The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-04-20
NEBRASKA HAPPENINGS,
State News and Notes IN Condensed
Form.

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Chief Harry Hauser Of the Ffemor
hre department was unanimously =,
elected at the annual meeting.
w. d. Woodruff. the Burlingto
agent at Dorchester. has received
promotion Is agent at st. Paul, Mel
George Shcultz and family left NJ
braska City for Los Angeles, Cal
where they win make their futur
home.
The equity term Of district ccur
commences at Beatrice next Monday
Judge J. B. Raper Of Pawnee City vii
preside.
Thirty-six new members were re
ceived into the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning at Lyons. Rev. b. F
Pearson Is the pastor.
Secretary J. F. Hanson Of the Ere
mont Commercial club announced tha
he will submit his resignation at the
next meeting Of the club.
The firemen Of Beatrice are makins
arrangements for fair to be held in
their new headquarters for one week
commencing Monday next.
Ice as thick as a window pane an
peared on water Wednesday at Garlic
ton. but as 1t is dry it is not thought
the fruit will be injured.
Herman NewcOmb of Cook has been
acquitted of the charge of furnishing
fntoxicants to an habitual drunkard
in the johnson county court.
A total of 1000 votes were cast at
the election held in Beatrice Tuesday.
This is the largest vote cast at any
municipal election IN Beatrice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Day have re-
turned to their home at Weeping
Water after an absence of more than
four months in touring Europe.
About twO-thirds Of the old alfalfa
In Custer county has been winter
killed. All the last years seeding has
come through the winter in prime con-
diticn.
At the school board meeting at Fair.
mont. two new teachers were elected.
Miss Martha Schaedel Of Sutton and
Miss Hazel Farrar Of Fairmont, to
positions in the grades.
The Fremont Ministries have finally
made arrangements to make their an
nual appearance in Fremont They
are to put on their performance under
the auspices of the fire department.
At a meeting Of the board Of edu-
cation Of Trenton the following teach.
ers were reelected. Superintendent.
o. F. White: high school. Mabel Kaup:
second intermediate. Mrs. Cowger;
first intermediate. Mary Baker: prim-
airy. Ora Mccoy.
The Dorchester council contracted
with W. d. Crist of Omaha to take
forty street lamps of fifty candle pow
er. which will cost the town 1925 per
annum. The plant will be in opera
ton about the middle Of May.
A meeting Of the trustees Of the
United Brethren hospital was held in
Beatrice. All Of the trustees were
present. The reports of officers
showed the hospital to be in a pros
porous and growing condition.
The thirty-sixth annual convention
OF the York County Sunday School
association will be held at York April
81 and %. A number OF prominent
Sunday school workers will be pres
ent and address the association.
Carl e. Voline, who recently was up
before the courts in both Phelps and
Harlan counties charged with selling
property. and who escaped
a week ago from the Jail at Alma. has
just been captured at Hartley. Iowa.
According to H. ]. Lee. a leading
Fremont business man. he got badly
stung when he bought a horse from
Arthur Johnson. Lee says he paid
5000 for the animal and it turned out
to be wind-brOken and blind. He Is
suing In justice court to get his money
back.
A. n. Johnson. state highway en-
gineer Of Illinois. delivered an address
on good roads" before the CONNER.
cial club of Beatrice George B. Irving |
Of Chicago, a representative of the
improvement association.
has been secured to speak on civic i'm
rrovement.
Walt George OF Broken Bow and
Frank NJ. Currie of Broken Bow held |
a meeting at the Odd Fellows hall at |
Monday evening. talking |
to the farmers on the proposed rail- |
road to go from Loup City to Broken
Bow. It has been suggested that this |
Is to be an electric road.
After an animated contest. Kenesaw
has for the twenty-sixth time rejected |
the Offer to go wet. Now and for the
past two years Kenesaw has been
making a solid and steady growth.
keeping pace with the development Of
the surrounding country. Bonds for
water works and electric light plant
have also been voted.
A good citizens banquet was held
in the pariOrs of the Presbyterian
church at Lexington. About two hun
ired voters gathered in the auditorium
IF the church. from where they
to the banquet hall and were
by the ladies OF the different
churches of the city. During the feast
he music was furnished by the or
chestra, led by David. Rankin.
Judge ". II. Munger of the United
States circuit court appointed re-
,eiver for the Independent Telephone
company of Omaha upon application
If Edison Rich, attorney for the Title
insurance and Trust company. holder
If two mortgages OF $3,30O.000 each.
rhe suit Is understood TO be a friend.
Y one in the interests Of the reorgani-