The Columbus journal., 1904-03-09
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS

0snsva - TALKING sp the naetsf oi
building aA a1dit0eiun.
Acting under orders iron Mayo,
SAHltz. Chief Ashenfelter Of Beatrice
noti1ed owners Os slot machines tc
cease operating then 1t once.
Harry Vernon. while switching q ca,
ut Lodge Pole. met with . serious &C
cident by Laving hts right fooG .ae
left leg cut OF ut the thigh.
Adolph Meinke Of Grand Inland
aged 50 years. fell and was instantly
killed. apparently while ascendins
into the hay loft of his barn.
The Harlan County bank stock for
nsriy owned by I'd l. Wittels vac
sold last week to Edward 8. Flor Of
Omaha. who will hereafter manage the
hank.
The Providsat Accident association
Of Omaha IL Q new mutual accident
Insurance company that flled articles
OF incorporation with the secretary OF
state.
The Hastings Commercial club has
completed arrangements with Emer.
lex Bros. Of Blue HIM whereby the
latter nrm win transfer its plant to
Hastings.
Nebraska physiciaas must report all
cases Of Contagious diseases coming
under their notice. declared Attorney
General Prout In . report fled with
the state board Of health.
While cleaning q revolver Frank
Stanley Of Plattsmouth had the nis-
fortune TO shoot himself in the left
leg. The bullet entered just above the
knee. innicting . painful but not q.
ri0us wound.
Jen Beauchamp. . prosperous youus
farmer living south Of the river in
Webster county. was arrested tor set
ting fire to about $500 worth Of prairie
hay belonging to his brother.in.law.
George Drake.
The little three-year-old daughter Of
Alb Sims. one Of HamiltOn county's
most prosperous farmers. living seven
miles west Of Aurora, vas stranded.
She was found suspended from the
cob house by her cloak.
Ice has taken ont the north end OF
the west bridge over the Republican
ut Superior. The bridge was under
repairs ut the time and the work will
necessarily be delayed. besides caus-
Ing . loss to the county.
The local loan and building asso-
citation is now IN assured institution
for Humboldt. parties rsprssenting
nearly $50 Of the subscribed shares
having met and completed Organiza-
tion BY selecting nine directors.
Sheriff Ress Of Lancaster county IL
looking for A. H. West, . machinist
At the Havel0ck shops. who disap-
peared recently. West was the treas
urer in q social event to be given for
local improvements, and with him dis
appeared $S5 Of the funds.
At Columbus Nike MOstek. who
was convicted Of assault with intent
to commit rape. was sentenced by
Judge HOllenbeck to three years and
SIX months penal servitude in the
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time to be solitary confinement
James Malone. . special detective
for the Burlington road. arrived in
PlattsnOuth with Charles e. Holmes.
who il wanted there ON the charge Of
perjury. Holmes was switching In the
railroad yards in Springfield. o.. when
arrested. His wife was with him.
Clay county last week held its first
farmers institute. II was q success
and we'll attended. The citizens of
Clay Center, where the institute was
held. provided entertainment and the
lectures were very entertaining and
Helen Bechler, aged four. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bechler, who
live . mile and half north Of the Ev-
erett store. in Dodge county, was
crushed to death by q ten-inch log
falling upon her. The accident occur
red At her home The child lived but
fifteen minutes
The extensive grain. lumber and
cOal business Of H. Hunker 4 Bro. in
West Point changed hands last week.
Weller Bros. of Kansas City becOm-
ng the purchasers. This is one Of
he largest and Oldest established lum-
Der yards in the ElkhOrn valley. Hun
ger Bros. having established 1t some
hirty-five years ago and have run II
ever since.
The state board of public lands and
buildings will accept an offer of the
Van Dorm iron works to put :4O cells
n the state prison for the sum Of $780,
100. The members had made q con-
ract to allow the concern to place 15S
ellis in the penitentiary for $Ss.03O.
state Auditor Weston refused to issue
he warrant, claiming that the legis
Ature meant to pay $333.33 for the
ellis and the state board had contract
d to pay $442.5O q cell.
The Fulton bloodhOunds of Beat
ice were hurridely called to Seneca.
Ias, the other day, where they were
'anted to run down two men who
I'D broken Jail and who were being
ED for the rObbing of q bank at
'OfH, Kas.. some time ago.
The Burlington made big cut In Its
,rce of wOrkmen at the FlattsmOuth
hops, 102 men being laid on. The
len were taken out of the coach,
Amt. machine and tin shops. The
,Ice, which has been about eco for
early q year, has thereby been reduc.
1 to less than 500 men.
Briefs in the appeal of the Miles
i'll case were fled in the supreme
)urt. Samuel Miles Is dissatisfied
ith the recent ruling in the district