The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-06
NEsRAskA NEWS AND NOTES.
Items Of Greater or Lesser. lmpor-
lance Over the State.

Nss lance Over the State.
All over Nebraska in the latter
days Of the old year, cupid was unus-
ually busy.
Ponca's Presbyterian Sunday school.
on Christmas day made a present OF
S57 to the foreign mission fund.
No less than seven business houses
in the main part Of Fremont were en-
tered by burglars in one night. They
appeared to be after money rather
tran goods. and did not get rich Tor
their trouble.
Becoming respondent because OF i'll
health. Arthur Kloepper, tie 2Gyear-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis kloep-
per, living two miles southwest OF
Clatonia. committed suicide by shoot
ing.
Farmers should all have telephones.
Write to us and learn how to get the
best service for the least money. Ne
braska Telephone Company, 18th and
Douglas streets, Omaha. use the
Bell
At Webster City. while hurryinS
over a railroad crossing. Mrs. X. A.
Darlington was struck by an incoming
| Northwestern train. She was hurled
| fifty feet and received injuries when
! will prove fatal.
The residence of Mrs. Nicholas Wei
| lingstein, about six mnes from Ponca,
| was burned. The only son who is INV.
ing at home was attending dance 1T
| the opera house when he learned OF
the fire. The loss is estimated at
| $4,000 and was well insured.
| Rev. Mr.. Guy. VINO has been pastor
of the Presbyterian churches at Blue
| Hill and at Ong. dividing his time be-
tween these two appointments. has
resigned his passionate and will leave
for the west soon to make his nome.
Charles Sans, until recently en-
ployed as farmer at the Feeble Minded
institute, was in Beatrice looking for
| his wife, who has mysteriously dis
| appeared. The couple had trouble
and when Sans returned home from
work he found his wife gone.
Camden Carlow, a young man liv-
ing in David City, while riding frac-
tious horse in front OF Halls livery
barn in that city, was thrown off and
| severely injured. He struck on his
head, and an examination disclosed
that he had fractured his skull.
Judge H. D. Travis of Plattsmouth
has named the following dates for
holding district court in the Second
judicial district for the ensuing year:
Plattsmouth. January IS and %, May
II and November IS: in Nebraska
TENDER 20 and q.
Because of the OvercrOwded condi-
ton of the Hastings High school build
ing a movement will soon be started TO
secure bond issue for an extension
to the present structure. In the four
years that the high school has occu-
pied it's present building the enroll
ment has increased Sc per cent.
Allen Hickman, a young man living
near Seward was accidentally shot
while out hunting. His wounds, while
painful, are not dangerous. A gun IN
the hands of Arthur Wietman, COM
panion, was accidentally discharged.
bullet striking him dicetly over the
heart.
Frank r. Huxtable of Broken Bow.
well known throughout Custer county.
made an attempt to kill himself. pre-
sumably by swallowing an overdose
of chloroform or morphine. Hulk
table had been trying for reconcile
alton with his wife, from whom he was
separated, and it Is alleged that a
failure to effect this was the cause of
his dependency.
A social function of more than or
binary interest was held in Omaha
when was effected the organization OF
the Nebraska Society of the United
States Daughters of 1872, the first or
sanitation of a state society under
the auspices of the national society OF
this order. and of which Mrs. Herber.
Ellsworth Gates is the state president.
An agricultural and good roads
meeting of great importance was held
at the court house IN Tecumseh, the
attendance being good. The meetings
which are being held in each county
of the first district are under the aus
| pices of Congressman Z. "a. Pollard
! George L. Cooley of the national In
terror department spoke intelligently
upon the subject Of good roads and
made some pertinent suggestions.
Colonel Cupid played havoc with
schoolma-ms around about the hol--
days. and as consequence Buffalo
county needs Just an even dozen to
replace those who have married or
who have signified their intentions OF
getting married. This information was
conveyed to State Superintendent Nc
Brien through a letter from the county
Superintendent asking for an immc-
date supply.
The roundup for the wild animal
which is running at large south of Cal
laway and killing stock almost nightly
took place as scheduled. Although
about $50 men and boys with guns and
dogs took part n the roundup. nothing
was seen of the animal. A large num-
Der of coyotes were caught in the
circle, but nothing larger. Reports con-
tinue coming in as regards the depre-
dations of the animal. however, and
J another hunt will be made for 1t IN
| the future.
The Home Telephone company,
which operates at Gretna. Papillion
and Springfield. has been given per-
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