Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-10

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The fusion Congressional con-
vcntion convened at Kearncy
yesterday afternoon.
W. II. Comstock of Wescott,
was a city visitor Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week.
f. O. Brown of Bcrwyn, was
friendly caller Saturday. He
reports crops i'll fine condition
in his vicinity
w. II. Wallace of Council
Bluffs Iowa, is visiting in the
city with his son Frank, foreman
of the Chief Office
The band boys have had the
band stand i'll the city park re-
nodded this week. 1t has been
very materially improved.
From the morning dailics we
learn that VIM. Neville declines
to be a candidate for rcnomina-
ton for Congress ON the fusion
ticket.
We are a day late this week
through the fault of some one in
our paper not reaching MS ON its
usual time. We hope it may not
occur again.
That musicale at the Baptist
church next Tuesday night will
be a fine treat. In order to get
ii good seat buy a reserved seat
in advance. Room will be at a
premium.
Mrs. d. A. VanSant of Anslcy,
was a friendly caller at this Office
yesterday. She reports that the
M. b. a. order at Anslcy has re-
Gently become one of the strong
orders numerical of that town
DR.. C.L.Mullins has just dom
plcted an addition to his resi-
dence property that has cost him
about $1,000. The DIR. figured
before commencing that it would
cost abut 5000. He now has
fine hame with modern improve
mcntS.
One Of the finest walks III the
city is one recently put down by
Walt George i'll front of his new
residence. Mr.. George now has
one of the finest residence build
ings i'll the city and the surround
ings are being made to conform
to it as fist as InCChaniClc
skill and nature can do the work.
f. c. Embrec of Ortcl1o, in
forms us that his registered Abb
erdeen bull increased in weight
POS pounds in IS days, including
the two days he was transferring
him from Mason City to Ortello.
That is a remarkable growth for
a yearling in so short a time.
Mr.. Embrec is now more Convinc-
ed than ever that blood tells.
Noah Clincbell, who has been
in Wisconsin for several months,
returned home on the midnight
train last night. He says east
of Omaha, through Iowa and
Illinois is flooded with water.
That country has had the great
est rainfall in the past few days
since the flood. lie says field
after field of wheat, the water is
standing up to the top Of the
shocks. All the corn except on
the high land is flooded and can
not possibly make crop.
Ed. McComas and wife return
ed this morning from an extended
trip west. They were accompan-
led by l.. w. Wilson and wife,
They visited several points of in
terest i'll Colorado, Utah, Idaho
and California. They took the
boat from San Francisco to Port
land, Oregon. They a rived at
Seattle the day after the launch
ing of the keel, Nebraska and met
GOV. Savage and his staff.
They returned by the Billings
route. They reported very
pleasant trip.
Prof. Thomson's house at Cal
laway was struck by lightning
Tuesday morning about $50
o'clock. The bolt entering the
house knocked the window cas-
ing in and threw it across the
bed in which Mr.. Thomson and
wife were sleeping. The only
damage done there was to burn
Mrs. Thomsou's silk waist. II
passed through the rooms whcr,
the children were asleep, but
none were harmed. In passing
through the bath room it STRUCK
a shoe of Mr.. ThomSon's anc
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