Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-27
Lent begins next Wednesd ay.

day night from visit of a week
at the old plantation in Missouri.
The board of county super
visors will meet in adjourned
session on Tuesday, the 10th day
on March.
Norcutt & Munk are construct
ing new battery cabinet in the
central Office of the telephone
company in this city.
Miss Addie and Jessie Water
bury, of Berwyn, were in the
city last Saturday taking the
monthly examinations for school
teachers.
A new residence, 2Ox2O, is in
course of construction in the
west part of the city for Alex
McGrew, under the supervision
of Will Darnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Brown went
to Alliance last Saturday where
he is engaged on a business prop
osition this week. Mrs. Brown
returned home Monday.
Claude E. Picket, captain of
Co. NJ, 1st. Reg't Nebr. N. G.,
the Broken Bow company, has
resigned his position and the
same has been accepted by the
Adjutant General.
Those of our citizens who are
accustomed to receive pay checks
on Saturdays should have good
and sufficient reasons to regard
this as pretty good February.
There are five pay days in it.
S. L. Weaver, residing near
Litchfeld, accompanied by son,
was forenoon visitor in Broken
Bow on Monday and took time
from other business to say
''hallo" to the REPUBLICAN gang.
Mrs. c. E. Spore, who has
spent five years in missionary
work in China, will speak in the
United Brethren church next
Sunday at II a. IN. on the Home
Life of the Chinese" All are
invited to hear her.
Ed. Purcell and son, Fred, left
last Friday for Arizona and will
be absent from home for an in
definite length of time. Neither
have been enjoying good health
and they went with the hope and
expectancy of finding bunch of
it in that climate.
Frank Handy, an old resident
of this county who is now located
in Oregon returned last week for
short visit with friends. He
expresses himself fairly we'll sat-
is6ed with his new home, but
love for his old one is still spread
abroad in his heart.
O. H. Conrad has sold his
windmill and pump supplies to ].
X. VanNortwick and Albert
Shadd and will hereafter conduct
an exclusive plumbing business
and installing heating plants.
The new firm will assume charge
of the business next Monday.
Cashier McCandless, of the
BerWyn State bank was glad
George Washington was born
several years ago last Saturday
and that the event has been
legalized as holiday as it gave
him an opportunity to spend a
day at home with the old folks
and others.
Jeweler A. f. Anderson, left
last Sunday afternoon for Omaha
where he is spending the week
attending jewelers. convention
and opticians association meet
ing-getting and giving point
ers-and enjoying himself after
season OF incessant close at
tention to business.
Lon Davis, residing near the
fair grounds lost a Crltter valued
at 500 one day last week on account
of it having gorged itself with al
falfa and then loaded up with
water. Lon brought in the hide,
sold it at the market price and
looked pleasant, What he
Thought" might not be permits
sible in print so he was not inter.
rogated on that point.
In commemoration of the ami.
versary of the birth of George
Washington the windows in the
stores of Miller & Kennedy and
]. S. & J. f. Baisch were espec-