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About The Nebraska advertiser. (Nemaha City, Neb.) 18??-1909 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1907)
0 NEBRASKA NEWS MANOAH D, REESE ELECTED BY LARGE MAJORITY. FIGURES MAY REACH 25,000 Late Returns Increases Hlo Lend, and ' Indicate that a Heavier Vote Wan Polled Than That of ' t Two Years Ago. 'Tho latost returns available from tlio recent nlcctlon indicate that Reese's j)lurallty litis boon undoresti mated. Tho llrt returns wore fnnn the easier)) part of the Mate anil show oil a slight falling off from the ma jority or Lotion two years ago, which vas 23,218. In th western part of the state, however, this ooutllllon was rovorsed and la the sixty-seven coun ties reported (o date Reese baa a plur ality of 01!) greater than Lei ton In the name 'counties. The twenty-three con nil erf remaining, from which "only partial returna have been received, will not, In all' probability, change the relative figures to any great extern. County Reese Loomls Antelope 1340 Adams 254 Drown 488 Hoyd 700 Xtoono 1412 IJutlcr 132!) Cheyenne . 7D7 Gumming 039 Douglas 9954 Dixon io;ir Dakota COO Dodge 1075 Dawson I !!!)( Franklin !)87 GarHold ' :!.'12 dnint !)() Crceloy 124 Gosper 379 G-ago 270( Hayos 330 9 frill .'1537 Howard 841 ' Hitchcock Glfi Johnson 1249 Koyjv Paha 280 Keith :ti7 Lancaster 4803 Lincoln 500 Merrick ..; 1087 Wemnha 12G5 Nuckolls. ; 1240 Nanco . 885 Otoe . 1775 Polk" . .. 081 Pierce Sir. Platte : 1201 Pawnee nil's' Hock '. 2I0 'Richardson 1700 Coward1 1370 Saunders T. 2021 Scolts Dluff 55s Bhorman ' 713 Stanton (1 pet missing) . .408 Saline ' 17S8 'Thurston 584 Thayer 1401 -Washington 1354 York ;. ..joor. Harlan 081 .Box Butte nor. Jefferson 1452 . Buffalo 2101 Burt 1354 'lto;l Willow 10G9 'Wayne .1012 Codar 1385 Honker 85 Phelps 008 Custer 2300 Kimball 15S 'Sioux 500 Toup . 200 Dundy . ; 415 Hamilton 1331 Wobstor 1130 882 284 (!50 1015 1018 454 1213 G0 14 730 302 2000 051 051 185 50 540 30G 1508 18I 1118 1057 451 763 100 247 2340 750 1020 834 574 153S I0G0 SI 4 IS50 G77 1GSG 1187 2017 232 507 1510 520 1005 038 1347 7S0 145G 021 030 GIG 1300 47 Gil 1473 101 01 252 iu:h 835 - ' Totals 81130 (50307 'Majority. Theso same precincts In 1005 gave cotton ku.usu and Hastings 50,334. NEBRASKA CITYANS GLAD. -Say They Owe Food Commissioner Johnson a Debt of GrsiUtude. , A letter written by a citizen of Ne fjraska City, who did not care to sign DIs name, states that, tho people his town owe Food Commissioner Johnson a dobt of gratitude for cans ing poople they aro to obey tho law re quiring milk sold to contain a certain per cont of buttor fat. Ho adds that another debt will be duo If his de .partment can seo Its way clear to atop tho salo or rotten eggs. The writer says that throe women of Ne fcrafeka City recently bought eggs grocery stores and half of tho eggs turned out to 'bo bad. The food law Js Intorprotod by the food department as bolng broad onough to cover- egg question or any food that Is un wholesome or decayod. 'Pood Commlslonor Johnson reports that dnispectcir Borkhoff toofk sixty namplos of milk, Ico cream and cream nt IebraBka City. Those wero an alyzed and showod a very high aver- ugo. Milk averaged 3.0 per cont, tho logal requirement 'being 3 por cent; Ico cream, 17.4 por cent, tho logal re quirement being 14 per cont; sweet ment bolng 18 por cont. HURT AT GRADE CROSSING. 8everal Fremont Persona Seriously Hurt by Being Run Down. At Fremont, Thomas and .lennlo Illoka, and William Edwards were seriously hurl, and Ada Hicks, Mrs. Harry Hicks and a tro-yoar-old daugh ter were badly shaken up In a grade crossing accident. Thos. Hicks was driving Into town with a carrlago full when a switch engine struck the ve hicle, totally demolishing It and throw ing, (he occupants out.. They were re moved to the hospital, .lonnle Hicks v.as so seriously hurt that death may ensue. FREMONT BOY SHOT HIMSELF. Wao Hunting With Target Rifle When Accidont Happened. 'Richard Hash, aged ten years, son of Mrs. Geneva Rash of 85 East Eighth street, Fremont, accidentally shot himself with a small rlle While hunting on the bridge Island In the Pintle river. 'Ho sat down to eat his lunch when In some manner he pulled the trigger. He managed to make his way to the wagon road and called to two ladles who were passing by In a buggy. They took him to Fremont and to a physician's office. Muct Obey Fire Escape Law. Commissioner Ryder has written a letter to architects calling their at tention to the fire escape law and pointing out that some lire escapes have not been constructed In compli ance with the law of Nebraska. Fault is found mostly with the material and workmanship of the manufacturer, but the architects are asked to use their efforts to have the law observed In the mailer of buildings which they plan and construct. Tho labor com missioner states that If fire escapes do not have his approval the owner of buildings may be put to considerable trouble. It Is therefore Important to owners that tho law be complied with, New Creamery for Kearney. Kenrncy Is to have a new creamery. The other day II. M. DoWltt of Denver was In the city and looked tho ground over with a vlow to starting a cream ery and after doing so found the loca tion a desirable one. Before he left town he closed a deal with W. H. Roe for the lease of the cement stone building now under construction on Fifth avenue and loft orders that It be completed and ready for occupancy as soon as possible. Whllo there Mr. DoWitt staled that as soon as the building can be completed machinery will be Installed for an up to date creamery plant and that It would be ready to run early the coming year. Narrow Escape from Death. Thomas Finigan, an employe- of tho Nebraska City steam laundry, had a narrow escape from death. Ills cloth ing caught in some of the fast revolv ing machinery and ho was whirled around n shaft some forty tlmo3 be- foro tho engine could bo stopped. All of his clothing was stripped from his body. He was badly bruised, but no bones worn broken. lie will bo con. lined to his bod for somo time. Students Reach Agreement. At Peru at a recent convocation tho students took Important action regard ing tho use of library rofereuce books. 'Several students had formed the prac tice of hiding books in tho library so that only themselves and their friends had access to tho references. Every one of tho six hundred students pledg ed himself not to engage in the prac tice and to use his influence against others engaging In It hereafter. Mr. Bennett Appointed. George D. Bennett, secrotary of tho state board of euullzation, has been appointed by tho governor delegato from Nobrnska to attend tho conference on stato and local taxa tion to bo hold at Columbus, Ohio, November 12 to 15. Prof. G. W. Langworthy Taylor of the stato uni versity will attend this meeting and read a paper. of Fire at Onalalla. Fire started In the roar of Halor's - meat market at Ogalalla. destroying - four business houses, Including tho Davidson drug store, Hartley's res taurant. Tho loss was $10,000, par. - tially covorod by lnsuranco Heavy Wheat Yield Reported. - Henry Rolmer. a Russian wheat at raiser near Jansen In Jefferson-county, reports a forty-flvo bushels yield of whoat from ton acres on his farm near Jansen. This avcrago Is based on tho drill measure when tho ground was - seeded. Found Dead in Bed. Mrs. 'Ellzaboth Eborly, aged soVen- ty-throo years, was found doad in her bod at Arborvlllo. Kansas Rate Hearing November 19. The hearing before tho board of railroad commls-slonors rogardlng tho new maximum froight rates sohodulo I offect probably will begin Nov.. 19. THE FINANCIAL MlntuapolU Journal, j The West Lean on We, ELECTION RESULT MIXED Massachusetts and Pennsylvania Republican New York Democratic Tom Johnson Again Mayor of Cleve land Landslide In Kentucky Fusion Gains in Nebraska. Now York. Elections held through out the country Tuesday passed off lu comparatively quietness. The returns from various sections shows the fol lowing results: Massachusetts re-elects the entire republican state ticket headed by Gov. Curtis Guild. Jr. Henry M. Whitney, the citizens democratic can didate for governor, polled a much heavier vote than Charles W. Bart- lott, the anti-merger democrat. Pennsylvania elects John O. Sheatz, republican head of the ticket for stato treasurer, by a large majority. Now York stato oleqts Edward T. Bartlett and Wlllard Bartlett, joint candidate, on the republican and demo cratic ticket for justices of the court of appeals, over tho candidates of the Independence leaguo (Hearst). Kentucky Landslide. i Louisville, Ky. A complete reversal of tho usual democratic majorities In tho city of Loulsvlllo and heavy re publican gains throughout the state In a ratio that indicates tho probablo election of Wlllson, the republican can didate for governor was tho situation at 10 o'clock Tuesday, night after one of the most hotly-cpntested elections in tho history of Kentucky. Tho Indications, however, are that tho domocrats will have a safe ma jority on joint ballot and that Govern or BecKiuun will bo elected United States senator. In tho last legislature the democrats had a majority of 72 on lolnt ballot.' It is expected that this wilf bo reduced to a majority of about 20 In the next legislature. Fusion Gains in Nebraska. Omaha, Neb. That M. B. Reese, tho republican candidate, has been elected justice of the supreme court by a ma jority of 12,000 votes Is tho indication from returns mado unusually lato be cause of wire trouble. Thoro was a falling off In the total vote of two years ago, when Letton republican) was elected supremo judge over Has tings (fusion) by 23.218 votes. Johnson's Election Conceded. Cleveland, O. At republican head quarters Secretary Rodway announced at 10:40 o'clock that tho ro-olecUon of Mayor Johnson was conceded; Tho in dlcatlons point to the election of nil of the democratic nominees for city olllces with the possible exception of Paul Schrolnor, republican for police court clerk. A majority of councllmon elected are democrats. Reform In San Francisco. San Francisco, Cal. Returns from Tuesday's municipal election aro com ing In very slowly. Incomplete fig ures thus far received aro favorable to tho olectlon of Dr. Edward It. Thy lor, democrat and Good Government leaguo can ldate, as m)tyor, and Wll Ham II. L..ngdon, democrat, republican Gov. Folk Visits Bryan. Lincoln. Nob. Gov. Joseph W. Folk. of Missouri, was in Lincoln Friday guest at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bryan. Ho arrived In tho mornlmr. irolnir direct to tho Bryan homo at Fain-low,. whore ho remained during tho day and loft Friday eve - nine for tho East. Tho statement was made that Governor Folk's visit was of a social nature" and had political significance. LORD FAUNTLEROY. Grandpa; Lean on Me. GOLD COMING WEST. The Stream of Yellow Metal Pouring in .From Europe Does Not Stop in New York. New York. The stream of Europe's gold pouring Into New York has not been halted here to meet local de mands, but is being allowed to flow through the financial arteries of the United States and relieve the needs of agriculture and other industries generally. Gold Importers stato that nearly all of the $2 1,000,000 which has already reached here will soon find its way to every quarter of the country Nearly $12,000,000 has been shipped to the. interior this week. Gold has been shipped from here to Chicago In such large amounts, it Is understood in local banking circles, that the is suance of circulating bank Bcrip in Chicago possibly may not be neces sary. The greater part of the $12, 000,000 arriving on tho steamer Lusl: tanla and of the $28,000,000 still to come will -be Immediately expressed to out-of-town banks. Never in the history of New York finances, according to gold importers, has there been so much money en- gaged abroad by out-of-town banks as at present. CURRENCY LAWS NEEDED. Commercial Bodies of Western Cities Wire the President Regarding , Congressional Action. St. Joseph, Mo. The following tele gram In which the St. Joseph Busi ness Men's leaguq, Kansas City Com mercial club, St. Louis Business Men's league and Chicago Association of Commerce, united, was sent to Presl-. dent Roosevelt and Secretary Cortel- you Wednesday: "Believing that prompt legislative measures should be adopted to pro- vent repetition of present financial conditions, we, tho undersigned com mercial organizations respectfully and earnestly urgo that currency leg islative matters bo considered at tho coming session of congress." Telegrams wero sent to commercial organizations In GO other cities urging them to take shnllnr action. More Than $50,000,000 In Gold. Now York. Tho total known en gagoments of gold for Import from Europe Blnce tho financial stringency began was brought up to $48,250,000 Friday by tho announcement of $2,- 200.000 additional ennaKed Friday and by the publication of various engage ments amounting to nearly $5,500,000 made at different times In tho last ten days, but not announced publicly. Tho head of ono of the exchango depart meats of one of tho largest gold Im porting banks said Friday that he knew of at least $3,000,000 additlona gold engagements which have been privately made. A Rebate Decision Affirmed. St. Paul Minn. In a decision filed Friday tho United Statos circuit court of appeals affirmed the judgment en tored by the United States circuit court for Uio western district of Mis sourl against tho Chicago, Burlington a i and Quincy railroad for granting re Imtos on lard shipped from Kansas City to Now York and Hoboken. Tho ! Judgmont of tho United States circuit court Judge Smith McPhorson, sitting 'at St. Louis, Juno 22, 190G, was that the uurungton roau uo compelled to pay a flno of $15,000. Tho amount in no i volved in the transaction was about I 140. NAVIES OF THE WORLD. On a Tonnpge Basis Great Britain Leads With United States, France, Germany and Japan Following. Washington. An interesting state ment showing the relative order of worship tonnage of the principal pow ers has. been compiled at tho ofllco of naval Intelligence, which is intended as an answer to frequent inquiries of persons throughout the country who have manifested an Interest In tho maintenance of the navy and Its rela tive strength and lmportane. Tho statement shows that according to tho tonnage of today Great Britain leads tho world with a tonnago of 1,633,116. The United States following with a tonnage of G11.61G; France third, with a tonnage of 600,079; Germany fourth, with a tonnage of o29,032; Japan next, with a tonnago of 374,701, and Russia, Italy and Austria following in tho order named. The Oklahoma Appointments. Washington. The president Thurs day announced tho following appoint ments for the new state of Oklahoma: John II. Cottoral, judge; John Emery, United States attorney, and John Abernathy, United Stntes marshal for the western district. Ralph E, Campbell, judge; William Gregg, United Stntes attorney, and GIrvo A. Porter, United States marshal for tho eastern district. Millions In Gold. New York. With no greater cere mony or care than if tho iron banded wooden boxes had contained so much weight in tin or other base metal, tho more than $7,000,000 in gold brought to port Tuesday by the steamer Kron Prlnzessln Cecllle was transferred from tho strong room of the vessel to Wall street Wednesday. Des Moines Capitalist's Will. Des Moines, la. An estate of ap proximately $4,000,000 was disposed of in the will of the late J. S. Polk, capitalist and street railway promoter, which was filed Wednesday. Tho large property Is equally divided among the widow and four children. Telegraphers' Strike Ends. Chicago, Nov. 8. The telegraphers' strike, which lasted 89 days, is at an end. While the official notice to this effect has not been issued, all strikors were notified that they could return to work without disobeying an order of the union. May Prosecute Bankers. New York. Reports that criminal irosecutions as a result of conditions disclosed by the present banking situation in this city are Imminent, gained widespread circulation iii finan cial circles Friday. It was said that epresentatives of the comptroller of the currency who have thoroughly investigated the affairs of two nation al banks which have been prominently mentioned in connection with tho present trouble, found conditions which led them to make unusually minute reports, the precise nature ot which has not been disclosed. Indians Will Have Money. Pawhuskn, Ok. It, was announced Wednesday by United States Indian' Agent Ret Millard that on Monday, November 25, he will begin payment of $170,000 to the. Osage Indians. The payment will be made in the form of checks drawn on the United States sub-treasury at St. Louis. The local banks will be provided with currency to cash .the checks. This money will greatly facilitate the movement or crops in this vicinity and will ma terially help out tho local bank situ atlon. Glass Factories Shut Down. Clarksburg, W. Va. The dozen win dow glass factories In this section will probably shut down Indefinitely. The plants were lato In opening on ac count of tho wage scale. The glasff workers agreed to accept a 12V6-cent reduction which the manufacturers accepted, but later demanded a furth er reduction which the workers re fused. Workmen at different plants have quit work and it is expected that all of them In the West Virginia gas belt will quit within a few days. Jamestown Exposition Statement. Norfolk, Va. At a meeting of tho board of directors of tho Jamestown Exposition company Wednesday night a financial statement was road show ing tho tqtal liabilities to bo $2,400, 000. No statement was rendered as to the assets but theso include $600,000 esimated value of tho sewarago, etc., with $500,000 In unpaid stock sub scription collectable which would leave , a debit of something over $1,000,000 if tho assets aro realized upon as estimated. A Missouri Postoffice Burns. St. Louis, Mo. Postoiflco Inspoctor It. M. Fulton received a telegram Fri day from Postmaster Mclnnls, of Leas burg, Mo., 80 milos from St. Louis', Btating that tho postofilce at that place was totally destroyed by firo Friday. It is thought tho building was sot on firo by robbers. I