Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07
NEWS ITEMS IN NEBRASKA

the new depot at Minden.
The new Methodist Episcopal church
at Edison mas been dedicated.
The ice harvest, very satisfactory
one, is proceeding in all directions.
Fire destroyed the house of Peter
kohler in Burt county Nothing was
saved.
Seward citizens are considering the
matter of holding a chautauqua there
the coming summer.
The county commissioners of Wash
ington county 'rt'r'cte ~ Syv,Uvv
will be needed to run the county the
coming year.
John Sans, while Smelling corn near
Arnold, had his right hand ground up
in horsepower so that amputation
was necessary above the wrist.
Oliver G Myers and Mrs. Carrie e.
Carpenter we're found dead In bed In
a room at Lincoln. Death was caused
by asphyxiation by fumes from gas
stove.
The state of Washington has accred
tied the Peru Normal certificates, thus
permitting normal graduates to teach
in that state without further examina-
lions.
G. G. Hughes, former assistant gen.
eral superintendent of the Northwest
ern railroad on Its MISUNDERSTANDING
division, will probably locate in FIRE.
mont,
A telegram has reached Fremont
from Washington stating that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has nominated Daniel
Swanson for reappointment to the po-
sition as postmaster of Fremont
A number of firms and families in
Auburn are now burning Nemaha
county coal James Hayes, owner of
the mines located on Honey creek, be.
tween Auburn and Peru, shipped the
first carload last week.
The trout pools of northern Nebras
ka will have a considerable addition
to their population this summer when
the eggs which have just been re.
ceived by the state commission are
Matched and the fry distributed.
At the request of the members OF
Russell post, Grand Army of the Re-
public, Fairbury, Congressman Hin
shaw has secured from the war de-
partment the donation to the post of
one of the cannon captured in the
Spanish-American war, which will be
placed in the city park.
Some forty prominent property own
ers have petitioned the board of coun.
ty commissioners of Cass county, pro-
testing against the action of the board
To- Os,,ts,
superintendent of the poor farm. They
charge corrupt practices and extrava-
,gance.
Copies of petition are being circu-
lated at Ainsworth to be forwarded to
| Congressman Kinkaid, asking that the
service pension bill be amended in the
house to provide pensions ranging from
$40 at the age of 60 to $25 at the age
of rs, and to do away with all boards
of examiners.
Adjutant General Culver of the State
National Guard, in his biennial report
just issued, advocates plan for build
ing permanent armorles for all the
companies Of the guard. His plan
calls for the organization of an asso.
citation to collect funds and build me-
mortal armories at each guard station,
to be dedicated to the great soldiers of
all wars Of this country.
John Samuel Jay, who was caught
In the shafting of the sugar factory at
Grand Island, while leaning over the
same to clean some windows, and who
was terribly injured, after several
days of intense suffering, succumbed
to his injuries. His clothing was
caught, he was whirled about the
shafting and to the floor, and many
bones were broken and internal in
| juries caused.
Congressman Hitchcock has re-
ceived letter from Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Doorly, his son-inlaw and
daughter, dated Kingston, January IL,
giving him and his family the assur-
ance they already felt of the safety Of
the Omaha tourists in the earthquake
district. They were to leave Kingston
that day and are SUPPOSED to have
gotten away before the shake oo-
Cured.
The Nebraska Volunteer Firemen's
association elected these officers:
President, j. V. Hyder, York first vice
president Mark Mortenson, Fremont;
second vice president Bert Galley Co
lumbus; secretary, e. A. Miller, Kear-
ney; treasurer, Henry Graft, Seward;
board Of control, George Howe of Ere
mont, j. f. McNee OF Kearney, r. N.
McAllister of Grand Island, r. H. Rey-
,nolds of Norfolk and John Mckay of
Blair.
The Union Pacific has asked eight
passenger conductors running into
North Platte to have their photo
graphs taken to be used in an adver-
Using pamphlet that the company will
issue. The feature of these eight con-
ductors is that their combined weight
Ia 2.09n mounds or an average of 261 u