The Columbus journal., 1903-02-25


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WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY. q. isA
T1o 0ubocriboEs Of the Joor-
nal:-Ploaso look at the date oppo-
sits yoaE name On the wsappee O
wear Joasnal or On the margin q
1ho Joarnal. Up 70 this dato. yoas
s.bsestptioa 10 paid Of accounted
Cor.
Nns ELLEN Smith Who 6or twenty
i've years occupied an important position
at the State university, died Friday
morning at her home in Lincoln.
THr executive committeeof the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific company
met in Now York Friday to discuss ths
general labor situation Of the Hartman
syctems. No Official announcement was
made in regard to the matter.
CLAUDE DE LORRAINE, Who was CHIEF
engineer OF tho Monitor when that veesel
sank tho Merrimac during tho civil VA,
and his sou. Edward, aged a. were found
dead from asphyxiation ut their homo IN
Brooklyn, n. T., on tho 18th. 0as
escaped through . detective tube con-
Meeting gas stove.
The New York Tribune y Of tho opin-
ION that the demand for broad tires
should keep pace With tho active and
encouraging progress OF the agitation for
good roads. Ruts in tho hiehways would
b. comparatively few and cause CON-
paratively little trouble were il proc-
ticable to abolish entirely narrow tires
on vehicles.
The Stanton Picket Offers sound ID
vice to country members Of tho Iegisla-
lature when it says that in tho matter oe
tho bill to tax railroad terminals there i
but one right thing Tor country member
to do and that is investigate and ascer-
tain what will most benefit their con-
stituents, and having found that out vote
Tor it regardless Of what either Omaha
or The railroads want.
Two carloads Of new machinery have
been received at the Argo Starch plant
in Nebraska City and will b installed .
rapidly q possible. This machinery =
for tho manufacture OF printed wooden
boxes for the starch. Tho factory 10 now
grinding $500 bushels Of corn per day
and expects in the near future 70 double
tho capacity and manufacture Ill brands
controlled by the trust, with the excep-
ton OF "Oswego."
A TELEGRAM from Bellvood TO The
Omaha Bee says: "A rumor which
comes from sources considered reliable
hsre, is to the effect that A. II. 0ould,
the convicted banker, 10 soon to be parol-
Cd from the penitentiary. The reason
assigned for the parole u tho sickness Of
his wife and that his family needs sup
port Tho report has greatly stirred up
tho people Of Bellwood and Surrounding
country, many OF whom lost heavily On
account OF his peculations. The senti-
msut against him after tho failure and
during tho trial WAS intense, and il i not
thought here that he has % yet suffered
any adequate punishment for his o6eose."
UNDER the heading Interesting West
ern People" in the February issue Of the
Garden Of the Gods magazine there arc
two character sketches Of special interest
to Nebrasks people. One i Of Dr. Bes-
coy, tho botanist OF the State university.
Il y said that DR.. Bessey he's made moro
botanists than any other man in Amer
ica. He has q son who IL ut present
travelling in Europe and Asia under COM
mission from tho United States govern
ment, collecting rare plants and espe-
cially studying the species OF alfalfa
found in the semi-arid regions Of Asia
where the conditions are similar to those
oe our own semi arid regions. The other
character sketch 10 that Of william Jus
tin Harsha, formerly pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church OF Omaha, and now
oe Denver. Dr.. Harsha u tho author of
"Ploved Under" which i practically tho
6nt story written dealing With tho
Indian race. After reading it, Hslso
Hunt Jackson wrote d.. Harohs aGking
permission to use some Of his material
In . story of her own. The result W.
"A Century OF Dishonor" and Ramona"
were written. Dr.. HaEsha u tho son a
Rev. Harsha, deceased, and Who in pest
years made Columbus many visits.
Lincoh Lettee.
(0pecial ConsspooAsnos.)
A. was expected veek ago. The rev.
saue committee was not ready to report
this week, and va readily granted moro
tine. The main features q To bin had