The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-06-22
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
News Notes Of Interest From Various
Sections.


! building 10 cost $4,000.
Mrs. Mary Bent. of Gage county
died las: week. aged 80.
Holdrege had a two-days' frontier
meet which was a great success.
Dundy county land has got where IL
| commands, in some instances. 500
per acre.
Rev. Bayne will stop preaching al
Holdrege and take up the same work
at kearney
Burglars robbed a hardware store
at Fairbury. securing about $500
worth Of goods.
Beatrice is having difficulty in
keeping enough policemen. Why?
Don't get satisfactory wages.
The Wilsonville Commercial club
promises much for the future.
A Duluth travelling salesman killed
himself in an Omaha hotel. leaving a
note telling of domestic troubles.
Call has been issued for a Peoples
Party convention At Grand Island.
July &c. The delegates number 59S.
Cal. Raines is doing time in the
York county jail for stealing set
Of harness. His hi;chup will last for
thirty days.
Girls and boys galore are gradual
ing from Nebraska schools and can
now get busy as there is plenty of
work to DO.
Wymore and Blue Springs will prob
ably get together in doing honor to
the natal day. II will increase the
crowd and save expense.
An unsuccessful effor: TO rob the
First National bank of Minden was
made. Before the strong box was
reached the robbers apparently be-
came frightened and fled.
According to City Treasurer Gillin.
the interest on the bonded debt of
South Omaha at the present time is
equal TO about 80 per cent of the
City's entire revenue.
Fire destroyed J. a. Spencer's
house. together with all its contents.
in West HOldrese. MIR. Spencer was
awakened by the antics of his dog.
without which he would probably have
lost his life
Rev. f. X. Earle. the we'll known
Episcopal rector of McCook. who has
charges over several points in that
section of the state. was found dead
in his bedroom. He had been in APP
foil -,
the given cause OF death
Death by accidentally coming in
contact with wire of the Beatrice
Electric company was the verdict of
the coroEer's jury which investigated
the death OF Frank Phillips. the Ne
braSka Telephone company linenan.
who was killed while pulling a tele-
phone wire over a high tension wire
Of the electric company.
Mr.. William Beason and her baby.
living near Brock. were seriously hurt
in runaway. Farmer BeasOn
stepped into 4 store Tearing the hOrs-
IS united. hence the mishap. |
After all. Hon. W. J. Bryan may he |
IN the Nebraska senatorial race Peti- !!
ions are being circulated urging him /
20 shy his castor into the political I;
ing.
A good many Nebraska school .
eachcrs tmainlv femaleJ will go ;
across the big water during vacation !
;eason- Rest. recuperation and sight
seeing will be good compensation for
he dollars they spend over there.
Dodge county is putting down sand !
lay roads. said to make first class |
Henry Herman of Hastings Is mi
lus liquor license because he sold
o minor contrary TO rules and regu.
atoms and the law
My. What a lot o. marriages there
: in Nebraska this rosy month of
une. All along the line men and
naidens are joining fortunes for bet.
er or for worse. Note Nebraska's
population now and make comparison
year or two hence
Harry Reese. resident of North
'lat:c. attempted 20 board a train at
rand Island 10 come home and i'm do
ne SO he accidentally slipped and fell
nder the wheels of an incoming train
rom the west. which cut of an arm
nd ley
At Neigh F. NJ. Thornburg was
Dund not guilty of the murder OF
.ugust Rakowin. The killing followed
quarrel over the settlement OF an
ccount involving Sc. The jury held
nat Thornburg acted In self-defense.
Hastings is going TO do a lot Of
aSing. the contract having been CIV
n TO an Omaha man.
John r. Cummins. agent for the !
'nion Pacific at Oconee, either at
.mp:ed suicide or was assaulted with
tempt at murder He was found in !
ed with his throat cut and uncon-
cious
The democratic state central com
,ittee has Issued call for q state
ide meeting at Columbus. June %, ,
, organize a State Democratic club.
Stanton F. Kalk of Omaha has heen
AIMED by Senator Brown as midship- ,
ian in the navy. He is a grandson OF
eneral Stanton. who was paymaster
the regular army, stationed at Oma-
q for number OF years
A successful campaign for the rails.
lg OF a fund of $4,000 is being car.
ed on by the Y. VI. G.. A. of Hastings
} free il from deb; and make many
improvements.
Peter With. aged 80 years. of Doug
IS county, was struck and almost in.