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Nobraska.
f . .ri'rSday , January i , 190
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'rhe RUI'UllI.ICAN gi ves an extended -
tended report of the Chicago fire
in the Iroquois theater last weck.
See inside pages.
The grcat destruction of
human life resulting from the
fire in the Chicago 'l'heater is an
object lesson t ha t should be heeded - .
ed by the whole country , Broken
Bow not accepted. '
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'l'he friends of J. W. Webstcr
if dictatcd by wisdom wi 1 make
Hoosevclt the rock on which to
build his chances for the vice-
presidency. Nebraska republicans -
cans are for l oosevelt first.
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II. C. IAndsay , chairman of the
republican state ccntral committee -
tee , is an applicant for the position -
tion of clerk of the supreme
court. 'l'here should be no hesitancy -
tancy about his appointment.
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Presiden t Hoose 1 t's message
to congress on the Columbia-
Panama affair is a gem. Nothing -
ing is concealed and no appoogy ]
for the position tal en by the
go\'ernment. 'l'hc President has
no fears of taking the public into -
to his con fidence and he malcs
a clean breast of it. 'l'he public
admires a man who both says
and docs things.
'r le issue of the Outlook of
January 2 , gives an able re\iew
of , the Senate's investigation
. against Gen. Wood. 'l'he articlc
shows that all the charges against
h m were without foundations
an that jealsies could only have
prompted them. The investigation -
- vestigation shows General Wo.oel
to have had seventeen years experience -
perience in military affairs and
- that his promotions have been
made upon the recommendation
of his superior officers for gallen-
try and ability and without his
knowledge or soli citation. Th
Outlook anticipates the report of
the Senate's invcstigating committee -
mittee and if it is as strong as
the Outlook puts it Gen. Wood
will be grcatly benefited by the
investigation and his promotion
to Major-General will have the
hearty approval of the American
people.
The trial of Senator Dietrich
commenced at Omaha Monday.
The indictments of alleged conspiracy -
spiracy to effect a bribe and the
charge of profiting from a contract -
tract made with the g'overnment ,
were first tal < en up. 'l'he at torney
for the defense filed a demurr
holding that it was not charged
in the inditcment that the Senator -
tor had made the contract after
he became a member of Congress.
He produced authority back as
far a 1S0S , holding that a contract -
tract made with the go\'crnment
before a person became a Congressman -
gressman was not annulled hy
his subsequent election and
that it was not illcgal to continue
the terms of the ton tract. 'rhe
court sustained the demur. A
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West Side Square ,
Broken Bow ,
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thent ! two ftldlcluHHtfU : were the
BtroJigcsl hnrge1l11n ! c , it bCllriu1 !
to loolt brighter for Senator
Dietrich. .
Corn leads all reps in acrcag
and valuel of course. The number -
ber of acres in corn in Nebraska
was estimated at 6(21),982 , and
is exceeded only b ) ' Iowa , Iansas
and Illinois. 'l'hree states also
exceed Nebraslm in the total'
yield of corn , but in this list
Missouri talies the place of Ian-
sas , tile latter state yielding a
'smallcr aggrcg-ate yield than Nc-
braslm although having a greater
creage , and Missouri yielding
more bu hels than Nebraska with
fewer acres. Seventeen states
excel Nebraslm in the vield per
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acre , and this suggests a field
for improvemcnt among the corn
growers of the state' . 'rhesmall-
er yields of thc westcrn counties. .
ha e a great deal to do with' '
l < ceping N braska's average : down
but larg r yields in the eastern
part would have a great deal to
do with raising it again.
'l'wenty-six bushcls per acre is
'I' not making money very fast with
corn at twenty-five or thirty
cents , and Indiana's average of
thirty-three.bushcls would look a
great deal bettcr in the cbraska
column.-State Journal.
Mnrr luge J.censc. (
'l'he matrimonial market has
been bett r than the average in
Custer county the past month.
Judge Armonr has issued liccnsc
to the following persons since
December 1st , up to datc :
j li'red Maryatt. Norfolk
1 Hattie r-1ay ' Decker , Callaway
Crist Pete Peterson , Mason
{ Ncllie Mortensen , Mason
{ Jos. E. Austin , Central City
Mabel 141tdrJingtonBroken Bow
j r./ewi Cushman , Broken Bow
1 SarahlCover , Broken Bow
J D. G. Weaver , Etna
1 M'rtle McClellan , Etna
Norman Lewis , Rest
{ Bertha E. Butler , Ortello
Simon P.SimonsonBroken Bow
{ Susie B. Barcus , Broktn Bow
Clinton Roberts , New Helena
{ \Iaude Fuller , New Helena
Walter E. Clark , \Vest Union
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May H. Gu'le , Walworth
{ Lemuel M. Clay , Ansley
Rose E. Si'mpson , Ansley
J George O. Gordon , Merna
1 Francis R. Carroll , Arnold
j Ed ward'Pendleton , Calla way
1 Anna Hammons , Callaway
j Geo. M. Logan , Tuckerville
1 Myrtle Landreth , Tuckerville
J Wm. W. Flynn , Pilot
1 Gertrude L. Caselton , Pilot
J Willard Keller , Mason
1 Dolly J. Richtmyer , Mason
flomer R. Hatfield , York
{ Ethel Wilson , Anselmo
J Union M. Bass , Merna
11nna P. Fenner , Merna
j Wm. R. Cline , Broken Bow
1 Lillie M. Mast Kearney
J Bert F. Decker , Comstock
1 Alma Allen , Comstock
{ Perry H. Aubery , Broken Bow
Emma M. C.onley , Brokcn Bow
{ D. S. Narragon , Oconto
Blanch Draper , Oconto
j Frank A. 14 il1y , Rest
1 Rose Kaupp , Rest
{ Se'er , 1\1. Syerson , 'l'riumph
'I herese S. E. Lang , Triumph
{ Franldin Woodruff , B. Bow
SeHne Bailey , Brokcn Bow
{ Horace R. Cole , Ansley
Nora McEwen , Ansley
J John S. Harrald , Hoosier
1 Leatha Long , Arnold
j W. H. O'Rorke , Broken Bow
) Eli7.aueth O. Connor , B. Bow
j Fred Nc\'e , Rest
1 Coldonia Feltersbarger
NO"'IC' .
. Parties having business per.
taing to the Elliptic Mining Co. ,
during my absence will please
call on the scretary , Alph
Morgan. J. G. LHl\IING ,
23-30 Manger.
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\Vaverly , 'l'exas , writes : "OJ
a 1110rning' , when first arising , ]
often find a troublesome collr.c.
tion of phlegm , which produces .
cough and is very hard to dis. .
lodge ; but a small quantity 0 :
Ballard's Horehound S'rup wil
at once dislodge it , and the trou' '
ble is over. I know of no medi
cine that is equal to it , and it i
so pleasant to take. I can mos' '
cordi all ) . recommend it to all per
sons needing a medicine fo
throat or lung trouble. " 25c , 501
and $1 00. Sold by Ed. McComl1' '
Broken Bow and 1erna.
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There are some things racy
connected with this Under Ground
Story , one of which is an account
of a debate on the slavery question -
tion as written oy P. B. Osborn
a persistent wor1er on the road
Qver which there was so many
slaves transported.
To get a proper understanding of
this matter we must describe two
small towns not many miles
apart , which shows how different
the feeling of the respective I
settlements , o'wing to the early
impress made on those places by
t he firs t se HIers.
One of these towns was called
Huntsville from the fact that a
family by the name of Hunt were
among the first settlers there.
'rhe man was a Methodist minis-
tcr tis truc , but ultra pro-slavery
in his views and who lost no occasion -
casion of airing those yiews and
and showing his undying hatred
of what he termed "n iggers. "
t is aid that birds of a feather
Hock together and s ) it was in
this casc. 'I'here were others
not a few who of like mind took
occasion to settle on the town
site and closc around and thus
through this eminent divine the
settlement was largely pro-slavery
and up to as late as the Civil War
was tinctured with the same
sentiment as shown b ) > the fact
that there was but one township
in Handolph county that excced-
ed it in the number of men who
during the war were denominated
copperheads or non-union men or
disloyalmcn. Be it said however
this was not at that time a very
large community ( 'If that sort but
what there was were very bitter.
Randol ph Conn ty al ways fillcd
her quota of men for the army
without any trouble for she was
in a large majority loyal to the
county or to the Union.
The other town of which we
spoke was called Economy , and
that wa5 settled by Quakers and
some Methodists , but thfIeth -
odists here were of quite a different -
ent type from those at Huntsville ,
and the Quakers , while they
claimed to and realy believe in
peace principles , there was not a
disloyal drop of blood in the t
veins , nor did they entertain an ]
111 will to any people whetheI
they be white , black or red.
They were to the Quakers a11
r.IUN. SO the impress upon thi
neighborhood was very differen1
from the othels and it has alway
remained so for whether or n01
the older Friends had instructec
the younger oncs in the peacE
principles professed by them oj
one thing we are sure , that vcr )
many of the young men were en.
listed in the different Regiment
scnt to the "front" by Indiana ,
150 in number. .
But to the debate , we must reo
member that this was in days oj
log cabins and newly c1eare < ]
farms and this account wa
written from memory and a . fe\ . .
notes by Mr. Osborn.
\Ve will give it as ileal' in hi
language as possible :
"In the latter part of the win.
ter of 1839-40 , the first anti.
slavery lecturer came into thh
vicinty. IIis name was Lewh
Hicklin an accrellited minister ir
the Methodist church from MaH
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son , Ind. He had all the quahfi.
cations for ready debate a ! > if Iu
. was a fun cquipped lawyer at tIu
1 bar , and besides he was full )
alive to his subject having lh > ec
at Madison and just across fron
the slave tcrritory of Kentuck )
and had studdied the relation 0
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master and slave as it then ex
isted and moreover he was a mal
_ that seemed filled with the spiri'
L of the great master who said
- "All things whatsoe\'er etc. " IIi
made his debate in Handolpl
connty at Huntsville.
When the meeting had as
sembled and he undertook t
speak he found he was surround
- cd by a howling mob armed witl
rotten eggs and other missils 0
a very unsavory character read :
to use if he should attack thl
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"lH\'JNit INI1'JI1'.l'U'1'ION" " of . luver , .
too ronghly.
IIic1din stood. . hig ground
through all the clatter and men"
aces of his audience and during I
his discourse he said he had been
informed that Rev. William Hunt
had been in the habit of catching
up runaway nigroes . and sending .
them back to the1r masters w1th-
out due process oflaw , andcharg-
ed him of be1l1g the seed of the
pro-slavery mobocrats of that
neighbbrltoQd.
When Hunt beard of this ac-
I cusation he sought to have acon-
ference with his brother Metlto-
dist which ended after some
pretty plain talk in agreement
for a public debate.
Hunt wished the meeting to be
held in or near Huntsvillc , but
Hicklin objected on account of
the demonstrations of the evening -
ing hefore. Economy was then
agreed upon as a place where
both parties would be assured of
fair play and where there .was no
danger of a mob.
'l'hl' meeting was thoroughly
advertised and when the day
came the people flocked there
from all directions and filled the
Old Friends meeting house that
staod on the bottom ground northwest -
west 01 the town. nq many of the
older ones can still rememh"r it
was quite large for a pioneer
house of worship. The house
was filled to overflowing before
the speakers arrived. A few
prelim1t1aries were gone througlJ
with. A man by the name oj
Locl < e (1 ( think William Locke )
was chosen moderator , who brief.
ly stated the object of thc meet.
ing. It was then agreed thai
the contestants should be limited
to one-half hour alternately , but
the time of closing the debat
was left to the pleasure of th
speakers and the audience.
Hicklin opened the debate witt :
only a few remarks and theI
gave way to Hunt. EvidentlJ
Hicklin was onto his job an (
proposed to let Hunt know tha1
he was up against the real thing :
but did not know just wb re hE
was at. Hunt spoke a h.alf hou1
and then asked for more tim (
which Hicklin and the audienc (
frcE.'ly granted him. He spokE
three-fourths of an hour and de.
clared that the Bible sanctione
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slavery and even upheld th (
framers of the constitution tha1
the.forefathers made ; that GO (
sanctioned their work , for tbe
reason that they were Cbristiau
izj ng the slaves and furthermor (
that slaves if freed could no'
take care of themselves am
would flock to the northern state
like a black cloud and marry ou'
sons and daughters. ( He die
not say whether they would d (
this before they were Christ'san
ized but supppse it was after fo
, our sons and daughters woul <
BLACK -
DRAUGHT
STOCK and
POULTR-yJ
MEDICINE
Stock Bnd poultry hBve few
troubles which are not bowel and
liver irregularities. Black : '
Draught Stock and Poultry Medi.
cine 19 a bowel and liver remedy
for stock. It puts the orgBnll of
digestion in ect condition.
Prominent AmeriCWl breeders and
farmers keep their herds and flocks
healthy by giving them an occasional -
sional ( lose of llIack-Drauht ( { Stock
and Poultry Medicine 1n their
food. ADy stock rAiser mBY buy a
2500eent half-pound air.ti ht CWl
of this medicin from his dealer
and keep hi3 stock in vigorous
health for weeks. Dealers generally -
ally keep Black-Draught Stoclt and
Poultry Medicine. If yours docs
not , send 25 cents for lIant-"ple
enn to the manufacturera , ThIS
Chattmoo-E Medicine Co. . Cbt-
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tanooga , Tenn.
IloOIIWUJI , OA. . Jan. SO.IDO % .
Dlack-Draught Stook aud Pouttrr
1Iol110lno I. the beat I enr tried. Our
ltook 1f&Ilooklnr bad "heD fOD Don'
mo the medlclno and 110" the , are
cotUnr 10 IIDe. The , are 100klDr : aD
f per OIa'botter. .
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har.dly mnrr , heRtheD ! . ) II.
plentl eloquently for ptOU5 slavc"
holders who were Christianizing
the poor Africans and said that
, if the negroes 'were freed that
I amalgamation would run riot all
over the land. lt was said that
Young Hicklin sat very quietly
except he occasionally leaned
over on one elbow so that he
could see the speakers face and
smile a little at tbe fear exhibited -
ed by Hunt in regard to the , mixing - I
ing tbe breeds. 'When his time
came he stepped lightly to the
stand and with a face b aming
like a ray of sunshine asif , some
thing new had been imp rled to
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him that he never bef re had
thought of. He declared that he
wanted more light on this ark
subject as he was always rea 1y to
receive "truth wherever fo d ,
whether on Christian or heath n
g-round" and to obtain such ligh' '
he began yankee like , bis part ofl '
the debate by as ing , Br tlfr
Hunt some queshons , f } e of
which wasVould i' . bl
was : . . . . . . , any
worse for the races /to am.llge- :
mate in a state of. . freedom than
in a state of sery. : . It a state
of freedom the negroes would be
protp.cted by law , as it is they are
considered nothing but hrutes.
They have no more rights than a
horse or cow. they are held as
brutes and according to evidence
it follows that the slave-holders
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continue to amalgamate with
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brutes and surely Brother Hunt
you know wbat a hienous crime
that is. Brother Hunt you sa1d
the negroes would marry our sons
and daughters. really are you
afraid on that score. "
Hunts reply was "no no. "
"Then whom are you afraid
for , please specif ) ' , is it your
neighbors wbo were in that mob
near your home when I attempted -
ed to address them on a late oc-
casion. "
"No no" again was Hunts re-
ply.
"Then SlUce the Brother is
afraid for no one in this congregation -
gation , nor for anyone in his
I neighborhood , it must follow
that he is afraid for hi nself-
that he is afraid some colored
woman will come along and
marry him contrary to bis wishes I
and I will sign a petition to the
state legislature , asking them I
respectfully to pass a law , with I
an emergency clause to prevent
any colored wCJman in the state
from marrying Brother Hunt
wi thout bis consent. "
Then Hicklin plied other questions -
tions to him asking him if be
had not caught runaway negroes
from Kentucky and returned
them to their masters , if he had
not had them tied or chained ,
taken to his house and while
tbere in his presence have family
prayer before starting to Ken-
tuckey with them. At this poin1
in the debate' there wal ! great
laugbter and Hunt became very
I angry , threatening to strike
Hicklin , and rose for that purpose -
pose , but Modorater Locl < e too
him by the coat skirt and toh ]
him he ought to control his tcm-
per , but he < leclared he could not
and discovering that he had J1C
chance to avenge himself 011
Hicklin physically , he declared
he would staj > no longer , pickcd
up his hat and saddle bags , and
marched out. amidst the jolly
laughter of the audience , mount.
ed his horse and rode home-a
WISUR if not a lllf1"fR ma .
Perry township , \Vayne county
where this debate was held and
New Garden township joining
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Taltl Luatlvil "roma ' ' .
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, lruI'gl.la ! ft'Innd tbl ! mOllt ) ' If It tall 10 tUftl.
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Perr } ' were banner anti-slavery
townships in 1840 , find whi1 it
is common for us to look back
and think that William Henry
Harrison ( grandfather of the lat
Prestdent Benjamin -Harrison )
the first Territorial governor of
Indiana. and later president of the
United States , was' an antislavery -
slavery man but not so' he was '
"whig" but yet a pro.slavery in , ' I ! ,
bis opinions and it was by , '
supreme effort that. Indiana w/'v
kept out of the category of Jre
states when admitted' int Ythe :
union and this grand well } was
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accomplished by such 1 i. . )1C men
and ura ve women a place < 1 a
high estimate onthe boon of
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freedom , and w $ could see
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P 1 alii I y t h at t h . , . I.conhnuanc f
slavery wonli .e tbe downfall of ,
the Republi , . .
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In 184Jl ! mcs G. Birney was " ' 10 , .
nominatlffbya half dOien : : east- \ . " ' . .
r.t ab iti.onist . . . . , / ' for president
and soon .aft . r ineeting of tbe
stockholders in n Underground
Railroad together i h all others
who was anti-slavery called
to meet at New port , Wuyne
county , for the purpose err tify
ing the nomination. From t
little I have read and what I remember -
member to haye beard later on
I conclude that there never was a
meeting heM with a mqre dc-
termined resolution on the part
of both men an women ( for the
women attended also and by the
way they were not afraid nor
ashamed to assert themselves in
behalf of liberty and right ) to
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use ever ) lawful meilns to am-
eloarate the condition of the
down-trodden slave.
James G. Birney was born in
Kentucky in 1792 , lpd died in
1857 , I believe. In or about the
year 1834 he em ncipated his
slaves and earnestly ever , lfter
\vhile he hved adv9cated the
abolition of slavery and later became -
came the secretary ot'the National -
al Anti-Slavery Society. He
settled in CincinnLti ; and there
edited the Philanthropist , its
office being mobeJ several times
and finaHy destroyed. ) It 1844
Birney was the candidate of the
Liberty party for president , causing -
ing the defeat of Henry Clay
Iwho was supposed and indee
was "milk and water" on the
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sla very question , pro ess1l1g t 0
believe in freedom but taking
good care not to emancipate bii
sla'es but always ready to make
compromises with the slave
Olegarky.
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Farm Lease , Chattle Mortgage
and Warranty Deed blanks at
tbis officc.
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A bushel of coal will furnish
RJ considerable heat if it is the right
kind of coal. It shoul1 ! not contain -
tain nny slate nnd it should he free
froUl dust nnd dirt of any kind.
And it shonl11 bum freely and
thoroughly , leavin no klinkers .
nnd very little ash. That's the
kind we have in
Our Coal Yard \
nnd that's the kin ) ' 0\1 , ' should order -
der tiS to put in yonr coal bin. The
prescnt price is not dear for our
kind of coal.
Dierks Lumber & Coal Co. ,
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