The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-01
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.
items Of Interest Taken From Here
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USeSOe OF SuSeeeSe Uaken FROM t1eS&
and There Over the state.
The Midwest life
Issues all the standard forms Of In
surance. Local agents wanted in ev
cry town in Nebraska Good commits
sions are paid. Write the president
N. z. Smell. Lincoln. for an agency.
Madison county Is planning for a big
fair. September 20 to "a.
The total vote of Otoe county at the
primary election was S22. and the costs
Of holding the election w:s something
over $1,4o0.
F. L. Dinsmore, county attorney Of
Johnson county. recently filed his re-
signation with the board of county
commissioners. and at q meeting of
the board the same was accepted.
Motor car service is to be installed
on the st. Joseph & Grand Island line
for local traffic as soon As the Union
Pacific begins detouring its through
trains over this route.
HalvOr SweEsen. an aged German re-
siding ID Otoe county. had but little
faith in banks and So, kept over 1890
in money in his home. A few days ago
he went to look for the money and it
was gone.
The pyrO-aero sensation Of the CEN
fury. Pains stupendous thrilling Bat
tie in the Clouds" At the State Fair.
Jour evenings, September 6. Z, and
3. The most entertaining open air
creation ever conceived.
The Midwest Life of Lincoln offers
a good commission contract to agents
to represent it locally This Is what
Best's Insurance Reports, Life. 1909
edition, says about The Midwest Life:
Its policy contracts are liberal and
fair. 1t writes both participating and
non-participating policies The cost
OF management is extremely moderate
for new company. and the net cost
of insurance is low The investments
are Of good character and yield a good
return
The executive committee of the OtOe
County Live Stock association held a
meeting and decided to have their an
nual parade on September q. % and
%. This is all annual affair and is
the biggest stock show held in that
part OF the state
Joseph Richardson came to his death
at the hands OF Ernest Stout by being
brutally beaten. according to 4 coro-
ner's jury inquiring into the case at
Grand Island. All the witnesses who
were at the scene of the killing We're
examined.
While at work. widening the Bel.
mont canal west Of Bridgeport. II. A.
Molte's force of men unearthed a hui
man skeleton. and while nothing was
found to identify the remains it ia be-
!ieved to be all that is left Of cow
boy. who died and was buried in that
eighteen years ago.
A sensation in the shape of series
OF roberies has just developed at Wy
more. where a number Of conductors.
engineers and brakemen in the en-
plOy of the Burlington have been
called on the carpet and discharged |
for taking silks, clothing and shoes
from cars in transit
Frank Gregory Of Reynolds lost q !
$500 team OF horses in a peculiar |
They ran away with load !
Of sand. bringing up against freight |
ear. The momentum of the load liter |
ally crushed the horses. there seem
rgly being but few whole bones in the
animals bodies.
Will Prowctt. jr., Of Fullerton. aged |
.wenty-one. has been in the Philip
,ines since last November. He has
been engaged in the treasury depart
nent $1,000 per annum. Word was
received recently that he has already
,een promoted to the government
,ank with an increase Of $500 per an
lum in salary.
Under the terminal tax law the
Union Pacific Railroad company will
lave to pay taxes on s3.527,o53 invest
ID in terminal property in the cities
md villages of the state. Last year
his property was assessed at 4 total
If s3.37l.e 2S. This is an increase of
'156,1l5.
The music at the State Fair at Lin
'oln. September 6 to 10. will be all
hat the music lovers could desire.
splendid Auditorium and Liberati's
uperb band and company of Grand
opera Singers. The overture to Viii
lam Tell. the master creation of Ros-
mi, is always rendered by this band
n superb manner Any one Of these
reat concerts ia worth all that 1t costs
o so to the State Fair.
The primary election was an cxpen-
i've thing for the taxpayers of Custer
ounty. In Elm township there were
mt eight ballots cast in all. the tax
ayers having to pay $3S.75 for the
Otes. besides the printing of the bal
Dts. amounting in all to about $500
er vote. It is also stated that there
zero two townships in the county
'hich polled but two votes each. even
be members of the election board re
used to vote