Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12

the city visitors Tuesday.
c. d. Pelham of Anselmo, was
among the city visitors Tuesday.
Chester and Clyde Green of
Green, were friendly callers at
this Office Monday.
The county board convened in
adjourned session Tuesday morn
ing with all members present.
c. S. Martin went to lndianop-
oils, Indiana, the first of the
week to buy another car load of
buggies and implements.
II. B. Drake of the firm of Will
son &Drake, who has been east
buying goods for the spring trade
returned home this morning.
Rev. l.. Nj. MARYLAND of Ans
ley, left here Monday morning
for Arnold, where he will hold a
series of meetings in the Baptist
church.
f. c. House has sold his resi-
dence property in the north part
of the city to Will Kennedy for
81, $50. The deal includes five
acres of ground.
The Broken Bow Political
Equality Club will meet at the
home of Julia Willis, Friday
evening, March Is. A full at
tendance is desired. Julia WILL
LIS, Secretary.
Mrs. H. B. Hoagland left yes
terday morning for Mechanics
vile, Iowa, where she expects to
remain at least year. She or
dered the REPUBLICAN in order to
keep posted on the events of the
city in her absence. 4
Frank Haisch of Merna, Wyo.,
made this Office a friendly call
Thursday. Mr.. Haisch is one of
Custer county's substantial boys,
who has cattle ranch in Wyom-
ing. He was out to New Helena
visiting his parents and was on
his return to Wyoming.
8. d. Butcher, who has been
confined to the house for several
weeks, with severe attack of
pneumonia, was down town yes
terday for the first time since his
sickness. He hopes to soon be
able to go on the road again and
complete the delivery of This book,
the Pioneer History of Custer
County.
J. A. Evans of Spring Creek,
was among the friendly callers
at this Office yesterday. He has
two car loads of cattle ready for
the market that he expects to
ship in a few days with car of
hogs. Owing to sickness and
bad weather he yet has 1000
bushels of corn in the field to
husk.
VIM. Davis and family return
ed last Tuesday evening from
Nebraska City, where they have
been making their home for the
past six or eight months. Mr..
Davis intends to locate here
again. He thinks like the rest
of the people who leave and then
return that there is no place IN
Nebraska like Broken Bow.
The Weary Willie Walker"
company at the opera house last
night was an up-to-date farce
comedy. 1t was a continual roar
of laughter from the, rising of
the curtain until the last act
closed. The house was well
filled and everybody enjoyed the
evening. Those who failed to
see the play missed treat.
A gathering that filled the
house to overlooking so that beds
we're moved out of the rooms was
that - Wednesday night at the
home of Mrs. c. y. Richardson,
the occasion being a surprise on
Prof. +. c. Davis by the students
of the Business College who came
in body and made him the
happy recipient of a very hand
some gold fob chain as a token
of their appreciation of him as
teacher and friend and a worker
among them. A flash light pic
ture was taken of the crowd be-
fore it left by Prof. l.. S. Barnes.
Mr.. Pierson, agent for the
Lincoln Land Co., was in the
city the first of the week looking
after the company's lands in this
vicinity. We understand he sold
several lots ranging from one
acre up. Recently, Ras Ander-
son bought Is acres of the Maui
lex addition east of town. We
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