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The king has been pleased, by war
rant under hla majesty's royal sign
manual, bearing date the 11th Inst., to
give and grant unto Sir James Reid,
baronet O. C. V. 0„ K. C. B„ one of
his majesty's physicians In ordinary,
physician In ordinary to hi* late majes
ty King Edward VIT„ and to her late
majesty. Queen Victoria, In considera
tion of services rendered to his majes
ty's dearly beloved father, royal license
and authority that he, the said Sir
James Reid, and his descendants, may
bear to his and their armorial ensigns
the honorable augmentation following,
that Is to say: On a chief gules a
lion passant gardant or armed and lan
gued azure (being one of the lions from
the royal arms) ; Provided, the said
honorable augmentation be first duly
exemplified according to the laws of
arms and recorded In the college of
arms.—Royal proclamation of June 19.
What would have been thought a few
years ago of those who ventured on
the prediction that we should soon be
relying for a great part of our winter
butter supplies on shipments from the
antipodes? For some little time past,
however, this has been an accomplished
fact. The only reason for commenting
on It now Is to refer to the remarka
ble developments which are constantly
taking place In connection with It. For
Instance, a few days ago the Arawa
arrived from New Zealand with the
enormous cargo of 3,404,800 pounds of
grass-fed butter. Times have changed
since Byron wrote of the futility of
seeking roses In December or Ice In
June; and who can say that the day
will not come when we shall be able
to calcine Ice Into gunpowder?
Perhaps the best word for the cry of
the cricket Is that of Tennyson. "Not
a cricket chirr'd," he writes In "In Me
moriam.” But Tenyson was always cu
riously exact In his vocal rendering of
the songs of birds. What could be
truer to sound than “the moan of doves
In Immemorial elms?" Then too the
linnet, the robin and the thrush "pipe,”
the woodpecker "laughs” and "mocks,”
the lark and the plover "whistle," the
Jay "scrltches," the parrot "screams,"
the peacock “squalls," the blackbird
"warbles,” while the ocean fowl "shrlef"
and the eagle “yelps.”
A law has recently been enacted In
Wisconsin authorizing the state to en
eage in the annuity and life insurance
usiness after next year. The business
is to bo carried on under the manage
ment of the state Insurance commis
sioner, and Is to be conducted on the
same lines as a mutual Insurance cor
poration, but at an expense not to ex
ceed $2 per $1,000 Insurance. Premiums
are to be calculated according to the
American mortality table. Annuities
are to range from $100 to $300, and life
Insurance policies from $500 to $3,000.
The new Tear Book of the depart
ment of agriculture discloses an as
tonishing increase In the horse stock
of the country during tho last decade.
It shows that In 1900 there were 15,
000.000 horses and 2,000,000 males In the
United States, and that 10 years later,
or In 1010, there were 24,000,000 horses
and 4,000,000 mules. These numbers
are the largest on record In tho history
of the country. Compared with those
of 10 years ago they show a gain of
more than B0 per cent for tho horses
and 100 pep cent for the mules.
Mrs. E. H. Harrlman Is said to in
sist that "left overs” bo made use of
both in food and wearing apparel. She
may, no deubt, think that the example
she sets of not' allowing any waste fs
worth as much In the general pirn of
things as' Ibe actual valuo of things
saved. She is said to have always saved
from her housekeeping allowance and
to have administered her husband's
property with the same frugal care.
"Three nights at sea between America
and Europe," says the Travelers’ (Ja
nette, "is the alluring promise held out
by the premier of Newfoundland as the
result of a proposed new line of fast
steamships and a new railroad from
Cape Charles, on the Newfoundland
coast, and Quebec. Fast vessels are to
sail between Cape Charles, which Is
said to 4ae an ‘ice free harbor,’ and Liv
erpool."
From the fresco paintings of women
In Cretan palaces of the period about
2000 B, C.. It is learned that the women
of that time pinched in their waists,
had flounced or accordeon plaited
skirts, were an elaborate coiffure, shoes
with high heels and hats which might
have come from a Parisian hat shop,
while one weman might be described
os wearing a Jupe culotte.
Antiquities to the amount of 35 tons,
dug up during several years from the
ruins of ancient cities In Egypt, have
Just reached New York. They repre
sent the work of five scientlflo explor
ers, sent out by the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, now possessing the
finest collection of Egyptian treasures
in this coustry.
Japan now has i5 gas companies, an
increase of 33 in four years. All are
private concerns with tho exception of
the Yokohama municipal gas plant.
Twenty-seven new gas plants are be
ing established In cities and villages
throughout the empire, the total cap
italization of all tho private concerns In
Japan being upward of $56,000,00*.
The British Imperial college ol
science and technology. South Kensing
ton, announces that tho governors are
prepared to award two research
scholarships to advance students desir
ous of undertaking research work in
Bdentiflc problems connected with
aeronautics.
'A Bupply of sanitary paper drinking
tups has been ordered for the isthmus
and these will be placed In the coaches
of the Panama railroad, substituting
the public glass now In use, as soon as
they are received. Arrangements have
also been made for Individual drinking
cups for the hospital curs.
A new kind of Jlnriklslia Is being
used by the Chinese of the MaJaj
states. It Is one wheeled, being buill
on the monocycle principle, and is said
to be a great Improvement upon th«
old vehicle.
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Mile. June Herveu, the only entrant.
(received the cup Offered for the com
petition of women aviators at damps
France. She covered 63 miles in iog
minutes.
Paris has a corps of professional din
ner tasters, whose function it is to test
and pass Judgment upon nil food prep
arations for banquets and similar oc
casion* of state. When they "O. K “
a dish it may be set before a king.
It is expected to furnish a < heap
substitute for rubber from two bitum
inous minerals called elaterite and tab
byite. The experiments are encourag
ing. __
The claim is made that the average
coat of telephone exchange service is
much greater under government owner
ship than by private corporations
FARM HAND MURDERS
FOR PAIR BRONCHOS
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Arrested On Suspicion He Con
fesses and Leads Sheriff
to Hidden Body.
North Platte, Neb., Oct. 2.—With
the desire to possess a pair of bron
chos as the motive for the crime, the
authorities are holding Louis Jensen,
a farm hand, in custody charged
with the murder of John Fraz^es, a
farmer residing here. The killing, to
which Jensen has confessed, occured
last Sunday at a point some distance
south of Maxwell. The victim had been,
shot in the back of the head and his
body concealed near the river 15 miles
away.
Jensen had been seen to leave Max
well accompanied by Frazier, In the
latter's buggy, last Sunday. Thursday'
Jensen returned home alone and in
answer to questions declared he had
left Frazier at a farm house. The'
story was investigated with the result
that Frazier could not be found. Jen
sen was placed in Jail by Sheriff Mil
tonborger, where ho confessed to hav
ing killed Frazier. He led a deputy to
the place where he had concealed the
bod y.
The murderer sqid he had coveted
the pair of bronchos owned by Frazier
and with the pair left Maxwell
last Sunday. Jensen is about 30 years
of age. Frazier lived here nnd had a
family. Both had been working to
gether all summer and were Intimate.
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PRESIDENT TAFT TO
SEE CHAMPS AT DENVER
Lincoln, Nel>., Oct. 2.—Tom Fair
weather last night received a message
from James C. McGill, president of the
Denver club, saying that President,
Taft had accepted an Invitation to at-,
tend the Denver-Sioux City game Tues
day afternoon in Denver. In order to
be on hand for the game Falrvveather
has made arrangements to play a'
double header with Topeka Sunday,
thus cancelling the Monday game with
the Kaws.
Fpon the occasion of the president's
visit to Broadway park. Manager Jack
Hendricks will be presented with an'
automobile the gift of Denver fans.
Mr. McGill will be given a silver lov
ing cup and each member of the Den
ver club will be presented with a dia
mond studded watch fob.
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JUDSON HARMON IN NEBRASKA
ON TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 2.—Governor
Harmon, of Ohio, will pay Nebraska a
visit some time In November. Some
of the admirers of the Buckeye govJ
ernor and aspirant for the presidency
of the United States, have received
word from the chief executive of Ohio
to this effect.
Harmon will probably come to this
state about the middle of November.
At that time he will be on his way to
San Francisco, where he will select'
the site for the Ohio building at the
Panama exposition.
CRETE TO SEIZE ITS
CHANCE FOR LIBERTY
Chiasso, Switzerland, Oct. 2.—The
Cretans notified their representatives In
Italy today that they did not Intend to
permit the opportunity afforded by the
Tripoli affair to pass without obtain
ing their long-desired annexation to
Greece.
Chiasso, Swlterland, Sept. 30.—A
wireless message received In Italy from
Rear Admiral Aubrey, in command at
Tripoli, expresses the hope that the
occupation of the Tripoli coast will be
practically accomplished tonight. The
cruisers blockading Tripoli today cap
tured several Turkish fishing boats sus
pected of being spies.
HE LOVES HIS PIPE
MORE THAN SAFETY
Man Faces Death to Save
Another, Then Hopes
Meerschaum Is Safe.
Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 2.—
Smoking his first meerschuum pipe o»
the Boardwalk Joseph McKee 20 years
old, heard bathers cry for help. Far
out In the waves John Fredericks was
struggling. Without even taking oft his
coat, McKee vaulted the rail, ran into
the breakers and swam to Fredericks.
The latter man sank but McKee
dived, brought him up unconscious and.
fought his way to the beach. Paying'
no attention to the applauding crowd’
the reBcuer helped to resuscitate Fred
ericks.
“Has he held onto his pipe all the
time?" asked a new arVlvul, on behold
ing McKee.
Then for the first time McKee knew
he had kept his beloved meerschaum
gripped between his teeth. Taking it
from his mouth he anxiously nBked a
bystander, "Do you fhlnk the salt water
will spoil the color? It took me all
summer to color it."
Fredericks was breathing well by
that time. McKee, who had not
thought of his wet clothes, ran to his
home to dry and polish his pipe.
SUICIDE DISCOVERY
ENDS MURDER RUMOR
Kansas City. Mo.. Oct. 2.—An in
vestigation of a supposed murder mys
tery started yesterday by the authori
ties of Wyandotte county. Kansas, fol
lowing the finding of the naked body
of a man lit a corn Held west of Kan
sas City, Kun., closed today when flic,
body was identified us that of William
Skelton, who committed suicide by
leaping from a moving train last week.
it is believed the body was stripped
of clothing und valuables by robbers.
Skelton was a luborer. He was on his
way from California to his homo In
Dublin. Ireland, when he disappeared
from tin Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
train.
SUYDAM DIVORCES
HIS ELOPING WIFE
New York. Oct. 2.—Walter Llspen
ard Suydam. of Blue Point, L. I„ was
granted an Interlocutory decree of di
vorce this afternoon by Justice Clarke,
j of the supreme <ourt. In the suit tiled
against l.ouise Lawrence Suydam. in
the decree Justice Clark forbids Mrs.
Suydam to remarry or to use Suydam'*
name. L’tuhr the decree she may tv
| Hume her maiden name of White.
RIGHTS OF THE ROAD
DEFINED IN OPINION
IN AUTOMOBILE CASE
Supreme Court Makes Driver
Responsible to Keep Car in
Full Control.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 2.—In sustain
ing a Judgment of $4,500 against Will
iam Coon, a Lincoln automobile dealer,
secured as damages for running down
and killing a Miss Nellie Smith, the su
preme court of Nebraska, for the first
time, lays down the precise law gov
erning the liability of drivers of auto
mobiles for injuries sustained by pedes
trians. Here it Is in brief:
"It is the duty of the driver if an
automobile to see persons who are in
the act of crossing the street at a
proper crossing and his duty, when ap
proaching the crossing to so operate
his machine as to avoid injury to any
one. If he fails to comply with this
provision of the law, he is liable for>
whatever damages he may inflict.
“The driver of an automobile when
approaching a crossing In the main
business part of the city at a time when
the streets are occupied by other ve
hicles and pedestrians, should have his
automobile under control, should keep
a sharp lookout and should manage his
car as to its rate of speed and other
wise stop if necessary to avoid injur
ing any one who for any cause is
found to be in a place of danger.”
The significant part of this is that
it holds that a driver must so control
his machine as not only to be able to
stop, hut must stop. It holds that one
who becomes frightened and bewildered
r.t the near approach of an automo
bile w hile crossing a public street, and
for that reason fails to avoid a col
lision, is not, as a matter of law,
guilty of contributory negligence.
The court says that the fact that a
person who discovers himself in a place
of sudden danger is not presumed to
negligently contribute to the accident
If he turns the wrong way or hesitates
or Jumps one way when he should have
Jumped the other, for the reason that
under such circumstances what he does
is not done voluntarily, and the law
does not require that he should exer
cise his best Judgment. As to the re
spective rights of pedestrians and driv
ers, the court says:
“One has the right to assume that
others will exercise care and caution to
avoid injuring him, but there is im
posed on him a corresponding duty to
use due care for the safety of others.
Thus, one in charge o( an automobile
is bound to exercise the care commen
surate with the risk of injury to others.
It is his duty to keep a vigorous watch
ahead for vehicles and pedestrians and
on the first appearance of danger to
take proper steps to avoid it.”
In this case it was shown that Coon
did not try to stop his machine, al
though he saw the girl hesitating and
Jumping back and forth in her bewil
derment. As a matter of fact she
jumped Into his path. The court says
that under such circumstances it was
his duty to have had his machine un
der control and to have stopped. Coon
is a dealer in autos. At the same sit
ting the court sustained a Judgment for
$2,000 obtained by Mrs. Blado against
Thomas Draper, a restaurant keeper,
for injuring her by running his ma
chine into her buggy w^ille trying to
avoid hitting a bk-yclist
FARMERS’ CLUB TO RID
COUNTRY OF THIEVES
Telbasta, Neb., Oct. 2.-The Telbasta
Farmers’ chib is a new organization
Just formed here that will have for its
object the driving of certain unknown
undesirable person or persons from the
community. For the past three years
the farmers of this section of Washing
ton county have been annoyed at In
tervals by the disappearance of chick
ens, calves and colts, and of miscel
laneous tittle articles around the barns
and machine shops. They believe that
some one in the neighborhood is re
sponsible for these incidents.
The club will go at the matter of
stopping the thefts In a systematic
way, and it is the intention to establish
a fund for the employment of a de
tective.
LAWYER’S S350 LOST
FROM WOMAN’S HOSE
Female Companion Faints, After
Which Money Is Not to Be
Found.
Fremont, Neb., Oct. 2.—Another
party of Omaha Joy riders came to
grief in Fremont last night when $350
disappeared from the stocking of Mrs.
Stella Marquette when she fainted at
a local garage, where the party
stopped. The money belonged to An
drew Walkup, an Omaha attorney,
with offices in the Brandeis building.
Walkup, who gave the money into
the care of the women while they took
in festival sights, says somebody who
picked her up when she fainted got
the money.
In the party with him were Mrs.
Marlon Kountze. of South Omaha;
Mrs. Spencer, of Council Bluffs, and
Charles Howard, the autoist.
TITLE TO ACCRETION LANDS
FEATURE OF BIG LAW SUIT
Fremont, Neb., Oct. 2.—About 200
acres of Hodge county land that have
been reclaimed from the Platte river
bed by the dyke operations which cut
off the south channel for a distance of
three miles will be the bone of conten
tion In a law suit to be fought out in
district court. The Suburban Building
& Loan Co., has filed an action in dis
trict court against A. W. Murphy, John
Keiser. Luther Hormel, John Hormel,
the Fremont Stockyards company and
the Farmland drainage district, con
tending that the defendants, who own
abutting land on the river bank, have
no right to lay claim to the river bed.
The river bed since its reclamation has
become valuable pasture property.
The action is said to be welcomed by
the defendants, who are anxious to
know Whether they can acquire title
to the ground.
POHL'S IRISH SETTERS
HONORED AT DENVER
Fremont. Neb.. Oct. 2.—-Otto Pohls
crack brace of Irish setter dogs carried
off the highest honors at the Denver
International dog show, according to a
telegram received from Mr. Polil last
evening. These are the dogs that swept
the Sioux City dog show a few months
ago. At Denver Pat A'Belle, the fe
male. got the first cup for best femal ■
and Drug Law the first etip for best
iraie in the Irish setter class and tli
two carried off a bronze medal for be
ing the best •brace of dogs of any elas:
in the show.
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NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES
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FREMONT—W. J. Bryan Is to speak
in Fremont on the evening of October
21 in behalf of his old friend, Dan V.
Stephens, who is running for congress.
LINCOLN—Twenty thousand dollars
of Decatur water bonds and $5,000 of
Wayne city hall bonds, all bearing 5
per cent interest, have been purchased
by the state treasury.
OMAHA—The republican state cen
tral committee will meet in Omana
next Tuesday night and will spend most
of its time trying to devise a proper
way to raise funds for the campaign.
WINNEBAGO—Supt. A H. Kneale
of the Winnebago reservation, and Ex
pert Farmer J. D. Martin, also of the
agency, are collecting samples of crops
raised by Indians on this reservation
for exhibition.
GRAND ISLAND—In county court a
temporary writ of Injunction was Is
sued against Governor Aldrich, the
state board of public lands and build
ings and Commandant Hoyt, restrain
ing them from discharging C. G. Van
Ness from the soldiers' home.
* LINCOLN—Dan V. Stephens, demo
cratic, nominee for congress in the
Third district, was in Lincoln today,
leaving his nomination certificate and
his expense statement with the secre
tary of state. Mr. Stephens spent $65
in his campaign, covering a period
from September 16 to 26.
FREMONT—Marie Necid ant. Josef
Broz, the Bohemian affinities who fled
from their native land to Nebraska in
response to Cupid's beckoning, will be
taken to the immigration department
at Denver, Colo., where the complaint
against them was lodged. They are to
leave at 5 o’clock this evening. From
Denver the couple will be taken to
New York city for deportation.
FAIRBURY—E. J. Kerns was found
in a dying condition In his room over
the rear of a local saloon. The county
authorities took charge of him. A
telegram was sent to his only son in
California, telling him of the condition
of his father. Mr. Kerns lived alone
and It Is thought he has been ill and
confined to his room for some time. He
was formerly a bartender.
WINNEBAGO—Miss Lola E. Pier
son, employed at the agency as field
matron, returned last night from her
vacation. Miss Pierson has been visit
ing relatives and friends in Kansas and
Iowa. She has been employed at the
agency for a number of years, holding
the position of matron until the school
was closed and then being appointed
field matron.
CEDAR BLUFFS—Eight person
were thrown heavily to the roadside
when John Fencetermacher's team ran
Into Walter Llchtinger’s automobile on
a high grade near town. Only one
person. Miss Jaynette Denham, was
Injured, and she but slightly. The au
tomobile was damages to the extent
of $200 and one of the horses was badly
cut up.
FREMONT—The board -of supervis
ors has issued a call for a special elec
tion to be held in connection with the
general election this fall for the pur
pose of voting on a proposition to erect
a new jail costing $40,000 in Dodge
county. The present jail is in a delap
ldated condition. At present it is
sheltering two prisoners charged with
murder.
LOUISVILLE—Robbers entered the
Jewelry store of Mike Tritseh last night
and blew open the safe, getting away
with $1,000 in watches and money.
They had previously broken into an
elevator and stolon the tools which they
used in working the safe in the jewelry
store. The Work is thought to have
"been done by the same gang of yegg
men which attempted to rob the Farm
ers State bank at Wabash last Wed
nesday night.
GRAND ISLAND—C. C. Johns has
accepted the offer of Chairman Kenne
dy of the republican state central com
mittee to take Charge of the publicity
end of the committee’s work and left
for Omaha today. Mr. Johns, as secre
tary of the Nebraska State Press asso
liation, has an intimate acquaintance
with the republican newspapers of the
state and modern ideas as to effective
methods of publicity.
LINCOLN—William J. Bryan may
extend the hand of welcome to William
H. Taft when the president of the
United States arrives in Lincoln next
Monday. The thrice defeated candi
date for the presidency is in the city
now and is endeavoring to arrange his
speaking dates so that he can take part
in the entertainment to be extended
the chief executive. Nearly all, if not
all, the representatives of this state in
congress will be here.
LINCOLN—A delegation of business
men visited Governor Aldrich last
evening and asked him to prevent the
holding at Friend, Neb., early in Oc
tober, of the national coursing futurity.
Among the delegation were men from
the town where the meet is to be held.
There Is no law In Nebraska against
coursing, but it was claimed the law
prohibiting cruelty to animals would
apply. Governor Aldrich said he would
refer the matter to the county attorney
of Saline county.
HOOPER—R. ,T. Tate, of Omaha, a
well known real estate man, was se
riously Injured when Ills automobile
turned turtle oft a high grade on the
hill south of this place. Mr. Tate, ac
companied by a companion, was on
his way to Plainview when the acci
dent occurred. He was brought to a
Hooper hotel, where none but phys
icians were allowed to see him. Later
he was taken back to Omaha. An ex
amination revealed three fractured ribs
and possible internal injuries.
FREMONT—After eight years apart
W. H. Moran, of Omaha and Mrs. Hat
tie Moran, of Columbus, agreed to meet
at a half way point to be married a
second time. The knot was tied in
Fremont yesterday by County Judge
Stinson. Moran and his wife were
married the first time in Columbus 10
years ago. Two years later they were
divorved and since that time Mrs. Mo
ran has been residing with her parents.
CRAWFORD—Owing to the recent
supreme court decision holding that
the control of railroad crossings In
cities and towns is in the hands of mu
nicipal officers alone, the railway com
mission did not hear the complaint
from Crawford, which had been set
down for Wednesday afternoon. The
mayor and other officials from Craw
ford were at Lincoln to offer their side
of the case, but the commission held
that it would be useless to proceed.
The city government will now seek to
get relief by acting on its own ac
count.
NELIGH—Owing to the accidental
fracture of the limb of Will Graybil,
the star football player of the Neligh
high school eleven, the schedule for
the season has been badly handicaped.
At one time it was feared that no
games would be played at all on ac
count of the protest made by the par-,,
ents of the boys. Prof. C. A. Mohrman
has given out the statement that
games are being arranged with At
kinson. Htanton, Madison and Norfolk.
LINCOLN—The annual inspection of
the Nebraska national guard will begin
October 30 and will be completed two
mouths later. Jajor Louis H. Gage,
rhief of on'nance, making the inspec
tion.
GENERAL MANDERSON
DIES ONJGH SEAS
The Distinguished Nebraskan
Breathes His Last On
Atlantic Liner.
Omaha, Sept. 30—Gen. Charles Fred
erick Manderson, lawyer, soldier, au
thor. lecturer, statesman and one of
Omaha's most distinguished citizens,
died yesterday on board the steamship
Cedric, of the White Star line, en route
from Liverpool to New York city.
The first announcement of the demise
came late Thursday afternoon in the
shape of a telegram to a friend of the
family in Omaha. No particulars ac
companied the message and it is as
sumed that death was unexpected and
sudden.
General and Mrs. Manderson, with
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Deitz, went abroad
about three months ago. They toured
Europe and intended to return to this
country on the Olympic about a week
ago with other Omahans, including the
Deitz and Millard parties, but the
steamship was rammed before it was
out of sight of land and the passengers
had to put back into port. This acci
dent broke up the Nebraska party,
which was compelled to divide and sail
on separate steamers. General and Mrs.
Manderson engaged passage on the
Cedric. . ,
The demise of General Manderson re
moves a figure conspicuous in Ameri
can political and military history. Gen
eral Manderson was born in Philadel
delphla, February 9, 1838. He moved to
Canton, Ohio, when he was 19 years
of age, and studied lawn It was as a
law student that he met William Mc
Kinley, destined in later years to be
come president of the United States. To
this friendship is due the fact that
President McKinley offered him many
honors, none, however, of which he ac
cepted. In fact, he had the distinction
of having refused more political honors
than any man In the country.
McKinley urged him to accept the
post of ambassador to England, which
he refused. He had a w'ell poised legal
mind and his opinion was sought by
many public men. Senator Ingalls once
described one of General Manderson’s
addresses as an "epic poem."
General Manderson represented Ne
braska in the Senate from 1883 to 1895
when he retired from the Senate and
political life voluntarily and accepted
the position of general solicitor for the
Burlington system west of the Mis
souri. It was after his retirement from
political life that the late Mark Hanna,
at the instance of McKinley, besought
him to allow' his name to be used for
the second place on the ticket. He de
clined the honor and also others, the
ambassadorship to England which Mc
Kinley would have thrust upon him
had he been willing to accept them.
NORTH BEND FILES FOR AID
UNDER THE NEW CRONIN LAW
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 30.—North Bend
is the first city in Nebraska located
on the Platte river east of the junction
of its two branches to get an applica
tion on file for state aid in the contrac
tion of a bridge across that stream.
The county boards of Dodge and Saun
ders counties have been prevailed up
on to ask the state’s help in spanning
the river at that point with a 1,600 foot
bridge, to cast approximately $68,800.
tinder the Cronin act, passed by the
last legislature, the counties are to pay
half the expense and the state the
other half. The liability of the state,
however, is not to exceed the proceeds
of a one-fifth mill levy in any one
year, which amounts to $80,060, or a
little more. A number of applications
are on file ahead of the one from North
Bend, and it will probably not be
among those taken care of this year.
As this proposed bridge is to be lo
cated below the mouth of the Loup
river, it must be constructed strong
enough to resist the pressure of float
ing ice when the spring thaws send it
down stream. The contemplated ex
penditure of $68,800 is equal to $3 per
lineal foot. This, in the Judgment of
State Engineer Price, would be enough
to build a concrete bridge.
FRIENDS IN LAST EFFORT
TO SAVE WRONGED WOMAN
Fremont, Neb., Sept. 30.—In a fast
effort to save Marie Necid from de
portation to Bohemia on a charge of
bigamy, an appeal has been made by
Mayor Sonnenschein, of West Point, to
Congressman Adolph Saboth, of Chi
cago, to take up the matter with the
immigration authorities. Miss Necid
was brought to Fremont yesterday and
is to be turned over to the immigration
officers tomorrow. She came to Amer
ica last December with Josef Broz,
marrying him without knowing of his
former wife.
ROBBERS GET $1,000 IN
JEWELRY AND MONEY
Louisville, Neb., Sept. 30.—Robbers
entered the jowelry store of Mike
Tritsch last night and blew open the
safe, getting away with $1,000 in
watches and money. They had pre
viously broken into an elevator and
stolen tools which they used in work
ing the safe in the Jewelry store. The
work is thought to have been done by
the same gang of yeggmen who at
tempted to rob the Farmers State
bank, at Wabash. Wednesday night.
TRAP FIXED FOR COYOTES
PEPPERS FARMER’S LEGS
Wilber, Neb., Sept. 30.—Arthur Krau
ter, a farmer living near here was shot
by liis own spring-gun wolf trap yes
terday. He had arranged a coyote
trap, a piece of meat being used as
bait and attached to the trigger of a
shot gun. Krauter was trying to drive
a frightened calf into his barn and ac
cidentally stumbled over the trap kick
ing the bait. Both barrels,of the gun
were discharged into his feet and' legs.
Over SO shot being removed later.
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STRICKEN WITH GRIEF AT
BEDSIDE OF DYING BOY
Seward, Neb., Sept. 30.—Joseph Rou
selle. of this city, refuses to leave the
bedside of the unconscious child of
Frank Igou, the u-year-old boy who was
struck by Rouselle's automobile yester
day when the streets were jammed with
a carnival crowd, and who is probably
fatally Injured. Rouselle has refused
to sleep or eat since the accident and
has not left the room where the child
Is lying.
ROUNDING UP INDIANS
TO SCHOOL AT GENOA
Winnebago, Neb., Sept. 30 —Super
intendent Sam B. Davis, of the Genoa,
Neb.. Indian school, is in this locality
looking up pupils for the school. Sev
eral parties of children hate gone from
his and the Omaha reservation during
the past two months. R. C. Macken
stadt. clerk at the agency, will have
Winnebago today with another party
for Ger.oa. Superintendent Davis said
t.'iis morning that he would probably
be or. 1 ho Omaha and Winnebago res
ervations looking for pupils until Sat
urday.
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BEATRICE—Jesse Looney is laid up
with two broken ribs, the result of
an amateur wrestling match in which
he was one of the stars several days
ago.
BROKEN BOW—Dale P. Stough, a
young attorney, formerly of Omaha and
a graduate of Creighton college, has as
sociated himself with Judge J. R. Dean
and will make Broken Bow his home.
FREMONT—Burglars broke into the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hawthorne
yesterday and carried off a handbag
and pocketbook containing a small
amount of money, but passed up $1 -
000 worth of silverware.
BRIDGEWATER, S. D.—Martha
Skelly, wife of M. H. Skelly, a retired
farmer, died at her home hero late
yesterday, following a lingering illness.
Deceased was among the early settlers
of McCook county.
LINCOLN, NEB.—Dr. J. T. Hay su
perintendent of the Nebraska hospital
for the insane and one of the foremost
alienists in the central west, died at 10
o’clock this morning. His death was
the result of an attack of organic
heart trouble.
OMAHA—The annual carnival of
the Ak-Sar-Ben opened here last night.
The principal events, which include
military, civic and electrical parades,
and the coronation ball, are scheduled
for next wreek. The carnival continues
until October 7
NORTH BEND—The North Bend
Automobile club took a run Into Saun
ders county yesterday for the purpose
of advertising the coming corn show.
Fifteen towns across the river were
visited. On their return run the
boosters paid a call to the Fremont
fall festival.
LINCOLN—W. J. Bryan will stump
Nebraska during the month of Octo
ber .in the interest of the democratic
state ticket. A considerable part of
the time will be devoted to the con
sideration of national Issues. The trip
will last 14 days and Mr. Bryan will
deliver 42 addresses.
BEATRICE—George Noll and Chris
Selfford, both of Wymore, were run
Into by an automobile and pretty bad
ly bruised, the first of the week. The
two men were driving across a bridge
near Odell when the accident occurred
the driver claiming that he did not see
the rig ahead of him.
BROKEN BOW—According to In
structions received here from Judge
Hostetler, the criminal term of dis
trict court, set for the first week in
October, will go over until November
13. This Is largely due to the absence
of ex-Gov. Silas Holcomb who Is in
terested In three of the principal cases
and is now at Hot Springs for his
health.
GRAND ISLAND—Whi 1 e attempting
on a bicycle to go between two motor
cars, at Denver, Ralph Eppley, of this
city, who Is in Denver with his mother
was run down by a “Seeing Denver ’’
truck and so seriously injured that lie
Is not expected to recover. He is if
years of age and accompanied Mrs.
Eppley, who is in Denver for her
health.
CLARKSON, NEB.—A double wed
ding was celebrated here this week at
which Miss Agnes Schult and Anton
Kopac and Miss Emma Sterns and Ed
ward Schult plighted their troths. Rev.
A. Svoboda officiated at the affair,
which took place at Zion church. Both
young couples are prominent here.
They drove by automobile to Schuyler,
at which place they boarded a train
for the east on a honeymoon trip.
HOWELLS, NEB.—One of the pret
tiest weddings of the year took place
at St. Peter s church when Martin
Backmeyer and Miss Anna Thiem were
Joined in holy matrimony, the Rev.
Father Blass officiating. The cere
mony, which was public, was followed
by an elaborate dinner at the bride s
home. In the evening the Howells
town hall was thrown open for a pub
lic reception in honor of the newlv
wedded couple. The Howells band fur
nished music for the affair, Mr. Baek
meyer is a leading business man of this
place.
BEATRICE—The Union Pacific
motor car running between here and
Manhattan came very near plunging
Into the Blue river at Blue Springs
this morning. The Blue Springs sta
tion is on a spur, and as the car
rounded the corner the engineer lost
control over the brakes and dashed
straight ahead, plowing through the
platform and stopping within a few
feet of the river hank, which is quite
steep at that point. Several pas
sengers were on hoard and were
badly frightened, but luckily no one
was injured.
OMAHA—Caught at Lincoln, Neb.,
after an all night search through re
sorts in that city, Ike Polasky and J.
B. Lehman, two alleged notorious
burglars, were returned to Omaha lust
night by Detective William T. Dever
see, of the local detective department.
In their possession when arrested the
men had between $500 and $600 worth
of silk and 40 dozen pairs of kid gloves,
the value of which is believed to exceed
$1,000. The silk is said to have been
stolen at Cedar Rapids, la. Much of
it has been disposed of, a large quan
tity In this city. It is not known
where the gloves came from.
VALLEY—Ross Beaty, of Yutan.
Neb., aged 18, and Miss Cora May
Samson, of Valley, age 16. disap
peared Wednesday afternoon from the
home of the latter. Beaty, who has
been paying attention to the Santson
girl, drove over from Yutan In a
buggy Wednesday afternoon, taking
the girl for a drive, since which time
neither has been heard of. John Sam
son, father of the girl, tried to locate
the couple and the police of the sur
rounding towns. Omaha, Fremont and
Council Bluffs have been called upon
to assist in the search. No trace lias
yet been found of the couple.
OMAHA—Last January the exhibit
made by Alameda county, California, at
the Omaha Land show was one showing
the work of Luther Burbank. It was
the greatest work done by the "wizard
of horticulture" that has over been ex
hibited Mr. Burbank sent smaller ex
hibits to other expositions earlier in.
the season, but the one at the Omaha
Land show consisted of 100 jars of his
best creations. The second land show
at Omaha will be held from October
16 to 28, and at that time Mr. Bur
hank has promised to display a collec
tion showing the work which he has
done in creating new plants and flow
ers. which will eclipse anything pre
viously shown.
AINSWORTH—The election for
$16*000 water bonds was defeated yes
terday by a vote of 85 to 58. Another
election will be called in the near fu
ture. The county fair started today.
The exhibits are the best that have
been shown for many years. The Sai
vldge Carnival company furnish the
amusements.
FAIRBURY—Ben Judkins, of Tope
ka. Kan., has been appointed a special
agent on the Nebraska division of the
Ki>‘ k Island with headquarters at Fair
bur,'.. lie succeeds W. Mehan. re
signed to take a similar position with
the Iowa Central in Marshalltown, la.
