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DAKOTA COUNTY . HERALD.
VOLUME XV
DAKOTA CITY, XER, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1907.
NUMBER 39.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
SUMMARY OP TUB NEW5 OP
TUB WHOUB WORLD.
COREY AIDS IIEFOBM
:si:d AsiioiMM!'.i,n example of
Mvor.ci: kvil.
Speaker Sec (io il Sign in Wave of
Indignation returning Wedding
Sa.v Church 111 Have to Hurry to
Keep Ahead of Public Opinion.
The Preshytertiin general assembly
at Columbus, O., Thursday received
and adopted the report of the special
committee on marriage and divorce
and adopted resolutions rejoicing lr.
favorable result already obtained and
expressing the hope of more radical
reform, reaffirming deliverances of
former assemblies regarding marriage
and divorce, and enjoining presbyter
ies to "enforce the standards of the
church, to hold to a strict account all
ministers under their care and to urge
all ministers to tegurd the comity that
should refrain from giving the sanc
tion of our churc h to member of an
other church whose marriage la In vio
lation of the luws of the church
whose communion they have chosen."
Itev. Charles T. Dickey, of Philadel
phia, chairman of the committee
which presented the report, referring
to the recent marriage of President
Corey, of the United States steel cor
poration, said: ,
"What we had heard about Mr,
Corey cleared the way. The condem
nation of public opinion was some
thing Itself to tnulte us rejoice, and
surely If the eriit'irinla of our news
papers and public opinion Is rising
to a high ftnniluril it is time that we
take the lead In this, as In everything,
and give an example of the church
cleansing Itself from lax divorce and
sinful marriages." '
moui: u;irr on fight.
Thi? Pennsylvania Koport to He Sen
sational. The auditors mid experts of the
Pennsylvania rapitol investigating
commission will make their final re
port wh?n commission resumes Its
ports will deal with every phase cf
the capita! scunriul, and will show in
detil how $9.(i(i0.(i00 was expended for
furnishings imd equipping the build
ing. '
The report of the auditors, it Is said,
will be sensational and will show
many thousands of dollars were paid
to contractors months in advance of
the actual delivery of the furnishings
to Hai riaburg.- Due company was paid
$25,000 one yenr In advance of the de
livery of metallic furniture and an
other was given advance payments of
$125,000 within two months after be
ing given contracts for furnishings.
The report also shows the public
records were changed after the letting
of certain contrails, and will contain
much Infot matlon which has not been
brought out at the public hearings. "
JVPCiK IIAItfilS IS XOT GUILTY.
Verdict of Jury in Cock r 111 Murder
, Case.
The Jury In the case of Judge James
H'rgls at Lexington, Ky., charged
with the murder of Thomas Cockrlll,
Wednesday morning returned a ver
dict of not guilty.
On June 21, 1904. Cockrlll was shot
In the court house at Jackson. Dur
ing the trial several witnesses swflre
that Hargis, his brothers and Sheriff
Ed Callahan had entered Into a mur
der conspiracy, promising Immunity to
anyone who would shoot Cockrlll, Dr.
is. D. Cox and J. B. Marcum, all three
of whom have since died by shooting.
The defense, however, presented testi
mony tending to disprove a conspiracy
charge. Hargis, testifying In his own
behalf, denied all connection with the
(hooting. Curt Jett, who confessed to
killing Marcum, for which he was giv
en a life sentence, was a witness
agnlnst Hargis.
The next trial in this series will be
called at Sandy Hook on May 27, and
then the same defendants will berried
for the murder of Dr. Cox.
Two Dead In Honolulu of Plug lie.
A cablegram from Honolulu reports
two deaths from plague and one new
case of that disease. Havana reports
tine yellow fever case from the prov
luce of Matunzas.
One Yellow IVver Case In Havana
A case of yellow fever has been dis
covered in Havana, being the second
case this year. The patient had re
cently come to the capital from the
Interior.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Thursday's quotations Vn the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Top
beeves, $5.25. Top hogs, $(.20.
Right Canal Stettin Sliovtis Idlo.
To an Inquiry from Secretary Taft
as to the canal steam shovel work
men's situation, Col. Qoethals cabled
that thirty-eight of the regular fort--nlx
crews were at work.
Fierce lKg Mangles Wee Girl.
The 2-year-old daughter of William
Miller, of Vincennes, Ind., was attack,
ed by a bulldog and fatally injured.
The beast sank his fangs into her face
jiud tore away cheek and bone.
COItEY IX 1EAL WITH SCHWAB.
almost Certain to Quit Steel Con'
tton.
There was made public In Pittsburg
V'ednesday evening in the financial
Jistrlct a rather startling stnry In cf
ect that Charles M. jirhwab and Will
iam Ellis Corey have practically
agreed on a move by which both shall
be Interested to the full extent of their
capital In the Bethlehem Steel com
pany In the near future. This,' of
course. Is contingent on the resigna
tion of Corey from the head of the
steel corporation, a condition which Is
now thought In Pittsburg, as well as
the east, to be but a matter of a few
days. It Is understood that all details
for this move have been completed,
and the undoubted fact that Schwab
and a score more are unloading all
their steel corporation stock at the
new top price gives ground to the re
port. While in Pittsburg a few days ago
Mr. Schwab to a party of friends
spoke most highly of the ability of his
successor as head of the big corpora
tion, and left them all With the Im
pression that Corey would, at the ex
piration of his time with the corpora
tion, become affiliated with him In his
Bethlehem works. That he needed
such a man as Corey with his brain
and his money, Mr. Schwab left no
doubt.
This story leaked out only late Wed
nesday evening. On the heels of this
Alva Dinkey, of the Carnegie Steel
company, the corporation from which
all the presidents of the big steel cor
poration up to date have come, broke
his usual silence, and In a rather short
Interview practically gave weight to
the rumor that Corey might retire by
saying the present head of the steel
corporation would not need to look
for work did he but choose to leave'
the big corporation.
TRAIN THROWN FItOM TRACK.
One Man Killed and Over a Score
Injured.
The Southern. Pacific coast line lim
ited, was wrecked at West Glendale,
Cal. early Wednesday. The wreck
was the deliberate work ( of train
wreckers. One man was killed and
twenty-two injured, three probably fa
tally. In accomplishing the wrek devilish
Ingenuity was exercised. At a point
on a trestle over the Arroyo Seco the
fish plates and bolts of two connect
ing rails on the southbound track had
been removed, and In the apertures
whence the bolts were taken strands
of heavy wire were .fastened at the
t-.td of each. rail. From the appear
ance of the track after the wreck it
was evident some person, hidden on
the hillside close to the trestle, had
pulled the wire as the train approach
ed and spread the rails outward to
ward the end of the trestle.
THIRTY PKKSOXS HURT.
Electric Train and Trolley Car Collide
In New York.
Thirty persons were injured, some
seriously, in a collision between a
three-car electric train bound for New
York from Coney Island and a trolley
car of the Thirty-ninth street line In
New York Tuesday night. The colli
sion occurred at a point where the
two lines cross at right angles. The
trolley car was struck by the electric
train and almost every one of Its pas
sengers suffered injuries. Thirty of the
most severely injured were conveyed
to hospitals. Physicians in attend
ance think no fatalities will result. The
conductors and motormen of both the
electric train and the trolley car and
the flagman stationed at the crossing
were arrested.
COREY IS TCRN'EI) DOWX.
'.'Xo Accommodations" at Swell Paris
Hotels.
Wliliam E. Corey and his bride, the
former Mabelle Oilman, are now se
questered in the Chateau Villegensla
near Paris, which was occupied by the
actress before her marriage. The mul
millionaire and his new wife arrived
In Cherbourg on the Kaiser Wllhelm
II from New York. From Cherbourg
the Coreys motored directly to the
Chateau Viilegensls. It was the in
tention of the couple to go direcfMo
Paris, and Corey cabled from New
York asking that a suite of rooms be
reserved In the Hotel Ultz, Elysee pal
ace. Rominlcl, or some of the other
exclusive hotels. Curiously enough,
none of these hotels could accommo
date the newly married couple.
Mendelsohn Music Company Assigns.
The Mendelsohn Music company,
having retail stores in New York, Bos
top and Providence, made an assign
ment at Providence, It. I., for the ben
efit of creditors.
" Two Oliio River Boats Burn.
The Ohio river packet Chevalier and
the transfer steamer Huntington were
burned to the water's edge near Hunt,
lngton, O., early Wednesday. The loss
Is $18,000. The crews escaped.
Cull to National Banks.
The comptroller of the currency
Wednesday issued a call for a state-
ent of the condition of national
Vanks at the close of business May 20.
Poison In Berries Is Fatal.
Miss Alice Muddox, of St. Joseph,
Mo., died Tuesday at the family home
from eating imported strawberries
that had been treated by a solution
containing poison, Intended to hasten
the ripening of the fruit.
Puts Bounty on Brown-Tail Moth.
To check the spread of the brown
tall moth In Nova Scotia the provin
cial government has offered a bounty
of $ cents for each Insect.
LYNCH NEGHO WOMAN'.
Her Husband, Hunted by GeorglA
Mob. Escape).
Two negroes lynched, one white
man and two negroes killed In bat
tle, and seven other persons Injured
Is the result of on attempt to capture
a negro at Claxton, (la., who Monday
night attempted a criminal assault up
on Mrs. Laura'Moore, a widow living
near Manassas.
Killed In fight: John Hare, white
farmer; Sam Padgett, negro, and
daughter, aged 10 years.
Lynched: Padgett's wife and son.
The Injured: W. J. Plerson, shot In
stomach and arm, probably fatal; Jus.
U. Daniel, shot In eye; may die; Dr.
J. L. Kennedy, scrlnusfcson of Padgett,
serious; Flem Padget's colored; two
daughters of Padgett.
News of the attempted assault
aroused the citizens, who Immediate
ly went to the home of the negro's
father. He assured the crowd that
his son was not within the house ant?
Invited the posse to search for 'them
selves. -
As they approached the house Flem
Padgett fired on the crowd, killing a
white man named Hare and wounding
four others. The crowd fired a volley
into the house, killing the old negro
Padgett, one of his daughters and
wounding another daughter and two
of his sons, one of whom was Flem
Padgett, the man wanted.
After the Cooler heads had left the
scene of the killing the hot headed
element Employed a young man to
take Padgett's wife and her young
son, who was shot through the lungs,
to Reidsville jail, but later the party
followed, took the prisoners from the
young man in charge and riddled
them with buckshot It Is stated that
a crowd of about 800 started for
Reidsville to force the jail and lynch
the other Padgett boy, who had been
taken there by the deputy. sheriff.
DOUBLE WRECK IX NEW YORK.
Passenger Hits Erelght that Had
Jumped Track.
A freight engine, eastbound on the
New York Central, jumped the track
at Fink's basin, east of Little Falls, N.
Y., early Tuesday, and the Buffalo
Cleveland special train westbound
crashed into the wreckage. Baggage
man Flnley, of New York, was killed
and three passengers and three train
men were Injured.
Just as the special was approach
ing Little Falls the eastbound freight
train running on a track paralleling
that of the special, was derailed by a
pile of stones. All four tracks were
covered with , the wreckage of , the
train. The train hands on thefrelght
declare they did not have time to
flag the express before it plunged into
the wreckage. Four cars of the spe
cial were thrown from the track, and
two of them, the buffet car and day
coach, overturned and were dragged
for some distance before the train was
stopped. v
Baggageman Finley was In the buf
fet car and was thrown out and cut
In two by the wheels. Fireman Ma
per was pinned down in the cab ot
his engine while hot coals from the
boiler set his clothes on Are. He was
badly burned and is in a critical con
dition. LAKE STEAMER IS DESTROYED
Fifty Passengers llavcr a Xarrou
Escape.
The steamer Naomi, of the Crosbj
Transportation company, was burnec
to the water's edge early Tuesdaj
while on the way from Grand Haven
Mich., to Milwaukee. . Fifty passen
gers and stvhe"crew were taken oft bj
the steamer Stratford and transferred
to the steamer Kansas. Among the
Injured is J. H. Rhodes, of Detroit,
badly burned.
Four coal passers were burned to
death. They were below In the bunks
and are thought to have been penned
down there by the flames. They are
believed to have shipped from Mil
waukee. The other occupants of the
Naomi were taken off In small boau
by the steamer Stratford. The loss on
the Naomi, which was In command
of Capt. Thomas Traill, is estimated at
$225,000.
Fugitive Postmaster Is Arrested.
Charged with embezzlement of pos
tal funds while postmaster at Annts
ton, Ala., J. M. Ragan Is being held
at Pueblo, Colo., by the police await
ing Instructions from the federal au
thorities. It is claimed he has con
fessed. Kills Man and Wounds Womun.
Following a quarrel, the cause of
which is not known, Antonio Dulesk
shot Antonio Marti dead and seriously
wounded Mss. Mary C. Smith at the
Snjith boarding house at Duchess
Junction. N. Y. He escaped and Is
still at large.
WESTERN LEAGUE BASEBALL.
Schedule of Gaines to Be Played at
Sioux City, la.
Following Is a schedule of tho West
ern League games to be played at
Sioux City in the Immediate future:
Lincoln June 1, 2, 3, 4
Denver , June 6, 6, 7,
Pueblo June 9, 10, 11, 13
Montreal Strike Ends.
The longshoremen's strike at Mon
treal has been settled satisfactorily to
the union and non-union men at 2
cents over the rate formerly paid,
making the day rate for the general
carrying 27 cents per hour.
French Cruiser Ashore.
A dispatch from Shanghai says the
French cruiser Chancy Is aihnr. nn
one of the Saddle Islands In the Chil
ean group. Her position Is dangerous.
Mens of
MISTAKES FRIEND FOR TRAMP.
Georgo Frlezen SImmiIa H. M. Mistier
of Henderson In the liCg.
George Frlezen, cashier of the bank
at Henderson, and several business
men, having been notified that suspi
cious looking tramps were beating
their way on the train toward Hender
son, organized a posse to find the
tramp and drive them out of town. It
was reported that the tramps acted
llki bank robbers and were supposed
to carry with them nitroglycerine,
fuses, etc, and that their Intention
was to rob one of the banks at Hen
derson. The business men went to the
stock yards adjoining the rnilroad
track, and In looking for the tramps
became separated, and ns one part
of the crowd came around a crib the
other part were coming around In the
opposite direction and Mr., Frlezen
called upon them to halt, and think
ing that these were the tramps, im
mediately fired at them with a 32-cal-Iber
revolver. H. M. Mlsner, a former
merchant of Charleston, was hit and
Immediately made known who he was.
The bullet entered the fleshy part of
his leg. and while it appeared at the
time quite serious It Is now believed
that he will only be confined to his
bed two or three weeks. No trace of
the tramps was found; they had dis
appeared. .
SETTLING THE COPPLE ESTATE.
Value of Estate In About $10,000, with
15.000 Life Insurance.
Last Saturday J. O. Copple; W. H.
Copple, Elme ' E. Copple and W. W.
Reed, the thret former brothers of the
late WalterJO$ple, who was murdered
near Rosalie, and the latter a brother-in-law,
came to Pender and made ap
plication for letters of administration
for their brother's estate and guard
ianship papers for the children.
J. O. Copple, formerly - a county
commissioner of that county, will be
appointed to both positions. The esti
mated value of the estate In $10,000,
with $6,000 life insurance In favor of
the murdered wife and four older
children.
During their stay In Pender the
brothers stated to a number of par
ties that they were opposed to lynch
law and wanted Burke, alias Hlgglns,
ti be tried and receive his Just deserts
In the regular, way. There Is little or
no excitement now, and It is hardly
probable that anv effort win h mn.tn
to lynch the murderer when he is
brought to Pender f,r a hearing. No
complaint has as yet been filed, and It
Is possible that nothing will be done
tor several days yet.
POSSE PURSUES ASSAILANT.
Woman Probably Fatally Injured In
Retl Willow County.
Mrs. Claude Spauldlng. wife of a
prominent Red Willow county farmer,
was the victim of a murderous and
trlminal assault by an unidentified
man whom the authorities are making
an extraordinary effort to catch. The
assailant used a large iron wedge and
hammer on the woman's skull, which
was fractured and her head and face
badly cut in several places. No one
except a 3-year-old child was at the
Spauldlng home at the time, the hus
band being In Frontier county on bus
iness. The crime was discovered by a
ulster of the woman wrto lives near
by. Physicians and county authori
ties were notified and a search was be
gun for the assailant. Armed men
are now covering the entire country,
and his arrest may result In a lynch-
'nr.
Section Man Dies cf Burns.
Frank Jonas, a section hand Injured
In an accident t Clarks and brought
to the St. Francis honpltal at Grand
Island, died as a result of the Injuiy.
Jonas, a Bohemian, and four Greeks,
were sleeping In a Union Pacific bunk
bouse In which there was ulso stored
a large can of gasoline. Some one,
whose Identity Is unknown, discharged
a gun In the room and caused the ex
plosion of the gasoline.
Oil Apiears In WrtK
Residents In West Ashlund claim
that their wells are slowly becoming
unfit for use owing to the accumula
tion of oil upon the surface of the
water. Every bucket of water drawn
shows heavy traces of oil. Samples
are to be sent to the state geologist
for an expression concerning the like
lihood of an oil deposit existing In
at locality.
War on Oinnliii Automobiles.
Automobile owners and chauffeurs
from Omaha and other places who
have habitually violated about all the
provisions of the laws regulating
"chug wagons" will be brought to time
hereafter If the Fremont Automobile
club can do it. There have been a
great many complaints caused by utter
disregard of speed regulations and
frightening teams reported.
missing for several years. The last
Green Bugs at Humboldt.
Humboldt Is not to bo behind In the
green bug Industry, and those who
have Investigated report the presence
of the newest pest on practically every
shrub and tree, as well as in the fields
of small grain. That they will do
great damage If something does not
stop their progress is a foregone con
clusion.
Woman Attempts Sulfide.
Mrs. Clarence Cain, known In nn.
lice circles as Rose Wilson, who was
lodued In iail at Beatrice
derly churge, ' attempted to commit
sulcld by swallowing a quantity of
concentrated lye. Prompt medical as
sistance saved her.
Court Clerk Indicted.
Wliliam C. Phillips, clerk of tho dis
trict court at Lincoln, wus Indicted bv
the grand Jury and arrested, charged
with embezzlement of trust funds and
unearned fees.
Nebrasiai
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PASSES FOR THE DOCTORS.
Burlington Is Sending Out Transporta
tion Recently Called In.
A report from sources absolutely re
liable has reached Lincoln that the
Burlington railroad Is sending out
passes to physicians who act as sur
geons of this road In the towns of the
state. The surgeons are designated In
the new passes ns "assistant surgeons.
A letter signed by O. W. Holdrege Is
sent with each pass, and In it Mr,
Holdrege states that the legal depart
mcnt of the road has held for the sur-
geans to ride on passes is not In con
met with the anti-pass law. Some
time ago all of these passes were call
ed In by the Burlington because of the
enactment of the anti-pass law, but
now an are being returned to the rail
road doctors. Whether railroad attor
neys are being served the same way
nas not been learned.
Under the recent order of the state
rallwuy commission every surgeon
who accepts one of these passes will
nave his name reported to the commls
slon. but as the matter has not yet
been called to the attention of the
commission It is not known whether
this action of the Burlington will
come under the head of discrimination
as defined In the commission law.
POLITICIANS DISGRUNTLED.
New Lancaster County Machine Given
Some Jolts by Gov. Sheldon.
Four or five would-be leaders of the
Lancaster county Republicans have
been holding frequent Indignation
meetings lately over the two most re
cent of Gov Sheldon's appointments,
while the great bulk of the rank and
file of the Lancaster countv Renuh.
licans are sitting back and enjoying
me aiscomrort of the alleged leaders.
Someone started the report that Mar
tin Dlmery, the new secretary to the
governor, belonged to the railroad ele
ment of the party and was therefore
antagonistic to the governor's policy.
It happens, however, that Mr. ri mprv
has a record made In the senate of
1905. and the records show he voted
for the anti-pass bill then, he voted
against the Bell Telephone company
and on all Important matters raised by
Gov. Sheldon he voted with the execu
tive. For his stand on these questions
at a time when such a stand wa not
Immensely popular Is due Mr. Dlmery 's
appointment, which so disappointed
some Lancaster county people who are
trying to perpetuate a machine in
state politics.
MAYXARD IS GUILTY OF MURDER
Shot the Proprietor of a Railroad Din
lug Hall at Alliance.
The Jury In the Maynnrd murder
trial at Alliance returned a verdict of
murder In the first degree, recom
mending imprisonment for life. It Is
understood the delay In returning a
verdict was on account of eight of the
Jury standing for the death penalty.
Judge Hamer, attorney for the defend
ant, will, prepare a motion for a new
trial, which will be heard before pass
ing sentence. Maynard was unmoved
upon hearing the verdict and all
through the trial seemed to be the
most unconcerned man in the room.
DENVER1TES INVADE NEBRASKA
Boosters Given a Great Reception at
Alliance and Pass On.
The "Denver boosters" in their spe
cial train, reached Alliance at 6 p. m.
Tuesday. They were enthusiastically
received by a large crowd and quite
an ovation given them. After spend
ing an hour parading the streets to the
music of their own Imnil uml miiiin.
speeches boosting Denver as a trade
cwmt-r ior me norm west portion of
the eountrv. thev nmimixl theii. (m,..
ney westward to repeat these perform,
anees at other towns, principally Sher
idan, Hillings. Deadwood. Lead and
Hot Springs.
Beatrice Commercial Club Meeting
The Commercial club of Beatrice
held Its annual mcetlnsr and ronnrt.
showed encouraging results of the last
year's work. The old board of direc
tors was re-elected. II. M. Bushnell, of
Lincoln, delivered an address aJnn
the lines of organization and the se
curing of manufacturing concerns" to
build up the town.
Futully Hurt by a Fall.
Falling headlotiir from tho MKnmi
story of the new Y. M. C. A. building
at Fremont. John Lnunre, a cornice
man. was fatally hurt: both arms wm
broken and the skull fractured. Laun-
er was Itutilng out of the window
when he lost his balance and fell thir
ty feet to the pavement.
New I)eMt for Fremont.
Work was commenced clearing the
ground for the new freight depot at
Fremont, the ground for which was
condemned lat fall. The building will
be northwest of the present structure,
containing ample room for the trans
fer anu storage of freight and office
rooms. Its cost will be $26,000.
1ooUlng for Iiost Brother.
Mrs. S. O. Lewis of Maraflllna 111
ha a written the DustmsHtfe at Omaha
asking for Information relatives to her
Droi tier. p. J. Doyle, who has been
heard from him was several years ago
In Omaha, when he was ernulovixl hv
some harness firm.
Ruin Is Needed.
Vegetation Is ot a utintiluiili f u.on
of rain around West Point. Corn
planting is being rapidly done
tftroughout the county, and. with rain
within a few dors, timuripptu ra -
vorublo fur a good tand.
Blar Woodmen Rally,
A big rally of the Modern Wood.
men of Amerleu came to a climax at
Chadron. Large deifications from
Crawford, Whltnty. Gordon. Hush.
vllle, Hay Springs and Billemont, 8.
D., were there.
Minn
General Manager Mohler, of the Un
Ion Pacific, has written the commis
sion asking that body to Indorse Its ap
peal to the people to have their coal
hipped during the summer months
nd avoid the rush In the fall and all
the worry Incident to scarcity of car
when cold weather sets In. Mr. Mob
!er said In his letter his company was
now shipping coal for Its own use
from mines not on Its line in order
to save the supply for the people next
winter, and he wound up by saying he
loubted If the comfany Avould be per1
mlttd to sell coal to the people next
winter as It did last winter. It Is not
Improbable that the commission will
write back and suggest that the Un
ion Pacific could relieve the pressure
by laying In its own supply of coal
now, as It has plenty of yard room
ind plenty of men to guard It This
would leave the road free to take
are of the people Instead of having
to use Its cars for Its own benefit
next winter.
The Updike Grain company, of
Omaha, has written to the state board
nf assessment objecting to the method
adopted by County Assessor Miller, of
Lancaster county, for the assessment
of Its grain elevators In that county.
Mr. Miller not only assesses on the
iverage capital stock Invested for the
preceding year, but also Includes the
value of the grain, on hand April 1.
The Updike company desires the
board to Instruct Mr. Miller to assess
only the average capital Invested.
The latter Is the plan adopted by the
board last year and this yeaf and held
to be valid by the supreme court, but
It Is not likely that the board will In
terfere with Mr. Miller If he electa to
operate under another method.
e e
Deputy Attorney General Martin
saved the board of public lands and
buildings considerable embarrassment
and the Home for the Friendless the
lota which the legislature appropri
ated $(2,800 to purchase. The bill
did not farry the emergency clause.
ana mererore tne money win not be
available for use until July 5. In the
meantime the owners of the property
were figuring on selling the lots to
speculators unless the state paid the
cash or Interest. Mr. Martin agreed to
give his personal check for the $1,800,
which will pay for the present pur
chase, and permit the state to pay him
in July.
.
Representative Kelfer, of Nuckolls
county, wad In Lincoln recently, and.
among other things, ha said some of
the shippers out n his section of the
state were getting a little bit restless
because the' state railway commission
was doing nothing to get a reduction
In grain rates and better service In
moving live stock. While the shippers
realize the commission was up against
a hard proposition, Mr. Kelfer said,
they were of the opinion that matter
of freight rates should have been tak
en up first and the passenger rates
later, as the former Is of the greater
Importance,
As anticipated. Don C. Desoaln filed
his resignation as denutv commission
er of labor with Gov, Sheldon, the
same to take effect June 1. Mr. Des
paln has been commissioner of lnhor
since May 1 and resign In order to
accept tne position of general man
ager of the American Adjustable Win
dow Shade company, which was inn.
dered him by the directors of the
a Dove corporation some days ago. Mr.
Despain's new position entails respon
sibilities Incident to the develnnmonr
of the company's business In twenty-
lour states, in which territory it has
exclusive patent rights.
see
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha railroad does not want to
be Included In the list of roads which
have evaded the anti-pass law or the
order of the board relative to the re
porting of free transportation issued.
This road wrote that In Its "report to
the commission it had Included all the
transportation Issued between March
30 and May 1 and the list also Includ
ed all Interstate transportation.
While In Lincoln recently Superin
tendent Thomas, of the Kearney nor
mal school, called on Treasurer Brian
and asked him If he was ready to ac
cept $15 which had been received by
the school from the sale of alfalfa.
The payment will be made under the
new law enacted by the late legisla
ture providing that cas funds of state
Institutions shall be deposited In the
state treasury to the credit of the in
stitution. Deputy Oil Inspector A. B. Allen,
who was appointed to succeed Edward
A. Church, took charge of his new of
fice Wednesday, and the formal trans
fer of the various offices took place.
Lancaster politicians, or some of them.
had set their hearts on the oil office
and downtown there are bitter tears of
disappointment being shed, though
hose who are not In politics for office
do hot seem to be worrying any.
The board of publia lands and
buildings has Increased the salary of
Dr. Lord, superintendent of the Or
thopedic hospital, to $1,400 a year
ami Dr. Orr, his assistant, to $1,800.
The former gets $200 more on the
year and the latter $600 more. Anna
E. Hard wick, head nurse, will get
$900 Instead of $800. The other sal
aries remain the same.
The board appointed to Inspect pri
vate and denominational schools ha
been at the Fremont normal and the
Kearney normal school. This board
receives Its authority from the law
enacted by the recent lea-lslarnm
Since the board has been at work con- I
iderable talk has been going the
rounds relative" s the way some head
of schools get students to enroll. It
Is said some ot the schools agree to
lve a udent a life certificate If he
or she attends a ten-week summer
K-hool, providing, of course, the stu.
lent bas certain qaullficatlons.
STATE TOURNAMENT
tOWA FIREMEN'S STATE ASSO
CIAIIOX TO MEET.
Four BUj Days at Sioux City, Iowa, on
Jane 18, 19, 20, 31, 1907$3,BOO
In Cash Purses Large Attendance
Expected.
Arrangements are rapidly being
completed for the state tournament of
the Iowa Firemen's State association,
which la to be held at the fair grounds
In Sioux City, la., on June 18, 19, 20,
SI. 1987. It Is anticipated that at
least Z.C00 "smoke eaters" will attend
the tournament and some close and
exciting contests are looked for.
The principal cities of Iowa will fee
represented at the tournament by the
paid departments, and there will alee
be a number of volunteer teams pres
ent. Races will be provided for each
class, making it Interesting for all.
There will be races between paid de
partments, showing companies In their
stations, horses In their stalls, men
In their bunks. Alarm Is given, de
partment makes hitch, run one-half
tone ana lay, hose, giving a complete
reproduction of a run to a fire.
Another Interesting feature of the
tournament will be illuminated street,
runs of the Sioux City fire department,
wnicn win ds spectacular and exciting,
Program.
Tuesday, the 18th, will be given over
to the reception of the firemen, and
the meeting of the board of control.'
There will be no races that day, but
plenty of them the next three days, aa
follows: v
Wednesday, June It
10:00 a. m. Grand parade.
Largest department from any one
City, local department barred, first
prize, $100; second prise, $50.
The best appearing company from
any city, with or without appa
ratus, first prize, $60; second prise,
28.
Every company entering any of the
contests of this tournament must Join
In this grand parade. V
1:00 p. m. Stralght-away hoe
race, hub and hub, first prize, $60; sec
ond prise, $10; third prise, $20. '
1:00 p. m. Amateur hose race, first
prise, $5; second prise. $46: third
prise, $26; fourth prise, $15.
3:00 p. m. Flag race, first prise.
$86; second prize, $26; third prise, lit.
1:30 p. in. State paid fire depart
ment race, first prise, $200; second ,
prise, $136; talrd prise, $76.
4:80 p. m. Tug of war. first prise,
7:30 p. m. Meeting of Iowa State
Firemen's association at headquarters.
Thursday, June SO.
" v. ...-, i"v kiiu muuci I m u W
first prize, $100; second prise, $50.
3:30 p. m First state race, first
prize, cup and $100; second prise, $70;
Third prize, $60; fourth prise, fit;
Fifth price, $25.
3:00 p. m. Paid fire department
free-for-all. Open to the world. First
prise, $400; second prize, $200;, third
prize, $100.
8:00 p. m. Running coupling con
test. Two gold medals; one for coup
ler and one for plpeman.
3:30 p. m Hub and hub race be- '
tween two teams making slowest time
In amateur hose race, first prise, $36;
second prize, $15.
4:00 p. m. Fire company drill
corps, first prize, $100; second prise.
$50.
5:00 p. m. Ladder climbing contest.
gold medal.
7:30 p. m. Meeting of luwa State
Firemen's association at headquarters.
Friday, June 21.
3:00 p. m. Second state hose race
first prize, cup and $100; second prise.
170; third prize, $80; fourth pMze,
136; fifth prise, $26.
2:30 p. m. Paid fire department
nuo ana nuD race, nrst prise. 8100:
second prize, $50.
3:00 p. m. Novelty hub and hub
hose race, first prize, $76; second
prise, $60; third prise, $26; fourth-
prize, $16.
8:30 p. n Hitching contest, first
prize, $30; second prize, $20.
4:00 p. m. Hub and hub race be
tween the two teams making fastest
time at tournament, first prize. $261
second prize, $15.
5:00 p. m. Leaders' foot race, med
als, first, gold medal, value $25; sec
ond, silver medal, value $15.
There Is perhaps nothing more In-'
foresting to the average person than
the sight of our brave laddies In their
nerce r.gnts witn their enemy, fire.
Nowhere can one obtain a better
ohance to see the different phases of
the work than at one of these tourna
ments. Reduced rates have been secured on
all railroads, and there ehould be a
large attendance from the territory
surrounding Sioux City.
Muslo will be furnished by Reed's
band, of Sioux City,
Fons.4 Ik Vest.
Little David bas always been re
garded by bis doting relatives as par
tlcularly clever. Still, says a wrltei
In tbe Philadelphia Ledger, he ratbei
outdid himself wben a rough-looklna
tramp Invaded tho yard one afternooa
and asked him where his father kept
his money.
"It's In his vest In tbe kitchen," re
piled David.
A few minutes later tbe tramp cams
through the kitchen doorway In
burrymuch battered and torn.
"Smart kid, dat!" be muttered
"Never said a word about de eld mat
teln' de vest"
As Dad aa Blr. ' T
There wss once a sporty old Mr.
Went to cell on another man's Sr.
He dyed bis mustsche,
To make a big macbe
And left bis trademark where he Er.
New York Globe.
Johnnie What docs that notice wtj
ever there, mother? ;
Mother It says. "No docs admitted."
Johnnie But tbe doss can't read,
a the?! How are the te know I