Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-01
STATE NOTES.

The Humboldt band gives each Sat
urday evening a concert in the public
park.
Fairmont has concluded to have a
saloon for the first time in many
years.
Hazel Reed, an inmate of the feeble
minded institute at Beatrice died last
week.
Members of the Elks' club at Lin
coin have decided to put up a 100000
building.
Much damage was done in Stanton
county from high water in the Elk
horn river.
The Ashland High school had TWEEN
ty-two administration girls and
seven boys.
Osceolas grievance over bad mail
facilities has been quieted by better
railroad service.
The York auditorium was sold at
sheriff's sale to Campbell Bros, of
Lincoln. for S13,5O0.
In many sections it has become
necessary to replant corn by reason
of the cold weather.
The agent Of the Great Northern
has been in Ooakland securing the
right,ofway through that town.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Otteus of Ne
maha county, last week celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary Of their mar
riage.
The State Board Of Education by a
vote Of to elected w K Fowler
principal of the Kearney Normal
school
There Is an element in Table Rock
wanting a saloon and their wish is
likely to he Granted, as the license
board is favorable.
A special stock train left Leigh the
other day for Chicago. The train con-
sisted Of twenty-four cars Of cattle
and represented about $4,000.
Some of Fremont's citizens have
| filed a protest against any more base
ball on Sundays, and it is likely that
their wishes will be complied with.
Henry Gallentine, charged with
stealing hogs of e. Httner, was
bound over to the district court by
! Judge Byrne. In default of bail he is
in Jail
Kimhall now boasts of an excellent
telephone system, just completed by
the Independent Telephone company.
The automatic system is used and
gives excellent satisfaction.
An enthusiastic meeting was held
in Auburn, and it was decided that the
town celebrate the Fourth of July.
Mayor McClay was made chairman of
the meeting and he appointed work
ing committees.
The District School association of
Cunning county will hold its reGular
annual convention at West Point
June 3. Deputy State SUPERINTENDENT
Bishop will deliver an address to the
school officers present.
The first Burt county boys and
girls school convention was in ses-
sion at Tekamah last week Each
school had two regular DELEGATES, one
boy and one girl The attendance wa
far greater than expected, nearly 700
being present
Deputy Game Warden Smith, be-
tween 10 and 1 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, arrested five men for fishing in
a lake two miles west of North Bend.
The men pleaded guilty and were
fined SIS each and costs, making a
total OF $7S75.
At Red Cloud C. L. Fulwider and
Nicholas Thomas came near meetinc
instant death. A scaffold on which
} they were working gave way and pre-
, cipitated them to the floor ioists be
low and several cement blocks, weigh
} ing $40 pounds each, fell upon them
: Fulwider was only slightly bruised
hut young Thomas received a broker
/. tured, besides his being rendered I'm
! conscious for a short time.
Perry Myers for whom Governo
t Mickey issued a reuuisition after on'
3 had been refused by Lieutenant Gov
+ ernor McGilton on the complaint of
T young lady of Falls City, who YER
g much desired to, see her reCrea1
| lover TPluTnSu lIOm US NINNl'a
r Cal, voluntarily after the Governo
= determined to send for him. and is re
I ported to have made settlement b
d paying the young lady $4,000,
r At their recent meeting in Gran
= Island ladies of the G. A. r. electn
: the following officers: Mrs. Camil
Elliott of Omaha, president; Mrs. 10
Hoagland of Loup City, senior vic
n president; Mrs May Nay of ord. ju'
k Tor vice president; Mrs, Gertrrd
n Johnson of Crete, trea urer; Mr.
s Christia Hoge of Kearney, secretary
6 delegates to the national encam'
y ment are Mrs. Wilda Nichols of Scrl'
L. ner; Mrs, Eta Tyler of ArapahC
n Mrs, Mary s. C. Matthews of Lincol'
N and Mrs, Anna Thompson of Has
ings.
y Carl Brock, a Johnson county farr
y err jumped from tine unper openi0