Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-08-03
STATE NOTES.

August list.
Judge Benjamin Purdy, aged SO, is
lead at Fairbury.
Articles of incorporation have been
iled with the secretary of state by the
Red Line Mutual Telephone company
II Kansas.
The family of Judge Rice of Central
City, consisting of himself, wife and
ave children, were poisoned in some
mysterious manner.
The body of Herman Paasch,
drowned near Crowell, was found
about four miles down the river from
where he left his clothes.
The residence of George Davidson
Of Central City was struck by light
ming and badly damaged. None OF the
family were in the house at the time.
| Columbus has established stone
pile and has now two cars Of stone
Jumped on the ground and six large
,ledges with which to crack the stone.
A stock show and fair will be held
In Cunning county on September IS
and IA. These functions have proven
very popular and satisfactory in the
past.
Thomas Harding, a farmer living
seven miles north Of Beatrice, last
week finished threshing his wheat,
which averaged forty bushels to the
icre.
The Board Of County Commission
nrc hoe dnnidnd tn No off GAO O00 nf
0toe county refunding bonds, which
become due next month. The bonded
Indebtedness of the county is about
b435, 900.
The official roster of D. s. Crawford
post of the Grand Army of the Re-
public of West Point contains the
names of seventeen members. The
ranks of the veterans are fast being
decimated.
A number of men arrived in Platts-
mouth from an eastern employment
agency and will be employed in the
Burlington shops there. There is still
demand for help in the coach and
freight departments.
The different churches at Table
Rock have united and will hold union
Sunday evening meetings in the park
at 8 o'clock during the months of
July and August, the park having been
fitted up for that purpose
B. Shanler, depot agent for the Rock
island railroad at Steinauer, is suffer
ing with broken leg. An express
man let a trunk fall out OF the car
door upon Mr.. Shanler's leg, breaking
It between the ankle and knee.
A new town is to be established in
Madison county, between Madison and
Norfolk, according to reports. The
new town Is to be located at the Ma
lone farm. six miles north Of Madi-
son, and it will be begun Immediately.
A school census, taken by Secretary
Norris of the Board of Education,
ixes the population of Lincoln at
1921. In 1900 the population was
placed at 41,O00. In 1890 census pad
ders placed the population at $4,000.
County superintendent Charles H.
Bright of Wayne county received a
message from the Insular department
at Washington informing him Of the
appointment of himself and wife as
instructors in the Philippine islands.
| During the race meeting at York
one. of the races that will be holly con-
tested will be the 2:10 pace, in which
sixteen horses are entered from seven
states, representing Minnesota, Wis
consin, Dakota, Idaho, Nebraska, Kan
sas and Iowa.
| Among the Nebraskans on the Ben
nington not heretofore mentioned Is
young Otto Schmidt, who has two
brothers and two sisters living in
Blair. Schmidt enlisted in Omaha
May II, 1901, and has been on the
Bennington ever since enlistment.
One of the largest punches of grain
thrashed this season was that of
Henry Peck, near Shelton, who last
week thrashed 1913 acres of wheat
which yielded 4,7O5 bushels and sold
for So, 430 65.-The average was twenty
eight and a half bushels per acre.
At the state fair an exhibit will be
held of the native fish of Nebraska,
|
sion is busy collecting specimens.
Many shovel-nosed catfish are now in
waiting at the South Bend fisheries.
A good wild animal exhibit is now in
| preparation also.
Polk county's commissioners have
!aken recess until about August
n the hope that the state board will
have completed their arduous duties,
made the levy and that the county
board can tell the people some time
before election just how much will be
needed to keep the machine oiled for
the next year.
No game birds or animals may be
killed in August, according to the
state game laws. The open season on
doves and plover will close July 81
and, until September 1, the season
On everything will be closed This