Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-08
NEBRASKA.

Without pastors.
The Dodge county grange IS to give a picnic
at Ives grove June ID.
The Custer county Sunday schools hold q
convention at Broken Bow June 4, 5 and 6.
The grounds of the Hall County Agricul
tural Society at Grand Islaud are to be sold.
The members of the Hastings Christian
church are raising funds to build an edidce
to cost $4,000.
Among the contemplated Improvements at
Broken Bow this season is a ninety-six foot
front bueiness block.
The BLU Valley association of the Congre-
gational church will hold its semi annua
meeting at Geneva May %, 20 and 80.
Maine boot and shoe manufacturing con-
Germ has written TO the Kearney board Of
trade for inducements to locate In that city.
The Grand Island Odd Fellows are already
making preparations to care for the grand
lodge which meets in that city next October.
Grading has been commenced on the Pacific
Short line at Plainview, and the citizens Of
that town are juhilant and expect a big
boom.
The Logan Valley bank has changedhands
having been purchased by Red Oak parties,
who will erect a new two story brick build
Ing.
A mad dog at Juniata bit a little son OF
John Knapp and a dog and a COW before the
sheriff arrived with a gun ana dispatched the
rabid animal.
Plattsmouth has a foreign nobleman inter
ested In her property, Melchoir Elstromer, a
Swedish count, being one OF the stockholders
In her electric light system.
A beet sugar meeting was held az Grand
Island and s13, 900 In stock was subscribed on
the spot, while a soliciting committee was ap
pointed to secure additional capital.
Forest Whedon, of York, has commenced
suit IN the district court against the Bur
llngton and Missouri road for SIS, 600 dam
ages for being elected from a train four year"
ago.
The contract for boring the Hastings gas
D well has been let to Page Guthrie, an ex-
calls for q hole 5000 feet deep, or less, at the
option of the stockholders.
T. p. Owen and Louis Roberts, who have
been working the farmers Of Hamilton county
on q fence racket, have been arrested an
lodged In Jail at Aurora to await preliminary
: bearing June 10.
A bulldog belonging to Mrs. Willism Ne
Omber, OF Crete, cornered a tramp, who was
burglarizing the residence Of his mistress
but allowed the prisoner to. escape upon the
arrival of Mrs. McOmber.
The Democrat thinks that 'if the good mar
who walked upon the water in the older
times would undertake the feat In Beatrice
at this time, he would have no difficulty un
less, perchance, he might mire."
Dwight King, a 10-year-old Lincoln young
man, attempted to board a train at Hanson
and fell under the wheels, his right leg being
so badly crushed that amputation wac
necessary. He was trying to beat his way.
N. Janis, Of Chadron, who went to Wash.
ington to act as interpreter for Red Cloud,
has returned home, and reports that the
chief is satisfied with the talks" he had
with Secretary Noble and other high Of.
fcials.
The sheriff OF Chase county has received 8
telegram from Custer City, S. d., announc
> ing the capture Of Miles H. Henry, the mar
who murdered E.. G.. Maher near Imperial
l two months ago. He has started after the
prisoner.
A l5-year old lad named Opecenski, living
: near Niobrara, had a quarrel with John Kru.
= htcka, aged l6, and, procuring a revolver,
shot his opponent in the back Of the head.
Fortunately Kruhicka wore a thick cap,
D which retarded the bullet, and he will prob
{ ably recover.
Young Thurman, who killed Thomas Par
5 ker last winter near Tecumseh by shooting
him In the head while he was sleeping, has
been found guilty Of m~anslaughter.
The commissioners of johnson county have
appointed John Johnson, of Sterling, sheriff
[ to succeed William Grimes, who recently re-
signed the Office. The appointment has
caused a protest from the temperance people
because johnson kept d saloon at Sterling
for several years.
Seward had a wed ling the other day which
was a little out of the ordinary. Mrs. Amanda
Kinney, a blushing widow Of IA years, arrived
there all the way from New Jersey and was
Immediately married to Harry Bowers, of the
; mature age of q. Bowers is a farm hand and
hlC ~ "a io pei' " w hOuS'ht
dollars. They had been acquainted at their
old home In New Jersey, and a correspond
ence had been kept up during the two years
Of his absence.
Frank Pekarek, living near Weston, com
mitted suicide by hanging on the night OF
the 18th. He was arrested and fined about a
month ago for beating his wife while in a
state OF intoxication, and the neighbors told
him they would string him up II he did the
like again. He was Ia town Saturday and
got on a big spree, and he threatened to kill
his wife upon going home. His wife left
and In the morning be was found dead. His
son reported the matter 10 a neighbor, who
advised him to cut the ,ope, which he did.
His friends seem to think that 1t was temper
airy insanity, caused By strong drink, tina. led
him to the rash act.
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