Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
Harris Comedy Company, opera
house three nights, beginning
Thursday, August %.

Miss Edith Stevens returned
last Monday from a visit of a
week with her parents at Gala
way.
Mrs. l.. f. Rapp, who has been
i'll for several weeks, has been
moved to the city hospital in care
of DR.. Talbot.
James Mullen reached hcme
yesterday morning from visit
of week with his parents at
Missouri Valley.
The home of William Hopkins
was frightened Tuesday by the
advent of fine boy baby. May
he live long and prosper.
Cyrus King, who was operated
on for appendicitis few days
ago, is able to be out on the
street and is getting along nicely.
George Zeigler, of Anselmo,
who has a homestead in the
northwestern part of the county,
was transacting business before
the land Office today.
H. w. George, who took adj
vantage OF the low rates to Min
neapolls ten days ago, expects to
be absent from the city until the
latter part OF September.
John Mulvany, one of the num-
ercus substantial and reliable
farmers near Mason City, is in
the city today transacting busi-
ness aud greeting old friends.
The band concert last Friday
night was attentively heard by
the usually large crowd and all
will regret to learn that there
will not be concert any night
this week.
Prof. J. H. Caywood, who is
putting in business college at
Ansley, made this office a bust
ness visit Monday. He informs
us that the school will start out
with all he can accommodate the
first term.
The Harris Comedy Company
will begin three nights engage
ment in the opera house Thurs
day night, August %. The
opening bill will be the great
scenic production, "A True Ken
tuckian." High class vaudeville
between the acts.
The Broken Bow schools open
September 3rd-one week from
next Monday-and the pupils are
beginning to wonder what has
become of the vacation days as it
seems but yesterday and day
since it began. However, they
are all getting ready to line up
for duty on the opening day.
The Misses Lelah and Essie
Holcomb, Katie Moore, Zoe Bish-
op ard Katie Ellerswick have re-
turned from a two weeks sight
seeing trip to Denver and vicin-
ity. they report ''supremely
lovely" outing, enjoying 1t to the
fullest possible extent.
B. w. Blair last week took pos
session of the Broken Bow bak.
cry, purchased of William Gill
ings, and is continuing it in a
tirst-class manner which he is
fully capable of doing. He an
ticipates making some needed
changes for the better in the
near future so that it will be
second to none in the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Skinner
were in Minneap last week at
the G.. A. X. encampment and
have gone to Bowbells, N. D.,
where there is a colony Of people
from the vicinity of their old
home in Pennsylvania, among
them friends and relatives with
whom they will visit until after
the LIST of next month.
Broken Bow nimrods are now
engaged in polishing and oiling
their shotguns, in view of the
fact that the law permits the
killing of prairie hens and duck.
on and after September 1st
That is to say, those who respect
the provisions of the law are per
forming this act, but it is alleged
that there are comparatively
few of them in this category
most of the shot guns having
been unlimbered several week:
ago.
On the North side a neat little
roar has been made because thu