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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
OIL COMPANY FINED S., 600
JUDGE BANKER FIXES PENALTY
FOR STANDARD CONCERN.
Given Limit for Single Violation OF
Valentine Antitrust Law, and Al.
lowed Usual Time for Appeal.


Findlay, o. - In the probate
court here Monday, Judge Banker
overruled the motion filed by the at.
torneys of the Standard Oil company
for new trial and imposed a fine of
$4,000 and costs of the prosecution in
the recent suit against the Standard
held here.
On motion of the defense the court
ordered that the defendant company
be allowed 40 days in which to prepare
and file it's bill of exceptions in the
case. On motion by the Standard at.
torneys, Joseph .. Troup, of Bowling
Green, o., and S. II. Tolles, of Cleve.
land, the sentence imposed was or
dered suspeded for a period of co
days for the purpose of filing a petit
ton on error in this case. 1t was also
ordered that the criminal informa-
lions pending against John d. Rookie.
Teller, the Buckeye Pipe Line company
and the Manhattan Oil company be
continued until the next term of
court.
The fine imposed by Judge Banker
was the limit for one offense, though
the law stipulates that each day that
tho illegal combination business is
carried on constitutes a separate Of
Tense. Taking this view of the stat
utes, 1t was possible for the court to
impose an aggregate of fines amount
ing to over $6,000,000.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
DEATH LIST MAY REACH 20
in ATLANTIC CITY WRECK
Removal of Third Car from Thorough
fare Bridge Abutnent Releases
Bodies of Three Women Pinned
Beneath the Coach.

Atlantic City, N. 1.-THE contention
of Coroner Gaskill that a number of
persons who lost their lives in the
electric train wreck on the Thorough
fare bridge may be buried in the mud
where the cars plunged was borne
out late Tuesday, when the bodies of
Mrs. Paul Felsberg, Mrs. Selma John
son and that of Mrs. Sarah Miller
were recovered from under the third
car This car hung from the abut-
ment in the center of the bridge, with
its nose in the mud, and when the
workmen were trying to lift it from
the water the bodies worked loose.
That of Mrs. Miller was pinned fast
in the wreckage, but that of Mrs
Felsberg floated up to the view of the
workmen. Mrs. Johnsons body was
found some time later, caught under
the wreckage. All were cut and bat
tered.
Dead Now Number SO.
The finding of these bodies increas-
es the official identified dead to 81,
and the total number of bodies recov-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
HAS A COMPLAINT
OKLAHOMA OBJECTS TO RAIL-
ROAD GRAIN RATES.
OTHER STATES ARE IN THE SUIT
Missouri Pacific, Atchson, Topeka and
Santa Fe Rock Island and Pacific,
Burlington & Quincy, and other
Roads involved in the Complaint

WASHINGTON - All railroads ope-
rating in Oklahoma have been made
defendants in a complaint filed with
the Interstate Commerce commission
by the territory through its attorney
general w. o. Cromwell, the charge
being that eXtortionate rates are
charged on shipments of wheat to CAL
weston and that points in Arkansas,
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and
Indian Territory are ored. The
complaint is the result OF agitation OF
long standing.
Complaint was filed by the Howard
Milling company of Wichita, Kan,
that the Missouri Pacific, Atchison To.
peka and Santa Fe; Chicago, Rock Is
land e. Pacific; Chicago, Burlington &c
Quincy; Denver & Rio Grande, South.
ern Pacific and Union Pacific railroads
are maintaining unjust differentals
against -four and in favor of wheat
shipped fom Wichita to Pacific coast
terminals and points in Arizona. 1t is
claimed that this discrimination ope-
rates disastrously to the -four mills OF
Kansas and upbuilds the Pacific coast
mills, and the complaint urges that
the differential be abolished.
A compliant was also filed with the
commission by the Farmers Mer-
chants and Shippers club of Kan.
sas against the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe and Gulf, Colorado &c
Santa Fe and numerous other roads
that extortionate rates are charged
from Kansas points to Galveston and
more favorable rates are given to points
further north in other states.
1t is declared in the complaint that
a reasonable charge for the transport
tation of wheat by carload lots for ex-
port from points in Oklahoma to Gal
weston is not more than mills per ton
mile, and that the railroads are max
ing charge in excess of IT'S mills per
ton mile.
1t is asserted that by agreement
the sixteen railroads involved have
established uniform rates and that all
discriminate in favor of the longer
lauls from points which are alleged
% receive preferential treatment. The
commission is askd to determine what
5 the just rate from Oklahoma points
On export wheat and that rate be
made the maximum in the future.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Fllipinos to Have Congress.

Washington.-The president is pre-
pairing to redeem his promise made
to the Philippine people through Sec
rotary Taft that they shall have a
parliament of their own. conditioned
upon their good behavior for a
term of two years, and it is under
stood that Secretary Taft himself will
proceed to the Philippines next spring
to witness the installation of the
new form of representative govern
ment.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
NEBRASKA NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS IN
THE COMMONWEALTH
RAvACES OF THE HOG CHOLERA
Farmers of Otoe County SUFFERING
Much in This Respect-Brothers
Convicted of Murder.
non Cholera In otoe.

NEBRASKA CITY-The hog raisers
of this vicinity are greatly alarmed
at the ravages OF the hog cholera,
which has broken out here recently.
They have had several experts here
treating their sick hogs, but none of
them have been able to do anything
to stop the spread Of the disease.
George Overton lost over 200 head, Al
bert Hartman Is, Mr. Wirth $50 and
Nelse Overton 256. Other stock raisers
have lost small numbers and many
farmers have lost their entire herd.
1t has been raging for several months
and the farmers are becoming very
much discouraged. This is the first
time cholera has broken out among the
hogs o fthis vicinity for years.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Clark May Change Mind.

CHICAGO-When Senator William
A. Clark of Montana was in this city
on his way west he was asked if he in
tended to be candidate for reelection.
81 had about made up my mind" said
the senator, mot to be a candidate for
the senate again. but my friends insist
/ shall be-" The senator is now on his
way to Montana, having lett mere on
Thursday. He declared he had almost
completely recovered from his automo
bile accident in France.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
INDIANS ROB TROOPS.
Capture Big Wagon Carrying Three
Thousand Pounds of Flour.

SHERIDAN, WYO.-A band of Ute
Indians held up one of the government
supply wagons between Arvada and
he troops of the Tenth cavalry and
looted it, depriving the troopers OF
much needed supplies. In the plumber
vas 5000 pounds of -four, which the
reds packed away strapped to their
ponies. Driver James Forgin and his
string team were held up at the point
Of 100 rifles in the hands of Utes and
compelled to sit in his seat while the
braves completely relieved him of his
load The empty wagon was allowed
to proceed.
The troopers of the Tenth, Joined by
those of the Sixth from Fort Meade,
were running short of provisions, and
the capture by the Utes has placed the
military on short rations.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
EIGHT-HoUR DAY is UPHELD
Government Wins First Case Against
Contractors on Federal Work.

Cincinnati-The first test Of the
federal eight-hour day law ended in
a victory for the government here
Friday. After being out only Is min.
utes the jury in the United States
court found the Sheridan-Kirk Con-
tracing company guilty of violating
the law in the construction Of the big
Ohio river dam at Fernbank, nine
miles below this city. The determina-
ton of the penalty will come later.
The law provides for fine not ex.
ceeding $1,000.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Brothers Convicted of Murder.

HARRISON-In the district court
here two negroes, James and John
Strong, brothers, We're found guilty of
the murder of Ortiz Croker on Sep
TENDER II last, at the Burke Construc-
ton company's camp on the govern
ment irrigation canal in the south
part OF this county. Judge Westover
sentenced them to life Imprisonment.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
DEATH OF JAMES D. YEoMANs
Former Member of Interstate Boarc
Dead at Washington.

Washington. - James d. Yeo
mans, formerly a member of the in
terstate commerce commission, died
y, ednesday of complication of dis
eases. He was 81 years of age.
Mr.. Yeomans took part in many of
the important cases brought before
the interstate commerce commission
He was a native of Wyoming county
New York, and had considerable eXpe
Iience in the railroad world He en-.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
eurIinotcn Paws Old Taxes.

CENTRAL CITY - The Burlington
paid the balance of the tax assessed
on its property in this county IN 1904,
which, together with interest, amount
ed to $2,207 40. The payment, how
ever, was made under protest, the allie
cation being made that the road was
fraudulently, illegally and excessively
taxed by the state board of equaliza-
ton.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
A Family in Distress.

Mrs. Smith and family of ten chill
Is months, were living during the re-
cent stormy weather in a tent in the
outskirts of Grand Island. Kind neigh
bors, however, took the mother and
babe in and some of the smaller chill
dren and the older boy was given some
work by an elevator man. The father
of the family died recently.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Lost Money on chautauous.

AUBURN-The annual meeting of
the Chautauqua board was held and it
was discovered that the management
lost S214 in the program of the present
season. The program was a very ex-
pensive one. The association has over
$500 as a reserve fund and are in no
wise discouraged
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Pythian Hall Is Destrnued

Leipsic, O,-Fire Wednesday night
destroyed the entire opera house
block entailing loss of 100000 The
fire started in the Knights of Pythias
lodge rooms and within an hour the
entire block was consumed.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Presents Island TO cltu.

Racine, Wis,-William Horlick has
purchased and presented to this city
laIge island in Root river. Mr.. Hor.
lick has also donated a generous sum
to convert this island into beautiful
park, much needed in Racine.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Awarded Honors,

At the second annual contest of the
Western Nebraska high school declam-
atory association held at Sidney, the
following were awarded first honors:
Alice Wilcox, North Platte, dramatic
class; Anna Radcliff, Sidney. humor-
GUS class; Esther Antonidis, North
Platte. There were ten contestants.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Paid a 900 Fine.

PAWNEE CITY-Harry Shmidt, a
young farmer living about six miles
north of the city, was arraigned in
Judge Barton's court, charged with
adultery and bastardy, the complain
ant being Josephine M. Conradt. The
bastardy charge was dismissed upon
the payment of one thousand dollars.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
A BID Elau.

The Sons of Herman, of Nebraska
City, have made arrangements for the
purchase of one of the biggest flags
ever brought to this state 1t is to
be silk and on one the emblems of the
order, the stars and stripes on the
other and surmounted by monster
eagle. 1t is to cost them something
like 1925.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Sucked Down to Death.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. 1.-THE body
OF H. H. Burch, another victim of the
Thoroughfare diaster, was recovered
from the mud. The divers say that
the body was in an upright position
leaning against the piling of the bridge
and had apparently been sucked into
the mud feet first.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Omaha Man Reelected.

CANTON, O.-The Luther league Of
America, now in session here, will
meet in Chicago in biennial convention
in 1908. The league elected William
C. Slower. Pennsylvania, president and
Rev. Luther NJ. Kuhns, Omaha, gen.
eral secretary.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Bishop Nicholson Dead.

Milwaukee,-Isaac Lea Nicholson.
d, d., bishop of the Milwaukee Epis.
copal diocese, died at his residence
in this city late Monday afternoon
after a lingering illness. The end
came peacefully and was not unex.
pected. An ailment of the heart, to.
gether with other complications, was
the cause of death.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Jap Contractor Disappears.

FREMONT-Oki Kohei, a Japan
ese beet contractor, has disappeared
together with his band of twenty work
ers, who came here last spring and
worked all summer. Kohei left many
bills unpaid.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
JUDGE Gary Is Dead.

Chicago.-Judge Joseph e. Gary, the
Oldest member of the Chicago bench,
and the man who sentenced the an
archists to hang. died suddenly at his
home, S69 Ontario street, Wednesday
afternoon.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
EIGHT Persons Executed.

St. Petersburg. Eight persons ar
rested here in connection with the
robbery of s1SS,S26 from Cashier Her,
man, OF the custom house, October
27, were tried by court-maytial and
executed Tuesday.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Good Price for Land.

HASTINGS-C. p. Mecham who has
resided in Wanda township for more
than twenty years, has sold his well
improved quarter section of land in
that locality for $4,000.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Prominent Florist KllIed.

Scranton, Pa. l.. Dillon, of
Bloomington, one of the leading for
lists OF the United States, was killed
at Eas, Bloomburg by freight train
while attending TO the unloading Of
coal.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Hicks Gets $1,000 for injury.

LEXINGTON-W. L. Hicks of Far
nam secured $1,000 from the Union
Pacific railroad for injuries ne received
by being struck by a Union Pacific
locomotive more than two years ago at
Gothenburg.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Trainman Is Killed.

Greencastle, Ind.-Wllliam A. Nc
Lain, an employee of the Big Four
railroad fell under a moving car We'd
nesday and was instantly killed. His
father resides at Butler, Pa, and a
wife at Carnegie, Pa.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
erother.in.Law of Harrison.

OTTUMWA, Ia.-Thomas j. Devin,
brother-in-law of President Benja-
min Harrison, died here, aged 20
years. He was married to Sarah TIar-
rison in 1859.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
SIOUX CITY, Ia.-white Bull, OF

SIOUX CITY, Ia.-White Bull, one
of the chiefs of the Sioux Indians, was
III Sioux City today on his way to
the scene of the Ute uprising in Wyo'
ming to act as emissary of peace. He
said he was anxious to meet the lead
ers of the Utes that he might use his
influence to dissuade them fighting.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08

WASHINGTON-The railway postal
clerks of the country propose to ask
congress this winter to allow them a
per diem for expenses incurred while
away from their homes in the dis
charge of their duties.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08

ing for the effects of his wife and
son when the police learned of the
recovery of the bodies. Miller identi
most collapsed after crying out that
he was left alone in the world.
Only One Unidentified.
The police, in going over the effects
of some of the victims at the city hall,
found a letter in the pockets of
garment taken from one of the uni.
Identified bodies. 1t was addressed to
William Granting, Penn Door Sash
company, Twenty-fifth and Callowhill
streets, and was written by brother.
This apparently Identifies one of the
unclaimed victims. The body is in
charge of Undertaken Thompson on
Chelsea
The one absolutely unidentified and
unclaimed body, at Crowley's morgue,
is that of a man about AZ years old,
weighing about 200 pounds.
Aside from the search for the bod
les, interest now centers on the in
quest which will be held by Coroner
Gaskill on Thursday morning. While
he will not express an opinion before
the inquiry as to the cause of the AGA
cident, it appears from his statement
that he is convinced the bridge on
which the accident occurred is not as
it should be, and may be rebuild
Resolution of Sympathy.
That the officials of the city gener-
ally want most rigid inquiry so that
responsibility for the accident may be
placed, is shown by the action of
councils in adopting resolutions ex-
pressing sympathy for the bereaved
and embodying the following:
Resolved, That every officer of the
city government who, by reason of
his presence in the work of rescue, or
for any other reason can give assist
ance to the county officials charged
with the work of determining the
cause of this disaster, is hereby direct
ed to give such assistance, in order
that those responsible for the appal
ling loss of life may be punished and
the lives Of railroad passengers safe.
guarded"
To Hear Rridgetender.
The central figures in the inquiry
on Thursday will probably be Daniel
Stewart, the old bridge tender, and
John Splker, the towerman, who oper.
ates the signals. Stewart declares
positively that he locked the draw
properly after the schooner yacht SIM
bad passed through, and the railroad
officials say that in any event the sig.
nal for safety would not have been
set when the train came along had tho
rails not been right. John Spiker,
the towerman, when asked about this,
said that he could not see the tracks
clearly enough from his position to
know whether the tracks were in line,
but he said he got the signal from the
tender that they were all right and
gave the train a clear track.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08


when the big exhibit will take place,
It. has been the custom at past con,
tests TO let only the winners of district
contest enter the county contest
This proved somewhat unsatisfactory,
however, and it was decided to allow
them all to come to Fremont this year
Says the Licoln Journal: Capt. A,
M. Trimble and John Weisman will
leave for Nicksburg, Miss, to take
part In the dedication of the Illinois
monuments. Mr. Wesman intends to
find the stump that he hid behind and
have the monument moved to that
! spot, as he knows the siege was set
tied right there by McAllister's Chi
cago battery. The main monument is
| described by Captain Trimble's broth
err, Judge Trimble, as the finest monu.
ment on any battlefield in the world.
At Columbus the Union Pacific Rail-
road company gave Foreman Webb
instructions to spare no pains or eX-
pense in fixing the culverts by the side
/ OF the Meridian road This good news
! pleases the citizens who live in the
south part of town because it viii
drain their lots to the Platte river.
Tive men, aged respectively thirty
and forty years, were arrested at the
Burlington depot in Hastings, charged
with an attempt to pass counterfeit
money. The bill in question was O
confederate ten-dollar bill, and was
found in the mems possession.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-21
JUST BREATHE IT.
Hyome Cures Catarrh in Natural
and Rational Way.

No dangerous drugs or alcoholic con-
coctions are taken into the system
when Hyomei is used in the treatment
of catarrh. Breathed through the neat
pocket inhaler that comes with every
outfit, the balsamic healing of Hyo-
mel pcnetrates to the most remote
cells of the nose. throat and lungs,
killing all catarrhal germs, healing the
irritated mucous membrane and effect
ing a complete and permanent cure.
No medicine taken into the stomach
can possibly reach the remote cells of
the air passages. or give the imme-
dite relief tnat follows the use of
Hyomei. A few days treatment is
usually all that is necessary to show
how quickly this remedy will cure
catarrh.
So successful has Hyomei been in
the cure of catarrh among their Gus
toners. that Bowdtch & Webster and
Percy w. Means sell it under posi-
tive guarantee that it costs nothing
unless it gives satisfaction. The COM
plete outfit sells for one dollar, while
extra bottles can be obtained for so
cents.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-21
Is the Moon Inhabited?

Science has proven that the moon
has an atmosphere. which makes life in
sc me form possible on that satellite.
but not for human beings, who have a
hard enough time on this earth of ours;
especially those who don't know that
Electric Bitters cure Headache, Bilious
ness. Malaria. Chills and Fever. Jaun-
dice. Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Torpid
Liver. Kidney co,nl.lrints. General De-
bility and Female weaknesses. IN
equalled as a general Tonic and Ap-
petiz.r for weak persons and especially
for the aged. 1t induces sound sleep.
Fully guaranteed by Bowditch, WEB
ster &, Co. Simpson Drug Co. Water
willie. druggists. Price only SOC.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-21

Deputy Enforcement Commissioner Al
len of jay and French ana Conway Of
Bath visited tho house allie gcd t" be o.
curicd by Mrs. Grace Howard at 79l Mid
die street, Bath. Friday. They found the
door locked. but soon forced it open. In
a room they found two suitcases contain
ing 81 pints Of whiskcy. Downstairs they
got SIX quart bottles Of whiskey md two
kegs. ore full Of rum and the other part.
ly full. They took what thoy seized to
their storehotise and libeied it, This seiz-
IRE is the largest thus far made by the
deputy commissioners at Bath.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-21

enjoyable events of the school year,
and last nights festivities were fully
up to the standard of enjoyment.
The hall was tastily arranged for
the occasion with cosy corners, Japan
cse lanterns and other decorations,
and looked very pretty. The party
was a large one. over 200 invitations
having been issued, and the scene pre-
sented by the dancers was an animated
one.
The floor was in charge of H. V.
Bickmore, and he was ably assisted
in his duties by Alden Hichborn, Wal
ter kimball and John G. Coughlin
Music was furnished by Dennis or
cheStra, and the hours passed most
happily. Punch was served during
the evening and icecream and cake at
intcrmisSion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-21

Commander Clarence III. Cram of the
Maine Division of the Sons of Veterans.
reports that the plans for the cath
annual encampment of the division
which will be held Lewiston, June 10
and 20. are completed. and that it is
expected that the encampment will call
out the largest attendance of any that
has yet been held by the Sons of Vet
Grams. During the encampment the
division will be entertained by Custer
Camp of Lewiston. One of the social
features of the encampment will be
the reception and ball on the evening
of June 20. which will be given to the
officers and members of the Maine Di-
vision at Kora Temple hall. Command
in Chief Harley G. Steelman of Cincin-
natl will be present. also several of the
past and present officers of the Massa-
chusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont
divisions, and prominent members of
the Grand Army. The headquarters
during the encampment will be at the
Dewitt House. The Lewiston mem
bers of the committee are E. NJ. Small
and w. B. Mennealy. A recreation
feature of the second day will be a
trolley ride around Lewiston and Au-
burn in the car "Merrymeeting."