Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-04-04
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES
GATHERED FROM EXCHANGES
AND PRESS DISPATCHES.
Miscellaneous Items Of Interest Bear
ing Upon Many Subjects OF
General Concern.

near Gretna, Douglas county
The new postmaster at York expects
to enter upon his duties April l.
At Beatrice, Charles Gains, for steal
ing two chickens. was fined 500.
The Fremont hotel and Red Front
livery stable in Springview burned
Prairie fires destroyed much prop
erty in the vicinity of Sutherland
The smallpox scare at Oxford is
diving ont no new cases having devel-
oped
one of the store buildings of Teka-
nah is to be made over into an opera
house.
Harry Appleton had leg cut OFF at
Grand Island while attempting to
board the cars.
The Burlington is continuing its inn
provements at Ashland notwlthstanu-
ing adverse legislation.
The census just completed in Us
eeola shows it has enough people, to
make city of the second class.
The York Agricultural society has
sold its fair grounds, and there is some
Ouestion as to it's right to do so.
There is a movement on foot among
a number of farmers and business men
in Gage county to organize state
bank at Tate
While at work in the Burlington
shops at Plattsmouth, Roy Burdlck
was struck by stray bullet that mad
been fired within the city limits.
George w. Lindsey of Red Cloud
sbipped ten head of Galloway cattle to
Kansas City. From there they will be
reshipped to the Klondike country III
Canada
large tower clock costing $500 was
placed in position on the tower OF ST
Boniface church at Monterey in Cum
ing county. The clock was the gift OF
parishioner.
Joseph Hayes, for about nall cell
tury a resident of the section AROUND
Humboldt, more familiarly known 10
every man. woman and child, as I'm
Gle Joe. died last week.
The fourteenth educational conven
ton of Butler county was held IN Ia
yid City March % and %. The attend
ance was very large and the program
most interesting and instructive
At Anselmo, while attempting to ar
rest one Schall an alleged bootlegger
Constable Lewis was shot through tn
leg by the offender. Schall is unde
arrest and in Jail at Broken BOW.
George Crawford, colored, OF Gram
Island. was taken to the penltentiar
to serve a three-year term for burglary
having robbed the trunk of studen
in his room, and taken $40 in cash
A prairie fire. near Somerset destro.
ed one of William Griffiths' corn CRIT
containing 700 bushels of corn, badl
damaged one end of his house an
burned oyer 200 acres of his range.
Edward Gardner, a single man
about 10 wears of age, committed su
eide at Niobrara by drowning in II
Missouri river He had become
spoHdent over his situation and su
roundings.
Peter KrutofaX, a Bohemian ell
Moved in the Rock Island shops
Fairbury, was instantly killed in Il
wards He was watching the NOV
ment of one train and stepped in fro
of another.
A number of local capitalists ha
recently leased a large tract or la
= adjoining the Missouri river at Plat
mouth and expect to organize a co
pany for the purpose of opening
stone quarry.
Rev. H b. Fosket of Fremont II
announced that his passionate at
First Baptist church will end ne
Sunday. He will go to Crane lsla
tn become chancellor of the Bapt
college there.
The members of the Humboldt
ony. who have been spending the
ter at that place, left last week OF
special train with their live stock
implements, for Davidson, Can, n
whore they all have land.
The plans for the proposed Carne
library at Tecumseh, as submitted
the city council, have been retur
with the approval of Mr.. Carnegie
is expected that active work on
building will soon be under way,
+ a Murphy, who has for mum
af wears held a responsible position
the war department's office at Omi
hos been notified of his appointn
to clerkship in the department
Havana Cuba, to fill vacancy.
w. Green was found asleep on
railroad track near the depot at
mont at midnight Shortly aiterw
train passed the point. IN the III
time. however, Green had been
moved to the police station. He
dead drunk.
Arthur Chase, in company with
other men, was cleaning out
well west of Nebraska City, '
Chase started down the well on
and when half way down looseneC
hold and fell to the bottom. He
rescued, though badly hurt
t.l., VA Wood o,,rivad Il,