Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-20
The Leaves are Turning Brown
A Poet Would Soliloquize: LET En- Turn, " But The
Mind of the More Practical Citizen is Busy
With Thoughts of Winter Underwear.

Thursday by the advent of baby
boy.
Mrs. w. E. Warren and Mrs.
Elmer Bass were in the city yes
terday, delegates to the M. B. A.
district convention.
There are lot Of automobiles
in the state who work fine going
away from home but refuse to
come back-unless tied behind
some farmers wagon.
! John Caldwell, Lawrence Hol-
landsworth, Frank Willis, Grace
Cole and Lille Amsberry went
to Mason City Sunday to attend
the Custer Baptist association.
Who says Broken Bow isn't be-
coming metropolitan? Two
theatres every night next week
and a Saturday matinee. Just
turn that over in your think tank.
Mayor George appointed John
Kensell as city marshal succeed
ing William Cannon, resigned,
and he assumed the duties in con-
nection Herewith last Monday
night.
Herb Hail has purchased the
house just vacated by c. w.
Willis in the west part of the
city and will move it to lots
which he owns near the North
Side park.
Mrs. Walter Harris suffered
surgical operation last Friday
which, at present, indicates was
quite successful. Although still
quite weak she is gradually and
firmly gaining.
The weather man has been
interviewed and he says: "All
right; nice, pleasant, warm
weather next week and the
! rousingest crowd ever seen at a
Custer county fair"
Kirk Douglas, formerly typo
in the Chief Office, who has been
at Ord several months, has re-
turned to Broken Bow and is
manipulating a tilter in Claud
Wallis tousorial budoir.
On account of the threatening
storm last Friday evening the
band did not play in the park.
If the weather is favorable to-
morrow (Friday) night the con-
cert will be given-as usual.
State Manager S. S. Hayman,
of Grand Island, and F. E. Scott,
Supreme director, of Norfolk,
arrived in the city Tuesday morn
ing and remained over yesterday
to attend the M. B. A. district
convention.
The Custer county fair supple
ment req ched us too late for last
week and is inserted this week.
We go to press not later than
2 o'clock Thursday and all matter
to be used must be in before II
o'clock that day.
Attorney r. A. Moore was at
Mason City last Sunday while
the Custer Baptist association
was in session and someone gave
1t out that he was there to adj
dress the meeting. He promptly
and positively denied the allega-
tons and detied the alligator.
Rev. L. L. Epley, who has
been the pastor in charge Of the
Broken Bow U. B. church for
nearly four years, has accepted a
call from the church at Gibbon,
Buffalo county, and will go there
on Saturday. The church in
this city has not yet decided upon
pastor, bu, will within the next
two weeks.
The Amaranth Dramatic Stock
company played "Uncle Sans
Consul" at Ravenna to a filled-to-
OVERLOOKING house Tuesday night
and report comes from that city
to the effect that the audience
was highly pleased with both the
play and its production. The
play, written by Mr.. Harry B.
Iszard, of this city, is said to be
very meriterious. Nearly all of
the reserved seats for its pro-
duction in this city tonight have
been sold.
Members of the Broken Bow
Christian church met Monday
and decided to move the church
building to the lots recently pur-
chased, north of j. c. Bowen's
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