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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1909)
Tlia cusler County Republican D. M , AMSBERRY. Editor BHOKBN I3OW , . NEBRASKA A KoilhiR Down of ( he More Impor tant Events Here and There Foreign. The Chlnc'.o government Imc nonL u circular unto to the powers protest ing against Russia's claims to Uiu right of administration over the Man- churlau railway zones. The protest elculs lengthily with the Russian com- munlquo which was sent to the rowers October S. Baron Sidney Sonnino , who was pre mier lu 1900 , has been seml-olllclally Intrusted with the formation of a. now Italian cabinet , the Ololtttl cabinet having resigned. Acsorfllng to the Standard , J. Pier- pont .Morgan & Company of New York and JJrcxol & Company oC Philadel phia will become the partners of it Ijondon firm , which -will bo styled Mor- Kan , Gronfoll & Company. By a majority of 21G , after a brief : but exciting sitting , the hoime of e-nmniomi rocordcri Its claim to ox- cluolvo 'Control of the imllon'H purse a claim never before challenged In modern tlmea. The , pro > , l with the United Stat for the rfi'&rcnco of the AlBop claim King Edward for mediation wi olgncd .by the government of Chile. The cabinet of Premier Ololltte Italy resigned. The ministerial . .commlsulouwlili 1ms been .discussing with btiHlno men various .mattora of trade , has a proved the suggestion of placing n ti of seven-tenths of one cent on ea ( pound of cotton grown In Europei lluasta , "Bokhara and Khiva. Admiral Togo , chief of the goner ctaff : of the Japanese navy , rotln from the naval command and boeom < a member of the military council. I IB succeeded In his earlier office I "Vice Admiral Sir Guro JJuln. General , At Knnsau City Joseph Campbe killed his wife , then took his own lit JIo vain , u morphine Jlend. The secretary of the Interior has a proved the decision of the coinmt ulonert7f the land ofllce In the case < Henry Kern against John Eaton , c appeal .of the former In cHsmlBBing h contest against the homestead cnti of the Jattor , located in the Allianc ( Neb. ) land district. Secretary > of the Interior Balllnge 1ms moilo his annual report. In a utr.oet duel with knives at A lea , Ark. , Miss Nora Owens was fa ally injured by Miss Stella IJolk au died within s. few uilnuteH. The president will exert all his ii fiueuco looking to changes In the li teratato commerce act. The Kansas state treasury will ri colvo $25,000 cash , as an Inhcrltauc tax , from the atato of James Clarki n farmer in Marshall county. Thl IB the largest tax yet assessed agaim a Kansas cstato under the new law. The Kansas State Agricultural Co lego 2-year-old Angus steer , Kin Kllsworth , won the grand champloi ship an the best etecr in America n the International Stock show in Ch cago. John Harvard , a negro preacher , wh Imd committed murder , was burnc at the stake near Cochran , Georgia Mexico will maintain a neutral att tudo In the Nlctiraguan rumpus. The Rlchard-GleaBon bid for th Jeffries-Johnson nght , to be in Call fornla , was accepted. President Taft has taken stops t rut the Reft Cross society on a pernic ncnt business footing. Congressman Hlnslmw says Canno , cannot bo elected speaker at the set Blon of the next congress. Following a charge of murder n ) SI Louis against Mrs. Doxoy of Coium bus , Neb. , a requisition wan issued. Secretary of War Dickinson advo catea changes in army affairs in an nual report. A strike of switchmen Involvlni over two thousand men was inaiiguar atcd at St. Paul , Minn. Congress opened on noon Monday but the president's message was no read until Tuesday. "More men arc killed as the resul of playing football In ono year thai are killed In labor troubles , " say John Mitchell. President Taft soon Is to receive r call from the legislative committee ol the Grand Army of the Republic , for n conference upon matters pertaining tc pension legislation this winter. According to an ofllcial dispatch from Bltlls , Asiatic Turkey , several urnall villages in that vicinity have been destroyed by an earthquake. President Taft will make the open Ing address at the convention of the National Civic Federation to begin 1U important work In Washington Jan 17 , next. D. L. WincheU , president of tin Rock Island , has been elected PresI dent of the St. Louis & San Franciscc road. Senator Elmer J. Burkett of Nob'ras- Ia has prepared a resolution , -which ho fntenda to present to congress , call ing for n thorough investigation of the sugar trust. Duke Karl Theodore of Bavaria U-'ed from kidney trouble. The Iowa stock food law is declared by Judge McPherson in the federal court to bo all right and sufficient to hold water. In the United States court of ap peals at St. Paul the sentence imposed by the United Stoles district court of Nebraska upon members of the Ne braska Land & Feeding company was affirmed. The defendants had been given both fines and jail sentences and the original Infliction will now bo carried out. "Thoro la absolutely no foundation for the report that the Oregon Short Line la to relinquish control of the Salt Lake division of the Southern Pa cific , " nald President Lovott of the Harrlman system. "I cannot Imagine where or how the rumors originated. " Five more men were added last week to the bankers' colony at Ft. Leavonworth penitentiary. The British house of commons adopted a resolution of censure of lords. Reorganization of the Rock Island -railroad was practically completed by the oloctlon of four now vlco presi dents to servo with President Henry U , Mudgc. The supreme court of the United Stateo has denied the petition ol Charles T. Morse , the Now York bank er , for n writ of certlorari. Ho must ucrvo In prison. The recent snow storm In Kansau Is Bald to have been a great help to wheat Whllo his wife and three little chit- drcn wore out walking , John K. South' or , of Washington , an artist , commit ted aulcldo by shooting. Souther was 410 years of age. Congress is to be aasal.cd by re form organizations within n day or so nftor it convenes. The government fncoa important problems relating to channels and terminals in proposed waterways im provement. Judge Charles Amldon , of the Unit ed States district court of Nor Dakota , advocated the execution professional criminals and the ho ] lessly Insane In an address at Fargc The government shows that the wore great chances for deceit In t Inquiry of the alleged sugar frauds Now York. The Nicaragua official nt Washlr ton was given his passports and scathing letter by Secretary of Sta Knox and diplomatic relatlontt we therefore severed. The British house of lords , by vi liify to reject the budget , have precl ; tated a crisis lu England. An Ohio lumber merchant says overheard a plot to kill John D. Rod feller. Washington. Representative Hitchcock of Omal expresses the opinion that the fort coming session Is going to bo the liv llest exhibition that congress hi given the country In a long time. I expects there will bo something goh on every minute and that the flghtli will bo forced from the very openfn Mr. Hitchcock Is disposed to tal especial Interest lu pressing for post sayings banks , on which lie haa lor had a bill pending. Recalling the fact that the leadin political parties during their last in tlonal convention pledged thomselv < to statehood bills , George Curry wl : recently resigned the governorship < Now Mexico , In his annual report I Secretary Balllngor again \irges h aid and Influence toward obtalnin statehood for the territory at the cor Ing session of cpngress. Despite the state guaranty law fc state banks In Oklahoma , many npp ] cations are pending at the treasur department for o-ganlzatlon as n ; tlonal banks in the now state an ono for the Gormanla national ban of Ponca City was approved. It 1 capitalized at $25,000. Whllo on a visit to Boston froi his homo nt Charleston , S. C. , Br gadlor General Henry M. Adams , l S. A. , retired , died , lie was identlfle for a number of years with the ei slnoer corps of the army. Ho wn born In Massachusetts In 1841. A gag order affecting the furnlahln nf Information to any committee c Ihe house or senate or any member c congress except as authorized by th licad of the department in which sue official servos , has been promulgate l > y the president. Secretary of State Knox returnc : ho passportn of Felipe Rogrigues charge d'nffalrs of the Nlcaraguan n ? atlon with a Jotter scathingly dt louncing the Zelayan governmonl Tlio letter Is definitely declared t oprosent the views of President Tafl The consular service is to recelvi uoro attention with a view to Its in creased efficiency. The secretary ha ippolnted Wilbur J. Carr , chief clcrl > f the department of state , director o ho consular service , a newly creatci iffice. Personal. The National Corn Show at Omahi vaa opened by an address by Presl lent Wattles. The will of the late William M. Laf an , proprietor of the Now York Sun s tiled for probate , leaves all Ills iroperty to his widow. There were nc hildrcn. Control of tlio Equitable has beer ccured by J. Piorpont Morgan George Foster Peabody , William Jean Howells , William M. Ivlns and lorbort Parsons are all advocates ol voman suffrage. Attorney General Fred. S. Jackson vlll enter the race for congress in the ourth district of Kansas against J. M , .Hller. . the present member. Emlllo Jane Loyson , wife of the ox irlest , Charles Loyson , died in Parts iho was bcvn in Now York iu 1S33 , ho daughter of Amory Buttorllold. Henry Augustus Wlllard. the last ol tie three well known \\MIIard broth- rs of Washington , D. c. , Mod a few ays ago , ngifl 87 ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE ISSUES AN ORDER. SPENDING OF STATE MONEY Day of Grace Granted to Corporations Miscellaneous Mattcrn at the Capital of the State. In order to put the militia companies of the state on a moro businesslike basla the adjutant general's office has Issued the following order , No. 24 : "First From and after January 1 , 1010 , commanding officers will mnko report to this office on blanks fur nished a strict account of nil expendi ture of funds furnished by the state for the maintenance of headquarters or companies. "Second No money shall bo paid from such funds except on receipt properly signed and forwarded with above report "Third When commanding officers expend more money in the mainten ance of their commands than Is fur nished by the state , they will note upon each report the purpose and amount of such expenditure and the Bourco from which such money was obtained , but receipts need not be fur nished for such expenditure. " Heretofore the custom has been not to require any accounting whatever as to the expenditure of state money. The late order will make for efficiency by giving the adjutant's office a chance to offer suggestions as to the proper disbursement of state funds. It also assures .that in the future all money will be properly applied , besides showIng - Ing how much It Is costing the stale to maintain the different companies. Oi an average each company of tlu guards receive about $400 annually from the state. A Day of Grace. Secretary of state Junkin hade elded to grant a day of grace to xlu 4,000 or so corporations that omlttcc to pay their occupation tax on or be fore 4 p. in. , November SO. Ho v.111 check over the entire list o delinquents , which will require a weol or moro and In the Interim the bat boys may walk up and plunk dowi their llttlo dimes and got a clear bill But those who are unpaid by the time the secretary gets his lists checked ui well , the law Is that they shall losi their franchises or charters for failure to come across by November 30. Secretary Junkin thought Inasmucl as it was a new law and probablj galled a few fat neckn , It would be wise to go slow in revoking charters but ho is going to start on that lisl soon. Governor on the Board. Governor Shallenberger's friends are pleased to learn that ho was elected to the board of directors of the American Shorthorn association at the Chicago meeting. This Is the first Instance in which Nebraska has been recognized by a membership , and It is expected that the shorthorn industry of the state will be benefited by the representation. Last year an effort was made to have the animal show rotated between the states of Minnesota , Iowa and Ne braska , thereby making It possible for Nebraska breeders to make a showing nearer homo , at least once In three years. Nothing was done by the pre vious board In the direction of carry ing out this request , but with represen tation on the new board , western In terests will undoubtedly receive great er attention and it Is hoped the plan can bo carried out. Phone Must Be Installed. Some tlmo ago a complaint wa lodged with the state railway commlE slon In regard to the joint office o the Paclllc and American Express com panics at Norfolk. It was alleged tha the two companies refused to Instal an Independent telephone , greatly t the Inconvenience and discomfort o patrons. The commissioners heard tin evidence and although they could no figure out all the Inconvenience com plained of , under the law they licit that all they could do was to ordci the Installation of an Independent tele phono. Accordingly It was ordered that th < two companies got busy and Instal the service requested within twentj days. Twenty days have since gem by without any steps being taken tc comply with the order , so the comm'ls sloncrs have Instructed the county at torney to bring proceedings to enforce the law. Test of Telephone Act. The county attorney of Madlsor county has been Instructed to boglr prosecution against the Adams and Pacific Express companies for refus ing to comply with the orders of the railway commission instructing them to Install an Independent telephone In their office at Norfolk. The case is tr test the law. Cut Down Printing Bill. The State Normal board next year probably will print ono big catalogue containing the course of study for the normal schools In place of a publica tion for each school. Next year the board expects to have four normal schools under Its control and for that reason the printing bill will amount to considerable. By publishing a course of study for all of them the board expects to cut down Its printing bill considerably and will work out the proposition in n way satisfactory to themselves. WORK OF EDUCATION. Approval of Schools for Normal Training. State Superintendent Bishop hat made an announcement concerning the approval of high schools for nor mal training. The list Includes a to tal of 110 schools , of which 103 arc high schools and seven academics. The normal training law was en < acted by the legislature of 1907. Dur ing the school year 1007-8 sixty-eight schools wore approved for normal training , with an enrollment of 1,200 pupils In the normal training classes , During the year 1008-9 eighty-six high schools and eight academies were np- lirovcd , representing a combined en rollment of l.COO pupils taking the course. For this school year the 110 lichools approved for the work have enrolled In their normal training Masses a total of 1,850 pupils. In May , 1909 , there were graduated from the normal training high schools 775 pupils , who had completed the regular high school course of study mil the course In normal training. Reports show that of this number > 75 of them are teaching this fall. Jounty superintendents are enthusi- istle over the good work these young teachers are doing in the school room. Insurance Agents Arc Out. The state Insurance board handed nit a ruling revoking , the licenses of Iho ten agents of the Bankers' Life insurance company of Lincoln. The following Is the form of the otter sent out to the agents under nvestlgatlon by Auditor Barton , head jf the iiiHurnni-o board "By the authority vested in me by .he laws of the state of Nebraska , mrt as I fully believe that your con- luct as an Insurance agent and the nethoda used by you In procuring Business Is In violation o2 law and ontrary to the rulings of the Insur- uice department and against public policy , I hereby revoke your license No. ats agent of the Bankers' Life Insurance company of Lincoln. Neb. , dated , 1909. " Whllo the action taken Is sweeping , the twenty-eight affidavits Introduced in evidence before the board contained many suggestions of Irregularities that the agents excluded under the order for the most part did little to refute. Plans Issue of Stock. The application of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad company for authority to issue $30,502,800 worth of common stock has been granted by the Nebraska railway commission. The stock will be issued in the form of : ; 05,02S shares of common stock of the par value of $100 each. The stock is to bo issued for the purpose of "constructing , Improving and equip ping its railway , " otherwise the re quest llled with the commission con tains no hint of how , when or In what one or more of the states the work Is to be done. Historical Society Wants Money. Notwithstanding the State Histor ical society gets nn appropriation of $15,000 biennially , it has its solicitors out asking for money. One was at the state house asking financial aid witli which to print some report the society Is to make and for which the solicitor said there was no money available to pay the bill. Requisition for Wife Deserter. The governor's office issued requi sition on the state of Iowa for the re turn to Nebraska of Albert Oliver. Oliver is charged with deserting his wife and minor child , now living In Lancaster county. He has been placed under arrest at Indianala. la. Motion In Dunn Case Filed. I. J. Dunn , recently disbarred from the practice of law by the supreme court for conduct unbecoming an at torney , has filed another motion in tin case. It Is practically the same ai was filed two weeks ago , in substance being that If the court will vacate its order disbarring him he will apologize to the court. . Cupid Gets Normal Teachers. Superintendent Thomas of UK Kearney Normal school reported tc the normal board that Mr. D. Cupid was playlnp havoc with his teaching force and ho wanted an Injunction issued or something done to head him off. A number have been lost and others have the fever. Civil Service Examinations. The United States civil service commission announces the following examinations to bo held at Lincoln and Omaha : January 25 , stenograph er and typewriter , all branches of the service ; January 25. stenographer , lepartmental service ; January 25 , ypewritor for men only. To Advertise Lincoln. Lincoln business men are just now nterested in a proposition to adver- .iso the town as a place for Invest- nent. A man from the east was hero and spoke at the Commercial club and suggested the way to boom the town s to advertise In some national news- mpor or publication , spending at leas' $1,000 a month. An Unfounded Report. The Btory printed by an Omaha pa- > er to the effect that W. J. Bryan and his brother , C. W. Bryan , have icon asking Governor Shallenborger o call an extra session of the legis aturo In order to secure the passage of n resolution for the submission of the Initiative and referendum consti tutional amendment Is not warranted. C. W. Bryan made a denial , of the atory when questioned in regard to tlio matter. "Neither W. J. Bryan nor myself has asked tlio uovernor to call a ppeolttl session. " ho mi OF WATERWAYS CONGRESS OPENED AT WASHINGTON. TAFT DELIVERS AN ADDRESS Says Projects Must Be Developed to Compete With Rallroadc Sug- fjcst Word of Caution Re- gardlng Bonds. Washington Speaking In strong endorsement of the policy of water way Improvement , President Taft stirred up much enthusiasm during the opening hours of the sixth conven tion of the national rivers and har bors congress here Wednesday. The ilumdreds ot delegates , representing every section of the United States , tilled the great banquet hall ot the New Wlllard. where they sat under their state banners. Men and women delegates arose when the arrival of the president was announced and gave their visitor a noisy reception , con cluding the demonstration with three cheers and a tiger. Upon being presented to the assem blage by Joseph E. Ransdell , presi dent of the congress , President Taft spoke at length , dwelling upon his In terest In the policy of waterway im provement and offered advice to the delegates upon methods for attaining the ends they seek. "I congratulate this congress , " said Mr. Taft , "on having brought the sub ject of waterways to such a point that the representatives In congress from one end of the country to the oth recognize It as a subject that cal for action. They have not come a different conclusion as to the nolle that ought to be adopted , but the have come to the conclusion thi some policy must be adopted with re erenco to the development of thei instrumentalities which nature b ; furnished for tlio transportation < goods and for the controlling of ra road rates. "You In your declaration say th : you are in favor of a policy and n In favor of any particular project , think that a wise platform to take ar yet when it comes to the enforcemei and accomplishment of something yc have got to get Into projects. "Now I don't think I betray a seen when I say that the gentleman wl has most to do with the initiatic of projects in congress is fully charge with the necessity for doing somethlr in the next congress to foreshado ; or rather to begin a policy with r spect to those rivers. " After i-cferHnK , to various watc way projects in detail , the presldei continued : "A year ace President Rooseve and 1 wore traveling together on platform before the conservation < resources convention , in which bet advocated the issuing of bonds in o der that a project improving wate ways when bcgain should be complete In a reasonable time. I am still consistent , advocate of that theory , believe that the government Is entitle to as rapid a method of developing a enterprise and putting it through c private citizens , and as they always 1 sue bonds or generally always d ( some of them are fortunate enoug not to have to ) In order to expedlt the completion of the projects it woul Beem to be wise for the nation to ai complish the same result. "But I want to suggest a word c sautlou. You are to encounter in cot gross great opposition to the policy c Issuing bonds right out of hand. Yo ire much more likely to get from cor Kress a declaration of policy In th shape of a declaration that a certal improvement ought to be carried ou and spread upon the minutes of cor b'ress In the form of a resolution or leclaration In a statute , "What I advise you to do is to go : hat declaration. Then when the tlm ionics that political exigency shal irevent the appropriation of sufficlen 'unds from Uie current revenues t nit the proper part ot the projec hrough the'coming year or the comlni wo years as economy requires , thei he question os Issuing bonds wll irlse. I would get the declaratloi Irst and not have the bonds first. " Claim Cook Asked For Aid. ' New Yqrk. The Times prints swon iffidavlts by August W. Loose , a pllo mil navigator , and George H. Dunkle in insurance broker , that Dr. Cool iromlscd them $1.000 for their aid it ueparlng the polar records of bis ournoy which arc now In the hands o he University of Copenhagen. Tlu Imes also reproduces what purport * o bo the fac simile of a penciled mem > rantlum , directing the preparation o , bscrvations all the way from Swarte aag to the pole. They freely acknowl dged that their motive in making hose affidavits Is the alleged failure o pay them the full sums said tc itivo been promised. Train Hits a Street Car. Indianapolis , Ind. Thlrty-flve jas engers on a street car were Injured , one fatally and few seriously early 'hursday evening when the car ! struck y an Inbound Pennsylvania passenger rain at the South street crossing wa.s urlod thirty feet. The car fell on cement sidewalk and lay across th3 rack , but the engineer stopped hlj ain before hitting it n socon I t me lost of those hurt were injured li : tr ! ante which followed Uio crash. Win ows we're broken and the par. ou ' < ? r > from the ovcrt-irvtl car. WORTH KNOWING , Simple Remedy That Anyone Can Prepare - pare at Home. Most people nro moro or less sub ject to coughs and colda. A slmplo remedy that will break up n cold quickly and cure any cough that Is. curoblo is nmdo by mixing two ounces- of Glycerine , n half-ounco of. Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure and eight ounces of pure Whisky. You can got these In any good drug storjj and eas ily mil I'jom in n largo bottle. The- mixture Is highly recommended by the Leach Chemical Co. of Cincinnati , who prepare the genuine Virgin Oil of Flue compound pure for dispensing. A HINT. ' ' r yj * The Boss That's an ancient-looking coat you're wearing , Mr. Shrimp. Mr. Shrimp Yes , sir ; It'a the one I got when you last raised my salary ! Not Her First Purchase. This Is a baby story they tell out at Belolt : A woman called at a dry goods store to look nt some baby dresses. The clerk showed her a line valued at live dollars each , and talked volubly about "how proud" the moth er ought to bo over the baby. He suggested that possibly she might want a more expensive dress. But the mother did not Beem to "euthuse" a bit over the clerk's gush. "How many children have you ? " asked the clerk , cautiously. "Oh , this is the eleventh , " she re plied , carefully scanning the price tags. . And out came a line of baby dresses with a moro modest list of prices. Kansas City Journal. A Revelation to the Cook. A happily married woman , who had enjoyed 33 years of wedlock , and who was the grandmother of four beautiful little children , had an amusing old colored woman for a cook. One day when a box of especially beautiful flowers was left for the mis tress the cook happened to be present , and she eaid : "Yo' husband send you all the pretty flowers you gits , missy1 ; "Certainly , my husband , niammy.'j proudly answered the lady. "Glory ! " exclaimed the cook , "h"e But'enly am holdin' out well. " Ladioat Home Journal. There All the Time. It Is told of Dr. Thorold that ho was once asked to give away the prizes at a school belonging to the London school board. In the course of his opening address he" gravely asked the children , "Which was the largest Island in the world be fore Australia was discovered ? " When the youngsters gave it up , ho said in the same grave way , which made them laugh all the more , "Why , Australia , of course ; It was there all the time ! " Astonished the Company. A famous dean was once at dinner , when , just as the cloth was removed , the subject of discourse happened to be that of extraordinary mortality among lawyers. "We have lost , " said a gentleman , "not ICES than six era- ! nent barristers In as many months. " The dean , who was quite deaf , rose as his friend finished his remarks , and gave the company grace "For this and" every other mercy , make us truly thankful. " All the Same to Her. "I must warn you , dearest. " he said , "that after we are married you will very likely find me Inclined to be ar bitrary and dictatorial In my manner , " "No matter , " she replied , cheerfully. "I won't pay the slightest attention to what you say. " RESULTS OF FOOD Health and Natural Conditions Come From Right Feeding. Man , physically , should be llko o perfectly regulated machine , each part ivorking easily in Its appropriate place. \ Blight derangement causes undue 'rictlon and wear , and frequently ruins Ihe entire system. A well-known educator of Boston 'ound a way to keep the brain and the jody In that harmonious co-operation ivhich makes a joy of living. "Two years ago , " she writes , "being n a condition of nervous exhaustion , I cslgned my position as teacher which : had held over 40 yeara. glnco then he entire rest has , of course , been a ) enefit , but the use of Grapo-Nuts has emoved ono great cause of Illness in ho past , namely , constipation , and its ittendant evils. "I generally make my ontlro break- ast on a raw egg beaten into four poonfuls of Grape-Nuts , with a llttlo lot milk or hot water added. I llkg t extremely , my food assimilates , and ny bowels take care of themselves. I Ind my brain power and physical con- ' lltlon much greater and I know that he use of the Grape-Nuts baa contrlb- itcd largely to this result. "It Is with feelings of gratitude that write this testimonial , and trust It nay bo the means of aiding others in heir search for health. " Look In pkgs. for the llttlo book , "The toad to Wcllvillo. " "Tlu > ro's a Reason. " nvor rend il\v nbovc IcticrT A iicir me niiprnrN from tlmo to llnic. They ire tu-miliic , true , Mini full of humuu ulercxt.