The Columbus journal., 1910-05-04
NEBRASKA On eRleF.

. News Notes Of Interest From VA
, Gus Parts o. State.
" A freight train. No. %. from Platt
|" mouth to Lincoln. ran over and kille
the 10-year-0ld son Of C. E. Schurmaz
, the foreman OF the extra bridge san
At Cedar creek.
At q special election held In c.
iumbus-city and township-to vot
|. bonds to build . new steel bride
|. across the Platte. the provision wa
|, carried almost unanimously.
Leman Weddle. who lives tire,
miles west of Stella. has a pig week,
old that has five well developed ears
Two OF the extra ears are CROWNS
from the regular cars. and the othel
one Is near one Of the others. The
pig Is In healthy condition.
John Just, and C. p. Johnson. of
Battle Greek were before the Com.
mission on Dipsomania and were ad,
judged fit subjects for detention and
treatment. and were taken to Lin.
coin.
Rev. Lou Wallace Cade has accept.
ed call to the pastorate of the First
Presbyterian church in Plattsmouth
10 Ill the vacancy caused by the res.
ignation OF Rev. J. H. Salisbury. now
of Auburn
The body Of Mrs. d. c. Wallace.
who died in Los Angeles, arrived in
Tekamah for interment in Tekamah
cemetery. Mrs. Wallace was for MANY
years a resident Of Tekamah and re.
mover to California. but two years
ago.
A Washington dispatch says: Sec
rotary Wilson today detailed an ex.
pert from the department of agricul.
ture to make experiments In Nebraska
with view to preventing and curing
hog cholera The bureau of animal
Industry has been working for nearly
ten years In an effort to discover a
serum which would check the spread
OF this disease. and it Is now believed
mat they have been successful, and
Secretary Wilson has expressed his
Willingness to send a veterinary sur.
geon to Nebraska.
AS a result of the vote of the citi.
Gems OF Fairbury in a special election
that city will construct a water works
system and also erect an electric light
plant. both of which will be municipal.
ly owned.
The printed plans and speciaca-
lions OF the new Odd Fellows home
for which contract has been let ara
on exhibition In York. 1t promises
to be one Of the largest. best built.
most coinmodious and sanitary fire.
PROOF buildings of its kind in the
west. The Odd Fellows will expend
The coming year nearly $4,000 in i'm.
Mrs. A. Marquardt, a widow living
ABOUT five and half miles southwest
n Pilger. committed suicide by hang.
ing In a small grove near her house.
she had been i'll for some years and
{ Is supposed that temporary aberra.
ion was caused by her continued i'll.
less.
Anna Zook. a German woman
whose home is in the south part of
FORK county. filed complaint against
Joseph Weiss for attempt to kill.
LAST summer Weiss went to Germany
ND induced Anna Zook to come to
america with him under promise of
marriage. but has refused to carry
ut the marriage ceremony. \
The Burlington has been granted
uthority to put into effect a rule L
gainst receiving sheep for shipment
ntil twenty-fOur hours after they o.
ave been dipped. Dipping seems to
eaker the sheep and render them
lore liable to injury when shipped.
ne rule Is adopted. it is said. for the -
utual protection of the shipper and w
le railroad. y
Alex Lyon. q real estate dealer. e'
Central City. was killed when his un
ito skidded over an embankment W
'out seven miles east of town in "n
amilton county and turned over in a..
ditch. There was about a foot and on
half OF water and soft mud in the w
fch and Lyon was pinned down by -
steering wheel and death result. ~.
apparently from drowning. The 80,
ad man was prominent farmer. %.
A hen belonging to Mrs. H. T. vii. Oh,
D. who lives four miles north of ODD
Sn. laid an egg weighing four q =
nces- The egg was eight inches in Gus
and inside the shell of /"
large egg was another egg perfect to
every way. tina
The body Of Porter Bidwell, a man
years old. who has lived alone in salt
cottage near Watson's ranch for Chi
eraI years. was found In a path
r the cottage where It is evident
he fell and died alone. His daush. ~
Mrs. N. B. Hislet. is a resident Dirt
Kearney. ,igl
ilton Weber Of Randolph, who
been at Osmond on business, on seer
lrning home. lost control of his sro'
'mobile and paid the penalty with
life. The automobile Is a com. n
9 wreck. -.
he grand lodge Of Eagles are -
ing elaborate preparations for
next grand lodge session at Chad.
ne State Railway commission tele.
he'd both President Taft and Gov.
z Hughes its congratulations
the appointment Of Governor
hes to the supreme bench of the
ed States.
lgineer Mclaughlin has arrived in
rior from Kansas City to work ON IL
100000 cement plant. claimed to