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    T1IT3 CTMAfm DAILY BKE: TUESDAY, 3ULT 16, 1907.
PROTEST ON ASSESSMENT
Kailroadi Want Valuation of the
Varioni Counties Raised.
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Rallronda Wuhrd Ont.
LYONS, Neb.. July 15. (Special. ) Heavy
rains fell here Saturday and Sunday nights
and about throe Inches were recorded.
Strong winds accompanied the rains and
many trees were blown down and much
innll grain was damaged by the wind and
'rain Saturday nlht.
FHKMONT, Nub.. July 15.-HSpeclal.)-Ovcr
an Inch und a hulf of rain fell here
.yesterday afternoon and last night. Llght
"nliiK struck the house of Thomas Robeson,
on North Park avenue, but did no other
damage other than demolishing the chim
ney. The ruin was very heavy In tho
county and made railroading dlirk-ult. No.
11 on the Union Pacific was held up most
ef the night by a washout at Papllllon
and got In hero after 6 this morning. A
largo number of Fremont funs, who had
iieen down to see the ball games, were on
board. The Northwestern hud a stretch
cf track washed out near Ceresco and
trafilc was "off" on the Lincoln branch
this morning In consequence. The Bur
lington also had some soft track on the
bottoms. -
EDOAR, Neb.. July 15. (Special.) After
more than three weeks of dry, hot weather,
relief has come by a good rain that began
falling Saturday evening and continued
ahowery Saturday night and Sunday. One
and a half Inches of rain has fallen. Wheat
la now all In shock and Is of excellent
quality, and the estimated yield, It ia
thought, will not be far from twenty-three
bushels per acre. Corn Is In fine condition
and a big crop Is certain if tha waather
continues favorable. Oats are heavy and
are ready to harvest. This will be the
banner year for alfalfa and, with favor
able weather, potatoes will also be a big
yield.
FAIUMONT, Neb., July 15.-(Speclal.)-6tnce
Saturday about an Inch and a hulf
of rain lias fallen, which was much needed
for pustures and corn. . All of the wheat Is
cut,. and some stacking and threshing done.
Wheat that has been threshed yielded a
little better than twenty bushels per ucro,
!th good, plump kernels. There was some
little damage done on Saturday evening
by the wind, but nothing serious. Shocks
of Km In and haystacks wera blown around
some.
M'COOU Neb., July lB.-(Sperlal.)-The
licavy downpour of rain Sunday night
mused the Blue river to rise over eight
loct within an hour. The Stein Urothera
end fatnilles, well known business men of
Hastings, ure ramping on the Ulue In town
and had It not been for the auHlstunce
1,'lven them here by citizens, their tents
and everything would have been curried
down the stream. They barely had time to
remove them to higher ground. Farmers
wning land on the river bottom, owing
O the sudden rise, have loat fences and
Sliding material.
BEATRICE, Neb., July 15. (Special Tele
gramsFive inches of water fell here yes
tirday afternoon and as a result the Blue
river and Its tributaries are running bank
full. Iiluek Brothers' mill was forced to
close down this afternoon on account of
the high water. Much damage was done
to cellars and basements la the city; train
are all late.
NELSON. Neb.. July 15.-(8peclal.)-The
beuvlrst rainstorm of the season and for
many years visited this section Saturday
evening. There was strong wind and con
siderable hall accompanied the rain. Nearly
four Inches of water fell in about two
hours. Elk creek almost reached the high
water murk record and did a great deal
of damage to bridge, fenoea and growing
crops along the little valley. Almost every
wagon brldse on this stream la Impassable
as all approaches are badly' washed out
W. A. Barrews. liveryman, had two teams
drowned. The drivers were coming home
about mldplftht. The rain had been quite
local and they did not anticipate such a
flood. It was very dark, and before the
drivers realized the magnitude of the
waters they were swept away as they
attempted to cross the bridges, one Just
south of town and the other Just east of
town. One of the men took refuse In a
tree, where he spent the nleht over the
waters until he was rescued the next morn
ing by a farmer living nearby. About two
Inches of wator fell Sunday afternoon,
making In all six inches or better In twenty-four
hours.
St. Paul. Neb.. July 15. (Special. )-A fine
shower of rain fell here yesterday after
noon, amounting to .66 of an Inch, although
accompanied by lively thunder and light
ning, no bad results have been reported so
far.
HARVARD, Neb.. July 16. (Special.)
AVeather Observer Flemings reports two
and a quarter Inches of rain last night
between 8 and 6:30 o'oclook. This rain,
while heavy, was without wind, and no
damage came from the storm and will be
of great value, as everything was becoming
Tery dry.
TWO DROWN lit KEtllSET CA!f AI,
One Goes to Rescue of Companion and
Roth Go Dawn.
KEARNEY. Neb.. July 15. (Special Tele
gram.) Another, drowning accident oc
curred at the headwaters of the Kearney
canal south of Elm Creek Sunday after
noon. A party of youn-r people from Wil
liamsburg were at what Is known as the
"Blue Hole" fishing and enjoying a picnic
Just after having partaken of their lunch
some of the young men. were In the water,
when Tom Marshall suddenly got beyond
his depth and was tqken wtlh cramps.
James Crawford went to his rescue, but
could do nothing; with-his companion, who
was struggling desperately, and came near
pulling Crawford down with hlm. Another
companion, Frank Moon, came to his aid,
when the drowning man threw his 'arms
about him In such a mariner that he could
not free himself and both Marshall and
Moon went under and were drowned.
Both young men were of age. This Is
the second accident of this kind at the
"Blue Hole," so named from Its cold,
clear water, which Is fed by underground
springs and Is considered a dangerous
place to bathe.
Gaare Railroad Talnea.
BEATRICE, Neb., July 15.-(Speclal.)
The State Board of Equalization and As
sessment has sent to the county clerk a
schedule as returned by the railroads show
ing the valuations of the property of the
several Unesn Gage county. Some of the
flgures given are as follows:
Value of private refrigerator car lines In
Gage county, (4,604; Pullman and tourist
cars, 13,319 82. ,
Assessed valuation of the Missouri Pacific
per mile, $6,000; total valuation. $13,000.
I'nlon Pacific, valuation per mile, $9,200;
total valuation. $403,A04.
Chicago, Nebraska & Kansas, valuation
per mile. $5,000; total, $36,400.
Chicago, Rock Island A Pacific, valuation
per mile, $10,000; total. $110,000.
Chicago, Burlington A Qulncy, Republican
Valley branch, value per mile, $10,000; total
value. $n82.S00.
Atchison branch, value per mfle, $1X000;
total value, IIOB.SRO.
Omaha & Southwestern branch, value per
mils, $8,051; total valuation, $117,844.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. July 15 (Special.) The t'nlon
Pacific and the Burlington were on hand
this afternoon at the first meeting of the
State Board of Equalization with their
protests against the work of the various
o6unty assessors, kicking on what they
termed their own high valuation and the
low valuation of other property In the
state. Representatives of the Union Pacific
requested the board to set a dat efor a
hearing at which time they agreed to be
on hand and prove the allegations In thler
pflTitests, with witnesses and documentary
evidence. The Burlington mulled its pro
test, while Edson Rich, A. V. Scrlbner and
R. J. Clancy brought down the Union
Pacific papers. The board set next Monday
for the hearing.
The protest of the Union Faclflc closes
as follows:
Your petitioner therefore protests apralnsf
the assessment and valuation of your pe
titioner's property In this stale as made
and determined by this honorable body on
or about May 81, 1S"7, and prays, requests
and demands that this honorable State
Board of Equalization and Assessment give
farce and effect to the rule of uniformity
prescribed by th.e constitution and laws of
the state of Nebraska by Increasing the
assessment of other clnsees and kinds of
property In the various counties In this
state, so as to make the same conform to
law and by reducing the finding of the
value of your petitioner's property and
your determination of the assessed value
of Its property In an amount sufficient to
permit the property of your petitioner to
hear a just and equal portion of the burden
of taxation so that your petitioner shall
pay a tax In proportion to the value of
Its property and franchises, and no more
than Its Just proportion, and that vou pro
vide for your petitioner Just and proper
relief from said excessive assessment.
The Union Pacific was valunt for assess
ment purposes at $76,000 a mile, which the
company alleges Is higher than Its full
value while all other property except rail
road property Is alleged to have been val
ued for assessment at much less than Its
true value. The company alleges that
the assessed value of real estate Is fixed
at a sum aggregating not more than 60
per cent of Its actual value; so that Instead
of real estate being assessed at 20 per cent
of Its actual value It Is assessed at not
more than 1! per cent; moneys and credits
not more than 20 per cent, or 4 per cent
of Its actual value; live stock, one-fifth
of not more than 60 per cent of its actual
value; merchandise not more than one
fifth or 45 per cent of actual value; agri
cultural Implements, one-fifth of 30 per
per cent of the actual value, and all other
property at a very much less per centage
than one-fifth of real value.
It Is alleged the board has since 19H
Increased the assessment of railroad prop
erty of th-j Union Pacific more than 38
per cent, while the assessment of real es
tate has not been Increased by the county
assessors or the board of equlllzatlon, not
withstanding the fact that the market
value of real estate has very largely ad
vanced. The Burlington protests against Ita as
sessment on the ground that the assess
ment violates the uniformity clause of the
constitution; violates .the law of the state
for the reason the property Is assessed
beyond its actual value, that the assess
ment Is at least 60 per cent higher than
the market value. Is excessive as compared
with other property; which it is alleged Is
not assessed at more than 80 per cent of
Its true value It Is alleged this assess
ment is vicious, and amounts to confisca
tion without due process of law. The Bur
lington protest Is in the name of seventeen
different corporations.
The board could do nothing at this meet
ing Inasmuch as only sixty-two counties
have been heard from. The 'returns were
delayed by reason of the delay In the
supreme court decision on the distribution
of railroad values. Secretary Bennett was
Instructed to make a tabulation of the re
turns as they come In.
Thousands of People Have Become
Rich by Investing in Electric
Railroad Stock.
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The opportunity is open to all. Can you invest $2(1.00 in any other proposition that will be
worth $100.00 inside of three years; $100.00 invested will be worth $400.00 inside of three years;
$200.00 invested will be worth $800.00 inside of three years; $500.00 invested will be worth
$2,000.00 inside of three years; $1,000.00 invested will be worth $4,000.00 inside of three years.
The most prominent men today will back us up in this statement. All the electric railroads
in the East have done this and some even better. This road will pay from the very first day of
operation.
The country through which we pass is developed to the highest degree. Hundreds of thousands of people will ride over
this line yearly, to say nothing of the millions of bushels of grain and thousands of head of live stock that will be transported
to market by the electric line.
The buying of right of way and. the work of actual construction U
rapidly going ahead.
We Invite everyone to Invest In this grand enterprise. Space Is too
scarce to tell you about our proposition fully; so fill out the attached
coupon and mall today and we will give you Information that will con
vince you that a few dollars Invested now will make you richer in a very
short time.
We want One Thousand energetic and wide-awake ladles and gentle
men who are looking for an honest and money making Investment to
Invest in the next ten daye.
COUPON-Mail Today-COUPON
Please send further information in regard to the road.
Name
Address i
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You can buy one share or as many shares as you like. "Will
you be one of the one thousand investors t Our stock for the
next few days will be $20.00 per share and with each share of
stock you get $5.00 in transportation.
You can buy by paying 10 down and 10cc per month
until paid if you choose.
Invest now. ! 5 !'$!$&'.;
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CENTRAL RAILWAY
320 1st National Bank OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Telephone Douglas 3744
Following Is a list of the counties and tha
managers, already filed:
Douglas, J. W. Shoemaker, Elk City.
' Lancaster, C. M. Semale, Emerald; (J. N.
Topps, College View.
Kearney. E. R. Trough, Mlnden.
Saline, William Lowe, Wllber.
Nemaha, (). P. Dovel, Auburn.
Franklin, W. IT. Arnold. Franklin.
Dundy, W. E. Oodell, llalgler.
Saunders, R. A. Miller, Oreenwood.
Antelope, T. M. Nlchol, Nellgh.
Washington, John II. Ballard, Blair.
Red Willow. E. J. Wilcox. McCook.
Webster, L. C. Polsiger. Blue H1IL
Frontier. U M. Graham. Stlckvllle.
Scotts Bluff. W. Chirk, Minatare,
Furnas, C. A. Lavarack, Beaver City.
MUCH WATEn AT PL,ATTSMOL'TlI
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Are you worker and willing to work for an Income? .
If so, it might pay you to read on. No one will deny that
there are a good many men who are making good salaries
v selling life insurance. They did not, however, become
capable all at once. They just took hold, hung on, worked,
hard, and now have lucrative positions. The demand for
life insurance is certain to increase? .It is a common sense
proposition and only needs to be put to common sense
people in a common sense way. The recent changes in
this business will only serve to make it more popular when
they are understood. This spells opportunity for someone.
Just now there is an opening for the right man to repre
sent a great insurance company. A liberal contract will be
made for work in this section or elsewhere. It is not desired
to attract those who are looking for a snap, or who have no
persistence. If this work could be done without effort and
by everybody, it would pay no one to do it The fact that
it is not dead easy is the reason it pays those who can do it
so welL
If you are interested drop a line at once to the under
signed- give your references, and tell him something about
yourself. Don't simply send your address that alone will
not fill the bilL All letter treated in strict coniidenct.
GEORGE T. DEXTER
2d Vlce-Preeident
Th Mutual Ufa Insurance Company of How York.
34 Nassau 8t.,NswYsrk,N.Y.
done by the heavy fall and the hot sun
succeeding It Is making corn grow very
rapidly.
OXFORD J. M. Tomltnson, and old and
respected citizen, 72 years of age, dropped
dead of heart failure on one of the streets
of this city, where he was found by W. C,
Kneishaw at a late hour last evening. Ha
had been In apparently usual good health,
und his death came as a shock to the com
munity. Besides a wife, he loaves three
sons, all well-known In Burlington rail
way circles:. William S Tomllnson, claim
ngent at AlcCook- liar" B. Tomllnson, ex
press agent at Hastings and for fifteen
yeurs station agent at this place, and James
O. Tomllnson, express messenger, also of
Oxford. The Interment occurred today,
SCHUYLER While fishing In Shell creek
north of town, the Gray brothers caught
one of the largest fish ever taken In this
vicinity. It was a catfish .and weighed
forty pounds.
YORK The recent rains hindered many
York county farmers from getting thalr
grain stacked, but is putting the gTound
In fine condition for corn growth, as well
Cut la Lancaster.
Lancaster county's Board of Equaliza
tion has slashed through Assessor Miller's
work and made a straight cut of 20 per
cent on all personal property. This wus
done, one member of the board said, by
"brute strength and awkwardness." Last
year when the State Board of Equalisation
refused to Increase the assessment of Doug
las county at the request of several prop
erty owners In Lincoln, the threat was
made that hereafter Lincoln would look
fter Its own people. Tho Board of Equal
isation apparently has carried out the
threat, as there was no general protest
against the assessment of personal prop
erty here. The matter will be called to
the attention of the state board.
County Assessor Miller Is authority for
the statement that Douglas county mer
chandise Is assessed at about one-fifth of
SO per cent of Its actual value Instead cf
one-fifth of Its full value. This statement
he made at the state house this afternoon.
Intimating later that parties from Uncoln
bad been doing the Sherlock Holmes act
In Omaha.
No Fusion at Primary.
If the opinion of tha attorney general
holds good there will be no fusion at the
state primary to be held in September. Mr.
Thompson, In answer to an Inquiry from
the county attorney in Merrick county, beld
today that no person oould affiliate with
more than one party at tha primary and
that lie must stata with wttat party be affiliates.
Whoelora Assoasar Bax.
Wheeler county! a as Of is tha first
official to ret boay under tfie railroad
terminal tax fctU passed Xxf tna recant
legislature. Thla assessor retaroe - tha
railroad terminal In hia ouuutf Sit tralua-
Mon of $4u0. Tha terminal tax tall does
not go Into effect votfi next year, being one
of the very few bills paaaad without tha
emergency clause.
No Meeting wlra JotTro.
The Omaha Jobbers will not meet with
Depnuty Food Commissioner Joa Johnson
for a discussion of tha pure food law. It
was at the request of the Jobbers that Mr.
Johnson Bet tha date of tha meeting, but
It was called off. Mr. Johnson will shortly
Issue some orders under the new law and
all dealers will be expected to follow them
Ithout a discussion.
Coapla-aa Files for Retreat.
George Coupland ef Elgin filed his name
with tha secretary of state today as a
candidate for regent of the State university;
Anson A. Welch of Wayne filed, as a can
didate for judge of the Ninth district, and
E. C. Jackson filed as a candidate for judge
of the Fourth district. All are repub
licans. Not a democrat haa yet filed.
Coaatlee So Kshlfclt at Pair.
Tha applications for counties for spaee
In tha collective exhibits of tha state fair
are oomlng In rapidly. Secretary Mellor
has received the applications of fifteen and
this is counted as very good thla early In
the (ami. Laat year, twenty-five counties
were represented In this part of tha ex
Dibits. This year, tha state has been dl.
vlded Into three divisions so that tha west
ern oounMea will not have to compete with
the rich eastern counties. It Is thought
the exhibits will axcell any former year.
Hard Rain of Sunday Makra Btreeta
Raalna: Torrents.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. July 15. (Special.)
A heavy downpour of rain Sunday even
ing caused Main street in this city to look j aa fnr tne new crop of Wlpat which will
much like a raging river, the water cover- be sown later on. Corn Is making a most
.u- - .iu oiira hut iittio ; raHil growth
-ZT . " J:":. YORK At the meeting of the director.
UUIIitlS " MO UU1IC. Alio WUI .nifet.. puvj-
were again flooded, which It Is claimed
would not have occurred had the men In
charge of the work caused the sewers to
have been cleaned during the last wek.
The storm at Cedar Creek was worse than
here and caused the bank to cave In, on the
Burlington track and a stop to traffic Men
were sent from here to remove the rub
bish and the trains were running as usual
today. The Missouri Pacific track was
washed out between Falls City and here
and trafflo stopped between this city and
Omaha.
PAPILUON, Neb., July IB. (Special.) A
terrific rain and electrical storm came up
last night about o'clock. Paplo creek
overflowed Its banks. Cellars are full and
telephones are burnt out. Trees were torn
down and corn destroyed. One hundred
feet of track was undermined west of the
depot, which delayed all trains several
hours.
county, has Just completed the erection of
a fine parochial residence, 2x3t feet, and
modern In every respect. This parish Is
now equipped with a fine church, school
lioii!e, parochial residence and teachers'
house.
v l8T POINT Painters are busy on the
new wing Just completed at the Home for
the Aged In West Point. Fourteen old
Fersons and four children are now cured
or In this Institution.
UN WOOD Wmmt Is shout all cut and
the oats harvest will commence this week.
Wheat Is of good quality and an average
crop. About two Inches of rain fell Sundav,
making It bad for wheat, as some farmers
Intended threshing this week.
SCHUYLER John Holub. an aged Bo
hemian, who has been a resident of this
city for many years, passed nwuy at his
home last evening after a lingering sick
ness. The funeral services will be held at
his home Tuesday afternoon.
IVeire of Nebraska.
BHELTON A deal haa been completed
which means that Klielton will have with
in the next year a fine modern hotel. The
deal was the transfer of the M. A. Hostet-
ler business corner on Main street to
George Melsner. the price paid being S6,0fl0.
i nis is one or me nnesi ousiness loca
tlons In the city and the price
nr tne r rarest nnce ever Dam
for a business location, all things belDaT
considered.
RED CLOTID Thursday afternoon a war
rant was Issued charging two men named,
James oolilie ana Henry Btefren, with
kidnaping Sophia Anderson, a girl aged
lii years, who resided with her parents at
Bladen. The warrant was placed tn the
hands of Constable Noriis, who at onco
started In pursuit, tracing the parties
across tho suite line Into Kansas, where
he lost track of them Bteffen wanted to
marry the girl.
BEATRICE Dean Beecher of Trinity
Cathedral of Omaha, filled the pulpit at
Christ church Sunday. He Is a brother of
Deacon Beecher of South Beatrice.
BEATRJCB Herman Karstens haa Just
finished threshing sixty acres of wheat.
mhlah averaged thirty-five bushels to the
acre. The grain was sold to M. T. Cum-
nilngs, and Is the best ylukl yet reported.
Charles Graves threshed twenty-two acres.
which yielded thirty bushels and tested
sixty-two pounds.
BEATRICE The Beatrice Iron works haa
leased the ground adjacent the factory on
couth Second street and started work
Monday on the new building for Its foun
dry. The building will cost about tT.OCO.
BEATRICE Irving Archer, who hss been
connected with the Burlington freight de
partment here for a long time, has been
transferred to Omaha. He Is succeeded by
Fred Lewis of this city.
BEATRICE The funeral services for the
late Elisabeth Iech were held Sunday
afternoon from Centenary Methodist Epis
copal church, Rv. U. O. Brown, assisted
by Rev. J. E. Davis, conducting the ser
vices. The member of the Royal High
landers, Fraternal i'nlon of America and
Degree of Pocahontas of which orders
deossed was a member, attended In a body.
Interment was In Evergreen Home ceme
tery. BEATRICE Charles Jackson, a pioneer
druggist of this rlty, was taken suddenly
111 at his store Saturday Bight nad Is re
ported In a serious condition.
BEATRICE A rainfall estimated at an
Inch and a half, visited this locality Sun
day morning. It will greatly improve grow
ing crops.
HTMBOLDT An unusually heavy rata
visited this section last nlgtit. starting
early In the evening and continuing most
of the night. No partkiular damage wee
of the Commercial club a resolution was
pnssed asking the business men to close
tlicir places of business during two after
noons of the York county speed meeting,
which will be held here commencing on
July 2-1.
YORK The first threshing reported Is
that of Iwis Kllnzeman. The wheat went
twenty-five bushels to the acre and tested
slxtv-flve pounds to the bushel.
COLT'MBl'S Mr. and Mrs. AiiKUst Schu
key have come Into court to find out whv
It was that his vote was chnllenued and
he refused the rlpht to vote at an enaction
In his school district In the month of June
and has commenced an action against Olef
Nelson, moderator, and A. S. Kluck-. direc
tor, and Aaron Anderson, treasurer. In
district No. 57.
COLI'MBI'S Petitions galore are being
circulated for the different state, district
and county offices, and many are willing
to be sacrificed In order to try and serve
the people. There are two who want to
preside over the district courts of th Sixth
Judicial district. Among the republicans
are Judge J. O. Reerier and Attorney J. C.
Martin and for supreme ludges M. B. Reese
and Judge Hcriirwlck of Yortt.
WEST POINT John Melor, Henry Ick
man and Joseph F. Kaup. local capitalists,
have filed articles of Incorporation of the
West Point Butter and Creamery company,
with an authorized capital stock of W.ooo.
Business commenced today. This company
has acquired the land, buildings and plant
cf the old West Point Creamery company,
which has been shut down for tne last
ten vears. Ureut benefit will result to this
tIia i. ! community by the formation of this com
F ahVitJ. pany and the consequent utilization of the
lna hin2 I valuable plant of the old concern.
WEST PU1. I me local pomtcai ukui
this year seems to be among the de
mocracy. For all the offices numerous
dem'oorats have announced themselves, but
as yet no republican candidates have come
out Into the open. The Issue In the demo
cratic ranks seems to be the perpetuation
or annihilation of what Is termed ring rule,
or bosslsm, In local politics, a large number
of democrats claiming that their party Is
and has been under the domination of a
clique of politicians using the privileges
of the county for their own glory and proiit.
WEST POINT To comply with the pro
visions of the new law the West Point
Brewing association has transferrnd much
of Its landed property to the West Point
Land company. The property consists of
saloon buildings In West Point. Buncroft,
Wlsner, Beemer, Snyder and t 'eniing.
WBST POINT Father Kehback. pastor
of tha Catholio church at Aloys. In this
GIRL MISSING FROM HOME
Retires as Csanl In Erealng and
Disappears Daring the
Mtht,
At an early hour this morning the police
were called to solve the mystery of the
disappearance of a 15-year-old girl, Jessie
Sheard, from her home, 613 North Twen
tieth. The girl lives with her parents and
she and the family retired as usual about
t o'clock last evening, the parents sleeping
upstairs and the girl downstairs with her
S-year-old brother. About 1 o'clock this
morning the parents heard the little one
crying and going downstairs found him
alone, the girl being gone. The doors of
the house were locked, but a window was
open and tha girl nowhere to be found.
Only the clothes which she ordinarily wore
are missing.
Both the police and the parents are at
a loss to account for her disappearance.
The only solutions offered are that she
has been carried away by some one or that
she has run away. The police have gone
in search of another girl about Jessie's
own age, with whom the missing girl has
associated, thinking possibly she may have
gone to her home or that the two may
have gone away together. The parents
can give no reason why the girl should
have desired to leave home, or why anyone
should desire to abduct her.
It was ascertained by the police that
Agnes Valentine, who lives at 1906 Cali
fornia street. Is missing from her home.
She Is a friend of Jessie Sheard and It
Is thought the two girls are together. The
Valentine girl told her folks that she was
going; to spend the night with the Sheard
girl.
munlcatlon to the board of police commis
sioners of Kansas City, pleading for a
more liberal construction of tho ordinances
against the sale of beer and light wines
In the Kansas City Parks.
The Omaha, delegation to the Grand
Aerie, which will convene in Norfolk, Va.,
September 3, will make a strong effort to
secure the mec ting of tho Ornnd Aerie
In Omaha for 19i9, and are extremely hope
ful of landing It. Nebraska delegation
haa the assurances of support from many
of the Missouri, Iowa and Kansas dolo
gates for Omaha In 1909.
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Omaha Aerie Endeavor e geesrs
Rev. R. Plnley Smiley ef
Kanaaa City.
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future. Dr. Smiley Is the only mrnlster in
the west who la a member of the order of
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