Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

in the city this week.
T.. N. Bishop of Gates was a
friendly caller at this Office
Yesterday.
STRAYED--Polly, a partdt. A
liberal reward will be paid for
her return to this office.
h. T.. Brega of Galloway, is
transacting business before the
court in our city this week.
DR.. Pickett, who has been con-
fined to his home under quaran-
tine for the smallpox, is again
able to be out.
We understand that VIM. Ore
fus of Mason City, has leased the
Globe Hotel and will take charge
in a short time.
Lewis Kimberling and daugh-
ter, Eva, of Arnold, are in the
city. Mr.. Kimberling is assessor
for Arnold township, and brought
over his books.
The summer school for teach
ers will commence in this city
next Monday. With two weeks
institute that will follow, the
session will continue eight
weeks.
Ed. Royse and family of Lin
coin, are in the city. They came
up Sunday night. Mr.. Royse is
here as witness in the cases of
the state against J. A. Harris.
The names of A. H. Copsey of
Westerville, II. c. H. Bayeroffer
of Ryno, A. l.. Mathews of
Galloway and S. c. Waldron of
Over are being prominently men
toned as candidates for the state
Legislature.
The county board is sitting
this week in adjourned session.
Up to the date of going to press
the principle work that has been
done has been considering road
petitions of which they have a
full grist to dispose of.
| The populist convention OF
| Custer county is to be held in
this city Saturday, June Il, vixen
delegates will be elected to the
fusion convention of the state,
congressional, senatorial and rep
resentative conventions in com
pliance with the edicts of tha
machine dictators.
| c. Nj. Shinn returned yesterday
morning from Mont Rose, Color
ado, with his bride, Miss Maude,
the eldest daughter of ex-Con-
gresham o. Nj. KEN. We have
been unable to learn the particu-
lars of the wedding festivities,
but join their many friends in
this vicinity in extending con-
CALCULATIONS.
| A number of the members OF
the Baptist church of this city
attended the basket meeting held
in Covers Grove by the Baptist
church of Mason City last Sun
day. After the afternoon preach.
ing services, the ordinance OF
baptism was administered to
about fifty recent converts. Rev.
~. X. Woods, the pastor, officiat'
ing. The exact number we are
informed were 40, the majority
of whom were men and boys
The day was very fine for the
occasion and several hundred
people were present to witness
the baptising. Rev. Woods
preached in the morning and
Rev. S. w. Richards of this city
l preached in the afternoon and
evening. 1t is day long to be
| remembered with pleasure by thu
people of the Mason Cit,
: church and vicinity.
Mrs. T. E. Wheeler and he
husband c. E. left here Monda,
morning on trip east where the.
? will spend their summer vaca
ton. They have been closet.
canfined to business in THE cit
! for number of years and tn
REPUBLICAN is pleased to knoN
y that in their declining years the
i have accumulated a sufficienc
d to enjoy the rest of their day
:. without fear of being a burde
d to their friends or society. Mr.:
y Wheeler had accomplished
C grand work in building up tn
a Grand Central to its present hig
: standard and material worth
e When she took control of tn
e house a few years ago it had ru
e down and was but of little value
+ She has contrived to build it u