Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-06-14

day.
The county board commenced
work Tuesday as board of equali-
cation.
DIR. c. Pickett went to Lincoln
Monday to accompany patient,
Mr.. Newman, to the hospital.
Joe Haumont brought in a car
load of hogs Monday which he
shipped to the Omaha market.
f. II. Huxtable has sold his
residence property in the west
part of the city to Ed. McComas.
Consideration 81, 800.
Ruben Pinckney, son of Sup.
Pinckney, who graduated at the
Wesleyan University last week ar
rived in Broken Bow last Friday
night.
L. d. George and wife went to
Cumro the first of the week to
spend few days vacation with
MIR. Georges parents. They
will return Friday evening.
f. w. Hackbarth was a re-
preventative from the Ansel mo
district in the county seat last
Saturday and called to extend
congra tulations and best wishes
which are greatly appreciated.
Charles Windnagle, who has
been attending the Wesleyan
university at Lincoln, reached
home last Thursday and will
make his headquarters at the
farm, southeast of town until
next fall.
Clifford Upton, the clever and
popular beard annihilator, who
has pleased many Broken Bowites
with smooth shaves and up-to-
now hair cuts, left Sunday night
for Cambria, Iowa, where he has
purchased barber shop and will
paddle his own canoe.
A report has gone out that a
number of Broken Bow citizens
are dead, Col. ]. E. Iszard of the
Commercial hotel, being one on
the list. The colonel, however,
denies any knowledge of such a
state Of affairs so far as he is
concerned and thinks he ought
to know.
Ralph Cox, who was recently
assigned the position as night
operator at Hazard, has been
transferred to Litchfield upon
his own application, as Litchfield
is better station and more work,
| The salary is the same but Ralph
prefers workto idleness.
Prof. w. w. Waters and wife,
of Columbus, are visiting in the
community with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. O. Waters and
Mrs. Mary Brown. Prof. Waters
is proprietor of the business col
lege at Columbus, where he has
built up prosperous school.
They we're social callers at this
Office Monday.
H. A. Graham formerly of this
city and a member Of the firm of
Graham Bros, who has been a
resident of the state Of Washing
ton for the past sixteen years
spent last Sunday in the city.
He was on his way east. He eX-
pressed his great surprise at the
improvement the city had made
in the past 10 years. The
growth of trees and orchards was
the greatest surprise to him. He
is now located at Seattle, Wash,
where he is interested with his
son, Earl, in undertaking.
w. A. Baker returned Saturday
night from eastern Colorado,
where he has been working al
his trade, carpentering, for sever
al months. While gone he filed
on section homestead in Chey'
| enne county, Nebraska, that will
= be under the government ditch
when completed. He informs us
that it is all level. He sold his
, residence property here Tuesday
to Mr.. Smith, who returned last
= Friday from Iowa. Mr.. Baker
= will leave for his new home as
? soon as he can get car. He eX
poets to leave the first of mex
E week
4 While at Dunning last wee
1 we found that Elmer and CLAUDE
=. Robinson formerly of this COUNTY
y. are in the we'll business in thG'
f vicinity. They keep a supply O.
e pumps and wind mills in stool
e and are putting down wells
t They also have a livery barr
{ OOOOSite the DunninU hotel