Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-06-06
News Of a Local Nature


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Weaklin left this morning for
Seattle and other points west on
an inspecting tour.
James Pennington left this
morning for Beattie, Kansas, the
former home of the family, where
he will visit with former chums
for couple of weeks.
Harry E. Carr, who grew up
in this city, now in the employ
of the B. & Nj. at Sheridan, is a
guest of Hotel Burlington and
renewing acquaintance this
| week.
Roy II. Walker, manager of
the Gold Medal mine at Hill
City, S. d, after spending a
couple of weeks in this vicinity,
returned to the diggin's last
Thursday night.
Henry Brown, deputy assessor
Of Wood River town, was in the
city Tuesday with the returns.
The assessed value of personal
property in Wood River last year
was $4O7, $1,000 and this year
$40, 925, an increase this year
over last of $71, ASSOC, which is
certainly a fine showing. He
did not remember the number of
horses or hogs, but said he found
OPAL head of cattle.
Another Custer county village
announces that it will be patrio-
tic and celebrate July 4th in a
ga-lorious manner. That's An
selma, which, with Galloway,
Comstock ard Merna makes four
places for our citizens to go and
hear the eagle scream on that
day. The citizens o. each of
these towns are hustlers and will
spare neither time, labor nor ex-
pense to celebrate the day in a
| fitting manner and treat all visit
ors Hospitality.
F. M. Bethel, accompanied by
Mrs. Bethel and three children,
residing Is miles north, were
Broken Bow visitors yesterday.
To RELuBLIcAN representative
he stated that his corn was COM
Ling along nicely and that he
would begin cultivating it today
unless prevented by rain. His
wheat looked rather sickly be.
fore the recent rains, but since
then it is braced up and looks as
though it was determined to
make something of itself.
w. w. Minniear, who came to
the eastern part of the state from
Indiana nine years ago and
moved to farm 4 miles south
west of Broken Bow last August,
was in the city yesterday and in
formed the REPUBLICAN that he
was not we'll pleased with the
manner in which wheat and corn
were coming along. He put in
his corn just prior to the rains
and it is up, but don't look good
to him, and he attributes the
cause to the cool weather.
Do not forget that Friday,
June 4th is Flag Day in every
state in the United States and
be prepared to decorate your
places of business and residences
with red, white and blue to the
extent of your patriotism. There
is not in the world more hand
some blending of colors than is
found in the dear old stars and
stripes which waves "o'er the
land of the free and the home of
the brave" Hurrah for "Old
Glory" everywhere or anywhere
wherever and whenever you see
it.
Considerable space is consumed
in this REPUBLICAN with synop-
sis of the primary law passed by
the recent session of the legisla-
ture, but it is a matter upon
which every legal voter shou Id
post himself thoroughly as it is
to be the means of placing candi-
dates for Office in nomination
this year-doing away entirely
with precinct caucuses and county
| conventions The irunorf ant
points of the law are published
in this synopsis and it might be
a good idea for each subscriber
to preserve this copy for future
reference-instead of loaning it
to his neighbor who is "alrcady
taking more papers than he car
read"
| Masons commenced laying
brick on the addition to George
Apples store building Monday
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