Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12
Nebraska Notes.

st Patrick's Catholic church at Nc
Cook burned with loss Of 81, 500, and
insurance $1,000
Miss Elizabeth Kay and Eugene Il.
Tracy were married 10y the Rev. Wal
ter Il. Matthews at Loup City,
Verne Fowler pleaded guilty to
charge Of stealing hides from Rock
Island freight house at FairbUry.
Plans are being completed for the
erection of a $4,000 Young Mems
Christian association building at BE.
atrice.
A lodge OF fifty charter members
has been organized by the ancient
Order of United Workmen at Bur.
well, Neb.
George W. Kinsor, who has lived
at Plattsmouth thlrty-flve years, dice
at the age of 70. He leaves widow
and a grown son.
The Louisville mill, owned by CD.
Tappan, was discovered to be on fire
and in an hour was ruin. The loss
may reach Sl6, 600.
c. T.. Bowlby has been appointed
county treasurer at WILDER, to sue.
coed j. II. Douge, who will remove
to the state of Washington.
1t is reported that a steam laundry
will be built at Tecumsch by a mum,
Der of eastern capitalists, who have
been looking over the ground.
The Grand Island public library
board is advertising for bids for the
construction of the Carnegie library,
which is to be completed November
Peter Miller of Fremont has been
arrested on the charge of cruelty to
animals. He left an old horse tied
to tree without care for several days.
The Rev. NJ. ID. Burg pastor Of the
Lutheran church at Beatrice, has re,
signed and will go to Ponca. lie has
been pastor at Beatrice for three
years.
The Papalion schools have closed
until March l6 on account of an
epidemic of scarlet fever. There are
a number OF cases of this malady al
that place.
Summer parks near Grand Island
are inundated. Wood river being out
Of its banks Still further damage
is anticipated from floods caused by
melting snow.
Frank Braid, who resided in Platts.
mouth for several years. and who was
implicated in a bold robbery commit.
ted at Hamilton, Ia, on New Years
eve, was sentenced to eighteen years
in the penitentiary at Knoxville, la.
The Farmers Cooperative Grain
and Live Stock association Is to bt
incorporated with capital stock oil
$500, 600 The charter will be filed az
soon as $25, 900 has been subscribed.
The headquarters will be at Lincoln.
The Commercial State bank Of
Barneston is opened for business.
The concern has been incorporated
with a capital stock of SO, 200, the
incorporators being j. M. Howe,
president; Henry v ,nfelt, vice pres.
ident,; A. II. Staller, cashier.
The following is Cass county,
mortgage record for February: Farm
mortgages filed amounting to $780,,
923; released, $44, 143 city mortgage.
filed, 81 ,6S; released. 1912. In
farm mortgages there is an increase
of $4,000 in comparison with sam,
month last year
Several head of horses belonging Il
Ambrose Jacobs, prominent framei
residing near Wymore, died sudden
: ly one day last week. 1t, first wal
, supposed they had been poisoned, but
a., the supposition now is that theJ
were fed hay which was mixed with
a poisonous weed
( The department store Of DieTs Bros
o at Fullerton was burned causing
q loss Of $40, 900. The Blake buildina
+ in which the stock was located suffer
ed to the extent OF 81 900. Defectiv.
wiring is supposed to have caused tn,
fire. The loss is almost entirely Gov
\ cred by insurance.
J. At the regular meeting Of thu
d Plattsmouth Board Of Education Prof
: Il l.. Rouse was reelected superin
tendent Of the city schools at salarJ
|, of 81, $50, being raise Of $3.50 ovel
l. the previous year. His services hav.
5. ing been entirely satisfactory to tn,
st board and TO the citizens.
r AS the result Of an article publish
h ed in the NebIaksa City High Schoo
If Times rejecting on the principal q
n the school, the board of education