The Columbus journal., 1911-07-19
NEBRASKA m BRIEF.
News Notes Of Interest from vasioUo
Sections.

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block Of John Heacock OF New Mexi-
CD for $4,000.
The golden wedding anniversary Of
Mr.. and Mrs. u. A. Samuelson, resid.
ing three miles east of Davey. was Gel
ebrated ut their home by a family re-
union.
The first exhibition OF wireless tel
eSrarhy ever made by the United
States navy department at state fair
is to be shown at the Nebraska state
fair in Lincoln.
Dundee. a suburb Of Omaha. is figur.
ing on putting in a water plant.
Little Harold Runyan shot himself
In the mouth at Morrill,. but with no
greater damage. it is hoped than that
Of having his two from, teeth knocked
out.
DR.. Henry c. Victor. who died in
Lincoln recently. was one of the old
est practicing dentists in that city.
He sustained a slight stroke Of apo
plexy four years ago and since that
time has been in poor health.
Postmaster Shelley received notice
from the postoffice department that
the Fairbury pOstOfflce has been de-
signated for the establishment of a
postal savings bank. and the new en-
terErise will be installed August 1.
Mr.. W. H. Zenfz. who lives a few
miles north of York. reports that he
threshed from field of fifty-fOur
acres 1923 bushels of wheat. being
an average Of twenty-four and one
half bushels per acre.
W. NJ. Davis has resigned the city
marshal's job in Broken Bow upon re-
quest Of Mayor Ledwich. and W. NJ.
Rickel has been appointed to fill the
vacancy. Davis resignation was
asked for because Of neglect of duty.
The body of Gus HerDbloom was
found in the granary on his farm,
three miles southeast of Osceola by
neishbors who had been hunting for
him for some time. He had climbed
the stairs leading up the outside and
tied rope around his neck having
been hanging for two or three hours
when found.
Because the supply of grain and
livestock in Dodge county is at the
lowest ebb reached in several years
the valuation OF personal property In
the rural districts. as shown by the
annual report of County Assessor
Henry Oberman to the state board Of
equalization, is lower by many thou
sand dollars than last year.
O. Peterson. a bachelor ranchman
living near Harrisburg. Sc. Il trap to
catch the thief who had been pilfer-
ing from his home during his alb
senee and Sam Benson. "A 1I-year-Old
boy who walked into it. is dead
Peterson arranged a gun inside the
door with a string attached to the
trigger and SO pointed that any one
charge.
DR.. W. ID. Gibbons and Postmaster
Joel Eaton of LortOn. fourteen miles
OF Nebraska City, were
severely and perhaps fatally injured
in an auto accident two and One-half |
miles from Nebraska City while they !
were returning to their homes. The
was running at a high rate
Of speed when the driver lost control |
and it ran into a roadside hedge turn
ing turtle forty yards from the road.
4 novel incident happened at Ra-
VIENNA. Ralph Herrick. 4 small boy.
went fishing in Beaver creek near the
Burlington bridge. accompanied by his
constant companion. superannuated
and almost tOOthless bird dog. The
boy hooked an eight-pOund catfish.
ind after quite a tussle had it near
lie bank in the shallow water The
I'D bird dog jumped into the water.
seized the fish and dragged it up on
Try land.
Over 100 applications for pardon or
,arOle are ON file with the state par
Ion board. The board has so far used
day for hearing each case. The ex-
.cnse per case is SOU. The cost of
fearing 100 cases al this rate will be
6.000. whereas the appropriation for
be board for the biennium is only
4 900. .Nitcr the appropriation is ex-
austed. it is expected that the board
;ill expcdiate it's work. possibly hear
ng two Or three eases in ths course
t day.
\ pioneer minister OF Nebraska.
h. Rev. Edward j. Robinson. died
I his home in Sheridan. Wyo. Two
;ecks ago he suffered a slight stroke
& paralysis, and from that time fail
Il rapidly Mr. Robinson was born
ear Schenectady. y. v. September
:. 1852 He came with his family to !
;ebraska in 1879 and began the es- 9
of a home on a farm in .
arpy county. y
Spontaneous combustion was the q,
aIise alleged to have started a fire in a
bunk car standing in the Missouri Fl
:,ciiic yards in Plattsmouth. which vi
Dnsumed it>and another which was
agtIy loaded with cement. y gang a
/ Italians occupied the cor. bu: on &C
count of the extreme heat they had m
'ansferred their sleeping quarters l" !,
, the freight house platform and ~
ere not in the car at the tine of the =,
arting of the fire. &c
State Engineer Price is Of the opini- CO
4 that 4 few irrigation bitches will m
ave to be shut down before the sum- b.
er is over Lack of water in few "
stances will compel the shutting of "
the supply of some Of the later III
of water froE! the a,
orth Platte river. su
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