Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-07
NEBRASKA.

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The Sarpy county crops are very poor this
year.
There are now $4,000 persons in Nebraska
of school age.
Franklin citizens are going to make an eff
fort to capture the county seat.
Judge Clark, of York, took n header from a
bicycle recently and broke his jaw.
The Dundy county bank failure will prob
ably come down To 5000 or $4,000.
Carpenters and mechanics Of all kinds are
in good demand at Mason and hard to get.
Two Ainsworth farmers have spent 5000 IN
a law suit over the possession Of a plowshare.
Cass county authorities are considering the
project of building a large new Jail building.
John Spodneck, who had been arrested for
horse stealing at Blair, escaped on the 2Sth
inst.
The crop of peas having been exhausted, "A
canning factory at Blair has shut down for "a
while.
A call has been issued for a prohibition
county convention to meet in Beatrice Au-
gust II.
The e.. A. K. meeting in San Francisco will
secure many visitors to the Golden Gate from
Nebraska.
The corner stone Of the York county court
ceremonies.
a postoflice has been established at Non
parcil, Daw county, with John Bowen as
postmaster.
Ii is estimated that Mason, Custer county,
will have a population Of 1000 before the
town is a year old.
II. w. Forbes, near Mooreield found him
self without a roof when the storm Of Sunday
night had passed.
Thomas Dunn, Il farmer living near Hem
ingford, Was killed by lightning, during the
storm last tn Irsday.
G. VI. Dayi, Of Cherry county. had a pair OF
fine horses run iuto a wire fence last week,
seriously ~injuriDg them.
The Misses Fisher of ~juniata, are engaged
III silk culture, and now have 250,000 silk
worms in good condition.
Warden Nobcs offers a reward Of $50 each
for the capture Of the %convicts who escaped
from the pen Monday night.
Long Pineis to be made a stock feeding
station on the +. f. Is NJ. V. this fall, and
new stock yards are being built there.
Chamberlain, the Nashville banker, is now
in Washington, pleading with Secretary La
mar 10 locate the Chadron land office at
Rushville.
Michael Wclch, the sevcntcen-ycar-old son
Of the widow Welch, of Glen Rock precinct,
Nebraska county, suicided Tuesday 10y hang
inc himself with an inch rope.
Frank McClain, while hunting stray horses
about fourteen miles southwest of Imperial,
ran into a herd Of Buffalo, ten in number,
and captured a 2mohths old calf.
James Little stole a horse in Pierce county
ana was arrested by the owner while attempt
inc to sell it at Madison. In order to escape
prosecution he committed suicide.
George and Harry Bushel, aged ten and
thirteen years, respectively, were recently SEN
fenced at Columbus TO three and six years in
jail for stealing and general wickednesS.
A LAMB was found dead in a flock of sheep
belonging TO John Gress, Of Nora precinct,
Nuckolls county, which had one head, two
bodies, seven legs and two tails. Ore of the
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The Portsmouth canning factory is now
putting UP from 10000 to $4,000 cans # peas
and beans per day. The company has 10000
worth Of its packing already contracted for,
which viii be about one-third OF its total pack.
Sarpy county farmers complain that the
Missouri Pacific pays scarcely half the value
Of the stock killedby its trains between Spring
fa1l nyl Dnrt1iAp ,.;y hal. lA,., =, Lnnl.
a demand for full value viii insure the de-
sired remittance.
A shooting affair occurred at Fort Niobrara
Monday, said TO be accidental, by which a
soldier named Davinc was killed. Two men
were on guard, and one was following them
with his gun, when it was accidentally dis
charged, striking Davine In the forehead,
killing him instantly.
Some Of the youngsters of Rushville recent
~ invested in a ball and bat, and proclaimed
themselves the champions OF the great north
west. A scrub nine from Gordon swoopad
down on them with money and muscle, ano
run up Il victorious score Of ~ffty-two in six
innings. The Gordon boys are running yet
after their bets.
An Otoe county farmer, noted for his pro-
hibitien sentiments, recently sold 40 bush
els Of rye to "A distillery at Nebraska City.
To put his principles into practice and realize
on the investment he sanded the grain to In
crease its weight and injure the machinery.
In both he was successful. The d~istillery was
laid up for repairs, and civil criminal pro-
Gee lings will follow.
Henry Dare, Of Fairfield, has been missing
since the 22d OF July. No cause can be as
signed unless illness has produced mental
alteration. He was working at his business
marble cutting) on the day last seen, and
bad two orders for tombstones to be- delivered
this week. He was last seen about 9:30
Wednesday evening In his shirt sleeves on the
streets Of Fairfield.
The twelye-yearold son of John Lee, of
Dawson county, has the best OF reasons to be
thankful that he lives after a thrilling ex peri
ence in a harvest field last week. A team
attached TO q binder ran away, andin attempt
ing to stop them mis- shoe was caught In the
cutter bar. He was dragged over the rough,
hard prairie a quarter Of a mile and escaped
without n broken bone. The skin was scraped
from bis body and scalp cut, but his injuries
were tri1ing and his escape from death re
markabie.