Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-11-16
NEBRASKA BRIEFS.

were 30 births and " deaths.
Ernest Guthrie, of Wymore, an in
corrigible, has been sent to the reform
school.
II is said that the old Hammond
| packing plant in South Omaha is to
be re-opened.
Norfolk claims to be the only town
in the state where the cigarette law is
rigidly enforced.
Articles of Incorporation were field
by the Crete Butter Tub company, cap
ltalized at $4,000.
A stock barn and machinery shed
belonging to j. F. Wheeler near Mil
ard, Douglas county, was burned.
The York Gas and Electric Light
company has about finished laying
pipes and completed the gas plant.
Ex-Mayor Bemis of Omaha, has
been awarded a verdict of S5942 for
| injuries received by a billboard fall
ing upon him and breaking his leg.
At BARLEY, Mrs. Frances Robinson
fell from a buggy and died in a few
minutes. She was the widow of Thos.
Robinson, who died only few days
ago.
The Beatrice Commercial club will
hold a meeting to make plans to
reach out after the proposed Missouri
Pacific extension from Virginia to
that point.
George Won Halter, sentenced to the
| penitentiary for twelve years for the
murder of Morris d. Rees at Omaha
some time ago, has appealed the case
to the supreme court.
Captain E. G. Pickett of Broken Bow,
Of Company M, departed for Fort
Crook, where he will take thorough
course in military training, under ap
pointment from the governor.
The Cass county mortgage record
for October is as follows Farm mort
cages filed. Is, amount $31,660; re.
leased, II, amount S1S,390. City
mortgages filed, II. amount 5000; re-
leased, IA, amount $4,962
R. G. Harris, register of the United
States land office at Sidney, has re-
signed his office. Failing health is
given as his reason, his eyesight being
so bad that he can no longer attend to
the duties of the office.
| Governor Mickey has not yet named
a successor to Judge Babcock Of Bea
trict court of the second district.
number of applications have been filed
with the governor and 1t is likely that
the man will shortly be named.
Alex Weddle was in Auburn, from
his home in Buffalo county, where he
has resided for the past twelve years.
Mr.. Waddle was born in Nemahs
county in the year 1855 and history re-
lates that he was the first white child
born in the county.
Hally Madison of Greeley county was
bound over to the federal court at
Grand Island, on the charge Of lille
gally shipping quail and prairie chick
ems under the name Of "sauerkraut"
last winter. The district court Of the
state recently dismissed Madison on a
similar charge.
TIL Interstate Telephone company
filed with the register OF deeds of
Richardson county a mortgage OF
$750,000 in favor of the Pioneer Trust
company. The mortgage is given to
secure an issue of bonds by the inter-
state company, proceeds to be used in
extending their system.
TIL Omaha postoffice receipts for Oc-
tober were the largest for single
month in the history of the office. The
increase over the corresponding month
of last year was $774S,47. The re-
ceipts for October of this year were
$54,iv5.61. Last year for the same
month they were $46957.14.
The Rock Island railroad filed in
the office of the secretary of state the
minutes of the last meeting OF the
board of directors. The minutes show
that resolution was adopted increas-
ing the amount of indebtedness which
the company was allowed to assume to
$275 100000, not counting the bonds
issued for the construction or aces
sion of new roads.
Wallfried Jacobson of Hamilton
county, died from the burns received
while trying to save the life Of his
wife from fire. This makes three lives
lost from that country fire and two
little girls yet badly burned. These
I lives were lost as a result of using
' kerosene to light a fire. The same
family lost child in Omaha by burn
n ing to death from the careless use Of
e kerosene.
n Brewing companies and other manu-
r factories cannot use the national fiae
d as a trademark. This the supreme
e court decided in upholding the McClay
g law to prevent the dissertation OF the
|, flag of the United States. Halter
d Hayward, saloonkeepers of Omaha, rep
o resenting the Willow Springs brew
It cry, were arraigned for using the flai
y as a trademark on bottled beer man
d ufactured by this concern. They were
D fined in the lower court Of Douglas
3 county and appealed on the grounC
4. that the law was unconstitutional
In an alteration John Node.