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A Hew Line of Spring Goods
Just Eeceived at
ryDay&Co's
We have Special Bargains
six days in the week.
Our Stock is complete and up-
to-date.
Prices the "best In the city.
Call and te convinced.
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What makes a bicycle run . .
i . easy ? You know It Is "ball bear- I : f.Y " v ' . * : ' K :
i - . ' ! Ings. If you take your wheel
.Vfcj : to the repair shop to have a lester
At * *
& or broken ball replaced , do you I
SI : ' . . . want It ruined by the repair man ftf :
putting In old worn bearings
ISm that he has taken from some cast
m & off pedal or broken hub ? I use in
& *
m my repair work nothing but the
* \ best new material money can buy
EDWIN R MYERS ,
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! ; ' ! Broken Bow , JSIelDr.
to
We Lead ; others try to
follow.
SRYBER BROS
Lautulricd Drcfa SlnrtH 38o and up
0 lloavyVor. . SliirtH 25o and up ts
0 Bcbt Celluloid Oollara 5u tsW
tso
iffl i I3iHiL.L. ! jMugliu . . 3o yd W o
Turkey Rsrf Calico 3o yd
Come and see us ; we can save cr
you money. 3
SNYDEB , BROS.
eadersin Low Prices ,
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Local Mention.
I want potatoes. J. N , I'oalo.
Cannon City coal at Diorhe
Lumber Co *
A good farm to rout. Call on'
Mrs. A.V. . Qandy. 2
I buy and sell corn and oats.
J. N. Poalo.
Fresh voRutabloa and fruits for
sale at J. N.
*
0.P. Footo , of Mernn , 'was a city
visitor Friday.
Fen RBNT : Fifty acres of corti
ground. Frank Woisonreder.
I havu potatoes for sale from lf >
ots per bu. up. J. N. Pealo.
FOB SAL.K : A good farm horse ,
enquire at ihit * ollijo. tf
J. L MoClean IIIIH commonoed
the- study of law with N. T. Qadd.
Judf/o Sullivan Went to Lexing
ton Monday to hold a short session
of court.
I have alfalfa and millet seed for
sale. * J. N. PEAMC.
J. II. Chapman and W.E Shupp ,
of Callaway. wore city visitors yes
terday.
All kinds of bulk ard package
garden seed for sale at J. N.
Poale's.
A. R. Humphrey spout several
days in Omaha last week on legal
business.
The LAUQBST line of ladies and
gents waluhcs in the county at Ed.
MoComas' .
UORSKS Eight good work horses
for sale by , SL. . GLOVER & SON ,
Dry Valley.
I am now prepared to do plain
family sowing , also dross making
3t , MKS LII/UIC Kma
The wind storm Monday was one
of the worst wo have had hero for t
long time.
Just received another Btook. , oi
LADIKH SJST RINGS. THEY AXIS
beauties. ED. McCoMAH.
Rev. JV. . Megan went to Grand
Island this morning to attend a
ministerial institute.
Try uiy evaporated fruits.
J.N. Pealo.
Dr. J. II. Graham made final
prcof on hjs timber ola"im Tuesday ,
before Judge Armour.
J. W. Rici' , of Cliff , has our
thanks lor particulars of the fire
in his vioiuit } Monday.
The latest in LADIES BELT
BUCKLES and NKOK CL HPS just
received at Ed MoComns' .
WANTED Cittlo to pasture For
particulars enquire of E. M. Suott ,
of Ans luio , or VV. C. Gregory. 4
City and larm property insured
against tire , lightning and torna
does. J M. KIMBKKUNG.
Fou SALB A six room house
birn and other improvements. For
particulars call at this ofiice. tf
The State legislature , in perma
nently locating the state fair at
Lincoln did a commendable act ,
The legislature of Pennsylvania
adjoi'rned to day without electing
a united states senator to succeed
Quay.
A complete line of LADIKB
CHAINS in GOLD FILLED , BEAD
and SILK GUARD. Call and HCO
them. ED. MCCOMAH.
Charlry Overtoil and wife , of
Berwyn , arc rejoicing over the ar
rival of a boy at their homo Sunday
night.
Doctor Diy has located in our
city and has his ofilco ever Ryor-
SOII'H grocery store south of Poat-
oHico
No old v.ilvca or lop sided balls
will go into your bicycle if you
take your repair work to Eiwin F.
a20
11.V. . Albert , of VVoiasert , was a
business visitor Saturday. lie in '
forms IH that ho completed sowing
whoa , Friday.
C. A. Rich , of Ooonto , was ia
the city , Tuesday , making ilnal
proof on Inn homestead before
Judge Armour.
The Broken Bow hospital is in
splendid condition for caring for
tlit ) sick. Trained nurees in attend-
acco. Prices reasonable. tf
LOST Late last fall , a pair of
whitii leather tiaucs , considtrably
worn $1 00 reward will be paid
to fin ) one returning them
a6-3 TAYLOR FLICK.
The Arnold correspondent of the
Cailaway Courier says Mrs , Moffit ,
who was recently strioknniiih
paralysis , is improving.
Wanted , a girl to do general
house work. Good wages to the
right person.
tf MRS. JAMBS LKDWIOII.
C. W. Booth of Ouster was a
friendly caller to day. Ho says the
report that his house and buildings
wore burned is a mistake.
MCSBIS. A. A , Stuokoy , Charley
Miller and Pierce , of Georgetown ,
wore city visitors Saturday. They
made the RUPUIILICAN office a wel
come call.
J. B Empfiold kindly romuuij
bored this ofliuo Saturday wbilo in
the city , lie roporls a laigo am
omit of grain sown in his vioiuity
last week.
The young people of the Chris.
tian ohuroh will give a county seat
social at the church Friday evening
April 21st. Refreshments served
in abundance.
0. E. Wilkinson , of Lincoln ,
formerly station ngent hero and at
one time mayor of Broken Bow ,
made the RKi't/iiuOAN oflioo n
pleasant call yesterday.
A crowd of rbout forty gathered
at the homo of Vienna Reynolds ,
last Thursday evening , April 13th ,
to celebrate her sixteenth birth day.
All reporc a very enjoyable time.
At the preliminary hearing at
flyanmiH , last week , of the murder
of Hough , the court docidad it wa <
a case of justified homicide. There
seems to have boon two aides to the
Judge Armour and family have
moved to the Woinior buiiding ,
recently vacated by fl. G. Rogers.
This change places the Judge much
nearer his office , and affords him a
better house.
Following is the list of dead let
ters for the wenk ending April 18 :
Mr. P. Andursnri' , ea-d ; Mr. D , B.
, vinwn Parties calling for any of
the above will please say advertised.
L. II. JEWKTT , P.M
FOR SALE : Best residence loca
tion in the city , two lots , corner of
block , ' 90x112 ft. Vacant lots just
west of J. .1 Wilson's now resi
dence. Cash purchaser will receive
a rare bargain. tf JUD KAY.
John McCutoheon was the first
man on the ground this spring ( o
deliver nursery stock. Everything
was in h'uo shape. He is surely a
crackajack to handle trees. Ho
gets his goods of Younger & Co. ,
Geneva , Neb.
Wilson & Drake have aa inter
esting communication thin week in
the REPUBLICAN , occupying a halt
sheet on the third page. They
have some rare bargains of which
they make mention , that you should
not fail to read.
Mrs. Roberts , mother of Mrs.
Fleet Walton , died last Sunday
evening from an attack of the
Grippo. Her remaine wi re laid to
rest Monday evening. A short
funeral service was conducted at
the lionse , Rev. Ilornaday officiat
ing.
Dominiok Foran , of Rest has our
thanks for a detailed account of the
fire of that vicinity in which Torny
Mornssoy was burned to death , and
Charley Koch , of the west taole ,
for the particulars of the fire in
which his father , John Koch , lost
his life.
A number of members of the
Ben Hur order came up from Lin
coln Tuesday night to do some
work with the local ledge at this
place. Those that carne wore C. E.
Wilkinson , J. J. Cacsidy and wife ,
V. G. llobson and wife , 0. A. Ku
namiu and wife , H. G. Platt and
wife and T. E. Morae.
D. W. Thomson , of this city ,
who has for several years boon em
ployed aH collector for the Minncs
sola Chief Manufacturing Co. , has
recently been promoted to the gen
'oral agency of the company with
headquarters at Council Bluffs ,
Iowa. The REPUBLICAN congratu
lates Billy on his good luck. It is
a ptomotion worthily bestowed.
Parties hive entered complaints
at this oflioo that the street cross
ings where the boards huvo been
turned and rolaid still have the old
nails in them on which ono is liable
to tear his shoe or pierce his foot ,
besides horses are liable to bo crip-
pled. If true the marshal should
sou at once and Inyo his man who
is miking these repairs remove th
nails ,
Dr. Graham's now method of
extracting tooth is absolutely pair ,
loss. No sere mouth , aa in the use
of other local atimstholics , n2f >
J. O. Taylor , dirnolor of school
district No. 24 , called Mondny to
inform us that liin district rnnkn ,
financially , above the ono wo men
tioned last week , reported by Win.
Shuck , in the vicinity of Arn'ld ,
Ho found upon inquiry of the
county treasurer tlia' . his district
had ever $260 cash on Imnd The
district is out of debt , and only
made a levy of ton mills last year ,
Mrs , Barrett has received her
first invoice of millinery. Thotui
w inning halt * will do well to call
and examine her stock. At Mania ,
Nob. 3.8Qtf
A fire starting from antraw ntaok
on the premises of Andrew We in
man in Round Valley Sunday , do
Btroyed a lot of hay and other property
orty for farmers between Round
Valley and the Middlu Loup , where
the fire was checked. The straw
stack had boon burning for a week
or ton days before , but the wind
revived the burning embers , which
it carried to the praiiio beyond and
caused the destruction.
Farms for saloand lands for rent
Now is the time to got a farm cheap ,
as the cheap farms arc all going and
prices are commencing to advance
rapidly. J.G.Bronizor.
Mike Brown , manager Of Diorks
Lumbar Co. at Lincoln , was a city
visitor the first of the wook. Be
fore returning ho was married to
Miss Julia Copp , of Cliff , one of
Custor county's most estimable
young ladies , who ocoompaniod
him , Tuesday morning , to Lincoln.
Mike was formerly at Broken Bow ,
and his many friends bore join with
the REPUBLICAN in extending con
gratulations.
A. " F. Ingraham loft Monday
morning on a business trip to Vir
ginia , whore ho has largo interests
in oil wells. Mrs. Ingraham and
children accompanied him to Peoria -
ria , Illinois , where they will visit
a month with relatives before thuy
goon to Virginia. Her father , W.
W. Cowles , who loft this morning ,
accompanied by Mrs. Oowles , for
Poorla , will accompany Mrs. Ingra-
ham on the remainder of her jour
ney. Mr. and Mrs. Cowles expect
to remain osst during the summer ,
but lofi. their house and goods in
shape so that they can uomo back
at any time they may choose. Mr.
Ingraham has routed his farm for a
your and will stay east for a year or
more.
Rev. C. M. Kelley and wife , and
a younp man by the name of Thorn
ton , of Tabor , Iowa , arc in this vi
cinity holding meetings and dis
tributing roligioiiH tracts. Mr. and
Mrs. Kolluy are associate editors of
a religious paper published at Ta
bor , called "Sont of God. " They
are working in the interest of the
Llopbzebih Faith Homo at Tabor.
The paper aa well as the Homo de
pend on faith for subsistauco. They
do no begging or soliciting. 'I ho
paper IB now in its eighth year.
It and the Homo , it is claimed , are
prospering , Qand missionaries are
continually being sent out , both
homo and foreign , and their support
is provided through faith. Charley
Kelley , as ho is familiarly called
hero , was for a nuni'ior ol years a
resident of this vicinity , and U'as
ono of Cus'.er county's most sue-
oessful teachers Ho also preached
occasionally. He is > boll well and
favorably known by many of our
citizoiu.
A meeting was held at the Grai d
Central hotel last Friday at 3 p. m.
for the put pose of sending three
delegates to attend the meeting at
Lincoln the next day. An organ
ization was effected by electing
Judge Sullivan chairman and II.
Lomaz secretary On motion
Lieut. Orr , Mrs. Skolton and Tayl' r
Flick wore elected ai delegates.
A committee of throe was selected
to solicit the nocoHsary funds to defray -
fray the expenses of the del"gatoH ,
consisting of J. R. Dean , C. H
Jeffords and Jas. Stookham The
petition that had been circulated
by Jas. Stookham , demanding the
return of the volunteers , was , on
motion , adopted , but afterwards
rnoinded. A motion was adopted
that it was the sense of the meeting
that the dischirge of the First Nebraska
braska be as soon an posnihle. On
motion a member of Co. M , Relief
Corpse bo added to the delegates ,
and the delegates chosen wcro to
Holrot its own delegate. But as the
train was snvcu hours l.ito the next
day the delegates did not go to
Lincoln.
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum ,
Alum baking powders are the greAteii
mcnaccn to health of the present day.
ROYAL OAKINQ WWOtH CO. , NIW YOKK.
A DESTRUCTIVE PKAIUIE FlllK.
T o Mon Lost Their Llrcs. Several
Houses Wore liumod nutl a Kara *
bcr Luit Stuck , Grain , Hay ,
nnil all Their Farm
Inipl mout4.
Ono of the most oxtouaivo and
destructive prairrie fires known to
the history of the county viaitod
the northwest part of the county
Monday. A very high wind con
tinued all day from the northwest
and the fire which originated somewhere -
where in the vicinity of the Dismal
river swept everything before it
with the swiftness of the wind and
it was utterly impossible to ooutrol
it. It wan about lour o'clock iu
the morning whun Mrs. Honrj
Morrisscy of Eureka Valley noticed
light shinning through her window.
She awoke the family , when bar
husband and his brother Tommy
Morrisscy started to the stable to
loose the horses. Tommy succeed
ed in reaching the stable in tinio to
got bin team out , but the aaroams
of his wife and family caused Henry
to return to thu Qhouso to protect
his family before ho reached the
barn. As soon as the fire had
passed ho started out to look for
Tommy who uu Inst aeon at the
b.irn , and found hi-i lifeless body
some fifteen rodn couth ot the barn
with every stich of clothing burned
off oxcopl his hhous and gloves.
Pho throe horses which remained In
the barn were burned to death , all
the fram implement , grain , hay and
three sots of harness wont up in the
flames. Many others in that vioiu-
ity sustained heavy losses , among
them wore PatTeahan who had ona
her HO and three cows bonide bia
siables , grain and hay , Fred Boss
lost his stables , 150 bushels of
wheat , 4 hogs , hay and other stuff ,
and oama near loosing his Ufa bj
suffocation. John McLiughlin lost
his stables , Charley Shnnktiu and
Hubert Leonard lost their houses ,
Hugh Clark's team was badly burn
ed. Tiornoy Bros , ranch northwoot
of there had it buildings , bay and
feed destroyed , loss estimated at
$1000. The fire swept the prairrio
cloau , not leaving a spear of grans
in its wake for a distance of 40 erGO
GO miloH. About 11 o'clock Mon
day the fire again got in its deadly
work on the west table 15 miles
west of hero anil south of J. B.
Kltimps place. There John Kooh ,
an old settler of that locality , a
union soldier about t > 5 years of ago
was overtaken and burned to death
in sight of his house. Qn had gone
to the hay canyon with the boys to
plow a fire gi ard around some haj
stacks. WInIo there ho came uneasy
and started to the homo in order
to protect the barn sh Mild the fira
roil ) h there. . His son tired to prevail -
vail on him to wait until ho finish
ed plowing the broaks. When he
would take him to the house ia the
wat'on. But the old gentleman
would not wait. In course of balf
an hour tlioy had iiimhod their
plowing and started to the house.
On reaching the table land they dis
covered the fire had passed. The
fire had overtaken thn uld gentleman -
man and ho wan ovoroomo. His
lifeloHS body vrns lying in a lagoon
where ba * ) been tall grins , and his
clothing wan burned off , except shots
and hit ) flush burned to 4 crisp Mr.
* *
Kooli had boon a resident of the >
table for the last thirteen year * anl I
was highly respected by all who
know him , Ho hart his fnrm well
improved and wan comfortably
situated. He loives a finally of a
wife and seven children.
Moved !
on cor. south of P. O. ,
A. E. ANDERSON ,
Watchmaker and Jowclor , formerly
north aide ,
