Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-17
THE NEWS IN NEBRASKA.


the lighting plant at Oakland.
Pupils of the high school at Hast
ings have organized an orchestra.
Mrs. Richard Adawy of Columbus
was thrown from carriage and quite
severely injured.
Wallace and James Brown are I'm.
der arrest at Fairbury charged with
stealing chickens.
Willie Fender, aged IA, was acct.
dentally shot at Battle Creek while
hunting. He will recover.
Thieves secured stock valued at
5000 from the hardware store of Ed
wards & Bradford at Page.
Detective Malone of Plattsmouth, in
the service of the Burlington road,
has captured three thieves at Akron,
Colo.
The fact that the Burlington com.
pany will not repair its walk or depot
at York is causing considerable com.
plant against that road
In fight at Ansley between a ne.
gro and a number Of Japanese section
men, the Japs were vanquished by the
negro, who used razor. The negro Ia
under arrest.
Sparks from a passing Union Pacific
train set fire to four large stacks of
hay belonging to Mrs. Il. Peterson, re-
siding near Portal. The hay was en-.
tirely consumed.
Nebraska equal suffragists are 20
make a campaign against bill ad-
hitting Arizona and Oklahoma to
statehood, which provides for limit
ing suffrage to male citizens.
Wilson Smith, farmer, who has
resided in the vicinity of Adams, Gage
county, for many years, was adjudged
insane by the insanity board of COM
missioners and ordered taken to the
asylum.
George Hart, the horse thief who es-
capped from the Columbus Jail, was re-
captured in Norfolk. He was found
at the sugar factory, where he had
gone to get work. He was returned DO
| Columbus.
A team Of horses was stolen from
c. H. Stevens, farmer, residing seven
miles northeast of Papilion. The
horses are described as being a bay
and a brown, and weigh about 1850
pounds each.
The relatives of Roy McDaniels, q
young man who departed from Platts.
mouth about four months ago for
Rock Springs, Wyo., fear that he was
the unidentified man whose lifeless
lumber in Lincoln.
While A. M. Bovey of Table Rock
a butcher, was working the meat
grinder In the shop, the betting slipped
and pulled the machine loose from the
floor, and in trying to stop the gaso.
line engine Mr.. Bovey was struck in
the calf of the leg by the handle of
the machine and severe wound in.
ficted.
Joseph Piepmeier, farmer living
near Dodge, accidentally shot himself
in the abdomen and his recovery Is
doubtful. He loaded up his gun to
shoot skunk and while hurrying
nearer to the animal in order to get a
good shot he stumbled and fell, in
some way striking the hammer of
the gun.
Two children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Erickson of Grand Island were
taken violently i'll and it was learned
that they had eaten stramonium ber-
ries growing in sort Of capsule or
pod. The little boy was very violent
for time and his life was despaired
Of, but both the boy and girl are now
out OIL danger.
| Judge Holmes at Lincoln declared
himself on the divorce question and
he served notice that no longer could
husband and wife disentangle them.
selves from the holy bonds unless
there were good and sufficient rea
sons. The declaration was the result
of too many applications from dis
satisfied welded parties.
G. G. Demerer had a narrow escape
from death by being caught in lathe
in the Burlington shops at Lincoln
AS it was he was only slightly bruised
though nearly every stitch of hi:
clothing was torn from him. Demerel
was caught in the machine while al
work near 1t and upon his yell fol
help his fellow workmen rushed t.
his assistance and succeeded In drag
ging him out of 1t.
Nebraska has certainly been bless
ed with most bountiful prosperity
during the last year If the deposits II
the various banks of the state are an,
indication. From November 20, 1902
to September 6, 1904, the deposits II
all the banks have been increased Il
a total of $7O33, 42712, there being Oh
the September date grand total de
posits of $1O9,214,22293, against $1O2
180,795Si for the November date.
Falling from a high scaffolding a
Petersburg, Jim Law, an unmarrie,
carpenter, As years of age, met dealt
by breaking his back. He was gel
ting ready to build a new house. SUI
geons were called at once, but pre-