RECIPROCITY IS
THREATENED
DsniacralsGet Republican Sup
port In Senate.
INSTRUCT FINANCE COMMITTEE
Must Report Wool Measure Back for
Action Before July 10 Sixteen Re
publican Senators Vote With the
Opposition on Point.
Washington, June 22. The throwing
of the Democratic wool tariff revision
bill into the senate drove the insur
gent Republicans of that body into an
open coalition with the Democrats, in
a demand for a general revision of the
tariff, and brought about the threat
ened crisis In the finance committee's
control of the senate. At the end of
a bitter fight, a resolution by Senator
Gore, requiring the finance committee
to report back the wool bill before
July 10, was passed by a vote of 39 to
18.
The fate of the Canadian reciprocity
bill la today In doubt. Western Re
publicans who have fought the reci
procity measure, taking up challenges
thrown down by the Democratic lead
ers, followed each other in rapid suc
cession with ultimatums Invaria
bly to the effect that before the reci
procity bill is permitted to pass a Re
publican senate will be forced to un
dertake a revision of other schedules
of the tariff, including more than the
woolen revision bill and the free list
bill, which have gone through the
house of representatives.
16 Republicans Vote With Minority.
Of the affirmative votes cast for the
Gore motion overthrowing the finance
committee, sixteen were Republicans.
They were: Borah, Bourne, Brlstow,
Drown, Clapp, Crawford, Cummins,
Jixon, Gronna, Jones, Kenyon, LaFol
lette, Nelson, Polndexter, Townsend
and Works.
This included the full Insurgent
strength of thirteen and, In addition,
Senators Jones, Nelson and Townsend.
Senator Myers was the only Democrat
voting with the Republicans against
the motion.
Senators Nelson, Cummins, Craw
ferd, La Follette, Jones and other Re
publican Insurgents from northwest
ern states, who have opposed the reci
procity bill because of alleged dis
criminations gainst the agricultural
Interests, declared that before a vote
would be permitted on the reciprocity
hill they would demand that the other
schedules of the tariff be taken up,
and would Insist upon an attempt to
tack many of them upon the reclproc
lty measure
Speak on Reciprocity. . .
Speeches on reciprocity were made
In both branches of congress. Senator
Hoot, announcing that he favored the
agreement, advocated and explained
his amendment to the wood pulp and
paper provision of the bill, around
which amendment the reciprocity fight
has centered and which amendment
President Taft opposes on the ground
that It might jeopardize the whole
agreement. Republican Leader Mann
in the house attacked the Root amend
ment as a violation of the Canadian
Tviprocity agreement.
Senator Hitchcock also spoke In op
position to the Root amendment. He
declared that If the amendment was
adopted it would nullify section 2 of
the agreement.
Wool BUI Starts Fight.
The fight began the Instant that the
wool revision bill appeared from the
louse of representatives. Senator
(lore, apparently with the approval of
Democratic lenders, moved that the
finance comniitt.ee bo Instructed to re
port the bill back lo the senate on or
bcfoie July 1. R was carried by a
vote of 30 to 18, sixteen Republicans
voting with the Democrats. The ad
mitted purpose of the motion was to
prevent the finance committee from
holding the bill Indefinitely or from
falling to m port It at all.
The result of the Gore motion was
to disrupt so completely the lines that
licve formed In the senate that it can
rot be foretold row when a vote tan
be rearhed on the reciprocity bill, or
v hether er-ough v tes can be mustered
to pass it.
SENATE CHANGE REJECTED
House Turns Down Brlstow Amend,
ment to Direct Elections Measure.
Washington, June 22. The house of
representatives, by a vote of 172 to
112, practically a strict party vote,
refused to concur in the Bristow
amendment adopted by the senate to
the house resolution providing for the
direct election of senators. The Brls
tow amendment leaves with ronsre.s
the power to regulate the time and
manner of holding these elections,
while the resolution passed by tho
house during the early days of the
present session would change the con
stitution so that "the time, places
and manner of holding elections for
senators shall be as pref rlbed In each
state by the legislature thereof."
Representative Sells (Rep., Tenn.)
oted against the amendment. Whll
Burke (Dem , Wis.) voted for It. Rep
resentative Berger (Soc. Wis.) voted
for it. The resolution, therefore, Is
returned to tho senate for reconsider
ittion by that body as to whether It
wHl reverse its former action.
LONG HAUL CASE ARGUED
Railroads Seek to Show That Higher
Charge for Shorter Haul Is AH Right
Chicago, June 22. Attorneys for
western railroads argued before Henry
Thuitell, special examiner for the in
terstate commeice commission to show
that they should be- allowed to main
tain their present difference in
freight rates for long and short hauls,
wherein the long hauls are cheaper.
The ratios Involved are on grain, coal,
lumber and live stock.
The railroa.ls directly concerned are
the Chicago and Northwestern, the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, the
Minneapolis and St. Louis and the
Iowa Central.
STATE BOARD LETS
RV0G0HTRACTS
Crosslej Gels Kearney Job and
Gould the Wayne Normzl.
Lincoln, June 22. The state normal
school board met in this city and
opened bids for new buildings which
are to be constructed at the different
Institutions under acts passed at the
recent session of the legislature.
Those present were: President Shell
horn of Peru, Vice President McDon
ald of Kearney, Secretary Ludden of
this city, Treasurer George, State Su
perintendent Crabtree and J. J. Tooley
of Anselmo. Rev. I. F. Roach of this
city and A. II. Viele of Norfolk,. recent
ly appointed to take Rev. Mr. Lud
den's place on the board, were not
present.
A slight nilx-up over the records of
the meeting of the board held at Cbad
ron some time ago occurred. Presi
dent Shellhorn objected to a part of
the record which related to the new
rule allowing two months' leave of ab
sence with one month's pay for school
teachers who desire to take studies at
Institutions In order that they might
be better prepared for their work.
The Peru man's Interpetatlon was that
it reflerted In a way on the principals
of the state normals. A motion to ex
punge the objectionable sentence from
the records was lost and it stood as
written Pt the Chadron meeting.
The board opened bids for a $55,000
building at Wayne and another to cost
sa much at Kearney.
The board awarded the contract for
the Wayne building to Gould & Son,
the bid being $42,522 and the Kearney
building to W. T. CrosHley, whose bid
was $33,732.
YESTERDATSRESULTS
National League.
At Boston- R.H.E.
Boston 00000000 00 7 1
New York 3 0000010 04 8 1
Weaver-KUng; Mathewson-Myers.
At Chicago: R.H.E.
Chicago 0 10 3 03 4 3 ' 14 17 4
Pittsburg 000 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 3
Mclntlre Archer; Camnltz Gibson.
At Cincinnati: R.H.E.
St. Louis 1 1 0 0 0 1 02 05 9 0
Cincinnati 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 02 6 5
Bailee Bliss; Suggs McLean.
At Brooklyn: R.H.E.
Philadelphia 000 000 001 000 001-2 6 2
Biooklyn .. .100 000 000 0 0 000 1 9 2
Alexander-Dooln; S anion Bergen.
American League.
At Philadelphia First gam?; R.H.E.
Washington ....0 0000100 01 3 2
Philadelphia . . ..0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 1
Gray-Aiitsmith; Morgan-Thomas.
Seiond game; R.IJ E.
Washington 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 6 5
Philadelphia . . ..0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 6 9 0
Groome-Street; Coombs-Lapp.
At. St. Louis. R.H.E.
Chicago 00 0 0 1 00 3 0 4 8 0
St. Louis 00 0 0 00 2 0 02 8 2
Walsh-Block: Pelty-Claike.
At New York: R.H.E
Roston 01 2 0 0 05 3011 17 1
New York 1 0 0 0 0 ; 0 2 0 3 5 3
KIlMlay-Niinamnker; Fisher Blair.
At !troit: R.H E.
Cleveland 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 03 8 2
Detroit 2 0 0 2 1 000 5 9 5
. Blandin? Fisher; Lafitte Stanage.
Western League.
At Omnba: R.H.E
Omaha 1 000 100002 8 3
Denver 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 04 8 1
Hall Abrogast; Schrelber McMurray.
At Sioux City: R.H.E.
Pueblo ....1 00000 0 7 1 1 212 19 3
Sioux City. 0004 0 0 5 00 1 0 10 15 1
Jones demons; Miller Miller.
At Des Moines: R.H.E.
Des Moines 0 0000000 00 4 4
Lincoln 0 3200020 07 9 2
Patten Ultowskl; Hagerman McGraw
At St Joseph: R.H.E.
Topeka 0 0010200 03 10 2
St. Joseph 14OOO120 8 11 0
Cook Hawkins; Crut( her Kerns.
Nebraska State League.
At Superior: R.H.E
Grand Inland... 0 2 0 0 1 0 10 0-4 7 1
Superior 00 00 0300 25 10 3
Watson-Jokerst; Irvln-Spellnian.
At Seward First game: R.H.E.
Kearney 0 03 1 37 7 0
Seward 0 1 1 0 3-5 5 3
Vance -Mugerkuith; Crawford Uic;n.
Second g;ime: R.H.E.
Kearney 0 1 00 000001 9 4
Reward 0 0 00 00 000-0 8 2
Trlmble-Magerkurth ; Hanson-Lucas.
At York: R.H.E.
Columbus 01 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-4 11 2
York 0 1 0 0 0 00 0 01 5 5
Spade Aenew; Tlmmersmnn Smith.
At Hastings: R.H.E.
Hastings 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 04 7 3
Fremont 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0-5 6 7
Perry Hnernle; Smith Neff
DANGEROUS
DRUG FRAUDS
Tali Arraigns Certain Manufac
turers in Special Message.
ASKS AMENDMENT OF LAW,
Executive Says Misbranding of Medi
cines as to Their Curative Qualities
Should Be Prohibited and Urges
Prompt Action.
Washington, June 22. In a message
prepared In New York and transmitted
through the White House to congress,
President Taft arraigned the mauu
facturers of what he denounced "dan
gerous drug frauds," and urged con
gress to amend at this session the
pure food and drug law to strengthen
that act in vital points of weakness re
cently pointed out by decisions of the
United States supreme court.
President Taft believes that unlesi
the law Is amended forthwith the
country will again be flooded by "In
jurious nostrums" and "cure alls,"
which were common before the purs
food law first was enacted.
President's Message.
The president, In his message, says:
"To the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives: Your attention Is respect
fully called to the necessity of pass
ing at this session an amendment to
the food and drugs act of June 20,
1906, which will supplement existing
law and prevent the shipment in in
terstate and foreign commerce and
the manufacture and sale within the
territories and the District of Colum
bia of worthless nostrums labeled with
misstatements of fact as to their phys
iological action misstatements false
and misleading even in the knowledge
of thoe who make them.
"Of June 30, 1906, after an agitation
of twenty years, the food and drugs
act passed by the Fifty-ninth congress
received the approval of the president
and became law.
"The law has been vigorously en
forced. More than 2,000 cases hava
been prepared for criminal prosecu
tion against the shippers of adulter
ated or misbranded foods and drugs,
and seizures have been made of mors
than 700 shipments of such articles
More that twothlrds of these cases
have been begun since March 4, 1909.
Of the criminal cases, more than 800
have terminated favorably to the gov
ernment. In every case In which the
food seized was deleterious to health
It was destroyed. -
Defect In Law.
"The supreme court has held In a re
tent decision United States against
O. A. Johnson, opinion May 29, 1911,)
that the food and drugs act does not
cover the knowing false labeling of
nostrums as to curative effect of phys
iological action, and that Inquiry under
this salutory statute does not by Its
terms extend In any case to the Inef
ficiency of medicine to work the cures
claimed for them on the labels. It
follows that, without fear of punish
ment tinder the law, unscrupulous per
sons, knowing the medicines to hav
no curative or remedial value for tha
diseases for which they lndrate them,
may ship In Interstate commerce med
icine composed of substances possess
ing any slight physiological action and
labeled as cures for diseases which, In
the present state of science, are recog
nlzed as Incurable."
"Thero are none so credulous as
sufferers from dlsense. The need la
urgent for leglslption which will pre
rent the raising of false hopes ol
speedy cures of serious ailments by
misstatements of facts as to worthless
mixtures In which the sick will rely,
whllo their diseases progress un
checked." GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Closing Quotations on the Chicago
Board of Trade.
Chicago, June 21. Closing prices:
Wheat July, 9014c; Sept., W2W"c.
Corn July, B7c; Sept., 5959c.
Oats July, 42c; Sept., 43M,43V4c.
Pork July. $15.80; Sept., $15.70.
Lard July, $8,112: Sept., $8.47.
Ribs July, $8.45; Sept., $8.47.
Chicago Cash Prices No. 2 hard
wheat, 9092c; No. 2 oats, B6
5674c; No. 2 white oats, 4242Vic
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, June 21. Cattle Receipts,
18,000; wenk; beeves, $2.505.Oj
western steers, $4.755.70; stock era
and feeders, $3.65(115.60; cows and
belfers, $2.50 5.90; calves, $6.00
8.40. Hogs Receipts, 21,000; 10c up;
light, $6.10i86.52'i; mixed, $6.10
6.55; heavy, $6.006.50; rough, $6.00
6.13; pigs, $5.65(ff6.35; bulk, $0.35 f?
6.45. Sheep Receipts, 20,000; weak;
natives, $2.2.r(fJ 4.15; westerns, $2.50
4.15; yearlings, $4.Oii4.80; lambs,
$3.75Q6 40.
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha, June 21. Cattle- Re
ceipts, 3,600; closed easier; beef
steers, $.'i nofi'6.25; cows and heifers,
$2.75fi5.65; stockers and feeders, $4.00
4.85; bulls, $3.404.75; calves, $.75
7.00. Hogs Receipts, 11.345; 10(J
15c higher; bulk of sales. $6.0517 6.15,
with a top at $i'.35; heavy, $3. 936.00.
Sheep Receipts. 2,5011; steady; a few
spring laiutis sold up to $7,oo, with
common light stuff at $3 75(36.00;
Oregon yearlings brought $4,30, with
ewes at $3.40.
LOCAL NEWS
Mr. Alf Nickles drove up from
the farm this morning and board
ed the early train for the me
tropolis. Mr. Henry Hompel of Oklahoma
arrived this morning and will visit
Plattsmouth relatives for a short
time.
Mr. William Oliver drove in
from the farm and boarded the
afternoon train for the metropolis
today.
Mr. O. M. Streight of Omaha ar
rived today and looked after some
items of business for a short
time between trains.
William Ost of Nehawka was
in the city today looking after
business at the court house and
was a guest of the Perkins house.
Mrs. Gould and babe went to
Omaha on tho fast mail this aft
ernoon, where they interviewed a
physician on account of the babe.
Mrs. L. C. Stenner and daugh
ter, Agnes, and Mrs. Jackerott of
Omaha came down today to spend
the day with Mrs. Jacob Stenner.
Mr. R. C. Ilailey and son, Floyd,
of Maple Grove were in the city
today procuring a quantity of
binding twine for their wheat
harvest.
Mr. I. L. Propst of Mynard went
to Council llluITs on the fast mail
this afternoon, whore lie was
called to look up some repairs for
farm machinery.
Mrs. George Kaffenberger and
daughters. Gladys and Goldie,
went to Omaha on the morning
train to look after business mat
ters for a short lime.
Frank Gobe'ma.Hefl for Chris
Metzger'a farm home this morn
ing, where he will work a force
of men in painting Mr. Melzger's
residence two coals.
Mr. M. L. Furlong of Hock
HlufTs and wife and child drove
tip lo I he county seat last even
ing and looked after business
matters for a short time.
Charles W. Stoehr filed a peti
tion yesterday in the county court
I he prayer of which was for the
Jlnal settlement of the estate of
John II. Wallinger, deceased.
F. II. McCarthy of Union. Tom
Ayers and C. W. Sears of Omaha
motored to Plattsmouth (his
morning, where Mr. Sears board
icd the fast mail for Omaha.
Mrs. Fred Hild, who has been
at the hospital for four weeks, re
turned today with her sister, Mrs.
William Hunter. Mrs. Hild will
remain' with her sister until the
harvest is over.
Attorney O. C. Loidig of Ne
braska City was in the city today
on business in the district court,
being interested in the case of
Nichols vs. Royal, pending in the
court. Mr. Leidig is one of the
bright young attorneys of south
east Nebraska, and we are always
delighted to take him by the hand
and give him a cordial greeting.
Come again, 01.
Was Very Sleepy.
Last Saturday night, or, to be
more nearly correct, early Sunday
morning, Night Policeman Trout
found a belated dancer lying
asleep on Hie electric chair in
front of Gorder Si Son's imple
ment house. The. sleeping man
J wore only the covering nature
gave him, with the exception that
his trousers were twined about
bis neck to protect him from any
attack of bronchitis. On beink
awakened the weary and sleepy
gentleman walked across the
street lo Ihe porch seat in front
of O. P. Monroe's store, where ho
found his shoes and stockings
and coat and vest and undercloth
ing. The kind-hearted policeman
allowed him to dress and find
.more convenient sleeping apart
ments. At the urgent request of
the disturbed sleeper his name is
'withheld, as he has promised the
night police to seek a more
scheduled place before disrobing
.for the night the next lime he is
out to a dance.
Lightning Strikes Barn.
Last Friday afternoon during
the shower, lightning struck the
barn on the L. P. Wolcolt farm,
on which Harry Doty resides. Wil
liam Doty and son. Harrv. and the
latter's son were in the barn at
the lime. The lightning struck
the cupalo, ran-down the rafters,
killed a good work horse, knocked
down three others, there being
nvn in the barn. William Doty
was so close to the horse that was
killed that he could touch it with
bis hand. The horses were in
sured in the Farmers' Mutual In
surance company of Lincoln, and
Ihe barn was injured. There was
about $75 damage done, to the
building. Weeping Water Re
publican.
C3
Herman Grcodor
Graduate Veterinary Surgeon
(Formerly with (J. S. Department
Agriculture)
Licensed by Nebraska State
Board
Calls Answered Promptly
Telephone 378 White, Plattsmouth
In Polio Court.
Kd Williams, a man with one
leg, well dressed and working at
sign painting, became ill last
evening and administered his own
medicine. The stranger diagnosed
his own case and prescribed and
took the remedy which sooths, but
the Plattsmouth brand was
slightly stronger than he had
formerly used, and he got too
much, and, in fact, was in
capacitated from painting signs,
and instead started in to paint the
town a vermillion red, when Night
Policeman Trout intercepted him
and landed him in the city prison.
This morning Judge Archer list
eneiMo Mr. William's explanation
and allowed him one hour to catch
the south bound M. P. train,
which he said be could make in
that time. He went to St. Joseph
to paint signs, and if ho keeps
his health and don't have to take
medicine, as he did here, be may
get along.
Foley Kidney Pills contain just
the ingredients necessary to regu
late and strengthen the action of
the kidneys and bladder. Try
them yourself. For sale by F. G.
Frickc & Co.
Anton' Nltka III.
Anton Nitka, who has been em
ployed at Ihe pop factory for some
months yesterday seemed to be
off his menial balance and was
brought down town by a physician
and last night was so bad that he
was placed in the jail where he
could have the freedom of a room.
Alcoholism seems to be his
trouble. Today his condition was
much worse, the patient having
.lost control of his muscles en
tirely, and suffered from spas
modic contractions of the mus
cles. Fear is entertained that he
may die.
YOUR NEIGHBOR'S EXPERIENCE
How you may1 profit by it. Take
Foley Kidney Pills. Mrs. E. G.
Whiting, 300 Willow St., Akron,
O., says: "l or some lime I had a
very serious case of kidney
trouble and I suffered with back
aches and dizzy headaches. I had
specks floating before my eyes
and I felt all tired out and miser-
ble. I saw Foley Kidney Pills ad
vertised and got a bottle and took
hem according to directions and
results showed almost at onco.
The pain and dizzy headaches left
me, my eyesight became elear and
today I can say I am a well wom
an, thanks to Foley Kidney Pills."
' Recovering From Injury.
Marion Ilobson, who cut his
ankle a week ago while chopping
wood, is recovering from Ihe in
Jury nicely. He was working at
Ihe saw mill on Andy Campbell's
farm when Ihe accident occurred,
and was in the act of chopping
when the ax glanced and struck
his ankle.
Eastern Star Give Function.
About twenty-seven ladies of
the Eastern Star met at the Ma
sonic Temple last evening and
enjoyed a nice parly. Initiations
were had after completing the
regular order of business. Re
freshments were served and a
general social evening enjoyed by
all present.
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Dates made at this o1l;i or tha
Murray State Dank.
Good Scrvica an RjinVj Rilj
CORN PROMISES
BUMPER CROP
Rated Reports Show Kslsrcs.
ka Prospects Geo!
FIELDS ARE FREE FROM WEEDS
Eighty-Five Per Cent of Crop on Fow
Million Acres Oats Bad In ftem
Sections Potato in Soma Part f
State Drying.
Omaha, June 22. Raised In eplrU
by the heavy rains of last week, t&f
Nebraska farmer 5day is talking btj.
crops and the biggest harvests in bXp
tory. Corn came through without
scratch and the damage to wlntei
wheat and spring grains will be varia
ble.
Burlington and Northwestern crog
reports for the state for the laat weefc
show a good growth In the big 4,000,
000-acre crop of winter wheat and hv
dlcate that In a week or ten days the
farmers will begin harvesting. An 81
per cent crop is expected In the east
em part of the state within a radius
of sixty miles of Omaha and from 70
to 75 per cent for 100 mllos west ot
here.
Oats, barley, rye and other spring
grains are reported wiped out on farms
weHt of Lincoln, Ravenna and Grand
Island. Small crops will bo harvested)
In the eastern part of the state.
Potatoes have been much damaged
and crops will be light at the most.
Pastures and meadows are very dry
and lu need of rain In spite of last
week's precipitation.
Fruit seems to be the only crop, be
sides corn, that enme through nicely.
Strawberries were cut short and other
small fruit will not be as large as
might have been expected, but cherries
were more than plentiful and the ar
pie and peach prospect la good.
Range grass on the Sheridan, A1H
anre and Sterling divisions of the Bur
lington Is dry and will need rain soon.
But damage to other crops Is far out
weighed by the good done the corn.
The abnormally high temperature en
couraged a growth far in advance o$
the usual size at this time of year
and the dry weather has allowed the
farmers to keep It very clean of weeds
and grass. Cultivation this year . Is
really no problem and with additional
rain In the coming week the cori
ought to bo the finest crop In tho
country.
WHEAT HARVEST UNDER WAY
Dry, Hot Weather Brings It Tw
Weeks Ahead of Time.
Clay Center, Neb., June 22. Th
harvesting ot wheat in this county t
now In full blast. The harvest la at
It'BHt two weeks earlier than eveP
known before, owing to the dry weath
er which has prevailed In this county
since spring. Wheat Is reported to bs
fairly well filled, and it is estimated
that it will average from twelve to
fifteen bushels per acre. The oats
crop Is an entire failure. A rnln would
not help It. The corn Is looking fine,
and will bo able to stand this weathe?
for at least two weeks. The pastures
nre dried up.
Game Warden Makes Arrests.
- Lincoln, June 22. Game Wards
Miller has returned from a trip to Aa
trlope county, where he prosecuted,
four business men of Hrunswics
Frank Fisher, II. II. Itradford, Frtta
iloeschel . and Clarence Hansen, to
trapping trout. Each of the men was
fined $U) and costs. A trap made o(
hoops and a gunny sack, Into which
the Huh were driven, was the cause o(
the men's undoing. Several Greeks
fjiind Hhootlng prairie thickens out
of season alBO were landed by the.
znine warden on his north Nebrask
tr!p, all being fined for their Igtwts
a nee.
Edmondson Case Argued.
Lincoln, June 22. The suit for era
bezzlemcnt against J. II. Edmondson,
formerly county attorney and county
Judge of Hamilton county, wan argued;
before the state supreme court. The.
attorneys for the defendant argue
that Edmondson did not keep any ao
count and that the state was using
criminal law for the purpose of collect
ing a debt. Th allegation ot th
plaintiff state Is that Edmondson,
while acting as guardian for three chU
dren, named Smith, embezzled $5,00A
Sting of Big Catfish May Provs Fatal.
Falrbury, Neh., June 22. Jack Out
birth Is ron fined to his home with a
case of Wood poisoning, which resulted
from being "horned" by a largo yellow
catfish which he caught In tho Ltttl
UIuo river. Mr. Cutblrth la In a pro
carious condition Ho states that
whllo attempting to take the hook out
of Its mouth the fish "flopped" an!
"homed" him In the right hand.
Aldrlch Accepts Invitation.
Uncoln, June 22. Governor Aldrlchi
has accepted an Invitation to attend
ths annual meeting of tho Northwest
ern Stork Growers' association, whlctk
will meet at Alliance. July 5.
Big F're at Groton, S. D.
Aberdeen, S. I), June 22. Fire at
Groton destroyed the Independent Lum
ber and Hardware company's yards
and stores, Howies' Automobile com
pany's garage, the residence of P. Val
and tailor shop of John K. Mnffltt,
The loss Is estimated at $50,000.