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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1903)
l1Iu tCt ( go. 1epubUcan Pul.tllshclovory Thursday at Lho CounLy Sont. I ) . M. AMSBEURY , . . Editor 'd-\\fUco In OUIlLar Block , Fourth TO. Entered at tbo postomco at roken Dow , Neb. , a. socond.-olAIIs matter ter transmbslon through the U. 8. MILUs. BU 80lUPTION PLUOE : Ono Ynar.tn dvnnco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.00 ADVERTISING nATltS. One colnmn , pu month , 7.00. Ono.hnlf col- nmn per monUiJ . 00 Qnarler column , per mon { h , , ro , ! .C@II than qnntWr column , 60 couts per loch per month , Cards on drst pago. GO conte per Inob , per month Locallldvertllling Ii cenls per 111.0 each It ler. tlon. Notice o ( church talrs , sociables and cptertlLn. ! menta where monor Is cnnrgcd , one.half rates. Socletr notice. and rCIICllutions ! , ono-hnIt rotes. WeddlugJJotlccs tree. hall price ( or lIubllfnlng Itst of prcaente. Death notices tree , hl\lt price { or pnbllshlng obHunry notices , end cards of thanka. Legal nottco at rates proTlded by . 'Mntes ot Nebraska. Thursday , July 30 , 1903. A Jl ellu. . . Mrs. ucas' , niece of Arnold is visiting relatives here. Amos Trout and family moved out on his ranch Tuesday. WIll Pool made a short visit here this week. 'VeIl , I can't say why. James"Judge and wife of the ' 1' . L. V. Ranch are stopping in the village for a few days. Dr. Hatfield of York , is here on an extended deer hunt with fine prospects of a happy success. Harvesting is nicely under way with a fine crop in p..ospect except - cept in 10calil1es where die recent - cent hail storm struck. Joe Endicott of Broken Bow visited lriends l1ere over Suuday. \Ve don't. know whether he was looldng after Rose or not. . Moore Bros. have opened up a general store in their hflll and are now ready to do business. \Ve wish them the best of suc- cess. cess.A A gentleman and his wife of near Hastings have been engaged - ed to teach the young idea how to shoot during present school year. Banker J. J. Tooley's new dwelling will soon be ready for occupancy. It is a very com. modious dwelling and adds much to the looks of the village. Clifford Haney , eldest son of Rev. Haney passed the operator examinations at Alliance last Monday and will be night operator - tor here in the' near future. Dr.'s Pennington of Anselmo , and Egbert of Mason City , performed - formed a very successful op- p'eration on a young son of Mr. chnorf of New Helena , last Saturday. B. C. Empfield , our hustling I har ware merchant , received.a . I carload of wagons and buggles. . last Saturday. Many a "best. . girl" would be delighted to occupy - cupy a part of anyone of them provided 'of course , that some good looking gent was near at hand and a roadster hitched to the rig. . u So ( Oll1mittee from last ! week. ) , Pickett and Pelkey are going to Hamil. " , ton county to threshj this will be tbc third ycar they havc threshed therc. J. D. Shulllan informs us that hc had fivc swarms of bees last SUllda ) . and pos. sibly six as two swarmed at thc santc timc and thinks thcy united. Scvcral applicants will bc baptised by immcrsion near thc mouth of Spring Crcek on Sunday July :26 : at 5 o'clock p. m. Rcv. Holderotnn officiating. , Charles Carter has movcd to his Father- in.laws , C. II. Landreth on Ash Creek , he will assist Landreth tbreshing , may return to the ranch in the spring. Mr. Spcncer and family of Niobrara , Neb. , is visiting his Father.in-law , C. E. Meeker amI he am } Mceker will go to North Dakota to find a place where no hail StOrolS ever comc. Farmers have got ovcr thc blues and WhC1C not tota111 destro'cd are cultivat. ing com , mow111g thc slllal1 grain for fe d , se\'ernl'arc mowing their r'c and will thrcsh. Mr. Cooper has his cut IlIIlI will thrcsh today. , nOUSD v 1.L.nv. The fall wheat is now harvested - ed , also the fJe and stacking is now the go. Mrs. Wetherel from Grand Is. land , is visiting her parents and will stay with them for a while. The religious school held here in the school house by Student Johnson was closed last Friday. Corn has been backward at least 2 weeks of its time but the last hot days have done wonders to its growth. Earlv sowed wheat will give good eild. - The biggest probably - bably in the history of the county - ty , but what was damaged by dust and the hot weather last week. There was an English confer- mation here' last. Sunday held by Rev. Garness. The conferma- tion class was Joseph 'Veinman , Louise Weinman , Ema Kleeb , Lee and Bertha Helgeson. Bert Frencois was seen here last week , taking a brother- in-law of his to Elton. ' This is the second brother-in-law visiting - ing him this spring , from Chicago - go , where his wifes parents live. John Kleeb had the misfortune last week to be kicked by a horse in the face and broke the jaw bone close to his chin , but the best of all Mr. Kleeb set it himself - self and got it all in a perfect shape as if a first class surgeon hah done it. He is getting along fairly well , only he can't eat but must drink his food. Sanl' Engelsgjerd and his familvarrived last week from Mont na , where he had sold out his range in Big Horn. He will stay for a short time here in the vallcy , visiting old friends and acquaintances and will then malc a trip to Norway to see hi3 aged father and other relatives. He will not return .to his country before next spring. C41..J..tW.1.V. R. R. Barnard held the lucky number which drew the large Victor talking machine ramed off by O. R. Schreyer on Monday eve111ng of this week. Mrs. 'V. V. Mathews and father , E. Taylor , are sojourning - ing in Idaho , having departed for there last week.- They will . atso visit the National parle before - fore returning home. One of the slowest games. of ball that has been pJaj'ed on the Callaway didmond this season , was played between Oconto and Callaway last Saturday. At the end of the first half of the ninth inning the score stood 9 to 11 in favor of the Callaway boys. , The ladies of th Evang'elical church served ice cream and cake in the R. A. " 'oore budding last Saturday , which netted them the handsome sum of a little more than $18. Th . moner. derived from the dav , work will be expended - pended in putting a larlJe window - dow in their church , which has been uudergoing xtensive re- pairs. A great deal of lumber is being - ing hauled out these dalS , which will be used in the budding of farm needs. ' Otis Whaley is putting - ting up a double granary 24x24 with driveway between , and Moses Weaver is erecting a fine large barn. B. F. Riggle will also put up a fine large barn on his place north of town. Verily. the farmers are the plutocrats these days. R. L. Chadd and Iiss Carrie E. Shoephelt of this place , was married at Broken Bow yesterday ( July 29) ) which will afford a surprise for their friends here. Lee is one of those happy-go- lucky sort of fellows , whose friends are numbered by those who know him , and who is a hard working young man , with a bright future before him. The bride came here a short time ago from Cedar Rapids , t.his state , and although she has been among us but a short time , she has won the respect and esteem of a host of friends , who will wish. her and hers the best of luck on their voyage o'er life's sea. Theyoung. people will at once board the train at Broken Bow for Ceryl , Gosper county , Nebraska , where the groom has procured a posi- tion. UR rHI. ' ' 0 News are scarce this week. Mrs. Hempstead visited at J. A. Moores' Sunday. . Millard Hill and family spent Sunday at Maple Grove. Mrs. Ashbaugh and family spent Sunday at A. D. Hunts. A great deal of sickness prevails - vails in Oretello at th ( ' present time. The social at Mr. l\'Ioores' last Friday night , was quite well at- tended. Mrs. 'E. P. Hewett and children - ren of Omaha , are spending- few weeks with relatives here. Mrs. Street and children , Eulalia and Willie of Broken Bow , are visiting relatives here. Arthur White and family were quite sick the first of the week. Dr. Morrow is attending them. G. E. Lewis , who has been in the valley for several weeks , went to Broken Bow , Saturday , to attend - tend the Institute. I } . COmmitted , from last weck. ) 'Weather is extrcmely w rm at present. Daby Hill was quite sick' the first of the weele. J. M. Fodge and wife were at LocH several daJs last weck. A. D , Hunt an' family spent Sunday at Edd Day's ranch. R. E. Saunders went to Ansel- mo Saturday returning Sunday. Miss Buster from Anselmo , is visiting with Ella Day this week. The church pews have finally arrived and will be placed in the church this week. Harvesting has begun in earu- cst. R. B. Saunders says his fall wheat will malte 30 bushels to the ac.re. Quite a number of OUf people attended thc Olel Settlers Picnic last 'Vednesday and report a pleasant time. J. F. Baker cut Harry Ash- bau l1s' rye. Mrs. McDermott is visiting with her daughtcr , Mrs. J as. Milligan. 'VliH'rln VII..L.U. Mrs. Burge is under the weather - er this week in the care of Dr. - McArtur. Mrs. Annie Copsey has returned - ed from a months outiug at her old home in Wi consin. John RejiIolds , who has been quite feeble for .a year past is now confined to the house. Amy Copsey has been en aged to teach in the Shafer D1StriCt the coming year. Consideration $25 per month. Leo Boolmeau has gone to Omaha with a car of fat cattle. If the market seems favorable he will take five or six loads next week. The ball gam of Mondav , between - tween Broken Bow and Wester- vilIe , resulted in a victory for the . I _ Bow , but all parties should be ashamed 'of the score 17 to 20. John Welsh and Elder Schwartz are busily ngaged in fitting up the Camp ground in which is to be held the greatest Methodist Camp meeting ever seen in Custer county , early in August. John Welsh has his hydraulic well in good running order propelled - pelled by a bran new Echpse wind Mill , and by the way if we except the famous Victoria springs there is no finer sparkling water in Custer county than is found in Mr. Welsh's 160 foot hydraulic well. 5.10 tn J I .enlll and ucturl' . VI" " nurUn\Ctuu flnnte. Account Nebraska Epworth Asscmbly. Tickets on sale August 4 to 13 with return limit to August 14. On thc prog-rams arc : Dishop Isaac W. Joycc , of Minneapolisj 11rauk Rober- . sonj Captain Richmond Pcarson Hobson , the hero of thc Merrimar.j Prof. Favour of Chicagoj 11rc Emcrson Drooksj Rev. Thos. McClaryj Rcv. Sam P. Jon j Lou. J. Beauchampj Rev. R. S. Mc- Arthur , D. D. of Ncw Yorkj Karl Ger. mainc of Clc\'clm j Rllv. Hugh E. Smith of Los Angeles , and others. Splen i musical features by Roney's . Doys' Conccrt Company , Chicago Glec Club , Assembly Chorus , etc. etc. Many educational a vantages will be .offered during the asscmbly. ! Sec thc Durlington tickct agcnt for : particulars. 7.8 .