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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1901)
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Lc nl uotlcai at t' iirutlili'il liy n'lilatea nf Ncurucku , THURSDAY , A IGUST 20 , 10o > ; REPUBLICAN TICKET. County. _ I T t * i For County Judge 3 .1. A. ARMOUR. t For County TrmiMirer - ; , \V A. GEORGE. * < For County Clnrk- f 0. W. DEWEY. < ( For Hcirlettr of Deeds C. O LIND. 1 For County Superintendent ,1. v.-t. W.LEWIS. * For Shutlfl- ; ShutlflR.D.SULLIVAN. . For County Surveyor v. E. VANANTWERP. For Couuty CoroniT , * A. E. ROBERTSON. t TowiiMlilp Ticket. * " * k c F or Juetico of tlio Pence ( J.J.SNYDER. I For ClcrK ClcrKJOHN KENNOYER. ForTreaBuror J. M. KHIBERLING. For Assessor i AssessorW. . M. VANNIOE. ! For Constable f WM KENNEDY. ForUonilOft'rsoor , District No. I I L. OUSHMAN. i For llonil Overseer , DUltlct No 2 F. A BERTRAND. I For Itond OTersecr , District No. 3 L MoOANDLESS. t For Koiid Overseer , District No. I JOHN BOYSE. : For Head Overseer , District No.fi 4 FRED ARTHUR , * For noad Orewuor , District No. U J ' HENRY REEDER. * For U ad Overseor. Dlstrlc' Vo. 7 f J.N.WEST. I I ' City Ticket. For Justice ot tlio Peace - E. G'SCHWIND. I , D. GLAZE. For Constables - . L E. COLE. , P. M. TOWSLEY. Ex United States Senator J. M. Thurnton has opened a law office in "Washington. , , The Nebraska G. A. R' . reunion will bo.hold at Hastings this month from the 'JOth to Slat. "Everybody's Magazine , " by John Waunamnkor for September contains an ititurotiting uooouut by Qou. Funslon of "Mow Wo Captur ed Aguinaldo. " , W. J. Bryan has a gjain of comfort - fort through the Iowa democratic convention. The Kansas City silver platform w.is oudotsud by a small majority. Governor Savage has issued an order to the oltoot that all state offi cials whp ride on pusses hhall have tha amount of their fcro doduotod from their mileage allowance. To effect this they arc compelled to bring a receipt for cash paid from the apont issuing the fokot , or the mileage will bo withold. This seems to bo nearer a common sense way of getting at the pase evil than to try to persuade men by "reform" twad- le. If a man receives no bouolit from his pass , ho is not likely to ao- oept it as a bride.-Loup City North western. The Broken Bow Republican very truly boliovd that no man having - ing failed to contribute to the sup. port of a news paper should have the Eupporl of that paper for any offioo. The Grip is a staunch ad- vooato of such a view and has al ways practiced what it advocated. While in day * whan there was a democratic party it loyally support * od democratic nominations , it was always careful to see that men hav ing no inclination to support the paper wore kept off the ticket. No county newspaper whoso editor allows it to bo made the football of thoeo wanting office can live very long and when this fact becomes ful ly understood the newspaper can always feel assured of all the sup port justly dueit , Alliance Pioneer Grip. A FALSEHOOD EXPOSED. John- Lewis Not Only lias Resided in Custer 'County More Than Twenty-one Years But is a "Tax "Payer , " See M , H. SChneringer's Certificates that Calls the Beacon Down , "John Munay is a resident of Ouster ( loiiniy , pays taxes Iioro and iill'lio owns in Hio world iH liort . John LPWI'H owns nothing here , pays no t ! xpHand i actually a non resident " Boncon. A newspaper IH justifiable in UHing all honest means in Htipport of its candidates , but down right falsehood can and should have lut : ono effect , and that iH to bring the paper into disrepute with the pub lic and dtfoat the randidatoH that fciibmits to it without protest Whether the nbovo statomnnt of the Beacon watt inado ignorantly- with full knowlcdi.- the faotH makes but little difference. No one haa the light to attempt to malign another without knowing * 41.75. REDEMPTION CERTIFICATE. No. 4837 , The State of Nebraska , ) - Vss County Treasurer's Office , Ouster Qouuty , j ' Broken Bcw , Neb , , May 3rd , 1001. I , M. E. Sohneringer , treasurer of said county , do hereby'certify that J. G. NV , Lewis , has this day paid me the sum of forty-one and 75-100 dollars , in full for the ndemption of the following described real eHtate in said county , the same having been sold. w , section 15 , township 18 , range 21 , 80 acres. M. E. SCHNKIUNGKB , Tieasurcr. $40 B6. REDEMPTION CERTIFICATE No. 4835 The State of Nebraska , j ' fbs. County Treasurer's Office. Custer County , j Broken Bow , Neb. , May 3 , 1901. . I , M. E. Sohneringor , treasurer of said county , do hereby certify that J. G. W. Lewis haa this day paid mo the sum of forty-six and iio-100 dollars , in full for the redemption of the following described real estate in said county , the same having been sold. WA Swi , section 10 , townsbfp 18 , range 21 , 80 acres. M. K SfHNnniNf ! HH. TVnnsiirnr. $0.04. Treasurer's Office , dialer County , Nebraska. No , 3012. Broken Bow , Neb. , May 3 , 1901. Received of J. Q , W. Lewis , six and 04-100 dollats , in full ot the taxes for the year 1900 , on the following dehorilnd property : Wi Sw- | , suction 10 , township 18 , range 21 , 80 acres , value 70 , total $2.73 , N J Nwi , section 15 , township 18 , range 21 , 80 acrfs , value 09 , total $3 31 M. E. SOIINURINOBII , Treasurer. In addition to the nbovo we have receipts NOH. 7130 , 7705 , 8407 , dated July 21 , 11)00 ) , made to Mur- tha E. Lewis , ami piid by John Lewis , amounting to $10 80. This waN personal tax of hi mother , which ho paid out of money ho earned by his own labor. The aggregate of taxjjH ho has paid to the county in 1900 and 1901 an shown by these receipts is * 10I.- 04. It is not to his discredit that ho taught school out of the county nine months to make the money to pay these taxes with , nor does it disfranchise him because his mot * her moved to Miller temporarily to board him while ho taught. Be sides thu laud owned by his parentn Mrs. Lewis has for several yoart owned property in the town and has a block of laud in the aouth east part of the oily on which for yearn she has intended to build as soon as circumstances would permit , for twenty ono years she ana her family have been residents of Castor county and the republican candidate for county superintendent has at no time been avsay from the couuty , except' while attending school or teaching , A young man who has the energy and will to take himself through college and helps to maintain Ins mother and brothers nt the same lime possesses the qualification to suc ceed at whatever ho attomps , Whore is there another young man iu the county who willafter four or live years of struggle to got through or having sufficient evidence to es tablish an honest boliof. Iu stating John Lewis "owns nothing hero and pays no taxes" was made with out CXCIIHO. The county treasurer is a pop and there is no reason why tliu editor of thu Beacon could not I'nvo gniM to thu trti.nsuror's offioo by n very lilllo effort and found thai John Lewis is a tax puyor in Cusler county , and that his taxes paid , as recent ns May , 1901 , was no small amount I'lin following redemption certi ficates and tax receipts issued by M. E. Sohneringor , treasurer of ( Justor county , Nebraska , is con clusive proof of the falsity of the Boaoon'B charge : school take his first years earnings lo pay up delinquent taxes that have accumulated against himself and his mother , but John G. Lowis. This is the manwhom'tho Beacon would denounce as a non tax payer and a non vesidont. Farther than all thin J , G. Lewis is highly competent potent to fill the position to which ho aspires. As an instructor lie has no suporiois in Custer county. If any or.o question his ability or qnalifcatioii we refer them to such men as Senator Curno , Prof. J. E.Adamson , and Snpt J.J. Tooloy , No doubt Supt. Tooloy is supporting Mr. Murray for political reasons , but wo have oon- tidonco in his honesty as an officer and a oiti/.on , and have no hesitancy in linn 'Pit.- . Imvi rAlrirn n f * ti\ - * * lu ililil , A UUU IUUIU are the two hundred and seventy- eight teachers who wore under his instructions in the teachers institute this season. They are not poli ticians. Ask them wliat they think of John Lewis aa an educa tor ? Wo venture that two hun dred fifty of them arc Lewis sup porters today , regardless of their political beliefs. It was largely through their influence that Mr. Lewis was nominated , lie made no effoitnor , solicited anyone for his support. But afc soon as hia uistituto closed here , ho went to Taylor , Loup couuty , where ho conducted the Loup County Insti tute the week preceding and fol lowing the county convention. He is the peoples choice and will be elected dy a haudsomo majority , * . " Kf/Wi * * * . TJFs1fT ! I nBr-i2ISr\V > iijT CORN GOES TO A BOT- I Out * Prices Co Down Wo arc going to Close Out Our Clothing , Hats and Caps , Boots and Shoes , And Dress Goods , ' Sale starts Monday , and will continue as long as there is a pair of pants left. Come early and get a good thing for a * V Prof. Fred W. Atkinson , general Superiutodont of public instruction for thop Phillipines in Irs report shows that they have been 8,000 personal written applications Hied for positions as toachors. Four hundred and eighty seven soldiers among the applicata. Seventy nine of them passed satisfactory examin ations. There are but 1000 places to fill. Ho says the great need at present is suitable school buildings. In criticising and trying to pick out ilawp in the republican county ticket the populist papers have a sort of hopeless task before them , but like drowning men they grasp at straws. They think Judge Armour - our ought Jo bo turned down be cause ho has already served two terms. They say that the sentiment of the American people is against third terms. The sentiment against the third term originatnd in the pop party which is largely composed of office seekers and among whom pubho officers are considered as a sort of publio plunder. The seuli- meut of the American people , out- aide of the office-seeking classes in fayor of hduest and efficient public servants , and when this rarest of all rare treasures is found , it is a good thing to keep him. J. A , Armour has boon a model county Judge. Ho attends strictly to his bnsiunsa , knows neither populist , democrat nor republican in the performance of his official duties and will not rob the people or the county of a uay in oraer 10 campaign tor a re-election. If the people of Ouster county appreciate good ser vice from their offioalsand have alick of common business sense they will see lo it that Judge Armour is kept where ho is. Callawuy Courier. The opposition papers are child ish iu their objection ! to some of the candidates on the republican county ticket. They allege ihat Prof. Lewis , the nominee for Sup erintendent , is not aresidout of the couty , and that ho is a recent con vert to the republican failh , Mr. Lewis spent his boyhood iu Castor county , received the greater part of his education in Custer county schools and graduated at Broken Bow. Ho is a Custer county pro duct and has taught with success in Ctuter as well as other counties. Being a poor boy , ho has acquired a good education by his own efforts , besides suporting his aged mother aud helping to educate his brothers. Aa to his fitness to take charge of the schools of Ouster county there arc perhaps no more competent judges than the teachers with whom ho has been associated for several years in institute work. It is a significant fact that nine-tenths of the teachers of the county are en thusiastic supporters of Mr. Lowis. The pourilo objection that Mr.Lowis is a too recent addition to the re publican party , comes with poor grace from the populist papers of Cuater county when it is recalled that 11 , U , Hiatt was nominated for the ollioo within ' same twoiitv'-four hours alter bin conversion to" pop ulism. Callaway Courier. A rumor lias again been put.in circulation that Broken Bow will wako up ono of tlii'HO fine ruitnin mornings and find ilHoll the central passenger ami freight divisions be tween Lincoln and Alliance , with the divisions at Ravenna and Sen eca both abaudoned. It is claimed as a logical conclusion that already the B. & M. are moving their coa ) bins at Seneca on the track , and that railroad men at Ravenna are planning to move to Broken Bow. Another reason assigned is that the B. & M. has gone into the control of now men and greater activity is to be the policy , and in doing this , the operating stations and forces are to be consolidated and reduced wherever found practical. Another straw that helps the rumor to gain credence is that the company has declined to lease their land north of the track , in this oily , for the next soaeon. It is greatly hoped the rumor may prove true , but wo are of the opinion that none of us will know it until actual work has coa\- mencud. " But it is a significant fact that most of the railroad em ployes , who operate this portion of the line believe that Broken Bow eventually will b o ono of the main divisions on this line of road , Doubtless , this belief arises from the fuel thai it is the logical place for a division and thuy talk it un til they believe it. There arov sev eral road men at both Crawford aud Alliance who would hail the day with delight and would make their homes in Broken Bow , as they re gard it preferable for u homo to nithor of the other towns. That Interview. The Omaha Bee , Ind the following - ing in last Wednesdays paper and we notice the same copied in sever al paporrf of the state. "In speaking of the inter view , Mr. Amsborry , told the Bee reprefentativo tonight that the governor's only condition was the submission of an itomi/.oJ statement , showing who got the money lost through the defalcation. Ho added that the governor was de termined in hip demand and would undoubtedly maintain hia present attitude. " The above Jiaa a somblonce of truth but is false in fact. Wo declined an interview with the Boo reporter on the Bartloy caso.Tho aasertoin that the Governor's "only conditions waa the submissions of an itemized statement showing who got the money lost through the defalcation" was made by the re porter. Wo neither affirmed nor do. niod the assertion , but did state that the Governor was determined and would undoubtly require Bart- itiy to comply with the conditions ho had imposed upon him , when ho granted the parole. Aa Governor Savage desired'to give Mr. Bartloy full opportunity either to comply with the ooritlitiona or make a state. mont to the public of what the con ditions were , we were not at liberty at that liuio to state to the Bee reporter - porter what these conditions were. But woj are able to assure the public ihat the conditions imposed by Governor Savage goes f arther than requiring Mr.Bartloy to make an itemized statement regarding his shortage. As Mr. Bartley had pled ged to make good the entire shortage - ago the governor insists that he should make good , at least the atnor.nt not lost by the bank fail ures. The $250,000 that was lost iu the Mosher bank had never bpou inBartley's possession but was placed there by his pradooosoraud wis only turned over to Bartloy aa credit. The 820,000 iu the National Bank at Kcaruoy was approved by the board and wus a state doposi'.ory. What the Governor demands that extreas urer Bartley make an itemized stalement of the disposition of the funds missing -and thai which he can not legitimately account for bo restored to the state. The claim that the petition presented for Bart- - toy's pardon dee cot make any ' promise for restitution may bo true. But the petition was not granted. The governor declined to grant tie petition for pardon , but did upon personal pledges of Mr. Bartley grant him a parole for sixty days to give him au opportunity to make good his promises- The Governor's theory is thai Bartley hacj suffered for his crime to as great an extent sis was possible in receiving the sentence of the court and his four years ot , uuu mat u no will now restore to the state what ho was officially and legally respon sible for. that he would bo a tit subjost for executive clemency. If Hartley does not make good his ? oluutHry pledges , nor comply with the governors demands , which are less than he pledged , Governor Savage - ago would nol be justified in doing loss than to remand him ba-jk to the penitentiary at the expiration of the sixty days parole. This the governor will undoubtly do. Had Governor Savage been prompted by sympthy rather than the good of the state he. would have pardoned in stead of parolob Bartloy. The parole - ' ole was with the object of giving Barlley a chance to restore to the state thttt which ho had wrongfully retained and professed to bo able to unke . If good. the pledges are redeemed the state will b < a satisfied and Mr. Bartloy will have justly merited his freedom , If no effort ia made to restitution it will be evi dent tint Bartley and hie friends have deceived the governor and and that there will bo but ono alter native for the Governor. l olecl AiiifiiM HullH Abbess Lad. 3 year old. Pre mium calf of TranH-Miesissippi Ex- position. Omaha , i two year old , 2 ono year olds , Price $100 per head. These arc the best bulls that I had. JOHN A. AMSHKUUY. 8222t Maaou City , Nabr.