Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-20
NEBRASKA.

held In that city.
James Murray has resigned the postmaster
ship at Fremont.
The Sautee normal school has closed for
summer vacation.
There was a narrow escape from 3 large fire
In Kearney Thursday.
The Harlan county teachers institute be-
gins August ~ at Alma.
DR.. Summers, Of Beatrice, has purchased
he Tecumseh Chieftain.
The steamer Neptune, on Lake Kearney.
will be sold In the near future.
WIN j. Beckett, Of Kesrney, died In Cali
fornia recently Of consumption.
Two life convicts, Indians, were released
from the state penitentiary July 4.
The marshal Of Ewing has declared war on
the practice Of allowing stock to run loose.
A lion from Taylor's circus, In Dodge
county, recently escaped, and is now at large,
William Boyles, OF Orleans, has been ar
rested, charged with stealing a horse four
years ago.
Charles Ulrich, Of Pierce, et.oyed the
Fourth in watching his butcher ST. + ourn 10
the ground.
The press Of the Kearney brick works
broke a week ago, causing q suspension OF
several days.
w. Y. Kelley, arrested az Hastings for for.
gerry, Will sue the parties causing his de,en-
ton for damages.
Fifteen thousand people were on the Chau-
tsuqua grounds at Beatrice Sunday. Rev.
Sam Sinai talked.
A gang Of car robbers 81 Ashland have
been captured by the police and bound over
TO tie district court.
Bert Potts was Saturday bound over 10 the
district court at Fremont for ~sssaulting May
Benedict last Thursday.
TIE Emo house az Fremont has changed
hands. d. VI. Miller, recently OF Central
City, is now proprietor.
Kearney has been sued for damages By a
man named Sullivan, who broke a leg on q
defective sidewalk June II.
Coriia ana Mulia Keller, two young girls
OF Louisville, were recently sentenced TO the
reform school for in~corrig.oility.
The tventy-third annual exposition OF the
Nebraska state board OF agriculture will be
held at Lincoln September 6 20 Is.
Geneva Is sgitating the question Of putting
IN a system OF water works. The town is en-
tirely destitute CT fire protection.
suE. o. Bartlett and Frank Iams, Of st. Paul,
have gone 10 Europe 20 buy g car load Of ped
igree horses for the ST. Paul market.
While Fred Specher, Of Norfolk, was set
ting a boiler on Wednesday Il overturned
and fell OF him, brulsing him badly.
John Brewer, OF Omaha, went TO sleep
Thursday hight with a pipe 10 his mouth and
was burned so badly that he VIII die.
Lincoln and Lindsay precincts, Knox
county, voted bonds for the Yankton, Nor
folk AMI Southern road on Wednesday.
The 3uens Vista county fair premium rs.
is out. The dates are September II, y and
ID, ard 81 900 are offered in premiums and
purses.
Joseph Watson, q resident Of Gaspar, com
mitted suicide Friday morning BY hanging
himself. The cause is supposed to be mind
trouble.
The Fremont papers are a unit IN rating
the police force OF that city no good, and are
urging that the business men employ private
wstchmen.
Red Cloud papers are sgitating the build
Ing OF %tshways In the dams along the Re,ub-
lican river, in order that the fab can navigate
the stream.
kearney Is 70 have two new churches, a
Baptist costing sl2, 900, which will be con-
pieted In November, and a Catholic ed!fce
costing SO 900.
Thieves entered the residences OF Henry
Albrecht and James Bachelor a. Atlantic Fri
day and secured about $40 in cash and $50
worth o! clothing.
The Farmers alliance OF West Blue, has
determined TO outwit the wine trust. Il has
purchased several carloads at ~ cents per
pound IN New jersey.
A horse driven by ". Mccormick ran away
al Nebraska City Friday afternoon, throwing
Mccormick out, breaking his arm and other
wise badly bruising him.
DIR. Morden, Of Kesrney, wants to briug
excursion parties from the east into the state.
He proposes TO have the excursions composed
entirely Of eastern farmers.
The assessor OF Nuckolls county reports
2 4sl acres OF wheat, S0,s39 acres Of corn and
1924 acres OF oats in the county, al! Of
which are In good condition.
John Dove, Of P~lattsmouth, celebrated the
by laying q railroad torpedo on a
and striking It with a hammer. He
will see the remainder Of life with one eve.
K. r. Kelly and j. n. Fountain, of Hast |
'ngs, vii. build a l00-room hotel at Hutchin- |
son, kas. The Nebraskan pertinently IN
.luires: whats the matter with Hast
ngsE'
Charles H.. Wickam, a Seward county
armer, dropped q revolver from his pocket
md will lose a hand In consequence. The
was discharged and the bullet shat
cred his wrist.
The following bonds Of The city Of Fremont
we're registered In the auditors Office last
Paving, $4,000; water, s35, coo;
ity hall, $4,000; court house, $40, 900; total,
75, 0C0.
About the lst Of August the water works
OF Omaha will begin the construc-
lon Of another reservoir. This new tank
gil have a capacity Of 1000, 900 gallons, and
be walls will be built Of solid stone.
EDWARD Stewart. a crippled soldier ~ tne