The Columbus journal., 1904-12-21
STATE IN BRIEF.

golden wedding.
The White Shield League Is the
name Of . new temperance Organiza-
tion effected at Humboldt.
A party Of twenty-eight residents
Of Tecumseh have chartered q coach
and will spend the winter months In
California.
Typhoid fever has become quite pre-
valent in and about PapilliOn. Severe
cases are reported in different parts
Of the county.
Miss Bertha Shelp. q well known
young woman of Tecumseh. was bit
ten on the cheek by a vicious horse
and the flesh vas considerably .acer
ated.
At Lincoln the Burlington confessed
Judgment for $500 for the death of
Arthur Mari. Daisy Mari. the widow.
bringing the suit. Mari was killed
near Louisville some time ago.
The dead body of Welcome David
son. aged 65. was found in a field near
Foster. The dead mans face was hor-
ribly gashed and his feet were en.
tangled in straps.
State Treasurer MOrtensen has
closed q contract with three bond
companies TO furnish him a 81 .OOO. 900
bond at a cost of $500. the same as
the bond cost last year.
The Mcdonald Mercantile com
pany's store at Meadow Grove was
entered by burglars. Four coats. silk
skirts and waists were taken Of the
value of about 81 1000.
Tecumseh is to have the fifth rural
mail route. II will be established on
January 2, 1905. and will run east
from that city. The route will be
twenty-five miles in length.
Frank Bonner. convicted OF cattle
stealing in the district court. broke
Jail at Neigh. He was confined in the
corridor and pried of the bars Of the
windows with an iron stove shaker.
A new manufacturing company.
known as the Triple Heating Stove
and Gas Trap. has been organized in
beatrice. The company has been in
c~orpOrated with a capital stock OF
800. 900.
While On a hunting expedition near
Springfield. George Bartels, a young
lad. was accidentally shot by John
DOlley. Bartels received the contents
of a shot gun at close range. but was
not severely injured.
The night operator of the Union
Pacific Railroad company at Lexing- ,
ton. was held up about 3 O'Clock in
the morning by a stranger putting q
gun through the ticket window and
demanding all of the cash. about $50.
The large Touring mill at Holmes
vile. which was partially destroyed
by the cyclone Of last summer which
swept yer that section of the cOun
ty. is now in full blast. the building
having been Overhauled and repainted
and new machinery installed.
Dave Rogers. a 1S-year-Old boy Of
Saunders county. while hunting. got
ice in h barrel of his gun and when
he shot it burst. knocking him sense
less. He lay for some time. as he was
alone. When found he was still un.
conscious and remained so for some
time.
James Yaryer of Fremont. was prob
ably fatally injured while attending
cOmpany's elevator b.. Yaryer's right
leg became entangled in a coil Of rope
attached to a steam shovel. and the
result was that the limb was terribly
mangled.
According to the quarterly report
of Secretary Royse Of the state bank
ing board, loans have increased since
the last report and deposits have de-
creased. This is supposed to be due
to the action Of farmers in withdraw
ing money for running expenses while
holding their grain and stock for the
higher winter markets.
Nebraska is able to pour forth on
a foreign foe 119.755 able bodied mill
tiamen in case Of necessity. This does
not include returns from Blaine. Boyd.
and Mcpherson counties.
whose county clerks have absolutely
refused to comply with the law and
send reports to Adjutant General J.
II. Culver.
of Schuyler $4,000 head of sheen and
| 500 head of cattle by various in
.dividuals and companies. The amount
corn required for this amount of
live stock, about 1900 bushels per
day. together with the normal amount
Wells-AbbOtt-N ieman Co. 2.sOo. makes
a total daily requirement OF some
thing like 1000 bushels.
4 Mr.. VOhland. a farmer residing
near Shelton. arose the other morn
ing to find his best team. two fine.
heavy draft horses, and wagon, valued
at nearly $500. gone The team was
traced in the direction of Grand Is
land. and finally was found near Aida
in a corn field. whore il is supposed
10 have been left bv the thief or
thieves. to be secured the next night
While repairing a barbed wire
fence. Life Nelson. a farmer of For
est City precinct. Sarpy county, was
quite severely injured. After stretch
ing the wire il broke and ley back,
barbs striking him in the neck.
The flesh was badly lacerated. the
jugular vein being narrowly missed.
Henry Broer. accused by killing his
near OhiOwa on the night Of
II. had a hearing before
Judge Patterson al Geneva. and was
bound over I o the district court On .
charge OF murder in the second de-
gree. His bond was fixed at SIS. 800.
George T. Harr. local manager for
the Beatrice Creamery company, shot
and instantly killed himself. The
tragedy was enacted in the toilet
at the rear of an old laundry build
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