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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-06-10
JUNIOR NORMAL
OPENED MONDAY
State School for Teachers Began Eight
Weeks Session.
Starts With Large Enrolment
First Two Weeks for Institute -Atten.
dance Increasing Daily and Prom.
ises to be a Record
Breaker.

The third session of the State
Junior Normal, in the city, open
ed Monday with large attend
ance. Superintendent Elliot, Of
Chadron, arrived early last week
aud commenced his work in pre-
paration for the opening.
Miss Emily Wood, of Omaha, L,
was secured to take the place on
the faculty, made vacant by the
resignation of Prof. E. Howe, of
Ord. Miss Alice M. Burley, of
Lincoln, and Prof. J. G. w.
Lewis, of Grand Island, arrived
Sunday.
The enrolment fo the first
few days is very large and the
indications are that the attend
ance will be a record breaker.
Many OF the teachers, who have
attended the Normal before, are
attending this year and taking
advanced work. Several of them
are preparing for life certificates.
Hon. w. E. Andrews spoke to
the teachers at chapel Tuesday
morning on the theme, "Our
Public Schools and Their Debt
to the People" Mr.. Andrews is
an orator of great repute, who
came to Broken Bow as lectur-
er under the University extention
lecture course. Prof. Gibson,
representing the Nebraska teach
er, made a much appreciated
talk Wednesday. Miss Jamison
discussed some of the good
points of the Nebraska School
Review" Thursday morning,
The management urges the
teachers to subscribe for these
state papers.
Adrian M. Newens will give
one of his great lectures Friday,
June IL, at the opera house.
Mr.. Newens is well known i'm
personator. Tickets may be Sc
cured at McComas' drug store or
Stockham's hardware.
The noted lecturer, Frank r.
Robertson, will lecture two even
ings next week, giving two of
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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-06-10
YOUNG MAN is
UNDER ARREST
WHO disappeared With l. Cushnans
Team Two Weeks hgp
FOUND IN SEDGEWlCN, COLO.
His Only Explanation is That he Wanted
TO Get TO North Platte or lexington
and Didn't Want TO Walk.

TO Get to North Platte or lexington
and Didn't Want TO Walk.
Roy Norris, the young man
who disappeared with l.. Cush-
mans team on Sunday, May 30,
was brought here from Kearney
by Sheriff Kennedy last Satur-
day and lodged i'll the county
Jail. Norris was arrested at
Sedgewick, Colorado, last week
by the sheriff from Nelson, Colo
RADIO, and taken to Kearney to be
turned over to Sheriff Kennedy.
Norris had trouble with his
father at Superior about six
weeks ago and decided to leave
home as a result of it. He got
into bad company and rode from
Superior to Graud Island in a
wagon. He stayed in the COM
pany Of these people at Grand
Island about two weeks. He then
went to Cairo. While in Grand
Island and Cairo he associated
with the men who are supposed
to have robbed the Cairo bank
recently. One Of them is now
under arrest at Grand Island
charged with the robbery.
Norris started out to walk from
Cairo to railroad station on the
main line west in order TO get to
Scdgewick, Colorado, where he
says lie has some friends. After
walking some distance he met
Lloyd, of the firm of Huckle-
berry & Lloyd, O! this city, COM
ing here from Hastings with DR..
Pennington's automobile and
rode to this city with him.
After paying his hotel bill on
the morning he disappeared he
had twenty cents left. He want
ed to get to North Platte in
order to take the train TO Sedge-
wick. He says that since he
didn't want to walk across the
country the only means he could
think Of for getting there was to
get the team and drive over.
One Of the horses gave out near
Eddyvilla and he left it at a
ranch and drove on in with the
other driving single. lie got TO
Lexington Sunday evening
about ten o'clock and reached
Sedgewick Tuesday evening. He
says he lived three days on the
twenty cents.
He said he had no explanation
to offer for his act other than
that he wanted to get TO the
railroad and did not want to
walk.
Word has been received from
his father that he would be here
the last of this week with attor-
ney ii. A. Brubaker, OF Superior,
TO look after the case and Norris
is staying in Jail awaiting their
arrival.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-06-10
BAND CONCERT
FUND GROWING
If You Have not Contributed Your Dol.
lar Hand il TO a Member of
the Committee.

The Broken Bow band is under
written contract to give twenty
public concerts in the public
square this summer at $16 per
concert. Have you contributed
your dollar? If not hand it TO
one of the members of the band
committee. The following are
the contributions to date.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-06-10

Elder N. Il. Harmon will
preach Sunday morning at the
Christian Church on What it is
to Be Disciple" The Child
ren's day exercises will be held in
the evening.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-06-10


MauJ of thc graves were li,cr.
ally covered with roses, carna-
tions and poonies. In the morn
ing my father, sister and self,
decorated six graves, one Of them
my mothers, VIC covered it with
locust bloom, mock orange blos-
SONS and white peonies. 1t
looked so pure, sweet and lovely,
all in such fragrant white.
We visited the graves of many
of our relatives and friends
who have gone before and lin
gered moment, filled with
pleasant memories Of the past
and hopes tor the future when
Time shall be no more, and we
shall see "lIim Face to Face" in
a world where death comes not and
where flowers bloom in eternal
beauty and heavenly fragrance,
The principal cemetery is call
ed Prospect Hill. For three
days 1t was veritable city Of
the quick and the dead. Bug
gies, carriages and autos were
in constant use.
Early in the morning on Me-
mortal day President Taft stop
ped an hour or two in York, en-
route to Gettysburg, lie adj
dressed the large crowd of peo-
pie who had gathered at the sta
tion, and before he had had his
breakfast. Congressman La
leon introduced the President,
who commented on the evidences
of thrift and prosperity, every
where apparent. His remarks
were received with much enthu-
siaSm.
In the morning the frmen held
their memorial services in Penn
Park In the afternoon the vet.
Grams of the CIVIL war, the Sons
of Veterans and the Spanish.
American Volunteers, all in uni
form headed by squad of po-
licemen and the city band, paid
their loving tribute to their de-
parted comrades.
The graves Of the signers OF
the Declaration of Independence,
Philip Livingston and James
Smith, were not forgotten.
With funeral dirge and ma
tional hymns; with earnest
prayer and stirring oration; with
flag and martial procession the
day was fttingly observed.
Following the afternoon pro-
gram. march was made to the
Farmers Market house, when
the various Ladies Aid societies
served supper.
Tuesday was circus day, and
as it is regarded here as a holi.
day, all the factories were clos.
ed, though the stores seemed to
be doing a rushing business.
At ten o'clock out-ridcrs
with blast of trumpets, am
nounccd the arrival of and re
turn to the good old street pa
rade which had been abandoned
for a number of years by the
Barnum and Bailey show. The
new, immense gilded band
wagon was drawn by - horses,
four abreast and was sight
worth seeing. Inc procession
was not only a wonder for its
length, but for variety of display
and the gorgeousness of the
trappings.
There were five bands III the
procession, one of them, the
largest, was mounted; on the
whole, the parade was never
better than it is now. The
streets were jammed with peo-
pie. We viewed the parade
from the second floor of the Sc
curity building. | was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Pentz at the
afternoon performance. The
mon a Uerie was a genuine de-
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-21
SCHOOLS OPEN SOON

El Centro public schools will open in the new two- story school building on Monday, September 20.
 A large force of men is engaged in putting the finishing touches on the new school building, and 1t is ex- pected it will be in readiness at least a week before the schools are to open Eight large, well lighted rooms will house the pupils, and new equip ment will be used in addition to that which is to be moved from the old school building.
 The directors have purchased fifty three pupils desks, twenty-three rear seats without desks, O teachers desks, and 1850 feet of Hylo plate blackboard for the new rooms. This blackboard of of two widths, three and a half and four feet, and will ex- tend all around the side walls. An equipment of 19S pupils desks will he moved from the old building.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-21
LAST HOPE OF THE FARMER
To the Editor of the Press:

To the Editor of the Press:
 At the first stated meeting of the hl Centro chapter of the recently or- ganized Farmers Union it was unani- mously voted to pay by membership assessment the pro rata proportion of the salary of an organizer to devote his entire time to adding to the mem- bership of the order in the Imperial Valley.
 This is an evidence of business wis., dom, for the farmers of this valley are now fairly at the fork of the roads. At the end of one road lies just proportion of the consumers price for their products, while at the end of the other road lies virtual bondage to the middlemen.
 In no effort of human endeavor is it more true than in this that in union is strength A scattered handful of farmers here and there will be easily overcome and defeated by the selfshhess and greed of the un- organized many, whose immediate self-interest will be played upon by self centered middlemen.
 Only by force of numbers can more than the most trivial points in the farmers business be gained, and mon- ey spent in acquiring this force is money well spent.
 SETTLER.
 Fl Centro August 19, 1909.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-21
BALLINGER,S BREAK.

The impression that Secretary Balnger of the Interior De- disposed give undue advantage interests that conng gain control of the water power the country into words the Irrigation Congress by former Governor Paree of California; who made the plain charge that Banger had undone the work of Pcho and Roosevelt and given the grabbers opportunity to seize reservoir and dam sites before Con- gress or will protect public interests.
 The only Bager and his defenders make to the charge that he undy favor the predatory class and mpes the peoples heritage is that he has acted within the law That al the of reacherous public Of he has found law to give color of right to his acts He would hardly dare to hand the peoples property to the conspraors in open and fragrant defiance of law
 Secretary Banger may be honest fomast with at tone mind He not be owned by the interests that have been potent the Interior Department and have the strongest for chemng reesabsh their influence that quarter Pincho right and Banger wrong in the broad and if the power companies their plot reservoir sites on the public domain will be because the Secretary of the Inter- for is faithless to his trust
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-21
ARE COMMISSION MEN SQUARE?

Presumably the commission merchants distributors doing business with Imperial Valley farmers are honest men and would mt cheat anyone out of cent They describe hemsevesor rather each describes himself while having doubts about the strict honesty his competitors Many growers ot the products handled by the commission men declare them to be rogue and cheats they do produce proof ot the accusation ev ence that grand ndct the commission men for fraud larceny obtaining money under false pretences
 Some growers complain because the newspapers do not call the commission thieves and show em up and occasion ally they papers standing in with the robbers robbed only show that he did not get money for s crop guess that the commission man did get more money than statements An editor believe John Doe to swnder but when the victims not only a to prove that they have been doing business with John Doe the editor may be excused for declining to invite libel suits
 The be said with certainty is that the results of the anaoupe campaign seem to be precisely what would expected the commission planned swnde the growers out of their crop
 The season was favorable the growing of melons, the market represented by favorable good prices reported through the and the persuaded keep picking and shipping repeated that they would net not less than Agents of the distributors consistently declared the best record for the and calculations estimated that the total net returns to canaoupe of the valley would be not less than quar- ter of million dollars.
 and final settlements quite different from the predictions of the vobe few probably money of them lost their time and their and many shown to be in debt the commission
 If cantaoupes not profitable in such the recently closed they cannot be at profit generally in this valley If the commission not thieves worse than Imperial Valley make business of growing melons for the eastern market
 way prove business charac houses Let the farmers together and agree to sell their melons only for cash at the shed If the commission pay fair price for the crop that basis will be because they know they make in the market If the dis rbuors failing to induce farmers to sign contracts again rent land and plant melons for themselves the inevitable inference will be that they of profits and have been ing the farmers a square deal
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-21
HEAVY AUGUST STORM
Humid Season Sets In With Nearly
 An Inch Rainfall in the Valley

Normal August weather arrived last Sunday when light showers fell around the rim of the valley and barely per ceptible sprinkle of rain passed over the center That was only hint of what was coming up from the south. Early Monday forenoon a great bank of blue black cloud swept up from the south, spread over the valley and turned loose a flood of rain. Rain clouds covered the sky for the rest of the day, and at El Centro the total precipitation was nine-tenths of an inch, nearly half of the total rainfall of last winter On the west side of the valley, nearer the mountains, the rain was heavier
 The storm was followed by a fall of temperature and increased humid ity, but in comparison with August ust of last year the weather condi- tons are still remarkably comfortable.
 Last year the mean humidity in the middle of the day was re, cent. as determined by dry and vet h-:g her mometer readings Ihls maatb ih. hygrometer has recorded nore than SO per cent but once and the mean has been only 34 per cent, An in crease of humidity may be expected during the remainder of the month
 The heaviest part of Mondays storm appears to have followed the Colorado river. Yuma reported rainfall of more than four inches in twenty-f four hours, a foot of water in main street and damage to stores and residences amounting to S100OO.
 The Southern Pacific tracks were washed out in many places and traffic was suspended on the desert divisions. The train from Los Angeles due at Valley points Tuesday morning ar rived Tuesday night. The worst wash out was reported near the sand hills just west of the river, and trains from the East were delayed longer.
 The storm was particularly disas- trous to the Southern Pacific Wash outs were caused by the heavy run off from the hills at three points be- tween Imperial Junction and Mecca at Iris, station between Old Beach and Mammoth Tank and in the vicin- ity of Ogilby. At this latter point the washout was the most serious The tracks were also damaged at various points beyond Yuma.
 Train service on the main line was stopped from Yuma westward to I'm perial Junction. The valley road was not injured and the local passenger tlain was sent through to Los Ange- les as soon as the washout to the west were repaired From Monday to Tuesday evening no outside mail arrived in the valley. The send ing of the valley train through to Los Angeles caused shortage of equip ment here, so that the regular morn
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-21

ing passenger train had to be aban- doned on Wednesday,
 Passengers were held at 1ndio and Yuma during the mending of the breaks The last gap on the main line was closed on Wednesday night and regular through service was re- sumsd on Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-08-21

Luther Burbank the wizard and worker of botanical mir denounced by the Pasadena Gardeners Association naureaker fraud and false pretender The association asserts that his much-adversed creations of forms mythical and that of them be found his famous garden of wonders. Now what do you think of that?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-18

await the sad fate In store for her.
After she had been in the trap for
about an hour along came the cruel boys
who had been responsible for poor Pink
eyes sad dilemma. They almost fright
ened little PInk-eye to death when they
grabbed hold of her to free her of the
traps spring.
Amt she a beaut?" asked one great,
numbering fellow, whose heart must have
been as hard as stone for, although he
saw how frightened and hurt Pink-eye
was, he felt no pity for her. We'll sell
this one for a dollar at least. Then we
can buy some cigarettes"
Sure, we'll sell er for a dollar &C.
quiesced the second boy. Then they had
poor, quivering little Pink-eye out Of
the trap and into a small box where light
and air were admitted through a few
small holes in the lid.
Then Pink-eye was carried a long way
from her happy woods and companions.
She was not only frightened and unhap-
by, but was suffering from the hurt to
her paw caused by the steel spring Of
the trap.
After sometime Pink-eye realized
change. The box she was In was set
down on the ground and several pairs of
eyes glared at her through the holes.
They were the eyes of other human be-
ings some older than the boys who had
caught her and some younger than they.
But to poor Pink-eye they were all the
same size and age. She feared them ali
alike, each being her enemy, for each
seemed glad of her being In captivity.
"Well, put the little thing into that old
bird cage" spoke a voice-a woman's
voice. 1t was the mother Of the boys
who had captured Pink-eye who spoke.
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the wooded river. which was about a
mile distant. After having gone some dis
tance-perhaps a quarter of n mile-the
little girl paused, glanced uneasily about
her and deliberately opened the door of
the cage, allowing Pink-eye to make her
escape.
And the way the dear little squirrel
did run on through the grass that grew
along the roadside was sight to behold.
Liberty-sweet liberty-was hers once
more And she ran on and on, stopping
now and again to rest, and most happy
she was to climb into her own tree once
again and to sleep OF the terror of that
awful experience she had suffered that
day.
And the little girl returned to the
front yard. placed the cage on the front
porch--with door open-and went into
the house for her supper.
And when, the next day, the squirrels
escape was discovered. not a word did
the sympathetic. kind-hearted little maid
say about the part she had taken In lib
Grating the poor captive, for she knew
that she was In the right and the others
In the wrong Therefore she kent silsnt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-18
A Little Stop on the Riviera.

n NE of the quaintest. therefore one
b of the most interesting, places OH
" the Riviera, is the town of San
kemo, or the San Remos, as there are
two towns by that name-one the new
town, the other the old town. 1t Is of
the latter that l shall speak, for the
new town is by far too modern TO please
the tourist.
The Inhabitants of the old town call 1t
La Pigna-the Plneeone. Evidently this
name was given to 1t on account of the
manner of its building The houses are
hUddled, stacked, jammed against each
other upon the steep hillside, cuminat-
Ing at the top in a conlcal shape. The
streets are very narrow, very steep, very
Clark, very dirty, very full of unpleasant
doors. Owing to the steepness of some
of these streets they resemble long, contlnu-
Gus and winding stairways. for they are
provided with stone steps, not too even
ly laid In place.
San Reno lies In a snug, peaceful bay
of crescent shape, its western point
being Cap Verde and its eastern point
Cap Neva. The architecture Of the old
town has not changed in many centuries
probably not since the classic times.
To quote from Barring Gould: The visi-
tor from the North of Europe is per-
picked how TO determine approximately
The dates of the domestic buildings In
every one of these Ligurian towns and
villages. The architecture has modern
look, and yet the houses are decrepit,
ruinous, shabby. The windows and doors
are square-headed, with scarce a mold
ing to differentiate them, and the pointed
arch is only seen In the bridges that tie
the houses together. Rarely, only in
some palace or town hall, does the swal-
lowtail crenelation or feeble imitation of
Gothic cornice speak of the Middle Ages.
The fact is that the streets are SO mar
row that there is no room for display
of street architecture In these lanes and
thoroughfares, that allow no wheeled con-
veyance to pass up and down. The
houses set their noses against each
other and stare into each others eyes
There is no privacy there, not even as
to smells. If a man eats garlic every.
one shifts 1t In the house opposite II a
woman administers a curtain lecture all
the occupants of the houses opposite
prick up their ears, listen to every word
and mark every information of voice. Into
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might wander In their direction and, see
ing them, take it into his ugly head to
gore them, for their ropes held them fast
to within space of 20 feet.
Out OF the bushes came Mr. Bull, walk
ing calmly towards the picnic spread.
Mrs. Thomas kept her eye on him, look
ing from under the cover at the front of
the wagonette. And the boys in their
perches also kept tab on Mr.. Bulls ac-
tons. Forth he came, about so feet into
the grove, and then suddenly stopped
and shook his head. Then he tried ad-
vancing a little further, but something
held him in check. Mrs. Thomas discoy-
cred Immediately what that something
was. 1t was a rope round the bulls
horns and was evidently a long lartat,
the other end either being fastened to
an iron picket driven into the ground or
tied securely to n tree trunk. I'VE are
safe, childrenr' called out Mrs Thomas.
1.-THE bull is fastened to a lariat and can
not come within 30 feet Of our camp.
But all stay where you are till l inyesti-
gate" So saying. Mrs. Thomas got out
of the wagonette and went over to within
a few feet Of the tied animal. He did
not Stcm 10 iciisn hch hpphoeNh ohN ShccA
his head, paved the earth, beloved and
showed his rage, but the rope was re-
cure and strong, and kept him from max
ing further advancement towards Mrs.
Thomas. "Ah, old fellow, how angry
and unsociable you are" said Mrs.
Thomas but that rope of yours is very
strong. That Is what l wanted to know.
/ guess you won't be able to bother us
but 1t is just as well for US to move our
camp"
Then the children were allowed to come
to earth and two of the boys offered to
run to a farmhouse, about a quarter of
a mile from the grove, and to ask If this
animal belonged to the farmer living
there, and If so, to ask If some farmland
might come and move the bull a little
farther from the picnic ground. Mrs.
Thomas thought this a good idea. and
Harry and George Grey hurried of to-
wards the farmhouse.
Pretty soon the two boys returned to
the picnic ground accompanied by great,
burly farmland, who grinned and said,