Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12
LOCAL LORE 4ss PERSONAL PARAGRAFS

tuesday morning for visit of a
week with friends at Hastings.
DR.. Glenn L. Mcmillan. OF
Falls City, Nebr., is the name OF
the affable young man who is
performing the duties of phar m "a
cist at the Baisch drug store with
accuracy aud dispatch.
Mrs. L. E. Cole left on Wednes-
day of last week for Chicago and
will spend month visiting
friends in Illinois. The coroner
is behaving himself remarkably
we'll since her departure.
Kenneth Rublee. son of Mr..
and Mrs. F. M. Rublee, will
attend the Culver Military
Academy at Culver, Ind, the
coming school year, and leaves
for that place next Sunday.
Miss Emma Maupin returned
the latter part of last week from
ten days visit at Des Moines,
Iowa, accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. Nellie Bass, who will re-
main for an indefinite length of
time.
Citizens are active getting
ready for the flower parade on
the tair grounds next Thursday.
Quite number will participate
and indications are it will prove
one of the most beautiful and
interesting features of the weeks
festivities.
The Broken Bowites, DR.. and
Mrs. G. L. Mullins, DR.. and Mrs.
r. B. Mullins and Messrs. J. M.
Kimberling and A. NJ. Snyder,
who went to Denver two weeks
ago and enjoyed themselves
sightseeing in that vicinity,
reached home the first of this
week.
Townsman Mcclure, who was
on the state ticket for nomination
as one of the railroad commits
sioners as a socialist, received
thirty-six votes in Omaha, which
wasn't so bad when one considers
that Mac" is not as we'll known
IN Omaha as here in Custer
county.
If as many cement walks are
laid in Broken Bow next year as
have been put down this year,
there will hardly be a board walk
left ii the city when 1909 dawns.
This old burg is no slouch in the
way Of improvements when the
finances are not complete
barrier.
A machine to fold the Custer
County Chief was put in operation
last week and for time acted like
freshly roped broncho, but fail
ing in its efforts to throw Theo-
dore Purcell, who was in the
saddle, it became docile-all to
onct-and is now performing it's
duty nicely.
The Custer county fair is
billed, the big prize hog is cor1ed
and swilled. The pumpkins that
will lift the prize is watched with
proud and hopeful eyes and the
family mare to win the pot is
training for the county trot."
October crisp will soon be here
with softly falling leaf and sere;
with frosty morn and hunters
moon, and pumpkin pie-n6 yet,
but soon. The lucky wives OF
millionaires put up jam and
pickle pears, but the most Of us
denied these boons will pass the
winter-"full of prunes.
The Menely Ouartette of
Chicago gave a most excellent
entertainment at the Temple
theatre on Tuesday evening,
under the auspices of the local
w. c.. II. U. The audience was
small but appreciative and all
voted that the entertainment was
one of the best of the year and
congratulated the w. c. II. u,
ladies on bringing such a high
class concert to the town.
There will be things doing in
Broken Bow next week. Indica-
tions point to the largest display
of farm products and live stock
ever exhibited at any previous
fair and from all parts of the
county-even the furthermost
COMMISSIONERS word that the
heads of families will attend
accompanied by bring wife and
children, and it is now certain
if the weather is favorable, there
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