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" VOL. XXVI. " BROKEN , BOW , CUSTER COUNTY. NEBRA.SKA. THURD8A.Y , DECEMBER 26. . 1907. u _ NO. 29
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Christmas
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Afterthfught .
Did .you forgct somconc ?
niel ) 'ou reccive a hcttcr prescnt
I thau ) 'ou gavc ?
Wli ) ' not cvcn "p the score with
a Ncw Year gift ?
It is pcrfcctly propcr.
For such au occasion gold and
sil\'cr artic1es ar perhaps more
appropriate thau nnthing clse.
We have 1I1 IY desirahle nnd
heautiful articles suitnble for New
Ycar prcscnts.
Prices will enahle you to start
the ) 'ear ou au economical hasis ,
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PRESCRIPTION
WORK
Everything is Right.
Our prescription matcr-
ials arc the bcst that
we can buy. Evcry-
thing is fresh and pure.
WE DO NOT SUBSTiTUTE.
Thc doctor ! : ' . dircctions
are al ways cnrricd ou t !
with absolute accuracy.
ALL OF OUR PRESCRIPTION
C01l1pounding is done
with the utmost care ,
and we checlc over all
of the dilTerent operations -
tions o as to leave not
the sJightest opportunity -
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nity for 'an error to occur
J.8 , & J.F.Baisch
DRUGGISTS.
Broken Bow , - - Neb.
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y paying subscription .to the
, HIWUlllJICAN one year 1 n advance -
REMEMBER vance you will reeeive oH'HEln
' _ the A MEIUCAN FARMER 1. year.
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'I A MERRY CHRISTMAS ,
f. < ! A HAPPY NEW YEAR
1 ND' MANY RETURNS i
i . F SAME TO ONE AND ALL l
AL'l'HDUGIl OUR HOLIDAY llUSINl S8
J has been an extra heavy one , we are well
supplied. with , everything usnally :
< : . . kept III a first-elass grocery f
J AND THEN SOME
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1 ; We have the celc rate ( ; Red Jacket Sweet Cider , the -i' i
finest , our price . . , . . . . . . . . .per gallon 50c l'
. Falcon Pancake Flour. . , ( ) lb package 25c '
Self-Hising }
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, . . ; Pure New Y r.k Buckwheat Flour , .per pound
' - Smyrna Figs per p"und 20c I' :
Largest-Juiciest-Sweetest
< : i Extra Fancy Persian , Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 pounds for 25c l'
< : Our. COffl'CS are the hn st grown-beauhful hlend - ?
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:1 PHONE No.5. NOITII SIDE , BROKEH BOW , NEBR. I :
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NEW YEAR GRBBTINGS
IT is with the greatest pleasure. that we extend to our
friends and customer our Sccond Annual Ncw Year greeting.
Another cycle of timc , rich in accomplishment8 , has becn
addcd to the age of the ul1 ' 1erse.
We woulc1 inc1cel1 be forgetful d.id we fail to express our
appreciation of the liberal patronage we have enjoyed during
the year and we wi h to assurc our fricnds that if we have
failcd in any m lnncr to 5cn'c thcm satisfactorily it cannot
be attributed to lack of enllcavor.
We are anxi'ous to erve you dnring the year 11)08 with
grocerics and provisio'n\ : the pure food variety and assure
YOlt of prompt ; ( 'rvkr. , jmt treatment and a carcful consideration -
ation of your wantg. ,
We wish you nil n Very Hnppy nnd Prosperous . New
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Slepparcl ] Bllrk
Phone 125. South Side Square
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Match Makers
Getting Anxious
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The Rnpidly Decreasing Supply of
Timber is Already Worrying
Mnnufncturers of Mntches
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I t is pcrhaps more characteristic - !
tic ot Americans than an ) ' other 1
people to hold small things in
contempt , forg-ettinl ! that "I ltlc.
drops of water , little grnins of
sand" constitute the planct yrc
inhabit. A match is a small and
insignificant alTair , et UJultiplied
as it has been in 11us country and
the rest of th civi1i1.cd world' ,
has been one of the most potential
agents of modern material de-
vclopment. It has come into use
at a late day in the world's his-
tory. There are many living
among us still who can rcmcmber
when the flint and tender were
the regular means of star ing a I
fresh fire , and the phI enc was I
carefully preserved bv burying
the embers night after night to
b rev \'cd in the morning. It is
cightYI'years ago the proscnt year
that the lucifer match , the first
genuine friction match , was invented -
vented , and even that rl ! < Juired
an attchment of best sandpaper
to produce the desired results ,
1.t is hard for the pr sent
gencration to realize f h , : incon-
\'cniences from which the friction -
tion match emancipated their
ancestors. The manufacture of
this product has become a great
and even somewhat (1 versificd
industry , because every section
seems to have matches pcculiar
to itsclf. A man who has been
a commerical traveler for many
years tells us that if he were
taken up and carried to any point
east of the Alleganies he wo ld
tell within a hundred miles of
where he was by the matches he
should find in use. There is also
a national pride in matchcs. , A
recent mayor of Manchester ,
gng-land , visited friends in Boston - I
ton :1 few days ale , spoke very
h i g h 1 Y 0 f 0 u r "abomiable
matches. " and declared that he
did not see how a high-spirited ,
independent and enterprising
pcople like ourselves put up with
them.
'fhe American people , however -
ever , appear to be fairly well
contented with our home product ,
else they should not buy and consume -
sume so many with comparitively
so little grulUbli g. 'rhey use
up about 700,000,000.000 a year
or about half of all that are manufactured -
ufactured in the world. There
are hundreds of factories scattered -
tered ovcr the country , one plant
on the Pacific coast covering 240
acres and opcrating- over thirty
milcs of railroad , over wiich is
carricd to it daily 200,000 feet or
sugar pine an yellow pine logs
for the match machines. Inferior -
ferior lumbcr will not do. It
must be straight-grained and
free from knots and carefully
tr ated in addition. The bJ-
product goes into larger things.
I'he factory on the Pacific coast
rcferrell to turns out as this byproduct -
product a thousand doors and 800
window shashes daily. In a
single year enc matc1i company
in the bke regon cut 225,000,000
board feet of pinc , though that
was inendcd for more than a
) 'ear's product.
It' no wonder , when we consider
thl'sc figures , that the matchmakers -
makers are becoming anxious.
And that is true in other countries -
ries as well as our own. In
Germany an'd France there 1S a
movement to have for est. s
planted just for match timber ,
and we may soon face a famine
in match wood in this country ,
fur not all kinds can b u . ed for
that purpose.
It may also happen that in-
vcntion may devclop something
that will ta1ce the p1ace of
matches , It is not probable that
the limit of progress has been
reached in t he means of producing -
ing fire at need. 'fherc is no
pr mothean plenally for the man
who shall make the discovery ,
but rather welcome and reward
by his eager fellowmen.
Reat Estate Transfers.
The Kearney Land Co. to
Henry Langherst , 160 acres in 28.
13-22 , $5600.00.
Henry H. S tea d man and
Clarence A. Hobinson to Henry
I Langherst , 160 acres in 27-13..22. ,
. $3400.00.
Henry Jnr ne to J. G. Breni1.cr I
160 acres in 2-15-21 , $400.00.
Hess G. Moore to Wi11iUl1
Owenslot4 block 27 in J. P.
Gandys add. to Broken Bow ,
$150.00.
Ed ward C. House to Jacob
Barrus , n of lot 13 , 11' . Reyner
ndd. to Broken Bow , $2175.00.
Ella llrowl1 and C. E. Brown
to Gilbert U. Hughes , 160 acres
scc. 20 aud 21-18-25" $1300.00.
Wm. Leroy Probert to George
M. Probcrt 80 in
, acres 17-19-17 ,
$1 OUO. 00.
George Wi11inl : ' to 11' . P. Knox ,
11. > 0 acres in 14-17-22 , $1600.
Cuas. Nlcolai to George M.
Finley , 240 acres in 29.20-17 ,
$1440.00.
Catharine 1\1. Emplield to 'Vm.
H. Baird , a parccl in 17-19-22 ,
$ OOO. 00.
Gcorge G. Hastings' to ] 'rank
E. Mauk , n w 14 of block 1 in the
Hutchinson add. to Pleasant
View , $400.00.
Frecman Lcwin to James W.
Lundy , parcclin 5-20-11) , $1800.00-
The Union Land Co. to Wallace
T. Leyes , lots 17 and 18 in b ock
22 and lot 5 B-41 l . H . add. to
Callaway , $175.75.
Joseph C. Moore a rql Gco.
Moore to Curtis Elden , lot 3 and
4 , block 14 in Amsclmo , M50.00.
Robert A. Hunter to Albert A.
Quigley , lot 25 in block 1 in I .
A. Hunter sUba Mition to Broken
Bow , $75.00.
I 'recman Lewin to Henry A.
Mills. parcel in 20-19-17 and 82
acres , $1000,00.
Letta W. Smith to Chas. Wood
all10ts 1-2 and 3 in block 50 R.
It. addition to Callaway $250.00.
James Chittick to James Jagge ,
160 acresin , 25-14 and 25$2500.00
C. U. Richardson to Merna A.
Warrington , lot 5 block 5 in
Mason$700.00.
Hey W. Hicks to Mott E.
Vandenberg , parcel in 3-11)-18 ,
$1000.00.
Iate Dervein Welsh et al to
Henry E. Pressey , parcel in ,9-14 :
$ . .
C. U. Richardson to Mary A.
Cuddy ; 1,0 acres in 9-14-17 ,
$800.00.
Lincoln Land Co to R. R. Bangs.
160 acres in 1)-14-17 , $1000,00.
Mary A. Cuddy , widow to Wm.
Purcell , 160 acres in 9-14-17 ,
$3000.00.
Henrietta ll. Barcus and husb
to Chas { ! 'inger , 80 acres in 18-
17-19 , $1.700.00.
Jacob Barcus to Chas. Finger ,
1,0 acres in 8-17-11) , $3400.00.
Lincoln Land Co. to 'Varrcn
W. Wess , lot 1 and 2 in block ( I
in Merna , $200.01l.
Zumbrota Zephyrs.
Oren and Walter Cole attended
the brsket supper last Wednesday -
day evening at Snale Run.
Miss Glen l ector' spent one
evemng last week at G. J.
Martin's.
The people of this community
enjoyed the Farmers' Institute
very much.
Since Mother Earth has been
clothed with a mantel of white ,
Walter Underhill concluded he
would rather not husk corn , so
went in partnership with his
brother , and now they are preparing -
ing to run a first class resturant
in the county scat.
Miss Me11ie Clem mens. who
has been with Mrs. Callen the I
past five wceks , fl'turned , home I ,
on Spring Creeklast Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Deming of
the Bow , took Xmas dinner with
S. L. Koo1.er's.
Mr. and Mrs. William Warren ,
of Spring Crcek , stayed over ll'ri-
day evening with Mr. and Mrs.
Callen.
O. .T. Martin's cntertained thc
following at a Xmas dinner : Mr.
Graham and family , of Union
Vallcy and Frank Griflith and
wife of Uroken How.
The following are neighbors
who spent Xmas day in the Bow :
l alph Johnsun's with Skillman's ;
B. U. Sands and family with 1.
N. Pershalls ; J. ' 1' . Cole an(1 (
family with Ur. W. H. Cole.
' 1'he Cole boys , Chas. Sands
and Chas. Koozer attended the
Xmas tree and exercises at Snake
Run 'l'uesday evening.
M. D. Callen and wife enjoyed
lakmg Xmas dinncr at Ninc Mc-
.Comas' and J. C. Moore's , of the
' BOW' were entertained at W. W.
[ Bishop's.
: For Rent.
I Two rooms in the Custer block.
I Inquire at the RIu > unI.ICAN office.
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Married.
SI'ItNclt-MoTTINO ) IUtDec.22. .
' 1907 , at the home of the bride's
parents near Elton , Miss Dora
Mottinger to Mr. Joscph Spcncc'r.
'fhese young people'are among
the bcst known and most highly
esteemcd of the citizens of Custer
county. Miss DQra is the oldest
dang1ter ! of Mr. and Mrs. E.
Mothnger , who are among the
early settlcrs of Garficlt1 town-
ship. Mr. Spencer. has practically -
cally grown up in this same
neighborhood , dnct is a stright.
forward , estimablc young man.
They start 011 their journey of
wedded life attendcd by the good. .
wishes of a host of friends.
HOGAlIOOI\I-I AINSA Mer r y
Christmas and a wcdding will be
pleasantly cl1rol11cled in the
history oi' the home of Mr. and
Mrs. M. V. Rains. This cstim-
able couple Ih'e six miles wcst of
Brokcn Bow , and their home was
the scene of it v ry pretty wedding -
ding at high noon , Dec. 25 , 1907 , I
when the danghter , .Elva Gladi , i
became the wife of Lawrence E. .
Hogaboom.
'fhe ceremony was preformed
in thc prescnce of about sixty
invited guests and relativ s by
Jessc R. ' 1'eagarden , a formcr
tcacher of buth the conlracting
parties.
Miss May Hains , the sister of
the bride , rcndcred a well
sclccted march as the bridal party
took their position w : ere a heau-
tiful arch had been artisticall ) '
arranged , from which the n1'-1
propriate wedding bell was sus- '
pended.
' 1'hose assisting wcre Frank
Neth as best man , Miss Goldie
Hogaboom a s bride's madc ,
Nannie Hains as Hewer girl and
Esther Olsen as ring bearer.
'l'he bride was dressed in a white
taffeta , trimmcd in blnc China
silk and german silk valencinc ,
and carried white geraniums and
ferns. She is a hansome girl
with an affable disposition and
many friends.
The groom , who is the son of
E. E. Hogaboom , posscss good I
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habits and promises a usefullifc-
Thc house decorations were
neatly madc. After congratulations -
tions were extendcd thc happy
party sat about enc of those
bountiful epread tables and partook -
took liherally therefrom. 'fhc'
many useful presenls given upon \
thi30ccassiou are indicative of
thc high esteem in which Mr.
and Mrs. IIogaboom arc held by
our community.
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Dry Valley Doing. .
J. ' 1' . Arthur and his ncphew
from north of Broken Bow were
viRitors in the Valley today. I
Dick Emerson will be a visitor
of .Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Amos during -
ing the holidays.
Thc stock market has not as
yct gotten back where the feeders
think it ought to be and predict
a better marlcet , we hope they
are right however. When one
says , I don't know any ht , i 11 g
about thc marlet we think they I
are about right.
Mr. I.4u'd , says he doesen't understand -
derstand the , hog marlet , at the
price of corn hogs ought to be a
bctter price , he is about right
hut that don't make the hog
marlet higher.
'l'he meeting of thc Farmer's
Club was pospqned itntil Saturday -
day December . 28th.
O Iiss. Cool our teacher , will
have \'ac'ltiol1 of two wceks at
the Columbia school house.
The Literary society will have
a mceting the third of January
at the Columbia school bouic. !
Our snow of seven inches has
bee. ! very essetial to the fall
wh at as wc did not have an over
abund Ince of rain early in the
fall and the snow just helped out
thc'wheat wonderful.
Some are already predicating a
good crop nexl yrar and we hope
they mOl ) ' he right.
We are reading that the snow
fall did not extend as far east ) as
St. Paul , if sp we are ccrtainly
fortunate. , _ . .
Let. us be your printcr. Th
good kind of printing only.
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U T DATESTATEMENT
Secu rity State Ban k
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DECEMB } I HI , 19p7.
Loans and Discounts - - - - - $ W,1)71).1)3 .
Overdrafts _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 322.94 4
County Claims , Warrants , Etc. , - - 1,233.30
Banking Housc , Furniture and li'ixtures - 5,000.00
Cash on Hand . ' . $11,760.74
, Cash and Reserve Banks 21,725 16 33,476.90
$110,012.07
Capital Stock - - - - - $ 15,000.00
Surplus and Profits - - : ' - - 5,223.44
Certificd Checks 100.00
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Bills Payable - - - . - - 3,000.00
Deposits - - - . - - - 86,688.63
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S 110,012,07
3SY ; per cent CASH RESEltVE.
We herchycertify thnt the nho\'c statcmcnt is true antI correct ,
W. A , GHORGH , Preshlcnt. , R. D , PICKB'rT , Cnsl\icr.
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CONDEN ED STATEMENT
THE CUSTER NATIONAL BANK ,
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Broken Bow , Nebraska , I
IJEC r l\'ll : = J Er 3rcl. 1907.
I Rfi 80lJHCj S :
Loam , and DiRcoullh. ; - - - 81.17,52 A8 .
U. S. Bond ! ; foJ" Circulation and Premiums 25,000.00
BanldngHonse and Pllrniturc - - ' BOOO.QO
Hedemption l l1nd with U. . ' ! 'I'casurer 1,250.00
Cash in Banls - - 20.m2.54
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Cash Heserve , - - 50,77 . l
$2'17 , 80. na
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: LIABILI''IJ S :
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Deposits - - - - - - 81 ,555.01
I Uapital Stode - - - - - 25,000.00
Surplus - - - - - - 25,000.00
H,4Bl. 2
Undivided Profits - - - - ,
25,000.00
Circulation - - - - - - ,
S247H U.HB
H. L01\'fAX ' , Cashier. '
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