Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-09-14
OVER THE STATE.


ness houses and saloons of West
toint, have been ordered taken out.
The management of the Fillmore
county fair feel greatly encouraged
over the prospects for an unusually
successful fair September IL to 10.
A horse was stolen from the barn
of August Zilmer, living two miles
west of Stanton and one of the old
settlers of this county. The animal is
valued at $40.
Doctor Edwin Oxford of Omaha and
a son of Doctor Charles Oxford of
West ont, has been made assistant
physician of the Mormon hospital of
Salt Lake City, Utah
Rev. Mr.. Winter, who has been pas
tor Of the Leigh German Lutheran
church of Leigh for the last six years,
has resigned and accepted a similar
pastorate in Minnesota.
The 13-year-old granddaughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Squires of Decatur
is dead as the result of being scalded
from head to foot by steam from
toy engine, which exploded.
Work has been begun on the actual
survey OF the new town Of Uehling, on
the Great Northern railway, three
miles east and half-mile south of the
southeast corner of Cunning county.
]. F. Berger of Dakota county, suf-
fered from the loss of his barn, seven
hnod 90 nolu0c colt
besides harness, machinery, ETC., to
the amount of about $4,000, by fire.
Frank Iams of st. Paul arrived from
Europe with his annual importation of
draft stations. This years shipment
is the largest he has ever made. They
are mostly Belgians and Percherons.-
Harry Moore, young freight brake
man. while making a coupling at Ash
land, slipped under the cars and was
run over, the wheels taking off one leg
and an arm. 1t is thought he cannot
live.
The insanity committee heard the
evidence in the case of Sadie Woods
of Wymore, charged with being an
habitual drunkard and sentenced her
to three years in the insane hospital at
Lincoln.
Philip Manshis of Buffalo county, a
farm hand who has been working for
Henry Newman of Prairie Center, at
tempted to commit suicide by slash
ing his throat and both wrists with
pocket knife in a cornfield on the New
man farm.
During a severe windstorm the
framework of the tower on the new
church at Monterey was blown down
and completely wrecked The tower
was 100 feet high, fifty-eight feet of
brick and forty-two of frame and gal
vanized iron.
P. S. Heacock, one of the largest
part of the state, has purchased the
William Douglas mill in Falls City
and will run it in connection with the
grain business.
OF eighteen candidates for enlist
ment in the United States navy ex-
amined at the recruiting station in
Lincoln last week but six were accept
SO. All Oh I06 OInSTS WE'RE LuEuSu
down for defective eyesight.
Lightning struck the residence of
Harry Peard, cashier of the bank Of
Phillips, and tore off a lot of shingles
and entered the house without making
any hole. 1t shocked their two-year-
old boy, but no one else was hurt.
In the district court of Dodge coun-
ty Mrs. Clara Steward was granted a
divorce from her husband, r. w. Stew
art, on the ground of failure to sup
port and also received 5000 alkmony.
The parties are prominent in social
circles.
E. Williams of Leavitt is in the
Dodge county Jail awaiting a hearing
on the charge of bootlegging. The
sugar town is dry but the employees of
the factory have apparently had plenty
of booze lately, which was brought to
them from Fremont.
Charles Fox of Omaha, but formerly
of Brownville, Nemaha county, at the
fair picked the pocket of G. w. Mer
shon and stole from him his gold
watch. Fox was detected in the act
by Mershon, who gave chase and over
hauled the transgressor.
The Methodist church of Albion is
making extensive arrangements to en-
terrain the ministers of that district
who will attend the annual conference
that convenes on September Is. 1t is
expected that about $50 members Of
the conference will be in .attendane.
Robert List, farm hand employed
by William Oahlerking, who resides
near Dakota City, became violently in
sane while the family was waiting fol
breakfast, and taking his pocket knife
out of his pocket made lunge aftei
Mrs Oahlerking, who was preparing
the morning meal, and attempted t.
cut her, at the same time demanding
OF her why she was putting poison
in the victuals.
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