Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-10-06
THE NEWS IN NEBRASKA.

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The library association of Pawnee
CITY viii conduct lecture course the
coming winter.
The passenger depot of the North
western at West Point is being rapid
ly pushed forward.
The active class of the Fremont
turner's will see the st. Louis exposi-
ton, leaving October 8. This was de-
cided upon at a meeting recently.
Albert c. Swift, postoffice inspec-
TOR IN Nebraska for the past nine
years, has received notice transfer
ring him Immediately to service in
the Chicago division.
United States Attorney Baxter has
filed a complaint of murder against
Henry Guitar the Indian who killed
his father, Steve, on the Omaha reser-
walton. The accused is in Jail in
Omaha.
The marriage of Miss Jean Morton,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joy Morton.
and Mr.. Joseph Cudahy will take
place at Arbor Lodge, west Of Ne
braska City, on Saturday October /.
John Wiese, residing twelve miles
southwest of Grand Island, lost sever
al stacks of wheat of rye and of oats
by fire, the same communicating to
the stacks shortly after the thresh-
ers had started the work OF thresh-
ing.
Frank Woods, noted crook has
been arrested at Clifton, Ariz.. for the
theft of $4,000 from a woman named
May Johnson. who lives at Chadron
Sheriff Bauman of Dodge county, who
has been working on the case, re-
ceived word of the capture.
Relatives of Jacob r Hunzeker, the
farmer who disappeared from his
home near the Kansas line six weeks
since, believe they have found conclu-
sfve evidence he is the unidentified
party found dead the morning Of Aug
ust at the Metropolitan hotel in
Omaha
Carl Ham, nearly so years of age.
and one of the Oldest settlers OF Hall
county, committed suicide by sending
44-calibre bullet through his brain
He was found by his stepdaughter,
Mrs. August Mess. with whom he had
been living for the past three years,
since the death of his wife.
Chief Clerk Harnley of the office
of the state superintendent is at work
compiling the reports of the county
superintendent to be used in the
biennial report to be issued from that
office. Nearly all of the reports for
the year ending July, 1904, have been
received and will be ready for the
printer by November /.
Anthony Wilkinson of Egbert,
Wyo, is at Ansley making necessary
arrangements to feed large bunch
of sheep on his home farm just west
of Ansley. 1t is reported that Mr..
Wilkinson has decided to remove
from Aida, Neb. all his sheep-feeding
plants and make Ansley his future
headquarters for feeding.
w. S. Mattley of Ansley, Neb.. and
George l.. fillmore of Omaha have
purchased the old Outzen ranch. con-
sisting of $50 acres, and the Isaac
Clark eighty acres, making 1910
acres, being one of the finest stock
raising and farming ranches in the
east half of Custer county. The con-
sideration was 10000 and this years
rentals on the Outzen land.
Word has been received in Ne
braska City that the bronze statue for
the memorial that is to be erected to
the memory of the late J. Sterling
Morton, which is being made in Paris
will not be ready until about the first
of the year. The foundation and all
of the stone work for the memorial
has been completed and it has been
decided to have the same completed
and ready for unwilling on Arbor day
of next year.
Harry Hughes, who was run over in
the Burlington yards, at Lincoln and
injured to the extent that it was
necessary to amputate a leg. died
from his injuries. He leaves a widow
and number of relatives.
Deputy Game Warden Carter has
mailed to the express companies a let
ter in which he advises them to be on
the lookout for suspicious looking
boxes that might. contain game being
shipped out illegally. He asks the
agents to learn the identity Of the CON
signor of every package whether
shipped by freight or express in order
to assist him in enforcing the game
law.
The report of the condition of the
state banks at the close of business
August %, just compiled by Chief
Clerk Dodson of the banking board. is
most gratifying. The increase of de.
posits over the amount reported May
IA is $2,2S2, 1902, and the increase
over the report of September >, 1903,
is nearly $1,75O,OOO. Banks held on
the date of the report a reserve of
81 1-5 per cent, which is 3 per cent