Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Lee depart
ed Tuesday for Glenhaden, Wis.,,
where they will visit for few
weeks.
Willis Caldwell left Monday for
Chicago on a business PROPOSE
ton and will be absent from home
a week or ten days.
e. Taylor and E. F. Mcclure
went to Lincoln Tuesday night
as delegates to the Populist state
convention.
Zine Kingdoms" at Christian
church, Sunday evening. Bring
bibles; we will investigate.
A. ]. Hargett, Minister.
Gordon Pike, an employee in
the Chief Office, left last Satur-
day for Bellingham, Wash, on
account of the illness of his
mother.
Ross Pickett has moved his
residence to the street south of
its former location and will build
modern cottage on the site.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Norcutt
and AL. Lanphere took advant-
age of the reduced railroad rates,
account of the National G.. A. K.
encampment, and left for Mime.
apolis last Sunday.
F. o. Brown, who resides nine
miles from Broken Bow and two
miles from Berwyn, was IN the
city Tuesday and added his testi-
mony in the crop case to the
effect that prospects were favor
able for big yield.
Is it not worth going miles to
see more than 100 Draft Stations,
400 head of Fat Pedigreed Cattle
and 1,500 head of the best show
hogs in the west? If you think
so, do not miss the State Fair at
Lincoln, Sept. 3 TOT One fare
plus so cents.
Swope Bros, the local ice men,
inform the REPUBLICAN that
their supply of ice is getting low
and that their house will be emp
| ty within a couple of weeks.
This predicament was caused by
the warm weather we all so much
enjoyed last winter. Now we all
wish there had been cold snap
pers while we basked out doors
in the gentle zephyrs.
Say, Mr.. REPUBLICAN, change
that advertisement of mine, said
merchant. "All right; glad to
do so provided you get the copy
into the Office before Tuesday
noon if it's on the first page and
before Wednesday evening if on
the inside pages" replied the
REPUBLICAN man, "because print
ing OF the paper is done early
Thursday and in order to catch
outgoing mails we haven't time
to set advertisements that day."
Interest in base ball viii be at
top-notch in Broken Row three
days next week, a tournament
having been arranged for Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, the
23rd, oath and 25th. Six clubs
will take part, namely: Ansley,
Galloway, Merna, Oconto, Raven
ma and Broken Bow, two games
to be played each day. On Sat-
urday the Grand Island aggrega-
ton will play nine picked from
the above named clubs. A dance
will be given each night of the
tournament. Music all the time.
All who desire to engage fam
lily tents for use during the coun-
ty fair must apply to A. J. Van
Antwerp, secretary, before Sep
TENDER LIST and at the same time
deposit the rental price of $l.5O.
If the ten. is used the S1.50 will
be refunded; if not used the rent
al price is forfeited by applicant.
1t don't cost anything to live in
big, airy tent on the fair
grounds for five days. If you en-
gage tent it is reserved for you
and you pay for it if you don't
use it. Better engage one-and
use it.
Seven large barns, each con-
tanning 90 stalls, full of the
choicest cattle. Thirteen swine
barns, each containing 80 pens
with 10 additional temporary
pens; four horse barns, each con-
tanning SO stalls filled with the
very choicest stations to be found
in the United States, and large
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