Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-26

Lincoln last week and enrolled as
student at Wesleyan.
Mrs. Charles Deming expects
to go to Geneva, her former
home, next Tuesday, for a short
visit with her son and family.
Jesse H. Swick, residing near
Gates, came to Broken Bow on
Tuesday and that evening left
for Gallipolis, Ohio, where he
will visit for about three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. McComas
left this morning for Chicago
where they will remain until
next Tuesday and, returning, stop
at Omaha and indulge IN the
Ak-sar-ben festivities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Vail and
the children went to Omaha
Monday and will visit with his
mother and embrace the big
hurrah promulgated by Ak-sar-
ben until the finish, the latter
part Of next week.
Mesdames Ed. McComas and
F. Nj. Rublee, of this city, were
chosen by Samson, King of the
Karival of Ak-sar- ben at Omaha
as Ladies in Waiting on His
Majesty, an honor that is con-
ferred upon but few.
The Broken Bow barber shops
have, by common consent and to
the great pleasure of patrons,
"busted" the 7 o'clock p. m,
closing act and now keep open
house as long as there's fuzzy
face fitting in at the door.
L. L. Cole, undertaken, was
called to Mason City last night
to prepare for burial the body of
]. X. Jaarard, proprietor of the
hotel at that place. The de-
ceased was As years of age and
tuberculosis the cause of death.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bailey
enjoyed visit from their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Rev. George Longstaff
and child, of Farwell, Nebr.,
from LIST Friday till yesterday.
Visits from the children doth
always cheer the hearts of aged
parents.
Builders say that it is fortunate
there is not great deal of rush
construction work to be done this
fall in the way of buildings 10
be finished, or otherwise, for
there is such a scarcity of help
that it is almost impossible to
get anything done.
Some of those who have re-
turned from a visit to the Gala
way fair say that everybody
there seems to have on their big
nit and that for hotel and feed
barn, prices are four notches
higher than the famous Gilroy's
kite. And TO think-Callaway
faithfully promised it wouldn't.
The following from the Ali
ance Herald of last Week.-Mrs.
Pearl Copsy, who has been as
sociated in the business depart
ment of the Herald Office, left
last Saturday evening for her
home in Broken Bow. Miss
Copsey is most efficient stenog-
rapher, and we regret her de-
parture.
Mrs. o. E. Bosserman, of La
Porte, Indiana, and Mrs. ]. N.
Ferguson, of Wood Lake, Nebr.,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
M. Pinckney. Mrs. Bosserman is
a former resident of Custer county
and this is her first visit here
since 1889, consequently she is
very much impressed with the
growth and improvement of this
city.
Landlord Elliott of the Grand
Central hotel gave guests and
friends quite a treat last Satur-
day afternoon. The large hotel
dining room was darkened and
the moving pictures that had
been shown on the street-and
others-were produced. 1t was
a happy thought of Col. Elliott
and highly appreciated by his
guests.
Mrs. Will Allen, residing two
miles west and one mile north Of
Berwyn, who has been very low
with diphtheria the past week
is reported by DR.. Talbot, the
attending physician, as improv
ing. Two children were afflicted
with sore throat and anti-toxir
was administered in time to pre-
vent their becoming seriousl,
i'll with the contagion.