The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-08-18
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.

NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.
Items Of interest Taken From Herr
and There Over the State.
Oliver Nelson of Dodge county was
perhaps fatally injured by being
thrown from a load of hay.
Fire at Grand Island practically de
,troyed all of the stock of Kelso &
Walters, milliners. and of Mr.. Sonin
ladies' tailor.
Deputy Game Warden Geilus re
three more Friend spor,smen of IL
'egal SEEMING. Charles Ladmann and
ais brother and George Endicott
They were fined SIS each.
The state railway commission au
.hOrized the Crab Orchard Telephone
company to issue $4,000 in stock on
the Crab Orchard exchange. which il
purchased for $19.5OO.
Gothenburg will have a series OF
revival meetings, beginning Septem
Der 1. They are to be led by Rev
French Oliver and will probably con
tinue about a month.
Bloodhounds were called to aid In
the capture of three men. who made u
bold attempt to rob Pete Hammond
a farmer living five miles west OF
COzad. The men were traced to Goth
enburg. but were not apprehended.
The Munroe fife and drum corps OF
Hastings. composed of three veteran
musicians, lead the Nebraska delega.
ton in the G. A. X. parade during the
national encampment in Salt Lake
City.
The Cambridge chautauqua closed
Its third annual session last week
Chancellor William Joseph Davidson
Of the Nebraska Wesleyan university
delivering the closing address. 1t was
the greatest chautauqua ever held in
that part of Nebraska.
A delegation of Omaha business
men and Douglas county officials
waited upon the state board of equal.
ization with a view to convincing the
board tsct the merchandise assess.
ment of Omaha merchants should not
be increased.
News has reached Fremont of the
marriage of Mrs. Grace Shurman of
Fremont and Ed. A. Pegeau at Den.
yer. Mrs. Shurman for a number of
years was a teacher in the Fremont
schools and was prominent socially in
that city
Fay Woodford. a brakeman EN-.
ploye on the Burlington between Sioux
City and Ashland, was brought to
Beatrice upon a warrant sworn out
against him by Lizzie Kobjerwoski.
charging him with basterdy. Wood
ford had his preliminary hearing and
was bound over to the district court.
J. Frank Jones. the noted outlaw
and hOrseman of Missouri. but now
residing in Oklahoma, has been en-
gagged by the Speed association as
starter for their races to be held in
Nebraska City August 81 to Septem-
Der 2. He is one of the best known
starters of race horses in the coun.
try.
The Box Butte County Fair asso-
citation was fully and formally launch.
ed at Alliance last week. with a paid
up capital of $4,000 and all sub
scribed for. John O'Keefe was elected
president and Earl Malloy. secretary.
Forty acres of land has been pur-
chased east of the city upon which
permanent buildings will be erected
and a race course made
As Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Jorgensen
and FIVE children were crossing the
railroad tracks in an automobile in
train that was switching near the
Acme mill. They We're pushed along
he track for about thirty feet before
the train could be stopped. The mot
" car was crushed. but no one was
killed.
James Hruska. the 16-year-old son
If the late James HruSka of Table
Rock. met with an accident which re-
suited in his death. He had been as
'isting in threshing and started for
home On horseback. riding in consid-
erabie haste to get up his COWS be-
ore dark. His horse stepped into a
gopher hole. stumbled and fell. pre-
;umable on the boy. who was not able
70 explain the circumstances.
That the right-Of-way OF the Union
Pacific Railroad company embraces
IN area OF 400 feet in width. or 200
Ieet from the middle of the tracks on
each side is established by a decree
lust handed down by Judge w. H.
Munger in the United States circuit
court in the case of the Union Pacific
Railroad company against Cecilia
kargeS. Martin karges, Kelm Gender
and others.
Chris Ipsen. the pioneer druggist of
Grand Island passed away at the ST
Francis hospital in that city after ar
operation for the removal of gall
stones. Mr.. Ipsen had been a resi-
dent of Grand Island for over forty
years. He emigrated to this country
from Denmark when a youth. His
father was at that time spiritual ad-
wiser to the royal family and Mr.
lpser as a boy often played with the
present king of Denmark.
H. P. RuniOn' of Benkelman. who
OWNS profitable private fish hatch
cry, arrived in Lincoln from a visit
to the state and government hatch
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