Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-11
THE STATE AT LARGE.

The four-weeks-old child of MIR.
and Mrs Fred Carroll of Nora was
found dead in bed.
Lancaster county has ihaugurated
van movement for the collection OF
delinquent personal taxes.
Fremont gardeners report potatoes
rotting badly on account of the wet
weather The quality is good and the
yield fair. Sweet corn is rather back.
ward.
Miss Catherine Woods, who taught
in Plattsmouth for two years, has
been appointed secretary to Prof. j.
w. Crabtree, new president of the
Peru Normal
James w. Scott, farmer living a
few miles north of Humboldt, lost
two valuable milk cows as the result
Of stroke of lightning, both animals
being instantly killed.
William Mccormack, who was first
In the Rosebud drawing is not now
resident of Lancaster county. He is
employed in the Treasury department
at Washington, and until recently his
people lived in Clay Center, Neb They
now live in Missouri.
Threshing of wheat is now the or.
der of the day in Johnson county.
The crop is very poor, many fields
hardly being worth the cutting.
Some few fields will yield from twelve
to eighteen bushels per acre, but ten
bushels per acre is a more common
thing.
Major Church Howe, United States
consul general at Antwerp, Belgium.
arrived home in Nemaha county re-
eently, looking hale and hearty. The
major is glad to return home and
greet his old Nemaha county friends
once more. He likes his work and
life at Antwerp.
Henry Schneider, proprietor of
meat market at Danbury was found
dead in bed. The top of his head had
been shot off from the discharge of a
shot gun. 1t is the general belief
that the man committed suicide. He
obtained a divorce from his wife at
the June term Of court.
Armour's packing house at Lincoln
has been closed down and will not be
reopened. NJ. M. Eearle, who has
been the resident manager, will open
up bushes in the same locality on
his own responsibility The Armour
firm employed fifty-two men, who will
be thrown out of work.
The $4,000 school bonds which
were voted in Hastings July for the
construction of a new high school
were sold at public auction. The
bonds were bought by Noble, Moss &
Co., of Detroit Mich, through the
Exchange National bank of Hastings
at premium of $1,000.
Bernhart H. Schwein has filed his
petition in the district court of Dodge
county praying to have his name
changed to Schrine. He wants the
change because the old one doesn't
sound god in English and also be-
cause he is a student in theology,
soon to be ordained as a clergyman.
John D. Pope of Friend left for his
new home in Chicago. On the eve of
his departure about five hundred of
the leading citizens of Friend and the
surrounding country gathered on the
lawn of Mr. A. B. Sanders in order to
bid farewell to their esteemed citizen
and friend, and present him with
token of their appreciation.
At Falls City on circus day D. S.
Huffnall of Rulo came to town to see
the show and at the same time attend
TO some business. Being township
treasurer of Rulo he drew $465 OF
public money and returned home on
the afternoon train. The train was
crowded. A short time after leaving
the train lie loked for his money. 1t
was gone 1t is thought his pocket
was picked.
The wheat yield in Pawnee county
is said to be very satisfactory.
The corner stone for the home Of
fee building of the Royal Highlanders
was successfully laid at Aurora
An accident occurred upon the
streets of Cedar Rapids, by which
William Sterling of that place lost
his life. He was engaged in moving
a large frame building, using block
and four horses for motive power.
While he was driving the horses a
double-tree broke and the end of the
four horse evener being released,
came back and struck him in the re-
gion of the stomach, resulting in his
death four hours later
Thomas Roane, a colored soldier
from the Twenty-fifth infantry, who
had gone insane after service in the
Philippines, passed through Platts-
mouth from Fort Crook to Washing
ton, d. c., accompanied by two mem
bers of the hospital corps. The un,
fortunate mans hands were fastened
together and his feet were shackled,
and to prevent MIN from talking in
cesantly in Spanish and English at
the top of his voice it was necessary
to keep a cloth drawn through and