Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-11-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
LOCAL MENTION.
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}. IA. Guyton OF Merna renietn-
bered this Office Saturday with a
business call.
Mrs. w. II. Allen of Gates, ac-
companied by her daughter were
visiting in the city over Sunday.
Geo. Kelley and A. Hanke Of
Merna, were city visitors Tues
day. This office acknowledges
a welcome call.
c. f.. Ford of Chicago, was in
the city Tuesday looking after
his business interests in this vi
ciuity. He returned east yester-
day.
X. f. Brega of Galloway, is in
the city attending court. He at
tended the annual meeting OF
the Agricultural Society Tues
day afternoon.
Miss Bertha Foote returned
last Friday night from Scotia,
where she had been visiting the
Hicks family, who were formerly
residents of Merna.
Col. V. c. Talbot of Berwyn.
was in the city Tuesday on
clutches. He was suffering with
broken ankle, caused by horse
kicking him last week.
C. S. Francis, director Of the
Goheen school district was a
friendly caller at this office Mon
day. He reports a successful
school entertainment at his
shoot house last Saturday night.
District Court convened ia this
city Monday with Judge Hostel
Ter presiding. Only a few civil
cases will be taken up at this
session. All jury cases will be
continued until the next session.
John Wood sold his farm re-
Gently on contract for $4,000 to
be paid the first of March. He
gave the purchaser fifty dollars a
few days ago to release him from
his contract and as a result is
now advertising his farm for rent.
Mrs. Mable Austin, formerly a
resident Of this city and for a
long while waiter at the Grand
Central and later at the CONNER
cial Hotel, died at Lincoln Sun
day. She was married about
two years ago to Mr.. Austin,
who is general agent for the
Lincoln Mutual Insurance Co.
She died with cancer in the side.
+. f. Taylor has an advertise
ment in this issue Of the REpUB-
LIcAN in which he solicits stu
1ents to learn to play on band
instruments. He is desirious Of
organizing a large class so as to
be able to give band concerts and
provide the public with music
when required. This is spleu-
did change for young men who
desire to learn to play an instru-
meat at nominal cost.
The Official vote Of Custer
county at last weeks election APP
pears in tabulated form on the
editorial page of this issue aud
is absolutely correct, having
been taken from the official count.
Notwithstanding the apathy
OF voters the 1905 vote compares
favorably with that cast during
the four previous elections, as
the table shows, and1th increase
in population of the county goes
steadily forward.
The Nebraska Farmer has been
moved to Lincoln. The publish
ers wanted to get close to the
Nebraska Agricultural Expert.
ment Station and they believe
they will he able to keep in closer
contact with the farming inter-
ests of the state at Lincoln than
at Omaha. The new office OF
the Farmer is on North Eleventh
Street, only block and half
from the State University Camp
us. If taken advantage of at
once we will take subscriptions
for the Nebraska Farmer at The
REPUBLICAN Office at so cents per
year.
At the regular meeting Of the
city council Wednesday night of
last week an ordinance was put
on its first reading granting the
TB. Il M. railroad the right to ex-
tend it's side track from Turner
Lumber yard west past Loner,
gans mill to main track west.
This extention Is to be made tc
accommodate Mr.. Lonergan ID
shipping out his flour and feed
and shipping in his fuel. 1t is