Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-19
Nebraska Notes


last week.
Mrs. Margaret Jane Carpenter died
at her home in Rulo on Saturday
evening She was the wife of George
W Carpenter and was SO years of age.
The county com m issiouers at Ne.
bIaska CITY appointed @. II. Bush
county clerk tU I'LL the vacancy caused
by the death of II. Il. Young.
DR.. AID Root of Crete, died quite
suddenly. He was putting on his
shoes at the time and fell over dead.
it is thought that death was dus
to apoplexy.
James G. Elliott assumed the duties
OF postmaster at West Point. A. l..
Krouse, the retiring postmaster, left
his Office with all his accounts In
first class shape.
The Breemer hotel has changed
hands. Joe Fleming, prosperous
farmer, has moved to town and taken
charge OF the hotel. Mrs. Il. +.
Taylor, who has run the hotel for
the last three years leaves for Boston.
The Arlington Telephone company
has bought lots and will erect new
building at Arlington. Larger quar-
tiers have been made necessary on nc.
count OF the completion of the new
lines.
The erection Of Young Mems
Christian association building to cost
$50, 600 or $50, 900 was dicussed by the
provisional committee at Beatrice
which met with Secretary Bailey Of
the association.
W. S Jones has sold out his inter-
ests In the Jones & Campbell general
store firm Of Tecumseh and will go
into the ranching business In Keith
county, where he aud his father own
10, 600 acres of ground.
Tie three elevators at Yutan are
stuffed with corn which cannot be
moved because OF the lack of railway
cars. Farmers are prevnted from
selling the large quantities Of corn
that they have on hand.
Charles II. Malsbury OF Cadnas,
after desperate struggle with mad
dog, narrowly capped without being
bitten lie was obliged to kill some
valuable stock that were bitten by
the animal.
The Wooiman Clcrle met at FIRE.
mont. The business of the session
was to select state headquarters for
another year, and elect delegates to
the national convention In Milwaukee
next June. Omaha will get the head
quarters again.
Mr. and Mrs John Tuna, living
six miles south of Dorchester, are
the parents of triplets, three girls,
and all living. The Tumas have
been married for number of years
and have several other children, born
singly, however, some of whom are
almost grown.
Otto L. Gibson, former resident
Of HemmingfoId, met an accidental
death by poisoning near Blackfoot,
Ia, recently. Mr.. Gibson ate a
raisin stew cooked In galvanized
iron kettle Some Of the galvanizing
had worn off, leaving the iron ex-
posed.
Officials Of the Argo Starch works
at Nebraska City have received no
tice from the Central Labor union
that 1t will demand raise of 21S
cents per hour for common laborers
after March /. This class OF en-
ployees now receive 10 cents per hour.
The plant is owned by the Starch
trust and has been open but short
time.
Two men who were arrested charged
with stealing pair of shoes, some
skirts and bolt Of cloth from Han
sen & BeTnhard's store at Shelton,
kicked a hole in the calaboose roof
and escaped. They had sneaked the
goods while the clerks were busy In
the store. One Of them had pleaded
guilty and the other not guilty be-
fore Justice Mitchell.
John Kerma entered a saloon at
Schuyler and pulling revolver, shot
aud killed himself in the presence of
a number Of men. A letter found on
his person explained that he had TAX
en- his life on account of financial re-
verses. His obligations were so Sun all
however, that his friends are inclined
to believe that he was temporarily
insane.
Oscar Sogum OF Oeresco. Neb..
while driving across the railroad track
In buggy at chat place, had his We
hice smashed into splinters by an
Elkhorn passenger train. The team