The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-05-06


L. A. SteinberOg,
Members of the Board of Education.
A Chicago boy, visiting at Taxa
nah, was thrown from horse and
very seriously injured.
A Beatrice message was received
stating that George Switzer was being
held in Denver by the chief of police.
Switzer is charged with stealing a
horse and buggy.
The ability of the west to buy low
rate bonds was demonstrated last
week when the American Safe De-
posit & Trust company of Omaha pur-
chased in New England $4,000 worth
of twenty-year city of Omaha bonds.
Manning and Harry Weber. two
young men, were arrested at Alliance
and held until the sheriff could go
after them. They are charged with
placing distractions on the railroad
for the purpose Of wrecking a train.
The new Methodist Episcopal
church at Albion was dedicated Sun
day, free of debt. Bishop H. w. War
rem preached and managed the
finances. He asked for $4,000 and
$500 was raised.
Acting Governor Saunders received
two treasury warrants. one for $3.50
and one for $6,575. Both came from
the sub-treasury at New York to pay
for the maintenance of the crippled
and disabled soldiers at the Milford
and Grand Island soldiers homes.
The fact that County Treasurer
Hoepner Of Adams county last week
paid off the last of the county's bond
ed Indebtedness to the Missouri Pa
cific railroad is a source of general
qualification to taxpayers. as it re-
lieves the county entirely of debt.
THE MIDWEST LIFE of Lincoln.
an old line Nebraska Com
pany wants local agents to represent
it 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
for additional information
A letter has been received at the
executive Office addressed to Governor
Sheldon and signed by two men who
style themselves farm hands," They
want help from the governor They
set out that they want him to enact
a law providing that no farmer be
permitted to use other than riding
such as plows, rakes, and
harrows.
Denver (Colo.) dispatch: Haunted
by love affair with the daughter of
a prominent citizen of his home. Cen
eva, Neb., George W. Eply, a graduate
of the University of Nebraska and at
one time a leader of Geneva society,
attempted suicide by hurting himself
through large glass window at the
rear of the second floor of room
ing house. 1t is thought he cannot
live.
The Grand Island Commercial
clubs committee on fall festivities
has recommended a festival Of three
days to be featured as frontier af-
fair and agricultural exhibit 1t is de-
signed to have the days of the pioneer
and the cowboy reproduced and in
Herewith to secure an ex-
hibit of the products of the farm ande
garden by the producers of Hall and
adjoining counties.
At Wellf1eet, in justice court before
F. A. johnson. in the case of the state
VS.. John Mcconnell. wherein the Bur-
lington Railroad company sought to
convict Mcconnell on the charge of
stealing and concealing bridge tim
bers and track ties. the jury founa
defendant not guilty. The case was
last February, and was of
interest, public sentiment
generally being for Mcconnell.
Horsestealing still continues in this
county, says Rushville dispatch, and
Sheriff Beckwith is the busiest man
in the county. After chasing a man
IS far as Lincoln he received a tele.
gram to hurry back, as there was an
other thief to look after. This time
L was Wi!mot z. Emerson. who was
on complaint of William
0'Tool. who Emerson relieved of
6ne span of mules. The sheriff got
MS man and brought him to Rush
rille.
Chicago chemists, who recently ex.
AHMED the stomach of Mrs. Helen A
Horn, of Lincoln. failed 10 find any
race of poison. The brain, they as
'ert was in a softened condition for
Ong time before death. Mrs. horn
eft $4,000 to Mrs. Shevalier, q
stranger. A sensational will contest
vas started.
John Slattery. 20 years of age, is
wing in st. Francis hospital, Grand
sland, with fractured skull and one !
Il his legs cut OFF as the result OIL
'eing thrown off train by a Burling-
on freight brakeman. The matter
will be Investigated.
Prof. c. c. Danforth, who has been
of the Tecumseh
chools for the past two or three
ears, did not apply for the place an
'ther year. He will go to Chicago
University to do some special work
or a time, better preparing himself |
or the profession of teaching.
Five hundred boys, between the |
ges of IA and 10 years, in all parts
4 York county. have interested them !
elves in planting pure-bred seed corn
or York county competition. and the
rize corn will later on be entered at |
he greater corn exhibit to be held in