Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-09
ITEMS or GENERAL INTEREST
Social, Agricultural, Religious and
Other Matters Having Reference
to This Commonwealth Alone.

DOldL Is 10 De put On tHe metei DdSis
Platte county is talking of voting
bonds for the Midland Central rail-
road.
The mayor of Tekamah has decreed
there shall be no gambling in that
place.
Insurance rates have been raised In
Beatrice, whereat there is vigorous
protest.
Junior normal will be held at Broken
Bow in June, followed by teachers
institute.
VIII Cox, of Stella, lost his leg at
Leavenworth, Kas., by being run over
by the cars.
Matt Riley, Kearney, 72 years old,
died from injuries received while
driving colt.
Mrs. Purcell of Pawnee county took
belladona by mistake and came near
losing her life.
One of the teachers In the school at
Overton is remaining at home with a
case of measles
Contrary to reports the oats crop in
Adams county was not seriously in
jured by the late. freeze.
Wymore saloon keepers have prom
ised to strictly obey the Slocumb law
and will receive licenses.
After examination in Oxford, c. u.
Adams was declared to be dipso-
maniac and ordered to Lincoln.
At the late term of district court
in Custer county, the judge had four
teen divorce cases to deal with.
Several thousand people witnessed
Y M. G. A. building at Fremont.
The farmers Of Adams county re-
port one of the biggest egg crops this
season In the history of that section.
A fortune is awaiting John Wilson
OF Tecumseh, and he has until 1910
to go to foreign country and claim
It.
Hon. Anton Zimmerer of Nebraska
City last week celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary Of his residence in that
city.
Rev. Leggett of Nebraska City has
been telling the people of many
wicked doings in the metropolis Of
otoe county.
John Elliott and Alex Berkwell
found a VOLTS den about two miles
north OF Plattsmouth and captured
nine baby wolves,
Of way of the new Omaha-Hastlngs in
terurban line was let at Hastings to
G. D. Conover of Omaha
John Buchholz, a farmer residing
five miles south of Elmwood, had his
left leg broken and terribly mangled
by the knives of stalk cutter.
The milling plant at Blue Rapids,
Kas., owned by M. T. Cummings Of
Beatrice, was burned to the ground.
The loss will reach $4,000, with 49,
900 insurance.
Nursery men about Fremont, who
have carefully examined their fruit
trees are inclined to believe that the
damage to the fruit by the cold
weather has been exaggerated.
The wedding trosseau Of Miss Mary
Miller OF Hall county was destroyed
by fire just short time before heI
marriage was to take place. The GER
emony, however, was not postponed
The new stone crusher plant OF
George H. Davis is now in operation
II is located one mile east OF Wymore
has a capacity of 60 tons daily ant
cost $4,000 1t is one of the finest
plants of its kind in the west.
The officers of the Nebraska society
for the prevention of cruelty to AMI
mails, who reside in Osceola, are send
ing out circulars throughout the stat
with a view of establishing a societ!
In each county where no humane SO
ciety now exists.
The pure food law, according t.
State Chemist Redfern, contains al
ambiguous and puzzling phrase. Can
ned goods" are exempted from the ney
weight labelling section. Redfern ha
searched diligently and has failed t
find legal definition. He asserts tina
the court will have to determine tn
matter.
Louise McCleese, aged sixteen an
favorite at Wayne, was found dea
in the rest room of the Wayne N,
tiaual bank building. An empty DO
tie marked poison" was standin
near. Friends say the girl was
love with n student of the norm,
school there and that at a party tn
night before he treated her coldly. N
other cause for the act can be a
cdbed. Her mother Is widow.
The sentence of August Muelle
who shot his wife and her parents
Stanton county year ago, has bee
modified by the state supreme cou
from fifteen years to three, the ecu
claiming that the sentence was exec
sive.
Postoffice Inspector A. o, Swift
: Nebraska City. who was injured In
3 railroad wreck some time ago IN II
& nois, is at home and improves We
d slowly. He was much worse injur