Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-16
News Of a Local Nature


Read what II. II. Bruce & Co.,
have to say in their new ad on
opposite page in this REPUBLICAN.
Rev. ]. d. Brady went to
Litchfield yesterday to conduct a
Sunday school convention for
Prof. Steidley, who could not at
tend.
Inquiry reveals the fact that
many farmers in the county have
not yet commenced planting corn,
believing the weather has not yet
been sufficiently warm to start it
growing.
Concanuon has sold his resi-
dence property to +. M. Olmstead
who is doing what other citizens
might protitably do, namely,
building residences for rent,
having already built three this
year.
Everything was in readiness
to lay the cement walk on the
north side of the court house
yard Monday-except the con-
dition of the weather, and none
was laid till yesterday lest the
freezing process get action on it.
George O. Waters, who resides
a mile east of this city, was
elected grand vice-chancellor of
the Grand Lodge Knights of
Pythias of the state, which closed
it's session at Lincoln last night.
This is next to the highest of the
grand lodge offices.
District court in and for Custer
county, for the trial of cases by
jury, will begin next Monday
with Judge Hostetler presiding.
There are several criminal cases
on the docket and it is expected
the term will be somewhat
heightened by the trial of them.
Supt. Pinckney contributes
an article to the REPUBLICAN
this week, printed on the last
page, relative to free attendance
at high schools by pupils who
have completed at least the eight
grade, the pupils being so en-
titled residing in districts where
the higher grades are not taught.
Mrs. G.. O. Jones, of Whitman,
accompanied by her son, Clair,
and niece, Miss Grace Buchanan,
of Mt. Union, Iowa, visited
Broken Bow friends last Friday
and Saturday. While here Clair
secured bunch of mumps and
since returning home Mrs. Jones
has also fallen heir to the, same
malady.
Rev. Geo. G. Porter. of Omaha,
will speak in Broken Bow, on the
street, Saturday afternoon and
in the court house in the evening.
The subject will be the Meyer
Haywood case which is now on
trial at Boise, Idaho. Meyer
and Haywood are accused of the
murder of Gov. Steunenberg, of
Idaho, about year ago.
The rope has been disconnected
from the pulley in the flag staff
in the park thereby putting it
out of commission so far as float
ing a Dag therefrom is concerned.
Mayor George says he will pay a
cartwheel to anyone who will put
the rope through the pulley. If
no one performs the task the
mayor will probably do it himself
if he can find time.
Major J. S. Miller, of Omaha,
will deliver the Decoration Day
address in Broken Bow this year.
The exercises will occur at the
M. E. churhh in the afternoon
on Thursday the 3Oth. The
ajor, who is said to be a deep
thinker and excellent speaker, is
a brother Of Cyrus Miller, who
resides a few miles southeast of
this city.
A letter from Miss Ida
Lambrecht to a friend in this
city states that the family arrived
safely at Long Beach, Calf,
and that her father stood the
trip remarkably well. The eli
mate has tendency to make them
hungry and she says they are
thinking very seriously of pre-
pairing four meals day. The
tone of the letter, as we'll as her
statement is to the effect that
they are pleased with their new
home.
Campbell's Bros, circus and
| menagerie exhibited in Broker