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NEWS. FaUblinhn! No. 6. 1391 I CanmtMAmUA Jan. 1 IMC
NKWSIHEKAUJ. EaUtbltahtrf April 16. 1864 f Co-"t J"- 1. 1896
VOL. XVI NO. ill
PliATTSMOUTU, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, DECEMUElt 28. 1?0S
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NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
Religious, Social. Agricultural, Polit
ical and Other Matters. Given"
Due Consideration.
David Shei woodex-county- .commis
sioner of Thayer 'county, was found
dead in u room in (he Alexandria
hotel. He had gum: to the room to
prepare for u trip and dropped dead
of heart failure. Mr. Sherwood - was
one of the oldest- residents of the
county and was commissioner two
consecutive terms. during' the- time
the JTj.000 court "hduse was being
Inillt. - ? . .-. -."
Because a team" " which . hail beeii
Llred on Saturday aftrenoon to, drive
Riverdale had not. been returned to
lils livery barn ot' Sundav afternoon,
Albert Gredlcr proprietor of the
barn. Kearney, took steps -.to find
young Ansbury, Nvho has served time
at the Industrial school. The team
was located at' Lexington, where the
youug man had attempted to sell the
same. .,
Mrs. ll. A. Cottle sold liter eighty
acre farm near Colon in Suuuden
county to ChuTlos Davis for .$tt.00u.
Mm. Cottle wlien a young woman got
title to thin land by preemption. She
was a girl about twenty years of age
then fifty years ago this winter. Her
maiden name was Rebecca Keeler
and she was umoug the earliest set
tlers, having come .to Saunders coun
ty In ISjT.
H. A. Silver, a prosperous retired
farmer living . in Tamora, Seward
county, committed suicide by hang
ing himself In an outbuilding. " S.
Brown, a general merchant of Ta
iiioia, failed a short time ago. owing
Silver about $i"00. The loss 'or this
money seemed to prey on his mind,
as he had been worrying about it,
and it is thought that he took. hi life
while temporarily deranged. ; .
The government inspectoc was
called to Auburn to examine .the cuf
tie in the .dairy herd or Nixon &. Mar
ti, and twenty-two head of. ih herd
were pronounced affected with tuber
culoids. The'se "cattle: ivnl been separ
ated froru the cows that were giving
milk for -the'tiade. und had been kept
in other. pasture because, of the 'Tact
that Harris Xoifs had. found tiiat
they were not' doing -woll, thqugh they
had kept 'in good order-in. all cases.
Mrs. Mathilda Ruser ami John Sla
ger have been taken to.the netiiten
tlary at v Lincoln' to " begin, their terms
Time Table
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
' TRAINS GOING EAST
No. UO Taclflc Junction. .2:65 p. m
No. 2 Local K.xprnaa. to Iowa points. Chi-
caaiand the east... 6:03 p. m.
No. 4 Lincoln to Pacific Junction, con-
fleeting' with points north, eaat .
and south (Except-Sunday). ... ..9:f4 a. m.
No. 26 From Omaha ...;..-... ..,.3:55 p. r.
No. 30 Freight to Tacific Junction 4 Jo p. m.
No. 6 Throuarh vestibule express. . . ... . . .8:08 a. m.
No. U From Omaha 9:00 p. m
' TRAINS GOING WEST
No. 19 Local express, daily, Qmaha. Lln
- - coin. Wray. Col., and intermediate
' '-stations J 8.psa. m.
o. 1 Fast mail. Omaha and Lincoln
(Except Sunday)......... 12 IM p. in.
No. S3 Local express. Louisville. Ashland
Wahoo and Schuyler. .V 8:30 p. tn.
No. 23 Local freight. Cedar Cre-k -
Louisville and South ISend..... . 7rI0 a. o
'Daily, except Sunday.
m; p.
Tiinc
Table
: TRAIN'S GOfNC NORTH.
' No. JO", Omaha K.re uIT a. m.
-No. 103 Nebraska Maif. .... otfii v. m.
K IKS Local Freight 2.-02 p. m.
TRAINS C.6ING SOUTH.
No. 1M Wa.' m.
Nw. Kfc..r - 12:00 a. m-
1-ocal Freiaht .':15 a. m
7q.:
DISCOUNT
, Commencing with ;
V r Nov. 2 I will give
'g - -
25 per cent off on
Y ; all trimmetl" hats.
. .-i '
I E. B,flrilYERS
t . " -
tH0NH FOR FARM L0AIS.
i lljw ie'ilMrWtajnH fim
at ratMuUittte et latttut. Writ
.1- ... bmi $t BMi,. Oaaka.
. i ' "' ."r.-V " ;.',.i.v. " ..." '"' -C;..;
vr pumrazneat tor naving piottea to
kill Mrs. Ruser'8 husband. Emll Riuer
of Sarpy county, as he lay aaleep la
bed. They' both pleaded guilty and
Mr. Ruser was . sentenced to one
year and rilager to six years. They
were taken to the Douglas county Jail
for safe keeping until Sheriff Spear
mau of Sarpy county was ready to
take them to Lincoln.
Joseph Walter, against whom a
complaint had been made ou an la'
sanity charge, seut word to Sheriff
Sammons of Buffalo county that he
would shoot if any attempt were
made to take him. He purchased the
gun and a good supply of ammunition,
and when he was arrested In a crowd
of Christmas shoppers he trld to carry
out the threat, but was captured
without difficulty and taken care of.
Walter was released from the asylum
only a few weeks ago.
Judge Guttersou, prosecuting attor
ney for Custer county, was badly In
jured )v being caught between two
automobiles while driving In a buggy
'with -his wife. He was taking the
ifiiddle' of Ihe road, when the two
ftiachlues, driven respectively by
Messrs. Willing and Johnston, at
tempted to pass on either side. The
horses took fright and made a quick
turn and upset the buggy, throwing
the occupants violently out. One ear
was toru from the judge's head.
Tin First Christian church of Fre
mont will pay off all its indebtedness
oi New Year's day, when the annual
meeting is held. It is enabled to do
so by a "lift" it has been given by
the trustees of a church which re
cently disbanded at Maple Creek. The
Maple Creek church agreed to give
the Fremont church the $5011 it bad
in its treasury for the purpose of pay
ing off the church debt, provided an
equal amount was subscribed in Fre
mont. It was announced in the
church that the amount had been sub
scribed. The State Hoard of Educational
hands und Funds made a bid for the
Douglas county court house bonds,
formally agreeing tu take tUm In
block at par or take them in such
: mourns as Douglas coutuy commis
sioners may desire, with sixty days'
notice, li is the understanding that
Douglas couuty has an offer for the
entire Jl.oOO.uOO of bonds In a blocks
but the terms of the bid make it pos
sible for the county board to seli the
bonds, as it needs the money. The
offer of the board will net the late
4 per ceut.
Charles Colle. long a resident of
Dawes County. . committed suicide
some time December 1st or li about
three miles northeast of Cbadron. H
cut his Throat with a razor from ear
to ear.
1 Red Willow county furnishes a case
of swifi justice. Josiah S. Calvert
robbed an intoxicated friend Saturday
itight. was arrested on Suuday. ap
peared in district court Monday and
pleaded suiliy and was sentenced to
.ne year in the penitentiary, to which
he was taken by the sheriff the same
night. The amount involved was
Calvert is 2:1 years old.
Railroads Refuse to Pay.
State Oil Inspector A.-- B. Alleu in
spected barrels of oil in N'o
ventbr. of which two barrels' were
rejected. He had $1.H0 on hand, col
letted $2.240.n. paid out $l,i04.ui for
salaries and office expenses and paid
the state, treasurer $1,176.8. leaving
a- balance of Jl.100 on; hand. The
I'nion Pacific Railroad company still
refuses to' pay -the inspect iou fee on
117 barrels and the Burling toa has
refused to pay for the Inspection of
"S4 barrels. .
THE SCHOOL LAND LAW.
The Question May Be Dealt With by
the Legislature.
An effort may be made in the com
ing legislature to chauge- the present
laws governing school lands. At this
time the Board of -educational Lauds
and Funds' has no authority to sell
any school Tand except that school
land for which application was filed
prior to 187. . '. '
The board now has under lease" all
of the state school lauds, but some of
ir brings in a yearly rental of only t;
cents an acre and some V cents an
acre and on up. One member of the
board believes the slate could make a
good deal nure ou (be investment if
It had authority to sell this land, some
of which will bring as high as $10 an
acre, and Invest the proceeds in bonds
or other securities. . Secretary of
State Juukin is -one of the member
who ' believes, the board should sell
the land.
Jim i.ri-- rf artnnT-ti-, n i r
low in some instances," he 'said, yto
induce people to .lease the land and
cultivate It. It is, my' belief, however,
that It would be better now to sell all
of the school lend and Invest the
proceeds." A.. person who has school
land under taase js not as particular
with the land as he would" be- if he
owned it.j In the. latter case he -would
rotate his - crops and take care that
he" cMd not ivear-; out hi farm. .len
der a lease there is not so auuch at
stake and the lessee is m cases liable
to wear out his land in an effort to
make all he -can. put of the proposi
tion without -haying an eye to the
future., o . ,- '"' - -
Speakership and Caunty Option.
It is supposed J that'' tho qustioa of
county -.option may cut soma figure la
the line-up . behind ' a eaadldat. for
speaker of .the house, though the can
didates for the most Vart have rather
avoided dragging this in as an issue.
There seems, however,, a pre-dlsposl-t
Ion to line up . whatever county op
tion strength there ' may -be 'behind
XlT lienrjy " Tfenmoro Com -J. also
said to havo ,ougbt- this parti cuisur
element as an aid to his effort to papa
ture the" chief derkahlp Uvthe LikW
bouae. t " ' ' :' i:
THE STATE CAPITAL
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO ALU
CITIZENS.
BETTER SALARIES FOR JUDGES
Tho Attorney General Gives It Hi
Opinion That They Are Entitled .
to the Higher Pay.
Salaries of Judges.
Under an opinion of the attorney
general, the state auditor and treas
urer will allow the claims of the
three old judges of the supreme court
and all the Judges of the district court
to participate Immediately hi the In
crease in salaries provided in the
constitutional amendment. This
ratses salaries of supreme judges
from $2,500 to $4,500 a year and the
salaries or district judges from $2,500
to IS.000 a year.
Judges Reese and Barnes have al
ready filed their salary vouchers for
the quarter ending December 31, al
though more than a week still re
mains before the quarter is ended.
They claim for the last mouth of the
time payment at the ' $4,500 a year
rate, or $375. The question as to
whether they can be allowed this
money uuder the constitution was
submitted to Attorney Genera) Thomp
son, who has given his verbal opinion
to the auditor that It will be perfectly
regular to allow it.
The constitution say:
"The legislature ahall never grant
any extra compensation to auy pub
lic oflicer. agent, servant or eon
tractor after Ihe service shall hive
been rendered or the' contract entered
Into. Nor shall the compensation of
auy public officer' )' increased or
diminished during his term of. office'
The last sentence of thi? section
ii held by many to at(! directly to
the case in issue and -to nirun, that
Judges Reese. Barnes and Leiton
should not he entitled to ihe in
crease provided for in the ((institu
tional amendment.
Attorney General Thompson base-
his opinion on SeVcnil . supreme
conn reports.
An interesting question .has arisen
a: to how the judpes could set tlu-ir
money it the auditor t 1 1 1 1 rerusect (
issue warrants for more than the old
salary provision. Cnder.ihe statutes
they would hardly be entitled to, man-"
dam us the auditor and treasurer In
either the supreme or district 'courts'
of the state, as every Judge on the
bench is personally interested iii the
matter. . . '
The total claim of the judges is for
$791.K. of which $418. ' Is for serv
ices in Oeto!er and November under
the old salary and $375 for December
services tinder the new salary.
- Bank Statements.
Secretary Royse of the. State Bank
ing Board has issued a . compilation
of the statements of the J28 Nebraska
stau banks showing .their condition -at
the close of business tNovembfer - 2.
The .resources and liabilities reported
follow. , ... " - '".
: KKSOl'Rt'KS."
Iiaiis unii discounts $ii.r21.CT."M
HveiMrsfis .. , . .. f.al.VH. tu
Bunds, an-nrUies. jutitfineitts.
talins. ete. ..- 1.2."U.ai5.T
Itie frnrn.- tMiks . .-. . . Iti.JSl. 055.97
laiiKl'C liotist?. furnltuiv and . . .
tivturrs -. . ......... t . . 2.1S9.26.V05
Other real Mtate. . . . ". .'. S.2sl.5l'
(.'nrront expanses and taxes -
paid a... r."i;.7..i.os
tttlier MSM-ts
Caslj .v
. .- - 42.ls.5
. . 4.l,S.7SS.Ji
.ISlMOS.SOS.i'i,
' Total
LIABILITIES.
Capital sit.tk iio.uoi.uao.
Surplus fund .l'b,s2.
t.'ndivldud proftta .... 2.U94.51S.
lHvldrida unpaltt S.81S.
Total dajxvms ' C2.SH.7S.t.
Notes and bltla re-discuintr . - Kr.M.
Bills pavable OtJ.BSO.
0
Total .:
.!tl.40-.,.t);.;4
State 'Buys School Bonds.'
State Treasurer Brian bought $55,
0(0 of the school district "bonds .under
the new " const Hurional amendmeht
permitting the investment of state
school ftfiidts Ui such securities" and
has "received offers . from tnanr ' other
school districts in--Jhe state. He he
lieves the new law wilt be of'lieiietu
to the ' state aud a school disrtricts.
The louds already purchased will net
the state 4 per cent rnrerest;--' In
each Case where . the" jionds exceuj
$500 h desires to buy aV'this' rate
providing the bonds atmj,, t.
SjoI JisLlCMk., - Alter they- get -into
the hands of brokers, they-"will f have
to' submit - them In " competition with
brokers."-. .
Scat Reservation."-.'"-, -
At the present, Xime but eight mem
bers of the -house and three Mrt 'the
senate' have fajled to secure' seat res
ervations. In. the bouse' v Pilger - of
Stanton, Saberson. of. Dixon; -Talcott
of Knox, Copperrider of 'Adams, Carr
or Cherry; Chase of Dawes.-Mariett of
Kearney und Taylor of Hitchcock are
still not located, while Henry of -Colfax.
Buhrmau of Howard and Tibbetu
of Adams are without definite places
in the senate. .'.."''"' - '
Ban or t Headache Powders.
; Druggists whp, ha Ve ou hand head
ache powders,, and other -medicines
which are not .labelled showing thelr
lngredieHts. -will be arrested and. pros
ecuted. The pure food law provided
thatdruggistavho had these inhibited
medicines - on hand prior to the en
actmsctn! thfr.lair would not have en-
iorted, .againat . them , tho penalty of
tb ;lav. for aelling-th - same, when.it
was stql shown at a prosecution. ; Some
of the druggists' -took this to . mean
that they -would- not he .'prosecuted.
jffij: tag fyt "insaiitiHs. i mT
NEOAATKA NfEWS AND NOTES.
Mcme
7 Oresisr or Leaaar
Impart
tane Over Ue Stats.
Romr Carothers of UUa waa qulia
htvdly lajored'at SbscVter by a fall
from a freight car. '
The Baptist ladies it Loup CUr
cleared $50 on a supper they gava
few evenings ago.
The iinnual meeting of the Nebras
ka. Ten lto rial association will be hell,
in Lincoln. January
The two mouths' session of the last
grand Jury of Douglas county cost the'
county over $3,000. '
Vhrij Robert Day of Cage couuty
vas carrying a mule the other day
it got unruly and kicked, striking Mr.
Day in the face and fractnrlng the
jaw boae.
The Co-operative Creamery associa
tion at Germantown will bold its an
nual meeting for the election of offi
cers for the coming year January 5.
1909. at 1 o'clock.
Lewis H. Clarke, a waiter at the
Elite bakery in Hastings, was quite
badly scalded from his blp to hia knee
by a pot of boiling coffee falling from
a tabic- outo him.
J. O. Walker died at Ong very sud
denly .He was ill only two hours.
His age was about 36 years. He was
president of a chain of banks em
bracing Geneva. Deshler, Clayton.
Edgar and Clay Center.
The Fremont Caaalng company will
raise corn on the 350 acres of land for
which it -has contracted. The com
pany heretofore has depeuded upon
corn brought lu by the -farmers, but
was unable to get euough for it for
its annual campaign.
If the decision recently handed
down by the supreme court is of the
scop; th lawyers la Ceutral City be
lieve Chapman is likely to be without
a saloon -shortly aud Merrick, county
will be entirely wi.hout saloons, save
for the out at Silver Creek.
The adjutant yneial is preparing
for the state inspection of tt com-i:.-!iiie;i
of the Nebraska Natn.nnl
rr.it .-U, which Is to" 1-ake place be
tween ' January H'-and Keon.Hiy 1!.
TI.e inspection is required by act of
congress and will be done by officers
or the guard.
Mr. R. P. Starr f. Iup City re
ceived a very nice heirloom, from an
aged aunt one day last week It was
a neat little diamond ring, the one
placed on her grandmother's finger by
her grandfather when they were mar
ried. Mrs. Starr will be the custodian
of It iu the .fitnri. -
The other night Mrs. George Buf
finslcn of Herman, an old lady 70
years of age. but quite active, retired
feelirg as well or better than com
mon, and next morning her husband
woke up about G a. m. and found her
dead in bed beside him. she haviug
expired some time. during the night
without waking any one.
Negotiations are under way for the
hullding of an alfalfa feed mill in
Hastings. Some mention was publicly
made of the plans some days ago. The
promotion of two other projects of a
similar nature has been started.
While three sets of nien stand ready
to build a mill, only, one of the pro
jects ls likely to be carried through.
Vera Ross, aged 14. a Scribner girl,
is the champion apron, makes of the
world. Miss Ross carried off the
prize in the hand-made apron class at
the "National Corp exposition at Oma
ha. She was awarded . a sewing ma
chine. Dodge .county's school exhibit
won the 'first premium for the best
collective county exhibit at the show.
Robert J. Fraas has commenced ac
tion in-the., couniy. court at Seward,
in which he asks for $1,000 from Isma
Bowker, the village clerk at Pleasant
Dale, Seward county, and his bonds
men. Fraas was granted a saloon li
cense in 1907 and contends that he
sustained damages to the above
amount because the cleric failed to is
sue it promptly.
Samuel Wymore,. after whom the
town of Wymore was named, suffered
a, stroke of paralysis. Mr. Wymore
settled in-Gage "county in 1863. He
at . one time--owned the land upon
which the towns pf Blue Springs and
Wy'mrtre are located.. Some years ago
he nfovctl to Idaho, where he now
owns considerable land. Mr. Wymore
i 7.2 years of age. "--
More -than fifteen yearn after the
death of John L. Martin of Merrick
county his heirs have started suit for
was filed by the widow. ESmlri Mar -
tin.. .."'.'. " '-- " .
It"- iai fminri ui 4is,lrin w m tho r,s'.
the "partition of his estate, ausl a divi-1 tnv rreswent:t.omprrs oi uie 1aVen u iM , hHrpP'inaei. ' "
.km either of the' land or of the pnP'' nation of. I.ilmr to one vear, , Vice , , , 1 r-, --'r?SiM .-j n
JftOfdiuaf lh any.UiU'CTiU "Peral-'--'? iU , V. " " J
"the-sererat heirs.' Diiring all' tliese- months and --Sxetary,irMo.rr.isOn toi. w R Kellyl 'asuW.r uu'uJonT ' tCBYjSTAC
years the estate has-ben in tlae pro- month-hi prison . for.. contempt pacine -at Soiith Otgaha. mm'ktef 1 ttj?lPZ' p-U .
bate courLana it Was not unUl jately he Bucks" love case ..foif;Tiofatfhpj s,:cideM,v shooting. . !' 'fW
I ..ui . .t. I c-oirri in .nncu-iiaK i ney iiar tiuuraiiru.! ,...iM.T i.:-.,wa - o5rl m .a rv,.'a- , .. L '
isration of the -Pent normal for. thel,ndIa,,-a the Republid OUM-oropjiJiy Of
last, few" years that the registration
in the junior and senior, classes is
four times-whrat is -wai in 104. It is
also found that about one-fourth of
the normal graduates have been grad-
niated -ta :.the . last biennium. This
shows ' a - rematikable growth of the
scnool. indicatiiie an 1 Increased de
mand .on the 'port of
trained teachers'.'' ' '
Union Pacific supply car camight;
fire in the yards at North Bend and
burned up before . anything iu It crould
be saved.. - ;
The- Wayne Normal closed the fall
term- for the 'holiday vacation of ten
days..- The.wevv term Opened the i9h.
The outlook .is for Use- Urgent -winter
attendance the' school has ever had.
AocommodaAIons tire' planned for 1,000
students. . 7" v; '. , ":
" The "H Ls rSilyer "Music oompany's
fore in Beatrice-wses -complete?) gut
ted by .fire. The Joss to the stock wilj
amount to "ffttn 2.nQj .iajir-
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PARAGRftf H I
o Wasbington.CoDgressionaI,Politi- g
ca! and Other Events Brieflj' Told
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' Congress.
Indications are that persons who
expect President Roosevelt to say
something of a personal nature in his
message to congress replying to the
inquiry as to the basis for thst por
tion of his message dealing with the
secret service will be disappointed.
While the president has not yet writ
ten his reply he has collected a stock
of Information which will serve for its
basis.
Secretary Root will be placed on
the committee on foreign relations
when he is elected to take Senator
Piatt's place in senate.
A stubborn light is predicted by
well posted men in Washington to
occur during the present session of
congress and possibly extending into
the eutire session, as a result of the
reported intention of the house com
mittee on interstate and foreign com
merce to recommend to tie house a
uew form of government for the
isthmian canal one.
The tariff hearings are ended and I
the sub committee has began draft I
iug a bill. i
The insurgent members of the hous !
3f representatives ate confident thev .
ill eventually carry the change of j
the rules of the house.
Senator Jonathan Bourne of Oregon
introduced a bill providing for an in
crease in the salaiy or the president
3f the I'nited States I'rom $.V,ifni lo
$1 (Ht.ootp. and in Hie salary or the vice
president from $l.ntli to $2."..mm.
A change in the form of the District
if Columbia government by the sub
stitution of a single head of governor
n place of three commissioners, estab
lishment of district or municipal de
partments .instead of existing bureaus,
ind creation of a new municipal de
partment to be known as that of
housing and labor, is recommended In
1 special message sent by President
Roosevelt to congress.
General.
The labor leaders of the Limed
. . . ,
States sent messages oy me nhuirsaic
!o the three officials of tlie Americau
Federation who were sentenced to
prison and Ihe information was given
DUt that the Bucks case would be
fought t a finish iu the highest court.
James Coriigan. who has been in
financial struggle with John D. Rocke
feller for years, died Saturday, follow
ing an operation for appendicitis.
The weather man was llnable to find
snow enough for the United : States
Christmas and the day was a green
ne in the majority of places.
Harriman and Hill plan a gigantic
railroad building campaign in Wyom
ing in their struggle for supremacy in
west.
United States consuls in China re
port that imports ate largely in
fluenced by the fluctuations in the
price of silver.
The resignation of President New-,
man of the New York Central is taken
to indicate Harriman has secured con
trol of that system.
The Chinese desire to have their
diplomatic representatives here raised'
to the importance of aa embassy.
Friendly relations are resumed be
tween the United SLUes and Vene
zuela. ' -
President Castro knows nothing of
the conditions in his home country.
State Auditor Sea.-Je or Nebraska
will give judges increased pay .for De
cember under the constitutional
amendment.. State banks-are reported
in prosperous" condition.
Frederick Burnham. former presi
dent or the Mutual Reserve Life In
surance company, is dead from inhal
ing gas in his home In' New- York.....
Sir Horace Plunketi " visited Presi-
dent-elect Taft' and discusRe.4 conser-
j vat ion of national 'resource's, with him.
1 Justice Wright t the court, of, np-
t Peals of the District or (.omnium- sen-
tenceu rresiueni i.ompers oi tne fin-
ito a n-lgner. court. ' ; vi!
The supreme court of Mtssojul orT
dered-ane standard un company or.,
the interstate commerce' eonimlssipn
of "excessive rates. ..,' 1 ;
The nefit encampment of the : Grand
Array .win .prpoaoiy ue nemr.in iiu-
jio ana me vvaier-neice ynrw the .Union 'fafiili-- has ben appointed
of. Stv Louis out of. business in ih Receiver?!' tr VhoChlcag(GreaXtest
state'and fined them ,$5t.ojt0 each. ' '!rn --'. . ft &
. Northwestern .millers complained L. J'a!- sut nmijHa .wt?icrect
the state for'c,nQatI or Plts1jrK lnst?ad.; pf Salt
. j Lake City - pn accounts of . . railroad
rstes. ... T.
Vice President Gomez has askedfor
.... .. .,. ,y . ... , pail Ulru wit?i au-uy-' hj.ciit
Venezuela and has begun negotiations ment in tEe andia fiaeai?- " "" '
for the resumption of relatfuiis with xhe ne-w, government' 'Venezuela;
the United. states. j
"Five members of the Smith fajnily
landed in the board of . aldermen of
.Somerville, Mass., last election day.
. President Schurman - in. 3 speech
at alt Lake City .said, Mr. Bryan
and President Roosevelt have done
niuch" to raise the Ideals of the public."-
v " ; "r "
new York Central' system has re
signed hia place." " . '
j Americans consume $l.Ono.oiu wtrtii
6 ! of sugar every day. over half of whl l
9Is produced abroad. !
o! The record Christmas gift ofth
y I season a made In San r'rsmxV"
0 i wnere naviu i . uannury turned 0Tr
to hit
ono.nott.
wife properly
lued a; $
!'
Charles P. Taft openly declares tor
a caucus to determine the party's
choice or Hie mau to succeed Sr tutor
Forakor. Senator Fnraker and Ri'''
sentatlve Burton are both tinderiu' i
to be opposed to a emit us
President elect Taft ha accifpt' '
an invitation to niaie an xtttiied
trip through Texas next suinux. .
Work on the Panama canal 1 pi 1 field rather early to h- in i--essing
as calculated according to a for the preliminary personal . aui-
gress
statement of the secretary ofj tt'
canal commission.
Cleveland street railroads ha,
back lo the five-cent fare.
tone
Robbers, possinty the same uti who
robbed banks at Gibbon and lieeiie.
N'eb.. the day before, blew th4
t the State Bank of Ceresen anil
safe
tolc
I3.0..0. j
Judge Taft said that all rn tngis of
cabinet appointments since acceptance
of place by Mr. Knox are without
foundation. He attributes of
the reports lo friend? of nn'i) who
want places. j
Sensational developments uj -.the
Pittsburg bribery scandal hafe re
sulted iu the departure of a itLmber
of persons suspected of complicity in
(he bribery.
Major O. J. Smith, founder It the
American Press association di
,.d Sun-
Jav evening at Dobb's Kerrv
yj N'e
York.
Unusual demand for luoucv far divi
dends. I rust compauy reservas aid
new bond issues was iLe fralure of
'he week in financial circle..,.
The entile milling industry jtf Ne
braska will oppose the recent is-ii-r of
Secretary of Agriculture .1 mes -Wilson
.. . ,,i 1 1 . i t ; tVt.A t rft ii in ii'i ! ii .. a cdIa
J lUllllill 111 IU' k I .ll.JVI 1(1, "
I f blea.ched flour iu intersia'jp com-
,-uerce. J
j The fight over the speakei ship . In
j.'he Nebraska legislature lias toronie
j o warm that Mr. Bryan may be forced
! 'o take a hand. j
Onialia liusieess men are e
pthuias-
tic over the results of the fit
first
itinual corn show and are ready o
telp boost the next one.
j Washington. j
I After a recent cabinet meeting and
' a subsequent conference wii the.
jpresidtut. Attorney General Hona-'
parte said that the department" of
justice still had under considera! jn.
I'te question f proectiting tlne e.--
! r.ons Whom tlie president cofisiilereii
! guiltv of criminal libel in coaneetlnu
t.- .
null illlMH mnili i I T I, i wj- -!
juna canal purvhiise.
Speaker Cannon has aninnin;ed. llei,
following as the representatives of
the house on the iuaugural comtnittee
)f congress: Messrs. Burke. .PcnttsyK
vania; Young. Michigan, and. Gaines,
Tennessee. . .
The secretary of. the treasury has
sent a check for $G.5t to the' United
States attorney to pay Mrs. Elb.a A.
Wausau and the estate of F. yV. Blees
for the site for the public building to
nc erected at Macon. .Mo.'
Mile. Adeline Genee. tU Panish
dancer touring' with "The Soul Kiss"
company. ' was received b President
R(K)sevelt ly special aiipointnient.
She has danced before many of the
crowned heads of Ktirope. an'i-pro'o-ably
wlll appear privately at tle White
House. " ' "' : i t . ,
President Roosevelt lias written, a
letter to Rabbi . Wise i ra'siDg the
work of Riis' settlement n East .Side
of New l ork.
Brigadier General Kd wards, head or
the bureau of Insular affi'ir. in his an
nual report hiby commends the work.
of the Philippine scouts. v
Southern timber producers asked
that the tariff on lumber b ' not'
chaiigod. An agent .of the harvester
combine recommended the removal tof.
all duty- on farm machinery except a
"jo -per cent tariff against .'town tries
that do not- permit free entry of ;Amer
icaii machinery. ; ' -
Senator . Gamble took up with .the
department or the interior the matter
of expediting the preliminary work for
the opening of the Suturing -Koek and
Cheyenne River resen at ions, and -LV
feels confident 'fiviiM the itit'avniarlqti
received that it. .wilt- bo pp:bie""to
havu the matrer in ;sut 'STt ape:' thai;
even if the lattds eamuU I tq -! n&d
then, that the registration utay heh'ad
,n the un () aar -Klaent
,.,, . ,i1-A.T'.;r,.. PHv-
steel manufaf . titers can makeWlee:!
! , cnea h. nan foreigners, and
MreioT. "t1ii,l44..mav he lowered
. ;;v.Horace Ihirf foI.mer pre-iftlteaV-ett
;$500.((0( theater building.-'
"f ronrictPBUfrirnrer received a let-
j ter jfjgned by night r iorswiw'acLl
t njm to eave $400 near a post in the
! rear of hltore. ,
; Terms of "tfrty-onV-'k6rt iil J
! nlre'-Marefc-Xt?''?
t Attorneys for the 'gan'daiiJ'i .U&s&A
with Vice-lTesIdeiif Geattea at ;-.-lts
head, his" beeB;prganized;. by - oppo
nents of President -Casirf - All-.h-
ministers have been remoMnd-f rom the
cabinet,! " -. . . ' " - "" -'."s:
Speaker' Cannon!' Ta'-an 'address
the annual ianquet L. the oew. jersey
Society of,-Pennvanfa' In PhiladeJ
nhla. took ahL.Vi'ii' 1 imtirtT-rr
Tracs ana defentiea nis iwo'-iea ano:
th manner in which the house was
ruled at the last session.
ADVANCE GUARD LEGISLATORS.
Not Expected to Arrive Till Latter
Prt of Tin Week.
It will probably be e!l mi tatvl
the enn oi mis vn hk(u hih a l
.vauce guard of the coming s. i.,n , f
. ih leartstature lems n , i.i. r. i ii.
coin, .ihe session , is nm ai.,,i iu
get her thlgt.year
'until Janusr
which leavefc pletily or marstin it.-
twtieti celebration. .of -. --'!u isim. n
holidays jwi.I the. time in -t.il. , wj.;
be required to j; t .Iowa t . !. i ii,,'I'
The uncer'tainty i-r Ihe s... ;,:x.r
ship contest is likely i i ni- m,..
candidates lor ihts honor ui'.v. u ..
jaigti among arriving w -m ? -: . wlu. 'i
will supplement" t hat alre;i.: ..uii,-,t
on lT corresx)iidenc-e.
At the present time the l.u'-t in
dividual following sip-;irs io be i
hind Clark 4f li -hat dson and I'ou! '.
of Johnson, with H'nr of H! a mi;
josedly good third. K;ini!s t" r.ov.
man of Nucko'Hs. . Taylor ! iuier
and Kuehl of Cedar ar that th.-j
will cut sooie.-figure" anl it U sm;,.
posed th sltu.it inn will h. a t.i tnoi,.
complicated with h pn:.:ibi,.
trance luto the race oi' K !!. of Fur
nas. Taylor of Hj"cl" !. aad one m
two IJouglas ' county ea'itil..i!ev
With the situation l:vi-.l m- in i his
fashion at the present liuie t!: re i.-.
no telling what dev'lopui,"i:s' m.i.v to-brought-
forth after inenttiei .-.
gather OU the ground and bein .to
compare notes tog-ther just lj -fiiv
the caucus which'will ite.-id - thi- -n
test. LTp to tin- present utue the mat
ttrs of legislation to o uiid tiak.-n
Lave not probably euu-ied to a ver
large xtut into the pn-li::iihar au
vass.
Governor Handles Funo.
It is not generall knuwn that the
governor of the state handles' t;iuds
to any extent, but up to this time
Governor Sheldon lias received over
$I15.t""' during his tn years' "term of
office. ' Of that amount S7.9M remains
ou hand in tlie' form of j.a frien the
government for Nebraska sobiiers
who served in tle Spanish-American"
war.- The balance ofth- $1 l.".eot.
Was nearly 'alT 'money received from
!he goverunient for the iippoit of
state soldiers and sailors" hom-v
This money' is .always turhet.1 'iu'o the
4tat treasury as soon, a re-elvf-it
py the governor.
Governor and Wife. Entertain.
Governor ' and .Mrs. Sheldon ere
host and- hostess at a family reunion
at the exevi.tive mansion, followiug.
(Christmas tree given Kr the utitner
ous little- nieces and nephew- and
cousins. A Nehawka dinner was
aervett at ihmiii. Those present were
-AIn. ' Hig;ins. inotli-rof Mrs. Shel
don: Mf. and Mrs. Griffith and daugh
ter or Oklahoma. Mr. add Mrs Wolfe.
Mrs. Todd and daughter. Frank Shel
don and daughter. Yi'as Sl.eldon and
son. ahd the governor's family.
HomcscekcrsV Low
Round Trip Rales
pi-
TEXAS .
; . . AND TIIK
SOUTHWEST
Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday
ovki;
Missouri Pacific
. Iron Mountain
. . ' ' T
c .
Liberal Stop-ovrs ;
.1 Return Limit 25 Day?
" WliOii ?! Ni't its rath'ertwl. take
a triji lo tlicroiirtry of b.v t'i-eil
lands, anil st e what .is i.;Vetvil to
you theie. Ask for particulars
and lit v. .
Iruh' Norton, Mrsicnt
, M..P. Kaflway.
tti
ITS VRY UNUSUAL
to see such; handsome turjioutn as
goes from Manspeaker't- livery
arnKl.' Ci.- rZB are up-to-date.
L oiir" carriages are swell in-rtyle.
r.'an4 comfctrtable to. rule jji. an.i
.our homs." are aiwa3 ,-
irroomed
(well dresseti ana wen
1 . . -
.. i' 11
fed.. W
, come to'
ii-r vou want -tuivc
lEJanrpeaker's for. your
turnout, . 1
r.l.E.nANSPEAKER
Jorr f Old Livery Barn
Rerenth SU. Platoimoiith. Neb.
rtiA. .
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