Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-29
LOCAL MENTION.
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August Miller Of Litchfield,
was a friendly caller yesterday.
b. J. Tierney of Ansley, spent
Christmas in this city with his
brother Cornelius.
Mrs. Cory of Comstock, is at
the Broken Bow hospital being
treated for a cancer.
The county board met Tuesday
IN adjourned session to close up
the business of the year.
l.. II. Reed Of Merna, was a
city visitor Thursday. The RE-
PUBLICAN acknowledges friendly
call.
Frank Rublee came in from
Omaha, Friday morning to spend
the holidays at home with his
parents.
II. w. George, who has been
visiting in Boston and vicinity
for several months returned home
last week.
Judge c. l.. Gutterson, w. f.
Rankin, c. S. Martin and Judge
Reese were passengers for Lin
coin last Thursday.
]. O. Taylor of Berwyn, called
Saturday to renew his subscript-
ion. Mr.. Taylor is one of our
patrons who never allows his
subscription to become delinquent.
Miss Andrea Anderson of Mason
City, who for some time was one
of the central telephone girls of
this city is now setting type for
her brother on the Mason City
Star.
Lue Haumont of Elton came in
last Thursday evening to meet
his son VIM, who came in from
Lincoln, where he is taking
course on the experimental farm
this winter.
John Smalley of this city, has
been put in charge of the Dietks
Lumber & Coal Cos business at
Mason City. E. Myers the for
mer manager has been transferred
to Greedy Nebraska.
Mrs. T. E. Wheeler formerly
proprietor of the Grand Central
hotel of this city who moved from
here to Massachutts, writes to
have the REPUBLICAN sent her at
Southern Pines, North Carolina,
where she has again embarked in
the hotel business.
w. w. Burton of Merna, was
a friendly caller at this Office
Friday. Mr.. Burton informs us
that he closed a deal on his farm
on the table east of Merna to
man from Aurora that day for
which he is to receive $1,000 an
acre. He will revest in Custer
county real estate, but give his
time to carpenter work in the
| future.
Emanuel Wilcox, an early set
tier in the vicinity of Round val.
ley died last Thursday night at
the age of 70 years. He was an
old soldier having been Lieut..
in Tennessee regiment during
the civil war in the Union army.
He was we'll to do financially and
was highly respected. He leaves
a wife and eleven children. His
funeral was held Sunday.
DIED-At Lincoln, Neb., Dec.
20, 1904, Mrs. Celina Johnson,
widow of Reuben Johnson, form
erly of Westerville. Mrs. John
son was one of the we'll known
residents of Custer county, having
removed to this county in 1884,
continuing her residence here
until few months ago. OF her
family, four sons and two daugh-
tiers remain. The daughters and
two of the sons live in Lincoln.
One son on the old home place two
miles from Westerville. The
funeral services we're held at the
Westerville church on Dec. %.
L. f. Gremm a young farmer
southwest of the city was married
Sunday December IS, at Galloway
to Miss Sophia Wedeking, at the
home of the brides parents, Rev.
Schink of the M. E. church OF
Galloway officiating. The bride
is a young lady highly respected
in the community where she has
been brought up, near Galloway.
The groom is the only son of c.
Gremm one of the pioneers OF
this vicinity. He and his father
have been patching on their farm
three miles south west of the city,
for three or four years, and nc