Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-31
THE PRESS, PULPIT AND PUBLIC
What is Going on Here and There That
Is of Inter st to the Readers
Throughout Nebraska.

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meeting has been called to talk up
the matter.
AS a result OF a, quarrel. Chersea
Wilson. colored, porter at Demers &
Rules barber shop in Falls City, was
shot and killed Dy another colored
boy, Clyde Ellington.
The Commercial club Of Seward at
meeting took steps to secure the
erection of new hotel In Seward.
Fortythree shares in the enterprise
were subscribed for at once.
The Farmers bank Of Dunbar
opened for business with $4,000
capital stock, with A. Weller, presi-
dent; W. II. Bricknell, vice president,
and William H. Homeyer, cashier.
A normal course has been added to
the local high school at Humboldt,
in maintaining this department Of
training.
Carl Gililand of Stanbury, Mo-, at
tempted to get aboard moving
freight train in the Rock Island yards
at Fairbury and fell under the wheels,
which crushed leg. He died soon
after.
Coyotes are becoming such a nuts.
ance around Arlington that there is
talk of organizing large hunting
party in the near future. Chickens,
geese and small pigs are suffering
from the depredations.
Miss Daisy Wilson of Dodge county,
aged IS, was tried by the insanity
commission and found to be fit sub
ject for the insane hospital Miss
Wilson is the daughter Of farmer
who lives near Ames.
County Superintendent Anna v.
Day is making tour of the school
districts of Gage county. She re-
ports everything In splendid condition
with good attendance. The students
are all taking much interest in the
corn growing and cooking contest to
be held November %.
Prison Physician Holyoke has GER
titled to the governor that two con-
victs In the penitentiary are, in his
opinion, insane and should be trans
ferred to the asylum. The convicts
are Henry Krum, sent up for crimi-
nal assault for nine years. from Stan
ton county, and Hugh Reed, sentenced
for one year for burglary, from Sheri-
dan county. The men will be ex-
amined by the prison board.
The question of changing the
boundary lines between Merrick and
Nance counties will be submitted to
the voters OF both counties at the
general election In November, and IL
the proposition carries all of the land
Merrick county embraces north of the
Loup river will be exchanged for all
of, Nance county south of the river in
township Is, range 8.
The Sterling College Settlement
company of Sterling, in Johnson
county, has fled It's articles of incor-
poration with Secretary Of State
Junkin. The object Of the corpora
ton will be to furnish $1,000 and ten
acres of land near Sterling for col
lege purposes to the German Lutheran
, church Of the Iowa synod and repre-.
sented in Sterling by st. Johns
Lutheran congregation.
Just as he was about to complete
the chores and leave the stable on his
fathers farm, the young son of Bern
hart Swold Of Hall county had the end
of his nose bitten off by horse. The
animal reached over the manger, took
/ sudden nab at his face and separ
| ated the end Of his nose so complete
ly that there was no putting 1t or
, again. The surgeon hopes to be able
to save the lad from any serious dis
Bguration.
, Ex-Governor william A. Poyntel
. has begun suit against H. c. M
Burgess, now surveyor of the port o
Lincoln and custodian Of the govern
ment building, to collect $8sS.66. Mr.
u POINTER alleges that more than a yea
= ago he sold 124 shares of stock In tn,
l. American Order company to Mr.. Bur
n CESS at an agreed price OF $1,550, an,
II that note for $T5o. representing par
e. Of this purchase price and due II
10 September, 1906. was not paid. Thi
!, note and accruing interest and cost
:. brings The total up to the sum named
w After a Fire or Wind loss you nee
the money. Friends may sympathi2
= but If you want company whic
u pays cash try the Farmers and Me-
Q chants Insurance Co.. establishe
since 1885. Over a million dollars a
ready paid TO patrons.
n Bert Forbes. formerly OF Lincoln
n who is now In the government r,
clamation service as civil enginee
has returned to spend a short leav
~ Of absence. He Is supervising tn
construction of large concrete dal
on the North Platte river west OF II
n. Nebraska state line, The work is ,
a such a mammoth character that \
=, win remain there another year befol
II is completed.