The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-16
NEBRASKA HAPPENINGS.
State News and Notes In Condensed
FORM.

this year in Omaha. July II to Is In
elusive.
Thursday q freight engine attached
to q south bound extra freight train
on the Missouri Pacific railway. went
through bridge two miles north Of
Julian. All Of the train crew escaped
injury. save the fireman and engineer
who both received slight injuries.
Two boys Of Albert Torey. near Ok
ford. were mixed up In an alterca
ton regarding q pipe. The younger
boy. about eiehteen wears of age. shot
his older brother. The bullet entering
the nostril. The boy who did the
shooting escaped. but has since been
captured. The injured boy will live.
c. Powc-s. fireman on engine No
11S Of the Rock Island. was instantly
killed in the South Omaha yards. He
went out on the back Of the tender
to attend the water spout and in some
way the spout knocted him of upon
the tracks. where the engine backed
up and ran over his body. He died in
stantly. He lived in Council Bluffs
and had relatives in the east.
The mangled body Of Stephen
O'Connor. twenty-five years Of age. a
switch tender employed by the Union
Pacific. was found lying near the cut
of back Of the Krug brewery In ON
aha at 6 O'Clock Thursday morning.
So far as It Is known there were no
witnesses to his death. The body was
found by James Finch. railway
worker. who notified the Office Of
Willis Crosby. coroner.
Fire destroyed a $4,000 barn. erected
by William Heller west of Murdoch
last summer. A three-year-old child
played with matches and caused the
fire. BY hard work of the neighbors
the house and also that of August
Heulke. a neichbor across the road.
were saved. The barn was insured for
$1,000. The contents. including twen-
ty tons of hay and 500 bushels Of oats.
were n total loss, but the live stock
was saved.
Fremont men who have been watch
ing the interurban situation declare
they believe the Burlington railroad
company is behind the move E. l..
WhitcOmb. one Of the directors of the
company. has been doing extensive
work for the Burlington. That is Ia
ken a some reason for the belief That
the Burlington four years ago made
survey for railroad over precisely
The route picked out by the interurban
promoters is another. The Burlington
1t is said. is Offering no opposition to
the scheme. while the Union Pacifi
and Northwestern are fighting it.
Double the acreage of alfalfa in
Custer county during the year 1870"
is the slogan Of the commercial club
OF Broken Bow. and at the first meet
ing of the executive committee a spe-
cial alfalfa" committee consisting of
Messrs. Caldwell. Bruce. Eastman.
Mullins and Bowman. was appointed
to boost this idea and keep it before
the people for the coming year. Other
committees were appointed on photo
graphy. sewers. city hall. literature.
free express delivery.
federal building railroads north and
south and good roads. The committee
On literature Is authorized to publish
descriptive pamphlets of Broken Bow
and Custer county 70: general distri-
button.
Between 2 and ; o'clock Thursday
four or five men forced an
a,,tr TT 10 ~e ho
Bank of Memphis. and blew the door
off OF the safe and escaped with about !
81 900 in cash. part OF which was gold, |
silver coin and currency. Charles Deck. |
east of the bank. heard the |
explosions. five in number. nitro-gly- !
rerine being used. but was unable to |
give warning to anyone else. as two |
Of the robbers covered him with re- |
vclvers. Before beginning the job the |
men broke into the two elevators and |
.oOk several grain doors and also Sc
,ured barrels from the stores and used /
hem for barbados. Tools from the
section tool house were
also taken to effect an entrance into
he bank. The bank safe was totally
wrecked and the fixtures were badly
damaged by the conclusion.
The electric light proposition has at
asst been solved. and It is safe to say
hat in few months Broken Bow will
rave thoroughly mp to date plant in
good working order. a franchise hav-
ng been granted to Edgar P. Steen
md Charles c. Gibson. both Of Grip
Die Creek, Col. The franchise stipu-
ates that they commence construction
,nder ninety days and the plant be
'eady 10 furnish current on the 1st of
September next. A certified check Of
800 was given to the city to insure
work within the ninety days and a
,Ond of $4,000 was filed TO idemnify
against damage during construction.
he rate schedule is reasonable and
'eems to meet with general appro5a-
ion. The consumer pays per kilowatt
'our for his total consumption. 4
minimum charge of SIS per month
sill b. made against all consumers
ard a discount OF 10 per
ert will he allowed on all meter
lis in excess of the minimum if paid
II OF before the 10th OF the month
hat in which service was rendered.
The Omaha water company has a
'ans Of men at work putting in wire
Mating about two niles above the
pumping station. on the
Iissouri river. About 1000 yards of
,attins will be placed this year. This
5 continuation of work which the
omrany does every year. in an en-