The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-09
NEBRASKA HAPPENINGS.
S..ss..c Ms ard Notes in Condensed
Form.

were larger than in years past.
Arthur Cruikshank and Ernest Black
have bought the Thompson drug store
at North Bend and will 90 to that
town next week to take possession.
The three-year-old boy Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sherman Taylor of Wymore. died
suddenly Saturday afternoon at 1:3O
OF ptomaine poison. supposed to have
been In meat.
Oliver BoswOrth Of near Utica. was
aGjudged insane by the insanity board
Tuesday and taken to the asylum at
Lincoln. He had formely been an in
mate of that institution.
Louis SANDER. living three miles
northwest of Weeping Water, has
sold his farm OF 2i0 acres for S120
per acre. Ahou. twelve years ago he
bought this same place for $40 per
acre
Judge Thomas sentenced Harry
Sweeney OF Schuyler. 10 one year in
the penitentiary for Il forgery recently
committed at Leigh. in that county
When arraigned he pleaded and man.
aged 10 secure the minimum penalty.
James Barry of Odell pleaded guilty
in district coG:t to the charge of SELL
ing Intoxicating liquors without IL
ccnse. He was fined So and costs
which he paid. Barry was indicted by
the June term Of the grand jury.
Twenty-four new members have
been added TO the First Presbyterian
church at Madison. This is the re-
suit of an active church movement
tFat has been inaugurated in Madison.
Other churches also report Z number
of new additions.
The court house ut Imperial. Chase
county. was entirely destroyed by fire
at IN O'Clock Wednesday night. The
records vaults have not been opened.
hence the conditions Of the records
is unknown The fire was undoubt-
cdly of incendiary- origin.
Report has it that Z. p. Bracken,
general superintendent OF the WyOm-
ing district OF the Burlington, with
headquarters at Alliance. has been
transferred to the lines east as as
sistant general manager. with head
, quarters al Chicago.
The directors Of the Boone county
agricultural association met and de-
cided upon the dates for the next an
TENDER 90. 81. 90 and 90. John O'Neill
WAS elected ppresident: liver England.
vice president: J. E. Green. treasurer
and H. l.. Brooks, secretary.
The chair of mathematics OF Hast
ings college. made vacant by the re-
cent resignation Of Miss Esther Alex
ander, has been filled by the appoint
ment of Professor Wells of Ollivette,
Mich. college. Miss Janet l.. Carpen-
ter has been appointed as instructor
n Latin. since Dean FilsOn resigned.
The village Of Elm Creek, Buffalo
county. is soon to install an electric
light plant. John Nitchie Of that place
vas in Kearney Thursday and was ne
/ cotiatirg for large gasoline engine
and other equipment for the cOnstruc-
ton of the same. beginning in the
spring.
Mrs. Bowdish motherin-law of Frank
Wild. postmaster at Dewitt. was so
badly burned at her home Thursday
afternoon that she died shortly after
ward. Her son, Homer BOwdish. who
| ran valiantly to her rescue and who
carried her out while her clothes were
still afiame. IS in critical condition
from burns he received from the in
halation of fame.
Omiha banks made a splendid show
ing when the comptroller of the cur
! rency issued his call for statement
Df the business OF the national banks
Tor the close os January 81. The re-
DCrts OF the national banks of Omaha
ard South Omaha show an increase in
leans over the corresponding call last
year. February ). OF si.430.645, and an
increase i'm deposits over the same
late of s2.949.532.
Pallas lodge. Knights OF Pythias. OF
Schuyler gave its annual banquet
Tuesday night. Over 200 were pres
ent. W. VI. Cain presided as toastmas-
ter and responses were made by Rich
are O'Neil of Lincoln, p. G. Chancel-
Tor. supreme representative and others.
! Fremonts bank clearings were
greater by nearly 100000 for Janu-
airy. 1910. than the clearing for the
first month of 1909. The total clear
Ings for the month Just closed were
81 .790. 1874.
During the last ten days Kearney
has witnessed two fights on commodi-
ties with a great deal OF interest
The first was the ice fight, when the
price was lowered for the coming
summer to 25 cents per hundred
pounds. The last and perhaps the
most welcome fight on prices was a
flour fight that started last week. A
local grocery firm started selling flour
ct $l.55 per sack when the price for
the same grade was $l.70 elsewhere.
The product being the output of the
local mills. the balance OF the grocers
. cried for help to the miller. The re-
suit was that they put flour down to
s1..o per sack. the lowest it has sold
| for some time. The firm that started
the fight declares it will sell flour for
cot for the next year.
The old Oakland hotel site at SUIT
! ton has been purchased for the pur-
pose of erecting a Carnegie library.
| Consideration, sl,175. Work will be-
gin as soon as spring opens. Mr..
, Carnegie has promised a donation of
$4,000 for the building. Several books
Of biography. history and fiction have
been added 10 the library this week.
| Chariar L OFT has sold his interest