Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-04-18
News of a Local Nature

convention will be held at the
u. B. Church in Broken Bow on
Thursday and Friday, May 10th
and 18th.
Miss Conley, of the Broken
Bow Hospital, is at Galloway
taking care of C. c. Beckwith
who is suffering with an attack
pneumonia.
Rev. Il. H. Thompson, of the
M. E. church, will go to Alliance
and preach next Sunday. Serv-
ices will be held in the church
here. as usual.
A number of our citizens have
signified their intention of going
to Westerville next Saturday to
attend the railroad meeting
which will begin at l o'clock.
Townsman Eastman is still
confined to the house entertain
ing an attack of pleurisy, some
days feeling better and other
days not so we'll, but improving
gradually.
The frame for Mrs. A. D.
Bangs residence, east of the
south side school building is up
and being inclosed. The plast.
erers will be called in to perform
their duty next week.
The Business End" is subject
of the Litchtield continued story
to which we refer our readers
this week. 1t is to be found on
the first page and the other
articles of this series will follow.
District court for the trial of
equity cases, convened Monday
with Judge Hostetler presiding
and call of the calendar indi-
Gated that about two weeks will
be consumed in hearing the
causes.
The REPUBLICAN said last
week that c. O. Jones, formerly
telegraph operator in this city,
would become agent for the B.
& M. company at Berwyn. We
should have said Anselmo, in
stead of Berwyn.
At the Nj. E. church next
Sunday Rev. H. M. Pinckpey
will preach at II o'clock a. m,
and N. T. Gadd will deliver an
address on the subject: "Our
Home" at 8 o'clock p. m. The
public is cordially invited to be
present.
Hazel Swick, aged 10 years,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. o. L.
Swick, went to Omaha yesterday
to receive hospital treatment.
She was one of those who suffered
an attack of spinal meningitis
last summer and she has not
recovered from its blighting
effect,
Two splendid theatrical COM
panies are booked for the Opera
house. "The Girl from Chilli"
Saturday night of this week and
"The Wizard of Wall Street" on
Thursday, the 25th. Both are
comedies of high order and
Manager Groat is fortunate in
being able to secure them.
We publish this week on first
page another article of the
series of continued stories that
the Litchfield people are publish
ing. We think it will interest
our readers generally and that it
will pay them to Investigate and
follow carefully these weeks to
weeks arguments, which are
based on facts and figures.
1t is gratifying to note how
quickly every citizen responded
to the call of "clean up the
premises" this spring. All went
to work with vim and the result
is that Broken Bow presents a
more beautiful and inviting
appearance than ever before.
And this condition is certainly
inspiring enough to cause citizens
to continue the good work year
after year without being i'm
portuned to do so.
John McGraw left yesterday
morning for Omaha where he
will lay up in a hospital and
receive treatment. His stomach
has not been performing it's
duties in a satisfactory manner
for quite awhile and on account
thereof he was confined to the
house from the 1st of the month
until last Saturday. Mrs. Nc
Graw accompanied him and may