Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-21
NEERASkA.

There are three murderers In the Otoe coun-
ty Jail.
Plum Greek youths have formed a bicycle
association.
The Rock Island road IL accommodating ma
terial At Beatrice.
Grading was commenced on the Rock Island
at Psirbury Monday.
A large school bxildins viii 10 erected at
Pcnder this fall.
Good brick tile and potters' clay has been
near Fullerton.
The Buffalo county teachers institute is Ia
session nj Kearney.
A Methodist church building is in course Of
erection AT Falrbury.
The Indian school at Genoa il. to be en-
iarged by a 40IS0 addition.
Oakland voters are in favor Of expanding
5000 for water works.
The Weeping Water Congregationalists are
building n 10000 church.
Mrs, K. A. Warn, OF Cedar Rapids, commit
ted suicide. Family trouble.
One farmer near Dakotx City killed thirty
two skunk one DAY recently.
Burglars robbed the Oakland postoiilce of
300 worth OF ps last week.
A temporary structure for the Weeping
Water academy has been begun.
L0up City will soon have a third paper, a
Democratic sheet, published by Barlow Bros.
Grafton has passed an ordinance prohibit
ing boys from jumping on trains or playing
around the depot.
There is a project under consideration for
dividing Cheyenne county into six parts, Great
ing ave new counties,
The prohibitionists at Superior, of whom
there are a large number, have formed a law
and order league.
sessed $40 and costs in Fremont for selling
without q license. The case was appealed.
The workmen at the new packing house al
Lincoln struck on Monday for higher wages
They are getting 81. 75 but want g. per day.
Kesrney parties have succeeded in having
the city council grant them a franchise for d
street railway company. Four miles of TRACK
are to be constructed.
j. II. Foxyorthy, of Lincoln, who fell OF
the sidewalk in Hastings last winter and
broke his hip. brought suit against the latter
city to recover sec, 600 damages.
A Democratic editor up at O'Neil licked 9
couple Of men in rapid succession last Friday
People ought to know better than to attack
an editor on such an unlucky day.
The Keys & Bullock stone quarry, just east
Of Humboldt, has resumed work, and a full
complement OF hands are getting out and
shipping several ears OF fine rock daily.
The annual meeting OF the Michigan Sol
diers' and Sailors association Of Nebraska
viii be held on the camp ground at Crane
Island, Thursday, September ., at 10 O'Clock
q. IN.
The fle spring near Beatrice has been men
toned as a possible source of supply FOR tn,
new water works of that city. 1t flows $50, ZOO
gallons per day, and the water is OF the. finest
quality.
A meeting Of the sportsmen will be held a;
Hastings, August Is, for the purpose of or
ganizing a western state association. Twelve
gun clubs will be represented at the initial
meeting.
Henry Primer, formerly a resident OF
Omaha, suicided in Salt Lake City last week
by blowing his brains out. The supposed
cause was a fit OF dependency caused by al
unfortunate love affair.
A North Bend thief robbed . blind man oi
SIS one day last week. The unfortunate, Jas.
A. West, had just sold two cows, and was re-
turning home when the sneak grabbed the
pocketbook and disappeared.
A special election was held at York, August
q, to vote on the question of bonding the city
to the amount of $50, 600 for the purpose OF
putting in water works. The proposition was
lost by a vote Of pa TO 213.
James Lundak, q young Bohemian farmer
aged eighteen years, living with his parents at
forenoon during the thunder storm. He was
closing the gate TO the pasture lots.
A merchant 8. Columbus recently paid 81 q
ton freight on a ear OF coal from Omaha, only
the profits of the various middlemen, and the
haul from PENN y~lyania to Omaha was only
81 a ton.
Eli Mosher's horse Belle, died at Fairmon'
OF spasmodic collie. She was one Of the best
trotters in the state, fun blooded, and Mr.
Mosher bad refused E., 800 for her. lie drove
down from Yorh with her Saturday, and ar
irving here she was taken sick ard died.
Augusta Bacha, a farmer living eight miles
southeast Of Stanton, August s fired two load
from q shot. gun into the breast OF his steT
daughter, killing her instantly, and then went
~ his room, cody reloaded the gun, and plac
ing It to his head fired, plasterlng the ceiling
with his brains. He had just recovered from
a severe At which 10 supposed to have unsettled
his mind.
Prof. Brayton's aeriel excursion at Beatrice
resulted di.astrou.ly TO his balloon, as when
about twelve miles out be became so chilled
he opened the gas valve and ALLOW ed it to es
cape. He jumped as the ship reached tn,
ground, after which II scared away only tc
come in contact with a wire fence. He says u
will cost him several hLldred dollars to get il
repaired.
Along the line Of the G. |. & W. c. the
thirsty are beng supplied with LIQUID refresh,
ments from a wagon, which goes up and down
the line almost daily, This rolling saloon il
said to be well stocked, and is gathering
moss at a rate highly contradictory TO tn,
old adage. AS its owner pays neither license,
.n~4 - ,-a@ aat Is no. ,,11,l $780,. 49, ,