Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-06
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MISS Laura UTeRR, OiBdulbot duu
lecturer OF the State Suffrage associ-
alton, addressed large audience at
Humboldt last week.
JIM. Hanna Of Ainsworth, received
an abdominal wound by trying 60
rope a calf with knife In his hand.
lie is seriously hurt.
Vests grocery store at st. Paul
was badly damaged by fire Sunday
morning Most OF the stock was
saved. The loss is covered by insur-
ance.
The IL year old son Of Daniel Mos
cehll residing five miles west of Be-
atrice was badly Injured by being
thrown from a pony. The chances for
the lads recovery are favorable.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed by the Roman Catholic cathe-
dral building hoard, which has been
organized to erect cathedral in
Omaha.
While threshing near Ellis. Gage
county, Chris Knoche. prominens
German farmer, had the misfortune
to run the tine OF pitchfork in hts
right eye. The doctor has little
hopes Of saving the injured optic.
Conductor Rothiock, Brakeman
Wormsley and another brakeman
were badly bruised by a train on the
Missouri Pacific near Nebraska City,
plunging through the bridge In the
creek twenty feet below.
The ordinance allowing w. j. q.
Kenyon of Omaha to purchase the
abandoned lines to the old stock
yards as Withdrawn by the council
anda new one introduced, requiring
q 800 forfeit as q guarantee. =,
P. W Birkhouser was showing his
friends a second growth Of straw
berries that he picked from his farm
south OF PapilliOn last week. The
berries were well formed and wen
ripened. d
A man named Young was stabbed
by fellow flom Schuyler at dance
given at the home Of David Kluck.
near Richland. Young's condition
Is serious. His assailant Is being
pursued.
Many improvements have been
made ut Yutan during the last year.
Fifteen new houses have been built,a
S., 600 church erected, two other
churches repaired, and many brick
sidewalks laid; J
Coroner McCabe Of Lincoln county
will examine into the cause of death
Of man at Wallace, found under a
wagon box, and Of the death of r. A.
Brown, mail driver between here
and Candy, who, from all appear
ances, dropped dead on his route.
Robert Thompson. alias Joy, who
has just completed years term in
the pententlary for burglary in Oma-
'ha, was met by detective when ne
stepped from prison and taken to
Canada, where he has ten years.
sentence tU serve.
John Wilson, an old implement
dealer Of TrumOull, was severely and
probably fatally injured by being
kicked by Nurse. One of his gs Is
broken. some teeth knocked out aud
he vas rendered unconscious for sew
eral hours.
Charles Ogoms, prosperous farm
er, committed suicide with q 22-cali-
Der life at his home eight miles
northwest of Gibson, because his
threshing was delayed and the pay
ment OF few small debts retarded.
His home relations were pleasant. :
Harry A. Fisher, young farmer
living just east of Falls City had
line horse. new buggy and harness
stolen. He Tied the horse to hitch
rack Ia the main part of town and
went TO do some trading. He was
gone less than thirty minutes. On
his return the horse was gone.
At special meeting OF the board
of directors OF the WahoO Luther
academy 1t was decided to erect a
new school, building at a cost Of 49,
900. Z. L. Plym, an architect from
Lincoln, was appointed to draw up
the plans and specifications. Work
will be commenced as soon as the
plans are ready. The site for the
building wa, selected at sunrise
with proper ceremonies.
The persecution brought bY Cover
no; Savage against Harry Harris, a
carpenter WIN is charged with SNUG
gling opium into the pententiaIy, Ia
likely to be dropped, as the Two most
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