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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1908)
( USTfR COUNr ( RPUBUCAN [ By D. M. AMOBERRY . ROIODN DOW , - - NEDRASItA. - . _ . . . . . . LANGFORD of the THREE BARSP ? , 7Jy KATE AND VIRGIL D. BOYLES - ( Cul1rJ\ , I. . C , Ml- < ' : JurlCo,1101 , ) SYNOPSIS , GpOfle : 'VlIIlstIn : , 11 poor ranchmnn , hl h-mlnled ( nml cultur'I1 , lIellrchl'll tor cntllo I\1IIHln from hl9 ranch-tho "Lnzy S. " On n woodoll IIpot In the rlvnr'/ ! bcd that wClull1 have hl'l'n nn IlIlnnd hlld the MIs90url been lit hl h wntor , ho dl8covers n I11111d of hor80 thluves engaged In workIng - Ing over brnllll/l on cnttlo. 110 crceps near enough to note the chan II1H of the "Threo Dnr8" brand on ono Hteer to the "J , n , " brllml , 1'nul 1.r1111'fOl'I1 , the rich ownl'r ot the "Threo Durll" ranch 19 IIcnt tor by WIII18ton nnd 19 Informed ot the operntlonll ot the HunH ot cnttlo thleve8- n Imnd ot outlaw8 headed by Je8110 Dlaele , who long have del1ed the law amI uuthor- Itles ot ] { cmah county , South ( with Impunity , but who , horetotore , ha ! not dared to moleHt any ot the property " ' ' " . 'VII1I8- ranch. of the great 1'hreo Bnrll" - ton 8hows hili reluctancy In opposing 1\ bnnd 110 powertul In IJo\ltlcs \ and RO drended br nil the community , t.unl'ford . , ll'l1l'esv lI\1ston \ hIs trlend8hlp If ho will nsslot In bringing "Jesoo Blnelc" nnrl hili gang to justlcu , Lnn/ford / 1/1 strucl , with the bpauty of Mary , comlllonly known noVlIlIllton's IIttlo "Irl , " I.oulso Dale , nn ox pert court IItonoHrapher , who had followed her uncle , JUdge I1nmmond Dale , 1rom the ca8t to the "Dnl < otnhs , " nnd who 10 livIng with him at Wind CIt ' , Is rel\uented \ lIy the county ntlornoy , ltlchnrd Gordon , to como to Jemllh amI tl\lco te8l1mony In the IJrollmlnlll'Y hearIng - Ing of JC080 Black. She acceptH the Invl- tntlon and mnlcc her I1rllt trip Into the wild Indian cOllntry. Arriving at Volpen IlcrORO the river trolll Kemah , she III met by Jim Mllnson , IL hot helLded cowboy ot the "Threo Dars" ranch. In waiting tor the truln Munson 1001(11 nt lIomo cnttlo In the Rtock pen. In the herd being IJhlpped to Slollx City lIy 11111 Drown ho ( letectll old " 1\IIlg" 1\ well Icnown "oner ' " IItcer belonging to hlR employer ot the "Three nnra" ranch. 1\IIInllOl1 and LOIIIso IItnrt Cor Kemah. They tnko lllnch at the Bon Ami restaurant , comluctl'd by Mro , JIII- Ilns , 0. great admirer of Hlchnrd Gordon , I I' ' the county attorney , 1.0111110 III tolll ot 11 I meat polllonlnlC plot which resulted In the ,1 , Illness \VllIllltcn , I.angtonl nnll other ' wltnesscs tor the atato In the cattle thief I I n80 ngalnst Jes80 Illaclc. A lIuckbourtl I tries to lIloclc the WilY of Munson's team ! it the entrance to pontoon brldgo acroll II I the river. Munllon crowdll IJUllt the bllck- hanrd. tcnm wrecltlng the lIuclcbonrd , , They arrlvQ at Wllllaton's , I . CHAPTER VII. " , The Preliminary , "I Very early In the morning of the " I da ) ' set tor the prellmh1nr ) ' hearll1 ! ; or Jesse maclc the young owner of the , 'fhreo Dars rode vor to Velpen , lIe Identified and clallned the nnlrnnl held over trom shlpm nt by Jim's per- I suasion. Drown , gnvo lOssesslon with II ' n ruetul countonance. I "Il'irst tlmo Dilly Drown ever was ! ! taken in , " he said , with great disgust. Langford met with no Interrul1t1on to his journey , elthor going or coming , I nIthough Uta.t . good cow.puncher of his , Jim 1\Iunson , had warned him to loolt ! I aharp to his pistols and mind the I bridge. Jim being or a somewhat ' \ , belligerent turn of mind , his boss had j ' not taken the words with sorlousness , I As for the fracas at the 110ntoon , cow- I . men. arc touchy when It comes to n . question of precedence , and It might I. well be that the Inl1ammablo Jim had IIro < lght the sudden atorm down on his head , Paul Langford rode through I 1 the sweet early aummer all' wIthout ' fl lot or hlndranco nnd looltlng for none , H\ was jubilant. Now was Willis- Ii ton'a story verified. The county at- ! , It torney , Richard Gordon , had consld- I ered Williston's story , coupled wIth , IJ his reputation for strict honesh' , h , strong and sufficlont enough to bind 7\ JC 5e Dlack OVal' to appear at the ' ! ' " , t , next. regular term of the circuit court. .J Undel' ordlnar . ' circumstances . , ) the i state really had an excoJlont chance ; I of blnd1ng over : but it Itnll to deal I with Jos m Dla lt , and Jesse Dlaclt 11ad flourished for many 'enrs west of : the river with an unsavory charncter , , but with an almost awesome roputa. tion for the phenomenal facility with which ho 'sllpped out of the 11et In which the law-In the person of Its ' \1nlI0)JUln1' \ eXllonent , Richard Gordon -vas so indefatlgablr endeavoring to enmesh him , The state was lrepared for n hard flght , Dut now-hero was the 'w' ry steel' Williston saw on the , Island with Its Three Dars brand un- . . r del' Dlaclt's surveillance , Williston 1,1 I I would Id ntlf ) . It as the same. He , j1 , Langford. would swear to his own ani. ! I mal , The defense would not ltUow ho ; had 'regained possession and would \ ' ! not hn"o tlmo to readjust Its oVid once , II Jt would fa l down and hurt itself for ' ' the hlghor court , and DicIt Gordon I' ; ' would Imov how to use any inadver , ! tencles against it-wIlen the time { l came" No wonder Langfon } Was Ugbt. I I hearted , In all his arrogant and un. - j hampered career ho had nbvor before , received such an affront to his llrldc ) and his sense of what was duo to one of the blgge8 outflts that ranged cat , I tlo west at the river. Woo to him whe bad dared tamper with the concerns of Jaul Langford of the Three Dars. I W1l11s1nn drove In from the Lazy , ! I I S In ample Umo for the mill-day din , nor at the hotel-the bearing was set for 2 o'clocleut bls Jlttle party con' ' I tented Itself with n luncheon )11'0 ) , pare < lat homo and paclt d neatly ant' ' . apIetl2 : ngJY In n Un bn lcot. It wal Ii 1/ / nohUltql , there would bo n rel.ctltlor ) , J 'at bat } . 'meat ; , It would he poor [ l Uoy II ! , Still , ' o'uo ould not be sure , nn'd II I , \ was mo-st : Important that Williston atE no bad m I that dn ) " . u' " t Oordon met thom In Iho hol , t\lff ' IIttlo Imrlor of the hotel. "It was good of 'Oll lo como , " ho said to 1.0ullle , with grave slncorlt ) ' . " ( didn't want to , " confessed Loulac , hOllesll ) ' . "I'm IIfmt ! ! It Is too big' and lonesollle for me , I am slIro I shollid have gene bllcle to Velpcn last night to cntch the carly trr\n \ had Il 1I0t hoen fOl' 1\Inr ) ' . She Is so-good , " ' ' 'l'hoVol'at Is over now thnt ) ' 011 ha vo conl/ucred / 'ollr flrst hlllllllllO to II ' , " ho aald- , ' "I cried , though , I hllted myaeJ ( for It , hut I couldn't help It. You feO ! I never was so far from hOlne before , " 110 was I1n alJOrbod ! ! , 11ImlwOl'ldng' lawyer , Years of contact with the 1I1111n , hard realltlell of rough livIng In n new conntr ' hnd ( h'led U1l , Home- . what , his stream of sentlmellt , 1\I11)'ho the source was only IJlocltcd with debris , but certain ! ) ' the stream waH running elr ' , Ho could not helll thlnlclng that 0. girl who cries be- caUBe aho Is far from home hlld 1111Wh better stay at homo and leave the grave things which are men'a worlc to men , But he was 0. gentleml\n I1nd 11 lelndly one , so he I\nswered quietly , "I tl'llst YOIl will 111(0Ia heltm' when you Iwow us better , " I\nd , after a few marc commonillacei ! , wenl his wn ) ' . "Thero'H a 1I11\n , " said Louise , thollghtfully , on the way to McAllls. tor's office. "I 111\0 him , 1\laI'Y , " "And 'et there lire. men In this COlin' try who would Iclll him If they dared , " " ; \fary ! what do ) 'OU mean ? Are there then so many cut.tllI'onts In thla awful country ? " "I thlnlt there arc many daperate ! men among the rustlera who would not hesltato to It III either Paul Lang- ford or I chard Gonlo\1 slnco these prosecutlona have begun. There are Illao many good people who thlnle Mr , Gordon Is just stirring UII trouble and lIuttlng the county to oXllenso when ho can have no hope of conviction. 'fhey say that his fnllures encourage the rustlers more than an inactlvo ) Iollcy would. " "Peoille who argue lIIeo that are olther tainted with IlIshonesh' them- selves.or . they are foolish , ono of the two , " suld Louise , with conviction. "Mr. Gordon hils ono Btanch sup- 11Orter , anyway , " said Mary , s111l11ng. "Maybe 1 hud bettor toll him. Precious IIttlo encouragement or sympathy ho gets , poor tellow , " "Please do not , " rellIed Loulso , qulcldy. "I wonder It my friend , , Tim l\1unson , has ml1naged to escape 'bat. tie , murder t and . sudden death , ' Includ , - - - - - - - - "One of 'Em , I'm a Thlnkln' , Was Jake Sanderson , " Ing deuth by polson , and Is on hand with his testimony , " As the ) ' allllroached the omco the crowd of men around the tloorway drew asldo to let them IlaSS. "Our ehances of worming oursol ves through thnt jam seem pretty slim to me , " whispered l\Iarr : , glancing Into the alro1Hl ) ' overcrowded room , "Lot mo maleo n way for ) 'OU , " said Paul Langford , as he selnrated ( him , selr from the grQup of men standing In front , and came \II ) to them. "I Ilnve wutered m ) ' horse , " 110 said , fiashlng n mel'r ) : smile I1t Mar ) ' us he I began ahovlng his big shoulders thr ugh the press , closely followed lIy the two 'oun" women. . Jt was a strunEo ! lssembly through which the ) ' pressed : ranchmen and cowlJO's , mO ! t of them , just in from ranch and mnge , hot and dust ) ' from long riding , IJ01'SIlrlng freel ) ' , rcdolent of strong tobacco and the peclllll11' ' 8111ell that betol\Ons recent and Inti. mate conllal1lon8hll ) with that ) mrt and 11 l'ce of the ) Ilalns , the hOl'se , The room was Indeed hot and close and recIting with ba.d . odors. Ther ( were also Ilresont a largo delegatlol1 of cattle dealers ul1cI saloon men froUi Vel pen , and some few Indians frOll ! Rosebud agencr , whoso curiosity , vaf Insatlablo where the courts were con cerned , far from ) llcturesquo In thel ! lIl.fitllng , nondoscrlpt cowboy gar ments. Yet the ) ' were l < 1nel1y , mOljt of the mCli glithered th ro. 'l'hough at firs tboy refused , with stolid rcsontmont to bo thus thrust asldo y the broezJ and J\ggresslvo owner oC the Thre Darll , planting helr feet the mOl'1 firmly on the rough , uneven 11001' , anc serenely obltvious to any right of wa : BO arrogantly deumnded by the bl ! shoudol'S } , ) 'et , when they percelvel for whom the ) ' WilY was bolng made most of them stepllcd hastily asldl with muttered and abashed apologies Here and there , 11owo\'or , though al made wa ) ' , there WO 11d bo no req facml or stnmmQl'lng npolol ; ) ' , Som ( times the IIttlo party was followel r Insolent eyes , so netlmes , by mali nunt ones. ltCI'd Mary , " ' 1I118n Ipo11 ; en ruJY when aho 1J1Itl tbo " ,111 to bloodshed was not IncIting In tIlO cOlin t r ) ' ? But If U ere was altght of hatl'ml or enmity In the hell V ) ' all' of the Imlro. ( vllwd courtl'oolll for olhel' hosldes the hlghmllllied cOllllsel fOl' law and order Mltt.y WlIlIslcm seellled Iwrene. Iy IIII(1ollsclous of Il , She held her head 111'011(11) ( ' . MOllt of I heso l1\en \ she I"ow , She hlld done It IIIl1n's worlt : unolle. ; thelll fUI' two years and more , In hm' n1l1l\'s \ work of rldlllg the ran- geH she hlld hud good felloWHhll ( with IIIll1lY of them , Aftct' toda ' much of thl ! ! IIIUllt elllIuch } : : hlamo would accrue - cruo to her fathel' for thlll dl\"s worle 11 111 011 It fl'lends au well 111I enomlos , for the feuI' of the lawdel1ol's : was an ouml'llresellt fellr with the small own. CJ' , sllllltlne. ; ahroad hy lIiy and by night , But Mary was glad and there WIIS II new dignity IIOllt ) ) hCl' that became - came her well , unci that grow Ollt of thlH great call to rally to the things that count. A t the fa I' end of the room the ' found the jUf.lUce of the ) leace en. thronlHl hehlnd , a long table , Ills honor - or , 1\11' , , James H , 1\lc\lIIslel' , 11I0re commonl ) ' Imown as , Jlnllnlu 1\IIIC , WIIS a I'IIIIChll1l1n on a small Hcule. 110 WIlB Ignorant , hilt of an o\'OI'weenlng collcelt. Ho had heen 11 justice of the Ileaco' for Bevuml 'ears anll labored under the 11I1staltcn Impression that hu l\1oW law : hut Gordon , on short nc. quaintance , had duhbed him "Old Ne- , , . cosslt ) , In despulrlng Ironr , aCter n cm.taln high light of earl ' te1'l'ltorlal days who "Imeno law. " 'rho ) lrlsonCl' was hrought In , His waa a famlllm' personality , Ho wail Iwown to most 11I0n west of the river -If not by ) lersonal acquaintance , certainly - tainly u. ' hearsay. 'l'hen calUe the first gl'eat surprise of this acralI' of many sUfJ1I'Ises , .J osse Blnclt waived examination. It came lllto n thunderbolt to the ) lrosecutlon. It was not macl's wa ) ' of doing husl- ness , and , It was generully helloved that , as Munson had so forcibly though Inelegantly eXIH'es30d It to Ollly Brown , "Ho would 11ght 11\\0 \ hell" to keep out of the circuit courts , Ho would It III thli ! Incllliont Nemesis In the hud. What , then. had changed him ? 'rho county I1ttol'11e ) ' had rather - or looltcd for n hardfought defence- 'a shifting of the bllrden of responsl. hlllty for the mlsbl'andlng to another , who would , of course , he ocr somewhere - where on a uuslness trip , to he absent an indoflnlto length of time ; or It might ho ho would tr ) ' to malO good a trumlJed'UI ) story that ho had but lately - ly IHII'chtulCd the animal from some Indlann cattle'owner from up countr ) ' who claimed to have a blll-of-sale from Langford , lie would not ha Ye been taken IIlmclt had Dlack calml ) ' 111'0' duced ! l ulll-of-sale , 'l'ho absolnleness of the surprlso l1ushed his cleansha.ven . face a lit tI 0 , although his grave Immohlllty of expression - prossion underwent not a. . fIIclter. It was n l1ufJJrlse , hut It was a good surlrlso ) , .Je8110 nlaclt was honnd o\'er under good and sutnclent uond to all- pear at the next regular term of the circuit COlll't In December , That much accomplished , now he could buclele down tor the hlg lIghl. How orten had hu been shhlwl'eclwd In the shifting sands of tJ. remarlmble < J really decls- lena of "Old Necesslt ' " and his Ielnd. 'rhls time , as by ! l miracle , ho had es- Cl11Jed sands and shoals ami sunken rocks and rode In deep watel' . A wave of enlightenment swept o\'er Jim 1\1unson. "Ooss , " ho whispered , "that gal re- . . ' . pOl'ter'a a h ummOl. . "How so ? " whl8perod Langford , amused. Ho proceeded to tal\O an In. terested , If 'hasty , Inventor ) ' of her charms , "What II. Iletite lIttle porson- UgH , to be sure ! Almost too colorless , though. Why , , JIm , she can't hold a tallow candle to Williston's girl. " "Who said she could ? " demanded Jim , with a fine scorn and 11\uch re- 1I0ved to l1nd the boss so UI1l\PIH'ocla- tI\'e. I den might not be lost to them aCtor all , Strict justlco made him add : "But aho's a. . wlso one. SIQtte 1 them blamed meddlln' hess thieves right from the word go , Yep. ' 1'hat's a fnc' , " "What 'blamed meddlln' hOSD thieves , ' , JIm ? You ure on Intlmato . terma with so many gentlemen o. that 8trlpe-at least 'our langunge S ( , leads us to presumo-that I can't lieell up with the ) lrocesslon , " "At the brldgo ) 'Istldy. I told 'ou 'hout It. Saw 'em l1rst at the Bon Amy-but they must trailed mo to the stocltyards. She spotted 'om right awny. ShO'Sl cuto'n. Made mo , shet my month , , ; hen I was n blab bin' too I much , jest uefOl'o the fnn began. Oh , she's a cuto'n ! " ' ' 'Who were they , Jim ? " "One of 'em , I'm u thlnltln' , was , Jake Sandersbn , a. . rodhended de\11 i who came up here from hell , I recl\On , , I or Wyoming , ono of the two. NobodY I lcnows his biz. Dut ho'll look like n . L stopped.on potato bug 'galnst I glt L through with him. Didn't glt on to I I . t' other feller. Will next , ) 'OU bet ! " ( TO BE CONTINU D. ) Keep Burglars Out , Duy at any hardwnro store n small , I plain hinge , ono and ol o. alf Inqhes I long by one Inch wide when closed , , , or smaller. Screw ono sldo of hlngo upright on to the lower rlght.1)and corner of upper window sash , ' direct , Iy above the slight , flange on all up. 1101' sashes. See that the hlngo Is toward and almost touching the win , dow casing. This will leave ono sldo of ao hhlFO free to turn. When wishing to fasten window turn tbe free sldo of the hinge nD tar back as posslblo. 'I'hls brings it ever the low , or sash , I will bo Invistblo from the outalde , but will pront tbo lowel snsh bolng raised or the upllor ono lowenl. ! When hln&9 : Is elcsed II " will nut Interfere wlt . 'l'aIDlng ' win , : - llow , nlld does not ells0 uro or weak. l' on the window sash. " - , , ' , . . . , 'I . . _ . _ - ' - - - NEBRASKA .IN BRIEF , NEW ! } NOTES OF . INTEREST . FROM VARIOUS SECTIONS , All SUBJEGTS , TOUGHED UPON Rcllglous , Soclnl , Agrlculturnl , PolitIcal - Ical and Other Matters GI'/en Due Consideration , York Is malting an , effort to get additional - ditional lotteI' clu'I'lers , ' ' ' Iinstlngs is 1'ho new hrower ) at about read ) ' fa I' business. ' 1'ho Norlhwestern railroad has gathered a. . big Ice crop at Valentine. 'rhe Indians u..rt' around Decatur ha\"o just dlsco"er1Jd : that Herman has nn ample SUllplr of f1ro water , P. A , Brown of Plattslltouth accl. entall ) ' dlschal'ged his gun l\1ul put -n : ! 2callbct' ball through his hand , 3naltlng ! \ bad wound. William Cubbison of Columbus Is obliged to como Into court for having moro wives than the law allows. It Is alleged he hll8 had a couple of wives for moro t1l1ln three ) 'ears. Annn'Zube1' of ScrlbnCl' has filed ! \ peUtlon for divorce from her husband , the landlord of the Harder hotel at thot. town , on the ground of undue intimacy - timacy with ! \ woman there , 1\1rs , Oscar Albion was painfully Injured - jured at her home south of Wilsonvlllo by being thrown beneath her carrlago and dragged several hundred feet while the team was running. The recolpts of the office of the secretary - retary of state for the month of Jan- uar ) ' are nearly three times us great as ! \ year ago. ' 1'ho 1908 receipts wore , $2,5U3,17 , against $ ! Hl2.90 last Januar ) ' . 'j'ho : Farmers' Elevator comlmny of Dluc Springs has hanllled over 2fJOOO hushels of grain during the lust two wee ItS' . 1\luch of the grain was shlppell to Colorado and as far west asVash - ' ington. 'lorlt county farmers , owing to the low 111'Ices paid fOl' hogs , are killing and putting up meat and many are smoking and salting meat and will have more than nccessary for tholr own consumption. The case of Lorenzo Hllo against County 'freasurer Troupe of Buffalo county and certain state oll1cers has been appealed to the S'upremo court. ' 1'ho case In\"ol\'es the lease of 160 acres of educational lands. The republican county committee of Dodge county has decided to hold u primary election for the purpose of giving the voters an oPPOl'tunlty to express their III'efm'ence for preslden. tlal candid ales on Februar ) ' 29. Wlllinm Ehmen , a farmer living near Plcltrell , was serlouS'I ' Injured by being rnn over by ! \ wagou londed with sand , His team ran away , throwing - ing him unde : the wagon , Dot his Jegs were brolten uolow the Imees , Governor Sheldon Issued n requlsl. tlon on the go\'ernor of 1\1lnneS'ota for the return of Jol1l1 Donaldson , one of the four men charged with robbing passengers on a Rock Island train between - , tween Lincoln and Omaha last fall. The numerous farm saleD in Cum- Ing county are notable Cor the very high prices obtained for stoclt , produce - duce and personal property general b. , At the farm sale of Otto Gehrhardt , n renter , the receipts were over $6,000. T lere III'omlscs , to lJo a hot contest at the coming city election in Wy- more. ' 1'he question of "wet" or "dry" will come up for the people to vote on , and the saloon element and the church element will each malw 11 hard flght. 1\Irs. Louis Kreifels , wire of 0. well Imown farmer , living eight miles south of Nebraslm City , secmed a bottle of carbolic acid and dranlt the contents , 'Vhether It was accldent l or suicidal Is not ) mo\\"n. She died from the effects - focts of the drug , 'fho residents of the nOl'th edge of Adams cOl1nt ) ' and the sOl1th edge of Hall county participated In a wolf hunt In which twenty-three wolves were captured ant of twen1).11ve rounded - ed up. It 15 claimed that this is a record breal < o1' for the state , Senator DUl'kett , snrs ! \ Washington - , ton dhpatch , callecJ up and had passed his bill granting abont 280 aCI'es of land to the village of Valentine , which is part of the Ii'mt Nlobmra military resorvatlon for reservoir purposes and to , > he used fOI' suppl'lng Vnlen'une with watel' , A larger number of contest cases than ever lJefore are being heard this winter h ) ' the clerlt of the district court of Kimball connt ) ' , The price of .relinquishments of homes toads has gene so high , in man ) ' cases reaching $ l , OO , that people are watching every claim In the count ) ' for n chance to contest It. The report of Warden Deemer for the month of Jannar ) ' shows there are now In the penltontlR1' ' 402 con. vlcts. The 11rst of the month the 1'011 showed 404 : eighteen convicts were received , nine were dlecharged , two , were committed and ono executed. There were 272 convicts emplo'ed under contract. 'Vor ( } comes from 1\Inrys1II0 , Kas. , tbat plans nro being made to resume work on the l\Iarysvllle.1'o)1elcn ) cutott at the Union Pacific road within the - n xt few weelis. Worlt was ahut down recently when the financial l1urrr truck that section. Every railroad which enters Omaha and has executlvo offices In Chicago pledges Its strongcl1t suPPCrt' ! to the movement to 500l1re for Omaha the Nntlonnl Coru exposition next fall anti ! t $ co-oporatlon In malelng that exposl. tion a BUN It hold In .tho Nebrislel SI1otl'opolllJ , . ' . - - - " ' - " " - ' - " - . ; ' _ " - - - - , . - _ _ " ' ---t.4-- : . . : . _ _ _ _ ' - \1 . " . . . . , , ' . _ " _ ' . . . . . . . 11 " .f . _ , AS TO SCABIES IN CATTLE. State Veterinarian Asking Information of Cattlemen , Upon the recommendation of Gov. ernor Sheldon State Veterinarian Mc- KIm has Isstle n leller to bo mallod to all cattle dealers cast of the lIne of the recent ( Iuarn.ntlne proclamn- lion 118ltlng for Information l'egardlng the r.cahlef ; ' In cnttle. The letter sots out that both Governor Sheldon and the , state voterlnarlan ha\'o glvon much tlmo and study to the question of ' .Vlplng out the scabies which hag infested cattle of Nebraslm more or less for a number of years , and noW they are anxious to get some dctulled information on the sUbject. To each of the men who ralso or deal In cattle In the eastern section at the state are submitted a number of questions which they are requested to answer , Among the questions are the following - ing : lIow many cattle have 'ou ? 'Vero cattle Inspected In the feed lot or pas- tmo ? Whether nny mDl'o of the herd ha vo lJecome Infected ? How man ' uf ) 'our cattle arc infected ? Were infected - focted cattle bought In the vlclnlt ' or your homo ? Of whom were hey hought ? What are the dipping fa.- . cllltles In 'our county ? Other queS"- tlons along the sarno IInos were aslted and blank space left for an ) ' remarlls : the cattle men might cnro to malte , Each of the persons to , vhom letters have been addressed have had cattle Inspected and [ lronounced unclean. STATE PRINTERY FOR NEBRASKA Po slbllity of the Establishment of Such an Institution , LincoIn.,1A statement made to Governor - ernor G. L. Sheldon , who returneel from a. . trip to Topclca , where he was the guest of Governor Hoch , may lead to the establishment of a. . state print- ery. 'l'he statement was made by the manager of the Kansm > state printing department that the department had saved Kansas $65,000 In the last two years and that the sa.vlng . of a third ) 'ear would pay for the plant. The plant Is up.to-date and contains every pleco of machinery necessary for state printing , In one respect anI ) ' has the neighbor slate an advantage , and that : Is In coal bills , Kansas coal being mined lIy convicts. It was stated , without an attempt at definite figures , that Nebraska' ! ) printing bill , Including the state \1111- verslty , the capital and the state In- stltutlom : , exceeds $100OUO per annum - num , : . , Farmers' Elevator Pays. Harvard-The Harvnrd Co-opern.Uvo . . Grain and Live StacIe company , more ! usually called the "Farmers' Elevator company , " held its annual meeting and elected directors for the ensuing ) 'ear , Franle Dlerrlnger , 1\1. F. Harrington - ton , Louis Nelson and Fred Kocltrow being chason. At the l1rst meeting of these directors the president ! \nd other officers will be chosen , Their manager , 1\11' . Albee , made a most lIatterlng report - port of the business during the year , showing that 23.1,1i51 bushels of grain of all l < lnds had been hought , with a. . net balance above all expenses of $2,200 for the year. Nebraskan Pleases Brltlshcrs , Auburn-Major Church Howe of Auburn - burn , United States consul to Manches. tel' , En land , was the principal spealt- er at the sixth annual dinner of the : \ tnnchesterVholesalo Provision association - ciation , hell1 the evening of January 23. The MancIl ester Guardian gives an account of the affair , moro than llalf of the space being iven to the speech made uy Major Howe , in response - sponse to the toast , "Our Guel1ts , " Farmers BrouQht Money. Anr.ley-Fred Cordis , a farmer 11\ ' . ing twelve miles southwest of Ansle - , held n public sale of farm propert . Thursday , advertising time on all property sold. 1'he most remarlmhle Incident ever happening a.t . a public sale of farm properly In this vicinity was that every dollar of the proc er1s of the sale was paid in casl1. It was an $800 sale. REDUCING THE STATE DEBT. State Treasurer Brian Calls In State Warrants , Stale 1'rearmer Drlan will call In $16,500 of state warrants and thereby reduct' the state debt to $998,000 , This Is the fll'st time the eeht has been lJelow ono million dollars within the memory of the oldest watchdog of the treasur ) ' , . . The oilIest boolt now l\Opt In the state audltol"s oll1co showr. that the debt was $ lIiOOOOO In HI07 , and It has not since been less. The state treasurer will not have to walt on ) > oople to wallt to the state house to present the warrants called In or fOI' Iho recolpt of them by mall , He can. turn to the vault and lay his his hand on them any time , The ) ' are owned by the state , having been lJought as an Investment tor the school fund. 'l'he Interest on the warrants - rants Is paid by the state to Itself and will go Into the temliorarr school fund for the dlstrllJution soml-annually to , aid school districts. Aged Man's Wonderful Recovery , 'V'moro-l\Ian' Weston was on the streets receiving the congratulations of his friends ( ' . 1 } , his recent l'ecOVel' ) ' from n severe case of blood poisoning , Last Novembol' the ' tl'ollble started In n finger , which was prolllptly amplI- lated , but It was fOllnl1 In a few days that the dlsoaso hlld apreal1 fl1rthOl' up the arm. Another opo\ltlon was POI'- formed , removing the arm just below the elbow. Stili the disease WIIS not checlCd anl1 fln ! I ) ' the rm was ret - t moved just below the shoulder. Wes. ton Is about 70 'ears of ago , . - _ . , - . . , . . . . , . . " ' , " /1 :1 ONLY OPPORTUNITY. _ _ , : ! " , , "Doea 'our wlo talle In her sleepr major ? " "No , I tallt In her sleep-It's the only chance I got. " As a man dresses so ho is esteemed. -Danish , . -rIt. PURE FOOD. I No Food Commissioner of Any State Has Ever Attacked the Absolute ' " PUI'lty of Grape-Nuts. E\'ery analysis undertal\Ou shows this food to be made strictly of Wheat and Darley , treated by our processes. to partially transform the starch parts Into n form of Sugar , and thero. fore much casler to digest , Our claim that it is a "Food for- Brain and Nerve Centres" is based upon the fact that certain partD of Wheat and Barley ( which wo use ) contain - tain Nature's brain and nerve-bulldln ! ; ingredients , viz. : Phosphate of Potash - ash , and the way we IJreparo the food iii kes It easy to digest and assimilate _ DI' . Geo. W , Carey in his book on "The Biochemic S 'stem of Medicine" 8a's : "When the medical profession fully understands the Dature and range 0 [ ' tbe phosphate of potassium , insane asylums w1l1 DO longer be needed. "The gray matter of the brain l.t , controlled entirely by tbo inorganic coB.salt , potassium phosphate , I "Tbis salt unites with a.lbumen . , nnd I J 'Jy the addition of oxygen creates nerve- . , fiuld , or the gray matter of the brain _ . . I "Of course , there is a trace of other , ) salts and other organic matter In . nerve-fluid , but potassium pbosphate Is the chief factor , and has the power within Itself to attract , by its own law ' I of affinit - , aB things needed to n11U - . , - I facture the elixir of life. 'l'herefore. \I..d when nervous s'mptoms arise , due to the fact that the nerve-l1uld has been 1 exhausted from any cause , the phosphate - phate of potassium is the enl ) ' true remedy , because nothing else can i . possibly suppb' the deficiency. "The 1\Is \ arising from too rapidly consuming the grny matter of tha- brain cannot be overestimated. "Phosphate of Potash , is to my mind , the most wonderful curatlva- agent ever discovered b ) ' man , and tbe blessings it has alread ) ' conferred on the race are many , Dut 'what shall the barvest be' when pb'slclans ever 'wbere fully understand the part tbls wonderful salt plays in thB' Ii processes of life ? It w1l1 do as much as can be done through ph 'slologto make a heaven on earth. "Let the overworked business man. talte It and go home good-tempered. , ! Let the weary wife , nerves unstrung from attending to sick children or en- ' ) I tertalning company , take It and note how quicklY the equilibrium w1l1 bo restored and calm and reason assert. her throne. No 'provlngs' are required here , We find this potassium salt I largely predominates In norve-fiuld. 1 and that a deficiency produces well- defined symptoms. The beginning anll end or the matter is to supply th lacking principle , and in molecular form , exactly as nature furnishes It In 'w'e etll bles. frllits and grain. To SUIl- ply deficiencies-thIs is the only law of cure. " Please observe thl\t Phosphate or Potash Is not properly of the drug- shop yarlety but Is best prepared by J "Old Mother Nature" and stored In : j the grains read ' for use by mankind , Those who hnve been helped to bottel" t health by the use of Grape-Nuts arB' legIon. ! "There's a Reason. " BRAIN POWER Increased by Proper Feeding , _ - . . . , A lad ) . writer who not only has donI ) good literary work , but reared n famIly - Ily , found In Grape-Nuts the Ideal fOOl } fa\ ' brain worle and to develop healthy children. She writes : "I am an enthusiastic proclalmer of Grapo-Nuts as a regular diet. I formerly - merly had no appetite in the morning and for 8 'enrs while nursing ill ) ' four 4 { children , had Insufficient nourlsbment . " ' for them. "Unablo to eat breakfast I felt faint later , and would go to the pantry ancl eat cold chops , sausage , cooldes , doughnuts or anything I happened to find. Delng a writer , at times my hend telt heavy and my brain asleep. "When I read of Grape-Nuts I began eating it e"er ) . morning , also gave It to the children , Including m ) . 10 montbs old uab ' , who soon grew as fat as a little 1)1S' , good natured and contented. "I wrote evenings and feollng the need of sustained brnln power , 1I0gan eating n small saucer of GrapeNuts with milk , Instead of my usual indl. gestlble hot pudding , plo , or caIto for dessert at night. "I grew plump , nerves strong , and when I wrote m ) ' brain was active nnd clear : Indeed , the dull head pain never returned. " ! ) ORT.UM CEREAL CO" I td. ' DatUQ Or'-i'k. ' lIUcb. .