Nebraska Newspapers

    THE O'NEILL FRONTIER
O. H. CRONIN. Publisher.
yNEILL, NEBRASKA
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According ho the latest assessments
the most valued parcel of land In Bos
ton Is the southwestern corner of Win
ter and Washington streets, the assess
ment being about $190 a square foot,
which would bring the value of an acre
of that sort of property up to $8,276,400.
This is said to exceed the highest price
for land ever bought In London, which
was at the rate of $7,441,500 an acre,
but as we remarked lately In comment
ing on the London sale, the real estate
record belongs to New York, for the
Stillman corner, at Broadway and Wall
streets, was sold a few months ago for
$589.22 a square foot, which would
mean $25,664,423.20 an acre.—Boston
Transcript.
In 1805 the world had not a single
steamship on the ocean, a single mile
•f railway on land, a single span of
telegraph upon the continent or a sin
gle foot of cable beneath the ocean.
In 1905 It has 18,000 steam vessels,
B00.000 miles of railway and more than
1,000,000 miles of land telegraph, while
the very continents are bound together
In Instantaneous communication by
more than 200,000 miles of ocean ca
bles, and the number of telephone mes
sages sent aggregates 6.000,000,000 an
nually, and one-half of them In the
United States alone.
Every one knows that Queen Alex
andra is a cat lover, but it has come
somewhat as a surprise to a number of
English women that her daughter,
Princess Victoria, is not only a lover
of cats, but an energetic and enthusi
astic breeder as well. The princess does
not breed cats, It appears, merely to
Increase the number of her feline pets.
Her "catteries" are worked on a solid
commercial basis and apparently with
considerable profit to her private
pocket.
According to a report just Issued by
the French minister of arts, the
churches of France, and not the Lou
vre, the Luxembourg, the Museum de
Cluny and Carnavalet, contain the art
treasures of the nation. It Is estimat
ed that If brought under the hammer
the pictures, tapestries, statues, carv
ings and other works of art In the
churches would realize the fabulous
sum of six milliards of francs ($1,200,
000,000).
A Swedish company has taken a
lease of the old marble quarries of Iona,
Scotland, and the famous white and
serpentine marble Is to be placed on
the market In large quantities. Opera
tions are to begin early In the spring.
Centuries ago the quarries wore worked
Extensively. Marble from them adorns
jEome of the ancient cathedrals of Eu
rope.
The English postal service Is the best
In the world, and the cheapest for the
people. The rural delivery and collec
tion are managed us carefully as the
city service. This department of the
government makes a profit of about
$18,000,000 a year, and gives better
[malls at lower rates, charging only 2
cents per four ounces on letters.
Judge Hamilton, of the Preston, Eng.,
county court, remarked the other day I
from the bench that he thought Judges
and counsel ought not to be expected to
work more than eight hours a day. "I
have disposed of 463 cases today,” he
added, "and I do not feel Inclined to
take up another that Is likely to con
sume two hours."
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; A Welsh revivalist asked where some
.grass that had been brought for his
[horse had been procured. He was told
.that It had come from the football
'grounds. "I would not insult my horse
by giving It grass from such a sinful
J 'place," he declared.
* "The are of making Honlton lace."
says the London Mall, "will soon be ns
extinct as the feather work of the
Aztecs." The reason Is that the local
school board Insists that children shnll
[attend school Instead of learning to
make lace.
The custom of lifting the hat dates
back to the age when knighthood was
In flower. Knights never appeared In
public except In full nrmor, but In the
company of friends they removed the
helmet, signifying, "I am safe among
friends.”
Russia doubles her population every
fifty years, Norway and Sweden In fif
ty-two yenrs, Great Britain and Ger
many In flfty-flve, Belgium In seventy
ntne, Italy In eighty-four, Spain In 104,
Austria-Hungary In 110 and Prance in
183. _
The acme of consclseness Is believed
o have been attained by a London
•estaurant, which displays this notice:
‘S. O. 2 S. 4.” That means that a pat
■on can have sausage and onions, with
wo slices of bread, for four-pence.
Italy's government censors all press
elegrams to foreign countries. Recent
y the correspondent of the London
Jxpress handed In a dispatch relating
o the severe heat In Rome, which the
ensor declined to allow to pass.
George Fletcher Is believed to be the
ldest subject of King Edward. He
as born on April 28, 1788, and lives In
cottage In Ktley, near Pomeroy, In
ounty Tyrone, Ireland, and has lived
i it for more than 100 years.
In Scandinavia Christmas Is cele
-ated In Its literal sense of “peace on
irth, good will toward men;” the
iurts are closed, quarrels are adjusted
id old feuds forgotten. It Is the home
the famous Yule log.
In the village of Verjux, near Chalon
r-Saone. France, a couple, aged 100
d 90, respectively, have Just cele
ated the seventy-fifth anniversary of
elr wedding, which they called their
latlnum" wedding.
5tr Wyndham Spencer Portal, who
■d the ofher day, was the head of the
nlly that since 1724 has had the priv
?e of making bank note paper for the
nk of England. The Portals were a
iguenot family.
'he head stage carpenter at the
yal opera house, Vienna, has been
charged because, during an exciting
I Cm scene, he let a heavy thunder
id fall on two actors, severely fil
ing them.
he North German Lloyd line has de
’d to name one of Its big ships,
ch will be launched from the
Stlenburg yards at Bremerhaven In
|. the Washington, after the father
pi* country.
le last public gibbet used In Eng
•4 Is stored In Leicester Jail. The
fish museum has tried In vain to get
esslon of the relic, and the author
| even refuse to let It be photo
j ?hfd'
ft Ph Petersburg newspaper states
the only reason the reconstruction
jj.e Russian fleet has not been begun
s that the government has not de
nt whether to use turbine engines or
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FARM WORK WAS
SUCCESSFUL BRANCH
Professor Gregory Starts an
Innovation in the Schools
at Crete.
A REMARKABLE SUCCESS
The Fall Exhibit Brought Out Results
of the Planting Done by Boys
and Girls and It Was
Wonderful.
Crete. Neb., Oct. 18.—'Those who view
with approbation Uie farmward turn
of the tide of young men and women
which formerly set almost wholly to
the large cities, will be especially in
terested in the innovation established
by Professor G. A. Gregory, superin
tendent of the city schools.
It has been remarked among agri
culturists that the grammar grades
and the high school, which educate
practically all of our young people, and
beyond which a large percentage never
go, teach the boy and girl a large
amount of classical and scientific work
which educates them toward almost
any profession save that of farming.
Of recent years Home effort has been
made to teach agriculture In a limited
and theoretical way In the high schools.
Very little If any outdoor work has
been carried along with ibis Instruc
tion. Seeing the need of practical
farm work to supplement the “book
learning." Professor Gregory devised
and successfully carried out the first
annual agricultural exhibition of the
Crete schools.
Early last March each pupil who de
sired to enter for the exhibition re
corded with his teacher a list of what
he intended to plant In the way of
cereals, vegetables and flowers, or to
raise in the way of pets and domestic
animals. The application blanks
stated the name, age and grade and
what the pupil planned to exhibit.
The various teachers ul once began
occasional talks as to the best methods
of soil preparation and the kinds of
soli adapted for raising the various
varieties.
From the time the seeds were
planted in April, until the close of
school early in June, these talks were
continued along the line of soil cul
ture. keeping the weeds down, and
whatever would assist the best devel
opment of the plants and vines.
During the summer the pupils were
encouraged to persevere in their ef
forts, both verbally, as the teachers
chanced to meet them, and through the
town papers.
The exhibit was set for '-September 22.
The extent and variety of the exhibit
was no less surprising than the quality.
In the live stock department pigs,
calves ducks, chickens, lambs, pigeons
and geese were exhibited. Johnnie and
Biddle, a plump-looking hen and
rooster, both hatched from the same
egz, occupied one cage. Among the do
mestic pets raised by the children were I
r.,m,u r’-dgian bares, dogs, cats and
white mis.
The agricultural exhibit comprised
corn of very fine quality, pronounced
by competent Judges to be as good as
any exhibited at the state fair. Some
of the stalks were sixteen feet in
height Pumpkins, one of which
weighed 102 pounds, were shown with
a large assortment of Irish and sweet
potatoes. There was an extensive col
lection of fine squashes, melons, onions,
immense beets, egg plants, and in fact
practically every vegetable grown in
this locality. Fifteen entries of pea
nuts of fi\lv quality were exhibited by
ns ...any duuront bays.
The girls showed a fine display of
fall blooming flowers, such as asters,
dahlias, salvias and other varieties
adapted to the- season.
As a side issue to the agricultural ex
hibit, pupils were also permitted to
bring any article manufactured by their
own effort. The girls brought a highly
creditable display of canned fruits and
vegetables, cakes, pies and bread.
There was a large amount of plain and
fancy sewing, from doll dresses to a
fine bed quilt. A candy booth was also
in charge of some of the girls, contain
lnf various kinds of home-made can
dles.
The boys displayed a varied assort
ment of sleds, boats, windmills, doll
bedsteads, foot rests, useful and orna
mental boxes; proof of excellent work
manship. One boy exhibtle 1 a newly
devised, self-opening gate, constructed
after an original plan.
PLENTY OF GAME.
Over Nebraska Ducks, Geese and Other
Birds Are Plentiful.
Unccln. Nob., Get. 17.- Prairie chlckc i
quail, dicks and greet* are mere flenami
in the saito this year ih m ever before, de
clare- 1 Chief Game Warden Car ’.or. Mr
Carter has just rearmed from a trip in
north we tern Nebraska.
Near Hyunnis chickens and groure . re
very abundant. The farmers and ranch
men in that vicinity are assisting in ;
strict enforcement of the game laws and
market hunters have been warned ilia;
their presence Is net desired, and that thty
will not be permitted to slaughter luid
>n large numbers.
In the central arid eastern portions of
the state Mr. Carter found many qua 1
The strict enforcement of the law against
shooting quail for several years has re
sulted in the birds becoming tame, ami
when the sea:- n opens it will r •: be a. ..V.
dif;.cult to kill the da.l.v limit. The wet
summer injured a number of the young
birds and destroyed a large number of
hatches, but nevei theless the number of
birds has increased marly 1(X) per cent
over last year.
Ducks and geese have been Hying for
several vv» eks and are much more a bur ri
ant than las. year, although somewhat
wildtr. Near Shirk.ey, in Kilmore county,
are several large and shallow lakes. These
are tilled with birds in the early morning
and evening and some excellent shooting
has been had. Mallards, eanvasbacks and
red Heads have been in for more than a
week and when the morning night takes
place the many flocks cloud the iky for
more than an hour. In former years the
Hhlekley lakes could be waded at any
pace. The summer rains ibis year have
increased the depth of the lakes several
feet and now Dais must be used in
hunting. A number of sportsmen are
quartered at farm houses along the lakes
for the duck shooting season.
With the increase in wild row*!, the
game department report.; a corresponding
increase in the number of hunting licenses
issued. Last year LOCO licenses wire taken
out by Nebraska res.dents and this yea
6,OoO have already been issued. An addi
tional 2.000 probably will be dispose ^.
before the lirst of the via .
ALLIANCE HAS A SNOWSTCE
Alliance, Neb., Oct. 17.- Although snow
Murries have appeared here twki before
this .-*« ason the first snow storm urn ed
early yes.erday morning and cind n.
ur.tu noon, at which time it changed to
drizzling ra.n. The prospects ate i,., or
**.o*e tar mote «j;ow
MANY WILD FOWL j
F .THELAKES
Nebraska Waters Covered With
Countless Numbers of
Ducks.
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GEESE COMING SLOWLY
6portsmen Are Preparing for the Great
Slaughter Which Is a Semi-An
nual Affair in This
State.
Ponca, Neb., Oct. 17.—Reports
brought In by hunters In this part of
Nebraska state that large llocks of
wild ducks are arriving in this and
other parts of the county. The birds
are alighting and seem contented to
remain In this .section feeding. The
lowlands are full of wild grass and '
weeds, which furnish plenty of seeds!
for the birds. The annual migration I
of the water fowl is always a welcome
event on the part of the sportsmen
here and many nonresident hunters
are arriving to prepare to go farther
into the interior of the state for a few
days' hunt. Geese have not been com
ing in any large numbers yet, but the
first chilly north wind will send the
honkers down from the northern breed
ing lands by the thousand.
SUIT IS REFUSED.
Mae Wood Cannot Attach Platt Prop
eriy in Omaha.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 17.—Miss Mae
Wood, who sued Senator T. C. Platt
for $25,000, alleged to be due for serv- |
ices rendered him in his capacity as
president of the United States Express
company, will not be able to satisfy
her claim by attaching the property of
the company in this city.
Miss Wood’s garnishee of the prop
erty was Thursday dismissed by Judge
Day, who held that the property did
not belong to him merely because he
is president of the concern.
WOMAN GIVEN BEATING.
Says Gamblers Abused Her When Sh
Called for Husband.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 17.—Mrs. Anton
Yeschensky Is lying at her home in a
critical condition as the result of rough
treatment at the hands of five men.
Her throat is covered with linger
marks which were dug into the flesh,
and her arms, back, breast and hips
are a mass of black and blue spots.
Although the woman Is unable to
speak English, she told of her ex
perience through an interpreter. She
says that she received word that her
husband was engaged in a poker game
and that he was being robbed of all
the money by a gang of men there.
When she called for him she was beat
?n, she says,
MYSTERY IN A DEATH.
Officers at Omaha Stop Services at ,.
Funeral.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 17.—At the request
of friends, County Attorney Slabaugh
stopped the funeral of William Hanling,
1218 Pacific street, who died with Indi
cations of carbolic acid poisoning. The
family of Hanling, who was 60 years
old. alleges that he took his own life.
Preparations for the funeral were un
der way when the county attorney in
terfered and Coroner Bralley took
charge of the body. An inquest will be
held late today.
Chief of Detectives Durm has de
tailed two officers to the case and or-'
lered a rigid investigation.
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“VAG” GETS A FORTUNE.
Father Dies in Ohio anc! Young Mat
Finally Located.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 17.—While serving
a ten days’ sentence in the city jail
on the charge of vagrancy, Charles
Croft's guardian in Tippecanoe City,
O., was searching for him to Inform
him that his father had died and left
him a farm worth $10,000.
A few days ago M. H. Brown, man
ager of the shoe department at Hay
den's store, received a letter from Elils
H. Kerr, who asked him to locate
Croft, as a small fortune had been left
the boy and Kerr had been appointed
his guardian-.
Croft ran away from home several
years ago, came to Nebraska, and
served two terms in the reformatory at
Kearney.
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TWO STREET CARS MEET.
Three Passengers at Omaha Cut ant.
Bruised by Collision.
Omaha. Neb.. Oct. 17.—Two street
t'tus collided at Sixteenth and Harney
streets with the result that three peo
ple received minor injuries and the
cars were slightly damaged. Those in
jured were:
James A. Griffin, elbow badly cut and
thigh bruised and cut.
Oscar Larsen, scalp wound and arm
cut.
F. N. Martin, slightly cut and bruised.
Hanscom park car, No. 117, was
struck by an eastbound Harney street
car. That more serious results did not
follow is probably due to the fact that
the motormnn of the Harney car, fore
seeing the collision, had checked his
speed and applied the brakes. Slip
pery tracks are blamed for the colli
sion.
DESERT SAND A CURE.
Farley, la., Oct. 17.—In the desert of
southern Arizona with an Indian, two
rattlesnakes, a centipede and a gila
monster for companions. Professor W.
J. McGee of this place, suffering front
lost health, slept on the hot sands of
the desert for four months and regained
Ills health completely. He thinks that
he has found a new cure.
MONUMENT IN PLACE.
Nebraska City, Neb., Oct. 17.—The J.
Sterling Morton monument will be un
veiled here October 28 and dedicated by
ex-President Grover Cleveland. It Is
expected that the surviving members of
Cleveland's cabinet who served with
Mr. Morton will be present. Special
trains are being arranged for the occa
sion.
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HOSPITAL OVERCROWDED.
Patients Compelled to Sleep on Floor
—Fever Epidemic.
Norfolk. Neb.. Oct. 17. ja According :o
Ihe news dispatches this is the critical
day in the typhoid fever epidemic at
the Nebraska insane hospital at Lin
coln.
Dr. Green still believes Mint ihe
spread of the disease was due to flies
and not the polluted water.
One nurse is already dead and an
o'her at the point of death.
The hospital is so overcrowded that '
patients are compelled to sloop on the
floor
BONACUM STILL AT IT.
Begins a New Suit of Ouster Against
Father Murphy, of Seward, and
Would Retain Property.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 12.—Bishop Bon
scum yesterday began a new suit ot:
ouster against Father Murphy, of|
Seward, in the district court of Seward
county. In his petition the bishop!
prays for an injunction against Father
Murphy to restrain him from inter
fering with any of the priests whom)
the bishop may send to take charge of
the parish property. He asserts that
the title to the property rightfully rests
in the bishop, and that the decree of
excommunication against the priest
has been reviewed by the higher au
thorities of the church at Rome and
by them approved.
OMAHAN’S UoVEL PLEA
^rank Lambert Staves Off Extradition
by Showing Oregon Has No
Judge.
Portland, Ore.. Oct. 12.—That Oregom
Is without a United States district,
Judge and that the signature of such
officer is necessary to the extradition of'
Frank Lambert, wanted in Omaha to1
answer a charge pf subornation per-i
jury, was the plea made by Lambert’si
attorney yesterday before Commis-i
eioner Sladen. ’
As Lambert refuses to return to Ne-'
brake voluntarily it will either be nec-(
Ossary to bring a number of witnesses!
from that state to Portland or Lambert.1
will be compelled to remain in Jail un-'
til the president appoints a district
<udge. i
DENNISON AT RED OAK
Jmaha Man Arraigned Today on the
Charge of Complicity in Pollock
Diamond Robbery.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 12.—Tom Dennison
Went to Red Oak today and was ar
raigned In the Montgomery county
court on charge of complicity in the
Pollock diamond robbery. Senator Jun
kln will represent Dennison and in
tends to insist on an immediate trial.
Attorney Thomas, who will represent
the Civic federation, also was present
vhen the case was called.
HE FIRED THE JAIL.
Hobo Creates Great Excitement at Da
kota City.
Dakota City, Neb., Oct. 11.—Two
" ’boes” struck this place, from Sioux.
City, and after rushing the can a few
times started in a begging and pilfer
Ing tour of the town. One of them. W.
E. Pox by name, wound up in the bum
cell of the court house, which, soon aft
er his Incarceration, was found to be on
fire, and if it had not been for the ac
tive w'ork of Marshal Bierman the
court house would probably have been
consumed by fire and Fox would have
been suffcoated. He set fire to the bed
clothes and then gave the alarm. When
the marshal arrived the cell was well
filled with smoke and Fox was gasp
ing for breath through the iron door.
Fox claims his residence as St. Louis,
hut for a month past has been in Sioux
City, the last work he did being at the
Garretson hotel as vegetable man, clos
ing his career there with a big drunk
Saturday night, for which he served
five days on the charge of intoxication.
He also claims to have worked at the
Novelty restaurant as waiter, and at
the Armour packing house. Among
other appeals for victuals and money
he made to residents, to C. R. Hart he
claimed to be soliciting funds for the
Epworth league and Christian Endeav
or societies, but v'hen requested to pro
duce his credentials he commenced to
cry. While talking to Mr. Hart he took
from his pocket and tore up a paper and
threw it away, which later was gath
ered up and put together and was found
to be his marriage license, which shows
his marriage to Clara Lang at Prince
on, Ind., on November 28, 1900.
NEBRASKA WINS.
Held South Dakota Down to a Scot.
of 6.
Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 11.—Playing in a
high wind, wdth the temperature close
to 80, Nebraska defeated South Da
ota by a score of 42 to 6. Fumbling,
which was Nebraska's most serious of
fense, gave the visitors their only op
portunity to score, Case grabbing the
ball and running the length of the field.
In the first half South Dakota proved
a harder proposition than Nebraska
had bargained for. A blocked kick off
and center rushes carried the ball to
South Dakota's ten-yard line and Ma
son was pushed over for the second
touchdown. Morse kicked goal. Score:
Nebraska, 11; South Dakota, 0.
Rice went in for Nelson at the begin
ning of the second half. Nebraska
played with a rush South Dakota could
not stop. In two minutes of play Ma
son went over for a touchdown after a
run of fifty yards by Denslow. Eager
kicked goal. Schmidt made Nebraska's
next touchdown. Goal w:>s missed.
Two minutes more and 2*rTTslow was
carried over for Nebraska's seventh
touchdown. Goal was missed again.
Taylor made the next touchdown and
Cotton missed goal. Final score: Ne
braska, 42; South Dakota, 6.
JUMP FROM BURNING BARN.
People in a Barn at Fremont Jumpeu
Twelve Feet to Save Lives.
Fremont, Neb.. Oct. 12.—A large barn
belonging to Mrs. Louise Echtencamp
burned to the ground during the night,
while a dance was in progress in the
haymow. Many jumped twelve feet to
escape, and all landed uninjured.
The barn collapsed as the last dancer
jumped from the burning mow to the
ground. Seven horses were burned.
The loss was $2,500.
HE PAYS OWN PENALTY.
A Farmer Who Feared Prosecution
Takes Own Life.
Marshalltown, la., Oct. 12.—Dan Bat
ton, a prominent farmer of Powesheik
county, committed suicidi by taking
carbolic acid. While intoxicated he in
sulted a neighbor's wife and feared
prosecution, although the matter had
been adjusted out of court.
MISS ROOSEVELT TO SAIL.
Tokio. Oct. 10.—Alice Roosevelt,
passed through Tokio today on her way
to Yokohama, whence she sails for
San Francisco Friday.
ADMIRAL SASO DIES.
Tokio, Oct. 10.—-Admiral Saso, in
spector general of naval construction,
is dead. Abrogation of martial law
has haa the effect of removing to a
great extent the business depression
in the city.
SUICIDES WITHOUT CAUSE.
Houston, Tex., Oct. 10.—F. B. Gray,
cashier of the Commercial National
bank, committed suicide today by
shooting. There is no plausible reason
for the act. The bank is one of tho
strongest Institutions it> Texas,
P’HONE LINEMAN
KILLED BY A FALL
young Man Has Head Grusheo
at Beatrice and Helper
!s Hurt.
THE SCAFFOLDING BROKE
The Two Men Were Suspended in Mio
Air Near Top of Telephone Pole
When Platform Was Pre
cipitated to Ground.
Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 14.—While work
ing on a swinging platform, two line
men, Lester Williams and Harry
Wright, were precipitated to the
ground, a distance of thirty feet, Wil
liams dying a short time after the fall,
while Wright was badly hurt.
Williams, who was 17 years of age,
turned a complete somersault in the
descent and struck on his head, crush
ing it in a terrible manner. He was
attended to by physicians at once but
never rallied from the shock.
Williams was single and made his
home in West Beatrice. Wright's home
is in Norfolk.
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ANOTHER STORY.
Man Was Roughly Used for Using
Profanity.
Dakota City. Neb., Oct. 14.—A very
different story comes from the respect
able people of Homer, than that told
by Wm. Threehouse, a cook in a Great
Northern grading camp located near
that place, who passed through this
place Tuesday night for a Sioux City
hospital, all pounded up, claiming he
had been assaulted and robbed. The
truth of the matter as reported from
Homer is. that Threehouse had on his
skates early in the evening at camp.
Til Mansfield went to the camp to de
liver some meat wfclch had been or
dered. He was accompanied by' two
women. Threehouse told Mansfield he
didn’t order the meat, using profanity
with his remark. Mansfield informed
him that women were in the buggy
and to guard his speech, which brought
forth more indecent language. Mans
field, being a cripple, had to pass the
matter unnoticed, but later in the even
ing when Threehouse came to Homer,
after he had been discharged from the
camp for his ungentlemaniy conduct,
he received a good pummelling, which
it seemed he justly deserved for his
vile and indecent language before
women.
GIRL KILLS HERSELF.
Commits Suicide at Lexington Aftc
Terrible Experience in Wyoming.
Lexington. Neb., Oct. 14.—About two
weeks ago there arrived nere an Italian
girl about 20 years old who gave her
name as Lena Karr. She should not
speak English, but could converse in
the German language. Yesterday she
was found in a closet belonging to the
restaurant bleeding to death from
gashes in her throat which she had
inflicted with a sharp pointed knife.
TUCKER REQUESTED TO RESIGN
Humboldt Man to Step Out and Judge
Paul Jesscn Slated.
Washington. Oct. 14.—Associate Jus
tice Tucker of the territorial supreme
court of Arizona, has been requested
to resign. Several months ago charges"
were preferred against Tucker involv
ing his personal conduct as a member
of the territorial judiciary.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14.—News of the
removal of Judge Tucker from the Ari
zona territorial bench was received
here and was no surprise. It is stated
on apparently good authority that
Judge Paul Jessen of Nebraska City is
slated as Tucker's successor.
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TO RECLAIM INDIAN LANDS.
Senator Miilard Finds Way the Unitei.
States Will Co-Operate.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 14.—Senator Mil
lard is advised that the Indian office
is willing to co-operate in a project to
reclaim lands along the Great Nemaha
river, in Richardson county. Nebraska,
and Brown county, Kansas, insofar as
the alloted Indian lands may be af
fected.
EARL SPENCER PARALYZED.
London, Oct. 12.—Earl Spencer, lib
eral leader of tlie house of lords, was
stricken with paralysis today. He is
unconscious.
Hopkinsville, Ky.—As the result of too
much handshaking during which his ring
cut into his finger, G. L. Campbell, republi
can nominee for county clerk, is suffering
from blood poisoning, and his condition is
serious.
St. Paul* Minn.—Jokers painted the face
and body of Anton Piaml red and white
and his hair blue last night. Today he was
taken to the city hospital and it was ne
cessary to give him an anaesthetic while
the physicians were removing the paint.
Fargo, N. D.—Joseph Plante, under in
dictment for selling Florida water con
taining alcohol to Indians and thus caus
ing the death of nine red men, surprised
the United Slates court officials this morn
ing by entering a plea of guilty.
Cedar Falls, la.—A concert band com
posed exclusively of ladies with Professor
Frank A. Fitzgerald as director, has been
organized at the Iowa State Normal
school. There are thirty members in the
organization at present and forty are now
seeking admission.
Cincinnati, O.—After falling into a Big
Four gravel nit near Lawrenceburg, Ind.,
yesterday evening and breaking his neck,
un Italian laborer, assisted by a friend,
walked nearly a mile to his home holding
his head in his hands the whole distance.
Physicians found that the man’s neck had
been fractured at the fifth vertebra and
declared that the injuries would prove
fatal.
St. Louis, Mo.—George Morton, wno llg
ured in the recent shooting affair with
Mrs. Lillian Sprague, is no longer general
passenger and ticket agent of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railway. W. S. St.
George of New York was appointed to the
place today, when Mr. Morton’s resigna
tion was demanded and handed in.
Carmi, 111.—While attempting to rescue
Mrs. Jack Brewer from an attack by her
husband, George D. Endicott this morning
was assailed by Brewer with a knife and
severely wounded. Grabbing a poker, En
dicott slew his assailant by braining him.
A coroner's jury exonerated Endicott.
PROGRAM ISSUED
FOR CONFERENCE
Vatertown Is Preparing to
Entertain South Dakota*
Methodists.
THE BIG ANNUAL MEETING
Intertainment Committee Is Notified
That 250 Delegates Will Attend—
Convention Opens Next
Tuesday.
Watertown, S. D., Oct. 16.—The
twenty-first annual session of the Da
kota conference of the Methodist Epis
copal church will convene in Water
town on Tuesday, October 17. Mem
bers of the local church have complet
ed preparations for the largest attend
ance in the history of the conference,
over 250 delegates having advised the
committee on entertainment of their
intention to be present.
The completed conference program
was issued today. On Monday after
noon and Tuesday morning the con
ference examinations will be held, (in
Tuesday evening the Anniversary Con
ference Historical society will meet.
Rev. ('. E. Hager of Mitchell presid
ing. The first sessions of the confer
ence proper will open Wednesday. The
feature of the day will Ire an address
in the evening by Dr. E. M. Randall,
.secretary of the Epworth league. Bus
iness sessions and devotional services
will be held the following day, and in
the evening Bishop H. W. Warren, pre
siding officer of the conference, and
Rev. Dr. Nicholson, president of Da
kota university, will deliver addresses.
Friday will be temperance day. In
the evening the address will be by Rev.
M. C. B. Mason, D. D., the famous col
ored minister. He is the national sec
retary of the Freedmen's Aid society.
The Daymen's association meets on
Saturday. H. G. Tilton, Governor El
rod and James Gray, of Minneapolis
will address the association in the
evening.
The conference love feast will be
held Sunday morning. It will be led by
Rev. D. Rifonbark of Huron, and Bish
op Warren will preach the Sunday
morning sermon. The ordination of
deacons will be held Sunday morning,
and the ordination of elders and the
consecration of deaconesses will take
place in the afternoon. Rev. F. H.
Sheets, national secretary of the mis
sionary society, will preach in the
evening. The conference will conclude
Monday forenoon with the announce
ment of appointments.
During the first thre days there will
be held daily an evangelistic institute,
conducted by Rev. J. P. Brushingham,
of Chicago. The Sunday school normal
institute will be a daily feature of the
conference, and will be in charge of
Rev. A. P. George, of Chicago. The an
nual banquet will be held on Friday
evening at the Arcade hotel.
ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR ERROR.
Hotly Contested Libel Suit Finally Set
tied tlut of Court.
Armour, S. D., Oct. 16.—The libel suit
of K. G. Foster vs. Johnson Bros.,
of this city, and which was instituted
last spring and arose out of the fall
elections of 1904, has been called off,
the Johnson Bros, making a public
acknowledgment of their error. The
election was hotly contested and much
bad blood was stirred up. Everything
possible was done to defeat the aspir
ing candidates. The cause of the suit
was tihe fact that the defendants
caused to be published a circular al
leging that Mr. Foster misappropriated,
money on a former business transac
tion arising out of the demise of the
Douglas County bank, which went to
the wall in the early '90s. Aside from
that, the circular stated by insinua
tion and inuendo that the money was
spent on a cattle enterprise that was
being encouraged and developed near
Pierre, S. D„ by a former resident of
this city, who was at one time engaged
in the banking business in this city.
Now the defendants openly and pub
licly acknowledge that they were in
error and the suit has been dismissed.
Thus ends one of the many fights that
have attended political contests in this
county since 18S2.
— —
STABS HIS OWN WIFE.
Drunken Act of Vermillion Draymat
May Prove Fatal.
Vermillion, S. D., Oct. 16.—A stab
bing affray took place at the home of
A. K. Martin in this city at 2 o’clock
this morning which may end In the
death of Mrs Elmer Washburn, the
victim of a husband's wrath.
Washburn went home last night in
an intoxicated state and started to
abuse Ills wife. She resented the abuse
and started to leave home, going to
A. R. Martin’s residence, just north
Of Main street. Washburn drew a
knife and began stabbing the unfor
tunate. woman. Six ugly wounds were
inflicted, one directly over the heart,
which may prove fatal. In his infuri
ated state Washburn would certainly
have killed ills wife but for the prompt
appearance of Chief of Police Sulli
van, who looks after the night work in
the- city. He heard the wife’s screams
and hastened to Martin's home. Wash
burn was so mad that he turned on
the officer and would have done him
bodily harm had not the latter been
too quick for him. Sullivan was
Obliged to fell Washburn with a rap
over the head with a billy, cutting a
bad wound on his head. About mis
time Sheriff J. A. Gunderson, who re
sides a block away, also appeared on
the scene and the officers had no trou
ble in landing him in jail.
Dr. Cruickshank was called to at
tend to Mrs. Washburn’s wounds and
he found her in a serious condition
Four bad gashes were inflicted on the
arm near the shoulder, one on the
wrist, and the most dangerous one of
the six lies directly over the heart
This morning Mrs. Washburn com
plains of her heart, though she is rest
ing easy as could bo expected.
Washburn used a knife whose blade
is between three and four inches long.
The wonder is that he did not reach a
vital spot. Only the valiant struggle
made by the wife for her life kept the
drunken husband from literally slash
ing her to pieces.
When sober Washburn is ,i good
fellow, but once under the influence
of liquor he has a temper that is
something terrible.
VIOLATED GAME LAWS.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 1(1—Judge Car
land, of the United States court in this
city, has imposed a tine of $50 in the
case of Arthur J. Karlen, of Viia«
Miner county, who appeared before him
and pleaded guilty to an indictment
charging him with having shipped a
number of prairie chickens out of the
state in violation of the terms of the
national gume law. Karlen paid the
fine and has now been discharged.