Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-12
Nebraska Notes


cd postmaster at Pawnee City, Neb.
The Lincoln Union Pacific freight
house as damaged to the extent oi
$500 by fire.
Postmaster John Wesley Huntsber-
ger, editor of the Pender Republican,
died Of erysipclas.
Charles T.. Satchelll has been APP
pointed postmaster at Highlands,
Hay es county, Neb.
Herman Is. Young dropped dead al
his home at Nebraska City. He was
county clerk Of Otoe county and was
30 years OF age.
Otoe county farmers are formulate
ing demands for better roads and1a
different method Of taxation for
county road work.
Chester KendIg IL years Of age, fell
forty feet from ladder at the union
Pacific water softener at Kearney
and received injuries from which he
died.
The summary of reports OF the
months shipments by the elevators
at Arlington showed a total of over
100 cars OF grain sent out during the
IL onth.
The Rawlings block at Wymore was
totally destroyed by lire. 1t was one
Of the largest business houses In
town. The loss is $4,000. There was
no insurance.
Plans for new national bank
building Tor Beatrice have been
drawn. The building will replace
that destroyed 10y fire some time ago
and will cost 5000
A steel tank factory will soon be In
operation at Falls City. Joseph
Tepik and S. NJ. Turner Of Humboldt
are at the head Of the new enter
prise, which has abundant capital.
Grain business of Beatrice during
January was ir excess Of previous
records. Estimates are that 10000
bushels of oats. 20 600 bushels OF
wheat and 10000 bushels OF corn
were marketed.
Arrangements have been completed
by the Beatrice Ministerial assoca-
tion for the state convention OF the
| Young Mems Christian association,
which meets at Beatrice February 70
TO March |.
The streets OF Nebraska City will
be lighted again after several weeks
/ darkness The water and light COM
pany has announced that it Is ready
to resume filling its contract. The
sudden shifting Of the bed OF the
! Missouri river was responsible for the
inability to furnish the light ssand
water.
Among the appropriations in the
sundry civil appropriation bill re-
ported by the committee at Washing
ton are 500 600 for completing the
Omaha postollice, $4,000 for contn-
ning the work Of the Lincoln public
building, $4,000 for the Hastings
pOstoflice $50, 600 to complete the pub
lie building at Norfolk.
The poor condition Of the county
roads around West Point is causing
consider able discussion and agitation.
Much trade that should go there Ia
being diverted to other points. Sew
real movements are on foot to reme-
dY the situation and the board Of
supervisors will take the matter up
in earnest at the next meeting, It 10
said.
Miss Mary Hermann, a pretty IT.
year old girl died from burns received
In the explosion or can of gasoline,
which she was using to start fire.
The accident occurred several days
go and Miss Hermann was badly
burned about the body. She was the
daughter Of William Hermann, o
prominent farmer, and was attending
school at West Point.
The store Of @. II. Norris of Table
Rock was entered by burglars whO
bored three holes In the safe after
which they left. A gun had been ac-
cidentally discharged by one Of the
robbers and the bullet struck the
iloor and glanced into one OF the
show cases. 1t is presumed that this
frightened the robbers away, as moth
inc was taken from the store.