The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-01
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural. PoIit.
ieai and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.

commercial club has been organ
lied at Galloway.
A humane society has been organ
lied in Nebraska City.
The new Methodist church at Hem
ingford will be dedicated June 5'A.
Some portions Of Nebraska were
we'll wet down In the recent rains.
W. r. Mellor. secretary of the state
board Of agriculture. Is touring Eu.
rope.
W. J. Bryan hired a hall at Omaha
and made q speech favoring county
option.
The new depot at Central City was
dedicated with many railroad officials
in attendance.
Governor and Mrs. Shallenberger
celebrated the twenty-fourth anniver.
sary of their marriage
The project Of building and equip
ping suitable auditorium at West
Point is again agitating the public
mind
c. II. Mayborn. until recently en-
ployed in the Union States bank in
Beatrice. has organized a state bank
at Chester. The institution will open
for business in a few days.
l.. c. Mann. who for twenty years
has been in the ranks of Humboldt
business men, died from a stroke Of
apoplexy last week.
Governor Shallenberger delivered
the class address to the graduates of
| the Stella High school to a large
audience in the opera house.
The Nebraska State Dental associ
alton. in session at Omaha. elected
officers as follows: President, p. T.
Barber. Omaha; vice president. o. II.
Cressler. North Platte; secretary. J.
II. Wallace. Omaha; treasurer. H. T.
King. Fremont. The next meeting will
be held in Lincoln.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. l. Lisk of Dodge
county have been made defendants in
another police court complaint signed
by County Superintendent John Mat
zen. alleging that they have failed to
send their eight-year-old daughter to
school. Two weeks ago the Lisks
faced a similar charge, but were re-
leased on promising to comply with
the law. They have not as yet
done SO.
The unfavorable weather for the
past ten days. says a Howe dispatch.
is very hard on the newly planted
corn and much of it is rotting in the
ground. John Kleckner. living just
west of town, as well as others who
planted early. are obliged to replant
entire fields.
4 special election was held at Rush
Vile. the issue being to vote $4,000
bonds for improving and extending
vote stood 3 to IL against.
The will of the late John Ross. of
the Crab Orchard vicinity. has been
filed for probate in county court at
Beatrice. The deceased was bachelor
and left an estate valued at nearly
So. ZOO. which will be divided among
fourteen nephews and nieces.
Sheriff Quinton of Cass county has
a large stock OF merchandise in his
possession awaiting an owner. Fred
Blunt and Sampson Karnes informed
him where he would find the goods. 1t
is believed the goods were thrown
from Missouri Pacific cars.
Mr.. and Mrs. David G. Blackburn
celebrated their golden wedding ami
versary at their home northwest Of
Ioldredge Over 100 neighbors and
friends were present. The Rev. Al
fred Chamberlain on behalf of the
guests presented Mr. Blackburn with
q gold-headed cane and his wife with
a gold watch.
At the Grand Army encampment at
Fairbury the following officers were
elected: Department commander.
John Diener. Post No. 81. of Syracuse:
senior vice commander. ]. F. Morgan.
Post No. 81. of Alma: junior vice COM
mander. o. Fl. Durand. Post No. a. of
Fairbury: chaplain. !. Nickel. Post
No. %. of Lincoln; medical director.
Fred Brother. Post No. 80 of Beatrice.
The widow of Jones Pilkins of
Battle Creek will recover $4,000 from
three saloon-keepers there whom she
charged with selling liquor to her hus-
band after she had warned them
against it. one of the Pilkins' mo-
ments of over-indulgence happening
to result in his death. He wandered
onto the railroad track at that point
and was struck by a train. being
killed instantly.
Word was received in Nebraska
City by Mrs. X. II. Tagart of the
death OF her mother. Mrs. s. s. See
ley at her home in Santa Barbara.
Cal. at the age Of 50, after a brief ILL.,
ness.
The village board Of Syracuse has
passed an ordinance levying a tax Of
s. on each dog that is kept in that
village.
The Tecumseh city council esti-
mates that it will require $17.35O to
meet the expenses Of the municipality
during the coming fiscal year.
Mayor Schulz has been authorized
by a unanimous vote of the council
to issue a proclamation in the near
future establishing a cleanup" day
in Grand Island. half holiday to be
observed and efforts made to clean
thoroughly every alley. street and
back yard In the city.
Mrs. Anna II. Coon. who Is seeking
to have a receiver appointed for the
Paddock hotel property. at Beatrice.
has filed twenty afiidavits in district
court supporting her allegation that