Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-06-14
OVER THE STATS

Mems Christian association filed ar
ticles Of incorporation in the office Of
County Clerk Boo at Fremont
Waynes building improvements
this year will be on large scale,
among them being $4,000 for an ad.
dltion to the Nebraska normal college.
Amos Davis, one of the most promi-
nent citizens of Beaver City died af-
ter a lingering illness at the advanced
age OF 76 years. He was father Of
T. M. Davis, president Of the First
State bank.
August Kleine, zone of the oldest
and best known merchants of West
Point, has closed out his business. A
meeting of his creditors was held and
matters were amicably arranged with
out resort to legal procedure.
The Kansas City and Omaha train
No. 164, which goes past there at
o'clock in the morning, was wrecked
four miles east of Mailman. Thirty
three cars of stock and one Of grain
went into the ditch. No one was hurt.
1t happened at Sand Creek bridge.
Most all of the hogs were killed.
The assessor for this precinct, says
Utica dispatch, has completed his
work and among the articles that he
assessed were two thoroughbred bird
dogs that belong to Dayton Raglan
and Earnest Huriburt, which were
valued at 500 apiece. These dogs
could not be bought for that price
from their owners.
When mans farm lies in two coun-
ties and his stock yards are not in
the same county as his residence,
which county assessor has the right
to assess the live stock? This Is the
problem which has been sent in to
Attorney General Norris Brown, who
has handed it over to Secretary
George Bennett Of the state board of
equalization.
The business men of Shelton met
and decided to hold their third harv-
est festival and race meet beginning
on August 81 for four days. The ia
cilities which Shelton possesses for
making them attractive and enjoyable
held immense successes and the peo-
pie thereabouts now anticipate them
as a permanent annual institution.
The fine residence of William
Sparry, one mile from Weeping Wa
ter, was destroyed by fire. The
house was a new one, only finished
last summer, and was entirely con-
of h1
at the time, all having gone to
church in town. Mr. Sparry was
fortunate enough to have $500 in
surance on the house and $500 on the
contents, but this will not cover the
loss.
P. S. Jones and G. H. Dennis of Te-
cumseh were made defendants in
$4,000 damage suit for false impris-
onment, brought by A. Staples Cody
of Midland, Mich, and the case came
up in the United States court in
Omaha and Judge Munger took it out
OF the handsh of the jury and dis
missed the defendants. 1t all grew
out of the failure of the Chamberlain
banking house of Tecumseh.
The little 2-year-old daughter of
James Jacobson, a farmer living six
miles northwest of Tekamah, was
| drowned in water tank containing
less than eleven inches Of water The
| father, with his two sons, were she'll
ing corn within fifty feet of where
the little one was drowned. They
had been working but few minutes
when they noticed the little girl had
gone and went Immediately in search
of her, finding her dead in the tank.
On the 10Th day of May, 1855, Co
| lumbus was staked out and the first
| house built. 1t was OF logs, covered
with grass. 1t was right and proper
that Columbus should celebrate the
event, though 1t was not on a very
elaborate scale. There were no long.
winded speeches, but heart to heart
talks of those the Oldest there, and
those who knew whereof they spoke.
Business houses were decorated, flags
thrown to breezes and a royal time
enjoyed.
State Auditor searle has been
shown. For some months the auditor
| and Deputy Auditor Cook have doubt
ed the existence OF grey wolves in Ne
braska, especially in the thickly in.
habited portions Of the state. Last
week the auditor received by express
from the county clerk of Johnson
county real live grey wolf a few
months old. With the wolf came a
message that the county clerk had the
scalp of another much older, and that
he sent this one on alive to show the
auditor that 1t was really a grey wolf
Applications for water rights have
been granted to ]. A. Saunders of
Madison county, and to John W. Harp
er Of Sidney, by Secretary Adna Dob.
son of the state irrigation board. Mr..
Harper's application has been pend
ing since 1902. as the most OF the