1 THE O’NEIL FRONTIER. I ^ 1 .:.- 'SOS D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. O'NEILL. NEBRASKA In the Flathead Indian reservation. Bear Camas, Mont., Is an artesian well containing hot mineral water, said to be the only one in the world. Around It, within a mile, are other artesian wells in which the water is clear and oool. A few years ago the govern ment, threw open the Flathead reser vation, and those who were success ful in the drawing now own fine ranches in a fertile valley. Artesian wells have been struck at a depth ranging from 90 to 366 feet. In the summer of 1913, on a ranch within a mile of one of these cold wells, drillers were at work when, at the depth of 244 feet, hoi water gushed upward with such force that the drillers were forced to flee. In a few days the rush of hot water had washed a large hole, with the drill still In. though incapacitated. The well was Anally curbed so that It could be used. The water is 120 Fah renheit. flowing at the rate of 60 bar rels a minute. The British soldier Is never at a loss when sarcasm is needed, and an ex ample of his readiness was seen the other day in one of our seaside towns where thousands of men are in train ing. A long route march had been in progress, and the officer had been none too patient. Several times he had had •ccaslop to speak strongly to the men. At last, on the march home, the order came "March easy"—the time when songs are Indulged in. There was no call for "Tipperary” this time, but unanimously they started singing, "Kind Words Can Never Die.” The officer’s feelings are not described. A notable tribute to English beer was paid by the abbot of Monte Casino in a conversation with Lord Hounghton, reported to Sir Mountstuart Gran-Duff. Discussing English university reforms, the abbot expressed his hope that the British government would not interfere with the college founded in honor of the ever-blessed Trinity at Cambridge. Lord Houghton Inquired the reason for the abbot’s special solicitude, and the answer given (with a gesture of delight) was “Una tale blrra” (Such a beer)—* compliment well earned by the Trinity audit ale. ■ » - Abdul Ha ha, at the head of the Ba haist sect, which It Is asserted, has di verted about one-third of the popula tion of Persia from Mohammedanism, la now 70 years of age. He spent 14 years in prison, being released when 66 years of age. At the age of 18 he be Ei hie public work, and for 62 years proclaimed his faith. For It he was Tlsoned. He travels royally, 1s possessed of unbounded zeal, and be uves himself divinely appointed. For years past the sum of $16,000 a year has been set aside out of the Ger man military estimates for the upkeep and development of a pigeon service, and nearly 300,000 feathered messen gers were available at the beginning of the war for military service. Beyond these army pigeons, all trained bird* belong to civilian*, even the pets of school boys and school girls are care fully registered and numbered and may be commandeered by the war depart ment at any time. Robert Fulton was one of the earli est Inventors of the submarine. He con structed a boat in France and gave a trial trip In the Seine at Rouen and at Brest. Compressed air was used and Fulton remained at a depth of 25 feet, steering his submarine In every direc tion. He also attached a torpedo charged with gunpowder to an old ves sel In Brest harbor and blew her up. Moles, clumsy and almost blind, be come perfect demons when they quar rel. No one knows what they quarrel about, but when once they start fight ing one has to die. They will keep on la the presence of any number of spec tators, hanging on to each other like bulldogs and burying their enormous ly strong teeth 4n each other’s Mesh with the utmost fury. Much of the ivory from which our piano keys, billiard halls, knife han dles and combs are made Is collected In Siberia from the fossil remains of the giant mammont, the greatgrandmother of the elephant. Many of these tusks are 260,000 years old, having been pre served In frozen soil or ancient Ice only recently brought to the surface. The smallest school In England If not In the world. Is that In Augton where, although there are only tire pupils on the register, onlv two are attending, th school. A teacher Is em ployed for their benefit and spends as much time on them as on a larger gathering. A number of French cities, owing to the scarcity of coin, have, with the sanction of the government, issued bank notes for a franc (20 cents) and a half franc. Now the town of Eper nay, in the Champagne district, has Issued a note for 25 centimes, or 6 sents. Black spruce Is the most abundant tree In Ungava, and constitutes over 90 per cent of the forest. Balsam Hr Is found nearly to the edge of the for est belt. Larch Is probably the hard iest tree of the subarctic forest. It Is next In abundance to black spruce. Tho balance wheels of a watch vi brates 300 times a minute, or 157.680,000 times a year. As each vibration cov ers about one and ono-half revolutions, the shaft on which the balance wheei Is mounted makes 236,520,000 revolu tions In each year. When a Chinese lady approaches a muddy place she beckons a boy. The boy drops on his hands and knees in the mud and the lady uses him as a •topping stone, for which service slit gives him a small coin. As showing the possibilities for tre< gowth in regions where irrigation has to be depended on. it is pointed out thai Boise, Id., has 94 kinds of ornamenta and shade trees. More than half of the world's popu lation lives In the tropics of the ole world. Under British rule alone ther< are more than 325,000.000 dwellers ii the tropics. The United States Imported mor than 1,000,000,000 pounds of coffee las year, a record exceeded only twice be fore. In 1904 and 1909. Experiments have been so satlsfac tory that the Greek army will form ar automobile battalion, with 400 moto: trucks. Under The Hague convention of 190 prisoners of war are entitled to pay fo any work they do. The average annual eggs yield o each hen In the United States is 70 The record Is 303. An elephant has more muscles In iti .trunk than any other creature has li I its entire body,_ HOGS DIE OF CHOLERA IN CAR; OWNER GETS VERDICT OF $928,27 Claim Made That Infected Car Caused Disease—Unusual Damage Suit. Broken Bow. Mny 3. An unusual Verdict was rendered In district court this week before Judge Hostetler, the case being that of B. J. Tierney against the Burlington railroad. The plaintiff brought action to recover damages front the railroad company for loss on a shipment of h, gs from Ansley to Billings, Mont., in February, 1914. The petition stated that the car con tained 89 hogs at the time of leaving •»nd when it arrived at Sheridan, Wyo„ seven dead animals were found in one aar, which was unloaded and the re maining hogs quarantined for cholera. Transportation being refused through Wyoming and Montana, the hogs were shipped back and sent to South Oma ha, where the car was quarantined by the federal authorities. The plaintiff alleged that the hogs were ull sound when shipped and that the disease was communicated to them by an infected car furniBhed by the company and asked damages in the sum of $1,406.34. The railroad com pany denied any liability for the loss of the hogs and alleged that it was through no fault of the company that the loss occurred. The case was given to the jury and, after being out two hours, returned a verdict for the plain tiff, awarded him damages in the sum of $928.27, the value of the hogs lost at the maximum liability of $10 each, contained in the contract of shipment, and interest from date of loss. FIGHT CONTINUES OVER $100,000 O’CONNOR ESTATE Hasting*, Neb., May 3.— In an effort to solve the mystery of the late John O’Connor, whose $100,000 estate Is be ing fought over by more than 200 al leged heirs, the searchlight yesterday was turned on James Brady, of Omaha, Union Pacific shopman, who died In testate at Excelsior Springs, Mo.. April 21, leaving an estate of $28,000, but no known heirs. One of the claimants has alleged that O’Connor’s real name was John Brady. The name James Brady has been discovered In the register of the Victoria hotel, of Omaha, and the handwriting is said to bear a striking resemblance to that of John Brady in the O’Connor cryptogram. The register also contuins the name John O’Connor. John T. Culavin, Omaha, who says O’Connor's name was Brady, haB been sojourning in Excelsior Springs. A photograph of the Brady signatures was taken today and forwarded to the state attorney general for comparison. Matters in connection with the O'Connor case will be probed by the grand jury on May 10. Deputy Attor ney General Barrett, who has been looking up evidence for the Jury, will also atd in the jury's investigation of local conditions. —4— WOMAN SUES POLICE JUDGE ON CHARGE OF SEDUCTION Lincoln, Neb.. May 3.—Mrs. Thirza Sudduth, of University Place, has brought suit for $20,000 damages in the district court of Lancaster county against Police Judge Bruce Fullerton, of Lincoln, charging seduction of her daughter, A^is Goldsmith, 18 years of age. She alleges that Fullerton became acquainted with the girl when she ap peared as a witness in a case in the police court against her stepfather. "I acted as attorney for her mother at one timo and at another sentenced her father to a short term in jail,” he said. George Adams, Mrs. Sudduth’s attorney, has attempted to make me put up $10,000 as a settlement, but 1 have llways refused.” Miss Goldsmith reiterated what had been said by Judge Fullerton and add ed that their relations had been noth ing but professional and that It wiub all a scheme on the part of her mother to get money from the judge. BRYAN OPPONENT NOT HELD ON DIPSO CHARGE Lincoln, Neb.. May 3.— J. H. Allen, charged with being a dipsomaniac by Felix Newton, as a result of political differences brought on in the city elec tion. Thurday night was placed in the city Jail, but turned loose by the in sanity board yesterduy, before which a hearing was held. Newton acknowl edged that he had neven seen Allen drink anything, but thought he acted as If he had at times. —4— SAYS SALOON MAN PAID TO STOP REMONSTRANCE Norfolk, Neb., May 3.—Because he suspected that a financial considera tion, paid by a certain liquor dealer was the price for the sudden with drawal against several saloon peti tions at the hearing a few days ago Mayor Friday called all Norfolk saloon men into the city hall Thursday nlghi and publicly notified them that this practice would not be tolerated by the city so long as he was the chief ex ecutive. He announred that he hue received information from supposedly good authority that one saloon mar settled with the remonstrant for » financial consideration and he sale that this saloon man should be een Bured for his action, if the report was true. The mayor declared that an ordi nance- would be drawn providing thai the license of any saloon man whe makes such settlement hereafter wil be revoked. LINCOLN—Bids for contracts for print ing the senate journal, reports of the stat< hoard of agriculture, Insurance depart ment. and other reports, were rejectee this afternoon and new bids will be callei for. The reason given for cancelling thi bids was that the bond in some instance: was not sufficient to cover the cost, am so the whole bunch were declared can celled. MADISON—One hundred delegates ar: in attendance at the fifth annual conven tion of the Seventh district Christian En i deavor union. H. IL Clark, state presl dent, presided at the evening session. Dt Farmer, of Madison, gave the address o ‘ welcome. The address of the evening wa by Thomas Bowen, of Elgin, on "Evangel 1 tap.g Force." —— LINCOLN WHEATLY NOT MAN WANTED IN GEORGW Lincoln. Neb., May 1.—Waiter A Wheatly, the Lincoln opera singei was last evening declared not to b . the George D. Wheatly, the abscondin bank cashier of Americus, Ga„ whor the federal authorities have been seek ’ ing for more than a year. The Llncol man was arrested last Saturda charged with being the man wantei and witnesses were summoned fror , Georgia to prove him to be the cashiei but they declared him not the ma 1 when they arrived here last evening. MANY ATTORNEYS NOT ELIGIBLE IN MURDER TRIAL IN THURSTON Condition Makes It Necessary to Select Prosecutor From Outside Talent. Lincoln, Xeb„ May 1 Because al most every attorney In Thurston coun ty had made himself ineligible in some way or another. Attorney General Reed has been compelled to name T. S. Allen, of Lincoln, a brotherinlaw of Secretary of State Bryan, to prosecute a murder case that promises to be a famous one in northeastern Nebraska. Jesse Cochrane, of Rosalia, is charged with the killing of John F. Jump. Jump was charged by Cochrane with having been paying too much attention to Mrs. Cochrane, who was seeking a divorce. Jump was killed at his home, hut Coch rane proposes to urge self defense. The families of both sides have pledged their fortunes for the fight, but when it came to finding attorneys to help prosecute, the Jump family ran up against an unusual set of circum stances. County Attorney Larkin had acted as attorney for Mrs. Cochrane In the divorce proceedings, and this disqualifies him. Both families ramp from Richardson county originally and the Jumps pro ceeded to employ Congressman Reavis of that city. They ran up against a snag, however. In the supreme court decision which prohibits the employ ment of outside private counsel. The defense has employed Dan Sullivan, of Sioux City, and Howard Sexton, of Thurston county, but Sexton may be thrown out, as he once acted for Coch rane in a criminal prosecution that led to the murder. Harry Keefe, of Walthlll, was the only attorney in the county who was eligible, and he has been secured to aid the state. JUNIOR MEDICAL COLLEGE • ABOLISHED BY BOARD Lincoln. Neb., May 1.—The junior college of medicine at the University of Nebraska has been abolished by order of the regents. Instead a college of pharmacy will be established. Doctor Lyman has been named as dean, and Associate Dean Walcott has been re lieved from all connection with the department. The regents also ordered the discon tinuance of the department of forestry, and the resignation of Dean Morrill to take effect next August accepted. The departmcent was Installed some 12 years ago, when there was a tre mendous demand for trained foresters. Since then 23 professional schools of forestr-- have been established, while In some 70 colleges and universities training Is being given. This has less ened the demand for instruction at Ne braska. Nebraska has no forests where employment awaits, and the positions in other states where forestry is practiced are taking their own gradu ates first. The demand from the fed iral government and commercial con perns has practically ceased, and so the Nebraska university gracefully retires from that business. —V— REED GIVES RULING ON BANK ASSESSMENTS Lincoln. Neb., May 1.—Attorney flenerul Reed has given an opinion di recting how assessments shall be levied jgainst banks. The last legislature massed a law that cured a defect in the itatutes by which state banks, by de Sucting the amount of the money they lad invested In real estate mortgages, could escape paying any taxes what ever. The attorney general directs that in making assessments of banks the real estate only shall be deducted from I he capital stock of the Institution. In Jetermining the value of the capital Hock the assessor is not limtted, he lays, to the book or paid up value plus •.he surplus and undivided profits, but jhould take Into consideration the franchise value. He says the right to do business held by a bank Is a prop er subject of taxation because it has a value. This value can be determined by finding what the market value of the stock is. based upon its earning power. DIPSO CHARGE AGAINST C. W. BRYAN OPPONENT Lincoln, Neb., May 1.—The city campaign warmed up yesterday when Felix Newton, one of the leaders in the fight for the election of Charles W. Bryan, swore out papers against J. H. Allen, another democrat high in the councils of the party, and a former supporter of Mr. Bryan. The proceed ings charge Allen with being a dipso maniac and ask for his detention in the dipsomaniac department of the Insane asylum. Since Allen went back on Bryan, he has appeared at several Bry an meetings and persisted in asking questions which were objected to by Newton. It Is charged that the move on the part of Newton was for the pur pose of removing Allen from the cam naiern. STATE CHARTERS FOR TWO FORMER NATIONAL BANKS Lincoln, Neb., May 1.—The state banking board chartered three banks of Gothenburg yesterday. Two of them were national banks changing to state banks, while the third was a new bank. The First National bank of Gothen burg changes to the First State bank, with a capital of $50,000; the Gothen burg National changes to the Gothen burg state, also with a capital of $50, 000, while the Farmers State bank is the name of the new institution, which also carries a capital of $50,000. MINISTER DIES WHILE ATTENDING CONFERENCE Oakland, Neb., May 1.—Rev. Mr. Turnblom, of Swedburg, Neb., died at this place of stomach trouble. Rev. Mr. Turnblom was here attending the conference of the Swedish Mission church and preached the first sermon of the conference Tuesday evening. He was taken sick soon after the services. FIRST HEAT VICTIM. Lincoln, Neb., April 30.—Miss Nettie Mahaffy, a spinster, aged 58 years, was the first victim of the heat in Lincoln for 1915. While <|n her way back to ] work she was overcome at a down town , corner, and for several hours her life was endangered. The attending doc tors say she is still in a serious con dition, but believe she will recover. M SSING WOMAN TRACED ' TO POINT IN MONTANA Broken Bow, Neb., April 30.—Mrs. ■ Margareta Schmidt, of Mason City, this county, who lias been missing from her home since the first of April, has been 1 traced to a point in Montana, and her family hope that they may be able to definitely locate her in a short time. 1 Mrs. Schmidt was supposed to have * bought a ticket for Broken Bow on ' April 1, but later investigation showed 1 that she had purchased it for Alliance. • It 1* thought her mind has failed. She ’ is 49 years of age and th * wife of Mat thias Schmidt, of Mason City. GIRL QUIETS INSANE MAN WHO HAD ROUTED ARMED POLICE POSSE Daughter Takes Heroic Action and Calms Him—Turns Him Over to Officers. Lincoln, Neb., May 1.—A men and a gun put to flight a bunch of police officers last night in this city, stood off another bunch of deputy sheriff's who took the place of the police, hut finally gave up and surrendered to a pretty miss of 17 who turned the offender over to the sheriff and his men. George R. Ferringhy was the man and he was supposed to have gone lemporarily insane. He took refuge in a harn and with the gun stood off all attempts to reach him. The family vailed the police, who were unable to get close to him. and they finally turned the job over to the county authorities, as they believed a crazy man came more under the Jurisdiction of the ’ountv than of the city. However, none of the officers could ?et close enough to make any impres sion on the man and finally Ills daugh ter courageously undertook the task, and climbing to the loft of the barn. Was able to calm him. He will be taken before the board of insanity. STRANGE MAN INTERESTED IN WEST POINT MURDER Fremont, Neb., May 1.—In connec tion with the mysterious death of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wruck at West Point, J. B. Charleston, who reside six miles north of Fremont, recited at the sheriffs offieo the tale of the singular .visit of a stranger to his place. The stranger appeared, plainly fagged from a long Journey, said that he had walked all the way from West Point and that he was hunting for work. Charleston gave the man a job and harbored him for a day, when during the night he mysteriously disappeared, leaving nothing behind excepting newspapers containing marked accounts of the -West Point crime. The unusual behavior of his guest coupled with the fact that he talked continually of the West Point case of Mr. and Mrs. Wruck. whose bodies were burned in a fire that destroyed their home, led Mr. Charleston to think that the wanderer might know something about the crime. —4— MERNA WOMAN KILLED BY FALL FROM CARRYALL Broken Bow. Neb., May 1.—While riding In a carryall with her husband and family, Mrs. Phillip Volmer, who resides 10 miles from Merna, on the west table, fell from the back of the vehicle to the ground and broke her neck. She lived but half an hour aft er the accident. The seat upon which Mrs. Volmer rode was held in place by a steel rod, which had broken, and when she leaned back the seat gave way. throwing her out backward. The woman was well known on the west table and the mother of a large family, some of whom are married. MEN FINED $50 EACH FOR PROMOTING ESCAPE Grand Island, Neb., May 1.—Henry Hammacher and James McElhaney, two young men who assisted Ed Ludwig In making his way almost to Aurora before the police overtook him for at tempting to stab Alex Gallipeaux at the sales stables here, were fined $50 and costs for abetting in the attempted escape, but the fine was remitted on condition that the young men pay the police department's automobile bill and remain good thereafter. ■—♦— CLAIMED MAN TAMPERED WITH HIS LIGHTING METER Grand Island, Neb., May 1.—On the complaint of J. C. McAuley, assistant water and light commissioner, the city attorney filed a complaint in the police court, charging Gustav C. Krueger with tampering with a light meter in such a manner as to reduce his lighting bills. The complaint has been hanging fire for about a week. The evidence was se cured by the city utility plant's agents. STORK’S ARRIVAL DELAYS CRIMINAL ASSAULT TRIAL Ainsworth, Neb., May 1.—The case of the state vs. Alfred Ellis, charged with criminal assault on Lena May Taylor, came to a sudden halt Tuesday noon. The case was set for hearing at 9 o’clock in the morning, but on ac count of the illness of the complaining witness was continued until 1:30 in the afternoon. At noon the complaining witness gave birth to an eight pound girl. The case was then adjourned un til the next regular term. All of the witnesses from the southwestern part of the county were present for the hear ing. MAN’S NECK BROKEN IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT Nebraska City, Neb., May 1.—Julius Hansen, aged 49 years, was instantly killed in an automobile accident. He and two others were out driving when the front tire exploded, causing the auto to upset. Hansen was thrown out and his neck broken. The two who were with him suffered severe bruises and fractures, but they will recover. LINDSAY PMKIV1LK LUSLO $3,000 WORTH OF CATTLE Lindsay. Neb., May i.—John Haney, a prominent stock raiser living about four miles northwest of here, had the misfortune of having his cattle get in to the alfalfa, anil so far 36 have died with some of the others still sick. The dead ones were mostly 3-year-old steers and about ready for market. The loss will run close to $3,000. SEES ADVANTAGE IN PENSIONING PASTORS Chicago, April 20.—Pensions for^re tired ministers would have a tendtTicy to eliminate the commercializing oi the pulpit through "money making on .the side.” according to I)r. W. R. War ren, of Indianapolis. Ind„ secretary ot the board of ministerial relief of the Disciples of Christ who addressed tin; national convention of conference claimants in the Methodist Episcopal church today. GIRL IS EXONERATED; SAY COWL SHOT SELF Bridgeport, Conn.. April 29.—Coroner Phelan yesterday returned his verdict f German trenches. After a hand to land struggle, the last German who •eslsted was bayoneted and the trench was won. But Left Wing Was Saved. “This trench represented in the Ger nan advance the apex in the breach vhich the enemy had made in the origi lal line of the allies, and it was two ind a half miles south of that line, rhis charge, made by men who looked leath indifferently in the face, saved he Canadian left. It also secured and naintained during the most critical noment of all the integrity of the al ied line. At 4 a. m. on the morning of Friday, he 23rd. a fresh emission of gas was nade both upon the Second brigade, vhich held the line running northeast, ind upon the Third brigade, which had ■ontinued to hold the line up to the jivotal point. The Forty-eighth Higli anders were dismayed ami their trench became intolerable. The bat alion retired from the trench, re covered themselves and reoccupied it. California possesses more than one twelfth of the hydroelectric power de velopment of the United States, about 150,000 horse power.