Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-08
THE STATE IN BRIEF.


trains on that line were sent via Ham
burg. Red Oak and Pacific junction.
While out hunting Sunday young
Peter Sinnet of Harvard received the
charge of his rife in his right hand,
the ball passing through three OF his
fingers. Moral: Don't hunt on Sun
day.
Alexander Gillaspie, a young man
living northeast of Beatrice, made y
record huslling corn on the Easam
farm one day last week. He gathered
104 bushels in eight hours and half
in corn that would not yield more
than thirty bushels per acre.
The mysterious disappearance of
r. p. ingalls,, jeweler of Long Pine,
coupled with the fact that his wife
died a week ago and that he bought
razor on the evening of his disap-
pearance, and also that two years ago
he tried to commit suicide. has caus-
ed alarm at that place and searching
parties are working in vain to locate
the missing man.
Constable Smith OF Jackson brought
to Dakota City and turned over to
| Sheriff Hansen a demented man about
40 years Old who had been in the
vicinity of Jackson during the day,
putting people to fright by his wild
and unbalanced talk. The man gives
his name as Joe Sharlley and has
been in the vicinity for several days
with a gang of hoboes.
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University of Nebraska offers course
of instruction in the principles and
practice of agriculture. The course
covers the subject of soils, field crops,
.dairying, butter and cheese making,
breeds and Judging of live stock, dis
eases of farm animals, horticulture,
shop work, farm machinery and Eng
lish. No examinations are required
for entrance.
Joseph Geissel the man wanted at
Tecumseh for forging checks, is we'll
known in West Point. He was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary from Cum
ing county for one year about eigh.
teen months ago. His crime was very
similar to the one alleged against
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a check upon which he obtained a suit
of clothing and some money from a
local merchant.
Diedrich Shindler, who owns a large
stock farm near Nebraska City, has
lost a number of cattle during the
last week, which have died of black
leg. Several stocllmen who own farms
near Shindler's report the disease as
being prevalent among their cattle.
Charles Schank and Floyd Smith
killed a large black eagle west OF
Beatrice several days ago. After hav.
ing its wing broken the bird put up
a game fight and one of the men killed
it with club.
A. l.. Hacker, associate professor
of dairy husbandry. in charge of that
department of the university school of
agriculture, has sbeen offered the po.
sition of director of the experimental
station maintained by the Brazilian
government at Piracicaha, in the state
of ST. Paul. The position carries with
it a salary Of $4,000 year and an in
crease of $3.50 a year until the salary
is $4,000 together with free house
rent. The professor is seriously con-
sidering the offer
The preliminary hearing of Charles
W. Derby who is charged with COM
hitting perjury in his evidence in the
Lille murder case, was set for trial
at David City November %, but the
parties have agreed to continuance
for about two weeks, owing to the
fact that the district court is in ses-
4 sion and the attorneys are busy in
the trial of cases there. The arrest
} of Mr.. Derby is the chief topic of con.
I versation. Some are of the opinion
that the case should be dismissed.
DIR. Peters of the State Agricultural
college was in West Point. At the
5 opening of the big sale of Hereford
, cattle the doctor delivered an address
= to the farmers present, after which
} he awarded ShorthOrn heifer to J.
2 G. Braun, a resident of Snyder, as a
prize, he being declared the best judge
of live stock at the college.
Ruth, the 4-year-old daughter of Mr.
C and Mrs. Guy Lopez, living several
\ miles east of Humboldt, suffered some
) severe burns by falling into a tub OF
: hot water which her mother had felt
on the floor. She will recover.
Attempt was made at Omaha to
wreck the home of Attorney Elme,
q Thomas by placing dynamite on the
+ porch. The building was much dam
: aged and the lives of the occupants
endangered. The dastardly attempt
6 was made at o'clock in the morning
! Mr. Thomas is attorney for the Civic
g Federation, and it is supposed the
q crime was instigated and carried out
G by vicious element for whom he i.
+ making it warm. A reward Of $4,000
o is offered for arrest and conviction Of
f the guilty parties.
a A spirited religious revival is on al