The Columbus journal., 1908-04-22

NEBRASKA NEWS AND NoTEA
ltsas se oseatsr Or Lesser l@psst;
anes Over tie 9tate.
Robbers visited the home Of Peter
Claassen. living north Of Beatrice.
Aside from . few old coins they se-
cured little for their trouble.
N. Keith Neville of North Platte
was awarded the contract for the
erection Of IN opera house In that
city to Peter Wind Of Council BluAs.
william Robinson, prosperous
farmer near Beaver City, shot him
self In the head. blowing the top OF
his head Oh. He IA believed to have
been temporarily insane.
The body Of little Lille Olson. who
strayed from her home December 8
last. was found in . ravine on the
Winnebago reservation where she
had perished from exposure.
Several hundred Nebraskains are
expected to accompany Governor
Sheldon ard his staff to the Pacific
coast to present the silver service
to the battleship Nebraska.
Prof. E. s. Cowen, principal Of
Ogalalla High school, has accepted
a similar position Of the Creighton
schools. Mr.. Cowen has held his
present position for four years.
v. r. Hainer, who has been night
operator for the Northwestern at Ar
lington, turned up missing the other
morning and with him about I'll
from the cash drawer, S. being left
in 1t.
A big, prairie fire started IN south
of Long Pine. The fire was travelling
in q southwestern direction and at
the last report had covered consider
able territory. Much hay has prob
ably been destroyed.
Ogalalla citizens find the water
works proposition voted at Tuesdays
election for bonding the village for
$4,000 to carry out the same illegal,
owing to an error in publication. An
other election will be held.
Jefferson East of Crab Orchard.
johnson county, who was given a
trial in the district court on the
charge of wife and child desertion,
has been sentenced to six months
in the Nebraska penitentiary.
Thomas Luchine, a Polish miner
from Dietz, Wyo., died Alliance as
a result of having leg amputated
by a train two hours earlier. He
and a companion were beating their
way when the accident occurred.
A grand jury has been called to
convene at Seward, May 4. The &C
ton was taken on the petition of
about 100 people from the vicinity of
Milford, who desire an Investigation
into the killing of Mrs. Smith some
months ago.
Mrs. Mary Alexander. the wife of
Sheriff w. C. Alexander of Howard
couny, committed suicide at her home
by swallowing carbolic acid. She
died almost Immediately. The only
reason is that she had been suffer
ing from a diseased arm.
Lieutenant Charles A. L. Totten,
United States army. retired and a
former Yale professor, died at his
home in Milford. Lieutenant TOtten
was widely known because of mathe-
NAUTICAL deductions upon which he
based prophetical interpretations Of
the scriptures, most of these as to the
coming of the end of the world.
York coal dealers claim that since
the York Commercial club investiga-
ton and trial before the state rail-
road commission, they have saved
considerable on Overcharges for
freight on coal received. The York
Commercial club will soon ask its
business men to accept no freight
without first weighing and pay only
the weight here.
The supreme court has granted the
| attorneys for r. Mead Shumway. sent
up from Gage county for. the murder
Of Mrs. Sarah Martin at her home,
near Adams, thirty days more time in
which to make application for a new
| trial for their client. This gives until
May Is for the fling Of briefs setting
forth the grounds on which the ap-
| plication for the new trial is made.
D. T. Byrne, q Burlington fireman
on q westbound passenger train. fell
from his engine in the tunnel at Bel
| mount and had his leg SD badly
crushed that 1t was later amputated
| below the knee. The accident was
caused by gas blowing the fire box
door open. In stepping back to es-
| cape the flames and heat, Byrne fell
from the gangway of the engine.
Sergeant James E. Cox, said to be
| the first Nebraska soldier killed in
the civil war and who died at Pitts
burg Landing. left a soldiers dress
| coat which his brother, G. A. Cox Of
| Petoskey. Mich, has offered to the
state of Nebraska as relic. A let
| ter containing this information was
| received by the secretary Of state.
The garment will probably be asked
for and placed in the case of war
relics in the adjutant generals Office.
where torn and tattered flags carried
by Sergeant Cox's regiment have
been deposited.
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, 141 South Twelfth