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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-10
Attention
Far1neIS--<,--.

Why remain in the North
and stay in doors six months III
the year consuming what you
raise during the other six
months?
Go South where you can work
out doors every month in the
year, and where you are pro-
duciug something the year
round. If YOU are stock raiser
you know your stock are now
eating their heads off" and,
besides, have to be protected
from the rigors of winter by
expensive shelter.
Economical stock feeding re-
quires the combination of both
flesh-forming and fat-forming
foods in certain proportions.
Alabama and Florida produce
in abundance the velvet bean
and cassava, the first a flesh
producer, and the latter a fat
producer, and they are the
cheapest and best lattening ma
terials known to the world.
More money can be made and
with less labor, i'll general farm-
ing, fruit and berry growing
and truck gardening along our
road in the South than in any
other section of the Union.
If you are interested and de-
sire further information on the
subject, address
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-10

of the jury and he was detained
no longer.
The great juryman felt that he
was caught and his failure HUME
lating and his position absurd.
The quaint humor of the qua
ker had triumphcd.
The grand jury found no bill
against him.
Several years after Levi Coffin
visited Canada and stopped with
the young man and wife who
were married in Adrian, Michi-
gan, on the way to Canada,
Thcy had neat comfortable
little home of their own and a
bright little son about Il year old
and they said:
"Uncle Levi, we can call him
our own, old master cannot tear
him from us and sell him"
The faith and determination
of those who dared to give cup
of water or crust of bread to the
hungry or thirsty was we'll ex-
pressed in one of the old anti.
slavery songs.
IT'S the law of God in the human soul.
IT'S the law In the word divine;
1t shall live while the earth in its course shall
roll
II shall live in this heart of NINE.
Let the law of the land forge its bonds of WRONG
| shall help when the sclf.trced crave;
For the law in my soul bright, bcamug auC
strong,
! BIDS me succor the fugitive slave,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-10

Fox SALE-200 stock hogs.
Enquire of Jesse Candy. 2ltf
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-10
soAEoULe or BROKEN Bow MAIL q.

Pouch for west win close at 8 p. m, except
Sunday when II Will close ut 8: p m.
Pouch, east for train No. i2 closes at m
and for No. ~ CloHes at $50 AIN. Mail for Ansley
aud points east OF Grand leland carried on train
No. A.
Oconto via OF Ryno ard Tuckervllle, daily ex.
cept sunday closes, at 2 II IN: returning same day
CAiawuy via, Mckinney daily except Sunday
closes tt IA IN, returning same day.
Round Valley via Green and Elton close at a
IN, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays returning
sHHe day.
Sumner via Gurnsey, Georgetown and Upton
day returning eaves at -, 30 same day
One hours from 800 a IN TO 800 . m. sun,
days from b:i5 p. IN. 10 $50 y, IN. Lobby open
week days from Z a. IN. 10 p, m. SUNDAYS S;3C
a. IN. % y a IN, General dc livery not open SIM
day morning as heretofore. l.. H.JEWBTT, +. M
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-10
Headed By".....
Crimson Scott. No. l77,035.
!. G.. BRENIZER, Breeder of

Pune Scotch md Scotch Topped Short Horn Cat
tie My nerd numbers 40 cows. VIII compare
My experience has fought me that to give good
satisfaction, breeding Gait Q must be raised In
this altitude. | expect to raise them
here tue equal OF anything raised IN the U I.
s. / II have % bulls suitable for this. and
next years service My cows weigh from 400 tO
| 1000 pounds. Come and zee them,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-10
NEW HELEN

James Edmunds visited at
Henry Feasendons last Sunday.
Mrs. Jacobs has moved into
her new house. Has improved
the looks Of our little town.
A little snow fell here last
Monday, but only enough to re-
mind us of the approach of
winter.
Tom Byers and family and X.
h. Robinson and wife were visit
ing at Oak Robinsons last
Sunday.
Brownie Williams visited in
Anselmo the latter part of last
week. There is great attraction
for him in town during vacation.
Farm Lease, Chattle Mortgage
and Warranty Deed blanks at
this Office.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-10
CHAPTER III.

hhoeoNS III AyPSSSNihS,J
CHAPTER III.
The largest company of fugi-
tives or underground passengers
ever seated at the table of Uncle
Levi Coffin at one time was severn
teen for be it remembered that
Uncle Levi always kept free
lunch counter in the waiting room
of the union depot and more, he
always had several spare beds
for the passengers to sleep on
when not too hotely pursued by
the master.
The seventeen spoken of were
all from the same neighborhood
in Kentucky, some IS miles from
the Ohio river but who belonged
to different masters. For some
time they had been planning to
escape but had carefully kept
their own council, not even VEN
turing to divulgc their secret to
other slaves. A place of rende-
zevous was agreed upon and at
the appointed time they repaired
to it, carrying small bundles of
clothes, which they had found
opportunity to carry ont and
hide. In this company was a
young man and his intended
bride, whom he had succeeded in
getting from her masters place.
They were aided in crossing the
Ohio river by white friend with
whom arrangements had been
made to have his boat in readi-
ness at secluded spot or point
on the river. They landed on
the Indiana shore several miles
dDOVe NdulSOH.
The masters were soon in hot
pursuit, and at one time when
they had just crossed road and
entered a cornfield in the river
bottom they heard the sound oil
horses feet in the road nearby.
Their masters were close upor
them.
Two or three of the master:
who were riding ahead of the
main party saw the fugitives ant
gave the alarm. The pursures
IS or 20, in number rushed into
the cornfield and called on then
to stop or they would be sho
down. Some of the slaves re
cognized their masters voices ant
while they were in the habit O.
obeying, on this particular oc
casion thought it not wise to d.
so.
AS it was two of the slave me-
received gunshot wounds, blu
they all succeeded in outstripp
ing their pursurers and afte
many hardships colored frien'
conducted them to an under
ground depot, where they al
rested awhile and then went Of
by two large wgons, travelling
by night and hiding by day unit
they all reached Uncle Levi
depot.
Dear reader, pardon me 70
moralizing a little. l canno
helm it.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-10
TO BE CONTINUED.
Heart ISIuttpriuR

Undigested food and gas in the
stomach, located just below the
heart, presses against it and
causes heart palpitation. When
your heart troubles you i'll that
way take Herbine for a few days.
You will soon be all right. SOC.
Sold by Ed. McComas, Broken
Bow and Merna.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-10
c.. A PARK,

Gen'l. immigration and In
dustrial Agent, L ouiSviIle
g. Nashville r. r, Co..
Louisville. Ky.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-10
ERANSE MOORE,
R0a1 E}ayn gIa4lDgeneA.

Two blocks north Cf Grand Central Hotel. Pat.
ronhgs solicited, Priccs reasonable
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-10

ance, received more or less in
juries due to jumping from the
train. The last two named es-
capped with but few scratches.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-10
Notice to the Members of the NJ. b. A.

The regular meeting OF the M.
B. A. lodge for this month will
be held on the third Friday, in
stead of the fourth. Secretary.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-10

JOHSS VI NlCHlIldIu, HlHC HllcS |
south east of Newport, arrived at
Levi Coffin's to inform him that |
fifteen Kentuckians had arrived
at Richmond hunting slaves.
Uncle Levi supposed that they
were still at John Bonds, dis.
patched a messenger hot haste to
Bonds with a letter to him APP
prising him of the danger. But
they had been forwarded that
morning to Jonesboro, 30 miles
further north.
The country at that time was
thinly settled and the most of
way was woods so it was thought
they might travel with saftey in
day time.
John Bond on receiving the
letter mounted his horse and
overlook the party nine miles
north of the city of Uunicie, then
a village, went on with them and
had them scattered among friends
in the neighborhood Of Jonesboro
one of which was John pember-
ton, my wife's father.
Some of the hunters went to
lake shore to watch for them, but
did not find them.
Many terrible threats were
uttered against Coffin but he
always said that barking dogs
seldom bite"
Thus you see that it is fact
the eternal vigilence is the price
of liberty"
A few weeks after this occa-
sion Levi and several of his
neighbors were summoned to APP
pear before the grand jury at
Centerville, then the county seat
of Wayne county.
He at once guessed the cause
of the summons being that he
was to be indicted for harboring
fugitives, while his neighbors
were called for witnesses. He
felt no alarm, Tor he thought
that if he was convicted of a
violation of the fugitive slave
law and compelled to suffer the
penalty it might be the means of
advancing the anti-slavery cause.
A Mr.. Bloomfield of Centerville,
was foreman of the jury and was
a friend to the slave.
| He asked Coffin if he knew of
any violation of law in his neigh
borhood within certain time
any casses of assault and battery
or other outbreaks. Uncle Levi
replied that he knew nothing of
the kind adding that they were
nearly all abolitionists and were
a very peaceable people.
! The foreman Thea turned to
the hotel keeper from Richmond
at whose hotel the slave hunters
had stopped, and who twas in
sympathy and helping them and
said:
81 believe it is you who are
interested in the negro question.
If you wish to ask Mr.. Coffin
questions you can proceed
He then asked Uncle Levi if
he understood the statute in re-
gard to harboring fugitive slaves.
Levi told him that he had read
it but did not know whether he
fully understood it or not and
suggested that he turn to it and
read it which he did.
Uncle Levi then told him that
he knew of no violation of that
statute in this town or settle
ment. Persons often travelled
his way and stopped at his house
who said that they were slaves,
but he knew nothing about it
from their statements for our
law did not presume that such
, persons could tell the truth.
Then he went on to say that a
few weeks ago company of
persons stopped at his house two
of them suffering from wounds
inflicted by persons who claimed
tbafn &C C1avaS h,,t ha bod M
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-10

thirteen years. ~ major portion
of that time secretary of the
board, and while ! was writing
the above about gunshot wounds
] was painfully reminded that |
have written the words gunshot
wound hundreds of times, yet
very seldom was these i'll the
flesh Of the colored man, but in
the flesh of your brother, your
father or your son who barred his
breast to shot and shell that this
country might be free indeed and
that in giving freedom to the
slave they were insuring freedom
to u.s." giving the full measure
OF their lives devotion that
republic might be insured that
would not perish from the earth.
When this party was taken to
Uncle Lewis it was early in the
morning, before day break, but
Aunt Katie had arisen and when
she heard the two wagons drive
up and stop she opened the door.
She asked the conductors, who
had often been there before on
such errands, what have you
got there"
One of them replied, "All
Kentuckey."
well bring all Kentucky in
she replied and then stepped back
to the bed room and told Uncle
Levi that all Kentucky was
coming in.
Aunt Katie and the girl soon
had breakfast and they all sat
down at once to the table in the
long dining room and never once
did any me mber of the Coffin
family so much as hint that he
or she would not eat with a
"nigger." To tell the real truth
Aunt Katie's hot biscuits, butter
and "tree molasses" would make
any one forget that a "nigger"
smelt bad.
The fugitives manifested some
uneasiness while eating, but on
being assured that they were safe
and that no fugitive had ever
been captured in Newport they
seemed more at ease.
After they had gone from this
place and had time to be safely
landed in Canada and their mas
tiers had given up the pursuit
there event forth saying
throughout the region of Ken
tuckey that no slave was ever
taken back from Levi Coffin s
house and that there must be an
underground railroad in the
ground that the slaves passed
through and so the name was
originated by the southern slave
holders and accepted by the
abolitionists as very appropriate.
Some persons in Cincinnati
who were friends of Levi Coffin
hearing the name and being in
sympathy with all the stock
holders of the road proceeded tc
elect Uncle Levi president of the
road, who upon being notified OF
his election declared in a few
we'll chosen words that he was
not an Office seeker nor did he
expect any emoluments from the
Office but did expect that he
would discharge the arduours
duties of his Office with fidelity
to God and humanity at large
and would accept any Office from
president to paddy working OF
the section if thereby he could bt
useful in setting some poor fellow
free.
q do not remember of there
being any grating" done
which is so common just now.)
Well after breakfast ;Docto
Way and Doctor Stanton took tn,
two wounded men to their offic,
where they extracted some LEAF
from their backs placed there b,
the same kind of men who after
wards shot lead into our conrad
when they were engaged in tn
great struggle for liberty from 3
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-10
ran UNDERGROUND RAnRoAp.


In last weeks communication, in the
goth line, please read injunction of Scrip
ture in place of injustice. This was a
mistake i'll typesetting,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-11-14
Death of Samuel Hayes.

Samuel Hayes, an old resident OF
this section, passed away at the
Hotel Yerington last Saturday after
an illness of several months, from
dropsy. The funeral of deceased
took place Sunday from the hotel
and was quite largely attended. Mr.
Hayes was a native of Missouri,
aged about 10 years. He came to
this State some thirty years ago
and located at Pinegrove, where he
has resided most of the time since,
being engaged in mining. Last
June Mr.. Hayes came to Yerington
to doctor for dropsy, and had been
failing since that time until his
demise last Saturday. Mr.. Hayes
leaves no close relatives, but b. M.
Laughlin of this place is a brother-in-
law and::Mrs. Henry Hanson, Mrs. ].
F. Johnson, Mrs. ]. M. Lancaster and
Miss Sadie Laughlin, of this place,
and Mrs. T. F. Carney, of Wellin g.
ton, are neices of deceased.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-11-14
A Good Prospect.

George Kelley has quite nice
little gold prospect in the range OF
hills between this valley and Smith
Valley. The ledge is not large: one
running only from SIX to elght ih en-
es in width, bat it can be traced LOT
a mile and half on the surface anu
shows good assays wherever samp,
led. There are also several parallel
lodges running close together: some
ordinary samples sent to Virginia
CITY last week showed the ore to go
from Sac to $40 per ton, all gold with
the exception of couple OF dollars
in silver. The claim IS admiraDly
located to prospect by means OF a
funnel
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-11-14
Gone to Sell noaeN Crop.

The Lyon County Beekeepers' AS
ISOLATION held meeting last week,
and in view of the fact that a pur-
chaser had not yet been found to
take the Mason Valley crop except
on commission basis the assoeia-
ton decided to send representative
east to find buyer. 1. d. F1ory was
therefore chosen at the person to
do the business, and he is now in the
East on this mission. In Reno Mr..
Flory obtained information on ship
ping rate for honey and was extend
ed many courtesies by ]. M. Fulton,
Freight and Passenger Supt. of the
S. P. Co., and Secretary Ingalls,, of
the Chamber of Commerce. Mr..
Flory found that the freight rates
were So per hundred from Reno to
Missouri River points and $2.3o per
hundred to New York and Boston.
The rate from Wabuska to Reno is
soc. per hundred. He also learned
that the freight rate on honey from
San Francisco to Missouri River
points is only 85c. per hundred, a
difference of only $I.I5 in favor of
California shippers.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-11-14
Flour MIN Running.

The Nordyke flour mill in this
valley started up last week on this
seasons crop of wheat, and will
continue grinding until the wheat
is consumed, barring possible
close-down if cold weather freezes
up the motive power. The propr1-
etors of the mill say that the wheat
produced in the valley this season
will not exceed $50 tons, which is
not much more than half enough to
supply the home market until the
next crop is harvested. The Nor
dyke mill is first-class plant, the
wheat produced in this valley on an
average is the best in the world,
and the flour manufactured here is
equal to any produced on the coast.
There is no reason why enough
wheat should not be raised in this
valley to not only supply the home
market, but the market for two hun
dred miles to the south of here.
And this is just what will be done
in a very few years from now.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-11-14
December Number woman's Magazine.

Have you ever asked yourself, in
your quieter moments, What was
the happiest day of my life? A
group of clever and celebrated wo-
men have formed a symposium for
the December number of the New
Idea Woman's Magazine and have
given their several experiences dur
ing the one happiest day of their
lives, and the result is exceedingly
interesting. This issue is the Christ
mas number, and the spirit of the
holidy season prevails in its pages.
Valuable suggestions for gifts, for
feasting and for house decoration
are in evidence, and many new ideas
are advanced. The number is also
exceedingly rich in good fiction and
verse, and is entertaining from COW
err to cover.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-11-14
Church Notice.

On Sunday religious services will
be conducted as follows: Preaching
services at II a. m. and p. m. Sun
day school Immediately after morn
ing services. Prayer meeting
Thursday evenings, to commence at
7 o'clock. All are cordially invited
to attend these meetings.
Plummer School House:-Preach-
ing by pastor the first Sunday OF
each month to commence at ago
o'clock.
Barrett School House:-Preaching
by pastor the third Sunday of each
month to commence at ago o'clock.
THos. II. NICHOLAS, PASTOR.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-11-14
Disastrous Wrecks.

Carelessness is responsible for
many a railway wreck, and the
same causes are making human
wrecks of sufferers from Throat and
Lung troubles. But since the advent
of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds
even the worst cases can be cured,
and hopeless resignation is no longer
necessary. Mrs. Lois Cragg, of Dor
chester, Mass, is one of many whose
lite was saved by DR.. Kings New
Discovery. This great remedy is
guaranteed for all Throat and Lung
diseases by NJ. Z. Leavitt, Druggist.
Price, soc and SI.oo. Trial bottles
free
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-11-14
Uncle Sans Diamond Drill.

The government has three men at
Wordsworth with a diamond drill
and portable boiler who are await
ing orders to proceed to the Carson
River at the point where the big
reservoir is to be con-
structed. When at work the ma
chine requires crew OF eight men
Holes will be drilled to test the char
acter of the rock where the dam
will be built. The holes will be 100
feet in depth, and enough OF them
will be drilled to thoroughly test the
foundation and sides of the dam.
The machine has bored holes 1000
feet deep. 1t takes out core from
~ to ~ inches.-Dispatch.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-11-14
500 Reward, 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleas to learn that there is at least
one dreadful disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages,
and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, re-
quires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the consti-
tuition and assisting nature in doing
it's work. The proprietors have 80
much in its curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & Co.,
Sold by Druggists, Use. Toledo, 0.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-11-14
About Apples.

Some weeks ago we had an inqui-
ry from the Reno Chamber of Com
MERGE as to whether or not couple
Of carloads of apples could be OBJ
tanned in this section. This week
we received word from the same
source that the firm of Minaker &
Welbanks, of San Francisco, would
hands the apples on a commission.
The firm is stated to be reliable, and
will only charge commission of
10 cents a box to handle the fruit.
They quote the price of choice ap
pies in the city as follows: Newton
Pippins, $I.2S per box; Spitzenbergs,
$I.35 to $50 per box; Gloria Mundi,
85c. to 81 per box.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-11-14
FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
New Way Of Usias Chamberiala's Cough
Remedy.

Mr.. Arthur Chapman, writing
from Durham, Natal, South Africa,
says: "As a proof that Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is cure suit
able for old and young, / pen you
the following: A neighbor OF mine
had a child Just over two months
old. 1t had very bad cough and
the parents did not know what to
give it. l suggested that if they
would get bottle of Chamberlain, $
Cough Remedy and put some upon
the dummy teat the baby was SUCK
ing it would no doubt cure the child.
This they did and brought about a
quick relief and cured the baby"
This remedy is for sale by M. K.
Leavitt.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-11-14
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is Pleasant to
lake.

The finest quality of granulated
loaf sugar is used in the manutac-
ture of Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy, and the roots used in its prepa-
ration give it flavor similar to
maple syrup, making it quite pleas
ant to take Mr.. w. L. Roderick, of
Poolesville, Nd, in speaking of this
remedy, says: Il have used Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy with my
children for several years and can
truthfully say it is the best prepare
ton of the kind l know of. The
children like to take it and it has no
injurious after effect. For sale by
M. Z. Leavitt.