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CUSTEE COUNTY REPUBLICAN ,
VOL , , XXVII BROKEN BOW , OUSTER COUNTY NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , JULY 16 , 1908 , N0.fi
Handsome is
The Hand
adorned byqur jewlory. Rings
exquisite.in design and execu
tion , Bracelets of new aud
original patterns. We Imve n
Inrge Watch and Clock depart
ment in winch-are many excel
lent tiine-keepeis and many
that arc beautiful parlor orna
ments as well. A fine assort
ment of beautiful Gift Silver
ware for your inspection.
We
will
high prices
for
Butter , 4
Eggs , Etc. ,
July 25
to
August i.
Fancy
hickory
cured
Bacon
Hams
Bologua
Beef
Picnic Hams
<
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< | July 25
to -
ugust 2
. . .
Mnni ! TJwiMniiiiiiaiiiu ! mi.i. ' rttr.
The Weather Man Says :
"Hot To-Morrow. "
He niay be correct in his
prediction or he may not ,
but if it is hot , .or.even mod
erately warm , don't forget
there is coolness at our
Soda Fountain
Delicious , cool drinks ,
aud the finest fruit
flavors that our money
can buy. One glass , or
several , of our Ice Cream
Soda , will help you
through the day won
"
derfully. '
JS.&J.FBaiscli
, . . ,
'DRUGGISTS. '
The Quality Store .
CHAUTAUQUA
at Broken Bow
July 25 to Aug. 2 , ' 08
Conic , everyone , make your headquar
ters at our store , if yott wish , have your
mail sent in our care , wraps and valises
taken care of free of expense to you.
Potted ham , sc
Corned beef , 150 , 2j > c
> Potted chicken , ? oc , , . , . c'
Chip beef , 150 a can
Veal loaf , aoc a cau * *
Lobsters , 300 a can
Olives , n bottle plain , oc , 450 and yoc
Olives , a bottle , stuffed , 150 , aoc , 250
and 350
Salmon , 12 , 15 , 20 and 250 a can.
Oysters , 10 , 15 and 2oc a can.
Sardines , 5,10 and 2oc a can
Boston baked beans , 10 15 and 2oc a
cau
Vienna Sausage , loc a can
Kuuio nut butter , 15 and i c
J.C.Bowen
TRADE
Pure Old Oder Vinegar
MARK
Extra fancy
Lemons
Oro'nges
Dauiiauus
etc. ,
during the
Chautauqua
July 25
to
August 2
Extra Fancy
C O 1 P E E S
\
Bowcn's Winner
] 8c pound
Bear Rio
aoc pound
Highland B'end
250 pound
Kamo
300 pound , ,
Manor House
35c pound
July 2.s
to
August ?
Hydraulic Tire Setter
At Dorris' Blacksmith Shop.
is the best machine made and so you
get the best work when executed on
this machine.
S. M. DORRIS , Blacksmith.
Southeast of the square.
JUST C
THE REAL
KIND
Sheppard & Burk
Phone 125. S > uth Side Square
That Agricllural School.
There is no one thing , perhaps ,
which will do the farmers of
Custer county as much good as
will the holding of a short course
school in Broken Bow this Winter.
In counties where they have
been held the farmers have profit
ed by them aud when our farmers
prosper the business men are sure
to. Broken Bow is in line for one
of the two schools which the
Board of Regents have decided to
hold in the state thin winter.
Our city is in favor with the
board for its past history of
justling and we believe that our
business men will take hold of
and assist the farmers of Custer
county in making the school a
ucr.ess. An outline of the work
proposed by this school will be
jiveu by the superintendent of the
farmers institute during Chau
tauqua week. The ladies as well
as the men , are interested in
these schools as they have their
leparlmeut with special instate-
ors. The RKPUIII.ICAN wants to
see the schools in Broken Bow
: his winter and asks everyone to
? ct busy and help secure it.
Tuesday , July 28 , is the day the
meeting will be held.
Receives a Fine Present.
J. E. Iszard , the genial land-
ord of the Commcrical , recently
received a handsome and costly
ircsent from Win. Adams ,
bunder and owner of the Hope
ron works of Philadelphia. The
> resent is a large cut glass punch
> owl , with six cut glasses. The
ray is French plale glass hand
somely bound with solid silver.
\lr. Iszard is well pleased with
he present and he should be for
t cost not less than $150.00. A
careful search of the box in which
he bowl was shipped failed , to
bring to light any of the ingredi
ents for which the present is in-
ended to * be used , and as Broken
Bow is a dry town , Mr. Iszard is
at a loss to know just what use
o make of it. lie thinks that
lad Mr. Adams hcen aware .of ,
the condition of our city he
would have sent a sqpply along ,
enough at least just to show
low it would look when in work-
ng order.
Read The Republican.
Everybody should read the
3us'r-iw COUNTY KKPUUUCAN if
hey want reliable news. Its re-
jorters and correspondents are in
structed to get the new * , but to
ivoid fakes and sensational
yarns , which give a paper a bad
name and disgusts the intelligent
reading public. Speak to your
leighbor and tell him the Old
Reliable will be sent to him for
$1.00 the year.
To Our Correspondents.
L/ast week some of the news
items and \iic or two correspon
dents were crowded out ou ac
count of room. But do not be
discouraged but write again.
e will have more space for our
assistant editors after this week.
We wish to devote one page of
the RI-PUHUCAN to our correspon
dents and kindly ask you to get
the news of your neighborhood
to this office by Wedncscay of
each week. Write for stamps ,
stationery , etc.
Help to Obtain Information.
Have you noticed that the man
who attended the livestock , agri
cultural and dairy meetings , are
for the most part , prosperous ,
well to do farmers ? Those who
seek imformation generally pros
per by it. The farmery ot Cusler
county will have a chance to
profit at the agricultural school
to be held in Broken Bow this
winter as every department of
farm work will be throughly dis
cussed by men and women who
have become proficient in each
line. .
July 23 Clean up.
Our citizens should bear in
mind that July 23 , is the day
when every able bodied man ,
women , boy and girl is expectei
to be on band early with any
kind of machinery which wil
tend to help demolish the weeds
and beautify the appearance ol
Broken Bow. Teams will be
wanted to haul off the rubbish
after it is raked up and mowers
will be needed to cut the weeds
and grass. Voluteers are wantet
for this purpose. Remember the
I date when every one in Broken
Bow is to get busy. Thusday ,
July 23.
Omaha Corn Exposition.
J. T. 0. Stewart , of Omaha ,
representing the Burlington road
and working in the interests of
the Corn Exposition to be held in
Omaha ' ) . 19 , was in the citv
Monday creating enthusiasm for
this show. The Exposition will
offer over $100,000 in premiums
for cereala and we are of the
opinion that some of Custer
county's farmers will capture
quite a portion of that amount.
Ut'sidea the many attractions at
the Exposition an alfalfa palace' ,
will be dedicated. he Corn
Exposition is to be of an educa
tional nature along farm lines
and learned lecturers will be
present who will impart information
mation on agricultural and
domestic lines. While here Mr.
Stewart addressed the teachers
at the Normal and his talk suc-
leqdcd in creating considerable
interest with them. He will be
liere again Chautauqua week at
Which time he will explain more
fully the merits of the exposition.
Alexander Hamilton , A "Stand Patler"
One of the powerful speakers
for the Broken Bow Chautauqua
is lion. Warren G. Harding ,
formerly lieutenant governor of
thq Nutmeg state. In his lecture
Aldxander Hamilton he says ,
among other things , that Alex
ander Hamilton was the first to
argue for the election of U. S.
Senators by popular vote. The
ecturer gets pretty close to ppli-
: ics but avoids partisan bias.
Mr. Harding is not seeking per
sonal popularity from the plat-
: orm and handles without gloves
some of the burning issues of the
lay. lie boldly acknowledges
: he admiration for the big things
.hat are being accomplished by
the corporations. In a word the
ecturer is unique and powerful.
Session will open Saturday
July 25th.
25th.A
A Snake Like Fence.
Fromthe outlook Callaway aud
rtdivision-cause is going to be
foutitl wauling * . * It isr a mighty
hard thing to whip along to "a
successful point a thing that in
not just fo the point and some
thing they do not want. One or
.wo of the papers upholding the
hold-up" of the lines that w-.s
voted for last year seem to think
; he people will support the snake
ike fence that has been made
through the county but they do
lot nocd to and if they use their
oed judgment in doing so it
will not be to their discredit.
Morna Postal Card.
Get Busy , Young Man.
Do not become discouraged ,
youtig man , just because some
[ > aper or a few old men say that
you are too young to enter poli-
lics. It is your duty as a citizen
to fjet into the heat of battle and
fight for what you believe to be
right. Too young ? No sir ,
you are not. If you are going to
cast your first vote this fall you
shonl help Vicc-Chairmaii Myers
organize a Republican Club in
your neighborhood and commence
at once to work for the interests
of your parly.
Satisfied to Let It Alone.
Aside from one or two agita
tors at Callaway the people of
that progressive little city in
general seem to b2 satisfied to let
the county division question
alone for this year at least. Of
course , they sign petitions ask
ing for an election , but it is after
much urging on the part of the
agitators.
Camp Meeting.
The Kearney Dist. Camp
Meeting will be held this year at
Ravenna July 17-26. The Rev.
C. B. Allen D. D. of Denver has
been engaged for this meeting
and will preach twice each day.
Dr. Allen comes to us very
highly recommended by the
Governor of the state of Colorado
who is one of the strongmen and
leaders of the Methodist church ,
and by others with whom he has
labored in revival work. You
will want to hear him. Begin
now to plan to come and stay
through the ten days meetings.
Preached Here Sunday Night.
President Wm. E. Chcll of
York College was in the city a
few days during the past
week visiting friends and looking [
after business matters pretaining
to the college. He preached in
the United Bretheru church Sun
day evening and his sermon was
greatly appreciated.
FACTS
Get busy with your ad and let TIIU CUSTKR
COUNTY Riunnir.iCAN readers act ,
% It is a good tilingto remember that THK
'RitrunuoN ads will briny the best results.
Space and'printers ink are at your com
mand. What have you to sell ?
Chautauqun.
Permit me to say to those in
terested in the coming Chautau-
qua that I have done all in my
[ > owcr to secure the most helpful
talent available. We expect to
ive you more than has been
advertised. At the present there
is only one on the program about
whose coming we arc in doubt ,
and that is Dr. McQueen , whose
jlacc will be filled by Henry
3eorge , Jr. , of New York , who
costs us more money. We haven't
aimed to attract the sensational
or else a cheaper lot of talent
would have been secured. When
you shall have attended this
hautauqua you can say the 1908
session was true to name.
I urge parents especially to
near Judge Liudsey. Your , boy
nay be worth more to you some
lay than your farm.
If there isnt sufficient enter
tainment with these four big
nusical companies , and such im
personators as Bingham , Seeds ,
Jenoett , etc. , then I would try
ao further to satisfy you. A
Chautauqua is'nt a show. There
is something in it to me besides
iioncy. I should be pleased to
show anyone sincerely interested
my contract with the Rcdpath
Co. Were this program instru
mental in making you a better
and more useful person , then
part of my ambition will have
Dc'etf'satisTied. '
Jitssit R. TKAGAKDKN.
Some are Working.
In answer to the request made
by the Civic Improvement Club
ast week many of our citizens
lave started on the crusade
against the weeds. In our walks
iron ml the city we have noticed
property owners out with scythes ,
awn mowers , rakes etc. , giving
their premises a general cleaning
up. When questioned as to why
they were so industrious their nns-
vcr nearly always was that the
adics of the Civic Improvement
Dliib had asked them to , Others
answered that they were doing it
jccauae it made their places look
nore homelike and added to the
scanty of their grounds. There
ire still many places where the
scythe and mower would not
come amiss if they were judici
ously applied and the owners
should get busy before the ladies
of the Civic Improvement Club
make a personal appeal to them.
On His Way to Callaway.
U. S. Rohrer , of Hastings , was
in the city Thursday night. On
Friday morning he drove to
Callaway where he attended a
meet ing"of the Rcbckah lodge ,
being called there to assist in
straightening out a tangle of
some kind. Mr. Rohrer is one of
the leading workers in the
temperance movement in the
state and is now leading a big
fight against the saloons of his
city.
Death of Mrs. Tliedora Jackson.
Mrs. Thedora Jackson , wife of
E. R. Jackson , died at her home
in Broken Bow , Thursday night ,
July 9 , 1908 , aged 28 years and 5
months. Funeral services were
held Saturday at 11 o'clock in
Wcisscrt in the Church of God
church , conducted by Rev.
Kclley , Interment in Lone Tree
Cemetery. The relatives have
sympathy of all their bereave
ment.
Will Talk in M.-E. Church.
II , Lomax , who recently
returned from the Inter
national Sunday School Conven
tion held in Louisville , Kentucky
will speak in the Methodist
church next Sunday night at
8 o'clock. His talk will be about
his trip and the convention
which will no doubt prove inter
esting to his audience. All are
invited to attend this meeting.
We're Coming Home.
Conlinutation of The Sunny South
Burlcsou retired from command
iincl it was Travis and Bowie
jointly aa representing the two
arms of military service , though
Travis seemed really to be com
manding office , probably owing
to . Bowie's ill health. The
Texans were at peace and good
government prevailed and the
Mexicans Hving there in friend
ship ankl justice. Lulled by a
false sense of security , the de
fenders began to separate. Some
naturally went to their homes ,
others joined the will o' whisp
scheme , the invasion of Mexico ,
and the active garrison of San
Antonio was reduced to about
150 men.
In the meantime the calm ot
San Antonio was threatened by
a storm brewing in the Mexican
capital. General Cess Had re
turned there ami the story of his
ignominious defeat by a handful
of Texans had been told. Santa
Anna was enraged over the loss
of Texas. The disgrace of
Mexican arms and his anger was
increased when his political
enemies used the fact against bib
military prowess , of which he
was especially proud He regard
ed himself as "The Napoleon of
Mexico" and nothing delighted
him more than the title given
him by his sycophantn"The
Napslcon of the West. ' '
Santa Anna was impulsive and
erratic but he was essentially
bold and aggressive a lid spared
no means to attain his desired
end , He decided on the re-con
quest of Texas and to punish the
Texans whom he naturally called
rebels , and for this purpose or
ganized an army of picked men
and equipped it in the best man
ner known in the military circles
of that day. And , what was
more , he decided to lead the army
in person to its inticipated vict
ories , and thus add to bin laurels.
With all possible speed Santa
Anna set out from Mexico with a
a large army , moat of who had
served under him in the Mexican
victories and were experts in
warfare.
On February 22nd , the anni
versary of Washington's birthday
the vanguard of Santa Anna's
army , much to the dismay of the
Texans , arrived at Alazan. Th'e
significance of this was ominous.
It ment that the Mexican forces
would attack San Antonio , but
the importance and extent of its
commission was not understood. '
Of course the Texans were on
the qui vive and began to organ
ise for defence , and when all
was told , there were but 145
lighting , men. Houston , as
commander-in-chief , had antici
pated this attack and had order
ed that in such event , Travis
should blovup the Alamo
and fall back on Goliad , where
he would be strengthened by
forces there and a juncture could
be made with the varied forces.
These instructions were disre
garded. The Alamo was .the
natural fortress of the city and
to that place Travis and his men
retired He thought probably of
Milatn's success and he had
reasonable hope of rcinforce-
neutb for several points where
Texas troops were located and
expected to be ready for service.
The Texans began to arrange
the Alamo for defence. On the
next da ) Santa. Anna and his
army arrived. His blood banner
was placed on Sanfcrnando
Cathedral , meaning no quarter or
mercy and a formal demand was
made for the surrended of the
city. The only answer the
I'exans made was a cannon shot
aimed at the banner , but it did
not reach it.
Foraging patlies of Texas se
cured 80 bushels of corn and 30
beeves and other provender. By
the Second day the Mexicans haul
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