The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-07
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
News Notes Of Interest from Various
Sections.

II
Sections.
The railroad disaster near McCOol
will cost the B. & NJ. $25O,OOO.
A hail storm in the vicinity o.
Chadron did considerable damage.
All along the Nebraska line thu
crop outlook Is of the most promising
character.
Memorial day in Nebraska was
observed from one end of the state t.
the other
The elevator at Genoa was burned
nearly 10000 bushels OF wheat being
destroyed.
The roster Of Grand Army dead in
Wyuka cemetery, Lincoln. shows 451
buried there.
Preparations are going forward in
q number of towns for fitting celebra'
ton of Independence day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James j. Mason Of
Buffalo county celebrated the fifty
fourth anniversary of their marriage
Both are over eighty years of age.
The farmers in the vicinity of Sur.
prise. held meeting to organize a
farmers elevator company A tenn.
porary organization was effected. The
town now has two elevators.
Mrs. Lena Feeking of McCook and
H. H. Culbertson of Brimfield. ILL.,,
both injured in the Burlington wreck
at Indianola, died at Cambridge. This
brings the death list up to eighteen.
Governor Aldrich announced the ap.
pointment of r. ID. McFadden of Hast.
ings as state hotel inspector. In this
appointment the governor deferred
to the wishes of the travelling mems
association.
The proposed river-to-mountain
highway across Nebraska is now CON-
pletely plotted from HOldrege
through to Omaha and for almost the
entire distance from Holdrege west
to the state line.
Sheriff Bauman Of Dodge county
sold at mortgage foreclosure sale $40
acres of land in Maple township. lying
west of the former town of Leavitt.
One tract of 800 acres brought $780,
600 and the other tract of go acres
$4,000.
At luncheon of the members Of
the Beatrice Commercial club it was
unanimously decided that the COM
mission form of government is what
Beatrice wants at this time and 1t
was resolved to petition for an cleo
ton as soon as the law goes into ef-
feet, July 6.
Jerry Kaufman. who with his wife
and son met death in an automobile
grade crossing accident near Los
Angeles. was well known in Nebras-
ka, having relatives in Lancaster
county and having lived in Kearney
for four or five years. A daughter,
aged thirteen, was fatally injured.
In its first formal meeting at Lin
coin the rural life commission took
a decided stand for an active inves-
tigation of farm and community life
in the state. Plans outlined for the
commission and its advisory commit
tees indicate that comprehensive
set of recommendations will follow in
its wake.
Gov. Aldrich was at the Grand
Island soldiers home Memorial day.
In his address he expressed the
opinion that with the shade trees and
the walks and the flowers and the vast
lawn in the summer. and the well con-
structed and heated and furnished
building in the winter. together with
the broad acres for the home farm,
the soldiers home of Nebraska pro-
vided every comfort. The state. he
said, paid for maintenance along the
lines of plenty and good quality. in
fare and clothing. and he pledged his
attention to the task of seeing that
plenty and good fare continued to be.
as il now clearly seemed to be, pro-
vided.
The remains of Perry Mitchell were
brought to York county from ColOra-
do for burial in Lincoln Creek Gene
terry, northwest of York. Mr.. Mitchell
was working in a Colorado town and
got caught in some of the machinery,
his head being crushed in such q
manner as TO cause death.
William T. Leahy, engineer Of pas
senger train No. ., that was wrecked
near Indianola, lived in Lincoln. He
leaves a widow and several children. |
He was one OF the Oldest engineers |
in the service, having entered the en- |
ploy of the road in 1883. more than |
twenty-three years ago. He was con-
sidered a very careful runner.
Governor AIdrich has appointed
Mrs. Mrs. NJ. d. Cameron of Omaha
a member of the board OF trustees
that controls the state school for deaf
at Omaha and the state school for
blind at Nebraska City. She will sue
coed c. r. Sherman of Omaha, re-
signed. Mrs. Cameron is president of
the woman's club of Omaha.
The United Commercial Travellers
of Nebraska. in session at Grand ISL
and. elected officers as follows: Chas.
W. Hinzie. Omaha. grand counselor;
Paul B. Trueblood. Grand Island.
grand junior counselor; Samuel F.
Erskine. Norfolk. grand past counsel
or; F. E. CoatswOrth. Omaha, grand
Henry A. Fritz. Columbus.
grand treasurer; H. E. Moss. Hastings,
grand conductor; W. H. Boney. Lin
coin. grand page: Andrew Randklev.
grand sentinel.
John Tucker, county attorney OF
Cherry county, was caught with Mrs.