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VOL. XXVI11 BROKEN BOW , CUSTER COUNTY NEBRASKA , THURSDAY DECEMBER 23 , 1 < J09 NO , 2 ! )
SNYDER BROS. & CO.
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Goods which will make useful |
presents. Come and see them jj
I LADIES' TRIMMED HATS
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YOUR CHRISTMAS
GOODS ARE HERE
Christmas Candies , Nuts of all kimls , Fancy Box Apples , Oranges ,
Malaga Grapes , Figs , Dates , Etc. To help out that Christmas Dinner , the
Finest Groceries , Nice Sound Vegetables , Oysters , Celery and Cranberries ,
Candied Cherries and Pineapples. Heinz relishes , in fact all things you
will need in the eatible line.
We will make our usual liberal discount to
Christmas Tree Committees on
Christmas Trees and Decorations
Candies , Nuts , Fruits , Etc.
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PHOPJE NO. 161.
Joint Gillinit's Rapid Promotion.
John Gillings , chief clerk of
U. S. Inspector's Division , No 7 ,
located at Cheyune. Wyo. , arrived
in the city Sunday night from
the west to spend the holidays
with his parents , Mr. and Mrs.
William Gillings.
John is one of the graduates of
the Broki n Row Business College
who is making good .it a rapid
rate. About two years ago he
entered the government employ
as stenographer and clerk of the
U. S. laml office at North Platte
at a salary of $000 1 n the course
of six months his salary was
raised to $1000. Last spring he
was promoted to the position of
chief clerk of Government Land
Inspector's Division No 7 , located
at Cheyenne at a salary of $1320.
He has now accepted the position
of clerk of the federal court at
Cheyenne to which he is to be
tranferrcd Febuary 1 , 1910 , at
double the salary he is now re
ceiving. His rapid rise is solely
on his faithfulness as he has no
friends on the inside to boost for
him. His achievement should
be an incentive to other young
men to thoroughly master what
they undertake and be taithful
in whatever they may engage.
Eli And Jane.
Did you ever sit on a mossy
bank and look at the sun-kissed
brook as it merrily dances in glee
around the protruding pebbles
ami feel glad that you were
alive ? Well that is the same
sensation that you experience
when you go to see Eli and Jane ,
the clever show that is to be here
Dec. 31st. It is a laughing ,
bubbling pure heart and home
story. When the curtain drops
on the last act you feel as though
you had been refreshed by a drink
of good cool spring water. Harry
Green in the title roll is enough
to insure a good performance.
A Week of Sunday School.
Paul. S. Patrick and wife of
Lincoln , Sunday School Evange
lists of the United Brethern
church , will give Broken Bow
people a rare treat next week ,
beginning Monday evening , Dec
27th. On that evening , Mr.
Dietrick will speak at the U. B.
church on "All the Church in the
Sunday School" and each evening
following he will give an address
on some problem of the Sunday
School work. Good music. Come
and hear.
PROUD ?
WELL RATHER ! Why shouldn't we be justly
proud of such a remarkable line of pianos as these we
enumerate beJow ? That no stronger stock is shown
by any CITY HOUSE is self evident to those who
are familiar with the Piano business generally.
Are We Afraid
or Backward ?
To quote figures , terms or prices , that may be compared with those of any other
piano house ? LOOK FOR YOURSELVES ? The comparing , discriminating cus
tomer is the one we want to see ! That is the way WE buy instruments for Stock.
Why not you ? We are sticklers for three things
FIRST TONE ! SECOND DURABILITY ! THIRD BEAUTY !
If you want thesie in your home piano , come in , or write at once for our special
Profit Shai-ing Co-Operative Piano Plan.
The following d iscounts are for advertising purposes , and are for DECEMBER
ONLY. We have no CLEARANCE SALES. Our trouble is in getting pianos IlSf
from the factory fast enough , not in getting them OUT.
The figures beloware not "DOCTORED" . They stat e FACTS ! Read on.
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SCHEDULE OF PRICES , SHOWING CITY PRICES , OUR REGULAR PRICES , AND DECEMBER DISCOUNTS.
H , A. WATTS' PIANO HOUSE
BROKEN BOW , NEBRASKA.
Coolers Discovery Declared A Pake.
Copenhagen , Dec. 21 , The
University of Copenhagen , the
firstiustitution of learning to re-
cognifte Dr. Frederick A , Cook as
he discoverer of the 'north pole ,
oil ay solemnly declared that the
explorer had failed to establish
he claim on which his high
louors had been based.
The committee appointed by
he university to examine Cook's
coords recently presented its
report to the consistory of the
uiivgrsity , which reviewed the
Icdttctions of the experts with
he greatest care and discussed
he findings from ever ) ' stand'
) oiut. That both the committee
ind the consistory were disap-
jointed was soon known.
The consistory met today and
adopted a written report to the
effect that the alleged records
submitted for examination by Dr.
Cook failed to prove his claim.
The report of the committee ,
of which Prof. Strotugren was
chairman , as presented to the
conais'ory , states that Cook's
japer are without any value ;
hat his report to the university
s practically as that published
n the New York Herald on his
return from his artic expedition.
The copies of his notebooks
submitted , says the committee ,
contain no original calculations
of observations but only results
thereof. Accordingly the com
tuittee concludes that he affords
no proof of having reached the
pole.
School of Agricullurcl Broken Bow ,
January 21-29 , 1910 ,
The profits in the pursuit of
agriculture are growing from
rear to year , and'it stands us in
lands to' make our labor and our
and produce all that is possible.
The day of large farms is gradu.
ally passing away , Instead of
extensive farming , intensive
farming is the coming method ;
consequently we should be pre-
xyrcd. Our federal and state
government are spending millions
n experiments to promote agri
culture and it is our duty to use
he results of these experiments
o our best interests.
Our state maintains a school of
agriculture but all of us cannot
attend , consequently the state is
bringing the school to us in the
orm of a short course. Our
county was favored last winter
with this short course and all
those who attended feel that they
were fully paid for attending it.
This year it comes to Broken Bow
again from January 24 to 29 ,
1910 , inclusive , Thecoursein the
short course in agriculture in
cludes soils and soil problems in
cluding field crops. Also dairy
ing and the dairy cow. The
lomestic science course includes
sewing , cooking and home nursing
singThere
There are very few of us who
understand soils or their condi
tions. We know that one method
of handling one kind of soil will
not be successful with another ,
consequently in this course we
have a chance to learn from the
different experiments.
Dairying is a thriving industry
and one method should be the
best. In this course we have
judging the dairy cow and every
thing pertaining to dairy pro
ducts. Last year the domestic
science class was enthusiastic
in fact it was over run , and i
will be the same this year.
In the short course of agricul
ture we want two hundred stud
ents men and boys. The tui
tion is only one dollarand it come
in a leisure season and assurdly
you will not regret attending it
We want three hundred pledges
in the men's department. We
will give two tickets to the
person securing the largest num
ber of bonafide pledges before
January IS , 1910 , and one tuition
ticket to a person securing the
second largest number of pled gen.
These pledges must be from
persons who will attend. The
institute officials and the Broken
Bow Commercial Club are
barred from this contest. Blank
pledges may be secured from J.
T. Wood , Broken Bow , or the
secretary.
FLORIAN JACOBS , Sec'y ,
For Sale or Rent.
320 acres , 10 miles southwest
of Broken Bow. Improved table
land ; 250 acres broke.
CHAS , SCHOI.Z ,
29tf Box 98 , Broken Bow , Nebr.
Congressman Kinkaid Busy.
On the first day of congress
Congressman Kinkaid introduced
the following bills :
A bill authorising the sccctarv
of the interior to grant leaves of
absence to homestead eutrymeu
for the purpose of sending th ir
children to school , under certain
conditions.
A bill to appropriate $135,000.
for the purpose of a site and the
erection of a public building
thereon to be used as a post office
and federal court * building , and for
other federal purposes , in the city
of Chadrou. Also a similar bill
appropriatjug the amount for the
city of Alliance.
A bill to appropriate * 50,0000.
to the city of Crawford to help
in the construction of water
works to protect the city from
water polluted by the Fcrt Robin
son military post.
A bill to appropriate $1044 to
compensate W. W. Alt , of Ilyan-
nis , for making resurveys of
government land in 1809 , 1900 ,
and 1901.
A bill to reimburse S. J. Weekcs
of O'Neill , for fees paid to the
government to which he was
individally entitled when he was
regitttcr of O'Neill district land
office.
A bill to appropriate $1760 to
B. B. Wood , and other residents
of Merrill county , to pay damages
for loss by prairie fire set out by
government Reclamation offi
cials.
A bill to increase the amount
of pension to soldiers of the civil
war under the Age Act , passed
February ( i , 1907 , that they may
receive $15 al u2 , $20 at f 5 , $30
at 70 , and $40 at 75 years of age.
Five special bills to correct the
military records of soldiers of the
civil war so as to entitle them to
honorable discharges.
Nineteen special bills to in
crease and grant original pensions
to soldiers of the civil and Span
ish-American wars.
Tuesday was the shortest day
in the year , nine hours and thir
teen minutes "from sun to sun. "
CHURCH COLUMN.
Al I : . Church. R. | | . Thompson , Pastor
Sunday School 10:00 : a. in ;
morning sermon 11:00 : a. m ; Jun
ior league 2:30 : p. ui ; Epwortb
league 6:30 : p. m ; evening- sermon
7:30 : p , m ; prayer meeting Thurs
day 7:30 : p. in.
Baptist Uiurcli. A. T. Norwood , Pastor
Sunday School 10:00 : a. ni ;
preaching 11:00 : a. m ; Junior
union 3:00 : p. m ; B. Y. P. U , G:30 :
p. in ; preaching 7:30 : p. m ;
teachers' meeting Monday 7:30 :
p. in ; Agoga class Tuesday 7:30 :
p. in ; prayer meeting Wednesday
7:30 : p in ,
St. John's lipiscopal Church.
The Sunday School will give a
fine program of recitations and
Christmas music on Friday even
ing , or Christmas eve , at 7:30 :
o'clock ,
CHRISTMAS DAY
Early service at 8:30 : a. m.
Second celebration of Holy Com
munion at 11 o'clock.
SUNDAY
The Rev. W. II. Xanders will
preach his farewell sermon Sun
day morning at 11 o'clock , Ser
vices at 7:30 : p. in.
U. It. Church-S. M , Zike , Pastor
Sunday School 10 a. m , ;
preaching 11 a. m. , subject ,
"I y to Succeed in a Revival
Meeting. " Junior C. E. 3 p. m , ;
Senior C. E. 6:30 : p. in , ; preaching
at 7:30 : , subject , 'Killing a
Lion. " Cordial invitation to all.
Services each evening during the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Ainsberry
had for guests at dinner last
Sunday Rev. J , L. Ileadbloora ,
Rev. and Mrs , A. T. Norwood
and J. D. Taylor.
C. Peabody , of Portland , Ore. ,
and Eli Fenncr , of Mcrna , were
in town yesterday.
i 'II. T. Brown and wife , .of
Wagner , were in"towli Wednes
day.
C THEATRE TALK NO. 5.
' THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITTANNICA has long been recogj
nized as the greatest of reference works , and is without question thi
greatest book of its kind that has ever been published in the English
language. IN ITS PAGES IT GIVES A LIST OP ONE HUNDRED
OF THE GREATEST BOOKS\
the world has ever produced.
Wholesome THE LIST IS HEADED BY
THEBIBLE"and well towards '
Story Well Told
the head is the greatest of alt
romantic novels ever written ,
ALEXANDRE DUMAS' "MONTE CRISTO. " It is from this
SPLENDIDLY WRITTEN ROMANCE that the stirring romantic
melodrama of the same name was dramatized. This famous work
appeared in 1844 and may be said to have excited more universal
interest than any romance since Robinson Crusoe or Waverly. THB
EXTRAORDINARY COLOP. , THE NEVER FLAGGING SPIRIT , tua
endless surprises , and the air
of nature which is cast over
even the most extravagant
situations make this play
worthy of the popularity it has
enjoyed in almost every countrj
of the world.
- IT IS SELDOM , IP EVER ,
that an adaptation for stage
presentation EXCEEDS IN
POPULARITY and general
favor that of the novel itself
However , that is the case with
"Monte Cristo" which hag had
the most solid success of any
book play known to theatrical
history. THE STORY IS A
MOST IMPRESSIVE ONE and
deals with all the PASSIONS
AND EMOTIONS. The play ,
which is in five acts , is provided
with a complete scenic investi
ture and the costuming is correct ( ONE !
and in accordance with tha period of the play. The trade mark
established by the management is "YOUR MONEY'S WORTH OR
YOUR MONEY BACK" so the public take no chances when this
sterling play is presented here. <
It is not of ten that a theatrical company visiting this city , will ,
as an evidence of good faith , give a public guarantee as to th
" excellence of the attraction , but
YOU CAN'T Fred G. Conrad , the manager oi
"Monte Cristo , " gives the fol
LOSE lowing Guaranteed Pledge :
HERE * "W hereby authorize tin
local manager in every tow *
that we jlay to guarantee it to be first-das * im every particular.
1 ha word 'guarantee' is much
overworked ; everybody can use it <
and almost everybody does. It'a a pity to see it abused ; 'guarantee *
is A good word when it means anything. We use it because w <
have made it mean something. Cut this out , take it with you H
the theatre , and if after the first act you are dissatisfied with tin
entertainment given , your money will be refunded. W personal ! !
guarantee the excellence bf thli attraction. " ' ;
_ . FRED 0. CONRAD , Manjit. " '
.JJSUAL PRICES WILL PREVAIL.- *
At Opera House , Tuesday Night , Deo. 28