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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-23

presence of an officer of the law. And
did they not do we'll to laugh? Surely
it was joke, a good one, this idea
of an officers being where he was
needed in Kemah county.
and my brand was on that spotted
steer" he interrupted. Il know the
creature-know him WELL He has a
mean eye. Had the gall to dispute the
right of way with me once, not SO
long ago, either. He was in the cor.
raj at the time, but he's been on the
range all summer He may have the
evil eye all right, but he's mine, bad
eye and all; and what is mine, l will
have. And is that the only original
brand you saw"
The only one" quietly, unless the
the j r on that red steer when he
got up was an original one"
81 r? Who could r be?"
Il couldn't say, but the man was
Jesse Black"
Jesse Black"
The repeated words were fairly spit
out.
Jesse Black! / might have known.
Who else bold enough to loot the
Three Bars? But his day has come,
Not a hair, nor hide, not hoof, not
tallow enough to fry fiapJack shall
be left on the Three Bars before he
repents his insolence."
What will you do?" asked Willis
ton.
What will you do?" retorted Lang.
ford.
81? What can do?" in the vague
helpless manner of the dreamer.
Everything you will" briefly
He snatched up his wide hat.
Where are you going?" asked Viii
liston, curiously.
ITO see Dick Gordon before this day
is an hour older. VIII you come
along?"
"Ye-es," hesitatingly. Gordon
hasn't made much success of things
so far, has he?"
Because you-and men like you
are under the thumb of men like
Jesse Black" said Langford, CURLY
Afraid TO peach for fear of antag
onizing the gang. Afraid to vote
against the tools OF the cattle thieves
for fear of antagonizing the gang
Afraid to call your souls your owl
for fear of antagonizing the gang You
on the fence policy didn't work very
we'll this time, did it? You haven
found your cattle, have you? The
angel must have forgotten. Thought
you were tainted of Egypt, eh?"
1T is easy for you to talk" said vii
! hzton. simply. 1T would be difficult 4
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-23
AS EXPLAINED BY THE EDITOR.
Drastic Action Evidently Was Neces-
sary, and II Was Taken.

The Buies Creek Is. CO. Index to
the Times recently came out with
dOuble-leaded editorial as follows:
I'VE wish to make our abject apollo
gies to Hon. HeZekiah E. Kinney
for having said of him in our last is
sue that he 'fumigates his garments
What we meant to say was Eliminates
mis- arguments We have had our eye
on the printer ever since he twisted
phrase which appeared in an editorial
of ours from full of internal rotten
ness and dead mems bones into in
ternal rattlesnakes and dead wren's
tones And as soon ac our eye lit
upon this gratutous insult above to
the Hon. Hezekiah E. Kinney we
armed ourselves with our repeating
shotgun, sought out the guilty party
and shot him down in cold blood, not
withstanding the fact that the now
deceased was the only support of
widowed mother and possessed large
and fiolrishing family. We wish to
assure the Hon. Hezekiah e. Kinney
that in the future his person and his
speeches will be handled in these col
umns with respect. New York Press.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-23
MODERN DEMAND FOR SILENCE.
German Newspapers Protest II Is Be.
ing Carried to Extremes.

How the times changed" says a
writer in the Frankfurter Zeitung, In
the days of our fathers no description
of homelike. cosy room was COM
plete without a reference to the tick
ing clock. 1t was this gentle sound
which emphasized the quiet Of the
place. People had no nerves in those
days. To-day the thought of a ma.
chine ticking off the seconds and strik-
Ing the hours Is a source OF worry and
distress. Time is going. but they do
not wish to be reminded of it continu-
ally; no clock is better than the tick
ing machine. And now to meet the re-
quirements of the nervous people, a
factory at Schramburg Is making a
noiseless clock" In an article on the
same subject another paper says:
"The anti-noise craze has made disa-
greeable and uncomfortable some of the
noises which once were music to US,
and soon we will find way to silence
the birds and to mutfle the sound OF
the rustling leaves"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-23

your bread and butter and you little
girls as well depended on a scrawny
little bunch like mine"
Maybe" said Langford, Struggling
his shoulders. Doesn't seem to have
exempted you, though, does 1t? But
Black is no respecter of persons. you
know. However, the time has come
for Dick Gordon to show Of what stun
he is made 1t was for this that
worked for his election, though | con-
fess l little thought at the time that
proofs for him would be furnished
from my own herds. Present condi-
tons humiliate me utterly. Am l
weakling that they should exist? Are
we all weaklings?
A faint, appreciative smile passed
over Wiliston's face. No, Langford
did not look weakling, neither had
the professed humiliation lowered his
proud head.
Langford strobe to the door. Then
he turned quickly.
Look here, Williston, l shall make
you angry, / suppose, but it has to go
in the cattle country, and you little
fellows haven't shown up very white
in these deals; you know that your
SELF"
"Well?"
Are you going to stand pat with
us?"
IF you mean, am l going to tell
what l know when called upon," an
swered Williston, with simple dig
nifty that made Langford color with
sudden shame, II am. There are many
of us little fellows who would have
been glad to stand up against the
rustling outrages long ago had we re-
ceived any backing. The moral sup
port of men of your class has not been
what you might call sort of on the
spot support, now, has it?" relapsing
into a gentle sarcasm. "At least, I'M
til you came to the 'front.'" he quail
fed
you will not be the loser, and
there's my hand on it," said Lang
ford, frankly and earnestly, ignoring
the latter part of the speech. "The
Three Bars never forgets a friend.
| They may do you before we are
| through with them, Williston, but re-
member the Three Bars never for
gets
Mary Williston, from her window,
as is the way with a maid, watched
| the two horsemen for many mile as
they galloped away She followed them
with her eyes while they slowly be-
came faint, moving specks in the level
distance and until they were altogeth-
er blotted out, and there was no sign
of living thing on the plain that
stretched between. But Paul Lang
ford, as is the way with man, for
got that he had seen beautiful girl,
and had thrilled to her glance. He
looked back not once as he urged his
trusty little mare on to see Dick
| Gordon.
(To BE CONTINUED)
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-23
A Eackwoods Rumorist.

The eastern tourists decided to have
a little fun with a Billville citizen to
whom they had applied for informa-
ton as to the road they were travel
ing.
How long have you lived here?"
they asked
Long enough to know better" 1
Don't you like the country?"
When it goes to suit me-"
Ever been up in AN airshiD?"
mo. When make up my mind to
fly, I'll know whar TO light"
Ever ride on railroad traiR?"
No highest l ever come to 1t wuz
bein' blowed up by a sawmill."
well, tell us what 'moonshine'
liquor means"
The Billville man shifted his
"chaw" of tobacco from one Jaw to the
other, spat on the greensward, and as
he prepared to climb a fence, said:
H, and heap of it!"-Atlanta
Constitution.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-23
Turned and Faced Squarely the Spot
Which Held the Watching Man.

alien sound! A mans laugh, curse, a
heart-breaking below of pain. Willis
ton parted ever so slightly the thick
foliage of underbrush that separated
him from the all to familiar sounds
and peered within.
In the midst of small clearing
man-made, for several stumps were
scattered here and there--two men
were engaged in unroping and releas.
ing red steer, similar in all essential
respects to a bunch of three or four
huddled together little to one side.
They were all choice, well-fed animals,
but there were thousands of just such
beasts herding on the free ranges.
He owned red steers like those, but
was there man in the cattle country
who did not? They were impossible
Of Identification without the aid of
their brand, and 1t happened that
they were so punched as to completely
battle Williston In his eager efforts
to decipher the stamp that would dis.
close their ownership. That they were
the illegitimate prey OF cattle rust.
lers, he never for one moment doubt.
ed. The situation was conclusive. A
bed Of glowing embers constantly re,
plenished and kept at white heat
served to tighten up the weird scene
| growing dusky under the surrounding
| cottonwoods.
Williston thought he recognized In
| one OF the men-the one who seemed
to be directing the procedure of this
| little affair, whose wide and dirty hat
rim was so tantalizingly drawn over
his eyes-the solitary rider whose un
expected appearance had so startled
him a short time before. Both he ant
his companion were dressed after tn,
rough, nondescript manner of cattl,
men, both were gay, laughing anC
laxative, and seemingly as obliviou
to possible danger as II engaged in tn,
most innocent and legitimate business
A little to the left and standin,
alone was an odd creature OF mos
striking Appearance large, spotted
steer with long. peculiar-looking horns
1t was quite impossible to mistake sucl
a possession IL 1t had once been yours
Its right side was turned full towart
Williston and in the center OF the hi
stood out distinctly the cleanly eau
terized three perpendicular lines tina
were the Identifying mark of tin
Three Bars ranch, one of those sam
big. opulent, self-centered outfits who's
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-23

what Ill.,. ...- .Sae, man can do,
ran swiftly through Williston's brain,
and with no idea Of abandoning his
search until he had probed the mys-
terry. he mounted and rode northward,
closely examining the edge of the
precipice as he went along for any
evidence Of possible descent Pres
emily he came upon a cross ravine, de-
void of shrubbery. too steep for a
horse, but presenting possibilities for
man. With unerring instinct he fol-
lowed the cross-cut westward Soon
scattering Of scrub oaks began to
appear, and sumach already streaked
with crimson. A little farther and the
trees began to show spiral wreaths OF
woodbine and wild grape. Yet a little
farther, and doubtless there would be
outlet for horse as well as man.
But Williston was growing impa-
tient Besides, the thought came to
him that he had best pot risk his
buckskin to the unknown dangers Of
an untried trail What IL he should go
lame? Accordingly he vas left behind
in a slight depression where he
would be pretty we'll hidden, and Will
liston scrambled down the steep In
cline alone. When foothold or hand
hold was lacking, he simply let him
self go and slid, grasping the first root
or branch that presented itself in his
daredevil course.
Arrived at the bottom, he found his
clothes torn and his hands bleeding;
but that was nothing. With grim de-
termination he made his way through
the ravine and struck across the sand
trail with a sure realization Of his
danger, but without the least abate-
ment of his resolution. The sand was
firm under his feet. The water had
receded a sufficient length of time be-
fore to make the thought of quick
sands an idle fear. No puff Of cloudy
smoke leaped from rife barrel. IL,
as he more than half suspected, the
island was rendezvous for cattle
thieves, place surely admirably fit
ted by nature for such unlawful oper-
atoms, the rustlers were either over
SohiiuShS VI thc iudSCSSoipilty VI thSii
retreat and kept no lookout, or they
were insolently Indifferent to expos
ure. The former premise was the
more likely. A light breeze, born of
the afterglow, came scurrying down
the river bed. Here and there, where
the sand was finest and driest, it rose
in little whirlwinds. No sound broke
the stiffness of the summer evening.
What was that? Coyotes barking
over yonder across the river? That
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-23
The Cuttlna Retort.

"You don't have to brag of success"
declared the big woman when she
had listened to the little womans &C.
count Of how well she was doing with
her work; ut shows for itself" And
you don't have to tell outright Of the
decline of success once you have been
successful" remarked the little WON.
an, who had listened first to the big
woman's talk; 1T shows in the bitter
ness with which you complain of ex
listing circumstances"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-23
(copyrigbt by A. c. McCiurg 6 Co., 1000
SYNOPSIS.

George Williston, poor ranchman,
cattle missing from his ranch-the Lazy
s." on wooded spot in the rivers bed
that would have been an island had the
Missouri been at high water, he discovers
n band of horse thieves engaged in work.
ing over brands on cattle. He creepS
near enough to note the changing of the
Three Bars" brand on one steer TO the
-. r." brand.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-23
His Present State.

what state does the young fellow
belong TO who wants to marry old
Billyuns' daughter?" Judging from
his appearance when saw him come
out of the old mans ONCE should say
q state Of collapse"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23
WoOD AA BUIIDIN6 MATEaIAI


0ovcrtiiiAeht Rcpofts SHOW Il 20 lead
An Other Articles.
Great as the advance ID fIre-proof
construction has been during the last
ten years there has been no iet-up In
the use Of lumber. and both archIl
tects and builders nhua themselves
80 dependent on wood today that they
are compelled to admit that the forI
ests OF the country are likely to be
the chief source or building materl
lei for many years 10 come.
The use OF cement, terra Gotta.
brick and STONE, with framework
Of steel. win make 1t possible soon to
DO away with wood entirely" Is a re-
mark often heard, and. indeed, when
one stands on lower Broadway and
looks up at the towering skyscrapers.
the statement seems to contain much
truth. As matterfof fact, however,
the popular idea that fre-proof ma
terials win DO away with the need OF
using lumber in a comparatively few
years 10 very erroneous one. All
Of the various iire-pFoof materials goI
ing Into the approved construction
Of the more substantial buildings are.
used In greater quantities now than
the world dreamed OF few years
ago, yet the heavy demand for lumI
Der continues.
That wood pred0mlnates Is shown
by the annual building records. OF
the permits used for buildings erect
ed last year, approximately 61 per
cent were constructed OF wood, and
the remaining SO per cent OF Are re-.
aistinE material, according to 4 re-
port Issued by the Geological Survey
on operations in forty-nine leading
cities OF the country. These figures
are the more significant when II Is
realized that they only represent the
building activities In the largest cit
les; that does not take into account
the construction OF dwellings,. stores
and other buildings In the thousands
Of small cities and towns scattered
over and not included in the forty
nine cities on which the reckoning il
made.
In towns and small cities wood Is
usually the predomlnatlns building
material and II is safe TO say that II
the statistics had included figures for
all places OF whatever slse. the per
eentage Of wooden construction would
have been much greater. These fig-
ures, as a rule, are only for the cor
porate limits. and the suburbs of
these cities have each very large
amounts 10 be added. The cost, also.
Is relatively higher On these cities
than In towns nearer the base of,the
supply.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23
TARIFF RkFORM

with Andrew Carnegie. the great
iron master, advocating democratic
principles Of tariff for revenue only.
the claim Of the party that the trusts
should no longer receive projections
has received strong support. Five
years ago the Idea that Carnegie
would now make the statement that
the iron and steel Industries no long
or need projections never entered In
to the thoughts OF anyone. As no
one Ia in better position to speak on
the subject Mr.. Carhegie's state
ments ought to carry much weight.
He does not conflne himself to the
steel industry but says that all arti-
Giles except IuxurIeb should have the
tariff reduced from a protective to
q revenue basis.
II IL evidently the intention OF the
republicans TO reduce the tariff in
many instances where It will work
nofInJury. ana this fact shows their
willingness TO accept democratic doc
trine when It becomes evident
from the temper OF the people that
something must be done. In this
manner the democrats are cheated
out Of the fruits OF their labor. They
advocates political reform and when
Il becomes 20 popular that there ID
danger Of losing power the republic
can party takes II upland leaves the
democrats out innthe cold. 1t Is, to
say the least. ahrewd politics, and re-
suits In keeping democracy hanging
on tho ragged edge.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23


The republican, legislature can do
bat one thihR regarding the election
o. United states senator which viii
bt coaaIdeted honorable and honest
eiect W. y. Hepburn 10 succeed
himaelf. Senator Hepburn IL head
and shoulders an intellectual giant
aboss any man lnahia party who as.
plras toasueeeed him. Hia Views on
a convention nomination. on the a.
rect primary ana other political mat
tiers were known before the state
convention gave him the pledge Of
its party for reelection and to DO
otherwise than carry 1t out would
be dishonoFahie III the extreme.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23


Il 10 common talk that Occur a.
Alene IL the easiest town in the coun-
cry for the bogus check man. Some
smooth talker, although he may be
stranger, or person OF short ac-
Quaintance. has no trouble IN passing
bogus checks and feels reasonably
safe in doing 20 from the fact that
II he Il caught before ne leaves town
the matter ID usually compromised.
Il is Occur d'Alene's reputation for
being lenient with this class OF criml
inals that accounts for the frequency
with which bogus checks are passed.
Business men or others are liable to
bo caught at any time and 1t ID moth
ms 70 their discredit because they
handle many checks in the courae Of
business and may al an time get hold
Of 9 bogus one. The remedy lies in
prosecution rather than compromise.
and II few Of the gentry who are so
handy with q pen were punished bo-
gun checks would practically dIsap-
pear.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23
PRINCE AT SHRINE.
Tsai IA woruhipa NJ Iuaage Of Dow.
Aanr Emnanna.

fsai IA w0rnhipa nc lineage OF Dow.
a@eF EmpEeas.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. as
Prince Tsal Fu. the nephew OF the
late Emperor Han. when accompany.
Ing Envoy Tang shaiyi to Washing
ton today. paid worship 70 the image
Of the Dowager Empress at the tenn
pie OF the ak companies. Visits 10
the shrine win be made az Intervals
daFlng'his stay In the city. The Chi
nese merchants Of the city are pre-
pairing 10 petition the imperial row
eminent for 3 portion Of the Boxer
indemnity which remained due the
United States upon a settlement Of
the damages sustained By their up
rising but which was RENTED to tAe
Chinese government after a pcptlon
had been paid. They desire 10 util-
'iHe It In the education Of the CAinese
youth IN the city.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23

Mvag Crawford What did your hua.l
band say when yeu told him that youl
and yOuT daughters were going 10 ioint
an anttnotse club1
Mrs., Chatter lie said be hoped II
would keep u quiet New York Her.
aid.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23
Notice 10 Tax rAyers.

The state board having made so
ulaAy changes In my assessment. the
books can not be made ready to re-
cssvea taxes uatil October IS, 1908;
and sthe.sMaAe win beeoma delluouen,
the frst Monday IN January, 1893.
@. A. BAnoR. Tax Collector.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23

Clliet- Now that our rich Uncle Per.
~ i dad my cousin Tom and l are IN
The SANE beat
old Fsisnd-- Well hops ItSun heir
ahip. -HaFper,s Weekly.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23

Miss ne style-I stopped az lovely
place last summers plenty Of fellowss
honest. | got four rlngs.
Miss GunbustA So9 I didn't know
there wan a cartonael out there. -Puck
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23

5idksA see Hatth b giving his Sa-
b g0at's mlik
Jenkn@ El8w's thaef
Jlnks = To dsvelop the Cd famiEy
habit. ! suppose.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23

Eaatman = Lend you my auaos
what'a the matter with youF 0wnf
Specdly.-0h. don't understand ran
ming q car well enough yet TO use my
own.-New YeFk Life.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23

For fnishesf cruelty of spsssh
No ancient phrase can match a,
~ when d lad. with fondiah 10y
@afa 10 q a0ma bonaa tFuaAe hog.
kid. g0usre soina 10 catch H.
Detroit Trfbuma.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23

Loaa ard Terrible Merda
10 doubt the wicked little germs
EanounEed q aele1flEe laftaa
Wa9id ~ aishoAFaana9 mmd ApFsalioa
n they could hsar the nansa they're
-wa.Alnw.oa STAR.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23

TIE Pres PaallsAlag o.. tAe
Print SHOP By the Lake. prlass for
particular psepla.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23
history Repeats.

"I'm like my ancient namesake,"
Small Jonah Jones did wall;
by the look on fathers face
I'm about to meet a whale"
Chicago News.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23

"Just been married. evidently"
"Yes. They are too formal to each
other in public" - Rocky Mountain
News.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23
Not q Ponular rxns.

"Is the older sister considered good
IookingT"
mo. She merely looks Intelligent"
Town Topics
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23
A Common COMPLAINT

A Common Compliant.
Alas, the Standard OIL has meier
Sent round a check for me to spurnI
Few luxuries have I to share.
All that get | have to earn.
Washington Star.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23
How He Lost Her.

How He Lost Her.
Paste jewels he sent.
Twas aught but good taste
To try to cement
Their friendship with paste.
-HaFper's Weekly.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23
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Balance on hand -. s1,2s4.7I
DietFibutaOn.
Distribution Of disbursements BY
vouchers shown BY departments Of
the democratic national committee
a. 1ano,
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-23

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