Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-16

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The Chautauqua assembly at Crete viii be
largely attended.
FILLMORE county has better crop prospects
than ever before.
Plans have been adopted for a new $40, 900
school house Mt Hebron.
The Congregationalists have organized a
4 Sunday school at Dodge.
Fremont claims that she will have the
Northwestern shops at no distant day.
Bonds for a $1,000 school house ~ Grant
will be voted on the 10th Of this month.
The best base ball team in Greeley bags
So to be given by enthusiastic citizens.
The editor Of the Nclsonian, shot by a sup
posed tram p at his home, Nelson, is improy-
Ing.
Burglars are making fat hauls at Nebraska
City. or course there are no clews To the
thieves.
The southern Nebraska Medical society
viii have a meeting at Fairbury on the Goth
Of June.
Herman Nelson, a i2-ycarold boy at
Wahoo, was kicked by a horse aud will prob
ably die,
Wheeler county Is to have her first fair this
fall at Bartlett. She will also exhibit at the
state fair.
The probabilities are tAat Crete viii soon
have a Masonic temple costing from $4,000
to SIS, 200.
Hyannis Is now the county seat OF Grant
county and offers good openings for all kinds
Of business.
The dedication OF the new Fullam hall at
Broken Bow was the event Of last week In
that booming city.
Two newspapers, one Democratic and the
other Republican, will soon turn loose on the
world at Franklin.
The heaviest rainfall occurred In Sioux
county last week. Nine and onc-hal. inches
was the measurement.
Nebraska City sports a home minstrel com
pany, composed Of colored boys of the town.
They threaten TO take the road.
The city council OF Wahoo will issue saloon
licenses and the thirsty will have a legal OPP
portunity to quench their thirst.
1t is said that a measure will soon be intro
duced In the council providing for a scientific
analysis of the milk sold in Omaha.
The corner stone OF the First Presbyterian
church at Hastings was laid last Tuesday.
The ceremonies were very impressive.
Two wells Of the David City water works
are now completed. 1t is expected that the
entire system will be completed by July.
Nance county receives monthly in pensions
1921 80, which is distributed among thirty
four persons-an average OF $9.45 per month.
The second annual Tournaments of the
Western Nebraska State Sportsman's asso-
citation will be held at MlnGcn, June ), q
ana Z.
The last saloon at Brewster has stopped the
sale OF liquor. The proprietor has concluded
to enlarge the building and engage in other
business.
The graduating classes In the high schools
Of all the larger cities in the state have pro-
bounced against the much abueed flower Civ
ing practice.
On the theory that a solid growth beats a
boom, Nebraska City will have a squad of the
Salvation army to revive any droopin. spirit
that may need 1t.
Prof. Geo. Kellar, whs had charge OF the
Hooper schools for several years, has accep.cd
the superintendency Of the Fullerton schools
the coming year.
The ChadrOn Base Ball association has pur-
chased a block In the southwest part OF the
city and intends To enclose it between this
and the Fourth.
The building Of the Fairbury soap works
hapipc IN 1.prp mn 1'h. froYnn uorIy 4; 49,,
and it is expected the manufacture of soap
will begin by August /.
The state board Of public lands and build
ings has visited the blind institute at Ne
braska City, and members have expressed
themselves as well pleased.
Nance county receives monthly in pensions
1921 80, which Is distributed among thirty
four persons-an average of 80. a. per month
to each object of Uncle Sans benevolencelsa
William Hecht has made a proposition to
the citizens Of kearney that If they will loan
him $4,000 for FIVE years without interest be
viii build and operate a packing house there.
The heroic effort Of the topnsite company
to pull McCook up the hill and carry the
postofiice, land Office, etc, with them lis net
altogether appreciated by the citizens Of the
plains.
4"" main bGiiding for the b. e NJ. shops,
to be built at McCook, It is now authoritively
stated, will be 1s60X2750 feet with two wings
In addition, and when completed will employ
5000 men.
Culbertson comes up before the public with
q murder sensation. Harry b. Hull and John
quarreled over the location Of a line
and Hunter shot Hull. There is talk
Of lynching.
DIR. Henry Baker, Of Kearney, was on a
spree for several days. and in his efforts to
of last Monday night took an overdose
of bromidia. Several physicians We're re-
CURED to bring him through.
Sam Samson, OF Norden, undertook to
cross the raging Niobrara the otaer day, but
made a bad scald OF ii. His wagon upset and
he lost a calf, ax, spade, and got a coed duck
ing, and just escaped with his life.
The body Of an unknown man was found
lying near the Union Pacific track about one
mile east Of .Ames Tuesday morning. The
laft side Of his skull was crushed, but no par
Of the origin OF the fatal blow car be