Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-29
STATE NOTES.

| Fuly-ClBnJ SluuenlS from LASS
county are attending the State univer.
! sity in Lincoln.
The Lutherans in and about Suth-
| erland are about to organize and ar.
range for pastor.
Thomas Davis, colored, was bound
over to district court in the sum of
$500 on the charge of daylight bur
glary.
The loss on the Masonic temple
building at Fremont. which was badly
damaged by fire, has been adjusted
at $4,000. The building will be re-
paired as soon as possible,
The Beatrice Independent Telephone
company is making plans to build an
other telephone line southwest of
Blue Springs as soon as possible.
Maynard Sphinx, president of the
! Northwestern Business college of
Beatrice. has issued an order prohibit
ing students of the college visiting
| billiard or pool rooms without tie
consent of their parents.
Captain w. p. Wyatt, a PIONEER
resident of Beatrice, who has been in
failing health for some time, was in
jured by falling down stairs at his
home. His injuries are not considered
serious.
A number of the Sisters of Charity
from Leavenworth, Kan, who have
purchased the Nebraska City hospital
were in that city making arrange.
ments for number of improvements
to the hospital.
Ernest Linn of Belmont, Lancaster
county. missed the tin can balanced
on the head of S-year-old Sylvan De
lote and the charge from his shot gun
tore the brains from the skull of the
boy, killing him instantly.
Miss Lottie Osgood a daughter Of
Mrs. j. NJ. OsgOod residing six miles
northeast of Elk Creek, has been adj
judged insane and tai-en to the asy-
lum at Lincoln. The young lady has
not been well for a number of years
A third operation was found neces-
sary on Camilo Niemann, of Grand
Island, young man who was shot in
the arm about month ago, the bullet
lodging firmly in the bone. Niemann
states that he was held up and when
he attempted to resist was shot.
Milton Cline. one of the most promi-
nent farmers in the vicinity of Yer
don died from injuries. One week ago
Mr.. Cline was attacked by an angry
bull, which knocked him down and
stamped on him. On Friday an oper-
alton was performed. The doctors
found that the intestines had been
separated in five places.
William Pribnow, young man,
came dashing into Grand Island from
the country, and rushed into police
court for protection from the Winter
brothers, who were not half a mile
behind him, chasing Pribnow holly
and who was charged by the Winter
brothers with a very serious crime
against Miss Mary Mohr. The girl has
filed a complaint against him and his
case will come up in court
Thieves entered the barn of Law.
renee Nohland, a prosperous German
farmer living six miles southwest Of
Shelton, and stole a valuable team of
horses a new set of harness and
hitched them to one of Mr. Vohland's
wagons and left in an easterly direc.
ton. The team was a heavy pair Of
draft horses and was quite valuable.
Mr.. Vohland has been offered $3.50 for
them and refused il.
Mr.. Jones' living a mile north OF
Huntley, in Harlan county, found In
| q IL
|, way, a valise, which contained a com
plete set of burglar tools, consisting
of false face. drills. bits. brace. dvna-
mite, fuse, skeleton keys, a complete
, set of tools TO break off the locks on
safes, and a number of other tools
and Instruments used by burglars to
enter houses, open safes and explode
chests.
George T. Harr local manager at
Kearney for the Beatrice Creamery
company. shot and instantly killed
himself The tragedy was enacted in
water closet at the rear of the old
laundry building. The cause for the
; taking Of his life was bad health and
I shortage in his accounts.
The county comm ssioners OF Otoe
county issued an order instructing the
county treasurer to cancel all taxes on
church parsonages for the year 1902
and to refund all taxes paid on par
. .onages for that year. Otoe county is
the only county in the state that has
been assessing church parsonages.
Adam Kopetsky, a farmer living
west of Duncan in Merrick county,
lost 500 in currency. He had the bills
in a TOBACCO sack and he felt sure
that he had dropped it while feeding
f his stock He also had a strong sus-
. piCion that a calf had eaten it, sack
, and all He silent one night over the
, matter and then slaughtered the ami
NAL The money was found in one of
tho aChS-sOmp of II Dartly III