Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-07-26

after land business. He called
at this Office and had his name
enrolled on the REPUBLICAN list.
| Broken Bow is having some
good band concerts this summer
under the direction of Prof. Tay-
lor aud, Judging from the attend
ance, citizens are thoroughly en-
joying the programs presented.
/ II. S. Keltner left Monday for
Council Bluffs, Iowa, where he
will pack his household goods,
ETC., including twenty-five stands
OF bees, load into car and ship
here, having located a claim
about twenty miles out of Broken
Bow.
The races at the State Fair
the first week in September
promise to be as good as can be
found IN the west. The manage
ment advertise fifteen harness
and six running events. The
DERBY" for Tuesday is attract
ing considerable attention.
When you receive letter bet
ter look at the address and see if
you are the real person for whom
it is intended before opening it.
There is new postoffice depart
ment ruling to the effect that
"opened by mistake" is too gross.
The penalty for violation of the
ruling is only $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Snyder,
who have visited friends, and
relatives in the eastern part of
the state and at Hastings the
past two weeks, reached home
Monday and report very
pleasant time, considering the
hot weather and the incon-
veinences caused thereby.
Do not forget that next We'd
nesday is Old Settlers day in
Custer county and that rybody
has planned to come to Broken
Bow and spend the day in the
shade of our beautiful park. A
splendid progrom has been ar
ranged and will be greatly en-
|joyed by all in attendance.
A spirited horse race was pulled
off on the fair grounds last Satur-
day evening for a purse of SIPS
between mares owued by Frank
Huxtable and Harry Ash. Those
who witnessed the contest say it
was certainly run for the money,
the mares being neck and neck at
the quarter, then the Ash mare
led and won out by about 80 feet.
William H. Moody, an old
settler in Custer county and
veteran of the Civil war, whose
home was near Westerville. died
at the Soldiers home at Grand
Island yesterday of paralysis with
which he has been afflicted for a
number of years. Funeral services
will be held today at Westerville,
conducted by Rev. H. M.
Pinckney of this city.
Gustav Dencker, cashier of the
Security State bank at belmont,
South Dakota, formerly with the
Broken Bow State bank, is in the
city for three days visit with
friends, He left two years ago
and this is his first visit here
since then. Like others who
have been away for a year or so,
he remarked upon the mauy inn
provements and addition of
strange faces during his absence.
On Monday Editor Amsberry
received commission as receiver
of the United States Land Office
at Broken Bow and has assumed
the duties in connection there
with, relieving John Reese who
succeeds James Whitehead as
register of that Office. This re-
CURED the spontaneous and un-
divided attention of the associate
editor, under whose direction the
REPUBLICAN is this week forced
upon an unsuspecting-but we
hope not too critical-public
DIED-Charley, infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. ]. Johnson, of
Anselmo, Sunday night at 9
o'clock, age 9 months land 20
days. The deceased was only
!: sick two days. The remains
were brought to Broken Bow
Monday for burial. The funeral
was held in the M. E. church
Tuesday afternoon, at ? p. M,
Rev. w. II. ID. Hornaday, of
. | Shelton praaChad tho Sar,,,n, ,e