The Columbus journal., 1910-03-09
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FRoM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED upon
Religious, Social, Agricultural, FoIIe'
ieaI and Othsr Mattess Givea
Due Consideration.

lest your seed corn Is nOw thu
slogan all along the Nebraska line.
Rural mail carriers of Red Willow
county have formed an organization
The Presbyterians Of Dunbar viii
soon erect new church.
Governor Shallenberger spoke a,
Geneva on Patriotic Citizenship" to q
well-filled house.
w. E Morrison, . prominent mer
chant OF Broken Bow, lost a finger in
a sausage cutter.
The Laymen's Missionary Move
ment work is uppermost in q number
of Nebraska towns.
1t has been decreed that tul kiness
men of Omaha must clean zap their
premises or go to Jail.
Beatrice will handle the saloon
question by submitting the matter to
popular vote the first Tuesday in
April
| The tenant house on the farm of
Edward HowOrth. three miles south.
east of Tecumseh. was burned 10 the
ground.
c. E. Madden of Johnson county
agrees that seed corn should be test.
ed. but he is Of the opinion that a
large per cent of it will be found in
good condition.
Soldiers of the Spanish-American
war will hold their annual reunion at
| (sOvnmht,c - " II
Phelps. department commander, is al.
ready busy acquainting the soldiers of
the fact. A good program is being
arranged.
The spread of the scarlet fever eni-
demic in Buffalo county continues.
Several schools have been closed in
eleven parts of the county and a num-
Der of small towns are practically
| closed up with quarantine.
The Fremont business college has
closed its doors. Practically all Of
the pupils were transferred to the
Omaha commercial college and Presi-
dent ROush himself has entered the
employ Of that institution.
The women of kearney are to take
a hand in the saloon fight in that city
between now and March Is. the date
of the special election deciding the
fate Of Kearney.
In response to letter by Charles
r. Weeks of the Peru normal a strong
organization of poultry raisers with
twenty charter members was organ
lied with Prof. Weeks as president.
At Sutton Harry Roger. burlington
round house boss. was about to refill
an oil tank for use about the cars
when the gas ignited. severely burn
ing his face and neck.
NJ. d. Welch. a druggist at Cort-
land. pleaded guilty in the district
court on two counts to the charge Of
selling liquor and was fined 5000 and
costs.
The report Of Treasurer Brian filed
with the state auditor shows that
during the month of February there
has been paid into all funds $443.-
250.O3. and there has been disbursed
$23S. .061-93. The balances at this
time are 1907 7.1O1.53. against $701.-
1887 the first of the month. There
is uninvested in the permanent
school fund a total of s2Ss.6271S.
The decision of the supreme court
that the expense of a county treas.
urer's bond when legally executed by
a qualified bonding company as surety
and approved and accepted by the
county board is a binding obligation
Of the county releases ex-County
Treasurer Lothair Schultz from pay.
ing 500 to Seward county.
County Treasurer Hevelone of Gage
county is forcing the collection of
delinquent personal taxes in Gage
county and has sent out 1000 notices. |
Over 200 taxpayers called at his Of. |
ice yesterday and liquidated.
Henry Bedford. q pioneer resident |
Of Seward county. died in Oklahoma |
recent and his body was taken to Bee,
in that county. He was well.to-do and |
a few years ago distributed $l5O.OOO |
among his children.
It Is thought the winter wheat crop |
IN some portions of Washington
county has been injured by winter
weather.
President Crabtree of the Peru nor
NAL awarded to Miss Winifred Per-
kins the gold medal offered by Miss
Julia Van Dreil. a prominent debater
Of last year. for the young lady max
iDu tho hiybac, c.,uJ;nc l., Joh.X~.
]. o. Darnell. brakeman on the
railroad. was killed near
the Burlington depot in Kearney. It
is thought he slipped and fell under
the wheels.
At Nebraska City a move Is on
foot and good sum has been raised
Tor the purpose Of erecting a mOnu.
ment over the grave of Charles W.
Pierce. who was perhaps one of the
earliest settlers in this state. He came
TO Nebraska in lS4S.
The calls for teachers are still nu-
merous. Many country schools are
Offering high wages in order to secure
teachers. Several counties in central
Ind western Nebraska have been
short of teachers all the year. Schoo!
are becoming anxious and
ire sending in requests for teachers
ior mex. year.
c. NJ. Hubert held a sale Of Poland
china b-sod s0ws at Oakland. Forty.
me gifts were sold at an average of
$50. the highest price being $40.
John Masa ,,redis- the Creek who