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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-05-27

Lincoln, the Emancipation ..............
.................. .Nettie Jensen
The Law of the Harvest" Bessie johnson
Allan Macleod" "a Storiette) ............,.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Pearl Johnson
Some Needed Reforms in our COM
merce" ..............F Florence Kimberling
IA Visit to Elmwood' ..... Frances Langson
"The influence of Home Life upon Per.
sonal Character" ..... Bereuice McCcmaS
4iris Qaartette-"After Days. ..,..... Parks
Florence Kmberling, Alva Read, Esther
Beal, Ethel Rockwell
Filing but a stone, the Giant Dies ,.......
................ ........ q. Ruth McSherry
The Grubbing Hoe and the Axe ..........
Observation-Disclosures. .......Guy Olmstead
Geographic Influences =. .......Alva Read
How Far that Little Candle Throws It's
Beam" ..................Or Orrille Richardson
Modern Chivalry ..........John Robertson
The Aims and Ends of Education .......
..,......... ...,.............E Ethel Rockwell
Piano Duet-Chromatique ...,.. Franz Lis2t
Frances Langson and Orrille Richardson
Character Building Vera Rupert
Resolved: That immigration is Detri-
mental to the United States ....,.......
Affirmative Fred Russoul
Negative, Esther Bcal
"Poe's Place in American Literatureo..
| Observation-Disclosures. Scott Salisbury
The Worlds Orchestra" ..... .Orah Squires
THE Tyranny of Custom" "................
......Eglantine Skillman, Valedictoriar
Farewell Song" "......................Cla Glass 'OS
Presentation of Diplomas A. II, Humph.
rey, President Board of Education
Benediction. .....,,........Re Rev. n II. Harmon
Monday evening in the Temple
theatre the high school gradu
ates will be initiated into tn,
J alumni association.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-05-27
TEAM AND BUGGY
STOLEN SUNDAY
Young Man Hires Team of l.. CuShman
and Disappears.

Young Man Hires Team of l.. Cushman
and Disappears.
A yourg man giving his name
as Roy Norris and claiming to
be the son of a veterinary sur
geon in Superior, Nebr., hired
team of l.. Cushman about 10 a.
M, Sunday and has not been
heard Of since. Norris claimed
that he was looking for a Ioca-
tiou for his father and he want
ed to drive around 4 little.
There is some indication that he
took uthernly direction, but
no definite information can be
found 10 trace him. Sheriff
Kennedy sent information to all
of the sherilfs and police li,ers
in the surrounding country Tues
day evening, giving them a de-
scription of the man aud team.
Cushman describes Norris as a
Goung man about twenty years
of age, five feet eight or ten
inches high, ard weighing about
$50 pounds, He wore a white
felt hat with leather band, a
brown suit of clothes, and tan
shoes.
The horses will weigh about
$50 pounds each. One is a bay
horse and the other a brown
mare. The buggy was painted
red.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-05-27
DISTRICT COURT
PROCEEDINGS
May Term Lasts a Lite Over Two
Days.
MANY DIVORCE CASES UP
District Clerks Office is Running Short
on Fees on Account of Small Am.
cunt of LetigatiOn May Cut
Clerks Salary.

The May term of the district
court opened in this city Mon
day and adjourned Wednesday
morning to September 9TH
About forty DEGREES we're render
ed by Judge Hostetler. The
term was an unusual one in that
no witnesses were summoned by
the county sheriff and the fees OF
the district clerks Office on the
business of the term did not
more than about half pay the
regular expenses of the office,
The law provides that the fees
of the clerks Office shall pay all
salaries in come ction with the
Office and if the fees are not suf.
fcient the clerks salary is cut
accordingly. This shortage OF
business may mean that District
Clerk Mair's salary for the year
will be cut in two.
Another noticeable feature OF
this term was the number oi
divorce cases. Nine divorces
were granted.
In the case of ]. B. Dunn VS.
Clarence Pursel the court found
in favor of the plaintiff in the
sum of $4,000 and costs. The
court ordered that the lot de.
scribed in the petition be sold te
CONTINUED on page 81
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-05-27
CATTLE DIPPING
WORK PROGRESSES
Or. Pritchard and his Staff of Men are
'Doctorin G" 10000 Head ofCattle.

Dr. Pritchard and his Staff of Men are
"Doctorin G" 10000 Head Ofcattle.
DR.. w. II. Pritchard, Govern
ment cattle inspector, was pas
senger for Anselmo Wednesday
where he was going to continue
the dipping of infected cattle.
DR.. Pritchard stated that he aud
his force of men had dipped
about 10000 head Of cattle this
spring and they have about that
many more to dip before they
will have covered the infected
territory.
DR.. Pritchard was going to the
Cook ranch west of Anselmo,
where they are dipping this
week. DR.. Hutsell is working
the territory from Gothenburg to
Arnold. DR.. Boardman is work
ing in the vicidity of Dunning
DR.. Miller is now at Burwell and
is covering Loup and Garfield
counties. DR.. Schneider dipped
about two thousand cattle on the
South Loup last week and is
now assisting DR.. Boardman at
Dunning
These men were all over the
territory and are now going back
over and compelling every man
who has infected cattle to dip
them. The territory will all be
inspected again next fall and an
other dipping crusade. made and
if the cattle men cooperate with
them and do everything in their
power to see that no trace of the
disease is left DR.. Pritchard will
recommend to the department at
Washington that the quarantine
be removed from this district.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-05-27
FARMER BURNS TO
MEET OSCAR WASEN
win WreStle Champion Heavyweight
Oh July 9TH
WILL PLAN FOR AUTO PARADE
A Meeting of all Auto Owners VIII he
Held Here Next Thursday TO Make
Plans for the Parade.


Plans for the Parade.
The general committee on the
4th of July celebration has ar
ranged to have Farmer Burns
wrestle Oscar Wasem, the cham
pion of the state in the heavy
weight class, on the evening of
the celebration. Farmer Burns
will bring his two boys with
him and they will give a free cx-
hibition during the day.
Wascm wrestled Gotch, the
champion heavyweight Of the
world, in Council Bluffs Tuesday
evening. Wascm is the cham
pion heavyweight Of Nebraska
and the match here with Burns
promises to be a very interesting
one 1t will be the greatest
match ever seen in. this part of
the state.
The committee on sports is ar
ranging for some new, novel and
strictly up-to-date sports. The
committee promises something
IN the line of sports that has
never been seen in this part Of
the country. They are trying to
arrange for a game of push ball,
a game that has probably never
been played in Nebraska. A
girls sewing race will be another
new feature.
The committee appointed to
arrange for the automobile pa
radc for the Fourth Of July cele-
bration has called a meeting CT
all Of the automobile owners in
the county to be held ia McGraw's
office next ! thursday evening. The
automobile parade committee
consisting of McGraw, Conrad,
Martin and Talbot, desires at
that time to take up the ques-
ton Of the character and the ex-
tent of the decorations for the
autos for the celebration. The
committee must know this in adj
vance in order that the material
necessary may be ordered. The
auto parade will be one Of the
finest attractions on the day of
The celebration. The general
committee offers three prizes TO
the prcttiest autos in the parade.
The prizes will be $15, $40
and IS.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-05-27
OPEN AIR BAND
CONCERTS STARTS
Send Your Dollar to any Member of
Committee to Help Make up Fund.

Send Your Dollar to any Member of
Committee to Help Make up Fund.
The open air band concerts be-
gan last Saturday. The second
one will be next Saturday even
ing and the third will be given
Monday evening. Every resi-
dent of Broken Bow will have an
opportunity to hear these con-
certs. Twenty concerts will be
given. The committee believes
that every citizen of Broken Bow
ought to be willing to contrib
ute one dollar towards paying
for these concerts. That will
make the concerts cost him FIVE
cents each. Don't wait for the
committee to call on you for the
dollar, hand it to one of the
members of the committee. They
are H. G. Myers, S. r. Lee, and
Ramah Ryerson. The list OF
contributors will be published
each week until the necessary
amount is raised. The follow.
ing is the list for this week:
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-05-27
"THE BLUE AND THE GRAY


(By Major John N. Edwards, eX-Con-
federate Army Oncer)
20, mother, what do they mean by
blue and what do they mean by
gray: w
Was heard from the lips of a little
child as she bounded in from play.
The mothers eyes filed up with tears
as she turned to her darling fair,
And smoothed away from her sunny
brow its tresses of golden hair:
"Why mothers eyes are blue, my
sweet, and grandpa's hair is gray,
Yet the love we bear our darling
child grows stronger every day.
But what did they mean" persisted
the child, for l saw two cripples
today;
one said that he had fought for the
blue, the other one for the gray.
They sat on the stone by the barn
yard gate and talked for an hour
or more,
Till their eyes grew bright and their
hearts grew light at lighting their
battles DER.
Now he of the blue had but one leg
and the othe. but one arm,
Their smiles and tears mingled in
love and their greeting was kind
and warm.
They laughed and talked of their bat.
! ties won till il made my young
blood thrill.
: The leg was lost at the Wilderness
fight and the arm at Malvern
HILL
Then the mother thought of other
1 days, two stalwart boys from her
riyen,
How they knelt by her side and lisp
ingly prayed, Our Father Who
Art in Heaven"
I How one wore the blue, the other the
gray, and had passed away from
her sight.
Had gone to the realms where the
\ blue and the gray are merged in
colors of light.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-05-27
HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
A Busy Week for Graduating Class and
Instructors

A Busy Week for Graduating Class and
Instructors.
Commencement time is always |
a busy one for the young gradu-
ates and the commencement peri
cd of the city schools seems to be
no exception to the rule. Last
Friday evening the juniors gave
a reception to the seniors in the
Temple theatre. The decora-
tions were neat, tastely and very
pretty. An elaborate banquet
was served by the juniors and a
number of toast were responded
TO. The following was the pro-
gram for the evening.
ToaStmaSter .,.........., Charles Mullins
Most Grave and Noble Seniors, '............
........ ........................C Congratulations
"Greeting to the Seniors of Naughty nine
Na1ne SOpeI
Response ............. Orrille Richardson
ITO the High School Teachers" go. ..........
Observation-Disclosures. Gaius caldwell
| Response "The Upper Classmen of 1909 ....
..................Su Supt. j. NJ. MCIndoo
"The Cordiality of the Naughty.nines' ......
........ Alva Reed
| High School Bells of 1909" Paul Dean
"The High School Spirit it'...................,..
rI-.11
Today is the annual exposition
day for all rooms of the schools.
The rooms are all open to visit
ors and examples of the work of
the year are on exhibition in
each room. The work in all of
the rooms shows careful aud
painstaking efforts on the part of
the teachers.
Friday evening the commence
meut exercises will be held in
} the north side opera house. The
twenty-four graduates will each
, be allowed five minutes in which
to deliver an oration. This class
, of twenty-four is the largest that
: has ever graduated from the
D Broken Bow schools.
n hoi oClclllIG MCOOuld Il
n lnVocation............ ........Rev. J. Il, Aubre
v nLNRlCOma Song" 1Iago N
He Sought Cathay, He Found America. =.
ii Mabel Pinckney, Salutatoria
= "Froebel and the kindergarten" ........
y Observation-Disclosures. Birdie Beckwit
y y Resolved; That Trusts and Monopolies
y are injurious to the People Financially"
y y Affirmative, Clara Dav
N Negative, Harry Dorri
" Driving the Stakes '..........., Mildred Ha
" under Our Flag g........ ......Julla HaumoI
y Vocal Duet-"Sailing Away. .Smal
y Ethel Rockwell and Florence Kimberling
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-05-27
REPORT NATIONAL
CONGRESS G, A. R.
Mrs. XanderS Describes Yorktown Chap.
ter Meeting and Tells of Au.
tOmObile Endurance
Race
By MRS. a. L XANDERs

by MRS. a. l. XANDERS
Crhe following letter was received too late
for last week issue: Editor)
The last meeting of Yorktown
Chapter ID. A. h. was held this
month at "Bloomlngdale," the
lovely country home of Mrs.
Charles S. Weiser. There was a
large attendance of members
who responded to roll call with
patriotic quotations. A few
quotations called forth spirited
discussion; in fact many times
during the meeting the members
seemed to be all talking at the
same time, and to one daughter,
at least, it seemed a miniature
national congress, the excitement
and enthusiasm at times reach
ing fever heat.
Routine business was quickly
disposed of and The remainder oi
the afternoon devoted to the re.
reports, verbal and written, oi
the national congress.
Miss Mary Lanius, regent o1
the local chapter, entertainingly
and graphically told of the meet
ing Of the 18th Annual Congress
| of the Daughters of the Revolu
tion in Continental Hall, Wash
ington, d. c, the latter part O
April. The Vice-President o
the United States, the French
ambassador, and other distin
> guished guests, graced the occa
sion by their presence. A burs
of triumphant music from tn
y Marine band announced the ar
rival of the President General
d Mrs. Mclean. Every daughte
was on her feet in an instant
n cheering at the top of her voic
, and all thought of factional dill
It ferences were thrown to tn
winds. Mrs. MCLEAN called th
congress to order, and after
short devotional service conduct
ed by the chaplain, delivered he
address. She said, Daughter
ss we have come home; home
our own roof" she styled Cont
90 mental Hall mausoleum {
memory. There was pathos
IN her voice when she spoke of h
Ie retirement to the ranks, aud
l. her love for the work, declarin
lie her term of Office held some
the sweetesthl ours of her lif
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-05-27

CThe following letter was received too late
for last weeks issue: Editor)
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-05-27
BUCKEYE RANCH
SOLD LAST WEEK
Largest Real Estate Deal Ever Made in
This County. New Owners viii
Make Extensive Improve.
nlenIS.

The largest real estate deal
ever made in Custer County land
was closed by A. Reneau last
week in Omaha when the Buck
eye ranch of $500 acres fifteen
miles south of the city was sold
to f. M. Walker and M. Math-
Continued on page 81
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1909-05-27

hhiSW hiSoNS w NIL "hAAN ny
wiped tears from their checks.
AT the close of her address the
applause was deafeniug and
Vice President Sherman was the
first to grasp her hand. Then
followed addresses by MIR. Sher-
man, the French ambassador and
Judge Stockbridge. Mrs. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox was introduced
as a woman Of international
fame" One of her poems was
read, also a letter from EXPIRES
ident Roosevelt.
Thursday was election day,
the day of ali days 10 the
Daughters. The supporters of
the insurgent candidate, Mrs.
Story, Of New York, felt conf
dent of her election. None the
the less optimistic were the ad-
herents of the administration
candidate, Mrs. Scott, Of III
Two large boxes were placed on
the stage, one at each side. Bal
lots containing a list of all the
offices, with blank spaces left for
the names OF candidates, were
distributed by the pages. The
list of offices to be filled aud the
names OF candidates were printed
IN large black letters, on paper
stretched over a large board.
Ballots were folded in the center
and stamped with the date Of
the month. No ballot was de-
posted until the voters name
had been checked off and her
badge inspected. The Daugh-
ters never before saw such an
exciting time, as was witnessed
in Continental Hall that day.
Amid the din of voices, the dele
gates cast their votes state by
state. The tellers were engaged
all through Thursday night
counting the votes. Mrs. Scot
won by only eight votes. Every
day during the week Mrs. Nc
Lean received tokens of regret
from the different states, in the
form Of roses and flowers Of all
kinds and more substantial gifts
including three massive piece;
of solid silver from the Daugh
ters. In her farewell address
she thanked the retiring officers
for their efficient services, A.
the last strains of the "Sta,
Spangled Banner" were waited
over Continental Hall the 1911
congress Of the d. A. Il. fadeC
into history, but will never bC
forgotten by any one who attend
ed it. A number Of social fuuc
tions were given during tn
week, including a reception b
President and Mrs. Taft. Man
Of the delegates were veritabl
"birds of plumage." Election
eering was rampant during tn
week and delegates forgot to eat
Thursday morning at eigh
o'clock my sister and her hus
band with their minister and hi
wife and self, as their guests
started for Lancaster, in thei
big white Steam touring Cal
: The distance is twenty eigh
miles and we made the run i
one hour and ten minutes, pass
ing through two cities and tw
towns and crossing the mile an
a quarter railroad bridge owe
: the Susquehanua river in or
: minute and a half-that did il
deed, seem like flying throug
r space. The country locke
beautiful and the two countiC
G are well called the garden spo
=, BUCKEYE RANCH
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

N1EKT time YOU nabs me W-ritin a form sheet on
N any unknown YOU can hang out the waste pa
rler sion and send me 70 the scOMs. Look at
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

wear his last summer suit until Christmas. Dggin
and keepn quiet seemed 70 be his only play lust
5 though hed win any medals by the way he
stacked papers away in little pasteboard boxes,
He wins somethin else, though. One day the gen
eraI manager rushes into Malorys corner after some
thin he wanted in a hurry, and by the time he'd
found It he pied things from end of the coop to
the other. Mallory was Just tryin to straghten
the mess when along comes Pddie with that pointed
nose of his in front. Pddie don't ask any questions
he throws a fit. Why he had Mallory on the carpet
for forty minutes by the clock givin him the grand
roast and the only time Mallory opens up to tell him
how it was he shuts him off with a, That IS sutt-
cient Mr. Mallory! l am here get results. not
cuses. Is that quite clear
Yes sir. says Mallory.
Say. but he did it well, He looks that peanut
headed snpe straight in the eve all the time after
that and takes what comm TO him without turnIn
a hair 1t was Yes. Mr.. Pidde," and No, Mr..
Piddie -: but nothin else. And the cooler and po-
liter he was the wilder Pddie got. When l hears
him tell Mallory that another such break will cost
him his Job achin to throw the letterpress at
him and break him in two. | couldn't hardly wait
for Mallory to shut the door before let loose.
Say Piddie says l. if YOU don't think You'll
sleep easy tonight unless YOU give some one the
bounce why not fire me: Go on. now; II make out
a for YOU. Tell EN- | said YOU howled around
like pup with a sore ear
Piddie turns white and gives me the CLASSY eve
that's all. | couldn't tease a fire out of him with
box Of matches.
RUT that didn't make up for the way he roughed
- Mallory l was still sore over it at closin time
SO lays for Mallory and asks him why he didn't risk
the Job and take a crack at PiddieS Jaw.
He Just laughs. Oh says he. Il couldn't pay
him that compliment
Was that a Joke. yes: Blamed if | could tell.
Anyway. it wa mt sense. And there's where | had
the front to put straight up Mallory about his
bein stranded in place where he had TO take such
pin iabbin as that
Say says |, is it hard luck, or late start. or
what"
4 fancy a late start would cover it. says he.
Not college, SAYS l.
That's it, SAYS he.
"Aw fudge" SAYS l. Honest, | didn't take
YOU for Of them rah-rah boys Well, if it's that
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

Next time YOU nabs me writin' a form sheet on
~ anv unknown. YOU can hang out the waste pa
per sign and send me TO the scows. Look at
the mess makes OF this here Mallory business, Why,
first of l has him billed for Percy boy that had
straved into the general Office from the drygoOds dis
t-ict He had film Job IN the bond room. and when
he drew his envelop on Saturdays II must have set
the Corrugated Trust back for much twelve D.
Course l didn't pay no attention to him, until
one / finds him IN the next chair at the dairy
lunch. He's got his mug OF half white and half
black and his two corned beef splits, with plenty Of
mustard and he's just squarin of for a foOdfest.
when squats down with two hunks OF pie and all the
cheese l could get at one grab.
Hello Agyi" says / " Where's the charlotte
russo and the cup Of tea:
Beg pardon" says he, were YOU speaking to
me-"
sure. saws l. You didn't think l was maxim
that crack at the armchair did YOU Maybe amt
beer introduced, but were on the same payroll
on. yes" says he. Il remember now. You're
the-the-"
Go on. say it." says l. 4 don't mind If it IS
red and lets anybody call me Torchy that wants
70. even Willies
Well now. that's nice Of YOU" says he. side
-rackin' bite 70 look me over. Then he grins
So, II was that open face movement that made
- me suspicious maybe he Wa mt Of the Alger
non kind after all. But he had most Of the points
from the puff tie TO the way he spoke. II wa the
hot potato dialect Piddie but 1t leaned that
vav II he'd been a real Willie boy. though. he d
gone up in the air. and maybe I'd got slapped on
the wrist. His springin that grin hunch for
me 10 hold the decision.
How long you been keepin Corrugated stocks
from gOin' below par" says l.
That stuns him for minute, and then light
breaks. He throws another grin Oh, about a
wear ne says.
Chee," says l. And they amt put YOU on the
board Of directors yet,'
I've managed TO keep of so far says he.
Get lift every quarter, though, | suppose.
SAYS l.
I'm getting the same salary ] began with, if
that's what YOU mean" SAYS he tacklin another
sandwich that had got past the meat inspectors.
Yours must be fatter'n most Of the Saturday
rze packages they hand out in the general office or
copsl-t,. laoe r- sereu Ford All r=if, reserved