Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-08
STATE NOTES.

secretary, has resigned her position.
The county insanity commission of
Lancaster county has adjudged Jay
Northrup, an Omaha bookkeeper, in
sane, and he has been committed to
the Lincoln insane hospital for treat
ment
Hon. 7. j. Crummel returned to Au-
burn from Omaha with the remains
Of his nephew, Jess Van Ness, who
was found dead in his room at 1924
n street, South Omaha, caused by
taking an overdose of chloroform.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Vertrees, liv-
ing west of Beatrice, had a narrow
escape from being buried alive. They
had sought shelter in n cave from an
approaching storm and shortly after
they emerged the roof collapsed.
Large areas of corn have been re-
planted in Cunning county by reason
Of the wet weather having materially
injured the seed. Most of the corn
originally planted is showing signs of
weakness, being extremely yellow.
r. l.. Massey, conductor of an ex-
ira freight, was caught under the cars
at Watsons ranch, west of Kearney,
and seriously injured. In making a
switch he slipped and fell under the
cars, two of which passed over him.
Samuel S. Rickley has commenced
an action in the district court at Co
lumbus wherein he seeks to recover
$4,000 damages from the Union Pa
nj n 1sgf1y l. In
while in the employ Of the company
Guy Applegate and William Roberts
escaped from the county Jail at Ne
braska City, and no trace of them
has yet been found They were under
two years sentence to the peniten-
tiary, having pleaded guilty to rob-
bng a store.
The Union Pacific has two large ex-
ira gangs laying new steel on the main
line. This new steel will be put be-
tween Columbus and Central City,
The new rails weigh ninety pounds
to the foot and is replacing steel of
a lighter pattern which will be used
on the branch tracks
Fremont is using the money re-
ceiyed from dog licenses this year in
putting in new cement street cross.
ings. These crossings cost $50, so
that for each thirty licenses a new
crossing is put in. Forty-one perma-
nent sidewalk permits have been issu-
ed by City Clerk Stiles since the new
ordinance went into effect.
Stacy Bell of Fremont, who has
been employed for many years as a
stenographer in the Office of the Nye
Schneider Fowler company, left for
Manila, Philippine islands, where he
has been appointed a typewriter and
stenographer in the government SER
vice. His appointment came very soon
after he took the examination for the
position.
During the past few days the state
has purchased twenty acres of land
south of the penitentiary at 500 an
acre, and will, probably within few
days, take 200 acres more at the same
price. To secure the funds peniten-
tiary lands in Seward and Lancaster
counties are being sold under the au-
thority of an act passed by the recent
legislature
The Union Pacific is advancing rap
idly with the line from Topeka to
Marysville Kan. The railway officials
expect to have that part of the road
completed before August and through
trains running over that line and the
st. Joseph and Grand Island into
Hastings, and out of that city over the
Burlington stub to the Union Pacific
line at Kearney by September 1
Herman H. Peters of Hay Springs,
Sheridan county, has filed application
with the secretary of the state board
Of irrigation for two projects to use
water from Niobrara river, one to cost
Sl,4O0 and the otner $500. Both of the
projects are in the neighborhOod of
the Mirage canal, which has occasion
ed much controversy before the state
board of irrigation.
At a special meeting Of the board of
education a. o. Thomas, who was re-
CAntly elected principal Of the Kear-
uey Normal, resigned as superintend-
cnt of the city schools. The board by
unanimous vote elected George Bur
CERT to fill the vacancy. Prof Burgert
is a graduate of the state university,
class of '9S, ana has been principal of
the Kearney High school for three
years.
Land Commissioner Eaton has an
nounced the following dates for school
land auctions: Keith county, June 6,
IL a. m; Kimball county, June Z, IL
a. m; Cheyenne county, June s, II a.
m; Holt county, June IL, IL a. m;
Rock county, June IL, $3.50 p. m;
Cherry county, June IA, IL a. m;
Sheridan county, June 10, IL a, M;
Sioux county, June 16 p, m; Hayes
county, June 20, p. m; Frontier
county, June %, p. m; Pierce, June
81, $3.50 "a, m; Knox, June q, p. m;
Platte, June 2S, ? p. m.
Dilks Black, who left Fremont some
wears ago and wont waSt bag kaan