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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1903)
500\1\ ' /I \ a I , L\bnt\ 1\I\e \1\a\ \ I t . - . . l t ' USTER. OUNTY E.PU13LICN. \ ' ES'I'ABIISHED 1882. 'IE OFFICIAl , PAPER 01' CUS'rIm COUN'I'Y. IARGES'I' CIRCUYA'I'ION OF ANY PAPER IN 'l'HE COUNTY. 'f. I - _ _ _ . VOL X L BROKEN BOW , CUSTER COUNTY , NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , MARCH 12 , 1903.--EIGHT PAGES. NO.39. ( < , I . _ . \ - - - - - - Young Eyes , 1I0t frce from straill should he f relievcd by OIASSES of the . fight strength. Dy this mcans they arc save from partial or total blindncss in latcr ycars. J Tests me frcc alld madc with the aid of modcrn scicntifie in- strnlIlcnts. Our priccs for I , J Spectaclcs quite moderate allfl E'cglasscs arc : , J ttlAd r.s\ ) ! ! ! J I , \ . " " fe e" " ' . .hl. ! . . 1 School.Books , . ' 4 ' 1' , * 'f a bl ets ? < * -AND- 1 t School Supplies , ' ! ' I j : , ' - I --AT-- ' ! , - . 11 J. G. Haeberle's ; _ ' _ " -III . _ _ _ - - . - r _ I n - - --N Men of Standing . ! i takc t\lh'anta e of thc fuciliticH for doing bUSlIIl'SS nlTontclt by the Custer National Bank. S 'fhe transfer of mone ) ' , payment of S R bills , etc. , can hc quickly made 8 whcn deposits arc mudc here Hnd a check drawn on liS u l d insteall R R of cash. N H. LOMAX , Cashier. L Jf. . : J""J'.J'.I' ' : ' - I am now owncr , atilt operating tIll' Betel : : C'ommeroi.al , Strictly first.cIas ! ! , IllOllern and up.to. date , American plan. and I propose muk- ing it the , 'cry hest of its class in thc west , Frcc hack to atilt from depot. C. 1 1 IENNEDY : , PROI.-'I I1TOR. . Suits clcancd and pressed at the I. Pantorium for , . , . , " , . . . . .S1 00 Coat and \'cst" . " . " , . , . ' 75 Coat . . . . . . . " " " , . , . , . , . 50 Pants , . . , . . , . . . . . . . . , . . , , . 35 Lct mc make your old suit ncw . andsavcyoubuyiug a nCWOI1C , Three do nor l t I " _ _ _ l : ? : Just recch'cll a new stode of picture frames , mouldings , mats , ctc. Picturc framcs madc to 01'- . del' . Second hand g'oods of all ldnds bought amI sold. .IU ) ) KA\ ' , 3Hf , South Side Sq , Gasolinc stovcs rcpaired and clcancd at thc Bicyclc Shop. 31)tf - - - 'rhc RHPUnlICAN and Intcr Occan , S1.50. 'rhc pa.tronagc of my old cus. tomcrs as wcll as ncw oncs is solicitcd at thc Star- Grocery hy Pcalc & Shcpa\'tl. . 3tf ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CI'lIItlh'r } ' AIISllcilltWII It'ctin . 'l'hc annual lIH.'et1ng of the Broken Bow Celllctery Association - tion will he held at tlie residel1c ( , ' of Mrs. p , S. l icha1'lsol1 , till' third 'l'uesday. Iarch 17 , ] 1)03 , at 2:30 : p. Ill , All thosc intcrcst- ed arc rcquestcd to be prcsent. E. F. MCCI.UlU , Scc. . l < ; ; : : : : : : : JI J. G. Ilcolt rd honded ahstrac- h'r. 31)th , Dr. C. Pickctt went to Linculn 'l'uesd a ) ' . J . M. Pickctt of Hrno , made this oflice a friendly c lll Monday. P. 1\1. Dady and James Hunyan of Mason City werc city visitors Monday. I J. II. Edmistctl of 'I'hcdford , was an cast bOllnd passeug-cr on 44 Monda ) ' . H. Hanson of the west table , was a business callcr at this office Saturday. lIon. J. J. 'roolcy spent Sunday - day in the city. lIc returned to Lincoln Monday. n. L. Nicholas of Eudell , was a city visitor 'rucsday. 'L'hi ! ' ofiice ac1mowledge a . fricndly call. call.Wm. Wm. Judkins and J. W. Max- on of A1'I101d , wcre city visitors Friday , 'I'his otl cc acknow- lcdgcs a fricndly call. Judge Guttcrson went to Lincoln - coln Friday and from there he was going to North Platt to hold a tcrm of court in Judgc Grimcs' II istrict. II. G. Rogers of I owlcy , Mas- scchuctts , who has bccn herc for somctime looking aftcr his business - ness intercsts , rcturned cast Sunday - day morning. l\Iiss J ennic Russell , sistcr of John II. Rtlsscll , lcft on 42 Wed- ncsday morning for Hutchinson , Kansas. Shc will top'at T-lin- coin for a fcw days visIt. Mrs. Hiatt and all the Guam fells arrivcd in San Francisco early 'l'ucsda ) ' morning on the naval steamer , Solace. All wcll. 'l'hcy arc cxpectcd to hc hcre ; oon.--Sargcnt Leader. . Horace G. Lang , who has heen at Lomax , iowa , for thc past ycar callcd Saturday morningac- companied by his wife and re- ' qucsted his 'papcr changed to Callaway , Nebraska , wherc he has a farm. ReJ. . RVootls of Mason City , who had bccn conducting a scrics of mectings in thc Hol- comb scttlemcnt northcast of town for thc wcek previous , was called home last Saturday by the scrious illness of his youngest child. _ John Robinson and wife returned - turned 'l'ucsday morning from Sioux 1i'a11s , SOUtll Dolmta , where they had bcen \ ' siting a couplc of , vceles with the famit ) ' of thcir son R r . Hobinson , Gcneral Agent for a wholsalc Farm Implemcn t firm. 'l'hcir grand-son Alcx. rcturned with thcm. 'l'hey report a fine visit. At thc anl1ualmceting of the Ccntral Nebraska 'l clcphonc Co. , the trcasurcr's rcport showcd a hcalthy state of aITair . 'l'he cOll1pany in the' past twclvc months 'has added 511,000 in ex- tensions. As the value of the propcrty at the datc of incorporation was invoiccd at only SIHOOO , the growth the past ycar is highly flattcring. Hod 13U1'l1ham of Valentine , Nebras1ea , who was formcrly a resident of Custer count ) . died the lattcr part of last wecl ( . IIis rcmains wcrc taken to Westcr- ville where thcy were intercd 1\londay. He w is a son-in-law Amos Nohle of this city. 'rhe deccased was among thc carly scttlcrs of Westcrvillc and latcr rcsidcd at Brokcn Bow. 'l'he dc- ceased was a man of leind heart and a g'cnial companion. He was worsc to himself than anyone else. May thc mantle of charity he cast ovcr him and only his ' good dceds he rememhercIl. "Dr. 1i're Stack , " was an at- tractivc sign hung from a wire strctchcd across the street in front of W. J.Vomls' place of busincss Monday morning. As Dr. Stack was formcrly t familiar name to the ol scttlers of this : vicinity , the attention of the . passer-hy was naturall ) ' attracted i at thc thought Dr. Stack had re- turncd and wondered what specialty - ialty he was oITering to the puh. liC. But closc obscrvation rcveal- , ed that it was "Dr. li'red Stack , thc cow doctor , " and was only intendcd as a jokc on Ii'rc , for I I which you ma } ' learn the partie-I ulan. > ' callinff on t hc II Dr. " J. G. Ilconard honded abstrac- tcr. . 3ctf C. J. V esc of Gatcs , was atlloilg' t hc ci \'isitors . 'fucsda \ ' . C. D. Pclham of Ansclmo , was among the cit ) ' visitors 'I uesda ) ' . Chester and Clydc Grecn of Grcen , werc friClull . \ ' callers at this oflicc 1\1 01111 a ) ' . 'l he count \ . hoard con\'cncd in adjourncd gc sion 'l'ucsda ) ' mortl- ing' with allmcmbers present. ' C , S. l\Iartin wcnt to Indiauo - , Indiana , thc first of the week to hu ) ' anothcr C I1' load of hu ggics a 1111 i m pIe mcn ts. II. B. nrak of the lirtli f Wilson - son &Drake , who has been ca,5t buying goods for the spri1,1g trade rcturned home this morning. Rc14. . 1\1. Markland of Ans- ' ley. left htrc ! Monday . morning for Arnold , wherc he will hold a seri s of mcl'tiugs in the Baptist church. g. C. House has sold his resi- dcncc propcrt ' y in the north par of the city to' Will Kennedy for SI,550. 'l'hc dcal includes ti\'Q acres of ground. , 'l'hc Brokcn Bow Political l quality Cluh will mect at the homc of Julia Willis , Frida ) ' evening , March 13. A full at- tendancc is desircd.-JlJI.IA Wn.- r.l , Secrctar ) ' . . Mrs. II. B. Hoagland left ) 'cs- tenIa ) ' morning for : \Icchanics- dlle , Iowa , whcre she eXJ > ccts to rcmain at least a year. Shc or- dcred the RI\l'UDIICAN \ in order to kcep posted on the cvents of th < : city in her ahscnce. 14'rank .IIaisch of MernaV : , madc this ot1icc a fric1Hl1r can 'I'hursday. Mr. Haisch is enc of Custcr county's substantial bo's , who has a cattlc ranch in Wyom ing. He was out to New Helcna vigiting his parents and was on his return to Wyoming. , . D. Butcher , .who has bcn' ' conlincd to thc hOllse for scvcral weeks , with a sc\'erc attack of pncumonia , was down town yesterday - terday for thc lirst time since his sickncss. Hc hopes to soon' bc able to go on thc road again and completc thc dclivcry of his book , the Pioneer History or Custer Count ) ' . J. A. 1 ! vans of Spring Creek , was among the fricndly . callers at this officc ycstcrday. Hc has two car loads of cattlc read ) ' for the marlct that he expects to ship in a few days with a car of hogs. Owing to sickncss and bdd wcathcr he yct has 2,000 bushels of COrtl in thc tield to husk. husk.Vm. \Vm. Davis and fami1 ' rcturn- ed last Tuesda ) ' cvenltlg from Ncbraska Citj' , whcn thcy have bccn making thcir homc for thc past six or cight months. Mr. Dag intends to locate hcrc again. He thinls like thc rest of thc peoplc who leavc and then retllrn that therc is no place 111 Ncbraska likc Brolcn Uow. 'l'hc "Wcary Willic Walkcr" company at thc opcra housc last nirht was an up-to.datc farce comcdy. It was a continual roar of laughtcr from the. rising of thc curtain until the last act closed. 'rhc housc was weB lillcd and c\'er'bod ) ' cnjo 'ed thc evening. Those who fallcd to sec the play misscd a treat. A gathcring that tillell thc housc to ovcrflowing so that bcds wcrc movcd out of thc rooms was that. . . . Wcdncsday night at the homc of Mrs. C : U. Hichardson , the occasion being a surprisc on Prof. K C. Davis by thc shulcnts I of the Busiuess Col1eg-c who camc I in a hody and made him thc . happy recipicnt nf a very hand. some golll foh chain as a token of their apprcciation of him as a teachcr and fn'nd and a worker among thcm. A Uash light pic- turc was talwn of thc crowd he- fore it left hy Prof. 14. S. Darnes. Mr. Pierson , agcn t for the 14incot1 ! 14and Co. , WitS in till' city the first of the wcek luolcing' a ft'r t hc COlli pa n"s , lands in this idnity. W ( ' understalllllw solll scveral lots rallgiliK fwm nile acrc u p. l eccn t I r , H as A nder- son hought 18 acrcs of th 1\1aul- ide additioll ca t of town. We know of anoUll'r part\ ' that houfht six acres of the s 'me ' ad- ditioll and we 1f1derstand two lother parccls lta\'c been sold of thc samc. J. G. Brenizer ought a block north of thc oil tank in I the north addition. 'rhc priccs ranC'cd from $50 up per acr . I. A. ColcllIan of Mcrlla , was.i . citJ'isitor ) 'cstc1' < lay. A. P. J oh IIS01l wcn t to Anslc ) ' 011 44 this morn i n go 011 busi ncss. Wm. BarcU weut to Litchficld on 44 this morning on business. Mr. Clark of W cstervillc , wa among thc city visitors 'l'ucsday. Dr. Shocmakcr ha bough t the llIackman propcl't ) ' in the north part of the city to whkh he is mo\'illg ted ay. . John 'l'J'fton , who sold his farlll rccelltly west of the city , ha mcwcd tn tOWIi and locatcd in the scconll honHe south of Sn\'dcr . Uros. storc. 1i'rank Cozad , one of thc old timcrs of New Hclcna , called ycsterday ant1 Ie ft h is order for his usual numbcr of pcriOtlical : ' ! for another ycar. J. C. Wil1iams of Wcst Union , calicd to-day and had his namc cnrol1cd for thc I HI'UjIlICAN. 'l'his makcs 18 names atidcd to our list in thc past thirt ) . daj's without any spccial solIciting. As this is not an unusual numbcr of additions for thc past sc\'cral 1I10nths it is a mattcrof gratification - tion to us as it indicates that thc I Hl'ujr.IcAN is mecting with thc rcquirements of thc public. Still therc is room for morc. " : Ult ! l' SIIJlJlOr , Fulrlultll'lIhll'tnlulIlont. : , 'l'he Ladics Aid of thc U. B. Church will hold a fall' Saturday April 11th. During the after- nool1 they will ha\'e on salc a , 'aricty of useful and ornamcntal articles. In thc evening they will givc a short literary and musical entertainment. after which they will serve an Eastcr suppcr of eggs preparcd in a varietj' of ways. Watch for more definitc announcemcnt latcr _ Mus. II. E. M\'HI S , Prcs. Mm ; . R.V .KHU , Scc'y. . . A nm'I'nUA Y I.AWn. IN 1I0NOU OI CIIAS. IWDlNSON. Onc of thc most social functions - tions of the scason was given on Tucsday evcning March 10at the homc of Dr. Clinton Oa ) ' , whcl'c thc Philathea and Baraca llible classes of the Baptist church tcndcred a reception to the President - dent of the Baraca Class , Mr. Chas. Robinson on thc occasion of his twenty first birthday. 'rhc house had been transform- cd into a charming saloon. 'l'he spacious parlors wcre handsoUle ! in the colorefIect sccurcd through. . thc blcncling of thc colors of the classcs , thosc of the Philathca class bcing pink and whitc , while thosc of the Baraca class arc hlue and white. 'l'ables laid for fOllr gucsts were scatt Ied in tasty irregularity through out the rooms. 'l'hcsc werc bedeckcd in thc blcnded hucs , and formcd no li t tic part of the pretti ncss secII r- ed. 'l'he refreshmcnts wcre ar- rangcd upon a BuO'ct prcsidcd o\'er by Mrs. Day < lI1Cl Mrs. Morris. Upon entering thc parlor , each guest rcccived a clippcd card bearing a portion of a quotation. Upon thc sccuring of the othcr portion thc holders became idcn- ti1ied in thc ev ning's enjoymcnt. Aftcr the company had scatcd itself at thc sevcral tablcs , thc gentlcmcn wcrc informed that it was their dllty to tal < c thc ordcr of thcir companions and rcpair to thc buO'ct and sccurc thc samc , which had bcen ordcr- ed frommcnue prcad upon largc B shaped cards. 'l hc laclics wcre mcrcilcss in thc demands and much mcrrimcnt resulted. 'I'he award for the . . Klumhsicst Waiter" was secll1'l'd hy 1\11' . IIOl'in Amsberry. After the uarHJuet sevcral of thc gcntlemen wcre rcmoved to a room forcibly detained lt1d dirccted to write 'a statcmcnt setting' forth their upinion as thc agc' , color of hair Hld eYI $ , complexion , t he color , material and st "Ie of architccture of the or'tlll'ir se\'crnl gown \ com- pardons. A Tcat dcal of amusement - ment was Ilerivcd from the descriptions - scriptions cmalHting from tht , pel'iod of confinement. During tb evening Messrs It'ay 'I'horp and Noel lIarris rendered two COI'lll"t Ihrl'ts in masterly fashion , alld Miss Hoclnvell dc- lightcd every enc with se"eral performances on the piano. 'l'hc honorcd guests of the I c\'cning' wcre thc father and motlwr of thc ncwl.attaincd . Iman. . , IP. . , Farmers. I havc made ilt'rallgc111cnts with the Geo. W. Brown Manufactllrillg COln- pan ) ' to halldle thcir goods for thc . coming season. 'L'his is thc samc linc of , goods 1 handlcd last year. . In ' halltlling' goods dircct fro111 the factor ) ' I can sell YOll at almost thc samc p ice my compctitors huy 1'1'0111 the johhing hOllses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walking Listers - . . $23.00 : Riding Listers . . . . $35.00 , a.Section Harrow . . . . $13.50 Tongueless Cultivator. . $13.50 Tongue . Cultivator. . . . $14.50 . I am also agent fot' thc Brway and Badgcr T4istinl { Cult \'ator. . . . . . . . . . . I C.S.MARTINMf.Agt. AND DEALER IN ANTI-T UST GOODS. I ! ; ; ; . ' t t . ; . j't j' BUSINESB POINTERS. J JJ JJ JJ J J J. C. Moore , abstracting. 2tf : - - - Gas lamps repaircd at thc Bi- cyclc Shop. 3tf ) Just rcccivcd a linc lot of lmlk olivcs at the Star Groccry in thc Union hlac1e , cast side of square. 39tf PltALIt & Snm'Alm. - - - - - - - . SNAP-A well improved ranch six milcs of Brokcn Bow. 39tf S. B. 'l'HOr.t1'SON. \Vc have rcceivcll ' just 0111' com- plee ! li nc of men's a.nd hoy's spring and summcrc1otlllng' . We h.'c . the latcst st'lcs : lIul the best gradc of goods e"er hrohgh t to Broken Bow for the 1lI0ncy. I \Ve guarantee them to fit and givc satisfaction. Call and see our stoc1 { and convince yonr-self. 31)tf SN\'nHH Blws. li'oH SAIItA good i m provcd farm consisting of 320 acres ; ( ) O acrcs undcr cllH'atiol1 , first-class w'll , Kooll farm blli1clings , 200 acres in pasturc , eight llIilcs north-cast of Ansclmu , Nch. 38.4 ( , Ii'HANK PHHHY. - . . J. G. f4conanl hondcd ahstrac- tel' . 3fJt f - - - - - - - - - - - - - Good span of mares for sale. 3cHf J. S. S ! UlIl\S. Money loancd on l1n proved farms. J AMHS f4HI > WICU , 7 18 tf Brolecn Bow , Neh. I am now prcparcd to mcnd hot water hottlcs and al1 ruhhcl' goods of that naturc.--CIIAS. 1 I UCKI.H- IIHHIY. 3tHf Rquires Bros. are prepared to do all killth ; of harness repairing. - - - - - - - - A thoroughbrcll Hcrfol'd hnll for sale cheap. 31)tf S. B. ' 1'1I0'lII' : ON. 'Vc havc just rccc'c1 our ncw linc of spring- wall papcr. All 1903 pattcrns. Call and see thcm at WIlkin's drug storc. 35 tf 'l'his ot1ice for ncat job work. Snyder Bros. spring and summer - mer dress g-oolls arc the latest in style thc hcst in < Juality and arc ' ' gi'\'ing' the hcst salis'faction of an ) ' line of dress goods in town. ' 1'0 con\'ince you thcy are all right just noticc the numbcr worn and the ncatness in fit. 'l'hc , ) 'oung ladics will tell ) 'OU till' ' ' the hcst ' . , ) arl' they c\'er saw. - - - - " - M 1' . li't'I 11 CUllImi ng's anll ; 11' . Ii' . 1\1. Currie an ! shipping a half tloxt"n imported stalliulls to al'- gent for sale to thmw farlllCl's of Custer cuunt , ) ' whu arc intl'restl'11 in improving the stud , . It is a laudahlt. , entcrprhw. 'l'hcir horscs shuuld llIeet with rt.'ad ) ' sale. If Ct.'lItml Nchl'aska Ill'cds anon \ . ! thing llIorc than anothcr i"t is a fcw good sircs both of cattle and horscs. Cummings is now in Iowa and will rcturn in a few da's with six of thc hest stallions crer secn in ebrtska. ; .38-31) - , . " . . Y"Y.r : rJ.Y' ' Just receivcc\ \ II IlIrJ.tc . IillC of I Rcllable Alarm Clocks At RiJ.tht . l'rice . I , -Day Nickle Alarm Clocks fi I.Day Tatoo Alarm Uocks I-Day Parker Alarm Clocks S.Day Walnut Alarm Clocks. 81 8 S-Day Oak Alarm Clocks 8 Watchct Cleaned. $1.00 Main Springs - . .75 All Wr Guarnl1tecct. S ED. McCOMAS , llrolwlI 110\\ ' , - - Nehraska. J"Y. . - - . . Pcalc & Shcpard havc just re- ceivcd a bill IIf ; new goods which providcs thcm with a complete linc of g'roccrics , frcsh anrl up.to- datc at the Star Grocery Store , cast sidc of square. 3IJtf W AN'I'lm1'0 hire AN'I'lm - - two mcn that havc familics. Honscs furn- ished.-WHS'I' UNION Mn.I.ING CD. 3Stf West Union , Neb. l 'irst.c1ass hllncr at Sqnircs Bros. 38tf [ t OH SAII\-A small quantity of gooll hay. J1SSJCANn \ ' . 37 tf Do not fail to cal1 on us WhCll 'ou want underware for wc have Just rcccivcd our completc line of spri ng and summcr goods. 'l'hcy arc sure to givc you sati faction. 3Hf SNYI > HI < Brws. Stamp Photo's at Bangs. ! Shulio. 29-tf - .Just reccivell a fille assortmcnt of fresh fruit alld vcgateblc at thc Star Grocery , east side of slluare.-PHAI.H & SlIItl'Arw. 31) - - - - - - - Subscrihe for the Custer Count ) ' l cpu blican. 1i'arms for salc ar.d land ! > for rcn t. Now i thc timc to get a farm chcal' , as the cheap farms are al1 goin ! ? , and priccs arc advancing - vancing rapully.-J. G. Brcnizcr. - - - nu to Slluircs Bros. for har- ness. 38tf Snydcr Bros. ha\'c thc finest linc and thc latcst style of skirts for spring and summer that was c"cr hrollght to Brokcn Bow. Call a1ll1 HCC thcm and you will say ynursel I' that thc ) ' arc just what ) ' 011 arc looking for. _ \Itf - - - .A-C.'ca - . . " 'AN. - - - . ' . . ; . . . - - . ' 1'1'lIstworthy , eithcr scx , by WhulesaleIcrcandisc ! Compall ) ' of solid financial standing' , to managc local rcprcscntativcs who will org'aIll1.c clubs among' ' . . Husinc\s ri- 1.0nSUlllerH. : \ no exp - mcnt hut a proven success. Salary - ary $ lH.OO a weck , expcnses ad- vanced. Expcricnce unncces- sary , Address , D. B , Clarkson , l\1gr. , 334 Dearborn St" Chicago , lllinois. 37,13 I