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Skmt NEWS. Established Nor. 6. 1891 I t-ss.KA.ti . i loor NEWS-HERALD. Established April 18. 1964 f Consolidated Jan. 1. 1895 PIiATTS3IOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 4. 190!) VOL. XVI NO. (M Charters for Cities. City attorneys from second-class cities were here to talk over amend menu in the charters of these cities. These were C. E. Abbott of Fremont. W. F. Button of Hastings. A. H. Kldd of Beatrice and T. H. Pollock of Plattsmouth. They will probably hold a series of conferences before it is time to take up the charter for these cities and arrive at an agreement which will be satisfactory to all. Bryan to Join the Eagle. William J. ryan will be initiated into the Order of Eagles here this week and the local aerie promises to have a big time over the event. Col. Johjr J. Ryder, president of the Eagles, telephoned invitations to all of the grand officers and he expects some of them to attend. A banquet will fol low the initiation. Deputy Treasurer Resigns. Henry Lehr, deputy state treasurer, has resigned. His reslgna'.;a is to take effect January 7. State Treasur er L. ti. Brian has appointed his son. Frank Brain, aged 22. to the vacancy. Young Mr. Brain has been employed in the treasurer's office for one year. THE STATE CAPITAL "E-haska t::v3 a:o r.oTES. Items mpor MATTER8 OF INTEREST TO ALL CITIZENS. REPORT OF HEALTH INSPECTOR Gives Record of Busy Year, Telling of Many Trips Made and Much Business Transacted. E Sillick Gets a Pardon. E Jesse C. Sillick of On: ah a Is a free man. Governor Sheldon issued a par don to Sillick. While a convict in the state prison he escaped some years ago two months before I he expiration . of his time. Since his escape be has ; served several years in the army and . has an honorable discharge. Pardon Asked for Pumphrey. Miss Anna Pan of Omaha has a sweetheart confined in the peniten tiary and she has asked Governor Sheldon to pardon him. The man in the case 's Charles Pumphrey. con fined for life for the murder of a Chinaman In Omaha. State Press Association. At a meeting of the executive com mittee of the Nebraska State Press as sociation it was decided to hold the next meeting of the association at Grand Island. February 22. i.3 and 24. The program has been only partially mapped out. Capitol Building Dangerous. State School Superintendent Me- Brlen notified Commissioner of Lands and Buildings Eaton that he regarded the east wing cf the state capitol building criminally dangerous, and tha it would be a menace lo safety to per mlt the coming inaugural ball to be held in the hall of the house of repre sentatives, which is located in the east whig. The board of public lands and buildings accordingly will not permit the ball to be held there and it will probably be in the senate hall or some other safe piece. mm Time Tal)le Plattsmouth, Nebraska TRAIN'S GOINfc EAST No. 20 racifle Junction 2:65 p. m Na. Z Local Express, to Iowa points. Chi- , caco and the east...... G.-03 p. m No. 4 Uncoil! to Pacific Junction, con necting: with points north, east and south (Ex. pt Sunday) 9:54 a. m No. 26 From Omaha 3:66 p. m. No. 8Q Freight to Tactile Junction 4:15 p. m No. 6 Through veatihule express 88 a. m. So. 14 From Omaha 9:30 p. m TRAILS GOING WEST No. 19 Local express, daily. Omaha. Lin coln. Wray. Cot. and intermediate stations..:.: 1 8 0S a. m. Fast mail. Omaha and Lincoln (Except Sunday) 12:23 p. m. No. S3 Loral express. Louisville. Ashland Wahooand Schuyler. ., 8:30 p. m Na. 29 Local ' freight. Cedar Crek Louisville and South Bend . 7:10 a. n "Daily, exeept Sunday. State Health Report. Dr. W. H. Wilson. Inspector for the state board of health, has filed an an- nual report for the year ending No vember 24. 1908. containing an Item ized list of expenditures and trips made to various parts of the state. He made sixty-three trips, some of them to the extreme northwestern and western parts of the state. He spent $260.30 for railroad fare. The total exDense. including his salary of $1,800 a year, was $2,174.58. An appropriation of $10,000 was made by the last legislature for the state board of health. Of that amount $6,400 was- appropriated by the board for the expense of collecting vital statistics, offlce furniture and travel ing expenses of one inspector. In ad dition to the sixty-three trips made, a large number of contagious disease disputes were settled by telephone and by letter. In his report Dr. Wilson says: "Mancalls have come in from over the state for assistance In the matter of improving sanitary conditions, im pure water, etc. Most of such calls had to be declined from lack of funds for traveling expenses, also from lack of Jurisdiction in such cases. How ever, advisory letters were sent out in each Instance and iu this way fre quently improved the situatiou. In my opinion, if the powers of the board were enlarged and the expense fun4 more liberal, the Inspector might ma terially assist in bettering the' sani tary and health conditions of the state." Dr. .Wilson believes the state board of health ought to have Jurisdiction under the control of local boards o health. Forty-four of the sixty-three calls were for the investigation of small pnx cases. TKAIN.S GOINU NORTH. No. 103 Omaha Express No. 103 Nebraska SUil No. 103 Local Freight TRAINS C.OINC. SOl'TII. , No. 104 No. 10t .5.27 a. m. .5 p. m. .2-.0-J p. m. . 9:45 a. m. 12:0:5 a. m- Freight 9:45 a. m JIT" 'V , ' X Commencing with : W. 2 I will give i per cent off on T a!l trimmed hats. E. !. LIVERS Statement of Bryan Volunteers. Members of the Bryan Volunteers are receiving a pamphlet containing a complete financial statement of the officers of the organization. The statement shows a complete list of the membership who b v- nald all or a part of the $10 pledged, arranged by counties. There is also an item lzed list of expenditures. The statement shows that a total of $12,026.15 was collected by the organization, $11,468 having been paid by members. aud $560.15 having been received from miscellaneous sources which are shown. A total of $11,421.80 has been paid out. In addition there are outstanding bills for nearly $225. The books show a balance of $614.35, but the actual balance on hand is $55. 35. This Is explained by the fart that in the excitement of the state convention $45 more was booked than was received and a similar mis take, amounting to $10. was made at the lienver convention. Senator Volpp Has a Bill. Fred Volpp, senator from the Tenth district, has prepared a bill for the organization and control of banks and the protection of depositors." Mr. Volpp has sent out copies of the pro posed bill and be will offer it at the first session of the senate. Discussing the proposed measure its author gave the following features as n his opinion of special importance: The law follows the general lines of our present law. thus avoiding con fusion. "The changes that have been made are In the direction of more rigid reg ulation and control. "The hill provides for payment to depositors of failed hank within thirty days. "The bill provides for 'depositors' protective fund' and nowhere Is the word 'guaranteed' used. "There is very little question of the constitutionality of the various meas ures. We force no bank, state or na tional. -Into the protective system, and we keep none in longer than they wish to remain. "I bvlieve that a thorough Inspection and a rigid control of the banks under the plan 1 outline will prevent fail-Lbi ot Greater cr Lesser tance Over the State. All- over Nebraska in the latter days of the old year. cuplJ was unus ually busy. Ponca's Presbyter' an Sunday school, an Christmas day made a present of $57 to the foreign mission fund. No less than seven business houses In the main part of Fremont were en tered by burglars in one night. They appeared to be after money rather than goods, and did not get rich for their trouble. Becoming- despondent because of 111 health. Arthur' Kloepper. t e 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kloep per. living two miles southwest of Clatonla, committed suicide by shooting. Sheriff Kasper of Colfax county, armed with requisition papers, went to Des Moines to bring back to Ne braska one Donahue, who was charged with obtaining money under false pre tenses at Schuyler. At Webster City, wriile hurrying over a railroad crossing, Mrs. R. A. Carrlngton was struck by an incoming Northwestern train. She was hurled fifty feet and received Injuries which will prove fatal. The residence of Mrs. Nicholas Wel- llngsteln. about six nines from Ponca. was burned. The only son who is liv. ing at home was attending a dunce at the opera house when he learned of the Are. The loss is estimated at $5,000 and was well Insured. Rev. Mr. Guy, who has been pastor of the Presrbyterfau churches at Blue Hill and at Ong, dividing his time be tween these two appointments, has resigned his pastorate and will leave for the west soon to make his home. Charles Sauis. until recently em ployed as farmer at the Feeble Minded institute, was in Heatn'ce looking for his wife, who has mysteriously-" dis appeared. The cot! pie had trouble soul when Sams returned home from work he found hi wife gone. Cainbdeu Oarlow. a young man liv ing in David City, while riding a frac tious horse in front of Hall's livery barn in that city, was thrown off and severely injured. He struck on hi head, and an examination disclosed that he had fractured hi skull Judge H. D. Travis of Plattsmouth ha named the following dates for holding district court In the Second Judicial district, for the ensuing year: Piattffnkoiith, January 18 and 25. May 17 and November 18: in Nebraska City. March 1 and S. June 14 and Sep tember 20 and 27. Because of the overcrowded condi tion of the Hastings High school build ing a movement will soon be started to secure a bond issue for an extension to the present structure. In the four years that the high school has occu pied its present building the enroll ment has Increased S6 per cent Allen Hickman, a young man living near Seward was accidentally shot while out hunting. His wounds, while painful, are not dangerous. A gun in the hands of Arthur Wietman, a com panion, was accidentally discharged. a bullet striking him dlcetly over the heart. Frank K. Huxtabie of Broken Bow, well known throughout Custer county. made ait attempt to kill himself, pre sumably by swallowing an overdose of chloroform or morphine. Hux table had been trying for a reconcilli ation with his wife, from whom he was separated, and it is alleged that a failure to effect this was the cause of his despondency. A social function of more than or dinary interest was held in Omaha when waa effected the organization of the Nebraska Society of the United States Daughters of 1812. the first or ganization of a state society under the auspices of the national society of this order, aud of which Mrs. Herbert Ellsworth Gates is the state president. An agricultural and good roads meeting of great Importance was held at the court nous fn Tecumseh. the attendance being good. The meetings which are being held in-each county of the first district are under the aus pices of Cotigreaaman K. 31. Pollard. George L. Cooley of the national in terior department spoke intelligently upon the subject f good roads and made some pertirwnt suggestions. Colonel Cupid played havoc with schoolmarms around about the. holi days, end - as a consequence Buffalo county needs just an even dozen to replace thtse who have married or who have signified their Intentions of getting married. This Information conveyed " att j 1 ' ' '"t Mc- U a 1 CDflDEfJSED 1 teat Ererts Here cd Tkere Cengress. Cabinet officers are submitting to President Roosevelt their reports in answer to the Aldricn resolution as to the secret service and it is considered pobable the president will have ready to submit to the appropriation commit tee of the senate all these reports soon afer the re-assembling of con gress. It is the president's intention to act promptly in this matter. At the request of Senator Brown the library at Madison. Neb., has been placed on the list to receive such pub lications as are available for public schools and college libraries. Senator Burkett had a conference with the War department officials re garding a bill for enlargement of the signal corps pst at Fort Omaha. The bill has a good chance of becoming a A large number of conventions of agricultural and similar bodies are to be held in Lincoln. Neb.. In January. The Eastern Illinois road has The proposed Irish purchase land law has been abandoned because the British Parliament had no time to consider it. Eruption of Mount Etna has added to the terror caused by earthquake in southern Italy. An earthquake at Virginia City, Mont., put the electric light plant out o? commission. The foot and mouth disease among New York cattle 13 thought to be com pletely radicated. asked shippers to co-operate in main taining a popular tariff. President Roosevelt says the family home is the best place to care for dependent children. Mr. Roosevelt is not opposed to in creased salary for presidents. The New York produce and the New York cotton exchanges will be the first ones investigated by the commission appointed by Governor Hughes to inquire into the conduct of the New York exchanges. President Roosevelt has issued a statement in which he says he can not uow interfere in the matter of the sentence of the labor leaders because the case is not through the courts. Prospects are good for a resump tion of friendly relation bet ween the United States and Venezuela, lent of the Mutual Reserve Life In surance company, is dead from inhal- ii iiiisiiiifsi ibi nil HttiMA IN bfiiiir NEW STATE NORMAL SCHOOL Wayne College Offers to Sell Out for $100,000. The Nebraska norms! mllif. f NEWS NOTES OF INTERE8T FROM t Wayii offers to H1 to the Mat,, build .....,. ' lags -and property valued at $ I. Vt . " "uwo tk.liuni. - .. -iK n vfale normal r-hnoI fur ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPOH Dtlni r : i (. Built. orc.ai, agricultural. - j ture manv of ,h Icsl and Other Matters Given j members of that for use as a state normal srtiooi lor a uon federation of fino.ooo jn hand ! riaid The nronosil ion wil le nresented to the coming legislature. In the past wheu plans for a r.fw state 'normal school have been before the legisla- strongest hearted hodv took lo the Due Consideration. law. It is believed Ihe special session of S in his home in New York. congress for re1 vision of the tariff may be called immediately after the inauguration of President Taft. The revenue feature of the tariff bill Involves more difficult problems than cither the protective or other phases of the tariff revision question. It is claimed by some that the government has been deprived of millions or dol lars of revenue during the operation of the Dingley tariff because of the numerous changes made in the bill af ter it passed tlu' house of representa tives. These changes were made principally in tli5 wording of the bill. rather than in the rates of duty. General. ' Dr. A. W. Clark', strierintendent of Child Saving Inst lute. Omaha, has re ceived and accepted an invitation from President Roosevelt to attend a con ference at the White House January 25 for a discussion of the best methods for succoring dependent children. Dr. Clark's long experience in this field of philanthropy will enable him to make a valuable contribution to the discus sion. It is now believed that the loss of life in Italy and Sicily by earthquake will reach 200,000. Liparl islands, which were reported sunk in the sea with their 28,000 inhab itants, are safe. The earhtquake shock damaged a few buildings, hut there was no loss of life. ! Five members of the Smith family j lauded in the board of aldermen of ' Somerville, Mass., last election day. j James Corrigan. who has been in financial struggle with John D. Rocke- j feller for years, died Saturday, follow- J ing an operation for appendicitis. President Castro knows nothing of j the conditions i:i his honi country. ! China wants the legation at Wash- j ington raised to an embassy. j The president may return to his i first plan of reforming the .navy. i ne orner or .Mayor jici icnan or i New York closing moving picture machines was temporarily suspended by Justice Gayuor of the supreme ourt. Twelve members of the lower house of congress have gone to Panama to familiarize themselves with the dig ging of Ihe big canal. A new Pompeii has been unearthed on the plains of Arizona. It is by far the most important of the archaelolo gical discoveries that have yet bpen made in the United Slates, and prom ises to enable scientists to throw some light on the remarkable peoples who at one time, in a remote antiqui ty, inhabited the tar southwest. Many arrests have been made of Pittsburg councilman for grafting and more are to follow. Washington. The location in this city of statues of John Paul Jones and Commodore Trh n Rnrpv lmfh nf whnm urA hfrald- Poraker and Taft have ,w l.ndrawn d flg the - :.father Qf ,he Amr,can navy" by their respective admirers, will prove a difilcult task for the spe cial commission charged with that duly. Germany's black, white and red nag will fly Tor several days from a local hotel, which temporarily U the home of the new German ambassador to the United States, Count Jouhenn Hein rlch von Bernstorff, who arrived in this city from New York last week. He was accompanied by his wife and daughter and by several servants. United States consuls in China re port that imports are 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 Haniman has secured con trol of that system. Senor Barrios, the Guatemalan min ister of foreign affairs, who was seriously injured in an automobile ac cident near the Virginia end of the highway bridge, called at the White House and will sail for home Decem ber GO. The Chinese desire to have their diplomatic representatives here raised to the importance of an embassy. Friendly relations are resumed be tween the United States and Vene zuela. President-elect Taft will spend only about a week in Panama. Ways and means committee is work ins on maximum and minimum tariff Dr. George E. Howard of Nebraska j schedules and will hold daily session university contends that divorces are until the new bill isniiiJ"?PnFrr says the position of from the senatorial field in Ohio John Harry Dale Smith, who is accused of murdering Volley Mann in western Nebraska several months ago, was arrested at Las Animas, Cor. State-wide prohibition laws became effective January 1st in North Caro lina. Alabama and Mississippi. General Charles B. Hall. United States army, retired, and his party. which included his two daughters. who were supposed to have been at Messina during the earthquake, are all safe in Naples. A cablegram to this effect was received. Missouri democrats are beginning to fear that the result of contests in the legislature will seat enough re publicans to elect a senator. Former State Treasurer Mathues of Pennsylvania, who was convicted of conspiracy in connection with state ! capital graft, died of pneumonia. The death list in the earthquake in southern Italy may reach 130,000 peo ple, with a loss of thirty-five cities in Calabria alone. Scenes of indes cribable horror are recorded. President Roosevelt's last New Year's reception at the White House was a brilliant affair. vThe suit ofCount Moni de Castel lane for custody of his children was settled in favor of iheir mother, form erly Miss Anna Gould, of New York. Daniel Freeman, first homesteader of the United States, died at Beatrice. Neb. MONEF vOX FARM LOANS. If TMfa bu ta Jarmts Fans Lui. tt A nti f Istwsjt. -Writs HsfV-tU I. SSSZUSCI. UUn Star Big., Osuhs, iiifs and that lt.iuay;-hiESBJ22y-year8 befortr-th8CsrgrecTlve fund is ever called on for a dollar." Three Guards Disciplined. ' Warden Beanie r bad a case of in subordination at ' the state peniten tiary and. as a result three guards were discharged. They were. Thomas Kokley, Michael McNeal and Captain Morgan. According to Warden Beem er, the three men concluded the days of the warden were numbered and proposed to have things their own way. 'The Convention Season. Lincoln's convention season will be gin early in the year. The first one to take place will be -the Lancaster county good roads convention on Jan uary 4. This meeting is to be prac tically a state affair, as many mem- ! hers of the legislature, officials of dlf j ferent counties, automobile dealers , and owners will be present. January 13, 14 and 15, as the dates have been -previously fixed, the Nebraska. .Inde pendent Telephone association will hold its annual session In Lincoln. Than follow others la Fshnaarjr. iuugli a. letter from the county superintendent , asking for an imme diate supply. The roundup for the wild animal which Is nunnlttg at large south of Cal laway and" ktlllftg stock almost nightly took place as scheduled. Although about ISO men and. boys with guns and dogs took part in Hve roundup, nothing was seen of the anftnal. A large num ber of otxyotes were caught . in the circle, bat nothlnag larger. Reports con tinue coning In as regards the depre dations of the animal.- however, and another hunt will be made for it in the future.' - The - Home Telephone company, which operates- at Gretna. Papllllon and riagAeld, has been given permission- by the railway commission to increase its raxes as follows: Resi dence telephones, from (1 to $1.25; .rural telephones. 'from $1.25 to $1.50; buaiaws telephones, from $1.50 to $2 araojsth. Adjutant GenersJ-to-be Hart igan was ,Uk Lincoln and -announced that the public is imrlted to the inaugural ball to be given on, the night of January ? In tenor of Governor-ebjct Shallen iberfWt There- .win be no Invitations lsavd. a good thing. xo i cuius win n,ynflipq Qp. Kanizatiojiali??rWTime according to a ruftsion reached by . President-elect Tart and Secretary Hitchcock. The number of dead In two de vested Italian cities reaches 110.00O. Senator Bernier who represented St. Boniface In the Canadian senate at Ottawa, is -dead. : J. Pierpont Morgan sent $10,000 for the relief of the earthquake suffer ers. It is feared that vast treasurers have been . looted at Messina. The local branch of the Bank of Italy had $2,000,000 on deposit there and other banks had large amounts. A number of prominent engineers have been invited to accompany President-elect Taft to Panama. The will of the late Claus Speckles. democats must not be one of negation "The best way to care for depend ent children Is the family home," says Iiesident Roosevelt in a letter made public calling a conference to be held I;i this city on January 25 next for the discussion of the problem of caring j tor dependent children. With approxi mately 150.000 youngsters coming within that classification In the United States the question has awak ened the interest of many leaders in thought throughout the country. The president sent his letter to about one hundred prominent men. Personal. Abraham Ruef, the San Francisco j shortly. mc- ou&ai iwug, wiui. it mcu ior 4 nounces ne win oe a candidate tor re probate, leaves life interest in the estate to the widow. - At her death the property is to be divided among three of her children. . Troops In Cuba will be withdrawn on the first day of. the year. The county treasurer of Sanborn county South Dakota, was held up and robbed ot $3,000 of the county money. - All candidates for United States senator in Ohio except Charles P. Taft are opposed to hohisrtrrui rejttWic?-""' grafter, was sentenced to years in the penitentiary. Mayor Dahlman of Oamaha Ex-Senator Millard of Omb purchased a $6S.00 residence. Reports have reached Mtller from the outside that a bank was robbed at that place, but these report re wrong. There has been no bank r0b bery there. j Central City is preparing to strong btd for the proposed 04d F1" lows home which Is to b " located somewhere in the stst soon aftr the first of February. ; Over $6,000 has been raised in he $8.00 fund for the purchase of n abandoned convent property at Hast ings for a girle' academy, which the Dominican sisters propose to etbltsh if the property Is deeded to thw- As a result of the wholesale Bur glaries in Fremont, the police re rounding up "undesirable" cKiisas, and deporting them, under paoslMes of vagrancy charges upon rfc4r being seen again in the city. Fred Mahler, a Cuming county farmer, has invented an improved ploy which has many valuable potoJ over the ordinary plow. A cempany will be organized at West Point for its manufacture. 1 Governor Sheldon has eemwutied the sentence of J. D. Adkins of Omaha from five years to three yearf. i months aud aighteea days, wtnos re leases him December $1. Adkuis was sentenced for statutory assank. He I la G4 years old. Prof. George CsrrisgtoM., eeuoty superintendent of public btstruction of Nemaha county who was' candi date before Ihe primaries 'fur the office of state superintendent, has tendered his resignation. to take effect on the first of January, and will move to Uncoln. f While out hunting about oue mile north of Plattsmouth W. D. Messer smith heard the report of a kimi sad soon after saw a large gray wolf. which one of the other hunters had partially filled with shot, jugiped the feuce, and make a straight t Hoe for him. "Posy" fired and the wild ani mal feel dead. u. v . ttranat. a hrakemao n a southbound Burlington freight, was killed near the coal chute in, the Bur lington yards at Oakland while coupl ing cars. The first attempt to couple the train failed and In adjusting the couplings for a second attempt In some way Brandt was caught between them, ' the . coupling penetrating hie abdomen, mangling him terribly. On complaint filed by Miss Blanche I'dey, Bert Haynes was arretted on the charge of assault. Both parties are well known in Neligh. The prelim inary hearing was held before County Judge Nelson and when all: the evi dence had been heard, the judge bound the young man over to the dis trict court in the sum of $500. John Innerman, from a ranch south of Johnstown, was in Ainswortli to get some medicine for his horses. He says there is a disease among the horses in his neighborhood resembl ing swamp fever, which is a puzzle to all. A horse will be walklcg along apparently all right, aud shortly, the i ears win commence to tiroop and in a few hours the auUual U dead. A housebreaker entered tLe home of Frank Moore at Milier. betraying his presence by a light, and wa4 jt covered by Moore as he r turned home at a late hour. UltisDs sur rounded the house to prevent escape and the sheriff was telephoned for. On his arrival it was discovered tfiX. I the thief had outwitted il "archers ! and escaped. No booty was secured. Dr. K Kwmii. a well known denriet of Alliance, wu arrl at Bridge port on a complaint charming him with assault upon a young winnan patient. The charges are of a ni"' revolting character. The vlcilm i- in critical condition. The offense was cotaru it- ted in the dentist's operating junaa Jur a public rooming hojU .tt charged -Lh-t Pi luTi "wom a 11 was drugged ; The state railway rommiaaioa wHl have a general round up with tele phone officers from all over the stsAe on January 15. for the pwpose of gathering a lot of miscellaneous; in formation with reference to some of the details of the telephose business, the service rendered by them, maxfe ods of class ficatioa of subscribers and system of accounting- Secretary of State Junkln has rs ceived a let er from the Unloo Pa cific rsilroad regarding thst '$39,000 fee sdpposed to be due the stats from the railroad on acoount of the adopt tlon and amendments to the articles of Incorporation of the- road. whleh under the law must be flies with tne secretary. The railroad has tae saat ter under consideration sod its deev woods. In the present session Sena tor Tom Majors, the founder of the Peru state normal and friends of the Kearney state normal ar expected to stand the brunt of the fight. Mr. Majors wants an appropriation for a new building at the Pent norma! and friends of the Kearney school also want a new building. The Kearney men will show that Governor Shel don cut their institution out of an ap propriation two years ago, by hi veto power and that they need and de mand a new building now. The frieuds of the Peru normal will present good and sufficient reasons why a new building should be built at that state institution. On the other side the northeastern part of the state will try to convince the legislature that It is greatly In need of a srafe normal school, one not conducted for private gain. Alliance Wants Better Coal Rate. The Commercial club r Alliance has appealed to tin- In'Tstat Com merce commission to compel the Bur lington railroad to cease discrimin ating' against that '.' in th matter of coal rales from Sheridan. Wyo. In It showing the Commercial club sets up that the rate from Sheridan to Al liance. 333 miles, on lump coal is $3 a ton and other coal $2..r0; from Sheridan to Ivadwood. :l:V" miles, on the rate is $2.23 on lump and $2 on other coal, from Sheridan to Omaha. 749 milcH. on lump the rat. Is $3 and en other coal $2. ."'. Trouble Over Treasurer's Bond. The fight between bonding com panies for the privilege of signing State Treasurer L. O. 1? rain's one million dollar official bond may be come so fierce that the treasurer will be obliged to make a canvass aaioug hi friends for a personal bond. The latter course will take onu time and trouble, but it will save the slate a premium of $5.0oo which Is paid every two years for a guaranty company bond. Omaha Telephones Reduced. Omaha gets a New Yer-t; present Trom the Nebraska Telephone com pany in the shape of a reduction in rate. Residence 'phones are re duced 50 cents, a month, while the dis count i reduced from $1 to ." cents. Reductions of $K a year are also made 00 two party line telephones. fourteen j ion jn the matter will he known election. Andrew Carnegie believes the joint siDck system wherein the laborer shares in the profits of the employer is the solution of the labor problem in the world. December 2S, President Roosevelt's youngest daughter. Ethel, made her formal bow to society. A State Chapter of the Daughters of 1812 was organized aLXUuaJ' pJPEftsld'e?c5tETaft will deliver a message to the whole south at a banquet at Atlanta January- 15. iney Button of Hastings, are pre part ag a measure for submission the legis lature providing for . reglstratioav-of voters In Hastings and other cities of from 7,000 to 26,000 popslstioo after the manner of that now prertdd for Lincoln and Omaha. Ilenry Linenbrlnk, a youag as' re siding west of CaUstway. thj5is-at he has broken til rfs-vtK. iTihe state'for this season. During six continuous dsys of husk ing Mr. Unenbriak areeagod ! H bushels per day. or hinted 3 bushels In ths six dJs. . Homeseekers' Low Round Trip Rates -To- TEXAS AND THE SOUTHWEST Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday OVF.R Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain Liberal Sfop-ovrs Return Limit 25 Dsy When the wheat is rathemi.t.ikc a trip to the country of low-priced lands, and see what is o.'!'enl to you thcie. Ask for particulars and rtcrntt've. Hruih Norton, Tent II. I Railway. 1 IT'S VERY UNUSUAL to see such handsome turnouts as goes from Man.sJ.ak ?r'.' , livery stable. Our rigs .are up-to-date", our carriages are? swell in Ftyle and comfortable to ride in, and our horses are 4 always well groomed, well drested and., well -fed. When you want a drive come to Mar.speakest's for your turnout. f, 171. E. HAN SPEAKER Jones' Old Liyejcy p.irn its mouth. Xcb. 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