Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-03
NEBRASKA NOTES
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stockman, and Il. Newman will put
In an extensive feeding plant near
Fremont and will feed large num-
6ers Of cattle during the winter.
Fred Bergeson, of Chapel, APP
peated In county court on "A warrant
sworn out by John Mevlch, charg-
ng him with drawing gun on him
ana threatening to shoot.
Nine coal cars Oh the Rosk Islam d
Jumped the track at Lewiston and
r"llrd down fifty foot embankment
The coal was scattered all over the
emhankment and the cars were badly
Il, moliShed.
Those who took part in the John
son 20 MY Teachers ASSOCIATION at
Iecutuscb were; Thomas Brake
nan. l. n. Clark, Miss Idemna
swan, Miss Lucy Green and DR..
}harlcs Fordyce of Wesleyan uni.
er,ity.
l. +. Holmes, OF WahoO, received
telegram announcing the death OF
his father, I. A. Holmes, who was
ruu over by train at Avoca, la.
lomeS left for AvuCa and VIII bring
he body TO Wahoo for burial De.
eaSed leaves wife and one child
Alrei dy some few losses are report.
d in the herds Of cattle that hav
been turned into stalk fields at Cal
way, the effects OF the dreadeC
.curnStalk disease, and 1t Is fearer
that the same trouble that has beer
had the past two years will be Re.
y ated this winter.
Fire threatened the destruction Of
a house on Brasch avenue at NoIfoll
occupied Ivy Il. Lamb and j. a. Rom,
iIe aud owned by Darius Matthew.
on. Some damage resulted to fun.
iture mainly from smoke and water
by insurance and WAS about $3.50
The confirmation services at 81
iOntpIl CullluilC IIiuICll du IlNl Ndl'
brought together large crowd OF
ueUple from surrounding towns
Aurora, Bradshaw, York, Hastings
Stockham and other places beinI
represented. The class numbered
sixty-Seven Instead Of thirty tive al
previously reported.
The regular jury panel for the No.
vember term of the district cOur
was called when court convened a,
Portsmouth. The first case called
for trial was that OF the state agains'
William Shepard, charged with en-
tering the Missouri Pacific depot a.
Weeping Water With the intent o.
committing burglary,
The funeral Of Mrs. John Wise
OF Columbus, was held Tuesday
Mrs WISE died Friday at her hom'
in Columbus. Her death was fron
heart failure superintendent Ivy drop
sy and other kidney trouble. Sin
was seventy-six years Of age and hat
lived in this country for over thirt,
years.
Judge Soruborger opened court a
Seward Monday. After calling tn
docket few cases were disposed Of
among them that Of j. A. Hedgc
charged with passing forged checI
at the Jones National bank. II,
plead guilty and was given sentenc,
Of one year in The penitentiary
Sheriff Smiley took him to LincolI
to begin his sentence.
The rural mail carriers OF Adam
county have perfected an organtza
lion and Will AFFILIATE themselve
with the state and national associ
utions. The following were tn
officers elected: N. W. Coleman
president; George Reynol Is vice pres
ident; Frank Wheeler, treasures
Howard SargeTt, secretary; and !
f. Hill corresponding secretary.
The safe 10 the First Natiena
bank at Lyons was blown open o.,
day this week. The robbers secured
49, a0 OF which 81 500 was in bills
500 in sold and 800 In silver. Tn,
robbers were not seen by anyone. A,
the eastern edge Of town they stol
team from the barn Of r. II. Hal
endeen, farmer, and drove east
ward. The bank safe and all tn
furniture In the bank was utterl
ruined.
An entertainment was given at tn.
Methodist church at Wymore for the
benefit OF the denomination and 70,
the especial purpose OF raising
money for a bell. Drills, IeadingI
and recitations made up the program
and 1t was conceded by every one t.
be the best program ever given b,
the Methodist pepple. The Jeffer
twins gave few numbers, Miss
FiStani Fisher rendered a vocal solo