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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1911)
The O'Neill Frontier D. H. CRONIN, Publisher, O'NEILL, NEBRASKA -==3 Not so lone ago. In a gas factory at Ivry, near Paris, a Laval turbine, driv en by Jet* of steam, was set to work, and once fairly under way, was driven for 3,600 hour*, or 150 days, without stopping for an instant. An automa tic oiler kept it lubricated, and a work man visited it once in 12 hours to re plenish the oil reservoir. The speed of the circumference of the rotating disk being six miles per minute, a point on that circumference must have trav eled in the course of the 150 days al most five and one-half times the ins tance from the earth to the moon Everyone know Jonathan Skinflint as a millionaire, with the exception, so it appeared, of Skinflint himself. One day an old friend endeavored to per suade the miser to dress better. "I am surprised," he said, "that you should let yourself become so shabby. Remember your father. Ho was al ways neatly, even elegantly dressed. His clothes were very handsome." Skinflint gave utterance to a hearty laugh. "Why,” he shouted triumph antly. "these clothes I’ve got on wen» father's." Uninformed persons probably would assume that the begum of Bhopal Is a man. Her appearance at the corona tion, however, revealed the fact of the femininity to the English speaking world The English newspapers report that her highness was somewhat shocked at the height and—to her mlnil —masculinity of tho English women. She has a horror of largo extremities and was delighted to learn that Queen Victoria was a very small woman. The begum rules over a little Indian state having a population of 665,000. Chicago’s chief of police. James Mc Weeny—he’s Scotch—doesn’t think much of the scheme now being tried on the Brooklyn bridge trolleys by Po lice Captain Bourke of separating the men and women. The Chicago Tribune says that ‘’ho refuses to glvo the scheme a trial In Chicago. In tho first place he believes the making of such a regulation would first require action by the city council, and, second, he does not believe It would be practicable In Chicago." A superintendent of a city Sunday school endeavored to give the summer meetings added attractiveness. Upon a certain warm Sunday In August lem onade was served. At the close of tho service the superintendent announced that slips of paper would be passed round and the pupils allowed to make suggestions as to methods of making the meetings still more attractive. One younster wrote: “Put more sugar in the lemonade.” A humpback salmon weighing 154% pounds, caught in a trap near Ana cortes, several days ago. Is said to be the largest salmon on record anywhere. It Wits five feet one and one-half Inches long, measured 39 Inches around the body, and was at first thought to be a young cetacean. The average 4-year old humpback salmon weighs 25 to 30 pounds. The giant fish has been pre served. The Louisiana Historical society hae started a movement to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Judah P. Benjamin, secretary of war In tho confederate cabinet and a famous Louisiana lawyer nnd senator. Coafed arate organizations In Louisiana leave lent their support to the plan, and It Is probable that a big public meeting, commemorative of the centenary, will be held In New Orleans In the fall. Each mortnlng now there are to be seen at the Mauna Kea wharf a great many outriggers. The Hawaiian* re port that the flying fish season Is now In full swing, and every boat la laden with the little delicacies. They say that they are very plentiful now. They are caught at night, by the simple method of placing a light in the boat to attract the fish toward them. European visitors who do not know South American conditions are sur prised at tho extravagance of many of tho women’s toilets in that part of the world. The most extravagant of French confections are often scarcely elaborate enough for Buenos Aires, and firms In Paris create specially expen sive fashions for the South American trade. A Kansas woman who wants a hus band who is “a tower of strength, en ergetic and generous, very loving, very tender, very kind and courteous al ways," falls to specify what be is to re ceive In exchange for this list of vir tues. Her own qualifications might be more attractive bait than a statement of what she wants. Mayor Gaynor’s remarks at the state fair. In Syracuse, that "there must be 1,000,000 people In New York whe never saw a litter of pigs," was short of a careful estimate. It leads the Syracuee Post-Standard to suggest that "tho Bronz Zoo must soon have a farm yard exhibit for the entertainment and In struction of the people of New York. The actual money Invested In hotels In Switzerland Is *160.000,000. The pay ment of the Interest on this sum, the maintenance of the properties and a profit on the enormous business, wdjich employs many thousands of people, la practically all paid by tourists who come to Switzerland' In pursuit of health, recreation and pleasure. Berlin almost stands still. The In crease since 1906 is only 1.2 per cent or from 2,040,000 to 2.064,000 inhabitants Besides the capital six cities have more than half a million people; Hamburg 936,000; Munich, 695,000; Lelpslc, 5S6.000; Dresden, 546.000; Cologne, 511,000 and Breslau. 510.000. The employes In linen mills of the United Kingdom number about 96 000 whose average earnings in the 'pay week of September. 1906, were *2 90 For those who worked neither less nor more than full time the average earn ings were *2.92. Memorials to Augustus Toplady, who wrote “Rock of Ages,” are being erect ed in the Devonshire parishes of Hart ford and Fen Ottery, of which he was vicar from May, 1766, to April, 1768. Toklo now has a Japanese Young Mens Buddhist association modeled after the Young Men's Christian asso ciation of this country. In China they huve capital punish ment by proxy at times. A rich man convicted of crime can biro another man to take his place. Water for the boilers of steam en- i dines In France is now heatid by ex haust steam. It economizes fuel ‘more I than 12 per cent. During the last two years Canada i has sustained a loss of over *45 OCO 090 i worth of property by fires. In one London hospital alone—St George’*—some 2,900 patients are oper- I ated upon each year. MARK HGUVER’S TALE AS TO COHN MURDER CAN’T BE CONFIRMEE Story of Woodbury Count; Farmer Sets Police Agog —Houver Arrested. Omaha, Neb,, Oct. 9.—Mark Houver the Iowa farmer who Wednesday night made the startling announcement that he was prepared to point an accusing finger at the murderer of the late Her man Cohn, is in Jail under a charge of drunkenness while the police delve it to the mystery of his accusation against a young prisoner now occupying a cell in the county ,1all. In a signed statement issued In the presence of detectives at police head quarters Friday, Houver named Charles Filbert, awaiting trial in dis trict court for highway robbery, as the slayer of Cohn. Houver in his state ment to the police reiterates the talk he made to a reporter last Wednes day night, that Filbert confessed the crime to him while a fugitive on ills farm 16 miles from Sioux City, la. Think Houver Confused. Chief of Detectives Savage, following an interview with Houver, declared that the latter is mindful of a con fusion of ideas relative to the Cohn murder and the shooting of the lata Druggist Elton in an attempted rob bery at the latter’s store, Twenty fourth and Bristol streets. He says that Houver at the present time is in no condition to talk, owing to the ap parent effects of a prolonged spree and that he will be detained until he has recovered. ‘‘There is nothing in this man's story that Is at all convincing or probable,” said the chief. "After the Cohn murder I had all these young toughs rounded up and among them was Filbert. In him there was nothing to attract sus picion. This man Houver is drunk now and couldn’t tell a straight story if he had one. He will be detained, however, pending a lull investigation. Filbert when interviewed in the coun ty Jail by a reporter Friday denied knowing any one named Houver or that he had ever been at or near Sioux City, or that he had ever shot a man. Houver told the police that he had known Filbert for 16 years. Talks to Fleming. Houver would divulge nothing to any of the officers but Detective Fleming. With Fleming he claimed a personal acquaintance of many years, and to him, it Is said, confided the story. Fleming says he once knew a man named Houver, but stated that he couldn't identify the man in Jail as the one he had known. Houver was arrested in the Nebraska Clothing company’s store by Sergeant Sigwart. Detective Fleming located Houver’a abode, while in the city, at 1019 Soutli Twentieth street. Houver's story is in part as follows: "Filbert came to my farm and asked to stay a while. He appeared wor ried and one day I asked him what was the matter. He made me swear neves to divulge the secret and then he tolij me of the Cohn murder. "The story has haunted me like a ghost. I dreamed of It. I finally de termined to come to Omaha, look up Eddie Fleming, whom I had known as a child, tell him the whole story and here I am. If there is any reward I want Fleming to have it. He is my friend and that is why I have been trying to find him. The murderer, Fil bert, is in the Douglas county Jail and can't get away. I knew of his ar rest." Houver’s Heroio Act. Houver has an Omaha record which is of great credit to himself. On the morning of March 16, 1910, ho rescued a woman from drowning in a cistern at 1430 South Seventeenth Btreet, jump ing into the water after her when sho attempted suicide. Anna Homclla was the young wom an’s name, and sho was employed as a domestic at the home of Ferdinand Krelts. In the rear of the house was a cistern with 20 feet of water in it. The top was covered and boxed, so that no one could possibly fall into it The Homella woman let herself down through this box. but her screams at tracted the attention of the neigh bors. Houver was visiting his sister, Mrs. C. Mervard, at 1412 South Seventeenth street, and was on4 of the first to the rescue. He boldly plunged In after her, and, being a good ewimmer; held her up by her hair until Mrs. Mervard and her son, Lyman Blackman, lowered a ladder by which both rescuer and res. cued were saved. JOE M'KAY GETS SECOND HEARING Case of Antelope County Lifer Is Remanded On Account of Error. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 9.—Joe McKay, sentenced In Antelope county for life for tile alleged murder of Albert Brown, In 1909, secured a reversal and an order for a new trial In the su premo court this afternoon. The court found numerous errors of the trial Judge, one being that he allowed Mike Harrington to aid In the prosecution without a request from the county or an order of the judge, and another that bloody garments, which proved only that a murder had been commit ted. were flaunted before the jury. PROCEEDINGS UNDER WAY TO REMOVE FOR DRUNKENNESS Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 9.—In an editorial two tire and police commissioners of South Omaha have been Intoxicated on the streets and have failed to enforce the state license laws, a petition for a writ of ouster has been filed In the su premo court asking that the two men, John J. Ryan and Joseph Plvonka, be removed from office. The suit Is brought bu the state's attorney gener al under the Sackett law. perndttlng the summary removal of delinquent of ficials. BRYAN ASKS TAFT FOR REASON OF APPOINTMENT Hastings, Oct. 9.—While his moth appearing this week. Mr. Bryan chal lenges President Taft to make public the written and verbal recommenda tions upon which he appointed Justice White to the position of chief Justice over Justice Harlan, and the recom mendation, written and verbal, on which lit appointed the. Justices whom he has placed on the supreme bench. —- * >. i ... In Japan among the poorer classes fully one-third of th marriages end in divorce. . . ... NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES '-1 NORTH BEND—North Bend’*annual corn show will open tomorrow for a three days’ session. Prof. C. W. Pugs ley of the state university and Miss Luclle Belle are to be the speakers at the educational sessions for agricul tural and domestic science Instruction. TECUMSEH—Johnson county was visited by a very heavy fall of rain and a violent electrical storm last evening when the spire of the Presbyterian church was struck by lightning, and the roof badly torn, but the building jdid not catch fire. The lightning struck in many places in this vicinity. YORK—The City National bank of York is preparing plans for the new bank building which it will build next spring. The brick laundry building in the rear of the bank will be torn down and the bank extended to the alley. The structure will be of stone and will present a handsome appearance when completed. BEATRICE—The garage of D. F. Wheeler at Wymore was destroyed by fire and his touring car valued at $2, 000 was consumed. It is not known how the Are started. The loss is $3, 000. Wheeler Is one of the Wymore men who is out on bond on the charge of being Implicated in the robbery of the Hanover and Waterville, Kansas, banka. CHAPPELLE—Willie Sudman, 14 year-old son of Fred Sudman, presi dent of the First National bank of Chappelle, was instantly killed, Charley Hudson seriously injured and two other boys slightly hurt when their automo bile, in which young Sudman was giv ing his boy friends a “Joy ride,” skid ded and overturned. YORK—The board of directors of the York Chautauqua association have elected the following officers for the year: President, Alexander Bennett; vice president, Joel Roberts; secretary, George F. Corcoran; treasurer, W. A. Miller; superintendent concessions, J. N. KUdow; preservation of order, J. B. Parks; committee on grounds, N. A. Dean. Joel Roberts. NEBRASKA CITY—Frank Gorty, who shot his wife through the right breast three weeks ago and attempted to kill himself by sticking forks in his left side has been arraigned before Judge Wilson and the hearing of his case set for October 3. He could not give the $3,000 ball demanded by the court and was held In Jail. His wife Is rcoverlng. BEATRICE—Small worms In great numbers appeared In the wheat field of Wilber Haltt, northwest of Odell, and after working 24 hours in the field destroyed about one-third of l't. To day Mr. Haltt found millions of them at work In the field and he will lose his crop If he does not find some way of destroying the pests, which work on the blades of the plant. LINCOLN—-Because the production of cream has fallen off with cooler weather and will continue to be lighter the food commission has suspended Its inhibition against payment for milk by testers the same day the test Is made. The rule was enforced during the sum mer months because the rush of busi ness resulted frequently in faulty tests. The postponement of payment allowed the tester more time. OMAHA—Three men have been ar rested in Omaha who are thought to be the parties wanted at Wabash. Neb., for the attempted robbery of the Farm ers State bank there Wednesday night of last week. The officers who were after the men have been working on the theory that they are the same par ties who robbed the jewelry store of Mike Tritscho at Louisville the next night and secured $1,000 In watches and money. PLATTSMOUTH—Last Saturday af ter trailing the robbers of the Treitseh jewelry store, at Louisville, for a num ber of days. Sheriff Quinton located one of the men at Omaha and gathered him In, bringing him quiety to this city. He gave his name as Frank Mc Cann. At tho request of the sheriff nothing was said about the arrest, as he was trying to locate some of the re mainder of the gang, which the of ficers at Omaha succeeded In doing last evening, arresting one other man. HOLDREQE'—The 17th annual con vention of the Nebraska Federation of Women's clubs opened at Holdrege last evening. The opening program Is In the nature of a welcoming reception, with addresses by the mayor, president of the Commercial club and local and state club presidents. This morning the real work of the convention will commence. There will be many Inter esting lectures daring the session on educational, literary and household subjects. Chancellor Avery of tho state university will be one of the speakers. FREMONT—Efforts In behalf of J*sef Bros and Mario Necld, the Bo hemian affinities, failed and Immigra tion Officer Adams took the prisoners away. The woman wept as she left the Jal. Adams declared that the case of the couple had been thoroughly in vestigated and that the facts justified the action of the department. He de clared that Bros left a wife and five children In Bohemia and that Miss Ne :td knew of this when she eloped to America with him. The couple will be stnt to New York City from Omaha today for deportation. GRAND ISLAND—The people's In dependent state committee at Its meet ing held In Grand Island elected an executive committee consisting of the following persons, one for each con gressional district: F. D. Eager, of Lincoln; Orvado Cowles, of Valley; Frank Roth, of Tekamuh; Dr. H. B. Cummins, of Seward; J. M. Miller] of Hastings, and W. H. Taft, of Cosad. ■ Three of the candidates on the state ticket, Messrs. Harman, Stark and Oldham, were present and the com mittee meeting was one of the best held for some time. Headquarters will be maintained at Aurora. WOODLAWN—G. W. Ault, a farmer living a mile and a half south of Woodlawn. has demonstrated that cot ton can be grown successfully in Lan caster county. Last May Mr. Ault planted a plot In his garden with cot ton seed, lie now has 76 cotton stalks. Most of the cotton is ready to pick. Some stalks are three and a half feet high. If the majority of the bolls on these stalks mature before a killing frost they will produce at the ratio of a bale and a half'to two bales to the acre. Mr. Ault obtained the cot ton seed In Arkansas last spring when he was In that state for the benefit of his health. NEBRASKA CITY—The coroner's Jury held an inquest at Syracuse over the body of George Jurrels. the man who was found dead in his home with his head crushed with a hammer and i throat cut, hut could find no motive for the crime and rendered a verdict that the deceased came to his death at the hands .of a party or parties unknown. The Jury suggested that Charles Thompson, a map peddler who had some misunderstanding with the de ceased over a woman, be held for fur ther Investigation. Thompson claims to he able to prove that he was 14 miles away from the scene of the mur der the ill — b t it occurred. WERTZ HEIRS MEET TO ADOPT PLAN TO RECEIVE MILLIONS Product of Sum Left By Gen eral Wertz to Be Divided Among 400. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 7.—'W. W. Wertz «nd Mrs. Wertz, of Lincoln, left for Hock Island, 111., today, where they will attend a meeting of the 400 mem bers of the Wertz family,, at W'hich reunion chances of dividing a fortune of $180,000,000 among them w’ill be discussed. It appears that this colossal sum has grown from a modest fortune left Gen eral Wertz, who died in Amsterdam in 1617. He left no children and the crown became trustee of the property. Wertz had four brothers and the heirs of one, John Wertz, came to America In 1732. Since then the America branch has increased to about 400 members. Mrs. William Cunningham, of Blair; John Temperly, of Brainard, and Dor othy Henfleld, of Genoa, are said to be other Nebraska residents who be long to the family. In 1852 the Holland government is sued an edict declaring that all un claimed fortunes and property escheat ed to the crown. It is said that this edict has been set aside several times since, however, when convincing claims were presented. ELECTRIC LINES UNDER THE COMMISSION JURISDICTION Omaha, Neb., Oct. 7.—A passenger rate of 10 cents across the bridge be tween Omaha, Neb., and Council .Bluffs, la., was sustained today in a decision by the commerce court, at Washington. More far reaching than the mere question of the rate was the decision of the court that the Interstate Com merce commission has the power under the law to regulate the operations of interstate electric railways, this being the first determination by a court in support of the commission’s action in this regard The court held that the commission had ample authority to issue its order, in addition to holding that the exercise of its was reasonable. The case was brought by the Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway company and the Omaha and Council Bluffs Bridge company in an action against the Interstate Commerce commission, which issued an order fixing the 10 cent rate. SEEKS TO OUST COUNTY ATTORNEY OF NEMAHA Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 7.—M. S. Mclnish, attorney for Henry Morgenstern, of Nemaha county, has filed charges with Governor Aldrich, asking for the insti tution of an ouster suit against County Attorney Fred Hawxby, of Auburn. It is alleged that Hawxby has not been diligent in the prosecution of a crim inal case. Hawxby was a member of the 1901 legislature. In May, 1907, a grand Jury returned a true bill against William Seaman, charging him with setting fire to and burning a laundry building owned by Morgenstern. It is alleged that the county attorney has never caused Sea man to be arrested and tried and that, although urged to do so, has neglected and refused to perform such service. BOY OF 17 AND GIRL OF 16 ARE REFUSED A LICENSE Fremont, Neb., Oct 7.—Miss Ruby Lewis, a 16-year-old Fremont girl, granddaughter of Mrs. Mary Hancock, with whom she has been residing, has disappeared. Yesterday Mrs. Hancock received a telephone call from Sidney, la., and the county judge at that place told her that the girl in company with N. T. Mosier, of Nebraska City, Neb., had applied there for a marriage li cense, but that it was refused them. The judge said that the couple left the office declaring they would go to Mis, souri. They have not been heard from since. Mosier had been keeping com pany with the girl. He is only 17 years old. ♦— WOMAN LIFER ASKS COURT FOR NEW TRIAL Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 7.—Arguments in support of a new trial for Mrs. Mag gie Davis, who shot and killed Ira Churchill on a Cedar county farm on the 2d of November, 1910, were sub mitted today to the supreme court, and the matter taken under advisement. Mrs. Davis is now serving a life sen tence in the state’s prison. NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES j ARLINGTON—Arlington will have a postal savings bank, opening Octo ber 28. LINCOLN—December 8, is the date as finally fixed for the intercollegiate debates this year, when Nebraska's affirmative team gives forenic battle to Iowa's team here at Lincoln and Ne braska's negative meets Minnesota at Minneapolis. LINCOLN—According to the revised figures of Secretary Mellor, of the state fair board, the last state fair added $11,000 to the surplus of the associa tion. The total receipts were $94,523.06, and the expenditures so far $82,400.73. There are about $1,000 of outstanding debts, it is believed, claims for which have not yet been presented. BROKEN ROW—Cromwell Dixon, the young aviator who was killed yes terday at Spokane, was the one chosen by the agricultural society to make flights here on the 16th and 17th of this month. This will make no differ ence as regards the aviation meet, as Mr. Dixon was merely named by the society as a competent man to do the work. GRAND ISLAND—It is stated that the men employed upon the extension of the railroad from this place to Gan dy are one by one quitting their work and the company is having a hard time to find men to do the work. As corn husking will soon begin, it is said that about all of the men will quit jjnd go to work husking corn. As the farmers are offering 4 cents per bushel and board, for husking corn, the men can make more money than they can work ing on the railroad. DAKOTA CITY—D. E. Watkins, secretary of the Nebraska State Au tomobile association, has arranged with certain of the local automobile enthusiasts to hold a general meeting of all the automobile owners in Dakota county on October 14, for the purpose of organizing a county automobile club. NEBRASKA CITY—Marcus Sichl. while hunting yesterday on the bot toms cast of this city, shot and killed a largi gray eagle that measured 12 feet from tip to tip of wings. This Is the first eagle that has been killed or seen In thin part o' the valley for the past 20 y< art. .—..■» ; NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES | 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 25. FREMONT—Marie Necid and Josef Broz, the Bohemian affinities who iled 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 Fcncetermacher’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 idated condition. At present it is sheltering two prisoners charged with murder. • LOUISVILLE—Robbers entered the jewelry store cf Mike Tritsch last night and blew open the safe, getting away with $1,000 in watches a,nd money. They had previously broken into an elevator and stolen 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 stale 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 ciation, 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. J. Tate, of Omaha, a well known real estate man, was se riously Injured when his 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 Plainvlew when the acci dent occurred. He was brought te 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 dlvorved 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 liandicaped. 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 oas given <ntt the statement that games are being arranged with At kinson. Stanton, Madison and Norfolk. LINCOLN—The annual Inspection of the Nebraska national guard will begin October 30 and will be compleud two ' months later. Major Louis H. Gage. I chief of ordnance, making the Inspec- : tlon. WOODBURY COUNTY MAN TELLS SECRET Will Name the Mas Who Killed Herman Cohn and Thus Lift Mystery. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 6.—It looks as If the mystery which has hung like a fun eral pall over the grave of Herman Cohn for so many months is about to be lifted and that his cruel slayer is at last to be brought te justice and pun ished. Evidence, that appears to be indis putable, with the name of the murderer is to be put in the hands of the police today by Mark Houver, an Iewa farm “er, who claims to know Sohn’s slayer. Houver has a farm about 16 miles from Sioux City. He sajyt that Cohn’s slayer fled to his home and stayed with him a week after the murder. Houver observed that the man was worried about something and he tynestioned him several times. The murderer finally admitted that he was in deep trouble and one day towards the end of the visit he swore Houver to secrecy and made a clean breast ef the whole story. "He made me swear never to divulge his secret,” said Hoirveit “but I can’t keep it any longer. It is ail too hor rible. I will not be a party to it any longer. The story has Haunted me }ik® a ghost. I dreamed ef it. I finally determined to come te Omaha, look up Eddie Fleming, whom I have known as a child, tell him the wlvole story and here I am. If there te any reward t want Fleming to have it. He is my friend and that te why I have been trying to find him.” “The murderer is fat Sie Douglas county jail and can't get away.” fr...1 | NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES j BEATRICE—The®d®re Skladnay was shot in the jaw while cleaning a revol ver last evening and probably fatally Injured. He has a wife and nine chil dren. FREMONT—Passenger trains on the Union Pacific through Fremont are showing the effects of the strike. Most of them are running tram three to lb hours late. BEATRICE—Against the strenuous opposition of the socialist city govern ment, the commission form of govern ment was adopted by this city yester day by a majority of 62. BEATRICE — Heg dipping proved nearly fatal to Prather Doiasi, a farmer living near here, who was overcome with fumes from an acetylene mixture used. He was rendered unconscious and fell into the tank, but was rescued. FREMONT—Only six carloads of peaches were sold in Fremont this sea son, against 19 cars for the canning season of 1910. Fremont housewives are fighting the sugar trust by refusing to “put up” canned goods with sugar at its present high price. TEKAMAH—Frank Larson, accused of killing his brother, Charles, in Ly ons, has had a hearing and waived pre liminary examination. He was bound over to the district court without bail. He was charged with first degree mur der. •WAHOO—Johnson Crawf®rd, a pio neer of this section, died here. Forty years ago Crawford operated the old ferry line over the Platte river be tween Fremont and Saunders coun ty. FALLS CITY—About 120 men were given a 60-day layoff at the Missouri Pacific shops. Tills includes machin ists, boiler makers and blacksmiths and their helpers. There are only a few skilled workmen retained in each department. FREMONT—The Fremont horse and mule market has just completed the report of its first sale. Thirty-eight head went through the ring, bringing prices that were above the tops of nearby markets. The top was reached on a Cedar Bluff gelding, at $225. LINCOLN—Vital statistias compiled during the month of August by State Health Inspector Wilson, show 79$ deaths and 2,271 births. Infantile dis eases were responsible for nearly one fourth of the deaths, heart disease, cancer and tuberculosis following in gravity. YORK—The first of October all delin quent taxes draw interest, but there Is one township in York county that neither the state, county *r senool dis tricts will get rich on this year because of interest on delinquent taxes. Waco is the township and in it and the vil lage of Waco the taxes are paid on every piece of property. BEATRICE—After having been mar ried but a week, Mr. and Mrs. 1,. B. Lppsley, of Beatrice, are in the cus tody of the officers at Sherman. Tex., awaiting the arrival of Bhovfff Schiek, of this county, when they will be brought back to this city to answer to the charge of forgery preferred against them by County Attorney Mc Girr. PLATTSMOUTH — "Mike" McCann and John McDovvd were bound over to the district court yesterday on the charge of breaking into a bank at Wa bash a week ago. They are in jail un der heavy bond. The arrests wore made in Omaha, but the names were kept se cret while tile officers were rounding up other men who are thought to be part of a gang of bank robbers operating out of Omaha. FREMONT—Rev. F. M. Sisson, who has been assigned to the Fremont Methodist pastorate, was transferred today to the Omaha conference and ar rived in the city. Mrs. Sisson is a well known Nebraska authoress. The se riousness of her condition was one r»a «on offered for the shift from Nebraska City for the pastor, who for many years resided nere Mrs. Sisson desired to be with her oid friends. TEKAMAH—Frank G. Hansen was yesterday arrested here upon the charge of bigamy. Last week he eloped with the 14-year-old daughter of his employer, R. P. Peterson, who lives near Tckainah. and they were married in Omaha, where, it is claimed he and his child 'wife lived for several days. Hansen is 28 years old and was di vorced a little over a month ago from liis wife. Detective Dan Dusen came up and took HanSen back to Omaha this morning, where ho will be tried. HYANNIS—The 4-year-old son of W. C. Cabaie, a ranchman living eight miles south of town, was attacked by a hunting dog last Saturday while playing with him and his face was ter ribly lacerated by the animal’s fangs. The eyes escaped injury, however, and the child will probably recover. He lias been taken to Omaha for treat ment. The deg is being kept for an ex amination for rabies. The dog had been taken on a limiting trip the day before and it is thought he was prob ably cross because of being tired from the hunt.