Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-10-20
THE STATE AT LARGE.

! ildS DCeu WOIkluB On lHe JIlOU Ia
ciic near Pickrell, went violently IN
sane.
! Rev. +. p. Blakemore, pastor OF the
| Methodist church at Tecumseh for the
past two years. has moved his FANNY
to Weeping Water his new charge.
7. Nj. Hodgman of Lincoln. state in
| spector of schools, was n visitor at
| the Table Rock schools and expressed
| himself as being well satisfied With
tACir condition
Frank j. Morgan, grand receiver OF
| the Ancient Order Of United Workmen
died at his home in Plattsmouth. He
was AZ years of age The direct cause
| OF death was cancer.
David Martin a man about 40 years
old. who has been working for Mike
Duffey seven miles southeast of Beav-
or Crossing, cut his throat, seyering
| The windpipe. He will die.
The report that Fitzpatrick Bros e
Collins, railroad contractors, had been
awarded the contract Tor building the
Marysvillc-Topeka cutoff of the Union
Pacific has been confirmed.
Admiral j. IL. ellis and wife Of
Melbourne Beach. Fla, are in Beat
rice visiting Mrs. ellis son, ID. c.
Canfield The admiral is 20 years of
age and Is on the retired list
A young man named Bodine, living
few miles from Osceola, met with al
accident. He was putting loaded
gun on the wagon and il went off and
the charge went into the right shout
der.
The republicans of Dakota, Thurs
ton and Cunning counties met in con-
vention at Fender and placed in nomi-
nation 0. r. Thompson of Wisner as
candidate for representative from
the Sixteenth district
Dell Tabor, the young man who was
arrested last week on the charge Of
selling liquor at Murray without
license, pleaded guilty in county court
at Plattsmouth and was fined 500 and
costs.
Rev. c. w. Crofts has rendered his
resignation as pastor of the Congrega-
tional church of Beatrice after serv-
ing continuously for about twelve
years. Poor health. which a recent
trip to Colorado failed to'improve, ~
the reason given.
Halle Brady. 4-year,old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brady of Madison
fell into a cesspool and would have
lost her life but for the prompt action
of William Test, who jumped in and
kept her from sinking to the bottom
The cesspool was nearly full and Mr.
Test had difficulty in keeping himself
and the child above water until ropes
were procured. The citizens promptly
raised a sum to get Mr.. Test new
clothes, as those he had on were
ruined.
Fire Of unknown origin broke out
in the clothing department, situated
in the new wing of the asylum for the
chronic insane at Hastings and tie-
stroyed about $500 worth of property
The first lasted about one-half hour
before the institutions fire depart
ment could quench the flames. While
removing the inmates from the dan
Gerous quarters three availed them
selves of the confusion and escaped
but were shortly afterward captured
and returned
An eastbound freight train on the
Northwestern line ran over an old man
by the name of Taylor Ewing in the
yards at Bassett, cut one of his legs
off below the knee and crushed the
other above the knee. Mr. Ewing was
walking up town from his home in
the northeastern part of the village
and had passed the train which struck
him. On arrival of the physicians n
was found necessary to amputate both
legs above the knees. Mr.. Ewing died
during the operation.
A notable family reunion of the
Dobbs family was held at the old
homestead, ten miles southeast of Be
atrice. f. II. Dobbs and his wife
came to Gage county in 1859. Ten
children were born to them and all
are alive and married and were pres
ent
Judge William Hayward of Ne
braska City intends to leave for St.
Louis in his gasoline launch via the
Missouri river. He will be accOmpa-
MED by Ed Gregg of this city and
number of young men from Lincoln
They expect to make the trip in less
than week.
A stranger with new graft is
working among the farmers in Cass
county He approaches a farmer and
offers to sell him water tank which
he guarantees will prevent water from
freezing in zero weather. Failing TO
make sale he induces the farmer to
act as salesman and has him sign a
contract for one TO be used as sam
pie, as the stranger appears To be
very anXions to place one tank in each
precinct Two accomplices later APP
pear with the contract transformed
into note and demand payment.