Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-05-14

t~'N'o haCi
Andrew Lee went to Lincoln,
Tuesday morning TO take the
State Examination of phara-
macy.
f. f. Vanantwerp went to FIRE.
mont Tuesday to visit his son
who is attending the Fremont
Normal.
The A. O. u. w held its state
convention at Grand Island this
week. The convention convened
Tuesday.
+. f. Taylor and II. f.. Bangs
went to Lincoln Tuesday morn
ing to attend the Photographers
State Convention.
u. l.. Ward has leased his liv-
cry barn to w. A. Tooley and
son. He has bought the Savage
livrey barn at Sargent.
Miss Fannie Drake daughter of
III. b. Drake, returned to Lincoln
Tuesday morning where she is at
tending the state University.
A meeting of the stock grow
ers association was held at AL
lance this week for three days.
The session convened Monday.
R.W. Buckner, H. w. George and
Judge Reese, went to Fremont
Neb. Tuesday morning to attend
the G.. A. II. state encampment.
ID. M. Amsberry went to Grand
Island Tuesday morning as a
delegate to the A. O. U. w.
Grand Lodge, returning this
morning.
A heavy down pour of rain is
reported III the vicinity of Sar-
gent the first of the week from
which considerable damage to
crops and cellars was sustained.
A. II. Humphrey returned from
Iowa Sunday night. He reports
his mothers health considerably
improved when he left. Mrs.
Humphrey remained there to
help care for her mother.
The open air concert given last
Saturday evening in the Park by
the band was patronaged by a
large crowd All the young
people were there and not few
of the older ones. The boys
play we'll and the entertainment
was greatly enjoyed.
G.. w. Smith of Marshaltown,
Iowa, spent several days in the
city last week in connection with
the deal for his property here.
We understand that satisfactory
arrangements were made which
enabled him to consumate the
deal that was announced some
weeks ago with Mr.. McComas.
He left for Iowa Monday.
The Baptist Record, that has
been published at Humestor Iowa
for several years by Saddler
Brothers has been moved to Pella
Iowa, where the publication will
be continued under the same man
agement. The Saddle Brothers
have purchased the Chronicle, the
only english local paper publish
ed in Pella, which they will run
in connection with the Baptist
Record.
S. b. Osborne, the senior me m.
Der of the firm of Osborn & John
son, publishers of the West
Liberty Enterprise of West
Liberty, Iowa, arrived in the city
last Saturday morning to spend
few days visiting his parents
and many friends of this com
munity where he grew into man.
hood. Bent looks the peach OF
health VIII ich would indicate
that the news paper work and
the atmosph ere of tine Hawk eye
climate agrees with him.
Those who bought trees this
spring of the Crete Nursery will
no doubt be interested to know
that their representative Frank
q. Stevens will come to Broken
Bow about June LIST to call on
every customer in the county that
has bought trees of the Crete
Nursery to see how they are sue
ceeding and to render all possible
assistance in the way of advice
and helpful suggestions. Mr..
Stevens has demonstrated his
faith i'll Custer county by opening
up farm of 480 acres and he ex
poets to take permanent in
terest in the horticultural develop
ment of the country. His FIRE,
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