Nebraska Newspapers

    THE O’NEILL FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN. Publisher.
yNEILL, NEE)R^K/>
The lifting power or a youth or seven
teen years Is 2S0 pounds; in his twen
tieth year this increases to 320 pounds;
In tho thirtieth and thirty-lirst year It
reaches Its height, 305 pounds. At the
tend of the thirty-lirst year tho strength
begins to decline, very slowly at first.
By the fortieth year it has decreased
eight pounds and this dimlnuitlon con
tinues at a sllgthly increasing rate un
til the fiftieth year is reached, when the
figure is 330 pounds. After this period
tho strength fails more and more rapid
ly until the weakness of old age la
reached. It Is not posslhlo to give
statistics of the decline of strength aft
er the fiftieth year, as it varies to a
largo extent In different Individuals.
In tho Boer war a British private
made a gallant rescue. He dashed
across an open space swept by bullets
and, lifting a wounded comrade in his
arms, carried him to shelter. The col
onel who witnessed the deed praised
the soldier and told him he would bo
recommended for a Victoria cross.
Later on the soldier was relating the
Incident to his comrades: "He said
something about the Victoria cross. I
didn’t think anything about the Vic
toria cross. What I know is that I
wasn't going to leave Robinson lying
out there with all the company's to
bacco in his haversack.”
As masts and yards, and hence sail
drill, have slowly, but surely died out
from a man-of-war, their bent ficlal ef
fect on the agility and smartness of
"Jack" has had to la1 substitued by
other exerci: ■ a., and these have taken
tiu‘ form of physical drills, such as
bell bar drill, horizontal and parallel
bars, dumb-bells, high jump and skip
ping. The latter drill presents an ex
ceptionally pleasing and interesting
sight wiii n carried out by tlio “watch
on deck."
William Brookfield, the English
churchman, used to tell this story:
"The new bishop of New Zealand, In a
farewell and pathetic interview with
his mother for his appointment, was
thus addressed by her In such sequence
o.s sobs and tears would permit: "I
suppose Urey will cat you, my dear—I
try to think otherwise, but 1 suppose
they will. Well! We will leave It in
the hands of Providence. Rut. If they
do—mind, my dear, and disagree with
them."
S. M. Cunlngham, a lawyer of Raw
ton, <>k;a„ has a notable personality
outside of his success as a professional
man. A western editor refers to him
as "Ran per Cunningham, ho of the
flowing hair, the eagle eye, the smooth
ly shaven face, the wide expanse of
ruffled shirt front, tire dangling chain
of gold and the undulating Prince Al
bert, the whole surmounted with tho
rakish btoad-brlrnmed lrat of black."
There Is a great scarcity or common
labor all over the west, and It threat
ens to 11 come a serious problem next
spring with so many big enterprises
being projected. There is certain .to bo
a very huge amount of railroad work.
Govornre nt work will require thou
sands, and private capital Is being In
terested in so many schemes that the
east must contribute heavily or many
great works will .Ire held back.
Aluminum paper Is now manufac
tured in Germany and recommended as
a substitute for tinfoil. It is not the
so-cnlloc leaf aluminum, but real pa
per coated with powdered aluminum,
and Is considered to possess very fa
vorable qualities lor preserving articles
of food (or which It Is used as a cov
ering. Aluminum paper Is much chcap
> er than tinfoil and will become a strong
competitor t hereof.
It Is calculated that In London alone
about 4,000 persi ns regularly make a
living by begging; that the average in
come for each amounts to $7.00 a week,
or together, over $1,500,000 a year. Last
year about 2,000 persons were arrested
for begging in the streets of London
and many of them were possessed of
considerable sums of money and even
of bank books showing handsome de
posits.
According to a recent report coal
mining has been commenced on the
west const of Spitsbergen. The discov
ery of real Is one of. the results
achieved by the Swedish expedition
sent out to study the geology of tpitz
bergen. About two hundred tons of
coal were mined this summer, of which
ninety tons were taken by a Spiiztterg
en whalir.g company.
A British explorer recently returned
from Abjssinia says that he was for
four months In a region hitherto un
known to white men. Along the tribu
taries of the Blue Nil- he found a min
ing population engaged in washing
gold. He reports that there Is'tn enor
mous quantity of gold In this region.
In which thousands of natives work.
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Great efforts are being made In Capo
Colony to Introduce co-operative meth
ods in agriculture. A letter has recent
ly been addressed by the government
co-operative expert to the secretaries
of agricultural societies In the colony,
suggest ing the co-operative purchase of
seeds, manures, implements and Im
proved machinery.
An Arkansas City man who had
twice been divorced took his third wife
to the theater recently. His two earlier
wives have become good friends, and
when the couple took their seats and
the man looked around, to his conster
nation saw lit; had three wives in a
row beside him.
During next term at the Washington
6tate university a special course in so
cialism will be given. It will include
anarchism, communism, socialism in Its
three branches—-state, agrarian and
jrtngle tax—and religious or altruistic,
aa taught by Washington Gladden.
Sarah Ann Woolf, of Utah, who
has died at the age of 91, left ten chil
dren, eighty-one grandchildren, 189
great grandchildren, in all 303 living de
fendants. Fifty-four of her descend
ants are dead.
The original phonograph was Invent
ed by Thomas Edison in 1877, The
grooved drum was covered with tin foil,
which received the impressions made by
a needle fixed on a delicate vibrating
plate of metal.
Mrs. John F. Spencer, living in Ma
rlon county Soutli Carolina, is a living
daughter of a revolutionary soldier,
Captain Stephen Godbold, one of Ma
rion’s men, and was born on October
28, 1832.
The Mikado of Japan is a good hunt
er and fisherman and an excelent shot
with a rifle. His devotion to lawn ten
nis is marked and he is an excellent
wlelder of a racquet.
Alexander C. Botkin, who died re
cently at the national capital, was
chairman of the commission charged
with the revision of the criminal law?
M this country.
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LOSES HOME BECAUSE
HUSBAND IS CONVICT
Pitiful Case of Mrs. Nels Nel
son, Whose Homestead Has
Been Contested.
SHE HAS TEN CHILDREr
She Is Told by the Claim Jumper Thsf
Sfie Has No Rights for She Is
Not the Lawful Head of a
Family.
Newman Grove, Neb., Dec. 20.—“It is
great enough misfortune to own a hus
band in the first place, with all that
(that ownership means in the way of
'infringement upon woman's righteous
rights and with the manifold cares of
bringing up a large family on a little
income," says Mrs. Nels Nelson, a
woman living between Tilden and New
*nan Grove. Neb., in Antelope county,
. '"without having your husband locked
iup in the penitentiary for twenty years,
and thus being deprived of any legal
| [head of the family.”
Because her husband la a convict,
b\lrs. Nelson has lost her home,
f Mrs. Nelson, a mother of ten little
'children, all of them under 15 years of
jage, and poverty-stricken to a degree
shat is tragic, wouldn't core so much
.about the fact that her husband carries
ia number and wears stripes in a cell
at the Nebraska state prison in I.in
I coin, if It weren't for the fact that by
'Ids imprisonment she is also deprived
lof homestead rights that she would
[(otherwise be entitled to. But to have
lived for two long years, through the
.hot summers and the cold winters, on
a quarter section patch of sandhill land
[in Holt county, Nebraska, upon which
i-.he tiled for the sake of providing for
[herself and her headless family a home,,
; .and aftef that long period, during
| which she has suffered all of the agon
; jics of poverty and destitution known
j to human beings, to be bodily ordered
j off the land, out of her home, and to be
(deported because in the eyes of the
j [law she was "not the head of a fam
ily and therefore had no rigid to file
I 'upon a homestead," has made Mrs. Nel
1 (son hitter in her views of matrimony
1 as a general proposition, and almost
'Insane with despair us a result of her
[past twenty-four months of sad exlst
j jence.
I . The homestead laws of the United
(States provide that no woman, unless
[she be unmarried or a widow, can file
[on homestead lan l.
. So pitiful Is the story of the woman’s
experience that citizens of Tilden.
' Newman Grove and other towns nearby
l 'have begun to contribute liberally for
| (the support of the family.
| 1 The Nelson family a few years ago
| lived on a pretty good farm in the
'southern part of Nebraska. Their farm
was paid for. and would have made for
| ’them a happy home but for the fact
(hat Nelson had a taste for liquor which
made him ugly. One day In a quarrel
(with a neighbor bullets rained, and
.when the duel was done it was found
(that Nelson's neighbor lay dead, with
a ball of lead in his heart.
Nelson was arrested and tried, and
he went to prison for a score of years.
Then lawyers foreclosed a mortgage,
which had been given to raise funds
for the defense, and (he woman and
her family lost their home.
GETS SAME MAN TWICE.
Jobber Suspect Is Released and Chased
and Rearrested.
TvOup Oily, Neb.. Dee. 19.—Sheriff Wil
son received word by telephone to arrest
I iand hold a man suposed to have robbed tin;
! 'postofllec, butcher shop and saloon at
I ^leasantown. Starting south, he met his
iman coming into town and made the
hrrest and at once notified tin* authorities
[it Pleasantown that he had the man sua
1 fpected. They wired to let him go as not
j ^enough proof had been secured. The slier
! ’iff then turned the man loose. Within
j half ail hour from the time the sheriff let
• feo of his prisoner another message was
•received to hold him as new ovFlonoe had
[been discovered. At this Sb riff Williams
, and Deputy Draper drove east, the direo
1 ;tion taken by the suspect, and came up
I with him near Scluiupps, about six miles
| east. Upon the appearance of the sheriff
jind his deputy the fellow made a rush for
the canons with the officers in hot pursuit.
Within a few minutes he was raptured.
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TWO ACCIDENTS AT FIRE.
Woman Is Seriously Burned and Fire
man Gets Fractured Leg.
Fremont, Neb., Dee. 1;;. -A small fire
vausved by an overturned lamb at the
residence of P. A. Peterson was respon
sible for two serious accidents. Mr. and
.Mrs. Peterson ware away from home for
flu evening, and a neighbor, Mrs. Buck
ingham, was taking care of their children.
jA 3-year-old boy accidentally overturned
a lamp, which set fire to a curtain. In at
tempting to extinguish the flames Mrs.
^Buckingham’s clothing caught tire and
♦she ran screaming into the street. Her
(clothing above her waist was mostly
[burned off, and her face, hands and arms
•badly burned. While returning from the
alarm Henry Kuehl, member of the hose
(company, was run over by the hose ('art
jand his right leg was fractured above the
knee.
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RAILROAD LABORER KILLED.
Train Passes Over Neck of James Egan
at Bancroft.
Bancroft, Neb., Dec. 19.—James Egan, a
laborer in the employ of Barnes Bros.,
contractors on the Great Northern, met
u sudden death here by being run over by
train No. 5 on the Chicago, St. Paul, Min
neapolis and Omaha.
He boarded the rear car, the vestibule of
•which was closed; he made no effort to
get in and was not holding on as though
She expected to remain on the train, when
hear the end of the platform he fell and
after dragging several feet went down
,head first between the platform and the
track, ills head lying across the rail; the
1‘ilnd wheel of one coach and an official’s
Car. which was attached, passing over his
neck.
PASTOR LOSES SERMONS.
En Route to Nebraska, Minister s Trunk
Is Destroyed by Fire.
Norfolk. Neb.. Dec. IS.—Valuable papers
•and manuscripts, including all of his lor
dlier sermons and the results of many years
>of study and research along various lines
five re lost by Rev. A. Morris Abbott, now
of Elgin. Neb., but formerly of Cincinnati
Jin tli • lire that restroyed the city statioi
Jl‘ th< Northwestern railroad Here. Mr
'Abbott was en route from Cincinnati u
his new home at Elgin, and his trunk la>
over night in the station when the bulldint
cought lire. The loss is said to he incal
culable to him, thought it is not known
here at what figure he will present hit
claim to the company.
KEARNEY BOY HANGS "
HIMSELF AT PLAY
Brother, However, Appears on
Scene In Time to Prevent
Affair Being Fatal.
UNCONSCIOUS FOR A TIME
He Was Experimenting in the Barn an«
His Foot Slipped While He Had
Noose About His Neck—
Death Narrowly Averted.
Kearney, Neb., Ilec. 18.—Peter Wil
Bon, aged 17, employed in a poultry
establishment here, tried his hand at
hanging just to see how long he could
remain suspended. The test was made
on a dare, two boys being the contest
I ants.
Young Wilson slipped a rope over
•a beam, placed the hemp around liis
neck and then jumped from a barrel.
His friend, after hearing Wilson’s
(gasps, became alarmed and ran from
ithe building.
' Just at tills time Wilson’s brother
(happened Into the building and was as
founded to see his brother hanging with
[ills feet nearly touching the floor. He
[proceeded to cut the rops and sum
hnoned aid.
I The hanged boy was unconscious for
(some time, but was finally resuscitated.
Outside of a few blisters on young
Wilson's neck no other harm was done.
DOORYARD FISH PONDS.
Strange River in Wheeler County,
Promising to Enrich Elkhorn Valley.
j Neligh, Neb., Dec. 16.—Reports from the
New river continue to conic in and that
there is some grounds for llie story is now
a positive fact. In Wheeler county there
arc innumerable flowing wells and this is
an easy manner in which to account for
the wonderful freak of nature. Residents
af that county have only to drive a pipe
from 15 to 100 feet In depth and have at
; inco a flowing well. Many have fish ponds
! ind water supply in every needed place. In
j fact, the conditions there can only he be
' loved by those who have actually seen
them.
The present condition of the New river,
however, is only a lake which has sprung
•ip north of Bartlett and its proportions
tan only be imagined should it continue
to rise. Goose lake, once nearly dry In
1.894, has filled up again and as far south
and east as Neligh ponds which formerly
; Aero attractive shooting places for sports
men arc rilling up. A few years later may
! jpe this whole Elkhorn valley the paradise*
■){ the earth, for if this Now river contin
ues to advance, which it may reasonably
l>c expected to do, this soil will produce
some of the finest grains and vegetables in
liny region.
BLACKMAIL CHARGED.
uincoln Police Are Much Agitated Over
Recent Affairs.
Lincoln, Neb., Dee. 16.—Justice Stevens
iound ex-Chief of Police Routzahn and
tx-Clty Detective Bentley over to the dis
trict court to answer charges of blackmail
|iid extortion. The bonds were fixed at
too, and the defendants secured bonds
non. The preliminary hearing lasted three
lays. Six women of the lowlands testified
lo paying tire defendants $50 monthly from
fuigust, 1904, to April, 1905, for police pre
lection.’ The defense denied the allega
tions and In rebuttal the state undertook
to prove the charges by corroborative tes
timony. The alleged offenses took place
taring the term of ex-Mayor Adams.
REQUISITION DENIED.
taverner Mickey Will Not Honor Re
quest of Governor Cummins.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 16.—Governor Mickey
tnnonuced that he could not honor the
requisition of the governor of Iowa for
the removal of Pat Crowe to that state,
governor Mickey gives as a reason the
lact that there is still a criminal charge
lunging over Crowe in Douglas county,
Sob., and until that is disposed of he
:annot be removed. He says in conclusion
(t hen justice is satisfied in this state he
vill honor the Iowa requisition.
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ATHLETE WINS LIFE.
iValter Cavanaugh Pits His Strength ^
Against Machinery and Saves
His Life.
Kenosha, Wis., Dec. 18.—Walter Oav
maugh, former center on tne Univer
lity of Chicago football team, had a
freat test for his strength yesterday
ivhen he became caught on the main
shaft in the great plant of the Simmons
Manufacturing company and by bis
.maided strength braced himself
igalnst the ceiling and saved himself
from being crushed.
Every stitch of clothing on the man
was torn from his body and the big
belt cut into his tlesh, but. he managed!
to hold himself from the shaft until the
.-lothing was torn off, when he fell
back to the floor. An investigation
showed that no bones had been broken,,
but the muscles were terribly strained
by the awful ordeal.
USESCANDALTOKEEP JOE
Steel Trust President Preparing to Ex
pose Gay Doings of Others.
Pittsburg, Doc. 16.—W. Ellis Corev is
not to give up his $100,000 job as president
of the United States Steel Corporation
without a tight, according to some of his
Hose friends in this city, and if certain
millionaires powerful in the company de
sire to make his matrimonial troubles the
basis for ousting him, it is declared, ho
will tell some stories of the doings of Pitts
burg milionaires, which will make his little
dinner to Miss Gilman appear like a Sun
day school affair by contrast.
Mr. Corey is here gathering data which,
it is said, will be useful in his defense.
Through his father he induced J. B. Corey,;
his uncle, to withdraw his offer to makq
public a batch of letters written by An
drew Carnegie and others, and two mys
terious strangers from New York, said
to be in his employ, have been busy gath
ering information concerning certain in
fluential men who were mixed up in
Cassie Chadwick's llnancial affairs but
avoided exposure.
But Mr. Corey’s trump card is said to
be a famous dinner at the Duquesne club
some years ago. at which a number of tho
I most intluential men of the city were
[ present. Anna Held was engaged to sing
| and dance, but lied in terror, it is declared,
| because of the actions of some of the
I guests. There were other entertainers less
i timid, however, and Mr. Corey, if forced
I to do so to save his job. is said to be pre
pared to give the details of that night.
I Evansville, Ind.—A switch engine on the
i Illinois Central railroad left the track and
I crashed into a four-story building occupied
\ t>y the Indiana Stove company, killing the
j engineer and fireman.
BIG GRAY WOLVES
ARE EATING SHEEP
Feeders on Nebraska Farmj
Band Together to Fight
Marauders.
,rH EY RAID THE FLOCKS
One Stockman Lost Eight Sheep it
One Night Last Week and Others
Suffer—Several Brutes Seen
but None Was Killed.
Kearney. Neb., Dec. 16.—For the first
time in many years gray wolves have
made their appearance in this vicinity
and are playing havoc with the sheep
which are being fed here. Saturday
night C. M. Lancaster lost eight head
and Sunday night Black Bros, had
four head killed. The manner in which
the sheep were killed went to prove
that the slaughter was the work of
the gray wolf. Four of these rapacious
animals were seen up the Platte river
a short distance from here about a
week ago and one was seen.just west
of town a couple of days ago.
A visitation by wolves frightens the
sheep so that they huddle together and
will not eat for a couple of days. The
sheep feeders of this vicinity have
clubbed together and will pay a re
ward of $100 for the body of everj
gray wolf killed in this vicinity.
SAW FIRST RAILWAY.
Steven Livingston, Who Died at Fair
mont Was 91 Years Old.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 16.—After an
,'ventful career, such as does not usual
ly fall to one man, Stephen Livingston,
aged 91 years, was buried Monday at
Fairmont, Neb.
Mr. Livingston was born in New
York state June 14, 1814. During his
early years he saw the first railroad
that was operated in the United
States. While visiting his son, C. L.
Livingston ol Omaha last May, the
veteran rode on the first street car
he had ever seen.
In 1S71 Mr. Livingston moved to Ne
braska, taking up a homestead in York
county. They afterward moved to
Fairmont, Neb., where, with his family,
Mr. Livingston lived for over twenty
years.
NO FARE FOR SHERIFF.
Perquisites of Many Officials Will Ei
Reduced by a Legal Opinion.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 16.—Nebraska
sheriffs in the future will not be al-,
lowed railroad fare for bringing per
sons to state institutions when they
ride on passes or other than actual
"paid transportation.” Acting on an
opinion of the attorney general, Audi
tor Searie today issued an order doing
away with the payment by the state;
of railroad fare for sheriffs. The rul
ing is one of the most drastic ever made'
by the department and in a majority of.
the counties of the state will reduce the.
income of the officials more than 50 per
cent.
ERECT GLASS FACTORIES.
Sand Hills of Nebraska to Be Opener
to New Industry.
Norfolk, Nob., Dec. 15.—With the cattle
kings routed off the thousands of acres
of sand hill land in the western part of,
the state—land which have hitherto beep
considered useless except for the feeding
of stock—a new industry has sprung up
for Nebraska. Glass will be made from
the sand hills, and plans are now under
way for the building of an immense glass
factory, and perhaps a number of them.
Tests of the sand in this territory have
been made, and have shown the glass on
these waste lands to contain more silica
titan it was posible to imagine. Thera
Is enough sand to keep several factories
running day and night for several years.
With the new possibilities in this direc
tion, it is expected that there will be a
great land rush for the now unoccupied
640-acre homesteads, thrown open to settle
ment by the Kinkaid act. Nebraska, it is
predicted, will rival some of the eastern
glass producing states.
A railroad will be built across the snnf
bills for the purpose of carrying the sand.
THE GROOM WAS MISSING.
Fiancee at Nebraska City Then Asks
Friends to Birthday Party.
Nebraska City, Nob., Dec. 15.—Miss Marie
Lindahl and llarry Tolliver were not mar
ried here as per invitations sent out to
many guests. Miss Lindahl waited in vain
for her fiance to arrive from Falls City,
but he failed to comp,
The bride-to-be, however, did not deem
this disappointment sufficient to cause
gloom to pervade the gathering of guests,
50 she very gracefully told the guests that i
\t was also her birthday as well as the day
for the wedding, and invited her friends to
enjoy the dinner in honor of the twenty
first anniversary of her birth.
The host apparently enjoyed the function
with the others, wTho semod to have a very
enjoyable time. Miss Lindahl says that
the next time she prepares for her wedding
she will take her time for the affair and
be sure that her prospective husband will
be on hand.
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ENGINEER IS SERIOUSLY INJURED
R. E. Tucker Has^Skul! Fractured in
Collision on Burlington.
McCook, Neb., Dec. 15.—At Sonborn sid
ing about seventy miles west of here, En
gineer R. E. Tucker, driving a light engine,
ran into the rear of a work train on the
siding, and was probably fatally injured,
his skull being fractured. The way car
was demolished and a few cars derailed.
The engine was running at a rapid speed,
and followed the work train so closely that
the switch was not closed. All on the work
train escaped injury. Engineer Tucker re
cently was transferred from the Wymore
division.
HEAD CRUSHED UNDER WHEELS
Tecumseh, Neb., Dec. 15.—Floyd, the
young son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bray,
of Burr, just across the county, line, in
Otoe county, was killed by being run over
by a wagon loaded with corn. The wagon
passed over the boy's head.
YATES FOR CONGRESS
Former Governor of Illinois Says He
Will Make the Race for
Cullom's Seat.
Springfield, 111., Dee. 14.—Former Gov
ernor Yates, after a conference with
about fifty of his leading adherents at
the Deland hotel, today announced him
self us a candidate for United States
senator. He will make a speaking
campaign throughout the state, begin
ning the latter part of this month.
NEBRASKA MAN MET
DEATH IN A CAVE-IN
■lacob Meyer of LouisvilJ?
Caught Under Tons of
Frozen Earth.
COMPANION IS INJURED
Other Workmen Narrowly Escaped Be.
irg Struck and Buried in the
Avalanche of Dirt and Clay—
Brakeman Before Court.
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Louisville, Neb., Dec. 15.—Jacob
Meyer was killed and Con Stribling
buffered a broken leg in an accident
(Which occurred near here. The clay
bank under which the men were work
ing caved in on them.
A number of men were loading clay
,and several were at work when Meyer
'was killed. Warm weather thawed the
bank and a large section of it suddenly
<was dislodged. Meyer was buried.
Stribling, who was nearer the edge ol
the slide, was covered to his shoulders
.V ponderous clod rolled down, striking
jit the side of his hcaa as he lay pin
ioned.
■ Fellow workmen dug with all the
(Speed in their power to uncover Meyer,
lirnt he was dead when brought out
jilis neck was broken, as were seven
'ribs and his legs. He was badly
crushed. His widow, a son and a
laughter survive him.
STUDENTS TO COMPETE.
Nebraskans Will Attend Big Stool
Show in Chicago.
Lincoln, Neb., Dee. 14.—The University
,of Nebraska expects to send many stu
dents to the International stock show at
(Chicago next week and among them will
probably be a team of seven who will enter
the contest for the $1,500 cup which is
offered as the first prize in the corn judg
ing contest which takes place at the same
Lime. The men for this team are: C. W.
Bohrer, William Rine, L. L. Zook, B. L.
Barr, C. W. Pugsley, Posey and French,
professor Smith has made arrangements,
for every Nebraska student to place an
estimate on the animals as they are led
out and endeavor to pick the winners.
Eight steers have been shipped to Chi
cago accompanied by their feeder, Charles
Jlhumate. These steers have been fed at
j he university farm and are choice ani
(nals. Professor Smith says there is no
Challenger among the aggregation though
at least five are likely to be in the winning
rcmcwhorc. These steers were all judged
iit the class in stock judging before being
loaded and their good and bad qualities
‘.vere pointed out by the instructor.
TROUBLE OVER A STRAW PILE.
Dne Man Uses Revolver on Anothe.
at Bristow.
Norfolk. Neb., Dec. 14.—In a dispute over
{ few tons of straw, M. S. Stevenson drew
f revolver at Bristow and fired a bullet
{ '.to W. E. Plight. The bullet grazed
’ light’s coat and made no wound. Before
I'tevenson could fire again Plight caught
the revolver hand and stayed the shot.
I'tevenson then jumped into his wagon and
i rove to his home in the country. When
> ffleers visited the home to make an ar
rest, they found that he had hurriedly
Soft, and ho has not been found.
Might owns the farm which Stevenson
Vents. Stevenson, it is said, agreed to di
vide the straw with his landlord, fin ac
Jnur.t delay in the delivery, Might fin
rlly sent a man after the straw and the
dispute followed this action.
CliaG IN SCHOOL BASEMENT.
Girl. Arcf.1 1G, Found at York Undei
Mysterious Circumstances.
V Neb.. Do-. 14.—Miss Vesta Wiley,
rgvd I'• year3, died suddenly in th* base
men: of .h«‘ high school bunding. She had
| evn compl lining recently of ill health and
U is said the death was due to heart fail
ure, though on account of other circum
stance.! in connection with the case the
coroner is making a thorough investiga
ticn. |
No evidence ol’ the use of poison could
be found.
Ac the close of school last June a girl I
j tudent of the school committed suicide I
because of disappointment over her
studies and this second death in the school |
kas created a sensation in the city.
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.
Accused of Throwing Man from Trai; i
and Causing Death.
Fremont. Neb.. Dec. 14.—The trial of
John J. Krlss/ the Union Pacific biake
jnan who is charged with causing the |
fleath of William McMahon by throwing |
him off a train in this city in July last,
began in the district court yesterday
morning and the entire day was consumed
In getting a jury. Railroad trainmen are
taking much interest: in the cpsg on ac
count of the large number of tramps and
pthers who beat their way on the trains
|md the case will he hotly fought on both
pides. Ed McMahon, the father of the
vonug man who was killed, has employed
t>. L. Loomis and I?. W. Button of this city
to assist the prosecution. W. P. Gurley,
Attorney Rich of the Union Pacific legal
department and Frank Dolezal of this city
are looking after the defense. A largo
number of witnesses have been subpoe
naed by both sides and the case will prob
ably lake up the balance of the week.
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LAW IS A DEAD LETTER.
Lincoln Police Will Not Prosecute Anti
Cigaret Violators.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 13.—Lovers of the
Reductive cigaret may indulge their passion
to their heart’s desire without interference
from the Lincoln police. Spch an edict has
pone forth from Chief of Police Cooper,
who this morning ordered the release of
Bamuel G. Koontz, the Omaha man ar
rested Saturday for making one of the for
bidden cylinders near the postoffice.
The anti-cigaret law' is practically a dead
letter in Omaha. It is now the same in
Lincoln, unless the interpretation of the
prosecuting officers suffers a reversal.
While in Denver recently Police Judge
Cosgrove was highly complimented for his
stand in fining young “Pat” Raymond. The
Denver chief of police and police judge in
formed him that his treatment of the law
was highly proper and should be con*
tinued.
INDIAN KILLS ANOTHER.
John Walker Found Dead on Winne
bago Reservation.
Pender, Neb., Dec. 15.—Coroner Vogt
returned last evening from* the Omaha
agency, where he held an inquest over
the remains of Nathan Lyon, who was |
found dead by the road side, his body |
nnd head being badly bruised. The jury '
returned .a verdict that Lyon “prob
ably” came to his death at the hands
pf John Walker, who has since de- ,
camped. Both parties are Indians,
Lyons being a leader of the tribe. The
sheriff is looking up a cl*-** as to
Walker’s whereabouts.
\ TOWN WILL BE
MOVED THREE MILES
Oncoming Railroad Finds Bar»
riers That Cannot Be
Surmounted.
The people are willing
The Little City of Arnold, Though Al*
ready Established, Will Be Cheer- ’
fully Made to Conform to
Demands of Railroad.
Kearney, Neb., Dee. 14.—There is tt»
be a new town of Arnold and already
the inhabitants of that thriving inland
town, located in Custer county, are pre
paring to move their habitations and
places of business to the new location
When the party of surveyors who are
engaged in laying out the route for thei
extension of the Black Hills branch of
the road from Callaway, struck out
from the latter place, they went up
the Loup valley in the direction of Ar
nold and Gandy.
It was found, however, that to build!
to the former place would require a!
great deal of extra grading and would
swing the road out of its natural course.!
A nc site for the town was accord
ingly selected, three miles south of thej
present location and on a sightly flat
area with just enough slope for goodi
drainage. Land values in this vicinity;
have advanced materially, but Arnold!
people are perfectly willing to move and
pay a good price for their ground, if!
the- can get a railroad, which now!
teems a certainty.
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A NARROW ESCAPE.
August Fescher, Aged 78, Leaps from,
a Second Story Window.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 14.—Death fromi
burning came near being the fate of!
August A. Fescher when the old build-?
ing lie occupies caught fire.
The fire broke out in one of the upper)
rooms of the building, the lower part}
of which is occupied by negroes, and]
when the department arrived the entirei
house was in llames.
A crowd gathered around the burning!
buildin" and were horrified when they*:
saw an old man fall backwards, appar
ently into the flames, after a futile ef-i
fort to raise the second-story window.)
He appeared again, however, broke!
ou; the sash with a chair and leaped to,
the ground. Officer Frank Davis, who
was keeping the crowd back, jumped!
under the old man. thereby breaking}
the force of the fall.
FARM LAND ADVANCES.
An Increase of 25 Per Cent. ir. Nev
braska Soil in Five Years.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 13.—Secretary of Ag-i
riculture Wilson didn’t have r.is eye levo
eled at Nebraska when lie ,d, in his am>
nual report the other day that the value
of farms land in this ‘-•i-ction increased Hi
per cent, in the last five year- .
Because if he had In would hav stated
that lands in Nebraska ha e ibled in
value in the eastern s lion u-.d trebled
and quadrupled in the we:;ter;: portion.
One reason*why the farmers uut this way
are esteemed so prepp-.; our, is ; not
only have they ly en g?‘:i . : r price*
than ever for bigger crop:;. .. < w . , hut.
the value of their origirul inv - tit is
increasing so tremend. .> y. . :-r as
though he had planted a wo;- f . r bills
five years ago and < an now : ■ < a and
reai) three dollar ones.
In the latter nineties tlierv \v« r • thou
sands of farms all over the v.. had
pased into the. hands of < a savings
banks, insurance ccm panics a. I v. id own
and orphans becaus tie* w ? who
borrowed the money upon th< h security
couldn’t pay up. Out aio; • tin IP -sblican
river there were* hundred:-, of ! . ’ . that
were a drug upon the mail;? ..l U 0 «•
quarter section. Today ti best f their,
are worth $3,500 and the poorest o« then:
bring $1,5C0. In the eastern ] ■ ; of th.e>
state farm lands hav-- gory fi\ • ,; .cal
$35 an aero to $G0 and $1*0. In lie-.- years
more, it is freely pn dieted, there won’t be
an acre in the sure crop *?< etion that can.
be bought under $75, and $100 land is al
ready in sight.
TRAMPS LEFT BOOTY.
Stole Case of Mineral Water Thinking
It Was Beer.
Tekamah, Neb,, Dec. 13.—As tin mail,
and express wagon was going from the
Northwestern depot to the p.-rtoffice a;
case of mineral water was stolen from the;
back part of the wagon. Upon reaching the
postcffice the driver found the case was!
missing, so a search was begun.
The case was about the size of a beer
ease, and some tramps or toughs, thinking1
the case contained “booze,” had slyly
slipped it from the back of the wagon and
caried it to their favorite place in the corn
cribs near the Northwestern yards, in
tending to have a good time. Hut upon
discovering what was in the case and what
a mistake they had made, loft it there and
vanished. The case was found after some1
■search and returned to the owner.
GIANT TRAPPER RETURNS.
Fred Boche, Seven Feet Tall, Pitches
His Winter Tent on the Elkhorn.
Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 13.—Out In the woods
and back to nature, Fred Boche, Madison
county’s giant, has again taken up his
winter abode in camping quarters on the
Elkhorn river, to spend the months of
snow and ice in a canvas tent out of doors*,
and to make the life remunerative as well
as invigorating by ensnaring the fur-cov
ered creatures of the thickets in modern
day traps of steel. Mr. Boche has for a
number of years past dwelled, during the
season of short days and long nights, out
in the open air, on the banks of north Ne
braska’s stream, where he might inhale
from sunrise until dusk and from darkness
till dawn, the stimulating, refreshing
whiffs of atmosphere that come floating
off the ice topped river.
For a living, in the commercial sense of
the term, Mr. Boche has begun to battle
with the otter of the forest, the mink, the
muskrat and other forms of being that
inhabit the wooded parts of the world. He
measures seven feet in height and is big
and broad proportionally. He is a model
In the way of good health and vigorous
hardihood, and is in love heartily with hia
winter's dwelling place.
MEDICAL MEN TO MEET.
Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 12.—The midwinter
meeting of the Elkhorn Valley Medical so
ciety is called to meet in Norfolk Janu
ary 9. This society numbers among its
members about 100 physicians, mostly
from north Nebraska
NEBRASKA GIRL’S PRIZE.
Norfolk, Neb.. Dec. 12.—Little Mildred
Smith, aged 15, has wone a prize of $15 ia
Rock county for writing the best essay on
“The Horse.” The reward was offered by
Col. Terry, a wealthy ranchman, both for
the sake of encouraging literary effort and
to excite sympathetic interest ia his hob^
by, the horse.