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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23

from the standpoint of the skilled
feeder who buys the half ripe stun we
ship from the southwest as fat stock,
only to be fed four months longer
when 1t reaches Kansas City or st.
Louis2-Farm and Ranch.
The Improved Farm Grounds.
1t does not necessarily mean heavy
expenses and vast deal of labor ia
improve the grounds around the farm
home, but such Improvement would
add greatly to the value of the place,
to say nothing of the addition to IT,
beauty The first thing to be done
Is to get good lawn, the background
of the picture. Hollows should be
filed In and hummocks leveled so as
to obtain a smooth surface, though
not n fiat one unless the ground Is
naturally fiat If the space for the
lawn has been properly seeded, all
necessary to do now is little reseed'
ing. II, however, the lawn is really
nothing but meadow, 1t should be
plowed up and properly seeded down,
using a good lawn mixture, which can
be obtained from any reputable seeds,
man. This done, set one or two or
even three ornamental trees, such as
cut-leaf birch, purple-leaf beech or
even the common rock or sugar
naples. Then provide one corner OF
the plot for a clump of shrubs rather
than dotting the shrubs over the
grounds. Weigelias, altheas calycan,
thus, viburnum, forsythia and syringa
are among the shrubs suitable for such
plot, and they are moderate in price
A border for Towering plants may be
made along the walk or near the
house, and in this border may be ret
hardy perennials or some of the flow
ering ANNALS of which one is fond,
If this plan Is too elaborate for the
first season, then confine the work
to getting good lawn and next year
go on and add the other features,
Three years work of this kind will
make a wonderful change in the ap.
pearance of the grounds at an expense
so small one will wonder why the
work was not done before.-Indana.
polls News.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23
Nebraska Notes

The Superior and Oak High scnocI
teams played ball Saturday afternoon
The score was IL to 10 in favor OF
Superior.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23

Cd. Lyon, postmaster at Sidney,
Nebr., has resigned and removed to
Lincoln. He will have charge of the
sale of Union Pacific lands in Ne
braska, Kansas and Colorado with
headquarters at 1874 o street.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23

Some wemen seem to think thar hus-
bands are mace Of gold tus<
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23

G, r.. Benson, teacher of the school
In district "a, near Falls City, was
defendant in a case before the county
court a few days ago. Benson was
arrested at the Instance of Chris Ho n
one of the patrons of the school COM
planning that his boy had been se-
verely punished by the teacher. A.
number of witnesses testified, among
them two physicians, who had exam
ined the bruises. The switch was
offerd in evidence. After hearing
the testimony the court fined Benson
$5 and costs, am bunting to nearly
800 dollars. 1t is said most Of the
directors and patrons Of the districts
sided with the teacher. The case
will be appealed to the district court.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23

The board Of directors have set the
dates for Boone county's next fair for
September %, %, "a and 25. Isaac
Leston-was reelected president.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23

One Of the junior normal schools
provided for 10y the legislature is to
be located at Holdrege. This will
make the school accessible to the
central western part of the state and
Is considered by Superintendent
Fowler an ideal location for the jun
ior normal. Superintendent Fowler
left for Holdrege Tuesday evening
and will meet with the county super
intendents land educators of Phelps
and adjoining countiCs while at Hol-
drege for the purpose of discussing
the plan Of location Of other Of these
schools. Holdrege is on the main line
of the Burlington and is the county
seat Of Phelps county. 1t Is situated
eighteen miles west Of the ninety
ninth meridian and is located In one
Of the thickly settled portions of the
state.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23

Judge Jessen Of Plattsmouth sem
fenced Oscar Eledge who was found
guilty Of larency, to one year in tho
penitentiary. His sentence will be-
gin at the time of his arrest Janu-
airy 20. A motion for new trial was
overTuled.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23

The Ellen A. Hodge home place,
consisting of 100 acres and located
one mile north of Wood River, was
sold yesterday to Jos phi III. Elijah,
OF Billings, Montana, for $40, 900, be
Ing about 1863 per acre. is the high-I
est price ever paid for land In this
vicinity.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-23

@. II. Morrill,, OF Lincoln and G. W.
Wattles, of Omaha are two of the
commissioners selected by Governor
Mickey to take charge of the state
exhibit at st. Louis. Mr.. Morrill,
has had considerable experience in
the work and Mr. Wattles aided in
the exposition at Omaha.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-30
AMENDING PRIMARY Law.

I -
While Governor La Toilette OF Wis
consin is going ahead on the theoty
that the primary law principle is an
established success. the legislature of
Minnesota is considering methods OF
making that states statute more salts
factory. Under the original primary law
of the state the voter was asked no
questions, but was handed ballot
bearing the names of the candidates of
both parties and was free to vote for
any Of them. Under this law DR.. Ames
was made the republican party's candi-
date for mayor of Minneapolis by DEM
ocrats who wished to select man their
own party's candidate, Mayor Gray,
could defeat. Ames was elected. New
ertheless 1t was thought well, in view OF
this experience, to change the law so as
to provide separate ballots for each
party and require the voted to state his
party preference before receiving his
ballot. There has been much complaint
concerning this requirement from inde-
pendent voters, who feel that they
should not be asked to state how they
voted last time.
To remove this objection Senator
Thorpe has introduced a bill. His plan
Is to print the names Of all the candi-
dates on the same ballot, placing the
party name ever the list of names of
each party. The voter will be required
to indicate on that ballot his politics by
marking opposite the name OF the party
with which he wishes to be regarded
as affiliated, and only those candidates
whose names are. under that party des-
tgnaticn and marked by him will be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-30

counted as voted for. The voter may
mark the names of candidates in differ
ent lists, but none will be counted ex-
cept those In the list under the party
name which he has marked to indicate
his politics. He must mark one party
designation or no votes will be counted
for any one.
The objection last year was that
democrats neglected their own ticket
and participated in the selection OF re-
publican nominees in republican dis
tricts. This was proven by the returns.
showing that the republican candidates
fo, party nominations in some districts
had polled vote exceeding the party's
strength i'll the district, While the cam
didates for the democratic nominations
polled small vote bv comparison witk
their party's strength in the district.
The Thorpe bill contains no guarantees
that this abuse will be corrected. II
fact, it is likely to be exaggerated BY
removing the voters obligation to state
his party preference.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-30
PUBLISHED DAILY BY THE
TINES REPUBLICAN PRINTING %.
BRING sWEpEs TO AMERICA.

SWedish-Americans and their news
papers have issued call to their coun-
trymen in America to contribute aims
for the relief of starving farmers in the
northern part of Sweden Such appeals
to foreign born Americans in behalf of
their brothers in the old country have
greatly relieved hunger and distress,
and doubtless resulted in untold bene-
fits. The funds contributed to starving
Ireland by the servant girls of America
alone have amounted to millions, but the
practical thing for the Swedes in this
country to do would be to bring their
relatives to America. The Swedes. with
the Germans, Irish and Norwegians.
have proved the most useful citizens
this nation has gained from the old
world. and there is great demand for
more of them. The state of Iowa alone
has work at good wages in the homes of
its citizens waiting for 10000 servant
girls. The farmers of this state can
offer good homes, clothing and food,
with from SO to $50 per month in
wages to 10000 husky farm hands from
Sweden. If the swedes of Iowa would
do their brethren in the old country a
good turn. they would send them a tick
ct to, America. or arrange with some
neighbor in reed of laborers to advance
the passage money. There is work here
for all the Swedes of Europe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-30
ar ,NIERssr ro BORROWERS.

~ nan who have carefully investf-
gated the asset currency proposi'ioh
and who possess thorough under
standing of our modern system OF n
mace and banking 1t is somewhat ex-
generating to hear and read of the re-
marks made by congressman In oppos-
ition. On Wednesday in these columns
we presented some OF the objections
made to the Fowler bill now before
congress with provisions for an asset
currency. The plan has received the
support and has been urged In the mes
sages OF every secretary of the treasury
for the past twenty years and was
endorsed by a great convention OF
bankers at indianapolis, yet recent
Washington dispatches quote an I'LL
nois congressman as saying that asset
currency would result in an inflated
currency. 1t has even been objected
by bankers themselves that there Is
no use in providing additional cur
rency since no volume of money could
ever be large enough to suffice the
speculative demands of Wall street.
Now, the primary purpose of the
asset currency plan is to devise a cur
rency for use in the west in times OF
need that will not gravitate to Wal,
street to incite speculation in times
a IN, al OH
rency schemes ever proposed it has
always been expressly provided that
such currency shall not be accepted as
cash in lawful bank reserves. The
money Wall street uses is borrowed
from New York banks. Every time a
New York bank gets $1,000 of west
ern money deposited with 1t In lawful
reserve currency it can loan four times
| that amount to Wall street OPERATOR
because the national banking law re-
quires the banks to keep on hand in
cash reserve only % per cent of their
deposits. A loan to a Wall street bust
ness man becomes deposit for the
reason that when he borrows money
he does not take out the cash but
merely has that much credit entered OH
his account against which he is priv
iileged to draw his checks.
| The Importance of this feature OF tho
asset currency plan to The western,
borrower is that in the fall when
money is in great demand and every
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-30
HAD HER NERVE ALONG


j. e. Baker, senior member in the
firm of w. w. Baker & Co., jewelers.
and opticians, had an experience on
Tuesday afternoon that he will never
forget. Soon after dinner an elegantly
dressed and handsome young lady CALI
ed in his store and wanted to buy a
lady's gold watch. Mr.. Baker set out a
tray of watches and left her make a se-
lection. She soon selected one and re-
quested If he would put the works into
another case she would take the same.
While Mr.. Baker was in the act of
changing the works the young lady
slipped in behind the counter and took
a fine gold watch which was hanging
on the watch board and put it into her
coat pocket. After the works were
changed and the lady handled the watch
she seemed very Indifferent and did
not care to buy a watch. Mr.. Baker at
once suspicioned and a glance at his
watch board revealed the reason why.
He demanded that she at once hand
back the stolen watch. She smiled
very sweetly and replied she had no
watch. At this moment Mr.. Baker
stepped between her and the door and
demanded IL she did not produce the
watch he would have her arrested.
Then she reached into her left coat
pocket and laid the stolen property on
the show case. On account of her sex
Mr.. Baker thought he would not ar
rest her, but gave her a lecture on
moral ethics that was worth probably
a $1,000 to her If she took 1T in the prop
er spirit. The lady was a total stranger
to Mr.. Baker, and seemed to have a
good face
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-30
RIGHTS OF WoRkMEA

mat q workingman has a right to
labor without interference from any
organized body of men is a concession
that any tribunal inspired by Justice
and fair play would be compelled to
acknowledge. Yet there is so much in
arrangement on this right that people
familiar with current events are not
surprised over 1t, tho they may regret
II. Occasionally an organized body of
workingnlen Is forced to take a posi-
ton in opposition to the tyranny exer-
|cised by another body. When such a
thing occurs. when a striking labor
union assumes toward another labor
union the same attitude that 1t assumes
toward the public, and the union as
sailed takes its stand as the defender
of common justice, the situation is in
teresting. In Lynn, Mass, the Boot and
Shoe Workers Union is trying to kill
off the knights of Labor now at work
there. and at a conferences on Friday
Will tHe IIlayoI anu StIlhe ColIliult-
tee the Boot and Shoe Worker presi-
dent, Tobin. made the demand that no
one should make shoes in Lynn unless
q member OF his union. Whereupon
the Knight of Labor president, Arm
strong, replied that such demand was
conference.-the and coercion" The
rival union chad no more right to say
which labor organization workman
should belong to than 1t did to say
what religious belief he should enter
TAIN
On the same democratic ground u
can find no just pretext for interfering
with a workman who is quietly doing
his duty. and in time the law must en-
force this decree or permit chaos to
reign occasionally.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-30
LAW MAKING PROBLEMS.

While Iowa is enjoying freedom from
a legislative session this year. the states
all around her are graphing with prob
lens involved in proposed new stat
utes: not that these states are in es-
pecial need of them. for nearly all of
them have laws covering every subject
Of human interest and action. But the
period for the meeting of lawmakers
comes. and the legislative bodies must
go thru the fever of statute making to
meet new conditions. and to make APP
preparations for the carrying on of
state institutions. This last feature
calls for the exercise OF discriminating
Judgment and wisdom in order that
these interests for which the state as
sumes responsibility may be properly
cared for without imposing too great a
burden of taxation.
In Iowa the republican party and its
representatives have been largely re-
sponsible for shaping policy in car
ing for the state institutions and they
have felt the weight Of responsibility as
well as authority. In our neighboring
chiefly upon the democrats. 1t Is prob
ably fair to say that each of these
forces has tried to do its best, and it
would be partisan criticism that would
draw invidious comparisons, even tho
Iowans are proud OF their own record.
The Missouri legislature. controlled
by democrats, is now In session and the
other day the report of the legislative
committee that visited the state insti-
tutions to ascertain their needs was
submitted to the senate. 1t was in
clined to turn down the demands made.
1t found that the state university asked
for 81, 100000. while it is to receive from
other sources 1861. 156. but the commit
the urgency of this claim to recommend
1t, The state has state fair quarters at
Sedalia, which asked for and got $780,
coo two years ago, and now asks for
$4,000. but this committee is not suff1-
GENTLY impressed with the Importance
Of building palaces for the Missouri
mule to favor it-anl SO on. Perhaps
the era of good times makes 1t easy to
ask for large expenditures. and il so
Iowans can see what they are escaping
this year.
1t would be very instructive to our
legislature, which is 10 meet next WIN
ter, If careful compendium of all the
good features of statutes enacted by
surrounding states could be made so
that a study of them could be afforded.
Iowa leads in many respects, but un-
doubtedly much could be gained by q
study of new laws brought about by
new phases of life in the west.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-30
A Way to Get Rid Of smoot.
IMinnaannlfs Tribune

Colonel Lynch, the Irish Boer parti-
san. has been convicted of treason and
sentenced to be hanged. OF course he
will not be hanged. The sentence will
be committed to some thing easy. But
he will not sit in parliament. That is
the real point of the prosecution. The
British government cid not take his
fighting for the Beers seriously till an
Irish constituency impudently elected
him to seat in the house of commons.
That could not be bone. 1t was easy to
prove that he was q British subject.
and that he had borne arms against his
sovereign, and to convict him of trea-
son.
Apparently this was the only way to
prevent an objectionable person, who
has been regularly elected by British
constituency. from sitting in the house
of commons. The house has tried all
the other ways, in the case of men like
Wilkes and Bradlaugr. without success.
The house is master of its own mem
bership; but it is helpless before
stubborn constituency. which returns a
man as often as the house rejects him.
Perhaps this is what Galway will do
with Colonel Lynch; but it can not re-
turn him in person, Il he shall be im-
rrisoned or exiled. The house can en-
ldure q vacant Irish seat, If no noisy
applicant bangs at It's doors.
Is there hint here of a way to get
rid of Smoot? The senate does not
want him, and the genral public does
not want to see him in it. Still there is
no fair ground for refusing to seat him.
The house rejected Roberts without any
fair ground and the country applauded
the act. But the senate is more digni-
fed body, and could hardly reconcile
itself to lawless Get. There really
doesn't seem to be any way but to get
Smoot convicted of constructive trsa-
son, like Lynch. Perhaps this Is what
his enemies hint at when they say that
his oath as a Mormon apostle is in con-
flict with the oath he must take as sem
ator. 1t would be interesting to have
an old-fashioned treason trial in this
country, even If it had no other result
than to keep out an undesirable senator.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-30

Montezuma Republican observes that
sit may be that some of these treaties
would prove an injury rather than a
benefit, or it may be that none of them
are desirable ut this time, but this is
not the question at issue nor is it the
basis of Mr.. Delivers contention. He
lot of dark corners in order that people
might be informed relative to certain
important matters Surely it is not
treason to the time nonored principles
of republicanism to make such a re-
quest"
The Clinton Herald is of the opinion
that this has been ar easy winter for
the Iowa man.
The Boone Republican thinks there
will be great skirrs1:sh to get on the
firing line at the naxs convention.
The Algona Upper Des Moines-
Republican approves The Tawney reso-
luton for the appointment of a com
mission of the two houses to inquire
during the coming recess of congress,
what changes are required in the tariff
consistent with reasonable protection
to American industries and labor" The
Republican declares this proposition
will strike the ordinary mimi as a very
sensible one. WIS must have occa-
sional tariff changes. to suit changing
conditions, and such changes should be
in harmony with the settled American
policy of protection 10 home industries
and labor
1t begins to look to the Wright Coun-
ty Monitor as tho congress meant
business in the matter of dealing with
trusts and merger schemes. The Moni-
tor thinks that with so many able
men in congress 1t ought not to be diff
ficult problem to devise some plan that
that will afford the public needed re-
lief and at the same time work no in
justice to corporations. A live and let
live policy is what the occasion de-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-30
me BOY From TSvvll

Last night a boy came here from town
TO stay week er so.
BECAUSE his nav io all run down
And needs rest, you know.
His name Is Cecil, and he's eight.
And he can't skin the cat.
His NAV she calls him pet" I'd nAte
To have 4 name like that
He wears collar ana . tic
And can't hang by his toess
guess that I would nearly die
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-30

body seems to need small loan with
which to buy steers or pay for mer-
chandise, national banks would be au-
thoriZed TO ISSUE their notes to the eX
tent of one fourth their capital without
putting up bonds as a guarantee en-
cept to the extent of a slight five per
cent redemption fund fer the protection
of the government which guarantees
every note. Every bank IA
required to redeem its notes at
sight and just as soon as the demand
Tor money lets up a little so that these
notes would pile up ir the banks again
each bank would find the other banks
sending in its notes Cor redemption so
as to keep their own out as long as pos
sible. and the result would be a whole
sale redemption of asset notes by all
banks. II New York got hold of any
of them she would present them for re-
demption so as to turn them into lawful
reserve money upon which to pyramid
her loans at the ratio Of four to one and
thus this currency issued when needed
would never serve to promote and In
cite speculation during the dull money
season. The law limits the cancellation
of the present. national bank notes to d
fixed amount per month and it was less
than a year ago that the treasury de-
partment had booked shead orders from
rational banks for the cancellation Of
their present ond-secured notes that it
would take nearly two years under the
full legal limit to reach. Asset notes
can all be cancelled at will and hence
would go out of circulation and into
The legitimate borrower who dislikes to
see interest rates Jump up just as he
needs some money or the banker who
fears the recklessness of the Wall street
Spectator when money is easy can find
the kind of money he wants in asset
currency. 1t is virtually the national
banks promise to pay on demand, guar
anteed by the United States govern
ment and allowed to circulate as cur
rency rsdeemable in gold and therefore
good money for the citizen, but of no
use to the New York bank in its cash
reserve. and hence Of no value to Wall
street operations. but cancelled quickly
when not needed and put safely out of
mischief.