Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-15
OVER THE STATE.

Improvement of the city.
The Northwestern will spend 100000
in improvements at Fremont
Beatrice and Fairbury will meet in
a football contest this month
Preparations are going forward for n
big religious revival in Harvard.
Coal dealers of Columbus are having
difficulty in getting sufficient supply
for customers.
The Antelope County Teachers as
ISOLATION will hold their regular meet
ing November 10th.
The Springfield Womans club, which
has been very active for the last year,
has billed out lecture course.
The officers of Sarpy county are Of
fering a reward of $50 for the arrest of
the thief who stole a mule from Fort
Crook.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. A. Whiting at AL
bion, celebrated their golden wedding
A large company of near relatives
were present.
At Wahoo a son OF John Albert got
his hand caught in n machine which
leaves him minus one thumb, which
had to be cut off.
John Melna, one of the oldest citN
zens Oh Cunning county, died in Linz
coin last week. He had for long
time been in The insane asylum.
C. A. Lewis sale of fancy Poland
China hogs brought a large crowd of
farmers to Beatrice. Forty-five head
sold at an average of $50. A 6-months-
old gilt brought S115.
Through neglect and some misunder-
standing the proper officers failed to
file the certificate of nomination for
the prohibition party in Gage county,
hence their names will not appear
upon the ballot at the coming election.
AS the result of the accidental dis
charge of double-barreled shot gun.
Phillip Lippert a Hastings young man,
received a dangerous wound in the
right arm which may necessitate the
amputation of that limb.
o. S. Colthar, who lives some eight
miles south of Table rock, recently
marketed the most valuable load of
grain ever marketed in the county. 1t
consisted of seventy-one bushels of
red clover seed, which was sold for
S625 per bushel, amounting to the
snug sum of $3S1.25.
The report of State Treasurer Nor
| Jensen of the transactions of the state
| treasury during the month of OctoI
| Der, filed with the state auditor, shows
that he had on hand October l, $685.
| 1882, and on Nov. /, $29S,725,35. The
receipts during the month amounted
! to $272,911.04 and the expenditures
| S240,3S051.
Recently a fat hog was stolen from
William Wynn in Plattsmouth, and
hid in a vacant barn on the premises
recently occupied by M. S. Briggs.
Before the thief returned to get the
porker a neighbor informed the police
of the find. The premises were guard
ed for a few days and nights, but the
robber came not.
Paul Van Ackeren, manager of the
Crowell elevator at Lindsay, has de-
cided after canvass of the town, to
install complete and up-to-date cleo
trio light plant In Lindsay. Over 400
lights have already been contracted
for. The town board at special meet
ing contracted for thirty-two sixteen
candle power lights for the streets.
In conversation with Superintendent
Scilley of the Standard company at
North Platte, 1t was learned that two
thirds OF the beet crop is still in the
ground. The factory at Leavitt is us
ing 1000 tons a day, but the yield
per acre is so heavy that the beets
from fifty to sixty acres per day, keeps
the factory running to its utmost ca
pacity.
Win both feet frozen so badly thai
, amputation may be necessary, w. Car
ter. negro cook, who came to police
, headquarters in Omaha for medica
attention, told a terrible tale of suffer
ing with party of five in the blizzarC
last week in the badlands near RapiC
, City, S. ID. They had to go sevent!
{ miles to Rapid City, Their blanket
were wet. They trudged in the snow
, and ice to keep from freezing to death
! All had their feet frozen.
, County Clerk Haverly of Dougla
county has turned over to the count,
treasurer the tax lists for 1906, whicl
have been compiled by John Edwards
| who is in charge of the tax department
I of the office. The list shows the as
Q sessed valuation of the county, bot
X real and personal, to be $30,63S,05S
/, an increase of $780, over last yeal
t AS these figures are based on one-fift
!. of the real value they mean the tota
4 value of property assessed is owe
q $l53 100000.
k Corn huslling is now actively i
s progress throughout this section, say
J. West Point dispatch, and the yiel
/. is considerably over the average, bot
a in quality and quantity. Great diff
e Guilty is being experienced by the farm
ers in getting help enough to NOV