Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-07-04

goes with out saying that all the
ladies will attend August 3rd.
Mrs. Myrtle Russell, of Bakers
field, California, arrived in the
city Monday night. She is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. p. A.
Walton. with whom she will
spend the summer.
Uncle Sam isn't such bad old
employer after all. Anyhow that
is what the carriers on the rural
routes think this year as they
/ will not make the round today,
but indulge in assisting to make
the anniversary of the birth of
the United States glorious one.
The corn crop is not as promis-
ing as in former years and it will
have a direct effect on the live
stock market, probably resulting
in early shipments and forcing
cattle on the market that are not
properly prepared. The indica.
tions are that the price of corn
will be higher than tor several
years,
You can sell almost anything
you have-or get anything you
want-if you place an advertise
meat in the REPUBLICAN. The
results that are brought about by
these little adlets are simply
astonishing. Try one of them
if wanting position, or you
have house to sell, or for any
other purpose.
F. M. Rublee, who has spent
the past two months in California,
a greater part of the time in
San Francisco. reached home
last Friday. He says these are
turbulent times IN that city, the
Jap question, strikes, boodlers
and rebuilding the city keeping
everything in turmoil.
The Custer county citizens
who went to Mexico in a special
car to get rich quick by purchas-
ing a gold mine have butted up
against weather almost as hot as
another place is reported to be
and not only wish they were
safely returned to their homes,
but have reformed so they will
not be compelled to go to the
other place.
1t is reported that some of the
Broken Bow chickens are suffer-
ing with "limber-necks." When
a chicken gets the limber-neck,
it jumps in the air, quivers,
boilers and gives up the ghost.
There are also some citizens
afflicted with limber-neck, but
the symptoms differ in that they
have a mania for always "butting
in" to someone else'S business.
City Attorney Gadd goes to
Litchfield today to deliver the
principal address which will be
on the subject of american
Citizenship" Mr.. Gadd is
true example of American citizen
and is, therefore, able to expostu-
late from the stand of one who
knows whereof he speaks, and all
who hear him will surely feel
more patriotic for having done
| So.
! If you have any desire to see a
happy and fully satisfied demo-
crat, just gaze upon Townsman
w. B. Eastman. He never ex-
pected to be so joyfully jubilant
until Bryan was elected president,
but he is, and since last Satur-
day when a 81 pound girl baby
arrived at his home he doesn't
even think of William ]. It's all
girl with him now and hence
forth.
Every renter of a letter re-
ceptscle at the Broken Bow
postoffice found short and spicy
Communication in his box Tues
day morning and the recipients
thereof who do not step up to
Captain Jewett's desk at once
and interview him, with piece
of coin, will not possess one of
these letter receptacles during
the next three months. Your
box rent is due"
The Broken Bow ball team
took its fourth shut out last
Friday afternoon, the fourth
game it has played this season,
the Merna contingent being the
aggressors, the score standing,
when the game was completed,
too. During the entire game
the ball was hit but once, and
Al