The Columbus journal., 1909-09-08
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.

I
and There Over the State.
The Fremont High school expect
an enrolment OF 300 when the teri
commences.
At Central City. knocked down an
tranped by.a bunch of cattle, Johnny
the son of D. II. Burke, had his lie
broken.
The date of the Old Settlers reunion
in Jefferson county has been changes
to Saturday and Sunday, September
and L.
At special election in Broken Bow
school bonds amounting to $4,000. I,
be utilized in erecting a new higl
school. were voted in by the men ant
women. Out Of 627 votes cast Their,
was majority of 263
Another movement has been started
to put on a fall entertainment by tn,
citizens of Humboldt, and the sent
ment seems to favor two days horse
| and automobile show for the closins
days of September.
An unknown tramp was found dead
two miles. east Of Fremont on the
Union Pacific tracks. Indications are
that the man fell from the bumpers
OF an extra freight. The body was
cut in two at the waist ard the ches,
was crushed.
FerOla Root, 10 years old. of Furnas
county. was thrown from a farm disc
and terribly injured. The boys cloth.
ing caught in the machinery and he
was drawn beneath the disc. Both feet
were nearly cut OFF and his body badly
bruised. He will live.
The COngregatiOnalists of Syracuse
dedicated their new church ediGce
with an elaborate program. II. Brass
OF WahOo and the pastor. Rev. Mr..
Noyce, were the speakers The church
Is one OF the neatest and prettiest in
the state. costing about $4,000
ulrich SorensOn of Broken Bow the
aviator blacksmith. whose drop OF $500
feet while testing his aeroplane made
him famous. is preparing for another
test of his machine. He will fly as one
OF the attractions at the Custer county
fair.
Rev. Joseph B. Cherry. pastor Of the
Presbyterian church OF POnca. has re-
turned from his vacation in Colorado.
where he walked little more than
900 miles among the mountains and
climbed. in the aggregate. JG,C1o feet
all within twelve days.
William Sims. a retired farmer who
lived one mile south of Nebraska City.
was killed by being sored by an en-
RACED COW. The animal was rushing at
a troublesome dog. which jumpeG
aside. Sims receiving the thrust in
tended for the canine Sims bled to
death in short time
News comes from Garfield county of
the accidental killing OF DR.. Z. w.
Woods, formerly of Central City. At
to pull a loaded gun out of q
buggy. when he Was out hunting prairie
chickens. he took hold of the muzz!e. |
and when he jerked the gun it was dis
charged. The shot took effect in his !
body and he lived but a short time.
A fatal accident occurred at Sutton |
% y. r. Atchison vino was temporarily /
breaking On the Kansas City & Omaha
-allroad freight. He was passing
around the tender on its runboard
md in front of the backing engine
while out OF sight of Engineer Hall.
The engine passed completely over
iin. crushing his head and body.
John kOerell d German. living near
\orth Bend. was held up by three
men on the bridge between that town
md Morse Bluff and robbed of So.
lie recognized the parties. he asserts.
nd when he met them short time
ater. he claims. he made settlement
nth them for 50. the S.; being for
an2s2s 20 his clothes.
Once more the question OF dividing
ulster county is before the people.
'uSter is the largest county in the {
tate with the one exception of Cherry. {
he county seat is located near the
enter. but many of the people in the
Ountry are compelled to travel by :
'am 4 distance OF forty or fifty miles {
I order to pay their taxes
While stopping over TO recover an
~ Of corn. Miss Emma Booten of
idney. Ia. who was attending a ma c
line for the cutting Of the grains 7
ON the ear at the canning factory c
Nebraska City. had the hair on the q
~ Of her head caught in 2 fast rcv0lv- (
9 shaft and she was partially scalped
'iOre the machine could be stopped
\ story that has been going the
'unds OF the press OF the country to
e effect that Mrs. John \. Carson OF -
Ore. claims TO be the wife :,
Orvillc Wright. the great aviator, is :,
tracing great deal of attention in ;,
'nJral City. this state This is he
use the woman formerly lived near
sntrai City. and in October. 1897,
irried Orville Wright. q young man -,
siding there. But how she ever u
me to identify him with the noted ID
iatOr cannot be figured out. u
Al this writing. says the Lincoln
urnal. the official report of the con
81 for the nomination for supreme
ICE gives Hamer li.517 and Fawcett %
GA. but this does not include Doug ~
). Sheridan. Deuel. or Wheeler coun- u
$. The official count for Douglas D
: not yet been received, but the I'M III
cial gives Fawcett 2.S3l and Hamer tf
-. This makes the count 1915 re
Eawcett and 1886 for Hamcr. or q III
d for Fawcett of 500 votes and with III
&c counties yet to hear from. co
ohn Hirst. principal cf y school at
rkakee. H.. slipped at the roller
iting rink in Norfolk and has TWO
ken bones in his left ankle as a re- Oh