Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-30
News in Brief

President Roosevelt tells labor lead
ers who call on him that mediation
before is better than arbitration after
a strike.
That Mrs. Stanford died natural
death, probably, will be the concu'
sions of those who are now iuvestl'
eating the case.
j. II. Keene's Commando b. H., 7
years old by Domino, out Of Emma c..
by Imp Darbin died at Castelton stud
at Lexington, Ky.
Within period Of little more than
twelvemonth Omaha has leaped into
fourth place in the list Of grain mar
kets in the country.
Rev. Dr. John watson Clan Mac
Laren) has resigned the pastorship of
the Seton Park church in Liverpool.
Poor health Is the cause
A mighty religious revival has been
given wings in Evanston, where the
Emmanuel Methodist church has in
troduced whistling choir.
The Glass block, one of the largest
buildings in Mankato, Mimi was en-
of adjacent buildings damaged.
There are to be flfty-three Sundays
this year and according to the annal-
lists this has not happened before since
1896 and will not happen again until
a015.
General Manager Nudge OF the San
Ia Fe denies the story that he will
leave that road to accept a similar
position with the Rock Island.
Lieutenant Zebulon Montgomery
Pike, an officer in the United States
army, discovered the famous peak
that bears his name on November Is,
1906.
Prominent German scientists de-
clare that cancer Is neither parasitic
nor contagious, which would overturn
all the theories accepted by medical
men.
DR.. Joseph b. Moore Is one OF the
oldest residents In Washington and
well remembers hunting quails in the
woods which Is now occupied as La
fayette square.
w H. Perry, who tried to vote IL
legally at the recent charter election,
pleaded guilty at Kansas City and
was sentenced to two years in the
penitentlary.
Thirty-five years ago w. II. New
man was a brakeman on a southern
railroad at 81 a day. today he is pres-
dent of the great Vanderbilt system,
with salary of 100000 year.
The confederate war cemetery on
Johnson's Island, near Sandusky, o.,
has been sold to the Robert Patton
chapter, United Daughters of the Con
federacy, of Cincinnati, for $1,000
julius Steven, a negro imprisoned
in the Jail at Long View, Texas,
charged with assault upon Carl An.
derson, at a saw mill near that place,
was shot to death in his cell by a
mob.
An earthquake shock sufficient to
shake houses was left Sunday night
at Menominee, Mich Several loud
rumblng reports were heard and were
followed by violent shaking of the
houses.
In the lower house of the Illinois
state legislature, Representative Nc
Kinley Of Chicago has introduced an
antitrust bill drawn by the attorney
general and Endorsed by Governor
Deenen.
William G. Edens of Chicago, It Is
believed Is not likely to be made
fourth assistant postmaster general
as Postmaster General Cortelyou de
sires an appointee possessing wide ex
perience.
r, w. Burdick Of Boulder, late treas
urer of Jefferson county, Montana
was found dead in room in tn,
Beaver block at Butte, and from fact
that have transpired it is believed h
committed suicide.
Four hundred members of the cor
gress of mothers were received at tn
white house by Mrs. Roosevelt. Tn
reception lasted about an hour. TIE
was served to the assembled guest
in the state dining room.
The Washington Star, in dscussin
probable presidential candidates c
the republican party in 1908, con
ments on LaFollette's prospective car
didacy as damaging to that of Seer,
tary Shaw. and mentions Root, Fo
aker, Fairbanks and Cannon as mos
likely to received the nomination
their party.
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick, accuse
of conspiring to defraud the Unite
States government by conspiring
procure the certifcation of checks c
a national bank when there were I
funds in the bank to her credit.
found guilty by the jury on the seve
counts in the indictment upon while
1t was privileged to rule.
At meeting OF the leading Roma
Catholics OF Alliance final arrang
ments were made for the estabis
ment of a council OF the Knights
Columbus here in the early part
April While the membership will |
drawn chiefly from Alliance, the su
rounding country as far west as Shel
dan, Wyo., Will be well represented
A sweeping civil service measur
prepared in secret and including
Chicago and Cook county emnloye