The Columbus journal., 1907-01-09

HI. Park says the coal situation -
nov In good shape and 1t an the towns
pm the line there n . fair supply Of
1uel The company n hurrying coal
10 all points and there cannot be .
shortage unless there should be .
Strike. followed BY severe weather. In
that event II Is hard to say what The
result might be.
OVER THE STATE
Geneva's new library has been
opened to the pubic.
Joseph F. Tinker, the young man
Who "a drowned in Cutoff lake near
Omaha. resided In Beatrice for many
years before going to Omaha. He was
. graduate Of the Beatrice high school.
The Beatrice IRE department has
closed q contract with Miss Gilbert q
New York to give . home talent pay
there the latter part of January for
the benefit Of the lremen's monument
fund.
Business men Of Humboldt report
the holiday business unusually good.
with the possible exception Of heavy
winter goods. for which the demand
was not strong owing to the mild
weather.
The seniors of the Fremont high
school this year win b required to
prepare orations whether or not the
school board decides to require them
10 appear before an audience at tho
theater when the annual graduating
exercises are held.
An assault and robbery occurred q
| H0ldrege, in which william Thomp-
son wa beaten over the head with .
whisky bOttle and robbed of about
$17O BY q man named Harvey Patrick
The victim Of the assault is under tho
Doctors care. while Patrick Is stnl at
large.
Though the last in the list Of cosn-
tes. York II the first to make its an
nual report to the state treasurer.
| County Treasurer r. r. COpley cent
in his report. showing he had collected
| during the year state taxes to the
amount Of $4O.386.3 SO. Of which $5,OS4.08
was sent along with the report.
The Missouri river Is fast cutting
away the farm lands In the vicinity OF
| Minersville and It is now SO near the
| Burlington railway tracks and the sta
tion that surveyors were sent down
there to ascertain how far back tho
| tracks, station ami stock yards win
have to be moved to be safe from tho
inroads of this everchanging body at
water.
ting in this vicinity, says a Norfolk
dispatch, have again shown open de-
Rance towards the REGENCY organised
Anti-Horse Thief association and Ssss
night stole another team. The victim
Is q farmer south of Norfolk near the
Stanton county line. named Best. Tho
association has been unable to trace
any of the many thefts and 1t will 90
hard with the first culprit who comes
into their hands.
At its Joint session the old bank
ing board. consisting Of Treasurer
Mortensen, Attorney General Brown
and Auditor Searle, adopted the fol-
lowing resolution: Resolved; that
1t is the sense Of this board that va
appreciate the faithful and efficient
services of its secretary. Edward
Royse. his assistants. and the several
state bank examiners during n past
two years. We recognize their fidelity
"A IN AS-A~ a. AhA fNH0pAUH0 ~ thu
state and the public"
The appointment of q receiver for
the Standard Beet Sugar company was
a surprise to people ut Fremont, who
are familiar with the situation. The
company has been having a big run
this season. The beets have been Of
a high quality. the tonnage per acre
above the average. and It was hoped
that they would be able to get On
their feet again. People who have
raised beets were figuring On contracts
for next season and the prospects
were good for an ~increaSeu acreage
yer last year.
While local freight No. So was doing
It's switching at Schuyler. on the south
side tracks, q box . Wa thrown
from the track and ran into tho
Schuyler house, tearing the northwest
cornes completely away.
DR.. J. A. Peters of the Arm Of
Hamilton 4 Peters, Springfield. WA
found unconscious ON the street At 4
late hour the other night. He was
taken to the hospital. In which he Is
interested. He has been conscious
most Of the time but 10 unable to
give any information - to how hs
was hurt.
A horse thief, captured 1t Rogers.
gives the name of G. w. Cabha1t Of
Whitesville, Mo. He stole . team q
horses q Madison, from . man
named Bash. by whom he was Tor.
merry employed. He confessed on BE-
ing arrested.
Mrs. Lille. paFdoned by Governo:
Mickey said in learning Of her par
don: II do regret having to give up
the companionship Of as kind and
good q women as ever lived. that Of
Mother Beemer. the wife Of the var.
den. That h the only pang I have iA
leaving here"