The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-01-05
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES.

and There Over the St1te.
The Union depot at Fremont Is de-
clared not large enough to handle
the crowds and something must be
done to remedy matters.
A Holdrege man has perfected an
invention by which ''rubbernecks"
cannot "cut in" and hear what il
going over the telephone wire.
Mail carriers on rural routes are
having much trouble in getting the
mail through on time in consequence
of cold weather and deep snow.
In the course of few months the
proposition of voting a 100000 court
house will again be placed before the
people of Dawson county.
The Official mortality statistics for
Columbus and vicinity show that the
birth rate has exceeded the death
rate of about to 2. %. .-r.. n-
Cupid is working overtime all along
Nebraska lines these wintry days,
Prosperity and cold weather inspires
the boys and girls to get busy.
At this writing Ex-Governor Mickey
is very low with no hope of his re-
cOvery. He has been sick for a num-
Der of weeks.
The Boys band. consisting of about
twenty-five boys under the age Of Is.
organized in Superior about four
months ago. are now appearing on
the streets and playing for public
gatherings.
A gun. supposed to be unloaded.
was discharged In the home OF
Charles Gunther at st. Charles, Cum
ing county. seriously wounding his
15-year-old boy. The gun was fired BY
a younger brother.
Governor Shallenberger received q
letter from former State Senator w.
r. Patrick of Omaha calling his at
tention to what he declares is open
defiance of the law by the authorities
at Omaha in permitting prize fighting.
A number of Omaha saloon men
have lost their licenses by disregard
ing the eight-hour law. Temperance
people are active and keep close
watch on attractions OF the legislative
enactment.
At Kearney, Paul Raridan. lad
we'll up in his teens, was found guilty
of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses and fined $50 on two counts.
Young Raridan signed and passed q
few checks.
Lewis Allen, farmer living near
Valley, pulled a shotgun out of hiS
buggy while out hunting rabbits and
it discharged, SCATTERING his right arm
so badly that it will have to be am
putated.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Presbyterian church Of POnca has
been working to secure a mile of PEN
MES for their new church. Last week
the reds" and blues" reported $40
now in the treasury. They have been
working at it for about two months.
The verdict of the corOners jury af-
ter an inquest on the body of Thomas
p. Ryan. who died at Wood River
was: I'VE find that Ryan came to his
death as the result of fractured
skull. the result of blow received at
the hands of Charles Thompson"
Will Madgett. who has been promOt-
ing the organization of stock COM
pany for the erection of a new hotel
in Hastings. has announced that he
has obtained subscriptions for $34, 900
of stock. 1t is proposed to erect
building that will cost about $4,000.
The case of Mrs. Eta Lepinski VS..
A. l.. Yarter ct al of Hastings, in
which Mrs. Lepinski sought to re-
cover damages in the sum Of $4,000
for the alleged sale of liquor to her
husband was settled by agreement.
The defendants agreed to pay the
costs of the suit and 5000.
Word was received at Superior of
the tragic death of John Fogler and
wife. who were murdered in their
home in far away Germany. The MUIR
der was the result of thieves attempt
ing to rob the Fogler home and being
surprised in their work by the old
gentleman, who was nearly 80 years
old. The Fogler family left Superior
about twelve years ago.
be held in Superior on January 10 and
IL. 1t promises to be more than the
usual institute this year and will be
more of a combined farm product and
poultry show. The commercial club
has taken an active interest and in
cooperation with the farmers has
created a fund which will be used in
giving cash prizes
The Nebraska Horticultural socie-
ty. has completed the program for the
forty-first annual meeting to be held
at University farm January Is, 10
and 20. One rather new feature is
an apple judging contest. One hun
dred dollars in premium money will
be prOrated among those scoring more
than seventy points out of a possible
100.
Yesterday the price of hogs. says an
Omaha paper. advanced under the
light holiday receipts to the highest
price paid in South Omaha, $845 per
hundred. The receipts at the South
Omaha yards were not quite 1000
head. Receipts at other points were
lighter in comparison and the big de-
mand in Chicago and other markets
reflected on the South Omaha Offer
ings. The packers SHE'D considerably
on the prices demanded, but finally
came to the high point again.
At Battle Creek a man giving his
name as Candy was arrested as a
suspicious character. In his posses
sion was found about $50 worth of