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

Creek, were city visitors Tuesday.
B. F. Morrow Of Georgetown,
was city visitor the first of the
week.
w. A. Brewer of Arnold, was
city visitor Monday. He kind
ly remembered the REPUBLICAN
with a call.
p. F. Campbell and wife of
Georgetown, were in the city
Tuesday night attending the
meeting of the Highlanders,
f. J. Uhlam of Round Valley
was in the city Tuesday and was
initiated into the mysteries of
the Royal Hig hlandcrs Tuesday
night.
We note in the Overton Herald
notice of the marriage of Amos
Warren and Miss Anna Breggor,
Wednesday Of last week. The
groom was formerly resident of
Custer county.
The school entertainment and
basket social given at Elton last
week Is reported to have been
quite success in every particu-
lar. The program was well rem
dered and the basket sales netted
the district S35.
c. S. Eckrosh, formerly Of
Damascus, informs us that he re-
Gently received letter from his
people in the Holy Land which
$ ates that electric street railway
and electric lights are being put
in Damascus for the first time in
its history.
H. c. West Of Over, has re-
Gently given notice of going into
bankruptcy. The 10th day Of
December his creditors are re-
quested to appear at J. r. Deans
Office and prove their claim.
The REPUBLICAN is among the
unfortunate claimants.
Mrs. B. w. Kellenbarger and
daughter, Mona, of Merna, we're
city visitors yesterday. They
rendered this Office with a bust
ness call. Mrs. Kellenbarger in
forms US that their son is attend
ing lectures at the Veterinary
College at Chicago again this
winter.
Thos. w. Shoush, formerly of
Wescott, died the 10Th ult at the
Clarkson Hospital. The deceas-
ed was son of VIM. Shoush for
merly of Wescott, and had lived
in this county until a few years
ago when he moved to Omaha.
He leaves a wife and two chill
dren to mourn his loss.
Now on route across the CONT
nent is flying from coast to coast
the greatest shipment of potatoes
known in the history of trans
portation. 1t consists of solid
train of potatoes comprising SO
cars, containing 9,45O sacks, the
aggregate weight CT which is
1874, 600 pounds. The shipment
aggregated in California and is
destined to Texas in the Gulf
and south Atlantic states.
A rumor is current that the
Union Pacific and Burlington
have compromised their North
River squabblc by the burlington
kee ping out east of Bridgeport
and the Union Pacific going nc
farther west than Northport.
This will be quite a blow tc
Bridgeport, as much Of their
eastern trade will be cut off and
a Union Pacific terminal town at
Northport would attract much of
the trade on the north side of the
river. -Sidney Telegraph.
John Pirnic, superintendent oil
the county poor farm was a so.
cial caller at this OFFICE Tuesday.
He informs us that the farm has
turned off -, 800 worth Of hogs
since the invoice in February
1905, and will have as many hogs
the 1st of February, 1906, as they
had year ago. The farm made
public sale of spring pigs last
Friday and in two hours sold
$1,000 worth of pig9. The pigs
run on fifteen acres of alfalfa and
forty acres of prairie grass.
Luther Miller of Cambria, Ia,
will offer for sale at public auc.
ion at tinlen's barn, Thursday,
December 2l, at o'clock, thirty
head of choice Short Horn cows
and bulls. All pedlgreed and
registered. They are all dark
reds and prize winners. The
bulls are from sixteen months to
two years old. This will be a
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