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Dec. 15th -- We find an estimate of the corn crop of that year as follows: 2,300,000 bushels. The highest reported yield was eighty-five bushels per acre. In the same article it was estimated that the reduction in freight, consequent upon the building of the A. & N. R. R., was three cents per bushel, or $69,000 on the crop of that year. According to our memory the estimate was rather low than high. It was a noteworthy fact that the Seward grain dealers of that fall and winter were able to pay from three to five cents more for corn than any town on the main line of the B. & M. west of Lincoln.
Jan. 8, 1888-The founding of Staplehurst and the ship- ment of eight cars of corn is recorded. Also the death of Mrs. Thomas Best, at Pleasant Dale, which occurred Dec. 18, 1879, aged sixty years.
We also append from its columns the following useful information :
"Edmund McIntyre has made the following statement for the B. & M. Land Department of the acreage and yield of cultivated lands in Seward county for 1879:
"Total acres in county, 368,640; under cultivation, 109, - 590 acres: in rye, 1,283 acres, yield 19,240 bushels; in spring wheat, 43,825 acres, yield 482,362 bushels; in barley (must be a mistake, too many acres or not enough barley), 8,900 acres, yield 170,800 bushels; in oats, 5,718 acres, yield 227,720 bush- els; in buckwheat, 112 acres, yield 2,240 bushels; in flax, 2, - 109 acres, yield 18,981 bushels; in broom corn, 160 acres, yield 533 tons; in corn, 46,584 acres, yield 2,096,280 bushels; in potatoes, 966 acres, yield 36,840 bushels; in turnips, 28 acres, yield 4,200 bushels; in blue grass, 17 acres; in timothy, 1,272 acres; clover, 1,189 acres; cultivated timber, 4,500 acres. Number of apple trees 30,500, pears 300, peaches 26,450, plums 8,000, cherries 16,000, grapes 33,000 vines; 175 miles of hedges.
"These estimates are made on the returns of 1877 and estimates of the proportionate increase."
Sept. 9th-Is recorded the death of E. N. Wingfield, of K precinct, aged seventy-five years. His death occurred
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Sept. 4, 1880. Mr. . W. was a worthy Christian, and a mem- ber of the M. E. church.
Aug. 12th-The dedication of the U. B. church by Bishop Wright is favorably mentioned.
Also the death of Robert Walker, at the residence of his son James, aged seventy-seven years. The deceased was one of our old settlers, and was the father of W. H. Walker of our city. He was well known and highly respected.
Also, in D precinct, Aug. 2d, Henry Newjahr, of cancer, aged fifty five years. He was one of the first settlers of that part of the county.
Aug. 25th -The editor, speaking of his contemporary, calls him "the bay windowed, brazen-faced liar."
July 29th-Is recorded the death of Mrs. L. E. Tisdale, of Beaver Crossing, aged forty-five years. Mrs. Tisdale settled in Seward county in 1869. Her death occurred July 23d. Also the death of John S. Bartlett, at Milford, on July 25th, aged thirty six years, of quick consumption.
June 10th-Records the freaks of the wind, the heaviest gale in many years, in which the Catholic church was par- tially wrecked, and many buildings damaged.
Feb. 19, 1880-Is recorded the death of Wilber McNall, by accidental shooting.
April 8, 1880-Records the result of city election, in which the anti-license party elects the whole ticket.
April 22d -Also records the death of Ira Wendall, caused by getting his hand caught in machinery at West's mill. Deceased leaves a wife and two children to mourn his sad fate.
May 6th, 1880-Is recorded the death of Mrs. Joseph H. Ballard, after a long and painful illness. Mrs. Ballard was an estimable Christian lady.
The visit and lecture of ex-Vice President Colfax is dis- cussed at large.
The small-pox scare with its attendant results is noted,
ADVOCATE
PREDECESSOR OF THE BLUE VALLEY BLADE
Was founded in February 1877, by W. S. Walker, and managed by him until June 1879, when J. H. Betzer from
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Iowa bought the paper and re-christened it Blue Valley Blade. The advent of the Advocate was understood by the contemporary paper at Seward, as an open declaration of war, and of course the fun commenced immediately and con- tinued as long as Mr. Wolf of the Reporter continued to ed- it that paper. Mr. Walker was a wide-awake editor, ready at all times to measure swords with an advisary. We much regret that files of the Advocate are beyond our reach, as the Editor took them out of the State with him.
The Blade was under the control of an old republican war-horse, and fighting was no new thing for Mr. Betzer. He could fight democrats or brother editors, as the case might be. He had been schooled in the editorial work in Iowa, where he controlled a paper sixteen years, at Chari- ton and Monroe, and he came to Seward county well equip- ed, and was ready with his new bright and sharp blade to take a hand in the little embrolios of that period. The edi- tors of that day did not stop at wrangling over public questions, but would frequently resort to personal matters, and heap all manner of abuse upon each other. We are glad that in these better days such personal slang is not tolerat- ed among the editorial fraternity. Mr. Betzer continued at the head of the Blade until October, 1901, when his health failed and he gave the editorial work and management over into the hands of his son, Elmer E., who has conducted the paper to the present time. In the liberal quotations from its columns a good idea may be gained of events for the twenty-seven years of its life.
BEAVER CROSSING NEWSPAPERS
There have been many attempts to publish newspapers in Seward and in other parts of the county that proved un- successful ventures. The first attempt at publishing a paper at Beaver Crossing was in March, 1872, when a semi-monthly called the Beaver Tribune, was issued by J. H. Vincent. The printing was done by J. H. Culver at Milford. It lived but a few months.
The Beaver Crossing Bugle was founded by H. C. Hensel April 27th, 1887. In its day it was one of the largest weekly county papers in the state, being an eight page seven column
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paper. It was republican in politics. The Bugle notes made the wild woods ring for two years. Its life was active and energetic, but the editor bit off more than he could chew and after about two years of struggle its blasts were heard no more. It just died. It was also printed at Milford.
In 1889, P. C. Carpenter started the Beaver Crossing Journal, the first paper printed in the town. It was sold to C. E. Miller in 1891, and the name was changed to Farmer's Patriot and in 1892 it again was sold to J. H. Waterman and it has been under his management up to December, 1904, un- der the name of the Weekly Review. At this writing Mr. Waterman has sold the office and fixtures to F. C. Diers who will now begin the publication of the Pride of Beaver Cross- ing.
We are under obligations to B. F. Thompson for much valuable information in regard to the above named news- papers.
UTICA SUN
The only newspaper of that thriving village was founded by Frank Compton, in 1886. It changed hands many times. Among the men that have controlled it we find Wm. Compton, Steven Lowley, E. W. Harvey, then again Wm. Compton, and after his death his widow, H. M. Smith, L. R. Alphin and has finally landed in the hands of Harvey and Hunter, who have the most complete job office in the county. Every- thing seems in perfect order in their commodious office. The Sun is neutral in nothing but politics. The ambition of the editors is to build up Utica and the county, and so far as politics is concerned, they don't care which wins so that the Sun shines all O. K.
FARMER'S ZEITUNG
Farmer's Zeitung is a German family newspaper of high order, and has a wide circulation in Seward, Butler, Lan- caster and York counties. It is non-partisan and lends all its efforts to the betterment of its many readers, and their advancement financially, socially and morally. The chief object of the wide-awake young editor, Mr. Joseph Tagwer-
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ker, is to infuse into all his readers a high standard of Amer- ican citizenship. This young man was born and grew to manhood in Austria and came to make his home in this new land of greater promise, in 1890. He is now thirty-five years of age, just in the prime of life, full of energy, and a future full of bright promise.
INDEPENDENT-DEMOCRAT CLIPPINGS
March 11, 1897-W. H. Smith took charge of the Sew- ard County Democrat, and from its files beginning at that date we clip from its pages by the courtesy of the editor and manager:
March 6, 1897-The annual conference of the U. B. church convened at Seward. About one hundred delegates are present. Bishop E. P. Kephart presides. Blue river is on a rampage.
March 7-Is noted the advent of the first robin. Death of Mrs. Amerilla Ford is noticed as occurring March 1st. Local markets. Wheat 60cts., corn 10cts , oats 10cts., hay $3 to $4 per ton, hogs $3 to $3.25 per hundred, eggs 8cts.
March 25 -- Is notice of a sale of a quarter of land one of the best in town twelve, range one, at $3500. Car load of horses bought for Boston market, prices ranged from $40 to $75.
April 1-Ray Vance was killed at Utica while attempt- ing to board a moving train on Friday last. Superintendent Ed Healy reports the schools of the county in a good, flour- ishing condition. Roads are reported the worst ever seen in the county. Burglary of C. Kroeger's shoe store occur- red last Tuesday night and got away with about $30 worth of goods.
April 8-South Blue is overflowing its banks.
April 15-Milford goes dry this year. Wm. Winegar, the Tamora horse thief, goes to the pen.
April 22-Is noticed the fatal accident that befell the boy of Laren Jensen near Germantown. The boy was thrown from a stalk cutter and killed.
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April 29-The finest rain storm for many years fell last Friday. Bad R. R. wreck at Pleasant Dale.
April 22-James Maroney, an old pioneer died.
May 6-Postmaster Dupin's house burglarized of a hundred dollars.
May 20-L. J. Groul was killed by lightning at Goeh- ner Friday night.
June 23 -- A young cyclone just missed Seward. Demo- crat and Independent consolidated June 17th.
July 29-Chris Hippie was killed by lightning three miles south of Germantown last Tuesday.
August 12-Charles France, proprietor of Windsor hotel, died last Monday morning. August 8th, John Fend- er's barn in "B" precinct was burned with twelve horses.
Sept. 15th-A most successful county fair opened at Seward.
Nov. 4th -- Death of Henry George noted. The I. D. has a big rooster crowing over the election of Judge Sulli- van.
Nov. 11th-Gives election returns, showing the fusion ticket elected in the county by 372 majority.
Nov. 18th-The ten year old son of Mr. Minsell of "H" precinct, was accidentally shot and killed last Friday. Cald- er & Co.'s safe was cracked last Tuesday night, at Tamora.
Dec. 1st-Death of John Roberts, Sr., one of the early pioneers of the county, having located here in the spring of 1866.
Jan. 21st, 1898 -- The accidental shooting of the twelve year old son of Joseph Manwiler at Utica, which occurred some days previous. New court house proposition is agitat- ed by W. R. Dickinson, $50,000 bonds are advocated.
Jan. 27th -- A $10,000 Government postoffice is urged by Congressman Stark.
March 17th-Notice is given that the splendid, new cereal mills will open up for business the coming week.
April 7th-The Shilo veterans held a splendid reunion at Seward and all went home happy.
April 21st-Independent-Democrat enlarged.
May 12th-Is noticed at large a grand reception by the
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people of Seward to Troop "A" when two thousand citizens gave them a grand welcome.
June 23d-Emil Martsen was drowned at Beaver Crossing in mill pond, last Sunday morning.
July 4th- Was a gala day in Seward. Splendid crowd and excellent time.
July 15th-Is noted that while the funeral of Mrs. Reed Pendall was in progress, four miles north-east of Seward, that the residence of J. C. Ford in the same neigh- borhood was burned.
Nov. 8th-I. D. has his big rooster again crowing over the fusionists' victory.
Nov. 24th-A bad blizzard of the Sunday previous is noted.
Wm. Morford died in "N" precinct, January 10th, 1899. He was a prominent farmer.
Jan. 26th-Two safes cracked in Tamora, Calder's and P. L. Webster's. Nothing of much value obtained.
Feb. 9th-The dead body of a tramp was found near the railroad at Pleasant Dale. A bottle partly filled with alcohol lay near the body. Coroner's jury thought man froze to death, as the weather was severe.
Feb. 16th -Fred Vaibtman was run down and killed by cars at Tamora.
March 2nd-Burglers broke into Ed Batchelder's hard- ware store at Bee and carried away a lot of knives and razors. They then broke into Meyers & Gambel's store, but were scared away.
March 16th-The death of Ed Biggs, a Seward attor- ney, is noted at length.
March 30th-The I. D. changed its form and was made an eight page paper.
April 15th --- Conrad Reusch committed suicide at Pleasant Dale.
April 27th --- News of the wounding of Egbert Humph- rey, in the Philippines, is recieved by his parents.
May 4th --- The house of David Bender at Milford was robbed and $40 secured.
May 12th --- Market reports show wheat worth 50cts, corn 23cts, eggs 9cts, hogs $3.25.
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May 18th-It is noted that I. D. Neihart is preparing to build a new hotel.
May 25th-$8,000 county bonds are called in and paid.
June 1st-Ten graduate from the high school. This was the 18th annual commencement.
June 8th-The death of Patrick Welch of "D" precinct is noted. Mr. Welch was an old settler and a splendid citi- zen.
July 6th-Last Sunday five young men were killed by lightning in the road north of Staplehurst. Their names are as follows: Victor and Ira Dobson, John Ames, Thomas Bidwell and Herman Egars. They were traveling in a wagon. No celebration in Seward this year.
July 13th-Harry Culver's long bicycle ride from Lin- coln to New York City, via Texas, New Orleans, Mobile, Atlanta, Washington D. C., a distance of 4120 miles. Time 53 days. The old Saratoga hotel of Milford burned last Saturday morning.
July 23d-Hon. Wm. R. Davis was called home.
Aug. 17th -A bad hail storm struck near Staplehurst, and cut a swath about two miles wide as far as Germantown. It did much damage. Bemis' 40 acres tomatoes, east of Se- ward were nearly destroyed. H. M. Bower's large field of melons were also destroyed. S. H. Beaver had 300 lights broken in his green house at Seward. Corn was badly damaged in the path of storm.
Aug. 24th-S. C. Langworthy was stricken with apo- plexy on Saturday last.
Aug. 30-Notes the arrival of the corpse of Samuel Manly, who was killed in Montanna by a wild broncho which he was riding.
Sept. 7-Notes that the returning Philippine soldiers had a royal welcome at Seward.
Sepl 14-John C. Johnson was killed instantly while putting a belt on a threshing machine near Geohner.
Sept. 28-The great Bryan meeting of last Monday, when five thousand people greeted the candidate for president. Mrs. Mary A. White, near Utica, committed suicide by taking strychnine.
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Oct. 5-Six thousand dollars county bond paid. County fair is pronounced a success.
Oct. 12-Chas. Priest in "H" Precinct was killed by falling from a load of lumber. Mrs. Helen M. Gouger is booked for a speech at Milford for Oct. 21 in the interest of the Fusion ticket.
Nov. 9-The I. D. has its roosters crowing over a clean victory for Fusion in the county. Ex-governor Altgeld made a speech at Seward last Friday.
Nov. 16-The death of Wm. O. Pierce occured last Fri- day. He was one of the very first settlers of Seward.
Nov. 23-The death of Egbert Humphry of Nebraska First is noted. He died of wounds received in the service.
Nov. 30-$3000 more county bonds taken up.
Dec. 21-Seward county's share of state school funds is $5,500.84
Jan. 4, 1900 -- The death of Mrs. Lewis Anderson, Dec. 29, 1899. She had resided in this community since 1868.
Jan. 10-The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. I. E. McPheley.
Feb. 1-The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. John Slonecker on last Thursday is noted among the 'l'amora items.
Feb. 8-The scalding to death of a two-year-old child of Herman Langner on last Friday.
Feb. 15-Fred Frebse, an old settler in "P" precinct, was thrown from his wagon and instantly killed last Tues- day. David H. Figard and Mrs. W. W. Cox, two of the old. est settlers in this communty, died on the 14th inst.
Feb. 22-F. G. Simmons' trouble is noted at length. Fire in Win. Shultz shoe store nearly destroyed the stock on . the 20th inst.
March 1-Burglers got in their work at Staplehurst. They were in Forster's store and Maden's drug store, also H. Meyer's store. They got about $15. The death of Mrs. S. H. Beaver occurred Feb. 24.
March 8-The three year old child of Mr. L. G. Sov- ereign of Ruby, was burned to death last Monday evening.
March 6-Occurred the death of C. F. Schlueter.
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March 29th-Notes the death of Wm. J. Compton, editor of Utica Sun, which occurred last Tuesday.
April 12th-It is noted that the claims of the government against F. G. Simmons, is fully paid up. The death of Mrs. M. J. Mesler, occurred last Tuesday.
April 26th-Joseph Carns and Wm Gannon had a lively scrap.
May 3d - Burglars looted Staplehurst bank, last Monday morning, and carried away $1350. Benjamin Hunkins, one of the oldest men and among the first citizens of "M" precinct died April 27th, aged ninety years.
May 10th-Lewis Moffitt makes a proposition to donate his lands to the county for a court house.
May 10th -Has an ad. Twenty bushels of potatoes for sale at 10cts per bushel.
May 24th-Is noted the death of Scott L. Larson, one of our boys at the Philippines.
May 31st-Schools have just graduated a class of twelve. Decoration day is appropriately celebrated ..
June 7th $12,000 county bonds are paid off.
June 28th-A train of cavalry horses. Seventeen cars passed Seward on the way to Manilla, last Friday night.
July 4th-A splendid celebration at Seward. Leon Richardson was killed by lightning last Wednesday.
July 12th -- A bad hail storm sweeps the north part of the county. Lizzie Gray was killed by a runaway horse in "B" precinct, July 16th Lewis Moffitt died.
July 26th-Says the Seward firemen were "strictly in it" at the York tournament. Seventeen head of cattle killed by one bolt of lightning. for Elisha Cortright.
Aug. 2nd-Elevator burned at Germantown on last Fri- day night. A robbery of John Koehler's house at same time is noted.
Aug. 9th-The sudden death of Mrs. Alice Gillespie. She was a daughter of S. C. Longworthy. Herman Diers is assaulted by a stranger.
Aug. 16th-A bad blaze in the Butler block. Chas. Means killed by lightning, near Tamora, on Saturday last.
Aug. 23d-Sixty-seven business men of Seward had an excursion to Omaha last Monday. Last week the worst
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storm of twenty years passed over the south part of the county.
Aug. 30th-Seward county fair is pronounced a grand success.
Oct. 4th-Is noted that "Teddy the Terror" sweeps down on Seward. A bad explosion occurred in Egar's store at Beaver Crossing. injuring three persons.
Oct. 11-E. E. Mitchell was killed by lightning October 1st, six miles northeast of Germantown. David Reavy, of Utica, died, Oct. 10th, aged seventy-two years.
Oct. 25th-Fred Goehner, Jr., faced a revolver in the hands of a burglar in his Uncle's store, last Tuesday night.
Nov. 8th-The I. D. has no rooster crowing this time, but meekly acknowledges that Mckinley is elected.
Nov. 15th-Notes the accidental death of John Wright at Milford mills, last Thursday morning. Official count gives the whole fusion ticket a majority in Seward county.
Nov. 22d- Dickinson Bros.' barn in Seward, burned Fri- day night. It was occupied by Birney Wise, who lost heavily without insurance. The city council contracts for the big well.
Nov. 23d- Silver wedding of O. E. Bernecker and wife.
Dec. 13th -- The marriage of Thos. H. Wake and Miss Emma Jones is noted.
Dec. 20th-Personal taxes collected in 1900 to date is about $38,000.
Jan. 17, 1901-The Nebraska Firemen are in convention at Seward and having an interesting time.
Jan. 24th-Is notice of the death of W. B. Barrett, one of the oldest business men of Seward. Came to Seward in the spring of 1872. He died Jan. 20th.
Jan. 31st-Census reports of the county are given by precincts as follows:
"A" 543, "B" 771, "C" 984, "D" 633, "E" 1,145, "F" 823, "G" 772, "H" 889, "I" 769, "J" 816, "K" 712, "L" 701, "M" 1.263, "N" 717, "O" 1,570, "P" 612, Seward 1,970. Villages are as follow: Staplehurst 211, Utica 487, Tamora 139, Germantown 194, Beaver Crossing 359, Cordovia 140, Milford 542. Jacob Graff of K precinct died of cancer of the face.
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Feb. 7th-The worst blizzard of the year occured last Saturday and Sunday.
Feb. 14th-Mrs. H. Hans, an old settler of Germantown, died on the 8th inst. The remains, of Scott Larson, who died in the Philippines, arrived today.
Feb. 28th-Two old settlers of the northwest part of the county, viz: Chris. Nieman and Conrad Rienmiller died some days ago, date not given.
March 7th-$6,000 bonds paid off.
March 14th Samuel M. Welch. one of our old pioneers, died, March 10th.
April 4th-Death of Mrs. R. A. Hughes, occurred in Seward, March 28th. Harry Bradley is noticed as "Gov." Harry Bradley by the I. D.
April 11th-Jacob B. Courtwright died at his home in "N" precinct on April 1st. Mr. Courtwright was one of our most valuable citizens. Mrs. C. E. Archer, of Staplehurst, died April 3d. She was one of our old settlers, who came to Nebraska in the very early territorial days, and resided in Seward county since 1873.
April 18th-Mrs. Christianah Obermeyer met death by an open gas jet in an Omaha hotel. . Her home was at Beaver Crossing.
April 25th-The little son of Chas. Dingham got his clothes on fire and was burned to death. G. L. Kilpatrick for many years the efficient surveyer of Seward county died last Monday night, at Crete, where he had been for treat- ment.
May 2nd-The death of Wm. D. Bowers is noticed at length. J. F. Merritt's death is also noticed.
May 9th J. H. Devore was shot in Denver by his moth- er-in-law. Local market: wheat 50cts, corn 34, oats 24, eggs 9.
May 23d-John Tucker drowned himself in Connelley's fish pond, five miles west of Seward. Eleven coaches full of Lincoln students visit Seward on Friday last, over. 700 of them.
May 30th-$6,000 more old county bonds paid. Decora- tion day was properly observed. Philip Bick is found dead
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in the vault of the Brewing Co's. building near the Elk- horn depot.
June 6th-The high school turns out thirteen graduates.
June 20th-Tim Lacker is drowned while fishing in Blue river, near Milford, on Sunday morning.
Bishop Bonacum is hissed and jeered by the lookers on at court in Seward.
June 27th-A great German picnic was held at fair grounds, last Sunday. Several new concrete walks and crossings, near the square, are ordered by the city council. Wheat harvest has commenced.
July 4th-Seward county property is assessed at $2,608, - 880.
July 11th-Three barns in one neighborhood burn one night, in Seward, viz: F. N. Parks, Mrs. Bonds and Mrs. Al Edwards. Parks' horse perished.
July 11th-The little son of Mrs. B. Robottom, south of Germantown, was killed by the kick of a horse. The third court house proposition is discussed. Milford took the Fourth of July crowd and had a grand time.
July 18th-The Seward Fire boys cut a big swath at the tournament at Fremont. Weather report shows July 8th 100; 9th 102; 10th 102; 16th and 17th 104.
July 25th-Court house knocked out to the tune of 335 majority against. August Kortge, a citizen of Seward for many years, found dead in his bed in Lincoln. Sunday was a scorcher, thermometer was 105 in the shade.
Aug. 1st -- A soaking rain breaks a drouth of twenty- three days.
Aug. 15th-The Woodmen have a great picnic of Kansas and Nebraska members. Jacob Imig's barn southwest of Seward burned; four horses and a vast amount of grain was consumed.
Aug. 22d .- J. A. Dowding's jewelry store was burglar- ized and ten gold watches were taken in the noon honr.
Aug. 29th-Seward county fair is a grand success.
Sept. 19th-Memorial services in honor of Pres. Mc- Kinley was attended by a vast throng at M. E. church.
Oct. 3d-$3000 more county bonds paid,
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Oct. 10th .- A collision occurred in the B. & M. yards and a general smash up resulted in injuring two stockmen.
Oct. 17th-Orlando Casler's farm was to be sold at sher- iff's sale to pay costs of his execution.
Nov. 7th-A mixed county ticket elected.
Dec. 12th-Milford depot burned last night.
Jan. 23d, 1902-Treasurer's report shows $28,794 in the treasury.
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