Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-11-13
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at Norfolk and stole $500 worth OF
goods
The horse and buggy stolen from
Harry Fisher at Falls City, was found
later at Sterling.
Word has been received that Cliff
Montgomery, an old resident OF Ed
gar, has been murdered in the Phil
ippines.
At Wins,de, Miss Mamie Elliott
was run down by train and killed
and Miss Alice Elliott was badly in
jured, but will live
Near Seward Il. Donelson's two
year-old daughter was run over by a
lumber wagon and her life was
crushed oLt.
Gerhard Porchres, well known
German farmer, has disappeared from
Columbus, leaving a number of moth
erless children behind,
Lieutenant George A. Day, son
Of MI. and Mrs. IL. G. Day OF Be-
atrice, has been assigned to duty on
the cruiser, Newark.
The new Catholic church at Battle
Creek was dedicated last Sunday. Ii
Is brick building 37x78 feet and
lifted with modern conveniences.
People are charitable after all.
When man goes from $50 to
800 job his friends blow about 1t,
hut when he goes back to q $40 po-
sition nothing Is said.
Virgil Jnohson, of Seward, had his
arm caught In the machinery of a
thresher engine and both bones be-
tween the wrist and elbow were brok-
en-.
The building occupied by the Fair
banks, Morse company and the
American Press Association at Oma-
ha, was quilted by fire. Eighty
thousand dollars Is the loss.
Dorchester now boasts OF her rural
free delivery mail routes. Route No
] has been In operation for the past
year The two new routes have Just
been opened. In all rural popula-
ton OF more than 1900 Is served by
these three routes.
Carbolic acid was the instrument
J that James Rabbit of North Platte a
Union Pacific employee, selected to
end his life. He Is a young man and
9 was respondent, but as he tried to
commit suicide at home, his parents
. called physician and had him saved.
During the ahserce of the county
iailn1. James Kiema, prisoner at
West Point, asked Mrs. Jacobs, the
iailor's wife for glass of water.
When she handed 1t to him through
partly open cell door he knocked
her down and escaped.
One Of the oldest settlers Of the
, comfy died Of heart failure Philip
Thomas, who owned farm two and
one-half miles west of Yutan, was
found dead in his bed There was
, only son Of ~ years at home at the
, time. Mr.. Thomas had been a Wild
over for many years.
The mortgage report for Gage coun-
tv for the month OF October is as
follows: Number OF farm mortgage
; fled, 10; amount, S29,34l. Number
, of farm mortgages released, 2S;
amount, 500 436. Number OF city
and town mortgages filed 20; amount,
bl6, GAL. Number Of city and town
, mortgages RELEASED, %; amount,
Sl2,Sl5
e Falls City was visited by a terrific
! electrical storm last week. A clap Of
thunder awakened most every one In
town and much damage was done,
Especially In the east part Of town,
where window glass In many Of the
A houses was broken. at one point a
portion Of the sidewalk was lifted.
e and the current went into the ground
1 bursting the water main. Many peo-
pie said 1t was the worst clap OF thun-
S der they ever heard, A hard rain
= fell.
A gasoline lamp exploded IN Tay-
Ior's pharmacy at Plainview setting
, the store on fire 1t was saved by the
J heroic work Of Miss Maud Taylor and
! Hugh Griffin, who carried the gaso-
: line lamp and two large cans full OF
=. gasoline, all on fire out Of the store
into the street.. The explosion took
place while Hugh Griffith, the Jew
eler, was pumping air into the lamp,
and was caused by a leak. Mr..
Griffin was severely burned about the
lace and hands He saved his life by
1 rolling In the mud In the street.
: The damage to the drug stock is
, slight Mr.. Gritiin's relatives have