Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-24
IN NEBRASKA

has announced raise In rates.
The Burlington's new depot at Ere
mont Is nearly ready for occupancy.
The chief of police of Grand Island
Is making an effort to stop can rush.
ing"
The new high school building at
Beaver City has been formally dedi-
Gated.
Roy Cosson of Seward county has |
been indicted by the grand jury for
stealing lot of colver seed.
A case Of diphtheria has developed |
in Humboldt schools, and there is
much anxiety among parents.
II bill that Senator Burkett has
introduced becomes law postofiices in
Nebraska will not open on Sunday.
There is rumor that Secretary Shaw,
when out of the cabinet, will become
identified with banking interests in
Omaha.
Bruce Woods, young farmer living
some three or four miles west of Table
Rock, was severely hurt In a runaway
accident.
r. l.. Metcalfe, editor of Bryan's
Commoner at Lincoln, will give the
Washngtons birthday address at Ere
mont college.
| A prominent attorney of Lincoln Is
trying to negotiate for the purchase
of the franchise of the Nebraska City
street railway.
The Burlington railway is having
large amount of riprapping done along
| the east banks of the Missouri river
above its steel bridge at Nebraska
City.
Rev G. w. Palmer has resigned as
rector of st. Stephens church of Ash
land and has accepted call to Kane,
Pennsylvania, in the diocese of Pitts
burg.
Business men of Ashland have ar
ranged to hold a corn show and
poultry exhibit in connection with the
annual farmers institute for February
1 and Q.
The Polk County Fair association
closed the year with money in the
bank. 1t had $50 in the treasury at
the beginning of 1906, and now has
S46410.
The Young Mems Commercial club
of Blair has signed contract with
the Redpath lyceum bureau for the
holding of Chautauqua in Blair from
July 2 to s.
Caroline Herrick, aged IA years, who
lived with her son, w. r. Herrick, o
mile north of Shelton, was burned to
death by her clothing catching fire
from a stove.
Dorchester is making fine record
In new buildings. There have been
more new residences added the past
year than in any five years of the
towns history.
The Union Pacific passenger train
from Omaha ran into drove of sheep
about two miles from Lincoln, near
the Burlington crossing, and killed
over 100 head.
Norfolk has a new creamery COM
pany, and butter will begin to be made
at once. Prominent local business
q capital of $4,000.
At Aurora gasoline lamp exploded
in the home of John Sullivan, Burling-
ton roadmaster and made almost a
complete wreck of the house. No one
was seriously injured.
Henry Smidt, living a few miles
north of Fairbury, committed suicide
by hanging. The deceased was about
thirty years old and was single. He
had been in poor health.
Rural mail route No. has been or
, dered established out of Anoka, Boyd
, county, Nebraska, March 16. The
, route will be twenty-five and one-half
, miles long and serve 500 people.
Gold and copper found in the crops
If a dead goose and dead duck lee
to the discovery of gold and copper IN
t the sand around spring at the farm
Q of Peter Bussey, west of Norfolk.
8 The fees received by the various
n county officers of Cunning county 70
h the year 1906 are: County Judge, ST.
q 56S.45; county clerk, $3,003.76; clerl
Of the district court, $1,5S9,55; sheriff
$931.57.
. George Waite of Fremont, aged II
years, was sentenced to fifteen day
>, in the county jail for stealing a bi
cycle belonging to Ceylon Wilcox
:. There have been many wheel theft
- in Fremont lately.
Mortgages in Platte county for tn
q last year, as shown by the record o
d County Clerk John Crafts office, were
r Filings, 1885, 667S2; releases, $1,072
o 311.33; showing an increased indebted
d ness of $523,356.49.
r. The board of supervisors of Burial
n county have offered reward of $50
g For the apprehension of the person G
=. persons who killed Richard White, jus
- west Of that city, on the night {
1 Thursday, January 8.
l. Nicholas W.. Rrace of Grand islam
80 has received patent rights on ne
r. valve for steam, water or air pipe
lie which, it is claimed, is destined to re
or olutionize the entire valve system. M
n.