Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-07-12
Twenty-three Years Ago.

nc lOllOWlnR lteinS were pup
lished in the REPUBLICAN %
years ago:
Douglas Grove correspondent
in reporting the celebration of
the 4th at Lougwood states the
celebration was held at Charles
e. Hoar's, where large bower
was erected and two long tables
built and loaded with cakes, pies,
cookies, biscuits, chicken, etc.
After dinner dancing was IN
dulged in by the young people
until supper. After supper
dancing was resumed in Hears
house. Rae Brothers, of Sargent,
furnished the music. Mrs.
Henry Straph delivered the well
known piece of SHERIDAN
Twenty Miles Away" and Mel
son Potter delivered a comic lee
ture on how he "Started out to
make fortune"
The report of the celebration
of Merna says the exercises
opened late owing to the rain and
that the dinner spread on the
90 foot table was the first on the
program. The provisions were
furnished by the ladies from
Ortello and New Helena. Mr..
Wore was the orator of the day.
Declarations and music we're
furnished by the children of the
Sunday schools The only acct
dent was that of Burt Reed, who
had his face burned while pour
ing powder on the anvil. In
the potato race Harvey Robinson
took first money and Jimmey Nc
Carthy second. In the foot race
Len Thomas took first money
and Crate Bowman second. Mrs.
Bedwell furnished some very fine
instrumental music. Mrs.
Brotherton served an excellent
supper at II p. IN. to the dancers.
At Georgetown about 100
gathered on the 4th at the home
of S. C. Stuckey, Miss Bisbank
and M. VanVleck, of New York
furnished the music for the oc-
casion. They both gave recita-
tions as did also Mrs. Saunders.
After the exercises in the grove
the audience repaired to the
house of S. c. Stuckey where
they were literally entertained
with ice, cream and lemon ade.
In Broken Bow about 500 peo-
pie gathered after the rain and
held their exercises in the hall.
In the absence of Homer, of
Kearney, who was detained at
Kearney on a murder trial, Isaac
Merchant, of New Helena, was
prevailed upon to deliver the
grafton. Other speakers were A.
M. Graham, S. A. Holcomb, J.
S. Benjamin, Wilson Hewitt and
Com. l.. w. f. Cole. A base
ball game was played on the
commons south of town by Bro
ken Bow and Lillian. A bril-
liant display of fire works was
had at night.
Something New" is the head
line to an article appearing IN
the Omaha Republican stating
that the Loup Valley Town Lot
and Land company was organ
lied yesterday in Omaha with
Col. e. p. Savage, president, and
j. w. Thomas, secretary-treasur-
er. The town referred to is
Sargent, Custer county, Nebr.
Appraisers are busy at work
appraising the school land of
Custer county.
Eighteen teams with wagons
went up to the canyons last
Tuesday for wood. They all
came from east of town.
C. J. Elliott, Luke Lavender
and Geo. II. Stevenson, of Lin
coin, made this office a pleasant
call the fore part of last week.
They were all looking up the
matter of the manufacturing of
brick and have spent several days
in examining and experimenting
among the hills and are satisfied
that we have clay that will make
No. l brick. Later Elliott and
Lavender located here. Mr.
Elliott engaged in the practice
of law and Mr.. Lavender made