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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1911)
The O'Neill Frontki • ' ■ ' - ■*r ■' 1 " * — •——• D. H. CRONIN, Publisher, O’NEILL, NEBR»'.SK,i PT»II I III I II SHI II fc —I ■ I II Concerning the manners of Thibetans a traveler writes: “The male part of the Amdo population le fond of meet ing together for frivolous conversation on all suitable and unsuitable oc rislons. The most the men do is to go unting and robbing. The domestic work, such as tending the cattle, col lecting fuel, drawing water, and In short, everything, falls on the women Wlille the wife Is working Incessantly all day long, the husband grows weary with Idleness, and does not go to her assistance unless she Is physically In capable of doing any work at all. On horseback the women are as dexterous as the men. To catch any horse she likes out of the troop, lay her hand on its mane and quickly spring on the back of the barebacked steed, and ride oil In any direction she wishes, is an ordinary feat for any young Amdo woman." One of the most remarkable speci mens of ancient life yet discovered le that of a glgsntlo dinosaur, called Trachodon, found in the cretaceous de posits of Kansas and which Professor H. F. Osborn describes as a "mummy." It is unique because of the preservation of the form of a large portion of the Eldertnls, which was shrunken round s skeleton. This affords the first di rect Indication of the character of the •kin of these strange animals. Prof. Osborn thinks that the creature, which was about 30 feet long and 15 feet tall, was a swimming animal, and that af ter its death it lay on a river bank un til thoroughly desiccated and was then carried away by a flood and burled In sediment of a character suitable to re tain a cast of the "surface sculpture." In the southern part of Formosa grows a tree about 10 feet tall, havtng Song leaves which possess the property of the nettle, and produce a maddening Irritation of the skin when Incautiously touched. The natives call it chtao-Jen kou, meaning "man biting dog." Tok utard Ito, of Tokio, who has recently made a botanical exploration la For mosa, suggests the name "viper tree" as a more distinctly warning title. There Is another a pea lea of •‘stinging tree" In Australia, whloh attains a height of 15 feet and the effect of whom touch appears to be even more mad dening to men and animals, Hones •tung by It have to be shot, and dogs, when affected by the potion of the leaves, run about, whining and biting themselves. Lake Chad, In Afrloa, to drying up In Its northern parts. Captain Tllho, an explorer, writes In the Geographical Journal: "You understand our curios ity. four years after having mads our first map of Lake Chad, to see what was the aspect which this constantly changing lake was likely to present. When wo arrived In Use vicinity of the lake we learned from tho natives that caravans were crossing on dry land the northern portion, which In 1904 we had navigated on board the Benoit Garnier; that the central por tion was merely a marsh where no boat could pass, whereas, in ths south ern portion certain channels, which had formerly been closed to navigation, had become once more practicable." The American Israelite makes favor able comment on the aotlon taken by the Baptist ministers' conference re cently, In session at Baltimore, where a resolution was adopted asking Presi dent Taft to call an international con ference, with power to consider and act "for the protection of the Jew# of Roumanta, giving recognition of the re forms already happily accomplished and under may by the new constitutional government of Turkey, and to take cognizance of the present conditions of Armenians.” 'me Rev. K. A. Handy and F. II. Scott, secretary of tho con ference, were appointed to carry the resolution to the president. The crisis In the ago long sulphur In dustry of Sicily, due largely to the re cent exploitation of sulphur deposits In Louisiana by means of the process of melting the sulphur beneath the ground with superheated steam, and then pumping It out, has led to an attempt to reestablish tho Sicilian Industry by utilizing the raw sulphur mineral Itself, together with the finely broken masses, hitherto thrown away ,for the produc tion of sulphuric acid. This comes Into competition with the manufacture of sulphuric acid from Iron pyrites. It to said that the sulphur mineral has many advantages over pyrites. Otto, or attar of roses, whlohever you want to call It, seems ths favorite of all scents won from flowers, and to the oil of the blooming rose. Much to distilled In Persia, India and other parts of Asia, but little of this gets to Europe, 1st alone America. Bulgaria, "the rose garden of the world,” turns out most of ours. Otto of roses Is mads from the red rose, but the white rose la often higher mixed with It so that the oil melts at a higher temperature and can be adulterated, with geranium oil, thus fooling some experts who ttst by taking the melting point of the oil. In a German restaurant where many meals are served at midday the menu card, which Is written by an artistic penman, contains every day either a picture or a "Joke.” One day recently the extra space occupied by these lines: "Many good physicians say that water when taken with meals dilutes the di gestive fluid. This retards and may de stroy digestion. If you grow ill In con sequence you will blame the dinner. We tell you this for self-protection. Moral: Drink beer.” The biggest family tree In the- world Is believed to be the one In Hatfield, which traces the genealogy of Queen Elizabeth back to King David, and thence to Adam, or at least as near to <Mam as one could get. The coat-of arrns lx given In almost every case, with full particulars of tho dates of births and deaths. The labor of providing coats-of-arms is abandoned before Methuselah's time, but the chart meas ures 45 feet, und certainly does take one through a maze of nobility. A Fairfax (Mo.) couple have “kept steady company” for the last 30 years, and the town gossips are wondering why In the name of goodness they don't get married. "If tho poet is right and marriages are made In heaven," says the editor of the Forum In a hopeful note, "maybe these patient lovers are •■merely waiting until they get to head quarters." The Kentucky Daughters of tho American revolution are pleased by the passage of a bill In congress appro priating money to mark the trail of Daniel Boone. Suitnble milestones will be set in place to commemorate the Journey of the pathfinder of Kentucky. The Virginians are setting up stones to show the paths of tjhe first traders. Between 4,000 and 5,000 wills are filed for probate each year. While many are contested, but few are rejected. Jt Is very difficult to break a will. The rec ords in New York county (New York) show that during the last few years but a very small percentage of the will "eslq have succeeded. WINNEBAGO INDIAN IN NATIVE TONGUE GREETS NEWLYWEDS Rev. Mr. Watermulder and Wife Formally Welcomed on Reaching Reservation. Winnebago, Neb., July 1.—Last eve ning a large crowd of Winnebago In dians and the white employes from the agency assembled at the mission to welcome home the pastor, Rev. Mr. Watermulder, and his bride. Rev. Mr. Watermulder has been for a short time in Oklahoma assisting In a series of religious meetings held for the Chey enne and Arapajo Indlanu. Rev. O. A. Watermulder and Miss Hattie Hospers were united In mar riage at Colony, Okla., May 29. Miss Hospers had for Borne time been em ployed In the mission school for the Arapajo Indians at Fort Still, Okla. Harry Rave, an Indian, gave the address of welcome In behalf of his tribesmen In the Winnebago tongue, Interpreted by Henry Cloud. He re ferred to the day his heart was made glad by the coming Into It of his own dusky bride. On behalf of the Indians, he presented to Rev. and Mrs. Water mulder two rocking chairs as tokens of appreciation and love. Rev. Mr. Watermulder responded with cordial thanks and then Introduced his wife to the Indians as his "Apache squaw," because, he said, he found her among the Apache Indians. Mrs. Watermulder addressed the ex pectant crowd expressing her appre ciation of the handsome gifts and her pleasure In taking up her work among these people. AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATIONS TO CO-OPERATE FOR GOOD ROADS Fremont, Neb., July 1.—A confer ence of officers of the Nebraska State Automobile association was held ir. Fremont yesterday afternoon. A plar. outlined by Secretary D. E. Watklna of Omaha, for disbursing the fund of $40,000 that will be created by the new Nebraska law taxing automobiles $2 R year, was approved by President A. P. Overgaard, of Fremont, and Vice President D. V, Stephens, of Fremont, Mr. Watkins will now go out on a cam paign for the purpose of securing the co-operation of county boards. His idea is to organize automobile associations in every county in the state where there are more than 25 cars and to have the local officers supervise road work, which will consist mainly of dragging. He wants at least one good road created from each town of any size to its neighboring towns. By following out the system, the plan contemplates making Nebraska a net work of highways that will be easy tc travel. Several county boards have already promised the officers of the state association that they will turn the share of the road funds that coma from automobile taxation over to the county associations. 22d ANNUAL SESSION OF NORFOLK EPWORTH LEAGUE Wayne, Neb., July 1.—Tho 22d an nual session of the Norfolk District Ep worth league convention has just closed a very successful session at this place. About 60 delegates were present. The local league and the people of Wayne did all in their power to make the con vention a success. Norfolk was chosen as the place to hold tho convention next year. ... —■—■f NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES ..-.4 LYONS—Surgeons were Up from Omaha and operated on Win. Craw ford for appendicitis. FREMONT—Yesterday was the hot test day so far this year, the govern ment thermometer registering 103 in tho shade. LYONS—Elln Monson, a 10-year old boy living west of here, had his leg broken by the kick of a cow which ho was milking. FREMONT — Automobile racing opened on the Fremont Driving park track this afternoon with nine cars entered in tho various events. LYONS—Beemer boomers, making the rounds today In their touring cars, came into Lyons just after dinner with a parade of seven cars, advertising the Fourth of July. LYONS, NEB.—Oscur Kilbourne and Miss Ruth Darling were mar ried today at noon at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Or ville E. Darling, of Decatur. EMERSON—The wells at the rail road company's pumping station caved in a couple of weeks ago and arc en tirely out of commission at present, and they get their water from the city water works. DAKOTA CITY—M. O. Ayres and Frank Broyhill left today for Spring field. Muss., where Mr. Ayres will pur chase a new $6,000 automobile. They will bring it home overland, Mr. Broy hill acting as chauffeur. • NORFOLK—Former United States Senator William V. Allen, of Madison, was selected by a quiet democratic con ference here to make the race for Judge of the Ninth Judicial district against Judge Welch. He will first have to be nominated at the primary. FREMONT—Members of the First Congregational church at a meeting last night extended a unanimous invi tation to Rev. W. H. Buss, their pastor for 15 years, to remain in the city. Rev. Mr. Buss has been called by tlie church at Topeka. Kan. Ten years ago Rev. Mr. Buss left Fremont and went to Peoria, III., but returned at the end of a brief pastorate there. He an nounced that he will make his decision known next Sunday. SOUTH SIOUX CITY—Rev. J. L. Phillips, who for several years past has been pastor of Methodist churches In different parts of Dakota county and is now stationed at South Sioux City, announces liis candidacy for county judge on the republican ticket at the primary election. Mr. Phillips understands the game of politics, which ho has been more or less identi fied with since coming to this countv and previous thereto. LYONS, NEB.—Rev. August John son. of Burlington. 111., was married to Mias Emily Beck at noon. The cere mony was performed by the Rev. Mr. JUoeglund, of Oakland, in the grove adjoining the home of the bride's par ent". Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Beck, on the Blackbird. WAUSA, NEB.—Miss Emma Young, of Wausa, and Mr. Clarence Gooch, of Sioux City, were married at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Young, northwest of town, at 9 o'clock this morning, Rev. i-‘. (V Hultman officiating. Only the nearest relatives were present. They will b« at home at Sioux City. la. I']-r NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES J WAt'SA-The little 8-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. S. Erickson was operated on. Her tonsils were re moved and the child is doing well. FREMONT—Frank Davis, a tran sient arrested here yesterday, was started for Fort Crook this afternooft by Deputy Sheriff Condit, who believes the prisoner is David Katz, a deserter from the United States army. FREMONT—Mayor Wolz has refused to sign warrants for *400 worth of bills against the city because the city treas ury is empty. The new appropriation funds will be available in August, when the present situation will be re lieved. BLOOM FIELD—The democrats, as well as the republicans, of.Knox county are pleased over the recent appointment of Oscar A. Danielson as deputy state treasurer. Mr. Danielson served two terms as treasurer of this county, re tiring from that office two years ago, and was a very competent and accom modating official. PENDER—Pender will celebrate July 4th. Seven hundred dollars has been raised for the purpose. C. M. Day, of Sioux Falls, S. D., editor of the Daily Argus-Leade'-, will be the orator of the day. The First Regiment Military band, of Bloomfield, will furnish the music. Free dancing and a free base bail game are among the attractions. YORK—Dr. Chester Barnes, a broth er of Sirs. C. N. Carpenter, met with a very serious accident at his home in Tecumseh. He loaded his gun and went out to the barn to shoot rats. In some way the weapon was accidentally discharged and a full load of shot was sent into his right foot Dr. Barnes is a former resident of York. DODGE, NEB.—A trip through the country surrounding Dodge reveals that the storm damage in this section is much w-orso than first reports Indicated. No leas than a dozen build ings were blown down and scores of windmills and corn cribs were demol ished. The loss is roughly estimated at $36,000. LINCOLN—When Governor Aldrich returns from Ohio today he will find on his desk a request for him to issue a proclamation to set aside a day for prayers for rain. Philip Sack is the name of the man who has made the re quest. He lives at Sutton and he says former Governor Mickey issued such a proclamation and that the prayers of the people were answered. LINCOLN—Though contending that he had been advised by tho deputy county attorney of Douglas county that a marriage with his first cousin was legal, Alfred T. Staley, formerly of Omaha, now of this county, was hard hit by an opinion handed down by the supreme court today, in which the de cision of the lower court adjudging him guilty of bigamy was affirmed. ORD—Senator J. A. Ollis’ automo bile, containing Mrs. J. A. Ollis, jr.. Miss Ethel Ollis, Miss May Knott and William Ollis, went over a bank and into a canyon, turning two complete suinersaults. All the members of the party were badly bruised and scratched, but none seriously hurt. Besides tho top being demolished and a few slight breaks the auto Is otherwise not dam aged. LINCOLN—Tho supreme court sus tained the demurrer of W. J. Furse, present railroad commissioner, in the Mortensen case and held that ex-Gov ernor Shallenberger's appointment of his secretary to the commission was legal. The action justifies Governor Aldrich's belated primary election proc lamation In stating that a selection to fill the Cowgill vacancy would be necessary at the coming fall election. YORK—Walt Pitman and wife start ed homo Tuesday night during the high wind with a horse and buggy. At the foot of the Hoover hill west of the city the wind blew the whble rig over the 20-foot embankment. They were not seriously hurt and Mrs. Pitman got back into the road but was blinded by the dust and was blown over the em bankment the second time. The buggy was broken but the occupants suffered no broken bones. WINNEBAGO—R. C. Mackenstadt and wife, of the Winnebago Indian agency, were called to the home of Mrs. Mackenstadt’s mother today. The tele gram stated that she had sustained serious injuries by a fall on the Btalrs. Misfortune has not come singly In this case for It Is only a few weeks since their only child, a boy of 18 months, was terribly burned with carbolic acid while they were on a visit at Acron. (a. LYONS—Lyons was regaled by an Interesting parade of the West Point automobile train of 21 cars having flaming banners, cowbells and horns for all kinds of noises from a talking nog fln to a canary whistle. The West otnt brass band was along. Passen gers amused the crowd by tossing largo handfuls of pennies Into the air to see tho ''kids” scramble to catch them. The object of the parade was to advertise the races at West Point July 11-13. FREMONT—City officials and the Fremont Commercial club will join in promoting an elaborate "coronation” affair In Fremont next August, to mark the lighting of Fremont’s new electrol ier system. An automobile parade with 100 cars In line, to be held at night, is one of the features being planned. Fremont’s electrolier system will be the first one In Nebraska and It Is daily drawing many visiting delegations from city councils and commercial clubs. LINCOLN—Dane Smalley and 12 oth er homesteaders In Cherry county have written Governor Aldrich a letter of complaint against cattlemen who own the Diamond Bar ranch, the M. W. ranch and the Cross Anchor ranch. The writers allege that the cattlemen harass them for the purpose of making them leave their homesteads. It Is alleged by the Bottlers that the cattle men allow their cattle to run at largo and destroy crops. The letter will be turned over to the United States dis trict attorney of Nebraska. LINCOLN — Investigation has dis closed tho fact that Nebraska's oldest living inhabitant Is Thomas Morris, 117 years old, of Westerville, Custer coun ty. There are several other remarkable things about Morris. Ho never attend ed school a day In his life. He never married. He has always smoked to bacco and used liquor In a moderate degree. He drinks coffee, two or three cups of it, at each of his three meals. He never used spectacles until a few years ago. and now only for close work. Morris was born in Wales, January 15, 1794. WOOD RIVER—Three people In an automobile had a miraculous escape from death hero. T. G. Honnold was returning to town with Russell M. Jones and Miss Bessie Strtuvn and as they were crossing the Union Pacific tracks the auto was struck by a string of freight cars which were being blown along the siding. The automobile was completely demolished. Mr. Hannold had his right shoulder dlBloeated and Mr. Jones sustained a broken arm and shoulder. Miss Slrawn was severely bruised and it is though received In ternal injuries. The wind was blowing a mile and it was Impossible to see but jhort f.i -tarve on aeco.unt of the dirt. **—'——w—i————————wwinwi i BOGUS FARMER WITH~ MANY VICTIMS PREY OF SECRET SLEUTHS Notice That Swindler Has Been Caught Comes From Myste rious Source. Fremont, Neb., June 29.—John O’Con ner, who was swindled out of $3,000 last fall by a stranger who posed as Henry G. Fisher, of Nickerson, Neb., has been convinced for the first time that Fisher has been caught. O’Conner has persistently declared that photographs sent to him of prison ers presumed to be the erstwhile Nick erson farmer were not of the man who swindled him. Yesterday through the mails came a mysterious letter from an amateur detective. The detective en closed a picture which O’Conner says is Jthe man Fisher. "We have this man and want to know for certain whether he Is Fisher before we do anything,” writes the sender. "Don’t let the newspapers or the regu lar officers of Dodge county get hold of this." So Mr. O’Conner, while believing that Fisher Is In custody, is making a deep pecret of the matter. He will not tell who the detective is or where he wrote from. Fisher Is said to have obtained $125, 000 in Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska by working a game by which he register ed a fraudulent deed and then borrowed money on It. ' __ FEDERAL OFFICERS LOOKING INTO JOY LIFE IN JAIL Fremont, Neb., June 29.—Levi Mun son, of Lincoln, sentenced to 30 days in the Dodge county Jail for failure to procure a federal license to sell liquor, is being allowed liberties hardly in keeping with the popular understand ing of what It means to be locked up In prison. Munson apparently has the freedom of the Jailyard and has fre quently been seen about town, several blocks from the Jail. His method of serving time in a county Jail is the talk of the town. Several have met him on different oc casions going into stores and other places. Munson is said to sleep at the Jail, but whether or not he sleeps in the cell house or In the adjoining residence of the Jailor is not known. Attendants at the Jail will not discuss the matter The sheriff is not in the city. Lincoln, Neb., June 28.—The alleged liberty enjoyed by Levi Munson at Fre mont has been reported to Judge Mun ger, of the federal court. The case will be thoroughly investigated. A deputy from the office at Omaha is now on the ground looking Into the matter. PUBLIC PROJECTS VETOED BY PEOPLE Omaha, Neb., June 29.—In yesterday's special election all of the bond propo sitions, aggregating $8,600,000, were de feated of the necessary two-thirds by a close margin. Omaha voted alone on the ballot to Issue $8,250,000 water bonds. The heav iest vote in opposition came from the red light district of the Third ward. The proposition was defeated by 160. The $100,000 engine house plan was de feated by 900 votes. The $200,000 prop osition for a new court house in Doug las county, voted on by the city and county at large, was defeated by 200. —f MISSOURI RESUMES OLD TIME CHANNEL Winnebago, Neb., June 29.—The re cent rise of the Missouri river has caused a filling up of the old river bed which Is known as Indian lake, which lies six miles cast and north of here. The roads along the shore of the lake are entirely under water. If the rise continues the river will cut a perman ent channel into this part of the lake and leave an island of 10 or 15 acres on the point thus cut off. • The Indian? and many white, men have been busy the past week taking fish in consider able numbers that have come in with the rise. -■*— HEAT INTENSITY MANIFEST IN MANY FREAK EPISTLES Lincoln, Neb., June 29.—The many freak letters and missives written by in sane persons that are now flooding the office of Governor Aldrich are supposed by the statehouse officials to be duo to the hot weather. Each mail received at the governor's office adds a big bunch to the now high stack on the chief executive’s desk. WALTHILL-PENDER CONTEST CONTINUED BY BOARD Pender, Neb., June 29.—The county board has continued the county seat removal hearing on the petition until July 5. CORONATION GUESTS LEAVING FOR ROME Visiting Royalty Quitting Lon* don After the Week of Festivity. London, June 29.—The heirs to most Of the thrones of Europe, the other princes and princesses and special am bassadors who have been royal guests during the coronation period have said farewell to King George and Queen Mary and the greater numbei have already left London. Throughout today special trains bound for the coasts, left one after an other. The Duko of Connaught at tended each departure on behalf of hi? majesty, while the regular embassiqi were present to say goodby to the en voys of their respective nations. Tho great coronation fleet at Spit head also dispersed, the foreign war ships saluting the flags of Great Brit ain and the commander-in-chiefs as they passed. King George spent most of the day among the farmers at til# royal agricultural show in Norwich. WELCOME RAIN FALL? ON CROPS IN KANSAS Topeka, Kan., June 29.—The drought and heat which has caused much ap prehension in Kansas for three weeks, was broken at an early hour this morn ing by showers which were general throughout eastern Kansas. There was only seven-hundredths of an inch in Topeka, but the Union Pacific reports three-quarters of an inch at Hays City fend rains are reported from a dow n other places throughout eastern Kan sas HUNGRY MISSOURI GNAWING AT SITE OF ANCIENT TOWN St. Dervin, Dating From the '60s, Failing Into the Drink. Auburn, Neb., June 28.—St. Dervin, In the extreme southeast of the coun ty, is fast disappearing into the Mis souri river, and it seems now to be a question of only a short time until one of the first towns in the state will have disappeared from the face of the earth. During the annual rise early In June ■ a point on the Missouri side was cut off, changing the course of the chan nel and causing it to come up against the Nebraska side and begin to de vour St. Dervin. A frame house built 46 years ago has gone into the river, and the occupants took up their residence In a tent. This house was known as the Woodring property, and for some time had been owned by Henry Lemon. To save tbe brick school house built more than 40 years ago, arrangements were made a few' days ago to move it to a place of safety. An orchard and a cornfield are going into the river also at this point. St. Dervin was started in the ’50s, and J. A Ritter was nominally the founder. He was a "squaw man," for his first wife was an Indian. Later he was one of the first commissioners in Nemaha county. In the days of river transportation, St. Dervin was one of the Important shipping and re ceiving stations In Nebraska. JOY RIDERS CAUGHT IN RAIN SEARCHED FOR BY THE POLICE Fremont, Neb., June 28.—A 24-hour old "Joy . ride” by Omaha young people was broken up by Fremoitt policemen who, in response to a telephone call from William Howard, of Omaha, went to a Fremont hotel in search of Cutle Howard, his 18-year-old daughter, who was a member of the touring oar bunch. It developed that Cutle Howard had left the party and returned to Omaha by train, but on the strength of the evi dence supplied them by her parent, the police arrested the three men and two women who remained and placed dis orderly charges against them. Officer Hart was detailed later to drive with them back to Omaha and there he turned them over to the Omaha police department The joy riders claimed that they were forced to stay in Fre mont over night on account of the rain storm. Their intentions when they left home, they said, were to return the same night. At the Fremont hotel they registered as Marie Myler, Esther Smith, Cutle Howard, Oscar Olsen, Harry McGowan and William Baird. IMMERSED IN BATH OF PAINT DROPPED FROM ON HIGH Fremont, Neb., June 28.—Mrs. Roy Sweet, who resides In Saunders county, was given a shower of red paint which ruined a new spring bonnet and silk dress when a painter working on J. Kavish's store on Main street carelessly dropped a two-gallon can of the liquid from a scaffolding. The can struck Mrs. Sweet top down and drenched her from head to foot. She ran into a nearby store and new clothing was bought for her by her husband. The owner of the building from which the paint fell foot ed the bill for Mrs. Sweet’s hat and dress. LOST CHILD STORY YOUNGSTERS’ HOAX Search Has Been Abandoned in the Belief That Tale Is Imaginary. Tekamali, Neb., June 28.—A score of persons have been making a search of Congressman Latta’s large wheat field nine miles northwest of this place for a couple of days looking for a child sup posed to be lost in the standing grain. The young ehildrermf John Elliot say that while playing near their home Sat urday a child 4 years of age joined them, and after playing with them for a while left when he found he could not make himself understood, and crossing over a ditch at the roadside, disappeared in the field. They say the child was red head ed and spoke a foreign tongue. From the fact that diligent search has failed to con firm the story the neighbors are now in clined to believe that the story was the Invention of childish Imagination. The sheriff of Burt county has been assured by responsible parties living near the scene that this is the view now taken. He has not been called on for assistance and the search has been dropped. NEBRASKA LUMBERMEN READY FOR THE TEST Lincoln, Neb., June 28.—Bird Critch fleld and E. E. Hall, both of this city, Nebraska lumber dealers who were In dicted by a federal grand jury in Chi cago last Friday for alleged violation of the Sherman anti-trust act. have had no direct advices as to the findings of the Jury or as to what the next step will be. Both of the accused men are pre pared to give bonds. Here is what Mr Critchfleld, former secretary of the Ne braska Lumber Dealers’ association, has to say: “I presume that papers In the cas« will be sent to the marshal of the Ne braska district of the federal court. 1 do not suppose that we shall hear from the authorities until they are ready tc serve those papers. We are ready.” E. E. Hall Is the present secretary cf the Nebraska association. The tw< Nebraskans were Indicted with 12 oth er lumbermen over the central westerr states. ’-♦ FOUR DAYS OF FINE RACING AT FREMONT Fremont, Neb., June 28.—The Ne braska circuit races on the Fremont track opened this aftesrioon with trot ting in the 2:24 class and pacing in the 2:15 elaAS. There is a field of 12 horses for the trot and nine for the pace. The races will continue four days. FURSE WILL SERVE TERM. Lincoln. Neb.. June 28.—The Nebras ka supreme court confirmed the righl of W. J. Furse, appointed railroad commissioner to fill a vacancy by for mer Governor Shallenberger, to retain the office. Therefore the election ol Peter Mortensen. nominated by the re publicans and elected without opposi tion last November, was illegal, as no vacancy existed. _ CEDAR* BLUFFS—In district court at Wahoo, Peter Wolff, of this place, was granted a divorce. The couple were married only two years ago. Wllft is to pay Mrs. Wolff alimony o£ $2.0oC, j NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES | MEAD—This town is going to cele brate the Fourth. Senator Skiles. of David City, will be orator of the day. HOOPER—An automobile parade in. the forenoon and a balloon ascension In the evening will be the big features of the Hooper Fourth of July celebra tion. CEDAR BLUFFS—George Tang, who has been postmaster at Cedar Bluffs has resigned and will go to Superior to take a position in a hank. John Fen stermacher has circulated a petition for appointment to succeed him. CEDAR BLUFFS—On June 26 Cedar Bluffs will celebrate the 26th anniver sary of its birth, with an automobile parade, band concerts and other fea tures. Over $500 has been subscribed by Cedar Bluffs merchants to the cele bration fund. FREMONT—Eighty-eight First ward voters have signed a petition just filed with the county clerk placing the name Jf County Judge Robert Stinson, re 5Ublican, before the primaries in Aug ust for the office he now holds. Judge Stinson has already served three lerms. FR.EMONT—Horses from Friend, where the past week’s meet was held, have been arriving for the past two ilays for the Fremont horse and auto mobile races this week. Over 100 corses are at the track barns today ind the vicinity has commenced to take 5n a lively appearance. JAMESTOWN—This community is stirred by a poison case by which three valuable horse3 belonging to L. C. Smith have been killed. Sheriff Bau man of Fremont and a Pinkerton de tective were here yesterday investigat ing it. Mr. Smith believes his horses were poisoned for spite. IREMONT—Members of the Dodge lounty board of supervisors are guess ng upon whether the Washington lounty commissioners regret their rerbal agreement to "bridge” the Elk aorn bridge difficulty by a compro nise. The boards were to have met Monday to ratify the agreement, but lie Washington county representatives pere absent. WAUSA—A heavy downpour of rain >f 1% inches fell during the night. heavy, wind followed which aid the corn to some extent, but not o any damage. This will "bring out ,he late oats crop, potatoes, etc., which lave been suffering from the drought 'or a couple of weeks. LYONS—A heavy wind storm at nidnight broke in the front windows if the Adams drug store, took many ipples off the trees, felled large limbs 0 the ground and laid the crops quite !at, but the damage is not great. Al hough corn is clean and free from Yeeds, little has been laid by. About lalf an inch of rain fell. LINCOLN—After months of delay Nebraska’s bank guaranty law will be iome operative July 1. On that date 'here will be created a guaranty fund Pith an initial assessment of $165,633, i2. This is one-fourth of 1 per cent of ;he average deposits of 658 state banks lor the six months beginning December * 1910, and ending June 1, 1911. NEBRASKA CITY.—Mrs. Anna Sprague, aged 55, attempted to take ier life by jumping down a well 25 leet deep. Her young son, who carries lapers here, witnessed the act, and, Ifter calling to one of the neighbors, Pent down into the well and held his nother's head above the water until lelp reached him, and both were tak in out. FREMONT, NEB.—Miss Ida Stewart, 1 teacher in the Fremont public ichools, was married to George A. Mar ihall, of Stratton, Neb. The marriage look place at the home of the bride's nother in this city. The young people itarted for Denver to spend the honey noon. The groom Is principal of the Ichools at Stratton. SCRIBNER, NEB., June 24—John R fVitt, a prominent farmer of Dodgo lounty, was found dead in bed at his tome two miles south of this place. Mr. Witt had resided for 45 years on ,he same farm in Dodge county. He jomesteaded the place. He was 74 rears of age and had resided in Dodge lounty since 1865* when he emigrated !rom Germany. YORK—The board of directors of the farmers National bank, of York, elect d the following officers to fill vacan ies caused by sale of stock and resig ations of Alfred B. Christian and harles A. Schrandt: R. R. Copsey, irmer county treasurer, vice president id J. R. McCloud, cashier. McCloud 'as for several years assistant cash r of the First National bank of York. FREMONT, NEB.—Peter Jolly, spe :Ial agent for the Northwestern Rail 'oad company, left for Milwaukee, phere he will be married in a few days ;o Miss Mae Hopkins. Miss Hopkins s advertising manager for a wholesale Ihoe house in Chicago. Mr. Jolly is pell known along the Northwestern Ines. He has been endeavoring to keep the object of his mission to Wis :onsin a secret. OMAHA—John Linton, a former iero of the gridiron and crack oars han of the Cornell university, died in ihe county hospital. He was one of !he athletes who had won world wide lame. Since leaving the athletic field. Unton had wandered about the coun xy always failing to make a success vt any work he tried. About three peeks ago he came to South Omaha ind was working there as a laborer Phen he received a sunstroke from the Iffect of which he died. KEARNEY—Ruth, 5-year-old daugh *r of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Scott, is in a iritical condition, the result of an elec, xic shock received from a vibrator, Phile standing in the bath tub. Three ihysiclans are in constant attendance, rhe child remained unconscious for six iours after the accident and was saved Irom death immediately following the tccident by Don Leake, an employe of the electric light company, who kept jp artificial respiration for ten min Jtes until physicians arrived. CRAWFORD—Crawford will observe :he 25th birthday of the city by a ser ies of events covering four days, from iuly 1 to 4, inclusive. An elaborate program has been arranged, including kirslilp flights every day of the expo iltion. The military attractions will ie in charge of Col. Dodd, commander >f Ft. Robinson. Doc Middleton and a land of Sioux give daily exhibl :ions of the early day stage holdup. A ine series of baseball and races will ie pulled off. PENDER, NEB.—The county judge performed a double wedding ceremony n uniting the lives of J. J. Cable and Mrs. Sarah Tolgren, and Joseph John lon and Mrs. Frank Buys. The two men are farmers just east of Pender ind the peculiar coincidence in these carriages is that both men married ‘.heir housekeepers. All have been res idents of this community for some lime. FREMONT—Attorneys for the West irn Union Telegraph company an lounced yesterday that they would not iarry the suit resisting Dodge county lax valuation to the supreme court and It is presumed that similar action will He taken all over Nebraska