Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-14
LOCAL MENTION.
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John Mulvaney of Mason City,
was a county seat visitor Tues
day.
w. II. Osborne, Jr., was re-
elected ;anitor of the court house
by the county board Tuesday.
J. II. Caywood, who is one of
the instructors i'll the Fremont
Normal, is home on a vacation.
He Will return next week.
I The Klump post Office has
been discontinued and the peo-
pie of that vicinity are being
supplied be the rural route.
At the meeting of the county
board Tuesday John Pirnie was
reelected superintendent of the
county farm for the ensuing
year.
Peter Ryerson, assistant in
| McComas' drug store for the past
year or more, has gone to Chicago
to take regular course in
Pharmacy.
Purcell Bros. we're awarded the
contract for furnishing the sup
plies for the county by the new
board Tuesday, their bid being
the lowest.
b. O. Sweazy of Omaha, will
read the REPUBLICAN the ensuing
year as a result of his visit to the
city last week in looking after
his business here.
Ruth Cleveland, the oldest
child of the ex-president, died at
Princeton, N. j., with diptheria
Thursday of last week. She was
twelve years old last October.
The Implement Dealers Con-
yention held at Omaha last week
was we'll represented by Broken
Bow. Those attending from this
city were G. w. Apple and c. S.
Martin, and J. S. Squires.
J. B. Klump of the west table,
was pleasant caller at this Of
flee Tuesday, He says that he
gathered his corn this year by
turning 400 head of cattle OH it.
The hail and early frosts made
it unfit to gather.
The Ansley Chronicle says:
"Mr. and Mrs. II. G. Gibson went
to Broken Bow Tuesday night.
They expect to visit there a few
days before leaving for the south,
where Mr.. Gibson goes for the
benefit of his health"
c. II. Krenz and Con. Flesh
man of Dale, were city visitors
Monday. Mr.. Freshman says
that some of the corn in his vi
cinity is not worth gathering
owing to the hail and early frost.
He had one field Of com that was
thus effected and one field of
wheat the hail completely de-
Stroyed.
The Galloway Queen says that
"MisS Edith Stevens, who re-
signed her school in the Sterner
district, north of town, is now
holding place in the Office of
register of deeds at Broken Bow,
in the place OF her sister, Miss
Ethel, who is staying with her
mother in this city and taking a
much needed rest
Capt. II. Haskins, a representa-
tive of the Salvation Army, with
headquarters at Omaha visited
this city last week soliciting
funds for the support of the
work. He reports Broken Bow
the banner town in the state in
proportion to its population for
; liberality. He informed the RE-
PUBLICAN that the contributions
made by the citizens of Broken
Bow was fully three times as
: much as is usually contributed
by towns of the population of
Broken Bow. More than one
5 contributed $500 and several
j 81. so and $500.
The Loup Valley Queen tells
) OF prairie fire fifteen miles
southwest of that town, two
weeks ago in which several tons
of hay and one barn was burned
= The fire is reported to have been
l started by II. c. West, who was
raking hay and started the fire
5 to warm the oil with which to
oil his rake. Among those who
are heavy loosers i'll hay are E.
; S. Woodruff, John Gilmore. Nels
, Jones, Dick Vincent and Mr..
Hanson. Geo. Mills lost his
barn and hay. These men are
2 said IN have LARGE number M