Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-05-10

Judge Wall, of Loup City, i:
attending court this week.
District court convened in this
city Monday with Judge Hostel
Ter presiding.
G.. +. Christie, of Round Val.
ley, was business caller at this
Office Monday.
Attorney J. N. Dryden, of
Kearney, was in the city the first
of the week attending court.
Mort Amsberry, of Ansley, was
a city visitor Saturday. He re-
membered this Office with a So
cial call.
Attorney H. M. Sinclair, Of
Kearney, was in the city the
first of the week attending to
matters before the district court.
Will Brown, the original Sing
err Sewing machine man of Com
stock, has been in the city sever
al days looking after business
matters.
a game of base ball was play
ed in this city Monday between
Ansley and Broken Bow high
school mines. The game result
ed in II to 8 in favor of the home
team.
F. c. Wilson, of Anselmo, was
a social caller at this Office Satur-
day. He reports that his town
was troubled with more than the
usal amount of water from the
recent rains.
DR.. Il. L. Farnsworth has been
compelled to give up his dental
work on account of failing
health, from close confinement
in doors. Mr.. Farnsworth will
engage in the dairy business.
The new city administration
of Alliance takes an advanced
position on the control Of saloons.
The occupation tax has been in
creased to 81, 200 year and all
back door entrances as we'll as
side door entrances into other
buildings are to be permanently
closed. All slot machines and
gambling devices are to be boxed
and removed from the saloon
buildings.
Jack Mccall died at his home
in Lexington, Monday of last
week. He was one of the early
pioneers of Dawson county, and
was twice a candidate for gov
ernor of Nebraska. The first
time he was defeated in conven-
tion by T. ]. Majors. Ten years
ago he was the republican nomi-
nee for governor but failed of
election as Organism swept the
state. He bore the reputation of
being a courteous gentleman,
generous friend. He had &C
cumulated large property inter-
ests, but unless Of recent date
was never married. He was a
thirty-second degree Mason, was
a Knight Templar and member
of the Shrine. His funeral was
held last Thursday.
William Cosner, of Merna, died
last Saturday night about II
o'clock from old age. lie had
been in poor health for three
weeks previous, but at no time
suffered pain. He was in his
Saith year. His funeral was held
Monday in the Baptist church at
that place where large crowd
gathered to pay their last tribute
to Grandpa CoSuer, as he was
Familiarity known. The esteem
for him was so great that all the
business houses of the town clos
ed during the hour of his funeral.
Few men in the private ranks
ever enjoyed more universal es-
TEEN than did Grandpa Cosner.
He was loyal citizen, d gener-
Gus neighbor, a faithful husband,
a loving father and devot Chris
tian. He leaves his aged wife,
children and grand children to
mourn his death.
Last Friday morning the start
ling news reached Mason that
Mrs. Morford's two and a half
year old baby was lost. He had
strayed away the evening before,
and although the family and
the neighbors had been search
ing all night, he had not been
found. AS soon as possible a
company of men and boys started
from town to join the search.
The little fellow had been traced
short distance from the house