Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-10
NEBRASKA NOTES

where as "Corn King smith,"
The Register is the name OF a new
newspaper just established at Rulo,
by Messrs. Hurlbutt T. Haynes.
w. 8. Martin, one OF the Oldest set
tiers in BeIlevlew, is dead at the age
Of GO. He belonged to the first Mason
lc lodge In the state.
Mrs. L. G. Richards will be succeed
ed on the Lincoln library board by
Mrs, John S. Reed, former city libra
rian.
A number OF Portsmouth women
attended the Ninth district conven.
lion OF the Women's clubs held in
Council Bluffs Wednesday.
Daniel Harpster, aged 81 years, and
for the past thirty years a resident
OF the vicinity OF Blue Springs, died
Saturday He is survived by a wife
and one daughter.
Mr.. Robert Austin and Miss Flora
Cummings were united In marriage
Sunday afternoon at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs, rhrum in West Beatrice.
Rev. Edger Price officiating.
Rev. Fl. W. Burton will become pas
tor Of the first Congregational church
at w hoo. He re.igns the pastorate
OF the Have'ock Congregational
church.
At meeting at Lincoln Of the Ne.
hr'ska Prison association addresses
were delivered by DR.. George L Miller
OF Omaha. Mayor Adams OF Lincoln
and Professor Davsson.
j. w. Spicklpr, supervisor Of Che
Second district at Humboldt, has 4 ed
n contest on the ell ction returns,
He W defeated for re election by four
votes by w. J. McCray.
At a meeting of the printers at Pea-
trlce, p. NJ. Jones of Omaha, organi-
ger OF tn" Typographical union, was
present and enough names we're OBJ
tanned to secure charter.
Judge Kinkaid recommends at
Washington the Following pOStmas-
terS: Jacob II. Walhurn, McKlntrick,
Custer county; Christina Christensen,
Hunter, Sioux county; william f.,
Nunt, chsburg, Keya Paha county.
The senate has just confirmed the
FOL owing appointments of postmas-l
ters for Nebraska: II. T. Varney, Aims
ly; T. B. walker, Atkinson; n. l.. Cree
lin, Plainview; Edward McLernon,
Sidney; s. w. w lson, Wood River;
Melathon Scott. South Auburn.
The wife of w. ]. Van Leer dropp.
q dead while getting the afternoon
mail in the postofllce at Fullerton.
Mrs. Van Leer was young woman,
and apre 'red to be In perfect health.
Heart failure was the cause Of the
young woman's death.
Dakota City seems to have some rer.
sons in it at "work while others,
sleen." Last night the othes lines OF
j. II. Spencer, r. B Orr and Mrs w.
|. Brovhill were robbed and Mrs. Eliz-
aheth Minter reports the loss OF
about twenty-five chick ems.
The stuff had the appearance of hav.
ing laid there for some time and was
no doub put there by fellows who had
n hand in the Emerald bank robbery
list month The stuff was taken in
charge by the chief OF police aud will
destroyed.
L. A. Higgins and Sheriff smith of
Gay county returned to Harvard with
the man who is alleged TO have robbed
Higgins store on the nigh OF NOvem-
her 13. He had 5000 worth of the
goods when arrested He gave his
name as E. L. Ferguson of Seneca,
Kansas.
b. W. Tice came to Cass county
from New York City with about one
dozen ch ldren from the Madison
Square Branch Orphanage. The
little mes were all bright appearing
children and no trouble was exper-
fenced in finding good homes for
them.
Word has just been received that
Code Mnick, the 20.year old son
If Mr.. AMI Mrs Edward Ninick, OF
Auburn, died Of typhoid fever at Tus-
con, Ariz. Some two weeks ago his
parents rec ived word that he was
very low with The disease at the rail-
rad hospital. His mother at once
repaired to his bedside, but was unable
to save him.
w T. Grace and Hngh Mclean, two
employees In the Burlington round
house, chased rabbit under a pie OF
ties in the yards. When they got to
poking around this thy found stuck
away under the ties an eight-ounce
bottle OF nitrO-plyCeri ne, two sticks OF