THE OMAITA DAILY HEE: SUNDAY. FEmUTAKY 12. 100..
RAILROAD TAX ARGUMENTS
Judge Mnngei Hears Demurref to Bill
Piled by the Companies.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BROWN ATTACKS
Case of the? Slate Presented to Chal
lenge the Bejrllngton Pies ol
Frand and Conspiracy oy
the State Board.
In the United States circuit court Judge
Munger is hearing the argument pn the
demurrer to the Injunction granted In the
railway tax caws. Attorney General Nor
rla Brown opened the argument for the
demurrer, which Is brought by the state
an the county attorneys of the various
I counties through which the respective rail
ways pass. The essential part of the de
murrer Is to deny that the State Board of
Equalisation exercised fraud or was gov
erned by public clamor In making the rail
way assessments, as alleged In the amended
petition of the railroads.
The question on tionjurlsdlctlon because
of the amounts Involved being less than
$2,000 In some of the counties was not
passed upon by Judge Munger.
The general propositions dlRcussed by
Attorney General Brown were: Challeng
ing the allegations of fraud. How may
the Btate Board of Equalisation, under
the revenue law, arrive at the tax value
of railroad property? Does this bill of the
railroad companies allege fraud and chal
lenge the Jurisdiction of the court? In
the amendment to the Burlington bill, does
It chargo conspiracy and fraud? This lat
ter proposition of the Burlington charges
that the board first ascertained the value
of the stocks and bonds and mileage and
used these findings aa a pretext to carry
out the conspiracy, and the Burlington.
questions the right of the board to use
this method for fixing tax valuations, on
the ground that the revenue law does not
so provide.
Getting at the True Valne.
Mr. Brown maintained that section 87
of the revenue law specifically provides
for Just this thing, In that In determining
the taxable property of the railroads shall
consist of the right-of-way, roadbed, side
tracks, depots, rolling stock, capital stock
authorized and number of shares paid up,
the market and true value of such stocks,
.the secured and unsecured indebtedness,
and the location and value of Its real es
tate, all of which shall be taken Into ac
count to determine their true value. Also
the total and gross and net earnings, im
provements and assets of every character.
Under this authorization of the law the
boant adopted this very tet in arriving
at the taxable value. He showed further
that tho board granted more deductions
than were asked by the roads or that they
ever required.
In reference to the Union Pacific, Mr.
Brown stated that in the body of the bill
as prepared by the Union Pacific there Is
not rm allegation as to what the stocks and
bonds of that road are, the bill being as
silent as the grave on this proposition.
Neither of the bills pretend to tell what tho
earnings of the roads are. While the Bur
lington alleges stocks and bonds In Its
schedules, It does not pretend to know their
value, "and hence," continued Mr. Brown,
"In what position are they to allege fraud?"
Continuing, he said: "Another fact kept
from this court Is whether this road ever
paid a dividend? These facts should have
been stated In this bill."
He then proceeded to show that $44,000
of the stock of the Oregon Short Line had
been Included in the Union Pacific schedule
in order to increase 8.000 mileage, making
the grand total of the mileage 6.000, when
as a matter of fact there was not a foot
of the , Oregon mileage In the state
of . Nebraska, the purpose being to
make as big a divisor ns possible in order
that the general aggregate might be re
placed on the mileage basis. As it in, the
state assessed only at the rate of $53,000 per
mile, which Is virtually $5,000 less than was
asked by the railroads. It is therefore
claimed that the state assessed only a fair
valuation and that in all respects tho con
sideration of this question is within the
Jurisdiction of this court.
Remedy for Railroads.
"The law," said Mr. Brown, "provide
the roads an adequate remeay. It Is within
the province of the county boards of
equalization to raise or lower the valuation
If Injustice Is charged. The fact Is that
the railroad slept upon their rights In
not going before the county boards. The
state board would have raised the valuation
of undervalued property If the roads had
felt that they were discriminated against.
In fact the state board did raise the valua
tion in twenty-four counUes and reduced It
In nine counties, while in sixty-six coun
ties the valuation remained as returned by
the county boards. In these sixty-six coun
ties railroad property was not Included In
the county board valuations. Hence on
this particular ground the door of equity
Is shut to the railroads. The roads further
allege fraud in that tho assessment of 1904
Is in excess of that of 19u3. This la not
borne out, as the assessment of 1904 was
made under the new law, and even had
the assessment been made under the old
law there Is no warrant for the charge of
fraud."
Matter of Franchise.
"Another claim," said Mr. Brown, "Is
that the railroads hold that a federal fran
chise cannot be taxed. As a matter of fact
the Union Pacific franchise came from
Utah, and Is therefore a state franchise,
as. the Union Pacific, under Its present
management, could not under the law pur
chase a federal franchise. Even admitting
the original franchise to be a federal one,
the present owners of the road are the
third purchasers, and hence can have no
possible claim to any federal franchise.
The Burlington also claims to be operating
under some sort of a federal franchise.
In the Union Pacific case the Utah fran
chise Is a franchise "to be,' while the Ne
braska franchise Is a franchise 'to do,'
and in Nebraska It must be assessed under
tho law."
Mr. Brown wanted to know why the
state. board had not been brought Into this
court to answer for fraud? "The roads
do not come In until the last hour and
last minute tor the relief they demand,"
continued the attorney general. "It Is
a further rule of law that laches are not
good grounds for relief. The railroads
plead for equity, but Invoke a rule that
no other active taxpayer can Invoke In
this court. It is often said that public
sentiment has lost confidence In the legis
lative and executive branches of govern
ment, but it has not lost confidence in the
courts."
County Attorney J. L. Caldwell of Lan
caster county followed Attorney General
Brown along similar lines of argument,
after which the railroad side of the case
was taken up by C. J. Greene of the
Burlington.
Position of the Railroads. -
The position taken by Mr. Greene was. In
effect, that this was an attempt upon the
part of the state to seize upon $B60,000
of the property of the railroads. He
wanted the court to determine whether
the property of the railroads was over or
under-valued. "We are only litigating the
amount in excess of what it should be,"
said Mr. Greene. "The supreme court of
tho United States has decided upon noth
ing which we claim here. We want all of
the counties joined In this suit in order
that the question of Jurisdiction may be
established. A lot of defendants will make
us lots of trouble. We maintain that the
amount involved Is In excess of the Juris
dictional amount and comes wholly within
the province of this court. We hold that
the state board exceeded its authority
and consequently its action Is void, and
that it is Joined in a conspiracy to seize
our property."
County Attorneys Present.
Among the county attorneys present at
the hearing were: Sam D. Klllen of Gagu,
Charles O. French of Nemaha, J. L. Cald
well of Lancaster, Raper of Pawnee, Stan
ley of Hamilton, Myers of Harlan, Patrick
of Sarpy, Rawles of Cass, Clapp of Jeffer
son, Arthur Mayer of Hall and Cheney of
Frontier. Attorneys Iloaglnnd & Hoagland
of Lincoln county represent that county
and County Clerk J. M. Wright and County
Treasurer D. J. A. Dirks of Nemaha county
are also Interested spectators.'
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SNOW FALL ON CITY STREETS
Great Problem of Administration During
tho Present Winter.
RAILWAY COMPANY SHARES EXPENSE
Efforts to Keep Down Town Streets
Passable Hire Exhausted the
Emergency Power of the
Local Government.
For the first time In the history oi the
city the street railway company will stand
a share of the expense Incurred by the city
In removing and handling snow in the
downtown district. The cost already has
amounted to $2,350. According to an under
standing had with Acting Mayor Zlmman
the company will bear one-fifth of the total
expenses, or about $500 of that Incurred to
date. The arrangement was brought about
through the efforts of the acting mayor,
who believed that It was no more than fair
for the street railway to pay a proportion of
the expense, since It has the use of a large
part of the street and Its sweepers merely
throw the accumulation alongside the
track, or upon the pavement mostly used
for other Vehicular traffic. The agreement
has not been put In writing, but has been
assented to by General Superintendent
Tucker in a conference held this week with
Acting Mayor Zlmman and City Engineer
Rosewater.
Xhough the snowfall this winter has been
unprecedented, reaching a total of about
three feet since November 1. the city has
used the most rigid economy compatible
with necessity In handling the snow. Ef
forts have been confined to removing tho
snow from the principal Intersections In the
district bounded by Cass and Leavenworth
and Tenth and Eighteenth streets; to keep
ing gutters clear, so flooding would not re
sult in case of a sudden thaw; toward heap
ing the white covering up on the ridges
formed close to the car tracks, In order to
make use of the streets fairly easy, and In
removing vast heaps from alleys where the
snow had been shoveled from the roofs of
big buildings.
Extent of the Work Already Done.
Approximately 4,430 wagonloads of snow
have been picked up and removed. An
average of thirty-five laborers and eighteen
teams and tcamRters have been employed
during the month. Although no funds have
been available until the levy was made
this week, the labor has been performed
under the emergency clause In the charter.
No sidewalks have been cleaned and costs
taxed to abutting property owners under
the direction of the Board of Publlo Works,
as the ordinances permit.
Should the snow continue to fall in large
quantities it is likely that compulsory side
walk cleaning will -be Inaugurated by the
city authorities. Many citizens who keep
their own walks clean, but are forced to
wade through the drifts In front of their
neighbor's property, have made complaints
and demanded that the ordinances be en
forced. In alleys where the snow from roofs has
been deposited the accumulations are
piled up as high as fifteen feet In some
cases, making the alleys absolutely Im
passible. To these Street Commissioner
Hummell has devoted all possible atten
tion the laHt few days. The economical
check rein has kept him from employing
more men or trying to do more work than
thn( described. In other cities, where the
snow is removed altogether from tho busi
ness districts, the cost will go Into the
tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars
this winter. In Omaha, however, where re
trenchment is the cry, money will be saved
at the expense of public inconvenience.
Aside from the known cost of what the
snow means to the city by reason of re
moving it and piling It where it will be the
least In the way, 'there are the claims and
Judgments that will have to be paid for
personal Injuries to persons falling on the
slippery surface. Eight notices of this
kind have been filed with the city for acci
dents since the first of the year, the claims
aggregating $40,000.
sold for a fair price for that purpose. I do
not remember, however. Just what price Is
now asked for It. As n member of the
Hoard -of Regents of the State university I
can also add that while we have often dis
cussed the feasibility of a normnl training
department, we have taken no action in
connection with this present proposal."
CUNNING BAFFLES HANDCUFFS
Loral Police Treated to Edifying- Ex
hibition by a Man Who
Knows How.
For the first time In many years a Jail
delivery was effected at the city Jail this
morning. Despite the precautions of the
police officials, who handcuffed and bound
their man until he was rigid, he managed
to get out of the Irons and under the
very eyes of the authorities. The man
who made his escape has a reputation as a
Jail breaker, having escaped the police In
many cllles. He Is known as "Cunning,
the Jail Breaker."
Mr. Cunning gave an exhibition of his
art at the police station before a gathering
of police officials and other Interested par
ties. He convinced his spectators that he
laughs at locksmiths and turnkeys and
that he Is a law unto himself when It
comes to breaking man-made bonds.
The "Jnll breaker" was In one instance
bound with eight pairs of handcuffs se
lected from those In dally use at the city
Jnll. Ills hands were locked at the back
of his head and then chained down the
back to his feet, which were also manacled.
In five and a half minutes Cunning re
leased himself. He also got out of a
straltjacket used to restrain Insane peo
ple. Some of the old police officials were
free to admit that Cunning is more than
his name wouldimply.
BOYNTON HELD AS A BURGLAR
Accused Waives Examination and Is
Bound Over to Await Dis
trict Court Trial.
Edward Boynton, the young man arrested
by Detective Mitchell on charges of burg
lary, waived preliminary examination In
police courj when arraigned on two charges
of burglary. It was charged Boynton en
tered the room of D. W. Vaughan, Jr., at
the Millard hotel and stole a grip containing
valuable personal effects. The second
charge was that of entering the rooms of
H. Q. Chamberlain at 618 North Seven
teenth street and stealing several garments.
The police authorities have a number of
other cases against Boynton, but it is ex
pected conviction will be obtalnel In the
district court on the complaints Just filed
In police court.
FIFTYSEVENTH ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE
H TTTT HT TTHPTT fi TT IT V TT T"
INSURANCE COMPANY OV PHILADELPHIA.
HENRY F. WEST. President.
Net Assets, Jan. I, 1904, at book value, $58,641,032.70
RF.CEIPTS Dl'RINQ THE YEAR:
For Premiums and Annuities.
For Interest, etc
...I1S.SH.SS4.22
... 3,45,l(.3ti
lfi.77R.501 58
$75,416,934.28
Claims by Death
Matured Endowments and An
nultles
Surrender Values ,
Premium Abatements
DISBURSEMENTS:
$3,161,732.75
l,3?n.(W2.86
9.12.26
8M,54ti.t)4
Total Paid Policyholders. . $6,342,774.51
Installment Payments 100,709. 06
IVnnsylvanla. and other Stnto taxes 3!,53C.;5
Salaries, Medical Fees. OIRce and
Legnl Expenses 624.804.06
Commissions to Agents and Kents. 1,821. 2:8.!Xi
Agency and other Expenses 119.OKt.X2
Advertising, Printing and Supplies.. 97,f43.4S
Office Furniture. Maintenance of
Properties, etc 145.556.79
$0,6I!.S76.I
Net Assets, Jan. I. 1905 $65,866,637.42
In addition to the above abntements the Company allotted to
deferred dividend policies JT.fl4.444.n9. mnklng the total apportion
ment of surplus during lflot $1,474,990.73.
Added to reserve $7,176,744.00
ASSETS:
City Loans, RMlroad and other Bonds i (Market
value. :'6.917.1.y.ii) $26
Bnk and other Stocks (Market value, $:.24. 152.501..
Mnrtgnge and Ground Bents, lot Liens (Valuation.
$."vS.(Mio,iiirt) 24,
Premium Notes, secured by Policies, etc. (Reserve
value, $3,500.0001 1,
Tollcy Loans (Reserve value $S OOO.ivhi) 5,
Loans on Bonds. Stocks, etc. (Mnrket value, Jii.ACO) ",
Hume Ofllre, Boston Office and other Real Kstate ... 3.
Cash In Banks, Trust Companies, and on hand
5S,10fOl
rvV9.R! 3$
!(4. lH2.n0
9M.710.n0
iM2.1i 24
9X.S21.43
Net Ledger Assets 05,86o,;57. 4 J
Net Deferred and Unreported Premiums 1.797.712.M
Interest Due and Accrued, etc 617.521. :9
Market Value of Stocks and Bonds over cost KSMV, 113
dross Assets, January I, 1905
LIABILITIES:
Reserve nt 8, SH and 4 per cent....
Death Claims reported, but await
ing proof
Surplus on Unreported Policies,
etc
Surplus Accumulated up Special
Forms of Policies $I.83.RM.M
Surplus for all other Contingencies. 4,tno,026.63
Total Surplus.
.$68,921,378.51
$:.9,SS7,410 08
84t.093.3t
232,262
8.960.620.4&.
dross Assets, as above $68,921,378.51
New Business of the Year, 33,871 Policies for $ 80,386,199.00
Insurance Outstanding December 31, 1904, 145,286 Policies for 342,676,444.00
C. Z. GOULD, Geti'l Agt,
522 Bee Bldjf., OMAHA, NEB.
F. W. FOSTER, Special Agent
J. A. WILLIAMS, Special Agent
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SCHAEFER'S DRUQ STORE, 16th tnd Chlci-o Sit.
CITY SALARY AND SERVICES
Excited Newspaper Doesn't Get Far
Into the Facts In Its
Scare Story.
An excited newspaper story accredits
Omaha with a $7,500 a year mayor," cal
culating abstrusely that Mayor Moores is
receiving $3,300 for his services whether he
works or not, while Acting Mayor Zlmman
would get $4,200, provided that he acted as
mayor for a whole year and drew the sal
aries of councilman and mayor at the same
time. The charter provides that the mayor
shall be paid whether on duty or not, also
that the president of the council, when fill
ing the higher office, shall receive full
emoluments therefrom. These include, be
sides tho salary of $2,600, an Income of $800
as ex-ofttclo member of the fire and police
and license boards. The salary of a coun
cilman Is $900 a year. No attempt is made
to show that In receiving ftill pay Acting
Mayor Zlmman is not following out the
law explicitly.
How misleading the assertions regarding
a "$",600 a year mayor" are concerned is
shown by the records that since Zlmman
has been president of the council he has
received a total of $1,090.48 for -acting as
mayor and member of the Board of Fire
and Police Commissioners during parts of
June and July and during August and
September, in 1904, and January, 1906. Dur
ing these periods Mayor Moores was forced
to go to resorts for the benefit of his
health. lie Is now at Phoenix, Aris., im
proving rapidly, but under physician's
orders not to return to Omaha until the
worst of the Nebraska winter Is done with.
The figures quoted show that during thir
teen months the alleged "$7,600 mayor" busi
ness amounted to only about $1,000 over the
minimum. Under the conditions no Icbs
could have been paid, according to law,
unless either the mayor or the acting mayor
chose to donate their claims to the city.
In one official act, by arranging for the
payment by the street railway company
of 20 per cent of the cost of removing and
handling snow on the streets, the acting
mayor has already reimbursed the city for
one-half of what has been paid him for
acting as chief executive.
NOT THE BURLINGTON ROAD
Schemes far Normal School at LIuJ
coin Is Backed by Former Officials,
bat Not by the Corporation.
That the Burlington railroad Is interested
In the proposal to establish another normal
school at Lincoln, as outlined In The Bee's
dispatches from its legislative correspond
ent, is strenuously denied by C. J. Ernst of
the auditing department.
"The Burlington railroad has nothing to
do with the property which it is proposed
to donate to the state, and never had any
interest in it," says he. "The title to this
property was vested in me until a few
months ago as trustee for the owners, who
are four different banks three In Lincoln
and one outside that had loaned money
upon it and were compelled to take the se
curity for the loan. Mr. Perkins, of course,
is largely Interested in some of these banks,
but Mr. Perkins la no longer actively Iden
tified with the Burlington railroad, and even
when president of the road always kept his
personal Investments entirely distinct. I do
not know anything definite about the pres
ent plan. The land la good farming land,
aggregating about 8o0 acres, and could be
Sightseeing- Omaha Car.
W. E. Brldgman of Denver, manager of
the American Sight Seeing Car and Coach
company, is in the city and met with Com
missioner McVann of the Commercial club
and W. Brooks Reed, secretary of the
Council Bluffs Commercial club, and W. J.
C. Kanyon of Sotuh Omaha for the
purpose of talking over the situation for
establishing a tri-city sight seeing service
here. Mr. Brldgman Is in charge of the
service In Denver and came here at the
solicitation of Omaha people Interested In
such an enterprise. lie spent a good part
of yesterday in conference with General
Manager 8mith of the Omaha Street Hall
way company.
LOCAL BREVITIES
Miss Fannie Arrold. supervisor of music
in the public schools, writes The Bee to say
that her late brother, Dr. K. D. Arnold,
waa not a brother to Assistant City Health
Commissioner H. u. Arnold.
Grace Scott, alias Jewel Clark, of Four
teenth and Capitol avenue has been fined
$15 and costs in police court, where she
was arraigned on the charge of being a
vagrant and disorderly character.
The 2-year-old baby boy that was left at
the home of Mrs. Mary Delmore, 1411 Cass
street recently has been taken by Rev. K.
P. Qulvey, superintendent of the Nebraska
Children's Home society. A number of ap
plications has been received for the child.
The Omaha Philosophical society will
meet at its hall, northoaM corner of Sev
enteenth and Douglas streets (entrance on
Seventeenth street), on Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. The subject will be, "Fed
eral Control of Corporations," by Hon. H.
C. Brome. Everybody is cordially invited.
Admittance free.
It has been reported from the Emergency
hospital, which is located eight miles from
the poBtofnce, between Hanscom park and
Mlllurd, that the snow has accumulated
and drifted In that vicinity to the extent
that traffic is nearly cut oft. On Friday
afternoon a coal driver had to unload part
of his coal In order to get out of the
snow.
A fire of mysterious origin damaged the
Interior of the dwelling owned by John
Hathler at mil eouin ourteentn street.
The house was recently occupied by a col
ored family by the name of Johnson, but Is
said to have been vacated several days ago.
The house was well closed and locked when
the firemen arrived. The loss will amount
to $100.
The body of Joseph Dawson, father of
J. W. Dawson, proprietor of the meat mar
ket at 1613 North Twenty-fourth street,
arrived here last evening for Interment,
which will take place Sunday afternoon.
The servilce will be held at the residence
of the son, 2227 Grant street. Joseph Daw
son lived for a number of years at Las
Animas, Colo., and a few days ago be
came lost in a storm and froze to death.
He was 73 years of age.
PSfj Pullman Perfection
The Burlington has placed in service on Train No. 12,
p. m., arriving Chicago the next morning at 9:00 o'clock, and
Chicago at G:00 p,
leaving Oma
on Train No
ha at 8:05
5, leaving
m.
arriving Omaha at 7:25 a.
m.,
Electric Lighted Sleeping Cars
just built by the Pullman Company and up-to-date in every respect "As handsome
as any regular equipment ever turned out by the Pullman Company." Some good
points:
1 Two electric lights in every berth.
2 The berths are a little larger than in the older cars.
3 The toilet rooms, particularly the ladies', are larger and
equipped with every sanitary convenience.
4 The decorations and furnishings inside and out are the
highest grade of Pullman production.
V
These trains also carry an exceedingly comfortable Electric-Lighted Library.
Cafe Car.
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tasting losenges, the charcoal being mixed
with honey.
The dally use of these losenges will soon
tell In a much Improved condition of the
general health, better complexion, sweeter
breath and purer blood, and the beauty of
It la, that no possible harm can result from
th.lr continued use, but on the contrary,
great benefit.
A Buffalo physician in speaking of the
benefits of charcoal, says: "I advise
Stuart's Charcoal Losenges to all patients
suffering from gas In stomach and bowels,
and to clear the complexion and purify the
breath, mouth and throat; I also believe
the liver Is greatly benefited by the dally
use of them; they cost but twenty-five
cents a box at drug stores, and although In
some sense a patent preparation, yet I be
lieve I get more and better charcoal In
Stuart's Charcoal Losenges than In any of
ths ordinary charcoal tablets."
Merry Time Indulged In by Members
and Their Friends on
Friday Night.
The first annual social of the Live Stock
exchange of South Omaha was given at tha
Exchange building Friday evening, and
though Informal, was an elaborate affair.
Music, cards and dancing afforded enter
tainment for about 600 people, most of
whom were from Omaha. The directors of
the exchange constituted the reception
committee, who received In the lobby. They
were: Messrs. J. F. Roberts, M. R. Mur
phy, J. Laverty, William Wood, J. M.
Guild, David Olney, W. I. Stephen, Sol
Degen, Frank Chittenden, William Dud
ley, William Reed and James Dohlman. In
the open corridor upstairs fifty card tables
were arranged for those who preferred the
j game, the prises of the evening being two
nanasome cut-giass con Don uianea, won Dy
Mrs. J. A. Mclntye and Mrs. C. A. Dun
ham; a silver-mounted umbrella, won by
Mr. E. N. Munson, and a stein, won by
Mr. D. T. Murphy.
An orchestra of fourteen pieces furnished
a program and the music for the dancing,
the dining room having been converted Into
a ball room for the evening. The building
was handsomely trimmed with red and
white, the exchange colors, combined with
American flags and the Ak-Bar-Ben colors.
The committee in charge of arrangements
Included: Messrs. William Wood, J. F.
Roberts, J. Q. Martin, J. B. Blanchard,
J. O. Van Bint and Samuel Mort.
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POP BOTTLE BOYS GO FREE
Jury Decides They Were Only Look
ing for a Drink When Over
taken by Policeman.
John Karten and Charles McCarthy were
freed by the verdict of the Jury which heard
their case. The Jury was out only about
fifteen minutes before the twelve men
came back with a verdict of nob guilty.
This Is the case wheruln, lust New
Year's night, Officer Cunningham found one
man standing on another's shoulder, with
a pop bottle filled with sand In his hand
and a broken window in front of him. The
police Judge held the two boys to the dis
trict court, and there the point was raised
that a pop bottle filled with sand was not
a burglarious instrument, as charged In the
complaint. The court overruled this con
tention, holding that Intent must be taken
into account. In the trial Just finished
the defense was that the boys were looking
fpr the clerkvof the gin mill In order to get
a drink. The Jury evident thought this a
good explanation of their actions.
I Bi TO'S
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
C. F. Way of Lincoln is a guest ut the
Her Grand.
Milk Inspector Hutton has been Blck for
several days with grip.
xi7 a i,.uri'A nnrl wife nt Prpfuhtnn. O.
O. Bmlih of Keurney and J. M. Weight of
Auburn are guests ui ma dunuiu.
At the Murray: Kent Cunningham and
J M. Horton of Lincoln, F. E. Wells of
Auburn, R. C Nalcinun and Charles Tier
nun of Alliance, M. F. Stanley of Aurora.
A. T. Cole of Beatrice.
A recent telegram from Mayor Moores
i,),lu,nlv iriw ulittfa fhut ht. con-
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which are so prevalent among men, are their worst enemies. They produce
startling weakness, debilitating drains and great physical and mental torture.
They destroy sexual Instlnc-ts, cause agonizing urinary troubles and rob men of
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We have been the means of restoring thousands of afflicted sufferers to
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