The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-01-12
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.
Items Of Interest Taken From Herr
and There Over the State.

AtdiidA charged Win the murder OF IL
sear-old John Preubs of Wymore last
summer, was pronounced net guilty by
the jury and discharged from custody
Two hundred men and boys engaged
N wolf hunt east of Tecumseh. Four
wolves We're rounded up and killed.
The hunters covered twenty-five sec.
lions of land
The Bruning farmers institute and
aides auxiliary was held in the opera
1ouSe at Bruning. The showing in
:se grain department WAS well filled
with exhibits
The coroners jury which investi-
gated the death of Frank Allen, found
lead at the home Of his father, Pat
lex Allen, east Of Fiiley. found that
he cause Of death was alcoholism.
e S. Canady OF Peru was a sue
cessful contestant in the corn contest
instituted by a Batavia, Ill. manu-
featuring concern. Mr.. Canady has
received draft for SIS, iwth the in
formation that he was the exhibitor
of the third hest five ears of corn.
The annual boys and girls corn
ard domestic science contest was held
n Beatrice. The exhibits were dis
played in the new high school build
ng. A large crowd Of children We're
present from the schools over the
county
4 suit has been commenced i'm the
district court of Seward county by
Mrs. Maggie Gadeke by her attorney,
T. II. Mckillip, asking damages in the
sum of $4,000 against all four saloon
keepers OF Seward and their bonds
men.
Morgan Shively. stabbed to death at
San Gabriel, Cal, was well known in
lincoln, where his parents and sister
reside. He was a student in the Uni
:erSity Of Nebraska and for several
rears in the railway mail service, rum
1ing out of Lincoln.
Portland lOret dispatch: In
-ear-end collision between two
treight trains on the Oregon Railroad
md Navigation cOmpany's line near
Iascade, Ore, T. II. Carson. a cattle
nan of kearney, Neb., was killed and
4 number of persons were injured.
In keeping with the law passed by
he legislature restoring the grand
Jury system for investigating GRIM
nal cases. Judge DUNCAN has an
bounced that grand jury may be
allied for Adams county during the
March term of the district court.
The 3-year-old son of Mr. Schmal-
iewsky of Grand Island, a photograph
ar. became seriously i'll and for a time
his condition proved a puzzle to the
physician who was called. Later some
small pieces OF chewed cardboard were
tOund and the mystery was cleared.
The little fellow was saved.
The Seyenty-twO entries in the sim
Gle ear contest at the Washington
county corn show were judged and
IN. ear entered by Martin and Nurre
won first. securing the Ed Matthiesen
silver trophy valued at $40. suitably
engraved, and s. in cash offered by
The Dixon Real Estate company
The annual report of the county re-
order of Otoe county shows that dur
.ng the last year there was decrease
If the mortgaged debt of the county
ii SCOT" on farm and village prop
~rty. There We're $50 mortgages filed
If the value OF s566.S1o-2S and 131 re-
leased. valued at S56e.S10.2S.
Edward Brouhard. son of II. BrOu
lard. president of the Bank of Beaver
'ity. committed suicide by shooting
himself in the breast with ii target
-ifle. His ifeless body was found in
he hay loft OF the barn. He was a
leaf mute and is supposed To have
brooded over his misfortune till life
had no charms for him.
o. II. Johnson. Alfred Barnes and
lanes Horn have been bound over to
he district court of Adams county
by County Judge Button in the sum
ri $500 each. the first for trial on
the charge OF grand larceny in a hotel
and the others for trial on the charge
IF chicken stealing. County Attorney
Hartigan will ask for penitentiary
sentence for each man convicted
Forced into 4 cab and driven to the
prescribed district. 16-year-Old Ralph
Craig was compelled by his father. Ad-
rian Craig, a prominent Norfolk farm
ar. to spend a night in debauchery
The father was drunk. AT O'Clock
IN the morning they drove home after
having visited several places. The
boy told his mother. who swore out
complaints for wholesale arrests of
women. as well as her husband They
all paid fines
Kenosha (Wis.D dispatch: Judge |
Joseph r. Clarkson. formerly of
Omaha. has resumed the practice of |
law here. After having been missing |
from home for several weeks in mid |
summer. he was found working as a |
laborer at Savannah. Ill, having for !
the second time lost a sense of his |
personal identity and with a passion |
for physical exertiOn. He then went |
TO work in a button factory here, but |
recently tired of his work.
Deputy Sheriff V. G. Schneider of |
Kansas City. KaS.. arrived in Lincoln |
for the purpose of taking into custody |
C. r. Seitz. Lincoln boy accused of
embezzlement by Kansas City scales |
company. SeitZ professed his limo !
cence and indicated he would return |
TO face his accuSers without the for
mality OF requisition service.
A new modern hotel is one of the |
prospects that Albion has under con
sideration.
Henry A. Schneider. Plat,smouth'e
new postmaster. has entered upon his
duties.