Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-01-12
STATE NOTES.

it will be opened in short time.
Sidney Dodge has been appointed
postmaster at Marion, Red Willow
county, vice w. e. White resigned.
Employees of the A. f. Bloomer Lum-
Der company at York presented A. +.
Bloomer, the retiring president, with
a gold-headed cane.
The Pawnee county farmers insti.
tute will be held in the opera house
city February 2 and s,
1905. Some excellent speakers are on
the program.
Frank Il. Brown. the man who was
shot by Charles c. Reynolds at Te-
cumseh, died after beng n great suf-
ferer for two days. Blood poisoning
killed MIN.
The coroner's inquest at Hastings
held over the remains of William OIL
yer Erickson, unmarried, % years old,
resulted in n verdict of death result.
ing from carbolic acid self-adminis-
tered with suicidal intent.
The Farmers association Of Newark
is having a hard time to get shipping
accommodations from the B. & NJ.
railroad, and If they cannot get them
any other way, propose to test the
law, which, in other instances, has OBJ.
tanned results.
Since the several accidents on Union
Pacific crossings in Grand Island, five
of the seven crossing watchmen have
been let out and older men have been
put in their places. Five of the
watchmen are on duty in the daytime
and two at nieht.
While tending cornsheller for
Charles Hildebrand, northwest of Ash
land, William Duffs' arm was caught
in the machinery and before the en-
CINE could be stopped the arm was so
badly mangled that it was necessary
to partly amputate it.
Charles Seton, alias Dudley Brown,
an operator for the Union Pacific rail
road at Ogalalla, was sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary by Judge
Grimes. Seton shot at Conductor
Moody about month ago. but his aim
was poor. He pleaded guilty.
Seventeen-year-old Thurman Glib
bons of Norfolk has confessed to be-
ing a burglar and housebreaker.
Caught by the police with money in
his clothes which correspondent to an
amount stolen from the homo of En-.
gineer Caldwell, the young man broke
down and admitted his guilt. He is
in Jail at Madison.
Secretary Royse of the state bank
ing board will interview President Nc
Greevy of the wrecked Elkhorn Val
ley State bank of O'Neill when he
stops in Lincoln in charge of Sheriff
Hall of Holt county. An early set
Element with depositors will be great
ly aided if truthful statement can
be obtained from McGreevy by the
state banking board.
The South Platte Implement Deal
ers' association closed its annual con-
vention in Lincoln with a short ses-
sion. A resolution was adopted ex-
tending greeting to the Lancaster as
ISOLATION. a Pennsylvania association
organized by Quaker state man who
had visited Lincoln and secured a
copy of the constitution and bylaws
of the South Platte concern. Presi-
dent Shamp and Vice President Maur-
er made short addresses.
The McCook Irrigation and Water
Power company has been making
some improvements in its ditch south
west Of that city, and is placing its
property in the best physical condi-
ton it has ever been in. in anticipa-
ton Of a successful season next year.
Among the improvements is a new
tlume Of enlarged proportions, enabl-
ing it to carry more head Of water.
The ditch is an important factor in
the sugar beet industry Of that section.
An agent has been at work among
the members Of the Grand Island Sol
diers' Home, of whom there have been
about 400, securing their applications
for homestead entries in the district
of the state in which the Kinkaid bill
has made such great changes in con.
ditions, the applications being for
such number of acres up to $40 to
which the members are yet entitled or
for the entire number of acres. That
the party is a representative of some
land owners is not questioned.
A stranger giving the name OF F..
Walker and claiming Kansas City as
his home, paid Beatrice a visit last
week. He claimed to be an optician,
and, after visiting the home Of F. A.
Grell, who lives a few miles southwest
of the city, he sold Mr.. GrelI some
spectacles and secured his note for
$26. The glasses were found to he
of the cheap variety and he believed
he had been duped. He reported the
matter to the police officers, who 10.
Gated Walker at the Markle hotel
Upon being confronted by the officer
and Mr.. Grell, Walker PROMPTLY turn
ed over the note to Mr. GrelI without
much ceremony.