Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-07-11
NEBRASKA POINTERS
STATE NEWS AND NOTES IN CON.
DENsED FORM.
The PRESS, PULPIT AND PUBLIC
What 10 Going on Here and There That
Is Of Interest to the Readers
Throughout N -braska.


the towns of Wymore and Blue
Springs.
The Y. NJ. G. A. of Omaha is making
canvass for 100000. to finish their
new building.
The assessors of the different wards
in York failed to find within $4,000
as much personal property as the,s
was year ago.
Dick Bolte, aged 60 years, was
found dead at his home nine miles
southwest of Utica. 1t is thought he
died of heart disease.
Mayor Cotton of York has issued
proclamation calling upon all citizens
to clean up their barn yards and alleys
and haul out all rubbish.
Frederick Fienne has brought action
in the district court of Antelope county
against Jacob Weist for malicious
prosecution. claiming damages of
$500.
The Tecumseh city council has
called the special election to vote on
d $4,000 bonding proposition for a
city for July 9.
The Cunning county board of equal
ization has finished it's labors The
total assessment of the county has
been raised some $4,000, being chiefly
mortgages and moneys uncovered.
William Frankel, well known
Washington county farmer, committed
cti Inv 1,1n Il ic 1fp With,
shotgun He had been respondent
of late, for what reason is not stated.
At business meeting of the Te-
cumseh military band it was decided
to disband the organization for the
present at least. Consequently that
town will be without band for the
summer.
The annual business meeting of the
Old Settlers association of Cass
county was held last week and August
% and "a are the dates selected for
holding the nineteenth annual reunion
at Union.
Fire yesterday practically destroyed
the Shaughnesey residence elm Val
entine. Mr.. Collet, a neighbor, was
badly burned by being caught under
meath falling roof while trying to
save a trunk.
A group of Minden citizens are OBJ
jecting to the granting of liquor
license in that town on the ground that
it is a violation of the constitution
I'm spite of what state laws may say
to the contrary.
About two months ago a ten-acre
tract of land half mile west of
Bladen sold for $3.50 per acre. Last
week it changed hands at $170 an
acre. Since the rains and the good
prospects for crops farms are held
section in that vicinity.
The subscriptions for the new Pres
byterian church in North Platte have
already reached the $4,000 mark, and
the church has about $4,000 worth of
property which either is money or can
be converted into money, the proceeds
of which will be used to construct the
church.
Tho new pipe organ for the First
Congregation church arrived arrived
from Chicago last week. 1t Is the
biggest instrument of the kind in the
state and required ten wagons and
forty horses to transport it from the
furniture car in which it came to the
depot.
Dr. Gessle of Nemaha county must
pay double tax on mortgage secured
by Minnesota land. The Gopher legis-
lature passed law taxing mortgages
where recorded, while the Nebraska
law insists taxing securities where
found He may contest the Mime
| sofa law.
There is some agitation as to NUM-
cipal ownership of the York water
works. By the terms Of the contract
of the water company with the city,
| entered into in 1893, the present year,
| 1907, is one of the years when the city
can exercise an option to buy the
water works.
The special election which was to
have been held in Fairbury last week
| to vote on the adoptan of the initia-
| tive and referendum, has been post
posed to Tuesday July 3. This action
was taken on account of misunder-
standing of the law, which is different
| from the law relating to special cleo
tions.
The First National bank and the
| German National bank, the two state
repositories in Hastings, have de-
clined to pay the rate of interest de-
manded by the state treasurer after
July l. They have notified the state
treasurer that if he insists upon the
3 per cent rate they will not handle
any state money.
James l.. Paxton has been elected
manager of the Union Stock Yards
company of South Omaha to succeed
w. ]. c. Kenyon. The latter resigned
to accept the position of general man
ager of the Illinois Tunnel company
| or Chicago.
| A damaging storm which brought