Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06
The Leaves are Turning Brown
A Poet Would Soliloquize: LET En- Turn, But The
Mind of the More Practical Citizen is Busy
With Thoughts of Winter Underwear.

The Dennis murder trial has
been set for Wednesday of next
week.
The school bell is again heard
in the land by those not too deaf
to hear.
The Custer Baptist association
will meet with the Mason church
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Mause has sold her resi-
dence property, two blocks south
of the square, to DIR. X. B.
Mullins.
Mrs. Lizzie Langston, returned
home yesterday from a visit of a
week at Chadron, where she
formerly resided.
DR.. and Mrs. T. w. Bass left
last Thursday for Lincoln, where
the doctor will practice dentistry
in the Office of DR.. Davis.
S. X. Warrick, of Alliance,
cashier of the Broken Bow State
bank. was in the city Tuesday
attending to bank business.
Miss Zuie Holcomb reached
home Monday from Shelton,
Nebr., after visiting for a week
with Rev. and Mrs. w. H. d.
Hornady.
L. E. Koon, formerly of this
city, who is now auditor of the
Advent Publishing house was in
the city the first of the week, re-
newing old acquaintance.
C. S. Ellison, of Ansley, went
to Omaha last week to consult a
specialist and, if necessary, UNI
dergo an operation for an opera
tion for growth on his left eye.
Geo. Willing bought eight
gifts and one male Pola nd
China hogs while at the state
fair last week. One Of the gifts
took first premium under the six
months class.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. F. Williams,
of Tabor, Iowa, arrived Wednes.
day last week for a visit of two
weeks with their daughter, Mrs.
CANINE McWilliams, who resides
four miles from the city.
Mrs. Geo. Zahn, who formerly
conducted millinery store on
the west side of the square in
this city, has accepted the
position of trimmer in the store
of c. J. Stevens & Co., at Ansley.
Miss Claire Andreas, of Gordon,
Nebr., is in the city to visit her
sister, Mrs. H. D. Huntington,
until after the big Custer county
fair when she will go to Omaha
and attend the Ak-sar-ben
festivities.
E. F. Myers, of Georgetown,
has been visiting for several days
in the city with his old acquain-
tances and schoolmates. He will
return in a few days to Massa-
chuessets where he completes his
law studies this year.
Hunters are not going out after
prairie hens in great numbers
nor very frequently. The days
are so frightfully hot that fowls
killed before 3 o'clock in the
afternoon are tainted by the time
the cool of evening arrives.
Charles i. Ford, of Chicago,
president of the Broken Bow
State bank, arrived in the city
Tuesday morning and tarried
only for one day. He found
everything in connection with
the institution in admirable con-.
dition and came to the conclusion
that his presence was unnecessary.
ORev. Levack returned Monday
night from Nora Springs, Iowa,
where he spent two weeks with
the Baptist church of that place.
He is very favorably impressed
with the country and church
prospects. a unanimous call
was extended him there, but he
has not yet fully decided whether
he will accept.
Galloway is 20 have a water
works system. The question OF
issuing bouds in the sum OF
1900 was submitted to the
people and they voted 80 for and
II against the proposition. This
is a move in the right direction
toward the making of a city,
If there's anything detrimental
to the growth of town it's the
voting down of a good pro-
position. This is a move in the
right direction toward the
,nalyinu Of civ If thera's