Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-17
News of a Local Nature


Hubert Leonard, of Anselmo,
was in the city Tuesday making
proof on his homestead.
William McDermott, of An
selma, was in the city Tuesday
to file a contest on piece of
land.
Mrs. ANA Foote, who has been
visiting in the city since Christ
mas with her parents, returned
to Dunning last Saturday.
Charley Hail left for his old
home, Pennington, Mo-, the
latter part of last week where he
will visit for a short time.
Ted Marqu S., who has been
visiting here for several weeks,
left Monday for Gillette, Wyo.,
to resume his duties on a ranch.
Representative Wilson, of the
house, was honored with the
craftsmanship of the committee
on schools and universities and
county and county boundaries.
A mask bal! for February 14th
st. Valentines days being
agitated by some of the younger
element who fiud great enjoy
ment in terphsichorean evolu-
tions.
Roy Walker, manager for the
Gold Medal Mining company,
left Wednesday night for Hill
City, South Dakota, to super
intend mine work which is being
pushed vigorously.
John Pirnie, the present in
cumbent, was reelected superin-
tendent of the county poor farm
last Monday by the county board.
Mr.. Pirnie has held the position
for several consecutive years in a
highly satisfactory manner.
Charlie Hayes has gone on
a prospecting trip to Hill City,
South Dakot, near which place
the Gold Medal Mining Co., of
this city, have a mine. He left
Wednesday night in company
with Roy Walker, the company's
manager.
The Barbour Concert Company
and Cello Quartet will give an
entertainment at the Temple
Theater under the auspices of
the Young Peoples Union on
Jan. oath 1907. Reserved seats
on sale Jan. p, % and "a at
Baisch's drug store.
C. w. Wahl received a scratc h
on the forefnger of his rig ht
hand and as there were indica-
tions that blood poison might set
in he knocked off from duties in
his tousorial parlor and has this
week been kept busy dressing
and making applications to that
finger as prescribed by the attend
ing physician.
Scott Cooper, who has presided
over the court house the past two
years by direction of the populist
board, was reelected to that posi-
tiou last Monday by the new
board. We understand that Mr..
Cooper was the only applicant for
the position and that as his work
had been generally satisfactory
he was reelected without opposi-
ton.
Senator H. B. Glover Jared
we'll in the committee appoint
ments. having been appointed on
six of the important committees
of the senate. The list is as
follows: County and county
boundaries, highways and
bridges, accounts and expendi'
lures, enrolled and engrossed
bills, finance, ways and means,
live stock and grazing.
On account of the corn stalk
disease in Tappan Valley most
of the farmers have taken their
cattle out of the corn fields.
Among those who have lost by
it-so far as we have learned
are: Butler Sands, l colt and
head Of cattle; Raph John, 2 head
of cattle; h. |. Routh, l colt and
2 head of cattle; Ben Holcomb,
3 head of cattle.
w. B. Eastman has beer
selected as a Federal grand
juryman and summoned to appear
in Lincoln on Monday and serve
his country in that capacity
Townsman Eastman isn't feeling
-, , ba,ltbu condition Siuca ra