The Columbus journal., 1903-08-26
the STATE IN A NUTSHELL.

Piattsmouth workmen are planning
for q big time labor day.
Near Wood River, Ollie Scharley. 10
wears old. was killed by the kick OF q
mule.
Mrs. Jacob Machital. residing in the
north part of Beatrice, was badly In
iured By being kicked in the face oy
a colt she was trying to lariat.
Mrs. Sarah Riley fell downstairs at
her home in Nebraska City and re-
ceiyed a fracture of the skull. which
is thought by her physician will prove
fatal. owing to her advanced age.
AT a meeting held in Newport the
Newport. Hammond & Southern le'e'
phone company was formally organ
lied with a capital stock OF $5.oeo
and articles Of incorporation were
: adopted.
The Fremont Telephone company
which has heretofore given its pat
rons free conversation with Hooper,
serves notice that after August Is it
will charge a toll of 15 cents for three
minute talks.
The home of o. NJ. and A. c. Gun.
nison. two miles east of Howe. Nema'
ha county. was struck by lightning
and totally destroyed by fire. The
loss was about 500. insured in an
Omaha company for $500.
The Omaha passenger train on the
Missouri Pacific railway. as it came
into Nebraska City struck team Of
horses belonging to Frank Lawrence.
n grocer. and killed them on a cross
ing. The driver was slightly injured.
During a storm a barn belonging to
John X. Reed. living six miles west
Of Milford. was struck by lightning
and burned. Ii contained twenty-five
tons of new hay. 200 bushels of oats,
q new harness. a new hay fork and
other tools.
DIR. c. L. Pickett preached his fare
well sermon to the members of the
Christian church in TccumSeh last
Sunday. He leaves for Minneapolis
and early in September he sails for
the Philippine islands. where he goes
Is a missionary.
An effort to organize a building and
loan association in Sarpy county is
being made at Papillion. G. b. Tower,
who is booming the matter, has met
with much encouragement. Most all
of the prominent business men are in
favor of it and will subscribe for
stock
Ten leases. covering 200 acres of
land in the vicinity of Louisville,
were filed in the county recorders Of
flee by the Omaha Petroleum. Gas
and Coal company. In addition to this
land the company has other leases
on about thousand acres of property
in that part of the county.
A lad from Rock Island. ILL.,. who
is visiting relatives just south of Cal
laway and who had never seen q
barb-wire fence. was introduced to one
in a manner which he will never for
get While playing around the place
he ran into the wire, cutting his throat
in a very serious manner. He will re
cover
During an electrical storm the barn
on Mrs. Ellen Murphy's farm. seven
miles west of Tecumseh. was struck
by lightning. A farm hand was in the
barn embarrassing his team and both
horses were struck and killed. The
man was rendered unconscious but
not injured The barn and contents
were burned
Herman Winkler of Norfolk report
cd to the police of Council Bluffs early
Sunday morning that he had been
drugged and robbed of $2S5 and a gold
watch BY unknown men at Lake Mana
va the night previous.
Charles Gricss. a prominent farmer
living three miles north of Tecumseh
undertook to stop a runaway team
lie caught hold of the bride with one
hand and was thrown or drawn under
the horses and the wagon also run
over him. He had three ribs broken
and was otherwise badly mangled. His
injuries are thought to he fatal.
While crossing a bridge a few day.
ago two miles north Of Barada the
structure gave way and the occupants
Of buggy. Samuel Van Osdel. GeorS
Saylor and William Awe. togethes
with horses and buggy. and bridge
were landed in the water sixteen fee,
below. Mr.. Van Osdel was the mos
unfortunate. sustaining a broken lei
and dislocated wrist. The horses were
saved.
Arrangements are about made TO,
a match race between the runnin,
hose teams of the York and Seward
fire departments, which will be run Al
Seward sometime the latter part o
the month. A purse of $50 has beer
made up for the winning team.
William Schultz has brought al
action against the Fremont brewer,
for $1,000 damages on account of in
juries sustained by the alleged negli
gence Of the defendant in the con
struction and operation of a machin,
for running a steam scoop.
As the result Of a drunken spre
and q quarrel Charles Ballet is dea,
and Alex Blair. his stepson. is in tn
Harrington Jail. by his own confession
charged with the crime The murde
occurred three miles northwest of 81