The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28

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JOxAs L. BRAXDE1s. the founder OF The
Boston Store in Omaha, died Friday
morning, after an illness Of eight weeks.
The second anniversary OF the death
Of Queen Victoria Was observed st
Windsor. London, and elsewhere. last
Thursday.
HENRY n. TELLER has beeo reelected
United States senator from Colombo.
He received tho votes OF all tho demo
cratic members OF the Legislature Q6fty-
0ne) in joint session Saturday.
THE Associated pcessIcofrespondsnt
ut Caracas on the 18th received Q CON-
munication from tho British naval Officer
st La Guayra informing him that The
blockade Of Venezuelan ports would b
released today, Wednesday.
TIE managers Of tho David City chau-
tsuqus expect to have Booker T. Wash-
ington, the colored orator, Rev. Swesoie
and Henry Waterson OF the Louisville
Courier Journal among their speakers
next summer. 1t will probably be held
in August.
CURRIE, Of Sheridan county has intro
duced bill providing for tho appoint
ment OF some person in each county Of
the state. who should be paid good
salary, whose duty shall be to kill OF tho
prairie dogs, or to see that the ownes Of
tho land shall do 60.
The Argo starch factory resumed
operations in Nebraska City Wednesday
and will continue grinding corn at tho
rate Of 10000 bushels per day. Positive
assurance is given that the plant - to
run continuously and the capacity in
creased in . short time.
In . collision between Union Pacific
passenger No. and freight train ut
Gothenburg Saturday, the fireman on
tho freight train, Ralph Dolson, va
killed, several OF the train men weee
injured, and passengers received slight
bruises from the sudden stopping Of
the train.
The impending conflict between the
Bell Telephone company and tho Inde-
pendent companies OF the state assumed
tangible form Saturday BY the stimuli.
tane0us introduction in both house and
senate Of . bill allowing competitive
telephone lines in the cities Of Omaha
and Lincoln.
The Kansas City market was topped
Last week by Nebraska cattle, L. n. Clark
Of Pawnee county, having in . carload
q head, OF high grade whiteface steers
three years old coming, that averaged
1,SA lbs. and $5.5 per hundred weight
They had been fed 40 days on ground
corn and oil cake, and during that tims
gained about four pounds each per day
THE Atchison Globe tells OF strone
minded woman who went into tho smok
ing car OF a train, all the other car
being crowded. She found IN Irishmaz
there, smoking . pipe. She demanded
that he quit smoking, which he refused
After . wranele, she said: III You wer,
my husband, would give you poison
The Irishman puffed away . while, and
replied: well, il you were my wife,
believe would take it"
Nh. FELLERs, tho Platte and Nanc,
county representative hes introduced
two bills in the state leRislature. Ono i
to assess each voter three dollars extrl
Tor taxes; and when he has deposited hil
ballot he shall receive receipt from tha
judges OF election for that amount to b,
placed to his credit against his taxes
Thus he would pay three dollars should
he tail to vote. The other bin would
mako tho general election day in Novem
ber . holiday schools, banks, public
o6oes, ETC., to be restrained from work
ing on that day.
WHAT to do with the supreme oourt
oommissi0n 10 worrying tho legislatoel
vssy much 1t present, says tho Lnoolz
Star. Thece seems to b IN idea preva
lsnt that The commission must either b,
aboaiahed, reduced in number or con
timed for another two years. Chic
Justioe Sullivan appeared before tn
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