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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-28

would have been cheered and hearts
warmed; but no, it went to swell the
dividends of surfeited, boastful city
concerns.
The live and let live doctrines was
overlooked; its old-fashioned whole
someness was utterly disregarded.
The country merchant would have
been engaged in his daily struggle,
instead of battling at long odds
against ostracism, adversely, big bills
and meager receipts.
Think of 100000, 900, ye who cause
the catalogue houses to flourish as the
cedars of Lebanon, and the green bay
tree; remember that their prosperity
Is at the expense of your brother, the
local merchant, and local progress.
Then ask this pertinent question: Can
we afford to play the game longer;
can we longer stultify local interests?
This great evil affects every farm
err, teacher and work hand, every
home, every school, every church In
every country community. It also
touches the interests Of the physician,
preacher and pedagogue. 1t really
robs the country merchant before his
eyes, in heartless way. He sees the
freight yard crowded with consign-
ments to individuals from great cata-
logue houses, and sadly does he look
at his country store with its stock
accommodating, for want of trade, and
thus decreasing in value every day.
Sadly too does he look at the refuge
of bankruptcy hourly being fastened
because his toWnsmen prefer the cata-
logue house with it's ubiquitous cir
culars. Those train loads of goods
we're bought with money that should
have found it's way into the honest
hand of your local merchant, who has
the good of your locality at heart, and
who is expected to contribute literally
and continuously to very moral and
benevolent institution in your midst.
Then likewise remember this, that OF
all the millions thus sent to swell the
Golfers of houses in great cities, not
one cent will ever return to bless your
community; to clothe the naked, TO
feed the hungry or to educate the
ignorant!
This is certainly a misguided, i'll
advised policy; II self preservation is
the first law of nature, the fact just
stated should cause lovers OF this
country to think Continue this policy
and what follows? The value of real
estate decreases, local improvements
cease, material progress stops, the
whole country suffers.
The money Of a community repre-
sents in a business sense just so much
possibility, and every honest occupa.
ton is injured in proportion as that
is withheld or sent elsewhere.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-28

street was incense in the nostrils OF
Dunn In 1888 he got into fight with
Jimmy Hoey, thief and gambler.
and shot him in the groin. Hoey re-
fused to appear against Dunn when the
case came up for trial.
The Killing of Elliott.
Elliott, with the professional oars
man Plaisted, was in Appetite Bill"
Langdon's place on the evening of
March l, 1883, when Dunn entered.
From this point in the story there Is
a wide divergence in the alleged facts.
Dunn, always vain and always boast
full, gave a version to the effect that
he was attacked by Elliott and fought
him single-handed for half an hour
after everyone else had fled in terror.
Elliott was more than six feet tall and
giant IN strength. Dun claimed he
shot his enemy only after the latter
had forced him to the floor and was
holding a cooked revolver against his
breast. The other side of the story Is
that Dunn entered the place, found FL
lott sitting at table and, without
warning and without giving Elliott
any chance for his life, shot him in
| cold blood.
Acquitted of the Crime.
Luther Latin Mills was states at
torney, and the trial was of unusual
interest. But the jury acquitted Dunn
on the ground of self-defense. After
! not int
ested in race horses through the gift
of an interest in horse by friend,
and soon became of some prominence
on the eastern turf. He virtually was
driven out of Chicago because the au-
thorities, who in those days tolerated
almost everything that was bad, de-
| cided that Jere Dunn was too disrep-
utable and dangerous for even Clark
| street to harbor. In his advancing
| years he fell back on his power over
women and married one much young
er than himself who had money
enough to support him.
Thus has death or poverty overtak-
en- most of the old Clark street
! crowd. In many cases it was both.
both. In some instances, as in the
case of Mcdonald, health and fortune
have been left, but fate has played
him tricks even less acceptable than
death or restitution.
In this later day misfortune seems
to follow the men who have accumulat.
ed vast fortunes of tainted" money.
The old Clark street money was pol
luted, and the nisfortunes of the old
crowd seem greater than those Of tho
owners Of tainted money.
Does money bring misfortune In pro.
portion to the depth of the faint 1t car.
ries?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-28

pered financially except Mcdonald
himself, was Patrick Casey, who had
charge of the bar. Casey saved his
money and died few years ago fair
ly well off.
Others Pursued by Fate.
James Papes, who was a thief as
we'll as a gambler, broke into the treas
ury of Springfield, ILL.,, and died after
fleeing to Canada to escape the pen
atty of his crime.
Jimmy" Carroll, another of the
| crowd that alternated gambling with
stealing and who made the police a
world of trouble, continued his outlaw
career until he died, seven years ago,
| in abject poverty.
Joseph Lewis, alias Hungry joe"
| is said to have renowned his former
ways, is making an honest living and
is doing better from the material
standpoint than most of the men he
| formerly associated with.
Jimmy" Hoey, one of the most no.
torious denizens of Clark street in the
''wide-open" days and a gambler who
| stole, got into fight with Al Walters,
barkeeper in the saloon of Count"
| Riley in Clark street, and shot and
killed him. He was tried and acquit-
ted.
Most of the gambling men who COM
mitted murder in Clark street in those
days were acquitted, in fact, owing to
the strength of the pull of the entire
| gang with the police and the courts.
Hoey afterward married Mollie Hol-
brook, the widow of Buck" Holbrook,
burglar, who was killed at Hennepin,
ILL., Hoey and his wife went to Eu-
rope and have not been heard of in
Chicago since.
Reign of the Bunko Men.
Clark street became as infamous for
| the bunko game in the days of the Nc
Donald crowd as for gambling. The
| bunko steererS were gamblers, and the
gamblers, or many of them, were bun
ko steerers. Harry Lawrence was one
of the best known of the bunko men.
the gambler king of the city he was
strongly interested in the bunko game.
In brief, the bunko game was oper-
ated in this way: The steerers, we'll
dressed and suave, sought their prey
in the hotels principally. Steerer No.
l accosted the stranger, called him by
any name that happened to occur to
him. The prospective victim eyed the
stranger with suspicion and told him
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-28

His finish came quicker than that Of
many of his associates. for he was
stabbed by George Russell, alias
White Pine, bunko man. Russell &C.
quired his alias from the fact that he
came to Chicago from White Pine.
New He was a fighting man OF the
western type, but was acquitted In his
trial for the stabbing Of Sir james.
Jere Dunn in the Street.
But best known of all, not excepting
Mcdonald himself, was Jere Dunn,
slayer of Jimmy" Elliott, the heavy
weight prize fighter. Clark street dur
ing the reign of Mcdonald was the
Mecca of many crooks, gamblers, con-
fidence men, bad" men and other
classes of disreputables, but no figure
ever appeared in the street who, by
force of his all-around wickedness,
commanded the attention that Jere
Dunn got. Even Dunn's friends did
not claim for him any degree of NOR
ais Some of them say that he was
Square" with his partners In crime,
but his history disproves even that
contention, One of the men who knew
him best says that Dunn never knew
what physical fear was. If this was
true it is about all the good that can
be said of him, even after his death.
Dunn died in New Jersey last year
of malignant cancer. Wherever he
went he made criminal history and
some of it is worth re-telling in any
narrative of the Clark street crowd.
This notorious character made his
appearance in Clark street in the early
sos. The vicious atmosphere of the
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-28

strangers town, and told him a string
of boyhood happenings that never hap
pened, but which the prospective vic
tim could not dispute.
by the way" steerer No. 2 would
say, Il bought ticket in a lottery the
other day. Let's drop into the lottery
office and see If won anything"
There were a number OF these "of-
fees" A prosperous looking man sat
at the desk, and the walls were COW
cred with fake lists and reports of lot
terry drawings. In front Of the man at
the desk was big, glittering pile of
gold coin. The ticket was presented.
Batting the Sharp Trap.
you are lucky said the man at
the desk to steerer No. 2. You have
won S2,50O."
The cash was paid over to steerer
No. 2, while the eyes Of the country
man bulged at the sight of so much
easy" money. That was the begin
ming. The victim was told there were
drawings every day. Usually he
bought ticket, but no matter whether
he did or not, the steerer stuck close
to him and spent money on him, prin-
cipally for liquor. They would re-
turn to the lottery office" and after
some talk between the manager and
the steerer the latter would agree to
bet against card game. Always he
was lucky and sometimes he won
large amounts. 1t became a compare
lively easy matter to draw the farmer
or country merchant into the betting.
AS soon as he had lost all the bunko
man thought he had with him he was
steered out of the place and the lot
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-28

Chicago. - The papers announce
that Mike" Mcdonald, millionaire re-
tired gambler, is on the verge of col
lapse from the effects of the trouble
that has come to him in his old age.
His third wife is in Jail for the MUIR
der of Webster Guerin, the lover
whose GOODNESS drove her to insane
jealousy and desperation. His Sec
ond wife, according to the news dis
patches, is dying in New Jersey.
Travelling on the shady side of 60, Nc
Donald faces physical breakdown and
old age in which his ill-gotten dollars
must be his only comforter.
Not long ago Gal" Adams, million
aire policy king" of New York, COM
mitted suicide after serving a term in
prison for robbing the poor through
his policy games. He still had a for
tune, and his family. who suffered the
social faint of the father, continued to
live in a brownstone palace. But his
dollars gave "Al" Adams cold COM
fort in his old age
twenty-five years ago there -four
ished in Chicago the "Clark street
gambling gang" with Mcdonald at its
head. This crowd made chapter of
history but it is not the kind of his
tory that is written into books record
ing the citys growth. Instead, It Is
to be found in the records of the po-
lice, and in the memories of men
whose business. legitimate or other
wise, brought them into contact with
the members of the gang.
Misery in Polluted Cash.
Not only was Mcdonald the mem
Der of this lot who retired from gamb-
ling with the most money, but he was
the one whose career after he had
quit gambling seemed to refute the ar
gument that money which is not only
tainted but thoroughly polluted can
not bring happiness. Now that the
tragic chapter of the murder of her
lover by his wife has been added, even
the seeming refutation of McDonald's
career has been destroyed. The fate
of the rest of the crowd gives abund-
ant evidence that the mills of the gods
grind just as fine in these days as of
old.
John Deming, one of the well-known
Clark street figures In the days when
that street was known from coast to
coast on account of it's vice, became a
pauper and died.
Bob" McCune, alias Keister Bob, is
now tramp in New York, plain va
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-28
Fortunate Men of Prominence.

Admirers of great, rich or famous
people often bestow their wealth upon
the objects Of their regard. The Ger
man emperor heads the list of lucky
ones so favored. His receipts in
money and real estate during the last
ten years would, it is said, make a
millionaire envious. Following prece-
dent, Hamburg merchant prince left
more than $1,000,000 to the emperor's
chancellor, whom Kaiser William i'm
mediately created Prince" Buelow.
William Jennings Bryan recently
came by wealth in the same way. In
England Lord Allerton has received
100000 from an admirer of his public
career and DR.. Jameson inherits sum
one-fifth larger under the will of Mr..
Belt. Queen Victoria was very for
tunate in her admirers. of whom the
wealthiest was Nield, who beQueathed
10 her the sum of $l.250,000.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-28

order citizen. If a place Is good
enough for man to live in and to
make his money in, it Is good enough
for a man to SPEND HIS MONEY
in. Patronize your own town papers,
build them up, and they will build
your town up in increased trade and
greater opportunities"
These are the words of wisdom and
foresight from a prudent, patriotic
man. AS it is to-day, these words are
expressive of the opposite OF what
should be in many a country district.
The mail order citizen may think he
is gaining; the truth is he Is saving
off the limb upon which he sits. Dis
aster only can follow. The mail or
der citizen makes his money locally
and scatters it abroad in field where
1t is not needed; this Is unfair to both
the town and to its merchants. This
shortsighted citizen complains of the
size and character of his town paper,
at the same time he pursues policy
which tends to destroy both. Then,
publishers ought to be careful how
they exploit and give publicity to the
mail order houses; even II they are
paid well for the space, 1t reacts dis
astrously on the towns best pros
poets.
Let men stand by the local mer-
chant, let them protect his interests,
for they thus further their own. The
town that made the man should be
made by the man. This is fair to all.
Let men ponder well this truth, that
we are all interdependent; that the
vein of brotherhood underlies the en-
tire social and commercial fabric.
That together we stand or fall; that
the good of the country demands 10y
atty and practical cooperation.
ARTHUR M FROWDEN.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-28

In a certain rural community, this
official order and warning was issued I
Unless bad roads are fixed there
will be no rural delivery at ALL" II is
impossible to put roads in repair with
out money. This lack OF means can
not be traced to poor crops, for the
harvest just gathered in has been
superintendent. Men cannot support
and build up business concerns in dis
tant cities without sacrificing the
local good. Is 1t fair to establish the
city by depriving the country of Its
just support?
Many hold forth the idea that the
country is the feeder of the city.
This is only partially true. That doc
trine has been preached till the text
is threadbare. 1t would be much
wiser for men to get new text and
talk and work the country up, then
allow the city, including its mail or
der Octopus, to work its own prob
lens awhile. This, instead of being
selfishness, would be the finest order
of common sense. A more marked
feeling OF brotherhood interest Is
sadly needed In tho country on this
particular point.
The rural population complain Of
lack OF facilities and conveniences; in
order to obviate this, let 100000, 900
this coming year be disbursed among
country merchants, among the hum
bier storekeepers, then observe what
will follow. The improvements would
be marked. Social conditions would
be greatly ameliorated. A new order
would maintain in the home and over
the broad acres Of the farm and best
OF all, the social spirit of brotherhood
would be felt as never before.
Listen to these thoughtful words
from Gov. Folk, of Missouri: I'VE
are proud Of our splendid cities, and
we want to increase in wealth and
population, and we also want our
country towns to grow We wish the
city merchants to build up, but also
desire the country merchants to pros
per. do NOT BELIEVE in the mail
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-28
HOME VS.. THE CITY
THAT IS WHAT THE HoME.TRADE
PROBLEM AMOUNTS TO.
WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ONT
II You Are Sending Your Dollars to
The Mail-order Houses You Are
Battling Against the
Home Town.
copyrighted. by Alfred C. clarkJ

copyrighted, by Alfred e. ClarkD
A far seeing, provident business
man will not pursue a policy which
is subverslve of his best interests.
He will not destroy his own house,
neither will he jeopardize his bust.
ness. He will observe the golden
rule, not only in theory, but in prac.
tice. and its practical observation was
never mora needed than at the pres.
ent time. Men dream about the
Golden Age and yet, ofttimes pur-
sue policy which renders the dawn
of that age an impossibility.
Within the horizon of every coun-
try resident there exists an evil which
is yearly assuming greater proper
lions. We refer to the mail order
business which last year amounted
in money sent to Chicago alone to
100000. Two hundred million
dollars diverted from its legitimate
channel. Two hundred million dol
lars sent out to enrich those who
were not needy. while those at home
sorely in need OF support were passed
by coldly: the local trade was i'm
poverished just to that extent. This
golden trade reviving stream should
have remained within its own chaa.
mel, thus enriching its own soil, and
causing desert places to bloom and
blossom.
Many unemployed would have been
engaged at living wages, households
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-28

terry headquarters were switched 10
another room.
Tragic Finish Of the Hawkins.
Jeff and Al Hankins opened a gamb-
ling house at 1875 Clark street. AL
afterward bought stock farm in In
diana, expecting to settle down and
get away from the life he had led. Not
long afterward he was found suffo-
Gated to death in a folding bed. An
investigations was made, but it was
stopped when it was found that to
pursue it would destroy at least one
reputation. Jeff Hankins dropped
dead of heart disease about ten years
ago. No name was better known in
Clark street in the "wide-open" days
than that of Hawkins. George was the
prey of all the boodling politicians in
the county-and there were more of
them then than now-and was init
mately associated with the Doodle
ring in the county board. He is said
to have furnished the largest part Of
spent in trying to have passed state
law legalizing pool selling on race
tracks.
Garritys Were Fighting Men.
Then there were the Clarity broth
ers, John, Hugh and Mike. They were
an especially tough trio and known as
fighting men. They were guilty of nu-
merous assaults, some of them of the
xEn
Clarity who bit an ear off of Alderman
James Peavey, who was also a gamb-
Ter. The men had engaged in a fight
and in the absence of more deadly
weapons Clarity used his teeth on the
part of the alderman's anatomy that
was most convenient. Hugh and Mike
Clarity are dead, having fallen into
poverty, and the same i'll fortune that
pursued most of their fellows. On one
occasion, also, the Clarity brothers,
in the course of a gamblers feud with
John Bowling, who ran rival estab-
lishment proceeded to beat Bowling
up in frightful fashion. Bowling was
one of the characters of the old Clark
street that was at once one of the
best and one of the worst. He was
brutal and often beat men with the
butt of the big revolver he carried, for
no stronger apparent reason than a de-
sire to see them fall. At the same
time he was generous to the unfor.
tunate, and as result had many of
the most bitter enemies and a great
many staunch friends. Bowling lost
his money after Clark street was
closed to the big gamblers and died OF
paresis five years ago.
One of the picturesque characters OF
the street was James Watson, alias
! Sir James, alias the Big Englishman
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-28

grant, glad to be able to beg the price
of bed in the cheapest lodging
house.
Cliff Dehority, another of the old
time faro dealers, is living in New
York, but is said to have managed to
keep his head above water since he
left Chicago. About the only man who
was intimately associated with the
Mcdonald gambling house who pros
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-28

he had made mistake. He was not
John Smith of Conrad, Ia, but William
Jones of Pekin, Ill. The steerer apol-
ogized and the prey congratulated him
self on the cold reception he had given
one ''of them there buuko men"
Steerer No. l then impaired the
right name and address of the farmer
to steerer No, 2. The latter did his
work well. He formerly lived in the
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-03-28
Tragic Finish Of the Hawkins.

terry" headquarters were switched to
another ROOM
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For Sale.

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