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Joe Baumont was a busincss
caller at this ofiice Monda ) ' .
Geo. Houder , of Dunning . , was. .
a city visitor Monday.
Frank Cozad , of New Helcna ,
was a social caller -at this oOice
Saturday.
H. E. nrega , of 'Callaway , was
in attendance at the District
Court'I'uesday.
J. C. Coleman , of the West
Table , was a business caller at
this office Tuesda.y.
John Lyle , of Alliance , came
down Monday on a few days
visit with his parents.
J. W. Scott is building an addition -
dition to his house , in the east
part ot the city , 20x22 feet.
I. tiov. Abbot , of Grand Island ,
was in the city this week looking
after his clients intercsts in court.
C. A. Robinson , an attorney of
! { earney , was in the city the iirst
of the week looking attcr cO-1rt !
ma tters.
Attarney H. C. Martin , of Central -
tral City , spent a couple of Jays
in the District Court at this place
this week.
. . Chas. H. Cass , of Arnold , was
: . ' . a city visitor Tuesday. He came
I "J , over Monday to attend the funeral -
. al of Grandpa Cosner at Merna.
, Judge J. S. Kirkpatrick , of
. Kansas City , formerly of Broken
j Bow , is attending court this
1 week and renewing old acquain-
tances.
P. ' 1' . Walton , of Omaha , was
in the city Saturday , the guest
; of his cousin , P. A. Walton.
' 1'his office acknowledges a social -
cial call.
Mrs. C. K. Bassett and Mrs. C.
O. Jones visited with the family
of H. H. Burton , 1t1 Custer Center -
ter Tuesday They report a very
_ pleasant time.
, .j W. A. .rooley is remodling his
. A liverv . barn , west of the Commer ,
' Hotel. When 1inished it
will be one of the best arranged
barns in the city.
, H. A. 'Watts has bought the
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lot on the south of the post office
, \ ' on which he will build a store
' / , bmlding , 22x80 in the near fu-
, ture. He will build with cement
blocks.
J. A. Amsb rry , of Mason City ,
was atrending Court Tuesday ,
looking after the case in which
several of tbe farmers adjacent
have sued to be set out of thc
corporation.
. 0 J. G. Brenizer , the breeder of
" thoroughbred Shorthorn cattle ,
i informs us that he has a bull six
' ; . 1110nths old that weighs O
I , pounds. 'fhe sire of this fine
calf weighs 2075 pounds.
There will be a meeting held
at the Court Rouse next Monday
o night to complete arrangements
1 , for Young Men's Christian Club.
S. All who arc interested in this
movement arc urged to be in at-
tendance.
Thc May Party given by the
Young Peoplcs Christian Union
. in the Cadwell building last
night i reported a grcat succcss.
'rhc attendance was quite large
and an interesting program was
rendelcl ! as well as a social time
cnjoycd by all.
" L. E Cole. who was called to
IJ Boi c City , 1laho , on the account
1 of tht : sIckness of his parents ,
ret\1rn d home Monday morning
on 41. His mother died while he
was there and he reports his
father was still very low when
he lcft.
i Ollie. the little girl of Mr. and
) Mrs. Roy Walker , was quite
seriously injured last Saturday
eve111ng by falling from the hay '
1 10ft of their barn. Her injurie's
_ . were internal and for several
f' 1 days 1t was thought she could
. At this wri she
, iI not survi ve. ting
\ . is better al1d hopes of her recovery -
ery is entertained.
, On last Thursday forenoon
Maudie Rhodes , had her lcft 1
hand ncarly torn off at the wrist
.while playing around the separ-
ator. In some way the hand was
, j caught by the wheel and drawn
between the bowl and wheel
where the space is not more than
a h lf inch wide. Mr. Rhodes
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; A' had to be called from the field
before the hand could be removed.
and then the task was performed
. with much diOiculty. Drs.
Hanna and Young were called ,
' , ' , but after administering chloro-
f rm , and closely examining it ,
. . found it necessary to take her to
. the hospital at Broken Bow.
At last reports she was getting
along , as well as could be expected -
4 pected , but as yet it is not settled
whether the hand will have to be
amputated or not.-Happv Hollow -
low items 1t1 The Argosy.
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F. M. Marsh , of Anscy ] , was a
city visitor ) 'esterday.
I JulgeVall , of Loup Cily , is
at..tending court this week.
District court con\'encd in this ;
citr Mo.n ( ay with Judge Hostet- .
ler presldmg. 1
G. 1' ' . Chri. tic , of Round Valley -
ley , was a busincss caller at this
office Monda ) ' . .
Attorney J. N. Dryden , of
Kearney , was in thc city thc first
of the week attending court.
Nort Amsberry , of Ansley , was
a city visitor Saturday. He remembered -
membered this o ice with a social -
cial call.
Attornev . H. M. Sinclair , of
Kearne ) ' , .was in the city the
first of the week attending to
matters before the district court.
Will Brown , the original Singer -
er Sewing machine man of Com-
stock. has been ill the city several -
al days looldng after busincss
matters.
A game of base ball was played -
ed in this citr Monday between
Ansley and Broken Bow high
school nines. The game resulted -
ed in 11 to 8 in favor of the home
team.
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F. C. Wilson , of Anselmo , was
a social caller at this office Satur-
day. He reports th 1t his town
was troubled with more than the
usal amount of water from the
recent rains.
Dr. ' 1' . L. Farnsworth has been
compelled to give up his dental
work on account of failing
health , from cJose confinement
in doors. Mr. Farnsworth will '
eng ge in the dairy business.
The new city administration
of Alliance takes an advanced
position on the controlohaloons.
'fhe occupation tax has been increased -
creased to $1,200 a year and all
back door entrances as well as
side door entrances into other I
buildings are to be permanently
closed. All slot machines and
gambling devices are to be boxed
and remo\'cd from the salool1
buildings.
Jack McCall died at his home
in I-4cxington , Monday df last
week. Hc was one of the early
pioneers of Dawson county , and
was twice a candidate for governor -
ernor of Nebraslm. 'fhe first
time he was defeated in convention -
tion by T. J. Majors. Ten years
ago he was the. republican nominee -
nee for governor bu't failed of
election as Bryanism swept thc
state. He bore the reputation of
being a courteous get1 tleman , a
generous friend. He l.ad accumulated -
cumulated largc propel"ly interests -
ests , but unless of rcccnt date
was ncver marricd. He was a
thirty.sccond degree Mason. was
a Knight Tempar ! and a mcmber
of the Shrine. His funeral was
held last 'l'hursday. .
William Cosncr , of Merna. died
last Saturday night about 11
o'clock from old age. lie had
been in poor health f r three
wecks prcvious , but at no time
suffered pain. He W.lS in his
84th ycar. His funera.l was held
Monday in the Baptist church at
that place where a Llrge crowd
gathered to pay thcir last tribute
to Grandpa Cosner , as he was
familiarly lmowll. The esteem
for him was so great that all the
business houses of t he town clos.
ed during the hour of his funeral.
li'ew men in the private ran ! < s
ever enjo.\'ed more un'crsal cs-
teem than did Grandpa Cosncr.
lIe was a loyal citi el1 , a g'cner-
ous neighbor , a faithful hushand ,
a loving father and devot Chris.
tian. lIe leaves his ag-el wifc ,
children and grand childrcn to
mourn his death.
Last Friday morning the startling -
ling- news reached Mason that
Mrs. Morford's two and a half-
year old baby was lost. He had
strayed away the evening before ,
and althoug-h the family and
the neighbors had been searching -
ing all night , he had not been
found. As soon as possible a
company of men and boys started
from town to join the search.
'rhe little fcllow had been traced
a short distance from the house
by the stick "horse" he was
riding' . With J. L. Smith as
captain a line of about seventy-
five men searched every foot of
the ground about the place , and
at about 3:00 : in the afternoon
the little fellow was found l.ying
face downward on the side hill
abo"t 1U miles from home. It
had becn raining constantly
since early in the night and he .
was ( Irenched and shaking with
cold. He was wrapped up and
carricd to his almost frantic
mother , alive and able to talk.
At present he seems to be none 1
the worse for missing three meals
and spending twenty hours in a
cold and drizz1 ng rain out in the
bills.-Mason City item in 'fhe
Argosy.
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Mesdames Apple , Willing aud
Gillings returned Saturda ) ' from
Gibbon where the > : attended the
con\'ention of tbe Degree of Honor -
or of which they were delegates. I
The ) ' report having cnjo'ed a
pleasant time.
Prof. 1-4oren Coruett , of York ,
was a fricnd ! } ' ca11er at this of-
ficc Friday. lIe is here with the
view of estabtishing a business
co11ege. Prof. M. L. Gollaher
will be associated with him in
the enterprise , if be concludes
to take up the work.
Dav Coultcr. of the \Vest
Tablc , returned Friday morning
froUl Omaha , whcre he and Warren -
ren Lang and W. J. 'l'aylor shipped -
ped three car loads of fat cattle.
Mr. Coulter says they struck a
good market and is well satisfied .
with th results.
W. ' 1Sherr , who spent the
winter at San Diego , Californiu ,
returned to Broken Bow last
Thursday. He sa's the weather
n southern California , was not
so congenial as the former winter -
ter he spenl there and that heavy
clothing was required all the
while. He brought back with
him a fine Ican made of a cactu s
stock given bim by a fri nd 83
years old on the date of hi : ; 80th ,
birthday , which he prizes very
highly. After visit1l1g here a
short time he will return to Sl.
Louis.
MARRIItD.-Thc home of B. S.
Bennctt at Ash Grove , was the
scene of a quiet but pleasant
wedding on Wednesday , May I
9th , at 3:30 : p. m. The contracting - 1
ing parties were Mr. Geo. Cling- :
erman and Miss .Mable. Be nett.
two of the most highly esteemed
young people of the community. ,
Those present passed a very enjoyable - '
joyable afternoon. The cercI I
mony was performed by H. M. !
Pinckney. Later the assembl d I
guests partook of a bountiful repast -
past of the good t1llngs which ,
Custer county housewives know i
how to prepare. The young i
p ople received from various
friends a number of appropriate
pre ents both beautiful and useful -
ful The bride is a sIster of
Miss Emma Bennett of this'city. .
The Malonl Will Build
A number of the stockholders
of the Masonic building craft
met at the office of Alpha Morgan -
gan last Thursday night and
organized by elccting a board of
directors. 'l'he board consists of
J. ' .T. Wilson , Alpha Morgan , H.
J-4otlax : , L. II. Jewett , A. ' R
Humphrey , J. C. Bowen , J. S.
Squires , J. G. Lcming and E. R
Purce11. Over $5,000 has been
subscribed for building and it
was decided to commence the
erection of a two story building ,
30xSO , in the near future on the
lots recently purchased just west
of the Custer Nati nal Bank.
' 1'he upper story will be used '
for a lodge room. and the lower
part for a banquet hall and other
rooms for social purposes.
The board of directors organized -
zed by electing J. J. Wilson ,
pres1dcnt ; Alpha Morg-an , vlce-
president ; A. R. Humphrey ,
secretary , and II. Lomax , treas.
'l'he building committee consists -
sists of J. J. Wilson. L. H. Jew-
ett , Alpha Morgan and E. R.
Purcell.
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Notice
To the parents of school hoys ,
Oet al :
I have adoptcd a plan of placing -
ing signs 011 all properties for
sale by me and they are being
continually dcfaced and destroyed -
ed by school boys. I have the
names of several boys who have
destroyed my signs an.d unless
this is stopped. I. propose to
prosecutc the next otTend1ng
party to the full extcnt of the
law. E. C. HOUSH.
Drs. [ . 'arnsworth & Bec1t-
Dentists. tf
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At all times there is something
to catch the eye in this big lut of
LUMBER.
Handsome hard woods for inter-
iors. trim of much better quality
and finish than the average , and
mill work that has none of the
roughness of the goods offered .
by some dealers.
We will tickle you with prices.
Dierks Lumber and Coal Co , .
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Rev. Jcsse ' 1'eagardeu. will
preach the Memorial sermon on
Hunday , May 2 , at the M. E.
caurch at 2 p. m. Decoration
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Day address May 30 , at 1\1. .
church at 2 p. m. , by 8imon
Camcron. Program later.
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DAle Ball Ye.terday .
Thc Broken now baseball team
played a game yesterday , on
their new grounds. against the
Merna team.
Mayor George pitched the first
batt of the gme over the plate
which suOiced for the instaHation
ceremony. ' 1'he gamc was hotly
contested , somc brilliantwork : on
both sides. 'l'he new grand
stand was occupied by about 250
people of Brokcn Bow who went
out to witness the sport. ' 1'he
result of the game WtlS 10 to 6
in favor of the home tcam.
Card of Thank.
We hercb.r extcnd our sincere
and heartfclt thanlcs to our
neighbors and friends for their
kind assistancc of our husband
and' father during his latc sickness -
ness and death , and we especial-
lr woul rcmember with ratcful
hearts those who furnished the
music and Hewers at IllS funeral.
Mns. M1NOl { TAYI.OH ,
AND ClIILDIutN.
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Pic and Cak Sale.
' 1'he Ladies Exchange of the
Baptist church will have a pic
and cake sale. at Sheppard &
Burk's grocery store aturday
afternoon. Parties wantmg
r > ithcr pies or akes are solicitcd
to favor them with their patron-
age.
age.Have
Have Your Lawn Mower Sharpened.
Fred II. Ream , has purchased
Llnd put in operation in his wn-
gen shop a power lawn mower
, harpener. He is prepared to do
first class work on short notice.
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Doctor Leach , Dentist.
This office for job work.
J. C. Moore , abstracting. 2tf
If you havc catarrh see Dr.
Warrick , May HI.
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Furnished rooms to rent. Bath
in connection. l nquire at the
RtPUBI.ICAN ollice. 44tf
T.4a wn mowers sharpened and
made as good as new on short
notice. See me at Johnson's old
gtand. FnED 1-1. REAM.
li'or bargains in real estate see
Bowman & Anderson , just west
of the Security State Bank. 10tf
Fan SAT.H-or tradc for stock ,
two eig-ht and a four room resi-
dence. 'l'erms to suit purchaser.
45tf J. B. BURDICK.
Pies and cakes for sale at the
store of Sheppard & Burk , Saturday -
day afternoon by the T.4a(1ies
Exchange of the Baptist church.
Dr. Warrick , the specialist ,
late of New York Eye & Ear
Hospital , will meet eye , ear , nose
and throat ptients and those
needing glasM' ' > properly fitted
at the Grand Central Hotel ,
Wednesday. May 16. 47-48
FOR SAI4g OR EXCHANGE ,
Good Pcrcheron stallion , six
years olet , weight 1700 :
tf J. G. T41WNAHD.
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anet girls to represcnt IcClurc's
Ma1.'a : : ' . ne Gooll pay. Adclrcss
fI7 gast 23d St. . N. Y. City. 34.tf.
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We always have money to loan
on farms. H. G. Moore 1n Apple
Block. 35tf
Fa I { SAJ.H-I leven and half
lots , 50x140 feet. Good frame
house , good barn , good well ilnd
100 bearing fruit trees. Bnquire
at this ollice. 17tf
W AN'l'HD-Strong girl to care
for invalid. Apply to Dr. Chris-
tensen.
LAS' ! ' CAu.-li'or Poll Angus
bulls. One cpming two , the ? th
er three ) 'cars old. Price fight
1f taken at oncc.
J. A. Al\ISIIHltHV.
48-49 Mason City , Neb.
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Dreumalcing
Mrs. Walter Glaze would be
pleased to meet her frien s and
patrons in the Burlington Block ,
rooms 1 al1l1 2. Phone 281. 48tf
li'oR RHNT-40 acres good corn
landS miles south of town.
48-49 J. G. BnHNJZltn.
$200,000 to loan on good
Custer County farms.
21tf R. G. Moore.
R. B. Mullins , M. D : , D. D.
S. the Dentist. 37tf
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New and Second Hand Furniture ,
Flour and Feed Store ,
'tV e wish to notify 0111' many customers that we
have added to our stock of Hardwnre all kinds of
Nails , Staple : and S.mooth Wire.
\Ve also have , Mason Oity mul Iearney Honr ,
the best that cun be had in the state.
vVe always have plenty of feed and baled hay.
Goods delivered free to any part of the city.
'N e repair furniture and frame pictureR.
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DUROC JERSEYS .
Eight milcs west of Broken Bow.
RESSE & MOOREHOUSE , 1I1wliNlMow. !
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L. I E. COLE ,
licensed Embalmer
and Funeral Director
has JURt reeeived a Im'ge Rtock of undertaking
goods. 'rhis is one of the most eomplete stocks
of undertn king goods ever brought to Broken
H nv. 'ntey :11'e : loeated in the Oadwell building
011 Foul'th avenue.
P l1'ties 'wishing anything in this
lille arc requested to call and
inspr.ct goods and get prices.
] \ ) } ' first-class work in under- '
takillg 01' mnlmlming call and
Ree me or phone.
Phone Numbers : Oflicp , 7 7 ; Hesidence , 322.
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The Centlflal South
The ahoele of Soft W llIls , Persistent Sunshine 01111 Gcntle Rains ; the
lam ! of eauty , II popines , Plowers , Contentment and lIealth.
The Territory served by the Louisvll1e & Nashville
Railroad , stretching from the Ohio River to the Gulf
Throughout this wiele area fertile land Is yct to be had at-from a
Northern standpoinloVgR \ ' I.OW PRICI S ,
From some of this 111ml an uverage of $ ,116.95 , net , was made
last ) 'ear on Strawherrics.
From Cantaloupes , 5o.00. .
l'eaches ' Aplcs. . Grapcs. rcturn hundsomcly. Cattle neecl
hut' A\ \ e winter Iced.
Write me for facts and Plgure .
G. A- PARK , Gen'l Immigratiou aud Industrial Agent
Louisville & Nashville R. R"
LOUISVILLE , KENTUCKY.