TI1E OMAITA DAILY BEE'VTilOAY, JULY 22, lfMU.
Y.
COMPARING LASD VALUES
CommJnioner lollmer Tabulate Sale
fricei Mid Assessors' Figures.
MATERIAL. DISCREPANCIES REVEALED
Bryaa la Oat la of
ntcat Owacrabla of Railroads
Allca Takes a Few Sfcota
at Bryaa.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, July a. Speclal.)-After bar
ing devoted'' several months to the work
Land ComnflMloner Follmer baa completed
bin compilation of the land salea In seventy-five
countlea of the elate, made a com
parison with the valuation placed on the
lanj by the county assessors and filed the
same with the. State Board of Equaliza
tion. In twenty-six countlea the valuation
placed on the 'land by the county assessors
1 higher than that shown by the land
aales, but the difference In most Instances
Is very HttVv .7 ,
'A portion- of this difference fa accounted
for by the fact that In nearly every town
ship the sections on the north and' west
sides are not full sections, but each Aiar
ter, though lacking one. or two acres or
a fraction, has been assessed by the county
authorities aa a full 160 acres. Mr. Foll
mer has made his average by figuring In
every fraction of an acre. This would
make little difference on one ICO-acre farm,
but In the aggregate of a township would
materially change the average value per
acre.
In Richardson county' occurred the great
eat difference In the sales and the aaseesed
valuation, the' average per acre of the land
sold being $57.90 an acre, against the as
sessor's valuation of 17.06.' or a difference
of $10. 8ft ' In Otoe county the average value
per acre of the land sold -was $52.92, against
$6.'J0, tbe value placed on the land of the
entire county by the assessor, or a differ
ence of tt.1t. ' In Nemaha county the aver
ago value per 'acre of the sales was f 7 ii
more than-the value placed on the county
by the assessor, in Dodge county the dif
ference was $4.88 In favor of the sales.
This Is, the first time, such a compilation
has been filed with the State Board of
Kquallza'tlon and to Land Commissioner
Follmer Uf due the credit for the work, as
well as the origination of the Idea. The
task was a laborious one and for many
months- he and Mr. Eaton have devoted
their time to it and have personally gone
over most of the records'. The table show
ing the number of acres sold, together with
the average value per acre the land brought
during loa only and. the average value per
aero fixed by the county assessors follows:
Average Value Per Acre.
Assessment
Counties. Acres. Sale. 1904.
Adams ...ll.'i!7. 6? L'5
Antelope ., , . JiZ.m.bl v 16 95 17.25
linnner ,. H.941.S," . 2.45 2.(10
Hox Butte .. 10,liix.4 ' 2 72 1 96
Jtoyd ..i....-,......!..11.798 13 19.47 15.43
Brown-... 6.720.29 6 53 6.85
JJuffalo .. 34,5) 30 15.27 18.45
P"rt 11,35' 31 61.34 47.40
Hutlcr 49,404.22 42.5S 4ti.R0
J-'asa ...14.rtM.27 68.24 60 S5
Chase 9.762.35 3.23 2.30
Cheyenne 20,407.79 6.14 2.35
Clay. ,.,.,....,,.. ..'1,147.28 ' 35.00 31.75
Cunu:iri-v, ...... H.6W.79 . 5J.22 54.65
niste:' ..i
Dakota ...
Dawe.i ....
UawwO' i.
Deuel
Ilxon
Dodge.
Dundy ....
Fillmore ,.
Franklin .
Frontier ..
Furnua ...
Gago :
OailleM
'.30.657.64
41.81 1
8.879
.38,ro.3T
4.0SO.80
..:.w.'..4J.3'.'9.87
..,,..... 223.01
....22.356 53
.13.62tl.lS
8.753.3.1
12.073. 73
...20,958.93
13,407.37
4.4.53
8 92 7.10
42 98 J4. K5
2.65 8.00
31.46 12.50
4.63 1.80
38.81 ' 35. 35
67.63 62.75
4.05 S.10
40.13 38.63
16.85 18.60
6.26 6.15
9 29 12.15
47.22 43.80
' .' .s
Uosjwr f.yf. . , MW,BW2f,7 ' 9.14 10,85
eihr...X.:).,"i9Mja 13.70 14.75:
Unit 1 '..,.( 1 '.:.15.900 26.90 " 80:i0
Hamilton .-...10,747.23 43.27 ' 42.40
Harlan 4.141.40 11.76 1510
Hayes .-. 15.768.42 2.96 2 80
Mitohcoek ..X....V...... 16.018. 36 4.42 4.90
Howard 26.812.37 '. 17.88. 15.80
i Jefferson 14.914.43 84.42 31.81
Johnson ....... '...6,794.67 49.75 43 1 0
Kearney ..21. 350.50 23.96 22.95
Keith , 7,922.81 4.63 2.20
Kimball. , 7,328.68 4.08 1.85
Knox ,. '. '..20.4M.30 18.88 18.80
Lancaster . 17,86.97 43.42 41.90
Lincoln 23.758.81 6.08 8.80
Madison 15,078.58 84.30 35.50
Aicrnerson 2.875.28 s.lt 3.35
Merrick 16,853.61 28.12 27.30
Nance 23.4B4.74 27.20
Neman 6,"29.66 59 58 52.10
Nlicki::j 11.493.85 26.21 25.20
Otoo 17,496 90 52.92 69.90
rnwnee 12,745.92 48.08 41.35
Phelps.:..,.. i. 23.465 34 21.46 19.75
l'lerce ...'. .24.M1.98 28.24 24.95
Platte 6,120 47.43 42.40
Polk- : 7.10,867.48 42.57 44.76
Bed Willow 17.915.87 6.28 7.00
Richardson 7.333.92 67.90 . 48.06
Bock : 12.810.73 8.98 4.90
Saline ..10.204.66 40.88 40.45
Sarpy 15,706 65.42 69.05
Saunders 10.451.18 62.78 53.65
Seward ,.14,192.48 41.67 44. 95
Hirrrrlan ......19.167.30 12.09 " 90
Sioux , 8,361.98 2.84 3,00
Stanton-..;....: .S. 16.432.88 85.63 81.90
Thayer .....;........... .16,986.96 32.38 ' 81.10
Thomas 3,616 11 4.17 2.65
Thurston 2.180 '62.40 45.80
Valley 27.951.76 13.55 14.55
Washington v.. 5.632.46 64.27 ' 62.60
Wayno 19.649.29 ' 44.21 48.10
Webster 16.640.45 21.44 21.30
Wheeler 9,526.47 6.45 6.30
York
11.690.08 43.60 43.10
While In many counties the valuation
plirced on land by the county assessors
and the sale value; vary little, It. Is a dis
puted question whether the sales are a
good criterion to go by In getting at the
average value per acre of an entire county.
A number of county assessors who have
been before the board have said the
method was not a fair one, for the reason
that It Is generally the ' better grade of
land that changes hands, and others have
recited Incidents where they believe the
sale price was psdded or that a price
larger than was paid was put In the deed.
State Owaershlp of Railroads.
In the Commoner tomorrow W. J. Bryan
will advocate the government ownership
of railroads by states, the government
ownership of telegraph lines, an Income
tax, a change In the method of selecting
postmasters so that each county can select
this official, and the election of federal
Judges. He wl'.l announce that the sliver
Issue Is not an Issue at present, but must
be held In abeyance, and predicts that It
will yet triumph when It becomes appar
ent that an asset currency is to be sad
dled on the country.
A greater portion of the long article is
devoted to the question of government
ownership of railroads and municipal own
ership of municipal franchises.
Allen Goes After Bryan.
Former Senator W. V. Allen takes Issue
with W. J. Bryan on the latter reasons
for his Intention to vote for Judge Parker,
and In the Nebraska Independent, Issue!
this afternoon, he has this signed state
ment, in which a few hot shots are sent
after Mr. Bryan:
Editor Independent: The declaration of
the Hon. William J. Bryan that he "alial!
vote for Parker and Uavls. the nominees
of the democratic national convention,"
will disappoint thousands of his friends
and followers.
The first reason Is not well taken, as
Imperialism has become the fixed policy
of this nation under many acts of con
gress and the decisions of the supreme
court. It can not be changed without
changing the personnel of the presidency,
of each branch of congress and of the ma
jority of the supreme court, and this can
not be done by the election of Judge
Parker.
To accomplish these reforms and to
adopt a domestic policy, which the
fathers of the republic said was the only
true and safe policy, will require the re
peal of many acts of congress and the
overruling of DeLlma against Bldwell, 1XJ
United States 1; the Diamond Kings, 183
United States. 176; Downes against Bid
well. 182. United States, 244, and -other
recent decisions of the supreme court.
These can not be accomplished by the
election of Judge Parker.
Mr. Bryan has no sufficient cause for be
lieving that the second reason is well
taken, as Judge Parker has made no
declaration on the race problem and It is
not certain that the race question Is not
to become a national issue, in fact, the
rapid increase of the negroes' and the end
less tide of immigration from undesirable
sources are forcing the race problem on
the attention of the people of the United
States whether they would have It in
jected into national politics or not.
Deceived la Bryan.
Tho third reason given by Mr. Bryan for
his intention to vote for Judge Parker,
vis., .that Mr. Roosevelt stands for tho
spirit of war, might be well taken if there
were but two candidates Koevclt and
Parker in the field. But this can be
avoided by voting for Mr. Watson. But
there is really no reason to belleva that if
Judge Parker were elected he would pu.-sue
a oiirereni policy, no tins made no dec
laration on the subject and there is no rea
son to think that, coming from New York
where the spirit of Imperialism Is rife nnd
has Its habitation, there Is anv likelihood
of his adopting a policy different from that
or Mr. itooseveii.
The fourth reason given bv Mr. Bryan
for his Intention to vote for Judo upiker,
viz., that the democratic platform advo
cates a reduction of the stnndliiK nnnv, Is
Inadmissible. While the standing nrmy Is
larger than It was at the beginning of the
Spanish-American wnr, it Is not too laice
for a nation of our proportions and Impor
tance and as a nucleus for a .arnr army
In case of retl danger. The standing army
would have to be many times larger than
It Is now to be a menace to the liberty of
the people.
Mr. Bryan's statement that nothing tfood
can be expected of Judge Parker on the
money question, or In the way of econoim
ca' reform, flirnlshes a sufficient reason for
hlij relectlng the Judge's i-aiuliclucy end
adopting that of Mr. Watson. If Judge
Parker was disqualified when Mr. Bryan
made a speech in New York against his
nomination, he has not become competent
by having his candidacy ratified, by the St.
Louis convention.
For eight years the popullnrs of the
United -Smtes have. becH t'oremoxt ! -ttp-holdlng
Mr. i. Bryan,-and havo twice given
hJm their support jtor the presidency, and
they did so strictly on the ground th;.t his
views on the money question were substan
tially popullstlc and with full belief
that If he became president 443 would insist
on measures and policies thot would bring
relief to the country. I tii'.tiK 1 am safo in
saying that If tho popullttU hud known that
there were no circumstances irar.T which
Mr Bryart would sever h's relation with
the democratic party he wjuld not linvj te
celved their support; or 'f they had be
lieved that his advocacy of monetary ref
ormation and a change of general commer
cial policies were suborJlnHred to his loy
alty to the democratic party they would not
have voted for him.
Holeomb Goea to Seattle.
Chief Justice Holeomb left yeoterrtay aft
ernoon for Seattle, Wash., whera he In
tends to get rid of the rheuinutlsm which
for somo tlmehas been h s evor faithful
and constant companion. His stay will be
Indefinite and during his abated a might y
effort will be made by populist nnd demo
cratic leaders to agree on him as a fuslcn
candidate for covernor.
Valentine Ora-anlaea Commercial Club.
VALKNT1NE. Neb., July 21. (Special.)
Business men here organized a commercial
club with J. H. Cornell president, A. E.
Thacher vice president, W. S. Barker sec
retary and Charles Sparks treasurer. Di
rectors of the organization are the' officers
together with C. S. Gould, T. C. Hernby,
Frank Brayton, W. A. Pettlycrew, E. C.
Davenport. The object of this organization
Is to make known the many advantages of
Valentine and tributary country and to
work systematically for the advancement
and upbuilding of this already progressive
and prosperous town. Valentine Is destined
to become more than a mere, railroad sta
tion or thrifty trading point, and with
proper dissemination of Its natural advnn-
THE MEAT QUESTION
SETTLED
Tbe solution of the moat question is simple! Tliis is
tlie'tinie to stop "tbe meat babit." Thysicians all agree
that merit overheats the bodyand creates unnatural eon
dilious. SHREDDED W H E AT "Nature's best
food" keeps the body eoorand gives perfect nourishment
and in exactly the proportion demanded by nature. It is
the .best and most economical food prepared, because, by
Government analysis, it "contains all the elements neces
sary for proper nourishment," and the 1004 Report issued
The Michigan Agricultural College shows that for a given
expenditure SHREDDED WHEAT has nearly two
and one-half times more nutriment than the beet wrloiu
Bteak Hut, think of the difference in cost!
SHREDDED WHEAT
.
Can be served in pany ways.
Shredded Wheat
Biscuit. Used with milk,
cream, fruits or vegetable.
Triscuit. The New
Toaat Used with butter
or cheese.
THINK IT OVER!
tages and resources Its business men are
confident this will soon be one of the great
Industrial centers of Nebraska. The town
Is fortunate In having natural water power
In abundance that only awaits development
to aid in Its progress.
' Fatally Hart by Fall.
' FREMONT. Neb., July 21. (Special.)
Louis Zlmpller of Bavcnna la supposed to
have fallen from a second Story window of
the Labell house last night and will prob
ably die from the effects of his Injuries. He
was on his way to Bonesteel and while
waiting between trains drank heavily. Late
last evening he got a room at the Labell
house and went to bed. He was found by
a policeman about 1 o'clock lying on the
ground at the side of the building and un
able to move. He was carried In and a
doctor summoned, who found him paralyzed
from his waist down and otherwise Injured
Internally. Today his condition was about
the same and the doctors give no hopes of
his recovery. He Is a baker by trade and
owns some property in Ravenna. He has a
wife and four children.
RAVENNA, Neb., July n.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Word was received here late this
afternoon that Louis Zlmpfer had fallen
from the second story of a hotel, at Fre
mont, injuring his spine, which caused
paralysis of his entire body. His family
Immediately left for Grand Island. He
had been picked up at Fremont and taken
to Grand Island by H. Downer, a Ravenna
resident, returning from Bonesteel. Mr.
Zlmpfer has been a Ravenna grocer and
baker for the last sixteen years. He was
on his way to Bonesteel when the accident
happened.
Omaha Woman Bring; Salt.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., July 21. (Special.)
Mrs. Mathilda Peterson, formerly a resi
dent of this city, but now of Omaha, has
had filed In the probate court a claim for
the sum of $3,120 against the estate of John
H. Bauer, deceased. There Is a claim on
file by the estate against Mrs. Peterson and
her husband for $300. alleged to be due on
a promissory note dated October 18, 1911.
A contlnuanco on the hearing of these
claims to August 1 was granted. John H.
Bauer died In this county January 27, 1303,
leaving real estate and personal property
valued 1 at 115,600. His will bequeathed a
life Interest in tho property to his son John.
Mrs. Peterson alleges that she worked for
Mr. Bauer, sr., for a period of twenty years,
for which she has received no Just com
pensation for her services, and that at dif
ferent times he repeatedly assured her that
payment .would be made by devise or be
quest In his wlllbut that he neglected to
do so.
Wilsey for Senator.
M'COOK, Neb., Juty 21. (Special Tele
gram.) The republicans of the Twenty
ninth senatorial dlHtrlct met In McCook
this afternoon and after a lively skirmish
nominated Albert Wilsey of Moorefield,
Frontier county, as their candidate for
state senator, his nomination being made
unanimous after the first formal ballot.
The following central committee was se
lected: Chase, not represented; Dundy, J.
M. McCorkle, Benkelman; Frontier, San
ders, Stockvl'.le; Furnas, John Bankin,
Cambridge; Gosper, B. M. Allen, Hol
drege; Hayes, J. H. Chrlstner, Hayes
Center; Hitchcock, F. M. Flansbury,
Trenton; . Red Willow, W. A. Mac
Kochnle, Indlanola. Candidate Wilsey
was accorded the privilege of naming his
own chairman and secretary.
Fremont Takes York Dates.
FREMONT, Neb., July 21. (Special. ) A
Chautauqua will be held In Irving park,
this city, during the first week 'in August
under the direction of the Redpath Lyceum
bureau. The same speakers and; entertain
ers' will be here who were to haVe been at
York the am-week. A- teot,-whlcii will
comfortably seat 2.000, will be sel.'up In the
park. Among the attractions will be Bishop
Hartsell ct the Methodist Episcopal church,
Dr. George McNutt of Milwaukee and a
Joint political debate between Congressmen
Bede of Minnesota and Wade of Iowa. Rev.
F. H Janes of this city Is In charge of the
local arrangements.- '
COMING FOR TllE DRAWING
Commissioner Biohtrds of the General Land
Office Starts West. ;
INDIANS COMPLAINING OF STATE'S ACTION
Rasa ta Register at All Points Grows
Greater aa Time for Getting la
oa Deal Draws to a
Close.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. July 21. (Special Tele
gram.) W. A. Richards, commissioner of
the general land office, leaves Washington
tomorrow night for the Rosebud country
to be present at the drawing for tire Sioux
Indian lands, which begins July 2S at
Chamberlain. In speaking of townsites in
the Rosebud country Commissioner Rich
ards said today that he had an -agent In
the field who was spedlally 'Instructed to
investigate all applications for townsites.
"As yet," said Mr, Richards, "1 have not
received anything official as to the town
site applications, but I understand that at
least eight towns are contemplated. I have
safeguarded the situation so far as may be
possible and do not anticipate that there
can be any opportunities for unfair dealing
In the opening of the Rosebud country we
are profiting by past experiences and being
governed In our actions accordingly."
An unofficial complaint has come to the
notice of Commissioner Richards from In
dians residing In Gregory county to the
effect that the state of South Dakota has
been generally favored in its selections of
school land In the Rosebud. The protest In
this matter has not reached the authori
ties here, they being merely cognizant of
It through a newspaper printed at Bone
steel. The Indians assert that the state
of. South Dakota Is securing more and bet
ter lands under the public school provision
act than It Is entlSed to. . The provision
of the act under which the State of South
Dakota may make selections of lands for
school purposes Is as follows i '
Law In the Case.
That sections 1( and 3$ of lands hereby
acquired In each township shall not be
subject to entry, but shall be reserved for
the use of the common schools and puid
for by the United States at 12 60 per acre,
and the same are herehy granted to thu
state of South Dakota for such purposes;
and In case any of said sections, or part
thereof, of land In said county of Gregory
are lost to said state 'of South Dakota by
reason of allotments thereof to any Indian
or Indians now holding same or otherwise,
the governor of said state, with the ap-
irovHl of the secretary of the interior, is
inrehy authorized to locate other lands nut
occupied, not exceeding two sections In
any one township, which shall be paid for
by the United States as herein provided,
In quantity equal to loss, and such selec
tions shall be made prior to the opening of
such lands to settlement.
The complaint of the Indians Is that Gov
ernor Herrled of South Dakota has under
this section selected some of the very best
lands in the territory to be opened, thereby
seriously impairing the financial status of
the Indians, The act provides, as will be
noticed, that the state shall be entitled
to take sections 16 and 36 In each township
to be opened to settlement, but In event
that such sections have already been pre
empted or taken by the Indians In their
allotments the state may' select lieu land
In other portions of the territory ' to be
opened.
This Is' what the governor of South Da
kota has done, by and wfth, consent of the
general land office, and ft Is not considered
here that the financial interests of the, In
dians has been at' all Jeopardized by the
action of the deportment. "
t Rash Work nt Bonesteel.
bOnbsTjEel, ,s. .Pvi.iy,- At4renfin"
lng rain, last night .mitigated the extremo
heat of the last few days, although it has
made a sea of mud of the town: There has
been no abatement In the rush of Would-be
home-seekers. Six sections of Northwest
ern railroad trains yesterday brought about
1.600 people to Bonesteel, a few being bent
upon sight-seeing merely.
The total registration, Including that of
yesterday, reached nearly 86,000, 4.000
names being added to the Bonesteel
list alone. The figures at Fairfax are run
ning somewhnt low, only ahov.t 2.100 being
entered there yesterday. IjirRP parties of
certificate holders are dally making trips
Into the Roefmd, the livery stables being
taxed to the utmost to carry those wishing
to view the homestead land before return
ing to their homes.
James Nelon of Sioux City, who was
brought here at the beginning of the rush
and placed at the head of the police de
partment, yesterday resigned his position
and has been succeded by W. II. O'Brien,
a local officer. Everything In n business
way Is booming, the cutting down of fancy
prices, attendant upon the few remaining
days of the registration period, adding Im
petus to an already enormous volume of
business.
A farmer from Fort Recovery. O., whose,
name couid not be learned, was held up
last night nnd a small nmonnt of money
taken from him.
A half dozen shots late Inst night created
some excitement for a few moments, but
Investigation showed that they were fir'd
by some overenthuslastlc admirers of Bone
steel liquid refreshments, no harm result
ing. Aside from these two Instances and
the gaming, there has been no lawlessness
during the past twenty-four hours.
Over Fifty Tbouaand at Vankton.
, YANKTON. 8. D., July 21. (Special Tele
gram. )-But two days remain of the great
registration. Captain Wahly, clerk In
charge, gave out as the ofili lal figures for
today 6.356 registrations, with a total to
date of Bl.OL. A greatly Increased force
of clerks Is at work In the classification
department, where the work must be com
pleted before the drawing on July IS. Fif
teen young women from tho best families
in the city, In charge of a. chaperon,, are.
among tho new clerks. All Yankton Is
looking forward to the close of the rcsls
tratlon. Nearly every one Is overworked.
CHAMBERLAIN. S. D.. July 21. (Special
Telegram. )-Today'a registrations for the
Rosebud drawing were 815 at this point.
Arrivals by this evening's trains for to
morrow morning's registration were about
1,200. But few of the arrivals are leaving
after registering nnd the crowd to witness
the drawing Is swelling rapidly. The crowd
Is very orderly and not the least friction
of any kind has been reported. The boats
sailing between Chamberlain and the Rose
bud lands are making several trips dally
and are Invariably heavily loaded with
those desiring to look over the land.
WEAK STOMACH
Hot, sultry weather Is especially apt to
upset the stomach unless the system Is
kept constantly toned up ahd healthy, and
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NORTH LOUP, July 21. Another heavy
thu iderstorm arrived about 6 o'clock and
for more than an hour rain fell In arrent
qunntlty. A large amount of alfalfa hay
Is down rendy for stack and was damaged
to some extent.
NORTH LOUP. July 21.-Durlng a thun
derstorm Tuesday night lightning struck
the stable of Joel Townsend, living a few
miles south of town. There were several
head of horses in the stable and three of
them were killed.
OGALALLA, July 21. John W. Towle of
Omaha was awarded the contract on the
two bridges across tho North Platte, his
being the lowest bid. There were ten bids
oir tllo with the board and a good attend
ance of bridge men came to the letting.
TABLE ROCK, July 21. In the case of
the Remonstrators against the Saloon,
which was taken to the district court at
Pawnee City, before Judge Kelllgar, the
remonstrators won out, so there will be no
saloon, unless a new petition Is secured.
FRIEND. July 21 Friend had a hard
rain this forenoon, nearly two Inches fall
ing In two hours. Farmers are having a
hurd time haying and cutting small grain.
H. A. Shufeldt hud about twenty bushels
of wheat to the acre. He Is the first one to
thrash. x
STELLA, July 21. Fern, a 5-year-old son
of Charley Paradiee, fell out of tho hay
loft of Daniel Sarvls while visiting In town
yesterday evening and broke a piece of
bone out of the elbow Joint. An X-ray ex
amination bv Dr. Allen showed the piece of
bone chipped off.
FAIRBURY, July 21. Russell Cole of Des
Moines, la., was arrested here yesterduy
on the charge of drunkenness. Papers in
his pockets showed that he escaped last
April from the Mount Pleasant hospital
for Inebriates. The officers of that Insti
tution were notified.
CRETE. July 21. Fire destroyed the resi
dence of Mr. Swoboda In the south part of
town this morning at 1:30 o'clock. Scarcely
anything was saved from the house. As
the house was situated outside of the water
works district not much could be done to
extinguish the fire.
FAIRBURY, July 21. C. A. Ray and Jo
seph Cook, two young men who stole about
SaM worth of goods from the store of W.
S. Rounds at Thompson Sunday night
were captured at Lincoln and had their
examination here yesterday. They pleaded
guilty and were held to the district court
About one-third of the goods were recov
ered. They claim to have relations in Illi
nois. STELLA, July 21. J. H. Overman has
contracted for the material and begun
tearing down the old Hogrefe storeroom
preparatory to erecting a modern hotel. It
will be two lots wide and two stories and
basement, with twenty sleeping rooms, all
heated by steam. The town nas greatly
needed a building of this kind and as It Is
on the corner opposite the opera house it
will be convenient to the business district
NEBRASKA CITY, July 21. Articles of
Incorporation of the Otoe Poultry company
have been filed with the county clerk.
The company Is capitalised for 110,000 and
the stock divided into 400 shares wlorth
$4 each. One-hali of the capital stock
has been paid Irf'by the Incorporators.
C. C. Brant. J. Gilson, T. F. Lourence and
O. L. Thompson. The company has se
cured a traot of land In the western part
of the city and will begin to hatch chick
ens with Incubators at once end will en
deavor to supply the market with young
chickens during ths entire year.
Q It ANT, July 21. The rainfall at Grant
Tuesday evening was something unusual
for this place. According to the govern
ment water guage 3.22 Inches of rain fell.
There has not been much rain lately and
vegetation was beginning to need moisture.
We almost had hot winds recently and
the rain has cooled the atmosphere ami
given the crops a fresh start, r'rom re-
fiorts the rain seemed to have been general
n Perkins county that night. Very few
hall stones fell; the lightning was severe
nnd several telephone and telegraph In
struments were affected.
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