THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS = JOURNAL.
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NOUKOUC jYlOHHASIvA I'MHDAY ' .lANUAHY H I'.WI. '
Oscar Strand of Buttc Almost
Met Death Yesterday.
WIRE CONTAINED 10,000 , VOLTS.
Non-Completion of the Circuit Alone
Saved His Life Body Taken Down
In Limp Condition Business Sus
pended Many Men Turn Pale.
Bntto , Neb. , Jan. 7. Special to The
News : Oscar Strand , a llnoman ,
almost mot death on a llvo wire
carrying 10,000 volts yesterday after
noon. Having withstood the Inten
sity of such a shock for several min
utes , his body was taken down In a
. limp condition , the electricity having
burned him severely. Ho was only
saved from Instant electrocution by
the fact that his body came In con
tact with but ono wire , thus complet
ing no circuit.
Mr. Strand was taken down-rssoon
ns the current could bo shut off , and
nt the end of an hour or two ho was
brought back to consciousness through
every moans of restoration. He Is
getting along as well as could bo ex
pected after such a charge , but still
suffers from several severe burr .
How it Happened. " 'tl
A few minutes after 1 o'clocTc' " * .1
people of Butte were startled bt\'o. ' ; ,
report that the lineman had str.
llvo wire. The accident occurred on
the line which connects the flouring
mill with its power plant several
miles away.
Ills companion , realizing tlio peril ,
made all poslblo liasto to the njlll
where word was telephoned to shut
off the current. Strand was Imme
diately taken down and every means
of restoration applied. In an hour
or two , to the gratification of his
friends , he was reported Improving.
Just how the current came to he
turned on at that time , without the
lineman's knowledge , is unknown but
evidently Mr. Strand was laboring un
der the Impression that no current
existed at the time. °
Men Turn Pale.
Only ono circumstance saved him
from instant death. He only came In
contact with one wire. Had ho com
pleted a circuit ho would have died
before help could bo brought , as the
wires when In operation carry about
10,000 volts.
For about an hour business was al
most entirely suspended because of
the anxiety to know the outcome.
About 150 men had gathered at the
scone of accident before the body
could bo got down and nearly every
face turned pale as it was taken away
as limp as though no life existed.
HARRIMAN ELECTED PRESIDENT
Will Succeed Burt as President of
the Union Pacific Railroad MeetIng -
Ing iri New York.
Now York , Jan. 7. 13. II. Harrlman
was elected president of the Union
Pacific railroad at the mooting held
hero today , and will succeed II. G.
Burt who resigned on the first of the
year.
Wedding at Crelghton.
Crelgbton , Neb. , Jan. 7. Special to
The News : Mr. Alexander Smith
and Miss Hattie Hoferer were united
in marriage last cvcnii'T at S o'clock
at the luine of the bride's parents
four miles east of town by Rev. J. N.
Goitncr of this city. There was a
largo company of relatives and friends
In attendance and after the ceremony
and supper the grcrter part of the
evening was spent In celebrating the
happy event. They will at once go
to housekeeping jn a ' .rm owned by
the groom in the same neighborhood.
DIED BY SUFFOCAT Of
Corcner's Jury Decided That Smoke
and Flame Killed T. J. Crawford.
Lincoln , Jan. 7. Tno coroner's Jury
which held Inquest over the body of
T. J. Crawford returned a verdict of
suffocation by flro and smoke.
It Is supposed that Crawford be
came tired from bis work and went
to sleep in a chair by the office desk ,
accidentally ovei turning the lantern
which ho had pin cod under the desk.
'When ho awoke ho was too near the
point of suffocation to escape from the
room , but fell to the floor on bis face.
The position of n.s limbs Indicated
that ho mis't have been crawling
about on the floor In an effort to find
a way of egiess.
Precautions rt Beatrice.
Beatrice , Neb. , Jar 7. Mayor M. 13.
Shultz , accompanied by Chief of Po
lice AsoHfeltor , examined a number of
business blocks to n.scoitnin the de
gree of piotectlon against flro and
what providon 'or the safety of in
mates had been made. Most of the
buildings used for office purposes
were carefully examined and a mini' '
her of stone buildings were also In
cluded In the list. While no definite
report has yet been made and no In
tlmatlon of intended action given , It
- Is thought that a more rigid observ
ance of laws relating to flre escapes
, /v > ' and those employed In office build
Ings will bo enforced. Mr. Shultz
said that some action might ho taken
with n view to Improving protection
from flro , hut nothing dellnlto had
yet boon decided upon.
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Had Been In Poor Health and Suffered
Greatly.
13morson , Nob. , Jan. 7. Fred Bledo ,
a prominent farmer living about nevon
miles east of hero , committed sulcldo
by shooting himself through the head.
While the children were out doing
the evening chores ho placed a lookIng -
Ing glass on the window sill , and with
a 'J8 caliber revolver sent a bullet
through his head. When his son and
daughter returned they found him ly
ing on the HOOP dying. Ho was about
fiO years old , and loaves two sons and
three daughters , all grown. Ho had
been In poor health for a year , and at
times suffered greatly.
DEATH OF SISTER.
Mrs. C. J. Lodge Is Summoned to Fairfield -
field , la. , by Her Sister's Death.
Warnerville , Nob. , Jan. 7. Special
The News : Mrs. C. J. Lodge re
ceived a 'l ' kgram from Falrflold , la. ,
stating that her sister had died sud
denly. Mrs. Ledge took tlio first train
to attend the funeral.
SUDDEN DEATH OF FOSTER MAN
e Passed Away nt His
rcc Countv at 4
, rhls Morning.
Foster , Neb.,1 Jan. 7. Special to The
News : Charles Koeske , ono of the
nest prominent citizens of Foster and
i veteran of the civil war , died very
suddenly at 4 o'clock this mornlilg
n his home four miles went of town.
Mr. Rocsko gave up on Saturday and
took to his bed. Ho died of inllamma-
lion of the bowels and complications.
In the war , Mr. Hoesko was a soldier
n the artillery.
Thieves Plead Guilty.
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Dakota City , Neb. , Jan. 7. At the
session of the district court held here
jy Judge Guy T. Graves , John M6-
Cool and Mike Kennedy , the two horse
thieves who have been confined in the
county jail for the past month ,
charged with stealing a team and har
ness from Christ Geister and a wagon
from II. L. Lapslcy on the night of
December 11 , plead guilty to the
charge against them and received
their sentences. McCool was sen
tenced to four years in the penitenti
ary and Kennedy , who was seventeen
years old last April , was sentenced to
the reform school until he becomes of
age.
age.Mrs.
Mrs. Herb White was granted a di
vorce from her husband on tfio
rounds of drunkenoss and non-sup
port. A number of equity cases wore
disposed of and court adjourned sine
die.
CAUTIOUS AT SIOUX CITY.
Opera Houses , Halls , Churches and
Schools Will Be Investigated.
Sioux City , la. , Jan. 7. Beginning
with the Grand opera house , the com
mittee of public safety of the city
council will make an Inspection of
every public gathering place of Sioux
City. This will include the school
houses , ledge halls , \ . M. C. A. Audi
toiluin , the city ball and the churches.
The council by unanimous vote an
thorizod the committee to begin work
at once. Alderman Johnson , chairman
of the public buildIngst committee and
a member of the public safety com
mittee , said the first place to bo in
spected would be tlio Grand opera
house.
Compromises Suit With School Board.
Omaha , Jan. 7. By the terms of a
compromise entered Into by the
school district of Benson , Gravort.'U
saloonkeeper at Benson , Gravort will
retire from the saloon business at
the end of the year 1901.
The school board originally brought
an action In the district court asking
that Gravcrt bo restrained from run
ning his saloon , as it was in the Im
mediate neighborhood of the school
house.
To Stop Price-Cutting.
Now York , Jan. 7. Retail druggists
throughout the country will watch
with Interest the results of a plan put
Into effect In Now York city this week
by the laigest manufacturers of pro
prietary , or patent medicines , to stop
the cutting of prices on such articles
by diugglsts and department stores
This is the first time that the proprie
tors themselves have taken a direct
interest in the solution of the cut-
rate problem. Heretofore they have
"supported" movements conducted by
others , notably the National Retail
Druggists' association , but that sup
port has Invariably been moro or less
lukewarm. Now , however , about
twelve or fifteen of the leading mail'
ufacturing houses have como together ,
contributed to a substantial fund foi
carrying out their plans , and are prepared
pared to compel the aggressive cutter
tor to live up to a minimum price
schedule. If persuasion lulls to bring
a cutter Into line the manufacturers
Individually , will cut off his supplies
of their goods , or at least mnko a do
termlned effort to do so.
Mrs. Saunders of Center Has a
Narrow Escape.
OIL AND CLOTHING ON FIRE.
rompt Action of Husband and Neigh
bors Saved a Burning Wife of
District Clerk of Knox County.
House Caught Fire but no Damage.
Crelghton , Neb. , Jan. 7. Special to
Hio News : Mm. Sanndors , wife of
lonjamln Sounders , clerk of the dls-
rlct court at Center , had a narrow
escape from burning to death lust
light.
She was going up HtalrH carrying a
Iglited lamp , and when ahout half
vay up she stumbled , the chimney
mil burner of the lamp fell off , some
) f the oil was Hpllled on her dress
mil the stairway and caught IIro from
ho wick.
Mrs. SnundorH hurried down stairs
uid out Into the yard with her cloth-
ng bla/lng. llor cries attracted the
Utontion of Mr. Sauuders who was
n the barn doing the chore.s and he
lurried to her assistance. Others In
he neighborhood also hurried up and
he flames were quickly extinguished.
Airs. Saundor.s' clothing was quite had-
y burned , but she sustained no burns
> xoept a slight one on her hand ami
hat will not give her much tronhle.
Meantime the carpet on the stair
way had blazed up some , hut this was
extinguished without doing much
hunago. Mrs. Saunders had closed
he door when she ran Into the yard ,
ind there being no draught , the tire
: ould gain no headway.
Mr. Saunders summoned a doctor ,
ml ho found small need for his ser
vices. Mrs. Saunders Is naturally
somewhat nervous over the event ,
nil the burn on her hand Is slight.
LINCOLN FALLS INTO LINE.
Officials Will Make Inspections of The
aters and Other Buildings.
Lincoln , Jan. 7. Governor Mickey ,
State SuporinU'itdc'iit Fowler and La
bor Commihslonor Bush yesterday
suggested to the authorities that they
look lifter the enforcement of the > llro
regulations.
The laws are liulollnito regarding
theater inspection , lire escapes and
fire proof curtains. The city council
ast night jnstnictod the tire chief and
city engineer to Inspect theaters ,
school buildings and all tall struc
tures'Without lire escapes. Hydrants
arc also to bo tested.
A fire drill will ho introduced in the
public schools.
MISS RUTH CLEVELAND IS.DEAD
Daughter of Ex-President and Mrs.
Cleveland Dies at Princeton of
Diphtheria.
Princeton , Jan. 7. Miss Ruth Cleveland -
land , oldest daughter of 13x-Presldent
and 'Mrs. Grover Cleveland , died hero
this morning after a brief Illness from
diphtheria.
Miss Ruth had the distinction of be
ing ono of the few children to first
sec the light of day In the white house
at Washington.
BANKER A SUICIDE.
Cashier of the Peoples Savings Bank
of Sioux Falls Takes His Life.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Jan. 7. rTho people
ple of this city were shocked yester
day by the suicide of M. W. Miles ,
cashier of Iho Peoples Savings bank ,
which was established about a year
ago. Ho shot and killed himself nt
his residence. Personal troubles are
said to be the cause. Ho came hero
from Canton and was well known
there and In this part of the state.
Ho leaves a wife and family.
Hartlngton Fair Board.
Hartlngton , Nob. , Jan. 7. At the
annual mooting of the Hartlngton
Driving and Fair association , / .
Halrd was elected president ; Fred
Darnhart , vice president ; C. H. Whit
ney , secretary ; A. V. Parker , treas
urer and A. Waltz , manager of
grounds.
RAYMOND FOR STATE DELEGATE
Lancaster County Has a Name to Pre- -
sentvto the Coming republican
State Convention.
Lincoln , Jan. 7. If present Indlcn
tlons are any criterion of what will
happen , I. M. Raymond of Lincoln
will bo presented by the republicans
of Lancaster county to the coming re
publican stnto convention as a candl
date for delegate at largo to tbo re
publican national convention.
Mr. Raymond is not a candidate fop
the honor , but Is being pushed for
ward by the Roosevelt men as a prop- -
f > r man upon whom this honor should
fall. Mr. Raymond has boon proml
nont In republican politics for years
and IB an ardent supporter of the
president. IIo took no part In the
factional fight of the last few years
In Lancaster county.
It has been the custom in years
1
uiHt for ntato conventions to ho-
ord olio oT I ho four delegates ul
argo to Lancaster county , when II
iroHontod a candidate , am ! If Mr. Hay-
iiotnl IH Holeotod by tlio c'ounty con-
volition , his oli'cUon IH pretty certain
o follow.
To Protect Liquor Dealers.
Cincinnati , O. . , lan. 7. HoproHonta-
IVOH of tlio leading orgiinl/atloiiH of
lili'ior dealers In the country mot at
1(6 ( I'alacc hotel today and began a
'onfoieneo to dlncuHH I ho feasibility
if amalgamating tlio varloim organl/a-
Ions. 'I'lio orgnniy.nl IOIIH IntoroHlod
n tlio movement are ( ho Itotall Liquor
loalors' imHoclatlon , ( ho KnlglitH of
'Idoltly and tlio Knights of tlio Roynl
\reh. < i'ho announced purpoHO of tlio
mtpoHod amalgamation IH to protect
ho Interest ! ) of the liquor dealern ,
lartlcularly In legislative muttern.
Gnnic With Minnesota
Lincoln , , Ian. 7. Manager lliieknor
IIIH opened negotiations \vlth Mimic-
iota for the pnrpoHo of scheduling a
oothall game next year. An olTort
vlll he niado ( o play at leant ono hlg
game In Omaha , In order to H ( < cure a
rowd to help ( lie athletic association
lear up the deht which hangs over It.
ELKHORN DOCTORS AT FREMONT
'hyslclans of the Valley Go East for
One Meeting but Will Probably
Meet In Norfolk Hereafter.
Fremont , Neb. , Jan. 7. Reversing
he usual order In which doclorK and
inderlakerH work , the combined moot-
ngu ol llio IClkhorn Valley Medical
society and the I ledge County Media -
a ! society were held in this city yes-
onlay following a session of I ho oxo-
cutlvo board of the state funeral dl-
oclors' association. It Is customary
'or phyHlclnns to oxorchu' their acti
vity In advance of the undortnkorH ,
ml not RO this time.
Or. II. S. SumnuTH of West Point ,
iroHldont of the I3lkhorn Valley socie
ty , was absent and I ho mooting was
Called to order at 11 o'clock by the
Irst vice president , .1. J. Williams of
\Vayno. Dr. J. 13. Summers of Omaha
ook up a largo part of the morning
session with a paper on a professional
Hiibjoct. Tho.so having topics to dis
cuss In the afternoon wore : F. S.
Owen , Omaha ; John P. Lord , Omaha ;
F. A. Long , Madison ; J. C. Moore ,
Omaha ; J. J. Mot/.lnger , Fremont ;
. M. McCIanahan , Omaha.
The business meetings of the two
societies were saved until the last.
I3aeh ban a corps ' .pf ofllcors to elect.
In the I3lkhorn Valley meeting an
imendment to the constitution was
considered , providing that all mid
winter moot Ings shall he-realtor ho
hold at Norfolk , , while mid-summer
meetings may ho migratory.
Most of the physicians present were
from outside of Dodge county. A ban
quet at seven o'clock last evening con
cluded the joint assemblage. II. M.
McClanalian of Omaha was toastmas-
ter.
WAR RUMOR UNCONFIRMED.
Message Read on Floor of Board of
Trade Without Fact.
Chicago , Jan. 7. A message was
road on the floor ol the board of trade
today which said that war had boon
declared between Russia and Japan.
The rumor has not boon confirmed by
Associated Press dispatches.
WANTS INVESTIGATION.
O. E. Swenson Astyjjlo Have His Rec
ord Cleared of Charges.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Jan. 7. O. 13.
SwoiiKon , warden of the South Dakota
penitentiary in this city , announces
that ho will ask the state board of
charities and corrections to invest !
gate thoroughly the charges made
against him through the columns of
the local press by Henry Peterson ,
formerly deputy warden at the ponl
tcntlary.
"Mr. Peterson's attacks upon mo , "
said Mr. Swonson , "aro prompted by
a desire on his part to get oven with
mo for some fancied wrongs. Ho
thinks that I have been the cnnso of
some of his misfortunes , the principal
ono of which was his discharge from
the position of deputy warden , but ho
Is mistaken. Ho brought that upon
his own self anil of his own volition.
And now ho Is seeking revenge upon
me.
me."I
"I shall request the fullest possible
Investigation nt the hands of the
board , and when that Investigation Is
finished I shall have something to say
In my own defense. "
Swift & Co. Will Branch Out.
TJhlcago , Jan. 7. At their annual
meeting hold hero today the stock
holders of Swift & Company acted
favorably on the proposition to Increase -
crease the capital stock of the com'
pany from $25,000,000 to $35,000,000
The now stock Is to bo Issued a.t par
and to bo used In acquiring wholesale
distributing markets and refrigerator
cars. The small margin of profit litho
the packing industry and at the sumo
tlmo the mammoth extent of that In
duslry Is Illustrated by the figures
contained in the annual reports of the
Swift company which show a profl
of $3,000.000 on gross sales for the
year exceeding $200,000,000.
Both Sides Announce Their
Readiness to Proceed.
ALL SUITS HINGE ON ONE POINT
rorcnoon Largely Taken up With Ex
amination of the Men Who are to
Sit on the Case No Decision on De
murrer Miss Dietrich In Court.
Omaha , Jan. 7. Special to The
S'OWH : At the opening of federal
ourl hero this morning , both District
\ttornoy Sumnmni for the govern-
lent and COIIIIHO ! Hatty for the do-
( Mine , announced tholr rciidhiOHH to
irocecd with Iho trial of Senator Diet-
Ich on the bribery charge , and IhlH
nornlng Iho work of drawing and o.v-
mliiliig Iho Jury look up much of the
line of the court.
No declHlou IIIIH yet heen announced
ogardlng the demurrer Illed by Diet-
Ich'H couiiHol on the loaning Indict-
iKMit ror.nrdliig the pontolllco hulldlng
it UllHtlllgH.
MHH | Gorlrudo Dietrich , daughter of
ho Hi'imtnr , IH an IntorcHtod Hpectator
n ( ho court room.
The govonunonCH case WIIH proHonl-
d lo Iho Jury by W. 8. SiimmerH mid
nator Dietrich'H ulilo of Iho light
van prcHented by Attorney Hatty. Tim
vork of drawing tin * Jury WIIH com-
deled IhlH afternoon and the list IH
H follows :
Phillip Potter , of Omaha ; 13. L.
'otter , of Omaha ; C. 11. JiiHlIco , of
'rlond ; John 11. KnowlcH , of Fro-
nont ; William Carroll , of Fremont ;
Mhert letting , of Grand Island ; G. L.
vonnody , of Valentino ; George Heck ,
if MeCook ; C. A. Phillips , of Lincoln ;
I. P. Onkoloy , of Grand Island ; W.
S. Cornull , of NobraHkn City ; Win.
A'oodH , of Soward.
Case Hangs on a Point.
Court adjourned for half an hour
it : > : : ! ( ! thin afternoon lo consider a
mini raised by Senator Dlctrlch'n
otniHol. It was argued that Senator
) lolrleh was not a niomher of the
Hciuilo when the alleged brlbo WIIH
accepted , and If this point IH Himtalned
t will ( < nd nil the onsen brought
( gainst the senator and growing out
if them. No further null on the In-
llctmonl will be poHslhlo If It IH found
hat the alleged bribing WIIH done
lotoro Senator Dietrich was liiHlullod
mil the case will fall flat. If the p1& |
Hhonld be HiiHtalnod It will have a rl-
llculouH ending that will tall heaviest
m DlHtrlct Attorney Summers and the
"iH'inh'H of Mr. Dietrich.
FIRE CROWDED TENEMENT HOUSES
Two New Buildings Burned by Fire
jBug Fifty Women and Children
Forced to the Fire Escapes.
Now York , Jan. 7. Two Incendliiry
fires occurred this morning In crowd
ed tenement IIOUBOS and fifty women
mil children were compelled to use
the flro escapes to reach the ground.
The man who started Iho Ilro has
boon arrested and will bo prosecuted
to the limit.
Trials of Congressman Drlgrjs.
Now York , Jan. 7. The case of
Congressman I3dwnrd II. Drlggs ,
dieted on charges growing out of the
postal frauds. ! was called for trial In
the United , States Circuit court In
Brooklyn. Hulled States District At
torney Young appeared for the pros
ecution.
INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS.
Will Be Continued Until Ordinances
of City Are Obeyed.
Omaha , Nob. , Jan. 7. MayorMooros
announced yesterday morning that
the Inspection of public buildings
theaters and department stores would
go on without interruption until all
had complied with the city ordinances
The Krug theater has compiled with
everything asked for by the building
Inspector. Deputy Inspector Faulkner
anil Clerk Grotlo saw Iho Ihealor last
night after the chairs had been re
moved , as asked by the mayor , am'
they are of the opinion that there Is
plenty of loom to empty the house
rapidly.
CANNOT HAVE THE SKELETONS
State Society Opposes Distribution of
Human Frame Among Students
of Medical Colleges.
Lincoln , Jan. 7. H has boon the
earnest endeavor of tbo medical colleges
logos of the stnto to conduct nil an
ntomlcal dissection strictly according
to law and In such a way as not to
wound the sensibilities of any person
Learning that n movement had beer
made by tbo students of a local medical
cal college to have the skeletons of
subjects dissected turned over to
them to be distributed by lot , whlcl
Is a practice not In vogue at any medical
cal school of any standing , the dom
onstrntor's association took up the
matter at a recent meeting In this
city and adopted the following mo
lion :
"That In the opinion of this society
the distribution of skeletons of sub
THE CONDITION OF THE WEATHER-
Temperature for Twenty-Four Houri
Ending at 8 o'clock this Morning.
Forecast for Nebraska.
Coiidltloim of the woalhor an ro
ot-dud for the " 1 hours ending at 8
i. in. today.
ilaxlniuni 10
llnlinuin 27
\vorngo lilt t * f
Total tuiowfall for month 2.00
'olal precipitation for month . . . .M
laromoler 2D.OI
Chicago , .fan. 7. The hnllotln IH-
uod hy the Chicago ntatlon of the
United StatoH weather hiircnti this
lornlng , glvon the forecast for Nc-
riiHku an follows : i-
Fair tonight and Friday. Probably
ooler tonight ,
ecln ilfuHectcd among modlOal Htu-
enlH IH contrary to law , against the
iloroHln of widely , and lllcoly to
roimo pnhllc prejudice against the
met lee of dlHHcctlon , and that the
arloiiH eollogoH ho requested to ro-
nln all mieh HkolotoiiH IIH the prop-
rty of the college. "
0 ASSESS ON FULL VALUATION
County Auscoors Will Meet nt
Lincoln on the 20th to Determine
Policy.
Lincoln , Jan. 7. "County assessors
vlll have ( o see that assessments are
indo on Iho market value of prop-
rly under the terms of the now law. "
aid Secretary G. D. Bennett of the
Kiard of equalization speaking of the L
pproachlng mooting of the county as-
eHHOI'H.
"Thoro la a pronenoHH for Iho assess-
TH to get togolhor and ngroo to llx an
rbllrnry value on property much hew -
> w what It would bring on the mar-
tot , but Hiich practices will not bo
oleraled. The law contemplates that
ho market value shall be tnkoii , and
will no longer bo allowabo for them
0 fix some low standard and titan as-
CSH all property of the same claslfl-
ntlon on Iho HIIIIIO Hlandard whatever
IH value mny lio. Such a practice reIn -
In a great Inequality of taxation
mil II cannot ho tolerated. "
Mr. Bennett Hinted that ho expects
1 largo attendance of Iho newly olec-
oil county tiHHOHKors who nroU ) on-
01 c.o the torjiiB of the statutory the
arlous counties , at the t
vhloh In lo he Ijold ill roproHontatlvo
mil January 0. I'o ' said that the
ow rates olfomd by tile railroads for
Lincoln travelers will tend to aug-
nont the attendance. It lu regarded
IH a defect In Iho law that no provls-
on was made for the traveling ox-
lenses of Ihoso now county ofUclals
to and from the capital at least once
n a yoar. Ily bringing thorn all to-
; ether nt ono tlmo It Is said that they
could bo bettor Instructed than by let-
jr , and It would bo possible to secure
a uniform enforcement of tbo law.
Tlio Information given that the do-
HloiiH of the court In the cases
brought In November on the relation
jf Henry 13. Palmer and Ralph 13.
UrecKcnrldge would have to stand was
regarded at the headquarters of the
board of equalization ns an Indication
that the attacking partlos have given
up all hope of defeating the measure
m conBtltutlonal grounds , and will
cling to minor technical points of at
tack. It Is supposed that a suit will
eventually bo brought to require the
mllorm asoKsmoiH of homo and for
eign companies on cancellations and
rolnHurance.
The case Involving the validity of
the two per cent reciprocal tax Im
posed on foreign Insurance companies
was up for argument. Attorney General -
oral Prout appearing for the state.
Ho contends that the act Is a valid
exercise of the polled power of the
state legislature , while the counsel
for the Insurance Company of North
\morlca of Pennsylvania seeks to
avoid tlio payment of the tax claiming
that It Is not constitutional. Another
contention raised by the counsel for
the company Is that the law cannot
apply to Pennsylvania corporations
form the fact thaJ there are rib Ne
braska conccrnshlch have been per
mitted to operate In the Keystone
and therefore no company from this
state has been subjected to the .recip
rocal tax imposed by the laws of Penn
sylvania. The reciprocal tax law
brings about $50,000 a year Into the
state treasury.
She Came From Minnesota.
Randolph , Neb. , Jan. 7. A magnetic
healer , known as Mrs. Dr. Cashman ,
came to grlof hero , and because of
poor business had to ask for aid from
our citizens. She was given a ticket
to Sioux City by popular subscription.
The doctor operated in Worthlngton ,
Lyle and other Minnesota towns and
word from those places queered bor
business hero.
Hotel Men Organize.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , Jan. 7. Hotel
men from Minnesota , Iowa , Nebraska
and North and South Dakota are gain-
erlng here to meet In convention and
permiyjontly organize a Northwest
hotel men's association. The mooting
was called to order at 2 o'clock yester
day afternoon bj F. II. Kent of Huron.