Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-06-28
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depot at Fremont has been let.
An opera house will be one OF AL.
mas improvements this year
The Presbyterians OF Loup City pro.
pose to build a $4,000 church this year.
Hon. VIM F. Gurley OF Omaha will
be orator at the Fourth of July cele-
bration in Ashland
The Cass County Teachers institute
will convene in Weeping Water Au-
gust 10 for a one weeks session.
The new $4,000 building at the in.
stitute for Feeble Minded youth at
Beatrice will be completed this month.
Richardson county was well repre-
sented in the Kentucky home coming.
Quite number of families journeyed
thither.
County Assessor Jorn finds an in
crease of taxable property in Rich
ardson county to exceed one-fourth
million dollars.
John Burgett, a Richardson county
farmer, fractured his leg by falling
from a roof The member will have
to be amputated
Mrs. Vera McGraw, a young woman
who has been attending the Omaha
Commercial college, was found dead
In her room in that city.
General Nelson, retired army Off
Ger, delivered the commencement ad-
dress before the senior class of the
University of Nebraska
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erected in Fremont at cost of $4,000
will be started soon. Plans for it
have been adopted and excavation is
under way.
Wesley J. Barr died suddenly in the
jail at Greenwood. He was recently
from Lincoln hospital whence he
had been sent under the new dipso-
maniac law.
The residence of e. Westphalin, on
his farm, two miles north of Willard,
Douglas county, was totally destroyed
by fire. Very little OF the contents
were saved.
General Leonard w. Colby, of Bea.
trlce, and Miss Marie c. Martinez
were united in marriage by the Rev.
N, A. Martin, the Methodist minister
of that place.
At Tekamah fire caused by an in
cubator lamp destroyed the poultry
house belonging to l.. G.. Wood, killing
$50 little chicks and destroying two
incubators.
Sam Kee, who for several years has
hnnn a H,Hy In II,tr
boldt. sold his effects and left for his
native land, China, He will remain
in that country.
The report Of the registrar of the
bureau of vital statistics of West Point
for the month of June show the births
In Cunning county to be thirteen and
the deaths four during the month of
June.
DIR. ID. T. Quigley and DR.. George
b. Dent of North Platte are planning
on going to Chicago soon to attend
clinics, and while in that city they
may make arrangements for opening
a hospital in North Platte
Fay Baker, who was given an eigh-
teen months sentence for having DOS
session of the horses stolen from
George Heine of Hooper, was taken to
the state penitentiary at Lincoln by
Sheriff Bauman of Dodge county.
The cherry crop about Humboldt Is
the best for several years, and has
Just commenced to reach the market.
The yield has been larger in some
former years, but the quality prom
ises to be unusually fine this season.
Sheriff Quinton of Cass county is
looking 70" William Tinkham, who for
merly worked on the farm for August
Schulke, near Greenwood, who is sup
posed to have taken n horse belonging
TO his employer. Both hired man and
the horse disappeared very suddenly
and have not since been heard from.
Frank G. Whitney, aged AZ years,
a resident of Westerville, Custer
county, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the heart with a 32.
calibre revolver. Whitney was de-
spondent because his wife left him a
month ago, He was insured for $4,000
in the Workmen of Omaha, where he
lost a foot while working in the yards.
The policy is in favor of his wife.
Samuel Yost, aged about As years
and single. committed suicide by hang
ing himself to a tree at the rear OF
Hams park, Grand Island. A number
of young boys were playing on the
grounds when foul happened to go
over the grandstand. One of the young
fellows went around the stand and
there almost ran into the form of the
man, whose toes were then just touch
ing the ground.
Miss Emma Shouse, who lived in
the family of William Maddox of Falls
City as domestic, was found dead in
bed, evidently having taken carbolic
acid purposely, as she left a written
statement to her parents and sisters,
bidding them goodbye and telling
what what disposition to make of her
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