Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-27

uSu l<u AIRES 10 MS TduCn yes
terday by purchase under the
Isolated tract law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Johnson
are this week enjoying a visit
from his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Philip. Johnson, of Ortello Valley.
| Miss Grace Cole went to
| Lincoln last week to engage with
a wholesale millinery house by
which she will be sent out as
trimmer.
VIM. Hopkins and Con Gibson
are out 4 miles north of Wester-
vile plastering Amos Mobiles
new house, Mr.. Hopkins having
the contract to build it.
Mrs. F. Weidmer and Mrs.
Libbie Haley, of St. Louis, ar
rived in the city Tuesday for a
short visit with their brother,
Alex Miller, family and friends.
| Ex-Sheriff Richardson is again
able to be out and associate with
friends after lay up of about
three weeks on account Of a COM
bined attack of Rheumatism and
la grippe.
DR.. w. V. Beck, who went to
Omaha for an operation for APP
pendicitis, reached home last
week, having been detained in
the hospital but ten days. His
recovery so speedily is considered
as rather remarkable.
Miss Glenn Rector, who is
teaching the Tappan Valley
school, was taken sick with APP
pendicitis Tuesday night and the
attending physician, DR.. Bar
tholomew, is of the opinion an
operation will be necessary.
Harry Walters, who went to
| Mountain Grove, Mo-, last Oc-
tober, returned to Broken Bow
Monday and he will remain here.
He says his father, w. w. Wal
ters, and the children will also
return here in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Hartzig-
sen, of Atlantic City, Wyoming,
arrived in the city Monday for a
short visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Zack Thostenson. Mrs.
Hartzigsen will be remembered
by Broken Bow residents as Marie
Thostenson, but who has recent
| ly changed her name.
Elba Pigman was taken sick
last Friday and on Sunday his
condition became serious with no
change for the better since then.
The cause of illness seems to be
similar to inflammation of the
liver, but physicians have not
reached any definite diagnosis.
Band members are requested
to meet at the band room next
Monday night for the purpose of
recognizing and selecting a
leader, manager and janitor.
Citizens hope the boys will line
up and be in shape to give an
open air concert in the park the
coming summer-occasionally.
John Wheeling was IN the city
yesterday from his home on the
West Table, the first time since
going to Omaha for treatment
in hospital where he remained
four weeks, reaching home last
week, his condition being greatly
improved, although he doesn't
yet feel like cutting as many
capers as "a steer in a cornfield,"
as the saying goes.
A message was received here
from Lincoln last Friday night
announcing the sudden death of
Mrs. A. ID. Burr, a sister of Mr..
Alex Miller and an aunt of Miss
Mae Apple, ard they went to
that city on the early train Sat-
urday. The lady was about to
take her place in sleigh and
had placed one foot on the step
when she fell backward and eX-
pired without a word. The de-
ceased was wife of the deputy
district clerk of Lancaster county
and one of the most highly es-
teemed ladies of Lincoln and her
sudden demise was a severe shock
to all friends and to relatives
more especially.
The attention of Judge Hum
phrey was occupied yesterday in
hearing the case against Blaine
Lanterman. Last Saturday a
row occurred between George
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