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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-13
ENTIRE STATE WAS IN PAWN.
Nevada Said to Have Been In That
Condition Five Years Back.

Five years ago Nevada was a state
in pawn. She had been stolen The
entire population was not sufficient
to constitute a thirdrate western
town, and it was decreasing. 1t might
we'll have been asked then: What's
the matter with Nevada?"
The trouble grew out of Nevada's
public land grant, amounting to 2,000,-
600 acres, which congress had care
lessly authorized the state to select
as desired. The Nevada legislature
practically put the land up at auction,
and the result was that few stock
men bought enough land to shoestring
and surround and absolutely control
every river, lake and water hole in
the state.
BY doing so they became virtual
possessors of the rest of the state.
No one else could use the public land
or make settlement because of their
control of all the water, and in Ne
vada water is the life blood of the
land. Sixty million acres were con-
trolled and in effect owned by about
a million acres, and not an opportu-
nifty for a single 160acre homestead
Five years ago this was the situation
"a hopeless one. Philosophical men
had attempted to induce immigration
and to encourage the development of
their state, but their work had come
to naught and they had to quit. There
was no chance.
Yet all the time there was still
great water supply running to waste
annually. The perennial flow of the
rivers and streams was entirely util-
lied, but the floods from the melting
of the mountain SHOWS swept away
uselessly to the sea.
Viewing the situation as it was then,
who would have dared to predict that
with the passage of the national irri-
CATION act could have occurred the
great transformation and development
of Nevada, and If it had been predict
ed who would have believed 1t? OF
the $37,000,000 government reclama-
ton fund, Nevada has thus far re-
ceived her fair share, and the compile
ton of the great project upon which
| the federal engineers are now working
| will more than quadruple the already
increased population of the state.
The first section Of the Truckee-
Carson project has been completed
and the settlers are now farming the
fertile land in S0-acre homesteads.
By next year 10000 acres of this
project will be under irrigation
Successful American.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-13
DEFENSE OF THE TARANruLA.
N'enomous Insect Not Aggressive, Ac-
cording to This Writer.


The terrible tarantula is said to be
more abused than abusive. 1t is not
aggressive upon man nor is it often in
trusive even, although every old miner
and prospector has shaken one out of
his boots or blankets in the morning.
and always the size of a saucer, says
a writer in the Chicago Tribune. 1t
avoids the hot sunshine and remains
well down in it's burrow under the
ground. About shutdown it sallies
forth and lies in waiting just below the
opening of the burrow. 1t assumes
this position whether it desires food or
wishes only to get a bit of fresh air.
1t does not travel about in quest of
food even when hungry, but remains
quietly in the attitude described often
for hours at time. At the near APP
proach of caterpillar, grasshopper,
beetle, or almost any creature CT like
size, other than its enemy the WASP.
1t rusheS out and seizes il, but rarely
goes farther than few inches from
the opening. One fair-si2ed insect a
week is sufficient to satisfy it's hum
ger because of it's inactive existence,
while it can live several months with
out food. even when most active, pro-
vided it has water In autumn the
spider closes the entrance with
crudely spun web. 1t is then ready to
pass the winter in a semi-lethargic
state, partaking of no food. In the
spring it digs it's way out. During the
entire growth of the tarantula. which
requires about 20 years, it sheds its
entire skin about once a year in mid
summer. The event is an important
one to the spider, and as it is then
quite helpless the entrance is previ.
ously closed by sheet of silk. In
June 200 or 300 egs are produced.
/ Nature will favor two out of as many
hundreds and protects them until they
die of old age at about the end of 20
or 80 years
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-13

president of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, and
who will confer with President Roose,
welt regarding the conservation of
tie natural resources of the country,
is the professor and head of the de.
partment of geology at the University
of Chicago. He is noted expert in
the action of glaciers. He was grad.
uated from Beloit University and until
his connection with the University of
Chicago he was occupied chiefly as an
educator in various institutions in
Wisconsin. He has also served as
geologist for the United States and
has been head of the glacial division
tf government geology since 1852,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-13
PROGRESS OF NEW cAMPANlLs.
over Fifty Feet Above Piazza Is Al.
ready Completed.

Venlce--The new Campanile Of St.
Mark now rises 81 feet above the
piazza. AS the work progresses o
curious covered platform rises with it.
Owing to the slowness of the work it
is impossible to estimate with an ex.
actness the date of completion.
The old Campanile fell July If, 1902.
In the following spring, April 25, 1908,
the corner stone of the new struc-
ture was laid IN the presence of the
count of Turin, representing King
Victor Emmanuel, and Cardinay Sarto,
patriarch of Venice, who, few
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-13
Dog Gave Warning of Death.

On the morning of October 10, one
OF my dogs set up a most mournful
howl, and | got out of bed and wrote
on the wall Some one is dead" and
the following day related my expert
ence to the salt officer stationed here
and recorded it on his chunam. NV
sister died at 4:45 a, m. on the morn.
ing of October 10, at Wimbledon, ex.
actly at the time that the dog gave
the significant warning.-Letter in
Madras Mail.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-13
Easy Way to Return Eavors.

III you owe somebody a dinner or
something, or an entertainment" re.
marked the careful man, the best
way know to return it is to send
them complimentary concert tickets
somebody has given you. know a
pair of such tickets that did duty six
times in the way of returning obliga,
tons. l started them, they passed on
to FIVE other people, and by lingo! If
they finally didn't get back to me-"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-13
CHICAGO PROFESSOR HoNoRED
DR.. Chamberlain Heads Association
for Advancement of Science.

Chicago DR.. Thomas Chrowder
Chamberlain, who has been elected
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-02
Proposed Amendment
'~'-o ~st% r...r't. r.s -,
to Constitution

The following proposed amendments
to the Constitution of the state of
North Dakota, having passed the
Tenth Legislative Assembly, will be
submitted to the Eleventh Legislative
Assembly for approval or rejection.
PROPOSED AME.>sMENT.
That section 140 of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 140. Amendment. Railroad
corporations and common carriers re-
quired to keep Office in the state and
make reports. Every railroad corpora
ton and common carrier organized in,
or doing business in this state, under
the laws or authority thereof, shall
have and maintain a public Office or
place in the state for the transaction
of it's business where a record of the
transfers of it's stock shall be made
and in which shall be kept for public
inspection, books in which shall be re-
corded the amount of capital stock
subscribed and by whom, the names
of the owners of the stock and the
amount owned by them respectively,
the amount Of stock paid in and by
whom, and the transfers of said stock;
the amount of it's assets and liabilities
and the names and place of residence
of it's officers. The directors of every
railroad corporation and of every COM
mon carrier doing business in this
state shall annually make a report,
under oath, to the auditor of public
accounts, or some officer or officers to
be designated by law, of all their
acts and doings, which report shall in.
clude such matters relating to rail.
roads and common carriers as may be
prescribed by law. Similar reports
shall be made to such other officers
and at such times and places as may
( be required by law and the Legislative
assembly, shall pass laws enforcing by
suitable penalties the provisions Of
this section.
> PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
> Section rs of article of the consti
tuition of the state of North Dakota
shall be and hereby is amended tt
! read as follows:
Sec. Is. The legislative authority
of the state of. North Dakota shall be
vested in a legislative assembly con
! sisttng Of a senate and house of rep
resentatives, but the people reserve tx
! themselves power to propose laws anG
amendments to the constitution, and tt
enact or reject the same at the polls
independent of the legislative assem-
bly,, and also reserve power, at theil
swn option, to approve or reject at the
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-02
1E0IIGE no CREnITsnsg \
the f1latter4 az IA IN n AZ, 49,

s|5 Swain, deceased B. u ls}3s
u Netlcezis hereby given by the In f,er.
'ssignea. John a. Haig. admin trator of
a slai estate of George Swain, late ofs fhe
yniI!age .of Webste r. iii e ie county sof
ceased the cred tofsS 81. ana ali n AZ
sons having claims against SAID decsaa-
So, g axh necessary
Aus ithin SIX mr. nths after the
niatrator resi fence near s fIIe
stysllIlage of Vebste In "a said Ramsev
nntsd ss9ns1 i SCI | I
ffsSsS sF--sfJ ohm IA. E5aig,
E 3 illustrator &
September, A. D. o. q II
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-02

legislative assembly may, by law, pro;
vide forsthe payment Of per c 'sn alf1s
Of gross earnings oftrailroad @compan-
les to be paid in lieu Of all state.
county, township and school taxes on
property exclusively used in and
about the prosecution of the business
of such companies as common car.
riers, but no real estate of said cor
porations shall be exempted from tax
alton in the same manner ana on the
asme basis as other real estate Is
taxed, except road-bed, right-of-uay,
shops and buildings, used exclusively
in the business as common carriers,
and whenever, and so long as such
law providing for the payment of a
per centum on earnings shall be in
force, that part of section ITO of this
article relating to assessment of rail-
road property shall cease % be In
force.
ALFRED BLAISDELL,
Secretary of State.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-02
aaoTxcE OF sPEuIax 49, sSnrcrrp.s

AoTTcE 0EGsPEcrAE TaEsnEcExPr.
aant Issued TO Ar f ian.
ehers that the date4Of such Recaf,,f is3
September Is, 1903. that the .deseripttons
Is posted is the rear noon ,off ffe 'b,ai1S5t
1 I1I situate on&sIsot Ii. Block 1o pf the
es y, Ia Of churehs Ferry. Ramsey cotin-:
;sSs lNs gs;s a1 the name Of tf1e ownerssOf
SAC sac property In HIGH said Tax Receinfs
u Isp posted ts; Jnhn AN derson and the name
TT q, tne.lessorf2o of said property is Art
/ Dated eptember rs, II osss i. b
+; t. T. ! q St.s T Art Flancher
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-02

Monday TN October of the following
year. then and sthereupon the contract
OF sale for such lands shaII fif Tie
board of university and school lands s0
determine. become null and. void & 4
Amy lands ,lni er the provisions VI
section 1853 fof the. constitution OF the
state ofg North Dakota that have here.
tofore been sold may be paid lot. 4ax-
cept as To interest, 40 provided herein;
provided, further, that any school Or
institution lands that may be required
fog fownsite apurp may De paid Tor
lat any time and patanE issued therefor.
PROPOSED. AMENDMENT.
hat section rs of the constitution
0f the state Of North IL Dakota ne
amended 80 as ~ read III follows: ~
Sec. a J. Laws shall be passed tax.
| ing BY uniform rule all p,roperty ~.
fcordlng TO II true val s firl money.
and the Iegis Stature may pass laws tax.
ing incomes, but The property III fle
United States and the state, county.
and cipal corr oratfons, both real
and PERSONAL shall pc u exanps from
taxa ien, and the legislative assembly;
shall by e general law exempt from
taxation property used exclusively Tor
school, religious, raternal. cemetery
or charitable purDo ses, publ hospi-
tails under the contrp of EeIf gfoas Of
EcIaFiEahle societies used Who'll ~ or iii
part for public bib arit and personal
psoperty 10 any mount not exceeding
iim alsle tHs hun drea dol lars Tor each
ind iyidHal ton but the
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-02
FOR SALTWATER, 15c barrelI two
barrels 25c. Address Alex Cough,
phone 266.
rREAsURER,s nEponr

TREAsURER's REPoRT 2~,s
cop pof Of Rat School pistrct No
ia. for the year 1907-1908,
Cash on hand at beginning Of
ro school year. July ]. 1907 :..s 1es42s
the year from the apportion- .g-
Am tu1t19n fund fund; ss7.74
year from taxes levied BY sd I
the district school board, In, -
Guiding outstanding warrants ~
AS ss5;sste $s:s;4sS n te:
year from sale Of school
houses .....:..... $4,000
Total receipts for the year. in $50. !
G9tnmddaing cash on hand July l.. '>' -,
E1penditureeaa.' ''''s 47s7'A
Amount paid during the year
Tor forn school ft,in houses, sites and -,
Amount paid during ': the year year. sso's7
AI Ior 1eaG nn r wages @1s45.1s
TOT SERVICES and expenses Of u
Am nen11i n oahgeT dvr,r,a -: 1910
I Ior ri interest a ts on bonds and ~ ~
Amount 70, paid during the year EAR : go Sos15 :
Tor incidental expenses ..,.. s84ea
Total expenditures for the >
Cash on hand June 80. zoos s sSsssS
Grand total. expenditures and = -.
cash on hand. to balance
above total receipts 47e7 "a
Relating to Sinking Fund.
nv, Norman Morrison,
IrMSa n of Freshwater School District
Approved 2ors this 18th day Of July, A. D.
BY order of the District: School BOARD
Attest. HI. F. Minette. President.
W: f. Goozee. Clerk. r
70 Cterk's Statement Of Indebtedness OF
Whole amount Of bonds o,,+-~ j5Sss*%
+ standing Tune 3d. 1908 s. 1000 90
total 1,na ain .a ede Of district
A2qR sos this 18th day of July. a D}
BY; order Of the District school Roa = +
%3s}> Il sa &r5Es5S WEI. GOuzee.E Clerk %tf
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-02

FOR SALE-320 acre farm northeast
of Webster, N. D. The Cleanest
, farm in the country. 275 acres I'm.
der pillow and the rest in pasture and
a fine hay meadow. Good buildings
and a fine well. At a bargain III
taken at once. Inquire Of julius T..
Lee at his farm. =
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-02

WANTED77-Renters for four improved
farms; all half sections or more.
c. A. Dodge & Co.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-16

Charles Klasson in Bellview place.
Mrs. Grant. who has been visiting here
the past week. will return home with
him tomorrow evening.
Dr.. and Mrs. C. o. Cline went to Chi
cago to attend meeting of osteo-
paths at Orchestra hall tonight.
Miss Eta Shefneld Of Chicago will
be the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. 2. Sheffield of May street, Sun
day.
Harold Iddings of the University of
Chicago, attended the Northern Indi-
ana Meet at Harrison Park this af-
ternoon.
Fred Iddings of .Merrillville is here
today for the Northern Indiana Track
Meet
Mrs. NJ. Rubin is spending the day
with Mrs. S. T. Snett in Chicago.
Miss Bessie Griffith of Lowell. is
spending the week end with Miss Ethel
Hoffman at her home in Clinton street.
Mrs. w. J. McAleer and Miss veda
Hemstock are spending the day in
Chicago.
Miss Gertrude Stamp is visiting
| friends in Chicago today.
| Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Demming are
visitors in Chicago today.
| Mrs. Harry Wachter is spending the
day with relatives and friends in ST
John.
Miss Faye Smiley went to Lafayette
| this morning to spend Sunday with
| friends.
Miss Delta Curry is visiting friends
/ in Chisago today
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gastel and daugh-
ter, Dorothy, of Indiana Harbor, will
spend Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Gastel of Williams street.
In every cline its fame is heard,
/ It's name has spread from sea to sea
Be not surprised if in the other worlf
You're made to take Rocky Mountain
Tea. (Begin now.)
For sale by Otto Negele.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-16
CANDIDATES VERY BUSY
3. F. Kleeman of West
Pullman Makes His
Announcement.

Aspiring Legislators of the thirteenth
senatorial district are rapidly coming
to the fore The district comprises the
eighth and thirty third wards and the
entire Calumet region.
The latest to announce himself is a
former member of that august body
and is none other than =. z. KIeeman
of the thirty-third ward, who resides
at 11417 Michigan avenue, West Pull
man.
E. c. Fitch is the present incumbent
and his term expires with the close
of the year. E. C. Ton is another mem
Der who seeks reelection.
The most conspicuous. however, is
Henry Lesch, 6522 Ingleside avenue
Mr.. Lesch is not a politician, but a
business man and real estate dealer
with Offices in the Marquette building
He has never been seeker after poll
tical honors and at this period did no,
do so with his own volition-
Petitions were circulated in the dis
trict by the friends of Mr.. Lesch and
from the overwhelming number of sig
natures clearly proved the sentiment OF
the territory. This is sufficient evi.
dence, his friends say, to warrant the
conviction of the most skeptical.
IA little over two months yet remain
until the primaries, which occur on Au-
gust s, and with the also rams" and
the has beens" and others, are stand.
ing on their record, merry struggle
will likely be the outcome.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-16
RESUMES TUNNEL WORK
Jackson Construction Co
Will Put 800 Men to
Work Monday.

According to. Information given out
yesterday at the down town offices of
the George w. Jackson company, three
hundred or more men will be put to
work Monday on the Seventy third
street tunnel.
The giant tramway was blown down
during one of the large storms last
winter and since that time nothing has
been done toward rebuilding it. Three
shifts of men will be employed on the
order that the work may be rushed
through as soon as possible.
When the big storm last winter
struck the tramway it was not quite
complete and the result was that the
largest portion of it was topped over
into the waters of Lake Michigan.
Comparatively little work has been
done since then owing to the bad
weather, but now that the warm wealth
er has come and looks like it will stay
large force of men will be kept al
work on the tunnel that it may be
completed before the expiration of the
firms contract, which is Dec. 20
A few days ago Alderman Moynihar
visited the office of the company dowr
town and made the request that loca
men be given the preference over mer
from other sections of the city wher
the workmen were hired Mr.. Jack
son himself told Alderman Moynihar
that if the local men could do the
work they would be given the jobs
| otherwise they would go to the mel
who could do the work.
| Not only will ordinary laborers fine
| employment at the tunnel, but mel
experienced in tunnel work will have
chance of securing employment
With the reopening of the tunne
work and the news that the Fedora
| Furnace company will open UP in full
blast soon. the laboring men of Soutl
| Chicago have every reason to be thank
full.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-16
TRIES BULLET ROUTE
But DOESN'T WORK
Louis Goebel Attempts Sui
eide Because of No
Work.
WAS NERVOUS AND MISSED AIM
Roman Pilanski, However, OFT of
Work, Succeeds N Kill
ing Himself.

Despondent over having no work and
being broke caused Louis Goebel of
Parkside, yesterday to attempt suicide
near Woodlawn avenue and Sixty
fourt street
Goebel had been out every morning
for the last week in an effort to find
work but everywhere he went he was
greeted with the same old story, moth
ing doing, after his tenth turn down
yesterday it worked upon the mans
mind to such an extent that he pulled
out a revolver which he carried in his
pocket and with one look at his sur
roundings put it to his temple and fred
luckily the bullet glanced, owing to
his nervousness. Passing pedestrians
took the man in hand and took the
revolver from him.
] He was taken to the police station
where he later told his story. There is
no doubt as to his recovery as the bullet
only rendered a severe scalp wound
The Woodlawn Charitable association
will make an effort to secure work for
the man.
Cioebel is twenty years old and
unmarried. He has been rooming at
Parkside but at the station he said that
his room rent and board was due and
he had no money to pay the proprietor.
Goebeps attempted at self destruction
was along the same lines as that of
Roman Pilaski, who, Friday evening
went to his room and attempted TO
blow out his brains with a SO caIibre
revolver because he couldn't find work
Pilarski was a carpenter and Goebel
is machinist.
Pilarski's condition was better yester-
day according to reports from the
Washington Park hospital, where he
was taken but grew unconscious and
about ten o'clock passed away The
Inquest will be held this afternoon
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-16
GUILD MEETING.

There will be meeting of ST. Ag-
nes' Guild of st. Paul's Episcopal
church Monday evening in the guild
room of the church and all members are
urged to be present as business of i'm
portance viii be transacted. AT the
last meeting the annual election of Of
ficers took place and are as follows;
President-Miss Lena Lindner.
Vice president-Miss Gretchen Bauer
Secretary-Miss Margaret Prest.
Treasurer-Miss Mayme Mashino.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-16
ENJOYABLE STAG.

Attorney l. Modjeska was honored
last. evening by a surprise stag given
in his honor at Weis hall on State
street. The invitations were issued by
M. Rubin in legal form, inviting the
guests to be present. The evening was
thoroughly enjayed and speeches were
made by all present honoring Mr.. Mod
jeska and in appreciation to Mr.. Rubin
for the entertainment Elaborate re-
freshments were served during the
evening. The guests were Judge Y. S
Reiter, Charles Fredericks, Thomas
Swanton, Judge F. D. Priest, Attorney
Robert McAleer, Attorney G. c. White
B. L. P. Bell, G. H. Jacobson. Henry
Whitaker, S. E. Swain. B. E. Fischer
NJ. Rubin, John Huber and I. Modjeska
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-16
OVER THE TEA CUPS
MISSIONARY MEETING.


The Missionary society of the First
Presbyterian church held a very pleas
ant meeting yesterday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. S. P. Wiley in Webb
street Mrs. Wiley and Mrs. Cynthia
Sohl entertained at this meeting, which
was the regular monthly meeting of
the society. The study for the after
noon was India and after the follow
ing program refreshments were served.
Devotional. Mrs F. NJ Elliott
Facts from North India. Mrs. Griffin
Missionaries to the Lepers Mrs. .Mallett
Vocal Solo Northumberland Mrs. Mallett
Education in India Mrs. Burnett
Hospitals in India. !. /. Mrs. Harrington
Vocal Selection Observation-Disclosures.
.... Miss Wiley and Minard
Mr. and Mrs. William f. Johnson will
be the guests of relatives in Chicago
over Sunday.