The Columbus journal., 1910-03-16

talking of establishing n
sceiyrecr xAA plant
The W. e. T. u. Of Wymore 10 vas
ing an active campaign against poo
halls.
The Farmers bank Of Sutherland
has organized with a paid UP capital
stock Of $4,000
A dry ticket for village trustees ol
Hickman will be nominated by the
anti4aloon caucus.
Farmers about Lyons are busy tax
Ing the corn. out Of the fields that
could not be gathered last fall.
Henry H. verrell. q residen: Of
Saunders county for over forty years.
vas found dead In his home in Mem.
phis Tuesday. Death was due to apo
plexy.
At . recent meeting Of the city
council at Beatrice. the city attorney
vas instructed to draw up an ordin-
ance condemning and appropriatins
about twenty-one lots on the vest side
Of the river for park purposes.
The Workmen Of Table Rock have
recently leased. for q term Of years.
the upper story of the Buerstetta
block. which they have fitted up into a
commodious lodge and dining room.
for the use Of the lodge.
z. X. wilkins. superintendent OF
construction Of the post0nice at Grand
Island. has been ordered by the su-
pervising architect to take up his
work on the postomce st Kea1ney. the
change to take place the 18th of this
month.
The city council Of Weeping Water
has granted franchise to an electric
light company. A plant will be placed
here and the power will be used for
lighting and for manufacturing pur-
poses. and will be transmitted to the
nearby loves of AvOca. Louisville and
Nehawka
A pc; squirrel that has bitten sew
eral persons during the past month
attacked Mrs. T.. A. Sweet of Palmyra.
fastening itself to her hands and bit
ing her quite seriously. The animal
vas killed and its head at once for. |
warded to the Pasteur institute q: !
Chicago.
The Fremont Commercial club has !
made arrangements TO operate a ferry \
across the Platte river Immediately |
south Of the city pending the compile
fiOn Of repairs on the bridge. The |
ferry is TO he large enough to accom-
modate dozen people at once and is
to be attached to a hevy wire cable
Members of the state normal board
met in Kearney Wednesday and after
a discussion decided that the contract
for the north wing Of the state normal
school should be awarded to ". F.
Crossley of that city instead of Knut.
zen & Isdell. The latter firm refused
to sign Their contract. although they
were the lowest bidders on the addi-
ton.
At a meeting Of the Scandinavian
Insurance company of Swede Home.
the pOlicyhOlders voted to move the
headquarters from Swede Home to
This insurance company
was established In Swede Home about
twenty-five years ago and was consti-
Iuted then Of only few farmers in
hat locality. and Is now becoming an
institution.
Buffalo county will get through the
inheritance tax Law $3.S74 from the
George Meisner estate now being set.
led in county court. The interest en-
his amount will be added and will
20 to the county. The entire value OF ,
his estate was appraised at over
100000. The money received by the
county will 60 toward the improve ,
nent Of public highways.
An out-Of-d0or camp for sick babies
will be added to Omaha's philan. I
hrOpic provision this summer The
listing nurse association is behind
he project which it hopes to make
reality BY the time warm weather
ONES. 1t is planned to secure some
hady. grassy plot within easy access
4 the car lines and not too far out.
nd there to install an open air nur-
cry where the babies of working 8
'0.nen and other tots who might not :
therwise be able to have the pure out c
OOr air necessary. may be brought
nd cared for by trained nurses during
he day. A kitchen will he equipped y
there the right kind of food mag be .
repaired and provision may also be
1ade for housing temporarily delicate
title ones whose homes do not afford r
he care their health requires E
Through the generosity Of r. b.
lord. Nebraska Central college. the
entral City Quaker institution of =
earning is to be provided with
rhool cf agriculture il the terms Of
hat sentlcman's gift are met by the q,
ricnds CT the college. Mr.. HOrd has
orated s.. ZOO toward school of agri- q.
ultrre in case $1,000 more is raised
y the college. his gift having been
nnOunced by the trustees of the col 1t
.ge last week. 1t has been the pnr.
ose of the college trustees for a long b,
me to eventually add an agricultural =
apartment to the institution. as there
a strong demand in this part of the
tate for an institution where young
zen and women may receive training
scientific farming and this will now
3 provided.
Mrs. w. G.. Van Ness. an old resi-.
INT Of Beatrice. Is in a serious condi-
On from the effects Of fall which
lie sustained. She slipped on a brick
dewalk. dislccatins her hip joint As