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BooU * IlUt LHiiM X CUSTEE COUNTY REPUBLICAN , VOL , XXVII BROKEN BOW , CUSTER COUNTY NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , OCTOBER I , 1908. NO. 17 You do not need to understand watcnei in order to buy aafely. The com give eatisfaction medium- ( Hare jour name put bore ) GEORGE L. SHELDON HK WILL BE ELECTED GOVEKNOR Horse Thief Caught at Callaway. Last Wednesday night t Marshal Penney of Callaway captured a horse thief who had been evading the officers for about two years. The sheriff of Buffalo county phoned him that the thief was on his way north and for him to be on the look out. Mr. Penney got his man in a few moments after he landed in Callaway. $20.00 Got the Machine. Mrs. Warren Johnson was the successful bidder on the Good rich "B" sewing machine offered by D. C. Konkel , to the highest bidder. The bids were sealed and were opened by the news paper men of Broken Bow. The bids ranged from $9.99 to $20.00 and as Mrs. Johnson's bid was the highest she got the machine. It was valued at $35.00. "NOT GUILTY" SAID THE JURY. COURT AND PEOPLE WERE SHOCKED AT VERDICT. M\ GARLAND A FRED MAN. A Hard Fought Legal Battle Ended Satur day Night When The Jury Returned The Verdict of "Not Guilty" In The Carland Case. "Not Guilty ! " was the verdict the jury returned in the case of the State of Nebraska vs. James Carlaud , charged with murder of John Sanderson on Saturday , March 28 , 1908. The case had consumed nearly five days of the Court's time , going1 to the jury at about three o'clock Friday afternoon. For nearly thirty-six hours the jury deliberated on the c-.se , and when it was ready to return its verdict at about nine o'clock but few people were in the court room , many thinking the jury would be out for another day at least. The ver dict was received with surprise by the Court , attorneys and the people who were present , and as the news spread over our city , people shook their heads and manifested their disapproval of theuverdict , many of them say ing that it was an insult to the community and tp the laws of the state of Nebraska. Not a man , perhaps , in Ouster county who was familiar with the case 01 heard the testimony expected the jury to return a verdict of "not guilty. " Many , in fact , looked for either a verdict of man slaughter or a disagreement after the jury entered the court room Saturday forenoon and asked the Court if he could not give them some new instructions so that the jury could ' 'returned- verdict that would be pleasing both to the Court and the de fendant. " Judge Hpstetler was surprised at this request and emphatically told the jury that he bad given it all the instructions within his power as a Court , and for them to retire to the jury room. The Judge Breaks Down. When the jury returned its verdict of "Not guilty , " the Judge in a voice blended with indignation and emotion had the following to say to it : "Gentlemen of the Jury , under the constitution and laws of this state you are the judges of evi dence in a case like this ; you alone are responsible for your verdict. I believe that you have honestly and conscientiously , under the obligations of your oaths decided this case as you thought right. I do not , nor have I the right to criticize you. I have the kindest feeling for each one of you. Gentlemen , you are discharged from the further consideration of this i. .f $ .nnfXi . illi ! i iJlL.l.ti.iliiiijJLimii.i.ii.ii.Ji . . . . , . . ujlunjitllmlli . C. BROKEN BOW OUSTER COUNTY PURE FOOD GROCERYMAN 4 < _ _ r --.1. , i .j . 4 - We are headquarters for Breakfast Foods - j TfKamo Coffee in one pound cans is the finest blend i of coffee iu existance. Order a can per Ib. 30c liTea Leaf brand of Japan Tea is a perfect tea in lact it is all tea , no dust. In YI and 1 pound pack ages . . per Ib SOc TNew [ Evaporated Apricots , dirt cheap per Ib 15c * , fTlie Premium Soda Cracker , finest in the lam ! . . per box $1.00 f All Grades of Coal Oil , red or regular as you want 5 it , same price. 70c for 5 gal per gal. 15c < < yriie finest tooth picks. ' Kamo hard wood . pk. 5c \ Fresh Bread daily , Lonergan or Blair's per loaf 5c yriie Lamp Season is clone at hand. Watch us for Lamps. We will have all kinds very shortly ; : : : for Fresh Butter Cream- - Highest prices paid Eggs - * O. case. Good bye ! I believe how ever , that as Judge of this Court and as a conservator of the law , it is my soldmn duty to say that I believe a most gricvious mis take has been made. I believe the evidence in this case justified , beyond a doubt , the conviction of the defendant of murder in the firs' degree. I believed the evidence of some fifteen reput able men of Broken Bow , who were eye witnesses to the scene , instead of the uncorroborated evidence of the defendant him self. As crime remains unpun ished the white robe of justice lias the blood stains of a victim upon its /olds. / God pity society when trembling men refuse to do their duty and eiifofce the law. " Various Opinions. Some there are who think the jury was right in its verdict of "Not guilty , " and advance various reasons for it , Some of them are plausible and some arc not. Some say that Sanderson was a mean man and that Car- land done the community a favor when on the 28th of March he shot to death John Sanderson iu front of the Broken Bqw Bank. And others say that while Sand erson was ainean man life was as dear to him as to anyone and Carland was not justified in deal ing out death to him. There is some difference of opinion on this case , but the majority of the people who listened .to the evidence ? nd are familiar with the facts , are of the opinion that a mistake has been made. A Hard Fought Legal Battle. The case from start to finish was one that taxed the lawyers on either side \o the utmost of their ability. On the part of the State Guttersod , Dean and Gadd prosecuted , and no trio of attorneys ever worked , harder for the cause of justice than they did in this trial. For the. de fense , Sullivan , Squires and Sin clair fought every minute to save their client during the trial. The arguments by the attorneys on each" side were masterpieces and were highly spoken , of' by those in attendance ; The trial was a hard strain on each one of them and also on Judge. Hostet- ler , who patiently hstehed.to the testimony and to the objections interposed by the opposing at- tornies. The lawyers at the bar say that he was fair and impar tial in all his rulings. The Callaway Fair. The fair at Callaway last week was a success financially and otherwise. It was even better than a good many expectr ed to see. The horse , cattle and mule departments were excep tionally fine and goes to prove that Custer county ranks with the best when it comes to show ing stock. The floral hall ex hibits were good but the display was somewhat marred for lack of room and many exhibitors of farm produce were turned away on this account. This difficulty the officers of the association say will not happen again as they propose to have ample room next year. The racing was good each day and would have been better if it hat } not been for a strong south wind whiqh blew almost continually , The asso ciation at Callaway can boast of having- one of the best race tracks in this section of the state and they are justly proud of it , The attractions on the grounds were splendid and would have done credit to any fair associ ation. The music turnished by the Callaway band was of high order and lovers of music who heard it pronounce the band to be second to none in this section of Nebraska. The members of this band are genial fellows and were ready to play on call. The citizens have erected a band stand for them and of evenings during the fair the band dis coursed sweet music until about ten o'clock. Taking it all around Callaway has good reason to feel proud of her fair. § olc | ReiJene | Property. R. A , Hughes has sold his residence property in the north west part of Broken Bow to A. E. Graham. Mr. Hughes will move to Koshkonong , Missouri , after he has voted for Taft and Sheldon. R. Hansen of Callaway was it the city Tuesday , Forward or Backward. The real question involved in the political campaign to-day is essentially whether the people desire a party in power which does things to enhance the credit of the nation an develop its eco nomic resources , or whether it desires' a party which only harps and cavils at things done. An opposition party has its uses , and iu many cases it is fortunate that ttycrc should be a seesaw in the possession of power. The past twelve years , however , have been years of remarkable events in this country. ' hey have opened the door to an expansion of influence and power aboard such as has not come to the United States for several gener ations. At .home also they have witnessed the creation and carry ing ou.t of a great body of con- strucfiye policies by President Roosevelt , which Mr. Taft is Pledged to continue. To dismiss the Republican parly at the present time from the seat of authority would be to turn the hand backward upon the clock of national progress. The election of Mr Bryan , with continuance of a great Republi can majority in the Senate , would mean a deadlock between the White House and Congress , a persistent playing of politics at Washington , and a complete arrest of al ) the board reforms and progressive steps which have been accomplished or inaugu rated during the past twelve years. Even President Cleve land , sturdy Democrat as he was , recognized that fact that the acquisition of the Philippines was a fact accomplished and that even in the Hawaiian Islands , which were abandoned by his authority , the duty was now im posed upon the United States of carrying out with a firm hand the task which they had under taken. - Theresolute policies which Mr. Hay and Mr. Root inaugurated in the State Depart ment the maintenance of the open door \n \ the Orient and the extdneioniof our relations with Latin America would be put in hazard bj a change of adminis tration. > Only by a curious chance did the Democratic National Convention endorse a strong navy , which' is an essen tial factor of Republican policy , but it is not a natural part of the program of Mr. Bryan. Even in the regulation of the railways and the assurance of equal justice to all shippers and all citizens , the orderly and energetic policy adopted by the present adminis tration and the Interstate Com merce Cmnv'ssiqn. would be jarred and confused if put in new hands , more xealous perhaps than competent. A change in the national ad ministration might be a matter of indifference on some grounds but for two "ifs. " The first of these is that the Republican party during the past twelve years had merely marked time without accomplishing or inau gurating any important reforms ; What Do you prefer in drug store goods ? . We are here to pleaae you not ourselves ; we carry what you want. If you have any trouble about finding anything , come here and we will order it for you if we havn't it already on hand. JS&J.FBaiscii , , . , DRUGGISTS. The Quality Store but the work which President Roosevelt has done should be carried on by men who are now n the harness and who have been partners in framing his policies. The second if the im port ant one. If Mr. Bryan were "safe and sane , " but his efforts to establish such a reputation by promising to keep within the limits of his platform and to res pect existing law are hardly a sufficient guarantee against his ticking over the traces and doIng - Ing something reckless and in jurious to the country before its effects could be fully realized. The trouble about Mr. Bryan's assurance that he will be bound by Republican legislation as he finds it is that much of this leg islation is discretionary. No law can direct the President or Secretary of the Treasury at just what moment they should intervene to avoid a panic or to save the nation from some great financial disaster. No law can compel Mr. Bryan to issue circu lation under the recent emer gency currency law if he thinks it unwise. Indeed , in a thous and emergencies liable to con front the nation , not only finan cial but political and inter national , it is highly important that a man trained by public service and with a mind temper ed by knowledge and./cspect for law should sit in the executive chair of McKinlcy and Reese velt. For The Next Few Weeks For the next few weeks THE RiU'UHLiCAN will contain con siderable political news , perhaps at the expense of the local news. But we feel in advance that our readers will bear with us for four weeks at least. Every one should be interested in the result of the election and we propose to do our part in trying to increase the majority in Custer county for Taft and Sheldon. Also to aid in the election' of .every Republi can on the county ticket. Next week the HEPUULICAN will be printed'all at Ijomc so read every page carefully. DRUG QUALITY Drug Quality such as ours is well worth your coming here to get. It is not qual- of only usual goodness. It is quality of uncommon goodness and purity and freshness tne quality that makes the most effective medicine. Do you want your medi cine to contain our Drug Quality ? Prescription filled by reg istered Drugist only. ED McXM\S ( ) Broken Bow - Nebr. ROBBED THE SECOND TIME. DURGULARS ENTER HAYES JEWELRY STORE SUNDAY NIGHT TAKE ABOUT $800 WORTH. Once Before His Store Is Entered Scent to Have a Pick on Iliin. Not Discovered Until Monday Morning. No Clue. When F. W. Hayes opened his jewelry and ahoc store Monday morning he was surprised to see evidence of some one having1 been there during the uight. Going to his safe he found that it had been opened and the inner vault wrenched out , the drawers pried open and the contents rnmsackcd. Mr. Hayes docs not remember whether he locked the safe or not , but if he did , the thieves were successful in work ing the combination which no doubt saved some damage to the safe. lie had about Slho.OO in cash in the safe which the robbers took along with a lot of rings , chains , watches , fobs , etc. amounting in all to about $700 loss to * Mr. Hayes. The sheriff was notified , who , with the help of others tried to find some dun as to the identity of the burg lars. Their search resulted in finding the iron vault of the safu back of Johosou's barber shop and one or two checks which the thieves could not handle with safety to themselves. The Second Time. This is the second time Mr , Hayes' store has been robbed. The first time was the night of July 5 , 1907 , at which time about $800 worth of cash and goods , were stolen. It seems that the robbers have -a pick on Mr. Hayes and he is of the opinion that in the future /they should pass him up and tackle some one else. The offic'c'i - nret at work on the case and it is to be hoped the thieves will be captured and Mr. Hayes * property restored to him. Goes to New Fields. Rev. L. N. Early , who has universally pleased the people hi his pastorate of the Chnstiat church of thia city for the past year or more , will leave fo - Havelock , Nerbaska , Saturday where he has been called , Rev. Early and wife have made inaoj friends in our city who will niiss them. All unite in wishing1 them pleasant and profitable work in their new field of labor. New Pastor at Christian Church. Rev. N. T. Harmon , who preached at the Christian churck two weeks ago , was called here to take Rev. L. N. Early's place , Rev. Early being culled to Have- lock , Nebraska. Rev. Harmon will commence his regular work here next Sunday. He comes to our city will recommended as . minister of power. You are i vited to hear liiiu. THE RE Sheppard & Burk Phone 12j. S > uth Stf e Square I '