The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1904-11-04
THE STATE AT LARGE.

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a runaway accident in Beatrice by De-
ing thrown from his wagon on to the
pavement. He is 70 years Of age and
will be confined to his home for some
time because of his injuries.
Orville Bateman, 12-year-old son OF
]. R. Bateman, of Stella, accidentally
discharged shotgun, blowing his en-
tire left hand off and shattering the
bones so that it was necessary to am
putate the arm couple of inches be-
low the elbow. The accident occurred
while the young man was out hunt
ing.
Will Moore and James Daggett, who
live fourteen miles southwest of Clear
water were out hunting and the team
which they were driving jumped just
as Daggett was getting into the
wagon, causing him to drop his gun.
Both barrels were discharged into the
right leg, just above the ankle. The leg
will be saved.
The ceremony of laying the corner
stone of the ladies hall of the Grand
Island college was observed by the
faculty, students and friends OF that
institution, the coptents of the corner
stone being issues of the college paper
containing a history of the institution,
articles of incorporation Of the col
lege, etc. The hall will cost $4,000.
=. Charles Wells, farmer living three
miles from Fairbury, committed sui
eide. He left the house during the
night and not being able to ind him
in the morning his wife called in the
neighbors at daybreak and they found
him hanging in the barn loft. He was
in good financial circumstances and
his domestic relations were harmon
ious, SO no reason is known for his
act.
Copies Of the new manual and the
regulations provided for the new mag
azine rife have just been received
from the war department by the ad-
jutant general, and the Nebraska ma
tional guard will hereafter be drilled
under the new rules. The regimental
and battalion movements are much
simpIified and the new regulations are
much more condensed than the old
ones
Detective Malone Of the Burlington
has returned from Colorado, where he
succeeded in causing the arrest OF
three persons, who gave their names
as ]. NJ Harris, an eX-cOnvict; Charles
Mock, also an eX-convict, and Earl
Bush, 16 years old. They have all
been bound over to the district court
in Akron, Colo. Bush made a confes-
sion, naming the towns where they
had stolen merchandise from the cars.
Brakeman L. W. Hansen of Emer-
son owes his life to luck. Beneath
the wheels of his freight train on
the Omaha road he was nearly
ground to death in the switching yards
at Norfolk. Tossed headlong from the
top of moving car by the sudden set
ting of the air, his body lit beneath
the trucks and was churned for some
distance, being showed along by the
guards and kept by them from the
wheels. His injuries are serious but
he will recover.
A committee of dentists represent
ing various dental organizations over
the state met in Lincoln and formu-
lated bill which, if it passes an eX-
animation by competent lawyers, will
be presented to the next legislature
for passage. The bill is based on the
law now in force in California and
one of the purposes of it is to raise the
standard of the profession in the
state. The provisions of the California
law are said to be the strictest of any
state in the union.
Albert Abrahamson, bachelor far
mer so years of age, living twelve
miles northwest of Shelton, was rob-
bed of money and securities to the
amount of $1,25O. A trunk in which he
kept the vaIuables had been taken
from the house, carried to a corn field
and broken open.
At a meeting held in Shelton which
was attended by representatives of
the independent telephone companies
of that part of the state the Cenral
Nebraska Toll association was organ
lied. The object of the organization
is to arrange for toll rates over the
various independent lines.
Willie, the 14-year-old son of D. c.
Fender, section foreman of the North
western railway at Battle Creek. was
the victim of a shooting accident. He
had been out hunting and when cross
ing the railroad bridge west Of town
his gun, which he was carrying in the
left hand, barrel up, slipped between
the ties of the bridge, the hammer
striking a tie and discharging the
gun, the full charge taking effect in
the left hand and the left side of the
chest and head. He is badly injured,
but may recover.
The Ashland Light, Mill & Power
company has been incorporated, with