Nebraska Newspapers

    The O’Neil Frontier
D. H. CRONIN, Publisher.
O'NEILL,NEBRASKA
The common bladderwort. an aquatic
plant, not only defends itself against
Insects and animals, but catches worms
and fish for Its food. As It floats un
derneath the surface of the water its
leafy branches spread out in all direc
tions. Its leaves are covered with lit
tle oval bladders filled with air, and at
one end of each bladder Is a cuvlty
which leads Into the mouth below. In
side the bladder is a small trap door
which opens when pressure Is put on
It. A small worm or a small fish can
enter this door, but they can never
come out.
Throughout Europe the forests have
been cared for with the greatest atten
tion for centuries until today they con
stitute an Immense source of tho na
tional wealth of many countries. The
best developed forests In the world aro
those of Germany. The public and pri
vate forests of Germany are at present
valued at 14,600,000,000. In Austria tho
state forests comprise 2,000,000 acres.
The French government also derives
Immense wealth from the state forests
and controls at present 1,500,000 acres.—
The Christian Herald.
As he Is naturally generous with his
touring car, a young Clevelander of
fered to take the old colored Janitor of
tho apartment In which he resides
downtown tho other day. "No, suh,
boss—no, suh, thank you, suh,” grinned
the ancient functionary. "I reckon I’ll
wait and go on de street cyah.”
“What’s the matter, uncle? Are you
afraid?” “No, suh—me afraid? No,
suh. I got to wait." "Uncle, have you
ever been In an automobile?” “Nevuh
but oncet. an’ den I didn’t let all mah
weight down.”
The Rev. Frederick S. Atwood, grand
chancellor of th.o Knights of Pythias
of Minnesota, Is blind, having lost his
sight several years ago. Despite this
handicap he has continued In active
work for tho order and Is now serving
bis second term as grand chancellor.
Hs travels extensively and generally
alone. To enable him to attend to his
voluminous correspondence he uses a
•pedal make of typewriter.
Miss Hallle M. Daggett, said to ho
the first woman In tho United States
appointed to the position of lookout at
a forest reserve station, lives in Siski
you county, California. She has been
placed In charge of Eddy's Gulch look
out, situated on a peak of the Salmon
Alps, 6,000 feet high. Her duty Is to
keep a lookout for fires and report to
the nearest forest station.
Archdeacon Hudson Stuck, who re
cently gained the summit of Mt. Mc
Kinley, Alaska, has been engaged In
missionary work among the Alaska
Indians for five years. Prior to his
residence In tho northwest ho lived In
Dallas, Tex., where he was dean of St.
Matthew's cathedral. Ho Is a member
of the National Geographical society.
Egypt Is solely a producer of raw ma
terial. Its entire needs of manufac
tured goods and prepared material are
met from abroad. Raw cotton repre
sents four-fifths of the total value of
Its exports and cotton and seed four
sevenths of the remainder. The public
debt of Egypt amounts to $430,534,014,
and Is almost wholly foreign holding.
The farmer In great need of extra
hands at haying time finally asked SI
Warren, who was accounted the town
fool, 1/ he could help him out. "What'll
you pay?” asked SI. “I'll pay what
you're worth," unswered the farmer.
81 scratched his head a minute, then
announced decisively: “I'll bo darned
If I'll work for that!”
Miss Anny Bemtsen, daughter of tho
Danish prime minister, lias served
three yoars apprenticeship ns n Joiner.
Bhe began her studies In an Institute
where she learned carving of various
kinds. One of tho first pieces of work
which she finished, a small box, was
purchased by the dowager empress of
Russia.
The shades of the builders of the
pyramids might have been Interested
onlookers at the sight of Iron girders
weighing 48 tons each going up 19
stories to the top of a building being
erected In New York city. This 1h said
to be the first time that girders of this
weight have been lifted to such a
height.
New Jersey has paid Its first pen
sions to widowed mothers, under the
row law. The amounts varied from
14 a month, paid to a widow with two
children, to 730 a month paid to a
woman mill operative who was main
taining her six little ones on her scanty
wages.
The popular belief that the Panama
railroad was constructed at a cost of
one life for every railroad tie Is a gross
exaggeration. Thero were 140,000 ties,
and the five years of Its construction
a total of 7,000 laborers were employed.
Brookline, Mass., said to be the rich
est town In the world per capita, does
not permit moving pictures. The chil
dren of wealthy parents must find
other amusement. They know nothing
of the delights of the "movies."
Three men, Ed Oliver and Fred and
Bertrand Logan, met with quite a mis
hap recently when the boat in which
they they were sailing at Lower Bend
capsized and they were drowned.—Ad
nor (Mo.) Journal.
Using mercury vapor lamps In her
greenhouse, a Scotch woman horticul
turist noi only forces seeds to sprout
and plants to grow in half the usual
time, but also produces greater depth
of color In the vegetation.
An expert of the department of agri
culture has been sent, to the extreme
northwestern corner of China, never
before visited by scientists, to seek
new plants that might be valuable In
the United States.
The Progressive Economic club 1s
the name of a new organization In
New York that wishes a new city mar
ket. which, It Is estimated, will cost
|7 ,000,000 and will benelit the little as
■sell as the big consumers
Spain annua y eats 747.2S7.221 pounds
meat, valued at 7105,303.336. mostly
b«ef.
Jacksonville, , ,s to utilize public
ptaygrou; ,.a evening recreation cen
Telephone operators of the Holyoke,
(Mass.) exchange, huve formed un
ion.
More than 300 Missouri editors make
leas than 712 n week from their labors.
In the textile Industries In Gexmuny
women workers are In the majority.
▲ mirror, which reflects true color*,
a said to t ve be^n Inverted.
, Kuesl.j’ t orts of eggs exceeds L
MURDER MYSTERY IS
THOUGHT SOLVED BY
REGENT CONFESSION
Investigations Confirm Story of
Shellenberger in Relation
to Nemaha Case.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 8.—A 14-year-olfl
murder mystery in Namaha county
may be laid bare by the arrest 1n
Vallejo, Cal., of Joseph Kopf. Sheriff
Jones of that county has secured a
requisition upon the governor of Cali
fornia, and has gone to bring Kopf
back.
The confession of a man named
Shellenberger, who thought he was
about to die. brought about the issu
ance of the extradition warrant. Shel
lenberger is a laborer, and while sick
in a jail at Burlington, Kan., wrote
to the county attorney of Nemaha
county, and said that he wanted to
make his peace on earth. He said that
he, Kopf and two other men, whose
names have not been made public, de
scended one night on the cabin of
Julian Baehaud, a recluse who lived
near Julian, Neb., and killed and
robbed him. $K00 in money was found
in a tin box. At the time of the mur
der it was supposed that several times
that sum had been secured.
Shellenberger was removed from
Kansas, to Auburn, and there repeated
his statement. He gave particulars
that fitted into the story of the crime
as the records showed it. Kopf is re
called as having spent money freely
after the murder and to have had a
bandaged hand, just as Shellenberger
says in ids confession, the injury be
ing sustained when the tin box con
taining the money was taken. Kopf
and Shellenberger were both known to
have been in Julian at the time of the
murder.
ATTENDANCE VERY LIGHT
AT NEBRASKA STATE FAIR
Lincoln. Neb., Sept. 8.—The Nebraska
state fair closed yesterday, with the
lowest attendance record in four years,
tho total falling below 125,000. as com
pared with 130.000 In 1910, 162,000 in
1911. and 167,000 in 1912. The largest at
tendance was on Wednesday, when
39,000 passed through the gates, a
dropping off of 20,000 from the cor
responding day of the week last year.
Fair officials ascribe the decrease !n
attendance to the hot weather. Each
day the thermometer has gone up to
the 100 mark, and the dust has been
deep and active. The short corn crop
had nothing to do with it, says Secre
tary Mellor.
FORMER AMBASSADOR IS
AN ADMIRER OF HUERTA
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 8.—David E.
Thompson, former United States am
bassador to Mexico, who has Just re
turned from a trip to Europe, says ho
intends soon to start for Mexico, whero
he has considerable financial interests.
Mr. Thompson said he hail no fear for
his personal safety and will study for
himself the effect of President’s Wil
sons policy of nonintervention and non
recognition. He is particularly inter
ested, he said, in knowing whether the
railroad lines In Mexico in which he is
Interested are kept open for traffic. Mr.
Thompson said he was not in a posi
tion to discuss the relations between
the United States and Mexico, but said
he was acquainted with Gen. Huerta
and regarded him as a capable man.
DISTRICT COTTAGES TO
SOLVE BOARD PROBLEM
Hayes Center, Neb., Sept. 8.—John
W. Furrow, county superintendent of
schools, Is urging trustees of district
schools to erect small cottages near
each school building for the use of
teachers. He says It Is becoming more
difficult each year for teachers of
country schools to find a place to room
and board. He says that teachers’ cot
tages would have a decided advantage
over "finding a hoarding place.”
“The matter of a hoarding place for
the teachers should be looked after
carefully,” the superintendent said. “In
districts where It Is difficult and some
times Impossible to find a place for tho
teacher I would urge such districts to
build a neat lltte cottage near tho
school. This would not cost a great
deal and certainly would help mat
ters. The teacher should not live
alone. Some member of her family or
a relative should bo there to make it
a comfortable home. When such cot
tages arc built there will be a greater
attraction for teachers to seek posi
tions in the country.”
LIMITING RELATIVES IN
STATE’S SPECIAL EMPLOYES
Lincoln. Neb., Sept. 8.—The state
board of control has issued an order
that but one relative of the head of
any state institution will he allowed
upon the payroll of that Institution.
The matter came before the board with
the presentation of a claim of the wife
of Superintendent Baxter of the Hast
ings asylum for services at matron and
one by his daughter as usher. Mrs.
Baxter will be permitted to remain
as matron, as the best policy dictates
that the matron should belong to tho
family of the superintendent. The lat
ter stated that bis daughter had merely
served a few days, and that It was
not Intended that she should he a per
manent addition to the payroll. Here
tofore it has been a popular custom to
load up state payrolls with relatives
ot all sorts.
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NIX “VOTES FOR WOMEN”
IN LINCOLN’S CHARTER
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 8. Lincoln wom
en will not be given an opportunity
to take part in city elections. The city
charter makers, fearing that if they
submitted municipal suffrage lor wom
en either as a part of the charter or
as an alternative proposition it would
endanger the adoption of that instru
ment. voted decisively against inelud
ing such a provision. The democrats
nearly all voted In favor of suffrage,
while every republican but one op
posed it. Tho majority members ex
plained that they hail no objection to
women having the ballot or to the peo
ple voting on the proposition, but that
they were of the opinion that the ques
tion ought not to be submitted at the
same time as the charter.
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ANNUL RUSH PLANS
FOR M'PHERSON AND
GRANT HOMESTEADS
Decision Reached to Open a
Large Tract Under Regis
tration and Drawing.
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Valentine, Neb., Sept. 6.—A hitch has
appeared in the opening of that por
tion of the national forest reserve in
Grant and McPherson counties, Ne
braska, to settlement, as proposed by
the secretary of the interior.
Under the plans contemplated for
the opening and settlement of the 344,
000 acres a free for all rush was pro
posed and the llrst man on the ground
Bhould have the choice location. As a
result, a number of sooners have taken
up their resfence on the tract, selecting
the choice locations. The secretary of
the interior had been apprised of this
fact, as had the Nebraska delegation in
congress.
Ail agreed that the free for all plan
would result in serious contentions
over locations and that possible blood
shed might follow. In order to obviate
anything of the kind, at the sugges
tion of the secretary of the interior
and the head of the general land of
fice, Congressman Kincaid has intro
duced a bill in the House of Repre
sentatives providing that the lottery
plan, similar to the one adopted at the
opening of the Rosebud Indian reser
vation some years ago, shall be in
force.
Congressman Kincaid writes that in
congress there is no opposition to his
bill, and that it will probably be passed
at the extra session, and that it is
likel'c to become a law so that the
land will go on the market late in
October, or early in November of this
year. In this event, the drawings for
the lands would occur not much later
than December 1.
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nPPIC.PRS QTII I CPADCU
FOR RASMUS PETERSON
Fremont, Neb., Sept. 6.—In spite ol
the airest of the negro, Joe Walters,
having in his possession a savings bank
belonging to the Peterson home, the
authorities still are working to ascer
tain the whereabouts of Rasmus Peter
son, husband of the woman found mur
dered here yesterday morning.
A suit for divorce in which she was
plaintiff was pending In the district
court, the cause alleged being he had
served a 30-day sentence in the county
Jail for ill treating her, and cruelty.
Several letters from him written at
Minneapolis were found in the house, in
which he offered to send her money i!
she would live with him again.
Lata Sunday night it is said some
one tried to force open a window.
Wednesday she had a telephone in
stalled in order to summon help from
her neighbors, and Wednesday night
a man who passed said he saw some
one crouching near the bushes at the
east of the house.
A light was burning in the house at
10:30 In the evening. The woman had
no enemies and it is hard to conceive
that a person would break into the cot
tage of a poor washerwoman for the
purpose of burglary.
LITTLE AIRING DUE FOR
SUBSCRIPTION “CONTEST”
Madison, Neb., Sept. 0.—Franc T
McKay, through her father, James
McKay, of Newman Grove, has brought
suit in the district court against O. O.
Buck, editor and proprietor of the
Newman Grove Reporter, and John
Hanson and Peter Peterson, agents for
an automobile concern, to recover
damages of 3825.
Miss McKay was one of the contest
ants in th,e Reporter's subscription con
test for an automobile, and she alleges
Irregular methods and collusion in
disposition of the prize. The plaintiff
contends that she had 26,520 more
votes than any other contestant when
the lists wer.e closed, but that the
Judges were subsequently induced tc
count 101,000 votes for Olga BeNoii
on a claim by the publisher that she
had not been given full credit for all
collections made. These extra votes
had not been put in the ballot box.
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LIVE STOCK LOCATION
AFFECTS ASSESSMENTS
Lincoln, Neb.. Sept. 6.—If a farmet
lives in one township and has live
stock located in another township not
connected with his home place, where
should the stock be assessed? The
question has been raised many times
in the last few years, and under the
present law the state board of assess
ment and the attorney general have
decided that it should be assessed in
the township where the stock is being
held. The district court of Wheeler
county, however, in reversing the
county botird. decided that it should be
assessed in the township where the
farm residence is located. The matter
has come to the attorney general's of
fice in the hope that the suit can he
appealed and the supreme court can
be prevailed upon to voice its opinion
in the matter. The point has nevet
been passed upon by the higher court.
PLAN EXTENSIONS FOR
McKinley interurban
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 6.—That ths
McKinley system, buyers of the Ral
ston power car line, will rebuild its
power lino wholly from South Omaha
to Ralston and build a new line on
down to the Platte at Louisville was
elated by H. W. Chubbuck. viee presi
dent executive of the McKinley system
Mr. Chubbuck had come back from
headquarters at Peoria.
Material worth *50.00® has beer
bought for the light and power line ot
the company from South Omaha to the
Platte and construction should be wed
under way In 90 days. The line wii:
give light and power to Ralston. Pa
pillion. Springfield, Meadow, Richfield
and Louisville, using for the present at
least, the current obtained from tin
Omaha Klectrle Power and Light
company on a contract.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
FROM A RAINLESS SKY
Tecumseh, Neb.. Sept, 6.—Williati
Murphy, a farm hand employed bj
Henry Kohrs, near Graf, was struck bj
lightning and instantly killed Tuesday
night while in the field. There was >_
rain.
THOMPSON HAD TAKEN
ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Lincoln, Neb.. Sept. 5,—The mystery
surrounding the disappearance of Paul
| Thompson. Inspector in the office ol
Fire Commissioner Ridgell, is still un
solved. it lias beeti discovered that
Just before leaving for his trip he took
out accident insurance with a com
pany at Lincoln for *1,000 and gave
bis note in payment.
In giving the note. Thompson in
quired specifically if it would be tin
same as if the money was paid in
■ use of accident before the note wai
due
j NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES j
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MADISON—Frans Dittrick has com
menced action against William G.
Reeves, former merchant of Emerick,
for $10,000 damages. Mr. Dittrick al
leges in his petition that he was as
saulted by Reeves, at the annual school
meeting June 30, and severely beaten
over the head with an iron poker which
has practically disabled him. Both
men are well known citizens and land
owners in Emerick precinct.
LYONS—Mrs. James H. Russell, a
pioneer, died at her home at this place
Monday night, aged 68 years. She
leaves six children. She was born in
Kelham, England, June 15, 1845, and
came to America in 1856, locating at
Davenport, la. She came to Burt coun
ty in 1868 and was married to James
H. Russell in 1870. Her husband died
about two years ago.
BEATRICE—Henry Busey, of West
Beatrice, charged with intent to Inflict
great bodily injury on Frank Macklin
Thursday night, has been released on
$1,000 bail. His case was set for hear
ing September 29. Macklin was badly
cut on the wrist and leg and although
he is very weak owing to loss of blood,
physicians state that he will recover.
Busey claims he was acting in self
defense.
OMAHA—Refined Wyoming oil and
gasoline is beginning to crowd bacl?
the product from Ohio and Pennsyl
vania, at least in Omaha territory. A
train load of tank cars came down from
Casper refineries yesterday for distri
bution from Omaha. Some of them
went on to the Omaha market and sev
eral were sent over into Iowa and a
couple down into Missouri.
MADISON—A strange automobile com
ing at a high rate of speed struck Chas.
Sprout’s team and carriage driven by Ev
erett Sterner and Charlie Sprout, tearing
one wheel and the horses from the car
riage, pitching the boys out and causing
the team to run away. The boys sus
tained painful bruises but no bones wers
broken. The automobile did not stop.
LINCOLN—The state is going into
debt rapidly on account of lack of re
mittances from county treasurers. Sep
tember 1 the total amount of registered
state warrants was $500,016.32. This
represents a floating state debt and is
the only indebtedness the state owes.
Four per cent interest must be paid on
registered warrants.
lur-in—me corammee on recep
tion and banquet for the celebration
of the opening of the new depot have
fixed September 12 as the time for thia
event. It is expected that the various
officers of the Burlington .will be pres
ent and it is also planned to have
others present from over the county
and state.
REPUBLICAN CITY—The continued
dry weather in this locality has been quite
an advantage to the farmers that left one
cutting of alfalfa for seed. Some farmers
report from six to 12 bushels per acre al
ready threshed. Haskens brothers, near
this city, just threshed 377 bushels. The
seed is worth anywhere from $10 to $12 a
bushels.
YORK—Dr. John Meehan, an army
surgeon and a son of Mrs. Alice Mee
han of this city, will be married to
Miss Jesse Mcl^anahan, of Tecumseh,
September 10, next. The wedding will
take place in Tecumseh. Dr. Meehan
is now located with a portion of the
United States army at San Antonio,
Tex.
AURORA—Much indignation lias
been aroused against Commandant
Zlmmerer of the Grand Island soldiers'
home by a story which has just come
to light of his refusal to admit Mr. and
Mrs. James McClay to the institution
after having written them to come at
any time. Mrs. McClay died here Mon
day.
MADISON—Mary F. Thomas has
commenced action in the district court
against the Bankers’ Life association
of Des Moines to recover $2,300 insur
ance on the life of her husband, Egbert
M. Thomas. The defendant contends
that default was made in the payment
of the last assessment.
AINSWORTH—United States Commis
sioner Morgan, of Bassett yesterday heard
the case of the United States vs. John M.
Mooney, charged with bootlegging. The
defendant was discharged. The complaint
was Hied by Charles Hudson, a son of
John W. Hudson, whose claim Mooney
has successfully contested.
Ii rixLur ' —uuatiiii rvci»t\ u tTgiu
brakeman on the Alliance division of
the Burlington, was accidently shot by
Operator W. H. Chase at Halsey, with
whom ho was- hunting grouse. The
gun was discharged and practically the
full loud took effect in the hip. His
condition is serious.
GRAND ISLAND—Fire of an un
known origin, presuinbaly caused by
tramps smoking about the place, de
stroyed the main hog barn of the sol
diers' home. No animals were incin
erated. and the contents consisted of
from 15 to 20 tons of straw and a lit
tle machinery.
HAYES CENTER—The residence and
office of Dr. James R. Anderson, the
old drug building of Jacob Ambach and
the residence of J. R. Gress were to
tally destroyed by fire here. The origin
of the fire, which started in the An
derson buikling, is unknown.
LINCOLN—The Denver* Rio Grande
railroad and the Western Pacific have
been consolidated with the Missouri
Pacific according to a report at the
Burlington offices in Lincoln. The
property of the two former roads was
taken over September 1.
FREMONT—Waldo Wintersteen is
the new county Judge of Dodge coun
ty, having been chosen by the hoard
of supervisors to succeed the late Rob
ert M. Stinson. Judge Stinson was a
republican. Judge Wintersteen is a
prominent democrat.
YORK—Fay Taylor, aged 27 years, mar
ried, committed suicide by drinking car
bolic acid. He had become despondent
over crop failures and indebtedness upon
a threshing machine purchased. Ho was
a son of Jack Taylor and lived In West
Blue township.
NORFOLK—The body of Carl Chris
tian. aged 67. a pioneer here, was found
in the North Fork river. When ho
did not come home a search was in
stituted and his coat and dinner pail
on the bank gave a clew.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Rartling ele
vator here was destroyed by fire. A high
wind prevailed thus greatly endangering
other adjacent property, but the firemen
prevented the spread of the flames. The
loss was $10,000. partly insured.
YORK—William Levels, a negro, has
been missing for three weeks. Efforts
of local officials to locate him have
been unavailing. Levels is married and
has a family. No reason for bis ab
sence is known.
LINCOLN—The state railway com
mission lias been Informed ti. .t Hie
railroads are ignoring the new law in
quiring return transportation for on
] car shipments and will file a suit t
j test the law.
WALTH1LL—It is stated on gem!
authority that Professor I.ang lias d
elded to resign the county superintend
t ncy of schools and tench tile corn t
j year at White Sulphur Springs, Mont.
BLOODHOUNDS TRAIL
MAN FOR KILLING
WOMAN AND CHILD
Estranged Husband Suspectec
of Knowledge of Brutal
Crime at Fremont.
Fremont. Neb.. Sept. 5.—The wife
tnd 2-year-old son of Rasmus Peter
sen were murdered in their home last
night, the bodies being found by
neighbors this morning. The woman
had been choked and beaten to death
and the child’s brains beaten out.
The authorities are searching for
Petersen and have bloodhounds on his
trail. Petersen and his wife separated
a few weeks ago. He went to Min
nesota. but returned this week and is
said to have made unsuccessful efforts
to effect a reconciliation. He is said
to have been seen near his wife’s home
last night. He is 30 years old and his
wife was 28.
SHOULD STATE PAY FOR
EFFORTS TO EVADE LAWS?
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 5.—The question
of whether an attorney may recover
for services that consisted in sup
pressing the testimony of a danger
ous witness, is presented in the case
Just filed in the supreme court by John
Everson against James Critser, on an
appeal from Frontier county. The
two sons of Critser were charged, in a
confession made by a youth of infirm
mentality, with being implicated in the
murder of William F. Dillon in 1909.
The youth, Heddendorp by name, was
tried, but was acquitted. Neither of
the Critsers ever had to answer in
court. John Everson was their attor
ney, and sued for services rendered.
In the trial of the case below, his
attorney insisted that most of the
services rendered was in suppressing
the confession of Heddendorp so that
it could not be used against his
client. He insisted that this was not
suppressing testimony, and that it was
an act thoroughly in accord with the
proper practice of law. Everson asked
pay at the rate of $25 a day, and in
timated that if he woke up in the
night and thought of his client’s case,
he might be entitled to pay for that.
HAD THRILLER EQUAL TO
THOSE STAGED IN MOVIES
Wymore, Neb., Sept. 5.—Mrs. Wil
liam Nemyre and a 6-year-old child
had a narrow escape from death by
fire yesterday morning. The child
awoke before the mother, about 6
o’clock and went into a closet, striking
a match to look for something. The
wind blew the closet door shut, fright
ening the child, who dropped the
burning match on some clothing. A
blaze set fire to the roof of the closet,
spreading from there to the roof of the
house. Neighbors saw the fire, and
their breaking into the house awoke
Mrs. Nemyre. who heard the child In
the closet. She got the child out just
as the roof over her bed fell in. She
was burned '‘slightly about the head.
The child escaped injury, as the fire
In the closet went out after the first
blaze had set Are to the roof. Every
thing in the house burned, including
the clothing of Mrs. Nemyre and the
child.
DRIVER SERIOUSLY HURT
IN RACE AT LINCOLN
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 5.—A race horsa
driver named Frank Reynolds, from
Mt. Pleasant, la., was seriously in
jured yesterday afternoon while driv
ing the horse Brownetta in the 2:14
pace at the State fair race track. The
horse's feet became entangled in her
hopples, and she was thrown, with
Reynolds underneath her. George An
derson, driving Miss Newsure, was
right behind Brownetta, and before he
could stop his rig plunged into the
wreckage.
Reynolds was unconscious when
picked up. He suffered a deep gash
over one eye, a number of cuts in the
checks and was internally injured by
kicks given him by the struggling
horse. Anderson also took a tumble,
but was able to drive in the next race.
CHARTER MAKERS TIMID
ABOUT CITY OWNERSHIP
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 5.—After back
ing and filling and changing its mind
several times, the city convention,
which is making a tentative new char
ter for Lincoln, lias finally decided up
on a clause providing that whenever
the city decides to enter upon munici
pal ownership of any public utility it
must first make an effort to buy out
any existing corporation giving similar
service. In order to pacify the munici
pal ownership advocates, however, it
was provok'd that if the voters of Lin
coln twice refuse to pay the price
agreed upon by the arbitrators or by
condemnation proceedings the city will
no longer be compelled to attempt
purchase and will thereafter be free
to engage in the business without
further legal proceedings.
RAILROADS EQUALIZE BY
RAISING LOWER RATES
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 5.—The state
railway commission is preparing a
complaint to be filed with the Inter
state Commerce commission, asking a
suspensions of the announced increase
in banana rates to Lincoln and other
Nebraska points outside of Omaha.
The roads have been charging 71 cents
from gulf points to Lincoln and Beat
rice, while Topeka paid SO cents.
When Topeka found this out she made
complaint to the Interstate Commerce
commission, which ordered the rail
roads to give the Kansas city as low a
rate as they did the Nebraska towns.
The railroads met the • emergency by
raising the rates to the Nebraska
towns to the same figure as was
charged Topeka.
SORGHUM BARREL EXPLODES
WITH SERIOUS RESULTS
Ewing. Neb.. Sept. 0.- Albert Canady,
living four miles northeast of Ewing,
met with a very peculiar aeident and
one that came very near causing his
death. He was making sorghum mo
lasses and while inspecting a whisky
barrel he applied a lighted match to
the bung hole. The barrel exploded
with terrific force and struck Mr. Ca
nady under the chin. He was uncon
scious for several hours. An exami
nation of his injuries after lie came to
resulted in finding the jaw bone
broken In two places. He was tuken
to Omaha to the hospital.
ASKS $20,000 DAMAGES
FROM CARELESS ROOMER
CP Center. N'eb., Sept. 4.—Mary
McGown, of Fairfield, this county, has
brought suit in the district court
against Thomas Neville for $20,000
She alleges that the defendant was a
roomer at the home where one of her
children lived. That the defendant
kept carbolic acid in a place where the
child could and did get hold of same,
drinking it and resulting in its death.
The defendant has been a resident of
Clay county lor many years, owning
, land in the vicinity of Fairfield.
About Two-Thirds of Tract
Open Under Kinkaicl Law,
. Giving Full Section Right.
Valentine, No!... Sept. 4.—A large,
number of people in northern Ne
braska arid southern South Dfikota,|
who have exhausted their quarter
section homestead right, are looking
forward to a chance in the opening of
the Fort Niobrara military reservation,
because they can tile on 480 acres here,
completing their full section right un
der the KinkaM act.
The amount of land to ire ajioh '1 in i
the drawing and registration hero is|
comparatively small, hut some of the,
land is of a character to make the j
drawing privilege quite attractive.!
There are approximately 94 home
steads t<5 be apportioned under the
general law, 160 acres, and about 46 j
tracts under the Kinkaid act, 640
acres.
Registration applications for the;
Fort Niobrara lands must be presented
at Valentine between October 13 and
October 25 and must be sworn to here,
except in the case of certain soldiers
and sailors and their widows and
minor children. The usual restriction
that only one application can be lire- j
sented by any person is made. The*
drawing will take, place on October 27.,
HEAT RECORD BROKEN IN
MANY NEBRASKA SECTIONS
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 4.—July and Aug
ust were record breakers for drought
and excessive heat in this section. The
official score shows that 17 days during
the two months furnished temperature
markings of 100 or above. The top
lifter was on August 8, when the reg
ister was 105. The figures furnished
by the local weather bureau show that
9.65 inches of rain fell in Omaha be
tween May 1 and August 31, of this
year—in other words, for a period of
four months. More than half that
amount fell in May, 6.27 inches as
against 4.38 inches for June, July and
August combined. August was the
dryest of all, and the dryest August
in the history of the local weather of
fice, yielding but .18 inch of rain,
which is so slight as to be practically!
negative. Only on five days in Aug
ust did even a few drops of rain fall,
the minimum being .01 and the maxi
mum 1.12 inches.
Falls City, Neb., Sept. S.--'The]
weather records kept by Dr. J. C. Yut
sy with standard United States weath
er service, show 22 days in August had|
temperatures of 100 or above. Four!
others were 96, two were 88, one 95,;
one 90 and one 89. The total rainfallj
was .91 of an inch divided in threej
showers. Hot winds on three dates.
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IMPRESSED WITH NEED
OF TEMPERING MEASURE
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 4.—That tha‘
state law giving operative force to the l
initiative and referendum needs
amendment in several vital particulars
was the conclusion arrived at at a]
meeting of the executive board of the
state direct legislation league, held]
here last night. The two most import-;
ant amendments suggested are a pro- j
hibition of the employment of persons
to circulate petitions for the submis
sion to popular vote of any law passed
by the legislature and the lessening of
the number of names necessary to se
cure such submission. The fact that
the ambulance chasing lawyers were
able to hang up the workmen's com
pensation law for 18 months by the,
filing of referendum petitions, signers
to which were secured by men paid!
for that purpose, convinced thei
leaguers that paid circulators are a
menace.
INSTRUCTOR-COOK WANTED
FOR WAYNE INSTITUTION
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 4.—A north
western Nebraska woman who is able
to cook t*id also fitted to impart said
Information to others, can secure a
position paying $1,200 a year for nine
months' work by applying to Supt. ]
U. G. Conn, of the State normal school,,
at Wayne. Miss Pettit, who has been
teacher of domestic science at the)
Wayne normal, has resigned and the;
superintendent and the teachers’ com-1
mittee of the state board, who have
the giving out of the position, have*
not been able to find a successor. The*
place has been offered to several per
sons, but they have all declined for
various reasons purely personal. Su- i
perintendent Conn is fearful that it
will be necessary to draft some man]
who can cook in order to fill out the
teaching force at his school.
ARREST MADE OF OMAHA
WOMAN IN MAN'S GARB
St. Louis, Sept. 4.—A young woman!
dressed as a man, who said she was
Gertrude Roehe. of Omaha, was ar
rested here while she was waiting fori
n train to Omaha. According to her
story, the girl was formerly employed!
in St. Joseph’s hospital, Omaha. Whil9
there she became acquainted with a>
young woman who became a nun and I
is now stationed at Lafayette, Ind.
Miss Roche said she went to LaFayetta
desiring tc> become a nun but when sho
arrived there found no place for her in
the convent. She said she was robbed
of $10 which she had and then sought
to return to Omaha on freight cars.
She said she found the men's clothing;
in a box car.
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PERSISTENT OFFENDER
WITH WORTHLESS CHECKS
Superior. Neb., Sept. 1.—Pat Smith,
alias McDowell, alias George Kliiott,
was brought hack from St. Joseph by1
Deputy Sheriff Huff to answer the
charge of having forged a check on
Frank Wilburn, a farmer for whom he
had been working, for $58.75.
W. G. Montgomery, of the Mont
gomery Clothing company, cashed the
check for him and upon finding the
check was bad set the officers on a
hunt for Smith and they located him
in St. Joseph. He has just served a
term in the* state penitentiary on the1
same charge, having been sent up from 1
Grand Island. He was bound over to
the district court by Justice I’flieder
after having plead guilty, claiming 'bat
ho was drunk when he made out the
check.
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NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR
WESTLICHEN KRIEGERFEST
West Point, Neb., Sept. 3.—At the
<'• -h,'’ annual .Kriegerf* a of the West
ii.’hen Kriegerbund, Ju losedat West
1 hit, the following i ,fleers were
' .ll; President, Ernst Koenig,
<• : ht; first vice president, Henry
Me lining, la.; second vice presi
:U. Peter Keiser, Forest City. Nob.*
ir trer, H. C. W;ese, Bennington,
• t " ; financial secretary, F. Holst 1 '
ni.-on, la.; recording secretary V 1
Sh:.cktemeyer, Clatoma, Neb.; trustees’
,T C. Clausen. West Point, Neb.; Henry
Grand Island, Neb., and Rudolph
Lioclc, Lincoln, Neb.
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