Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-23
NEBRASKA

In hard cash.
PlAttsmouth is entertaining proposals for
water works.
Hastings has been declared a city OF the
second class.
The State Teachers association will meet at
Lincoln on the 30th OF March.
The citizens at Brsdv's crossing are asking
for the establishment OF a postoflce.
The policemen OF Lincoln gave q ball one
evening last week which Melted tho sum Of
$3.50.
A number Of Dixon county farmers will
next year cx periment In the cultivation of to-
bacco.
J. ?. Pritchard, cashier of the Western
Union telegraph at Omaha, is short 800 and
skipped.
Eve settlers named Fohrer and Burns. of
Benkleman, Neb., were frozen to death while
hunting, OF Monday.
Hay Springs, the youngest Of the north
western towns, laid out about sS5, 500 in im
provements last year.
The Supreme Court has decided that Doug
las county must pay her insane tax, and or
dered alevy for $4,000.
The passengers snow-bound at Portsmouth
last week overlooked the hotels and were kind
ly cared for In private houses.
The plans for the postoflice at Nebraska
City have been approved, and work Will begin
as soon as the weather permits.
-y.ktn.. 49, 4. A. N..
ern Railroad company bY citizens Of Harrison
and Crawford counties to discontinue Sunday
trains.
Since the Union cattle company began
business IN Sarpy county the freight receipts
for the Union Pacific railroad at Gilmore have
averaged $4,000 a month.
The dispute over the right Of way between
the Burlington Il Missouri and the Missouri
Pacific roads through certain farms north Of
Papillion has been amlcably adjusted.
A busy burglar woke up the wife Of Post
master Widaman, Of Norfolk, one night last
week. Angered by his rude conduct, she
pulled a revolver aud fired him out of the
house.
Mr.. s. T. REYNOLDS OF Arapahoe, who was
arrested a week or so ago upon the charge Of
numbering the boy, George Hill, esulted, as
anticipated In a complete vindica;ion OF Mr..
Reynolds.
c.. G Robinson, Howard c%ounty.s abscond-
ing clerk, wac arrested at Hay Springs and
brought back to the scene OF his crime for
trial, giving bonds for IS, 900 to appear at the
next term Of court.
The population OF Wakefield will be IN
creased by 800 within six months after the
opening OF the Winnebago reservation, d fine
tract OF land Of $4,000 ceres, the west bound
airy of which comes within two miles of Wake
field.
Norfolk's improvements last year reached
the snug sum Of $4,000. The amount in
Guides a $4,000 hotel; depot additions,
slo,5oo: a school house, $1,000; insane
asylum, $4,000, and stores, churches and
homes.
The Burlington and Missouri River company
has purchased 240 acres Of land near Brukcn
Bow, paying $50 IN acre. This town will prob
ably be the junction of the Omaha and North
Platte and Grand Island and Wyoming Cen
trail railroads.
Two brothers named Buck camped near
stockville, Frontier county, and during the
night, while moving about in their wagon, a
gun was accidentally discharged, killing one
OF the men. The bullet passed through his
bowels anc lodged in his spinal column.
Wayne comes forth with a list OF improve
ments footing up to the cred!table sum of SOL
Geo. Like Wakefield, Wayne has slarge mum
Der OF energetic business men and ia sur
rounded by an excellent country. We are
glad to Gee 1t keep up with the march of pro-
gress.
The Neigh land office disposed of 50 Ais
acres OF land during the past year. In ed
dltion, the Burlington AID Missouri company
sold 2s,57o acres; school land leased, l2S, 900;
school land sold, 800, making a total OF 49,
Sl5 acres disposed OF in Antelope county aud
vicinity.
committed suicide at the Arlington house In
Hastings on Thursday by taking ten grains Of
morphine. She stated TO a friend that a year
sgo she was betrayed Nothing was developed
at the coroner's inquest to show who she was
or where she came from.
Masked highwaymen In the vicinity OF Fort
Robinson robbed a stsge OF $1,000 In gold con
s'gnei ~ the paymsster. Genera! Howard
has sent out deischments Of .~avairy, and
scouts are In the field from Sidney, Cheyenne
and Deadwood. The loss Is likely to fall upon
the Express company.
Mas Minnie Dishner, the sleeping beauty,
whose parents reside near Columbus, awokc
after having been for seventeen deys "a
ca'aleptic sleep. She fell into that condition
November 2 snd awoke January3 3. Her arms
and legs are psralyzed, but her mind is unim
paired. There are hopes OF recovery.
The Wakefield Republican presents It's read
ers with a statement OF the progress made dur.
ing the year 1885, and says: At no previous
year have such material advaDcements bee
made. Both town and country have hand In
hand been marching along end taken a sts D iu
49, which will deserve TO be remembered in the
future. At the close OF the year the results OF
the labors OF u hundred hands reached the
surprising sum Of sec, $50 worth OF improve
ments.
The Grand Island and Wyoming Central ia
not a paper road neither are tha eYtepsiors ~