Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-25
Nebraska Notes

cratic paper January ISL.
Fire did 500 damage to DR. r, A.
Bryant's drug store at Norfolk.
The four men who robbed Hayden
Bros, at Grand Island we're captured
at Kearney.
The Anderson Mercantile company
OF Neigh lost $40 600 worth of goods
In a fire. They had but $1,000 insur-
ance.
G. A. Baxter, the aged Grand Is
land negro, who smuthered his child
plead guilty and threw himself upon
the mercy OF the court. lle was CIV
en- ten years in the penitentiary.
The eight children of the late
Thomas Campbell Of Waco, have
been notified that they have fallen
heir to an estate OF SO, 600 In Pitts
burg, Pa, by the death of an uncle.
Henry Pierson, formerly Of Platts.
mouth met tragic death at Gulh-
RE, Okla. lie aud his farm hand
were searching for n burglar when
the latter took Mr.. Pierson for the
intruder and shot him.
Mrs. Barton, accused OF numbering
her father-n-law at Sheridan, Wyo.,
has been released on s., 600 bail, pend
ing her trial In February. MIS- Bar
ton was formerly Miss Agatha Stull
Of Plattsmouth.
The farmers Grain and Elevator
company of Virginia has purchased
property near the right-Uf-way of the
Missouri Pacific road at Beatrice and
will commense the erection OF an ele-
vator Of s, 900 bushels capacity at once.
The Dempster Mill Manufacturing
company OF Beatrice which employs
about 400 men, has closed down for
the annual invoicing season, during
which time only fifty men will be
employed In the Offices. The plant
will resume operations January 8.
Grief over the loss Of his wife Is
thought to be responsible for the
suicide of William Kikemeier Of
Bloomfield, who was found dead In
his BAN He mad hanged himself to
a IafteI In a uarn. lie was wealthy
and several children survive.
Fire broke out In the boiler room
Of the Young Mems Christian assoc
citation building at Lincoln, and IN
time threatened the building. The
iiremen succeeded in contnlhg the
fire t. the double floor separating the
gymnasium and the boiler room.
The water supply of Nebraska City,
which had been cut Of by change
In the chacnel Of the river Is now
fully restored. The water works
company contemplates putting In
: permanent improvements 30 that
there will be no danger of repeJi-
tion of water famine.
Raisback Bros. opened their new
elevator at Ashland. 1t Is one of the
largest elevators in the state ana has
been built after twenty years Of con-
tinuUus business In Ashland. The
building Is seventy-tive feet high and
has capacIty In its twehty-one bins
OF so, 0C0 Bushels Of grain.
To further the advancement OF
art, hold exhibitions encourage art
In the public schools, purchase pic
lures and statues for permanent
art gallery and to give lectures on
the subject, the Nebraska Art associ-
alton OF Lincoln, has been incOrpo-
rated with capital stuck Of $1,000.
While Joseph Hostetter was going
to his home on the outskirts OF llaI-
ward, he was taken with hem
orrhage Of the lungs. lie was seen
to fail by some of his frienus, who
carried him to the home Of Mr. Gray
where he died in few moments.
lie leaves enc sister living In SRitz-
eTlaud.
The Rev. Parker has sued Gage
county for 20 per cent Of the fines
Imposed as the result OF recent c'us-
ing of illegal saloons In WymoIe. The
fines aggregate $3.50 and the statutes
provide for the 70 per cent aluwauo e
to those who are chiefly Instrumental
In closing the bar ro0ms that have nc
authority to me kept open.
/, Inmates In the Soldiers and Sail
ors' homes at Grand Island and Mil
ford are satisfied and in harmony with
the officers, according to a rep ri
Just made TO he gov rnOI by john
Reese, president n the board. Dur
ing the year the men In the Grand
Island home have increased from 341
tn As Cheap clothing had to be pur.
! chased for the veterans owing To the
limited appropriation. At MILFORD