Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-24
OVER THE STATE.

tory, oxford is to have three saloons.
A Lincoln man is drawing plans for
the Y. M. G A building at Fremont.
The State Liquor Dealers assocla-
tion will meet in Columbus June 18th.
It is said GOV. Mickey has asked for
the resignation of DR.. Nicholson Of
the Norfolk asylum.
The dead man found floating down
the river at Rulo, was identified as ],
c. Mason OF Brownville.
e. e. Bolejack has just established
n bank at Barada. The capital stock
of the new bank will be $4,000.
A Y. NJ. c. a. building will be put
up at Fairbury. The structure is to
cost $4,000, and the money has all
been raised.
w. II. Mann has time card of the
Burlington for 1881 which shows that
there were but two trains a day be-
| tween Plattsmouth and Lincoln.
Mrs. John G.. Buses, an aged lady and
one of the pioneers Of Otoe county, fell
down flight OF stairs and broke a
number of ribs. 1t is feared she will
not recover.
The Harrington city council has
passed an ordinance prohibiting bar
Der shops to be open hereafter on Sun
days subject to a fine of $50 for vio-
| latiop of the ordinance.
At a special election in Beaver City,
the proposition to issue bonds for the
erection of high school building was
carried by an overwhelming majority,
there being but nine votes cast against
August Croft cashier of the State
bank of Goehner, Seward county, re-
ceived S65 in small contributions for
the San Francisco people and sent the
money to DR.. Devine Of the Red Cross.
The project to re-establsh the
twenty-five cent ferry rate for the ben
eft of farmers Of the Iowa side Of the
river is again being pushed by the
members of the Commercial club OF
Plattsmouth.
OF the ninety-five lots set aside by
the state fair board for the implement
section, sixty-three have already been
taken The rapidity with which the
space is being engaged is a surprise to
Secretary Mellor.
Property Of the George Town Roller
mill and flour company situated sew
eral miles south of Broken Bow and
principally owned by Mayor George Of
Broken Bow was totally destroyed by
fire. No insurance.
e. B. Blust will build new hotel in
Ravenna. 1t will be brick structure
32x60 feet and two stories high. A
new hotel is badly needed in Ravenna
since the burning of the Burlington
hotel and eating house.
Orlando Fish, former resident of
} Merrick county, died at the Colum-
bus hospital from the effects of gun
} shot wound inflicted by James Nichols
5 of Nance county. The men had quar-
, relied over lease Of a farm
, John Howell. vice president of the
I Bank Of Oxford will shortly retire
3 from active participation in the man
b. agement of that institution and will
r be succeeded by his brother, Matthew
. Howell a capitalist of York, Neb
4 Fremont is to vote upon the PROPOSE
e ton of issuing bonds OF $4,000 to
}. wards the construction of a new
lighting and water works system, cost
ing $4,000. This was decided at the
J, close of a long meeting of the city
s council.
s Coal has been discovered on the
farm of G. Il. Morris, three miles south
s east Of Diller, and samples brought
8 to Beatrice show the specimens to bC
d from one to three inches in thickness
o The vein crops out in cut made b!
n the Burlington company in straighten
g ing its roadbed.
n The Vermont Marble company o
Rutland, VT, has presented Sewar
county with block of white marbl
from which life size statue Of Hor
n William Seward, for whom the tow,
II and county were named will b
e. carved. This statue will be placed o
TO a pedestal at the north entrance OF tn
Ia court house.
I'd Jansen & Son of Jansen, recent
a sold to the commission firm of Cha.
le Robinson & Co, 42S shorn wethers an
is yearlings, which averaged ninety-tw
IS pounds and for which they receive
IL $5.45 per 10 pounds. This price Is tn
O. top for the season on shorn weather
and the first and only lot TO bring til
figure.
er Rev. P. l.. Johnson, treasurer of Ha
e. tings college, has gone 70 New Yor
m City for the purpose Of completing tn
IA, 100000 endowment fund which is b
of ing collected for that institutio
re. About $4,000 has already been SUI
ss scribed. Andrew Carnegie has c
ny fered $4,000 for new building if IL
100000 is raised.
Sheriff Bauman of Dodge count
arrived at Fremont from Osceola wi
lat Fay Baker. He was charged with Il
Of theft of team and bugg, from Georl
,ut Heine of Hopper, Baker had posse
, sion of the outfit that was missed fro
lat Heine's barn. He claimed to ha'
The bought it from Il stranger, but w