Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-01
Politics the All Absorbing Topic
The WEAKNESS of Even Short, Quiet Campaign is
Manifest Among the Fusion Nominees and
They're Glad Election Day is Near.

Invite yOuIScli W cat uihuSi
and supper at the Temple theatre
next Tuesday election day.
The biggest and best meal you
ever saw for IS cents.
Miss Cora Foote, of Dunning,
who has been in the city the
past month returned home Tues
day morning to take charge of a
school near her home.
The Josephine Gamble Concert
company, which was to have
appeared here Wednesday night,
last week for the benefit of the
band, was snow bound and failed
to reach here in time to fill the
date.
Custer county has become one
the "goodest" in the state and
the county Jail, which has held
criminals of both high and low
degree, is now vacant and the
boot-heels of none but the jailor
click on it's adamaut floor.
The fusionists nominated a
ticket under railroad dictation,
adopted a platform which lacks
sincerity, and the fusion COM
mittee has made alliance with
every corporation interest in the
state in a desperate attempt
to win.
c. B. Cox, for many years in
the employ of the Burlington
railway, returned Tuesday morn
ing from St. Joe, Mo-, where he
went two weeks ago to have a
cancer in his nose treated. 1t
has not entirely healed but he
was assured that he would not
suffer with it again very soon.
The program for the meeting
of the Custer County Medical
association which will meet in
Broken Bow on November 18th,
has been arranged so that
citizens will be interested in hear
ing the topics and discussions,
and all are invited to be present
at the meeting.
The southwark flight of ducks
has commenced and farmers resid-
ing from 10 to 20 miles west
report a larger flight than for
several years, while report comes
from the Platte that there are
larger numbers along the river
and on the ponds adjacent thereto
with plenty of hunters to attend
to them.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Brainerd,
of Mineral, ILL.,, parents of Mrs
F. H. Smith, arrived in the city
last Saturday night and will
remain for couple of weeks
They are enroute to California
where they will spend the winter
and expect to stop here again or
their return home.
The storm last week caused
great damage to trees in both
city and country, the fruit trees
especially suffered with broker
limbs, caused by being loaded
heavily with ice and whipped b,
the wind. Farmers report thu
suffering by unsheltered stock t.
have been extreme and that thei
cries were pitiful.
The republicans are conducting
an open campaign, informing tn
people Just where they stand ant
what they will do. The fusion
lists have adopted "gun shoe
tactics, relying in corporation
trickery and Doodle to pull then
through. The people and espec
tally the farmers can defeat tn
schemers by turning out in flu
force on election day.
Rev. Barrett was in the cit
between trains Thursday, on hi
way 10 Ansley from the CroN
reservation where he drew
quarter section of land. He ha
accepted pastorate near hi
homestead where he has bee
preaching for the past tw
months. He is very muc
pleased with his location an
will shortly move his famil
there.
Clyde Marquiss and jaime
Knox, who were induced
alluring posters and advertis,
ments to go to Canada with til
intention of locating, returne
home last week. They sd
wages are high, but the nece
stiles of life are higher and ;
they did not like the countr,