Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-06-13

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properly observing it.
The frame work will soor
loom up on the foundation fol
h. Ryerson's new residence il
the east part OF the city.
Fishing parties at the site of
the cid Georgetown mill report
fairly good catches, plenty OF
sport embellishments luck.
A bunch of Broken Bow
fellows, chaperoned by F. M.
Currie will leave next Tuesday
for a trip through Mexico.
Rains have been so frequent
and copious during the past
three weeks that a long stretch
of very dry weather would be
necessary to cause A. Drouth to
visit the county and be satisfied
with the result of the soiourn.
The directors of the Custer
county fair are called to meet in
this city tomorrow to set the
date for the big show and tran
sact other business necessary to
make it the best of any county
fair in Nebra ska-as it always
has been.
The new Christian church,
which, by the way is a hand
some edifice as seen on the
exterior, is now in the hands
of the plasterers who will push
the work along rapidly so
the painters will have ample
time to complete their work
prior to August 18th, the day
announced for dedication services.
There was a change in the
time of arrival and departure of
trains at the Broken Bow station
of the burlington" last Sunday,
and as a result several citizens
who had business with the rail-
way coaches were "all balled up"
and failed to make proper con-
nections. Consult the new time
schedule published in this RE-
PUBLICAN and be guided thereby.
A number or farmers have
taken advantage of the REPUBLI-
CAMS offer and supplied them
selves with 100 envelopes with a
return request and their name
on the corner, for only rs cents,
and they now know that if their
letters are not received by the
persons addressed they will be
returned instead of going to the
dead letter Office at Washington
and burned.
The people of Grand Island
have been making preparations
for months for a celebration on
the Fourth of July of the fiftieth
anniversary of the settlement of
that country. Eight of the first
settlers still remain and will be
honored on that day as few men
in the ordinary Nebraska cities
have be honored. Speakers of
state and national fame have
been secured.
Crop conditions are influencing
the market to a marked degree.
The tardy season with the large
rain fall presents an abnormal
situation that is worrying some
people. The hay crop seems to
be in better shape than anything
else, though it can be greatly
improved by seasonable weather
There is one rift in the clouds,
however, and that is the assur-
ance of good prices-even if the
crop is a trihe short of the
average yield.
The county supervisors are
harnessed and hooked-up as a
board of equalization this week
with County Assessor Haumont
and County Attorney Gutterson
as side partners and Deputy
County Clerk Will Osborne keep.
ing close and accurate tab on
their doins'. A bunch of tax
payers whom the board are of
the opinion are possessed of
more of this worlds chattels that
the assessors returns show,
have been requested to call and
explain away the dcubt-if they
can-which has found a lodging
place in the minds of the men,
bers of the board.
Those fellows who have feel
ing as though they might be-
come candidates for Office had
better hump themselves to final
decision and publish an an
nouncement as they have only
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