The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

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NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.
Items Of Greater or Lesser lmpor.
lance Over the State.
We publish a list OF Omaha business
houses in another column. In writing
or calling on them please mention
this paper.
Programs are out for the chau-
tauqua to be held in Wymore June 20
to July S, and an imposing array Of
talent is presented.
Rev. H. H. Maynard of Coe college
has been offered the presidency of
Bellevue college, and he has accepted
that position conditionally.
Regents of the state university
voted to purchase football field and
drill grounds at an approximate ex-
pense. of $4,000. A tract adjoining
the campus will be bought.
According to the City Clerk Avery's
annual report, the bonded indebted
ness of the city of Beatrice at this
time is $274,597. Ten years ago the
city's debt amounted to nearly $780,
600.
The resignation of Judge Marshall
has stirred up the would-be judges in
Washington county. Several candi-
dates will push their claims before
the county commissioners at their
next session.
s. C. Basu has arrived at the state
university to take four-year college
course. He registers from a small
province $50 miles north Of Calcutta.
India. He is high caste Hindu. He
speaks almost perfect English.
Governor Sheldon has appointed
William Frankee of Omaha deputy
state fish and game commissioner, to
take effect June 1. Mr.. Frankee has
been in charge of the state fish hatch
cry here since its establishment.
|: Attorney General Thompson will at
tend the annual meeting of the asso-
citation Of attorneys general at Den
yer. The meeting last year was held
at st. Louis. This year 1t will be held
some time in the month of August.
Four men from Hamburg drove to
Nebraska City with a team which did
not belong to them. and the team was
deserted by the men there and taken
in charge by the sheriff on a message
from the owner at that place, and he
came over after the same.
A number of boys from the fifth.
sixth, seventh and eighth grades at
Cedar Rapids have entered the Ne
braska boys. corn-growing contest,
and each hopes to win a place Of
merit with his corn. The result of
their work is being watched with in
terest.
w. o. Cooley. who lives at Steele
City, in Jefferson county, has a freak
in the shape of a chicken with four
legs. The bird is 4 weeks old and is
in apparent good health. 1t uses all
four legs in navigating and seems to
experience no difficulty in getting
around.
Charles C. Whistler. aged 30. was
drowned at Ashland in Salt creek. In
company with three others he sought
to cross the stream which was the
highest since the flood of one year
ago, and his gasoline launch became
unmanageable. tipping over and
throwing the doctor into the water.
Land Commissioner Eaton and
State Treasurer Brian returned from
Geneva and reported on the damage
done the state industrial school by the
recent "twister" The laundry has
been completely demolished. The
roof was lifted from the boiler house.
The damage amounts to about $4,000.
The season for destructive storms
is at hand. WIND and LIGHTNING
will destroy and damage buildings and
kill and MAIN stock in barns and
pastures. Protect yourself by insur-
ing them in the Nebraska Mutual Ins.
Co., home office. al South Twelfth
street, Lincoln, Neb. Write us for
particulars.
A special to the Journal Of Platts-
mouth from Murray reports the seri-
Gus injury of Charles Swan, jr. Swan
was returning horseback with other
young men from a basket social which
occurred near Union. He fell from
his horse and was tramped upon.
Mayor w. A. George, who is dele
gate to the republican national con-
vention. left last week and will go by
easy stages to Chicago, where he will
establish headquarters at the Palmer
house. At the close of the convention
Mr.. and Mrs. George will make tour
covering two months, visiting Nova
Scotia before returning home.
Floval Strohin, Is years Of age. was
was killed near Hatmerville. He was
riding q horse in pasture when a
bull attacked the horse. throwing him
and the horn of the saddle striking
him in the side, inflicting fatal in
juries.
The annual johnson county teach
ers' institute will be held in connec-
ton with the Tecumseh chautauqua,
the dates of the institute being July
Is to IS, inclusive. The chautauqua
will be held July 10 to 10, inclusive.
There will be an able corps of in
structors in attendance at the in
stitute.