Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-09-22
NEBRASKA
Diphtheria is quite prevalent at Huntley.
West Point wants a system OF electric

They declare Il was a 1900 crowd at Bar
NUNS I'm Lincoln.
The Omaha pelice force is busy rounding
up suspicious fair visitors.
The railroad company viii fence the entire
Harrington line this fsll.
Hog cholera 10 making serious ravages Ia
he vicinity Of Martinsburg,
Grand Island defeated the sewerage bond.
proposition by "A vote OF ~ TO 10.
There arc twen'y-six pensioners In Wayne
county, to whom $3.50 is paid quarterly.
The Blair canning factory made the largest
run OF the season last satu%rday-10,oC Geo cans
Of corn.
"MuzEle your dog. Dyn't have him shot"
Is the kind Of advice hat is given in Nor
folk.
Parties from Nelson have secured a tract Of
land in Grant City and will put in a brick
yard at once.
Nebraska points with pride TO herstate fair.
1t is q thug Of beauty and a great JOY for "A
whole week.
A gang OF youn. vandals have been over
hauled IN David CITY for rportlyoly smashing
church WINDOWS.
Committees are hard AZ work at Blooming
ton preparing for the coming soldiers re-
union October 4 TO q.
The Fremont Gray have di-banded. They
may play On / again unier another name, but
the old club Is non est.
Nebraska City parents are making d howl
ON account Of another change of text books
IN the public schools.
Workmen on the Plattsmouth sewers eI-
humed al Indians skull, which Was buried
Six feet selow the surface.
Over fifty instruments have been ordered
for the Norfolk telephone exchange, and or
ders are coming in daily.
The telephone exchange at Norfolk VIII
have n capacity for 25O Instruments and will
be In working order shortly.
The Nebraska graduates OF the University
of Illinois met in Lincoln last Tuesday and
formed m alumni association.
Nebraska City has followed the example Of
Omaha, and Chief Winter has declared war
the houses Of Ill fame.
According 10 the Republican, street railway
construction at omaha has stopped about as
suddenly a. 1t commenced.
Thrsshers tell the Wakefield Republican
wheat is averaging ten bushels TO the
acre, and oats about eighteen.
+. Lingley, a barber Vt Nebraska City,
mourns the disappearance OF Chas. Limmers,
an employe, and about $15 In cash.
The 10 year old daughter OF Frank Sistic,
in the southern part Of Gage county,
killed by lightning Tuesday evening.
The total amount to be paid In premiums
at the present exhibition Of the Holt County
Agricultural society will reach nearly 81, 600.
samuel Gamble DIED at Ponca on the "a
inst, at the age o. II years. lie had been a
OF Nebraska Tor more than thirty
one years.
-Four farmers living west OF Oga'Iala, have
been arrested on a charge of w"lllfully and
ma'Iciously placing ties ON the track OF the
Union Pacific railroad.
The Omaha fair was a financial success. As
a far, says the Omaha Republican, there Is a
d ference Of opinion between the visitors and
thu "a o~ciatiOn.
The b arrice Express has discovered some
thing in the wind regarding a railroad i'm
proyement for Beatrice. The affair IA still
shroUded In mystery.
w. {. Braithwaite, charged with stealing
81 900 from the Albion State bank, was bound
over on the Tth In II 600 To ansT 81 1T the next
term Of the district court.
III. Nth Nr.N.u.Io ,,xf.,,, " .oo,i..,
nj Central City decided to locate the per-
manent conference, camp meeting and assem-
bly, grounds at Fremont.
A young man who gave his name IS VIM.
attempted to hurglarize the town OF
Bend last Friday night. He Is now in
the Fremont jail awaiting trial.
The union cigarmshers employed In
cigar factory, No, 50. st Falls City
were locked out on Monday, their places be,
ing hlled by sca5s from Davenport, To-.
Sophrcns Soa,h, Omaha, wants a divorce
from her husband, James A.. The Omaha
report says she charges that James is
guilty Of adultery with other women"
Business circles at Oakland have been some
hat stirred up over the fact hat the farm
IRIS union has bought the elevator Of j.. J
aud viii take possession September Is
The Offices OF city marshal and street com
missioner at O'Ncill have been consolidated
y tie council, and q saving OF 5000 a year
made TO the city. David Selkirk received the
appointment.
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Sheriff Taylor, Of Dawson, was dragged
q moving train by a crazy woman in his
harge. He was badly bruised up and mar
)wly escaped death. The woman was uu-
llrTed.
A Utica man named Coeb stole a team sew
raj weeks ago and made his escape. The
ficcra kept an eye on the thtcf's best girl,
have just been rewarded by cltchiug him
lille on a visit 10 her.
A burglar visited the house Of . Ms. Rife
I Hastings on The afternoon Of the 7th aud
t the point Of a revolver locked Mr.. Rife and
is wife in Il closet. The burglar then riled
he house at bis leisure ana departed with
considerable plumber. Rife managed TO es-
ape, notified the officers and the burglar was
AIKEN In.
The Fremont Tribune speaks a few Words
/ sehslf Of o. w. Dsvton, and alleged
man, who departed from that GROWING