The Columbus journal., 1911-09-14
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
News Notes Of Interest from Various
Sections.

ONSSuACO W OsVVV.
Over $4,000 people attended the Ne
braska state fair on Thursday.
Omaha schools opened this year
with an increase Of 1000.
Albion schools opened with an en-
r0llment of 542 scholars.
Four new brick buildings are about
to be completed in Syracuse.
Old settlers Of Scottsbluff county
held a reunion lasting three days.
Mrs. Woke of Gage county suffered
injuries in a runaway that may have
fatal results.
The Southwest Tennis tournament
at Arapahoe, the first held, was well
attended.
The schools of Beatrice opened with
a slight decrease of scholars as COM
pared with last year.
Cherry county has a splendid hay
crop. Notwithstanding the rainfall was
somewhat short.
The Nebraska Telephone company
has completed rebuilding the line be-
tween Stella and Shubert.
The Swedish conference of the
kearney district closed a three days
meeting. All the meetings were we'll
attended.
Francis Patterson, six years old,
was run over and killed by a street
car in Omaha as she was on her way
to nearby grocery.
Charley Livingston, living three
miles south of Talmage. died follow
ing an accident which befell him by
the falling of hay Stacker.
A lecture course association was Or
ganized at Shubert by the business
men. d. H. Weber was elected presi-
den and ]. F. Shuber, secretary and
treasurer.
Miss Maude Carpenter has been
elected to the position of supervisor
of music in the Peru normal school.
She has occupied like position at
Saltwater. Wis.
Nebraska state fairs are bigger and
better as the years come and go. The
one just held was a record breaker,
both in point of attendance and ex-
hibits.
Mrs. Nellie Geiselman OF Kearney
is sued by her husband, Frank Geisel-
she attempted to kill him on the night
man. for divorce Op the grounds that
of June q and did grievOusly wound
him.
Sheriff Kennedy returned to Broken
Bow from WymOre with Jerome Kipp,
who is charged with having defrauded
Zeittle King out of homestead re-
linquishment to 64O acres of land
near Thedford. The deal was closed
in Broken Bow.
Sheriff Kennedy of Custer county
returned from Aberdeen. s. D.. with
Alfred Lindsteadt and Miss Clara
son and Lindsteadt will either marry
the girl or stand trial on a criminal
charge. The girls parents live near
GOthenburg. and claim she is but IS
years old. but the girl says she is 19.
Louis HornkOhl. living near Wilson
vile. was shot through the thigh by
his brother. Charles. on the farm of
Mcdonald Bennett. which they had
rented. The brothers quarrelled over
the division of hay. and fought. at
first with their fists. Presently
Charles drew a revolver and shot.
Charles then rode four miles and
gave himself up.
Turning Bear. an Indian, was
struck and killed instantly at Valen-
inc by No. 3 west bound passenger
train. His family was all on the de-
pot platform and he was running. try.
ing to get there also from the other
side and spectators who saw the
whole thing say that he wasn't three
feet from the engine when he tried to
cross and it seemed like he ran right
into the locomotive.
The university board Of regents
accepted the resignation of ]. l..
McBrien. head Of the extension depart
ment. and PASSED the following reso-
luton: BE it resolved. that this ex-
preston of appreciation be given to
Mr.. McBrien for his industry and
faithful services for three years as a
member of the administrative staff of
the University of Nebraska" Mr.. Nc
Brien's services cease October l.
Sheriff Fischer, his son Roy and
Carl Scharp were returning home
from Lincoln in an automobile, where
they had been to place an insane man
in the asylum. When six miles north |
of Nebraska City they ran their ma
chine into number of telephone poles |
and wires and both the sheriff and his |
son were dragged from the car by the |
wires lying across the road aid were |
severely injured.
A Phelps county COW has done we'll |
in the matter of solving the problem |
of high cost of living In the stomach |
of a 3.year-old heifer killed by local |
butchers was found a remarkable col |
lection. as follows: Ninety-seven |
nails. ten screws. one horseshoe nail. !
one fence staple. one carpet staple, |
two carpet tacks. five iron washers, |
one hog ring. three pieces of glass, |
one piece babbitt metal. one large |
shot or bullet. two pieces Of scrap |
iron. one screw eye. one screw hook
and one hairpin.
A luncheon and a speech at the |
Lincoln Auditorium are the principal
features Of the program SO far ar
ranged there for the reception Of Pres
ident Taft October ?.
The citizens of Gretna at mass
meeting organized and will hold
q silver anniversary picnic Septem-