The Columbus journal., 1908-05-20
NEBRASKA NEWS AND Mores

NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES
ltsms % Greater Or Lesser lmper.
tanee Over the State.
Lincoln saloons now all close at z
p. m.
Bloomfield will be dry" town this
year.
Tecumseh's electric lighting plant
cost In all $4,000.
Valentines commercial club has
made arrangement for q carnival this
fall.
The, corner stone of Fairbury's new
$25, 200 Catholic church was laid last
Sunday.
The new Congregational church at
Cambridge. costing $4,000. has been
dedicated.
The Kansas and Nebraska interstate
reurion will be held at Red Cloud In
September. i.
Edgar Howard is a candidate for
the democrat and populist nomination
for congress in the Third district. :,
Jim Taylor, who confessed to loot
ing an Omaha jewelry store. stealing
.afty watches. was arrested in Lincoln
. The Modern Woodmen of America
lodges ut Lexington held a grand rally
in which 800 members were initiated
There II hot saloon fight in pros
pect for the new town of Leshara.
southeast of Fremont in Saunders
county.
Kennison. who killed Editor Cox at
Miniature. is again on trial. the SUI
preme court having granted him an
other chance.
Secretary Stevens of the Driving
association has sent out 5000 entry
blanks for the meet to be held in Wy
more In June
Moses Y. Starbuck. a mail clerk who
was injured at York while his car was
on sidetrack, was given $1,000 in set
Element of his $4,000 suit
Hugh Scilley, manager of the plant
Of the Standard Sugar company at
Leavitt. will go to Brush. Colo. to be-
come manager of a similar institution.
A man by the name of Cordes. liv-
ing three miles north of Nelson. COM
mitted suicide by taking strychnine.
No cause seems to have ben given for
the act.
Lightning struck the barn belonging
to L. w. Troutman. who lives two
miles northeast of Benedict. The barn
and hay, harness and two horses we're
burned. Loss, near $4,000. fully in
sured.
c. ]. Greene of Omaha. on behalf of
the Adams, American and Well Fargo
Express companies, has asked for
more time in filing the statements of
the express companies, demanded BY
the railway commission.
Anton Billy. who resided on a farm.
three miles from Du Bots. shot and
killed his wife and afterwards shot
and killed himself Their married life
had been VIGOROUSLY discordant, and
the tragedy is no surprise.
Sheriff Trude of Gage county re-
ceived a summons from Ellis that
man resembling Taylor, the Minden
was at that point. He went
over and saw the man, but he proved
not to be the one wanted
Rock Island employees at Fairbury
held a mass meeting and endorsed the
plan of organization of the Railway
Empolyes' Protective association of
Nebraska. which was adopted at the
Omaha mass meeting April q.
Disowned by her children, forsaken
by her friends. thoroughly disheart-
ened and partly demented, Mrs. Annie
Lydell was taken into custody by
Sheriff Her and is being cared for at
the county Jail in Central City.
State Health Inspector Wilson has
asked the county attorney of Buffalo
to prosecute people at Miller who
violate quarantine regulations. The
village board will also urge to take
some steps to enforce its regulations.
Sheriff Russey of Cassopolis. Mich,
arrived in Broken Bow and left on the
first eastbound train. taking with him
Raymond BONNIE, who has been held
here by Sheriff Kennedy. on the
charge of seduction. Bonine's crime
was committed in Michigan and he has
evaded the officers for over two
months.
THE MIDWEST LIFE Of Lincoln,
Nebraska, an old line Nebraska Com
pany, wants local agents to represent |
Il in every town in the state. The |
Midwest Life issues all kinds of life |
policies and they are liberal and
along the best lines in life insurance.
Write to- the home Office at Lincoln
ior additional information.
Lousi Badger, farmer near Lush
on. came near losing eight head of
:attle from bloat. They had been graz
ng on alfalfa. When found, he i'm
tried a new remedy-that of
hrowing hot water. and drenching
With hot water. Although when found
he cattle were nearly dead from bloat,
le succeeded in saving five head out
Il the eight.
Eugene Smith. son of Frank Smith,
living near Milford. was found dead
hanging in the barn on his fathers
lace. He was "a years of age and
lad appeared before the grand jury
4 Seward county here, where he was
loosely questioned concerning the
eath of his mother last February. At
he time of the assault upon Mrs.
smith, the sons ways were the subject
4 much comment. He left a note, de-
ying he was responsible for his moth
RS death.