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SOMETHING DOING IN THIS VICINITY
, An Epitoll1e of Personal Affairs and Local
Events During the Past Week.
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It . Grant 'l'urnbull , of Dunning ,
. . was a city visitor Tuesday.
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' 1'0111 Co ay , of West Union , ,
, 'f was a city vbitor Monday.
Mrs. 110uts lcit . . , csterday
. . morning on it visit to 13rownlee.
Unclc 'rhos. Laughorn , of New
Helena , vu ; a city visitor Mon-
day. .
I 'rhis locality was v sited with
. about au inch of raiu yesterday
afternoon.
J. M. Knox , five miles south of
town , reports a good rain Mon-
da ) ' iorelloon.
. . P. ' G. Green , of Clear Creek ,
was'a husiness caller at this
office Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. 'rurner
left Tuesday for Denver on a
sight sedng trip of a couple of
. ' weeks.
, Jas. McWilliams , who has been
at St. Joseph Mo. , for the past
four months returned home
'l'uesd a ) ' .
Jas. Haggarty , of Sargent ,
was a city visitor yesterday. He
was lIaccolllpanied by C. C.
liardner.
'I'he 1I1s1c \ " Chronicle states
that fourlccit citizens of that
, vicinity drew claims in the Crow
. rccrvallOn. :
'l'l1c calls for republican county -
ty convention and for a number
of precInct caucuses will be found
on the last page of this paper.
Reserved seats for the State
Normal Male Quartette can be
had at thc P. O. 'store for 35c.
Monday evening , July 23rd is
the date. .
F. 1\1. Hublee returned from
California 'l'uesday , where he i ,
f has been for several months. I
Mrs. Hublee and son returned
, with him.
J. B. Smith , of Merna , made
th is office a friendly call yester-
ay. Mr. Smith has just completed -
pleted a new frame house on his
farm , cast of Merna.
J. N. Bidenour , of Merna , was
) among the social callers at this
\ office 'fuesclay. lIe reports crops
J fine in his locality. 'rhe acreage
of winter wheat is large and crop
fine.
" . n. T.J' Nicholas and A. Hollen-
heck , of glk Creek , wcre in the
city Fridav transacting business
with the county board 'l'ney
remembered this ofiice with a
social call.
The baseball tournament to be
held at Merna the 2nd , 3rd nd
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4th of next month will surely attract - .
tract a large number of persons. .
to tllat hustling burg. l ead
ad vert setttent on 1st page.
J Thc G A. H. . mcmorial er-
vices helll at the Preshrterian
church last Sunday was largely
attended. Hon. Jas. White-
hcad's eulogy of the late l { , J .
Glass appears in this is..ue.
. . Joe IIaefelc , of McKinley , is
building a fine residence of cement -
ment bloc1 < s. Mr. IIaefele has
heen buying all the land adjoining -
ing him for several years past to
malte room fot' his stock and we
are pleascd to learn that he now
finds himself able to build himself -
self and family a comfortable
home.
'rhe Commercial club , of Omaha -
ha , will ! ; end a" ( 'rade Booster"
excursion into this section , July
25th to 28t'.1. 'I'he excursion wi11
arrive in Broken 130w from the
west 9:18 p. m. July 25th. 'rhe
desire is to meet as many of the
business men as possIble and
. . form their acquaintance. They
( have written J. Ii' . Baisch to or-
, tIcr supper for them.
1i'rank Walton , of Lee Park ,
was a social callcr at this ofiice
last Friday. He informs us that
Ii' . E , Delano , pf Myrtle township -
ship , has becn prevailed upon to
he a candidate for representative
to the legislature. Mr. Delano
is one of the substantial farmers
of his locality and is very popular -
lar among his neighbors.
. , \.l \ ( . . 'rhis is the season of the ' year
when the .farming commu'nity
have but little time to visit the
city. 'rhey are busy laying their
corn by or harvesting their grain
and only cases of nccessity cause
them to stop their work. Some
Qne of the womcn of the famil ) '
brings the cream to town and
procures the needs of the table
and men do not quit their fiehls.
'l'hey have the rural mail deliver }
and the telephone by whiclJ
means they keep in touch win
the world at home.
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The ball game between Merna
and Broken Bow stopped yesterday '
on the fifth inning on account of I'
the rain. 'I'he score was J to 0
in favor of the home team.
G. T. Hobtnson has sold his
farm , south of tOWII , to Chas.
Cunningham , of the eastern part
of the state. Mr. Hobinson is
to give possession the first of
next March. Consideration $25
an acre. I ,
Geo. Papineau left Monday oa :
a visit to his old home inVis -
consin , where he has fivc brothers -
ers alld four sisters. It will be
his first visit in twcnty-five years
and hc cxpects to be gone four
weeks.
The democrats of Brokcn Bow
township will hold their township -
ship caucus in the court housc
Saturday , July 21 , at 2 p. tll. to
elect delegates to the county con-
vention. See the call in this
issue of the RJWUBI.ICAN.
J. G. Brenizer and A. R , Chris-
man have been appointed delegates -
gates to the Farmers National
Congress by Gov. Mickey. This
congress will be held at Rock
Island , Illinois , beginning October -
tober IJtll. 'l'he governor has
appointed about 150 from Nebraska -
braska , and the two abov'e named
arc the only two sclucted from
Custer county.
U. B. Church serces next
Sunday as usual , Sunday school
at 10 a. m. Preaching at 11 a. m.
'l'he pastor will preach at Custer
Center next Sunday morning and
at Fleming Valley in the after-
noon. Young People's meetin
in the cvening followed by preach.
ing. Bros. Wimmer and Hyatt
will lead the Young people's
mee ing. All are invited to these
serVtces.
During a base ball game last
Sunday on Ash Creek , Theodore
Johnson was struck in the forehead -
head with a ball bat and rendered -
ed unconscious. 'l'he bat slipped
from thc batters hand. 'rIle
young man was brought to the
city whcre he ha been under the
care of Ur. Talbot all week. IIe
is now on a fair way of complete
recovery.
A party of Broken Dowites ,
consisting of Hey Walker , James
Wool , Geo. Bush , Will Kennett ) " ,
R A. Hunter and Nels Lee ,
jonied with II. McClellan , of
Alliance , a 13urlington H'y lass-
enger conductor , and went to inspect -
spect a minc three miles east of
Hills City , South Dakota , which
they have purchased. There arc
now ( 'It'vcn share-holders and as
soon a : : > eighteen the required
number , arc secured. an organization -
tion will Le effected to be known
as the nolc1 Metal Milling Co.
Mr. Walker says the ) have
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ccrtainly secured'a valuaule pi ce
of mining property and if there
are any citizens who desire to get
in on the ground Hoer wi th a
good thing , here and now i < ; the
place and tunc.
Geo. Papineau informs us that
the finishing touches arc
being administered to Nels
Lee's residence. This is one of
the finest residences in the city.
It has 11 rooms bcsides closets
and bath room. 13esidcs the Lee
residence he has buill this season
a house for Mrs. Nellie l\1anluis ,
four rooms with ten feet posts ,
and one for John 'l'urner , four
rooms , 12 feet posts , and an ad.
dition to his own house lRxlS
with 10 feet posts. IIe has two
orher houses to build , one of
which is for W. A. Crisp on the
West 'rabIe , which will be huH'
by his men while he is away on
a visit to his old home. 'rhc
other is a $1,700 house for l\1rs.
Beck , sister of Mrs. Hunter ,
which he willluild on his return
from Wisconsin.
President Cornett , of the Broken -
ken Bow Business College , has
already enrolled oJI ) students for
the college. 'l'he prospects arc
that as many more will enroll
before the close of the first term.
IIe has employed A. P. Vannice
to teach in the Normal depart.
ment. l\1r. Vannice is a young
man of tine attainments and h
well eCluipped for that class 01
work. Miss Jennie Dubry , 01
St. Paul , will in all probabilit )
assist in the short hand depart.
ment. She is a lad ) " highl )
: qualitied and has the experiencl
to make this departmcnt a sue.
I cess. The upper story of t1H
: Watts building has been securec'
for the school. It will be equip
ped with all the necessary furni
ture and parphanalia required fo
the comfort and convenience 0
the school.
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J. E. Iszard has leased the new
hotel , Hencaui he will take charge
August 1st ,
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Jesse Gandy has bought the
'l'eagarden rcsidence property ,
north of the conrt house. Consideration -
sideration , $3,500 , ' 1he H.m'un.
I.ICAN is pleased to welcome Mr.
Gandy back to Broken Bow. lIe
is full of entarprise and will
prove an important factor in
building up the cit } . .
Married.
IIALT.-GUSTAPSON-July - ' 0 ( "
at 'rhedford. H. B. Hall and
Miss Minnie Gustdson , both of
this city. 'rhe bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.
Gustafson , who reside on a farm
three miles south of the city.
: : ; he is one of Custer count's I
popular school teachers and en-
jOls the esteem of a host of
fnends in the vicinity where she
has grown up.
' 1'he groom is a cigar malccr by
trade and has been a resident of
Broken Bow a number of years. I
li'or the past two years he has
been associ.lted with the llroken
Bow Cigar Factory , of which he
has charge. lIe is an industrious
and highl ) " respected young man.
'rhe HHl'UlII.ICAN joins with
their many friends in extending I
congratulations and wish them' '
many > 'ears of happiness and
prospcnty in their matrimonial
career.
Their plan to surprise their
manv friends was very success-
full } : accomplished by their going
to'l'hedford Nebr. , where they
secur d their marriage license
and had the ceremony performed
as the fact did not become l < 11own
here positively until last week.
Bu t their effort to gi ve the
seruade party the slip will in all
probability be but tcmporary as
the bO5 avow that they will
not escape when they move to
city. _ _
Tent Meeting.
We received a postal card from
Rev. C. 1\ [ , Kelley , too late for
publication last week , stating
that a tent meeting would commence -
mence at Berwyn , July 11 , to
continuc to the 22nd or longer.
Services each evcning and three
services Sunday. The meetings
to be unilcnominational. 1'he
meetings are in charge of ] lder
J. 1' . I\lcCracl < en , C. 1\1. Kelley
and wife. .
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Mora Railroad New. .
A report is curren tat tb is
place to the effect that the Union
Pacific grading gang will be
brought here , and that work on
the grading of the K. & B. H.
extension will begin within thirt ) "
days. It is stated as a positive : .
truth from a party who sa"s he
has it from inside information ,
that just as soon as the StrotUs-
burg l111e is completed the graders -
ers will be rcmoved here and
work cOtt1menced.-I.Joup Valley
Queen. .y
A Birthday Party.
On last aturday afternoon ,
Miss Josie Epley , entertained
about 20 of her young friends at
her home , it being the occ lsion
of her eleventh birthday. The
children had a good time playing
games and were servcd with ice
cream and cake as refreshments.
A large number of dainty and
appropriate gifts were received.
Iectric Lighh ,
A recent report of the Seward
I lcctric light works says , although -
though it has heen but tw years
since the electric light plant has
beed under ltIuncipal control , it
has provcn a valuable investment
for the cit ) " . * * * 'rJt
Blade says that the plant is more
than its ' . ' { 'he
paying wa ) number -
ber of customers has increased
since March I , 11)05 , from 20& to
312.
312.The
The total expense of operating
the plant for the year , inc1ttdiug
:53,482.11) : for material was
:57,57.02. : ' 1'he receipts for the
year was SI0h50.1I ) . 'rhis gave
a surplus of $3,074.17 In addi.
tion to this thc material in stock
invoiced $594.54 more than ilt
thc beginning a year previous.
In figuring everything the report
shows a net prolit of 3,114.0 l.
Democratic Timber for Congreu ,
'I'hc Lincoln County Journal
in discussing the available men
in the Sixth Congressional district -
trict for congrcss mentions the
namc of W. U. Eastham , of Broken -
ken Bow. 'l'hc democrats : : ould
, . go much farthcr and do much
worse than to choosc Mr. I asth-
man. He is one of the dcmo.
crats of the county who has becn
loyal to his party.
Lightning Strike. Price' . Darn.
During the storm Monday fore.
. noon , John Price , six miles wes1
o.f the ity had his barn struck hJ
1 Itghttt1ng and burned to th !
- ground. In addition to the ban
. \ four sets of harness and aboU'
r t wen ty head of hogs and tIlt
f mow full of hay were burned
I Small insurance ,
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To Teacher. .
13y instruction of the State
Superintcndent an examination
will be held inllrokcn Bow , July
23 and 24 , for all who wish to
pass in any of the studies re-
quirccl for a State Professional
Certificate. An } ' who arc interested -
ested can obtain more detailed
information by calling at this
office. H. 1\1. PINCKNIt\ ' ,
County Supt.
Pop Corn Wanted.
Several hundred pounds of
shelled and fanned pop cent
wan ted. Bring sam pIc to Iht-
l'UlIIICAN ofiice.
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Strayed or Stolen.
White pointer bitch , with
black face and cars , four years
old. Iliberal reward offered.
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aUSINESS POINTERS.
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J. C. Moore , abstracting. 2tf
Let us be ) 'our printer. 'l'hc
good kind of printing' only.
Drs. Farnsworth & Heck-
Dentists.
li'or bargains in real estate see :
Bowman & Anderson , just west
of the Security State Bank. 10tf
See those Perpetual Carpet
Sweepers at Konkel & Mullins.
1 < " 01 { SAT.It-Eleven and half
lots , 50x140 feet , Good frame
house , good barn , good well and
100 b aring fruit trees. Enquire
at this office. 17tf
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Let us be your printer. The
, : : -ood kind of printing only.
Konkel & Mullins arc agents
for the Standard sewing ma-
chine. Call and see sample at
their furniture store. Cltf
HOUSH Il0R HHN'I'-Applv to
John Bailey , south ide school. 6
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steam , Case threshing machine ,
complete and ready for use.
Will trade for stock or sell on
reasonable terms. Inquire at
this ofiice. Cltf
Los'r-A pair of new gore ) '
linen pants , iu Broken Bow , Fri-
da ) ' , July Mh. The finder will ,
be liberally rewardcd by leaving :
them at this ofiice. 5.6
W ANTI D-Men , women , boys
and girls to represent McClure's
Ma a ne Good pay. Addre3s
67 East 23d St. , N. Y. City. 34-tf.
F01 SAT.H-A neW' house , 24x26
four rooms , within two blodes of
the square. Inquire at this. .
office. 42tf :
-F rnished roolUs to rent. Bath
in connection. Enquire at the
Rm'uHI.lcAN ofiice. 44tf
Dr. 'r. W. Bass : , dentist. Office
over McComas' drug store.
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We have in stock all ldnd of
screen doors and windows , the
best in the city . , call and inspect
them. 41Jtf
nuU\s LUMIIJtJ { & COAl. Co.
Hotel property for sale or trade
for stock , cbeap if sold at once. :
Doing good busincss. My reason -
son for selling , I am city marshal -
shal and can not attend to both.
Address ,
C. E. CI.ARK ,
Cario , Neh.
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Those of our readers who arc
interested in Bn iness Educal10n
should send at once to the Grand
Island Business and Normal College -
lege of Grand Island , Nebraska ,
for free circulars. This school is
one of the largest and most successful -
cessful in the United States and
is just now making a special afTer
to young peoplc of limited mcans.
Students arc not required to pay
any fe s until they l1ave time to
graduate amI secure positions.
We undcrstand a number from
this county will attend.
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' [ 'here will he a great Chautau-
qua at r..exington this year-
July 28 to Augnst 5 , inclusive.
Captain Richmond P. Hobsolt ,
De Witt Miller , Dana C , Johnson ,
Opie Rcad , Ii'ranlc R. l obersolt ,
li'ather Nagle , 'I'he Barbour Concert -
cert Company and many oth rs
\ \ ill he there. Particulars and
iltustrated prospectus may bc
ohtained from the sccretary.
Charleg Ii' . . Horner , f exington ,
I Nebraska. 5-7
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WAN'l'HD--Gcntleman or lady
. with good refcrence , to travel by
rail or wi t h a rig , for a firm
l of $550,000.00 capital. Salan'
r U,072.00 p _ r year and expenses ;
I salary paid weekly and expenses
I advanced. Address
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l Jos. A. Alexander , Broken Bow.
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R. B. Mullins , M. D. , D. D.
I S. the Dentist. 37tf
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Ne' . and Second. Hand Furniture ; '
. Flour and Feed Store.
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ha C odded to 0111' stock of flnrdware 011 kinds of
Nails , Staple and Smooth "Wire. .
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\Ve also have 1\oson City fiud ICCfil'IlOY flour , :
the best that con be had in the stote. . . . . , .
\Ve always have plenty of feed and baled hay. '
( toods delivcrlHl fnw to any Imrt of the city.
\Ve repair furnit11l'l\ and frame I > ietul'es.
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EAST OF GLOBE HO'1'EL.
li RClllodclcd 11\111 rCJ > II1rcllthrol1 hol1t. Good li\'cry rigs nl rcn'Sonn"l 'rl\hl.\l I I
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& ) Accolllodntion for cnttle 111111 rlll1Hc horRcs. lln } ' I\t 110011 , lO'CCl1tRnlldl\ : } ' , . j
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has just received a largo stock of undertaking' "
goods.rl.'his is one of the most complete stocks
of undertaking goods ever brought to ] 3rokmi
Bow. 1'hcy are located in the Cadwell building. :
on . li'ourth avenue. ,
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Parties wishing anything in this ' .
line are rcqlH sted to call and j' : '
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1i'01 : first-class wo 'k in underI ' . ' .i
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takl11g 01' nmbalmlllg . \ "I.
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C. L. 1 umer Lumber Co.1 ;
f : . ; Wc carry a full stock < ? f T utltber. 7.
Sash , Doors , Moulchngs , etc. Ji : '
1 Agents for the Nebraska Central I ; J
& T.Joan Association. .
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If you are loolung for the . . . . .uahty of , '
Lumber and Building Malerial . : '
for the T east Monev let us figure on your bill. 5
Wc always try to please.
H. T. BRUCE Jcy CO.
outh Side f4umber Yarll , Br l\Cn Bow , Neb.
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WE 'We will buy or sell. Don't fall to see .1.\ ffl
liS hcfore you bu ) ' or sell. We can do ' ;
JOu good. Collections made and insurance - . . . . . '
ance written. li'anns rented and taxes paid. See . .
/J. us for farm loans. Come in and see us. . "
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