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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1903)
f , f - fttf t ; ; i > i iI I THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWSJOURNAL. , , , , , NOKI 'OlK NM'llUIASlvA ' 1'MUDAV ' DIOl'KMHKR IS Ranges and Lights Refused to Burn This Morning. THE TROUBLE WAS REMEDIED. After a Couple of Hours the Gas Was Again Circulated In the Mains and the Lights and Ranges Worked. Trouble With Electric Lights. [ From Frldny'n Dnlly. ] There was nil kinds of trouble nt tlio power plant of the Norfolk Fuel and Light company this mornln. For the first time since the plant was established hero there was no gas In the pipes or the tanks when there should have been and Manager Fulton and his helpers began the work of locating the trouble with no posi- tlve assurance that they could have the machinery again performing Its functions In an hour or a day. The situation was something now In the history of the plant , and they were not certain for some time wherein-the trouble lay. Customers In all parts of town were not less anxious than was the gas management. Lamps and ranges pos itively refused to burn , and while the resulting darkness was annoying to those who depended on the gas lights during the early hours , their t ! Jv , , | , were not to be compared wltj who required the gas ranges forcoolc- Ing purposes. In the homes various expedients were resorted to for se curing the necessary heat to prepare breakfasts , and those who depended on the gas exclusively wore compelled to take thelr's cold. It might have been a good thing to cause the people ple to think of the Importance of the convenience , and more greatly to ap preciate it In the future. The News was probably as greatly handicapped as any of the business Institutions of the city , as the gas Is depended upon to provide the heat for melting the metal for the linotype machine , and there was some guess ing as to what could bo substituted , but when It was found that there would bo only an hour or two of in terruption peace reigned once more. The trouble was located and gas began to circulate through the mains about 8 o'clock , to the great satis faction of all the customers of the company. B. W. Jonas of the postofflco force was ono of the eor.liest to discover that there was something wrong with the lighting scheme. He was at the postofflce early and found it dark. The appearance was so unusual that lie and the janitor entered the back room with some degree of caution , suspecting that there had been a vis it of burglars , but was glad to find everything right , with the exception of the light. Trouble at Electric Light Plant. The gas company was not alone In Us trouble * The electric light com pany had trouble of Its own , like wise. The arc lights blinked out shortly after C o'clock last evening , and were followed later by the dark ening of the Incandescent lamps on some of the llncs.although it was man aged to keep the lights going in the business houses. A balky boiler caused the trouble , but it was got in line again in about 'half an hour , so that there was no great inconvenience caused. OFFICERS OF SONS OF HERMAN. Officials for the Coming Year Chosen and Six Candidates Initiated . fFram Saturday's Dally. ) Norfolk lodge Sons of Herman held a largo and enthusiastic annual meet ing last night at their lodge room in G. A. R. hall , during which six can didates were Initiated Into the mys teries of the order , and ofllcers for the ensuing year were elected. Grand President Fred Volpp of Wayne was present at the meeting and received the cordial greeting of his fellow members. The officers chosen were as fol lows : ' President , Carl Laubsch ; vice president , John Osterllng ; recording secretary. Aug. Brummund ; financial secretary. Albert Wilde ; treasurer , Wm. Klesau ; trustee , F. D. Krantz ; conductor , Herman Koch ; insldo watch , Otto Uhlo ; outside watch , Her man Maas ; committee on sick , Jarjus Mittlostadt , TheodoreWllle and Frank UoRkerman ; representatives to the grand lodge.C. . F. A. Marquardt , A. F. Klehl , Frank Jarmer and Albert Wlldc. Aug. Brummund will also at tend the grind lodge by virtue of his office as a member of the grand ledge trustees. This meeting will bo held at Fremont on January 20 , 1904. Owing to the date of the next regu lar meeting of the lodge coming on Christmas night , it was decided to meet the night after Christmas , Satur day , December 2C. THE COLDEST YET. Mercury Struck Below Zero Gait Last [ From Saturday's Dally.l Night and the Wind Rubbed it In. Last night was the coldest of the season , the mercury in Dr. Salter's government thermometer registering at minus four. A brisk northwester drove It into the warm places and an extra amount of fuel and clothing was required'to counteract Its chilling In- lluenco on mankind In general. Kxposod ears , noses and lingers , and the toes not warmly clad wore In ser ious danger of being nipped this mornIng - Ing , but it has not yet been learned that the doctors had any amputations to perform hecauso of the frigid at- mospliero. The weather man prom ises more cold tonight and warmer Sunday. TWELVE BELOW THE ZERO POINT Excessively Cold Temperature for the Season Registered Yesterday Morn ing Still Cold. I From Monday's Dnlly.l The record for this year and per haps for several years in pro-Christ mas temperature , was made yesterday morning when the mercury receded toward the bulb until It stood at twelve below zero as recorded by Dr. Sailor's thermometer. The people realized that the air was fr6sty and iho cold severe , but were hardly prepared to accredit the report that It had gene as low as it did. Old Boreas commenced doing busi ness Saturday and kept it up , with hardly a let up until thin morning , moderating slightly yesterday morn ing , but bearing down harder again last night , until It stood at four be low the cipher this morning. It was plenty cold and the coal wont , , - i o lively enough to satisfy the lalu ' ' 'slot-leal ' -lor In that fuel. Soc/ofi SWEET CORN.SPECULATION CRAZE Farmers Said to Be Ignoring Con tracts and Selling Product for a Very High Figure. Valley , Neb. , Dec. 14. This place las practically gone crazy speculat- ng in corn and everybody who has a Ittlo money available is buying corn as fast as possible , and the result is hat one hears nothing else. This corn is not the ordinary field product , but is known as "Stowoll's Ever green , " and Is of the sweet variety. This year , as has been the custom for several years past , the seedsmen In his section have made contracts with farmers to take the sweet corn seed at an average price of $1.00 to $1.25 > er 100 pounds , the latter figure bo ng the price agreed upon for this vear's crop. Owing to the drouth in ho east and heavy rains in the west , .ho crop of sweet corn is short. A great many farmers sold the corn iccording to their contract with the seedsmen for $1.25 per 100 pounds and were satisfied that they had re ceived an equivalent for their labor. All this changed about two weeks ago when a buyer for a Chicago seeds- nan arrived In Valley and offered $9 > er 100 pounds for sweet corn seed. Farmers who had made contracts to loliver their corn in Valley for $1.25 were up against the warmest propo sition they had seen in years. A jrcat many totally ignored their con tracts and disposed of their corn to the highest bidder. One farmer who md signed a seedsman's contract , It s said , took his corn to Omaha in the light and sold it for $10 per 100 pounds. A Saunders county farmer , who is lolding some 400 bushels of prime corn , has had a score of offers to sell at between $9 and $10 , but he is still lolding onto his corn. A report coining from Omaha to the effect that seed corn was worth $12 per 100 pounds in Iowa , has again started speculation and everybody Is ooklng for sweet corn at any price. Now a Republican Paper. Falrbury , Neb. , Dec. 14. The Fair- : > ury News , which has formerly been published as a democratic paper by Albert H. Hammond , came out Friday evening as a full fledged republican paper , bearing the name of Lew. Shel ley as editor , the latter having pur chased a half Interest In the publica tion and assumed editorial control. Mr. Hammond will still be connected with the publication. About two years ago Mr. Shelley severed his connection with the Fair- bury Gazette and accepted a position as deputy county treasurer , which of fice he resigned a few days ago. FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE. Engines and Cars Damaged and Much Wheat Spilled. Beaver City , Neb. , Dec. 1-1. A col lision In the railroad yards at Beaver City Saturday night resulted In damage - ago to two engines and several box cars. A large quantity of wheat was spilled on the ground. Engine No 211 , running extra and heavily loaded ran through the rear end of engine No. 2SO , standing on a siding and at tached by the front coupling to a string of loaded cars. Luckily no one was seriously Injured. A wrecking crew from McCook arrived this morn ing and by noon the yard was cleared Six Years For Housebreaklng. Ponder , Nob. , Dec. 14. Andrew Leo charged with housobreaklng and bur glary , was arraigned before Dlstrlc Judge Graves and pleaded guilty In each case. Ho received a sentence of six years In the penitentiary. Dep uty Sheriff Kelso took the prisoner to Lincoln. Fremont Hears That Superin tendent is to be Retired. THAT CITY MAY LOSE PRESTIGE. Norfolk and Missouri Valley to be the Only Layover Stations on This Di vision of the Northwestern All Trains Operated From Norfolk. I From Frltlny'n Pnlly.1 The following story of changes and umorod changes on the Northwestern Ino appeared In the Fremont Tribune > f Thursday evening. Similar ru- uors have been In circulation at Nor- oik , but have boon as persistently ienled by those In olllclal position , vho are on the Inside and should uivo much Information In their post- esnloii If they choose to glvo It out : "Tho transfer of the superintend- nt's olllco of the Nebraska and \\'y- lining division of the Northwestern allroad from Omaha to Norfolk took > lace yesterday. Superintendent , ( ' . C. Hughes and his chief clerk , Frank loach , passed through Fremont on in afternoon train , going to BS'orfolk n Mr. Hughes' private car to niaUo lormanont headquarters at that place , n future Norfolu will bo the seat of iporatlou for all trains on the dlvl- lon , except those that run on' the South Platte lines and local trains mining in and out of Deadwood and Chadron. ' "With the removal of the suporln- endent's olllco to Norfolk' , the rumors ilthcrto heard as to the retirement of Superintendent Mahanna are being ovived. They have come persistent- y from sources that are apparently inthentlc , hut on the other hand are as persistently denied by those close o Mr. Mahanna. The talk now Is that Superintendent C. H. Reynolds of Nor- elk will either become assistant su- lerlntendent or bo assigned to a good ilaco In another state , while Superin endent F. A. Harmon of Chadron will lave the title of assistant snpcrli lcn- lent or trainmaster. If Suporlnten- lent Mahanna leaves the road , Chief Dispatcher .T. .T. Welch may bo made ralnmastor. "There are some pessimistically in clined persons who express the opln- on that Fremont Is soon to lose much ) f her prestige as a division station. lust how much foundation there is 'or this statement cannot be toldMint t is said to bo the desire of the North- vestcrn management to make Norfolk and Missouri Valley the only layover stations for freight crews on the main Ino of this division. At present u great many crows have tiieir off po- iods hero and make Fremont their ionic , but under such an arrangement as the one suggested most of them vould have to remove to Norfolk or Missouri Valley. " IMPORTANT CASE. L. T. Latham Seeks to Recover Note Worth $2,000. Hartlngton , Neb. , Dec. 11. Quito 111 important case is before the dis trict court and jury , wherein L. T. . .atham Is seeking to recover of Nels \nilorson , ' a wealthy stockman of his county , a note given for $2,000. .T. L. Tinkcom , a wealthy and re- ired farmer of Cedar county , today mnght a half interest in G. A. Han- la's large mercantile establishment In Hartlngton. State Claims An Estate. I'lattsmoiith , Nob. , Dec. 11. The state of Nebraska , by Attorney Gen eral Prout , has brought suit in the county court to\ secure an estate in this county , valued at $ G,000 , left by John King on the ground that King died leaving neither widow or kin dred. King died last April and some of the Interested parties believe ho left a will which cannot bo found. Besides the state there are four other claimants to the property , name ly : Daniel W. McCurdy , Luclnda lane Urwin , Francis M. King and George B. King. STATE DEBT IS GROWING. Grown a Quarter Million During Six Months. Lincoln , Dec. 14. Within six months the Interest bearing debt of the state has Increased more than $20,000. So declares the auditor In his semiannual nual report filed with the governor this afternoon. The total Interest bearing debt of the state amounts to $2,282,993.71 On Juno 1 , 1903 , the debt amounted to $1,997,071.98. State Treasurer Mor tcnsen declared that tax collections wore.halting and Inconstant as a re suit of the revenue litigation , and the auditor said that the appropriations of the last .legislature had raided the state funds. The two causes coin blncd to Increase the Indebtedness o the state. Much misinformation exists In re gard to the revenue law. Its provl slons will have no effect whatever 01 taxes already assessed or on the la bors of assessors during the last year Whether the acC bo constitutional o not these sums must bo paid. Tax payers , according to the state ofH clals , have assumed that the contrl utlous for stale government would ho neroasod and then to have concluded hat the law was already In operation. State Trommror Morleuson complains hat taxation moiKiy arrives very lowly and he Is striving hard to pro- Ido the stale with funds. State Treasurer Moru'nsnn has ill- oady made arrangements ( o pay off ; 10.000 In warrants December 15. lie IIIH Issued a call for $50.000 moro on ) i > ceinbor 21 , and ho announced this nornlng that ho Intended to call In iiiO.000 | , i warrants December 2S. "We would like to retire $150,000 n Interest bearing warrants If pos- hie. " said State Treasurer Mortenseu oday. "At present we are sure of ettlug at least $110,00(1 ( out of the vuy. " The actual Increase In the slate eht hi $205,505.2:1 : , Should the state roamiror bo successful In his effort ho debt would he reduced to $115- 05.211. Crotty-Kcnncdy. ( Flow Mniidiiv H lmll\ . | Two of South Norfolk's popular oung people were united In marrlaio ; t the S o'clock mass In the Sacred I curt church this morning by llev. 'alhcr O'Di'lscnll when Miss Jennie Coimody , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. .1. Kennedy , and Mr. Thomas ( 'roily ook llu- vows that made thorn one. A wedding dinner was served at 0011 at the homo of the bride's par- nts In South Norfolk , and the youui ; ) ooplo will make their home In that mrt of the city. Mr. Grotty was formerly in the sor- 'Inn nf Hut NitrMiwiuititrii i-nllwnv. Intl. eslgnod his position some time ago. 'ho young people are well known hroughoiit the city and have numor- us friends to wish them an abundance ) f Joy In their now relation. Case Baffled Physicians. Plattsmouth , Neb , , Dec. 12. One of ho most peculiar cases which has come to the notice of local physicians vas that of Johnny Kuschlnsky , a oven year old boy who died Wed- icsday. About a year ago , while In ils usual health , the hey suddenly H'camo blind. Local physicians wore consulted but the case ( milled their skill. He was then taken to Dr. Glf- ord , the noted specialist of Omaha , mt there no better results were oh- allied. As the tlmo passed the child's health declined , and then an- ) tlior allllctlon that of the loss of ils sense of hearing came upon him. Wednesday ho became nflllctod with spasms In a most violent form and Hod several hours later. Ills condi tion during the last few days of his short span of life was most pitiable. HUNTER ARRESTED. Shot and Killed a Deer In Nebraska Out of Season. Dakota City , Nob. , Dec. 12. 13. lunger of Lincoln , deputy game war- leu , had a warrant Issued for the ar rest of George Johns , the parly when > n November ! ! 0 killed a deer on Walker's island , which was the prop erty of a Mr. Latta , who resides near rokamah. The open season for kill- ng deer In Nebraska Is from August 5 to November 15. It Is unlawful to Mirsuo , kill or wound a door out of his season and the penalty of not ess than $100 or moro than $1100 ere o be Imprisoned in the county jail lot moro than ninety days. The war- ant was placed In Sheriff Sides' muds today , being Issued out of Indue Elmers' court. THE FRANCHISE TAKEN AWAY Fremont City Council Declares Char ter of a Local Telephone Com pany Forfeited. Fremont , Neb. , Dec. 11. It did not take long for the city council to dis pose of the resolution declaring a 'orfoituro of the Fremont Telephone company's franchise because of an In crease In rates , two councilmen alone out of the eight casting their votes In the negative. Mr. Leo raised his voice In opposition to the stop , but the six remained unmoved and voted solidly for the resolution without mak ing any reply to what the First ward councilman had said. One or two extraneous matters first occupied the council's attention , and after they were out of the way Mr. Forman moved that wherever the words "Fremont Telephone company" appeared In the resolution It should bo changed to "Fremont Telephone Co. , " so as to corresi > end exactly with the franchise ordinance. After this motion had been adopted , Mr. Herro asked with nn air of extreme solid tation , whether all the t's had been crossed and the 1's dotted. The resolution was read and Clt > Clerk Stiles said that he had given oftlcial notice to the Fremont Telephone - phone company's officers to appear in Its behalf If they wished to say any thing before a vote was taken. W D. Crist , the manager , was in the council chamber , but said ho had no remarks to offer. Mr. Leo moved to strike out the section requiring the street and sidewalk committee to re move the poles and wires from the streets and alloys after ninety day If the company should neglect to dose so within that time. There was no second to the motion. The rcsolutloi was then voted upon. Wins the Prize in the Daily News Voting Contest. HAS 5,800 VOTES TO HER CREDIT. Voted the Most Popular Young Lady of North Nebraska by News Sub scribers Surprises thnt Developed the Last Day of the Voting. [ Fnini Hntimluy'H imily.J Miss Mary Powers of Pierce Is ( he vlunor In The News voting contester or the most popular young lady In North Nebraska , entitling her and four if her friends to the host box In ( ho \udllorluiu next Monday evening , vhon that delightful play "Lost River" vlll be presented by an excellent com- mny. The balloting chmcd at ti o'clock us ) ovenlng. al which hour Miss Pow- rs had 5,811(1 ( votes. At the beginning of the day yesler- ay , Allss Powers had 2.S77 votes to or credit , llol'ore ( ! o'clock last night .01 ! ) more votes had been cast , milk- ngher a lota of 5.8 ! ) : ; . I'lerco showed oiisldoruhlo spirit of town pride , ml with a steady pull from the open- ng of Iho contest until Its clone the leoplo of that town hacked Miss Pow- rs to victory. Miss Mary Powers Is tonographor In the real estate olllco f her brother , W. E. Powers , at. Mnnifi 11 Vfiiltur luilv nf iilimulmi1 tiiim. crs , and popular among the people of Morco as Is well attested by the cor- lal support they gave her during Iho ontest just ended. She Is well and avorably known by a number of Nor- oik people. The last day of the contest showed onio remarkable surprises , the great- st of which was the way the votes vere rolled In for Miss Lena Me- vnlght of Long Pine. Itcyond enter- ng her name at ( ho outset of the con- est. I wo weelis ago , there was no lu- llcatlon up to yesterday morning that inythlng further would be done In hiir ntorest. Hut It seems that the liust- ors of Long Pine wore not asleep , mt were simply waiting to spring a surprise on the remainder of North Nebraska. Every train from the west osterday brought n bin bunch of 'otes for Miss McKulglil and just ho- ore the close of the contest last evon- ng more came by telegraph. The spirit that was manifested by Long Mno on behalf of Its favorite diiugli- or denotes the kind of hustle that lees things In the west and demon- Unites conclusively that Long Pine s a wide awake town. A voting con- est , however , Is always an unknown inaiitlty , and In this case the spirit s there to gain the desired end If It Kid been thought necessary to do noro. Miss Lena McKnlght , who with he aid of her many friends , came so mar to capturing the honor , is one if the popular young ladles of Long Mile. She Is the daughter of Dr. H. ' . McKnlght , leading druggist of the own , and Is a member of the Ladles Silver band. Miss May Willis of I5attlo Creek , vho stood second on the list yestor- lay morning with 2,728 votes to her credit , Unbilled with an addition of , OS : > votes during the day , bringing ler total up to 1,811. llattlo Creek ieoplo stood nobly by , and If Henry N'eiiwerk had known that more votes wuro iiuuuNsiiry uiuru is no UOUIJL inn they would have been forthcoming. Miss May Willis Is the daughter of Postmaster F. H. L. Willis of Hattlo Creek and a deputy In the postolllce. Her standing In Hattlo Creek society s heartily attested by the cordial of- 'orts of the people of her homo town to get the honors for her. Miss Hilda Lovlngrcen of Nellgh stood at the head of the column yes terday morning , having 2,93 ! ) votes , but the usual Nellgh spirit of enter prise was not manifested during the last hours and she llnished fourth , with 3,133 votes. Miss Lovlngrcen is chief clerk In the store of Wolfe Brothers at Neligh and has been In their employ during the last live years , previous to that time being clerk for A. J. Anderson for three years. She Is the main support ol her aged parents , and Is very popular with a largo circle of acquaintances who championed her cause. Miss Lydla King , the Stanton rep resentatlve , received a handsome com pllmentary vote , finishing with 1,818 She Is the daughter of one of Stan ton's prosperous farmers and Is em ployed as a clerk In the general mor chandlso store of Frank Haabe. She has lived in the vicinity of Stantoi during most of her life , and numbers some of the town's best people among her friends. She is not unknown h Norfolk , being a niece of W. L. Kern and has frequently visited here. The balloting was closed prompt ! } at u o'clock last evening , the box It which the votes were contained was sealed until after supper , whei Messrs. Frank H. Bcals and JI. L Dean were Invited to open the box and count the ballots. This was done In the presence of others , the rosul being set forth in the following cor tlflcale : "Norfolk , Nob. , Dec. 11 , 1903. W the undersigned certify that wo serve as judges in the count of votes fo ho theatre box content offered by the Norfolk Dally News , and wo find that HHH Mary Powers of Pierce Is win- or. tin * result being us follows : llss Mary Powers , Pierce 5,89(5 ( HHH Lena MeKnlghl. Long IMnu.5,31H llss May Willis , llaltlo Creek. .4,811 HHH Hilda Lovlngroen , Nellgh.lit3 ! ; llss Lydla King , Stanton 1,318 llss ICstella M. Daniels , Alnn- worth 250 Frank II. Heels , II. L. Dean. The prl/.o was offered to the most opular young lady In north Nebraska utslde of Norfolk and no ballots for oung ladles residing In this city were cccptcd. Under these conditions It 'as not expected that Norfolk people vould vote for any of ( he contestants , ( though they had a perfect rliht to ul the free coupouH from Iho paper lid cast I hem for their favorite. AH inaltor nf fact , though , very few dies wore offered by the people of lihi ( illy. As It Is remembered , but iree yearly subscriptions wore cast i.v Norfolk people and they wore given i different yoiini ; ladles. The flewn can not help but fool ratllled al the InlereHt that has been iltou In the contest , if It does any- ilng It demonstrates that the "now" News Is gaining u mire foothold In ulHlile ( owns , and that was the object eslred when the offer wan made. HREE DEATHS AT WEST POINT Wm. Colder a Pioneer Farmer and Prominent M.innn DIcH thin Morning. West Point , Nob. , Doc. 11. Special i Tim NOWH : William Goldor , a pi- nt'or fanner and prominent Mason of Binning county , died this morning at Is farm homo near Scrlbnor , and the 'imoral will bo held Wodncndity , nil- or Masonic auspices , Hon. 13. 1C. Val- utlnn olllolatlng. Mrs. Anna Novak , aged about eighty oars and a resident of Cuinlng conn- y HliKio 180 ! ) , died and was burled yes- onlay from the Catholic church. Icihii Lungan. manager of the No- irnskii Telephone company's olllco at Monterey , who recently died of In- urles received by falling under the loofs of a runaway team of horses , VIIH burled from the Catholic church his morning. MADISON SECOND ON OATS Labor Commissioner's Office Figures Out Production of Cereals in Nebraska. Lincoln , No ) ) . , Dec. 11. Chief Clerk ) ospuln of the olllco of the labor com- iilsslouer has just completed a com- mtatlon of Nebraska crops. The vhoat yield , ho estimates , Is 43fiU- 118 ; corn , ] ! ) , ! ) ; ! , ! ) ; oats , G3.019- i05 ; rye , 10,105,701 bushels. Clay county Is the leader In the ace for supremacy as a wheat pro- lucor , the total yield being 2,018,810. Phelps county , In the region known is Western Nebraska , reports a ylold > f 1,700,240 bushels , while York coun- y comes In as the third largest pro- lucor of the bread-maker's cereal. \dams county produced 1,530,321 jushels ; Kearney comity , 1,031,450 ; led Willow county , 1,555,870 ; Fiii'iias county , 1,090,311. Lancaster county larvosted 571,501 bushels. Jefferson county Is by long odds ho irrnnlnHt imiilnnnr nf niilu linvlmr mrvostod 4ri7.,478 ! bushels , nearly twice as many bushels as its closest competitor , Mudlson county , the next iirgost producer , which Is credited with 2.21) ) 1.138 bushels. Platte county comes In third in the race , with 2,301- 588 bushels. Lancaster county pro- luced 1,523,825 bushels of oats. Custor county comes to the front as i rye county , the yield having been ! ) ! ) , ! ) bushels. Dawson county , In : ho same region , is second , with SS2- 831 bushels , while Frontier county claims 010,381 bushels. Lancaster county yielded only 00,078 bushels of the distiller's cereal. OLD SETTLER GONE. W. L. Colder of Scrlbner Dies In Cali fornia , Where He Sought Health. Scrlbner , Neb. , Dec. 12. Special to The News : A message received from Illversldo , Cnl. , announces the death of W. L. Colder , one of the oldest and best known settlers In this part of the state. Mr. Colder went west a month ago , hoping to get relief from heart trouble , but the climatic change was of no avail. Ho died In a hos pital. Mr. Colder leaves a son and three daughters. The remains will arrive hero Monday or Tuesday. Falls Under Horses' Feet. West Point , Nob. , Dec. 14. A sad accident occurred hero this week. August Langan , a farmer , merchant and postmaster at Monterey , was loadIng - Ing goods from the warehouse of the Stlorcn-Jorman company and In standing on the doubletree of his wagon his feet slipped and ho fell under the feet of the horses and caused a runaway. Ho was so badly hurt that after lingering In great agony for three days ho died. Ho was 38 years old and leaves a widow and five small children In moderate cir cumstances.