The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-02-03
NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES

Ne0UN0NA N6WS w 60
Agricultural, Social, Religious, Politi
cal and Other Matters OF Interest
The business men of Florence have
organized q Commercial club.
The Northwestern depot at Airing
ton was broken into but nothing Is
missing except some bottled beer.
George E. Clark, an old time resi-
dent of Arapahoe. shot himself
through the heart with a revolver
dying instantly.
II you are in need of old line life
insurance, or wish an agency to write
life insurance, correspond with The
Midwest Life of Lincoln.
Quite number of old settlers OF
Nance county met for the purpose
of taking steps to form an associa.
ton to be known as the Nance coun-
ty old settlers association.
William Carr & Sons Of Tecumseh
have been awarded the contract TO.
about $1,000 worth of grading on the
tracks of the Otoe County Speed as.
sociation at Nebraska City.
Harry Lehigh of Beatrice was
wounded in the breast while out hunt
ing. The gun was accidentally dis
charged as he was in the act of pick
ing uD a rabbit.
Boys of the Atkinson High school
defeated representatives of the O'Neill
High school in a debate upon the
compulsory arbitration question as
appealed to railroads.
The Baptist church of Nebraska
City has unanimously elected Rev.
Joe P. Jacobs of Kansas City, travel
ing secretary of the Baptist Publica-
ton society, to the local pastorate.
Eighteen visiting members of the
insane hospital at Norfolk and at
night were entertained at a smoker
by the Norfolk Commercial club.
Farmers should all have telephones.
Write to us and learn how to get the
best service for the least money.
Nebraska Telephone Company, 18th
and Douglas streets, Omaha. use
the Bell"
Lawrence will have the second bank
in about two weeks. Publication of
the articles of incorporation has been
completed and the new institution
will be known as the Lawrence State
bank.
1t is announced that the Y. NJ. c.
A. has arranged with W. J. Bryan to
deliver an address at the coming con-
vention of the Y. M. c. A. of the state
to be held in Hastings February Is
to 81.
Someone has been administering
POISON to Tecumseh dogs and as a re-
suit number have died In the lot
were some of value and others that
were priceless, as they We're family
pets.
Daniel c. Callahan, convicted in the
district court of Douglas county ON
a charge of desecrating graves in
Prospect Hill cemetery at Omaha. has
been granted another trial by the su-
preme court.
w. NJ. Childers, while working on
the river at Nebraska City cutting ice,
broke through while over the deep
channel and went down twice before |
his companions reached there and
hooked him OFT with pike pole.
n. J. Ronin, a Fremont nan, has |
been accorded the honor of a men, !
bership on the board of directors OF |
the national trotting association. He |
was elected in New York City at a
held last week.
An explosion of gas in the basement |
Of the Thurst0n hotel in Columbus
badly wrecked the building and SER
ously injured ]. L. Hunter, the cock,
and Mrs. Hunter. his assistant, the
woman SO badly she May not re
cover.
Prof c. C. Danforth of Tecumseh,
who for several months has been do
Ing special work in the Chicago uni
versity. has accepted the position as
in mathematics and physics
in the Illinois Normal college, and
will begin his new work on June 1.
A. L. Caviness of the state teach.
ers' association, says he is meeting
letters from school
boards all over the state promising to
end a helping hand in swelling the
of teachers at the next
annual state meeting to be held in
Lincoln.
BY the death of Marvin Wathall, 5
Years old, who was dragged to death
by fractions COW, DR.. ]. G.. Wathall
has lost the second member of his
amily by accident in the last few
ears. The little boy discovered the
,ow had been let out of the barn by
! careless laborer and attempted to
cad her back in. He became en-
angled in the rope and the animal
ragged him through two wire fences.
John c. Watson, the well known Ne
,raska City attorney, is found by the
curt not guilty of conduct such as
c warrant judgment of disbarment or
suspension from practice. though it
vas not such as to be commended.
Mrs. Fairchild, a ranchman's wife, l.,
living twenty-five miles south of Val I
milne, committed suicide by hanging
lerself to rafter in her own home.
'he and her husband have been hav-
ng trouble and she had been living
n town for some time past until re-
emily. when her husband came in 3
nd in some way got her to move back 7
n the ranch, and after getting back G
cme she took her own life. She I
caves six small children, the Oldest
nder ten years CT age.