Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-24
THE STATE IN A NUTSHELL.

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Nemaha with encouraging success.
NebraslSas figures on crops for 1903
show the following: Wheat, 43,660,31S
bushels corn, 169693,965 bushels;
OATS 66619, 504 bushels; rye, 10,105,-
700 bushels.
John Wesce, while hunting one mile
west Of Papillion. short a large gray
wolf. These animals are very scarce
in that part of the country, none hav-
ing been seen for several years.
Mrs. George Trullinger of Nebraska
City, who was badly burned by the
explosion of can of coal oil, with
which she was trying to liven up the
frs in the kitchen range, died from
the effects of her burns.
Rev. w. H. Parker, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church at Table Rock
for the past Ave years, preached his
farewell sermon to the congregation
last SUNDAY. He will leave for his
new charge at Carlinville, ILL.,, in about
ten days.
The aggregate bank statements for
all towns in Dodge county show these
items: Loans, $3,053, 724S3; deposits,
$3,006, 1883; cash and reserves, $685.
1857. There are eighteen banks in
the county, six of them being located
in Fremont
The Murdoch store at Springfield
has been closed by creditors, with liza
bilities of $4,000. w. II. Davidson has
been appointed receiver for the store
1t is said that the establishment has
been doing a good business and it's
failure causes much comment.
A corn show will be a feature of the
coming Johnson county farmers insti-
tute, which will be held in Tecumseh,
February 10 and II. Premiums will be
given for the best displays of corn,
and this corn will be turned over to the
state commission for exhibition in St.
Louis next year.
Governor Mickey announced that n
mandamus suit might be brought to
enjoin the auditor from paying salaries
to officers in appointive departments
of the state government. The ques-
ton came up while an investigation
was being made to determine whether
or not the governor was liable on his
bond for any shortage on the part of
these Ulcers.
Prof. Morey, superintendent of the
institute for the blind at Nebraska
City, is so proud of the work done by
his pupils and so anxious that the
public should know what blind boy
or girl may be taught to do that he
| has asked the governors permission
to select company of the inmates and
give entertainments In the larger
towns this winter.
j. T. Royston of st. Edward has
been making arrangements. now al
most completed to move his milling
business to Fremont. He expects to
build there a mill of 800 barrels per
day capacity, with an elevator and
three large steel storage tanks in
connection. Several sites for the
plant are in view. and it will probably
be located on the Union Pacific rail
roads right of way
81 am going to my grandma in Iowa
Il have to walk all the way" said
little Kittie Cameron, a 13-year-old
girl of Petersburg, when something
went wrong the other day. and she
has not been seen at home since. One
neighbor passed her day later eight
miles away walking toward the state
Of Iowa as fast as her little legs could
carry her fraiL cold form, but nothing
else has been heard from Kittie.
The condemned cannon which the
Grand Army post OF Tecumseh secur.
ed from Fort Constitution, N. H.,
through the assistance of Congress
man e. j. Burkett, has arrived. 1t will
be taken to- the court yard and in
the spring a suitable concrete and
stone foundation will be provided for
mounting it. 1t Is a 100-pound Par
riott gun, is about fourteen feet long
and weighs 10000 pounds.
John Holechek, young farmer who
lives a few miles south of Humboldt
had miraculous escape from violent
death. He had been hauling grain to
, the elevator and was just starting
home. When crossing the tracks he
caught sight of the fast Billings-St
Joseph passenger train too late to stop
and jumped from the rear of the wag
| on just as the train struck it with ter
| rife force. Both horses were instant
ly killed.
A. A. Langston Of Fremont, who
tried to commit suicide about three
months ago by cutting his throat with
a piece of glass. made another unsuc
cessful attempt. He first tried to cut
his throat with a pocketknife, but the
knife was dull and his knowledge OF
anatomy rather deficient, and instead
of severing an artery he only made
several jagged wounds below the right
ear, which bled profusely and were
painful. He then decided to try the
gunshot route, but in this was also I'm
| successful.
The new Auditorium at Orleans was
formally opened. 1t is the first city In
! Nebraska to build an auditorium fol
the use of its citizens. The structure
has q seating capaCity of 500 with &