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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1900)
I ( Governor Poyntcr Pardons Mur derer Kcarns Under Suspi cious Circumstances. Tl * CBM Connty Murdirrr , L\rlug \ In Ottutru , iJunuilii , 1V1U III * Miirjr. , Get. ! ! . In no Instance has the pardoning power of Hie governor been more shamefully nbusedOJmu by Governor I'uyiiter In I" " ' ' jfe Jon" Benwell Ifpunm , the niunl.'BMU Mat thew AUcBon of Cnss county.Vith the facts relutlntf to this most awful crime , tihocklng In ltH\.brutiility , uioat of. tlio people of NcbiuHkii uro fumlllnr , but there are few who arc itware of the fact that Keanm wan pardoned under very nusplcious clrcuinstunces , clr- cutuHtnnce.s Imlleutlve of uliunicful col- liiHloii , If not downright fraud. Governor I'oyntor pardoned Kearna on the clulin that he WIIH "dying , " but it now develops that KciiniH IH living In Ottawa , Cnnndu , and la in perfect health. Sixteen months buve elupsud elnco the brutul murderer of old man Akt'Ron wn clundcBtlnely nnd Kecretly relt'iised from the penitentiary nud -Kent home to die , " but he Is not only not dead , but Is working every day and LBB been for the last ten months nnd IB , us shown by the following dispatch from Ottawa , In perfect physical con dition. GOOD TIME ALLOWED. Perhaps the most glaring Imposition la the allowance of "good time" to u prisoner sentenced for life. Thin iu un Irregularity , nn Inconsistency , n dis crepancy so dllllcult of mathematical calculation mid logical analysis that It IB passed up to Governor Poynter for un explanation. IB It not a fact tluit the "good time" allowed wnu allowed so that the conylct might bo released nbout two years before even the end of the commuted sentence , seven years mid ulx months'/ Reams was sen tenced for life , Governor Poynter com muted his sentence to seven ycurs and aiz months and then , to make matter 4 worse , reduced his term more tluui two years by allowing hlrn "good time. " In other words , the perpe trator of one of the most deliberate and cold-blooded murders ever com mitted , who was tried , convicted and oentenced , for life was turned loose by Governor Poyntcr Inside of flvo years afterward. Kcarns was re leased from the penitentiary while the cell was yet fresh on the grave of hlH victim. Whut Inspired fiuch un uct on the part of Governor Poyntor Is n mys tery which the "certificates" of the warden nnd physician do not satisfac torily nolvo. Kcarns himself says that he had no thought of securing a pardon - don until Warden Loldlgh broached , Iho subject to him. Kcurns eald that [ nt the leant ho estimated that he would not he anie to secure recogni tion In the way of clemency for ten years. lie knew upon what charge ho was convicted nnd reasonably com puted his penalty on the sentiment of society and the exactions of law nnd order. Ho know he had committed n monstrous crime nnd It Is no wonder that he had spent live years behind the bars nnd expected to serve five more before he himself could In his mind Justify his right to relief. Tie knew , too , that his partner , Harry Hill , no more guilty than he. paid the penalty with his life. Knowing nil this ho had no reason to expect , nnd did not expect , to gain his freedom Inside of ten yearn nt best Junt what caused Warden Lcldlgh nnd the prison physician to take fliieh nn Interest In securing n pnrdon for Konrnn , before ho hnd ever asked for or expeeted It , Is unknown. Why he was pardoned by Governor Poynter ee cretly and clandestinely , without no tlco being given the people of Onss county before the pardon was granted ns required by Inw , allowed "good time" and hurried out of the state , Is also n mystery. The murderer hnd wealthy relative nnd It Is presumable nt least that they hnd something to do wun securing nis rriense. Kcnrns says If his pnrdon wns bought nnd paid for ho does not know ft , though he mlmltn tltt u wonlthy friend from Montana named Brown camft to Lincoln and perhaps "Inter ceded" for him. Kenrns has two unclei In Montana In the mining bus iness , Patrick nnd Mlehnol Kcnrns , who nre reputed to bo wealthy nnd It IB possible thnt the Mr. "Brown" wns none other thnn Pntrlck or Michael KenniB. Governor Poyntor nttempts to piny upon sympathy by saying thnt Kcnrns wns dying and thnt In such rnses "hu manity usually dictated that the pris oner bo sent home to die. " Did humanity dictate when poor , old Mntthew Akeson wns cruelly murdrr- cd In the presence nnd before the eyc of his own family ? Was It nny less humane for Kenrns , with his hnnd oteeped In the blood of an nged ntn helpless victim , to die In the penlten tlnry thnn It wan for Matthew who throughout his 00 yenrs of 1" had never wronged n child and wns universally esteemed ns n go citizen , to die by the hnnrt of n murderer In his own home ? Did humanity dictate to . when for the purpose of robbery , In entered the Akeson home nnd shot down helpless victims ? Governor Poynter misjudges pnbllr npntlment wn > n he nssumps to plnente and nppense It with any such excuse , Hart Kenrns boon dylngnnrt the governor knew of his own personal knowlrd1 thnt puch wns his condition , he might have pnroled him on the condition that be be re-Imprisoned If h * regained his lienlth. But according to Ketrns' owr words , Governor 1'oyntpr knew noth1 Inn of his condition and the result Is Hint Instead of Ke rn "going home te die , " ho Is rs healthy appearing today - day nn any mnn In the great city of Oltuwn , as the following dispatch from that pnc.-e ! el nr1y ! irnv . I The Hlntrmontn made by Keanis wcro tnude to A. B. Tnylor of Platts- tnouth , who went to Canada and saw nnd talked with Kearns. Mr. Taylor was bailiff In th\j court at Pluttamouth when Keurns wns tried and had clutrgo of the prisoner during the trial. Mr. Taylor la one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Cuss county uii'l any one who doubts that Keurnn Is alive nnd well will be convinced to the contrary by consulting Mr. Taylor. Following Is the dispatch : TELLS UIS STORY. Ottawn , Out , Oct. 17.-Wltheut even a blush upon his cheek or tremor of his lip , John Benwell Konrny , mur derer of Matthew Akeson of CUHS county , Nebraska , today told the story of that shocking tragedy and the story concerning the manner In which he was released from the penitentiary. Kcarns resides here nt11 Lyon street with his parents , who keep n boarding house. Ho IB employed as n bookkeeper In the leather and har ness store conducted by S. & II. Bor- brldge , 88 Itldeiui Btrcct. He ban been employed there over live months , qual ifying himself In a local commercial college beforehand. He was pardoned out of the penitentiary May 23 , 189D , nnd "sent home to die , " but of the 10 months he has been free he has de voted ton months to mental nnd physi cal labor nnd today Is ns healthy np- pcnrlng us any tnun In this city of 00- 000 people ; tall , erect nnd In fine phyr'- cnl proportion. Nothing Is known here > f his history In Nebraska. The fnm- ly guard his record with utmost care. When Kenrns' household was visited .net night persistent Inquiry failed to elicit rny Information concerning the Identity of the murderer. Kcarus ml- inltted thnt ho had been away to the stntes , but denied ever having been In Nebraska. Despite the denials the different members of the family up- penrcd to be nervous about something and this was what enkindled a very remote ember of hope In the matter of solving the mystery. INVESTIGATION PUOVESFACT. / . The Investigation was renewed bright and early thla morning nud diligent efforts , In which assistance was ren dered by Detective Foster nnd Chief Sherwood of the Dominion police , re- Biilted In such nn array of evidence thnt Mrs. Kcnrus , mother of the mur- dcrer , llnnlly acknowledged thut he was the man. "I hnvo tried to keep the whole thing a ( secret from the public , " she enld , "but I nee you have the facts pretty well In hand. John Is working right along and has n good Job. " "How did he happen to get pnr- 'doned ? was asked. "I renlly don't know. I never asked for It and I don't know who did. He used to work for a rich mnn named Brown In Montana , but I do not know whether he helped him out or uot. Yes , 1 heard thut It wns reported buck In the states that he bought his pardon. I don't know anything nbout It The llrst I knew ho was iu prison wns when 1 got n letter stating he was there and was sentenced for three years. I wrote to him nbout two years Inter and asked him If he wns soon to be out and he then wrote me he wns sentenced for life. He mis represented the fncts to me In his flrst letter. " "Do you mean to sny thnt you no of the fnnilly know of his trouble T "No ; his father knows nbout It nnd he put In part of the money to pay his wnv from there hore. Nobody else here In Ottawa knows nbout It nnd I hope nobody else will. " DECLINES TO DISCUSS PARDON. When asked how she heard that the report was in circulation that he bought his pardou she could not say , though It Is evident that she has been advised by somebody at Lincoln as to certain conditions nnd further advised to refrain from talking on this subject. She nduiltcd receiving n letter from Governor Poynter lust June asking her to furnish a physician's certillcate as to her son's health , but she failed to comply with the request , ostensibly for fear the secret would get out , but In reality because the "dying man" was in excellent health and wus at work. work.KEAKNS KEAKNS TELLS IIIS STOUY. John Kearns , the son , after learning that further efforts to hide his iden tity were useless , made a signed state ment Iu substance as follows : "I was pardoned out of the penitentiary May 23 , 1SDU. I had been sick prior to that time , but wns convalescing nt the timu 1 was pardoned. 1 was kept In the hospital up to the time I was released , i but I wus up and around four weeks befoi'e. Of course , us long as they let me stay there I would have been a fool to have asked to go buck to the cell. " "Who Interceded for you or asked for your pardon ? . " "I do not know. Brown of Montan * * was down to see mo once , but I don't know whether he made any special effort to got me out. " "Is Is not n fact that Brown's money Inspired your pnrdonV" LEIDIGH SUGGESTED IT TO HIM. " 1 could net suy. 1 know that there was considerable talk about prisoners getting out through Influence and thu uoo of nionuy , but I can't say in my case. Warden Lcldlgh Is the Urst man that ever msatioiied pnrdon to me. I hnd tlgured ihat I wns there for ten years at least and I never hoped or thought of getting out sooner. I never dreuiued of pardon ar tUought I would ' , Ret nnc until n few vw'&f. bnforo t i 1 KOI It. GoMTimr I'oynter rjlti not SOP ! trie ? Jiit o . afti-r I w conVMwJ niul j 1 that t * < " " < ilny when lie ww' there. en a vlxll. He did not know'.of bin' personal knowledjo whnt my Icpmll- tloa WIIH nt the time I wns pardoned. "Leldlgh hud n good pull u llh lj.m nnd he helped nic out. I wrote u l t- tor thnnkliiK lliein Imth on reaching liorc. 1n 1 IIM released lute In the afternoon - , noon mid win taken to the depot In n enrrlnge. They bought me n ticket through to Ollawn nnd I lost no time in getting nwny. At Ohlcngo I bought n milt of clothes nnd sold my prison BUlt to a sceond-hnnd dealer. "I hud it good appetite the Inst four weeks I wus In the penitentiary hos pital and wns getting on my feet when I got out. .My hemorrhages stopped Jong before I WHH pardoned und 1 have never hud my since , " he sulil , with a squint of the eye. "You are a pretty rugged looking corpse , " wns remarked. "Yes , 1 am In pretty fair shape , though 1 don't feel exactly like my former self. " " 18 that not due to worrlinenl and thoughts a'tout ' the awful erlme you committed V" "Well , there are some things that worry me aside from the condition " ! ' my health. Of them I would ralh-r not speak. " "When dlil you laet hear from Ne braska ? " "About 12 weeks ago , Mother gut a letter from Governor Poynter , in which IIP n ked for a physician' cer tificate. Sh" tore the Jotter up , or I would show It to you. She n ked me whnt to do iiliout It , nnd I told her t ( ) do the best she could for him. fpr f thought he wanted to use It ! n _ po'- ' tlcs , and a * , he had helped ir oui ! wanted to help him out. Minlier a'1 fiwercd the letter , hut 1 th'nK tli" < T"- tlflcate was never sent. 1 1m e work" 1 steadily for over live montiislme I got a Job ar.d have not lost a dny. % v to the pardon , I can only say thnt I owe my sueeeps In regaining my lib erty to Lcldlgh aud Hovcrnor I'oynter How or why the scheme to got me u lardon stnrifd before 1 or any of my elntlves nwked for one T cannot cx- ilaln. It "iny have started while I was slek , l > nf at the lime it was grant- id I wns n overlng rapidly. If there was such a thing ns money used to get t , It wns without my knowledge. No loubt such things have been clone at that same place , but I can't sny It was n my case. " "How din you happen to give 3'our ; inmo as Benwell when you were ar rested ? " "The other fellow gave the name of Harry Hill. That wns not his right name. Not''Ing that he gave a wrong name I gave one too. I knew , however - over , thnt if I wns caught at It that an alias would make It hard for me , HO I gave my nuiiio as .loan Beuwell Kearns. When you came to the houf last evening I thought that you want ed me for some railroad job. While T was In the penitentiary a railroad de tectlve had me connected with a job that had been done und I expected you Intended to prosecute mo should J ever get out. "When 1 jot out It wns so arranged that nobody should know It , and my first thought last night was that ho had followed me up. I was more In terested In keeping my Identity a se eret on that account than -accoun of notoriety. "I have nothing to sny about the Cnss county affair , " came the replj when asked about It. "I was con vlcted , sent to the penitentiary am pardoned. That Is the story o record and that Is all the story I'l give you. 1 am a fiee man , and hope to get along ns If nothing of th kind had ovr happe'ied. I will forge Ir. whether oilier neonlo do or not. WHAT THEY THINK OF KEAUNS. "There goes n man with strong and dangerous criminal InstinctB , " remark ed Detective Poster , one of the shrewd est ollifcrs of the Dominion of Canada , as Kearns left the room. " 1 think so ciety is bet'or oft' without such char acters. Look at his IIrm jaw , low fore head and cn'-llke eyes. I'll watch that man from this on , that's certain. " It is evident from Kearns' conversation that he did not tell nil he knew In con nection with the pardon. It Is quite evident lhal Hit- murder of old infill Ak- son ' .s not tht > only crime which con cerns him. Hint he committed other crimes for which he has never atoned or been apprehended Is quite certain. Nevertheless he dresses well , looks trim as a successful stoek broker and outside of his family , Chief Sherwood and Detective Foster nobody here In Ottawa knows any of hU dark history. He weighs about ISn pounds and Is a perfect picture of the Ideal athlete. Kcurns incidentally spoke of affairs connected with the manuzoment of the penitentiary , nnd said that officials and attaches smuggled In opium , 1 whisky and morphine to certain In flates and & ) ld It to them. It .Is a common thing , he snld , for them to take money away from prisoners , and while the Hw Is that this money should go IP to the library fund most of It went ' ito pockets of olUclals and employes. IT IS ROGTJS. Frank Carpenter , first vice president of the Anti-Saloon League , and a member of the Carpenter Paper com pany of Omaha , one of the largest con cerns of this kind In the Avest , when asked If the league had authorized Thomas Darnall to Issue and scud out circulars urging temperance voters to vote agaliiF Charles II. Dietrich , salt1 : "Positlvel. , no. On the other hand I consider Mr. Dietrich un honest nnd ( | 1 thorough b.islnoKs man nnd a very good citizen. He would muUe un ex- , j celleat goTeruor. " Tliu Paramount Issue. The paramount issue to be fought out in the butllo of 1000 may bo Hummed un in live small words. Do yqii.0wit H change ? This is the Hirnplu quoiuioo tliat ev ry-uit xan will ! fk himself before be c.astH his biillul mid llio verdict \rill dopeud upon" the concluHion reached by a msjority of the 1C , ,000,000 , voters who will record ihicuiHflvi'B on one aide or tlio other tnjpelTlo.vomber. U cannot be gaitiHaid that tlio ' ' Amllffc'ft'rrpooplu nre as prouperoue and ' , $ VQ-tO"do : thia year an they over tytV.o been. Do iho American ty'nnt ohange ? Does ' , 'the grtat army of wage- workers , ' w > liich it ) hotter fed , better uluthud and bettor housed t.ow than ever before" , want a'change ? rood prioeP89HhiQP "d abroad , Do the mt'fcihanta and , tradesmen the c mi n try , who are doing a arger oUHtueHit iii' the aggregate ban ever before , wanl a , change ? Do the miiDufaotjixeri } and m ilovorn uf labor in mill abj vliOHf products art at lair profit , wanl a Do Ihu profefHionhl men , \ho services coininand Iiigher remuuom- ion now lhan ever before , want V change ? Whal would any of these classes by n change ? Ti is IH the posur w'uoh ' > either Vlr. Brvan nor any ot his oharn- jloiis will bo able to answer i-atis Wtorily. They will talk about the Declaration of Independence , about the crime of 1878 , about the bta'i - ties of ( roe silver coinage , about the disastrous jiold standard , about me o of imperialism and militar ism and about Iho rapacity of the Uusts. 15ul all thoce subjecls are overshadowed by the question that domiuiU8 all men w.jo arc con stantly striving to better their con dition , but do nol willfully and do- iiberatoly expose thomuelveB and Iheir families to the risk of a relapse to the distressing , hard tim.3H ex- [ jorieiicfd before tin advent of Me Kinley and the ascendancy of re publican policies that have restored confidence , raised the national credit and set th ? wheels of industrial and commercial activity in motion. Omaha Uoe. Now Is The Time To Subscribe. The State and National campaign for 1900 is now on. Every body alicuild keep posted. The National campaign as well as the state's bids fair to be both exciting and interest ing. No bo'ly who has any intor- nr-t in the result of the campaign should be without , a county and st'vte paper In order that every ui'izuuH in CuBter county may keep posted , we have decided to make a special price on the REPUBLICAN so as put it within the roaoh of overbody. To all now subscribers as well as to a'l ' who pay up arrearges we will fur nisli the RBPOIJLICAN for 25 cants to the first of January 1001 , or the RBPOHMOAN and State Journal to Jan. 1st 1901 for 50 ; the How York Tribune or Bue and RKPUBLICAN for 05 cents to January 1st 1001. Kansas City Journal and REPUBLICAN 60 cunts. TIME TABLE , BROKEN BOW , NEB. Uncoln , Denver , Omaha , Helena , Chlcapo , Unite , St. Joseph , Portland , KniiHas City , Salt Lake City , St. Louis , nntl all San Frntieicco , points cast aud south. and all points west. Nc. U Ve > 'tanlidcsprciv daily , Lincoln , Oir.n la : , it. Joseph , Kansas City , St. Louis , Chicago cage anil all psl.u * t net , nnd sonth . 11II pm No.14 Loral eiprcs t ly , Lincoln , Omaha , bt. Joeeph , Kaiibos Citv St. Lonlf , C > Ica o ami nil points cast and south . 0 - 'J am No. 411-1' ' . eight dally , Kaveuna , Grand Island , Aurora , Sowardund Lincoln . OuOntn No. ! < Frolght , dally except Sunday , Kinenna mid inuTin. dUte points , . Ii5pm No. II YnRtlbulcJ exprecs daily , llclrna , Hen1- tie , Hi tie , Portland nnd nil Pacillc Coast points . 414am No. -Local express dally , 11 luck Hills and Intermedium points . 6 UO pin No , 45 Freight dally , Anselmo , Seneca , Whitman aud Alliance No. ' 17 Krolglit , daily except Sunday , Sineca an > . Inti'imrdl.ite polnte . . . 1:3. : % um Sleeping , ( Hi , ing and reclining chnlrcnrs ( seats n tnri ugh ttnlns. Tlckun sold anil RHge cliecfcfd to an'y point Iu th United and Cansdli , No.1i hAB murchaiullao cars TnosdHys , dnjD and Saturday . Nu. 40 Mill carry puffer gora for Kuveniu Urnnd Island , Howard and Lincoln , Inforiuittlon , iiHiiiD lime table * and ticket fall on or urliu to H. L. Ormsby , ng nt , or * Fraud * , U. 1' . A. , Omntiu. Neuriu > ki. ! 11. L. Oiomii' . Akient. SCHEDUUe OF BROKEN BOW MAILS. roucb for went will close at H p. ui , oxccp yuu J y when It will cloo at T p m , I'oueb , east tor tritin No.U clowns at O.t0 : a m and fui No. 44 closet at , II H m. Hall for Auuluv ami puluU east of Uraud Island Carried ou train No.II. . Oconto Tlft of Uyno ar.d TucUcrvllle , daily nx- cupl snnda ) clones , at 7 a m : returning sumo day via , .Mc'Klnley daily except buuda ) closes at 7 a m , returning snmu day. lUiunil Valley via Cru n and KUon close at ? n m , Monday , \Vedno dy aud Fridays , returning Bairo day. Simmer Tin QuniMjy , Georgetown and Upton arrrlviM t H 30 , Tnusday 'I hurmluy aud tiatur- day , leturuhiK l ave > nt ls,30 aino duy. OIUoi hour * from .00 u uitoS.lH ) p m. Sun. day S..W U ) U DO a. m. Lobby opun week days from 7 a 111 to.S p in. L. U. JXWBTT , l'M. a JLTLTLTL JTJTJTJTJTJT-FLTL rUTJTJTJTJTTU"U"LTL J Pcnlo .t Jolm IIATO ftppuclatcil with them Iu business * Mr lliitlintll , recently ol North Carolina , and have added J lotliclr MAMMOTH HTOCK : 01 * CIIOCE IK Cc Cc A Now Stock of c Dry | Boots and. Skoes * c c I S This IP crrlruly New Slock , ami contains quality nJ C 5 variety to mil' nil " 'lit' public Is rcqticeted to call mill see 1 their Lrooif nnil get i rlous c * FRESH r-RUITf. AND FANCY G.nOCF..IES , J c J \VholC3iilo and Itctall. J c Northcait Corner Ucalty IJloclc , Ilroken How. J c d J I AND KlimO OMAHA , N BUR. bums , ttmlPllIlaeI1pB : N ! al * k ; JyolIlKprcceBTAK8t. ? Wholesale Butter , Eggs. Poultry and Game It Once Was Lost , but How 1 Have Found It. Where ? At my door. At the Eagle Groceryv What in the world is it , my dear ? It is at the Eagle Grocery , a mam- trK tu stock ef Groceries , and at the lowest prices you ever hoard of. The Eagle has been reading the papers and keep- n * posted on what was being offered for sale. They don't any anything about Terbacker and Candy , and other good things like that. It is not pickle dishes you want now , it is Gaudy The Eagle has 2,000 pounds of candy for sale cheap. Everybody is invited to call and get my prices. " * r the place , on the big corner , jnst east of First Bank. Proprietor. u. b. JAMES WIUrrh.lfiA , - Koiirt ir bK. . YOUNG. . . . - Iteoiuve. U. S. Land OlUce , Urokou Bow , No ! r. , J Oct. a , UHW. i Notice Is hereby glvuii that JOlIf. II. ( JLLli has filed notice ot ititoi tlon to maku Until pro. . ! bcfi'ro Kcglstor nud Utcolrcr , at his olllco iu l"Xo- ken ' Dow , Nebraska , on 'A ttliii-Bdaj * , tlio 5u. Jjy of'l'ecumUir , 1UOO , on timbur culture application Mo. Ilfc38 , for tlio sH ncli , and wH so > , ut Sec , Mo. lc , In tow ship > o. L'U N. , Hge. No. alV. . llo iinmuxas witnessed , Robert Farlvy. SVilllum J. Lvep , KllasWhaiuy.ot Mllburn , Nibr.Thoinut ) Gill ot ( iuuul , Nubr. JAMES W1UTKUEAD , Itcglstcr. Laud Ofllce at Broken bow , Nt-br. , I Oct. 11 , UOO. f Notice IB tioruby given that the lollowlus iiiiiuud ccttlci tins tiled notice of her Intention it make llnul I'looi Iu npp t of hercUiuu , nud itiui ( aid proof wj l be nude before Koylste. aud 1U- ceivcr , nt liroUcn liow , Nobr. , ou .Nor tl , 1900 , viz : UUZAUETII NELSON , of Anee uio , Ne- brutku , tor the scH swJu. and mv.i BH f , Sec ! fc , und tuj.4 soJi. M- * ) , m > d nuJt uoH , ton 35 , T IU N , Ilia W , U Lilo. m. She iiiimot the ( ollowlug wi iicst'tia io prove bur continuuiia residence npon uud cultlvuti iu of euld land , vl' : uKiuo H 1'lii llud , leuac W Tiiylor , of Auscluio , > iobi. , hiidJacu'j U. SUats and Pullllp Johueou , of Urtclla , Mubrtnuu tnuu and placu , viz : . U NU.SON , onu of the hclrg of Daniel fjiu\onson , ducnased , for the nw4 ! soM.and ucH swtf , Boo \.V , Tp Itf N , U il W , 11 K No. W ) . She nuuiuH Uu : following nttueases to uroro her conilnuoufl lusidunce npou and oultvutlou : ol' fuld luud , vl < c : Joules 11 I'hllliiiB , IbiiaoV Taylor , \ii.-elmo , NcLr. , itna Jnuob H Slants uud I'hilllp .Jolaisou , of t rtollo , Ntlir JA&ICti WUITEHEAD , Ue i tcr. TJ. S. Ltiod Olllco , Uro < iKu How , Ntbr. , Uct. V , 10 0. t Notice ID hereby given that tlu following- naiiK'il ecttler ban Ilktl UJttcoof hi. liituniiou to muKC lliiu ( irool In cupiiori of his clulm uud ttiul paid jiruot will bu itn.no Dcluro . .eglstor uua Uo- c.i.cr ni Urukuu Jiotv , iNuur ,011 iSov. 15 , 1'AU , ruiuKOKUK \V. IHsIIoP , of Eton , .Nub. , lei U L INU. ! l3i > N > t 8tVf. bee 3 1' 17 N , U 1 ! \V . lie uaiuts tuu fuilonltii ; vshuceses io provo IIA ! contlnnoUB rvuiavucc upon and utiltiviitluu ol nUl lmd : , viz : apenccr aim Elinor IS bpeuccr , of Woi'ecrt , M br. , .Miilou 1'ArUmitet , of llroUun Uovv , Nib. , KvanM Mo-olo > of KUon , Neb. oii-tit JAMKS WHITKIIKAU , Koguter. Iu ihu dls'riet court uf Outer County , -N'ebr. W J llurrl * and 1 > A JturriB , t'lnlntitle , / vs. } . H 1. Aui ; . il inn , et al. , Dcfpnilnntu. ) To tlio Hanillton Ixiuu & Traei UoV F K Mlllb , rvculvnr t ui'.d llumllion Louu k Truet ( 'a , 8iid Janoit VorK.'B , tioii-rvtiilunt defendants Vun and ouch ot juu will tiuu nolico tlui ; on the lUlb day uf oclobur , 1 UO , th iiUlntlflr tiled 1111 rotlliou in tuu obuvu entitlfH uctluu mill t.icli of yuu , thu otijua unil prayur of whtch ittu to cuucul of coord , u certain uiortcjuo uxtiCDiud by Duviit > N liuutley aud Ktau A lieu'.ley , to the 11 .mlltou Loan .V 1 rim Uo. , on the llth dny of Jsniuti ) , | ( > IK ) , uhlcli mortgage was upon tin ) u'/i of tin * n 'i , uud tlio c'4 of lilt. HWM , of ceo JJ , Twi ) ia. Kg. is , aud which eald inuitauKu was assigned bj BUJ | Hanillton Loan & Trim Uu toSufunnuS l\lt , aud tbii thu uala SUMinim S Kite ni.cmiod to the > -uld defendant , donee Yerken. That tbe reuor. B In ti u olllco ol the register of uuuiU. of i usicr count ) , a bow sail ! tobtlll stanu.DOII Hiia land la thu uaiuc ol thu Uftiullton Loan & Trail Co. Thai on Ihu Cth Ju ) of Jlgrcli , ! Mi5 , buld note am muilgKgu , Uud | UKolx thereof , w.i fully pud , but thut ttiu record of ruul iuortj ; go U n clout upon the title of thone plai. tllfg o mill laud. And pl tutill pray fur a ducrao canceling mlt moit , M C , kiitl fiiiiulutthB tlilu io aid promise. , ux t atutl ld niorlt ; * u , In iliese plttliulll : . . Youaiidu&ch . of jou are reoulrou to answi-r .aU iioiUloii ou or utfor * Monday , tu aiHu duy of November , 19.0. * * * \V J 11AUK1S aud lj A HAIUUS , lljr Ol UutUriou , Their Attoruey NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS. Thu unknown heirs of Ilichard Uammcll , de- ceasul , will take uotlco that ou tlio l4d ! day of October , A. I ) . , 1UOC , K. Mciniyrc , plalntilf , liloa bin bupplemental petition in ihu dlalrlo < court of Cilbtor county , Nebraska , In an action therein pending , wherein Klchurd lluminoU and others uro defendants , alleging among other tiling * tint cald lUcbard llaminell died fi.i ed of au u.tC.'fl- ' ded oui-ua f in'.ereut in nd u > the Bl seKa ind fcu ! * t > wi. ! u. d lot 4 of . < ct jn 31 , township ifl N , otriiRu-J , Iu said co .luy , mid leaving as bU uumvors cerlulu I ( Mrs-iii-law , and that the uamuD and residence of said heirs ur unuuowu to this plalntitl , thu objects un.i prayer of said action la io forecloeo a certuln tax sulo certificate , dated on the lOtn ( luy ot .November , J89J , under which ihu KHld land wus cold to this plaintlll , for thu tuxea levied and asuesced agalns-l sold lund for thu year 1692 , aud for thu taxes lovlcd and tmecsstd agulnbt said laud subsequent therett for the years 1893 , 1SSH , Ib95 , Ifcfct ) , 1897 , ltW ! and Ib99 , for whlcli toxea , together \\lth iMuruat theivou from the toveral and respective datex paid , tbo plalutill piuyu for n dccruo thut thudefeudnnts bu required o p y the samu , or that Bald prem.ibca bo told to satisfy the nmounl so foaud to i o duo. You arc required to unuwcr said petition ou or before the 3d day of December , 190U. Dated this 2v'd day of Oc ober , 1UO' . K. ilcIMTVHB , By Alpha Jlorguu , Ills Att'y. NOTICE OF KINAlTsBTTLEMENT ! THE STATK OP NEUilASKA , I . . . Ouster County , fB8 < In county ' ourt , before J. A. Armour , county judge , In U u natter of the un ate of John U. llauim , dei' r. . d. To thu creditors aud helrn , nnd to all \vbu are Interceicdin be estate of JODD O. llauna , deceatod : Take notlca that Andrew So miner , administrator , with will ULuoxed , of the aforesaid eelntu , hati Ulon a report of hU do > lugs rut such , aud asks thut the eanio bo approved , und thnt he be discharged from further obligation therein and that the county Judge inaRO sush order as to the distribution of the aseuu lieloug * ing to s.'Ud etitutu as may seem junt aud equitable ; nudtoueslgu tlm dower of the widow herein , d. blKuatu the helrb untitled to a share In snld eatttt" , and to gruut tuch otuor relief as miy be deemed no < ejcnry in ilia Uual tettlemeut of satd ebtutf. S. d r.uiier bus been cot for bearing on thu'Jlth a > ol November , 1)00 ! ) , nt 10 o'clocn n. in. , at tno Lounty court room , Iu Broken How , Nebi , .it whlcu tlmu und place . .11 parties iutor- istcd n.ay uppcaruiiJ In , huatd cuiieernl g the linn Uutul this . ' d da > of October , 1901) [ HEAL. | J. A. AuMOlll , Co judge. TuK STATE OV NEUitAsKA , I ( jLSter County , f8 . At a county c urt huid at the court room , la af d fur county ol Ouster , A. U I1MW prevent J. A. Armour , county judne. In the uistiur of tbo estate of JfHee 11 oover , deceased. On .ending .nd tiling ihe petition olarah A. t'oovcr , Jll' nu Uiut ibi ) liibtrlimun' 11 ed on tile 15ih . ! ? / ot lictoiitr , 1'JuO , aud purporting to be the is-t will and teat ment of the said JCPSO li. Coover do- cun-ed , may lie proved , approved , piobatod , al lowed and recorded as tlm , aat wih and lo'ta- UIIM. uf ibe Mild Jesse II. oovir , decoaeed , aud thiho oiiiLU'lon of said instrument muy bo committed , and the administration of wa.d estatu may i e grunted to Sarah A. Coovur as executrix Ordered ihat N v. Bth , A. U. 1UUO , at 10 o'ciocn a in. , is nt-algm d for hearing said ) io ul n when all pernont < Uaereeted Id Bald mailer may appear Iu u ioun y court , to uu held m and lor said County , and bhow cauje wliy tuo prayur of puU ttoiitrshou d uot begrauiod ; aud that notice of th pendency of ealu petition , and th liearlug t emif , be given to all persona Imureiued in ld matter , t/y publichliu a c py of this oruer m the tusiKiicouNTVUKftiiiLiuAN , a weekly newspa per , prlbti d in said county , lor three suwcDSlve veekn , prior to Bald day of hearing J. A. AltMOUic , Co. Judge. prvhti\iiii\e ot new leat.nr tiinl Mir . u-aili i h oi on - , . . viii | iidrncw , your cH hnr- n ' .mj > uur rarrlngrtop.i notiirv . .i nu. on' ' , look - ix-upr r t \\i ir " " r ' n il- \ > , l.vsil | f-lm ,1. , * ' ' - > i > ii.ceil " ' .M JJlll Oil til , s jL - gsag u. si