Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-04
LOCAL MENTION.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

settlers OF the South Loup, at
tended the picnic yesterday.
Ole Johnson of Round Valley,
was city visitor Tuesday. This
office acknowledges friendly
call.
J Frank Cozad of New Helena,
was friendly caller at this Office
Tuesday. He reports the corn
crop looking fine.
S. L. Cannon and wife of Wes-
terville, were among those in at
tendance at the meeting of the
old settlers yesterday.
Nc. Owens of Oconto, was
in the city Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week. This Office &C
knowledges friendly call.
Misses Fannie Drake and Lib
bic Brenizer came over from Bro
ken Bow to visit friends in Sar-
gent on Monday. Sargent Lea
der.
Nate Crawford and James
HiCkenbottom went to Broken
Bow Thursday and brought home
a new stacker. The Argosy,
Westerville.
]. E. Myers and wife of
| Georgetown, was among the old
settlers in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Myers was among the first
county commissioners of Custer
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Osborne,
ST., are visiting in Iowa, with
their son, Bent, at West Liberty.
They will visit friends at Daven-
port, Iowa, and Rock Island, ILL.,. il,
while gone.
]. H. Welton, publisher of the
Mullen Tribune, in company
with Capt. Hardy of Mullen,
were city visitors Tuesday.
This Office acknowledges a
| friendly call.
Jas.'L. McWil1iams, who has
been in the vicinity of Deadwood,
S. d., with his sons on the bridge
gang, arrived in the city Sunday
on his way to st. Louis. He has
thirty days lay off.
Quite number of the old resi-
dents in this end of the county
are thinking of going to Broken
Bow to live this fall. Among
them are Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Scott,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Hilton and
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Cannon
The Agrosy, Westerville.
Roy h. Barnard, general
manager of the Queen, departed
on Saturdays train for a visit to
Portland, Oregon City, Forest
Grove and other Oregon points
and Kelso, Washington. He is
there to look over this country
with view to locating provided
he finds the country satisfactory.
J. p. Holland, the inventor of
submarine boats, says that with
in five years everybody will be
flying. He claims to have an
apparatus which can be folded
up and carried in a grip and
which will carry person SO to a
hundred miles a day with NO
: more exertion than ordinary
walking. That will settle the
railroad pass. -Sagent Leader.
Chas. A. Scott, Forest Agent
at Halsey, in letter to w. ID
Grant of this city states that the
editorial in the Bee in reference
to the government furnishing
trees for free distribution unde
any conditions is an error. He
t recommends the Jack Pine as on,
: of the best species that can b'
secured for the sandy land
They can be had of Albert Fox
, Branerd, Mimi, for $3.50 pc
thousand. They should b.
: planted in April or early May.
MARRIED-SHEPARDsoN-BoYcl
1 Thursday evening July 28th a
: the residence of Rev. j. h. Tea
: garden, Edward Shepardson ant
+ Miss Eliza Boyce. Rev. Tea
d garden, officiating, The brid
is the youngest daughter of MI
, and Mrs. VIM. Boyce of this city
She is young lady of cultur
, and refinement and enjoys tn
high esteem of large circle O
friends. The groom is the sol
a of Mr.. and Mrs. S. ID. Shepard
# son of this city and is associate
S with his father in the livery an
: feed barn, north side. He ha
!. purchased the Butcher hous
n where the new couple will max