The Columbus journal., 1904-06-01
NEBR ASxA STATE NEWS

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TAe EtateFnAl Lie association o..
snnised . lodos at Halls City Friday
night Win .ahost ssvsnty-Ave mem
befA 4 c. Albright. past supreme
senior anA ooo a The founders oe the
order. was present and presided.
=. 4 nsd1eld, N old gentleman
who Aas lived In Crab Orchard for
years. Aas been brought before the
board q Insane commissioner q the
county. aAjudged insane and taken to
the Lincoln asylum for treatment.
Upon the charge Of vasrancy. Ars.
katherine Reed Aas beea arrested at
Fort Crook. taken before Judge Sloane
and Given Ane q @6 and costs. Un-
able TO raise the amount. 0rs. Reed
WaS taken to Omaha, where she viii
pay Fer Ane out In the Douglas county
jail.
Chadron n having . large and
healthy growth this spring. More
new residences than for many years.
and Of the better class. with modern
improvements are being built, while
the whole city. under the active ID
ministration Of Mayor Allen G. Fish
er. n d0nning its spring apparel ane
bids fair to become the city beautiful
Of northwest Nebraska.
Eight students In science ut the
state university have been elected tc
the society Of Sigma XI. They are:
L. w. Chase. J. b. Dawson. AlviE
Keyser. r. r Noyes, w. d. PIERCE
=. J. Priehard. 4. L Thomas and Mar
tin Ware The society II devoted
to scientific inquiry and its member
are chosen for distinction In some
such branch In university work.
Heart-broken and III ut her home
In Beatrice because Of the shock 1t
tending the suicide Of her son, VIII
liam d. Siss0n. which occurred In Lin
coin. Mrs. Mary d. Sisson, . widow.
attempted suicide with . revolver
which she had In her room. She
was frustrated In carrying out her
designs by several friends. who were
with her ut the time she secured the
weapon.
The best kept lawn" originated
by one Of the real estate dealers Of
Falls City. is fast growing in favor.
The contest begins June and
closes September I. The number Of
prizes have not yet been decided ON.
but 1t IN given out that the first prize
will be cash and win be sufficient TO
pay all expenses to the st. Louis fair.
All owners and renters OF property
up to the value Of 5000 can enter.
A North Platte dispatch says:
With the warm days Of spring are
coming quite . multitude Of grass
h0ppers. though the opinion II ex'
pressed BY farmers that they viii not
be % numerous a they have been for
the last three or four years. They
claim the climatic conditions have
not been favorable to the Matching Of
these pests. though the reasoning By
which they arrive at this conclusion II
not known.
Charles Carpenter. . section hand
and son Of F. n. Carpenter. . section
foreman, was making the regular
morning trip over the track about q
mile west of Shelton. when he was
stopped by four tramps and asked for
some matches. which he felt in his
pocket for. when one Of the men pro-
duced . good-sized revolver and point.
ed II 1t him and told his to give up
his money. which he reluctantly did.
$40 being all the cash he had.
Whether the game law IL entitled
to the credit or whether the diligence
and productiveness Of the fowl them
selves are responsible. certain Il II
that there are thousands and tens Of
thousands Of prairie chickens nest
ing in the sand hills this season. says
. North Platte dispatch. They are n
thick a. bees on . white clover patch
and II this years Matching is abun
dant the farmers will be asking to
have the law repealed or modified tc
protect their crops from being de-
v0ured.
Mrs. C. A. Lyons. the Fullerton wo
man who mysteriOusly disappeared
from her home under circumstances
which were rather suspicious and whC
was last seen In Fremont, has been
located In South Dakota. She left
her home . few weeks ago. Ostensibly
to go to Walla Walla. Wash. As she
did not 20 there her husband became
anxious about her and after tracing
her to Fremont lost track of her en-
tirely. She claims to have gone to
South Dakota for the purpose OF tax.
ing ND some government land.
Mrs. George Smith has through
the finding of the Omaha district
court of Sarpy county regained pos
session of her two daughters. Grace
and Clara Oliver. Some four years
ago Mrs. Smith obtained . divorce
from her husband. T. T. Oliver, and
received the two children. but her
former husband, questioning the L.
gality of the divorce. made IN ap
pearance there about two years ago
and secured the children. Proceed
inss were commenced in court with
the result that Mrs. Smith has at
last won out and the children are
herrs.
Peter Liaeis. q Greek railroad labor
er, was shot near Lodge Pole by +. d.
Curan, q Union Pacific brakeman. He
was one of party who was trying to
steal q ride on the train
Friends in Humboldt have received
word of the recent death OF Captain
Robert Clark Lambertson. for thirteen
years . resident of that place. and
cashier Of the Farmers and Mer
ch>u<.s h~mL NJ that citv which OC.