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Earl Mortis Admits Creaking Ir.lo ihe Hardware S?ore of L. F.
Upton at Union Last March.
Constable George P. Barton came , Nebraska City he had gone to Miners-
up last evening from Union, having
in charge of Earl Morris, aged 15 who
is accused of burglarizing the hard
ware store of L. R. Upton at that
place last March. There is no ques
tion of the boy's guilt as he has con
fessed to the crime. According to
him he took from the store a pocket
knife, revolver and some shells. The
facts about the boy and his past life
seem to indicate that his fall from
grace is largely due to environment.
He came to the town of Union some
ten years since when his parents
moved there from Missouri. The
father and mother finally separated,
the father deserting the mother and
fleeing to parts unknown. The moth
er went to live with one of her
daughters and the boy was left to
shift for himself being virtually
without a home. He has been ac
cused of larceny several times In the
past and there seems ground to be
lieve that he really was guilty of the
offenses charged. However, the only
really serious charge brought against
him is that of burglary, the case be
ing that for which he was arrested
by Constable Barton.
On the night this burglary was
committed Mr. Barton who is a bar
ber In Union was working later than
usual and saw the boy lingering in
the vicinity of the store at a late
hour. He paid small heed to the
matter at the time but the next morn
ing when he learned of the burglary
he remembered seeing him and an in
vestlgation was started with the re
sult that he was thought to be the
guilty party. According George Sax
ton, the constable at that time, was
called into service at id asked to take
the boy in charge. The boy had left
the town after the crime and from
ville, Mo., where lie stayed for some
time and returned to Union several
days since. Mr. Barton discovering
that he was back in town, called the
attention of Mr. Upton to the matter
and the latter determined to have the
boy arrested. He had Mr. Barton
take him into custody and there was
an examination held in the office of
the Justice at Union, where the boy
admitted to Mr. Barton that he was
guilty of the offense. Mr. Upton was
taken into the matter and he ex
amined the boy with the result that
he decided to have him brought to
this city for trial.
According Mr. Barton brought the
boy up last evening and he was con
fined to the county Jail. He was
taken "before County Attorney Ram
sey who examined him and then filed
complaint before Judge Beeson,
seeking to send the boy to the re
form school. The boy's age prevent
ed him being punished in any other
manner. It really seems to be an
unfortunate case and a great deal
of sympathy is expressed for the lad
who does not seem to realize the se
rious nature of his offense.
It was the intention of County
Attorney Ramsey to file a complaint
before Judge Beeson in the county
court against Earl Morris but, he was
unable to get to it today, as he was
Interested in the hearing of Grant
Blurt before Justice RIshel practical
ly all day. The chances favor his fil
ing the complaint tomorrow and a
hearing before Judge Beeson at that
time. The punishment of the boy
will consist of a term in the refor
matory providing that he is eventual
ly found guilty and he Is apparently
willing to plead guilty to the offense
charged.
UT ASKS, FOR
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A. N. Sullivan Appearing as At
torney for Blunt Wants Case
Taken From Judge
Archer's Court.
From Wednesday' Daily.
This morning was the time set for
the preliminary examination of Grant
Blunt charged with having robbed
the freight cars of the Missouri Paci
fic on one of their trains of May
1 6th. The cars which he is charged
with having broken into were a part
of a south bound freight train put
of Omaha. It will be recalled that
Blunt and Samp. Karnes claimed to
have found quite a collection of dry
goods and men's furnishing goods
hidden along the Missouri Pacific
right of way north of the city sev
eral weeks ago. Investigation by
Special Agent Kendrlck of that road
disclosed that a merchandise car of
the railroad had been broken open
and the goods thrown out. Samp
Karnes later admitted to Kendrick
,that he and Blunt did the Job and
that they intended to take charge
of the goods. Karnes in his confes
sion laid all the blame on Blunt who
he described as being the one to en
ter the car while he (Karnes) was
not a party to the crime. Blunt was
caught at Nebraska City and brought
here several days since.
Blunt secured A. N. Sullivan to
defend him and this morning the lat
ter filed a motion for a change of
venue In the case which had been
filed before Judge Archer. The lat
ter under the statute had to grant
the change upon the payment of the
costs of the transcript In the case.
This matter took up several hours of
the court's time this morning and
at one time it looked as If the defend
ant and his counsel Intended to re
fuse to pay the amount demanded
for the transcript and resort to other
methoda for obtaining the release of
the prisoner. The grounds for the
proposed change of venue were the
prejudice and bias of the court.
Judge Archer was much Incensed at
the charges and regarded the affida
vits which the defendant had sign
ed as being intended to delay the
progress of the trial. However, the
statute is plain on the matter and
there was no alternative but to al
low the change. Considerable diffi
culty seemed to be manifested in so
curing the necessary amount to pay
for the transcript and nothing was
done for several hours on that ac
count. There were a numhf r of wit
nesses in the city from Omaha, call
ed here by the case.
After the granting of the change
of venue in the Blunt case this
morning by Judge Archer the mat
ter was taken up before Justice RIsh
el who held court this afternoon In
the equity court room in the county
building. Justice Rishel held the
preliminary on the pleadings and
the evidence, it being agreed that
the transcript could be filed after
wards. The state had quite an arT
'ray of witnesses on hand Including
the Missouri Pacific men who loaded
and sealed the car at Omaha, the
train crew who carried the car
through this place, the salesmen who
packed the goods and a number of
others. The taking of testimony con
sumed a great deal of time. County
Attorney Ramsey appeared for the
prosecution while A. N. Sullivan rep
resented the defendant. Justice Wm.
Rishel who heard the case is one of
the Justices elected last spring and
this was his first case. He has had
considerable experience in such mat
ters, having heretofore been a Jus
tice" in other states.
The testimony on behalf of the
prosecution was strong and the tak
ing of the goods was related by the
special officers of the railroad who
had secured the confession of Samp.
Karnes who was interested in the
theft. At the time the paper went
to press, the hearing was Btill on and
it promises to be a hard fought case.
The hearing of the case against
Grant Blunt came to an unexpectedly
sudden termination this afternoon as
the defendant did not make any ef
fort to prove his innocense In this
hearing. Justice Rishel held him for
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Mil RMSE
River Has Changed Channel at
Spring Lake and May Turn
Into Old Riverbed.
From Wednesday's Dally.
The Big Muddy was displaying
symptoms this morning of the be
lated June rise as drift is commen
cing to run and the water gage is
commencing to show an upward ten
dency. The prospects are that the
rise will not be anywhere near as
high as in years past owing to the
unexpected rise In March. There is
a great deal of curiosity manifested
as to what effect the rise will have
on the new road recently completed
by the commercial club between this
city and the ferry. Those who have
been over the road are confident
that the rise will do it no harm and
that it will easily stand up before the
wide sweep of waters. As there Is
no current on this side of the river
it Is not at all probable the road will
go out. Recent visitors to the mouth
of the Paplo and Spring Lake report
some changes in the channel at that
point and that the river has cut in
to the west until It now flows
through Spring Lake. If the cutting
continues it will soon flow Into the
Platte above the water works and
possibly may endanger that plant
Motor boats which have made the
trip up to that point find a strong
current on the west bank of the river
and look for considerable change in
the course of the stream. The full
effects of this change will not be seen
until the water commences to re
cede after the June rise when the
cutting of the banks will take place
The rise which Is now on Is from
the upper Missouri and not from
the Platte which is about normal
Reports from up the river indicate a
small rise but nothing like what
usually takes place during this
month. The weather bureau does
not anticipate any great amount of
water owing to the extraordinary
warmth of the month of March which
caused much of the snow in the
mountains to melt several months
ahead of time and which reduced
the chances for a flood Just that
much. The Indications are favorable
to large crops in the Iowa bottoms
this year for the first time in sev
eral years. Conditions are ideal and
the only thing to cause trouble would
be an unexpected rise In the river.
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He's the biggest suit bargain in Nebraska just
now. We have him at our store all this week and
if you don't get acquainted with him you'll miss
meeting a fellow that can save you some money.
Last week we advertised a $10 blue serge all wool.
The call for this suit exceeded our expectations.
We have added for this week a number of special
values in fancy as well as plain suits at the same
price $10 cash only. Don't miss it.
;the home of satisfaction;
DEATH OE Hill
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Funeral of This Sturdy Pioneer
Held This Afternoon.
llatirikcritiiief and Tie Shower
The charming home of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Warga rang with much
merriment last evening when they
and their daughter, Miss Anna, en
tertained a number of their friends
at a handkerchief and tie shower i
honor of Miss Ella Sattlei and Mr
Jesse Warga. The hospitable rooms
of the Warga home had been hand
somely decorated in green and white,
the white clover blossoms being used.
A wedding bell made of the clover
blossoms and from which were sus
pended white streamers and small
bunches of the clover blossoms elicit
ed many compliments from the
guests.
The evening was most delightful
ly spent in social conversation, va
rious games and music, both vocal
and instrumental. Misses Pearl
Mumm, Rattle Hofmann, Olga Sat
tler and Master Dewey Zuckweller
furnished Instrumental selections, all
of which were brilliantly executed.
Miss Ferris York rendered several
vocal solos in a most charming man
ner and the choir of St. Paul's Ger
man Evangelical church also sang
several numbers and made a distinct
Impression with each number. At
trial in the district court in the sum an appropriate time a dainty three
of $500, considering that the state
had made out a prima facie case
against him.
Seriously Injured.
Mrs. Robert Troop departed this
morning for Farnam, Neb., where she
will visit her sister, Mrs. Bradshaw.
The lady is seventy years of age and
recently suffered serious injury by
falling and hurting her hip. Mrs.
Troop did not know the extent of
the injury and is afraid that she may
possibly have broken the hip. It
is to be hoped that such is not the
case and that the utmost effect of
the fall will be bruises and sprains.
It may be several weeks before Mrs.
Troop can return home.
A Itegular Tom Hoy.
was SiiBle climbing trees and fences,
Jumping ditches, whltling, always get
ting scratches, cuts, sprain, hrulses,
bumps, burns or scalds. But laws!
Her mother Just applied Bucklln's
Arnica Salve and cured her quick.
Heals everthlng realable Boils, Ul
cers, Eczema, Old Sores, Corns or
Piles. Try it. 2r.c. F. G. Fricke
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course luncheon was served and this
luncheon was a source of constant
delight to the guests. The bride and
groom were made the recipients of
many beautiful handkerchiefs and
ties which will remind them of this
most delightful occasion at the War
ga home. At a late hour the guests
dispersed having spent a pleasant
evening and one long to be remem
bered by those who participated.
Those who attended were: Messrs.
and Mesdames Fred Ohm, Sr., J. P.
Sattler; Mesdames John Lutz, Henry
Zuckweller, Frank Burr, Emily Mor
rison, W. H. Mason, Anna Bucking
ham of Omaha; Misses Pearl and
Rose Mumm, Helen and Katherine
Lutz, Olga and Amanda Sattler, Hat
tie Hofmann, Edna Morrison, Minnie
Ileinrich, Ferris York, Doris Pein,
Anna Kopla; Messrs. John Bauer,
Peter Herold, Will Helnrlch, Carl
Sattler, Henry Lutz, Dewey . Zuck
weller, Ralph Buckingham of Oma
ha, Joe Warga of Denver, Colorado.
Robert Troop departed this af
ternoon for Crookston, S. I)., where
he has real estate Interests to attend
to.
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A Man Wants to Dye,
only when a lazy liver ana sluggish
bowels cause frightful despondency.
But Dr. Kink's New Life Pills expel
poisons from the system; bring hope
and courage; cure all Liver and
Kidney troubles; Impart health and
vigor to the weak, nervous and ailing
2 5c at F. 0. Friceke & Co.
From Wednesday's Dally.
The remains of the late Capt. An
drew Campbell McMaken arrived in
the city last evening from his home
in Atchison, Kas., and were interred
in Oak Hill cemetery this afternoon.
An account of the funeral services
will appear tomorrow, as they take
place at 4:30 p. m., too late for pub
lication In today's Issue
The deceased was a very promi
nent man of this city and territory
and leaves behind him many warm
friends who have been sorely strick
en at his demise. He was a man of
many excellent traits and attributes
and throughout a long life he had
made and retained the warmest and
closest personal friends.
Captain Andrew C. McMaken was
born at Fort Wayne, Ind., on Oct.
23 1833, and had attained the ripe
age of 76 years, 7 months and 19
days, departing this life on June 12,
last, at Atchison, Kansas. He came
from the strong, rugged Bcotch stock
which formed part of the early set
tlement of this country, the record
of his family extending back in an
unbroken line to the year 1633. This
stock was of the kind which made
nations and in it was bred that
strong and brave spirit which was
so eminently a characteristic of Capt.
McMaken in his life time.
There were four living members
of the sixth generation of these
sturdy Scotch people In this coun
try, Capt. McMaken being one of the
four. This strain proved strong and
reliant during the wars which In
volved the early history of the coun
try. The spirit of '76 found the Mc
Makens ready to defend their coun
try and the great grandfather and
the grandfather of the deceased were
good soldiers during the revolution
ary war, fighting .throughout It and
earned themselves proud distinction.
The father of the subject of this
sketch was also a lover of his coun
try and served with distinction in the
second war with Great Britain, fight
Ing from 1812-1814 'and earning a
place beside those of his ancestors.
So his military record was but in
keeping with those of the others of
the family.
Capt. McMaken came to Nebraska
at the age of 22 years and In the
year 1855 preempted a claim near
Eight Mile Grove which he retained
for some years. On May 22, 1837,
he came to this city to locate, being
accompanied by his mother and two
brothers, Charles K. and Henry C
He remained In this city for several
years and during the years 1859 and
1860 he, in company with George W
Fairfield engaged in surveying
throughout this part of the then ter
rltory of Nebraska. It was also dur
Ing this time that ho freighted
through the country from this place
then a struggling hamlet of a few
houses along a deep gulch In the
hills, over the wide stretch of prairie
and among hostllo Indian tribes to
Denver and the Pike's Peak region
lie had many hair breath escapes
from the dangers of the wild country
and suffered the usual privations and
troubles of frontier days.
With the coming on the civil wa
In 1861, tho martial spirit spoken of
above which had played so import
ant a part in the history of the Mc
Maken family, selzod the young man
and in April, 1861, he responded to
the call of his country and Joined
Company A of the 1st Nebraska In
fantry. His record throughout the
great conflict was a fine one, h
proving a brave and gallant soldier
and a thorough patriot. For a short
time he served as 1st lieutenant of
Company B 62nd U. S. Cavalry but
the regiment was distasteful to him
and he resigned his commission and
re-enlisted In Company A, 1st Nebras
ka Cavalry as a private. He served
in this capacity until the year 1864
when he was promoted to be Quar
termaster Sergeant. His record dur
ing the war shows him to have been
in many great battles, fihlloh whose
field was strewn with many brave
men, Vlcksburg with its pestilential
fevers and Its long hospital record,
Corinth another of the fierce strug
gles and decisive conflicts of the
war and Cape Girardeau. In addi
tion to these struggles he took part
In many conflicts through Missouri
and Arkansas and some of fiercest
skirmishing of the war found him at
the fore and doing his duty. It was
in 1864 that the regiment was re
turned to Nebraska and stationed at
Ft. Kearney where they had to hold
In check the Indians who were threat,
ening the frontier and who gave them
no end of trouble. After two yean
of this work, Capt. McMaken was
mustered out of the army on July 3,
1866.
After the close of his war life,
Capt. McMaken returned to his farm
near this place and for two years
followed the plough. He entered
the United States mall service in
1869 and was assigned to the route
from this place through Cedar
Creek, Ashland, Lincoln and on to
Kearney on what Is now the Burling
ton road. This was the first mall
service on the line and Capt. Mc
Maken was the pioneer in that serv
ice. The cars which they used at
this time for mail cars consisted of
freight cars, the modern mall car not
having been invented. After several
years of service Capt. McMaken was
transferred to the Union Pacific rail
road and ran over that line for some
time and in 1875 he went to the San
ta Fe road where he continued at this
business. He removed from this city
to Atchison, Kas., In 1877, and has
since resided in that city.
Capt. McMaken was united in mar
rlage In this county to Miss StiBan
Chalfant, a Bister of the well known
Chalfant boys living near Murray and
Union. The date of the ceremony
was October 25, 1865, Capt. McMak
en taking a furlough from the army
for the purpose of coming home to
be married. The marriage resulted
In the birth of three children, a Bon
whq died in infancy and two daugh
ters, Mrs. W. R. Lclghton and Mrs
O. A. Zoll, both living at Fayette-
vllle, Ark. Both of the ladles had
been constantly at the bedside of
their father for several weeks before
his death and were at hand when the
great summons came. His wife had
preceded him to the Great Beyond a
number of years since and is at rest
In Oak Hill cemetery where her hus
band was laid away today.
Capt. McMaken was again married
on November 27, 1880 to Miss Kate
Lavender at Atchison, Kas., who sur
vives him.
Deceased was a member of A. S.
Everest Post G. A. R., and also be
longed to the Knights of Pythias for
more than thirty years past. He took
a deep interest in the affairs of the
two orders and did much toward de
veloping them and building them up.
The death of this highly respected
citizen Is deeply deplored in AtchlHon
where ho was so well known and the
Dally Champion of that city pays him
a very high tribute. Tho Champion
says in part'
In the death of A. C. McMaken, At
chison has lost a valued citizen, a
friend whom many have tried and
trusted, and never found wanting,
and a father nnrt husband, whose
memory will bo ideal, for the hlgN
est type of living. The family have
the sympathy of a wide circle of
friends in their bereavement.
Small Fire Last Night.
A nalarm of fire last night at
about ten o'clock took a large num
ber of people down to the repair
tracka of the Burlington south of
the depot where some scrap and Junk
was blazing away. The fire had
been burning for some ,tlnie and
earner in me evening had caught a
car which was partially destroyed.
It was decided to call the department
and if possible head the fire off be
fore it had eaten its way under tho
tracks. There was considerable
criticism heard regarding the alarm
but it was well placed as the result
would have been decidedly unfortun
ate had the fire been permitted to
eat Into the bank and under the
tracks. There were several narrow
escapes from accidents while going
to this fire, Raymond Henry being
one of those who sustained a badly
wrenched thumb in the excitement
while J. W. Grassman went over the
high bank at the cut and was con
siderably Jarred up. The loss wan
comparatively Bmall.
"It cured me," or "It Baved the
life of my child," are the expressions
you hear every day about Chamber
lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
remedy. This is true the world over
where this valuable remedy has been
Introduced. No other medicine la
use for diarrhoea or bowels com
plaints has received such general ap
proval. The secret of the success ot
Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and
Diarrhoea remedy is that it cures.
Sold by all dealers.
CoiiiniiMNionera In Session.
The county commissioners today
set as a board of equalization and
will be In session all this week. There
have been very few complaints thin
year and the prospects are that there
will be little for the commissioners
to do. The entire board consisting;
of Messrs. Jordan, chairman; Swlt-
zer and Friedrlch are present and
willing to consider any cases which
may come before them but they own
that the prospects are good for a
slow week of it. The few complaints
which have been filed come from
this city and are not regarded as ot
great Importance by them. The gen
eral run of the county precincts are
satisfied and everyone seems to feel
that there is no good ground for
kicking. The precinct assessor sys
tem is looked on In this county as a
good one, although the cost may be
more than under the ol dsyBtem.
County Assessor Soennichsen and his
highly efficient deputy, James IU
Donnelly, are hard at work on their
end of the Job and soon can furnish,
figures on the sum total of the county.
Clark Newlon, one of Elmwood
precinct's good citizens, is in the
city today attending to business In
the county court and meeting with
old friends. Mr. Newlon is one of
the best citizens of his part of the
country and has many friends here
who are glad to give him a warm,
welcome to tlic city. He returned to,
his home this afternoon.
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the can-
Pure in the
baking.
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