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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1901)
( dustet do. Republican "Pablliliod orerjr Thursday at the Comity Bout. D. M. AMS11KUKY , Editor * S-Ofllco In Onnlor lllock , fourth Ate.- Bntcrcd nt the poBtofllco nt Urokcn Bow , Nob. , at BccomUaliua matter fortrnumiilfelon through the U.S. Malls. Ono Year , In advance $1,00 ADVKUTISINQ UATKS. . Ono column , per month , 57.00. Ono-lmlf col umn , per month , $ i 00 ( liinrtcr column , per month , 82.0. Loni limn ijtmttrr column , fit ) cotita per Inch per month , Cards on flt t page , CO emits per Inch , per month. LocalndvcrtlMnt ; 6 cculg per line each Inter- tlou. tlou.Notice Notice ot church fulrc , loclnhlca anil nnlorlnlu- men Is whuru munoy ia cmirgfd , one.htilf ratoa , Society noticoa and retnlutlone , onc-lmlf rules , Wodcllng notices free , half price for pnhlltnlng list of tuceotita , Death notices frca , half pilci for pnlillehlnc obltunry notices , and cnnln of thanka. Legal not1co.i at ratt H pruvliluil l > ; I'atntca ot THUKHDAY.OOTOBlill 81,1001 , REPUBLICAN TICKET. Hlatc Tlcicft. For Jndcq Supreme Court S , II. SEUGWIOK , Of York. For Regents E. 0. OALK1NS , Of Kcarnuy. 0. J , IfillNKST , Of Lincoln. County. For County Judge J. A. ARMOUR For County Trfnaurer W. A. GEOltGlfi. For County Clerk G. W. DEWEY. For lloglatur of Deeds C.O.LIN I ) . For Comity Huiiorlntomlunt J. fc . W.LEWIS. For Sherlll- SherlllR. . D. SULLIVAN. For County Surveyor F. E. VANAN TWERP. For County Coroimr A , E. ROBERTSON * Tov Mlilp Ticket. For Juetlco ot the Peace J. J , SNYDER. For Cleric ClericJOHN JOHN KENNOYKR. For Treasurer J. M. KIMDERLING. For Anossor AnossorW. . M. VAN NICE. For Couetablo CouetabloWM KENNEDY. Forlioad Ororeoor , District No. 1 L. OUSIlftlAN. For Itoad Overwecr , District No , " F. A. BEUTUAND. For Road Ororsocr , District No. 3 L. MoOANULESS. For Itoad Overseer , District Ko. I JOHN BOYSE. . . . _ _ _ TTrt.Tfni.l / - * - * - 1\lelt-1 l M K FRED ARTL1UR. For Itoad Overseer , District No. 0- HENRYREEDER. For Read Ovoricer , District No. T J.N. WEST. City XlcUct. For City ABBCSBOI'- ' / W. S. BOYSE. For Justice of the Peace - E. G'SCHWIND. ' I. D. GLAZE. For Constables L , E. COLE. P. M. TOWSLEY. A vote for the republican ticket is a vote for sustaining President RooHcvolt in his effort to carry out MoKinloy's policy. "There is no moro doubt ; says Charley Shinn , of Murray's election. The the priest is working hard for Lis election. " Sure ! Jauou and Eli rtfuso to he com. forted since they failed to got W C. RusmiHol and 0. D. Dewey to withdraw from the democratic tiokot. It is now cohting the county not loss than 1(25 ( aday to pay the sal aries ot the pop oth'umlH that are out Hooking ro-olootion , while the re publican candidates are paying their own expenses. A vote for the republican ticket is an endorsement of the principles of protection to American labor and American products. A vole for the pop candidates is endorsement ot Bryan and his free trade and free silver theories , A vote for Judge Armour will bo the endorsement of a capable and honest administration ho has given , while a vote for J. R. Dean will bean an endorsement of his administra tion while county attoruny which appeals to your judg6mout as the best ? It is the moral duty of every voter of Ouster county who boloivo .that the republican national policy inaugurated by the , hto Presi dent MoKinloy is bettor for the public than would have boon Bryau's 10 to 1 theories to otidorso that policy by voting for the republican candidates. fjMark ohnoriuger baa taken fresh oourrge .inco ho ho auooooded in getting Josh Woods to withdraw from tbo democratic ticket and is out soliciting the democrat support. Wo hope the time will oomo when a county officer will bo able to utaud on his merits and will not use llio lima and money of the county to keep himself in office ad the pop candidates arc now doing. The republican county board has navcd the tax payers of OuHtor county * 081.77 a month for the past ton months over the expense of the populist hoard of last year , or a saving for llio year of $7- 581.25 The republican candidates mndo to promid u before the convention and have mult ) mno sinoo. Their loptiticH will b i selected from the JUKI workorH un < l most capable and vorthy. Those who boloivo in loan politicH , ouonomy in county fllcoH will yoto the republican ickot. _ _ _ _ The uhimti nllowed against the ounty hint year , under a pop ad- ninistration , win $34,842.05. This 'our , under lopublicnu administra- ion for ten months , the claims allowed has only boon $22,717.88. Pirn is a saving of an average of ; ( K1 ! 77 a month in favor of a ro mblioan board. Of course the two or three hun- Irod democrats of the county will ush to the polls next Tuesday to vote the pop ticket , since the demo oratiu central committee has sold out to the pops. The courtesy is iuo the pops iu return for the little slap they gave the democrats in the county convention. The Union Pacific is to put on the fastest train , hov first of next nonth , hot ween Now York and Han Francisco in the world. It is train No. 3 , and will operate in connec tion with the Southern Pacific , Northwestern , Lake Shore and New York Central. It is to leave Omaha at 4.30 every afternoon. It will average 55 miles an hour for tbo wholtt diftlanco. In many places of down grade it will make 05 and 7U miles an hour. The Custer County Chief inform ed us last week that C. II. Hoi- comb , candidate for county judge , Chesney Thompson , nominee for county clerk , and Josh. Woode , candidate for treasurer , and Mrs. J. J. Tooloy , noininoo for superintend ent , have withdrawn from the dem ocratic ticket. From this wo are led to conclude that there remains four of the democratic nomineec , viz : C. D. Dewey , for sheriff ; E. J. Boblits , for surveyor , and VV. B. Easthum , for coroner , C. W. Rutmiiso ) , for recorder , who cannot bo told as oattlo , but are remaining loyal to their party convictions. There is but little doubt as to the election of Judge Sodgwiok. The people , when given ample time usually decide about right. Now they will reason thusly ; Wo are to have three Supreme Judges one , Judge Sullivan , is a Democrat one Judge Moloumb is a Populist. If Judge Hollenbuok wore elected , that would make two Democrats and ono Populist a one sided affair. Wo prcfor to Uavu the Judiciary uvoniy balanced and ono Democrat , ono Popu'ifll arid ono Republican , the people are moro likely to re ceive fair and juat decision ? . With that oud in view wo expect several thousand nou.parti7.in conservative linn will cast their ballots for Judge Sodgwiok. Crete Vidotto. 1'iuso uepon. Wo learn that some parties are circulating a report that Judge Armour , in the oases of the state against Palmer and in the case against Harris , showed favoritism in fixing the line of the former and the bond of the latter. Whether it ia through ignornnoo or malioo wo am not prepared to nay an wo have not been apprised of the parties who are- circulating the report But wo are prepared to refute the charge that the disposition of either ease reflected on the honor or fair ness of Judge Armour. In the Palmer case the county attorney compromised the matter with Pal. mor'a attorney outaido of court and withdrew his charge of burglary ] and changed it , charging Palmer with a misdemeanor. The accused plead guilty to the minor offonoo and wns lined accordingly , on rec ommendation of the county attor. uoy. In tno Harris ease , the firat bond was made $600 on the rooom- nondation of the county attorney and the second bond on continuance w s railed to $1000 on request of the county attorney after the Judge suggested that the former bund was too low. Another complaint that some are making is to the effect that the court dismiHHod the or no of the state against Wootors without collecting the witness foes. The facts are the case never oamo to trial. The county attorney , alter investigating thn case , decided that fit ) could not obtain tmllioiont evidence - once to convict and asked the ease dismissed. There was no evidence produced in court in the case , It was a complaint made by the coun ty attorney and dismissed on his motion. In neither ease can any blame attach to the court. If any blame attaches to anyone in oitlior of the caaoa , the Judge i not the OHO. If anyone doubts either of the above statements L. E. Kirk- patriok , the prosecuting attorney , says : "Rofo'r thorn to him , as if anv body is to blumo it is him , as ho ( iocs not believe in that kind of a campaign. " Judge Armour is not a man who shows favoritism Iu hits judicial duties. Ail receive the same fair nnd impartial treat raont at his hands as the law and evidence in thu case directs. It is u significant fact that J. It. Dean is one of Joe Hams' .Utornoyp. Republican Economy Prbven. The L'opuliBtB Are Great on Reform Wilh Their Mouths , Hut Are Short In Deeds. For the past ten years the popu lists have been preaching reform from the school houses , while they practiced extravagonoo in the management - agoment of county affairs. In order - dor to get at the facts of the ex- penses of the county under populist rule as compaiod with the expenses incurred under republican manage ment tl'o past year , a reporter for the Republican visited the county clerk's ofiioo. As a result of the investigation the records show that under pop rule In 1B'J7 , the total amount of claims allowed , was $23,010.43 In 1898 , the total amount of claims allowed , was 21,875.00 In IbW , llio total amount of claims nilowcit , was 08,03232 In 1900 , llio total amount o ( claims allowed , was 81,812.65 In 1001 , the totnl amount of claliua allowed , uinlcr republican administration - ministration for ion months , was 22,717 05 Those figures show the actual amount of claims for the different years named and shows an increase each year , until the lust year it reached the enorjnous sum of .000. Notwithstanding thib enormous expense of 134,842.04 , in the year 1000 , the pop board , after their do- foatsroduocd the levy of 14 mills , that would have pioducod $1)2,700.- 80 , to 7 mills , which only gave $1(3,395 ( 40 to moot the current ox- pansoe. Had it not boon for F , II Young , to whom the board sold * $40,000 worth of delinquent taxon , they would have had a deficit in ono year of $20,000. But the point wo wish to emphasize most especi ally is the money the republican- board has saved the county this yearwhen compared with the ex pense of the county board in pre vious years under pop control. Last year the expense of the pop board averaged * 'J,000 55 per month , This year , under republi can rule , the average is only $2- 271.78 per month. This is a sav ing to .tho county of (032,77 per month. The present board has not only been moro economical than its predecessor ser but has conducted the affairs of the county iu a safe and business manner without resorting to tricks for political effect. Every yotor and tax payer is urg ed to consider the figures given above and then vote the ropublicau tiokot straight that a * system of economy may bo continued. REPUBLICAN "VOTERS. Now is your opportunity. This week practically closes the campaign. For moro than ton years the uouuty has been officered by popu lists. I They have at all times and all instances withhold their patron age from republicans Not a day's work bait boon given to a republican man or woman , girl or boy , where they could possibly avoid it. They have been strictly partisan iu everything whore a dollar was to bo disbursed. As republicans wo owe no populist office seeker a cent. Several of them have plead with you to help them just onoo moro. They are now trying the sympa thetic dodge by making personal appeals. It is another ruse to hold on to the ofiioo. Bo not dooeivod , Your friends are with your own pee ple. There is no excuse this year to scratch your tiokot. The ropub liaan nominees are clean , competent and will make efficient officers. Wo will succeed if every republican will go to the polls and vote the tiokot straight. This is not our year to soratch our tickot. The other iollows recognize that in sev eral instances we have the best men and that they are not creatures of a court house ring. For that reasot wo will have the support of many populists and democrats. They are justified in scratching but wo are not. The only two offices which furnishes their newspapers with county patronage are judge and sheriff. They are willing now to trade every thing _ f or those two offices. See to it that no republi can is worked into fostering tbo pop party by voting for the men upon which tboy depend for their support. In doing it , you furnish the enemy with the amunition and woapond to fight you in future cam paigns. By standing together the victory will be ours. They cannot elect a single man on their tiokot this year unless republicans help them. Every office furnishes more or less patronage. If republicans are olootod this work will go to the re publicans. Then there is the ques tion of economy in county affairs. This year the republican board has saved the tax payers 8031.77 a month. In the aggregate it wili amount to over fc7,000 for the year. This is no small item. From every standpoint , whether political or financial , it is a matter of interest that oyory republican vote the re publican ticket for county officers and supervisors. _ i ii i i Judge Armour Tine to His Trust-- Docs Not Neglect His Obligated Duties to Seek Ue-clectloi ) , But Always At His Tost- It is seldom that the public can find a man as true to l.is official ob ligations as has boon Judge Ar mour , the republican nominee for county judge. Notwithstanding the fast that ho has boon ronomib- altod for the position , which he has so abloy and satisfactorily filled iu the past , Im has remained in h'a ofiioo six days in the week to attend the duties of hie office. No ono , who has had occassion to transact business with the county judge , has returned homo unable to find him in his office. Mr. Armour like most other mon , is ambitious and wants to bo elected , since ho baa been nominated. But he oou- sidors his time belongs to his con stituents. While ho would enjoy getting out and looking after his campaign norsonally , ho prefers to forgo that ploasuio , rather than to neglect his official duties and dis commode these who shave business before him. No other officer in the court house who is a candidate for re election is seldom seen in his place of business. Instead of remaining true to their trusts they leave the work of their several offices to their o rks , and are using trie time * of the county and the county's money in canvassing , not on official business , but for their individual interests. For what ? dimply that they may retain themselves in office for the solo purpose of draw ing a fat salary at the expense of the county. Do the tax payers want to con tinue mon iu office who will thus neglect their duties and n t only charge their time up to the county but require the county to pay clerks for doing the work they are paid for doing ? Our attention was called to an incident just last week , which , dem onstrates the thought in mind and proves the wisdom of Judge Ar mour's course. A lady and four gentlemen oamo a distance of 45 miles to transact business In the county court. The Judge was there and they soon had their work done. Had the Judge boon out campaign ing , as the other candidates were at tbo time , they wonld have had their trip , the long drivi > , and expense for nothing , and the trip would lave to have been mads again. Not only would ho in that ease hayo boon using the time and money of the county for his personal inter ests but would have been directly responsible for the second Urip the the parties wonld have been com pelled to make to the/ county seal and all tbo expenses connected therewith. Besides it would have delayed the business. This is but ono ease of a hundred that migh bo sighted iu which both the county and individuals Imva boon benefited and expenses saved by Judge Ar mour adhenring strictly to his con Bcioncous convictions iu performing the duties of his office first and be ing at his plaoo of business at all times. Such men are of the class tba are needed for public servants and every voter who knows his bist in- terusts will , vote to retain Judge Armour. We have seen the frail in fan when thofaint struggle for existence enco seemed almost ended , resuucit ated and made strong by the nso o WHITE'S CKUA&l VERMI FTJGE. Price , 25 cents. Ed. Mo- Comas , Broken How and Mcrna. To TIIK UKAPA rich lady , cured of a rDcafui'BH and Noises in the Head by Dr. Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drums , gave $25,000 to his In stitute , so that deaf people unable to procure the Ear Drums , may have them free , Address No. D 143 , The Nicholson Institute , 780 , Eight Avenue , Now York. jan3 ly Fancy Gift Books at Ed Mc- Comas's. It tHii't tlie material tliat KOCH tutu Your repaired wutcti tlutt retmitt * In a perluct ) u > . it ia uiu that doea the business , any bungler can buy the tine kinds of material tbat 1 ueo In repairing ; but aball ia tbo most valuable material that jan bo used In watcb repairing : and tbo bungler cnn't buy it. L sell my skill ( or wbut It la wortb iiud it will coat you lees tbnn bungling nt lower prlooa. F. W. HAYES , Jeweler and Optician. West side of square. THE HOME GOLD CURE. Au liigcnlouN Treatment Ily Wlilcli UruukarclH are lielnu Cured flatly la Hpltc of TlieiuHelven. No MoxlouH OHCH. KO Weaucn- liiKoftue Nerves , A. XMeuH- i t and foSltive Cure For tue Liquor Hublt. It is now generally known and under stood that Drunkenness la u ileeeaao and not weakness. A body filled with polBon null nerves completely flbnttoreil by periodical or constant use of Intoxicating liquors , requires nn untldotB capable of nuulrnlizing and unuilcatlnK this poison tuul destroylt > g the craving for iulox- icntua. Suffers may now euro them , oolrus at nomu without , publicity or loss of time from business by this wonderful 'Homo Gold Cure" which hnsbeen per- ( octtul nttor many yearn of class study and treatment ot inebriates. The faith ful use according to the directions of tbls wonderful discovery la positively guamntuud to euro the moat obstinate case , uo mutter bow bard A drinker. Our records sho\v the marvelous traus- fornmtlon of thousands of brunknrds Into sober. Industrious and upright men. Wives Cure Your Husbands. Child ren Oure Your Fathers. This remedy U In no Bonso n nostrum but is n speclllo lor this disease only , atnl is so skillfully dovlaod and prepared that it is thorough ly soluble mid plotisunt to the taste so that U can bo given In & cup ot tea or colloo without thu knowledge of the per son taking it. Thousands of Drunkards have cured themselves with this priceless remedy , and as tuany more hnvo boon cured nnd made temperate men by having tbo " ( Jure" administered by lov ing friends nnd relatives without their knowledge In coltoo or ten , and believe to-day that they dlscontlued drinking of their own free will. Do Not WJait. Dp not be deluded by apparent and mislead- log "Improvement. " Drive out dlseuso nt once and for all time , The "Homo Gold Ouro" Is sold at the extremely low price of Ono Dollar , thus placing within roach of everybody a treatment moro effectual than others costing $25 to ? 50. Full directions accompany each package. Special advice by skilled phynlolano when re quested without ostra charge. Sent prepaid to any part ot the world on recept of One Dollar. Address DoDt- 177.BDWIN B.QlIes&OOMPANY,2330 and 23S2 Market Street , Philadelphia. All correspondence etrictly contldotlal. Business Pointers. Job printing nt this office. Big circulating library at P. O. Htoro. All kind of Books at Ed , Mo- Comaa'H , BibloB at Publisher's prioca. See Ed. MoCoraaa. - l. _ _ _ _ . _ IWTII I Lubricating oils of all kinds at Wilkina' drug store. Ed MaOoruaa keeps Kodaks and Kodaka oupplioB. Wanted : /Two or three more boarders at Mrs. Lillie King's. Ed. MoUJomas keep all kinds of school books and supplies. If yon intend to build call at Dierks Lumber Co. and got prices Pepsin Gum , two packages tor a nickel atViLKiN8 * PUJLBIUOY. Dr. T. W. Bass , dentist , oQioe northwest corner of Realty block. 8-1 if Dicrks Lumber Co. has in stock a oar load ot Gno cedar posts for tbo trade. Money to loan on Old Line Life Insurance Policies. Or policies bought outright. WILUS CADWELL. Thoao wanting to purchase city lota or blocks , or lunda adjourning Broken Bow , call on J. B. Smth. 8.29 tf For Sprains , swellings and lameness ; there is nothing BO Rood as Chamber * Iain's Pain Hnlm. Try U. For sale by J. G. llneberlo. ' Dregs making up stairs north of Republican office. Satisfaction guaranteed and your sewing solicted. ANNA EMEBSON. If you have ranches , farms or city property you want to sell or rent , list them with J. J. Snyder , Broken Bow , Neb. M-ll-tf FOR SALIC on T&ADK Town lota and a few live acre lotH in thia city , for cattle , horaoa or farm land. fob28 tf ALLAN RBYUKB. When you haye no appetite , do not relish youi focd and feel dull after eat ing you may know that you need a ( lose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price 25 cento. Sam- plea free at HaoberleV ALL KINDS of Nut and Fruit Candies at Walters Candy Kitoh- on , 3 doors north of poBtoffice. 0-20 tf. Farms for Halo and lands for rent. Now is the tine to got a farm cheap , as the cheap farms are all going , and prices are advancing rapidly. J. G. BBBNIZKB. "X' You cau save money by ordering your reading matter throngh the RBPIMILIOAK. We can furnish you nearly all the papers and magazine tor less than publishers prices. Moved to Realty ' Block' A , E. Anderson. Oct. 1 , 1001. In order to clean lip my stock of wind mills , I will for the next sixty days , from date , sell-mills at cost , for cash. Come in and'take advantage of the low price. O.ll. CONBAD. The old and reliable irm of Dierks Lumber Co. is the place to go for lumber or coal. A good supply and grades to meet the wants of their customers are always in stock. 821tf A now remedy for biliousness iH now on Halo at ilneberle's dniK atom. It la called Cliamlierluin'a Stouiccli and Liv er Tablets. It gives quick relief and will prevent the attack if given as soon as the first Indication of the disease np- pears. Price , 25 cents per box. Sam ples free. 13,0. Empfield L , 8. Kmpfleld EMPFIELD BROS , , Successors to 0. II , Smith , Dealers iq Hardware , Harness , Stoves and Furniture , Undertaking Goods. Anaolmo , Nebraska. 00 YLrtUt , TRADE MARKS . . - COPYRIGHTS &c. Anyone sending a sketch nnd deicrlptlon ram pulcklr ascertain our opinion free whether un inTOinion liprobablrpatentablo. Communion , ( lonsitrlctlrconadentui. Handbook on I'atenu lent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. I'atents taken thruueh ilium & Co. receive iftclal notice , without charge , tu the " " * Scientific American. A handsomely llluitrMod weeklv Largest clr lon of miy r cteminn jouriml. T i. JournTomus.ll. BoldLjriUl nB . Umuclj wnlee. CB V 8U WtuuUisioa , J. C.