Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-11-30
NEBRASKA BRIEFS

Business has been commenced in the
new Hastings postohice.
Auburn is to have another band
composed wholly of young men.
The efforts of the eastern owners OF
The West Point Milling property to
dispose of the plant have so far been
unsuccessful. 1t is feared they will
close down the plan indefinitely.
Notice was telephoned to Sheriff
Page at Geneva from Milligan that the
dead body of Frank Sluka had been
found hanging on tree on Sluka's
farm not far from Milligan.
Reports of completing in Saunders
county show that the product is run
ming very unevenly in the fields.
Some fields are running more bushels
while others are far below their usual
yields.
r. +. Swapback, who was elected
constable of Greenwood at the late
election, is 81 years old. He Is hale,
hearty and claims to be able to fulfill
the duties of his office as well as any
younger man.
Professor Rudolph Peters, the teach
er of the st. Paul's German Lutheran
Parochial school in West Point, has
received q pressing call to take charge
of class in a graded parochial school
at Cleveland, o.
August Anders of Clay county will
have to stand trial on the charge of
dynamiting fish. Under the game laws
this is a felony. A fine of 500 to $500
is provided or a sentence of not more
than one years in the penitentiary.
Fire was discovered in the large
stone barn of G.. II. Norris, OF Table
Rock, large crib near by and n large
stack of hay. The barn was filled with
baled hay, and the conlagratlon was
quite extensive. There was no iusur-
ance.
DR.. Lutgen of Auburn and Dr. Lut-
gen of Elk Creek. performed on opera
ton upon Mrs. w. Ubber of Nemaha
county removing forty-elght gap
stones. The patient has been a great
sufferer but seems in fair way to re-
cover.
Senator Burkett has made a plea
with Attorney General Moody for the
assignment of United States prisoners
convicted in Nebraska to the Lincoln
penitentiary instead of having them
sent either to Sioux Falls or Leaven.
worth.
At the instance Of his wife Harm
Huls of Beatrice, was adjudged an in.
ebriate by the insanity commissioners.
He was released on parole pending
good behavior. Charles Sjoberg OF
Franklin county was committed to the
asylum.
During a recent visit to Ashland
with the state fish car Superintendent
w. j. O'Brien of the fish hatcheries at
> South Bend left $4,000 crappies and
perch fry in care of j. G. Wright, to
be planted in the lake near Swifts
ice house.
Prof. G. e. Condra, of the geological
3 department Of the state university, was
at Humboldt from Lincoln to make
an inspection of the regions where
farmers of that county have been con-
WINGED for some time, exist either coal,
gas or oil, and perhaps all three.
Congressman e. M. Pollard of Ne
hawka today met with representatives
of the Plattsmouth Commercial club
Several matters of Importance were
, discussed, and when Mr.. Pollard
reaches washington he expects to do
, some good work for Plattsmouth.
, Land Commissioner Eaton has re-
ceived notice from some of the laEEes
, of state school land in the Dismal
J forest reserve that they have been
, warned not to trespass on the govern
t ment tract, which will make it impOs-
} sible to get in and out from the school
> sections.
} George G. Sheed, executive officer OF
} the Nebraska commission to the Lewis
3 and Clarke exposition has completed
the unloading of the states exhibits
which have returned from Portland.
These exhibits amounting to two car
!, loads were carried to the coast by the
I Burlington railway and returned by the
S Union Pacific without cost to the
4 state.
4 A new teaching position will be in
Q stalled in the State Normal at Peru
j next year. 1t will be critic teacher.
Miss Nellie Schlee of Tecumseh who
last week resigned position in tie
Lincoln schools, will have the new
S position. Miss Schlee resigned her
e work that she might go to New York
f City and take work at Columbia col
l. lege which will fit her for her new
t duties.
Hon. George Cross, the veteran edit
or of the Fairbury Gazette has pre-
scented the Masonic lodge of that city
y with a gavel that the fraternity highly
s prize 1t was made from a stone
n taken from the quarries under the site
Il Of SoomOn's temple. Mr.. Cross re-
e Gently returned from years travels
# abroad, and had the souvenir made
Lmhiln he in Inrms alnm