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CUSTEE COUNTY REPUBLICAN ,
VOL. XXVII BROKEN BOW , CUSTER COUNTY NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , NOVEMBER 1' ) 1908. NO. 24
DISTRICT COURT
LITIGATION.
FIVR PARTIES SECURE DIVORCES AT
NOVEMBER TERM.
TWO POR EIUBEZZELMENT.
No Cases Of Unusual Interest Came To
Trial. Wi I lard. Gives Bond For His
Apperaance at the Next Term.
Snyders Case Dismissed
Nothing of unusual . interest
developed at the November term
of the District Court , though a
number of cases were tried. Five
divorces.were granted. William
L. Hall , Albert Darrah. Hosa A.
Webb , Thomas McGarth , and
Maud Glein were the parties who
asked for and secured divorces.
Three suits for the partion of es-
"tates came up for adjudicationand (
one of them was settled while
the other two w ill come up for
settlement at the next term of
court after the real estate has
been sold.
Two embezzlement cases came
up for trial. The case against J.
J. Snyder for embezzlement was
dismissed on the application of
the County Attorney. "William
L. Willard who is charged with
embezzling money while emyloy-
ed in the County Treasurer s of
V fice appeared and asked for a
continuace and the case was set
for trial at the next term of court.
H. M. Sullivan and Kasmus
Anderson gave a § 600.00 bond
for Willard'a appearance at the
next term.
Aside from thtse a number of
cases came up and trials were
put off until the next court.
In the case of William Line vs
Charles H. Line for the sale and
partition of the quarter section
of land of William Line , deceas
ed , the court confirmed the sale
f and ordered a deed to be given.
J. R. Dean attorney for the
plaintiff. W. A. George acted as
referee and S. A. Holcomb was
guardian ad litim.
In the case of Ferdinand Wit-
thuhn vs Union Pacific Railroad
Co. the court found for the plain
tiff. The court found that the
plaint ff was the owner of Hie
land described in the petition
and taxed the costs up to the
plaintiff. R. E. Brega was ihe
attorney for the plaintiff.
J be case of Mathew Westrate
vs A. B. Brown was dismissed and
plaintiff paid the costs. C. L.
Gutterson was the attorney for
the plaintiff.
'The case of Alonjjo Elliot vs
Joseph Marlet was dismissed on
account of settlement.
In the case of Oral Lcep vs
Ellen Pettis the court found that
the parties were entitled to decree
of partition. S. A. Holcomb was
appointed guardian ad htim and
Ross G. Moore was appointed
referee , The referee reported
at this term of court and waste
ordered to sell the land to the
highest bidder. Sullivan and
Squired for Leep.
In the case of O. M. Newman
ve George L. Venard to quiet
title the court found for the
plaintiff on default. A. P. Moon
attorney for the plaintiff.
The court gave a decree of di
vorce to Willi-m L. Hall in the
case of William L. Hall vs Ula
Hall. Sullivan and Squires at
torneys for plaintiff.
The divorce case of Rosa A.
Webb vs James II. Webb was do
cieed in favor of the p'aintiff ' and
cecree of divorce granted. The
custody of the minor children awarded -
f warded to the plaintiff. Sulli
van and Squires attorneys for
plaintiff.
The court found the allegations
of the petition true in the case of
C. S. Moors vs James Whiliker.
In the matter of the estate ofi
James M. Caldwcll a licence to I
sell the real estate was granted
Case of David T. Adams vs
John William Parson to quiet
title the court found the allega
tions in the petition true' and
granted the decree as prayed.
N. T. Gadd attorney for the de
fendant.
A decree of divorce was grant
ed Albert Darrah in the case of
Albert Darrah vs Low Darrah.
A. P. Moon attorney for the
plaintiff.
In the divorce case of Thomas
McGarth the court granted the
decree as prayed and taxed the
costs to the plaintiff. Alpha
Morgan attorney for the plain
tiff.
tiff.The
The _ sjuit of Maud Gleim vs
Nicholas'Gleim fora divorce was
decided ijn favor of the plaintiff
and divorce granted. The plain
tiff was given custody of the
children. N. T. Gadd attorney
for the plaintiff.
In the case of James C. Hill vs
Martha Bates et al for partition
of estate the court found the al
legations in the petition true.
The report of the referee , E
Gschwind , was approved by the
court and the real estate was or
dered sold in six separate tracts.
J. A. Armour attorney for the
plaintiff.
The case of the State of Neb-
braska vs J. J. Snyder for em
bezzlement was dismissed on ap
plication of the county attorney.
fl he case of William L. Willard
who is charged with embezzle
ment while employed in the coun
ty treasurer's office was contin
ued until the next term of court.
Willard appeared in person and
H. M. Sullivan and Rasmus An
derson gave $600.00 bond for bis
appearance at the next term of
court.
Gustafus Springer.
Gustafus Springer died sudden
ly at his home in the northwest
part of the city about 11 p. m.
Tuesday. Mr. Springer was
feeling well and healthy during
the day Tuesday and heart dis
ease is supposed to be the cause
of hi ? death. Mr. Springer was
born in Dresden , Germany ,
seventy-five years ago last May.
He was a member of the 5th
Ohio Cavalry in the Civil War
and was confined in Andersou-
ville prison for thirteen months
by the Confederate forces. He
was a member of the G. A. It.
post of this city. Undertaker
Cole was called to prepare the
the body for burial. The funer
al will be conducted tomorrow
under the auspices of the G A ,
R.
Mr. Springer leaves a wife and
one daughter iu this city and a
daughter in Anselmo to mourn
his loss.
Mail Box Sells Well.
H , G. Guylc announces that
he is meeting with unusual
success with his automatic alarm
mail box which he recently in
vented. He has sold the right to
manufacture aud sell the box in
Douglas and Sarpy counties h r
a satisfactory consideration. He
has also started two solicitors to
work and has a third ready to
begin the sale of he boxes.
Mr. Guylc has iccured tin.
financial backing necessary to
properly push the manufacture
and sale of the box.
Harley Trcw of Cumro came in
Tuesday from Cody , Wyoming
He has been traveling over the
western country since last June
! and came home to spend Thanks
giving and Christmas with hi
parents at Cumro.
COUNTY BOARD |
PROCEEDINGS. !
A NEW POLLING PLACE TOR WEST |
CUSTER PRECINCT
ROAD DISTRICTS CHANGED
Hereafter There Will Be only two Road
Districts In Broken Bow Town *
ship , llic Railroad Track
Made the Dividing Line.
Persuant to adjournment of
August 13 , 1908 , the County
Board of Supervisors met at the
court house at 9 , a. m. Nov. 10.
All members were present. The
petition of Allen ct al asking for
a new polling place in west Cus-
tcr precinct was refered to the
bridge committee. The commit
tee reported favorable and the
board adopted the report. The
John Maier school house , was sc
lected as the new polling place
This will prove a great conven
ience to the people of the south
western corner of the township ,
many of whom have have not
been going to election because
of the great distance they had to
travel.
The claim of Ab Butcher for
damages caused by his horse
breaking through the Gates
bridge was allowed.
/The seceion line commencing
at the southeast corner of section
15 , T. 19 , R. 18 , running thence
one mile west was declared a pub
lic highway.
The application of H. M. Sul
livan praying that Broken Bow
sownship be devided into two
road districts and suggesting the
B. & M. ' liailroad Company's
tracks as the deviding line , was
granted. All north of the center
of the railroad tract will here af
ter be known as road district No
1 and all south of the track will
be be road district No. 2 The
obfectof this change is to elimi
nate tue confusion which results
from the lack of co-operation on
he part of the road overseers.
Phe matter of the appointment
of the two road overseers was
not tak'jn up by the hoard. It
las not been definitely decided
what will be aone about the road
overseer quettiou. The road
work may be managed by the
township board and no overseers
appointed or the township board
ma ) * appoint two raon to oversee
the work.
Supervisor Eoley repor ed that
he had received $600 from John
Pirnie as the proceeds of the
County Poor Farm and had turned
the same over to the County
Treasurer.
The Surveyor was instructed
to re-survey and mark road No.
348 through sections 14. 15 and
22 in township 17 and range 20.
( Continued next week. )
Professor Tengarden Resigns.
The announcement of the res
ignation of Professor J. R. Teagarden -
garden was made this week.
Professor Teagarden tendered his
resignation to the members of
the school board , about three
weeks ago. It is to take effect
January 1st. Professor Teagar
den expects to devote his time to
chautauqua work until next fall
? nd then take up teaching agair ,
His resignation does not come as
a result of any friction or dissat
isfaction and is due entirely to a
desire on his part to get into work
where the field of opportunity for
him is greater. He has been in
school work in this city and
county for about eight years , and
the city will lose an able and en
ergetic instructor.
Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee.
Roasted fresh every day. 24-tf.
BROKEN BOW'S CANDIDATES.
Gandy Wants Shallcnber to Make Him
State Game Warden and Dean
is After Supreme Judgechip.
Broken Bow has developed two
candidates for appointments at
at the hands of the state execu
tive this week. Jesse Gandy
has conic out a a candidate for
Game Warden and Attorney J.
It. Dean would like to ba one of
the new Supreme Judge appoint
ed under the constitutional
amendments passed at the elcc
lion , If Gaudy secures his | ap
pointment it will come through
Govemor-E 1 e c t S'lallenberger ,
while Dean tuust look to Gover
nor Sheldon for his appointment.
Both of these men were workers
in the interest of the fusion cause
in the recent campaign. Dean
did not devote as much time and
money to pushing the Demo
cratic interests to the front as
Jesss did.
While the appointment of the
supreme judges will be made by
Governor Sheldon it is expected
that he will not limit the ap
pointment to Deuiocracts because
joth parties endorsed the con
stitutional amendments and as
sisted in passing them. Mr.
Dean's application for the ap
pointment is endorsed by four-
; cen Republican and eleven
Democratic members of the Cus-
ter County Bar. This endorse
ment is an excellent testimonial
of Mr. Dean's standing among
the members of the local bar
association.
Jesse Gaudy has the endorse
ment of quite a large number of
Republicans as well as Democrats.
Jesse was the Slate Populist
couimittccman and the congres
sional Democratic committcuman
in the campaign just closed and
spent lots of time aud money in
pushing forward the Democratic
cause. He was a candidate lor
county assessor last fall a-id ran
900 votes ahead of the Demo
cratic candidate for supreme
judge. He has been a resident
of this count ) ' for twenty-eight
years.
WORK ON SARGENT BRIDGE
Standard Bridge Company Began Con
struction This Week.
Work on the Sargent steel
bridge which should have been
finish ed by the middle of last
month was commenced this
week. The Standard Bridge
Company notified the Bridge
Committee of the Board of Su
pervisors that they had the ma
terial on the ground Monday and
the bridge crew was on hand
ready to go to work. The Bridge
Company was under bond to com
plete the bridge by the 13 of
October , but the bund made them
liable only for any damages or
additional expense that might
result from their failure to com
plete the bridge by that date.
The Bridge Committee hopes
to have the bridge completed in
a short time and if the weather
remains favorable they will put
in the fill as soon as the bridge
is completed. The members of
the committee will personally
supervise the fill work instead of
advertising for bids in order to
avoid the delay which would be
necessary if they advertised for
bids.
Edwin F. Myers , of the law
firm of Holcomb & Myers , left
Tuesday for New York City on a
business trip. He expects to
spend about three weeks in the
east.
Kev. II. Goodin of Gower Mis
souri will occupy the pulpit in
the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing and evening. The public is
cordially invited to these services.
f SOCIETY NEWS
1URTHUAY SUKl'KISlt ,
( Juitc a number of friends of
Dr. Tnlbol completely surprised
him Wednesday evening. The
occasion was another mile-stone
in the doctor's journey through
life , and his friends made it a
memorable occasion. The even
ing was spent at whist. Late in
the evening refreshments ,
brought by the guests , were
served. Mr. Harry Bangs then
presented Dr. Talbot in behalf of
the company , a beautiful gold
watch and Mr. Ben Hutton also
presented him for the guests a
handsome gun case neatly en
graved with the name aud date.
Dr. Talbot thanked them as best
he could for these tokens of re
gard. The guests departed with
best wishes that many more
miles-stone may be added to his
life.
NACUiaOKS UNT RTAIN.
Last Thursday evening the
home of Mr. Fred Baish was the
scene of a Bachelor's Banquet ,
in honor of Mr. Ted Osborne ,
who has become a benedict.
The banquet consisted of six
courses and was served in the
most approved manner. Cigars
ware the order of the remainder
of the evening. The Bachelor
boys separated at a late hour ,
mutually pleased with their ef
forts in Mr. Osbornc's behalf ,
aud wishing him all manner of
good luck for the future.
SUIU'KISU PARTY ,
Last Saturday evening Mr ,
Will Frcy was completely sur
prised by a number of his friends.
The occasion was his birthday
anniversary. High five was
played during the evening , Af
ter a number of games were
played Mrs. Effic Bean was the
winner of the first prize , a hand-
painted plate , Mrs. Simmons the
booby prize , a toy automobile.
Dr. Talbot was the winner of
gentlemen's prize , a book. Re
freshments were served and the
guests departed wishing Mr.
Frey many happy returns of the
day.
KKN.SINGTON.
Mrs. Joseph Molyneux enter *
taincd aqout thirty of her friends
at a Kensington Tuesday after
noon from 2:30 : until 5 o'clock.
Mrs. Frank Taylor and Mrs.
George Russom entertained the
guests with a number of violin
selections. A dainty buffet sup"-
per was served. The decorations
v/ere yellow and white carnations
Mrs. Molyneux was assisted in
serving by Mrs. Xundcrs , Mrs.
Morgan and Mrs. Gillings.
ItNTHKTAINS.
Mrs. Fred Arthur who resides
five miles west of town entertain
ed at a one o'clock dinner last
Friday for her guests Mrs.
Arthur and Mrs. Wilson , mother
and sister of Mr. Arthur , of
Webster City , Iowa. A few of
the neighbors and a number of
Broken Bow people were the
guests , and report an excellent
dinner and a jolly time.
VANCOTT'S KNTKRTAIN.
Tuesday night of this week
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. VanCott en
tertained some of their friends in
their cozy new home southeast of
the square. Six tables of whist
were played. Later a delicious
supper was served.
Mr. and Mrs. John Squires
entertained the Whist Club Tues
day evening. The guests were
Mr. and Mrs Eugene Holcomb ,
Mrs. W. H. Xanders and Mr.
Paul Humphrey.
c. i. . s. c.
The Chautauqua Circle will
meet with Mrs. Cayenee Monday
November 23. Subject Napoleon.
Leader Mrs. Xanders.
UJNCHUON.
Mrs. Joe Molyneux has issued
invitations to a one o'clock
luncheon for Friday November
20.
LOSE SHELDON
AND WILLIAMS.
MMOCRAT : S GUT IIKAI ) AND TAIL OP
STATE TICKDT.
EASTIIAM AND AUCKEY LOSE
Republican Mann eri Claim Vote Show *
a Combination of Railroads and
Brewers to Punish Sheldon
and Williams.
The oflicial returns on the
state eiectiou give the Democrats
the governorship aud the rail
way commissioner. The rest of
3tate ticket is Republican. The
official vote shows the following'
totals and pluralities :
Shallenberger 132,966
Sheldon 120,976
Plurality 5,890
Hopewcll 127,805
Garrctt 127,503
Plurality 302
Junkiu 128,489
Gatcwood 126,726
Plurality 1,763
Barton 131,320
Price 127,110
Plurality 4,310
Brian 130,944
Mackey 127,555
Plurality - . 3,389
Bishop 130,835
Abbott 127,008
Plurality 3,827
Thompson 131,643
Plcharty 126gTl
Plurality 4,772
Cowlcs 128,880
Eastbaui 126,977
Plurality 1,903
Cowgill 129,491
Williams 128,940
Plurality 6SI
Clarence Mackey of Aualey
carried this county by a consider
able larger vote than did W. B. '
Kastham of this city but the re
turns for the whole state indi
cate that on the. whole Eastham
was the stronger of the two Cas
ter county condidates on the
Democratic state ticket , if we
judge their strength front the
standpoint of plurality against
tkcm. On the other hand tke
vote shows that Mackey secured
578 more votes than Eastham
did in spite of the fact that the
plurality against Mackey is 1486
greater than the plurality of
Cowles over Easthaui.
The vota shows the result of
the special effort made by tke
Democrats to defeat Governor
Shcdon and Railway Commis
sioner Williams. It is on these
two candidates that the Republ-
can managers claim that tke
railroads and brewers united
efforts. The railroads desired to
punish Sheldon for hti op
position to their dominating
state poltics aud the legislature
and Williams for work against
them on the railway commi&sioot
and the brewers desired to da-
feat Sheldon because they
thought Shallenberger would ba
more favorable to the liquor
interests. This strong combi
nation against Sheldon defeated
him by over 5,800 votes , while
Williams lost out by 650.
Mrs. Lena Lenlz.
Mrs. Lena Lentz , wife of
Samuel Leutz the adopted
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M.
Brownell , died lasc Wednesday
evening at the old llerrick place
about twelve miles south of this
city. Mrs. Lentz would have
been twenty-one years of age
next June. She was married to
Samuel Lentz a year- ago last
June. Undertaker Cole prepared
the body for burial and the
funeral serviced were h ld ; in the
Methodist church. Rev. R. H.
Thompson conducted7'
services.