Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-26
NEBRASKA NOTES.

e'"imcu Vuh0 MlRliSH bpufIOWM MAN
getting scarce In Nebraska.
Gov Savage and his stan win pess
ticipate In the launching OF the bnts
tie ship Nebraska at Seattle, July q
II. II. Wendt has been appotnts&
postmaster at Big Springs. Daaf
county, Nebraska, vice W. Kimheli,
resigned.
Carl Jones, Of Elk Creek aged g
while playing with toy pistol shea
Jacob Bures, aged 4, injuring Nm
eye. The eye will be saved.
Glen Rowland, son OF J W. Row
land OF Crawford was killed By y
cave falling In on him where he wa
digging
Bohemian RESIDENTS OF Nebvasha
are raising fund with which 90
send talented young musicians of
heir nationality 10 the Conservatory
ut Piague to finish their education.
The following rural free mail DE-
livery routes have been established
In Nebraska: Funk Phelps county,
one route; LushtoD, York county.
one route.
The district court at Seward the
ease OF the Bank OF Staplehurst and
others against @. W. Mosber and
others is nearing conclusion. This
ease has been on Trial ~ the jury
since May %.
, The Portsmouth Daily Journal,
after a respite Of several monthat
has started up under new manage
ment, r. A. and Il. b. Bates being
the present owners. This makss
two dailies for the town
Henry Miles, aged 90, and Nsa.
Eliza Jane Wampole, aged n, were
married at Columbus Saturday even-
Ing at the home of ID. N. Miner.
whose wife Is the daughter Of tass
bride.
In the county court at Platsrnoath
James Archer and others were trica
on the charge OF violating the state
law by playing base ball on Sunday.
The boys plead guilty and promised
30 be good hereafter Judge D0ughA6
fined c. A. Middleton and Jesse L.
Harper OF South Omaha 81 and costs,
the four Portsmouth boys were fined
So ana costs each.
The Lee Broom and Dutser eens-
paDy Of Lincoln has Just signed up
new contract with the state board se
public lands and buildings, for coa-
Wet Tabor at the penitentiary, TIA
new contract raises the price paid
per man to so cents per day. Tbs
former price was 45 cents. ThA
number Of men employed is reduced
from 1916 to 100, j
hre OF incendiary origin do.
!, stroyed three business blocks at Law.
renee The saloon Of A A Fuebrina
the hardware store OF ii GilsoeSi
Go, and ID LiviDgston's printina
outfit, were destroyed, causing .
total loss Of nearly $4,000, with
So, 600 insurance Only by the hard
est work was the rest Of Main street
saved
Attorney Il W Simeral, for the Bes
building company, filed his briea
IN the case brought against the stats
board OF equalization to compel 10
to assess the franchises as well an tina
tangible property OF the rail road
and telegraph companies. The brief
severely criticises the switching Of
answers In the case, charging that
1t was done at the demand Of the
railroads, which bad usurped the
authority Of the board. h
While digging well on the farm
OF Ed Jewell near Weeping Watas
Jake Lane met with an accident that
Will result fatally. After exploding
a charge Of dynamite, he entered
the well and was neatly overcome
by the gases. He gave the order to
be bOisted, but when nearly up Ia
fell out of the bucket and dashed his
head against the rocky wall tweny-
five feet down. His skull was frac.
tnred In two places.
The 8-year old son OF Mr.. and Mrs
William 9. Learner Of Dakota City
died at Samaritan hospital at Sioux
City, as the result OF peculiar acct
dent, which befell him. Mr.. Learn
err, wife and child, we're returning ia
their home from church In Homer.
when the horse they were driving
kicked, striking the boy who was
sitting on his mothers lap, on thu
nose and forehead. The child was
at once taken to the hospital, bur
succumbed to his hurts
A druggist in Baoonne, N. j., was
by cellar full OF rats. He
sprinkled grated cheese upon little
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