MARRIAGES AND PROSPERITY
faow Good Timei Affect the Matrimonial
Aipiratitni of the Young.
CUPID'S WORK AND THE COUNTY'S CASH
Flsrare saowlaa; What the County
Hare Had and Spent la
Douglas Coauty far Laat
Fifteen Tear.
TITE OMXn.V: DAILY" BEE: MONDAY. MATJCIT . 20. 1003.
Public record afford a fair Index of th a
condition of the people. Take the m.
rlngo llcenso records, for example. TIb,
show unerringly the state of public, af.
fairs. When times are good youn folks
wed, and when business la bad, employ
ment scarce and wages low, It 'jg not easy
to Induce lovers to assume t. responsi
bilities of married life. Thr this Is ab
solutely true Is disclosed Ay tbe records
of the Douglas county c,Urt for tbe last
fifteen years. In 1830. evtien times .were
still good, and tha way of the boom wss
that the function of Cu-j-, jocaj arf.nt
Is not one to be despised .. the making
up of tbe cash account, taken up. The
average number of lie,,,,,, ued nrraalry
during this time he been 1,16. with fees
of I2.U1. ' . ;
Salaries County Court.
In fifteen yeyra Douglas county has had
four county judges namely: George W.
Shields. Ja-p, w. Eller. Irving F. Baxter
and Dur Vinsonhaler. The last
named "j serving the second year of his
tWr ittin as county Judge. In 1W0, the
first year of Shields' second term, the sal
arl sj of the office were H.9B.K; In 1904, the
flut year of Vlnsonhaler's third term,
(he salaries of the office were I, 422.21, an
increase of 13,459.29, or (5.7 per cent. In
1A90 the total receipts of the county judge's
office from marriage licenses and court fees
reported to the county board were 6,6S4.8,
and In 1904 the total receipts from the
same sources wore $9,414.06, an Increase of
S3.72t.10, or 86.8 per cent. The Incresse in
salaries paid In the office outran the In
crease In the receipts from business trans
acted by II per cent
Three times In fifteen years have the re
ceipts of the office from fees failed to pay
its running expenses. Once. In 1892, the
first year of Eller' s administration, when
tlon. This will show how closely the ex
penses of the office. In which practically
all are composed of salaries, come to eating
up the fees of the office.
During" the fivw years since Duncan M.
Vinsonhaler h.i been county Judge the
office hsrs had a surplua of fees three times,
a total of S2.503.ft havtug been tarried over
to the county treasurer from this source.
Twice a deficit has 'occurred, necessitating
the payment of tfisf.so by the county. This
leaves a net surplus for the five years of
Vlnsonhalrr's arlrr.lnistratlon of S1.9P8.88. or
sn average per yonr of S381.73. The average
annual suiplus Tor the flftren years hat
been lflOO.66, tra,vlng Vinsonhaler behind the
fifteen-year average annual surplus ISS.M.
But this falVIng off In money turned over
to the couniy makes even a worse showing
when compared to that of his predecessors.
Fall In; Off la Surplus.
In tea years prior to the Vinsonhaler ad
ministration the office of county Judge
turned in to the county treasurer a surplus
of fees of $7.1l.li, an average for five-year
terras of I3.560.i7. This leaves Vlnsonhaler's
five, years behind the others exactly H,M.(,
an average annual falling off in surplus
Vald In of S322.97.
The total expenses of the county judge's
office during the five years of the Vinson-
COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE,
Receipts and Expenditures for the Years 1890 to 1904, Inclusive.
COUNTY JTJDOK.
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S5 I.
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lt7 I.
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1D01-D.
1902 D.
1903 1.
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W.
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'YV.
W.
r.
v.
V.
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M.
M.
M.
Shields....,
Shields
Idler
Eller
Baxter
Uaxier ,
Baxter
Baxter
Baxter ,
Baxter
Vinsonhaler
Insonhaler
Vlnsonhal;f
Vlnaonhaler
Vinsonhaler
Total,' fifteen years
Average, fifteen yoors.
RECEIPTS.
Marriage Licenses.
No.
"TTT
i.m
1,172
1,1
97
R29
922
1,215
1.277
1.M3
1.240
1.262
1.4
17,488
1.1C6
Amount.
I 2.4H2 00
2.&O4.00
2.S44.O0
2.200.00
1.974.00
l.sM.m
1,858.00
1,844.00
2.1130.00
16M.00
. 2.624.00
2.4SO.OO
.GO4.00
' 2.840.00
2,758.00
S34.970.00
t 2.3S1.00
Court
Fee
S 2.282.96
S.666.73
8.027.11
&.728.16
C.r.W.r6
6.143.02
4.473.12
4.610.46
4,870.8
6.1S2.0T
6.118.43
6.B94.19
6,087.23
6.3M.W5
6.G&8.06,
S77.439.4S
S 6.16 i. 62
Total
Receipt
6,8Ml,9A
6.97.73
.271.11
7S.1S
Jk,fii9.05
I.OH9.02
.131.12
6.454.46
7.510.86
8.716.07
8.642.43
8.074.19
8.691. 21
8.191.96
,414.06
S112.409.38
I 7,493.96
EXPENDITURES.
Salary.
Stamps
at Etc
4.962.92
6.124.00
6.657.68
6, 452. 72
IIS. 32
6,6.66
6.S!7.P6
6.101.11
6.648.57
7. too. 46
7.6M.56
8,128.24
7.6S3.24
8,3. 21
8.422.21
2101.307.72
S 6.753.86
S 171
178.60
68.30
89.16
79.05
128.66
124.06
109.40
149.20
120.60
138.80
197.70
189. CO
218.45
148.40
167.68
S2.091.83
Total.
S103.399.66
S 189.46 S 6,893.30
Sur
plus. fM8 43
778.43
l.K6.3!
2,417.18
Z79.42
123.77
204.14
836.79
y2.2
850.18
"siilw
"34.26
S9.980.85
S 600.651
Deficit.
$375.72
243.65
361.66
1971.02
Salaries, 1$00 to 1804, inrlustTa, 128,320.64; average, $5.(W5.15, or 84 per cent of receipts.
Salaries, 1895 to 1899, Inclusive, $32,903.63; arerAge, SH,5f0.72, or 02 per cent of receipts.
Salaries,. 1000 to 1004, Inclusive, $40,003.45; avftnge, $8,018.60, or 03 per cent of receipts.
Salaries Increased in Ave years, 16 per cent
Salaries Increased In ten years, 41 per cent.
egtnntng to recede, the county Judge Is
sued permits to wed to 1,216 couples. From
that year, as business gradually grew
duller and the general outlook mora and
more uninviting, the number of marriage
licensee issued dropped off steadily, until
the deficit to be met by the taxpayers was
1875.72, and twice during the administration
of Vinsonhaler, his total deficit being 3596.30.
In eachInstance the salaries paid amounted
to more than the total receipts of the office
from .fees.
4
COUNTY COURT FINANCES.
Statement showing amount of monies paid into and paid out
of the county court during the post fifteen years, as shown upon
the administration, guardianship, condemnation and assignment
fee books:
County Judge.
1880 G. W. Shields
lil O. W. Bhlelds
VaZ-J W. Eller
8tJ J. W. Eller
18H4 I. V. Baxter
lNSfi I F. Baxter
38961. F. Baxter
18971. F. Baxter
1K98 I. F. Baxter
lWiftI. F. Baxter
1900 D. M. Vlnaonhaler..
1901 H. M. Vinsonhaler..
1902 D. M. Vinsonhaler..
1903 IX M. Vlnaonhaler..
1H D. M. Vinsonhaler..
D. M. VlnaonhaJor..
Total
2.5.5 52 "'oC.
:o?g s,8. 53 8c
. t T 9 t : a- n
tloT630.7O 84,578. 91 $ 96,104.61 $ 82.647.64
12.666.97 399.11 12.966.08 8.132.23
t.823.86 9,823.85 1.O75.O0
8,748.86 8,748.86 3,644.36
6.104.49 7.940.66 13,046.16 1.717.60
11.327.66 t.096.41 16,422.96 1 2.143.22
4,279.64 20.229.87 24,609.61 . 16.295.31
8.214.20 ' 1,042.61 9.256.71 2,853.21
6,403.60 27,186.00 23.59.50 6.491.30
' 28,098.20 83.7)6.28 61.803.48 38,344.22
23,469.26 21,871.86 45.131.12 20.245.73
24.886.88 66.316.02 9U.2O0.41 65.012.67
26.W7.84 18,342.63 43,530.37 20.949.00
22.581.87 7,363.87 29,946.24 4.466.25
16.478.99 27.932.43 63.411.42 . 40.903.64
12.607.48
rtZ&. 18J ilk SB 20. 798. 46 S547.479.28 $318.821 .68
Vlnson-
Fifteen Bhlelds' Eller's Baxter's haler's
Tears. Term. Term. Term. Term.
? Average on hand, each year $14,949. 2 $11,643.83 $9,286.38 $10,571.26 $22,350.60
. Average receive! each year 21.8W1.66 42,6.61 ........ 1M6S-62 28,125.14
. Average paid ut each year 21.264.78 42,839.93 2.359.68 12,807.49 30,315.49
I Av. amount of money handled each year.. 38.498.62 64,(S0.S4 9.286.36 26,437.88 62.443.71
At
j the low mark of 2 was reached In 1896.
i 1 The election of McKlnley that year put
Cupid back ftito business again, and since
hen the increase In marriage licenses Is-
i iiued has been notable. In 1898, when the
t Transmlsidssippl Exposition made Omaha a
V desirable place to come for the purpose,
,a 1.31C Ibjftnses to wed were issued to as
' many couples. Each year since then has
f seen the record of 1890 surpassed, and In
; 1903' oven the big record of the exposition
year was broken, the number of licenses
' Ipsucd being 1.4:0, or almost four for each
tny ia the year.
In the fifteen years 17.4S6 marriage 11-
fensea have been Issued, bringing In fees
directly of the total of $34,970. This shows
Increase Is Kotable.
The table printed in connection with this
shows that during the first five years of
the period under consideration the salaries
paid to the county judge and his clerks
amounted to 84 per cent of the receipts.
During the second five years the salaries
had risen to 92 per cent of the receipts,
and during the last five years 93 per cent
of the receipts were paid out in salaries.
During the first five years the salaries
Increased 16 per cent, and during the last
ten years the increase in salaries amounts
to 41 per cent A little closer analysis of
these inures is necessary to understand the
exact retio of Increase .during the lat
five years of the period under consldera-
haler administration have been $41,004.98,
an annual average of $8,200.09. The annual
average expense for fifteen years, as shown
by the table. Is $11,893,30, showing that under
the administration of Vinsonhaler the
average annual expense of the office has
increased over the general average $1,807.69.
The total expenses of the other judges for
the ten years prior to the Vinsonhaler
administration were ' $62,394.57, an annual
average of $6,239.46.- Vlnsonhaler's annual
average, $8,200.99, Is above the average of
the others $1,961.42.
Goes Into Salaries.
In the matter of salaries, the same con
dition is noticed. In the last Ave years
the salaries paid In the office of county
judge have -amounted to $40,193.46, an an
nual average of $8,088.69. For the fifteen
year period the annual average Is $6,758.85,
an excess for the last five years amounting
to an annual average of $1,284.74. For the
first ten years of this period the total
salaries paid by the other judges was
$61,114.27, an annual average of $6,111.42.
This leaves an excess of $1,927 for the an
nual average during the Vinsonhaler ad
ministration. During the last three years
and nine months the salary of county
judge has been $500 pet- year greater than
it was prior to that time, but after al
lowing -due credit' for this, the 'Increase Is
still most noticeable.'
j
One of a aeries of ties lllas
tratlODsby Frederic memlogtea
la Collier's Kssaiogtoa Ntirasar
The day Frederic
Remington began his
career as Painter and
Historian of the West r
" I was nineteen years of ag and
he was a very old man. Over the
pipes he developed that he was
born in western New York and
bad tone West at an early af e.
His West was Iowa. Thence
during; bis lorif life he bad fol
lowed the receding frost tiers,
always further and further wast.
And now,' said be, there is
no mora West.'
There bs was, my friend of the
open, sleeping ia a blanket oa
the ground (it snowed that night),
eating his own villaniee out of
bis frying-pan, wearing a eottoa
shirt open at th throat, and
bunting bia horses tbrougb tho
bleak bills before daylight; and
all foe enough snoney to mend
harness and buy wagon graasa.
Ha bad bia point of view and ba
mads a new one tor me."
WATER BOARD IS IN THE DARK
Members Hand Some Questions I'p e
City Attorney Brers for a
' Solution.
Th six members of the Water board held
a special meeting at the city hall Saturday
afternoon to discuss plans and procedure
under the new water law. The meeting
was not announced In any way. Accord
ing to members questioned no definite ac
tion was taken, but considerable time was
devoted to talking about the new r.'ghts
and powers of the board and whether or
not water rates should be cut pending the
return of the appraisers and actual ac
quisition of the plant. k
City Attorney Breen was called into the
conference nnd a number of questions pro
pounded by Member Congdon. Mr. Breen
desired time to make sure of tho answers
and it was given him.
'No action of any kind was taken," as
sured ono of the members of the board.
"The advisability of reducing water rates
was discussed at length, as well as the
other rights and powers of the board under
the new law. We expect to meet in about
ten days or two weeks and decide formally
what course w shall take on the rate and
other mattera"
It was announced that the appraisers ex
pected to come to Omaha early in April
to hold a short session gathering additional
testimony and reJnspectlng certain parts
of the plant. No Information was given
out regarding the progress the engineers
have made nor the possibility of a unani
mous report.
RAILROAD BUILDERS ARE -BUSY
Kllpatrlck II rot hers Talk of Soase
Work I'nder Way and Are
Looking for More.
William H. Kllpatrlck and 8. D. Kllpat
rlck, ef the big railway contracting firm,
were in the city during the week on busi
ness pertaining to some of their railway
building contract. Asked regaining the
progress of railway construction during
this year, both of the Messrs. Kllpatrlck
expressed themselves as very well satis
field with' the outlook. "We manage to
keep pretty busy," remarked Deb. Kllpat
rlck, "and have no reason to complain.
We now have a force of men at work on
the Marysville-fnlon Pacific cut-off, end
are working from Marysville, Kan., to
Oketo. We are going right ahead with the
work regardless of the weather."
Asked in reference to some recent railroad
building contracts in Colorado, Mr. Wil
liam H. Kllpatrlck said: "Yes, we have
about fifty miles of building to do out there
and expect to get at It right away."
While the Messrs. Kllpatrlck were as
usual reticent as to the purpose of their
vlBlt to Omaha, it is presumed that it
has something to do with certain railroad
work now under contemplation by the
Missouri Pacific In this vicinity, and for
which contracts ara to be. let shortly.
Collier's
Remington Number
Oa Sal Everwaste, aaarcn V
DVORAK INQUEST THIS MORNING
Helatlv Hero to Tak Ckara f Body
aad Peter rrelde's Sen Will
Bry Hlaa.
Coronra inquest will be held this morn
ing at o'clock over the body ef Joseph
Dvorak, tbe Wilbur farmer who was
found asphyxiated Saturday morning In
his room at the Prague hotel, on South
Thirteenth street A relative of the dead
man arrived Sunday from Iowa to take
oharge of the body.
Peter Frotde, tbe man who took his owr
Ufa Friday Bight by cutting hU throat at
71H North Sixteenth street, will b bu'jled
today by bia son. Peter Frolde. Tbe vrr.
dlot of the coroner jury Saturday Even
ing was that rrolde met death f abs a
knife wound inflicted by his 0W4 band.
The rnqueet brought out the fact that sui
cide has been common la the family fa
av geoeraUona back.
PROTECT YOURSELF A6AINST 6ERMS
People With Weak Stomachs Most
Liable to Catch Dlseaa.
When the stomach and digestive organs
are weak, the food does not digest, and
there Is a sour, slimy, fermenting mass.
making it an ideal spot for the disease
germs to, multiply. The only way to pro
tect yourself against disease germs Is to
strengthen the stomach and dlgeMive
organs, and Ml-o-na Is the only agent, so
far as is known, that will accomplish this.
The ordinary medicine that is taken far
Indigestion and stomach troubles is adver
tised to act, upon the food alone, and hence
can give no more than temporary . relief.
Ml-o-na' ia a certain cure in all case of
stomach troubles, excepting . cancer,
because it enables tho stomaqh and diges
tive organs to act In the.' way Nature
intended tney should. Drug cannot digest
the food; they simply decompose it
If you suffer with dlstpeea after eating,
pains in the head, chest, aides and back.
belching of gasses and jdlgested food, bad
taste in the mouth, d',stness, or vertigo.
heartburn, variable Appetite, sick head
aches, spots before the eys, and have a
general feeling of epondency, weakness,
and debility you should at once strengthen
the atomach and digestive system by the
use of Ml-o-na. ' There Is no liquid, no
alcohol, no sfHxjnful iloses with Ml-o-na.
Just one slmxsV tablet out of a fifty cent
box before eatjig, and your stomach will
soon become, so strong kad .healthy that
you will tx germ proof. Ask Sherman
Mcconneu to how- yon the guarantee
under tfilcb they sell Ml-o-na; costs
nothing. '-unless it cures.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Important Bnsici . Will Be Transacted by
Citj Council This Evening.
COMMERCIAL CLUB ORGANIZES TONIGHT
Meeting Will Be Held at Workman
Tessple to Kleet Oltleer Open
ing; of High School
nallflta.
At a meeting to be held this evening the
city council expects to transact consider
able business. A petition Is to be presented
for the grading of Thirty-ninth street from.
Q street north to the Burlington tracka
Qua Hammell of Omaha secured the con
tract for the laying of permanent side
walks for the year, but owing to Illness
Hammell was not able to sign the contract
and submit a bond. This is to be done
tonight and then the contractor will go to
work laying walks ordered some time ago.
A notice is served on property owners to
lay walks of a permanent nature and when
this is not done inside of thirty days the
city contractor goes ahead and does the
work. Then the cost is charged up against
the property on the city treasurer's books.
An effort will be made to introduce an
ordinance for the paving of West Q street
When this matter was brought up before
It was laid aside until the Missouri avenue
paving was out of the way. Now there
seems to be no reason why the Q street
problem should not come up for action.
-Cltlxens are seeking for improvements In
every ward In the city and the mayor and
council seem inclined to favor Improve
ments of ail kinds Just as long as they
can keep within the law regarding the ex
penditure of public moneys.
Vacancies on the Registration board will
doubtless be filled tonight and arrange
ments completed for the revision, of regis
tration on April 1.
Commercial Clab Tonight.
This evening those interested In the for
mat! on of a new commercial club under th
leadership of Dr. W. J. McCrann will meet
at Workman temple to talk over mattera
and elect officers. It is stated that at this
time South Omaha needs a good, live com
mercial club to boost the city, and It is for
this purpose that a new club is to be or
ganised. South Omaha nas had aeveral commercial
clubs In the last ten years, but after a
few meetings the members dropped out and
lost interest. Another effort is to be made
now to revive interest in affairs In this
city and the expectation is that quite a
number of business men will attend the
meeting tonight
Openlna Arrangement Completed.
The progress for the opening of the new
high school building on Friday night of this
week has been completed. This program
is made up mostly of musical selections.
J. ft. VaitDusen is to deliver an address
and the statue of Minerva, presented to the
school by the alumni, is to be unveiled. To
night the Board of Education will meet for
the purpose of transacting routine business
and opening bids for a piano for the audi
torium of the school building. Those In
charge of the building say that everything
is now In working order and that It will
not be long before the entire building is
occupied.
You n if Thief Arrested.
Ernest Dungan, 13 years of age. Is in
the city iall charged with petit larceny.
The police state that the youngster stole
a watch from John Iloman and had the
timepiece with him when, arrested. Homan
was working' at . Tweflty-sixth . and O
streets and left his watch in his vest when
he put oh working clothes. Dungan : was
loafing about ,t he plac'enwnd dipped the
clock. The police say : that this Is not
the first JLlmo that Dungan has been ar
rested for petit larceny. A complaint is
to be filed today charging him with petit
larceny. ( . f
Rock Island . Wreck.
Sunday morning a westbound Rock Island
freight train struck a broken rail In the
yards at IT street and the eng4ne went
Into the ditch. No one was Injured, as the
engineers and fireman had a chance to
Jump. A wrecking crew worked hard on
the tracks and during the afternoon the
damage wss repaired. There was no de
lay In trains, as the switches In the ysrds
south of Swift's provided means for the
moving of passenger and freight trains.
Removing- Emerrencr Bnsrtne.
Three shifts of men are now working at
Armour's removing the. emergency engines
ana foundations which were located lust
north of the timekeeper's office. The in-
staKntlon of the big Corliss-Hamilton en
gine did away with the auxiliary engines.
Considerable work .Is being done on the
battery of boilers. These are being re-
pslred for the purpose of giving increased
power to the new engine. It Is expected
that the three shifts of mechanic will be
kept at work for three weeks making re
pairs around the machinery building of
mis plant.
Maalo City Gossip.
Mrs. J. F. Russell is renorted tn ha re
covering from a severe Illness.
Henry Oest has gone Into business on N
street. Just west of Twenty-sixth street.
The funeral of John Flnnertv Is to be
held this afternoon at St. Bridget's church.
Herman Ileal, city engineer, is still at
the Houth Omaha hospital. Last night he
was reported as slightly improved.
Mayor Kontsky Is being urged to put
men to work flushing the paved streets
In the business portion of the city.
There seems to be no improvement in
the condition Of R. B. Montgomery. He
is reported to be In an almost critical condition.
The city council Is expected to take some
teps tonight regarding the plumbing In
he city hall building. The sewer has been
clogged for several days.
The locsl lodo-e of Entries adopted suit
able resolutions on the dnath of Dr. James
Kellv. A copy or the resolutions win De
forwarded to relatives In Montreal.
To Prevent the tsrlp.
Laxative Bromo Quinine, the world wide
Cold and Grip remedy, removes the cause.
Call for the full name and look for signa
ture of B. W. Grove, tbo.
T
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REAL
issue!
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Headaches
t a jnaUAJ4L4
7
!W' '2 aches will
J miantes
5 It looataioe
SyJ Don I snt
Tb mast sever bead-
wiU yield in a tew
sranus
Quinine).
suffer any longer.
Get a bos todsy ash your druggist lac
mndnio-LnTr
LmiJ OOHTalHS HO QUIwIMKa at
All druggists, 25c. vr by mail.
enemas McConncll ferug Co.. Cor. IM
aa uaoga oixeeia.
To the People of Nebraska:
There is an attempt now being made by the combined railroad, line elevators nnd
line lumber yard interests gathered at Lincoln to cause the enactment of a law' known a
IIOUSE ROLL NUMBER 255 by which the taxes of the people will surely be Increased,
and the home administration of their county expenditures for bridges will In part be re
moved from the hands of their local authorities. NO SIMILAR LAW HAS EVER YET
BEEN ENACTED BY ANY STATE IN THE UNION.
. THIS LAW IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LUMBER AND GRAIN TRUST
NOW OPERATING LINE ELEVATORS AND LUMBER YARDS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE, and to the end that such trusts may inflict upon the tax-paying public of this state
the same heavy exactions they are now inflicting upon the people of this state in their
lumber purchases. Preliminary to accomplishing this purpose they must have some law
through which they can wipe out the business of parties engaged in furnishing material
and constructing bridges in this state. This they have found in House Roll 233. Not
withstanding the large amount of money spent for bridges, none of the men engaged in
such work have ever been a,ble to acquire more than a moderate competency in such busi
ness. This is of itself the best guarantee of the fidelity and care that has beeu used in
the expenditures for bridges by our county officials now charged with the care of such
matters.
Engaged in an unequal fight at Lincoln with these combined trust forces is Robert
Z. Drake, owner of the Standard Bridge Company. WE APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF
THIS STATE TO HELP HIM BY THEIR ADVICE, SYMPATHY AND ANY OTHER
HONORABLE MEANS TO PREVENT THIS INIQUITOUS MEASURE FROM BECOM
ING A LAW.
We are, In the Interest of honest home administration of Jiome affairs, and always
in the interest of fair play,
Very respectfully,
LEVI MILLER, President of First National Bank, Stantou, Neb.
L. SMITIIBERGER, Farmer, Stanton, Neb.
BOB APPLEBY, Real Estate Agent, Stanton, Neb.
JOSEPH GRATTIN, Merchant, Stanton, Neb.
J. G. BENEDICT, Mgr. West Point Milling Co., West Folflt, Neb.
WM. BREITINGER, Liquor Dealer, West Point, Neb.
JOHN HOAR, retired, West Point, Neb.
S. S. KRAKE, Attorney at Law, West Point, Neb.
J. F. KAUP, County Clerk, West Point, Neb.
H. S. SUMMERS, M. D., West Toint, Neb.
M. E. KERL, Mgr. West Point Brewing Co., West Tolnt, Neb.
W. A. BLACK, President First National Bank, West Point, Neb.
J. II. THOMPSON, Druggist, West Point, Neb.
OTTO ZASEK, Mgr. Baumann Drug Co., West Point, Neb.
H. W. BAUMANN, Merchant, Wrest Point, Neb.
JOHN WARD, Farmer, Geneva, Neb.
FREDERICK J. WEARNE, M. D., Physician, Omaha, Neb.
JOHN F. FLACK, President City Savings Bank, Omaha, Neb. I
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G2ar i
ASPHYXIATED IN HIS HOME
Byron F. Carpenter of South Omaha Suo-
cumbs to Gas.
THE BATH ROOM HEATER LEAKED
Wife of Dead Mao Discover rilarnt
of Her Ilnsbnnd Too Late to
' Prevent Death from tb
Deadly Fumes.
Byron F. Carpenter met doath from as
phyxiation In the bathroom at his home,
912 South Thirty-seventh street, at 1 o'clock
Sunday. He was overcome by escaping gas
from the connections of a small heater
which he used to warm the room.
He had been In the bath room, which is
on the second floor, perhaps twenty min
utes. His wife noticed the smell of gas
In the lower hall and called him. Receiv
ing no answer, she went upstairs to the
bath room.' She was met by a flood of gas.
In the bath tub, his body partially covered
by water, lay Mr. Carpenter. He was un
conscious, but yet alive. Mrs. Carpenter
ran for a bottle of whisky and poured soma
of it down her husband's throat. At the
same time a daughter opened the window
and turned off the gas.
Neighbors were called and Mr. Carpenter
was carried to his bed. Dr. Hoyt arrived
shortly, and declared that the patient was
dead. Dr. Moore and Dr. Borglum, Jr.,
also were called.
Coroner Braliey was notified. He decided
that an Inquest would be unnecessary.
Pipe Connection Leaked.
The leak waa found In the rubber attach
ment connecting the gas Jet with the heater.
Mrs. Carpenter says that her husband's
ense of smell was Impaired and that on
several occasions he had failed to detect
escaping gas. A weak heart accounts for
the fact that he succumbed so quickly to
the gas.
Mr. Carpenter has been In the live stock
business in South Omaha lor seventeen
years. He waa associated wnn j. a. rain-
erd and W. II. Green. He came to Omaha
from Dunlap, Ia,, where for twenty-seven
years he was In the mercantile business.
Mr. Carpenter was 67 years old. lie waa
member of the South Omaha lodge of
Masons. He leaves a wife and daugnter,
two brothers, Wallace C. of Rosebud, Mont.,
and Henry C. of Cleveland, O., and a twin
sister, Mrs. II. A. Adams, of Sandwich,
IlL
DEATH OF JAMES C. BRENNAN
Well Known Contractor and Poli
tician I Saddenly Carried Off
by a Heart Spasm.
James C. Brennan died Saturday even
ing at hi home. tH South Thirteenth
street, of heart failure. He had not suf
fered any illness until in the morning.
while superintending seme work on Walnut
hill, when he was seized with an attsck
He returned home and grew better, but
later In the day, feeling a return of the
attack, he lay down, and while the doctor
was on the way, died. No funeral arrange
ments have been made and relative from
Virginia hav been notified and are ex
pected to com to this city.
Mr. Brennaa was bora In Ireland in 1861.
He earn to Omaha about twenty years ago
and was well and widely known here. He
had been a contractor and at the time of
hi death waa la the employ of the Bren-aan-Lov
company. He was a member of
the -lower house of the. legislature m 1891
and later server aa steward of the Girls'
Industrial school at Geneva. Ia W he
was nominated by tha fusioaist as com
missloner of public lands and buildings,
Hi los will bo felt in all parts of tb
tat.
The funeral will be held on Wednesday
morning at t o'ctook from Su I'atrick'a
church.
and to tease and hurt small boys. He
says further that Porter is a kind and
efficient Instructor, one of the best he ever
saw, and one who is never rough or un
kind to children. He says that Porter
merely slapped young Mullln on the cheek
and pushed him away from the boy he had
struck and sent him to bed. The boy, says
Mr. Stewart, continued at school without
complaint and in evident possession of his
usual health until Friday, when he at
usual went home. Nothing was heard of
any abuse or Injury until the father of
young Mullln came to the school to Investi
gate, saying the teacher had struck him on
the Jaw and kicked him with his shoe.
Mr. Stewart says that young Mullln in
jured his spine lost November at the Young
Men's Christian association by a fall and
was absent from school for several days,
but after returning has been in the best of
health, has never complained and has Joined
In all the work and play of the school slnoe
that time.
Among the affidavit with which Mr.
Stewart supports his case Is one from
Henry J. Porter, who Is accused of the
rough treatment. Porter says he did not
see Mullln strike Qulllan, but heard the
latter scream, and going out was Informed
by Jessie McKnlght . that Mullln had
punched the cheek Of Sander and knocked
a piece of candy out of his mouth. Porter
swears he then pushed Mullln with his
knee on his hip and slapped him on his
cheek and sent him to bed. He says he did
not touch Mullln's spine.
There are also affidavit of lyloyd Blank
enshlp, Anna Klrkpatrlck, Henry Porter,
Lizzie Scherer, Nora Johnson, Nannie C.
Orr, Sanders Qulllan, Alberta Regnler,
Charles E. Comp, Jessie McKnlght, Christie
Wieseman, Charlie Marshall, Joe Bender
and Oscar Treuke, inmates of th school.
These appear to show that young Mullln
admitted that he was not very much hurt
and could sit down afterwards, although
not for more than half an hour. He said
It hurt him to eat beefsteak the next day,
but that he could eat all right the follow
ing day. Evidence Is also produced to
show that Mullln had said he had hurt his
back at the Young Men's Christian ssso
elation and that he had been kept away
from school for two days by It, but had
since suffered no inconvenience.
LLEWELLYN WILL BE AT HEAD
Arrangements Are Aboat Perfected
for New Rural Free Delivery .
Division
Word comes from Washington to th
effect that the establishment of rural free
delivery division headquarters at Omaha
Is now completely arranged and that tho
official order will be Issued within a feW
weeks perhaps this week. The assignment
of C. E. Llewellyn to have charge as sup.
erlntendent is also settled, Mr. Llewellyn
having been endorsed by all the Nebraska
senators and representatives as well as
tfiose from Iowa, where he has been work
ing as speclat agent since he left Omaha
at the time the division headquarter were
removed a year igo.
The Omaha division is to be a new on
in addition to the .five rural mall delivery
divisions now. It will not affect Kansas
City mnterlslly because Kansas City has
never been a district headquarters. Prior
to the passage of the bill at the last ses
sion there were divisions in Washington,
Cincinnati, St. Iuls, Chicago and
Nashville. A sixth district was orented.
and this will be Omaha, with Jurisdiction
In all states west of the Missouri river.
At the present time there are inspectors
In charge of free rural route agents In,
Boston. Philadelphia. Kansas City, Denver,
San Francisco, Spokane, St. Paul and sev
eral other points.
Formula In every book proves the new
ness and efficacy of vDINER'8 DIGES
TERS, taken before meala At Myers-DU-lon
Drug Co.
FIRE RECORD.
Locomotive Cab Destroyed.
HASTINGS. Neb., March 19 (Special
Telegram.) At an early hour this morning
the fire department was cslled to the North
western roundhouse to extinguish a fire
In the cab of a locomotive. It had gained
sufficient headway to destroy the cab. No
further damsg resulted. The fire was dis
covered after the return of the night
watchman from a Umporary absence. Tha
origin Is unknown.
STEWART DENIES REPORTS
Superintendent of School for Deaf ana
Dunk rreseats Ills Version of
th Mullln Case.
Much surprise has been aroused at th
Nebraska deaf and dumb school in this
city over the allegations of one Robert Mul
lln that he was the recipient of overstrong
discipline at the hsnds of one of the In
structors named Porter. Superintendent
R. E. Stewart now comes out with a long
brief on the matter, Including various af
fidavits from teschers and students, going
to show that Robert wa properly disci
plined for knocking a piece of candy out
of the mouth of one small Banders Qulllan.
Superintendent Stewart goes on to aiy that
during his administration there has not
been a single death among the children,
that none have been maimed, disfigured
or crippled, and there baa been no scandal
or disgrace. On the other hand he points
out that when he took charge be found the
inmate ragged and covered with vermin
and the whole Institution In a dreadful
condition; while an average of one child a
year had been killed by careless supervi
sion in addition to those killed by sick.
qU that often follows neglect. .
According to Mr. Stewart's statement of
the present, case Robert Mullln ia a good
boy who, however, needs supervision and
la Inclined to b lin.iertiuent to superiors
ill you: .Mcmrmm
ad JP'C
When your child
dislike to make it take
tasting medicine. Hence
well to know that Aye
Cherry Pectoral is very
pleasant. But it
medicine, a strong
medicine.
Time and time again we have published the
formula of this cough medicine in the principal
Medical Journals of this country and Europe,
and have mailed it to nearly every physician in
the United States.
So it follows that when your doctor orders it
for coughs, colds, bronchitis, or consumption,
he knows precisely what he is giving.
Physicians recommend their families to keep
it on hand.
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