The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-01-13
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.
Items Of Create. or Lesser lmpor.
tanee Over the State.

$1,000 to Italian sufferers.
I. 3. Garrison, Jr, and Bert Robin.
son, connected with the Commercial
National bank Of Kearney for the
last two years, have purchased q
bank at Jefferson, Ore
Sheriff Dunkel has received word
from Washington county. Kansas. of
the capture by the sheriff of that
county of the fugitive Haley. who es-
capped from the Hall county jail a few
weeks ago.
Henry w. Munson Of Lincoln and
Frank o. Edgecombe of Geneva have
purchased the Beatrice Express Pub
fishing company. including the daily
and weekly Express and job print
ing business.
James Lardner. 20 years of age
and resident of Jefferson county for
thirty-five years. fell dead in the
Catholic church during Sunday morn
ing service. death resulting from
heart failure.
1t has Just developed that an at
tempt at criminal poisoning was
made at Grafton. the intended victim
being apparently Mrs. P. c. Meats
The attempt was made by placing
poison in the family sugar bowl
The Cass county mortgage record
for December shows that there were
fifteen farm mortgages filed. amount
ing to S60,136; released sixteen.
amount s40,475. Town ard city mort
cages filed eight. amount s5,440; re-
leased twelve. amount S3545.
George townsend of Tecumseh has
bought James NJ. Meyers 200-acre
farm. two miles west. The price was
500, 600. or 500 per acre. 1t is claimed
this is the first tract of Johnson coun-
ty land of over $50 acres to bring
800 per acre.
The Nehawka stone Guarries have
just closed prosperous year. The
output of the quarrios has been. n
round numbers, 4,OGU cars. This in
cluded crushed rock. rip rap. and
smelter stone. about three fourths of
it being crushed
J. A. Cheatham aged so. committed
suicide at the Morton house at
Nebraska City by shooting himself
over the right eye with a revolver.
The weapon was found clasped in
his hand. He left a letter to the
landlord saying he was respondent
and out of work
So far as can be determined by the
various pulses of commercial activ-
ity Hastings enjoyed measure of
last year that exceeded
al former marks. The pOstoffice re-
ceipts for the twelve months aggre-
gated 100000. which was an increase
Oh 81 800 over the previous year.
Frank Evans. the young cattleman,
who was murdered near Deming. n.
NJ, was formerly resident of Gus
er county an still has interests
here. His father. mother. three
brother and two sisters reside just
north of Galloway and the body is
being sent there for burial.
According to the annual report of
he county recorder there We're filed
in Otoe county during the last year
1872 farm mortgages. whose value was
s555, 961.3S. and 217 were released.
to s469. 16415. On town
md village property there were 13S
md 121 were released, their value
,eing $69,212.15.
At Grand Island. Curt Kruger,
ICED 40, robust in health. was visit
NO C,h Tor
md family, and was engaged in play
ng game OF cards. when he sudden
y complained of pain in the chest
Ind two minutes later was a corpse.
cart disease proving fatal. He leaves
! wife and two children.
Mrs. Cora Moore. who is now en-
,loyed as a domestic in a Fremont
am:ly, was for many years SER
ant in the family of Captain Eains, !
low on trial for murder i'm New |
fork. while he was stationed at Fort |
Riley. Kan. Mrs. Moore. who is IN |
Intelligent colored woman. says that !
here YVES nothing out of the way |
;Oing on at the Hams house.
For the ten counties comprising /
he Fifteenth judicial district Judges |
Nestover and Harrington have
greed on the following as dates for
Olding the regular terms of district
curt during the year 1909: Holt
lay 81. December 6. Rock-March
5. September s. Brown-April ).
November g. Keya Paha-April II.
October 4. Sheridan-June %, No
ember IS. Dawes-June ii, Novem-
or %
Washington dispatch - Representa-
alive Kinkaid today introduced a dill
the secretary of the in
erior to make a resurvey Of lands in
in township 90 north, range
s; township 81 north, range 25;
ownship 30 north. range 20. town.
hip 90 north. range "a: township
7 north, range 80: township 81
orth, range 4S; townships II. Is. 10
nd 20 north. ranges IS, 81, IS. 80,
nd 40, all west of Sixth principal me-
;dian.
George NJ Baird. of Wilcox, has
cen appointed by Judge DUNCAN as
ourt reporter for the tenth judicial
istrict to succeed W. J. Furse who
asigned to become private secretary
, Governor Shallenberger.
Burglars secured an entrance to
ie hardware store of Nelson &
at Oxford, securing about
l25 worth of raZors and pocket
ers.
The Wayne commercial club is
liking steps to organize a farmers
evatOr, because the farmers are