Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-13


main for a couple of weeks.
Broken Bows growth and de-
velopment is steady. United
effort will secure greater things
tor the city.
w. II. Harrison, of Maysville,
Mo-, was in the city Tuesday,
on land contest case in Nc
Pherson county.
Charlie Britt, agent for the
Dierks Lumber and Coal Co., at
Ansley, visited with friends in
this city last Sunday.
]. II. Morrow, of Lena, Nc
Pherson County, was in the city
| Tuesday, transacting business
before the land office.
Attorney John II. Evans, John
S. and Chas. II. Eatinger, of
Thedford, were in the city Tues
day, on a contest case before the
u. S. land office.
Local carpenters are not COM
planning of being over-worked
just at present, but all have work
in sight and seem to think there
will be plenty when the spring
season blooms.
Special services are being held
at the Baptist church, commence.
ing last Sunday night, by Evan
gelist Baker of Michigan. The
meetings are we'll attended, both
afternoon and evening.
The newspapers of the county
are just now throwing boquets
| (of thorns) to Attorney Sullivan,
president of the Custer County
Fair association, because of his
recent attempt to break in as a
publisher--with nothing invested.
Saturday next week, the 22nd
inst, the birthday Of George
! Washington, is national holt
jday. The Banks in Broken Bow
will, therefore not be opened for
transaction Of business on that
day. Patrons should bear this
in mind if they have any impor-
tant business to transact on that
day-and do it the preceding
day.
Rev. H. M. Pinckney went to
Ansley last Sunday and conduct
ed services at the funeral of Miss
Ellen Rechtmeyer, neice of
George Rechtmeyer. The de-
= ceased died at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Willard Keller, at
Columbus, Nebraska, the remains
being brought to Ansley for in
torment beside other members of
the family.
F. p. Wooters and family, who
have occupied the Walter Doyle
farm, 81 miles west of Broken
Bow the past five years, moved
last week to place II miles this
side of Comstock. Walter Doyle,
who has resided at Friend, Nebr-
aska, during Mr.. Wooters &C.
, cupancy of the farm, mas returned
+ to it and will hereafter give it
: his personal attention.
s Miss Mamie Robertson, who is
| engaged in the millinery bust.
ness at Boise, Idaho, arrived ir
the city last Saturday and has
y been guest of Mrs. c. u
q Richardson, stopping here en-
. route to Kansas City and ST.
! Louis where she goes to purchase
', goods. With her parents she
y moved from Broken Bow to Boise
e about nine years ago and easily
= notes the many improvement
here during that time.
Harry Woodruff, residing
d miles from Georgetown, who ha'
Z been serving as a juror in thu
District court, was summoned
: home Tuesday night on accoun
y of the illness of his wife ant
), child. On Tuesday he received
I a letter informing him of thei
u illness and that night, while ;
u jury of which he was a membe
was considering a case, a phon
e message stated that physician
IS had been attending the famil,
st all day and he was advised to com
l. home, wbereupon Judge Hostetle
N excused him from further dut,
ID and he started Immediately fo
at home.
n, Supt. Pinckney, for the frs
~ time in his life even thong
" uuhen a Nnl1nn man he served