The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-03-22

known characters about town, was
taken before the insanity board at
Wahoo, which adjudged him fit sub
ject for the asylum at Lincoln, where
he was taken.
f. III. Upton of Seward has offered
the sum of $50 annually to be award
ed by the county superintendent as
prizes, to the pupils of rural schools
in competitions along agricultural
lines.
II. H. Hanks, well known in Nebras-
ka politics, has been elected cashier
of the Farmers bank of Nebraska City,
to succeed M. e. Catron, who retires
on account of i'll health Mr. Catron
will go to Colorado, but will remain
with the bank until June /.
The business men of Kenesaw have
completed an organization known as
the Kenesaw Commercial club. The
following officers were elected: Pres
ident, H. A. Redman; vice president,
c.. G. Schlegel: secretary, e. j. Latta,
and treasurer, M. V. Chappell
Frank Richeson, Burlington
in the Lincoln yards managed some
how to get his head caught between
the bumpers, and his skull was
crushed. He died of his injuries.
The first passenger service on the
Great Northern was inaugurated at
Oakland on the 18th, when an engine
and a passenger coach went through
from Ashland in charge of Conductor
G. Howell and Engineer George Ora
ham.
w. F. Hines, B. & NJ agent at Ash
land has been unofficially notified that
he will shortly be given charge of the
i Crete office. 0. G.. Steele, who was
his predecessor here, and who at
present is agent at Crete, will be adj
vanced to the new post at Fremont
Messrs. Lyon and Patterson closed
a very, successful series of evangelis-
tic meetings at Albion. There were
many conversions and the only COM
pensation these gentlemen received
for their labors were the collections
taken ON the last Sunday they were
there
/ A man was put to sleep by hyp-
nOtist at Minden on the 14th inst. and
buried, leaving an air passage to his
head. Local people became aroused
over the exhibition and filed a COM
plant, the result being that the man
was dug up and brought out of his
trance.
Judge Guy T. Graves of Fender,
sentenced William Poherts, aged IL
. years, to two years in the penitentiary
and Ernest Sheppard, aged 10 years,
to five years. They pleaded guilty to
stealing team of horses from George
Wilcox of Winnebago and selling one
of them to G. G. Frum of the same
neighborhood.
In the supreme court the Union
) Pacific railroad is seeking to get a
reversal of the case Of John T. Con-
molly against the railway He won
a verdict for $27,500 damages, one of
5 the largest personal damage verdicts
, in the history of the state. He was
/ run over in the South Omaha yards
1 and had both legs cut off.
Plans have been made for regular
sales days in Central City, Neb. The
t first and third Wednesdays of each
month are designated as sales days
and an auctioneer will be engaged to
$ sell such articles of stock and mach.
inery as may be put up. 1t is believed
that this will be a great advantage
: to people having stock or articles to
: sell. The sales place will much like
the old-fashioned market.
u Headed by Rev. Father A. j. Lut2
T of Orleans, movement is on fott
the object of which is the erection OF
O q aCthnlic church at Oxford Crh