Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-16
THE STATE IN BRIEF.


Humboldt have organized a CONNER
cial club.
George Prashcr, an old and respect
ed citizen of Buffalo county, died at
his home near Riverdale.
Charles Seamen of Seward was Sc.
verely injured by the heavy wheels of
an ice wagon running over one of his
thighs. He was attempting to stop
the runaway team.
The rural mail route out of Gala
way will be put into effect June 10.
The boxes are already being put in
place. This is the first route in that
section of the country, and the farm.
ers in the outlying districts feel CRATE.
full for the advantage offered by this
route.
Boys swimming in the Cedar river
at Fullerton found the body of Charles
Carlson, who had been working on the
farm of Frank Holmstedt until a few
days ago, when he quit and came to
Fullerton. Being stranger there, no
one paid any attention to his disap-
pearance.
The fling of the will of Patrick
Manion, who lived in South Omaha,
has brought to light the fact that in
stead of being penniless and forlorn
old man, as he was supposed to be,
Mr.. Manion was possessed of money
and real estate to the value of more
than 100000.
Edgar Evans, formerly of Jackson
county, Kansas, now under arrest at
Falls City, will be taken back to the
Sunflower state to answer to the
charge OF statutory assault filed by
Nellie Soegoet, who claims to be II
years of age. Requisition was hon
ored by Governor Mickey.
Mrs. H. o. knox of Lincoln was
Frustrated by bolt of lightning which
struck telephone pole just back of
gathered around the supper table when
the lightning struck. All the members
of the family were shocked, but none
so seriously as Mrs. Snox.
]. II. Miles of Falls City was in Lin.
coin consulting the Burlington engin'
GERS about taking the kinks out OF the
Nemaha river. He has planned to
strengthen the channel for thirteen
and half miles below Humboldt, and
he declares that this will protect val
liable property from overflow.
Following is the mortgage report for
Gage county for the month of May:
Number of farm mortgages filed 20,
amount $53,057; number of farm mort
cages released, Sc, amount $57,774;
number of city mortgages filed, II,
amount $S,S40; number of city mort
cages released, 33, amount S19,S97.
Word has reached Auburn of the
death of Cyrus M. Kaufman of Brown
vile. He died at Tippecanoe, Ind,
where he had been on an extended
visit. His remains will be brought to
Brownville for interment. The deceas-
ed was about rs years of age, and was
one of the old settlers of the county.
The United States civil service com.
mission announces an examination in
Omaha on June $3.50 to secure eligi-
bles from which to make certification
to fill at least two vacancies in the po-
sition of medical inferno in the gov
eminent hospital for the insane,
Washington, D. c., at 5000 per annum
each.
All the offices at the state capitol
wepe closed for few hours as a mark
of respect to II. A. Babcock, deputy
state treasurer who died Sunday. The
funeral services, which were held at
the residence, were conducted by the
Rev. II. c. Swearingen of the First
PRESBYTERIAN church. The active pail
bearers were all members of the Wis
consin regiment in which Mr., Bah.
cock served during the civil war.
The following mortgages were filed
and released in Sarpy county during
the month of May: Farm mortgages
fled 3, amounting to $465; released,
7, amounting to $S,042; town mort
cages filed, ., amounting to $500; re.
leased, s. amounting to $4,02S; chattel
mortgages filed, IA, amounting to ST.
3S1; released, G, amounting to $1,076.
How much is the sense of smell
worth? Philander G. Loso estimates
his at S15,10650, and sues Lancaster
county for that amount. Last October
while driving over a slippery bTige
Loso received fall. in which the low
or part of his nose and his upper lip
were cut off. Since then he has lost
the sense of smell.
Washington dispatch: The secrets
ry Of war has decided against the prop
osition to make Omaha headquarters
for the signal corps of the army. This
statement was made today by General
Chaffee, chief of staff. For some time
past both General Chaffee and Gen
eral Greeley have planned to reoccupy
old Fort Omaha by establishing the
headquarters of the corps there, as
well as the training school for this