Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-11-30

Attorney +. III. Bently was in
the city again Monday looking
after legal business.
Miss Lottie Sims came down
from Merna and visited with
her parents over Sunday.
The holiday display Of wares
in the windows Of our merchants
reminds us that Christmas is
near.
DIR. Hendricks next visit to
Broken Bow will be Wednesday,
Dec. 3. Consultation and exam
nation free.
Parties wanting the best po-
sitions in the REPUBLICAN for
holiday advertisements are re-
quested to call early.
Mrs. l. A. Reneau and children
left Wednesday of last week for
California to spend the winter.
Mr., Reneau accompanied her as
far as Kearney, returning Friday.
County Superintendent Lewis
received his Christmas present
this year quite in advance Of
Christmas. 1t came last week
from the State superintendent
Office at Lincoln and was that of
a professional life certificate.
or course Mr.. Lewis is very APP
preciative.
Vim. Pursell of Mason City,
formerly deputy sheriff Of Custer
county, was city visitor Mon
day. He in company with j, II.
Lang made the REPUBLICAN
Office a social call. Mr.. Pursell
has recently bought controlling
interests in the State Bank Of
Mason City and at the meeting
of the directors last week he was
elected its president.
| The attention Of the public is
called to the auction sale Of lots
by S. p. Groat, that appears in
this issue of the REPUBLICAN.
Mr.. Groat received through the
mails Tuesday morning a deed
from the Lincoln Land Co. for
all their lots and blocks in Bro
ken Bow. This now gives Mr..
Groat about 800 lots which he
will sell at public auction at the
Opera House, December Is, at
o'clock. 1t is a rare chance to
secure good building sites on
reasonable terms.
G. II. Holcomb has associated
with him as partner in his law,
realestate and collection business
his daughter Mable. Miss Mable
has been book keeper in her faith
ers Office for the past two years.
She is young lady of fine bust
ness qualifications, competant
stenographer and highly coupe
tant to fill the position. The
firm name will be c. III. & M. e.
Holcomb, instead Of Holcomb &
Son. Office work not being con-
ducive to his health, WILDER with
drew from the business and is
working at the carpenters trade.
During the activity in railroad
building Broken Bow should arise
to the efforts Of capabilities and
be looking after her interests.
Broken Bow can with the proper
efforts secure within the next few
months the Chicago and North
western from: the northeast and
the Missouri Pacific from the
southeast. AS these roads con-
template an extension in our di-
rection in the near future we
should act promptly and get in
on the ground floor and encour-
age these companies to include
Broken Bow in their routes. 1t
would quadruple our population
in the next five years and gener-
ally be of great benefit to the
farmi g community.
This locality has experienced
a slight change in the weather
this week. 1t rained nearly all
day Monday and the streets were
covered with three or four inches
of mud. Monday night the wind
changed from the southeast to
the northwest and Tuesday in
stead of rain the ground was
covered with snow. Mercury
dropped to eight above zero by
b p. m. and Tuesday night three
below, the coolest of the season.
Atthis writing { "Wednesday morn
ing) the sky is clear and the
warm rays of the sun is pouring
down upon the snow and were it
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