Thomas County cat., 1890-07-17
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A confidence man worked Brewstee
the other day for $3.50.
O'Neill will soon be reached BY the
Short Line tracklayers.
A majority of the county republican
conventions will be held on the IL.
Edgar's mayor cast the deciding vote
last week in favor of granting saloon IL
cense.
Annie Rooney lives at O'Connor, but
che has not yet heard that famous piece
Of music.
The Gazette says that Plainview is
getting ready to awake from her Van
Winkle sleep.
The republican county convention Of
Custer county will be held at Broken
Bow July 19.
York's postoffice has been raised to
the second class and the salary increased
from 81 800 to 81, 600 year.
A Fourth of July attraction at Grant
will be sham battle conducted by old
soldiers and Sons of Veterans.
At Chadron the bottom has dropped
out of the ice cream market, 10 cents
dish now being the common price.
A large engine to be used in supplying
the irrigating ditch at Gering has ar
rived and is being placed in position.
George Cutter broke into house at
Fremont and will take three years
course in the penitentlary Chautauqua
circle.
A. M. Franklin, brakeman, had his
foot SO oadly crushed by the cars at
Broken Bow that amputation was
necessary.
Tightening struck the electric plant
in Nebraska City Saturday night and
wrecked the machinery to the extent ot
$4,000.
Fifty or more farmers will be EN-
ployed on the B. & M. in the yards at
Alliance with guarantee of steady
work until snow flies.
Sterling boasts of building boom.
At present brick bank, s., 500 church
and $1,000 school house are in course
of construction.
A Knox county Presbyterian has come
to the conclusion that man who uses
tobacco is not fit to lick a postage stamp,
let alone preach the gospel.
Farmer Elijah Filley, the philosopher
of Filley, has purchased an elegant bill
lard table and has become quite an ex-
pert at the three ball game.
According to the Rushville Standard
there is no more danger of an outbreak
by the Indians Of Pine Ridge than there
is Of lawyer going to ssaven.
The post bali club at North Niobrara
has been newly uniformed with the pro-
ceecs of the canteen. The canteen sys-
tenn is therefore pronounced a success.
E Ii. Leach, of Humphrey has pur-
chased .nd will exhibit steer which is
six feet high and will weigh 2,300 when
in good flesh. 1t was raised near Win
nebago City, Minn.
The Adams county republican central
committee has decided in favor of one
convention this year to do the whole
business of choosing state and congress
sional delegates and nominating county
ticket.
The prese ntation of Hamlet has been
postponed until after the campaign,
says the Fremont Tribune. II pro-
hibition it will not be presented by the
Fremont bar, but by the Fremont hole
in the-wall.
The town board of Valentine has
purchased a thizty-five horse power boil
or for the water works plant to TAXI the
place OF a ten horse power boiler.
Prairie dogs and rattlesnakes, which
ten years ago were more numerous than
people in Custer county, have about dis
appeared and it is seldom that either is
seen.
NJ. Zylysmy, Polk county Polander.
enjoyed quiet smoke while putting
away his team and as result lost his
barn together with span of mules,
lot of grain and some machinery.
Custer county claims 5000 alliance
members and if an emergency should
arise at the Columbus convention their
representatives will work for. Custer
county congressman. Berry and Shinn
are probabilities.
Two horse thieves, Mead and Wilso.,
who broke jail at Valentine, were cap
tured eight miles from town. Outside
assistance was given them, and horses
provided for their use in getting out OF
the country.
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