Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-07
News Of a Local Nature

be a good plan to vote lon the
electric light question again this
spring?
Sargent was represented in
Broken Bow last Sunday by
Harry Sherman and Merchant J.
Hagerty.
Banker ]. ]. Tooley, of
Anselmo, left his strong box in
the custoday of worthy assistants
and is today trapsacting business
in the capitol city of the county,
Jess Candy is again able to
attend to business after forced
idleness for three weeks on
account of sickness, being at first
threatened with an attack of
pneumonia.
The Busy Bees will give a
social at the residence of d. M.
Amsberry on Friday evening the
18TH inst, a cordial invitation to
attend being herewith extended
to all. Refreshments will be
served and a fee of 10 cents
charged. A general good time
is anticipated by the Busy Bees
who hope their friends and their
friends friends will be present.
w. A. Tooley has sold bis
livery stable to A. B. Miley, who
has conducted the Wantz ranch
for a number of years, purchaser
taking possession last Saturday.
Mr.. Tooley will make his head
quarters at the barn for few
weeks in order to straighten up
business deals and then take a
we'll earned rest for several
months.
The wild duck season has
arrived and a number of the
nimrods have gone forth to give
them a whirl, the result in nearly
every case not having proven
bowling success as there is not
enough cover around the ponds
to prevent the birds getting sight
of the sportsmen. Farmers re-
port more feathers this spring,
however, than for a number of
years.
Mr.. P. D. Glover, of the Com
stock vicinity, is in the city
today and reports the farmers
busy getting ready for spring
work, their attention being more
closely applied thereto than to
county division. Mr.. Glover is
father of Hon. H. B. Glover, who
is so ably and satisfactorily re-
presenting this district in the
state senate this winter.
w. B. Eastman and w. p.
Rogers left Tuesday for the
Coast Country of Texas and will
also investigate the Chicasaw
Nation land in the Indian
Territory. The object is to see
the country and make purchases
if suited. Business at the East
ham Office will not be greatly |
disturbed by his absence, as John
McGraw will be constantly in
attendance to execute the desires
of patrons.
Broken Bows streets, and back
yards present a dirty and neg
lected appearance and there's no
need attempting to deny the fact
The best way to keep a city clean
is to keep it clean, and Broken
Bow nor no other town will be
tidied up by merely wishing.
The conditions of city's streets
depends upon the disposition Of
its citizens, and a citizenship
that insists upon a clean town
invariably lives in one.
The Improvement Club should
get busy early this season and
endeavor to improve con-
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Broken Bow is no worse than
other cities of its size there is
room for great deal of activity.
There are many unsightly spots
that could easily be converted
into places of beauty by little
intelligent effort. Many proper
ty owners would be stimulated to
effort if there was a general
movement.
There is altogether too much
property concealed from assess
ment, and this makes it so that
the man who has his property so
that everyone can see it has to
pay more than he really should
for the support of government.
If this could be remedied there
would be no trouble to get capital