Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-09-06

Island Monday to attend the
Baptist college.
N. B. Predmore, of West Union,
was over Monday. While in the
city he purchased 40 acres of
government land, located in his
pasture.
r District court convened Mon
day, with Judge Hostetler pre-
siding. 1t is jury term and
several important cases are on
the docket to be disposed of.
The sprinkle Tuesday was
welcome in this bailiwick and
served to freshen the atmosphere,
which had not been done by a
rainfall for more than two weeks
quite dry spell for these parts.
Jesse Candy was at Lincoln
last week attending the state
fair and Bryan's reception. He,
with few others from Custer
county, made personal call on
Mr.. Bryan at his home Friday
morning.
Chas. II. Stewart, of the firm
OF Haskell & Stewart, Lena,
Nebr., was transacting business
Monday with the U. S. land
Office. He purchased at public
auction so acres of an isolated
tract.
If you desire a seat outside
"nigger heaven" at the Opera
house next Thursday night to
witness the production of "Uncle
Sans Consul you should not
delay in having it reserved at
either Baisch's or Groat's store.
Seats are being taken rapidly.
J Miss Jennie Geeseman, of
Ansley, assumed the duties Of
clerk in the Broken Bow post
Office last Monday. Of her the
Ansley Chronicle says: miss
Geeseman is competent young
lady and has had several years
experience in the Ansley post
office"
Rev. A. J. Hargett, who has
supplied the Christian church
pulpit the past two months, will
go to Lincoln to take a post
graduate course at the State
University. He is succeeded by
Rev L. N. Early, of Kentucky,
who will preach at the church
next Sunday forenoon and re-
main permanently.
L. M. Bond, travelling auditor
of the ]. II. Watkins Medical Co.,
was here the first of the week to
look after the companies business
in this vicinity. He made F. II.
Huxtable, who for several years
has been in charge of the COM
pany's business here, a flattering
offer to remain with the company.
Ed. Mccormick, upon whom
an operation for appendicitis was
performed last Sunday, was very
low Tuesday, but there was a
change in his condition for the
better that night and he is now
reported as doing as we'll as
could be expected under the
circumstances"
If you are not ready to come
to the big Custer county fair,
better hump yourself and get
ready cause it will be doin'in less
than two weeks and your friends
are sure coming, even if they
bust the whiff1e-trees, to see the
ostrich beat a boss in a trotting
race. The fair begins the 25th
and quits the 2Sth.
There are many vacant lots
in Broken Bow which should be
moved at this time of year. The
weeds are tall and going to seed
and will be scattered broadcast.
This rank vegetation will also
catch and hold the SHOWS this
winter and help to place the
adjoining walks in bad condition.
1t would add much to the attrac-
tiveness of the city now and in
the future if the weeds were cut
down now.
Robert Frey, who mysteriously
) disappeared at railroad wreck
| at Yuma, Colorado, the latter
part of last week, was found near
the wreck, unhurt. Mr.. Frey
, was engineer on the train and
when the collision came, instead
: of being buried under the wreck
: as was at first thought, he
) jumped and escaped to place OF
: safety. His brother, Will, OF
: this vicinity was telegraphed and
: went at once to the scene, but
I mhau he arrival found Robo-i