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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1908)
THE O’NEILL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN. Publish*!-. PNEILL, NEBRASKA vac.'.'.li The barrel cactus, or btsnaga (echlno icactus), contains a fair substitute for good water. To get at this Juice, one must be armed with a stout knife, or an ax to decapitate the plant. Next a green stake is obtained from some shrub that Is free from bitter sub stances, and with this or with the ax, the white pith of the Interior is pounded to a pulp and a cavity that would hold two gallons Is formed. Squeezing the pulp between the hands into this cavity ■will give from three to six pints of a drinkable liquid that Is far from un pleasant, and Is generally a few degrees cooler than the air. Scouting Indians have long used the blsnaga to save carrying a heavy supply of water, and a drink may be obtained In this man ner by a skilled operator in five or 10 minutes. At a recent christening In a mining village In northeast Warwickshire, England, when a male child reached the font to be baptized the clergyman asked: "What Is the name of this child?” “Beelzebub, sir,” answered the .mother. "What!” asked the astonished clergyman, thinking he had not caught the correct word. "Beelzebub, sir,” re ipeated the woman. "My friends." said the astonished parson, "I cannot bap tize a child In that name, for It was given to the kteg of devils." The chris tening party retired to the vestry. There the parents Informed the clergy man that they had followed an old cus tom In their family, and stuck a pin In the blble. The first name It passed through was the one chosen. In the Australian parliament Is a bill providing bounties to be paid Iron man ufacturers. The following are the bounties provided for In the act: Pig Iron made from Australian ore, and puddled bar Iron and steel made from Australian pig Iron, $2.92 per ton; limit of bounty, January 1. 1913; total boun ty to be paid, $1,216,625. Galvanized iron, wire netting and wire, and Iron and steel tubes or pipes (except riveted or cast) not more than four inches in ternal diameter, 10 per cent on value; limit of bounty, Januury 1, 1911; total •mount of bounty to be paid, $243, 325. Reapers and binders, for the first 600, $39 each; limit of bounty, July 1, 1909. Borne of the finest farming land In Aslor Minor, situated along the Smyrna Atdln railroad, Is owned and operated by Americans. Until within recent years farming for the most part has been in the hands of large Turkish land owners, but of late Europeans, at tracted by the climate, have purchased largo tracts and commenced raising to bacco, cotton and cereals upon a sci entific basis hitherto unknown in this part of the world. The foreigners who now own farms In this vicinity are chiefly English, Dutch, Germans and Greeks. The American farm owners •re naturalized citizens, formerly of Greek nationality. There Is a cruel custom prevailing In many parts of the Telugu country, In India, In connection with the worship of the village dleties. At the end of a •acrlfice a small cart, with four, five or nine pointed stakes standing upright «t the corners and sides, Is brought to the Image. Pigs, lambs and fowls are then Impaled alive upon these stakes. The cart Is dragged in a procession to the boundary of the village. The ani mals die In agony on the way, and are taken on the stakes when the cart reaches Its destination. In a dose-woven rug. like a Kirman, measuring a mere five feet by eight feet, there are 400 knots to the square Inch. As the weaver’s speed Is about three knots a minute, four years of continuous labor would be required on •uch a rug. Within that time some fingers would stop weaving forever; others would go on with It. Was it any | wonder the Rug Hunter asked me, that •o two old rugs, even from the same village and the same household, were ever just alike? , When McCormick built his first 100 1 reapers In 1845, he paid 4'<4 cents for ■bolts. That was In the mythical age of hand labor. Today 50 bolts are made for a cent So with guard-fingers: Mc Cormick paid 24 cents each when James K. Polk was in the White House. Now there Is u ferocious machine, which with the least possible assist ance from one man cuts out 1,300 fuard-flngers in ten hours, at u labor cost of 1 cent for six. omcers ui me v mien sillies signal corps of the army are much interested In the work of Peter Cooper Hewitt, of Mew York, the electrician and Inventor, who is building a large dirigible balloon which, when completed. Is expected to have a speed of 60 miles an hour. He Is building the machine at hts own ex pense, and when completed tt will cost between $40,000 and $60,000. Miss Mary Woodman, of Woburn, Mass., was Instructor to the late King Carlos, of Portugal, In English history and painting. She has In her possession a number of mementos given her by the family and when she left Portugal she was promised a title of nobility should ■he ever retdrn. What will be the largest women's meeting ever held will take place In the Albert hall, London, In March, or ganized by the National Women's So cial and Political union. Women will be brought to London In special trains from all parts of the kingdom. Of strictly military schools there are 175 throughout the land. Nearly every ■tate has at least one. New York has 82; New Jersey, nine; Pennsylvania, II: North Carolina, seven; Texas, nine; Wisconsin, four; California, nine, and Illinois, flve. The Dundee town council, at a re cent meeting, caused a proposal foi ■ committee to draw up a scheme bear ing upon the municipalization of tin milk supply of the city, but It was de feated by a vote of 23 to 3. John Copping, who calms to be thi oldest police superintendent in Eng land, has placed his resignation lri Iht bands of the Huntingdonshire Justices after an active and meritorious servlet of 55 years. Everything which enters the city o Parts Is taxed. All of the market wom en bringing in fruit and the trucl gardeners bringing in their loads o vegetables have to pay the illy tax. Mrs. Sophia Crotto, 105. lives in ol< ©Uebcc. Her voice and appetite art good, but otherwise her faculties him failed. She says she daily prays ti "le bon Dlcu" to take her. Since Japan recovered from Russia ; pnrt of the island Sagbalt n, s. l.ool -•rod hospitals have bet n Introduced cud about 20.000 Immigrants have nr lived from Japan. The cry of a wounded hare r; ^Semites that of a chill in distress. i Argentina has a t'.4-I’H!» lioise tail ■WSkjr. It iz the la;g'-t,t in the warU - i STATE TO APPEAL PACKERS’ DECISION TO SUPREME COURT Nebra»ka Food Commissioner Not Satisfied With Judge, Cernish’s Opinion. Lincoln, Neb,, March 1.—Food Oom I mlssloner Johnson Is not satisfied with 1 the decision of Judge Cornish in hold ! Ing that packers need not brand meati with net weight, but will appeal at once to the supreme court. Mr. John son says that a misconception of the scope of the decision exists, due to a misinterpretation by the reporters of what the court held. The court held that as the packages were not of uni form size and did not purport to eon ■ tain a certain amount, but were sold by the pound, the police power of the state could not be invoked by a regu lation which served no useful purpose. The testimony showed that smoked meats shrink after wrapping, and the court held that to stamp the net weight, when the retailer paid only for tlie actual number of pounds contulned, would permit the consumer to be i swindled If a dishonest retailer de Hired to sell the package as contain ing what the stamp purported as the weight. The court stated that Inas much as It had not been shown that the public moralH, health or safety were Imperiled by omission of the weight stamp, the regulation could not ho enforced. Packers Made $90,000. The decision goes no further than that, however. It does not cover any thing more than wrapped meats. In a decision handed down yesterday Judge Cornish held that where packages, sucji as butter, were of uniform size and pur ported to contain a certain amount, that weight or volume must be stated on the wrapper. This was on the theory that as butter packages are common ly supposed to contain a pound and are sold as being of pound weight, the package must be branded to avoid fraud on the purchaser. The Interesting fact was brought out In testimony in the packers’ case that they make about $90,000 a year by reason of their selling the wrappers on smoked meats at the same rate per pound ns they charge for the contents of the package, In Nebraska alone. They sell wrapped meat almost entirely because the difference in rate of shrinkage between that and the un w.rapped article, In the average period between manufacture and sale, pays for the cost of wrapping. 4 TOOK THE TRUNK, 4 ! 4 BUT LEFT CONTENTS. 4 4 4 4 Wayne, Neb., March l. 4 4 Thieves broke Into the barn at 4 4 the residence of Mrs. J. W. 4 4 Jones, broke Into a trunk that 4 4 was stored there, dumped every- 4 4 thing out of it, and carried the 4 4 trunk away with them. 4 ♦ 4 BOG S BONE GRAFTED IN ARM OF A BOV Oak town, Ind., March 3.—Verona Wolfe, 14 years old, has been suffering for mouths from a diseased bone In lain forearm, and after a consultation of physicians it was determined to re move the bone. As the member would he useles without the larger bone, the ! physician concluded to substitute the I bone from the leg of a dog. The oper ation was performed. While the bone was being taken from the arm of the lad, a big St. Bernard dog was chloroformed in an adjoining room, the bone of his forleg taken out and placed In the arm of the boy. The doctors say that the operation Was in every way successful, and the boy will have perfect use of the member as soon | us the wound heals. MOODY SHAVES, COURT DIVIDED Washington, March 3.—Justice William Henry Moody, of the United States su preme court, has followed the precedent and practice by removing the moustache which has adorned his upper lip for the greater part of his life. Up 10 a few years ago there existed a strong undercurrent of feeling in supreme court e-treles that a smooth face com ported more with judicial dignity than a moustache or beard. The supreme court is now evenly hal ; anoed on the facial hair epiestion. Foul j members wear moustaches but no beards , four members have smooth fares, anc I Justice .McKenna wears no moustache ane i has his beard so closely cropped that ii } ts hardly noticeable. MONOGRAM WAISTCOAT IS THE LATEST FAC Uhicago, March 1.—The monogram ; waistcoat has arrived. Introduced bj | Hatty Avery, a board of trade operat or. It’s design resembles a plat of ; new suburb. It's color is a cross be tween a London fog and slightly soilec mortar. The buttons are miniature photo j graphs of a woman, who is representee j to be the' most beautiful in Brazil | South America. I The monogram, dome in a fane' ! scroll of black tape. Is about two indie' above the lower left pocket. In orde to exhibit the initials It is nccessar; to keep the left hand in the trouser; pocket. Mr. Avery thinks the waistcoat wll i became a fad. FOWLER BILL IS REPORTED TO THE HOUSE i Washington. March l.—1The Fowls .inane ml till, agreed upon yestetday i: ! comm etee, today was repjrted lo th House. Ten days were allow'd to | I duo, ty in which o hie their rep .rt. THIEVES MURDER A STEAMSHIP CAPTAir New Orleans, March 3.—Captai: ! Frank Kemble, New York master o | the southern passenger steamer An ’ j lilies, was murdered here early toda * , » :i the water front. The police attiib i ute the crimes to thn-’es. -— j New \ .rk, Feo. i?.—The condition c I Thus. A. 1-disori Is reported souicwha improved today. He passed a comfort | light. CHARGE EXTRA FOR THE PREFIX “DR,” IN TELEPHONE BOOK Nebraska Physician Claims It Is Discrimination and Files a Complaint. Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 29.—it is worth $2 a month to have the word "doctor" used In connection with a name in the Nebraska telephone directory? F. B. Hollenbeck complained to the railway commission that the telephone corporation exacts this extra charge from him und he declares that it is unjust discrimination He wants the commission to refer the matter to tne attorney general. Dr. Hollenbeck is an employe of the Burlington, road. He says that the Nebraska Telephone company requires him to pay it a month for an Individual line phone In his residence. He states that the com pany explained to him that it charges $2 extra for the prefix "doctor" which he ordered before his name. Opticians Want New Name. The Nebraska society of opticians has let it be known that it members do not want to have the prefix "doctor" before their names. They seek the title of “optomotist.” The • organization which is but two years old, has 210 members. It has succeeded in securing the passage of a law creating a beard which passes on the qualifications of budding opticians. The society de clares strenuously that none of its members shall buy trust made goods. BOCHE’S SECOND TR AL BEGINS AT MADISON Norfolk, Neb, Feb. 119.—The jury that will decide the fate ol' Herman Boche, charged with the murder of Frank .Tarmer last May, has been secured and the trial Is now on at Madison. This Is Bodie s second trial for mur der. Eighteen years ago, he killed George Ives, of Tllden, by crushing his skull with a hatchet, but was acquitted on the grounds of self defense: Series of Tragedies. The life of the Boche family has been a tragic one. William Boche, sr., fa ther of Herman, who died about u year ago had no faith in banks and on his deathbed made an unsuccessful at tempt to tell where lie had buried some money. It was never found. Mrs. . Boche. sr., died 12 years ago as the re sult of having swallowed a fish bone. She had about tlie same opinion of doctors that her husband had of banks and refused to have one called, whose presence would have undoubtedly saved her life. Their son, William, jr., was accidentally drowned in the Klkhorn about 10 years ago, and their other son, Herman, is now on trial the second time for murder. NEBRASKA CITIES COMPLAIN ABOUT FREIGHT SERVICE i Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 29.—In response (o compluints of commercial organiza ! tions from a dozen or more interior Ne I braska cities, the state railway com mission today ordered the Union Pa cific railroad officials to appear March i 4 and show cause why daily freight service on branch lines should not be j restored. I During the past several weeks, in ac cordance with the retrenchment policy i ordered by Harriman, the Union Pa | cifio lias been curtailing freight service on every branch line in the state. ] FORCED HIM TO DRINK GASOLINE FOR COFFEE, SAYS WINSIDE LUNATIC Winside, Neb., Feb. 29.—Alleging that the people at the place where he worked steeped matches in gasoline and made him drink it in the place of coffee and that he was all burned up inside, a crazy man, clad only in underwear, applied for admittance at the home of C. Long, a farmer, late last night. Long phoned to Winside for an of ficer and then let the fellow in and i guarded him with a gun until the of ficer arrived. This morning it was learned that his name is Adolph Tiemami and that he lias been employed on the farm of L. Sonneburg, who lives fo.ur miles, from Long’s. He apparently has gone hopelessly insane. ACCUSED LANDLORD OF| RUNNING “BAD HOUSE;’’ HE SUES FOR $20,000 Orchard. Neb., Feb. 29.— Suit has been commenced In the district court of An telope county by C. J. Dupree against S. D. Thornton. Nels Lindquist. O. J., Goldsmith, A. D. Joyce. J. T. Fletcher and T. Hicks demanding damages to the amount of $20,000. They are ail. residents of this village. The plaintiff alleges that lie has been engaged in conducting a hotel in Orch ard. and that the defendants published and caused to be believed that the plaintiff was conducting a "bad house," and in writing charged him with the same and notified hint to leave town within 10 days. EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY BILL OF LAFOLLETTE’S BEFORE COMMITTEE ■Washington. Feb. 29.—The LaFcllette. Sterling employers' liability bill was i the subject of a hearing before the Senate committee on education and I labor today. Former Senator Charles J. Faulkner opposed many provisions of the measure. He cited numerous court decisions to show the constitution would not support the liability law for common cat Hers except tn cases hi ■ voicing hazardous employment Anv attempt to bring under a liability act r employes of common carriers for Injur i ies in work not Involving liability under . other classes of employment, he de ; dared, would be set aside by the courts as unconstitutional. PACKING COMPaVy~WINS IN NEBRASKA CASE j Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 29.—Judge Cor nish in the district court Saturday in structed the jurors to bring in a ver > diet of not guilty in the case of the f state against Swift & Co. The packing company had been charged with failing to brand the net weight on Hie packages of hams and bacon. Judge Cornish declared that the po lice power of the state could not be f extended to the labeling of provisions t and he declared the net branding clause of the :tnte pure food law un constitutional. WAGES AT “PEN” MAY BE RAISED TO SI PER DAY Claimed That Contractor Has Too Much of Snap at Pre«ent Schedule. A Lincoln, Neb., Feb. ■ 28.—As a result of the pole line agitation, the price of contract labor at the state prison will probably be shoved up. Instead of 50 cents a day the Lee Broom and Duster company probably will have to pay $1. The contract expires in a short time. It Is claimed that the last contract affords much of a snap to the con tractor. A proper letting of the con tract would make the prison self-sup porting. i VETERANS WHcT DRAW $12 PENSION BARRED FROM STATE HOME Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 28.—The state board of public lands and buildings has announced Its policy on admissions to the soldiers' and sailors’ homes at Grand Island and Milford. It is that veterans of the war who receive over $12 a month pension shall not bo admit ted. This policy will be pursued so long- as there are enough applicant? who get $12 or less to keep the homes filled. The board this week refused ad mittance to two soldiers who made ap plication. The hoard some months ago made a rule to take a certain per cent of the pension money of men drawing over $12 a month. The case was test ed in court and the state board beaten. 4 QUARANTINE HOLDS 4 4 BRIDE AND GROOM 4 4 PRISONERS IN HOME. 4 4 ♦ 4 Carroll, Neb.. Feb. 28.—Mr. and 4 4 Mrs. John Williams, who were only 4 4 married a few days ago, are spend- 4 4 ing their honeymoon at the home 4 4 of a. relative near here. It was not 4 4 their Intention to do so, and they 4 4 are angry about it. but it cannot 4 4 be otherwise. 4 4 They did not know that when 4 4 they went to this relative's home 4 4 that smallpox had already got there 4 4 and that a representative of the 4 4 board of health would come along 4 4 shortly quarantine the place and 4 4 tack up the usual sign on the front 4 4 door. 4 4 Hut that is exactly what hap- 4 4 pened and all the young couple can 4 4 do now is to make the most of it 4 4 and coo until the dreaded disease 4 4 runs Its course. 4 ► . ♦ 7TYYTTTTTTTTYTTTTTTTI ▼ T T V 1 MAY OUST SALOONS AS RESULT OF REVIVAL Thurston, Neb., Feb. 28.—The great success of a religious revival here may make this town i'dry." Many who have heretofore sign'd the petitions for sa loons have been converted and It is thought that there are not enough •'sin ners" left In the village to make it "wet." PRESIDENT SUSTAINED £N “FIRING” TROOPERS Washington, Fet>. 28.—That the shoot ing in the affray at Brownsville. Tex., on the night of August 13-14, 1906, was done by some of the nc-gro soldiers of the Twenty-fifth United States infantry and that the testimony taken before (lie Senate committee on military af fairs fails to identify the guilty parties is the opinion of eight members of the committee. Four members of the com mittee voted against this decision and one member did not vote. The resolu tion declaring the guilt of the negroes was submitted by Senator Lodge and was adopted after five resolutions by Senator Foraker. one by Senator Du pont and one by Senator Scott, all of which were offered as substitutes, had been voted down. The vote was readied after a pro longed investigation extending over two sessions of congress and evidence had been taken covering thousands of pages. Practically every negro of the three companies of infantry dishonor ably discharged by President Roose velt testified in his own behalf, while evidence in support of the president was given by many army officers and citizens of Brownsville. WRECKER CONFESSES; WOULD FLAG TRAIN AND PLAY THE HERO ROLE Sedalla, Mo.. Feb. 28.—Walter W. Cox, a wood chopper, whose home is at Frank lin Junction, Mo., confessed to Missouri Pacific railway officials that he removed the rail from the track on the top of Ottervillc hill. 15 miles east of here, on Friday night last that resulted in the de railing of a freight train from St. Louis. Cox said he had intended to wreck the fast Missouri Pacific Kansas City-St. Louis passenger train No. 4, which was due at Otterville a few minutes after the freight was wrecked. He said he com mitted the deed alone and had no accom plices. He Is 35 years old and has a wife and child. Cox says that he was inspired to wreck the train by reading a story in a Kansas City paper last summer of a man who dis covered a broken rail just before a fast passenger train reached it. The man flag ged the train, thus saving many from death. The grateful passengers immedi ately took up a collection for him. and a goodly sum was realized. Cox says he re movid the rail and planned to Hag the fast St. Louis-Kansas City passenger train, which was about due that time, in the hope of being rewarded by the pas sengers. The freight train came along before the passenger, however, and was wrecked. LEGISLATE AGAINST THE NIGHT RIDERS Frankfort. Ky.. Feb. 28,—Governor Willson lias sent u long message to the legislature urging prompt legis lation against the night riders and re newing many former recommendations. PUBLIC PRINTER WILL BE REMOVED Washington. Feb. 28.—Charles A. sell ings will not be restored to duty as public printer. President Roosevelt has let this tact I>e known to friends who talked with him concerning the tangle In the govern ment establishment. The report of W. S. RosCtcr will be made to tlie president • lilltin a week, it is expected. He lias communicated some of h s findings to the president hat are said to substantiate the charges wh.ch resulted in the sc "t.s.on 1>* . jlUl FELL INTO WELL; SAVED BY A DOG Nebraska Man Is Removed From Hidden Hole After Fifty-Two Hours. _I Louisville, Neb., Feb. 27.—To the loyalty of a dog Byron McNeally today owes bis life. After two hours’ imprisonment in an old well the young man was rescued. The antics of the dog, which led searchers to the place of the accident, alone intercepted death by starvation. McNeally was badly injured and very weak when brought to the surface. Barring complications, pos sible through contact with the bodies of dead rabbits which had preceded him into the well, he will recover. McNeally, who is 20 years old, went rab bit hunting Friday when a short distance from town he fell into an old well, 90 feet deep, invisible because covered with brush and snow. When he recovered conscious ness it was nearly night. At first he could not tell where he was. Then he recalled the fall. He called but knew his voicei could not be heard farther than to the top of the well. He was too badly wounded to climb If that were even possible. A seven-inch gash In his leg was bleeding badly. About hlrn and under him were the dead bodies of rabbits which had fal len as he did and lost their lives on the sharp poles at the bottom, one of which had torn the gash in his leg. All day Saturday he waited for the sound of a passing voice. Then he gave up to die, feeling that starvation surely was to be. his end. Meanwhile the dog was active. Tracks in the snow disclosed that it had traveled round and round the well for many hours. Friday night the dog appeared at the home, but finding its master not there dis appeared again. Several times Saturday It appeared and vanished. Mrs. McNeally became anxious. Friends entered a search put paid little heed to the dog. Sunday afternoon the dog was followed straight to the well. There it looked down, as much as to indicate the presence of its master. Calls were given but no answer received. A mirror was reflected into the well and disclosed the weakened youth in a sitting posture. This time the calls were louder and a feeble response was received. Several of the searchers sped to town for a windlass. Oscar Knutson, who was lowered into the well made the fastenings by which the injured man was raised. The dog joyfully watched the proceedings. The young man was badly bruised and cut and his eyes were blackened by the force of the fall. THURSTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE FIGHT MAY GO TO COURTS Pender. Neb., Feb. 27.—Citizens of Pender have secured a temporary in junction from Judge Graves restrain ing the board of county commissioners from making any contract for the use of the elu Peebles hotel building for couthou.se- purposes. At their Jast meeting the board made a contract for the lease of the building for five years. It is alleged by those opposed to the lease that the board has no power to contract for more than one year. The owner of the build ing will take the matter into the courts if the board repudiates its former ac tion and attempts to force it to carry cut the contract. A battle in the courts seems sure. BELIEVEEDMisTEN HAS LEFT COUNTRY Omaha. Neb., Feb. 27.—J. H. Ed misten, whose $10,000 bond was forfeited In federal court, failed to show up this morning. It is stated that the matter has been turned over to the United States marshal, who will at once take steps to secure Edmisteri's arrest. It is now believed he has left the country. JEALOUSY CAUSES TRAGEDY AT OMAHA Omaha, Neb., Feb. 27.—Wm. Jobson, of Council Bluffs, a Union Pacific fire man. last night shot and dangerously wounded Mrs. Lizzie Burns, of SOS North Forty-fifth ave.. Omaha, and slightly wounded her brother, Jas. Don nelly. The cause of the shooting is not defin itely known, but seems to have beer jealousy. Airs. Burns was form”' employed as a nurse by Jobso.. DEMAND PLACES FOR THE MARRIED Now York, Feb. 27.—In a letter signed "Black Hand” and addressed to Com mander Braunsrutter, in charge of the United States naval magazine at Ionia island, threats have been made that the enormous stores of smokeless powder on the island will be blown up unless the married men discharged from employment ! on the island January 1, 190S, be put back to work at once. There are 3,000,000 pounds of smokeless powder and other explosives stored m the numerous magazines. Secret service men are working to dis cover the identity of the writer of the letter. Printed by hand, the letter was mailed at the Haverstraw postoffice two weeks ago. It was as follows: : If the married men that were dis- : : charged from Ionia island are not : : taken back at once all the magazines : : on the island will be blown up. The : : writer does not fear death. : (Signed) “Black Hand.” : On January 1 be tween 30 and 40 civilians who had been employed on the Island were discharged, owing to delay in forwarding funds from Washington to continue work. This delay wa'i looked upon at the time as temporary, and it was understood the men would be taken back as soon as the money arrived. Among the men dis charged. most of whom were laborer*, were many Italians and Sicilians. Since the receipt of the letter every ap proach to the island has oeen guarded day and night by r.arines, it is said, and the civilians employed have been kept un der the strictest surveillance. Ionia island is seven miles south of West Point. *44444-44444444444444444444 X SEARCH FOR PENNY -f ♦ STARTS $10,0C0 FIRE ♦ ♦ IN NEBRASKA TOWN. ♦ 4 ♦ 4 Grand Island, Neb.. Feb. 27.—Miss > 4 Dietrich, a clerk in the dry goods 4 4 store of Martin Brothers' company, 4 ♦ struck a match to look under the 4 4 cour.ier for a coin dropped by a 4 4 natron. Some cotton batt ng under 4 4 the counter caught fire and the 4 4 flames spread rapidly. The total loss 4 .4 was close to $10,000. It developed 4 4 that the lost coin was a penny. 4 4 ♦ SENSATION IN LAND FRAUD CASE J. H, Edmisten, Under Indict ment, Disappears-—Forfeits $10,000 Bond. Omaha, Neb., Feb. 2G.—J. H. Ed fr.isten, former chairman of the pop ulist state committee and oil Inspector under the last populist administration, did not appear in federal court this morning to answer to three indict ments against him in connection with land frauds. His bond of $10,000 was declared forfeited. There were two bonds of $5,000 each, signed by a brother in Lincoln. Gone to Mexico? Neither of Edmlsten’s attorneys, W. S. Summers, of Omaha, and J. B. Strode, were present when the case was called. Several weeks ago the case was set for today, and the government has been looking for Edmisten for some time. United States marshal learned that ho had dtsposed of his property valued at $30,000, and had left for the South. By some it is stated he has gone to Mexico, but others say he is in the vicinity of North Platte, look ing after his ranch interests. There nre three indictments againt Edisten. One is for conspiracy to de fraud the government of title, another to perjury and subornation of per jury, and the third for forgery on ap plications made for title. On the latter named indictment Olin W. Hendee and Wm. R. Keefer are jointly indicted with Edmisten. About 10,000 acres are involved in the transactions. WEALTHY FREMONT HORSEMAN DENIES HE IS MARRIED' Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 26.—Mark W. Coad, of Fremont, has filed an answer In the district court denying all the allegations made by Valeria Coad, who claims to be his wife. Coad Is well known as a horseman and Is said to be worth $800,000. Mrs. Coad alleged non support. FRANK GUILTY OF KILLING YOUNG WIFE Pawnee City, Neb.. Feb. 26.—After being out 40 hours and taking 68 bal lots, the jury In the Frank murder trial Saturday night brought In a verdict of manslaughter. Ernest Frank, a. wealthy farmer was Indicted two months ago, charged with killing his young wife. The crime was commit ted last April, but it was thought at the time the girl had committed sui cide. The body was found In the farm home. The couplo had been married but a short time before the killing. The convicted man Is well connected. ARREST CULPRIT WHO STOLE ROLLER SKATES laurel. Neb., Feb. 26.—Joe Barley, of Wayne, was arrested here charged with having stolen 42 pairs of roller skates from the Wayne opera house several days ago. Barley shipped a box from Wayne to this place and It was accidently broken open while being unloaded here at the depot and the skates fell out on the plat form. An officer was present at the time and nabbed Barley on the spot. Barley was formerly a brakeman and was acquitted on the charge of cashing another man’s check In Sioux City about two years ago. VICIOUS HOG ATTACKS AN AGED FARMER Hoskins, Neb., Feb. 26.—Erick Hender son, an aged farmer living near here, nar rowly escaped death in a pig pen Satur day evening. While in the pen he was attacked by a vicious hog that got him down and he was seriously Injured before he could be rescued. For a time it was thought that he had been fatally Injured. OPENED STORE SUNDAY, ARRESTED ON MONDAY Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 26.—Hungry customers besieged S. Adelson, a Jew ish merchant of this city, for supplies on Sunday. They refused to buy on Saturday. He supplied their demands In order to retain their patronage. He was arrested today and must face a charge of violating the Sunday obser vance law. FAIL TO LOCATE KIDNAPED GIRL Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 26.—Careful and systematic searching In all the cities of the West has failed to solve the mystery of the disappearance of Myrtle Martin, 14 years old. The girl was ab ducted from her home near Nelson by an unknown man In an automobile. She was the star witness In an Import ant criminal trial. DRANK CRESOLENE FOR WHISKY; DEAD Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 26.—J. J. Kurtz, a Burlington engineer, 36 years old, is dead at his home here as a result of drinking cresolene from a bottle supposed to contain whisky. • The room was dark and Kurtz got the wrong bottle. He died in agony. The wife is prostrated. “HELEN,” ’PHONE MAN, FOUND OUT WHEN HE PROPOSES TO GIRL St. Louis, eFb. 26.—There was con sumption among the girls of the For est exchange of the Bell Telephone, com pany when it became known ' that “Helen" lies, a fellow worker, was, by her own confession, not a girl at all, hut a boy in disguise. The secret was brought to light when one of the girls complained to the chief of the ex change. Miss Burns, that "Helen was not what she seemed. Miss Burns brought "Helen” on the carpet and the operator was discharged from further service. "Helen" applied for a position five months ago. A few weeks ago a new operator, whose first name Is Margaret, was assigned to the exchange. "Helen" forgot his disguise, told Margaret he was a man. and asked her to marry him. Margaret refused and immediate ly sought Miss Burns, the result being that "Helen” Is out of a Job. THREE CORKERED DUEL; TWO ARE FATALLY INJURED Broken Bow, Neb., Feb. 26.—F. H. Hoffman and son George, and Stewart Lanterman engaged in a three cornered duel Saturday during which Lanterman seized a neckyoke and crushed the skulls of both Hoffmans, who probably will die from injuries. The fight resulted from a quarrel over the number of bushels of corn lau.ter iinari had shelled for thy Hoffmans.