Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-18
Nebraska News

John Plsar and Frank Docekal were
6ned 500 for keeping their saloons
open on Sunday at Wymore.
Howard j. Chapman, wealthy
young farmer OF Table Rock had his
left foot a mputated by the cars.
1t is reported from BCA trice that
william Hattefsohl has elk cd with
Miss BaTtels, aged IS, OF Plymouth.
Dan Swanson has been nominated
for postmaster at Fremont; Harvey
s. Mosely at South Omaha.
Fred l.. Eames has been appointed
postmaster OF the village OF Smart
vile, vice John Il. Rifle, resigned.
Howard II. Baldridge Of Omaha
has been admitted to practice before
the supreme court.
At Lynch, Herman Hagerli,a brake
man on the east0ound local freight
slipped while $ sitchlng, was dragged
10y the cars and Killed.
The most ordinary bingham dress
takes on an altogether different
aspect when done up In one Of those
pretty holiday gift boxes.
Time dies but you can't make the
man believe it who is compelled to
wait five hours for train at a coun-
try station chicago News.
The tonnage Of merchant ships In
course Of construction in Great Brit
ain is less than .at any time since
1897.
Clifford Williams, one of the lead
ing merchants OF Syracuse, dropped
dead as he entered his home and start.
ed to sit on chair.
The state board of charities and
corrections recommend the passage
Of law by the next Legislature maxi
ing wife desertion crime.
Congressman hurkett has recon-
mended the appointment Of A. A
Flyers to be postmaster at llavelock
to succeed G.. s. Copeland, whose
resignation takes effect February I.
William IT. TIL, charged with EN-
bezzliug 1926 from the local lodge of
the Ancient Order OF United Work.
men of HumbUlt, has made good the
shortage aud has been released from
custody.
According to the report of Land
Commissioner Folmer, the grand
total uf all transactions In state
lands during the last two years is ST.
564, 967l.l3, considerably larger than
tue previous period.
The annual report Of Mrs. Sarah b.
Sob is. superiutendent Of the Home
for the tIiendless, ates that Ia
children has been received into the
home during the present year The
cost per capita Of maintaining the
home was 1881. 03 last year.
The sugar beet season just closed
has been very satisfactory Over 600
carloads have been shipped to Grand
Island frum McCook alune. The
Yield per acre under fair circumstan-
tnat the factory will suon be running
with a full force of men. The fac
tory employs $50 men.
At a me !ting of the Commercial
club it was decided to send tabulat-
! statement To the officers Of the
Great Western railway as to the
capabilities If Fremont and Dodge
cuuuty as shippers. There is pos
sibility of having an extension built
to the they believe.
The university regents will ask the
state legislature for about 5000, 900
this year, $500 600 of which will ba
required for new buildings aud the
remainder for the maintenance IF the
university. The general government
and the students furnish Si,65O,00 Of
the above sum.
One Of John Waltemath's children.
the FAMILY residing southeast vi le-
cumseh. got grain of corn fast ID
its muse. The services Of a physician
were required to remove the obstruc-
ti0n. When take out tn grain had
swollen to that extent that IL was re-
mUved with diticulty.
Articles OF Incorporation for the
Kliiiusman Cattle company have been
hl4d with the secretary Of state
Capitalization Is to be $4,000 and 1
general buying. selling and trading
business will be engaged in. Rea
estate will be handled. The prirck
Pile place of doing business will be al
Sargent.
Mrs AL Sechrest. who participated
10 Il fake suicide recently in order
that she might not be dragged In
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