The Columbus journal., 1911-10-11
MesRAskA IN BRIEF.
News Notes Of Interest from Various
Sections.

/ SSSssOssOs
| The Beatrice board of education
has appropriated the sum Of 500 as
preliminary expenses toward the IN
stallation of q public playground for
the children of Beatrice.
The broom factory at Deshler Is IN
stalling a set Of platform scales and
power elevator. The larger amount
of broom corn now required by the
factory made this step necessary.
Gustav Anderson, United States
commissioner at Omaha, of national
prominence in Masonry and a pio-
neer resident of that city. died sud-
denly in the Union station at Chicago.
The many friends and pupils Of the
Beaver City schools gave a reception
for Prof. and Mrs. w. T. Davis. who
leave for their new home at McCook,
Mr.. Davis having been elected super
intendent Of schools at that place.
The bell from the old school house
at Deshler has been rescued from the
scrap pile and placed on tower by
the new high school building. 1t now
calls the children to school in the
same tones that it called their fathers
and mothers before them.
The average salary Of Pierce high
school teachers in schools on the UNI
cersity accredited list is SOS per
month. The average salary Of the
thirty-seven graduated class 1911 OF
the Peru normal who hold high school
positions is $74 per month.
The new Christian church at Hum
5oldt. which has been under cOnstruc-
ton during the spring and summer.
is nearing completion The building
10 of progressive appearance and Is
a model for comfort, beauty and con-
veni2nce.
A sheriff from South Dakota was in
Arapahoe in pursuit Of two men who
committed a murder there a few
weeks ago. Parties answering the
description were there several days
trying to sell some horses. They
passed on south. giving out the state
ment that they were going to Kansas.
John bern. former Fremonter, has
refused to accept the nomination for
mayor Of Salt Lake Mr.. Dern ex-
planned to the business mems commit
tee that his duties as a member OF
the state board made it impossible for
him to consider running for the ONCE
although his election seemed certain.
Five boys escaped front the Kear-
ney industrial school according to
report made by Superintendent c. b.
Manuel. One of the trustees was a
doOrkeeper. He fled and let four OF
his companions out with him. Three
of the boys were captured at Pleas
anton, twenty miles north, the next
day. They had tramped all night.
The other two have not been found.
Joe Nisley. a young man % years
of age. had a narrow escape from
drowning at Livingston. He and his
two brothers were dipping hogs on
their farm south Of Lexington. His
brothers went to melon patch ana
when they returned found Joe in the
uippihS tam uuNouSNiOuS. hS tohn
was full of dip. Two doctors were
called and pumped over quart OF
dip from him. Doctors say there is
a good chance for his recovery.
Twenty or more officers of the diff
ferent associations comprising the
known as organized agri-
culture, met at the Lincoln office of
Secretary Mellor of the state board
Of agriculture and selected an execu-
tive committee which will prepare, a
program and make arrangements for
the annual meeting of the association
in Lincoln, beginning January Is.
Amos s. Eager is the first man in
Lancaster county to register the
name of his farm home Mr.. Eager is
the owner of an eighty-acre home
stead in Rock Creek precinct and he
has christened it Spring Grove"
Last Week he registered this name in
the office of the county clerk. in pur-
suance of a law enacted by the last |
No other person in the
can now call his or her home
Spring Grove.
Three national banks in Lincoln
are to be repositories for postal saw
ings bank funds according to infOr- |
nation received from the postoffice
Notices relative to the
amount of bonds required to guaranty
the deposits were received by the
First National and the National Bank |
Of Commerce and the City National |
expects a similar notification within |
a few days. The Central National did
not apply for the deposits.
The South Omaha live stock market
broke all records for the month OF |
September, with total receipts for the
month Of September at the close of |
business September 30. 1911, of
615.OS8 head. as compared to Septem-
Der. 1910. the previous record Sep
with 6lS,723, an increase of
I .365 head. October, 1910, was the
heaviest month in the matter of
sheep receipts in the history of the
market. with total of 647.752 head,
so that it will be seen that in the
month of September. 1911. receipts of
sheep only lacked 1864 Of equaline
the largest receipts for any one
month in the history of the South
Omaha stock yards.
Conductor McGregor, who was with
the Burlington railway for over
twenty years and went TO New Mex.
60 because of his health and took to
raising Angora goats. is back to Ne
'raska City because the altitude was
90 high and his health was failing