Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-12-11
Nebraska News

at Hastings with loss OF 81, 200.
Crete has an entire new system of
electric lights
At Platsmouth Otto Voghtman
was sent to the penitentiaIy for
eighte IN months for robbing his faith
err.
Jacob Thomas slloun at David City
was robbed of 500 cigars and few
bottles Of wine.
At Elk Creek Conrad Harmon's son
was kicked in the face by horse and
badly injured.
At Tecumseh, DR.. j. G. Atterberg,
a dentist, suffered 81 900 loss by
fire.
An Apperson %. ciothereis had $500
loss; about 5000 damage was done tv
the McCrosky and Wright building.
Mrs. Joseph Leibold of Nebraska
City, was thrown from a buggy and
killed.
Congregationalists of Geneva have
had an acetylene gas plant put in the
basement of their church and now
are assured Of good light.
The Methodist society at Monroe
has its new ,hurch on the found
alton and is anticipating being able
to occupy it 10y Christmas.
Mrs. Joseph Bieboldt of Nebraska
CitA died from the effects of her
Injuries, received IN a runaway acct
dent.
A house occupied by Harry Hall at
Palmyra, ard owne by Henry Catrin
IT,, of Nebraksa City, was destroy
ed by fire.
d. b. Brown Of Alliance, a con-
ductor on the Burlington road, was
fatally injured in a wreck at Ard
more, SD.
William Gates, May wood agent for
the Beatrice creamery, broke through
the ice on haywood lake and came
near drowning.
The Citizens National bank of
Tecmseh will soon open aud ranch
bank at Sterling. A new building
will be put up for the branch ms
tuition,
L. Krause's general merchandise
store was burned at Aurora. Loss
$4,000; insurance 5000. The build
ing was owned by NJ. Kohn and was
insured for 81. 100
The contest for the Schuyler post.
Office has practically terminated by
the announcement Of Congressman.
Elect j. j. Mccarthy that he will
endorse ID. McLeodd.
John W. Rifle is getting along In
years and does not care to be actively
engaged longer in business pursuits.
For this reason he has resigned as
postmaster Of the town OF Smart
vile.
A pension of S12 per month, with
S263back pay. has j-st been granted
to Joseph Grothe, the father Of {
Cunning county hoy who was killed
in the charge at Ell Caney, Cuba
Two young men of Cunning count.
lost their lives In the Cuban war
The new Methodist Episcopa
church at Geneva is nearing comp
, letion. 1t is built of brick and ston
with round tower, and will be
handsome ediflce when finished
Since cold ather began the congre
, gation'is using the Christian church
, which it has rented.
The Fremont Sugar Beet Compan
held a meeting and rented the Town
, er Smith farm of $50 acres, north
, west OF the city for term of years
, One-half will be planted.to beet
edCll yCdIs Il Ills COllpd 10 Cuui
posed Of number of Fremont bust
ness men.
The report Of the secretary Of tn
state shows that during the tw
years ending November 80, 1907
there was received In fees: For nc
tarial commissions, 81 1886; recordin
stock brands, s, 1873. 80; filing and re
cording articles of Incorporation
$40 007.9l; transcripts, certificates
labels and trademarks, 100; totaI
$50, 25S.6l.
t The Epworth assembly, compose
s OF representatives OF the variou
a Epworth Leagues Of the state,
r Methodist organization, has abou
e completed the purchase of tract {
G LAND few miles south Of Omaha as