The Columbus journal., 1904-10-05
the NEWS IN NEBRASKA.

SlkAOu ~As
matters lively for coal thieves 1t Co
tumbus.
A Gage county hog was sold last
week for $3.50, . Lincoln man being
the purchaser.
Burglars broke into the home OF
Henry Markell at Nebraska City ana
secured a valuable gold watch n .
small AMOUNT Of money.
I. Spencer, colored. languasnes IN
tail at Fremont. waiting results OF inc
district court for attempting to carve
one Wardell Cash, also colored.
A telegram was received II
Sprague that a John Crow Of that
place had his legs cut on Wnne stssi-
inc q ride on q train in Kansas.
A Kearney William r. Herrick
was sentenced by Judge Hoststter 10
three years at hard labor for commit
ting burglary at Shelton last January.
Scarlet fever was discovered in n
family Of AR. Schroeder, In Pawnee
CITY. This makes three or four cases
now and going to school at the same
time.
Ed Seeber. employed by a Grand 10
land pump firm, fell eighteen teet
from the tower of a windmill, landing
sGuarely OH the head. He vas unln'
jured, however.
Lee Et;ing OF Grand Island is the.
first foot bail victim for this season
at that point. He received a fracture
If the leg and will be confined to MS
bed for a month.
Stock on the range At Sutherland
looks very we'll and will start inc
winter in good shane. The grass a
dried zap in such a way as to retain a
goodiy amount OF nutrition.
The fall session of the district.
court Of Hall county was begun with
q light docket. There are four GRIM
insl eases. IL it is expected that all
# the four will plead guilty.
Diphtheria has broken out in Hold
rese in a naild form since tho schools
opened. Only one death has resulted,
however. and but " cases are now
known. and they have been properly
guaranteed.
A Joint sale Of Thoroughbred Short
horn cattle was held al Wayne by A.
Is. Clark and William Lesseman or
Wayne and County Judge Hart OF
Ponca- F~orty-fOur head. mostly
y.,ung cattle, We're sold. The aver
g price per head was about $50.
The docket for the next term OF
district our of Douglas county.
about to open. carries 1.+2O cases. ~
compared with 1885 for the May
term. OF the total number Of cases
On the docket, 2ss are divorce cases,
or more than One-ffth Of them. II is
figured that there is enough work in
this line 70 more than keep n Of
the seven judges busy grinding out
divorces. notwithstanding that many
~ the cases are not contested and
the DEGREES are granted by default.
The following list Of delegates has
been announced by Governor Mickey
fo represent the state at the meeting
10 be held at FL Paso. Tex. NOvem'
be-. Is to IS: Sam ID. Cox. Minatare:
+. Y. Meagley. lexington: w. H.
Wright. Scots Bluffs: o. ". 0ard-
ner. (;ering: {. II. Mceker. McCook:
!. n. Payne. Omaha: W. H. Tanning,
Crawford: Adna DObson. Lincoln; e.
r. Seebereer. North Platte: 8. E. Sol
nnon. Culbertson: Page T. Francis,
Crawford.
Ionaksr Kid. alias Charlie Ever
cts, waived preliminary hearing in
the county cuurt At North Platte and
vas accordingly bound over 10 the
district court for trial. During the
street fair, which was conducted in
hat city a few weeks ago by the Pat
tsrson-Brainerd company, Donakei
Kid and his pal committed . series OF
depredations. The boys, both Of
whom were in the neighborhOod Of q
years of age. stole q suit Of clothes
sfterward hiring a horse and buggy
which they failed to return.
I. II. Walsworth has sold his farm
northwest of Cambridge to . gentle
man from Missouri for $1,000. Mr.
WaiswOrth offered this same farm
one year ago for 5000. which shows
how real estate is advancing in thai
part OF the state.
Mondays receipts Of sheep, SAYS q
South Omaha correspondent, rather
Over-reached the estimate made b,
liyt stock dealers 1t the yards. Ovel
3 5000 sheep were received and yard
ed. breaking the record for heavy re
ceipts. November 10, 1903. comes tn
closest 70 the receipts. when : 5,OO<
had were handled.
Thomas Baty sues the SOutl
Omaha stock yards company 70,
$4,000 for q broken leg. He allege,
that he was employed to take car,
OF horses. and saddle and deliver
them for the use Il the employees O
the company. He AYERS that on Jan
Hary Is he was thus delivering tn,
animal used by Superintendent Jane,
J.. Paxton. when it had An attack o
blind staggers and fell with him. II,
contends that he did not know tn,
animal vas subject to these attacks
hut tina; the company knew il.
Vaughn Foote. son OF Mr.. and Mr.,
w. o. Foote. residing near Woo.
River, was kicked in the stomach b
. horse and is in . dangerous condi
ton.
!, At Sidney James Connors. aged -
pleaded guilty before District .Juds
Grimes 10 grand larceny and was ser
fenced TO the ~penitentiary for eigt
e months At Lodge Pole. July !;
AtOlf Engier. while drunk in q salooY
vas relieved OF $40 by Corners. VIII
b fed TO Sidney. where he vss arres,e
and the money found in his posse,
sion.
The Nichols county fair WAS
great success in exhibits and in =
:. tendance.
James Buchanan. residing tw
miles vest OF Sutherland xas m