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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1908)
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MYKHS , Editor and Publisher Wiu , M. DUNN , Managing Editor 1909 PARTY CANDIDATES. The question of the selection of the party candidates is one of the most important with which the American people have to deal. The people want good laws and they want the good laws properly executed. In order to secure the passage of good laws they must have good representatives , and in order to have good laws properly put into effect they must have good men to execute them. The first and most fundamental thing then is the nomination of candidates. The only reason why unfit candi dates are nominated is that the people do not take the sufficient interest. They should first see that good candi dates are up for the nominations in their party , and when an able man comes up for the nomination the people ple owe it to him and to themselves to see that he is nominated. The question of party interest and party candidates should be given thoughtful consideration the year round. No private business can be successfully run on snap judgement and the Republican believes that no public business should be run on that principle. The primary for the selec tion of party candidates will be held in about seven months. Seven months may seem like a long time but it is a short time in which to think over the transaction of business which requires careful investigation and involves the interest of all the people. FARMER'S INSTITUTE. The farmer's institute school of agriculture to be given here during the week of January 11 to 16 offers an excellent opportunity for the men and women of this section of the State to secure agricultural trainipg. The registration fee of one dollar places the instruction within the reach of all and none should hesitate on account of financial reasons. The lectures will be practical and any farmer will find them to be beneficial. Write Jules Haumont at ance and register for the week's instruction. MUST GET TO WORK. The question of the character of the org mization and the best methods of proceeding with the Commercial Club are now settled. The Club is organic ed and its working force is elected Thex officers and committeemen shouU now get dbwn to work on the consid HTHE REPUBLICAN 1ms dur ing the last three months en joyed increasing prosperity. The < v Subscription list'has made a re- markeab'le growth and the adver tising patronage gets better each week. It takes this opportunity \ to extend its many thanks and wishes you all a Merry Christmas. oration of the plans and suggestions of the business men who spoke at the banquet and the suggestions that have been made at the other meet ings. The life and efl'ectivness of the orgatmution depends upon the ac complishments of the officials. They have now the enthusiastic support of a majority of the business men and if they proceed in the proper manner they will retain this support. They must undertake something whatever in their judgement seems best and show definite results. It is to be regretted that Custer County did not have a booth at the National Corn Exposition at Omaha. It would have been a great advertise ment for the county and would have been more than worth the money ex pended in arranging for it. The ad vertising by the people who went down for that purpose was good but t would have been much more cfl'ec- ; ive if they had hid the exhibit to iclp them. There should be a good road from Broken Bow to Callaway. It would Ki a good thing for Broken Bow and vould prove of inestimable value to ; he people in the western part of the count } ' . It would make it much more convenient for them to get to the county seat. j PRESS COMMENT f Life On The Farm. Lincoln Star- , UK > StarFarming great source of wealth and the most noble vork in which man can engage , re ceives a considerable "boost''in the announcement that Charles S. Deneen governor of Illinois , is to become a student of agriculture at the Univer sity of Illinois with the intention of taking a complete course in cattle md corn judging. Governor Deneeu , 'tis said decided : o do this when he visited the Illinois corn show recently held at Springfield and saw what s-ientific farming was accomplishing for the countiy. To Governor Deneen farming is at tractive because he notes the results of the right kind of farming , And from this may we not draw the con clusion that if the standard of farming were raised not so many 3roung men and women would bo leaving the larms and flocking- the bities ? Tbe old methods of farming were unattractive , and they are still dis tasteful to the average boy and girl. The agricultural schools of 1,1 if United States are placing farming upon a higher plane , and it becomes atonco a profitable and facinating avocation. The President's farm li fe commis sion is seeking to devist' means for making rural life more pleasant and thus keeping the young people in the countiy. But in a slow and steadily increasing way the agricultural col leges , like the ones in Nebraska and other states , arc doing thai very thing. Increase the ctlicipncy and scope of the agricultural colleges , and you will go a long distance toward solving Ibis farm Hie problem. Grand Island Independent : Some of the Washington correspondents declare that much opposition is aris ing among Republican senators against the fulfillment of the Republican - { can promise of the establishment of a ' postal savings bank system , despite the fact that such a system , was "ad vocated" in the party's platform. Members of the momentary commis sion , it is asserted , areagaiiibt it after investigating postal savings affairs in the European countries , which have established them long since and which apparently find them successful and desirable , none of them having ever discontinued them. Again the small bankers over the country are said to be petitioning the senators and repre sentatives not to pass the bill. The platform , it ought to be remembered , did not "advocate" such a bill. The use of that word would seem to be a very deliberate effort to get away from the facts in the case. The plat form pledged such a system. It now remains to be seen whether the plead ings of special interests in the matter are going to prove effective as against the unequivocal pledge made. The Independent believes that the entire Republican delegation from this state will be found in line for a faithful per formance of the party's promises. Nebraska's New Chancellor. Twentieth Century Farmer : The appointment of LDrof. Samuel Avery of Nebraska university to fill the place made vacant by the resignation of Chancellor Andrews , to take effect January 1 , 1909 , seems to meet the approval of all who know Dr. Avery and his qualifications for such a posi tion. It is gratifying to Nebraskans to feel that there has grown up within the borders of the State a young- man whose abilit } for such a responsible position places him foremost in the minds of the regents in all the array applicants of noted educators. Mr. Avery is a progressive up-to- date man of excellent social qualities and high educational attainments. He is thoroughly familiar with the work of the school and if he develops the executive ability to handle the position , which it is believed he will great things are predicted for the school. The tide of public sentiment is being centered more and more upon the support and the advancement oi the educational institutions of the state than at any former period. Dr. Avery has our endorsemint and best wishes for his success in his new field of labor. Hie New Cabinet. All oi the cabinet appointments have not been decided upon , but from names that have been mentioned in connection with the various portfolios it is evident that President Taft's board of advisors will be made up of strong men. Senator Lvnox will make an almost ideal secretary of state , if we are to judge by his past service in public places , and every other man whose name has been used by the cor respondents is worth } ' of the honor proposed for him. Nebraskans would like to see Governor Magoon in the cabinet , but if this place is not for A Year's Subscription Civen Free To The First Two People Who Report The -2- Two Mistakes in This Adi Subscription Blank. Herbert G. Myers , Editor The Guster County Republican. Dear Sire-Enclosed please find $ ror _ years subscription to The Guster County Republican at 50c per year. witn 1000 votes per year on tnis subscription. % Name _ . _ . Postomce. do your Jewelry Shopping & & you are bund to come to us More buying WHY ? Because you know we carry tlie stock , and our prices are always Our line of novelties has never been more complete than at the present time We expect to see you. A. E. ANDERSON Optician him at the present time his friends here Avill feel sure that hc is to be called to other work equally impor tant such as the great task of look ing after the Philippine fslands. Lincoln Star , State Journal : Somebody goes to the trouble to assure the eastern con servatives that they may have Mr. Bryan on their hancls again in 1912. The precedent of three defeats and then retirement set by Henr } ' Clay is generally held to be enough to keep Mr. Bryan in the background in fu ture contests. But the Clay case con tains some disquieting features when it is examined in detail. After the third defeat of the Kentuckian the war with Mexico arose , and the Whig party found itself possessed of a pop ular hero in General Taylor. And yet in spite of three defeats and in spite oi the war enthusiasm Henry Clay figured in the national convention with 97 votes on the first ballot , against 13 ] for Zachary Taylor , 43 for Winfield Scott and 22 for Daniel Web ster. In view of this significant bit of history , heretofore generally over looked , the Democratic leaders who are determined to have another candi date than Bryan in the next campaign would better locate one strong enough to win the nomination. blx.The : purpose of store adver tising is not merely to sell seeds butte to sell more goods to make friends , build up a patronage that will not only stick but grow. Newspapers reach the greater number of people in the immediate vicinity in the most natural way , at least expense , and the > are therefore the best oi all mediums for stores. In a newspaper you follow the lines of least resistance you follow with the Stream you talk to an audience already assembled to the people who want to read their mental cosmos is right they are on your wire , and they won't ring off if you hold their interest. Attraction is the basis of all advertising the store the sun , the customers the planets that revolve around it. I'Yemont Tribune : The World-Her ald insists that Governor Sheldon made a grevious mistake by giving the Democrats only one of the four judges to be appointed for the su preme court. Tt says that Nebraska is a Democratic state and is entitled to a majority of the judges. The World-Herald is talking through its hat. The Democrats got one state of fice which happened to be governor , and the Republicans got all the rest. By the World-Herald's process of reasoning. Governor-elect Shallen- berger ought to have passed up the Democratic pie-hunters and appointed Republicans for state jobs. At last we have the official vote of the presidential election. ' Here it is : Taft , 7,637,676 ; Bryan , 7,393,18h ; Debs , Soc. 447,651 ; Chafin , Pro. 241- , 252 ; Hisgen , Ind. , 83,136 ; Watson , Pop. , 33,871 ; Gilhaus , Soc. Lab. , 15- 421 Taft's plurality. 1,244,484. The Populist and Prohibition candidates received fewer votes than in the last preceeding national campaign. THEY DO SAY That some people are longon lies and short on truth. That to-morrow is the day for extending good cheer to all. That after going into a brown btudy some men beg-in to feel blue. , That sooner or later every man v in life is sure to go up ag-aiim > . | failure , > - * That it is nut the rich members of a church who give it the best support. That a man's cheek has a good deal to do in enabling- him to'ac- quire a fortune. That cloths may not make the man , but they go a long- ways to ward making- the successful man. That a young man in his , teens is an easy mark for the designing ing- female who wants bon bens or a theatre ticket. That some people are inclined to act the fool intentionly , while others who lay no claim to acting become apt scholars in this line. That tf a woman would say just wha * she thinks when she hits her thumb with a hammer she would be a marvel of self control. That a slandering tongue is more to be dreaded than a rattle snake for he will give warning before he strikes you but a slanderer never. That people may applaud a x kicker at the start of his kick , but they always feel like kicking the kicker long before he has finished kicking. That a strong minded woman is one with determination enough to admit that her slices are not too large when she walks with evident indication that they are not. That it a woman declines- man's offer of marriage he should give her another chance , as it is the general beliet that women seldom think twice alike on the same question. That swearing does not elevate the man or boy who constantly uses cuss words. In fact it causer. those who hear him to think that there is something wrong with his think box. That about the time a young man begins to feel of his upper lip or to look in the glass to see if his moustache is about ready to sprout , is when h < l gets foolish - ish over the girls. That Santa Claus will visit this section in an auto to-night , The honk , honk , of his auto horn will have a different sound from the merry jingle of the bell on his reindeers on his former visits.