The Columbus journal., 1911-08-16
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
News Notes Of Interest from Various
Sections.

News Notes Of Interest from Various
| Sections.
Seth p. Mobley, a former Grand r..
| land newspaper man Is now living al
| Manila, p. l.. and is in the hospital In
that city.
The Auburn Chautauqua closed a
very successful session with a con-
cert. The attendance throughout the
week was the very best despite q
couple of rains, one on the afternoon
Of the last day.
Senator W. v. Hoagland of North
Platte sent message to Governor
Aldrich asking for a hearing on be-
half of Emery d. Galley and George
Oberg. who are under arrest at North
Platte for a crime alleged to have
been committed in Colorado.
Miss Dollie Gilman of Nebraska
City, aged so, while eating dinner at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Martha
Gilman, fell from the chair and was
dead before medical assistance could
be given her. She has been i'll for
some time.
Henry Schaefer of Mcneil has filed
complaint with the railway commits
sion against the Northwestern, stat
ing that station facilities should be
afforded by the railroad at that place
and that some way should be provid-
ed for watering stock.
About two years ago G. r. Mavis of
Wymore invented and patented a &C.
ment railroad tie. Up to a few weeks
ago he could find no company to man
ufacture his appliance. although he
went all over the states. Lately he
took out a Canadian patent and the
ties are nov being made in Ottaws.
Mr.. Mavis refused an offer of $225, 900
for Canadian rights to his patent
At Dakota City the Sioux City Crys-
tai Lake and Homer electric railway
line was again put up for sale by NJ.
o. Ayers, mortgage. Last week the
road was sold. John r. Carter of Sioux
City being the purchaser with a bid
of $4,000. He failed to make good,
however, SO the sale was continued.
There were no bidders and what will
be the next move is now undecided.
News has reached their Fremont
friends that former County Treasurer
John knoell and Mrs. Knoell lost
their household goods and most Of
their clothing in fire at Dalles, Ore.
The fire started in a mill and swept
away also the Knoeli residence ad.
joining 1t. Mr.. knoell is employed as
a chief clerk in a railroad Office at
Dalles.
A petition has been filed in the pro-
bate court of Fillmore praying for the
appointment of w. H. Stewart as
guardian of the person and estate OF
Owen r. Roberts, who is afflicted
with senile insanity. As he has con-
siderable property in the country and
is incapable of caring for it or for
himself, guardian will be appointed
by the court.
Judge Raper in district court has
granted a divorce to Mrs. Ira Dye of
Peru. The divorce means the break
ing up Of two families, for at the
same time Charles E. Hadley was
granted a divorce from Mrs. Eva NJ.
Hadley, whom Mrs. Dye had named
as correspondent. Mrs. Dye was
granted all the property owned by
Dye in Peru and $50 a month alimony.
A petition was filed in federal court
at Lincoln by Lucie Brodie of York
county praying the court to allow her
alimony from land owned by her hus-
band in York county. She alleges
that she was granted a divorce in
Benton county, Arkansas. March IL,
last, and that alimony was given her
on all property in that county alone
as the court Of Benton county did not
have jurisdiction over the property of
her husband in Nebraska.
The vicinity of Wymcre was visited
by severe rain and storm. accom-
panied by severe lightning. Abou;
one inch of rain fell in about thirty
minutes. Awnings were blown from
their hangings. limbs were broken
from trees and the rain was driven
into cellars and buildings. Lightning
struck a barn at the residence of J.
7. Stevens, setting it on fire, but the
prompt arrival of the fire department
saved the building.
The Burlington railroad has filed a
suit in the district court Of Dodge |
county against A. c. Miller who has
been operating a dredge in the Elk
horn river drainage district in Ere
mont. The company alleges that it |
its tracks and bridges in |!
such & manner as to make dredging !
operations more feasible. These op- !
era;ions cost the company the sum !
of $i01.44 Of which $40 was paid by !
the defendant.
Charles O'Connor Of Dakota City !
was taken to the inebriate ward OF |
the Lincoln hospital for the insane by
Sheriff Rockwell. O'Connor was pre-
an inebriate by the board
last April. but through the habeas
corpus route and the instrumentality
of friends, he was permitted to go to
Sioux City to take special treatment
at a private hospital. He took such
treatment several times but eventual
ly he went back to bis old habit.
c. e. Robinson, the Henderson