The O’Neill Frontici
D. H. CRONIN, Publisher,
O’NEILL, NEBRkSK.I
Senator Gore was praising the art of
compromise. "Compromise' is a good
thing," he said. "Take the case of a
young builder 1 knew. He got married
about a year ago and after the mar
riage he and his wife had an intermin
able dispute as to whether they should
buy two motorcycles or a five-horse
power runabout, suitable to tlieir
means. Ho said: ‘My wife and I
wrangled for months and months, hut
thank goodness, we have compromised
at last.' ‘What have you compromised
on?’ I asked. ‘A baby carriage,’ lie an
swered with a wise, glad smile."
It Is apparently the Intention of the
revolutionaries to obliterate altogether
the old distinctions between Chinese
and Manchu. On of those wa:> that
whereas a Chinese had three nan.es, a
Manchu had two. Yuan Hhih-k'ai, for
example, is proved a Chinese by his
triple name, whereas the members of
the late ministry had dual names, and
were thus proclaimed Manchus. It is
now decreed that the Manchu is to ac
quire a third name, and the old dis
tinction, which was often helpful to tho
European student of Chinese affairs,
will thus vanish.
A patent has been granted for a sys
tem of generating electricity wherein
the prime movers are a windmill and
an internal combustion engine, botlt
operating on the generator shaft and
connected together by means of a
clutch. When the windmill is idle the
load is taken by the engine, and as the
windmill gathers speed it works both
the dynamo and the engine until the
speed attains that which Is designated
the critical point, when the engine Is
disconnected by governor bulls and the
Ignition circuit is opened, thus stop
ping the engine.
The champion stingy church congre
gation has been found in Marshalltown,
la The pastor of the Friends’ church
there resigned when his flock voted to
cut his salary from $1,000 a year to
$800. That was had enough, the pastor
thought, for a man with awdfe and six
children to support, and lie decided it
was rubbing it in for the church to
demand that he keep account of all
fees received and credit the amount on
his reduced stipend. He has quit in
disgust.
"Singers who have time to spare for
other artistic work are not caricatur
ists,” says a letter from Berlin. There
are on exhibition now In that city the
sculptured works of Wilhelm Herold,
the Danish tenor, member of the royal
company, which are said to be of a
high order. One of the busts has been
purchased by the Danish government
and will And a permanent place in the
national museum, a fact which is re
ferred to as "a unique honor for a
professional singer.”
Species of cacti that grow taller than
some buildings, palms and foliage never
before seen on tho North American con
tinent, were brought hero by the steam
er Nevandan from Salina Cruz. The
plants, carefully crated und guarded as
if they were treasure, aro in charge of
George Howard, a botunlst and scien
tist, who spent more than flvo years
In South America looking for tropical
plants for the home ground of 13 L
Doheny, of Eos Angeles.
In excavating at Kreston, Kan., an
imago of what appeal to be a god or
idol of so.tue prehistoric race was dug
up at a depth of 17 feet below the sur
face of tho ground, In clay soil which
has apparently not been disturbed for
ages. Numerous fragments of the pe
eulalr plasterlike material of which the
Image Is made were found scattered
through the soil.
a Scotch minister took one of his
parishioners to task for his nonattend
ance at kirk. The man said: "t dirina
like iang sermons.” The parsons with
some wrath replied: "John, ye’ll dee,
and go to a place where ye’ll not have
the privilege of hearing Iang or short
sermons.” “That may be.” said John
but wlnna be for inck of parsons.”
In the Australian commonwealth
house of representatives the bill pro
viding for the eonstruetion of a trans
continental railway from Kalgoorlle, in
western Australia, to Port Augusta, In
South Australia, was read a second
time without a division.
An oscillatory electric spnrk has been
found by (' Chaudrelier to he made up
of about 10.000 Individual sparks a
second. An air current separated the
sparks one-twelfth inch, and this and
the velocity of the air guve a means
of estimating the number.
Rubinstein once declared to some one
that he was descended from one of the
crusaders who accompanied Richard
( oeur de Lion to Palestine. “On the
piano, presumably,” was the smiling
response.
Talleyrand’s conservatism was sum
med up by n witty compatriot. Paul de
< ourrier. who deelured that If Tailey
rund had been present at the creation
tie would have exclaimed: "Good gra
cious! Chaos will be destroyed!"
Little Lola, aged 5, went to the door
In answer to the postman's ring, and
received a postal card, the first she
had ever seen. "Oh, mamma,” she ex
claimed, "here's a letter for you hut it
hasn’t got any skirt on!”
The l’an-American railroad reports
an increase of 15 per cent to 75 per
cent a month in earnings last year over
the corresponding periods of 1909 both
passenger and freight traffic having
been lieavier.
An automatic stabilise) for aero
planes with Yvhich the French army <s
experimenting utilizes a movable pres
sure plate connected with compressed
air mechanism, for manipulating the
elevating planes.
An ingenious Pennsylvanian has
patented a hat trimming machine
which unreels ribbons, sews it in
place and cuts It off automatiealls
when a hat has been trimmed.
A double barreled telescope, to per
mit two persons to view the same ob
ject at the same time, has been invent
ed by a Swiss optician.
The French government proposes to
place the great concessionaire railway
companies under more direct state
control.
A tiny storage battery driven elec tric
fan has been perfected to be placed
In side a top hat to keep its wearer’s
head cool.
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An English Inventor lias copied an
old Idea in the history of telephone by
designing a transmitter shaped like a
human ear.
French army authorities are dis
turbed over the great decrease in the
number of horses in Paris. ;
A steel car.e that can be taken apart I
and rebuilt into a substantial stool in •
half a minute is a French runcjly. j
FIGHT TO PREVENT
UTILIZING STREAM
FOR POWER MAKING
f inal Argument in Submission
of E. L. Kirk's Enterprise
to Supreme Court.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 18.—Reply briefs
of the state have been filed in the ease
where E. L. Kirk, of Sioux City, is
asking for the entire flow of the Nio
br ara river in Knox county. This flow
ho desires to transform into power
which is to be sent over a wire to Sioux
City and utilized to run the street cars
of that town.
Attorney General Martin takes the
ground that the Niobrara is a Nebraska
river and that no question of Interstate
commerce can be raised. He insists
that Mr. Kirk cannot appeal from a part
of the order of the Htate irrigation board
and avail himself of the benefits of the
remainder. In this case Kirk was giv
en the grant he desired, but the per
mit carried the proviso that "the power
generated hereunder must not be
transmitted or used beyond the con
fines of the state of Nebraska.”
The attorney general says that if the
supreme court can Interpose its dis
cretion in the place of the discretion of
the state bonrd. then It is clearly at
tempting to legislate. He took the po
sition that the proposition of Mr. Kirk
to take the waters of a Nebraska river
to draw the street cars of an Iowa city
is no different from a proposition to
utilize its waters to irrigate lands in
South Dakota, and that the latter would
be a preposterous demand to make.
“The Niobrara river,” says the attor
ney general, “belongs to the people of
Nebraska. That power which the rush
ing river had was just as much the
property of the people of the state as
Is the water itself. It Is just as much
dedicated to the use of the people of
the state of Nebraska as is the water
itself. It is Just as valuable an asset of
the people of Nebraska as is the water.
To my mind, therefore, if the state
board should permit Kirk to appropri
ate this power for the beneficial use
in another state, they would clearly
be using their office against the we!
fare of the people of Nebraska.”
Kirk argued that when .the power is
transformed into electricity it becomes
* commodity, and to prohibit the trans
fer of a commodity of this sort across
the state line is unconstitutional by
reason of its Interference with inter
state commerce. The attorney general
says this is ridiculous, and that the
argument could only apply if a power
plant were already in operation and
the state should attempt to prohibit the
transfer across the state line. He adds;
“in the last few years there has
arisen a great demand for the conser
vation of natural resources, both na
tional and state. This includes water
power, and it has undoubtedly been
demanded by the people of the state
that this water power be conserved to
the use of the people. That is pre
cisely what the legislature sought to
effect In passing these Irrigation acts
and giving to the state board of irri
gation the discretion to refuse an ap
plication or to modify an application,
or to attach conditions to an applica
tion, as was deemed for the general
w-elfare.”
LORD SCULLEY7!^SCHEME TO
, AVOID TAX MISCARRIES
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 18.—Yesterday
Judge Walden entered a decree In the
Lord Sculley inheritance tax case,
whereby Mrs. Angelia Sculley will have
to pay into the county treasury the
Bum of $18,413.35. This case was start
ed some months ago by County At
torney McGirr and was the first case
of the kind in this county. The heirs
tried to show that the land belonged to
Mrs. Senile, but at the hearing It was
plainly shown that the same had been
transferred from Lord Sculley to his
wife shortly before Ids death with a
view, it is said, of avoiding the tax.
H. E. Spafford was appointed appraiser
to determine the value of the lands at
the time of Lord Sculley's death In
1905. The total valuation placed upon
the lands at that time amounted to
$1,861,335, of which $1,029,325 are in
Gage county and $822,011 in Nuckolls
county. The Sculley holdings amount
to 65,000 acres, valued at $28.49 an
acre.
TRAINED NURSE*HELD UP
WHILE ROBBERS PLUNDER
Axtell, Neb., Dec. IS.—The home of
Peter Weedlun, living on a farm near
here, was entered Thursday night by
one or more robbers and $1,000 in cash
and a gold watch stolen. Miss Helmun,
a trained nurse of Omaha, who hits
been attending Miss Weedlun, who Is ill,
had left the house to get a pitcher of
fresh water from the well. As she
was returning, she asserts, someone
seized her from behind, pressed a hand
kerchief against her mouth and nostrils
and carried her away. When she re
gained consciousness at 9 o’clock to
day she was in a church some distance
from the home. Her assailant is then
supposed to have entered the house by
the door she left ajar. The young
woman is in the care of a physician,
and the sheriff und county attorney are
investigating.
SHE SEEKS DIVORCE
FOR MENTAL CRUELTY
Cigar Merchant Says His
Wife Is Not in Nevada
Divorce Mecca.
Reno, Nev., Dec. 18—Charges of non
rupport and extreme mental oruelty,
tiled here In a divorce complaint by
Mrs. Mattson against Frank C. Matt
son. a w<'U-to-"do cigar merchant of
Philadelphia, have been followed 1 j
a series of sharp letters addressed bv
the husband to the plaintiff s attorneys
in which lie declares his wife is not in
Reno.
The couple were married in 11106 and
have two children. One of whom is
hero with the mother and nurse, as
Mrs. Mattson is in ill health. She al
leges she left her husband last spring,
after harsh, surly, abusive treatment
and profanity. He expressed the wish
she would die, she says.
CUMMINS GETS HAIL.
New Y ork, Dec. 18.- William .1.
Cummins, who was recently convicted
of grand larceny, in (he manipulation
of trust funds of the defunct Carnegie
Trust company was todav admitted to
hall of 800.000.
ALBANY. N. Y’.—A man supposed to
be KJ Donato, the Italian wanted for
the murder of the four mei ih' r- „i In
Morncr fa idly at Pt fro stvlile (a t
Tuesday, v. ns arrested it coxsackle. a
river town a few miles be oh A.l anv
early this tooinlnr b> the p i.ki «. ; .! at
place.
NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES
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FREMONT-T. C. Custer, of Norfolk.
Neb., carried off the prize for having the
best scoring bird in the Dodge county
poultry show this week. Custer exhibited
White Orpingtons.
GRAND ISLAND—The seventeenth an
nual convention of the Nebraska Associa
tion of County Commissioners, Super
visors and Clerks, had excellent weather
and everything In its favor. The attend
ance was over 150.
NELIGH—Alfred Graham, a halfbreed
Indian from near Cody, Neb., aged about
20, who is claimed to have been “beating”
his way on a westbound passenger train
was fatally Injured as the train was en
tering this city. Several ribs and the
man’s right leg were broken. He died,
however, from Internal Injuries.
LINCOLN—At the request of Senator
Brown written from Washington, Secre
tary of State Wait forwarded on Thurs
day a nomination blank for the April pri
maries. Mr. Brown Is preparing to file as
a candidate for renomlnation. His oppon
ent, George W. Norris, has not yet made
a filing and it is probable that Brown will
get his papers In first.
DAVID CITY—Charles Lemley, who
resides on a farm eight miles west of this
city, is now at Omaha attending the
sheep growers’ association. He took with
him an ewe and her four lambs. Mr.
I^emley’s expenses are paid by the Na
tional Sheep Growers’ association, this be
ing the only Instance they know of in the
United States where an ewe had four
lambs and lived. The lambs are about
8 months’ old.
LINCOLN—Mrs. Eliza J. Edmiston was
killed at Thirteenth anu O streets on De
cember 13 at approximately 13 minutes to
1 o’clock. She had 13 cents In her purse.
She was aged 65—five times 13. That death
was the result of her own carelessnes was
the verdict of the coroner’s jury in an in
quest into the facts connected with the
accident in which the woman was struck
and killed by an automobile driven by
Peter M. Plamondon Wednesday after
noon.
FREMONT—Verne McIntosh, a 15-year
old Fremont boy, has built an aeroplane
and In the near future expects to be mak
ing flights with it. Using cane and can
vas for the construction, the boy has pro
duced a machine that closely resembles
the aeroplanes used by professionals. He
tried it out this week, gaining momentum
for the flight by coasting down a long
hill south of the river. His Idea now is to
install an engine and fly-wheel that will
enable actual flights.
MADISON—Lee Henderson, residing
west of Norfolk, who has been absent
from the country for several months, was
arrested this afternoon by Sheriff Smith
charged with being the father of a child
born September 11, 1911, to Agnes Metz, a
minor daughter of C. E. Metz, of War
nerville. He entered a plea of not guilty
and a recognizance bond signed by his
father, John W. Henderson, was given
for his appearance at the preliminary
hearing, which was continued by mutual
consent until January 10, 3912.
LINCOLN—Governor Aldrich has issued
pardons to Martin Hicks, of Richardson
county, and Fred Bishop, of Kimball
county. In accordance with recommenda
tions of the advisory board of pardons.
The former was convicted for entering a
house and stealing therefrom a pan of
milk and a pocketbook containing a small
sum of money. Bishop stole a cow valued
at J20. The latter was recommended for
executive clemency because of the fact
that it was thought his punishment would
preclude his indulgence in depredations
and because he had a wife and two small
children needing his support.
FREMONT—Fremont Island, a popular
semi-pleasure resort a mile from Fremont,
a mile wide and three miles long, cut off
from surrounding farms by the channels
of the Platte river and heavily wooded,
will be converted Into a park for the rais
ing of African pheasants and other rare
game birds. If the plans of Game Warden
Miller, of Lincoln, and a number of Fre
mont citizens do not go amiss. Game
Warden Miller already has ordered a
number of pheasunts placed on the Island
and has arranged with Fremont citizens
under the direction of Mayor Wolz to
give the birds protection.
BEATRICE—At a meeting of the social
ists of this city a resolution was passed
calling for the relsgnatlon of Mayor W. E.
Griffin. It Is charged that he has vio
lated the principles of the socialist party
In appointing men other than socialists to
serve on the police force; that he dis
missed Officer Land without provocation,
and appointed James Couch, a republican.
In his place, and that he last fall signed
the gas ordinance, which raised the price
of gas, and which action was contrary to
the platform of the party. Mayor Griffin
states that he withdrew from the party at
a meeting held two weeks ago.
TABLE ROCK—Floyd llays, who lives
In the west part of town, has been miss
ing from his home since Friday last. His
wife went to visit her mother, a few miles
north of town, Thursday last, expecting
to be away a few days. When Monday
came, and he had not been seen since
Friday, and no one appeared to care for
(he stock, neighbors and relatives were
notified, and entered the house, which was
locked, and found a note lying on the
table, addressed to his wife, telling her
to sell the things and pay debts, as far
as possible, and that she would never see,
or hear from him again. He was in debt
and It is thought had worried greatly
over It.
OMAHA—"A Wool Tariff That Will
Protect" was the subject of the addiess
of F. A. Ellenwood, of Red Bluff. Cal., at
the second day's session of the National
Wool Growers’ 4Sth annual convention
Mr. Ellenwood’s address was in the na
ture of a protest against what he repre
sented as unfair treatment of the wool
grower by the manufacturer. He pro
duced figures to show that the so-called
"compensatory duty” on woolen cloth In
tended only to repay the manufacturer for
the money paid by him either as duty on
Imported wool or in advanced prices for
domestic wool on account of the tariff la
too high because It Is based on the false
assumption that the duty on first grade
wool Is equal to S3 cents a pound com
puted on a scoured basis
LUVERNK, MINN—George ll,;rt
Ehle. of Hennepin county, Minnesota,
and Miss Belle Mary Johnson, of thli
city, were married at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sid John
son, last evening at seven o'eloik. the
|tev. E. H Bronson officiating. After I
the ceremony the young couple it ft tor
Minneapolis where they will make tip. ir
future home.
The annual output of lead pent ils in
thla country Is more than 320.00O.P00.
The cedar wood used In making them
weighs about 100,(00 tons. ..nil nearly
three-fourts of a len’t worth of wool
Is required for inch pend! No i th. r
wood Is so good for the pun o i. and
the timber is becoming scarce. Old
cedar planks and fenei tails t.o.v fin.I
n ready sale.
In England the hist tr..e iigtlhi *s>
was the Edd.vttimc, built ;■ , u i ....
centuries betoie Christ, low eo r lint
had been lighted o . t ti v. mu. v.i x
andrta. Egypt, as a warm:.a- to . li
ners.
PRETTY IOWA GIRL
PARADES IN MEN’S
TOGS SEEKING JOB
Ln Order to Avoid Arrest, Tells
Pitiful Story of Manifold
Troubles.
Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 16.- After parad
ing the streets of Norfolk and loafing
around pool halls for about four cays
dressed in men’s clothes. Miss Mary
Johnson, of Corinth, la., found It nec
essary to confess last night that she
was a woman.
Miss Johnson was recognized as a
woman by Sheriff C. S. Smith, who
found her in a local pool hall. After
she had bitterly pleaded not to be put
In Jail, the county official took pity
on the girl and she was allowed to
leave the city on on early morning
train. “Johnson” is probably a ficti
tious name, says the sheriff, but that
her homo Is in Corinth, la., he is quite
sure. „ , n
The story told to the officer by the
girl after he had put her under a rigid
questioning seemed a pitiful one. she
declared that her mother was dead
and that her father has abused her
and seven other children. She told
the sheriff that she found it easier to
obtain work when dressed in men s
clothing. It developed later, however,
that the girl’s story was untrue. A
local barber had admitted that he liaa
cut the girl's hair about a week ago.
She then” was garbed in ordinary fe
male attire. For three days Miss John
son, wearing a small cap and soft
shirt, a regular coat and a pair of yel
low-striped overalls, has been sitting
around a local pool hall, where she
was thought by the men who frequent
the place to be a boy.
She was noticed early Wednesday
evening seated on the top of an ice
box In a pool hall and later when it
was learned that the sheriff was
searching for her, she was given a
chance to escape by several men who
learned that she was disguised. She
did not take the opportunity and the
sheriff took her in charge. Miss John
son is not a bad looking girl. She Is
very dark, has pretty dark eyes and
very dark hair. She weighs about 120
pounds and is about 19 years old.
SMOKELESS, DRINKLESS,
PICTURE SHOWLESS TOWN
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 16.—Although a
city of 4,000 persons, University Place,
the Methodist college suburb of Lin
coln, offers but one place for the cigar
hungry citizen to make his purchases.
This is a drug store. And the other
night a mass convention was held for
the purpose of formulating a petition
to the druggist to please stop selling
any cigars or tobacco.
There Is no billiard hall and no bowl
ing alley In the place. There isn’t even
a moving picture show. Several weeks
ago a venturesome man, who didn't
know the character of the town hired
a hall, erected a temporary stage and
bought a number of chairs. He brought
in his moving picture machine and ad
vertised he was open for business. He
stayed for 10 nights, and then quit.
The largest receipts for any evening
were 86 cents.
The city has r.a saloons and no jail,
and it is claimed that there are not a
hundred men who smoke. Chancellor
Fulmer states that because of the
strict rules against smoking, the num
ber of students who use the weed in
any form is very small.
BARRY OFFERED GOVERNORSHIP
OF DAYTON SOLDIERS’ HOME
Washington, Dec. 16.—Gen. P. H
Barry, of Greeley, Neb., member of the
national board of managers of homes
for disabled soldiers, has been offered
the position of governor of the Dayton
soldiers' home. He will consult with
his children before deciding whether to
accept it. The Dayton home is the
largest In the country. General Barry
became a member of the board last
August.
Henry T. Clarke will apear before
the House committee on fivers and
harbors today to make an argument in
favor of the bill introduced by Con
gressman I.obeck, providing $10,000 for
a thorough test of the brush and cable
system of channeling the Missouri.
Walter I,. Houser, chairman of the
La Follette campaign committee, said
today that he could not assign definite
dates for Senator La Follette's trip to
Nebraska, and that he did not know
when he would be able to do so.
Under special orders Alexander
Lichtman, of the Omaha recruiting sta
tion, will be discharged by the office
in command by purchase.
AMERICAN MEATS ON
BRITISH TAROO LIST
Government Will Not Give Out
Contracts Until Criminal
Trial Is Settled.
London. Dec. If.—The British govern
mont has decided to exclude American
meat packers against whom prosecu
tions leave been instituted in the United
States from tendering contracts for a
supply of meat to the British army and
navy, pending the settlement of the
suits.
The decision of tin government is due
tc the opposition of labor and advanced
radical members of parliament to the
American trusts.
The contracts given out by the wai
office, which had hitherto been secured
by American firms are now expected tc
go to Argentina meat puckers.
Armour Admits.
Chicago, Dei . 16.—J. Ogden Armour
president of Armour & Co., under in
dictme.nt for alleged violation of the
Sherman anti-trust act, admitted that
the Armour company had been noMfiec
that its bids for British army contract!
would not be accepted, pending the set
Dement of suits by the United States
Mr. Armour, declined to in anyway
discuss the situation or its effect o:
the cases now being tried here.
NO TRUTH IN RUMOR OF
ASSASSINATION OF KING
London. Dee. 16.—A rumor that Hint
George had been assassinated in tin
loyal camp at Delhi was circulate!
broadcast in London this morning am
created tremendous, excitement on tin
streets. Officials insisted thut Mm ru
mor was without Inundation and de
Oared fl at It pi bobly arose \ irougl
sensational repo--.: <>f a slight fire lac
night iu a l< at adjoining that of tin
king.
I”NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES
OAKDALE—Chas. F. Sandahl has been
appointed to fill the vacancy on the board
of education caused by the resignation of
Henry Tunberg, county treasurer, upon
his removal to Tekamah.
MADISON — Clifford Williams was
bound over by a peace bond by County
Judge Bates. Levi Johns was the com
plainant. Johns charges that WHliami
carried concealed weapons and threat
ened his life. Williams paid all the costs,
gave peace bond for six months and
agreed to leave the county.
OMAHA—Mayor and Mrs. J. C. Dahl
man have returned from a week’s trip to
Texas, where they went by Invitation as
members of an excursion of 200 Nebras
kans, which Included former Governor
Sliallenberger and other notables. They
visited Houston, Dallas, Galveston and
the new town of Francltas, which is al
most wholly settled by Nebraskans.
OAKLAND—The Oakland Commercial
club gave lunch and smoker last evening
at the Benson cafe. There was a good
attendance and the meeting was one of
the most enthusiastic ever held by the
club. A sewerage system for the city
was the principal topic under discussion,
and from the sentiment expressed it Is
evident that Oakland will have an up-to
date sewerage system within a year.
LINCOLN—Jesse S Newton, a clothing
merchant of Wymore, sent to the state
offices for blanks whereby he may file as
a republican candidate for the republican
nomination for governor. Newton did not
come out and say so in so many words
that he is the man who might eventually
use the papers, but at the state house this
was taken for granted and the papers
were sent along to him.
LINCOLN—Governor Aldrich has been
severely assaulted by Clyde J. Wright, a
prominent socialist, because recently upon
being interviewed upon the result of the
McNamara confession at Los Angeles the
executive stated that this instance in real
ity, in his opinion defeated socialism. Such
comments as ‘‘political brainstorm” and
others equally expressive are hurled at
the head of the governor in no unmean
ing terms.
FREMONT—George Crookman, a labor
er on the Northwestern, was overcome by
gas In a trench under the Third street
crossing. Crookman leaped Into the
trench for the purpose of shutting off the
flow from a leak. He was overcame and
fell to the bottom before he had reached
the damaged part. A physician worked
over him an hour before he was re
vived.
LINCOLN—Agitation for a public mar
ket place is showing signs of ripening
earlier than It usually does In this city,
the latest support behind this perennial
movement being the Lancaster County
Gardeners’ and Fruit Growers’ association.
The plan by which the producers hope to
accomplish something Is different than
others have tried, and contemplaes the Is
suance of bonds to get the idea under
way.
LINCOLN—There is nothing in thfl
laws of Nebraska to prevent a man being
justice of the peace and police magistrate
at the same time, according to an opin
ion by Attorney General Martin. He was
asked by Deputy Attorney Hager, of Lan
caster county, to decide whether the Uni
versity Place police magistrate, who has
also been elected police judge, can legally
serve in both capacities.
NELIGII—A case set for trial for the
present term of court is that of Mrs. Nels
Pederson, who is bringing suit against
the bonding companies representing the
saloon keepers of this city for $10,000
each. It will be remembered that Leu
Greggerson was charged with the killing
of Pederson and was acquitted by a Jury
last spring. Pederson, during the later
months of his lifetime, became a habitual
drunkard.
STANTON—At a meeting of the mayor
and council of the city of Stanton, plans
and specifications furnished by C. A.
Hickman, an engineer of Sioux City, for
an extension of the present electric light
and water systems of this city were duly
adopted. These plans cover the erection
of a brick boiler room with a coal shed
attached, for the installation therein of
a 100-horsepower steam engine and an
additional electrical generator.
OMAHA—The 48th annual convention
of the National Wool Growers’ association
opened at the Auditorium here this morn
ing with a large attendance of sheep men
from nearly every state In the union.
More than usual interest Is felt by wool
growers in this year’s convention on ac
count of the proposed revision of the tar
iff to be undertaken by the present con
gress. The feature of the opening session
of the convention was the annual address
of the president, former Gov. F. R. Good
ing, of Idaho.
ALBION—A medicine show which held
forth here all last week, has been the
source of amusement and excitement to
town people. The show ran smoothly un
til Saturday night, when the climax was
reached and the clash came. Acting un
der the influence of drink, the boss of the
show struck his wife and reeled her over
a trunk onto the floor, and a general
rough house followed. Local officers
quelled the boisterous bunch. Charles Lu
cas, a member of the company, was mar
ried to a young lady from Pierce, on the
stage one night of their stay here. The
troupe is now showing at Cedar Rapids.
SCOTTS BLUFF— The law a*d the
prophet are the part of a legal complica
tion at this place. Mrs. Schmaul secured
a divorce in this term of court and over
looking the important fact that it was
not effective for six months, she was a
few days later married at Cheyenne to
I). K. Profit of this place. On their return
their honeymoon was rudely shattered by
the information of the court that her de
cree of divorce had noi been signed by
Judge R. W. Iiobert, which left her and
Mr Profit in a most embarrassing posi
tion.
MISSOURI VALLEY—Mrs. H. B. Wing,
aged 28, who was burned here by her
clothes catching fire from a heater, died
yesterday of her injuries. According to
reports Mrs. Wing went too near the stove
and her dress caught Are. She ran from
the house with her clothes all ablaze. Geo.
A. McKenzie was across the street when
Mrs. Wing came from the house and bji
throwing his overcoat around her extin
guished the flames. Her injuries were re
gal ded as not necessarily fatal at thi
time she was burned, but she grew worse.
She leaves a little baby girl 3 weeki
old and another girl of 2 years and liei
husband The Are company responded tc
the call and the house was but slightIj
burned.
LINCOLN—Secretary of State Wait is
of the opinion that in the matter of pres!
dential and vice presidential races ill nex
spring’s primary petitions asking tha1
names of various men go on the ballo
for the preferential expression must hav<
3.000 signers, the same as is required foi
those who desire election as delegates-at
large to either of the big national conven
tions.
MILFORD—The body of John D. Froy
er was found in the Blue river above th<
power company’s dam. lie had but 1
short time before rowed across the live
with Oapt. Edwin Culver and whether hi
death was due to accident or suicide doe
not seem certain.
DEFEATED OFFICIAL
CLAIMS BIG DAMAGE
FROM PERSECUTORS
Attorney Seeks to Get Evei
With Parties Who Insti
tuted Ouster Suit.
Neleigh, Neb., Dec. 15.—A jury has
been empanelled to hear the case
brought by former County Attorney
Rice against W. B. Eastman and Minor
S. Bacon for $10,300 damages.
This is the outcome of the famous
Greggerson-Pederson murder trial held
last spring, and is the result of ex
County Attorney Rice refusing tee
prosecute Leu Greggerson on the charge
of murder, manslaughter or assault and
battery with the Intent of doing great
bodily harm, because he deemed that
there was no evidence sufficient to con
vict on any of the charges. Because
he refused to do so, ouster proceedings
were Instituted against him. After
hearing the evidence in this case Judge
Welch exonorated the county attorney
and stated at the time that it would
have been malfeasance in office if he
had prosecuted Greggerson on the evi
dence presented. When Leu Gregger
son was brought to trial on the chargo
of second degree murder and xvas ac
quitted by the jury, again was vhis a
vindication that Mr. Rice was iu every
way justified in not prosecuting the
case. Now he se.eks damages in the
amount given from parties who were
instrumental in bringing action against
him and causing his defeat for re
election for county attorney of Ante
lope county.
The case of Mrs. Nels Pederson, wife
of the man killed, while In a state of
intoxication, against the bonding com
panies representing Greggerson and
another saloon keeper whom she sued
for $10,000, was settled yesterday just
before the noon hour. The Jury had
been selected and sworn, but no wit
nesses had been Introduced, xvhen It
was announced that the case had been
settled by the attorneys interested. Mrs.
Pederson Is to receive $650, and the
defendants to pay ^all costs.. ~
High masons meet
IN SECRET CONCLAVE
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 15.—Over 16$
prominent Masons from out in the state
are In Omaha attending the annual
meetings of the grand council of Royal
and Select Masons, and the grand chap
ter of Royal Arch Masons. Among
them are Judge C. J. Phelps, of Schuy
ler; Judge Samuel P. Davidson, of Te
eumseh; Frank H. Young, of Broken
Bow; L. D. RichaTds, of Fremont;
John S. Harman, of Tecumseh; George
J. Spohn, of Superior; Francis' McGll
verln, of Fremont; John J. Wilson, of
Broken Bow; John Harper, of David
City; James Tylor, of Lincoln; Chaun
cey L. Wattles, of Nellgh; Dr. Carrel
D. Evans, of Columbus; William D.
Funk, of Bloomfield; Alpha Morgan, of
Broken Bow; John N. Neely, of Thed
ford; John W. Mitchell, of Superior,
and Lewis C. Smith, of Long Pine.
The grand council held its meeting
yesterday forenoon. These officers for
the coming year were then elected;
Georlge S. Powell, grand master,
Omaha.
Chauncey L. Wattles, deputy grand
master, Neligh.
Lewis E. Smith, grand principal con
ductor of the work, Long Pine.
John S. Harman, grand treasurer, Te
cumseh.
Francis E. White, grand recorder,
Omaha.
John J. Mercer, grand chaplain,
Omaha.
Leonidas H. Bradley, grand captain
of the guard, Omaha.
Charles P. Philbrick, grand conductor
of the council, Wymore.
August J. Albers, grand steward,
Fremont.
August J. Neely, grand sentinel,
Thedford.
The grand council has 24 subordinate
councils, with 1,514 members.
THIRD TIME WOUNDED
BY HIS AUTOMOBILE
Fairbury, Neb., Dec. 15.—E. T. Po
land, proprietor of the Mary-Etta
hotel, while cranking his automobile,
forgot to retard the spark, which
caused the engine to revolve backward J
and the starting crank flew around, M
striking his right arm and both bones
were fractured just above the wrist.
This makes the second fracture Mr,
Poland has sustained In the last two
years with Ills automobile crank strik
ing him. About a year ago, Mr. Poland
struck a bridge five miles northeast of
Fairbury, the machine skidded and
turned turtle and Mr. Poland was
badly shaken up. He just got his car
home from Moline, 111., where it was
thoroughly overhauled.. He Is begin
ning to think that fate* Is against him
SOCIALIST MAYOR FOR
MUNICIPAL SALOON
Coeur d'Alene Plan Evolves
Paying Bartenders More
Than House Police.
Coeur D'Alene, Id., Dee. ID.—The en
tire populace is excitedly discussing
the proposal of John T. Wood, the
socialist mayor, to open end maintain 4
a municipal saloon. Four socialist ’*
councllmen favor the plan, and its fate
will be decided at a meeting of the
city council this week.
Mayor Wood plans to lease a build
ing at $600 a month, hire a manager
at $2,000 a year, two cashiers at $SE
a month each, as many bartenders as
necessary at $100 a month each, a
house policeman at $85 a month and
two janitors at $76.
If the plans of the mayor and coun
cllmen are carried out the attaches
will be placed under bonds and the
place run in strict adherence to the
city ordinances. The saloon wlil la
required to pay the state and federal
license fee of $775 a year.
The county recently voted "wet,”
and men who had arranged to open
saloons oppose the mayor's plan.
"JOHN WINTER” DEAD.
London. Dec. 15.—Mrs. Arthur Stan
nard, the novelist who was known by
her pen name of "John Strange Win
ter," died today. She had been confined
to her bed for the last live months as
the result of an accident while step
ping out of an elevator.
HELD FOR ROBBERV.
, Atlanta. Ga., Dec. 15.—The three me.a
arrested here yesterday on suspicion of
, having been implicated In the Hardee- 4
, ville, S. C . train rebbery Tuesday, wer* *
released last night.
