Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-20
NEsRAskA BRIEFS.

The Catholics of Beatrice have
taken initiatory steps for building a
church.
Sutherland is doing so much build
ing that the carpenters cannot take
care of 1t all.
The revival meetings In Fremont
were so successful that they were ex-
tended another week.
Several fatal cases of diphtheria
have occurred near Arborville and in
the vicinity of Clarks.
The remains of Mrs. Mildred Horne,
who died at Kirksville, Mo, were
brought to Blue Hill for burial.
Corn stalk disease is again among
the cattle of Platte county. John II.
Wilke has lost eight head with the dis
ease.
An epidemic of diphtheria has
caused the temporary dismissal of the
school in district No. 10. Richardson
county.
The Beatrice Gas & Power company
with a capital of $150,00O, has filed ar
ticles of incorporation with the secre-
tary of state
A horse stolen from the barn of
John Hebebrand, near Hooper, re-
turned home after several days abb
sence, nearly starved.
Three bloodhounds were received by
City Marshal Owens of Geneva by ex-
press from Texas. They are thorough
bred and carefully trained.
Wilke c.. Coble's ranch house, nine
miles south of Hyannis, burned to the
ground. The building was just COM
pleted at cost of $1,000.
The Berwyn State bank of Custer
county has received q charter from
the state banking board. The capital
stock Of the new bank is $4,000.
Deputy Sheriff Yates served tax no
tice on the c., B. & @. railway agents
at Fairmont and Grafton, and the sher-
| if served a notice on the agent at Ge-
neva.
A judgment of $4,000, given in the
district court of Platte county in favor
of Minnie Edmongson, Administrative,
and against the Union Pacific Railroad
company, has been affirmed by the SUI
| preme court.
Charges of such a serious nature
have been made against the manage
ment of the Kearney Normal school,
duplicating some members of the Nor
NAL board, that a legislative inve3tiga
ton seems imperative
Nicholas Gentleman, who was con-
victed of murder in the second degree
in Platte county nearly six years ago,
has filed an application for pardon.
Governor Mickey will hear the case
December "a at II a. m.
A requisition has been issued by
Governor Mickey for the return to Ne
braska from Delaware county, New
York, of Vagas Stenbeck. Rome Mil
Ter of Omaha accuses the man of the
embezzlement of $162.50.
County Treasurer Bowlby of Saline
county has beol notified by telegraph
that an order has been issued by Judge
Munger in the federal court to restrain
him from collecting delinquent taxes
for 1906 from the c., b. G. @. railroad,
Charles Scrivener was arrested at
Beatrice on complaint sworn out by
Mrs Maggie Scrivener, charging him
with wife desertion. Scrivener has
| been working for Swift & Co. at. WITCH.
ita, Kas,, and was arrested soon after
| his arrival in town
State Deputy Land Commissioner II.
M. Eaton and his deputy, j. M. Shive-
| ly, are the first officials to file their
bonds with the governor for the COM
ing two years. Both instruments are
signed by the American Surety com
pany of Baltimore, Mr.. Eatons being
for $4,000 and Mr.. Shivelys for &c..
600.
Adjutant General Culver has receiv-
ed official information to the effect
that the new cannon demanded for the
marksmen of Nebraska cannot be fur
nished by the war department at this
time. The secretary of war stated
that the battery at Wymore has not
reached sufficient degree of efficiency
to merit new guns.
William Campion of Seward was
'''AA 6uAi'y VI uVpNl L2nS Tic 1lltSlIl-
mate child of Nellie Lattimer, after a
trial of three days. Governor Mickey
had pardoned Campion out of Jail I'M
der the charge of being the father of
the child, but Judge Good remanded
the young man to Jail because the
$1,000 judgment had not been paid.
The sum of $4,000 is asked by Miss
LYDIA Mcmahon, superintendent of the
Geneva Industrial school; for the main
tenance of the school during the COM
ing two years. Her biennial report
which has been filed with Governor
Mickey, shows that the cost of main
tenance~p per capita during the last two
years has been less than so cents per
day.
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