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Nebraska
RELICS GIVEN TO THE STATE
Some Ancient Nebraska Prints
Placed in the Nebraska Library
by Massachusetts Man.
EARLY INCIDENTS ARE SHOWN
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
MNCOl-N. Neb., Feb. . (Special.
Kmru very Interesting old wood cuts.' de
picting life In Nebraska ere the atate had
even donned Its swaddling clothes, have
been eent to Clerk H. C. Lindsay of the
supreme court, and librarian, by a Massa
chusetts dealer In rare prints.
Moxt of ti e prints, of which there are
nearly a score, have been cllrped from
old magazines and newspaper and neatly
mounted on cardboard. The majority of
them are dated In the '60s.
Troubles of the KtlKor.
One acene. under the cut-line of "The
lYese tn Nebraska," showa the horse
whipping of Editor R , of The Ne
braska n. by the wife of one William
Young Frown- Mra. Brown, It Is ex
plained in an accompanying article,
sought vengeance for certain remarks of
a personal nature published concerning
her husband. The whipping waa admin
istered In public.
H is presumed that the editor referred
to was Air. Rothaker, a brilliant writer
of the old school, whose smoothly-flowing
pen was notwithstanding often dipped
In the most biting acid of criticism.
Some Yellow at Times.
That tho press of that day had a tend
ency toward the saffron at times may be
inferred from a long description and
a picture of a prairie wind ship, reported
as hailed at theport of Fort Karney dur
ing the summer of 18fi8. The picture
shows a wagon equipped somewhat like
a' full-rigged ship, with billowing ex
panse of sail.
The St. James hotel In Cedar county la
one of tho things that "our own cor
respondent" sketched. Others Include
Omaha as the eastern terminus of the
Union Pacific, the original Mormon tem
ple at Crescent City, near Omaha; the
J.oup Fory ferry, the Herndon House
hotel at Crescent City, the old trading
post established at Bellevue in 1808, Flor
ence and Nebraska City.
"The "new eapltol," as It was in Omaha
in June, 1859, appears with an article de
scribing Omaha as a point of growing
importance and as an outfitting point for
parties seeking the new cold sold finds
at Pike's Peak.
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AUBURN BANK GETS $100
FOR CONSCIENCE FUND
AUBURN, Neb., Feb. . (Special)
Officers of the Carson National bank are
speculating about the identity of the per
son who has sent them a mysterious but
profitable letter. Enclosed with a briefly
scrawled message In the envelope was the
sum of 1100 in $20 bills. The sender plainly
intended it us conscience money, but
what for the bankers are at a loss to
know. The letter, which was scrawled
with a lead pencil on a sheet torn from
a cheap tablet, is as follows:
"Colorado Messrs: Inclose find con
science money. Yours in Christ."
The officers say that some thirty years
ago when the books were balanced one
night there was a shortage of $100, which
was never accounted for. . Whether this
was sent by the person who was tn some
way rc ponsible for that shortage or
'whether he defraunded the bank in some
other way is a matter of conjecture.
Nnri Note of Beatrice.
BEATRICE), Neb., Feb. 6.-(Special.)
Henry Uptlde, a tailor at Dewltt. was
arrested at that place Thursday afternoon
by Constable Messmore of this city,
charging him with being implicated in
the robbery of the general store of Bone
blight & Bunte at Cortland on the even
ing of January 20, when nearly $1,200
worth of goods were stolen from the
store. Uptlde was brought here Thursday
evening and lodged in Jail. Some of the
stolen property was found in his estab
lishment. He is a man about SO years of
age and came to Dewltt about three
months ago from Big Springs, Mont.
David Kidd pleaded not guilty Thursday
in tho county court to a charge of boot
legging and was bound over to the dis
trict court in the sum of $600 in default
of which ho was remanded to Jail. Carson
O'Roiirke of Cortland signed a complaint
charging Kidd with selling; him 46 cents
worth of liquor. Until few weeks ago
Kidd operated a sultorium at Cortland.
He was arrested at Dewltt Wednesday
night
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tere mt Klltaorm Bobbed.
ELKHORN. Neb., Feb, . (Special.)
V. K. Chamberlain's hardware and mer
chandise store was entered Thursday
right by a burglar through a rear win
dow. He opened the safe and took a
package of papers containing notes,
checks and life insurance policies. He
also secured two shotguns, a rifle and
revolver and ammunition, ate a lunch
and changed his old pair of shoes for a
new pair. He. broke into the Union
Pacific tool house and stole the railroad
stieedcr and left on It- It has not been
located. It is supposed he went east.
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f.lhhosi Oatmarlaa Is Dead.
OIRRO.W Neb., Feb . (Special.)
Grandpa Thomasan, old timer here, was
buried here yesterday in Riverside cem
etery. He would hav been 102 years
old If he bad lived until his next birth
day. He seemed to be feeling better
'this winter than common; had a' good
appetite, and looked better than he had
for several years right up to last Sun
day, than be seemed to break down
suddenly and passed away Tuesday
night.
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Nebraska
Doubt Commission's
Right to Boost the
Irrigation Charges
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. fc (Specal )-lncluded
among the call of supreme court casea
to be heard at the session commencing
Monday, February 15, s the appeal of the
customers of the McCook Irrigation and
Water Power company from the order
of the State Railway commission, which
grants the company an Increase in its
maintenance charges.
The appellants, who came In as re
monstrants when the application of the
company was before the commission, con
tend that the State Railway commission
Is without Jurisdiction to fix Irrigation
rates. Considered on this point, the case
has a most Important bearing.
The appellants have the further point
that the action of the commission in
raising the rates was contrary to the "no
abridgement of contract" requirements
of both the state and federal constitu
tions. The rates were increased from $1
to 12 per annum per acre. The original
contract with the company called for but
a $i rate. This contract, the company
now claims, was improvident.
The case is set down for hearing on
Wednesday, Febrlary 17.
Nebraska Farmer
Is Killed by a Train
During Big Blizzard
CAIRO. Neb., Feb. . (Special Tele
gram.) William Brayton. a farmer living
two miles west of Cairo, was found dead
along the railroad a mile west of town
about 1 o'clock this morning by a crew of
an e.istbound work train coming in from
Ravenna. Coroner Oeddes at Grand Isl
and was communicated with and he
ordered the body brought here. Mr. Bray
ton camo into town on foot yesterday
during the worst hlizsard here In years.
He started home a Utile after 4 p. m.,
going west up the railroad track. The
snow plow went through shortly after
ward and that was followed by passenger
train No. 41 and It Is presumed he was
struck by one of these trains. The body
was lying nine feet from the rails and
is badly bruised, one arm, one leg and
his neck were broken. Mr. Brayton was
from 40 to 45 years old and leaves a wife
and seven children in very moderate
circumstances.
War Department
Conducts School
For Guardsmen
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 6. (Special.
Officers of the medical corps of the Ne
braska National Guard will get a free
trip with pay to Fort Robinson. Wyo.,
this summer, it Adjutant General Hall
accepts the proposition made to him by
the War department.
The department plans to hold a camp
of instruction for all medical officers,
both commissioned and non-commissioned,
at the Wyoming fort June ,T to lk
Officers of eight western states are eli
gible to attend this particular camp, Ne
braska, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Utah.
Colorado, South Dakota and Kansas be
ing Included.
The camp will have a complete field
equipment and will be instructed and of
ficered by officers of the line.
Tailor of Dewitt
ells of Robbery
BEATRICE. Neb.. Feb. . (SnecUl Tel
egram.') Henry Untlde, a tailor arrested
ai iewitt Wednesday night for having
stolen goods in his possession, today con
fessed to Sheriff Acton complicity In the
robbery of the Bonebrlght V Bunte store
at Cortland January JO, when $1,200 worth
of goods were taken.
According to his statement Daniel Kidd
of Cortland, who was given thirty days In
Jail today for bootlegging, brought some
silks, trousers and Jewelry to DeWitt,
where he and Uptlde packed them In a
trunk and sent them to'. Omaha. Uptlde
accompanied the shipment, and says upon
his arrival at Omaha h loest the check
to the trunk and was enable to take It
from the depot.
Sheriff Aoton went to Omaha today to
Investigate the case and see if he can lo
cate the party who was to receive the
stolen property.
YORK SILK THIEVES GIVEN
SH0RT TERMS IN JAIL
YORK, Neb., Feb. . (SpeclaJ.)-Sheriff
Miller arrested two men yesterday near
Stromsburg -who were wanted for steal
ing a bolt of silk early In the morning
from the Cobb company's store. They
were arraigned before County Judge Hop
kins and pleaded guilty to the charge of
petit larceny. The men gave the names
of Frank Devaney and John Ketley. The
former says he is S3 years old and lives
at Denlson, la. The latter says he Is 63
years old and his home Is Springfield.
IIL Dovaney told Sheriff Miller and
County Attorney Ollmore that he stole
the bolt of silk from the Cobb store and
also two pairs of trousers and a pair
of gloves from Voder's store at Brad
shaw. Devaney was given thirty days in
Jail and Kelley, fifteen.
BEGHT0L TO CONTEND .
FOR OFFICE OF JUDGE
HA8TINGS, Neb.. Feb. (.(Special Tele
gram.) Following approval of his bond
by the city council under court mandate
Karl D. Beghtol today made demand for
possession of the office of police magis
trate, claiming right under election last
November, and was refused by Benson,
the incumbent Mr. Beghtol will begin
further legal proceedings to secure office,
over which there has been litigation for
five years.
Receiver Sells Balldla.
SUPERIOR, Neb., Feb. I (Special Tel
egram.) The First National bank receiver
sold to Hugh Hunter of Guide Rock the
Pierce clothing store building, being the
first property sold by the receiver since
the bank closed a year ago.
Beak Charter Created.
LINCOLN. Feb. .- Special.) The State
Banking board has Issued a charter to
the State Bank of Mlnatare. The bank is
capitalised for 115,000 and has the follow
ing board of directors: C W. Bish, Or
vllle K, Lamb and Charles F. Lyman.
NEW MEXICO MARKSMEN
LEAD MILITARY SCHOOLS
WASHINGTON. Feb 5.-With a score
of STS out of a possible l.opo. the New
Mexico military institute did the best
shooting In the third week's matches for
the national shooting championship be
tween military schools and academies of
the country. The results follow:
Class A: New Mexico. Roswell (97)
against New Tork. Cornwall (WO): St.
John's Delafleld, Wis. (MS), against Bor
dento. N. J. (MM; Northwestern. High
land Park, 111. (!. against Harvard, Ixs
Angeles M:; Kemper. Roonevllle. Mo.
M. against St. John's. Mnnllus. N.
T. (S70t.
Class B: Morgan Park. III. (923) agnlnst
Wentworth, Lextngton, Mo. (S17); Hitch
cock, San Rafael. Cat. tSXTI: against
Shattuck. Faribault. Minn. (Sffl: Miami,
Germantown, O. W, against Blngham
ton. Ashevllle. N. C. (7K0); Tennessee,
Sweetwater. Tenn. (S93), against Naxareth
Hall, Pa. (056).
CREST OF OHIO RIVER
FLOOD NEAR CINCINNATI
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Thls to today's
official flood bulletin issued by the
weather bureau:
"The rainfall in the Ohio watershed Is
over for the rresent. Fortunately It was
not heavy enough to seriously alter the
flood situation.
"The crest of the flood is nearlng Cin
cinnati this morning where the stune at
S o'clock was 64.3 feet, or 4.3 feet above
flood stage. Down river points show ris
ing stages; Rvansvlllc Is four feet above
flood stage and Cairo three feet below
flood stage.
"On the Mississippi below Cairo flood
stages are probable by the end of the
coming week."
Bingham Bank
Robber Confesses
SALT LAKE CITT, Feb. .-Bert Hea
ton, arrested for the sensational robbery
of the Bingham (Utah) State bank De
cember 29, made a full confession at his
preliminary hearing today, In which he
Implicated Scott Cunningham, a local man
who has been held under bond, charged
with complicity in the robbery. Heaton
says Cunningham planned the affair and
that he carried It out Heaton aays he is
S3 years old, a native of Missouri and
that he was In the Oregon wtata prison
from 1903 until 1910, but he does not say
for what offense.
CORN FAMINE SAID TO
BE IMMINENT IN TURKEY
PETROGRAD, Feb. .-(Vla London.)
The Rech has published a dispatch from
Its special correspondent at Odessa, who
declares that according to news reaching
that city from Turkey a famine of corn
Is imminent In the Turkish empire, and
furthermore the government Is urgently
In need ct funds.
The military authorities are exempting
able-bodied men from serving In the army
for tm. Of this amount SlflO goes to the
ministry of war and the rest is divided
between the navy and the Red Cross.
Reserves are exempted for the sum of
$140. Well-to-do Turks are making free
use of these exemption clauses.
PLUMBERS' TRIAL IS
POSTPONED, JUDGE ILL
DES MOINES, la.. Feb. a The trail
of thirty-six plumbers, charged with vio
lation of the Sherman anti-trust act, has
been postponed from Monday morning
until Wednesday, because of the Illness
of Federal Judge Arba 8. Van Valken-
burg. United States District Attorney
Claude R. Porter today received a tele
gram from the Jurist, saying that owing
to a slight Illness, he would be unable
to reach Des Moines, until Wednesday.
More than 100 telegrams were Im
mediately sent out to witnesses and
Jurors, who had been summoned to ap
pear Monday.
POSTAL BILL FIGURES
CUT TWO MILLIONS
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6 Appropriations
In the postal bill as passed by the
house, were cut $2,000,000 by the senate
committee today, because of the decrease
in postal revenues since the outbreak
of the war.
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SWM AND ITALY
MAY MAKE PROTEST
German - Blockade Order Provokes
Great Indignation Among Peo
ple of These Neutrals.
COMMENT OF FRENCH PRESS i
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 6. (Via Lon
don) Indignation Is oxprcsscd by
the Swedish press because of Ger
many's proclamation relative to a
blockade of the Hrltlnh Isles. The
belief Is expressed that it will result
In the government making a protest
to Berlin.
The Pagens Nyheter, which Is In close
touch with the foreign office, declares
England's regulation In regard to neu
tral shipping In the North sea caused an
noyance, but that It guaranteed traffic
would be safe on certain routes. The
paper says that while Swedish vessels
suffered severely from German mine lay
ing, the latest order "beats the record by
declaring the most extensively used
waters a closed sea and threatening neu
tral ships with torrrdocs."
Germany's Situation Oesprrate.
PARIS. Feb. 6. The Ucrmnn admir
alty's proclamation including in the war
xone the waters surrounding the British
Isles, has provoked an outburst of In
dignation in the French press, although
It la hailed generally as an Indication that
Germany is beginning to find its situation
desperate.
The Journal nays the measure will have
only two consequences, first the death of
Inoffensive sailors, and second, the
paralysis of the sea trade of the neutrals.
Consequently, the paper argues, the
measure would cut off Germany's sup
ply, as neuttal shipping would not ex
pose Itself to danger.
Warning; from Italy.
ROMR, Feb. 6. Commenting on Ger
man measures against neutral ships, tho
Tribune declares that Germany does not
take Into account the rights or even the
dignity of neutrals, while Great Britain
gave satisfaction to protests by tho
United States and Italy, granting the
latter the right to maintain the distinc
tion between absolute and conditional
contraband. Continuing, the paper
says:
"Germany can be assured that somo
neutral powers will refuse to accept Its
ruling, under which the established cus
tom of the examination at sea of neutral
vessels Is abandoned and peaceful neu
tral ships are put in the same category
as hostile vessels. This will avoke pro
test from some neutrals. If Germany
finds that it has been damaged by cer
tain British measures It should answer
with reprisals damaging to Great Ilrltalh,
j but not striking at neutral powers In
the movements or their ships or the lives
of their subjects."
Women Accused of
Selling Their Votes
PIKEVILLE, Ky.. Feb. 6.-H is learned
today that three women have been In
dicted on charges of selling votes In th
last school election and they will be tried
with the 1,100 men who are accused of
havlng committed fraud at the primary
election here last August. It was alleged
In the indictments that the women sold
their votes for 11 each.
NORFOLK BUSINESS MEN
BOOST IN BLIZZARD
NORFOLK, Neb., Feb. . (Special Tele
gram.) More than 150 Norfolk business
men braved the worst blizzard of the year
to attend the annual banquet of the Nor
folk Commercial club last night. Rome
Miller of Omaha and II. M. Rushnell of
Lincoln were speakers.
Norfolk, It was stated. Is growing faster
than any other city In the state.
Beatrice Defeats I'd I Plane.
BEATRICE. Neb., Feb. 6. (Speclal.)
The Beatrice High school basket ball
team won a decisive victory over the
five from Unlvenrlty Place Friday eve
ning by the score of SO to 13. The first
half ended 16 to S In favor of the locals,
and the visitors were never able to over
take them. Schults, Burroughs and Smith
played a star game for Beatrice, and
Knox and Baney for the visitors.
Health
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JUST AS WE PREDICTED.
OUR GREAT FINAL
C LEAR A WAY SALE
Of Men's and Young Men's
uits.
Has proven by big odds the most important, most vitally in
teresting clothing event ever encountered by Omaha men
SALE CONTINUES IN FULL
FORCE MONDAY
Here's the reason for the tremendous crowds and enormous
number of SUITS and OVERCOATS which left the store Saturday
$10 and $12
SUITS and
OVERCOATS
Clearaway Price
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STATE SAVINGS
and LOAN ASS'N
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1623 Harney Street
(Corner 17th and Harney)
Ground Floor Boyd Theatre Bldg.
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Snow Dritt Seven Feet High, 36th and Q Streets, South
The above picture illustrates some
of the difficulties of operating street cars
at this season of the year.
We desire to thank our patrons for
the patience with which they bore the
discomfort and inconvenience of im
pa. red service during the recent storm.
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Go.
Overcoats
$15, $18, $20
SUITS and
OVERCOATS
Clearaway Price
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in
16 lb HQWARDltt
located at
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$25, $30, $35
SUITS and
OVERCOATS
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