Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-24
IN AND AROUND BROKEN BOW
An Eptome of Personal Affairs and Local
Events During the Past Week,

OF Weissert, was among the city
visitors Saturday. - .iaa-
Judge Reese has been at Oma,
ha the past week as a witness ii
the Federal court. -
Anton Smock, and ]. W. Con,
ley, of Oconto, were welcome
visitors at this Office Monday.
John N. Smith, of Ash Creek,
was a city visitor Tuesday.
This Office acknowledges a well
come call.
H. Bangs will give a concert
of the late photograph records
Saturday night at the Studio.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give lawn party at
the home of Mrs. Geo. MAR, on
Wednesday evening, June g. Ice
cream, cake and Strawberries will
be served.
Eli Burnett's son, Pearl, went
to Lincoln last week and had a
surgical operation performed. 1t
was successfully performed and
he is doing nicely.
A large number of citizens con-
gregated in the park last Satur-
day evening and enjoyed the open
air coucert by the band, which
will playiagain Saturday evening
of next week. a-.ar .tst. re- ..s IT,.
L. Latimer, of Illinois, who
owns several quarters Of real
estate north Of town is visiting
in this community. He and his
son, who resides here, made this
Office pleasant call.
Mrs. H. B. Hoagland, formerly
of this city, who has been in
Montana with her sons, arrived
in Broken Bow the latter part of
last week with the view of locat-
ing. She came direct from Cal
ifornia where she spent several
on pleasure trip.
Manager Bray expects to pull
off two games Of baseball on the
home grounds next week one on
Tuesday and the other Thursday.
Watch for small bills. The club
is trying conclusions today with
the ball swatters at Galloway,
a number of our prominent root
ers accompanying the boys.
The B. & M. is having a siren
uous time with conflagrations
occasioned by sparks from loco
motives. During the past week
a car load of shingles was burned
at Merna, Car load of hogs in.
cinerated between Litcfield and
Mason City, aud last Sunday the
depot at Cunning was destroyed.
All the contents of the depot
were saved with the exception of
four pieces of fleight and a por-
ton of the household goods be-
longing to the agent.
II you spend your money at
home you help to build up your
home town, and you are liable to
get some of it back, If goods
prove unsatisfactory when
bought at home, you can have
the matter made good, but this
is not the case when you send
away for various articles, and
many times you will b. surprised
to find how low you can buy a
bill of goods at home if you
make out list, hand it to the
local merchant and ask him to
figure it over on a cash basis.
Mayor George made himself
overseer of gang Of boys last
afternoon and proceeded
to clear the park of dandelions.
Procuring set of scales he also
performed the duties of weigh
master and paymaster, giving
the lads one-half cent per pound
for the greens" and some of the
workers made at the rate of ST.
per day. The mayor discovered
several youngers who thought
they were "onto their job, incor-
a considerable amount
of soil with the weeds, and were
somewhat disgruntled at having
to shake it out before the weigh
master would accept the cargo.
Killed by Liohtnin0.