The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
NEBRASKA News AND NoTEa
Items u Interest Taken From Her
and There Over the State.


Items Of Interest Taken From Here
and There Over the state. :
The former mayor OF Seward was
fined for auto speeding.
Two Grand Islanders sustained
broken legs in the same week.
A large crowd saw Golden Glow. .
Nebraska dog. win the chief prize in
the finals Of the National Coursing
Futurity at Sutton.
A Northwestern freight train ran
over Charles Haney, killing him in
stantly. Haney was a blacksmith at
Walthill.
A crow0 of "undesirables" was on
hand for the horse and automobile
show at Humboldt and several cases
of thieving were, reported.
Geneva is to have its third bank.
one being incorporated with paid up
capital of $4,000. n number Of bust
ness men form the corporation.
Battery "A, Beatrice light artillery.
was mustered in last week by Adju-
tant General John C. Hartigan. The
organization has q membership Of
thirty-two.
Francis Smith. living with his son.
six miles north of Harvard, attempted
to end his life by cutting his throat
with a razor. He was respondent
over loss of his wife.
The 1O-year-old daughter of Henry
Lucke was killed at Cortland. While
playing at school she collided with
playmate and received injuries which
caused her death an hour later.
The stockholders of the Platte River
Bridge company held their first annual
meeting last week. The report showed
the bridge company's business In a
prosperous condition. A 10 per cent
interest dividend was declared on all
the stock issued.
Frank A. Harrison has written to
President Crabtree of the Normal that
he will leave about January 3 to make
a trip to British Honduras and other
South American states. One purpose
Of this trip is to make collection of
specimens, which he will present to
the Normal, to be added to the al.
ready growing Normal museum.
Swept by a high wind. fire which
started in the elevator of H. o. Barber
& Sons at Denton. threatened Denton
and before the flames had burned
themselves out approximately $4,000
worth of property had been destroyed.
The elevator of H. o. Barber & Sons
was a total loss.
The constitutionality of the occupa-
ton tax on corporations was sustained
by Judge Cornish of the Lancaster dis
trict court. The corporations attacked
the act of the last legislature and Sec
rotary of State Junkin filed a de-
murrer alleging that there was no
cause for action.
A meeting of physicians represent
ing southeastern Nebraska was held at
Tecumseh, at which time the South
eastern Nebraska Medical society was
organized, with DR.. Brooks of Pawnee
City as president and DR.. A. p. Fitz-
simmons of Tecumseh as secretary.
The society will meet annually.
Deputy Revenue Collector Shaw
found the names of an even one hun
dred corporations that are doing busi-
ness in Dodge county at the present
time. Slater will report the names to
the revenue Office in Omaha, which in
turn will forward them to Washing.
ton, d. C.
At an inquest held in Neigh F. NJ.
Thornburg. neighbor of A. G. Ra-
kow, who was found dead with bull
let in his head in his pasture field,
the jury returned verdict charging
Thornburg with the crime. From the
evidence given at the inquest the men
had had trouble about some hay. No
one was present when Rakow was
killed. Thornburg is under arrest
Blanks have been received from the
postofice department at Washington
for the purpose of submitting bids to
furnish a new room for the use of a
postofice in Franklin. The present
building is a very poor one and it is
generally felt that Franklin ought to
have a better postoffice building. 1t
is expected that several bids will be
submitted.
Bulletin No. 16 has been issued by
the state bureau of labor and indus
trial statistics. It contains census
of farms, the acreage of crops in 1909.
orchard statistics for this year and |
live stock figures. The bulletin Is
illustrated, most of the half tones |
showing scenes in counties which a |
few years ago were supposed to be
arid.
A prize of $50 is offered by ex-Gov-
ernor George L. Sheldon to the six |
students manifesting excellence in de-
bate by their selection to represent |
Nebraska in the intercollegiate con-
tests December 10. 1909. Mr.. Sheldon |
ascribes his donation to his interest in
the intellectual progress Of the univer.
sity students as evidenced by their
work in debating and public speaking. |
II students attending Lincoln col
leges do not encounter the proper spir-
itual semaphores 1t will not be the
fault of the members of the First Pres
byterian church of Lincoln. The Rev.
Mr.. Leland of Peekskill, N. Y. has
been called to assist the Rev. w. w.
Lawrence in looking after the stu
dents. In fact. Mr.. Leland will devote
his entire time to the undergraduates.
Art Lenig of Burt county. while
ringing the old dinner bell Justify in