Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-31
A vote for division is a vote
for higher taxation.

the city Monday getting some
dental work done.
e. ]. Powell and family, of
Berwyn, left on Wednesday for
Payette, Idaho, where he intends
to engage in farming.
Marshal Eddy, of Merna, was
in the city Tuesday and heard
numerous predictions as to the
result of next Tuesdays election.
Dwight Ford, of Ansley, has
tarried a couple of days this week
in the county attending to BUSH
ness matters and associating with
frie nds.
Mrs. Will Osborne was taken
sick Tuesday threate ned with
typhoid fever, but as she is much
better today it is thought the
fever has been broken.
The Broken Bow Equality club
will meet It the home of S. 2.
Groat, Friday evening, November
8, at 8 o'clock. All members are
requested to be present.
A. G.. Albert, of Bara boo, Wis. {,
who has been visiting his son J.
l.. Albert and daughter, Mrs. j..
Hart, will leave here in time to
reach home before election day.
Geo. Apple: "Just say in the
REPUBLICAN that 1 will take per-
sonal bank checks in payment on
account or for all purchases made.
l consider the banks just as safe
now as ever"
Mayor George received a tele-
gram yesterday informing him of
the death of his nephew, John
Tollefsen, manager for the Gill
christ Lumber Co, at Ault, Colo.
The message did not convey any
particulars.
Ras Anderson, of the West
elevator, was in Omaha Monday
to secure another supply of coal
for his bins. He had them all
filled the first of the month and
sold all but two bins, so he
thought it about time to load up
again-before cold weather comes
in earnest.
The porato cropin this vicinity
is an abundant one this year,
many wagon loads being brought
to the city each day. At present
the price is rs and 80 cents per
bushel, according to size and
quality. Last year the crop was
short, quality none too good and
price something equal to fierce.
Make cross in the circle next
to the word Republican" at the
head of the ticket and then with
out making another mark on it ex-
cept on the division question, lay
down the pencil, fold up the bal
lot and hand it to the custodian
of the ballot box and you will
have performed your duty as a
Republican. BE true to your
party nominees
Already our merchants are I'M
packing and getting their stocks
of holiday goods ready for the
purchasing public. Yet it is
non, too early, because the wise
ones do not wait till a week be-
fore Christmas to make selec-
tions. Those who intend to
make purchases and have a good
assortment to select from should
get busy at least a month before
Christmas.
Rev. J. D. Fleming and wife,
who located in this community
in the spring of 1880, and later
located near Mason city, is visit
ing with his brother John, at
Mason City, this week. Rev.
Fleming organized the Broken
Bow and Mason City Baptist
churches. They will be given a
reception at the home Of H. II.
Coffman in Mason city today by
his old friends and neighbors.
Ernest McWilliams of Roubaix,
S. d., who has beeuvisiting rela-
tives in this vicinity for the past
four weeks, expects to leave next
Sunday for Oklahoma, where h
will remain about month visit
ing and settling up his mothers
estate. He has about decided tC
dispose of his interests in South
Dakota and again become a resi-
dent of Custer county provided
the voters do not divide il and BY
so doing burden themselves witt
ruinously high taxes.
c. H. Kennedy, who sold the
Burlington hotel, in this city