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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1907)
. , , , . . - - - ; I SEEING I I , I , THINO'S I WITH TI-E 600GAN GIRLS ? For Mo\ll : 8arcutlo1ll , A4..lcl. r.1I1' Chndeurl1ll , rromp' a1l4 81mp.UuUo . . .tll&llc. 111 oUltll1C1.1 at . " , . lI.tu..1I4 t.r . . THE COOGAN GIRLS. . , 'Phone 00 Toot.toot . . Studio 365 Tallest Building A DAY , IN THE COUNTRY FOR . .ARCHIE. - By Helena Smith Dayton. P.lcfures y Angle Brcakllpear. "Every motor In town bUllY ! " p-Qan. ed the Ooogan girls , pacing the studio , "And Forest HUt further away than Shorldan at his ( urthestl" sighed Till , . "Wo must get a car out to Mrs. IhmUngtonl" walled Lilly. ' 'There' a fussy sheriff cn route to li'orest Hili. " reminded Tilly. "I suppose - pose wo'd have to oreep all the way . yen It wo had a. car. " Lilly , gazing down Into the trrot. ravc' a sudden shriek of excitement. . "Look , look ! " she cried. "Observo tlhat son of luxury awaiting his chauf. tour Ih that lovely car. Wouldn't it be 11 pink plan with large blue trusting eyes , to borrow I'the car nnd { ake the owner for a day In the coun. tryl Jump in-whisk off-and ex. pla n as wo go I" T1I1y was already pinning on her hat It the scheme had merit It must bo tried at once. . . . AD 8. flgure vaulted into the drlver's seat of Ute handsome big car chug. glng at th curb. the whlte-tlanneled o\\.I1 l' , with arms folded , never giant. ed aronn . 'You needn't have been so demnod Jong , " he growled. " 'Ve're late nowl" I.vo minutes l ter he discovered LUly Ooogan Instead at Jim Swift at the wheel. "ban't scream and' make a scene , " , snapped . Lly ! ! crossly. "You aren't blng ! kidnapped-only borrowed , " , "I'll bo- " gasped the man. "This Iii an outrage-a- " "You'll bo returned with every hair ) f your head unhijured. " reassured Uny. "Don't be frightened. " "Frightened 1" snorted the enraged owner of the car. "rm provoked I . Deucedly provoked I" . "Oh dear. are you ? ' " demanded a plaintive voice from the tonneau. \ "Eh T" cried the man with a jump , Then , as he gazed tram the driver to the duplicate on the back seat , his oed nature returned. . . , "No. demm . I'm-charmed ! " he ad. mitted. "It Is a jolly adventure. And I aay ! How well you manage the car. ' It's a good joke 'on Jim iwlft , my dt'lver , you knowl" . . . - . "U's a pity to play Russian lady and . throw Ute child to the wolves. " whls. pered T1l1y Ooogan Into Lly's ! ! pearl. adorned car. "But we n.eed Ills car- And the sherlfl ) needs one ot U9 ! " As . . . . . - . . . . . - - - . ' , , . , . , r. . . I . : J , j t ! . \ , 1 . . ' "We Trust They Will Be Careful 0 Archie , for We May Want to Us. . tl1m Again , " . Elle spoke the rural sticklElr. tor thl pecd law loomed In tholr path. "Stop , you I" yelled the constable "gr I'll shootl" LUly obligingly brought the car tJ a standstill. . "In this your autymobeel ? " demand eel the law , chowlug a whl:1p : of ha : t and.eyelng the party severely. . . .It Is , " admitted the yonng man 'frlth the pride of ownership. "Don' ; U.U IIko the color scheme. \ ' . ' .Naw , I don't , " sall\ \ the IIhurlff. "Ani " ' \ ' r.'m ' jest goln' to Iut you " 'h ro thl . . breeze can blow on you and let YOI ' . tool ort I" J ' "What's the tine ? " demsndtH1 thl \ owner or the car. putUng hIs hand IJ t hlB p01kct. Tb n 110 turno ( ! .carloW Cage of "other clotb01l. " "No-fer mind , " consolcd LUfy Goo- gtUl , cheorfully. "Wo'll Ket the prIce and coml } back for fbu-If this kind glntlemuu w111 let us. " ' "Yes-you kIn go , " RaId the sherin maguanlmou.ly. "I don't like to be dlsoUto ! to ladlcs. Dut your beau bero- " "Ho's not my beau , " Interrupted Lilly. "WeU-your alstor's benu-has got -to Btay. He's an old offender ! " "Wo wou't Corget you , " called Tl11y. "Yes-wo'll speak of ) 'ou aCton-and always Idndly , " added 1.111y. " ' 1hankn awfully , " Snl1l1l1ed Ute prls. oner In Crost.bltten tones. "And If you ever pass this way again-look In and see mo. " "A nlca day In the country wl11 do you good , " was the parting con80la. : Uon or Ute Ooogans. . . . As the day wore away the ung man , who had been checked 111(0 so mUch excess baggage until called tor , grew hot uudor the r.ollar In the "Hanging is a damned sight too good for , these girls I" ragetl the un. happy owner of the car. . .Indeed , so viol nt became the prlsono : " , when hours passell and he wasn't released , the sherHt declared he was the most . " " In. "desprlt crimInal" eqcountercd yoars. And yet , when Ute honk.honk of the I meter sounded without and the voIceD When the Googans Heard Archie's Real Nam It Keeled Them Over. of the Iddnl1pers could be heard plead fng with the sh rUf the young man's Indlgnntlon died away. Poor girls , no doubt they had been to unlimited troub1 to raise the 1noney. "How ? 'yoU" poor , ; dear. Percy ? : ! . . 33ked Lilly putting her face close to the barred window. , "Poor Clarence ; we came back 'just as soon as wo possibly could ! " echoed TUIy. "I'm really to leave this miserable ! Jon. " growled theIr vIctim. "There's only one condition , " sIghed Lilly. "OUterwh ; we shall be obliged to leave you hero all night We wouldn't. IIko to do that" . . "I wouldn't like to have yOu..8na1 > - ped the young man. "What , are your- terms. l1eallyl As If it weren't o ough- " . : 'We arB the Googan girls , " explain , ed Lilly. "who have a very neat little profession called Motoropathy. We help nolve problema nnd rescue motor. Ists In trouble. You are a motorist In trouble. We have come to your res' cue. Now then-we have another cUant also In trouble. She IB giving II dinner out hero at her country place -and thero's a man shy. No one to take In the wealthiest debutante at the season-If not the prettiest one. We promised to supply the vacancy , at the same time doing 11 good turn ror you. I'vo only to mention to thIs sh rlff tha.t you arc on your way to this dinner-and he'll let you go In. stantly. big , pull and all that sort of thing. It'll be n great chance for you to get Into society , too. It's not everyone who can get into society by going lot jail. " "nut I''can't go in these clothes. " llrotested the white-fianneled youn& : man. "Then you prefer to atay here 11.11- " began Tilly. "I'll ! ' ' ' . ' ' Interrupted tbe prisoner ha3t1ly. . . . "You girls are perfect wonders ! " exclaimed Mrs , Huntington. "This morning when I needed a car and there wasn't one In town , you. by some miracle , supplied one and saved the dllY for me. .Then , when the Uon at my part.y. whom Do.bby Cartwright promised to brlug , turned down the In. vltatlon , you have a substitute right at hand. Of coursel my heart Is broken because Archie Van SUle , the I famous cotillion leader , scorned my hospitality. But what else can climbers - ers expect at first ? I had a glimpse of your friend und ho really Is present. able. I think Brother Jim's cJothe will just fit him. " Mrs , Hunllngton and the Googal ] gMs were waiting tor the young man to come down when. Bobby Cutwrlghl joined thorn. "I torgot to ask him his name. " f whlapered Lilly. "Uow'll we make the Introduction 1" But at this poInt the namelesa Tic. . Um ot Utelr strategy came saunterlni doWn the staIrs. "Archie Van SUlel" shouted Cart. 'Wright. "I thought. you Wa5J.l't com. , ' " lug ? "I changed my mind. " replied that gentleman calmly. When the Googans heard Arcrle' . real name. It. keeled them over. . . . "You clover . .trls bavo just mad. m6 socJall ) ! " said Mrs. HuntingtoE as th6 girls were departing. "I don'l see how you ever mMnged It ! . . "It was euy : emlled Tilly Googan "But 00 careful at Archlo , " cautioned od Lilly , "tor we may want to use hln ( ) a lnU " 11 A FElW KNOW WHAT THEY WANT. Mehmcholy Mnll Thinks He Hill Mad. Great Dlccovery , "t think , " oInuounced the molntwholy mnn , "that 1 hnve dl corered th\1 \ no- crat at m\lc unhapplnels In this " \\'orJd. It Is that lanto nu.mbers of peoilia are consUtutionally Incapable or Jtnowlng whnt they "ant to do. " "It toll ws , " he went all. with a sigh , "that the thlnglJ which they are tlolng are , vcry 111Oly. these whIch dO not nppeal to them , They cnn atop them , of..courso , but. w'hnt assurance have they that tboy will be I1ny better oII the next time ? "It is only by a procos : : ! of grndulll- very gradual-elimination that they cnrl hope to arrlvo at anything passa. . bly satisCnctbry , and oven when l1lls ! end Is attalnod It Is moro by luck thau by design. 'I'he person who really Is to bo congratulated Is the man or womnn absolutely sure of whnt ho or she wants and who gpes nfttJr It ' 11th every bit ot energy that can be sum. moned lip. "Such persons may not succeed In ) their alms , " . the nmlancholy mun con. - TH OLD MAN'S MONEY. . Depositor Was Altogether T o OUI" . claus of Dlnk Or1iclnls , "DII ! yell hl'ur 'bout the 0111 mnn'g oxpcrlenco In the bl\Dfln' huslne8B 7" "No'flInt : wno It ? " "Why , he put $ GO In buuk-nrst money he'd over put thero-an' the boys tal' him that ho'd better keel ) a eye on the bRnlt , UII they Called mighty . frcquont , nu' ho'U lInbl to 'losl ! - all. " " 'Vell 7" "Well , he Imnl ; 'l'Ound that bank so constnllt that the bank pcollio got SllS- I11clou8 of him , an' thought he wuz goln' to blow the tmnk UI ) ; whenever ho seen the cashier como out. ho followed - lowed htm 'round town , ahva's keep. Ill' him In eight ; an' It wuz the Dame wny with the bnnk'pr'shlont , an' alt the clerlB ; nn' when ho tlnnlb' ap. IllIed ter n Job as jl\Dltor a' the Instl. tutlon-so's he could be on the spot In cnso 0' trouble-tho ) ' Itnll him nr. rested au' the Jul1go decided that hoI was crazy an' they wuz jest about to I scnd him to t11.e Innntlc nsylu1l1 when his Crlends oxplnlued things an' the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 'HHUU _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I - LEIT V A5T SUM TO MASONIC BODY' I I . . ; ! II , . . . , . , . . . ? " ' " " , \ fA . . ; , 'I'homa 11. Patton. who WIlS trcasurer or the grand lodge of Masons of Pennsylvania and who died recently , has left his enUro eotute of bet ween $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 to tbo grand ledge of his state for the educntlon and support of male orphans of Master , MasonSl. . - \ - - eluded , "but tr they are disappointed In one set ot ambl lens they are apt to take up with anl' lCr. What a pity It is that their enthusiasm and confl. lienee arc not contagious. " In the Shadow of the Sacred Cod , A young Indy , evidently an amateur - , teur fisherman , presented an odd sight as she walked up AtIanUc avenue - nue Sunday with a largo cod In her hand. To all , appearances she had been fishing and the fish that ! Jhe carried was the prize of the catch. She Insisted on carrying it with her on the electric car , and although many held their noses as the car sped on she paid no attention to them , but Instead simply smWed.-Boston Even. Ing Record. American Archbillhopo. Of the fourteen archbishops III the Uulted States , Archbishop RYlm of PhUadelphla Is the oldest , and he Is but 76 year ! ! bt age. CardllIll Olbbons is 73. Archbishop Irelan of St Paul. who comes next In point of years , I G9 , Archbishop Keane of Dubuque IE 68 , nnd Archbishops Farley and Rlor dan of New York and San Francisco : respectively are 65. . . bank folks give him his moncy , an' tol' him to glt-Rchoboth ! Sunday Herald. . Learning to Fluh. A mlddle-agod man created n. senna tlon the other dny at n. klte-tIylng con. test by appearing with 0. rod and reel rys kite , attached to a Qshlng Une , shot hsavenwfL't'd In beautiful style- lJomethlng rQally Eddycsquc. When 11. Jot. up nbou 300 teet tile , mnn passed the tackle over to his little Bon , Bay Ing : "Theroyou Bre. Chester ; you've got a twontY'Ilound fish In the sly ; phiy him tor nU he's , vorth. " It wal ! [ \ pleasure to 'Watch tbo boy. Ho would "reel her out" and "reel her in. " Ever ) ether youngster on the field was ! lcd with onvy. We old fellows Imow that a. Idte will bite and tug and dart and dive just 111(0 n. fish ; nnd bero Is a boy learning the t\rt of angling on dry land , tar from boats and dangeroull storms. Splendid sport Cbe\l } nnll manly. And It makes good fishermen. More Prosperity. " \Vbl1t are you doing now ? " "Oono Into bee culture. " "How's - - " buslnem.-- : I "Hummlng.- . - - - - FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE GULF , t . . , , . , I , , . . . . . . , J RULERS OF CAPITAL HOW DISTRICT OF COLUMDIA IS . GOV RN D , . I . City Under the Direct Control of Con. , grcsI-Waa Incorporated In 1802 with a Populatlon"of' .Only _ 3CCO , The clt ) ' or Wnsblngton wag not Incorporated - corporated unUl 1802 , at which time lis population wn" only about :1,000. : 'fhe government then wns ontlrely dlt. ferent Crom the Ilresent Corm , ' Its chartetpl'ovlllol1 for 11 m 11)0 r , tl1 bo nppolntcll annnally by the prosl. dent , and Cor a city council or 12 mum. bors , to bo selected by the whlto male Inh bltnntl3 who had piliel tnxQs the previous year , " The corpomt1on had nuthol'lly to levY' taxes , provldo lJOlIco , health 1\1\11 building regulations , to mnlntnln nnll repnlr streets atHr to Ilo other things usnally done by municipal corporu. tions. . . In 1812 a slight clu\tlgo was made , the mayor. being sulected hy the quail. fied voters. 'I'hla nct also glwe on. Inrged ) Jowers to the COrl\OraUon. It Is Interoatlng to note that prior to 1812 nolthor the mn'or nor the memborn of the councU recolvCll any pay for their servlcos. Slight changcs were a aln tl\l\llo In 1820 , from which dnto unU11871 , who II. the charter wus revoked nnd a n w form of munlcllml govcrnmunt was ego tabllsl1ed , the mayor was elected by 'tho vote of the qual1l1ed olectoru. The bonrd of nldermen nnd common coull. ' 'ell elected by the taxpayers continued I to legislate for the city , . Considerable diplomacy had to bo used In securing the Inud nocossnry for the clly. Nlnoteon of the proprh. tors , In consideration of the great benefit they expected to derlvo from hnvlng the fedornl city laid arr upon Weir land , llnally agreed to convey all their lanll to the prcshlent or the com. , missioners aPllolnted b ) ' him undo : these condltlonll : . l"lrst-'fhoy " were to recefvo no com. ponsatlon for the land talwn for streets , the tltlo to which should bo In the United States. Second-Tho president wall author' Izell to retal. . nu many squm'es af.he thought neccil8ary for public hnprovo- ment or other ) Jubllc uses , for whlcl ] land they should receive $ GG 2-3 aD acro. . Third-The balance was to bo Inld out In lots , ono hnIr to b"O to tll ( United States , the other half to tht owners ot the land. The motley received rrom the sa ) ( of lots bolonglng to the United State ! was to bo used In paflns for the lunl tnken tor lUblie ! use and In el'ectlnl , public bi Hdlhh'S. OUlOr land , WIlS ob talned by condomnatlon. The changes mnde In 1871 provltlel a municipal government tor the entlrl district. 'I'ho executlvu ollieet. wall I gov rnor , uppolnted by the prcsldent tor a torni of four years. The leglsla tive body was an assembly compOSOl of a council and a house of delegates the members of the former being ap pointed by the Ilresidont , the members bers of the , latter elected by the quail 110d votera. The district waa allowed a delegat in the house of representatives , whe was also elected by the qnnli Ol voters , and who wns a member of Uu commltteo on the District of Columb1 [ of the house of roptesentatlve . Ther < < were several boards provldod , UII prlncllJl11 ono being the board ot pub lic wot'kil , composed at the governol "nd tour ol\lor \ persons , which had au thorlty to make building regulations " . . . , b\\lId \ to rldges.auld sowera and..to.'por lorm athor similar dutlos. In the District of ColumbIa all rea and personal 111'OIJOrty' , except UII property of the United States and thl District , property or fOt'flgn goVC1.11 ments used for legaUon pUrpISeE church property , Ilrollerty used to educational property and farm lanl are tnxe at the rate of one and am half pel' cent , Land used tor farmlnl purpocn Is taxed at ono per cont. Th , law provides that to the extent COD gress shall approve the estimate ma e by the co lssloners It sha ] approprlato ono.hlllf t1tereof trom th , revenuea of the Dlstrl t of Columbl : and one-half from the treasury of th United States , so that the general go , ernment llays one-half , the other hal being raised by taxation. The district has no delegate In cor gress as the territories havQ. Th commissioners uppear beloro the con mlttee at the house and the comml : te ot the senate on the District ( ] Columbia to urge the leglsla on the think necessary , nnd before the apprl prlatlon committee to explain th finnncial . . needs o ( the distrIct. . , , The schooJs'nro under a board ( education appointed by the jUdges ( the supreme court of the distrIct , an consisting of nine members. three ( whom must bo women. 'fhere are 1 medical Inspectors for the schooll working under the health officer of th district. The judlclap' of th plstrlct c Columbia consists of a court of al peals. whlcb Is composed of a cbl justice and two assoclato jnsticeR ; supreme court , c.ott'IPosed ot 11. chic justlco and five ass clate ju9tlcos ; police court of two judges ; juHotlces c the pence and several United State 'commissioners. All of these jUdge and justices of the peace are a1 > poln cd by the president. The judges ar continued by the senate. and hold 0 fi. e during good behavior. The Jill t U es of the Iwace are appointed tor term of four renTs.-Ohio Magazln'l' . . . I . I I COLORED PEOPLE IN CAPITAL. I Nearly 100,000 of the Race Are Llvtng In the City , . - Ioro colorl ! pcoplo Uvo In Wash. , Inton ( tJlRn In nny 'athor cltr , 95.000 , of the totnl population of 330,000 , boo Inr Afrlcnn , Many Washington col- orell peoillo uro nmong the most ad. vnnc lI of their rncc , anll Wnshlngton Is the only city where th01'O Is 1"dIB' \rlo-AmOl'lean : socloty which np. , 1)lIell the stlllldllrds of Amot'lcan mor. nls and manners to Its own conduct Whllo the colored people nro repre- scnted on the 8chool board , have places of honor anll IJro t unller th" district government and enjoy equal. ity before the lun' , tbo presence of such largo numbers of the raoe I r llUrtly rcsponslble tor Wnahlngton's , Ilecullnr government , Cor nol nil Wn > > b. Inlton culored 'Ilooplo I\I"U of the bet. tOr clnsR. Many of thom lIre Ignorant atHl shirtless , 1\\111 the crlmlttal rec. orely/of the dilltriet ilhow this lower clasR In nil. . unCuvol'llhlo Ihht. The lust nnllual report showed that of the totul number of blt'thll umong the col. ored'pOplllatlon or the city , moro than . : H pCI' cent , were lIIosltlmato. It woultl bo llractlcal1y Imposstblu to ) Jor. , ! Illude congross. as o.t presout constl. tutod , to give the District or ColumbllI Durtrago on the South Carollnl1)lnn and thu > > ollmlnato UtO colorCll vote. If unlversnl manhood .suCfrngo WM granted , the nntlonal capital would bo rulell by the colored PCOIlc , anll there Is no Il\rty or Cnctlon In congress , however small , which 114 willing that lIuch a condition of nlTalrs should bo brourht nbout. This condition ( toters agitation for the tlurtrngo.-N. 0 , 1'hnc .Democrat. Didn't Want New'Money. l\Icrchnnts or the far west 111'0 SU3- ) llclo\\s of brnnd.new paper dtoney , nc. cording to a comllOsltor emllloyod at the lov01'1lmont llrlntlng ofllco o.t Wushlngton , When ho recelyed hili mone ) ' tor leave and bacle Imy It was delivered to him just us It WaG roe celvM Crom the treuilury by the pay. munter. "When I Illanned to spend my vaca. tlon 'with the CollB' In m home state wost. of old Dig 1\I\IIld ) ' I thought to surprise them hy having only brand. I new money , " ho said In toiling the story , "lInd consequently waif c.\roful not to fold It. Arter I hnd been about I the IIttio town tor a tew hours I tolt or my chin 1\1111 eOlicludcd to get 1\ shave. The hllrber dill not know mo. nnd when l' tool ( a brlht now llollar out of my bill book ho took It glngorlY nnd turned It over nnd over. 'ThJs all you got 7' ho ! laked. I was amuscd tit his grccmws13. and said there wore more where thnt came trom , aud took the whole flat 'bundlo' out of my pocket nnd told him to talte his choIce. 'Whore dill ) 'ou como .from , man t' ho a3kell. ! nnd to snve tlmo' I had to tell ' .hlnt 1 WUD from Washington a 1d . worked for Uncle Snm. "For three dnya It wns the same story wherever I went. Morcltl\n were so used to raggell nnd dirty bills thut rCBomllled dish rass that they . . looled with 8U lIlcion on brand.now nioney thnt hud never been folded. In the und J went to II bank and explained , the situation and nakell to bavo the new bills exchanged for the kind the natives were \lse < 1 to. And oven the cashier did not IIko the proposition ono bit. It was lIomo tltho before I could convlncu him , with the aid of sovJral letters I hnppened to have In. my llOcket , that I was not n. green goods arUHt with nerve enough to t17 the game on a country bank. Naver again will I try to act ns It the gov. ernmont turned out money tor my - ollpeclal bonefIt. " "Hot and Thfln Some. " An ompJoy o ( the ngrlcultural d&- : pllrtment has .received a letter from hlB homo In Alabamn , and which can. tulns 'tho ' Information that the heet there Is something tremendous and that hens ure laying bard.bolled eggs. The writer stutes that no stoves have . beennuscd for cooltlng for several dayB , the people usln ! ; the hot stonoo whlcb are scattered throughout the towq. "Back In 189G , " relntes a tormer ed. Itor of a wcoltly paper In Georgia. . b.t now omploycd in tbe pension office , "we hnd an' awful hot apell In my stute. Fact la , a. great many of our' people thought the Inot day was closel to hand , and so strong was this be- lIet that hundredS' of my subscrIbers who never had paid r. cent came to , . town and forJted over every red they owed. It It 118d not been ( or that ho. spell I do not suppose I ever would have collected ror the best weeldy In Georgia. "When the Bcnro wns over and th6' weather moderated I quietly sold my pallOr nnll Ilulled out. I thought It a deuced ( ; oed tlmo to stay elren. Hot weather that can make 11. delinquent subscriber square up with the prlntet Is hot some IInd a little moro , " I II I Could Provide for Many. I Secretary 'faft , the bugost 8tates. man of his time , took a yellow car In Washington to go to the call1lol. He nearly filled the I > ent , but at e Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue a smllll boy got on and timidly sat down besldo the gigantic secretary. The small boy were what was obvl. ousl a suit or clothes mad ever tor him from hlH Cather's clothes. He was rather proud at It , too , for aftCH' ridIng - Ing a block or two ho snld tG the see. rotan' : " 1\Iy mamma made mo this BUIt out of one or pnpn'tI. " "Indeed I" ! laId the secretary ; : "I . think It Is very pretty DUtt. " The small boy looked the big secretary - tary over. "Say. mister , " he said , after the sur'eyVns completed , "how many of ) 'our little boys has to wear your cloUB1"Saturdlv Evening I'oat.