Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-30
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
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Religious, Social, Agricultural, Polit'
icaI and other Matters Given
Due Consideration.

A series OF renSlOuS TeNlNdl mSSC7 |
ings have been planned for Tecumseh.
The Adams County Medical society
held its annual meeting and elected |
officers for the ensuing year.
In the Kearney Industrial school
there are nineteen cases of smallpox
and the institution has been quaran-
tined.
The lid has been put on by tlie
mayor of York, and drinks hereafter
on Sunday will be conspicuous by their
scarcity.
Ed Galbraith, who recently COM
pleted q three-year service in the
United States army, has been appoint
Sheriff A. L. Townsend.
Mrs. Jennie Little of Lincoln has
sued Peter Heiser, William Hahn and
Peter Hahn for $4,000 damages. She
alleges that the three saloonkeepers
debauched her husband
The new Baptist church at Peru,
with modern equipment, completed at
a cost of $500, was dedicated last
Sunday. The dedicatory sermon was
by Rev. A. o. Williams Of Lincoln.
Harry Fix, the seventeen-year-old
son of Phillip Fix, residing FIVE miles
northwest of Clatonia, Gage county,
was killed while out hunting, by the
accidental discharge of a shotgun.
The American Beet Sugar company
is working the territory around Suth-
erland for contracts with the farmers
h.
is expected that a good acreage will
be planted.
The Farmers National bank of York
is in receipt of $4,000 new circulation
secured by purchase and deposit OF
Panama bonds, and is advertising for
farmers and business men to bring in
their checks.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Fisher of Assump-
ton celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary. A number of friends and
relatives gathered to help them make
the affair happy one and good time
was enjoyed by ALL
The Territorial Pioneers associa-
ton, in session at Lincoln, elected the
following officers: President, A. n.
Yost; vice president, R. R. Randall;
secretary, c. S. Payne.
The business portion of Deweese
was almost wiped out by flames which
store, Soucheck's hardware store,
Cline's restaurant and the postoffice.
Ample insurance covers the loss.
Scott Kimball, the thirteen-year-old
son of G. H. Kimball, n ranchman
near Rosebud, accidentally shot him.
self while playing with revolver, the
bullet going through his abdomen.
The wound will probably prove fatal.
Joseph Sloby was killed at the Rock
Island depot in Fairbury while driving
the mail wagon to meet train No. II.
The switch engine was backing down
the side track and he attempted to
drive across the track ahead, but was
caught and crushed under the tender.
c. A. Snyder, manager of the Au-
burn Electric Light and Power COM
pany, has purchased the plant of the
Blue Springs Electric Light company.
The affairs of the company have been
in the hands of the district court for
some time and were ordered sold by
Judge Kelligar.
AS a result Of putting on the lid"
at the Soldiers home in Grand Island,
pensions were, for the first time, paid
this year directly at the home, the au-
thorities securing-$3 900 at the banks
and making payment at the institu-
ton, making it unnecessary for the
men to go to the city.
The other morning when H. Schmidt
living near Blue Hill, went out to his
farm, he discovered that someone had
stolen his $50 harness, which he had
just purchased. He at once sent for
the Beatrice bloodhounds. The dogs
traced the party who stole the harness
and the goods were recovered.
A tramp broke into the farmhouse
of Will Stouder, two and half miles
south of Louisville, while Mr.. Stouder
and his wife were in town. The man
had just gotten out to the gate as Mr..
Shoulder returned, and opened the gate,
for which Mr.. Stouder thanked him.
On entering the house the family
found everything had been overturned
and searched.
George King, an old man who said
he was 70 years old, and looked as
though he might be older, was an APP
plicant for lodging at the police sta
ton in Fremont He said he was on
his way afoot to Wyoming, where he
had acquaintance who would give
him chance to do what little work
he was able to do in payment of his
board. He was helped along on his
journey.
The Hastings College Oratorical
association held it's annual preliminary
contest. II. Clare Welker on Gov
eminent Ownership of the Railroads. -
won first place and will represent the
college in the state contest to be held
in Omaha next month.
During 1906 County Judge Wilson OF
OtOa county iSsuad oS4 marriapa II,