Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-04-10
KA NOTES

dnu sugar DecUS.
George Gould Of BellwOod, charged
with completely in the forgeries Of
the Platte Valley bank, was cleared
after a bearing before Judge Good
Edward Meradith, a farmer eight
miles southwest Of Nebraska City.
was kicked in the head by a horss
and tits thought he will lose the lefS
eye. He was taken to the new Ne
braska City hospital for treatment
Fred Reno, OF Nashville, who wa
found guilty of sending through Tho
mail a letter threatening to wipe
of his neighbors off the face OF tbs
earth, was sentenced to the penIteD-
tiary at hard labor for n year BY
Judge Harrington.
A new Corliss engine ordered BY
the Kearney Electric compa =
months ago, arrived aud will be puS
in place at the power house as soon al
the old engine car be removed
The new engine is OF the most
modern type, and Of 250-hOrSe power.
Mr.. j. w. Weaver of Shelton. her
little son and her granddaughter.
were painfully Injured by the over
turning of their buggy in a runaway.
Mrs. Weaver sustained a fracture
of the nose and a deep cash on the
head. The others we're badly
bruised.
As a result of the recent raise In
the price OF chicOry, the directors OF
the Nebraska ChicOry factory met az
Schuyler to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY
Of r%e-opening the local chicOry fac
tory. The institution was closed
down two years ago, owing to the
low price of chicory.
Benjamin Anderson, 16 years osfs
committed suicide by hanging him
self from the IafteTs Of the barn on
his fathers farm. George Anderson,
the father, discovered the boy when
he went to water the stock. Tie
hoy was popular with his mates
He was graduated from the high
school last year.
John Henderson, who arrived from
Omaha abnut six weeks ago as .
blacksmith in the employ OF the
Union Pacific, at North Platte. 81 Of
himself through the head and Will
die. He has been complaining of Sc
we're pains in the head for several
days, which probably caused his rash
act. He leaves a wife and three
children.
While A. Spells of B%ellwoOd, was
grinding feed he got caught by the
belt. His left arm was broken IN
two places above the elbow. A CASH
was also cut under his chin and he
was otherwise hurt internally. He
was conveyed to his home on a
stretcher. His wife was at David
City at the time the accident oc-
cured, but was notified by tele
phone.
Henry Burritt, a merchant OF Shell
by, was accidentally shot last eight
at c. G. Defeats seven miles SOUTH
west OF Rising City, by Levi Miller
and seriously wounded in both legs
near the knees while engaged in
charivaring Frank Scheslinger and q
dlugher of Mr.. Deleat, newly mar
ried. Mr.. Burritt is said to be in No
serious danger unless blood poison
should set in.
The body of Mrs. T. f. Skeeds
was found in South Seward. The
clothing was water soaked and it il
presumed that the woman tried to
commit suicide, but the chill Of the
water drove her out, and afterward,
while going home. she succumbed to
the effect of the exposure. Tracks
we're found on the river bank that
showed where she had waded in
Mrs. Skeede had been in poor health.
Notwithstanding the cold snap, the
army worm has made its appearance
in the locality Of Galloway, and t Il
said, is doing great damage to rye
and winter wheat. One farmer, who
thought his rye was winter killed,
was told to examine it, and upon
examination he found the field to be
alive with the army worm. He
pulled UP n bunch OF rye ard
counted twenty-five Of the worms On
the roots of the one bunch.
such force and noise that all the
horses working on the drill became
frightened and ran away. tearing
and breaking the machinery. The
flow continued so that it was difficult
for the men to continue the work,
but the vein was finally drilled
and caSed through, and the flow waa
stopped. After drilling several hum
dred feet further for water the well
was abandoned 1t is rumOred that
a pipe line will be run from the 10
raIitv If the UaS we'll tn this tOWn