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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1907)
NEBRASKA NEWS HAIL INSURANCE CO. READY TO QUIT BUGINESS. APPLIES FOR A RECEIVER State Insurance Deputy Pierce Inter venes and Insicts That State Should Have a Voice In the Appointment of Same. Prealdonf G. I Job mum of tho Mu tual Hall Insurance company of N hraska beat (lie statu IiiKiuaiicH de partment to the dlntrlct court with u request for tlx appointment of a receiver. He has made application to tho dlntrlct court of Lancaster county. Insurance Deputy John L. Pierce has notified the court that he and attor neys for clalmnntH ngalnst tho com pany desire to he hoard before a re ceiver Ih appointed. They believe they nbould have something to say who triiall bo named for receiver. The com pany has been doing business prln climlly among Swede farmers nnd moat of tho lossew occurred In Phelps county. Examiner II. S. Wiggins for the nlate Insurance dopartmeut examined 'ilio company's accountH and reported September 25 that a 20 per cent nsMesa mcnt had been called and that thin might bo BUfllclent to pay losses. Five thousand dollars had been paid on the assessment September 25, but he did not believe much more would be col lected. Ho recommended the appoint ment of a receiver. The report of the examiner dated December 7 showed nominal resources amounting to $15, flSO. This was made up or $111,875 of unpaid assessments and $2,800 cash. The liabilities Included losses for 1907 amounting to $13,2110, leaving a nom inal surplus or $2,119. President G. F. Johnson has ninilo his borne in Lincoln while Secretary O. P. Almort lives In Dch Moines, Iowa. EGG THROWING STUDENTS. 8upt. McBrlen Holds Teachers May Punish for Action. The teachers In the Fremont high flchool may legally punish students who threw eggs at Dan V. Stevens, a member of the bonrd of education, who had voted as a member to abolish basket 'ball and other athletics from the schools. Although the boys wore not going to nor coming from school when the nssanlt was committed, and it was outside of the school hours, the culprits may be punished by a tencher. Tho boys have not been whipped yet, and the question before the state uporintendent is whethor or not the teachers may administer punishment in such a case. It is tho opinion of the state superintendent that the throwing of eggs at a mem ber of the Bchonl board, even though the casting of eggs be outside of aehool 'hours, Interferes with the dis cipline of a school and punishment can bo meted out when the offenders come slinking back across the sacred por tals of the halls of leurnlng. The stale superintendent's ruling clospa: "In the event 'that the home falls to administer the proper punishment on n pupil or pupllB guilty of such unbe coming conduct as that implied in your question, the only recourso loft for the proper discipline of the school is to give tho teacher the unques tioned right to administer punishment commensurate with tho offense." School Teachers Needed. State Superintendent McBrlen is not a member of any employment bureau and does not charge a fee of $2 for obtaining employment for a teacher, lit he 4s aomotlmes requested by chool officers to find teachers for them. He has been asked to get teachers for schools In Cheyenno coun ty. He Has written presidents of atato and private normals if they havo any worthy young men or womon who will accept schools In that county to write the following persons: S. H. Babb, Dulton, three months' school at $40; Busaker, Woyerts, four months chool at $40; Earl Dye, four months' school nt $45; Adam Shlnka, Sidney, four months' school at $45; F. D. Wacker, Sidney, four months school at- $45. Train Jumped the Track A Missouri Pacific northbound freight train jumped tho tvack on Frcellng hill noar Falls City. No one was Injured and tho damage to tho rolling stock was small. t this point tho track has not been ronowed and the ties woro too rotten to hold tho rails from spreading, Now rails and ties have boon distributed along the Krado north from this placo but havo not beon put In placo. This work Is being pushed as fast, howovor, as the OMAHA CHILD SAVING MSTI7UTB ' . DUSY DAYS IN THE HOUSE. r, ' ' . J f i What It Is Doing and Its Needs Financially. Among (lie children received into thin Institution the present month, are three little ones, ages, 2, 5 and C years, whose rather is dying at one of tb(V city hospitals and whose mother is an Invalid and compelled to surrender the children Par adoption, there being no relative!! or friends to help take care of them, Another child brought to tho Institute one week ago was suf fering from neglect, the eyes being so inflamed tli. 'it the oculist on" our medical staff, who made examination and gave treatment stated that three duys more of neglect the child would have been totally blind for life. Now tho child Is on the way to complete re covury. Another child requires a sur gical operation which will bo at tended to Immediately after' Christ mas, TIioho and many others are de serving cases of charity requiring the expenditures of considerable sums ol money, and (he Institute Is without resources to meet the demands. Since I lie work Is supported altogether by voluntary gifts we appeal to the read' ers of this paper for a Christmas do nation. Tlie average number on hand dally Is from forty to sixty. Please inuke postoftlco orders and checks payable to C. W. Lyman, treasurer. We trust you will help make these homeless and friendless little ones happy until permanent homes can be found for them. A. VV. CLARK, Superintendent. SUICIDE AT SUTTON. Old Resident of Harvard Takes His Own Life With Revolver. It. S. McCune, a resident of Har vard, Nobr., was found deud In the moms of Swearlngen & Delaney in Sutton. Tie was found lying on ft bed with a revolver In his hand. At the coroner's Inquest It was xhown that It was the verdict of tho Jury that he camo to his death by his o.wn hand No motive for the deed was shown He was 55 years old and had but one child, a daughter living in Denver He was an old resident of Clay coun ty. E, B. Fairfield, State Accountant. Ernest U. Fairfield, for many yean bookkeeper at the state penitentiary, has been appointed state accountant. Auditor B. M. Searle made the ap pointment and It was approved 'by Governor Sheldon, whose approval la required by statute. It is to take ef fect about the first of tho year. The auditor and governor will determine the amount of salary to he paid. It Is understood it will be not less than $1,800 and not more than $2,000 a year and traveling expenses. Tho legis lature creatod the office of state ac countant and while no fixed salary is mentioned in the bill, an appropria tion of $6,000 for salary and travel ing oxpenses was made for a period of two years. Pettit Draws a Jury. Henry rettu, wlio was arrested a few days ago-on the charge of stealing a horse and rig from Fred Wrenn In Hastings, waived preliminary texam- Inatlon at Plattsmouth and pleaded guilty to the charge. He wa sen tenced to one year In the peniten tiary, but pending the return of the sheriff, who Is out of town, will not be takon to Lincoln for several days. The horse he is alleged to have stolen was recovered near Raymond, In Ivan- caster county. Miss Krebs Goes to Lincoln. Miss Myrtle Krebs, who graduated from tho Peru state normal last year and who has boon taking advanced work In the normal this year, lias been called to a position in the Whlttler school lu Lincoln. MIsb Krebs Is a teacher of very successful experience, having previously taught In the pub lic schools of Ravenna and Scotia. She has aalo boon a prominent leader in the various organizations of the non mal school. Dentists Licensed. Dr. H. C. nrock of North Platte, secretary of tho Nebraska state dental board has Issued a permanent license to each of tho following named per sons of Nebraska who were success ful In passing the examination just given by the state dental board: Dr. G. V. Gibbons, Hickman; Dr. J. C. Thompson, Dannobrog'; Dr. F. C. Hos- tormnn, Lincoln; Dr. G. B. Lyons, Grand Island; D. J. J. Wilson, Oma ha; Dr. A. R. Sottoll, Bloomfloldj Creamery Man Fined $25. , Carl Rocho, proprietor of tho Spring Crook Creamery company of Croston, Platte county, was prosecuted by County Attorney Honsloy for operat ing a creamery without a license and -testing cream without a permit. lie paid a fine of $25. County Attorney Honsloy lias Issued a notice saying that merchants and 'othors must obey urgent v . J i i -. . r - i 2 i HAS RECALLED THE TROOPS Those at Goldfield to Be Removed December 30. The President Intimates That He Was Deceived As to Conditions Nevada Must Act. Washington. President Roosevelt Friday directed the withdrawal of United States troops -stationed at CJoldlleld, Nov., on Monday, December 30, next. In two telegrams to Gov. Sparks made public Friday lie intimates that he was deceived as to conditions at Goldfield when he ordered the troops sent there. Says the report of the commissioners sent to investigate conditions satisfies him that there is iio disturbance threatened which the 3tato of Nevada ought not to be able to control If it starts to work with a serious purpose to do so but that no effort Is being made to that end. Un der such conditions he declines to do police duty for Nevada with United States troops. Goldfield, Nov. News of the presi dent's order removing the federal troops from Goldfield on Decembor SO, has caused a sensation among the mine owners and tho residents of tho city generally. The news was re ceived at noon Friday and during the afternoon conferences were held be tween Captain Cox, the representa tive of Gov. Sparks in Goldfield, and Col. Reynolds, commanding the troops here, and between the mine owners and members of President Roosevelt's committee. The civic bodies of Goldfield were holding sessions Friday night. At these meetings two extreme measures were discussed. One Involves the closing down of all tho mines of Gold- field indefinitely, the otner bringing in ot a large number of strikebreakers to be on the ground by tho time the troops leave. President Dowlln be fore the meeting said that ho favored closing the mines. Oklahoma University Scorched. Norman, Ok. Shortly after three o'clock Friday afternoon painters at work on the dome of tho main build ing of Oklahoma university accident ally set tire to the structure. The flames quickly spread and for a time there seemed no chance of saving any of tho college halls. Vigorous work on the part of students confined the llames to the main building. The col logo records, which wore in vaults are thought to havo been uninjured The Iosb is estimated at $125,000 to $150,000. partially covered by Insur ance. Refused to Endorse Hughes. New York. By an almost unani mous vote tho republican committee of Now York county Thursday night refused to adept a resolution endors ing Gov. Hughos for the republican presidential nomination. Whon tho resolution was offered, a motion was immediately introduced providing that the resolution go over for consider ation at tho next mooting of the com mittee in January. This motion was adopted with a shout that could bo heard outside tho committee room. Active Work for LaFollette. Lincoln, Neb. W. L. Houser, of Madison, Wis., who Is in Nebraska in the Interest or tho presidential can didacy of Senator LaFollette, Wed nesday established permanent head quarters In Lincoln and said an ag gressive canvas would bo made fo se cure the Nobraska delegation to the Chicago convention. MORE MINERS DIE. About 250 Are This Time Burled the Hills of Pennsylvania by an Explosion. Jacobs Creek, Prt. An explosion ot i'is In the Darr mine of tho Pittsburg Coal company, located here, Thursday entombed between 200 and 250 miners and there Is scarcely a ray of hope that a single one of them will be uiken from the mines alive. Partially wrecked buildings In the vicinity of the mine and the condition of the few bodies found early in the rescue work indicate an explosion of such terrific force that it seems impossible that any one could have survived it. All of the 111 bodies taken out up to this time are terribly mutilated and three. of them are headless. This is the third mine disaster since the first of the month in the veins of bituminous coal underlying Western Pennsylvania and West Vir ginia for the Naomi mine near Fay ette City and the two mines at Mo- nongha, W. Va., In which the earlier explosion happened are in the same belt as the local workings. Thurs day's catastrophe swells the numbor of victims of deadly mine gas for the 1!) days to between 550 and G00. FIST FIGHT IN CONGRESS. Representatives Williams and DeAr- mond Indulge in Personal En counter on Floor of the House. Washington. John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, leader of tle minority, and Representative David A. DeAr mond, of Missouri, engaged In a fist fight over the passing of the lie on the floor of the house of representatives Thursday afternoon immediately af ter adjournment at 2:2t p. m. Mr. Williams struck the first blow and Mr. DeArmond retaliated vigorously with clenched fists. When the com batants wore separated btood was tlowlng down Mr. Williams' face from a small gash in the left cheek and his forehead was red and abrazed. Mr. DeArmond bore no mark of the fray. The encounter was witnessed by more than 100 members of the house and by as many moro persons In the galleries, among them a score of women. Government Crop Estimates. Washington. The department of agriculture Friday Issued a report giving final estimates of acreage, pro duction and value of farm crops, showing wlntor wheat acreage to be 28,1:52,000 production 409,442,000 bush- les; value per bushel 88.2. Spring acreage wheat 17,079,000; production 22t,G45,000 bushels; value 8Gc. Corn acreage 99,931,000; production 2,592,- 320,000; value 51.7. Oats acreage 31,- 837,000; production 754,443,000; value 44.3c. The average weight per bush el is shown by reports received by the dopartmeut to bo 5(5.9 pounds for spring wheat, 58.9 pounds for winter wheat and 29.4 pounds for oats. Steel Mills Starting Up. Pittsburg. The American Sheet Steol & Tlnplate company has re ceived orders necessitating increases in its working forces and output. At tho Monesson plant, near bore, con sisting of 28 mills, only 13 have beon operated since early In October. Eight moro mills woro started Wed nesday and announcement wns mado that all othors will start the first of next week, employing at full time tho ontlre force of 1,400 men. More Gold Coming. New York. Tho Irving National Exchange bank Wednesday announced an engagement of $700,000 gold for Import. This makes a total of $10G,- 050,000 engaged during thv present moveineut. THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS A Condensed Account ot '.Transac tions at the National Capital. The Most Important Items Gathered From Each Day's Session of Senate and House. To Respect State Laws. Washington. A bill to prevent tho sending . of intoxicating liquors Into local option states under tho protec tion of Interstate commerce was drawn by Senator Knox and intro duced In tho senate by Senator Till man Wednesday. The bill provides that all Intoxicating liquors transport ed Into any state or territory or re maining therein shall upon arrival within the state and before or after delivery to the consignee, be subject to the laws of such state, in the same manner as though originating In such state or territory and shall not be exempt therofrom by reason of being introduced in original package or oth erwise. House Committees Announced. Washington. Shortly after tho house of representatives convened Thursday Speaker Cannon announced. the various committees which are to, serve miring tno sixttein congress. The new members of the ways and means committee are Calderhead of Kansas, Fordney of Michigan, James of West Virginia, Bonyng of Colorado, and Longworth of Ohio, republicans, and Griggs of Georgia. Pou of North Carolina and Randall of Texas, demo crats. A Navy to Promise Peace. Washington. A concurrent resolu tion "for the promotion of Internation al peace," was introduced in the house Thursday by Richmond P. Hobson, ot Alabama, who subsequently spoke of it as intended to be an entering wedge for the navy enlargement cam paign he proposes to wage In the GOth congress. "1 have been greatly and widely misunderstood," said he, "as being for war. I am for peace. One way to Insure peace Is to discourage attack." Short House Session. The house session was limited to 25 minutes and little business beyond the introduction of bills was transacted. The speaker announced the appoint ment of the committee on appropria tions. Both houses agreed to adjourn on Saturday for tho Christmas holi days, the recess to continue until January 6. The house then adjourned until Thursday. To Prohibit Dealing In Futures. Washington. Dealing In grain fu tures is prohibited by a bill intro duced Thursday by Representative Scott of Kansas, the new chairman of tho committee on agriculture. It fol lows the general lines of the Burleson bill restricting trade in cotton on mar gin and it's object is to prevent trans actions which do not involve the ac tual transfer of grain. Union Pacific Earnings "Increase. New York. The pamphlet report of the Union Pacific railroad for the year ending June 30 last was made public Friday. The statement shows gross operating earnings of $7G,040,727, an increase of $8,75!l,184, and total oper ating expenses of $40,574,889, an In crease of $7,313,718. After payment of charges including taxes, interest, sinking funds, rentals, etc., there re mained $24,58!),90:i, an Increase of $15,1 55,044. The State Law Governs. Chicago. Judge Heap, in the mu nicipal court. Wednesday declared that the defense In Sunday saloon cases cannot Introduce or refer to the city ordinances permitting open bars on Sunday. He asserted that the state law is supreme and ffiat the city council cannot lawfully enact ordi nances which conflict with any act of the legislature. A National Forest in Arkansas. Washington. President Roosevelt has signed a proclamation creating a national forest in the west central part of Arkansas, covering more than 1,000,000 acres. It will be tho farth est east of any government forests. Tho forest Is located In the counties of Scott, Polk, Montgomery, Yell, Lo gan, Perry, Salld and Carland. Santa Fe Must Establish Stations. Guthrie, Ok. The railroad commis sioner of Oklahoma Friday nignt or dered the Santa Fo to establish sta tions at all points on the state line crossed by tho company. The action Is taken because of a decision on tho part of the commission that tho Santa Fe had failed to soli Inter-stato tickets at the two-cent rale. Christmas in the White House. Washington. President and Mrs. Roosevelt have abandoned their holi day trip to Pine Knot, Va., owing to the rush of official Hlisiness and tho fact that Mrs. Longworth will be un able to be up after her operation for appendicitis until Christmas day. weather will permit. the pure food law.