Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-09-22

TURNED last week ITOm WISH dl
their old home in Indiana.
C. G. Empfield and wife OF
Mckinley, left Tuesday morning
for st. Louis to visit the fair.
Ray Armour left Tuesday
morning for AnnArbour, Mich,
to attend the law school there.
]. M. Fodge and wife of Ortel-
10, passed through the city Tues
day morning on AZ on their way
to the st. Louis exposition.
Jas. Ledwich has commenced
the erection of a dwelling two
blocks south of the Commercial
Hotel. When completed it will
contain all modern improvements
and cost about $4,000.
II. E. Muessel of st. Paul,
Mimi, was friendly caller at
this Office yesterday, accompani-
ed by his uncle, J. o. Taylor.
| Mr.. Muessel is a carpenter and
painter by trade and is here with
the view of locating.
The Custer Dramatic Company
gave an entertainment at Ansley
Monday night of last week.
The members of the company
are very much gratified over the
compliments received on that &C.
casion by the people of that COM
munity.
OF the officers of the state
MALTA, who had taken examina.
tions before the examining board
we notice in the list of those that
passed was Captain f. c. Pickett
of Broken Bow. Mr.. Pickett
was elected captain of Co. M to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of H. F. Kennedy.
| Sheriff Richardson returned
Monday night from Ainsworth
where he went to receive the
man and woman horse thieves
that gave the officers of Dawson
and Custer lively chase through
the country. But on arriving at
Ainsworth the parties that went
along for the purpose could not
identify the parties under arrest
as being the ones wanted and
1.-The sheriff had to return without
them.
The Shelton Clipper, publish
ed by F. ID. Reed gave a very
creditable write up of the Dis
trict convention Of the Modern
Brotherhood of America that
was held at Shelton last week.
The following is the names of
the delegates elected to the
supreme convention to be held at
Minneapolis, October -: Geo.
w. Lawson, Shelton; Mrs. F. c.
Wilson, Anselmo; l.. Enslow,
Ravenna; II. H. Jones, Gothen.
burg; J. w. Radcliff, Lexington,
Being away part of last week
we ommitted to note the burning
of a steam thresher on the Reed
farm west of Merna last Satur'
day night week. Besides the
machine it is reported some 400
bushels of grain was burned
Will and Joe krenz were arrest
ed on suspicion for the crime ant
brought to the city. They were
placed under bonds for their ap
pearance at the November tern
of court. They gave the requir
: ed bond and were released.
The Broken Bow Band will
! give a concert in which the bes
{ talent in the city will take par
both vocal and instrumental
The proceeds go to help defra,
) expenses to Omaha. The bant
8 will employ outside assistance
making it one of the best band
in the Parade and will do mucl
/ to advertise Custer county. Tn
committee has given the bant
h the post of honor in the parad
\ which reflects greatly to oul
/ standing in musical appreciation
4 and our citizens should turn on
/ and patronize the concert anC
/ help the band. The concert will
! be given Friday, September 80
in Opera House. Show you
!, appreciation of the band ant
{ everyone buy a ticket to tn
concert. The band will emplo,