The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-10-14


1t and il in favor of some well-regu-
lated Law for the guarantee Of bank
deposits.
]. w. Murray. an Omaha teamster,
was crushed to death by an elevator
few days ago:
Twenty-three farm mortgages we're
filed In Kearney county during Sep
TENDER, amounting to $50, 660.92, and
twenty-one released, amounting to
$2O.175.
Farmers should all have telephones.
Write to US and learn how to get the
best service for the least money. Ne
braska Telephone Company, 18th and
Douglas streets. Omaha. Use the
Bell"
Steps are being taken at Auburn
preparatory to holding union revival
meeting in an auditorium to be con-
structed for the purpose. The Metho-
dist, Christian. Presbyterian and Bap-
fist churches having united in the ef-
fort.
The state bank at Deweese was
dynamited and robbed. All the cash,
above $4,000, was taken. Tools were
taken from a railroad tool house to
make an opening through the brick
walls of the vault, after which the
steel safe was blown open.
According to the report Of the coun-
ty recorder Of Otoe there were two
0f ~
500 60 filed, and twelve released, to the
value of $13,450. Twelve town mort
cages. to the value of $9,4S3 were filed,
and thirteen released, to the value of
$S,211.12.
w. J. O'Brien, superintendent Of the
state fisheries at South Bend. arrived
in Omaha with a carload of fish which
he placed in Cut-Off lake. The con-
signment this year was one of the best
Mr.. O'Brien has brought to Omaha for
some time, as the fish were all large
and of sufficient size to care for them
selves.
Electrical decoration for the Ak-Sar-
Ben festivities and thousands of OF er
electric lights will blaze in the streets
of Omaha during the National Corn ex-
position, which is now but sixty days
of. 1t has been decided to leave up
all lights for the big corn show, in
Guiding those on the city hall and
streets as we'll as other buildings.
While hunting on Elm creek, three
miles south of Fremont, John A. Mat
son, Saunders county farmer, found
a large petrified tooth which weighs
four and a half pounds. 1t is believed
to be the tooth of a mastadon. Mr..
Matson dug the tooth out OF the high
bank of Elm creek, where it was i'm
beeded in sandstone. He had noticed
it's polished surface protruding from
the bank.
At the home of Mr.. ST Mais, in Elm
wood, John Gordon. aged seventy-six
years. dropped dead. Mr.. Gordon was
an old soldier, having served during
the civil war in company l, Twenty
third Missouri infantry. For several
years past he had been in the national
home at Leavenworth, Kas. He was
out on furlough for short time visit
ing among his relatives.
A young man, who has been going
by the name of R. C. Carpenter. and
employed at the Independent-Demo-
crat printing Office in Seward for the
past month, is wanted by the author
tiles for passing forged check. He
worked the scheme on clothing mer-
chant, and when the discovery was
made that the check was q forgery
Carpenter was not to be found.
Miss Mary Stelik. of Humboldt,
domestic in the employ of L. NJ. Stems
had a narrow escape from death while
engaged in her household duties. She
had been cleaning spots in rug with
benzine and carried the piece too close
to a lighted gasoline stove, when it
burst into flames. which Immediately
communicated with the clothing Of the
young lady. She was rescued before
being seriously burned.
John Schnell, Union Pacific brake
man, fell from a freight train. while
the same was in motion three miles
out of Wood River. His face was
badly bruised and both wrists sprained
but he seems to have been uninjured
otherwise. Brakeman Fern, who sus-
tanned a broken collarbone in the
Kearney wreck. was brought to Grand
Island and taken to the st. Francis
hospital.
A number of members of the board
of supervisors of Gage county are In
favor of appealing from the judgment
of the federal court in the case of
John H. Sparks against the county.
Sparks recently obtained judgment
for $4,000 with interest. The referee,
E. ]. Clements. in his findings, did not
allow the interest but Judge Munger
did. The board objects to paying the