Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-02-15
w. b. Eastman was an east
bound passenger Monday.

!. II. II. Cross, of Ansley, was
a social caller at this Office Tues
day.
Silas Thompson, of George
town, returned this morning from
Piattsmouth, where he had been
visiting a sick brother.
Rev. Pope, General Missionary,
occupied the pulpit in the Bap-
fist church Sunday morning and
evening. He preached Sunday
afternoon at Merna
Attorney h. A. Moore received
valentine yesterday consisting
of bunch of orange blossoms
from his neice, Miss Lena Moore,
OF Whittier, California.
Mrs. J. +. ls2ard was taken
sick two weeks ago, threatened
with pneumonia, and since then
has been confined to her bed, but
gradually regaining strength.
Tom Wright, publisher of the
Ansley Chronicle-Citizen, was IN
the city Monday, witness in the
Shinn- Rhodes case. This office
acknowledges social call.
Oscar Englsjerd, of Round
Valley, braved the chilly breezes
last Thursday and visited Bro
ken Bow in order to make good
Tor the REPUBLICAN another year.
]. II. II. Stewart, the Evange-
list, who has been holding a
series of very interesting meet
ings at the Church of Christ in
this city left for Geneseeo, Hi
nois, Friday morning.
The Farmers Institute was
not largely attended yesterday
afternoon, owing to the recent
storm but the sessions were in
teresting throughout. Mrs.
Amos address on "bee culture"
was especially good.
Joseph Giddings, of Ansley,
was city visitor Monday MORN
ing. He came up on Al returning
on AZ. Mr.. Giddings says that
with the present train service
the people Of his locality can come
to Broken Bow for breakfast and
get home in time to do the morn
ing chores.
w. J. Sommers of Los Angles,
special agent of the Los Angles
Railway Co., who was in the city
last week visiting with his uncle,
]. e. and cousin II. Is. Iszard
left Friday for the east to settle
up his mothers estate. Mr.. J.
e. Iszprd accompanied him to
Omaha where he will spend few
days resting up.
Rev. Baton d. D., Pastor of
the first Baptist church of Lin
coin passed through the city
Monday on his way home from
Alliance where he preached the
dedicatory Sermon Sunday of the
new Baptist church of Alliance.
He informed us that 1000 was
raised at the morning service to
apply on the debt incurred in
the construction of the building.
Mrs. h. w. Barton, formerly
of Berwyn, now of Aryada, Wy
oming, came down, Wednesday
of last week and remained over
till Monday, the guests of her
Old friends and neighbors, J. O.
Taylor and family. She left
Monday for St. Louis to visit her
daughter who resides in that city.
Mrs. Barton will be remembered
by the older settlers OF the county
as the widow of X. w. Barton,
who was shot and killed in his
store a few years ago at Arvada
by his daughter-in-law.
l.. f. Cole, the undertaken, was
called to Merna last week to con-
duct the funeral of O. r. Barton
Friday, who died at Sheridan,
Wyoming, Tuesday, from an in
Jury received while breaking or
a B. & M. train near Sheridan,
He remained over and conducted
the funeral of the wife of Ed
Ridenour Sunday afternoon
Only few days previous he was
called to Merna to conduct the
funeral of Brad Burlin who diet
February 5th.
The REPUBLICAN was sorry t.
learn of the death of O. +. Bur
ton of Merna, last week at Sheri
dan. The deceased was the sol
of w. w. Burton, of Merna. H,
was in the employ of the B. & M
railroad as brakeman. He wa
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