Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-13
OVER THE STATE.

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extent of $500.
Frank Bedient Is the champion corn
raised in northwest York county. His
corn yielded eighty-three bushels to the
acre by weight.
A consignment of $4,000 of Mississ.
| ippi. bonds, the first Of the purchase Of
100000 recently authorized, has been
received by State Treasurer Mortenson.
A badger was caught six miles north
of Beatrice by two young men in a
trap set for rabbits. The animal
weighed about twenty pounds. 1t is an
unusual thing to catch badger in that
vicinity.
Plans and specifications are complete
for large brewery at Hastings. Clev.
Gland, o., capitalists and Hastings bus
mess men of prominence have sub.
scribed the necessary wealth for the
erection Of plant.
The requisition of Governor Cum
Minis of Iowa for the return of Earl
Anderson to Lucas county, Iowa, has
been honored by Governor Mickey.
Anderson, who is now under arrest at
Hastings, is accused of breaking into
the restaurant of r. S. Jones.
The Commercial club and Hastings
business men are considering PROPOSE!
tons from outside parties for the loca-
ton there of various factory enter
prises. One of these is a factory for
the manufacture of underwear; an
other Is the location of q cereal mill.
Seats in the senate chamber and rep.
resentative hall are fast being taken
by members-elect In the house, out
of 100 seats, thirty-eight remain ur-
taken, and out of the thirtv-three seats
In the senate only eight remain I'M
taken. incidentally these untaken seats
are the best in the senate chamber.
Elizabeth Montague chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
was entertained at Beatrice by Mrs.
Joseph Tebbetts in honor of the eighty
eighth birthday anniversary of her
mother. Mrs. Lucy Wills Tebbetts, who
Is a real daughter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, her father
l'uNlhS lahtl an 1NllNO pau III Jul
country's struggle for independence.
Near Arborville, Mrs. j. w. Rolls
and Mrs. Jonn Cohagen met with a.
serious accident while returning home.
While crossing culvert part of the
harness gave way, soaring the team,
which ran away, throwing the women
out. Mrs. Cohagen was seriously and
perhaps dangerously injured, remain
ing unconscious for some time. Mrs.
Rolls received painful injuries, but
nothing serious.
John NJ. Raglan, Jr, cashier Of the
First National bank. of Elwood, has
just returned from the Alberta coun-
try in Canada, where he took a home
stead and purchased two sections of
land. He thinks that country has a
great future before it, and is selling
off his personal effects and house and
will leave fd that country about Feb
ruary to mike his home. Several
other parties from Elwood will accom-.
pany him.
Postmaster Miller of Grand Islano
has received notice that there have
| been several violations of the postal
regulations prohibiting the enclosure
of "a higher class of mail with lower
class. The violations, said to have oc-
Cured there, We're discovered, it is
stated, at st. Louis. Writing was
| found in various packages, it is al
legged, The matter is now in the hands
| nf nCnnptnrc Who tho guilty ortio c
are, has not as yet been ascertained.
| The legislative committee of the va
rious state medical societies met with
some of the members of tn Board of
| Secretaries of the State Board Of
| Health, and discussed a pure food BILL
to be introduced in the next legisla.
ture, and to have the support of the
societies. 1t was decided to endorse a
! bill providing the enforcement of the
pure food bill be intrusted to a food
commissioner working in conjunction
with and under the authority of the
State Board of Health.
Ed. Thrush, farmer residing three
miles west of Boone, Ia, owns a fine
span of horses. On November 10.
Frank Yolum admired the team very
much and endeavored to purchase ii
from the owner, but the price was too
high. The next night YolIum went and
got the team and drove it away without
any further negotiations with the farm.
err When he crossed the Missouri
river he was arrested and jailed at
Plattsmeuth, the team recovered and
the offender taken back to Iowa for
trial.
Governor John II. Mickey Is the sec
ond Nebraska governor who ever had
the distinction of issuing a proclama-
ton declaring a constitutional amend
ment to tighten the terms of legisla-
tors and to increase the pay was q
part of the constitution. The official
vote as canvassed by the canvassing
board showed this amendment did not