Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-27
Did your Mary go round?
Miss Brooks, of Dunning, is
visiting in the city this week.

Tom Noble, of Burwell, is
visiting in the city this week
with his parents.
w. II. Andrews, Of Somerford,
was friendly caller at this Office
Tuesday evening.
Tom Wright, editor of the
Chronicle-Citiz is in the city
attending the county fair.
d. w. Thompson, of Ansley,
was a friendly caller at the
REPUBLICAN office Tuesday even
ing. He came up to attend the
county fair.
Sidney r. Dennis, of Anselmo,
was in the city Monday making
proof on his homestead. B. G.
Emp6eld and II. B. Russell were
his witnesses.
Everybody in Broken Bow is
having huge time these days
and nights. They will remem-
Der, so long as life lasts, the
Custer county fair of 1906.
Jas, Leslie and Frank Nc
Williams came down from Dead
wood few days ago for a couple
of weeks visit. They are part of
the B. G. M. bridge gang.
H. F. Higginbotham, of
Foristel, Mo-, in writing us,
states that they are having very
dry weather there and that corn
is only about half crop and that
oats are very light.
The weather for the fair this
week is all that could be asked
and the people are generally
taking advantage of the oppor-
tunity to see the sights.
Clarence Toletson and sister,
Lizzie, of Kaarney, are here this
week visiting with the families
of w. A. George and Jos. Pig
man. Also attending the county
fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Coolidge,
of Central City, Nebraska, ar
rived in the city last Saturday to
visit their daughter, Mrs. Lee
Pickett, and will remain till
Saturday of this week.
Vim. Longmore, of Galloway,
was city visitor Monday. He
was an old time friend of the
senior editor of the REPUBLICAN
back in the Hawkeye state thirty
five years ago.
Blaine Lanterman filed home
stead papers on fine section of
land in the south part of Cherry
county, the first of the week,
near the Reeder boys. Several
more from this vicinity expect to
locate near them soon.
C. w. Bowman and family,
accompanied by his sister, Eliza
B. Philips, left Tuesday for Hot
Syringe, Arkansas, where they
will remain for month or six
weeks. They spent several
weeks there last winter and en-
joyed the stay so thoroughly
they decided to repeat the dose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Carlos are
here visiting relatives during the
fair. Mr.. Carlos was manager
of the Central and Ravenna Tele-
phone Co., until the LIST of last
Jaduary when he moved to
Hastings to accept the position
of manager of a telephone line.
Their many friends will be glad
to know the new location just
fits him and that he is happy and
enjoying life.
For some unknown reason the
ostrich, of Jacksonville, Florida,
that was to have been at the
county fair failed to appear.
The fair management telegraph
ed the owner at number Of
points on his circuit but were
unable to hear anything from
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w, Edwards
returned a few days ago from a
trip to Hot Springs, S. D., where
they went TO see the sights and
enjoy a recreation. They re-
turned by the way of Kimball
where they have section of
land. While there they visited
with the family of Thos. Wilkin-
son, former residents of Broken
Bow and pioneer settlers of the
county, having homesteaded the
site on which Ansley is located.
They report that Mr.. Wilkinson
is we'll situated and that he is