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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (June 4, 1908)
* -V " V' ' ' V- " * \ . 111.1 CUSTEE COUNTY REPUBLICAN , VOL. XXVI BROKEN BOW , OUSTER COUNTY NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , JUNE 4 , 1908 , NO. 52 sr A Well Stocked China Closet is the average housewife's ambi tion. She likes a nice side board , too , glittering with China and Glassware. If you happen to be "shy" on any particular article , or a few of them , pay our store a visit and and you will find some revela tions here in China bargains. Prices that suit the pocket-book. .Graduate of tlie Chicago Oothalmlc College. AINTING and P APERING. . . . HAVK YOU SEEN OUR NEWWALLPAPER ? Then you hav < ! n't seen the best ever offered in this town for the money. Come and lei us \ match up several of the most popular patterns for'you. "We also have all the ' Paints i , Oils , Varnishes , Stains , etc.that , you can' need. JS&J.FBaisoh , , . , DRUGGISTS. life llUlLlllliniM IllJll. % frll.Hlllhilllllli ! . , | . , . , . . r THE HOUSE OF LEADERS \ Vigor Breakfast Food , lOc package for 05 4 Blue Belle Pears , nicer than fresh ones 15 Fancy Evaporated Peaches , worth 20c 15 Buffalo Chop , special Jap Tea , worth 50c J i Ib. 35 > lb. can F.ine Cut Tobacco , worth 25c 15 Eldorado Caster Machine Oil , per gallon. . 40 Dandelion Killer , guarantaed * 50 Pure Olive Oil , per bottle , 65c and . ; 35 Liquid Smoke for Meats its great per bottle .75 Peanut Butter , fine for sandwiches , 25c and . . ' . ' . . ' , .15 Pure New York Maple Sugar , 1908 make , per Ib.j 20 Electric Wall Paper Cleaner , makes your walls look as good as new. Costs about 25 cents a room , Try it. Lipton Teas and Chase & Sanborn Teas and Coffees. 4 Pure Healthy Food Products. PHONE No. 5. NORTH SIDE , BROKEN BOW , NEBR. TRACE Pure Old Cider Vinegar . .MAIUC 11 ! Commerical Hotei J. E. ISZARD. Prop'r , Broken Bow , - - j Nebraska f Free Bus to and from Depot. JUST THE REAL GOOD KIND i Sheppard & Burk Phone 125. S Duth Side Square IS Through the Sunny South. Continued from Last Week I tell you its a serious thing for a Nebraska man to be alone iu time of trouble. But for a fact , I could not have been more glad that Mr. Scott and Mr. l'rary ( were not in sight-seeing distance , for I never met two Kansas fellows before , neither have I since , that could come as near laughing a man into hyster ics , or a mule out of his dumps , as these two fellows can when the thermometer is just right. Well , what has become of the automobile. Here it is gliding along just as nice as one could wish * We are now coming in sight of the place where we started just three hours ago. After all , we will have to repeat what Dr. Gibson said , it was a delightful trip , this our first automobile ride away down here in this far off south laud within 27 miles of the southern extrem ity of the United States of America. Dismounting this great ma chine and leaving it apparently asleep , this crowd of twelve per sons almost total strangers to each other , disperse and scatter in different directions , perhaps never to meet again as we have been today on this pleasant trip. Thus it is in life. We meet today and part tomorrow , to be separated , perhaps forever , but let us try to leave sweet and lasting impressions with those we meet and those we greet in this busy , bustling world. That will tell the true story that : "Life is real , life'is earnest , And the grave is not its goal ; Dust Thou art to dust returri- est , Was not spoken of the soul. " 5:30. : With two of our travel ing associates we start for the old mexican town of Matamoris , across the Rio Grande riyqr. We crossY in , ferry boats , toll three cents in American , six cents jn Mexican money. After we get across the river on the Mexican side we board a small street car large enough to carry about six teen persons of average size , This street car is drawn byva small mule about the size of the one I encountered this morning , but not the same one , as I think that one did belong to the water works. . I almost forgot to tell you when we approached the- river , as we went over , we met the rest of our delegation who had made the trip to old Matamoris , and was just returning. Dr. Gtysb.p vol unteered to go back with us to Matamoris , and after we were safely seated in the street car. . We must pay for this good service two and one half : ents American or five cents Mexican money. We had to travel in this little old street car for over a. mile , but after so long we landed in the quaint old city on schedule time. I did not time this ride , but I soon found out it was no Katy flyer , but really it was a little novel and will be re membered as being very .interest ing , something to jot down in lifes history. The first place we visited here in this old town was one of the cemeteries , which was a pretty place , though very odd and so different from our cemeteries in America. Thqre are large vaults built on top of the ground large enough to hold a number of deat bodies. . There had been a num ber of openings in these tombs where suppose the bodies were passed thropgh in the vaults or receptacles of the tombs and thet sealed up § air tight. These places of deposit for the dead , we are told , are leased for five years at the time of burial and at the expiration of these five years if not leased and paid for again for five years more , the bones are taken out of the tomb and thrown in a receptacle in one corner o the cemetery. Those of ou crowd that went early in the af teruoon were permitted to see these ghostly , bleaching bones as they were piled up in this place. We were late getting in here , and , for some cause not ex plained to us , we were not per inittcd to sec this bleaching pile of human bones. We were continually and Ever lastingly vexed and tormented , as well as entertained , by the little children from two to twelve rears old , begging for nicks. iVhile this was annoying and iaiculous , yet it was amusing o see these little waifs perform heir many tricks standing ou heir heads , turning summer saults , and many other tricks to nduce us to part with as many nicks as possible , and it was evident the mothers of these ittle tots had taught this trick of graft. This was evident for they stood by the windows watching and enjoying the per formance with delight. Next place we visited was he prison. I will not try to lescribe this prison in detail , for ! could not as our time at this ) lace was limited and we only ipent a few minutes here. But f a fellow don't carry himself > retty orderly he is liable to get quite familiar with conditions and a little personal knowledge from actual experience. 'After ve passed inside the inclosure we go up a llight of steps on top of a roof'over the cells .This roof was some kind of stone and was ike a shred roof up against the outer walls which were of stone and built , I would judge , about eight feet above the roof , and * on op of this wall was broken > ottles and glass just as close to- jether as could be placed to keep he prisoners from making a high ump and and.scaling the walls and escaping. We saw a.nmnber of prisoners n the open place below in the enclosure and some of the guards ooking after their welfare. It was amusing how these prisoners would beg for pennies , nicks or- dimes , whichever the giver night care to throw down to them , as nearly every one re sponded to their entreaties with a penny , nick , or dime and 'tis a fright to see how the old and the young alike will scramble and almost break their icck to get a share of this. The world calls it money and is de- sii &it < jfl as being the root of all evil. evil.Our Our next place to visit was an old Catholic church built over a lalf century ago , This was a very solemn and sacred places. The interior was very beautiful and nicely finished , having many statues and pictures that arc kept sacred by these people and figure nuch with them in their worship. There came to our consciousness a solemnity of feeling and a pro found respect for this sacred place where the Great Infinite 3od > s supposed to answer their petitions , and bring to this pe- : uliar people a peaceful reconci liation with the Father of Mer cies in that great and notable day when all the nations of the earth shall stand in the presence of Him who rules Heaven and earth , the loving Father of us all. After we left this old church we passed through a public parker or plaza filled with ornamental trees ' , flowers , magnolia , palms and'many varieties , of flowering shrubs. This is a beautiful oasis in this dry and desert looking country. I wished ior more time here to enjoy the the beauty and loveliness of this place. From tfiis place we went to a store where curios of all kinds and description and picture postal , cards are kept. We select ed a number , of .postal cards show ing-various scenes. Among these was .a picture of a bull fight , nol because we enjoy this wicked ant inhuman scene , but for the sake of having a variety of these pic ture cards from this quaint eli Mexican town. There were a number of these cards mailed ai this place havingon the Mexican stamp. These will be a relic ant a reminder of this visit to this place in the years to come. It being supper time Dr. Gib son suggested that we take sup- pqr here and test the quality of a beefstake cooked and served a the pleasure of a chinaman in a Chinese restaurant. Our suppe consisted of eggs , beefsteak , cof fee and other dishes sufficient fo a fairly good meal , not quite as well relished as theimeals we bat been .accustomed to as serve < from the dining car "Lura.1 This was our first and only sup per we ever ate where the pro tecting folds of the stars am stripes did not wave from the sun kissed hills of free America After-supper we strolled aroum for awhile , I know not where , fo this old town looked very mucl alike whereever we might go Dr. Gibson was anxious to get a relic of some drawn work from this old city as a memento , but lad not yet succeeded when we wo left he and the man with lim. lim.The The houses here arc all flat roofs and not many -over two stories high , built very compact ind close together. The streets are very narrow and none to clean -ind in need of many repairs. We are told , and history confirms he message , that during the civil war this was a city of 70,000 ) opulation. Now it has about 7,000. Where are the missing iges ? History will tell. As the evening shades of twi- igh't is given away to the glim- ncr and gloom of darkness , and 10 electric lights to guide our ootstcps , and the pall of night n this dismal and forlorn place o a stranger is anything but cstful to the mind or pleasant to he imagination , we decided at once to return to the American idc of the Rio Grande and sleep under the protection of the Stars and Stripes of Old Glory , which very American citizens holds acred to the memory of those who have never allowed its folds o trail in the dust of earth , but ceeping its flagstaff pointing oward the stars of Heaven and ts folds waving to the gentle breezes , telling to the world this emblem of American liberty and rccdom.will protect its citizens rom injustice and oppression in he land of the free and home of he brave. I will give my readers a little listory before I say farewell , > erhaps forever , to this old town. ! have told you this was a city of 70,000 people during the civil war. Down the river where the Rio Grande enters in the gulf , on a piece of land between the gulf and the river , the city of Bagdad was built. It began its existence when the Federal government commenced the blockade of the southern ports in the early sixties and from a town.of a few thous and it grew in leaps and bounds to a city of 62,000. Today Bag- lad is but a memory. A tropi cal sun now beats down on a glaring stretch of white , hot sand , where once stood the great est cotton shipping port in the world. No ruins of buildings break the monotonous vi w. The long wharves arc gone , the hotels and gambling dens have disappeared , the steamboats ou Jthe Rio Grande arc no more , and no ocean going steam ships have hidden iu the old harbor ior over forty years. Bagdad strand up iu a day and died in f an hour. It disappeared for all tune when ConUucil on I ast Race. Drug Talks Worth Heeding Twenty-two years is a pretty long time to be in business con tinually in one place but this store hart that record to Its cupdit and doing tha largest drug business in town. A snfe store to tic to , Our Drug Store is n helpful server of the public , A store to which you can conic in confidence , getting absolutely just what your doctor orders and put together as lie would wish. We can serve you better than any other drug store can. Prescrip tions only filed by registered druggists. Erf. Druggist BROKEN BOW 1O per cent DISCOUNT O3XT A.JL Farm Machinery Just stop and consider what this means tb you. - $42.00 Swede 2-row Cultivator price cut to 37.50 is. oo 4-shovel Juker Cultivator price cut to 13.50 17.00 4-shovel No Name Cultivator price cut to 15.30 18.00 4-shovel New Western Cultivator..price cut to 16.20 29.00 4-shovel Pivotal Dandy Cultivator. . price cut to 26. JO 29.00 4'Shovel Dutch Uncle Cultivator. , .price cut to 26.10 25.00 14x16 Disc Harrow price cut to 26.10 16.50 Three-Section Pipe Harrow price cut to 14.85 10.00 14-inch Cricket Breaking Plow. . . .price. cut tb 9.00 ' 13.00 16-inch Kansas Breaking Plow. . . .price cut to 11.70 14.00 18-inch Kansas Breaking Plow. . . .price cut to 12.60 I have many other farm tools that I am giving the same discount as on the above , which will make them a great bargain. All of the above dis count prices must be spot cash. We Carry in Stock . Jeering Mowers , Deering Swing .Stacker , Deering , Jr. Overshoot Stacker , Deering 4 wheel Push Sweep , Peering 8 wheel Pull Sweep , Deering 2 wheel Pull Sweep. G. W. Apple Broken Bow Nebraska.