THE O’NEILL FMNTIEft
D. H. CRONIN. Publisher.
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A recent British scientific expedition
discovered that the Indian ocean float
tag life Is exceedingly abundant at all
depths down to about 7,200 feet in seas
15,000 feet deep. By lloating life is
meant animals which form the food of
whales and deep ocean fish and whichl
up to the present, have been believed
to live on or very close to the surface!
A variety of enormous squids were
fished out, as well as Jellyfish, and
prawns fully six Inches long. Some of
these latter were blind, while others
had huge eyes, but nearly all of then}
had phosphorescent organs, which
would naturally be due to the fact that
they live at a depth where almost to
tal darkness prevails. The blind va
rieties had enormous feelers or an*
tennae, some of them extending U
twice the length of their bodies.
Lord Nelson was a very sparing eat
er, and never drank more than flv»
glasses of wine. Even had he shows
any wish to do so his faithful valet
Tom Allen, who ruled the admiral wltt
a rod of Iron, would have Interfere^
A biographer tells how at a certain
stage of a certain dinner "honest Ton,
Allen pushed In his bullet head with an
eager gaze at his master, and after > i
Httle consideration approached the ad- !
tnlral. ’You will be til if you takes any
more wine.’ 'You are perfectly right
Tom, and I thank you for the hint
Hardy, do the honors. And. gentlemen
excuse me for retiring, for my bat-1
tered old hulk Is very crazy—Indeed
not seaworthy.”
Dr. Lindsay Johnson, the celebrate! [
opthalmologlst, says that the dog has
two ancestors, one round-eyed, the oth- 1
er oval-eyed. The first ts the hyena, i
the second the bear, through the rac
coon. All dogs descend from these anl- 1
tnals. The "corpus nlger," or black
body of pigment In the eye of the horse,
which has puzzled veterinarians, naturt
alists and zoologists so much, provides!
through the opthalmosoope, a newj
means of tracing the ancestry and re
lationship of the horse. It is the same
•ye curtain that is found In troplcaj
animals—the onager, the camel and thq
antelope—for protection from sunlight. |
A Swiss traveler, Paul Brun, who had
returned from two and a half years*
travels among the savage tribes of thsi
Congo, describes In his recently pub
lished Journal the jlreadful burial cere- j
mony of a chief of the man-eating
Bakete. The body Is set In a chambes
hollowed In the side of a deep ditch, Intq
which young girls are thrown, thela
arms and legs broken with a club. In
the tomb with the chief are goats and
fowls, together with his weapons, and
especially his gun, which is broken to
save it from theft. The earth Is theq .
filled In and his wives and slaves are
•lain over the grave.
Her stock of German was scanty. The
day after her arrival In Berlin she went
Co make a purchase. After she had
made known her wishes In halting Ger- {
man the old woman who waited upon i
her exclaimed: "Is the fraeuleln an
American?" The fraeuleln was. "And
do they all speak like you?” continued
the old German. On receiving an af4 '
firmatlve answer she lifted her hands !
to heaven with the words: "Thanh i
floji sy 6oy went to America to
•ape the conscription. He does not
speak a word of English, but if they all
speak like you my poor boy will under-!
■land every word.”
'As a people, the Moors are already i
well incliued to anything that gilds
life. A writers says: "Nothing de
lights them more, as a means of agree-i
ably spending an hour or two, than
squatting on their heels In the streets
or on some doorstep gaslng at the pas
sers by, exchanging compliments with
their acquaintances. Native ‘swells*
consequently promenade with a piece oi
felt under their arms, on which to sit
when they wish. In addition to Its doing
duty as a carpet for prayer. The most
public places, and usually the cool 04
the afternoon, are preferred for this
pastime.”
Liquor drinking Is one of the results
ef European penetration of Morocco.
The taste for strong drink, though still
Indulged comparatively in secret, Is
steadily Increasing, the practice spread
ing from force of example among thq
Moors themselves, as a result of the
strenuous efforts of foreigners to Incul
cate this vice. As yet It Is chiefly
among the higher and lower classed
that the victims are found, the former
Indulging in the privacy of their own
homes, and the latter at the low drlnk-t
Ing dens kept by the scum of foreign
settlers in the open ports. 1
This Is told by James Lick, the eccen
trio San Francisco millionaire, who
founded the famous oservatory bearing
his name. When taking any one Into
his service he always asks the person
to plant a tree upside down—the roots
In the air, the brunches underground.
If there were any protests the man was
at once sent away. Lick said that ha
wanted only men who would obey or
ders strictly.
San Francisco Is to have the first ex
hibition of Japanese paintings ever held
outBlde of Japan, It {relieves. There wll{
he no prints, because the Japanese say
prints are not art, but urtlsanship. But
there will be 150 specimens of p&tnttngs
In water color or sum! (a black med
ium), on 'paper, some of them dating
hack 1,200 years. '
In riveting with pneumatic ham
mers two men and one heater averaged
MO rivets In ten hours, whereas by
hand 250 rivets, is a good dav’s work
for three men and one heater. The cost
for each rivet according to. the Engi
neering Mining Journal, was 1-62 cents
by •pneumatic hammer, and S-6S cents
by hand.
For days, millions of robins flew
southbound over Yuba, Nevada, and
Placer counties. California, In succes
sive great clouds recently. At night
they ullghted on trees, shrubs and
pocks, and at daybreak resumed their
flight. Nothing has ever been seen in
California like It.
A very remarkable thing happened in
•u English almshouse last Christmas.
One of the Inmates died of overeating,
something that had never happened be
f<«e in England. Said a nurse In testi
fying to the death: "The old man had
* second helping of plum pudding and
died happy.”
A party consisting of six men and two
women has Just got into Seattle from
Fairbanks. Alaska, through the snow.
i»nd the thermometer at about 32 de
grees below zero. The trip took twen
ty-one days, and all the time they had,
only a pocket kntfe with which to cut1
firewood.
Mine. Patti believes that the pleas-,
nres of the table are not for the singer.
She follows severe regimen of plain
ly cooked meat and toast. When she
has to sing at night, she dines off beef,
potatoes and baked apples In the aft- i
eriMNHH fasting after that until sbs has
■Wg.
NEBRASKA SCHOOLS
ARE STATE’S PRIDE
Has the Lowest Per Cent, of
Illiteracy of Any State
in Union.
THE SOD SCHOOLHOUSE
This Kind of School Building la Rapid
ly Disappearing from Nebraska’s
Prairies, Giving Plaoe to Mod
ern Structures.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 21.—A source oil
pride to the people and a testimonial
to the public school system of the state
fs the fact that for years Nebraska
lias had within Its borders the lowest
percentage of Illiteracy of any state
In the union. Today the public schools
of Nebraska are endowed to the amount,
of more than $6,000,000 and are the lead-,
ers and their ways are copied and com-!
mended throughout the land.
The total Income of all the school tlls
I trlcts of the state, according to the!
latest figures compiled by State Super
intendent McBrlen for the year 1904,
was $6,230,283. Of this sum $4,890,198 was
spent. Of the amount expended $331,
426 wus for the construction of school
buildings, and this practically repre-,'
sents the amount of school district,
bonds Issued during that year. During'
the same time bonds to the amount of
$116,061 were cancelled. Throughout the,
entire state at the time Mr. McBrlen:
made his compilation school districts!
were bonded to the amount of $2,730,639,'
while the Indebtedness of the districts'
not bonded amounted to $664,467. The
total value of all the school district
property In the Btate amounted to $10,
919,921.
During the year 1904 280,000 boys andj
girls were enrolled In the public schools,
p.nd to teach them required the em
ployment of 9,700 teachers. Including
3,260 In the graded schools.
The rapid disappearance of the sod
,school house, which was built by the,
hardy pioneer, but which cannot fill
the present day needs, marks the prog
ress of education In Nebraska. Fifteen,
years ago 800 of these buildings weraj
found In the state, and at the present)
time about 260 are used. They have,
given away to brick and frame build-:
Inga and within a very few years none'
will be left. With the passing of the
!sod schoolhouse the male school teach-1
er Is going also. In the last four years
the number of male teachers has de-{
.creased 3 per cent, while the salary!
.paid has increased 20 per cent.
During the year 1906 the various,
school districts of the state paid to)
male teachers the sum of $627,728; to
{female teachers $2,633,108; for buildings,!
I$331,333; for repairs, $203,714; for fuel,'
{$269,060; for books, maps, charts and
'apparatus, $36,916; for textbooks and
(supplies, $199,411; for furniture, $6,641;
■for all other purposes, $689,386. There,
iwas a balance on hand In all the dis
tricts at the close of the year of $1,
{182,789. )
The cost of fuel Is quite an Item oft
expense. The county which spent the!
least for fuel was McPherson—$111-—•
while Douglas county spent the most.
$30,206.
A8YLUM TOO FULL.
, Hospital at Norfolk Has Big Problem
in 8ight.
Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 21.—Despite the
fact that during the past three years
In Nebraska there has not been a day’s
intermission In the building of addi
tions to the state Insane hospital equip
ment, and in spite of an entirely new
institution at Norfolk, with four big
cottages and a mammoth wing, there
pre still between 300 and 400 insane
fnen and women In this commonwealth
iwho are at large, living with friends
or relatives or In Jails, because of a
lack of room for them In the asylums.
This Is the statement of Dr. Alden,
superintendent of the hospital at Nor
folk, who has made a particular study
of the situation and who is worried to
an extreme degree as to what he shall
do each day with the several new In
sane patients from the territory under.
!hls Jurisdiction who seek admission for
treatment. '
There are now three insane asylums
in Nebraska, one at Lincoln, the hospi-]
tal 'or Incurables at Hastings and the'
hospital at Norfolk. And each one of
these three is so badly crowded that the)
patients are compelled to sleep on the
floors, in corners of out of the way
buildings, in the engine rooms, and,
in fact, anywhere they can And room
to stretch their tired selves at night
time.
Each Is filled far beyond Its Intend
ed and real capacity. The Institution'
at Norfolk, for Instance, has a capa
pity at present of 150 inmates, 100
women and 50 men. And there are
today crowded Into this hospital 210
patients, 96 of the men and 114 women.
In the one cottage which has been
allotted to the men there are Just
about two Jammed Into the space
where one is supposed to be. there
being a surplus of 46 over the number
which ought to be given treatment for,
their mental ailments.
It Is very probable that the next
state legislature will find It necessary
to add more cottages to the Norfolk
hospital for these reasons and for the
further reason that, with the founda
tion laid here for a much larger Insti
tution and with the expense going on
•which would carry n larger Institution,
it is economy to add to It, In order to
get the state’s money’s worth.
CLAIRVOYANT TOLD HER.
Lost Watch Found by Owner in a Pe
culiar Manner.
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 20.—A watch recent
ly found It* way back to tne owner In a!
rather peculiar manner. Last April Mrs.'
Jacob Essam lo«t her watch. She made a
diligent search, but failed to find It. She
consulted a clairvoyant, and was told that
the watch had ben foundL also described,
the place where It waa then secreted,
though she gave no names. She told the
owner that If she did not press the search)
too hard, the watch would come back. A
few days ago a boy who was passing
through the yard of the Essams. found the
watch. It had been put there recently, a*
It was running and continued to run for,
ten hours after being picked up. There
was no sign of Its having been exposed to
the weather.
NEEDLE IN FLESH.
Young Woman Carried the Steel in.
Hand for Long Time.
Holdrege, Neb., Feb. 20.—A fews weeks
ago Miss Maude Safl.v. who la employed
in the dressmaking department at the F.
Johnson Co.'s store, accidently ran a
sewing needle In the fleshy part of the
right hand, a part of which remained In
the hand. Since then It ha* been giving
her considerable pain. A second examina
tion with the X-ray disclosed the small
piece of steel which was removed, togettx*
with a piece of thread about an Inch long.
NEBRASKA HORSES
HAVE THE GLANDERS
Disease Has Caused a Costly
Fight to Be Waged
in West.
ANIMALS ARE BEING SHOT
Wherever Poeeible All Diseased Horses
Are Cremated, Under Direction of
8tate Veterinarian McKim,
of Lincoln.
Niobrara, Neb., Feb. 20.—A costly fight
has been waged against the glanders in
and around Niobrara and Verdel during
the past week by State Veterinarian Mc
Kim of Lincoln. He. has killed and cre
mated eight horses afflicted with glanders
and burned two others that had died of
the disease.
The epidemic of this plague had been
suspected and was reported to the state
Veterinarian who found six horses afflicted
with it on the farm of John Hans. Their
Jodies were buried in an old straw stack
and were burned. A horse belonging to
foe Miller of Niobrara and one belonging
Jo Arthur Wilson were shot. The dead
body of a stallion that had died of glan
lers was found in an old log barn and
!>oth barn and body were burned. In all
(•arns and stables where any trace of the
flsease was found, every strip of wood or
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William Adair of Dakota City, Neb„
|vho for twenty-live years has been *
rallrod mall clerk between Sioux City
tnd Omaha, has left the service and
fone on a vacation which he says will
last the rest of his days.
Mr. Adair was the first mall clerk
o handle a sack of mall between Sioux
City and Omaha. He made the trip in
\pril, 1881, when it required all day to
fun between the two cities on the then
liew line of the Chicago, St. Paul, Min
neapolis and Omaha. Almost every
day since he has been on the mall car,
and has retired from the highest class
In the railway mall service. His son,
C. W. Adair, who is a conductor on the
Omaha road, lives In Sioux City.
Dther material that could possibly contain
germs, was burned.
The townspeople In all of this territory
are co-operating with the authorities and
the posts at Verdel have been white
-•ashed to help stamo out the plague.
SCHOOL AGAIN OPEN.
O’Neil! Grades Closed by a Feud Be
tween Teachers.
O’Neill, Neb.. Feb. 19.—School has been
resumed here after an Interruption caused
by a feud between two teachers, Miss Kay
and Miss llurly. The two young women
have been allowed two weeks more as a
trial and at the end of that time If they
have stirred up trouble again they will be
dismissed. Both are good teachers.
RUMORS OF RAILROAD.
{Center Citizens Watch, with Interest,
Work of Surveyors.
' Center, Neb., Feb. 19.—Surveyors of the
Great Northern railroad have been strik
ing lines In this territory during the past
week, taking photographs and so forth.
It Is thought here that the road-will be
built through here In the spring. The
Newcastle branch of the Northwestern to
Niobrara, if built, would also come within
four miles of here. There is also talk of
extending the Bloomfield branch of the
Northwestern. Center Is the county seat
of Knox county and has a bathtub, but
no railroad yet.
EDITOR ARRESETD.
Verdigre Man Alleged to Have Sian
dered Citizens.
Verdigre, Neb., Feb. lib—John Barrett,
■•ditor or the Citizen here, has been ar
rested through the postoffice department
’or libel and is held in the sum of $300, to
tppear before the federal court. Mr. Bar
•ett is alleged to have said things n his
paper which are not true concerning citi
zens of the community, and the suit grew
,>ut of bitter personal fights that have
?een going cn. He has waived preliminary
Rearing.
Berlin—A new prophet, Oliver Nlnmann,
tas arisen and by his preaching and pray
ing he is hoping to convert from their
wickedness the inhabitants of Berlin,
which he calls the wickedest city in the
vorld. Nlnmann declares ttiat he re
•elved It's mission in a dream and thcre
-ipon left his wife and child to devote his
.vhole time to the salvation of man
kind from destruction. The new Messiah
Intends to travel throughout Germany and
then turn his attention to the rest of the
world.
Louisville, Ky.—That a dream saved
his life is the firm conviction of W.
W. Herr, ail engineer on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad. Just before
the dawn of February 1 Herr in his
bleep saw two trains dash together, and
then the scene of disaster shifted to a
cemetery In which there was a long
row of tombstones, each of which bore
the name “W. W. Herr.” He imme
diately obtained a leave of absence for
twenty-eight days. Peter Murphy, who
was given Herr's run, was killed in the
head-on collision near Lutonla race
tracf Tuesday, and today Herr report
ed for •/ork, believing that the dienm
pud 'Tun out.” _
CONFESSION ADMITTED
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Pat Crowe Wrote Letter to Father Mur
phy Acknowledging Hie Part in the
Cudahy Kidnaping.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. T6.—Judge Button,
this morning decided to admit as evi
dence the letter written by Pat Crowe
to Father Murphy of Vail, la.. In which
Crowe admitted that he was guilty of
the Cudahy kidnaping.
The letter Is signed “Pat Crowe,” and
says in part:
"I am guilty of the Cudahy affair. I
am to blame for the whole crime. After
It was over I regretted the act and
offered to return (21,000 to Mr. Cudahy,
but he refused to take it, and then I
went to South Africa, where I Joined
the rebel army and was badly wounded,
being shot twice. Then I returned to
America and have repeatedly tried to
make peace with the man I wronged.
“Now 1 am going to give myself up
uid take whatever comes, and if Mr.
Cudahy would show mercy I would
Come out all right and would start life
anew. Cudahy is a remarkably good
man. I have known him many years
and must say that he Is generous and
forgiving, and It would be hard to find
a better man, but he feels he owes It
hs his duty to the public to prosecute
(ne. Now, I could stand trial and beat
the case, but that would not relieve me
bf the burden that Is crushing out the
last ray of happiness In my wasted
life. I would rather plead guilty and
try to have the sentence suspended,
{giving me a chance to start life anew.”
$22,000 FIRE IN
TOWN OF WAYNE
For a Time It Looked as If the Entire
Business District Was
Doomed.
Wayne, Neb., Feb. 16.—Fire causint
more than $22,000 loss occurred here
fast night. The general store of I.
Belffel was gutted and the roof also
caved In. The merchandise was almost
entirely destroyed. The fire communi
cated to the dry goods store of Chas.
Bobbins and a fresh stock of dry goods
talued at $8,000, which was being In
tailed preparatory to opening the store
on Saturday was burned. Insurance
had not been taken out on this stock.
[The origin of the fire is not known.
■ For a time it looked as if most of
(the business part of the town was
Roomed, but an explosion in the Relffel
ptore brought the fire down where it
pould be handled. The explosion blew
put the plate glass front of the Ed
(Raymond drug store across the street.
| The losses:
Belffel merchandise stock, $12,000.
Building owned by P. V. Miller, $2,
p00; insurance, $2,000.
, Chas. Robbins stock of dry goods.
W.000.
FIRE AT WINSIDE.
Ilazs on Tuesday Did a Large Amount
of Damage.
Wayne, Neb., Feb. 16.—H. E. Pock
randt of Wlnslde was a Tuesday morn
ing visitor from Wlnslde and brought
news of a disastrous fire in that city,
which occurred at 1 o’clock that morn
ing. The Munday building, east of A.
p. Carter's and west of Tracy’s hard
ware and postofflce, was completely de
Ptroyed, as also the stock of general
merchandise belonging to George Far
rand. Mr. Pockrandt says that the
whole street eastward would have gone
up In smoke had it not been for the
two-story brick store and postoffice of
Frank Tracy. Plenty of oils in the
burning building made a fierce fire, and
■nt times both the Carter building and
postofflce as well as sidewulks in front
were on fire. The reckless and daring
firemen got sheet iron and nailed it on
the inside of the windows of the ad
joining buildings, worked like demons
on the roof, and although the postofflce
was badly damaged on the interior, the
building was saved and the fire checked.
The drizzling rain had coated every
thing with a coat of ice at that hour
in the morning, which circumstance
“saved the town." Big brands of fire
fell on the roof of the depot across the
of the night. Mr. Carter lost about
nark, only to go out in the dampness
4,000 worth of property.
ROBBERY NEAR LINCOLN.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 12.—Before day*
light cracksmen blew open the safe of
the postofflce at College View, the Ad
ventist college suburb of Lincoln, and
secured $700 worth of stamps and $8 in
money. The safe was blown to pieces
and the building damaged. Blood
hounds were used on the trail of the
robbers, who are thought to be Lincoln
nen.
SUFFRAGISTS HOPEFUL.
Rejoice That Finns Have Granted
Rights to Women.
Baltimore, Md., Feb. 15.—The Women's
Xatlonal Suffrage association has adopted
the following resolutions:
Resolved. That we rejoice In the decision
of the men of Finland to extend full suf
frage to women, and in the unprecedented
growth of public Bentiment In many Euro
pean countires In the direction of equal
Tights for women and men.
That we rejoice In the success of the
women of Oregon in obtaining the signa
tures of one-eighth of the legal voters to a
petition for admission of woman suffrage
under the initiative and referendum law
of that state."
The resolutions urge the Introduction
Into the public schools of the system of
pelf government known as the “school
city;’’ also to secure Juvenile courts for
■the reformation of youthful offenders, ex
press grateful appreciation of the action
of the American Federation of Labor In
passing every year a resolution indorsing
full suffrage for women, and continues:
Whereas, For the first time In history
: women have been Invited to form part of
an official commission to investigate mat
ters of vital importance to women and
children: therefore
| ! Resolved, That we express our hearty
thanks to the governors of Wyoming, Col
| orado, Utah, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan,
! Florida. Washington and Alaska for
granting the request of ‘the California
Woman Suffrage association to appoint
women to serve with eminent men on a
national committee to Investigate the laws
of marriage and divorce.
Whereas, The second Hague conference
will soon convene, therefore
Resolved. That all suffragists be urged
to enlist the co-operation of influential
persons in securing a strong and intelli
gent public sentiment regarding the tre
mendous possibilities of the coming con
I ierence. _ _
BUSCH DIES OF INJURIES.
I Norfolk. Neb., Feb. 12.—Henry Busch,
aged 16. who was badly hurt in a run
jaway accident at Tadar died as a re
sult of his injuries.
i ORDERS HORSES DIPPED.
Norfolk. Neb.. Feb. 12.—State Veterin
arian McKim has ordered all horses
and cmttie on the Santee reservation
dipped In an effort to rid them of itch.
I PARMER’S'jAW BROKEN.
1 Wlnslde, Neb.. Feb. 12.—William
Schultz was thrown from the vehicle
be was driving and sustained a broken
| lower jaw.
CRUSHED TO DEATH
UNDER AN ENGINE
rhe Swingman With Bridge
Building Crew Killed and
Others Injured.
CRANE CABLE SNAPPEC
The Derrick Was Overbalanced and
Rolled Down a Thirty Foot Em
bankment, Leaving Death in
Ite Wake.
Fremont, Neb., Feb. 17.—The derrick
of Frankman Bros. & Morris, who art!
building the new railroad bridge south!
of Fremont, tipped over on the bridge)
island a mile south of this place and*
rolled down a thirty-foot embankment,
killing one man and seriously injuring
two others.
The dead and injured are:
P. W. BLANKENBURG, swingman,
Superior, Wls., aged 38; crushed tQ
death under boiler.
Eddy Larkins, swingman, St. Paul;
jumped from niggerhead; leg broken
above knee and Internally injured. t
J. A. Madrigan, engineer, Minneapo-j
11s, thrown against side of engine room.
The accident happened yesterday and1
was caused by the breaking of a steel
rope that held the crane. The crane,
swung to the east of the track and
overbalanced the derrick.
The dead man has a family at Su
perior, Wis., and his wife was here to
visit him this week.
A HEROIC ACT OF BOY.
He Flagged Train by Grain Sack anc.
Saved Wreck.
Grand Island, Neb., Feb. 16.—The 12-year*
old son of Milton Hudson, residing near
Elba, prevented a costly wreck on the Ord
branch of the Union Pacific. He discov
ered that one of the rails near his homq
had been broken the night previous by a,
freight train, leaving a gap in the track
of about eighteen inches.
In the blinding snow fal of the storm
which was raging yesterday morning he
succeeded in attracting the attention ot
Engineer Rollins, who was in the cab ot
the engine ot the morning passenger train,
by waving a gunny sack. The train was
stopped but a short distance in front of
the broken rail.
By the use of some blocks the track was
fixed so as to permit the train to pass over
slowly. The train at the time was going
about twenty-five miles an hour and had
not the boy discovered the condition of the
road a bad wreck would have been th»
result.
TO THE SUPREME COURT.
Treasurer Mortensen Wants to Be Can
didate for Governor.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 16.—Treasurer Mor
tensen Is In favor of having the supremq
court pass upon the constitutionality of his,
candidacy for the governorship before the
republican state convention meets.
It had been pointed out that, according
to the Nebraska statutes, Mr. Mortensen,
who Is now state treasurer, cannot legally '
enter the race for the governorship whllq
he Is state treasurer.
Now, In order to settle the dispute, a;
friend of Mr. Mortensen may get out anl
Injunction, announcing that the secretary
of state Is about to place Mortensen'a
name on the ticket, and urge that this noij
be done. Then the supreme court can
leclde the matter.
STANDARD WANTS OIL.
Trust Endeavoring to Gain Footholt
in Nebraska.
Humboldt, Neb., Feb. 16.—Representa
tives of the Standard Oil company arrived
at this place and will endeavor to obtain
leases to land In the supposed oil section]
but It is not believed much success will
attend their efforts. The farmers seem td
be In favor of doing their own prospecting^
as they fear if it is left to a concern olj
this kind no real effort will be made td
locate the valuable deposits. A practical
miner from Alma, Col., was here this week
also figuring on bringing In a drill an<{
sinking a shaft if he could get proper
encouragement. Indications are that those
Interested wil not be content with anything
ess than a thorough season of prospecting,
FEUD CLOSES SCHOOL.
Differences Result in Fight Betweei.
Teachers and Students.
Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 16.—An O’Neill re
port says that school had to be dismissed!
there because of a feud which exists be
tween two teachers, both women. Rela
tions became so strained between them
that when they met they almost came to
blows and In order to preserve the peace
and dignity of the schools at large the
superintendent dismissed the pupils. The
board of education has taken up the mat
ter.
FOLKS CRITICISED HIM.
Then Farmer with Large Family U
Support Committed Suicide.
Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 16.—Because his wife
and seven children are said to have been
censuring him constantly for the past two'
weeks for buying a new farm, August
Schenzel, a well to do farmer who formerly
lived at Wisner, Neb., and who had just
moved Into his new farm home near
Creighton, Neb., committed suicide by
cutting his throat with a butcher knife.
The knife w’as so dull that the man did nor
succumb to the gashes In his neck for
three or four hours. After he made the'
trade and had moved on the new place,
Schenzel became dissatisfied himself, and
this, together with the criticism which he
received from his family caused him to use
the knife.
A GIDEON’S RALLY.
Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 16.—A Nebraska statu
meeting and grand rally of the Gideons
will be held at Norfolk Saturday and Sun-,
day, February 24 and 25. Five meetings
have been arranged for Sunday.
WOULDN’T CONSIDER IT.
Washington, Feb. 15.—The house re
fused to consider the Payne bill to con
solidate the customs collection dis
tricts by a vote of 87 to 163.
FIRE CHIEF DIES.
W. T. Cheswell, of Boston Department,
Stricken Suddenly.
Boston. Feb. 15.—While responding
to an alarm of Are today, Chief Wil
liam T. Cheswell of the Boston Are de
partment. was stricken with heart
trouble and died. He was one of the
best known Are Aghters In the country,
AND JOHN D.—MILES AWAY.
New York. Feb. 15.—The Htancjard
Oil company liue declared a dividend ol
(15 a share.
SMALL BOY INJURED;
AWARDED DAMAGES
He Was Run Over by Swiftly
Driven Automobile
at Omaha.
THE MATTER ARBITRATED
As There Is No City Ordinance Against
Reckless Automobile Driving, a
Board Was Appointed to
Investigate.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 15.—An editor,
doctor and an undertaker, serving as a
board of arbitration, have awarded
damages to the amount of $500 and
costs to 6-year-old Johnnie Gross, who
was run down by the automobile of S.
Sleuman, who was driving it in an al
leged, reckless manner upon one of th<
crowded downtown thoroughfares just
at dusk recently.
The little fellow received injuries
which were at first thought to be fatal
and as Sleuman has gained consider
able notoriety for naving run into
pedestrians who inadvertantly got irt
front of his fast moving $12,000 auto
car in times past, a wave of popular in
dignation resulted In threats of a sui(
for heavy damages being instituted.
There to no city ordinance against th«
reckless driving of automobiles in this
city so criminal procedure against the
automobi'.ist was Impossible and as he
declared his desire to make reparation
for the injuries inflicted upon the boy,
arbiters were chosen with the above
result.
Sleuman is well known throughout
the northwest tie a daring driver who
is never content unless he is driving
his huge machine at full speed and
he has made several record runs be
tween Omaha and the Twin Cities of
Minnesota, as well as to various points
on the eastern boundaries of Iowa.
SETTLERS ON CLAIMS.
Recent Troubles of Western Landhold
er Make Them Determined.
North Platte, Neb., Feb. 14 —Last Aug*
ust, 1905, found North Platte well tilled
with strangers, who took Kinkaid home
steads on the fradulent soldiers filings.
This month brings a goodly number t«
their lands, and others hunting for mon.
lands. Every day a number come to this
city, and from here go to ffie lands upon
which they filed six months ago. Most
of them are tn wagons with a supply of
provisions, and some stock, and are mak
ing preparations to build their homes and
then go back and get their families. The
Kinkaid, or one-section homestead law, 1*
bringing in settlers, although perhaps 50
per cent, of those who file never go upon
the land: yet others who are practically
now unable to secure vacant lends are
hunting up these sections and filing coo
testa against them to secure their cancelUu,
tion. Trouble with the cattlemen Is prac^
tlcally at an end and that does not de
ter those who want good gruzlng land
for the living on It.
ILLEGALLY CUT TIMBER.
Another Case Involving Blackbird Isl
and in Federal Court.
Omaha. Neb., Feb. 14.—Next week In the
Jnited States district court will be called
the case of the United States against
George F. Phillips and William U. John
son, who are under indictment for cutting
timber on public lands on Blackbird island,
which Is a part of the Omaha Indian reser.
vation and was filed upon by Phillips and
Johnson through the Iowa land office un
der the presumption that the land wad
ppen for public entry. The Omaha Indiana
protested against the Umber cutting, as
they held that the island was a part oi
their reservation. The island was resur
veyed, the contention of the Indians foun4
(o be correct and the entries of Phlllipi
and Johnson cancelled. Suit was there
upon brought against thdm for trespass
luid Illegally cutting timber upon govern
ment iand. The case will lie bitterly
fought.
DROVES ARE DEPLETED.
Nebraska Farmers in Vicinity of Nor
folk Lose All Their Hogs.
Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 14.—Half the hogf
belonging to farmers living north, north
west and northeast of Norfolk have died
of the hog plague within the past three
months. The disease has spread slowly
from farm to farm and wherever it has
leached to, the hogs have slowly dwindled
In numbers until two-thirds and even mors
of a drove have died. The disease, which
|s commonly known as the hog plague, Is a
contagious pneumonia. The diseased ani
mal first shows signs of Illness by cough
Ing. It goes off In Its feed and then drops
Blowly away, perhaps living a month be
fore its dies. The farmers have found i(
almost impossible to cure a hog once In
fected with the disease or to stop its rav
ages when found In a drove of bogs. Not
a single case of the disease has been re
ported south of Norfolk.
WHERE WILL THE ROAD END?
Hartington Citizens Watch Surveyor!
in Vicinity of Crofton.
Hartington, Neb., Feb. 14.—An element
it uncertainty has developed as a result
of knowledge that the railroad surveyor!
who run a line from here to Crofton ar«
now at work on a line out of Newcastle
After completing the'Harrtington-Croftos
survey the crew were Instructed that ther*
*as a month's work before thcmsurveyinf
out of Newcastle. Where they are In
•tructed to survey a line to is not knows
md there is plenty of speculation astowha(
this move means. Some say it is to find It
it would not be better to extend the road
from Newcastle by way of Lime Grove;
St. James and crossing the north part ol
:he county about two miles south of St
Helena. This move has had a very en
couraging effect on St. James and citlzeni
there feel confident that there Is going U
be ' something doing" in that locality.
YOUTHFUL ELOPERS.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 33.—Olive Doderidorf
sged lb years, and Harry l^aPage, age-1 1&
both of Boone, la., were arrested just ai
they were about to leave town here. They
are being held by police authorities until
the former's parent can arrive. Their ar
rest does not seem to cool their youthful
amorous ardor as they both say they wilt
be married despite all efforts to the con
trary.
WAS BRIDGE BUILDER.
Fremont, Neb., Feb. 13.—Wfiat looks like
an Important find in the murder mystery
came to light this morning whr,n Johnson
Porter, of the railroad builders, Portei
Brothers, discovered on the time books ol
the company that George Mowrer war
missed the last of December from th<
bridge near Yntan. The laundry rnarki
of the under clothing worn by the mun
dered man was Mawrer. The gang worked
near Yutan and went «Way five weeks ago
An effort Is being made to locate some ol
the men. It Is not known where Mowrw
Heed.
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