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. to the Custer Co nty Republ.ican , Broken.Bow , Nebraska August 24 1905. ' Supplement . Broken. , , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - . . - - - . . . . . .AT L BO-rJT . THE FAIR AND CARNIVAL. ' . . . . - TIle Custer County Fair is the best County Fair in Nebrasla. It's past record of Enormous Crowds , Splendid Racing , Fine Anlusements , Strong Attractions and Grand Exllibits have established for it a state-wide repu- I tation. This year the business men of Brolen Bow have volunteered to add all extra Thousand Dollar attraction in the way of a Nigllt Carnival or Street Fair ; and through their assistance a contract has been , closed , with . TD B XE ABHrIVAL Qm 4HY . , A manlmoth organization carrying many SI10WS , Free Attractions , Bands , etc. . . . . ' The FairAll Day. TheCarnivalAIINight , . Will be on in all its splendor , and no Greater County Fair and Carnival will be. seen in all Nebraska this . year. All former events will be put in the shade , and one gigantic effort will be made to elltertain the people as ' never b fore. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THE DIP OF DEATH. Prof. Thompson will leap from a gO-foot Ladder into a tanlr containing 4 feet of water. This in one of the grandest and most daring acts before the Anlerican people. It will be given in front of tIle amphitlleatre each day. - _ _ - u _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE BIG SHOWS. TIle Stadillm , TIle Eiectric Palace , TIle Great Train Robbery , TIle Plantation - tion Singers , The Glass Blo"\vers , TIle Moving Pictures and mallY otIler SllOWS will be tIlere. _ _ _ nO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ It wi 1 be a Monster Jubilee. ' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -iilm. J No Money will be spared. No labor will be considered too great. Nothing will be left Ul do118. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IGRAND ELECTRIC ILLUl lNATION I . - - - - The Dixie Carllival COlllpallY carries its own Electric Ligllt- ing plall t , alld tIle streets will be ablaze wi tll Electric lig'll t. . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The NIGHT CARNIVAL. By the Dixie Carnival C : will' delight f'u. The streets will be filled with S110WS. Platform tractions , Aerial Acts , Bands of Music , and thousands of people. It will be such a Street Fair and Carnival as you never witnessed before. - - - - - - - - - The FARM EXHIBIT. Will Comprise the Finest Display of Crains , Crasses , a'nd Vegetables - bles , ever placed on Exhibiti.on in any county in Nebraska. . 2,000 exhibits already collected. SASE SAuu. . . ow _ _ - _ . . " ' " ' " " " ) Splendid games by the strongest teams in Central Nebraska each forenoon ; yOU can see them from amphitheatre. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TH E RACES. o Big Speed Evellts . for good purses. - Slack Wire Acts. Aerial A \ ts. Trapeze As. . - b'J1ea"ry-Co-Round. Ferris Wheel. Bands of Music - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - . - SMALL AMUSEMENTS. including Foot Races and sports of various kinds wiU entertain you A Shooting TOUrl alTIent. Bring your shot guns. There will be plenty of Blue ocks. . , . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THIS IS THE ONLY FAIR ! . That admits your teams free. Tllat furnisl1es you tents. That gives you SUCll a big program of continuous entertainnlent al1d all1usement. . A dollar and a llalf buys a Falnily Ticlret. Come and see the wIl01e show. $5,000 will be spent in showing' you a good till1e. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ m _ _ _ _ _ - - - . - - . - - . - TENTS FOR A . . . u u " " " Family Tents will be provided and furnished - nished with hay at a nominal cost. Notify the Secreta ry by Septem ber 4th. - - - - - - - - - - - - I . I Before Leaving Home ' - - - - - Get plenty of sleep , for you won't llave tinle for allY tIling but fun after ? ' I reachillg' Brolell Bow. - - - - - - - - - - - - n - - - - - - - - - - - L ] [ STC > C . The Crean , of the Blooded Herds o'fthe county have already secured space on the grounds. The live stock show th is year wi II be grand ! The Dixie Carnival Band will be there. - - - - - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - TIlE SCI-IOOL EXHIBIT. " The SchG > ols of Custer County will have a grand exhibit of Sellool Worl { . . . . . . . Sllanl Battle by tIle Soldier Boys. I , . , \ Pellny Shower for the children. ' - - - ATTRACTIONS . , Are being added every day. I THE PIE a ONTEST - - : Will be lots of fun. I _ n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ m . -oo- _ - _ - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ . . . _ _ _ _ SLEOI : : L . .6.rL : O. . . : D : E TES : S : V""E : SEE SEO-cTeE : .C-\ - - - - - - L. H. JEWETT , E. R. PURCELL , : , PRESIDENT. SECRETARY. , , . . " . . . . . ,