CUSTEE COUNTY REPUBLICAN ,
VOL. XXVJI BROKEN BOW , CUSTER COUNTY NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , NONEMBEH 12 1908. NO , 23
STATE TEACHERS'
ASSOCIATION.
CUSTER COUNTY WELL REPRESENTED
AT THE MEETINGS.
MET IN LINCOLN LAST WEEK ,
Supl. II. M. Pinckney and Supt. J. A\ .
Mclndoo Take Part In the Pro
grams Pinckney Suggests
Needed Legislation.
The annual meeting of the
Nebraska State Teachers' Asso
ciation convened at Lincoln last
week. The attendance was near
ly 5000 , being far in advance of
the expectations of the most
hopeful , The Chancellor of the
State TJnsversity , E Benjamin
Andrews , was the President of
Association ; the very large at
tendance was due in great part
SUPT. H. M. PINOKNKV
to his energetic and well-direct
ed efforts , in which he was ably
seconded by the local committee ,
and other officers of the Associa
tion.
tion.Able
Able men from different parts
of the United States were in evi
dence as speakers , and were
heard with the most intense
interest . Perhaps the one most
annoying feature was the fact
that no audience room could be
V. i $ found that was large enough to
contain all who wished to hear.
An innovation was in the man-
t ner of conducting the "banquet"
end the Association. Hereto
fore each of the large colleges
and Normals has had a room anu
program all for its own gucsls.
This year a "Union Banquet"
was held in the great Auditorium
where over one thousand were
seated at ihe various tables at
one time , while the galleries
were filled by as many more.
After the eatables had been
sufficiently punished a fine lot of
addresses delighted all hearers.
Conspicious among the speakers
were Gov. Sheldon and W. J.
Bryan , both of whom were greet
ed with vociferous applause and
prolonged waving of handkcr-
chiefs.
Another noteworthy fact was
the recognition accorded rural
schools , both on the program and
in the addresses of the principal
speakers , especially iu that of
Chancellor Audrews , who made
the country schools the theme of
his masterly oration.
About forty of the teachers
from Cuater county attended the
Afcscciation , comprising the
entire force from Merna , Broken
Bow , Ansley , and Sargent , part
of th ; teacliirs at least from
Comstock , Prof. Graham and
; Mrs. Graham of the Mason City
schools , and several teachers of
rural schools. Prof. J. M.
Mclndoo had been assigned a
place on the program. His sub
ject was "Phys cs , " an address
wliii.li he presented at the session
of the "Teachers ol Science"
section on Thursday afternoon ;
also Supt , Pinckney , in the
County Superintendents' section
discussed the question , "Ii there
need for more school legisla
tion1 As this subject is of
general interest , a brief resume
of his resume of recommend
ations may be appropriate.
Mr. Pinckuey urged the con
tinuance and extension of the
plans already adopted in regard
to State Aid for Weak Districts ,
and Normal Training , both in
Junior Normals and in High
schools AH these measures ,
were earnestly supported by Mr. I
Pinckuey as a member of the
Committee on School Legiala
tion , appointed by the State
Teachers' Association two years
, iyo. lie also advocated some
new measures , particularly a
tax on all property in "unorgan
ized Territory" in any county ,
for purpose of paying tuition for
any or all pupils residing in such
territory ; also a measure provid
ing that the Moderator of any
school district shall be authoriz
ed to administer the oath to the
Director and Treaurer , when the
oata is required. Under present
couditious it not uufrequently
happens that these officers are
compelled to travel ten or twenty
miles to find any person author
ized to administer the oath. Mr.
Pinckney advocated both these
laws two years ago , but on ac
count of the great number of
school measures introduced , he
was unable to secure for them
the attention they deserved.
However , nearly every one of the
County Superintendents present
at this meeting heartily approv
ed the propositions , and it seems
very probable that laws to effect
the needed changes will be en
acted iu coming years.
POOL HALL CASE.
Charles Moore of Mason City
Found Noti Guilty.
Charles Moore of Mason City
was tried in the county court last
Thursday on the charge of allow
ing boys under eighteen to play
pool in his pool room. The
charge was filed by Jim Smith of
Mason City. The evidence
showed that the son of Jamea
Amsberry pi yed one game of
pool in the room and then went
out Moore asked the boy before
he began to play if he was
eighteen and the boy noded his
head. The next raoring after
the boy played the game Moore
asked Mr. Amsberry if the boy
was eighteen and Mr. Amsberry
said that he was not and that be
did not want him or his older son
to play pool. From that time , as
the evidence showed , neither of
the two boys was allowed in the
building by Moore.
The complaint was filed by
Smith on account of the boy
being allowed to play ths one
irainc. The court held that ac
cording to the evidence Moore
had not violated that section of
the statutes which makes it un
lawful for a hall manager to al
low boys under eighteen to play
because the boy told Moore at
the time he played the game
that he was eighteen and because
Moore kept the boy out of the
building after he found out tbat
he was under eighteen.
Listen Men.
What ? A great men's maas
meeting
Where ? The United Brethcrn
Church
When ? Sunday Nov. 15 at 3
p in
inWho
Who ? Evangelist S.C. Racey
'of ' Mi'rna Ncbr , will speak on the
'subject ' : "The Problem of Life. "
1 Objeci ? To get every man in
Broken Bow there. Come and
bring a man ,
W. 0. FORD
DIES SUDDENLY
TRAVELING MAN DIES OF HEART
DISEASE IN OUR CUT
LEAVES WIFE AND CHILDREN
After Suffering Severe Pains for Half
a Day He Straightens Dock In
Ills Chair at the Grand
Central and Expires.
W. O. Ford of Lincoln died
suddenly at th Grand Central
Hotel about 6 p. m. Tuesday.
He had been suffering from heart
disease for about four years and
it was the cause of his death.
Mr. Ford was troubled with
severe pains soon after dinner
Tuesday and he at first thought
that the pain was in his stomach
and was caused by something he
had eaten. Dr. C. L. Mullina
was called and pronounced it a
severe case of heart trouble.
Ford suffered terribly for two or
three hours in spite of all that
the doctor could do.
Ford was playing pitch at the
Grand Central with a couple of
friends when he died. He sud
denly straightened back in hia
chair and expired before the doc
tor could arrive. The body was
prepared and shipped to Lincoln
on the night train.
Mr. Ford has been traveling
for the Curtice Music Company
of Lincoln for about three years
and was quite well known in this
part of the state. He leaves a
wife and two 'Children , at his
home in Lincoln.
CONGRESSMAN KINKAID ELECTED.
Carries All Counties of the 6th Dist
rict by About 2500.
A letter from Congressman M.
P. Kinkaid states that the re
turns from all of the counties in
the 6lh district give him a ma
jority over Wcstovor of about
2500. He also slates that Bryan
carried his district by about 40T.
This is the strongest possible
evidence of the popularity of the
Congressman. He has carried
the district by a good majority
in face of the fact that the
Democratic candidate for prcsi
dent carried it by over four
hundred votes.
Judge Kinkaid requests that
the HEPUULICAN extend to the
voters of this county his heart
iest thanks lor the excellent vote
they gave him at the election.
Cox Wants Hii Children.
The case of Eli Cox versus
Mrs. Libbic CQX hs been ap
pealed to the District Court and
should come up for trial today.
The case was appealed by Mr.
Cox who desires to secure the
personal guardianship of the
children. According to the de
cree of the the county court the
children were placed under the
guardianship of Thomas Tor-
gerson and Samuel Patton
Cox has appealed the case in an
attempt to to take the children
from the guardians appoinled by
the county court and care for
them himself.
Agricultural Association Meets.
A meeting of the Custer Coun
ty Agricultural Association will
be held at the court house at 2
p. m. on Saturday , November 21 ,
1908. The meeting will be held
for the purpose of electing the
board of directors and the trans
acting of such other business as
may properly come before the
meeting.
Jules Haumont , Secretary.
REPUBLICANS RATIFY.
Hold Jollification Over the Result of
the Election.
The Republicans of Cuelcr
county hcl l u big ratification
meeting in this city last Satur
day evening. The big jollifica
tion was started oil by music by
the driim corps at the corner of the
square. Red tire was then start
ed to burning at all parts of the
city aiul an illuminated picture of
President- Elect Taft and Vice-
President-Elect Sherman was
suspended in the air in front of
the Temple theatre.
The pcoptc gathered at the
Temple theatre at 8 o'clolk for
the speaking. W. A. George
chairman of the County Republi
can Central Committee , presided.
N. T , Gadd was the first speaker.
Mr. Gadd expressed his apprecia
tion of the vote given him and
declared that if be'lived ' he would
fullfil every pledge that he had
made in his platform. He was
followed by N. D Ford of Ansley
and S. J. Lonergan , Judge A. R.
Humphrey and Ed Squires of
thia city.
COUNTY DOCTORS BANQUET.
Had Program and lced la the City
Last Tuesday.
The Cuner County Metlicil
Association held n special meet
ing at the Burlington hotel last
Tuesday. A number of toasts
were responded to and a banquet
given. Dr. W. N. Ramey of
Lincoln and Dr. Thomas Truel-
sen of Omahd were on the toast
program.
- Dr. * A7 L Matliewst ofCalla -
way acted , as toastmastcr and ,
the following toasts wore re
sponded to :
"The Relation of Medicine to
Sunrcry" Dr. W. N. Ramey of
Lincoln.
"A Heart to Heart Talk with
Blackboard Illustrations" Dr.
Thomas Truelseu of Omaha.
"Medical ' reatment of Ap-
dendicitis" Dr. A. L. Mathews
of Callaway.
"A Case of Typhoid Fever
with Peculiar Complications"-
Dr. W. R Young of Ansley.
Slaps Pupil.
A case came up in county court
last week in which Arthur New-
comb of Sargent was the defend
ant. Newcomb has been teach
ing school about ten miles this
side of Sargent. Some of the
boys in the school have been un
ruly and Newcomb slapped one
of them in such a manner as to
cut the boy's lip. The boy's
father , Mr. Olson , took up the
matter and brought it into court.
Newcomb rather than to have a
law suit over the question plead
guilty to the charge and paid
his fine of one dollar and costs.
Nelson's Livery ,
L. O. Nelson and Company
Inve purchased the livery equip
ment and lease of Arthur Dun-
away who has been managing
the Dillavou barn. Miller and
Nelson will mike it their head
quarters for the sale and pur
chase of horses. Mr. Nelson has
cleaned the barn up and will
have personal charge of it. Mr
Nelson is thoroughly equipcd
and will run a first class livery.
New Hope Literary.
A meeting will be held at the
New Hope school house Saturday
evening to organize a literary
and debating society. A very
successful .society was conducted
at New Hope last year for a num
ber of months during the winter
and the society gives promise of
being a strong one this year.
EXTRA SESSION
' MAY BE CALLED.
GOVERNOR SHELDON CONSIDERS ITS
ADVISABILITY.
TO ENACT PROHIBITION LAW.
Since the Liquor Interests Will Doubt *
less Control the Next Legislature
its Adoptionby the Democrats
Scents Improbable.
Lincoln , Nov. ll Since the re
sult of the election has shown
that the liquor interests were
able to carry the day and will in
all probability have control of the
next legislature and the State
executive , the Governor has been
seriously considering- question
of calling a special session of the
Legislature to pass a prohibition
law. He has sent out a telegram
to all of the members of the last
legislature asking them if they
will vote for a statewide prohibi
tion law which will reserve to
any municipalities the right by
three-fifths vote to suspend it
and disperse liquor under such
restrictions as may be provided
bylaw. This telegram was scut
out by the Governor Monday and
he has not received a sufficient
number of rcsponccs for him to be
able to decide whether he will
crll an extra session.
A number of the members have
moved from their district , re
signed their seats , or died and
this must be taken into account
in calculating the result in case
the special session should be
called , There is some.indication
that the Democratic legislature
might attempt to rcpreal the law
in case that a special session was
called to pass it. I hey wili have
sufficient votes in the Senate to
repeal it but it is doubtful if
they could carry the House of
Heprescutativcs. Some members
of the legislature who have re
plied to the Governor have con
demned the idea of calling the
special session. The Lincoln
Daily Star and the Omaha Bee
have in their editorial columns
taken a stand against calling the
special session. The following
clippings arc taken from the Bee
and the Star.
Omaha Bee.Some of Gover
nor Sheldon's advisers are try
ing to persuade him to convene
the outgoing legislature at once
in special session to enact some
sort of spite law against the
liquor interests.
Although Anti Saloon league
ffiocers , themselvesdid every thing
they could to beat Governor Shel
don in the recent election , the
governor is being urged to believe
that the saloons alone are res
ponsible and should be made to
suffer nunishment. The action
of Governor Haulcy in convening
the legislature of Indiana to put
a county option law on the stat
ute books likewise is cited as an
example for Governor Sheldon to
emulate.
Instead of yielding to the im
pulse of the moment , we would
advise Governor Sheldon to approach
preach this whole subject with a
cool head and a dispassonate
mind.
In the Grst place , Governor
Hanleydidnot wait until after
the election to call the Indiana
legislature together , but conven
ed the lawmakers before election
Even at that the pjiple of Indi
ana failed to cndine Governor
Hanley's programe and elected u
Democratic governor and a Demo
cratic legislature.
Here in Nebraska the question
must be asked. What , if anything -
thing , has suddenly occurred to
present the emergency contem
plated by the constitution to jus
tify a special session of the legis
lature ? This same legislature
was in session for three mouth *
last year , but did not see fit to
pass any bill along the lines now
proposed. From the time of its
adjournment Governor Sheldon
has had a year and a half during
which he could have called the
legis'ature together for thia pur
pose , but saw no necessity for it.
The people of Nebraska have
just chosen a new legislature foi
the express purpose of dealing1
with these questions. The ne&
legislature will convene within ji
few wcaks with a largely prepon
derant Democratic majority and
by the mandate of the recent elec
tion the people of Nebraska de
clared that they want this Demo
cratic legislature to assume res
ponsibility.
Under such circumstances we
do not sec what Governor Shel
don , or the Republican party in
Nebraska , has to gain by jump
ing into the breach at this mo *
iucut to anticipate the work of
die newly elected legislature ,
Lincoln Star. The report that
Governor Sheldon may call a
special session of the old legiala-
lure to deal with the liquor ques
tion has stirred up a great deal
of talk. We do not believe that
the Governor will do any thing of
the kind , for several good reasons
which must occur to him.
Governor Sheldon is not sore
over his defeat since it was
brought about by a concurcncc of
events which docs not reflect on
him or his popularity , for he la
conceded to be the most popular
Governor that the state has had
for manyyears. . Nor ishcgoi g4.
to be moved by a spirit of re
venge. He is not that kind.
Among the reasons we may
note that the old legislature has
practically superceded and th
men just elected to the honseand
senate are supposed to represent
the present will of the people bel
ter than would the old body.
Again , it ia not certain what
action the extra session would
take and any action would be cer
tain to bring down the wrath of
one side or the other on the Gov
ernor and his party. He and hii
party would have everything to
lose and nothing to win by such
action. It would please the in
coming legislature and the Dem
ocratic party only too well for
the old legislature to "bell the
cat. " It would make plain sail
ing for the Democrats for the
next two years for the party that
tackles the liquor question is sure
to break into two pieces and suf
fer for it. It would therefore be
bad politics for Governor Sheldon
and the Republicans to do thin
job for the Democrats.
If any action by a special ses
sion would give the country rest4
on this vexed question it might
be heroic and patriotic in the
Governor to sacrifice himself and
party , but no action taken by an
extra session will end the agita
tion. If state prohibition or *
county option is enacted , the war
will have only begun , for the in
coming legislature would be
worked for a reversion , and two
years hence the liquor question
would be the principal issue.
qually unsettled would it be if
the extra session did not pass
such laws.
So from every consideration it
Iocs not look like a special sea-
lion will be called.
Presbyterian Church.
Rev. J. E. Aubrey a Preaby-
minister from Sterling Colorado
will preach in the Presbyteriam
church on Sabbath NOT. 15 at
eleven o'clock a , in. and 7:30
p. m.
