The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-05-24

mary teacher is secured for the first
grade all vacancies will be filled.
McCook-The mortgage record for
Red Willow county for March and
April is as follows: March--Farm fill
ings, $113,210; releases, $63, 290.40; city
and town filings, $1O,323; city,
and town filings, s1O,323; releases,
$16,616.75; chattel filings, $30.290.45;
releases, $31,233S7. April-Farm fiji
ings, s51,O2262; releases, $23,377.37;
city and town filings, $4,000; re-
leases, s7,432; chattel filings, $685.
556.17, releases, $54, 573.86.
Beatrice-As G. W. Hottenstein was
on his daily milk delivery he received
a severe shock at the home of s..
Grey Howe by taking hold Of live
electric wire in attempting to remove
it from across the walk. The insula-
ton had been worn off, and when Mr..
Hottenstein took hold of the wire he
was knocked down into the grass in
dazed condition, but soon recovered
from the shock.
Beatrice-Yeste the Farmers
Elevator company at Pickrell received
tor, for which the company paid the
highest market price. W. N. Spell
man, who is buying live stock at that
point, reports that he purchased 100
head Of hogs at that place yesterday.
The little town is on the boom, and
it is said that more grain is shipped
out of there than any town in the,
state of it's size.
-Seward-Paul Whitewater sold his
quarter section of land in tx" town
to Henry Roth of Illinois, for $50 an
acre.
Papillion-The Methodist people
here are thoroughly overhauling the
church and when the wOrkmen are
through it will have the appearance
of a new building.
,SeWard-The annual sermon to the
old soldiers will be delivered by Rev.
p. H. Schell Of the Methodist Episco-
pal church Sunday morning, May ~.
This will be union service.
York;. w. York and Lee Beard
dug out ten wolves on the banks OF
Lincoln creek. The wolves were pur-
chased by a business man here, who
will either start geological garden or
donate to the menagerie at York park.
Seward right-of-way men for
the Burlington railway were in Sew
ard Tuesday and made application in
the county court for commission to
appraise damages on the proposed
right-of-way of the new line in the
vicinity of Milford.
York-Tt is known that the Union
Pacific railroad will have two stations
on it's cutoff from Stromsburg to Cen
trail City. One will be two miles
north of Stark postoffice and the other
will be some six miles north and east
of Arborville in this county
Leigh-A. l.. Scutt broke ground
this morning for the erection of
new brick store building. The struc-
ture will be 26xS0 feet, two stories
and basement. Leigh is experiencing
quite an activity in the building line
at present. Another brick store will
soon be erected, besides several fine
residences.
Seward-Rev. w. M. Lorimer, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church OF
Utica. was assaulted on the street
here today by man by the name OF
Scharck, a saloonkeeper of Utica.
Rev. Lorimer was injured about the
head. Rev. Lorimer is the secretary
of the Seward Law and Order league.
Howells-The Colfax County Med
ical society held its quarterly meeting
at Clarkson in the Office of DR..
Allen. Important papers were
read by the following members: DR..
Preston, of Howells, Neb.; DR.. Corbin,
IF SCHUYLER. Neb.. and DR.. Ayers. of