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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1909)
into aiit CDSTER UNTY REPUBLICAN , VOL. XXVIII BROKEN BOW , CUSTER COUNTY NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , AUGUST 6 , 1909 NO. 9 OLD SETTLERS HAVE PICNIC Large Crowd Gathered in City Wcd ncsdny. EX-GOVERNOR ABBOTT SPEAKS Old Settlers got Together to Talk Over ' old Times. The annual picnic of the old settlers of Custer county was held in this city Wednesday. A large crowd of people gathered together for the affair. Those who brought their dinners sat down in the shade on the south side school grounds for their picnic lunch. Free coffee was served , The parade formed at 1 :30 : p. m. It was led by the Broken Bow band. The members of the Commercial Club formed in line vearing linen dusters. They marched around the square and up to the Lewis Stock Company's tent where the in afternoon the following program was rendered : Invocation . . Rev. Buswell v. Address of welcome . . Mayor Rockwell Response . . Pres. J. M : Fodge Singing . Male Chours "The Yankee Still Ahead" . . . . . Olive Pickett " The Visit of Mrs. Perkins" _ . Violet Larson Address. . . .Ex Governor Abbott Short speeches , Judd Kay , Jo seph Haefele , James Liudley , Mr. Hartley , J. D. Ream , J. R. Dean. The following old settler's prizes were awarded : Oldest Mftlo Se'ttfn'iv'Floriari * ' fciV oX 187u Oldest Fenule Settler , Mrs W. 0. Holey , 1875 ' * 3 First Born Male Child , Allia , J. VanAntworp , July ! , 1882 Firnt Boru Fouule Guild , Grace Bradburo , Feb. 2G , 1885 Winners of the races were as follows : Sottleia of 70'a , Edwin F. Mjors 'Stilers prior to ' 85 , Frank Doty Bo. a rae , under 12 year ? , Clif ford MoUurmick Girls nice , under 12 years , Siiban Kirlqiatrick Tug of War boLwjon B ttlora of 'SO'a find 'OU'a was won by BOitlors of 'SU'd Frank Doty was selected captain and the following took purt ; ' 80'e U. R. Miller , J. G. W. Lowi * . B. E. Ash , ' 90'a A. R. Humphrey , II. F. Grabeit , John Longfellow , A. L. Weaver , E. E. Ilogaboom SPECIAL RACES. Special boys rnco , Rabbit Conrad Loug man's rnce , participated iu by Joe Rtul Cloon Cannon , Clyda Carlos and John'Campbell , won by Olydo Cnrlos Colored race , Alexander The officers elected were J. E. Cavenoo , president D. C. Konkel , 1st vico-prosident J. J. Douglas , 2J vioo-preaidont E R. Purcell , sec'y-troasuaor Mrs. 0. L. Guttcraou , luatoiiau REPUBLICANS BE CONSISTENT Follow Resolutions and Noniiiianle Clean Progressive Men. The Republicans of this county in mass convention on Saturday , July 24 , adopted resolutions com mending senators , La Follette , Nelson , Dolliver , Cummins , Crawford , Bristow , Burkett and Brown for their stand for pro gressive Republicanism iu the senate fight over the tariff bill. What do you suppose these men would say about a county judge who helps a railroad select a jury whcu the interest of one of his constituents is at stake. Can the Republicans of this county consistently endorse these progre ssive statesmen and then nomi nate a politician of the old type like A. R , Humphrey for county judge ? They certainly cannot. The only thing lor us to do is to be consistent , follow the spirit of the resolutions , and put a food clean man on the ticket. COLLEGE PEOPLE TO HAVE PICNIC Cusler County People who Have Attended College Will go Into Country. The College Club ot this city will give a country picnic * Fri day evening , August 14. The college men of the county got together for a banquet at the Burlington hotel about three months ago' and this country picnic was planned at that time. The ladies will also take part in the picnic and every one in the county who has' taken all or a part of a college course is eligible to attend. Dr. Buckley , Dr. Fordyce , Willis Caldwell , Nel Gutterson , Adah Bowen and Edith Lomax will be on the program for toasts. Edwin F. Myers will act as toastmaster. It is the intention of the college people to maintain a permanent organization and neet occasionally for a good time socially and listen to a pro- jraui. DUTCHMAN VALLEY. - E.arly last Saturday .morning the pick tiers began to come to the grove of Martin Bates to spend the da ) ' . At noon dinner was spread under the trees and after it was cleared away an in teresting program was rendered n which all willingly took part. After the program Rev. Syden- ham gave an effective talk about the importance of little things. He was'followed by Rev. Jack son. When the speaking was ended , the young folks flocked to the ball ground where Bcrwyn and Broken Bow were contesting For the supremacy. They were Iriven to shelter , however by the approaching storm and the next two hours were spent in wailing against the weather man , and wondering which team was ahead when the game stopped , and when at last the rain ceased , everybody agreed that the picnic had been a "thundering" success. Alf Sloggett has his threshing about done and will soon begin threshing for the rest of the neighborhood. Corn in this vicinity was but slightly damaged by hail last Saturday. Vivian Slogget is moving in at Lou Rapp's place north'of Trip- lett's , where he will take up his abode for the next year. Ira M. Foster went to Potn- eroy. Iowa , Tuesday. M. D. Welch , of Berwyn , was a city visitor Sunday. C. G. Etnpfield , of Anselmo , is in the city today. Miss Pearl Eddy , nf Merna , visited friends in this city the first of the week. Lewis Roberts , of Omaha , is visiting this week with his sis ter , Mrs. P. A. Walton. The remains of Willie D. Rog ers , son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Rogers was shipped to this city this week for burial. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers are former residents of Broken Bow and now reside in Huron , S. D. FACTS ABOUT COUNTY OPTION Resolution Passed by Republican Con * vent ion. Was Passeds a Substitute Anti Saloon Resolution was not Passed by the Convention and Should not Have Been so Reported' Editor Chief : Referring to the editorial in the HKPUBUCAN of this morning concerning the resolution offered by me favoring county option in the Republican convention which was adopted as a separate reso lution , I do not tnink that Judge Humphrey can in any way be criticised for this resolution not appearing in the state papers with the platform adopted by the county convention. The platform adopted was written in duplicate while the resolution I offered was a single type written page. A copy of the resolutions offered by the committee was furnished the reporter , it being a carbon copy of the resolutions adopted by the convention. My resolution was a single copy and was retained by the secre tary of the convention. If it had been drawn in duplicate and a copy furnished the reporter it would have gone with the others. Judge Humphrey supported the resolution I offered on the floor of the convention and the reso lutions offered by the committee covered the same matter as my resolution , but not in so many words. Surely no blame can attach to * . * " . -1 ' * - * - * * w - - Humphrey' for 'this resolution not appearing as intimated by the REPumjcAN , N. T. GADD. July 30th , 1909. The above communication was published in last week's issue of ; he Chief in reply to an editorial .n this paper. I have no desire to enter into a controversy with Mr. Gadd , but he has seen fit to rush into print in reply to a statement of mine and I feel that it is a duty I owe to myself and to the read ers ot this paper to state the facts in the case. I have said nothing about Judge Humphrey that I did not feel certain was the truth and I do not intend to change my policy. So far as my criticism of Judge Humphrey's action in not informing the reporter for the state papers that the county option resolution had been adopted is concerned I am more certain now than I was last week that my position was correct- Mr. Gadd was the first man to complain to me about Humph rey's failure to get the county option resolution in. He criti cised Humphrey for his action and stated thit he had person ally wired it to the State Jour nal the following day. When I asked him what reason he thought Humphrey could have for not including it in the report he stated as his only reason that it was his conviction that Hum phrey has been a high license advocate and does not now and never has favored county option , Had Mr. Gadd not have made this statement I would not have written the editorial , so that he , himself , is really responsible for my criticism of Humphrey on this point. Just why he should make such a statement to me and then publish a statement taking the other side I cannot say. I leave this for the people to judge. If any one doubts these statements I can bring a sworn statement of myself and a witness to back up iny words. So much then on Mr. Gadd's position in this matter and we will proceed to a consideration of the communication written abuve. The applause which greeted the introduction of the county option resolution showed that the delegates regarded it as the most important part of the reso lutions. I stated last week that this resolution was passed as a substitute to the anti-saloon resolution elution in the committees report. I have telephoned to Secretary Dunn at Callaway and I find that the secretary's records back me up in my statement. This then makcH the resolution a part of the original resolutions of the committee and the anti-saloon resolution in the state papers was not adopted by the conven tion and Mr. Humphrey should not have given the reporter the impression that it was adopted. The facth that the county option resolution .was written on a separate sheet of paper has nothing to do with the question and is absurd when used as an argument in Humph rey's defense. Why didn't Hum phrey tell the reporter that the most important resolution adopt ed by the convention was not on the paper he handed him ? Docs the "elimination of the open saloon" and county option mean the same thing Mr , Gadd ? No one but Humphrey knows whether he supported the resolu tion on the floor of the conven tion. He said he wouldn't ob ject to its passage. The vote was taken by yeas and nays. Did you hear Judge Humphrey say > x > a Mr. Gadd ? It would be. political suicide for him to openly oppose it when the senti ment was so strong * for it and Humphrey is dot looking for "political suicide" just now. If Mr. Gadd desires to answer this I will give him space in this paper for it next week. HBRIIBRT G MYKHS. J. N. Ottun , D. V. Joyncr , N. D. Ford and J. F. Wilson , were candidates who were in the city for the Old Settlers picnic. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton of the Lewis Stock company were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin at din ner today. Mrs. A. L. Xanders and daugh ter , Irene , returned Wednesday evening. George is expected home last of the week. Lducks has gone to Red Cloud to play base ball this summer. Supervisors Grint and Lee are in the city this week. They and Supervisor Cushtnan constitute a checking committee to go over the books of the county officers. Mrs. Delia Richards and her little boy and girl came down from Alliance last Friday and visited Saturday and Sunday with her mother , Mrs. P. A , Walton. Mrs. F. M. Rublce left Wed nesday for Culver , Indiana , to visit her son Kenneth who is attending the military academy there. Mr. Rublee accompanied her as far as Grand Island. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Swan and Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Prettyman returned Friday from their trip to the coast. Swan says that they saw some very good country but none of it was better than Custer County. Vera , the thirteen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Deming , died Monday morning from a rupture of the appendix caused by an absess which de veloped from a case of appendi citis. Rev. Aubrey preached the funeral sermon , A GREAT CUSTER COUNTY FAIR Is Heieg Planned by the Fair Associa tion. Sorenson's Aeroplane to Ply DC Carver Will be Here With His Diving and Ducking Horses niul Novelty Racds Using Five Horses. President Sullivan and Secre tary Orr of the Custer County fair association arc getting up a very strong program for the county fair this fall. They have just signed up a contract with Prof. Sorensen , of Berwyn , to make a Might with his new Aer oplane. Sorensen is the man who rose 4000 feet in the air with his aeroplane recently and fell the distance without getting hurt. Since his first at tempt to make the flight he has been remodeling the aeroplane and making several improve ments on it. Mr , Sorensen be lieves that his new aeroplane will be an improvement over all others in the country and he as sures the officers of the fair as sociation that his machine will stay in tlie air under his control when he makes his exhibition flight during the fair. They have secured Dr. Carver , of Madison , Wisconsin , to give an exhibition with his trained bucking horses. Dr. Carver has five trained bucking horses. These horses will be handled by expert riders and the bucking will be no fake either. The novelty races which prov ed to be. > such an attraction a couple of years ago , will be a third event on the program which will add greatly to its attractiveness. Each of the rid ers will probably use five horses , changing horses every mile in the race. SPECIAL ELECTION . ON SCHOOL BONDS District Asked to Vote $35,000 In Bonds For High School Building. The members of the school board at a meeting this week act ed on the petition asking them .o call * a special election to vote bonds to build a high school building , and have issued a no- , ice calling an election on Sat urday , August 28. The vote will be on the question of the issuance of bonds in the sum of $35,000. The board has contracted for Lhe use of two rooms in the Custer College building for which they pay $60 per month. These rooms will be used the coming year and until more raotn is provided by the district. The new building will be used exclusively for the the high school students. The board and President Cor net , of Custer college , have ar ranged to hire a music and draw ing teacher. The teacher will devote half of his time to the public schools and half to Custer college. A VISirfo VISirfoMT. MT. VERNON Martial Scenes Witnessed at Encampment. Mt. Gretna is a spur of the South mountains and is near the main routes of travel between Philadelphia and Harrisburg and only nine miles from Leba non , The Pennsylvania Chau- tauqua association owns 85 acres of laud enclosed by a high wire fence. The cottages arc subject to many restrictions during the month of Jnly. This is the 18th annual chautauqua assembly , now in session , modeled on the lines of the New York chautau qua and presents a splendid pro gram for the entire month. Thirty.five acres adjoining are owned by the United Brethren church under the name of the the Cottage Camp Meet ing association and arc not enclosed. This year the camp meeting begins the 3d of Au gust and continues for ten days. At the same time the Y. W. C. T. U. will hold their annual en campment on the chautauqua grounds. Here is also a reserva tion of 5000 acres mostly wood land , owned by the Colcuian es tate , and adds much to the at tractiveness of a summer home for the resident population of nearly 3000 people. The first part of September the Missionary La dies Cofcrencc of the Presbyterian , church in the U. 8. A. will be held here. A beautiful lake called Concwago nestles at the foot of Mt. Gretna , in the very lieart of the South Mountains. Beyond the opposite bank the state guard and the regular army frequently camp. At one end of the lake is a large boat liouse , where boats cau be rented by the month or for 25 cents per hour. Directly across one of the four lovely rustic summer houses over-hangs the lake. At the other end are bath houses and a fine beach. Nearly opposite are the ice houses. Way above the end of the lake , perched nearly on top of the mountain , is a fine , large , new liotel called , The Concwago , and is reached .by flights of steps or a narrow gauged railroad that runs be tween the station and the rille range. There are nearly 800' cottages built right in the woods , also two tabernacles , a number of stores and hotels. A resertoir and pumping station supply the entire grounds with excellent water. The sewerage system is complete. The grounds are lighted all night by elcctric- ty. Fire protection , telcgragh , telephone , postal service , and aundry are provided. The nights are always cool and pleas ant and you will marvel at the fact that there is perfect immu nity from mosquitoes , but there arc gnats or oats bugs , or some thing that bites ; there is not the cast question about the bites , as [ could prove j'ust ' now , if it was at all necessary. I call Mt. Gretna the "city in the woods. " The trees are mostly chestnut and evergreen , very tall , either ( Continued to I'ngc ; i ) Miss Ora Squires started Wed nesday on a months visit with friejds in York and Omaha and points in Iowa. D. M. Amsbcrry returned from his vacation trip to Seattle this week. Mrs. Atnsberry will re turn the last of the week. Mrs. N. E- Boyd , who went to Lincoln in February for treat ment , returned home Thursday much improved in health. Miss Alice Fisher , who has been visiting Miss Mary Morgan , returned to her home in Has tings Wednesday. Floyd Rockwell , the piano tuner from York is here for days. He is a factory expe ed man. Leave your orders at the Burlington , Mr. and Mrs. R. Ryerson , Pete Ryerson , and Mr. and Mrs. Wash Rankin constituted a party that started Wednesday on a coast trip to be gone for a month or six weeks ,