Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-24
NgNEWS in NEBR ASKA *

INC WHGdl.
Fifty tons of hay were burned near
Schuyler rubbish fire having got
beyond control.
Two persons recently broke Jail at
Plattsmouth and at this writing have
not been captured
The village board of Rave9na has
granted a franchise for an independ
ent telephone company.
Rev. Watts OF Sioux City has ar
rived in Tekamab, where he will hold
meetings for two weeks.
The preliminary survey for the cleo.
trio railway from Springvew to New
port will be made about May l.
The Tecumseh Loan and Building as.
ISOLATION has been formed, and already
more than 400 shares have been sold.
Blind pupils of the school at Ne
braska City are on tour of the state,
giving entertainments at many of the
principal towns.
The three weeks religious revival at
Osceola has closed. All the meetings
were largely attended and much in
terest was manifested
The Fremont Commercial club has
adopted resolutions favoring a bill in
congress for the establishment of
commission to promote the American
merchant marine
Scarlet Iever has again broken out
in Sarpy county. The family of Frank
Comte of Springfield is quarantined
for the disease and every effort is be-
ing made to prevent the same from
spreading.
In thirty-eight counties in which the
appraisement of school lands has been
completed and tabulated the valuation
has been increased $1,200000. This
will men an increase to the temporary
school fund or almost $4,000 annually.
A movement having for its object
cleaner streets, sidewalks and alleys
has been started by the Woman's club
of Beatrice, and the committee on civ
les and forestry has been instructed to
devise ways and means of securing
| the desired ends.
For the loss of a hand Lancaster
county jury in the district court award
| ed Uric Emith verdict for $4,000
damages. He is a negro lad years
OF age, and was struck by street car
while looking for a half dollar which
he had dropped on the track.
Lille d. Weed, domestic in the
home of Adelbert w. Reddish, Lincoln,
sued the latter for the sum of 1894.
She alleges that he has not settled
with her for five years, with the ex-
ception of $3.50. She fixes her bill for
wages at $1,044 and claims the balance
due her is 1894
The largest warrant drawn for sew
eral years was issued at Lincoln, the
sum being for the penitentiary cells.
| The warrant was for $41,418 and is
| for 60 per cent of the amount of the
bill awed the Van Dorm iron works.
state Treasurer Mortensen bought the
warrant and issued for 1t three checks.
The Yoder settlement, composed of
pennsylvania Germans, which has ex-
listed few miles southwest of Ber-
trand for the past twenty years, has
broken UP, and all its members, hav-
ing sold their lands and belongings, are
leaving Nebraska, most of them re-
turning to their former homes in the
east
the following young men as principal
and alternates for the naval academy
at Annapolis: Noel B. Rawls, Platts-
mouth, principal; Vance d. Chapline.
Lincoln, first alternate; Thomas S.
Bridges, Sterling, second alternate:
II. Walter Stephenson, Lincoln, third
alternate.
Charles Baumgardner was arrested
at Grand Island on the charge of hav-
ing attempted to assault Mrs. Stafford,
forms" acquaintance, in her own
home while her husband was abent.
Mrs. Stafford succeeded in making her
escape from the house and at once
informed the police department The
assailant was arrested.
Rev. Ora Samuel Gray, from Massa-
chusetts, delivered an inspiring lecture
before large audience in the oper::
house at Crete. The subject of his
lectrue was Three P's in a Pod" The
| three P's proved to be Purpose. Plan
and Push, and from these key words
| he drew powerful lessons for the in
SEPARATION of the young men of today.
A little bolt slipping from the cross
| arm of an electric light pole has caus.
ed $4,000 damage suit in Lincoln.
This is the amount William e. Thorn.
as asks OF the Lincoln Gas and Elec.
trio Light company Thomas is line
man and was injured about two years
ago. The bolt slipped from the cross
arm and he fell to the ground, break.
ing both his legs.
Richard Gould, the Central City
preacher who is serving term in the
state penitentiary for abducting 16-
year-old Eva Flint, the daughter of
Lester Flint, at whose home he board
ed while in charge of the church at
the Merrick county town, has filed
brief in the supreme court asking
for reduction of his sentence. AS a
basis for his plea he urges that the
girl vert with him willingly and