Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-08
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Short Notes.

meets the towns of Holmesville, Beatrice
and FiIey.
Walter johnson was adjudged insaneby
the insanity commission at Kearney and
will be taken to the asylum at Lincoln az
soon as possible.
Dawes County is this year producing
the finest and largest apples ever grown
there. For young county Dawes is the
banner one for apples.
Contracts for the erection of the new
dOrmitOry of the Grand Island COLegs
have been let and work has begun. The
new building is to cost $22,0G0.
The National Brick Manufacturing
and Construction Company, with head
quarters at Omaha, filed its articles of in
corporation with the secretary of state.
As recognition Of its appreciation o
the excellent work done By the fire com
pany ut the recent mill fire, the Albion
Milling Company has presented the boys
its check for 500.
Henry K,umwicde's saloon IN Dakota
City was entered by burglars and three
slot machines were tapped for their con-
tents, the amount taken being estimated
as being about $40.
Notwithstanding the butchers strike, 9
large amount of stock is being shipped
from ChadTon. The ranchmen consider
the loss would be heavier by holding them
until the strike ends.
James Prvitt, who had his left leg
crushed in threshing machine on the
farm of Charles Spangler, near Platts-
mouth, had that member amputated be-
tween the ankle and knee.
\ new depot is to be erected in Hast.
ing at once 1t will be large brick
freight depot and will be put up by the
T. q NJ. Railway Company Just across its
tracks on Burlington Avenue.
Hastings is to have another Incubator
manufacturing plant. 1t Will be owned
and operated by Mrs. Anna L. PinkertOn,
j. \. Gardiner and u. Waller. The plant
will be able to turn out 1000 machine:
monthly.
Louis =. Sipcs, q deputy sheriff sworT
in to preserve order during the packing
house strike at South Omaha, was fined
$50 and costs in police court for striking
Sigmund Cavicski crushing blow on the
head Aug. 30.
In response to the request Of several
Of the citizens of Dawes County, Con
gresham Kinkaid has applied to have
100000 speckled trout from Yellowstone
park placed in the Chadron, Beaver and
two Bordeau streams.
Twenty new street cars are to be add
ed to the Omaha service very soon. These
cars are now being finished in eastern
shops and it is expected they will be
shipped to Omaha the latter part of Sep
tembcr or tn" first part of October.
The board of supervisors of Cunning
County have awarded the contract fol
the court house to the Drexel Heating
and Plumbing Company for the sum of
S1.43S. Work will be commenced imme.
diately.
Carl Wilson, the only son of Charles
Wilson, living three miles south of Table
Rock. aged II years, shot and accident.
ally killed himself. The revolver was
accidentally discharged while he was ex-
amining the weapon.
Sept. , has been set aside by the man
asement of the Ak-Sar-Bcn as Cunning
County day. Efforts are being made to
secure a coach load of visitors. in which
event they will be accompanied by the
West Point Cadet band.
The 12-year-old son of J. s. lobe was
run over during parade at Falls City
near the edge of the sidewalk. when he
was struck by wheel of u buggy. Three
Of his ribs were fractured.
Eugene DOuthett. of Crawford, was ar4
rested under the new section of the GRIM
inal code relative to abandonment of his
wife or child. Douthett waived exam
inatiOn and gave bond for his appear
ance at the next term Of court.
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County. and county clerk for two terms,
was adjUdged insane by the insanity
board and Will be taken to Lincoln He
was for several years the acknowledged
leader of the pOpulist party in that
county.
The Grand Army OF the Republic and
Women's Relief Corps of Wymore and
Blue Springs will hold a picnic in
Browns grove on Sept. %. State Off
IS Will be present and an effort is be-
ing made to have Congressman Hinshaw
deliver an address.
Chas. NOwnes has quite Il curiosity on
his fruit farm near Papillion in Il straw
berry bed that gives promise of yielding
Il second crop. if the warm weather con-
tinues long enough to mature the fruit.
A year ago an apple tree bl0ssomed and
bore the second crop.
Mary Hetrick. of Hemingford, was the
victim of a runaway. The team being
frightened at some object started to run
and she was thrown from Il load of lum-
Der and instantly killed. the wheels Of
the heavily loaded wagon running over
her and crushing her frightfully.
w. f. Carter was charged with steal
ing horse and buggy from George Win
slow. liveryman at Columbus. He
was held to the district court in the SUM
of $500 and in default Of bail was sent
to Jail where he will wait until Noyenl-
Der.
John Wiles' fine two-stOry frame resi-
dence, six miles south of PlattsmOuth,
was totally destroyed by fire The loss
is estimated at $4,000. with no insur-
ance. 1t is believed that tramps ran
sacked the house, stole $50 and started
the confederation To cover up the crime.
Fire destroyed a barn and killed five
horses belonging to John Elsley at Adj
ans One horse was valued mt $1,000 :
and all were more than ordinary ami
mails. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The owner had insurance TO cover the