The Columbus journal., 1911-07-26
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
News Notes Of Interest from various
Sections.

SectlCnS.
A good rain greatly Frightened UP
corn prospects in Gage county.
G. NJ. Plumb. of Lincoln, has beeen
appointd bee inspector for Lancaster
county by Governor Aldrich.
Miss Rosa Kastel. aged IS. suicid-
ed at David City by drinking acid.
No cause is assigned for the deed
l. D. Neilfardt. a veteran OF the
civil war, was found dead in bed at
Seward.
Omaha's inspector of weights and
measures is having trouble with ice
men who persist in giving short
weight.
In some portions of Nebraska
there have been heavy rains. while
in other sections there has been none
at all.
Official notice has just been given
that the Nebraska Baptist state con-
vention will be held at York the sec.
ond week in October.
Earl Gates. a labo-er employed on
the addition to the Savoy hotel. Lin
coin. fell four stories, striking the
sidewalk but escaping serious injury.
!. Governor Aldrich declined to honor
the requisition for the return of Pet
er Peterson. of Tekamah. to Wood
b:ne, Ia, where he is wanted on a
charge of bigamy.
Frank Hummer. an emplOye OF Hen
~ Statesman, farmer OF north
western Cunning county. fell from a
hay stack and sustained injuries
which are feared to be fatal.
Two young men visiting with rela-
tives and friends in Plattsmouth from
Kansas City, are charged with taking
a horse and buggy belonging to v. v.
Leonard and departing for Omaha.
Isaac NJ. Stevens. of Johnson coun-
ty. aged 65 years. was kicked in the
breast by a horse and instantly killed.
With Bert Grady he had gone to the
pasture near town. to catch horse.
Stevens went up hack of the animal.
During an electrical storm Mr.. and
l:rs. Frank Morton. of Custer coun-
ty. were knocked down by an electric
shock. Mrs. Norton was thrown
against chicken coop. Mr.. Norton
was working with a horse and both
were knocked down.
The business men of HavelOck ex-
pect to arrange for a gala day to
celebrate the completion of the new
..iry water plant some time 81 Au-
gust. The date has not been de-
cided upon.
Theodore Warnstedt, a timer EN-.
ployed in Mayor John Fridays store
at Norfolk. stepped backwards of a
housetop and fell to the ground.
breaking his back and fracturing his
skull and four ribs.
The night guard at the county court
house and Jail in Valentine has been
increased owing to an alleged plot
on foot to release the four prisoners.
the Weed brothers. and Heath and
Murphy. who are held for the lynch
ing of Sellers.
The clOudburst at Comstock did
considerable damage to small bridges
and drowned a number of chickens
and young hogs. Cornfields were in
jured by hail. Six inches of rain fell
in a short time in COmstock and cell
lars were flooded. the water running
over the sidewalks.
District Judge Troup held a short
session of court at Blair between
trains and sentenced Herman Perl
meter. aged 10: Charlie Morgan. 10.
and Raymond Holstrom. Is. to serve
a term of IS months each in the peni-
Tertiary for rObbing the general mer-
chandise store OF Floyd VanValin at
Herman.
Genevieve Sharkcy. the 6-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Shar-
key. of Lincoln. died as the result
Of taking headache powders which
were believed by the attending pny-
sician to have contained coal tar pro-
ducts in sufficient abundance to weak
en- the girls heart action.
Water which the state board sought
on the grounds of the institute for
feeble minded at Beatrice has been
found and the new we'll is being
drawn upon at the rate of 900 gallons
an hour. The new well was ordered
bored because it was reported that
the old we'll was contaminated and
was responsible for 90 cases OF ty-
phoid fever at the institution.
Omaha note: John Pratt. of Madi-
son. Neb.. had shipment of we'll fed
cattle on yesterdays market that sold
for s6.7O. the highest price paid this
year. They were sold by the Stand
ard Live Stock Commission company.
Mr.. Pratt is one Of Madison county's
prominent German farmers ard the
price received for his cattle demon
strates that he is master hand at
feeding.
The United States civil service
commission announces the following
examinations to he held at Lincoln,
Norfolk. Grand Island. North Platte
and Omaha: August .. cadet engin-
GERS. lighthouse service; August g.,
cadet officers. lighthouse service;
August .. laboratory aid. bureau Of
plant industry. department: of agri-
culture; August and 10. customs.
agent. treasury department.; August
% and 81. colOrist.
Jimmie Ward. riding Curtiss b.