Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-22
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Neb., is being organized.
The chautauqua at Albion was
success beyond expectations.
j. l.. Cahill has been elected super.
intendent of the Oakdale schools.
Senator and Mrs. Tillman of South
Carolina spent a day and night in
Omaha.
Lincoln people propose investiga.
ton to determine If there is a coal
trust in the capital city.
A. d. White, chief of the Beatrice
fire department, will resign September
/ on account Of business reasons.
w A. Bradley, a member of the
Union Pacific bridge gang at North
Bend, died from the effects of the
heat.
Mrs. Mary Foster of Union is to be
the democratic candidate for county
superintendent of schools in Cass
county.
James Robley, wanted for assaulting
a 12-year-old girl near Beemer, was
caught at Wayne. Sheriff Malchow
Of Cunning county came after the ras-
cal
The Plattsmouth board Of education
is looking for two teachers to fill the
vacancies caused by the resignation
Of Miss Verna Whistler and Miss Hat
tie Fight.
Miss Hulda Kuck, aged 30, commit
ted suicide at the home Of her mother,
ave miles southwest of Schuyler by
taking strychnine Love troubles dis
'turbed her equilibrium.
The Hord Grain & Cattle company
bid In the West elevator of Tomora.
M. E. Robertson resigned his position
with the Observation-Disclosures COM
pany and took charge Of the West ele-
vator.
While Charles Record was crossing
the bridge over the South Platte river
at Paxton, with $50 head of cattle,
about 100 feet of the bridge gave way,
throwing about fifty of the cattle into
deep water. Several were lost.
The yearly expenses of the Seward
municipal electric light plant for the
last year were $S,01741 The yearly
income was $11,213.37, and s5,63233
was invested in new boiler room
and the installation Of a new boiler.
Sheriff Phipps was called to Craig.
where he made the arrest Of three
boys. two aged II and the other %,
who were charged with making a
rough house Of the town. They were
given jail sentence Of twenty days
each.
BY unanimous vote Of the executive
committee, Dean s. w. Stookey Of Coe
college, Cedar Rapids, Ia, was elected
president Of Hastings college. Dean
Stookey was in Hastings some time
ago and inttmated that he would con-
slider q call.
The tax levy for all purposes in Ere
mont this year will be SO mills, IS
mills higher than last year. Levies
for county, state and school purposes
adopted by the county board are no
higher than last year, but the city
taxes will be about IS or 20 per cent
more.
Former State Senator Andrew r.
Oleson, who has filed for the nominal
ton for Judge of the district court in
that he has severed his official coli.
nection with the Northwestern rail.
way as local attorney for Cunning
county and has surrendered the pass
| held by him.
Joseph V. Brant, who was for sew
eral years secretary and general book
keeper of the Mates Brewing company
OF Nnhroclya hrnk int n
court and proposes to know some
thing about the management of the
concern. He filed a petition in the
district court asking that the institu.
ton be placed in the hands Of a re-
ceiver.
A vein OF COAL beside indications of
other valuable mineral deposits, has
been discovered three miles southwest
OF Republican City. The discovery
was made by S. o. Baker on DR.. S. M.
Bakers farm, and an expert engineer
from Pittsburg, Pa, has looked over
the property and pronounced the in.
dications good, both on the Baker and
Mcclellan farms, near Prairie DOG
creek.
Miss Carrie L. Shaw of Atlantic N
j., a niece of Mrs. A. Foristall Of
Steele City, former Steele City girl
who some time ago won the first prize
in beauty contest In the east, has
recently been declared the Sweetest
girl in America" by a committee o
newspaper men who were conducting
a national beauty contest. Miss Shaw
Is said to be entirely worthy of thu
high compliments paid her.
What is perhaps the tiniest bah!
ever known In Omaha is the littl
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. p. Hea
gerty of 1922 Patrick avenue. She il
three weeks old and weighed at brit
but one and a half pounds.
Shortly after noon Monday a MAJ
by the name Of Ridlon, aged "a, al