Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-04-18
NEBRASKA MATTERS
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS NOTES
HERE AND THERE.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
Social, Agricultural, Religious a.
Other Matters Having Reference
to This Commonwealth Alone.

The Union Pacific is about to re.
model its passenger depot at Norfolk.
Prof. Lawrence Bruner of the state
university will lecture in Beatrice
April 10, on Nebraska Birds"
Three stock trains have left Beaver
City in two days carrying over sixty
cars of stock to market from the
Beaver valley.
The Exeter postoffice was robbed
of between thirty and thirty-five dol.
lars in cash, together with "a few
stamps. No clue.
SO far as heard from Governor Shell
don has not yet appointed the board
of five to look after the enforcement
of the child labor law
A number of farmers living near
Ellis have formed an organization for
the purpose of improving the roads
by the use of the King drag.
The Avenue hotel, Auburn, which
has for some time been conducted by
w. f.. DUNCAN, was sold to p. C. An
dersOn of ,Bristow, Neb.. for $4,000.
The past four months have been fat
ones financially for the state govern
ment, the Indebtedness of the state
having been reduced 1870, S51 10 in this
time.
The Norfolk club is making an effort
TO secure the next state meeting of
the Young Mems Christian association
&c, ;cf,
purpose.
Sam Rosenberg lad of II years,
was severely injured by a heavy cast.
ing falling on his foot while helping
put up press at the Times office at
Beatrice.
John p Bridges of Otoe county, ar.
rested in February on the charge OF
incest with his 14-year-old daughter,
was sentenced to the penitentiary for
ten years
Secretary J. II. Rodgers of the
Omaha 4 Nebraska Central Railroad
company. said that contractor would
begin grading for the interurban roao
early in May
John Ward, county treasurer, has
been appointed receiver of the defunct
Chamberlain bank of Tecumsen J. H.
! Pierson was acting in that capacity
| but resigned the place.
Paul Lane of Fremont, aged twenty
years, an employe of the Fremont Gas
& Electric Light company, was killed
by gas, being suffocated in trench
| in which he was at work.
Fred A. Murphy of Plattsmouth de
parted for Newport News, Va, and
will sail from there to Havana, Cuba
where he has been appointed clerk
| in the Army department.
A regular term of district court for
Cunning county will open April 20
The docket contains forty-five cases
four criminal aMi forty-one civil. Six
applications for citizenship are pend
ing.
James II. Bahret, agent for the gov
eminent, is in Nebraska City for the
purpose of ascertaining some facts
| about the divorce and marriage il
Otoe county. He has found that the
divorce laws have been very lax in the
county.
A number of the moneyed men OF
Fairbury have subscribed for stock in
a glove factory to be located in that
city. Enough stock has already beer
subscribed to put the promoters in {
position to proceed with the work Of
organization.
Henry Burch died at the Norfolk
hospital for the insane. Mr.. Burcf
was 81 years old and had lived il
that part of the state fifty-one years
He was lost in a snowstorm in 1885,
and had both feet frozen off. He leave!
three daughters and two sons.
Superintendent Marshall has an
nouncei that the next teachers insti
tute will be held at Niobrara the frs
week in August. The talent engaged
for the lecture course amounts t
over 1900 and includes Senators Ii
Toilette and Dolliver and Father Nh
gent, besides noted educators from
various parts.
Next year nonresident students a
the University of Nebraska must pa!
tuition fee of $50 year, according
| W lllt utClSlOll vi Nllt vi It
gents at their meeting last week il
Chancellor Andrews office. This rul
ing will apply TO all departments o
the university except the law college
and the medical college, where tut
tion fee of $45 is now charged.
Judge w. H. Kelligar of the John
son county district court has sus
tanned the will of the late Mrs. Saral
b, Brandon of Tecumseh. A brothe
OF the deceased Elmer Il. Bliss of AL
buquerque, N. NJ. instituted contes
proceedings, Directing to two sooC
farms of Johnson county land beinl
so willed that eventually they vii
go to the FINLEY Rescue Home o
Omaha.
Friends in Humboldt have received