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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1900)
LlbtftrtivaBooletjr VOi , XVIII. BROKEN BOW , CUSTER COUNTY , NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 22 1900-EIGHT PAGES. NO 35 Looking For Her Glasses. There li nothing an elderly porcon , \ who mupt rely upon artificial fttcl ( or s good vision , BO enjoys , AS good glaeeos. By "good glasses" wo do not mean oxpenslra frames , nor elaborate mount ings , bat do moan a flnoly ground Ions , n I l ns refracting each and every atom of light accurately , and fitted by a compe tent optician , from scientific mencnrc- \ ments , made In A scientific way. The one who has rolled r.pon cheap , Illy fitting flight-destroyers , sold by a tores , peddlers , and incompetents Klasse * which give tm ! greatest rrllof When lost , Is thu person who will ovlnco the most appreciation of those wo fit. after an hccnrate measurement of tliu oyu tnd.Usi delect. V Consultation \ Qradnate'ofiChlcago Ophthalmic College. \ J Fine Plymouth Rook cookrols for aalo. Three miles north and one mile east of Walworth bridge 4 G. QUYLE , Walworth. New Grand Central Livery and Feed Barn , JOSEPH B. SMITH , Prop. Haw rlge and good tcami. PrlceH reasonable. Clinton Day , PHYBICIAK AND SURQE.OK , Broken Bowi Neb. Office over Byenon'8 grocery. Resly uonoe 6th bouae west of Baptist church. w. . THOM 'SON. COKTBAOTOn A1TO BBILDKB. 9 Plani and estimates on short no tice. Broken Bow , Neb. Dr. Chas. L. Mullins , PHTBICIAH AND SUBOEON. 3d stairway from west endin Realty block ; residence , 3rd west M. E. church , BBrno eide of street. CAMERON & REESE , ATrORNBYSJA.COUNBELLOnS AT LAW. Ho < Di'9-9 Realty block , Broken Bow , Neb. Local Mention. Job printing at this oflice. Dr. T. W. Base , dentist , Brokcm Bow. Cannon City ooal at Dierks Lumber Co. Now is the time to renew your subscription to the REPUHUOAN. Rooms for rent in ctiHlcr block. 2t. R. C. TALHOT. Snyder Bros. , has just received a fine line of Spring dress goods. Fou SALE millet need at 50 cents a bushel. JESSE GANDY. Puuifiu blacks and blues , calico at five oontH a yard at Snyder Bros. The REPUHUCAN and both the Illustrated and Weekly Bee for $2.46. H. L. Frazter , photographer , west side square , Broken Bow , Nebraska , tf Write Lluydeu Bros. , Omaha , Wholesale Supply House for prices and samples. 2 8 lyr. The Ri'Tum.iCAN and Inter Ocean for $ Kf > 0. The RKPUULICAN and State Journal for & 1 35. Snyder Bros. , is getting in a fine line of % 3 00 skirts. They are a bargain. Call and see them. Shoemaker's kit , including ma. ohine , good as new , at a bargain. A. W. DuAUK. Fresl- homemade broad for sale at Fa.mcr's Restaurant , third door north of post oih'oe , Broken Bow , Neb. Nu\M-st and nobbiest patterns of centre tables , at A. W. Drake's. Six diffurest styles ; prices to suit everyone. For suits , iron and wood beds , rookera , cots , springs , tablesstands , Ko. , call on A. W. Drake , west i-ide tquaro. Snjdur Bros. , carnes a big line i ladies hlurtB of the best 'quality. If you want a Da'rgaiu "do not fail to sue them. Fou SALK Twenty acre farm , one mile of Broken Bow ; buildings ; uood well. Enquire at this oiiice. Or w.ill trrdo for city property. FOR SALE : Six room house and quarter block of land or will trade lor Lincoln property 34 2m. R. E. GLASS Joseph Molyuoux , of Ravena , is now the now manager of the Dierk's Lumber company , of this city. For the present ho will oc cupy the rooms in the Realty block vacated by Mr. Turner. His family came on yesterday. Mr. Molynoux is a brotheriulaw of Peter Dierks. FARM Fou SALE ; At Upton , 100 iii-rcs c f uood farm land , 80 acres in cultivation rnd the r , MI fenced in pasture , with three wirus. Good four room , sod bouse ; corn crib and grainory , each 12x10 feet , connected ; stable and chicken house etc. For particulars call on J. J. Snyder , Broken Bow , or Stephen Wilcox , on premises.35-3tn < ft L-njTJTJTJl | Twentietl Innovation. Groceries Lamps. Crockery. U , Clocks. Addressed to thoughtful , conservative consumers. Wo are still In the Grocery Business and are headquarters - quarters for Healthy Food Products. To be hfalthy and strong do not buy ADUKTEUATEU FOOIJ. We keep nothing buttho , best the best is the cheapest. Pure Teas , Coffees , Extracts , Spces , Syrups , Etc. Patent Medicines , Cutlery , Pink Pills and Others- Pure Cider Vinegar. c Quaker Bath Calinets. cC cc Eforth Wid , rokeu. Haw , Neb , C LAND Fou SALE- Two quarter sections of good farm land eight miles south of town , $000 each. SKY BOLT. J. G. Lomlng is again assisting postmaster Jowott , in thu postoffioo. Mr. Lemiug is a very efficient dork in that capacity , and gives general satisfaction to the public. Winnie Joynor has given up nor job in the postoflico and has re sumed the work in the central tele phone oflico , which she has filled for some months acceptably. Fou SALK Twenty-two acres of laud seven blocks east of the pub lic square. A good five-room house , rho land is nice and level. Will sell reasonable. Mrs. Laura Pouu. John Pernio , of Woisrort , stop ped over hero last Thursday eve ning , on his way to Merna , to take charge oi the county farm , which he has been eleoted to superintend the ensuing year. Mr. Bell , organist at the Presby terian church , will give an organ recital every Sunday evening , be fore evening service. The organ recital will begin at 7:15 : p. m. All are invited to the services. Stewart Brady left Friday eve- uing for thu British possessions , where ho expects to locate per manently. Mr. Brady and family are highly respected people and it is with regret their many friends see them leave. L. F. Oxford and Ira Dooley , who have been working with the B & M bridge force for several months in Dakota and Wyoming , returned homo Monday morning , Leslie MoWilliams and Frank Hcrsh who were with them re mained. D. V. Joyner oamo up Saturday night from Adams , Gage county , where he has been several months , in charge of a urain elevator , to vinit with his family a few dajs tie expects to move Lis family there as soon as * ho can secure a house , St. John's Episcopal Church , Walton Hall Doggett , Kootor. Quinquagesima Sunday , ( next be fore Lent , ) February 26. Morn ing service 11 am. Evening service 7 SO p. m. , Sunday School 3pm. Ash Wednesday , Fob , 28 , tervioo at 7:80 , address and Holy Communion. All invited. G. L. Turner , manager of Dierku Bros , business in this city left Tuesday morning , accompanied by Ins wife , for Kansas City , where he will have charge of the Dierk's Lumber company , business of that place. During their residence here Mr , and Mrs. Turner made a host of friends who join with the RE PUBLICAN in wishing them success in their new home. 'I he Kt arney Hub hat- purchased the Kearney Sun and made it part of its plant. This leaves but one republican paper in Kearney , with M. A. Brown , editor and manager. Mr. Brown is fully able to occupy the entire ground and if the repub licans will givi him their united support , ho will be able to do them bettor service thsn the two papers did before. Henry Berlingmire , of Weissert , called Tuesday to inform us that ho will leave today for Clark county , Iowa , where ho will make his home tenipoianly rt least. In the nine years residence hero he has bought and improved one of the best farms in his vicinity , be sides has accumalated $1,000 cash and over $700 in notes. But as his wife has never boon satisfied hero ho thought best to go to Iowa for a change. He will rent there for a year and in case they like it there better than hero they will dispose of their farm hoio and buy there , otnorwise tuey win return to uus- tor county. The Burlington railroad has at last had one of He fondest desires realized , commencing February 26th the time for transcontinental travel by Sail Lake City and Denver will bo materially reduced. On the same the Southern Pacific , the Rio- Grand lines and the Burlington Route will establish through sleep ing car service between San Fran cisco and Chicago. In consequence the Burlington's service between Denver and Chicago will be * adi oil y changed , The Ul > iogo Special which now leaves Denver in the afternoon , will become a morning train , reaching Omaha at midnight and Chicago early the next after noon. Dr , J , J. Piokott visited Control City Sunday. Stephen Wiloor , of Upton , was a friendly caller the first of the week , Arthur Pittaway ia the efficient message boy at the B & M depot at this place now. A. W. Drake is handling now organs , Kimbal and Hospo. None better. Call and BOO them. W. A. George , propnotor of the Meadow View ranch , near George town , was a friendly caller at this office Tuesday. Full blood Bard Plymouth Rook roosters , lor sale , six blocks south and ouo east of the publio square. 35 5t J. U. H. CBOBB. The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian church will hold an Easter Market , on April 14thA good dinner and supper will bo served , and many useful articles will bo for sale. Remember the date. The city schools will observe Washington's birth to day by ap propriate exorcises in the several rooms. The same grades in the north and south side building will unite in rendering their program. W. J. Wantz lost hie big black Peohoon stallion a few days ago , that ho recently shipped from 111 , But ho informs us that ho has four good ones lefc and that he oxpoo.ts to got ouo or two moro by spring. The domo-pops have called their national oonvontiou to bo hold at Sioux Falls S. D. May 9. and the Anti-fusionals called their conven tion to meet at Cincinnati Ohio , on the same date. Bryan and Judgfc C&ldwell are the profored candidates of the dome pop oommittoemon. Homer Woodruff met with a painful accident Tuesday , while hat ling ice , a large cake of ice foil on one leg and so bruiced it that he can oul ) get around by the assint- auoo of a cano. It was only by him throwing himself backwards out of the wagon that ho saved his body from being crushed by it. Frank Simmons , postmasters , of Seward and editor of the Seward Reporter , has boon found short over $3,000 , in his accounts with Uncle Sam and the postoffioo has been put in the bands of his bonds men , Ho ban furnished the re quired bonds and has been released from custody. The Weekly Journal is the name of the now paper in Grand Island , that has been established by L. J. Simmons , to succeed the Grand Island Republican , which has sus pended publioation. Mr. Simmons is a praotioal newipapet man and is capable of furnishing Hall county with an up to date newspaper , which he ia already doing , iho HKPUDLIOAN wishes Mr. Simmons and the Journal success. We are pleased to acknowledge the reootpt of the Kingston News , of Kingston Missouri , edited and published by A J. Fleming and S. M , Spirey. Mr. Fleming was formerly pastor of the Baptist church hero , and for several years , until recently was one of the news editors of the World Herald , The best wishes of the REPUBLICAN is extended to Mr. Fleming in the enterprise. Farmers who hope to make money by furnishing cream for the separator , must not build too high hopes on largo returns from a lot of half brood Texas cowa. What ie nroessary is to make the most pos sible from the cows you have and nndoavor to improve your milking stock as fast as possible. With good cows and proper attention , plenty of good food , your milk can be made the best revonno producer of the farm. The Burlington is equipping its passenger locomotives with the now electric head light. Several of the engineers running between Burlington and Chicago now have he eleotrio headlights , and within the next few weeks others will bo equipped with thorn. The eleotrio headlight can be soon at a distance of seven miles on a straight track The electricity is manufactured by a little dynamo between the stack and headlight for the oab and tender. The miniature elootrio litht ? plant on each engine is ex amined by an electrician at the end of each run , The incandescent lights which are provided for the oab and tenbor arc sufficiently shaded BO as not to blind the en gineer and fireman. Baking Powder Mauc from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum * Alum baking powcLis arc ( Ii -c- ' menaccrs to health of the present cij ROYAL DAKINO POWDER CO. , Silver Wedding : Surprise. The neighbors and friends of Mr , and MIH. Jerry Phelps took thorn by surpriro on February 3. As near as the leaders of the party could learn , it was the 25th year of their married life , but they was one year too soon , as it was their 24th year of their married lite. The people oarriod out their part of the program , calling their married life 25 years. You ought to have boon there and soon the baskets and boxds ; there was enough to food one of the hungry regiments of the war. war.After some little time when order was brought out of confusion the tables wore spread with the best the county and stores could afford and then the tables wro filled by the hungry. They fed 102 besides a number of small children. Wo will make an effort to give a statement ol presents given by those present : Mr. and Mrs. 11. G. Carr , Mr. Phelps , a fine hat , Mrs. Phelps , a fine dross pattern ; Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Rogers , silver oako plate ; Mr. and Mrs. 8 F. Clayton , silver- Bon Bon dish ; E. V. Jeffries , silver Bon Bon dish ; Perry Motoalf , one of the late soldiers of the Philip pines , Spanish coin. Dozen silver knives and spoons , donators , Messrs and Mesdanos , Ed Pnlliam , J. R. Orvis , O. S. Pulliam , T. W , Doan , W. J , Wallace , Art Pulliam , C. Ruse , G. Drrssing , H. T. Jagers , W. Marsh , D. Garrison , W. H. Caoslor , Wm. Pfrohm , J. Pointer , Wm. Peterson , A. Goham , Fred Peters , Walt Metcalf , C. Groiblo , G. Garrison , H. Pfrohm. G. Wil liams , W. G , Williams , F Prod- more , L. Lumborgar , J. Murphy , N. Tarlton , J. A. Kaighin , G.Guylo , D , McGugin , and A. Carpcnt'r and Miss W. Bitters and L. Bittors. Claranoo Motoalf , P. G. Metcalf , E. V. Jeffries and Mrs. L. C. Mot oalf. Anyone wanting pictures of the entire company , can got ono b\ Ibaving his order with' Jamon Pointer at his gallery in West Union. Letter Lint , Following is the dead letter Its' for week ending February , 6,190r : Elder Simmons Carter Smith Dock Tronl Albott Tamer Albert Totter Albert Duvls Mies Bella McClitln J 0 Nonakur Mrs Mlunlo Smith Parties calling for the above pleabo say advertised. L. II. JKWETT , P. M. MARKttT REPORT. Wheat . 4Bc Hurley . 20 Oats . Me Com . . . . . " 5c Hyo . 40c Huttor . l&c Eggs . lOc Potatoes . _ . . . ! 25c Onions . l.UO Chickens . 1.05 ton. 00 Cows . . . 3.1JO Steers . - . 4.00 Turkeys . Cc Straw . lOc cwt U y. . . _ . 0,00 | uir tun L'ubllc Sale I will sell at publo auction on my farm ono mile southeast of Broken Bow Saturday , February 24th , at one o'clock P. M. , twelve head of horses and colts , several head of cattle , hogs , and a complete set of farming tools. On all Hums ovoi ton dollars nine months time w ll be given on approved security. George E , Carr. WANTED Severn ! persona ( or district oflloo inuuaguru In this state to nprp > 'nt mu in tboir own nud surrounding conn ties. Willing to pay yearly § ( JUO , pny- nble weekly. Desirable employment \Yitli uouBual opportunities. Hoforon- ees exchanged. Enclose BcH'-iulUreEEod stamped envelope * S. A : Park , U2C Oiaton Building , Chicago , Court Nolcs. Mary Siorks secured a divorce from Henry Siorks , Court adjourned Wednesday evening to Krtdi.y morning. Attorney R , E. Broga , of Calla- way , in in the city attending court. The divorce case ol Mrs. Reading against Reading was continued un til Friday. C. C. Gardner , of Sargont , was in the city , the tirst of the week , attending court. J. C. Porter , ol Ansloy , was attending court , in this city , the lirst of the week. Judge Wall ind Attorney Nightengale , of Loup City , arc ini court , i the oity attending Yofterday the groatur part of the time was taken up in fore closing proceedings confirmation of sales sol , Resolutions of respoot wore passed by the attornies in favor of James C. Nuylor a member of the bar who wan louud dead in his Juod in this city last fall . District court commenced Mon day , in this city , with Jndgo Sul livan on the bench. Monday waa occupied largely in calling the docket and setting cases for trial , j ulii the ease of Keller vs7"KoTlor , for a divorce , the matter was called up and after the Judge exorcised his prerogative in giving Mrs. Keller a lecture for not living with thu dofondont , thu suit wont ovur session M. for a moro convenient , T. Gadd , appeared for the plaintiff and C. L. Guttorsou , for dofoud < nt. The time of the district court was .taken up Tuesday largely in hearing an injunction suit ngainst the school board , of district No. 11 , a joint district with Sherman county. It appeared that the Mohool board had refused to allow , MIHH Ballunger , a sixtuun year old girl , to attend school in thu dis trict , without paying tuition , and the injunction wa-1 gotten out by a brothurinlaw , with whom thu girl is making her home , to compel iho board , to admit the girl to school. Judge Wall appeared for the board and Attorney Nightengale , for the plaintiff. The temporal y injunction was continued until the next turm ol court , at Loup City. Farmers Institution. Wo are informed by Miss Eva Bragg , secretary , that the ninth annual institute , of Douglas Grove Farmer's Club , will bo hold at WuHcott , March 1 and 2. A pro- litablo time is anticipated and all those who can avail themselves of the opportunity should attend. Following is the program. State speakers : March 1 , Dr. Peters , on proveutativo hog cholera and blauklug. Irrigation , Mr. Wolfoirbarger , pres stale irrogation society. Forage crops , L. D. Stileon ; trip to Arginlmo Republic , Prof. Brnner , Local speaker s\V. A. Whitney , Uuboska , Neb. ; S. L. Glover ; farm barns and how to build them. C. E. Howard , social condition of farm , Mrs. Anthony ; poultry , Mrs. Delano ; papers and. F. M. Cunio , live stock outlook. Mow Druggist. R , W. Wilkins , who recently * J purchased thu Waniuk stock of drugs in thu Wnltot' building on etut hide ot Uiu public square , has moved thu goods into ouo of the rooms in the Realty block , on the south side of thu tquaru , whore he is now prepared to accommodate the public with anything in his lino. Mr. Wilkius has been in the drug business , in Wayne , in this state , for the lust seventeen years and is thoroughly competent in his profession. Mr. Wilkins ia a very ' ' ' pleasant and genial man and we ; fuel stifa in assuring the publio that they will find him a man with whom it a pleasure to do business. We bespeak for him a liberal share of the business in his line. The following is a partial list of the actors of thu Burnt Cork Miustrols , to be given in ihe north side opera house , Friday , March 2 , 1000. Frank Taylor , Fred Hayes , Ben Hution , Bob Brindlc , Will Johns , E Palmer , L K. Cole , r.ink and Ki < buid > , I'rol' Yama , i , Orchestra , eight piucutt , ladiea quartette , musical team , mandolin club and other vooalists. Freed , Don't forgut the date , Friday March 2 ,