Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-10
NEBRA SKA STATE NEWS

ACllnS NnucT OTueTS lIOH NdNOt
Suultz. Chief Ashenfelter of Beatrice
notified owners of slot machines to
cease operating them at once.
Harry Vernon. while switching a car
at Lodge Pole, met with a serious &C.
cident by Laving HIS right foot and
left leg cut off at the thigh.
Adolph Meinke of Grand Island,
aged so years, fell and was instantly
killed. apparently while ascending
into the hay loft of his barn.
The Harlan County bank stock for.
merly owned by Ed L. Wittels was
sold last week TO Edward s. Flor of
Omaha, who will hereafter manage the
bank.
The Provident Accident association
of Omaha is new mutual accident
insurance company that filed articles
of incorporation with the secretary of
state.
The Hastings Commercial club has
completed arrangements with Emer-
ick Bros. of Blue Hill whereby the
latter firm will transfer it's plant to
Hastings.
Nebraska physicians must report all
cases of contagious diseases coming
under their notice, declared Attorney
General Prout in report filed with
the state board of health.
While cleaning a revolver Frank
Stanley of Plattsmouth had the mis-
fortune TO shoot himself in tho left
leg. The bullet entered just above the
knee. infiicting a painful but not Sc
rious wound.
jeff Beauchamp, a prosperous young
farmer living south of the river in
Webster county, was arrested for set
ting fire to about 5000 worth of prairie
hay belonging to his brother-in-law,
George Drake.
The little three-year-old daughter of
Alb Sims, one of Hamilton county's
most prosperous farmers, living seven
miles west of Aurora, was strangled.
She was found suspended from the
cob house by her cloak.
Ice has taken out the north end of
the west bridge over the Republican
at Superior. The bridge was under
repairs at the time and the work will
necessarily be delayed, besides, caus.
ing a loss to the county.
The local loan and building asso-
citation is now an assured institution
for Humboldt, parties representing
having met and completed organiza-
ton by selecting nine directors.
Sheriff Ress of Lancaster county is
looking for A. H. West, machinist
at the Havelock shops, who disap-
peared recently. West was the treas
urer in social event to be given for
| local improvements, and with him dis
| appeared $65 of the funds.
At Columbus Mike Mostek who
was convicted of assault with intent
| to commit rape, was sentenced by
| Judge Hollenbeck to three years and
six months penal servitude in the
penitentiary at Lincoln, no part of the
| time to be solitary confinement.
James Malone, a special detective
for the Burlington road, arrived in
| Plattsmouth with Charles e. Holmes
who is wanted there on the charge OF
perjury. Holmes was switching in the
railroad yards in Springfield. o., when
arrested His wife was with him.
Clay county last week held it's first
farmers institute. 1t was a success
and well attended. The citizens OF
Clay Center, where the institute was
held provided entertainment and the
lectures were very entertaining and
| instructive.
Helen Bechler, aged four, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bechler, who
live mile and half north of the Ev
erett store, in Dodge county, was
crushed to death by a ten-inch log
falling upon her. The accident occur
red at her home. The child lived but
fifteen minutes.
The extensive grain, lumber ant
coal business of H. Hunker & Bro. il
West Point changed hands last week
Weller Bros. of Kansas City becom
ing the purchasers. This is one o.
the largest and oldest established lum
Der yards in the EllShorn valley, Hun
| ker Bros. having established IL some
thirty-five years ago and have run 4
continuously ever since.
The state board of public lands ant
buildings will accept an offer of The
Van Dorm iron works to put 240 cell'
in the state prison for the sum of $50,
900. The members had made a con
tract to allow the concern to place Is!
cells in the penitentiary for $685. 3O
State Auditor Weston refused to issue
the warrant, claiming that the legls
lature meant to pay $333.33 for thu
cells and the state board had contract
ed to pay $442,50 a cell.
The Fulton bloodhounds of Beat
rice were hurridely called to Seneca
Kas., the other day, where they wer
wanted to run down two men Wit
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