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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05
Town AadIy Scorched.

Williamsport, Pa, May 30.-A con-
hagIation which ragged Tor two hours
Friday afternoon In the town Of
Jerry Shore, destroyed sixteen build
ings In the business portion OF the
town and caused loss Of between
1875, 900 and $4,000. Fears were felt
that the entire town would be de-
stToyed, and word was sent to Lock
haven and Williamsport for assist,
ance but when it arrived the FIRE wal
under control.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

We have been for generations send
ing missionaries to China to persuade
the Chinese that Christianity inculcates
higher morality than any. they know.
The Chinese had the opportunity of
seeing Christianity applied for the first
time Oh large scale. They encountered
Christian troops engaged in punitive
expeditions who behaved like fiends
In human shape without any tincture
or pretense either of justice or of
mercy. 1t is true the Americans did
not engage in these raids, and the Chi
nese pay them the honor of supposing
them less Christian than the Germans
and the Russians But the Americans
behaved no better than the Japanese,
who actually shone by contrast with
the European Christians, and who are
not Christians at all.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05
Five Days Of Storm.

Mackleod, n. W. T. May 27.-The
disastrous results OF the five days
storm just over, have completely
isolated this district from the rest Of
the world. The whole country has
been flooded, rivers and smaller
streams are swollen to impossible
proportions and railroad and high
way bridges have been swept away.
Traffic is completely tied up on
the Crows Nest Pass railroad to the
Fernie mines.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05
TWO DISAPPEARING TYPES.
"Long- horned Steer" and Mustang
Gradually Becoming Extinct.

Gradually Becoming Extinct.
While efforts are making to save the
buffalo from extinction, scientific men
are just waking up to the realization
that there are two other forms of life
that once tiourished in the West that,
while not aboriginal, are nevertheless
worth saving as curious examples of
development in European animals I'M
der mild conditions, and which are
rapidly disappearing. These are the
old long horned Texas steer and the
wild mustang.
1t is said that the old steer, "Geron-
imo," exhibited at the Buffalo EXPOSE
ton, is, indeed, the last survivor of
that once famous breed of cattle. The
National Museum is fortunate In pos
sessing a very fine mounted head of
the old long-horned Texas steer, al
though the manner In which it came
III possession of this specimen is rather
curious. About twenty-five years ago
a farmer out in Texas presented the
Department of Agriculture with this
head on account of its unusually long
horns.
The Department of Agriculture had
no place to keep the head, and sent it
over to the National Museum. The
fact is that neither institution was
anxious to own thing as common as
the head of a Texas steer was in that
day, and the museum people were rath-
er indignant over the WAY the head
was unloaded on them by the Depart
ment of Agriculture people. To-day
they are congratulating themselves on
their good fortune in owning this I'M
usually fine head of breed that is
now practically extinct. The wild
horse of the plains has also disappear
ed, the nearest approach to anything
like the old wild breed being the cay.
use pony of Oregon.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05
LongfeIlow and "Hfawatba.

such a confusing variance I'm tn,
pronun cation of 'Hiawatha' exists botl
in dictionaries and in the speech OF
educated men and women" writes
Elizabeth a. Whitney, in the Ladies
Home Journal, that l have asked Miss
Longfellow how the word is pro
nOunced by the poets family. She
says the pronunciation which she al
ways heard from the poet himself i,
HT-awa' tina, the T. pronounced as Il
is in machine or 'plque, the SECOND
"a pronounced as it is in far or IL
father"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05
Fatal Burlington Wreck.

Alma. Wis, May 30. One man
was killed and several others serious
ly injured, some probably fatally, In
IA wreck on the Burlington road here
this afternoon. A gravel train, on
which there were six officials OF the
road, including superintendent Cum
bingham, was going on the switch,
when another gravel train, coming
from the north at a high rate Of
speed, crashed into it.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05
See Five Tornado Clouds.

Scribner, Neb., May 81. TO see
five distinct tornado clouds in less
than an hour in one afternoon sutll-
ces an ordinary man for a life time,
This opportunity was offered Serb
ner people Saturday afternoon upon
what, fortunately, were the m st
favorably circumstances, One struck
the feed barns in the Ehlers broth
ers pasture, and unroofed one Of the
barns. The twister then left the
river, Travelled almost directly east
to the farm of Henry f. w. Borchre,
where most Of the damage was
done.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05
Four Men to be Garroted.

San Juan, p. r May 30.-It be-
came known today that Antonio
Torez Acedvo, not Ramon Troche
Cadeno lone Of 1.-The five murderers
condemned to be garroted for crimes
committed October /, 1881, is the
man whose sentence has been com.
muted by Governor Hunt to life i'm
prisonment, owing to the fact that
Acevedo was only nineteen years OF
age at the time Of the occurance,
which led to his condemnation to
die.
The other four men will be CARROT
ed at Ponce.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

Lord Alverstone, Lord Chief Justice
of England, lately, when reading slow
ly and with hesitation an elaborate de
cision in an important case, remarked
that he was sorry, but his writing was
bad. A hint for his lordship; There is
an American invention known as the
typewriter, the manipulation whereof
is an art not difficult to acquire.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

John d. Rockefeller, being a million
aire, mourns and laments because he
has no hair on his head, eyebrows, lip
or chin, but were he a poor, impecuui-
Gus cuss it would be source of rejoic-
ing that he could make living in a
sideshow as hairless freak, and thus
perverse nature deals out as curse to
one man what would be a fortune to
another.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

The Massachusetts Supreme Court
has decided that people who lose their
money in bucket-shops may get it
back Anyone who succeeds in doing
so ought to be able to make a fortune
by exhibiting himself through the
country.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

G. W. Newton leading merchant
of Blair is dead from blood poisoning
resulting from bruise on his foot
sustained year ago. Amputation
OF 1.-The leg was made last week but
was not of avail.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05
Kills Child and Herself.

New York, May 3O.-Mrs. Rose
Flgeenow, wife of news dealer,
killed her six-year-old daughter
BERTHA today by gas asphyxlation
and then committed suicide by TAX
ing carbolic acid, The woman had
been a sufferer from nervous dis
ease for several years and 1t Is sup
p0sed she was temporarily insane.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05
Killed While Scaling aPeak.

Vienna, May 80. The first fatality
f the mountaineering season oc-
Cured in the Semmering range of
the Apis when DR.. Brzezina and
Herr PAGER were both killed W lille
attempting the ascent of the Rax
Alp, the highest point of the range.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

An association whose purpose is to
erect monument to the late J.
Sterling Morton has been organized
at Nebraska City under the name of
the Arbor Day Memorial Association.
Many OF the most prominent men
of the state are identified with the
association.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

Richard Harding Davis has started
away Ito take part in a South Ameri-
can revolution just for the experience"
If Richard expects to get much expert
ence in one South American revolution
he will have to accumulate it in a
hurry.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

A motion for a new trial In the
case against Vincent Connolly Of
Lindsay convicted of assault with
intent to kill was overuled and
Judge Jamison sentenced Connolly
to two years In the penitentiary.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

The first failure In Blair for seven
years was that Of Henry Helmer
who delivered the keys Of his har-
ness shop TO Mrs. j. NJ Newell
Mrs. Newell holds mortgage on
the stock. The total liabilities ara
$1,000. The stock is worth about
$500.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

A conscience-stricken New York man
who beat a hotel bill eighteen years
ago, has just sent the landlord the
money due. 1t was long fight, but
conscience is slayer when she gets
after a sinner.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

A military company, to be com.
posed Of volunteers from the End and
Bird Nebraska regiments is being or
gained at Hastings, and will join
the national guards.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

A man who endeavored to kick a cat
off the porch fell and broke his neck.
In these bootjackless days 1t is much
safer to use a shotgun in the closing
exercises of a feline concert.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

Local business men wish TO reopen
the West Lincoln packing plant
which was worth originally 1850, oOo
but today can be bought for s2l, 900.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

Articles Incorporating the GAMMA
Lincoln g. Southern railroad have
been filed In the office of the secre-
tary Of state. The catpital of the
company is $3.50, 900 and Its purpose
is to construct and operate an cleo
trio or steam road between Omal a
Plattsmouth Ashland Lincoln and
Nebraska City.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

The President has wrenched his back
trying to learn the Jiutjitsu wrestling
trick. The rest of the country has
wrenched it's tongue trying to pro-
nounce the name.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

Somebody in London, who has quar-
relied with the theory that Kings rule
by divine right, has dug into history
and made some of the monarchs of Eu-
rope look very much like average men
dressed up for their parts. King Ed
ward owes his crown 10 a horse. He
belongs TO the house of Hanover. In
1901 Parliament elected the Hanover
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

The Morton printing company has
announced that as soon as the Con-
servative is discontinued, paper
called the Nebraska City Weekly will
be started which will not follow the
Conservative In policy, but will de-
vote itself to promote the welfare of
southeastern Nebraska.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

The Morton Grain company's ele-
vator at Palmyra burned to thu
ground. William Il. Hill former
banker at Nebraska City was the
onwner. On the building and ma
chinery the loss will be $1,000 and
on grain DESTROYED 81 500.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

The recent election for officers In
the First Regiment, National
Guards, at Lincoln resulted In the
selection of Major j. W. Mcdonnell
of Fairbury as lieutenant colonel.
Present Lieutenant Colonel Tracy
received nineteen votes. ..~.- h
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

A man who has asthma claims that
the trouble with the climate is that the
life Is all squeezed out of it by the
scorchers who pump it into their tires.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

According to j. p. Morgan's idea of a
community of interest that of a man
doing what he likes with his own, any
one can keep chickens in residence
district
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

Mrs. James Brown Potter is now a
grandmother, but people who have
seen her as Calypso say she doesn't
seem to let it weigh upon her mind
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

The city council last night passed
an ordinance granting to the Chicago
Motor Vehicle company franchise
to operate gasoline motors over the
street car tracks Of Beatrice. The
new motors will be In operation
within the coming month.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

The David City Chatauqua assem-
bly, promises to be far greater suo
cess than before, Negotiations are
being made with talent Of national
reputation.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

A wealthy young tirebug in the East
Is accused of ''pyromania." A horse
thief in Montana might be an "equo-
kept" but his health would suffer
from 1t.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

Instructions have been issued by
State Food Commissioner Bassett
for complaint against j. w. Rice
OF Superior, charging him with SELL
ing adulterated butter. The analysis
shows but 81 per cent Of butter fat,
when there should be at least 81.
Rice makes business OF buying
butter and recently shipped a large
consignment to Lincoln. IL is as
serted he has method OF his own
which he uses to aduterate the but
ter
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05
NEBRASKA NOTES.

The state fair will be held at LiDi
coin September ] TO 8.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

John d. Rockefeller, Jr., says he be-
gan earning money when he was 6
years old. 1t must be case of instinct
there.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

Mrs. Thomas Maxwell, of Hum
boldt committed suicide by drowning
herself In the Nemuha river.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

Diamonds are said to have been dis
covered at CaPs Nome. 1t has been so
cold at Nome lately that the ice froze.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

The Methodists Will build church
having 600 seating capacity AZ
Adams.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

The long and short of it is that much
of the antitrust legislation is entirely
untrustworthy.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

The year. 1902 is making a splendid
record as to strikes averted
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

A boys idea of the Importance Of a
town is formed by the number of tire
engines II has.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

The only trust in the world that is
able to utilize deSS beats is the beet
trust.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

1t is now thought that VIII Berger
who is alleged to have deserted his
wife and married her sister In Coun-
Gil Bluffs has stolen the two children
that were left in the care of his
former wife. Mrs. Breger left her
two children in charge of friends
while absent from the city and ON
her return discovered that they had
disappeared. No trace has been
found OF the missing children nor Of
Berger.
Spiced Pears.
Take one teaspoonful of whole cloves,
one tablespoonful of allsplce and one
tablespoonful Of lemon. Crush them
lightly ana boa one minute in a quart
IF vinegar and a pint of sugar mixed
Selecta fine variety of pear, halve them.
taking out the seeds, boil them in water
until nearly tender, and finish them in
the syrup, cooking them not too soft
Cover them well with syrup and place
them in small stone jars. Tie q covs1
over the jar.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

Microbe of Consumption.
The microbe of tuberculosis may live
in book 103 days, as has been shown
by experiment.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

When an agent comes in to sell you
a book, how glad he Is to see you!
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER
ESTlNG ITEMS.

Comments aud Criticisms Based Upon
the happenings of the Day-Histori"
cal aud News Notes.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-06-05

1t is dull day when Mr.. Carnegie
falls to shed a new library.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-07
TIMELY TOPICS.

Read ]. G. Jackie x Sons ad today. Think of it! At 69c, women's $3 shoes; at 1.S9, mems seal grain high cut shoes, during their great smoke and water sale.
 Have you noticed the difference in the build of oyercoats. Those sold by Jones, Morgan & Go are made by spe- cialists.
 Seeley x Upham, builders, hayes era1 second hand houses for sale or exchange.
 Reid S Hughes call attention to-day to two special lots in sateen petticoats and to ribbons, 19c and 121ac.
 Look over the new silks in the lat est weaves and colors, and prices be- ginning at 39c at Miller & Peck's.
 Sirloin steak 14c a pound at Cas- ties. Legs lamb 13c Low prices on poultry and pork tomorrow.
 Hats and furnishings of every de- scription at A. R. Isham's. Take a look at these goods.
 All interior or exterior decorating done by the 4. F. Taylor Go is guar anteed to give satisfaction.
 Special sale of ladies' and chldren'g muslin underwear at A. Mailhiot's this week.
 Conlon Bros give some prices on ladies' tailor-made suits tonight. The latest style trimming.
 Take a look at that two-famiIy house on Baldwin street for S3OOO, and see J. +. Phelan.
 children at reduced rates tomorrow at Currans. The quality is right.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-07
MAY DUST CHATFIELD.
Encroaching on Premises of Judges of
 City and District Courts

EncIUdculllS Oll I fGntlSCo O1 J uNSCS VI
 City and District Courts.
 Has the city court, which is Colonel Burpee and Prosecutor Durant, any rights ill the city hall? Whoever planked the building inspector in the ante-room of the city court may find some morning that he intruded on very dangerous ground. Colonel Burpee has no objection to everybody taking the world as easy as they can, but he also has ideas on convention ality and common respect between officials. He thinks that at least some courtesy should be shown the officials of the city court; that their opinion ought to be asked regarding the uses of the Judges room; there fore Building Inspector Chatfield in deed is quite liable to find himself without an office some morning.
 The room ill the city hsll' in which the building inspector has installed himself as his headquarters belongs to the city court The vault ill the room belongs to the city court; it has seldom been used for anything but holding the records of the city court Every judge of the city court, the old pOllC0 cOuIl, Iue ulSlTlcI COuEl, dIlu occasionally of the superior court has used that room as his own private apartment while heiding court. It would seem then that by the common right of things to their uses, this room is part of the city court apartments. Never before has it served the pur- pose of any but some judicial official until now when democratic govern ment installed republican official.
 The desk which accompanied the building inspector is q good one; it can serve the city court as well as the inspector. Bricks serve as good pa per weights as pieces of cut glass or bric-a-brac. Colonel Burpee has no objection to either It is q fine desk and adapted to suit the ordinary com pleXion.
 Colonel Burpee is of the opinion that at last the time has come when the city hall must be chopped up into offices. It is no longer right, he says, for the city to Keep it's officials in pokes and corners when so much val uable waste is upstairs.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-07
WATERBURY WATCHES.
Their Racket Astonished a Worcestt
 Wanderer

Their Racket Astonished Worcester
 Wanderer.
 f'In school days we all learned the sweet little poem that little drops of water make the mighty ocean and lit tie grains of sand make the great land, but did you ever stop to think what q racket a number of little noises would make?
 "A short time ago it was my pleas, ure to visit big watch factory in Waterbury. I saw the process of the manufacture from the plate brass to the printing of the dial and wondered at the progress made. I examined the watches and the almost noiseless time- piece seemed to me to be q greater curiosity after having seen one made.
 ''In one room were about 2,000 watches. The ticking of the faithful timekeepers was the only noise in the room, and you can believe that it was noise enough. My companion had to shout to me so he could be heard and it was impossible to carry on a conver- sation.
 ''So it is with the great world. The millions of quiet individuals make up the noisy bustling throng in which we are all trying to hold ace.''-Saunterer i'll Worcester Post.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-07
HERE'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Rice Died of ola Age.

NEW YORK, March 7-Dr. Walker Curry late yesterday afternoon was called as the first witness for the de fense at the trial of Albert T. Patrick for the murder of William Marsh Rice. Dr. Curry was the old millionaire's physician, and he testified that Rice was not murdered. He identified his death certificate, which stated that Rice died from old age, weak heart. diarrhea and mental worry. The first was stated as the indirect, the latter two as the direct cause of death. pr. Curry swore he detected no traces of chloroform. Counsel for Patrick had previously moved for dismissal of the case and been denied.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-07
SENATOR HANNA SPEAKS.
A Notable Utterance on the Shipping
 Subsidy Bill

Subsidy Bill.
 WASHINGTON, March "A nota- bic speech was made in the senate yes terday by Mir. Hanna (O.) on the pend- ing shipping bill. which he discussed from the standpoint of an American business man. His arguments were carefully arranged. He was always forceful and earnest and at times be- came eloquent He commanded the un- divided attention of the senate and of the galleries, and when he closed he re- ceiyed congratulations from many of his colleagues.
 Early in the session Mir. Frye, in charge of the pending shipping bill, ob- tained an agreement that the senate should vote on the measure and all pending amendments at D. m Mon day, March IT, that time being entirely satisfactory to those opposed to the bill
 Before consideration of the shipping bill was resumed, an extended debate occurred on the measure providing for the protection of the president of the United States MT. Bacon (Ga) took the ground that in its present shape the bill was an invasion of the juris- diction of the states and that it ought to be amended radically. Mir. Patter- son fColo), while he agreed to the gen eral propositions of the bill, urged that it ought not to pass in its present form. No action on the bill was taken
 The house devoted another day to debate OF the bill to classify the rural free delivery service and to place the carriers under contract. Little interest was manifested in the discussion. A vote is expected today.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-07
"LEPpERp HUGHES SUES.

A suit filed by John Hughes, or "Lepper" Hughes, as he has been known for twenty-five years, to those who attend pedestrian matches, gives new publicity to James Kennedy and Patrick F. Powers, who jointly man. aged the recent six day walking match In Madison Square Garden.
 AS Hughes tells the story i'll the brief filed by Nathan Nurkan, of 237 Broadway, New York, he was induced to enter the race by Kennedy and Powers through an offer of $500, if he would stay in the contest and keep in- terest alive by showing every day and night Hughes complains that the $500 was not forthcoming, and that a single, uninteresting ten-dollar bill was all that he received for his work.