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CUSTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN ,
VOL. XXVII BROKEN HOW , CUSTEK COUNTY NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 3 , I'JOB. NO , 13
* 4Thero is ItoMiit
and Stylo'
lii our Klaseijfi that give * * tUe wearer quite
.1 ilktluinililiril appearance. Wo irlve ad
vice and oxaiulue your eyes frrn of cost , but
ll' you liate reason to fear a disordered visIon -
Ion or are troubled much \\ltli headaches ,
It it a Hiifii that you need classes. We nic
expcilfiiu fittliKf these , Kuowliiir exactly
the pnijier 111 lines to adjust so as tn
arllllcljlly , th- lost vision.
Will Organize Saturday.
A Lodge of the Woodmen of
the World will be organized iu
this city Saturday night of this
week. "Tup new lodge will have
a' ' out fifty members.
Marriage Licenses Issued.
Since Thursday of last week
licenses to wed in Custer county
have been issued as follows :
Frederick W. Ihlow .Cumro.
Sarah Swanson Mason City.
Win. II. Gehrka Chicago.
lilaneh A. Richer Anstjlmo
Guy 15. I < ivermore Sargent
Maiy 15. Miller Sargent
Burrell Landreth who resides
about twelve miles south-west of
Broken Bow , recently killed
eleven rattle snakes in one hole ,
and it wasn't a good day for
snakes either.
The Custer College catalogue ,
which everybody says is a beauty
was printed by the Republican
force. All job work is turned
out in a like manner. We strive
to please our customers.
Headquarters
for
School Books
Tablets and
School Supplies
Ed. McCOMAS
Druggist and Jeweler
BROKEN BOW , NEBR.
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SCHOOL DOARU BUYS A UESIRABLR
I.OCA riON.
MUST IIAVfi MORI : ROOM.
The Site Selected Is The Ground Just
South of ! lie North Side School.
It Was a Wise Move on The
Part ol Our Directors ,
The school hoard of Broken
Bow , realizing that iu the near
future our city would have to
have another school building to
be used exclusively for High
School purposes , have been cast
ing about for a suitable location
on which to build the same. The
school population has been
rapidly increasing.and , while the
city has two line buildings , one
on the north side and one on the
south side , the board knew that
it was only a question of a short
time when there would be a de
mand for more room. The ques
tion of a suitable ! site for the
new.building was considered. Af
ter looking at the ones available
the board u < ? ed good judgment
when they selected the site spok
en of above. This block was
ownXid'by thre'c parties and a
deal had'to arranged , with each
conditionally belore the the bar-
fain for'the ' whole block could
be finally .consuraated. The
total cost of the new site is $4400
which includes the improvements
of S. L. Cannon , who owned and
occupied the northwest corner of
the block , for which the board
paid him $2,500. Hall Schueirn-
ger of Callaway owned six of the
lots for which he was paid $000.
Ten lots were owned by T. W.
Edwards and he received $1300.
The board estimated that the
buildings on the Cannon property
can be sold for $1000 which will
make the block-cost $3400 net.
One of the special advantages
gained by the purchase of this
block is the additional play
ground that will be provided by
vacating the street between the
two school buildings. Another
big advantage is that one
heating plant will furnish both
buildings which will be a great
saving to the district. The site
is high and dry and just sipping
enough for a natural drain of
water. As a suitable location
could not be had in the center of
the city we regard the 'selection
as good as could , have been made.
While the price seems high , it
was one of those cases in which
the purchaser had to let the
other fellow make the price and
the longer the sale as deferred
the greater was likely to be the
cost , faking eveiylhing into
consideration the Hoard made a
wise move and the members are
to be commended for their judg
ment iu selecting this beautiful
school site.
Henry and Steve Johnson and
Gus Taylor left the latter part of
last week on a visit to Minne
apolis , Minnesota.
390 Sacks Old Wheat
FJour Now On Hand
. IIAVK just received n car of old
WF. wheat ( lour and now is the tiuie to
buy. Now wheat iluur is always
btickynml nc\er gives satisfaction. Wehive
the Celebrated lit and i of flour Aurora , llroken
DOW and Mason City. In 500 Ib lots we will de-
dncl 10 cents u hundred , f n 300 Ib lots we will
dedurt , cents a hundred Jl you ha\e riot the
loom we will store the flour for you free of
charge , nuy now while the old wheat flour
lasts. We guarantee every sack.
J. C. Bowen
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Pure Old Cider Vinegar
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390 Sacks Old Wheat
Flour Now On Hand
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Wedding Bells.
On Tast Thursday evening
Aug. 27 , iy08 , W. W. Bishop's
home w the scene of a pretty
wedding , when their daughter ,
Leah 55oe , was united in mar
riage to Mr. J. Ollie Heaps'
Promptly at 8 o'clock Mrs. F. 13.
Taylor took her place at the
piano and rendered Mendels
sohn's Wedding March , as the
bridal party entered the parlor
in the following manner : Rev.
Kopp of Lillian first , then the
bride and groom and their at
tendants whom were Mr. and
Jrs. John Turner of Broken
Jow. After a short ring cere-
nony the happy couple received
he congratulations of the fifty
juests present , and were then
ishurcd to the dining room
where supper was served in
courses. The brido.'s costume
was a beautiful all wool cream
afata , with suitable trimmings
and made in a most becomming
ashion. She carried a lovely
boquetol roses tied witli golden
ind white ribbons. The decor
ations were neatly carried
hrough with golden glow and
golden and white ribbons making :
a very pretty effect. The groom
wore the conventional black and
heir attendants were attired
ippropriately for the occasion.
Neither bride or groom need any
ntrpduction in this locality ,
laving been reared mostly in or
near Broken Bow. The bride is
he eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Bishop and is an
ducated and refined young lady
whose friends are legion. The
jroom is the eldest son of Mr.
ind Mrs. C. G. Heaps and is a
and , generous and ambitious
young man , and has been here a
greater part of the time until the
ast few years , when his busi
ness in connection with the J. I.
Case Company calls him to many
Afferent locations. Mr. and
tfrs. Heaps were the recipients
of a number of beautiful and
useful presents from friends who
wished to let them know the
ligh esteem in which they are
held. They departed for Winne-
) eg Canada on last Tuesday
uorning , taking with them the
best wishes of a host of friends.
ONK WHO WAS THKKK.
Old Settlers and Odd Fellow's Picnic.
In company wft'h J. R. Dean
he writer attended the Old
Settlers and Odd Fellows Picnic
icld iu Uncle John Welsh's
) eauliful grove near Wcslemlle
ast Friday. We arrived at the
) icnic grounds at about the noon
lour. The day was as ideal one
or a picnic , but owing to the
> usy time with the farmers who
were ruchiug their threshing ,
only about three hundred people
were in attendance. Uncle John
Welsh and his j-ood wife were
jusy during the day making the
jcople comfortable. Broken
Jew was well represented at the
: he picnic by Messrs. N. T.
Gadd , C. W. Beal , James Led-
wicb , Jess Gaudy , J It Dean
and G. R. Russom. At 12:30 :
dinner was announced and the
guests were seated at tables load-
id to their utmost capacity with
the many good things which the
jood women of that neighbor-
iiood had prepared. After din
ner the Ansley band discoursed
several fine pieces of music , at
the conclusion of which Chair
man Glover called the people to
order and delivered the welcome
address. He was followed by C.
W. Beal , James Ledwich , J. R.
Dean , F. D. Mills , W. S. Matley ,
Rev. Bence , Sam Cannon , John
Welsh , J. R. Dean and G. R.
Russom. Mr. Dean was the
principle speaker of the day.
Ex-gov. Holcomb was billed to
speak but could not be presenl
which was a disappointment to
the people. Everybody presenl
enjoyed the day , the speaking ,
the dinner and thp treatrnen.i
by the good people of Wester-
ville and vicinity ,
ONK WHO WAS TUKHU.
Will Take Needed Rest.
W. A. George and wife am
Joseph Pigman and wife wil
start on an automobile tour o
Custer and Buffalo counties nex
week. The trip is made for the
purpose of giving County Clerl
Pigman a much needed rest am
recreation. Joe is worked down
in his office and his many friends
j hope that the trip will restore
him to health and give him the
rest he needs so much.
COME TO THE
COUTNY FAIR.
SEVI.RAI. NliW ATTRACTIONS HAVI
BEEN Allii ) ) : ) LATELY.
A BAND Ol ; THIRTY INDIANS.
Another ( liiidloss Wonder. An Illumi
nated Hall ( ianic. I'irc Works of
livening. * , ( ioucl Races and
l.iiicy : Exhibits.
Those who have Charge of the
Custer Count } ' Pair are going to
uake good their promise that the
'air this year would be the best
one by far ever held in the couu-
y. They are continually adding
o their list of attractions and
arc leaving nothing undone that
vill add to the enjoyment and
comfort of those who attend.
Their latest attractions added
arc a band of thirty Indians
which will be on the fair grounds
during the day and camped up
town at night. The Indians will
puce in a while let out an occas
ional war-whoop and execute the
dances peculiar to their people ,
all of which will be weird and
f actuating and well worth the
price of admission to the
grounds.
Ball Game at Night.
Another attraction which will
catch on with all lovers of a ball
game will be the Illuminated
games to be played at night by
gas light. In some parts of the
country games of this kind are
the most popular and as there is
nothing too good for Custer
County and Broken Bow the
management ot the fair have
made arrangements whereby
this popular way of playing base
ball can be seen during the fair.
Guidlm Wonder * .
Another guidless wonder has
been secured which will make
two horses that will go around
the track without driver or rider.
These attractions alone are worth
coming miles to sec and will be a
big drawing card for those who
have never seen trained horses
for this line of work. Homer
Wilson , who will have a whole
show of trick riding , broncho rid
ing and fancy rope throwing on
the fair grounds , owns one of
these horses which will race
against time , without rider or
driver.
hihju of all Kinds.
The stock exhibits this year
give promise of being larger und
better tinn heretofore and with
the bumper crops raised in Cus
ter County this season there is
no reason why the grain and
root crop exhibits should not ex-
cell all lormor exhibits of this na
ture.
An $800 Horse Race.
Aside from the liberal purses
offered for racing a purse of $800
has been made up by the enter
prising men of Broken Bow for
a race that is sure to bring some
fast horses to the fair. This
special race alone will be worth
the price of admission for the
four days fair.
Something all the Time.
There will be something doing
from the time the gates are op
ened the first day until they are
closed on the last day. There
will be fireworks at night , merry-
go-rounds all the time , two thea
tres going at night and many
other amusements which will
please. . Lay dull care on the
shelf for a few days and come to
the fair and enjoy a vacation and
at the same time see the fine
stock , the floral hall exhibits , the
Indiana , the racea , Homer Wil
son's show , the fireworks , the
base ball games by gas light ant
many other things which will be
here to see. Keiuetnher to brink
along something to exhibit am
that the fair starts September 15
and lastn for four days ,
In spite of the fact that the
Republican vote was double tha
of the Democratic and Populist
at the primary Tuseday only one
Tafi and Sheldon Club wa
organized. Several are under
way and will be flourishing in a
week or so. Those already or
ganized are gaining new mem
bers every day ,
Subscribe for the Kepublican.
Mr. Tobain Got Left.
Last Friday noon there was a
badly excited man at the depot
in this city. A Mr. Tobian and
his wife and baby were enroute
to Kansas City and on arriving
at Broken Bow Mr. Tobian went
toone of thn restaurants near the
depot to get some tea for his
wife , thinking that the train
stopped here ten minutes. While
in the restaurant the train pulled
out an Mr. Tobian with his tea
chasing after it but he was un
able to catch it. He was a badly
excited and frightened man for a
few moments until some friendly
persons , who had witnessed his
foot race after the train , offered
suggestions which he followed.
; Ie telegraphed ahead foi his
wife to stop at some station and
iwait his arrival on the next
train.
A fearless newspaper may of-
cnd and lose a subscriber , but if
t is right in the end it will gain
ive. It may lose an advertiser
nit if it is right it will irain two
hereby. If it labors not to dis-
> lcase any one it will please no
me. If its editor tries to ride all
he horses in the field he will be
inhorsed by each of them. The
editor should follow his honest
convictions , and the man he
should labor to please is himself.
, Mie does this with ability and
without fear or favor he will
lave a great following and bct-
er support , though he be wrong
lalf the liiuc , than he who
rims his sail to every change of
he breeze , and without chart or
compass , principle or purpose ,
Irifts aimlessly with every shift-
ng wind. A newspaper which
attempts to play to all elements
or to all parties in the end finds
tself a nonentity in the cominuu-
ty in which it is published.
Dcople of intclect want a ncws-
) apcr to stand for something ,
whether they agree with it at all
times , or not.
Deliciousx
Drinks
Our Soda Drinks arc
goods drinks for you to
drink during these
sweltering days.
They cool and refresh.
Ice Cream Soda ( Oc
Worth It
JS , & J.FBaiscti
DRUGGISTS.
The Quality Store
NO TELEPHONE
AT DEPOT.
WHY SHOULD SUCH A CONDI I ION OF
Ar'FAIRS EXIST ?
COMMERCIAL CLUB GliT BUSY
Patrons nf Until Companies llclleve That
There Should he Ser tiling Done.
As It Is It Is Mighty
Inconvenient.
It looks strange to us that a
city the size of Broken Bow
should be cut off from telephone
communication with the depot
and also that a telegram cannot
be sent , after seven o'clock at
night. Such a condition of af
fairs should not be in a city of
nearly three thausand population *
Just where the fault is we do not
know , but we do know it should
be remedied by some means or
other. Other towns much
smaller than Broken Ifow have
telephone communication with
their depots and we should have.
If the railroal campany is at
Fault we believe that it could be
induced to at least put back the
phone in its depot for the ac-
comodation of the public and its
patrons. If the telephone com
pany is to blame , it looks to the
man who is discommoded in having -
ing to run down to the depot
whenever he wants to find out
something and has a phone of
his own , that the railroad com
pany and the telephone company
should get together and do some
thing for the accomodatiou of
their patrons. As a usual thing
railroad companies are willing
to do the right thing by their
patrons and the same can be
said of the telephone companies
but their seems to be a hitch be
tween the two in Broken Bow
that their patrons would like to
aec iUraightcnod out iu the near
future. The patrons of each one
of these companies have a tight
to know just where the fault itt
in not having a telephone in the
depot and something should be
done to bring about a condition
of affairs where all parties
would be satisfied. This would
be a good job for the Commer
cial Club to get busy on.
The number of scholars iu oth
er districts , who have made ar
rangements to attend school in
Btokcn Bow during the winter is
good evidence that our High
School is second to none.
The Kepublican is well pleas
ed with its corps of Assistant
Editors which it now has. Their
items arc interesting and newsy
and we feel grcatful to them.
We want several moie so that we
can devote a page to them.
Attorney R. E. Brcga of Cal
laway was in the city a few hours
Monday morning. lie was on
his way from Kansas City , Mis
souri , where he had been to visi t
a brother. He says that that
'
part of Uncle Sam's'domain does
not hold any edge over Custer
County , in fact our crops are bet
ter by far than any seen on his.
trip.
JUST
THE REAL
COCO KItiD
Sheppard & Burk
Phone 125. S > uth Side Square