The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-21

NM oosl. V1S fSes6tlS Vent hon
here % DavN City TO operate . pool
han. has had his license revoked
BY the city council. the charge being
that he Was allowing minors to ~
main in his place. and keeping open
after ten O'Clock. the required closing
hour.
The trouble between Frank Briegs
and Matt Allison over . line fence.
and which has been aired In the
courts . number Of times - In the
lime light again. This time. Mr.. AM
con complains that his nelghbor tore
down some facing belonging to him.
The case has not yet come to trial.
C. n. 0ruenthsr left this Afternoon
for Excelsior SPRING.. Missouri. in -.
spouse to an urgent call from the
bedside Of his sister, Mrs.. Max
Bruckner. q Platte Center. Mr..
Bruckner has been there taking Treat.
ment for several weeks. and appears
to have taken . sudden turn for the
worse.
Charles Anderson has fled suit in
county court against Robert Maxwell.
In which be complains that he sold
the defendant IN automobile some
time ago. together with full equip.
ment. and there II now due q balance
Of $1es.S0. for which he asks judg.
ment, together with interest from
July 80. 1910.
August Schroeder Was arrested this
week on . John Doe warrant sworn to
by City Attorney Lghtner. charging
him with stealing cold chisel valued
at ffty cents. The court thought II
might prove . good lesson to impose
. 1ne Of ten dollars and costs. which
he failed to pay and II now living 1t
the county Jail while bordering over
tho deed.
Mrs. Ven Mostek nled . petition
In district court yesterday praying for
. divorce 4om Joseph Mostew. She
recites that they were married on
February 8. 1901. in Lincoln. and that
| I'VE living children are the issue Of
the marriage. She alleges that he has
become very cruel to her and the
children. and calls her vile names.
and asks that she be granted an abso-
lutte divorce from him. and that she
be given the custody Of the children.
The streets and grades committee
Of the city. council made . trip to
Omaha Sunday to inspect the oiled
streets with . view Of trying an ex-
pertinent here In ,oiling the streets.
They report that they saw streets
there. some Of which had had the oil
On for . week. some for . month and
some for several months, and the re-
suit seemed to be % satisfactory that
they win probably recommend to the
council to oil some OF the Columbus
streets.
r. w. Young received . message
last Thursday from his brother.
Clarke Young. that his wife had died
at San Diego. California. the Sunday
preceding( and that he WAS ON his
way to Quincy. Michigan. with the
remains. Mr.. Young hurried to the
train to meet his brother. whom hs
had not seen for eighteen years. and
with whom even then he had but .
very few moments Of time to visit.
The brother win stop here for . few
days on his return nom the east for
. visit.
A man Who will break into . house
may be . coward a we'll ~ . thief.
but . creature who win steal chickens
II worse because Of his almost infinite
smallness. Last Wednesday evening.
while Mr.. 4. NJ. Mahaney WAS at the
bedside Of his dying wife at the home
Of their daughter. Ms. g. n. Douglas.
north OF the city. some body made It
. business to carry away . number Of
chickens from the Naha1ey home. To
commit such depredations under or
binary circumstances n bad, but un-
der such conditions-well, II must 20
without describing.
A party Of Columbus people, con-
sistins Of Judge and Mrs. Ratterman.
Sheriff Lachnit. Mr.. and Mrs. VII
liam Lewe3ohann attended . picnic |
at the farm home OF John McPhillips,
In Joliet township yesterday. The
picnic proceeds were for the benefit
Of st. Johns church. which 10 stu
lted near the McPhillipo home.