The Columbus journal., 1911-09-06

News Notes o. Interest from Various
Sections.


Dodge county, died last week.
Aurora IL making preparations for
q lot Of street paving soon to begin.
The Polk county Teachers Insti.
tute had an an attendance Of about
125.
Beatrice repaving has been blocked
by q number Of property owners who
refuse to sign petitions.
The fifth annual picnic of the Old
Settlers Of Boone county was a great
success.
Robert g. Douglas has been elected
captain Of company H. First regiment.
Nebraska national guard of Osceola.
School bonds Of the city of Kear.
ney to the amount Of $4,000 have
been bought and delivered to the state
treasury. The bonds run twenty
years and draw 5 per cent interest.
DR.. J. L. Pierce Of Lincoln has been
appointed to a place on the examining
board Of the state dental board IN
place Of DR.. C. F. Ladd Of Lincoln. re-
signed.
Fremont festival, from September
25 to 30, promises a big time. Four
bands have been engaged and pre-
partitions for q great event are going
forward.
Danna D. Little. jr., a young man
q years Of age, was killed by falling
into q gasoline engine at the home Of
his parents. ten miles northwest of
Osce0la. Death ensued a few hours
after the accident.
Through efforts of Rev. e. D.
Eubank. of Broken Bow, a Christian
church has been organized at Co
burg, Custer county. and a house of
worship built. The church will seat
$50 people and will be dedicated with
in a few weeks.
Aviator Dickson of the Curtiss Avi.
alton company made a pretty flight
at Grand Island, though he was not
completely familiar with the machine
and did not allow for sufficient space
to stop it after alighting and dashed
into barrel of gasoline and a grand
stand post. quite badly damaging the
machine. The avitor escaped injury.
Charles ]. Greene, a prominent at
torney of Omaha died in New York
soon after arrival from Europe. where
he had gone in search of health. For
many years he was attorney for the
Burlington railroad, and a man who
took much part in political matters
in the interest of the republican
party.
G. w. Comstock and Bartlett Rich
ards. two of the quartet of cattle |
barons who have been serving SEN
fences in the Adams county jail un-
der indictment from the federal gov
will be released from GUS
tOdy September 20. The other two
men have been at liberty for some
time. having each drawn lighter SEN
fences.
The two young sons of p. l. Sine,
salesman for the Carpenter
Papaer company of Omaha, drove
their fathers large touring car from
to Hastings to meet their
father. The boys are but 10 and ii
years of age and came all the way
This is probably the
first time that boys so young have
made this 1OO-mile drive in IN auto
mobile alone.
A. e. Sheldon, who has been inves-
igating the history o. agriculture In
Nebraska. has found a new record
showing that winter wheat was sown
n 1861 on the Ponca Indian reserva-
ion and good crop was harvested
n 1862. The wheat was planted by
indians under the direction of a far
ner employed by the government.
The crop was sown on the reservation
lear Niobrara.
Swan POlsen, a well known citizen
# Swedish nationality living east of
Vest Point was adjudged insane by
he commissioners on the complaint
Ter, whom he threatened to shoot by
eason of a fancied grievance in the
lleged abstraction by some one of a
aluable book from his mail box some
ears ago. He broOded over this i'm
ginary grievance until his mind has
iven away.
Miss Eunice Murphy arrived in
'alentine from Independence, Mo-.
by her attorney, Mr..
Jelly, and was Immediately arrested
y Sheriff Rosseter on the charge of
netting the four men now in jail to
,urder Charles Sellars. The exact
ate of her preliminary trial has not
cen set, but it is thought ii will be
DON. She is going to stand trial and
ne case will be holly contested ON
9Th sides.
The Lion Bonding & Surety conf
any OF Omaha has brought suit in
istrics court OF Lancaster county
gainst George w. LOsey, the Farm
rs & Merchants bank and the Capt.
II Fire Insurance company, asking
ldgment against Losey and the bank
n $4,000 and that plaintiff be subro-
ated to all of the rights of the in
france company as against the 9TH
: two defendants, who are charged
it'll wrongfully converting to their
xn use $1,000 belonging 10 the in
france company.
At special meeting of the city
,uncil of Beatrice the recommended
on of the water committee that q
'servoir be constructed of concrete
FAR the new city wells. to hold 1000.
10 gallons, was adopted and bids will
. advertised for for its construction.