The Columbus journal., 1911-11-09

Mrs. LOwery Jones Of Fremont Is
looking for her husband who was In
Omaha Ostober 20 with $500 in his
pocket and has no: been seen or
heard from since
Buffalo Bill, the great Snowman OF
Nebraska fame. has retired from the
amusement arena and will spend the
balance of his days in the Wyoming
Big Horn country.
A small frame building in Nebras-
Ia City, occupied by Mrs. Catherine
Kicker. aged u, was burned. After
the fire the remains of the aged wo-
man was found In the embers.
The Nebraska State bank of Yer
digre has been chartered by the state
banking board. 1t has a capital OF
$4,000. exclusive of the $3.50 set
aside as its part of the guaranty fund
The Holbrook Telephone company
has refused to submit to q physical
valuation by the railway commission
and unless its attitude 10 changed,
prosecution will be begun shortly.
Washing dispatch: Nebraska pen
sions granted: John L. Clark, $40;
John Ess. $50; Samuel Funk. $40;
Josiah Gray, SIS: Robert Mcfarland.
SIS; Huldah NJ. Marquett, $12: MARI
on G. Morrill,, SIS: John e. Meyers,
SIS; Fred X. u. Sphinx. SIS; Horace
Kronkright. $50: Sarah ]. Shintal $12.
Proposed changes in the regulations
as to carrying baggage on Nebraska
railroads are to be considered by the
state railway commission at hearing
called for November IA at 9 p. m.
Both the railroads and interested
travellers are to be given an oppor-
tunity to present their views on the
proposed curtailment of baggage
privileges.
At Grand Island, George Wright
was removed from the trucks Of q
passenger coach on Union Pacific In
almost a famished condition. He had
tied himself to the trucks underneath
the coach at Rawlins. Wyo., and re-
NAMED in that position until the ar
rival of the train here. The authorl-
tbs. in caring for him. discovered
that he had SITS in his pocket.
The epidemic of typhoid fever
which exists at the State Institute
for Feeble Minded at Beatrice is little
relieved. according to a report re-
ceived by state officials. Superin-
sendent Thomas. who had been i'll for
several weeks. is mending. but Mrs.
Thomas. their daughter, the chief en-
gineer. two nurses and q stenographer
have been taken i'll. These are in ad-
dition to several inmates who are
critically i'll. A number of inmates
died.
Lloyd s. Lapsley. charged with the
forgery Of a $500 check on the First
National bank of Beatrice. was bound
over to the district court and was re-
turned to the county Jail where he
will await hearing before a jury at
the November term. which opens on
Is. Mrs. Blanche Lapsley.
his wife. who was also made defend
ant in the case. having cashed the
check at the First National bank, was
The bankers of Franklin county
and of the town of Wilcox in Kearney
county met in Franklin for the pur-
pose of organizing county bankers
Twelve bankers. repre-
sening eleven banks, were in attend
ance and formed q temporary organl-
cation. with w. s. MARI of Hildreth
as president and c. E. Hall of Frank
lin as secretary.
State Game Warden Miller has
been notified that full grown buck
deer has been seen repeatedly in the |
Of Sterling. Johnson county. |
Recently q doe was killed at WahOo
and the slayers of the animal were
fined for violating the game law |
which provides no open season for
killing deer. 1t is supposed the two |
animals seen in the eastern part OF |
The state were mates and that they |
came from some of the western states
,r from western Nebraska where |
here is a small herd that feeds with
.ange cattle.
While trying to keep a crowd OF
boys and young men from sOaping !
MS windows Halloween night Land
ord Parks of the American hotel. |
xearney. was struck over the head
With the butt of buggy whip. telling
rim to the ground unconscious.
A federal typhoid expert has been
tent to Lincoln to investigate the
nalady in that city.
Mrs. Marks Downing. pioneer or
county and 4 woman or
much prominence. died last week.
According to he report of State
Treasurer George for the month or
October the state OF Nebraska IS
in debt $54,9S0S1. after
icing out Of debt for considerable
more than a year. The general funds
how a balance of only $516.43. and
he state treasurer has $55,507.24 or
General fund warrants on hand regis
cred in the permanent school fund
The Christian church of Beatrice
celebrated the payment Of a $4,000
,leGge by the aid society by publicly
,u-ning the pledge. When the new
hurch was built a few years ago the
i'd sociey pledged themselves to raise
3. 900 Of the cost They have finished
heir task.
A man who gave his name as
was arrested In Ash
and under suspicion Of having stolen
quantity Of mems furnishings from
he VAIL general store At Memphis
D Saunders county. He was arrested
NJ Omaha Stolen G00dA were found