The Columbus journal., 1905-11-08
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS
NEBRASKA BRIEFS.

The Burlington ice house at Haa
tings was destroyed BY IRE.
In South Omaha in October ther>
were 33 births and a deaths
Ernest Guthrie. Of Wymore. an in
corrigible. has been sent 10 the reform
school.
It is said that the old Hammond
packing plant in South Omaha II t.
be re-ooened.
Norfolk claims to be the only town
in the state where the cigarette law Il
rigidly enforced.
Articles Of Incorporation were field
by the Crete Butter Tub company. cap
italized at $4,000.
A stock barn and machinery shed
belonging to J. F. Wheeler near Mil.
ard. Douglas county. was burned.
The York Gas and Electric Light
company has about finished laying
pipes and completed the gas plant.
Ex-Mayor Bemis of Omaha, has
been awarded verdict Of @5.S42 for
injuries received by a billboard fall.
ing upon him and breaking his leg.
At BARLEY. Mrs. Frances Robinson
fell from a buggy and died in q few
minutes. She was the widow Of Thos.
Robinson, who died only q few days
ago.
The Beatrice Commercial club will
hold q meeting to make plans to
reach out after the proposed Missouri
Pacific extension from Virginia to
that point.
George Won Haller, sentenced to the
penitentiary for twelve years for the
murder of Morris D. Rees at Omaha
some time ago, has appealed the case
to the supreme court.
Captain e. c. Pickett Of Broken Bow,
Of Company NJ, departed for Fort
Crook. where he will take q thorough
course in military training, under ap-
pointment from the governor.
The Cass county mortgage record
for October is as follows: Farm mort.
cages fled. Is. amount $31 $50; re.
leased, II, amount $18,390. City
mortgages fled. II. amount 5000: re-
leased. IA. amount $4.962.
r. C. Harris. register Of the United
States land office at Sidney. has re-
signed his Office. Failing health is
given as his reason, his eyesight being
SO bad that he can no longer attend to
the duties Of the Office.
Governor Mickey has not yet named
a successor to Judge Babcock Of Bea,
trict court of the second district. A
of applications have been fled
with the governor and 1t is likely that
the man will shortly be named.
Alex Weddle was in Auburn, from
his home in Buffalo county, where he
has resided for the past twelve years.
Mr.. Waddle was born in Nemaha
county in the year 1855 and history re-
lates that he was the first white child
born in the county.
Hally Madison of Greeley county was
bound over to the federal court at
Grand Island. on the charge Of ille-
gally shipping quail and prairie chick
ems under the name of "sauerkraut"
last winter. The district court Of the
state recently dismissed Madison on q
similar charge.
TIL Interstate Telephone company
fled with the register Of deeds of
county mortgage of
e750, 900 in favor of the Pioneer Trust
company. The mortgage is given to
secure an issue of bonds by the inter-
state company, proceeds to be used in
their system.
Tn Omaha postofice receipts for Oc-
tober were the largest for q single
month in the history of the ONCE. The
over the corresponding month
If last year was $7.748.47. The re-
,eipts for October Of this year were
l54,lv5.61. Last year for the same
month they were $46.957.14.
The Rock Island railroad filed In
ne ofiice of the secretary Of state the
of the last meeting OF the
BOARD of directors. The minutes show
hat resolution was adopted increas-
ng the amount of Indebtedness which
he company was allowed to assume to |
'275. 900. 900. not counting the bonds |
ssued for the construction or acces-
lion Of new roads.
Wallfried Jacobson of Hamilton
died from the burns received
While trying to save the life Of his
wife from fire. This makes three lives
ost from that country IRE and two |,
title girls yet badly burned. These |
ives were lost as a result Of using |
to light q IRE. The came |
amily lost a child in Omaha by burn |
ng to death from the careless use OF |
kerosene.
Brewing companies and other manu-
cannot use the national nag
Is q trademark. This the supreme
ourt decided In upholding the McClay
aw to prevent the desecration of the
lag of the United States. Halter &
Hayward, saloonkeepers of Omaha, rep
esenting the Willow Springs brew.
ry. were arraigned for using the flag
8 a trademark on bottled beer man.
Ifactured by this concern. They were
lned in the lower court Of Douglas
ounty and appealed on tie ground
hat tho lav vaa unconstitutional