THE O’NEILL FRONTIER
O. H. CRONIN. Publish*!-.
O'NEILL, NEBRASKA
A letter written by Count Grzymala,
who was an ardent admirer of Chopin,
has just been made public In London
by Eduard Zeldenrust. In It the last
moments of Chopin are thus referred
to: "A few hours before he died he
asked Mme. Potoka to sing some melo
dies by Rossini and Bellini, and this
she did with sobs in her voice. Listen
ing to her voice he passed away.”
Bpeaklng of the funeral the writer
says: "Mozart's requiem and his own
funeral march were performed with the
assistance of Lablanche, Vlardot and
the concert society. It was character
istic of the times that the artists should
have asked 2,000 francs for this last
tribute to Chopin. One would have
thought that pride would have kept
them from selling their gifts on such
an occasion."
Consul H. Albert Johnson, of Liege,
reports on an investigation by the Bel
gian Royal Medical society as to wheth
er the consumption of oysters has con
tributed to the apparent extension of
typhoid fever. In summing up the pro
fessional testimony from different sec
tions of the country the conclusion was
reached that eating oysters could have
been productive of typhoid fever only In
exceptional cases, and In such cases
was more to be attributed to the un
sanitary manner In which the oysters
had been handled than to any germs
contained In the oysters themselves.
The youngsters of Harlem evolved
recently a game that Is enjoying great
popularity among them. A coin Is
placed on a crack In the sidewalk and
the two players stand opposite each
other and at an equal distance from the
crack, usually upon the next one. A
rubber ball is then aimed and thrown
at the coin and caught on the bounce
by the opposing player. The coin, or I
Its equivalent, becomes the possession
of the player hitting It. It Is a gamb
ling game, of course, but that Is prob
ably what gives It the vogue It enjoys.
The announcement that the Hay
ward's Heath Horticultural society was
prepared to pay a penny for every
queen wasp brought to the summer
show has caused the secretary to be In
undated with wasps from all parts of
England. Some of the senders have re
quested that the money they consider
due them should be forwarded by re
turn of post. The secretary, however,
wishes it to be understood by senders
that only persons living within the ra
dius of the show will be paid for their
wasps.
Chicago friends of L. T. Dickason ex
pect that he will be elected command
er In chief of tho Grand Army of the
Republic at Its national encampment
In Toledo, Ohio,, In August. He has !
the solid backing of the Illinois delega
tion, which was secured at the state I
encampment at Quincy last week. Illi
nois has hud four commanders In chief
of the organization—John A. Logan,
who served in 1808, 1869 and 1870;
Thomas Q. Lawler, In 1894; James A.
Sexton, In 1898, and John C. Black, in
1903.
Plaster portraits are tho fashionable
form of "counterfeit presentment" In !
London. They are done In the form of i
mlnluturo busts or bas-rcllcfs at tho
low price of half a guinea (J2.50) '
apiece. They aro modeled by clever I
artists from the sitter In 46 mlnytes.
in these tiny pieces of sculpture—they
arc only about Blx Inches high—the de
tails of costume arc modeled with
Charming delicacy. Many society peo
ple have started collections of these
Ctutuettes of thotr friends.
Edward Rice relates that when Herr
von Ruelow was in Roston Napier
Lowthion, musical director at the Bos
ton theater. Introduced him, saying:
"Herr von Buelow, this Is Mr. Rice,
a Roston man who knows nothing
about music whatever, hut who has
written two operas." "So?" said Von
Buelow, Interrogatively. "Ve haf also
In Europe a shentleman vat knows
nottlng about moosic, und haf written
already plenty operas."
Natives of India have held for cen
turies that the waters of the River
Ganges are blessed and healing to
those who bathe therein. A scientist
Says: "I have discovered that the wa
ter of the Ganges and the Jumna Is
hostile to the growth of tho cholera mi
crobe, not only owing to tho uhsence of
food materials, but also owing to tho
actual presence of an antiseptic that
has the power of destroying this mi
crobe."
Gallatin claims to have the stingiest
man in Tennessee, If not in the world,
and a premium is offered for his su
perior In closeflstedness. He got mar
ried to a home girl to save expenses
They walked around the square for a
bridal tour. He bought her u nickel's
. worth of stick candy for a wedding
present ai d then suggested that they
Save the candy for the children.
Jean do Reszke, the famous tenor,
has severed his connection with the
Pmls opera house. De Reszke was
ambitious for years to hav« a voice
In the management of the opera house,
and was finally taken hi. but after six
months, with the title of singing di
rector, during which time his advice
was ignored and no authority giver,
him, lie resigned in disgust.
A Colchester (England) rate payer
flas received a demand note for 1
farthing In respect of a rate “for spe
cial expenses under the sanitary acts."
After walking a mile to the collector's
Office lo pay It, he tendered a half
penny, but the collector could not give
him the farthing change,
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A correspondent writes to the Lon
don Times to suggest that the consid
erable number of artists whose works
are accepted for the Royal Academy !
but not hung through lack of space I
might have their names printed on the
backs of the catalogue as some slight
mitigation of their hard fate.
A groat extension of the Siberian rail i
road Is proposed along the river Amur, '
and as It has met with hearty approval |
on the part of the present ministry. It is
likely to be constructed. It will open up
40,000,000 acres of corn land.
Two-story express stations are rec
ommended by liion J. Arnold, the fa
mous railroad expert for the New York
subway. He hopes thus to Increase
the capacity of platforms 50 per cent.
According to Professor Berthohl, of Vi
enna, a man's intelligence, honesty and
good nature are in proportion to his port
liness. Hts brain expands with his body,
eo that a stout man is, as a role, more
intelligent than a thin man.
A plow was put out In front of a down
town store In New York tile other dav and
several small boys gathered about It spec
ulating what It was ur.d what it could b“
used for.
England owns 60 per cent of the
mileage of submarine cables, the
Vnited States coming next with IS per
cent, and France next with a per cent
COSEY’S COSY
WEDDED LIFE
JSOISTURBED
First Wife Alleges He Was Too
Swift and Was Divorced
Before She Knew It.
Lincoln. Neb., Juiy 20.—If the first
wife of Henry M. Cosey, of Sterling,
111., carries out her threat, there may
be some trouble in store for him. A
telegram from there printed In the lo
cal papers says that Cosey, a wealthy
man, deserted his wife some six months
ago, came to Lincoln and got a divorce.
Eight days afterwards he remarried.
Mrs. Cosey No 1 says she had never
heard of the divorce proceedings until
after the second marriage, and she has
Instructed an attorney to Investigate
and If there Is anything Irregular she
will go after Cosey.
Cosey Is a traveling man here for a
manufacturing house. Hi Is said. In
the Illinois dispatch, to be the chief
owner In several manufacturing plants,
anil was for years a deaecm In the
Dunknrd church; that after he left
there the elders met and excommuni
cated him, which prohibits him from
ever eating at the table with any of
that faith.
Cosey told the court that his wife
had treated him cruelly, bit him, pulled
bis hair and committed other lndignl
tks. He Is a fine looking, well groomed
man of 45, and his story was corrobor
ated by an equally refined looking old
gentleman from Chicago, who said ho
knew the marital relations of the cou
ple.
Cosey’s set r.d wife was Mabel R.
Harrison, a divorcee, and their mar
riage was celebrated at Council Bluffs
four weeks ago.
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BLOOD POISON FROM
MOSQUITO BITES
Wayne, Neb., July 2n.—From mos
quito bites, a small son of Lon Hunter
has contracted blood poisoning of the
most virulent type and is In a critical
condition. The boy was bitten on the
land In several places while fishing
and in a few hours his hand began to
swell and lumps appeared under his
arms.
MISER KILLS WIFE AND
SELF BECAUSE WOMAN
SPENT 90 CENTS
St. Louis, July 20.—Just as a Mag
yar gypsy, In Hungary, 25 years ago,
prophesied, Mrs. Eva Martini was shot
and killed by her husband, Max Mar
tini, In this city. Martini then commit
ted suicide.
Although Ills wages were ample for
the support of his family. Martini was
known as a man of miserly disposition.
Little Irene said her father killed her
mother nnd himself because Mrs. Mar
tini bought a house gown last week.
"It only cost DO cents,” the child said,
“and mamma made it all herself. When
papa found out about the dress he
was awful mad. He fussed at mamma
all day yesterday, and I heard him tell
her he was going to kill her."
RIIS, TOO GAY WITH
KING, INCURS WRATH
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Copenhagen, July 20.—Jacob Riis,
friend of President Roosevelt, was pre
sented to the king at Palace Charlot
tenund by Frank Egan, the American
minister. He brought a persona! mes
sage from President Roosevelt.
King Frederick most cordially in
vited Mr. Rlls to dinner Monday last.
Mr. Riis. knowing his young wife would
like to be present, replied: "Yes, l will
come With my wife."
The king, stupefied at this breach
of etlquet, changed the subject of con
versation and cut the audience short.
Mr. Riis got out of the difficulty by re
porting that he was ill Monday, and
leaving Copenhagen Tuesday.
GERMANY BUYS
UNGE TORPEDO
IiOadon. July 20—According to the Ber
lin correspondent of the Standard, the
Krupps have bought all the rights out
side of Sweden, of the Unge torpedo,
one of the deadliest Instruments of de
struction yet Invented. It will be In
troduced in the German army and
navy, which will thereby possess the <
most effective equipment of any army
or navy in the world except the Swed
ish.
Among other claims It is stnted the
torpedo can be fired without noise and
that It causes no recoil. The machine
from which It Is fired can be placed In
position much more rapidly than field
artillery. It is directed by a turbine
with remarkable accuracy. It is es
pecially adapted for being thrown into
H fort or on the deck of a battleship,
either of which it will destroy com
pletely.
MRS. GOULD’S SUIT TO
SOON COME FOR TRIAL
New.York. July 20.—It Is slated here
that the divorce suit brought against
her husband by Mrs. Frank Jay Gould
had not been discontinued as had been
reported, but that on the eontrnri the
ease Is rapidly approaching the'trial
stage.
MORE SCARLET FEVER
ON THE NEBRASKA
Honolulu, July 20.--Kevrral more
cases of scarlet fever, which developed
oa the battleship Nebraska, has been
transferred to the hospital ship Relict'.
Nebraska will go to Baltina to be iso
lated and coal.
TUBERCULAR PEOPLE
WILL BE SHUT OUT OF
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
SuB Bake City. July 20.- A decree
yesterday promulgated by the regents
Of the 1'niveislly of fiah declares that
no teacher, student or employe infected
with tuberculosis will be hereafter ad
mitted to ihc class rooms or build
ings.
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4 Lincoln. Neb.. July 2 .—By ♦
4 order of the republican board of 4
4 county commissioners of Ban- 4
4 eitstcr county five men arc at 4
4 work at Fail-view this morning ♦
4 grading the roads which lead to ♦
4 the Llryun home, ii- prepaiation 4
4 for the Bryan notification. An- 4
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ANNEX DIVORCED
WIFE WHEN OTHER
CHAP WANTED HER
Re-united in Iowa After
Trouble Had Separated
Them in Nebraska.
Lincoln, Neb., July 18.—Iowa's mar
riage laws enabled Myrt F. Goe and
Miss Alice A. Miller to resume their
little romance yesterday without any
troublesome delay. A year ago the
two were married, but dissensions
' rose in the family and six weeks ago
the young woman applied for and se
cured a divorce.
Goe was quite indifferent about it.
I He did not appear in court to con
test the case and permitted her to
secure her freedom and her maiden
name in peace. But a little while later
he noted that G. W. Billings, a Lincoln
youth, was taking the former Mrs.
Goe to theaters and paying her other
attentions that loomed up serious in
the ex-husband’s eyes. He called up
young Mr. Billings and informed him
that his light would suddenly go out
if he didn't stop paying the woman at
tentions. As Goe looked like a man
who meant what he said, Billings hur
| rled down to the county attorney's of
! lice and had a peace warrant sworn
out, asserting that Goe had threatened
to kill him. Goe was bound over.
But his offense appeared chivalrous
In the eyes of his former wife, they
met again by mutual consent, the old
love was rekindled and when he sug
gested marriage she agreed. As the
divorce could not be set aside, tho
term having ended, the couple were
compelled to go to Council Bluffs and
were married.
STOLEN TEAM IS
RECOVERED BY SHERIFF
Pierce, Neb., July 18.—Sheriff Dwyer,
of this county, was instrumental yes
terday in recovering a team of horses
for Chas. Burrough, of Doniphan, Hall
county. It seems that the horses and
buggy were stolen about the middle of
June. Sheriff Dwyer received a descrip
tion of the team. While up in Osmond
last week he noticed a team in the liv
ery barn of Len Davis that answered
this description. He asked Davis about
It and Davis said he bought it of some
horse traders. Dwyer sent word to
Sheriff J. M. Dunkel, of Hall county,
and he arrived yesterday with Chas.
Burrough. and they went to Osmond
where Burrough identified the team as
his own. Davis was brought to Pierce
by the gentlemen and turned loose.
Just before the train arrived in Pierce
he was arrested and taken in charge
by Sheriff Dunkel and taken to Hall
county where he will have to stand trial
for horse stealing. The news of Davis’
arrest did not reach Osmond In time
for Attorney Chas. Stewart of that
place to institute habeas corpus pro
ceedings to release Davis. The authori
ties believe that Davis knows more
about \yhere the horses came from than
he appears to know And the? are' de-1
termlned to find out the guilty parties
and punish them. A few weeks ago a
horse was stolen from the pasture of
Editor B. S. I-eedom, of Osmond, and
no trace has yet been found of the
horse. The sheriff is of the opinion
that it is the work of local talent.
RAILROAD WITHHOLDS
$9,000,000 IN SUPPLIES
FROM ASSESSMENT
Lincoln, Neb., July 18.—Edgar How
nrd, democratic editor from Columbus,
tossed a bombshell Into the peaceful
environments of the Union Pacific
Railroad company when he filed with
the state board of equalization a ohargo
that that road had failed to make re
turns for purpose of taxation about
$9,000,000 worth of supplies, ties, etc.,
it had on hand.
In proof of his charge Mr. How
ard filed with the board a certified
statement made before the railroad
commission when the matter of lower
rates was up for consideration, stat
ing that that amount of supplies was
distributed along the line of road in
the state, including some at Council
Bluffs. The statement was made bv
Superintendent Turk, and Howard
avers that no return of them was
made for assessment. The railroad will
be cited to appear and make answer.
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4 CHARGE FOLLOWED 4
4 BY COUNTER CHARGE, 4
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4 Osmond. Neb., July IS,—H. 4
4 Stelnkraus, chairman of the 4
4 board of county commissioners 4
4 of Pierce county, has filed in- 4
4 formation against Boyd K. Leo- 4
4 dom, editor of the Osmond 4
4 Republican, charging criminal 4
4 libel. The trouble grows out of 4 j
4 articles published in regard to 4
4 the misuse of county money in 4
4 the road fund. The Republican 4
4 editor will be defended by At- 4
4 torneys Barnhart. Quivtiy A- ♦
4 Stewart. A counter suit will bo 4
4 started in a few days charging 4
4 Mr. Stelnkraus witli extortion. 4
4 he having sent a threatening 4
4 letter, demanding settlement 4
4 with the editor. +
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PASTOR’S ASSAILANT
APPLIES FOR PARDON
Dakota ('tty. Neb., July IS.—Logan
Lambert, who in April, 1905, was con
victed in the district court of Dakota
county and sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary for assault with intent to
kill upon Rev. Father Joseph Schell,
has given notice through a local pa
per that on July 22 he will apply to
Governor Sheldon for a full or con
ditional pardon.
RICH MAN S WIFE
COMMITS SUICIDE
Pasadena, Cal., July IS.—Mrs. Edith
H. Teagle, wile of Walter C. Teagle,
of Cleveland, Ohio, an official of the
Standard OH company, today is re
ported to be dying In a Pasadena hos
pital from a bullet wound Inflicted
presumably by herself last night in a
lit of melancholy as a result of ill
health.
DAHLMAN TO ENTER RACE.
Omaha, Neb., July IS.—Mayor Dahl
man returned to his desk ib-s morning,
after an absence of three weeks in Den
ver, where he attended the democratic
national convention.
Mayor Jim returns with a determina
tion to enter the gubernatorial contest
for the nomination, with A. C’. Shallen
berrer and George Beige as opponents.
O. O. Lobeck announces positively
that he will not file if Dahlman does.
Mayor Dahlman declares that lie
hreate''cd fight against him by the
uuk*oi!i m club Mill not cause him to
■at,..reck
HOMICIDE WORSE
THAN RACE SUICIDE
Committee of 100 on Public
Health Is Prosecuting
Earnest Campaign.
Washington, July 17.—The movement
for an executive department of the
government to have charge of public
health matters and to be presided over
by a secretary of public health is being
strongly agitated Just now.
The effort to get such a department
established is not a new one, but no
tice has lately been directed toward it
by reason of the activity of the com
mittee of 100 on national health of the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science. Irving Fisher is the
piesident of the committee and in the
list of vice presidents appear such
names as those of Rev. Lyman Abbott,
of New York; Jane Addams, of Chica
go; Archbishop Ireland, of St. Paul, and
John Mitchell.
At present, the public health and
marine hospital service, organized as
a bureau under the treasury depart
ment, looks after health and quarantine
matters in so far as the federal gov
ernment devotes attention to them. But
it is contended that the paramount
question before the people of the coun
try is their health, that an executive
department with broad powers should
be organized to give minute attention
to health questions and that only some
adequate national organization in the
cause of good health can grapple with
the situation.
In the literature the committee of 100
is sending out it is declared that the
life waste In this country Is appalling,
that for a nation to permit great
wastes to go unchecked is more than
a suicidal policy and that race homicide
is an evil more destructive than race
suicide.
BANKER ARRESTED
FOR BREAKING LAW
Beatrice, Neb., July. 17.—Charles M.
Chamberlain, tormer manager of the
Chamberlain bank, of Tecumseh, which
failed, was arrested and brought to
Beatrice yesterday by the sheriff of
Johnson county to answer to two in
dictments returned against him charg
ing him with receiving deposits after
the bank was insolvent. He was re
leased on bail and his trial will take
place at the next term of the district
court. As a result of the failure 16
indictments were returned against
Chamberlain, on six of which he is to
be tried.
$50,000 ACCEPTED FOR
PUBLIC PARK IN OMAHA
Omaha, Neb., July 17.—The city
council of Omaha last night voted to
accept a gift of $50,000 from Mrs. Selina
C. Carter for the purchase of a public
park fronting on Cutoff lake adjoining
the city on the north. Mrs. Carter is
the widow of Levi Carter, for many
years a leading Omaha capitalist, and
she stipulates that the park shall be
named for her late husband.
A GOOD WEEK FOR
NEBRASKA CROPS
Lincoln. Neb., July 17.—Weekly
weather bulletin for week ending July
13.—The week was partly cloudy, with
both temperature and rainfall some
what below the normal in most of the
state.
Tlte daily mean temperature was be
tween 70 and 74 degrees, which is about
one degree below the normal. Friday
was generally the warmest day, with a
maximum temperature very generally
near 95 degrees. The last four days
of the week were warm, with maxi
mum temperatures near 90 degrees.
The rainfall was above normal in sev
eral eastern and northern counties, but
was below normal in rather more than
half of the state. At a few places light
showers occurred Monday, but nearly
all of the rain of the week fell Saturday
night and Sunday. The rainfall ex
ceeded an Inch in a number of eastern
counties, but in a large portion of the
central and western parts of the state
it was less than half an inch. The to
tal rainfall from April 1 to date is de
cidedly above the normal, except in a
few western counties, where there is a
slight deficiency.
ELECTRIC LIGHT BONDS
ARE DECLARED VOID
Pender, Neb., July 17.—Because suf
ficient notice was not given of the elec
tion at which they were voted, the
state auditor has refused to register
Pender's electric lighting bonds. An
other election will have to be held
NORFOLK RECOVERING
FROM FLOOD EFFECTS
Norfolk, Neb., July 17.—Railroad
truffle has been resumed and trains are
once more moving on schedule time
after the heaviest rainfall ever record
ed here. A total of 5.61 inches fell dur
ing the few hours of the storm.
GARFIELD WEEDS OUT
WOMEN; ENGAGES MEN
Washington, July 17.—Women in the
government service are not wanted, at
least as far as the department of the
interior is concerned.
It developed that Secretary Garfield
has inaugurated a system that will re
duce the higher class of women clerks
end put men in their places.
Since the first of this month a num
ber have been reduced In positions with
consequent reductions In salaries of
fiom $100 to $400 a year.
As a result of this policy Secretary
Garfield will be met by a committee
of indignant women when he returns
from the west next month. Many of
thorn have been in the service many
years and have attained their present
positions by promotion through the
several grades of the civil service. Dil
igent inquiry today failed to discover
any special reason for the secretary's
action.
JILTS HER FIANCEE TO
ELOPE WITH UNCLE
Springfield. 111., July 17.—J. B. Huber,
clerk in a furniture store here. Is
mourning the loss of his fiancee. Miss
Ida Sholte. who, he says, departed with
his uncle, W. J. Despain, and 900 of
Huber s money. The jilted man made
complaint against the couple and they
were arrested at Evansville, Ind.
PRESIDENT TURNS OVER
RIDDER’S APPEAL TO
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Oyster Bay. N. Y., July 17—President
Koosevelt has referred to the depart
ment of justice the appeal made to him
by Herman Bidder, on behalf of the
American Newspaper Publishers' asso
ciation. that some action be taken
against the paper manufacturers. Any
action to be taken will be directed by
the attorney general.
: "KILLED" IN DUELS,
THEY ALL SURVIVE
Valter Winans, Crack Ameri
can Pistol Shot, Gets
“Death Wound.”
London, July 16.—Before the regular
Olympic games a series of duels with
pistols were fought in a secluded cor
ner of the exhibition grounds. No
body's honor was at stake, yet several
duelists were ''killed” while ''wounds”
without number were dealt out.
It was a competition for honors of
a Paris club, which exists to promote
, the sport of harmless dueling'. The
competitors had ice cooled pistols and
1 frozen wax bullets. They wear a
I light protection over their clothes and
a mask, suggesting a diver's helmet
which an American at the competition
today christened a “peekaboo hat."
There were 11 competitors, repre
senting France, America, Russia and
Sweden. Walter Winans, the crack
American pistol shot, was shot in the
heart by Major Ferrus, of France. Mr
Winans acknowledged he had received
a death wound, but he survived to
subsequently kill several of his oppo
nents and came out high on the list of
winners. Every man engaged was
frequently killed before the finish. Mr
Winans was enthusiastic about the
sport, which he is trying to popularize
in England.
MATRIMONIAL BURGLAR
SPOILS HIS PROSPECT
AND LANDS IN JAIL
Lincoln, Neb., July 16.—Edward Law
son conceived the unique idea of bor
rowing enough money from the mother
of his sweetheart, Miss Vivian Reed,
to enable him to elope with the girl,
the aforesaid mother had voiced de
cided objections to having him for a
soninlaw. After Edward had departed,
ostensibly for Omaha, Mrs. Reed no
ticed that a considerable portion of
Vivian's wardrobe had disappeared.
She called her son Francis and bade
him go at once to the depot.
There he found the girl waiting for
Lawson. The police were called, and
the youth rounded up. The suit cases
of the pair, stuffed with the girl's
clothing were found at a drug store.
Lawson was charged with kidnaping]
the girl being but 17 years old.
When the case was called for trial,
Lawson admitted that he knew the girl
was under age and that they could not
be married without her mother's con
sent, but that they "intended living to
gether until she could legally marry."
This statement aroused the anger of the
girl, who said that she was going with
him on the understanding that they
were to be married at once, and taking
the witness stand she told enough of
their plans to cause the youth to be
held to the September term of district
court. He could not give bail.
CONVICTS BREAK
FOR LIBERTY, ONE
REPORTED DROWNED
Lincoln, Neb., July 16.—J. G. Farrell,
Joseph Fielding and Cnarles Bowers]
short term convicts escaped this morn
ing at the Nebraska penitentiary, south
of this city', eluding the guards while
at work in the prison garden. Blood
hounds and a posse captured Field
ing and Bowers who insisted that Far
rell was drowned while swimming Salt
creek. Warden Heemer discredits the
drowning story and the posse is still
searching for I arrell, who was serving
six months for burglary committed in
Omaha.
BALL PLAYER FALLS
FROM HAND CAR
Maskell, Neb.. July 16.—Sunday
morning the Masked bad team started
to \\ ynot by hand car, where they
were to play in the afternoon. A short
distance from Masked, Earl Cook, the
Masked catcher, fed from the car while
it was at high speed, derailing the car
and bruising Cook badly.
While it is a serious accident the
attending physician thinks it will nol
prove fatal.
TWO HORSES STOLEN AT
OSMOND AND PLAINVIEW
Randolph, Neb., July 16.—Horse
stealing still goes on in north Nebraska
in spite of ad efforts to stop It. Anti
Horse Thief associations have been
formed in almost every county, but
their efforts have been unavailing. The
unterrified thieves take only good stock
and last week stole a horse in Osmond
and another in Plainview the same
night which were wed matched, and
which goes to show that thev are work
ing their “science” to its greatest de
gree financially.
JOSEPH TRUNEC FOUND
IN OMAHA HOSPITAL
Stanton, Neb., July 16.—Joseph Tru
nee, who so mysteriously disappeared
from his home here last week and who
was supposed to have committed sui
cide or met with foul play, has been
found in an Omaha hospital. The rea
son for his strange conduct is not
known at the present time.
FELL OVER THE DOG
AND DOWN CELLAR
Verdigre, Neb., July 16.—While car
rying a pall of slop out of the house
Miss Esther Bigelow, of Sparta, stum
bled over a dog that lay on the doot
stops and fell head first into a cellar
She was quite seriously injured.
FOREST FIRES DO
DAMAGE IN EAST
Boston, July 16.—The fires whirl
have been burning for days in the
Maine forests continue in many dis
tricts of that state, while similar tires
In New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode
Island and Massachusetts increased by
thousands of dollars the total of the
damage.
Historic Plymouth, in this state, was
endangered by a woods fire which ran
close to the outskirts of the town,
sparks from the burning territory
dropping thickly into the main streets.
The entire fire fighting force of the
tov/n was kept busy all day protecting •
residences and fighting the flames.
FIND GRANDMA-S ASHES
IN CHICAGO CITY HALL
Chicago, July 16.—Stowed in one
•omer of a vault of the bureau of
bridges in the city hull, under dusty
drawings and broken backed ledgers,
was found yesterday a copper canister
containing the ashes of the grandmoth
er of the late Andrew G. Rlter. When
the bureau of bridges was organized,
Rlter, then a picturesque character in
Chicago, was its first superintendent.
He hus been dead for two years.
LINCOLN GIRLS WORK
BRYAN’S LIKENESS ON
THEIR DAINTY HOSIERY
111 Wind Which Blew Dowa
Big Banner Makes a
Revelation.
Lincoln, Neb., July 15.—The wind'
storm wh' h ripped the huge Bryan
banner from - moorings and scattered
it in strips ng the streets also
brought up luestion of how much
of u figure t. sheath gown is to cut
in the "Third battle,” when the skirt
of a young woman was lifted just far
enough to reveal the hosiery on which
were embroideed emblems of various
great men, past and present.
This young woman had worked in.
cord thread on her stockings at ankle
portraits of Washington, Taft and’
Bryan. A woman friend made inquiry
of the blushing damsel and learned that
many girls in Lincoln were guilty ol
the same delightful fad.
JOSEPH TRUNEC CAN
NOT BE LOCATED
Stanton, Neb., July 15.—There is
much excitement in Stanton because
of the sudden and mysterious disap
pearance of Joseph Trunec, who has
not been seen since Monday.
Yesterday a posse searched along
the Elkhorn river and along the
Northwestern right of way without
finding a clue and a more extensive
search will be made today.
Monday noon Trunec left his home
in the resident part of town and came
downtown and after purchasing some
cheese at a grocery store and drinking
a glass of beer at a saloon, made his
way to the railroad yards, where he
seated himself on a pile of telephone
poles. From there he vanished about
1 o'clock. He did not have over $4
with him.
At first no attention was paid to his
absence as it was thought he had
boarded a train and had gone to a
neighboring town, but as time passed
and he failed to show up. inquiries
were made and it was ascertained that
he had not left on any train.
He had no apparent excuse for leav
ing and foul play is suspected by
many.
Trunec is a Bohemian, 35 years old,
well to do, and has a wife and thread
small children.
CENTER OF CHICAGO’S
POPULATION SHIFTS
Most Valuable Property Now
Is at the Corner of State
and Madison.
Chicago, July 15.—Interesting figures*
showing the enormous concentration of
activity in big cities during the past
few decades of the country's history
have been gathered here in the course
of an official investigation to determine
the geographical, business and indus
trial center of Chicago.
The geographical center of the city
has shifted, it was found, to a point
near the intersection of Wood and
Thirty-fifth streets. The city is now
26 miles long by 34% miles wide, and if
used for agricultural purposes would
make exactly 762 farms of 160 acres
each. A few farms are situated within
the city limits but the bulk of the area
is made to support a population of over
2,300,000.
The problems of transportation, traf
fic, lighting and water supply that such
a congestion creates were only touched
on in the report, which was prepared by
the city bureau of statistics and sub
mitted to the mayor. The center of in
dustrial activity was found at the in
tersection of Van Buren and Desplaines
streets. In determining this location
the bureau secured Information regard
ing 47,196 places employing 540,018 per
sons.
The business center of the city is
claimed to be at the corner of State
and Madison streets, which has been
declared by the board of review to be
the most valuable piece of land In
Chicago and probably in the United
States west of the Alleghany moun
tains. There are no less than 2,200
streets in the city. One-fifth of the en
tire population of Chicago is said to be
dependent for its livelihood upon the
stockyards and packing industry.
NEGRO CONFESSES TO
A DASTARDLY CRIME
Joplin, Mo., July 15,—Because Mrs.
Roy Pluin, age 19 years, white, an at
tache of a carnival company, resented
his advances, Will Wilson, a negro.
24 years old, struck her a terrific blow
on the left temple, killing her, tied a
rope around her neck, and according to
his own confession, dragged the body
300 feet along the ’Frisco railroad
track at Carl Junction, near here, the
scene of the crime, and leaving the
body, returned to the place he had
murdered her. He was tracked by his
bare foot prints and discovered just 30
minutes later at 2 o’clock this morn
ing.
The negro was arrested by Marshal
Barnard, his deputy and J. G. Miller,
proprietor of the carnival company,’
and sipirited away to escape a mob of
employes who had gathered and had
secured a rope with which to lynch
him. He was Inter taken to the county
jail at Carthage. During his stav at
Carl Junction lie broke down and later
confessed to Jailer Weaver, of the
Carthage jail.
WATER MAINS ARE
JAMMED WITH CATFISH
Bedford, Ind., July 15.—The supply of
water for the mains becoming almost ex
hausted an examination was made as to
the cause, as the pumps at the water
station were working all right. The trou
ble. was found to be due to a number of
iarge catfish which had got Into the water
main, almost shutting it off.
FIGHT TWO-DAY DUEL
OVER ITEM ll\| PAPER
Paris, July 15.—In consequence of an
article published by Gil Bias, a duel
with swords was fought yesterday be
tween an advocate named DeMonzle
and Pierre Mortier, author of the arti
cle. The combat lasted one hour and
50 minutes and its continuance was
prevented by the coming of night
DeMonzle was slightly wounded In the
arm, but Insisted upon the fight con
tinuing and will meet hla antagonist
again today.