Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-10
News in Brief

", thousands of valued logs being
washed out to sea.
The board OF trustees unanimously
elected Herbert l.. Stetson, now prest
dent OF Kalamazoo college. Kalama-
ZOO, Mich, as president of Des Moines
college.
While a fire was blazing in the base
ment OF the Sisters of Mercy convent
in Chicago, more than 200 girls march
ed out in good order and there were
no fatalities.
Governor Bailey has received let
ter from Prof. w. C. Wilcox, of Iowa,
stating that he didn't say the people
OF western Kansas were all crazy part
OF the time.
At Rawlins, wyoming, the colore6
woman who gave her husband severe
beating, using a rife with which she
fractured his skull, pleaded guilty and
paid her fine.
Louis Harmon, one Of the trio OF
robbers who murdered George Geyer.
q farmer. near Alton. o., more than a
year ago, was electrocuted in the an
mex at the Ohio penitentiary.
Tommy Ryan, middlewelght cham.
pion of the world, knocked out Tommy
Wallace OF Philadelphia in the fifth
round of a bout scheduled to go ten
POUNDS, at Benton Harbor, Mich.
A large number of Japanese army
reserve men residing in Honolulu have
received notification by cable from
the military authorities in Japan call
ing them home for army service.
The state Of Nevada filed claim
against the United States In the
United States court of claims for
S470,474 advanced in aid of the fed
eral government during the civil war.
While resisting an attempt to rob
him as he sat in his place OF bust
ness, William H. Kueiering, saloon.
keeper, at $500 Princeton avenue, Chi.
cago, was shot and died in a few
minutes.
Jose Marinda, Porto Rican, who
was tdhCh W llOhoiuiu 90 % pihhN~
ton laborer, was hanged there for
the murder on the night Of Septem'
Der &c of the well known banker, 8.
z. Damon.
The Fore River Ship Building COM
pany announced that the United States
battleship New Jersey, under con-
struction at the company's yards at
Quincy. Mass, will be launched Nov
ember 10.
Paul GODDARD. a French expert in
precious stones, jumped from one OF
the approaches OF the new Williams
burg IN. Y. bridge and was dashed
to death on the stone pavement, 125
feet below.
Captain ]. G. Mohler, a pioneer OF
Kansas and prominent attorney, is
dead at Salina. Kan. Captain Mohler
Was the attorney for the Cheyenne N
dams who were tried for murder and
acquitted In 1874.
A new Russian loan Of 1910, 900 900
according to the Brussels correspond
emit Of the Standard, has virtually beer
concluded. The first portion Of this
loan. 100000 1t Is expected. will
be issued In January.
The Illinois Central railway sent tc
the chief Of police of st. Louis a check
for $3.50 to defray the funeral ex
penses Of Detectives Shea, Dwyer and
McClusky, who were killed in battle
with alleged train robbers.
The peace treaty between Chile ant
Bolivia, which has just been signed
win be submitted to congress during
the present session. One Of the prin
cipal clauses declares that Bolivia re
nounces a port on the Pacific.
Burglars entered the home of Cour
Scond. at Arkansas City, Kansas, ant
robbed Il Of $1,000 worth of jewelr,
and siiverware. Secord Is Santa F.
engineer and was out on the road.
President Loubet gave a dinner Il
honor OF King George of Greece, VIII
is now visiting Paris. The presiden
had on his right Lady Monson, wife G
the British ambassador, and on hi
left Nine. Nelidoff. wife Of the Ru!
sian ambassador.
President Roosevelt has directe
the appointment of Mrs. James Loni
street to be postmaster at Gainesville
Ca, to succeed Colonel Henry p. Bal
row. removed, on the report of an II
spector that Colonel Barrow is not
resident OF the community in whic
the postoffice is situated. Mrs. Loni
street is the widow of General Jane
Longstreet, OF the Confederate arm,
Col. Anthony, the Kansas pionet
editor, is so seriously i'll that he
hardly expected to survive.
Dispatches received in London fro
various points report a rather sever
earthquake and much damage to pro
erty throughout Scandinavia and De
mark.
Murat Halstead, the veteran jou
nalist OF Cincinnati, has been electt