The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
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Whist { oeino On Here and There 1hss
10 ~ Interest - che 6oaooeo
Throughout Nebs1sbA.

Whist { oeiao o. Here and There 1~es
10 ~ Interest 70 che Readero
Throughout NsbsssI<A
Harvey Bird. Of Nebraska City. vhe
vas reported as being cremated IN the
FIRE when his was burned. returned u
this city rather Unexpectedly.
News has reached Fremont that
Grin Condit. a Fremont boy. who II
hunting gold in Alaska. IL In . serious
condition as the result Of an accident.
Mrs. Gertrude Wells Of Kansas City
who left for the south several weeks
ago. will return next week and resume
her position As clerk Of the state rail-
way commission.
Company A. National guard. York.
IS to reorganize. This organization
has existed since 1852 and the old
members r interesting themselves,
in securing the quota Of members.
The Fairmont creamery At York
has closed. throwing nine employees
out Of work. Business has been slack
for some time and the company is TAX
ing this opportunity to repair its
plant. F.
A fight for prohibition win be va
gefed In Lincoln next spring. The
prohibition forces have been 0rganiz-
ing for some time. The campsign viii
be conducted using the churches a .
basis.
Governor sheldon Is stfll watching
the express and railway litigation.
Should the state lose out Il II predict
ed that q special session Of the legis-
laturo will be called to make the "a
ri0us Informative acts specific and
timely.
: Postmaster Hollinesworth Of Beat
rice. received notice from the depart
ment at Washington that his request
for an additional carrier in the city
delivery had been granted. In effect
November Is.
The building erected by the !. o. o.
F. at North Platte. will be dedicated
Thanksgiving evening unless there
should be unforeseen delay on account
Of the furniture. which Is said to b
very handsome.
The State Board Of Public Lands
and Buildings will shortly get busy and
let a contract for setting the poles and
the wires from the peniten-
tiary to the Home for the Frienoless
and the state house.
Citizens of Arlington are much in
terested in the reports coming from
Fremont. that the capitalists are busy
looking over the field with an idea Of
building an ~interurban railway be-
tween Fremont and Omaha
Walter Faulkner. q driver for the
United States Express company.
Omaha. met death under the wheels
of a Union Pacific switch engine un-
der the Tenth street viaduct- Tho
horse he was driving was also killed.
The sugar beet harvest At Sunder-
b nearly completed and the grow,
= congratulating themselves O.
the success they attained this year.
The yield was good and the sugar con-
tent such that about S per ton viii b
realized.
Joe VomAchka, Q well known char.
acter. from his itinerant propensitiea.
~ the bohemian globe trot-
ter" vas found dead in the manger q
Rezabek's barn near WilbeI..
HIS death II believed to have been TO-
r:dental.
After q Fire or Wind loss you need
The money. Friends may sympathize.
but II you want . company which
pays cash try the Farmers and Mer-
chants Ina Co. established since
1885. Over . million dollars already
paid to patrons.
A corn Judging contest for boys win
10 N interesting feature q the boys
contest which win b
held in Fremont On December II The
soys who participate win Be given
'oEe corn to judge. and the one who
j0ey il best vii be given . prize. TITS
i'll be under direction Of Prof. L. L.
ZoOk Of Lincoln. who II to - the corn
Judge.
0CCIStdIy u 0UuS0 SO0R1W 022 m000
you'll have to hurry announce
emit for the benefit Of owners OF an
In Nebraska January I
,ext, the licenses Of all automobiles
.xpire and unless the present licenses
ire renewed before that date any d.
inquent viii have to take ANY old"
assigned to him instead Of xot.
ing . license bearing the number a
he present one.
Mrs. MelbourH. Of Long Pine, Who
, enjoying . visit with her two soma
vhom she has not seen for over
years. When tho boys were
babies they were taken from
heir mother and carried to Oregon.
vhere they grew to manhood. think
Nc that their mother Was dead. After
hey became Of age they were told
hat their mother still lived. and The