The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-11-01

TACT, at amounts little above their
selling value, and they are made on
cash payment OF $50, the balance
to be paid in thirty days. This pre-
cludes the possibility of the sales be-
ing a scheme of real estate dealers, as
it would hardly be possible for them
to sell the real estate at the prices
contracted for within thirty days. OF
course, if the Burlington is making a
bluff it could easily afford to lose the
cash deposits, but every indication
points to the fact that it is not bluff.
Columbus-The Union Pacific Rail-
road company has given Foreman
Webb instructions to spare no pains
or expense in fixing the culverts by
the side of the Meridian road This
good news pleases our citizens who
live in the south part of town, be-
cause it will drain their lots to the
Platte river
Eustis-rhe Odd Fellows are max
building. The structure will be a
double store building, two stories
high The upstairs will be fitted up
for a hall, to be used as a lodge
room and opera house. The work of
construction will be commenced as
soon as material and help can be pro-
cured
Sutherland-From reports now drift
ing in from the range sections it ap-
pears that there was more of a loss
of stock in the recent snowstorm than
was at first surmised. TWENTY
head of cattle was the loss of one
man in the North Platte valley allow
here and reports of smaller losses are
heard
Arlington-The recent rains have
started the fall wheat and pastures to
growing. Some wheat is just up and
needed rain
Arlington-Corn husking has been
stopped by the heavy rains, but will
start next week if the weather re-
mains fair. The apple crop is not
all picked yet. Help is scarce and
high wages are offered
Workmen who are en-
gagged in sinking an oil we'll here for
the Beatrice Oil and Gas company
have reached a depth of about 100
feet. They drilled through eight fer
of rock yesterday. The work is in
charge of j. N. Maupin, prospector
from Boulder, Colo.
David City-The county board has
employed Attorneys E. C. Strobe of
Lincoln, and T. S. Hastings of this
city to assist the county attorney in
defending thee lain presented by Col
fax county for S11,047.9S for bridging
the Platte river. The claim will be
fought to finish
Fremont-Judge Hollenbeck called
the docket Of the district court Sat
urday for the purpose of setting cases
for trial. The next term convenes No
vember IL. Only eight cases were
set down and of these probably only
three will be tried. There are no
criminal cases.
Table Rock-Twenty-fve or thirty
carloads of apples have been shipped
out of Table Rock so far this season.
Table Rock-O. S. Colthar, who
lives some eight miles south of here
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 1928 per bushel amounting
to the snug sum of $9S1.25. Mr.. Colt
har has twenty acres seeded to red
clover, and in addition to the amount
sold has nine bushels of seed left and
cut twelve tons of hay from the land
worth 81 per ton. Therefore Mr.. Colt
har realized from his twenty acre field
$26 per acre. He has an alfalfa field
which netted him considerable more
money to the acre than did his famous