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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-09-15
CUSTER COUNTY NEBRASKA THURSDAY SEPTEMBER PAGES

Miss Verda Thorpe commenced
her school at Georgetown last
week.
d. L. Myers Of Sargent, adver-
tises 100 bushels of tame plums
for sale.
G. X. Russom bought a fine
guilt of the Duroc Jersey stock
of G. H. Chase at the Fair.
p. H. Munk had % hogs
on exhibition at the county fair
and captured $22 in premiums on
his hogs.
J. w. Clay was up from Ansley
last Thursday. His family, who
had been visiting in the city for
a few days returned home with
him Friday.
G. L. Crookham of Sumner,
was friendly caller yesterday.
He had just returned from Knox
vile, Iowa, where he accompani-
ed his wife who will visit there a
few weeks with her parents.
Mr.. Crookham owns large land
and stock interests in the vicinity
of Georgetown as we'll as valuab-
lie real estate in Iowa.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-09-15
BpTa1na,

S. A. Read, Cisco, Texas,
writes, March 18th, 1901: "My
wrist was sprained so badly by a
fall that it was useless; and after
using several remedies that failed
to give relief, used Billiards.
Snow Liniment and was cured.
/ earnestly recommend it to any
one suffering from sprains. Csc,
SOC, S1.00. Sold by Ed. Nc
Comas, Broken Bow and Merna.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-09-15
What Ia Life.

In the last analysis nobody
knows, but we do know that it is
under strict law. Abuse that
law even slightly, pain results.
Irregular living means derange-
ment of the organs, resulting,
in Constipation, Headache or
Liver trouble. DR.. Kings New
Life Pills quickly re-adjusts this.
It's gentle, yet thorough. Only
25c at Lee Bros. Drug Store.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-09-15
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LOCAL MENTION. \


Mrs. Alfred Schreyer of
Triumph, and boys attended the
fair last week.
Merses Dan Sage and VIM.
Warren of Triumph, were city
visitors Thursday.
Mrs. L. Honts left Monday on
a visit to Polk county to attend
a family reunion.
p. G. Erickson of Brewster,
was attending the county fair in
this city last week.
J. Nj. Christensen of Berwyn,
called Saturday and had his sub
scription advanced to 1905.
Charley Carton is enjoying a
visit from a newhew of southern
low, who arrived in the city
Wednesday of last week.
II. II. Baker, l.. A. Wells, d.
NJ. Amsberry and wife went to
Shelton Monday to attend the
district convention of the M. B. A.
II. II. Varney, Edgar Varney,
Thos. Blowers and w. S. Matley
of Ansley, were among those
who attended the county fair last
Thursday.
Garland and Leland Lewis of
this city, and Claude Kellenb ar
ger of Merna, went to Grand Is
land the first of the week to at
tend the Baptist College.
John Sanderson of Berwyn,
called Saturday and had his sub
scription advanced and improved
the opportunity of getting the
State Journal free for year.
II. II. Barnard of the firm of
Zumbrum & Barnard has pur-
chased Mr.. Zumbrums interest in
the Galloway Queen. The RE
PUBLICAN extends congratulations
to Mr.. Barnard in his new pur-
chase.
Dan Barrett called Saturday
and took advantage of our offer
to furnish the State Journal free.
Others that want to avail them
selves of this splendid offer should
call at once as the limit is Sep
TENDER 80.
The managers of the county
fair could greatly add to the
comfort of those who attend the
fair by setting the high ground
in the vicinity of the floral hall
out in shade trees and furnishing
the grounds with seats.
c. H. Case of Mason City, was
awarded first premium on one OF
his Duroc Jersey male pigs, UNI
der one year old. 1t was one OF
his own raising and took the
premium over, not only one he
bought at the State Fair, but
over the one ]. d. Troyer bought
at Lincoln also. We understand
however that Mr.. Troyer was
awarded a premium on one of his
hogs.
We ommitted to mention the
sale of the Galloway Tribune last
week to a stock company of popu-
lists. The Tribune has been the
standby,for the democrats for a
number of years. By it passing
into the hands of populists il
leaves the county democracy
without an organ. twas report.
ed that N. l.. Reynolds, foreman
of the REPUBLICAN, would take
charge of the TRIBUNE, but we
are informed that statement was
without foundation.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-09-15
w. V. Mathews was a city
visitor last Thursday.

| W.. V. Mathews was city
visitor last Thursday.
d. h. White is building a
house in the southeast part of
the city on the Reyner addition.
Miss Madge Kay returned to
Peru last week to continue her
studies in the State Normal
School.
J. c. Predmore of West Union,
was city visitor last Thursday.
This office acknowledges a
friendly call.
Miss Mary Conley commenced
her school at Oconto last week.
This is her second year in the
Oconto schools.
J. F. Short of Lomax, was in
the city several days the latter
part of last week. He made this
Office a social call.
Mrs. Vanlandingham and Scott
Cooper are enjoying visit from
a brother of Texas, they had not
seen tor twenty-five years.
Richard Crosley and Miss Lee,
both of Mason City, were marri-
ed at the court house Wednesday
of last week, Rev. ]. h. Teagar-
den, officiating.
The Sargent Leader is author
ity for the statement that Peter
Lakeman and Mary Bedwell of
Sargent, were married Wednes-
day of last week.
H. B. Drake will give a special
Introductory skirt sale Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of next
week. Look up his ad. in this
paper for particulars.
J. d. Haskell of Milldale, was
in the city Thursday and Friday
of last week attending the coun-
ty fair. He remembered this
Office with a friendly call.
Among those from Mason City
attending the county fair were
Doug Runyan and wife, Willie,
Willis and Ebert Runyan, John
Mulvaney and c. H. Chase.
f. M. Rublee of the Bank of
Commerce informs us that he has
sold S14, 500 worth of farm land
/ in Custer county in the last col
days. They were cash deals.
Jas. Henry and wife of Elm
township, were in the city last
Thursday and Friday, attending
the county fair. They made the
REPUBLICAN office friendly call.
J. M. Fodge of Ortello, made
this Office friendly call Satur-
day morning. Mr.. Fodge had
been IN the city all week as one
of the managers of the county
fair.
Among those down from An
selma last week were F. c. Will
son and wife, H. B. Andrews, h.
M. Foster, II. B. Russell, EMS
Scott, E. J. Johnson and B. c.
Empfield.
A. r. Humphrey returned last
Friday night from Iowa, where
he was called September l, to at
tend the funeral of his mother.
Mr.. Humphrey has the sympathy
of the community in his great
bereavement.
H. H. Andrews of Galloway,
was over to the Fair Friday. He
informs us that he has sold three
farms of his own in the Broken
Bow territory in the past few
days, which includes the last
farm he has in this vicinity.
F. l.. Bales of Ortello, was
business caller at this Office Sat-
urday. He reports the corn we'll
out of the way of the frost in his
vicinity and the crop good. He
says that he had just finished
threshing field of twenty acres
of fall wheat that averaged a
little over % bushels to the acre.
AT the prevailing price of wheat
that would be about $23 an acre.
The Agricultural Experimental
Station at Lincoln states that
the Hessian Fly is becoming a
dangerous pest in Nebraska and
especially in southeastern Ne
braSka. Prof. Bruner of the
University recommends as a pre-
tentative of their spread the
Stubble should be burned. That
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a number of others who had eX-
hibits of fruit, but the only other
name we learned was E. II. Pres
sey of Oconto.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-09-15
DR.. T. A. LEACH,
Dentist.

Broken Bow, Nebraska.
We are here to stay, and to
guarantee our work to be as rep
resented. We do not claim to do
anything but what we positively
can do. We make a speciality of
relieving pain in all dental oper-
ations; and for this purpose we
are prepared to administer
Gas, Vitalized Air and Dentaline,
at your desire. Our filings,
plates, crowns and bridge work
cannot be excelled in any manner
as we make a speciality of all
kinds of dental work.
Our motto is to please you, and
if you are not pleased we will re-
fund your money. q"
r. A. LEACH, D. D. S.,
Telephone 25S,
Office in Myers-Gliem Building.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-09-15

1 am now located just north of
the Custer National Bank. Come
and see me for bargains IN real
estate. Some choice acre pro-
perty for sale.
8 If RAs. ANDERSON.
H. J. Ellington, who with his
wife is spending the summer at
Palisade, Colorado, remembered
a number of his friends in theIcity
last week with a basket of fine
Colorado peaches. The editor of
the REPUBLICAN was included in
the list.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-04-16

somernIng crashed. 1ns entire stream
became alive. II Kissed and roared: II
shrieked and grumbled. At first slow
ly. then more rapidly, the very fore
front OF the center melted inward and
forward and downward until IL caught
the fierce rush OF the freshet and shot
out from under the jam. Far up
stream, bristling and formidable, the
tons OF logs. grinding savageiy to-
gether, swept forward.
The six men and Bryan Moloney,
who, II VIII be remembered, were on
top. worked until the last moment
When the logs began to cave under
them so rapidly that even the expert
river men found difficulty In staying
on top" the foreman set the example
Of hunting safety.
"She pulls boys!" he yelled.
Then I'm manner wonderful to be-
hold. through the smother OF foam and
spray, through the crash and yell OF
timbers. through the leap OF destruc-
ton. the drivers zigzagged calmly and
surely TO the shore.
All but Jimmy Powers. He poised
tense and eager on the crumbling face
OF the jam. Almost Immediately he
saw what he wanted and without
pause sprang boldly and confidently
ten feet straight downward. to allght
with accuracy on n single log floating
free I'm the current. And then I'm the
very glory and chaos OF the jam itself
he was swept down stream.
After moment the constant accel-
Grafton In speed checked, then com
menced perceptibly 10 slacken. At
once the rest OF the crew began TO ride
down stream. Each struck the calks
OF his river boots strongly into log
and on such unstable vehicles fioated
miles with the current. From time to
time, as Bryan Moloney indicated, one
or them went ashore. There, usually
at bend OF the stream where the
likelihood OF Jamming was great, they
took their stands. When necessary they
ran out ever the face OF the river to
separate congestion likely 10 cause
trouble. The rest OF the time they
smoked their pipes.
All night long the logs slipped down
the moonlit current silently, swiftly
yet without haste. From the whole
length OF the river rang the hollow
boom, boom, boom, OF timbers striking
one against the other.
The drive was on.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-04-16

EaylINTER set In early and contin-
HAN ued late. which In the end was
U good thing for the years cut.
The season was capricious,
hanging for days at a time at the
brink OF q thaw, only TO stlffen again
into severe weather. This was try
ting on the nerves, for at each OF these
false alarms the six camps fell into
q feverish haste to get the job finished
before the breakup. 1t was really quite
extraordinary how much was accom-
plished under the nagglng spur Of
weather conditions and the cruel rowel-
Ing OF Thorpe.
The latter had now no thought be-
yond his work, and that was the
thought OF a mailman. He had been
stern and unyieding enough before,
goodness knows, but now he was terri
BILE. Not for an Instant was there a
resting spell The yerlest chore boy
talked, thought, dreamed, of nothing
but saw logs. Men whispered vaguely
OF a record cut. The difficulties OF
snow, accident, topography, were
swept aside like straws. Little time
was wasted and no opportunities. IL
did not matter how smoothly affairs
happened to be running for the mo
ment: every advantage. even the small
est, was eagerly seized to advance the
work. A drop OF 1--WE degrees during
the frequent warm spells brought out
the sprinklers even in the dead OF
night. AT night the men fell into their
hunks like sand bags, and their last
conscious thought, IL indeed they had
any at all. was OF cagerness for the
morrow. II was madness. but II was
tbs madness these men loved.
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FOR now 90 ais oid Religion Thorpe
had added fanaticism. and over the
fanaticism was gradually creeping a
film of doubt 10 the conscientious
energy which n seuse OF duty supplied
was added the tremendous kinctic
force of love turned into other chan
nels. And in the wild nights while the
other men slept Thorpes half crazed
brain was revolving over and over
again the words OF the sentence he had
heard from IIilda's lips, There can be
nothing better than love-
His actions, his mind, his very soul,
vehemently denied the proposition. He
chung as ever TO his high Puritanic
idea of mans purpose. But down deep
In a very tiny, sacred corner OF his
heart n very small voice sometimes
made itself heard when other more
militant voices were still: ut may be.
1t may be-"
Tie last month OF hauling was also
one of snow. Each day little fell.
by and 10y the accumulation amounted
10 much. In the woods where the wind
could not get at II IL lay deep and soft
above the tops OF bushes. ON either
side OF the logging roads the snow piled
go high as 10 form kind OF rampant
When all this water I'm suspense should
begin TO flow and to seek It's level In
the water courses OF the district the
logs would have plenty TO float them
at least.
So late did the cold weather last that,
even with the added blowing TO do, the
six camps beat all records. ON the
banks at Camp One were 100000
feet. The totals of all five amounted
to 33,OOO,OOO. About 100000 OF this
was on French creek. the remainder
on the main bank of the Ossawina-
makee. Besides This, the firm up river,
Sadler & Smith. nd put mp some H.
100000 more. The drive promised TO
be quite an affair.
About the 18th Of April attention be-
came strained. Every day the mount
Ing sun made heavy attacks on the
snow; every night the temperature
dropped below the freezing point. The
river began 10 show more air holes. oc-
casional open places. About the cen
ter the Ice looked worn and soggy.
Some one saw flock of geese high In
the air. Then came rain.
One morning early Long Jim Pine
came into the mems camD bearing
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-04-16

huge chunk OF taIlow. This he held
against the hot stove until its surface
had softened, when he began TO swab
liberal quantities of grease on his
spiked river shoes, which he flshed out
from under his bunk.
"She's comm, boys" he said
lie donned pair OF wooden trousers
that had been chopped off at the knee,
thick wooden stockings and the river
shoes. Then he frightened his broad
leather belt about his heavy shirt,
cooked his little hat over his ear and
walked over In the corner 10 select a
peavey from the lot the blacksmith had
Just put in shape. A peavey Is like n
cant hook except that II Is pointed ut
the end. Thus II can be used either az
hook or pike. At the same moment
Shearer similarly attired and equipped,
appeared in the doorway. The opening
OF the portal admitted roar OF sound.
The river was rising.
"Come on, boys; she's onp said he
sharply.
Lively, boys, Iivelyr shouted
Thorpe. shell be down on us before
we know itv'
Above the creaking Of dead branches
In The wind sounded a steady roar like
the believing Of wild beast flashing
itself TO fury. The freshet was abroad.
The men heard il, and their eyes
frightened with the lust OF battle.
They cheered
At the banks OF the river Thorpe is
sued his directions. The affair had
been al prearranged Immediately
above the first rollways was Dam
Three, with It's two wide sluices
through which veritable flood could
be loosened al Will; then four miles far
ther lay the rolway of Sadler & Smith,
the up river firm, and above them tum-
blcd over forty-fiye foot ledge the
beautiful Siscoe falls These first roll
ways OF Thorpe's, spread In the broad
marsh fiat below the dam, contained
about 100000 The rest OF the sea-
sons cut was ecattered for thirty miles
along the bed OF the river
Already the Ice cementlng the logs
together had begun To weaken. The ice
had wrenched and tuggcd savagely at
the locked timbers until they had, with
n mighty effort snapped asunder the
bonds OF their Information. Now mar
row lane OF black rushing water
pierced the rollways to boil and eddy In
the consequent jam three miles below.
To the forcmen Thorpe assigned their
tasks
"Moloney," said he TO the big Irish
man, take your crew and break that
jam. Then scatter your men down to
within mile of the pond nc Dam Two
and see that the river runs clear. You
can tent FOR day or 40 az West Bend
or some other point about half wPv
down, and after that you had better
camp at the dam. Just as soon as you
get logs enough I'm the pond start TO
sluicing them through the dam. You
won't need more than four men there
II YOU keep good head. You can
Keep Your gates open i've or six hours.
And. MOloney''-
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CHAPTER XVII.

NlHE rear had been tenting at the
dam for two days and was
about ready to break camp
when Jimmy Powers swung
across the trail 20 tell them OF the big
jam.
Ten miles along the river bed the
stream dropped over little half fails
into a narrow, rocky gorge. IL was al
ways an anxious spot for river drivers.
The plungIng OF the logs head-on over
the fall had 80 gouged out the soft rock
below that an eddy OF great power had
formed I'm the basin. Here. In spite Of
all efforts, the jam had formed The
bed was completely filled. Tar above
the level OF the falls. by n tangle that
deficd the jam crews best efforts.
The rear at once took the trail down
the river. Thorpe and Shearcr and
Scotty Parsons looked over the ground.
Without delay the entire crew was
set 10 work. Nearly a hundred men
can pick great many logs In the
course Of a day. Several times the jam
started, but always plugged" before
the motion had become Irresistible.
We'll have to shoot" Shearer re-
luctantly decided.
The men were withdrawn Scotty
Parsons cut n sapling twelve feet long
and trimmed II. Big Junko thawed his
dynamite at little fire, opening the
ends OF the packages In order that the
steam generated might escape. when
the powder was warm. Scotty bound
twenty OF the cartridges around TIE
end OF the sapling, adjusted 4 fuse -
one OF them and soapcd the opening 70
exclude water. Then Big Junko thrust
the long javelin down into the depths
Of the Jam. leaving thin stream Of
To be continued.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-04-16

eyes, one thing" said Thorpe "thc
duty OF success"
The man had stated his creed, the
woman hers.
She left him then and did not sec
him again. Four days later the camp
ing party left. Thorpe sent Tim Shear
er over as his most efficient man to see
that they got Off without difficulty, but
himself retired on some excuse to
Camp Four. Three weeks gone In Dc
tober he received marked newspaper
announcing the engagement OF Miss
Hilda Farrand 10 Mr.. Hlldreth Morton
OF Chicago.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-04-16

Eyes, SIR"
-"I want you to be careful not to
sluice too long. There IL a bar just
below the dam. and II you try to
sluice with the water too low you'll
center and jam there as sure as shoot
ing"
Bryan Moloney turned on his heel
and began to pick his way down
stream over the solidly banked lnss
Without waiting the command dozen
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-04-16
CHAPTER XVI.

IN the meantime the main body
OF the crew under Thorpe and
his foremen were briskly tum-
. bling the logs into the current.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-04-16
CHAPTER XIV.

EsylINTER set In early and contin-
lw ued late. which In the end was
U a good thing for the years cut.
The season was caprlcious,
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-02-25

tween the English and American com.
panies, and Selkirk felt his native
American pride urging him onward.
But the Honduras forests and
swamps are the worst In the world to
get lost in, and before they were two
days out from Amapala the guides APP
peared hopelessly tangled in tropical
jungle. Sclklrk swore at the stupidity
Of the native guides and tried to find
his way out by studying his chart.
Then queer thing happened. They
suddenly plunged out of their dismal
forest fastncss into an upland opening
with n score of native huts I'm full
view. But more surprising than these
huts was the appearance Of the ma
tives grouped under an immense coyol
palm eagerly gesticulatlng and talking
to white man. Selkrk gave n little
impatient grunt and ground his teeth
in rage. Before him was the English
agent who had landed Mt Amapala two
days before.
"Thank God. there's another white
man in this Internal placer shouted
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-02-25

j. II. Tippett, of Sheffield,
was here Thursday.
DR.. ii. H. Taylor returned
from Goldthwaite Tuesday.
Farley Kinnard of Bolton, is
visiting friends in San Angelo.
w. T. Perry was here from
Robert Lee Thursday on business.
Mrs. A. p. Holman and baby
visited relatives at Ballipger last
week.
The San Angelo public library
has been moved to Lee Wilson's
Drug Store.
7. G. Williams, of Robert Lee,
passed through the city Thursday
for the east.
Geo. JaYroe, postmaster at
Hinde, Crockett coun4y, was in
the city Wednesday.
Ciarance Smith, of l.. Schwartz
d Co., is in the Sonora and Ozona
country in the interest of his
house.
Everything in Music at Aliens.
Mrs. M. A. Woodward and
daughter, Mrs. A. Brown, Of Abb
lene, are visiting friends in the
city.
Messrs. Bruce and J. d. Cage,
of ETath county, are prospecting
in the Concho country for ranch
property.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. G.. Taylor
moved Thursday of last week to
their new residence just complet-
ed in Angelo Heights.
r. S. Brennand came in Satur-
day from Colorado City en- route
to the Devils River country to
look after his sheep interests
there.
w. l.. Arnold and wife, of
Mount Vernon, Ill, relatives of
Arthur Evans, were IN the city
Saturday and went out to Evans
ranch.
Rome Shields, the big hearted
ex-San Angeloite and present
merchant and capitalist of Rea-
gan county, was here several days
tins week.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-02-25

we succeed there'u be gold for you
and this rifle and everything | have
In the outfit"
The native guide understood and
bowed gratefully. Sekirk watched
him narrowly ald muttered: Hell do.
| don't think he dare hetray me-"
Half an hour later he was moving In
the opposite direction from that taken
by the Englishman and his escort. The
fear OF roasting alive seemed to have
escaped his mind entirely, Once or
twice he laughed softly to himself,
Two weeks later. when Selkirk APP
peared at the American consuls dingy
office at Amapala, he was greeted cor
daily by that sun dried individual.
After few words Of welcome he ask
ed:
"How about the Engllshman? Did
he return all right"
ayes. He left for the States on the
next steamer. A fine trick you played
him. He ordered me to send a relief
expedition after you at once, think
when he reaches the States he'll have
fine story to tell. But I've anticipat'
ed him by cabling to the state depart
ment. | knew you would return"
st was rather mean trick to play
but I'm not sure but saved his life
He might have died in the swamps."
eyes, he might have had that luck
And so might you"
"Oh, I'm different! I'm used to 1t
I've knocked around the world more
than he has. But wonder II he vii
deliver the message toto
The American consul laughed. "Yes
he had her name and address. He haC
a fine story to tell her"