The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-04-06
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS fJOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
Religious. Social. Agricultural. Polit'
icaI and Othsr Matte.s Given
Due Consideration.

- Promised IN the near future.
Grandmother Iartel.ck of Cumin;
county has reached her lolst year.
\ prairie fire near Mullen de-
stroyed hay and other property.
Congregationalists of Neigh will
spend 5000 in remodeling their
church.
Work has been started on the sol
dlers' and sailors monument at
kearney.
At the regular meeting of the city
council of kearney it was decided to
make the license fee for saloons the
coming year $500.
which was partly destroyed by fire
January % last is partly remodeled
and is again doing busineSs.
A stock company has been organ
lied by seven Ainswor;h capitalists
who have plated and will market the
eighty acre tract east of town
During an exceedingly high wind
lire broke out on large piece of hay
land north of Beemcr. About twenty
five tons of hay were burned
The state board of public lands and
buildings gave Ed l.. Simon of Lincoln
the contract for installing a new boil
or at the Norfolk at a cost of $500.
Frank l.. Mercer shot his divorced
wife through the head at the home
OF his father in Lincoln and then sent
bullet into his own temrle. The
man died, but it is thought his wife
will live
At Hastings. Judge DUNCAN imposed
sentence of five years at hard la
Dor in the state penitentiary upon
Arthur Anderson. negro slayer of Ar
thur Newell following a Plea of guilty
to the charge of manslaughtcr
Special election was held in Or
leans for the purpose of voting on a
proposition to bond the city in the
sum of S20.GG0 for the purpose of con-
st-ucting a city waterworks system.
The bonds were carried 49, to So
Gus Garlock, the Emerson butcher
who shot and instantly killed Joseph
Lee Of Yankton. S. d.. and then es-
cared. was arrested in Herman and
taken to Dakota City for trial The
shooting was done two months ago,
and Gariock claimed i'm self defense.
The dates for the Seward county
fair have been changed from the last
of August TO the last of September,
for the reason hat the managers de-
cided the first named date was too
early to hold a successful display of
agricultural products and stock.
Ben F. Shuts of Curtis was found
guilty OF the Illegal sale of liquor on
two counts. He was fined $500 on
the second. Jess CrOnk, who plead
ed guilty 10 seven counts, was fined
$500 on the first count
Sterling has let the contract for
n system Of electric lighting.
During the convention OF the Cen
trail Nebraska teachers association
which will be held in Hastings.
March 30 To April |. an art exhibit
viii he displayed at the high school
which will consist of photographs
and encravingS, the loan of an east
ern company
{. 4. Flip3an was arrested upon
COMPLAINT Of f. Z. Stanton. county
attorney OF Polk county. for alleged
criminal operation. which resulted in
the death of Julia Eath of Hamp-
ton. Neh. The doctor pleaded not
guilty. and was bound over on $1,000
bonds to appear Tor hearing.
( At the farm of Fred Johnson. seven
niles south of Sioux City. fire de-
StroyCd the barn. granary. corn cribs
with .G0 bushels OF corn and 1Ol bush
els of oats. hog sheds ard ten fat
hogs and ali the farm machinery.
( The state Sunday school association
meets in Beatrice June 10 ..
( \ jury in federal court at Norfolk
returned 4 verdict for the Northwest
ern Railroad company in the case in
which !. ~. Jones of Fierce sought
S20.c0h damages for Injuries ALLEGED
to have been sustained by falling over
! a loose hoard on the railroad side
walk at P!ainview.
/ Lou Graf. 4 prominent cate feeder
Of Graf, Neb.. raid the farmers re-
siding in the Vicinity Of Dunbar SlOl.-
hG0 for Loco head of cattle which they
are to deliver TO him the first of May.
+ The prices ranged from SIS to $3.50
per hundred.
W. II. Williams of West Point. faith
/ er of Mrs. J. f. Vance. is the possess
! or OF an Interesting relic o. the civil
war. 4 cory Of the Daily Citizen of
EickSburg. Miss. issued on Thursday.
/ July ,. 1863. II is printed on the
back OF an ordinary sheet of wall pa
per. four columns wide.
Ray HesSeltiGe. an expert fruit
grower Of the section around Peru.
says that the fruit crop has not been
damaged as much as reported He
says that all present Indications point
10 Plenty Of fruit in that section.
! After being under a rigid guaran-
tine for twelve weeks. the Kearney
! Military academy was released by
the health officers OF the city and
the boys were allowed TO so TO their
homes to spend the spring vacation
During their long siege of scarlet fe-
Yer TO death occurred and the boys
! received the best medical attendance
afforded.
The agriculture class of the West
Point High school has made arrange
ments 10 test seed corn for the farm
ers of that section. Much trouble is
I being experienced in securing seed
corn that will terminate properly. the