Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-29
THE NEWS IN NEBRASKA
STATE NOTES.

excursion to Omaha in the near future.
The store of r. f. Dovel at Howe, |
was broken into and a quantity of
-four, candy, canned goods and cigars
stolen.
Ben Harper, a bachelor and wealthy
farmer, living three miles northeast
of Humphrey, committed suicide by
hanging.
Money is declared to be easy by the
bankers Of Nebraska, and deposits,
loans and reserves have increased ma
terially during the last four months.
At the city council meeting of Ne
braska City an ordinance was passed
prohibiting splitting on the sidewalks
and provides penalty for it's viola
ton.
AS far as known, McCool is the only
place in York county that will cele-
brate July 4. 1t has not sent out pro-
grams, but will soon advertise the
celebration.
Henry Nue., one of the leading farm
ers of Berlin precinct, Otoe county,
wac dllSOICu VII SphpidlhJ llCu W
Mrs. Lille Comstock charging him
with assaulting and beating her.
Captain and Mrs. W. S. Mapes, for
merly of Fort Niobrara. Neb.. left
Norfolk last week for the Philippine
islands, where the captain goes to
take charge of a company of scouts.
During a neighborhood quarrel at
Beatrice a woman named Nelson
threw can of concentrated I've into
the face of Mrs. Martin Ossowski The
woman was badly burned on the face
and arms.
G. D. Schell and wife and child are
in Beatrice from the Philippine is
lands for visit with Mr.. Schell's
parents. The former is employed by
the government as a teacher at Sanis-
ador, P. /.
News has been received at Platts-
mouth Of the death of Mrs. Illisana
Mickelwait. which occurred recently
at Jonesborough, Ark. Mrs. Mickelwait
was one Of the very earliest residents
of Plattsmouth.
Farmers in the vicinity Of Beatrice
say that the last rain has practically
insured the wheat crop and, while the
yield will not be heavy, it will be of
fine quality Oats is looking we'll and
corn is fully up to the standard.
At Leigh at an adjourned meeting of
the village board special election
was called for the purpose of voting
$4,000 bonds for the purpose of erect
| ing a system of water works. The
election will be held on Tuesday, July
| 18th.
Sheriff Trude of Gage county left
for Denver, armed with requistion pa
| pers, and will bring back Oscar
| Shores, who is wanted on a charge of
alleged criminal assault, preferred by
May Hurless of Adams. Shores is I'M
| der arrest in Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Pense were
visiting the home of her parents in
| Harvard when their child, 2 years of
age, found a box of Paris green, talk
ing quite freely of the contents before
discovered Prompt work by a physl
clan saved the child's life.
Claude Sutton, 81 years old, was in
| stantly killed at Silver Creek Sutton
was crossing the Union Pacific tracks
and was struck by No. 10, the east
| bound fast mail Both he and the
team were killed outright. Sutton was
thrown high in the air and fell about
sixty feet from where he was struck.
| Crop conditions for Banner county
were never better than at the present
time, although about two weeks late.
The stand of corn is good, and all
kinds of small grain are looking fine.
ance in several places, but no fears
are entertained that they will greatly
! damage crops.
A live pig in the haystack for four
months without food or drink is the
unique experience of beast that be-
longs to e. M. Martin at Fairfax, s.
D., just over the Nebraska line. The
pig disappeared during a snowstorm
in January and had not been found
since. He was discovered in a little
cradle that he had made for himself
right in the center of the stack.
| Gerald hammers, boy IL years old,
of West Point, was the victim of self
inflicted accident, which resulted in
his death a few hours later. The lad
found an old toy pistol in the after
noon, and by some means he secured
22-calibre cartridge which he in
serted in the barrel of the pistol and
proceeded to discharge it by beating
it against stone with the barrel
pointing into his face.
Manager Ferrar of the American
Beet Sugar company, Grand Island re-
ports the condition of the beet crop as
having materially improved in the last
few weeks. In some places, in lower
lands, much work will have to be done
TO catch up with the wedding and
thinning process and the crop is still