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. , tT ' II . Jones , 0 f D unmng , wns
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' , . a city visitor Monday. ' " '
Miss Myrtle Minner , of Dunning -
ning , , was visitmg in the ity
Monday.
J. S. Baisch went to Madison
last Friday un a business , proposition -
sition , returning home Monday
night.
Alvin Burk spent a couple of
, ( lays last week at Whitman , in
which vicinity he spent many
happy days on the rancll. ,
Deputy Sheriff Ernie Thompson -
son haG a severe sil'ge or quinsy
( or ten days , but is again able to
he around , although slig-htly dis-
figured.
Miss Cora Foote , of Dunning ,
, was a cit ) ? visitor Monday and
. . ' . 'l'uesdav. She closed her school
in the McMillian diatrlct . on the
f Dismal last Friday.
, ' , We understand that the Litch-
field Mfg. Co , were pioneers in
t he use of steel wheels on manure
preaders , ' 'l'heir article this. .
\ , week on , the first pagc goes into .
this question quite thoroughly ,
Georgc Palmer has again en- :
gagcd in the hog buying. business , '
this I timc on his own account. !
, He has purchased thc business of
. II. H. I3quires. Office in Dierks
I umber and Coal Company oillc\ : :
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, Harvey Lang , of Litchfield ,
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. } : Lang , late from Iuehann'l , vIsited
. , in the city last Thursday night
on their way to Oconto to visit
the latter's brother , who is teaching -
ing at Oconto.
George Sigler returned to the
I31ack Hills Saturday , with the
' \ view of closing. of his business
{ there. He 'will ' build on his
. . property in the south part of the
, r-ity fP'd make his home in the
"ntnrc ' in m n Bo'w.
. J. n. I lumf. ' , ono of tIe , old-
' ' ! timers near Merna , who haG
witnessed the deyelop.t e t of
'r , Custer county and fully satisfied
'with it as it is , was in the city
, , J. st Thursday associating with
.f frien4s il-nq. transacting business.
ri ! Charles J. Bais h , who will
graduate from the department of
, pharmacy at Creighton uni-
v rsity , Omana , in Junc , came
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pome last Thursday , 'having 'a
va ijHon Qf eight d ys. l e re-
tlrns , to th 'fniversily worlF
, ' , toworrow. .
Oscar E1nglesjerd and Qle Johnson -
son , of Round Valley , who have
farmed for profit and succeeded ,
wer.e in the city last 'l'h rsday
fJ.qd 1i'rjcay } nd reported general
ctivity.ijmong 'tle natiyes of
: t1 eir vicinity gettilJf { re qy to
i.kie . the productive ( ; oiJ pf 'gpod
, old Custer. "
S. P. Great and daughter , Miss
, Lincola , spent Mondav in Omaha
'o Q business in conn ction with
tbe big furniture and hardware
store in this city , and Mr. Great
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ays it was a really strenuous day .
( lJf tlepl ) as they had so many
f busines ! , 1UaH p tp transact.
John HobinsQl1 and fatpilly ,
who have resieJeq here tije p st
twenty years , leav tomorrow for
Omaha , tbeir car of goods going
forward yesterday. "Uncle ! !
John has long been identified
with Broken Bow that his
auence : : ( rom the city will be
noted by all. In their removal
tbe city loses a good family.
Mrs. J. R. Klatt , who recctJt1y
rented ber farm near Anselmo
nd dispose4 of the farm stock
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it nd im plemen ts , movecl to 'Broen }
Bow l' st week and is occupying
the Lute Rheppard house , near
the Catholic church , for the pre-
scnt. It is her intention to purchase -
chase a resid'ence if she finds one
th'at suits her , and if not she will
purchase a lot and build within
, the nc t three months.
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J ' W. B. Eastham reached home
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, , , fti VISit tn 'I exas , a greater portIOn
r : , of the time having been spent in
. thc southeastern part of that
state where he has relatives , and
from them he secured , a great
deal of valuable information that
hc would otherwise have been
unable to acquire. He is gr atly
impressed with the outlook there
and believes the dav is not far
distance wben northern men and
. capital with push and energy
will invade that country and just
ilS soon a.s they do , land \'alues
will insta.ntly doublc. Tbe land
i there , and goo'11and too , and
n'orthern methods of cultivation
is all that is necessary to place it
on a par with anl. farming
country in the Umte States.
He purchased a 480-acre piece I
and feels that he has made an
investment that will prove pro-
fitable.
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Now that the election is ovcr
let's get back where we leU off
and finish cleaning the prcmises , .
both fore 'and aft !
The canvassing board for th\ !
recent city , -electiou will not be
very badly p rplexed in dctermin-
ing who's. . elected.
J. W. Lundy , assessor for
Sargcnt precinct , spent yesterday
in the citv with County Assessor !
Haumont getting posted on his
duties.
R. G.1oore and Clvdc Carlos
have formed a partn rship and
cngage la , real-estate and
abstracting. 'l'hey ha vc sccured
office rooms over McComa ' Drug
store. \
TIon. .A. H. Copse ) ? has , secured
, the Wilson grain elevator and
, the grain and coal business of
Ras. Anderson. We understand
the deal , as consummated , , takcs
effect Mar 1st.
Martin and Oliver Ialbo , ' of
Lodi , spent last . Friday night
with S. K. Lee and family.
'l'hey were enroute to Round
Valley to 'visit rclatives aud
friends for an indefinite length
of time. , ,
We hope our readers will give
the continued stories , which' are
being published each week on
our first page by the Lit hfield
Mfg. Co. , careful consideration.
Notc thc steel wheel argument
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this week. .
Henry Honts , . who mov d from
this city to Brownlee , about four
years ago and engaged in tl1e
hotel business , arrived yesterday
and will remain a few days on
account of the illness of his
mother , 1rs. Lavina Honts.
Miss Anna Gilkison , of the
Central 'l"elephonc company's
office forc , is this week enjoying
her vacation , the company extending -
tending this favor t each of the
girls who have becn in its employ
for six months or mor .
Miss Hannah Erlmon s , who is
attending colleg-e at Cretc , spent
Saturday and SU'1day in t'he city
visiting. She went tu New
Helena Monday where she will
s : > end tQe ret ! } gf 4er w e '
vacation visitinS' l er parents.
Jam's . Darc , of Gates" visitel !
with. Broken Bow acquintances
and .I ttended to business matters
ill the cit y Ionday and Tuesday.
a : Bai in that part of the
county thcr wa.1n't ! any talk of
division , but there was ousider-
able talk against division awhile
ago and there's be n no change '
in the situation.
Samuel Caywood , who went
to Hill City , South Dakota , last
De ember , en ag d with t1Je
Gold Medal hlh1ing cpmpij.nYI
returned to the city Tuesday
night and will remain a weck erse
so attending' to business mattem
here that demand his attcntion ,
when he will return to lhe mines ,
which he assured the RIU'UDLI-
CAN is alrcady a winner , the first' '
try-out , with the new stamp mill
w ifh wa not in proper working
order , s.say tlJ { $100' to the 100
ton of or , wlu h js qai < J by Qlrl
miners in that distr ( t to" be a
ex ellent showing' .
E. Kinzler and Chas. Smithy
drov over from Litchhelll last
l"riay ! ar.d returned home Satur-
day. 'rbey said that if anybody
10 they vicinity favorcd division
of the county into four insignificant - '
ficant parcels-as proPoscd by
Dick Brega-they were very quict
about it. They are acquainted
with the captain of the division-
ists nnd Imow he's in it soleI . y
for a selfish purpose.
The numerous hole $ in the
Broken Bow sidewalks are not
there as a matter of ornament ,
neither are those in front of the
benches on the streets useless ,
as they are utilized for cuspidores
by tobacco chewers who rest
their weary bones on the aforesaid -
said benches , which lcads some
to believe it might be a good
plan to bore holes in the walks
at intervals and tberein place
funnels for the especial use of
tobacco expeclorators.
We are in receipt of the
closing out sale of standard bred
horses owned by W. Chamberlin ,
Clarks , Nebr. , givi9g a complete
description of the" horses to be
sold. They are most all of then
sired by the specd sire Taconnet ,
the high bred son of the Northern
King Nelson , 2:09. : There are
some finished road horses , both
trotters and pacers , young
stallions , brood mares ane colts.
The sale is positive , and c\'ery-
thing will be sold without reSlrve ,
The sale will be held Tuesday ,
April 16th , and the catalog can
be had for the asking.
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Mrs. Chas. ScoH. uee Pearl
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Jcwctt , arrived in the cit ) Monday -
, day and will remain till next
: Monday , whcn shc will join Mr.
SC < ? tl at Halsey , where they will
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, resule.
: IoTonllny" Murphy , who has
, been performing the c1utics of
"chin artist at Leo D. an's tonsorial
parlor , left last night for Omaha
where he will pursue a coursc in
dramatic nrt. Tom has the
makin' in him of another Ed win
Booth.
'l'he class entertainmcnt by
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pupils of Miss Oldham' , at the
Templc thentre , ' londa , } ' nigh t.
drew n. crowded house , all prescnt
bein highly pleased. 'I' he
rendition of the program evi-
dcnced the skitl of Miss Oldham
in training' the pupils.
Under the dircct n of Mrs.
IIatti Speak the 5-act drama
entitlcd : write D uc n , " was , ,
prcsented by' the senior class of
the high school at the. Opera
house last ' Thursday night , wit-
ncssccl 'b ) ' au unusuall ) ' large
aud iencc. 'l'hc rerformers acquitted -
quitted themselves admirably
and to the entire satisfachon of
all in attendancc , ,
\Vord has been received from
Omuha that the operation" -
formed on Mr. Lambcrt last week
proved very satisfactory , as he is
now able to sit up and improving
rapidly. As soon as his rec.overy
is complete Ic ! will return to this
city for a few days and then ,
accompanie 1 by the family , go
to Cahfor111a , arrangem nts for
gO 1 g there having been C0111-
pleted before it was 'known he
WOHld havc to1ndergo \ an
o eratiol1.
T. S. Rocker , traveling sales , :
man for Swift & Co. , the Omaha
packers , has moved into the
L. Lambert residence , near the
Catholic chl1rch and will make
Broken Bow his , headquarters.
Other commercial salesmen would
do likewise , were there any
houses for rent in the Clt ) ' .
In a private letter from II O.
w.ant , who reside at Cambria ,
Wyoniing , und r datc of last
Saturday , March 30th says :
"yesterday I plowcd and plantcc1
potatoes , but this morn lg ther
is two inches of snow on the
ground and I am not working up
a perspiratio'll in the garden
tpday : "
Dr : Bartholornew , secretary or'
the Gold Medal Mil1iug company ,
left for Hill City I South Dalwta t
last Sund'av and returned home
'l'uesday night. He is now in a
position to say , witbout any
guessing , that the ompany o n
a paying property , the finit tryout -
out , which waB just finished ,
demonstrating-the fact beyond a
question of doubt. 'rhe price of
! ; hares , of which only a limited
number rcmain unsold , will be
advanced before the 1st of May.
f1' ij. George bas pqrchaseq
the intefe t of hie' partner ,
George F' . Bray , in the Eagle
G ! "ocery store , and assumed full
control thereof Monday morning.
1\11' . Bray came here about two
years ago from Salem , Mass. , to
which city he wilheturn , lcaving
here the fi1'3t of next week.
During his resid ncc here he has
prored , an enterprising , cili : en
Lj.nd galpcr ! many fpcn s wlto
re n : t his depart rc. Mrs. Br l ) '
aud the cbUdl'en recently \vent
to Massacbu etts for a visit , but
will now rcmain there per-
mancntly.
As it now appcars , Bro en Bow
will not glisten to any alarming
extent this summer in ba5eball
circ1e unless immcdiate action is
taken. And it would seem e -
tr < ! n ly strang that S" a 'can. .
clition sho"td exist whcn one
talccs into considerat1on the fact
that there are quite a numbcr of
baseball enthusiasts-or , . you
migh t say , . : razyiests-who make
this city their abiding place both
by day and by nigl t. That thc.v
have not poked up the quegtio '
to the extent of enlisting the aid
of the luke-warm fellows al1 < 1
together brough t ab04t an organ-
i ation , passeth the understand-
ing' of all. There's no reason for
Broken Bow not having a
team and first-class team , at
that. 'rhe timber is hcre and
the money is here necessary to
start It , after which the team
woul 1 be . ' '
< self-sustaining. 'l'he
RnpUDI.ICAN has hcard a number
of persons suggest Dr. Bartholo.
mew as about the right sizcd
incl ividual to"lead in this matter
and also manage the leam and < IS
there has been no other nominations -
tions , the cloctor is duly and
unan:1l10usly : elected and he will
al once proceed in the discharge
or his duties in orgaui ng.
C lnnod rw'luslc. '
FOI { SAI.E-50 Victor 'l'allting
Machine records , in good condition -
dition , are olTered for sale in lots
of ten at 40 ccnts each. Inquire
at RItPUnI.ICAN office.
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Wanted.
An all round field man for Real-
Estate a 11 < 1 Insurance. Inquire
at this office.
COWl Rnd Honel for SlIle.
'rwenty head of choice milch
cows and two teams of young
farm marcs. See R. A. IIUNTltR.
IIRY Bnletn ; nnd Corn Shelling.
I have purchased the O. E.
Eggleston ha ) ' baler alld will do
b 11t'ing and corn ; ; helJing at
popular prices. Pho le 35 ( , .
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38-4 ( , Broken Bow. Neb.
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housc. Inquire at l Hl'Unr.ICAN
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We sell the Kirkcudall shoes.
43-tf MHVIS & Co.
Dr. Bass , Dentist. Ove.r
McComas' drug' storc.
'l'he Kirltcndall shoe is the I
shoe for ) 'ou. MIWIS & Co.
ll's the real thing , better than
the best.Vhite Star co/Tee / at
the Advo.
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endatlshoes. l\hWlS & Ch.
Sce those refrigcratcrs at
Konkels.
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Have you houses that' will be
vacant SOOIl ? , List them with J.
M. FOllg-e who will find rcnters )
contract and look after your
inlerest .
The Whitc Star cofTee has a
fine flavor yon can't forget. At
the 1\dvo.
Kirkendall shoes best on the
market. MltvlS & Co.
Don't wait , until ) 'OU arc c'om-
pelled to se the lawn mower to
h : \'C it shaqcuebut \ bring it
to l\S \ today and then you will
110t be delayed se\'cral days.
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'If yon intcnd to purchase a
wheel , investigate the l aycycle
at Fred RCaln's. In comparison
the bycycle is a back nH1t1bcr.
Whcn in sC'ardh of property t
( 'e1It. See J. M. Fodg j west
side ci ty park.
Kirkendall shoes custom made
at fRVIS & Co. 43-tf
.I am making farm loans at 5
per cent interc.1t. :
J A1\IHS r lmWtCII ,
25tf , Broken Bo , v , Neb.
Drs. l 'arnsworth & Beck-
Dentists. -
Our stok of . wash ! { oods are
beautiful. MEVIS & Co. 2t.
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machine rcpairing at Ifol1kels. '
Your. disc.s , if sharpened by ,
Johnson & Ream , on their rotary ,
machine , will slay sharp longer ,
and g'e belter satisfaction ( h" 11
sharpc ing by other method. '
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parly geol } : : ; \vc arc headquarters.
t 1\I1t\'ls & Co.
Don't-wear youdifeaway push- 1
ing a dull lawn mower when , for I
a low price , Johnson & Heam will
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put it' in easy runing and splen- '
did cutting shape on their ideal I'
sharpener , a m lchine that sJarp- i
ens each blade even.
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I am making farm loans at 5 I
p.er cC'nt interest.
J AMltS LwwICH ,
25tf Broken Bow , Neb. II ,
Patronize \ the RHPUlII.ICA I' '
ad vertisers.
Our beautiful line of Organdies ,
r. awns and Mulls are just on.
2t MHVIS & Co.
See those new saniples of
Axminisler and Beacon velvet
earpets at I\onkePs.
Go to J. W. Scolt's for un-
adultcrated flour-pure , just as ,
the wheat growed. I
Don't wait till you are ready
to hitch on , but tal < c your discs
to Juhnson & l eam and have
them sharpencd no\\ ' . Do it
today.
W AN'l'ItD-thc year around ,
ten men , with , or without families.
HUltus G. CAlm ,
20tf Doris , Nebraska.
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oa 8 and corn at west sule ele\'a-
lor. l AS i.NDERSON.
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pel' cent mtercsl.
JAMBS T-41WWICII , ;
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R. B. MuWns , M. D. , D. D. II
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to halldle 3'0111' cream.
rOI > p1' ces , cOJ'rect
: wei hts nnd accurate
g testmg' fire 9U1' pnrticu-
lar hobhies. ' 'l'wo doors H
south or s. p , Gront's
hnl'dwnt'e store. S 1S
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ATTORNEY AT LAW.
l'rncUco III Sinto 1I1hl Ii'cdo1 : Conrl" . All.
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I'urc Scotcl1 allll Scotch Top e\1 Shl1rt 1tom
C\ttle. My hont lIumber ! ' 40 CliwI. Will compare -
pare III brerlUlI1l RlIlll1l1nlll ) ' with al'Y ' ' " CRt or
Chlcum My CXI1 ( rI0Ilco haR tnllllltlllic thnt to
IlI"c lloollllntlflfaClloll. breClnnlZ' caUte 11I1181 bo
r..I'Ic ut. . tlliH . .UIHUle. I expect to
r"IHcUUHn IIIru the ( 'CIU' " o ( I1l1ythllll : '
ral cllll1'l1l ! U. S. 1110111.1025bIlIlR 1111 1 t 0.11 1 0
for IhlR Rlld Iloxt y _ nr'R Ecnl e. My cow
\\elll\ ! from 1400 10 2000 pounds. COIlIC and see
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.1)0 you know that it ; will pay you to take
your discs apart and send it ; by freight to be
rolled on my llew
SKOW'S ROTARY DISC SHARPENER
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of Skow'8 Disc Sharpener ,
guarsl1lec lh t it will do
better work al1 < 1 : Ita ) harp 'It
twice as long' . The reason
is. in rolling a < lise. it is
madc larg-er fr m H to
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of au 'inch and tbe sleel is
made hard and smootb ,
matting it cut easier.
I Pay Freig11t
One vVay
Tite prices at Broken Bow :
25 CEN'l'S
per < lisc for 16 t 18 tnch.
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if You Send Them Now , They Will be
Rnturned P..omptly. .
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NOR'I'Il SIDE BLACKSMITH AND WAGON SHOP.
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have the finest line of Wash Goods on the
market.
Beautiful t ] in goods for the hot weather at
Jrices fi'om + cts np. .
Onr Searsucker and Gingham stock never was .
finer. Beautiful styles and coloi.s.
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'tV e aue t.he exclusive ag'euts for the lCirkendall.
Shoes.
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