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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
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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.
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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
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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 <i special session, if the gov
rnor should decide to call a special
cssion. It Is also provided that the
•lection of judges, under the proposed
imendment. would bo held at the same
'line that the amendment is submitted
[f a special session is called this wiri
er it is proposed that the amendment
j>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.
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♦ HUSBAND’S ATTENTIONS 4
4 MAKE WIFE TIRED ♦
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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
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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
<h< had be« u agisted in her science min
ivtmtions by a Lincoln -healer and one
I’rtan > '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.”
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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4 ONLY EAR OF CORN OF 41
|f KIND IN THE WORLD f
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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
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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.
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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
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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*
