VOL XV1X , BROKEN BOW , CUSTER COUNTY , NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , AUGUST 9 , 1800-EIGHT PAGES. NO 8 ' v ; It yon want Rhpscs from mo , don't ex pect to runh Into mv place , run ynnr hand into a pllo ot cpccUclcB and liurry out with the first pair yon "can BOO thro' . " I shall not allow YOU to fool with roar eyni In this way. If yon can't allow mo time for a thor ough pxa Inatlon tlmo to ascertain the tronblo and rtodcio npnn the remedy time to do jtiBtlco to yon , myielf and yonr eyes , don't conic to mo for yonr gliuuR. I must know that every pair of glasies leaving my etoro Is right absolutely right. Oraduato ot Chtcneo Opthalmlo College. All Standard GRADES OF Machine- Oils AT J. G. Haeberle's : fck. $ & 'f * I 0)o ) > 0)fl fl PHh i h H f < 0 = 3 W ftlHfi't lli- rtii"tr tIn a | i < ; rl > ct > . It ftou ; that does the business , any bungler can buy the line kinds of mitorltil that I uo In repairing ; but skill is the most valuable material that can bo used In watch repairing ; nnd the buuKler can't buy it. 1 eell tny skill ( or what It Is worth nud It will cost you less than bungling at lower prices. F.W.HAYES , Jeweler nnd Opt'ciiin. West eido of Bqunro. PENN & DORRIS , 11LAOK3MITH3. All slnds of work In our line doue promptly and In first-class order. Red Shop on tbe corner , west of ibo hoao house. Give us a trial. CAMERON & REESE , ATTOHNBY8 & COUNSEL LOUS AT W V JUomn 8 9 Realty block. Urofceu How. Nob. MARKET REPORT. Wheat Hurley 3-jr Oats. . Corn . ' Potatoes Onions" . , in . Steers , n Business Pointers. Dr. T. W. Base , dnntist , Broken 3ow. The jar rubber that koopa fruit , it J. C. Bo wen's Lubricating oils of all kinds at Wilkm'8 drug store. Fou SALIC Two good show W. II , OsnoiiNK. tf Ice cream soda 5 contH a glass at Wilkin's drug store. Fruit jars , glagp and stone , at J. 0 BOWOD'H. Pepsin Gum , two packages lor a nickel at WILKINB' PHARMACY. Cannon Oity coal at Diorkw Luuiber Oo. Snyder Bros , etill lends all com- > etitorH in priceswhich ac'cotiuts for heir largo trade. Sealing wax good for canning' jurpobcn at Wilkiii'a drug store. A line line of new and fresh jroceriofi at Thompson , Rubloo & Stevm'd Co. WANTED. Three or four more bonrdora. Enquire of Mrs. B. W. Kd wards , in Really Block. For drees good go to Thompson , Llubleo & Stevens , if you want something elegant or cheap , Store room tor rent on north side of public fcquaro. agOtf A T. SEYBOLT Thompson , Rubleo & Stevenn jaa a line line of shoes. See .if they are not just what you want. to Mike Scanlon's Restaur ant for the best lunch in town and confectionery. When looking for bargains in dry joods or notions you will look no farther after you call on Snyder Bros. Spring IH here ! Drink Sassafrasa Tea for your blood. WlLKINS PlIAUMAOY. If you arc sick and wish to gel well UBO our quakar bath cabinet , at J. 0. Bowen's. ' Call on or write Broken Bow Ab stract Co. when in need of an ah- Btraot of title. E. Royso abstractor. Write Uayden Bros. , Omaha Wholesale Supply House for pnuet and samples. 2 8 lyr. See Suyder Bros. ' fine line of ladies shoes. They are the latest and their prices are bed rook. 8-2-tf. Abstracts compiled promptly and accurately by thu Broken Bow Ab stract Co. E. Royno abstractor. Cherry pitter that pits , at J. O. Bowon'a. FOR SALE Eight room house and oue aero of land also Burdott Organ cheap. ' 7 10 tf Inquire of L. E. KOON. Snyder Bos. have added largely to their slock of goods and rearranged their stook which enables thorn to better accommodate their customers thin ever. Ben Griobel will have a public Halo of cattle , hogs , farm machinery and household goods at his farm one-half mile west of Walworth , ou August 17th. It Attention , CuUlumeiil I have a tine section of pasture land and want at leant 100 head of cattle to panture. Plenty of water and salt guaranteed. tf JEBSK HANDY. Pure cider vii egar is ,1. C , Bow- en's trade mark and it in true to name. It is a pioklo keeper. Bring your butter , eggs , lard and all other country produce to Peale & John , and got groceries , queeriB- ware and fresh-fruit , or orders for dry coeds , boots , shoes , hardware nnd drugs. PK A Lie & JOHN , The Realty Grocers , is the place. Snyder Bros , have the finest as- Horlment of dry goods the city affords. Their line of dress goods is largo and varied. If you want something fine or Homothing cheap call and see thorn 8-2-tf. A Good Thing- Our Groat-Grendmother'H garret containing the same herbs of all healing found in Karl's Clover root Ua. They ( ; ave our nncostoi ' in-iiplh , ki'pt i ho blood pure , oml 1 will do the haiuo for vou If you miy leo. Price 25 Ud. OLd 50 ctd. Sold 'by ' J , G , llaoberlo , Local Mention. Job printing at this office. Watch for the big pnradj Satur day. Caph Oomstook of Weaoott was among the oity visitors yesterday. Wo will furnish the Kansas city Journal and REPUBLICAN for 91.25 pur year. Captain Talbot wa down from IUH ranch Monday for the purpose of drilling Oo. M. D. 0 Konklo , H. W. Alberts and Alex Pioruio of VVoissort were city visitors yoatarday. Riy and Ross Armour , sons of Judge Armour wont to Gering this mo.ning on a short visit. Al. Bookhaoker has sold his bar ber shop , ever which ho has pre sided no long , to Charles Chrysler. David Hilton of Wei ort was a city visitor Monday , lie reports two inches of.ram fall there Sunday night. At their Monday night session Oo. M. oloot'ed Hugh Kenoyor sargent and LeVin Amsberry cor poral. Al. Bookhaoker has purchased the news sland at the post office of Mrs. King. Ho took possession Tuesday. TiV R. f41o&Hnn nf Tnrrnhntir Indianna has recently located in the city as assistant ' agent and night o'perator for the B. & M R , R. The lightning killed a three ytar old colt Sunday -night for O. O. Miller south east of town and four cows for Eli Cox south of town. Mcssers Stack & Holooinb , the now proprietors of the bicycle ehop asks the patro'nage of the publio , See their advertisement inthis paper. Leo Gordon , Peter Forney , Goo * Davidson , ot Merna were in the oity Monday as witnesses in the case of the state against Hiram Wickham and Ed. Hoagland for stealing J. 0. Porter of Ansley , the re publican nominee for county attor ney libs concluded to accept the nomination and will make vigorus campaign for the principles of pros- perity. C. S. Oaborno came over from Saigant Tuesday night , returning Wednesday with Mrs. Osborne's parents , Mr. and Mra. G. Hoagluud , who will spend ten days or two weeks visiting at Sargent. Lambert Walker of Walwortb , was a friendly caller Monday. Vie reports corn in fine condition in his vicinity and over an inch of rain Sunday night. The crop of small grain is light. Daniel Barrett of the west table was in the oitv Monday. He says there is lots of oirn in hu vicinity but that it would be improved by a good rain. The rain fall there Sunday night was light Among the witness in the cattle stealing case Monday against Hoag land and Wiokham wore P. J. Richardson , Frank Taylor , Harry bwick R. B. Deatherage , Amos Byers , GPO. Smith , Frank Wootors , Alouzo Oason and Jesse Ash. F C. Wilson and daughter Ethel , ot Anselmo , returned Monday from a five weeks' visit m the eastern states. Thgy were as far east as New York , and icturnod by the way of the lakes. Mr. Wilson re ports having enjoyed a pleasant trip. trip.Dr. Dr. R. C. Talbot and Judge Sul- livnn returned Tuesday noon from their western outing. They went as far west aa Salt Lake. They report having seen a number of former Broken Bow people at Salt Lake and intermediate points. They enjoyed a pleasant trip. * Services in the Baptist church next Sunday , at 11 o'clock a. m. and 8 o'clock p. m Morning subject , ' Three B's and Throe P'e , " a ser. mon to children. Evening subject , ' The Second Coming of Christ , " followed by baptism. Everybody kindly invited to attend these ser. vices. We have again installed H , L. Frazier as foreman of this office , who will also have charge of job department. Mr. Frazier is a man of largo experience in a print ing office having spent eight years in this office and three years in the Chief offii'o We are now prepared to alt"nd to job woik 'piomptly , and first olaus work is guaranteed , Bring on your work , OPERA HOUSE. Saturday , Aug. II. BEflGft & BLOWERS 60 ALL WHITE PFOPLE 6O 3 Cars 3 Bands 3 Positively the most expensive minstrel company ever organized Watch for the Big1 Parade at 11:30 : a. m. PRICES COc and 76o \V. S. Wells , ot Merna , was a friendly aallor at this oflloo Tues day. Foil SALS OR KENT My building ou west side of equate , tf H. L Fiuzum. Fred Francos' grain etaoka wore partially buruod last night. They wore Btruuk by lightning. W. E. Baker returned this morn ing from Oconto where ho re ports six inches of ram foil Monday night. J. B. Jones , jailor ft Omaha is visiting in the oily with hia many friends. He hau a vacation of two wnakfl. J. E Dunoanson , a pioneer in the vicinity of Huxley was a oity visitor yesterday , Ho now rondos at Hy- arails and is practiuiny ; modiuino. K. J. Walters and uauphtor Jes sie have returned from Thedford , where they have been for several weeks working on Black's ranch. The attention of the readois of the REPUBLICAN is oallod to the public sale notioo of Ben and Casper Griebel of Walworth in this issue. The social tea given by the Bap tist ladies at the elegant homo ot Mrs. Q. VV. Apple's yesterday afternoon was quite a HUCCOSB financially and pleasant time was enjoyed. Fou SALE A one story cottage with six largo rooms , pleasant yard , and surroundings , Price $000. Call on L. J. Gandy or at this office. 710th tf. The attention of the readers of the REPUBLICAN is oallod to the now advertisements of Thompson , Ltubloo & Stevens , and of Snyder BroH. and Wilkin's drug store this week. Ye Boribo acknowledges tha re ceipt of an invtatiou for self and wife , from Judge and Mrs. Wm. Plat to of Grand Island to attend a reception of their eon , ( Japt. and Mrs * Ralph Platte of Manila , today. Judge Armour returned Monday from Hot Springs 8. D. where he ppont a week recuperating. Mrs. Armour's health had not improved any and she will ramain a few weeks longer with'hopes of regaining health. JohnCavenee of Georgetown who was in the oity yesterday reports good rains Sunday and Monday night in lua vicinity. Ho says the late rains will increase the feeding properties of the early corn and greatly increase the yeild of the late corn. Will Bruce , who accompanied hie father to Spokane , Washington , ban returned to Nebraska , and will make his home in Alliance. He and his family have been visiUog here for several days. Will has scoured a position with the B. & M. railroad. Republican League Meeting. All who desire to assist in organ iziug a Republican League and Rough Rider's club are requested to meet at the court house , Monday night at 8 o'clock. Satisfied With Their Opening S. B. 'Ihompson says his firm is highly pleased with the patronage of the publio of their new store at the begining and they propose to continue to merit the trade by fur nishing their customers with bar * gains. NOTICE. To whom it may concern : I here * by give notice that I will rot be responsible for any debts contracted by my wife , J. O. Wallace , an oho haa recently left my bad and board without just cause. Dated thia 0th day of August , 1000.A A , WALLACS , No other aid so great to the housewife no other agent so useful and certain in making delicious , pure and wholesome foods , has ever been devised. There arc imitation baking powders , sold cheap , by ninny grocers. They arc made from alum , a poison ous drug , which raiders the food injurious to liealth. ROYAL DAKINQ fOWDER CO. , 100 WILLIAM ST. , NEW YORK. Union Sunday School i'lcnle Post poned Une W ok. Not being able to secure a upoainl train Aug. 15th the data of the Union 8. S. picnic to Ravenna will not bo hold until Wednesday Aug. 22nd. Traiu will leave Broken Bow at 8 a. m. The two rains the firbt of the week , amounting to ever two inches , will increase the yield oi corn in Ouster county thousands of bunhols. No less than five bushels or more to theaoro , whore the corn was not badly damaged , can confidently bo ex pected. The rain Sunday night was loss than one inch , but was ouu and one-half inches Monday night. Northeast of town the precipitation Morday night was about thrie inches. The rains oxtrndod north west as far as Hyannis , southeast beyond Mason Oity , and southwest beyond Oallaway. From the best information we have boon able to gather , the greater portion , if not the whole of Ouster county , has been favored. Stabbing Affray. Monday afternoon John M. Sweeney of the west table and Ed ward Martin got into a quarrel which resulted seriously for Sweeney. It is reported that Sweeney knocked Martin down. When Martin recovered his footing he used bin pocket knife freely , in flicting five wounds , two of which , one near the heart the other in the abdomen , it was feared would provo fatal , but at this writing the chances of leoovery are regarded as favor able , lie was brought to the Bro ken BTW hospital Tuesday for modi- oal treatment. Martin wasarroBtod Monday night at Anselmn , and lodged in jail Tuesday morning , \-'ruro he a waits bin trial. Sheriff Armstrong now has five prisoners , hold _ for criminal offences. They are the two who burglarized Mrs Tierney's safe at Anslcy , Wiukham and Hoagland , for stealing cattle , and Mr. Martin. AUCTION HAL.K. I will sell at public auction , at my farm , one and one-half miles north and one-half mile west of Walworth bridge , beginning at 10 a. m. sharp , ou Saturday , August 18th , 1000 , the following described property , to-wit : Thirty head of cattle , consisting of 3 milch cows , with calves by Aide , and six to have calves this fall , seven to have calves in the pring ; one 2-year-old bull , 6 yearling Bteoru , and the rest is young stock ; 10 head of horses , from sucking colt up to work team ; 'J4 head of Hhoats and 5 old no\vn ; form implements and household goods , 20 tons ot millet hay , also Btiaw Htaokb , Free lunch at noon. KASPAB Wickham and lloa huitl Hound Orcr. llirnm F. Wioklmm and Edward lloagland , who were nrroutod- , t - week on the chnrgo of stealing two yearling steers from Press Richard sonhad.thoir preliminary trial Mou. day before Judge Snyder , The evi dence produotd was very damaging to the prisoners , and they were bound ever in the sum of $700 for their appearance before the district court. Not being able to furnish the required bond , they wore re manded to jail lor hafc keeping. Uoagland is a son of Mrs , Overtoil , of Gates , and is the same fellow that was convicted several years ago and sent to the penitentiary for burning some wheat stacks for a man by the name of Moon , north of Now Helena. Wiokham'ri pa. rents live in this oity , and have been residents of this county for a number of years , having first Hottlod on Clear Greek , below Huxley. The young man had been working this season in the vicinity ol Mason Oity. The cattle stolen Yioro found in GOD. Davidson's corral at Merna. Ho bought them to butcher , of the parties charged with the theft. Evidence was also produced by par ties who claimed to have HOCU Wickham and Hoagland driving the steers in question to Merna. Miss Madge Kay had a very alonu call from lightning last Sunday night. She and her mother were alone in the north part of town. Mrs. Kay had retired , and Madge was standing by the pout of the iron bedstead when slio was knocked down. It was some time before she rocamed ; consciousness , and it wan three o'clock in the morning before Mm. Kay bad her fully restored. The bolt of light ning struck two trees in the yard near the house , and around one tore a large hole in the earth. Thu bark on the other tree was sulit from the top to the bottom. The house was not injured in anyway , and Mrs. Kay , who occupied a feather bed , did not oven fool the shook. Letter List. Following in the dead letter Hut for week ending August 7 , lOOli : MM. Nettle Francis , (8) Mrs , Ilobt. Carter. Mrf , Flora Cooley. Jameu H. I'roncU , Parties calling for the above ploabo say advertised. L. H. JBWBTT , P. M. Obat ) , A. Towne has declined to accept the nominal ion on the tail of the demo-pop ticket. The ft'sion- iHts will hftyo to take their democra cy straight. Now it is in order for the demo- pop puperrt to pull down the name of 1'ownu and uut up Sluvouuon. The situation m China is grow ing more critical ,