, - . . - tuftIer ( lole ! q UcJ1n hblWle4 eer7 ThU ! ' ; ] } iy , the 0 . nt7 t.lellt : . , I D. . . AJlSBEltR , . ' E41tor . . . \IIlce In 01 ter . . .I1ourihM ; . ntered at the pottelllCO ! it Broken Dow. Nub. . . II IeOOn .4lAM maner for tunlmlnloQ throl1 Q , the U. B. MallI. " SUBSORIPTION PJUOR : OIIeyear. D.iban . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . , Sl.W I . : AIn ? ISI G RA.TES. . , Oneoolamn. per monUl.S7.00. One.h.tf col , 8IIID. per II1O 'b .14.00' . . QnarLer columu , per .0Dth. jf.OO , WI ! tblU ) qnRtt"r cnl T . mu . , 00 . taeh pe ( . * " * 't 9 : . I1nt'Nr.:60 : ooatA.par tuch , fJ ' 1- hdnuUJlng 6 nll per 1I0e 8acb 101or. " . . " troU of church falu , oclablel . Qnd eD'ertalu' ' "bere moneyla C.-rged..o ea aIUilrtee. : i' let } noUcel and fGt < : 'llItloe. Ob hflif rate. . i 8I1dIug rottC41 , frf } : . halt , pe tot . pnblhnlng ' . l.Ittl ot pl'8" nta. ' i JIIt&tb notlccl' ' tree. half pr1C'I ror publleblng Ot lZ1rT notlCE'l. Bud Cardl of tbanka. . . , 1..r' " noUO& a' rans pruTSded br "atnte of fuka. _ _ ' . . ThU s i ' " " ! \1 14 13 < / . , ' . .t'Joll , t' , y , , J' , . ' , . . ' 1 , . - , - ' " POLITICAL . . ANI'tOUNCEMENTS. ' : ' &me7i1t : ; ago ) H 1i lye announced my , &fIt a d a e 'f r ! ! iifI br ! Cua'ter nty to the c-.ntr l committee , and I come befpre. . the republican county cOpven ot1".tot , tijct1umin.ti6n ; . subject to the- will f lbc' republJ ans of Custer cOi1nty. T hiVe work d for the success bfthe : repUbUCI.01. rJY23 ; yeats in 'C s. tecountj Bud hare.a1wa's tak n pleas- in domg . so , knowing 1 hBye been in h right. .1lla'e , been 11 ctntral , c6m. I nir teeman $ Qmed6y , , and. ne.er . be fJ1' fore hav I come before a ounty on- r : ' rd ; on tU ingto : A yt.hing , , d I hbp ( : I" ) 'OU C1\11 , . gi..e e the nomination' a1t1i I wiU be'elect d your next sheriff of " ' ; Cti ter cO : ntj' . . Y t'ir SpectfuUyr : urs , " , I 3'9tf , J. O. 'fAYI.OR. ' I . - : ' ditor Repu lic n-Scveral : of m ) 3 , end8 have beenJIislstiDg , on my com. " Wg out for sheriff : and after looking . . . ' rthe field h'tt\t : . ccncluded , t an- i1inee \ ! 1ttsel ! a candida .for' the nom , , i tion for sh fI' ' r 'Custer county , on ; " , t4 trepublican : ticket , subject to the will tthe people. While I feel , my incom. Jtncy ) I win try1 maka a g.oOd sheri.fI iid : 1I0 my. . hole d tnis my : o isci n d ! tates' ; ' } ctfull ! , , : ' 3itf . J. M. S.'VIDGE , ; ; 0' _ . I. t te to nnno nce that I expect tu . .before the next publiC-n ' .count } ' lion 8.9 a c I did t for nomination riiiUi : J ; > .ffice. of. cler .ot : the district court .1.\Qj t1o""th Wi11.or tlie rcpublicat,1s of 15ter CO h ! ' . Fpr fifteen ) 'ears"I haye to""Ui ' 1) ) sY of my abDit ) ; , upheld tbe "ot blicanPart1. ; . . this , . C W1ty , thr.ough : times when 1t , ould . ve b in to my financial Bdvantqge. to , oUlerwIie , giving 'my 5eI\icea , such a t1y wcte' . without mone ' and without ce ; up g1ts la alaat through fo : Y ' nd Ui pijgh def at. Durin th se rears 1 .ba 'e".I\ever been a candl- d te1or y offi e. and trusting I.amnot n "preS I 1 ti us in astdng favorable C9jWderatiQh 1 > fth : s.aim. ' 1 . . " Vet ) , rci , ectIuU } ' . 31f 01\0. B. MAIR , ! . . . . . . - - - . . - . . . . - - . . , . . - ' - - . . ' . . , , -T.he wet we ther of the' past ; < ' : ' Vl ! : k"or ten " , days .will greatly , benefit the fruit and 'forest trees 'pta e4' this spring. . ' " - , Damp and cold spring' is' said to. be most excellent weather : for w . Th r ) s o reason .why tlte.wheat " crop in Custer . co . ' nty . should not be 'immense' . this sea- so , " , The soil of this , ' . locality was' ' - " - " ; t1\ ug ly s ed by Saturday an : unday nigl1ts. A few days o warmer wea her will be , high- Ij ! ia1 to : th corn andl. pas- . ture. . . . . . ' ' . . he New York financier knows ' ' better than th ' farmer does just " t : amount of grain'Custer county pr duced last year , and sinc..e the m -seasonis over , how much . . . . . . . . . pld It EverOcc : r tO ' I' 1hat a watch is composed of oome . ' 175 different pi'ece ? 'fJ1e balance 1 has 18,000 beats or vibrations per t1 t b ur , or 157,680,000 in oue year. 8 t- Tra\"cl9 9'nilles' ' : yt:11.tweuly. : . fQur hours , or 3,558 mtles in one y ar. The amount f oil used , in 8 oiling the enti 'e watch is about 8 que , tenth of one drop , while the S all that can be put in the Balance Sl jcwcls . . . .ith saftty must not exceed one.hundredth of one drop. Ou t1 s minute qu.lntity' . balaute R U9t feed during its 3,558 miles 8 of , travel in tht ; course of oue } 'ear , a ( e : which the oil becomes dry , b gtn8 to wear the pivots , an S n itatcs a clcaning , nnd oiling 8 I Qfthe ; watch to have It keep occur. 8 ate time. Did ) 'ou ever st p to 8 tliink how necessary , therefore , it R iiJto have your watch c1 ncd' an ' oUed once fn a year ? I ma a R ir > a1ty ofdust spch work , : n 'lrantee it for one year. , ; S F. W. HAYES , ' . , IJWELR" . . OPTICI ' West I Side of Square.A".r.r 'j A".r.r . . - - - - - - - - - - - . + ' - - " - ' - . - . - - . . . -s-- " . ' . . . . . "tr. . . , . . ' _ ' _ IJ . . . . - - - bettcr o is the , average farmer th i'n he 'iflS la9tJ ye r at tl1is tiree. Tnke it in the case of the aV , rage nner the CQUDtry over , how niUCfl' b , ter : rr is he , than ; " he"was'ten ye rs ago-Beacon , F 9 tl1e fl pve one would in- fcr , if any reliability could be put in , our contemp rary across the street that , the , farmers of Cus er county as w'en as those of the Yl : < ? ) e country re on the verge of.fipancinl banlcrupcy. NJthing could be farther from the truth. No . c1us.l . . ! of , bU.linc.l.l . ! ! ! hU9 been m re g . . .eatly favored the P + 1st fiyc ears , uince the country hus been under. republican administration - tration than the farmer. Provi dence , has , provided sufficient rain " ' faU 'to produce bountiful crops and prices hu\'e bef"n fair aU these years , FL1rm : land has greatly increased in price in aU agricul tural districts because 0 ( . the increased - creased demand , The average 1 farmer of Custer county had his farm and cattle mortgaged , ten years ago for more than they would 'have sold for under the hammer. In fact we know of farmers who ofl'ered to tUt'U 1111:11' : property oyer to their creditors if they would release them seven years ago. Hundreds of farmers , who were in debt more than they were worth in 95 and 96 have since paid off their mortgages. They now own their farms un- incumbered. Many of them have erected fine buildings to take the pi .ce of th ir old "S ddies. " They have added more , land to their possesslOns ; they have fenced - ed and stocked their' pastures ; they ave rcplaced their scrubs with blooded cattle and hogs. The hogs they sold off for a ! doUar a hundred or knocked them in the head for lack of a market for them or means to buy feed , have in their place the thorough bred Duroc or Poland China , for which they have been realizing $6.00 and 57.00 , a hundred. Think of it. They have fattened - ed these hogs on corn tl\cy raised themselves , at a cost of not to exceed 10 cents a bushel. Corn can be raised no chea per anywhere - where than In Nebraska. Just a few days ago we heard one of Bob McCa.ty's bOJs remark that they raised 18,000 bushels pf corn last year on 400 acres of land and that fi\'e of them did the work. "How much better off. " Let 99 farmers out of every 100 in Custer county answer. - Let the number' ' of frame houses and barns that have . been built in Custer coullly I tn the past five ycars answer. Let the thousands of acres of land that the farmers have added to their possessions be computed. Count the number of carriages and pViDOS that have gone to the far n liomes if you will. Hear the songs of the house wife and I happy children that occupy the pala.tial homes of the prudent farmer attest. Look if you will into the bank accounts of the farmers of Custer county , and compare them with their condition - tion five or ten years or one ycar ago und you will find instead of notes and' mortgages , healthy cash ballances. "How much , bcttcr off. " Why five , ten , twcnty and some one hundred times , Not only in financc , but in temper , in k owledge , in happiness and in experience. They are contented , happ ) ' and prosperous now. Five amI ten years ago they wcre , bankrupt , discontented miserable , sixteen to oners readers of the Beacon , calamity - mity howling 'pops. Now they read the RRPUBIICAN and vote the re > ublican ticket. ' .rhey rejoice - joice In seeing others prosper alon with themselves. No longer - er do they sing we will "burst the banls and burn the bonds. " rtJt'tt1'tt't"t11f1't"t"t't"tt' ' ' ' " ' " " ' ; " ' + t""tt""t"t"t"t"t"t"t" " " " " " " " " " " " " " I i Strawberries and Vegetables E - ' ' OF ALL KINDS , :3 : E : & - eEfb. : Every : Pay - E ' -AT TIlE- TIlE:3 : E : STAll GROCERY CO. ! i ; IIIIII ! iltllllllllllllllll + llllllllllllllilllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIES ! ' . ft\ . . " I i , , IJhii " , , " ' . 't 1'Ai ; : ' , )1 ; . ' - - - - ; ; ; . . . . . . ; : . . ; . . ; . , ; ; . . . . . . . . ; ; : : ; ; ; . . r ; ; ; _ _ . . . . . . . . . . .wtIM . .u . , JJ.AkkI.I ! ; . . . . _ _ . _ , . . . . They r turn from market with the gold and silver jingling in their pockets received for a 5100 horse or a 520 hog or a 540 steer. "How much better off ? " \\T.hy m ) ' poor deluded , and blind brother , we can not enumerate the hundreds of blessings they .now cnjoy over what they did five and ten years ago , Oh that some good brother had the power Cornelius had over Paul that the scales might fall from your eycs and relc ve you of the darkness that beclouds your vision , How much bett'er 0 fT , " you would be aDd feel , . Ecbl1e 01 the HI\"s or 1.011 Hule From the wail emitted l. t week from our friendly contemporary - porary one would infer that we were still under democratic times and that lithe virge of moral and financial ruil , " proc1aim d b ) ' the Omaha platform a few , vearR ago had become a reality , As a a matter of fact the strike in Omaha , over which the Beacon takes so to heart is not a railroad strike , Railroad men of the U. P. shop < ; have been on a strike for a year over the question of IIpeice work. " The recept troubles - bles in Omaha originated with the cooks and waiters of the hotels and resturat115 , laundrymen - men and teamsters. Others of the Union that have gone out claim no gre\'ience but do it 11S a matter of sympathy to assist their striking brothers. The question of wages cut a very small figure in the stril < e. The object is to compel the merchants - ants and 'orhers that employ labor to submit to the dictation of the Union in the matter of whom they employ. 'We approve of labor organization and beleh'c labor organization a necessity in order to compete with thc organizations - izations of capital , but we do not beleive in the dog in the manger policy. If members of the Union do not want to work , they have no moral right to interfere wIth some other person that needs the money for his family and wants to earn it. Men of capital or of corporations have rights that should be recognized. If the members refuse to work it is not only due the individual but the public that non union labor be imployed to keep business mov- ing. The union labor element is no weakling. It is the most powerful organization of this country. They can demand any thing in reason and get it. But there should be a limit to their demands when they interfer with other labors who are entitled to an honCjt support as well as they. NI W HJ LI-N" . Guy Robinson was an Anselmo visitor Monday. William Edmonds made a business - ness trip to Mcrna Saturday. Mrs. Snyder is visiting at the home of her son , John Snyder. Mrs. Oak Robinson visited at R , R. Robinson's las Tuesday. Oscar Bowley was in Anselmo last Tuesday. He purchased a new riding lister. R. R. Robinson and John 'ViI- moth have taken their cattlc to the 'Warren ran.ch west of Ansel- mo , to be pastured for the sum-I me 1 Many of the farmers are discouraged - couraged with so much cold weather 'this time of the year. Some fear they wiU have to replant - plant the corn. Oscar Smith met with a se\'ere accident last week. He was kicked by a horse and badly hurt. Drs. Downing and Morrow of Mcrna are attcnding him. II. 'flNO. Cold and wet , not favorable for crop growth , corn planting re- tarded. After waiting impatiently for a long timej H. G. Donnel has received - ceived his cooking stove from Montgomery , Ward & Co. Come over and sample the biscuits that the madam bakes. Christ Peterson turned his horse on the r ge last week at Ben Empfield's ftud he got away with a herd of horses and Crist fears that he was taken along. He is a roan , and blind in one cye , Although this is free ad- I yertising , the boy would be yerJ' . " = f : i:4 ; = --r : . i J.i.i' : jjiJW d ( V - - - , . . IWllmlllJ1illmJm.uil ! ! ! ! ! 1m.m.Ultu.mmt nimillmiuUllllllIllltltU11t1rnt ! ! ! ! ! ! ! II < May Day Me-n's S-pecials II - I . i = = 'fhe lIlarg 1ut ! illust.ration l't preHents the most ! : : : : : = = ; 9 .wpulul' of the , spring styles in men's fnshiol1l1ble HllitH , i = = = 1 : . . \Ve \ ure showiug these suits in an ox'eptiollully finp i = = = 1 line of cloth including Oheyiots , HOl'ges , V ieulIHs , 1 = = = 1 Finished nmI U nfiuishedV ol'steds Hnd Cnssime'eH ) , i = ' 'IT' = = 1 in broad range of neat puttel'ns and colors , at prires i = 'r = = 1 beneath the range 'of competition. . ' 1 = : : : s : : : : 1 ! Take a Peep at these Values. ! EI ' . : . - - : : . . . . - = - : Men's Velom'-Cassimere snits , il : : : : : nobby styles , new fin- -50 = = = = 1 M n's All 'Vool Cassimere i h , worth 512.50 at$950 s = = : : : : SUltS ' neat grers , ' . s : : : : - $5 . 90 Men's Che\'lOtt , Wor'ted auc1 s- EI we111l1ade , at. . . . . . . Vicuna suits in neat patternH , 1 = : : : : : f Men's Fancy ChevlOtts , good comprising the newest thiug5 I : : : : : i business tyles , at and nobbiest styles at $ Y.90 , ; 3 l $6.90 and. . . . . . . . . $7 00 $ 12O , 512.50 , k3 _ : _ _ c- - : : : : - : : : : ; - - - - $14.15 : ? and. . . . . . , $15 . 00 s _ - : _ : : : i : : _ : : : : ; . . . . s = : : = : : : : , . If you are con t emp atIng' commlt t. lng ma t rl1nony = - = = = and are looking for a suit of Conventional Elac k , we 1- : : :1 can fit you out to tIle queen's taste , at Pl'iN'S thut will 1 = = = 1 start you out in the right channel of economy. : : : ! ' { en's Black Clay suits , ' ( pure worsted ' ' i Ei . "w GCo , stock , ) worth $12.50 , fit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ct'g , 90' = : - Is - = = 1 Men's Black Crepe and Birds Eye ' \Vorsted ( ' 9 90 = : ! suits , always old at $12 to $15 , whi1e tlll y last . I i EJ fen's Black 'Vide Wail \Vorsted suits , i3 i pure worsted stock , a snap at. . . . . . . . . , . . . flO ' 00 13 - . . . . . . . ' - : : : : s - : : : : : gl , Ve' have about 150 suits from broken I 1ws whi < 'h 1 Ei we have placed on separate tables , . ' find . in order to s = = I Ei close out these odd lots iu a short time , we are , qllot.- . 1 = = EI ing remnant priem at 25 to 30 per eent ) ) ' ' = = : : prices. These are not shop worll ' llllowpg'llllll'j = = = 1 generutions".but many of them Hre from our heRt sell- s = = E : iIg lines. jjetter look theRe oyer , you may sa\Te two i = = Ei 01' three dollars. . i = = - : - = 1 'len's ' Suits at. . . . $ 6.00 , were $ 7.no 13 s- = 1 Ien's Suits at. . . . 6 50 , were 8.no 13 = 1 Ien 's Suits at. . . . 7.60 , were 9.na 13 = = f I Ien 's Suits at. . . . 8.,00 , were 10.00 : : : : = i . Ien's Suits at. . . . 9.90 , were 13,50 13 i 1\1en's Suits at. . . . 8.:50 : , were 12,00 i3 = = i 1\Ien's \ Snits at. ' . . . 9..90 , were 14.00 :3 : i filen's SUts ! at. . . . 10. 0 , wm'e 12.00 I : = : ' -Ien's - SUIts at. . . . ' 9. 0 , were 12,50 I : : : : j = = i . : fen's Suits ut. . . . 10.Qo , were 15,00 . : : : ' - = = : . . . . . ' . , ' i. - : : : : I i = = E " 1II ms . . . . . , . . Co. One man may take snuff nn ( cfi lse a whole lot.of . 13 AAW.u.rur. to but here wlll'UHI { ' ' I : : : : : people sneeze , you many hal'g'mns : : Ei that the other fellows can not immitate. : lercerized Sateens , 25c quality at i = I = i 15 cents ; 20c bath towels at 16 cents ; 50c Silent Cloth or 'rable Padding at 1 = II Wt ; hSi ; c ; cSPCial ; Sales on Saturdays , May 16 23/1 / 1 illi ! i itlll - - - - - - - - - - - thankful for any information regarding - garding his horse. Dn D-Near Oconto , May 8 , 1903 , of prolapsus utera , Mrs. Crandell Sampson , ( nee Crandell , ) She is survived by her husband and two children ; one about two years old and the other three months ; her parents , one brother , and one sister , Funeral services I were conducted at the residence by Re , ' . Miles , after which her . . remains , follo' ed bJ' a larg-e number of sympathyzing friends , fifty-eight wagons and buggies in the processiQn , were laid to rest in the cemetery near Oconto. 1.O'Vtt 'VJo ; T. $25.00 to Portllutd , Tacoma , Seattle. $27.40 to San Francisco md Los Angeles. $22.50 to Spokane. ' $20,00 to Salt Lake City , Butte allil Helena. ' Proportionately low rates to hundreds of other points , including Hi Horn Basin , Wyo. , Montana , I aho , Washington - ton , Oregon , British Cohunbia , Cali. fornia , etc. Everr duy until June t5th , Tounst cars daily to California. Personally con ucted excursions thtte times a week , 'fourist cars aily to Seatth : . Inquire of near st Burlington Route agent. 46-51 nO1101'11I111) ' ut Wutorvllh. . SundaJ' , May 17 , will be Missionary - sionary Dav on the 'Vesten'ille Circut. R v. 'V , H , D , Horna- day will be present. H will preach in 'Vesterville in the morning , at Myrtle in the afternoon - noon and Weissert in the evcning. Hev : Hornaday needs no introduction - duction to the people of Custer county. Go early and secure a eat. 'rhis Qfiice has a limited - ber of Hicks Ahnac's for num-I 25 cen ts. 44 tf \ . . . . ' ' . . , , ' " 1 $ ' Ue8t Offer R"cr Hode. The RFPUBI.ICAN ; has succeeded in getting a special clubbing price from the publishers of the Nebraska lanmr , one of the best they have eve1' mu e , and during the past two 1II0nths a good mun ) ' have taken advantage of this offer atl l are well pltased with it. WI : have hl1l1 the time ( 'xtln cd for this offer , bdie\'ing that many lIIore would like to take ad- vautage of it before it is iUII1rawlI , For $1.35 we can send you the Nebraska ! 'anner atlll REPUBI.ICAN both for one full year , tln worth $2.00 , The Ne. brl1ska Fanner is tht : leading general fann un live stock journal of the west. It prints from 24 to 40 pages each week , is well known an well like , having beeu established since 18& ) . Its Pllh. I Hshers are practical an expcriencell I men , who lire now atlll haVI : been for thirty years extensively engaged in furm- ing and stock raising ill N braska :11\11 con itions applicable to the west , It is a journal for the farmers by farmers. No other faml paper can fill its place or be so helpful to the farmers of Uu : we ! > t. It is contributed to by all tilt : le ing agri ultural writers I1nd experiments , of thu west tln at our special club price shaulll be taken by ever'one. 43tf - - 'l'he special clubbing ofTer of $1,35 for the RJ\l'UDJ.ICAN and Nebraska Farmer for a year has been extended , 'rhis will gi'e every farmer in Custer count ) ' TO ( 'Inl { A COI.D IN O4 P"V Take LuallvlI Brome Qulnln. . Tablt' ' . , AU I1rUjUllih fafunltbit mOil' : ' If n faUI to ellf. , ! E W Orov. ' , II&oalorllloo ugh box , 25c. I - - t hat does not b'et these papers a chance to get both for little more than the price of one. . , SPECIFY rn our 110ors , saih ! , h1iwls aud tt im rJ when making a conlract with lht' . . \ huilder. Our. . . Mill Work \IIIC1)1I1I11:11 ) allil archlitecls slrollg. I , Iy recollllltelld it 011 accoullt of lhe sllperior lItalerial 11I111 fille finish. We can t1pplj' doors of lItollern design : - ' \ sign at 1I10nerale prices. Sash can be had lazed or unglazed. Let \ . 'Us sllbll1lt all cstimate. Dierks Lumber & Coal Co , SHOK.EN HOW , " NESKASK.A \ I . JJ.1 : ; G. , " " " " " t - - - - - - F "Y.MM1 ! . . 'tW.t..iew.r"--"i& . , , & : J ; VV. . : PE'gN : ) " CC > . : < < lIas a fine line of spring clothh g-prices right. ' { 'heir stock : : : of Gents Furnishing Goods- . I ! : Mens' and Boys' Clothing , Hats , Caps , Ete. : . is complete and up-to-date. We have a fine line of trunks , m : : ! j and valises aud can suit ) 'ou iu size , quality anti price. Call i : ) . , . , :8 : and see our i1Umen l' stock amI we will save ) .ou mone ) ' . : Iii w. H. PE'NN & COMPANY. : .7 'D"f" " " , , , tpJ .lJt&.M.lJWIN ! tJr : liJj ; , " . . " . , ( . . . - ' , ' . , - , " ; . " , . . . ' . ; , , . " - _ . . , . . . , . : . ' : ' : ' ! : ii" " " A..tt-k. .lw. : Jjj. ' .Jlw'.J - -