Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-12-12
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The pile bridge at Nebraska City has rr8c,i-
cally killed the Iowa suburb. Trains are now
pulled over the road by a pony engine.
John Gallen. an old resident Of Platte county,
while hunting ducks, shot himself In the right
be amputated.
South Bend, Cass county, has discarded the
buds OF babyhood, and is now robed in the
red top boots and short pants OF an incor-
porated village.
The % per cent money lenders OF Nebraska
City are afraid to invest ia a canning factory
lest some Of the profit would be lost IN var
nishiDg the label.
The Congregational church of Weeping
Water celebrated It's twenty fifth anniversary
last week. The occasion was made memora-
bic by the collection Of $4,000 for the con
struction Of a new building.
Mart Hall, charged wi h killing a young
man named Norval, at Auburn, a year ago
last Fourth o July, and who has been a fugi-
tive since last January, surrendered himself
to the sheriff at Nebraska City last Satur
day.
The wholesale harness and saddlery house
OF George F. Mark & Co., Of Hastings, will
movetD Omaha on the first of the year. 1t is
said the d ference In freight rates compel
them 10 move TO the commercial metropolis of
the state.
The editor of the O'NeilI Tribune feels out
ragged and damaged 10 the tune of $4,000,
which h proposes to recover, even If he has
TO seize the shop Of his rival who accused him
Of marriage. Mac IL not anxious to cultivate
a bald head.
Thomas Williams was tried { Nebraska
City last week for the killing o his uncle,
R,be Casper, at Berlin, Otoe county, and was
acquitted on the G ounds Of justiiable homi-
eide, as the Jury were OF the opinion that he
acted only ia self-defense.
The first annual convention of the Nebraska
Dairy association will be held at Ere
mont on Wednesday and Thursday, December
Oh aud 10Th. II will no doubt prove an i'm
portan. session, as the outer Industry in NJ
traska ma. grown to very extensive proper
lions during the last few years.
Lawyer Howe, Of the Omaha road, has made
a proposition to the commi 81 )ners OF Dakota
county looking to the settltm mt Of the tau
dispute. He proposes TO submit the whole
QUESTION 10 the United 8 stes court for final
adjustment. The commissioner have refer
red the proposition to the county attorney
and treasurer.
John Hickey, Of Forest City, Sarpy county,
has $50 acres OF corn upon his farm which will
ov.r.Da Gffy hushalo IN tho aora auyrayotipr
$4,000 bushels. This is one of the largest
fields OF corn IN the state, and at the moder-
ate price of % cents a bushel would be tquiva.
lent TO the handsome sum Of $1,000 for one
years crop OF corn alone.
The appraisement OF school lands In Cherry
county has been received and the values run
from 3 90 to 5000 per acre according to the
location and improv, ment. In the newly or
ganized counties, under the new law which
went into effect last winter the commissioners
Of the county are named the appraisers and
some trouble las been experienced In getti'g
the sy 81. IN in working order.
Christian Grahenstein, a farmer OF Frontier
county, went TO Stockville ard sold his farm
for 81, 500 cash, which he had In his pocket.
He went home after dark, when an attempt
was made to rob him as he drove by q corn
field. Two men sprung out TO grab bic team,
when he struck his spirited horses with the
whip, and they bounded away before the
thieves got possession OF the outfit.
Neigh trots out the boss chumps In the
state. LEARNING that his homestead claim was
to be contested, he went TO the land Office, re-
linquished bis claim, and induced his girl
whom he hoped soon would be his wife. to
take 1t up. This portion Of the programme
she gladly assented to, but when she obtained
possession Of the claim she told the confding
young man che had no further use for him.
1.-The railroad COMMITTEES which visited
ON sha," sys the Sherman County Times,
reports that they were very cordially received
by the Ulcers of the Union Paciic, aud given
a satisfactory hearing. The road will not be
extended to Loup City this fall, but Manager
Galloway assured the committee that Il 1t was
possible to secure the iron, five or six miles OF
road would be built into Sherman county.
Half a loaf Is better than no bread"
Bennett Bell, OF Cass county, claims to be
the champion corn husker OF the state. In
challenging the world he says he has put in
the crib five loads Of corn, each load contain.
Ing twenty-five bushels, aud one load Of fifteen
bushels-making $40 bushels. He did this
between breakfast and supper, on Tuesday,
November "a. The corn was measured In the
wagon by getting the contents in cubic feet,
and taking four-tenths Of 1t for the bushel.
One hundred and twenty-four ears Of the corn
weighed seventy nve pounds, or one bushtl,
and the total number OF ears husked was esti-
mated at II 900.
At the election on last Wednesday In West
eide and Westmsrk townships for bridge
bonds to build a bridge over the Platte river
south of Overton, the former township cast
sixty votes for bonds and none against, and
the latter 10 vnship cat sixty-ninc votes for
and none against. The people OF the above
townships have doLe just as w should done
had we been one of their number. The fact
that wheat brings from ten to fifteen cents
more per bushei on the ULion Pacific rsilroad
than on the Burlington II Missouri is sufficient
In itself to drive these farmers all 20 the Uuion
Paci &c markets. fHoldrege Nugget.
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