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Foreign.
A. G. L. d'Auiad, having acknowl
edged both uiithority of the Interview
published October 7, in which ho de
clared the time had arived lor Franco
to cull a halt on Spain's iienotratlun
of Morrocco, War Minister Brun has
placed him on thu retired list.
Edgar W. Mix. victor In tho Inter
national race for the Gordon Uonuett
balloon cup, was uceorded a warm re
ception on his arrival in Paris.
Cortlandt F. Bishop and Major T.
Bentley Mott, Ainericnn military ot
teche at Paris, on behalf of Ambassa
dor White, and many of Mr. Mix's
American friends mut the aeronaut at
the station and escorted Lint to the
Aero Club of Franco.
Tla Hung-Tse, president of tho
board of justice, has been appointed
grand counsellor of the empire in
success to Chnng-Chich-Tuug, de
ceased. An imperial edict Issued
eulogizes ClinngChleu-Tung, gives
him posthumous honors and promotes
bis tbreo sons.
The Spanish camp, undor Com
mander General Sotamayor, was the
object of a surprise attack , at 6
o'clock In the morning by tho Moors.
The enemy was repulsed and shelled
until 9 o'clock. The Spaniard lost
two men wounded.
Henry White, the American ambas
sador to France, has been Riven a
leave of absence, and accompanied by
Airs. White will sail on November 3
for the United States, not to return.
The preparations for the extension
of Spnln's operations In Morooco, In
volving tho sending of heavy rein
forcements, are creating Increasing
uneasiness in Paris.
General.
A West Indian hurricane swept up
the Florida coast and In tho Interior,
doing heavy damage.
The fifteen-year prison sentenco of
Charles W. Morse was sustained by
the court of appeals.
Now York faces a pie famine ns a
result of the strike of tho employes
of several big pre bakeries.
New rules affecting tho bishops
throughout the world were niado
known at tho Vatican. ' Those pro
scribed that the bishops shall be al
lowed two years following their ap
pointment In which to arrango the
canonical visitations In their dioceses.
"Conochot," tho home of Former
Governor William Sprague, ono of tho
most beautiful estates in Ithode Is
land, was destroyed by lire, with all
Its contents. The loss Is estimated
at about $1,000,000, on which there
Is no Insurance. Mr. and Mrs.
Sprague escaped without Injury.
After being In Jail five months
charged with counterfeiting, John
Preston has been released on the dis
covery that tho alleged bad money is
all genuine. News reached Bristol,
Tenn., from Abingdon, Va., where bo
was in jail. A grand jury ordered bis
release.
Tho proprietors of tho bull rings In
the north of Spain have formed an as
sociation which alms at the regula
tion and encouragement of this na
tional sport
Fred Thomas, engineer of tho city
electric lighting plant at Newhern, N.
C, was Instantly killed by coming In
contnet with some part of an arc ma
chine carrying 2.1100 volts.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook. Arctic ex
plorer, headed the most improsslvo of
the Centennial week pageant when
lie rode at tho head of tho military,
historical and educational parade.
Seventy thousand acres of haul un
der the Carey act were opened for
entry in Montana. Number one was
drawn by 1L A. Carpenter of Oak
Park. 111.
Governor Hughes of New York re
newed his activity against race track
betting In his state.
Hog-growers In central New York
nre obtaining unheard of prices for
this year's crop.
The governors of tho Hank of Eng
land raised the minimum discount
rate from 2 1-2 per cent, to 3 per cent.
This Is the first change since April 1
last, when It was reduced from 3 per
cent.
Secretary of War Dickinson will
Boon arguo a case on behalf of the
Illinois Central road.
At Philadelphia Miss Camp!ell, tho
British champion, won her match with
Mrs. R. IL Mario w, 3 up and 2 to
ilay, thereby capturing the American
championship.
George W. Bowers, acting general
manager of the South Omalia plant
of the Armour Tucking Company, who
disappeared a month ago, was located
at Fort Francis, Ont, by a represen
tative of the company.
Governor Hughes was the central
figure in the Hudson, N. Y., celebra
tion. Copies of circulars Issued in north
China by a body of Chinese, calling
themselves the popular association of
the three eastern provinces, have been
reeelvod In Japnn, after having been
spread broadcast among Chinese of
the lower clagRcfr.
put into a !
Ipaime
Members of the cabinet nre getting
back to Washington to take up rou
tino work.
A cut of 10 per cent. In salaries of
all officials and employes of from
Mayor IIusso's been agreed upon by
the mayor and department heads.
Senator Aldrlch has explained to
Frenchmen some of the mlsuuder
standings concerning tho tariff.
Commander Peary has formally
notified the National Geographical so
ciety of his compliance with the reso
lution of tho society urging Peary and
Dr. Cook speedily to submit all their
observations, notes and data to a cow
petent scientific commission in the
United States.
Miss Clara L. Clemens, daughter of
Samuel Ij. Clemens (Mark Twain),
was married to Osslp Cnbrilowitsch
the Russian pianist 'mo wedding
took place In the drawing room at
"Storm Field," Conn., Mr. Clemens'
country borne, with Rev. Dr. Jos. II.
Twitchell of Hartford officiating.
T. P. O'Connor Is coming to tho
United States to seek aid for tho Irish
The five year prison sentence of
John 11. Walsh, the former Chicago
banker, has been affirmed.
The Panama Canal Commission has
submitted to the secretary of war an
estimate of appropriations aggregat
ing $18,063,624 for work on the canal
during the fiscal year beginning July
1, 1910. Of the amount nsked for,
$15,504,036 Is for skilled and unskilled
labor, and $20,218,983 Is for material
and supplies used In construction
work.
Commander Peary has formally no
tified tho National Geographic society
of his acceptance of Its offer to ex
amine and pass upon the records of
his polar explorations. Notice to this
effect camo to Prof. Willis L. Moore,
president of the society, in a telegram
from Commander Peary In New York.
Congressman Parsons charges Tam
many congressman with coming to
relief of tho Cannon machine on con
dition thnt "up-state" republicans In
New York block legislation to prevent
Tammany frauds In New York city
elections.
Albert Pulitzer, a brother of Joseph
Pulitzer, publisher of the New York
World, committed suicldo In Vienna.
It was evident that he made doublo
suro of death, for lie hud first swal
lowed poison, and then, standing In
front of a mirror, had sent a bullet
from a revolver through his right
temple.
Washington.
Nebraska and Kansas millers are
pressing for early action In the pros
pective litigation on the flour bleach
ing question. The department of Jus
tice and agriculture last spring agreed
that a shipment of Nebraska bleached
flour should be seized and a case
mado up and taken to the courts
Just as soon as possible for test of
the whole question and decision
whethef the bleaching Is Injurious or
amounts to adulteration in the view
of the law. The months have rolled
along and no case has been started.
Now It Is explained that the agri
cultural people are doing all they can.
Brigadier General Amos S. Kimball,
U. S. A. (retired), who saw forty
years' service In the army, and was
retired at his own request in 1902,
having been made a brigadier gen
eral several days beofre his retire
mcnt, died at his home here at the
ago of G9.
The secretary of the treasury has
notified tho postmaster general that
the new poHlofllce at Watertown, S.
1)., will be ready for occupancy be
tween November 15 and December 1.
Tho popular Idea that the Amor
Iran Indians nre decreasing In num
ber Is dissipated by official figures
showing that there are more than 300,-
000 red men In the United States. The
Increnso in population Is about 40,000
In the last two decades.
Whether the valuable lobster or tho
worthless dogfish of the waters of
Rhode Island and Massachusetts is
to bo allowed to survive Is a burning
question that Is receiving the con
sideration of Commissioner George M.
llowers, of the bureau of fisheries.
A new counterfeit five dollar silver
certificate has appeared in Michigan
and other places, and the secret serv
ice Issued a wi ruing to tho public.
The counterfeit bears the Indian head,
and Is of the series of 1SS9, hits the
signatures of United States Treas
urer Treat and Register Vernon and
Is described as having check letter
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plato number 8(12.
Personal. ,
The fund for a monument to the
late Governor Johnson of Minnesota
now amounts to $.S,(W0. Contributions
nre limited to $1 and the total to
$25,000.
The picture of Martha Washington
may be placed npou one of the post
age stamps of the present series. A
number of women prominent in tho
Society of the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution have requested the
postofflce department to take such ac
tion. It Is suggested thnt tho pro
mised Issue of the 12 cent stamp offers
un opportunity to do this.
President Taft spoke to 20.000
school children In Portland. Ore.
Harvard university formally opened
by installation of President Lowell.
The Duchess of Aosta is about to
leave Naples for the Congo and will
spend tho winter In Africa for the
benefit of her health.
Congressman Parsons of New York
has thrown down the gauntlet to Can
non forces.
Street car strikers In Omnha have
determined to go on with the light
William Randolph Hearst again In
the race for mayor of New York.
President Taft ended a strenuous
period of dinners and speeches by
sleeping In the mountains.
. DEPOSED
MINISTER DESIGNATED TO CHINA
SHORN OF HIS TITLE.
KNOX DEMANDS RESIGNATION
With Surrender of His Commission a
New Chapter is Written in
Diplomacy.
Washington. Charles It Crano of
Chicago minister designate to China,
on Tuesday was practically deposed by
a domand from Secretary Kuox lor his
resignation.
Thus a new chapter In American
diplomacy was written. A citizen,
chosen with special regard for hid
qualifications for the post was re
called before he had embarked from
San Francisco and discharged from
his high office becauso of alleged in
discrete disclosures through tho press.
The history of this extraordinary
affair, which began about a week ago
with the announcement that Minister
Crane had been stopped at San Fran
cisco at the moment of embarkation
for bis post by a demand from Secre
tary Kuox for his return to Washing
ton, reached at least its first crisis
soon after noon Tuesday, when the
Secretary, in a formal statement, an
nounced that Mr. Crane's resignation
had been Invited and the minister
deslgnato replied in an equally formal
statement that, although his designa
tion already had been tendered to the
president, he felt jhlinsolf unjustly
treated.
Moreover, Mr. Crane, In his state
ment reflected severely upon the of
ficials of the State department, charg
ing that not only had they refrained
from giving him the Instructions usu
ally used to a minister or ambassador
about to leave for his post, but that
he had been denied access to thorn
even after he had made repeated ap
pointments with them.
Ho enters a swceplns denial of the
charge that he "gave out" a news-
papor story which Is said to be the
causo of his deposition, and places
squarely upon the shoulders of Presi
dent Taft the responsibility for the
various utterances he has made re
garding conditions In the far east
which have aroused the ire of Sec
retary Knox and for final action upon
his resignation.
Mr. Crane's Statement
Mr. Crano's statement Is as follows:
"The statement Issued by the De
partment of State is slightly Inac
curate In Baying that the secretary
has Informed me that my resignation
will bo accepted. The letter I re
ceived from Mr. Knox at noon Tues
day says that he has recommended
to tho president that the president
nccept my resignation. Before this
letter had been received by me I had
already sent to the president, through
his secretary, Mr. Carpenter, the fol
lowing telegram:
" 'Washington, D. C. Oct 12 Pres.
Ident W. II. Taft: The State depart
ment objects to certain things I have
done In the effort to carry out my
understanding of your wishes as ex
pressed by you to me. I hare care
fully considered , the entire matter.
In my Judgment no mistake has been
made except as the department has
made It a mistake. However, I did
not and cannot guarantee to mako
no mistaken, unless I have cordial
support and co-operation of the gov
ernment "The matter In which the depart
ment has proceeded and Is proceed
ing Is Inconsistent with my own self
respect and my conception of the dig
nity of the position and with the un
derstanding upon which I accepted
it I appreciate the personal con
sideration I have received from you,
and under all circumstances have de
cided to nwait Information as to your
wishes before taking action. You will
understand, of course, that my resig
nation is in your hands.
"CHARLES R. CRANK."
Discovery of America.
Chicago. More than twenty thou
sand Italians marched in a parade
here Tuesday to commemorate the
four hundred and seventeenth nnni
cersary of the discovery of America
by Christopher Columbus. Columbus
day, mado a legal holiday by the state
of Illinois, also was marked by exer
cises on tho Spanish caravels, models
of Columbus' ships in which ho mado
his voyage of discovery. Thoso
models, presented to Chicago by Spain
after the world's fair in 1S33, have
been preserved hero.
Auditor Short $20,000.
3t Paul. A. A. Kremer, county
auditor of Itasca county, who was ar
rested Monday by State Public Exam
iner M. F. Kain and suspended from
office by order of Governor Eberhnrd,
was released on ball at Grand Rapids,
Mich. There is a shortage of $20,000.
Bishop Hare Critically III.
Atlantic City, N. J. Tho Right Rev.
William Hobart Hare, bishop of So.
Dakota, is critically lit here. Death
Is said to be only a matter of hours.
Meat Charges Made Again.
St. Louis. A reopening of the Fast
St Louis meat Inspection Investiga
tion Is presaged by charges made by
tho health department of this city.
Dr. G. A. Jordan, the St Louis official
who made the complaint, charges that
four beef carcasses, afflicted with
molanosis, a black ulcerous growth,
were stamped in East St Ixiuls and
shipped to this city, where they were
seized September 29. Similar charges
were made regarding a quantity ol
decayed pork sausage stamped by
government Inspectors at Alton, 111.
DANGER III GASOLINE
CAREFULNESS WILL SAVE LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
A
TO THE PUBLIC
Governor Shallenbercer Issues an
Election Proclamation Other Mat
ters of State-Wide Interest.
A. V. Johnson. chlf
mlssioner, La3 issued a bulletin deal-
ing with gasoline, in which he recom
mends that lire department chiefs and
villago authorities be required to mako
investigations with reference to m.r.
chants who overstock their cellars or
warehouses with gasoline.
The bulletin also recommends that
where merchants cany large stocks of
gasoline they should bo required to
store them In a pit or cava at a dls
tance from buildings and outhousos,
piping the eame to tholr store rooms
Chief Deputy Johnson elves the fol
lowing advice to people who uso gaso
line:
"The gasollno stove Is very useful,
but it may be a death-dealine mon
ster. Every ono who uses a gasoline
stove should see to It that it is kept
thoroughly clean and freo from rust
If care Is exercised In using this stovo
while filling it and in closing tho
valves It may be operated with safety
"Burning gasoline may bo extin
guished by smothering with wet rac3
flour, sand or ashes if the amount of
fluid is small. Throwing water only
Bpreads the blazing stuff."
Here are some of tho hints suit
rested fn the bulletin:
Rescrroiri of gasoline stoves should
be outside of tho buildines.
Reservoirs should not bo completely
filled.
Be sure to closo every bnrner tight
ly when not in use.
The opening throuch which tho tank
Is filled should bo kept tightly closed
at all times.
Watch your reservoirs and burners
for leaks.
Gasoline fs more dangerous than
rowder. Therefore, all cans should bo
kept tightly closed.
The bulletin states that during the
year of 19C3 one person In every 41,
000 In the United States was burned
to death by gasoline explosions, most
of the victims being women and chil
dren. Election Proclamation.
Governor Fhallenberger Issued the
following election proclamation:
"State of Nebraska, Executive Of
fice. Under and by virtue of the au
thority vested In me by the provisions
of section eleven (11) of chapter twenty-six
(26) of the compiled statutes of
Nebraska for the year 1909, entitled
"Elections," I, Ashton C. Shallenber
per, governor of tho state of Nebraska,
do hereby Issue ray proclamation de
claring that on Tuesday, the second
day of November, A. D. 1909, there will
be an election held at the umial places
of voting in said state for the election
of the following officers, to-wlt:
"Three Judges of the supremo court.
"Two regents of tho Btato university.
"One regent of the state university
to fill vacancy.
"In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and caused to bo
nfflxed the great seal of tho state of
Nebraska.
(Seal.)
"Done at IJncoln this first day of
October. A. D. 1909.
"ASHTON C. SHALLENaEROER,
"Governor.
"GEORCE C. JUNKIN.
"Secretary of State.
"By Addison Wait,
"Deputy Secretary of Stato."
Deficit Is Wiped Out.
State Treasurer Brian had reported
thnt the state had been plunged Into
debt to the extent of $1,000, but next
day when he opened his mail ho
found $10,000 to tho "good." The
money received goes to the general
fund and the fund for the redemption
of outstanding stato warrants and will
be used to take up warrants that are
presented to tho treasury for pay
ment On tho previous day the gen
eral fund and the 'redemption fund
were exhausted and when warrants
were presented for payment the treas
urer was obliged to buy them with
state school funds and other stato
trust funds.
New Turn In Bonding Case.
In order to meet jthe demurrer of
Attorney General Thompson the
American Surety company has
amended its pleadings In the federal
court so as to allego that tho rates
fixed by the stato bond board are con
6ficatory. The company Is trying to
secure a restraining order to set aside
the law passed by the last legislature,
under which tho board has been act
ing. Cash Needed for Campaign.
"Hard up" expresses the condition
of both the republican and democratic
rtato committees in a financial way.
The debt of $ii00 or $700 that tho re
publican organization Inherited from
last year has not yet been squared and
the current expenses of the campaign
ore being held down to fit b small In
come. Meanwhllo Chairman Byrnes of
tho democratic stato committee has
sent out an urgent appeal from Co
lumbus to party leaders over the state
asking financial assistance for carry
ing on political work.
NEBRASKA HAS DEBT.
Is Small, However, and Can Soon Be
Wiped Out.
For the first time since June 24 the
6tate of Nebraska has an outatandin.
debt Last week a debt of $1,000 in
the form of registered state warrants
appeared on Treasurer Brian's books
There not being enough money in the
general fund or the fund for tho re
demption of outstanding warrants, the
treasurer had to buy tho warrants pre
sented to him by using trust funds
the same as was done for years prior
to June 21, when there were no war
rants registered. The state board of
assessment mado no levy for the re
demption fund when It met during the
last 6ummcr because there was then
no apparent need of It. If county
treasurers remit nil that Is due the
state Treasurer Brian believes the
state debt can be wiped out by De
cember 1, when taxes on the new levy
will begin to come in. The state debt
was over $2,000,000 a few years ago.
Election Proclamation.
Governor Shallonberger has Issued
an election proclamation. If the non
partisan judiciary law had been up
held by tho supreme court this duty
would not have been necessary, but
under tho law as it exists tho gover
nor is required to Issue a iiroclama
tion and get it into the hands of
county clerks twenty days beofre the
general election. The governor's
proclamation Is dated October 1, but
pending the receipt of printed copies
it was not announced. The proclama
tion is very brief as follows:
Under and by virtue of the author
ity vested In me by the provisions of
section eleven (11) of chanter twenty
8lx (26) of tho compiled statutes of
Nebraska for the year 1009, entitled
"elections," I, Ashton C. Shallenber
ger, governor of the stato of Nebraska.
do hereby issue my proclamation de
claring that on Tuesday, the 2d day
of November. A. D. 1909. there will he
an election held at the usual places of
voting In said state for the election of
the following officers, towit: Three
judges of the supreme court: two
regents of the state university; one
regent of the state university to fill
vacancy.
May Investigate Railroads.
The state railway commission maV
be forced to investigate the books
and records of some of the railroads
that are in federal court objecting to
ttie enforcement of tho 2 -cent fare law
tho Aldrlch commodity rate law and
the anti-pass law and other reeula
tory acts passed by the legislature of
11)07. If this step Is necessarv the
commission will employ an exnert ac
countant and empower him to emnlnr
a large force of accountants to in
vestigate records and accounts for the
purpose of gathering evidence to meet
me testimony Introduced by the rail
way companies.
C. W. Hillman of Louisville. Kv.
who did similar work In Minnesota.
held a conference with the state rail
way commission In regard to such pro
posed work in Nebraska. Tho com-
mission may employ Mr. Hillman as
lis ciiier accountant In chnrge of the
proposed investigation of railroad ac-
counts.
Wreck In Burlington Yards.
C. E. Safford, fireman on a Burllnc-
ton switch engine, died as n result
of injuries received in a wreck In
the Burlington yards. Burlington pas
senger train No. 9, heavily loaded with
Ak-Sar-Ben passengers, crashed Into
the switch engine, which was on the
main lino when the passenser train
entered the yards. Hundreds of poo-
j'o juiii-u, uiruwn 10 me noor
of the cars or hurled b;?rk Into thplr
seats. The excursionists were prepar
ing to leave the coaches and wore
crowded In the aisles when the crash
came. The crew of the switch enelnp
with the exception of the fireman,
jumped. Stafford was nlnned hot
tho engines and was terribly bruised
and scalded.
State Prison Census.
There nre at present 42(! convicts in
tho ntate prison. Of these 87 are col
ored. A census of the prison on Oc
tober 1 showed 429 prisoners. Of
these there were white males, 330;
white females, 4; colored males. 82:
colored females. 5; Indians. 7; Japan
ese, 1. Douglas county at prestit
furnishes three-sevenths of all tho
convicts In tho state prison. One
hundred and eighty two prisoners are
from Douglas county.
The "Nebrai.ka" Figurehead.
Secretary C. 5. Paine of the State
Hhitorlcal society has received word
that tho figurehead from the battleship
Nebraska has been shipped from the
New York navy yard and will arrlvo
In Lincoln within a few days. This
figurehead wn secured for the histor
ical society through tho efforts of Con
gressman Klnkaid and it will be held
by the society ns a permanent loan
from the federal government. The
figurehead Is no longer used on some
of tho battleships of the navy. The
ono from the Nebraska weighs 4,050
pounds. It was shipped from the navy
ard last week.
Complaint Against Express Company.
Failure to provide sufficient facili
ties for the prompt transportation of
shipments delivered to It Is the basis
of a complaint to the state railway
commission filed against the Adams
Express company by tho Lincoln Com
mercial club, acting for the Appel Mer
cantile company. The chargo Is made
that whilo tho business of the express
corporation has Increased 20 per cent
within a year or ro no more wagons
hnve been put on to take caro of it
and no attempt Is being mode to seo
that Bhlppera recolve proper attention
HAS III BRIEF
NEWS NOTES CF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALLSUBJEGTS TOUGHED UPOH
Religious, Social, Agricultural, Polit
ical and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.
THE MIDWEST LIFE
Officers
N.
'. Z. Snell President
Dr. U. B. Davis, Omaha. .. .Vice-Pres.
A. J. Sawyer Secretary
II. S. Freeman Treasurer
Dr. M. II. Everett... Medical Director
C. R. Eastcrduy .Actuary
J. II. Mockett. Jr....Supt of Agents
Insurance in Force.
December 31, 190G $ 559,000
December 31, 1907 1,152,250
December 31. 1908. s 1,453,218
September 3D, 1909 1,815.335
Local Agents Wanted
In every town in Nebraska. liberal
commissions are paid. Write the
The Box Butte county fair this year
was a great success.
Central City schools that were tem
porarily closed on account of diphthe
ria have been reopened.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob S. Wendell of
Plattsmouth celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary. Seventy-five
gold dollars were presented to the
venerable couple to remind them or
their golden wedding.
George Fox, a farmer living about
two miles east of Weston, was held
up by four men late Saturday niirht
while on his way home from Wahoo.
Hie holdups got nothing, as he was
broke.
If you want to sell life Insurance
for an active old line Nebraska com
pany write to the Midwest Life at
Lincoln.
The record price was naid for land
in Hamilton county last week when
John Byers paid Emll Johnson $1C2.50
an acre for an eighty situated two
miles west of Aurora. The land has
good Improvements.
While attempting to licht a easo-
line lamp C. Evans of Aurora, son of.
bam Lvans, was fatally burned. In
some way not clearly understood a
can of gasoline that was sitting under
tnt lamp exploded and envelonod tho
young man in flames.
John Burdell. a traveline man from
Fremont, was killed at Waterloo by
being run Into by a work train on tho
Union Pacific road. Burdell had been
in town on business during the dav
and about C:30 was going to the de
pot to take a train home when tho
accident occurred.
Merio Huston, a Syracuse vouth. ifl
years of age, received clemency in
the court of Judge Frost at Lincoln.
Huston confessed to taking two
wheels valued at $70. The judge al
lowed the offender to plead uuiltv to
a charge of petit larceny and as
sessed a line of $25.
The clashing interests of the differ
ent telephone companies at. this plnce
nave at last found common grounds.
A deal entered Into turned the I nter.
ests of the old Bell company to the
independent company throuch nr.
rangements for consolidation.
Isaac Pollard & Sons of
have early winter aDules of thpir nun
raising. The lato ripening apples
sucn as ulnesaps, Ben Davis, etc.,
have not been gathered. Thi-v
also shipped three cars of cider and
two cars of vinegar of their nun
make.
Frank Nohel. aged 27. a North wont.
ern brakeman of Norfolk, was killed
a few miles west of Norfolk. While
riding on the gangway of the engine
ue leaned out Just as the train rp.irhpit
the Elkhorn river bridge. He was
knocked off the train and his body
rolled into the river below.
The Peru Cannimr cunmanv is u-nrir.
Ing its fore; to the fullest extent in
their atte ipt to get the heavy to
mato crop out of the fields beforo
frost All available students of the
normal nre employed s.-iturdn v nnrf
nfter hours in addition to the regular
lorce.
The repairs, decorations
uddltlons to St Mary's Catholic
cnurcn at West Point, made necessary
uy uic tornado or June 21. nre imw
completed and the edifice Is In a
much better condition than v,.r h...
fore. Tho mural decorations tmv
been placed on tho walls in oil instead
or water colors and the effect i
better, ,
The war of extermination of q....i-.
rels has begun in this section, says a
Nebraska City dispatch, and the tele
phone companies have offered a roy
alty for the scalps of nil
killed near their cable lines. The
companies have experienced trouble
by reason of the squirrels c uttlnir ti.nfc.
cables for the past two years and
me repairing or the bnme hnH
an expense running un Info inimv hun
dreds of dollars, but they were afraid
to kill tho peats until the law wnt
suspended and now the slaughter la
on.
Bentrlee may soon have nnnthnr
creamery, ns parties are deslrmm r,r
locating there.
Fred Bernhnrt llvlnc
east of Bloomflcld, committed suicldo.
lie had been to town on Saturday
and purchased a revolver find Sun
day evening about G o'clock he left
the houso and went to a buggy thut
was standing about 150 vardu frntn Kin
house and was sitting In tho buggy
wueu me uimiiy noara the sound of
the revolver. He shot til m Dnl
through the mouth, tho bullet enter
ing me brain and killing him Instantly.