Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-26
OVER THE STATE.

their labor to the new Young Men
Christian association building.
The bureau of vital statistics for
Cunning county during the month of
March registered sixteen births and
six deaths.
Beatrice High school has been adj
mtted to membership in the North
Central association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools.
News arrived at Table Rock Of the
death Of Mrs. Ruth A. Nesbitt at the
advanced age of 81 years at the home
of her son, Charles A. Nesbitt, at Bur-
lingame, Kan.
Martin Moylan, an old resident OF
Liberty township, Gage county, is
dead, He was badly injured last week
while lifting, from the effects OF which
he never recovered.
The young son of Charles Besgard,
living east of Arlington, ran away
from home and was lost several hours.
He was found by his father sleeping
in a cornfield near home.
Henry T. Casford died suddenly at
his home In Tecumseh last week. He
was aged GO years and had lived in
Johnson county nearly forty years. He
leaves a widow and five children.
While trying to build fire with
kerosene Flossie, the 15year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hatha-
way, of Beaver Crossing, Seward
county, was badly burned about the
face and head
A son of George Reynolds, living
southwest of Plattsmouth, laid a cart
ridge on the ground and lit it with a
match. Before he got out of the way
1t exploded, causing him to lose the
sight of one eye.
A freight car filled to the roof with
farm machinery for dealers at Nc
Cook, caught fire at Cambridge and
was totally destroyed, together with
all its contents. The loss on machin-
cry is estimated at $4,000
Burglars broke into S. Goldberg's
stole about 5000 worth of clothing.
Entrance was gained through the Gel
lar, the burglars using heavy crow
bar to break open the doors.
G. w. Cook manager of the FIRE.
mont Cash Shoe store, shot himself
in the head and is dead. Whether the
shooting was accidental or intentional
no one knows, but indications, it is
said, point strongly to suicide.
Saturday was the anniversary of
the old settlers colony. They settled
at Gibbon April Z, 1872, and every
year they come there on their ami
versary from far and near to celebrate
with each other and talk over old
times.
The ]. w. McClintick quarter of
land on the divide northeast of Cam
bridge sold last week to an eastern
party for $500 This farm has very
few improvements and the price paid
is considered quite high for a western
Nebraska farm
William Pair, farmer living near
Rockford, was up before the Board of
Insanity commissioners of Gage coun-
ty, but was released. as it was shown
that he was only slightly Gemented.
Mrs. Pair and daughter died of the
measles not long ago and since that
time Mr.. Pairs mind has been unbal-
anced.
At Fremont Isaac N. Dickinson was
bound over to the district court on the
charge of forging a check on Frank
man Bros. C Morris for $22.10, and in
default of bail was committed to the
county Jail. He is a skilled structural
steel worker drawing a good salary,
but at the time the offense was alleg-
ed to have been committed was on a
big drunk.
The last of the biennial election
laws, passed by the legislature of
1905, an act defining the terms of
office of county commissioners, has
been declared invalid by the supreme
court. The judgment of the district
court of Douglas county is affirmed in
the case of William G. IRE and Emmett
G. Solomon against the county clerk
| and county treasurer of Douglas
county.
The supreme court handed down a
decision in the case wherein John T.
Gathers sought to enjoin the city
| treasurer of Omaha from turning over
| his Office to the county treasurer as
provided in tie new city charter, and
the decision holds the charter is valid
and constitutional. Commissioner
Ames not only holds the charter good,
but takes occasion to hold with the
district court of Douglas county that
Gathers did not have sufficient interest
to maintain the suit
Friends in Humboldt were greatly
surprised to learn of the marriage of
Miss Clara Carver, youngest daughter
of DR.. w. F. Carver and wife, to Vern
Curl, young man who was visiting
here last year and the previous sum.
mer, whose home was at Guthrie, Okl.
The marriage occurred last spring
and, as both of the young people were
students at the Kansas university of
Lawrence, they decided to keep the
matter secret, even from their folks.
until their studies could be completed