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NEWS FROM BROKEN BOW AND CUSTER COUNTY Larger Number of Cases Filed in District CourtIn the report of Herman son, clerk of the district court, the for 1931 show increase in er, records the number of cases filed over that of the previous. In 1931 year were filed total of 232 cases comcluded in the 1931 cases were civil, 30 criminal, 14 insanity, and naturalization, while the 1930 cases were divided as follows: 162 22 criminal, 12 insanity and uralization, showing an increase every one of the divisions for the just closed. year The criminal cases were divided follows: unlawful possession 01 intoxicating liquor; unlawful trans portation of intoxicating liquor; unlawful sale of intoxicating unlawful possession of still toxicating liquor; obtaining money under false pretenses; ootaining property under false pretenses; failure support minor stealing chickens, stealing stealing cow; steaing ess; stealing partridges; resenting terms of an insurance icy; embezziement; burglary; arson; statutory sodomy; using an indecent and resisting and abusing uage police officer. Included among the list of civ., filed were 19 divorce for cases This is decrease of the year. cases of this nature filed yea. before and is the smailest number of divorce cases filed 10r the ten years. The list of civil cases also shows that there were number of and foreciosure cases containing several causes of action, each cause of action describing and effecting separate and distinct tract of rea. estate; for example, in one tax foreclosure case there was causes of action. The city of Broken Bow commenced tax foreclosure this year on causes of action based on tax sale certinates against tracts of rea. tate located in the city of Broken Bow. These were filed in three law suits to save considerable Two bank receiver cases viz: the Farmers State Bank of Mason City, Nebr., and the Anselmo State Bank of Anselmo, Nebraska, were fi.ed during the year, making total of seven bank receivership cases tiled in the county in the last ten years. Marriage Licenses— Sumner 26 LeRoy Spellmeyer Velma Pierce Edyyville 18 (ceremony performed by County Judge Ross G. Moore) Breeders Association Will Conduct SalePlans are being completed here for the second annual sale of the Central Nebraska Breeders Association. Last 87 head were listed, year while 115 head are listed for the sale this and it was necessary to year turn down 50 additional head of yearling bulls which will be sold at be held in March. Includ to in the 115 head for the sale soon to be held are 82 Herefords; Angus, Red Polls and 26 Shorthorns. Secretary M. L. Gould states that in all probability of grade dairy stock will also be sold. Farm Account Expert Will Be in County Agent Gould has ceived word that Wendell Huff, specialist in farm accounting, who is connected with the University of Nebraska will be in Custer county January 11, 12, Mr. on to have 50 books of farm expected records to check. County Attorney Runyan Attends Bar County Attorney M. M. Runyan, of Custer county and William C. Schaper, former cuonty attorney, represented this county in the an nual meeting of the Nebraska ty Attorneys and the State Bar Association held at Omaha last week. Mr. Rynyan was elected to the executive committee of the state association of county attorneys. Broken Bow Open With a green team representing them the squad of BrokBow school will open the season en Ravenna at Ra this week, playing evening. Next venna on Friday will play Arnold on Tuesday they Arnold floor. The team is coachthe Thomas, former Unied by of Nebraska athlete who versity his sixth year here. completing O.E.S. Chapter Installs Arrow Chapter officers, at stalled following held on Tuesday regular meeting Mrs. Grace Runyan, evening: Merle Runyan, worthy matron; Henrietta Johnworthy patron; Ralph Johnassociate associate patron; Mrs Cloe Kuns secretary; Mrs. Caroline Smith, trea. Mrs. Juna Harley, conductress; Mrs. Luree Watts, associate conductress; Mrs. chapiain; M.s. Taibot, organist; Mrs. De Lisle LinuAda; Miss G.adys Ruth; Mrs. Helen Jonnson, Mrs. Luman Dr. Henrietta M. Electa; Agnes Schnabel, sentinel. Office of County Surveyor Active Ben Heskett, who has just compieted his mist year, surveyor Custer county reports that in add.- tion to the regular work of nce he has furn.shed plans and mates on steel bridges for Custor county, inspected the construction abutments and concrete noor, has drawn up maps 01 the principle towns OI the county W.L. property mg the as has made dramage and estimates in duties as proximately 12,000 hilles cus ter county the to with the C.ty property and within the county. new 1080 the the proposed county investigate to the advisability or Date ing the road. County Clerk's Makes county and nic deputy, D. sell, have complied few agares that WILL in some degiee acqualnt the public with certain amount the WORK that has passed inroug. the omee the year just ed. This once 18 considered one the most important ones in the house, by virtue 01 nis Ommice, county clerk in large the financial manager and or the county. in addition regu.ar duties of the office mr. ters performs valueable service individuals. Chatter mortgages filed during year number and amount as compared with med during 1930, ing 1931 number and to while the filed during the preceding year bered 3,528 and amounted of During year just closed the amount tel mortgages med, more vidia released during the same period, amount to showing mortgages not released during 1931 amounting to $1,347,033.00. Miscellaneous mings during year numbered 890, making total 7,168 uling for the year. Permits to hunt, 118.1 and trap issued as resident ing and fishing licenses were amounting to $3,482.00. trapping licenses numbered amounted to $119.00. fishing licenses numbered 35 and amounted to $70.00. Non hunting and fishing licenses to $90.00. A total of amounting was remitted to the state for the sale of these licenses. In addition to the above permits to operate Public Amus ments outside of incorporated vil ages were issued; 406 certificates of hung were issued; 20 Notary commissions were recorded; 13 miscellan recordings; 280 village and eous school bonds were registered; fire mens certificates were recorded and 28 discharge from army were corded. County Superintendent Makes Annual Report- The office of superintendent Custer county schools is numbered among the most important ones in the court hourse as all records of the various school districts of the county are kept here, as well the handling of the various activities connected with the schools. County Superintendent Harry E. Weekly, who has just completed his fifth year in the office, and his chief assistant Miss Bessie VanBuskirk, have compiled brief report of the work of the office during the year just clos few of the ed. The following are things accompiished by the office 275 schools visited in ing 1931: area comprising 2,592 square miles of 1,012 pupils in the examination eighth grade examinations; 12,548 eighth grade examination papers graded and grades recorded; 26,000 Christmas seals sold by Custer counschool children under the d.rection of the county superintendent; office callers; 8,000 receiving 7,100 the handling of lette.s written; individual teacher 698 disputes; examinations; 1,969 teachers examiassembled, classi nation papers recorded; 2,642 entr.e. and grades classified and placed cataloged,
