The Columbus journal., 1909-03-31
mesaAskA NEWS AND NOTES.
Items Of Interest Taken From Here
and There Over the State.

Items Of Interest Taken From Here
and There Over The State.
| The Midwest Life.
The Midwest Life Insurance COM
| pany Is an old line Insurance com
| pany organized under the laws OF
| the state Of Nebraska whose home
| once Is located 1t Lincoln.
lts premium rates are as low as
those Of eastern companies and the
| provisions Of its policies are fair and
reasonable. All the investments OF
The Midwest Life are made in Ne
braska securities and the money paid
to II for premiums Is thereby kept In
the state. Practical and experienced
life insurance men are back Of The
Midwest Life. II Will be three years
old in May next and has over $780,
600 of insurance In force.
The Midwest Life has plenty OF ter
ritory in Nebraska for good, active
and capable agents who wish to take
up the work of soliciting life insur-
ance either on full or part time Lib
eral commissions are paid. For adj
diti0nal Information write to n H.
Smell. President. Lincoln.
A noteworthy occasion TO the Ger
man Lutheran church at Tobias was
the dedication ON Sunday OF their
new pipe organ.
Preliminary steps for the opening
of An interurban railway line between
Sioux City and Harrington. Neb..
have been taken by Sioux City and
Nebraska business men.
George Warren. a leading citizen
and q democratic leader OF Johnson
county. was found dead in his room.
evidently having passed away ten or
twelve hours before OF heart trouble
The city of Lincoln has won IT'S suit
for dollar gas.
William and Charles Deeken. broth
ers. between the ages Of % and ;"
years. were arrested in Sioux City on
the charge of robbery and brought
back to Fender to be given trial.
They are accused of rObbing Sydney
Graves of $500. When arrested they
had $165 ON their person
NOal Bryan of Otoe county pur-
chased seven head of mules from
Charles O'Brien ON the east side of
the river, and was showing team of
them on the streets in Nebraska City
when an automobile frightened one
of the mules SO that it reared UP and
fell over dead.
John, the 15-year-old son Of Chris
Coffey. ticket agent for the Burning
ton railway. Nebraska City, accident
ally shot himself while out duck
hunting in a boat. He was getting
out of the boat and pulled the gun
toward him. He died almost in
stantly
William L. Gettle. son OF w. c.
Gettle. arrived in Humboldt from
Washington. d. c.. having been honor
ably discharged on the 18th as first
class electrician on the cruiser May.
flower, after a service Of four years
in the navy. Mr.. Celtic at once re-
enlisted. and is home ON a thirty
days furlough to visit his parents.
Louis Larsen. living one mile east
of Kennard. met with a very serious
accident while hosting hay into the
barn with a team and hay fork. He
was walking Sehind the dOubletree.
when a tug broke and the end of the
singletree struck him terrific blow
in the stomach. He is still alive, but
no hopes are entertained for his re-
covery.
I'VE. the jury, find for the plaintiff
and assess her damages at $4.28S.75"
This was the verdict of the jury in
the suit of Lena Margaret Lille
against the Modern WoOdmen OF
to recover a 5000 policy on
the life of her husband. Harvey NJ
Lille. The suit had been fought be-
cause of the allegation that Mrs. Lii
lie was the cause Of her husbands
1eath.
Rev. George ]. Glauber. rector of
The Catholic church at Harrington.
lied of paralysis at the age of 55
Born in Buffalo. he was educated at
st. Joseph's college there and St Je-
rOme's at Berlin. Canada, and gradu-
.ted in theology at Niagara univer.
'ity. In 1877 he was ordained BY
Bishop Ryan. The next year he was
appointed to Lincoln and had charge
slsO of missions In the southwest OF
he state. building churches at Hast.
ngs, Orleans, Wheatley and Fairfield
Daniel DucellO. an old resident
anchman living in the North Platte
ALLEY. was arrested charged with me-
iciOusiy poisoning tie live stock of
;harles Henry, his neighbor. The
Wholesale killing of Henry's property
vas reported two weeks az and
Sheriff Beal has been keeping guards
N watch for further acts Ducello
vas caught in the act Of placing salt
nixed with paris green and a sack
4 alfalfa hay dampeEeJ and sprin-
led thoroughly with paris green in
Ienry's pasture.
Beatrice bl00dhounds did effective
York in trailing down the murderers
( William Dillon. near Oxford. The
ogs took up the trail. which was
everal days old, and as a result two
oys. George Critzer and Ben He'd
endOrf. were arrested and have con-
essed to the crime. According TO
heir story, Heddendorff did the
hOOting. and in the division of the
under Critzer secured only $50 and
watch for his share Of the results
the crime. The man killed lived
lone on his farm.
Word was received in Tecumseh
nat Ben. the 4-year-oid son OF Mr..
nd Mrs. J.'C. Vanleer of Sheridan.
Iyo.. had been drowned. The par