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! SETTLERS DEFEND TITLES.
Several Answers Flied In the Boyd
County land Cases.
LINCOLN.-Deendants In the Boyd
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asserting that they settled ; the prop
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\ . x ; ! 'Uer. Stephen W. Tanner , A. T. Mc-
Cright and Fraud Bodner have filed
answcrs.
After setting forth that the land was
a part of the Fort ; Randall military reservation -
ervation , the settlers assert that the
board of educatIonal lands and funds
I authorized ex.Land Commissioner Jacob -
I - cob V. Wolfe to proceed to this reservation -
vatlon and select certain lands as in-
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the lands 80 selected were those occupied -
cupied by the defendants
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prairie ; that the said Jacob V. Wolfe
did not intend to select in behalf of
the state of Nebraska any lands In
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Bald reservation actually occupied by
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any settler , but not knowing the sec-
tion lines or the section corners or the
. and br : mistake ; : , selected the premises
. . . occupied by the defendants as Indemnity .
nlty school lands. That he thereafter
- reported the said lands to the RP-Crc. )
number of sections , he , through error
. tary of the interior , and advised him
If that he had selected the same in behalf .
, half of the state as indemnity school
lands , and it was ! ) so recorded upon the
, rk books of the department of the inte-
H. rior. "
II The answers contend that the legis-
' , latmo of 1D01 , learning of the plight of
'j these settlers , adopted ron act for their
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relief , calling upon the land comm1s.
. , stoner to execute a deed of relinquish-
! . ment. Pursuant to this act , the deeds
' were signed by the governor and sent
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V" - In ! lieu thereof. The defendants ask
. ; that they be adjudged the equitable
; t.I' owners of the land and that the caRe
I of the state of Nebraska be dismissed.
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t ) REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
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' Mortensen Says No More Bonds Will
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I An Increase in the state funds and
. nothing in the conscience fund-theso
were the two features of the 1l1c.llhb'
and seml.annual reports of the state
. treasurer , just issued. There is also
; n big increase in the permanent funds.
r- Mr. Mortensen stated that he was not
looking for any more outside securities -
ties for the investment of the school
runds. The report follows : i
BalanceR Balance ! I
Funds. May 1 , ' 04. May 31. ' 01.
, General . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,067.80 $ 10,244.0
I Permanent school. 131.878.9-1 296,23ri.3/j
; ' , Temporary school. 3-10,088.47 170,006.9
Permanent unl. . . . 1.247.40 2,212.4J !
f , Agr. Cot end'wm't 3,995.21 13,166.23
L Temporary unl. . . . 15,339.52 46958.21
Ci Hospital Insane.1,739.23 46,9)8.31 ; )
t , State library . . . . . 3,182.3i : 4407.35
. " . . . University cash. . . . 18,303.:11 : 17,462.66
Normal library . . . 176.45 176.45
. Normal endowm't. . 200.00 1700.00
Normal Interest. . . . 2,054.29 . 2,144.29
G ] nheritance tax. . . . 4.20G.3i : 4,6:17.36 :
> Pen special labor 2,346.U 2346.15
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, Penitentiary land. . 3,585.00 3,585.0(1 (
t } l Ag1' & 1\Iech. Arts. 5,452.51 5,040.01
U. S. Ex. station. . 3,03.8 ! ! ! ! 2,473.29
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i\ , - Total , . . . . . . . . . $543.UOO.81 58rig93.60
' , " . By cash on hand . . $ 1,01riA3
. , By cash on depC ! sit 584,97.17-$585,993.60 ! !
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: * " " BANCROFT . The 2-year.old child
: / of Mr. and Mrs. D. Leap fell from a
, window in the third story of the Wat-
i Hon building to the ground , a dist'Siiiee
of thirty feet , and was uninjured. The
! ground on which the child fell had
! ! been recently covered with blue glass
aod , which madee a spongy cushion.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.
Greenwood will have a public celebration -
oration on July 4.
Miss Josephine Abbott , principal of
, the lIartington High school , and Mrs.
S. J. Athen , assistant principal , who
were recently re-elected for the com-
inl rear : , have resigned to accept oth-
er l1oslUons.
The frog leg industry promises to
beat out the beef trust In Nortoll.
Huduoll1h Resenlw , a lad of 10 years ,
is earning no less than $3 a day killing -
ing frogs and selling thorn He gets
upwards of 25 dozen a day from the
lake banl.s.
A comparison of the assessors'
schedules in Beatrice with those of
last year shows a general increase in
valuations. On business blocks ; : the
increased valuation seems to bo fairlY
proportioned , and while all such blocks
will Day a higher tax for this year , the
Increase seems to be about evenly dis-
tributed.
Insurance Auditor Pierce has received -
ed the report of the Bankors' Union of
l1te World which was called for by the
supreme court Insurance Examiner
Wiggins Is now checking the state
meats off and it will be r ubllsh as
coon as verified. Detailed atatemcnts
of all information required u-c given
In the report , and it Is claimed that all
the corrections by the court have been
m.ado.
Miss Katherine l\L Shepherd of Hol-
drege has received a verdict of $7.600
against the Lincoln Traction company
in the district court. Miss Shepherd
was Injured by a fall caused by a car
starting as she was stepping from it.
It is alleged that the base of her brain
was injured , and that the trouble - is
spreading , threatening to cover the
entire brain area and cause Impaired
mental pow r.
Jacob Jldburg , alias Edward King ,
alias Quinn , wanted .at Kalamazoo ,
1\l1ch. , for burglarizing a general merchandise .
chandise store at Balding , that state ,
has been identified as one of a trio
sentenced a few days ago In police
court at Fremont. Sheriff Dauman
worked a confession out of him and
later telegraphed the sheriff at Kalamazoo -
mazoo , who is now on the way to take .
his prisoner baele.
Miss Eva Thompson of Lincoln , received -
ceived letters from her brother , D. E.
ThonlJ.Json , and 1\Irs. \ Thompson , telling -
tug of their arrival in Drazil. The par-
ty sailed from Now York April 6 , and
reached Rio de Janeiro April L3 , after
a decidedly rough voyage. 1\11' and
1\1rs. Thompson went . on at once from
Rio do Janeiro to Pctropolls , where
the headquarters of the United States
minister to Brazil are located.
At Lincoln Judge Waters ordered
that Frank Suitors , a 14.year.old boy
be sent to the Beatrice institute for
the Feeble ; l\llnded. The boy has
been attending the public schools in
Lincoln for time : last five years , but
has failed to advance furuthor than
the second grade. He stuttered badlY
and it Is said tha.t his schoolmates
teased and harassed the boy consider-
ably to detriment of his disposition.
cordlug lu the report of Labor
Commissioner Bush , the products of
the packing houses of the state reach.
ed a grand total of $73,453,031.74 for
last 'ear. The total capital invested
ill this business is $3,666,455.54 , a
large percentage 1 of it being In Omaha
and South Omaba. During the year
3,629,586 head of live stock of all kinds
were ldlled. Of this total 2,319,943
were hogs , 649,426 cattle and 760,217
sheep.
The Plattsmouth board of education
has elected Miss Amelia Martens to
fifill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Miss Margaret Farley. Miss
Mamlo Lacy of Weeping Water has
been selected to take Miss Laura Kin-
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DOCTOR ADVOCATED OPE A TION-
PE-RU-NA MADE KNIFE ! . UNNECESSA Y. .
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' 1S . EVA UAR'l'nO , 133 East 12th
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LA St. , New York City , N. Y. , writes :
"I suffered for thrce years with ) en-
corrhell and ulceration of the womb
The doctor advocated an operation
which I dr 1ll1etl very much , tuld strong-
ly objected to go ttnde : it. Now I ant
u. changed woman. 'erunll cured me ;
it took unto bottles , but 1 felt so much
improvld ! I kept taking It , us I dreaded
nn operation so much. I am to-day in
perfect health and have not felt so 1 well
for fifteen 'cllrs. " -111 1'1' . Eva Hartho.
'rs. Senator Roach , of Lath
more , N. Dak. ; AIrs. Senator War-
rca , 01 Clleyenne , Vyo. ; Belvn
Lock\vood and Mrs. Ocnern ! Long. .
street , of Washington , D. C. , are
among tile prominent ladles who
Indorse Pcrunn.
Miss \ Helen Hole , Kl\ulmu..m , Wis. ,
writes :
"Several times during the past two
years 01' more my Iiystelll has been
greatly in need of IL tommie , and at those
times PermltL has been of great help in
! building up the system , restoring my
appetite and securing restful slcep.-
Helen Rolof
Miss Muriel Armitage , 3G Greenwood
A-re. , Detroit , Mich. , District Organizer
of the Royal 'rcmplur of 'emperunce ,
writes us follows : _
"I suffered for five years with uterine
irregularities , which brought on hysteria -
teriL and mmmade 1110 u physical wrcek. I
tried doctors from the different schools
of medicine , but without any perceptible }
change in my cOIHUtion. In my despair :
I called on an old nurse , who advised
me to try Peruna and promised good
results if I would persist : and take it
regularl : I kept this up for six months ,
and steadily : gained strength und
health , and when I had used fifteen
bottles I considered myself entirely
cured. I am u grateful , happy woman
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to.day.-Miss Armitage.
Miss Lucy J\f. Riley , 3:1 : Davenport St. ,
Cleveland , Ohio , writes : )
"I wish to add my indorsement to
thousands of other women who have
been cured through the use of Permm.
I suffered for five years ; , with severe
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baclcaeho , mind when weary or worried
in the least 1 had prolonged heudlLChc.
I awn now in perfect health , enjoy life
mumd have l1llthel' IlU Hcho 01' pain ,
tlmnlCfJ to ] ) cruna. " -Lucy 1\ [ . Riley.
It is no longer a question us towhethor
PermHL can he relied all to cure all such
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cases. During the many years in which
Pm'una has been put to test in nIl forms
and stages of acute and chronic catarrh
110 one year huts put this remedy to
greater test than the past yeur.
If all the women who are Buffering
with any form of fen1lllo wcalcneM
would write to 1)r Hartmun , Columbus ,
Ohio , and dive him IL complete description -
tion of their symptoms and time peeull-
arities of their troubles , ho will lmmne-
diatoly reply with complete directions
for treatment , free of charge.
Address 1)r. JIal'tman , President of
The llartman Sanitarium , Columbus ,
Ohio.
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