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eu tor , 'Qunty. . , nopubUo nt
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ADVr.R'1'ISINCi RA'flS.
One COIUIIIII , I'rr IlI-Hltll. $ ; .00. Oue-hall :
columu. per month , $1,110. QUllrter coluIIII. I'rr :
month , f.l.ro. IeAII than Qllarter COIUIIIII , r.o .
cenll per Illch per lUullth.
Card I 011 fiut pllilO ( ,0 centl per Illch per
. . montb.
I.ocalndnrtlllllif 5 cellta per II lie each hlt.r. ,
tlon.
Notice 01 church fairs , loclallle ! ! : l11l1 enter.
blnment'i wllero 1II0noy II charlCel , ollc.I'all
rateR.
Socloty 1I0tlCI1"IIII'.0IutlolI \ . on . .hIiH' "eq. "
Weddlllll' 1I0ticell flC < ) . half Sirlco for , : . , \ ( If
pruelltll.
. Death 1I0tlce ! ! free , half , , I ( "r Pllll1l8hluII'
obituary uollces.
Canl 01 Thallks , ro t" II.
I.elCalllotlcclI at ra' t.m\'II1,1 ' hy Ktatutel of
2ebrnlka.
D. M. AMS ltRRV , - PUlH.tSHnR
CIIAS. K. BASSUTT , - ASSOCIATIt
q Thursday , March 14 , 1907.
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Tha.t the taxpaying citizens of
Brokcn Bow havc an abiding
t faith in the city is evidcnced by
their actionat the caucus to nominate -
inate candidatcs for city officcrs
Monday night whcn it was hewn
by thc rcport of Mayor Glorgc
that thcre was a shortagc of
! ' funds by about $400 to fully pay
the expcnscs during the past
year and that the levy for this
year would be inad quate t meet
the expenses the cnsuing year on
account of having two steel
bridgcs and a new $800 boiler at
thG pumping station to pay for.
Some of the heaviest tax payers ,
upon learning of this state of
finances , at once proposed that
the question of levying an ad-
ditiona15 mills be submitted to a
vote at the forth-coming election ,
the onlv legal manner it could be
done , nd the proposition met
with the hearty approval of all ,
nearly three hundred. . citizens
being present.
The prices 011' rcal estate
within the limits of the city of
Broken Bow are actually ballon-
ing , though with bona-fide values
instead of gas , and with no
chanccs whatever of a collapse.
Very steadily for the past year
or so the v lues of town lots have
been.advancing' and they continue
on the upward tendency. Lots
'offered a year ago at $100 arc
held at $150 now with prospects
of $25 more being attached by
the time robins nest again. A
spirit of home enterprisc is being
manifest an ere snow flies next
w1I1ter Broken Bow will show up
as one of the cleanest , tidiest and
progressive cities in Central
Nebraska. With delight we
greet you , Beautiful Broken Bow ,
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The French are ahead of. the
people of the United States it
some things. 'rhe jury systett
is one. When a case is to b (
- heard fourteen men are sworn it
-two as substitute jurymen
These latter sit at the trial , buj
have 110 vote in reachiug D
verdict unless one or two of the
tweJve r gular jurymen become
ill. This prevents a mistrial atH'
expedites the business of tIu
court. The United States woull
lose nothing by trying a similal
method by making it possible fOI
ten of the t wel ve men to reach
verdict in case a mcmber of D
jury becomes ill or dies.
Edi lor Pinch , of the Merlu
Postal Card , visited his count )
seat town Monday with the
intention , supposcdly , of nosin
the ( county printing , ) mi1J
trough , from which he claims te
have been pushed away. If h
failed to lap up enough to fil
him to the soft palate there wil
probably be more howling
growling-from tha direction 0
Merna. In arguing for count'
division , recentl" he said : "It i'
the pup who lS being pushe
away from the milk that 'doe
the howling. " -
The editor of the' Barbe
County Index ( Kansas ) docs no
'mean to mislead anyone. Sinci
the pass is no more he has tal < e
out the railroad time cards aUI
in the same space says : " 'l'rain
are due when you see the smol < e.
These same words might vcr
appropriately be inserted in th
Burlington schedule in lieu 0
the time given for No. 42.
The "tainted money" fello\ "
hrc again assailing .fohn I
Rockefeller's gifts for education <
purposes. They do not , howevel
suggest any other means for th
oil man to get rid of his milliom
They don't even say that h
might reduce the pnce of oil t
a fair price-or quit puttin
water in it.
Despite IllS seventy-thJ'ee yeal
Senator Platt , of New 'Yorl
seems to be a warm old bo'
Two women are seeking divorc ;
from him and fifteen other wome :
have been named as co-respone
( 'nts by one of the claims-to-l
Mrs. Platt's.
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Cold Habit
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The old cold goes ; n new one
quickly comes. It's the story
of n weak throat , weak lun s ,
a tcndency to consumption.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
breaks up the taldng.cold
hribit. It strengthens , soothes ,
heals. Ask your docrornbout it.
" t IHII a torrlhln coll. , RIIiI IIntlll1r. , fIJ1IovpI
lIIe. I trlrl , yer' , ( herry I'celoml RI1I1 It
l'foml'lIY ' IJrol , , ' "I' lilY coII1 , 'O\'l'c'l ' \ ' 'm
( 'n1l1(101l1l1l1 ca I,1 , , IIyrr ) ' I'art < lr lilY IIHI ) ' . rt
,11,1 , \ Ynlllnrh.1Yurl. , . . Cur lIIe " - : 'llt.J.lf. LUTZ ,
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AIAo Iq nuC.aoturerD or
4MntlO , } ) S RSAI'AIULLA.
J' 'B T/'C I'ILLS.
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A ' ' 6f' ' J ( tj IIAII { VIGOR.
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IQtp thJ ' ) owols regular wIth Ayor's
Pills , lULl ; ono pili eaoh nljht. :
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With the approach of spring
the building of' new residences
has commenced this year with
rencwed vigor an prospects that
each of the past thrce years will
be out-numbered bv the number
built this > 'car.Ncarly - three
hundred blulclings were erected
ill Brol < en Bow the past three ,
years. Alre1c1y work has begun
011 eight new residences and a
church , with about twenty
citizens ready to begin new
residences i 111 me < li a tely upon the
guaranteed arrival of spring-
time.
Harriman , the great railroad
magnate , sees a panic. It'or
argument's salcc he concedes the
responsibility for the recent I
drastic anti-railroad legislation I
rests with the roads themselves
for past arrogance , but hc now
pleads for a law to legalize the
big corporations and restore the
conl dence of investors.
Ona Citizen' . Viow. .
Em'l'OR 01' UItPUnrICAN :
I n my opinion you struck the
key note in your last issue in an
article : or two coucerning the
, improvements and cleaning up of
the city. While the Improvement -
ment Club is a good thing and is
advocating principles that are of
interest to all well minded
citizens , yet cannot do it all.
re one should travel over our cit y
I at any time he will see filth and
refuse in great heaps about the
prcmises. Spnng is upon us ,
and with the warm days and wet
, weather that naturally comes ,
these piles of Jilth ar the homes
of e1isea e germs. 'rhen when
I n. } ' time comes these germs will
I be scattered far anll wide , and a
good foundation is laid for a run
I of typhus or other infectious
. diseasc.
Aside trom the health question ,
Lour ci lizens should have the
pI ide and energy that is necessary -
sary to cleau up , and should g'o
at it at once anll see to it that
the premises he resides in are
cleaned and all refuse carted
away. Most of our citizens own
their own homes , and I am sure
that the mere pride of owning a
piece of property , more cspecially
your home , is incentive enough
to keep it c1eau and respectable.
During' the past few years it
has becn amply demonstrated
that trees and llowers are easily
grown , if a lew minutes attention
each day during the growing
season are given to them. What
is more restful to the eye than a
pretty and ornamental flower
bed in the front yard , surrounded
by shade or eyen fruit trees ?
Vines should be plauted at the
West and Houth windows to prefect -
fect the house from the summer's
heat , 'rhere are several hardy
climbers that do well in this soil ,
and they are easily propogated.
Many a householder each year
cuts down and thins out vines
that are too tuici { , and as most of
these climbers wl11 propagate
from cuttings , there is enougb
destroyed each year , which , if
properly set out would produce :
shade for half of the exposed
windows in the town.
Let us assist the Improvemen1
Club by each one takin'g a pride
in his own premises and the
street in front and clean up am'
keep clean and let us plant some
flower seeds , thus deriving i
pleasure and givIng one i
hundred fold. H. A. M.
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ANNUAL EASTER OPENING
Friday and Saturday March 22 and 23
A fine display of patten
tailored and ready-to-wear hat
of the 1907 creation which ar
, s absolutely the up-to-date pattern
{ , in vogue in the cities.
. The ladies of Custer count :
s are cordially invited to call t\ue
m see the display.
1- LAUHA PnNN ,
) e 1st door North of P. O.
Broken Bow.
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PAID $33,715.34 TAXES. I
The B. & M , R. R. Company Pay Back
TAxe. and Intered.
I ast li'riday the B. & M. railroad -
road company , after having
fo\gbt { through all the courts and
were defeated at each turn , came
to the scratch and paid the full
amount of taxes clue Custer
county for the past three ycar ,
together wlth the interest , the
amount being $33,715.34.
The amount duc for several
years was
1904. , , . . . taxcH. $ 5.312,37. . . . . .Interest , $ 1'l ; .OI
1')05. . . . . .tnxes. ( , .355.70. . . . . .lutercRt , HOH.2
1 ( ) ( . . . . . . . taxes , 1 ? ,500.7'J. . . . . .Iutere t , /30,85 / ;
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$31,1,8.H/i / $2.586.48
'rhis is a neat little sum to
tumble into the couuty strong
box at one push and County
'l'reasurer Ca venee was not at all
backw.ard nor very slow 'is ung !
a receipt for the sum and glvlng
it the necccssary push in an
artistic and gracious manner. '
" 'L'he flowers that bloom in the
spring" are mostly in the milliner's
windows at the present writing.
Marriage Licon.e. .
Bliss H. Headlcy , Omaha. . . . 27
Erl Hh M. Grant , Brol < en Bow. . 24
John 1\I. Horn , Cumru. . . . . . . .3G
Mable G. Mason , Cumro. . . . . . 21
F. D. Ward , Grand Island. . . . 24-
Gertrude W ea vcr , Mason City. .20
W. J. McCreary , Callaway. . . . . 22
Dollie M. Harper , Callaway. . .22
John F. Warring , Merna. . . . .27
Amanda.T. Thompson , Merna. . 23
A U.e For Cornltalk. .
Since it has become unsafe to
pasture cornstalks it would be
well for the farmer to investigate
the question of converting his
cornstalks into alcohol.
It is claimed that every ton of
cornstalks will make 130 pounds
of a1c hol. An acre of corn stalks
will make from five to ten tenser
or from 80 to 160 gallons of
alcohol to the acre , which , at 10
cents per gallon it would be
worth from $8 to 516 an acre , a
very nice sum from what ls now
practically wasted.
City Caucu. .
The citizens caucus at the
Court house Monday night was a
representative body of about 300
citize.ns and the ticket nominatcd
is composed of men who can be
d pended upon to perform the
duties faithfully a\1d acceptably ,
as follows :
Mayor-W. A. George
Clerk-Dean Holcomb
Treasurer-J as. G. Leonard
Engineer-A. J. VanAntwerp
Ald. 1st-John Kimberling
Ald. 2nd-John Squires
Ald. 3rd-Charles Penn
Married.
At the home of the brides
parents , Mr. and Mrs. R. F.
Grant , 5 mile's southeast of
Broken Bow , at 1 o'clock , Tuesday -
day , March 12 , 1907 , Miss Edith
M. Grant and Bliss 1-1. Headley ,
of Omaha , Rev. L. N. Early , of
the Christian church officiating ,
in the presence of about forty
guests. After the c remony and
hearty cungratulations a wedding
dinner was served. The presents
were numerous and valuable and
betoken the high appreciation of
, the young couple by friends as
well as relatives. The fortunate
groom is in the employ of Uncle
Sam in the Omaha postoffice.
MILLINERY OPENING.
Tue.day and W'edneday , March IS
and 20th , 1907.
On the above dates will occur
the opening of spring and
summer millinery g-oods at the
parlor of Miss Lizzie Teed , west
side of the square. Her stock
for the season is one of the mosi
charming and largest assortments
I ever presented for inspection in
Broken Bow and those ladies
who fail to see it will miss at
opportunity to post themselves
on the very latest styles. Rem.
ember the dates.
Card of Thank. . '
We hereby extend our sincer (
thanl < s to our friends and neigh
bors for their kind assistance
and s'mpathy manifcsted durin
the slclmess 111 our home and the
death and burial of our dearlJ
beloved baby.
MH. AND MRS. EDISON PAL1\mR
MH. AND MHS. Gno. F. P AL1\mH \
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When the sudden shock camt
of the death of our beloved wife
daughter and sister , Zed a , thl
neighbors , friends and "Hoya
Neighbors" flockcd to our sup ,
port with loving words and kind
ly d eds. We know words are to
poor to cxpress the heartfel
thanldulness and gratitude WI
feel fo your help and ran enl :
say , "God bless each and ever :
one of you. "
HItNHV L. 'VnUIING ,
WM. D. AND CAIISTA GHANT ,
W. H. AND ZINN P AHKItH ,
ARLIt J. GRANT ,
J. C. 'VUlILING AND FAMILY ,
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I Dry Valley.
1\1r. and Mrs. J. } 1. J. aohn entcrtaincd
14. } 4. Woml and faUilty , 1\1r. aUll Mrs.
Mcrt Wood anti hs. : Knohn , of Sargent ,
1\1r. Wooel , of A11Iancc , atsf ) J. T. Arthur ,
of Comstock , anti Pcrcy Snn crs , of Bro-
kcn How , on Inst Sunday.
Itrnnk Rlcc and faUllty dcpartcd froll1
this "ncck of thc woods" on Mondny
lnst for their new homc in Colorado.
1\lr5. Rice aUlI sous will visit York aUll
rclnllvcs therc thcn go on wcst after-
'ward .
J. 'r. Arthur Is huilding n new house on
enc of his farUls , 2\1'24 \ enc story IInd
whcn COlJlptctctl will cnhance the appenr-
ance of his farm vcry IIlItch.
The Parmcrs Cluh will mcet at thc
rcsidcnce of lIenry Worlcy on the 16th
in st.
st.l : ilsidcrahle 1II0vlng' thcse . timcs.
Mnny sotd their fllrllls last fall anll
hought othcrs 11II scvcrnl tcnants making -
ing changcs.
Dunning Doing. .
Mr. Newman , with two of his sons ,
has returnc to Dunning. He > ut up n
tcmfornry huihting' to store h , s housc-
hote goods in t\ll \ he can crect a perlllan-
cnt huilding. He will emhark in the
butchcr buslncss herc.
A party was givcn at the home of Mr.
1II1I11\lrs. Noris on Tncs ay evening in
honor of thc hirthdny of their daughter ,
Whct.
Oscar lIanna , of Dunning , an Miss
Edith Nclghbor will he lIIarricd on
Wcdncsda ) ' c\'cnlng , March 13th , at the
home of the brides parcnts near Purdem.
Miss Eva IIellock , who left last week
fbr Monlana. has remem ered several of
her friends in Dnnning with lettcrs in
'which we belicve , by reading betwcen the
lines , she woultltike to be with ns again.
Hcr many friends will be glad to learn of
her safc arrival , ;
Ellrl Owcn , son of the proprietor of the
Dunning hotel , visitetl his parents an
Ulany frlerilis in Dunning last Sunday.
Elonzo Francis and his son , Calvin , of
Brokcn Bow , are in Dunning.
E . SiJ71cr went to rokcn Bow , Mon.
day evening to scc his lorothcr-inlaw , R-
E. Hrindal , who is report'd very sick.
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WeiSlert Warble. .
- Peter Case's baby is very ill with lung
f evcr.
Ol e Olsen , alias On Sha den , rcturned
from a short visit to Merna Satur ay.
Earl 1'Iraie and Art
Cooksley are putting -
ting up ice this week. Charley Cooksley
was helping them Friday when the ice
gave way and Charley went into the ice
cold water up to the top of his hem\ .
Mrs. E. Mottinger is quite sick. Dr.
Pennington was called to see hcr Friday.
A goodly number froUlVcissert have
been attending the revival mcetings at
Rose Valley.
IIattie and Ray Town attended church
at Coburg Sunday night.
Len Hilton has been under the weather
this wcek ,
Jim Davis and Roy Sams are prepare
to do your threshing this fall.
Wm. Westbrook and Jim Mattox went
to Brokcn Bow Wednesday.
Jim Davis has a position as foreman on I
the Phil Duff ranch near Sargcnt. I
Grandpa Hornbeck died Monday ,
l\Iarch 4 , at the home of his daughter ,
Mrs , J. S. Sams , au W'iS ' buried ' 1t
Weissert , Wedncsday.
Malon City.
Robert Weaver is again in the vicinit } . .
Thomas Whitehead was alled to the. .
sick bed of his mother in Jndialla. !
Ira Runyan is moving onto the Cole
farm , north of Ma"on.
There has becn considerable amount
of sickness in ntlll about Mason. Mostly
cold and grip. but none very serious.
The number of cases of croup 111 children I
is a record breaker.
11armers are looking aroun to see bow
many implements they have left , mcadow
larks are singing , wild geese and ducks
are flyi ng north and the old ben wants to
set. These are sure signs of spring.
Tone Nelson came back to Custer Friday -
day , after n years absence.
Will Duncan wears a smile on his
face now days. The cause is , the birth
of n baby at his house Friday.
Quite a number of incubators have
been shippe to this place this spring.
We ought to have plenty fry's.
Zumbrota Zephyr .
Chas. Gadd was in this vicinity this
week and tune pianos for Joe Cole and
John Koozer.
Mr. and I\Irs. VanAnken , of Broken
Dow were visiting Rafph Johnson's last
Sunday.
Don Bertrand is obliged to take a rest
from school owing to ill health.
Amos Kellogg , Frank Cramer , Roy
Routh and Walter Undcrhill were a party
of hunters who went to the Loup Thursday -
day morning to be gone until Sunday.
Zee Bishop entertained ab < > ut twenty of
her ) 'oung friends last Saturday evening
in a very pleasant Ulauner. Music ,
games and social chat was the order of
the evening. The hostess th n proposed
n channing way to ! lct partners for supper -
per , and aU did justice to th dainty refreshments -
freshments which were nerved. Those
present were : Misses Heaps , Stewart ,
Routh , Underhill , Moore , Norcutt , Martin -
tin , Koozer , Bishop. Messers Sands ,
Kellogg , Koozer , Martin , IIul1 , Moore ,
and the Cole brothers.
11rank Routh and wife are now moving
from John Stewarts place , where he live
the past year to the Robinson place ,
south of the Bow.
Jast Wednes ay evening abou sixty
of Butler San s' neighbors and friends
, gave him a surprise an a social time was
enjoyed. The forepart of the evening
was devoted to music , recitations , dia.
logues allil select rending , after which
snpper was served. Then games for the
} 'oung an music for the older ones.
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Ryno Ripple. .
C. H. Iandrclh lcft on a visit to friel1tls
- and rclatives in Iowa last Saturday.
Several cattle feeders drove tbeir fut
att1e to Oconto last Saturday , expecting
to ship that day. The railroad company
had promi cd to have 27 cars on hand ,
but enl } ' nin were forthcoming , conse. .
quently severnl men were left , who improved -
proved the occasion by indulging In
warm remarkl.
Oliver Ridenour had a public sale last
Thursday and expects to leave soon for
I.incoln county where we hear be bas
bougbt 400 acres of land.
James Dirge is down with tbe measles.
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Paint an
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Tinle
is here and of course vou
have one or more ro ms
that need a brightening up.
The best material is none
too g'ood. We handle -the
SHERWIN WILLIAMS PAINTS.
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Theria is no better paint
made , If you ouly deslre a
small can for household use
or it you arc. going to paint
all the house we have thc
goods at your disposal.
Our prices are very
reasonable 'and consistent
witb good material.
A full line of paint and
varnis1 brushes from which
to select.
S. R. Lee
The Busy Druggist.
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0 M P-O
BOARD
We have a car load
of it now.
cleaner A Plaster durnsight than S e e , .
Dierks lumber
& Coal Co.
A. ARMOU1 ,
J.A.
Attorney at Law.
Broken Bow , Nebr.
lIavlnll' JURt had . ell1'bt years practical ex per
lence as Dount ) Judll'e. wlllll'lve special aUen
tlon to tbe drawln ! : ' and l'robatlnll' of wills aud .
tbe administration of estates of deceased per.
sons and mlnor ! ! . Write or phoue me. llUay
lIave you p trip.
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March 5th and 19th , cheap
'excursion rates ; also daily
low tourist rates to the Gulf
countryColorado , Oklahoma ,
Arizona , . Old Mexico , New
Mexico.
A Good Chanoe to Visit
Paoifio Coast :
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March and Apnl one-way t 1
rates to Utah , California ,
Oregon , WashIngton , Idaho , .
Montana , Big Horn Basin-
nearly 50 per cent reduction.
Dally , through Standard and
'l'ourist sleepers.
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Landseekers' Information - !
tion Bureau : (
Valuable , free information i
to seekers of Go'verument
lands and to prospective
purchasers of all kinds of
deeded lands along the Burlington -
lington Houte. Write Land.
seelers' Information Burau , ,
1004 Farnam St. , Om ha , '
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H. L. OHMSllV , Ticket Agent. I
L. W. W AK Lnv , G. P. A. r
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Pure Scotch and Scotch Topped Short lIorl1
Cattle. My herd numbers 40 COWR. Will compare -
pare In breedlnll' and quality with any wcst of . , ;
Chlcarro My experience has taulI'bt me that to
II'lve 1I'00dsatillfactlou. breeding cattle mn8t lie
rnlHCriln tll"t uUItUrie. 1 expect to
rnlHctllclU lu rc the equal of al1)'thlnll'
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ralRcd 11111111 U. S. I 110\V h..e25 bulls 8ultable
for tbls aud next year's service. My cows
Melll'\1 from 1400 to 2000 pounds. Come and Bell
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Fresh Oysters " -
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: B'ine Butter a Specialty
Everything-Good to Eat .
t 'Ve guarantee the best at the lowest prices I
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