Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-16

AoauN OCdluOiiS Va ANRoOh OiNJt
was transacting business in the
county seat Friday.
Henry Sweeny and wife, of
Nlerna, were transacting busi-
ness in the city Monday.
Five candidates were baptised
at the baptismal services in the
baptist church last Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fields and
Matte Foote. Of Cunning, were
among the crowd in the city
Friday.
Judge Reese went to Fremont
On the evening train Tuesday
10 attend the G.. A. K. encamp-
Inent of the state.
J. X. Dean went to Omaha
Monday evening as delegate to
the A. o. U. w. Grand Lodge
that convened there Tuesday.
Manager Groat anticipates
rare musical treat for patrons of
the Opera hous- next Tuesday
evening in the appearance there
of the Har1-Burnett Concert
company.
In some of the eastern cities
civic improvement has reached
the stage. where flowers and
shrubbery are planted on vacant
lots. If the open lots in Broken
Bow could be kept reasonably
clean there would be rejoicing by
those who are working with
view to identifying the town.
Rev. George Bailey, formerly
pastor of the Presbyterian
hurch in this city for number
"fyears, occupied the pulpit in
the Presbyterian church last Sum
day morning and evening. For
several years Rev. Bail-y has
been pastor of Presbyterian
church in Washington, D. c.
He was here to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bailey.
Miss Florence Cushman daugh-
ter of Supervisor and Mrs. L.
Cushman, returned last Sunday
from Omaha where she went the
previous Monday and suffered an
operation in her ear. Ever since
she was three months old she has
ieen subject to ear ache and as it
has been more frequent and pain
tul recently it is believed the
operation will entirely err dictate
the trouble.
Judge Good, of Whahoo, who
purchased a $4,000 farm miles
northeast of this city last spring,
arrived Tuesday to attend to
business in connection Herewith.
Mr.. Good was the trial judge in
the Lilly case three, years
ago, wherein Mrs. Lilly was
charged and convicted of having
shot and killed. her husband.
She was granted pardon last
December by Governor Mickey.
The graduating exercises of
the. Senior class of the Broken
Bow High school will be held at
the Opera house at 8 o'clock
Friday evening of next week,
the gath inst. 1t is desired that
all who attend be present before
The hour of beginning so there
will be no confusion. Still, the
chances are, there will not be
even standing space in the hall
at the time for beginning the ex-
ercises.
Henry Case, commercial sales
,nan for Philadelphia firm, who
suffered stroke of appoplexy at
Berwyn on Tuesday of last week
and was: brought to the Broken
Bow hospital, was able to leave
last Friday night for his home
in Lincoln, accompanied by his
wife who arrived here Thursday.
He Is a member of the Order of
United Workmen and members of
the order in this city greatly
assisted in his comfort here and
during his journey home.
By the Lincoln Journal OF the
18th inst we learn that Harry S.
Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs. +.
II. Smith, of this. city. was
elected to the honorary fraternity
Sigma XII last Saturday night.
Sigma XII fraternity is a fraternal
organization. The basis OF
election to it is the promise OF
future achievement in scientific
lines given by the candidate as
we'll as for past attainments, the
candidates being recommended
by the faculty.