Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-12-21
NEBRASKA BRIEFS

dead
John Mangerson, well known farm.
err of Garfield township. Cunning
county, while repairing a windmill on
his farm fell from a height of twenty
feet breaking his left leg.
George Mason, living near Charles,
ton, York county, met with an accident
that nearly deprived him of hi eye
sight. While shucking corn ID part
o. dry blade corn struck him in the
eye.
The state, through the farm depart.
ment of the Soldiers Home at Grand
Island, is the loser by nearly $1,000
by hog cholera, $50 of the porkers of
the home farm, or half of the herd,
having succumbed to the disease
The three children of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. A. Ross OF Chadron, succumbed to
scarlet fever within two days. Two
died within an hour of each other.
They were the entire family of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross. Mr.. Ross is a locomotive
engineer on the Northwestern.
Adjutant General Culver has issued
an order selecting three expert riflmen
from the national guard Of the state,
fifteen sharpshooters and twenty-five
marksmen. The order is result of
the competitions of the past summer
when at the various. shoots held over
the state, the men made tests of their
ability.
The employees of the Burlington at
Plattsmouth will commence on a nine
hour working schedule. This order
which affects over 700 men, will be in
force during the entire winter season.
The company is still employing many
new men at that point. and the fore
men report that there is a demnad for
an additional number.
Burglars attempted to rob Kuns
general merchandise store at McCool
Junction, and entered the rear of the
store. Mr.. Harvey Kuns, one of the
owners Of the store, returning quite
late from the country noticed light,
went to the front Of the store to make
an investigation and discovered four
men who Immediately left.
The man found dead alongside the
railroad tracks in Dodge county has
been identified from papers found on
his person as James White, former
resident of Philadelphia. His rela.
tives were notified by wire. He had
been blacksmith by trade and, judg-
ing from the papers on his person, had
been earning good wages. The cause
of his death is still unknown.
A..orney General Brown said that
the decision in the Tucker jury law
case has not affected the special stat
ute governing Lancaster, Douglas and
Gage counties. There has been some
speculation as to the effect of the in
vaiidation of the new general act be-
cause of the fact that the special stat
ute is not complete in itself, but re-
fers to the measure governing the
state at large.
Governor Mickey has signified his
Willingness to cummute the sentence
or Spencer Nyna, a colored convict
sent to the penitentiary on charge of
assault. He was sent up for year
and since then has showed the result
of bad case of consumption. Rela.
uves from Tennessee have promised
to come for him and when they ap-
pear, the warden has been instructed
to let the man have his freedom.
KDnCnc Citu W
kay of st. Joseph and Miss Nellie
Mooney of Minden, Neb., came to Kan.
sas City, after having eloped and be-
ing married at st. Joseph. Miss
Mooney left her home in Mipden
Thursday, ostensibly to visit relatives.
! She went to Hastings instead. where
Mr. Mackay met her and took her to
st. Joseph. Mrs. Mackay says she
eloped because she wanted to escape
the fuss of hig wedding later on.
; Governor Mickey said that he
would soon issue a statement of the
position he takes in regard to an extra
session of the legislature at this
. time. Governor Mickey had not di.
rectly intimated that he is opposed to
> an extra session, but those who have
| conversed with him think his attitude
to be against calling the members of
. the legislature together now to per
: tcrm any task that was called to their
i attention while they were in session.
Last week was the thirty-flrst ami.
versary of the railroad to West Point
Trains commenced running on Deem
}, her 3, 1875. In the issue of the Yves,
: Point Republican, for that date Goa,
y was quoted at $50 per ton. In an
other portion of the same paper it is
9 stated as a notable fact that eleven
loads of wheat were marketed in West
Point the day before. At this time five
Wnnebago Indians were being tried
e in Decatur for the murder of Oscar
S Gunson, who was killed by Indians or
+ Plum Creek, few miles north O.
|. West Point.