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CLAIM AGENTS ACTS GOOD
Supreme Court in Tylee Case Rules
Illinoii Central Must Stand By
Settlement He Promised.
JUDGMENTS IN OTHER CASES
fFrom a Staff Correspondent.)
TJNOOl.N. Nn., Jan. is. (rnvlal.)
That a railroad company at-crplnc tli
fconrflts of a claim airent mum submit
. alo to him itwans and IngtruinrntaJitlr.
declares a decision of tha supreme court
affirming a decision for the plaintiff in
Douglaa county In the rase of Ous A.
Tylee against the Illinois Central Rail
road company.
Tylee was Injured while actlnir as travel
ing watchman for the company In March,
191U A claim wrent for the"Nrompany
came to him and promcd that , his
alary would no r'Kht on. If He. for a $10
consideration, would sign a release of
the company from obligations for his
Injuries.
He agreed, hut the company paid him
salary for only one month. In his suit
he Is seeking 1900, a year's wages. II?
was given Judgment for the full amount
In the district court. The claim of the
company that their agent had no au
thority to promise orally the watchman's
salary had no weight in the eyes of the
supremo court.
Judgment Is R.-dafeil.
A verdict of $4,000 for personal injuries
recovered against Ilaydrn Brothers of
Omaha hy Joseph H. James has been re
duced to 12,000 by the supremo court.
Plaintiff was knocked down by one cf
the defendants' wagons. The court held
that injuries were not permanent
that the verdict of the Jury was grossly
excessive. -
Havraa Co. l.osrs Right to Bar. J
jaecause us cnorier nat necn lorteiiea
hy a failure to pay the state orcupa.
tion tax, C. B. Havens &. Co. of Omaha
lost Its right of action on a prom'soiy
note worth $5,483. according to the deci
sion of the supreme court. The high
tribunal reversed the Douglas county
district court and gave Judgment for the
defendant. The maker of the note was
tho Colonial Apartm?nt house. Edwin 8.
Rood nd Thomas t. Crane were also
sued aa Indorsers. The plaintiff urged
that a former unrepealed statute gave it
the right to ue. '
Billing; la Mataol Benefit Cose.
Failure to pa an assessment of a
mutual benefit association, provided the
same was Irregularly levied, does not in
validate the Interest of "the member, ac
cording to the supreme court. . On this
theory tho court affirmed the Judgment
of the district conrt of Pouglas county in
directing a verdict for Mabel P. King in
her suit agairflst the Physicians' Casualty
Association of America, to recover on a
membership of her husband, Walter S.
King.
Wakefield Case Reversed.
Brothers wcro pitted against each other
In tho case of Charles Wakefield against
Geoge M. Wakefield, in which the su
premo eourt affirmed tha judgment of
tho Douglas county district court, hold
ing that money deposited for the purpose
of buying and selling grain on margins
could not bo recovered. Abou $3,000 was
involved. 1
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Wahoo Pioneer's' Son
Given Vienna Post
l From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. aJn. 2. -(Special Tel
egram. Thcron 11. Stern, son of ' Cap
tain John Steen of Wahoo. one of the
ploucrs of Xrbrsvka, who tins been con
nected with the Indian bureau In Wash
Ington for the IhM to yenrs. has heen
appointed to a position ! nlhe clerk-al
force of tK.e t'nlted" States embassy at
Vlerna by Secretary Bryan. Mr. Steen
will sail In a few days for his new pout,
via Gibraltar.
Colonel and Mrs. Harry Kiel arty rf
Omaha left for Nebraska today.
CLAYTON DENIES THE CRIME
0h Witness Stand at North Platte
Stepfather Gives Story of Hap
penings at Time.
ADMITS TELLING MANY LIES
STILL TALK WOLF BOUNTIES
Broome's Measure Aimed at the
Pest of the Western Plain
Given Lease of Life.
RAILROAD BILL "SUSPECTED"
Hastings Elevator ,
Destroyed byTire
' J HASTINGS, Neb.Jan. 29. (Special Tel
egram.) Fire last night destroyed tho
west elevator of the. Hastings Milling
company containing about 12,000 bushels
of wheat Theloss Is, estimated 'at about
$25,Oi)0, insured. The plant Is owned by J.
C Hcdgo and C. E. Dlnsmoor. The cause
of the fire Is unknown.
ACCIDENT FATAL TO A. W.
GRUNDMANN OF COOK
NORTH PI.ATTE. Neb.. Jan. iX-Sue-
clal Telegram.) Charles Clayton. Mcp-t
fttthT of Hoy Roberts, on trial here for
the murder of Vernon Connctt. told whut
he knew of the Incidents surrounding the
murder of Conuett on tho witness stand
today. He admitted that he hod told the
officials that Roberts and Connctt got!
Into a fight and that Roberts struck Con- j
nett on the neck and broke Jt, and that
later he hnd shl Roberts rhot Connett.
These statements, he declared under oath.
Were lies told at the Instance of his wife,
Roberts' mother, to shield the young man.
Two Men In Company.
Clayton testified that on the Sunday
after Mrs. Connett left to visit her sister
In Iowa Roberts and Connett loft together
In Cunnctt'n outfit, and this was the last!
Clayton ever snw the victim alive.
A week Inter Roberts cam back, wear
ing new clothes and possessing consider
able. money. He snld Connett had gone
to South Dakota teaming. i
John Jones, a youth working at tho
same farm where Clayton was employed,
corroborated tho story of Clayton.
Clayton on cross-examination admitted
he had been convicted of cattle stealing
and had been paroled.
I'hislelnu Testifies.
Dr. McCabo testified that the holes in
Connett's skull had been mado by a blunt
Instrument used, as he thought. whenthe
head was resting against something solid
and not when the- body was in a stand
Ingror sitting posture.
Mrs. Glark of Stella
Dies Suddenly at
Rochester, Minn.
STELLA, Neb., Jan. 29. (Special Tele
gram.) Mrs. I. W. Harris dded Suddenly
at 8 o'clook last night at Rochester, Minn.,
to which place she hsd gone, for a minor
operation. Perhaps no woman of this
community was wider . known, none so
oved or had so many good deeds to her
credit. '
Mrs. Harris came hero at an early day
and went through all the hardships In
cidental to the pioneer life connected with
the settlement of tho coiihtry. A gentle,
yet progressive nature, she kept abreast
of the times as president of tho local
Woman' lub for many years and oho
lod 'the way in the. mental, (moral and
charitable work of the community.
She la 'survived by hr liesbaml. I. V
Harris, vice president of the State Bank
of Stella and of the .state Bank of Omaha,
and by slk children. Mrs. R. A. Clark,
Misses Olive and Lucille Harris and Guy
Harris, all of Stella, and George and
Burt Harris of North Yakima, Waoh.
TECUMSEH, Neb., Jan. 29. (Special.)
As tho result of being . struck v. tth
parts of an c?jt?Iodlng Rasollnu engine.
August "W. Grundmann, who lived several
miles northwest of Cook, was killed.
ust how tho accident happened will
never be known, as Mr. Grundmann was
working alone, using the engine to drive
a feed chopper. His brother heard his
outcry for help from the house and hur
ried to his assistance, but the man was
unconscious, and, although he lived for
three days, ho did not regain conscious
ness. His head was crushed ' by be I
hit with -some part of the machine and
the belt had struck blm. Mr. Grundmann
woe born three miles east of Cook, July
1, 1890. He la survived by his patents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wilholm Grundmann, a
brother and five sinters. Mr. Grundmann
waa soon to marry Miss Elizabeth Prues
sing. who Uvea near Syracuse.
SISTER AND HOUSEKEEPER
OF PRIEST FATALLY BURNED
WEST POINT. Neb.Jan. 29.-(8peelal.)
Tho funeral of MU Elizabeth Schoof
took place today at Monterey, the body
being interred in St. Boniface's cemetery.
Miss Schoof was tho sister and house
keeper of Rev. Henry hchoof. rector of
the Monterey parish. She. arose at 8.30 a.
m. and proceeded to light the gasoline
lamp In the kitchen. By some unknown
means the fluid became Ignited, setting
fire to her clothing. Her screams aroused
her brother, the priest, who was yet In
bed He rushed from his room and
endeavored to smother the flames, but in
vain. She was 57 years of age and had
acted as housekeeper for her brother for
tho last twenty years.
Chamberlain In gpokaar Jail.
TECCMSHH. Neb.. Jan. 29-(Special.)
Newspaper reports from Spokane, Wash.,
are to tho effect that Charles M. Cham
berlain, cashier of tha failed Chamber
lain banking house of Tecumseh, is finally
In Jail. Being uriiblo to continue the
expense of a special deputy sheriff to
guard him at the Sacred Heart hoapflpl,
rrr Spokane, and not being able to secure
the) 15,000 bonds while awaiting trial on a
charge of forgery. Sheriff lie Roy Waller
' has taken Chamberlain to the county jalL
Tho prisoner claims he is sick.
MAN WHO SHOT SELF AT
GRAND ISLAND IS DEAD
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Jar. 29.-(Spe-eial
' Telegram.) Joseph Klmbrotigh of
Evansvllle, Ind., who shot himself on
Monday with suicidal Intent, died, this
morning.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Jan. 19. (Special.) - Tho
committee on live stock and grazing,
which appears to have fallen heir to all
the matters which were formerly turned
orr to the mineral committee, now abol
ished, has had turned over to It Broome's
Mil providing for the. payment of wolf
bounties by counties. The house yester
dny indefinitely postponed the bill, but
Broome made an eloquent plea foi an
other chance and the house gave permis
sion for the bill to come back for further
ccnslderation.
With Richmond of Pouglas In the chair
the committee of the whole took up and
reported for passage H. R. 114. which
provides for building bridges. An amend
ment which brought out a great dealof
discussion at a former session, making
fifteen-ton bridges the minimum weight
Instead of twenty-ton structurs, wss again
the bone of vohtentlon. The committee
having the bill in charge fixed it up by
providing that all wooden bridges should
be of fifteen-ton capacity and all others
twenty tons and that In repairing wooden
bridges three-inch plank should be used.
Watchdog; Active.
Some of the watchdogs In the house
thought they scent?d a hot trail tbia
morning, when Miner's bill came up. giv
ing tho Northwestern Railway company
the right to acquire a forty-acre trait
of school land near Long Pine, which
It had under lease, which was, about
to" expire and upon which It had con
siderable. Improvements In tho way of
buildings and trackage. Osterman
thought it was a scheme to give the
railroad company a chance to get a lot
of land along Its right-of-way. Miner
waa out at the time the discussion came
up and so Nichols of Madison explained
the features of the bill.-During the dis
cussion. Miner came In and asked that
tho bill go back to the railroad com
mittee and permission Was given.
Close Reason on Qnnll.
Considerable time was spent H. R.
Srt, providing that no quail could
bo killed in the at it 4 for five years
and give all the year round protection
to plover, doves, swan, white crane,
Chlneso pheasants and other game birds
brought lnft the state for propagation
purposes. Oh ambers of Douglas at
tempted to get the bill indefinitely post
poned, but was unsuccessful and the bill
was sent to third reading. Moseley of
Lancaster tried to ammd tho bill, .which
calls for a fine of 125 for killing out of
season and put it backto the old amount
of 15, but waa unsuccessful. The extra
money will go to pay for extra game
wardens to enforce tho law.
Conntr Hlgrn Schools.
House roll No. 6. the Hoffmelster bill
requiring county boards to establish
county high schools, was recomrr.snicd
for passage In aplto of Its bel:ig vigor
ously attacked by Mr.' Trimble and
others. It was explained by the bill's
friends that It carries no penalty and so
If the board should fail to carry out the
law in a county where no such school la
desired there will be no harm. done.
Another. bill approved by tho committee
of the whole was house roll No. 101, by
Gormley,- providing that-where county aid
Is given to fsirs tho money so appro
priated shall be osed first to psy pre
miums. '
Speaker Jackion announced that he waa
signing house rolls Nos. 60 and 61, tho
legislative appropriation bills for salaries
and expenses. These are the first bills
to go to the governor.
Note from- Sotherlaad.
SUTHERLAND, Neb., Jan. !.-(8pe.
cial.) The local Women's Improvement
club, an organization of an "uplift" ruv-
ture, la arranging to open a rest room
for women In a building on one of the
principal streets of the town. A circu
lating library Is also to be Installed.
. The Modern Woodmen and Royal Neigh
bors Camps held Joint installation of of
ficers at Odd Fellows' hall Saturday
night. A program and lunch followed the
work.
There Is to be resumption of mall serv
ice on the former star route from Suth
erland to Forks postoffice. Service was
discontinued several months ago owing
to unsatisfactory bids for carrying tho
mall.
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Institute at Danbar.
DCNBAR. Neb., Jan. 29. (Fpecial.)
The Otoe County Farmers' institute will
be held here on February 3 and 4. A
number of prominent speakers from over
the state will be present to deliver ad
dresses and a large number of premiums
are being offered.
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SCHUYLER. GIVES FAREWELL
RECEPTION TO A PRIEST
SCHUYLER, , Neb., Jan. 29.-(Special.)
A farewell reception for Rev. Father
Tomanek was held Thursday evening.
The basement of the fine new church.
recently completed by St. Mary' parish.
which stands as a monument to the
energy and success of Father Tomanek,
waa crowded by the many friends which
he has made during his fourteen months'
work at Schuyler. Ad Interesting pro
gram consisting of muslo and speeches
was provided. The addressoo wore given
In Bohemian, but so many were In at
tendance who were not members of
Father Tomanek'a pariah and who were
not Bohemians, that each speaker re
peated hia remarks tn English. Father
Tomanek will take another charge at
Warsaw, Neb.
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England is Buying-
Butter in Chicago
CHICAGO. Jan. 29. Europe has turned
to the United States for butter. It was
learned today. Chicago dealers shipped
two carloads to England, by way of
Canada, and are negotiating , for addi
tional large sales to the warring nations.
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