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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-09
PRISON TRUCK FARM

Jefferson City, Mo.-Warden Matt
w. Hall, Of the Missouri penitentiary,
is a gardener on quite an extensive
scale. This year he has devoted a
part of the state farm, located Just
east of the prison, to garden truck"
and is just beginning to realize some
OF the results that follow careful and
intelligent filling of the soil, in the
way of palatable and healthy addi-
tons to the prison menu, and at a
minimum of expense to the state.
The farm is in charge of John
Bruner, who works several convicts
In caring for the place. Just now the
snap bean" crop is in full bearing
The bean patch covers several acres
or ground, and the crop on the state
farm is unusually prolific.
The soil on top of the hill seems
to be especially adapted to the bean,
and there will be several "messes"
for all hands in the warden's family of
$500 persons.
Some idea of what 1t takes to go
round in the prison is gained when 1t
Is known that it requires rs bushels
of snap beans for one meal. Recently
that amount OF beans was turned over
to the prison kitchen, and it required
all of 1t to give each convict all the
beans he could eat. Several hundred
pounds of bacon were required to
cook them properly and give the right
flavor.
Radishes were grown in great guam
titles earlier in the season, and onions
have been served several times from
the farm. There is a great quantity
OF the onions still in the ground
This healthful, II somewhat odorifer-
Gus, vegetable is eagerly welcomed by
the convicts as, in fact, is all the gar
den truck.
John" said Mr.. Hall, to Bruner, the
man in charge of the farm, 1--WE must
have little slaw for the Fourth of
July dinner. How many heads of cab
bage can you let Bowen have for that
day."
About 400 or 1900 heads" was
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-09
CEMETERY is A GOLD NINE
Graveyard Claim Is Jumped by an En-
thusiastic Prospector in
Montana.

Butte, Mont.-The Jewish GENE.
terry has been Jumped" as gold
mine. So has the entire south half of
the Mount Moriah cemetery. All the
land intervening between the Cath
Ollie and Protestant cemeteries has
also been staked out to comprise a
ten.acre placer claim known as the
Palm Leaf placer.
Herman Mueller, a wealthy saloon
keeper, declares that there is gold In
the cemeteries. He has located his
placer claim in ground around the
two graveyards and his corner posts
touch the Catholic cemetery fence,
the boulevard and the common, and
one sacrilegious stake has been
driven in the Mount Moriah soil not
far from the w. A. Clark plot.
The Jewish cemetery has been
completely enveloped by the location,
and, technically, the Jews have now
no cemetery.
Jews about town are boiling with
indignation, and public protests have
been made. Indignant citizens have
pulled up the northwest corner post
Of the Palm Leaf placer, driven near
a headstone, and have thrown 1t over
the fence.
The ground Is supposed to be the
property of the Northern Pacific
Railway company, and was given by
the courtesy of the company to the
various denominations desiring bury
ing grounds.
Mr.. Mueller declares that the land
commissioner ruled that the ground
was a government common. He says
that he and Gus Nickle located the
ground ~ years ago, but that since
that time the mine has been aban
doned. Recently he made the reloca
ton which is causing so much com.
ment and protest. Mueller says he
does not propose to let sentiment in
terfere with his fight for fortune.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-09

Beattyville, Ky.--The jury in the
dict of nuot guilty in short order
after one of the most desperately
fought battles in a Kentucky court
for years. Judge James Hargis and
Edward Callahan were charged with
the murder of j. B. Marcum.
Curtis Jet, who was brought here
from the Frankfort penitentiary, testk
fed that he killed Marcum.
The verdict of not guilty is the
elimination of long and bitter fight
In courts in an attempt to convict
James Hargis and Ed Callahan as
chief conspirators in one of the dark
est crimes in Kentucky history.
James B. Marcum was mountain
Republican lawyer of excellent stand
Ing. He was engaged three years ago
as an attorney in the contest against
Hargis and Callahan, respectively
Democratic Judge and sheriff-elect, to
GUST them from their offices on an
allegation Of corrupt election. Much
bitterness was aroused and frequent
open ruptures occurred.
Killed at Jackson.
In May, 1903, Marcum was shot to
death from behind in the Jackson
courthouse. Curtis Jet and Tom
White were convicted and sentenced
to life Imprisonment for the murder.
1t was charged that they were the
tools of Callahan, Hargis and others.
Jet, after his conviction, confessed
that he shot Marcum and that his
act was inspired by Callahan and
Hargis. On the witness stand, how
ever. he repudiated the confession
and said he alone was responsible.
The acquittal followed largely on this
reputation.
A jury Of Clark county citizens re-
turned verdict for $4,000 damages
a year ago against Hargis on the al
legation that he had caused Marcum
to be killed. The suit was filed by
Mrs. Marcum. Hargis and Callahan
are yet to be tried in the Lexington
court for the killing of James Cock
rell under similar circumstances.
Ewing Star Witness.
B. ]. Ewing, who was standing in
the courthouse door talking with
J. B. Marcum when the latter was
murdered by Curtis Jet and tom"
White, was the star witness for the
commonwealth at the trial of Hargis
and Callahan. Ewing was a deputy
sheriff under Callahan and close
and trusted friend Of Judge Hargis,
He said Judge Hargis was confidential
with him and told him of many of
his troubles and ambitions. He said
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-09

Hargis had asked him why he did
not kill Marcum one night when the
latter had remained at his house all
night
Next time you get chance take
that fellow on a walk and return
without him. Ewing said he under
stood Hargis to mean that he wanted
him to kill Marcum, but he did not
take the hint. He said Hargis, after
the murder of Marcum, had asked him
to resign as deputy sheriff, so that
he could sit on jury that might try
the men accused of his murder.
Attorney Young, for the prosecu-
ton, attempted to make light OF
Ewing and was rebuked by Judge
Dorsey. Ewing said that he had
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-09

breaks down at times and becomes ut.
tcrly useless, but the proportion o.,
efficiency is great enough to make au,
tomobile construction one of the big
industries of the country. The Well,
man airship holds the same relation
to the possible high-speed airship OF
the future as the automobile in Its
present stage of development does to
the possible non-breakable automobile
of the future. 1t is possible that the
preliminary flights or trials at Danes
island may indicate weaknesses or
faults; but If such is the case the IA
cillties at the base for remedying them
are all-sufiicient. The airship that
starts to the pole will be well-be-
haved, easily managed ship of the
requisite speed when the start is made.
If it develops untractable traits after
that it will be because conditions arise
which cannot be foreseen or because
machinery breaks down, a contingency
which arises whenever machinery is
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-09

the reply. These cabbages will aver.
age perhaps two pounds to the head,
so 1t will be observed that several
thousand pounds Of raw material en-
tiers into the problem of providing the
prison population with the one item
of little cold slaw for their holiday
dinner.
The cabbage patch on the state
farm includes $4,000 growing plants,
and the crop is flourishing, but big as
the patch Is few rounds of cold
slaw" will make heavy inroads on It,
There are several acres of potatoes,
a roasting ear patch of two or three
acres, but the browning glory of the
big garden Is the tomato field, where
there are 1900 or $4,000 flourishing
plants growing that give promise of a
great yield of this most delightful
Of all vegetables.
Some Of the vines are loaded with
tomatoes that will be ready for use
in few weeks, while others have just
reached the blooming stage. If moth
ing happens to injure the vines there
will be an abundance Of this crop, for
the vines will continue to produce un.
til frost kills them.
Warden Hall and Mr.. Bruner figure
that after the season is over they will
have unripe tomatoes enough on hand
when the frost comes to make several
hogsheads OF chochow.
1t Is worth trip to the state farm
to see the gardening on large scale
that Warden Hall has inaugurated
His theory is that whatever expense
is involved in growing the vegetables
for use OF the convicts is more than
Offset by the diminution OF the sick
list.
The land has deteriorated somewhat
during the last few years, when 1t
was leased by the state to private in
dividuals, and Mr., Hall will by sys-
tematic effort seek to build 1t up and
restore 1t to high degree of produc.
tiveness. To this end much of 1t will
be sown in cowpeas this summer and
this will be turned under early in the
fall.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-09
Mr.. Wellnan's DUN VieWs.

1t Is interesting to note that in the
gossipy discussions of the venture by
men who pretend to know nothing or
aeronautics nor the polar regions, the
two objections most often urged are
tho two which caused Mr.. Wellman
and his associates in the construction
and Quitting of the ship the most per-
plexity. The manner in which he pro-
poses to overcome one of these dangers
that from fast, adverse winds-has
been explained by Mr.. Wellman, thus:
I'VE have already explained how we
hope to make progress with our air.
ship by means Of our motors and
screws when the winds are favorable
in direction, and also when they are
unfavorable, but not of too great We
locity What are we going to do when
they blow adversely and also toe
strongly to permit us to advance with
the motors?
"This brings us to one of the funda-
mental features of the method which
we have adopted. 1t is this:
81. With favorable winds or unfa-
vorable winds of relatively small We
locities-motor at a proper speed OF
from ten to II geographical miles per
hour, with II miles per hour as per-
haps the mean speed.
80. With unfavorable winds of high
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-09

Man Officially Dead Still Lives.

his regiment, the Twenty-fifth New
Jersey volunteers, in Atlantic City. a
year or two ago. He says there is not
another record like his in the state.
The old soldier has left his home
every morning before the family was
up, and returned most of the time
after they had retired for the night.
and hardly had speaking acquaint
ance with his four children, all OF
whom grew up to fill prominent posi-
tons in life.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-09
Kaiser Plans Worlds Fair.

Berlin.-The government has decid-
ed to invite the nations Of the world
to participate in a great international
exposition to be held here In 1912.
1t is proposed that the exposition shall
surpass all worlds fairs, not except.
ing the marvellous expositions for
which Paris Is famous, or the two
great American fairs at Chicago and
st. Louis.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-09
What the Car VIII Carry.

Suspended from the bag is the car,
or basket, which contains the motors.
gasoline supply, cabins for the explor-
ers, motor sledges scientific apparatus
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-09

identified Jett and admitted that he
was the first to reveal the name or
the assassin. He was also asked IL
his hotel had not been burned to the
ground shortly after he had made
the admissions which resulted in the
arrest of Jett, and White said that 1t
had been burned and that he mad
been forced to leave Jackson for fear
of assassination.
Other witnesses who told of parts
OF the plots to take the life of Mar
cum were John T. Noble, who was
a clerk In the Hargis store; Hezekiah
Combs, e. l.. Noble, N. B. Combs and
others. The widow of the murdered
man, with the boy whom the father
had carried to and from his office
with his arms around his neck to
ward off the bullets of the assassins.
who feared killing the child, was In
the courtroom.
Hargis took deep interest In the
trial, while Callahan, as usual. was
listless and gave little attention to
what was going on. Judge Dorsey
made several rulings that greatly dis
appointed the commonwealth.
Curtis Jet, the self-confessed as
sassin of Marcum and Cockrill. came
here to testify from the Frankfort
penitentiary In the charge Of prison
guards. He was brought here to tell
the story of the assassination of Mar
cum and of the alleged plots formed
by Hargis and Callahan to have him
murdered.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-09

sulphuric acid and iron shavings, and
165 tons of these materials, carefully
selected, were shipped to the expedi-
tons base on Danes island. The as
censional power of the inflated bag is
$1,000 pounds. The weight of the ship
itself and its equipment and crew is
1000 pounds, leaving approximately
5000 pounds for cargo. The gasoline
carried weighs $500, which is equal to
a power endurance of $50 hours mo-
toring with the 70 horsepower motor
in full operation. At the rate of from
II to Is miles an hour this means that
the airship will be able to travel 1880
miles in calm air, or far enough to
carry the airship from the base of sup
plies to the pole and back and then
back to the pole again.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-12-26
a sEcoAR OF KHlvA.
Pathetic Figure Appealed to the Trav
eler from che East

Once in an open square, where the
dust pail forbade sight or breath,
directed my STEPS toward the source
Of a throbbing roll that ceaselessly
wove itself in with the noise OF voices
and the pattering of unshod feet OF
beasts. AS / neared 1t the noise be-
came detached from the hubbub, a dis
tinct and individual thing, which In
sistently claimed attention and made
the very notes in the air dance to
time Under willow tree, by the wa
ter ditch that defined the square, sat
a bent old man, unbelievably ragged
So torn were his many khalats that
they did not seem like constructed
garments at all, but strings of tatters
and tags collected and hung on his fat,
weak body. His head was bent on his
breast, and his eyes were half closed
On his stomach was wooden BOWL
with skin drumhead stretched across
it, and on this drumhead he beat in
cessantly with his knuckles and his
fist The motion was so automatic
and and deadly regular in its recur-
rent changes that it seemed almost as
if he were a clockwork figure set at
the edge of the busy market to record
the passage of time. flung some cop
pers on the brass begging tray by his
side and went off, unconsciously ad-
justing my steps to his beating. he
made the trivial barter and the driv'
ing of laden animals seem vapid and
futile, and my bit of charity sickened
me- 1t was as if l had happened along
and patted Socrates on the back
Century.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-12-26
GIGANTIC OAKS OF FLORIDA.
One Five Feet from the Ground Meas
ures 26 Feet Around.

OF the many splendid live oaks
which inhabit the southern states
there are none so large as one short
way out of Jacksonville, Fla, beside
a sandy roadway bordering the river
Here, visited by strangers from va
rious parts of the world, it forms q
spectacle so dignified, SO magnificent
in it's proportions and Interchangeable
ness that few can leave it unim.
pressed.
Naturally the tree is an evergreen,
holding it's foliage over the winter or
until the young leaves of another sea-
son are sufficiently well developed to
allow of the older ones falling unre-
GREETED to the ground. 1t is for this
reason that its mammoth framework
can never be wholly seen. It's trunk,
however, at a distance of about five
feet from the ground, measures a
trife over 26 feet in circumference.
Always the oak marks the landscape,
something as might colossal foun.
tain casting out spray of trembling
green leaves
Through how many generations the
tree has been slowly attaining its
great size none can tell with accuracy.
In fact, when asked question regard
ing the oaks age the oldest inhabit.
ant of Jacksonville made answer:
'Dat trees always been dar, fur's
knows" And even those of more sci.
entifc propensities feel strangely in
clined to take this statement as con-
vincing. In spite of its perpetual
greenness the oak has not the SEM
blance of youth.
Waving through its green crown,
even hanging so low as to touch the
ground, long strands of gray moss
cast over it a look Of age and often
to those INBRED in the south mark II
as we'll with melancholy, unuttsE
ably sad expression.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-12-26

I sufforod with Eczema for forty
years and could ind nothing to
suffered intensely with the Itch.
inR and burning; pustules would
form from which there flowed q
sticky fuid; orugts would come on
the akin and when scratched. on
the skin was left az raw as Q piece
Of beef. suffered agony in the
long years I was afhioted, but
when I used 8. 8. 8. found q per-
foot cure. There has never been
any return Of the trouble.
9tockman. Neb.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-12-26
SKIN DISEASES
FTURTOIag IN THE BLOOD

when tAbOoa pare and hsalhy the s viii " sO smooth
snd s but %hn acid humor takes root In the circu
aiOn n PsAc. n manifested y skin eruption q disease These
condition the members Of the body whose duty it to collect and
off the and refuse matter Of the system This unhealthy matter LETT
circulation charged with the acid
poison begins and acids through the
Salt and skin supOn Of kinds Eczema usually
the n followed by pustues from which there
Aos sticky fluid that dries and forms crust and the itching intense
It generally the back lace and leg though other parts
body letter des and beds
OILS Of the skim which intended
plant causing dry eveh condition and giving It
eay appearance makes It's the face In the
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-12-26

because not reach the blood down into the circulation
particle foreign matter and the blood to its
condition. thereby permanently curing form OF skin
affection Book Skin Diseases and medical advice desired sent
to all first drug
7HE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA GA.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-12-26

We were perilously near diplom.
attic funeral in washington when the
German Ambassador wife took such
. daring shy at fate in an automobile.
The Indiana man who cut of his
right hand because it offended him, it
is needless to say, was Bible reader
who accepted all statements literally.
If the price Of living continues to
increase 1t may not be long until Sena-
tor Beverage will have to recall his
statement that no man needs million.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-12-26
IEOdOI Dys Ie sIa CIro
DIgoatS wRat YOU oatr


Pa-noI Liver Regulator keeps the
liver, Stomach and BoWles working
Just right. That means 70 be well ana
10 keep well. And Il makes Your
money 20 the fnrkhest. Tin box,
50 cents. Money back Il you want
Il. For sale BY Davis a Bell.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-12-26

form OF pimples and black heads, while
Psoriasis comes in scaly patches on differ
emit parts Of the body One Of the worst
forms of skin trouble Is Salt Rheumi
Its favorite point of attack is the scalp,
sometimes causing badness. Poison Oak
and Ivy are also disagreeable types Of skin
disease. The humor producing the trouble
lies dormant in the blood through the
Winter to break out and torment the
sufferer with the return of Spring. The best
treatment for all skin diseases is S. S. S.
1t neutralizes the acids and removes the
humors so that the skin instead of being
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-12-26
A Guaranteed Cure For Piles.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Piles. Druggist refund money If Pazo
Ointment fails to cure any case, no meter
of how long standing, in to IA days.
Firt application gives ease and rest. If
your druggist hasn't it send Soc in stan pc
and it will be forwarded postpaid by Paris
Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-12-26

The trouble about some women Is
they are not satisfied to be the better
half, but insist on being the better
whole.
Few girls, however generous in 9TH
er things, are willing to share their
popularity with even their closest
chums.
Often yOu hear q woman speak Of
her motor car in tone that leads yon
20 suspect she gets q lot Of pleasure
out Or impFesSing people with her
doliciously luxurious extravagance.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-12-26

Uncle Sam probably will not have to
whip Japan, but tire present indimates
rather plainly that San Francisco may
have to be spanked.
Missouri's Oldest citizen, VINO died
at 116 years, never used a cook stove
in his lifetime. Here lie new theory
for the long livity philosophers.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-12-26

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup, the new
Laxative, stimulates, but does not ir.
Eitate. 1t is the best Laxative. Guar.
anteed or your money back. S0ld by
st. Clair Wylie Drug Co., Tupelo, and
Bearden & King, Okolona.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-12-26
no stop ChiIls in One Day.

Take Royaline Chill Cure Money
back if it fails. Coca to take. Great
Tonic 6Oc. For sale by Davis & Bell
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-12-26
To Cure 4 Cold in one DAY.

T.ks Lnxntfvo Bronze Qulnine Tablets.
All drugeIatb refund the money lit fails ID
c'1Vs. Il. w. Groves signature 4 on each
box. 2be.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-09
Plot to Appoint Committees
From the Floor
Maor.Esct Mccarthy Says Man Who Puts Forward Such
Deal Will Have TO Explain and Democrats Believe Il viii
Only the More Securely Seal the Doom Of the Perry y-Daon
Ring That Is Sure to Come Next Year.

The local Republican ring. with the aid
Of it's political adviser Boss Brayton's 8
understudy, is planning TO spring new
deal in the board OF aldermen next Janu-
airy.
II Is planned to make Alderman elect
Parks OF the First ward chairman OF the
board. and 10 clothe him with power 10
appoint all committees. thus taking this
power from the mayor-elect. I'm whom the
voters have shown such great confidence.
and vesting II in the Perry -Brayton ma
chine. which seeks to dictate the appoint
ments for Its own purposes.
The same deal was planned once
against Mayor Miller; but Alderman Rey-
nolds and others refused 20 stand for IT,
IT is not believed that the alderman
from the Fifth ward. Alderman Peterson.
and several others who believe I'm fair
play. will countenance such action next
year.
1T will be declaring war for the, year
said A prominent Democrat today. when
apprisod OF the plan: "and / doubt seii-
ously whether the Republican ring and
its political adviser are strong enough 10
win out on this proposition.
The mayor should appoint all commit
tees Of the board OF aldermen, not a
member chosen by the board, which rep