The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-04-27
Nebraska nofes.

BUSINESS urm In GranQ lsldnO.
The Farmers Grain and Stock COM
pany at Kenesaw has gone out Of
business.
The new Catholic church in Center is
completed. The building is said to be
n fine one.
Residents Of Pickrell propose to
make night against the starting OF
saloon in that place.
The Nebraska Telephone COMPANY
has installed new switchboard tn its
Offices at Nebraska City.
An effort is being made to give Lin
wood local telephone service. This has
been attempted before, but failed.
Stein Bros, general merchants at
Hastings, have incorporated with an
authorized capital stock of 100000.
Columbus is very hopeful of securing
an appropriation from congress for the
purchase of a site for a new postohice.
Prof. e. B. Sherman has been re-
elected superintendent of the Columbus
schools for two years at an increase OF
salary
Tne Standard Bridge company was
awarded the contract for building the
bridges in Stanton county the COM
ing year.
The Bohemian Telephone company
has been incorporated and proposes to
operate its lines in Dodge and Cunning
counties.
A half section of land was sold five
miles north OF Sidney at IS per acre
cash. The same land sold for $3.50 an
acre one year ago.
The Nebraska Casualty Insurance
company was Incorporated at Holdrege,
the incorporators including number
of the prominent business men of tina:
place.
Trackiayerc are very busy in the
Burlington yards at Beatrice, and it is
evident that the company expects to
begin work soon on its new depot
there.
The firm of ]. M. Grace & Co. has
filed articles Of incorporation and Will
conduct a grain business at Mascot,
Harlan county. The capital stock Is
$4,000.
The Walthill State bank Of the town
of Walthill, Thurston county, has re-
ceived a charter from the state bank
ing board. The paid-up capital stock
is $4,000.
H. w. Hill OF Beatrice will erect
large storage and transfer depot. This
building will be 75x150 feet, located
with trackage, and will be used for
general transfer house.
The Juniata Grain and Live Stock
association of Juniata has incorporated
with a capital stock of $4,000. The
incorporators are e. p. Hubbard, w.
II. Waldron and others.
The town of Burwell has taken the
initial step toward the organization OF
an Improvement club, which will work
along the lines Of commercial clubs as
organized in other towns.
The home of Frank Lingle in Greggs-
port was destroyed by fire. The build
ing was outside the fire limits and
nothing could be done to save it. The
loss will amount to $1,000.
An ordinance was passed granting a
franchise to W. S. barley of Chicago
and Joel NJ. Roberts Of York for the
construction, maintenance and opera
ton of gas plant in Holdrege.
The l. O. o. F. Building association
of Grand Island has filed articles of in
corporation and is selling shares rapid
~. Officers report that they expec!
to erect the building this summer.
The new city council WAS organized
at Beatrice for the year by the cleo.
ton of A. II. Milburn president. The
report Of City Treasurer Jones showed
a total Of $22,778.33 in the treasury.
Considerable difficulty is being ex-
perienced at Albion by those who wish
10 engage in the saloon business there
for the reason that the city has an or
dinance prohibiting opening of sa-
loon within fifty feet of the property
OF any person who may object to tbs
saloon.
The city hall bond proposition, whict
failed at the spring election at Madi
son by one vote, is to have anothei
try soon. Petitions are circulating fol
another election to be held as soon as
the statutory time limit expires.
Swift & Company have done worl
at Columbus on large two-story bricl
building, which will be used as &
branch distributing house for thei,
packing house products, to supply the
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