THE JREPUBJLICAN , OUSTER COUNTY , NEBKA.8KA.
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Your Attention Please.
VOt1 KNOW thnt we
DO
cnrry the hcst iiosorlmeut of
Mock in CuMcr County ?
Ilnvejou sccu otir Steel Groin
Hint , Steel Road CtilverlH , Stcrl
GiilLslnt Corn Crihs , mid our
1 -ij.e ; nstnriiiienl of llnihling Ma
terial consisting of the
Best Grades
( if I tirili. . r , Lutli , Shingles , Lime ,
I'lastir , Cement , \\im1oxvc , Door ) ,
I'onrch Material , Roofing Pnpet ,
am ! Posts uliio ( i full line of the
Best H nrd and Soft Coal
' 1 ry ft cample of our COKE it
ciitinot he surpassed.
1'lense cull on us nnd get prices
( J on the ubnc nnd remember that
\\e are .still in business nt
BROKEN HOW , NHUK.
< Dicrks' L'br. & Coal Co. ,
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I J. S , MOl/VNEUX , Mnnngcr
T * U t& * 3 6
the City Livery
And Feed Barn
Feeds your horses no poor grnin
and will supply you with good
Horses and Eigs
nt renaounble prices.
Cotuc and 9i e tnc.
. A. Tooley
Friiz's ' Shoe Shop
Call on A. W. Drake nt Pied
Hay's Store and see him do your
Shoe Repair work , on his new se
curity Repair Machine. The ma
chine does the work better , quick
er and easier and the shoe never
gets out of shape.
When you want
a good , clean
EAL
go to
RESTAURANT
Two doors north
Hroken Dow StutcIlnnk
T A. ARMOUR ,
Attorney at Law ,
Broken Bow , Nobr.
Havlae Just had elaltt
yearn practical ep r
fnco as County JuJeo. will fflve special attcn
tlon to the drawlnc aud probating of wills and
lUe aJmlnlbtratlou of estates of deceased per.
cms and minors. Write or phone me. 1 may
tavo you ii trip ,
Short Horn Cattle
Hern
CKIMSON SCOTT No. 717O8Q ,
J. G. BKUNIZKK , Breeder of
Pure Scotch and Scotch Topped Short Iloru
Cattle. My herd numbers 40 cows. Will corn-
rate In breeding and quality with nay west of
Chicago Mr experience has taurht me that to
( Ire uoodaatisfactlon , breeding- cattle mnit t > e
rfclHCil It * HilH ulllt ado. I expect to
m IMC ttteui Here the qa l of anything
ralaed la thn U. S. I now tiive25ball sulUbU
tor thl aud next year's service , Mr cuvrs
wileUfrom 144W tojOOOi > ouuJ . Come i tut M
Ifceu ,
J. G. BRENIZER
BROKBX Bow ,
her-
At The Corcoran Mine
By Harry B. Iszard.
That affair in freuh is my
memory yet ! Aud I don't believe
it ever will become a back num
ber as louy as my thinking ma
chine holds out Of course , Lead-
ville was considerably younger in
those days : About the same old
town , though ; a little bit livelier
wit i a bigger floating popula
tion , that's all. Oh , Yes ! For
a while we had our "dead man"
lor breakfast as the saying
gocb but after Ed Cuddihce and
tiid "Cap" Flood exterminated a
certain breed and the "vigi-
iantes" strung up Frodsham and
j. foot-pad or two , things rather
quieted down.
I was engineer on the Corcoran
Mine when this thing happened.
You know the "Corcoran" is up
Stray-Horse gulch , on the Car-
Donate Hill bide , and we had one
f the "mine"
) beat boarding
louses in camp. Mrs. Macaire
.ml her daughter Hess , had
charge of the place : and if ever
Here was a "peach" upon this
.errestrial globe , that girl Bess
was certainly it. Nol I'll not
lescribe her , that's not in my
nnc ! I can handle a hoistcr of
my horse power better than talk
about a pretty woman : Some
engineers are directly the
opposite.
But this girl was all I say , and
a trifle over. Well educated , too !
Old man Macaire was a cross
"tin-horn" " "
between - and "hobo ,
with an everlasting thirst that
kept him always soaked , It
goes without saying , that the
women folks supported the old
cuss , and thought as much
of him as though he had never
forgotten to be a gentleman.
One day , Manager Steele
brought over a new foreman by
the name of Jack Trellis ; he had
taken him from the "Little
Pittsburg" group , on Fryer Hill.
My ! He was a "acrcamer" in all
directions and had a local repu
tation as a practical miner. It
seems that he had a college di
ploma , also ; which is something
unusual for a practical miner to
have. Well , sir , it took Jack
Trellis and Bess Macaire just
about the lenght of one meal to
thoroughly understand each
other. After a long look had
been exchanged , they both seem
ed to find something that satis
fied them , and from that time on
according to Hoylc they were
the big cards in the deck.
You see , the two being general
favorites , the boys nil took an
interest in their movements , and
"Long" Jake Turaley , the shift
bosa , declared the young people
should have a square deal , even
though he had to create a
"rough house" at every prospect
"layout" between Stray-Horse
and South Evans.
Now , there arc just a few
words around which this story
circulates , and I overheard them
spoken the day I was working in
the boiler room. I had climbed
to the safety-guage in order to
re-adjust the weight , when
Jack's voice cauie very distinct
aud clear through the open
window :
"Beas , you are mine ! Mine
before God aud man ! I shall
take you with me in Life and in
Death ! "
I lowered myself from the
perch in a doggone big hurry
aud re-entered the engine room.
I wasn't anxious to overhear
more talk in the same vein.
For about two months every
thing was as quiet as a worked-
out drift. Tumley had com
menced agitating the subject of
wedding presents when the
climax arrived that put an end to
the whole business. Understand !
I don't pretend au explanation aa
to the end of this ! We accepted
the first theory that presented
itself aud were content to leave
it go at that.
Steele had sent Trellin over u
the neighborhood of Aspen to
look after some interests belong
ing to the company. He was to
be gone a week ! Two days
later , Kliplon dropped upon the
scene and proceeded to work up
a boom for himself in a startling
manner. Klipton owned two
"joints , " one in Leadville , the
other at lied Cliff. Between
them , he managed to "skin"
many "tendcrfeet" and not a few
1"suckers. 1 . " He was a cold , hard-
eyed devil , possessing just enough
refinement to make htui
thoroughly bad. In his coat
pockets , he carried a couple of
those latest improved , swivel
action , hell-linn' guns , and he
knew how to use them , too !
Well , Klipton appeared before
the women with a "knock-out"
proposition and a forged check
he had cashed for the old man ,
to the tune of three hundred
dollars. He said he wanted the
girl aud would give the forged
check in exchange , together with
Five Thousand of Uncle Sam'b
collateral. If Bess failed to see
the proposition with the eye of a
philathropiat , "papa" Macaire
would bid good-by to them all
and settle down in Canon for a
term of years.
"Now , I'm a man of business , "
said Klipton , "and I want to
settle this matter before that
cursed young booby returns from
Aspen. I'll give you all day to
think the matter over and be up
at nine o'clock tonight for my
answer , " He then started for
the door ; but before reaching it ,
turned around and remarked :
"I don't want you people to
labor under a mistake that I am
going to compromise on this deal ,
because I aint ! If Miss Bess
doesn't deliver the goods , her dad
goes over the road on a long
vacation , and you don't forget
it ! " With that he jumped on his
horse and rode off to town.
Bess flew over to the shaft-
noiisc , fairly howling with
terror. She cleared the six steps
leading to the engine-room and
clutched me by the arm.
"Oh ! Billy , Billy , what shall
I do ? " she wailed. "Where is
Jack ? Why don't he come to
me ? Jack , darling , I'm in
trouble ! Save me ! Save me ! "
Then she collapsed and fainted.
I carried her up the stairs into
Jack's little office , that opened off
the main shaft room , and in a
few minutes , had brought her
about all right. She told me her
troubles and I assured her that
Steele would send for Jack right
away , and promised to sec him
immediately. I also cautioned
her to hold Klipton off as long as
possible , so that Jack could have
a run for his money. She finally
braced up and promised to act on
my advice. I then called the
night man aud asked him to
work the afternoon for me while
I made a still hunt for the
manager.
Iflrellis had been right in
Aspen , we could have reached
him by wire in a very few
minutes ; bity he was several
miles distant , on the hills , and it
would take tune. However , two
imperative messages were sent
and I began to breathe easier.
Steele was one of the finest
fellows that ever lived and would
have broken his neck to do those
two youngster a favor.s
Now comes the part that other
people can speculate on , if they
want to.
I was down in the engine-room
that night about nine o'clock ,
working out the time I had bor
rowed in the afteruoou. "Long"
Tumley was sitting on the bench
back of me , for we had been dis
cussing the day'-i excitement.
He was in favor of treating Klip
ton to a coat of tar , then making
him dance on air , at the end of a
rope , afterward ; but as the law
happened to be on the other aide ,
in this case. I discouraged the
suggestion. There was little erne
no hoisting being done , as the
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Watts Building , Broken Bow.
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BROKEN BOWL
-L I V li R Y-
I have repaired -md rclittecl
my Liver } Hum inside nnd out-
bide aud have added four coiruls
which will feed and water
S O O' " -
head of Stock. Sec me for
reasonable rates.
J. H. SPAIN
North Side Livery
FRANK KELSEY ,
ALL KINDS OH
WELLS
Consult him If you want Water.
ljhone 1 12 , - liroken How.
El. C2o > Xo
Licensed Undertaker
and Embalmer.
Furniture - Repairing ,
I'pholhtcring and Picture I'rcuiing.
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ly attended to.
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0. & M. Train Schedule
WEST BOUND KAST HOMKP
No 39 . . 6Ji ) a m No.-10 . . . . fl.lu.ini
No. 41. . .11:57 . . ' .
: put No. r. . .U-U > am
No. 43 . . . 8'22aiu No. 41. . 11:27 : p m
No * 39 aod 40 run between Lincoln and Hroksu
Bow only , and not on Sundays
Freight trains Nos 47 and cacrr itasseuttor *
hut are run as extra * .
Schedule of Broken Bow Mail * .
I 1HK UA9T ClHSD AS KlUOUHI
Train No 40. . . . . .6 a in
Train No it 'ii30 .1111
Tnln No 44
7:30 | i ui
POUCUKSfOK TUG WMf CfcUSUS lOLLOWs ! | .
Train No 43
S:0rt am '
Train No 41 . 3o p m
ODice opoaSuadiv froin.i ilt ' 10 I i ui , ]
w * V days , oj a m to 7 ) p in
HARRY KISVJBALL ,
Practical Undertaker
ssr Licnsod ISmbalm'er
Business phone , 301. Residence 334B
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Fitting of Glasses ,
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A musical comedy of more
than usual merit will he given at
the Opera House on Xraas even
ing , December 25tU.
The Lcnark , Illinois , Gazette
of November 11th has the follow
ing to say concerning1 the show :
"Tlie Fitz & Webster Company
panyof 15 people , presented
"A iJrcczy Time" before a lar e
and appreciative audience at Hie
Opera House last Monday night.
This is one of tiP ] best-companies
that ever showed in our city and
the manager 1ms booked thorn in
their new ploy for the coming
season. "
Come H ud see a bright cli'.ii
show and hear some ver } * fine
music.
NORTH SIUK OPERA 1IOITS1C