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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08

Gated. Nearly one.half OF all losses
has been paid. Considering the fact
that insurance records, as we'll as
everything else, went up in smoke,
this is n fairly good showing for five
months. Payments are being made
through the banks at the rate of near
ly $1,000.000 day The money goes
into circulation for the most part,
and the resulting activity overshad-
ows the fact that hundreds of other
policy holders are waiting for set
tlement.
The people OF San Francisco per-
sonally and through their commercial
organizations, are watching the insur-
ance companies with a jealous eye.
Companies that come to the front
with money are reaping harvest of
new business, while those which
fought for time or actually repudinted
their obligations in whole or in part
will be made to smart for.it.
The chamber of commerce is MAX
ing up list Of honest and dishonest
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
FOUND ON FARM NEAR SOUTH
BEND, IND.
Collected by Professor at Notre
Dame University and Set Up
In Science Hall at That
institution.

Notre Dame, Ind.-Prof. A. b. Rey-
lnolds, Of Notre Dame university, has
finished collecting the bones of a
mastodon which was unearthed by
steam dredge on the farm of George
Larkowslii, three miles southwest of
Crumstown, a suburb of South Bend,
lind. The skeleton of the prehistoric
monster is to be set up in Science
hall at Notre Dame university.
According to scientists 10000 years
at the lowest calculation have elapsed
Since the creature existed. The bones
have not yet been placed together,
but fair idea of the size of the skele-
ton may be conceived from the fact
that the ribs are over four feet In
length. The thigh bone, which CORE
spends to the upper part of the leg
of man, is two feet eight inches long,
seven inches in diameter and after
being subjected to thousands of years
ito the corroding forces of nature now
weighs 35 pounds. Two back teeth
weigh six and one-half pounds each
and measure seven and one-half inches
in length and breadth and three and
one-half inches in thickness. A por-
tion Of broken ivory tusk was found
which measures over four and one.
half feet in length and seven inches in
diameter at one end and four inches
at the other
Mastodons, mammoth elephants and
other huge beasts, say scientists. once
roamed in herds in parts of Europe,
Asia and North America during the
period when these countries were con-
Injected by land. The mastodon was
similar to the mammoth elephant, be-
ing third taller than the largest spe
cies Of modern elephant and covered
with a coat Of long hair. Their tusks
turned upward. Remains of both have
been found in the old world and in
the new world. In the beginning of
the past century one of these ele-
plants was found at the mouth OF the
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08

city needs 10000 skilled men and
could employ 10000 unslllled labor.
ers, Some of the shrewder unskilled
men have dubbed together and form
ed h'tle companies of their own They
take a contract to remove debris for
a price, and perform the work during
the noon hour and in the night AS
unskilled labor is getting 81 day,
these willing workers who put In
extra time are getting more money
than they ever saw before. In much
of the burnt district work is carried
on by electric light.
VIII San Francisco ever be rebuilt?
is the question asked by people in
the east. The answer is that San
Francisco is now being rebuilt. 1t is
not a question of the distant future.
The process is visible to the naked
eye. Every steel building that was
under construction at the time of the
disaster is being rushed to compile
ton. Other buildings have been con-
tracted for, and with the removal of
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
BUILDING UP
SAN FRANCISCO
Citizens Make Marvellous Progress in
the Work of Restoration.
Neuu Buildings Finer Than Those Destroyed by the
Earthquake and Fire, Goinq Up on Every Side
"City Beautiful Matter of Time

San Francisco.-One of the worlds
great sights is San Francisco. Cities
have been ruined and ashes have
covered them, but never before I'M
der modern conditions. A city ruined
by earthquake and fire in the old
days meant that the time of recovery
would equal the age of the city up to
the hour of its destruction. In this
age the very evidences of destruction
are turned into agencies of repair and
improvement. Fire has rarely failed
to bring about better conditions in a
city, and San Francisco is no excep-
ton to the rule. 1t is not the i'm
provement of the city that will make
them marvel, however, as much as
the rapidity with which the work
will be accomplished.
The earthquake of April 10 caused a
few million dollars damage-possibly
$10,0C0,000 would cover that loss. The
fire, which had full play after the
quake had broken the water mains,
burned over 514 squares, or 1850
acres, or four square miles, the total
loss being estimated at $500,000 900.
On this property there was insurance
amounting to about $315,000,000. OF
this insurance about $150,000,000 had
been paid in cash to policyholders up
to September Is.
The fire, as everybody knows, de-
stroyed the business district of San
Francisco, but left the shipping and
residence districts intact. Commerce
continued without interruption, eX-
cept such incidental disturbances as
the location of new storage places and
the accumulation of freight. Thou
sands of people left the city immedi-
ately after the disaster, but compe-
tent authorities estimate that SO per
cent. of these refugees have returned.
Their homes being intact they find
that San Francisco is the place for
them, after all, and they are turning
to rebuild the city, either with their
capital or their labor.
Bringing Order from Chaos.
When the fire died down on April
81, the people of San Francisco were
confronted with mighty problems,
some Of them demanding instant solu-
ton. AS this article deals with the
San Francisco of the future and not
of the past, it is not necessary to go
into details regarding the remarkable
ability shown by the committee of fif-
ty in providing for the wants of the
hungry and shelterless, writes Ira e.
pnnnntt in n bo+
Is story by itself, and most inter-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
FOUND IN RECENT DISCOVERIES
AT GEZER.
Many Of the Statements of the Old
Testament Scriptures Are Ex-
planned by Them-Back to
Abraham's Time.

London.--The romantic work Of as
pertaining the light which modern eX-
ploration can throw upon the Pales-
Testament narratives has added an
other volume to the library that has
accumulated sincne these researches
began in 1864.
The new volume, bible Sidelights
from the Mound of Gezer," Is by the
we'll known antiquary, Il. A. Stewart
Macalister, director of excavations for
the Palestine exploration fund.
The site of the ancient and buried
city of Gezer was identified &c years
back, but its excavation is the most
recent enterprise, begun in 1902 and
brought down to last summer, when
some glimpses of the results achieved
were given at the annual meeting OF
the Palestine exploration fund. The
present book is the forerunner and
popular summary of the complete
memoir now in preparation on scale
of considerable magnitude.
The excavations have added 1900
years to the early history of Gezer,
dating it back to 5000 b. c., when a
diminutive cave dwelling race lived
there. A landmark in its Biblical his
tory is that the city was given by the
king of Egypt to his daughter when
she married Solomon. 1t stood on the
verge of the territory inhabited by
that mysterious race, the Philistines,
and when David routed them he went
in pursuit as far as Gezer.
Among tho many Old Testament
stories which have fascinated human
ity are the idyl of Rebecca Genesis
2I, and the exploits OF Samson.
Rebecca, who went to draw water
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08

since the disaster The scene was
appalling. With the exception of
worker here and there, the destroyed
district was destitute of laboring men.
Ruins, ruins in every direction, as far
as the eye could see; millions of tons
of bricks and mortar piled up in half
destroyed easements; a strong breeze
blowing dust and ashes everywhere;
writhing steel beams and crumbling
granite marking the sites of once i'm
posing buildings, and the very thought
Of bringing order out Of chaos sufii-
cient to stagger the imagination.
On the next day far different pic
ture was presented. In every base
ment was a gang of workmen. They
struggled with Orders, piled brick,
sifted good material from refuse, han
died pick and shovel, mixed mortar
and loaded wagons with debris. Thou
sands of busy hands were to be seen
down every street. Thousands of
teams went about on the simultane-
Gus task of removal and reconstruc-
ton.
Little Loss of Population.
To one familiar with the crowds
that made Market street and the fer
ries famous, there does not appear
to be any diminution of population.
The car system is wholly inadequate,
although herculean efforts have been
made to establish communication.
The ferries are as crowded as ever.
Theaters are filled to suffocation. The
st. Francis hotel put up a temporary
structure in Union square, and it is
turning away hundred guests daily
Other hotels are filled and turning
people away. 1t requires only visit
to San Francisco to disprove the re-
port that the city has lost half its
population.
The quake shook the life out of
some old firms and fastened the birth
of many new ones. Dozens of stores
bear the names of men who were
clerks before April Is. Merchants
from other cities have stepped in and
established houses here. Competition
is keen, and money appears to be
more plentiful than for many years.
The scarcity of skilled and I'M
skilled labor is the chief drawback to
rapid construction. Wages are ex-
brilliantly high, but this is the fault
of contractors and proprietors rather
than of the labor unions. The plumb
ers and stationary engineers thought
they saw chance to get rich quick,
and raised their scale, but were not
sustained by the labor council, which
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Light on the Age of the Bible.

from a well, was picked out from the
other maidens by the servant of Abra-
ham, who was in quest of a wife for
his masters son. She thus became
the wife of the Patriarch Isaac and
the mother of Esau and Jacob. The
unearthing of houses at Gezer helps
experts to fill in the story of the WOO
ing of Rebecca by reconstructing for
us the home of the maiden and her
interesting brother Laban.
The death of Samson, narrated in
the book Of Judges, has been ranked
as myth by critics who could not ac-
cept the possibility of his supposed
achievement in pulling down the pill
lars and killing so many Philistines.
But in a stratum at Gezer, some 300
years older than the time of Samson,
the eXcavators have found form of
building which answers to a remark
able extent the conditions of the story.
1t is temple with portico supported
by four wooden pillars.
The discoveries at Gezer also enable
experts to form fair conception OF
the Horites, hitherto unknown race
of cave dwellers referred to in Gene
sis and Deuteronomy. The Amorites,
who are mentioned for their 'iniqui.
ties" in Genesis, now stand in clearer
light, for their many forms OF idolatry
and moral denominations are better
understood by the digging out of the
high place" of Gezer, which is the
largest early Palestinian sanctuary or
place of worship yet unearthed.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
THE BONES OF A MASTODON.

Lena and 1t was so well preserved
that wolves and bears ate of the an
cient flesh. This skeleton was set up
by the Russian government in the mu-
scum at st. Petersburg.
While hunting in April Charles Gus
ter, a boy OF 16. discovered q number
of great bones and teeth Lying on the
bank of large ditch, where the ex-
cavator had turned them out three
years before. The finding of the mys-
terious bones aroused the curiosity
of the .neighborhood and many people
visited the spot and carried away rel
les. Rev. Aledancer Beecher, of Terre
Coupe, Ind, came across some of the
bones and was instrumental in start
ing the collection of them for the
Notre Dame museum.
Many of those who had taken bones
willingly gave them up, while others
insisted on securing price for them.
Mr.. Larkowsld consented to allow a
number of men to carry on the work
Of eXcavating and many more bones
were uncovered. Bones which were
not found will be made from plaster
paris, as In nearly all cases a similar
bone has been discovered. Tho bones
Of the skull, tuslSs and hips were bro
ken by the dredge but nearly all the
vertebrae. ribs and leg bones were re-
covered in good condition.
The skeleton lay in quicksand at
least fourth OF mile from the near
est border OF the marsh. Several
/ thousand crops of marsh grass with
scattered willows had grown and de-
cayed over the monster, covering him
to a depth of nearly eight feet. While
digging the big ditch across the marsh
the dredge was mired at this spot and
1t took four days to extricate 1t. 1t Is
probable that the prehistoric monster
was mired in the same way and had
been there long before the foundations
for the pyramids were laid.
The teeth are best preserved. The
enamel on them is three-sixteenths of
an inch in thickness. They were prob
ably white in the beast, but they have
become discolored and are now a
shiny black One of the teeth shows
cavity, evidently caused by decay,
while the animal was alive, where the
tooth was in contact with the next
tooth. The cavity is very similar to
the cavities in the same position In
decayed human teeth.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08

debris and the arrival of materials
the work will proceed. Nothing could
be more absurd than to doubt the re-
cOvery of San Francisco from it's
great misfortune, in the face of the
work tNat is actually in progress.
The contract for the reconstruction of
the Palace hotel on its old site, on
grander scale than ever, has been
let. The st. Francis is now complet-
ing it's great steel annex. Business
houses are arranging to build newer
and stronger structures than those
which succumbed to the conflagration
of April IS to 81. The city will not
be rebuilt in a day, or a year, but it
will go up with a remarkable quick
ness.
"City Beautiful" Must Wait.
There has been much talk of "city
beautiful" with winding avenues
about the hills, broad boulevards, park
extensions, and so on. 1t was thought
that with the buildings leveled to
the ground the opportunity was open
for the construction of a model mod
ern city, uniting utility and beauty to
a degree never yet approached in
America. A little study of the sit
uation shows that this is nothing but
dream. San Francisco people have
enough on their hands in the way of
getting into business again, in any
shape, without tackling the great
task of forming a city on aesthetic
lines. Here and there street may
be widened and a little park estab-
lished, but in the main there will be
no attempt to reform the plans upon
which the city was built.
The railroads terminating at San
Francisco are among the most potent
forces in rebuilding the city. They
saved San Francisco from panic and
possible greater disaster during the
time of stress by carrying away thou
sands of people, free of charge and
bringing in emergency supplies.
After the crisis the railroads turned
in and assisted in the removal of
debris. Temporary tracks were laid
and rehabilitation was immensely as
SlSIeu. MGICuunIS OTueIGu Dig STOCKS
of goods from the east, and the rail-
roads rushed the stuff to San Fran
cisco. There was a time, indeed,
when the stuff piled up to such an
extent as TO paralyze the operation
of the roads. Five thousand cars of
freight were congested at San Fran
cisco and Oakland By heroic eff
forts the lingering freight was dis
posed of and serious situation re-
lieved, Now that the railroads are
able to look after their own business,
they are expanding great sums in
permanent Improvement, which will
facilitate the reconstruction of the
city.
Insurance Situation Hurts.
The insurance situation at San
Francisco is eXasperating to those
who happened TO have policies in
shaky or dishonest companies, but
on the whole the lapses of these com.
panies have not affected the city
as seriously as early reports indi-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08

companies. The California delegation
| in congress will have something to
say on the subject next winter. The
names of defaulting companies are
to be sent broadcast through the
world, and the opinion is universal in
San Francisco that in the long run
the defaulting companies will dis
cover that they played losing game
when they defrauded policy holders Of
their rights.
Insurance litigation promises to
become great. Policy holders who
have money enough to fight are not
slow In invoking the aid of the courts.
One or two important cases already
have been decided, but the critical
question is yet to be passed upon.
This question is as to the part played
by the earthquake in causing fire
losses. Policies are variously word
ed, but in the main they provide that
payment shall not be made IL the
loss is caused directly or Indirect
ly" by earthquake or other act Of
God OF course, II there had been
no earthquake there would have been
no fire, but the man whose house was
consumed three days after the
quake does not think the indirect
cause is quite close enough to the
effect to justify the insurance com.
panies in repudiating all liability.
Show True American Grit.
During the disaster the good humor
and self-possession of San Francis
cans astonished the world. Now, in
the long tug of disposing of the
ashes and rebuilding the city, this
good humor never deserts them, and
they are as confident as though they
We're beginning a city for the first
time. There is inspiration in num-
bers, comfort in common trouble, and
spirit of brotherhood that has not
deserted them, although it is not as
marked as it was during times Of
danger. The love of good cheer in
the way of eating, drinking and lis
tening to music is as strong as ever.
The climax is a continual tonic and
invites to hard work. The very size
of their disaster seems to nerve the
San Franciscans to hasten the recon
struction of the new city. They come
very near to Boosting when they show
their ruins, and some of them display
a remarkably fresh memory of his
tory by comparing their disaster with
the fase of other cities that have per-
ished by earthquake and fire, and
risen again. According to these men,
who cite history while making 1t,
the only bonfire that eXcelled San
trancisco's was that which con-
sumed Rome in Neros time. The
great fires Of London, Boston Chi.
cago and Baltimore were mere hints
of what a real confagration can do
So say these dusty, smiling, tireless
San Franciscans, who revel in the
advertising that their city has OBJ
talned. Their belief in the speedy
reconstruction of the city is absolute,
and they are backing their belief With
money and energy that balks at
! nothing.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08

esting and inspiring one. Another
pressing problem, however was that
of clearing the streets in order that
communication might be restored
Thirty-six miles of streets were piled
high with debris. Within FIVE months
this enormous mass of material has
been removed. t-olley wires have been
strung, street ear traffic reestablished
and a system of debris removal inau-
gurated which disposes of 100 car
loads a day. If more labor were to
be had the work would go much
faster.
Admission day was celebrated this
year on Monday, September TO- saw
the city on that day for the first time
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08

is an amalgamation of all the unions,
and the old wages were restored. But
the owners of buildings which were
nearing completion at the time of the
disaster are feverish in their anxiety
to complete their buildings and obtain
famine rentals, and their tactics in
raising the wages of workingmen
have caused labor prices to soar. On
this emergency work plasterers are
getting 50 to 81 day; bricklayers,
$40 a day; carpenters, 81 and So;
stonemasons, IS to $40, and other
skilled labor in proportion. San Fran
cisco is paradise for workingman.
Unskilled Labor In Demand.
Unskilled labor is hard to find. The
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Mrs. Lanetry Drops the oily"

Mrs. Langtry, who is now playing
IN a vaudeville sketch, will not allow
her manager to advertise her as
Lilly" Langtry. Only intimates are
now permitted to call her by that
name.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-11-08
Close Toqether.
after all so bad.

Life is not after all so bad.
Nor are it's instincts all so shocking;
The kicking. striving football boot
Is followed by the Christmas stocking.
IN. Y. Sun.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-25
MARKET MERCHANTS
SUPREMELY HAPPY
Have Enjoyed Largest Trade in
History of Salt Lake
City.
ENORMOUS STOCKS
ALMOST DEPLETED
Tons of Fish, Game, Poultry.
Vegetables and Fruit Sold
for Christmas.

When the merchants on market row
closed their stores late Monday night
they were we'll pleased and feeling
happy, as the business this season has
been much better than in previous
years.
The large stock of turkeys on the
market sold out early Yesterday, and
last night only a few Utah turkeys
were left, and these advanced to 81
cents a pound. Chickens, also. ad
vanced in price Monday, and were sell
ing at % cents pound. Teal ducks
were plentiful Monday, selling at 30
cents pair; mallards, 30 cents each,
and geese at II cents pound
The vegetable market was well sup
Piled Monday with everything except
ing sweet potatoes. Large express
shipments of California small vege-
tables were received Sunday afternoon.
including new potatoes from Los An
geles, which are selling at two pounds
for 20 cents. Raddishes are selling at
. cents bunch; lettuce, 10 cents a
head; caulifower, 10 cents a pound;
Brussels sprouts at 10 cents a pound.
The first grape fruit Of the season
was received Monday by Hancock Bros.
company, and are retailing two for 25
cents. A carload of oranges and lem
ons were also received by them. which
are selling at prices ranging from 20
to 80 cents a dozen. The Crabtree Pro
duce company received q car of fine
bananas Sunday night, which We're all
sold by Monday noon. Rash & Co. re-
ceived a car of cranberries Monday,
which will retail for 10 cents a quart,
the lowest price this season.
There was little demand for any
thing in the fish line Monday, except
ing crabs and Holsters, which were sell
ing for % and 10 cents each.
Wholesale Prices,
The hay. grain and -four market is
unchanged, the prices remaining the
same as last week. Following are latest
quotations: Timothy hay, SIS per ton;
alfalfa. SIS per ton; feed wheat. $3.50
per 100; oat straw, 40 cents per bale
oats, Sl.65 per 100; rolled oats, $l;45;
corn, sl,15; chopped corn, s1.a5; rolled
barley. $l.40: high patent, -four, 500;
straight grade, $1.7o; bakers No. l,
81 40