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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1907)
. . - - - . . . . . , : - y" . . . or- . _ r . - - - . . . - . - - - " . - - . - l 1 - - " . r : : t4 : - ; : : : : ; ; : : ; . " " . . , , , , , , , . " ' , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , , , , . . . . " " , , , , 'n' . . . . . . , , , , , , , , , _ , , , , , , , , , , u , n' , " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' . . - i " Custer Cotlev.e-Winter term I begins January 6th , 1908. . Next.Thuroday will be United Bretbern day at McComas' drug store. Next Tuesday will be Christian Church day at Ed McCom IS' drug. Store. E isht : Taylor left Tuesday night lor the Black Hills country where he is extensively interested in mines. Supt. Pinckney left the city Tuesdav to spend the remainder of this week vi itinK schools in the northeast part of the county. Rev. and Mrs. Gee Taylor. of L'Os Angeles , California , spent I three days the first of the week I visiting her ncle , W. C. Lucc , - and .family. rand ' . H. Hawley and wife of . Lincoln spent several das last wecklvisiung with their daughter Mrs. John D. Brady. Judge Armour left last Thursday - day for D sMoines and St. Louis on a strictly business trip to b. : absent froUl home for an indefinite - definite length of lime. On Tuesday . E. Harris of th Wester vile vicinny associated with Broken Bow acquaintances and atlended to bus ; ncss matters that dl'mended his attention. J. A. Kellenbarger and wife , of Merna , were in the city - day , the guests of Mr. and Tues-I D. M. Amsberry. They attended the meeting of the Eastern Star I Tuesday night. i John Lindstrom , of Comgtock , \ was enjoying life in the county , sE-at town Monday-if keeping busy every moment during his stay can be coutlted as enjoying life. , Comstock was repredented in . j the city on Tuesday by William ; : ' ) Brown wbo can tell the advant- r , ages of a sewing machinein more ehlquent language than Bryan cat : ! depict his 16 to 1 ideas. Henry Beal , who has "sot typ s" in the \ 'hief office most of the. time during the past. two years , left la t Saturday for Grand Island and registered as d student at the Raptht College. BAPTIST DAy-Next Wednesday - day will be B ptist' day .at , Ed. McComas drug store. Mr. ' Mc- Comas bas again offered each of the churches of our town 10 per cent. of one days sale at his store. L'et us wait on you next Wernt } sday. Hcv. A A. Mitcbcll , pastor of thc' Brol < cp Bow Presbyterian church. went to Gl ortetown ' ' - . conducted 'I'banksgiving- an - ed servic s in th n w c ur\h at tat : plat' . He was accompan- iN ! hy C.unt y fr. a url'r Ca VI"H'I' . who r'sul\.d th r prior to coming - . ingto this city in his fficial " capacity. . At the sale of short horn cattle at Alliance last Saturday , given . by Dr J. G. "ren " zer , of this city the entre lot of fifteen bulls were sold. The prices rcalized were not what these fine blood d cattle I were really worth , but they brought fair figures and the purchasers - chasers may rest assured the ) got the tull worth of their money. . S. B. Osborne , who ha.s been visiting" the old folks at home" 1\ \ ' the past two weeks , left Monday for West Lib rty , Iowa , where he becomes manager of a large groceryestablbhrnent. "Bent" has always I'made good'S in every undertaking and hiS many fr lnds here have no douht as to how he wIll "stack up" in his new posi- tion. tion.R. R. H. Fife and son , of Kansar City , Mo. , wbo bave been unit formly succesful in their evan. geliitic ! ; work , have becn engagc ( ] by the ChristIan church to con. duct a series of mcetings lJ Brolen Bow in January. Ever\ , person in the community should u e this opportunity to bccom acquainted with the pica of the Christian church. W. n. Eastham goes to Omah. I tomorrow having received an in vi tat ion and . . . complimel1tarJ I ticket to the l..irst Annual Ban qnet of the Dahlman Demrcrac1 , . club to be held in Omaha S"tur day , veml1g- . At tile banquc . one thousand plates will be lat ( and in addition to 'rownSmi11 East ham democrats of nationa repute 'from all IJdrts of thl Unite c1 States will he preHent C l. W. J. Brvan and Gov. Hokl - Smith will be the principa I orators and Congressman Atwool l ) of Kansas will be toastmaster. " " , < Winter term of Custer Collegl \gin January 6th , 1908. V . ' . ' , [ Januar ' 6th , 1908 , the winter term beg-tus at Custer College. Rev. I. D. Fleming , : Jf Kansas , is conductin a serie of mcetings wtth the Mason City Baptist church. Gcorg-e Cooley and J. W. Snell c'\m o'cr from Anselmo Monday and 10Ik .d upon the county seat in all its glory and grandeur. Mr. and Mrs. John l rancois left th is morning for their old borne in France where they will viit ! for an indefinite period. At. Crother and son , who reside in close proximity to Weissert , were among the larle number of visitrs in the cit y last Saturday. C. W. Ball was in the city Monday - day from the vicinity of Berwyn and made a short but pleasant call at the HEPUDI.ICAN office. D. M. Saville , the iron artist I at Ansley , was in the rcit , Tuesday - I day in close communicatIon with I friends on social and business matters. Messrs Perrin and Hyatt , a couple of young business rustlers at 8argent , were Broken Bow I visitors last Saturday , returni..g . home Sunday. A game of foot hall1ast Thu rs- day , betw en t'1e Higb school and Custer College teams , rest11t- ed in a score of 15 to 0 in favor of the High school. I H. Worley. who is holdin'I down a Kinkaid homestead 30 miles south of Ainsworth , so- 'journed in Broken Bow last Fri- day-atlendit1g to business and socializing with friends. Attorney Simon Cameron went ever to the home place , ' near Callaway , Tuesday , on account of the illness of his mother and will be absent from office work in this city for at least a couple of weeks. l.ike time and tide , the Christmas - mas goods will wait for no one. Do your shopping now-after learning from the advertisements tu the HEPUBf.TCAN 'where the best selections of Christmas goods are for sale. M. B. Eggleston , one of the thrifty and energetic soil-ticklers ' over Callawayward , was' in the city one Clay last wcek attending to matters of business and exchanging - changing thinks with friend ! : aud acquaintances. The meetings nightly at the United Brethern church are deeply - ly interest ing to all who attend. : All are welcome and a special invitation to attend is extended those of our citizens who have not Jet b en pr sent. Mal1a er Great imforms us he hJS houk d for the OpC'ra house III J , Uluary "Plcklngs from Puck , " 1111 of the great st . . . .hid winds lof fun ever produced 011 the Amencan stage and meetIng - Ing- with crowded houses. regardless - less of th'e financial stringency. J. C. Barton , who formerly conducted a second hand store here , put is now an honest farmer dnd-at odd times-manipulates the lather brush and razor at Anselmo , was a Broken Bow' vIsitor Monday to pay taxes and get next to at' 80 acre chunk of soil adjoining his plantation. Early buying of Christmas presents gives the shopper time lor more careful selections-un- crowded-and when they can bave both time and attention from clerks , as there are always many who will not heed the warning and wait till the last day or two before Christmas. Selections made. early are from i I ull stocks , be'fore assortments . are reduced/and :411 : the crowding and unsatisfactory conditions l that surround the last week shopping - ping can bt av..ided by purchas- I ing two or three weeks ahead- ; and it can be rlone better then . than any other time. Judge H. M. Sullivan was in Omaha Mondav as connsel for A. [ , Hatch whOln a United Stales l gralsd jury indicted jointly with - K H. MahalIey for conspiracy to defraud the government out of - large tracts of land in Thomas and Hooker counties. Mr Mahaf. - fey I lead guilty before Judge T. C. . .lunger of the U. S. court , and was sentenced to pay a finE : of S500 and sen'c forty-t ve day in jail at Grand Islard. In ad. dition to the conspiracy in ict. . 111ant against Hatch , a bill wa ! also found against him , by th ( grand jury , for perjurl. ' He en' tered a plea of not gUIlty to botl indictments. CU8ter College-Winter teru begins January 6th , 1908 , " , . . . . . , ' . . ! > P. i _ . ; : Winter term of Custer College begins January 6th , 1908. O. J. Smith , one of the prominent - nent bustlcrs o\'er Anselmo way , was in the City Monday. Claud Willis spent everal days last week in the vicinity of Mason City visiting friends and bunting q ail and rabbit. ; , being successfuin \ securing quite a bunch of game. Fred , a son of John Jensen , residing - siding 3 miles sou beast of this city , was thrown from n. , horse last Saturda.r evening with a sprained unkle as th result and necessitating his having to wear a pair of sidcsticlcs in order to perambulate. James Fairfield , and Bertha Foster came to the city } 'esterda\ ' from Mason City and , after a short and pleasant visit with Judge Humphrey , ill' his office , they departed as one , the young lady's name during tbat short and pleasant visit 1.aving changed to l airfie1d. R. E. Brega , n. prominent citizen of Custer county , residing at Callaway , was a visitor in his county seat town yesterday and to the REPUDLICAN , among other things , stated that the road be- tween' Callaway and this city are in splendid condition-the best he ever saw them. John T. Dover , proprietor of of the Dover restaurant , was taken ill suddenly Monday evening - ing with heart trouble and for several hours it. was thought he would not irecover , being unconscious - scious until toward morning on Tuesday. Since then he has gained in strenlth SOluC , but is still a very sick mau , aud the attending - tending physician says h s employment - . ployment hereafter should be out doors. . J. W. Craig , Deputy Sheiiff. . , " H. F. Kennedy , SherilI.elect , I has chosen J. W. Craig to be his deputy. Mr. Craig is one of Custer ounties sucessfu11 farmers near Berwyn. For a number of years he was a resident of Westerville township Six years ago he was a prominent candidate before the Hepubhcan party for nomination for sheriff but failed to secure the nomination. He is a man highly respected where known for his honorable busines ways anel temperance habits. 'l'he selection is a gopd one an the REPUBLICAN prcdi.cJ,1s he will prove a valuable tu ( n for Sheriff Kennedy as well as highly ! : satisfactory to the public. Maniage Licenses Issued. M..N. Mathews , Westerville. .21 , Grace Hickenbottom , II . .19 J. R. Moore , Bartles\'ille , Oklo 22 Doris Rector , Broken Bow. . . . 18 Cbarles Speese , Westerville.25 Hannah : osetta , Brownlee. . . .17 E. 'N. Bishop , Gates. . . . . . . . . .54 : Anna Cullcn , Crisfield , M'd. . .40 John W. Rapp , Berwyn . . . . . .24 Mary M. Pracht , Berwyn. . . . . .19 Jam. s F. Fairfield , Mason. . . .21 Bertha Ethel 'oster. Mason. . . 20 1'0 my Allphin. Polk , Neb. . . . .24 Florence Burk , Ansley. . . . . . . .24 Fraternal Societies Ellect Officers At the regular meeling of the Royal Highlanders ! 1'ues ay nlg-bt the following officers wtre elected for the ensuing y.ear : IlluSLrious protector , D. A. Walton ; secretary. S. R. Lee ; treasurer , J. M. Kimberling ; trustees for thee years , D. M. Amsberry , Jas. E. Wood ; warden , laggie Wood ; sentry , Rollie Towsley. At the installation of officers the first meeting in Jan. . uary sU.pper will be provIded. I. O. O. 11. N.GW. . B. Schafer V. G.-J o Pigman Secrctary-H. J. Shinn 'rreasurer-J. B. Holcomb Trustee-H. J. Shinn TUE REDEKAU'S N. G.-Miss Maude Potts V. -Mrs. . T. W. Bass Secretary-Miss Genie 'l'odd Treasurer-Mrs. W. J. Lang - ANCHOH RNCAMl'MEN'r C. P.-J. B. HoHomb 8. W.-Purl Munk H. P.-W. B. Schafer 8cribc. . H Holcomb Treasurer-H. J. Shinn KNIGHTS OJ ? PYTUIAS C. C.-R. . Mullins . . V. C.-T. L. Farnsworth P.-L. D. George M. of W.-C. W. Beal K. R. and S.- Victor Beclc . . I M. of E.-W. B. Eastham M. A.-Leo. Dean M. lD. . C. Konkul O. G.-J as. McMillian I' ' I. G.-John Cavenec ' , .w , . , , . I Y 1 f-- : ' < < - MY ' - - - - P" Itl " " " ' " " " " " " ' ' " " " " " " " " ' ' " , " " " ' " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ' " " " " " : : : : . : : : : ; - - : : : : : : : : : : I 'SantaClausat i , , I - - : : : : : : : : : : : : I Lee's . Drug .Store I ' : : : : : : : : : : - - : : : : : : : : : : : : ] ( ) r months \ve have been planning for our. . Chl'islnaS Display und are rendy to 3 have you come and puss judgnlent. 3 . . - - - - - - - - - - I COM E H A R L Y ANn 0 F TEN I : . . - . . - : : : : = - - - - 5 Let the children come and Ree our display. A child should see the E differen toys and beautiful Christmas articles. It is educational. = = ) - - Come , even if you don't intend to uuike purchases , as u. visit hol'3 > = = will offer to yom' mind valuable suggestions ns to snitable presents- = = - - E It is hardly necessary to urge the advantages of enrly = = e : selections. You fully realize that thiR al waYR pnys. = = E Articles-on which a small pnyment is made us a = = e : K ! arantee of good faith--will bo lnicl aside foJ' you. = = = = Will also pack and ship goods to be sr.nt diRtnnt friends. = = , - - - - - - A LARGE . LINE OF MIRRORS : - - E of all styles , on whch I have It 8.P.I OIAL PHl.GE , as 3 , = = ' [ bought a special clenn-up lot , and 1 intend to give = = .E ( Hlstomers the benefit or the great bal'gnin I secured. = = - - E - . .A..1'.TC . C I .A. . . .3 - . I haye a far more complete line of Irnl , ' y Uhinu thnn . 3 . . 5 over , especial1y in Haviland and J npnnese for gifts. - - I : THE BUSY I 8 IJ L e--e < 28 , DRUGGIST . i - - : aEl.C : > 'ErJ'J3C : : > VV , EE3 : . 3 :1 : = - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - , 11111111i'ii"i'1111il1il1iliilill1il ' " ' , . . BUSINESS POINTERS. m 1 Drs. Farnsworth Beck- Dentist ! ; . I 'or all ldnds of good coal go to the West Elevator. 14tf - - - Another shipment ot couches just received direct from factory at Konkel's. , . , Holidays are here. Be sure you have your eyes examined while Dr. Barnes is at the Grand Central , Thursday , Dec. ] 9th. See W. D. Grant for all kim s of tin work , at the same old place , north of Ed. McComas' drug store. 26 4t Go to J. " , . , Scott's for unadulterated - adulterated flour-pure , just aJ ! : the wheat growed. Dr. Bass , Dentist. Over McComas' The celebrated Mai h felt mat- trasses , at Konkel's. Dr. Barnes , eye specialist of Omaba will be at the Grand Central Hotel in Broken Bow , Thursday afternoon , Dec. 19th. I am prepared to do all kinds ; . of tin work again. Come anel. see me. W. D. GRAN' ! ' 26 4t Konkel sells bow back chairs at 75c each , the same for which Montgomery Ward charges 85c and freight added. . New line of Murphy rockers just received at Konkel's. Clean Seed Rye for R.i1e a t the West Elevator' 14tf. . - 20 head of Duroc male pigs for sale. Tops of 200 head. Custer County Herd'of Duroc-Jerseys , John Heese , Owner. 1f you want stove pipe , d'on't buy the cheap factory made stutT dut go to W. D. GIANT and get some good. 2,4t li'oR RHN'T-320.acre larm 10 m les southwest of Broken How , all table land , 250 acres broken , good improvements. Call at once. Chas. Scholz , Broken Bow. Another shipment of l ocking jhairs just received at Kpnel's } dir t'fr 1tbe factory at'faclory prices. Hemembtr Konkel is headquarters - quarters for chairs of all kinds and-prices. ll-tf 'ilii'lilii ' ' lil1il1iliil1il1111il1il1111111il1iliil11\iillillll11111'1 \ ' 11i'11 ' _ . . - , . I - ' r. . " 11 , ' - . - ' . - . . . - . . . . . . . , . . . , - . - - - - - , . . . Christmas Trees , . CANDY PEANUTS , . ' . , ( .4 . ' . ' "I WREATHING , XMAS CANDLES , : FRUIT AKBS , ' . PLUM PUnnING , ' . f rA.r : aE ] I I EAGLB. GROCERY. . . . , . . . .i. . . . v . . . " . : W 0 . ' ! ' 1 . . : - . . - , ( : J ) 0. . _ . v'h _ . . : . . i' , . /tI . . h : J" Also a , full line of Staple and Fancy Gr'oceries , DecoJ'ate ; ' Lamps , Staple Crockery , : Night Elegant Water Sets , Lamps , . . . . . . . . . . . . . I . j , ate ' ' ' ' . .i."I. ' I' f" " " ; Etc. , etc : ! ; ' . ] I . . . . ' . . . - . . . . . ' .