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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1909)
g riilfi JUfiPUBLlOAN , OUSTER COUNTY , KEBKASKA. Schedule of Broken Utw Mail * . roocnns FOR THK KAST CLOUK AS FOLLOW st Train No 44 . 7JO : p in rocciinaroK TIIK WKST CIOMK A * FOLLOWS- Train No 43 . * W f "J Train No . . . . , . . 7'u ' "m oj.i-.iSn.iJnv from U.W ) lo 10JJ a. in. iliiys,0SJa. : m. lu7Mi : m. ; t.aiitl for Sale. 100 ncrus of lauil located ten miles north uf the oily for 3aK on reasonable Urttn. Inquired' W. D. Grant. , M27-lf NOTICK or I-MNAI , uirni T Ustale of Nictidl.iM Him'tH , di-i-rasi'il In Cuuiiiy couit ( it CimtiT Couiiiv , Ni-iirasK.i. Tlio State ( i ! Ncbrailta. to .ill IHIHOIIS ill . in nai" " ' " " ' " " ' ittc.t d j'T1 , ; ; , tn.il .Inllan Sinoti IIJH l"ll . ' ' " ' ' icioiint. ml report of hi * .i.liiili.lhlr.itl.m . . Hi-ttk-incnt flml K nil : i itftltlon lei tlnal it-was-mcli , wlil.-.li li.nehf.-n ; ; " ' ' ' heanni ! licfou ; it.i .1 com t on July 1 1. . .it in o'clock. ! . in. , ttlH-uyoU may a.p.-ir | .in.l LontcHl the same. Uati-.l . June 12.WA \ > . 1-MtOLl.MliNr KliACIII-S 2lfi. [ Continued from first pagr ] arc engaging' ' teachers at thi > time. Deputy State Superintendent Purdue was in the city Monda } and made tlie teachers a chapel talk Monday morning. Supt. Purdue was very much pleased with the work being done here , lie complimented the manage- tiient on the large enrollment and the excellent methods used in the supervision of the wor.k done. Frank K. Kobcraon , the popu lar lecturer , gave the teachers : i talk Tuesday morning reciting some of his experiences in travel ing. Mr. Robeisou began travel ing at the age of fifteen and traveled conlimtsously for scv.cn years , spending in the time- about * 7,000. . W. W. Walters , who in a can didate for county superintendent spake Wednesday morning1 a the chapel period. Mr. Walter * spoke on the subject of education. Adrian M. Newcnr. occupied the chapel period last Friday. Professor Andrewn , of tin University of Michigan , who h soliciting orders for a reference library , gave the class on agri culture a very instructive talk on corn Thursday. A group picture of over 200 ol the students wan taken on the school campus ' 1 hursday morn ing by Photographer.Taylor. A social and reception to the teachers wan given last Saturday evening in the chapel hall. The faculty of the normal , the cit ) board of education and the citi zens present formed the receiv ing line. Games were played and refreshments served. One of the principal objects of the social was to give the teacher * an opportunity to get acquainted with each other. The street commissioner has- been putting in a new brick side walk across fifth avenue. DIAZ OF MEXICO. . SHOULD IIAVI : PACKING PLANT III Western Nebnnki ; Siys ijpctil.er for American Society of ; Vjuity. J. C. Davis , leelur.i Jor Uic national society of t.iu > "j. v/.v iti I be city Ihii wee ' ' d- dressi-d an ( itidioiKcu1 : h < cr.r.n house on the lv : . * .bill- ' -1 slat ing up a packing plane in tli part of the state. He believed that there should be a packiny plant at some point west ol Omaha , lie estimated that tin cost of the plant would be about $2110.000 and uuid that it was the Auu'fioiiii Society of KquityV phui to sell stock in tliis amount it $50 pur share. No stockholder to be a'l'lowcd to have more than five sliam , It is their plan il ucct'flsful in getting tlie stocli substribed to allow the Ptock- a old era to vote 'OU'-tliR location to be selected for the operation of tHe plant. \rmiTIONAL LOCALS. Dr. R. _ C. Talbot ei'joycd s visit this waek from bin brothei ind heicc , Dr. Nick Talbot and .laughter , of Moles. County Chairman Kos ti Moore announces that the Porno- : rattt will hold a luaai conven tion in this city on July 27. County Asscst-or Johnson , oi of Dawsou county , was in the city this week confcring with Coun'ty Assessor Foster. The city base ball team wi 1 play the Mcrna team in Merna , Friday. The trip will be made in automobiles. Gust Taylor is sporting a new S1000 Jackson automdbile put- : hascd through the agency ol John Me Craw. Kd McComas r.old bin drug Uorc this week to A. 11. Sanders if Cook , Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Sanders are in the city and the slock will be invoiced and possession given at once. M. K. Foster and family enjoy- d a visit this week from L. M. II. .lOlliott , of Carthage , Mo. Mr. Kllioll had been out ou the coast visiting and taking in thr jxpcsilion and slopped oil here m his return. The memorial services of Gen- ral Ouster Castle , No. 23 , of the Knight ; ; of Pythias , will be held t the Presbyterian church next Mindayat 11 a. m Tlie text for licv. J. Fv Aubrey'n sermon will De "Gone Rut Not Foi o'-ton. ' " 01)1) ) ) FH.I.OWS WILL HANQUIT. : ( Continued fiom fust l > afc. ; ) , vill be the main feature. This Anniversary occasion was to have taken place one week earlier , June 21 , but on account of not icing able to get the Grand Master at that time , it has been postponed until Monday even- tig , June 28. A'general invita tion is extended to all O.ld Fel- ows and Itebekahs to be present on this occasion. Tickets lethe the banquet SOc , now ou sale tel l Odd Follows and Rebokahs. .UNITED STATES SENATOR BACON ' .of Georgia. , . , ' - curse In n XVI Farm Buildings i 1 ' By C : V. GREGORY , i' csiltaral 1tl-tijlon , Jotva .S'fa/c Copyright , 1U09 , by An cflcln I'rcis Association I X * kind of buildings needed on tli. ' rnriTi , tliolr arrangement iitnl locution nnd the klud of innlcrliil to make them of nrr Unit often perplex the fnnn- 'or ' who t Jti'U Btarlliig out to Improve l.lfi phice. No nllempt will bo made lioi' to K\\I \ * any Hpcclllc plniiH , ulnco tinImlldlnp * ! imiut be constructed to mo'-t the varying roqnlrementn of dif ferent fnrniH and the Htlll more vary ing IdetiH of Iliu owners. A few HIIB- KCHtloiiH , however , nmy help to KGlve dome of the most troublesome bulMIng pr.ibleniH. . Aside from the house , which will he considered in the next article , the most Important farm liiiiftlliig' fa'tho burn. Till. * ) In usually built us a shel ter for the cows , horses and young calves nnd to provide a Btorngo plnco for liny. The barn should not be lo- catt'd near enough to the house so that the odor will be objectionable nor too far away , as this makes too many ex tra fiteps. About HOD feet Is a good I'JCJ. XXXI ON13 Ol' THI ! 1IEST TYPE3 OP J1A1IN. distance , 1C the yards nnd manure piles are on the side away from the house , as they should be. The bnsement type of. barn , though in use to Home extent , Is not very pop ular , even on farms where It can bo easily built. The lower part is dump nnd dark , ami It Is dllllcult to Hocuro proper drainage. These disadvantages make It desirable to construct the bnrn entirely above ground on a solid foundation. On many farms there are plenty of "nlggerhends , " which can bo used as foundation material. The floor u'jould ' be of cement throughout. The cost Is but llttlo more than that of a wooden lloor , and It will InsL several times as long. A cement lloor Is cold nnd fdV I his reason should bo kept well bodded. If this Is done there can ho little objection to this kind of a lloor , even for horses , although some horse owncra prefer to cover the qe- moat with a false lloor of plank. The rc'mnlmler of the barn mny be built of several different materials , of which wood , In spite of Its advancing price , Is still the cheapest nnd most convenient. Next In order come ce ment blocks and tile brick. AYuon last ing qui.lltlos are taken Into considera tion these are even preferable to wood. A good shlnglo roof Is very satisfac tory , though one of the many kinds of prepared rooting mny be substitut ed at a Having In cost nnd will proba bly hist Just ns long. In form the hip oof Is the best , ns It costs but llttlo more nnd adds considerably to the ca- mi-ity of the hnymow. The plan of having the liny come down to the ground In the center of the bnrn Is not economlcnl of spnco nnd Is llnblo fo cause the bnrn to spread. It Is better to obtain the extra hay room needed " by making the sides a little higher. A small room In the bnrn which can bo used ns n workshop for repairing tools , harness nnd doing other "rntny dny jobs" will be found very hnndy. It l.i alwnya brat to have the stock face to the outside. This gives them bettor light nnd ventilation and keeps the utable walla from getting splat tered Mllh manure. If the burn Is located on a knoll where water from surrounding ground cannot How down around It nnd provision Is made for parrying nwny the water from thereof roof , llltlo further drainage will bo needed. It Is wasteful to allow the liquid manure to drain nwny nnd be lost , nnd It causes unnecessary work to drain It Into n mnnuro pit nnd haul It lo the places where It la needed .in n water tight wagon. A much [ better plan Is to use bedding enough t < absorb It all. There will always be plenty of this at hand In the form of strnw , shredded fodder and npollct liny. Ity this plan nil the fertilizing value of the liquid manure \\111 be saved with n small amount of work. A litter carrier or n wheelbjirrow' Is a great help In cleaning out the tatnblcs. When n Utter carrier Is used jtho mnnuro spreader mny bo left { standing In the yard nnd filled direct from the carrier. Whenever It gets full the manure may bo hauled out .and spread where It In inept needed , 'in ' lid ? way It roaches the llotfy with a 'small ' amount of loss. 1 A point that should be looked nftet lla the coi-.ruction : of the bnrn , nnd one that is lee often neglected , Is pro vision for hiitllclent light. Not only 'docs ' plenty of light mnko the barn n ( more convenient place to work , but It Inlso 1-oeps the stock healthier by dlS' cournnlng the Growth of bacteria. The horse stable especially should bo well lighted , since horses are llnble to have 'their ' sight injured by being kept In ti dark bum. Along with light should come plentj of ventilation. By ha.Yla&.the windows swing Inward from tUo'tOp utid providing ' ing 'triangular boards to close the open ings nt the sides the incoming current of flesh air wJll be directed upward against the * iejlliig and distributed over tl/c stable lthout causing M draft. Cunolus'r1yiy } be placed on the roof to carry off the impure air. A cheaper method Is lo loavu some of. the rafters unboxed at the lower cuds. In case there are many dairy cowo or young animals to be fed a silo is nl- morjt v. necessity. It should be located at the end of the barn nearest the cow Htnble in order to lessen the work of feeding. Hy having the yard for the young cattle close to the silo they can be fed from It with llttlo extra work. A silo sixteen feet hi diameter and thirty feet high is about the right size for a 100 acre farm. The diameter should nlwnyii be small enough so that two or three Inches ostn bo fed off the top each day. This Insures fresh silage all the time. The greater number of silos In use at present are made of wooden staves. These are cheap , and If n good quality of wood Is used they will last a long time. Cement and brick silos are practically Indestructi ble , but arc rather expensive. A new type of silo that Is proving very satis factory is made of hollow building tile. This material Is ns cheap ns staves nnd lasts ns long ns cement. For the young stock , fattening cnttlo and sheep cheap sheds furnish ample shelter. These can bo made of com mon bonrds well battened , with strong cedar posts for a framework. The .roof should bo water tight. A twelve foot opening on the south will answer the purpose of a door. These sheds should bo on high , well drained ground and must be kept well bedded. When this Is djono they nro fully as good ns a more expensive shelter. A separate lambing liouso will , of course , have to be provided for the ewes as spring approaches. For the man who Is making a spe cialty of hogs the "colony system" of hog houses Is probably the best. For the average farmer , Iftnvcver , the extra amount of work which this system in volves more than outweighs its advan tages of cleanliness , freedom from dis ease nnd keeping the hogs lu smaller bunches. On most farms the central hog house comes nearest to meeting the requirements. Along with It a few individual houses nro convenient for hauling around to the stubble and clo ver fields or other places where the hogs may hnppeu to bo located. Llttlo pigs need a great deal of sun light , nnd this , together with the lia bility of hogs to become diseased , makes It Imperative that the hog house bo provided with plenty of windows. By running It north and south and hav ing a row of pens on each side each pen will receive an equal amount of sutuhiiie. Whore the building faces tha ibouth the north row of pens does nol receive Its share of sunlight , nud the outside yards on the north of the hauso nro almost always shaded and cold. cold.Tho The floor , like that of the barn , should bo of content. It Is a good plan to ex tend It out nbout twenty feet on each side to make feeding floors where the hogs can be fed and watered without getting In the mud. By having all pen and yard partitions movable they can be arranged for BQWS and litters or for fattening swlno , as needed. A feed room hi one end of the building where grain can bo stored nnd feed mixed up Is n great convenience. A corncrlb should bo located close to one end of tUe fyudlug lloors , so ns to snve work when hogs nro fattening. If nw , FIO. XXXII HANDY TYPE Ol' INDIVIDUAL UOQ HOUSC. steers arc fed nnQther crib should bo built with one end next to a string of feed bunks , BP that the feeder cnti walk right out Into them with the corn when feeding. A dpublo crib with a bin for oats ou ouo side should bo placed near the barn. In the winter the driveway may bo used for grinding feed. A good weather proof machine shod Bhould bo built on very farm. It maybe bo located almost any place where It will bo out of the way. There should bo n row of wldo doornail along ono sldo so that it Tvlll bo possible to talco an Implement out qp Uj without mov ing every thln& olsijJa-ttlQ shed. Ill wooden bulldinga,8jjpuld bo kept pointed Pointed'\jrjQd ; \ } will lost three times n.3 Jong as. Jbat not qo treated , to say nothing of the gain In loojjs. & ly lo attcnJlQn. tOJiRW9 iwIiuna iJkj yyj wv1 tLoi > rU of 3olngi hoi aMrfMialfrv \ WANTED Wanted A girl to do geueral housework. Inquire at this of fice. FOR SALE FOR SALK Well regulated Restaurant , go d location. Good reason for selling. Inquire Con Cannon's restaurant. SAI.II My residence prop erty in south east part of city , call or address JAS. L. KING , alS-tf Broken Bow , Nebr. FOR RENT A new four room housa for rent. L. ISHAHP. . FOUND FOUND A fountain pen Owner may have same by \ proving - ing property and paying for this ad. Business Personals Dr. Bass , Dentist. OverMcComas Farm and City loans at lowest rates , M-ll-tf JAMSS LHDWICU. Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee. Roasted fresh every day. 24tf. Farm and City loans at lowest rates. M tl-tf JAM S LBDWICU. Drink "Blue " ' Kibbo i" coffee' Roasted fro ? h evnrv IHV. ) 24tf. Drs. Far ns worth & Beck Dentists. * _ _ Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee. Roasted fresh every day. 24-tf. Says the collar to the shirt , "you carried me well , " let us meet again at the Broken Bow Steam Laundry , Broken Bow , Nebr Texas school land is selling for five dollars per acre. For cheap railroad rates see Jesse Gaudy. I our business will grow If you advertise in the Republican You Are Thinging Of Borrowing Money | BUYING A FARM , I BUYING OR BUILDING A HOME , | FOR THE ERECTION OF A BUSINESS FOR { HLOCK , | PAYING OFF YOUR PRESENT LOAN , I BUSINESS OR ANY OTHER LEGITIMATE - [ MATE PURPOSE , And desire money , at lowest rate , without the payment of a commission , with every advantage' in matter of repayment and prompt action , SEE Ross G. Moore Attorney and Bonded Abstractor. This Out Shows The "Jayha-WK' - ' ? Stacker In Operation. It is the only STACKER made that can suc cessfully place hi't in an } ' spot of a rick of any length. It is a great advantage to a hay man to have a machine with which he can build a Stack of any size or Shape and can al so load .wagons. The Jayhawk is a good wag on loader. For Sale By J HUTT At Jas. Stockham's Hardware Store Special Summer Rates Excursion Rates East : Daily low round trip rates , with thirty days limit , in effect early in June to New York , Jersey Coast Ucsorts , Boston , Montreal , Portland , Me , and other prominent eastern resorts. Somewhat higher round trip rates daily , with all' ' summer limits , to New England , St. Lawrence River , Atlantic Coast and New England Resorts. Also desirable round trip rates to Wisconsin , Michigan , etc. , including lake journeys from Chicago to Buffalo and return. Rates , details , destinations , etc. , may be had of your nearest ticket agent. Excursion Rates West : Seattle Exposition , California , Pacific Coast tours , Denver and Colorado resorts , Black Hills , BigHorn - Horn Mountains , Utah , Yellowstone Park circuit through scenic Colorado and Yellowstone and Gardiner gateways. Homeseekers rates first and third Tuesdays. You can reach all western summer \ resorts on very desirable rates this summer. Call on nearest ticket agent for special publications covering any western tour. Burlinstun H. L. ORMSBY , Ticket Agent , Broken Bow. < L. W. WAKELEY , G. P. A. , Omaha.