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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-16
A Lifelong Romance.

Gan original poem written for the CUSTER
COUNTY REPUBLICAN by l., c. JuncD
Once there lived a COUNTRY girl
With dark blue eyes and hair a curl
youthful maiden fair TO see
known by the name of Lillian Marie.
Her father, though poor, was an honest man
Aud titled, for living, his few acres of land.
Her mother was kind, ruehearted and good
And guided her daughter to true womanhood
Lillian Marie was the belle of the countryside
And ere long her fame grew far and wide,
Many came, asking In vain for her hand;
Twas the girl chat was wanted and not gold
or land.
but one day there came a careless young
Earl
Who said he had heard of a beautiful girl
Whom he had come determined to see.
Crhe Earl fell in love with Lillian Marie)
The air was ringing with songs of birds
As she walked with her lover on whose lips
were these words.
30, my fairy, my Lillian Marie
win you not give your heart to mey
"Tis true am yonng, and in wisdom not old,
But will make up with abundance of gold.
If you'll wed me, my fairy, my Lillian Marie,
A belle, great lady, my queen you shall be. "
ON the lovely face of Lillian Marie
There came an expression amusing to see.
'Ill marry you, my Lord, not for gold, but
for love"
And he kissed her as he whispered My own
little dov e."
Many, many years nave passed since that
day
Lillian Marie's golden hair has now become
gray
And loving grandchildren gather round her
as she
Tells them the story of Lillian Marie.
Fondly kissing each infantle brow
Softly she tells the story how
\ blue-eyed, golden haired country gIrl
Grew up among farmers and married an
Earl.
In his chair by the Greside sits the Earl
Fondly watching his country girl"
Till once again that sweet story Is done
And the children have returned to their play
and their fun,
Then as the shadows deepen and grow
Back to the hreside she will go.
o. you two, how blessed your life
Thou noble Earl and gentle wife,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-16
A Wonderful Growth.

Not since the days of abolition
has any great ethical principle
made such a fight for recogni-
ton by our political system as
has prohibition in the last few
years. Like the abolition move-
ment, the struggle for prohibit
ton bad an insignificant local
beginning and was, at first, a
vital principle only to women's
societies and unimportant men,
who were led by a single indi-
vidual Of extraordinary power.
Abolition lived half century,
then reached its zenith and ex-
pired amid the smoke and blood
of great war which it had
stirred up. But that war was
its work and it died only because
its work was done.
Prohibition has existed half a
century now, and perhaps has
not arrived at its zenith but it
has reached tremendous height
and is spreading over the country
in leaps and bounds greater than
those of abolition-except in it's
later days. It's issue will not be
left to the sword as was that of
its great forerunner, but it will
put its trust in the ballot and in
the war of ballots there will
surely come a Gettysburg.
Prohibition as an issue has
come to stay, either to victory or
until it is decisively wiped out
at the polls. 1t is no longer a
fad. 1t has proved its right to
existence by a healthy growth,
and the two great political
parties can no longer shoulder it
out of the way. They must meet
it squarely, and one of them will
either have to take it into camp
as friendly power and an ally
or beat it down. 1t may not be
an issue in this years political
campaign bnt will be in the cam
paign of 1912 if it continues
its present marvellous growth.
Out of the eight millions of
people in the United States there
are thirty-threc million living
under bsolute prohibition.
What is the use of pretense, or
evasion, or denial id the face of
these figures? Such an army as
that cannot be brushed aside
lightly.
The curious thing is that,
although prohibition has been
called failure by it's opponents,
it seems fact that whenever
community has once gone "dry"
it rarely ever gets back to wet"
again or remains "wet" very
long, if it does happen to get
back. 1t may be a failure as
principle of right and justice-it
may be failure as a practice
for individual men-but as a
political issue it is not a failure.
Republicans and democrats alike
will be forced to admit that-and
be mighty polite about admitting
it, too, or else prohibition is apt
to spoil their features-some.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-16
Zumbrota Zephyrs.

M. d. Callen and wife, spent
Sunday in the Bow with Mr..
Bassett.
We are sorry to report the i'll
ness Of Miss Mabel Tappan, as
she is having siege of Chicken
pox."
Mr.. Guy Rector of Merna,
came down to attend the program
last Saturday evening.
Miss Madge Bishop is i'll. We
hope she will soon recover so to
be able to resume her school
duties.
The entertainment at Tappan
Valley school house was decid-
"a succeSs. A large audience
was present to witness the we'll
rendered program. We under
stand neat little sum will be
left after all expenses are paid.
Mrs. Cole visited Mrs. Callen
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Graham and family, of
Union Valley, came over on Sun
day to visit G. J. Martins and
after it got so stormy, they re-
manned until Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Barnes and daughter, of
near Gates, visited at w. w.
Bishops one day recently.
The Misses Olive and Pearl
Pershall, of the county seat, Sun
dayed with their brother, Fred,
in this community,
David Dewey was subpoenaed
on trial between Mr.. Thomas
Adams and one of his tenants, on
asst Tuesday afternoon.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-16

fades wherever his substantial
personality appears, and in it's
place is left decided liking for
and reliance upon man who is
seen to be equipped by nature
and training for the performance
OF public servi ces Of the very
highest Importance.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-16
For Rent or Sale.

Stock farm consisting of one
section of land near West Union.
For further information see E. c.
House, Broken Bow, Neb., or
q. Guyle on farm.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-01-16

By paying subscription to the
REPUBLICAN one year in adj
vance you will receive FREE
the AMERICAN FARMER / year.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-16
Sketch of John w. Kern, Nomi-
nee for ViCe-PreSident.

John w. Kern was born Deem
Der 20, 1S49, at the village of Alto,
Howard County, Indiana His
father, DR.. Jacob Kern, was a
Virginian by birth, who removed
to Shelby County, Ind, in 1886,
and lived there until 1916, when he
moved into the northern country.
John Kern's mother was Nancy
Liggett, and she and DR.. Kern were
married in Warren County, Ohio.
In 1854, when John was five years
old, the family removed to Warren
County, Iowa. From the time he
went to Iowa until he was fifteen
years old, he did not see a railroad
train. The family moved back to
Howard county in 1864 In the
sixties, while still in Iowa, Mrs.
Kern died. Two children we're
left, John .and his sister, who is
now Mrs. Isaac Engel, Dalesville,
Va. He was educated in the dis
trict schools and he continued this
education by attending the Indiana
Normal School, of Kokomo, Ind,
riding horseback ten miles each
way every day. Later he taught
school near Alto. He earned
money to enter Ann Arbor. gradu-
ating from the law department. of
Michigan University in 1869.
He Immediately began practicing
in Kokomo, Ind. He was "draft-
ed'' when he was tWenty-one years
old to make the race for the legis-
lature in the republican county of
Howard, but was defeated. He
was chosen city attorney of kokomo
for six terms over Republican
aSpirants. 1884 he was electedre-
porter of the supreme court. Since
then Indianapolis has been bis
home, where he has practiced law.
He has worked in every campaign,
served the county in the legislature
and was the leader Of his party in
the state senate. Hesswas city at
torney under the last two admins
trations of Mayor Thomas Taggart,
| from October, 1897, to October,
1901. In 1900 he was nominated
| for governor, but was defeated.
Before the ST. Louis convention Of
four years ago, Mr. Kern's name
had been prominently mentioned
among the presidential possibilities.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-16
trustees Sale.

Under a trust deed executed by L..
Drame, Jr May IS, 1907, to secure Mary
w. Short, trustee, which trust deed is
recorded in the office of the chancery
clerk at Brandon, Rankin County, Miss
issippi, and also in the office of the cham
Gerry clerk at Jackson, |, the undersigned
trustee, will, within legal hours, on
August 9TH, 1908, at the east door of the
court house in the city of Jackson, pro-
coed to sell at public outcry to the highest
bidder, for cash, certain land in Rankin
county, to-wit: West u of sw4, section
~; eH of SEA, section III; VIZ of nwA
Qess 25H acres off the south end) of
section II; nwA of ne4, section rs, and
eH of neA, Cess 25H off the south end
of section 28l all in township $ range 2,
east, containing 3Io.o8 acres Also part
of acres. lot 8, north, in the city of
Jackson, Kinds County, Mississippi, just
south of the Buck lot, fronting east on
Jefferson street 40 feet and running back
west loo feet, purchased by L. Brame,
jr., from D. @. Patton as shown by deeds
recorded in book Al, page AL and book
AZ, page 245; also part of lots and 2,
block B, West End, first district of Kinds
county, survey of which is recorded in
surveyors record book A, page 27o in
the office of the chancery Iclerk at Jack
son, said lot fronting on Sligo street 100
feet and running back the same width
24o feet more or less to the western line
of lot 2, being the lot conveyed by Sarah
E Gotten to [. Brame, jr., BY deed re-
ty or sufflciency thereof will be sold to
satisfy said indebtedness secured by said
trust deed as to which default has been
made. July 7, 1908.
O. j. WAITE, Trustee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-16
Executors Notice.

Executors notice to creditors of the
estate Of ]. R. Enochs, deceased: Letters
testamentary having been granted on the
9th day of July, 1908, by the chanoery
court of Rankin County, Miss, to the
undersigned upon the estate of j. R.
Enochs, deceased, notice is hereby given
to all persons having claims against said
estate to present the same to the clerk of
said court for probate and registration
according to law within one year from
this date, or they will be forever barred.
This 9th day of July, 1908.
ID. c. ENOCHS, Executor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-16
Assessors Notice.

The undersigned hereby gives notice
that the personal assessment rollfor 1908
has been filed in the office of the clerk of
the board of supervisors of Rankin Coun-
ty, Mississippi, as required by law; that
the said board Of supervisors will meet on
the first Mondayin August, 1908, and con-
slider the same, and that all persons have
from this date until the said first Monday
in August, 1908, to examine and file OBJ.
jections to said assessment. This sixth
day of July, 1908,
]. c. ATKINS, Assessor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-16
Interesting Reports Made to the
Baptist Convention.


The following reports made at
the Baptist state convention, re-
Gently in session at Meridian, will
be read with general interest, not
only by the members of that de-
nomination, but by the general
public as well:
Statistical Secretary Cooper SUBJ
mitted his annual report, showing
some discrepancies in the report
made by Secretary Burroughs to
the southern Baptist convention, in
which the Baptists of Mississippi
were not given full credit Con-
cisely the report reads:
Number. of churches, 1857.
Baptisms, 10,117.
Number church members, 1884,
365.
Number Sunday schools, GAL.
Number enrolment, 35, 1858.
Value property, ST, 493, 532.22.
Amount spent for home uses,
$173 ,96s.12
Missions, $57, 752. S3.
Other benevolences, $50, 959.97.
Total contributions, $477, 1856. SO.
The report of Supt. Carter, of
the Baptist Orphanage board at
Jackson, was submitted. The re-
port gave the number of children
at the orphanage last year at 122;
received since, AZ, and Is returned
to mothers and near relatives.
Two were adopted into a home at
Summit. Three are old enough
and capable of making their own
way in the world. Four infants
were placed in childrens' homes.
One death was reported. Splendid
improvements have been made in
the orphanage property during the
past year. The financial state
ment shows total receipts, $13,-
5s1. 90; disbursements, SI3,584. so.
The report of President w. T.
Lowery of Mississippi College for
the trustees of that body was
listened to with great interest by
the convention. Of the 400 stu
dents last year, so young men were
won to the cause of Christ. Since
the last meeting of the convention
Jennings Hall and the new dining
hall have been completed at cost
of over $40, 900. Collected during the
year on the building fund, 1854, o54.e3,
of which $4,000 was given by the
Jennings family and $40, 1913 by
the general education board. With
in two years it is hoped to erect
splendid science building at a cost
of not less than 100000. Andrew
Carnegie had also paid to the COL
lege endowment fund $4,000, and
will pay another $4,000 when the
collections to the fund are all in.
The annual income of the college is
just about sufficient to pay ex-
penses as now organized and man.
aged. President Lowery urges an
immediate increase of the endow-
ment fund for the reasons, first,
that new departments ought to be
added, and the number of teachers
increased, and, second, the salaries
of the faithful professors should be
materially increased.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-06
ACCIDENTAL SHOT MAY
CRIPPLE COP FOR LIFE

As the result of a gunshot wound In
! the left leg sustained through the ac-
cidental discharge of his revolver last
night, Patrolman c. H. King, one of
the veteran members of the police
department, may be permanently
crippled, says the Portland Telegram.
King visited a public lavatory at
Park and Davis streets shortly after
G o'clock to adjust his pistol holster
Removing the revolver from the belt
the policeman laid the weapon on a
window ledge The gun accidentally
fell to the cement floor. striking on
the hammer and a bullet was sent
crashing into the bluecoat's leg.
Unable to walk, King called for as
sistance and Patrolmen Hirsch and
Harms responded The injured pa
trolman was placed in a buggy and
driven to his home, 546 jefferson
street. DR.. Slocum was summoned
and extracted the bullet The leaden
missile shattered a bone and the Of
ficer may be permanently incapaci-
tated for duty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-06
BORROWING MONEY BY
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH


To borrow money from a ship, q
hundred miles away would have beer
an impossible feat year or two ago
but now, thanks to Marconl, It Is an
easy matter, says the Review.
A young man, for instance, found
himself aboard ship, homeward bound
his passage paid, but without money
for incidental expenses and for land
Ing. He knew that his mother was on
an eastbound ship. The probable
date and hour Of the meeting of the
two vessels being calculated, the pur-
ser Of the eastbound ship was instruct,
ed to lay the unfortunates case before
his mother.
1t took but a few minutes for her
to place the money in the hands OF
her purser, who instructed the purser
OF the westbound liner to pay 1t to
his passenger.
The dramatic rescue of 500 passen-
gers from the American steamboat
Providence, while she was within a
few miles Of the spot where the ILL.,.
fated General Slocum was burnt to
the waters edge with loss of 1000
lives, is credited to wireless telegra-
ply Fire broke out In the main deck
OF the Providence just before dawn,
while the steamboat was on her way
to New York. The flames spread
rapidly and smoke quickly filled the
upper decks awakening the 600 pas
sengers, many Of them women and
children.
The Richard Peck of New Haven,
was two miles ahead. She was sum-
moned by wireless telegraphy and
was signaled to stand by. The two
steamboats, were soon brought to-
gether, gangways were run from boat
to boat, and all. the 600 passengers
were transferred from the smoke
filled Providence without mishap.
A proposal Of marriage has even
been made by wireless telegraphy. A
young New Yorker, who was very
much in love with a Philadelphia
woman, saw her off with her mother
TO Europe, from the former city. A
Philadelphia man of good fortune and
handsome, was going by the same
boat, and was very attentive to her.
The young New Yorker would have
put her feelings for him to the test
before the boat sailed but her mother
gave him no opportunity.
In an agony of apprehension lest
the handsome Philadelphia should
steal a march on him during the voy>
age, and carry off the prize the young
fellow sent a Marconigram to the
young lady, asking her if she would
marry him on her return. He receiv>
ed an answer the same day, and il
was one which gave him every satis-
faction.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-06
Thresher Burned.

Smut in the grain again caused an
explosion yesterday and the separator
of the c. NJ. Mckinney outfit Is all
most an entire loss as consequence,
says the Walla Walla Statesman.
The Mckinney machine was thresh-
ing on the Greaney ranch on Dry
creek when the accident occurred.
The explosion was followed by fire,
but the crew stayed with the machine,
hitched the engine on and pulled 1t
away from the grain, saving hundreds
of dollars worth of wheat just thresh-
ed.
It is thought the machine can be
repaired but 1t will be almost an en-
tirely new one, as the whole inside
of the separator was burned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-06
City BreUities
Ice cream at Hohbach's.

Ice cream at Hohbach's.
All kinds OF good dry wood. See
Mlnnis.
wsnted-Any kind Of sewing. APP
ply SO4 Garden street.
More new rugs Just received al
Pendleton Furniture Co.
See Minnis for good, dry wood that
burns. Lots OF It on hand.
Dressed chickens every day. Stark
Poultry House. Phone black 37s1.
Unfurnished housekeeping rooms
for rent. Enquire at East Oregonian
office.
Miss Genevieve Fish. piano instruc-
tion. 11S Menroe street, phone red
1901. -
Farm, dairy and orchard for rent;
reasonable terms. Apply $40 West
Webb.
All kinds OF transfer work done
promptly. Stansberry & Milne. phone
Main s.
Fine store and office room for rent.
East Oregonian building Enquire
this office.
For Rent-Store room on Main
street in the East Oregonian building.
Apply at this office.
Hotel Bowman Cafe is now open,
a. m. TO 10 p. m. la carte. Straw
berries and Ice cream also served.
See our line of hammocks, gasoline
oil stoves, freezers, before purchasing
elsewhere. We are making special
prices. Goodman Hardware Co.
Annual reduction sale on all seas"
enable lines at Goodman Hardware
Co.'S. Refrlgerators, freezers ham
mocks, churns and many other arti-
cles to be closed out at cost.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-06
FOUR MORE LAND FRAUD
INDICTMENTS DISMISSED

Four additional indictments were
dismissed late yesterday afternoon by
Judge Wolverton at the request of T.
c. Becker, special assistant attorney
general, says the Telegram. This was
Indictment No, 4S49, known as the
Los Angeles case" and involved the
officers of the Pacific Furniture &
Lumber company. Those against
whom the indictments were dismissed
were; Warren Gillelen, George l..
Stearns, Robert w. Kenny and Jacob
c. Cross. The company officials and
their agents were indicted on a charge
Of trying to defraud the government
Of 5000 acres in Curry county.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-06

high. The night temperatures, as a
rule. were normal, except in a few
Of the southwestern counties where
they were slightly below normal. The
29th Goth and 31st were very warm
days. and maximum temperatures OF
100 degrees or higher were common
everywhere in the valleys east Of the
Cascade mountains.
In the western counties. except
near the coast, the maximum tenn
peratures on those days ranged be-
tween Sc degrees and ss degrees. The
opening and closing days of the week
were cooler and more favorable. At
northerly winds, varying in direction
from northwest to north and north
east, according to the trend of the
valleys in which they were expert
enced
No rain has fallen during the week,
and the period without rain has now
lasted eighteen days in most counties,
and in some localities much longer.
In consequence of the dry weather
brush and forest fires have started in
a number OF places and the atmos-
phere became slightly smoky on the
2sth, and the smokiness has increas-
ed and spread until the close of the
week. when 1t was noticeable in near
ly all districts.
Columbia River Valley.
Cascade Locks, Hood River coun-
ty, Val. w. Tomkins.-The weather
during the week was clear and warm.
Very strong westerly winds prevailed
on Thursday and Friday. The high
est temperature for the season was
reached on the 30th, when the max,
imum reading was 90 degrees.
Hood River Hood River county
II. L. observation-disclosures weather
winds in the afternoons and gener-
ally clear skies, except the 2Sth, when
there was light smoke in the lower
atmosphere.
Wasco, Sherman county. ]. r. How
ell.-West winds and moderate tenn
perature prevailed during the week,
except on Thursday and Friday when
It was much warmer, with east winds. |
No rain fell.
Condor, Gillian county, S. C. Dod-
son.-The weather has gradually |
grown warmer during the week |
Drying northeast winds blew on We'd |
nesday and Thursday. changing to |
northwest on Friday, 1t is becom-
ing smoky.
Mikkalo. Gillian county, ]. F.
week has been warm
and dry with clear skies and light
to brisk winds alternating between
northeast and west.
Heppner, Morrow county, George
Whiteis-The week has been mostly
clear and warm. The thermometer
registered 100 degrees on Friday
Hermiston Umatilla county, C. w.
Kellogg weather, prevailed
all the week with rising tempera.
ture until the maximum of 107 de-
grees was reached on Friday. A
sand storm prevailed all day Sunday.
No rain fell.
Weston, Umatilla county, Maud NJ.
Baker.-The week was very hot and
dusty. We are much in need Of rain
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-06
ADJUSTMENTS
Eagle Show Shop.

The Eagle Show Shop is offering
some exceptional pictures today and
tomorrow. Among them is "The Poor
Officer" an extremely amusing
sketch, "A Bothersome Husband"
who is a holy show, "The Bashful
Young Man" and "In' the Govern
ment Service" an interesting and re-
alstic sketch The Show Shop con-
tinues TO draw good crowds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-06
The PaStiIne,

AT the Pastime an interesting bill
is being given tonight and tomor-
row. "The Two Orphans" is a pleas
ing attraction; 1.-THE Mother-in-Law
Is Coming" is comic sketch that is
full of fun; "The Troubles of a Coon"
and "The Step Mother" are both en-
tertaining, and the song "Se Long.
Joe" Is one of the best.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-06
At the Dime.

The usual fine program is heard
at the Dime this week. The change
no today and tonight includes Weary
Waggles' Busy Day." Bobby White
in Wonderland" Flying Machine
June Bug and the Runaway Moth
erin Law" A new piano player has
been secured, and the Dime contin-
ues to be a popular resort.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-06
Child Saved by Little Brother

While playing with the Kitchen
range at the family home. IL miles
north of Rltzville. Wash, Tuesday, the
3-year-old son Of Henry Meismer
was badly burned. His clothing
caught fire and he started for the
door, which was fastened. His little
7-year-old brother grabbed a pail of
water and extinguished the flames,
but not until the child was consider
ably burned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-06

Fred Hamilton, the well known Or
egon athlete who was arrested re-
Gently in Portland in connection with
sensational jewelry store robberies,
has been pronounced insane and will
be committed to the asylum.