Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-12-07

- M OuVc OF OtteliO, was Il
city visitor Monday. He made
this Office welcome call.
J. G.. Hogue Of Merna, was a
city visitor yesterday. He came
down to attend the Blind Boone
concert.
w. II. Shaffer and wife of
Round Grove, were in the city
Saturday. They made the RE-
PUBLICAN Office a business call.
Tom Wright Of the Chronicle
Citizen was city visitor Satur-
day morning between trains. |
The REPUBLICAN acknowledges
social call.
A. p. Vannice has been secur-
ed by the school board TO teach
the ninth grade for this month.
Mr.. Vannice Is liked very much
by his pupils as an instructor.
Sam Warning, who has been
at the county poor farm for the
past three months, died last Sun
day. His friends buried his re-
mains Monday at the Lillian
Cemetery.
DR.. Pickett informs us that
while east recently he visited his
son, Capt. Pickett, at Omaha.
The captain will come home on
two weeks vacation during the
holidays.
A. X, Humphrey and wife
took Thanksgiving dinner with
their friend Prof. Monroe, at
Earlham, Madison county, Iowa.
Mrs. Humphrey will remain ir
Iowa few days visiting with
her mother.
Nothing may be accomplished
in an effort to secure the extern
sion of the Missouri Pacific from
Prosser to Broken Bow, but an
intelligent effort can do no harm
and might result in accomplish
ing the ends sought sooner or
later.
l. n. Marquis, who went to
Kansas City couple of weeks
ago for a surgical operation has
had five operations since he went
there. His condition was report
ed dangerous Tuesday night and
his wife and brothers, Milt and
George, left here yesterday morn
ing for Kansas City to see him.
The old Globe barn, which for
some time has been occupied by
c. u. Richardson's mail line
teams has been bought by j.
Spain, who was to have posses.
sion the first of December. Mr..
Spain informs us that he will put
it in shape for FIRST class livery
and feed barn at once and will
run it with credit to the town.
From a business point of view
there seems that it would be a
paying proposition for the Mis-
souri, Pacific to extend fir m Pros
ser TO Broken Bow. The terri
tory along the proposed route is
unoccupied except at Pleasonton
the terminus Of a u. p. branch.
The route includes a strip Of
country of so mi es Of fine coun-
try and a natural road bed.
John Wchling of the West
Table, came in Friday to bring
in his carpenter, Geo. Papiueau,
who had completed his house the
evening before. The building
complete is 36x5O feet aud cost
complete SO, l42 %. Pat Steven
son did the painting. Mr..
Wehling compliments both Mr.,
Papineau and Mr.. Stevenson for
their work. 1t is probably one
Of the best houses in the county
and Mr.. Webbing has reason to
feel proud OF it.
w. II. Beal, who arrived from
his home in Missouri Sunday,
was a friendly caller at this office
Monday. Mr.. Bcal came with
the view Of spending the winter
with his sons f. L. and c. w,
Beal, and old time friend, Levi
Poor. Mr.. Beal is a fine speci-
men Of the Western Pioneer, now
10 years old. He is a native Of
the Hoosier state and for fifty
years he has been resident Ct
| Missouri. He has been on the
soil of eleven states of the Mis-
sissippi valley and for pure air,
water and good soil. Custer couu-
ty can not be cXcelled. His re-
ligion is "to do unto others as
YOU would like TO be done by"
In politics he is a republican.
lie says "his boys are the kind
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