Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-26
STATE NEWS AND NOTES IN CON.
DENsED FORM.
THE PRESS, PULPIT AND PUBLIC
What ls Going on Here and There That
Is Of Interest to the Readers
Throughout Nebraska.
Hail did much damage in the VI
icinity Of Battle Creek last week.


John Hartley Coons, living near
Humboldt. has just celebrated his
ninetieth birthday.
Nearly seventy nonresident pupils
have applied for admission in the Be-
atrtce high schools.
At Wahoo Wencl Girgl. Bohemian,
about nineteen years Of age, commit
ted suicide by hanging himself.
The three banks at David City
make a splendid showing I'm their last
quarterly statement.
The Burlington surveyors who have
been stationed at Pleasant Dale for
the last year, have moved to Milford.
Mrs. John Carmichael, an old resi-
dent of Beatrice, was awarded first
prize at the state fair on a silk quilt
made by her.
The Burlington has reduced the pas
senger rate from Plattsmouth to
Omaha to 3S cents, the same as the
Missouri Pacific.
WILDER Lewis, the man who had a
leg torn off at the Friend mill, died
from his injuries. He had wife and
three children at Arlington.
Some unprincipled person entered
the Presbyterian church in Beatrice
through back door and stole about
"a from jar containing the birthday
offerings.
The new plant of the West Point
Creamery company was opened for
business last week and is kept busy
handling and buying cream from the
local farmers.
The Edgar canning factory has
closed down after run of over two
weeks The quality Of corn was good
considering the dry weather had cut
the crop short.
T. o. Hern, manager of the Paine
estate, across the river from Ne
ibraska City, sold $4,000 bushels OF
corn to some elevator men for so
cents per bushel.
j. B. Smith, who operates the Jer-
sey dairy farm in Gage county, landed
twelve first. three second and two
third prizes at the state fair with his
fine herd of Jerseys.
Pickpockets worked in Nebraska
City recently and a number of per-
sons were relieved of their purses.
One man was robbed at the depot of
$40 as he was boarding the train for
the east and another man was robbed
of smaller sum. as he came in on
the Missouri Pacific earlier In the
day.
An accident with fatal ending &C.
curred at Bee. Seward county. Pat
rick German, "a brakeman on the
Northwestern freight. while hanging
onto the train while 1t was switching
in the yards at that town, was hit
by a projecting spout Of the Updike
Elevator company there and was
knocked down and so injured that
he died.
AS a result of Archdeacon Cope's
recent eastern visit, upon invitation
TO hold services at Springfield Center,
Utica. Coopertown and other places,
he received from wealthy church
woman. Mrs. Pei Clarke. check for
$4,000, to be used in tho erection of
the new church which is now being
built In Kearney, but is to be applied
especially to building the chancel.
Sheriff Mears of Wayne county took
Elmer Mack, who was under arrest in
Fremont for stealing his fathers
team, back to Wayne. The sheriff
says that the boy, who Is only Is, in
stead of 10, as he claimed to be, took
q load of grain to market for his
father, sold it and got the money. He
then started south and traded the
heavy farm wagon for a cheap spring
buggy, which he had when he reached
Fremont.
The board of supervisors of Gage
county offer a reward of $500 for the
capture Of r. Mead SUBWAY the sup
posed murderer Of Mrs, Sarah Martin.
Jacob Martin. husband of the murder
ed woman, informed the county at
torney that he would give 81 900 re-
ward for the arrest and delivery OF
Shumway to the proper authorities
dead or alive. With the states re-
ward of 5000, this makes a total re-
ward of $1,7OO.
A queer damage suit has been
started between parties at Blue
Springs. Several months ago Johr
Henderson ran rusty nail in his
foot, and as an act of kindness JohI
Swiler let him have some turpen
tine to rub on the wound. Later
blood poisoning set in, and severa
of Henderson's toes were amputateC
in order to save his life Henderson
has instituted suit against Swier To-
$4,000 damages.
An effort viii be made at Hasting,
m raign thu balance ne indnI,tnI
ness on the Y. NJ. C. A. building
which cost $4,000.
George Joiner, young man of Ne
braska City. had narrow escap,
from being electrocuted. He wal
playing with another, when h,
grabbed hold Of telephone pole, b,
the side of which hung a broken wir,
nd nnhlnlI ,lLn, nrnncnl MIN, H., .lnu