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The Custer County Republican' ' Subscription Annum ADVUKYIRINI. KA'IT.H. < Wticro matter Is net or wood lmseclrUrotyt > ca a Hat price of UHceiiln per liitliiNltiitlouiliimii , ( ur each liiHurtlon , l\w > or more liiRertlc > tiH lOoetUR IHT lnt.lt , Special position , win- Itlo Insertion , 15 cents tier liicji. Metal base elcUrm , t o or more times , in cmils ir lnt.lt , I'ayniriit * Isl o < encli tnontli Local ailvcrtlslnir * csiils tier tlni : rnclt limnrtlmi. Nutlcu of climuli l.nrH , Hocl.ililos anil cntritnlntiifiilH wltcru nionuv Is clinrKcil , otic-i-nlf rates. Death notice * free , naif i p tir inilillHliltiunlilliiarlcH. . Card of Thanks , 50 ccn H. I.eiral notice * at ra'cn provldeil liv HI uutcH of N'olir.mUa , Society mitliONnm'i ' olntloiiHoniflta ICH , WeilIInif notlcvH ( ILL- , hall prlcii for . of prLHent'i. Kntercd at Ilroken How , Nt'liranka , for trangmlHRlon In ( hi ! United StatcH mails at secoml claHR rates. D. M. AMSHUKKY , - Publisher Wiu , M. UUNN , Editor L. W. AMSHUKKY , Local Editor KEPUBLICAN TICKET. For President WILLIAM HOWAKD TAVT , of Ohio. For Vice President JAMKS S. SHUKMAN , of New York. For Governor , GKOKGIC LAWSON SHKLDON For Liuetenant Governor , M. R. HOI-KWKLL For Secretary of State , GitouGK C. JUNICIN s t ( For Auditor of Public Accounts , SILAS A , BARTON < ( For State Treasurer , LAAVSON G. BKIAN For Supt. Public Instruction , E. C. BISHOP For Attorney General , WILLIAM F. THOMPSON For Com. Public Lands and Uldgo. , ' EmvAiu ) B. COWLKS Kor Railroad Commissioner , J. A. WILLIAMS For Congressman , 6th dist. , M. P. KINKAID For State Senator , 15th Dist. , G. II. KINSWY For Representatives , 56th Dibt Vote for two J. A. AMSHRKRY A. L. MATHU'WS For County Attorney , N. T. GADD For County Supervisors , W. D. GAKIJNHH , Dist. No. 1 L CUSHMAN , Dist No 3. J. B. GILMOKK , Dist No. 5. V. N. MOSSMAN , Dist No. 7. The campaign promises to be decid edly warm from now until election day. There's no telling , either , what a day may bring forth or who may be "shown up" next. Of whatever name or party let the rascals be brought be fore the footlights. Plattsmouth News. Roosevelt says that he is not in charge of the campaign , but that he is greatly interested in it , and from the way hejj is making things lively for the opposition we are led to be lieve that his interest is accomplish ing wonders. Mr. Shallenberger will Hud it ra ther difficult to produce any reasons why Governor Sheldon should not be re-elected this fall. Stanton Picket. In reply to the Roosevelt letter , Bryan attacks the Roosevelt policies , And yet he claims to have organised most of them. _ .Bryan hated to see llaskell resign as treasurer of the democratic Na tional Committee but could not help himself. Stand up for Republican principles. They mean continued prosperity. Afr , Bryan's sign reads : "Para mount Issues Made While You \Vait. "Shall the people rule ? " See the ollicial records of the votes cast in ISJMJaml 11)00. ) Bryan's political principles are like the price of whale oil subject to change without notice. A vote for Kin.sey for state senator ncans that this section of Nebraska , vill be looked after. There is not much consolation in the itatement that meats will be no cheap er for the next six months. Iteep the Broken Bow Lecture and Entertainment course in mind. The irst attraction will be October 15. Bryan's friends say Hi to I is a dead issue. The same will be said ol the man who invented it alter Nov. . ' ! . All that is left for Bryan to do is t < write a nice leter about himself in answer to the Roosevelt letter to Taft l < Yom the rapidity and style ol .Judge Tail's answers , it is not likely that Bryan will invite him to speak any more. Congressman Longworth says that Taft is standing on his record and that Bryan is running away from his record. The only way to keep the "square deal" going in Nebraska , is for the people to vote for the Republican nominees. Hi very other parrot in Nebraska is now screeching in unison with the big green one in Lincoln : "Shall the people rule ? " Bryan has settled the bank deposit juestion in his own mind , bur the luestion of the deposit of ballots in November still worries him. And this man Hearst , who is saying such mean things about Bryan , is the one whom the Nebraskan recently mentioned in a list of Democrats "tit to be President. Mr. Bryan shows what an nncon-j scions humorist he is when he tells Judge Taft after the latter has been so long in the public service , to go make a record for himself. Clean and simple living under a thatched roof is infinitely happier and more to be desired than a nerve- wrecking .struggle for luxury and os tentation amidst palatial surround ings. Railroad men refuse to trust Bryan who two years ago was for govern ment ownership of railroads. This is one of the numerous reasons why i there is a lack of enthusiam in the Democratic Camp. Nearly all of the horses in the the country have become used to the automobiles and pa'little if any at tention to them. It tool- time and patience to train them to look with good nature on these horseless ve hicles. Their owners will have an other task on their hands in getting them used to the aeroplanes which will be Hitting through the air in the near future. xocxxxxxxxx > wxy.xxxxxxxx jQi : News Notes From Our Assistant Editors CALL A WAY SIKTI1WS. Prof. T. C. Grimes moved his household goods from Brock , Nebraska , to Callaway last week and is now settled in the Twist property. The Professor is the principal of the Callaway schools and for the time he has been superintending the schools gives every evidence that the said schools are Betting along successfully. Rev. Seabrooke goes to Con ference Wednesday of this week. He has supplied the pulpit of the M. E. Church for two mouths and his work has been very satis factory and acceptable by the church. Several car loads of stock were shipped from this point last week. ' The Callaway Fair Associ ation report a very successful meeting last week. Receipts will be sufficient to pay 100 cents on the dollar and free the asso ciation from flcbt. The verdict of acquittal of de fendant in the case of State vs Garland tried in District court last week is universally con- demed by the people in this part of the county. Justice Drum's court has been grinding this week. The case on trial being Clarence Doxse vs Wm. Sallcng. Plaintiff brought suit to recover damages alleged for breach of contract. 0. A. Shosterm , the new im plement dealer in Callaway , now rides in a new automobile mir- chascd last week in Omaha. " F. M. McGrew , cashier of Callaway State Bank , has coin- Jobs or Soup Houses. Not since the great crisis ol 185)0 ) , when the wise and experienced states' man , William McKinley , as "the ad vance agent of prosperity , " gave new hope and confidence to a sull'ering people , has a political campaign been opened with such a splendid argury of success as attended the .Republican meeting at Youngstown , ( ) . , last Sat urday. The speeches of Governor Hughes and Senator Beveridge wore io thorough , comprehensive and con vincing that it is no wonder they were greeted with tremendous enthusiasm ( by the assembled thousands of work ingmen , Itas particularly appro priate , too , that the national campaign should be opened in Youngstown , lor that thriving town is a grent manu facturing center where many thousand of skilled workingmen make their homes , and the campaign this year particularlyconcerns the workingmen. The chief and. almost only real issue is whethei thee shall be jobs or soup houses foi workingmen for the next four years. It is no exaggeration to .say that Pie destruction campaign which the Democrats are pledged by their platform to inaugurate against the business interests of the country in the event of the election of Bryan and Kern would parali/e industrial activities and Call a halt upon busi ness enterprises , if there were any possibility bf a Democratic victory. Whether justly so or not , the capital ists , financiers and business men of large atl'airs would certainly be alarm ed at Bryan's election , and even the boldest would hesitate to invest money in a new venture , at least until it was known what the results would be of the Democratic program of legis lation. Even in the case of estab lished industries credits would be so rudely shaken , if not destroyed , that it would be virtually impossible to carry on the business. And this alarm of capital would hurt the workingmen most of all in the closing of factories and the shutting down of a ) 1 sorts of industries which would be necessitat ed by the withdrawal ol crech'ts. Un- fli > afi rrmrl if irmcJrixriavnrn' ( 1 stated a live , pressing truth when he said : "The Republican party mak.es appeal to pub.ljc confidence as the most important political agency for conservation vation and for progress. Tt stands in striking contract to the.record of va cillation , arid piepi.itndc . presented by the'chief opp7fsm $ party.Kansas ' City .Journal. % It is predicted that Ceo. AV. Berge , who received the populist nomination for ] Governor is about to withdraw in favor of Shallenberger , who "copped" the plurality of democratic votes , for the same otlice at the recent primar ies , thus insuring "fusion , " a word dear to the democratic ear. Inas much Mi * . Berge in tiling for the nom ination was required br law to sign a statement that he would abide by the result ol the primary and if elect ed serve , the. question arises that if he now withdraws , is he not breaking his pledge word into smithereens ? It looks very much that way , and il this sort of manipulation of the pee ple's expressed will is to continue at the hands of the democratic-populist politicians , their disgusted followers will have a clear right to ask. "Is the word ol any of these demo-pop otlice seekers good under any circum i- stances ? lorn Taggart , ol hidianopolis , has been appointed chairman of the demo cratic traveling men's national com mittee. Tom is proprietor of the French Lick Springs gambling resort Which makes him eligeable for dis - tinction in Bryan's campaign for pure politics. Alliance Times. tnenced the erection of a large dwelling house in Callaway. /.UMHKOTA 7.RPHYKS. I- A hard cold rain fell last Fri day night. Many of the farm ers are doing some plowing now as the rain put the ground in fine condition. Misses lena and Roeua Lang of Callaway who are attending school iu the Bow spent Sat urday and Sunday with M. D. Gallon's Mr. Peden of Berwyn was in this locality on Sunday and took his horses home. They being in his brother's pasture all sum mer. Chas Koo/.er shot an eagle last Wednesday morning. It meas ured five feet and three inches from tip to tip. Lela Kooser was absent from school the first of the week , hav ing a siege with the croup. Mr. Barrett has been helping Nine McComas put up hay. ' " "Great numbers of Swedes who were persuaded by representatives from their native country to return there last year , are now coming back to the United States with the determina tion never to leave again. The Swedes make desirable citi/ens and the more of them coming here , the. better for the country. Wx. Not so many voters are * so narrow that they will allow themselves to be influenced purely by the name of the theology attaching to a presidential candidate. Ff a man is a good citi'/en and amply equipped for the presidency , the church he be longs to should have no weight. I x. " 11 I am elected President I pro pose to devote all the ability that is in me to the constructive work of suggesting to congress the means by which the Roosevelt policies shall be clinched. " [ Ion. Wm. II. Taft , at Sandusky , Ohio , Sept. 8 , 1908. To be lor Bryan is to be a demo crat. Lie is not only the democratic nominee but is the whole democratic party. The democratic party with out Bryan would be like the church oyster stew with the oyster left out. York Times. Chairman George wants every mem ber of the Republican County Central Committee to get busy with a big "B" If they will Custer will roll up an in creased majority on election day that will make the county famous through out the state. "Nebraska Jor Taft" is the slogan of the Republican State Committee. Why not give us something to do ? Make it fifty thousand majority for Taft and the boys will feel like get ting busy. York Times. Whc re did Gov. Ilaskel get the $20- 000 campaign fund he turned over to \\etmoreafterheresignedV And liow ci mid the Colonel accept it when $10,00. ) gifts arp the limit put on con- , ribut ons by Air. Bryan. The > dore Shouts , who is a strong Demo < rat , tells the people very frank ly tha the only man who can be trust ed to 1 jok after the peoples interest ' for'tlu next four years and do them justice is'Wm. ' II. Taft. five y Republican supervisor should be elected this year. Four good men are ru ming , Gardner in District , No. 1 ; Cus iman in No. . ' 5 ; Gilmore No. 5 ; Alossi uin in No. 7. They are worthy ot your support. "Behind the Democracy , " says the Bryan campaign book , " are the eter nal and irresistible forces which bring victory to the truth. " The Democracy - racy is bound that these forces shall never overtake it. The. American Bankers Association in session at Denver say that the panic times are over and that the re turn ol better things are at hand and has been for some time. The opposition is working harder for success this year than ever before and it behooves every Republican to get busy at once and stay busy until the polls close. Remember the party that has plac ed Nebraska to the Ironl when you vote. If you do you will vote for the Republican nominees from Sheldon down. - - sWonder what the now state of Oklahoma thinks of its governor ? | lOven Bryan is disappointed in him. 1 here has been a new pump head put in the well at the "Tan- pan Valley" school grounds. Veriia d Frank Sands wen- absent from Srhooi Friday on account of illness. This vicinity is being visited by lots ot hunters , since the law- is off for a time. Roscoe Gallon and Mi. Moiri- sou were in these parts last Sun day. Miss Nina McComas was on the" sick list last week. * WKISSRKT. Everybody is putting iu fall wheat and getting ready for Winter as Jack Frost visited this neighborhood Friday night. Rev. A. II. Luther preached his farewell sermon at the church of God last Sunday evening. We hear that Mrs. J. U Sam' ? is no better and will return horn e as soon as she is able. We hear that Albert Powell has sold his grey team and bug gy to Mr. Golier. Roy Leek and George Cooksle } ' weie seen down by Weisert "bug " gy riding Sunday" Dave Pirnie's baby is some better at this writing but id very weak yet. We hear that Mr. John Shad- den is some better but very low yet. Miss Amy Franklin returned to her home in Mason City Fri day. Mr. Alex Pirnic marketed wheat to Berwyn this week. We had a nice rain for fall wheat Saturday. Marketing wheat is the order ; of the day. Cold weather is here. DUNNINO. Rob Blakely attended the Car- lin trial at Broken Bow last week. Miss Chloie Patrick returned home Saturday evening trom Thedford , where she has been visiting Iriends and attending the Thomas county fair. Klmer Kobinson's family arrived Sunday and expect to make their home among us. Klmer h < is taken charge ot Krickbon's v/uil machine. Ben Thinston was seen on our streets the first of the week. He informed us that he has sold his interest in the restaurant at Mer- na. Chas Bromc , Attorney at Law , is now located in the front room over Neuman's meat market. F. 13. Taylor of Broken Bow was taking pictures at this place last Monday. Right Raukin shipped several cars of Cattle to Omaha the first of the week. PKAIRIK HILL. Mr. and Mrs. Longfellow went to Cheyenne Wyoming last week. , , Mrs. Kellcy went to Kansas last week to see her mother who is very il@ Wesley Thomas , Ed and Chas Weesnefare up to the lakes fish ing. Mrs. Morford's sister of Calla way visited her last week. Mrs. Thomas is on the sick list this week. 1)KY VAU.KV DOINGS. Quite an item to be observed by our county papers is the items furnished by the correspondents , as the readers iu that particular section are most interested with the locals sent from their part , hence it is imperative for the papers to have as many assist ants as possible and also from as many different communities in ' order to make our paper the most popular. One of our neighbors at pres ent doing the "batching stunt" said he thot after garnering his corn crop he would pull his "freight" for Arkansas. "We presume doing the outside work and the duties of the cullinary department are _ too much for the old gentleman. Hence his mi grating south. The drouth has'been q'tiiete'd iu the valley by 'the coming of a down pour of 4 inches of rain last Friday night , making the ground in fine condition for fall plowing and the drilling ot fall wheat also the germinating of the seed which had buen previously - iously drilled. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Glover i - turntd home last Friday af'tr one months absence , to the fair at Lincoln and the remainder of the time in Colorado. We don't hear much talk or noise politically , however , we arc frank and not afraid to bay how we intend voting which is straight Republican. Dr. J. S. Viunedge will build a hospital for dumb animals in the near future. This is a good and needed improvement for this country. Anyone wishing1 legal papers made and acknowledged can have same duly executed by cal ling on J. L. Ferguson , Notary Public. Jack Frost made his first visit in the Valley last night. It be ing light the damage is small. Mr. II. M. Worley took ill at Broken Bow while at the Fair. II. B. Glover lost a mule colt last week. Cause unknown. WRSTRKVILI.R. Ve recently overheard a cou- \ersation on the political ques- . ton : between a party of Demo crats and Kepublicans. It is sale to say that the Democrat , who can control three and per haps four votes in the family will support Taft for president. W. A. Bishop returned last 6 week iroin a visit to his old home m Iowa which he had not visit ed m thirty-five years. He says corn is not"as good in Iowa a * it is in Nebraska. He is satisfied with Custer county. B. I. Mills and Wm. Forwood have each a new house that is nearly completed. There are several others talking of making similar improvements in this locality. We had a fine rain last Friday night , which has left the ground in good shape for plowing and sowing wheat , of which there is a large acreage being sowed. Our school under the able management of Prof. Waters , is ' running to the satisfaction of all ( interested parties. ( .Continued on next page. ) >