Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-09

same line lot can be accomp-
lished for Broken Bow in 1908.
Elmer Bass, f. w. Taylor and
Bert Mckee, of Anselmc, were
transacting business in the city
Tuesday.
Some people in this vicinity
are glad that New Years reso-
lutions don't have to be made
but once a year.
If you are interested in Poland
Chinas read the big advertise
meut on the opposite page of
this REPUBLICAN.
If this summer weather keeps
up an ice plant will have to be
established in Broken Bow in or
der to supply the demand.
Will Frey and family, who
moved to Kansas City last spring,
have returned and will again
make Broken Bow their home.
Fred w. Owens and F. w.
Thompson, OF Oconto, were in
the city Tuesday transacting
business before the U. S. land
Office.
Mrs. James Mcmillan and
children, of Thedford, who have
been visiting friends in the city,
for some time, returned home
last Saturday.
Pearl and Van Barcus have
been enjoying visit for several
days from their father-in-law,
James Bayless, of Lincoln an
old resident of the capitol city.
Authorities now say that it is
dangerous to drink milk contain
ing more than half a million
germs to the cubic centimeters.
This means another chore for
many of our citizens--counting
germs.
C. E. Ankney has disposed of
his stock of confections, etc, ir
the post-office building to A. F.
Allen. Mr.. Ankney will soon
move to his rauch, near Purdum,
and devote his entire time, at
tention and energy thereto.
Grin Hazen's lard contest
against Lewis was concluded in
the land Office yesterday. 1t
was the second day of the trial,
the case having beer continued
from December. There was a
large attendance at both sessions.
If any Broken Bow merchant
doubts whether any great num-
Der of people "know bargains"
let HMM his advertisement
price few things a little lower
than anyone else has ever done
in this city, and then watch the
result.
John Moore who has the good
fortune to have homestead papers
on $40 acres of Uncle Sans do
main in the vicinity of Halsey,
was in the city Tuesday to de-
lend a contest against his claim,
by Mrs. Sarah Walker, who fail
ed to appear.
The Caldwell block is not en-
tirely completed, yet on Monday
The Custer County Abstract Co. ,
and J. S. McGraw, real estate
and insurance agent, moved into
the spacious new quarters adjoin-
ing the Custer National bank on
the north.
Fred Luther and sons, Walter
and Owen, Of Mason City, re-
turned yesterday from Brown
county where they went in search
of government land. They filed
contests on three sections they
found that had been abandoned
by the former entrymen.
Editor Roy Barnard, Of the
Galloway Queen, was a county
seat visitor last Saturday. Roy
was a candidate for postmaster
at Galloway with an excellent
chance of winning out, but came
to the conclusion that the duties
of both offices would make life
too strenuous and dropped the
Uncle Sam end.
That fellow who remarked. {
few days ago, that it wouldn't
do any good to paint the city
hall building now because the
wind was so strong it would blow
off all the color, is only a hal
brother TO the fellow who re
marked that the reason the build
ing hadn't been painted was be-
cause if WAS too weak tO StauI