The Columbus journal., 1903-08-05
Matters i'm Nebraska.
THE STATE ~ BRIEF.

THE STATE IN BRIEF.
An anti-saloon league has been or
Eanized in PlattsmOuth.
J. E. Donnell, . York laundryman.
suddenly left for parts unknown. leav-
ing q note saying that he would not
return.
While bathing in the Blue river
four miles northwest of Beatrice with
q party of friends, william Aylsvorth,
aged 10 years. was drowned.
Otto Uhlick of Plattsmouth. aged
q years, committed suicide by TAX
ing poison. He was . cigar maker
BY trade and for two weeks had been
in Omaha.
Labor Commissioner Bush is at
work on q tabulation OF the acreage
Of crops in Nebraska. The figures
were returned by assessors and are
the most accurate that can be obtain
ed.
Mrs. w. T. Boydston. wife of w. T.
Boydston, q postal clerk running be-
tween Grand Island and Ord, attempt
ed to commit suicide. She took
strychnine, but physicians rescued
her.
Owing to continued poor health C.
C. Ellis has been compelled to resign
the position Of deputy county clerk OF
johnson county. County Clerk C. J.
Carson has named as his successor
John H. Shepherd of Sterling.
The third annual session Of the Da-
vid City Chautauqua assembly closed
With the largest crowd present that
has ever at any time been on the
grounds OF the assembly. The ses-
sion throughout. financially and other
wise, was q great success.
A serious accident took place at the
farm of Conrad Guenther. living ten
miles southwest of West Point, We'd
nesday, by which his little son. Hen
~. aged nine years. was crippled for
life. He was cut by a moving ma
chine and his right leg nearly sev-
cred.
Thieves forced an entrance to the
Bodinson. Hardware company's store
in Kearney, . window on the south
side OF the building being pried open
by means of an iron bar. Nearly all
the knives In the store, twenty-on
razors and one or two revolvers were
taken.
The large barn of Anton Psota of
Cunning county was burned by incen-
diaries. The barn and contents were
worth $500. all of which is . total
loss. The barn of ex-State Treasurer
Stuefer was also destroyed. being fir
ed first. The barn. buggy and other
appurtenances were valued at $500,
which is . total loss. covered by in
surance.
Word has been received from Mr..
James Knox Taylor. supervising ar
chitect of the United States treasury
department. that the drawings for the
new p0stOflice to be erected in Hast
ings are about to be completed. 1t is
expected that all specifications will be
finished so that the work will be
placed on the market during the pres
eat summer
Prof. Blackman. archaeologist of the
State Historical society, while search
ing the supposed site of q once Az
tee village q few miles north of Blue
Springs the other day. found . mo-
sale which was once. no doubt. a part
Of large panel. It is engraved with
figures which are very distinct. and
which represent various gods and god
esses Of that ancient race of people,
The farmers of Banner county are
putting up one Of the largest rye
crops in the history of the county.
while the wheat ana oat crop will be
above the average. Corn is good,
but about two weeks later than usual.
Jacob Miller, q well-to-do farmer
living six miles northeast of Scrib-
ner. met with an accidental death. He
and his son came I'm with two wagon
loads of corn, and when on the ele-
vator dump his team started up. He
reached for the lines, when he over.
balanced himself. falling out of the
wagon. the wheels Of which went
over his left breast.
Dan E. Thomas and Charles Car.
penter. two farmers living five or six
miles east Of Pierce. were arrested
for obtaining SIS under false pre-
lenses from Woods Cones, cashier of
the Pierce County bank of Pierce.
They were given the money and In
turn gave a mortgage on property
which they said was not mortgaged,
but which was found to be cucumber.
ed.
Albert e. Isenhart was taken to
Webster City, L.. where he will have
to face the charge of having two
wives. lsenhart was arrested at the
farm Of John Flater. west of North
Bend. where he was employed rs
farm hand.
Six carloads of pumps and wind.
mills belonging to the Dempster Mill
Manufacturing company. which were
in the recent flood at Kansas City,
were shipped to the company's local
factory at Beatrice to undergo q gen.
eral overhauling.
The old settlers of southern Gaze
county will hold their third annual
picnic August 20 in Reimund's grove.
near Barneston. A fine program is
being prepared and the occasion will