Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-04-24
NEBRASKA.

field.
Hastings voted to Issue bonds for water
works.
Hastings voted for high license at the late
election.
An 5000 hotel is to be built at Talmage
this summer
A skating rink has just been completed at
Blue Springs.
Prohibition won at the municipal election
held at Fremont.
Lincoln, with a population OF 80, 600 has but
seven policemen.
There are seventy cases In the district c>urt
docketod in Johnson county.
The school census OF Beatrice shows 1892
children Of chool age in that city.
G. NJ. Harris, OF Pawnee City, has invented
a machine that will turn out COCO brick a
dag.
The corn crop area In Gage county will be
much greater this season than heretofore
known.
The postmaster OF Burnett has been sued
for 81, 900 for failing to forward the letter OF
one Edney.
After trying prohibition for FIVE years In
Central city the license ticket prevailed at the
late election.
Hastings is on the brink Of q msyorality con-
test, In which Fraud with q big r. will pose
as a chief figure.
The Equitable Building and Loan associa-
| tinp With a capital GtOcl nf 410O l1 Ia be-
ing organized st Fremont
The funeral OF Capt. Crawford occurred at
Kesrney on the 1lth. 1t was very largely at.
tended from every part Of the state.
Hay Springs is having large immigration
this spring, and expects to be a city OF two
thousand population before the close OF the
year 1856.
Ella Belts, OF Avoca, charged With infanti-
eide, had a preliminary examination on Satur-
day and was held on charge OF murder in the
second degree.
On Saturday, Jack Patton, q tramp, fell
from a freight train on which he was stealing
a ride, at Mills Station, and was horribly
crushed from the hips down.
Forty men are employed laying water mains
In Grand Island. The tower Is up forty. Ave
feet and the walls Of the engine house are laid.
The supply Of water will be secured from drive
wells.
G. W. S,ge, OF Penca, and bis two sisters,
Mrs. ID. s. Goodkins aud Mrs. John r. Gibbs,
Of Ionia, Dixon county, have come into pos
session Of property worth $l2, Geo through the
decision OF an Iowa court.
Col. Peter Marsh, an old colder OF tbs re-
bellion, died OF cancer Of the stomach at Wa.
hoo on Monday. He was colonel OF the Sixty.
seventh Pennsylvania Infantry, and laid In
Libby prison for several months.
This is the way a Polk county pager puts It:
"Halleiujsh! God reigrs, and the government
at o ;ceola is still safe. Praise G I'd from whom
all blessings flow. The ticket headed ty the
Democratic postmaster showed under By d ma.
jority Of 49,"
a Grand Island mail boy with the import
ant name OF Nome Ma Hsfie, SHE'D q brick al
old man Berdix Pien, breaking his jaw and
several front teeth. He escaped with a Hight
fine and a tongue tanning, yet his basemen'
aches for a helping hand.
George Rice attempted TO pass a forged
check on a Grand leland bank, but was grabbed
In the act. George had put the autograph o.
Crawford, a Merrick county stockman to tn
check, aud besides had secured some ready
cash, an o~vercoat and a horse.
The Tekamah band OF hope, 100 strong
armed with wooden guns and canvas banners
attempted TO storm the polls and capture tn
saloon element on election. The latter, how
ever, were loaded for beer, and toamed ant
fumed with victory at shutdown.
e.. r.. Webster, editor Of the Homervill,
Boanerges, skipped last week, leaving nuner
Gus creditors TO mourn his untimely depart
ure. The wives OF two Of Homerville's cti.
zens accompanied him in his flight, one o.
whom, however, repented OF her folly and de
clinei to accede to his proposals.
The latest swlndling scheme developed fl
the country is that OF New York sharpers, who
are 60 anxious to plant organs In every farm
er's home that they give them, free, and as EVIL
derce Of good faith, require only 81 TO pay
freight. Two weeks after the bait is taken
handsome twenty-five cent mouth organ ar
ElVeS-DJ HAL.
The wife Of AL Rose, All ex guard at the peni
Tertiary at Lincoln. died Ia child birth on Sat,
urday, because a physician who had been sum
moned refused 10 attend the case unless hit
fee were given him In advance. Friends o.
Rose raioed SEQ, srd on receiving the sum tn,
hard-hearted doctor logged out to Rose.
house, but the woman died before he arrived
The authorities will Investigate the matter.
Miss X ate Wesner Of Nebraska City, O youna
lady Of ''sweet sixteen" last Saturday elopet
} with Henry Hahn, OF Sidney, Iowa, leaving
note to her parents that she would ~''return NJ
more" The ceremony took place at tn,
groom's home on Monday. The father Of tn,
young lady followed the runaway to Sidney
and had the pleasure OF seeing bis daughtel
married. He resorted TO no legal means Z
assert his parental authority.
Editor Druse, OF the Nebraska Farmer, re
ceived a letter from Congressman Laird tn,
other day stating that a memorial has been
flied with Commissioner Colmsn, OF the de
partment Of agriculture, asking thst an cxpe.
rimental station for the Investigation oi AMI.
mails diseased be established in Nebraska
Mr.. Laird says that the paper is signed by thu