The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-08-05
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.


Old settlers Of Nemaha county will
hold their picnic August 5th.
The son of l. Young fell from
horse, receiving injuries from which
lie died.
Farmers who have commenced
threshing around Herman report an
uneven yield. ..
Treshing outfits in operation find
the yield of wheat very satisfactory
and the grain of good quality.
Peter Goldberg had the third finger
of his left hand torn of while attempt
ing to tie a horse to a post In Ken
nard.
The state insurance department has
refused q license to enter the state
to the Fraternity Reserve associa-,
ton of Oshkosh, Wis.
Two lawyers in Beatrice court
came to blows in a dispute. one OF
them receiving a knockout blow. HIS
/ assailant was fined SO.
While shocking cats on the farm OF
| George Robertson in Washington
county, Frank Roper was bitten on
the hand by a large rattlesnake.
A. H. Jensen of Fremont took NOR
phine with suicidal intent. His recov-
cry is doubtful. Family troubles seem
| to have been the cause Of the act.
While in bathing at Capital Beach,
a pleasure resort near Lincoln. Henry
Hauschilit, jr., and Joe Orlotsky,
each IL years of age, were drowned.
Both bodies were recovered.
A traction engine belonging to
John Seakin exploded en- the farm
of NJ. c.. Cassin near Columbus. Mr..
Seakin was badly scalded. but Is
thought to be not dangerously SO.
The bankruptcy proceedings involv-
ing the property of NJ. A. Chandler,
who went out of business in Central
City a year ago have been finally ad'
Indicated at Al cents on the dollar.
Napoleon Walbridge Of Tecumseh
has been taken before the local board
Of insanity and adjudged a fit subject
for the dipsomaniac treatment. He
was taken to the Lincoln asylum.
The T. B. Hord Grain company will
put in an elevator in Columbus that
will store 100000 bushels of grain
and get ready to handle the large
crops of grain that Platte county has
raised.
G. R. Mavis of Columbus has in
vented and patented a concrete tie.
which has been approved by street
railway companies of Lincoln and
Omaha. He has orders for large
numbers.
The beautiful shade trees which
usually grace Sidney at this season
are largely becoming denuded of their
foliage. The devastator is the little
green worm which thrives upon maple
trees and their cousins.
The county commissioners have put
several large forces of men to work
in the various parts of the county to
replace and repair the bridges In
jured or taken out by the heavy
storms of the past month.
The present harvest in Saunders
county shows that winter wheat is
running much better that was at first
expected. In Sarpy county there IS a
general average of 30 bushels to the
acre, all of which tests high.
Sheriff Class Mencke Of Washington
county went to the Minnesota to bring
back John Games, young man whose
home Is in Chicago, wanted in Nebras'
ka for obtaining $50 from the Blair
National bank under alleged false pre-
lenses.
Lighting struck at o. L. Spires farm
about eight miles northwest OF Aains
worth and killed two cows and calves
one horse and crippled another. and
the rain and hail destroyed eighty
acres Of corn.
The Farmers Independent Lumber
company, the only Independent lumber
company in York county, notwith
sanding the great fight put up or
them by the other lumber yards. have
declared a 10 per cent dividend.
Myrtle Walkup, who committed
suicide in Colorado Springs, had lived
with her parents in Saunders county
on the farm, where she was born. She
had been in Colorado suffering from
a nervous disease for several years.
, The quarterly report Of the births
, and deaths In Cunning county fer the
, quarter ending June 30. as compiled
by the State Board Of Health. con
| tains the gratifying Information thai
I the births exceeded the deaths by six
: ty.six.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Bright. who have
been teaching school in the Philippine
Islands for the last three years ant
who used to be principals OF the
[ school in Winside, returned from
, their trip and their many friends were
( glad to see them back.
, T. H. Tolle of Otoe county filed
I complaint with the board of commits
!. sioners on insanity, charging MI
, daughter, Miss Sue @. Tolle. with be
ing insane. The board had hearin,
CT the matter and declared the youns
lady Is all right mentally.
The Commercial club of Harrington
:. is arranging to celebrate the twenty
l. fifth anniversary of the town OF Hart
, ington on September Is. September IL
a 1888, town lots were sold, and th'
n erection of buildings was commenced
on the open prairie in Cedar county
Bill Hazard, who was in jail
Bancroft for horse stealing, made nj
escape. Two of his pals appeared
) the Jail, and with guns held up tn
!. guard and forced him to open the Gel
. door and let the prisoner ont. re