The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-10-28
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.
Items Of Greater or Lesser lmpor.
lance Over the State.

rapidly and the yield is about as goot
as that of last year.
The potato yield around Sutherland
is very good and as there Is large
acreage shipments will be made from
that section.
A sample Of Nebraska corn fields
on exhibition in Falls City is a stall
of corn sixteen feet high, with the
ear ten feet above the ground.
The school board of Elwood let the
contract for the erection of a new
! $4,000 school building at Seward
The contract went to Peterson Bros
of Hastings.
|; Mrs. OLaughlin sued Pawnee City
for two thousand two hundred sixty
dollars for a fall on defective side
wala The jury gave her one thousand
! dollars.
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"
The large barn on the farm of Mrs.
w. G. Rogers of Humboldt was burned
together with hog sheds and a number
| of barn yard buildings, which with the
contents, belonged to the renter, Otto
Powell.
While riding on the rear end Of a
buggy the nine-year-old daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. S. Williams of Cleveland
precinct, Dawson county. had her limb
caught in the wheel and her thigh
badly fractured.
An accident occurred at the Leona
school near Adams while playing ball.
Charlie Horton was batting and in
throwing the bat, hfs brother, Fred,
was struck knocking out two teeth and
splitting his lip.
The contract for the erection OF
the new $4,000 school building at
by w. I. Shoots of Avoca. Elmer Do
vel of Auburn has the contract for
the heating plant.
A. M. Allen of Cozad has invented
an alfalfa meal mill which promises
to revolutionize the manufacture of the
raw material into the finished product
The Platte Valley Milling company
at Gothenburg has put In a new 100
horse power gasoline engine.
At York Leslie Moss narrowly es-
capped being dragged to death by his
foot catching in stirrup as he was
thrown from a horse which slipped
and fell on a wet pavement. The
horse started to run with the drag
,ging boy but was fortunately inter-
cepted b yseveral men nearby.
While loading stock in the yards at
Alliance, Switchman A. L. Wood was
caught between a car and the chutes
and crushed so badly that he died in
less than thirty minutes. Mr.. Wood
was well and favorably known, having
until recently conducted small bust
ness in Alliance.
William Malchow, ST., Oldest living
settler of Cunning county, who suf-
fered the amputation of his leg some
weeks ago is now recovering and is
able to walk on crutches. Mr.. NAL
chow is now at home again and in
spite of his age. nearly 80 years, is
getting along nicely.
The board of insanity of Frontier
went to Curtis to investigate the con-
dition of Mrs. Walter Bomar, who.
was alleged to be insane. The board
found that her condition was such
that she should be committed to the
asylum and Sheriff Hickman took her
to Hastings.
Thomas Hopkins. charged with
assaulting the 16-year-old
daughter Of James Mecum. near Be-
atrfce, more than a year ago, was
arraigned before Judge Spafford. He
pleaded not guilty and his case was
set for hearing later In default of
81 900 bond he was remanded to Jail.
The new Christian church at Ches-
ter was dedicated last Sunday. Dur
Ing the afternoon services subscrip-
hons were solicited to pay for the
new structure and in one hour the
entire cost of the church, $4,000,
was raised. six members alone giving |
b, 200 each.
Nebraska City officers caught three |
men who were trying to work the
short change racket" on several mer-
When searched at the county |
Jail there was found on them a num-
Der of knives and other things which
they had stolen from the store which
they visited.
A fire started among the grain
stacks OIL the farm of Cornelius Old
son near Ponca, and before 1t could
b extinguished about $500 worth Of
grain was destroyed. The separator
owned by Hough Bolton of Ponca was
entirely consumed. The machine was
Insured for $500, but there was no in
surance on the grain.
The new barn of Will Rauths, livA
ing southwest Of Manley, was totally
destroyed by fire by children who were
playing In the barn with matches. The
barn was large structure, just COM
oleted this summer. and we'll filed
With hay; it also contained 400 BUSH
lis of oats. $50 bushels of corn and
100 bushels of apples.
Fifty farmers have contributed q
lollar each toward the establishment
II stock yards at Darr in Dawson
:ounty.
Ten Of twelve New York orphans
we're provided with good homes in
Johnson county near the town of
sterling in one day recently. ]. w.