The Columbus journal., 1909-09-22
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.

NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.
Items OF Interest Taken From Herr
and There Over the state.
The Midwest Life.
A mortgage on good Nebraska real
estate is conceded to be as high class
Iecurity as live company can have
IN Its vaults. The Midwest Life has
The distinction of having a greater
per cent Of its assets in mortgages
than any other life insurance com
pany east or west. and. it has main
sained this position for the three
years 1t has been in business. On
December 81. 1908. the date of its last
annual statement. The Midwest Life
aad ninety-two per cent of its total
assets in mortgages, all on Nebraska
real estate. This money will stay in
Nebraska and will not be sent else
where for Investment in case of q
panic or business depression. The
officers. stockholders and policyhold-
srs are physically and financially part
and parcel of this state. Their whole
interests are here. Every premium
paid The Midwest Life for life insur-
ance helps a Nebraska institution and
every premium paid an eastern COM
pany for life insurance helps an east
srn institution. Home Office of The
Midwest Life. 1907 o street, Lincoln
Write for an agency.
The carpenters at Hastings have
effected an organization.
Lincoln's national banks have
gained in a year $3.50, 900 in deposits.
$573,000 In loans and $91, 900 in cash
items.
The division question has been
voted on many times in Custer county
and it will again come before the peo
pie in November.
Since the coming of DIR. A. E. Tur-
ner to Hastings college two years ago
the institution has taken on new life
and is fast becoming known as one
Of the more progressive colleges of
the middle west. The introduction
Of a musical conservatory has been
lu0
On Sunday last, for a period of five
minutes during the funeral of Edward
H. Hartman, the entire Union Pa
cific railroad system was at a COM
plete standstill in honor of the dead
chief. Vice President Mohier gave
orders that every branch of the SER
vice should suspend business for that
length of time.
The city election at Sutton to vote
$35, 900 for the extension of the water
works and purchase of the electric
light plant resulted in a defeat by a
much larger majority than that of the
FIRST election. 1t was practically the
same proposition defeated once be-
fore. The voters considered the
amount asekd for excessive.
J. NJ. Maher caught his hand In q
chain wheel at the top of windmill
on his farm northwest of Fremont
and hung suspended in the air nearly
an hour before workmen on an ad-
joining farm, hearing his cries. I'M
ally came to his rescue. Mr.. Maher
may suffer the amputation Of three of
his fingers a. Q result Of the accident.
Both the academy and public
schools Of Franklin began the years
work last week. In the city schools
there is already q registration of over
300. and more are expected. Many i'm
provements on the campus and inside |
the building have been made during |
the summer and the general outlook |
is for the best years work the school |
has ever seen.
Committees went out over Buffalo
county gathering members for the
Buffalo County Agricultural associa-
ton and nearly 1000 handed over
the price of membership and agreed
to exhibit corn and other grain at
the show in October. Although the
Try weather hit some pretty hard.
there will still be many good ears of
corn on exhibition at the show.
Northwestern Railroad Detectives
Stewart of Omaha and Lawrence of
Chicago entered the home of Mrs.
Mary Alshire in Norfolk and found
1000 worth of merchandise alleged to
,ave been stolen from Northwestern
'reight cars. William Alshire. her
ION. led the detectives upstairs and
escaped through a window. He is
till at large.
Simeon Hudson. the young Iowan
Rho terrorized the Tecumseh COM
nunity some two years ago by shoot
ng at Sheriff H. U. Miner. and who
vas later convicted of forgery
harges and sentenced to I'VE and
ne-half years in the Nebraska peni- I
entiary. will have new charges to
nswer when his prison term expires.
he Pawnee county authorities want /,
i'm for transgression. .
Hebron had q serious fire. Mr.. ,
flyers. a liveryman. lost all his build ,
ngs, together with ten head Of q,
orses. buggies and other truck. the s
oss being estimated at upwards Of {
500. with an insurance Of $4,000. {
he lumber yard loss was about $780, I
90. with an insurance Of 100000. ]. y
!. With, hardware merchant, lost r
60 kegs of nails upon which there c
7as no insurance
The new State Normal board met
nd decided to advertise again for