FHE O’NEILL FRONTIER O. N. CRONIN. Publisher. rWRILL, NEDMAPKJ The French called th* power derived from waterfall* houllls blanch'- "white coal,” and a singular combination of the power derived from white and black coal has recently been effected at Ktupes, In eastern France. At that point electric conductors coming from the coal mines of Konchamp, IH miles north of Ktupes, me< t similar conduc tors coming from the waterfalls of Ee Refrain, 24 miles south of Ktupes. The current derived from the mines is of tO,000 volt*, and that from the water falls of from 30,000 to 00,000 volt*. At Ktupes the power is combined In a largo plant, provided with transformers and distributers, and sent out to run shops, light lamps and so forth. It 1* estimated that ultlrnutvly this alliance of white and black coal will furnish an aggregate of 40,000-horse, power. Interest has been a rouped lately In the natural bridges of the country, with the result that a number of new ones have been brought to light. The state of Utah has four that were heretofore practically unknown, and the last one to ho investigated Is tho largest. it is about four miles north of the boun dary lino between Utah and Arizona and between the Colorado river and the Navajo mountains. Tho rock is a bard sandstone. One end of tho bridge Jut* •out from tho wall of the canyon floor, while on the other side the springing lino Is at tho base of the cliff, ho that tho arch Is not perfectly symmetrical, though tho curve Is smooth and has scarcely a break, having a clear span of 274 feet, with Its crown 301 feet above tho bed of tho small stream which flow's beneath It. No volcano Is better staged than tho peak of Tenerife. Fortunately for the islanders, this 1,200-foot high monster usually employs tho centuries In sleep, and his present furious outburst may be nothing but a drowsy yawn. Al though from tho lessor neighboring peaks of Kl PIton and Olwishorru sul phur Is constantly emitted, there has been no real sensational flow of lava since 1705 and 1706. An almost per pendicular barrier of rock surrounds the horrid gaping mouth of tho central crater. The Island will not accept It as a sign of grace on the part of the great White mountain that her more active rival, Vesuvius, Is now wreath ing herself In poisonous fumes. in oiu newspapers me navemsrmrnis make Interesting reading. Here Is ran: from the London Chronicle of 17ST>: "Run Awny. Whereas Thomas Will iams, Apprentice to John Clark, of Queenborough, In the County of Kent, dredgerman, has run away from Ids said master's service and not I.a heard of theso three years; If the said Thomas Williams will return to Ids master's service within three months after the date of this advertisement lie will he kindly received, and whoever harbours him after this notice will be prosecuted as the law directs.” Snakes, toads and frogs have always been held In high regard ns remedial agents. Thus, In Devonshire the stand ard treatment for scrofula Is to dry the hind leg of a toad and wear It around the neck In a silken hag; or else cut off the like purt of the living reptlld that corresponds to the part affected In the patient and wrap the dainty bit In parchment and wear It around the neck. A remedy of good repute for rheumatism In this same county Is to burn a toad to ashes, tie the Just In a piece of green silk and wear It around the throat. China Is planning to spend seven years In reorganising Its navy. The most striking Items In Its program will be carried out from 1911 to 1916, when the government will have built eight llrst class battleships, 20 cruisers, 10 gunboats nnd three flotillas of torpedo boats. China Intends to proceed Im mediately to develop naval bases, ex pand the naval schools and enlarge the dockyards. She also plans the creation of an admiralty board and the estab lishment of a new naval academy nnd to recruit a force of marines. According to n report of the forest service, Washington, l.nulslanH, Mis sissippi, Arkansas and Wisconsin In the order named, led In producing the country’s lumber supply whose valua tion for last year exceeds $600,000,000. Texas. Michigan, Oregon. Minnesota and Pennsylvania came after the llrst five states, and others followed In de creasing amounts down to Utah, the lowest on the list, with Nevada and North Dakota, having little timbered area, not rated at all. A rough estimate of the amount of money In circulation throughout the world on November 1 places the total at $16,660,000,000. This Includes gold, silver and uncovered paper. Gold com prises nearly linlf of the entire world’s currency. If It be estimated that about half of tlio fresh gold produced from year to year goes Into the form of .coined money there will have been ap proximately $400,000,000 added to the supply during the last two years. Norway has 40 sordino factories. During a good season 60,000,000 tins of 20 to 24 fish each are tracked, equiva lent to 600,000 eases of 100 tins each. From 400,000 to 600,000 eases are expect ed this season. Prices range from $4.28 to $6.73 a ease. For packing American cottonseed oil would be used If the packers could obtain It In few barrel lots ut either Bergen or Stavanger. From 1880 to 190S the heart death rate of the United States Increased 67 per cent, tn Massachusetts the apoplexy rate 136 per cent. For the whole conn try the apoplexy rate Increased 84 per cent. For the whole United States the kidney, heart, apoplexy rate Increased S3 per cent. Boston decreased the tj phold death rate 39 per cent; Philadel phia Increased the cancer death rate 79 per cent. A Ghlcagonn who recently advertised that he had a stove for sale received among a large number of answers the following If you have a kitchen stove, water front, or a nice single bed that you would care to trade for new os trlot plumes or brand new mourning bonnet. I would be glad to hear from you and will give you a good trade." Breweries and tanneries and printing ink factories confer exemption from tuberculosis, and employes In the tur pentine factories never have rheuma tism. Copper mining excludes the pos ' albility of typhoid among the workers. Subterranean streams of water have been detected by sound, according to a recent United States consular report, by a French Instrument known as the ■’neeoustelo.” with which the Belgian society of geology, paleontology and hydrology Is said to have made exten sive experiments -- m -- Steam railways of tile United States carry a large number of passengers each >cur. but the railways of New York city carry 66 per cent more than all of them combined During the last year these lines carried 1,300,000 pas •sugar* SUES GUARDIAN GF HUSBAND’S AFFINITY Wronged Wife Ask3 $50,000 Balm for Alienating Affec tions of Husband. Philadelphia, Jan. 11—Mrs. Ferdinand Cohen, wife of the hotel waiter who disappeared about the time Miss Ro berta B. Do Janori was reported miss ing, today announc < d her Intention of bringing suit for $F»0,000 against Rob ert Bulat, the grandfather of the girl, for alleged alienation of her husband’s a ffcrtioriH. Mrs Cohen returned here inst night from New York and today called upon. Henry J. Bcott, an attorney, and in structed him to bring the suit. Before conferring with the attor ney, Mrs. Cohen discussed the ease with her usual freedom. *‘I am going to get satisfaction,” she said. "Kvery one seems to think I am as much to blame In this case as anybody. No one has any sympathy for m- ." Mrs. Cohen said she thought the missing couple would be found as soon as their money ran out. "My husband," she said, "will have to hunt work. Ro berta will drive* him to seek work and will Ko< n be crying for h**r cozy room in the Bellevue Stratford hotel.” IS WOMAN ELIGIBLE TO COUNTY OFFICE? Norfolk, Neb., Jun. 11.—F. B. Quiblo, county treasurer of Cherry county, has refused to turn over the office to Miss Gertrude Jordan, who was elected to be treasurer in lust fall’s election, on the ground that a woman is not eligible to hold a county office and the case will be carried to the supreme court at once, tills being the first test as to whether a woman is eligible to hold a county office under the constitution of the state of Nebraska. ♦ 4 4 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS 4 4 ARE UNDER SUSPENSION 4 4 4 4 Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 11. Nine- 4 4 teen students 16 br»ys nnd three 4 4 girls have been suspej ;<<| from 4 4 the University of Nebraska be- 4 4 cause of delinquency. 4 4 These 19 students, with a few 4 4 others, were placed on the pro- 4 4 bat Ion list before the Christmas 4 4 holidays when they began slip- 4 4 ping behind In their studies, but 4 4 since their period of trial began 4 4 they have failed to improve their 4 4 work and accordingly they were 4 4 dropped from tho university rolls 4 4 today. 4 4 4 NOT COMPELLED TO FURNISH PHONE TO RIVAL COMPANY Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 11. After long cogitation over the matter, the state railroad commission has thrown up its hands over the Norfolk telephone* case. This is an action brought by the inde pendent phone people at Norfolk to re quire tho Bell telephone people to in stall a phone in their office. This was contended for upon the ground that as the telegraph and telephone companies are competitors and the Bell freely fur nishes phones to the telegraph compa nies, It ough to be required to give phono sei vice to a competitor In the phone business. Tho conclusion of the commission is that the matter ought to be settled by the courts, and an order of dismissal is entered with the recommendation that Attorney General Thompson bring a suit, lu mandamus to settle the point. Tho commission says there is no doubt but that the complainant is entitled to have a phone supplied for the purposes common to the public, but that the fact that It also may employ the phone as an adjunct to Its business makes it doubt ful whether the commission ought to lend its aid. DESPERATE YOUTH IN ROLE OhA BAD MAN Escapes From Reform School, and Shoots Those Who Try to Capture Him. Wilmington, Del.. Jan. 11,.—Clarence Walker, a lfi-yenr-old Inmate of the Ferris Industrial school, near here, escaped from the Institution today, shot and wounded two boys who tried to Intercept him, tired nt guards who were in pursuit and was captured after a chase of three miles. Tills was the tiftli time the boy had escaped from the place, and the re volver he used belonged to a guard. The wounded boys are about Walker's age. One was shot in the back, set ting Ids clothes on tire, and the other received a bullet In the lilp. Both will recover. Guards started after Walker os soon as It was learned that he had escaped. As they caught sight of him lie turned and fired several shots at them, hut all went wild. The hoy finally became ex hausted and surrendered. LOVE’S AFFINITY MORE THAN BARR Chicago. Jan. 11.- Mrs. Bessie Harr, wife of Elmer U. Barr, of Sioux City, and Paul Vandyne, of Highland Park, M ere arrested last evening in a rooming house at 637 Dearhon ave.. on a war rant sworn out by the Irate husband of }'rs. lhirr. Vandyne and Mrs. llnrr eloped from Sioux City about six weeks ago taking her 1-year-old ron by a former hus band About a week ago Mrs. liarr wrote her mother. Mrs. Millie Maxwell, who turin'd the letter over to her hus band and together they came to Chi cago. Mrs. Barr said today she left her hoy itli Mrs. Carroll, 160 Orleans st . hut neither Mrs. Carroll nor the boy could he found. Mrs. Barr said she hud nothing to regret and would not return to Sioux City. WHITE LAKE. S D — Prairie chick ms, under the protection of the state game law, are becoming so tame In this \ lelnltv that the editor of the White l-ake Wave reports of having seen a flock of about 100 In liis dooryani. IOWA CITY. 1A. The State univer sity Mill not reopen until a supply of coal can he had. It Is claimed that th« iailroads have appropriated the uni versity's coal. Dl’BUQPE. 1A.—Mieliae] Oillilan. the oldest man In Dubiuatie county, died in his 100th year. NEBRASKA MAY DISTRICT STATE FOR JUDGESHIPS governor May Call Legislature in Special Session for Two Purposes. Lincoln, Neb., .Tan. 10.- A cor.stitu ional amendment providing for tho Iivislon of Nebraska into districts in •ach of which candidates for supremo judge would be nominated and from •ach of which a supreme Judge would >e elected, is one of the Important mat ers which It is proposed will be in jected into Governor Shallenberger’s all for e passed and put up to the people for heir approval at the November election ibis year, at which time the judges would be elected. Pattern After Illinois. Governor Shallenberger lias been liway from Lincoln all week, but on his r* turn to Lincoln it is believed that !hc propos' d judicial amendment will l»e brought t<> Ids notice. The proposed amendment Is modeled pn the system employed in Illinois since 1*70. That state was then divided into I -even judicial districts. In each dis trict judges are nominated and from each district one judge is elected. This Insures representation on the bench to all parts of the state and, owing to the fact that the political complexion of the districts Is different, the system in sures a bi-partisan court. Tho Illinois districts have been reapportioned twice in the last 40 years, the lines being shifted as the population of the state swelled and this or that district in creased more rapidly in population than Its neighbor. --•+ - ♦♦♦444♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦4444444444 ♦ * ♦ HUSBAND’S ATTENTIONS 4 4 MAKE WIFE TIRED ♦ 4 4 4 Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 10. Because 4 4 John Loftos, colored, insisted 4 4 upon hugging and kissing his 4 4 wife when the said wife was 4 4 peevish and cross, he spent one 4 4 night in jail and will probably 4 4 face a charge of drawing a re- 4 4 volver in a threatening manner. 4 4 The gunplay followed Mrs. Lof- 4 4 tos‘ demand that he go away 4 4 and leave her alone. 4 4 I don a’ want him botherin’ 4 4 Tin* all de time,” Mrs. Loftos told 4 4 the chief. "1 got tiahed o’ him 4 4 bangin' aroun* and wantin’ to 4 4 hug and kiss me.” 4 4 "Well. I should think If he was 4 4 your lawfully wedded husband,” 4 4 remarked the chief, "that you 4 4 would let him show his affection 4 4 in that way.” 4 4 “The truf Is.” she replied, “I 4 4 Jes’ didn’t want to be bothered, 4 4 and ’sides. I wasn’t feelin’ good.” 4 4 “If you have such an affec- 4 4 tionatc husband,” retorted the 4 4 chief, "you had better watch 4 4 out or some other woman will 4 4 steal him away.” 4 4 “They can have him for me," 4 4 she said, “and they’re welcome 4 4 to him. too. Thet gun is what I 4 4 object to. You can’t trust ’em, 4 4 you know.” 4 4 4 SCIENCE HEALER WILL HAVE INVESTIGATION Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 10 Secretary Durr, id’ the state hoard of health, has laid before the attorney general for action the case of Mrs. A. K. ('lark, a Dhris lian R( ienco healer, under whose minis trations Thomas Drinkhall. of Dcntral I'ity, recently died. The secretary reports that the worn m admitted attending Drinkhall and having signed the death certificate showing that lie died of chronic bowel trouble. W’hethor tills constitutes prac ticing medicine without a license is what tin- attorney general is to pass upon. Mrs. (’lurk told Secretary Durr that 'ouncil Bluffs. "Did you ever see the patient?" asked the secretary. "(>h. no.” said Mrs. (’lark. ’‘That is not neeessury. (lod fills up the gap be- ; t ween.” —♦ — JUUUt uuuaib SKttU OF RAILROAD TRAIN Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 10. Judicial notice lias finally been taken of the fact that [he Missouri Pacific railroad is really [he goat. One popular story with trav 'llng men is that a stationer, asked for t jokehook. handed out one of George Gould's timetables. Yesterday the ease of Crabtree vs. the Missoni i Pacific was being argued xml submitted before the supremo . ourt. Tht* attorney for the plaintiff, in Matim*- the rii*v, asserted that the laughter of Mr. Crabtree was killed by mo of the company's trains in the outskirts of Omaha, while running at tile rate of f*0 miles an hour. 'The burden of proof will be ij on the plaintiff,' interrupted Judge I'awoett. "to show that a train over moved that fast upon the Missouri Pa •Ith railroad." SOLDIERS LEDHIGH LIFE AT BROWNSVILLE W ashington. Jan. 10 Soldiers tending I ar in the uniform of the l nited States army and playing monte and poker for i'»et | aratively lu avy .‘•talus, even with > ;u • ■i.tmissieneil otVn» s in the reading re *m of their 1 arracks, was described esterday to the military c«»urt of in - li.tr> Investigating tin shooting up of P.vownaviile. Tex., ami tht' state of af fairs lust preceding that event. Tins story was told i:i detail h\ for um' Private John Helh.man. the bank er, i:\pita.. t. speculator, money lender, s• laud teacher, saloonist. haekman. op •i'tor ami otherwise recognised power I man aniong the colored troops bo • »!»' their discharge as a result of the -looting nfTiav. H. has been charged with organising the party of soldiers that an said to havt shot up the town, i!e tii nit s it. ITALIAN CONSUL OBJECTS TO METHODS OF POLICE Chicago, Jan. 10. -Guido Sahatti. Ital ian consul, announced today that he would start an investigation of the po lite methods used In the arrest of 197 Lallans, following the murder of Ben eotto Oinene yesterday. Mr. Sabetti says these men were arrested with out due process of law. The 197 prisoners are still being held. They have stubbornly refused to an swer the questions of the police. STATE HISTORIAN ' MUST CONTEND FOR JOB AND SALARY Mixup in Historical Department Will Have an Airing at Annual Meeting. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 8. —An ugly little row is being bred for airing at the an nual meeting of the state historical so ciety the middle of the month. Several years ago C. S. Paine, who was pub lishing a history of the state, stole a march on the old officers of the society and secured enough members to vote him in as secretary. The bureau had been previously organized with a field director and assistants, the secretary being the recipient of a small salary for devoting a part of his time to the work. < Mr. Paine reorganized the work, and now he Is getting $1,500 a year. Albert Watkins, who wrote the Paine history, is historian at $1,500 a year, while A. E. Sheldon, who has more than statewide fame as an antiquarian and historian, gets but $1,300 as field director. Fric tion between Paine and Sheldon has been in evidence for neatly two years, and at the coming meeting of the so ciety they will fight it out—one or the other must go. The friends of Sheldon propose an other reorganization with the secretary receiving a nominal salary and the field director being in charge as superinten dent of the work of the bureau. Re cently the secretary sent out notices that the annual meeting would occur on January 17. Later somebody dis covered that the constitution made Jan uary 11 the date. When Paine was asked about it he said that a few pro posed to meet on the 11th, but would adjourn until the 17th, This looked sus piciously like an attempt to settle the fuss before the big meeting, and the Sheldonites have been saying so. FATHER FORCES HIS • SON INTO DEBAUCHERY Norfolk, Nob., Jan. 8.—Forced Into a cab and driven to the proscribed dis trict, 16-year-old Ralph Craig was compelled by his father, Adrian Craig, a prominent Norfolk farmer, to spend a night in debauchery. The father was intoxicated at 2 a. m. They drove home after having visited several places. The boy told his mother, who swore out complaints for wholesale arrests of the women, as well as her husband. They all paid fines. A neighbor’s boy, aged 19, was alsc forced Into the revel by Craig. Mrs Adrian Craig some time ago sued a neighboring farmer for $10,000 for a stolen kiss. The case was settled out of court. STUART BUSINESS HOUSES DESTROYED BY FIRE Stuart. Neb., Jan. 8.—Fire which broke, out in the Skirving storage build ing here Tuesday, destroyed that struc ture, the Crowell building and contents and the Tart Brothers building and stock. The total loss is $12,000 with a little over half that amount of insur ance. —♦— KEARNEY NORMAL SCHOOL NOT VERSED IN GRAFT Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 8.—Conclusive proof of the inexperience and unripe judgment of the officials of the Kear ney Normal school is furnished by the fact that the officers allowed over $500 to lapse into the state general fund from ,he appropriations for that in stitution. The reports of tile Peru nor mal. an older school manned by officers well versed in such matters, show that only 49 cents out of the total appro priation goes back into the treasury. This is made up of 12 cents from the maintenance fund. 11 cents from the repairs account and the remainder from two other funds. Every cent for salar ies and traveling expenses was dis bursed. On behalf of the Kearney school offi cers it is explained that the institution has been in existence only three years nml its officers cannot be expected to know the more approved methods of dealing with the state cash. ALLEGED MURDERER HELD WITHOUT BAiL Ainsworth, JNTeb.. Jan. 8.—George Wilson, charged with the murder of Jacob Davis, a prominent resident of fhls city. Monday night, December 27, appeared before Judge Potter, of the county court, for preliminary hearing. He waived examination and was held to the district court without bail and Is now in the county jail. Helen Leads, who is believed to be (in important witness for the state, was held in the sum of $500 and. in default of same was given into custody of the sheriff. Jacob Davis was shot and his head lacerated with a hatchet while on his way home from his place of business. Robbery was the motive, as about $300 was taken from his person. The chain of circumstantial evidence against Wil son Is very strong. DRIVES OUT YOUTH WHO BRINGS WALTZ MUSIC York, Pa.. Jan. S.—When a suitor of his daughter brought into his home waltz music, Jacob Kurtz, an evange list, became violent, drove out the of fending youth and created so much excitement that his wife had him ar rested on a charge <>f threatening tc do her harm. Kurtz is now in jail. Kurtz, who is known far and wide on account of his eccentricities, in augurated various religious methods for the purpose of evangelizing the world. Once he shot out through the housetop and proceeded to preach from the roof of his dwelling house. At another time he procured a traction engine and attempted to go through the streets of this city on Sunda> while the people were headed for their churches. At another time he was drawn over the country by two large dogs. At other times he walked for hundreds <>t miles gathering a few pennies by dis tributing cards in the various homes and to passersby. His food is parched wheat, which he thrives upon and rec ommends to his hearers. DIPLOMAT FALLS ON ICE AND IS BADLY INJURED Washington. Jan. S.—Huntington Wil son. assistant secretary of state, fell upon the icy pavement as he stepped from his automobile last night, and out his face so badly that he was taken to his home under a physician’s care. Mrs. Wilson also fell, but was uninjured. The secretary has not been in the best health lately and etTects of thf shock are Tea red. TWO MEN ARE KILLED ON THE COAST LINE — Trains Meet in Head-on Col. lision While Clearing Tracks and Fatalities Result. Aberdeen, S. D., Jan, 6.—A head-on collteion between an extra freight and a work train on the Milwaukee coast line between Bowdle and Roscoe last night resulted in three Bulgarians be ing killed and many injured. The work tram had just arrived in from clearing tracks with snow shovels. An extra had been Earned to look out for the work train. The snow cast up by the plows obscured the head lights until too late to avoid accident. The en gine crews jumped into the soft snow unhurt. The bunk cars were badly damaged and the dead men thrown from the bunks to the floor. The work train engine was derailed and over turned. The freight engine which is ot a large type remained on the rails and was not badly damaged MANY NEW STRUC' ARE BUILT ITCHELL Mitchell, S. D., Jan. .lie matter of new buildings and improvements Mitchell made good progress the last 12 months. Three enterprises of the year were tile erection of the: Milwau kee passenger station at a cost of $50, 000, tlie United States postofflee build ing. costing $90,000, and the'public high school building, costing $S5,000. The Ijvtle Manufacturing company com pleted its big manufacturing plant. The city started sewer construction for drainage purposes late in the fall, bonds for which to the amount of $50, 000 were voted. This work is well in hand and will be finished in the spring. Another contract was awarded in No vember for the construction of three lateral sewers for sanitary purposes. Some magnificent residences have been constructed. Fully 150 new houses were erected. —*— PLANKINTON ORGANIZES 25-YEAR ASSOCIATION Plankinton, S. D., Jan. 6.—As the result of a meeting of a large number of the pioneer residents of Plankinton and Aurora county, what will be known as the Twenty-fivelYear club has been organized here. As the name indi cates, no one is eligible to membership unless he or she has resided in Aurora county for a period of not less than 25 years. At a business meeting of the charter members of the new- club the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, B. H. Sullivan; secretary, P. B. Twogood; treasurer, W. G. Andrews. The first annual ball of the new club will be held on the evening of January 12, which is the anniversary of the great blizzard of 1888. in which many of the members of the club had thrilling experiences. Following the dance the members of the club will be. the guests at a ban quet, for which local committees al ready are making arrangements. COAL FAMINE IMMINENT FROM MITCHELL WEST Mitchell, S. D., Jan. 6.—The country west of Mitchell is short of coal. At Plankinton, Mount Vernon, Oacoma, Vivian, Presho and Draper there is not coal to last more than a week, and it is being given out in small quantities. Mitchell dealers who have a line of yards out that way, have from 75 to 100 cars of coal each on the way from the east, but can receive no assurance from the railroads when it can be de livered. The fuel situation in Mitchell is em barrassing the electric light plant, which has been short of coal for three weeks and has to depend upon the local supply. This has run short and the company has been forced to shut down on the day service to save its fuel for furnishing lights at night. The company has seven cars on the way, but in three weeks they have beer moved only 50 miles by the railroads. —f— FORMER BOY LECTURER QUITS FARM FOR PLATFORM Mitchell, S. D., Jan. 6.—Hiram A. Rodee, who has a reputation over the state as an orator and lecturer, has entered the professional lecturing field. Mr. Rodee has resided on a farm near Forestburg, and for five years has con ducted a Chautauqua at Ruskin park. CRAZED BY LOVE. Tyndali, S, D., Jan. 6.—Patrick Cur ry. of Avon, Ron Honnne'county, sud denly losing Ids mind, appeared upon the streets, and, having a vision of pretty girls, made love to every one lie met. In his courting of the belle of the place he was so persistent that the authorities were called upon to take a hand. It then was discovered that Curry's mind was deranged. —4— POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS INCREASE Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. 6.—The report of the postoffice in tills city for the three quarters of the fiscal year end ing December 31, 1909, show that the receipts of the office have been $53. 121.90. The period of time extends from April 1 to December 31, 1909. In the same period in 190S the office took in $37,909.75, the comparison furnishing a good estimate of the city’s growth. ILL AFTER ALLEGED ELOPEMENT Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. 6.—Florence Moulton, the 15-year-old girl who is alleged to have eloped with I. P. Tren holm. a married man, is in St. Luke's hospital here suffering from a severe attack of nervous prostration. The pa rents of the girl have welcomed her home. Trenholm is in custody, await ing trial for his part in the alleged elopement. PRESBYTERIAN* SYNOD HAS PROFITABLE YEAR Huron, S. D.. Jan. 6.—The annual minutes of the synod of South Dakota of the Presbyterian church have been issued by the stated clerk, H. P. Car son. D. D. They contain papers of gen eral interest in connection with the 25th anniversary of the synod's organ ization. The minutes also show a gain in membership, beneficence, church property and a new presbytery west of the Missouri river; 134 churches, near ly 8,000 church members, over S.000 Sunday school members, 1,744 Christian Endeavor members and church proper tv valued at $360,000, besides Huron col lege property of about $300,000; contri butions to beneficence, $21,000; to home expenses, $84,510. . POSTMISTRESS 18 YEARS. Ree Heights. S. D., Jan. 6.—Mrs. C. L. Willet. after serving for a period of 18 years as postmistress at this place, on January 1 turned the office over to younger hands. It is believed she broke all records in South Dakota for length of continuous service in charge of a single postoffice. Mrs. AVillet took charge of the postoffice on January 1. 1892. receiving her appointment from Pivsident Harrison. —♦ - IROQUOIS. S. D.—The voters by a majority of five defeated the proposi tion of incorporating the town as a city of the thir^ classL GRUESOME RECORD OF CAPITAL CRIMES WITHIN THE YEAR Nine Murders Within Small Area, but Norfolk Escapes Its Yearly Tragedy, Norfolk, Neb., Jan. 5.— Nine m aders ami one near murder have been e un mi t ted in northern Nebraska and southern South Dakota uurir.g the year 1909. It lias been the bloodiest \ -ar in this regard that this territory has ever known, the previous number of mur ders in tills territory during a given year having been eight, which were committed in 1904. During 1908 there were but three murders in north Nebraska and south ern South Dakota. There lias been no murder in Norfolk since the Nethaway tragedy December 5, : 907. There have been no less than a dozen murders in Norfolk during the past 22 years. A Year's Record. Following are the murders committed m this territory during the year 1909: Tom Clouce. killed at I. ng Pine, March 10, by E. Reese. Unknown man, supposed to be T. Jasek, found dead on Burlington track west of Plainview, presumably mur dered. May 1. "Big Mike," killed by H. Forcy at Bloomfield, who was acquitted April 29. A. G. Rakow, shot dead near Neiigh, October 7, by F. M. Thornburg. Mrs. Dennis Kane, near Emmett, shot by unknown person October 12. Sho recovered. A. A. Wood, killed by squatter in Tripp county, October 16. Charles McArthur, killed by Ed Belt at Valentine, November 23. A. G. Brown, murdered in home at Brunswick, December 6. with an axe. Joseph McKay now in ja.il at Neiigh charged with crime. Jake Davis, shot at Ainsworth, De cember 27. —4— •4- •♦■ 4 ONLY EAR OF CORN OF 41 |f KIND IN THE WORLD f 4 > 4 Blair, Neb., Jan. 5.—in the 4 4 corn exhibit at the state corn 4 4 show Washington county pre- 4 4 sents an ear the like of whicli 4 4 has never been seen in the world. 4 4 at least that is the claim of the 4 4 managers of the show here. It 4 4 is an ear with an odd number of 4 4 rows, all perfectly formed, the 4 4 cob being well filled anil suitable 4 4 for exhibition purposes at any 4 4 show. 4 4 When it is taken into consid- 4 4 oration that the number of rows 4 4 on an ear of corn are always of 4 4 an even number, ranging from 4 4 14 to as high as 22, the signifi- 4 4 cance of a freak sucli as this 4 4 ear of corn is begins to dawn 4 4 upon one. The ear is the prop- 4 4 erty of Jake Brunton, a farmer 4 4 residing five miles northwest of 4 4 Blair, and is being carefully 4 4 guarded by the managers of the 4 f exhibit. 4 4 4 44 NEBRASKA MAN IS SLAIN FOR MONEY Kansas City, Jan. 5.—Neil McCoig, the Falls City, Neb., restaurant keeper who was found murdered in a desolate place in the. outskirts of Kansas City, Kan., 10 days ago, was killed for his money. Ward Mower, a cook arrested at Falls City and brought here last Saturday, confessed today he had de coyed MtCoig across the line, where ho was murdered and robbed by two other men. Mower said the two men and a wom an tried to drug McCoig on the Mis souri side before lie was lured onto Kansas soil. The names of Mower's accomplices were not made public, the police say- »' ing they would not be disclosed, until their arrest had been effected. War rants are said to have been issued lor the trio hnd the police assert they know where they can find them. Following Mower's confession, a for mal complaint was placed against him charging murder. McCoig came to Kansas City to buy out a restaurant, and is believed to have been lured to the house of the woman involved, with the deliberate purpose of drugging and murdering him. Deep mystery surrounded the finding of McCoig's body, and it was sc’-oral days before the police were able to learn bis identity. TTVVTVTVTT TTT TV ▼ ▼♦ T" ♦ T ♦ ♦ ♦ T T 4 4 4 FUNERAL IS DELAYED 4 UNTIL CZAR CAN GET 4 4 SOME DRY GARMENTS 4i 4 4 4 St. Petersburg, Jan. 5.— In the 4* 4 face of a rain and snow- storm 4j 4 today, Emperor Nicholas follow- 4* 4 ed on foot the body of his grand 41 4 uncle. Grand Duke Michael 4 Nicholaievitch, as it was borne 4j 4 from the railway station, a dis- 4 4 tance of three miles, to the Fort- 4 4 ress of SS. Peter and Paul. 41 4 The route of march was lined 4 4 on either side by a wall of 4* 4 troops which insured the em- 41 4 peror's safety from the terror- 4 4 ists. but danger from the ele- 41 ^ 4 ments he made no attempt to 4 4 avoid. 41 4 When he arrived at the cathe- 4 4 oral within the fortress the em- 4 4 peror and others of the royalty 4 4 who accompanied him were 4 4 drenched to the skin. Fear was 4 4 expressed that his majesty 4 4 might suffer an attack of pneu- 4 4 monia as a consequence of his 4 4 exposure, and the requiem mass 4 4 was delayed for an hour to per- 4 4 mit of a complete change of 4 4 clothing. 4 4 4 ♦ 44 44 4 44 +4444 44444444444 44 CORPORATION*FEES FOR YEAR ARE $261,823 Des Moines. Ia.. Jan. 5.—Secretary of State Hayward reports fee collection on account of corporations last year to bo $261,823.46. the largest year in the his j tory of corporation laws. PROF. HAYNES' MOTHER DROPS DEAD IN EAST Manchester. X. H.. Jan. 5.—Mrs. Ellen R. Haynes, one of the best known resi dents of this city dropped dead at her home here this morning Mrs. Haynes has been in tile best of health and her sudden death came as a great shock to a large circle of friends, especially > in church circles, where she was p-oml nent. She is survived by her husband. Charles E. Hyanes. of Xashua. X. H., and a son, Fred E. of Sloug City, I*