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WEATHER FORECAST

For Nebraska Fair and warmer.
For Iowa-Fair.
For weather report see page :.
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THE OMAHA BEE

clean. reliable newspaper that is
admitted to each and every home.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-07-15

of age. His wife testified that
he slept very little lately and
rose for work soon after mid
night. She said that he went to
bed few days ago at about $3.50
p. m. and got up a little after
IL p. m. and lighted the gasoline
stove and began making prepara-
tions for her to get breakfast.
She had some trouble getting
him to put the fire out and he
then took lantern and went out
to unroll some hog wire. He
spent the balance of the time un-
til daylight unrolling wire, feed
ing his horses, etc. She testified
that he was always a hard
worker but that he never worked
as hard or as long hours as
recently. Other witnesses testi-
fed that they thought his men,
tai condition sound and that his
lack of physical strength de-
manded that he have a rest and
medical treatment.
The insanity board did not
find him insane. The board,
however, took steps to see that
Mr.. Talbot takes a vacation from
work in order to give him a
chance to recuperate.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-07-15
What Happened March 4th.
fusion candidate from district

fusion candidate from district
No I.
Joe Wilson, Of Ansley, was in
the city and got the necessary
papers for filing as a Fusion can
didate for sheriff and he will
probably get in before Saturday
night. Bert Rogers, of Mason
City, may also file as Republi-
can candidate. F. H. Wood, of
Oconto, is expected to file as a
Republican candidate for super
visor from district No. 6. Prof.
Grimes, of Galloway, may get
into the race as a Democratic
candidate fer county superin-
tende1t.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-07-15
BEN TALBOT is
NOT INSANE

Insanity Board Advises Him That he
Needs Rest and Recreation.
Ben Talbot, of Berwyn, was
taken before the county insanity
board Tuesday morning on com.
plant. A mum Der of witnesses
were summoned from Berwyn to
testify as to his mental condi-
tion. The testi mony showed
that he had always been a hard
working man and that he was
probably working harder now
than he had ever been, though
he is now about fifty-nine years
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-07-15
SMALL CHILD
LOST IN HILLS

Wanders About in the Vicinity of Lo'
max Two Days.
The two-year-old child of Mrs.
Myrtle Troyer, Of Lexington,
who has been lost in the hills
twenty-six miles northwest OF
that place, was found early this
morning after a search of forty.
two hours.
Mrs. Troyer was visiting al
the home of a brother living
north of Lomax. Tuesday
while she was absent from the
house, the child wandered away
and all efforts to find it were un-
availing. Bloodhounds n d
about 200 people joined in the
search. The bloodhounds finally
located the child in the hills.
When it was found it appe ared
to be but little the worse for the
exposure.
The bloodhounds us ed in this
search belonged to the firm ri
Cole & Malcolm of Lincoln.
This is one of their successful
searches in the past few months.
Nebraska State Journal.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-07-15
HEATING PLANT
WILL BE INSTALLED
In Court House to Take Place of Office
Stoves.
,uster Township is Divided
Four Road Districts in Douglas Grove
Township are Joined in One Large
Large District.

Large DlSlTlSi.
The county board of Supervis-
ors held, a short session this
week with all members present
except. Grint, of Sargent, who
was kept at home farming. The
board voted to install heating
plant in the court house to take
the place of the stoves now used.
The mem bers believe that this
will mean a saving in fuel and it
will keep the Offices cleaner and
make more room for work. The
contract for inst alling the plant
was awarded to Keam Bros. at
$3.50. Anderson and Forney,
w. d. Grant and O. II. Conrad
were also bidders for the work.
Ream Bros. were three dollars
higher than Conrad, but the
board considered Ream's furnace
to be better, The furnace to be
put in by Ream will be con-
structed of steel instead Of cast
iron and will be inclosed in brick
instead of jacket.
A petition from the voters of
Custer township asking that the
township be divided into two
townships was acted upon favor
ably. Hereafter the six by nine
mile strip running east and
west south of Broken Bow town
ship will be called East Custer
and the balance will retain the
old name of Custer township.
Jerome Taylor was appointed
clerk, A. Wolf justice of the
peace, and Il. L. Briggs treasur-
er of East Custer to serve until
the next election.
The four road districts in
Douglas Grove township were
com bincd to make one road d s.
trict. This action was taken in
response to petition.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-07-15
REV. DR.. BAILEY
GETS PROMOTION
Accepts Call to Erie, Pennsylvania Church
August lst
Formerly Pastor of Church Here.
Change From Washington Church Means
Additional Salary and Better
Field For Work

Rev Or. George Bailey, son of
John Bailey, ofthis city, has re-
c'ived Call to The Central Pres
by terian church, of Erie, Pa.
DR. Bailey went to Washington,
ID. c. in 1905 to accept the pas.
torate of the Western Presbyter-
ian church OF Washington and
has been there since that time.
The Pennsylvania church to
which DR.. Bailey goes, is in a
tlourishing condition and the
call meaus promotion for DR..
Bailey. He will receive quite a
raise in salary aud win have a$l6,
900 manse TO live in. He will take
up his work at Erie, August lst,
Dr.. Bailey stated, in rendering
his resignation to the Washing
ton church, that he believed tha,
the opportunity for service is
greater in Erie than in Washing.
ton and he was eager for the
change for that reason.
A Washington paper of last
week cantained the following:
"The Erie church is in -four.
ishing state, and has about 90C
members on its rolls, with a Sun
day school of over 1000 pupils,
Continued to page 81
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-07-15
MORE CANDIDATES
GET IN PRIMARY
DO a Rushing Business During ClOSiug
Week.

Do Rushing Business During CIosiug
Week.
The past week has been a busy
one for the candidates. Elev, n
men have filed as candidates (, r
Office and several more are ex
pected in the next two days.
John Harey, of Merna, James
Lee, of Berwyn, and F, A. Ans,
berry, of Mason City, have filed
as candidates for register of
deeds. These are all Fusionists.
J. l.. Ferguson, OF Comstock,
and Nj. l.. Lamb have filed for
surveyor Ferguson filed as a
L publican aud Lamb as a Fu
slonlst.
w. w. Waters, of Westerville,
and Garland E. Lewis, of An
selmo, flied as Republican candi-
dates for county superintendent
N. Dwight Ford, of Ansley, and
J. A. Armour of this city, will
go on the primary ballot as Re-
publican candidates for county
judge.
George Headley filed as a
Populist candidate for county
supervisor in district No. g and
Ed Foley, of Merna, filed as a
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-07-15
) MEN CHARGED
WITH BURGLARY

Are Accused of Breaking Into Car in
Galloway.
Deputy Sheriff Craig went to
Galloway Thursday afternoon to
arrest three III who had broken
into car used as a place of
residence by some railroad men
working in Galloway. He found
the men about a. III. Friday
morning in spring wagon in
Irotter's buggy shed on Taleen
table. The men, when arrested
gave their names as John Butler,
Charles Ripe and Lewis Girty.
When brought up for a prelimi-
nary hearing on the charge of
burglarizing the car Saturday
they waived preliminary examia-
alton and were bound over to the
next term of the district court
for trial. They are charged
with having secured property
valued at about sixty dollars.
Ripe gave 5000 bond for his
appearance and the other two
men will remain in the county
Jail pending trial, unless they
are able to give bond.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-07-15
ELEVEN YEAR OLD
BOY is KILLED
Three Boys Handling a u Calibre Rifle
Accidentally Discharged.
CORONER'S INQUEST is HELD
Coroner Cole Not Satisfied With Verdict
of Accidental Death Through Care.
less Handling of Gun

NSS hohohHS w uuh
Coroner Cole was called to the
Crist home ten miles northeast
of Mason City Sunday afternoon
to hold an inquest over the dead
body of little eleven-year-old
Johnny Gill who was killed with
22-caliber rifle by George Crist,
jr., the eleven.year.old son of
George Crist.
The Crist boy and his cousin
and Johnny Gill were at the
home of Levi Crist and the par
ents were away. George Crist
shot Johnny Gill with his rife,
the ball entering the left side,
piercing the heart and passing
through the body and lodged in
the right arm.
The boys telephoned to the
neighbors that the Gill boy had
shot himself. Coroner Cole was
summoned and at the inquest
the boys at first stoutly main
tanned that the Gill boy had
been handling the rifle and had
accidentally shot himself. After
cross examining them for some
time Cole was able 10 get the
boys to admit that George Criss
was handling the rife
at the time the fatal dis
charge was made. The boys
claimed that they were in the
house together at the time and
that the Gill boy ran outside
after he was shot. George Criss
claims that they could find but
one cartridge tor the rifle and
that they had tried to shoot it at
sparrows twice and 1t would not
go off. Then in a playful way
he pointed it at the Gill boy tell.
ing him that he was going to
shoot him and the shell went off I.
There is some evidence to show
that George Criss struck the Gill
boy with whip and that he
threatened to use a knife on him
though the boys insist they had
had no trouble.
Coroner Cole is not satisfied
with the verdict of the coroner's
Ijury, declaring it to be acciden-
tai death, aud has sworn out
a warrant for George Criss
arrest on the charge of murder.
County Attorney Gadd is holding
the warrant'wailing 10 see what
testimony may develop to justify
the arrest.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-07-15
WILL ORGANIZE RED MEN LODGE
IN THIS CITY SATURDAY NIGHT
Col j. G. Albright Of Omaha Will KndIe The Council Fire
Saturday Night in Odd Fellows Hail.

Col j. G. Albright national H SaudIrs. Moyneux, w. A.
organizer of the Red Men, will Mehnke, w. j. Rupert.
establish of his Palefaces recommended by
Saturday night the Odd member of the foregoing sitting
Fellows hall Mr. ALL committee becomes eegibe for
bright procuring membership and when passed
desirable material election will be recorded
by several citizens the charter The sitting
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-07-15
act can still be sustained.

act can still be sustained.
The remaining member of the
court did not consider such limi
tation void, but maintained that
the act is valid.
The majority of the court
holding that the act is void, the
judgment of the district is af
firmed.
Reese, G. ]. absent and no.
sitting.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-07-15

The charter membership COM
mittee who will pass upon the
eligibility of applications are
]. W. Craig, L. E. Cole, C. W.
Beal, Clark S. Waters, Herbert
G. Myers, S. h. Lee, ]. l..
Hollandsworth, w. B. Kennedy,
]. w. Campbell, w, M. Swan, A.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-07-15

committee is authorized and
directed to invite their friends
to the first Kindling of the
Council Fire, who, being present
on such invitation may subscribe
their names to the charter petit
tion to be considered as an
applicant.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-07-15
NON.PARTISAN
LAW ANNULLED
Supreme Court Declares il uncOnstitu'
tiOnaI.
{ ANDlDATES FILE FOR PRIMARY
Two Members do not COncurr in Com.
plete Opinion Handed Down by
Court

NUuIt.
The nonpartisan Judiciary law
enacted by the last Legislature
was declared unconstitutional by
the Nebraska Supreme court
Monday afternoon. This act
prohibited the nomination of
party candidates for the judiciary
or for state or county superin'
tendents but held that candidates
for these positions should go on
the ticket this fall at the general
election by petition. The action
of the court in declaring the law
unconstitutional will mean that
all these candidates will have TO
file as candidates,for party nomi-
nation at the primary, August
II, or get out of the race. The
time for filing will be up next
Saturday.
The court handed down the
following memorandum:
THE members of the court
were of the opinion that the
provisions of the act under con-
sideration prohibiting political
parties from in any way what
soever endorsing, recommending,
censuring, criticising or referr-
ing to any candidate for the
Office of chief justice of the
supreme court, judge of. the
district court, county judge,
regent of the state university,
superintendent of public instruc-
tiou or county superintendent Of
public instruction, are void, be-
ing ia conflict with and repugent
to section of article l of the
constitution. being the bill of
rights, which provides:
EVERY person may freely
speak, write and publish on all
subjects, being responsible for
the abuse of that liberty"
And also section 19, Of article
of the constitution, which pro-
vides: "The right Of the peo-
pie, peaceably to assemble, to
consult for the common good and
to petition the government, or
any department thereof, shall
never be abridged"
COURT NOT UNANIMOUS.
One member was of the opin-
ion, however, that these provis-
ions of the act were not properly
before the court for its consider.
alton and not necessary for a
determination of the case. Four
members Of the court were OF the
opinion that the act might be
sustained if the foregoing were
the only defect therein. Five
members Of the court were OF
the opinion that so much OF the
act under consideration as pro-
hibited more than 500 cleo
tors Of any one county signing
the petition Of any candidate for
the ,lice Of chief justice OF
Judge of the supreme court was
void, being repugnantto section
b, article /, Of the bill OF rights,
which provides:
"All elections shall he free;
and there shall be no hindrarcC
or impediment to the right OF a
qualified voter to exercise the
elective franchise"
Four members of the court
t were of the opinion that the
aforesaid limitation formed ar
inducement to the passage of the
act, and that the entire act mus
fall.
One of the members not con
curing in the judgment, is o
the opinion that the aforesaid
limitation is void, but that with
such limitation striken out the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-04
America to Train Cuban Army.

Three young officers of the United
States Army have gone to Havana to
undertake the work Of creating an eff
fective, well-drilled and well discf-
plined Cuban Army.
These officers, who have been as
signed by the Secretary of War to
undertake this work, are Captain P.
S. Golderman of the Coast artillery
Corps, Captain George G.. Galley of
the Field Artillery and Captain Frank
Parker of the Eleventh Cavalry. Each
is under thirty years of age.
To Captain Golderman, native OF
New York, will be intrusted the crea
ton of a Cuban Coast Artillery Corps
trained with the view of manning the
defenses, particularly of Havana and
Santiago.
Captain Parker, a South Carolinian
will see to it that the youngest of re-
pub1ics has cavalry detachment
trained along American lines.
Captain Galley, who halls from
Mains. will give his attention to tht
mobile artillery, paying special atten
ton to the training of field and noun
tain gun attachments.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-04
One Of the
Essentials

of the happy homes Of to-day is a vast
fund of information as to the best methods
of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge of the worlds
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Products of actual excellence and
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and which have attained to worldwide
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Well-Informed of the World; not of indi-
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the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One Of the products of that class, Of
known. component parts. an Ethical
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mended by the Well Informed of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs
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featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-04
Army Promotions.

WASHINGTON, April 16-Secretary
of War Dickinson today announced
the following Army appointments:
Colonel J J. Augur, Tenth Cavalry. to
be brigadier general on the retire
ment of Brigadier General John B.
Kerr, commanding the mounted ser
vice school at Fort Leavenworth, May
20: Brigadier General William H. Car
ter, commanding the Department of
Luzon. to be major general, on the
retirement of Major General John +.
Weston, commanding the Department
of California, November 13, 1909: Col
onel J. G. D. Knight, Corps of, En-
gineers, to be a brigadier general, vice
Carter, promoted, and Colonel Marion
P. Maus, Twentieth Infantry, to be a
brigadier general on the retirement OF
General knight in January, 1910
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-04
A BARGAIN.

When you can save from twenty FIVE
to fifty per cent: on any article, you
have bargain. When you buy bot
tie of Chamberlain IS Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy at the regular price,
you will probably save several times
its cost in Doctors bills before the
summer is over with, besides the feel
ing of security you will have in know
ing that your family is prepared for
sudden attacks of dysentery or diaf-
rhoea. For sale by all dealers, Ben,
son, Smith & Co., agents for Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-04
Army and Navy News

Captain Harry P. Wilbur, Coast Ar
tillery Corps, is relieved from the 18th
Company and is to come to Honolulu
to report to the commanding officer Of
the Honolulu artillery district for
duty Captain Wilbur married a Hoo
nolulu girl a few years ago--who was
formerly Miss Mamie Widdifield. Her
sister Adele married an Army officer
in 1899.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-04
Major Winslow's Orders.

When Company G. Second Battalion
of Engineers, arrives here on May IL
from the Coast to replace Company
A, First Battalion, Major Winslow
will be switched from the command of
the First to the command of the Sec
ond Battalion. By this change the
order of military service will be better
preserved. The engineers have been
paid off and will sail for the Coast
on the Logan, which is due here from
Manila tomorrow. Captain Orwell, who
was for some time in charge of all
Army engineering work here until sue
eeeded by Major Winslow, and now in
command of Company A, accompanies
his command. Mrs. Orwell will also
leave Honolulu after a residence here
of about three years.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-04

The bakers of Los Angeles have de
cided to discontinue the making of FIVE
cent loaves of bread owing to the in.
creased cost of -four and hereafter
bread viii be retailed at ten cents 8
loaf
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-04
Back on Ships.

MARE ISLAND, April o3.-Orders
were received today at the Marine Bar
racks on the Mare Island yard to the
effect that two squads, consisting of
FIVE sergeants, four eorporals and thir-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-04
Sentence Is Approved.

The Secretary of the Navy has ap-
proved the findings and sentence in the
court martial case of Lieut.. Commander
Harry Il. Caldwell, attached to the Mil
waukee as navigator. He was charged
with conduct to the prejudice of good
order and discipline, the charge being
/ based On the allegation that he was rem
dered unfit for duty by immoderate in
diligence In intoxicants. He was found
guilty and sentenced to loss of fifteen
| numbers IN his grade, and to be repri-
manded by the reviewing authority.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-04
Doughboys Paid Today.

Major Beecher B. Ray, paymaster,
may pay off the Twentieth Infantry
some time during the latter part of
the present week the two squadrons
of the Fifth Cavalry at Schofield Bar
racks, Leilehua, will be paid off. The
paying off of these three commands
aggregates something like $4,000.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-04

ty-five marines, are to be sent to the
cruisers California and South Dakota
by the first of May. 1t is expected
that the orders for the marines to be
placed on the other vessels of the fleet
will arrive during the next few days
Fast Coaling.
SEATTLE, Washington, April PA
special from the navy yard, Puget
Sound, says; Spurred on by the record
made by the sister ship St. Louis, the
cruiser Milwaukee yesterday smashed
all records for coaling ship. Officers, as
well as men, stripped down and heaved
coal. In nine and half hours the
crew took aboard 1907 tons. A total
of 21s men, including those who weigh
ed and tailed the coal, took part in the
task.
The average taken aboard per hour
was l5s tons, and the best record made
for one hour was POS tons. The world IS
record heretofore was held by the bat.
tleship Virginia.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-04
Hit Targets without Bullets.

Proficiency in craftsmanship on the
part of the enlisted men of the Army
is sought by the military authorities.
After thorough test made by the
board of Ordnance and fertilization of
the War Department, it has been de-
cided to use the subtarget gun ma
chine and recording rifle rod outfits in
training soldiers in the use of small
arms. Major General J. Franklin Bell,
the chief of staff, has issued. a circu-
lar to the service stating that the ord
nance department will issue on req
uisition one subtarget gun machine to
each squadron of cavalry and batta-
lion of infantry and not to exceed ten
recording rifle rod outfits for small
arms sighting and aiming instruction
to each troop of cavalry and to each
company of infantry, coast artillery
engineers and signal corps.
About $4,000 has been spent by the
War Department to procure these sets
of apparatus. In all about 135 subtar-
get gun machines have been pur-
cfldSeO at Sl0U odCll, anu iSVV IecUIu4lS
rife rod outfits.
With the subtarget rifle machine
soldiers may practise shooting indoors
without a rife range, and without the
use of shells. The machine may bt
described as a rifle with a captive
bullet, the course of which from rifle
to target is visible. The objective tar
get is located sixty feet from the
marksman, who handles the rifle free
ly. The gunholder is so designed anG
constructed that it is absolutely i'm
possible to secure an artificial poin
of rest with which to steady the guf
in aiming, the complete holder being
so counterbalanced that only tht
weight of the firearm is supported By
the marksman. The rifle is held, aim
ed and discharged in the ordinar,
way The work performed by an ex
pensive cartridge is effected by sim
pie mechanical contrivance- No am
munition is used. It's cost is saved
and all danger. from accidents elm
mated Instead of ammunition :
needle pierces a small subtarget il
exactly the spot aimed at on the OBJ
jective target.