Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
NEBRASKA BRIEFS.


Union revival meetings are on in
Exeter.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to rob the Colon postoffice.
Coal has been found on the farm
of j. L. Candy in Gage county.
A case of diphtheria has appeared
at oxford, but it is of mild form.
Schuyler people are talking up reg
Mar county fair 10 be held at that
place.
The people Of Tecumseh are inter.
esting themselves in securing a county
hospital.
A religious revival at Lexington is
inducing many to turn their way unto
righteousness.
r. II. Tibbles, of Omaha, who was
vice presidential candidate on the
populist ticket is soon to take wife
He is &C.
Rev. Father Barry of St Patricli's
church of Chadron left last week tC
take charge of st. Patrick's church OF
Hollendale, Wis.
Miss Olga Gereke, daughter OF ]. T
Gereke, has been elected by the schoo.
board of Seward to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss
Laura Davis.
Secretary Burgess, secretary of the
Young Mems Christian association of
North Platte, has rendered his resigna-
ton to take effect February /. Mr.
Burgess has been offered the secre
taryship of the association at Temple,
Tex
At Burwell Mrs. NJ Miller, aged
about 80 years, who had been i'll for
several days, escaping the vigilance of
her son, Judge r. l.. Miller and family
with whom she has been staying, wan
dered to the North Loup river and dis.
appeared under the ice.
George Gebhardt, the young mar
who stole August Beck's team in STAN
to Stanton by the sheriff, having been
to Stanton by the sheriff, havin gbeen
captured by the authorities of ColfaX
county, near Rogers, with the horses
still in his possession. He was held
to the district court.
The board of directors of the Ne
braska Prison association has elected
the following officers. Judge NJ. B.
Reese, president; Judge A. S. Tib.
bets, George A. Adams, Lincoln; DR..
George l.. Miller, Victor Rosewater,
Rev. Hubert C. Herring, Omaha; Rev.
NJ. A. Bullock, Lincoln: Charles Yves.
ton, Hay Springs, vice presidents;
John Davis, secretary; A. e. DAVIDSON,
treasurer; George w. Martin, superin.
tendent.
Never before in the history of west
ern Nebraska has there been, accord
ing to the truthful old citizens, a win
ter in which the condition of the
ground gave greater promise for a
bountiful harvest the following season.
The unusual amount of moisture has
penetrated the earth to a considerable
depth and the precipitation of the last
several weeks has materially enhanced
the farmers faith in 1907 as a good
crop year.
The office OF register of deeds at
Broken Bow probably ranks third this
year among the twelve OF the state
Register J. T, Wood has just completed
his annual report, which represents
the banner year of this Office. or the
total number of instruments filed ap
proXimately 1000 are warranty deeds.
The county's population is estimated
at $4,000, with about 5000 voters, Civ
ing every two voters out of five a
change of title during the year,
William Coffman of Nebraska City
who was arrested some time since. had
| his preliminary hearing before Judge
w. w. Wilson and was held to the
district court in the sum of 5000 He
is charged with robbing cars belong.
ing to the Duff Grain company.
Following is the mortgage report
for Gage county for the month of De
cember: Number farm mortgages filed
nineteen; amount, $47,9S4; number
released, twenty-eight; amount, S33,
76l, Number city mortgages filed.
twenty-six; amount $lS,257; number
: released, twenty-five; amount, S91O2