Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-04-17
SEBRAsKA NOTES.

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cOunty embrace an area OF about 3h
square miles.
Indications are that Nebraska win
have one Of the best crops in years
this season.
Keith county expects large influx
Of new settlers, most Of whom win
raise stock, this spring.
No man in the world has dignity
that is superior to having his hat
blown Off.
Anna Rinck, an employee in ID. A.
Bowens restaurant, at McCook, fell
dead Sunday evening. The coro-
ner's jury decided that she came Ia
her death from heart disease.
The new city well at A street Lin
coin, struck coal and water at 100
feet. Spectators are securing OPP
lions on the surrounding land, and
will bore for coal with improved ma
ohinery.
William Roberts, q farmer living
south of Nebraska City, lost his barn
and several stacks of hay because he
left. fire burning in nearby field
{ stalks The loss Is 1880 with
no insurance.
An aged lady named Mrs. Holmes,
who has been living with her daugh-
ter In Fremont, fell and broke her
eg. She died from the accident
She was eighty-two years old. The
funeral was held at Wahoo.
Mrs. O. w. Hodges Of Havelock,
while emptying ashes let some live
Goals fall on her derss, in moment
she was a mass of fame and In her
terror she ran half a block to neigh
bors before trying to extingulsh the
flames. Her recovery Is very doubt
full.
Harry Barrack, formerly Of Wood
River, but now living In Ainsworth,
has received an appointment as as
sistant financial agent for the port
Of Manila. The salary is 81 200 per
year. Mr.. Barrick and wife viii
leave for their new home about
June /.
Fred Boehm, butcher and owner
If considerable property, Of Nebrsa-
ka City, died from taking an over
dose OF strychnine. He was Of q
nervous temperament and worried
greatly over unimportant matters.
lie mad lived in Nebraska City for
twenty years.
George Awisus, a German farmer
tried to commit suicide by jumping
in well. He was taken to Winide
md will be sent to the asylum. He
las been irrational since the sudden
jeath Of his wife three months ago.
She died by his side while they were
irving to church.
1t is announced that fairly good
edges of copper and gold have been
discovered on the north side of the
Niobrara river near Mccain post
,illce, some distance south Of Cody.
Three small boys found some queer
looking rock and took 1t home. Ii
was found to contain considerable
gold.
Mr.. Wickstrum of Clay Center,
Kas., who was recently granted q
twenty year franchise TO operate q
neat, light and power plant, is look
ing for suitable location in Nebras-
IA. Work will begin in the near flu
iure and S50,000 Will be expended In
the construction OF the plant.
The Nebraska Telephone company
mas gang Of men at Wood River
quitting Ia local system Of tele-
phone. They have at this time
about thirty-fve subscribers. 1t is
The intention Of the company to con-
acct with other towns, especially in
The inland places, which will be Of
great benefit to all.
The remains of Mrs Henry Rima
have been found in the Platte river
IN a sandbar one and one half miles
down stream from Schuyler ny j. s..
NATHAN and Harry Moores, hunters.
Mrs Rima and niece were drowned
Ia the river. Madison Billik Is ac-
cused Of driving away from the river
when the women persisted
The statement Of the secretary OF
the state banking board which will
be issued In few days will show
that the deposits In the state and
private banks Of Nebraska were
greater at the close Of business on
. March Is than ever before. Ovel
s34, 900, 900 was the total bank depos-
it, this being s3,OOo,OOO more than
. the former total.
After following the Ruskin, Neb.
bank rObbres to Belleville, Kas., q
distance Of seventy-five miles, Ira