Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-02
NebraSka Notes

Inc poStof1icee at Birch, Pierca
county, Neb., has been discontinued.
Claude @. Campbell of Clay Center,
has been appointed railway mail
clerk.
Edwin II, Pease has been appoint
ed substitute clerk at the Fremont
postotlice.
May ist an additional free delivery
route will be established at Gretna,
In SHARPLY county.
The Omaha Builders Exchange
with a capital stock of So, 600 was In;
corporated last week, '
Henry L. Lowery has been appoint-
ed postmaster at RichHald, Sharpy
county, vice A. Becker resigned.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed by the Sampson and Qualla Min.
ing Co., of Omaha. The capital
stock is fixed at So 900.
j. w. Jones, the Burlington yard
master had his hand badly crushed
while making a coupling. He win
lose the third and fourth fingers.
G vernon Mickey signed II. r. No.
l52 which reduces the members Of
the board of education from nine to
five members, and the bill Is now q
law.
Joseph Fehringer Of Humphrey will
probably lose his arm as the result Of
falling from the wagon and breaking
it while on his way home from town
the other night
The postoilice at Rescue, Saunders
county, and Olson, Fremont county
have been established with Mary
Palensky and Fred b. Morris post
masters, respectively.
The Rev. Father Carney, priest Of
81. Johns church at Plattsmouth Is
very i'll. An attack Of the grip was
followbed by erysipelas and return
of heart trouble, and 1t Is feared that
he cannot recover.
After a married life Of one week.
John Johnson 70 years of age, resi-
DIN of Mead, left his bride who had
been Christina Peterson, sixty-two
years old and passed to "That bourne
from whence no traveller O. er returns
Tom Hamburger and John Kelley
the two men who held up and robbed
Everett Carmichael of $3.50 In Wy
more recently were each sentenced
to three years in the penitentiary by i.
Judge Stull. Charles Miller hoy Of
sixteen years of age, who was impli-
Gated in the robbery, was sentenced
to the reform school.
Announcement has been made Of
the secret marriage in Rockford, Md,
on March l6 of Ernest II. Coolidge Of
Arlington and Miss Jean M. Thurs
ton daughter Of former United States
Senator Thurston of Nebraska. In .
statement made by Mr.. Thurston, tho
BRIDES father, it was said the young
couple had been engaged for some
time with the entire approval Of their
respective families. Miss Thurston
Is II years Old
The Citizens State Bank at
Wisner have been authorized to con-
vert into the Citizens National Bank
Of Wisner, with $50, 600 capital.
Norman Il. Bliss, prominent
farmer was shot and instantly killed
by William II. Turley. The killing
occurred on Bliss farm, three miles
uorth of Shelton, and was the cuimi-
nation Of quarrel over number of
hogs, which were trespassing In Bliss
corn field. Bliss and Turley occupy
adjoining farms. When the body Of
Il. p. Bloom, the stock farmer Of
Stewart, who was found dead at hia
home, was cxamianed by the coroner,
a bullet hole was discovered In the
right temple. The jury returned
verdict Of suicide.
Fire entailing loss of about $40, 00o
destroyed the plant Of the Norfolk
Press and badly damaged the sur
rounding property. The newspaper
Office and equipment was totally des-
troyed. The building was owned by
G. A. Luikhart and p. j. Spreacher.
The latter was also proprietor OF tho
paper. The loss on building and con-
tents is estimated at about 8,00Q
with 81, 900 insurance.