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The O’Neil Frontier
D. H. CRONIN, Publisher.
O'NEILL, NEBRASKA
Wireless telegraphy Is interfering
with the happiness of natives of Cen
tral Africa, for It deprived them of an
unfailing supply of wire to be worked
up into ornaments and weapons. Some
big mines operated by European capi
tal In Central Africa havo recently
abandoned their wire-telegraph llnea
from railroad lines to the mines and es
tablished communication by wireless.
Maintenance of the wire lines has been
ffleult because of the demand for ths
wire by native belles, and also because
of the occasional wanton destruction
of pole lines.—Saturday Evening I’osL
of polo lines.
Hidden away in national museum*
and libraries, and zealously guurded,
are a number of priceless manuscript*
and books which, but for a lortunato
chance, might have been lost to the
world. The chief treasure of a museum
at St. Petersburg Is the oldest known
Greek manuscript of the New Testa
ment, which was about to be burnt by
the monks of a Syrian monastery,
when, by a lucky chance one of the
priests, struck with the antiquity of
the manuscript, Interfered In time to
save what had been thought valueless.
According to Dr. Clement Lucas, of
England, the human family Isjlkely to
become a one-toed race. In an address
which he gave an one occasion before
the Koval College of Surgeons, he stat
ed that the big toes have undergone
an extraordinary development, while
the. other toes, not being so much used
In wulking, are tending to become
smaller “If the world goes on long
enough,” said Hr. Lucas, “in perhaps
half a million years the useless outer
toes, being less and less employed, may
gradually disappear."
An ex-offlclo member of the Unlte.d
Btates navy Is Mrs Albert H. Metcalf,
“commandant" of the naval station at
Backet harbor in northern New York.
It Is true that there are no troops sta
tioned there and that her duties consist
of running tho flag up the flagpole and
seeing that the buildings and lawns are
kept In good condition, hut nevertheless
sho Is on tho navy payroll. She was
appointed to the position when her hus
band, who had held it, died several
years ago.
Women of the Texas Daughters of
tho Republic have outwitted Governor
Colquitt, of that state, and succeeded
In getting control of the ruins of the
historic Alamo at San Antonio. Mrs.
Clara Driscoll Sevier led the women’s
lobby In tho legislature. Governor Col
quitt asked the legislature for an appro
priation to restore the old fortification,
whllo tho women favored erecting a
monument and park there. The legis
lature took sides with the women and
gave them the appropriation.
There’s a county correspondent of
the I)nlton Citizen who sends In some
live Items from Ills settlement. Here
Is one: "The protracted meetln’ bust
ed here Sunday night and the secre
tary's reports show that four found the
anxious seat, three sets of harness were
cut up, two lights, one runaway team,
two spells of cramp colic, 63 fried
chickens killed, seven couples engaged;
collection, J9.33. Not so bad.”—Atlan
ta Constitution.
The duke of Wellington had many
titles that he never used but for which
he once lind to pay dear He told u
man to order dinner for him at a par
ticular hotel and the man did so, men
tioning all the duke’s titles. Presently
the duke came and waited a long time.
‘‘Is the dinner not coming?" he asked.
"Why don't you bring the dinner?"
"We are waiting," replied the waiter,
"for the rest of the party.” They had
prepared dinner for about 20 people.
In some parts of the world, particu
larly In Germany, It is still believed
that the upsetting of the suit cellar is
tho direct act of Satan—"the peace
aisturber." And the habit of trying to
avert any catastrophe which may hap
pen by tossing a little of the salt over
the shoulder Is due to the belief that
by so doing one hits the invisible Satan
!ln the eye, which temporarily, at
least, prevents him doing further mis
chief.
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Gladstone once talked with much en
thustasm to James Russell l.owell
about the noble conduct of the United
States government In providing pen
sions to the amount of tens of millions
of pounds sterling a year lor, men who
had served In the civil war. "I do not
wish to disparage the generosity of my
countrymen.” was Lowell's reply, “but
I may just observe that these persons
are voters.”
Cocoa met with more violent opposi
tion on Us Introduction Into Europe
J, than either tea or coffee. Travelers
told amazing tales of the uses to which
it was put by South American natives
and described It as loathsome, poison
ous and a violent Inflamer of the p^s
Blons. Even so late as 1712 Mr, Spec
tator warned his fair readers against
| “chocolate, romances and such In
!■ flamers.”
Dr. Mizutnrn, who recently became
president of the Aoynma Gakuin, the
Methodist college In Toklo, Is a grad
uate of Victoria college, Toronto, Can
ada. He Is said to be one of the ablest
men In the Christian church In Japan
and one of the most popular preach
ers, especially to young men. He has
I compiled the first Japanese dictionary
of the Chrlstion religion.
I The "transactions" of the Crema
tion Society of England state that
there were 1.134 cremations in Great
Britain In 1912, compared with 1,923
| In 1911. Among the well known per
| aons cremated during the year wore
the Bishop of Truro and the Rev.
I Charles Voysey. There are 13 crema
tories In that country, of which live
are municipal.
The mortality among the airmen of
the United States army Is greater than
that of any other country except ltulv
Special machinery has been devised
for the purpose of destroying recalled
S greenbacks In the United States treas
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The girls at the state college nt
?, Puyallup, Wash., have helped solve the
1 high cost of living problem by learning
to prepare tasteful lunches at a cost of
4 to 5 cents each.
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Approximately 60 per cent of Japan's
exports of hats and caps consist of imi
tation Panama hats, more than DO per
cent of *> 'e-relgn 0f nle
going to t nited States.
A great many people are under the
Impression that the st-; . erry is of
lEuropean origin. As a in otter of fact.
It is derived from the Chilean berry!
Which is natlce lo the T aclflc coast.
British military authorities have de
veloped for use In India n telephone
cable which weighs only 17 pounds- to
the mile, but so well insulated It will
work through water.
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LETTER CARRIER IS
HELO ON CHARGE OF
RIFLING THE MAILS
| Broke Down When Marked
Money Was Found and Said
Salary Is Too Small.
Lincoln. Neb., Sent. 15.—Frank R.
Caddis, a letter carrier attached to
the Lincoln office. Is in jail under
$2,000 bonds to await a trial on the
charge of rifling the moils. Gaddis had
been suspected for some time, but de
coy letters were not used on him until
yesterday.
Two of the three letters containing
money that were sent through him
failed to reach their destination, and
he was placed under arrest. He grew
very Indignant, and denied his guilt.
Not until the marked money was
taken from a concealed pocket did he
break down.
Gaddis claimed that his salary of
$1,200 a year was insufficient to support
his family. He is 30 years of ago and
has a wife ana a 9-year-oid child. His
father, a wealth contractor, at first re
fused to go on his son's bond, but later
relented, and secured his release. Gad
dis and his wife had trouble a year
ago, and were divorced Later they
were remarried.
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SUCCESS LIES WITH MORE
FARM DEMONSTRATORS
Franklin, Neb., Sept. 15.—It Is only
through the county farm expert that
bankers can hope to teach greater agri
cultural efficiency to the farmer, ac
cording to Carson Hildreth, of this city,
who has charge of the agricultural de
velopment of the Nebraska Hankers’
association. Mr. Hildreth has sold
most of ids hank stock In order that
ho may give more of his time to help
the farmer.
“We are bending every effort to ob
tain money for keeping farm demon
strators,” Hildreth said today. "After
three years of Incessant work I have
had created a commission of 25 repre
sentatives of business and banking in
terests cal let] the Agricultural Develop
ment committee of Nebraska. With this
commission appointed. Nebraska ex
pects to bo one of the most fonyartf
states in the development fin tlie farm.
We have started gathering a fund to
pay the farm experts. All their work
is to be done through the state farm.
“We do not intend to interfere with
the farmer. We merely desire to give
him means through the farm demon
strators to leurn how to grew better
anil greater crops and the necessity of
good roads. These demonstrators will
ilvc on farms. They will help when
they are asked. We now have some
working in a few counties."
BOYS AT REFORM SCHOOL
START WITH CLEAN SLATE
Lincoln, Net>.. Sept. 16.—The state
hoard of control has Issued orders abol
Ing tho rule In force at the state in
dustrial school which charges up to
each boy. when he enters, 6,000 demerit
marks. The board discovered that this
pule was in force when Judge Kennedy,
one of its members, wanted to know
why Tony Murcurle, a 12-year-old boy,
whom hi' had sent up, while a juve
nile court Judge In Omaha, hud not
been released when the court directed
he should be. The superintendent re
plied that Tony had not yet got rid of
the 6,000 demerit marks which were
charged up against him when he was
registered. The board ordered the hoy
released at once, and rescinded the
rule as being unjust when applied, as
it has been, to every boy, regardless of
whether he had been sent up because
he had committed a crime or was mere
ly hard to manage at home. Under tho
new rules a boy will start out with a
clean slate and will be given credit for
good work and demerits for bad con
duct.
COMPLAINT AGAINST BANK
IS DECLARED GROUNDLESS
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 15.—Several days
ago Homer Karle, of Ulysses, com
plained to the state banking board that
the First State bank of that town was
In an insolvent condition und asked for
the hoard to make an Investigation.
Fearing that they were too slow no
secured a writ of mandamus to compel
the board to make tho Investigation.
However, the board has Just finished
the work when the summons was
served and had found the bank in a
solvent condition and declared it to bo
one of the strongest state banks of its
size in the state.
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FANCY DANCES BARRED AT
UNIVERSITY FUNCTIONS
Lincoln. Neb., Sent. 16.—Miss Gra
ham. in charge of social activities at the
state university, has announced that
the bunny hug, turkey trot, tango and
Boston, us well as any other of tho
modern dances that have been de
notwiced as Immoral, will be strictly
barred from all university functions.
She will permit tho minuet, schottlsche,
polka or any of tho old square and
round dances. Miss Graham takes tho
position that while some of the new
dunces possess merit, tho tendency of
the young people is to go to extremes
and to bring undesired criticism upon
the school.
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DIVORCE CASE APPEALED
TO STATE SUPREME COURT
Lincoln, Neb.. Scot. 13.—Another di
vorce suit has,been brought to the state
supreme court for settlement, an action
started by Christina Ondra, of Adams
county, tn an effort to secure a separa
tion from her husband, Frank Ondra.
She sued for $20,030 division of property
amounting to about $50,000, and also
asked $1,000 yearly alimony. The lower
court awarded her $3,230, payable in in
stallments, und gave her $230 as attor
ney's fees. She appeals on the ground
that the evidence justified a larger ver
dict in her favor.
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LINCOLN BUYS PITCHER.
Lincoln, Neb., ' Sept. 15.—Pitcher
Whittaker, of the Keokuk club in the
Central association has been pur
chased by the Lincoln Western league
club, according to the announcement
of President Hugh L. Jones, Whit
taker recently pitched two games
against the Cedar Rapids team, of the
Central association, holding the team
to one run in the 21 innings of the
two contests.
KANSAS IS REGAINING
HER LOST POPULATION
i opeku, Kan., Fept. 13 -The popu
lation oi Kansitsf showed 1.655,621, a
gain of It,over 11*12, aeording to
figures anno n ed by the state hoard
ol at-.rieuharo. in 1912 tne state lost
1 ‘Ip1 * r li e ceases figures of 1911.
l opeka's gain In population. 3.455,
"ns larger than that of any other Kan
sas town. Kansas City, with 87,150
population, is the largest city. The re
port s: *•"3 tin re are 132 towns with a
population of 1,000 or more.
MURDER CHARGE MAY
RESULT FROM GLOW
IN WYNOT SALOON
Assaulted Man Falls on Tiled
Floor and Suffers Fractured
Skull, Causing Death.
Hartington, Neb., Sept. 13.—H. Y.
Walton, of Wynot, probably will be
held to face a murder charge as the
result of the killing of John McFadden
in the MeCulligan saloon here
Wednesday night.
It is related by people who were in
the saloon at the time of the killing
that Walton walked up to McFadden
and struck him in the face with a pair
of knucks, saying, "This is an old
grudge I owe you.” McFadden was
knocked over with such force that he
fell on the tile iloor and cracked hts
skull clear across, dying a short time
after.
Walton and McFadden have been
working together in the cement busi
ness during the past summer. John
McFadden was a nephew of Sheriff
McFadden, of this.county, and leaves
a wife and three small children.
UNEARTH 54 SKELETONS IN
CELLAR AT PLATTSMOUTH
i PlattHmouth, Neb., Sept. 13.—Much
excitement has been worked up here
over the finding of 54 human skeletoxs
by laborers who were excavating for a
cellar. It is presumed that all are In
dians and that they were buried in a
pit after some battle with another
tribe. Many of the bones were not
more than six inches from the sill of a
dwelling which has been built for the
last fiO years, and this adds weight to
the theory that they are the remains
pf red men.
Inquiries among the oldest residents
did not yield any information or ex
planation of the find, nor is a similar
discovery remembered by anyone. The
State Historical society lias been noti
fied and a representative is now ex
amining the pit with a view of estab
lishing more about the skeletons. Prac
tically all of them are the bones ot
males.
YORK COUNTY TELEPHONE
RATES UP FOR HEARING
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 13.—The state
railway commission is hearing an ap
plication of the Lincoln Telephone and
Telegraph company for permission to
Increase rates in York county. The
company purchased the Bell and the
Independent exchanges a few months
ago, and hnve consolidated them. The
consolidation reduced {he number of
phones and the income without a cor
responding reduction in expenses, and
the company wants to raise business
phones from $2 to $3 a month, with
residence phones at $1.75, or midway
between the old Bell and independent
rates. The principal fight is being
made by the farmers, who, under
competition, were able to buy a com
plete county service, but who lose
something of that uncient privilege
under the consolidated conditions.
The state engineers report that the
company’s property, In service, is of a
value of $350,000, which would justify
the rates desired. The protestants in
sist that It is not worth over $250,000.
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BEN HURS FILE ATTACK
ON NEW INSURANCE CODE
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 13.—The supreme
Tribe of Ben Hur filed an application
in federal court late today asking for
a permanent Injunction against the
Insurance code law, which went into
effect In July. The petition asks that
John H. Morehead, governor of the
State of Nebraska; Grant G. Martin,
attorney general; William B. Howard,
auditor of public accounts, and Law.
sdn G. Brlnn be permanently enjoined
from enforcing any of the provisions of
senate file 364, or from performing any
of the duties of the board of insur
ance commissioners created by this
law. The claim is made that the law
Is unconstitutional and was illegally
passed.
GETS 43 CENTS BALANCE
DUE FROM CIVIL WAR
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 13.—Fifty-one
years ago the government of the Unt
ied States made a mistake in paying
off Capt. W. M. Gifford, an Indiana
poldier. The mistake consisted in
handing him over 43 cents less than
he had earned in fighting for the pres
ervation of the union. Yesterday Mr.
Gifford, who is now an officer in the
government land office, received a
treasury warrant for the sum so long
withheld. In addition the warrant con
tained a refund for the amount of the
war income tax which had been mis
tukenly taken from all captain’s sal
aries and for three other mistake*
made in remustering.
OMAHA LARGEST BUTTER
PRODUCER IN THE WORLD
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 13.—Food Com
missioner Harman reports to the gov
ernment that there are 57 creameries in
37 counties in Nebraska; that Omaha,
with seven creameries and an output of
20,000,000 pounds of butter a year, is
the largest butter producing center in
the world, and that the Beatrice
Creamery company, of Lincoln, which
produces 8,000,000 pounds a year, is tho
largest creamery in the world. The
largest strictly co-operative creamery
In the state is located at Riverton, and
produces 200,000 pounds a year. A
considerable amount of imitation but
ter is being sold in the larger cities,
under permits issued by the depart
ment.
CLAIM MAN NOT INSANE
AND ILLEGALLY RESTRAINED
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 13.—The state
board of control has ordered that E.
E. Chamberlain, a Holt county man,
now confined In the Insane asylum at
Norfolk, be brought to Lincoln for
examination as to his sanity. Cham
berlain's brothers at North Platte de
clare that their brother has been made
u victim of personal enemies and that
he is not Insane. They tell the hoard
that ho had been paroled and later re
turned to the asylum without cause.
Chamberlain was a wtlness for the
government in some land fraud eases
und soon after the trial of persons
against whom he testified he got into
an altercation and was sent back to
the asylum The board will have ex
pert physicians here pass upon the
question of his sanity.
PRINCE OF MONACO TO
HUNT GAME IN WYOMING
New York. Sept. 12.—Albert I. Prince
of Monaco, left New York today for a
hunting trip in Wyoming. He took
with him an elaborate camping outfit,
which he bought here. On his return,
the prince, whose hobby is oceanog
raphy. hopes to meet several American
scientists. His palatial steam yacht
L'Htrondelle. which brought him here,
is m return to Europe.
PAL OF THOMPSON
GOES ON SEARCH;
DOES NOT RETURN
Friend of Missing Nebraska
Commissioner Adds to Mys
tery—May Be in Denver.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 12.—The mystery
of the disappearance of Deputy Fire
Commissioner Paul M. Thompson in
Kansas City, nine days ago. was inten
sified today when it became known
that Glenn Q. Pierce, of this eity, who
had gone there, it is said, to find him,
had not been heard from since his de
parture. As in the case of Thompson,
Pierce left a young wife who had re
turned to Lincoln on the day that her
husband left for Kansas City.
Pierce was a local piano salesman
and had been rooming with Thompson
during the absence of the former’s wife
from the city. The two were the best
of friends and had known each other
In Grand Island before either came to
Lincoln. It Is claimed that the young
salesman told several of his friends
that he was going to Denver while he
did not let his employers know that he
was contemplating a trip.
Fire Commissioner Ridged, who went
to Kansas City within a few hours af
ter news of the finding of Thompson’s
coat and hat had been received here,
stated repeatedly after investigating
the case that he believed his deputy
• was still alive. He could give no motive
for Thompson's apparent desire to drop
out of sight.
Young Pierce was married in April to
Doris Sharpe of Dunning. Miss Sharpe
formerly worked in a millinery shop
where Piprce sold goods when he was
on the road Pierce is 23 years old. tall
and slender and of a pleasant disposi
tion. He and Thompson were said to
be much attached to each other.
CITY BABIES SCORE
OVER ALL AT FAIR
Lincoln, Neb.. Sept. 12.—The state
board of health has completed its re
port on the better babies contest. Some
changes had to be made in the award
ing of places, but mostly of a minor
nature.
Orvill Hanning, of Walton, who was
the most perfect boy entered for the
contest, passed with a marking of 98.5.
Genevieve Chapman, of Ceresco, the
most perfect girl, had a marking of
95 per cent.
It is a good showing for Nebraska
babies when in a contest in which 40
babies took prizes not one of them
passed below 95 per cent in the mark
ings, while 17 of them passed better
than 98 per cent.
The average on the boys and girls
show that the boys stood better than
the girls with an average of 97.7, while
their sisters passed at 97.1.
The city babies showed themselves
to be the most perfect of both sexes!
The boys showed an average of 98.5
for the city and 96.9 for the country.
The girls from the city showed 97.7,
while the country girls showed but
96.6.
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THE OMAHA TEACHERS
Omaha, Neb.. Sept. 12.—Not a single
Omaha school teacher reported for
duty garbed in a slit skirt or a dia
phanous gown.
The unanimous disapproval of ad
vanced fashions is taken by some us
an indication of the care with which
the teachers regard the opinions of
President Elias Holovtchiner, of the
board of education. Early In midsum
mer Dr. Holovtchiner in a newspaper
interview intimated that radical crea
tions as to dress would not be fa
vored.
But Miss Alice Hitte, supervisor of
drawing, thinks Dr. Holovtchiner had
nothing to do with it.
“I’m sure that it is due to the teach
ers' own ideas of art and good taste,”
she said, "engendered by my many
years of patient instruction in art. I've
often been asked just what good my
work has done, but now I believe I can
point to a specific example.”
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THREE SELECT CROOKS
LEAVE KEARNEY JAIL
Kearney. Neb., Sept. 12.—Two horse
thieves and one burglar effected an
easy jail delivery from the city jail
here last night. A deputy sheriff had
been called out on some trouble in the
western part of the city and it was
upon his return that the prisoners
were found gone. Three men had
been allowed freedom of cells await
ing their trials, which were to have
been held today.
With the use of soap and a knife
they had softened the stone in which
the bar of the cel! door lock was im
bedded.
Women were in the home above the
jail, but did not hear the men escape.
Running to the living apartments up
stairs, the men raised a window, tore
off a screen and jumped 12 feet to the
ground.
BOY NEARLY KILLED
BY ANT POISON
Fremont. Neb.. Sept. 12.—Egbert,
little Fon of Mr. and Mrs. Ray W.
Hammond, ate some poison that had
been spread over a table to kill ants.
His condition became serious and sev
eral physicians worked over him. To
day he was reported out of danger.
Emil Abraham, of Laramie, Wyo.,
who has been in Fremont for medical
treatment, showed sudden symptoms
for the worse today and was taken 10
a hospital in a serious condition.
WEDDINGS AT NORFOLK.
Norfolk. Neb.. Sept. 12.- Miss' Mabel
Bruner and Dr. Peters, of Bloomfield,
were married here yesterday at the St.
Frances church, Rev. Father Schopp
performing the ceremony. Tlie\ will
live at Bloomfield, where the groom is
a practicing physician.
Miss Rose Moser and Herman
Haselliorst were married here yester
day at the St. Frances church. Rev.
Father Schopp officiating. After a
short wedding trip info South Dakota
they will reside on a farm near Ran
dolph.
George Huey and Miss Cora llow
arth were married here yesterday at
the home of the bride's father. T. .1.
Howarth. Rev. Mr. Connely, of the
Methodist church, officiated, i’he bride
and groom will go to Wilkinsburg, Pa.,
to reside.
THOMAS EDISON IS
ILL INJUEW JERSEY
West Orange, N. J.. Sept. 11.—
Thomas A. Edison, the inventor, is ill
at his home in Llewellyn Park. For
the first time in eight years he was
unable today to go to his laboratory a
in distance away.
Mr. Edison is suffering fro . a cold
which he contracted, while motoring in
New England, and an attui k of ..*.11
gestion. It is said that he is not seri
ously ill. Mr. Edison is 00 years old. I
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NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES j
LINCOLN—Deputy Game Warden
Bowers, of North Platte, wants Gov- j
ernor Morehead to begin ouster pro- |
ceedings against County Attorney
French, of Lincoln county, because tho
latter refused to cause the arrest olj
some hunters who treated him rudely.
Bowers had stationed himself on a
bridge in a small automobile and tried
to stop a quartet of hunters who cams
along. They thrust their big machine
against his small one, pushed it out oj
the way and. telling him to go get ari
automobile the next time, went gaily
on their way. The county attorney de
nied his request to arrest them for re
sisting an officer and speeding.
LINCOLN—-Fire Commissioner
Ridgell will not recommend to Gov
ernor Morehead the immediate filling
of the vacancy created through the
death or disappearance of Paul
Thompson, of Grand Island. There
have been several applications for the
place, but all are likely to be held up
several days. Commissioner Ridgell
believes Thompson is still alive, but
that he will not turn up for duty un
less the mysterious cause of his dis
appearance is cleared up.
NORFOLK — Notwithstanding that
friends told him It would be impos
sible to discover the owner of $35 ho
found on the sidewalk on Norfolk ave-.
nue Saturday night, Warren McDon
ald, a traveling salesman turned the
money over to the police and it was
returned to Mrs. F. F. Miller. Mrs.
Miller had opened her purse and with
a few coins, she ai^.dently pulled
out the $35 in bills. The money
dropped to the sidewalk and was not
missed for some time.
MINDEN—Thursday a double affair
will take place in Minden. The gov
ernor and other officers of the state
will be here to address a mass meeting
of the citizens with a view to organiz
ing for some kind of an irrigating sys
tem. In the afternoon and evening the
Burlington officials will also be here to
attend the same meeting and at the
same time be entertained at lunchon
by the Commercial club of the city in
honor of the opening of the new rail
way station which is now complete.
llnlulin—A sufferer from corns has
appealed to the attorney general to
find out whether or not that official
deems the advertisement of ‘‘One
Night Corn Cure” a violation of the'
pure advertising law recently placea
on the statute books. The complain
ant says that the remedy is sold under
the rapid fire name, while in the di
rections accompanying the tin of salve
it is set out that applications shall be
continued for three nights.
OHIOWA—A local implement dealer
has set up and sold fifteen corn bind
ers the last few weeks. This fact in
dicates that the farmers in this section
are cutting their corn and either stack
ing it or putting it up in silos. A large!
number of silos are in the course of
construction and many more will be
built the coming winter in preparation
for next year's corn crop,
VALENTINE—A young Syrian by
the name of E. Howard was found
about two miles east of town. A shot
gun was beside him and a knife in one
hand. He had been shot in the left
side and had bled to death. He had
gone hunting- in the morning with an
other man. They had separated while
looking for game, and nothing is known
of how the accident occurred.
KEARNEY—A sufficient number of
signers have been secured among the
business men of Kearney to insure the
presentation of a petition to the city
council seeking the aid of that body
in paving the main street of the city.
The petition calls for 700 feet of pav
ing. and it is likely that additional
petitions will be presented covering the
entire business district of the town.
PARILLION—Four boys, giving their
names as George Shirey, aged 18; Karl
Isaacson, aged 17; Charles Shauck,
aged 16, and Clarence Wood, aged 36,
claiming to be from Des Moines,, la.,
broke into the residence of Philip C.
Lieber, five miles south of here, and
stole $27.60 in money, bread, jelly,
table cloth, etc. They were apprehend
ed.
LINCOLN—Bankers of the city are
preparing to entertain the State Bank
ers’ association, which holds its ses
sions here September 25 and 26. Much
attention is going to be given the
Glass-Owen currency bill and every
phase of that measure is likely to be
taken up for discussion by the finan
ciers.
WAtlSA -Herman and Clarencee An
derson were quite badly scalded when
a traction engine blew up on the Aug
ust Anderson farm, near here. The
engine was being used to run an en
silage cutter, when, without warning,
the front blew out, the iron door being
hurled about SO feet and a torrent of
steam and hot water being released.
NORTH PLATTE—An 11-year-old
son of I'lijah Conkling, who resides
18 miles southeast of this city., acci
dentally shot and killed his 4-year-old
sister. The same load also tore off one
finger and badly mutilated another fin
ger of a 6-year-old sister, who was
near by.
AURORA—Lightning struck in a
sheep pasture belonging to G. A. Rey
Reyner near Marquette at 7 o’clock
Sunday night and burned over 40
acres before it was controlled. Sev
eral farm buildings in the vicinity
were threatened and 150 head of sheep
were saved with great difficulty.
VALENTINE—The twenty-first ses
sion of the northwest Nebraska Meth
odist conference will close here tomor-j
row. Bishop Bristol will preach Sun
day morning. New ministers will be
ordained in the afternoon and the list
of appointments for the year will be
read in th« evening.
OMAHA—Judge W. M. Munger, of
the federal court, will require the Oma
ha Gas company to give a bond of
$800,000 to guarantee the refund of ex
cess charges for gas collected by the
company if the suit to reduce rates in
federal court is finally decided in favor
of the city.
SEWARD—The skunk farm at Utica,
owned by Goodbird and Harvey Wood
worth, is now in business. Six skunks
are the nucleus for the business. The
animals are to be raised for their fur.
By a simple operation the scent bag
is removed, overcoming the objection
able feature of the animal.
MADISON—Roy Wehrle and Emil
Peterson, riding a motorcycle, and Dr.
Gadbois, driving an automobile, collid
ed west of town. Wehrle and Peterson
were painfully bruised and the motor
cycle was practically wrecked. The au
tomobile was slightly damaged.
TECUMSEH -Paul Hur.zeker. the 18
year-old son of R. Hur.zeker. who lives
mar Lewiston, h- : his right leg broken
at the hip and the flesh of his body
somewhat lacerated by being thrown
un ’ r a hay rake and the team running
with him under the forks. He will re
cover.
WIVES OF STRIKERS '
LEAD DEMONSTRATION
Wild Disorder When Women
Attack Non-Unionists Calls
Out Troops.
Calumet, Mich., Sept. 13.—As a result
of a wild demonstration today L>y cop
per mine strikers and women sym
pathizers who poured into Calumet
from all parts of the district, 15 women
and three men are under arrest, includ
ing Yanko Terzich, of Denver, a mem
ber of the executive board of the. West
ern Federation of Miners. Attempts to
Interfere with nonfederation men go
ing to work and disturbing the peace
were charged against women and two>
of the men.
Terzich was arrested after a wordy
clash with an officer and probably will
be released.
The strikers and the women were
noisy and apparently in an ugly mood.
Hundreds of them marched into Calu
met from the Keweenaw county mines
to the north and each appearance of
soldiers and deputies brought out an
outburst of hooting. Deputies in auto
mobiles and mounted and foot soldiers
prevented serious disor#r. Trouble
was feared at the mine shafts, and at
Each of them deputies were stationed
In force. The strikers were kept on
the move by the cavalry.
FEARING SEIZURE
DEFENSE LAWYERS
HALT THAW TRIAL
Concord, N. H„ Sept. 13.—
William H. Olmstead, a New York
lawyer, arrived here today to
take charge of the interests of
Harry K. Thaw so far as action
at the state capital may be nec
essary.
Mr. Olmstead says that if Thaw
is taken back to New York a tax
payers’ suit will be brought there
for his deportation to Pennsylva
nia on the ground that in his case
New York is being taxed for the
support of an insane person whose
legal residence is in another
state.
^uivnrvvK., is. n., sept. 13.—TM
next legal battle in the case of Harry
K. Thaw will probably be at Concord,
N. H., before Governor Folker. Thaw's
lawyers, learning today that an ex
tradition warrant from Acting Gov
ernor Glynn, of New York, was on the
way to the New Hampshire capital,
decided to defer arraigning Thaw in
the police court here and to demand
a hearing before the governor be
fore he acts on the matter of extradi
tion. They sent a representative to
Concord to confer with Governor Fel
ker and reinforced their appeal by
telegraph.
Thaw in the meantime is here in
the custody of Sheriff Drew. He was
to have been arraigned at 10 o’clock
this morning, but his counsel after
vainly trying to persuade William
Travers Jerome not to seize Thaw in
stantly should the warrant from New
York be honored, deferred bringing
him into the court on the ground that
a preliminary hearing would bring no
good results. In fact, it might mean
his liberation with incident possibili
ties of his seizure.
Shortly after noon It was announced
that by mutual consent of counsel the
hearing had been put over until to
morrow morning.
■ 1 LArCliOCi
OF RETURN IS NEEDLESS
Colebrook, N. H„ Sept. 13.—Harrv K.
Thaw was guarded carefully by 10 of
the 20 special policemen sworn in by
Chief Kelly, when the time came for
his arraignment today before Police
Judge James T. Carr, on a complaint
Betting forth that he was wanted in
the state of New York on a charge of
conspiracy to defeat Justice by escap
ing from the Matteawan asylum.
The scene of the hearing was a law
yer’s office, the time as set yesterday
was 10 a. m.
Thaw slept well during the second
night of his detention in the Monad
nock house. Pour armed guards sat
just outside his door throughout tho
night, others paced about the corridors
and around the building.
Talks of plots and counterplots to
kidnap him were heard today and every
time an automobile whizzed down the
street with, muffler open, the guards
tightened their grip on their automatic
pistols. The pro-Thaw Canadian con
tingent. which followed him over tho
border after his sudden deportation,
was somewhat depleted today although
more than a dozen were waiting l ho
outcome of the court proceedings.
Statement by Thaw.
While residents of Colebrook are
evincing great interest in the case they
have taken no open stand either for or
against the fugitive. Thaw issued a
formal statement today summing up
his case and lamenting the fact that
New York was spending so much money
on him. The statement follows:
’’1 think tile people of my own state
would like to know by what warrant
of law or common sense the money of
tho people of the state of New York
is being squandered like water by
many more thousands of dollars than
are available to me in these persistent
and unscrupulous efforts to return me
to Matteawan.
If I am sane then certainly I don't
belong to Matteawan, if I were insane
then the laws of New York state itself
make it compulsory that I lie deported
from New York to my home state,
Pennsylvania.
"The statutes of New York, require
that insane persons from another state
who are sent to Matteawan or to any
other New York public asylum not
charged with crime, and I as an ac
luitted man stand exactly in this
class, shall be reported to the state
board of deportation and promptly .sent
out of the state back to the state of
their residence.
''The New York law is so anxious to
get rid of alleged insane persons from
another state that it provides that doc
tors and nurses, if needed, be supplied
to get rid of them.
“The United States courts have ad
judicated me a resident of Pittsburgh,
and reaffirmed this fact within three
months.
"Now, why does any New York of
ficial squander New York money to re
turn me?
(Signed) H. It. Thaw.”
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GARLAND MAY RESUME
ROUTINE OF PRIVATE LIFE
Washington, Sept. 12.—It looks as if
Judge John E. Garland, of the com
merce court, former district judge of
South Dakota, may soon be legis
lated out of office and rent b: k to
private life. Gossip is th a the S nate
will agree with the 1. in deb-gu
ti and i art
an- the live judg. iil.s.