The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-07-19
Nebraska News


of George w. Berge. have met
many prominent democrats from va
rious parts of the state recently who
invariably state that Mr.. Berge is the
choice of the democrats of their coun-
'ty and some strong democratic coun-
ties have taken referendum vote
and so per cent of those voting nave
declared for Mr.. Berge. No true DEM
ocrat will oppose Mr.. Berge on the
clared himself a democrat, which is
being made by some democratic poll
ticians. The people and the rank and
file of the democratic party answer
these charges by saying that they
do not know what he calls himself,
but they do know that he Is for the
people, and his democracy cannot be
questioned, as he supported Mr.
Bryan twice with his vote and from
the stump for congress and twice for
the presidency. He also supported
Judge Broadly and James Mammalian
after he had been defeated by both
of these democrats in hot contest
| for the nomination for congress in
the First district | fear that II the
records were looked up it would be
found that while Mr. Berge was spend
ing his time and money trying to
elect these democrats some of those
that are now saying that Mr.. Berge
is not democrat was at that time
voting the republican ticket and find
ing fault with Mr. Bryan. The demo-
Gratis of Kansas have nominated ex-
Senator Harris, populist, for gov
ernor, and Mr.. Moore, LaFollette
republican of the Fourth congressional
district, for congress, and Mr.. Emery,
a Lincoln republican, for governor of
Pennsylvania. In the face of these
facts and Nebraska being the home of
| the great leader and teacher of true
| Jefferson democracy, how can the
democrats of Nebraska turn down
George w. Berge? They will never
do it."-State Journal.
Seward-The Seward Lumber and
Fuel company has purchased the yards
and stock of the Rogers Lumber COM
pany. George Bernecker will be the
manager.
Falls City-The early peaches have
begun to ripen in this part of the
county, they are already on the mar.
ket The crop promises to be unusu-
ally large this year.
/ Seward-The date of the German
picnic at Seward has been changed
| from August 80 to August so on &C
count of the former date conflicting
with the date of the Beaver Crossing
fraternal picnic.
4 Humboldt gang of railroad sur
veyors is at work in this vicinity
and the report is current that men
are making preliminary survey
with view to establishing double
track facilities along this line of the
Burlington road from Table Rock to
: Napier, where the traffic is entirely
too heavy for single track to be used
with safety or profit.
, Grand Island-Within a year Hal
: county will have another complete
! system of bridges across the Platte
| river, it being on the section line due
!. south of this city and into a section
2 of territory the residents of which, il
!, they desired to come to the county
D seat, were compelled to travel from
4 four to eight miles extra either east OF
e west and back. The county has nov
S three bridges across the stream ant
: there was considerable opposition il
e former years to the building of an
t other, owing to the cost.
Humboldt slight rain fell il
q this section and while not boo,,