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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
BROWNS CHOSEN
ELECTED OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF THE G. A. r.
ALL OPPOSITION IS WITHDRAWN
Other Candidate Retire and Choice Is
Made by Accamatlon-A Nebraska
Man at Head Of the Medical Depart
ment.

Commanderin-C Chief ...... ....
...... r. e. BROWN, GAINESVILLE, o.
,Ss.-lior Vice Commander .......
WIN. II. ARMSTRONG, Indianapolis
Junior Vice Commander .......
...........E. B. FENTON, Detroit
N-CHIEF .... ......
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND, st. Paul
| Surgeon General ..............
wv. H. JOHNSON, Lincoln, Neb.
MINNEAPOLIS-The above officers
were elected at the annual meeting of
the Grand Army of the Republic. All
other officers are staff appointments
and will be announced later by the
new commander-in-chief
The strongest opponents of Mr..
Brown for the honor of being COM
mander-in-chief were c. G.. Burton of
Missouri and Captain H. Coney of
Kansas. Both withdrew when it was
,een that the election of Mr.. Brown
was a certainty.
Several candidates were nominated
for senior and junior vice commanders,
but later all withdrew in favor of Arm
strong and Fenton, and both were
chosen unanimously.
Archbishop Ireland had no rivals for
the position of chaplain-in-chief
After the election the place of hold
ing the next encampment was taken
up, but an adjournment was taken be-
fore vote was reached. The voting
will be resumed tomorrow.
The new commandsr-in- chief of the
Grand Army, r. B. Brown, was born
in 1S45, and has always lived in Ohio.
He enlisted In the Fifteenth Ohio in
fantry at the age of 16 and served in
the Fourteenth army corps in the
Army of the Cumberland until he was
mustered out in 1864. He then reen-
listed and served until the end of the
war. He was private for three years
and then became a non-commissioned
officer. He has long been active in
the work of the Grand Army. Mr.
Brown is now editor of the GAINESVILLE
Courier.
The total membership of the Grand
Army is declared in the report of Adj
jutant General Twedale to be 235,S23,
an increase of 1868 during the last six
months. The losses by death for the
year ended December 81. 1905, were
9,205, or 800 per cent of the total mem.
bership. In the preceding year the
losses by death reached exactly the
same percentage.
The suggestion is made that the or
ganization be incorporated with pro-
vision requiring the annual reports of
the organization to be submitted by
congress.
The receipts from the per capita tax
imposed on members are declared to
be insufficient for the proper conduct
of the affairs Of the Gand Army. The
suggestion is made that the tax be in
creased from 3h cents to cents per
annum, which will increase the rev.
enue Of the organization about $500
yearly.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
Adludced : pipsomanlae.

ORD.-Dell Chapman has been sent
to the dipsomaniac institute of the
hospital for the insane at Lincoln. A
hard fight was put up before the in
sanity board for day and a half to
show that Chapman was not fit can
didate. The evidence of his wife, chill
dren, neighbors and baskets of empty
bottles overbalanced the testimony of
the saloon men who said they had not
sold Chapman enough liquor to make
a drunkard of him and he was sent up.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
Sneclal Fair Trains.

The usual one fare rate, plus so
cents for a ticket of admission to the
state fair, has been offered by all rail
roads and every line entering Lincoln
is preparing to handle large crowd.
The reception to be given to w. ].
Bryan will be Wednesday, September
s. one of the best days of the fair,
This will add greatly to the crowd Of
visitors in Lincoln during fair week,
The fair will be held September to Z.
Railroad tickets will be sold Septem-
Der to s. inclusive. RetSTn is lin
tied to September 8.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
Second Grand jury Meets.

CHICAGO - The special federal
grand jury, which is to continue the in.
vestlgation of the charge that ths
Standard Oil company received re.
Dates from the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern railroad and other transpor.
tation lines, was impaneled. The pur.
pose OF the second special grand iurv's
investigation of the case is to cover
rebates alleged to have been received
by the Standard OIL company since
March 3, 1905, when the eastern diyi.
sion OF the northern district of Illinois
Tor the federal judiciary was created
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
DEATH OF A FAMOUS REPORTER
Man Who Took Noted Trials and
Speeches Dead at Washington.

Observation-Disclosures II. Smith
one of the first official reporters of
congressional debates, died Tuesday
at Washington, Conn, where he was
born March II, 1929, For many years
he had been a prominent banker
here. Daniel Webster was one of the
first men Mr.. Smith reported in con-
gress, and later Mr.. Smith reported
for the Associated Press the court
martial of the Lincoln conspirators
and the subsequent trial of John H.
Surratt. Another famous trial he
covered was that of Gen. Daniel
Sickles for the killing of District At
torney Key.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
SECRETARY OF STATE ASSURES
SISTER REPUBLIC OF OUR
FRIENDSHIP - NO OLD
SCORES TO. SETTLE.

Buenos Ayres.-At the official BAN
quet at the government house by Pres
ident Alcorta in honor of Secretary
Root, to which only the diplomatic
corps and high officers of state were
invited, the secretary made what was
considered the most important speech
he has delivered while on his tour.
Rising to tender the secretary an
official welcome, and proposing the
health of Mr.. Root, the president
traced the similarity in the constitu-
lions. progress, and success in over
coming obstacles, of North and South
America. He dwelt especially ON the
mutual advantages of closer friend
ship between the races.
Mr.. Root, in replying to the official
welcome, thanked the president in be-
half of President Roosevelt and the
millions Of citizens in the United
States" Then he said:
we inherit the right to be inter-
ested in the Argentine Republic, and
to be proud of the Argentine people.
Stands for Monroe Doctrine.
From the time when Benjamin
Rush was fighting, from the day when
James Monroe threw down the gaunt-
let of weak republic, we were then
In defense of it's independence and
rights, and from that day to this the
interest and the friendship of the peo-
pie of the United States for the Argen-
tine Republic have never changed.
We rejoice in your prosperity. We
are proud of your achievements. We
feel that you are justifying our faith
in free government and self-govern-
ment; that you are maintaining our
great thesis which demands the pos
session, the enjoyment and the control
of the earth to the people who inhabit
1t. So how can the people of the
United States help feeling a friend
ship and sympathy for the people of
| Argentina?
Il deemed it duty to come in re-
Spouse to your kind invitation to say
this and to say that there is not a
cloud in the sky of good understand
ing. There are no political questions
at issue between Argentina and the
United States. There is no thought
of grievance by one against the other
There are no old Srudges or scores to
settle.
Each Nation to Study Other.
1--WE can rejoice in each others
prosperity. We can assist in each 9th.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
Forest Fires in Minnesota.

Biwabik, Mimi, - Several large
forest fires are burning fiercely
west-south of this place. Hundreds
of acres of second growth and thicket
have been burned over and still the
flames sweep on unresisted. Much
damage has already been done aside
from the burning of wood. Many set
tiers have been forced to abandon
their homes and have lost most of
their property. Wild animals are in
vading the limits of the villages. I'm
less rain falls with in "a hours valu-
able tracts of pine vii be destroyed.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23

Bombs and Revolvers Cause Terror to
Russian Officials.

st. Notwithstanding apparently
with a definite plan, and at a signal,
the terrorists and revolutionists We'd
nesday inaugurated a carnival of muir
derous attacks with bombs and re-
yolvers on the police and troops in
various cities in Poland, echoes of
which are heard from Samara, Ufa,
Yalta, Kiev and even far away Chita,
where Acting Chief of Police Cor
pinchenlo was slain almost on his
own doorstep The revolutionist cam
paign famed out with especial viru-
lence at Warsaw, where over a score
We're slain in the streets and many
more were wounded
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
FOUR LIVES ARE LOST IN VAIN
Each PIunges Into Undercurrent In
Effort to Rescue Others.

Davenport, Wash. - Five persons
prominent in social life of Dayen.
port, who had been enjoying an
outing on the banks of the Spokane
river about ~ miles northeast of here,
were drowned Sunday.
The dead: Miss Winnie Jones, A.
L. Bergett, Mrs. A. L. Gergett, Roy
Howard, A. l.. milan.
Four of the drowned heroically sac
rificed their lives in an attempt to
save others. One after another they
plunged into the river, only to be
seized by the river and drawn down
either by the whirlpool or the under
current.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
Exhibits for Fair.

Reports coming into the office of
Secretary Mellor OF the state board
indicate the agricultural exhibit this
fall will be the best in the history of
the fair. Corn. potatoes, grain, pump
kins and other farm products are said
to be of better quality than ever be-
fore in the history of the state.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
Does Not Get the sa5. 600.

WASHINGTON - Mrs. Ida May
Morse, a st. Louis actress, who came
here for the alleged purpose of getting
President Roosevelt to surrender to
her the $4,000 voted to him by con-
gress for travelling purposes, was
given in the custody of relatives, who
promised to care for her in st. Louis.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
More Money in Nebraska.

LN-lnvestigation of the
work of the state board of equaliza-
ton shows the people of Nebraska
have more money on hand than last
year; have more money loaned and
secured by mortgages, and more notes
not secured. Money in corporations
has also increased and so have book
accounts. The following table shows
q comparison of some of these items:
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23

The compilation of the reports of
the county assessors made by the
state labor bureau shows a sufticiency
of miscellaneous crops, including
speltz, millet, hungarian, sorghum
cane and sugar beets. This latter crop
is considerably less than in former
years, there being only 1878 acres
planted. Speltz is said to be COM
ing crop, this year the acreage being
G4,53S acres. At the state farm a
number of hogs have been fed on
speltz and nothing else and the result
is very gratifying.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
CIark's Assessment Raised.

Butte, Mont,-The board of equali.
cation assessed w. A. Clark $1,000.
900 on his San Pedro railroad stock,
$2.440,0O0 on his United Verde mine
and raised his bank assessment $649,.
900, an increase of nearly $4,O0O,OOO
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
Forest Fires in Minnesota.

Biwabik, Minn,-Several large for
est fires are burning fiercely west
south of this place. Hundreds of
acres of second growth and thicket
have been burned over and still tho
flames sweep on unresisted.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
Paper Mills Burned.

Ypsilanti, Mich. The Superior
mills of the Ypsilanti Paper company,
located a short distance outside OF
the city limits, were practically de-
stroyed by fire early Wednesday. The
loss is about 100000.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
Three Badly Hurt In Wreck,

Chagrin Falls, GA special car on
the Cleveland & Eastern electric road.
carrying So passengers, collided with
a milk car while running at high
speed near here Wednesday, resulting
In the injury of three persons.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
L.lahtnlna Kills Iowa Banker.

Des Moines, lab. A. Lamason,
wealthy banker, cashier of the Bank
of Ankeney, was struck by lightning
and instantly killed Wednesday morn,
ing. He was In the barn when the
bolt struck him.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
Two Killed by Boiler BLAST.

Three Rivers, Mich.-The boiler of
a mint distillery on the farm of vii.
liam Mohney, three miles from this
city, exploded Wednesday, instantly
killing Mr.. Mohney and his son Roy,
and wounding two of Roy's children.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
A Good OPENING for Young Men.

WANTED: Students to learn den.
tistry. One thousand to eighteen hun,
dred year as soon as competent.
Cannot supply the demand. For par.
ticulars address DR.. Clyde Davis, Lin
coin, Neb.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23
NEBRASKA NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS IN
THE COMMONWEALTH.
ASSESSORS RETURNS COMPARED
Notable Increase In Some Lines Of In
dustry-What Is Shawn by Figures
OF the Nebraska State Board OF
Equalization.
Assessore' Figures Compared.

MISUNDERSTANDING are some
comparisons of the returns made by
assessors last year and this year, as
compiled by the state board of equall.
cation Noticeable increases are made
in the poultry valuation and in the
property of telegraph and telephone
companies In the matter of the low
value of alfalfa it is said the crop on
hand about April 1 is small and there.
fore the assessment is small:
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-08-23


Rock Island has long sought a shorter
route from Chicago via Omaha and
Lincoln to Denver. 1t is now making
the preliminary survey for this route
and the surveyors have already sur
veyed the eastern portion, from near
Lincoln to the Republican.
While at camp three miles south,
west OF Bloomfield, where number of
prominent families of that city are
spending the summer camping, Mrs.
George Ballantine. one of the party,
was struck by lightning and rendered
unconscious She regained conscious
ness in about an hour and with the
exception of severe nervous attack
1t is thought the shock left no bad re-
suits.
Facilities for fire extinguishing are
under discussion in Sutherland. and
a meeting of the citizens is to be held
for the purpose. of ascertaining II
some definite action In the matter
cannot be taken.
Through the efforts of the Humane
society, livery NJ. HUT of South Omaha
was bound over 10 the district cour
in the sum of $4,000 on the charg,
of debauching his 10-year-old daughter
who is blind. Three complaints in
volving relations with another daugh
ter have been filed against him II
Sarpy county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-30
NEWS OF AUBURN.
Remains of Mrs. Jere c. Williams Are
 Brought From Florida.

Auburn, May 29.--(Special. 1.-The com munity of Auburn was deeply grieved on hearing of the death of Mrs. Jere C.N Williams in Ocala, Fla. Sunday, May 27 She was very popular in Auburn as Miss Marie Harris. daughter of the late John w. Harris About two years ago she married Jere C. Williams son of the Rev Jere s. Williams, d superannuated preacher and a much beloved old gentle man. Both belong to prominent families and number their friends by the score. The remains were brought here this morning from Ocala and buried in the Auburn cemetery. The services were con ducted by the Rev C. A. Cornell, pastor of the eMthodist church.
 Little Georgia Tiekner. while playing with toy stove yesterday. caught fire and was seriously burned. It is thought that she cannot recover. This Is the sec ond accident of the kind within the last few months.
 The series of class baseball games at the college have proven of unusual in- terest. The final contest took place re- gently, when the Sophomores beat the Freshmen with the score of to ? and won the championship of the college A series of games is scheduled to be played with the Union Springs team on the cam pus Thursday Friday and Saturday of this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-30
WHITS0N WILL NOT
 BE A CANDIDATE
TALIADEGA MAN DECIDES THAT HE WILL NOT SEEK THE SEAT IN CONGRESS VACATED BY MR. BOWIE.

Talladega, May 29.-(Spcial)-G C. Whtson was today interviewed as to his candidacy for Congress for the vacancy to be caused by the retirement of MT Bowie. MT. Whitson has thought the matter over in every phase and has de- termned not to enter the race. He has A large and constantly increasing law practice, which would be practically al,an- doned Besides Mn Whitson Is very domestic man and loves his home. from which life in Washington would take him. The health of Mrs. Whitson is not very good and 1t Is not her inclination 10 risk it further by q residence at the capi- tol It would be q pecuniary loss to MT. Whtson to accept the place. MT. Whit sons friends here have no doubt of his ability to win out in the race, and are somewhat disappointed by his decision, buy they nevertheless approve 1t.
 Sidewalk paving Is being done in Talla- dega with a rush. and it greatly improves the appearance df the streets. Today there was a unanimous petition signed by every resident of Margaret street for a cement paving on both sides of the street it's entire length About four miles more of cement paving will be laid before the work is completed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-30

Calhoun county, is having a good time
 with his old friends about the capitol
 today. He was a member of the last
 senate and one of the most popular fel-
 lows on the rolls.
 Among the visitors to the sessions of
 the supreme court today were United
 States District Attorney Parsons and his
 assistant, MT. Thigpen who had some
 matters from their old county of Fillmore.
 W. F. Feagin, secretary of the board
 of examiners of the education department,
 is at Clayton at the bedside of a sick sis- ter.
 Company c of the Sixth Georgia in-
 state of Alabama armed, going from
 Cedartown, the headquarters, to Borden
 Springs. in Alabama, on practice march.
 Col. R. R. Poole, commissioner of agri- culture and industries. is in his office to- day He will be here to at end some business connected with the state fair contracts this afternoon. He is one of the officers of the fair. He says that Ala bama crops are now doing well but little late.
 Hon. John w. Overton, nominee for the senate from Randolph and Chambers counties, Is in the city, expecting to stay 1 over a couple of days. He lives at
 Wedowee, in Randolph county MT. Over | ton was one of the democratic electors a t | the last presidential electors. Among the lawyers before the supreme court this week are Judge J. H. Disque and A. E. Goodhue of Gadsden and A P. | Agee of Anniston.
 Dr. Thomas M. Owen is with the capi- tai party at the University commence r1ent this week. He is at work for sev- eral valuable documents and relics he de- sires for the State Department of Ar chives and History. of which he is di- rector.
 Head Notes of Alabama Supreme Court Manning H. Caldwell vs. the State of Alabama, appeal from the Elmore circuit court.
 1. It is not necessary to aver in an in- dictment for bigamous cohabitation that the offense was committed in Alabama. Code 1902 dispenses with the averment of venue, and it Is sufficient that proof there of be made.
 ?. When a defendant is indicted for big amous cohabitation with a second wife. whom he married while the first or legal wife was living, 1t is competent to prove his acts, declarations. or admissions in recognition of his first wife as his legal spouse.
 g. It is in such cases competent to prove that the defendant wrote letters to the legal spouse in which he addressed her as his wife and in which he subscribed himself as her husband Such evidence does not violate the rule against the ad- mission of confidential communications
 between husband and wife. not intended for the public, since 1t infrnges no public policy and does not tend to a disturbance of the peace of the family; the evidence was admissible to show the existence of the marital relation. f. There is no variance between the
 name Lydia and Liddie. The difference is too imperceptible to raise any question of substance or merit. The sounds of the two are substantially the same. Af- firmed.
 Opinion by weakley, C. J Haralson, Dowdell and Denson l. . concurring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-30
FIRE NEAR BREWToN.
Country Home of Col. J. M. Davison
 Is Totally Destroyed.

Brewton, May 29.-tSpeelal) At 3;3o o'clock this morning fire destroyed the beautiful country home of Col. J. NJ. Davison. two miles north of town. to- gether with its entire contents. One or two trunks only were saved. The fire was discovered by a neienbor. who was preparing to come 10 town to his work. and the alarm given but the fire had gained such headway before the arrival or assistance that it was past control and in few minutes the building, con- tents and a few outhousas were in ruins. MT Davison was not at home, having remained in town last night in order to leave on the early train for Talladega, where he is to deliver the commence ment address at the Nromens Synodlcal college tomorrow.
 It is not known how the fire originated, but everything indicates that it was caused by an ~incendiary, as it started outside on the northwest corner of a storeroom adjoining the main building on the north side. A high north wind was blowing. and the flames quickly spread to the main building.
 The loss is estimated at about 5000. It is not known if any insurance was car ried. About six months ago MT. Dawson had the misfortune to have his residence in town badly damaged by fire. the sec ond story being destroyed. since which time he has been living with his family at his country home. Among other things destroyed this morning was diamond ring belonging to Mrs. Davison and q fine piano.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-30
RIVERMAN FOUND DEAD.
Indications Point to Suicide on the
 Tennessee River.

Florence. May 9-(Special )-F'ranl1 Lofghthind, a riverman, found dead this morning on his house boat on the Tennessee river with rife ball through his brain and indications pointed con clusively to suicide. The boat was an- chored off Jones landing. 8 short dis tance above Florence, and the man had prepared himself with care for his death. When found he was lying on the bed fully dressed in fresh clothes.
 A Winchester rife lay across a chair be side the bed with the muzzle touching the head of the dead man and d razor was open at his side. The mans face was badly powder burned. Lofghthnd the day previous had been making his way up the river and had been assisted a number of times by two men on another house boat when his boat hung up. The men parted from him at nightfall. going higher up the river, and when they re- turned in the morning found him dead. A verdict in accordance With the facts was returned by the coroner's jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-30
POrter-Neel-BOyden.

substitute for PoerNeeBoyd methods
  n1ardu lived duDto
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-30
WOMAN TRUSTS HER
 CASE ID LAWYER Only Four Decisions by Su- preme Court Yesterday COURTHOUSE FIGHT IN CLAY LineviIIe and Ashland Are Engaged In Hot contest-other News of ln-
 terest From the capi-
 tai City.
COURTHOUSE FIGHT IN CLAY

Montgomery, May 29.-(Special. )-Mueh interest attached to the opening of the supreme court exercises today because of the fact that woman. Mrs. Balzora Prickett, had announced that she would present and argue her own case in a suit for alimony brought against her husband, Luther Smith. It was an appeal from the chancery court of Clay county, that court holding that 1t had no jurisdiction be- cause the plaintiff lives In Talladega and suit should have been brought from that county. However. at the last Mrs. Prickett did not serve as her own at torney, simply having one of her lawyer friends submit the cause on briefs.
 Mrs. Prickett came to the city yester- day from her home in Talladega, where