Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-26
NEBRASKA

George Henderson of Bostwick, one
Of the best known men In Nuckolls
county, dropped dead one day last
week in front Of his house.
Wayne Methodist church has an
eighteen hundred dollar pipe organ,
the gift Of Mrs. j. IL. pingrey Of
Wayne.
Henry Ferren died at his homo
near Smartville of dropsy, Mr.. Fer
len had been resident Of Johnson
county for more than twenty years.
John Armstrong, of Nebraska City,
charged with stealing S72 from hi 5
father, was bound over to the Sep
TENDER term OF the district court In
The sum OF $500,
Omaha Passenger No. II ran into
the rear end OF n freight train about
injuring Travelling Engineer @. A.
Dixon of McCook. The way car and
one freight car were consumed by fire.
The wreck was due to the heavy fog.
The supreme court dismissed the
appeal of Bishop Bonacum against
Il lther Murphy of the Seward Catho-
lie church, and affirmed the decision
of the lower court, enjoining the
bishop from interfering with the
priest in the conduct of his charge.
Six cars loaded with coal, enroutd
to Beatrice from Manhattan, Kansas,
jumped the track at Taylor's Siding
few miles south of Blue Springs.
The track was completely torn up for
about fifty yards. The accident was
due TO raj spreading. No casualt-
ties occurred.
The coroner's inquest over the body
Of the dead fireman, Hayes, killed In
the Gilmore wreck, which has been
in session at Papillan for the past
few days, was finished. The verdiN
of the jury was death by accident.
This clears Operator Second and
places the blame on no one.
Mr.. Miller, who has been the agent
for the Burlington in Tecumseh foi
the past fourteen years, has been
granted an extended leave of absence
and will locate on his farm neal
Blakesburg, la. Mr.. Mliller's health
has been ailt,g for some time. J. ID.
Poe, formerly OF Firth, has been named
as Miller's successor.
The party OF surveyors who haw
been at work o. the northern section
Of the Burlington link from Ashland,
to Sioux City, la, arrived Mt Homer
and will pitch their tents and remain
for two weeks. The party working
at Pender has been compelled t.
abandon work, owing to the high
water.
The regulgar annual institute OF tn,
teachers Of Cass and Sarpy counties
will be held i'm Plattsmouth, begin
ming Au gust II. Those to assist In
the work are: Former State Super
intendent l.. ID. Harvey Of Wisconsin
Superintendent James M. Caughlir
of Wilkesl are, Pa, and Frank M
McMGrray OF Normal, Ill.
The north bound train on the b. 4
M. from Atchison was wrecked about
two miles south Of Nebraska City,
and as result twelve freight carr
are completely wrecked. Brakemar
S. Il. Jensen was pinned down under
car and badly mangled. He wal
taken to the Meals hospital at Ne
braSka City, where he died.
Mrs. Warren Britain Of Galloway,
Is suffering from severe case OF
blood poisoning. One of her tinger,
had been burned an she wore NIT
ten while the finger was sore. The
red lining Of the mitten poisoned tn,
burn. At the present time one o.
her arms and the entire right side OF
her body are swollen. Light hope OF
her recovery is entertained.
Otto HallStein, the II year old son
o. George HallStein, was found dead
at a railroad crossing one and hall
miles east of Seward. He had been
to dance at Bee and was returning
home alone, and it is supposed that