Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-10-25

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plant.
Mrs. O. Knepper, of Butler, is
visiting with her sister, Mrs. Jos.
Pigman, and brother, w. A.
George.
Hon. f. Nj. Currie will speak
at the court house at 2 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, reviewing
the political situation.
H. L. Ormsby, local weather
observer, informs us that the
precipitation in Broken Bow dur
ing the three days of rain, sleet
and snow was 3 and 1900
inches. Do you wonder why this
mushy mud?
G. w. Shankland and Herman
Swanson, of Anselmo, and E. S.
Updike, of Merna, were Broken
Bow visitors last Saturday and
marched in body to the REPUB-
LIcAN Office on pleasant bust
ness mission.
DR.. Meyers left for the west
Tuesday morning, with the in
tention of locating. When the
train reached Anselmo it quit
on account of deep snow. After
spending the day there he had a
change of heart and decided to
return to Broken Bow, which he
did on the first train through,
arriving here at o'clock last
night.
Rev. Father Daley, who has
been in charge of St. Joseph
Catholic church IN Broken Bow
the past three years, has been
given the pastorate of the church
at Kearney. Father Daley is a
good man and citizen, as we'll as
scholar and pastor and il was
with regret Broken Bow people
learned of his change. Father
Moser, who has been assistant at
Grand Island, has been assigned
to the Broken Bow charge.
Next Wednesday night is
Halloween. In every town
where the population is over 500
there is hoodlum element which
take this occasion to destroy
property and their capers in that
direction, even when the perpe-
traitors are known, is often con-
doned because of the innocent
fun plea. But innocent fun does
not destroy property, throw brick
shines through windows or stand
outhouses on their heads and
there should be a vigorous prose-
cution of all who destroy proper
ty regardless of that gray-haired
plea of innocent fun.
The second entertainment in
the Star course will be the Roney
Boys Concert Co., Friday night,
Nov. End, at the Temple Thea
ter. Of this entertainment the
REPUBLICAN can speak knowing
ly, having attended one of their
concerts, and we feel safe in say
ing that all citizens who attend
this one will be highly pleased
and we'll repaid for time and
money spent. Wherever they
have appeared they are sought
for again which is evidence suffi-
cient that they are popular enter
@ I'D
Baisch's drug store next Wednes.
day.
For those of a mathematical
turn of mind here is one that
does not appear in any of the
problem books used in our
schools. Pupils who get result
are requested to report it at the
REPUBLICAN office: "a farmer
owned a hog and wanted tc
weigh it. The man weighed one
hundred pounds and his wife one
hundred and thirty-fve. They
put a board across the fence sc
that when they sat upon the end
it exactly balanced. Then the,
changed places his wife holdine
the pig in her lap just balancing
the board again. What was tn,
weight of the porker?"
A lady called at the REPUBLI
CAN Office a few days ago AM
inquired as to the size of al
ostrich egg. We informed he
that our understanding was tina
they were oblong in, shape AM
about the size of bedroom heat
ing stove, but we didn't reall
know because the last time a
ostrich came our way he wa
racing too fast to lay eggs
Thereupon she stated that nea
the fair grounds she recent
picked up an egg she though
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