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D. H. CRONIN, Publisher,
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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.
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NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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