Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-07-26
SOMETHING DOING IN THIS VICINITY
An Epitome OF Personal Affairs and Local
Events During the Past Week.

J. M. hlmberllng,o OF the Broken
Bow State bank, left yesterday
for DeMoines, Iowa, where he
will visit relatives and friends for
couple of weeks.
If you have not already made
up your mind to attend the
county fair, decide now to do so.
Every effort is being made to
have it one of the best shows
ever given in Central Nebraska.
Mrs. Emaline Hemphill, moth
err of Mrs. ]. M. Kimberling,
suffered a slight stroke Of
appoplexy Sunday night. She is
reported today as having re-
covered considerably from the
attack.
A large number of farmers
were in from the country last
Saturday and nearly all those
interviewed stated that they
were making arrangements to
come to the fair and see the
ostrich race against the fastest
horse OH the grounds.
The dipsomania board and a
democratic caucus were both in
session at the same time at the
court house last Saturday. This
is stated merely as coincidence
and not an insinuation that the
board was considering those in
attendance at the caucus.
Clarence Metcalf, of the Mid
die Loup, came over Saturday
and looked around town to see
how many friends and acquain-
tances he could meet. His neice,
Miss Mable Metcalf, accompanied
him and is attending the Insti-
tute, which began Monday.
The farmer who is searching
for good draft stallion, or who
is interested in such an animal.
will greatly profit by visit to
the State Fair the first week in
September, where already over
100 stalls are reserved for the
very best animals of this descrip-
tion to be found in the west.
1t is really dis couraging to
those who endeavor to locate
advantages in town to have
old-blooded and penurious citi-
zens push the proposition off the
stump backwards into the mire.
Under such circumstances no
town or city can ever hope to be-
come more than a wart on the
map.
w. A. Sturdevant, formerly
with the Eagle Grocery Co., now
an honest farmer near Round
Valley, came in one day last
week to satisfy himself of the
statements made by the REPUBLI-
CAN that Broken Bow was grow
ing rapidly. He succeeded in SO
doing and returned to his farm
duties happy in the knowledge
thus acquired.
"Dade" Walters, Cleon Cannon
and Charlie Gadd returned home
last Saturday from Wymorc fair
where they exhibited Ed. Pur-
cells Celia Monster at 10 cents
per, also conducted genera
stand. They did a fairly good
business, but report the people
in that neck o'-woods not
alarmingly lavish with their
nickles and dimes.
The fire department was called
out last Sunday evening at about
o'clock on account of a blaze at
the city pumping station, but
the flames were eXtinguished be-
fore the hose cart reached there.
The fire was in the coal shed and
is thought to have been caused
by the combustion of gas that
had accumulated in the coal.
There was no pecuniary damage.
Gottleib Heiser, of Mason City,
more familiarly known as Dad
Heiser, a former member of the
Board of Supervisors, was in the
city Tuesday attending to bust
ness and hobnobblng with old
friends. He recently returned
from a two weeks visit with his
son-in-law, near Douglas, Wyo.,
and reports one of the most en-
oyable trips of his life, greater
part of the time while there be-
ing spent in catching mountain
trout of which he was successful
in securing nearly one hundred.
Mrs. Eber Hume and daugh-
tiers, Jennie and Eta, of Morris.