Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-04
NEBRASKA
NEWS-NOTES
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The horse and buggy stolen from
A. Allen at Cedar Bluffs has been re-
covered.
Il. Il. Toms, who has been running
the Country department. store In
Graf has disappeared.
Hastings Broaddus, who was shot
Saturday by Jim Walker at Crawford
died. The men had quarreled.
Henry Brown, a Sac Indian and
veteran Of the civil war, died recent
ly near Falls City at the age of 90
years.
The Rev. j. s. Shepard of the
Third Presbyterian church OF Lincoln,
has accepte+ a call by the local Pres
byterian -.ch at Falrbury.
At Louisville James Turyberry and
Mr.. Paterson bad runaway, Tury-
berIy's collar bone being broken and
one of the horses being killed.
At Loup City, II. Wake was bound
over In the sum OF $1,000 for setting
fire to the Barlow elevator at Ash
ton.
]. l.. Howard was arrested at Free
mont and taken back to Seward
where he Is charged with beating
hotel bill
Fire broke out in the brick harness
shop OF Frank Rosline at st. Paul.
The loss will not exceed 5000, cover
ed by insurance.
A special car on the Union Pacific,
consisting of thirty cars loaded with
coal and beets met disaster near
Warnerville, nine cars being wrecked.
The track was torn up for long dis
tance.s
News has been received In Platts-
mouth from Rawlins, Wyo., to the
effect that John Mumm, former
Plattsmuuth saloonkeeper who was
arrested at that place several months
Ugo for shooting a man during
quarrel, had been acquitted.
John Larson, who was taken to the
Hastings asylum from Lincoln, es-
clped from the officers during the
trip and wandered through the coun-
try to Blue Hill, where he was taken
In charge by farmer and taken to-
Red Cloud.
For some time past thieves have,
been operating in and around Me-
cly
head of cattle but last Saturday they
took ten he'd of fine heifers from L.
A. Kropp's pasture. No trace Of
missing stock can be found and par
es are securing the C untry.
The cylinder head of the engine at
the Writ Milling company's plant at
Tecumseh blew out Saturday night,
damaging the engine tn that extent
hat a new machine will have to be
supplied. G. w. Witt Is In Lincoln
aud Omaha looking for new en-
CINE. No damage Of consequence
was done to the mill building.
A team driven by an old gentle
man named Young, with three
grandsons, was struck by a switching
rain near Norfolk and the wagon de-
molisheG, one horse killed, the young,
men thrown of the track and the old
man between the rails. The car vas
derailed and thrown across the track,
to which fact the old gentleman
owes his life
Frank Schmehr of Beaver Crossing
was fOud guilty in the district court
on two charges of selling intoxicating
liquors without license, and was
assessed fine of 5000 in each case,
this being the second time he has
been before the court for failing to
take out license. He took an APP
peal to the supreme court and fur-'
nished bond.
A proposal has been made by which,
Kearncy will gain new Industry In
a stIawbOard factory, to be operated
on a very extensive scale. The plan
is to merge the canal and water pow
er and the old cotton plant and
equip Iuc ldIBC DulluiuHS vi IhO 'au-
ter with high grade paper mill ma
chinery All sorts OF strawboaTd
products are to be manufactured IL
the plan is carried out. 1t is backed
by strong capital.
The plant OF the Sioux City Beet,
Syrup and Preserving company has
been absorbed by the Great Western
Beet Sugar company, wing OF the
beet sugar trust. The capital stock
was increased from 500, 600 to $780,
400, and the additional 100000 was
taken by the trust. This money
will be used to construct a complete
glucose factory here, which Will ems
I 4 I Mounds nf