Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-05-05
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York has tested her water works, and finds
them IN good order, and the squirt strong ana
Following In the wake OF other Nebraska
towns Arapshoe must enlarge her school
house.
While Fairmont lost $4,000 in the recent
fire, all the buildings will be rebuilt this
spring.
Wymore will observe her seventh ami
versary on the Eth OF May by a grand celc-
bration.
Pickpockets are reported plentiful around
the Fremont, ElLhorn and Missouri depot al
Fremont.
Billy Miles, OF Weeping Water, who stole
the hide Of a COW, got thirty days in the
county jail.
Books, the head OF the North Plat ear rob-
bing gang, was convicted OF grand larceny
last week.
The Christian church, Of Indianola, has
raised It's DEBT Of 81, l35 and is nov free OF in
cumbcrauce.
Blue Springs and WSmore are carrying on
an extensive Irritation, with appearances Of
consolidating.
The Water company at Nebraska City is ac-
cused By the Times OF discriminating in the
price of the fluid.
The johnson Register will goto Brownville,
Ncmaha county, and attempt to practice on
the resurrection act.
S,,art.r .hu.Ll.a h.cauaa fha SANTA Ea no
let n contract for twelve miles Of road between
ConeoTuia and that city.
The grand jury Of Frontier county has in
dicted SIX of the Citizen of Curtis on n charge
of fraud IN election returns.
York Is making extensive preparations for
the state Sunday school OF yentlon. Five
hundred delegates will be present.
Crete is hopeful and expects great things
when the Missouri Pacific is finished into that
town, which VIII be in a few weeks,
Wymore has an alderman who wants TO
place his ~prlHcely salary in the general fund,
to be used in public Improvements.
The Lincoln and Leavensorih base ball
teams VIII open the season of the Western
league on the formers grounds May s.
The Auburn Post Is authority for saying
Nemaha county farmers have their corn In.
The soil is reported In excellent condition.
Absalom Rice OF Fairmont fell from his
wagon containing fifty bushels OF oats, one
wheel passing over his body. He will re-
cover.
The Great Western Watch company Of In
diapola, capital stock $3.50, 600, filed their ar
ticles Of incorporation with the county clerk
Thursday.
Material for a large and ~commodious court
house TO be butt at Bartlett has been order
ed, and work on the same will commence
soon.
A fire brook out In the wine room OF Fischer
& Stri kland's saloon at Valentine Monday
morning and the entire block except one
BUILDING was burned. The loss is estimated at
$50. 600.
Arbor day was observed at Beatrice by the
closing Of the banks, public Offices and bust
ness houses. The schools were closed, the
scholars pending the day in planting trees
In the school yard.
Francis Maruhu, a wealthy German farmer
living three aud II half miles east of Crete,
was kicked by a horse last Monday which
fractured his skull. He will probably die.
He was AZ years Of age.
Patrick Coleman Of Wayne county, lost
9, ZOO bushels OF corn 10y fire Thursday, causing
a loss of nearly 81 ,500, including barn, corn
cribs, horse, machinery, etc.
Atramp was kicked of a rapidly moving
freight train and rolled down an embankment
fifty feet high, near Wood river. He walked
into town and was disappointed to find the
train gone.
The Crete Vidette SAYS it Is no uncommon
thing TO see b. Il NJ freight cars going
through Crete, decorated In crayon with the
words 'Scab line; have your life insured be-
fore you travel via the Chicago, Burlington 81
Quincy"
Rev. A. j. Cudney Of the Seventh Day Adj
vent church at Lincoln, who is well known
and esteemed in Nebraska. has arranged to
go to Pitcairn island, 1000 miles northwest Of
San Francisco, in the Pacific. Elder Cudney
goes to that island and surrounding ones for
missionary work.
Miss Ruby Forscutt, daughter Of Rev. Mark
NJ. Forscutt, Of Omaha, and Mr.. Lee Founce,
Of Jay Gould, Mont, were married at Ne.
braska City at s o'clock Monday evening, and
left on the early morning Missuri Pacific train
for Omaha.
Alarm, the line black stallion owned by G.
N. Emery, Of Beatrice, while in charge Of q
boy last Monday, became unmanageable,
reared and fell, badly breaking his fore leg.
Mr.. Emery valued the horse at 5000 and this
loss falls severe on him.
A company has been organized at Weeping
Water to manufacture pressed brick. Mr..
Boyd, OF Chicago, patentee OF a dry press
brick machine, was in tow today. The com
pany intend to pat IN one OF his machines at
once, and expect to manufacture 100000
brick this season.
S. X. FELTON,, of Omaha, who has the con-
tract for putting in the system OF water works
at Weeping Water, began the trenches last
Monday and distributed the hydrants. The
works are TO be completed by July /, and
preparations are being made for u grand cele-
bration on the Fourth.
Arbor day was duly observed at Tobias by
the teachers and pupils OF the Tobias schools.
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