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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1902)
Home Clrnnii'n : ; . Gasoline IB the boot thing to uue ID cleaning your cunt Have several HO ft , rieau clotbH and pour only a little of the Cold Into , a vcwl at one time , us II irnporatei * rapldl.v when exposed to air. Go over tile coat very carefully by rub- bin * a Binall portion ut u time vvltb a Well-soaked cloth and then going over It with cue dry. and when the cloth * be rouio soiled tulcp fresh ones.IB thin and taking plenty of time to the lawk tire the Bcereta of HUeeeesful cleaning. Be sure to select a room without tire , gap ur lamp light for the denning iiroce.su. B gasoline IB highly Inflammable and dangerous when used near u blaze. Tin- professional cleaners will make the coat look like new for a trifling sum , If it is not badly stained. Cr mi in Itcitr * . Take tbo white of one egg mid on tquul amount of eold water. Kent to gether until well mixed , Purchase two fwunilH of confectioners' sugar , ami Btlr In a little at a time until the egg IB BO thickened that It may be rolled. Fla vor with vanilla or : iny flavor that Is preferred. Put on n board and knead for n few moments. Hcmovc tbo stones from half u pound of tint on. take a piece of the sugar the size of a hick ory inr , roll It in the Imndn until the jcngth of the date. Prepare two pieces tn this way , and stick one on each Hide of the date. Pinch them closely to gether so they will adhere. Stand aw y until slightly hardened. Tobacco In tlie He t Insecticide. Most of the Insects common to house plants dislike tobacco as much as does the cleanly housewife. The' best way to use it as an Insecticide upon win dow plants Is to .secure n good handful of tobacco stems place them In an old basin , pour boiling water tipou them , and let them stand for several hourc. ( Then drain off the liquid into a basin or tub deep enough for immersing the tops of your plants In , and dilute It with warm water until It shows only a faint tint of brown. Then take up the plants one nt a time , and hold them , fops down , In the water , washing thorn clcnn.Ladles' Home Journal. Scolloped Apple * . Pare , core an 1 cut In Bile-en some good , tart cooking apples , put a layer in a baking dish with sugar , cinna mon and a grating of lemon rind , clot with tiny lumps of butter , then anoth er layer of appies , sugar , etc. , and so on until the dish Is full. Add a very little water and the juice of a lemon , sind use n little more sugar and butter on top than on the other layers. Hake until the apples are thoroughly cooked. Cover until nearly done , wfieti the cover should be removed to allow them to brown. Serve hot with cream or bard sauce. Medicinal Vegetable * . Does someone In the family need the pnrifylng touch of sulphur In tbo blood ? Give them turnips , onions , cab bage , cauliflower , watercress and horse radish. Surely a varied enough ( let. If the liver needs stimulating , serve tomatoes. For kidney troubles , aspara gus will be beneficial. Celery Is of tre mendous benefit to those suffering from rheumatism and neuralgia. It Is also good for nervous disorders. Carrots form blood and help to give a pretty complexion. Beets and turnips are also beneficial to the blood. Clincolate I'uddiac. Beat one-quarter of a pound of but ter to a cream aud stir in six yolks , one nt a time , then add u quarter of a pound of Hiitf , sweet chocolate grated , H cup of almonds blanched and chopped line , six tnblcspoonfuls of granulated sugar , and one tablespoon- fill of citron cut very line , beat the six whites of eggs to a stiff froth and stir In at the last. Pour Into n mould and boll three quarters of an hour and send to the table hot with whipped ercnni poured around it , or any line sauiu borvod in a sniiccboar. lireail Hn-inU Kevlyed. Recently a very economical and at tractive custom is being revived among the dainty housewives in ( he use of the bread board on tlu > table. Those boards fire made attractive by tbo ladies with poker decorations of wheat heads , oat bprays and rye tops. These decoration's ore only put upon the beveled edge , the top being left clear and white for use. It requires some practice to cut the bread neatly , thus offering a neft ac complishment to tbo lady presiding at the table. Ojr tt r Sand w.chcs. Half a dozen large oysters fried and perfectly cold , lay n crisp lettuce leaf dipped in Krench dressing on them , buttered slices of white bread , or spread a little mayonnaise on each leaf. Out the oysters Into nice little Mice ? , crosswise , rejecting the html part , and lay the slices , overlapping 9110 another , between the lettuce leaves. SnuflU or Clilckeii , Cut the meat from the breast of nu jncooked chicken. Mince , pound and V- " pass It through a sieve , then mix In * aalf n pint of very stlllly whipped : ream , salt to taste , pepper ; add some minced mushrooms or trullles. Put this mixture into a buttered mould and tteam for twenty minutes , then turn but and serve with supreme sauce poured over It W. II. B. STOUT IS DEAD > EXPIRES SUDDENLY AT Hla HOME IN WASHINGTON. \Vell Known In Net ) nuton Mnnr Y nr * n Itecldent and Lending Clllirn limit Capitol and IViilt ntInry--\T > * Once IUitcd > a Millionaire. Washington , D. C. . Jan. 5. Just fts the bells were heralding the adVent - Vent of the new year. W H B. Stout Departed this life at his home In this : lty. The end came suddenly Af- ( er retiring Mi Stout awoke about 11 o'clock and aroused Mrs. Stout , lie suffered from pain In the chest , , vlth difficulty In getting his breath. \ physician was culled and modi- Mies were administered , affording mly temporary relief. Soon after 12 Mr. Stout rose and got out of bed. but fell within a few steps , breathIng - Ing his last before a doctor could be Summoned. The cause was heart disease. The funeral will be tomor row at three. Nebraskans In Wash ington will participate Temporary Interment at the congressional ceme tery will ha held , the widow awaiting the decision of the son and daughter ; us to a place of final sepulcher Deceased was about sixty-live years , old. His war record was good and no history of early days In Nebraska ran be properly written without ac cording W. II. R. Stout a conspicuous place. Mil. STOUTS NKIUIASKA HKC011D W. II. H Stout was at one time one of the best known men In the 10h state , because of his connection with ; public affairs. While he was lessee of the state prison contract , and had : contracts for the construction of the old capitol building , as well as the wings afterward added thereto , his name was on many tongues At one time he was popularly rated as a mil - lionairc , although it is doubted that he ever controlled prpoerty or assets of such value Mr. Stout was born at Rome , . /IUU1IIM riMllll.r , vyiin , , , u , , , , ! , , . . . . . 1837 , and moved to Nebraska in 185S. Ills parents were old residents of the Ohio county where he first saw the light of day. Mr. Stout settled at Do Solo , Washington county , this state.and afterwards moved to Blair. While there he was engaged In the real estate and contracting business , In 1802 Mr Stout enlisted in the Second u-u'lmcnt , Nebraska cavalry , nine months troops. Ln June. 1803 , , he was commissioned second lieutenant - ! tenant in the First Battalion , Black Hoise cavalry , which was In ISliJ re organized as the First Nebraska veteran mounted infantry. In this ho held a commission of first lieu tenant , although he was really in command of the company. At tht close of the war he returned to Wash ington county and resumed his busi ness. In 1808 he was elected a mem ber of the first Nebraska legislature. lie was married December 31 , 1801 , at De Soto , Neb. , to Miss Laura A. Glo'ver , youngest daughter of Dr. John A. Glover , at one time a prom inent citizen of Ohiowho served one term in the Nebraska senate. lie was a prominent Mason. Mr. Stout took the contract to build ttiL > state penitentiary ih 1870. and . . . . .u. . . . . p , coin. Later he secured the prison contract , leasing the convict labor. Then he secured contracts for the construction of the state capitol build ing and the wings added later , and ad or that built the goverment building here and the Burlington depot. At one time he was employ ing live hundred men , and owned stnue quarries at Cedar Creek , South Bond nnrt Louisville , Neb. , and at Fort Collins , Colo. lie built the Lan caster county jail. It was while con- tutting in Lincoln that ho was sup posed to be a very wealthy man. Mi Stout sold his prison contract to Charles W. Mosher It Is said he lost heavily In western mining schemes Latei he secured a con- tiMct to furnish marble for the new congressional library at Washington , .and while the work was In progress the superintendent of the work was replaced by a regular army officer who at once cancelled all contracts. This loft Mr. Stout In embarrassing financial circumstances. He tiled a claim for heavy damages against the go\oninieiit but It was never allowed l-'nr several years he has been em ployed as a laborer In one of the de- at Washington Prompt to Ordnr Kolonse Constantinople , Jan. 3. The re ent arrest of two naturalized Ameri cans at Tripoli , Syria , for refusal to pay the tax providing for exemption liom military service has led to sharp ( umimniL-utlons on the part of the 1'i.itcd States minister to Turkey , John G. A. Lelshman , to the porte. Tlie latter promptly ordered the re lease of the men arrested and In structed the authorities not to mo ' le&t American citizens. i i A . GOES DOWN STEAMER WALLA WALLA IN'COL- LISIONON PACIFIC. Score of Lives Are l.ont List Uncertain ud Mar Ileach Doubt * Tlmt Number The Awful Craah Comet During the Nljjht. San Franclsco.'Jan. 4. The colli sion at sci early Thursday morning between the steamship Walla Walla and an unknown sailing vessel result ed In the sinking of the steamship and the probable loss of at least twenty lives. The Walla Walla , owned by the Pacific Coast Steamship company , sailed from San Francisco January 1 for Pugct Sound ports. She carried thirty-six first class pas sengers , twenty-eight second class and a crew of eighty men. When off Cape Mendolcno. on the California coast , at 4-10 Thursday morning , an Iron bark , believed to be French , loomed up in the haze and crashed into the Walla Walla's bow Then the sailing vessel slid off Into the darkness and was seen no more. All the passengers and crew of the Walla Walla , except the few on watch , were asleep.but were aroused by the crash. The steerage quarters were In the how and it Is believed that some of the steerage passengers and crew i were crushed to death A big hole was made In the steamer's bow and she sank In thirty-five minutes The officers and crew maintained stric1) ) dlsclipllnc and boats and life rafts wore lowered All who were not killed in the col lision got off except Captain Hall , who went down with his ship. Ho was picked up later by one of the boats , uninjured , with the exception of a few bruises. There was a choppy sea running and the small boats could not make a landing on the shore , a few miles distant They drifted about all day and finally sixty-five peolpe were picked up by the steamer Dispatch , which took them to Eureka. Another boat , under command of Engineer ' > - - I _ , . . . . .l.n. . .I.- ! * , , , , , , . - sons. attempted to land at Trinidad and was swamped , John Wilkinson , quaitermaster ; William Martel , fireman ; L. Drube , passenger , and three unknown men WMT > drowned. Those in the boat who were saved were Engineer Brown , Fireman John McClcllan.Coal Passer William Shlnn , Sailor O'Lcary , Chief Cook Marshall and 1'assengcrs William B Smith and William Moorehousc. When the Dispatcli reached Eureka this morning with the survivorstugs were immediately sent out for mis-i sing boats. The tug Ranger picked up one containing eleven passengers and three of the crew. The Walla Walla was valued at about $250,000. She was formerly used as a collier , and about ton years ago was converted into a passenger vessel at a cost of $175,000. The vessel was insured for about $200,000. STUUCK INTHK ICAIU.Y JUOIININO. George Reise of San Francisco , a member of the crow , gave the follow ing account : "It was -1:10 : a. rn. , when the French vessel hit the Walla Walla in the bow. All wore asleep. The ! weather was clear , the sea was rolling high. All were dumfoundod. The passengers all rushed out of their I staterooms and the deck was crowd- cd. Captain Hall went down Into the steerage and found a.famlly of seven fastened in a room. Two girls of twelve and fourteen years were fas- tencd between timbers The girls were released and the family asisatcd out of their berths. All prepared to leave the vessel. The captain said. she would sink Life boats and rafts3 were lowered Life preservers were put cm and the passengers lowered to the boats The vessel did not sink until 4 45 a. m.giving tlie crew and passengers time to leave the steamer. Sixty-three were lowered. ' Lhe life saving boats then being tilled , j ' The excitement grew Intense among 1 the remaining passengers ; women , screamed and men and boys Jumped off the steamer Several did not leave until she started to sink The officers were cool and collected , dolim every thing possible to save the passengers , No one knows the cause of Uie colli sion , but the second olllcer and hols missing. 'As soon as the French vessel pen etrated the steamer's bow u was but a short time until she withdrew , leaving the passengers at the mercy of the high sea and lending no assist * ance whatever Child Miirnml to Dentil Table Uock , Neb. , Ian. 1. The clghtcen-inonthS'Old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blvans was terribly burned at 0 o'clock last night and died about four hours later In agony. Mrs Bivany. the mother , had just arrived home , with the children , and after starting the lire.before unwrap ping them , had stepped out for a bucket of coal , and whou she returned - turned the child was a solid sheet of Humes HIS FIRST FIRSTORDEAL ORDEAL PRETIDENT HOLDS INITIAL NEW YEAR RECEPTION. IIrentingto it Multitude Oreat Crowd 1'nnftriThrough White lloime Doom Wrother DellKlttfnl , aud Whole Scene One of Animation. Washington , Jan. 1. President . Roosevelt's first public reception was | attended more largely than any New Year's reception in a number of years. In all § ,100 persons filed through the White house and shook lundswlth the president Mr. Konsc * vclton being apprised that the crowd In line outside the White House was unusuallv large , gave orders that the ; atcs should not bo closed until the last person desiring to do so had an apportunlty to pay his respects. The reception began promptly at 11 o'clock nid it was 2:30 : o'clock before the last person in line had been presented to the president and a quarter of an lour later before the reception came to an end. The weather was delightful , being ; lear and crisp , so that no hardship ivas suffered by the throng that AM It ed for hours for admission to the iVhite house. Tlie reccptijti was in jvery way successful , the attendance jot only being large , hut the decora- ; ions really beautiful , the arrange ments perfect and the president In , 'xcellciit spirits. To each person he jxtendcd a cordial , happy New Year , jnd Mrs. Roosevelt was equally picas- , ng to each of those who filed east aer line In the blue-parlor , where jhc receiving party stood. Miss -illco Roosevelt was conspicuous imong Ihpse assisting at the recep tion. A party of her young girl 'rlends by Invitation also partici pated in the function. FOLLOW TIMK-110NOHKD KOIIMS. The forms of official society , as Jxcd as the movements of the planets verc religiously obse-vcd. The same Jtlicials came , in the same order , and ooklng very much the same as last . car. Shortly before 11 o'clock the mem bers of the cabinet arrived and went instnlrs. whnrri t.bev were irrcntod bv President and Mrs. Roosevelt. After Ihe clock struck 11 , the president ' his arm to his wife , the mem- .icrs of the cabinet formed Inline i Behind and the march to the first jeer began. When the president and the first lady of the land reached the head of Jhe staircase , a blare of biiglos burst 'orth from the Marine band , station- id in the vestibule. Down the stairs jame the chief magistrate , his broad fmllc being reflected upon the happy ( ace of his wife. Around through ; he great cast room into the corridor fml to the beautiful blue parlor , the procession hastened and halted. The president took up a position car the door , Mrs. Roosevelt beside Aim , and in order of their rank the ; ahinet tjfllclals , wives and daughters 'ormed a "receiving line. " It was President Roosevelt's first Mow Year's reception , but ho went through the trying ordeal gracefully. The president has a hearty way with lim and old social veterans com- , iientel ( on the fact that his grcet- , ngs did not seem quite so empty as ( s usually the case at functions of ih Is kind. In other respects the reception had aothliic to distinguish It from Its predecessors. There was the same ] If rush of people about the doors of Ihc | i mansion and the same long line shivering ( p clti/.ons who had to wait ' i ' the privileged guests had been pi e e n tod. STAND IN LINK KOH JIOUIIS. The foreign ministers , army and . ii'ivy olllcials and many others , have I precedence over the plain people , lint the ' latler were content as usual to jtand in line several hours and await their turn. The diplomatic and army and navy delegations furnlshd the spectacular features of today's reception , as they 'always do. The diplomats take pro- J ccflcnci ; over all things. They come 'In j , their court uniforms , if they have courts at homo , and it is appaicnt that j most of them do. The supreme court of the United States followed the diplomatic corps , and included Chief Justice Fuller and the other members of the court. Next came the judges of the United States court of claims , the judges ol the district court of appeals and the judges of the district supreme court. A delegation of senators and repre sentatives came next. After these came the army , navy and marine corps. Next to the diplomatic corps these latter undoubtedly picscnted the gayest and most brilliant appear ance of the entire contingent. Gen eral Miles headed the army and Ad miral IDewey the navy. Ord < ir for i : Marquettc , Mich. , Jan. 2. After correspondence covering several j weeks , a local engine building firm Is In receipt of a formal Inquiry from the naval department of the Russl.ui government asking as to when cti- ginos can he shipped to Russia and convoying the Information that a largo Older will be placed. The en gines , operated by gasoline , aie want ed for service on the czai 's torpedo .boat fleet. BA11TLEYIS FllEE SENTENCE CUT SHORT BY GOV ERNORSAVAGE Come * n * New Yenr'n OlftrrUnner' * 1)1 * linrcn I'ront iitcd tu 111 * Duiihter < luir iiiur Kxplnlni Vfhf tjuiitcnoe AV Commuted. Lincoln , Neb. , Jan. L Freedom from a twenty year's servitude lu prison was the New Year's gift be stowed on ex-State Treasurer J. 8. Bartley last , evening by Governor Ezra P. Savage. In consequence , Joy reigned In the Hartley homo and a New Year's dinner will bo spread today at which Mr. Bartloyl I \ occupy the head of the table. It was an effective scene at Mr. Hartley's residence , 1016 0 street , when Private Secretary 11. J. Clancey entered and informed Mrs. Builley and her three sons and one daughter Mint Mm iriivi < riiiir bail issued a com mutation of sentence. He piesentcd the document together with u dis charge. DAUOIITKU TAKIC8 TAl'lCHS. Owing to the emotion betrayed by Mrs. Baitley , her daughter Inda , took the discharge and prepared to convey it to her father. It was then 7 o'clock. In a short time Mr. Bart- ley's attorney , Chillies O. Wheden had his carriage at the door. Mrs. Bartley and one son and daughter , accompanied by Mr. Wheden , drove to the penitentiarythree miles away , and brought Mr.Bartley to his home. In a few moments the news spread and congratulations began to pour In upon the recipient of the governor's clemency. He was kept busy either at the telephone or receiving callers in person. To his "friends Mr. Bartley ox- pressed" appreciation of their efforts arid thanked them heartily. "J have not yet determined upon plans fur the future , " he said , "as I am so busy now that 1 have had no Unit ) to think , But 1 intend to remain in Nebraska and take up woik of some kind. " ! It was said that the action of the ' governor came as a complete surprise to the family , notwithstanding re peated rumors of a pardon on Thanks giving day , and again on Christinas. BKHVKS F1VIO Y1CAHS. The arrest and incarceration ol Bartley dates from June 24 , 1807 , when he was placed in the Douglas county jail. He was not removed to thu penitentiary until July 0 , 1898 , after the supreme court had affirmed the sentence of twenty years imposed by Judge Baker. Counting the time ho was in jail and good time allow ance lie had served live years , seven months and eight days. While the total shortage charged against Hartley Is over $500,000 , la- was convicted of ember/.llujf the pro ceeds of a certain state warrant , auu'iiiiting to $201,000. This warrant passed through the Omaha National bank and that institution and its prcg- Idcnt , Senator Millard , are now de fendants in a suit In which the state seeks to recover the money. This suit is pending in the supreme court and It is reported that three judges now on the bench hold different views In regard to the interpretation of the law. 2 The failure of Bartley to account to his successor created a sensation at the time and has oven since been the cause ol miici ) discussion in mi.smc.ss and ! | political circles. Having been elected , on the republican ticket , his shortage was made an issue by the I fusion party. Governor Savage pa roled Bartley .Inly 13 for a period of sixty days. When the republican state convention met August 28 , a resolution said to have been drawn up by K. Rosewater of Omaha was picscnted and adopted demanding the revocation of the panile. This was adopted after a heated debate an within an hour ( iovcrnor Savage ' Hartley sent back to prison. In com menting on the act ion the governor characleri7.es It as "discourtesy" and an unwarranted interference with the constitutional rights of the ex ecutive. Yet he says he bowed to the soveioign expression. In explaining why he now commutes the sentence he snys he had the case under con sideration when the convention spoke , that ho has continued ills in vestigation further and is now of the opinion that Bartley has been puii- I t.ihed enough and should be given his liberty. j , Wayne , Neb. , Jan. 1. About 2'f o'clock this morning the electric- ' light and water works cngjne hoii.su , was discovered on lire , causing a lo.vj j , of about $1,000 before the ( lames were extinguished by the lire department. ' Kylill SiilidrrHdii to Wrd , New York , .fan. L A special to the Herald from Philadelphia says that Mine. Sybil Sanderson has just ) .announced her engagement to Com to Henri do Fit7. James. The ceremony > will take place in Paris some limq , Into MI January. Comto Henri loIn Fitz James is an olllcor of cavalry In the Fiench territorial army. He Is . In.a on of Kdouard , Due do Fltz James , - the head of the second , or French Itranxh 'if Mm Itariulntfunillu NEBRASKA NOTES A bank has just opened for buslneM . it Lcwlston. A now hotel will bo builk at Super ior. The Chadron Jounal Btarta ibo now 'fear enlarged to a Bevcn-coluwn i uarto. Tildun l.i making arrangements for ) c Installation of a local tclophOH * [ lystem. , I The Gothenburg Bank , of Ootbta- , l > crg has tiled articles with capital of 120,000. A system of electric rallvraya la pre lected between PlatUsmouth , Nebraa- kaClty. Wet-ping Water and Omaha. Albert Davis , of Auburn , aged 60 , ended his life by sulcldo. He and his wife had separated. The lad ten of Lincoln's clrlc provemcnt association will hold jarnlval the week of January 27. The Pawnee Chief announces It turn over a new leaf with the New Ycarand will indulge In no morcnowa- papcrMiuablcb with Its competitors t _ M. J.andJ W Cheney rotlro flora the Stella Press and Miss Eunice and Clyde II ask I in will conduct Uio paper In the future. The German Lutheran church south of of Lyons was entirely destroyed by- lire. It was-orectcd about ten years ngo at a cost of > 7,000. Thomas Kmlgh , aged eighty-nine , dl d at Red Cloud , January 3. Ho was one of the curliest settlers In the county , coining shortly after the clrlt war. The Courier and Republican , pub. llshed at McCook , have been consol idated and will bo publlsed In the fu- ' lure under the name of Republican , ' > < < " ' " "fiimmmm-a with 1 name. 0. B. Manuel , who has been county superintendent of Howard county tor four years , has purchased the St. Paul Press from Mr. Gicl , who will bo dep uty county treasurer for the next two years. Elgin lays claim to being the small est town In the state which has a ' cadet battalion in connection with Its [ school. It Is drilled by Ernest Nyrop who served in the volunteers during the war with Spain. For the year ending December 10 , the four national and two savings banks of Fremont show a total in crease of ovci | 3)0,000 ! ) In deposits and over (470,000 , lu loans and discounts over last year. After a run of eighty-eight daysand nights the Norfolk sugar cloged on the 1st , having made seven million pound * of sugar from thlrtv-ono thousand 11 vo hundred tons of beets. The average price paid was something over 14.fid per ton. The court knocked out the St. Paul curfew ordinance on the ground that it was not specific enough on the point of what constituted a reasonable ex cuse for children being on the streets after the prescribed time. The city council ( Immediately .assembled and proceeded to pass another ordinance. A human skeleton , standing head downward , lias ) ust been unearthed by men making an excavation for a mill dam at Spauldlng No one appears 10 know how It came there or who the man was who was buried in such a pe culiar position. It Is evidently the skeleton of a svhlte man and had been In ' Its present location for inuny years. The funeral of Mrs. \ \ m. T. Allen , who died Sunday morning in Council Blulls , after taking an overdose of pa tent medicine was largely attended ab her former home In Columbus. Mrs , Allen , with her husband , a well known railroad engineer , now retired , lived tlicro for thirty years , moving to On neil Bluffs. A reminder of old times in Nebras ka is the advertisement of an auction sale of town lots at the new town of ; Center In ICnox county. This Is the place svhich is to be the future county scat of the county The voters , tiring of constant county seat fights between rival ' towns , decided to locate the gov- eminent at the geographical center of the county and build a town around It. Utlca people have been victimized by petty thieves of late and just after the departure of some people who had been camping near the town came to the conclusion they were the thloves. They were followed and a portlonof the stolen property recovered , but as the guilty ones promised to proceed on their Journey and keep away from Utlca in the future they were not ar rested ,