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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1909)
Uitl Ljiuiniinia ft BUCM , VOL. XXVIII BROKEN BOW , OUSTER COUNTY NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , JULY 1 , 190'J NO : 4" . ' BROKEN BOW BOY i GETS HONORS I Senior Week at Trinity College. Hartford. ' Connecticut. ; TRINITY SOCIAL FUNCTIONS 1. I.anders Uccciml Tour Class Day Honors Graduating Class Strongly i Republican in Politics. Mus. AMANDA L. XANDMHS. , Tno late for last week ) Last Friday morning at G-10 o'clock George and I started on our trip 'o ' Hartford , Conn. The weather was cool and pleasant and all nature looked refreshed afur its midnight bath. We ihntouglily enjoyed looking al ttc ! counlry , with its extensive trnclsol Woodland , its fields of waving grain , its neat and thrifty looking farm houses and in.mense bank barns , its small , Jjzi'y ' flowing streams and turbii- knt river ? ; the beautiful exten sive grounds surrounding Ihc homes or suburban residences of the rich , through villages , towns and ciliep , a lo "Ihe city of brotherly love. " Philadelphia , where we had sufficient time to change cars for New York. We were obliged to walk so far from train to train , I said let us lake ibis coach , next to the last , so 1 Ud the way and was just ready do sit down \ \ lcia gentleman /'in IW seal just back of me said , "beg pardon madame , but this j ? the smoker , " I exclaimed , oh , and without even a thank you , nibbed into the forward coach , when George said he thought the other one was a smoker. Why it was so prettily uphol stered , in green r.ti'd looked so nice and" coiilfoitable , Tt' was Ifard for me to believe it was for "i-e oclusivc use of smokers. Trains run every hour between ihtsc two cities , yet our train v.as almost uncomfortably i rowdcd. 1 cannot say I was now , or ever have been much im- jrcst > ed with Ihc comili' } ' here , ind I am Gure it is owing lo so many , lo me uns'glitly , bill bn.-mls that have a way of coin ing into view every few miu- uUf , until I am neatly distracl- td by the continued sight of lluin. We arrived in Jersey rity on time and look the 23itl ( St. Ferry to New York , a 23rd Si. car to 4th Ave. ; a transfer norlh to the Grand Central sta tion , where after a little looking around we found Irene , who had been patiently awaiting our ariival since nine o'clock , or for * three hours. We had our luu- ' ) t hcon the very first thing , then a shoe shine all around. I felt quite as important as an ) ' man , perched on that 'high chair , while the boy in charge applied a mixture of some kind and rub bed and polished and afler a third application different from the rest , a final rub and polish with a brush until they shone like twin mirrors. We then left Cjeorge in charge of our suit cases while we , Irene and I , look a car for Wannamakcr's where we made a few necessary pur chases , including a dainty little sti.miicr gown for Irene , for three dollars less than the same thing brings here. At four o'clock we left for ttiis city , the fourteen coaches drawn by two electric engines vcrc filled with passengers. New Haven is the terminal of UH : third rail , so a steam engine k the place of the electric en gines and we noticed the differ- 'euce ' in the dust and smoke of "the latter. At 6:30 : , as our train rolled "into the station here we saw Luucks glancingup and down the train trying- gel a glimpse of us andhe was about to give the search up in despair , when we appeared on the scene We walked three blocks to this large , beautiful h-me , now a privnie boarding house , where we have rooms on the second floor front , bedroom and silling room , called the "rose" rooms rom Hie paper that adorns the walls. The boys remained for linner and part of the evening. We did not go to the fourlh senior assembly , as Ivoucks had njurcd his knee at the last ball game and was una'blc to dance. Saturday we spent sight see- ng and doing the stores. In the evening at 8:30 : we went out to Trimly college to hear Mv- thania , a musical comedy in two acts , given by the senior class in Alumni hall , Book Lyrics and Uubic by Trinity student. Sccncb---Acl I , The college cam pus , Jtint 1 , 1919 ; Act 2 , Deck of the air ship , "Skylark , " twenty-four hours later. The irst act hinged on the financial condition of some of the the sin- lents lhat ha-l reached z ro. One of the seniors , in a burst of confidence , assured me it was too realistic to be funny and 1 have since learned lhat 110 less than eighty dollars stands between liim and his degree , which I sin cerely trust he will be able to cancel in some way. A women's rights wnman , a shrewd multi millionaire * , his daughter who craves a litlc , and son who is a senior and a French Count , fig ure in- the play. 'I he second scene , the deck of an airship owned by the millionaire , was decidedly novel. A long- cigar shaped.thing , bound will ! cords that supported the deck was sur rounded by sea and sky and floating the stars and stripes in a slid brcczo and with the en tire cast on board. We also heard tha approach of another ship and the conversation that ensued ; saw a rope thrown out aiid caught by a imri who was swung to the other ship. This scene was intensely interesting and exceedingly funny. There were eight musical numbers one called , "If I CouldbeaBillikcn , " Billiken is the other name of that booby priae I won. "That's Hartford , " received rounds of applause as did all the numbers. Over and over again they were obliged to respond to encores. I he local hits were so well chosen that the audience fairly went wild over them. Colt's , orchestra furnished the music. The musical numbers were sung with much vim and enthu siasm. 1 he make-up 0f the men who look the part of the daugh ter and suffragist were fine , only the deep base voices gave the parts away. The French Count was also exceptionally well taken. Immediately fol- owing the closing number , "Back to Earth , " sung by the entire cast , the hall was cleared and dancing began and lasted until almost midnight. Many of the ladies and gentlemen were in evening dress. The men with but few exceptions held their partners at arms length , two-step alternated with wait/ - - and all danced to such quick time it made me almost duxy to watcn them skipping about in a mad rush to get through. Then , as soon aa the music ceaeed , such a clapping of bauds until the band began to play and they tried it all over again , It was after midnight when we reached our hotel. Dr , Luther , president of the college , delivered the baccalau reate sermon Sunday evening iu ( Continued to page eight. ) All I.ail , tiiou grand and gient ancestrjcs of thy glorious brood . of hair a hundred hallowed states ; Uxtendinu thy expansive form across o continent's wide fields ; One wing deep dipping In Atlantic's brine , the other oYr Pacific's bosom r.piro d ; Low traifliHi thy tall-feathers In the frozen ocean of the i crth And heaving thy ptilsr.ting forcdmt above the torrid wa ters of fair Mexico's brood Qiilf ; Within thy talons bearing , for the friend , the olive- branch of peace And weapons of destruction for the foe that would as sail the smallest of thy progeny ! Well Holdest thou thy haughty head aloft within the otarry oky - For though but young , thou art a gla.it grown , of consclotio might , acknowl edging few peers. May'st thou forever tranquil dwell , In harmony with all thlro own , And unmolested by the powers of cartti rcspcclcd by the strong and honored by the weak : And may'st thou never know defeat , nor learn to bow thy head In shame. ODD FELLOWS . ANNIVERSARY Celebrate Twcnly-I'iftli Anniversary of Institution of liroKcn Io\v ! Lodge. Broken Iow lodge number 119 , I. 0. 0. F. celebrated its silver anniversary with a program and banquet Monday evening. Grand Master R. II. Miller was present and made an address at the close of the program in the lodge room and gave a toast at the banquet. The following1 is the program given in the lodge room : IMano Solo luV-aCmlwcll lystory uroktMi isow Loilge. . . . W * U. 1'urccll Trombone so.o ; . . * , . . . , , . . " , C. It. IA\CI ( . aUfojftooQ.&ataarlthn" : * . . . ! " . , . Violet Harson Vocal solo : . . ' . . . . " . " . . 'T\frs , P. K. Tayli r "What I know of OJil J'VllowHhip" ' M. Iv. n.iKU'lnrn Violin Solo Mis CroiL'i KUS DILI Aildrcss lit.iud Master K. II. Mlllci After the program in the Odd Fellows hall about one hundred seventy-five Odd Fellows , We- bckahs and their friends gather ed in the Temple theater for the banquet. The banquet was served by the Rcbckaba. The following 13 the menu for the banquet : MISNU . Cold Ham Heel Tonirne Salad Boston Baked Beans Deviled Bread and Butter Pickles Olives Jelly Ice Cream " Nut Cake Angel Kood l.'rown Stone Kraut t'offeo Tea Follow ing the banquet II. J. Shi n n acted as toast master and the following men responded to toasts : TOAST8 U. J. SiilNN , ToaBtniABtor. 'Friendship , hove and Truth C.Y. . Deal "Twenty-one Years in Ihe Harness" . . , 10. IJ.Purcell 1 Hominiscenc'f > s" Uov. Aubrey 'Sixty-one Years an Odd Fellow" W.T. Bhorr Jtelatioii of Odd Fellowship to the Church" Jos. Piirmnn "The Order in Nebraska" Grand Master U U. Millet \ < . O. Nelson had a thrilling1 experience last nighl while re- Itirning from a duve lo Ansley. He fell asleep a short time after he left Ansley and awoke near the Miller place to find his team standing on the track and a train approaching. lie turned the team sharply lo the side and got them oil track when the train was within a few feet of the buggy. lie broke down one of the wheels iu turning the team , but no other damage was done , lie says be didn't loss hia nerve until it was all pver and he roil- iacd what a close call he had. WOMAN TAKES CARBOLIC ACID HlYoiigli Getting Wrong ' llotlle for AlCijicino. 'Mrs. J. A. CiKlwelr , of the Rencau Hotel , had a very close call Wednesday evening. She look a lamp and went in to take some medicine. A number of bottles were setting together and she got one containing carbolic adid instead of the one she want ed. The medicine she had been taking' w.ts very distasteful and she took it with as lilllc ccrc itony as posr-iblc and realii'.id wLen it was too' late lhat- she h"uVlaV4't'ciiritDlic : 'acid. She called her husband and told him lo gel her borne r.wcel cream and lurcl. She insifUcd lhat it was not necessary lo call a doctor and no medical assistance was called for about Ihrcc quarters of an hour. WliL'ii Dr. I'cmiiugtoti arrived she was in a very bjd condilion. 'J he acid "had pcne- trated her system and could not be pumped from her stomach. He was able , however to counter act the effects of the poison and she is gettling along very well today. LARGE CRbwb TO BE ENTERTAINED Arrangements for Banner Celebration Complete. People Prom nil Over Slate Rest llooms and Simile for Visitors arc Prepared by the Committee , hcry- thiiijj to AlaliC Tlicni Comfort able. The I'ourlh ' rf July committee has been working overtime this week to complete the arrange ments for Ihe grand celebration to be given Monday. Arrange ments have been made to provide a free rest room for the ladies in one of the business rooms on the wesl side of Ihe square and a large tent iu being erected on Ihe corner south of the postoffice. Everything1 possible is being done lo make the people comfort able and make them enjoy them selves while here. The marshalls of Ihe day will be instructed to see that the automobiles arc kept oil of the main street and roads leading into the city in order to elimin ate the possibility of accidents caused by the teams scaring at the autos. The automobile committee is completing its work iu preparing for the benti- tiful parade. The committee ou eomis pa * rade requests that all men or hoys who want to enter the comic parade meet at Osbornc's carpenter shop at U a , m. , Mon day morning. This includes those who expect to ride horse back. K.ich man who enlcrs the parade will be supplied with an out lit and he may keep this out fit after the parade is over. Ten dollars will be given lo any couple that will be married by Rev. Chas. W. Savidgc after his address in the aUcrnoon. The committee on sports is figuring on the course to be used in the races and gelling everything in icadincsa. No town in western Nebraska has ever gollcn up such a large and expensive free program aa is arranged for the celebration Monday and the committee is preparing lo entertain fifteen thousand people. A banner celebration is prepared for a banner crowd. People from all over western Nebraska have signified their intention , of coming. Adah Dell Bowcu , of Broken Bow , WAS one of the 50 pupils of the New Kngland Conservatory of music , Boston , to receive di plomas of graduation at the commencement exercises , which were held in Jordan Hall of the conservatory building June 22. Her diploma was for clVuicnt work iu the conservatory's piano forte department which prepares young men and young women for a career either as concert per formers or as teachers of the in strument. Miss Bo we u took part in the various exercises of commencement week which in- eluded a concert by members ol the'graduating class on June 18 , a reception by seniors on the fol lowing day , class day exercises and the ckiss dinner on June 21 and Ihc commencement exercises and alumni reunion on Tuesday last. The Knights of Pylhhs and Ihc Pythian Sisters had a pleas ant lawn party on Ihc lawn of Mr. and Mrs James Leonard last Friday evening. The lawn was decorated with jack-o-lanterns hanging in the trees. Baskets prepared by Ihc ladies were sold lo the highest bidder. The receipts of the evening were SI'-15. The money will be used for the benefit of the Pythian Sislcr ledge of this city. NO Mi'.n ItM'illil1 OKTIIK CONDITION . > ! ' Till. Custcr National Ban ; \t llrnkrii Itnu In Die St.Hi ol NelnaxlM .it tin- lostul iiiisincss .liitic' ' ! , | 'i it Ul.sol UCKS Loans anil iliv onni'i itlTjTIUM I' ' s. llnndH to on urr i in-ill.itiiin tr.Uioim P. S IJumN nil ti.linl J.COOOi ) Hnliils. Seruillies' etc . . . 5rj4.1 Due Irnin stutv .mil prlvnlr liauks and bunkuih , truxt anil saving banks 0n17 ! Due Iroin apnrovcil reserve agents oi,3iiS.i3 C'lifiLh anil other cash It cum . . . 1702:1 Notes of othrr National ll.uihs. . . . 3 13J.UO I'Y.icliuii.il paper cjrrency , nU k- e.h , and cents 31'- ) ! ( I.att ful money reserve In bank , viz : HI > CI Ic K,7u ! > Uj I.pgal tender notes 1.5QAU ) lUferantlon fund with U. H. treas urer (5 ( per cent of circulation ) l.-'jo.io Total $ .75,893.08 MAIHUTIBS Capital titorfc paid In $ js.ooo.oo Surplus fund jB.Ouu.iO Uml Uled profits , less expenses anil taxis puld National Daub NOIPH outstanding Due toother National Hanks. . . . 7.11x1) ) w Due to State and private banks and bunkers J77IWU7 Individual ue | > o lts subject to chub IUIH3U Dunaml lertliiraics of ihposits I5,7.U3 Tltne cerliUcaU'H ol Ucncblts. . . . ) , JV3.i > ! i UoUl Stale of Nebraska , County of Punter , us : 1,11. ho in ux , cakliier of the above-named bank , du Holenmly swear thut the above hiatcinuit In true to the bft > i of my Unuw ledge and belief. II. LOUAX , Cashier. Correct -Altent : FIIANK Ji. VOI'NU , Director ALPHA MOUC.AN , Director I..YI.B YUDNU , Director Subscribed and sworn to belore me Ibis day of June , HW. Q. u , UOMIUMO. Notary I'uultc. DIERKS BLOCK . IS THREATENED Fire Started In Uascnicnt of Kycrson Hros. ' Store. Loss Covered By Insurance Damage to Stock of ( iootls by I'irc and SinoKc estimated at S5000 , and Iliiililinjr Damaged About $150. Fire started Monday in the basement of the Rycrson Bros , store in the Dierks Block on the south side of the. square. 1 he origin of Ihc fire is unknown. One of the clerks discovered it burning a banna crate about 4 p. m. The lire alarm was put in and the tire department was on hand and throwing water into the basement of the building before the lire got a good start. It was extinguished in the base ment in a short time and it was found to be burning in the shirt department near the desk iu Ihe middle of the room up stairs. This had nol gained much head way and was put out in short order. The damage to the building through the lloor is estimated at $150. Some of the shirts and misccllanous paper in the cabinet of the cashiers desk were iiurncd. Fortunately all of the valuable papers and money were taken out and the gasoline lank removed after the fire started. The damage lo the stock of goods was due mostly to the dense smoke which filled the room. The store has boon closed since the lirrt for invoicing in order to settle the damage with Ihe 'insurance adjuster's which arc ex peeled this week. The damage to the stock is estimated 'o ' be about $5000.00. The small amount of damage done to the building is due very largely to the fact that the lire made slow progress in Ihe damp cellar and was discovered before it had been burning long. Mr. and Mrs. lid. McComas and Mr. and Mr . George Willing gave a dancing parly at the Temple theatre Wednesday evening in honor of Misses Berenice McComas , Helen Lcel and ICrma Willing. About twenty couples of invited guests wore present Miss Helen Mc Comas presided at the punch bowl in one corner of Ihe theatre. Scott Cooper had his lelt arm badly lorn by catching il on Iwo batbs of some wire wrapped around a post Monday. He was leading a colt through a gate and il pulled back and his arm caught on the barbs. The ilesh was badly torn and he is car rying his arm in a bling. A. II. Sanders who purchased Hd. ) McComab' drug store recent ly is in the cily this week and the invoice of the stock of goods is almost completed. Mr. and Mrs. Sanders are moving into the Bean property in the south eastern parl of Ihe city. Three men filed lolay as can didates at Ihe coming primary. II. F. Kennedy filed as a candi- dale for county sheriff , W. 11. Osborn filed for county clerk , and George Porter filed for reg- islcr of deeds. The indications arc that none of these men will have opposition at the primary. The announcement of W. 13. Poor as a candidate for treas urer appears in this issue. Mr. Poor has served eighl years as a deputy iu the treasurer's office and has made one of the best deputies the county has ever had. He docs his work carefully , ac curately and speedily.