Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-07-28
NEBR ASKA STATE NEWS
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.

Many people from Columbus have
been at Bonestee for registration.
The tax suits against the Combina-
ton Bridge company at Dakota City
have been compromised.
Miss Alma Hanson wants $1,000
damages from Grand island for falling
on a defective sidewalk
Mrs. w. X. Lay, former resident OF
Omaha, who attempted to commit sui
eide at Columbus, is recovering.
Nebraska has agreed to take $4,000
of Perkins county refunding bonds
bearing per cent interest at par.
A 13-year-old girl of York was bitten
by spider and for time it was fear
ed she would die, but she is recover
ing.
Dan Mylrea of Leavenworth, Kan,
was thrown from train near Dakota
City after being robbed Two ribs
were broken.
The gross receipts of the Omaha
postoffice for June were $42,526,
against S3S233 for the same month
last year; increase of $4,29S.
iOuhS pi ali lC NhlCNSh anu Nuuli alO
flying thick in the fields near Ravenna
and every one is getting his dog and
gun in shape for a fine hunting sea-
son.
A new creamery company has been
organized at Beatrice which will churn
in that town, cooperating with the
Beatrice Creamery company of Lin
coin.
A team belonging to j. F, Wall, a
farmer residing near Eagle. Cass
county, was stolen last week. The Off
GERS have thus. far been unable to Sc
cure a clue to the guilty party
National guardsmen may go into
camp at David City. 1t was stated at
the Office of the adjutant general that
David Cty's proposition had been
looked on with much favor. The mat
ter will be decided shortly.
The volunteer fire department Of
Seward will hold street fair and car
nival the week beginning with July 25.
Every effort is being made to make
the fair Success and to accommodate
the crowds which atteno.
The Farmers bank of Shelton has
amended it's articles of incorporation
by providing for a board of from
threee to five directors, with power to
select the bank officials. An annual
meeting also is provided for.
Governor Mickey honored the rcqui-
siton of Governor Odell of New York
fNr rot, Df Tah oh 20 rc-
ed with stealing $25,00u from A. p.
Ordway & Co. of New York City,
firm of manufacturing chemists.
An agent of the Swift Packing COM
pany was at Havelock trying to find
some Of the unemployed shopmen with
view to hiring them to take the
places of the strikers at South Omaha.
The agent was told that none of the
men there cared to go.
The funeral of Ed Williamson, who
was drowned in Lake Manawa, was
held from his fathers residence in
Nebraska City under the auspices of
the Modern Woodmen OF America and
Company G, Nebraska National Guard,
of which the deceased was a member.
tornado destroyed the residence
and outbuilding of Albert Britton, near
Taylor Mrs Britton was imprisoned
by the falling walls of the sod house,
but was rescued before she sustained
serious injury. A number of buildings
east of Taylor are down as a result of
the twister.
Ora Walker of Cedar Bluffs re-
ceived injuries in a runaway accident
which caused his death. He was at
the home of his brother, two miles
east of the town named, when q team
away. He tried to head off the uni
mails and was struck by the center
pole.
A 13-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Wceberg OF Columbus was bit
ten by huge black spider The lad
was bitten while he lay In bed. His
face soon swelled to an enormous size
and il was thought for a time the bite
might result seriously, but in twenty
four hours the swelling commenced to
subside.
Mrs. Rose Whiting, an insane pa
tient who was sent to the asylum
about a month ago, was picked up by
the police while wandering about the
city in an apparently demented condi-
ton. The unfortunate woman was
ordered taken back to the hospital, as
the insanity board found no record of
her parole or discharge from that in
stitution.
Andreas Hansen of Grand Island,
who attempted suicide on the after
noon of the Fourth of July, died at
the St. Francis hospital as the result
OF the injuries self-infiicted. He had
cut three gashes in his throat, not
deep, enough, however, to sever the
windpipe or the important arteries,
and one in the wrist, cutting the ten.
dons, but again not reaching the main