Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-12
r. A. Hunter is shipping baled
hay to Missouri this week.

County treasurer CaVenee was
a business visitor to Mason City
on Monday.
J. e. Myers and Peter Beck,
of Georgetown, were among the
city visitors Monday.
The Methodist church is UNI
dergoing repairs and being newly
fitted up on the interior.
Con freshman, of the vicinity
of Merna, is associating with
county seat friends today.
]. II. Smith, of Galloway, was
a visitor in the county seat and
apparently enjoyed the occasion,
on Monday.
Julius Simonson went to Ans
ley Wednesday to assist the or
chestra at a "doin's" of the
Modern Woodmen.
Mrs. John Campbell, of Weis-
sert, is visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Cannon and
other Broken Bow friends this
week.
Miss Grace Cole, who has been
at Miss Todd's millinery store. in
this city, has been engaged as
trimmer in Mrs. Betz' store at
Litchfield.
John Campbell, of Weissert,
one of the early-day Custer county
settlers and highly respected
citizen, was business visitor in
the city Tuesday.
Frank Berkmier is at Merna
this week assisting with the
work on the new Catholic church
which is in course of construction
in that busting village.
Congressn4 an Kinkaid has been
notified that pension of $1,000
per month has been granted John
McDermott, of Oconto, which
will not only please John, who is
deserving of it, but his many
friends as we'll.
]. w. Jewell was in the city
Tuesday to file a contest on a
Kinkaid claim, the original filler
having done nothing whatever
in the way of improving the land
going to show that he intended
to comply with the laws relative
thereto.
Nc George and daughter, Ber-
tina, of Cumro, arrived in the
city last Saturday from Dunning
where they had been visiting rel
atives and spent several days
with his son, L. D. George, and
family, before returning to their
home on the South Loup.
w. H. Jones, of Dunning, was
passenger to Omaha on yester.
day morning train, going to pur.
chase furniture for his new Bur.
lington Hotel which is now in
the hands of the plasterers and
will be ready for occupancy in
about ten days.
If II. A. Watts maintains the
gait he has been going the pas
three months in the matter o.
selling pianos it will not be Ions
until most of the homes in thu
county will have piano. Hi
sales have averaged three pc
week for three months. Quite ;
stroke of business when one stop
to consider it.
Prof. McIndoo went to Ra
VIENNA last Friday after noon and
that evening, as per pre.arrange
mcnt, acted as one of the judge
in a declamatory contest. H
survived the shock in a name
that can be properly termed
as admirable and was up brigh
and early the next morning with
out fluffy feather.
The delegates from Custe
county attending the republican
state and congressional conver
lions, are: w. A. George, julie
Haumont, Alpha Morgan, Smit
Waterbury, Elmer Cannon, II
b. Glover, Merritt Johnson, Chas
Fl. Robinson, p. Fl. Morley, 10:
Giddings, d. M. Amsberry, JAG
Gray and Mr.. Streeter.
P. A. Walton armed himse
with B. & M. railroad ticke
last Sunday before sun.up, d,
posted il in his left-thumb pool
ct, climbed "abode de cha
kahr" with (out) the assistanc
of friend from Missury and RI
manned fast awake until aft,
the conductor had turned h