CUSTEE COUNTY N ,
VOL. XXVIII BROKEN BOW , OUSTER COUNTY NEBRASKA , THURSDAY , AUGUST 19 , 1909 NO. 11
GREAT INTEREST
IN PRIMARIES
Republicans Get Out Over 12.000 Voters
in Choosing Aten.
FORD NOMINATED TOR JUDGE
Poor Wins Out for County Treasurer ,
Lewis for Superintendent , Penning-
ton Coroner , Kennedy for Sher
iff , and Van Antwerp for
Surveyor.
The primary election held in
this couuty Tuesday was perhaps
the most exciting one ever held
in the county. The contest over
the nominations for judge , treas
urer , superintendent , surveyor ,
sheriff and coroner brought out
a large Republican vote and each
candidate seems to have persuad
ed a few of his Democratic
friendsHo vote the Republican
ticket and give him a boost.
The returns up-to date include
the vote in twevnty of the twenty-
six townships. Arnold , Custer ,
Elim , Garfield , Grant , Myrtle
and Wayne townships are to be
heard from yet. The total vote
cast so far is as follows :
For County Judge :
Ford 480
Humphrey 467
Armour 305
For treasurer :
Poor 434
(
Joyner ' 394
Ottun - . - - ' 312
For superintendent :
Lewis 502
Waters 471
Vannice 173
For surveyor :
VanAntwerp. . ; . . . .745
Ferguson. . ; , / . . . . . .i 375.
For sheriff :
Kennedy 830
Rogers .333
For coroner :
Pennington
Cole ; H
These figures give Ford a
lead of 73 over Humphrey ; Lewis
31 over Waters ; Poor 40 over
Joyner ; Pennington 56 over Cole ;
VanAntwerp 370 over Ferguson ;
and Kennedy 479 over Rogers
It is expected that the later re
turns twill give Foid , Lewis ,
Pennington and Poor majorities
enough to enable them to at
least hold their present lead and
probably increase it.
The vote in this township was
as lollows :
North South
Side Mile
Ford 38 67
Humphrey 42 93
Armour 24 4S
Poor 44 129
Joyner 43 5.7
Ottuu 1& 24
Kennedy HO 116
Rogers 21 53
Lewis. . . 42 77
Waters 47 77
Vannice 23 47
VanAntwerp 114 144
Ferguson 16 40
Cole 47 126
Penuington 63 77
The complete returns will be
'published next week.
Definite returns have not been
secured to show the result of
tne Democratic and Populist
primary but the general im-
pression is that John Hauey won
out in the race for the nomina
tion for Register of Deeds and
that Clyde Wilson will be tht
nominee for County Superinten
dent.
CHAUTAUQUA GREAT SUCCESS
Attendance Large and the People are
Well Pleased.
The chautauqua which is in
progress here under the manage
ment of the Western Redpatl
chautauqua system is meeting
with great success , Last year
Manager Teagardcn on behalf of
the Rcdpath people promised
that the liberal support given
the chautauqua here would mean
that they would give the people
of Broken Bow this year the best
chautauqua that it had ever had
and the character of the talent
and the manner of conducting
the chautauqua this year show
that Mr. Tcagarden meant busi
ness when he made the slr.tc-
uient. The crowds for each en
tertainment have been large and
the people leave the tent express
ing themselves as well satisfied
with the efforts of the Rcdpath
people to please them.
The lectures for the remainder
of the time will be given by
Congressman Champ Clark , Con
gressman J. Adam Bede , Prof.
L. L.J Bernard , Rev. Father
Daly and Lou J. Beauchamp.
COLLEGE PEOPLE
HAVE PICNIC.
Broken How People Who Have Attended
College or University Picnic
in Town. ,
AN ENJOYABLE OCCASION.
The Lawn of II. K. Drake's Residence
the Scene of a day and Pleas
ant Gathering.
The picnic gotten up by the
college club of this city , took
place last Friday afternoon , but
not in the country as was origin
ally intended for , "the best laid
lans of mice and men , gang aft
igU'j' . " The inclementweather ,
yLlhc day. and night Hprevious
naile a change of place not only
lesirablc , but necessary. The
Uisses Drake kindly offered the
ie of their lawn. The offer
A-as gladly accepted , and there
he college men and women held
heir picnic.
A long table , laden with ihc
ubstantials and danties brought
by the ladies , w s spread upon
he lawn and around it were
gathered the picnic party. The
upper proved to be quite a Bo-
icinin affair.
After the ice cream ar.d water-
nelcm , provided by the 'gentle-
nen , had been s rved , the pro
gram of toasts was carried out
with but one exception and that
was owing to the unavoidable
absence of Dr. Fordyce ,
E. E. Squires acted as toast-
naster and presented each toast
and speaker in a pleasing man-
icr.
The program was as follows :
Song-John lirown Hy Picnickers
Uldrcss of Welcome ami the Co-ed's
.Kilwin P. Myers
\Plircclatlon Miss Fannlc Drake
leMiltH Dr. Huckley
Song U Verses Kev. Aubrey
1'lieNew Ui'ligion Willis cailwcil
t Miss Nellie Quttcrsnn
tlvals Miss Kdlth
By the time the last toast had
been given and responded to ,
twilight had deepened into
night , so the party adjourned to
the house , where college song
after college song was sung until
a late hour , when the party
broke up bv singing the old , old
familiar refrain , "Good Night
Ladies. " The College club and
especially the committee who
had the matter in charge , de
serve a great deal of credit for
the successful manner in which
they carried out their part of tjie
program ,
Their guests also deserve
much credit for the abundance
of good things provided.
It is to be hope'd that this is
but the begining of many other
social affairs to help keep green
the memory of those happy
days , when we were college lads
and lassies.
CHIEF NEITHER
FISH NOR FOWL
Populist's Prediction of 1900 lias Conic
True.
follows "Official Patronage. "
imcrsoii I'urccll was n Populist in
the ' 90's "For" Revenue Only" and
is Still "Catching Them Going
And Coining.
The following- statement con-
corning1 the attitude of the Chief
n politics is taken from a paper
called the Populist and the issue
'roin which it is taken was pub-
ishcd on October 26 , 1900. It is
ntcrcsting as it gives a little
Custer county political history.
It should be noted that it predict
ed that the Chief would change
ts politics as soon as the officials
controlling patronage ceased to
) e Populists. This prediction
everyone now knows came true.
When the .Republicans began to
show strength and elect some of
their candidates as county offi
cials the Chief began to become
ndifferent to the interests of the
Populists and later came out as
a non-partisan paper. So it was
ust as the Populist said in 1900 ,
the Chief was Populist ' 'for rev
enue only. "
Here's what the Populist said :
"The Chief and Beacon 'are
twin links of bologna made from
the same fusion dog , ' a snarling
cur of low degree. The Chief's
advent into the people's party
was at or about the time the
Beacon was threatening to bolt a
) art of the ticket nominated in
the fall of ' 95 and so determined
were they , that-the Chief signi-
led a willingness to change the
jolicy of that paper from a non-
> arlisan sheet into a 'populist'
' ? ) paper upon the promise of
official' patronage. This deal
was consumatcd by Chairman
Holland of the county central
committee for the support of
that paper for the ticket , and
especially for that .part of it
which the Beacon was bolting.
The Chict is hetrogcneous ; it is
neither fish nor fowl. Emerson
Purcell is a pretended populist
or 'revenue only1 and the other
members of the firm are republi
cans and the policy of the Chief
s to catch them going and com
ng. Not one of the 'three of
them' can be held dircct'y re
sponsible for its editorial ut
terances ; and republicans high
n the counsels of their party
speak advisedly and have been
heard to remark that 'the Chief
would not hurt them much this
fall. '
"Elect a republican sheriff and
the Chief , with its hugh belly
Tilled with 'official' patronage
and its little dwarf fusion soul
with its pretended populism will
vanish as the morning dew be
fore the noonday sun.
The sores the Chief and Beacon
carry around witli them are of
their own making and it is but
justice to the reform movement
that the truth be made known. "
EDWARDS ARRESTED
STEALING CATTLE.
Charged With Stealing and Selling Seven
Head.
Bound Over To District Court.
Sold Cattle To II. J. Tierney in Anslej
and Then Tried To Keep Out of
Way of Sheriff.
Sheriff Kennedy arrested W ,
E. Edwards last Sunday on a
farm , where he was working
about thirty miles southeast oi
the city. Edwards is chargec
with stealing seven head of cat
tie belonging to Autoue Vistrup.
Edwards has been renting the
Ladukc farm about six miles
southeast of this city. Tom
Burtwcll was pasturing the cat
tle for Vistrup and they got out
into Edwards' field. Edwards
took them to be strays and drove
them to Anslcy and sold them to
B. J. Tierney. Burtwell missed
the cattle and trailed them to
Ansley and found them in Tier
ney's hands. Edward- * learned
that the cattle belonged to some
one in the neighborhood and
that they had been identified
and he took to hiding. He went
to Kearney and Sutnucr and
when found was working on
the John Wabo farm about thirty
miles southeast of the cit } * .
He came up in county court
today for preliminary hearing
aud was bound over to the dis
trict court. He is thirty-eight
years old and unmarried.
LA FOLLETTE ON
!
GOVERNMENT
Changes Brought About by Growth of
Country.
65 MEN CONTROL INDUSTRIES
I'cople Must Demand That Candidates
Pledge Themselves not to Support
Aldrich and Cannon.
Senator R. M. LaFollettc , of
Wisconsin , spoke in this city last
Saturday under the auspices of
the Rcdpath Chautauqua system.
Senator LaFollettc spoke for two
iiours on the practical workings
of this government. The Sena
tor reminded the people that for
probably the first seventy years
after the formation of the gov
ernment it was purely a prcsen-
tative government one where
the people's representatives rep
resented the people.
lie said that in those days the
manufacturing and transporta
tion interests were carried on by
individuals and under competi
tion ; that there had been a grad
ual consolidation until now
sixty-five men control the indus
trial life of the country and that
as this pltn of consolidation pro-
jrcssed competition was elimin
ated gradually and the few men
jegan to take an interest in the
government in order to use it to
secure special favors for them
selves :
As a result of this process of
combination and the inereasing
activity of the interests in their
elTort to control legislation the
corporations now have a firm
grip on the organization in the
Senate and the House of Repre
sentatives.
Senator LaFollette declared
that an investigation would show
that the revision of the tariff
was not a revision downward and
aud that Aldrich and his men
had not taken into consideration
the cost of production at home
and abroad in making up the
tariff schedules.
Senator LaFolletlc believed
that the only solution of the
problrtn lay in the Republicans
of the country demanding that
their candidates pledge them
selves 'o ' not support Aldrich and
Cannon and to represent the
people.
HAS ORGANIZED HIS COMPANY
J. W. Early Says he is Ready to Gel
Down to Business.
At the meeting of the council
Wednesday evening J. W. Earley ,
of Columbus , to whom an electric
lighting franchise was granted
recently , reported that he had
organized his company and was
ready to commence business and
the council gave him thirty days
in which to commence business
here.
COUNTY FAIR TO
BE A HUMMER
Greatest Attraction Liver Offered to
The Patrons.
DIVING AND BUCKING HORSES
Aeroplane Plight The Guiilless Wonder
Novelty Races With Lady Riders
Changing Horses and Numcr-
ous Other Strong Features.
The prospects are that the
coming county fair from Septem
ber 14th to the 17th , inclusive ,
will be the greatest in the his
tory of the association. The
management has already re
ceived notice of many new ex
hibitors of live stock. The pros
pects are now that there will be
an exhibition of at least a hun
dred head of the best stallions ,
marcs and colts in this part of
Nebraska , There will be new
exhibitions of fancy bred cattle
and hogs. A large number o
entries have already been receiv
ed for harness and running
horses so that splendid races are
assured.
Secretary Orr is especially anx
ious to secure the best exhibition
of farm products ever offered.
The premiums for this class of
exhibition is better than hereto
fore and undoubtedly will secure
a splendid exhibition in this line.
Premium lists can be secured
upon application to Mr. Orr , the
secretary.
The new hall built last year
turnishes the means by which
these exhibits can be shown to a
splendid advantage. It ia to be
hoped that with the wotiderful
crops in parts of the county the
farmers will begin selecting or
marking for selection products
which they will bring or send
for this exhibition. The pre
miums offered will repay them
well for their time.
Among- other premiums for
farm products is the following :
Best collected exhibit from any
one farm , 1st premium , $20.00 ;
2d premium , $14.00 and 3d pre
mium , $8.00.
Another special premium for
farm products is $2.00 each and
a season ticket for each collec
tion of not less than fifteen va
rieties which must include corn ,
wheat , oats , potatoes , millet and
alfalfa. While there is no com
petition in this class , it insures
every one who presents such a
selection a reward for their
trouble. Each variety must be
properly selected and arranged
ready for exhibition.
In addition 10 the regular pre
miums , the association with the
assistance of Dr. Brenner , who
contributes S 5.00 therefor , offers
a premium of10.00 on colts up
to two years old aud down to
sucking cells , the exhibition to
be four in number and the get of
one sire. The colts , however ,
may belong to different owners ,
and where such is the case they
can divide the premiums among
themselves
Secretary Orr should receive
one thousand postal cards within
the next week requesting- pre
mium list which is prepared in a
neat pamphlet or book form , and
will be mailed on request.
ATTRACTIONS *
' 1 he attractions this year will
be better than ever before.
Dr. Carver , of Milwaukee , will
bring his entire splendid show to
the fair and it is the hope of the
association that this can all be
given as a free attraction , other
wise a part of it will be given
under a canvas and a small ad
mission charged.
Among the wonderful exhibi
tions given by Dr. Carver is hu
high diving horses , animals thai
have been taught to risk their
lives and divn head first from a
platform forty feet high. This
is one of the greatest sensations
of the age. Almost any one
would think the diving horses
alone would create a sufficient
sensation , but when one has wit
nessed the riding of these horses
from the high tower into the
deep pool by the splendid Cali
fornia girl rider , the sensation
experienced will never be forgot
ten. Another attraction accom
panying this show is the worst
bucking horse on earth. This
show alone furnishes two and
one-half hours of splendid solid
innocent fun. The bucking cow
from Montana is a great novelty
in the amusement world , Dr.
Carver offers $20.00 per minute
for a reserved scat on the bossy's
back.
Lady Weaver , the guideless
wonder , owned by Brittian
Brothers of Callaway , whose
splendid performance created
such a sensation last year , will
again be on exhibition. Her rcc-
[ Coutluiiml lo last page. ]
DEMOCRATS NOT
TO BE TRUSTED
La Pollettc Say Reform Should Come
From Within Party.
Every Man Should Work Per It.
The People ot the Country Should Rally
to the Support of Insurgent
Republicans. ,
In discussing the political sit
uation id Congress with the edi
tor of the RiU'umjCAN Saturday
evening Senator LaFollcttemade
the following statement for pub
lication in reply to a question as
to what he thought of the work
of the Democrats in the Na
tional capitol.
"I do not want to be under
stood as criticising the action of
the Republicans in Congress and
upholding the Democrats. I be
lieve that the Republican party
necdn reforming , but I believe
that reform should come from
within the party , and I believe
that every man who wants to see
a change in the party should put
an his fighting clothes and get
into the party and work for re
form.
"I believe that the future of
the country lies in the hands of
the Republican party. The
constructive statesmen of the
country are Republicans and I
believe that the people of the
country should rally to the sup
port of these men and back them
up in their effort to make this
government purclj * a representa
tive one as it was in the early
years of its history.
"One needs only to remember
that twenty-three ot the Demo
cratic representatives in the
House voted with Cannon on the
revision of the rules and that
Aldrict was always able to get
needed assistance to carry his
tariff schedules from among the
Democrats to know that it would
be unsafe to place the govern
ment in Democratic hands. "
BAD ACCIDENT.
Henry Deal , Broken Bow's Shortstop ,
Breaks Ankle.
On Wednesday afternoon dur
ing the game between Analey
and Broken Bow Henry Beal ,
the Broken Bow shortstop was
sliding to home plate and in
some manner broke his ankle.
Dr. Talbot reduced the fracture
but Henry will be out of the
game for some time , which will
weaken the Broken Bow team
considerably. His many friends
hope for his speedy recovery.