Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-03-22
LOCAL MENTION.

iourned Saturday night to June
5th.
w. w. Burton, of Merna, was
city visitor Saturday. The
REPUBLICAN acknowledges
friendly call.
Rev. w. d. Hall, of Sargent,
came over Saturday night and
remained until Tuesday visiting
with his family.
]. H. H. Cross, of Ansley, came
up Friday and remained over
Saturday to attend the funeral
of his neice, Mrs. Sheppard.
]. B. and Edward Palmer make
proof on their home steads, south
west of the city Saturday before
the Register and Receiver OF
North Platte.
H. Fl. Hiatt, editor of the Sar-
gent Leader, arrived in the city
Tuesday evening on 80. He
went to Anselmo yesterday MORN
ing, returning last night.
John Wehling, of the West
Table, was city visitor Satur-
day. He informs us that his
sons, Henry and Charlie are hav-
ing a severe attack of pneumonia.
A. ID. Bangs left at this office
Saturday a sample of his Relds
Yellow Dent seed corn on which
he took first premium at the
Farmers Institute in this city
recently.
Messers Ferritor and Kellen-
barger, of Merna, who were at
tending the Veterinarian College
at Chicago this winter, passed
through the city yesterday morn
ing on their way home.
]. T. Cole and son returned
last Thursday from business
trip to Illinois. They brought
back with them two Percheon
stations and a mare. They are
fine specimens of the Percheon
family.
Chas. O. Robinson, accompan-
led by his nephew, Alex Robin
son, who has been living here
with his grand parents for the
past year went to Omaha last
Friday morning. He returned
Tuesday evening.
Miss M. Phifer, who is located
on a section homestead in the
northwest part of Custer County
was city visitor last Friday.
She called at this Office while in
town and had her name enrolled
for the REPUBLICAN,.
w. J. Hather, of Ord, who adj
vertised a sale of registered short
horn bulls and Poland China
sows in this paper, writes us that
his sale was quite satisfactory.
Ten bulls averaged him SIS and
twenty sows $57.33.
Will Kennedy arrived in the
city Friday night from Bixby, 5.
D., to attend the funeral of his
sister. Mrs. Sheppard. He
was accompanied by his wife and
children. They will remain
three or four weeks visiting.
Miss Julia Caldwell, sister of
Willis and G. E. Caldwell, of this
vicinity, arrived in the city last
Friday from Illinois on visit.
Miss Caldwell having been a resi-
dent of the city in the early his
tory of the town enjoys the ac-
quaintance of a number OF the
cid citizens.
John Street, of the firm OF
Street Bros, left at this office a
bottle of very large course gravel
in which he struck water while
putting down a we'll for Johr
McMahan, on the West Table
The gravel bed was found 431 q
feet below the surface, distance
reached in ten hours.
Roy WEIGH, supervisor elect
was not recognized as member
of the board until Friday noon
The legality of the board for the
months of January, February ant
to March the 10th may not bt
tested in the courts but if any
vital question were passed upon
the lawyers will have grounds
for contention.
Manager Bray, of the Broker
Bow Baseball Association is bust
ly engaged these days answering
communication and considering
players for his 1906 aggregation
He has sent a wireless messag,
to one of the twirlers of the Bos