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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1908)
, ' \ , ; " ' 0' ) ' r I' ! . . rr " " " ' I' ' \ ' " 'Yt.- ' " ' ' . . , . . tl\te H1 t l.\\tnunn \ ) tloolet ) ' . . . T1'.1 n / \ ' - II " " " ; USTER OUNTY EPUBLIOAN. ' " . , \ VOL. XXVI. BROKEN BOW , CUSTER COUNTY , NEBRASKA , THURDSAY , APRIL 2 , 1908 , NO 43J _ _ _ _ _ n _ _ - - - 1he rough , unevently re- tcmpered main-spring lies the , trouble in many. of the ' - " . cheaper . watches. I buy none but the finest Amen- can mad' .main-springs , thoroughly testcc1 before insertion - sertion , and guarantee them from breakage for one year. - - . . - Prescription Economy Does not mean to buy mc(1icines where you can get them the cheapcst-un- less you can be surc of abso- lu e purity , freshness an 1 medicine activity. Bring your prescriptions to us and Imow that you will get the best and not ; pay toomuch : for it either. I This is Prescription Economy. J.8o & J.F.Baisch DRUGGISTS. Broken Bow , - - Neb. . . . . .h. - " " - - - - - . - - - . 'l- ! ' -III. _ 'RI411i L -v Com me ric.a I Hotel J. E. ISZARD. Prop'r. . Brolen Bow , - - Nebraska Free Bus to and from Depot. - v tsI VR U L . . : : : : ! " "I " " 'I.uJIildJw : : : : ! I. ! . .WJ1IIIIni.lI ! iIJuIIIiJIIllWIIiIInt.JIJ""I ! ! : ' ' ' ' 'cliJl"1 . fU.zII , KEEP YOUR EYE ON US FOR . & HOUSE PLANTS IN BLOOM n . , qardcn Seeds of Bes.t Varieties 1907 Grown -I . 1 l lour Seeds of all Kmds } ) i. . . Onion Sets-White and Hed an d I ac k. e d ! , " ' ; Read This List. } i J l ; 1 Herbatellc Soap. . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 bars , $1.00 I , ' , . Coal Oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .per gallon , .15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .per five gallons , .70 ) 'rea Leaf Brand of Tea-elegant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lb. , .50 : : ; Sir 'l'homas T-4iptan Tea-always good. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .per lb. , .75 ? Ki n g's S l f . . . . . . . . f .i . . . . . . . : . . . . ! . . . : : : : : : . : : : : : . . . : : : . : : : : : : : : : : :3. : f : _ Haven Pancake Flolr. ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . .a large sack for .25 ' I ! "porated Marar011l-none : better. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . per lb. , .15 f > ) lull Cream Cheese-the finest grad ( > , . . . . . . . . . . per lb. , .20 . ; i , Our CotTees are the finest at 18c , 20c , 25c , 30e and 35c. t . ! Breakfast l'oods ! , Stock Foods , Chicken Foods ! , ; .A..11 : B.in.d.s : ' . , \ \1 We handle only the best Gasoline for stove and lighti . J. C. : l3CVU.EJXr , PHONE No.5. NOUTIl SIDE , BROKEN BOW , NEBR. : TRADE L\I , , . , . . , : ; ; : ; : : : : . \ \lIII \ IIII\ \ 'I\I ' \ .t I. III IIIII IIIII IIIII. ' ' 'III II'II ' 111' ' " \ -rY A Splendid LiDO , < . . You often hear people talk about good goods and low prices. 'rhat is no new feature here-not since the day of opening this store two years ago-but since then we have increas d the stock until 110W , those . j who trade h re never fear bnt that they will always , meet up with a spl ndid line of everything classed in I the grocery and provision list , and thcy know , also , that they can securc jnst what they want-our as- sortmcnt is so\'aried-without having to "trot around town" hunting for i . Givc us au opportunity to scn'e yon , if you.ne\'cr ha\'c , and realiz , tor once in your life , how pleasant it is to bcerved satisfactorily. Sheppard & Burk 'j Phone 125. South Side Square . ' , - ' ' i ' . t rJt , . . . . . . . . . ' " 't ' DIED WITH - . HIS BOOTS ON. Johnson tSanderson , 11 Farmer' Near Broken Bow , Feared by Many , : Killcd Last Saturday Evening. - - - ALWAYS LOOKING FOR TROUBLE. An Old Feud Between He and James Carlan Terminated by the LaUer Shooting Him to Death. . Perhaps none of the several .tragedies that have occurred in Custer county caused more excitement - citement or produced more of a sensation than the shooting to death of John Sanderson , by James Carlan , on the street in Broken Bow last Satnrday evening - . ing , March 28th , at 6:15 : o'clock. This beca4se of the fact that the man who was killed had been d. resident of the county for twenty-five years and through a number of escapades and legal entanglements became well known by nameif not personally. AN OI.D FRIItND. 'fhcre seems to have been a feud of one or two years standing between the participants to the tragedy , although prior to that time they had been close friends , as wen as neighbors , for many years. The cause for their difference - ference is stated to be in the nature of a family difficulty , and it is expected that when the case is tried before a jury , evidence will be presented to the effect that each had openly threatened the life of the other. UNDER INFLUENCE OIr LIQUOR. Carlan has bcen in the city all wint ? . _ and , ; 1nc erson ' ame to town Saturday for e n 00 n. Whether they met during the daj' previous to the encounter has nat bcen lcarned , but that both Lad bcen drinking to excess was noted by all who saw them. FIVE SHOTS lrntEn. 'l'he mcn met on the east side of the Broken Bow state bank building , and may have talkcd a few minutes before the altenl10n of anyone was attracted to them , which was occa ioned by the loud talk and oatbs of Carlan , followed - ed quickly with the report from a rcvolver and in quick succession four more shots. 'l'he shots were fired so rapidly , from a Colts Automatic revolver , that some of the witnesses , at the coroners inquest , testified there were only four , while as i matter of fact there were five. 'rwo SIIO'1'S ' ! 'OOK Junl'ltc'r. I Those who were near state that the first shot missed , the bullet being imbedded.in in the casing - ing to the doorway leading to the second story of the building. 'l'he second bullet struck the watch in Sanderson's vest pocket and with such force that the shin was bruised. One of the three following shots was a miss the bullet striking and flattening agaiJ1st the stone steps to the bank. TbQse who saw the affair do not agree to the order in which this shot was fired. Either one of the two that took effect would perhaps have caused death , especially one , which severed the artery from the heart , the other breaking the neck. CAHLAN SURHENDERED. Sanderson fell without uttering - ing a word and breathed but a few times after persons who saw the shooting reached him. Car- lan , with hands uplifted , in one of which he still held the revolver - ver , walked toward Dr. W. R. Pennington , who stooc1 at thc bank corncr and said : " 1'11 sur. r nder to you doctor , here's my gun , " and he was taken to the county jail bV Dr. Pennington. 'l'he body of Sanderson was so : > 11 thereafter removed to un. dertaking rooms and Coroner Cole swore in a jury composed of Jules Haumont , George W. Ap. pIc , E. ' 1' . McClure , Geo. Will. lng , 11. H. Squires and L. Do , George. After bearing the tes. timony of such persons as were known to have witnessed the shooting , thc jury returned iJ verdict as follows : . vmmtc'1' Olt CONONltHS JUl\ ' . At an inqucst held at Broteen .Bow , in the County of Custer , State of Nebraska , on the 28th day of March , 190 , before lie E. Cole , corner of said county , uJon the body of John Sanderson , lymg dead , bv the jurors whose namcs re hereto bscribed , the said urors upon thcir oath do say : l'hat the said Jonn Sanderson 'came to his death on this , the 28th day of March. 1908 , by rcason of two gUll shot wounds inflicted upon him by James Carlan , with a revolver , and that .said shooting of the said Sander- son by the said Carlan was feloniously - iously done. And that 5ahl shooting was done in Broken Bow , Custer county , Nebraska , and said Sanderson dicd immcli- ately after receiving said wounds. ( C4Iutluued on Fourth pllrcl : Fairvicw Filicities. Last Wednesdav Mrs : E. W. Simmons fell to the ground from some steps about eight feet high , but was unconscious for a whilc , but whcn she came to her self sh worleed her way to the house I she was unable to walk without help for a few days. She is better at this writting. Mrs. Kate Burdick of Brokcn Bow visitcd several days with her niece Mrs. C. A. Burdick. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Wilson of Anselmo visited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Anderson - son , returning , to thcir hOllle Monday. Mrs. John Deming has been quite sick this week but is im- .proving , she will SOOll he up and around again. C. A. Burdick purchased some vcry fine furnishings for thcir house while in Omaha last wcek. Mr Clyde Willson is , pendillg a few days this week at the home of J. H. . nderson. ' . Last Saturday , while E. W , immons was burning trash on .bis land , the wind got to blowing - ing and took the fire OV r the praire faster and faster than he intended , all the neighb'rs went out and the.Ire was exterminated and no damage done. Miss Clara Shackclford has bcen teaching the King school and boarding at home. When she reached home Tuesday evening shc founc1 their house under quarantine , so that is the reason thcre is no school this wcek-at least. Westerville Items. Rev. Bellis and wife , of Berwyn , attened church here last Sunday and assisted the pastor in the services. Mr. Bellis has many warm friends here iwho are always glad to see and hear him. Elmer Cannon , Joe Wilson , M. Karr and H. .Pchmer are four of our successful farmers who arc on the Omaha market this week with fat cattle that they had becn feeding. Mr. and Mrs. Fogolson are re- joycing over a son , born to thcm March 27th : Miss Edith McEwen one of our young teachers , closec1 a stven months term of school in the Brown school housc last week. Wm. llaillie , of li'remont , is visiting with the f mi1.r of Mrs. William Baillie. Summer must be here "for sartin" as a couple of : ) rofessor Water's pupils went in swimming in the mill pond last Monday. No bad results up to date. The Odd Fellows building is receiving a coat of paint this week and is rapidly nearing com- pIchon. 'l'he estimated cost is put at $3,000.00. Miss Lena Allen , a well knowll and succesful teachcr , finished a term of six months school in her home district last r. . riday . Miss Maggie Allcn , who is . teaching in one of Lincoln's high schools , is spcnc1ing a weeks , vacation visiting her mother , Mrs. Andrew Allen. i Our highly prized teacher , . Professor W. W. Waters , .visited his narents , Mr. and Mrs. Gco. Wat rs , at Broken Bow 1 as t . Saturday. . Harry Burnham ha purchascd 160 acrcs of the Speece boys farm. . ! Consideration $7,000.00. For Rent. I L Two rooms in the Custer block. Inquire at the RUPUDLICAN office. . Taft is Cheerful Workman , Docs Duty , Dodgcs Trouble. Non partisan view of Se'cretar ) ' l.'aft by the Omahn Dailv - News. Although asked -describe 'l'aft in phrase I should call him "the cheerful workman. " He loves to work , : lnd he worls checrful because he is always confident of doing it welt. 1t 'is his huge optimism , his belief iu the essential right . of everything everyboc1j..thnt is the secret of his success. With 'l'aft as presidc.nt there is not Weet ) ' to be a panic or othcr seriom crisis during his administration. Ile will head it off b ) ' an active faith and wi11laugh the moncy bac1 , in the bank. Physically , 'l'aft is one of the biggest men in the world. He weighs 280 pounds and is six feet tall. His shou1chm are tremendous - deus , so broad that 'yon almost forget he is too big around the waist. He is not a fat man in the ordinar.y sensc. His boncs and everything about him are of uuusual size , and the generous covering of good , health ) ' f1e h is a proportionate part of the gen. eral cquipment. Were he a sour , suspicious , or a pcssimistic man , he would be a lot thiuncr , but he is none of these things. His head is unusually wide between - tween the ears , which indicates constructive power. His forehead - head is not very high , but uncommonly - commonly broad anc1 well de- velo'cd. [ Over each eye the bones of the slmll bulge distinctly - ly , which , they say , reflects the keenness of his observation. His mu tache and hair arc gray. I-Iis half is growing thin all ovcr , but no spot on the head is really un- covered. His eyes arc clear and honest and his manner lS unaffectedly - fectedly open and corc1ial. He says he is glad to see you. Other public mcn when you call on thcm also say they arc glad to sce you , but in 'most cascs yon tmow that t11ey are bored to death at having. to. see 'V.o.u , and only do so from sOlne feeling t t l hey ougu t to. When 'l'aft says it you thinl , he mcans it. I believe hc docs. Hc rcally lilies prell ) ' ncarly everybody he mcets , and the number of his friends is legion. 'l'aft is not a figh ter because he docs not really hatc anybody enough to matee him think that a fight is the only way out of it. He likes to think as well as he can of e\'en his enemies. Inmost cascs he probably behevcs that if his enemies wou1c1 come and have a frank talk with him they would thereafter bc "good Indians. " His whole carcer has bcen that of a peacemaker and not a fighter. People who have studied his decisions in labor disputes claim that they have neither been directcd against the worldng- man nor against the capitalist , but reall ) ' represcnted a fair effort on h is part to preserve the public peace. He docs not like distur- bers. He wants cverybody to come in out of the strect and sit quiet and be good. l.'his is what cnables him to go to the , Philip. pines or Cuba , or to any other place where there is a row on. and as soon as he has been there a few days atilt has had a chance to call the fighters into a room and talk to them , there is sud- dcnly a great calm. It is almost morally and physically - cally il11pos ible for antagonists to sit in the same room with 'l'aft and listen to his genial common sensc , his cheerful optimism , his hearty laugh which carrics him over all embarrassing' points , without feeling that fighting is really absurd , and that you ought to invite the m,1.'n , you have been trying to scalp hOme to dinner. 'fhcre is nothing foolish or sentimental about 'raft , either. He is a practical man , with il kcen eye for detail amI a tremendous - deus capacity for hard work. In Washington he is at it never later than 9 in the morning , is busy all day , and then tatccs a lot of worlc home in thc cvcning . , nd worles until midnight. He is the hardest worker in the entire - tire administration. No man in Washington has had thc physical power to (10 such labor since Grover Cleveland WhS there. Julius Cms..r IS said to have employed - ployed three secretaries at the same time , but 'l'aft has three expert stenographcrs and dictates to them in rotation. On his desk I in the morning are letters and re- , ( Coutluued ou last PAQ'U. ) - . . . Zumbrota Zephyrs. Maud Callen has a sore throat to contend with. Miss Madge Bishop is entertaining - taining the mumps. . ' Oscar ' 1'appnn is enjoyin ' it visil from his sister , Mrs. Sn11tl1 , oC Mitchcll , Nebraska. Miss Zee Bishop spcnt Saturday - day abd Sunda ) 'with G. R. Rus- som's , ncar Ormbsy. Mrs. Mattie 'l'appan IHis ov rene one hundrcd chickens froUl the ( 1'st hatch of her "Old Trustv" . incubator. Halph Johnson spent Sunday at M. D. Callcn's. Chas. Hall is goibg to break sad for J. B. Holcomb. 1\11ss Mable Routh is expected home ncxt weelc front Rltgby , North Dakota , whcre she has bcen visitin relatives since last Septcmber. Onc evening the first of thi8 week Guy l ector was returning' home at an early hour in the evening and was ridin ! ! a colt that bccame unUlat1ageable and threw him , causing him to fan hard and to remain uncot1sious until early the next morning. Nearly all the men from this commuuity turned out last Wednesday evening to help fight the fire that raged north of Hun- ter's ranch. 'l'hej' bade-fircd for t h rce miles next the road , so when the fire burncd there it wcnt out. Fortunately thcre was' not anything consumed that amounted to much. But these two fires surcly is enough warning - ing to be prepared for such. Try the RItl'U LICAN office for fine job printing. - - - , . . . . . . .0Qr ORDER. . DRUGS BY PHONE' . Most people don't ' Imow any more bet dr gs after they sce them than before. Call us up by phone and tell usVI'lat drugs-or J anything - thing else-you want anc1 we will deliver them in half the time you could c me to the store for them. Everytlung will be satis- factors-welwill make it so. S. Fl. . . : J.ee The Busy Drugglsr frull ) Comparisons Uaye you ever bought a drug at an ordinary drug store and afterwards bought the ame drng at McComas' . Don't you notice a great ditTerence in that you got a better quality here while the pricc was the same or lcss ? Ed. McComas Druggist BROKEN - - BOW