DAKOTA COUNTY
MOTTO ill Tht Knri When It It Hexr.
VOLUME XVIII
DAKOTA CITY, NKR, FRIDAY, OCTOItKIt 15, 1909.
NUMBER 7
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WORLD'S DAILY N
CAREFULLYXOLLECTED
AND CONCISELY STATED
SOUTH HIT UY STORM
VHKCKA;i: IS KTItKWN AltOl'T l
MANY LOCALITU'.K.
Patin uX hlorm Covers VH ikI Midilh
Teiuicce mid Northern Alabama
Alhiutn, iu., Heavily Dninngcil
Dulldinus lining Wrecked.
Three persons are known to have
been killed, others Injured and min
ing and several towns and v-Murc de
molished. In the toll taken by a r-tiirn
of cyclone proportions which swept
through western Tennessee Thursday.
Telegraph and telephone wires nn
down and reports fronupmall towns Pi
the extreme western counties of Ten
nessee state that a severe wind storm
occurred at C o'clock Thursday night,
unroofing houses, leveling telegraph
poles and doing other damage.
wind and hall storm of cyclonic
proportions struck Atlanta. Ga., ul
5:20 p. ni. Thursday and left a trail ol
wreck and ruin behind it.' Hundred:
of windows were broken, chimney;
were blown down and houses wen
unroofed. The property loss is esti
mated at. at least $100,000. Street car
traffic was suspended for a time. Klec
tile light wires were strewn througl
the streets and made travel very un
safe. Al lltirnes, a prominent citizen ol
Jienmaik, Teun., was killed and Mrs.
1 tames badly hurt. Their home was
wrecked. Turn Helm was killed in
Lincoln county near Mulberry and
Homer Ashby and wife severely hurt
Carter Arnold, returning home from
school at Wartrace, was caught in tlu
storm and has not been heard from
Many residences were wrecked in
Tennessee.
A severe electrical storm pase"
over Chattanooga, Tenn., shortly after
7 o'clock Thursday evening.. Tele
phone and street car service was badl
hampered tor an hour or more.
TIILPI.K CM-TV T.LNI CHIME.
I'.-iimcr Kills Wife anil fatally Wounds
Her Sister and Self.
First killing his wile and fatally
wounding her sister, John Cherry, n
painter, Thursday at Cleveland, O.
turned his revolver on himself. The
tragedy followed a quarrel in which
lie accu.-ed his wife of Infidelity and
bur sister as a companion in her ad
ventures, according to the police.
Chen j is supposed to have shot hit
wife early Thursday morning. When
his three little children returned from
school for dinner he told them their
mother, whose dead body was locked
in her room, was ill. He prepared
i iia it- dinner and sent them back to
eliool. l.ule in the afternoon Mrs.
hnriie :rube. lire sister-in-law, called
I the cherry borne. Cherry shot her
l. lee in the breast as she stood In the
doorway f the home and then shot
himself.
t il l FFF.I It I.OSI'S CONTROL.
nr CraslwH 'I hrooli a Fence, Killim:
SI. Louis Woman.
Mrs. Cfearles A. Swade. of St. Louis,
was killed when Ralph Ireland, driv
ing a rowing automobile Thursday af
ternoon, at St. Louis. Mo., crashed
tltrough the fence while making B0
miles an tour. Ireland lost control of
the car and was slightly hurt.
The race was a feature of the cen
tennial ttelebration at St. Louis. The
facing car tore away 40 feet of fence
on which the spectators were sitting
Several other persons were Injured
jl rs. Swede's skull was crushed.
Au "Herb Doctor" Held,
rhe Fall fUver, Mass., police an
nounced Thursday that they are hold
;ing "Prof." Frank Hill, an "herb doc
tor," and, William Tibault. a chauf
feur, in connection with the death of
'.the woman whose body was found at
j Tiverton, Mass., and whom they bc-
jlievo to be Miss Amelia St. Jean, of
I Fall Uiver.
I Friteh Is Ileal reMed.
i Dr. lieoine A. Friteh was rearrested
fin Detroit. Mich., Thursday In coniu-c-Stion
Willi Co- Maybellc .Vlllman mys
.'tery. The doctor's rearrest followed
ja searching interrogation of Joseph W.
r I.eaeh, an automobile driver who is
,' being held us u witness.
Tobacco Firm FnllH.
The Wat c-- 'ranier Tobacco com-
jiany, an independent cigarette manu
faeturer ai Norfolk, Va., was Thursduy
placed in voluntary bankruptcy.
siuut City Live Stock Market.
Tlnii sday's isolations ,n the Sioir;
' i t y lie stock market follow: Dresn-d
beef steers. $:..."0 fa 7.75. Top hogs,
7. tr..
siuger Admit His drill.
Kdward Singer, arrested in Chicago
l'hursduy by federal Inspectors on a
charge of robbing the mails, admitted
bis guilt, but declared that his thefts
would not uggregate lrr Value mnrn
than $5.
Two robbers made an attempt to rb
he First National bank at Shakopec
Minn., Thursday, but were frightened
away. Shots were exchanged with
aroused cltUcena but no one was hurt.
-...-J BAXPITS HOLD WDHK.
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IStatc Historical Society m,,, la umiui
- , nurtt.
A fafdUonably dresi-r-d bandit, who
early Wednesday robbed the savings
bank of 1. M. Krskir re, of Highland
Park, 111., an aristocratic village on
the lake rhore, twenty-live miles north
of Chicago, committed suicide by
shooting himself lrr the mouth when
driven to buy by the Highland I'ark
marshal and a posse of citizens.
A companion of the robber, who had
driven him, to the bank In an automo
bile, was captured immediately fol
lowing the robbery of the bank, forc
ing the principal perpetrator In the
daring daylight crime to flee on foot.
He engaged In a running duel with
Town Marshul John Sheehnn, who was
the target for many bullets from the
fugitive bandit's revolver, one of which
went through the sleeve of his coat.
After running several blocks and fail
ing to drive back his pursuer, the rob
ber ran Into n shed, closely followed
by Sheehnn. When he paw Nhcelian
enter the shed with his revolver level
ed at his head, the fugitive put the
muzzles of his own revolver in his
mouth and tired a shot which resulted
In his death almost Immediately.
Neither he nor- his companion Is
known. The man arrested, who ap
peared in the guise of a chauffeur,
positively refused after his arrest, to
discuss the robbery with the authori
ties or to disclose anything concerning
his own or his companion's identity.
The robbery was conducted In a
deliberate and spectacular manner,
the bandit obtaining about $5m hi
gold coin and bills af'.er he had forced
John C. Duffy, cashier of the bank,
and Miss Nellie Fitzgerald the book
keeper, and Joseph K. Richards, the
receiving teller, into the cashier's cage
Just after the closing of business for
the day.
F1HST VOLLKY KXDS 1.11 T.
("rof Ferrer, Spnuii-li Kilucalor, l'.e
cuted. Prof. Francisco Ferror, the Spanish
tducator and convicted revolutionist,
was shot at Barcelona, Spnin, Wed
nesday, The execution was at the for
tress of Montjulch, where the prisoner
hud been confined since his condem
nation by courtmartial. The doomed
man faced the firing squad without
flinching and fell dead at the first vol
l.y. At Paris Wednesday ten thousand
men, headed by M. Juarez, the leader
f the socialists in the chamber' of
ieputlee, and M. Vaillunt, a socialist
deputy, marched to the Spanish em
bassy, where it was the intention to
hold a demonstration in protest
against the execution of Ferrer. The
police surrounded the building, how
ever, and repulsed the surging crowds
after a sharp scuffle. The procession
then turned through the main boule
vards with shouts of "Down with Al
fonso! Down with Maura!"
Ml'ltPHY PAYS VP,
.lulls His Personal Check to National
llaselMill Commission.
Charles W. Murphy, president of the
-hlcago National league baseball club,
ifter receipt of notice from the. na
tional commission to pny within 72
hours the fine assessed against him in
onnectlon with the case of Pitcher
i'eJYer, of Toronto, wrote a personal
heck Wednesday night for $500 and
nailed it to the national commission.
According to the ultimatum of the
ommlssion, If Murphy bad not paid
he tine the Chicago club franchise
would have been revoked and the
ulnyers declared free agents.
llnsctNill Teams Arc Tied.
Detroit kept in the great light fin
he world's baseball championship by
lefeatlng Pittsburg, 5 to 4, Thursday
n a battle full of sensational and
'.hrllling situations, and the two teams
ire tied with three victor ies each. Tin
eventh and deciding game will be
lnyed In Detroit Saturday.
Cull on Dr. Ilcinscn.
Dr. Ira Tlcmsen, president of Johns
.-lopklns university and of the Nation
al Academy of Sciences, will appoint
j. committee to examine the arctic rec
ords of Commander Peary and Dr.
I'ook If the council of the scientific
body decides It will be proper for him
to accept this invitation to do so.
Pardon for Morse.
A petition asking President Taft for
. leniency toward Charles V. Morse,
ihe former banker. Is being prepared
for circulation among prominent busi
ness men and financiers of New York.
Summer Home to Close.
Preparations were begun Wrdns
Jay to close the Tuft summer res-idcnci
it Ileverly, Mass., In anticipation o.
Mrs. Taft's departure for Washingti-r
Friday.
Commander llii'jr Dies.
Commander Frlck C. Hlcg, of the
navy, died at the naval hospital li
Washington, 1). C, Thursday, aged Ml.
He was a native of Missouri.
Sir Thomas Llpton has engaged
,ts sage on the steamer Cedrie, which
will wall for New York Saturday.
Train I'luiif- Into llriilge.
Fireman O. J. Milton was killed urn'
.Ight persojis were Injured Thursday
when an engine and two cars of tin
Austin and Northwestern railway
plunged into a burr. lug bridge over
Watters creek near McNeil, Tex.
Aldiicli Coining Home.
Senator Nelson W. Aldrlch and Ja
cob H. Chlff, of Now York, sailed from
England Wednesday for New York.
omaiia Mi'itmw.
Man FiMtml with Ills Throttt Cut anil
PockeM lckel.
Henry It. Frankland, whose home t
In Chieng i, vns found dying under the
Tenth street viaduct In Ojnaha, Neb.,
Wednesday night, his throat cut and
his pockets turned Inside out. He
died a few minutes aftc being foun t.
Frankland belonged to n Chicago
lodge of the odd Fellows and In his
pocket was found a. telegram from
that city signed "Lucky Frankland."
The dying man was found by ft Pull
man porter named Williams. W. Toll,
who is known to have been In Frank
land's company during the duy. It
under arrest.
SMITH AM) WILLIAMS 1 HI.K.
Iiulgc Anderson Knlcs in die Panama
l.iln l Case.
Judge A. V.. An -is in. of the United
States court a: Indianapolis, lnd.,
Tuesday dlsmi. .1 lire proceedings
against Dilavun ; niith and Charles U.
Williams, prop! icl'M ! of the Indianap
olis News, who w. p- re; i.-'tlng removal
to the District linnbia for tri:t!
under a grand i i indictment cliin-,;
ing them with h.' .i. committed crim
inal libel lii pubi; . iiie.;r articles alleg
ing there was ;. c. rrupt profit of $-S.-1100,
000 In the s;'l Ihe r.nanni ca
nal to the t'niti-d :-'rates.
SlIOItT IN li! ACIOIMS.
Minnesota County Amlilor Arrexted
and Su-!cnil'il.
A. A. Kremer. county auditor of
Itaska county, .Minn., who was arrett
ed by State Pnblii! ICxaininer M. V.
Kain and su.-iieuvied finm ofllco by oi
ler of Gov. Ml-! hard, wus released on
bail at Grand Kupids, Minn., Tuesday.
ICxaminer Kain in liis report to the
governor stated he had found a short
igo in Kremer's accounts of $20,000.
Mr. Kain succeeded in getting a resti
tution of $6,000 and expects to gr'
more.
Johnson Nearly Knocked Out.
"Gunboat" Smith, a seamnn from
me of the I'nlted States cruisers an
chored in harbor at San Francisco,
scored a knockdown In a four-round
bout Monday night with Jack John
win, the negro heavyweight. Cominr
nit of a flinch in the last round the
-alloc swung a right overhand chop
vhich took Johnson flush on the chin.
i'he champion went down flat on hi
Sack and when he recovered his feet
he was so dazed that his manager a'
!he round short.
Two-Cent Law Attacked.
The constitutionality of the Illinois
-'-cent rate law Is attacked in an ac
:l( il brought Wednesday In the feder -il
circuit court at Springfield, III., by
the Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis
Railroad company. Judge Humphrey
minted a preliminary injunction re
training the suite's attornys for the
.ounties through which the railroad
runs from attempting to enforce tlir
ate as against the railway named.
Four Killed In Wreck.
Four persons were killed, one mar.
was fatally Injured and a score of oth
rs were less seriously hurt In a colli
ion near Greenville, Tex., Vrednesda.s
n the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
:;.ilroad. A freight train had stopper
lor water when a passenger train car
rying a crowd of carnival people ei
oute to the Dallas state fair struct
;he rear end.
Huglillt Succeeds Hjrrlinan.
Marvin Hughitt, president of tl.i
Chicago and Northwestern railway
v.'is Wednesday elected a director ol
lie New York Central. Iake Shori
ind Michigan Southern und Mlchigar
.'entral railroads to succeed the la If
K. H. Hurrlman.
Death in the Ciller.
Mystery surrounds the death oi
'Onoch Dye, a wealthy farmer living at
Motaze, Kan., who succumbed Wed
lesday half an hour after taking i
lrlnk of cider. It Is believed the cldei
-outained poison. An analysis will lv
.nade.
lx-aii-s Sum to Charity.
I'nder the terms of the will of Mrs
-'a rah Morris, widow of Nelson Morris
who met her death In an automobib
u-cident on the continent on Septem
icr 16, it was announced in Chleagi
1'ucsduy, bequests of nearly $400,001'
ire made to charitable Institutions.
New Kiili-H for ltisliops.
New rules affecting the bishop;
throughout the world have been rnudi
mown at the Vatican. These prescrlbi
bat the bishops shall be allowed twr
.-ears following their appointments li
v.iich to arrange the canonical vlslta
ii ns in their dioceses.
Arrives in Sultcrland.
Mrs. Grover Clevi land, accompanies
iy her daughters Ksther und Marior
ind sons Francis and Hichurd, ar
Ived in Lusanne, Switzerland, Wed
icsday. It is understood the children
Aill be placed in a school there.
Fire in Kansas City.
Fire in the Rhodes Implement build
:ig at Kansas City, Mo., Tuesdaj
a used a $100,000 loss.
Auto Hit by Street Cur.
Mrs. J. H. Hurigate, of Lullarpu, III.,
aged 60 years, was killed and Mrs
.louke was seriously hurt when their
ourlrig car was struck by a street car
in Kiwanee, 111., Tut-Hday.
Contract for War Vcsm-Ih.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer Tues-
ny signed the contract with the New
Vork Shipbuilding company for the
instruction of t':- dreadnaught bat
ileshio Arkur.-,-
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NEBRASKA
News of tho Vock .
in Concise Form
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ItKAOII AN AGKKKMKNT.
StriM-t Car Compnny and City of Lin
coln Ol 'higcilicr.
l'ractlcaliy all of the details of a
profit-sharing arrangement between
the city und the Lincoln Traction com
pany, owner of all of the street car
lines of the city, save a small interu
ban, have been arr.mi d
P.y tho terms of tli's agreement the
company accepts $2,1 fio.ono, tho valua
tion fixed by tho state railway com
mission, aa tho valuation upon which
it shall be permitted to e-.iru 7 per cent
dividends, and the fact that It 1.4 stock
ed and bonded for $ J,." Iio.iimii shall at
no time constitute a valid basis for a
claim for further returns. This agree
ment provides that nCter paying all
general taxes, maintenance and operat
ing expenses, the company shall be
permitted to earn the 7 per cent divi
dend. All moneys earned above and
beyond that sum shall be equally di
vided between the company and tho
city, the former paying. In addition, a
3 per cent occupatlor. tax out of its
haro of the surplus earnings.
Ml 'ST PAY Till: MONF.Y HACK.
Cimlor County Man Gels a Contingent
Sentence.
William K. Willard. who has been
Under bonds for over two years,
charged with absconding with funds
belonging to the Custer county treas
ury while employed as a clerk In that
department, pleaded guilty to tho
charge and throw himself on the mer
cy of the court at Hroken Dow.
Judge Hostctlcr suspended sentence
under the following conditions: that
Willard should pay back the money
he had taken together with the ex
penses Incurred by the county in
bringing him to Justice; that for tl.e
next seven years ho must report at each
term to this division of the district
court.
During that time, should Willard
Violate tho law in any way, ho is to bo
brought Into court and sentenced on
the original charge.
ACCIDENT AT LINCOLN.
Mrs. Davlsson, of Seward, Fitfully Hurl
, by Il'jrsfl. v
Mrs. P.rnjamln Davisson, of Seward,
Is dying at n Lincoln hospital from In
juries received by being run down by
a frightened hone. The Divlsson
family, consisting of father, mother
and three children, had come to Lin
coln to shop, and were crossing a
downtown corner when the hor-sn cann
rushing upon them. Sewer Inspector
Peck saved tho life of the older K'i'1
by tossing her out of harm's way, but
was unable to evade the horse himself,
and was knocked down and badly hurt.
The horse next careened Into Mrs. D
vlsson, striking her on tho eho.l ami
knocking her fifteen feet The animal
then trampled upon her, and his feet
becoming entangled in her gown lie
fell heavily, both on the woman ami
Peck.
Change in Indian Aircnts.
Reliable Information has Just ln .-n
received in Walthlll that John M. Com
mons, who for the past four years has
been superintendent agent for the
Omaha Indians, has been transferred
and appointed by the Interior de
partment to a more desirable position
in the same service In Utah.
IcMroy Liquors.
In pursuance of the ordor of the
court ordering tho destruction of all
the liquor f..'ind in the possession
of illicit seiloiK convicted during the
last yoar. Sheriff Her has emptied two
burrels and one cas of beer Into the
sewer at Central City. There are no
-taloons In Merrick county at present.
Daylight Saloon Caw.
At the next sitting of tho supreme
court, October 18, the nttse of Dlnuzzo
against the state, from Douglas county,
will bo argued. This suit involves Un
constitutionality of the daylight sa
loon law and the right of Omaha to
revoke a saloon license for the sale of
liquor after 8 p. in.
Hums 1 00-Foot Net.
John Donavon, editor of the M.idi
son Star-Mail, and incidentally one of
the deputy game wardens, of the state,
captured a 400-foot net at lluttlo
Creek. The net was being used ille
gally and Mr. Donavon burned it In
the public square as u warning to
poachers.
Scholarship Ktn ruinations.
The next Nebraska, examination of
..-aiidldates for the Rhodes scholarship
in England will be held on octol,. r
19 and 20 In room 204 Administration
building. University of Nebraska, Lin
coln. lU.lt Kills HomcMcudcr.
Perry Cecil, a homesteader south
of Morrill, was struck and instantly
killed by lightning during a severe
electrical storm.
Must Pay for SMwdlug.
The supreme court has decided thut
Albert Jones, who was lined $5 and
costs In the police court of Wayne for
exceeding the speed limit with his au
tomobile, roust pay the sains.
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STATE IMEWS
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OTFD FOH COM'FMPT.
Three Omaha Attorney Mum AptMiur
llelore Supreme Court.
H. -'. 1 urn. nn. I. J. Dunn mid John
Hyne, the attorneys representing the
''-' c::;. ... the case of Kobinson
vs. the ei'y ,,f imuhn, were cited by
the supieni.' court to appear before
that body on November 4 and jmrge
them;- hex of e. M cmpt of court.
The -or.it mi l e iargo Is bused on the
allegation ii..u lM, fs Med before
the court in .-u, ,. .( 0r the motion for
a rehearing n,,. three attorneys made
unwarranted criiiYsm of Judgo W. U.
Rose, who wrote the opinion in the
case.
The character of the contempt
not made public, the lile; being taken
from the docl. -i.
Kl I.T.I :i ltY A TRAIN.
i:nly of I.jor.-i Man IVund Near
Truck.
Charles V. Ham y w as (-truck by a
Northw i -. n lariroad freight train at
Lyons and killed. There were no wit
nesses to ti e tragedy, Ihe body being
discovered near the tracks by Swan
Hultbrrg ami Peter Johnson. It ap
pears that the engine struck him In
the head, cuttii"! n big gash, and he
was also scvei.ly bruised In other
places. It Is thought tliat he got his
foot caught In the "frog" of the rails,
as his shoe was torn to pieces and his
leg mangled. Mr. llaney wns about
4S years old.
liONACl .M IS HFATIiN.
Nebraska Supreme Court IHvltles
Amiiust the ltlshop.
The supreme court overruled the
application of r.shop Ronucum, of the
Lincoln Catholic see, for an injunction
to restrain Itev. Father Murphy, of
Seward. In in the use of tho church at
I'lysses. The bl-hop sought an injunc
tion in order to keep his recalcitrant
priest off tin- promises until the dispo
sition of an appeal from the district
court, where the bi.ihop previously
Was beuti n.
I '.hetloii Proclamation.
Gov Shullonbei ger has Issued UV
election in nel.-) (nation. Vi ls ery brief,
as follows:
Under- and by virtue of the authority
vet-fed in rae liy the provisions of sec
tiontii veil iiii 0f chapter twenty-six
2r, ) ..r ihe compiled statutes of Ne
braska ft i the year 1909, entitled
"elec'ii ns," I Arhton C. Shailenberger,
governor of the state of Nebraska, do
hereby i sue my i roclainntlon declar
ing that on Tm s.i.iy, the 2d day of
November. A. D. Di'isi. there will be
un election In-ld at the usual places of
voting in .'.aid state for- the election of
Un- follow .'ny Mi -er s, to-wit: Three
judges of the supremo court; two re-e.-nH
of the university; one re-
;;ent of tin- stale university to fill va
caney. Prize to Golden Glow.
A large crowd saw Golden Glow, a
X' braska do t, ln the chief prize In
tin- tin. us of tin- national coursing
lut'i'-lly at Sutton. The course was
soggy and rain fell at Intervals, caus
ing the withdrawal of some of the
hounds. The original entries were
llU doss.
Sues l.ivcrymuii.
John ('. Watson, one of the leudlna
uttorrieys of Nebraska City, filed a
suit in the district court against Payne
& McCallum, who own und operate a
livery stable. He charges that they re
refused to .send lilrn a hack when !ie
ordered It rind have repeatedly Ignored
his orders for vehicles arrd thereby
caused l.ini great loss and mentul an
guish. Trusty Prl-oiier Dsciiikh.
Willi only three months yet to serve
before the i-xpiriiti on of his sentence,
u Doug'as county convict named W.
If. Ilnlini i. who h id been a trusty for
some time, made tils escape on Tues
day from the eu tody of State Pen
itentiary Steward P. I'arlin.
Nri'il More Lupine Crews.
Tho lliirlliiginii is short of eriglut
crews on the Wymore division. Dur
ing the slack bii-i:ie-s of months past
many nu n were . t out oral laid off.
Now that business Is picking up It is
dlflieiilt al times to obtain men to han
dle the trains.
I n iu. -..1 by II llayiakc.
Mis. ;:ila :-ch v ailing, while driv
ing a hayrake on the home furm near
West Point, was li.id'y Injured by be
I - -r thrown from the machine, remain-in-;
ur selous for over three days.
Il'i- condition, while serious. Is not
t.eee.-i ii ily hopeless.
Clia iibeilulri Cane PotHueil.
'''he i on of the state agaiust C. M.
'h.unliei laiji, of Tecuinseh, charged
v.-ltli receiving funds In an Insolvent
l. ink. was called ai i lent rice and con
tinue,! until ihe November term of
tin- dh'tnet court.
Henry Witt, i.g" d T. of Kinciiton,
dr.ipp. ' de;,, of heart disease. He
bad been working iu the yard and
came into tin- hou-c. hung up his coaf
and expired without snying a word.
STEPS CF PROGRESS
V" i -1 c t -:. .
The wondering Indian
paused In awe
Along tte cllft-Blde trail
When Hudson spread be
fore bis eyee
The miracle, of sail.
Chicago American.
Two centuries sped by,
and then.
As In a wondrous
dream,
The white man gasped
when Fulton did
His miracle of steam.
17,000.000 CHILDREN IN
SCHOOLS OF UNITED STATES.
Army Attending Classes Is About
One-Fifth of the Total Popu
lation of the Country.
An euormous army of children 1b en
gaged in the regular winter campaign
for education. This peaceful force
numbers more than 17,000,000 persons.
Those composing It will range in age
from 5 to 18 years. It ropreisenta the
common school Bytrtem ot the States.
Tho bureau of education Is a branch
of the general government and collects
statistics conrurntng the schools. Com
pleio returns for the A seal year end
ing June 30, 1907, have been received
from every State except Delaware and
Montana. This made. It possible to
compile the most complete and valua
ble data ever available.
The figures outained by the bureau
of education show that at the close of
the school year in June, 1907, there
wus a total enrollment of 16,890,818
children in the common schools of the
various States. This Included 4,780,
29(3 In the public schools of the CGI
cities haying more than 8,000 popula
tion and 716,154 In the 664 cities rang
ing In population from 4,000 to 8,000.
It also included 751,081 students be
longing to cdty and rural high schools
connected with, gtato eyetoms.
The population of the United States
has materially Increased during the
past two years, no the total army of
school children for the present cam
paign will be largely In excess of 17,
000,000. Census officials estimated the total
imputation of the country in June,
1907, to he 85,626,761. On that basis
OTHERWISE HE
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SHORT NEWS NOTES.
New York had a spectacular are
when the Dunham chocelute pkknt In
l'earl street was damaged $200,000.
l'lre of unknown origin damaged the
Sterling Ktamp Company's building In
l'ltttiburg, I'u., to Ihe extent Of $50,000.
Thu Nicaruguan government has
agreed to pay $tJOO,000 to the George E.
Emery Company of Boston because of
a previous annulment of the company's
timber concession In Nicaragua.
WHAT BEIT!
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And In the tenturies to
come
What new astound ii
eight
Shall dim the wonder ef
today,
The mlraele of flight T
U was computed that the aamber f
children ranging In age from 6 to IS
years was 24,262,936. The different
In sex was not striking, the hoys num
bering 12,225,149 and tte girls 12,37,
787. The estimated nmbor of male
persona more than 21 yean of ag
was 23,805,219.
Taking the above figures as a foun
dation, it was found an earoUmeBt f
16,890,318 of all ages between 6 aa4
18 was equal to 69.81 per ceart of the
school population. The per cent ot en
rollment showed a decrease, and In 19tt
it was 72.43 per cent. In 1890 It was
68.61 per cent; In 1880 it was 65.50 per
cent and In 1870 the percentage waa
61.45.
The sex difference in enroll meat was
less than in the shatter Of school pop
ulation. It Is shown that 1,473,921
boys and 8,416,897 girls were arc lied.
This represented 19.75 par aaat f tha
total population.
That abundance of work waa found
for truant officers and persistent par
ents Is found In the fact that tha av
erage dally attendance at school waa
11,925,672, or 70.60 per ceat of the en
tire enrollment.
The average length of tha annual
school term was a fractkm more than
151 days. In 1871 it was 132 days, Ja
1880 but 130, in 1890 only 134 days,
and in 1900 it had Increased to 144
days. The average number af days
schooling given every child betweea
6 and 18 was 74.6.
Fmi Mall to PMUla.
An offer to the Tost OlDoe Depart
ment from the Chicago, Milwaukee aad
St Paul Railroad has naw assured a
sixty-hour service for malls betweea
Chicago and Puget Bound points. Tha
department was unwilling to give th
Hill road an exclusive contract whaa
it offered such a service, but the matte
will be divided between the rival Uaaa.
WOULDN'T 00.
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Resolutions pledging the National
Association of Postmasters ef the sec
ond and third oIuhscs to carry out tha
policy of economy urged by President
Taft and Postmaster Oeneral Hitch
cock were adopted at tho elosing -sion
of the convention at UaluuaviUe,
Ca.
M. F. Ryan of Kansas City waa
elected Grand Chief of tha Broths
hood of Hallway Carmeu tif Amsria.
at Atlanta, Ca. Frank Paqula of Chi
cago was elected First Tie PrestdeaV