Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-17
Brief kilograms


salt.
The Boston American leag"e base
ball team has gone to Macon, Ga, for
practice.
Lord Strathcona has given $4,000
10 Manitoba University to extend its
scientific work.
In the city OF Washington there are
$4,000 Downs, 1900 Smiths, $4,000
Johnsons and 1000 Joneses.
The toys used by Queen Victoria
when a child will be on exhibition at
the Worlds fair at st, Louis.
Jacob Romeis. VINO served the
Tenth Ohio district in congress in
1884 TO 1883, died at his home at To-
ledo
In the Province of Samara, Russia,
100000 persons get their subsistence
from less than three acres of land
per capita.
NJ Nj. Boothman, congressman from
the Sixth Ohio district in the Fiftieth
and Fifty-frst congresses, died at his
home in Bryan, Ohio.
John A. Creighton has given fur
Their sum of about $250OO0 to Creigh-
ton University, a Catholic institution,
at Omaha, Neb.
Steam launches with glass bottoms
are now at the service Of those who
wish to view the marine grow about
Catalina Island California
The Servian government intends es'
tabllshfng a consulate at New York
city with a view to increasing and
facilitating trade with the United
States.
II is reported from Denver that
plans have been prepared in that city
Tor an extension OF 125 miles to the
Union Pacific railroad in Colorado and
Wyoming.
Colonel w. A. Mcintosh. general
counsel of the Postal Telegraph COM
pany, is dead in Jamaica, where he
was spending his vacation. His home
was at Atlanta, Ga.
Senator Fairbanks was shown a
published dispatch stating that he
had decided to become a candidate
for vice-president" He declined to
make anv statement.
Warehouses Spinola, who before
her marriage was Miss Lilly Page
daughter of Captain Page, of Rich
mond, Va, is dead. She was one of
the oldest American residents OF
Rome.
George B. Cortelyou. secretary of
commerce and labor, and Senator Aid
rich we're the speakers at a banquet
Silversmiths' association at Provi-
dence, X. !.
Charitable institutions are be-
queathed 100000 by provisions of
the will of Sarah Schermerhorn of
Newport, n. Y. OF this sum, the
home OF consumptives at Denver re-
ceives $4,000.
Commissioners appointed to secure
funds for the representation of the
state Of Connecticut at the st. Louis
exposition have abandoned the project
on account OF lack of interest of TIA
people of the state.
General KuropatkIn, the command
er of the Russian army in the Fai
East. was a personal friend Of Skobe
leff with whom he served in the
Russo-Turkish war and the Tekke
Turocman campaign.
The charred skeleton of Brakeman
Neven was found, but the body o
Conductor Shoemaker was entirel,
consumed in the freight wreck ant
fire in the tunnel on the Missouri Pa
cific near Jefferson City. Mo.
Emperor William having called tn
work of the impressionists quite
art" Herr Muller, of the Reichstag
returns the thrust by calling tn
group of Hohenzollern statues erecte
by the kaiser monumental marbl
quarry"
Word has been received at Farg
of the death OF Richard Sykes, tn
largest real estate owner in the stat
OF North Dakota. He went to Eng
land last fall on a pleasure trip an
is reported to have died at MAJ
chester
Congressman Klutzz of North Care
lima, who refuses to stand for an al
sured reelection. comes from tn
same district in which, in 1915,
United States senator-elect refused L
serve because he did not propose t
ride to Washington in the mud"
The sale of season tickets to tn
st. Louis exposition commence
March 8. The first 100 were reserve
for the directors. President Franci
purchased eight Each ticket has IS
coupons. one for each day that tn
exposition will be open (Sundays nc
being counted) and on each coupe
must be photograph of the holder
The photographs are made at the e>
pense of the exposition. The pric
of the season ticket is $25.
The republican caucus of the Ne'
York legislature selected DR.. Andre'
S. Draper, president of the lllinoi
university and former superintendent
of public instruction, to be commits
sioner of education for the intia
term Of six years. He will be electe
at the joint session of the Legislature
Owing to the great rise in the pric