The Columbus journal., 1909-05-05
NEBRASKA NEWS AND norea

NEBRASKA NEWS AND Norea
items Of Interest Taken. From Her
and There Over the state.
Senator John Hatfield OF Neleigh
will deliver the memorial address Al
Seward
A number of Greek laborers who
had been drinking heavily created q
small riot in the depot at Hadep
They drove the Northwestern agent
out OF the depot and serious trouble
threatened for q time. -,
Bert Smith. who has been cashier
II the Bank Of Paul since its organi.
xation, has resigned ana win study
medicine. John Coke has been elect.
ed to take his place.
william Hicks Of Sutton COMM.
ted an assault on Robert McCune. liv.
ing on farm northwest Of there
about six miles. Hicks is charged
with shooting McCune and further as
saulting him for purposes of robbery.
He escaped with What money he could
find. and Is now In Jail at Clay Center.
Some excitement prevailed in Falls
City when 1t was learned that Miss
Beynon. teacher in the Zion school,
had the smallpox. Both the Central
and Zion schools were ordered closed
for fumigation.
The barn of Lawrence Coracke, near
st. Mary. Johnson county. with its
contents, was burned to the ground.
The contents included nine head of
horses. $500 bushels of corn. several
tons of hay, buggy. implements, etc.
H. F. Fink. who lives in Todd Creek
precinct. shot and killed a blue heron.
a rare bird in Nebraska. The gentle
man was engaged in blowing in the
field when he saw the bird alight at q
pond near by. He procured his gun
and bagged the game.
DR.. G. L. Roe. superintendent at the
Feeble Minded institute, at Beatrice,
has finished planting a row of trees
stretching the entire length along the
south side of the institute. The money
for this purpose was appropriated by
the state.
While Herman HOhlshu of Platts-
mouth was loading some fertilizer
from his barn into a wagon he found
a gold ring containing large diamond
set. 1t was shown to B. A. McElwain,
a jeweler in that city, who pronounced
it to be worth at least $50.
The government surveying party,
engaged in the preliminary survey for
the drainage canal through Salt Creek
valley, began work during the last
week. The survey will extend from
the mouth of Salt creek below Ashland
to Lincoln. There are fourteen gov
eminent surveyors in the party.
The kearney debating team. consist
ing of Ralph Dugdale, Walter Fisher
ard Herbert Marquard, went to feru
Normal to debate the question. RE
solved. That cities of Nebraska of
1000 Inhabitants or over should adopt
the commission form of municipal gov
ernment," with the Peru normal team.
Peter Konnagell. 20 years of age
and for twenty-six years a resident of
Willard. Douglas county. committed
suicide by hanging himself in a barn.
Dependency is thought to have been
the cause of the suicide but no espe-
cial cause can be assigned as Konna-
gel. although we'll advanced in years,
was in vigorous health and still pur-
sued his occupation of well digger.
Grand Army posts in Nebraska will
celebrate Memorial day on
May 31st.
A clock is to be placed in the court
house tower at Geneva to cost 1850,
sovO of which will be paid by the coun-
ty. the rest to he raised by subscrip-
tons in the city.
contrary to reports put in circula-
ton. the Nebraska Bankers associa-
lion will not fight the new law enacted
by the late legislature.
Andrew Bloom was sentenced to
four years in the penitentiary by
Judge Travis for burglaries committed
1t Greenwood.
Every arrangement is being made
by the Commercial club committee
md the committee selected by the
ocal Grand Army of the Republic post |
'or the entertainment, program and |
and care of the delegates to |
he Grand Army of the Republic. who |
lold Grand Army encampment at York |
Nay II, IL and Is.
Fred VannOy, the S-year-Old boy who |
vas injured by an automobile while /
playing in front of the Sydenham
school house. eight miles south of
kearney, died from the results of the
He was run over by the car
IS it was passing the school.
The German Lutherans of Seward
re preparing to build a new church.
Cornelius Staachs OF Beatrice plead
utility to stealing grain from cars and
aid fine Of $50 and costs.
J. p. Walsh was killed by falling
rom the second story of a building
q Shelton.
Ashland voted dry at the late cleo
ion and will therefore get along with
ut saloons for one year.
The baseball season has opened in
Nebraska towns and promises to be
lively until cold weather.
Liu Hop. Chinaman, under arrest
q Omaha, astonished the court by put
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