Nebraska Newspapers

    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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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TsJews Briefs of
the Northwest
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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.