The Columbus journal., 1903-07-22
Matters in Nebraska.
rERsELY TOLD STATE NEWS.


TERsELY TOLD STATE NEWS.
Geo. W. White. over ninety years
old, died last week at Falls City.
The little town of Memphis, in
Saunders county, Is having q tele
phone war.
C. w. Buckner, printer, was killed
by the cars at Geneva, while attempt
ing to board freight train.
There was q small wreck on the
Northwestern near Arlington. In which
seven cars were piled up. but no one
hurt.
Herman Boiling. living three miles
southeast of Papillion. has just COM
pleted the largest barn in Sarpy coun-
ty. The cost is estimated at $4,000.
Richard Berlin. q prominent citizen
of Omaha. was found dead sitting In
his chair in his Office. He had been
asphyxiated, accidentally, 1t is suppos.
ed. by gas.
The farmers along the Platte river
east of Ashland have been troubled
somewhat of late by the nightly visits
of . number of wolves from the hills
which flank the river.
Postmaster Swanson ut Fremont
has received word from Washington
that his request for an increase in the
salary OF the deputy postmaster from
81. 900 to 81, 200 has been granted.
b. F. Fletcher of Ashland has re-
ceived words that certain lands own
ed by him in Wyoming have been dis
covered to contain large quantities
of paying coal similar in quality to
Shenandoah coal.
The Nebraska division of the travel
ers' protective association will meet in
Fremont on August 1. for its first an
nual picnic. The posts at Lincoln.
Omaha. Plattsmouth, Grand Island
and Norfolk will be represented.
The Harvard Cooperative Grain and
Live Stock company. with about $50
members. of which 40 are among
the best farmers. has contracted with
d. H. Cramer of Omaha for an ele-
vator to cost a little over $4,000.
The summer meeting of the state
horticultural society will be held in
the court house at Fremont July %
and %. The hotels of the city have
announced reduced rates. A display
Of fruit and flowers will be made dur.
ing the meeting.
Captain w. T. Brownell. who has
been following the sea for thirty-eight
years. has given up the calling of a
sailor and will return to his home in
Fremont to remain with his family.
His last voyage was from Vancouver.
B. c., to London with q cargo of lum-
ber.
Adjutant General Culver has receiv-
ed advices from Washington to the ef-
feet that the National Guard will not
be required to hold q state encamp-
ment In addition to taking part in the
regular army maneuvers in order to
avail itself of the terms of the Dick
militia bill. The maneuvers will take
place some time in August.
The following list of mortgages filed
and released in Sarpy county for the
month Of June: Farm mortgages filed.
$2O.55O; farm mortgages released.
$23.412.5O: town mortgages filed,
$500: town mortgages released, $635:
chattel mortgages filed, $8.OO1.64;
chattel mortgages released. $4.613.47.
Governor Mickey has appointed a
commission to sit upon the boundary
between Iowa and Nebraska long
enough to find out just where the line
runs. The principal point Of dispute
has been along the Missouri river
which is constantly changing. He has
appointed Charles ]. Swanson of Oak
land, DR.. F. o. Robinson of Harrington
and e. A. Lungburg of Wayne.
The fine new bridge over the Platte
at Valley is about completed.
Passenger train No. 3 on the b. &
NJ. struck a light wagon in which John
Winters and wife of Papillion were re-
turning from South Omaha and Ge-
molished it completely. The two oc-
cupants of the wagon were caught on
the pilot of the engine and carried un-
til the train was brought to q stand
still. some 200 yards from where the
accident occurred. Mrs. Winters was
taken from the pilot. dying soon after.
Mr.. Winters was not much hurt.
Washington dispatch: Secretary
Shaw has approved selections of prop
erty for public building sites at Grand
Island and York, Neb. At Grand ISL
and the government accepted the site
offered by Emma Jauss, located at the
southwest corner of Locust and Sec
ond streets. 132 by 132 feet. price.
$500. At York the site offered by
George NJ. Post. at the corner of
Grant avenue and Seventh street. 20
by l25 feet. is purchased for $1,000.
Roy Harris. 12 years of age. died at
his home in Plattsmouth with lockjaw.
He fell from q swing and sprained his
spine very badly and went into con-
vulsions. and has since been growing
gradually worse until death relieved
his intense suffering.
The volume of business In Fremont
is keeping up well through the warm
weather. as is attested by the bank
clearings. These amounted last week
to $l46.4S2.16, being an increase of
$:4.S24.4S over the corresponding week
for last year.
The ONCE of the state superintend.