Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-11-21
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Ia OF interest to tho Rcaders
Throughout Ncbraeka.

farmer. was brought to Beatrice from
S.clley township and lodged in jail.
Hon Leslie M. Shaw has accerted
the invitation Of the senior class OF
the University OF Nebraska to deliver
their commencement Grafton next June
IL, 1908.
Following Is the mortgage record OF
Gage county for October Farm mort
cages filed 8, amount $41,525. City
mortgages fled II. amount $32,263;
number released "a, amount s10,671.
The State Bank of Chapman was
sold to tho Platte Valley bank, a
strong institution of Central CITY,
Tais relieves the Commercial State
bank of Grand Island Of some material
liability.
A party OF nine Mormon elders is
doing missionary work tn Fremont
Their plan somewhat resembles - at
Of the Salvation army, as they hold
meetings on street corners and dis.
tribute their literature.
At n meeting Of the stockholders Of
the First National bank Of HASTINGS
ct which Hinetenths OF the stock was
represented. n resolution was adt aeo
to Immediately increase the capital
stock OF. that institution to 100000.
There is much interest and enthu
siasm at the revival meetings being
conducted in Lyons by the three Nc
Donald brothers. old Methodist min
listers in the Nebraska conference, who
are ably assisted by Miss Alice Fentel,
vocalist from Council Bluffs.
Mrs. Hattie Guinver, Of Aurora. re-
ceived package from her brother in
Texas which proved to be a magRifi.
cent curtain fifteen feet long, made Of
| red plush with a center paned with
| fishes and birds embroidered IN gold,
| with glass eyes. Mr.. Day Is keeper OF
the grounds OF the state capitol of
| Texas.
According to the report Of State
| Health Inspector Wilson. 1913 children
were born In Omaha during the month
| of September. I'm three families twins
were born. Nnt1onalit.es were as fol-
lows: Germany. 80; Bohemia. ~;
Sweden, 8; Italy. 7; Denmark, z; Rus
sia, s; Bngland. 5: Syria, 8: Poland, 2;
Ireland. Norway. Greece and Scotland.
each.
A movement to raise funds 10 pu.-
chase a new athletic field for the state
university IL being engineered by a
number OF energetic alumni. Nebraska
field will be unavailable for further
| ufh Lott -
season Ia over and It will be necessary
to carry on all outdoor athletics at the
state farm unless the plan OF the
alumni Is carried out.
Corn husking Is again in fun blast
In this section says a Fort Calhoun
dispatch. and farmers find there is q
great difference between this years
and last years yield. Where corn
averaged fifty bushels per acre last
year IL viii hardly average thirty-fve
this year. 1t Ia thought that aGou,
twenty five bushels will be the gen
eral average in that section.
A well-known attorney of Norfolk
charge Of abusing his wife. The lat
ter appeared as complainant The at
torney became very abusive and finally
drove out ali who we're present IL
court at the time, the police Judge IN
cluded. Not satisfied with this ht
picked up chairs. flung them agains
the door and walls. smashing then
into kindling wood.
Three crooks landed In David CITY
and commenced 10 get IN their work o
shortchanging. They managed Il
shortohange two or three of the bust
ness men, but were soon found on
and Chief of Police Latimer was no
titled. who soon had his men. Tn,
chief walked them around TO the bust
meas houses and made them dig up tn,
right change. then took them TO th,
J Union Pacific freight and ordered then
. to leave town. which they dio a
onoe.
Oscar Craige. q -four and feed ma
Of Utica. shipped carload Of Glove
: seed to the eastern markets. This 1
the first time that a full carload ha
| been shipped. The parties who raise
this seed have raalized a nice profit o.
the same Henry Suhr was one of Ia
farmers that was most fortunate i
having good crop of clover, as his n
ceipts for two loads were sos. Othe
farmers were also rather fortunate 1
having largo crop on hand ana tn
prices that were paid them figured Il
into the thousands.
Columbus has had about 200 me
stationed there. employed by the III
ion Pacific In construction and In
provements along the line betwee
Columbus and Grand Island. These
with a number OF others, have pee
let out for the winter.
, The man who committed suicide O
, a train at Falls City last summer ha
been Identified and the body take
Il n