Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-12-05
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural, Poiit-
ical and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.

Dury'H $4,000 hotel.
While out hunting Todd Fullen of
Tecumseh, had his thumb shot off his
left hand.
j. j. Munligan and Albert Heller.
two progressive farmers of Cunning
cotinty. are each feeding 900 head of
sheep on their farms.
Frank Harmer, residing in Cass
county. is reported to have husked
$50 bushels of corn in eight days, it
being an average Of All bushels per
day.
Burglars of unusual discrimination
attempted to blow the safe In the Of
1--WE Of the Anziegcr-Herold. a German
newspaper at Grand Island, but were
disturbed
Frank Morse, who has been weigh
master and superintendent at the I'm
ion Stock Yards In Nebraska City, for
the past twenty-four years, has severed
his connection with that institution.
Nearly all of the Greek laborers who
have been working in Plattsmouth for
the Burlington during the past sum,
mer received their time checks and
most of them have left for other parts.
Clyde Ellington. the negro who shot
and killed Church Wilson at Auburn,
n couple OF weeks ago, 10 seeking to
have his trial postponed until the next
term of court. His plea will be self
defense
state Treasurer Brian received,
payment OF $4,000 from the county
aid materially in relieving the flnan-
cisl stringency that has been hover
ing over the state treasury.
Several days ago burglar entered
local warehouse in Nebragk City and
stole some beer and q number of
boxes Of cigars. A young colored man
was arrested and the police claim that
they have evidence to convict.
The recent DurocJersey hog sale
held by George Briggs & Son, near
Clay Center, was a record breaker, the
average price being $40 per head.
That Of Henry Ware brought around
$65 per head for the same line Of hogs
The new Optometry Law will be in
effect On and after January /, 1908.
All opticians who wish to continue
the practice Of Optometry must make
application for certificate of exemp-
tion or registration before January ],
1908.
John Wilson, alias Hendricks. who
was found at Dakota City with the
horses stolen from Barclay Lamb and
was brought back by Sheriff Babb, IS
now at the county Jail in Fullerton
awaiting trial the second week in De-
cember.
The state railway commission out
lined an order directing the railway
and express companies OF Nebraska
to give improved service to dairy men,
A shed must be erected in Omaha to
protect cream shipments from the
weather.
Congressman e. II. Hinshaw and G.
w. Norris were Ia Beatrice for the
purpose of looking over the post Office
building and ascertaining what i'm
preVcnentS are necessary. The post
master recently made request for
Word was received in Nebraska City
that Mr.. Bremen, travelling for the o.
l.. Gregory Vinegar works of that city.
had dropped dead in small town in
Virginia His family. which resides
at Ottumwa, Ia, was notified from the
Nebraska town.
n L. Rayfeld and I. Fl, Hall, two
oil nd opIn of Eoir b,
have just received from Denver, Colo,
two mounted bear skins taken from
two large silvertipped grizzly bears
wffioh they killed while on hunting
trip near Walcott, Colo. last June.
RuSledges grading outfit of sly
cans pulled into Herman last week
from Wheaton, Kas.. after having their
grading contract cancelled at that
place. They worked all spring in
Soush Dakota on the Milwaukee road
extension into Montana and exp cted
to have winter work in Kansas. They
will do some county work for both
Burt and Washington counties and
then tie up for the winter.
IL. c. Haverly, steward of the hos
pitai for the insane, will retire from
his place December 1 to take the
management Of the Bostwick hotel,
and Thus far no satisfactory person
has been found ~ succeed him. MI
merous applications have been made
for Mar. Havorly's place, but it is un-
derstoed none quite meet the require
ments, which call for young man Of
experience and he must be unmarried.
The Seventh Day Adventists have
moved the office of the state confer
ence from College View at Lincoln to
Hastings, and are established now In
their new home in the conference
building recently completed.
Fhe Missouri Pacific has applied
for permission 10 restore the old rate
OF 2h cents on stone and stone
acre6uingS from WeODiug Water TO