Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-02
NEBRASKA

The value OF hogs lost In the state from
cholera during the past two years, Is placed at
81, $40, 900.
The house Of John Burgess, in Hamilton
precinct, Fillmore county, was destroyed by
fire last week, causing q loss of $1,000.
new trial has been granted in the case Of
A. B. Morse, Of Beatrice. who WAS found
guilty last spring Of poisoning his wife.
Norfolk is taking steps to secure the next G.
A. r. reunion, and will organize q stock com.
pany with q capital Of So, 90 to provide for the
expenses Of the ~encs:a3ment.
Robert Taylor, an ola o I'D well to do farmer
near Table Rock, fell from a load Of stalks one
day last week and fractured a thigh bone. He
will probably be a cripple for life.
The ice In the Loup and Platte rivers broke
Tuesday night, taking two spans Of the Loup
and one OF the Platte briia es also three spans
OF the Atchison and Nebraska railroad bridge.
Frank Ebenback, a 10-year-old boy, who was
run over ty q Union Pacific engine at Omaha,
last November, and suffered the amputatton "
a leg, has begun suit against the company for
81 1000.
Following up tia raid on the Brakemen's
brotherhood In Lincoln, the Burlington 81 Mis-
sour compan notified members Of Tint or
gan,zation at McCook that they must drop 1t
or take their time.
The mayor of Hastings haA notified al the
loud and lewd women OF the town to pack up
and move on within three days. The au-
thorities propose 10 disinfect the morals Of
The town at any cost.
Paul Baro.hy came near being crushed by q
freigh. train Wednesday afternoon at Ere
mont. He under,o ok TO board IL while IN mo-
ton and fell between the truck aad platform,
narrowly escaping death.
Dan McGuckin, ex-alderman for the third
ward Of Omaha, who disappeared from public
life a year and a half ago, has sold bis farm
near West Point, and proposes 70 re-enter pub.
lie life in the former city.
Columbus journal: From Miss Minnie Dish
ner's father, who was in town last Saturday,
We lea.n that his daughter shows some signs
Of Improvement, evidencing some little con-
seriousness, after her very long nap:
David Narther, a fly young man of Tenpes-
see, is wanted IN Wood River by both the sher-
III and a young woman who ''loved not wisely
but too WELL" He skipped the town as soon
as he found that he would soon be q father.
James c. Mann.rg. u farmer in Antelope
county, attempted to picket a vicious COW In
the pasture. In doing so he slipped and fell
Of the icget, the sharp end OF which pene-
trsted hts groin. The wound Is considered
fatal.
While running a horse power corn shelter at
his home near Lincoln, Wednesday, a young
man named Leroy Eudaw was seriously In
iured by the balance wheel becoming loosened
from its bar, striking him on th head and
fracturing his skull.
o J. Laird and family Of Syracuse narrowly
escaped suGocation from coal < one day last
week. Mrs. Laird and daughter we're uncon-
scious, and Laird himself had barely strength
fresh air saved them.
A farmer living on the West Blue river owns
about $50 head Of hogs, end has not lost one
with cholera. He says bis method OF treat
ment IS simply to strew salt on the ground and
let them eat all they want, and every three or
four days he hauls a fresh load Of sand into
the yard. They eat a wagon load Of sand
every three days.
Boone county has taken an appeal TO the
United States Supreme Court in her Burling-
ton and Missouri land case. The decision Of
the lower court was that she was justly entitled
to the back taxes sued for, but by reason Of
her allowing I've years TO elapse before the
commencement Of the suit, she was not en-
titled &c the relief PRAYED for.
An O'Neill woman who was granted a d.
vorce one morning last week, asked her legal
adviser II she could get a permit to marry an
other lover that afternoon, and when that te CHI
nical lum'nary Informed her she would have
to nurse her weeds for six months, she few in
to a passion aud made a grab for his orelock.
Fortunately for the lawyer, married life had
long since bsn,shed his intellectual curl, root
and branch.
On Christmas eve, In Omaha, Frank V.
Adams, private secretary OF Col. Hall, military
Inspector, department. of the Platte, died from
the effects of morphine taken with suicidal IN
tent. A few days before he had his life In
sured for $4,000 $50 he claimed) In fsvor OF
Frank SIZZLING, Il bank clerk, who was an init
mate friend. Daring last week he gave Steli-
ing several hundred dollars worth OF presents
purchased with borrowed money. He also
took SIZZLING TO the opera on Monday, and
bought tickets for him on Tuesday, but Stell-
ing refused TO go. because the money was bor-
rowed Of a barber, and the next day SIZZLING
him that he proposed to cut his ac-
qua!ntsnce. This, in connection with the fac:
that his creditors proposed to push him, prob.
ably led him 10 commit suicide. He was a
graduate OF the New York university. He has
q brother living in New York ard one In Chey-
enne, the latter beng q prominent cattle man.
Postoflcs changes In Nebraska during the
week ending December 10Th, furnished by the
postofice department. Postmasters appoint
ed;
Arlington, Washington county. VIM. s. Had
ley.
Bordeaux, Dawes county, Mary M. Rucker.
Brainard, Butler county, j. w. Mengel.
Brewer, Keya Pahs county, Arthur N. Nor.
rison.
Fort Calhoun, Washington county, +.
Schall.
Hader, Pierce county, W.. B. Dress.
Haymow, stanton county, Anton Giaco-