Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-13
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an association.
A Hamilton county man caught q
50-pOund badger i'm n trap.
Thirty-two Swedes, all relatives
recently arrived from the old country
and settled on 27O0 acres Of Boyd
county land.
The building owned by IT. W. CAL
higher at Homer, was destroyed By
lire causing loss of 81 600.
Dr. Yorletz and A. Englart were
lined 500 each for selling liquor IL
Irgally at Lodge Pole. Both PLEADED
guilty.
County Judge Dupin Of Seward, ez-
perlcnced another stroke OF apoplexy.
lie had the first stroke on last Thur
day.
Sheriff Lusk Of Tekamah, arrested
John Wedgewood for the alleged
shooting of his father-iu-law, J. A.
Marsh, last Friday. 1t Is noW,
thought that Marsh will recover.
Il. Roberts has been sentenced 10
eighteen months for forgery. Roberts
is the man who was shot by tie mar
shall while resisting arrest at Wahoo
some three weeks ago.
Charles Madsen, OF Pender, died at
st. Joseph's hospital, Sioux City,
Ia, from injuries received four weeks
ago when he was attacked by q vio.|
ious bull.
Rev. E. o. Elliot, who has been o
resident OF Fullerton for the past
five OF six years, became violent ana
Is now confined In the county jail to
await the action Of the Board Of In,
sanity.
When a post norton examination
If tho infant OF Mr.. Budig, OF Mo-
Cook, was made 1t was found THAI
the child had swallowed large
screw, which lodged in It's windpipe
and caused instant death.
The citizens OF Valley organized
the Douglas County Telephone com.
plny, with capital stock Of $40, O0Os
81 900 Of which is paid. The line will
be connected with Arlington, Gretna
and Waterloo.
Rural delivery routes will be estab1
llshed April from Franklin, Frank.
lin county, with George f, Sale aud,
S lmuel o. Sturteyant as carriers
The routes cover eighty-tive square
miles and effect $50 people.
Eight new telephones have been
put In as many business houses In
Toylor within the past few days.
This puts Taylor merchants In close
communicated with farmers and
ranchmen for miles around.
e. Il. Blackman, OF the state His.
torical society, is going to make q
summer campaign OF the Lewis and
Clark route along Nebraska this year,
with the view Of identifying the va
rous landmarks described In tho
May journals OF the expedition. J
j. e. BarthOlmen, while moving
! his household goods into Linwood
from Bellwood, was thrown from the
wagon and one wheel passed over
him, breaking seven ribs and in1ict-
Ing otter injuries. DR.. Beede Of
David City was called. He does NOT
give much hope CT bis recovery.
In the district court Augusta
pruhs has begun suit against Mrs.
Clauson to recover $4,000 damages,
alleging that the defendant, for six
years. treated her cruelty that her
growth was permanently stunted.
Mrs. Clauson has entered denial Of
all the allegations.
Emmett Roberts, who Vas shot
few weeks ago by Marshal Smith OF
Wahoo while resisting arrest, being
charged with forgery, has been sem
fenced to eighteen months in the
peni entiary by Judge Sornberger.
Roberts home Is In Newton, Ia,
and he Is wanted there on q similar
charge.
Chris Schmidt, OF Columbus, was
bound over to the district court on
the charge OF grand larceny. A man
by the name Of Teten alleges that
Schmidt took $50 from his pants,
while they were sleeping in a livery
sCable. Schmidt has been under q
similar charge before, but escaped on
account of lack Of evidence.
Willis, son OF George Wright, Of
Kearney, was Inn over and killed by
freight train No. q on the Union
Pacific railroad at Kearney. Indica-
tions are that the boy was ratchinga
ride and was either getting on or on
when he fell from the ladder on the
side Of the car beneath the car wheels.
The train was slowing up at the
time of the accident and 1t was NOT