The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-29
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Two women are dead, one man 1
dying, two men are badly injured an
two women are seriously hurt as tn
result of '.joy ride" in an automc
bile at Seattle. Thursday.
The appointment of Lee McCluns
treasurer of Yale university, as treas
urer Of the United States. to succeed
Charles H. Treat, of New York, who's
resignation has been accepted by TIT
president, to take effect November /
was announced at the White house
Thursday.
A body which is thought to have
been in the Detroit river since Sep
TENDER is, was picked up by barge
man. In the pockets were memoran
dunn books and letters indicating that
the man was John c. Long, of Pitts
burg or Scranton, Pa. a salesman fol
a porcelain house in Cincinnati.
Detroit was selected as the next
meeting place of the annual session
of the supreme council of the Scot
fish rfte masons, northern masonic
jurisdiction, at the open session Of
that body in Boston.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook will receive
$4,000 for two lectures to be deliv
cred at st. Louis, October 6 and Z.
CT ~ fotn
were visited by the most severe storm
known for years. and the loss of life
will run into the hundreds, while mil.
lions of dollars of damage to property
Is reported.
A verdict finding Police Inspector
Edward Mccain guilty Of accepting
money from resort keepers for police
protection" was returned at Chicago
by the jury which has been hearing
the evidence in the case for three
weeks.
The citizens of Lincoln, Neb., are
conducting an active campaign to
raise 100000 for a new Y. NJ. C. A.
building. and over half the amount
has been secured.
A very small increase in the number
of pensioners in the western states,
accompanied by a slight increase in
the amount paid in pensions, is shown
by the pension commissioners report
for the year ended June 80 last.
A new worlds record was estab-
lished at the military tournament at
Camp Corse when the machine gun
platoon of the Sixteenth infantry de-
feated the Thirteenth infantry pla-
toon. and clipped four seconds off the
former record for practice with mule
battery. The piece was unlimbered
and fired and then loaded onto the
back of a mule in SIX seconds.
The memory Of Ansel Briggs, first
governor of Iowa, was honored in the
unwilling of monument in Andrew
cemetery, where his remains were re-
Gently buried after removal from their
original resting place in Omaha. The
dedication exercises were attended by
state officials and many other promi-
nent persons. The shaft was unveiled
by Mrs. Alexander D. Robertson of
Cherokee county, granddaughter of
Governor Briggs.
DR.. Cook is taking a few days rest
in New York since his arrival from
Denmark.
Tom Tiger, the owner of much Ok
lahoma oil land, whose trial on a
charge of murder was set for Tues
day, was shot by another Indian
named Skeeter and MORALLY wounded.
Skeeter escaped. The shooting was
the outcome of an old quarrel.
Commander Robert E. Peary, after
a successful quest for the north pole,
returned to Sydney Tuesday on board
the steamer Roosevelt. The explor-
er's wife was the first to greet him.
and as the Roosevelt, after an absence
OF more than one year steamed into
Sydney harbor under a brilliant sun.
the explorer and his ship were given
q hearty welcome from the assembled
"Haley's" comet has been located by
Herbert D. Curtis and photographed
with the aid of rejecting telescope
The following officers OF the ma
tional association of stationary engi-
neers were elected: President. w. T.
Hoboken. N. Y; vice-presi-
dent. c. S. Pearse, Denver. Colo; Sec
rotary, F. H. Raven, Chicago; treas
urer. Samuel B. Forse. Pittsburg. Pa
The largest banking deal transacted
west of Chicago for many years was
made at Sioux City when the Iowa
State National bank took over the
First National bank The merged
banks, which have deposits amounting
to $5.500,000, will be headed by John
McHugh as president
One man was shot and several in
tured by a mob which attacked the
on the Omaha street
ear strike.
The street car men of Omaha are
out on general strike. and strike
breakers are being imported to take
heir place.
District Judge Loyal E. Knappen.
presiding in the branch of the fed
eral court at Marquette, Mich, has
entered a decree in favor of the COM |
plaint in the case of Arctic Iron COM I
pany vs.. the Cleveland Cliff Iron COM
pany and William Mather, its presi- /
lent.