Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-04-09
On Tuesday ]. T. Cole made a
business trip to Grand Island.

On Tuesday ]. T. Cole made a
business trip to Grand Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Ryerson
visited Sargent the first part of
this week.
Miss Ester Edmunds spent a
few days the past week visiting
in Merna at the home of her sis
ter.
Miss Ellen Cain, of Anselmo,
after a visit of a week with
Broken Bow friends, returned
home Monday.
Hon Alpha Morgan went to
Omaha Monday to participate in
the festivities at the Taft BAN
quet that night.
]. ]. Wilson has sold his resi-
dence property on the north side
to c. S. Francis, the considera-
ton being $4,000.
Mrs. A. H. Vanlandingham re-
turned home Tuesday from a
visit Of a week with her son,
John and family, at Eagle, Nebr.
Congressman Kinkaid has been
notified that pension of SIP
per month has been granted to
Joseph N. Davis, of Broken Bow.
Mrs. Gorum is enjoying a visit
from her mother who arrived in
the city Tuesday with the inten-
ton of spending the summer
here.
Mrs. Andrew Horn and little
daughter left yesterday morning
for College View and Omaha to
visit friends. She will also visit
in Missouri during her absence
from home.
Miss Leota Shuck, of Loyal,
was in inc city Tuesday enroute
to Mason City where she is visit
ing friends this week. She will
return here Saturday and enroll
as Custer College student next
| Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. K. Wilson, of
Wahoo, Nebr., parents of Attor-
ney J. E. Wilson, of Fairview
farm, arrived in the city Tues
! day and will remain here during
the summer, occupying the house
belonging to Miss Neuman, in
the north part of the city.
Charlie Penn returned to the
city last Thursday from Mexico
where he has gold mine which
he has been working since
last fall, and which he
has developed to such an extent
as to clearly indicate that it will
prove a big paying property
when the necessary machinery
is installed.
w. A. George went to Omaha
Sunday to attend the banquet
rendered Secretary Taft and,
having been elected delegate to
the republican national conven-
ton to be held in Chicago in
June, was right in it with the
biggest of the big 'uns. He says
he had one of the times of his
life and that the big secretary is
quite a fellow-when one gets
acquainted with him.
w. Pulver, of Kenesaw, Nebr.,
came here last week and purchas-
ed car load of baled alfalfa of
Robert Hunter, and also pur-
chased one hundred and fifty
head of cattle which will be
driven through to Kenesaw,
unless he can get inspection of
them before shipping. He
doesn't intend to submit to in
spection robbery, if there is any,
after paying freight.
A report came from Dupning
to the effect that the railroad
company discharged the white
section men at that place and
sent Italians there last Sunday to
take their places, whereupon the
citizens declared that such pro-
cedure would not be tolerated
and by threats of violence scared
the Dagoes so badly they did not
attempt to 60 to work Monday.
Last Friday night at II o'clock
an alarm of fire was turned in
from the residence of S. ]. Lon
ergan, pile of loose boards and
shingles between the house and
barn, having cought from sparks
from a rubbish pile which was
supposed to have entirely died
out. Had it not been discovered