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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1909)
THIu REPUBLICAN , CUSTER COUNT ? , rNEBRASKA , Cl'STER COUNTY REPUBLICAN ADVERTISING RATES. t ? Wlictc matter Is net on wood bane electrotype n * Mat nrico ol twenty cents tier Inchnliivlecol' t ( ntun , for cacU Insertion , two or more lunurllonn If ' 15 emu per Incli. Special position , bliialc In. ( ortloii 20 ecu In per inch. Metal bate , electros- luu or inoru times , IS ccuu p r lutli. I'ayineat tlrst of cicli month. tiocal atUeitlslnit n vp cents ror line cacti In Mrttiuii. Ndllcuof cliurrh cliutcli falrn , oclablfs and xuti'rtalnmcuts whine inuiiey Is charuvd , oni * Lxli rates. D ath nbtlces free , lialf till c lor inililUlilnc obituaries. Card of Thank * , TOcen'rf. " notlcei at iai pruvldeJ nuttilen ot k Society notices and tesolutlons , one-halt r.ue ' Wedding nutlCBi fiee , hall price for itut of preteuu Eutereil at tlrokeu How. Nebraska , ( or UanS minion ID the United HUten mallb at second clanii tatou , t Herbert 0. Myers , f.tlitor and Publisher I'uliticnl Annotiiiccmenl. llclng jiiouijiU'd by ; i desire to Icail ami direct educational forces ot tile girat couutyofCustcr.lt > whose M-UH ) > | H I was a liuull nearly 30 years aio. ; 1 hereby formally announce myself a candidate lor the position of County Superintendent of 1'ubllc Instriu- ttou. 1 ha\c advocated republican prlncl pies for 16 years and am thus asking tht dU tlngulshcd honor of being Ha nominee at the coming election. WAt/IKH W WA'IKKS I 1 hereby nuuonnce to the Republicans j ot Cnater County that I am it candidate tor the nomination to the office of County Surveyor subject to the express ed will of the members of my party at the primary. I bnve nerved as Deputy County Surveyor for the past 3 years , I and previous to the practical end ac- 1 quired my education in the County schools of Custer County , in the Fremont , Normal school and the Nebraska Stale University. I have always lived in Custer county and have always support ed the Republican ticket. A. J. VANANTV.'ICUI' . i Governor Shallenbergcr did a | wise thing- from the political as well as the moral standpoint , when he signed the "Daylighl Saloon" bill. Our estcened friend across the way , has ? ccn fit to call the attention of the public to our more personal jtlaif-J. Now Mi-other Real , wo claim modesty - ! esty , as we hart ? no special df-sire lo obscure the situation , vet it | ( modest ) ) torlwH in lo acknow ledge the soil impeachment. Not that we. object to bachelors becoming benedicts- be it from our thoughts : we would rather take this occassion , to urge upon young men , to enter that ideal state as soon as they found "the arc STC they have right , right she. " We greatly rejoice to find our contemporary's memory of other days is sutlicen- tly strong to permit him to ex tend such warm s y m path y. Many thanks. MillLliCIION IUSU1 : IS. A glance at the results in the city election held Tuesday will show that in almo'it every ins tance the younger of the two candidates lor an office was suc cessful In the selection of the candidates for the olhcies some > f the citizens maintained that I was necessary to nominate uen of age and long residence in the city. The count of the vote shows that the voters did not agree with them. This is only an example of what is being done through the whole country. The influence of the young man is felt everywhere and the people are giving them an opportunity to put their greater energy and more modern ideas into use. l'All.ll : ) TO "ICconomy" wasn't such a "watch word" when the Demo cratic legislature finally completed - work. pleted its money-spending- The legislature appropriated from the general fund of the state a total of $3JO ) , 12'.02 , or $551,021 more than the legisla ture appropriated two ) eais ago. These figures do not include the 1-mill levy for the university. Of these appropriations the bills carrying the larger funds an MILKING TIME ( ! reatly reminds us ii is time to look after ( Jream Seporat.ors. . Sharpless One Dise Howl ( 'roam operators , li is the kind that does the work easier and quick est come in and look over it. SPRING TIME Means cleaning up time IFave you seen the \Vhite Cloud Washer. The best on the market , easiest runner , quickest and cleanest washer , more agitation to your suds than any other machine sold. On washday it is like a silver limnim'to a ebud. GAS STOVES > ND1RANGES ( rasoline Stoves and Ranges , see the new burner , perfectly safe we have the kind you don't have to generate , banishes all fear of gasoline. HARNESS , HARDWARE and IMPLEMENTS ( let a ticket on the Buggy. Look over our line. Our Harness and Buggies , Wagons and Farming Implements are the best on the market. GARDEN SEEDS Garden Seeds that we know will grow. Alfalfa , Clover and Timothy. See us for seeds. SCREENS and SCREEN DOORS. Look out for the ilies. Screen up. We have a full line also , Screen Doors. MAKF. MUK ) HOME .MOKD . BRIGHT AND CHPER- PUI. IIY PAPERING IT Have you seen our new line of samples of high grade wall paper ? No store in town can offer yon a collection of such rare beauty and elegance to choose from at such reason able prict-a. It will be a pleasure to you and to us to hav > you look them over. 8 , B. LEE T e Busy Druggist Uill in the hands of the governor and have not yet received his ap proval. As was expected the to tal is more than half a million ilollars moie thui the previous legislature expended , but the leading members of the legisla ture were not much concerned be cause of that fact. The governor can veto any item in the general appropriation bills without affecting the bill as a whole. lie has not indicated as yet his stand on the appropria tions. Protests have been made ag'unst the Wayne Normal ap propriation but the belief is that the governor will approve it. CKI-IMI FOR "DAYIKilll SALOONS. " No doubt the Democrats will claim the entire credit for the "Daylight Saloon" bill , but the records of the vote in the two houses of the legislature show that their claim is unfounded the vote in the Senate was as follows : Kor the bill Republicans , 12 Democrats 7 Against the bill Republicans 1 Democrats 12 The vote in the House stood : For the bill Republicans 21 Democrats 30 Aganist the bill Republicans 2 Democrats 3 ( > The figures show that the bill could not have passed either house without Republican sup port. They show that the Republicans were practically enaminous in favor of the bill in both houses. And they show , further , that a maioritv nf the ) cmocrats in each house voted aganist the bill. The Bepubli- ans cast five more votes for the ill in the Senate than did the Democrats. Only three Republi- ans in the two houses voted ganist the bill. run I.I : < IISUTURE'OKK Of the total of < ) ? f bills iutro- luced but forty-seven of those rtsscd are of any general impor- ance , the greater bulk applying o local conditions in several parts of the state. The important bills passed and of state-wide importance do not exceed a round dozen. They are the daylight saloon bill , a guar anty of deposits act , the Oregon primary a bill for the physical valuation of railway and common carrier corporations , a slock and bond watering bill to regulate the charges of surety and fidelity companies , a bill to provide for the election of precinct assessors , a bill providing that state and county depositories may deposit securities instead of giving surety bonds for deposits , a btl assessing an annual occupation tax on corporations , a bill pro viding for the stamping of ne1 weights on food packages , a bil repealing the 1-niill levy for the retirement of the state debt ant : a bill providing for the invest ment of the- state permanent school funds in the bond * of mu nicipalities , of cities and drain- uye dhlricU. The bills of political impor tance passed are measures pro viding for the taking aw. > y of all possible patronage from the Re publican members of the state administration and giving it to the governor. These measures include bills for the governor to appoint the cmyloyes of the state banking board , the state normal board , the secretaries of the state board of health , the secretary of the state printing board anb nu merous others. MAKING CIVIC I'R/KdttSS. / Only a few years ago , when the advance guard of the civic improvement microbe or germ , arrived in the Bow , in the form of an electric light franchise , there were people who looked upon it not only as an unneces sary thing but actually viewe-1 it as an enemy that must be crush ed at any price , for daring to be so bold , as not only to approach but to enter our very midst. At the election for it did gain that much of a hold it was com pletely snowed under. Later however , the snow melted , and the civic germ appeared in a dif ferent guise , this time assuming the form of cement walks and though some people recognized the old enemy in the new mash , they were not sufficient in num ber to put it to rout , bo it came to pass that after repeated at tacks on the Mayor and City Council , it finally came off victor , and what is the result ? Beauti ful cement walks , extending in every direction , making walking , for those who cannot ride , a pleasurable exercise instead of a painful necessity. Does it end there ? No ! No ! Kmphaticallv Nol The news of it has spread is spreading far and wide , and no one can say where its influence will end. In many ways , we are making up more and more to a better un derstanding , of what it means to have the proper civic pride. The army following the advance guard of the civic germs , seems to be in a chaotic condition , it is true though time and thought and earnest purpose will shape and mould it to suit our needs , limited only by our willing or unwillingless to assimilate it. The germ has lately wonderfully multiplied , until our city is the camping ground of three armies. At the recent caucus one army of the civic germ the public library was hacked to pieces without much ceremony. We still have with us the army for the new and much needed High School building and for the elec tric franchise , clamorously call irig lo us to surrender. Surren dtr what ? A senseless fight , j against a n metrical civic growth. Surrender only that w mav seize an opportunity In ad vance to a higher goal. The result of the election Tues day when the electiic ligbt fran chise was carried by a safe ma jority and a senseless fight against progress in that direct - t ion was thus surrendered shows how wideawake our coummunity is becoming. The Hying squadron of civic microbes in the form of coal sheds and other railroad improve ments scut out to our assistance in the forward movement by the Burlington Railroad is hanging in balance because of the work of a few obstructionisls who think more of a little immediate per sonal gain than they do ot the welfare of a whole community looking to progress and better ment. We have broad gaged men who arc doing all they can , but it is only through united ef fort that anything of a public character is pushed to the most successful completion. The effect of concerted action in the right direction was shown a comparatively short time ago when there seemed to be con certed action in trying to beau tify and adorn the city through the planting of car loads of shade trees. Compare the conditions now with those previous to the \l * WRONG WATCHES AlADE RIGHT T.vcrv tick that Hint walch of yours makes while it needs cleaning mean * n shortening of illife. . A clemiatili is just uboul fric- tionless. A iliity WHtcli k \\ulch that is ticking its wuy to destruction. Don't } < > ii know that our repair depaitment exists for the pur- jiose of putting wrong watches ihjht. "Tis a fuel. Can we b" ol lo YOI' in this pai ticii1.il movement and decide for your self whether it was worth while. Much progress has been made but a great deal more is possible. Constant work is necessary to ac complish it. Let everjonc put his shoulder to the wheel and see that this movement for progres sion goes forward as fast as pos sible. jj Barrel of Dried Poaches , while they last , 11 Ibs for $1.00 The Famous Sun Kist Oranges , according- sixe , per dozen 20c to 50c Red Apples from Washington , per doz 5 < ) c Woolen Spice Go's Coffees , per Ib 15c to10c Try the two Ib. Red Corn for . 50c Princess Royal Brand of Canned Vegetables. Corn per can 15c Peas 2 cans for 35c ( iolden Wax Beans per can 15c Stringlees Beans per can . . . , I5c Lima Beans 2 cans for , 35c Tomatoes 3 Ib can 2 cans for. . . . . . . . 35c Rover Brand Tomatoes 2 cans for 25c Hover Brand Peas 2 cans for 25c A. B. C. Breakfast Food per pkg 15c Cream of Wheat per pkg- 15c t Mothers Oats 2 pkgs for 25c [ Salmon , Luxor , Brand , per can 25c Cash Paid For Cream. Phone 58 Broken Bow r j The World's xxxxxsocxx xxxxxx * vs xx.xx xacxxxx KXXXXX While the other factor ies have gone crazy on the four-cylinder "propos ition , the Jackson fac tory retains its sanity , and through it has pro duced the best four-cyl inder cars the world has ever known. It still con tinues to build the Model C , framed for hill climb ing , framed for taking care of the hard proposi tions. Simple in con struction. , big in its en gine equipment , hand some in outline and big and comfortable in its proportions the best car j for the money in the | Automobile world. Let t me show you our cars L" " " ' "ll I ; John S. McGraw , Agent I1