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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-31

Drs. Davis and Farnsworth of
Grand Island, have in their Office
all the latest apparatus used in
the treatment of Chronic diseases,
including Static, Faradic, and
Galvanic Electricity and X-Ray
instruments. Migratory Mas
sage. Hot air baths for treat
ment of Chronic Rheumatism,
Kidney and Liver diseases. The
Mimi Violet light for treatment
of Chronic Skin diseases and
every other instrument required
in making a scientific examina-
ton and giving proper treatment.
The Doctors make no charge for
first consultation, 54tf
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-31
Death Loves a Shining Mark I.

Little Mable Beatrice Johnson,
daughter of p. c. and Julia John
son, was born January %, 1902,
in Custer county, Nebraska. She
left the cares of this world be-
hind her for that brighter shore
above, at 10 p. M, Friday, March
25th, 1904, after one weeks i'll
ness with lung fever. The little
girl was compelled to endure
much suffering before her patti
ent little soul took its flight.
Her sweet winning ways made
her doubly dear to her loving
parents, and now that she has
left them only the memory of her
fair face and merry laugh re-
mains to cheer them, while they
linger here awaiting the sum-
mons from on high when they
can meet her where sorrow and
death are unknown.
How charming was that lonely flower,
Tho it bloomed 10 fade and die
1t withered at an early hour
Then scared to God on high.
OF all the flowers it seemed most fair,
With tint and smile so gay
The object of its parents care,
Till il was called away.
How ardently we loved that one,
Whom God to us had given;
A lovely, smiling little one,
But now she dwells in Heaven
How oft the lips were pressed to ours,
Of that angelic form
But OH how swiftly fled the hours,
And we are left to mourn.
What! mourn? Because "the Lord had
need,
OF one who was His own;
And from her tene ment of clay,
Has freed our little one.
Nay, better praise Gods holy name,
For calling her to rest;
And spread abroad our Savior's name,
Who said that "Such are blessed.
Yet human nature finds it hard,
When such tie is broke;
The thoughts and feelings we'll to guard
And thank God for the stroke.
But God can all our sorrows heal,
His grace can we'll rene;
The anguish that our spirits feel,
And fill our hearts with love
AS Job, with troubled heart could say,
So we can say the same;
THE Lord who giveth, took away,
And blessed be His name"
-MAUDE WILLHoIT.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-31
COiunist Rates.

During March and April the Burling.
ton will sell one way tickets to the Pacific
coast at very low rates.
Here are some of them
$27.4o to San Francisco and Los
Angles.
Gas TO Portland Tacoma and Seattle
$3.50 to Spokane.
$2o.o to Butte and Helena.
$I6.75 to Big Horn Basin, Wyoming.
Proportionally low rates to hundreds
of other points.
These rates offer an excellent oppor
tunity to see the great Northwest which
presents unusual attractions to the home
seeker. 1t possesses the iron and lumber
of Michigan, the wheat of Minnesota
the wool of Ohio, the Fisheries of New
England and seaboard rivaling the At
lantic Coast.
If you will tell me where you are goine
| shall be glad to give you full informa
ton about rates and train service anG
send you advertising matter descTiptiv,
of these wonderful sections.
FRANCIS,
General Passenger Agent,
3S-4G Omaha, Nebraska.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-31
Assessors Meeting.

Broken Bow, March %, 1904.
A meeting of the deputy as
SCISSORS of Custer County, was
called by Jules Haumont, county
assessor, at the cunty seat on the
above date, for instructions relat-
ing to their duties. James
Chittick was elected secretary.
The different items on the
schedules were discussed pro and
con and decided to the satisfac-
ton of all, by County Attorney
Humphrey.
Numbers 3, 4, 13, IS and IS on
the schedule are the only ones
from which deduction may be al
lowed for bona tide debts.
Moved and seconded to adjourn
to l p. IN.
100 p. III. meeting came to
order with Jules Haumont, coun-
ty assessor in chair.
The discussions were continu-
ed on the different items clear
through the schedule, and the
opinion arrived at, that under
the law, no classification of any
kind of personal property is pos
sible, but that everything of
value, must be listed at its fair
cash value, and assessed at 20
per cent of that value. Real
estate assessment was discussed.
Classification of real estate was
found to be undesirable and i'm
practicable under the law and it
was decided that every piece of
property, should be considered
by itself, and assessed according
to its value.
Deputies were instructed to use
their best judgement and abso-
lutte impartiality in assessing
property. JAMES CH1TTIcK,
Secretary.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-31
Palace Barber shop

For frst-class work, call at the Palace
Barber Shop. Everything up-t o-date
LEO DEAN, Proprietor
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-31

The Muddy Mills school closed on the
following Wednesday
Several of the farmers have sown
spring wheat. Others have been discing
corn ground SO we are reminded that
spring is here
Harve Lang's team became frightened
and ran away with the disc. The disc
was broken somewhat but the horses
were not hurt.
Last Wednesday during the high wind
some trash around Mr.. Medinger's barn
caught fire and but for the Immediate
work of a few men the barn would have
burned The FIRE started from the Chin
ney. The day before a fire near Mr..
Martain's place burned some hay for
Mr. Veins.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-31
working Overtime.

Eight hour laws are ignored by
those tireless, little workers--Dr.
Kings New Life Pills. Millions
are always at work, night and
day, curing indigestion, Bilious
ness, Constipation, Sick Headache
and all Stomach, Liver and Bowel
troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe,
sure. Only 25c at Lee Bros.
drug store, Broken Bow.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-31
G. A. PARK,

0sn'l. immigration and In
dustrlal Agent, L oulsVllle
Il Nashville r. r, Co..
Louisville. Ky.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-31
A Big Land Deal.

h. E. Brega of Galloway, who
was in the city Tuesday reports
that Capt. L. Ewyert, capital
list of Nebraska City, has pur-
chased $3.50 acres of land in the
southwest part of the county, in
Guiding the Mats ranch. 1t was
a cash deal and shows something
of the confidencs men of means
have in land investments of Gus
ter county. The deal was made
through Mr.. Brega.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-31
Attention Go NJ, First n n. g.

There will be an inspection at
the Armory on Thursday, April
7, instead of the 9th as per for
mer notice. Every member is
supposed to be at the Armory at
7:30 a. m. BY order of,
H. f. KENNEDY,
Commanding Co. Nj.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-31
OUND GROVE.

Albert Dickerson lost valuable horse
Last week.
Asa Martin returned from Lincoln last
Friday where he has been attending the
Lincoln Business College.
Rev. Smith, who preacher at the Ger
man church has been sent to South Da-
kota and his place will be filled by Rev.
Miller.
The higher grades of the Round Grove
school closed last Friday An interesting
program was rendered by the pupils.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-31

| have been suffering for the
past few years with severe at
tack of rheumatism and found
that Billiards. Snow Liniment
was the only thing that gave me
satisfaction and tended to allevi-
ate my pains. March oath. 1902,
john c. Degnan, kinsman, Ills.
Csc, SO and $1.00. Sold by Ed.
McComas, Broken Bow and Merna.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-31
Attention
Farmers--~--.

Why remain in the North
and stay in doors six months in
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-
ducing something the year
round. If you are a stock raiser
you know your stock are now
eating their heads off" and,
besides, have TO he protected
from the rigors of winter by
expensive shelter,
Economical stock feeding re-
quires the combination of both
hesh-forming and fat-forming
foods in certain proportions.
Alabama and Florida produce
in abundance the velvet bean
aud cassava, the first a flesh
producer, and the latter a fat
producer, and they are the
cheapest and best fattening ma
tsrials known to the world.
More money can be made and
with less labor, i'll general farm
ing, frat aud 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, 1904-03-31
Letter List.

The following is the dead
letter list for the week ending
March %, 1904:
F. c. Arnett, Mrs. Olive Davis.
Parties calling for the above
will please say advertised.
l.. H. JEwETT, p. M.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-03-31
GOOD stations ana Jacks.

Farmers looking for breeding
stock should call at the old Star
barn in Broken Bow, north of the
railroad track. We have 8 head
to select from. Percheons, Shire,
Hambletoniap, Gold Dust and
two good large young jacks.
40-41 WANT & SIDwELL, Props.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01

The troubles Of Frances Raridan,
South Illinois street, who said she
had grown children and had stood
the abuse of her drinking husband
for years because she wanted home
for her children until they should
grow up, resulted from his drinking.
Mrs. Raridan said she had not had
"a pleasant Sunday for fifteen years
that her husband always drank on
Sunday
She said that on one occasion he
went home drunk, lost his temper
because the gas pressure was low,
kicked off the gas pipe and set the
house afire.
Raridau was in the court room.
He had nothing to say. As he left
the room the Judge called after him :
"And my advice to you is that
you drink no more. "
"The more the menier," called
Raridan, as he left the room.
The decree was granted .-Phalanx
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A MastleatIna Wooer.

at is with tailoring penmanship
that | write to have communication
with YOU about the prospective con-
dition Of your damsel offspring. For
some remote time past secret pas
sion has firing in my bosom internal
liz with loving for your-daughter."
So begins the letter Of love
stricken Babu. The writer contin-
ues:
"My educational capabilities have
abandoned me, and here | now cling
10 those lovely long tresscs Of your
much coveted daughter like a mari
ncr shipwreckcd on the rock Of love
As to my scholastic caliber, | was
recently rejected from the Rangun
college, and l am now masticating.
Penang Gazette.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01
Why Won't Smith Do?

Why wouldn't Joseph f. Smith,
president Of the Mormon Church,
make a good running mate for Mr..
Roosevelt? Smith is Republican,
a leader Of his party in his section
OF the country, and was a devoted
supporter Of the Republican presi-
dental ticket four years ago. Fur
thermore Smith believes in tie sire
nuous life and in doing things bis
own way. But this is not all by any
means. He is in perfect accord with
Mr.. Roosevelt's celebrated denuh-
citation ofrace suicide. He can point
with pride to his forty-two children
twenfy-one boys and twenty-one
girls. No race suicide goes with the
Rev. Joe Smith. Isn't the argu-
ment conclusive as to his available
llty with respect to at least three es-
seniials-his Republicanism, his
vigorous strenuosity, and his belief
in a numerous progeny? Give
Smith a ashow. Fairbanks doesn't
want the job anyhow. The Utah
man could swing into line q great
many votes that might shy at the In
diana Senator. These suggestions
we believe TO be timely and they are
Offered for what they are WORTH
indianapolis Sentinel.
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Criminals Hate Him.

John Connaughton. principal keep
er in Sing Sing prison, has not vis-
tied New York city for twenty-nine
years, and there is little likelihood
that he will ever do so. The reason
Of this is that there are in that city
great number Of men who would
welcome an opportunity to kill him.
In his capacity as prison keeper for
forty years Mr.. Connaughton has
earned the enmity of many desper-
ate criminals, most of whom hate
him with an intensity which would
induce them to murder should the
chance otlcr.
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ExampIe u Il AImseIf.

The delegate with the SCARED face
rose to speak
"Mr. Chairman" he said. I'm for
the resolutions an right, only ! want
EN- made a good deal stronger. We
are here to denounce graftcrs and
grating of all kinds, and we want
to make it SO plain that no man
who has ever profted by graft will
dare to show bis face
"Whcre would the speaker himself
be. Mr.. Chairman" yelled another
delegate, "if his friends hadn't come
forward when he cot his face scald-
cd and furnished the skin from their
arms to give him a new face? Hes
got graft written all over his
Here the meeting broke up III a
Chicago Tribune.
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w. W.C.T.U.COLUMN. C. T.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. l.. HOBBS.
THE CHURCH; THE SALOON,
Keen Analysis Of the Relation Between
These Two Opposite Forces.
1. Ll.L-
BY John Ratliif.
Concluded.

1t is known Of all men that the
Republican and Democratic paaties
have not "put themselves on record
lin an attitude Of open hostility to the
saloon" Then it is the deliberate
judgement" Of the Methodist Con
Terence that neither of them ought
to receive the support OF Christian
men, but SO in 100 Of voting church
members give these parties theirsup.
port. Then irom a Methodist stand
point, are the 96 per cent OF church
members doing their duty as chris
Itan men?
The Scribes and Pharisees said,
I"lf we had been in the days OF our
fathers we would not have been par
takers with them in the blood OF tn
prophets. Jesus said, "Ye are
the children Of them which killed
the prophets" "Fill ye up then
the measures Of your fathers. F." A
political party to which SO in a hun
dred Of church voters belong sells to
the saloon keeper the privilege, and
agrees in writing to protect him II
Imonths in making drunkards, Tor q
stipulated sum Of money, and then
refuses to fellowship him in church
.Ibecause he carries out the contract.
If to secure a two per cent tarlit on
lpig-iron or gold standard, is suili-
Icient to Justify Christian men 10 vot-
ling a license ticket, then the Meth
Iodist Conference is acting hastily
when it says. "such parties ought
mot receive the support Of Christian
men" Forty years Of unhinching
fidelity to the liquor power, during
which time the traffic increased iron
ithree to seventeen gallons per capita
lis sufficient to settle the policy OF the
Republican party on the licensed ii
-quor traffic, and eight years OF Dem
ocratic Endorsement OF the policy
settles its policy.
A vote for a party is vote Tor III
policy. If to license tie traffic is
sin. as the Methodist and Quadei
Conferences declare, the licensing
party must be the sinner. II th'
'lparty is the sinner, do its member
partake of the sin? II ten men con
spire and commit murder, is any
one Of ten guilty2 Under the logic
Of the aristocratic license voter, tn
Individual in a party is in no sense
res ponsi bic for its acts. The Gin
Iif any, attaches to the organization
. and not to the individual member
IAN ingenious subterfuge to screeT
the guilty
Marion, Ind.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.
TIE Result q Sans Foolish Mistake In
Hittinq Back.

District Attornc, john G. Bell Of
Philadelphia. vino recently returned
from the south, tells the following
story:
An Ola white headed negro named
Moses was one day walking along
the road when he saw young Sam
sitting on the fence, grumbling 10
himself and looking very sullen.
"Wha's de mattah wild yuh, sam ?
asked the old darky. "Whah fob
all dis we're blackness =
"Oh. its all DAT Mars Fairfax, "
was the reply. ~Ah can't get along
wild him nohow All guess Ah'm
gwine 70 leab him. lie cusses lie
an beats ne an De time"
Look a-hyuh. sam, why doan
yuh 'sert vuh dependence once in
aw'iles Oats De way ter DO. Wen
Mars Fairfax cusses yuh, yuh cuss
him back"
4 few DAYS later Old Moses came
along the road once more and saw
Young sam sitting on the fence
again. this time with his face all dis
figured as II he had been IN fight
and bruised UP generally.
"Wha's De trUbble now 2 asked
the old man. Pears like vuh done
gone an ran inter one Of dem stean
ingines.'
"Ifs all yuh fault, Uncle Nose
An done taken vuh advice. All went
out in de fel' de udder day, an
Mars Fairfax he come along, an h
cuss me. Den All ups an All cusse4
nm back"
"Foh de lan's sake, man." saiC
old Nose, rolling his eyes, "yul
didn't let him hyear yuh, did yuh z
Philadelphia Press
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01
Grind OF The Divorce Will.

That the saloon is the greatest
wrecker of the home and destroyer
Of domestic felicity, is shown by the
alarming increase in divorces, the
chief cause Of which, the Judges as
sert, is drinking husbands. AT In
dianapolis, Tuesday, 30 divorce ca
ses were set for trial in circuit court.
OF these Is we're tried, II DEGREES
being granted. For all this court ex-
pense, of course the tax payer has to
pay the BILL
But the breaking up OF one fam
ilv by divorce caused from drink, is
a far more serious loss to the State
than is all the total extra monetary
placed on the people.
Think of the inconsistency OF a
state which licenses a traffic and then
must needle maintain expensive lu-
dicial machinery to take care OF the
fruits Of that traffic. And when we
mention the state, remember that 1t
he the sovereign voters whose ballots
determine the policy of the govern
Iment.
Several Of the cases a. reported IN
the daily papers were quite pathetic, |,
and give but an inkling OF the hell
on earth in which many wives are
forced to exist.
For eleven long years Mrs Hat
tie Doty said she made the living ioi
herself and John Doty. He never
did work, she said. She washed
and supported her husband and thel'
child. wading snow in the winter tc
rick no coal from the railroad track
while her husband swept saloons
and other such work Tor drinks
She said when she went back to th'
home Of her parents he helped be
move. s
"He helped you move the iurnl
ture out OF the house2" she wa
asked. nL,
, "Well, there was nothing ieit 9u
J an old stove and we let it TALL and
; broke it all to pieces.
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81 think those neighbors are real
mean" said Mrs. Bliggins.
whats the trouble" asked her
husband.
"You know, our Marguerite doesn't
get along in her studies very well,
and their Mathilde is always at the
head Of the class"
"What Of thatY"
"They wouldn't tell me what par
ticular sort Of brain producing pat
ent food they give their children"
Washington Star,
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Where His Friends Were

"The most OF my friends" said
Congressman Bede in Washington a
few days ago, "are in congress or
the penitentiary. The other day up
there mean in the house, not in
the penitentiary-the chaplain asked
the Lord to look down on US. Some
of US thought that was pretty hard,
inasmuch as mostmen had been do
ing it, and we didn't see why the
Lord should be asked to add to our
humiliation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01

The Russian police make prac-
teal use Of the y ray. At kiey re-
Gently a drunken prisoner was rob
bed Of about $500 by cell mates.
They denied the crime, but two
thirds Of the money was found in
their clothing. and the Y ray re-
ycalcd the other 500, which was in
gold, snuglv slowed away in their
respective interiors. They had swal-
lowed it. Against detectives pro-
yided with the y ray, the radium
ray and other marvols yet to come
the criminal Of the future will need
to be armor plated like battleship
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01

Miss Skeen-M Where didyou grad
uate from, Mr.. Gill;
Mr.. Gill-From the School Of
Pharmacy.
Miss Skeen (with surprise)-Is it
possible2 What a strange choice
for a man brought up in the city !
But if | remember rightly your
grandfather was a farmer too.-
Rams Horn.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01

"Whv, YOU said you could skate
like the wind, and | find you can't
skate at all"
"Well, neither can the wind. -
Browning's Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01

A young man in Emporia, Kan,
had an open account with a local
druggist for two years. The other
day he called for his bill. The first
item on it was a box Of chocolates
and the last was a nursing bottle,
This ought to be a lesson to young
men not TO let accounts stand open
SO Brooklyn Eagle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01
How II Happened.

Fortune. you know, knocks at
every mans door once"
"That explains it,"
Explains what:'
GLOW we came to miss her. Why
in thunder doesn't she ring the bell
We never pay any attention to
knocks"
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A Deferred Disciple.

Henry thought you weren't in
society during Lent:
llarriet-Well, Henry, after the
Jones wedding and Claras lunch
con and Laura's reception I'm not
going to another blessed thing.-In
dianapois Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01

"Yes," said the author, Il got
seven letters complimenting me on
that one short story"
THAT must have made you feel
proud"
1T didn't
"What did it do?'
"Why, It only made me feel that
/ didn't get enough for it when ]
sold it. Chicago Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01
A Guess.

"What is Bliggins practicing on
the violin"
Il don't know" answered the man
who has no ear for music. "But it
,ounds like yiyisection. ."-Washing-
ton Star.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01

No mother would allow wine or
whisky in her home If she realized
the danger Of its creating an appe-
tite for strong drink among her own
loved ones.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01
Sad

"Sad leap year for Whimperly."
GLOW so:'
"Promi-cd to marry the little
Mofitt girl and then found out that
the rich Gimbleton widow wanted
him. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01

Post master-Yes, sir, an that
married Mrs. Fresh was watching
me with one eye an flirting with
Zeke Crossby's hired man with the
other.
Farmer Ryetop-Do tell ! swan,
these postoflice scandals are getting
worse every da. l-Philadelphia Tel
eqaph.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01

Miss Cutting-Thst dog Of yours
seems to be remarkably intelligent.
Softleigh-Yaws, indeed I-ah
couldn't begin to tell you all
be knows.
Miss cutting-No, of cocrse not.
New Yorker.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01

"Did you say your husband was
out looking for work."
"No, believe he's out looking
at work. There are some men dig
ging a cellar down at the corner, and
he doesn't seem able to get any fur
ther. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01

AS long as physicians prescribe
alcohol in preparations when people
are sick, they will prescribe il for
themselves when we'll.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-01

"What did you steal that cradle
for?" asked the police magistrate.
"Oh, Just for a kid" replied the
prisoner, who was lost to all sense
OF shame Chicago News.