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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1899)
4fa < * 8i ! v . { } SWEET & * & Jf fi * < 5i $ MOTHER OVE fifctfi always looks for purity and quality in the food she provides for her little ones. That is.why the intelligent mothers of Ouster county-always go to BOWQII'B for their Groceries , He k , < ? ? pB only the best quality of cereals , canned .goods potted moats , line sauces , teas , coffees , cocoas , $ & and will fill your orders for less money , than j fc others who will serve you a poorer quality. ffi Yours for Pure Groceries , ' < $ J. 0. BOWKN. w ymzimi m % ! ® ® M ( Ulster ( So , Republican I'ubllihod ovorj ThuruUy t Ihn County N t. I . BI.'AllIHUI-UItY , lUlltor JrOffico in CnMcr lllock , Konrth ATO.- % Entered at the pottonico at llrokon lion , Neb. , at iccontl clam matter , for ttnnimliitoii Hi rough Um U , S. malls. BDUyomiTION ritlOB : Uue Tear , In advuucu . . . . It .00 THURSDAY , MARCH. 1C , 1809. KLCCTJUti LIGHTS. The quofltion of municipal own- orbliip of an uletilrio liglil Hyulum ! H a matter which IH lining diHotisscd ) > to and con by the residence of the oily , and in order lo learn Home- thing of the coHt of putting in a plant , our towutunan , 9. J. Lnner- gan has corresponded with Frank B. Rae inginouring oompany of Chicago , to ascorlain what the oily could put'iu a plant for. In order that the public may have the benefit of tbc information obtained we nubmit below i the Icttora which outer into the coHt in dotatl of a plant which would furniHli twelve arc lights and COO inoamlurtooiU lampb of siitcon cnndlo power , all of whioh would coat not to exceed $3,500. This amount of money would not cost the city to exceed seven per cent intorcHt , or $236 annually. If bondri were floated to Bouuro the ready inonuy neoesaary to put in the plant it in nrgued liy somu that four per cent boiulH could bo negotiated at par. Thin would reduce the coat to * 140 per year. The revenue derived from the in candescent lights to the merchants , private residences nml offices would not only pay the interest but the running expenses of the plant. The proposition recently nubmitted to the oily council by the Aurora gen- tlomau in wbicb bo proposed to furnish seven arc lights for 1600 a year would , in seven years , have cost the city $3,600 ; and the city would have been but half lighted and the uionoy paid by individuals for incandescent lights would have gone into the ovfforri of some for eign corporation anil been lost to the city. By owning ihe plant all the money , exoep the original cost , will ba kept in circulation i-i the city.Tho The following letters , one ol which was to William Smith and the other to Mr. Lonergay , are self explanatory and should bo read b } tvery citizen interested in electric lights in the city. Chicago , March Oth , ' 00 S. J. Lonorgan , Ktq. , Broken Bow Dear Sir : The subject of inuni- ciplo ownership and operation o electric light plants is engaging the attention of municipal governments very generally , and has perhaps been considered by your council a a possible moans of effecting eooti omy m the administration of muni cipal affairs. This company , in their oapaoity as engineers , ha been oonnootod with the municipal izatioo of lighting plants for abou eight years , during whioh time the ; have been retained by the followiu ) cities : Detroit , Lauoing , Hillsdale West Bay City , Neguaueo , Kalama see , Evart , Nason , Oxford , Hturgi nnd Quinoy , Michigan * , London Bryan and Columbiana , OhioDo Moines and Iowa City , Iowa ; Lo gansport ; East Chicago , Columbi City and Kvansvillo , Indiana ; Uockford. Kaukakoe , Springfield , Woodntoqk and Sycamore , Illinois ; Madison and Boscobel , 'Wisconsin' , Cumberland , Maryland ; Willums- port , Pa. , etc. Wo undertak the preparation of careful estimates of ooit of plant based uponu ncoeasary surveys , nd the local opnditioni hat obtain , together with an estimate of , the est of operation in detail , to make ) lanfl and speoifloationa for build- n H , Htoarnand oloolrioal plant , > ole linca , circuit and lamp distri- ) Utiou. to 8BiHt your council in naklng contraotB , suporriso the construction and installation of the work , and to make fin * ) toils and oport upon the oomploto pjant. Whtfro the situation is such that dditional bonds may not bo fasuod or the cost of the improvement , wo can obtain the tlnanolal .aaqist- nco that the city may require , , uppn ur favorable reports of the gjtua- ion etc. , upon terms and conditions tiat will be favprablo and aooepta- ) lo lo the oily. Them ia no , qu6a ion whatever aa to the economy of municipal owuornaip , of lighting ilanttj , ns it has , been demonstrated wherever triad , , and oan be predo. ormincd with oxaotnoss for any city where , the local conditions are carefully exam'ned , We have per- nissiou to refer to the Mayors pf any of the .cities mentioned , above , and particularly to Hon. II. S ? mgroo , GOT. of Michigan , Hon. lohn MaoVicar , Mayor of DOS ttoinea , Iowa ; and Hon. U. W . 3rowu , Mayor of .Rpokford , til. loping to bear from you , wotare very truly y.ours. B. I AK Enaif < jiumiHO Co. Chicago , March , 9th , 18,09 , William Smith , E q , C.hioago. Dear Sir : This late reply ( to your request for tome eleottio lighting information with .which to answer Mr. Loj\org a , of Brpkon Bow , Neb. , has boon delayed be- oai BO of my absence from the oitj. I lake it Irom ( tholetler , you refer to me that the city ia Dot lighted nnd that there is no plant for fur nishing lights located at Broken Bow , and , that if a , plant ia installed jy the city it uonld furnish arc lights for tho.stroetdjand could also' ' sell incandescent lights to scores ami residences. For n plant of this uharactcr requiring only , a small number of arc lights , I wpuld suggest the installation of a aingle alternating current dynamo hating a capacity for , say about SOU inoan- leeoeut lamps of sixteen oaudlo power eaoh. Each are light operated ated from this machine would reduce ita capacity about ten oan * doacent lights , ur in other words , to supply the twelve are lights necessary would leave a oapaoity in incandescent lamps of SCO to 800 To operate the five hundred light incandescent plant to ita fall capac ity would require about fifty horse power , Exclusive of the building necessary , a rough estimate of th < cost of the plant would be aa fol lows : Boiler and ataok .oreotac complete $050 ; engine , feed water heater , boiler , feed pump , piping bolts etc , 1750 ; dynamo , switch board , twelve are lamp * and , station wirinu ; $1,780. The po'e ' line con atruolion with the are circuit BUS- pensions , feed wires for , the incan descent system , including converters ors and erection complete $1,000 engineering and other expenqei $950 ; total for the plant exnlusive ot the building , $3,350. The eity should vote an appropriation of a least this amount and it would b better perbapsn to aik for $3,800 The revenve from the inoandeioon lighting baaed on 300 ) amps burn ing three hours per day and 800 days per year , which is a v ry low would yield a rcvomio of 12,000 per year , which would more li.in pny thi ) coht of operation nctuding intercut on bonds , if jondn weto noccri'ary. If the city vote to put in plant , we will In- ; lad lo s < cure Ihe < n.-inonrinij work , make the plantNpiuitiealionH ) and generally assist tin-in in our opacity as general cn enet r" . B. C03UUESSA1AN ( IKUHN DCAJ ) . iJonnreHMiiari W li. Green died ist Saturday night in Omaha in thu B. & M. depot , while on his way lo Lincoln. Tint following from the Onriha Buc tells of the event as follows : Al 7 o'olook last iiighl William L Green , of Koarnny , of the Sixth congressional district of Nebraska , was apparoutl hale , hearty and in 'ull enjoyment of life with all its ) leasureridomeHlio , nocial and po- ilical. At B o'clock he had joined the great majority , UIH' ' thu awful najesty of death was stamped upon tin face as . .o lay in his last Hlocp on ho cold mosaic floor of the Bur * iugton station in ihis city. Mr. Green came to Omaha from jincoln on Friday evening and put up at the Arcade hotel. Ho had > con at the state capital for some days , having oomo up from Wash- nglon to witness the election of a Nebraska senator. After spending Saturday greeting his friends and attending to busines in town , he ook a hook about 7:45 : in the oven- ng to catch the Burlington train o Lincoln. Congressman Green WIIH accom- mnied by three friends , bound for ho same train , J. C , Reeves , of liadison county , a farmer ; R B. * rinoe , a hotel keeper of Mndison , nd T. B. Donovan of the Madison Star. Star.On On reaching the station Cou- ; rosaman Green was observed lying > aok in the seat of the back as if asleep and every effort was made by his companions and the paseon- ; erdirector to arouse him. Ho was borne io an unconscious slate o the waiting room of thu depot and in answer lo a telephone message - ago Dr. S. II. Smith was noon in n attendance. On looking at the > ody the doctor pronounced him dead and advised Ihe railway au- horities to summon a coroner. Elia advice was immediately follOwed - lOwed and in a few minuton Coroner ner Swansea had gathered the facts and thebad ; was removed to the morgue. Death was attributed to heart failure. At the poat-mortem inquest hole at Coroner Swansou's oflico an au topsy was performed by Dr. Milroy and the jury returned a verdict o : death from llio. excot-sivu unu o alohohol. \ Already the popnhsts are discuss ing the probtble man to ( ill the vacancy in congress ouuanioued by the death of W. L Green. Ex. Gov. Jlolootab .and Judge II. M. Sullivau are oonsidurod formidable oaudidatos in this vicinity. It H thought thtt Ex Sunator Stewart of Chadron , and Wm. Neville , of North Platte , will be caudidaies but if theru ia no extra session of congress , a special election oan not bo called and the vacancy will not bo u'Uod until the fall eluution , whioh will give limt for candidates to develop in every county m the district , But while the pops are wrangliug over a choice the republicans will so lout the winner. The Omaha Bee and the Fremont Tribune have each sug- ueited , Senator bM. . Uurrie , as the man that can take the uake , in whioh they are eminently correct The Tribune says : 'Perhaps the Rlrougcs candid lie who could be named v/oukl bo Senator Currto of Broken Bow He would bo an ideal candidate for the party. Ho carried u strong ftsion district last fall in his candi dacy for the ulate senate. He has demonstrated himself cue of the atrongett men , if not the real leader of the aenate. Hie winter's work at Lincoln baa been highly credit able. He IB a strong debater , lit is a college bred man. He instead fast in his honorable purposes Moreover , he is a farmer and cattle grower * It would be a praise worthy innovation for Nebraska to break its delegation of lawyers sen to Washington by electing a pro duoer to congress. Senator Currie it a repreientatiYe of the two su ironic imluptmm of the Hixth ( Ii3- iii-i the only ones worth mention- ng. Ono of thu issues upon which ic was chosen lo the senate was tin opposilion lo Irun railroad nHief. Ho i ppOBed a popul si u IIIH and ( lnfciitcd him in a populist stronghold , He would have an advantage in linn. Gavernor Hol mb for instance has worn a pook- 11 full of pissca to a frazzle , which M aNo probably true of any other jopulItU likely to he nominated. I'ho republicans of the sixth district can practically insure victory by nominating Senator Cnrric. " The death of Congressman Green romovuH 0110 of the moBt notable characters of the niitli congressional diHttict. IIt\ wan an able orator , forcible debater nnd a Htrong crim inal lawyer , UIH great fault waH IMH uncontrolable appetite for itrong drink , which hutiicd hard but was utiablu to control. He wan n Htrong advocate of thu principles of thu populist party , and in IIIB doatli the parly hao lopt one of itH ablest dofemlerH in the stato. The Kiii'unuoAN extends its sympathy to his wife and children , lo whom ho WBH greatly dovotod. It is reported that only fifty four i of thu lifty eight pop inomberrt of the stale legislature agreed to ao > cept D. E. ThotnpHou'ti proposition , and as fourteen republicans would not go into il , the dual was declared off and tliun our populist brethren lent their opportunity to elect one to the United States HonrUo , whom thuy have been pleased to dub a the Mark ilanna , of Nobrasku. In itti issue of last , week the Bio ken Bow Chief attempted to ex- ) lain what was meant by llio term , 'supporting the administration. " As near as we oan h'guro it out , the Chief ic "supporting thu adminis- rrtion" by palling iho sheriff on he back and working him for a egal or I wo and then laughing about it when ho is out of sight. . Arcadia Champion. Governor Poyntor has vetoed the supreme court commission bill , and unless there are enough yoten to carry thn bill over his veto , the three judges will have to lo the work the next two years. AH the oourtis now said to bo two year behind with six members , it will , without the asHistanco of the commissioners , bo four years boliiru in another two years. Hidden [ n Egypt the custom is for Princesses to hide their bentity by covering the lower part of the face with a veil [ n America the beauty of many o aur women is hidden because of the weakness ant sickness pecu liar to the sex. If the EgyptIan - Ian custom pre vailed in this country , many suffererswould be glad to cover th e i r premature wrinkles , their sunkonchceks , their unnealthy complexion , from the eyes of the world with the veil of the Orient. Bradfield's Female brings out a woman's true beauty. It makes her strong and well in those organs upon which her whole general health depends. It corrects all men strual disorders. It stops the drains of Leucorrhcea. It restores the womb to its proper place. It removes the causes of headache , backache and nervousness. It takes the poor , de bilitated , weak , haggard , fading woman and puts her on her feet again , making her face beautiful by making her body well. forl a bottle. Send ( or our free lIluHtrnU'J book ( or women. The Bradfleld Regulator Co. , Atlanta , Ga. JAMES IEDWICH. ItlwVI. KHTATK ANO INVKHTMKNTH , BuoKKNjJUow , - - - NEBIUBK/ . I hare a largo list of farms foi sale in all parts of the county. Low prices and easy term * of payment. Write for prices. FOR Choice btraina of Poland China pigs , both male and gilt. L. H. JKWKTT. SHERIFFS SALE , Aii'l o il to- GEORGE WILLING , Tbu rutlro > tuck of G. W. Wilde , con-letlng > llftuhvRte , Tinware , Impleiueiili , uirce KliiKiuno Coin IM.iHow , three Dkk Cultivator * , four Tongue Cultivators , four Toiuiuuh'RS Culilvntore ud oilier Jmplemi'UtH Tin entire atonk will be solder ( or im tbnn manufncluror' * price. Call early nnd jet biirKiUnB. I have juel ecelvcd a oarlpad , .iny llr.t Bhlpment thi * year , of the GrandI Detour'Mows ' ami Konulno Nuw Departure Tongue . . . . better : nsk those who ueo thorn ; al o Mm Klsh Uros. Bugnlca of nil kinds Prices from 840 and up. 800 them and you will buy. Spring wngonb-Kaoltio , Colum- bun , bradley nnd other tnakos. Dcorlng Binders and Deerlng Twirio.thebeflt maae. TJT , , , nci liought thirty sots o ( the Biimo that I fold so many of lost JjLul llCiDb year ; K VU the hust of B'ltluf action. See this liMtioea. Concord - cord holt hnmi1 , wool faced , open throat collars , oan't bo beat for the money ; louglit before the advance . Sen me for harness , collars , puds and strap work. 17 < i4-iii 1 hnvc jut eroctiid u store room t the rcr of my old JD Ul niLlll (3 H on- , null just received u car of Furniture , and with the pri'Btint stock have the best Heleetid and most complete stock In the cl'y. Iron Ui-ds Horn $3 50 and ui ) . Tables Sales , Loun fH , Hookers , llaby Cab ? , Mattreti- e , Springe , Uhalre , etc. , ut pricee well , remember 1 am not undersold. If you need an outfit for housekeeping It will puy you to see me IJQ _ _ Do not p y 800 fora raugotrom peddlers when you con got JLxctllgCb a butter one from your home dvalciB for $10 The Ptnlndular all steel wrought iron HaiiKO , the very b st mnde , with oppor reservoir and high pliulf , them la no better Knngo made ; fully warranted ; Other stoves frem IO$13 , 310 and up. I'lio Womler line , they are fully warranted. The Genuine Glldden Wire , tht- best made The lightest and cheapest In the end ; and Red Rubber I'ulnt , no tur like Imitation ; buy the bust ; it is alwa e tl e ubeapiut. QnwinoMnnliiTlPG Thc now Qooi1rlch aml Elridgo from $20 Dl3Wlllg lTJLclL/JllllU& and , , . the\ ore warranted for ( en years ; have sold them lur ten years \Vn ( low Cunniut > , 25c Mid up ETonit * made Tin- ware will Rive you the best antisfnction. and imehi p In < nneetlon with tl e Moie ; all kinds of ropaliliig dino. Jlluo'H Garden bcedn of ah LlndP. liny good freeh seiilauitl you will h&ve fucct'FS. Millet , Harlpy , i rd all Lire's of tlild Feedc ; [ irlcee loner I linn any onlulogue \ rices. ll rdwiire hnrcnins nrd j-rloco tie low- -pt. Clevis. double and elrgle tree * . My lender , luo rl"w lll ; Foikp. Western WnsluT , KUvood "lo d Fenuliig. the lust niMle : Cli th P Wtinetis. Table and Pocket Mit'iry. ' nd 11 t-ntiiplem lltu > of Revi-lu-rs rd GIIIIF ; uinnrunlMm of all kluds ; C > pl er Jtivi'ts , in ( not ovcrythlnj ; . aid triers i > s Inw n > UJH ir-vcH ; when In Lerd of ImpVnitMjiM , 1'lowg , Furnlturn , HnrdWHtc , Wire , Tlnuiuc. It w II pny y n o gee mo. With low prices honorable mid fiilr deallrg , 1 linvc I , rid thi title of ho oldest hardware Htoro In Broken How. When in ind nf IIOUBI ki'i | iuj ? ( Uiflt at nil i HU vi > mo"ev Hive a full line of UollinH.Ciuk' IF ai d TJniU rinkli'g Qnod allflattended to night or day Yours Respectfully , ( .KOJJGSC WILLING if you are Looking lor Bargains the 1 s f\ i is the place to find them ; where one can buy as cheap as another ; where a CHILD can buy as cheap as a MAN- Shoca worth $1.25 to § 2-25 yo on Kiokapoo Indian Worm Killer , the to our 98o bargain counter. beet in the world. Closing out Felt Boots at cngt , Ayer's Pillu . 20o Now is ihe limo I ? get Shoes ; call Dr. William's Pink Pills tor Pale and sec thorn. Pooi le . 4So Men's Underwear 50u per suit A lOo Tablet for 4c SheotincH 3o per yaid Hookford Socks 5u pair Dress Goods away below all comMen's Wool Pants. . . $1.25 fo $ Q 50 petition. Outing F nnnel worth 12 ofor..Se Window Shrdes 15(5 lo ii5c Ladies India Dongola Shoon. . . ,73o i Coffee MillH 15c Overalls 25c lo 40o Pint ( . 'ups , 2 for 5u Hunter Sifter.s I0c Dr Piorco's Golden Medical DinBib Ovvral'H 49o covery OOo Qan aUj ! Heo our , ,0 , > v | , | . , , f Sur 'e , Dr. Piorcu's Fivorm. Prescr'n , OOo Brooadc8 and Cn-hrapr0 ttt Dr PHTCO'S P P. Pellets 20o , . . . . | . . I'iflo's Coi.Hi.inption . Cure 20c way below all competition. A Cattoria 2Je ) fine line of Calico and Prints in Dr. Ward's Liniment , sm si/e.20c the latest patterns. Silverware given away. Market price paid for Eggs. I Once Was Lost , but ITow I Have Pound It. Where ? At my door. At the Eagle Grocery. ' What in the world is it , my dear ? It is at the Eagle Grocery , a mam- mot i stock ef Groceries ; and at the lowest prices you ever heard of. The Eagle has been reading the papers and keep- iii'j ; posted on what was being offered for sale. They don't say anything about Terbacker and Candy , and other good things like that. It is not pickle dishes you want now , it is Candy The Eagle has 2,000 pounds of candy for sale cheap. Christmas committees are invited to call and get my prices. Remember the place , on the big corner , jnst east of First National Bank. W. S. SWAUT , - - Proprietor. A Great Live Stock Journal The Prairie Farmer. A weekly Agricultural and Live Stock Journal-one dollar a year. It is admittedly the leader of the agricultural and live stock papers of the United States. It covers the entire field of agriculture , dairying , live stock breeding and live stock feeding. It is edited for western farmers and stockmen who carry on diversified work : in fact , it is the farmer's newspa per The regular subscription price is one dollar a year ; but in order that every one of our readers may get it next year , we will send it a full year with our own paper for only $1.50. Tuis low price may be withdrawn any time ; we request our readers to act promptly. Hand in your order or send it to u .