Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-09-01
THE STATE AT LARGE.


company was destroyed by fire.
Fremont's new cannery is now in
operation with one hundred men en-
ployed.
Arrangements are about completed
for the holding of a harvest jubilee
and agricultural exhibit in Holdrege
from September to 10.
Reuben Nance and Henry Frerichs,
two farmers, fought on the streets at
Beatrice and the latter was badly cut
about the face and head.
William Quinn of Julian went to
sleep in the depot at Nebraska City
and when he awolle found that FIVE
dollars had been taken from his
pocket.
The grain stacks on the farm of
John Hickey, west of West Point,
caught fire from causes unknown and
caused a loss of $500, partly covered
by insurance.
August Bauman, an aged farmer
living three miles northeast of Sny-
der, was gored to death by a vicious
bull His dead body was found by
member of his family who went in
search of him.
Burglars entered the Nebraska
State bank at Milford and blew the
outer door off the safe, but got no
money. They were evidently fright
ened away, because the inner doors
were not disturbed.
Word reached Leigh Of the killing
! n Try
living with her parents twelve miles
southeast Of town. She was kicked
by horse, the blow striking her in
the region of the heart.
Katherine Gamble of Kewanee. ILL.,.
who is visiting with the family Of
Superintendent E. L. Rouse, in
Plattsmouth, had the misfortune TO
slip and fall, sustaining a painful
fracture of her left arm.
Claude Morton, youngest son of II.
H. Morton, lately deceased, was
struck and instantly killed by light
ming at the Spade ranch near Chad
ron. He leaves mother and brother
Harry, who live in Chadron.
The preliminary hearing of DR.. D.
L. Meehan was concluded last week
in Seward. The charge was statu-
tory assault on the person of Bessie
Corcoran, an inmate of his home. The
accused was bound over to the No
vember term of district court in the
sum of $4,000.
Herman Nolte, a farmer living near
Roseland, was brought before County
Judge DUNCAN in Hastings on the
charge of assault and battery. The
charges were filed by his wife for
alleged cruelty, and beating their 10
year-old daughter. He was given
three months in the county jail.
Thomas Andrews and son, owners
Of a large herd of high grade thor
oughbred shorthorn cattle of their
own breeding on their ranch three
miles southeast of Cambridge, left
with sixteen head of their prize win
ners to be on exhibition in Iowa, Mis-
souri, and Nebraska After attend
ing the Iowa state fair at Des Moines
they will return to Lincoln to the Ne
braska state fair and from there their
fine stock will go to the worlds fair
at st. Louis.
A council of ministers and dele
gates from the several Baptist
churches of Custer county, after
long hearing, has decided to recon-
mend that the ministerial ordinance
of Rev. S. p. Norris of this city be
revoked and that, he be excluded
from the Baptist church. This is the
outcome of a sensational case re-
sulting in the divorce suit of Rev
Mr.. Morris from his wife and the al
legged alienation of the wifely affec-
tions of Mrs. Day, one Of his parish
oners.
The corner stone of the new
, Methodist church at McCook was
laid on the 25th.
Frank Rhoades, who was shot
f while picking corn for Carl Engberg
? west of Fremont died from his
: wound. Arthur Canaga aged II, en-
ployed by Vasholitz, the butcher, vol
UNFAIRLY went to the county jail and
cleared the mystery of the shooting
, of Rhoades. He said he and another
lad were en- route to the slaughter
: house with a 44-caliber rifle to be
: used in slaughtering. He fired at a
!, sign on telegraph pole, using it
= as target. He believes that it was
this shot that killed Rhoades
O Last week Frank Iams, the we'll
; known horseman and importer, ar
y rived in 81. Paul with his fifteenth
), annual importation of stations direct
i from France. The shipment contains
k about eighty head of fine Belgians apd
Percherons, and 8 years old, and
ranging in weight from 1900 to 2,4OO
pounds. At the Decentralization in
r New York the horses were placed on
x special express train, chartered by
l. Mr.. Iams from the Wells-Fargo Ex-
e press company at a cost of $4,000,
e and brought through in quick time.