Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06
The DAYS Grow Shorter; NIGHTS LONGER.
This Betokeneth the Coming of Wintry Winds, Corn
Pickin', Pumpkin Pies Mush and Milk and the
Halcyon Days of the Coal Dealers.

Mullin Monday on professional
business.
Mrs. G.. F. Bray and the chill
dren expect to leave about Nov.
lst to visit at the old home,
Salem, Mass.
Mrs. E. M. Bean announces
the opening of Fall millinery on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of next week, September l3, IA
and Is.
Judge Reese returned from
Lincoln Tuesday morning where
he attended the State fair Mon
day. He reports the finest ex-
hibit he has seen at the state
fair for years.
H. d. Crumly, of Portland,
Oregon, brother of Mrs.
Bartholomew and Miss Flora
Crumly, was in the city over
Sunday and occupied the Presby-
terian church pulpit that night.
Miss Frances Koontz, of st.
Louis, an expert in trimming
ladies hats, arrived last Saturday
and will have charge of the
trimming department at Mrs.
E. M. Beans millinery store,
south side Of the square.
The band concert in the park
last Friday night was one of the
best given this summer. Sever
al new selections were rendered
in a highly creditable manner
and greatly appreciated. The
concert tomorrow (Friday) mig hit
should be heard by all lovers of
good music.
Prof. ]. G.. w. Lewis and fam
lily left yesterday morning for
Grand Island where they will
reside, the professor having been
engaged as an instructor III the
Grand island College. Their
many friends in this city regret
their departure, but hope that
good health and success may at
tend them in their new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Scott left
Monday morning for Omaha
where he will purchase goods.
They will then return to Lincoln
and spend the remainder of the
week at the state fair when he
will return home and Mrs. Scott
GO to Humboldt and visit for a
couple of weeks.
The game of ball Monday
afternoon between the End nine
and "Hasbeens" did not draw a
very large crowd, but those pres
ent "whoopederup" just as
though they enjoyed it, la
CONNIE nche Indian. The result
was II to s in favor of the Has
beens" and a busted finger for
Manager Bray.
The new depot restaurant, the
"Never Close" was opened by
Messrs. Sloggett & Smith last
week and they report a very
liberal patronage. 1t is neat
and thoroughly up to-date place
where palatable short order meals
and lunches are served and will
fill long felt and greatly needed
want in this city.
C. w. Ball, progressive
agriculturalist near Berwyn, was
in the city on business last Satur-
day and to the REPUBLICAN eX-
pressed himself as well pleased
with the crop of 1906. Where
th-eshing has been done in his
vicinity wheat has been averag-
ing about 80 bushels TO the acre
and corn looks, as it stands, bet
ter than for several years past.
A. C. White, one of the sub
stantial Custer county farmers,
II miles southwest, came in last
Saturday with a wagon load OF
large, plump, delicious, ripe
water melons and all were soon
disposed of to individual purchas-
ers. He informed the REPUBLI.
CAN that he would repeat the
performance Saturday afternoon
this week.
The church pews in Broken
Bow were not as we'll filed last
Sunday as usual and many
wondered on account thereof.
But those who wondered did not
search deep enough to satisfac'
torily satisfy themselves of the
real cause. They did not con
slider the fact that prairie chick
ems were ripe and that the Law
protecting them was so construct
ed as to permit of their being