Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-09
OVER THE STATE.

Office of Secretary oil state Galu5hd'
Mrs Anna Lang, an old resident OF
Beatrice, committed suicide at her
home by hanging herself to the door
knob with a strip of braid torn from
her dress.
George Mackey, VINO was drowned
at Tilden, was a son of the late Sid
Nackey, who killed his wife and then
committed suicide in Jefferson county
few weeks ago.
jefferson county sent her first pa
tent to the insane hospital at Lincoln
under the new. inebriate law in the
hearing hau all am ah am ahmhmhrd
person of Lige Flansburg.
James Murrell. an old-time resident
Of Alexandria, and also a prominent
and prosperous farmer, made at at
tempt at suicide. Domestic troubles
is assigned as the cause for his at
tempt
Warren Moody, the young attorney
ambushed and murdered a few days
ago at Shoshoni, was quite well
known, in Beatrice He was married
there June %. 1905, to Miss Candee.
niece of Mrs. Starr.
1t is estimated that thopsands OF
bushels of fine peaches will go to-
waste in Otoe county this fall. Trees
are breaking down with unusual heavy
loads OF fr,:it, ard the price offered for
peaches is so low that it does not pay
20 gather them.
Congressman Pollard has received
word from Washington that eXaminaA
tons will be held in Grand Island, Lin
coin, and Omaha. on August s to fill
vacancies as they may occur in the
position of veterinary inspector In the
| bureau OF animal industry
The thirty.seventh annual report OF
the State Horticultural society has
just been completed by Secretary L..
M. Russell A part of it Is now in the
hands of the printers and it is hoped
that the report will be ready for dis
trbution by state fair time.
Senator Burkett has appointed
Thmas ID. Mcclure of Wymore to take
the naval academy examination at An
napolis. Philip r. Baker of Lincoln.
is the first alternate. If either fails
to pass the examinations required two
more alternates will be named.
DR.. Mabel Dunn or the Lincoln asy-
lum notified the governor OF her in
tention to leave the institution and
DR.. Halle Ewing of the Hastings asy-
Jpn will take her place. DR.. Dunn
has been with the Lincoln asylum for
five years. Her resignation takes eff
feet August IL.
Failing to receive an answer to let
ters written to his mother and daugh
ter at Orric. Mo-, Jense Jensen OF Ere
mont left for the Missouri town tc
learn the cause. Under burden OF
sorrow Mr. Jensen returned to an
nounce that both his mother and
daughter were dead
Near Utica, Mr. Schlecktys nine
teen-year-old boy in some manner fel
into self-feeding machine. The ma
chine was stopped almost instantly
and he was taken out. 1t was found
that he received bad cash acros!
his elbow joint and one across tn,
teshy part OF his arm.
Raymond Nelson was piloted to Lin
, coin and the penitentiary Friday b.
: Sheriff Mcdonald of Douglas county
. With his departure to begin servin
. his life term the last of the four DO.
bandits who killed Nels Lausten O
Omaha, in a midnight hold-up las
winter, has started to take his punish
ment.
# Captain ]. p. Hungate or Weepin
Water has made the highest score c
q the sixty-two men who have qualite
K AS marksmen and are eligible to col
n test at Columbus, August Is, for pos
Is tons on the state team, which will b
ID sent to Sea Grit. n. j.. according
the reports received from the cor
ranies by Lieutenant Mullowney, i
srector OF small arms In the NebrasR
"a National guard.
~. In the eight suits brought by Il
an United States against ranchmen
IN the western part of Nebraska. and
no which DEGREES were entered May 3,
so e. Wheeler, agent in charge OF Il
*. secret service work connected wi
It's the land prosecutions, reports that Il
he unlawful fences have been taken dow
Ever since the DEGREES were enter
his force OF ten men have been invt
,s tigating to ascertain If ranch owne
he were complying with the order OF I
ed federal court
,st A channel cat fish weighing
all pounds, caught near the mouth OF I
1873 Platte river has been secured by I
as state fisheries and will be exhibit
ey at the state fair. The anuounceme
Is. rade some time ago that the st;
fisheries would no longer exhibit
the state fair on account OF poor
pa commodatlons furnished by the st;
go hoard OF agriculture was made
/ Chief Game Warden Carter hut