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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15

The biggest trap-shooting event OF
the year, known as the Grand Amer
lean Handicap, held at Chicago in
June last, resulted in an overwhelming
victory for Winchester Shells With
these the Professional Championship
was won by w. r. Crosby, of O'Fallon,
ILL.,, and the Amateur Championship
by Hugh M. Clark. of Urbana, ILL.,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15

The Mckinley monument was planned
and executed under the direction of a
commission of prominent men, at a
cost of s150,OO0. Gov. Charles e.
Hughes, with his ehilitary staff, will
take part in the ceremonies and Presi-
dent Roosevelt and former President
Grover Cleveland have been invited to
attend and speak Military parades
will be feature of the occasion.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
Assessment Of Interurpans.

Values corresponding with the as
sessments of the various county as
SCISSORS were fixed by the state board
OF assessment and equalization ON
the interurban railroads of NebrasKs.
The Omaha, Lincoln & Beatrice road
was valued at about $4,000, the Om-
aha & Southern interurban at $4,000
and the Sioux City. Crystal Lake 8
Homer road at $4,000.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
For Batter Or Wnrse.

A census-taker made his rounds in
an isolated village. He gave one of
his official papers to woman that she
might fill in the required answers.
One of the questions, instead of read
ing Married or single" had 1t Con
dition as to marriage" The woman
filled in the answer thus:
Awful hard up before. Wuss
after"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
Cheekina Up Express Reoort,.

The state railway commission IL 60
ing to investigate ON its own account
the finances OF the various express
companies doing business in this
state. An expert will be sent out to
check up the receipts and expendt
lures at some of the stations and the
original entries looked into. These
will be used in connection with the
reports filed with the commission by
the express companies. The commits
sion probably will make no order in
the matter of express rates until this
has been attended to.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
m'KlNLEY MONUMENT
To BE Dedicated in Buffalo Sept. 8.
Former Residents Invited.

The beautiful white marble shaft
erected by the state of New York in
Niagara Square, Buffalo, N. Y. to the
memory of President Mckinley, Is to
be formally dedicated Thursday. Sept.
s, and the event will be the central
feature of Buffalo's Old Home Week,
Sept. to z. Former residents of Buff
falo and the public at large are cor
daily invited to attend the dedication.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
Seward Wants Track Scales.

A number or citizens of Seward
have petitioned the state railway COM
mission to compel the railroads enter
ing that town to put in track scales
for the weighing of coal, grain and
merchandise in carload lots, as pro-
vided by law.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
RaiIroads stop Discrimination.

The complaint of the poultry dealer
at Aurora that the railroads discrim-
mated against him by charging him
local rates when he filled a car with
poultry en- route to San Francisco and
allowed the packing companies the
benefit of the through rates, has had
results. All are now charged the
same rate.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
II Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Foot-Eas is certain cure for
hot sweating. callous, and swollen, aching
accept any substitute Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, n, Y.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15

Lewis Single Binder Cigar has "a rich
taste. Your dealer or Lewis Factory
Peoria, Ill.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
The Anti-eueket Shop Bill.


Attorney General Thompson has
Lancaster county an opinion in re-
gard to the meaning of the anti
bucket shop bill Mr.. Tyrrell has re-
ceived the opinion, but has not an
nounced what course he intends to
pursue in regard to prosecution OF
persons who may be operating in
violation of the law.
The attorney general lays stress on
the terms of the bin which make it
unlawful for any person to keep an Of
flee for the pretended buying or sell
ing of grain or stocks or bonds with
out any intention of receiving and
puaying for the property so bought or
without any intention Of delivering
the property. This is the offense con-
demned by the statute. The fact
that the buyer has the means of ssor-
ing does not alter the case If he keeps
a place with the intention stated.
I'm my opinion, therefore" says the
attorney general, ut would be vio-
lation Of the act quoted for one hav-
ing bona fide connections with the Chi.
cago board Of trade or board of like
organization and plan, to carry on
within this state a brokerage commis-
sion business, take orders that are
transmitted to the board Of trade
without the state, the members Of the
board of trade having grain storage
elevators and guarantees and is at all
times prepared to make actual deliv-
cries Of the commodities contracted
for, which such a business involves
pretended sales without any intention
of delivery. Otherwise, storage and
delivery facilities could be mere de-
vices to evade the law"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
First Arrest Under New Law.

County Attorney McCutchan Of
Boyd county has reported the arrest
of butcher Of that county charged
with selling diseased meat. This is
the first arrest under the new pure
food law. Food Commissioner Johnson
ordered vigorous prosecution OF tho
case. A fine OF 500 is provided for
the offense.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
OF Course.

what makes you so absent mind
ed?"
We'll, stopped to think one
day"
"Yes?"
"And my thoughts ran on and on"
"Well?"
"And l haven't caught up with 'em
yet."-Cleveland Leader.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
Annroachinn Nature.

Some men think they can't "get
next to nature" properly without TAX
ing along two quarts of whisky and a
box of cigars.-Judge.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
Sheldon and Meerlen at Normal.

The visit OF Governor Sheldon and
State Superintendent McBrien to the
McCook junior normal school was .
notable event. The governor and
state superintendent both addressed
the normal and the third annual grad
uating exercises of the eighth grade
OF the Red Willow county schooiS.
In the evening reception was ton
dered the governor at the McCook
commercial club rooms, where hun
dreds of citizens and members of the
junior normal paid their respects TO
the chief executive of the state.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15

Some men are so smart in bust
ness way that people do not care to
do business with them a second time.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens the gums, reduces In.
dammatior, allays pain cures wind collie Csc bottle
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
She Understood.

What makes you think that Tim
Minis is ideally married."
Because one day when he invited
me to dinner and we were late she
merely asked whether the home team
won"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
Does Your Head Ache?

If so, get box of Krause's Headache
Capsules of your Druggist. 25c.
Norman Lichty Mig. Co., Des Moines, la.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15

Smokers have to call for Lewis Single
Binder cigar to get it. Your dealer or
Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
Growth or New York.

New York city is now growing at
the rate of about Ais persons each
day.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15

When they enter a theater women
should check their hats and men their
thirst.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15

Our idea of loafer Is a man who
rests before he gets tired.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
Railroads Turned Down.

The official recora of the board OF
equalization, much debated, has at
last been adopted The state board
disavowed former resolutions intro
duced by the Union Pacific attorneys
and adopted the following, after CON
sulting with Attorney General Thomp
son:
Whereas, The board having had un
der consideration and investigation
abstracts of the property assessed for
taxation in the several counties in the
state returned to this board, and hav
ing heard all the testimony adduced
by the Union Pacific and Burlington
railroad companies reduced to writ
ing, as we'll as other evidence con.
sidered by the board and not reduced
to writing, and having knowledge con-
corning the valuation of the different
classes of property within the several
counties of this state, and after hear
ing the argument of counsel and be-
ing fully advised In the premises
therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the classes of prop
erty designated below in the counties
hereinafter named shall be increased
and decreased by per centum as fol-
lows: Be It further
Resolved, adjudged and ordered by
said board of equalization and assess
ment of the state of Nebraska, That
the classes of property indicated in
the above named counties be increased
and decreased by the percentum here
inbefore named, and that the assess
ments in all counties not increased or
decreased be adjudged to be the
proper fair, true and equitable assess
ment and equalization in such coun-
ties; that the assessments made in
the several counties of this state and
returned to this board by the county
boards of this state, as equalized by
this board and as set forth in this
resolution is fair, true and equitable
assessment and equalization of all the
property within this state; and that
| the protest, petition and remonstrance
of the Union Pacific Railroad company
be overruled and denied; to which
the Union Pacific Railroad company
excerpts.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15
Guns, Traps, Decoys, Etc.

Lowest prices Write for Free catalog
No. l. N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15

It's easy to dress profitable bust
ness in the garb of responsibility.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-15

name ana price on ne bottom to against high prices
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-14
The Mountain Whites.

This afternoon a meeting of the St. Johns Church Guild will be held at the rectory. The work done will be in the interest of the Balsom Mission in North Carolina. Clothing, sheets, etc.. are be. ing prepared to send to that section. The mission is one that was instituted by the Episcopal Church for the purpose of enlightening the mountain whites ot that southern state. The intellectual darkness in which these people are grop- ing is said to be amazing, They gain their precarious existence largely by il- hcit stilling and elementary farming, believe the world to be flat, have many other primitive ideas and do not readily accept the teachings of the missionaries Progress is being made, however, in face of these adverse conditions and on the Balsom Hills @ church has been erected, the highest church in the United States
 The pastor also has charge on the low land and the difference in altitude be. tween his morning and afternoon ap
 pointments each Sunday is 5000 feet.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-14
HARDEN DUNCAN

Harden Duncan of Lakevllle, Conn.,, died Monday morning at the home oi his sister, Mrs Parker Stoddard, in Al ford. He was 55 years old.
 Mir. Duncan went to Great Harrington last week to attend the funeral of his sor Lorin. He caught severe cold which resulted in an attack of pneumonia. He had been tenderly cared for at the home of his sister.
 He was born at North Hillsdale, N. Y., June IS, 1852. On January 8, 1876, he married Miss Romina Ramsey of North Egremont. For several years past he has been superintendent of MT. DeLima's estate in Lakeville. He was an attend ant at the M. E. church and a member of the lodge of Foresters.
 He is survived by a widow, two daugh ters, Mrs. Henry Fairchild of Great Bar rington and Miss Bessie Duncan oi Lakeville; 6 son Perry of Lakeville; three sisters, Mrs. Parker Stoddard and Mrs Fred Smith of Afford, and Mrs. Charles McNeil of Lakeville, and brother Weeden Duncan, of North Egremont.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-14
LAKEvlLLE

The son of James Garnor is very ill with pneumonia and one or two of the other children are reported to be quite sick.
 The evening train was over two hours late Sunday night owing to 8 worn-out engine on the Harlem division. A Afreight engine was procured to transport passen- gers to their destination.
 Henry Laraway has resigned his posi- tion as clerk at Heaton & Co.'s store. Howard Rood takes his place. Everyone who owned horse or could hire one was out sleighriding Sunday. The Children's Sewing Circle will give a supper at the M. E. chapel next week Friday evening, called a Washington s birthday tea The children will be dressed in costumes appropriate for the occasion.
 Mrs. E. L. Peabody was on the train that collided head on with a freight train on the Harlem division last week and was thrown forward on some seats, but escaped without injury. The Foresters attended the funeral of Harden Duncan at Afford yesterday.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-14
A LOCUST GROVE.

An Indiana reader of these notes writes inquiring as to the better meth cd to get grove of black locust trees started-whether to plant the seeds In the field where he wants the trees to grow or to plant them in rows rather thick and later transplant. Assuming that this variety of tree Is sufficiently hardy to stand the winter In our cor respondents locality, which 1t Is not for the territory In which the writer lives, we would say that the latter method would be preferable, in that 1t enables one to select his trees with reference to size and thriftiness at planting time, resulting In a grove of much more uniform size than could be secured by planting the seeds where 1t Is intended the trees should stand. This practice of transplanting Is gen. orally followed in nurseries, and ex- perience has proved 1t to be most sat isfactory
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-14
CHAPINvHLE

Tim and Harry Hunt are home from Hartford.
 Charles Tucker and sons were in town this week.
 Burn McLain called on friends in Ga naan last Saturday.
 James Gray has purchased a new horse.
 John Miller, Jr., is home.
 A dance at Hunts Tuesday night drew the biggest crowd we have seen in our small town ill good while. Good sleigh ing gave out-of- town people a chance to get here and all had good time. Music was furnished by three musicians from Lee.
 Edward McLain is putting down a we'll His son-in-law, MT. l.. G. Beal, is doing the work.
 Clifford Boomer, while driving across the lake with a load of logs few days ago, broke through and both horses went in. The horses went in one at 8 time, so he got both out. It was a close call for Skip.
 Harry Carley was in town Monday.
 Mrs Walter Warner has been called to Bridgeport on account of sickness.
 Miss Mary O'Hara has been visiting friends in Bridgeport.
 Bordens are cutting large quantities of ice.
 Everyone is looking forward to the Monograph concert February 22 at the school house.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-14
Hungry Burglars

George H. Clark's grocery store at Salisbury was broken into Friday night. The burglars smashed one of the side windows and entered in that way. Evi. dently it was money they were after as the money drawer was emptied of what change it contained and the safe was tempered with, but not broken open. The thieves had also helped themselves to lunch of crackers, cheese and canned baked beans.
 On Friday night burglars also entered the meat market of Martin S Turner at Lakeville. They appropriated few papers of tobacco. They again entered the market Sunday night by prying of the lock and helped themselves to to- bacco second time.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-14

A word of caution may be in place
 1t this time, when a veritable stream
 If golden wealth is pouring into the laps of millions of husbandmen in re- turn for an unprecedented yield of all most all kinds of farm and garden products, and there is as a result jus tifiable desire to put the money thus made where it will do the most good. The present year without question
 marks the food tide of prosperity for our country, and there are none, how ever high or low in the economic scale
 but have shared and will share in its blessings. The question of most in- tense and vital importance just now is that having to do with the investment of tie vast aggregate earnings of the tiller of the soil and the wage earner, for in this more than in any other fac tor Is bound up a perpetuation of tho present good times. The very condi- tions accompanying an era of prosper ity contain all the germs necessary to beget financial distrust, panic and en- suing hard times, and it is for this req son wise to take stock of the situation, as it were, with a view to preventing a development of the symptoms which all are wont to view with alarm. Good times mean abundant money and low interest rates. Money that Is easily got learned or borrowed Is all too often carelessly invested. By and by the day of reckoning comes, the prom ises of wildcat promoters and specula- tors do not materialize and money that was counted on with easy confidence is not forthcoming in the shape of either principal or interest to meet legitimate obligations. The stuff's off and the panic is on, and the great organism of finance and business Is seized with a congestive chill that reaches to Its farthest extremities. This in a nut
 business faith and confidence and the coming of the panic. The only possible way of averting the cataclysm Is for each investor, large or small, to exer- else the most painstaking care that the money he invests Is put where it will fetch not so much a large as a sure re- turn and in such hands that 1t can be got back when need arises. If you have surplus money as result of your own industry and the fertility of the soil, first pay your debts and next put aside an amount sufficient to finance the inevitable rainy day of poor crops or sickness. If you have any left when this Is done invest it as near home as possible and only on the recommends ton of the most conscientious banker of your acquaintance. Only so can good times be perpetuated and one's financial craft be stanch enough to withstand a possible squall.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-14
STATE REPRESENTATION.
National Grange Refusea to Make
 Change In the Basis.

National Grange Refusea to Make
 Change In the Basis.
 A resolution that brought out consid- erable comment at the national grange meeting was the one introduced by MT. Kegley of Washington state to the ef- feet that the basis of representation of the national grange should be amended to include, in addition to the present vote (which shall hereafter be called the state vote), a second vote, which shall be called the representative vote and which shall give to each state a vote for each subordinate grapge In good standing at the time the session meets, at which the votes are to be cast; that the state vote shall con- tinue to be the vote in general use and that the result of such vote shall be final unless upon the announcement of state vote the representative vote should be called for by any delegate, whereupon the representative vote must be cast and the question being voted on shall not be carried or lost unless 1t receives a majority of both the state and representative votes. The resolution was reported adversely by the committee, and Its report was adopted. MT. Kegley endeavored to have 1t referred to the state granges for their consideration, but was not successful. This will probably set at rest any further agitation of this sub ject. The opposition to 1t was largely based on the fact that the delegates to the national grange, two from each state, represented the state as n whole, as an agricultural district rather than the people within the state, much as United States senators represent the states from which they come.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-14
NEW USES FOR CEMENT.

The increasing price of even the coarsest and poorest grades of lumber Is resulting in the use of cement for a great variety of purposes. One of these is in the construction of water tanks. The difficulty that would naturally be encountered in likelihood of bursting of the tank by the freezing of the wa ter is obviated by making the cement tank with sloping sides and an angular bottom like the ordinary hog trough. 1t is found that when water freezes in such tank the ice formed gets practl- cally no leverage, it being forced up rather than forcing the sides of the tank out and cracking them. In spite of the many new uses to which con- crete is being put it is safe to say that the cement business is still in its in- fancy, there being an enormous devel- opment still awaiting 1t.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-14
l-enten Services.

During Lent Dr. H. A. Davies will conduct service in St. Johns church at p. m. on Friday of each week and all are invited. During Lent he will hold cottage services weekly in Lakeville on Tuesdays, beginning February 19,at 7.30 D. m. This first service will be held at the residence of BenJamin Senior. In the parish church on Ash Wednesday service was held at o'clock.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-14
LIME ROCK

John Wilcox of Waterbury was in town Monday and Tuesday.
 Mrs. Lemuel Bulman is visiting in Waterbury.
 o. w. Barnum gave the choir boys of Lime Rock church their annual sleigh ride and turkey supper ill Amenia Mon. day evening.
 Miss Almira Stone is home from New Haven.
 Miss Prindle and her pupils took a sleighride to Lakeville and Salisbury Monday afternoon.
 Laura Merriman was in Canaan Mon day.
 N. A. McNeil bought two very hand some spring sleighs of Benjamin last week.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-14

 the products of the state which were taking wealth from it, but seldom, If ever, paying anything to the revenues of the state. While double taxation was wrong, he remarked that he did not consider 1t so great an injury to the state as to have so much property exempt from taxation. Mir. Bell said that when he was elected master, twelve years ago, the organization of the state numbered 2,200 members and that now there are 11,000. There are 126 subordinate granges and fifteen Pomona granges. The increase in mem bership the past year was 1000. Ex-Gov- ernor Bell declined reelection as mas ter, and George w. Pierce was chosen as his successor. Resolutions were adopted in recognition of his long serv- ice, with expressions of the esteem in which he was held by the grange. 1t was voted to give $1o0 to the New England fund for entertaining the na- tional grange at Hartford, Conn.,, next year.
Connecticut western news., 1907-02-14
FEEDING TREES.

Some experiments recently conduct ed at the Nocth Dakota experiment sta ton have had for their object the feed ing of poorly nourished young trees which when supplied with a bottle filled at frequent intervals appeared to suck in sustenance at rapid rate. To such an extent was this true that 1t was found possible to regulate to some extent the growth of young trees by such means, retarding their develop ment or making 1t more rapid, as might be desired. It seemed to be largely matter of food supply, the tree under treatment showing a willingness to ab- sorb extra sustenance and to utilize it ln the building of plant tissues.