The Columbus journal., 1906-05-02
OVER THE STATE.

near Beatrice are busily engaged in
improving the roads leading to that
city by means Of q drag.
Carpenters and stone mas0Ds are in
big demand at Sidney. There will be
several buildings erected as soon as the
necessary workmen can be obtained.
About forty merchants, representing
most of the towns of northeast Nebras
ka. met at Emerson and organized the
Northeast Nebraska Retailers associa-
tion.
At Beatrice arrangements have been
nearly completed for the University
Cadet encampment which will in all
probability be held here the latter part
of May.
The Nebraska Creamery company
has been organized with capital stock
of $4,000 and articles of incorpora-
tion have been filed with Secretary Of
State Galusha.
Mike Ward, an old settler north of
Seward. was brought before the ex-
amining board for insanity. and was
adjudged insane, and was taken 20 the
asylum at Lincoln.
Alumni of the State university have
arranged for a celebration at the state
farm June 13. Will o. Jones, editor
of the State Journal. will deliver the
alumni day grafton.
Thomas Allen, an emplOye Of the
Northwestern Railroad company in the
supply yards at Fremont had his hip
and leg broken by being struck by
heavy timber in the yards.
At Adams the residence of Mrs. NJ.
J. Killens was badly burned, the
kitchen being destroyed and the wood
work and furniture being ruined. en-
failing loss of $500 to $500.
Walter Carlson, of near Ragan. was
instantly killed by the giving away OF
a bridge which he was crossing on a
traction engine. 1t was a new iron
bridge and just opened for travel.
A little excitement was created in
Table Rock by the village marshal and
a posse of men and boys pursuing a
dog manifesting all the symptoms of
hydrophobia. The canine was killed.
William Searson, residing east of
Aida. found a man along the right-Of-
way of the Union Pacific railroad four
miles east of there. evidently hurt from
falling off train. He died soon after
being found.
There is excitement at Hooper over
the finding of the fully developed body
of a newly-born child in an empty
yeast foam box west of that town.
School children found the body while
picking flowers.
The effort to perfect the Young
Mems Christian association at WymOre
was a failure because of differences
of opinion as to the method of gov
erning the organization. Another trial
will be made soon.
The Ashland branch of the Great
Northern has issued it's first time table.
A mixed train will make a round trip
each day between Ashland and Ere
mont, leaving Ashland in the morning
and returning shortly after noon.
Judge Silas A. Holcomb has formed
a partnership with Lester E. Kirkpat'
rick of Seattle. Wash, for the practice
of law and will not return to Lincoln
to make his home as long as his health
continues to improve in the western
city.
Six brothers named Farmer, living
near Ashland, are probably the largest
and heaviest men of one family in
the state of Nebraska. The total weight
of the six is 1880 pounds, making the
average WEIGHT 213h pounds. The six
brothers visited Ashland last week and
had their photograph taken.
In the case of Frank F. RObey
against the state of Nebraska ex rel
the Farmers Grain and Live Stock
company, error from Buffalo county.
the supreme court afiirms the judg
ment of the lower court and holds that
the Union Pacific Railroad company is
Obliged to furnish cars to the grain
and live stock company.
Council Blus Ua.) dispatch: In
debate at the Iowa institution repre-
sentatives of the Nebraska institute
for the deaf and dumb defeated their
opponents. securing decision of tive
to one. Nebraska had the affirmative
of the question: Resolved, That the
railroad system of the United States
should be under the absolute control
of the national government"
The Van Dorm Iron Works company
declares that the state of Nebraska
has not fulfilled the terms of its con
tract, and attorneys for the company.
and the state appealed to the supreme
court asking that the state be COM
PEELED to pay the balance claimed to
be due on the new steel cells in the
state penitentiary.
Henry T. Clarke is persistent In saw
Ing lands near Bellevue from being
washed away by the Missouri river.
Senator Millard received letter from
Mr.. Clarke urging an appropria-
ton of $4,000 or $4,000. the employ.
ment of q steamboat and pair Of
oxen to put in q cable from the shore
to the center of the river, and after
complete anchorage is secured to So
load the cable that the course of the
river will be detected.
At q mass meeting called by the
mayor to consider the matter OF as
sisting the earthquake sufferers 1t was
decided that ChadrOn would send to