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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-14
Dietrich Not Guilty

The Federal Court last Friday
morning directed the jury to rem
der verdict in the Dietrich case
Not Guilty The court held
that Dietrich was not senator
until he took the oath of Office in
December, 1901. The charges
against him in the Hastings post
Office were for acts prior to that
date and hence he was not liable
under the section of the United
States Statutes relating to Acts
of u. S. Senators.
The indictment against Sena-
tor Dietrich for receiving none y
from the government for rent on
the post office building as u. S.
Senior was annulled by motion
of Attorney Summers. He stat
ed that the Senator had decided
the property to his daughter on
or about the first of December,
1901, and since that date she had
collected the rent and if Mr..
Dietrich was not Senator until
he took the oath of Office he had
no case against him.
The case against Fisher, the
Hastings post master, was dis
missed by the district attorney
for the same reason. 1t is to be
regretted that the situation was
such that the case had to be de-
termined on techuicalities rather
than a full investigation. The
public would have been better
satisfied had the case been de-
termined on evidence. But Mr..
Dietrich's attorney Gown, who
is as able as the state affords
held that the court could have
done nothing but dismiss the
case after the states evidence
was in and there would have
been no opportunity for his
client to produce his evidence in
rebuttal, and without both sides
being produced in court his
client would been at a disadvant-
age in the eyes of the public, and
he chose what he considered as
the wisest course, notwithstand-
ing the Senator's statement that
he would take no advantage of
technicalities. AS the matter
ended both 1.-THE District Attor-
ney Summers, as we'll as Senator
Dietrich, are at a disadvantage
in the public view.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-14

more tangible object, This IS
the feeling among the rank and
file as we'll as the state and dis
trict leaders, but that does not
say that the Roosevelt league,
lately launched, is all organi2a-
ton without purpose or mis-
sion to fulfill. Such league,
rendering to the President the
support and encouragement of a
grateful and admiring people, is
a living controversion of the
time-wOrn statement that repub-
lies are ungrateful, and may help
to remind the President that the
course he is pursuing is thorough
ly appreciated in Nebraska as
well as elsewhere.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-14
Press Day Program

The Political Equality Club
will hold its January meeting at
t he home Of Clara A. Young,
Friday evening, January IS. The
members of the press and the
public generally are cordially iu-
vited. Following is the program,
Roll Call
Response with quotations from Benia.
min Franklin.
Current Events.
Headquarters Message.
Music.
Woman Suffrage History--"Women in
Newspapers. Written for the occa
sion by Mrs, Julia Cox, Exeter.
Paper--"The Value of the Newspaper to
the Club, and the Club to the Newspa
per" Written for the occasion by
Miss Frances Standish Omaha Bee.
Music.
Poem--Written Tor the occasion by Allen
May, Falls City.
Recitation 1.-The Editors Guests -
Will Carlton.
JULIA WILLIS, Sec'y.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-14


w. +. Kemp, president of the
Afro-American Abraham Lincoln
Republican club, of Lincoln,
vice president of the state league
OF republican clubs, and for six
years trusted employee of the
state central committee is an
applicant for the appointment as
bailitf of the supreme court. In
addition to the effective work
Mr.. Kemp has done in Nebraska,
he has served the national COM
mite, at Washington, and GER
tainly has earned this position,
or any other, if party service
should be taken into considera-
tion in disposing of such appoint
ments. Mr.. Kemp is honest, en-
energetic and capable, is strong.
ly recommended by the party
leaders, and doubtless the two
republican judges will conclude
that they need his services fully
as badly as he needs the APP.
pointment.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-14

Governor Mickey has definite
ly refused to extend executive
clemency to Fred Reno of Sheri.
dan county, sentenced to the
penitentiary for sending object,
ionable matter through the mails.
George Coil of Nashville, con.
victed of shooting one, Ryan, a
sheep herder, during the range
troubles between sheep and cat
tie ranchers about four years ago,
has applied to the governor for a
pardon and his case will be
thoroughly gone over. He was
sentenced to ten years imprison-
ment and has served about a
third of that time.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-14
Letter List.

The following is the dead
letter list for the week ending
January II, 1904;
John Alexander, Walter Bracy,
Lyman l.. Cornish, package, }
Asbery Essley, Edward G.
Evans, Lawn Hitchcock, Edward
Malson,
Parties calling for the above
will please say advertised.
l.. II. JEwETT, =. Nj.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-14
Thursday. January IA, 1904.

Attorney Gadd, we understand,
has filed protest with the city
authorities, against paying for the
lots recently purchased of the
county. Mr.. Gadd contends that
the vote taken in 1888, on selling
the county lots was defeated and
that the board had no authority to
sell any of them.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-14

A meeting of the republican
state central committee has been
called for January 20, to deter
mine the date of the state con-
vention. The question of
whether one or two conventions
will be held will be decided at
this meeting. Chairman II, c.
Lindsay is credited with favor
ing one convention.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-14

and as they warmed up to their
subject every eye was rivited on
them and every eai bent to hear
them. Old men, young men, old
women and young women eagerly
grasped each sentence as they
fell like pearls from the speakers
lips. | saw men lean forward so
they might the more readily
catch each syllable. / have
listened to some of the best
speakers of the United States,
the greatest statesmen, Blaine,
Mckinley, Harrison, Conklin,
ColfaX, Hendricks, Vorheese and
many others, but | never heard
any one excel those ebony sons
of the African race. Black as
the Ace of Spades yet the truths
that fell from their lips accom-
panied by the eloquence and
pathos would captivate and soft
Ell a heart that was not
as hard as adamant and
only once during their talk was
the subject of their seryitude re-
fered to, and then in such a way
that the tears ran down on the
faces of the strongest men in the
convention. 1t occurred this
way one of the men in the course
of his remarks let fall these
beautiful words:
eff my slave Mother had told
me when we were all slaves, MY
child some day you will stand in
the pulpit Of a church a free
man and address an audience of
intelligent white men and women
in Sunday School convention,
| would have said, Mother I do
not dispute your honesty but |
cannot but think you are mistake
en- in your prophecy"
Mother went long ago to her
reward-died before that great
proclamation freed her from her
chains, but her prophecy is full
filled"
AS this scene was enacted in
the convention | thought what
advantage have | because my
hide is white-none, but | left
that convention with a keen
sense of the fact that the pres
ence and eloquence of those two
men was an inspiration to higher
aims, nor was l alone in these
thoughts. 1t seems that when
the down-trodden of any race be-
gins to thirst for freedom and its
blessing, and continues to so de-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-14

AT present the Anti-Rooseyelt
republican is something more
than rarity-he is myth, and
We might find it profitable to
divert our attention from him to
the pro-Roosevelt democrat,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-14
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
ByDr {. Pickett.
CHAPTER VIII,

CHAPTER VII.
A few days ago | was walking
through our beautiful park with
part of window sash and glass
in each hand, when as | after
wards learned, the following
conversation took place between
two of my friends, but all UNI
known to me.
One Of the men said:
81 wonder what Old Doctor
Pickett is going to do with those
parts of sash"
The other as thogh Le had had
some previous training from some
sourse, replied:
II think he is seeking more
light on the Underground Rail
road
When | heard this | thought
yes AM and further | am hoping
to shed more light to my friends
on this DARK subject for it must
be admitted that most or at least
a large majority of the person
ages described in this writing are
or were rather DARK subjects,
and indeed it would seem that
the fact of their being DARK, was
made a preteXt for their enslave-
ment and abuse and for denying
to them their natural rights &C
corded them by their Creator but
ruthlessly torn from them by
their fellow men. 1t has been
shown in numerous cases that
they themselves have pushed
aside the curtain and taken a
glance of their own possibilities
by the tlash-light of the onward
march of civilization.
Twenty five years ago | saw
that the wand of progress had
touched their environments and
they who sat in darkness saw a
great light and like an inspired
one of old they were not dis
obient to their conscience vision.
In illustration of this | will here
give an instance among the many
that have come under my own
observation.
In the city of Loganspart,
Cass County, Indiana, twenty
five years ago, we white folks
were holding a County Sunday
School Convention at the Luther
an church on the east side of the
river, and just across the river on
the west side the African Metho-
dists were holding a District Sum
day School convention. When
our work was going on in good
shape some one moved that we
send fraternal greetings to the
other convention! The motion
was unanimously agreed to and
the greetings were carried over
by two of our best speakers. In
a short time their convention re-
sponded to our greeting by send
ing two men who had been slaves
but who had been freed by that
immortal document the Emanci-
patton Proclamation.
When these two men were in
troduced in our convention each
of them spoke about Is minutes,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-14

The law of Nebraska provides
that the doors of all public build.
ings shall be made to open out.
ward. This includes churches,
school houses, lodge rooms, opera
houses, etc. The city and coun-
ty officials should see that the
law providing proper escapes in
case of fire is complied with.
Some of these places have solid
doors and several of the outside
doors open inward.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-14
NJ. Il. A. Meeting.

The regular meeting of the Nj.
b. A. lodge will be held Friday
evening January p. Officers for
the ensuing year will be in
stalled.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-14
rev Carlisle -. II. Martin. l.. L.. u.

81 - 70
OF Waverly, Texas, writes: "Of
a morning, when first arising,
often find troublesome collec-
ton OF phlegm, which produces a
cough and is very hard to dis
lodge; but a small quantity of
Billiards. Horehound Syrup will
at once dislodge it, and the trou-
BILE is over. l know of no medi-
cine that is equal to it, and it is
so pleasant to take. | can most
cordially recommend it to all per-
sons needing medicine for
throat or lung trouble" 25c, soc
and SlOO. Sold by Ed. McComas
Broken Bow and Merna.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-01-14
Of Interest to Farmers.

judging ana corn Judging parlla-
nent this winter from January
22d to February 1st. This an
nouncement will please large
number of farmers over the State
who have been hoping that there
would he another opportunity to
go to Lincoln for IA weeks in
struction in the art of Judging
live stock and seed corn. This
gathering of farmers for self adj
vancement in scientific agricul-
ture was pronounced success
last winter, when the first meet
ing was held. Two hundred
were in attendance then. The
facilities this winter will be
even better than last. The
large, new Stock Judging Paw
lion, with seating capacity of
several hundred, will be used for
the first time. This pavilion has
amphitheater seats and is steam
hSated and we'll lighted.
A carload of fat steers on the
"Challenger' order will be used
for practice work. One of them,
Defender, was an international
winner in Chicago last month.
This load has been fed by the
department of Animal HusbandrY
and is without doubt the best
produced in the State this year.
Several steers will be slaughter
ed after having been Judged on
foot, and the carcasses cut up for
a meat demonstration.
The selection of profitable
feeding steers is matter of great
Importance. About sixty head
of feeders will be available for
use. One of the number is full
brother to Challenger, the recent
worlds champion.
The Lincoln Importing Horse
Company has again donated the
use of two car loads of choice
Shire, Percheron, and coach
horses recently imported. Glasses
in Judging swine and sheep and
evening lectures on feeding and
animal diseases will be a part of
the program. Experts for the
different classes of stock will
have charge of the instruction.
Glasses in Judging corn will be
held daily under the direction of
a competent corps of instructors
including prominent corn growers
and farmers from Nebraska and
other states. In these classes
the good and bad qualities of
varieties, the important points
regarding selection, the growing
and handling of seed corn will be
presented by practical and sue
cessful men. The aim is to inn
prove the quality of seed corn
used in Nebraska through a study
Of the best varities and the best
methods of handling. Better
seed increases the yield from five
to twenty bushels per acre, an
improvement which at lowest
calculation means ten million
dollars to the farmers of Nebraska
every year.
The small fee Of one dollar for
each person enrolled does not be-
gin to cover the expenses for
holding this parliament and
farmers can hardly afford to let
such an opportunity go by. The
railroads grant half rate, plus
fifty cents, for the meetings of
organized agriculture January
18th to ed. The tickets must
be purchased between January
10th and Goth. BY the payment
OF an additional fifty cents the
rate will be good for return trip
until after the Judging parlia-
ment February LIST. Board and
room can be secured for from So
to 81 per week. A large atten-
lance ia aNnarfa1
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TWO SENATORS
FROM NEBRASKA
RURKETT SAID TO BE SLATED
FOR DIETRICH'S PLACE.
Thompson and ROscwatcr Have An
Understanding and the Editor May
Enter the Senate as Successor TO
MilIard-The Railroad Interests
Getting Into Line.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Omaha, Neb, Jan. 26.-Word is
being passed around in Nebraska that
d. e. Thompson, minister to Brazil,
is master of the senatorial situation
and will have decided on a man for
Charles H. Dietrich's place by the
time he comes home from Washing
ton. Friends of Thompson's profess
to know what the plans of the Ne
braska leader are, and they assure
fellow republicans that d. F.. Thomp-
son, himself, or Elmer j. Burkett,
congressman. will wear the toga.
1t is assured that Burkett is the
man slated for the senate, If Thomp-
son decides not to take the place him.
self. Burkett has the good will Of
all the roads but the Burlington, and,
If Thompson accords him his support,
the chances are that the congressman
from the first district will be nomi-
mated for senator by acclamation.
The program in this event calls for
the assistance Of Mr.. Rosewater in
inducing the state convention, when
it meets on May IS, to follow the
wishes of the railroads There is an
addenda to the effect that ROseWater
and Thompson have formed an Of
fensive and defensive alliance that will
let Mr.. Thompson name the senator
to succeed Dietrich and let Mr.. Rose
water have the long-lOOkedfOr chance
to enter the senate, as Millard's sue
ceSSOr.
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MINNEsoTA-TEN DISTRICTS.
District I Includes the Following
Countes-Kittson, Roseau, Marshall,
Red Lake, Polk, Beltrami, Clear
water.
District Includes the Following
Counties-Norman, Clay, Becker,
Hubbard, Wadena, Cass.
District 3 Includes the Following
counties-Wilkin. Otter Tail, Grant.
Douglas, Traverse.
District 4 Includes the Following
counties-Big Stone, Stevens, Pope,
Swift, Lac qui Parle, Chippewa.
District 5 Includes the Following
Counties-Yellow Medicine, Renville,
Redwood, Lyon, Lincoln, Nicollet,
Brown, Sibley, Mcleod, Carver.
District Includes the Following
counties-Pipestone, Murray, Cot
tonwood, Rock, Mobiles. Jackson,
Blue Earth, Watonwan, Martin,
Faribault.
District z Includes the Following
counties-Lake, ST. Louis, Itasca.
Carlton, Aitken, CROW Wing. Cook,
Pine, Kanabec, Mile Laos, Benton,
Isanti, Sherburne. Anoka, Chisago,
Ramsey, Washington.
District 8 includes the Following
counties-Waseca Steel, Dodge,
Olmsted, Winona, Freeborn, Mower,
Fillmore, Houston, Scott, Dakota.
LIE Sueur, Rice, Goodhue, Wabasl1a.
District includes the Following
Kandiyohi, Wright, Nee
ker, Stearns, Todd, Morrison, Hen
nepin county outside Of Mime
apolis.
District 1o-City Of Minneapolis.
NORTH DAKOTA - FOUR Dis
TRlCTS.
District includes the Following
Counties-Cavalier, Pembina, Walsh,
Nelson Grand Forks, Eddy, Foster,
Griggs, Steele, Traill
District 2 includes the Following
CountIes-Cass, Barnes, La Moure,
Ransom. Richland. Sargent, Dickey.
District 8 Includes the Following
Counties-Ramsey, Towner, Rolette,
Bottineau, McHenry, Pierce, Benson,
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Electric Sleeping Cars.

service between indianapolis, Ind, and
Columbus, Ohio. The cars are made
on entirely new liens, so that each oc-
cupant of d berth has the seclusion
Of a private room at a hotel. When
the berths are made up, the car has
the appearance of an ordinary chair
car with individual chairs on revOlV-
ing pedestals. This Is as great an i'm
provement over ordinary electric rail
way accommodations as golden grain
belt beer is over beer as breWed in the
old way. If you appreciate a delicious
table beverage that is also a splendid
tonic you will enjoy this beer in your
home.
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Reduced Rates to the South.

If going to Florida or any point in
the south, go via st. Louis and visit
the Worlds Fair on the way back
home without extra cost. The, Mime
apolis 81 st. Louis r. r. is shortest and
best and maintains station at the
Worlds Fair gates.
For rates call on J. G.. Rickel, City
Ticket Agent, l Washington avenue S.
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nesota and came from the vicinity Of Warren.
that state. He out Of funds and committed
suicide. ~ -2-,-:s. 4ss. .<4..< ,E
New Haven-Famlet was tried for the muir
der of gPOlonius before the Yale law school mock
court yesterday. the jury standing nine for con.
victon and three for3acquittal = ~
Princeon,1. n. j.. Bryan has got the stage,
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TO INVESTIGATE CLIFF DWELLINGS.
Salt Lake. Utah, Jan. 26.--An expediti/
is being planned by the local branch of
the American institute of Archaeology to-
make a, scientific investigation of the ruins
of some twelve or fifteen recently discoy-7
cred cliff dwellings in what is known as
Nine Mile canyon.
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Special Sale Of Bedding

s at a saving OF Is to 10 per CENT
WOOL BLANKETS
SIS. 90 11-4 All Wool White Blankets. $3.50
Sc. 65 III All Wool White Blankets. ........ $4.75
S.. 90 12-4 All Wool White Blankets. $685.
$40. 90 1874 All Wool White Blankets. ]. $685.
S.. 90 ia Sanitary Blankets ........ 93.45
ST. 90 1914 Sanitary Blankets .... $4.95
So. so III GRAY Blankets ............ $2.49
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his attention was called to the Nebraskan's pre-
diction that no man who voted the Palmer and
Buckner ticket could be nominated by the demo.
Gratis for the presidency.
New Yorl1--Smeon NJ Ayres called up men,
bers of his family the telephone and babe
them come to him. Then he took carbolic acid
and dead when they arrived.
Moline, Jll-Owners of the eight largest iron
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the appointment of receiver for the Old Domin-
ion Copper Mining and Smelling company.
Grand RAPIDS Observation-Disclosures Daniel E.
Lrzier accused of accepting bride to aid the
Lake Michigan wa ter deal, changed his plea Of
not guilty to guilty.
Tacoma---With bullet in his forehead the de-
composing body of G. Eggimaun was found in a
gulch near Oldtown. He farmer from Min
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works and implement factories here have been
threatened with death and their families with
destruction by dynamite If they do not grant
been out since last spring. for nine-hour day.
Chicago-Judge Grosscup has held against the
city of Chicago in the 75-cent gas case. He de-
cided that the state did not delegate to the city
the power to regulate the price of gas.
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TOLD I'M A LINE

Muscogce. |. T.-An uprising among the Iull
blooded Cherokees is reported
Chicago--Fires to the number of siXty-three EN-
ployed the fire department yesterday. their WORK
being much hampered by the intense coiu. 3.-
Trenton n. J-Applcaticn has been made fol-
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SOUTH DAKOTA 49, FOUR DIS.
TRICTS.
District Includes the Following
counties-Moody, Lake, Miner, San
u.s. born, Jerauld Buffalo, Brule, Au-
rora, Dawson, Hanson, McCooS,
Minnehaha, Lincoln, Turner, Hutch
inson, Douglas, Charles Mix, Bon
Homme, Yankton, Clay, Union,
Gregory.
District 2 includes the Following
CountIes-Grant, Codington, Clark,
Hamlin, Deuel., Brookings, Kings.
bury, Beadle, Hand, Hyde, sully,
Hughes, Lyman. Stanley, I.ugen-
beel, Meyer.
District Includes the Following
Counties-Roberts, Marshall, Day,
Brown, Sphinx, Mcpherson, Ed
munds Faulk, Potter, Walworth,
Campbell, Dewey.
District includes the Following
Countes-Butte Meade. Lawrence,
Pennington, Custer, Fall River,
Boreman, Shannon. Washabaugh.
WIscoNsIN-FouR DISTRICTS.
District I includes the Following
counties-Douglas, Bayfield,, Ash
land, Iron, Villas.
District includes the Following
counties-Burnett, Washburn. Saw
yer, Polk, Barron, Price, Oneida,
Lincoln, ForesS Florence, Mari
nette.
District Includes the Following
Counties-St. Croix, Pierce. Dunn,
Gates, Chippewa, Eau Claire, Tay-
lor. Clark Marathon, Langlade,
Shawano, Waupaca, Oconto, Outa-
game, Brown, Door, Kewaunee,
Manitowoc. Calumet Waushara,
Winnebago. Fond du Lac, Sheboy-
gan.
District 4 Includes the Following
counties-Pepin, Buffalo, Trempea-
leau, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe,
Vernon, Crawford, Richland, Grant.
Lafayette, Iowa, Sank, Juneau,
Wood, Portage, Adams, Marquette,
Green Lake, Columbia, Dane, Green.
Rock, Jefferson, Dodge, Washing
ton, Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Wauke-
sha, Racine, Kenosha, Walworth.