Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-16
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS NOTES
HERE AND THERE.
ITEMS or GENERAL INTEREST
Social, Agricultural, Religious and
Other Matters Having Reference
to This Commonwealth Alone.

celebration of the Fourth of July.
David City's new hospital, complete
in every respect, has been completed
Some fatal cases of diphtheria have
occurred in the vicinity Of Humboldt
The superintendent OF schools of
Clay county has rendered his resgna-
ton.
Patrick Langdon, Fremont county
boy, was killed by n horse falling
upon him.
Ashland is spending a good deal of
money this year to improve the looks
of the city.
Counterfeit silver dollars were quite
freely distributed in the vicinity OF
Sutherland.
A stranger named Wilson was nab
bed by officers at Hastings for passing
bogus checks.
State Treasurer Bryan has issued a
call for warrants tfrom 1915 to
150,2S0 inclusive.
Peter Bednar, living south of wy
more, captured two old wolves and
seven young ones.
Thieves who broke into hardware
store at North Loup were soon after
captured by the use of bloodhounds.
At Concord, the house occupied by
Chris Tidderman and family was de-
stroyed by fire. Two children were
rescued just in time to save their
| lives
| Mrs. Charles Dunlap, living ten
miles north of Arapahoe, dropped
dead while arranging a window cur
tain in an upstairs room of her resi-
dence.
The third district of the Rebekah as
sociation will be held in Nebraska
City Jne Z, and it is expected there
will be between $50 and 200 delegates
| in attendance.
The Young Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION of Lincoln secured almost
$4,000 OF the required 100000 for the
new Young Women's Christian asso-
station building.
The Polk County Fair association
is making big improvements in the
fair grounds and is going to make the
grounds so attractive that they will
draw people from every part of the
state.
NJ. ]. Hughes, the West Poin, IT.
who was so seriously injured by the
cars at Colfax, Ia, some weeks ago,
in a letter to friends at West Point,
states that he is on the road to speedy
recovery.
Mrs G. E. Weldman Of Lincoln,
wife Of ex-Captain Weldman, will start
divorce suit, it is predicted. as soon
as her husband returns from the Pan
ANA canal zone. He is chief of the
fire fighters at Colon.
After listening to the commence
ment address by President G. c..
Creelman, thirty-six graduates Of the
state university agricultural college
receievd their diplomas at assembly
hall at the state farm.
Mrs. Minerva, plaintiff In the dam
age suit against the saloonkee2ers,
at Beatrice of two years ago. is not
satisfied with the verdict for $4,000
returned by the Jury in the district
court and has filed motion for a
new trial.
Secretary Written Of the CONNER
cial club, Lincoln, and a number of
business men are planning CONNER
cial jaunt into Union Pacific territory.
The excursion will start about May q
and the business men will be out for
four days.
Ed. Kemper, colored man of Bea-
trice found pocketbook containing
$500, which belonged to German
farmer living near town. The purse
and money were turned over to him
and he rewarded the colored man for
his honesty by giving him a dime.
Two Johnson county young men, Lee
Parrish and Elmer Damon, were
brought to Tecumseh from the west
ern part of the state to face serious
charges. They are accused Of forgery
and Parish Is charged with passing
forged checks. sjoth pleaded not
guilty.
W. l.. Stun, representing the Iowa
Leaf Tobacco company of Sac City
Ia, has contracted with farmers al
Oconee to plant thirty acres of tobac
CO. The seed has already been sown
Mr.. Stun thinks the land there Is ex
| CtllCuL lOudCSO CuitulO dhu HOE
confidence in successful outcome
Rev. e. Van Dyke Wight. president
of Hastings college presbyterian
has rendered his resignation 10 accep
: a call to the pastorate of the Presby
terrain church at Middletown. N. Y.
1t is expected that G. e. Leon, cash
Ter Of ex-senator Cady's bank at st
Paul, will be appointed state bank ex
aminer within short time.
, Long Pine has Ave saloon appli
: cations for licenses to sell liquors
The temperance people have filed re
, monstrances against each one of tn
five applicants and will carry them I
: the supreme court II necessary.
The july in the case of John Han
: lin at Grand Island returned verde
, | NJ murder in the irst daOrAA anil n