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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1906)
THE O’NEILL FRONTIER I D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. VNEILL, NEBRASKA The only rail ray station In Englano that can h< ist of being really old is Jhat at Bourne. Lincolnshire, which Is nn ancient Elizabethan mansion, for merly In tho possession of tin* £>lgby family, some memhers of which were Implicated In the gunpowder plot. When the Great Northern and Midland railways came through this district a memorial was m-nt from the Inhabi tants of Bourne asking that, instead of | pulling the old landmark down, it {night bo converted into a railway sta tion, for which purpose it now serves. Bai t of the house Is used as a residence i ^>y the station master. ! After February 1 next the American flunk Note company will manufacture fnlled States postage stamps. Under a j Contract Just made public the concern i hiust deliver 27,000,000 stamps daily six limes a week. The American Bank Nota company made the first postage stamps for the government and held the con tract up to thirteen years ago. when the government manufactured tho folumbinn Issue, and down to this day the bureau of printing and engraving pus turned out all stamps. The change Was made because a privato concern can do the work cheaper. Greece is threatened with an odd Strike. At a public meeting the physi cians and druggists of Athens declared that their professions would soon he re duced to starvation. Many physicians lot tho city are actually In straits be cause of tho ever-increasing clinics Vvhere patients receive free treatment. The disciples of Esenin plus Intend, therefore, in strike, unless tin* govern ment prevents the further establish ment of clinics and permits them to Increase their fees from two drachmas to three drachmas (a drachma is about 10 cents). Under the old English law a personal chattel which had caused the death of «i person was declared a "deodand,” or forfeited to God. The crown took fcharge of it and it was sold, the pro ceeds to he distributed by the high almoner In pious uses. Thus a cart Which had run over and killed a man was "deodand:” so was a horse which kicked its master to death. All things, animate and inanimate, which caused ;tho death of a human being were for feited as "deodamis." The Australian synod met last fall nt Krromango, in the New Hebrides. At this place tho Islanders, then cannibals, murdered the missionaries, John Will iams and James Harris, in 1836, tho missionary Gordon and his wife in 1861. and Gordon's brother a few years later. But at tills synod the native who opened the meeting with prayer, a \iseful and tried elder in the Presbyte rian church of Erronmngo, was Vsuo, son of the heathen murderer of Will iams. The extraordinary resuscitating pow er of light recently received a curious Illustration In the silver mines nt Laurtum. A mine had been abandoned 2,00 years, when some poppy seed was found beneath the slag. The slag be ing removed, In a short time the entire i space was covered with the most gor geous show of popples. After their I twenty centuries' rest they had bloomed ns vigorously as If they had ■ been borne by flowers of yesterday. Mrs Agnes Lewis, of England. Is said ; <o be the only woman who has received j the degree of 1>. D.. which has been i conferred upon her In recognition of licr labors In deciphering some ancient onmnuscrlps of the blble which were discovered In a monastery on Mount Sinai. She Is regarded as the most famous woman blble scholar In the •world. In the London hospital ward was a little giil whose brother had died re cently enough to make his sister still a subjept of relu cted Interest. It was nil along of eatln' too much tee cream •and ginger cookies," she said to the doctor who was attending her. Then she smiled heatIdeally and piously. "It ■was a beautiful death, doctor." ——-. Arabians when they meet a friend shake hands six or eight times, once ,lt not enough. Should, however, they he persons of distinction, they embrace and kiss one another several times, and also kiss their own hands. In Turkey the greeting Is to place the hand upon •the breast and how. which is both (graceful and appropriate A little hoy was on his knees recent ly at night and auntie, staying at the bouse, was present. “It Is a pleasure,” she said to him afterward, "to hear you saying your prayers so well. You speak so earnestly and seriously and mean •what you say and care about it " "Ah!" |he answered, "ah. hut, auntie, you •should hear me gargle!" Since ISIS to the present time nearly every year has seen a continued and steady decline In the amount of raln ifall In Ecuador. No exact statistics are obtainable, but there Is said to he lit tle reason to doubt that the decline •within the period cited Is upward of 30 J>or cent. Now 5 ork City's fashionable popu lation first took root in Bowling Green moving thence to East Broadway, Bond street. Bleeeker street. Astor Place "Washington Square. Fifth avenue, and now gives only four months each year to city life, being in the country, at estate, or in Europe, for tight months. The pay of the Russian army officer Js very small. A full general gets from J1.500 to SJc'O a year, according to the length of service, a lleetenant general from 51.175 to 51.750; a major general "from 57SO to 51.400. and a colonel com manding a three-battalion regimen i2,400 strong, gets $800 Cockney is rapidly becoming the cur rent diction of tre best English society. A well brought up young lady was r. - cently heard to call across the table at a shooting lunch to a man with Welllngtonian nose and dome-like fore head. "Now, then, blrd-faice, pass tho rabbit food " Vanity Fair. An English paper states that flftv young unmarried women, belonging to a Roman Catholic church in Bermond sey. have vowed to be total abstainers for life, as an act of self-denial and reparation for the prevalence of the drinking habit amongst their sex at |he pdesent time. Several sponge farms, all of which are paying concerns, are to be found la the Mediterranean. Cmll recently sponges have been simply collected from the sea floor, where thev have flourished in a wild state, but of late S'«are tiny haw like oysters, been cul tivated. Eighteen miles is said to be the long est distance at which a. mac. s voice ha." been hear i. This occurred in the Unir.i! <cr nycu of CoioriJo. w tu'io ou<» m:i!i the i:iroe “Ko’ c”.,' cr.<! Vap p dl;,!y hoar! At «he Ov’.:,r i. 'ivliicti is eighteen xnL&s ' j TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS j 1 St. Louis. Mo.—Tho National An',1 3 Bnloon league has (fleeted, besides nu ^ tnerotis vice presidents, th< Ho oflicers: , President lllshop Luther B. Wilson; general secretary, liev. A. P. Baker, l Columbus. (>.; recording secretary, i Bov, K. S. Nicholson. Harrisburg, Pa.; i corresponding secretary, James L - Ewin, Washington; treasurer, Foster I Copeland, Columbus, O. Washington -Captain Carl Betrh I mann, who asserted ho could not get i on tho general staff because ho Is of • German birth and tho other United I Btatos oflicers aro prejudiced ngalnst t him, will be called on by tho war de partment to explain Ills charge. 1 New York—Louise do Massey, Rgcd 21, shot and probably mortally wound ed her employer, Gustav Simmons, se 1 nlor partner of the Queen Waist c.om 1 pnny, because, as sho alleges, be re • fused to pay her her wages ahead of ' time. Minneapolis, Minn.—Tho American 1 Federation of Labor has given a dia mond and a bunch of flowers to Miss Agnes Wilson for stumping for her father who was recently elected to congress from Pennsylvania by tho la bor men. Kansas City—Secretary Root, at i tending tho Truns-Mlsslsslppi congress, repeats previously made statements that President Roosevelt will not be a candidate for re-election. Ho says ho himself will not bo a candidate, either. Asheville, N. C.—Tho posse which killed Will Harris, tho negro slayer of two policemen and two negroes, Is com plimented by tho coroner’s Jury, which Buys It Is entitled to tho thanks of the whole community. Boston—Tho American Fire Insur ance company lias been temporarily en joined from doing business in Massa chusetts, pending a request by the at torney general for tho appointment of u receiver. Seattle Tho coroner has signed a stntoment that Mrs. Maude Creftleld, widow of tho former prophet of the Holy Rollers, who died In county jail, came to her death by poison self a<l I ministered. Pittsburg—J. M. Nowak, a banker and tlnanelnl controller of the Polish National alliance, has received a Black Hand letter demanding 21.000. The federal authorities have taken the mut ter up. Topeka, Kan.—Suits have been filed In the Mate supremo court to oust Mayors Kirkwood, of Pittsburg, Kan., and O’Donnell, of Junction City, for al leged failure to close the Joints In their towns. New York—Following the putting of tho lid on betting at Washington track, District Attorney Jerome announces he will have an anti-betting bill before the next legislature In this state. Columbus, O.—Governor Harris an nounces he will send tho legislature a message favoring nn Income tax and the re-enactment of tho inheritance tax law. Seattle, Wash. -Manager John Oort, In charge of Calve’s professional bus iness, announces that sbo will not re tire from public life utter her mar riage. Chilicothe, O.— A run was started on the savings bank, due to a careless remark dropped by some unknown per son on the street. All demands were paid. Cincinnati, O.—B. G. Cavagna, re ceiving teller of the First National bank, has been arrested on charge of being $31,600 short In hts accounts. Cheyenne, Wyo.—It Is believed part of the I'te band being escorted to Fort Meade by United States troops has slipped away and joined the Sioux. Philadelphia The Rapid Transit company has raised the wages of Us 7,600 motormon and conductors 6 per cent., to take effect December 1. Now York—It is rumored that United States Senator Platt, following the signing of tlie deed of separation from his wife, is to resign his toga. Louisville—Mrs. Amnnthls Jungbluth. wife of the secretary of the Continental Tobacco company, has filed suit for divorce and $200,000 alimony. Center, Tex.—Because the brother of a man whom Dick Garret, a negro, had killed, pleaded with a mob, the lynch ing of Garret was averted. Guthrie, Okla.—Robhcrs got $2,700 when they blew the safe of the Sank of Lahoma. but overlooked a conveni ent $10,000 that was there. New Orleans -Several persons were Injured In the panic which ensued in the Lyric theater when a fool in the audience yelled fire. London—The latest man talked of as British ambassador to America Is James Bryce, author of ' The American Commonwealth." St. Paul. Minn.—Miss Gertrude Hill, daughter of J. J. Hill, was married Thursday night to Michael Gavin, of New York. Center, Tex.—Dick Garrett, the negro charged with killing Dr. Paul, waived all rights of trial, pleaded guilty and was hanged. Detroit. Mich.—A receiver has been appointed for the Great Northern Ce ment company, capitalized at $4,000. I 000. Chicago—Business men have formed » society to give expositions of packers' products to refute charges of impuri ties. New York—In his campaign expense itatement, Hearst says he spent $266. 170 trying to be New Yoik's governor. Chicago—The British Association of Illinois lias been formed. Its principal object is the annexation of Canada. Seatt.e—The death total in the w reck :f the steamer Dix off the Washington toast has been swelled to fifty. New York—Sir Tom Lipton an aounccs he w ill again challenge for the American trophy yacht cup. New York—Grover Cleveland and others addressed a meeting to promote ;he Carl Schurs memorial. New York- Perry B at Indig nantly refuses to resign from the state democratic eommltt e. Rome—Cardinal Va-zarv. j rit: a:» of Hungary, is near death. Ue i- c.. r;eh ! NO BACCY, NO CUSSING j Nebraska’s Secretary of State Hao , Force With Good Habits. I Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 28.- In the words I ! of Mrs. Nation, “If God had intended j man to be a chimney lie would have ' I turned his nose tin* other way," or ’ words to tint effect. The above, ver j batiin or In substance, will be the motto which will hang over the door of Secre tary of State Junk in if he bangs up a ] motto. Not a single appointee of the new secretary nor the secretary him self chews tobacco, smokes or swears, ; and this information Mr. Junkln : vouches for himself. When he appoints <1 Mr. Wait and Mr. Smith lie con gratulated himself, because these two men were free from these vices. Then I he appointed Adair Galusha and anoth er man free from these things was I added lo the list. Of course, Mrs. Fletcher does not smoke nor chew nor swear, and if the incoming clerk yet to be appointed has these accomplish-^ ; meats he or she would do well to get , rid of them instanter. FATHER SEEKS ELOPERS. Daughter of Matt Jones, of Carroll, Neb., Runs Away. 1 I Pender, Neb., Nov. 28.—Matt Jones, j of Carroll, Neb., was here in search of | his young daughter, who left her home j in Carroll last Saturday. She was met in Emerson the same day by Mr. Hub , ! bard, who recently was in the drug | business at Carroll, wln-re he sold out his store to Mr. Olds, of Winside. It is believed Hubbard and Miss Jones are in Denver, and the authorities there have been notified. Hubbard has a young wife and child who are tempo ’ rarity living here with a brother, wait ing for her husband to look up another business location. TO INITIATE CLASS. /Cnights of Columbus Will Gather at Chadron December 16. Chadron, Neb., Nov. 28.—Chadron council, No. 1128, Knights of Columbus, , will Initiate a second class in this city, I Sunday, December 16. Visiting knights are expected from the various councils In the state, also from Sioux City and Lead, S. D. Rev. Father Barry, pas tor of rft. Patrick's church, of this place, will welcome the knights and give an address. —f FATHER HACKNEY DEAD. Oldest Mason in Nebraska Dies at His Home in Ashland. Ashland, Neb., Nov. 28.—The earthly career of the venerable Father C. P. Hackney, the oldest living Mason in ; Nebraska and perhaps the oldest Meth- i odist Episcopal minister in the United ! States, ended with his death at his residence in Ashland early Sunday morning. His death was due to old Age. and the end came peacefully, witfc i little warning of its approach. Father Hackney was born near Har- ; per’s Ferry. Md., in 1814, where he lived 1 until he was 16 years of age. In 1836 lie was married to Mary Large, with whom he had lived for over seventy years and who survives him. Fathei Hackney and Mrs. Hackney were un doubtedly the oldest living married couple in Nebraska. In 1837 he united i with the Methodist Episcopal church, I j in is40 was licensed us an exhorter j i and in 1S52, after removing to Wiscon sin. became a local preacher. He served fourteen charges in Wisconsin. In 1S7S he was superannuated and came to Nebraska, locating near Ashland, where ho continued for many years to serve various charges in supply work ir Cass, Saunders and Lancaster counties During his ministry he built four churches and opened many new fields of labor. RAILROADS PAY TAXES. Plnttsmouth, Neb.. Nov. 28.—The Bur i lington owed Cass county tor taxes for I 1900 the sum of J1S.4T5.S1. U. M. Pol lard. the tux agent, was In this city and paid County Treasurer \V. D. Wheeler the sum of $1,951.53. Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 26.—The Rock Island company paid Us taxes due . Gage county for the year 1906, which amounted to S9.479.92. WHAT WOMEN TAKE OFF PRIEST DECRIES, NOT | WHAT THEY POT ON. Father Vaughan Declares It Bad Form Nowadays for Married Folks to Love Each Other. — London, Nov. 2S.—Rt. Rev. Futher Vr.ughn has renewed his attack on the smart set. this time in a book which he has published. Father Vaughn says: "It is my deliberate belief, and I am fully persuaded that my sermons un d. ■ state what is going on today among some members, not only of the upper classes, but the middle classes, among working people also. "It is not what women put on. but what they take off that matters. There are not a few houses from which some society ladies are permanently excluded because of their want of decent cloth ing. Did we know loss of the motives for these outrageous breaches of deco rum we might charitably suppose these unwomanly women were recent impor tations from the Fiji islands. "Loveless, childless marriage Is sap ping the nation. Is it not appalling to think that the very last thing for newly married people to want is mutual love * Nay, they ridicule belief in any such old world relic. It's ‘bad form' and that Is the end of it." FINGERS IN SAUSAGE. Albert Wilson Has Hand Lacerated While at Work Alone. Munson. Ia.. Nov. L'v—Albert Wilson Tost all of his lingers on his right hand this afternoon in a sausage niachir.t. He was alone in the shop when the a evident happened, and as the machine was run by power he had to throw the belt off and baek the machine up be fore he could release himself. AUTOS CARRY OLD FOLKS TO SPECIAL SERVICES Columbia, Pa., Not. Automobiles were brought into requisition to take the old residents of the town to the First Me: hod is: K pis copal church 'where special service in their honor ; was h 1 h More than 100 aged persons, Sv-aio : then: from York county, werxi g;eup v s Par.Li the oldest i RACE IN DIVORCE v | COURTS FOR DECREE --- Sensational Bassett Accusation Comes to Trial in Wash ington, D. G. A MINISTER IS ACCUSED _ Wife of Interior Department Man l» in Omaha Trying to Get Di vorce Before Husband Does. Washington, D. Nov. 27—Henry E. Davis, counsel for Rev. Lawrence Hunt, who is named as co-respondent in the divorce case of Charles C". Bassett against Fannie Bassett, now in progress in equity court No. 2, said in the course of his opening address that “the nam ing of the child Lawrence in honor of the co-respondent was not done at the instance of either of the two defend ants. Mrs. Bassett or Rev. Dr. Hunt.” Mr. Davis insisted that the name "Law rence" was suggested by Chester Bas sett, son of Charles C. Bassett, because "the boy Chester was very fond of Mr. Hunt and he wanted the baby named after him.” Speaking further of the baby, "Law rence," now about 15 months old, Mr. Davis said the other side had tried to show that Rev. E. Lawrence must have been the father. Explains Discrepancy. "The very essence of the case of Mr. Bassett." Mr. Davis said, “rests upon the assumption that the baby, Law rence. being born ten full calendar months after Mr. Bassett had last seer, his wife, could not have been his child, when, as the court will be shown, hos pital and medical records indicate that such cases of prolonged gestation are of 'frequent occurrence. Davis ridiculed the offering of testi mony from negro nurse girls averaging 15 years of age, w hich, he said, afford ed the only basis for many of the charges against the defendants. When the hearing was adjourned Justice Gould set Monday next at 11 o’clock for the reading of evidence, and it was agreed that the case should be con cluded at continuous sessions, though it be necessary to carry it over into -Tuesday. In all the evidence of fifty-two wit nesses is to be read, offered in the form of deposition, forty-six of whom are for (Mr. Bassett and six for the defense. Mrs. Bassett has begun in the Doug las county, Neb., courts suit for divorce from her husband, who is a well known ^employe of the interior department. The attorney for Bassett in his open ing remarks yesterday spoke sarcastic ally of Nebraska as being "a six .months state," meaning that citizen ship could be obtained in Nebraska aft ier six months’ residence. SON SEES FATHER KILLED. John Hanson, Road Overseer, Thrown Under Loaded Wagon. Oakland, Neb., Nov. 27.—While haul ing bridge lumber from Uehling for a brilgo. John Hanson, road overseer of District No. 4. of Burt county, was al most instantly killed. His team be came unmanageable while going down a steep hill and Hanson was thrown i so that the front wheels passed over ! his head, dying shortly afterward. His , son, driving behind him, saw the dread- j ful accident. ANTI-TREATING LAW WORKS. Traveling Man in Nebraska Finds It Out to Tune of $50. Dorchester, Neb., Nov. 27.—A travel- j Jng salesman for a Kansas City liquor : firm was arrested under the anti-treat- ! ;:ig law and fined 550 and costs in the court of Justice Butin of this place. ; The salesman, Mitchell, had been in 1 Dorchester soliciting orders for liquor r.nd had treated a number of Dorchester men to samples of the product he car -ied. PASTOR IN NEW TOWN. Oakland. Neb.. Nov. 27.—Rev. K. 1 Farsman, pastor of the Mission church at Moses’ Hill. Neb., has accepted a call to the church here, to succeed Rev. Anderson. NEBRASKA WINTER CORN SHOW. The fifth annual winter corn show i conducted by the Nebraska Corn Im provers’ association will be held at Lincoln, January 14 to 18, 1907. All corn growers in the state are urged to take part. An exhibit will consist of j twenty ears, ten of which will be judged. After the show all prize corn I will be sold at auction for the benefit of the association. Last year the first prize corn brought $40, or at the rate of $100 per bushel, the highest price on record ever paid for seed corn. As usual, a number of valuable cash and special prizes will be offered. A special two days' program will also be given, with lectures by experts and practical corn growers. A big corn show and good meetings are assured, and every corn grower in the state should help push it along. For further particulars, program and instructions for selecting and showing corn, address the secretary. E. O. Montgomery. Sta tion A, Lincoln, Neb. NO MORE BACTERIA TO BE SENT BY MAIL St. Louis, Nov. 27.—Dr. D. L. Harris, city bacteriologist, has been notified by Assistant Postmaster Stice that St, Louis physicians will in future be for bidden to send cultures of diphtheria, typhoid and tuberculosis germs through th^ mails The order is made as a precaution against the spread of these contagious diseases The physicians of the city have been accustomed to prepare their cultures from cases which they investigate and mai! them in sealed glass test tubes to the city bacteriologist for further anal ysis in his laboratory. The government authorities say that the risk of a eare . ss mail carrier smashing such pack ugvs is great. FIGHTER'S MANAGERHELD IN MOVING PICTURE ROW Cincinnati, Nov. 27.—On a charge of embezzlement Billy Nolan, manager of •’Baulins” Nelson, was arrested here today. The arrest came as a sensa tional finish to the dispute over the proceeds from the exhibition of pic tures of the Gans-Neiscn fight. It is alleg vi Nolan withheld about 57,004 from the California treasurer I:;v films, pending a d< ision as to th i roper division of the men»y. 'boys as corn experts? ! ^hey Are Awarded Prizes by Nebraska I Board. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 28.—The corn j contest authorized by the state board • t>f agriculture has been completed and | Secretary Mellor announced the win j ,ners this morning. Roy R. Johnson, of (Burchard, won the first prize, with 8,435 pounds of corn, and Henry W. Oklerog came second with 8,290 pounds of corn from one acre of ground. The prizes granted are $50, $40, $30, $20 and $10. Ninety-seven boys entered the contest and fourteen made final reports. Many fell by the wayside, the victims of wet weather or drouth or other conditions. Many secured but an average crop and made no report on it to Secretary Mellor. The records of the boys are given as follows: 1 Pounds Roy R. Johnson, Burchard, Neb.8,356 'Henry \\\ Olderog, Gretna, Neb.8,29<. ■P. C. Molgard. West Point.ti.fbr Alva Fry, Uysses .8,530 Horace E. Baker, Stromsburg.6.5C5 G. R. Freiday. Swanton.6,24c .Henry Knutson, Hampton.6,115 Ernest M. Bidder. Sterling.5,280 Wallace W.oklizer, Lushton.5.0> Ernest Dreir. McCool Junction.4.9S5 .Clarence Dreir, McCool Junction.4,93 • Verne L. Kauffman, Rokeby.4,L0 .Dwight L. Kauffman. Rokeby.4,s4 Fred M. Rigby, College View.4,131 -♦ — OMAHA’S RICHEST MAN. Herman Kountze, Worth $30,000,000, Dies of Neuritis. i Omaha, Neb., Nov. 26.—Herman Kountze, Omaha pioneer, millionaire banker and one of the leading finan ciers of the west, died at Watkins Glen. IN. Y., after an illness extending ove, 'the past year. Several months ago the Kountz residence in Omaha was closed and Mr. and Mrs. Kountze went to Wat kins Glen in the hopes of benefiting his health. Mr. Kountze suffered from neuriti . fi nervous affection. He was 73 years old and until til past year had enjoyed good health, be ing actively engaged in his business affairs. Herman Kountze w?s easily the calthiest man in Or ia. No figures can be secured on the value of his estate, owing to the many enterprises in which Mr. Kountze war concerned. A conservative estimate is !$30,000,000. -4 FEW OPPOSED IT. Railway Commission Amendment Car rics Overwhelmingly in Nebraska. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 26.—Although one voter in every four, roughly speaking. Vailed to mark his ballot *at the Ian I election either way on the constitution al amendment for a state railroad com mission, full official returns from al: counties except Scotts Bluff shows that It will have 46.650 votes to spare above She legal number required by law t tarry it. The total vote cast was 200, 114 and of that number 100.05S would constitute a majority. The amendmen ^iot counting Scotts Bluff county, rt ceived 146,708 affirmative votes. Thos recorded against it come to the insig nificant total of S.SSO. WANT BOYD’S JUDGESHIP. His Elevation to Congress Flus! ' Some Candidr+es Pierce, Neb., Nov. 26.—Now that Judge j. F. 150yd nho b. a u-.eu congress, candidates for the vac; judgeship are stirring. W. M. Roberi son, of Norfolk, and A. A. Welch. < Wayne, were in Pierce seeking indorsi ments from attorneys for the positio It is tip to Governor Sheldon to aj point Judge Boyd s successor. W. V Quivey, of this place, has been urge by many attorneys over the district t become a candidate. Mr. Quivey, hoc. ever, is a close and intimate friend c , { Mr. Robertson and hopes to see 1:1. Tet the plum. WANTS CUMMINS TO TALK. jNebraska State Board of Agriculture i , Make Request of Governor. < Dincoln, Neb., Nov. 26.—Secretary j 1 W. R. Mellor. oi the state board ot •riculture, will go to Des Moines n. : Week to call upon Governor A. B. Cun mins and extend him a personal inv‘ 1 tation to come here for the annu. < •meeting in January and address tl . i iorganized agricultural bodies of N < braska. Mr. Mellor has already wri; i ten to Governor Cummins, but the 1 ply which came was that as the low 1 l legislature will be in session at th J time he is not certain if he can be her 1 It is hoped to get his positive assn: i ante of the date. An invitation ad j dressed to Secretary James Wilson, < the agricultural department, for h presence during the meeting, has h ; declined because of official business-. \ DEFEATED DECISIVELY. Blair Votes Against Initiative and Rc: erendum on City Affairs. Blair, Neb., Nov. 26.—Blair citizens < every ward of the city voted at th < special election just held, against t - . ] initiative and referendum on acts » t the city council. The total majorit;. s against the proposition was 87. I The election was the outgrowth of th • saloon tight. Iciest spring the tow < went “dry" to the surprise of mar.. t who 1 «ter prevailed on the city cour.i i ♦o issue several licenses. t —— WANTS NORFOLK BONUS. Promoters of New Yankton and South- ' ern Work in Nebraska. Norfolk. Neb.. Nov. 26.—Fremont Hill. I of New York, is here seeking a bonu from the citizens in the interest of th * newly projected Yankton and Souther, railroad. Hill has already got a sui ' stantial promise from citizens of Yard-; Von, S. D., from which place the lii 1 •is to sr.irt. This is the company 1 which United States Senator Gam. i t i of South Dakota, is one of the incorp * 'a tors. ^ BOY DRAGGED TO DEATH. Hav Springs, Neb.. Nov. ys.—The lit- t tie 12-year-old son of A. Heesacke:. ■“ living near here, was found dead o- 1 the prairie at 1 a. m.. his skull being • rushed and the shoe and oversho from one foot missing. The lad had been riding a horse, and it is believe.: < he was thrown off and that his foe- )■ field fast in the stirrup and he w;s , dragged to a horribb- death. ; ARROW PUTS OUT EYE. ^ erdel. Neb.. No\. 2t>.—Joe, the six year-old sor: of Albert Nounovsky 1 a ; the sight of one eye destroy,,] by be- ,r ing hit with an arrow. There is an ' i ideir.n of pri mis nous nreherv. t-\ ei-y boy in town having a bow and ar row. ,1 TO DEATH THROUGH ICE. . Danneborg. Neb.. Nov. 26.—George I v Neil Brii kson, one of the mist promt*- n young men of Howard county, war. drown I in Oak creek, in the city lin.- d * ^ o ' ' '' i Skating. His body was n CORNHUSKERS ASPIRE TO THE "BIG MINE’1 Nebraska University’s Football Team Would Take Michi gan’s Place. BIG GAME ON SATURDAY Quarterback Cooke in Ranks Again—* Five Men Will Participate in the Runs of the Western Collegi r.-ro Association. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 23.—At the meet ing of the athletic board Of the Univer sity of Nebraska, Manager E. O. Eager was chosen to represent Nebraska at the annual post-session meeting of the conference at Chicago. It is thought that if the University of Michigan car ries out her threat to withdraw from the conference that tlie Nebraska foot ball team may gain a place on the "Big Nine.” Quarterback Cooke is recovering from his injury in the game with Kansas last Saturday. He was on the side lines at the practice yesterday afternoon, but will join tlie squad in today's practice, and will take part in the game at Chi cago Saturday. A team of five men, with Physical di rector Clapp, will be sent to Chicago to take part in the annual runs of tlio Western Intercollegiate association, ac cording to arrangements made at 1 lie meeting. The team will leave for Chi cago Thursday night, together with the Cornhusker football squad. —♦— PASSING THE PLUMS. Appointees Being Named by Nebraska State Officers. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 23.—The new sec retary of state, Mr. Junkin, has reap pointed Mrs. Harriet Fletcher to a position in his office, but it has not yet, been decided whether she will continue her work as stenographer or take that of Miss Monica Mauser, corporation clerk. Adair Galusha was also reap pHinted. _ The appointment of Addison Wait, as deputy, and T. W. Smith was previously announced. Mr. Junkin rays that lie means to purchase a home! in Lincoln. State Treasurer-elect Lawson G. Brian has leased the home of Peter Mortensen at 1728 G street. Mr. Brian has announced his office force as fol lows: Henry F. Lehr, deputy: Mr. Fodrea, bookkeeper, and Miss Bess Marks, stenographer. Miss Marks who lias been stenographer in the office of State Superintendent McBrlen, will succeed Miss Laura Taylor, who has beer, stenographer in the state treasur er's office for the last five years. A. J. Croft, of Davenport, will suc ceed Frank Fittle as chief clerk in the office of the state land commis sioner, T COAL TRUST TO FIGHT. The Combine Won’t Submit Mildly in Omaha. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 23.—The indica tions are the coal trust will make an attack on the validity of the grand jury indictment recently returned against Omaha coal dealers. The at torneys for the defense have objected to tiie arraignment of their clients, on the grounds they want to file a demur rer to the indictment. Judge Sutton has allowed them until Thursday morn ing to fde the demurrer. As soon as this is disposed of County Attorney Slabaugh will renew his demand for a speedy trial of the ease. M’o.^LLEN FOR SPEAKER. Gage County Man Wants to Rule the House. Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 23. -Adam Mc Mullen. of Gage county, representative elect, was in Lincoln and announced it to be his intention to make a fight for speaker of the house. Mr. McMul len made a fight in the last legislature for the direct primary hill and because of this light it is said he has the un divided opposition of the Burlington railroad. Inasmuch as the Lancaster delegation cannot agree upon one of its members for speaker and neither can the Douglas delegation, Mr. McMullen feels he has a good chance to be the next speaker. A number of members, h» said, have already written to him assuring him of their support —♦— GIVES HIM THE OMAHA-HA. Sheriff Tells Mayor Dahlman He Is Net the Governor. Omaha, Neb.. Nov. 23.—"Jim” J)ahl n.nn's, Omaha’s "cowboy mayor." ex cessive zeal in pardoning prisoners, Inca made him the subject or much ridicule through his attempt to release from the nunty jail a state prisoner. The may or. under law, has the right to pardon L!^°AerJ; held under ,u>' ordinances, and Dahlman, since he came into office months ago. has been exercising his I t trogative with unusual freedom 'But w lien he ordered the release of a pri» [•Iier from the county jail the sheriff ; orde>- "’ith the sarcastia Ir.uutry Do you think you are gov ernor of Nebraska?" b THIRTY RIDES FOR $1. Dmaha Ordinance to Benefit the School Children. Omaha. Neb., Nov. 23,-Thirtv street lar rides for a dollar promises soon to hnZiVn1"5; far as the school ..lldrcn of Omaha are concerned. The ef .ro in ca,?yins that Provision was hewh J \tlUi co2nt'11 committee of he Whole Monday afternoon, and it was recommended for passage 1 P ile, al Manager Smith and Secro er ,,t the street railway >mpun> v ere present to take note of sal(i and -tone, but did not ..rtnipate openly m the discussion. ■ ■ ^pressed their views to some of he . lunc.hr.en. out did not make ■trenunus objection to the passage of no ordinance. WOMAN MAY BE SUICIDE. Fremont. Neb.. Nov. 2.:.—Mrs F.'ank ire. nleaf, who has been missing jVeo lay afternoon, is though. tC have nm.'tu-d sincid- by drowning h rsclf .. lav Platte river. ’PHONES IN CARROLL. *11'..’ -s • - A >. phnp.f> ystetn will be est; Tdied itore at once •or t'"s purpose a new company has n organized bj hn H eren ' John ■hunnon. R. D Merrill i \y. j, ■ c oinjiany v :th J: .■< . SHELDON’S PLURALITY 12.594 .. ' . ■/. - • - ’>>><* _ , ‘ .-:a1ment itj i r , Shel • > lit -n!>erecr ‘‘i'y for