Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12
LOCAL LORE sss PERSONAL PARAGRAFS

tinued to look happy and pros
porous.
A. J. Robertson went to Oma "a
last Sunday, accompanying hi:
son John, who will attend bust.
ness college in that city.
Mrs. ]. F. Baisch, who has
visited friends and relatives al
Madison, this state, and Sioux
City, Iowa, the past three weeks,
reached home yesterday.
A Post card from DR.. r. B.
Mullins, showing a part of the
Cripple Creek mining district,
indicates that the doctor is going
some and seeing all that's going.
He expects to be home next
Monday.
Charlie Meyers, who has been
stumping with a peg for several
years, left last Saturday for
Minneapolis where he will be
fitted with cork leg and foot
and better enabled thereby to
navigate.
AS was expected at this time
of the year the inquiries for
small houses are so large in
number-and the supply so few
in number-that real estate men
are at their wits ends trying to
satisfy the clamoring.
The large-4Ox1OO feet-build-
ing for the exhibition of cattle
at the fair grounds has been COM
pleted and is not only ready for
occupancy, but will be occupied
by some of the best stock ever
shown at county fair in
Nebraska
The Broken Bow city schools
opened Monday with an enroll
ment of about $50. Prof. Nc
Indoo has been kept so busy
getting everything in running
order that he is unable to furnish
a detailed report for publication
this week, but hopes to be able
to do so next week.
Fritz Gierhan came down from
Mason City last night and re-
turned on this mornings train.
He brought the primary election
returns from Elk Creek township,
likewise the compliments of Fred
Schultze attached to two dollar
bill to advance his subscription
to the REPUBLICAN.
City Attorney Gadd was at
Cunning yesterday as prosecutor
in the case of State of Nebraska
VS.. Ben Thurston, the defendant
being charged with unlawfully
selling intoxicants, and he was
bound over in the sum of $500 to
appear at the next term of the
District court. Thurston is now
in the restaurant bust
ness at Merna.
Charlie Gadd opened the new
barber shop and bath rooms,
adjoining the Never Close res
taurant, Monday morning and
reports a surprisingly good
patronage on so short notice.
Everything is new and the latest
pattern and all who desire a |
shave or bath will find just what
they want at the new shop.
Mrs. James and Ellsworth
Young, of Gates, came to Broken
Bow on Monday, and Tuesday
departed for a visit of six weeks
inH Wisconsin and Illinois. In
from the vehicle upon
in this city, Mrs. James
Young's foot slipped from the
step and her ankle was severely
sprained, causing her great pain,
and it was with difficulty she
was able to walk.
George Scott is associating
with pair of crutches these days
and the effectionate manner in
which he clings to them indicate
that he has acquired a great love
for 'em in a short time. Last
while he was riding, the
horse stumbled and fell. one of |
his legs being caught under the
animal. An examination of his
pedal extremity disclosed bone
broken in his ankle. However,
his appetite at meal hour is not |
disparaginly fractured.
The Meneley Quartette, of
will give a concert at
the Temple theatre next Tues
day evening under the auspices
of the local w. c. II. U. The
Meneley's have been before the
DubliC the DaSt fourteen wears