Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-14
NEWS ITEMS IN NEBRASKA

died In Pittsburg Pa, last week.
The Nebraska Central will begin
building the Hastings end at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sloan of Go
neva celebrated their golden wedding
last week.
A revival that recently closed in
the Christian church at Nelson re-
suited in hal ia hundred conversions.
j. F. Wolf Of Cedar Creek shot and
killed a bald eagle which measured a
little more than seven feet from tip to
tip of wings.
Cass county's quota Of dipsomanics
Is full at the state asylum and no
more will be received from that coun
ty for the present.
The board of supervisors estimates
the amount required to pay the ex-
penses of running Platte county for
the year 1907 at $4,000.
County Judge Wilson short time
ago collected an Inheritance tax, as
provided by law, the first collection
made in Antelope county.
Six brothers and sisters, the young
est 81 and the oldest ~, were together
the first time at the home of the late
Hon. Perry Selden in Blair.
The Farmers institute of Washing
ton county will be held in Blair Feb
ruary ID and Is under the auspices of
he state agricultural school
Representative Pollard today Sc
cured the passage of bill for the re-
lief of William A. Whitaker of Falls
City, increasing his pension from $12
to $24.
The Methodist and Congregational
churches of Clarks have held Jointly
series of special meetings extending
over two weeks. Attendance has
been good.
At the Methodist Episcopal church
The Grand Army Of the Republic post
Of Norfolk presented large American
flag to the trustees Of the church with
| appropriate services.
Wolves have become such a menace
| 70 stock and poultry that farmers both
east and west of Red Cloud are form.
'ng hunting parties to rid the country
side of the brutes If possible.
The Merrick County Agricultural
and Fair association has just been or
ganized at Clarks. 1t is proposed to
beginning with the coming summer or
fall.
The Seward County Agricultural So
ciety has arranged for stock judging
contest for boys under 20 years of age,
| to be under the management of DR.. N.
b. Cummins, at the county fair next
fall.
The Otoe Preserving company, can
ners, has purchased canning plant
recently erected in Rockport, Mo-, and
will operate it in the future in con.
nection with the plant at Nebraska
City.
John p Peterson went to Neigh
and gave himself up to Sheriff Miller
who took him before the county
judge to answer to the charge of bas
tardy.
Farmers about Sutherland have com
pleted the shipment of sugar beets
grown last season to the factories
Two hundred or more carloads were
shipped from that vicinity, the yield
being good.
T. f. Miller of Nance county, prop
rietor of the Cedar Bank Poland China
hog barn, made a public sale of forty
two head of his thoroughbred hogs
for the sum of $3,675, an average Of
$3.50 per head.
Michael Benda, a brakeman on the
Burlington at Wymore. was lodged In
jail at Beatrice on a complaint sworr
out by Miss Genevieve Peterson
charging him with being the father
of her unborn child.
A wolf hunt, in which about 10(
people participated, was held east O
Blue Hill. A good-sized tract of coun
cry was thoroughly covered and sew
eral wolves were stirred up, but in thu
final roundup only one was killed.
A practical demonstration of thu
milking machine was given before tn,
meeting of the Nebraska Dairymen'
association at Lincoln. Prof. G.. Err
gave a talk on the milking machine
illustrating his remarks by milking
several COWS.
A movement is to be launched 70
greater Hastings. Twenty thou
sand by 1870" will be the campaig
, cry and If the plans of the men BAG
of the scheme are carried out Has
tings will move with full stear
ahead for the next three years.
1t is expected that the corn exhibit
will be feature of the Johnso
County Farmers institute, which wi
be held in Tecumseh January 80 an
81 and February / and 2. The con
mittee having the corn show In charg
!, promises good premiums and expect
a good showing.
Matt Mitchell Of Eustis has returne
4, from st. Joseph, where he markete
shipment of cattle, among whic
: was a COW said to be the heaviest eve
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