Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-12-29
NEBRASKA.

ABOUT january 10.
A Knights of Pythias lodge was instituted
at Brainard Thursday.
-Four residences and three stores Eaye been
built at Dodge this fall.
The postofice building at Nebraska City
viii be completed next week.
An anti-swearing society has been formed
by the Broken Bow school boys.
A company has been organized at Superior
with the view OF erecting a large hotel.
Rev. j. NJ. Mills has been installed pastor
of the Presbyterian church at Beatrice.
The office OF town treasurer at Falls City
has been abolished by the supervisors.
A harness shop, furniture store and res
taurant are among the wants at Oakland.
Local sports at Clearwater have arranged
for a welt hunt to take place December %.
Ernest Farrell, a p~edago9ue at Chester, has
been arrested for rawhidipg a II year old
boy.
Four hundred graders are at work on the
Burlington extension between Alliance and
Crawford.
The state industrial home for fallen wo-
men, located near Milford, will be completed
January /.
The state grange, which has been in session
three days at Hastings, closed last Wednes-
day night.
The Rushville Standard advises the farmers
OF sheridan county to form a mutual fire in
surance company.
About $50, 900 will be expended In improve
ments at Fort Robinson. The work has al
ready commenced.
Col. John NJ. Finch, an old and highly es
teemed citizen Of Kearney, died last Thurs
day. He was 70 years old.
The taxpayers at Nebraska City are kick
ing because of too little tar anu too much
sand being used In paving.
VIM. McGovern and Miss Mary Quinlan
were killed by the cars c crossing the
track near Dawson Thurs
+. b. Durkee, a prominent farmer living
near Burneston, suicided Friday by hanging.
No cause is assigned for the act.
Creditors took charge OF the dry goods
house Of John Stick at Hastings last Saturday
evening. The liabilities are $4,000.
The largest display OF gall ever recorded in
Omaha was shown a few nights ago when q
footpad touched" a school ma'am for s..
Mary Belle Scott, a young negro character
known as "Topsey,'' at Fremont, was taken
10 the kearney reform school last Tuesday.
The deposits in the savings bank depart
ment Of the Lincoln schools for the current
week number $50, with an aggregate of
$4,000.
David Beebe, an inmate Of the state indus
trial school who escaped from that institution
recently, was captured In a box car at McCook
last Sunday.
A petition Is being circulated ard signed by
citizens of Tekamah praying the city council
to call an election to vote upon bonds for
water works.
Fred Fisk, q young man employed on John
Thompson's farm near Burneston, stole 500
from his employer last Friday and left for
parts unknown.
Peter Stuart OF Blair filed up with whisky
last Thursday night, shot shot his wife and
then shot himself. Neither one of them is
seriously injured.
The water works tank at Valparaiso is to be
raised upon a stone foundation. 1t has rested
ph AAAN SloNhh pAilbN ~ tltNllOl dlid mas btl-
tied out of shape.
A Dodge county debating society recently
tackled the touching proposition, SIS kissing
lniuriousl" The conundrum was promptly
negatived by a jury Of blooming young ladies.
Ex-Mayor w. I. Farley and Miss Laura
Ogler, both of Aurora, were married In that
city last Tuesday. The wedding was one Of
tIn ,oAt Ae.lyo -r..4 l.. 4 ~--.I -
Of Aurora.
The Long Pine Chautauqua assembly has
just held Its annual assembly and made en-
larged plans for the session next summer.
Rev. G. w. Martin OF Fullerton, was reflect
ed president.
Hon. G. W. Sheppard, representative elect
from Saunders county to the coming legisla
ture, was married on Thursday night last to
Miss Grace Snyder at the homeof the brides
parents at Plattville.
II. NJ. Stuck, a well dressed young man,
after an unsuccessful search for work in
Nebraska City, attempted suicide twice last
Saturday and Sunday evenings. He says he
is determined to die.
The first Republican convention in Rock
county was held Saturday at Newport, and
candidates were placed in nomination to be
voted for at the election Of county officers,
which occurs on the 27th inst.
Those who are In a position to know say
about the first Of the year or probably
sooner Lincoln society will awaken from its
state Of difference and a season OF
brilliancy may be anticipated.
David Painter of Oconee met with a
frightful. accident last Saturday evening while
using a corn cutter. His arm was caught In
the machine, broken in several places and
finally torn from the shoulder. He is suffer
Ing terribly, but hopes are entertained Of his
recovery.
The carrier boys OF the Fremont Tribune
have been provided with tin horns which they
blow when they deliver a paper at the house
OF a subscriber. What's he matter witt.
keeping quiet while delivering TO paid up
subscribers and footing only FOR the benefit
OF delinauents.
The case OF Miss Grace Wardell, Of Ne
braska City, is attracting attention among
The physicians Of that city. For some time
pFst She has been losing her voice, and al
present IL Is 80 far gone that she can scarcely