Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-24
Condensed Local and Personal Paragraphs

Mrs. L.-W. Amsberry left Mon
day evening for Sidmore, Mo-,
to visit her parents for a couple
of weeks.
If you want to be entertained,
GO to the Halloween entertain
ment at TIE Opera house next
Wednesday night, Oct, 80.
Miss Lille Amsberry came up
from college work at Grand
Island last Friday evening and
remained until Monday evening.
Mrs. r. A. Rice, a niece of
John H. H. Cross, who has, with
her three children, been visiting
relatives in this vicinity the past
two months, left for home last
Friday night.
The ladies of the Episcopal
church will give their Sixth
annual Halloween entertainment
at the Opera house, Wednesday
evening, October 30th-Hal-
loween ever. Admission only rs
cents. a
Yock Coffman, of Ute, Iowa,
who has been visiting with
relatives at Mason City and
Ansley, spent last Monday in
Broken Bow with acquaintance
whom he had not seen for thirty
three years.
VIM. Moore house, who was
formerly partner of Judge Reese
in the ock business, has returned
from the west where he has
sojourned since last spring and
Will take charge of the Reese
farm near Arnold.
Mrs. Street, of Merna, accom-
panied by her daughter and son,
Euela and Willie, visited with
her sister Mrs. Maggie Bangs,
OH Monday and witnessed the
millionaire Tramp" production
at the Opera house that night.
Rev. w. II. Powers of Weis.
sert, was in the city last Satur-
day and informed us that he has
sold his farm-on the edge of
Rose Valley-for $35 per acre.
He expects to reinvest in property
in this city or nearby.
John Pirnie, the efficient super.
intendent of the county poor
farm, was in the city Tuesday
and in conversation with the
REPUBLICAN stated that there is
but one charge now in the county
home. This certainly speaks
we'll for Custer county which
will "fadeth not away"
Hans Dierks, the senior mem
Der of the Dierks Lumber and
Coal Co., who now resides at
Kansas City, arrived in the
city Monday evening to look after
his financial interests in the
county. Mr.. Dierks was the
pioneer lumberman of Broken
Bow and his friends and acquain-
tances in this city and county
are legion.
Franklin w. Hutchinson, who
has kept steadily and unceasing-
ly at work in the Sheppard-Burk
store the past two years, with
but two days lay-off during that
time, has resigned his possession
and is now gentleman of leisure
If you please. Watt" has a
notion in his cocoanut that
Montana is about his size and
will probably go there and investi-
gate the bet.
l.. X. Robinson, who is assist
ant manager of wholesale i'm
plement house at Omaha, visited
in the city couple of days the
latter part of last week on his
return from business trip to
Wyoming and South Dakota.
This was his first visit here since
eight years ago and the improve
ments made here during that
time greatly surprised him
although he had heard such
things were doing.
Col. John E. Iszard, who was
succeeded as landlord of the Com.
merc1al hotel in this city
eighteen month ago by Frank
Smith, since which time Col,
Iszard has successfully conducted
Hotel Reneau, has now succeeded
Mr.. Smith and again glistens il
the management of the Com
mercial. He will also continue
in charge of the Reneau fol
several months-till the term o.