Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-11-28
STATE NEWS AND NOTES IN CON-
DENsED FORM.
THEpRESS, PULPIT AND PUBLIC
What is Going on Here and There That
is of Interest to the Readers
Throughout Nebraska.

condition as the result of an accident.
Mrs. Gertrude Wells of Kansas City
who left for the south several weeks
ago, will return next week and resume
her position as clerk of the state rail
way commission.
Company A, National guard, York,
is to reorganize. This organization
has existed since 1882 and the old
members are interesting themselves
in securing the quota of members.
The Fairmont creamery at York
has closed, throwing nine employees
out Of work. Business has been slack
for some time and the company is TAX
ing this opportunity to repair its
plant.
A aght for prohibition will be wa
gered in Lincoln next spring. The
proliibition forces have been organic
ing for some time. The campaign will
be conducted using the churches as a
basis.
Governor sheldon is still watching
the express and railway litigation.
Should the state lose out it is predict
ed that a special session of the legis-
lature will be called to make the va
rious reformative acts specific and
timely.
Postmaster Hollingsworth Of Beat
rice, received notice from the depart
ment at Washington that his request
for an additional carrier in the city
delivery had been granted, in effect
November Is.
The building erected by the /. 0. o.
F. at North Platte, will be dedicated
Thanksgiving evening unless there
should be unforeseen delay on account
of the furniture, which is said to be
very handsome.
The State Board of Public Lands
and Buildings will shortly get busy and
let a contract for setting the poles and
stringing the wires from the peniten-
tiary to the Home for the Frienoiess
and the state house.
Citizens OF Arlington are much in
terested in the reports coming from
Fremont, that the capitalists are busy
looking over the field with an idea Of
building an interurban railway be-
tween Fremont and Omaha.
Walter Faulkner, a driver for the
United States Express company,
Omaha, met death under the wheels
OF a Union Pacific switch engine I'M
der the Tenth street viaduct. The
horse he was driving was also killed.
The sugar beet harvest at Sunder-
land il nearly completed and the grow
ers are congratulat,ng themselves on
the success they attained this year
The yield was good and the sugar con
tent such that about So per ton Will be
realized.
Joe Vomachka, a we'll known char
acter, from his itinerant propens,ties,
known as the bohemian globe trot
ter was found dead in Inc manager of
Joseph Rezabeks barn near WILDER.
HIS death is believed TO have been &C
Cidental.
After Fire or Wind loss you need
the money. Friends may Sympathi2e,
but If you want company which
pays cash try the Farmers and Mer-
chants ms. Co., established since
1885. Over a million dollars already
paid to patrons.
a corn judging contest for boys will
be an interesting feature of tho boys
corngrowing contest which will be
heiti in Fremont on December IS. The
boys who participate will be given
SONG corn to judge, and the one who
.loes it best vii be given a prize. This
van be under direction of Prof l.. L..
ZaSk of Lincoln, who is to be the corn
Judge.
Secretary of State Juulin has made
you'll have to hurry announce
cnt for the benefit of owners of au
tomobiles in Nebraska. January
next the licenses OF all automobiles
expire and unless the present licenses
are renewed before that date any de.
liuquent will have to take ANY old
number assigned to him instead OF get
ting a license bearing the number Of
the present one.
Mrs. Melbourn, of Long Pine, who
is enjoying visit with her two sons,
whom She has not seen for oycl
twenty years. When the boys were
mere babies they were taken from
their mother and carried to OREGON,
where they grew to manhood, think
ing that their mother was dead. After
they became of age they were told
that their mother still lived, and the
boys began a vigorous search, finding
her at Long Pine.
Edmund Garner, who was run over
by train No. 6 at Brady Island, is
dead. The accident occurred in some
manner unknown. He was taken tc
Lexington and was found to be SO
baby Injured that it was necessary tc
hmpuuate 10th liz bs.
The first attempt of the state rail
way commission to punish the rail
roads for discrimination is the suit
inst fled by Attorney General w. r
Thompson in Deuel. county against the
Onion Pacific Railroad company, al
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