Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-02
SOMtTHIN DOING IN THIS VICINITY
An Epitome OF Personal Affairs and Local
Events During the Past Week.

Mrs. H. b. Iszard, who has
visited with relatives at Denver
the past three months, returned
home Sunday.
Fred Loner of Lton, Nc
Pherson county was in the city
Monday looking after business
in the u 5. Land Office.
Mrs. Jenne Allen of Mason City
stopped over Saturday night,
while on her way to Merna the
the guest Of the family OIL. M.
Amsberry.
The REPUBLICAN acknowledges
call from Mr.. Potter, of the
Great Western Type Foundry
Saturday evening who was with
the Omaha Boosters"
The board of supervisors was
IN session part of last week and
adjourned to meet again next
Monday. A report of the work
accomplished last week is pub
lished on the last page.
The Old Settlers association
for the southwest part of the
county will hold its Third
annual picnic at Galloway on
Saturday of this week. Pro-
gram is published on first page
of this issue of the REPUBLICAN.
Seven trains of cattle, each
train consisting of between 40
and SO cars, went east last Sun
day and it they kept up the
speed maintained while passing
through Broken Bow they were
not long in reaching South
Omaha.
The best string of race horses
ever gathered together in the
state at the Custer county fair
the last week in September is the
the way it looks now from the
number of horse owners who
have written Secretary Van
Antwerp to reserve stalls.
According to reports the pros
poets for bountiful prairie
chicken harvest this season is
very encouraging. If the poach-
ers will let the birds alone until
the proper time there will be
sport enough-and feathers
enough-for all.
w. L. Graham, formerly of
Broken Bow, who is Eow located
at Omaha was with the crowd
from Omaha Saturday night.
His wife and children preceded
him a couple of weeks to visit
with relatives. 1t was Mr..
Graham's first visit here in 10
years.
The new horse barn with fifty
box-stalls on the fair grounds is
about half completed and there's
are now seven horses---three rum
ners and four pacers-are now
located and in training on the
grounds. Another we'll is being
drilled near the new barn, so
there will be plenty of good
water.
Dean Chaeles Fordyce, A. M,
will deliver a lecture tonight at
the Methodist church on 1.-THE
Web of Life" for the benefit of
the Teachers institute. Admis-
sion, Is cents. Prof. Fordyce is
a pleasing speaker and his lecture
is said to be exceptionally
interesting. Those who attend
will be well pleased.
Company NJ, Nebraska Nation
al Guards, of Broken Bow, with
fifty men, every one of them
brave boys in kahaki, ready to do
or dye, leave tomorrow for Fort
Riley. Kansas, where they go
into camp with the regulars for
ten days in order to give the
time some idea that the
volunteers of Nebraska are the
real thing-when not under fire.
DIED-Edwen Birchard at the
county poor farm July %, age 70
years. The deceased was born
in New York. He was married
and lived 20 years in Wisconsin.
His wife died seven years after
his marriage, leaving him three
sons. One now lives in the state
of Washington, one in New York
and the other in Nemaha. Neb.
He came to the county poor
farm July 5 1908. He was an
old time telegraph operator.
His remains were buried at
Merna, Sunday.