The Columbus journal., 1910-03-30
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural, Poltt'
ieai and othsr matters Given
Due Consideration.

The Johnson Live Stock and Grain
company is 4 new organization and is
composed of farmers, who propose to
do shipping for themselves.
Tho farmers near Lyons report that
there are good. sound apples in their
orchards which lay on the ground IN
der the trees all winter.
Fish Commissioner ". J. O'Brien
sent 10 NJ. NJ. Waines of Lyons, $1,000
brook trout and $1,000 rainbow trout
which were planted in Blackbird
creek. eight miles east of the town.
A 6-year-old son of Nicholas Schmidt
of Nebraska City, was kicked in the
face by a horse ard it is feared IA
tally injured. He was playing about
the feed lot at the time of the acct.
dent.
The Nebraska Butter and Egg Deal.
ers' association elected the following
officers at its annual meeting in Lin
coin: Louis Kirschbaum, Omaha,
president: e. r. Howe. Fremont. vice
president; George Clarke. Omaha. Sec
rotary.
William SPAIN. who had his leg
broken in two places and was other.
wise severely injured in the Burling-
ton wreck near Lincoln last summer,
has made a satisfactory settlement
with the railroad company.
Just before services the Christian
church at Beaver City caught fire from
the gasoline lighting system. An
alarm was turned in. but before the
arrival of the fire department the
flames had been smothered.
Mrs. e. J. Culbertson of Peru has re-
Gently received $4,000 as her portion
Of the estate of Charley Draper, q
nephew. who died in a hospital in
Shelbyville. Ind. about a year ago.
The estate was large one. being val.
ued at 100000.
A letter from Mrs. c. A. Sweet of
Palmyra. who was taken to the Pas
teur institute at Chicago. for treat
ment of the rabies. caused by the bite
of a pet squirrel. states that she is
doing nicely and hopes to be able to
be home soon.
Farmers in the vicinity of Monroe
are very much discouraged over the
conditions Of the winter wheat crop.
The most conservative estimates place
the percentage of loss at one-third,
while many believe that not over 10
per cent is alive.
At a special election held in Kear-
ney to vote on the license proposition
total of 1882 votes were cast, license
carrying by a majority of sixteen Last
year 1885 votes were cast on tho
proposition and the town was voted
dry by a majority of fifty-nine.
Word was received at Beatrice that
William l. Shullenberger. a former
Beatrice resident and business man.
was killed in railroad accident at
Ellensburg. Wash. He was so years
of age and was formerly engaged in
the implement business at Beatrice.
The post Office in Bloomfield was
robbed, the robbers effecting an en-
trance by breaking the glass in the
front window. The safe was blown
all to pieces and the glass in the win
dows and doors was badly shattered.
The loss is between 5000 and 500.
The board Of directors of the Farm.
ers' Grain ard Live Stock company OF
Oakland let the contract for the con.
struction of a new elevator, to take
the place of the one destroyed by fire
several weeks ago. to E. H. Cramer
of Hampton. Neb. 1t will cost }.5, 900.
The state normal board will 90 to
Chadron. April 4. to locate the new
$4,000 normal school. if the temporary
injunction granted against this move
is dissolved when it comes up for
hearing.
So great has been the discussion a.
to damage done wheat the past winter
that newspapers made an investiga.
tion in different fields in Phelps county
to determine as to what extent. if any,
harm had been done. A large number
of fields were visited. and the con.
census of opinion seemed to be that
much of the wheat is not wearing a
healthy look.
The furniture store of Edward
Landing at Ravenna was entirely de-
stroyed with contents. Building and
contents We're insured.
Washington dispatch: The Indian
appropriation bill, which was in con.
ference. will carry two amendments
relating to the Genoa Indian school in
Nebraska These two carry appropri.
atoms for the construction of a new
workshop at the school and also the
enlargement OF the quarters for en-.
plOyes. A third amendment providing
an appropriation for the construction
OF a cottage for the superintendent
was stricken from the bill.
Nebraska butter and egg dealers be- |
lieve that poultry raising should be |
taught at the state university. About |
forty or fifty dealers were in Lincoln |
ready for the annual meeting. Some |
OF them said that they thought the uni |
versity farm school should not dis |
crimina.e against the Nebraska hen.
The Union Pacific has filed a re-
quest with the state railway commits. |
sion for permission to exclude all To-
Cal passengers from its Los Angeles |
trains. The road promises to put on