The Columbus journal., 1909-02-24
MEsRAskA NEWS AND NOTES.

f, NEBRASKA news AND NOTES.
Items OF Interest Taken From Here
/ and There Over the State.
| Mrs Hale Of Brownville was before
the insanity board and was adjudged
. fit subject for the asylum.
The legislative committee visited
! the Peru Normal and expressed them
selves well pleased with the outlook.
The Plattsmouth city council is con.
sidering the benefits to be derived
by building its own water and electric
light plant.
Rev. G. M. Bling. pastor Of the First
Methodist Episcopal church at Walker,
Ia. has been transferred by Bishop
Mcdowell to the First Methodist Epis-
copal church at Schuyler.
President Crabtree of the Peru Nor.
NAL has asked for $4,000 appropria-
ton for an administration building
also for $4,000 to build an addition to
the library.
The McCook Commercial club took
decisive action in protest against
the repeal of the present high school
law of this state, as is contemplated
IN a bill now before the legislature.
At a sale of personal property in
Cunning county, held last week. an or
binary mich COW sold for $3.50. the
cheapest COW sold at this auction
fetching the remarkably high price of
SIS.
W. Vietmeier has been appointed as
b0okkeeper at the institute for the
blind at Nebraska City. to take The
place of c. E. Hammer, who resigned
to go to David City to accept posi-
ton in one of the banks.
The preliminary hearing of Austin
C. Baswell, charged with Matchmaking
S. NJ. True, cashier of the Bank OF
Inavale, was concluded and Bagwell
bound over for trial before the district
court, under bond of $1,000.
The Presbyterian church of Ponca
was burned recently. Rev. Joseph b.
Cherry, the pastor, discovered the fire
in the furnace room and gave the
larm. but the building and contents
were entirely consumed.
The McCook Cooperative Building
and Savings association at its annual
meeting in McCook took strong ground
against the Gates revenue and taxa
ton law proposed, especially as the
law affects building associations.
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According to statements of the pro
moters of the Yankton-Norfolk rail-
road. who declare work starts March
9. the line is to parallel the Union Pa
cific from Norfolk to Columbus. then,
extend to York and Hastings with q
spur.
AL. Cochran. about As years old, of
cowboy notor:ety and an old frontier
fighter, broncho buster, shot in many
fights, but always came out whole.
last week while riding on a load of
hay south of Kimball fell off the
wagon and received severe injuries.
Robert Page, who owns farm join
ing that on which the Peru coal mine
is located, has returned from Flag
staff, Ariz. Mr.. Page came back to
meet MIR. Simmons. practical coal
digger of twenty-six years experience.
The two will open new mine on the
Page farm.
Arthur Norcutt, who confessed to
Sheriff Kennedy Of Custer county that
he had robbed the hardware store of
George Willing on the night of jam
airy %, pleaded guilty in the district
court and was sentenced by Judge
Hostetler to one year in the pen:ten-
t;ary.
Sheriff Fischer of Otce county cap
tured two men at Paul who were ped
ding new shoes and selling them at
81 and SIPS per pair. The men were
brought to Nebraska City and placed
in Jail, where they will be held until
the surrounding towns have been
heard from.
Since traffic has been resumed upon
the country roads many reports of Sc
we're losses of stock in the late storm
have been received In Nance county.
Paul Pillsbury. residing just without
Fullerton. sustained perhaps the most
severe loss, that of twelve show cat
tie, valued at over 1000.
After search covering more than
year. during which time the Bankers
association has been trailing Benja-
min Marquis of Chappell. Neb.. the
fugitive was arrested in Kansas City
Officers of the association say that
Marquis passed $4,000 worth of
worthless checks in Nebraska and
Iowa.
Dr. Nicholas Sellberg. who recently
came to Hastings from York. commit
ted suicide in his room at the Lindell
hotel. No indications Of cause Ct mis-
dependency. The doctor came there
three weeks ago with the intention Of
establishing himself for the practice
of medicine. but he had made no move
toward renting an Office.
David City celebrated it's second an
nual Tag day" Saturday. Tag day
was inaugurated there 4 year ago to
assis. in raising the sum CT $4,000 for
a library and gymnasium building by
the Kings Daughters. The funds hav-
ing been raised. the day was installed
IS an annual affair to help in equip