The Columbus journal., 1902-12-17

BL.ACKLEG is still in evidence among
cattle in Dodge county, though no great
loss is as yet reported.
The assessing of the railroads in Mich
igan for the next year will amount to
81, ,366, ,324 over the present year.
GOVERNOR ELECT MICKEY has an
nounced the appointment OF A. d. Bee
mer OF Cunning county as warden OF tho
state penitentiary.
NEBRAsKAxs were enjoying fine winter
weather last week as compared with that
experienced in some OF the eastern states.
At Saratoga, N. T., the mercury went %
low as 30 below zero.
GOVERNOR SAVAGE has filed q COM
plant against Granger Bros, charging
them with selling adulterated cider.
With the complaint is the analysis Of
State Chemist Nelson which shows that
the cider was not pure.
The board OF education of Philadelphia
one day last week ordered the temporary
closing OF four school houses on account
Of the coal supply becoming exhausted.
That appears almost like starving to
death in land OF plenty.
GEORGE g. FURNAs, son OF ex-G Governor
Robert Furnas. has disappeared from his
home in Lincoln and police auth0rities
have been busy searching for him since
Friday. Financial troubles are thought
to have partially unbalanced his mind.
IT seems strange that two such power
ful nations as Great Britain and Ger
many should resort to the destruction OF
the Venezuelan war vessels in the hope
Of collecting an alleged damage claim
amounting to only few million dollars.
JOHN WILLIAMS and wife OF Phila-
delphia, Pa, charged with poisoning two
OF their children in order to collect
insurance on their lives, were one day
last week committed to jail to await the
action OF the grand jury. That is Ger
tainly q serious charge.
The highest price ever paid for .
pacing horse occurred one day last week
when NJ. w. Savage, president OF the
International Stock Food company Of
Minneapolis became the owner OF Dan
Patch, paying for him the princely sum
OF $4,000. He is six years old and has
. record OF 1:59l..
GERMANY at the present time is expe-
riencing extremely cold weather which
in connection with the hard times, is
causing much suffering. Many persons
have been frozen to death in the western
industrial provinces and also in the
northeastern provinces, according to
recent csblegrams.
The Nebraska Experiment Station
has just issued Bulletin No. Is. This is
. condensed report on the experiments
in feeding animals for the past three
years. The bulletin may be obtained
free Of cost by residents OF the state,
upon writing to the Agricultural Exper-
iment Station, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Mrs. KINMAN of Hiawatha, Kansas,
was exhibiting apples larger than wal
nuts last week that were picked of tree
on John Walkers farm near Psdonia
just before the late cold SPELL The tree
was loaded with apples in juno and this
is the second crop for this year. They
were said to be we'll de e,eloped and good
70 eat.
The National Stock Association will
meet in Kansas City on January 18th, to
remain in session four days. Following
the meeting the National Wool Grovers
Association will meet in annual session.
Nearly all the railways have granted .
rote Of ono fare plus two dollars for the
round trip, while the remainder have
reduced their rates.
SENATOR Dietrich is anxious that the
Nebrasks Legislature shall make liberal
appropriation during it's forthcoming
session for the establishment OF an ex-
perimental farm in the western or semi
and portion Of the state. The depart
ment OF Agriculture at Washington
would cooperate with the University in
tho study Of the improvement in that
district.
The Indianapolis Journal says no more
damaging testimony against the anthrs-
cite coal operators has been adduced
than that OF 12-year-old boy who pro-
duced due bills showing that he worked
several years at 4 cents IN hour and was
docked every cent Of his pay on account
oe IN old debt against his father, who
had been killed in the mines. A corpo-
ration that would be guilty Of such con-
duct . that would violate any Law,
human or divine.
NRR o. s. GRANT died ut her residence
in Washington, d. c., Sunday evening
from bronchitis which affected tho
heart Mn. Grant was u years old.
When on tho old Dent farm IN Bellevue,
just below the city Of st. Louis, which
her father Colonel Dent, owned, she met
her future husband. He was stationed
in Jefferson barracks. He fell in love
With her, % oven in her girlhood days
her beauty was known for miles around
the old farm. She was married to the
General, then Captain Grant, in l8A&.
PRESIDENT HARLAN Of Lake Forest
university, Chicago, announced Wednes-
day that the university IL to have Q
lectureship which will be for this coun-
try what the famous hampton lectures
have been for England. A prize OF
5000 u to b awarded the author OF tho
best hook "On the connection, relation
and mutual bearing OF any practical