Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-07-20
eTArE NOTES.


partment for twenty years.
Judge A. H. Babcock, one Of the
judges of the First judicial district, is
i'll at his home in Beatrice His con-
dition is regarded serious
There has been a decrease in the
number of persons Of school age in
the Osceola High school district of
twenty-six from last year
The assessors valuation of real
and personal property in Hall county
shows Wood River in second place,
with an increase OF $25,124. Grand Is
land shows up s43,529.
w. d. Fisher has been appointed
manager of the York opera house. He
says the new owner, Mr. Campbell,
will completely remodel the building
and put everything in first class con-
dition.
The S-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Mary Branek, five miles northwest Of
was brought TO town for medical
treatment at once and no serious APP
prehensions are felt in the matter.
Silas Bowen, who lives on farm
five miles northwest OF Table Rock
was struck and instantly killed by
lightning. He and his son, Ralph,
were going home from the field with
teams. The sons team was killed. Mr..
Bowen leaves wife and three child
rem.
The state board of health has ap-
pointed G. H. Brewer, secretary of
the embalming board. AS members of
the dental board under the new law,
d. M. Meese of Auburn was appointed
for one year. G. F. Wallace of Omaha,
three years; w. T. Smith, Geneva,
four years. c. l.. Parker of Norfolk,
five years.
Mortgage Indebtedness Of Jefferson
county for June is as follows: Farm
mortgages filed, nine; amount, $12,-
sos; cancelled, fifteen; amount, $751;
95S25; city mortgages filed, nine
teen; amount $6,750; cancelled, four;
amount, $2,494.S0; chattel mortgages
filed, 1885, amount, $19,623.S3; can
celled, $5S,70S.S0.
Judge Paul lessen, in district court
of Johnson county set aside the verdict
in the case of Charles M. Chamberlain,
found guilty of ENLIGHTENMENT, and or
dered new trial. Chamberlain has
asked for a change of venue. The
court reduced the bond from $20,S00
to $4,000 and Chamberlain is solicit
ing new bonds.
Big preparations are being made for
York's first chautauqua assembly, July
81 to 80. Good grounds have been
secured and all arrangements made for
ten days of high class entertainment.
Thursday, July 81, when Governor w.
Folk, of Missouri, will deliver his lee
ture on Good Citizenship"
The officers of the Big Four Log
Rolling association, which includes
the counties of Seward, Saline, Ian
caster and Gage, met at Dewitt and
decided to hold the annual picnic Of
the Modern Woodmen of America at
that place on August % and "a. The
officers also arranged a program for
the two days at the meeting.
The Tecumseh city library board
has received proposition from the
agent of Andrew Carnegie whereby
he, for Mr.. Carnegie, proposes to do
nate the sum of $500 to that city for
the erection of a library building.
This provides that the city will take
action to provide a fund Of 5000 per
year to maintain the library. Steps
will be taken at once to secure the
new building.
Corn on uplands, says West
Point dispatch, shows marked i'm
provement by reason of the favorable
weather Of the last few days, but in
the bottom lands very little progress
has been made. The wet weather has
effectually precluded cultivation, al
lowing the rank growth of weeds to
smother the plants, with the result
that the crop can be considered fail
ure along the river bottoms.
The remains of George DUNCAN, the
young travelling salesman from Lin
coin who was killed near there under
meath his automobile, were brought to
Norfolk for burial besides those of his
mother. The death of DUNCAN was a
double tragedy in way, as he was
killed practically upon his wedding
eve. Within the next week he was to
have been married, his fiancee being
among the funeral attendants.
DR.. Juan Carlos Tornquist, brother
OF the Argentine council at New York
city, is in Norfolk for months stay
and is investigating the conditions
among American cattle He is this
year graduate of the veterinary de-
partment of Cornell university, where
he took the course for the purpose of
equipping himself to combat against
the dreaded diseases of cattle in his
own country. Last year his father lost
100000 worth of cattle from foot and
mouth diseases alone.
IN account Of rnonnt hou,o