Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-06-09
News in Brief

to issue building permit for the re-
modelling of the fre-stricken lroquols
theatre.
Secretary Loeb, accompanied by
Mrs. Loeb, will leave on vacation
trip of three weeks to the Yellowstone
National park. They will spend about
two weeks in the park.
Bobby Walthour at Charles River
park. at Cambridge, Mass, established
a new worlds record for pace follow
ers by riding thirty miles, in competi'
ton, in 33 minutes 81 3-5 seconds.
The jury of the Salon des Artists
Francois, at Paris, has awarded the
medal to the American artist Seymour
Thomas for his portrait Of Henry Wig
maud, secretary of the United States
embassy.
In California the total area irri'
gated is 1,703,720 acres. The figures
show that in the number of irrigated
farms and the total construction cost
Of irrigation systems California holds
first rank
In the sale Of the Princess Ma
thilde's jewels at Paris a pearl neck!
lace formerly the property of Queen
Sophie of Holland, brought $171,0OO.
1t is said the buyer represented the
German empress.
Alderman Charles r. Johnson Of
Grand Rapids, Mich, indicted for re-
ceiving q bride in the Lake Michigan
water deal, appeared in the superior
court and pleaded guilty to accepting
$3.50.
The prohibition state convention OF
Ohio nominated a state ticket, headed
by Harold King Rockhill for secretary
of state. Delegates-at-large were also
elected. The platform declares for
prohibition and for woman suffrage.
The United States supreme court
ordered a new seal for the court for
the first time since 1890. The old
seal was the size of silver dollar
The new seal will be two and one
quarter inches in diameter.
Four persons were injured at st
Louis when Wabash shuttle train
bound for the Worlds fair grounds
crashed into the rear end Of Colo
RADIO freight train, short distance
outside of the union station.
The royal commission appointed In
August, 1901, in England, to inquire
into the relation between human and
animal tuberculosis has arrived at q
conclusion justifying the issuance o.
an interim report, according to which
the commission finds that human anC
bovine tuberculosis are practically
identical.
In the case of Elmira KneppeI
against John A. Sands. the United
States supreme court held that pur
chases from the railroad company Of
land granted to the old Sioux City
railroad in Iowa did not have a COCO
title as against homesteaders because
the road was never constructed. Sands
held the homestead title.
]. NJ Neeland, general manager o
the Pan-American railroad, announced
at Mexico City that he has just award
ed the contract to d. P. Doak and as
sociates of st. Louis for the construc
ton and equipment of that road from
Tonala, the present terminus, in tn,
state of Chiapas, to Tapachula, on thu
frontier of Guatemala.
John Seyfried, well-known saloon
keeper of st. Joseph, Mo-, was muir
dered by thugs at his place of bust
ness early Sunday morning. Seyfried
head was fractured. Circumstance
indicate that robbery or revenge, o
fnr hA 81,
About 5000 was secured. Charlie
Mack is being held for investigation
Announcement was made at the ger
eral offices of the southwest syster
of the Pennsylvania lines at Colun
bus, o., that LOO shopmen would
laid off to cut down expenses. 1t
also announced 462 men in the mali
tenance department of the Pittsbur
division have been suspended for tn
same reason.
Because of the extensive retrencl
ments being made by the great raj
road systems, especially the Pennsy
vania railroad, the Westinghouse al
brake plant at Wilmerding, Pa, hs
cut down the working time of its en-
ployes. More than one-half of tn
1000 employees of the plant will wor
but half and two-tbirds of the time.
The body of C. D. Dewey, relativ
of Admiral Dewey, was found in
clump of bushes in a pasture in tn
northwest part of st. Louis. M
Dewey disappeared from his home la
Wednesday, saying he was going fl
a walk. The body bore no marks I
violence and no bottles of poison cou
be found about the person Of the des
man.
Grover Cleveland has written IL
ter declining the invitation to spea
in Mexico on July A.
Captain Lajoie of the Clevelal
American league club has been su