Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-13
NEBRASKA.

Work is progressing rapidly on the cotton
mill at kesrney.
The Ponca military bazd will be revived
and reorganized.
An electric light system will be in opera
ton In South Omaha July IS.
The sto- of Wednesday night did great
damage In Axtell and vicinity.
The Southern Nebraska District Medical
society is In session at Fairhury.
The Fairtury Democrat has changed hands.
w. w. Watson Is now its editor.
The Clarke banking company, Of Sartora,
has filed articles Of incorporation.
Robert Mitchell, of PlattsEn outh, has been
placed In the insane asylum =. Lincoln.
The Fairbu-y Driving Park association is
making great preparations fer Fourth OF
July.
During lure ffty-six cars cattle were
received and f~orty-six cars shipped from
Wayne.
e. w. Scherer 8 Lincoln real estate agent,
has suddenly lef that city, leaving numerous
unpaid bills.
The state Sunday school convention OF the
Christian church has been In session at Fair
held during the week.
A st. Louis firm is negotiating with the
board Of de Of Ogallala for the quitting In
Of a planning mill at that place.
The Shelton bank, OF Shelton, has been In.
corporated; capital, $4,000. 1t will com
mence business the lst Of July.
A 3-year-old child Of Samuel Geesman, oil
Sterling, fell Town a stairway Thursday
morning, breaking both OF it's arms.
The first issue OF the Plat County Sentinel,
edited by A. L. Bixby, made It's appearance
Friday. The paper will be republican in
politics.
Kearney will have nire miles Of electric
street railway completed and In operation by
January l If present expectations are
realized.
The A. O. L. w. building association have
adopted plans and specifications for their
new building at Grand Island. 1t will cost
s15, 600.
The Total Abstinence Insurance company
Of Chicago, has made application to the audi
tor Of public accounts 70 transact business In
Nebraska.
The contract was let Friday fer building
the Lutheran college at Wayne. 1t is to b,
SO feet square, three stories, brick, and bt
finished in ninety days.
The Burt County Sunday School association
consisting of all the Sunday schools In tn,
county, will hold q union meeting at Lyons
on July 81 and August 1.
A grip belonging to a travelling man named
Perlinski was stolen Saturday night from the
Missouri Pacific depot at Nebraska City. IT.
contents were valued at $500.
Thu attorneys for William Carson, who was
recently convicted Of murder in the first de-
gree at Beatrice, have filed a motion before
the district court for a new trial.
The dwelling house Of John BUGGY q,
Seward was totally destroyed by fire Satur
day. 1t was worth 81, 800 and insured fol-
81, 900. The fire WAS the result of a defective
hue.
Is. j. Donahoe, who resides several miles
south Of the city, went TO Omaha on Tuesday
with a horse belonging to Mrs. Murphy, his
employer, and sold the animal and drank mp
the proceeds.
A local syndicate mas purchased thirty.
eight acres Of land adjoining Pender, on
which they will lay out a race course and plat
fifty building lots. The lots are to be sold at
auction July 4.
The new postofice at Nebraska City is no
being built according TO contract and the
government inspector now examining the
structure will make an untavorable report tc
the department.
Burglars eutered the residence OF Samuel
Abbott, w. &. Scott and Postmaster Scott, Of
Ashland, Wednesday night. The thieves
were no. literally rewarded for their trouble.
only a gold watch and a email amount OF
money being found.
The negro, Joseph Ferris, arrested for cut
ting Patrick Shea With a razor on the night 0!
the 25th nit. at Hastings, had his preliminary
examination and was sent to jail on failure
to secure q bond In the sum Of &, 900. She's,
the wounded man, is lying IN a critical condi-
ton.
Patrick Daddy, 3 Holt county farmer, paid
sn insurance note on his cattle one day la .
week, and the next morning two OF his COWS
were struck by lightning. Al Donaldson, one
OF Duddy's neighbors, also paid his insurance
the same day and had a horse killed by light
ming during the same storm.
Mrs. FRI, a we'll known lady OF Nebraska
City, created a sensation Saturday by going
about town and praying In saloons. Sunday
she astonished the mayor by requesting him
to issue az order compelling her husband TO
pray. She was driven insane on the subject
of religion ny the Salvation army outfit.
Henry Lohofer, q farmer living near Ar
cadia, was robbed of $3.50 last week, the pro.
ceeds Of the sale Of a load Of hogs. The
money was left with Mrs. Lohofer at the
house and the rest Of the family went out 10
work. Late Ia the afternoon a man came IL
dressed IN woman's clothes and chloroformed
Mrs. Lohofer, ransacked the house, took the
$3.50 and that was the last OF him.
The boilers for the electric lamp manufac
tory and street car motor arrived at Platts
mouth Wednesday. They weigh 1900
pounds. Work on LAYING the track for the
motor ls being pushed as much as possible Il
get It 10 shape for the cars. The Western
Union Telegraph company has made ar
engagements TO put In six electric clocks In
different jewelry stores and banks there.
The union depot az Omaha was the scere
Of considerable excitement Wednesday