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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1903)
.i..J . . \ . . . ' " . : . . : _ , , , 1 < u- : : - - < w- . . . - " . U ltl ' O. . _ . Jt pub.U'nl\ . , ' " " ' " ' 1:1 ; . ' Mllih d OTO 1 4a7a\ \ the ciint1 , t. . . ' 'I'D. M. . AMNUEltRY. _ - - - . . . . . Editor i I - . - - . ,11"(1 - ' , 'I " , , "onrLh "Te. . . . . . t.1,11"(1 'n CUlllf)1 ( ) . . . . . . . - - - - - - - 1 RutufJlll\t tl.at oatomco at Or.kilU . . . \ \ . t. . , I ; . " . . eooond.QIIIN1 mlltlw tor I.rtll mJ"\on \ fwourb ! the ptnJ : . . , ' - -a J ! ! RtMW 'p- ; ; ' Ono . . \0)1 IDMV11.tJCC . . . . . . . . . .d. . . . ! LI ) ( ) , . A:1 : > VERT'IS\NG RATES. 'I C'De tolIl nIl. < .r DJonth , $1.00. One.Lalt col , lurn , cr.mlItll , $100 Quarter column , per l1Itlth , I.OO Le 1than qOQrttT CIIIIIDn , r.o . oe"t " \ . " ' " h.th p r month .O& 1 : > > 'st pae. , 60 ocn8 I'er luo , \ > fir I montb . ' , r. . > ( ' . . .I. 'ertl.IDI ; & < < ' .II II per 1I0u eoth hJI r' \tQu- ' . ' . soclab1ee IInd ell'or/alu. / I .Nll'\ rknrch talrl. TII.ut.o ! " ' ' : .cre mon. . , 1. elJl1l'11ed , oue.hnlt rtltell. 1o'"I"tOtlcaS AM rrl..lutlone , oue-balt rlltce. I \\8I1dllll' lit Ice I rrlle. halt price for ubll'bllJg list/or I'relletlt.l D"'th DOUOM trp-e , hit Jlflt4 for pnbllehlng obituAry . noUcu. , nd eard of thanke. wgl DOUce. at rlltte pruTlded b7 It"\ntc of , Ntbruka. " . ' . < _ _ I , I ; - = - : r rs YM1 'y S , 1903. . I I ( I " ' " \ , POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. IJ1eH 1e ago I have announced myself - self a c ndIdate for sheriff of Custer copnty to the central committce , and I will come before the republiclln county Ii c nvention for the nomination subject to I ilie will of the republlcllns of Custer , county. I have worked for thc success of the republican pnrty 23 'years ' in Cus- ter county ancl have always taken plcns. uren doing so , knowing I have been in the iight. J hRVf heen 11 central com- mtU eman some 16 years , nnd never before - fore have I comc before 11 county convention - vention asking for anything , and 1 hope yeu can give uu : the nomination I1Ull1 will be elected your next sheriff 01 Custer county. Very respectfullyYonrs : , 39tf J. O. T.WI.OR. Editor Republican-Severnl : of my frIcnds have been insisting on my COUI- ing out for sheriff , and aftcr looking overthe field I have concluded to an. n )1nce ) myself candidate for the nomination - ination for sherifi'of Custer county , on the republican ticket , subject to the will of the people. While I feel my incom- petency. I will try to make a good sheriff and'do my whole duty as my conscience dictates. Respectfully , 37tf 1. M. SAVIDGlt. deire to announce that I expect to cOli e before the next republican county connlion as a candidate for nomination 'forlt c'of cc of clerk of the district court Gut1jcct : .to th ( ' , will f the republicans of Custer county. For fifteen years I have . to the best of my ability , upheld the stn.udnrd of the. republican p'arty in this co uty , f.'Ufrough times wl ' en it would haVe be ii to my financial advantage to oUitrwiue , giving my servicesl such as tht = 'y 'were , without mone.y ana without p e , supporting itS candIdates thro gh Vlctory and through defeat. Dunng th se enr I have never been 'a ' candl- dati : for'any-office , and trusting 111m nol no pres mptio s in asking favorable , co ! liderutlon of my claim. : , Very rcspectfull ) ' , 37tf GIto. B. MAIR. . , . . . . . , . I , Senator Hanna's objectioas to the O , } o'Republican State convention - vention endorsing the candidacy of . Theodore ooseve1t for the presid ncy this year is not- well founded. The people have al- reaay made the endorsement and we can see no reason. why their delega-tes .assembled in convention - tion should be prevented from ratifying the eci ions. The Beacon atte'mpts to substantiate - stantiate its calamity wail by using - ing the govcrnment satistics to show that there were less number of farmers that owned their land in 19 O than previously. Could the sta istics be given 01 the condi- tie ! ! to day the Beacon would find that since 1900 thous nds of , far ers now own the land they - wei renting. In Custer county 'i . n' QOQQCo' , 1 Did It Ever Occur to You tlmt a watch' ' is composed of some ! t 175 different , pieces ? The balance S ( ' has 18,000 beats or vibrations per h'our , or 157,680,000 in one year. H Travels 9) ( miles every twentyg four hours , or 3,5S8 miles in one y ar. The I1mount of oil usell in oiling the entire watch is I1bout . one-tenth of one drop , while the . oil that can be put in the Balauce j wels with safety JUust not exceed . . one-hundredth of one drop. Ou . this minute quantity the hahmce R must feed during its 3,558 miles of travel in the course of one year , after which the oil becomes dry , R begins to wear the pivots. Ilud S , ; necessitates n cleaning and' ' oiling of the watch to have it keep nccurX I1t. . time. Did you ever. top to Q tllink how necessar ) ' , thezefore : , it is to hl1\'e ) 'our watch clcuned and oiled olice in 11 year ? I ; make a ip'ia1ty of just such work , .l1nd I guarantee : it for one year. . , Is . F. W. HAYES , . JE'\.VELER c ; OPTICIAN. X t West Side of Square. S . . - , - . . > . . . . . . . . ' - _ . - . . . . . . . . . . - . . - - " - . ' : . : , ' . . . , : . - . . . . - ' ' ' - - ' : . . - - - . - ' : -'I there nrc undrcds of such casej nnd' the rul DO doubt will hold oo < 1 the c'ount 'j1 cr. Look on the' bright sidmy brother. H. C. Russel , the government astronomer of Au .tralia has positively settled the question in his own mind that the moon controls - trols the rain fall. Hisl'theory . ' --hett , , th moo is ' 1 v'ing south there is pl'enty of rain a1J.d when movinglnorth : , there are years of drouth. So there are illternate wet and dry seasons. The wet lasting nine years nnd the drouth ten years. . If his theory is correct it sug'gests that now ig the time for the farmers to lay by for the period of drouth i whem our time comc9. Nebraslca as well as thc'cntire west is having - ing its full share of rain now while Austrialia is sutTering for it and according to Prof. Russel will for the next two years to come. . Here's a fine pointin l.w. See what you can make of it. Some time ago a negro in Alabama was tried for murder and and sentenced - ed to be hung by tIle neck until dead. The sentence was carried out by the sheriff , he was suspended - pended by the neck for fiftcen minutes and pronounced dead by the attending surgeons. After being cut down his body was turned over to another medical man who was desirous of making some scien tific experiments. After working with the body for several hours life was restored , and the negro is alivc and well I .oday. Now the question arises ; , n the eyes of the law is the man lead or is he alive ? If he is lead he is very much alive for a , lead man , whit'e if he is alive he las not been hung hy the neck . .tntU dead. He has been tried , : ohvicled , sentenced and hung , J.lthough not dead. Can he be tried again for the same offence ? ! _ ' iX. Capt. Eric Johnson made the bold announcement in the New rora last week , in efiect that his paper will DO longer be apartisan newspaper. He has tendered his resignation as chairman of the e P _ T ! : r : ai. ! ? ! 11- mittee , and says : "We shall feel that the official relationship to the party As in fact severed , and the pdrty no longer respon- ible for OLtr individ\al expres- ions in the editorial columns of the New Era. " Captain Johnson joes not want his readers to infer - fer that he has ceased to be a lopulist , nor that he has chang- d his political principles in 43 vears of active participation in oolitic's. He says he is loyal to- lay to the principles of the re- Jublican party as enunciated in .ts platform of 1856 , 1860 , 1863 , l868 , as he was then. He was Ivith Peter Cooper on the money lLtesti n in the ' 70s and still 1ings to the cardinal principles Jf the people's independent party. Not wishing to deprivc the populist - list party of an organ he has generously set apart one column that will be under the control of the editorial management of the populist county central committee - mittee , His : . arrangement tllay be very pleaRant and work satis. factory so fart as th editor ii ! concerned , but the poor candidate in all probability would prefer tc ha\'e a newspaper whose. editor espoused his'cause. . 'rhere is uo question that the editor can aud does much for his party and there is no doubt also that many 1I successful candidate fails utterl ) ' " to appreciate the editor's help.- "VahooVasp. . - - ' .rhis office for neat job work. . . - - - - - . . - . . ] . - - _ . . - - . nnnnnnnnnnnnnnntnn , + tntnnnnnnnnnnnnntnn , I Strawberries and , Vegetables , I E ALL KINDS - " : : : FWrelilb. : Every : Day I ST AR GRO ERY CO. ' I 111"iiil1111ilil1111il1il1il111111 { + 1111111111111il111l11111111111111il1 . . _ . . . . . . . . : _ ' _ , : _ . . . . . : . _ ; . . J'L OH Ag [ ' ( 'nalonC. Smply speaking , the payment of an old-age pension , say of a hundred dollars each to very citizen , male or female , who lias passed the age of seventy , docs 'not involve a heavy burden to the State. Let us now consider for a moment - ment the advantages which the State , a an orgauization , would receive from such a system. Ai matters stand , the managers of asylums , whether for the poor. or perhaps for the blind , or the insane , or other Invalids , ar always - ways at their wits' ends to know what they shall do with the aged people who are crowded pen them. The almnhouses of towns and countie are filled in tht : sam waJ. Now , all these' old people are better cared for in the homes of old neighbors , or old friel1dg , very possibly of sons , or of daughters , who would receive them and take charge bf them humanely if they could receive a little ready money for the e tra expensSr As society - ciety organizes itself , a very little monc ) ' goes a great way in the average household of an American. The momen t it appears - pears that a grandfather or a grandmother has one hundred dollars a year to his good , that moment we shall find that the burden'thrown upon the Statc and town in their asylums is reduced - duced by a large proportion than by the charge made by the pensions - sions upon the treasury. Thus the pension system has the great advantage that it maintains life in homes , and that it abates the necessity for great institutions or asylums.-Edward Everett Hale , in the June Cosmopolitan. _ _ ' -u- n liar Whl'at. I The American Society of Equity has issued a bulletin to farmers of the United States urging - ing them not to sell their wheat for less than U.OO. The iociet ) . has been organized , with Indianapolis - apolis , Ind. , as headquarters for the purpose of maintaining higher - er prices for farm products by co-operation of the farmers of the country and this is the first formal demand for prices as a result of the combinat'ion. -The bulletin sets out the claim that this is an era of unequalled prosperity ; demand for commod- dities is unprecedenced , labor receiving - ceiving higher waged than ever before and the demand for and consumption of wheat is greater than ever before , with a low visible upply. The bulletin then says : "It is evident that the American - can farmers cannot produce over twelve bushels per acre on an average. which , at 88 cents per bushel , represents $10.56 per acre to cover all the work , seed , twine , threshing , marketing , etc. , an dmount that scarcely equals the simplest machine that the farmer b ys , yet which only represents a small fraction of the factory investment , capital and labor employed. "Who dare say , in the face of these evidences , and considering the present higher range of values for nearly every other commodity produced in the coun- tr ) ' that wheat at this time and for the next crop , is not equitable worth $1 per bushel on the l basis of the Chicago marcet } and 'that other farm crops should be on a corresponding basis ? ' "Farmers , keep this matter in mind ; keep $1 wheat ( $1 at . Chicago ) before you , and you will get it as sure as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Above all. however , we emplore I you , don't be fools. 'Vhen you get this equitable price let it go. Sell on the basis of 51 and no less , but dOn't hold for more or you may run up an unwieldy surplus - plus , which must eventually compel - pel lower prices. " Old Settlers' Reunltln. The old , settlers reunion of the southeast quarter ( If the county will be held at Mason City , 'Ved. nesday , June 17 , 1903. \ By Order o ! Committee , . . .t.- , , . ' _ . . . . - . " " " , , - - " _ _ ' _ - . . . . . . . , . . , . . . . . . ; " ' - - : _ GOV. Nl itkf Y in the City' 110 At1tlreise ! Ihe Hclwul ClJllclrt'll 111 the I'nrk nt'll n. 111. I1l1el t'lt. ' Grnttunt. IlIg Clns'ln IliA Opel'l1 1101180 III tllA CTculng. Gov. J. H. Mickey arrived in the city 'ruesda.r morning from Lincoln and spent the day and night in the city on invItatIon of the lll'okcu Bow School Board. On hie ; arrival at 8 o'clock a committee - mittee mct h m at the depot and took him in charge. He was taken to the home of Hon. James , . I Whltehead wbere he was enter- 'taint.'cl ' for hreakfast. After 'breakfast he was shown over the I city t tt1ling on all the husiness houscs and in making the acquaintances of many citi- ens on the streets , At 10 o'clock the school children assembled - sembled at the school houses and in charge of their several teachers - , ers marched to the city park to meet the Governor. The Broken Bow Cornet Band entertained the assemblage with several selec- tiong of music until the Governor - , or arrived on the grounds. At 11 o'clock t he meeting was called to order by 14. H. Jewett , and introduced Ner Hartly , who made Ii report of his work in securing the funds that had erected the tower , flag pole and purchased the new flag that adorned it for the first time. A. R. Humphrey on behalf of the committee made a formal presentation of the tower and flag to the city in a ! short and appropriat address. : Mayor Pnrcell in response to the pre entation speech in a brief talk accepted the gift , expressing the gratitude of the city , and I pledged that the flag would be displayed from the pole on all state and public days. J. R. De n in a short speech introduced the Governor who spoke at length to the children , expressing his pleasure of meet- ng them on this occasion. His remarks , , , ere along the line of good citizenship and loyalty to God and country , and noting th rapid progress of our nation , a result of our liberal educational system. 011 retiring. irom' the Park the pupils marched in single file by the Governor who had a word and a hand shake for each. The afternoon was spent in charge of the reception com- mitte visiting the county officers and a ride to the country. The occasion of the Governor's visit was to deliver an address to the Graduating Class of the Broken - ' ken Bow Schools. COtll1UC'tlcemeut Exorcises. The commencement exercescs were held in the opera house Tuesday night. ' .rhe hall was filled to its..full capacity and a most excellent and interesting program was carried out. The great wall of potted fiowers that occupied the front of the stage gave much the resembleance of a green house. Music was furnished by the Broken Bow Orchestra after which prayer was offered by l e\ ' . S. P. Morris , pastor of the Baptist - tist church. The invocation was followed wit a piano solo by Miss Pearl Liggett. The salutatory was delivered The USe of Our Lumber will greatly increase the Rtrel1 th , stability and value of any huildlllg. It is the best lUUlber we can secure-it's the best lumber that I you can buy. It has ull the geol ) points that recommend it to the nrchitect. the builder , the carpclI ter and the every.day man , II in sold at a fair pnce because we lue satisfied with reasonable prot ts. \ Dressed or undressed ) 'ou'll find our lumber best. . Dierks lumber & : Coal Co. , BROKEN DOW NED1\ASltA 1 . 2j . , , . . " . : : - . . \ ' . . , : . . - , . . . , . . . . , . . , . , . " ' . . . . . . - " . < . .P" , f ' - . . . . . . - - J ' - - ; . . . . - - byMiss Edith I : . ii w s rt I. - . fin\ : address and wa9"wc11.p sent. . cd. Her subject. was "Lubri. . Cants. " Prof. Garlich favored the audience - ence with a Violin solo. Mis9 Adah Bowen played the ac. compaU1meut on the piano. Mrs. J. E. Adamson rendered a vocal solo. I t was well recei v. ed. Mrs. A. II. Stuckey played ed the accompaniment. Gov. Mickey gave a most ex- ceilent address on "Character Building. " It was full of good thoughts and was well received. At the conclusion of Gov. Mickey's address Peter Pyerson gave a vocal solo that met the hearty appreciation' the audience. The valedictory address - dress was delivered by Fred Skillman. His subject was the c'Central 2ation : of Power" and was delivered with credit to the speaker . .and the school. Senators Fries and Currie were call1 d out by the chairman. They gave\ , impromptu speeches that reminded us uf the biblical feast at which the best of the wine WilS served last. Their speeches were fine and enlisted the hearty applause of the large audience. President J. J. 'Vilson delivered - ed the presentation speech to the graduates in which he made the class some valuabl suggestions for heir future course. The president announced that ! Chait , H. Windnagle had been awarded the fOJr years course offered by the Cotner University and that Miss Edith Lomax the one years course on their grades , The exercises closed at 11 o'clock with a song , "Auld Lang Syne" by the class. The names of the graduates are. : Florence X. Snyder , Clare' C. Jeffords , Katherine 1. Taylor , Nell L. Gutterson , Edith Lomax , S. MilIcent Orr , Olivet Pic1cett , Chas. H. Windhagle , 'Vill Mc- Candless , Paul Humphrey , Fred A. Skillman , Edgar B. Osborne , Don C. 'Wilson. TO CURro : A. COLli IN ONU DAV Take Luatlvo Brome QuinIne Tablet. . All .lruKKl ta refuud the monty It It tall I to cure. E. W. GroTe's IIlgnalul'U la on eaClh box. 25e. S.M. . DORRIS , .la.h _ ltla. AI. klndl ot work lu our 1lue done promptly and In a.rlt.elall order. earRed 8bup on the ornor weet 01 tbo hOle bouao. GIVE U8 A TRIAI _ . Broken Dow. . - - - llebrallia. . DR 1' . r. . . FAUNAWOttTH. DENTIST , arOmce In Realty Dloek , Pro Dua's 01 Stand. Bargains in Real Estate 1I'IIrDI Iind.I IIpeelalty. A.Ua1tIl , corn .lId grull g lauds for . .Ie In CUSler. Shurman , Dllr. tlllo and Pawlon uonntle Prlooa tram S .OO per 8crt > up. Rebldeneo" mile. doutb and I mile O lt o Maeon. } 'os'oWee addlc" , LEVI KING , . Malon OIty , Ncbllldka. DRS. It 0. & W. . 'J'AL Ol' , PHYSIGIANS SURGEONS. Oll1oe over Dloberll" ! Ilnl 8tore. Urokc.n Dow , - - Nellralh. W A. l'HOMP80N , . CONTRAlTOR & UUlLlHm. I3l'"PIR" " and olUmalul ou .hortllotlco. } ' , okon Dow. Nublallia - > - - J .J. SN YOEH , I"D:9ll : l tlll , ANI o JlrLtc \ld ( ) JII"Ilce or the l'.cu. tlIJI'ch111111 ntf1J iCltl'D to coli , . , Ion. . 1 "po.1 lun. tak'.I"'nrloll vUllch. ) fit nt .y exer.ut6d . , ,11..11 . .11.18 . ur ! tgllll'4I'ur IVrlUtJII Olllu I" thl' r"u flf 11.11. . .r , "IIIIUMC. . . Ihul.OII . .InlN"tI lo. . - . _ . . _ . . _ , - _ . . _ . - . - - DH U. I. . . \t\J1 \ I.ICN , Physician Surgeoll. : : rld 8111rh'lI ) froll1 " tI.t tjtlll tu ItCilty Uloak , rll ldcllco , SuI Wtjlt lei. E. cbureb ) . 011 UlnO Iide \rcot pr Urolt. tI nQw. Nebra.lta I . . : l ( , . . . . .f. ! ' ; , . ' ; ' - Buy Real Estate. " Don't wrlit until prices h.a\'c advanced ; : :15 : , 50 or 100 per cent. but get your ey V on &omething that you like an make u \ prQPositiou-perhaps I ran get it f r you. \ I offer 640 acres1111 / grass , first.class soil , : suitable for atrying :11Id mixcd stock I and farming , couvenient to 111arket-a , tare chmcc-at n bargain. JalneS Leclwlcll. i Broken Bow , - - - Ncbrat ku. : r > E ] IIJIIS"r : : " R. B MULLINS , M. 0 , \ JRkell a Mpecla1ty of OrowD .lId lIndg" W < > rl. : . P leea rlaeonublo. . . . . . \ t All work guanotrol. ( ' "Hand eoo IDe before g lug oI8"wher . 'I Onlco-tn DIOKtI ! ItOIY Hint\ ! Dank flnlhllng. . llroken DolY. NebrnI \ . . \ & REESE , CAMERON , , , fr r ys 8 U Cl.V JS ' , I. A'l'I.AW. I Hoom 8 and D , Hcalty lIIock. IIrokon nolY. Neb. Neb.'j f 'j CI..INTON . DAY , . : Physician & Surgeon. . . o l'ell In rur of tltu Uank or ( 'vwlllerre. IItlsl. doneo 11th hooee wed I or Lbo Japtht church. Drokeu lIow , 1'fehrliska. CITY nAB-InCH. SHOP , I 11. O. II UT1'ON. ProfillAlor. Flr t.olilu worlt. lieu Uno" , of Ilrok.u lIow State ! Jank. lIrokcu lIow. Nchra kll. FRANSg'MOORR. Ni1ltil ! PII 'Yrl pj iJ . Two blocks north of Or nd Ccntrp I Hotel. Pllt. rona AoBel cd. PriceR rca ou hh , H ILL SIDE HERFORDS and Duroe Jerecy HOI ! brel1 aotlolli. lied 1110,11 orthelrcloH8. dde8a. O. b.IJ.HnYILI. : , Drokeu lluw. Nebrluka CA IERAS AND SUPPI I1tS. Free InAtrnctious how to lake 1111.1 d.velnt' . . tb" piclnre with every camOra " 0111. Flulshln dOllo tor tunatll fHH. Latest Styles in Photographs. . . . , BANGS STUDIO. KillalJl1ehe.t In lS9t. o llroken Bow , NHhratika. . ) _ _ _ . - h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ " , ' I i' ' . ,1 > , ,1 . : " J1 t ' " , . ' J' I I I I I ! \ ' 4 . ( . Miss Ida. M. Snyder. Ii Tl' fUI1I'eI' r Uo IhoId'D EM' End An ( ) lab. t "If women would pay more aUUlUon to .1 thdr hulth we would have more 'happy + wives. mothtn and daughteI'J , and If they- would observe results they would nn l .1 that the dodor , ' prucrlptlona do not I pcrfonn the many Wrcs they are given credit for. "In conaulUng wllh my druggist he ad. ybcd FtIcElru' , Wine of Cardui and Thed. ford' . Black.Draught , and .0 I took It and I have every TCUon to thank hIm for. tlew 1 II" opcne l up to me with rutored hulth. \ and It only took three " month. to cure me. : Wino of Cnrdui is luegulntorof the . , I I menstrual functiotliJ and is a most astonishing - . " , ' tonishing tonic for women. It cures IC&Dty , lIupJ,1re 8ed , too frequent , inog- 1 ular and p.unful : nlOnstrlO.tion , f of the womb whites nnd flooding. n , I I. helpful.wheullpproaching woma.n- hood , durl g pregnlUlc'y , nfwr childbirth - ( birth and 11 chlUlg o [ ' life. It fro- . quenUy brlnB'iI tt dear baby to homes that h yu betm blUTcu for yenrll. All : druggists have tl.OO botUa = , of Wlnu of C rdui. ! / WINEofCARDUI - j - ' - ' - - - . ! ' i : ft" : & AaA . : lN"iN ft jti ft ; t'\t.t\ ! \ . ft . . ; ; ; } \r.t.f. \ : : , . .f. . 'A. . 't\ . . . . : t. I. : 'VV.B : : . PEN".oo- : CO. ! : lIas a fin ' line of spring clothing-prices right. 'l'heil'tod. ! . : , ' : of Gent ! ; l1'urnishing Ooods- r Mens' and BoyoS' - I : Clothing , I-lats. Caps , Etc , : is complete and up-to-date. We have a fin line of trunks. : and vatises and can suit xou in size , quality and price , Call. : I aud s e our immense stoc1 , and we will save 'you mone ) ' . I : ' \ WH. PENN & COMlANY. & : I . . . . . . . \ . . . . . . , f.iN. ! txtol . . . . K . . . . . . . 1'J . .Vi. . . ! v'V. : . or ! . . &tt . . . . : . . . . . , . . . , . . . . , . " .