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The daily tribune., 1903-10-03

Captain A. H. Bogardus, Of Lin.
coin, H., the retired champion rife
shot of the world, still retains his
exceptional ability in his old age, says
an exchange. Recently, though 20
years of ago, with an automatic Win
chester rife he accomplished new
feat in craftsmanship. At a distance
Of thirty three feet from target three
inches in diameter and loading his
own gun he fired 100 rounds in exactly
three minutes without missing tine tar
get 1t is not small wonder that the
American man behind the gun can
outdo those of other countries when
from American citizenship comes a
man who in his declining years can
show such accuracy of aim.
The daily tribune., 1903-10-03
Snatched From Grave.

A strange tale of the recovery of
lost Elk charm belonging to Bro.
e. G. Rissman of Denver lodge No.
II is related by the San Francisco
Call. The charm was fine one con
sisting OF tooth and diamonds and
had been presented to Bro Rissman
by No H.. 1t was lost nearly two
years ago in the streets of Portland.
Ore. and has only recently been re-
covered from the grave of deceased
Chinaman in Portland cemetery.
The Chinaman died In Portland about
three months ago and his remains
were inferred in Lone Fir cemetery.
AS is the custom among Chinese, the
personal belongings of the dead man
were spread upon the grave to be
burned. An employe of the cemetery
OF a diamond, and digging into the
pile lie brought forth a char an
elk's tooth set with diamonds with
the number ''17'' stamped into the
tooth For eighteen months the dead
heather had kept the bauble he had
found in the gutter He did not
know anything of its value. Perhaps
he thought it was a talisman that
might bring him good luck. 1t did
eventually-he died. The cemetery
employe turned the charm over to
Superintendent Benefiel. who began
systematic search for the owner
which resulted in restoring the charm
to Bro. Rissman. = Rocky Mountain
Elk.
The daily tribune., 1903-10-03

At best, no head of government,
even OF this liberal and popular
American government. is at all times
free from danger. His very position
invites it, and for reasons of state, If
for nothing else, every reasonable
precaution should be used for his safe
The daily tribune., 1903-10-03

Col Watterson recognizes German.
Gray, Parker and OlDey as democratic
presidential possibilities. but he says
there are no others III sight-and the
searching power of Col. Watterson s
eagle eye is we'll known Chicago
Tribune.
The daily tribune., 1903-10-03
For Sale. Valuable Property

| offer for sale, at a bargain,
the DR.. Edwards residence,
corner of Pixies Peak and 9th
street. A two story brick,
nine rooms and cellar. Elec-
trio lights, waterworks, cement
walks, blue grass lawn, iron
fence, shade trees, brick barn.
2 IL lots all in good order.
Mrs. Helen s, Edwards,
.a.4s 60l Pixies Peak Ave.
The daily tribune., 1903-10-03

Where ducal title is for sale it
takes more than two to make mat
rimonial sometimes half n
The daily tribune., 1903-10-03

H. H. Preston is agent for the
Singer sewing machines and supplies.
Office Rogers block, 200 East Main
If
The daily tribune., 1903-10-03

The solution Of the Kentucky feuds
has been reached at last The Saliva.
tion Army is making converts of the
feudists.
The daily tribune., 1903-10-03

The postal scandal seems to have
developed the theory that stealing is
another disease due to germs
The daily tribune., 1903-10-03

The departnent-store. Times excur-
sion received its death blow this morn
ing Bury III
The daily tribune., 1903-10-03

dozen, with couple OF lawyers in the
star roles.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12
asaH.Has-..aHa H..a aHaa
School Caucus

The officers of the school board
has called a caucus for the nom
ination of two members of the
school board, to be held at the
south side school house next Sat
urday, March IA. The polls will
be held open to give everyone an
opportunity to express their
preference. There is no matter
of more public interest than our
public schools and the annual
meetings should be attended by
all taxpayers and parents, that
they may know the financial
condition Of the district and have
voice in the management Of the
school, But as important as this
matter is, it is fact that in the
past but a small per cent. of the
voters ever put in their appear
ance at the school caucus. 1t
should not be a question whether
you are satisfied with the man
agement of the school, but a
question of duty you owe the
community, your children and
yoursels to attend the annual
school caucus and exercise your
right of franchise. Then if
things do not go as you wish. you
have nobody but yourself to find
fault with, Let everybody at
tend the school caucus at the
south side schol house next Sat
urday.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12
Is Corn the King.

Corn is King" has been the
slogan for several years in the
corn-growing states of the middle
west. The latest candidate for
kingship is alfalfa. 1t is fast
being recognized as the most
profitable crop known in general
agriculture. Unfortunately for
the agricultural interests of the
country as a whole the area in
which it can be successfully
grown is not large. 1t does we'll
under irrigation in Colorado,
Wyoming and the western noun
tain states. East of the Missouri
river too much moisture interferes
and it does not seem to thrive in
the far north or far south. The
soil and climate of Nebraska and
Kansas are especially adapted to
this crop, 1t grows most luxuri.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12

antly in the valleys and produces
an excellent crop on the hills.
Because it grows so rapidly there
are generally four cuttings each
season. Each cutting averages
one and one-half ton to the acre.
What makes it so profitable?
Where sold for hay the average
net income can be conServatively
placed at from SIP to $40 per
acre. Many regard this as the
least profitable way of utilizing
the crop. Its value lies in its
usefulness as a feed for every
animal on the farm. 1t is a
balanced ration that not only
sustains the animal, but adds
flesh. 1t is fed with grain to
fattening cattle. 1t is the basis
of the feed given dairy cows, in
creasing the milk flow by a large
percentage. Sheep devour it
greedily and fatten rapidly, with
small grain ration. Hogs are
easily fattened on alfalfa, and
can be pastured on it or fed the
dry hay. Careful experiments
show that three acres of alfalfa
hay and two of corn fed together
to hogs, cattle or sheep, will pro-
duce more gain than ten acres of
corn fed alone. This is estimat-
ing corn at forty bushels to the
acre, which is above the average
in any state. and alfalfa at four
tons to the acre, which is a
minimum yield. The value of
green alfalfa pasture for hogs
has long been recognized, but
the value of dry alfalfa hay as a
hog feed is not yet fully under
stood by many who raise it.
The commandant of the Ne
braska Soldiers Home in Hall
County, Nebraska, in his report
to the State Bureau of Industrial
Statistics, places the net annual
income to the state from 200
acres of alfalfa on the farm at
S., 900, or SIS per acre.
Alfalfa is not difficult crop tc
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12

raise, being sown in thel spring.
The preparation and seeding is
done in the same manner as for
wheat or oats. Only one crop
can be secured the first year, and
that IS not always good one,
but once started there is no limit
to the time it will thrive and pro-
duce. 1t sends its roots down to
moisture, ten or more feet below
the surface and is little influence
ed by climatic conditions, which
everywhere have a bearing on
every other crop. The effect on
the soil has been fully demon
strated by blowing up the alfalfa
and sowing to other crops-corn,
wheat, potatoes. The increased
yield of these crops is phenomen-
al, showing that the alfalfa roots
have nourished the soil.
All things considered, it is
marvellous crop, more profitable
than either corn or wheat or
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12

gers were carried by electrice cars
as on the steam roads. You can
go on an electric car to almost
any part of southern New Eng
land that you could reach by a
locomotive. Electric COM
munication is now complete from
Portland, Main, to Boston and
from thence to a point little
west of Westfeid, Mass. From
that place to gainesville, Ohio,
is a patchwork of short trolley
lines, alternating with stretches
not yet filled in and from Paines-
vile there is direct unbroken
communication through Cleve-
land. Toledo and Detroit to the
principal cities of Michigan.
From Detroit there are lines to
Kalamazoo and lines connecting
that city with Chicago are now
building. Work is in progress
on a line stretching from Chicago
nearly across Illinois to Freeport.
Trolly construction is proceeding
rapidly in Iowa and the state
from the Mississippi to the Mis-
souri, will soon be bridged, - State
Journal.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12

1t appears from later kilograms
that the report sent out from
Washington ten days ago that
Harry Lindsay was to receive the
appointment for United States
district attorney was without
authority. There is no one in
the state that is entitled to fav-
orable recognition by the repub-
lican party more than Mr.. Lind
say, and his appointment would
be appreciated by the rank and
file of the party.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12
Shall We Have Republican City Caucus

care we going to have repub-
lican city caucus?" has been ask
ed us several times in the last
few days by number of inter-
ested persons. Just who is can
answer this question we are
not able to say. The chairman
of the city committee yielded to
fusion deal last year and as a
result the fusionists got the
offices and no republican COM
mitteeman was elected. The re-
publican organization, which had
been years in bnilding up was
thus destroyed. There is but
one of two courses for the repub-
licans to pursue and that is to
Join in with the citizens now and
make it a citizens caucus in fact,
or petition for republican eau
Gus. Personally it makes but
little difference to us. We have
always maintained that the prin-
ciples of the republican party are
as worthy of maintainence in
city government as in county,
state or nation, and we look up
on the surrendering of the party
organization last year as polit-
ical mistake that it would take
years to correct. We believe
there are men in the republican
ranks that are capable and worthy
of filling any of the offices with
in the gift of the city. Will
but one ticket in the field a nom
nation is equivalent to an elec
ton. This should not be so
Caucus are not generally attend
| ed and to frequently a handful o
: designers agree upon a ticket anC
t railroad it through whether tn,
, candidates are worthy or capabl,
= of filling the positions for whicl
t they are nominated. For tn
= protection of the best interest
e of the city there should be tw,
e tickets in the field of some name
t This would compel both caucus
= to select the best men poSSibl
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12

for the several positions in order
to assure an election. Another
feature that should be added to
the city caucus is the nominal
tion of members of the school
board. This we would not urge
for political reasons but with the
view of giving everyone voice
in the nominations with oppor-
tunity of placing two sets of
candidates in the field. In our
opinion better feeling would re-
suit with two tickets than when
there is only one ticket. No
matter how we'll qualified or how
popular one may be if nominated
by only one caucus there are
those will be dissatisfied who lat
er would not had they had an OPP
portunity to vote for some one else.
Since the above had gone into
type a call for a citizens caucus
has been handed us to publish.
1t probably will be the only
caucus.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12

Gov. Mickey declined to mod
lily the sentence against Gott-
leib Neigenhnd, who is under
sentence of court to hang March
l3, for the murder of his wife
and father-in-law. The COVER
nor maintains that capital pun.
ishment is doctrine of the Bible.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12

Did you ever watch men look
ing over the good points of an
animal? Almost anybody can
tell when an animal is we'll bred
and well proportioned. There
are some general points upon
which all agree and to which all
well bred animals must conform.
Value is the one thing to which
all care is given. Men use good
common sense in the development
of stock and in doing so they con-
serve commercial interest and
personal success. Did you ever
think how much more careful
people are in studying commerce.
al values in stock, than they are
in defining social and business
values in boys and girls? If one
were asked to state the best
points of character or training
for youth, there would be much
hesitation. Educational fads
and social vagaries, and business
ideas, and moral laxity, all show
that the boys and girls are de
veloped according to no genera
or fixed plan or determined ide;
OF value. Youth just grows. L
is subservient to every condition
OF commercial ends, temptations
corrupting vices, abnormal re
latlons; everything that woulC
destroy the necessary condition
for developing good stock, ar,
put upon the youth, and still w
wonder why boys will be bad
and why there is so much person
al failure.-Sargeut Leader.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12

bill is fully taken up. As yet
but little change from the bill
reported by the committee has
been made. The bill provides
for electing county assessors and
and the assessment of property
at one-fifth value.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12

Senator German, the demo-
cratic leader, has just got back
into the senate. He will find
that he will not have things
quite so much his own way as he
did in the days of the Cleveland
administration, when free trade
was the prevailing fad.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12

congressman Mercer, whose
term ceased with the 57th con-
gTess is said to have fair chance
for appointment as director OF
census to succeed Ex-Gov. Mer.
riam resigned.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12

A fine opening for an invest
ment that would pay good divid-
ems on the money is offered for
electric car lines across the coun-
ty. A car line from Broken Bow
to Sargent, Arnold and Galloway
would prove popular institution
and in short time would pay.
There is but little doubt but the
township through which an cleo
trio line would pass would be
sufficiently interested to help
equip the road, either by taking
stock or contributing to the en-
terprise. Arnold, Westerville
and Weissert doubtless would be
greatly benefited by a line of this
kind as well as Sargent, Gala
way and Broken. Why not or
ganize a stock company and have
the line built the coming season.
AS the business increased other
lines would no doubt be demand
ed to take in Georgetown,
Oconto, West Union, Walworth,
and New Helena. With present
train service lines, including
Merna, Anselmo, Ansley and
Mason City, doubtless would re.
ceive large share of the public
patronage.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12

Nebraskans, who have not
given particular attention to the
development of electric street
railways and interurban trolley
lines will find some very interest
ing information on this subject
in McClure's for March. Many
of the facts therein stated are
likely to startle stay-at-home
bodies. In Massachusetts, last
year four times as many passen-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12
37tf

The much talked "Cigar-box, "
of ex-state treasurer BARLEY now
under investigation by a COM
mittee of the House at this writ
ing has the appearance of being
a myth.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12

This week has given unmis-
taxable evidence of spring. The
snow has entirely disappeared
and the streams have been filled
carrying off the surplus the soil
could not absorb. The roads
that have been the worst ever
known in these parts, are still
almost impossible in some places,
but are rapidly drying. A few
more days of sun shins as we
have had this week and farmers
will be able to enter their fields
and spring work will begin.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12

The new revenue bill is receiv-
ing special attention this week
by the Legislature. Night SEES
sions are to be held until the
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-12
Thursday, March IL, 1903.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sometime ago / have announced my
self a candidate for sheriff of Custer
county to the central committee, and
will come before the republican county
convention for the nomination subject to
the will of the republicans OF Custer
county. have worked for the success
of the republican party 23 years in Gus
ter county aud have always taken pleas
ure in doing SO, knowing have been in
the right have been a central COM
mitteeman some 10 years, and never be-
fore have | come before a county con-
vention asking for anything, and | hope
you can give me the nomination, and
hope you can give me the nomination
and | will be elected your next sheriff of
Custer county. Very espectfully.yours,
3otf J. o. TAYLOR.
Editor Republican Several of my
friends have been insisting on my com
ing out for sheriff, and after looking
over the field | have concluded to an
nounce myself q candidate for the nom
ination for sheriff of Custer county, on
the republican ticket, subject to the will
of the people While / feel my incom-
potency, will try to make good sheriff
and do my whole duty as my conscience
dictates. Respectfully
.37tf J M. SAv1DGE
/ desire to announce that | expect to
come before the next republican county
convention as a candidate for nomination
for the Office of clerk of the district court
subject to the will of the republicans of
Custer county. For fifteen years have
to the best of my ability, upheld the
standard of the republican party in this
county, through times when it would
have been to my financial advantage to
otherwise, giving my services, such as
they were, without money and without
price, supporting its candidates through
victory and through defeat. During
these years have never been q candi-
date for any office, and trusting am not
now presumptious in asking favorable
consideration of my claim.
Very respectfully,
.37tf GEO, B. MAR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-02
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Funeral Party Killed and Corpse
Torn from the Coffin.

Charlotte, N. c., Nov -Four persons,
all white, We're killed in Stanley, and a
corpse was torn from it's coffin by a To-
connective of a southbound passenger train
on the Southern railway, four miles from
Concord, Sunday morning
The killed:
JOHN KEW. !.
BENJAMIN LIPPIT.
D. WEAVER.
MISS LULU TOWNSEND.
All the victims lived in the vicinity of
the tragedy. They were in a wagon with
the corpse of Mrs. Kate Lewis and were
on their way to a neighboring burial
ground At the point where the accident
occurred the country road runs alongside
the railroad for a considerable distance,
the view being unobstructed- The engineer
saw the funeral party, but there was no
cause for him to anticipate tragedy. Just
before the train was abreast of the wag-
unmanag eable and swerved, carrying the
wagon directly in front of the train. The
casket containing the corpse was broken
to pieces and the corpse was hurled
through the air with the victims.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-02

yells calculated for the annoyance of
the university "rooters.''
About the only serious Halloween
trick played in Topeka was perpetrated
on the Quinton Heights car line. Some
boys creased the track and as a conse-
quence three cars were tied up at the
end of the line for an hour or two.
While a crowd of Washburn students
were seeing off, the K. U. students
on their special train Saturday night.
the latter gathered up a number of
blue caps which will henceforth deco
rate student a0artments at Mount
Dread
Saturday night was altogether too
wet. What can poor boy do in the way
of Halloween destruction on a night
like Saturday night was? It's discour-
aging. A wet Halloween is next worse
than rainy Fourth of July.
A rank outsider who understands that
Fleishman-G riggs-R Rice ct al went from
the Topeka high school football team to
the state university eleven so as to be
on winning team, would like to know
how the trio feels this morning.
Milton Barlow, who a quarter of a
strel footlights, had the part of Chris
TOPPER Columbus Junior Fishback in
the Texas Steer company which played
here Saturday People who read the
atrical news twenty years ago remem-
ber Barlow's MinstreIs, and later, Bar
low & Wilson, before they were gather
ed in by the Primrose & West combina-
ton. Barlow was famous end man in
his time. Now he is imperSonating the
Texas darkey who went to Washington
to be appointed minister to Dahomey.