Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-07
OVER The STATE.

by shooting himself. He had been
drinking heavily.
The physics building OF the state
university will be ready for occupancy
in two months. The stone tops for
the laboratory tables have arrived and
will be placed as soon as the piping
and wiring of the tables is finished.
A young son of NJ. Henderson of IN"
town, Seward county, accidentally shot
himself with a 22-caliber rifle. the
charge taking effect in his thigh and
passing downward The physicians
say the wound is not necessarily fatal.
Fred Cordson was brought before
County Judge King at Pender upon
the charge of incest with his 12-year-
old daughter. He waived hearing and
was bound over to district court in
$1,000 bonds, which he failed to fur
nish.
The Johnson county fair will be held
at Tecumseh September IL, 10, IA and
Is. The premium list is large one
and the races promise to be excellent.
The agricultural exhibit will be an in
teresting one, as will also the live stock
show.
A message has been received by Mr..
August Johnson, a farmer living be-
tween York and Bradshaw, that his
son, Carl Johnson. had been drowned
in Oregon. There were no particulars.
The remains will be buried in Ne
braska
Charles T. Bowman was blown TO
the ceiling by an explosion of machin-
cry in the plant of the Lincoln Uphol-
steering company July last He sued
the company for damages and it an
swered by saying that according to
the most reliable inspection the ma
chinery was all right. The defect was
not to be seen, hence it is not liable.
The nineteenth annual reunion and
picnic of the old settlers association
Of Cunning county was held in the Riv-
erside park in that city. Each succeed
ing year demonstrates the increasing
popularity Of this annual gathering. N
spite of the threatening cloudy wealth
err some thousands of Cunning county
citizens gathered to celebrate this day
Bids for the construction of a resi-
dence and barn and granary for the
state experiment sub-station at North
Platte will be advertised for in few
days. superintendent of Construction
Chowins of the State university has
completed the palms. The call for a
house the cost of which probably will
be $4,000, and barn and granary at
$4,000.
Mrs. Harriet M. Steele has brought
suit in the district court of Otoe coun-
ty against the Missouri Pacific Rail
way company for $4,000 damages for
the death of her husband, John S.
Steele, who was Waterman at the
Missouri Pacific crossing at Weeping
Water. Steele was killed by train
while he was standing on the railroad
crossing.
A. S. Gregereit, who raises beets for
the sugar factory in Dodge county, re-
turned from an inspection trip through
Colorado, Wyoming and western Ne
braska. The trip was made for the
purpose of gaining familiarity with the
DScI ldlolu6 III IhSoO oOStiohS'
Mr. Gregereit got some pointers that
he will use in the cultivation of the
crop here.
For the first time for about eight
years Seward county's general fund
warrants are being registered for lack
of funds. This is owing partly to the
failure of railroad to pay it's taxes
and partly because county expendi-
lures are a little heavier than they
used to be. AS result the county
board has this year made a heavier
levy than before.
The body of the unidentified negro
who was murdered in Norfolk when
he asked for drink was sent to Lin
coin, where it will be given, according
to the state law, to medical college,
for dissection. No friends claimed the
body and this action was required. No
trace of the murderer has been found
and the chances are fast diminishing
for ever catching him.
The Johnson county teachers insti-
tute, just closed, is said to have been
the most interesting meeting of the
kind ever held in the county. Ninety.
eight teachers enrolled during the ses.
sion. County Superintendent B. e.
Dill has shown marked ability in the
government of the schools of the coun-
| ty the past two years and the county
| teachers association, by resolution, at
the close of the institute, commended
his work and unanimously Endorsed
him for reelection this fall
A couple of grafters, claiming to be
from Plattsmouth, have been trying 20
swindle the farmers along the Iowa
| bottoms. Their graft is patent medi-
| cine which they claim will cure rheu,
matism in any form, and also numer-
Gus other ills to which the flesh is
| heir. To substantiate their claims the
young men produced testimonials con,
timing the signatures of number of
Plattsmouth people. The medicine,
it Is said, is mostly water, with a lit
| tie cOlOring matter, and net the graft.