Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
OVER THE STATE.

! DullulnB, TWO SIOTlGS nlBn.
Fearing that he would go insane
from the effects Of morphine, Ben
iamin f. Ayers committed suicide at
| Kearney.
The Washington County Teachers
association will meet at Blair in the
high school assembly room Saturday,
| November 10.
Carl Atwood, residing two miles
from Milford, was kicked in the face
by horse. A doctor happened to be
handy and the mans life was saved.
| Almost every young man, and the
old ones, too, are joining the Young
| Mems Christian association at Column.
bus, through the efforts of the active
business committee, consisting Of
twelve.
Mr.. E. II. bort, druggist of
Auburn, has been selected by the
Commercial club as a delegate to the
trans-Mississippi commercial con
gress, to be held in Kansas City on
November 90
Burglars entered the residence of
ID. o. Dryer in Plattsmouth by prying
open a window and entering his bed
room, relieved him of all his money
and departed without disturbing his
quiet slumbers.
Clarence f. Storm, a young farmer
residing about five miles west of Ben
kelman, went to the house of his
sweetheart recently and shot him
self three times, falling on the door
step. The young man bore an excel
lent reputation. He is alive, but his
wounds are probably fatal.
Two deaths by diphtheria were re-
ported from a German settlement
north of Arapahoe A public funeral
was announced for later day but
was promptly stopped by the health
officers. Schools were closed and strict
quarantine was declared in that dis
trict
The notarial commission of Max
Cohn of Nebraska City is to be re-
voked by Governor Mickey. The
charge were made in connection with
the Butterfield cae, Cohn being ac-
cused of having affixed his notarial
seal to an instrument which he did
not see the party sign.
During the recent cold weather
tramp entered the Bloom school house
two miles east of Axtell and in order
to keep warm he built a fire in the
stove with books. He burnt up about
$25 worth of books. He has not yet
been taken into custody, but the
sheriff is on the lookout for him.
At Omaha between fifty and sixty
members of the alleged coal combine
were indicted by the grand jury on
charge of violating the state antitrust
! laws in bill returned before Judge
| Sutton. The names of those included
in the indictment are withheld, but
| 1t is said all the members of the
Omaha coal exchange are in the list.
Ed. Fl. Holden who has been operat!
ing an elevator at Burr for a number
of Years, has left for parts unknown,
! leaving number of creditors, some
of whom levied on what property he
left, Schminke company attached for
$2S5.20, Michael Barstler for S73.55
and William and Andrew Brown for
500. 1t Is stated that there are a num-
Der of other creditors who have not
filed their suits.
The board of directors of the Chau
tauqua association at Beatrice met
last week and organized for the year
by electing the following officers: A.
W. Nickel, president; S. Rinaker,
vice president; +. A. McGlasson, sec.
rotary; G. l.. Reed, treasurer. July
Is to 30 were the dates fixed for the
1907 assembly and the directors ars
determined to make the coming ses-
sion the best yet held.
Game Warden Carter now has a VIC
laton of he game laws which probably
he will have to prosecute under the
federal laws, The vioator is Robert
Wall and he lives in Beaver Dam, Wis
Recently Wall billed out from Hay
Springs box containing twenty
grouse and four ducks to De Kali
III. The express messenger discovered
the contents of the box and refused
to accept the shipment, throwing the
box out OF the car
Between 500 and 600 boys entered
the Dodge county corn growing con
test last spring and every one of then
will have right to bring an exhibit
of his grain to Fremont in Decembe
when the big exhibit will take place
It. has been the custom at past con
tests TO let only the winners of distric
contest enter the county contest
This proved somewhat unsatisfactory
a however and it was decided to ALLOW
5 them all to come to Fremont this year
Says the Licoln Journal: Capt. A
M. Trimble and John Weisman wi
/ leave for Nicksburg, Miss, to talk
3 part In the dedication of the Illinoi
n monuments. Mr.. Weisman intends t
find the stump that he hid behind an
have the monument moved to tina
spot, as he knows the siege was Sc