THE ALLIANCE HERALD
T. J. O'Keefo, Publisher.
ALLIANCE,
NEBRASKA.
Trousers creased at the iildo will
All a lone felt want for bandy-legged
men.
Because a woman Is a nice wife Is
no sign itho Is going to bo that hind of
mother-in-law.
Anybody can afford to buy an auto
mobile, but fow of us havo money
enough to pay tho rapnlr bills.
Tho first wireless dispatch has been
font from Nome city In Alaska, and
It Isn't a bnrd-luck story, olthor.
According to a fcmlnlno expert tho
averngo woman's Idea of being real
devilish is to order broiled live lob
Bter. Tho wicked generally get what thoy
deserve In this world, but not always
what their contemporaries think thoy
deserve
A IJoBton doctor stntes that com
mon soda Is "as good ns whisky tor
snako bites." Of course ho meant "at
effective."
Russell Is 88, and working harder
than ever. Uncle Itusscll should
learn to control that Inordinate appe
tite of his.
A New Jorsoy professor has re
signed his position to go on the police
force. Means to hitch his wagon to
n star, evidently.
There Is said to bo n shortago in
tho broomcor; crop this year. EvI
lently tho broom handles will havo tc
bo mado longer.
That Washington goat that is
"charged with swallowing two stick
of dynamlto" should bo nblo to make
n sluing rebutter.
Doubtless tho Harlem woman who
soothes and sustains eighty cats has
a kind heart, but lacks neighbors pre
pared to swear to this.
Kdward Atkinson has not reached
ho summit of happiness unless lit
hnf. learned to expel smoko through
his nose and blow rings.
News from tho far East nays Japan's
mosquito licet is busy. Now Jersey's
mosquito fleet Is also in nctlon, and
Invariably puts tho enemy to rout.
Tho prize monkey nt tho Philadel
phia zoo Is learning to write It Is
expected to fit him eventually for n
placo as society roportor at Newport.
Tho technical Journals tell us thai
"alcohol mado from sawdust Is al
teady n commercial success." It
teems almost Imposslblo to fall to sell
alcohol.
Somebody hnB discovered that there
aro no red-headed dolls, l.lko the
taBto for olives, tho admiration foi
red hair Bcems to bo tho result of cul
Mvatlon.
"By tho way," asks tho Boston
Globe, "what's tho duty on Guatemala
nnts? Do they como under tho head
of farming utoinlls?" Wild animals,
moro likely.
Harry Lohr overlooked tho chance
oi n lifetime while tho Igorrotes
were visiting President Roosevelt In
not securing tholr attendanco at o
"dog dinner" in Newport.
American soda fountains nro belnp
introduced in England. Gradually
that country 13 advancing. Tho time
may oven como when they will bo eat
ing corn on tho cob In England.
Tho mosquitoes of Pnnnma view
with much npproheiiHlon tho request
of Gen. Davis for 100,000 yards of
wlro gauze. Somo of thom ovon go
to tho extent of predicting a famine.
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Four members of tho Boston base
ball club extinguished a tiro in a
Cleveland hotel tho other night. It Is
to be hoped that tho ofllclal scoror
has credited each of them with a "put
out."
The intention of tho postofflco de
partment to extend rural free delivery
soonest where tho roads are best will
give the "good roads" movement a
boost Just where it is most needed,
you see.
A report that the Princess Chlmay
had eloped again was circulated in
Brussels tho other day. It provos to
have been a baseless and wicked fab
rication. Tho princess hasn't eloped
for six weeks.
At Chicago a cornet player has
been assaulted and his Instrument
taken from him. Tho affair is
charged to hold-up men, but the
neighbors aro observed to wear an all
of grim satisfaction.
ono 01 mo lioaiou journals says
that teachor3 woro novor so hard to
get as this summer. And It adds that
ceo of tho principal reasons is that
tho pretty onos got marrlod. But of
courso that can't affect tho Boston
tupply very soriously.
Tho Hagerstown girl who wroto her
name on a now five-dollar bill Is now
in correspondence with a Now Yor'
3
banker. It may be after all that
manco Is not dead, but that wo havo
merely not met Us requirements in
tho way of modern conditions.
SIXTEEN KILLED1
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OF WOUNDED.
A GREAT LOSS OF PROPERTY
A Destructive Gale Tears Down the
Valley of the Mississippi at St. Paul
and Minneapolis Losses Foot Up
Into the Millions.
ST. PAUL, Minn. Doath to sixteen
persons nnd destruction to property,
both privato nnd public, estimated nt
$.1,000,000, rodo on n screeching galo
which toro down tho valley of the
Mississippi nt about 9 o'clock Satur
day night from a point somewhere
near tho conflucnco of tho Minnesota
and Mississippi rivers near Fort
Snclllng. At about that point tho
fury of the clomonts seemingly di
vided nnd, with a roar, descended
upon tho twin cities nnd their envi
rons. Of tho lossos, St. Paul suffered
to tho extent of about $1,000,000,
Minneapolis is estimated nt $1,500,000
whllo In tho outsldo districts it is
feared that $1500,000 will not cover
tho dnmago dono to crops and farm
property.
Beginning nt a point below Fort
Snclllng thcro is the first known evi
dence that the storm struck with
damaging effect. it came from tho
southwest and howling In Its fury,
uprooted treos nnd demolished build
ings In Its pathway toward St. Paul.
It tore off two spans of High bridge
completely. Tho bridge Is connected
thcro with tho high bluffs nt West
St. Paul and It is 180 feet above tho
river. This mass of steel was carried
to tho Hats below, where flying steel
girders nnd heavy planks fell on sev
eral small framo houses of tho Hat
dwellers and crushed them. None of
tho occupants of thoao houses wero
hurt, they hnvlng scon tho storm
coming and taken refugo In tho caves
In tho hillside. Tho storm toro along
tho lints, uprooted trees on Harriet
Island and, with a deafening roar and
the hiss and splash of falling sheets
of rain, It struck tho city nt Wabasha
street bridge. Hero, at tho bridge
entrance and on opposlto sides of
Wnbashn Btreot, wero located tho
Tivoll concert hall and tho Empire
theater, both of which woro fairly
filled with men watching tho per
formances. Both buildings stood on
tho edgo of tho bluff overlooking tho
river, with tho Bides or the buildings
open, nnd wero wrecked. Tho full
forco of tho tornado struck thom.
Tho buildings began to sway and
Cock and tho audiences became panic
ptricken. Men and boyB rushed over
each other for tho exits. Tho lights
went out and tho sheet lightning
(lashes, ono following nnothor with
gunflro rapidity, Illuminated a scene
Df pandemonium, which was Inten
sified by tho crnah of glass and the
'.earing of timbers ns tho framo struc
tures gavo way beforo tho tornndo.
Tho damago to property wa3 Im
mense, conservative estimates plac
ng It between $500,000 and $1,000,
300. Tho downtown buslncs district
was hit hard, many of the large ofllcc
md business blocks being completely
iddled and tho stocks of wholosalo
'louses soriously damaged by the
floods of rain that accompanied the
wind.
Tho storm cloud, which came from
the southwest, first hit tho ground
Dn tho west sldo bluffs near tho high
oildge. Two spans of this structure,
which 1b of steel and which crosses
:ho MIs&lsslppl river nt a height of
200 feet, wero cut out as cloanly as
though dono with a knlfo and thrown
into tho gulch below, crushing In tho
'oofo of a number of small houses
situated on tho Hats along tho river
nank.
G. A. R. PICKS LEADER.
General Wilmon Blackmar Elected
Commander-in-Chief.
BOSTON, Maes. General Wilmon
W. Blackmtr of this city was elected
commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of tho Republic by acclamation
at the closing session of tho national
encampment Thursday, and Donver,
Colo., was selected as the place for
tho encampment of 1905. The othor
national officers elected wero:
Senior Vlco Comniandor-ln-Chlef
John B. King, Washington.
Junior Vice Commander jGeorgo
W. Patton, Chattanooga, Tonn.
Surgeon General Dr. Warren R.
King, Indianapolis.
Chaplaln-in-Chlef Rev. J. II. Brad
ford, Washington.
Steamship Owners Protest.
LONDON. Roa of Glasgow, owner
of tho stoamor Allanton, which was
capturod by tho Vladivostok squadron
on Juno 10 and condomnod by n prlzo
court, has written a lottor to tho
newspapers in which ho declares that
tho vossol was solzod whllo carrying
coal from Japan to Singapore. Tho
court has decided that tho Allanton
having onco carried contraband was
llablo to condemnation If she was
nftorwards seized. Hundreds of Brit
ish ships would bo liable to seI2uro
on the same grounds.
TELL OF ARMENIAN MASCACRE3.
Villagers and Soldiers Killed In
Sanguinary Encounter.
Iho Tnbrli! (Persia) correpondont
of tho London Dally News, lu a dis
patch tinted Aug. C, srays:
"On July 23 n band or Armonlnn
revolutionists appeared near Outch
1:11183. Turkish soldiers and Kurds,
finding an excuse, nttackod, sot Are
to and doatroyed tho villages of
Outchkillssa, Koomlouhoujak, Gou
Kan, Karabzar, nnd Sayto, butchering
men and outraging women.
"Two largo Armenian bandB march
ing to Snssum to help the insurgent
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Scene of the Macsacre.
Ftnr Inrilrntea npprox'.msito locution of
vIHhkcs uunieil In cablo dispatch.
leader Antranlk attneked tho garrl
sons nt Mossunxory nnd Goutchagh
for rovengo on July 25. At dawn
bombs were thrown Into these plnces,
killing many, and severe fighting en
sued. The number of soldiers killed
amounted to several hundred."
THE NOVIK IS SUNK.
Japanese Cruisers Chltosc and Tcu
shlma attack Warship.
WASHINGTON Tho atato depart
mentt recolvcd the following cable
gram from Minister Griscom at Toklo:
"Jnpancso licet sunk Novik off Sak
halin today."
Tho following details, or tho attack
on tho Novik havo been received at
tho Japanese legation:
"The captain of tho protected
cruiser Chltose reports that tho Chl
tosc and tho Tsushima attacked tho
Russian cruiser Novik at Karakovak,
Sakhalin Island, on tho morning of
August 20. On the morning of tho
2lBt the Novik, which had been heav
ily damaged, was stranded and partly
sunk. Tho Tsushima was hit once
In tho coal bunker, but tho damage
has already been repaired. There
was no othor damago, nor was there
n single casualty on either of the
Japanese vessels."
DAVIS FORMALLY NOTIFIED.
Democratic Nominee for Vice Presi
dent Receives Committee.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.
Va. Henry Gassnway Davis was for
mally notified on Wednesday that ho
13 tho nomlneo of tho democratic
party for vlco president of tho United
States. Mr. Davis accepted tho nomi
nation in a brief speech reviewing
tho political situation, expressing the
sentiments of Judgo Parker on tho
money question and expressing the
determination to bo successful In the
campaign.
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi,
chairman of the nomination commit
too, delivered the notification address.
Tho ceremonies were held on tho
lawn of tho Whito Sulphur Springs
hotel, which nffords n natural amphi
theater, tho grounds sloping up from
tho speaker's stand on nil sldfrs, and
sheltered by hugo, sprcndlng oaks.
Tho day wns an Ideal ono from every
standpoint. Thcro was a large attend
ance. WILL STOP THE DECEPTION.
English Trademark on American Sil
verware Prohibited.
WASHINGTON Tho secretary of
tho treasury has Issued tho following
statement:
American silver plato manufactur
ers havo been in tho habit of sending
their wares to England for tho pur
pose of having tho "Hall mark" of
England placed upon them, with a
view, as Is stated, ;f deceiving Ameri
can purchasers in believing tho goods
to bo of English manufacture, such
goods being permitted to como back
freo of duty bocauso this marking Is
not considered as an Improvement.
Tho secretary of tho treasury Is
now informed by tho secretary of
state that nn net has been passed by
tho British parliament preventing tho
uso of tho English "Hall mark" on
American silver ware In England.
WATSON AND TIDDLES.
They Receive Official Notification of
Thelr Nomination.
NEW YORK Thomas 13. Watson
of Georgia, the people's party candi
date for president, and Tbomoa H.
Tibbies of Nebraska, vice presiden
tial candidate, were formally uotlfled
of their nomination here Thursday
uleht at Cooper Union. The big hall
was crowded when, at 8 o'clock, the
two candidates, accompanied by Al
fred G. Boulton of Brooklyn, chair
man of the meeting, appeared on the
plntform. There was much cheering.
Chairman Boulton at once Intro'
duced General Samuel Williams of
Indiana, who mado a speech officially
1 notifying the candidates of their selec
tion.
General Nord Mado No Threat.
WASHINGTON General Nord
never threatened to ropoat tho mas
sacro of foreigners In Haytl In 1901,
according to Minlstor Powoll, who had
tho denial from tho president's own
lips. On August 1, oovoral American
merchants luformed him that Presi
dent Nord had mado such a threat In
a public audience. As this report
caused great alarm in all classes, Min
lstor Powell, nt tho requost of tho
merchants, saw tho president and
nsked as to tho truth of tho reporL
Ho replied that it was not true.
IF ARTHUR FALLS
THEN THERE IS A STANDING
ORDER TO BLOW UP SHIPS.
IS BY THE CZAR'S AUTHORITY
Acuto Anxiety Prevailing Regarding
tho Situation Ample Supply of
Ammunition and Provisions Said
to Do at Port Arthur.
ST. PETERSUBRG Acuto anxiety
prevails regarding the situation nt
Port Arthur on account of tho deeper
rato character of tho fighting re
ported to bo taking place. Tho war
office, howoror, does not ficcm to bo
lleve that danger of tho fall of tho
fotross Is so imminent ns la gener
al ly assorted. According to advices
received by tho war office thero' Is
still an ample supply of ammunition
and provisions there. Whllo it 13
realized that tho Japanese probably
outnumber tho defenders six or seven
fold tho groat strength of tho forti
fications, It Is believed, will do much
to make up for tho disparity In num
bers. Upon ono point there Is absolute
unanimity hero, namely, that If tho
fortress is so imminent as is gener
into tho hands of the Japanese. On
this point the admiralty's instructions
aro of tho most imperative character.
Vlco Admiral Princo Ouktomsky
has been ordered, should tho worst
come, to sally forth for .1 death strug
gle and thero Is no question hero that
theso instructions will bo carried out,
both in letter and In spirit, but If
for any reason a final sortlo proves
to bo Imposslblo tho admiral is to de
stroy his ships and to make certain
that thero their wreckage shall bo
absolutely Irreparable.
In tho meantime Vice Admiral Ro
Jestvensky's Baltic squadron, Includ
ing tho battleship Orel, Is standing
otY Cromstadt with steam up. It is
popularly expected thnt the squadron
will sail at any hour, and It Is quite
truo that It is ready for almost im
mediate departure, but regarding tho
question of nailing tnere Is a differ
ence of opinion among tho naval au
thorities. It is held on tho ono hand
that tho immediate sailing of tho
squadron would bo the best policy.
Should tho squadron arrive within
two months In tho orient it would
find Vice Admiral Togo's floet In ar.
infinitely worse condition than if tho
Japanese were allowed the whole win
ter to repair and refit tho ships.
The advocates of an immediate
sailing hold that tho port of Vladl
vostock is cap-able of receiving the
squadron, oven should tho entrance
in Pert Arthur prove to bo impractic
able, and they wish to treat the Port
Arthur squadron for tho present as
a negligible quantity, letting the Bal
tic sea vojsois meet the .Tapanoso in
tho present weakened condition with
out relying for any certain assist
ance either on Vlco Admiral Ouk
tomsky or Vlco Admiral Skrydloff.
ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR.
It In Indicated by Information From
Various Sources.
CHE FOO That a general land and
naval attack was made on Port Ar
thur Monday la Indicated by Informa
tion from various sources.
The statement that tho naval attack
was made at 4 in tho morning come3
from an authoritative but not diplo
matic quarter.
Junks which arrived here say tho
Japanese recontly occupied tho Limit!
hills and Sushiyen, which is two or
three miles north of the fortress. Flvo
wnrshlpa and seven torpedo boat de
stroyers, according to tho junks, re
turned to Port Arthur the night of
August 10.
Tho receipt of the official dispatch
announcing the repulse of an attack
on Port Arthur August 10, received
on Port Arthur August. 10 revived tho
hopes thnt tho fortrosss may provo im
pregnable. General Stoossol's dis
patch also dispelled tho ugly rumors
current In the city that tho stronghold
had fallen.
STATESBORO QUIETING DOWN
Captain of Militia Company Will
Demand an Inquiry.
STATESBORO, Ga. Tho town and
surrounding country wero quiet Sat
urday and no moro disturbances havf
heen reported. Tho chief Interest
now cantors about tho attitude of the
Statwaboro military company regard"
Ing Its part in the work of last
Tuesday. Lieutenant Cone, who was
in charge of tho local company, Is
reported to have cald thaU with his
forty men ho could have protected
the two negrca from tho mob. Lieu
tenant Grlner, second In command, of
the Statesboro company, Is quoted to
tho came Intent. Captain Hitch, who
was in command of the troopB at
Statesboro, will demand, It Is re
ported, a court of Inquiry of his con
duct and that of his soldiers. Cap
tain Hitch, In his official report,
charges' that Sheriff Kondrick and I1I3
deputies betrayed all his plans to tho
mob.
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To Pass on Wisconsin Ccee.
MADISON, Wis. Tho republican
state central commlteo which callod
the last stato convention In JJie state
unlvorslty gymnasium May 18 met to
comply with tho law that provides
that In case of a division or contro
versy In a party ns to which of the
two conventions Is regular, tho com
mittee which called tho convention
hall determine tho question of regu-
I lorlttr Tf wnn ilnHdnrl to Ikkho a cnll
for a hearing on September 12, and
invite representatives of both parties
to be present.
nsNEWS IN
FARMERS MAY HOLD WHEAT.
Society Sends Out Circular Advising
Them to Walt for Dollar Twenty.
LINCOLN Wheat growers In this
coctlon havo recontly received a cir
cular from President Evoritt of the
American Society of Equity urging
them to make n minimum price of
1.20 a bushel for No. 2 red winter
wheat, Chicago market basis. Ever
itt cstlmatos tho winter wheat crop
in tho United States at 305,000,000
bushels and spring wheat nt 210,
000,000 bushels. To redttco this to a
Hour-making basis thero must be de
ducted an immense quantity of low
grado wheat, caused from rust and
wet weather. Much of this, ho says,
Is lit only for feed. He estimates
tho shrinkage at 25,000,000 bushels.
He bases his figures on estimates re
reived from 12,000 farmers. Of this
number ho says 11,122 say they do
not need to sell at once, and ho
strongly urges that tho farmers unite
In rnnfrnlHnir tlin innrltof liv lilrllntr I
the visible supply out of sight of tho
slovator men and wheat Gamblers of
Chicago, and thus forco prices to
their own satisfaction.
YORK RAISES A NEW POINT.
Counties Whoso Valuation Was
Raised Look for Flaws in Law.
LINCOLN A York county man
stated that thcro is a possibility that,
tho increases in county valuations
ordered by tho State Board of Equali
sation may all bo invalid, because of
tho interference with tho power of
'.ho county boards to raise revenue.
Under the statute for tho regulation
of county levies, county boards aro
required to make estimates In Janu
ary of the amount of revenue which
they will raise for local purioses,
and they arc subject to a lino, should
thoy raise moro revenue than the
estimate calls lor. Under tho new
revenue statute the state board to
equalize must of necessity Interfere
with the amount of revenue raised
locally, nnd that fact. It Is claimed,
makes tho section granting tho power
to tho state board Invalid. It Is not
yet known whether a test suit will
bo instituted in York county. The
buccos of such a suit would cut down
Iho grand assessment roll of the state
by about 54,000,000.
Many Applications.
S. C. Bassott of the state fair man
agement is trying to make room for
nil the hog owners who aie seeking
space. Tho applications on file fill
tho pens already on tho grounds and
allow an overflow, but Mr. Bassett 1
promises to make room for all ex
hibitors. Tho samo situation is found
In regard to tho display of agricul
tural Implements, but tho solution
will bo found by making tho indl-,
vldual exhibitors take less space, j
Tho presenco of Dan Patch on Tues
day, August 30, Is expected to draw
an enormous crowd.
Carpenter Declared Insane.
WAHOO Frederick Anderson, a
carpenter and cabinet maker, was
brought before tho board today and
adjudged Insand He served a term
In tho asylum at Lincoln in 1900, but
was released, having been pro
nounced cured. Of late ho has been
seized with fits of Insanity, several
times threatening violenco to his
family.
Teachers' Wages Have Increased.
Tho county superintendents' re
ports which are being" rereived at the
office of tho state superintendent in
dicate thnt thero has been a largo
Increase in tho avcrago salaries paid
school teachers, both male and fe
male, ns compared with tho figures
'for 1903.
Ranchmen Are Worried.
Chief Clerk E. S. Mickey of the
governor's office, who has returned
Worn hi3 Keya Paha ranch, stated
that the outlook for the ranchmen is
not very bright in the near future.
Even with the ending of tho strike
ho believes that there is danger of
a sudden rush to tho market which
will glut tho stock yards and run
pricesdown to a low level. He says
that many of tho ranchmen are hold
ing tholr cattle, waiting for tho end
of tho strike. It Is a serious matter
because from now on their cattle will
shrink rapidly.
Inspecting the New Cells.
LINCOLN- -Tho stato board of
public lands aud buildings visited the
penitentiary for the purpose of In
epectlng tho new cells In the west
cell house nnd to pass on an estimate
for payment of work already dono.
Tho cells are nearly completed and
aro expected to be entirely finished
by October 1, when Nebraska will
have the finest cell houso of any
city in tlo United States outside of
Baltimore.
Farmer Gored to Death.
FREMONT August Bauman, agod
73, was fatally gored by a bull In his
pasture, throo miles northwoat of
Snyder, Tuesday. Ho was dead when
found. Ho lived in Dodge county for
a long timo and was highly respected.
On a Tour of Inspection.
I Gonoral Chaffee, tho commandor-In-chlot
of the army, and General
Humphrey, tho quartermastor gon
eral, visited r'orts Niobrara and Rob
inson on their tour of the west.
NEBRASKA?
THE STATE AT LARGE.
The Board of County Commission
ers of Johnson county havo lowered
Four rosidoncos In Nebrnska City
wero visited by burgars tho samo
night.
. The plant of tho Omaha Bedding
company burned last week, tho loss
being $7,000. x
Tho Seward county fair will be held
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
August 23, 24 and 25.
Tho Hanover church, near Beatrice,
was struck by lightning and damaged
to tho extent of $250.
In a runaway, Miss Hattle Nestor,
of Johnson county, was thrown from
a buggy and severely Injured.
John Sauccrman of Hastings has
taken tho contract for building a $20,
000 Catholic church In Greeley county.
Dr. D. L. Median of Seward county
has been held to tho district court
for criminal assault on Bessie Corco
ran. At Lincoln Mrs. W. J. Tobin was
stabbed in tho stomach by her hus
band and Is now at the hospital in a
dangerous condition.
Burglars ransacked the homo of
Mrs. J. W. Rclber while tho members
of the family were absent. Nothing
of value was secured.
In Johnson county, Frank Wagner,
21 years old, was thrown from a pony,
and, his foot catching In the stirrup,
he was dragged to death.
Old settlers of Fillmore county held
their nnnual picnic last week. The
attendance for each day was 5,000.
the levy from 13 to 12 mills. v
According to tiro assessor's report
Gage county has G3.379 acres of win
ter wheat and 108,189 acres of corn
planted. Gage is second In corn ncrc
ago and veventh In wheat acreage.
Attorney General Front has been
requested to assist in tho defense of
the injunction suit brought in Nemaha
county by Church Howo to prevent
tho enforcement of the 5 per cent in
crease in the valuation of thnt county
authorized by tho Stato Board of
Equalization.
Farmers and property owners in
York county are very much Incensed
over the order of the State Equaliza
tion board that all property shall bo
raised 5 per cent in York county, and
accompanying the order was tho state
ment saying that this did not apply to
the railroad valuation in York county.
Tho elevator mon at Callaway are
hustling just now In order to get their
storage rooms in shape to receive the
mammoth crop which is being thresh
ed out. In that locality. It is estimat
ed that tho largest crop in tho history
of the county will be marketed be
tween this and crop timo next year.
A committee from the Grand Army
post of Adams went to Tecumseh for
tho purpose of viewing tho soldiers
monument nnd cannon in the court
yard. The outcome of their visit was
tho placing of contracts with the Neld
hart Marble works of that city for ex
act duplicates of tho monument nnd
mountings for the cannon.
Tho County Board of Supervisors of
Seward county will submit the court
houso proposition to tho voters of tho
county at the regular election to be
hold November S. The proposition
will be for $100,000, $80,000 of which
will bo for the court house and $10,000
for a jail and sheriff's residence and
$10,000 for furnishing the buildings.
Tho residence and ofllde of Dr.
Shoemaker at Clay Center was en
tered nnd two valuable rings stolen.
Two suspicious characters are under
arrest. Ono of them ha3 given two
different names, George Miller and
James Dayton. Tho value of the
stolen property Is said to be about
$150.
The Burlington depot at Elk Creek
was broken into by burglars. Tho of
fice was ransacked nnd tho money
drawer broken open. A fow pennies
that woro loft in the drawer was all
that was found missing.
Ninety-two dollars nor acre was
paid by Ira Parsons for a tract of
lnnd on Maple Creek near Bethel
church. Tho buildings on tho place
are poor and tho price the largest ever
paid for Dodge county lands.
Thomas Zimmerman, a prosperous
German farmer, sold a load of wheat
In Beatrice, which brought 84 cents
per bushel. Mr. Zimmerman eajs his
wheat crop will average about twenty
bushels to the ncre, tho largest yield
yet reported in that locality.
Mrs. Robert Klrkpatrlck, a sister
of David II. May, a prominent farmer
near Trumbull, and with whom sho
had been living since being separated
from her husband, became despond
ent from worrying over her troubles
and left her brother's home Wednes
day night. A search party was organ
ized Thrusday and tho missing woman
was found sitting down beside a corn
field, where sho had been wandering
all night.
John McDonald, an unmarried man,
51 years of nge, residing at Wiener,
Cuming county, was taken bofore tho
Board of Insanity for examination
and found to bo Insano. Ho was tak
(Pa to tho asvlum at Lincoln.
The Omaha and Nebraska Central
Railroad company Hied articles of in
corporation in Hustings. The com
pany is incorporated for $1,500,000,
and will build and oporato an electric
railway line from Omaha to Hastings
by the way of Wahoo, David City,
Osceola, Stromsburg, Aurora, Glltner
and Trumbull.
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