Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-13
News of a Local Nature


p. H. Marty, of Mason, was
a city visitor Tuesday night.
1. A. Reneau shipped two cars
of cattle and went to Omaha last
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Drum, of Galloway,
has been visiting with Broken
Bow friends the past week.
Jas. Long and Steve Weaver,
of Mason City, came up Tuesday
night and spent yesterday look
ing after business in the county
seat.
Roy Lowe, deputy sheriff, has
the foundation in for his new
dwelling which he will erect
soon, in the southeast part OF
the city.
Jas. Waite has recently moved
into his new home in the east
part of this city. He has a fine
Story and half house that is an
ornament to that part of the city.
A street lamp has been placed
at the corner opposite the Cad
we'll block. EVERY little bit
helps"-before II o'clock and
thanks for small favors."
A petition to incorporate
Oconto as Ia village has been
presented to the board of super
visors and will be taken up and
acted upon at the present session
of the board.
Mrs. C. G.. Huff writes that
the REPUBLICAN was in errow
last week in stating that the sum
derived from the Ash Creek
basket social was something
oyer $780," 1t was 5000.
Jas. Fodge's fine residence in
the southeast part of the city is
completed and he has moved in.
1t is an ornament to its locality
as we'll as comfortably and con-
veniently arranged.
Mayor George went to Lincoln
and Omaha Monday to procure
books and Supplies for the new
bank at Berwyn which, if he
returns tonight, will be open for
business the first of next week.
A. T. Sims has his new dwell
ing house, in the southeast part
of the city, about ready for the
plasters. Geo. Papineau is do
ing the work. Wher completed
it will be0one of the finest cot
tages in that vicinity.
w. J. Rice, of near Merna, was
in the the city Tuesday night,
enroute home from. Burwell,
where he went last week to
attend the funeral of a brother
whose death was caused by a
stroke of appoplexy.
George F. Bray went to ALI
ance Tuesday to secure a mana
ger for his bowling alley located
there. Lew" Swope has been
in charge of it, but preferred to
reside here and returned to
Broken Bow last week.
r. D. Pickett has just about
completed a fine two story build
ing III the southeast part of the
city. Ross is one of the FORUM
ate young men who is able to
provide a commodious home at
the beginning of his business
career.
Miss Stella Moody, of Mason
City, who came to visit Mrs. h.
Ryerson, was taken i'll Monday
evening while calling on Mrs
Rankin, in the Realty block.
A physician was summoned and
the cause diagnosed as appendi'
citis and an operation therefor
is deemed necessary.
A few years ago, by lega
proceedings, a portion of thu
town plat of Berwyn was vacated
But 3erwyn is booming now anc
there wasn't enough town lot
to supply the demand so a pla
of five blocks of that vacated wa
filed in the Register of Deed
Office this week by the Lincolr
Land Co.
There isn't as large a suppl,
of coal in the city as there SHOULD
be at this time of the year, bu
the dealers have been able t.
supply the demand so far an
expect to be able to do as the
have in orders for more thar
double the amount they conside
necessary, believing they will b