The Columbus journal., 1908-07-29
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.
Items Of Greater or Lesser lmpor-
lance Over the State.

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lance Over the State.
T. F. Sturgess, secretary Of the Ma
ttonal Corn Exposition, writes from st
Louis that he is meeting with much
success in securing special premium:
for the exposition, and also the assist
ance of southern railroad companies
The Missouri Pacific Railroad CON
pany and the Wabash have promised
to do everything which any Other
road will do" to promote the show.
H. r. Howe of Auburn is in receipt
OF telegram announcing the death OF
his grandfather, Albert c. Howe, al
Princeton, Mass. The deceased was
the father of Colonel General Church
Howe of Manchester, England, and
was a resident of Nemaha county
.hird year of his life.
| Walter, the 3-year-0ld son Of H. L
Waterman of Valley, shot himself with
a small rifle. which he found in the
closet, and died in about ten minutes
after he was found.
John Smith, the 13-year-old stepson
of Scott Adams, living fourteen miles
west Of Creighton, was killed by the
accidental discharge of gun. With
another boy, Smith started hunting. A
dog was wanted by the lads, and they
went to the residence of Mr.. Buckstein
to procure one. Smiths companion
went to the house after the dog and
while there heard gunshot. Hasten
Ing back to where he had left Smith
and the team, he found the horse run
ming away. Smiths lifeless body was
found where he had been left.
The Blue Valley Milling company
at Barneston has been forced to shut
down, owing to the Blue river cutting
new channel on one side of the dam.
The water has also washed away the
west approach of the wagon bridge,
and new span of about 100 feet will
have to be added to that structure.
William Riley is under arrest at
Bonesteel, S. D., for murder. He has
none too good a record in Fremont,
where he lived for many years. He
appeared to be always looking for
trouble and generally found it. He
ap hung around saloons, drove a hack
for a time and broke on the North
western for few months until his
drinking and scrapping propensities
caused him to lose his job.
Mrs. Phoebe Townsend of Dodfe
county may have an opportunity to
capture husband No. Is. No. IA filed 4
petition for divorce from her on the
ground Of cruelty. They were married
July %. 1907, it was rumored, as the
result of matrimonial agency, the
groom being 60 years of age. The
bride. who was considerably younger
Is said to have record of thirteen
husbands, most of whom are living.
Mrs. Townsend's whereabouts is I'M
known and it is presumed she will not
contest the suit.
A coroner's inquest was held to in
quire into the death of Superintendent
of Bridges D. C.. Woodring of che Bur-
lington, who was killed at the Platte
river bridge near Fremont The jury
was taken to the scene of the accident
in special train and the hearing was
held in Superintendent Bignelrs pri.
vate car. A number of railroad men
who were employed at the work on the
bridge and the wreckers were exam
ined. The cOroner's jury reported:
ID. c. Woodring came to his death By
being accidentally struck by an OBJ |
struction on his head, probably |
causing death, with no apparent blame |
for death attached to any one"
The twentieth annual reunion of old |
settlers will be held at Union. in Case
county, on August II and Is, and there
will be music and speaking by promf-
nent citizens of eastern Nebraska.
Department Commander Eli A.
Barnes Of Grand Island has issued no.
tice to Grand Army posts of Nebraska
that his official train will leave Grand
Island at HAS a. m. Saturday, August
%. for the forty-second annual en-
campment which will be held at To-
ledo, O., August 81 to September 5. 1t
will arrive at Toledo Sunday after
noon. Headquarters of the department
Of Nebraska is located at the Body
hotel, corner of Madison and ST. Clair
streets, where all comrades will be ex-
oected to register Immediately on their
arrival in Toledo.
The report for Nemaha county
reached Superintendent McBrien by
special delivery at his home last week,
md is the second annual report filed
~ county superintendent for the year
l907-0S. Superintendent Darlington re-
'orts 1913 teachers employed in Ne
naha county during the past year, ,
folding certificates as follows: Pro-
essfonal life, %; first grade state. I:
second grade state. l.: elementary
tate, 10: first grade county. 3; Sc
ond grade county. 81; third grade
ounty. z; emergency. II.
At the meeting of the Cnlbertson
chool board the twelfth grade was
dded to the Culbertson public schools
nd a committee was instructed to {
make the necessary arrangements for
utting in the new grade for the COM
ng school year. The Offices of super
ntendent, principal and assistant prin-
ipal were created. ]. c. Anderson II
'rand Island was elected superintend- ]
mt and Miss Norris of Kearney assist i
mt principal.
Some people are so cautious that
hey do not attempt to climb the lad
er of fame because they are afraid