Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-21
The kite season is here.


Alliance Sunday and Monday.
The Chautauqua for Broken
Bow is almost an assured TACT
yet some more pushing much be
done and that very soon.
G. F. Christy, who recently
traded for and moved to farm
near Walworth, was a Broken
Bow visitor Monday and reported
himself and neighbors busy
getting ready for spring work,
Well, come OH, girls; if the
city is too poor and the men folks
won't let's assemble Saturday
next week and rake the park and
by so doing maybe we can make
the lazy male men ashamed OF
themselves.
Charles Penn has purchased
from Jack Crabel, of Nebraska
City, the southwest quarter OF
the block in which Judge Armour
resides, for $375. Mr.. Penn ex-
poets to build . a commodious
residence on the lots during the
coming summer.
On account of the death of her
mother Miss Lois Hills has re-
signed as teacher in the Seventh
grade of the Broken Bow schools
and Miss Margaret Crawford,
who taught at Westerville, has
been selected by the school board
to fill the vacancy.
At the meeting of the county
supervisors last week it was
decided to lay a cement walk
on the north and south sides of
the court house block. This act
toward the improvement of
county property ought to be an
incentive to property owners who,
it is to be hoped, will go to and
do likewise.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. h. Deming
left Tuesday for Farragut, Iowa,
to attend the wedding of their
niece, Miss Grace Pease, which
was scheduled to occur yesterday.
From there they go to Geneva,
where they resided for more thar
twenty years, to visit a few days
with their daughter, who is a
teacher at that place, and reach
home the first of next week.
The Central Telephone com,
paBy is giving each "hello" girl
in its employ for six months and
over a vacation of week and
Miss Lenna Perry, of Merna, is
working as substitute. This
week Miss Dorthy Lee is enjoy,
ing her vacation. Next week
Miss Orcelia Lamphere's prompt
response to a ring with Mum,
ber?" will not be heard on the
line.
County Assessor Haumont in
forms us that this year the asses
sors are especially requested to
take the census of soldiers anc
sailors Of the civil war, and
soldiers and sailors of that wal
should note that the assessor doe;
not pass them up in this respec
SO their names May appear o.
the Roll of Honor. 10000 name
of Nebraskaus appeared on thl
roll as taken from the last census
but it is thought to be lncom
plete.
A continued story, eth
Sheriff of Broken Bow" adver
tised to appear in magazine
is out and those our citizens VIII
purchased a copy expecting +
read of some of the thrilling loca
events, when Charles Penn wa
the high sheriff, were dis
appointed, as the scene of tn
story is laid on the Mexica
border. And thus, too, is III
fond belief that Broken Bow
Nebraska, is the only bow of tina
kind on earth.
w. H. Reeder, who resides nea
Merna, was a Custer county ia
payer in the city last Friday
He helped to locate the count
seat in this city and sees n
reason for changing it and d
the san time increase taxes
which cannot be averted wher
the tax payers are much less /
number, the number of count
officers 10 pay no less an
expenses nearly as much as woul
be the case in county one fourt
the size of Custer. Mr.. Reedt
is certainly level-headed.
John I. Line. who resides @