Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-06-27
A CONDENSATION OF OOINGS
Matters Of Week as Portrayed by the
Press Locally and Tel
graphically.


ed the convention held in, Red Cloud.
The town of Crofton has made its
first step in the way Of fire protec-
ton.
A movement is on foot to consoli-
date the cities of Wymore and Blue
Springs.
Modern Woodmen of Nebraska City
are about to dedicate their new $S,-
900 home.
David City is holding public meet.
ings in the matter of securing sew
erage for the town.
During May fifteen people died in
Columbus, and for the same time
there were fifteen births.
Citizens of Oakland are working
up matters in connection with a
Fourth of July celebration.
Harvard has outgrown it's present
school accommodations and new ar
rangements must be made.
At st. Helena, the 6-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Becker, was killed
by being run over by wagon.
Homeseekers are numerous in the
vicinity of Sunderland and they are
finding plenty of good openings.
A term of the United States circuit
court opened in McCook on the 10th.
George Robinson, of Lincoln, NOR
phine fiend, asked that he be sent to
the insane asylum and his request
was complied with.
The coroner's jury found the I'M
known dead man discovered at Grand
Island under a straw stack to have
teew killed by some person unknown.
Herman Boche must stay in Jail
at Norfolk until he is tried next fall
for numbering Frank farmer, accord
ing to a decision rendered by Judge
WEIGH at Madison.
A letter has been received from for
mer Missouri Pacific Agent Vance at
| Stella, now located in Texas, telling
of the accidental death of his son
Frank by being t'Awn from horse
on which he was riding.
Ernest Meyers, farmer living near
Goehner, shot himself in Schrader's
barn at Seward His wife started di.
vorce proceedings against him some
time ago, and the case was to come
up for hearing at the next term of
the district court.
Lyle Gregory, concerning the death
of whom Harry Orchard gave an &C
count on the witness stand at Boise,
Idaho, recently, was former resi-
dent of Saunders county. He was
born and raised about ten miles
south of Fremont
Mrs. Thos. Mccoy, a widow resid-
ing near Bassett, was killed in the
field by her ten-year-old son because
she had upbraided him. The shoot
ing was at first thought to be acct
dental, but the boy has confessed that
he purposely killed his mother.
At West Point Michael Hickey, the
alleged attempted train wrecker, was
given his preliminary hearing before
the county Judge and was held to the
l district court in $1,000 bail. 3D.
Burret Hammers was struck by the
fast mail at Waterloo and killed.
George l., Campbell formerly city
engineer of Lincoln, now superintend
ent of public works in the Panama
canal zone, arrived there last week tt
visit friends. His family accompa
MED him to the United States ant
stopped at their old home in Mich
gan
Judge Reeder has overruled the &C
ton of the village board of Chapman
in granting saloon license to Levi
Powell. His decision was based upo,
insufficiency of bond and the CLAIM
that the petition did not have tn
required number of signatures o
bona fide freeholders.
The Touring mill at Wilsonville
one of the largest in western Ne
braska was completely wrecked by
terrific explosion. Lewis Foley, tn
engineer was instantly killed, ant
Frank Armstrong, head miller, wa
severely bruised, Foley was LITERAL
blown to pieces. 1t is believed tn
= accident was due to q faulty boiler.
= About July / the Union Pacif
: Railroad company will put in sevric
| twelve new gasoline motor cars, seV
eral of which will be operated on tn
t branch lines of the Union Pacific i
t Nebraska to take the place of SON
t of the smaller trains which are no
run at loss and also to be run wheT
mixed trains are now used On man
l of the lines this will give far be
5 ter service than is now had.
4 Postmaster ]. w. Smith Of Cook,
. village in the northern part of job
!, son county. has resigned, his resi-
4 nation to take effect June 80. Co
gresham Pollard will name his su
cessor.
- The plans for the new $4,000 a
: dition to the institute for the blir
|, at Nebraska City, which the last lie
a islature provided for, has been a
o proved by the board of trustees, al
. bids will be advertised for. 1t is Il