Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-07
THE STATE IN BRIEF.


granted.
young man named Joseph Ray
worth of Saline county caught his right
hand in corn shredder, and it was
so mangled that it was amputated az
the wrist.
Willis Slater, a 6-year-old boy, was
drowned in the Blue river while skat-
ing with several companions The
body was recovered an hour later by
the use Of graphing hooks
Mrs. Matthew Mitchell of Valpar.
Also Saunders county, was examined
before the board on complaint filed
by her husband, and adjudged insane
She will be taken to the asylum at
Lincoln.
A movement is on foot in West
Point looking to the establishment Of
free library and reading room. A
number Of persons of influence are
back of the movement and satisfactory
result is assured.
Harvey o. Ward of Table Rock,
young man 23 or "a years of age, ac-
cdentally shot himself in the foot,
and as result, had one of his toes
amputated, and may possibly lose one
or two others.
Volney Sears was lucky enough to
capture one of the finest specimens
of an otter ever seen in Falls City.
| The animal measured five feet from
| tip to tip and had beautiful fur. The
otter was captured on the Nemaha
| river.
The merchants of Fremont report an
exceptionally good Christmas trade
this wear The fine weather and
smooth roads brought the farmers out
| in good numbers and their purchases
| were of more expensive articles than
ordinarily.
A horse belonging to a Saunders
county farmer named Geering fell over
bluff forty feet high and had it's back
broken. The horse was one of team
which was pulling a wagon in corn
field. The other animal fell over the
bluff with it, but was not hurt.
&. H. Smith, a railroad man we'll
| known in Omaha and Lincoln and who
| tor on the Union Pacific, has brought
suit in the district court at Colum-
bus and asks damages in the sum of
$4,000 for false arrest and detention.
| Mrs. John Lewis, one of Kearney
county's old settlers, in some way ac-
| cidentally caused lamp to explode,
| setting fire to her clothing, and before
| assistance could reach her she was
burned to death. Her husband, who
| recently had stroke of paralysis
was unable to help her.
A citizen of Bancroft who has the
| welfare of the Indian at heart has Sc
| cured a building on Main street and is
preparing to open a comfortable rest
and waiting room for Indian women
! and children. That such room is al
| most necessity, especially during the
| winter season, is obvious.
Rev. FREQ Warren of Plattsmouth,
| who returned from Claremont, /. T.,
was aboard the Inflated Frisco train
which was wrecked a few days ago
near Fort Scott, Kan, in which ten
people were killed and thirty-two in
| jured. The car in which he was rid
ing fell in heap ahead of the engine,
but he was fortunate in escaping with
only a few bruises.
After an investigation lasting sew
eral days the authorities have come to
the conclusion that John Nelson, the
man found dead in the woods along
the Platte river in Sarpy county had
committed suicide. lie was found
hanging to a limb OF a tree by his
neck with his feet upon the ground,
a cash had been cut i'll his throat eX-
tending from ear to ear and almost
severing his head, making a horrible
wound.
The 4-year-old daughter of Charles
Gosin living fourteen miles northeast
of Ainsworth, is lying at the point of
death from playing with kerosene near
stove.
The state Headquarters of the Ne.
braska Womans Suffrage society will
be removed from Omaha to Tecumseh
for the coming year, at least. This
action has been decided upon by The
executive committee.
Relatives of George Vascada, a
young farm hand formerly employed
at the ranch of Mark NJ. Coad, east c.
Fremont, report that he has been
missing for nearly six months. and
from certain circumstances connected
with his disappearance they are fear,
full that he has been murdered
Prof. Burnett of the state university
farm came to Tecumseh and in com
pany with William Ernst. ST, visited
the farm of Lawrence Murphy, six
miles west of Tecumseh. for the pur
pose of inspecting a 2-year-old steer
full brother to Challenger" the steer
that took the grand prize at the Chi
cago live stock show few weeks ago
This animal is a perfect one AID now
weighs / 900 pounds 1t will likely be
come the property of the state farm
The little 3-year-old son of Mr.. anC
Mrs l.. Blum of Portsmouth is deaC