Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17

Lincoln, Mr.. McComaS being In
attendance at the annual meet
ing of the Nebraska State
Druggists association.
One of the newspapers in the
western part of the state con-
tanned this startling announce
ment: lowing to large num-
Der of extra advertisements last
week, the births and deaths were
postponed until this week."
DR.. T. w. Bass, the dentist,
over McComas' drug store, has
returned from Grand Island,
where he went two weeks ago to
assist his preceptor whose partner
was incapaciated on account CT
a dislocated shoulder.
Will Miltonberger, of Thed-
ford, formerly clerk in the
McComas drug store, was in the
city this week attending to real
estate business matters. He
looked just as natural and was
as jubilant as in those days he
paraded the streets of Broken
Bow as a resident.
Mrs. Lulu Hobbs and two
daughters, of Eagleville, Mo-,
arrived in the city last week and
are domiciled at the home oil
Mrs. Lille King. They will re
main for an indefinite length of
time, having come with the hope
of beuefitting the health of the
daughters by change of climate
Tuesday while coming to
Broken Bow with load of corn
and walking beside the wagon.
Herbert Jackson, residing 8
miles northeast of the city,
slipped and one of the wagon
wheels run over and crushed the
bones in the toes of one OF his
feet and he will be compelled to
use crutches in getting around
for quite awhile.
The cold wave from the north
reached this locality Sunday
night and the atmospheric pres
sure has had the effect of keep
ing citizens moving lively when
they started to go somewhere.
The street corners, as a result OF
the boreas weather, have been
deserted by those who congregate
to discuss politics, crops and
things-particularly the latter.
Friday night the 25th inst,
Taylor's orchestra, of this city,
known far and near as one of the
best in this part of the state, will
give a concert at Ansley. After
the concert a ball will occur in
order to give all who attend an
opportunity to dance to superb
music. AS quite a number of
Broken Bow citizens have signi-
fed their intention of accompany.
ing the orchestra an excursion
rate of 20 cents for the round
trip has been granted by the
Burlington.
A. II. NeedhAm, wife and son,
Leroy and family, of Arnold,
started Tuesday over the B. &
Nj. to Forest Grove, Oregon
They plan to stop over at Prosser'
Washington, to visit relatives
and friends and at Portland
Oregon, before reaching Forest
Grove, where their daughter and
family, Mrs. Bertha Mills reside
They expect to be gone year OF
more and will visit many places
of interest before returning tt
Custer. The REPUBLICAN will
visit them weekly while they are
| gone and keep them posted on the
news of Custer county and Ne
braska.
When coming into town from
the country Tuesday evening
Howard Cooper, in the employ
of the Central Telephone Co..
driving a team belonging to the
company, one of the wheels Of
the vehicle struck a post at the
Molyneaux residence corner and
the tongue to the buggy was
broken loose. The team ran
away and into fence, near the
railroad track, where there was
frightful mix-up Of the horses,
harness and fence, one of the
horses being down. When the
animals were extricated and the
horses got up 1t was found that
one of its legs was broken ant
it was killed.
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