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An Epitome of Personal Affairs and Local
Events During the. Past Week.
Mrs. H. B. Iszard , who has
visited with relatives at Denver
the past three months , returned
home : : ) unday.
Fred l.ollcr of I4\on , McPherson -
Pherson county was in the city
Monday looking after business
in th ( ' U. S. Land o ice.
Mrs. Jenne Allcn of Mason City
stopped over Saturday. night ,
while on her way to Merna the
the guest of the f mily oLD. M.
Amsberry.
The RUPUBLICAN acknowledges
a call from Mr. Potter , of the
Great Western Type Foundry
Sat1trdayevening who was with
the Omaha "Boosters"
The board of supervisors was
in session a part of last week and
adjourned to meet again next
Monday. A report of the work
accomplished last week is published -
lished on the last page.
The Old Settlers association
for the southwest part of the
county will hold its Third
annual picnic at Callaway on
Saturday of this week. Pro-
p.-ram is published on first page
of this issue of the REPUDLICAN.
Seven trains of : : attle , each
tr in cUIlHisting of between 40
, and 50 car . went east last Sun-
tlay and it they ke t up the
spl'C'd maintained whtle passing
through Brokcn Bow they were
nol loug in reaching South
Omaha.
'l.'he best string of race horses
ever gathered together in the
state at the Custer county fair
the last week in September is the
the way it looks now from the
_ . . number of horse owners who
have written Secretary Van-
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\ , Antwerp to reserve stalls.
According to reports the pros.
' pects for a bountiful prarie
chicken harvest this season is
very encouraging. I f the poachers -
) ers will let the birds alone until
. . . . .1 the proper time there will be
sport enough-and feathers
" ' . enough-for all.
W. L. Graham. formerly of
Broken Bow , who is now located
at Omaha was with the crowd
from Omaha Saturday night.
His wife and children preceeded
him a couple of weeks to visit
with relatives. It was Mr.
Graham's first visit her in 16
years.
The new horse barn witb fifty
box-stalls on the fair grounds is
about half completed and ther.e's
arc now seven horses---three runners -
ners and four pacers-arc now
10catec1 and in training on the
grounds. Another well is being
' : trilled near the n w barn , so
there will be plenty of good
water.
Dean Charles Ii'ordyce , A. M. ,
will deliver a lecture tonight at
the Methodist church on "The
'Vel > of Lifc" for the benefit of
the 'l.'eachers' institute. Admission -
sion , 25 cents. Prof. Fordyce is
a pleasing speal < er and his lecture
is said to' be c c.eptionall'y
interesting. 'r'lOl ' e wbo attend
will be well pleased.
Company M , Nebraska Nati)11- ;
al Guard : ; , of Broken Bow. with
fifty mcn , everyone of them
brave boys in kahaki , ready to do
Qr dyc , leave tomorrow for Fort
Riley. Kansas , where they go
in'to camp with the regulars for
tcn day" in order to give the
time some idea that the
volunteers of Nebraska are the
real thing-when not under fire.
Duw-Edwen Birchard at the
county poor farm July 28 , age 73
years. The deceased was born
in New York. He was married
and lived 20 ) 'ears in Wisconsin.
IIis wife died seven years after
bis marriage , leaving him three
sons. One now li\'es in the state
( ) f Washington. one in New York
and the other in Ncmaha , Neb.
lIe cilme to the county poor
farm July 5 1903. He was an
old time telegraph operator.
His remains were buried at
Merna , Sunda ) .
The RUPUDJ.lcAN has recently
noticed quite a number of haud-
some and cute babies-some in
Broken Bow and some from the
CQuntry adjacent-and advises
the fond parents to begin grooming -
ing & 0 they will be in condition
to compete for a prize in the baby
: show at the county fair. The
.first prize it ; $2 and second prize
. $1. ' 1'wins get $3 and $2 ; triplets ,
: $5 and 53 ; shortest man and
woman $2 and $1 ; tallest man
: and woman , $2 and $1. This
bunch of money to be distributed
ught to produce a large number
.of contestants.
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O. J. Life , of Merna , was in
town attending the old Scttler's
picnic yesterday.
L. E. Cole , t1.le undertaker ,
went to Merna Sunday where he
officiated at the funeral of Edwen
Birchard.
Has Anderson arrived in the I
city Sunday from his visit at i
his' old hem , in Norway to see his .
father and see the new king .1
crowned.
S. K. Warrick iSI attending to
the duties of J. M. Kimberling
in the Broken Bow State bank
while he is visiting at Des-
Moiues , Iowa.
Mrs Dr. Christensen , who has
bcen visiting relath'es at Oak-
dale the past three weclcs , re-
turQed .yesterday and the ( \octor \
is happy again.
Rev. Al1cn Chamberlain has
returned from attending the
Carney district campmeeting at
CalI'away. ' He reports a . . .cry
earnest 'and successful meeting.
The Brolcen Bow ball team
went to Merna this morning and
will compete in the tournament
which coptinues three days.
Quite a number of local , fans
accompanied them.
J. J. Wilson returned Sunday
from a pleasur trip in the east.
He was gone three weeks aud
visited all the principal cities of
the New England States , including -
cludingVashington and New
York.
Clinton Hewitt of Mullin was
a social caller at this office last
Saturday. He was on his way
from the east. Mr. Hewitt is a
native of Custer county and is
a graduate of the Broken Bow
school.
Albert Shafer of Westerville I
is being urged by his friends to
agree to be a candidate for
Supervisor of his district , Mr.
Shafer would make a able and
safe man. fIe is strictlv honest
in every respect worthy :
Frank Smith , owner of the
Commercial hotel , has pen onally
taken charge of that hostelry
and opened it to the public yester-
day. Mr. Smith will condu t it
in a first.class manner and tliere
is every reaGon to believe it will
be liberally patroni ed.
Ed. Royce Secretary of the
State Banking Board. accom. .
pained by his daughter Flo ,
arrived in the city Mondav to
renew old' acquaintance . They I
returned home WedneRday. Ed.
reports politics all up in the air
in the capitol city.
Among other things , concerning - I
ing the game of ball recently
played there , the Oconto Register -
gister said : "The Bow bus arc
a jolly set of fellows , and did Qot
believe in getting sorc because
they did not win , but had a good
time all through the game. "
'l'he RU > UDUCAN acknowledges
the receipt of a letter from Geo.
Papineau , who with his wife , is
visiting at Philander , Wisconsin ,
and vicinity. Mr. Papineau says
that they have not s n reps
anywhere since they J ft that
compares with the crops here.
An exceedingly large crowd
assembled at the ball grounds
yesterday afternoon to see the
famous K arnev team wipe up
the diamond with the Broken
Bow squad and they were not
disappointed , the result being
11 to 6 in favor of the visitors.
It was a good game. yet the
Kearney boys did not , apparentl y ,
get down to work as though
there was any danger of being
scooped. At Ansley , on Monday ,
the Kearne ) ' team won by a score
of 1 ( , to 1.
J. B. OSPOrtl , of Cumro , was
a city visitor Saturday night.
He is agelt } for the Columbia
Farm Insurance Co. , and was
accompanying the adju3ter , A. J.
Murrish , last week making g-ood
the losses. Among the number
whose claim was adjusted was
that of John Price , wrist of town ,
whose barn , harness am } SOUlC
hay burned recently by being
itruck by lillbtning. 'l.'be in-
suranc on the barn was $500
which was paid in full , besides
$245 for his harness , hay etc.
Besides this claim the Columbia
has paid in the past two weeks
in Custer county , $500 to Uecker ,
of Callaway , for his ham. J. B.
Bowley , of New Helena , $400 for
a granaryj Wm. Reese , of Pilot ,
$35 for a colt ; Chas. Swanson , of
Sargent , $35 for a coltj Joe Harris -
ris , $35 for a colt ; and Fred
Trent , of Pilot , $30 for calves.
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Nr. and Mrs , P. H. England
wh'o went to' ostoria , Ohio ,
with a view of locating havt
returncd to Broken Bow to sta.y ,
heliving it's good enough to tie
to. During thclr absence from. .
the city they visited a nnmbcr of
the larger cities in Ohio and
Illinois. I I
J. S. aUtt Mrs. Baisch will lea ve
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Sunday for an extended trip in
the east for a cou'pl of months.
'l'hey will visit 111 ' New York ,
New Jersey , Connecicut a Uti
Illinois. They will be a , com-
pani d by thcirdau 'hter Augsta.
The1C son Jake will accompany
them as far as their 0111 home In
Illinois.
Judfe Humphrey was called out
last I11ght at 10 o'clock by Chas.
m. Warden who informec1 him
that he conld make two souls
happy with but litpe e.fIort a d
the ever accomodahng Jndge du1
so b , going to the conrt honsc , .
issumg a license and uniting
Mr. Warc1 n and Daisy Price in
marriage. Groom and bride at. . .
Burwell.
R. R. Leacb of Westerville was
a city visitor - vesterday. He
reports } ) olitics quiet in his
locality since the caucus. ' 1'he
Wel3terville ! delegation will be
'for Q. , H. Moody for the legisla-
ture. Mr. Moody is one of the
old teachers in Cnster county ,
well qualified to fill the position
to which he aspires and withal
he is a first class ci tizen.
Edward Hoag , resiqiQg 3
miles north of Merna .wns in the
city yesterday and inforuietl the
RJwunr.ICI\N that the hail storm
last Thursday after eon only
partially damaged his crops , but
that some of his neighbors w re
in the thickest of it and suffered
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a total loss , among them : Will
Kellenbenberger , Heeve Robin. .
son , the Brock brothers , Harvey
and Oakey Robinson.
On Monday the three alleged
Callaway l.mrgJars , who are in
jail awaiting trial in the District
court , were brought up to be
shaved and an effort was made
to secure photo ! ) of them , which
was ony ] partially successful.
Frank Taylor , the photographer ,
was stationed at the Chief office
and as two of them were brought. .
by-separately-he snapped then.
Then came Thom.as Wade in
charge of Deputy Towsley and I
bis phi was also taken , but. heI I
heard the click , saw w at had
been done nnd , breaking away
from Towsley madc a nUl for the
photographe'r who Jest no ctime
in finding a place of safefy.
Ward , however , secured tpc I
camera before he co"ld be secure .
and compleUy demoHshed it ,
thereby destroying a photo whicb
the police of Omaha and several
other cities ilrc very an io" to
secure ,
The matter of the custodo of
the Eaton children , aged a , 1
and 6 yeara was heard by J"dge
Humphrey yesterday' : ' it arr.
peared that Harvey Eaton , tlie
father. had left them last winter
with his sister , Martha Powers
at Berwyn , and that she had
abused and maltreated them in
a shameful manner and that she
would probably have tortured
them to death but for the intervention -
tervention of citizens. 'rhe court
held , after hearing evidence , that I
Eaton had failed to provide fo
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them and that the Powers woman'
had not only grossly and crucIfy
111istreated , but that she is unfit
to longer av ! = are of them ;
that by reasQn pf the q pravity
of J atol1 and Mrs. ow rs they
were disqualified by stat"te a
guardians am ! Mr. and Mrs. p.
D. 8hepardson , of pender , Neb. ,
pilrents of the chi1dren' nether ,
were given the cvstody of them.
Marrlaso Lhen.o. .
The following licenscs to wed
have been issued by Judge Hum-
phrey since last 'l.'hursday :
C. B. Robinson , Eureka Srings ,
Ark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Ada C. Eddy , Callaway. . . . . . . 26
Ed. 140 Dippel , Comstock. . . . . .30
Susie Brannon , Comstock. . . . . .22
William Smith , 'l'able. . . . . . . . 2 ( ,
Bessie Kilmer , 'rable. . . . . . . . . .18
William Duncan , Mason City. . 21
Zella Hoag-e , Mason City. . . . . .18
Charles E. Warden , Burwell. . . 24
Daisy Price , Burwell. . . . . . . . . .35
Ryno Rumblinlr"
The hail storm last ' 1'hursda : v
afternoon played havoc with the
crop's along the South Loup ,
Spring Creek and Ryno Table.
Several of our citizens lost all
their crop. I4ightning struck
some alfalfa stacks belonging to
Chas. Huffman and destroJed
them. Another man lost five
head of cattle. Some ice drifts
were shll left on Saturday.
Gcorge Gray hauled seven wagon
loads of hail to his cave. Where
the hail did not strike the
corn never losked better than it
does now.
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Cutter Cellee.
j. Guster Colle e , wbich opens in
the ncw builhn adjoining the
post office on September 10th ,
will give a spccial Normal term
f of ten weeks.
President Cornett informs , us
that dnring the term. . all five
essentials , Reading , Grammar ,
Arithmetic , HistoC ) ' and Geogra-
Prhy will be enhrely covered.
ruition , $10. The methods used
will be those ordinarily used in
a summer school , but having
more time they expect to do more
thorough work.
' 1'he work will be completed in
time for those who attend to talce
the November examinations ;
leaving ample time to teach a
term of good length during the
remainder of the school year.
Tcachers will be fewer this
year and wages higher than ever
before.
Those who take any of this
work will have the privilege of
takmg any of the regular normal
work of the school.
ChritiftQ Ch'4roh.
Lord's Pay program , Aug. 5 :
Bible School. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a. m.
Preaching. . . . . . . . . . . . .11 a. 111.
Y. P. S. C. m. . . . . . . . . . 7 p. nl.
Preaching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 p. m.
Morning subject , 'IThe ! ) ewer
of a Few , " Evening , "What
will you (10 with Jesus. "
A. J. HAl CTIt"'r , Ministcr.
Sepftrl\tor for 1\1 .
J have a J. 1. Case 32x50 separator -
rater , with self..fce(1 amI SaUer
5winging stacker , which will seller
or trade. Has al ways been kept
under cover and is in first class
condition. AT.1I1UtP STOGCTIt'l'T ,
7.8 Broken now.
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J. C. Moore , abstracting. 2U
Le us be your printer , The
good kind of printing only.
Drs. : Farnsworth l Bcck-
Den tists ,
For bargain\ \ real estate see
Bowman & Anderson , just west
of the Security State Bank. lOtf
Housu 1:0ti RUN1'-Ap-pty to
John Bailey , south side school. ( I
FOR SAL OR TtADn-A good
steam , Case threshing machine ,
complete and ready for "se.
Will trade for stock or sell on
reasonable terms. Inquire at
this office , 6tf
FouN.Q---A purse containing a
aum of money and a physician's
prescription. Owner c n have it
lIy cathng at this office , paying
for { 1v rtising and \1orrectly de. .
s ribinlI Jmr c ijl1(1 n"o"nt ,
FOR RJU 1'-'l.'he first of Aug. ,
a house with six rooms and barn.
7tf J , W. WnI'l'It.
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FOB St'T1Eleven and half
lots , Ox140 feet' . Good frame
hous , good barn , good well and
100 bearing fruit 'trees. Enquire
at this office. 17tf
L ll1S be your printer. 'I'he
good kind of printing only.
When you want to send money
away , go to the Broken Bow State
Bank and buy a Bank order.
They are cheaper and more convenient -
venient than postal orders or
express orders. tf
W A NTEiD-Men , women , boys
and girls to represent McClure's
Mala ne Good pay. Address
( 7 ast 23d St. , t y. City. 34.tf.
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in connection. Enquire at the
RUl > UlJI.ICAN office. 44tf
Dr. ' 1" W , Bas , dentist. Office
over McComas' drug store.
Phone 1 % .
Doctor Leach , Dentist.
We have in stock all kind of
screen oors and windows , the
best in the city , call and inspect
them. 4fJtl'
DrunKs LUJ\1D1Ht & COAl. Co.
h'OR SAI.n-Clean stock of
General Merchandise in live
town of 700. fort ) ' miles west of
I-lincoln. Invoice about $9,500.
PractiCally no dead stock. Not
for trade. Good established cash
trade and steadily growing ,
prosperous German and American -
can settlement. Address ,
T. J. C ,
Nebraska City , Neb ,
W AN''un-Gentleman or lady
with good reference , to travel by
rail or with a rig , for a firm
of $550,000.00 capital. Sa.larv
* 1,072.00 per year and expenses ;
salary pa.id weekly and expenses. .
advanced. Address , with stamp. :
Jos. A. Alexander , Broken Bow. I
R. B. Mullins , M. D. , D. D.I
$ . the Dentist. 37tf
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Will be open us 800n as the llumorous improvements ' .j
Etre completed. :
BOT AND COLD BATHS , i
FREE SAMPI.JE ROOMS , Etc.
J. E. laZARD , Prop'r.
New and Second Hand Furniture ,
Flou'r and Feed Store.
'Ve wish to notify 0111' nUllYoustomers that we
hnve ndded to our stock of lIllrdWllro nIl kinds of
Nails , Staple and Smooth Wire.
\\T e also have ! \fnson City and ICearney . flour ,
the best thnt enn bo had ill the state.
'tV e always have plenty of feed and baled hay.
Goods delivered free to any part of the oity.
'Ve l'elHLir furniture nud frame piotures. ,
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L. ' E. COLE , , , ,
Licensed Embalmer
and Funeral Director
has just reoeived a large stock of undertaking
goods. This is one of the most complete stocks
of undertaking goods ever brought to Broken
Haw. 'l'hey are located in the Cadwell b lilding
on : b'oul'th avenue.
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lnrties wishing anything in this
lin are requested to oall and
inspect goods and get prices.
-'or first-olass work in undertaking -
taking 01' embalming call and
see me or phone.
Phone Numbers : Office' , 7 7 ; Uesidence , 322. ,
CUSTER CANYON RERD.
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DUROC JERSEYS
Eight miles west of Broken Bow.
RESSE & MOOREHOUSE , JlROKI-N NIWR. now.
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.11 , i of LUll1ber call on the. . . . . . . . . . 1ri1t . ,
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f. Sash . , Doors , Mouldings , etc.
Ag.ens ! for the Nebraska en ral M }
Bmldmg & Loan Association. .
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: . Lumber and BUilding Malerial
for the T4cast Monev let us figure on ) 'onr bill.
We al ways try to pleagc.
H. T. BRUCE CO.
South Side I4umher Yard , Brolccn Bow , Neh.
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are dealers in Heal Estate of allldnd .
WE We will buy or sell. Don't fail to see
us before you buy or sell. We can do
you good. Collections made and insurance - ;
ance written. Farms rented and taxes paid. See ffl
us for farm loans. Come in and see us.
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