The Columbus journal., 1911-06-21
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
News Notes Of Interest from Various
Sections.

News Notes Of Interest from Various
Sections.
Contracts have been made for two
miles of street paving in Hastings.
Beatrice, among other towns iu Ne
braska, will get q postal bank.
Deputy Game Warden Frank Wolf
made an inspection trip along two
miles of the Blue river north of Desh-
Ter and destroyed five fish traps.
The Railway Board of Nebraska has
authorized the Missouri Pacific rail-
road to issue $50, OOO, 900 bonds to pay
OF Indebtedness and to improve the
road.
Secretary Mellor of the state fair
board has signed a contract with the
Wright brothers for the use Of their
type of aeroplane at the state fair
this fall.
State Auditor Barton is inquiring
into the legality of the recent trans
fer Of the Union Fire Insurance COM
pany of Lincoln. a mutual company,
to the Woodmen Fire.
T. r. Nelson of Omaha, who is serv-
ing a ten-year sentence for second de-
gree murder, has filed an application
for a pardon. The matter will be
heard before the board of pardons
July IL.
The state railway commission has
authorized the Nuckolls County indie.
pendent Telephone company of Mel.
son to issue 500 of stock, the pro-
ceeds to be used for new equipment
and new lines.
Fire which broke out early in the
morning in the Wunderlich & Havlik
garage at Lincoln destroyed automo-
biles and supplies to the amount Of
$4,000 and damaged the large build.
ing, belonging to the senior member
OF the firm. to the extent Of $4,000.
Prof. F. s. Wolfe of Lincoln has
been elected as president of the Au-
rora Commercial college to succeed
Prof. Watenpaugh, who has moved to
California. Prof. Wolfe is a graduate
OF the Kansas Wesleyan university,
and late of the Wayne Normal school.
Flag day was fittingly observed at
Shubert- The members of the Stella
Grand Army of the Republic and Wo.
mans Relief corps held a meeting in
the grove at the schoolhouse. After
a social dinner hour short program
was given. consisting flag drills and
reading. Editor J. l.. Daily gave the
principal address.
Sheriff Sewer arrived at Beaver CITY
from Nelson with Charles Leroy and
who are charged with burg
the house of Ben Bailey at
Edison. They we're arrested at Su-
perior with alleged stolen goods in
their possession. While in Jail at
Nelson. it is said; they planned to
shoot Sheriff Sewer.
W. A. Brokaw. who was injured at
Ruby by being struck by train, died
from his injuries. Mr. Brokaw was
toward the depot, and after
between two freight cars
which cut of his view up and down
The track. he stepped onto the main
track just in time to be struck by the
rain.
The board of public works of Ere.
mont is trying to work out a plan to
insure the payment of accounts due
he city municipal plant without 60
ng into court. At a meeting the
board devoted several hours to the
problem. The board found many un-
laid bills owing by parties who have
eft the city without arranging for
he payment of the water and light
ills.
A Fec (Morocco) dispatch says:
Victor Swanson of AbOrville, Neb. a
of the Gospel Missionary
lnion. whose general Office is at Kan.
as City. Mo-, arrived here safely
rom SefrOO, where it had been 70
'Orted he was being kept a prisoner
q his own home by Moroccan tribes
nen. He brought No news as to the
whereabouts of George c. Reed Of
Weeping Water. Neb., the secretary
4 the Moroccan mission of the Cos
el union. Mr.. Reed sought refuge in
he mountains outside SefrOo when
he rebellious tribesmen attacked the
own.
The state board of public lands and
returned to Lincoln from
'urtis. where the members accepted
plat OF 463 acres for the agricultural
chool. They also fixed on the loca- .
on of the building. At Kearney the ,
GARD decided to accept the PROPOSE
on of a private concern to furnish ,
ght and power to the industrial ,
ONE for 5 cents per kilowatt. ,
The house of W. Il. Green. a farm ,
+, three miles south of Beaver City, ,
as burned with its entire contents. ,
he Greens had been away from ,
ONE at a camp meeting for three :
avs. The fire. 1t is believed, was in
andiary. the tracks of a man who en- ,
red the house and those of a horse
hich he had ridden, are plain to be
zen.
Fred Stillman. young farmer liv. =
q north of Holbrook. was killed in a I
lnaway. He was driving in from G
ork in the field with a four-horse n
am and in passing an automobile on q
le road the horses became frighten- n
and started to run. Stillman. who e
as dragged about 100 yards, when II
e horses in making a turn threw q
m against a fencepost. fracturing F
e side of his head. a
d. Strive. a Fremont saloon man, c
the victim of a bogus check man. 1,