Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-10-04
The Fuel Bin Receives Attention
Once More Humanity Awakens to the Fact that Wintry
Winds Will Soon Be Chasing Each Other
Around the House Corners.

business VlS1tOr IN the city
today and is also socially passing
spare moments with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vallandingham
and Mrs. Scott Cooper leave next
Tuesday for Paris, Texrs, to
visit relatives for three or four
weeks.
A lengthy stretch OF cement
sidewalk is nearing completion
on Jewett street. 1t begins at
the Globe hotel and extends
seven blocks west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Skinner,
of Franklin county, Penn, who
have been visiting his brother,
h. S. Skinner, and family, in this
city the past six months, left for
home Monday.
Capt. w. H. Comstock and l..
E. Dowse, of Comstock, a pair of
early settlers in this county, were
in Broken Bow Monday attend
ing to business and hob-nobbing
with old friends.
Do not fail to hear Geo. L.
Sheldon, republican nominee for
governor, at the Temple theatre,
Tuesday afternoon October 23rd
at 1:30 o'clock. Congressman
Kinkald will also address the
audience.
Steve Brace, one of the promi-
ment citizens and stockmen near
Sargent was Broken Bow
visitor yesterday and reported
prosperity reigning supreme in
his neck O. woods.
Miss Edith Stevens, resigned
the position of book keeper at
the Dierks lumber yards, and
yesterday left for Ord where she
will visit her brother and family
for short time and then go to
Colorado to reside.
Thad Smith, Clyde Marquiss
and James Knox left Monday
night for Western Canada, the
two first named to look for
locations and the last one to take
land, all expecting to become
British subjects.
A large contingent of Broken
Bow people attended the Ak-sar-
ben festivities in Omaha last
week and so far as learned all
enjoyed the occasion and report
the festivities of a high order
and plenty of 'em.
Hon. L. l. Abbott, of Omaha,
nominee on the fusion state
ticket for attorney general, is in
the city today and is being
piloted around and introduced by
Editor e. r. Purcell, of the
Chief, who was his companion
and schoolmate in youthful days.
A large audience was present
at the Opera house last night
and witnessed the production of
"Ingomar" by Sanford Dodge
and company, and all were we'll
pleased. The bill for tonight is
"Romeo and Juliet" and tomor-
row night Damon and Pythias.
Those who have not seen the
last named play should avail
themselves of this opportunity.
In this Mr.. Dodge is particularly
strong and the company ably
supports.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Rabbit,
arrived in the city last night
from Creston, Iowa, and will
reside here, Mr.. Rabbit engag-
ing in the real-estate and insur-
ance business. He Represents
several companies who own a
considerable amount of land in
Custer county, as we'll as a num-
Der of individual owners. Mrs.
Rabbit if a sister Of Mrs. Jane
Scott who resides in the south
east part of the county, near
Pilot.
Last Thursday night D. c.
Konkel fell from a step ladder
which, as soon as he was down,
proceeded to jump up and down
on him three or a couple of times.
His left ankle, although not
broken, was severely bent, and
since then he has been carrying
his foot in a sling and wearing
crutches, a performance which
the attending surgeron informs
him must be continued for
several weeks, whereat d. c.
grunts and calculates: NOTIFY
adumsight."