Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-29
NEBRASKA BRIEFS

Young women of Omaha are about
to enter upon a money-getting cam.
paign to build home for the Y. w. G..
A. They want S125,000
Henry Guenwaldt, a resident Of
West Beatrice lost the sight OF his
left eye by being struck in the face
by a piece of iron while at work.
At Tecumseh, County Judge Living
ston fined George Howell $25 and
costs for stealing a pair of horse
blankets. He could not pay and went
to jail.
Rev. G. G. Porter, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church at Laurel,
has rendered his resignation to the
church IT order to be free to become
full-fedged socialist.
Robert Samuel Briggs, for many
years a resident of Omaha, committed
suicide by cutting his throat with a
razor. His wife found the body lying
on bed in big pool OF blood.
In a fire originating from gasoline,
Mrs. Annie E. Hambright, aged sixty
eight, and her son Dell, aged thirty,
Oh OUldUd, TSCelNGu WulCu lS-
suited fatally for the aged mother.
The new town of Uehling on the
Great Northern has thirteen business
houses and two residences completed
and seven business houses and one
residence in course of construction.
At Ainsworth when H. w. Farrier
went out to his stable to look after
his fine thoroughbred stations, and
jacks, he found one of the latter,
valued at 81 1000, dead, the cause being
unknown.
At Plattsmouth Mrs. Mray Leiner
has brought suit before County Judge
Travis against ]. w. and w. E. Tu-
lene, asking for damages in the sum
OF $1,000 for personal injuries alleged
to have been committed March 8.
Schuyler attorneys interested in the
Platte river bridge case were in Lin
coin recently. The supreme court APP
pointed Judge Sullivan Of Columbus,
as referee. He will take evidence and
decide the case not later than April
II.
P. Donahue, an employee of Frank
man Bros. e Mordis, fell over back
ward from the Great Northern bridge
across the Platte to the ice, distance
of thirty feet, striking on his back.
Strange as it may appear he was not
seriously injured.
Former School Superintendent Will
lam Collins of Cunning county, having
sold his farm, has left with his fam
lily for Gridley, Cal, where he will en-
gage in fruit raising. Mr.. Collins has
been resident of Cunning county for
twenty-five years.
The latest enterprise at Cambridge
is the organizing of a building and
loan association, which has just been
perfected by the business men. The
certificate of approval of the articles
of incorporation has just been re-
ceived from the secretary of the state
banking board.
Judge e. K. Valentine has packed
his household goods and leaves West
Point. The judge and Mrs. Valentine
have been identified with the best in
terests of West Point and Cunning
NOully III neal ~ III ~ yCtll ., anu Cl-
joy the friendship of hundreds of citi-
zens, whose best wishes follow them
to their new home.
Company d, N. N. G., in connection
with other citizens at Weeping Water,
are considering the plan of putting up
a building to be used as an armory,
auditorium and opera house. This is
something that is badly needed, as
Weeping Water has no building lex
cept the churches) suitable for hold
ing public meeting of any kind.
Fire destroyed large part Of the
business section of Libery, causing a
loss of $4,000, partly covered by in
surance. The fire was discovered by
the enginemen on passing train who
blew the whistle for ten minutes,
thereby awakening the Inhabitants. A
bucket brigade was at once formed,
but was of no avail as the fire had
gained so much Roadway
Secretary Mellor of the State
Board of Agriculture has issued his
advance announcement of the state
fair, to be held in Lincoln September
., 4, b, e and T. August 81 and Sep
TENDER 1 and are set apart for prep
aration days. In the announcement it
is stated that the increase in prem
iums over last year is $1,000. During
the last year $4,000 was spent in
permanent improvements. The indi-
cations are the fair this year will be
better than ever.
Attorneys for w. L. Newly, whom
the district court of Saline county dis.
barred from practicing because it was
alleged Newly had forged a deed in a
legal controversy, are in the supreme
court to have the matter reversed and
the charges quashed Attorneys for
Newly assert the district court had
no right to disbar Newly from prac-
ticing in all the courts of the state,
but that they have a remedy in Grim.
inal proceeding if they desire to
prosecute the attOrnev