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. USTER OUNTY EPUBLICAN
ESTABLISHED 1882. 'l'HE OI FICIAL PAPER 01i' CUS'l'ER COUN'l'Y. ToIAHGES'r CIRCULA'l'10N OF ANY PAPER IN THE COUNTY.
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VOL. XXII. . BROKEN BOW , CUSTER COUNTY , NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 18 , 1904.--EIGHT PAGES. NO. 36. .
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, One lingle drop of watch oil ,
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. To insure
catecl for a year.
, perfect running and timing ,
. that drop is just as necessary to
the watch as are the gallons to
the mammoth engine. Friction
I and atmospheric conditions turn
the finest watch oil into dirty
gum in a twelve month.
After that you carry a pocket
piece-not a time piece. r
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charge more thnn the "tinker" I
for watch repairing , but it is
cheaper lor you In tbelongr. . . :
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School Books ,
Tablets
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School Supplies ,
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J. G. Haeberle's ;
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A Elf ? ank 1
account is the ambition of nearly
every body. The way to acquire a :
big account is very simple. Open
an l1 coun to.day in the I
Custer National Bank .
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with as much or.as1ittle money as
you have and then deposit regular-
11 ever dollar you can. No man Ii
eyer accomplished anything unS
less h made a start. For , Your
own interest the Custer Nal10bal
: Bank urges ; ) 'ou to make youtl I
DOW , right Qway , at once.
H. LOMAX , Cashier. ti
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M. ASH ,
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or tblrty JurI r xporlel co. cries llitel aud makes
& , peelllt ) f1t lIuctloneerll1i of .11 oll1Plee. Oull
on or wllIo me at UrolLon bow. Nebraska
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FOR SALu-House and Jots ,
and brood sows. Enquire of
Concannon at S.tar Grocery Co.
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See Dr. Cole's advertisemcnt
on this page.
J. H. Fesseenden of Merna was
a friedly caller at this office Fri-
day.
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H. G. Lang of Callawy was a
business caller at thii ofhce yei-
terday
The Banks of the city will be
closed Monday Feb. 22 , it Ibeing
a legal holiday.
Orin Hawk of Ansley called
Friday and had his name enrolled
for the Rn uDLIcAN.
M. Le ( ' > , who has-been clerking
for Wilde at Sargent for several
months , came over home last
week to recuperate his health.
Ash Creek Union Sunday
School will hold an entertain-
ment next Thursday evening ,
li'ebruary 25 , and will serve re-
freshments.
Chas. Edwards and Miss Loretta -
ta Sturdvant were marricd last
Sunday Rev. H. E. Myres offica-
ling' , at the home of the officiai-
ting clergyman.
This office acknowledges asocial
call from L.K. Hutton of Omaha
who came up yesterday morning
to attcnd the funeral of his little
grand daugh ter. He was accompanied -
panied by his daughter in-law ,
Mrs. C. R. Hutton.
H. E. Zimmeman and son , Thos.
of Ansley were friendly calJers : at
this office Friday. Tommy had
decided to quit the parental roof
and secured from Judge Armour
the necessary papers to allow him
I to take a partner. Miss , Burdick
of Ansley.
DInD-Mrs.Elizabeth CasonFeb.
12 , age 62 years , 1 month and 8
diYs. The deceased' leaves two
children to mourn her death , A-
10nGo : Cason and r1rs.Serilda'Rob- ;
inson , both of this "county. The
funeraleervice w"as cond cted on
.tne 14 at the Custer Centerehurch
by Rev. L. L. Epley.
F. A. Amsberry of Mason City ,
who purchased the Mason City
Star of A. H. Barks some six
months ago , has associated his
name with that of W. F. Green-
lee as editors of the Star. Frank
has had considerable experience
in editorial and newspaper work
in vears past and the temptation
of owning a newspaper and not
being a part of it was too great
for him. The RUPUDLICAN wishes -
es the new mana'gement success.
DIRD-HuTToN-Tuesday : 5:15 :
o'clock a.m. , Merrieau. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Hutton of
this city. age about three years.
The deceased had been suffcring
for ten days or two weeks with
bronchial pnumonia. The case
from the first was of an aggrated '
form. The best of medical treatment -
ment and nursing was imp10yed
but it was not possible to wrest
the dread disease. The deceased
was the only child and she was
the idol of the home as well as
the pet of all who knew her.
The parents have the deep sympathy -
pathy of the community in their
great bcreavement. The funeral
services were conducted in the
Baptist church by Rev. S. P.
Morris , yesterday afternoon , thc
services being largely attended ,
after which the remains were
laid to rest in the Broken Bow
Cemetery.
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e sisting of 20 High Class Artists , will present the two :3 :
beautiful operas :3
Dorotly and Chimes of Normandy.
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= = Dorothy 1 probably one of the most beautiful , as =
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= = mandy is the old but ever taking opera of years gone by. = =
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E a large financial inducement. Onr citiz ns have already :3 :
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G. W. 'Vilde of Sargent , was
in the city yesterday attending
court.
J. F. Coleman and wife of the
west table , were in the city attending -
tending court 'Vednesday as witnesses -
nesses in tbe Kirparrick diver e
case.
case.Mrs.
Mrs. Mitchel , mother of Mrs.
B. O. Hutton , came in from
Emerson , Iowa , 'ruesday night
to attend the funeral of her
grand-daughtcr.
J. S. Molyneux returned the
first of the week from a visit
with a brother and sister over in
Iowa. He reports having enjoyed -
ed a pleasant trip.
Jolm DeMerritt , formed } " of
this vicinity , now located at
Alexandria in the furniture business -
ness , was a social caller at this
office Monday. Mr. DeMerritt is I
here looking after some property I
he owns in Berwyn.
The regular meeting of the
Roosevelt club will be held Friday -
day night. The program will
consist of special music and short
speeches. An opportunity will
be given to all who have not yet
become members to enroll.
The RI\PUDLICAN desires again
to remind the farmers conveniently -
ently located of the meeting of
the Farmers Institute to be held
in this city on the 23rd. A fine
program and speakers from the
state experimental station assures
a profitable time tor all.
COUCJC Ncws
. Mr. Carlos has been absent the past
few days ,
Clarence Reeder was 11 visitor at the
College on Wedne day.
Miss Joyner resumed her work in the
stenography department Monda ) ' .
Victor Lowry has returned to his
studies after 11 week's visit at his home.
Mr. J. Pigman visited the College
Wednesday. Visitors are always wel-I
come.
Clifford and Roy Marquis are absent
on account of the serious illness of their
lliothrr.
The BaJk : inconnection with the business -
ness prnctlse cla.s was started Tuesday
with Prof. Zahn as president , Prof. ,
Minick a8 vice-president and Miss Bertha I
Sherbeck as cashier.
Prof. Zwickey , Qnd Rev Shetler were
callers at the College on Wednesday , on
which occasion Prof. Swickey ga.'e a
short and very interesting lecture on fine
art. He gave a few illustrations which
were cleverl ) ' executed as well as highly
amusing.
Cord OfTluankH.
'Ve hereby extend to our friends
and neighbors our sincere and
heart felt thanks for their kind
assistance and sympathy during
the sickness , death and burial of
our beloved darling , Merriau.
Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Hutton.
An Estey Organ Free ! I
We will fnrnish all teat will
call at our store , pumpkin seeds
free , and to the person bringing
us the largest pumpldn. grown
from these seeds , will be given
the organ. Contest to end on the
third day of the "County Fair of
1904. " Ryerson"George Co.
ltl > > stcrloUH Clrcuau"tllnce.
One was pale and sallow and. .
the other fresh and rosy. 'Nhence
the dltIerence ? She who is
blushing with health uses Dr.
King's New Life Pills to main-
tam it. By gently arousing the
lazy organs they compel good
digestion and head off copstipa-
tion. Try them. Only 25c , at
I Lee Bros. , Druggist.
I The latest report say twe Japs
"have Port Arthur surrounded
and the Russians hemmed in by .
land aud sea. "
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I havc moved my office just. .
across the street , in the rear of
the Broken Bow State Bank ,
where I will be pleased to meet
all w voId customers as wcll as
new nes. I do abstracting only I
and aw free to nswer any ques-
tione concerning real estate.
J. C. Mooult ,
35 tf Bonded Abstracter.
IiMCOIJC(1 nn " " .lta' Fute.
1\1r. H. Haggin of l\lclbouruc ,
Fla.'rites : " ly' elector told
me I had Consumption and nothing -
ing could be done for me. I was
given up to die. The otIer of a
tree trial bottle of Dr. King's
New Discovery for Consumption
induced ute to try it. Results
were starlling. I am now on the
road to reco\'cry . and owe all to
Dr. King's N c.w Discovery. It
surely saved my lifc. " 'l'his
great cnre is guaranteed for all
throat and lung diseases by Lee
Bros , Druggists. Price , SOc and
ti1.00. Trial Bottl 's free.
The , Big Vqte Contest.
1'ItIIlI $ tlt6 third weele of tlte Dhl' Vote COlltellt
at R'erson.Gtonre Co. alld 3,736 vote , Itave beell
callt. 1'he fol1olVllllr are olles recelvlnll' voteR to
lI'obruar ) ' 19. ,9\H :
Nellie Ta'lo.r , Brokell pow , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:7 :
Minnie Shlnll , Droken Dow. . . . . . . , . . . . . . , JO.4
Pearl Jowett. Drollen Dow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
JenleSmlth.DrokenDow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Aurelia 'odll'e. Droken DolV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
I\lIlr ) ' Mayloll. "roken " ow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.\
Emma Lambert , lJroken Dow. . . . . . . . . . . . 218
lI'rancls 11l\toll. \ " 'eluert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISi. !
Pearillunter , Droken Dow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vera Clayton. Broken lIow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Eva Cay\vood. Droken Dow , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
NellIe. Rector. Droken Dow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Cora SwIck. . Gates. . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rosella ROlI'ers. Droken Dow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Jessie \Vaterbury. lJerwyn ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,7. .
MabelYllllnil' . I"roken , ow. . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Ella Dent. CJJlaway ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Grace Taylor.lrokon / Dow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Uannah Edmundli. , roken now. . . . . . . . . . . 5.Z
Eliza Doyce , Droken Dow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Ida Perry. Merna . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Florence Emerson. Broken Dow. . . . . . . . . . " 1
Dora Lee. Round Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Dertha Koozer . . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
LoulePalntor. Proken Dow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emma MIller. "roken I ow , . . . . . . . . . J.I
Pearl Zahn , I'roleen Uow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . . 33
Edltll Given. Mernaa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cora LewIs , I'roken I'aw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S
Edna Rdclewell. "roken " Bow , . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Marll'ery Campbell. Geonl'etown , . . . . . . . . . 26
Clara.Knud lojl , lIroken I OW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 24
1\1I1111\e \ Bootn.lruken \ I'ow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Am'Blllery.Cumro. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
fmc Cam\Jllcll. JlrolclI Dow . . . . . ' . . . . . . . n
Nclllel.'ulhr.NewUe\cna \ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : l0
Gertrude Dean.Vest Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
I'earl LllI'lI'ett. Broken , .ow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Edllh Stevens , Callaway , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Ina Flnlen. IIrokeu I ow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Florence Thosteson. Drollen Bow. . . . . . . . 19
Eva Gadd. "roken lIow. , . . . . . . . . . . . . " . . . . 18
SylvIa Cool. Callaway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
MaryRalns.lJroken ow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Edith SlolI'lI'ett. "roken " Dow . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SU91e McCandless , Hroken , .ow. . . . . . . . . . \4
DazelMolyneux , Broken Dow. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Clnra Juker , Derwyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Etta Pike. Gate8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Eva Jacquot. Merlla , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Delle Hhode8 , MaROlt Clt ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
LIzzie 'Vest. " 'alworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mary Cooney. 'Vest Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mar'Collle ) ' . Broken How , . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 7
MIss Wlllhehnson. Droken Dow . . . . . . . . . 6
Cora Noouan. Uroken"ow " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Dex lIurless. l'rolenI1olV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Grace Rapp. Droleen Bow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 I
Rosa LaDuke. "roken " . ow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 I
Anna Thornton. 'Veslervllle. . . . . . . . . . . , . 4 I
I\lIunle Gustaferson. , . roken ( 'ow. . . . . . . . . 3 I
Grace DOlIlI'la8. Droketlllow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 I
lIazel Jewett. Droken Bow ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
TborutonVesterville . . . . . . . . . . . . I
' Dessle Sntllh. I roken 'oW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . I I
Myrtle ChapIn. Droken Dow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 I
Gertie Drewer. ! ! roken10W \ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
} 'or further Information read bill' "ad" on 5th
pall'e of tltls paper.
Nc.rly ; Furl..ht nls 1.lIe.
A runaway almost ending fatally - I
tally , startcd a horrible ulcer on I
the leg of J. B. Orner , Franklin
Grove , Ill. For four years it defied -
fied all doctors and all remedies.
But Bucklen's Arnaca Salve had
no trouble to cure him. Equally
g-ood for Burns , Bruises ; Skin
Eruption and Pi1es. 25c at Lee
Bros. , Drug Store.
DR. W. H. COLE ,
V eteri narlan.
SpecIal aUenl.loD RIven to coltp. ralvcs IUJd pl'l\ ' ;
tb t IIro 10 IIU tl1Jthrtry cor.d'tlon. ' 'l'cle.
"bono No 203. R pldeDco , two blook wcvt of
Booth Ide Scbool lIousc.
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: : : : : bringing us the la.rgest amount of eggs between this and =
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: - : : : : 2nd prize-IOO . pounds best flour. = =
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: : : : : 04th prize-10 pounds coffee. : : : :
= = 5th prize-one dozen cans of corn. = =
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: : : : : money on account , or for goods or both , between now and : : : : :
= = the first of July , $10 In cash. ,
= = 'Ve also have a lot of nice Queensware in transit , that : : : : : :
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Harness !
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One of the largest Harness Factories in the state went.
= = into the hauds of a. receiver a few weeks ngo , and we
E with other parties. made a bid on their entire stock : : : : : :
E and got iti and we are now in a position to sell you = =
: : : : : Harness at Less than the Jobbers Sell the Re:1
E : t lIers. Here arc a few of tbe many bargains I can
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1 . Inch 'remu Inrlless , Regular $20 00 . '
= = prICe S28.00 , Our PrIce. . . . . . . . . . . . . _
11Inch . Team Iarness , Regular $20 00 3
E prIce $ 28.00 , Our Price. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Team Bridles th best . . . $3.25
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: = 1-1- Inch Leather Halters with tie , each. .750 = = . .
E 1. inch Lines , best made , per pair. . . . $2.75 : a
E Web Halter's , best made , each. . . . . . . . .250 3
: : : : Harne Straps , each. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 3 . .
E Wool-Faced Collars , . each. . . . . . . . . . . . $1.00 : : : :
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= = pending low prices. such as Quirts , Black Snakes. :3
: : : Buggy Whips , and there is not nn article in the 3
whol7 stocle that is not n w and bright. Come in and 3
: : : : : look 1t over whether you mtend to buy or not. . . . . . . . : : : : : :
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CaS. MARTIN , Mfr. ! Agt
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I. Real Estate , Loans Insurftnce
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S I have some of the bcst farms in the county for sale.
S I have som of the best ranches in the state for sale. . . ' .
R I have three good city residences for sale. : . ;
N I have , . , qlOe of the most desirable city lots for'sale. . ' "
U I have lOoney to loan on good improved'farms inCuster'county.
8 I ha\'e m l1 y to loan on good city property.
I have the best equipped Insurance Agency in the county ,
M representing the strongest companies in the world. I
hold a certificate of authority from the Auditor of the
I state of Nebraska ; aurhorizing me as agent to issue .
and countersign policies for the following companies :
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6 Liverpool and London and Globe , paid. . . . . . $1,000,000.00 in Daltimore fire
8 ( and subscribed $10,000 to sufferers. )
8 Continental of New York , paid. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ roooooo.oo ! n Da1tmore ! fire
Aetna of Hnrtforcl , paid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ 500,000.00 In DaltlUlore fire
Actna of Hartford , paid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,852,023.00 'in Chicago fire
Actna of IInrtford , paid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,635,067.00 in Doston fire
ij German American , paid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500,000.00 in Daltimore fire
G Quccn Imurance Co. of America , paid. . . . . . . 500,000.00 in Baltimore fire ,
Ningarn Fire Insurance Co. , paid. . . . . . . . . . . . 300,000.00 in Daltimore fire
Traders of Chicago , paid. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190,000.00 in Baltimore fire
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g Farmers can buy Insurance for less money of the above
companies than they pay ( experimentals. ) '
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E. O. 'HOUSE ,
Brolen Bow , . Nebraska.
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SQUIRES BROS.
Fllrniturel Furnituret Fllrniturel
A car load of Furniture just received. at
Squires Bros. , which will be-
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Sold at Bed-Rock Prices
to convince the public that hereafter Squires
Bros. will be headquarters for Furniture of
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all kinds. W e wil1 make you. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prices on Furniture that will not be Duplicated
in Broken Bowar any other city west of Lin-
coln. 'tV e mean just what we say-Give us
a t1 al.
'N e are also headquarters for. . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . .
HARl ESS OF Afr ; " KINDS.
and first-class harness maker work '
keep a - at 1
all the time. A full line of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Hardware , Implements , Buggies and Wagons ,
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always on hand. We will sell you a. . . . . . . . '
uel'ken3 Wagon for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $52.00
A Spring Wagon for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.00
A Road Wagon for. . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24:00
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