Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-03
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: A company for the culture Vi suka1
beets has been formed at Valparaiso
A national bank with $500 capital
stock has been organized at Tecum-
sch.
Miss Rebecca Watson, Of Lincoln,
will leave the first of the week 1os
Tacoma, Wash, returning to her
work as a missionary in Tokiss
Japan.
The Table Rock Business Mems
Commercial club Is reality, It's per-
manent organization having been
effected by the election of the ON
GERS.
ZION. George w. Lowley, one OF the
ca. q settlers of Seward county, ana
lawyer Of statewide reputation
died at his home In Seward from an
attack Of pneumonia, after an illness
q less than week.
Clifford Mcdonald, an emlpoyc OF
an incubator factory at Clay Center,
WIS caught In the betting and draws
over pulley twice. His right arm
WIS broken In two places and he was
otherwise bruised.
Mrs. Catherine Sohl was caughs
while driving over the Union Pacihs
crossing near Papillion by freighe
No. 20. The rig was demolished
Mrs. Sohl was instantl killed ana
the horse was almost dsmembercd
Mayor Tom K. Parmele has juss
received from the Midland Bridge
company OF Kansas City, the plans
and specifications for new pontoon
bridge to be built across the Missouri
river at Plattsmouth.
The report OF Inspector Wertcn-
baker Of the United States army aDe
navy hospital corps, states hiatt smaR
pox will decrease steadily In Nebras-
IN until next August, but that an
other epidemic will occur unless more
rigid precautions are taken.
Edna, the nine-year-old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hall, residing
few miles NORTH east of Elm Greek.
was bitten upon the ankle by q ras-
tlesnake while returning home frosA
school. She was cutting across the
country and was bitten before being
aware Of the reptiles presence.
That Tecumseh will have a Chan
tauoua is now assured Hon. Johs
Dundas, manager OF the Auburn
Chautauqua and editor OF tho
Granger in that city, has completed
Negotiations for the holding of an as
sembly, and the 1902 dates have been
selected as July IL to 20.
The Beatrice city council has passed
a resolution pledging itself To raise
81, 900 annually by taxation OF all tax
able property In the city for the sup
port of free public library provided
Andrew Carnegie makes good his
offer to donate $4,000 for new
building,
Clyde Olmsted of Emerson is dead
from injuries received while riding
on a freight train. The boy was nd
ing on the rods Of freight train
while 1t was moving slowly and no
was reaching down ana picking up
bits OF coal from the track when o
cattle guard caught him and he was
tlrown under the train.
John Riley, George Lytle and
Charles Adams, arrested for burglary
of a lewelry store in Dannebrog, had
their preliminary examination be-
fore County Judge Smith and were
discharged by the court, but i'm
mediately re-arrested by the sheriff
OF Jefferson county on charge OF
grand larceny to the extent OF $50,
commit ed at FaiIbury lately.
An ordinance has been introduced
in Lincoln providing that of every
$500, saloon license money paid TO
the city, $500 be given the city and
the remainder the schools. IL Is the
intention to expend the S400 for new
water mains. The effort to pass the
ordinance under suspension Of the
rules failed, and it will now come up
In its regular order
An old woman named Gustine
RAIN, who is deaf and dumb, was
taken to Fremont from Hooper few
days ago by member of the county
board of supervisors and she has been
cared for at the county Jail. The
authorities looked into the case and
found that her relatives were able to
support her. They were notified
that they would be expected to care
for her and she has since been taken
back home by her brother-ln-law.
The old lady, in addition to her in
ability TO hear and converse, Is
cripple. She told persons at the jail
by means Of signs that she had been