Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05
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at Blair was a great success.
The friends of w. J. Bryan at
Alliance have formed an organization.
The state meeting of the Knights of
Columbus at Hastings was we'll at
tended.
The landlord of the Marble hotel at
Table Rock was taken to Omaha for
an operation.
Oxford is recovering from its late
fire and will be busy with building in
the near future.
Mayor WOLF and wife of Fremont
last week celebrated their twenty
fifth marriage anniversary.
An accident occurred in the labora-
tory of the David City high school, in
which Miss Ada Bigger was severely
injured.
The Evening News at Lincoln has
been stuck by a jury tor $4,000
damages in a suit brought by Ethel
Roberts
The city Jail at Auburn was set on
fire by tramp prisoner who was
fcarfully burned before being rescued.
The building was not damaged.
The city council of Kearney passed
an ordinance that all visiting physi
clans should pay the city a license
for the practicing of their profession.
The Catholic Order of Foresters will
hold it's annual meeting in Fremont
May "a and in connection with it will
celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the founding of the lodge.
While George Hickey of Hyannis was
riding the range his saddle turned,
throwing him to the ground. He was
found unconscious and bleeding. No
serious results are apprehcnded.
Rev. Edwin Bode, aged rs, retired
minister who went to Los Angeles,
Cal, from Seward some time ago,
was struck and almost instantly killed
by a car on the West Temple street
in the latter city
At an informal conference of local
prohibitionists, it has been decided to
ask the city council of Beatrice to
submit the question of license or no
license to a vote of the people at the
coming city election.
Frank Brokaw, the young man who
long chase. and brought to West
Point, charged with deserving his wife
and young baby, was arraingned in
court but not prosecuted.
Deputy Secretary Addison Wait eX
planned to some of the state officers
the plan of raising $4,000 by private
and state subscriptions for the cree
ton of monument to Abraham Lin
coin on the state house grounds.
Governor Sheldon has appointed
Mrs A. l.. Call of Oakland delegate
ers to be held in Washington ID. c.,
March 10 to II. The congress will
discuss the welfare of the child.
Fulton & Son, marble dealers of
Wymore, are experimenting with the
granite boulders which abound on the
hills near there. They think these big
rocks may be used for bases for mon
uments and other kindred purposes.
Mrs. Maria Cook mother of County
Treasurer +. H. Cook of Otoe, died at
the home of her son, in Nebraska City,
aged 80 years. She was an early
settler in this country making her
home III the western part of the
county. Her husband, who was 80
years of age, died some five years
ago.
B. F. Farrell, county attorney of
ColfaX county, is one of the first
officials to signify his intention of go
ing after Union Pacific passhOlders.
He asked the state railway commits
sion to give him a certificate to the
eeffct that DR.. James Woods was one
Of the passholders named in the lists
filed by the Union Pacific railroad.
At the meeting held in the court
house at Neigh for the purpose of
canvassing the question of holding a
county fair, bylaws were adopted and
a committee appointed to solicit sub
scriptiOns to the stock of the society
and j. w. Getchell and Allen Hop
kins were appointed committee on
grounds, They have practically oh,
tanned contract to land in close proX.
unity to Neigh
Fred C. Kohlback has brought suit
in the district court of Otoe County
against John Sielllin for $2,S3775
damages. The defendant was attacked
by the latter in saloon at Syracuse
June s, last, and cut so badly that
for a time he was not expected to
live. John Sefliin went into the dis
trict court and pleaded guilty to as
sault and was fined $25 Now, the in
jured man has brought suit foI
damages for injuries received,
few days ago a letter was re
ceived by his parents from Charles
Evans, a Blair boy now serving on the
battleship Ohio, with Admiral Evans
fleet. Young Evans is now on his
second enlistment, and is rated as
flag captain on his ship.
An unidentified man was struck b,
Burlington passenger No 20, from
Kearney to Hastings, about three
miles west of Juniata aud instantly