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

Plattsmouth is going to have a met
ropolitan street fair from May to a..
The authorities of Columbus have
decreed that the grant firecracker
must be suppressed in that town.
OF the four business houses recent
ly destroyed by fire at Sterling, three
of them Will be rebuilt Immediately.
The Farmers bank of Reynolds has
changed ownership, Mr.. and Mrs.
Power retiring in favor of l. Bonham
as president; S. II. Bacon, vice presi
dent. and G.. w. Bacon, cashier.
York college has engaged Miss
Martha Dayton as instructor of the
violin, she being one of the best vio-
lin performers in the west. She is a
daughter of Editor Dayton of the York
Republican.
Many people of York are suffering
from an epidemic called pinkeye, a
disease of the eyes lasting three or
four days, but of such nature that
those afflicted are nearly blinded for
short time.
The Security bank of Ponca has alb
sorbed the Citizens State bank, which
was organized there a year ago. 1t is
understood that the Citizens bank will
continue under the new management,
in the same building which it now
occupies.
At the brick plant of Glasgow & Dye
at Peru, Dave Gilliland in putting on
a small beat, backed against key in
a line shaft, which tore his clothing
all off except the lower part of his
trousers. He is badly bruised, but not
seriously hurt
Robbers broke into Barnes Broth
ers clothing store at Hastings and
carried away fifteen or twenty high
priced overcoats. Entrance to the
store was gained by smashing two
windows in the rear of the building.
1t was bold piece Of robbery.
1t is reported upon good authority
that the Union Pacific railroad has eX-
pressed willingness to extend its line
from Pleasanton to Georgetown, a
postoffice some twenty miles east of
Galloway, providing sufficient patron
age can be obtained to warrant the
move.
Frank Hankins, who was lodged in
Jail at Wymore on a charge of assault
ing Julius Neumann, a merchant, is
believed to be a noted Jail breaker. He
escaped twice from the Wymore Jail
within several days, and after Mar
shall Acton succeeded in capturing him
each time he placed handouts on him.
Isaac Gibson died at his old home
in Tekamah in his ninety-third year.
Judge Gibson was born in Clark coun-
ty, Indiana, December s. 1912, and was
married April a, 1882, to Isabella
Walker of Washington county, Indi-
ana, and she died July 81, 1899, at the
year.
Owing to the continued cold, wet
weather many of the early sowed oats
in Platte county have rotted in the
ground and reports from several parts
of the country say these fields are be-
ing plowed, up and replanted. Oats
sown later have not been affected.
Winter wheat is said to be looking
very good
Ernst Subeck, As years of age, went
to work in the Burlington shops at
Plattsmouth as usual the other morn
ing, but a few hours later he was seen
to stoop and firmly grasp steam pipe.
His fellow orkmen quickly stepped
to his side in time to see him take
his last breath. Heart disease is sup
posed to have been the cause.
The graduating exercises of the Da-
kota City High school will be held in
the Methodist church on Friday even
ing, June g. The graduating class will
consist of Messrs. Charles T. Max
we'll, John B. Evans and P. Baker Eek
hart. The baccalaureate sermon will
be preached by Rev. S. M. Lesher
Lutheran pastor of that place.
The people of Omaha are preparing
for a very elaborate celebration, due
notice of which will appear in the pub
lie press, and it is probable that many
from outlying towns and communities
will avail themselves of the OppOrtuni-
ty to attend the pretentioUs ceremo-
MES there to be held.
cases to be heard at the next sitting
OF the supreme court is that wherein
Fred NJ. Hans, an Omaha detective
formerly employed by the Elkhorn
Railroad company, seeks to have re-
versed the decision of the district
court of Brown county, which SEN
fenced him to the penitentiary for life
for the murder of David O. Luse in
June, 1903.
The annual report of the chief of
the fire department of Grand Island to
the council showed that during the
year the city has had twenty-three
fires, with a total loss of only $13,575,
and net loss, insurance deducted,
of $2,46O, The cost of operating the
volunteer fire department was shown
to be only Sl05.93, keeping up the APP
paratus not included in this nor yet
the expense of the telephone alarm