Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-21
THE STATE IN BRIEF.

east part OF Beatrice. The Othe,
evening the fellow was captured. He
was released after promising that he
would reform.
Plans are on foot at Fremont to send
an all hose team to the st. Louis eX-
position to compete with the teams
from other states. The state firemen's
convention, which meets there soon,
will act on the matter.
Albert Powers was found dead in
bed at Memphis by his daughter upon
her return from a visit to the country.
Powers was last seen alive Sunday
evening. He probably died Monday
of apopleXy or heart failure.
William Knottes, who owns the tel
ephone system now In use at Long
Pine, has decided to install the Clark
automatic exchange system This is
the same or similar, to the system
now being installed in Lincoln.
The Morton-Gregson Packing com.
pany of Nebraska City is storing ice
for use next season. The ice is about
fourteen inches thick and of good
quality. This company is also hav-
ing fifty refrigerator cars built espe-
cially for its use.
At Galloway several petitions are
out and being carefully filed for the
prospective change in the postoffice
at that place. The office has been re-
Gently declared presidential office
and the number of applicants for it
are quite numerous.
ID. Whitlock, who ran away from
the farm of Richard Moore at Wood
River with one of Mr.. Moores best
teams, and was later apprehended was
given a preliminary hearing on the
charge of horse stealing and bound
over to the district court
Alex Karls. who escaped from the
Jail at Neigh while under a sentence
to the pententiary for cattle stealing.
more than a year since, has been ar.
rested in California for murder so in
formation to the sheriff states. If he
is not held for the new alleged crime
iI VIII NC VI ONSlil DdCh lOl llCdlCSIu-
ton.
1T a meeting of the Southeastern
Nebraska Poultry association at Be
atrice the following officers were elect,
ed President NJ w. Chrisman; vice
president. Frank Klippengen; secre-
tary, H. c. White; treasurer, ]. S. Nc
Celery; superintendent of shows, S.
Whitcomb. The next poultry show
will be held in Beatrice, December 81
80 inclusive.
The York County Agricultural So
ciety lost its case against the county,
whereby it tried to get 5000 per year
The court held that as the money
was not paid out in premiums there
fore the society was not entitled to
the money. The society has now re-
organized and hopes in the future to
be on a firm basis
Ernest Bush, the youngest life CON
Wet in the state, has appealed to
Governor Mickey for executive elem
ency. Bush was convicted of the
murder of Thomas Bailey, near Ben
kleman, five years ago 1t was charg.
ed that the boy shot the aged man.
tied a rope around the body dragged
it to the river and threw it in.
Congressman Hitchcock has select
ed as a committee to hold the com.
petitive examination of applicants for
the cadetship to the naval academy
at Annapolis, Rev. John Williams oil
St. Barnabas, Rev. Father OConnOr
of Creighton university and A. II.
Waterhouse OF the High school, all of
Omaha. The committee will hold
The New York Life Insurance COM
pany has sent the sum of SIS, 330.68 as
the tax for the concern under the pro-
visions of the new revenue law This
sum is 2 per cent Of the amount re-
ceived from the Nebraska policy hold
ers last year, the receipts of the com
pany amounting to $41G,534 Returns
from several other companies have
been received but has not been ex-
amined.
More than 10000 sheep are being
fed in the country Immediately sur
rounding Fremont this season. While
this number is not much in excess of
the showing in an average year, it is
not to be overlooked that every one
who has prepared feeders for market
in the past is doing so again this
winter, This shows the faith of stock
men and farmers in Dodge county as
a sheep feeding region.
The Cudahy Packing company Of
South Omaha is about to start the
shipment of 100000 pounds of extra
mess beef for the Russian government
Some of the specially made casks have
arrived md a large consignment will
be turned over 10 the railroad com.
panies shortly. Other shipments will
follow day by day as the packages can
be T''t up. All of this order must be
in San francisco not later than Jan