The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-09-20
MesRAskA IN BRIEF.
News Notes Of Interest from Various
Sections.

Headquarters Of the republican
state central committee has been 10
Gated in Omaha.
| Nebraska schools opening all along
the line report increased attendance
over the previous year.
The rabbits for the coursing fu
turity meet to be held at Friend DC
t0ber 2 to Z. are arriving and are
being trained.
William ]. Bryan will spend
sixteen days campaigning throughout
the state in the interests Of the dem
ocratic state ticket.
Mrs. Sarah Mccain. Dawson
county, 6 years old. has been ad'
judged insane and viii be taken to
the Hastings asylum.
While doing a cowboy stunt Theo
dore. the 12-year-old son Of William
Adams of Red Willow county. vas
thrown from his pony and died.
John Petty. jr.. the 12-year-old son
Of the late John Petty of Springfield.
was drowned In the Platte river four
miles south of Springfield The body
was recovered.
| The H0ldrege Woman's club q
busy making preparations to enter.
tain the annual convention of the
State Federation of Women's clubs
in that city October 9-13.
Alexander +. Butler. a prominent
cattle man of Caster. Wyo.. was
found dead In a bathtub at the Her
Grand hotel in Omaha. He had died
from apoplexy.
Captain L. Enyart. president of the
Farmers bank Of Nebraska City, was
seriously injured in a runaway near
Galloway. In addition to having his
hip broken he is injured internally.
Charles Clems. a stone cutter Of
Franklin. is being held in the county
jail at Bloomington on the charge Of
murder as a result of the death of
Frank Smith, who was shot in a room
over Clem's marble works.
Douglas county is contributing
more students to the state university
each year. The registration this year
from Douglas county alone will reach
ESQ. In 1903 the registration from
Douglas county was only 1877.
In the Lincoln office of ]. J. Cox. d.
vision freight agent of the Burlington.
are piled samples of corn from every
county in the district over which Mr..
Cox has jurisdiction. These samples
are being made ready for shipment to
Chicago. where they will be inspected
by officials of the road.
Following an alteration with his
son while under the influence of
liquor, Vaclav Hercok. Bohemian
aged CO. living six miles from WILDER.
in the northwest part of Gage county.
was found dead. The coroner's jury
brought in a verdict that the deceased
came to his death either by a blow
from the hands of his son or by fall
ing against the corner of dresser
The poultry show at the Nebraska
state fair. according to Secretary
Mellor, was the largest show of pOul-
try at any state fair in the United
States. There were 2,462 birds in the
Nebraska exhibit. Secretary Mellor
has completed the work of issuing
warrants in payment of all premiums
in all departments of the fair and in
payment of all claims that have been
filed against the fair.
Abel Schaffer, a well known young
man residing a mile southwest of
Hooper. lost his life on the North
western railroad track in town.
Schaffer's body was so badly
mangled that none of his acquaint-
ances were able to identify it, One
hand. an eye. the jawbone with some
teeth attached and fragments of scalp
and bone were picked up along the
track for a distance Of 300 feet.
Governor Aldrich has extradited
Mr.. ard Mrs. Rap Piper who are
under arrest for passing forged
checks at Fort Dodge. la. They are &C.
cused of getting checks cashed at
stores. the checks purporting to be
issued by the Corn Belt Packing COM
pany of Fort Dodge. One merchant
has filed an affidavit alleging that he
cashed a bad check for $50 and
another merchant says he contrib
uted $25.
The advisory board of pardons met
and after hearing testimony decided
to recommend paroles for Ralph Me
man of Sheridan county and Henry
Martin of Hall county. The former
had been accused of unlawful rela-
tons with a young woman cousin.
and when enc of the directors of the
school board by which Nieman was
employed accused him of immoral
actions the young school teacher shot
him without further prOvocation.
The biplane flights by Aviator
Walsh at Neigh nearly ended
in disaster when, upon alighting.
after the first flight the ma
chine was wrecked and the driver
thrown out. Just as he was about to
alight Walsh saw that he must either |
run into the crowd or a pile Of sewer |
tile unless he turned. In swinging to
the left the plane on that side of the |
machine struck the ground and
tripped the machine, throwing the |
driver underneath. He was not much |
hurt
Louis Rogers. the vaudeville actor. |
who Is being held in Fremont on the |