Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, December 31, 1903, Image 1
let. . Bid Lt'rarhua eel t7 ! , , t : , , .4 I' , . . . , \ I t' ! : , . .t. T : .1 ' . J" " , t . ' J : her : . \ U.STER' . OUNT'yE'PU'B'LICAN" : " : ' : 'J : . c Ll' ' . ES'l'ABLISHED 1882. 'l'HE OFFICIAL PAPEH OIi' CUS'l'ER COUN'l'Y. I4ARGES'I' CIRCULA'l'ION Ol ANY PAPEl .IN 'l'IlE COUNTY. ' soho limn . _ . _ " . " 1 VOL. XXII. BROKEN BOW , CUSTER COUNTY , NEBRASKA , T URSDAY , DECEMBER 3.1903--EIGHT ! . PAGES ' NO , 29 , weo' of C.t > Cure. \ : \i' \ " . . 'TURN OVID carry ou f ! , . - . . . - . . : . : , . . WEST , . . Mfo. - . . . . . " . , . . . : T WJLD 111111 EA" ' ! " C. . tI.II" . . . . . 'h. L _ " , , ' i ' ' L4Ue. } I \ ( I ' broil' . . , ; J - A. The l- I . tlOI1S ' _ . _ nn nr ' body . I what , , ) . com' I 'l'nrn O\'cr II IIClenf at this . Alfr' Iluwn of the c\\ ' \'ear ill the 'p of malter of cyc ( 'url' . Hecd the , , t th.l i crie of wllming from this O\'cr- . y workel ! organ. H.eliev your ! f conscience atIC1 your eyes by J I coming to us for glass I\Id ut the : f first warning. , : ' Here ure a few hitlts , some of , . . which come to all sometime in . . : life-blurring of print , - , . aches , dizincss , a head-I , bright light , eye ache. t We guarantee to give ) ' 011 maximum glasI ! easc utilI satis- t faction. I' I I t . I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .eve. School Books , Tahlets -AND- . I Srhool SuppJict' , -AT- J , G. Haeberle's ; J ) r- time , Blonc ) ' alii I worry N is a part of the Ren'ice the H Custer Na.tional : Ba.nk . I B. . 0 H renders to Its large and growmg 8 R 1i t of depositor ! . If } 'ou have no R Ii bank account you shoulll havealld there is no hctter time to begin 8 I than now. \'oid the worry of S keeping lurgc Rums of money ill 8 U the hOllse or store. If ) 'ou lose it 8 through fire or th ft you tUa > ' be S Rcriollsly.incot1\'enicnceI1 or rmllel\ ' ti 8 H. LOMAX , Cashier. J"J"J" . ; o'"J"J"J"J"J".rJ" M. ASH , J . . ' [ / ( o : ! ! @l ) ! EJlli:1mf : ! ) Of 'blrty yeare experlcDce , crlcs elllo IInd makee II spechlty of lIuctioneerlng of . .U . : IIIPsel. Call ou or wrlle 11I0 a' rokel1 Uow , Nebraska. Greeting : 1888 - - - - 1904 'l'hc magnificcnt in our busi. ncss during thc past ycar is ex. tremely gratifving to us , and we feel tbat it is.a mCrIted compH. mcnt to our business nlethods ai well as to our various lines and prices. 'Ve wish to assure oUI customers that we shall at al1 times exercise the same diligcnce and care that hilS always characterized - terized our manner of filling orders - ders , and our prices will alwaYf e uniformly'as low as any house 111 thc west. 'Visbing you all a happy ane : prosperous 1904 , we remaln V cry truly yours , J. C. Bo vl\N , Thc Grocer. Broken Bow , Neb. Khllluess AIJllrecJ tttI. 'l'he proprietors of the Cit1 Hospital for some timc past ha\ ' ( been receh'ing regularl ) ' ver ) ' fine now r boquets from the laches 0 jJ tlH Eastern Star. Their kine , , ' . remembers is greatly appreciate ( . by Dr. Job and Mrs. Baird , am' tbrough the colums of the Rn l > UDI.ICAN they wish us to expres their appreciatiqn and thanks. " ' # - . - : : : : : : : : : : : : m Gas lights were put in thc court homc : this wcek. Judge J. S , Kirlqmtrick of Lincoln was : .t city \'isitor 1\1011- , day. . I Norman Boyd of Gailsbmg , . 111. , is visiting with thc family' ' C. A. Chapin of this city. 'l'he count ) ' board convcncd in a.djourned . ' session . 'l'uesday and wIll hold ovcr until next week. MJ's. J. W. Clay and children 'of ' Amlcy : ; , arc.'isltil1g in the city with thc family of J'c scribe. 'Ve were not able to use all our ommunications this week but he.r will appear ill our . next issue.-En. Supt. J. G. W. Lewis and his brothers Garla\ and 14eland and Prof. Scott went to Lincoln ' ] 'uesday to attend the Rtatc 'l'eachers Association. A. P , Vannice return d Christmas - - mas froml'VesternColorado where he spent the summerr'cuperating his health. Hc reports having enjoyed a pleasant time. H. .T. Shinn was happily surprised - prised Tuesday night by a number - ber of friends who called to remind - mind him of his bIrthday. A lleasant time is reported. Jerome Taylor went to I4incoln Saturday and bought a fort ) ' acre tract of go\'ernment land adjoining - ing his ranch , that had been ad- \'ertisr.d in the RHPUBTICAN. 'I'he Beatrice Creamery Co. has purchased the old crcaulery pro- pertv and has mo\'ed the building - ing on a lot east of the Public Square jor an oflice and receing station , E. W. Adams of Saunders . : ounty , was a friendly caller t this oft ce the first of the weck , accompanied by his brother-in- , law , L. A. 'VeIls. Hc h : ; here with the view of locating , if he can find a farm for sale at t gitres that suits. A t1umber enjoyed theirGhrist- mas' with John Robinson and family in Fleming Valley. 'l'hose present besides the family were : Fred Arthur and wife and son , George , Mrs. l obt. Ledwich , Geo. King , Mrs. J. 'V. Clay and children of Ansley , G. ' 1' . Robinson - son , wife and sons , 'Villie and Georg-s , D. M. Amsberry , wife and daughter , I4illie. A ministerial association has been formed in the city for the purpose furthering thc work along church lines. HcGeo. . P. 'rrites was elected president , HeJ. . R. 'l'eagarden , secretary- treasurer , Hcv. 'V. II. Xanders and L. L. Epley program'com - mittee. Semi-monthl ) ' meetings will be held. The next meeting will be January 4 , in the ofl ce of county superintendent. All ministers of the county arc in- vited. J. M. Kimberling receh'cd the sad news Sunday b ) ' wire of the death of his older sister , Irs. Docia Johmon at Joplin , Mo , Mr. Kimberling is having more than his share of sorrow along this line. It was .but last weel , that he receH'ed thc announcement - ment of the death of the two year old son of his sister , Minnic Dicke" who also resides at Jopli , 1\10. Both Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Dickev were formerly residents of this cit } ' and wen : known to many of our citi ens , who will join with tne lHPUII.I \ - CAN in extending to lr. Kimber- ling thcir sj'I1.1pathy in his bereavement. 1\I.o\HluHD.-Decemuer 20 , 19031 at the Christian church in Arn. old , Neb. , Mr. George O. Gordor of Merna , to Miss Francis Correll of Arnold , ReL. . .I. Correll oOiciating. 'l'he groom is the principal of thc Arnold higl school , which position he ha ! he I d for two consecu ti'e yea r thus showing his fitness for th place. He has been a resident 0 the county since his youth and is highl. } ' respected hy all whe know him. The bride is : daughter of Rev. L , J. Correl and has resided in Arnold mORt 0 the timc since her childhood She is highly accomplishcd , be ing a fine musician and a genera favorite among her associates " Tbe young couple start out 01 life's journey under thc mos l favorable circumstances and thei - many friends here are pleasel s. that tIlej' will be permanent resi dents of Arnold-X. . : : - I Mrs , Chal Maupin and children of Omaha , is in the city visiting with old acquaintances and reI- ath'es. Mr. Hickman of Merna , has leased the building on the cast side of the square , now occupied h.'i the Beats icc Creamery for a harness shop. _ . _ _ _ _ u _ . \ 11g 'cl Ghrl81mns UlIIIICI' ( ' 111'1) ' - 'l'he dinner table in the holne of John II. H. Cross , ncar Ansley , on Christmas was surroundcd with tcn persons wh'sc agrge- gate ages werc Ct43 years. 'l'he oldest was J40 1) . Brakeman of York , who is eigh t ) . years old. 'rhe youngest was C. E. Sheppard of Brol < cn Row , who is tift ) ' three years old. 'l'hoe : : who set at this table did not include all who enjoyed thc hospitality of thc Cross family on tbat cvent. 'l'here were twenty enc that partook - took of that Christmas dinner and enj yed the fa nly ! reunion and neighborly \'IS1t. 'l'hose present were : J.4. D. Brakcman and wife of Yorlc , E. W. Dodson and wife of Anslc } ' , 'Ym. Ii' . Bullock and wife of York , G. 11' . Cross and wife of Taylor , C. E. Sheppard and daughter Pearl of Broken Bow , Mrs. Daniels , Miss Florence Cross , Mrs. Wtrl. Stand- Iv and four children , W. J. Cross , \vife and son Thomas. Of thcsc guests Mrs. Blakeman is Ir. Cross' oldest sister and Mr. Shcp- pard is the youngest brqth r of Mrs. Cross and Mr. Bullock IS her old CRt brother. . \ cw I.lImblJr Yunt II. ' 1' . Bruce , who but reccntly was manager of the P. D. Smith l.4umber Co. of this citj' is putting in a lumber yard on the fraction of the biock south of the creck between Fourth and Fifth Aven- ues. Work in grading the block clown commenced the first o'f the I week. Ed. Mollo ) ' has mo\'cd his harn from the block to the north side of thc creek and S. 1\1. Derris will have his buildings' . of the way within a few days. 'l'he , new firm which Is to he known as H. T. Bruce & Co. arc already recch'ing their stock and placing it as' rapidl V as the ground can bC put in sliape. , We are reliably informed that the Company "is composcd of local capitalists , but are silent partners in the business. Whether the new deal means . chcaper buildiug material is a. ma tter yet to be seen. At any rate the new firm is to be congratulated - gratulated on its location and we predict for it a fair share of the hURineRS of the cit ) ' and countr ) ' . A. O. U.Y. . M'ttIIg' ! . At the December 8th meeting of the Broken Bo'\ ; ' Lodge A. O. U. 'V. , the followingofl cers were elected for the year 1904. J. S : Molyneaux , 1\1. W. ; J. S. Squires , Fore. ; Willis Cadwell , R ; D. g. Bauder , 0. ; B. O. HuttonF'in.W. ; B. Eastham , Hec. ; Harr ) ' Bangs , G. ; D. M. Amsberry , ' 1. W. ; A. R. Humphrey , O. W. ; J. G. Hae- ' berle , 'V. ; 3 'years. Installation of said ofiicers will take place at lodge room Tuesday evening January 12th , 11)04. Oyster supper by the lodge. Wives and sweethearts of members invited. 'VIILIS CAI > Wl\I.I" Rec. "I was much afilicted w lh sciatica , " writes Ed. C. Nud , Iowaville , Kan. , "goingabout on crutches and sutJeringla . deal of pain. I was induced.to try Bal- lard's Snow L niment , which re- lie\'ed me. I used tlHee SOc bot- , ties. It is the greatest liniment I ( 'ver used ; have recommended t it to a number of personsj all express - themseh'es bene- press as being - fitted by it. I now walk with- ou t cru tches , ble to perform.a great deal of I1ght labor on the farm. " 25c , 50c and $1.00. Sold by Ed. McComas , Broken Bow and Merna. Anothrr Hurl11 llllr Huult , Another rural mail route has been granted to Custrr county. It starts from Merna and will be put on January 15. 'l'his w'ill be a great convenience to those along the route. 'rhere shou1l1 be a . number of routes established in - the county. All th'at is necessary , where the county is sufiicientlj' populated is for some enterpris. lUg cili < len to take hold of the matter and get up the required petition from thc would be pa- II trons of the route and send it tc - . Congressman lainkaid at Wash. ington and he wIll give the mattcr his \ersonal \ attcntion. The provIsions of thc law rc- quires 100 subscribers within 25 miles circuit. Mason Cit ) ' , Aus- Icy , llroken Bow , Callaway and S rgent could sccure the required pctitions for rural routes. : u ' " n 11.11 ; ; I ) . Lu.vKAUPPOn : Christmas Day , li'rank f4i1y and l ese Kaupp - were united -marriage ' at the hot11c of the , bride's parents at Klump , Nebr. , at high noon' by Hev. W. g. , Mathews. 'l'he weather - ther was unproitious , but carl ) ' in thc morning the friends began to gather and hv the timc appointed - pointed the r ems Were tilled with rrlatives. amI fricnds , who had come with good wishes and leindy ! htterest to start the 'young couple on their new career. Prbmptly al high. noon and the strains of .the wedding narc1l , pl yed by Mr . Brown of L111coln , a sister of the bride , the procession - sion consisting f Miss Nettie Kaupp , Mastcr 140)11' ' Cox , Miss Huby Klump , Mr. Hardy Kaupp and the bride and bridegroom moved out. 'l'he bride was dressed - ed in brown trimt11ed with white silk and wore white carnations in her hair. Amid deep silence I the words WQre spolcctt which made thc couple man and wife. After thc congratulations came , the wedling dinner. 'l'here was not only an abundance of good thi 1gs to eat but a bewildering varJetj' spread out upon the tables. 'l'hough the tables were filled four timcs there wasa great quanit , of hings left - ) over" crying I ing out for the friends who had been in\ ' ted but had not beeu I abl to come. 'I'he eu t 110wers on the tdble and the presents g \'en by thc numerous fricnds helped tQ makc the occasion c\'en . more enjoyable. 'l'he ) 'oung couple are well known and highly respected. 'l'he hride has lh'cd nearly all her life in thc community - munity where she was married and the groum has Jived there for . sc\'eral years past. Good wishes. fet : . hcm are heard on evcry' hand and they havc won the re pect or all. They will makc their home in the spring on the John Yeck place which Mr. I.4i1j' will farm. , ORTIU..O. Ii'red Day has a new buggy. John Davis spent Christmas ncar Broken Bow. . J. M. li'odge and daughter were at the Bow Saturday. Claude Kellenbarger is home from Grand Island for vacation. Chas. Hercock has movcd. . onto the place lately vacated by Geo. Cooley. Mr. Ingraham's and B. Ii' . I d.- ward's ate dinner at Mr. Hil1's' I4'riday. Prayer mceting every t\\'o weeks , alternating with preach- i ng services , Misses Luce and Heyner , are ei1joying the Xmas. holidays at their homcs. Milo Embree and wife of Spring Creek , spent Christmas with F. C. and family. J. M. li'odge , G. O. Joyner and families were entertained at Mrs. Ashbaugh's Christmas day. Hev. Miller filled his appointment - ment here Sunday evening and his sermon was certai nly i nspi r- ing. . . ! .hemail route has been changed somewhat in the west part of the valley. It now goes past Swansons. J. Moore is hang a great deal of trouble with his well. He is unable to get water cnough for 200 head of cattle. Achsah and Clara Hunt are at home" during holidays. 'l'hey will resume their s heel work next week at Broken Bow. Our young people attended a party for Claude Kellenbarg-er at his homc Tuesda y evening and spent a most ple sant c\'ening' . A. B , Cornish , wife and son , drove over from Lodi Sunday cveni ng. 'l'he.y retu rncd 'l'ues- da ) ' taktng tlelr } son , f.4yle , with them. Andrew Sherheck and wife of Westen'i1le , were the gucsts of } ' ' . C. gmbree and wife from Sun- ddj' till Wednesday. li'red succeeded - ceeded in showing them quite a little of our part of the worlcl. 'l'he Christmas sen'ices were . \ well attended last 'rhursday , e\'ening. I . 'rhc little ones did ex. ' . ceptlOnally well considering the : amount of traming they hadanll . , . ff'1 jN . . . . i 'd ( ' . a WI " yr : ' " 11 . ' " , f liM'ii" . ; , ' ' ; 411' f , ' : " 1 " ' , .Jr"LAtl UL ; ' . r- . . . . ; .i ; ; ' : ; dtJ . : t JrAN'1uJ i l \ : . 0 mJm [ . OO@lli [ . < rYffl.W1f.r \ } . 'li'lHItW. l'mrr. . \ 11'0 - I 345 6 7 S 2 9 O A 5 4 5 A6 .1. 7 .1.8 .1.9 20 2J. 22 25 24 25 26 27 S 29 50 3J. I - - ' ] 'ho aho\'e picture , while churactistic of the weathcr conditions - tions in the month of January in many parts of thc United States , it dues not portray the prcvailing conditions in Custer cOl\nty. 'l'here has bcen no snow to s ) ea1c of' in this locality this season.and i enl ) ' once ha the ground been co\'ered , and then barel ) ' covcrcd and only for a fcw hours. o time during the month of Decemher' has the weather becn so farmers could not work in the tields. As a result , n arly all thc corn is gathered and the 'cattle and horses havc . hecn feeding largely on . , Buffalo grass in the grazing districts. HICK ' PREDICTIONS. - - , . . 14'irst Storm , Period-wl'his period is centraJ , on : thc'2nd , 3rcl and 4th. 'I.'he Venus Equinox , central on the J 3tln" 'l'hings to be expected-By the 2nd , a wave of , rising' temperature and \lling \ barome er wi ] ] appear ill western 5ecti n , c101 d ness will quickly gatlt'er 111 thc same areas and storms of hrst r.am and then sleet and snow will past eastwardly over the country on hout thc 3rd and 4th.Vinter thunder storms on and touching the 4th should be no surprise and a rapid and violent change to a high barometer , high northwesternly gales and very cold should he counted on in the immediate - mediate rear af the storm arcas. In proportion as the tcmperature rises and the barometer falls during the first stages of this period , look for a chan -c to high barometer and bli < lardotts cold as the . storm center slnfts to the east. The second storm period exte.nds frol 1 the 7th to the 12th. 'l'he days of the g-reater storm probability - . ity arc the 8th , ( Hh , 10th 3.nd 11th , 'l'hc ( Iisturbing CO\.1rses \ are . Vulcan , , Vcnus near the ccntcr of her di turbance , the Moon in quadrature or last quarter and at extremc south declination. As we enter this period look for change to warmer in the wcst. Winds wi ) ) shift to southcrly and easterly and the horomcter will fall. Aho\Jt \ the ( Jth storms of rain and snow will set in and during. til 10th 11 th and perhaps thc 12th , they will march eastwardly across the country. 'rhe western to central will he in the grasp of a l11gh uarometer and cold wa\'e hefore the storm ccnter has reached or c1earcll the eastern states. " . . - - . - the parents havc reason to he proud of them. NI 'V IIJU.I. N , ' . Ibd. Hess and wife wcre in An- selmo Wednesday. Huth gdmunds visitel } at Mr. Kingery's last week. I.4i ie Edmunds visited at Mr , Hobcrts' last Sunday. Charlie Feasenton was a visitor at Brolen Bow 'ruesday" Our school opcns ncxt Monday , after \'acation the past month. Guy l ohinson went to Broken Bow 'l'uegday , returning Wedncs- day. I.4ula Williams iR'isiting" at the home of lll'r brother , Willie Williams. ' Christmas 1i ! Oll1e and gonct and now'we think-'of it only as a day of the past. Mrs. Oscar Smith's 1i ttle neices , Besse and Bertha Baird , were visiting - iting at her home Saturday and Sunday. Friends and relati\'es to the numher of abuut 35 gathered at 1 , R Robinson's for their Christmas - mas dinner. 'l'he New Year is drawing near. ' I04et us all J'lIak ( ' new resolutions for the New Year and make het- ' ter ones than e\'er hefore. John Snydcr amI son , Jesse. went to Broken now 'l'hursday to attend a family reunion at the home of his brother on Christmas daj' . As Mr. Edmunds was returning : from Merna Sunday morning , his I horses became unmanagable and . - - - . - run awa ) ' , TIe was thrown from the buggy and hurt , but not ser- iously. Nothing was brokcn. Anna Edmunds , accompanied . by her cousins , I4i < lie and Thomas - as I dumnds and Dj'sia SJ < clton of Broken Bow spent Christmas at the home of Wm. Edt11und . 'l'hey returned to Broken Bow Sunday morning. 'l'he Christmas en tertainmen t at New Helena school"llOuse was vcry good. 'I.'he program wa short but wcn rendered by the little children. 'l'he young men and women should ta1ce an example - ample from those littlc ones. 'l'hev will make an effort but so man' ) ' of our young people will not. Married-.At thc home - of Alfred - fred Bates , 'ruesiI .y , D . 22 , Clinton Roberts and Maude Fuller - ler , Rc\ ' . Teagarden of Broken Bow ofiiciating. A number of friends and relath'es witnessed thc ceremony after which the guests partook of a buunteous supper prepared by 1\1rs. ' Bates , aun t of the bride. 'rhe man ) ' friends of the bride and groom . wish them joy in their new lif , 'l'he Sunday School here has ordered a new supply of literature - I ture and from a difTerent company - pany , which is hoped will be better - ter than those they ha\'e been using. A special invitation is extended to the boys and girls of this neighborhood to begin with the New Year in conung to Sunday - day School. With new literature and lcssons from the New Testament - ment and at the beginning of the year would be the time for all tt' begin anew , . . , , , ' . . \