The Columbus journal., 1908-03-18
NEBRASKA POINTERS
STATE NEWS AND NOTES IN con-
DENSED FORM.
the PREss,P ulPrMD PUBLIC
What ls Going on Here and There That
10 Of Interest to the Readers
Throughout Nebraska.

Throughout Nebraska.
Fairbury's new $4,000 hosiery is
open for business.
Baseball enthusiasts of Beatrice
met and formed a permanent Organi
zation.
The funeral of Fred Hedde. the old
time citizen and editor of Grand Isl
and. was very largely attended.
State Engineer DObson has been
asked to prepare bridge plans for Sa'
line and Custer counties. In both
counties the plans are to be for steel
bridges.
Governor Sheldon received a formal
invitation from Mayor f. r. Taylor OF
San Francisco to attend the festivities
attending the expected arrival of the
American feet at San Francisco dur
ing the month Of May.
State Game Warden Carter has
found that he has more business on
hand than he anticipated a few
months ago when he curtailed his
force. and has reappOinted Deputy
Hyers for active work.
E. Haas. formerly a dry goods mer.
chant of Osceola and lately of Stroms-
burg. has made an assignment for the
benefit of his creditors. Business slow.
collections slow. creditors would not
wait, SO Mr.. Haas had TO assign and
quit.
The state university is without fire
escapes. This Labor Commissioner
Ryder as~certained after q casual in
spectiOn Of the buildings on the
campus. The authorities stated tina;
bids have been received ON the fire
escapes and they will be installed rs
500 as possible.
c. A. Fulmer. for five years super
intendent of the public schools Of
Beatrice. has rendered his resignation
and it has been accepted by the Board
Of Education. Mr.. Fulmer has accept
the position of dean Of the college Of
liberal arts at the Wesleyan univer-
sity at Lincoln.
Governor Sheldon announced the fol-
lowing appointments of commission
ers to the national corn show which
vii be held in Omaha next December:
William Ernst of Johnson county. E.
A. Burnett of Lancaster county. K
Hoge of Saline county and W. X. Mel
!or of Sherman county. :
The case of Thomas LangdOn
against Dodge county to cover dam
ages for the death of his infant child.
caused by the collapse of the North
Bend bridge across the Platte last
April. resulted in a verdict of $371.25
in favor of the plaintiff. a victory for
to pay a much larger sum.
About a hundred delegates repre-
senting the Congregational churches
of Nebraska met in Lincoln. Lloyd
E. Harper of Chicago delivered an
address on Congressional Brother
hood" The following officers were
elected: President. c. C. Smith.
Exeter: vice president. George Loom
is. Fremont: secretary and treasurer.
G. J. Hess of Lincoln.
The Falls City Telephone company
has asked permission of the state rail-
way commission to increase rates.
The present rates are at the rate of
$24 per year for business telephones
and 50 per year for residence service.
The company states that its invest
ment is $21, 8 &c. The assertion is
made that a telephone plant depreci-
ates at the rate of 10 per zen per
nnu
The suit of A. W. Bradley of Ju-
anita. for $4,000 damages was dis
missed in federal court at Hastings
because the defendant was named
as the Chicago. Burlington 4 Quincy
Railroad company instead OF Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy Railway cOmpa-
ny. Bradley claimed damages for the
destruction of a barn and contents by
fire which was alleged To have been
started by fire brands from a Bur-
lingtOn engine.
A further reduction, says All Omaha
dispatch. was made at the Omaha
shops of the Union Pacific road. Or
ders for a II Der cent cut in the
forces there were sent from General
Superintendent Parks Office at head
quarters to Superintendent Mckeen
and between 125 and 100 men were
discharged. Officials estimate that
about AS men g let out The
shops had 1900 last fall before the
dull times came OF. There are still!
at work in these shops 1890 men.
In answer TO the charges of dis
criminatory rates made by the Fair
bury Iron Works. Attorney James f.
Kelby has fled a statement TO n
effect that the rates complained Of
are interstate rates. which the state
commission is pOwerless TO
change. The complain: of the iron
works is the first step in a campaign
begun by the Fairbury Commercial
club to obtain better rates for the
town.
In the district court at Plattsmouth
Homer Z. Foster was found gully of
highway robbery.
Walter Thor:as. who has been en-
ployed in the Burlington s~torehOuse in
Plattsmouth for twentq-three years. re-
cciyed a two months vacation. and.
with his wife, has gone to California
on a visit.
Tecumseh's rev Carnegie library
building is now ready for occupancy.
The building is finished. the furniture
is being installed and the library is
beinc moved from its old location in
the city hall building TO the new build
ing.
n prohibition carries in the coming