Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-08-21
J. II. Varney of Ansley, was in
the city Saturday.


John Moran of Galloway, was
city visitor Saturday.
Elmer ID. Johnson of Merna,
spent Sunday in our city.
AL. job nson made a business
trip to Mason City Tuesday.
F. Nj. Rublee was passenger
on ~ Tuesday morning for the
east.
Jacob Johnson spent Sunday in
Anselmo, returning Monday
morning.
Chas. Cleveland of Comstock,
was transacting business in our
city Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Young
were passengers on ~ Tuesday
morning for Omaha.
Miss Nellie Reed, who has been
visiting in our city sometime,
left Tuesday morning for Coun-
Gil Bluffs.
l.. w. Amsberry, who has been
visiting at home for the past
month, returned to Sheridan,
Wyoming to resume work for the
b. q M. h. h.
The wet weather last week re-
tarded threshing, but little being
done between showers. Most
grain is yet in the shock and can
only be threshed when dry.
The Broken Bow Band will
furnish the music during the Re
union. This band is a good one,
and the musical committee were
fortunate in securing their ser
vices. -Chronicle.
H. II. Andrews sowed eight
acres of emmer last spring and
informs us that it has just
threshed out tifty-two bushels
per acre. He has seed for sale.
Galloway Courier.
II. ]. Shinn of West Union,
accompanied the remains of Mrs.
Keys here for burial Monday
morning. Rev. w. II. Powers,
the officiating clergyman, was
also in the company.
w. ]. Woods and wife, Chas.
Jeffords and wife, l.. II. Jewett,
wife and daughter, Thos. Finlen
and daughters, were in attend
ance at the Dale picnic, and
spent an enjoyable day.
w. d. Coxey, representative
of Ringing Bros. Show was a
buciness caller at this Office Fri
day. The show is to be here
the Sth of September. 1t has
been four years since they last
visited this place.
MARRIED. -JoHNsoN-E LwooD.
AT the residence of the officiat-
ing Minister, Rev. h. Bells, near
Berwyn, Nebraska, August 10th,
1902, Mr.. Herbert II. Johnson
of Greedy Center and Miss Maggie
b. Elwood of Berwyn, Nebr.
Ringing Brothers trained ami
NAL display introduces Capt.
Webb's Juggling seals, Prof.
Woods dog and pony circus, and
Pearl Souder's famous heard of
80 comedy elephants. This dis
play Of trained animal features
surpasses anything of the kind
ever seen in this country.
G.. HiSer member of the county
board from Elk Creek township
was a city visitor Saturday. He
says that Henry Marks had re-
Gently threshed 40 acres of winter
wheat south east of Mason City
that yielded 1475 bushels, which
is 56.S bushels to the acre. II,
reports oats yilding so bushels tC
the acre and that corn neve
looked better.
: Ringing Bros. employ over ;
, thousand men, women and child
7 rem. TO feed this great compan,
of people requires daily aver
age of 900 pounds of bread, LOO
pounds of meat, 42O of coffee, an,
everything else in proportion
, These supplies, as well as 10 ton
of hay, 300 bushels of oats an
> 25 bushels of corn for the horses
: have to be secured daily in tn
city where the show is exhibiting
v The postal authorities at Wash
c ington, recognizing the liabilitie
e of post-masters to make mistake
S in getting mail in the wron
/ boxes have fixed penalty {
e 5000, on persons taking ma
:, other than Their own and not rt
Y turning it. The law implie
e that people should look the
II mail over before LEAVING he NOS