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Jesse Teagarden reports good sales on Chautauqua tickets. Tents must be ordered in advance. Mrs. Effie R. Dodds is enjoying a visit from her sister, Mrs Henderson, and son, of Cheyenne, Wyoming. They arrived Sun day morning. Mrs. J. K. Tipton is in Omaha attending the State Dressmakers convention and also a school of instruction which is in session there this week. 8S. J. Lonergan left Tuesday night for a stay of a week or two at Hot Springs and Hill City, 5S. D., his gold mine interests being at the latter place. Prepare for the Chautauqua by purchasing a season ticket of either J. K. Teagarden or H. A. Watts. Read the advertisement on first page in regard to amount saved by the season ticket route. Dr. Bass, dentist will remove from the McComas block to rooms in the Realty block now occupied by Dr. C. L. Mullins as soon as the new office building for the latter is completed. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Beard and two children, of Newport, Ar kansaw, arrived in the city last Saturday for a visit of about a month. Mrs. Beard is a daugh ter of Mrs. C. U. Richardson. Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. John Turner returned from Bed ford, Iowa, where they spent two weeks visiting his parents at the old home, and spending a couple of days in Omaha and St. Joe on the return trip. Arrangements are making for a clay pigeon shoot at the fair grounds during the three days of the fair in September. This will prove quite an attraction and be the means of bringing a good ly number of people to Broken Row from all parts of the state. John Cody and George Garri son, a brace of sound republican wheel horses, residing in the West Union vicinity, good citi zens, progressive and successful farmers, old time and well known Settlers, were greeting friends and transacting business in the city Tuesday. J. M. Fudge moved his office to rooms upstairs in the Mc Comas building, northwest corner of the square, last Saturday, and is now ready to buy and sell farm lands and town property or rent it for you. He says he is open for engagements on any kind of a real estate transaction. On its return from the 4th of July celebration at Ravenna the Broken Bow baseball aggregation was considerably elated. Having won its first game of the season by walloping the Ravenna team by a score of 2to 1. The game is reported to have been a screamer from start to finish. The Advo restaurant, presided over by Charles E. Stout, has just experienced a complete renovation and is now as neat and clean as the most exacting lady could desire. When he assumed the management Mr. Stout de clared that he would make a first class restaurant of it and he has succeeded in accomplishing that end. Kross D. Pickett, cashier of the Security State bank, accom panied by Mrs. Pickett and the children, left Tuesday morning for Tamora, Seward county, where they will spend the great er part of his two week's vaca tion visiting his parents. They will also visit Omaha and Lin colon while absent from home. Miles Hopkins, a farmer near Berwyn, aged about 35 years, married and father of two children, was brought before the insanity board yesterday and ordered committed to the asylum at Hastings. His malady is on religion, at times being morose and at other times is vicious, hence it was deemed advisable to commit him for treatment. On the 1st of May Ras Ander son sold the elevator to A. H. Copsey and tripped to the Pacific coast country which he thorough ly investigated, arriving at the conclusion that it is not as good as Nebraska, regardless of its laudations, and upon his return negotiated for and repurchased the elevator, taking charge thereof on Monday of last week. Mr. Anderson has been liberal and honest with patrons of the elevator since purchasing it from Wilson Bros. last winter, and the same policy will be pursued in the future—‘a square deal” for everybody at the West Elevator. George Mulhall and left last Saturday morning for Kaukauna, Wis., for a visit of a couple of months with parents, Mrs. J. A. Armour and daugh ter, Avis, left last Monday even ing for Nevada, Mo., where they will visit for a period of two or three weeks. Preference in tent locations will be given in the order en gaged. Order a tent from Jesse Teagarden at once and come to the Chautauqua. Dr. C. L. Mullins is building an addition to his residence, re cently vacated by J. N. Peale, and the residence adjoining being remodeled especially for his use as an office. Next Thursday, the 18th Inst., is announced as the day for the Annual Sunday school picnic of Baptist church of this city. The place has not as yet been finally decided upon. It is announced that the en campment of State militia will be held ten days, beginning August 12th, and members of the local organization are donning their drill clothes and making other necessary arrangements to present the company in a favor able condition to the inspecting officers. C. K E. Cannon, of Westerville, was in the city last Saturday and informed the Republican that he is a candidate for nomination at the primary election for sheriff. Mr. Cannon is well known throughout the county as a man possessed of great valor and if nominated and elected there would be no question but that the official duties would be per formed without fear or favor. While leading a horse last Sunday V. Claris Talbot, resid ing near Berwyn, was seriously injured. The animal became fractious, knocked Mr. Talbot down and danced on him. His brother, Dr. W. E. Talbot, of this city informs us that Claris was severely dealt with, but that his condition is greatly improved today with prospects for a com plete recovery in a short time. For the first time this year business was at a complete stand still in the register of deeds office last Saturday. Up to 2:30 p. m., only one instrument had been presented for filing and Register Wood became so nervous by that time—doing nothing—that he could not stand the pressure and went home to hioe out his garden. He was kept busy all day Sunday doctoring the blisters in his hands. D. W. Joyner, who has been a faithful, trustworthy and almost indispensable attache of the county treasurer’s office for many years, will sever his connection therewith on the 1st day of Aug ust to assume the duties as mana ger of the Farmers’ elevator at Merna, as it carries with it a larger salary than the position he now holds in the treasurer’s office. His son, Mallie, has also been employed by the elevator company as assistant. About a year ago Emery Snyder was before the insanity board and found to be a dip somaniac, and upon pledging to ‘cut out the booze” was not com mitted to Lincoln, but paroled. A few weeks ago it was reported to the board that Snyder was “hitting ’er up” pretty heavily and officers have been endeavor ing to surround him, but without success unti Monday when W. A. Dillavoy was sworn in as a deputy and succeeded in capturing and bringing him to Broken Bow. He was taken before the board Tuesday and upon hearing was ordered con veyed to Lincoln for treatment where Deputy Rolla Tousley es corted him to play. The county supervisors con vened Tuesday in regular quar terly session and about the first thing sprung on them was a re quest by Scott Cooper, high ex ecutioner of grass and dandelions in the court house yard, that a purchase be made of a new style lawn sprinkler. At first the board,, with the exception of Su pervisor Morris, flatly refused to give the matter any serious con sideration fearing Mr. Cooper would neglect other duties in tinkering with it, but Scott is persistent and has, every day, called attention of the members to the subject until other mem bers beside Morris have warmed up toward the proposition and the executioner of grass and dandelions may yet be successful in getting in his work. Rev. Trites, a former pastor of this city, will occupy the pulpit in the M. ER. church next Sunday morning and evening. The effect of the several recent burglaries in Broken Bow will perhaps be the adding of one or more men to the city police force in an effort to put a quietus to the night raids. From all parts of the county comes favorable reports of the growing corn which is said to be fairly humping itself to make up lost time on account of a late spring with weeds keeping it company and in some cases being in the lead. Harry Osborne, stenographer in the office of the city attorney of Denver, Colo., arrived in the city last night for visits with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Osborne, Sr., and to associate and recount recollections of boy hood days with old friends, of whom he has a host tl this stretch of timber. The old settlers’ meeting at Lindley’s grove, near Anselmo, yesterday was attended by about five hundred persons and a general good time is reported by those from this city who were present. They speak very highly of the music furnished by An selmo band which is a new organization composed of young men who have had but about a years’ experience with band instruments. Roy Leonard, an incorrigible young man, cut loose a super abundance of oaths and obscenity in the direction of Groceryman Cook, on Monday, and was taken to the county jail and there re tained for a couple of days in order to give him an insight as to what was in store for him if he does not mend his ways. The officials say that if he makes another bad break he will go in for several months instead of a couple of days, as several have lodged complaints of his doings. On Tuesday morning, 8 miles southeast of Overton, Deputy Sheriff Lowe rounded up Edwin McGraw who used a knife on Theodore Leserve, at Westerville two weeks ago. He was found cutting alfalfa in a field belong ing to a man named Carter who had no idea his hired man was formerly a member of the James boys gang of desperadoes. Deputy Lowe experienced no trouble in arresting the terrible terror—which he claims to be and lodging him in the jail in this city. A foolish practice indulged in by many business men when going to a bank to deposit money is to carry the pss book in their hand with the bills hanging out at the ends. Oftentimes they stop on the street to talk with someone and invariably, in such event, fold their hands behind them, so that anyone passing could easily slip the bills from the book without pausing. This very thing happened in a neigh boring city a few days ago and it will occur here in Broken Bow if some of the bank depositors do not discontinue making a dis play of their rolls while en route to the bank. Rev. W. D. Hall and Mr. Kid Taylor encountered an accident of no small dimensions last Sun day while driving from Sargent to this city. The pin came out of the double-tree which dropped on the horse's heels and frighten ing them into a runaway. Mr. Taylor, who was driving, was pulled from the buggy by the lines and struck the ground on his head which rendered him un conscious for several minutes The team ran about a half mile and one of the horses became tangled in a barb wire fence, an ugly gash being cut in its breast besides a number of smaller cuts. Marrigo—At the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dc. R. Deming, in Broken Bow, Nebr., at noon on Wednesday, July 3, 1907, Mr. Samuel Beadle, of Cairo, Nebr., and Miss May Deming were united in marriage, Rev. A. A. Mitchell, of the Presbyterian church, performing the ceremony in the presence of a few immediate friends and relatives. After the ceremony a wedding dinner was served, and on the evening train the young couple left for their future home, Cairo, where the groom has charge of a large elevator. He is a popular young man, possessed of fine business ability and highly esteemed by the citizens of Cairo and surrounding country.
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Broken Bow Custer County Republican
Broken Bow, Nebraska, US
Thu, Jul 11, 1907
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