The Columbus journal., 1903-12-02
%NEWS IN NEBR ASKA& ~


THE STATE ~ BRIEF.
Three fires within q week IL the
record for Nelson.
Mrs. Joseph Smith. of Beatrice.
while curling her hair, severely burned
her eye.
Ducks are plentiful about Humboldt.
and hunters are bagging . great deal
of game.
The barn Of John w. Buchanan. near
Auburn. was burned. The stock were
all got out.
Rev. Chapman of York has accepted
a call to the First Christian church
at Augustus, Kansas.
Johnson & Davis Of Rawlins. Wyo.,
have rented grounds of the Standard
Cattle company at Ames and will feed
10000 sheep this season
1t is now believed that McCOol will
have . rural mail route in the near
future. An examination for appoint
ment for rural mail carriers Is being
advertised for.
While returning from Spencer. john
TOnnins German farmer living near
that place. was thrown from his wagon
and injuries sustained therefrom
caused his death.
Harvey Heninger. Of Plattsmouth. 16
years old. stumbled and fell with a
gun, the weapon discharging and so
seriously wounding him that his life
Is despaired Of
Mrs. Susan G. HaytOn. a woman Of
distinguished revolutionary ancestry,
died at the home of her son in Lincoln.
She was born in SpOttsylvania county.
Ohio. Three Of her uncles. one gen.
eral. and two colonels. served in the
war of the revolution.
A man was arrested at Carroll. Ia.
who. II is thought. is the one who
forged check on the First National
bank of Plattsmouth some time ago.
He was taken in charge there for hav-
ing. it is alleged, passed forged
check on the postmistress at Love
land.
Word has been received in Beatrice
that Mrs. Laurina Stevenson. formerly
of that city. has been left destitute in
Pittsburg. Pa. by James Rodgers,
whom she was about to marry The
date for the wedding was set, but. it
is said. Rodgers got possession of her
money and skipped out.
The Nebraska City Water company
served notice on all users of city water
to boil the same before using. The
water served has a very peculiar taste
and pending an analysis by chemists.
the company recommends caution in
using 1t. No theory is advanced for
this. but it is not thought that the
water is fOuled by garbage.
Edwin E. Just Of Lynch. Boyd coun-
ty. while being taken to the hospital
for the insane at Lincoln, jumped
from the train about five miles west
Of West Point while the train was run
ming at the rate of thirty-five miles
an hour. When the train had been
corpse of Just. il was found that while
stunned he was apparently uninjured.
The funeral OF the Rev. David Cliff
ton Montgomery. who was killed in the
Philippines. October 81. 1902. while in
the employ of the government as
superintendent Of schools. was held
from the Methodist Episcopal church
in Edgar. Rev. w. NJ. Porter of Mel
son preached the sermon. Rev. Ira
McConaushy, a classmate. delivered a
short address and Rev. l.. f. Hum
phrey gave a sketch of his life. The
services at the grave were in charge
of the MasOns.
Henry Lippold of Richardson conn-
ty. IS years old. was drowned in about
ten feet of water while attempting to
cross Fishers lake on the ice as
short cut home. Other boys were
with him. but could do nothing TO help
him. His body was recovered after
several hours.
The count of returns in the Elev-
enth judicial district gives J. r. Hanna
(repD a majority of two over j. r.
Thompson (fusiOn) Garfield county.
in which the clerk first returned 253
for Hanna, filed an amended certif-
cate giving him 2G3.
A $500 monument has just been
placed in the cemetery at Table Rock,
erected by q popular subscription, to
the memory of the unknown dead OF
the late civil war. II occupies a prom
inent place in the northeast corner of
the cemetery and presents a very i'm
posing appearance. The ceremonies
of nnveiling the monument will be
Saturday, December ,, at which time
Governor Mickey and other prominent
speakers are expected to be present
and participate.
Relatives in Omaha have word OF
the death at Las Cruces. n. NJ. Of
Clinton Llewellyn. a son of Major W.
H. II. Llewellyn. He was a native Of
Omaha and took part in the Spanish
war. accompanying his brother and
father as members of the Roosevelt
Rough riders. He was % years Of
aSc.
At Osceola. Mrs. Alfred Gierhart
when half way down the cellar steps
fell the rest of the way and was hurt
very badly and bruised so that il was
necessary to call Il physician.
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