Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-07
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES
GATHERED FROM EXCHANGES
AND PRESS DISPATCHES.
Miscellaneous Items of interest Bear
ing Upon Many subjects of
General Concern.

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the Rock Island depot at Beatrice. o.
the new German Lutheran church
ut Bloomfield was dedicated last Sun
day.
G. A. Guy of Iowa was killed by the
cars In tho Burlington yards al Has
tings.
Nebraska City had an educational
rally" 107 teachers being in attend
auce
Howard county farmers closed q
very successful institute that lasted
two days.
Farmers around Sutherland are TAX
ing steps to secure a sugar factory in
that vicinity
Mrs. Grover Cleveland has finally
closed out all OF her real estate hold
ings in Omaha.
Farm horses in Fillmore county are
bringing good prices. At auction one
team went at $780,
On Campton, who burglarized a
hardware store at Galloway, was ar
rested in Broken Bow.
A reward of 500 is offered for the
recovery Of the body of John Snider,
drowned at South Bend
County commissioners of Cass
county estimate that expenses for the
coming year will be $64,O0O.
The house of Charles Jackson, who
resides three miles west of Henley,
was totally destroyed by fire.
The county Judge of Polk county
was called out of bed at midnight and
performed a marriage ceremony.
Relatives at Tecumseh of Mrs.
Louisa Modrell have received word
that the lady died in San Barnardino,
Cal
The canning business at Auburn will
be hampered in it's work, it is thought,
If the child labor bill passes the leg
islature
The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. J. l..
who resides near Beaver City,
was found dead in bed when the par
ents arose.
Fremont is to have a chautauqua
next summer and arrangements for 1t
are now being made 1t will probably
be held in the city park
At citizens meeting held at the
court house in Ord it was resolved
TO incorporate chautauqua assem-
bly, in that city beginning with the
season of 1907.
The Johnson County Home Tele-
phone company, with headquarters in
Tecumseh, has bought the independent
company, which has been operating at
In Johnson county.
1t is reported that the Burlington in
ends to extend the Sargent branch to
Anselmo, thus making more direct
quite to the hills country. Surveyors
we're in that territory last week.
Several weeks ago H. o. Rodehorst
II Columbus started on trip through
he European countries to see what
10 could see and learn in relation to
he sale of harvesters. He has just
'eturned.
At meeting of the school board of
Red Cloud the committee on the new
school house petition reported and it
vas decided to call special election
April 2 to vote bonds for a $4,000
school building.
r. T. Savin, living about four miles
northeast Of Lexington has a pig with
seven feet, and the animal is in
healthy condition. Three of the legs
u anch into two feet while one leg
las but one foot
Ben Graham Of Julian broke his
eg some time ago and progressed so
inely that he thought he was able
% walk and made the attempt. He
made but one step when he fell and
again broke his leg.
AS Oscar Talbot was hauling piles
20 repair the Platte river bridge in
bridge gave way and let Talbot and
his team into the river. One of his
horses was drowned.
The biggest land deal made in Gage
county in years was consummated
when the Wittenberg college of Ohio
oOiu w ocuh HdlNSi tHIe6
sections of land near Rockford, Gage
county, for $42,542.
Miss Josephine Smith of Philadel-
phia, editor of Cosmos, which is the
official organ of the international his
torical society, was in Fremont, for
the purpose of making some original
researches for history of the earliest
days Of the country.
Angora goat raising promises to be-
come one of the chief industries of
the sandhill district within a few
years. A small bunch started about
a year ago has thrived with such sat
isfactory results that Fred Beverstock
and j. N Compton, two of the prom
inent citizens of Hooker county, will
each ship in herd of about 600 this
spring.
The infant of Mr.. and Ms. ]. l..
Milligan, who reside near Beaver City
was found dead in bed when the par
ents arose the other morning, The