The Columbus journal., 1908-12-16
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES
items Of Greater or Lesser lmpor
lance Over the State.

1 We0UASNA NEWS AND NOTES
items Of Greater or Lesser lmpoi
lance Over the State.
Glen McPeake, q years old. so
Of Frank McPesss of Nelson, wa
killed by the accidental discharge o
a 22-caliber rife which he had takel
down to clean. The bullet entere,
his forehead.
The sheriff of Marysvi!le, Mo-, an,
Sheriff H. U. Miner of Tecumseh wen
out to Crab Orchard and arrested /,
| young fellow named Thomas Beasley
1t is said Beasley is wanted on (;
! charge of burglary in the Missouri
town.
Farmers should all have telephones
| Write to US and learn how to get thu
best service for the least money. Ne
braska Telephone Company, 18th ant
Douglas streets. Omaha. Use thu
Bell"
NJ F. karin, who is serving a three
year sentence In the state penitentiary
for defrauding the Barneston Horse
company by bogus pedigree, ha;
applied to the governor for pardon
and the case has been set for hearing
by the governor on December %.
David s. Grim. Tecumsed grocer
has made a voluntary assignment OF
his stock to his creditors, and Sheriff
Miner is now in charge of the store
Invoicing is under way. The creditors
are said to be a Wholesale grocery
house of Nebraska City, milling co,e-
pany and bank of Tecumseh.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Jess
Shewmake, southwest of Wilsonville,
was entirely destroyed by fire. The
origin of the fire is not exactly
known. but is supposed to have
caught from a defective flue. Mrs.
Shewmake and children were the only
ones at home at the time. Most Of
the contents were destroyed.
James Barton of Kearney, who dis
charged the contents Of a neighbor's
shotgun at his fleeing wife some time
ago and was arrested on the charge
Of shooting with intent to kill, in dis
trict court reversed his plea of mot
guilty." made In the lower court, and
was sentenced by Judge Hostettler
to two years in the penitentiary.
The Woman's Relief Corps of Alma
presented the Alma High school with
a fine silk flag and flag pole, and
Governor-elect Shallenberger was able
to be out and deliver one of his ad-
dresses to the school children. Mr..
Shallenberger is getting along very
well and hopes to be able to get
around without the aid of crutches
before long.
F. c. Whittlesey of Grand Island
has been appointed as grand recorder
of the Ancient Order of United Work
men to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of S. r. Barton, who has
been elected auditor of state, the res
ignation to take effect after January
1. It is expected that he will be
candidate for election at the next b.
ennial grand lodge session to be held
N May.
DR.. J. e. Mathews of Omaha, whose
license to practice medicine was re-
voked by the state board of health,
secured no relief to his appeal to the
supreme court. The supreme court
affirmed the decision of the district
court. which upheld the action of the
board of health. DR.. Mathews was
with having performed an il
legal operation on Miss Edith Shert,
a nurse.
Attorney Hamer of Kearney, who
defended w. T. Turley four years ago
when the latter was tried on the
charge of shooting and killing Nor
man Bliss, near Shelton, was in Grand
Island in the interest of a petition
for the pardon Of Turley. who was
convicted at a second trial and SEN
fenced to seventeen years in the PEN
Itentiary. the jury having returned a
verdict Of murder in the second de-
gree.
c. E. White. superintendent of the
institute for the deaf. in his biennial
report to Governor Sheldon, asks for
IN appropriation Of $4,000 for a new
He suggests that the new
should contain a gymnasium,
library. reading room. dormitory, mu-
scum and study room for 125 boys. He |
also says the school needs more |
and and more fences. During the |
,iennium there were enrolled 217 pu-
ills. of which thirty-five were new
PUPILS.
E. o. Garrett, whom the official can
Ass shows to have been defeated for
lieutenant governor by 202 votes, will
lot comply with the wish of his
riends that he take the matter be-
ore the legislature for a recount.
mr. CARROTS unofficial majority was
yer 1000 votes. This statement of
Intentions is given out in a letter is
ued to friends who helped send the
fremont book man several thousand
otes ahead of most of the state
lcket.
Chicago dispatch: Additional prizes
warded to Nebraska exhibitors of
reeding stock at the International
i've Stock exposition include first for
enior yearling shorthorn bull to How
II Reed, Pilger. Neb.; third for Sc
ior yearling Aberdeen-Angus heifer
|, J. w. McClung & Son, Indianola;
D Straub Bros, Avoca, first for bull
to 3 years, second on bull l to 2
ears, second on senior yearling heif-
:. third on junior wearing heifer and
econd in seniir heifer calf.
County Attorney E. r. Ringo and
heriff Spearman of Sarpy county
ere caller to Bellevue to investigate |