The Columbus journal., 1903-06-10

,al:-Plsase look at tAe date oppo-
sats your name On ths wrapper OF
youS JoaInal OF On The margin Of
1ho Jousnal. Up % this aate. yoar
sshsosipsaea 10 paid o. eeeosnssd
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On juno let, the remains Of Superin-
tendeut b. F. Egan Of tho Great North
een railroad were recovered. He was
lost in the mountains Of Montana while
hunting, November 4.
Govrsxos MIcKKY Thussday after
noon appointed II. L. Mcconnell Of
Albion to b deputy game warden. This
complstes tho list Of game wardens to b
appointed BY tho governor.
A CALL u made for . meeting Of the
dsmocratic state central committee tho
afternoon Of juno q Ut tho Lincoln hotel
in Lincoln, to sst tho time and place Tor
holding tho democratic state conve0tion.
THr Rrsduating class Of tho Omaha
Hieh school this year to take place June
l9. viii b tho largest in tho history Of
the school, thsre being 16O members in
The class, twelve moro than the previous
high class last year.
The mayor Of Dwight, Illinois. 10 .
democrat, and in introducing President
Roosevelt to citizens there on tho I'd
Inst. be said: II consider you, Ar.
President, the ideal American citizen.
I am in favor OF the course You have
pursued, and will support you tor 10
election"
UNCLE SAN will In the courses Of year
have some moro land open Tor entry,
Major James Mclaughlin, representing
ths government, having closed . treaty
with the Uintah Indians, % . result Of
which l,250OOO acresoe Utah reservation
land viii b open for settlement in
October, 1904.
The Chicago News IL pleased to know
that somsbody in tho War department
he's sense and courage enough to cut
through several yards of red tape when
occasion requires. Tho opportunity to
Rive relief to the food sufferers through
judicious use OF military stores 10 ono Of
these OccasiOnsL
The supreme court in it, recent deci-
sion says that w. f. Porter, formerly
secretary Of state, will have to pay beck
to Nebraska tho money he received % .
member Of the Marks and Brands CON-
mission. Tho court held, however, that
Starrstt, . clerk in Porter's Office. also q
msuber Of the commission, was entitled
to I'll The money b received.
JAMES CREIGHTON, ono Of tho pioneea
residents Of the state, died ut his home
in Omaha Monday. He came to Omaha
in 1856 and has been prominent in loca
history ever since. Shortly after coming
west hs engaged in frei9hting betwssr
Omaha and tho gold fields Of the west
During tho construction Of tho Unios
PaciRc he had contracts for much OF tn
grading.
THR water is still rising in st. Loui
and hundreds oe people have deserte'
thsir homes. The railroads aro CON
plstsly demoealized. Only three road
out OF that city are in working orde'
Kansas City i again assuming its forme
appearance and people are repairinI
their homes. In 81. Louis Monday th
water gauge reached 37.5 feet, tho high
ct since 1884,
TIE town OF Rouen boasts o. ono Q
tho most terrible tragedies in France
recent history. About z O'Clock on
evening, when the streets vere aliv
with people, dark object vas observe
hurting through tho air from tho grea
spire Of the Gothic cathedral. Almoa
be6ore tho terrified onlookees he'd real
lied that it was . human body and thu
Of Q young woman it had reached th
earth and was literally broken to pieces
Tho suicide was unknown.
THE fiscal year viii break Ill tho re<
ords in inmieEation. On juno 50 il vii
b 1oand that The total thrush Of peopl
b the United States viii hsve beate
that of l662, which, amounting 70 abou
10000, has never besn closely approach
"a In any completed fiscal year sino'
H ysar now nearing its end viii sho'
an immigfation OF moro than S00yO0|
There iss chance that tho calendar yea
which closes On December 81 next vi
sOore an immigration Of about lyW0OO
WHILE the damage from foods in th
west and southeastern states he's bee
To most extensive and disastrous know
In many yeaEs, it i small . compare
With The estimate oe injury from u
druuth In theNew England states, vhic
daGesoysd practically Ill vegetation On
ibassea oe cropa The drouth has be-
unprecsdsoted, % Tar . any recos
Ghows, aad certainly this i tho case ,
. - extsnt Of injury done. Moro tha