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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1907)
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I Frank Bobinson , who is emI - I ploJcc1 as billicg clerk with a I wholesale il11plement firm in , Omaha , is at home on a week's yacation. . ' James E. Hancy , Charles Bro' n and James Philpot of Gandy , were city visitors 1"u'Cs- , day , Mr. Haney making proof on his homestead. C. H. Kennedy , genial landlord of H < ; > tel Ortello , Merna , spent Wednesday in the city. He contemplates - templates retiring from the hotel busi ness shortly. The Brol < en Bow Glub dub \ will hold a shoot next Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'dock at the trap onhe f ir gr unds and it is . hoped a goodly number of mell1I I bers will . be present and partici. .pate. Mr and Mrs. John Burtotl. of Bingham. arrived in the ity. this ll1Jrning ! enroute home from Omaha and went out for a few days visit with his brother. H.arvc Burton , and family , .5 miles northwest , N xt , Thursday nlg-ht is All Hallowe'en and City Marshal Malloy has arranged for several tl special police to be on guard that . , . . . . , - { night with instructions to arrest everyone who 9versteps the law ' . in cutting up capers. .II. All the old board walks on the \ . west side of the square have beed , replaced with cement pavementf > , and by the , end of this week cement walks will be completed in front of all but three of the business houses on the north side of thc square. W. R. Wheeler , George and Arthur Hoper. residing 10 miles " south of Ansley. drove to Broken i. ' - , Bow Tuesday afternoon and were guests 01 , Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Pigman that night. They were enroute to the sandhills on a duck and'chickel1 hunting expedition and will also keep a lookout for good land open for settlement. B. E , Hall has sold 'his cigar . manulacturing implemeuts to "Dade" Walters who will ship them about the 15th of next month to Missouri and open a factory at Mountall1 Grove , to , which place he has moved Mr. Hall has not fully decided upon his future maneuvres , but has a notion to also try his luck in Missouri : The Myrtle 'Vinton. ' Dramatic Co. , will open a three nights engagement - gagement at the Opera house next hursday night. Manager Great has assurances that the company , is first-class in ev ry respect and hat 'all ' who attcnd , all three performances-or an v- 1 ' , one of them-will be well pleased. , , ' Scats can be reserved at McComas' l . drug store or Gr : > at's hardw re I 'store. ' E. J. Powell , who recently're- turned from Payctte , . Idaho , is selh'ng his holdings at Weissert praparatory to goiug to that st te to locate permanently. Mr. Powell is one of the ( 'arly settlers of the upper Clear creek valley. one of our best citizens. al1l it is with regret the HEPUDLICAN chronicles the fact that he has J decided to move frorn Custer ' \ , , county. "Hi" CHne , who resided in this county sevc.ral years on thl ; South Loup. , but who has reside in Cherry county the past thirtee1J year.s. is in the city for a ( e days's sojourn. Cherry county h I la'rg'r than Custer and Mr. CUm says that although he has liad considerable uusiness to transaC1 at hIS county seat he 'has ' heer able t ! > do in 11 satisfactory mim ner without gOing' there personal , . \ ' , IJ : ndt as a matter of fact nc\'e : ' , . . vIsited the county scat duri ' ! ' . . . the 13 years he has resided it t7 . Cherry county. He says if the ! ) ! ' ' . who want to divide Custer wiI : ; " adhere more closely to the Goldel Rule , they will not be entangle ( . . ' in trouhle and have , to visi ' \ Brokel Bow and in that even they arc better off with Custe as it is at the present time. - , \lr9 , J. rrW. Amsberrv l < ft.Mon- ' day evening for Sidmore , , Mo. , to visit er parents for h couplc : of weeks. Ir'you want to be. entertained , . go to the Halloween entertainment - ment at t 1e Opera house next Wednesday night , Oct. , 30. . MIss Lillie Amsberry .came up from college work at Grand Island last Friday evening and remained until Monday evening. Mrs. R. A. Rice , a niece of john H. 'II. Cross , who has , with her three cbildren , been visiting relatives in this'vicinity the past two months , left for home last Frid'ay bight' . The. ladies of the .Epi3copal chulrch will give their Sixth annual Hallowecn entertainment at the Qpera house , ' Wednesday evening , October 30th-Hal- loween ever : . Admission , enl 25 ' cen t5. Yocl ! Coffman , . of Ute , Iowa , who has ' eep' visiting , with relativEs at Mason City and Anslev , spent last Monday in Broke Bow with acqttatntances whom he had not seen for thirty- three years. Win. Moorehouse , who was formely a partler of Judge Reese in the s ocl ( busines , , bas returned from the west where he has sojuurned , since , last , slJr.ing and will ta e charge of the Heese f lrll1 near Arnold. Mrs. Street , of Merna , accom. pained by her daughter and son , Euela and Willie , visited with her sister Mrs. Mag gie Bangs , 011 Monday 'and ' witnessed the " ' ' " "Miilionaire'l'ramp" production at th Opera ouse that night. Rcv.V. . T. Powers of Weis- sertvas n 'the city last Saturday - day and informed 'us that he has sold his farm-on the edge of Rose Vallcy-for $35 'per acre. He expects to reinvcst in property in this city or nearby. John Pirnie , the efficient super- I intendcnt.oJ the C911n.ty poor farm , was in the city Tuesday and in 'conversation' with the RRPUBLICAN stated that there is but one charge now in. the coun.ty home : 'l'his certainly speaks well for Custer county which willI "fadeth not away. " Hans Dierks , the senior member - ber of the Dierks' ' Lumber and Coal Co. , who now resides at Kansas , City , arrived in the city Monday evening to look after his financial interests in the county. Mr. Dierls was the pioneer lumberman of Broken Bow and his friends and. acquaintances - tances ill this city and county are legion. Franklin' . Hutchinson , who has kept steadily and unceasingly - ly at work in the Sheppard-Bur1e store the past two years , with but two days lay-off during that time , has resigned his posses ion and is now a'gentleman ' of leisure -if you pleasc. "Watt" has a nution in his cocoanut that Montana is about his size and will probably. go there and investigate - gate the bet. L. R. Robinson , who is assi t- an't manager of a wholesale implement - plement house at Omaha , visited in the city a couple of days the latter part of last week on his return from a business trip to Wyoming and South Dakpta. This was bis first visit here since eight years ago and the improvements - ments mlde : here during that time greatly urprised him although hc had heard such things were doing. Col. John E. Iszard , who was succeeded as landlord of the Commercial - mercial hotel in this city eighteen month ago by Franl Smith , sinc.e which time Col. Iszard has successfully conducted Hotel Reneau , has now succeeded Mr. Smith and again glistens it ] the manag'ement of the Com. mercial. He will also continue 111 charge of the Reneau fOI several months-till the term 01 his lease of that property expires , G. W. Kirkpatrick returned 011 Wednesday night from an extend. ld , 'iait to scenes of his childhood . in eastern states. Mr. Kirkpat. . rick is one of Merna's respecte r citiz ns and a veteran of the civi' ' war. While in the east he visit. 1 cd ml'ny places of note , nameh Richmond , Va. . Gen. Lee's resi , dence , east of WashingtoJ1 , D. C. the lt. Vernon cemetery , wherl George Washington was buried the scenes wherc President Gar field and Lincoln were assasinat ed. He also toolt in the sight : at the Jamestown exposition. . . . . . . . . . . . . ' , . . . , . ' . . . . . . . . . - . . . . , . . , . . . , . . . . , _ . . , . . ' . , , ' " . , _ , . . I. \ : ; ; : : Clau Willis cntcrtnine the M. B. A. , Auxilinry at the home of his parents , Mr. nd Mrs. C. W. Willis , last II'ridav nilfht in' nn exceedingly pleasntit nnt ! high- 11 creditable mnnucr. The auxi- hary being intended for summer evening's entertainmcnt , it was decided that this' bc the last meeting until warm weathcr COUles again-ncxt year. Last \Vcdnesdav - evcning , after the dismissal o-f schooll Miss Maggic Wallace was surprised at home by the arrival there of ber teacber and sixtecn school mates who brought much good chccr , an abundance of entablcR and a bunch of presentsl the occasion being Miss Magg e's elcvcnth birthday. Tbe party was nrranfS- ed as a surprise by Miss Mamie Chapin and provtd d completc success. Two Blaze . The family of James Pretty- man , residing in the wcst part of town , wcre awakened at about 10 o'clock last Thursday night by dense. smoke in the house and readily realized the building was on fire. There was a prompt response by the fire department to the alarm bcll , but more than an hour's work was required to completely subdue the fla.mes. 'l'he cause was a defective flue and the damage is estimated by Mr. Prettenan at about $200. Tuesday a passing loco t1otive set fire to the grass on the fair grounds which was communicated - ted to the swine exhibit barn and it was completely destroyed. The alarm bell was sourided which callcd together the \de- partment. and several MAy loads of men went out tl' the scene and prevented the spread of the flames to other buildings. Death of Mrs. Turnbull. Death claimed another victim on Monday morning , October 21 , 1907 , when the g-rim reaper stole into the home of T. A. Turnbull and deprived throm of a mother. Mrs. Turnbull , mother of T. A. Turnbull , has been a sufferer for years from a complication of diseases - I eases coupled with advancing I y ars , but has always borne up. . bravely under. her ailm p s. A I . few weeks ago sh ( ' became bedfast - fast and graduaUy grew weaker , until Mqnday morning last when the vital cord snapped and she passed over the. river into the. great beyond. . OBITUAHV. Sarah J. Clogston , 'deceased , was born on Nove'mber 26 , 1838 , at Marictta , Ohio. She was married - ried in 1854 to Thomas Turnbull ; to this union was born ten children - ren , 7 boy and 3 girls. She.is . survived by four boys , J. W. Turnbull of Omaha ; 'rhomas A. of Broken Bow ; Grant of Dunning - ning ; W. S. of Brewester. She lived a consistent Christian life for ONer forty years , was a member - ber of the Peoples' chu.rch , of Omaha. The funeral services were conducted by the MethodJst Episcopal minister , assisted by the pastor of the U. B. churdh. After the obsequies were performed - formed the funeral cortege was escorted to the Broken Bow cemetery - tery by a large following of the friends of deceased. Jurors for District Court. The following named jurors for the November term of the dislrict court to open November 11 , 1907 , at Broken Bow , Nebraska , have been drawn : John O. Jackson , Algernon. James Kerr , Anfley. Godfrey Nansel , Arnold. li'red Bertran. Broken Bow. Leonard Hersh , Broken Bow. W. H. OSborne\Sr. , Broken Bow. James Davidson , Jr. , Berwyn. Milla " < 1 Hill , Cliff. Martin Kolbo , Custer. Charles Howard , Douglas Grove. Edward Smith , Delight. C. B. Lauridsen , Elk Creek. ' Joseph Haumont , Garfield. H. H. Miller , Grant. D. W. Widdiman , Kilfoil. T. F. Kelly , I { : lfoil. I Trew . . George Loup. George Watson , Myrtle. : . lB. F. Kiker , Sargent. Jake Evans , Triumph. T. P. Maroney , Victoria. , A. H : Luther , Westerville. I D. S. Meeks , Wood River. Frank ! \lowler , West Union. . Great Poland-China Dispersion Sale. On account of removal from . State will sell the greater part of my fine Perfection-Sunshine . herd. Hogs neither overly coarse nor too small , the best money- makers. I have ideal shape and size. All ages to select from at bottom figures Write for prices. Dispersion sale Tuesday , Novcm- ber 12th. 12th.J. J. M. T TT.HRINGTON , Cairo , Nebr. " - , , ' . . . - , , - . lOIJCac."IiMIfiIMIPlI ! < < I < < " "II : M [ DUSINESS POINTERS. ] _ ln : .fl8i1"M M"MMM I . . ' , - Drs. } i'arnaworlh & Deck- Dentists. - . - _ . . _ . _ - - - - - - . - - - . . - . 'or all kinds or good cbal go to the 'Vcst Elcvator. 14tf - - ' - , ' Anothcr shtltnent ? 01 couches just received (1trcct from factory at Konkel's. - Go to J. W. Scott's r r un- ndulteratet flour-pure , just as the wheat growcd. Dr. Bass , Dentist. OverMcComns' KirkendnlllSbocs still take the lead at Mevis & Co. Brokcn castings arc bra1.cd together - gether and guaranteed , at Llo'd & Huckleberrys' . - . Big underwear sale nt Mevis & Co's.-Men's WOJJ1ens' : and Child- ren-at great reduction. Let us print those lct-ter heads. New type and up-to.datestyles : W ANTRD-A girl to work for board while going to school. Inquire 'this officc : _ FOR SAL1t-A Retort Onl < heating stove in fine condition. R D. PICK1tT'l' . Let. us be your printer. The good kind of printingonl.v. . Clean Seed Rve for salelt the .West Elevator ' 14tf. I am making farm loans at 5 , per c'nt interest. \ J A1\tnS 14ItDWICll , 25tf Brolcn .Bow , N b. If you have a stove that needS repairing just call at the Bicycle shop. ' - . RooMs ItQR RRNT-Inquire t residence. G. GU\'LIt. 16tf FOR SAL1t- Horse , buggy , harness. saddle and cow. 13tf J. A. ARMOUR , RUbber tires put on baby car- riages. We have a machine for puttin - them on and can guarantee - tee a tight fit.-Lloyd & 'Hucklc- ' berry. FOR RnNT-320-acre farm 10 mtles southwest of Broken Bow , all , table land , 250 acres broken , good improvements. Call at once. Chas. Scholz , Broken Bow. You cansave two to four dollars - lars .on suits of clotbes and 'over- .coats at Mevis & 'Co. Another shipment of Rocking chairs just received at Konkel's dir _ ct from the factory at factory prices. I am making farm toans at 5 per cent interest. J Ar-ms LnDwtCII , 25tf Broken Bo .v , Neb. Now is the time of the year the sewing machine is most , used and a dirty , hard running sewing machine is very annoying. Lloyd & Huckleberry will make it run like a new one. ' - - - Hememb r Konkel is headquarters - quarters for chairs of all kinds and prices. 11-tf I am making farms loans at 5 per cent interest. JAr-IRS LnDWICH , 25tf Broken Bow , Neb. The old rellable Custer County Abstract Co. will make your abstracts - stracts at 'reasonable ' rates , examine - amine titles to land , bring suit to quiet title , assist you in perfecting - ing title to your land. WU.LIS CADWEI.I. , 5tf Bonded Abstracter. NOTIOE FOlt PU JlOA'rION. Department of the Interior. Iani ! Omce at Urokel1llow , Nebraska. October H ! , 1001. Nollce III hereby Riven that Jamcs n. Sterner. of Callaway. haHtIled uollce of hlH Intemlon to make IInal commuted 11roof In support of Ills claim , vlr. : : Homeslead Butr ) ' No. 3.\tJ2 , made September 2-1,1003 : , eor tile c sw 5ecllon 35J town511111 11n , range 23W , and' that 5ald prool will be made before register and receiver. at Broken Bow. Nebraska , Ole November 20,1007. lIe names the followIng witnesses to prOVe his conllnuou ! ! rcsldence UIIOII , IUd cultlva. ( ion of the land. Vi1. : ole I. Olson , Neb ! C. Olson , Frank M. Callen and Prank n. Wool. Ington , all of Callaway. Nebraska. JOliN lmSI , Register. l lrlit Pub. Oct. 11.ot De ipquent Tax Notice. } 'o All WhOUl It May Concern : You are hereby nolillcl ! that lhe following described land ! ! , 10ls , lrlcls. pieces or lIar- celli of land ! ! and 10ls , or IjO much thereof as arc not paid , will , on Monday , November .1 , 1001 , , It lhe county treasurer'lI office , Broken Bow , CUliter county. Nebraska , be onlered for /laic for tile taxcs , IIpeclal aSSellmellts ! , Interest ! ! , pcnaltlcs and costHtliereou for tile year 1000. I Add tu 1000 tax tenller ccnt from May 1st. 1001. and : ! O centll for each eljcrlpllon of lallil and 10 cents for each town lot. Explanallons of a b b rev I a tl a n II : "nY " stan ! ! for north bait ; "Hli" IItandtJ for bOUlh half ; "w " stands for west half ; c ! ! tands for east half : "ue" IIlanda for northeast quartcr ; "u w" staRlls for north west quarteq "sw" status for ' " ' SOUlh\\'cst quarter. e' IItands tor soulheast quarter ; "pt" IItaudll for llart : "ft"ilandtl , , . , for feet ; "sec"ltand8 for section : slands for dollars ; "cls" staults tor cents ; "It" stands for lot ; "bllt" stanlts for block ; "add" IItands for addition ; "Inc" IItands for Inclusive " " ' ; "n" stands for north' "s" standi for " " . 'wl south ; "e" IItands for e3st. , IIlands for , , t ; "hf" IItands for halt ; , Iqr . IItanl1l1 for Qu.rter. JOHN CA VENEE , 'J'rC:18Urer : of Custer County. Nebrallka. , . ( continued ou next pa cl " . . . . . . . . - ' ' . ' 1M. , , , , . ' . , - . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , \ . . . . . MoW' . . I I , . _ _ , . ' L' " [ ' rt. . s1t _ ! f& . . I I I COOD QUALITY t t , , : ' , LOW PRICES 'll sc arc to essentials ill g 'occrics and pro- t VISIons andl1ts t.he text to wInc1. we have alt - t wo.ys adhered. Not unly hos it nhvllYs been our watchword , but it shall continue to be as pc 'sOl lll1.r' b phone or 1etter. ' . , N" - t . t T 'H E A D. VO I " t " . BROKEN BOW. t . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . _ . . . . . - . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . - f. I. A Comf .rfablo , Chair , . IIImt os oltl11ltrc tlHl1inishcII / os ours nre filJished , fr0111 the . i very hest nlnteril\1 willllrO\'c th ltIo l 111lrnhle nud nH Jethcr 1U s t snlisfnc- Chlls. A. Mnlsh tory C h nil' to . ' ) Laminated Cot- i huy for Wed. Yt I tou itcH Com- ding Gifts anti . forts nm ! III at- Aun I vcr s n r y 0 < \ , . , - ' , I trusses wurrnnt Jlresellt , elc. J\ J " cd not to get i fine Couch . or n . ' \ IInnlor lump' ) ' . I I uicc. big. , Arm 11'1\ I : ' ' \ i ' \ f 1\ \ y j , 'fhcy Qr hkc . , Chnir , won1el h.e . . , \ , : , the Irlsl . . . . , n'8 I most np propn. , . nn 11 n e l. No alc' \ \ ' . nrc Remcmber hen , d. . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , r nud mnlt , vet r hoi\ the ' ) ' coM , ore I I i quarters for the \ I j . . , I. \ IIt\\'a's warm & Ideal casc pee s l' VI dry. We also I l\turphy Chairs. ' , . . . I ' , ' . , " , 'hQJulle ' the Do- direct from the ' ' ' ' meslic Sew hI K fnctory. A 1 so' ' . 1'\ \ \ 1 1\Inchiul' , which \ ' the celcbrnted - nlns the longest lightest nUll fastest 01 any IIInchhl ( ' on enrth. We sell needles and repairs thnt will fit nll ) ' machine. Give us n trial order. I D. C. K 0 N K E L. I l. : : : : .J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - . . Custor County Herd of ' DUROCS . . . . ' Crimson 30 Wonde'r Jr Spring Boars one of the great . . at reasolJ a b 1 e u 0 nr f > 0 f tIC . pnees. LQrg , breed III h a . goo bone. top of this herd qualit ) ' . Oome and look theln over. ' 'l1elephone 1905 & 39 8 miles west of Broken Bow , Nebraska. .Broken Bow , . JOHN REESE , Nebraska -J' . _ . . . _ T- _ _ . . . . . , , . y- _ . _ _ _ - . . . lf1lhl m ! lfgl ; . e : ! f'il1.11gQWhl'1 ! ! ! ! & { D ) I rl1TI ) ' ( :80 : is stil1 on. Orowds c'on be seen there dnily , , putting in their Jfall and : Win- . te ' supplies. . The entire stocl ' ni " . . . . . . be closed onto Save 25 per cent "by" . . attending this sale. - _ . I J f 1m1 t ! I t lfo I I 1mu.s.en ! m 'I 'y me . I