Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-02-05
Mrs. Hattie Towel has bought
a millinery store in Nelson of this
state, where she has moved.

The Epworth District League
Assembly for 1908 will be held
at Galloway again the coming
season from June 4 to IL.
The Dime Museum advertised
for Saturday, the 18th inst, is
postponed to Wednesday, the
18th of February, from 7 to 10
o'clock p. m.
F. H. Young, c. L. Gutterson
and We scribe were at Lincoln
yesterday and witnessed the
making of "a new judge for the
Twelfth judicial district.
The district meeting of the l.
O. O. F. will be held at Merna,
Feb. 9. Themeeting will be op-
EN- at 8 o'clock p. m. An inter-
esting program has been arranged
for the occasion.
The official report of the
county board proceedings at it's
last session appears in this issue
of the REPUBLICAN. 1t consists
principally of the annual settle
ment of the officers and bills.
For short time Monday the
Ground Hog could have seen his
shadow had he been in the vicin-
itv of Broken Bow. Now watch
for six weeks more cold weathe
while his hogship remains
housed.
The New England Chicken
Pie Supper given by the Ladies
Library Association last Satur-
day night in the Realty block,
was a great success. The at
tendance was unusually large,
the supper fine, and the receipts.
highly satisfactory.
Oscar Englesjerd shipped car
of cattle to the Omaha market
Tuesday and strnck a good mar
ket. Owing to the storm cattle
shipments were short and the
market advanced ten cents. Mr..
Englesjerd went from Omaha to
Falls City last night on "A short
visit.
! G.. III. Thorpe, ex-chairman of
the county board was llonored al
Omaha last week by being elect
ed vice president of the State
| Association by reclamation.
He only lacked few votes being
elected chairman of the Associa-
tion on the formal ballot. This
is an honor that Mr.. Thorps will
wear with credit to himself and
the county.
Supt. Lewis has appointed J.
| M. Scott and B. B. Hawthorne
instructors for the session of the
Central Nebraska Summer School
which opens June Is. The APP
pointment of these gentlemen
will meet with the approval of
the teachers of our county. Both
are school men of experience and
ability. The session should be
we'll ate nded.
MARRIED-Wednesday, at high
noon, Thomas w. Lilly of Falls
City, and Miss Ida M. Haines, at
the home of the brides parents,
five miles east of B1oken Bow.
Rev. II. E. Myers officiating.
The bride and groom expect to
remain here for two weeks, when
they will depart for Falls City,
their future home. The REpUB-
LIcAN joins the friends of the
bride and groom in congratula-
tionS.
The Ladies Library Associa-
| ton wishes to thank the general
public for the generous attend
ance at their supper last Saturday
evening, also the ladies for the
delicious cakes and candies given
them and Dierks Bros. for the
use Of the room. The amount
taken in was $3.50 and the ex-
peuse only $3.50 leaving S5l.0G
as result of their labors. Ow-
ing to the rush and the large
crowd, several could not be &C.
commodated with supper.
4 DIED-At DesMoines, Iowa,
t Saturday, January 81, Mrs. Jesse
Murray, age "a years and l(
months. She had been making
: her home for several years ir
e DesMoines with her youngest
son. Her remains were brought
J.. to Waco, Neb., and buried be-
d side her husband on the Bird Of
d February, Her sister, Mrs. II
G w. Edwards, Of this city, whC
S was with her at her death &C
/ companied the remains to Their
e last resting place. The deceas
e ed had been a faithful worker fo
| thn / ord C,t,nn q, ., L. 1.