Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-23


this office Tuesday with a social
cali.
This Office acknowledges a
social call from John Sewart
Tuesday.
Mrs. c. b. Cox left Monday
morning for Custer, South Da-
kota, to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Case.
J. b. Smith of Merna, returned
Monday night from Exeter where
he was called last Friday by the
the death of sister.
c. II. Holcomb returned the
latter part of last week from
ten days trip south, including
Kansas and Oklahoma.
H. w. George of this city, has
been appointed an alternate dele
gate to the G.. A. h. National
committee meeting to be held at
San Francisco, California, in
August.
We understand that Miss
Henne has sent in her declination
to accept a position as teacher
in the Broken Bow Schools to
which she was elected early in
the season.
This county has never had a
better prospect for a large oat
crop than at the present time.
1t is estimated that many fields
will make seventy five bushels to
the acre if properly saved.
Miss Bertha and Charley kooz-
er drove in town Friday morning
to see Miss Denuing off for her
home. Miss Denning has spent
a vacation of two months at Bro
ken Bow and reports very nice
time.
DR.. r. C. Talbot shipped his
cattle to the Omaha market the
first of last week and while at
Omaha, he availed himself of a
special opportunity to visit Og-
den to which place he went be-
fore returning home.
Programs are out for the
Custer Baptist Association,
which is to be held at Lodi, Au-
gust q, %, % and 80. 1t is one
of the best programs ever gotten
out by the Association. A num-
Der of the leading ministers of
the state are expected to be pre-
sent and interesting time is an
ticipated.
| The REPUBLICAN is panied to
announce the death of the year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Schmidt north of the city,
who died Wednesday of last week
after a short illness. The loss is
doubly hard as she was the only
child. The funeral was conduct
ed from the residence of the par
ents last Thursday by Rev. Geo.
p. Trites.
w. G. Purcell of the Chief,
was elected Secretary of the
State Editorial Association al
the meeting held at Omaha two
weeks ago to succeed +. N. Mer.
vim, resigned. Mr.. Mervin has
accepted the position of private
secretary of Congressman Norris
of his district. In the selection
of Mr.. Purcell to fill the vacancy
] Broken Bow acknowledges an
other compliment to a worthy
citizen.
. Sheriff Armstrong has the
frame up for his new house which
he is building in the south east
4 part of the city near his presen
residence. The main building i,
{ 32x34 feet with 18 feet stud
ing and will contain nine rooms
two closets, two halls and ba,
window. When completed it viii
cost $4,000, and will be one OF tn,
finest residences in the city. Ed
/ Upton and e. A. Vail have thu
contract.
& j. F. Prettym an and wife re
4 turned last week from a visit oil
4 the Pacific coast. He brough
& back with him views of tw
Z stumps and logs in the vicint
q of Anacortes, Washin gton. On
z red ceader Stun p had thirty tw
q people standing on it, the tire,
4 measured twenty feet in diane
8 ter. Another red fir stump @
z which he had picture measure,
3 eleven feet in diameter. He tell
of seeing one tree from whic
i was cut seven logs 81 feet lon
8 each, He saw Chas. Weaverl
& and b. F. Amsberry in Anacorte
4 and took dinner with the latte
5 on the Fourth of July. He II
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