The Columbus journal., 1911-08-23
MesRAsxA IN BRIEF.
News Notes Of Interest from. Various
Sections.

l CIuSueO 20 Oeat0 uQ0ef barn ne was
moving.
Workmen Of Lincoln will celebrate
labor day with a picnic at which Gov.
Aldrich will make and address.
The crop Of alfalfa in the vicinity
OF Gering is the best in years. Sew
eral farmers report two tons per acre.
The library board Of Geneva is
maturing plans with Architect Grant
Of Beatrice for a Carnegie library to
cost $4,000.
Perry Bryant, a man about so years
of age. living on tie North table in
Cherry county was hit on the head
with rock while cleaning out an old
well. his injuries resulting fatally.
John Lind was killed by the fast
westbOund mail on the Union Pacific
The accident occurred three miles
east OF Lexington. Lind was employ.
ed. by the block signal department
and was sitting on little velocipede
when the train struck him.
Superintendent r. !. Elliott of the
Broken Bow schools states that he
will accept the offer rendered him of
deputy state superintendent, but will
open the school year in September as
the head of the Broken Bow schools.
His friends here are much pleased
that his ability has been recognized.
Miss Grace Contryman of Weeping
Water, principal OF the Stanton High
school of Stanton for the last two
years, has resigned her position on
account OF the death OF a sister,
which makes it impossible for her to
continue her school work.
Jacob Reed, ii years old, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Reed of Wy
more, was killed by being run over
by cars. Young Reed, with two other
companions, was asleep in q boxcar
on the side track when a switch en-
CINE struck it.
Blair had a tag day at the chautau-
qua grounds and on the streets un-
der the auspices of the ladies' auxi-
liary of the board Of trustees of the
Blair Charity hospital. Twenty or
more young women had charge of
selling the tags and upwards of $500
was realized.
A Missouri Pacific brakeman named
H. L. Delaney of Union, while making |
coupling at Nebraska City lost his
right hand. He stepped into a hole in
the track. which was being ballasted
and this threw him down and in try
ing to save himself, placed his hand
IN the rail and two wheels of a
freight car passed over it.
In the case of Frank Samuelson of
Grand Island, who fell from a tele-
phone pole Of the Independent Tele-
phone company while employed by
he said company, the jurors found
that the said Frank Samuelson's
leath was caused by a fall and COM
og in contact with the live electric
light wires below" The electric
wires were those of the municipality.
When an automobile in which he
vas riding from Snyder to Dodge
urned turtle. DR.. George Byers of
fremont, was probably fatally injur-
d. His skull was fractured and he
eceived several other serious in
uries. He was rushed at once to
omaha, where he could receive ex-
ert surgical attention. 1t is feared
y his friends that his injuries will
rove fatal.
Secretary Mellor of the state fair
GARD has received an inquiry re-
arding a resolution alleged to have
cen passed by the lower house of the
'st legislature making Wednesday
I state fair week a day for
reunion of members of the
legislature. The resolution was
ever presented to the secretary,
ut he will search for it, 1t is said
nat Speaker Kuhl favored the reso-
ltion. thinking that the reunion
light be made an annual affair.
Sam Billings had a narrow escape
ON death while sinking an old we'll
eeper on the farm of Grant Wettea-
amp near Mynard. He had removed
le old wall and curbed the well for 1
afety. but the curbing did not prove
rong enough and caved in burying
r. Billings to his waist. He was q
rawn UP through a small aperture in q
le curbing, only few moments be-
re a second cavein occurred COM
etely closing the well. By quick q
Ork he was rescued. !.
Lewis Schemel, a young man 10
ears Of age. recently from Jersey
ity, n. j., while bathing with a num- ?
r. of companions in the Loup river
st. Paul, was seriously injured as !,
e result of dive from one of the ~
ers of the Burlington railroad
idge. The young man, said to be i.
expert swimmer. supposing the
ater to be of sufficient depth, dived
ON the pier, striking his head on y
e sand in a shallow, resulting in
ralysis of the body below the head. 4
Isaac Zeigler. a carpenter, 81 years .
age, dropped dead on the street at n
ncoln.
1t is proposed to greatly enlarge
e beet sugar factory at Grand Is
nd.
A. d. Cline of Fremont. while sharp
ing scythe on a gasoline engine
iven emery wheel was caught by
e belt and thrown twenty feet with