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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19
MUCH CASH IS IN TREASURY.
Failure Of Sellers to Deliver Bonds
Causes IL to Pile Up.

LincOln-Statc Treasurer Brian's re.
port for the month of February shows
that he had balances on hand Feb.
ruary Of $56S, 4OG.S2: receipts, $685..
SS1.4i; payments, $45G,S44GS; bar
ances February 20, $745,443.5S. Checks
cash and cash items, $17j,2SI9i; cash
on deposit $570,161GI The cash on
deposit is unusually large and is eX
planned by the fact that nearly 5000,
600 of bonds bought were not deliv.
cred and consequently the cash is
still on hand. The bidder was not
compelled to deposit bond to deliver
the purchase, therefore the state car
enforce no penalty for the failure IA
deliver. The treasurer is preparing tC
max big purchase of bonds soon
The item of $175,2Sl in checks, cash
and cash items is an unusual one. Mr.
Brian is holding the checks because
the limit of the state funds in depos
tories, governed by the amount OF
bonds given by repositories has beer
reached. Many banks have applied
to be made repositories, but have
been refused because these checks ant
cash items probably will be in the
treasurer's hands only short time
and no more repositories are needed
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19

but also very surely, creeping, creep
ing, creeping, now stopping, now
creeping, stopping, creeping.
All at once the gun play began
again, sharp, quick, from the spring,
from the sheds. The blot lay perfect
" still for moment waiting, watch
ing. The pluciy little rife was silent.
BAT 80 IL had been before. Quarter
length. half. whole length. cautiously
with FREQUENT stops, eyes SO Hccly. so
intcnt-could it be possible that ihiS
gun was really silcnccd-out Of the
race? IT would not do to trust too
much The blot waited, scarcely
breathed, crept forward again
A sudden bright light flashed up
through the darkness under the unpro-
tected wall to Mary's left. Almost
simultaneously a kindred light sprang
into being from the region OF the cat
tlc.sheds. The men down there had
been waiting for this signal. 1t
meant that for some reason the second
effort to creep mp unObscrved to fire
the house had been successful. The
fare grew and spread. 1t became a
glare.
When the whole cabin seemed to be
in flames save the door-the dry, rude
boarding had caught and burned like
paper-when the heat had become un-
bearable, Wiliston held out his hand
to his daughter, silently. AS silently
she put her hand her left hand, in
his: nor did Williston notice that 1t
was her left, nor how Imply her right
arm hung to her side. In the glare,
her face shone colorless, but her dark
eyes were stars. Her head was held
high. With firm step, Williston ad.
vanced to the door Deliberately he
unbarred it, as deliberately threw it
open and stepped over the threshold.
They were covered on the instant by
four rifles.
Drop your guns!" called the chief,
roughly. Then the desperadocs moved
up.
Il take it that | an the one
wanted" said Williston.
His voice was calm and scholarly
once more. In the uselessness OF
further struggle, it had lost the sharp
incisiveness that had been the call to
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19
Copyright by A. &, NcClurg & Co., 1919
SYNOPSIS.

George Wllliston, a poor ranchman,
high minded and cultured, searches for
cattle missing from his ranch the Lazy
s" On n wooded spot in the rivers bed
that would have been an island had the
Missouri been at high water, he dis
covers n band of horse thieves engaged
creeps near enough to note the chang
ing of the Three Bars brand on one
steer to the -. r. brand. Paul Lang
ford. the rich owner of the Three
the gang of cattle thieves band OF
outlaws headed by Jesse Black, who
long have dehed the law and authori-
ties of Kemah county South Dakota:
Langford Is struck with the beauty OF
Mary, commonly known as "Williston's
little girl" Louise Dale, an. expert
her uncle Judge Hammond Dale, from
the east to the "Dakotahs" and who
is living with him at Wind CITY, is
requested by the county attorney,
Richard Gordon. to come to Kemah and
take testimony in the preliminary
hearing of Jesse Black. Jim Munson, in
at a herd of cattle being shipped by
Bill Brown and there detects old
Mag" well known "olnery' steer be
longing to his employer of the Three
Bars" ranch Munson and Louise start
for Kemah. Crowds assemble in Justice
James X. McAllister's court for the
springs the first of many great sur
prises. waving examination. Through
Jake Sanderson, a member of the out
law gang. he had learned that the
steer Mag" had been recovered and
thus saw the uselessness of lighting
against being bound over. Richard Cor
don the county attorney, who is un-
popular because of his many failures
to secure convictions in court, wins
the admiration of Louise which is mu-
tual County Attorney Gordon accom-
panies Louise Dale on her return to
Wind City. He tells her of the dis
appointments of his office. of witnesses
that can be bribed and of the system
Of tampering with justice which pre-
vents him from securing a conviction
He has the girls sympathy. While
Williston stands in the light in his
door at night, shot is fired at him
The house Is attacked and a battle en-
sues between Willston and his daugh-
ter, on one side, and the outlaws or
the other
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19

action. If one must die il is good to
die after a brave fight. One is never
a coward then. Williston's face wore
an almost exalted look.
My daughter is free to go?" he
asked, his first words having met
with no response. Better, much bet
ter, for the make Of man like Willis.
ton 10 die in the dignity of silence,
but for Mary's sake he parleyed.
Il guess not" responded the leader
CURLY If pulin' idiot hadn't missed
the broad side of yCu-as pretty a
mark this side heaven as man could
want-then we might talk about the
girl. She's showed up too damned
much like a man now to let her loose"
His big, shutting form lounged in
his saddle. He raised his rifle with
every appearance of lazy indifference.
They were to be shot down where
they stood, now, right on the TIRES
hold OF their burning homestead. Will
liston bowed his head to the newt
able for a moment; then raised it
proudly TO meet the inevitable.
A rifle shot rang out startlingly
clear. At the very moment the lead
er's hawk eye had swept the sight, his
rife arm had twitChed uncertainty
then fallen nerveless to his side, while
his bullet, playing "A faltering and
discordant second to the first true
shot, tore up the ground in front OF
! him and swerved harmlessly to one
side. Instantly the widest confusion
| reigned-shOuts, curses, the plunging
! of horses mingled with the SHARP
wild. The surprise was too com
plete for the outlaws to recover at
once. They had heard no sound of ap
preaching hoof-beats. The roaring
flames licking up the dry timber ant
rendering the surrounding darkness
the blacker for the contrast had beer
of saving grace to the besiegerS after
all.
In a moment the desperadoes raj
lied. They closed in and imposed {
cursing, malignant wall between the
rescuers and the blazing door of the
shanty and what stood and lay befor,
1t. Mary had sunk down at her father,
feet and had no cogniZance Of tn,
fierce though brief conflict that en-
sued.
Presently she was dragged roughl,
to her feet. A big, muscular arm hat
heavy grasp of her.
Make sure of the girl, Red" com
manded sharp voice near, and it wa
gone out into the night.
Afterward she heard--oh, many
many times in the night watches
the eerie galloping of horses hoofs
growing fainter and ever fainter
heard it above the medley of tramp
ling horses and yelling men, and knew
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19
Mind Reader on Olsen Case.

Pender-Sheriff Dorcey, Olaf Olsen
and County Attorney Chase, accompa-
MED by a woman mind reader from
Sioux City, left Fender for Resale for
the purpose Of locating the body OF
Lille Olson. The sheriff and the clair
voyant returned in the evening from
the farm on which Olson formerly re-
sided. She took the officers to a grave
on the farm, but it was one made over
a year ago and with which the neigh
bors were all familiar. To satisfy all
curiosity the body was disinterred and
found, as Olsen stated, to be that of a
babe which died at birth. The search
was continued during the day, but
nothing developed.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19
VALUE OF LOUP RIVER.
Discharges More Water Than Any
Stream in the State.

Lincoln-The Loup river is a val
liable stream. According to figures
compiled by the irrigation department
the flow of the stream is more uniform
than that of any other river. OF all
the rivers the Loup flows with the
ceeds the discharge of the Loup at
certain seasons of the year above the
mouth of the Loup, but its variation is
so wide that its value from a power
and irrigation standpoint is not so
great as the smaller northern stream.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19
BAND WAGON FOR CORN SHOW.
One State After Another Falls in Line
for Exhibit.

Omaha--One state after another is
lining up to make the National Corn
exposition, which is to be held in
Omaha in December, one of the great
est shows in history.
More than fifteen states are now
pledged to its support, while CONNER
cial clubs and chambers of commerce
in all parts of the country are taking
an interest in the big enterprise.
President G. w. Wattles of the Corn
exposition, who is visiting in Califor-
MIA, telegraphed as follows:
j. Wilkes Jones, Manager National
Corn Exposition, Omaha, Neb.: Los
Angeles Chamber Of Commerce will
make large exhibit at Corn exposition.
Please reserve ample space
G. w. WATTLES.
Governor Frank ]. Hanly of Indiana
has written to the managers of the
show commenting it and offering any
assistance which is needed from In
diana.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19
Booming the Corn Show.

Lincoln-Members of the State
Board Of Agriculture and the Board OF
Horticulture met here to take action
toward helping along the corn show to
be held in Omaha nexs fall. The pro-
iect had the unanimous approval of
those present and the Board of Agri-
culture voted $500 to be used in pro-
noting the enterprise. A committee
was also appointed by the joint board
to help boost the enterprise. Speeches
were made by Governor Sheldon and
Prof Jones.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19
lydia z. PINKHAM

No other medicine has been so
successful in relieving the suffering
of women or received so many gem
uine testimonials as has Lydia Il.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Compound.
In every community you will find
women who have been restored to
health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound. Almost every
one you meet has either been bene-
flied by it, or has friends who have.
In the Pinkham Laboratory at
Lynn, Mass, any wOmananyd aymay
see the files containing over one mil
lion one hundred thousand letters
from women seeking health, and
here are the letters in which they
openly state over their own sigma
lures that they were cured by Lydia
e. Pinllham's Vegetable Compound.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
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from surgical operations.
Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable
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herbs, without drugs, and is whole
some and harmless.
The reason why Lydia e. Pink
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successful is because it contains in
gradients which act directly upon
the feminine organism, restoring it
to healthy normal condition.
Women who are suffering from
those distressing ills peculiar to their
sex should not lose sight of these
facts or doubt the ability of Lydia
E. Pinllham's Vegetable Compound
to restore their health.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19
House Eleven Hundred Years Old.

ST. Adams possesses the Oldest in.
hablted house in the country This
distinction is said to belong to the old
Round house, now the Fighting Cocks
inn, which stands close to the River
Yer 1t Is a curious structure-of
octagonal shape-of early Saxon orr.
gin, having been built as a boathouse
to the ancient monastery founded at
ST, Adams by King Offa about the
year 795, and is thus over LOO years
old. \ subterranean passage, now
blocked up, runs from the basement
to the ruins of the monastery, a dis.
lance of about 200 yards. There is a
shed at the back of the house, where
1t is said Oliver Cromwell stabbed his
horse himself once sleeping under its
roof during the civil war,-Collecting.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19
Hastings cIergymen Threatened.

Hastings-Numerous unsigned let
tiers have been received by the various
ministers threatening their lives if
they did not quit the fight against the
saloons. The city of Hastings is stirred
to a white heat over the saloon ques.
ton and in mems mass meeting res
olutions were unanimously adopted
which will make the fight at the next
spring election one of license or no Ii
CenSe.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19
HERMAN eocHE GUILTY.
Jury Finds That He Killed Saloon
Keeper Frank farmer.

MadIson-Herman Boche, a Madison
county farmer, who has been on trial
for the killing of Frank farmer, a Nor
folk saloonkeeper, on May /, 1907, at
Norfolk was found guilty of man
slaughter, and will have to serve from
one to ten years in the penitentiary.
The verdict is considered a victory for
the defendant, in that public sentiment
has at all times been strongly against
Boche, since commission of the crime.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19
CHAPTER X.
In Which the x Y z Figures Some.
what Mvsteriouslv.

Jim Munson riding his pony over
the home trail at slow walk, dropped
slccpily in his saddle. 1t was not
worldly late bedtime, half.past ten,
maybe, but he would have been sleep.
ing soundly a good hour or more had
this not been his night to go to town
If he chose. He had chosen. He
would not have missed his chance for
good deal. But his dissipation had
been light. The boss never tolerated
much along that line. He had drunk
with some congenial cronies from the
Circle T. outfit complimentary to the
future well.bcing and increasing
wealth of this already wellknOwn and
nourishing cattle ranch. OF course
he must drink a return compliment
to the same rose-colored prosperity
for the Three Bars, which he did and
sighed for more. That made two, and
two were the limit, and here was the
limit overreached already; for there
| had always to be a last little com
forter to keep him from nodding in his
saddle.
1t was a sleepy night, cool and soft
and still. He could walk his horse all
the way if he wanted to. There was
no haste. The boys would all be in
bed. They would not even wait up for
the mail knowing his, Jims, innate
aversion to hurry. Had he not been
so drowsy, he would like to have sung
n bit; but it required little too much
effort. He would just plod along.
Must all be in bed at Williston' s
no light anywhere. A little short Of
where the Willston branch left the
main trail he half paused. If it were
not so late he would ride up and give
! them a hail. But of course they were
asleep. Everything seemed still and
dark about the premises. He would
! just plod along.
Hello, there! Where'd you come
FROM" he cried of a sudden, and be-
fore he had had time to carry his re-
! solve into action.
A man on horseback had drawn rein
directly in front Of him. Jim blinked
with the suddenness of the shock.
Might ask you the same question,
responded the other with an easy
/ laugh. I'm for town to see the doc
tor about my little girl Been puny
for a week"
"Oh! Where you FROM" asked jim
with the courteous interest of his
kind.
New man on the X Y r." answered
the other, lightly. Must be gittin' on
Worried about my baby girl"
He touched spurs to his horse and
was off with a friendly $50 long," over
his shoulder.
Jim rode on thoughtfully.
Now don't it beat the devil" he
was thinking, how that there COW
puncher struck this trail comm from
X Y with the X Y u clean t othel
side O town? Yep, it beats the devil
for fac. He must be a ridin' fol-
his health. 1t beats the devil" This
last was long drawn out. He rode 8
little farther. 1T beats the devil" he
thought again-the wonder Of it was
waking him up-"how that blamed
fool could a struck this here trail 8
goin for doc"
At the branch road he stopped ir
resOlutely.
ITO RE CONTINITED)
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19
CHAPTER discontinued.

AS her strained sight stared out in
to the darkness 1t was borne to her
intuitively, 1t may be, that something
was creeping up on her. She could
see nothing and yet knew 1t to be
true. Every fiber of her being tingled
with the certainty of it. 1t was com
ing closer and closer. She felt it like
an actual presence. Her eyes shifted
here, there-swept her half-circle
searchingly-stared and stared Still
nothing moved. And yet the nearness
of some unseen thing grew more and
more palpable. If she could not see
it soon she must scream aloud. She
breathed in little quickened gasps
Soon, very soon, she would scream
All! A shadow down by the biggest
cottonwood! 1t bodily sought a nearer
and smaller trunk. Another stink
ing shadow glided behind the vacated
position. 1t was a ghastly presenta-
ton Of pussy played
in nightmare. But at last it was
something tangible-something to do
away with that frightful sensation of
worming, Acknowledgements and
nearer, so near now that it beat upon
her-unseen presence. She pressed
her finger to the trigger to shoot at
the tangible shadows and dispel that
enveloping, choking, blanket horror
when God knows what stayed the
action of her fingers. Call it instinct
,knt x,,uI hA, ,tn
even before her physical eye was
caught and held by blot darker still
than the night, over to her right, farth
est from the spring. 1t lay perfectly
still. 1t came to her, the willy plan
with startling clearness. The blot
was waiting for her to fire futilely at
grinning shadows among the trees
and, under cover of her engrossed at
tention insinuate its treacherous body
the farther forward. Then the play
would go merrily on till-the end. She
turned the barrel of her rifle SLOWLY
and deliberately away from the NOV
ing shapes among the cottonwood
clump, sighted truly the motionless
blur to her right and fired, once, twice
three times.
The completeness of the surpris,
seemed to inspire the attackers will
a hellish fury. They returned the fir,
rapidly and at will, remaining unde
cover the while. Shrinking low a
her window, her eyes glued on the still
black mass out yonder, Mary wonder
ed If 1t were dead. She prayed pas
sionately that it might be, and yet
1t is a dreadful thing to kill. One,
more the wild firing ceased Mary re
sponded once or twice just to keep tn,
deadly chill from Teturning-if tina
were possible.
Under cover of the desperadoes
fire, at obtuse angles with the frs
attempt, second blot began its tor
tuous twisting. 1t accomplished {
space, stopped; pulled itself its length
stopped, waited, watchful eyes on tn
window whence came Mary's scatter
ed firing still into the clump of trees
They had drawn her close regard a
last. Would it hold out? Forwar
again, crawling fiat on the grounC
ever advancing. slowly, very slowly
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19
Good Old Uncle Job Felt Called Upon
to Rebuke Sinner.

"Yas, subj" begun Uncle Job, sur
veying his hearers with an expression
of virtuous sadness; vas, sub, | sholy
glib dat trifing Abraham a lesson he
neveh fohgot," Then, seeing an in
quiring look in the eyes of some Of his
hearers, and hearing question from
the lips Of one of them, he decided to
go more into details about the nature
of the lesson he had impaired.
"What'd l do tub him? Is gwine tub
tell you alls. Abaham fair drawed de
lghtnin on hisself Wen he he'd de
'dacity tub wife me tub he house tub
eat or turkey dinner. Turkey" re-
peated Uncle Job, after telling
pause, wen dat liverashous rascal
neveh raised any turkey in he life
'cept often some wife mans roost.
Hit sho was or fine turkey, but l
showed dat Abaham dat stolen goods
profiteth little. Dat turkey was err
big gObblCh, an dere was nobody but
me an Ab'aham dere; an | seasoned
dat bird wifi admonitions tub be good
an Warnings fOm de wrath to come.
| Hit sholy would hev tasted good ef
hit hedn't been stole. But de sauce
oh decd well did an a sinneh re-
buked almos' made hit relish, an"
concluded Uncle job, with pious sat
isfaction, though hit was er hahd
| pill, Is bound to say | held out to de
end an finished dat turkey, spite oh
/ Ab'aham's hint dat he spected hit
tub las him er week. Youths Com.
/ panion.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19

It for what it meant but to aight--
this evil night-shc gave but one
quick, bewildcred glance into the
sinister face above her and in n soft
shuddering voice brcathcd, please
don't" and tainted
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19
Bonds for County Hiah School.

Brown county is the first county in
the state to notify the state treasurer
that it is going to vote on the PROPOSE
ton to issue bonds for the purpose of
erecting a county high school BALD
ing
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19
WAS A LESSON FOR "AB'AHAM.'

70 BE CONTINUED.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21
AYHAWKER JOTS

In addition to the Sand Hills road
which Ralph Faxon has written sew
eral serial stories about the Garden
City folks have something else in the
way of a novelty to attract their at
tention. Twelve Hungarian pheasants
have been released in the neighbour
hood by the state game warden.
A negro inventor has been dis
covered in Russell county who has a
machine which will bind wheat with
straw. The inventor is said to have
refused 100000 for his patent, hold
ing that it is worth a million dollars.
Can it be that there is a budding
newspaper correspondent at work in
Russell? asks Lew Smucker in the
Wichita Eagle.
The Hutchinson News has taken
some digs recently at Wichita which
leads Henry Allen in, his Wichita Bea-
interests of peace between the two
communities. Reprisals on Wichita s
part are out of the question, says
Squire Allen, because when the sizes
of the two places are taken into con-
sideration it would be unbecoming for
Wichita to take a slap at 'such lit
tie cusS.''
Ed Little brings this story from
Abilene 1--WE had a banquet down
there the other night he said. zone
Of the speakers was G. B. Gordon, one
of our good citizens. He certainly
epitomized the real genuine Abilene
spirit when he got up and said: I
have lived in one block of Abilene for
forty years, I intend to live there
forty years longer, and if I still like it,
expect to live there some more -
Wichita Beacon.
Some of Wichita's policemen are
patting themselves on their backs for
their perspicacity. They had sus-
picions that liquor was stored in a GER
tain house, but find it they could not.
Then one of them who now thinks
that he is the reincarnation of Sher-
lock Holmes measured the inside of
the house and then the outside and
from the measurements which showed
great discrepancies two large closets
were located in which were found
enough booze" to float a boat.
A funny story is like the latest fash
ion. There are many different
opinions about it, says the Atchison
women in the world met a reporter for
the paper. This is it: A family from
the country moved to town, and af-
ter they had lived there a while one
of the girls from their old neighbor-
hood visited them. She wrote back
home: 1.-The folks are putting on lots
of style here in town. They sleep
between sheets and wear low Shoes
Here is another funny story the
woman had saved for the paper: She
said over in Missouri (by the way she
came from Missouri) they just could
not get over the Republican victory
this fall. That a Baptist preacher in
her neighborhood is a great Demo-
crat and lately some one said to him:
well how do you feel about Mis-
souri, going Republican ?" 81 feel like
Lazarus replied the preacher
''How's that?" said his friend you
remember" said the preacher, that
the dogs licked Lazarus"