Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-05-26
THE STATE IN BRIEF.


Mrs. Patrick of Lincoln wants di
vorce from her husband because he
tried to kill her.
Edgar has decided to celebrate the
Fourth of July in the old-fashioned
way.
There are now no vacancies on the
teaching force of the Tecumseh
schools as proposed for next year.
Mousel brothers, thoroughbred
stock breeders of Cambridge, have
purchased Tip Top. the well known
Hackney show horse.
Mrs. Louisa Gleason, wife Of Rev. G.
A. Gleason, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church of West Point. aged 81
years died very suddenly last week.
According to the Construction News
Omaha ranks third among twenty
three leading cities of the country in
the gain in building operations for
April over the same month year ago
At the last meeting of the library
board of Falls City a committee was
appointed to confer with the city coun
Gil to support the library by direct
tax, thereby making it free library.
On complaint of F. C. Eggert, a farm
er living east of West Point, Frank
Rowe, his hired man. was charged
with a statutory offense. In default
of bail the defendant remains in Jail.
Davis & Mayne. VINO operate the
large stone quarries near Blue
Springs, have about completed ar
rangements whereby they will erect
large stone crushing plant of 1000
tons daily capacity.
During the next week two members
Of the executive committee of the
State Teachers association will inter
view the business men of Lincoln and
Omaha. They will then decide where
the next meeting of the organization
will be held.
The deputy sheriff of Otoe county
found about thirty pairs of shoes near
the railroad track south of Nebraska
City. 1t is supposed that car of
freight had been robbed and that
these goods were not wanted and
were thrown out along the track.
The grocers of Nebraska City have
formed an association and will issue
a weekly credit slip to its members.
They have all been doing big credit
business in the past and find that they
have many hundred dollars on their
books that can never be collected.
Dick Kortum, a man who makes it
a business of storing and putting up
awnings. had fall at Grand Island
which proved fatal. He was putting
mp an awning in front of the H. II.
Glover company store. His ladder
slipped and he fell to the cement
walk.
Photographers of Nebraska in SEES.
sion at Lincoln elected officers as fol-
lows: President, A. &. Townsend, Lin
coin, reelected; John +. Wilson. Paw
nee City, first vice president; d. w.
Wright Nelson, second vice president;
c. j. Fennell, Schuyler, secretary; w
P. Fritz, fremont, treasurer
FersCns living along ditch routes in
any part of Dodge county may SOW
the entertainments in grass. The board
Of county supervisors passed a reSolu.
ton making the practice allowable.
There is a restrictive clause, however,
providing that the banks must not be
lowered and that no other than grass
seed can be sOwn.
Mrs. Pauline CARRIER was awarded
judgment in the county court of JEFF
ferson county for $437 against Frank
Sheridan and the Metropolitan Mu-
tual Bond and Surety company. Sheri-
dan was a saloon keeper at Gilead, in
Thayer county, and sold Mrs. CARRIERS
husband whisky that caused him to
fight and get badly injured
The body of John Norris arrived ct
Stella from ST. Louis and was taken
to the home of James Morris, from
. which place the funeral services were
held. The deceased is a nephew of
Mr.. Norris and was employed in
st. Louis hotel and last Wednesday
accidentally stepped into an elevator
shaft. falling a distance of thirty.ive
feet, killing him instantly.
One of the largest transactions in
real estate and personal property oc-
Cured at Osmond last week through
the agency of Day Bros. & Co., same
being the Security State Bank of Os-
mond and all the farm lands of the
bank and of Day Bros. & Co., about
! $40 acres, have been sold. The aver
age price of the land was $40 per acre.
The amount involved in the entire deal
amounts to about $4,000.
State Superintendent Fowler and
Deputy McBrien have issued their an
nual circular to the county superin-
tendents and principals and it contains
an endorsement of the Nebraska semi.
centennial celebration and informa-
ton of value TO the school teachers
and superintendent. The circular be-
gins with an expression Of gratitude
to the superintendent for the faithful
work done during the year and closes
with the admonition to the teachers
and superintendent TO complete their
work thoroughly.