f: ■' —. ..■■■■.-——i
The O'Neill Frontier
||L D. H. CRONIN, Publisher,
j O'NEILL,_ NEBRi-VoKI
1 Many nr the European cities are fet
lowlng the example of America as rc
Bltrds cold storage plants. Paris Is one
' j*f the centers where such questions are
Slow being promoted, and the r< frig' tu
ition society Is endeavoring to bring
inch question before engineers aim
rjWanufacturers. Not long since there
tfwas built a large cold storage plant In
Hie suburbs of Paris and lying on the
Worth railroad. It Is designed to store
<»ome products which are to be exported
a Ts welt as foreign products brought in
fry rail to bo consumed In the city.
There are now 11 cold storage charn
|ers in operation. A convenient system
P|Tthe use of an automobile wagon with
tj freezing compartments which plies bc
ij tween the city and the storage house. It
Sauries the products to the sellers In
t town, and also takes back the un
told products for storage.
K Chicago’s chief of police wants the
j (tty council to pass an ordinance along
I the lines of New York’s state law re
Itrkttng the sale of revolvers. Chief
McWeeny asks for legislation to com
; pel would-be purchasers of revolvers to
91e applications, so that the police eati
make an investigation before the gun
> is sold, and to give the police the power
| to search men for weapons at any
j time and at any place. The chief says
that "with 224 murders In Chicago In
the last 602 days, and the majority of
them committed with revolvers, the
lltuatiori Is serious. With little re
striction placed on the sale of revol
| irers, hundreds of men carry the, weap
6ns on the streets of Chicago every day.
| But under present laws the police are
practically powerless."
j An artistic girl who has a big sutn
I mer home on the sound, delights tn al
I' fresco luncheons, and she has an orlgi
I Dal setting for her feasts. She has a
pergola built In the round Greek tem
ple style, with a big rustic table in the
center, with rustic seats. The table is
; brown, and the yoting woman uses
Wjuares of deep brown leather daintily
f itched In grapes and vines and other
(•Vices. The plates are heavy majolica,
tn pale green flat dishes violets, pan
lies and nasturtiums float, surrounded
j with delicate ferns. The luncheons
. tonsist only of cold dishes and the
' tnlves, forks and spoons are carved
Wood.
| "The buttonhole flower Is no longer a
. man fashion. Ever since the coat with a
, lapel has been a man's garment the
touch of floral color has been consld
Tred an appropriate decoration and
' more manly than the decorated belt of
(arller times. But now woman has de
clared that her coat may be similarly
j Mlornod.” says "Die Mode,” "and the
buttonhole, useless for any purpose ex
tept to hold a roso or a carnation Is
Sever forgotten In making a woman’s
Boat. England, not usually the first
with women’s fashions, took the first
Itep in this style and the rest of the
world gladly followed."
Sir Ray Lnnkester has made an In
teresting suggestion with regard to the
prehistoric, picture of red deer and sal
mon found In the cavern of Lorthet In
the Haute Pyrenees ‘many years ago.
This plcturo Is Incised on a cylinder of
■tag's horn, and It is suggested that
the early artists used such engravings
for printing off copies on birch bark,
Dr other suitable material. Sir Ray
Lankester gives, by way of Illustration,
a flat picture printed from the ancient
cylinder.
Charles Byers, of Williamsport, Md.,
has In his possession a land grant 124
years old. It Is from the supreme
executive council of Pennsylvania to
George Works, and transfers to him
BOO acres of land In Westmoreland
county, Pennsylvania. The grant Is
written upon parchment and bears
dato of April 10, 1787. It Is signed by
Benjamin Franklin, contains the great
■eat of the stat* of Pennsylvania, and
la In a good state of preservation.
The total sea borne trade of Bom
bay, India, for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 1910, was valued at $308,134,
846, the largest figure ever reached. It
was made up ofi Exports (increase 33
per cent over 1908), $176,380,885; imports
($3,090,000 decrease from 1909), $131,
748,760. _
Miss Brooke Clarke’s treatment of
erystals and her method of mounting
amethysts tn neck ornaments after old
Florentine designs attracted considera
ble attention at the exhibition of handl
Braft work held last month In the Ly
ceum club, of London.
The length of the railways of the
United States la about 235,000 miles;
that of the Mexican, about 15,000. The
length of telegraph wires strung In the
United States Is about 1,600,000 miles;
In Mexico It Is 36,000 miles.
Shipments of packing house products
from Chicago for the year 1910, 2,245,
106,223 pounds, show a decline as com
pared with both the 1906 and 1905 fig
ures of 2,808,754,984 and 2,705,956,577
pounds, respectively.
The figures show that the number of
British seumen employed in the British
mercantile marine Is steadily Increas
ing, while the number of Lascars and
Asiatics of all kinds Is stationary.
Dowager Queen Alexandra Is the
only woman who is a member of the
Order of the Garter. How long, asks
the Chicago Record Herald, Is Queen
Mary iolng to stand for this?
There are D00 American women In
Europe who left their native land as
the brides of so-called noblemen. Out
»f these 200 have been divorced or ur«
separated from their husbands.
In the extension of Japanese electric
light and electric railway plants Amer
ican companies have been getting big
orders. German concerns cut prices,
Out In most Instances the Americans
won.
Juggling has been recommended as a
Jeslrablc form of mental and physical
exercise for persons of sedentary hab
its and those afflicted with nervous
troubles.
A story showing to what extent husl
oess acumen may be developed is told
on a Loavpnwnrth (Kan.) man. Ho
raffled off a 85,000 house and his daugh
ter won It.
During the last year the New South
Wales government savings bank made
X profit of 8135,000. ns against 840,000
In the previous year
Several of the provinces of Canada
ihowed a decline in the value of their
(arm products last year from the fig
ares for 1909.
The protect of a railroad across the
north of Africa Is being pushed by e
Bpsnfrh committee. The read 's to rear
1136.000.00a end to be 1 RK4 miles long.
—■»—
The Japanese are disappointed be
cause they «re not r-vaping more benefit
from the Indnatrlhl - wakening of Chin j.
In Dr?sden the mall authorltllcs tnah
XpecM provision for the transportation
tt millinery and hats In boxes.
BAN ON BLACKSMITH
SELLING A BUSINESS
AND ENGAGING TEBMS
Court Holds That Craftsmar
Is Held by Agreement Not
to Re-enter Business.
Raymond, Neb., July 10.—Although ar,
expert blacksmith and wagon maker,
George D. Brlghtenburg cannot work
at his trade In Raymond. It Is not
through any acts of the Inhabitants ol
the village which prevents Brlghteg
burg from performing his customary
duties as he has been wont to do In
the past.
When Brlghtenburg sold his black
smith shop to Fred C. Thompson he
agreed that he would not engage In the
blacksmith or wagon making business
in Raymond. Then Thompson filed
suit, claiming that Brlghtenburg had
vloluted his agreement and was work
ing as an employe in the shop of his
brotherinlaw. He sought a restrain
ing order preventing Brlghtenburg
from engaging in business for hlmsell
or from working for any ono In Ray
mond. The defendant demurred, ad
mitting the agreement, but claiming
that It was not definite enough as tc
time, later electing to stand on tha
demurrer without further hearing.
Judge Stewart handed down a de
cision granting the Injunction ask«d
for by the plaintiff.
FLEGE KEPT UNDER CLOSE
GUARD BY HIS BONDSMEN
Wayne, Neb., July 10.—-Wilhelm
Flege's two brothers and his brotherln
law, who are sureties to the state ol
Nebraska for {15,000 on the bond guar
anteeing his good behavior while he la
But of the penitentiary awaiting the re
sult of his appeal from a life sentence
are maintaining a close supervision
over him, according to the statement ol
f'ounty Attorney C. A. Kingsbury, ol
Dixon county. He believes that the
precautions they are taking Justify his
statements before the supreme court,
that it would not be safe to let Flege
go at large.
It Is reported that some of the citi
zens who testified against Flege at
the murder trial are fearful ho will
attack them and have obtained permits
to carry weapons with which to de
fend themselves. On the other hand,
some people In Dixon county fear that
If Flege should appear there he would
be subjected to violence on account
of the feeling which exists against
him.
Flege is at present staying with rela
tives nt Wayne, and when he goes out
someone always accompanies him.
DONAHUE IS DEPOSED
AS CHIEF OF POLICE
Lincoln, Neb., July 10.—-Referee R. E.
Evans today tiled Ills report with the
state supreme court In the matter of
ouster proceedings started a year ago
by ex-Governor Slmllenberger against
Chief of Police James E. Donahue, of
Omaha. Judgo Evans recommends that
a Judgment of ouster be granted and
that the present head of the pdllce
force of the metropolis bo deposed from
his position. The charge against Don
ahue was that he had failed to enforce
the Nebraska liquor law.
WOMAN IN HOBO GANG ON
LONG TRAMP TO HUSBAND
Idncoln, Neb., July 10.—OfTlcer Gar
rett came across one of the most pathe
tic cases on record when he rounded
up 20 tramps on the Rock Island right
of way In northeast Lincoln.
One of the tourists proved to be a
woman of exceedingly respectable ap
pearance who hud made her way partly
on foot In the company of a brothet
from Pueblo, Colo., that she might be
at the bedside of her Hick husband ut
Omaha.
Letters were shown the officer which
substantiated her story and Indicated
that she was a woman of good char
acter. She showed her marriage cer
tificate. She and her brother were
not In the company of the other 18
tramps.
The officer escorted the 18 men to
the edge of the city and warned them
to make tracks for other pastures. The
woman and her brother started to walk
to Omaha. She suid that they hud rid
den part of the way from Pueblo on
freight trains.
—4—
PURIFICATION MOVE
STARTS AT ALLIANCE
Alliance. Neb., July 10.—During the
•list session of the district court Judge
Westerover rendered sentences Impos
ing heavy fines against keepers and In
mates of houses of lewdness. These
sentences were however, to remain In
statu quo, as the evidence adduced In
the cuses tended to show that these
houses were kept on the part of the
owners under the Impression that there
was no Illegality In maintenance ' of
such house.
| NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES
UPLAND—At a special election yes
terday the water works bonds carried
by a vote of 76 to 34. A big celebra
tion and display of fireworks was held
In the evening'. »
BEATRICE—Ex-Mayor Rawlins, of
\\ y in ore and "Biddle” Cooper engaged
in a fist fight at YVymore on the
Fourth, with the result thut Mr. Raw
lins was quite badly cut about the
head and face, Tony Hlrmon and un
other resident of Wymore were ar
rested for interfering during the pro
gress .of the fight.
HASTINGS Six years imprison
ment at hard labor in the state peni
tentiary was the sentence" Imposed by
Judge Dungan in the district court to
day on Walter S. Brunson, alias Al
fred L. Yountf. confessed bigamist.
The sentence followed a brief exami
nation of the prisoner by the court
during which the prisoner told of hav
ing two wives when he came to Ne
braska, one living at Monroe, while
the other accompanied him to Fa ir
mly. When asked why he married
her when he had a wife living, Bron
son said. "I don’t know." The prisoner
had previously entered a plea of
guilty.
LINCOLN—Among the laws passed
at tile recent session of tile Nebraska
egislaturc now In effect, one prohibits
any person under the age of is from
u>iny, tobacco in any form. Another
prohibits all public exhibitions of hyp
notism or mesmerism. Another pro
vides heavy penalties for persons con
"rrm-d n the "white slave" traffic and
makes it competi nt for a wife to tes
tify against her husband in such cases.
YORK Harvest, in Y'ork countv is
About over. \\ heat will average about
L, bushels. « orn Is going to the bad
<vvt> cn> and will not stand more than
one more week of excessive hot days
There has been only .35 of an inch of
rain in 4! days in this vicinity.
HUNTED MAN GOES
BACK IN TEARS TO
SERVE SHORT TERM
Convict Beats His Way Fron
New York to Ease His
Conscience.
Lincoln, Neb.. July 8.— With tear?
Streaming down his cheeks, halph Nev
ille walked into the Nebraska statf
penitentiary yesterday evening anc
begged the authorities to permit him t<
complete the remaining month of hi:
sentence. He said that he was sorrj
that he had violated his parole oru
year ago. He asked forgiveness am
said he was very anxious to serve tht
rest of his sentence.
The man had come all the way fron
New York to make right the wrong hi
nad committed when he violated thi
faith the officers of the prison place:
in him when they recommended hiit
for parole. Much of the long trip hi
walked, hut he beat his way most a
the distance, riding on the trucks o
railroad trains. Neville was covere:
with grime and dirt when he arrive:
at the prison.
The man was serving a two years
sentence for burglary committed a
Omaha. He was paroled for good con
duct a year ago. He had been parole:
to Dr. Williams, of University Place
The man appeared to be glad to go
back to the penitentiary. He said tha
he had been relieved of a great loa<
on his conscience and called his oi:
cell his home.
Warden Delahunty learned from thi
•nan that he had left Nebraska in June
1910, und that he went to the home o
relatives in New York. He remalnci
there until he could no longer stand th- ,
thought that he was being pursued.
POLICEMAN ROBBED OF
PLUNDER AT JAIL DOOP
Columbus. Neb., July 8.—A gang oi
house breakers has been working ii
Columbus during the past montli
During that time they have entered
seven houses and secured over J.100
besides much Jewelry and silverware
The latest outrage was when two men:
believed to be the ones who have beer
rommlfiing the burglaries, attacked
Night Policeman Nelson. The police-'
man hail arrested a man for drunken
ness and was about to place him in the
lockup when another man stepped up
and asked for the time. Nelson looked
down to pull out his watch and when
lie looked up he was covered by a gun
Tlie man then proceeded to free the
prisoner and relieve the policeman oi
his valuables. His watch, a pair oj
handcuffs and $1G was taken.
—f
LANCASTER COUNTY
INCLINES TO BROWN
LaFollette and Norris Force?
Routed in First Battle in
Nebraska.
Lincoln, Neb., July 8.—In the first
republican county convention .of the
year, held today In Lancaster county,
Senator Brown won first honors In the
Impending conflict between him and
Congressman George W. Norris for the
nomination next spring for United
States senator. He secured tlip naming
.if one of his most ardent henchmen on
the state committee for next year, de
spite the vigorous opposition of the La.
Follette followers.
F. E. Edgerton, assistant attorney
general of the state, was the man ovet
whom the row was kicked up. He had
been named as member of the state
committee from Lancaster. His oppon
ents tried to name H. H. Wilson, law
partner oi ea-senator Burkett, but he
refused to line up with them. They
then tried to have the selection left to
the delegation to the state convention,
but failed In this by' a viva voce vote
FULFILLMENT OF PROPHECY
MADE HALF CENTURY AGO
Lyons, Neb., July 8.—The Lyons Mir
• or contains the following:
“For 40 years we have been endeav
oring to find some of the relatives of
Captain Throckmorton who brought
the steamer Genora up the Missouri
river in May, 1855. This week we found
a clue. Rev. C. D. Throckmorton, of
the Volunteers of America, of Omaha,
who spoke here Sunday night, is a
nephew of that famous river eaptair.
On this trip 56 years ago, M. J. Her
man. of Homer, was a cabin boy, and
Captain Throckmorton, as he gazed out
upon the rich and fertile land, ex
1 ilmed: "Mr. Harman, I do not ex
pect to live to see it myself, but If
you live to be 51) years old, you will
see this one of the grandest countries
in the world.” The prophetic words
were spoken 56 years ago, and how
true they are."
'---*
NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES
NEWCASTLE—The work of clearing
ill) the debris left by the recent fire has
been under way for several days. The
town will be rebuilt at once more sub
stantially thun before.
SEWARD—While returning to his
house, six miles southwest of Seward,
with a L'ad of coal, Adam Grub fcli
from the scat and broke his neck. Grab
was a bachelor, 45 years of age, and
hud resided here about 20 years.
ARLINGTON—The family of Sum
Hammang. a fa. ai» r living southwest
of here, was poisoned by eating canned
meat. Shortly after the family had
eaten it they were taken sick and with
the doctor’s assistance they are im
proving.
LINCOLN—C. At. Alayne, for 11 years
secretary of the Lincoln Y. M. C. A.,
has tendered his resignation to the
hoard of directors. Air. Alayne is to
become general secretary of the.asso
ciation at Gary, Ind., a field as yet un
developed and one which offers large
possibilities for new Industrial work.
The exact date for Air. Mayne’s with
drawal from Lincoln Is not determined,
j but it will probably be before January I.
FAIRBURY— Chas. Baxter, a hostler
In tlic Rock Island yards, was coaling
up a large passenger engine when lie
lost his balance and fell into the empty
tank and the five tons of coal rushed
down on top of him. He was in a
semi-conscious condition when pulled
out. but sustained no serious Injuries.
LINCOLN—According to the report
of the local weather bureau for tht
month of June, the mean temperature
was 4 degrees higher than In the fa
mous blistering summer of 1901. Tho
nn uns temperature for the month was
79 and tho maximum was 103. Tills
heat, recorded June 25. topped the
June records for 20 years.
["NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES ]
..--—---.--------«
PENDER—Judge Guy T. Graves has
filed for the democratic nomination for
district judge from the Eighth district.
PENDER—Henry Elsasser, a young
Cuming county farmer, living near
Bancroft, died from heart disease.
Heat and ice water undoubtedly has
tened his death.
LYONS—An automobile of Charles
Swanson’s, driven to Tekamah yester
day by his brother, caught fire and
burned up on the return trip, just a
few miles out of Tekamah.
OSMOND, NEB.—This section of the
country was visited by a good rain
Monday night. Corn is doing fine and
will give a good crop. Early oats
are being cut. They are very short, but
will go about 20 bushels to the acre.
LINCOLN—The possibility of using
the extension department of the State
university for political purposes was
materially reduced by a rule passed by
the board of ’regents, restricting the
use of the fund to members of the
faculty.
WILBER—While riding horseback
from the field to his home in order to
get repairs, Chas. Pivonka, a farmer,
living six and one-half miles southwest
of town, was thrown and then trampled
on by the horse. His injuries are se
vere, but he will recover.
PIGEH—Dr. W. D. Glittery, of
this place, first physician of the Nor
folk asylum for insane under Governor
Shallenberger’s administration, has
been tendered the chair of nervous and
mental diseases in the medical depart
ment »f Cotner university.
FREMONT—Rev, W. H. Buss, pastor
of the First Congregational church,
has annouced that he will remain in
Fremont. Rev. Mr. Buss was tendered
the pastorate of tho First Congrega
tional church at Topeka, Kan., and de
cided not to accept it.
FREMONT—At a meeting of the
official boata of the Fremont Y. M.
C. A., Secretary T. C. Marsh resigned
and W. H. Kendall, of University
Place, was chosen to succeed him. Mr.
Marsh does not know where he will
locate.
DODGE—The farm residence of
Fred Meier, three miles from Dodge,
was totally destroyed and Mrs. Meier
had a narrow escape from death in
the flames. Mr. Meier had gone to
Omaha. Members of the family were
awakened when practically the whole
top of the residence was ablaze.
BEAVER CITY—Dr. H. A. Reagor
was killed yesterday when an auto
mobile he was driving at a high rate
of speed struck the end of a bridge,
rearing from the impact and throwing
him out. His skull was crushed. Mrs.
Reagor and a party of friends in the
car escaped without serious injury.
Dr. Reagor was a well known athlete
and one of the best amateur baseball
pitchers in the county.
FREMONT—Concluding that after
all he did not care to serve out his
fine in jail, Sheriff A. Bauman today
remitted $136 to the federal court at
Lincoln, that amount representing his
fine and the costs in the contempt pro
ceedings which grew out or Levi Mun
son's liberties during the time he was
supposed to be serving a sentence in
Jail here. Deputy Sheriff Condit re
mitted a similar amount.
LINCOLN—Without passing on the
sanity of Fainting Bertha Liebbke, the
state insanity commission, chosen to
pass on the mental condition of prison
ers in the penitentiary, yesterday eve
ning recommended to Governor Aldrich
thaC the woman be transferred to a
hospital for the Insane until proper
provision is made at the penitentiary
for her care. She is serving u term of
three years for shoplifting.
GRAND ISLAND—In a .motorcycle
race, a feature of a local automobile
race meet, Fred Wilson was thrown
from his machine just after passing
the grandstand on tho second lap. A
tire loosened and he instantly lost con
trol. He is severely injured in the low
er abdominal region and about the hip.
The injuries are not necessarily fatal,
but an operation will probably be found
necessary.
CENTRAL CITY—So dry have be
come the- pastures and fields of grain
in Merrick county from the extreme
heat and drought, that fires along the
line of the Union Pacific, set by sparks
from the locomotives, are an almost
daily occurrence. A few days ago
sparks set fire to a pasture west of the
city and run across the field and caught
the farm buildings. The family were
away from home. The big barn, out
buildings, about 25 hogs,, and 2,000
bushels of corn were consumed, and it
was with great difficulty that the house
was saved.
LEXINGTON—Charles Verner Rob
erts, formerly of Lexington, and now
of Philadelphia, was secretly married
to Minerva Vanderbilt, of Brooklyn, N.
Y., here Saturday. Miss Vanderbilt
was the daughter of E. Ward Vander
bilt, who, in 1907, at the age of 60 odd
years, became converted to spiritualism
and married the medium, May Scannel
Pepper, giving her before and after the
marriage, much valuable property. His
daughter sought to have the marriage
annulled, but did not succeed. Since
that time she has been living with
friends in New York.
OSCEOLA—The meeting of the peo
ple's Independent state committee de
cided on holding the state convention
In Lincoln this year. The basis of rep
resentation will be the same as last
year, which will make a convention of
580 delegates. The convention is called
to meet at 2:30 o'clock, the date being
fixed by statue as July 25. In addition
to the adoption of a platform for the
coming campaign, there will be elected
a new state committee and an effort
made to arrange for a more energetic
campaign In the state than has been
conducted by the populists for a num
ber of years.
WINNEBAGO, NEB. — The heat
throughout this section Is unusual for
this season of the year, the thermome
ter registering as high as 103 degrees
In the shade. Corn and other crops are
greatly in need of rain. During the
past 48 hours several showers have
fallen, but only to the west of this
place has there been a sufficient quan
tity to help the crop. At the Indian
agenev. on ground seeded to timothy,
clover and oats, the crop, which is just
now being harvested, has suffered but
little from drought as it is said to be
one of the finest crops of its kind in
Thurston county. It is estimated that
it will average about two tons of hay
per acre.
HOOPER, NEB.—T. W. Lyman, a
prominent citizen of Hooper, died on
the evening of July 3 from kidney
trouble. Thirty years ago Mr. Lyman
launched the Dodge County National
bank, at Hooper, and lie had been its
active manager ever since up to a
year ago, when he resigned and went
to Texas for the benefit of ills health.
Returning six weeks ago, Mr. Lyman
took to ills bed almost at once. Fun
i eal services were held at the residence
today. Rev. Mr. Esplin officiating.
Members of the Knights Templar and
G. A. R.. In which organizations Mr.
Lyman had been prominent for years,
were present in large numbers. The
Kntjht ' Timptar, of Fremont furnished
INCIPIENT TORNADO
CUTS NARROW SWATH
AND CAUSES DAMAGE
Heat of 110 Broken by the
Advent of an Eccentric
Storm.
Fremont, Neb.. July 7.—Fremont was
;he hottest town in Nebraska yester
day. A heat wave that threw itself
over the city during the noon hour
sent the mercury in the government
thermometer up to 110 in the shade,
which is the highest point ever re
corded by the local weather depart
ment. The heat was broken about 2
o’clock by a sudden formation of
clouds and a few minutes later a pe
culiar phenomenon occurred. While it
was perfectly still in the west half of
the city, a tornado swept along Cum
ing, Second, Third and Fourth streets,
blowing over several small buildings,
twisting two residences from their
foundations and doing much damages
in the way of blowing shingles off of
roofs. Mrs. John Yeoman, at her
residence on Cuming street, was
thrown from her feet by the force of
the Jar that struck her home and was
found afterwards in an unconscious
condition by neighbors. Broken dishes
lay scattered over the kitchen and the
furniture throughout the building was
topsy-turvey. A distance of four or
five blocks from the path of the tor
nado the breeze was so light that it
was harc^y noticeable.
Nebraska Cools Off.
Norfolk, Neb., July 6.—A drop of 39
degrees in the temperature here last
evening brought the coolest night in
weeks, the mercury going down to 62.
The temperature at 8 o'clock this
morning ranged from 55 to 65. An
inch of rain fell at Niobrara, a half
inch at Creighton and a light rain over
the Rosebud section of South Dakota
yesterday.
YOUNG MAN GROUND
UNDER THE WHEELS
Ainsworth, Neb., July 7.—John Roach,
jr., aged 27 years, was cut to pieces by
a passenger train on the Northwestern
railway some time last night. The body
had not been identified when the father
of the young man visited the under
taking parlor out of curiosity and was
horrified when he recognized a scar on
one side of the'neck and tatoo marks
on both arms and thus identified the
mangled remains as those of his own
son.
Young Roach had spent the day at
Bong Pine and it is yet a matter of
conjecture how the accident happened,
ns no one from this place saw him on
hoard the train. An inquest will be
held Friday.
—4—
ONLY RAIN WITHIN
10 DAYS WILL SAVE
Corn Crop in Southern Ne
braska Threatened Unless
Moisture Comes Soon.
Lincoln, Neb., July 7.—After success
fully combatting four days of scorch
ing heat, the climax of an almost un
precedented June-July drought, corn in
southern Nebraska now rests its fu
ture upon immediate heavy rains. In
the opinion of grain men, the South
Platte crop can stand at the outside
not more than one week of unbroken
drought. In the meantime each addi
tional day without, copious rains may
mean serious damage, different dealers
not agreeing on the extent of harm
which may be done during the period.
Only the good fortune which brings
the extended drought at this particu
lar season has saved the corn until the
present time. Had the dry spell come
earlier in the year it would have re
sulted in burning out the entire crop
by now, say the dealers. Had it come
later, it would have scorched the tops
and prevented the forming of the
ears.
Coming as it has, just at the time
when the corn is in a middle stage of
its growth, It is having a minimum
effect. The corn is dried out in the day
time, but during the night it freshens
noticeably and is ready when the sun
comes up to meet another day of tor
rid temperature.
Rain Only Salvation.
This process cannot continue indefi
nitely. however. Rain is needed imme
diately, although some dealers say
that no harm will be done by three or
four days’ continued drought. Others
believe that some injury is being done
even at the present time. All agree
however, that more than a week with*
out rains will be disastrous.
Last night, according to the Burling
ton report, there was a light shower at
Benkelman and McCook. Good rains
fell at Stratton, Trenton and Culbert
son. with a trace at Ravenna. These
rains do little good, however, for what
is needed is a general downpour over
the entire state. ,
The North Platte country is in by no
means as serious situation as is th*
territory south of the river. Northeast
Nebraska received a series of local
showers last week whlcn were of vast
benefit. Further west, conditions are
not as good as in the northeastern
section, but they arc much better than
in the South Platte country. Ten days
may go by without rain and yet with
no damage in this section.
CLANDESTINE JOYS ARE
DISTURBED BY ACCIDENT
Fremont, Neb., July 7.—Chris Noer
ker and a party consisting of two men
and two women were thrown out of
an automobile near Winslow, while
returning to Fremont from Hooper last
night. Both women and one of the
men were attended by a physician,
who hurried out from flooper. The
names of the parties were suppressed,
with exception of that of Mr. Noer
ker. who was forced to make himself
known at the Hooper garage when he
asked that assistance be given him in
getting his car. The machine, which is
a brand new 50-horse power affair,
was damaged to the extent that it
will take 1500 to repair it.
WASHINGTON—The loss of the bat-’
tleship Maine was caused by the ex
plosion of her three magazines. No
such effect as that produced upon the
vessel could have been caused by an
explosion from without. Such is the
opinion of Gen. William S. Bixby, chief
of engineers, U. S. A., who has returned
from a personal inspection of tire work
of raisins the Maine. General Bixby
said that the portion of the deck over
the magazines was blown upward and
laid backward and there were numer
ous conditions of the hulk whi.'h proved
this. No explosion from the outside,
said the general, could have caused the
same rtsult.
BANKERS DISPOSED
TO MAKE FAKE OF
GUARANTY STATUTE
Advertising' State Is Respon
sible When It Is Mere
Guardian.
Lincoln, Neb., July 6.—The hank
guaranty law looks so good to some of
the enterprising bankers of the state
that the state banking board feels
called upon to restrain their enthu
siasm. A bank in Peru, seeking to
advertise the best way possible, stated
that Its deposits were protected by
the state of Nebraska. This Is mani
festly untrue and the banking board
will attempt to prohibit such adver
tising. Deposits are protected by the
guaranty fund created by the state
law. That Is as far as the protection
goes. The state assumes no liability
except for the enforcement of the law.
the banks themselves supplying the
money.
The law provides that all banks ap
proved by .the state banking board
shall receive a certificate to that effect
and that “every banking corporation
receiving such certificate shall con
spicuously display the same In the
place of business, and said corporation
may print or engrave upon tho sta
tionery words to the effect that its de
positors are protected by the deposi
tors’ guaranty fund of the state of
Nebraska. The printing or engraving
by any bank of a false statement ad
vertising such guaranty is hereby de
clared to be a violation of the pro
visions of this act.”
Secretary Royse Is In favor of hold
ing banks strictly to this provision.
Governor Aldrich, a member of the
banking board, proposes to draw up
pome rules showing specifically the
manner In which banks may advertise.
The guaranty fund now amounts to
$165,000. A similar assessment will be
made December 1. If bank failures In
the meantime should exhaust the $165,
000 now available the board is empow
ered to make an emergency assess
ment or assessments. These shall not
exceed 1 per cent of the average de
posits, exclusive of the regular assess
ments provided for.
NEWCASTLE HARD HIT BY
FOURTH OF JULY CALAMITY
Hartington, Neb., July 6.—A fire
cracker undoubtedly started a fire dis
covered at 2 o’clock yesterday after
noon which wiped out most of the
business section of Newcastle and en
tailed a loss in the neighborhood of
$50,000. After the fire had been in prog
ress an hour and fair headway had
been made in limiting its district, the
water supply gave out. This stopped
all opposition and the flames continued
their work until 5 o’clock, when there
was no longer anything in the direc
tion of the wind to feed upon.
The fire broke out in the rooms of
Tom Mace, over a store, and spread
rapidly, being driven by s. strong wind
from the south, against which, how
ever. the fire made some progress be
fore burning itself out.
The losses, as nearly as they can
be estimated today are as follows:
Bank, $3,000; Miss Hillen, millinery.
$1, 500; Davidson & Anderson drug
stock, $8,000; J. A. Davidson, building
$14,000; Foreman fruit store. $800; H
Baker, building. $1,500; Couture Bros,
meat market, $2,000; Thomas Dough
erty, saloon. $3,500; Fekatz building
$1,500; J. Dubrofsky, stock, $1,850;
Jones building, $2,000; T. Mace build
ing, $1,500; Dari McGrath, livery, $3,
000; O. A. Bladtn. building damaged
$200; postoffice, $5,000; Mounsej
Bros., saloon, $2,500; Pat Hay, pool
hall, $1,800; John Miller, stock. $3,000;
Johnson Bros., building. $3,000; Tore
Hoy, general merchandise, $15,000,
Mike Murray, cream station. $l,000i
Newcastle State bank, damaged $200;
George Ralston, barber shop and resi
dence, $1,000; Frank Bay. building, $1.
800; Mrs. Peterson, residence, $1,800;
Dr. W. R. Carboy, office and residence,
$2,000: Addison & Gibbs, electric lights
and telephone exchange. $1,500; Ed
wards & Bradford, lumber yard an<*
store, $20,000.
GOVERNOR ALDRICH
OVERCOMEJY HEAT
Nebraska Executive Forced to
Cancel All His Speaking
Dates.
Lincoln, Neb., July 6.—Although
Governor Aldrich spent the Fourth in
quiet at his official residence, he was
temporarily overcome by the heat. Last
night he was very ill, but didn’t call
a physician. - 4
This morning he spent a few minutes
in his office, but was compelled to go
home. He was billed to make an ad
dress before the stockmen’s convention
at Alliance, but was unable to go.
Three years ago the governor was
overcome in a hayfleld. and he has not
been able to withstand excessive heat
since that time.
Deaths at Lincoln.
Lincoln, Neb., July 6.—Lincoln of
fered it's first to the roll of dead re
sulting from the torrid heat wave now
sweeping the country when William
Foreman died this morning. Death was
directly due to heat prostration. Emil
Leumann was another victim of heat.
He died some time during last night
from acute alcoholism and heat pros
tration.
Omaha May Break Record.
Omaha, Neb., July 6.—The prospect
this morning was for another heat
record. At 10 o’clock the mercury
stood at 98, 3 degrees higher than at
the same hour yesterday.
Norfolk, Neb., reported a light rain
falling at that hour. The mercury
there stood at 90 at 8 o’clock.
110 at Fremont, Neb.
Fremont. Neb., July 6.—The tem
perature here was 110 at 1.30 p. m.,
the hottest ever known. A small tor
nado hit the east part of the city at
2 p. m. and tore down several small
buildings and threw the home of Mrs.
John Yeoman from its foundation. Mrs.
Yeoman w as rendered unconscious. The
w est half of the city did not even feel
the wind.
FILINGS CLOSE 15TH, BUT
NO ENTRIES ARE YET MADE
Ponca. Neb., July ,6.—The political
situation in Dixon county Is very quiet,
the 15th being the time limit to fll*
for the August primary election. As)
yet not a single filing for any of the
county offices has been made. This
being the year for election of district
Judges, without doubt Dixon county
will furnish a candidate on the demo
cratic ticket. C. A. Kingsbury, the
present county attorney, it is believed
by those who are In touch with him.
will file for the nomination.
