Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-12
NEBRASKA NOTES.

commonwealth.
The Cass County Press association
was organized at Plattsmouth. All
but two papers were represented.
The Kansas negro regiment the 23o
infantry, will hold its annual reunion
At Leavenworth, August 2 to4.
International congress on work
mems dwellings will be held June Is
to 10 In Dusseldorf.
The Conservat alive, the paper con-
Quoted by the late Secret&-y Morton,
at Nebraska City, has been discon-
tinued aud is succeeded by the Me-
braska City Weekly.
The Nebraska City Daily Tribune
has changed Its name and will here
after be known as the Nebraska City
Daily. 1t will be run by the same
ma nagement as before.
The Farmers Elevator company at
Benedict met and made their temper
airy organization permanent. They
have about $1,000 subscribed and are
pushing ahea and expect to be ready
for business with the coming crop.
One OF the Burlington's bridges, be.
tween Pacific Junction and Platts-
mouth was damaged by fire last night.
Three spans of the bridge were
burned, and traffic over the line was
blocked for five hours,
Miss Addie M. Swan, aged %, and
living eight miles southwest OF SYRIA
cuse, died from an overdose Of carbollc
acid, taken with suicidal intent. Tenn
porary insanity is given as the reason
for the act.
The citizens OF Wisner have decided
to have Fourth of July celebration
aud will seek to make IL the best ever
held. The committee on finance re-
ports that 1t has already $500 In sight
for amusements,
A new financial institution, at Lin.
coin to be called the Bank OF Com
merce, has been organized by M.
Well and M. l. Aitkin. 1t will
do a general banking business under
the state laws, and will be the sixth
bank in Lincoln.
Winter wheat has made favorable
progress In the states Of the Missouri
and upper Missippi valleys and in por-
tions of the lower Ohio valley. The
crop has made splendid growth In Ne.
braska and again improvement is re-
ported from the upper lake region.
In the case of the State OF Nebraska
against j. Q. johnson for alleged fraud
in the sale of mining stock to j, j.
Gallentine OF Kearney, the examin-
alton In progress before Justice Reilly
was concluded and the defendant was
bound over to the district court In the
sum OF $500.
The following mortgage record OF
Dodge county for the month Of May.
Farm mortgages recorded II, amount
S35, 700: released l8, amount $22, l74.34
Town and city mortgages rec rded -,
am punt $5, 1856. AZ; chattle mortgages re-
corded IA, amount, sl3, 2S9.oS; released
81, amount sl0,956.30.
The Fremont Mutual Fire Insurance
company Of Fremont, has consolidated
with the Nebraska Mutual of Lincoln,
which assumes all its risks and will pay
all luSses as they may occur. The
Fremont company did paying bust
ness, but following the general ten
dency of the times decided to consoli,
date.
G. Treat, the weather observer at
Weeping Water, has made the follow
Ing report for the month OF May: Max
imum temperature, 81, 18th; mini
mum, q, 7th: total precipitation, 800
inches; precipitation fell OH hfteen
different days. light frosts the 7th and
9th: hail the 22d. The precipitation
for May, 1901, was Ito inchas.
Alta meeting OF the citizens and
Grand Army veterans 1t was decided
to hold the reunion OF the g. A. r. for
the eastern district of Nebraska In
Weeping Water August 10 to ~, in
elusive, This is the fourth time
Weeping Water has been honored with
the eastern reunion. Otoe, Lancaster
Sarpy, Saunders and Cass counties are
included in the eastern district.
Harry Wilson, one.legged man,
recently sentenced in Colfax county To
three years 10 the peitentiary, escaped
from the sheriff, who was bringing
him in. Wilson went TO the toilet
room of the chair car, near Havelock,
and from there escaped through the
window. lie was later arrested loI
beating his way on train and was
recognized as the missing man.
DIR. G. II. Mcdowell, young ply
stefan of Pawnee City, was found dead