Nebraska Newspapers

    k Kt. I . tfuotcr tfo. Republican ,
PnblUhod every Tlmriday at the County Beat.
I > . nit ADIHHIlKltY , ItcUtor
JKTOfllco in Costor Ulock , Fonrtb Ave.-K
Entered at the podomco at Broken How , Nob. ,
as second claRstuallcr , for transmission through
tno U. 8. mails.
HUUBOHIITION J'HIOR :
Ouo Year , In ndvanco 11.W
TUUKijDAY , SEPT. 21. 1800.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
ConwrcHHioiutl TlcUct.
judicial. TIcuet.
For Jndgjjof IL'th Judicial District ,
F.U.1IAMHH ,
Of Kearney ,
County Ticket.
For County Treasurer ,
t WALTKit aitouan.
\f \ For Sheriff , .
cnpiY > oTALiio.n1 (
For County Clerk ,
JAHH8 C11ITTIOK.
For Clerk of DIst. Court ,
Lieut. II. F. KKNNKDY.
For County Judge ,
J. A. AKMOUll ,
For County Superintendent ,
J. U.TAGdAUT.
For County Surveyor ,
F. 1C.
For County Coroner ,
Dr. II. F. DAVIK3.
ft W { HupcrvlHor ' .Vlclcct.
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" For Bupervlsor of Oth DlBtrlct ,
J. F. FOXWOKTIIY ,
Of Ciutor.
TowiiHlili * Ticket.
Clerk ,
W. W. COWLK3.
Treasurer ,
KiMHKULlNG.
Justlcoa.of the Peace ,
J. J. SNYDKK.
L. MoOANlI.U88 ,
Coustablee ,
P. M. TOWBLEY.
WM. UAUHKll1.
Itoad Overseers ,
Diet. No. lt CIIAS. DAVIS.
Dlst.No.2J. U. KKNOYKH.
Dlst. No. 8. JOHN HOYOK.
Dint. No. 4 , 1. N. PKH9UALL.
Dlst. No. B , l.It. AIITIIUR.
Dlst. No. U , Q. 1C. CADWKLL.
Dlst. No. 7 , 0. T. WHICJUT.
Supervisor JJlhtrlct Convention.
UIHTHIOT NO. 3.
The republican supervisor convention of dis
trict no i ! , CuBtcr county Nebraska Is hereby
called to moot In Hound Valley school IIOUBO
Sept. 30th at 1 o'clock p. m. to place In nomina
tion a candidate for supervisor for said dlstslct
umi for the transaction of such other business M
> nay conio before the convention. Ttio basis ot
representation is Uiu same a for the county con
vention. J. 0. TAYLOH , Chn'u.
YOTE FOIl THEM.
"WE 1IAVE NOT ONE WORD
TO SAY AGAINST CLARIS
TALBOT OR HORACE KEN
NEDY. BOTH ARE NICE
YOUNG MEN , ANDNQ DOUBT ,
RENDERED VALIANT SER
VICES AS SOLDIERS BOTH IN
THE WAR AGAINST SPAIN
AND THE PHILIPPINES. "
BEACON , Sept. 14 , ' 00.
Wo hoar of now recruits for Ibo
republican ticket nearly every day.
They nro coming , boye , and if every
loyal citizen does his full duty , wo
will oloot every man on our tiokot.
Tho.members of tbo , republican
oounty central oommiUbo and can
didates in tbo city Saturday brought
in favorable reports of tbo political
situation , in their respective local
ities.
It ia a Boal , Armstrong , Sbinn
and Curnminga quartet tbat aooms
to be manipulating tbo pop politics
F this year , wbilo Rhodes and Stock
t bam arc put on tbo committee ae
more figure heads , to bide tbo real
facts.
14' ' Is it true , as wo have boon inform
ed tbat the Boooon'a vigorous sup *
port of Eli Armstrong , for sheriff
and Fred Cummiugs , for judge is
the result of a deal entered into last
fall to seouro their support in the
senatorial contest of Charley Boal
against Hon. F.A1. Currio ?
"Too Much of a Hoy. "
It is urged by HOIUO of tbo oppo
sition to Captain Talbot , tbat bo is
"too much of a boy" to fill tbo oflioo
of sheriff. Wbon bullets wore to
bo onoountored and hardships on.
dured , bo. was old enough , but when
tbo voters are asked to reward him
for bis Borvioo , in sharing their part
in defending tbo honor of the
government , than they shirk their
duty , with the exousn that he .is too
much of a boy.
Commenting upon the evident
determination of Democratic leaders
to keep free silver at the front in
campaign of this fall and in 1000 ,
the Now York World remarks
that. In 1800 the Demooratio
party waa beaten 003,514 an the
popular vote , and 05 in the eleo
toral collage , and since then has
lost four states , with 21 oleotoral
voten , and gained onlyKentucky ,
which IB likely to be lost , .again
( bis
HQLCQMB BEFORE TAKI
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What His Own Crowd Say Against Him.
Tbo following appeared in the
Papilliou Tiraos , a democratic pft-
per , of Aug. 3d , 1800 : It is hot
stuff from the pen of Judge Edgar
Howard , known to every democrat
in the state of Nebraska. Below in
what Ibis demo-pop editor said be
fore Holcuinb'u nomination. Wo
wonder what bo pays now. Wo
wonder bow ho likoa bia "blaCK"
crow :
ICKKPING THK KA1TII.
In opposing the nomination of
Silas A. Holoomb for supreme
judge , tbo Times has boon prompted
by no personal motive. Wo have
never aooueod lloloomb of mistreat
ing democrats , as some of our crit
ics assert. Our opposition has boon
and is based solely upon Uoloomb's
record as a reformer. Ho IB a pop
ulist , and as such is in honor bound
to bo true to populist platforms ,
lias ho boon true ? Lot us look at
hit ) record , on the pass question.
Since the birth of the populist party
in Nebraska , its platforms have
denounced the pass.grabbing ( prac
tice , some of thorn openly denounc
ing the pass as a bribe , During
his first term as governor , Mr. Hol
oomb wan very slow about playing
with railrord passes , but during his
second term ho brazenly repudiated
demo-pop doctrine , and made as
bad a record at pass-grabbing as any
Nebraska republican can boast. In
The Beacon's excuse last week
for its opposition to Capt. Talbot
and Liout. Kennedy , was tbat they
are inexperienced , and never held
office. The same argument might
bo used against every man in bis
first candidacy. But is it tenable ?
Did F. M. Currio fail to fill tbo
position of state senator acceptably
last winter ? Ho bad never held
office before. Or did the voters
regard him less oappblo than his
populist opponent , who had warmed
tbo seat two years before simply
because ho had never hold office
before. No , brother Beacon , that
kind of argument will not do. It
is from among our now men tbat we
get our best officials. It is among
tbo chronic office Bookers wo find
our defaulters , tricksters and politi
cal schemers. What the people
want is honest and capable men ,
and it does not matter whether they
over hold office before or not , they
are the kindtbat can boroliod upon
with safety.
Hon. M. P. Kiukard , republican
candidate for congress in this
( Sixth ) district , bnd his boyhood in
the state of West Virginia , Penn
sylvania and Illinois. Ho located
in partioe of law in thia oounty
about nineteen years ago , having
graduated from the law department
of tbo Univesrity of Michigan in
the class of 1870. and by the choice
of his classmates holding tbo posi
tion of class president in tbo senior
year. Ho was elected a member of
tbo state senate in-1882 , his district
comprising the oounty of Holt ,
Antolcpo , Pioroo , Wheeler , Garfield ,
Valley , and the then unorganized
territory now comprising the coun
ties of Rook , Brown , Koya , Paha ,
and portion of Cherry county.
Several of these now counties wore
formed by bills intorduoed by him
during his sontorial torm. By the
members of the senate ho was made
chairman of the judiciary committee
of tbat body , the duties which
position , in the estimation of the
people ho discharged in so credita
ble a manner as to call attention to
him as an able constitutional lawyer
and a man preeminently qualfiod
for legislature life , and numerous
timed since then bo baa been invited
by resident of this district to stand
for congress , and was on the 20th
ult , , nominated by acclamation in a
very enthusiastic convention ,
O'Neill Frontier.
Tbo ropublioan state convention
is being hold in Omaha today.
his own oirolo of populists the plat
form utterances as to passes are
laughed at , the pass apologists stat
ing that the platforms denounce the
pass habit simply to catch the
the country vote. Tim fact is il
lustrated by the action of tbo popu
list convention in llolcomb's homo
county two weeks ago. And , by
tbo way , tbat convention in Custor
oounty nominated a full sot of pop
ulist county candidates , never oven
asking tbo democrats to join in tbo
nominating , nil of which would
imply that Holcomb and his friends
have no earthly use for democrats
in populist counties , while demand
ing a share of all offices in demo
cratic counties. Wo have a right
to believe that the Custor county
convention was a Uolaomb oouven.
tion , because Silas was on hand and
made a spoooh , complimenting tbo
convention upon its good work ,
which was the nomination ot a
straight populist ticket , and the
utter ignoiing of the fact tbat there
IH a democratic parly in that county.
One of the planks in that oonvon
tion's platform was strong against
railroad passes , loading as follows :
"We are opposed to the use of
passes by our public servants , and
would recommend the retirement to
private lifo of all who acoopt tbo
samp , and wo are in favor of legis
lation tbat will prevent the giving
LIGHT ON EAGER'S RECORD.
Unpopular with the First Nebraska.
Nevertheless Ho Kecclves Promotions
Over the Heads of Abler Men
Now Takes the Stump for the
Fusion Ticket.
The following special to the
Omaha Bee from Mason City , on
the 15th instant , may throw some
light on tbo kind of men that tbo
pops are Bonding out to make the
campaign against the administration.
The facts of the matter may bo veri
fied by talking with the boya in
company M :
The fusion game of misrepresent
ation has already begun , as is shown
by the circular letter just sent out
over the signature of J. H. Edmis-
ton , to advertise a mooting at Sumner -
nor , Dawsou oounty , and in two
.littlo towns in Ouster oounty. The
lottror aays the speakers will bo
"Cy.olouo" Davis , of Texas , and
Col. F. D. Eager , of the Fighting
First Nebraska. " It continues :
"Wo want you to put your shonl.
dor to the wheel and do your very
bast to help make this meeting a
success , Wo have written our committeemen -
mittoomon fully upon this subject ,
and have buggostod some plans for
making this such a meeting as will
of itself draw an immense crowd , to
say nothing of tbo opportunity of
bearing those grand speakers. Col.
E ; ger is doubtless as well posted
on the Philippine question as any
one could bo , having led the Ne
braska troops through tbat terrible
campaign in foreign lauds , etc. , etc. "
The impression Bought to bo
iven out in this letter is that Eager
was the commander of the Fiist
Nebraska , and that ho lad it "through
tbo terrible campaign. " The letter
having boon sent out from Lincoln ,
must have been with Eagor's knowl
edge and consent , and it is perhaps
well for the public to know what
sort of a "leader" this man Eager
was.
was.In tbo First regiment Eager was
the political agent of Silas A. Hoi *
comb. In tbo camp at Lincoln he
was promoted to a captaincy over
tbo heads of deserving officers. On
the way over to Manila ho'made
himself unpopular with the regi
raont. In the battle with tbo Span
iards ho waa guilty of such conduct
that tbo men of his company coin
posed rhymes about him and sang
them in tbo camp. He was bard
and oruol toward his men , forcing
sick privates to go out and drill or
perform other duties for which they
were unfitted. Ho was reprimanded
for making a false report of bis
or receiving of free transportation. "
Silas A. Holcomb stood before
the delegates in that body and en
dorsed that anti-page platform , not
withstanding the fact that bo is the
prinoo of pass-bilkora in Nebraska
fusion ranks , If elected , would bo
bo true to that platform ? Wo have
a right to judge men by their
records , lloloomb has never boon
true to his party platforms in the
past , and it is not fair to presume
that ho would bo true in the future.
The same convention wbi'jh passed
that strong anti-pass resolution ,
stultified itself by adopting another
resolution in favor of Uolcomb for
supreme judgo. According to the
terms ot that anti-pass resolution ,
llolcomb would not be eligible to
any office within tbo gift of the
fusion forces , because the resolution
Bays "wo favor the retirement to
private lifo of all who aocopt
passes. "
It is time for plain talk. Tbo
Times believes we as popoarats
ought to keep faith with the pooplo.
Wo cannot keep faith by nominat
ing Mr. lloloomb , because ho has
laughed at his every promise as to
the paas ovil. Those good and true
populists and domoorats who bohovo
our platforms should bo respected ,
will laugh at UP on election day if
wo nominate Silas A. Holoomb for
supreme judgo. "
company. Ho opposed the return
of the regiment to America last
December , when tbo petition was
being almost unanimously signed ,
and bo interfered in the sending of
oablo dispatches to the governor ,
although refusing to pay bis share
of the expense.
In spite of these performances ,
Eager was promoted over the heads
of every oaptain in the regiment ,
and was made a major. When the
fighting commenced with the Filh-
pines ho managed to keep in the
roar. Far from being a "loader , "
bis courage was the joke of the
regiment. One of the familiar yells
in the camp ran this way :
Eager to oat ,
Kager to talk ,
11 at DOTer eager to fight.
This great loader kept up his
record to the end. Ho always had
some scheme to rniko money , and
there , have boon many complaints
over the management of the "can.
teen , " to which bo paid moro atten
tion than he did to fighting tbo Fili
pinos.
The olimax came the day aflor
Colonel Stotsenburg was killed.
Eager bad received another promo
tion , and actually wont out to load
the men in battlo. Soon after be
reooivod a bullet in tbo bool of bis
shoo. It wag a shot from above ,
and had every appearance of a re
volver bullet. A short time "after
another bullet from above wont
through Eagor's foot , and ho perma
nently retired from the firing line.
Arriving at'Frisco , Eager wanted
to compel the men to drill , as if
they did not need rest , and as if
they wore not about to bo mustered
out. Ho gave out interviews to tbo
"Frisco papers , describing himself
as a great iightor , In the presence
of a dozen Nebraska soldiers ho told
ouo reporter that the course of tbo
government in the Philippines was
all right , and that Otis was a com
petent commander who was being
unjustly criticised. In 'Frisco he
was in favor of expansion. Now il
seems that ho is to be imported to
Custer and Dawson counties , to
make anti-MoKinloy speeches.
How the dang Treats the Farmers.
Tbo populist loaders seem to think
that they now bavotboir last chance
at tbo people of Custer county , am
are straining ovoty ncrvo to sap the
last drop of blood from every indi
vidual possible before they arc
compelled to lot go ot tbo public
teat. At tbo beginning of tbei
movement nine years ago , thoi
tirade was against the merchants
grain dealers , stock dealers , bank
and railroads , and upon their avowed
intention of doing away with mul-
dlo men , merchants and banks , and
railroad rated , they dncoivod th >
people , and Hcourod the county
olliooH , the Htato ofticen and the legis
lature. They aho pledged them
selveH in thin count ) , if olooted to
oflico , that they wonl I ( ill the posi
tions for from $300 < o $500 loss
salary than the law provided. Of
all men the farmer * were to bo
favored , and Ifginlatio.i WAH to bo
mode in their In-half. VVaro houses
were to bo built , in which to store
their grain , where it was to be held
for rcmunora'ivo prices. Alliances
were to combine and buy their goods
and sell their own prndiu-'s , and
thus disponHu with the merchants
and middle men. They were to
look after the shipping of their own
stock and grain , and dealers were
to bo crowded out. Laws reducing
freight and passenger rates wore to
bo enacted , and free passes on rail
roads prohibited. They sang they
were going to "burst the banks and
burn the bonds. " All those things
were held out to the farmers as an
inducement to them to join their
ranks. The republican and demo
cratic parties wore roundly de
nounced as being corrupt and un
worthy of oxistanco. By this
fallacious argument , and their iu-
ilamatory speeches and sough , hund
reds of voters wcro beguiled , and
helped thnm into oiliau. But mark
tbo change. ' The loaders , seeing
that the people art ) onto their hy-
pooriay , have now turned upon the
class that helped thorn into office ,
and are by their undi'.rstrappers ,
ollectors , constables and sheriff ,
oouring the county with distress
warrants , compelling the fanners
and others to sacrifice their last cow
f need be , to pay them the ' 08 tax.
The hard timoa from 1803 to 1897
lad forced many a poor mane
o allow his taxes to become
[ clinquant in years past , and with
us short crop this year , it is a bur-
Ion to him to pay those taxes , and
when it aomua to being compelled
o pay the ' 08 tax before ho can
realize from his crop , with an
addition of § 1.25 to the collectors
n many cases , they are unnblo to
do it without great sacrifice. A
mvato letter , received a few days
ago from one ol those farmers ,
whom the populists pretended to so
greatly love , tells of the proceedings
u his township , which is , doubtless
the case in every other.
Ho says the "collector sent out
cards warning the people that on or
joforo Sept. 1st tbeir taxes must bo
) aid. August 25th the constable
was going after us with a distress
warrant , issued by Lomax , with
S > 1 25 penalty. There was but one
warrant issued. , but ovary man was
expected to pay the , 25 cents besides
the $1.00 constable fee. lie says
lie would like for Lomax to toll us
who gets the 25 cents stopl. Wo
know who gets the $1.00 , as it is a
put up job for the pop constable.
Wo are getting used to being stolen
from , but Jike to keep track of tbo
ones that get it. The county board
seoiuB to stand in with the other
fellows. If a judge or treasurer
steals a few thousand , they only
have to make good a part of it ,
which makes it look like a money
making business. "
In the township from which their
candidate for county clerk hailsa pop
treasurer defaulted for several hund
red , and it is reported that tbo town
ship board voted to give the defaulter
ninety-nine years in which to pay
it. Was the candidate a member of
that board ? Do we want this kind
of work to continue , or is it an indi
cation that the party loaders are
friends of tbo poor farmers , when
they rofuBo to collect from their
defaulting officials , and distress
them to make up those deficiencies ?
As one farmer , I am determined
that the hungry horde shall not
feast off of mo any longer , if I can
it. * * *
help .
A TAX PAY Kit.
Notice to Hunters.
Parties are hereby notified not to
bunt on my farm , or pasture
grounds , under penalty of the law
FRANK WEISBNUUDKU.
House for Sale.
Th J. S. Klrkpatnok property , tbroe
bluQka ( rum public square- also a good
bicyolu ( or sale. Enquire of
J. C. MAULIOK.
Itpul , Hliiim anil Cuiimimgs Combine.
( Commmilcatcd. )
In Cnntor countv , two warn ago ,
Plii-rn Minn to Uio popnllst pnrty a tcrrlhlo foe.
Tills doiihlc-lipniloa monster appeared In the form
of a whulc , . . . . , ,
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Heal unit 81mm wore the bead , nnd Fred Cum-
mlngs the till !
Aflor much lying , dci-clvlng and comb nation ,
Hhlnn micccododln getting a nomination.
\Vo all romoinlior the illicit of that conrentlon ,
Anil wo nlno romombcr the ItliotUn extension ,
Which lintcd until brond daylight ;
Uy that tlm ° H * w who wna In tlm rliht ,
rfo whuiLclcctlon day came , tliuShlnn head of the
whale , ,
Was cruthod to the earth as though uvcra a
enall.
Next came Heat , of the "soft snap" fame , to bo
re-oltctod ,
Kor ho supposed the pnrty had not reflected
Into what quicksand ho would lake the populist
Kilt many knew lloul did not care for tbo wreck
If ho could float , . . .
And In the fall of eighteen ninety-eight , y
Hniivet votes came to the rescue , and IloM re
colvod his fate. V
It now Bocnicd on though right would prevail , f
After nil the combine treachery did fall ; 1
Hut nine t trouble lisa come In one moro way , '
And now shines dimly , gives the ouo last ray ;
Ulurln nt us with sickly , glassy eyes ,
And cnnslng the party's Indignation to rise.
The trouble U , thle whale Is llkoa sn&ku In the
After mashing the head , In Us tall a little lifo
lasts ,
And Is up and ready for political strife ,
And thereby try to regain for the head new Hfo :
It la Slilnu's nnd Hours luet chance , but they will
line ! Hint thu tall
Cannot Kivo Hfo to the bend of the wnalo ,
OummiiiRa' struggles will be ngonlztiiR to behold ,
While ho 1 trying to bring big ebcnvos to tbu fold ;
lie will find tliut Ills harvest Is small , for his votes
will bo fuw ,
After all the deceiving that ho , Heat and Sliinn ,
can do.
Yes , their work will bo in vain , for on election
day the tall
Will bu crushed as duad as the head of the wbalo.
ON is AMONO MAMT DISAPPOINTED POPULISTS.
the Economy of Management , and the * ifi
Security for the Payment. & , ' { !
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: ' 1ii ! Guaranty Fnnd for safety. % $
'if's Surplus Fund for protection ,
S ? Supervised by 3,000 depository banks ,
. * [ i > Secnrl lea doposltcd with tbo state
"li department.
Conservative methods. SiS
Preferred His isLow Kates.
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I J. A. HARRIS ,
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ViW Agent for Ouster County , Neb. Jtf
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.yj ; ; . Offlcc at Farmers Hank of user
Connty , Hroken Bow , Neb. ' . ' ! ? j !
0.V. . HEAL. A. P. SUITU.
Beal & Smith
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ATTOUNEYS-AT-LAW.
Prompt attention given to collections and real
estate. Olllce over First National Hank ,
llrokun How , . . . Nebraska.
DR , BURKHART'S
VKGKTABLB COMPOUND
Can bo bad of J. J. Murphy , of
Sargent , who IB traveling salesman
for Ouster oounty. It cures all
manner of blood diseases , suoh as
rheumatism , kidney and liver dis
eases , fever , nervous headaobo , fe
male complaints , catarrh , constipa
tion , indigestion , neuralgia and
dyspepsia. Sample free at this
oflioo. soptl4-lm
J , J , SNYDER ,
- Notary Public , -
and Justice ot tbo Peace. Special attention giv
en to collections. Depositions taken , pension
voucher * neatly executed , and all kinds of legal
papers written. Olllco weft side square , Broken
3ow. Neb.
W A. THOMPSON ,
W.
qONTIUCTOIt AND BIDKR. .
5cy.fls.u8 and estimates on ohort no
tlco. Broken Bow , Neb.
Checkered Front
F11KD AND LIVKKY UAUN ,
K. XI. CI.INOniAIS , I'rop'r.
Patronage solicited. Good accommodations
fnlr treatment and reasonable rates.
City Feed Mill ,
E. F. McOuniB , Prop.
Rye Flour and Graham , ground on
Htono burr. All kinds of grinding
done for toll or exchange , to suit
customer- Agent for condensed
CibiiH Stock Food.
Wm. F. Hopkins ,
COMTK.ACTOH AND 1IITII.UKK
Plans and Spncltlcatloiis on short nutlco. Ma <
terlnl fuinlshod Mid building * completed cheaper
than any man in thu state. Satisfaction guaran
teed as to pUna nnd epcclflcutlons.
Richard son's Livery
AND FKEP STABLE ,
at the old stand , between the Burling
ton unit Globe Hotels. Telephone con-
nootlon. ilcndquartorri ol Cnlluwny
Btugo Hue. Single and double rlga.
Kates reasonable.
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