The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.


NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES
Items ct Greater or Lesser lmpor
lance Over the State.
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Ponca citizens pulled of wolf hunt
on Thanksgiving day.
In a short time Fairbury will have
four additional school rooms for the
accommodation Of pupils
The Union Pacf1c is experimenting
with the dispatching of trains by tel
ephone between North Platte and Sid
ney.
Fifteen bushels of fish of all sizes
and varieties were caught in an over.
flow pond near Dewitt by a bunch OF
boys. - go"
Rev. Mr.. Guernsey pastor Of the
Baptist church at Wymore. has ten
dered his resignation, to take effect
December 1.
George w. HAWKE, one of the Oldest
and best known residents of Nebraska
City. died last week. He was born
near Malvern. Carroll county, Ohio.
There will be a meeting of the Com
mercial club In Hastings to consider a
proposition for the establishment of a
Catholic girls academy in that city.
Within a few days all trains be-
tween North Platte and Sidney will
be dispatched by telephone. This will
be the first attempt of the kind on the
Union Pacific.
The Merrick County Corn Show.
held in Central City, was a most sue
cessful affair. both from the stand
point Of attendance and the quantity
and quality Of the exhibits.
Every member of the Custer County
bar. regardless of party, is petitioning
Governor Sheldon to appoint J. r.
Dean of Broken Bow to one of the
vacancies on the supreme bench.
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 government. says Valentine
dispatch. is paying the Rosebud
Indians $4,000. The payment began
some time Friday and will continue
until about the 25th. Each Indian re-
ceives $29.15 this time.
While burning rubbish, Miss Sophie
Muelich. well known young woman
o. Schuyler, had her dress catch fire.
She was badly burned on her arms
and body. He- dress was almost COM
pletely burned off her back
Herman F. Lmback, who committed
suicide in the Commercial hotel at
Wathena, Kan, was a former resident
OF Beatrice. having been engaged in
the mercantile business in that city in
1885 before removing to Lincoln.
The preliminary hearing in the mu--
der case of the State of Nebraska VS..
Emery Matthews, charged with killing
David Fisher on the night of Novem-
Der z, was held at the court house in
Lexington. and the defendant was held
to the district court in a bond of
81 500.
The large barn on the Lee farm,
eight miles southwest of Friend, with |
twenty tons is hay, 1000 bushels CT |
wheat, 400 bushels of oats, a lot of |
farm machinery and a set of harness
was burned. The farm was occupied |
by Mr.. Thorne. Tie SIS was partly |
covered by insurance.
The Misses HassGn. laughter of |
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hasson. who for
merly resided in Scribner, but are
now living at Seattle. Wash, are
school under Uncle Sans
flag, thousands of miles from one an
other. One of the young ladies IS
at Valdez, Alaska. The other
Is at Ponce, Porto Rico.
Charles Grote, well-khown farmer
living twelve miles northeast of Hunt
ley, was killed by a vicious bull He
leaves q wife and nine children. A
desperate fight had evidently ensued,
IS Mr.. Grote had carried a wagon rod
with him. and it was near him when
he was found dead. 1t was badly bent.
This is the second accident of this
lind in the county in the last six
months.
As the Highline train pulled into
doldrege the other night man named
sam Dunmire of Minden expired be-
ore h could leave the train. He had
'een up into the western part of the
tate showing land he had for sale and
vas returning home. accompanied by
he parties with whom he had made
|. deal. When he dropped dead he was
eaving the car to make the change
or Minden.
While the Burlington train was
tanding at the station of Milford at
oon. and while the station agent was ,
n the depot platform, someone broke
q the door of station Office and ,
o0k $50 in mney. After the train had l
one the loss was discovered and the ,
rain was met at Seward by the sheriff,
tho searched the passengers, but none 7
'as found with the money in his pos !,
ession.
A man was found dead in the under. ,
rowth along the north channel Of the :
latte river, about quarter of a mile :
ortheast of where the main bridge
rosses the main river at Gothenburg. 7
he body was that of a Japanese =
lborer. who must have been MUIR !