Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-28

Attorney o. F. Hamilton, of
Mullen, was transacting business
in the city yesterday.
John r. Woods is having
poarches built to the east and west
of his house, in the eastern part
of the city.
Mrs. Jos. Kelley, of Mason
City, and little son, Everett, ar
rived in the city Tuesday even
ing on visit with relatives.
Samuel Washington, of Or
tello valley, was a city visitor
last Saturday. He remembered
the REPUBLICAN, with a business
call.
Silas Beals, of Ortello, was
amoug the Tuesday visitors to
Broken Bow, just in time to see
the city putting on its new spring
clothes.
Tonight at the Opera house
the senior class of the high
school present a five-act (3-hour)
comedy-drama entitled: "The
Deacon.
An Anselmo store advertises
any kind of package coffee at
Is cents per package. But don't
tell Brega or he will use it as an
argument in favor of division2
The frame is up for H. T.
Bruce's $4,000 residence, just west
of the James Ledwich home, and
Bro. Bruce is pounding the work.
men on the back with taffy in
/ the hope they will not delay in
| the work.
The M. B. A. lodge enjoyed
one of its old time socials at the
1. o. O. F. hall last Friday
night. After dispensing with
the regular rotine of business AN
oyster supper was served by the
men. A pleasant time was en-
| joyed by all.
H. A. Watts has purchased of
Jos. Pigman the quarter of block
south of Mr.. Pigman's residence
and west of the South side school
building upon which the pur-
chaser will erect a commodious
and up-to-date residence during
the coming summer.
Next Tuesday is election day,
but as there is only one ticket
in the field-and that an exceed
ingly good one-an Endorsement,
practically, of the administration
Of city affairs during the past
year, the vote will not be very
heavy one.
]. G. Barton, who used to con-
duct a secondhand goods store
in this city-which he sold last
summer and located on a claim
west of Anselmo, was a visitor
in Broken Bow, Tuesday. He is
now conducting tonsorial
parlor in Anselmo and is kept
busy most of the time with
patronage rapidly increasing.
He invites residents of the
county seat who want a first-class
shave or hair cut to call on him.
r. r. Grove, an enterprising
citizen and business man of
Oconto, suffered a stroke of
paralysis last week. He says
that he felt two shocks similar
to an electric current, bat did
not know anything was wrong
until little later he attempted
to get out of bed and found his
left leg and arm were useless and
without feeling. He was taken to
kearney for treatment and word
has been received at Oconto that
he is some better.
1t is almost next to impossi BILE
to keep track of the new build
ings as they are erected in
Broken Bow, there are so many
of 'em, and if the city fathers
desire to be up-to-snuff they will
pass building permit ordinance.
BY doing this they will be able
to know the number of buildings
erected and the increase in
valuation in city property, while
at the same time, with a fee of
81 for a building permit, from
SIS to 500 would be added to
the city treasury in 1the course
; of a year.
r ]. F. Brechbuhl, residing near
} Anselmo, who represented the
t 4th Supervisor district on the
: board a few years ago, was a
/ caller last Thursday. He said
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