Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-09
THE STATE AT LARGE.

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citation has been organized at Falls
City.
Elmer ]. Burkett will deliver the
commencement address at Wymore
May &c.
The Carnegie library at Hastings
Will possibly be ready for dedication
by July /.
North Platte expresses fear that the
proposed sanitary sewer viii not be
completed this year.
Beatrice has appealed a damage suit
brought by John A. Forbes, who Sc
cured judgment for $3.50.
Some corn in Cunning county plant
ed on low ground failed to come up
and will have to be replanted.
The college authorities at Bellevue
are sending out the commencement
programs. John l.. Webster is to give
the annual address, Thursday, June 8.
Warren Brown, one of Seward
county's old and prosperous citizens,
passed away at his home in Seward.
Mr.. Brown lived on farm for many
years. A few years ago he moved
into town. He leaves an aged wife
well provided for. He had no chill
dren.
telegram was received at Schuy-
Ter by his father, Joseph Pollard, an
nouncing the death by drowning of
John Pollard at Spalding, In a flood
that resulted from rain. Mr.. Pollard
is a young married man who left
Schuyler two years ago and went to
Spalding.
Police Judge Cosgrave of Lincoln
bound William H. Wilson over to the
district court and fixed his bond at
$500. Wilson is the man who lured
Mrs. Anna Endres with her four chill
dren to Lincoln under the promise of
marriage and then cast her off when
he had spent her money.
A large barn on the farm Of Mrs.
Katherine Klattanhoff four miles
northeast of Wisner, was totally de-
stroyed by fire, with all it's contents,
consisting of five head of horses,
bull, fifty head of hogs, and quantity
of grain, harness and lesser articles.
The origin of the fire is a mystery.
The graduation exercises took place
at Auburn. A class of twenty-five re-
ceived diplomas. This class is the
largest that has ever graduated from
high school, and the first to nave di-
plomas given them on graduating from
the eighth grade. Rev. A. ID. Ham
mon of SIT. Paul, Mimi, gave the
class address,
The Library board of Beatrice has
elected Miss Florence Smith as IL
brarian at the free public library, to
succeed Miss Joanna Hagey, who ten
dered her resignation several weeks
ago to accept similar position at
Lincoln. Miss Smith, who was form
erly teacher in the Beatrice public
schools, is attending college at
Champaign, III.
General Culver has issued an order
calling for an examination of COM
missioned officers in the National
guard, TO be held on June 81, at the
office of the adjutant general. The
dates for the officers school Of in
struction have been set for June 81
to 25, inclusive. All officers who did
not pass at previous examinations, and
who do not appear for this one, will
be disqualified for commissions.
Mrs. Mart Drake, who with her hus-
band were former well-known resi-
dents of Roseland township, Adams
county, committed suicide at her
home at Salem, Ore, few days ago,
Mrs. Drake had but a short period be-
fore been an inmate Of an insane hos
pital and had been sent home with
the belief that she had recovered She
got up in the night and walked half
mile and drowned herself.
The debating board of the state-uni-
versity has received challenge from
Drake college of Iowa, requesting a
debating contest with Nebraska next
year. No official action has yet been
taken, but it is thought that the prop
osition will be referred. Nebraska is
trying to schedule debates with the
larger universities of the north and
east, such as Michigan, Wisconsin,
Chicago and Northwestern.
Governor Mickey re-appointed Gin.
ton circuit of Omaha a member of
the board of trustees for the blind in
stitute at Nebraska City and the Deaf
and Dumb institution at Omaha. Mr.
circuit was first apo nted a member
of the board in 1901 by Governor Say,
age at the time of the resignation of
B. F. Allen of Wabash from the board.
He is one of three members, and for
the last two years has been president
of the board. The place has no sal
airy attached.
]. d. Cotton, while temporarily in
sane at North Platte, made a vicious
attack upon his wife with a knife.
Lightning struck the livery barn of
Joe Harper at Shubert, killing two
horses and knocking down one man,
Last week at Decatur $4,000, rep.