F atu0tct ( to ,
Pnbllihod every Thuridny at the County 8e t ,
JU > . M. AMBIlSilRRV ,
rOfflce in OniUr Block , Fourth Aye.- * *
BnlireJ t the poitofllco at llroken How , Meb ,
ai lecond cUn mtttir , tor tr nimlnlon tbrougt
tue U. a. m lli.
8UU80UI1TIOH I'ltlOKi
On YM , > ! .
.TUURHDAY , OUT. 12. 1609
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Hlatc Ticket.
For Judge of tbe Hupreme Court ,
M. U , HliKBK ,
Of Llucolu.
For lt K utl ,
K. U. McUILTON ,
Uf Onub .
Un. Wx. U. KLY ,
Of Aluiwurtb ,
CoiiifrcHHloual Ticket.
For Ooogroif ,
M. P. KJNKAID ,
Judicial TICUCt.
ForJudgsof ISitn Judicial District ,
K. U. HAMKlt ,
Of Kounty.
County Ticket ,
For County Trtmnrcr ,
WALTKIt OKOKUK.
For Sheriff ,
Cnpt , V. 0. TAL1IOTT.
For County Clerk ,
JAMKS CHITTIOK.
For Clerk of Ulst. Court ,
Llotit. H. F. KKNNICUT.
For Connty Jiicltfc ,
J. A. AUJIOUU ,
For County Superintendent ,
J. II. TAGQAUT.
For County Surrayor ,
F. K. VANANTWKHP.
For County Coroner ,
Ir. II. F. 1UV1KB.
ttnpcrvlaor ticket.
F r Huperrlior of Clb District ,
J. F. FOXWOHTUY ,
Of Cuitor.
TOWllRllip TlCkOt.
Clerk ,
W. W. COWLEa.
Trfcuurer ,
J. M. KIMUHIILINQ.
Juitlcei of tb 1'eaco ,
J. J. BNYDKH.
L. McOANDLKBS.
Coniubloi ,
r. M. TOWBLKY.
W * . UAUKKTT.
Uoad OTereieri ,
DUt. No. I , CUAS. DAVIS.
BUt. No. y , J. U. KKNeVICH.
Dlit. No. 3 , JOHN I10YOK ,
DUt. No. 4 , 1. N. 1'KUaiIALL , .
DUV. No. 6 , F.II. AHTHUIl.
Diet. No. 0 , Q. K. CADWKLt.
Dlit. No. 7 , 0. T. WUIQUT.
VOTE FOB THEM.
"WE liAVE NOT ONE WORD
TO SAY AGAINST CLARIS
TALBOT OR HORACE KEN
NEDY. BO I'U ARE NICE
YOUNG MEN , AND.NO DOUBT ,
RENDERED VALIANT SERVICES -
VICES AS SOLDIERS BOTH IN
THE WAR AGAINST SPAIN
AND THE PHILIPPINES , "
BEACON , Sept. 14 , ' 99.
It is reported that 0. W. Beal is
out on the itump , trying to oloot
man Friday for sheriff.
The Noyille , Holoomb , Sallivan ,
nd Shinn combine ia a done
juit a little too atrongifor the ho'n-
pop.
The , pop Hpoakora are traversing
'the ' county in every direction , to
bblttor tip their "last hope , " bat
'report ' ! lay they are meeting with
Hmall crowds and loss consolation.
What would have been Mark
Sohneringor's politics today , had he
received the republican nomination
four years1 ago1 for' ' clerk of the dis
trict 'court ' , provided ho had been
elected ?
The Beal , Shinn , Cumminga and
'Armstlong combine have become
i alarmed over the luke warmnesg of
} populists generally in the county ,
'and have inaugurated a school house
' campaign.
It is1 to be hoped that Governor
Holoomb has not turned in all his
annual passes to the railroad companies
panies/ it looks very much now
though he would need some of
them after the 7th of November , to
carry him up Salt river.
The Merna Bun is a new paper
'that reached our desk two weeks
ago , with J. J. Clifton editor. The
Sun has a very creditable appear *
ance , and deserves the liberal pat
ronage of the people of Merna and
-vicinity. The REPUBLICAN vmhes
it success.
No money nor time will be spared
from now on until election , by the
pop combine , to drive the rcoroaat
'pops"back into line. The great
trouble with them is that some of
the intellicont papa won't be driven ,
and refuse to stand up and bo
counted , like so many cattle.
Fred Oummings evidently thought
that be was in a serious predica
ment , or he would mot have sent to
1 Lincoln and employed J. 8. Kirk-
patri'ok to file an answer in the dis
trict court against Farmer Repp's
charges. May be he thinks that
"t-Kiflcpatriok can railroad his case
through Joourt on a free pass.
attending the Kinkaid
meeting nt Went Union Saturday
report it quite a success in numbers
and interest * Judge Kinkaid's ad
dress upon the issues of the day was
able , and made a good iuipreiiiou.
Judge Humor aUo gate a short talk.
One prominent pop remarked to
us the other day that hu "hoped to
see Neville beat for congress. " lie
fluid that he got his nomination
through political scheming , aguinnt
the will of the majority of the popu.
list delegates , and ho , with many
other populists , believed ho donorvin
defeat.
Does any one remember of a time
since the organization of the county ,
prior to four yean ago , when Mark
Sohnoringor was not a candidate
before the republican county con
vention for an oflioo ? Or dots any
one know of a pop convention in
the past four years , when ho was uot
a oandidato for some oflioo ?
No man has come before the pee
pie of the sixth oongreaeianal dis
trict as a candidate for congress
with a bettor record or higher stand *
ard of morality than Hon. M. P.
Einkaid , and his standing among
the people at homo is flhown by the
'act ' that a few years ago when the
republican nominee for the legisla
ture he received every vote but one
in his preoinot whioh cast about 400
votes , Gering Courier.
Laut Friday two or throe demo
crats went to Ravenna , where they
mot two or three more from other
counties , and organized themselves
nto a democratic judicial conven
tion , and nominated II. II. Sullivan
'or district judge. At the regular
convention , held some weeks ago at
uoxingtoH , the delegates declined
to nominate a candidate , and ad-
ournod Hiiro die. Just what au
thority of law this trumped up
convention could have its questioned.
The Chief undertakes to preju
dice voters by charging the republi.
can county central committee with
taking advantage of a personal diffi
culty between Fred Cummings ,
candidate for county judge on the
populist ticket , and Peter Rapp.
We admit that it was unfortunate
for Mr. 'Cummings that he allowed
his actions to .be suoh that would
bring down-upon him the condem
nation of his follow man , and force
him to rely upon such men as Beal
and ihinn to manage and conduct
his campaign.
Ono prominent farmer remarked
the other day that he was formerly
a democrat , lut went in with the
pops. But -for the past year he
"had been reading and comparing
the history of the country by his
own memory of what had occurred
in his life time. This had led him
to * 100 that all the good times and
free homos had come through the
administration of the republican
party. Then , said he , I remembered
the great reforms the pops were
going to inaugurate when they got
in power in county and state , but
what hare they given us ? Then
there was Bryan whom I believed.
He , told us if the republicans wore
given control of the nation ( again ,
our hsrd times would grow worse ,
and destitution would follow. In
stead of that , I have seen good times
restored , Everybody but the ca
lamity oflioo seeker is 'prosperous '
and happy , money is plenty and
easy to be had , and every dollar of
American money , whether gold ,
silver or paper , is worth its face any
where in the world , " how do you
think this man will vote ?
The repabllun party dellbnmely turned M. II ,
Ilteie down when It wai ponlblo for them to
bloot him to the inpreme bench , but DOW when
the hope U forlorn they Under him tbe empt )
boner of ft nomination. The Judge ought tc
bare bad thu courage to refute the otter and thui
are hlintalf tbe humiliation of certain defeat
Deacon.
Yes my dear brother we roinem
her who turned down M. B. Reese ,
for ronomination on the republican
ticket in 1880. Custer county re
publican convention sent a delegation
tion instructed to support M , B ,
Reese for renomination , But they
were not all true to their instruo
tiotis. We fortunatly have a list ol
the names of those delegates whc
were sent and wo find among then
men who were prominent in the poj
ranks to day. And for the odiiioa <
tion of the Beacon and some of iti
deluded worshipers KG desire U
ntnte that on that delegation who
helped defeat Judge M , B. Reese
for rouotnination were J. S. Kirk-
patriok , E. R. Purooll , and J. M.
Amsberry , Kirkpatrick was atone
time a candidate for supreme
judge on the pop ticket , the other
two named arc editors of prp
papers in tun county. Since the re
publican party has rid itself of that
class of fellows it has boon able to
ronominftte Judge Reese for tbe
supreme court and what in still
better the republican party will
oloot him , notwithstanding these
name inou are mill against him.
CUHM1RUS' ATOLOUY.
Peter Rapp's Charges Corroborated in
the Main.
The Principal Point * In Ilupp's Charges
Not Denied.
The Chief and Beacon last week
published A feeble attempt , made
by the populist central committee ,
to deny the charges made by Peter
Rapp , of Borwyn , in the REPUBLI
CAN two weeks ago , against Fred
Cummings. The answer purports
to bo ono tiled in the district court ,
ia answer to Mr. Rapp's suit for
fc5,000 damages sustained by the
illegal conduct of Fred Cnmmings ,
and his Loup county attorney. The
answer is signed by J. S. Kirkpat-
riek , L. E. 'Kirkpatriok and H. J.
Shinn , attorneys for Mr. Cummings ,
whioh is a guarantee that the ana-
wer is made as strong as it was
possible. Yet it will bo noticed by
those who have road both Mr.
Rapp's charges , as published in the
REPUBLICAN , and the answer in the
Beaoon and Chief , that in the main ,
Mr. Rapp'e charges are sustained
in their answer. Mr. Cnmmings
does not deny that ho threatened to
shoot Mr. Rapp "so full of holes
that ho would not got homo. " Ho
does not deny that they demanded
and took one of Mr. Rapp'a best
iiorees. He does not deny , but does
admit that he agreed to allow .Mr ,
Rapp $15.00 for the calf , if it came
tiomo , or give uim the , calf instead.
He does uot deny that they kept
the horse , and also the (15.00 as
well as the calf. If the horse , as
they admit , was taken to secure
them for the $35.00 , would any law
upon our statute books give them
legal authority to trade the horse
off or dispose of it , except by due
process of law , whioh would at least
require the advertising and account'
ing for the proceeds of the sale.
CUUMINQB' CUAIU.OTBU.
The Chief and Beacon attempt
to , make much out of the certificate
of a few of Mr. Cummings' neigh
bors , whioh atato that they have
found him1 honorable in doing buei-
ness with them. But does that prove
that he does not possess the diaposi.
tion ajjd obnraqtor charged by Peter
Rapp and the three mou who were
present and saw and heard the whole
transaction. A murderer is none
the IOBS guilty of taking the life of
his fellowman , even though he
.might have dealt honorably with
his neighbors years before. A hun
dred men eould truthfully say that
ho never murdered them , yet would
that excuse him for murdering aome
other ono of his fellow men ? * Mr.
Rapp , and , the men who wore with
him charge Cummings with prac
tices , whioh , if true , show the man
that ho is , and shows him to bo
wholly unfit for the responsible
position of county judge.
HIS LEGAL QUALIFICATIONS.
The Beaoon , Chief , and other
friends of the Beal , Shinn , Huge
Brown and Cummings combine ,
have been telling that Cummings is
an attorney , having .been admitted
to the bar , and had been doing a
general law business , and is fully
competent to occupy the important
position of probate judge. If so ,
why did ho not consult Attorney
Cnmmings , instead of "going all
the way to Taylor , to gel advice
from Attorney Moon as to how to
proceed with his action against
Rapp , " which cost him $10.00 ?
Does not Mr. Cummings thus prove
his own inoompetenoy ?
CDMMlNOfl' PITY.
They say Cummings took pity
upon Mr. Rapp. Is that so ? We
do not wonder that he has at times ,
and perhaps does yet , fee ) a remorse
of conscience for such a cold-blooded
hold-up , perpetrated upon an honebt
Gorman farmer of his own county ,
out upon tbe prairie , with a bunch
of cattle ten miles from food or
water. What do the farmers and
cattle men of Ouster county think
of putting a man in the office of
county judge that will take advan
tage of his fellow men in that way ?
Will the public approve of the ac
tions of a man who will resort to
the highway robber methods of
maintaining his position by cursing
and threatening to shoot him full of
holes , by electing him to an office ?
Elk Creek.
J. B. Osborne will bo a worthy
successor to George E. Riohtmyer.
Beacon.
Well , that is a hard slap at Rioht
myer , aa Osborn would not make
a worthy successor to any ono with
any get up to them at all , and the
voters of Elk Creek township"who
know him , " will show by their votes
that he will make a good tail end to
the rest of the pop party , as it goes
"up salt creek. " A certain pop of
Westervillo calls Mr. Armstrong
rustling Eli. Now why don't some
one dub Osborn Joe the hustler ?
'Twould sound well to his acquaint ,
ances , nit !
The Beacon is applying the party
lash , and exhorting the pop voters
to stay by the ticket , regardless oi
their personal preferences and fit
ness for the positions , and vote for
Holoomb , Neville and Sullivan.
Well , they have found out by pant
experience that this is the only way
to get any pop votes , but in spite
of this kind of work , the people oi
the state don't want Si for judge of
the supreme court ; the Sixth dis
trict don't want Neville for con
gress , and the Twelfth district ,
especially "the red eyed anarchists
of Elk Creek township , " as Sulli
van used to dub them , have no use
for him ( Sullivan ) in any position
wkatever. Judge Sulliyan has been
telling the people , when making
speeches , that President MoEinley
has been afraid to call an extra
meeting of congress , knowing that
congress , as soon as it moots , will
kill his war policy , and then thu
pops applaud as though he bad said
something. Poor , misguided in
fants , they don't Boom to remember
that the war began some time be
fore congress adjourned , but just
swallow all he baa to say , just
simply because ho is a "well a pop. "
BURLINGTON ROUTE , LESS THAN HALF
RATES TO OMAHA.
For Modern Woodmen day
( October 12) ) at Omaha , the Bur
lington Route offers a rate of
[ SB.46 for the round trip to Omaha.
Tickets on sale October 11 and 12.
Good to return until October 14.
Through Tourlit Sleepers to the Northwest.
The Bnrlington Route has estab
lished a twice a week tourist oar
ino from Kansas City toButto , Spo-
iano , Taooma and Seattle * Cars
leave Kansas City , Lincoln and
errand Island every Tuesday and
Thursday , ariving at Seattle follow *
ing Friday and Sunday. They arc
upholstered in rattan. The bed
linen and furnishings are clean and
of good quality. The beatingven-
tilating and toilet arrangements are
all that can bo desired and each car
is in charge of a uniformed Pullman
porter , whose sole duty is to attend
to tbo wants of passengers. Cars
run through without change of any
kind and the berth rate fromLinooln
to Taooma or Seattle is only $5.00.
To intermediate points , it is proportionately
tionatoly low.
Montana and the Puget Sound
country arc now enjoying a period
of unexampled prosperity. As a
consequence , travel to the North
west is rapidly attaining largo pro
portions. This new tourist oar line
has been established with a view of
paring for the Burlington's share ot
it in the best possible manner.
Berths , tickets and full information
can be had on application to any
Burlington Route ticket agent or by
addressing J. Francis , G.P.A. '
Omaha Nob. Juno 26t'h.
Burlington Route California Excurtloni
Cheap ; quick ; comfortable.
Leave Omahu 4:35 p. m. Lin-
doln 0:10 p. m. and Hastings 8:50
p. m. every Thursday , in clean ,
modern , not crowded tourist sleep-
era. No transfers ; cars run right
through to Snn Francisco and Los
Angeles over the Scenic Route
through Denver and Salt Lake City.
Cars are carpeted ; upholstered in
rattan ; Lave spriug seats and backs
and are provided with curtains ,
bedding , towloa , aonp , etc. Uni
formed porters aud experienced ex
cursion conductors aouompany each
excursion , relieving passengers ol
all bother about baggage , pointing
out sbjeota of interest and in many
other ways helping to make the
overland trip a dnlightful exper
ience. Second class tickets are
honoroJ. Berths. $5.
For folder giving full informa
tion , call at nearest Burlington
Route tiokot office , or write to 'J.
Francis , general passenger agent
Omaha-Neb.
HON. MANOAH B. REESE.
A NEGLECT OF DUTY.
| > How Governor Ilolcomb "Settled"
With State Treasurer Hartley ,
The failure of Governor Holcomb to
make a proper settlement with State
Treasurer Hartley in 181)5 ) , aud the ac
ceptance of a worthless bond , whereby
the fitato lost half u million dollars , is a
matter of record that will uot soon be
forgotten by the people of Nebraska.
That Holcomb was to blame for this
loss the record clearly shows , his own
halting aud confused evidence given in
the botid trial being the best proof.
The public mind needs only to bo re
freshed. Holcomb WIIB elected gov
ernor in the fall of 1894. Bartloy had
served two years as treasurer and there
was n suspicion that his accounts were
in bad shupo. The govoriior-eloct was
warned by Rosewater and others that
the treasurer was a defaulter and that a
very careful accounting should bo had ,
to protect the state.
lu spite of this warning , and iu spite
of the law , the new governor plainly
entered into a. deal with Hartley. After
a loug private consultation he accepted
a now bond upon whioh most of the
old and already accountable bondsmen
qualified for fabulous sums. No at
tempt was made to examine into the
real worth of the bond.
Oue of the bondsmen was the presi
dent of a bank that hold over $200,000
of state uiouoy. The bank was not a
depository aud the deposit was unlaw
ful. Governor Holcomb knew this aud
yet he aooupted this bank president us
a bondsman , imalifying in the sum of
$200,000 "over aud above all debts and
liabilities. " The public knew then and
knows now that the deposit wus unlaw
ful , and that the bondsman was uot
worth any thing like the sum mentioned.
The acceptance of the straw bond was
bad enough , but the worst part of the
deal was in the pretended settlement
with the treasurer. The transcript of
Holcomb'u evidence in the Omaha trial
ia the best proof , and it is accessible to
all.
According to this testimony , Holcomb
first held u private consultation with
Bartloy , and then they entered the
treasurer's office , where they remained
about two hours. Tbe governor says ho
looked over a ledger or some such book in
which tliero wore some accounts. Ho is
uot sure what book or what accounts.
Then Hartley produced a cigar box
containing some slips of paper , repre
senting what should have been about
$400,000 iti cash. He also produced
some $50,000 iu cash. The law required
it all to bo iu cash , but , according to
Holoomb's testimony , "the law was a
farce and a sham. " This testimony is
a matter of record.
The governor did uot examine the
slips of paper closely. Ho admitted
that he did uot know sure whether
they wore geuuiuo. He know that tbe
ouo bouk which was uot a legal deposi
tory was represented iu the cigar box
by a slip calling for over $200,000.
The story of the "settlement" is best
told iu the exact words of the record.
The caw wan heard at. Omaha iu Feb
ruary , 1898. Governor Holcomb was ou
the stand , aud the following extract is
from pages 617 to 623 of the record , bill
of excoptious :
Question. I ask what he was chargeable
With ?
Answer. $960,000 or $958,000 , If I ro-
mouiber rightly ; thut Included the uiouoy
in HUKUCUUUU UtlllKS.
, Q. 1 understand. There waa about
$47,000 only in cimh ?
A. In thu treasury vaults ; either that
or $67,000.
Q. There was about $241,000 that was
tied up in suspended bunks , was there
not ?
A. Yes , sir ; I think ao.
Q. That would leave about $713,000 lu
loouo rnonuyf
A. In that neighborhood ; I was think
ing It WUB about fifteen thousand ; I may
uot have the exact llgurua.
Q. I will uak you again what it was ho
brought these papers that you call certifi
cates of deposit out luf
A. Well , as I remember , it WAS u little
box.
box.Q. . Cigar box ?
A. Something of that shapo.
Q. Of the balance of this , outsldo of
the $47,000 hu produced none of It in casher
or if it was $67,000 , you may miy it may
beyA.
A. No , sir ; no different from what 1
said.
said.Hero
Hero followed M few questions aa to
what Ilolcoml ) had testified to on u former
occasion , and thu examination continued :
Q. Ho opuiiftl this box that was like a
cigar box ; did hu uhow you these papers
ho had ?
A. I do uot remember that it had any
cover.
Q. And then took out papers that ho
called checks and certificates of deposit.
Aid hey
A. IU took out mostly certificates of
deposit. There may have be < * u e , few
checks.
Q. Have you u list of theae ?
A. .No. sir.
Here follovrud some question * covering
the tutme ground , and the
concluded at teUows ;
O. Aud then ho brought out a box that
looked like a cigar box , from which ho ,
took a lot of papers that ho called certifi
cate * of deposit , amounting from $440,000
to $449,000 ?
A. I do not know whether he called
thorn certificates of dopost or not : they
were certificates of deposit mostly. There I
may have been Homo bank checks. J
Q. He showed you tbo papers ? !
'
A. He showed mo the certificates of
deposit.
Q. You looked them over and took no (
list of them ? I
A. No , sir , I took no list of them.
Q. Took no memorandum of themf I
A. No , I took no memorandum ot
them. ;
Q. And you turned them back to him i
and ho put thorn back lu the cigar box ,
aud went off with them , Is that right ? i
A. He put them in the vault.
Q. Did you see him put them in the
Taultf
A. I will not say positively that I did.
Q. And that was the end of the exami
nation P
A. Yes , thut was the end of it.
Tbe mini who gave this weak and
halting testimony who accepted a
worthless bond who made an illegal
settlement with u defaulting official
who declared the law of the state to bo
"a farce aud a sham , " and by bia fail
ure to enforce it canned tbo state to lose
half a million dollars , is now a candi
date for a place ou the supreme bench.
The people will not bo deceived the
second time. The record is open for
their invontigatiou. They will decide
to place a jurist on the bench. The
professional politician with the unsav
ory record will uot bo giveu further op
portunity. A
I
THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS.
Hon. M. B. Itecfle , Candidate For Jiutlo * ' , '
of the Supreme Court.
Judge M. B. Reese has been a resident -
dent of Nebraska 23 years. He is a native -
tivo of Illinois , having beou born ia
Macoupin county in 1839. He received
a common souool education aud being
desirous of further culture attended a
seminary for two years , paying his own
expenses. Duriug that porioa ha da-
voloped the spirit of independence and
self-relianco characteristic of all men
who attain eminence. His father was a
farmer and the son followed the same
occupation until he was 24 years old.
Meanwhile Mr. Reese had married aud
settled down , but au accident ocourrea
whioh disabled his arm for life.
Mr. Reese then commenced the study
of law. Shortly after tlio breaking out
of the war ho enlisted , but when ho
came to undergo the physical examina
tion necessary , muob. to his chagrin , he
was rejected because of the injury re
ferred to. Ho then again applied him
self to the study of law and was admit
ted to practice in March , 1805. Ho
practiced in Osceola , Ia. , until 18T1 ,
wheu ho came to Nebraska. Ho has
lived iu Plattsmouth and Wahoo aud
now in Lincoln.
Judge Reese was elected a member of
the state constitutional convention in
187C and assisted in framing our pres
ent constitution. In the following year
ho was chosen for state senator by the
Republicans of his district , but ho de
clined the nomination. In tbo fall of
1870 ho was elected district attorney of
tbe then Fourth judicial district aud
was re-olected iu 1878 aud again in 1880 ,
practically without oppositiou.
In November , 1882 , Mr. Reese re
signed his position , lacking two mouths
of holding it six years. In tbo full of
1888 ho WHH nominated for tbe position
of supreme judge and was elected , re
maining on the bench for six years.
About six years ago Judge Reese waa
appointed dean of tha law department
of the State University of Nebraska ,
which position be still holds.
For University Ilegcnti.
Dr. W. B. Ely was born iu Boston in
18-12. His parents died while he waa
quite young. He began the study of
music at au early aga aud taught musio
in the female seminary at Oauaudaiiraa.
N. Y. , several years ulso } n the female
seminary at Rome , Ga. Ho commenced
studying medicine at Rome , Ga. ,
and entered the college of medicine at
the University of Michigan iu 1876 ,
graduated iu 1878 , practiced medicine
m New York uutil 1889 , wheu he re
moved to Aiusworth , Neb. , where ho
has resided ever since. Dr. Ely was a
candidate for state senator in the Pour-
teeuth district iu 1800 , ou the Republi.
can ticket , nnd out n majority of 1,000
down to 250. Ho is considered ono of
the brightest and best pbysioiaus iu
northwest Nebraska , having a very
large practice in Brown aud surrounding -
ing counties. Ho is a good citizen aud
highly esteemed bv all.
Edmund G. McGilton , nominee for
regent of the State university , was bom
iu Wiacoubiu 40 yearn ago. Wheu ho
was Iti years old his lather moved ou a
farm and from then ou his boyhood aud
youth was that of u farmer's son. Ho
attended the State Uuiveraity of Wis
consin , graduating therefrom iu 188S ,
and afterword the law department of
the same institution , from which he
graduated in 1883. lu 1888 ho curno to
Omaha and engaged ia thu practice oi
law and has practiced bin profession
there over siuco , aud hns attained a
pnaitiou in the estimation of his fellow
jurists wbfoii oun bo placed second fe
tliat of but f w UwyurB iu tku utato. _ J