The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-07-05
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
News Notes Of Interest from Various
Sections.

The Young Mems Democratic club
has been formed at HOldrege.
Aurora has about decided upon do
ing about $4,000 worth of paving.
Henry Busey, boOtlegger. was
fined 500 by Judge Ellis at Beatrice.
Omaha had a bond issue election
the other day when all propositions
were turned down.
Some Nebraska towns have Of late
been overrun with tramps, and yet
many farmers are looking for help.
The Northwestern Railroad COM
pany has q large force of carpenters
at work charging and remodeling the
station at Bassett.
F. W. Fitch of Omaha has filed nom.
nation papers with the secretary OF
state as candidate for Judge of the Fit.
teenth judicial district.
Bridge bonds amounting to $4,000
from Morrill, county, will be offered to
the state for investment. They have
been sent into the state auditors Of
fee for registration.
T. C. Marsh. secretary of the local
Y. NJ. c. A. OF Fremont. will leave next
fall and ". H. Randall of University
Place has practically been named as
his successor.
Rev. W. H. Euss of the Congrega-
tional church of Fremont officially
| confirmed the report that he had re-
| ceived a call to the lastorate of the
First Congregational church OF To-
peka. Kas.
Weatherby Johnson was checked in
as agent for the Missouri Pacific at
! Brock. June 10. and last week he dis
appeared. A diamond ring valued at
1875 and one at $500 and all the sta
tons funds are also missing.
State Treasurer W. 4. George an
nounced that he had appointed ". A.
DanielsOn of Center. Knox county, as
deputy state treasurer to succeed e.
S. Mickey who resigned some time
ago.
Arrangements for the North Nebras-
kadistrict G. A. r. reunion at Pierce
from July IL to u are about complet-
ed and from the communications be-
ing received from all over the district
there will be record breaking attend
ance during the entire week.
D. ]. Collins was arrested at Wy
more and bound over to the district
court on the charge of holding up Gus
tave Bauer, a farmer, and robbing him
Of SIG. Bauer was severely beaten
and identified Collins in court as his
assailant. In default of $1,000 bail
Collins was lodged in the county Jail
at Beatrice
Washington dispatch: The abstract
of the condition of the national banks
of Nebraska, exclusive of Omaha and
Lincoln, at the close of business on
June Z. as reported to the comptrOl-
Ter of the currency, shows the aver
age reserve held at 1b.l2 per cent, as
compared with 1876 per cent on
on March Z. Loans and discounts de-
creased from s5l,511.662 to s51.053.-
2S7; gold coin from $3,4S6.104 to ST.
5iS.i65; individual deposits increased
from $52.O94.7SO to S52.379.?23.
The death of Thomas Atkins in
Omaha last week marked the passing
of the champion man for attending
funerals in Omaha. He was past fifty
years old and has been known to have
attended over 5000 funerals during
the past eighteen years. Mr. Atkins
was not at all times a mourner over
the dead. as he invariably went to
the cemeteries i'm the capacity Of
hearse driver or undertaker's assist
ant.
John MCGUIRE. Ira Mills. John Mead,
Rche-: Shaw. II. r. Black and John p.
Long of the Arnold neighbo! hood have
qualified before County Judge Hol-
comb of Custer county. as appraisers
for the right-of-way for the extension
the Union Pacific is building toward
Arnold and Candy from Galloway.
Their services haven been required
very much as generally the farmers
are SO glad to get the road there is
no trouble in coming to an agreement. !
The continued decrease in the as
sessed valuation of counties reported |
evidence that the total assessed valu- |
alton of all property in the state will |
be less this year than it was last year. |
The larger as vel! as the smaller |
counties generally show decrease.
Logan county has reported al as
sessed valuation of s;0S.:i1. Last year
i: reported s3ai geo. Mcpherson cour-
~ has reported j::i:;,i"::. LIS; yc&- i:
reported $353.l5i.
Postmaster General Hitchcock prob
ably will make his decision early next
week in the matter OF deciding
the new railway mail division
shall be established at Omaha or Den.
yer. says a Washington dispatch.
While he has given no intimation as
to the nature of his decision. il is be-
lieved at the present time that he is
inclined to favor Omaha. Senators
Brown and Hitchcock have been in
communication with the post.
master general. pointing out the ad-
vantages of Omaha over Denver
Jerry Stees, roadmaster Of the st.
Joseph & Grand Island. with head
quarters at Hanover. lies badly in.
jured in the hospital as the result of a
hcad-on collision between his railroad
motor tricycle. ard an incoming ST. 10
seph train.
Last week Charles LundstrOm of
Ho.drese departed for Sweden. accom-
panied by his wife and young child. A
lew months ago Mr. Lundstrom closed