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I ) . M. AMSBEURY , . . Editor
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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.
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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.
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( Oll1mittee from last ! week. )
, Pickett and Pelkey are going to Hamil.
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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. ,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mrs. Burge is under the weather -
er this week in the care of Dr.
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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' .
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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
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