Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-23
Nebraska News

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A day of fasting and prayer has
been called tor by the pastors of
Osceola.
The Southeastern Nebraska Teach
ers' association will meet in Beatrice
during the week of March q.
At Broken Bow, Felix Lonergan was
held up while on his way home and
relieved of a small amount of change
and pen knife.
w. II. Wakefield, a travelling man
who lives in Beatrice. slipped on the
sidewalk at st. Joseph the other day
and broke his leg in two places.
Fire in the second story of the old
court house at Wahoo threatened for
time to destroy valuable records,
but the fire department soon got the
upper hand of the blaze.
Father Joseph Bartek, who has been
the Catholic priest at the Bohemian
church in Plattsmouth for four years,
is to be succeeded by Father Nowatna
the first of next month.
Charles Ford, a saloon keeper at
Decatur, in Burt county, was arrested
tried in the county court and fined for
giving liquor TO minors.
On account of the prevalence of the
grip among the members of the Fill
more county bar, Judge l.. G.. Hurd
cent an order to adjourn district court
from February to April 8.
Louis Zwick of 90" precinct, Sew
ard county, had his back broken while
hauling heavy load of ice under a
bridge. He was on the load and was
crushed between the ice and the
bridge.
An epidemic of diphtheria is pre-
valent in the Union creek valley, six
miles east of Madison, in Scranton
county. little girl of j. r. Critics
died Another girl is down with the
disease and is in critical condition.
Mrs. Lena A. Gallant, widow of the
late Philander Gallant of Nebraska
City, has brought suit against the
Tribe of Ben Hur to collect 81 400, the
amount of a policy held by her hus-
band.
While engaged in Smelling corn at
the farm of William Harrison, in
Cunning county, Arthur Gardells had
his left hand drawn into the gearing
of the machine in some manner and
the four fingers of the hand were torn
completely off.
Manley &c Co. of Lyons, made a rec
ord breaking sale on Duroc-Jersey
hogs, forty-six head of brew sows sell
ing at an average of $3.50 per head.
The top price of the sale was $412,
paid by S. P. Alsin of Boone, Ia, for
Kruger Maid.
The sheriff of Seward county ar
rived in McCook after Perry L. Sar-
| gent of Seward. who is wanted in that
| town for embezzlement Sargent is
charged with selling 500 worth of
grain belonging to his employer and
| leaving the team at the point of ship
ment
r. e. Stewart of Omaha has been re-
appointed superintendent of the Insti-
tute for the Deaf and Dumb at Omaha
by Governor Mickey. Mr. Stewart has
given splendid satisfaction as the
head of this institution and his ad-
ministration of affairs has been com
plimented by the governor.
At Cozad the jury in the coroner's
inquest over the remains of j. p
Nielsen decided that the deceased died
by his own hand. Several years ago
Nielsen was held up by robbers and
beaten severely on the head. Since
then he had been partially deranged,
| but was never violent
Meadow Grove is to have new
bank known as the Meadow Grove
Farmers and Merchants bank, with
capital stock of $4,000. The !ncor-
| porators are w. II. Stocker. J. r. Sax.
ton, A. j. Dunlevy and J. w. Warrick.
The Tarnov State bank of Tarnov
has filed its articles of incorporation
with the banking board
A dispatch from Chicago an
nounces the tragic death of Frank
Jennings and companion, who were
| burned to death in that city as the
result of a powder explosion in a fac.
tory in which they were employed.
Young Jennings was only IA years of
age, and with his parents resided in
Plattsmouth until recently.
The weather has been cold and
stormy all week, says a Kimball dis.
patch. Snow has fallen eight or nine
inches deep. 1t has not drfted any
yet. The stockmen have had to do
their first real feeding during, the win
ter Most of them are provided with
an abundance of feed and plenty of
| shelter and no fears are entertained
in regard to losing stock,
Farmers say that thousands OF quail
are starving to death in Otoe county.
The country roads are lined with
quail searching for something To eat
and in many cases the little fellows
fly into barns and granaTies in search
OF grain. The thawing and freezing of
the snow of the last thirty DAYS has
| formed cOatings of ice over the ground