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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1911)
The O’Neill Frontiei D. H. CRONIN, Publisher, O’NEILL, NEBRASKA Gravesend should prove of more than lommon Interest to any of our Amer ican sailor visitors who happen to pos It ss the historic sense. For its parish thurch ■ is believed to contain the re mains of the beautiful and ill-fated American Princess Pocahontas. On her visit to England in 1616 she was iccorded a most hospitable reception. Unfortunately, however, she contracted unallpox and died on her way back to Virginia. .Site was brought ashore at Sravesend. where she was burled. The precise pjace of sepulture is a matter of dispute among antiquarians, but ist. Seorgc's church claims the honor, and Its parish registry contains the follow ing entry: "Rebecca Wrotlie, Wyff of Thomas Wrothe, gent, a Virginia lady borne, here was buried In ye Cliaun eell.” _ Tile best form of splice for galvan ized iron wire, according to a writer In Electrical World, is one in which tbs wire Is twisted to form five complete turns In what is known os the neck of the splice, after which the splice is completed by means of four or five end turns, in which the end of each wire is turned in a close coil about a straight section of the other. Tests Of various splices show that the end turns have very little holding powrer, but that most of the holding power Is flue to the turns in the neck, and that a joint with five properly made turns In the neck will be as strong as the wire it is. made of, and will yield hut slightly at flrBt until it is set, after which there is practically no yield up to the breaking point. lieutenant colonel Muge, of the Swedish army, Is credited with the In vention of aerial torpedoes. These tor-' pedoes are very light and It is said that they will travel for a distance of about three mile*. They can be made to. explode either by contaot or by means of clockwork. They are launched by means of a special apparatus with ai\ explosive weighing rather over two and one-linlf pounds. When launched the torpedo travels at tho rate of BO meters the second, but the celerity Is soon In creased to 300 meters, tho meter being 39 inches. Experiments are shortly to be made with this engine of destruc tion at Krupp’s works, where there ar<v the apparatus and 100 torpedoes. "One of the entertainments arranged for the czar of Russia while he and his family were visiting Germany," says a Berlin correspondent of a ParU paper, "was a hunting party on the Imperial preserve, near Borgsdorf Nearly 300 animals were slaughtered 'for the fun of It,’ and the natives who had an opportunity to see the two monarchs drive away from the little Btation got a glimpse later also of the trophies of the hunt. To some per sons who were there the empresses, with their feather-tipped hunting hats, were less attractive than Prince Oscar! who rode on the back seat alone, and De was conspicuous because of the monster rosette on the back of his hat and the glguntlc cigar between his lips." Milan is moving with the, times and will soon have a “sky scraper" unique! In Us kind In Europe, according to: a. Paris contemporary. It will be of 14 stories and attain a height of B0 meters, or over IBS feet. It will be raised in the Place du Dome, on the site of the Cadican, the famous resi dence of the more famous Glangalenz zo Vlsoonto, Duke of Milan, noted for his conquests and his patronage of art. There will be seven lifts, so that tho highest story can be reached with ease. The idea Is duo to tho considerably in creusod value of land In the city. New York provides many things for its public servants that other cities depend on private benevolences to pay for. For Instance. New York's tire de partment is regularly equipped with a coffee wagon. In Washington the Ill-o men are to have one. too, but It is to be equipped by merchants, who have contributed about ?1,200 for the pur pose. When the next big tire breaks out the men of tho fire department are assured the solace and comfort of a cup of hot, steaming coffee to gulp down in moments between chasing up ladders and pouring barrels of water Into a burning building. The regular pension hill now before the house carries 3153.014.000. The largest pension appropriation ever made was slightly over 3100,000,000, but a few years ago, so that the an nual cost of war pensions Is still very [close to the maximum. It is admitted by the house pension committee that tho hill Increasing the service pensions received by veterans of 62 years or over would augment the annual appro priation 3200,000,000. i ne principal iruit growing sections of Colorado are located in the fertile valleys of the western slope of the Rockies. From the Grand Valley In the year. 1909, there were shipped over 3,000 carloads of fruit, more than the combined output of Oregon, Washing ton and Idaho. This Immense output was harvested from a strip of valley land not more than 25 miles in length and only about eight or 10 miles wide. W. H. Seott, of Tavern, Maries coun ty, Missouri, celebrated his 93d birth day a few days ago and claims a record of endurance not excelled bv anv one of Ills age. During last spring and sum mer he out the timber and split 500 rails, making as many as 50 of them In a single day. He is the father of H children. 44 grandchildren, GO great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. At the present rate of decrease it will not be long before there will not ho u single horse-drawn omnibus in the streets of London. The General Omni bus company recently sold 400 horses and expects to dispose of the rest of Its live motive power at the rate of about 100 a week. Of course the auto mobile Is responsible. It Is believed in New York city that Columbia university students have dis covered the oldest inhabit at, for In the Palisades opposite one-hundred-and - fifty-fifth street they have found what appear to be the remains of a dinosaur, 30 to 40 feet long anil la to IX feet high! whieh may have lived 10,000,000 years ago. Our hunters, harness horses and other types of light-legged horses were never better .than they are now. There may be fewer of them, hut the stand ard of quality is being fully main tained. English and Irish-bred horses by common consent still rank a., the best lu the world. The Christian Science Monitor, the daily newspaper founded by the cult n Boston, has completed Its second year. According to an editorial aiinuu.m ’ ment, the newspaper has achieved great success by folloyving "the policy estab lished by Mrs. Eddy, 'to injure no man but to bless all mankind.’ " We pay high pi ices for hides and furs. Sell guns ami traps cheap. N w. jHide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, Minn. LINCOLN CRIPPLED BY REMOVAL BILL Eliminated From the Contest In Which Capital Removal Is to Be Decided. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 30.—In the bill for the removal of the state capital, Repre sentative Halley, of Buffalo county, liars Lincoln from any direct competition in the proposed contest. The proposition, as he has planned, aims to neatly get around tho obstacle raised by the fact that the aspirants for capital honors would be so numer ous that none could win as ugainsl tills city. As lie desires to have it submitted, the electors of the state are to vote directly upon the proposition whether or not they desire to relocate the seat of the state government, and at the same time each of the aspiring cities submit its claim. If a majority voting declare in favor of relocation, then, by tho terms of this act, the capital It re located thereby. If at the same time no contesting city or town receives a majority of the votes cast, then the cities having the two highest number of votes shall fight It out at the next election. Lincoln Is eliminated directly from the contest by a provision in tho bill that the question to be submitted shall be: Shall the seat of government ho removed to a point weBt of the 97th meridian? Tills meridian Is not clearly defined, but a line drawn north and south from Wayne to Wilbur about describes It. Indirectly, of course, Lincoln is In the first oontest, because the question' actually submitted is: Shull the capi tal stay where it is or be removed west of a lino 25 miles west of the present capital city? As most Nebraskans now see the plan, the contest will eventually nar row down between Grand Island and Kearney. Both of these cities have been agitating the removal of the enp ttal for several years. In the last few months the movement hns been pushed with renewed vigor. Roth are regarded to be the most promising aspirants to land the coveted honor. As matters now stand, there Is prom ise of fierce fight in both houses over the bill. NEBRASKA AUDITOR GETS A CHALLENGE He Stands Pat Against Salaries In Excess of the Legal Schedule. Lincoln. Iseb., Jan. 30.—Live times are brewing In the senate as a result of the refusal of the state auditor to honor the vouches for wages of em ployes of the upper house. In excess of the limit allowed by law. The special committee which was ap pointed to deal with the matter has Issued a defiance to the auditor, but that official Is standing pat. The committee met last night and voted to put nil employes In on the vouchers as assistants to the secretary of the senate, no mutter whether they are Janitors, custodians, or pages, and to assistant clerks, who receive $4 per day, and in this way the commltte ex pects to Increase the salaries accord ing to law. The auditor declares ho will Issue no warrant on such a subterfuge. He Is backed by the chairman of the em ployes committee of the senate, Bann ing. of Cass, who Is Incensed at the plan. While the row Is In progress, the employes are holding the suck not being able to draw any pay for the three weeks they have worked. NEBRASKA DOCTOR ACCUSED QF ASSAULT Young Woman Choked by Chauffeur and Auto Number Implicates Physician. Hastings, Neb., Jan. 30.—-The arrest of a prominent physician today has given a sensational turn to the assault on Miss Ethel Hyatt of this elty which occurred Thursday night. The girl was attacked on the street. Her assailant had thrown her to the ground and was choking her when he was Interrupted by neighbors, who had heard the girl s cries. The man Jumped Into an automobile and made his escape. The number of the machine was 2,532. and Dr. I*. F. Bartholomew, of Blue Hill, owns the car of this number. Miss Hyatt accompanied Sheriff Mc Clery to Blue Hill late yesterday after noon, interviewed the doctor and caused his arrest. He was brought to Hastings and will be arraigned for trial. Miss Hyatt Is an employe of a local dry goods store. NEGRO SCHOOLS GIVEN PROPERTY BY A BISHOP Kansas City. Jan. 30.—By the terms of the will of Bishop Abraham Grant, of the African Methodist church, which was Hied in the probate court of Wy andotte county, Kansas, last night, the greater part of his estate, amounting to $250,000 was bequeathed to two ne gro educational institutions, the Payne Theological Seminary, of Wilberforee, Ohio, and the Paul Quinn college of Waco, Tex. The estate consists princl . pally of real estate in Indiana and Texas. churchTeparation. I-HsUon, Jan. 30.—Foreign Minister MaehaUe announced today that the gov ernment's decree separating the church and state would he promulgated within a month. Nevertheless, he added, that the government had expressed regret to the Vatican that the pope had no representative in Portugal where the faithful are so numerous. PHILIPPINE VOLCANO IN ACTIVE ERUPTION Manila, Jan. 30.—After being dor mant for many years, the volcano Taal in Batangas province, is again active. The eruptions began at 2 o’clock this morning and were accompanied by three heavy earthquakes and followed by 90 lesser shocks. No «! r a.V‘ was done by the quakes. Frequent explosions are heard and huge smoke columns rising above thu crater are visible fiom this cit.v. STEPFATHER HELD FOR ROY’S MURDER IN NORFOLK HOME Little Chap Died of Tetanus Following' Operation for Re moval of Feet. Norfolk, Neb., Jan. 26. -Henry Stebr, stepfather of Kuort Stenr, aged three years, who died Sunday following an i'iteration for the ampliation of hia frozen feet, is charged with the murder of the hoy. The coroner's jury aftei a thorough Investigation of the case brought in the following verdict: “Wo find the child’s death was caused by the inhuman treatment and cruelty of the stepfather and the moth er The body of the child was greatly emaciated and badly bruised in various parts, the feet being frozen and rotted, rendering amputation necessary, re sulting in tetanus, which was the im mediate cause of death. “We further find that the inhuman and cruel treatment of the stepfather, Henry Stohr, was done with felonious intent and was the indirect cause of the death of the child.” Stehr's own account of the incident, Leading up to the death of the boy are is follows: "Wo had no coal and wo used to pick It up in a sack. That night it got very cold and we had no fire in the stove I did not think it would be so cold. We woke up during the night from the cold. I looked after the children and found that they were both cold. Our awn bed was froze stiff on top. I took the small child into bed with us. I found Kuort's bed was damp, and everything was frozen. I put dry covers inder him and covered him up. 1 put covers right, over the frozen ones. The, next morning when w woke up wc found the boy all wet and almost frozen. The room was filled with snow and the walls, doors and windows were frozen. So I think the feet wore frozen that night. The smaller baby was not frozen, but very cold.” Stehr admitted that ho had punished ;ho child frequently. “I used a strap ,vith the buckle off,” bo said. Ho said some bruises were made in this way. —♦ NEBRASKA GIVES THE EXPOSITION GO BY Binooln, Neb., Jan. -6.—By unanim ous vote the house of representatives today adopted a report from a special •ommittce indefinitely postponing till resolutions looking to the endorsement of either New Orleans or Ban Fran •iseo us the location of the 1915 expo sition. The senate several d tys ago shelved the resolution and the action of the house makes it practically impossible that an endorsement of either city will be made. Governor Raps Omaha. Governor Aldrich sent a message to the two houses relating to frauds in registration at Omaha during the last election and in former elections. He 'barged all kinds of frauds, which he said were connived at by the election officials and city officials of the metroplis. He asked the legislature to change the law so that the governor may appoint the election boards and police force for Omaha on election day, md that election officials need not come from the precincts in which they Uve. This being the second message in which the governor had taken a hit at Omaha In recommended legislation, it created more than usual interest. AMERICAN SOLDIERS HASTEN TO BORDER Cavalry Is Dispatched to Texas Line to Preserve the Neu trality Laws. San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 26.—Before nightfall four troops of the Third cav alry, stationed at Fort Sam Houston, will be on their way to the Mexican border to preserve the neutrality laws during the Mexican insurrection, which, it is said here, has again assumed a serious aspect. San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 26—Troop A has been ordered to Eagle Pass, Troop B, to Earedo; Troop C, to Brownsville, and Troop D, to Del Bio. Senor Fran cisco 1 de Da Barra, Mexican ambas sador, who was to have stopped hero Saturday on Ills way from Washington to Mexico City, lias telegraphed the local committee that he would be un able to stop, but will pass on through to his destination. This action is said to be due to the situation In Mexico demanding his immediate presence it) Mexico City. FOUR MEN KILLED IN COAL MINE ACCIDENT Explosion of Unknown Cause In Pennsylvania Causes Sever al Fatalities. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jail. 26.—An ex plosion of powder or gas in the Kugliostown No. 10 colliery of the Pennsylvania Coal company in I’itts ion today, wrecked a section of tho mine and killed or Injured a number :if workmen. Six men were brought put of ttie colliery by rescuing parties, four of them being fatally, and tho ither two seriously, burned. it Is not known definitely how many men were in the mine, but the officials say they believe there is only one man missing. NOTED MUSICIAN DIES. Lulu. Miss , Jail. 26.—Mrs. Edward H. ^anfield, widely known as a teacher of music and one of the founders of the New York Philharmonic society, is lead at her home here. The remains will be taken to Syracuse, N. Y„ for interment. OHIO BOWLERS SMASH RECORDS AT ST. LOUIS St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 26.—Bowlers from Cincinnati Dayton and Toledo. Ohio, toppled the leaders of all three divisions yesterday after the most sen sational howling in the American con gress tournament, now in session here. A Toledo team established a score of 2,733 in the five-men-team competition, shattering the tournament record of 2,713 made by the Duffys, of St. Louis. ALDRICH STRICTURES PROVOKE CONTENTION Committee Named to Probe Charges Rc’ating to Omaha Election. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 28.—Some of Ne braska's lawmakers are still irritated over the Governor Aldrich charge that fraudulent voting was much in evidence at Jhe last election in Omaha. Bartos, of Saline, this morning in troduced a resolution in the senate de manding to know why the governor did not prosecute the offenders himself rather than bother the senate about it. His resolution was voted down 8 to 12. Speaker Kuhl, of the house, this morning appointed a committee of five to investigate the chargee of the gov ernor. The committee is composed of Harrington, Matrau, Sagle, Prince and Cronin. It is authorized to hold ses sions in the metropolis of the state, summon witnesses, examine election documents and anything else that it sees fit to do in order that the charges of the governor may be thoroughly plfted. Two motions to Increase the pay of certain house employes from S3 to SI per day were turned down. V DOG IMPALED WHILE 4, 4 CHASING A RABBIT 4 4 4 4 Tecumseh, Neb., Jan. 28.—A 4 4 peculiar accident happened to a 4 4 fine shepherd dog belonging to 4 4 W. F. Williams, of Nemaha 4 4 county one day last week. 4 4- The dog scared up a rabbit 4 4 and, while chasing the animal 4 tat full speed, and with open 4 mouth ran into a sharp stick. 4 4 The stick was forced clear 4 4 through the body of the dog, 4 4 emerging out of the back, and 4 4 it was run Into the ground so 4 4 that it held the dog, impaled. 4 tTwo or three days later the 4 dog was discovered by its owner, 4 f and was still alive, but died 4 4 soon after. 4 4 4 USED POCKET~KNIFE TO CARVE OPPONENT Ponca, Neb., Jan. 28.—A. R. Wright, Of Dixon, is In Jail here charged with (naklng an attack on John Hanson, a farmer living near Dixon, with a knife. In the altercation which took place In a saloon, Wright is said to have ilashed an artery in Hanscm's wrist, 'ho degree of his crime will be fixed According to the result of the Injuries to Hanson, who is still under treat ment. V _ ■ i» ■ AGED AND HOPELESS MAN KILLS HIMSELF Beorge Wellman Cuts Artery In His Wrist and Bleeds to Death. York, Neb., Jan. 28.—George Well nan, a farmer living seven miles south >f Waco, Neb., committed suicide yes terday afternoon by cutting an artery n his wrist and bleeding to death. Mr ftrellman was 86 years of age and had ieen suffering for some time with an Ittaek of grip. During the past fon lays he became despondent, saying that te knew he would not get well and it ia aelleved that this was the cause of his ^icide. Mr. Wellman was staying at the tome of Julius Bloom, where he com mitted suicide. He was found by a member of the Bloom family siting ir l chair in his room dead. CONVICTS GET AWAY FROM PH ON ICE Three Sing Sing Men Makd Daring and Sensational Es cape at Night, Ossining, N. Y. Jan. 23.—All nighl •earth for the three convicts who es tftped from Sing Sing prison last night ind were believed to have crossed the Hudson river on the iee, failed to re ^eal a trace of the fugitives. The escape of the trio, one of whom b a life cpnviet, was a sensational affair. It was effected after a rehears il of the prison orchestra, when Ralph Taylor, Charles McGinn and William flush, instruments in hand, stole intc he court yard passageway, beat down wo guards with blows over the head vith cornets and flutes, and slipped hrough an open space in the iron pili ngs by the river side. They w ere fired it by the guards, hut it is not believed Iny of the bullets took effect, and sight >f the fugitives was soon lost on tie \oggy surface of the ice-covered river INDIANA KILLS OFF COUNTY OPTION LAW Legislature Repeals It and Sub. stitutes Township Act In Its Place. Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 28.—The *ounty local option law will be supers eded by the Proctor-Keeney measure, •assed by the senate last .Tuesday and iy the house yesterday, when Governor Thomas R. Marshall today, affixes his rignature and makes it a law. v Under the Operation of the law S2 ountles held special elections on the Iquor question. 60 voting dry and 13 ret. The new law is a city and town* {hip local option act. JURLINGTON LUMBER MERCHANT IS DEAD Burlington. In.. Jan. 28.—T. G. Fos er, aged 63, a prominent Burlington umberman and administrator of many Btates, died today in Florida. FLIGHT POSTPONED. Key West, Fla., Jan. £s.—J. A. D. dcCurdy, thw aviator, again post oned bis flight to Havana this morn ng. High winds and a rough sea, in Hiich he fea.fed his pontoons would >e unable to s >Ve him, ware the causes. t — DEMOCRATS ATTACK GOVERNOR ALORIGh Accused of Injustice In Message Directed Against Omaha Election Frauds. Dlncoln, Neb., Jan. 27.—The first jreak between the republican governor aid the democratic legislature occurred oday. when the Douglas county dole ration Introduced a resolution severely •ensuring the governor, for the utter mces in his special message of yester* lay, on the election frauds in Omaha The resolution placed the governor di ■eetly in the Ananias club. It charged hat he had given utterances to the iharges simply to get them into print. An effort on the part of the repub ieans to sidetrack the resolution waS tefeated, and it was adopted, without .he preamble, in which the governor was attacked. As passed, the resolu :ion calls for a special committee of 3ve to investigate the truth or falsity 3f the message. In part it says: "The injustice to Omaha of thesd fulminations from the executive cliam 5er amounts almost to an outrage, be cause many of the charges have not :he slightest foundations, in fact; and further because there is unfortunately no constitutional provision against :hese tedious purification messages, which threaten to consume the valuable time of this house.” Capital Removal Proposed. A capital removal bill signed by 27 members of the house, was introduced ■his morning. It provides that all pities which shall desire to compete for ‘.he location of said capital shall file petitions with the secretary of state 60 lays before the next election, and the /ote shall be taken at that time. All such contestants shall be west of the 97th meridian. If a majority of votes past shall be In favor of removing said capital, it shall be declared removed, if any one city shall receive a majority pf all votes cast in favor of removal, It «hall be the site. If none receive a ma lority, the next election shall witness a, contest between the two receiving th* highest votes. VICTIM'S MOTHER HISSED IN CHURCH Norfolk People Bitter Toward Parents of Kuart Stehr— Sensation at Funeral. Norfolk, Neb., Jan. 27.—“Hang her lip,” cried a woman as Mrs. Henry Stehr, mother of little Kuart Stehr, entered the church here yesterday where the funeral of the dead Doy was held. The crowd hissed the mother of the boy as she appeared ana she hung her head as she passed up the aisle where she broke down and wept bitterly. Finally she fainted and was caught in the arms of August Braun, superintendent of the Sunday school of St. Johannes’ Lutheran church, where the funeral was being held. Pastor Otto Bergselder declared in his address that the little boy did not get the love of his mother and was whipped by his stepfather, and that it was better to go to heaven with both feet off than to hell with both of them on. The boy lost his feet as the result of freezing and later amputation when gangrene set in and caused the tlesh to drop from the bones. The step father, who is accused of criminal cruelty and neglect toward the boy is in jail at Madison and no effort will be made to bring him back here until the time of his trial, as the feeling of the community toward him is bitter and violence Is feared by the ofticers. INSTITUTE TO AWARD PRIZES FOR ESSAYS Lyons, Neb., Jan. 27.—Andrew Young, jr., secretary of the Burt County Farmers' Institute, which meets in Lyons, February (1 and 7, has personally offered a set of prizes to young people which is well calculated to interest them In the coming insti tute. It is to be a test in the five dif ferent high schools of the county for the best compositions. Each school determines for itself which is best among its own students and this one is to represent their school at the in stitute, receiving a prize of $1 cash for his effort, with railroad fare and expenses paid. On the evening of the second day of the institute the contest proper will be held, the winner to re ceive $2 cash. In order not to consume too much time the compositions are to be very short. VANDALS DISFIGURE HANDSOME RESIDENCE Wealthy Woman Who Wedded Former Policeman, Finds Her Home a Wreck. New York, Jan. 27.--“Elmhurst,” the wonder palace at Riverdale on the Hud son, was visited by vandals during th$ honeymoon trip of its chatelaine, Misa Julia Morosini, who returned yesterday* Miss Morosini was married January 12 tc Arthur M. Werner, a former policeman who saved her life while he was serving as a mounted officer on the speedway. Drawing room, library and the cele brated armory, a 100-foot wing of the* bouse, which contains the greatest pri rate collection of arms and armor in this country, were turned upside down. Fig ares were overturned, rugs trampled and •orn anti the celebrated Gobelin tapestried -ipped and mutilated. • Werner remained Jownstairs while his wife ran upstairs tc ind what damage had been done there. In her apartments ihe ruin was more tomplete than on the first floor. All of hei. nost treasured possessions had been scat ered about: her closets, which contained ler magnificent gowns and hats, had bee* Torced open. The damage is estimated at $60,000. DES MOINES BOWLER MAKES HIGHEST SCORE fit. Louis, Jan. 27.—The following in ftvidual scores were made yesterday n the American Bowling congress: II. G. Stiles, Des Moines, 639; F. Iser*> nan, Des Moines, 635; A. Root, To t-do, 613; W. Mattison, Toledo, 610; u. Tester. Madison, 608; W. Elwert, To edo, 590; J. McCormick. Toledo, 588; I . E. Aubuchon, Doerun. Mo., 586; R. ' Sizer. Madison. 584; J. Carver, Doerun, do.. 5S1. —- "~ .... SUDDEN DEATH OF HIGHMORE WOMAN Early Settler of Hyde County, S. I)., Was Mother of Sioux City Man. Higlimore, S. D., Jan. 26.—Mrs. G. B. Meigs died suddenly at her home in this city' last evening. Deceased was in good health until 10 minutes before she died. Heart failure was the cause of her death. She was one of the early solders of Hyde county. From The Sioux City Tribune. Mrs. Meigs was the mother of Syl vostor B. Meigs, a travelling man, who lives at 712 West Fourth st. F. S. Meigs, of Highmore, representing War-1 Held, Pratt, Howell company on the road, is another son. while tw*> daugh ters, Miss Bessie Meigs and Mrs. Ril 'ah Bancroft live at Highmore. The mother had visited here on several occasions, her latest visit being about ?. year ago. ROSEBUD LAND CASES UNDER INVESTIGATION Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 26.—The work of taking the testimony in the now famous Rosebud land cases, on for hearing in Sioux Falls for several days before Special Examiner Wallace, has not yet benn concluded, but an ad journment has been taken, and a fu ture hearing will be held for the pur pose of completing the work. The defendants in the action, which was instituted by the government, are E. J. De Bell, of West Point, Neb.; H. Butterfield, of Norfolk. Neb.; W. H. Lynn, of Dallas, S. D., and two res idents of LeMars, la., named Johnson and Moritz. The case involves a num ber of tracts of land in the ceded por tion of the Rosebud Indian reservation, which the defendants purchased from Individual Indians who at the time of tho transfer were the lawful owners of the land. The government alleges that the land was obtained by the defendants by misrepresentation and fraud, and that the Indians were paid a sum far below the real value of the land, and seeks to have the transfers set aside. FARMER’S DEAD BODY IS FOUND IN FIELD Watertown, S. D., Jan. 26.—The dead body of Frank Arnold, a farmer living three miles from Appleby, was discov ered after an all-day’s search lying in i field nine miles from Watertown. Saturday afternoon Arnold mounted a horse and rode to Appleby for some provisions, and In his usual good health end spirits started on the return ride to his home, which was the last seen of him by his friends. His horse was found at the stable the next morning, when his wife sent out an alarm, since which time parties have been scouring the country for the missing man. find ing his body late yesterday. The re mains were brought to this city where an autopsy will be held today to de termine the cause of death. COURTNEY’S CONDITION IS CONSIDERED CRITICAL Yankton, S. D., Jan. 26.—Persistent rumors are afloat here, although little as to facts are known, that the spring will see the big cement works open here, with C. J. Van Doren, a former super intendent, in charge. The same rumors have it that the original company, mostly Milwaukee stockholders, will still be in control and that big improve ments will be added. Alarming rumors come from the hos pital as to the real condition of Daniel Courtney, shot by George Itossteuscher last December. An injured kidney is leaking into the stomach and intestinal paralysis still prevails. The conviction is growing that Mr. Courtney’s condi tion is one of great gravity. —f TsJews Briefs of the Northwest '! i PORT DODGE. IA.—Mrs. J. E. Rum | sey was seriously burned in a gasoline explosion and her recovery is doubtful. KODOKA, S. D.—The Stanley county 3hort course is in session here with a / food attendance and an interesting pro- A ?ram. MITCHELL, S. D—Rev. Henry Sny der. of Woodstock, Minn., has accepted a call to the Presbyterian church of v.his city. MITCHELL. S. D.—-The state poultry show will be held here next week, this being the 12th annual session held at this point. MASON CITY. IA.—Mayor Ivirsch man. of this city, fractured a rib when he reached for the telephone and fell over a chair. LESLIE, S. D.—Harold Sechlor re ?ently killed a wolf which weight'd 217 pounds. Several calves and colts had been killed by the animal. CHARLES CITY, IA.—Patrons of the city schools joining with on. of the members of the board have succeeded ’n barring the introduction of ‘dancing. DES MOINES, IA.—Charles w. Miller, of Waverly, F. M. Hubbell. of this city, and W. \V. Marsh, of Water loo, are credited with a desire to start a morning democratic daily here. 4 STORM LAKE, IA.—An official no tice from Washington, D. C., gives the appointment of postmaster at Newell to A. F. Morse. Mr. Morse has served that office for two terms and has done well. STORM LAKE, IA.—Sunday occurred 'xj* the death of the oldest person in the county, Mrs. Ks.therine Kehlm. She lacked but two months of being a cen tenarian. having reached the age of 99 years and 10 months. She was born In Germany, March 1, 1 SI 1. WINNER, S. D.—The attorneys of Tripp county heH a meeting here and organized the Tripp County Bar asso ciation, with the following officers: President, L. B. Callender; vice presi dent, S. S. McAllister; secretary. Ta.v or E. Saxton; treasurer, Windsor Dougherty. ROSEBUD INDIAN AGENCY, S. D. -At his home on this reservation oc curred the death of Owl-Walks-In-The House, one of the best known and most influential Brule Sioux Indians of mod ern times. He was 5S years of age and s survived by a widow and two chil dren, a son and daughter. PRESIDENT WRITING A RECIPROCITY MESSAGE. Washington, Jan. 26.—President Taft today spent most of his time in prepar ing the special message which he will forward tomorrow to congress with the Canadian reciprocity treaty urging the adoption of the treaty and his reasons therefor. Ambassador Bryce, of Great Britain, ,nd Secretary of State Knox were with the president today in consultation over ihe matter.