Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-01-26
Nebraska News


Exeter will hold a special election
to determine on putting in system
OF water works.
The WILDER -four mill. owned by
Zwonescheck & Aksawit was destroy
ed by fire together with all its con-
tents The fire started in the engine
room.
State Treasurer Mortensen has is-
sued a call for another block Of $685.
600 state general fund warrants, num-
oered from 1O6S5O to 107795 inclusive,
for January 20.
Representatives from the five south
eastern counties of the state met in
Auburn and perfected the organiza-
ton of the Southwestern Nebraska
Fruit Growers association.
AS Fred and Harry Robb, sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Robb Of Fremont,
were out hunting, Harry was accident
ally shot by his brother, but without
serious result. The full charge did not
strike him.
A plan is on foot in Cass county to
organize a county baseball league for
the coming season, the circuit to in
clude Plattsmouth, Weeping Water,
Elmwood, Union, Avoca Nehawka and
perhaps other towns.
John o. Johnson, a farmer living
seven miles southeast of Holdrege,
met with painful accident. While
out hunting his gun was accidentally
discharged, badly decorating one hand
and some shot entered his cheek.
The Bank of Cortland has just been
reorganiZed, and several prominent
farmers have taken stock in the con-
Germ. The new officers now are: Fred
Boesiger, president; w. P. Norcross,
vice president; F. A. Burling, cashier.
While H. G. Labor, employed by
Isaac Pollard in hauling ice. was
driving his team across the Missouri
Pacific track at Nehawka, an engine
struck the wagon, throwing Labor to
the ground, inflicting injuries which
will prove fatal.
At a meeting of Heckathorn Post
No. AZ, Grand Army of the Republic,
in Tecumseh, Rev. P. G. Johnson of
Tecumseh was most heartily endorsed
as a candidate for department COM
mander of Nebraska and the post calls
on it's friends to assist in promoting
Rev. Mr.. Johnson to the position.
Forty-six convicts at the penitent-
larry cannot read or write. More than
800 are in the prison and it is esti-
mated that 40 per cent are badly in
need of instruction. Secretary John
Davis Of the board of charities and
corrections will urge that school be
established in the prison for the edu
cation of the convicts.
H. e. Strahl of Chadron received a
telegram that his father was not eX.
pected to live at his home in Rock.
ford, III. Mr.. Strahl and wife imme
diately started for that place, found
the father better, helped nurse him
and with the consent of the attending
physician left Rockford for Chadron
but on the way the old gentleman
died.
]. A. Cowperthwaite, one of the
depositors in the failed Elkhorn Val
ley bank at O'Neill, has made an
nouncement that he will not be 6
party to any agreement looking to
ward a compromise of the banks af
fairs and insists that the depositors
have right to all the property of
fered If they will only go after it as
they should.
A tragic accident occurred about
eight miles northeast of Wolbach
Joseph Berney, jr., and Jake Pulefine
jr., while hunting rabbits came upoI
one at close range and Berney, think
ing he could kill the rabbit with tn,
butt of the gun, struck at it. The gur
being cooked, the jar discharged /
and the entire load entered his fore
head and tore away the top of hi
head. killing him instantly.
Nearly 100000 was spent in new
buildings in Milford in 1904.
The Dodge county poor farm is
self-supporting institution. 1t is one o
the few of it's kind in the state. TIL
board of county supervisors made 1t
annual investigation trip to the farm
and found everything in good cond
ton. Steward Sexton submitted re
port showing that the farm was cor
Quoted last year at an expense of Sc
less than proceeds.
John p. Anderson, section forema
X. between Holdredge and Loomis, Neb
: had very narrow escape from dealt
|, He was inspecting the track and bt
3 ing cold and slippery rails he did nc
;. hear a freight train coming up benin
A him. The train struck the handca
J, throwing Mr.. Anderson down thirt!
q foot embankment. Fortunately he di
8 not receive any serious injuries.
The York County Independent Tel
5 phone company is mailing it's stool
holders dividend checks of per Ger
for the last semiannual dividen,
, making total Of 10 per cent dividen