The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST. FROM
VARIOUS. sEcTioNs.
AL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON

| ILL., OOOUSOuO tOOOebSO " ~
Religious, Social, Agricultural, Pe'is
| leal and Other Matters Given
!, Due Consideration.
The two-year-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. H., Martin of Stratton. which
was burned from drinking I've is dead
The Nebraska teachers annual
meeting will again be held in Lincoln
In 1910. Omaha made q bid for the
gathering. but was not successful.
Prof. J. A. Dimmick, principal Of
the schools at Sterling, sent . %.
caliber rifle bullet into his right tenn
pie at his home.
| Chauncey Graham. q young man
who was accidentally shot at his homo
near Arnold, passed away after hover.
ing between life and death for over
| a week.
The large farm house of Miss Hat
tie Summers, six miles west of Beat
rice, caught fire, but the neighbors
succeeded in extinguishing the flames
before much damage resulted.
Members of the Nebraska Millers'
Protective association OF Nebraska
held a banquet at the New Palmer
house in Grand Island. Phil Glade Of
Grand Island acted as POSTMASTER.
Arthur Naslund has been elected
second lieutenant of Company e, Sc
cond regiment, located at Holdrege.
The election was approved by Adju-
tant General Hartigan.
A box car occupied by a number of
Italian labOrers was partially burned
in the Burlington yards at Beatrice.
ditto Ladina was seriously burned and
may not recover.
1t IL said on good authority that the
Burlington contemplates building an
elegant depot in Wymore next sum-
mer. The location has been pur-
chased.
Dean Stewart was q former Crete
man and graduate of Doane college,
who fell dead on the streets of Oga-
lalla recently. The cause was said to
be due to heart disease The remains
were buried at Crete.
Fire at Bradshaw, the first station
west Of York. destroyed one of the
grain elevators, together with about
5000 bushels Of grain. The elevator
belonged to.the T. B. Hord Grain COM
pany of Central City.
Frank Gaul, <aged twenty. made an
attempt to commit suicide by shoot
ing himself with a revolver at the |
farm home of Ernest Watson in Saun- |
ders county. where he was employed. |
The bullet entered his right breast |
and he will probably die.
Station Railway Agent S. Slime OF |
the Northwestern. while unloading q
piano from car at Thayer, met with
a painful and, what for a time ap-
peared to be serious accident. The
heavy piano slipped and fell on Mr..
Slime. injuring his leg and foot.
Ernest E. Stout, sentenced at Grand
Island to nine years Imprisonment in
the penitentiary. will be taken to Lin
coin in a few days. He is arranging
his affairs SO that his wife and child
will in the meantime be provided for.
w. Godfrey, who resides near SYRIA
cuse fell from bis wagon while load
Ing and was so badly injured that he
could not help himself and when
found was nearly frozen to death. He
Is II years of age and his recovery
% doubtful.
1t Is stated upon good authority that
he Union Pacific Railroad company
intends making some improvements
It Galloway. work to commence in the
hear future. A water supply system
will be installed, the present one be- I
ng inadequate to supply the demand
or water.
Orders were received by Postmaster
Cook of Blair to raise the rental Of
boxes from IS cents. 60
'ents and 81 to 60 cents. Is cents. 81
md $50. to go into effect January l.
vigorous protest is being made by
he business men and citizens of Blair
md many will give up their boxes.
During a short session Of the dis.
riot court at Aurora, Judge DUNCAN
endered . decision in the case Of ,
Hamilton county against the Aurora
RATIONAL bank. holding that the county 1
ec0ver interest at the rate of per I
emit on county money deposited in
he bank and per cent on each quar-
erly payment from the end of each h
uarter. v
Items published last week of events d
rinted In the York Republican thirty
ears ago mentions the Tribune, pub >;
shed by Frank Wellman, brother OF al
Walter Wellman, the noted traveller
nd writer, went south and later be-
anne editor of the Sutton Times. >
FUNDED by his brother. Walter Well
ian. in 1873. Walter Wellman at
hat time was but IA years of age and, II
/ addition to being editor and pub :
sher, he had learned the printers
-ade and was able to do most of the
lechanical work on his paper.
The York County Medical associa-
on gave q farewell dinner to DR.. and
[rs. A. r. Allen of Bradshaw, who
ave in q few days for Colorado.