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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1901
Page
8
A detailed table compiles figures for all candidates across every county from last month. The data appears in miscellaneous Nebraska matters within various sections of the Commonwealth.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Watson sends school authorities attendance certificates and record blanks to ensure compliance with the child labor law. The new forms replace faulty records from the former deputy and align with the schedule in law. The law requires eleven weeks of school attendance before employment for any child under 14.
In three weeks three serious incidents occurred at a corn shredder near Shelton Nebraska. The latest and worst saw August Peters, a prominent young farmer and machine owner, lose his right hand and arm to the elbow while attempting to clear an obstruction without stopping the machine.
In Bartley Nebraska a large number of horses and cattle died recently from a suspected cornstalk toxin. Two horses fed corn fodder and one fed corn and hay died after going crazy. Residents suspect the poison is in the defective corn.
Grant Nebraska December 3 County Superintendent A Softley accidentally shot himself Friday while repairing a small rifle The ball passed through the thigh and it is considered a serious wound
Will Power sustained two broken ribs and multiple injuries after a football game at Auburn. The Humboldt, Nebraska, report notes the extent of his injuries and ongoing condition.
HUMPOLDT Neb Dec 3 Coroner reports from Redding California indicate Frank Stringfeld aged 23 son of Mr and Mrs W H Stringfeld was killed in a freight wreck on a Southern Pacific train near Redding. He spent childhood on his father's farm near here but has roamed the country for five years.
Sterling Neb Dec 3 Sheriff Strong took Joe Hobbs to the reform school. The boy has caused trouble for years and was expelled from school. Recently he enticed a young girl into a barn and attempted to outrage her, prompting a complaint from the girl's parents.
Lincoln Neb Dec 3 Governor Savage follows state board of charities and corrections to push transferring insane patients from the Norfolk asylum to Lincoln Hastings and Beatrice institutions. The move is prompted by sanitation issues at Norfolk after a recent fire and the current crowded condition.
Great prairie fire sweeps the range country for many miles northwest of Springview Nebraska as of December 3. Fire threatens homesteads and ranches with spreading flames and smoke visible for miles. Local residents battle the blaze and await weather relief.
Farmers in Arlington Nebraska report strong prosperity with an average of about thirty five bushels of corn per acre valued at 56 cents per bushel. The word of the district shows a favorable harvest and steady prices lifting local farming incomes.
Lincoln December 3 Governor Savage rejected a rumor he may grant a pardon or parole to Joseph Bartley and said there is no foundation for the report.
Fire destroyed the barns of John Bingham in Schuyler Nebraska on December 3. Eight horses and two mules were cremated in the ruins.
Lincoln December 3 The Nebraska Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision soon in the dispute between Providence Washington Insurance Co and Auditor Weston over the disposition of 9000 in insurance fees paid into the treasury by former Auditor Eugenié Moore.
Adjutant General Colby authorized forming two independent Nebraska National Guard companies at West Point and Stanton. James C. Elliott and G. A. Eberly named to organize them, with state equipment, plus new signal and engineers corps at Fremont and two artillery sections likely at Plattsmouth and Grand Island. No third regiment planned, though more guns and four breech-loading cannons ordered.
Nebraska’s State Library commission receives applications from Blair to Osceola for sets of books and plans to distribute soon under Secretary Bullock’s oversight. About 1400 books can be bought with roughly 1200 dollars, with juvenile titles making up about a third and fiction the majority. The commission hopes large towns contribute locally to boost the fund.
Lincoln November 30 Adjutant General Colby announces steps to reorganize the Nebraska National Guard creating two independent infantry companies a signal and engineer corps section and two artillery battery sections A regiment rifle equipment and artillery gear are sought from Washington The engineer and signal corps will form infantry under Lt Hull and W R Brooks and station at Fremont with two sections Signal and engineer under a captain and lieutenant The infantry companies will be stationed at West Point and Stanton organized by James C Ellicott and G A Eberly respectively.
Wreck on B and M special stock train 76 as it neared M Cook Nebraska from Denver to South Omaha. A broken switch derailed two cars causing one to capsize and another to list. Three cattle were killed and several injured. cattle once freed went berserk and men were threatened before calm returned.
In Fremont Nebraska Joseph T Dusseldorf was found guilty of manslaughter for the June 21 1901 killing of Arthur C Payne at North Bend. The jury reached verdict in a short deliberation and may prompt a one to ten year penitentiary sentence. A new trial motion is possible though murder conviction was avoided.
Sidney Neb Nov 30 a special Burlington train carried President George B Harris Director B F Perkins General Manager G W Holdrege General Charles F Manderson Superintendent J R P Sellan and Burlington staff. The party paused half an hour to inspect the proposed site for a roundhouse and machine shops.
Campbell Bros show arrives in Fairbury Nebraska after touring in the south. The act reports unusually strong business this season and plans to substantially expand attractions next year. The troupe started as a schoolhouse medicine show and has grown into a railroad circus and menagerie in seven years.
Fort Dodge Iowa December 2 McArthur Brothers contractors on the Great Western road have started a large force on the Omaha main line from Fort Dodge to Omaha Work on the Chariton Hampton branch will not be completed this year The Omaha main line will be pushed with speed due to heavy work ahead
A Lincoln group organizes a company worth 350000 to operate the old paper mill south of town. S H Burnham serves as president. The plan aims to manufacture heavier wrapping papers from straw and corn husks for commercial distribution.
Falls City Nebraska on the complaint of C F Reavis Mrs Geo E Dorrington was adjudged insane and will be taken to Lincoln for treatment soon.
Gretna Nebraska December 2 Alexander Simon who runs a local hotel died after taking a strychnine overdose The death is ruled a result of despondency as a motive and the incident occurred at his hotel premises.
In Trenton Nebraska December 2 serious trouble arose at Abel Olds home after his marriage to Miss Pennell in Atwood Kansas. The bride's father Mr Pennell enraged by the news went to Olds residence where he abused occupants and smashed a window with stones before leaving the country.
The State Department confirms Colombia has terminated diplomatic relations with Venezuela following the August withdrawal of Dr Rico. Officials note the breach does not imply war, while German demands for Venezuelan payments heighten tensions and U.S. marines may depart once traffic on the isthmus is secured.
Cattle receipts were fair with uneven quality and slower trading. Corn fed steers scarce and prices mostly steady to slightly lower. cows uneven. bulls in steady demand. veal calves steady. stockers and feeders active. Hog market saw an enormous run, prices declined. weights variably sold. Sheep and lamb quotations listed across standard grades.
Cattle market shows strong export and dressed beef demand with varied prices for steers, cows, heifers, and calves across regions. Hogs close lower with mixed packer demand. weights and regional shifts shape the day’s totals. Sheep and lambs rise with strong western lambs and native lambs, wethers, ewes, and feeders traded at notable quotes.
The Nebraska Supreme Court reverses the lower court in Redell against Moores and restores the governor’s authority to appoint a fire and police board for Omaha. The decision remands for further proceedings with opinion by Commissioner Alberts and others, chief justice Norval dissenting.
Judge Clarence Selah dies at home in O Neill of typhoid fever after six weeks illness. A former editor and publisher in northern Nebraska he published papers in O Neill and Ewing and was Holt County judge elected in 1897 with a record as a model officer.
A Roman bronze tablet will be sent to Washington in a few days as a tribute to the late President McKinley from Italians of America. The tablet shows McKinley in bas relief walking toward a tomb with a Washington Capitol facade. Four infant figures in the lower left corner symbolize the four U S regions east west north and south.
John G. Glouskel, 60, a well to do farmer near Nebraska City, Neb, was found dead in his kitchen after failing to return to his fire tending. His son found him lying by the door this midnight. He leaves a large family of grown children.
TABLE ROCK Neb Nov 30 news arrives of the death of William Brown at Hastings asylum age 86 years.
W. S. Tilton files contest papers in Peatrice Nebraska claiming irregularities in multiple precincts justify awarding the sheriff’s certificate to rival candidate J. T. Moore instead of W. A. Waddington. The move seeks to overturn the election result on grounds of irregularities.
A Nebraska girl, tired of chores, traveled to Sioux City where a hack driver lured her to Edith Sorenson's resort. A gray haired man alerted police and the matron, and authorities rescued the frightened girl from the trap.
The operation on Governor Taft was successful and he plans to travel to Washington on December 10 to recuperate and confer with Secretary Root.
Barney Conway aged 106, who claimed to vote first for General Jackson, dies at his home near New Albany Indiana. The obituary notes his long life and early political allegiance.
New York dispatch reports General Francisco Castro, who led government troops in capturing the Barbacoas bridge, was killed in an engagement with insurgents at Bahia Soldado. Castro had served as second in command on the isthmus.
The United States appeals to the district court of appeals from Judge Bradley's July ruling in the Sampson squadron case. The decision condemned Infanta Maria Teresa and its guns, impacting prize money for Rear Admiral Sampson and officers and men of the North Atlantic squadron from the battle off Santiago with Spanish vessels.
Columbus Ohio December 5 a supreme court decision annuls an indictment against H H Gravitt of Darke county for unlawfully practicing osteopathy The state contends the ruling is a victory as it holds osteopathy is the practice of medicine and osteopaths must be examined like other physicians
Senator Lodge reintroduces a bill to admit immigrants only if they can read English and pass an educational test. A separate measure seeks to reform the consular service by applying civil service rules to appoint U S consuls.
Washington reports that Spencer Eddy, U S chargé d affaires, cables that Miss Stone and her companion are being held prisoners in Constantinople, per the state department.
Dr. Camer on Mann, longtime figure in Kansas City's Episcopal scene, was consecrated bishop of the North Dakota missionary district at Grace Episcopal church. The service featured a processional hymn and a consecration sermon by Rt. Rev. Theodore Morrison of Iowa, after which Mann was introduced.
Implement Dealers association meeting in Wichita endorses non partisan anti trust leagues. Dr W Blaine of Pratt urges merchants to oppose any congressman who refuses to pledge anti trust legislation. The resolution passes by near unanimous vote.
A compact telegraph digest reports on politics and society ranging from murder rumors about Miss Stone to fair openings in St Louis on April 30 1903 and hospital or ministerial appointments in France Haiti and Ireland. It notes Kansas Governors term rumors Oklahoma statehood and a host of financial and military items including a Meade court martial and a landing of news from Washington and Constantinople.
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