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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1909)
CUSTEE COUNTY REPUBLTCM. 7OL. xxvni BROKEN BOW , OUSTER COUNTY NEBRASKA , - THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 2 , 1909 NO. 13 BOY ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY Editor of "Western Boy" Has Eight Burglaries to His Credit Case set for September 30. Guy W. Ohnsted , the nineteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. F , M. Olmsted of' ' this city , was placed under arrest Tuesday afternoon charged with burglar izing George Apple's hardware btore on two different occasions , lie was released from the custody of the sheriff on $300 bond given by his father and his prelimin ary hearing was set for Septem ber 30. Young Olmated had confessed to entering Apple's store on December 28 and April 21. The first time he went in with a key which he had taken from Apple's desk and the second time he entered through the basement window. About six weeks ago Editors Beal , Purcell , and Myers got together for a sort of a confer ence to consider the advisabiKty of getting out a search warrant to search youag Olmsted's ' 'Wes tern Boy" office for printing material that it was believed he ( Olmsted ) had taken from Ihe different printing offices. It was decided that the better plan would be to give the boy a chance to straighten up and make a good citizen. The men went to the "Western Boy" office and young Olmsted was told that they had become convinced that he was stealing from them , that he was a young man who had made a mistake , and that he would be given an opportunity ifehten the matter out without being proscecuted pro vided that he would promise to turn everything over and quit his stealing. He readily agieerl to do that and began to the as tonishment of the men to pile nut about $200 worth of type , loads , s u * s , rules , job printing material , etc. The men were convinced that he had taken some things from each of the offices but uad no idea that he had the volume of stuff that he did. The matter ran along then un til } ast Saturday when Mr. Myers dropped into the office to talk with Dr. Cole , who has an office in the same building , and noticed some of his type and other material there. He , with Roy Stratton , of the Beacon office , went to the Western Hey office Monday morning , after young Olmsted had returned from a picnic on the South Loup , to get the property. A thorough search of the office was made and Olmsted ad mitted that he had stolen each article as it was brought to his attention though he made no attempt to find things and turn them over. He claimed that he had stolen nothing since he had been caught about six weeks ago and that everything he had was stuff he had at that time and did not turn over as he uyreeu. A speed meter was found in the office and he admitted steal ing this and a faucet from O. H. Conrad. A pearl handled knife and a ball of twine he stated after much questioning had been taken trom George Apple while he was work ing for him. Mr. Myers told him that he must take every piece of stolen property that be had back to the man he had stolen it from and tell him when and where he got it. This he agreed to do. Two suspicious looking keys were found in one of his desk drawers and these were found to resemble very much the keys tu Apple's store building. When asked after dinner for the keys young Olmsted stated that he had thrown them in the Creek. Mr. Myers then told him that he was convinced that the keys were the keys to Apple's store and after inquiring how he came to find out that they were he ad- milted using them to enter the store on December 28 and stated that he went into the store on April 21 through the basement window. He had to go in the second time through the base ment because Apple had changed the locks. Mr. Myers then took him to Apple's store where he gave a list of the stolen property. He secured $15.50 from the safe the first time he entered the store and took s.qnic shells , pocket knives , and oilier small articles such as lie could carry in his pockets. One striking thing about this is the fact that a little over $4 * in silver was in the sale at the lime and he took but $15.50. This would seem to indicate that it was his intention to talie small amounts so that it would not be noticed. The second time he was in he secured but $1.65 in money from the cash drawer and some shells , a ham mer , a searchlight , a Yale lock , a box of small locks , six or eight knives , a large ball of twine , a pair of scissors and a 23 revolver. After giving tli3 list he went -with Mr. Myers to a place alone * the creek south of the Olmsted residence where he had what was left of the stolen property buried. This wher returned to Mr. Apple -was valncdra'raboutlO > ! * e < * ti i He also admit ted having brok en into Mrs. Ellis millinery store one night without gelling any thing , and in one other place about $50 worth of property was secured. lie has later admitted stealing a l t mington typewriler from Custer College building lasl winter. ' he total value of the property taken from the three newspaper offices isa'oout $200. SOCIETY mMS- : , JJy Mrs. Am.ui > la tj. X iiuU'rs , I'AKUWRM , 1'AHTV. Miss Adah D. 1 Jo wen gave a f rcwcll kenr.ington Thursday afternoon at her pleasant home in the north part of the city in honor of her friend , Miss Nell Gutterson , who will shortly re turn to her school duties at Rochester , New York. Invitations were issued to about forty-five young ladies , who came prepared with an un usual variety of dainty and use ful fancy work. During the afternoon the fol lowing program was given : I'iauo Holo. . . . Miss Hilda Kiissow Vocal solo Miss Hva Cad well I'lano solo Miss Ina Sullivan Violin solo Mrs. Gcortre Ktissom Piano solo Mis * licrnlcu McCoiuas Vocal solo Miss Irma James Head til if Mrs. James K. llermou I'lano solo Miss Frances I < . Wilson The guests enjoyed an after noon of rare pleasure. A delicious course supper was served by Miss Bowen , assisted by Misses Eleanor Richardson and Miss Imilda Irene Xanders , Orange punch was served during the afternoon. SURPRISE PICNIC. A few of the D. of H. friends of E. R. Purcell dreamed of giv ing him & surprise basket picnic on the lawn of his home in the north part of town last Monday evening. The dream materialized Emerson was undoubtedly a very much surprised man , but then , so were the picnic party , when for various reasons , they found it impossible to hold the picnic 'on ' his lawn. After some discussion the bountiful supply of good things were transferred to the lawn at the Episcopal rectory. Atcr Ihe picnic feast the party scattered about the lawn in groups and enjoyed themselves in a social way. Late in the cveni-v watermelons raised on the Jilliii'b | fjrm were served the guests. The same party are lay ing plans for another picnic in the near future. LIFE IN JAIL IS WEARING ONO. Man Under Tliirly Day Sentence Anxious To Get Out. Charles Davics , the New Helena blacksmith who was sen tenced to thirty days in jail about a mouth ago was released Tuesday. Davics seemed to take jail life coolly at first , but the last few days he was in he show ed very clearly that it was wear ing on him. lie received a let ter from his wife a few days ago stating that theii baby was very isick. This together with the monotony of looking through the jail bars changed his counte nance from a pleasant one to a serious look , and brought forth a continuous spell of crying. He was charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. While in Omaha about a month ago he pretended that he was sick and wrote to his partner and obtained money on that plea. GET A BIG VOTE Carried on Both Sides of School District. School Opens Monday. After an interesting , but one sided election last Saturday the school bonds carried by 263 votes. The most of the strength of the opppsition to the bonds was on the south side of the dis trict , but even at the south poll ing place the bonds carried by a majority of eleven. The majority on the north side was 253- The necessity for the building and the desire of the people for good school facilities was so strong that the opponents of the bonds were not able to make much headway. An inspector examin ed the boilers of the furnaces in both of the school buildings this week and found them in safe condition. School opens next Monday. J. M. Kimberling is in Frank lin this week. He expects to re turn to the cily Monday. Dr. Bass has moved his office from over McComas' lo the rooms up-stairs in the Todd building. D. W. Lantcrman and daugh ter , Merle , returned this week from a visit of two weeks in Custer , Okla. John Dalton , who has spent the past year at the naval acad emy at Annapolis , Md. , is ex pected home the last of the week to spend his vacation with his parents. John ib now a guest at Christian Brothers college at St. Louis , Mo. Manager Great of the north side opera house has secured the Benjamin Stock company to play ever } ' night during fair week. Mr. Benjamin and his company have played to crowded houses whenever they have been in Broken Bow and the people of this city will be glad to know that they will be here fair week. COUNTY FAIR TO BI } GREAT SUCCESS The Admission Pee Will Not Be Raised to Fifty Cents as Previously Announced. The itoard of Directors of the Agri cultural , Society arc putting forth every - ory possible effort to nmko the coin- Ins county fnlr u success. In this effort IUo Uoard la keeping constant , ly In JwW two thong * . -J. The first Is to/Jtmiko / the Fair inulructivo by dome \rifjratliuj the posslblltles of this oounty.flts soil and the Importance of HOGimtlnntcil , the advantages ol breeding the best possible classes ol homes , Cattle , and hoga. The second thought < of the Hoard la to make the fair entertaining. All classes of people attend the Fair. S ome attend for the purpose of cdndatlon , others to bo nmuse'd In each class there Is an Infinite vn- rlety of minds. Of those desiring In. formation , ono will probably confine his Investigation to the cattle depart ment ; another to the horao depart ments still another mnyii ot see the various sklnds of millet , corn and al falfa'1 , ' Others may care little or noth- ingrapr any of those and give theli Oiirtrb' attention to the stables where nr fjiouBPd the race horses , and to th * jracps upon the track. Still oth- iy4 take little Interest In any ol tilings but bo greatly Inter- .u the aeroplane , the diving ; < > r the riding of the "out- I bucking steers , so' and satisfy all Is the tlfb management of the ilr , and this they feel con. ftdeni'lfihey can do from September 14th. t the 17th. inclusive. But they cannot do this alone. They must have the assistance of the citi zens oftlie county. Them .must bu a large and varied exhibition of agricultural products. You have a part of these products , 11 not all growing on your farm at ; this mojnent. > * A 'itUeefforton your part of the various products yon have the arrangement * of them In tastj order and the bringing or sendlnp of them to the Pair will bo a great aid to the Society and yon will be surprised at the pleasure you derive Irom this work , yourself. The happiest woman at the Fall last year was the ono who hai some eighty different varieties of ag licullurnl products. It is true shr took homo In aggregate premium ? something like $ GO , but the real pleas tire was In the raising and selecting of these products and the cxhibllon of them to the hundreds of interest cd neighbors. Won't you take hold .U onc'p and prepare something foi exhibition ? If yon haven't anything in the farm products , that you desire tr exhibit , look through your few yard and yon will bo surprised at the number of splendid chickens , turk cys , geese or ducks that you will dis cover mo worthy of exhibition. Look your horses and' mules over and sec If there Isn't something there that you would take pleasure In exhibit lug- In the list of premiums for horses and mules , lot 1 , are thoroughbreds Six different premiums offered ; one for stallions , three years old ; one for stallions two years old ; one for stallions or fllleys one year old , one year old sucking colts , mares three years old and over , fllleys two years old and under. The aggregate ol Hi > ; : premiums la for first premium a if2fi , for second premium Is $1U. Lot 2 h the standard bred , name promnlni. Lot ! ! Is I'ercheron , Nor- nan a i.l Belgium with the same dlf 'ore-lit classen. Lot < 1 , Shiror. and Clydes. Lot C In the heavy carriage horses. Lot 7 , be < t farm teams. First premium $ ti , second premium Is ? U. Lot 9 la mules with five different classes ; first class Is jack of any ago ; sec oad class la mule two years old 'an\ ' over ; 3rd. mule ono year old and under dor ; fourth , nlngle mule , sucking colt ; tlfth , pair of mules three years old and over In harness. Lot 10 Id sweepstakes with four classes. In thH lot , to the owner of the best etalllon la paid a prmolum of $20 ; best mare $20 ; best miiro with suck * . Ing colt showing breeding qualities of mare Is $15 ; and best colt $10. CATTIE DEPARTMENT : In this department six premiums for short horns are offered. First premiums ag gregate ? 2G , second premiums $12 some Jerseys with the same premi ums ; Holstolns , the same ; Horfords same ; Galloways and Polled Angtm the same , and the aggregate premiums for Hweepstakea Is $80. Class -I la the hogs with thirty- three different premiums. In the poultry department Is an ag gregate of four hundred premiums ; first In each class $ t , second GO cents In the farm product department thoro. la paid an aggregate of 125 premiums besides the special prom luma ranging from $1 to $1 ! first prem lums ami fifty cents to $2 for second .premiums. There la n Bpeclal premium foi farm products as follows : $2 each and a season ticket for a collection of not leas than fifteen varieties which must Include corn , wheat oats , potatoes , millet and alfalfa In proper form for exhibition. While wo mention the aboo as n special premium , In fact It IM not a premium. It Is simply a reward for us many as will bring In this special exhibit. Every ono who brings the fifteen varieties In proper form arc given the season ticket and $2. There la a special premium also ol $10 for sucking colts , four In iiumbei by same sire. Owners not nessarl- ly the same. If you have never exhibited before do so this year. You will find It i real pleasure , and while no single la very largo the premiums will pay you something for the trouble. Your rca pay , however , will bo In the pleasure yon derive from the effort. Attractions. . The cost of attractions this ycai' la the greatest over paid out by the Association and will unquestionably bo the greatest and give the most pleasure. The diving horses from n forty foot tower will certainly please every ono. It Is the perfection of this class of amusements. A few yeais ago a fake attraction of a div ing elk was advertised. The manage , mont of the Fair sent a ropreaenta live to witness this exhibition whc dhcovored that Mister Elk had to be dragged to the top of the tower and then pushed off Imto the pool below and the Association refused to make a contract with the diving elk. Thosi horses of their own accord and n the command of their owner from below , Dr. Carver , walk up the long incline to the tower , proudly , In style and with seeming pleasure. On reaching the platform at the top ol the tower , they walk out to the marginstand there with arched neckH intelligent faces , proud of the achlev ment they are about to accomplish and at the word swing out Into the air , descending In a circle to the pool beneath. There Is not an at traction in the world like It. The management guarantees to paj back to every person who attends the Fair his money If ho is not pleased with tills performance. Many of our citizens saw the performance at Grand Island a year ago. Out former sheriff N. E. Armstrong could not talk of anything else for a week and was often heard to say that he would not have misaod seeing thin performance for a hundred dollars. The Interest In tills performance if perfected and Intensified from Ihe fact that the horses are ridden by r- beautiful and cultured yo'ung woman In their wild leap to the water below The poolof water Into which the hors es dive la twenty by twenty font with a depth of sixteen feet of water. The performance of Lady Weaver the moit famous guldelesa wonder in the world , never falls to aroiino the enthusiasm and affection of her au dience. Her every movement dlsclos es grace , activity and strength , and the Intelligence she displays Bcemn to be human. She will make her nllo on this track , decked In1 her ribbons , bunting and flags , In 2:15 : without a cart and without a driver The three relay races , ono each da > will greatly please the audience. The management la anxious to secure all the entries possible In these races , Hero Is an opportunity for the young men and the young ladles of the county who love horse and ' horse back riding to earn some good prem turns. The Aeroplane. Prof. Sorenspn asmiroa the manage ment that he has his aeroplane com- plftto. It Is built upon the plnn | pi the aeroplanes of thu east , pictures of which arc frequently seen In the leading dailies of the country. While Prof. Soronsen's escape from his for mer experience seems miraculous , It is believed ho wlU make good In his effort at the Fair without an acci dent. The management , on learning of his fall In his first experiment , hesitated somewhat to engage him fearing ho might meet with another like accident and felt that they could not afford to allow him to greatly endanger his lire or loao It In the presence of a la-rgo audience ; but ho has awsured them that thcro la no danger and they finally decided to engage him and have done so , and ho feels moat confident of a sceoaa- fiU' flight. Because of the enormous expense of premiums and attractions , and be cause the surrounding counties all have charged fifty cents admission , the management for a while fell that It would bo necessary to raise the ad mission this year to fifty cents , but they have become satisflcU that the attendance will bo sufficiently large EO that they can pay out without charging the extra fifteen ccutH at the gate and therefore have determ ined to announce that only thu usual price of thirty-five cents admission will be charged. Slock Markets. South Omaha , Sept. 1st , 1909. There has been a good run of cattle here this week , but sup plies have been made up largely of western range stock. l'cw corn-feds have been offered , two loads of the E. T. Graham steers , from Crcston , Nebr. , selling at $7.50 this week , averaging 1550 Ibs. This price is top for the week and at the top for the sea son. Good beef is steady to strong for the week , wkich is also the case with desirable feed ers. Good cows arc steady , with others a shade easier , feeders of good flesh and quality have been strong , others slow and weak. Good to choice heavy feeders arc quotable at $5 to $5,35 ; fair to good $4.65 to H 85 ; good to choice light and medium weights $4.15 to S4.50 ; fair to good $3.65 to $4. The hog market today opened a nickel higher , but closed with advance lost. Bulk' sold at $7.65 ' ' ' M ' to $7.90 ; top $ S.l6. * CJAY ROKINSON & Co. FALL OPENING. Next Sunday will be the fall opening day at the Presbyterian church , Subject 11 a. in. , "Open Doors. " This contains a message to those just entering school , and gives a general out line of the church's work for the coming season. 8 p. m. "The King's Insurance Com pany. " New singing books have been purchased for the C. E. and the evening services. You are cor dially invited. J. E. AuwutY , Pastor. ELTON. Farmers are busy putting up hay. Charley Ktlmore- visited with Albert Powell's Sunday. Albert Kleeb and wife were county seat visitors Monday. / Mr. Ilollcubeck purchased some steers of Mr. Mottiiiger last week. Miss Uernice Piper , who has been spending the summer in California , returned home Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Mot- tinger , of Merna , were visiting near Elton the first of the week. Chub Spencer has purchased a ; telephone on the Fanners line. Miss Mabel Pinckney , of Broken How , has been hired to teach the Elton schools. E. Mottinger , who has been under the doctor's care for some time , is some better at this writ ing. ing.Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Pirnie and daughter , Elsie , went to Merna Friday to visit Mr. Piruie's brother. Two automobiles made their way on the table by the lone tree road Sunday. We think they found rather rough travel ing ,