BASE BALL BREVETIES Batlcst Business Busily Buzzing By the Base Burner By the Base Ball Bugs. Pitcher Fox, the new man seeurcel by Lincoln for next se'asetn, comes with a Rood reeonl behind him. lie was with Heading in the Tri State league lust year and in 21) games pitched won 22 and lo.st six, tiring one. Despain & Stoner of the Lincoln clul) have made some money this win ter on their hall park, having flowed it and turned it into a skating rink. Duckey Holmes will manage the Toledo club in the American Associa tion next season. With Holmes in charge the balance of the teams want to look out for their laurels. There is no question hut what as a manager Duckey Holmes has most of the fel lows in the big leagues skinned to a frazzle, and it is the opinion of the writer that the day is not far distant w hen he will be seen managing one of the teams in the big leagues. He could show several of them at the present time a few things. William II. Fox, drafted by Pitts- burg from Omaha, has been repur chased by the latter club. Lincoln gets the draft money for llliums which had been claimed by Monmouth, the commission deciding that the player was the property of Lincoln when the draft was made. In the campaign for subscript ions made at St. Joe one day this week to secure sufficient money to start the base ball club oil in good shape, over ten thousand dollars was easily raised to make it go. This looks good for the success of the game in that city. The dojx1 has it that (ieorge Clark will again be found holding the ihelica tor in the Western league the coming season. Inhere was ever an incom petent on the face of the earth it is this ( lark. He is the man who per- let.metl m such rot Ion style at Lincoln la.-.t season that the police had to res hi.' In in fmni the angry fans. Ib (loc.-n t know the game, can't seethe ball, and is the poorest judge on the lines we ever saw. If President O'Xei wants id kill hasc hall m the Western he could not do it more effectually the league a few 'rand. th.in to thrust up umpires of the ( ' PUriC LALE! The undersigned will sell at Public Auction at his farm two and a half miles southwest of Mur ray ami live miles heirt h of Nehawka, on MONDAY, Jan. 17 the fallowing described properly, to wit: 16 Head of Good Horses and Mules One span dapple gray geldings, " years old, weight ii'J.")!). One bay gelding, oyears old, weight 1(m(). One bay gelding, 7 years old weight l.V(). Oir; black gelding, 7 years old, weight IM). One black gelding, 2 years old, weight l.'ji)!). One bay mare, S years old, weight 170). One bay mare, 7 years old, weight FVtO. One black mare, 2 years old, weight I J.'iO. One black mare, 1 year old. One bay suckling colt. One slailion. coining l years old, weight ISOl). One sorrell horse, (1 years old, weight KM). One span of mules, ,r years old, weight r.KX. One mule, 111 j cars old, weight 11).)'.). FAKM IMPLEMENTS, ETC. One spring wagon, one . Jumbo seeder, one corn drill, four farm wagons, Badger cultivator, Deere 2 row cultivator, Avery corn planter, Avery walking cu'Iivnteir, Deere walk ing lister, one 7 foot I Jeering binder, mower, one top buggy, .'(-section har row, 2-see-t ion harro.w, lli-ineh stirring plow, new Depart uro cultivator, one wooU rack, -Ki giilldii mm kettle, six down chickens, one riding lisicr, one tank heater, Kemp manure sprure spreader, slin k cover, 2 ID, four sels Work harm s.-,, Met Wiiiii k bay rake, one saddle, one milk cow, 10 tens prairie hay, two hay racks, 101) rods wire and numerous other articles. Sale to Commence at 10 o'clock Shav. Lurch Su vtrt at Noon TERMS OF SALE. All sums of $0 and under, cash in ban. I; over $10 a credit of ten mouths will be given, the purchaser given good bankable paper bearing eight per cent from dale. All property must be settled for before being removed. C. M. Chriswisser, Own.tr. Hubert Wilkinson, Auctioneer. W. CI. Boedeker, Clerk. W-76-2 GOVERNOR MICKEY IS IMPROVING. Former Governor of Nebraska Is Showing Some Improvement. Dispatches this morning show that ex-Governor Mickey is showing some signs of improvement, though he is not considered to be out of danger by any means. )r. JJrutges ot umalia has been called in consultation. Bum Reporting. The editor of this paper will have to admit that ns u newspader reporter he at least in on; instance has fallen from grace. Aand to make it worse there is not even a chance to crawl out of it by even so much as a poor excuse, Aayone would naturally think that when one had spent an evening af'Sunnyside," the fine home of Mr. and Mrs. Westeott, that there would be no chance that he would forget it. Well we didn't forget that we had spent a enjoyable evening there but we did forget that we had failed to say anything about it. Our at tention was called to the matter yesterday by a member of the News staff and for a moment we felt like an "insurgent," and then the next moment we felt worse. The fact of the matter is that the Epwetrth League of the Methodist church and their friends met at "Sunnysidc" last Friday night for the annual last night of the old year gathering. For thirteen years they have been the guests at Sunny- side on a similar occasion, and this one like all the rest was a success. Mr. and Mrs. Westeott have a most pleasant home and it is ft pleasure not often granted to one to have the chance of an evening spent at that delightful place. Hev. Austin delivered a very fine interesting talk, and R. B. Windham also gave a good address while other members of the league assisted in sing ingand reading.lt wasa most enjoyable occasion, the only thing to mar it being that the fellow who was supposed to have sense enough to report it fell down on his job. We can promise however that it wont happen at the the next old 'year meeting if it is held at" beautiful Sunnvside. INCREASING BUSINESS M. E. Smith Factory is Pre paring to Put in More Operators. OUTLOOK FOR FUTURE IS VFRY FROr.JISEING. Prospects that this Factory may he most Important outside ol Omaha. T! " twenty erne new machines nie-ntioi. -el in these columns a few days age) nenv installed, and within a week additietnal operators will be e-mploycel and the machines put tit work. With t lie1 new force the re1 w ill be seventy nine machines in operation which will turn off the work very rapielly. The stitching is all to be elone on the secoml floor, while- the sorting and pae-Vmg ami shipping i.; to occupy the f erst flour. A force" eif five or six young ladies are' inspecting the gar-me-nts as they are turncel out. while' I he operatives are learning the work the work is all metre or less elefie-ie'iit and nfte-r inspection is sent back, tet the stitching room for a final touching up. Fae-h garment is again ihspee'tcel ami the n packed ami shipped. Visiting With Daughter. Walter Stattler, eif Burelette Minn, who has been visiting with frie-nels ami relatives at ami neat Union, returnetl this nietrning from a few elays with friends at Lincoln, nnel visited fer the day with bis elaugliter Hazel, who is making her home' with and Mrs. J. the city. hi uncle anil aunt, Mr. F. Clugy, north west of Kctur.ieu Home Today Mrs. liable eitv for some who has be-en in the elays past ti guest at the home eif her elaugliter Mrs. Ceo.! Paiign-ast, el-parted this morning fori I her he. me- at Stuart, over the Bur-1 j lini-ie.n, going via Omaha and was i : . r . .i . . ace'euiipaiiiei! her elaughte r as tar as tnae eiiy, ny whet will also visit with friends in the nietreipolis for the a v. Missouri PacHIc CI'.anr,ti Win. TinkiT and wife', the feirnnT the ni'w man at the Missouri Pacific working on the third trii'k uneler Mr. H. Norlon, ami taking the place eif W. II. McDaniels, who was -taken to anothi-r place-, were passe'tigers to Omaha this morning over the Burlington. RUSTLING TOWN RECOVERING FROM FIRE Representative of Daily N-:v3 Prosperity Thve Enjoyed. NEW BUILDINGS ARE RAPIDLY TAKING While Loss a Bad One in Time Off on Account A representative of this paper visited the thriving and irrepressible city of Union, and notwithstanding the fact of the cold weather, the deep snow which covers all creation, and the re cent fire which has devoured a goodly portion of the business portion of the city, we found the citizens going ahead with a merry and welcome sniile,mak ing the best of the situation. The pushing to completion the two brick blocks, is being done as rapidly as possible, and it will not be long un til they can be occupied by the vari ous lines of business for which they were intended. The Modem Wood man building, which is being con structed by W. A. Banning, is a struc ture, which would be an ornament to towns with many times the size. There will be two business rooms on the lower floor, while the upper story will consist of two halls, one a public hall and the other the lodge room of the Woodmen, and will be occupied by other societies and lodges. The east room on the first floor will be oc cupied by 'Aubrey Davis Hardware company, which is a new ac(iii.-ion to Union, and the west room by the Carrier Drug company, also a new in stitution for this hustling city. The Upton-Leach building, which is Hear ing completion, is just acrossthestreet north, and consists of a double brick like the Wooduian building, and will be occupied by l. I . Up''1", for his large and rapidly growing hardware business, while the east portion of the building will be the New Hotel of Union, and will be operated by Ed ward beach. In the construction of this building provision was made for the creel ion of a bank building which is also to be cunsliueted of brick, on j the corner of the block where his new building is located. ' Of those burned out by the lire we-1 found the hustling young eeiiior e f t he Ledger, Harry Craves, eie'iuipying the building forme ily used as a r-t-taurai.l on the lower portion eif Main ,-ire'e't i: the netit!; side', and was share d by his father, C. L. Craves, whet willseion naive- let the upper portion eif the street, and will occupy a portion of the building in which Dr. Hoops is now lor-atttl, while Harry will remain in his present h;e-ation with the paper. L. O. Curlls, for the- prese nt is hi cate il in the upper room of tin- Upton Is Nciv Ready For Uusiness W. F. Kose'iicians, whose- term of ofllce as County Clerk e-xpires tenlay has e'lnbarked in the' Ileal Fstatc business in the' reiom in the Union Block, just west eif the' Crabill .Jewelry More. We visite-d that gentleman in his new location, ami find seunc well appointed ollle-es and very suit ably locate-el for the business. With the extcndeil acepiaintance, which Mr. Iletse'iicrans has ami his reputation for rustling and sepiare dealing, it geies witheuit saying that he will enjoy a good business. His many friends etver the county ami th'roughe.ut the state- will be' we'll plcaseel tet know of the success which which we pre-dict, and are certain will e-oine to him. Ice Cream Weather In Kansas Mrs. .). W. Le-asley is in ree-eipt eif a letter freim her daughter Mrs. Ingalls, (nee Miss Irene Le-asly) re siding an Arkansas City, Kansas, ia which the- lady writes that on New Years elay the family was comfortable in their homes with no fire, and that ladies were em the- streets elail in thin elresM's. (hie e-an liarelly believe that there would be- such a marked diffe'iciiie' in teinperat lire- within a distance- of three hundreel niih-s. J. rues Fitfgcr:ll Very Sick. Fd anel Thomas Fitzgerald went to Omaha thi afternoon, win re they go to see their I rot her. .laini's, who is ri--e ":ving tri'atmeiit at the St. .lo.-cph ho.-p!;.'l at that jihiee. Mr. l-'itzger- 'V rem: ins very sick and does not she.,, the iniprove'ini'tit wliie-h is ele sin d e , was cxpecteel. y s. The-eibttlel llilin, ele'parteel this mei ning for South Omaha where she wid visit her son Frank A. Scheile and family for a few elays. OF UNION Visit Town and Tells cf t!io PLACE OF DESTROYED Town Will Be Much Better af the Fire. Hardware company's old building, and will remain here until the completion of the new building, and when Mr. Upton moves to his new quarters up the street, the building will be occu pied by West Clark, for a restaurant and rooming house, and Mr. Curtis will build him a building of his own. We found the Union meat market in the hands of that capable and genial gentleman, Vernon Arm, while the proprietor, Mr. Metiton, was at his home in the country sick with the La Grippe. Wi' found J. B. Nichols ar.e is e'lerical force strictly atte' ' c to the string ef customers which v.. thronging his place; of business iie.i withstanilmg the inle'iisesly cold weather, while at the barber shop of (ieorge P. Pattern, we found that geiith'ir.an unable to ge t away to his dinner, em account of the- eustevmers who were waiting for the kind ef work which he does. Frank Baue-r, the harne'ss maker, was busy, and has a number of customers waiting for re' pairs which be was making, and is such quantities as to almost pre clude the ide a of new work, a ejuainty of which he has ahead. The store room e:f J. A. Talkir;eon seemed to ' a writable' bie hive, and kept himself, wife and twet clerks em the go all the time to attend to the traele which must be pleasing. At I!eiht. Trans business house' we saw evielence eif good husiiie-ss foresight, for the system with whh h he runs his business guarrante-es the- best eif se-r-vie". t" his trails, -nil also the furnish ing ;f the b; t quality of goeiels at the' lowest prices. A. T. Stites was ge t ting in a few goods to -'.ipiiiy the' traele, until t he' arrival e,f Hie :-ioi fixtures w I, h h have !;( n onh : ' Mid which are expected to arrive in a sliott time. In ikii-g to W. B. Banning, he i xpivs-e'd himself :-s being we! fi: d with the' buMvcs.; (,f the pa the preispce'ts l"..:- Fie fulurc. the' elisas'ii roles (':ie s eif the- pas satH st and While 1 '.. , bee ii harel to'inar, and have voir'. d severe hard- Itivs em the many loeisers, the; tttwn is going aheael and the bitihiings which ar? now construe-teel and will be in the- future are initeh supe-rieir in i ve'ry re-iieet to the ernes e!i;-treiyi'd, making ;'-( buildings of the I'ily, far in ath ane- f what was elis tretyeel. In CoiiKty Court. a suil was f Id ibis morning by County .!ui';:e Be -on, cntith-el King Craham Mig. Co. against Henry Thomas, the ainoumt in contretversy being S2IS.O0. Plaintiff's pe'titiot that tin- be bt is for goeiels, wares ami merchandise sold anil ele-livereel to to ilefendant at his spe-e-ialinstane i his praver is for judgnieiit fetr the above sum and his e-osts. William Dalles De-mire, the Flmwoeid attorney represents the plaintiff. Will Seek Warmer Clime Mr. John II. Be-e-ke-r and wife.ai d elaugliter Miss Carrie', and their sem Ce-eirge will start next Sunday for Lets Angeles, Califetrnia, to spenel the winter. The temperature for the past week has been such that the climate eif lower California will no doubt be e-njeiyable cetmparcd with this. Examinations lor Rural Routes Last evening F. Mais, Cuy Shrieve, Fail Iloitein, Frank Oillett, Milton Preston and August Ilosonal all eif Flmwoeid, e-ame in and are' takuig I'Xaniinztieins for the purpose of being applicants for positions as carriers eif rural routes for v'otir Fnele Samuel I Will Visit In West. Hubert Poisal, was a pas-mrer to Omaha with his father ( leorue Poisal this morning who is working at Florence, anil will from there depart for Columbus over the Union Pacific, where he' will visit for sometime at t lit- hemic eif his sister Mrs. A. W Dainron. Me'sdanie-s Win. Turner, C. A. Mar shall ami E. E. Eaton, were passengers to Omaha this morning where they will visit for the elay with frienels. ANOTHER PIONEER LADY PASSES OVER THE RIVER Mrs. Finney DIis at Her Residence In This Clly at Nine O'clock. Again death !...a ;iteel our inielst ami taken away one of the pioneer women of this city. Mrs Kinney who for almost fifty years has occupied Iht residence at the south end of Fifth street, died this morning at !) o'clock, the den-cased was connected with the early history of western Iowa ami eastern Nebraska. She; was born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Knglanel about eighty years ago, nnd was married in her native land, at the age of nineteen to Henry Turner. To this union two chihlren were born, one of which elie'el in infancy and the other Eliza, still survives. After the marriage together with her husband she emigrated to America ami settled at Council Bluffs where Mr. Turner eliwl after resieling here but twet years She was married to Henry Finney about fifty five years ago and with he-r husband re-moved to eild St.Mary's where they resided until the death of Mr. l iiiJicv. To this union two children were born, bein; now Mrs. Tillie Turner of Omaha, and Mrs. Charles Foster of this city. Som"ti-.: ..fur the death of Mr. Finney, Mrs. Finney went to keep hou.se for her brother-in-law Peter A. Sarpy, vho vas an invalid resieling it .-t. .uarvs, ja. .vitout two years ;iter the lid:! ho:." lh;.t Piatt .mouth skt leh came :.r '"yr,. 0f yv harpy's ..lie man removeel to pid the Mibject oftV witii Lie::. After Sarpy's dealh, Mis Finney p!!r-i M-d the homo in which she has since' ie salee.! so many years. As stated she- is survived ! y three daughters. Mrs. Eliza Shenvetud, e,f of North Vakoma, 'v hinglc.ii. Mrs. iif North Ynkama, Washington, Mrs. I.illie Turner e,f Omaha, and Mis. Charles Fester of this city. The funeral wiU oe-cur Sunday afterneion from the Methodist church at 2:.'i0 POSTMASTER IS NO MORE Gustive Euss of Avoca Dies Very Suddii.Iy at His hi m hut own ISA!) BFEN POSTMASTER s;.'ce juke, rsr.o. Had Been Ski Ced Thottyh ' r'.v-i Five FTiys In rot lectin:? Veil. Avoca, Xe l)., Jan. 7. (Spe-ehd to Daily News) Mr. Ou.-tavo Bic:-, IV-Uuv-tcr of Avoea for the last t -: r i .Wars, elied Tui'.-ehiy niuht, .laouary I, FliO, mi 0:20 P. M. He was em!y ..iel. in beet ill bi ll for five eiayy. but has be e -n suffering for sea, a time. Mr. Bo-., was born em April 12, lMi.'J, . - New Bre'ine'ii, Ohio lie came- to Ne braska in the year Ks;. and fust cli'ikeel in a store in Nebraska City. He later clerked in a store at Syracuse and Avoea, and finally e-iitcreelin bus iness for himself in the latter named place. He was apno' ileel p!:.sli:i.Mer in June BHIO, which posiiio'i he h"-filh-el very satisfactorily. He was married to Miss J-,!i-; S. Pe-e-kham in Omaha on Fe-bruary '.1:1, ISO'2. He- is survivetl by his W'i three brothers, a sister, and sev e ral i.e phews anel neiees. The bereaved widow has the sympathy of the cui'n- ceuiiinunity. No arrangenients have set far I - n made; for the funeral. He ,; : mcmbe'r of the Odd Feb.)'.v I.e; .; Grandma Clifford Dtu Crnnelma Cliffeirel, an eild ami high ly re-specteel resident eif this city elie-el yesterday at 3 :.'() a. m. The funeral will occur Monday and be e-euiducte el by the l!ev. Father Shine. Mrs. Clifford was past eighty years eif age ami is survived by three sons and one tlaugevr, Oven eif Wifpin Water, Tom, eif Los Angeles, Calif., T. II., of this city, Josie-, of Omaha, ami two grandchihlren, John and Hal- j lie Kit zpat rick, children of a deceased aughte-r. R. V. Jewell Here. R. W. Jewell, eif Kent Coloraelo, who has Iiitii the his uncle F. S. bite for a s! eh'parteel for Albe'repierk, N. Morgan, guest of lort lime M. this morning. .lr. .le-we-ll savs thev never never nave a ruggen winter m e. oloraelo I I.'... . -.. l I as we me iiaviii Here now . When I.e left homo a f.-w week, ago there had been nor snow to sneak to speak eif there. ... t Iee Oldham eif Murray was in the city yeste-rday shaking hands with the county officials. SLIDE, SLIDE KELLEY, SLIDE Joasting Carnival Will be Pulled off and Arrange ments all Made. EIG CROWDS EXPECTED AND SUCCESS IS ASSURED Saturday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are the Nights. At a meeting held last night at the store of Weseott's Sons arrangements were completed for holding the big coasting carnival which has be-en talked of fetr some time but which was postpone d a couple of weeks ago on account of the partial melting of the snow. The late storm has put the hilliL excellent shape for some good mrk to be detnc and today the committee has been setliciting funels to have the work of putting the hill in shape elonij Everything will be done to avohl ac cieleiits ami enough special police will be on had to keep things going along in good shape. At the meeting last night the fol lowing officers were ejected: A. E. (tuinn, Chairman. J. V. Hatt, Secretary-Treasurer. Track and Light Committee: Will F;;enbeTgtr, Guy McMaken, Henry (lo'-e, Fran!; Be-slorf Ernest Wurl, 0 -. Dovey, Jr., Emil Weyrieh. .iuance:Fd Barker, Fritz Fricke, il. A. Schneider, John Nemctz. Peilice: Daviel Amick, Jesse Perry, Thos. Stokes. Advertising: A. E. Quinn, Charles Crimes. E. II. We-scott. The lighting company have very gem retusly eletnated the power to run the lights which will be very elabor ate as the stre-eets along the route will be inaele very bright. n oik win no ncgun at one i lix the toboggan sliele- which will TV from the top of the hill at the Iligi: sclitieil down Mam staeet to the tracs ami uneler the track out on t lie" j making a run of eight eir ten blocks .M.iti -e v i ii fait lrom the linn work lie-giiis em t!ie stire-ts getting them ready, that no coasting will be It I X ii . auoweei. .mi e-oasung will lie pei- niilti-el at any tm-e on Sunday cither in t he lav eir e-v : i . . . . ' i F. H. Vies' . , ill go te Oiualji this wea k lo : - ' r with people- thot,: relative to . , nift sid'ieiiM eoaste iiir tla- ec'-;sion. Tii;.; will be a fine fine for m'.ulh eed t ve iybo.iy ; h i i ! l'i:.tt--', inviii' taeir friend.' t e.iii,' and si ... t,A i lu C'oaiily Cctirt The t'-i ttiii.! ei;;itro v( rsy eje V. C.-.r.ird whiel the i-. tale- (,f wis to have- Silas been .,1 li'le.l v.-l. ,4 ai i in- pre;i;uc oi ms j.i.-t wi . j , i r I ill has bee if sittleel, eillel coi.'iproliiisee! sat; faetenily to the pal ties concerne !s. Ceiaril ihe ju'itpi iient v.'as : I in e'omt in )ers,n and by 1 1 r alt altonie 'icir w4 C. F. Tefft, the miner h was ii uesentee I y 'i' I i , . : .. A. L. Ti.!rf iid mil appe ;tf 1 lie I 'HOi'st iii j,ari 11 ! (i so tna' u.e- lualter was e-a.siiy r-efju by the couit. Mr.-, ae- sie Cuatd t1." v, ivo-. the d, ceased was appoint, el i j ilOlid i wen ii !. e- nil- win ami tier hon c .i ,i . . 'ilaeed ei sF.aOO.t:!!. The n.-n I T ii'.ti n -.Jt el are- to be eongratiil'ile d e.'Cajiii.g tedious and e.vp(nsiv litigation, by reaching an agree inej', ami compr.-imi.'-iii'T the suit. " Rank Flection. 'i he mee ting eif the stoeklinl.h is ef he rhettsmeit.lh Slate Bank hehl li-l evetiirg i-ffie-e-re elecleel: :liel the foil Direct e.rs John II. Becker, f ' :mi Albert, J. P. Falter, L. L1' ' . C Friche-, J. M. Beiberts, W. II. ( ,'ewe'll, S. II. Aiiveiod. I Th" boa.rd were well pleased witlJ the business elone for the past year-j and the uausl elividend n-.,s dechircd.? The eild oflle'i-rs were eleeler. W. Ill Ncwe'll, Pnviide'ia; J. p. -'alte r, i I re'suient; ,1. M. JnJ,er(s, Cash! lei-. Jcr: ? GeJ!n Very Sick i 1'.. M. Oi .! in, eh parled this ino,,, il'g fir ()mai. ! where he ge.es let visii with his son J. .i,. ul() js ; i( I Joseph hos.ilal being confiii.'el in that ! n...i ; , . . . : r . i I ni.-M ii en Km w ini a very l..f :.. . . : sevire ci; ria-ioiioMia. .ie,i,- is a verv sid, is a verv sic man, and has such r .i in amount oi' ever mat the att. H'e compelled ( , v, "'Ihig physicians P him pae'Ked in i 'H'ller to redm e the fe ver. Visits The Uos,ltal. II II1' .Stil'.l, 1 . i ,,, , "'" .-oni mi i l uner J- IV 101 ( II .-Hi 1 1 1 v,.vl,.,l .i ' ' '- 1 'if v a i me ( j."11 spilal in Omaha with Mr ( i ,!'r . w'h has been at tl,,7 i i. (.,1 ..1 i r i't the I'oai iiooiii jour weeks. The iiely v eawe'n mere to have her ( 'Vli l.-..n', ' ami at hist t. u-.., (I i... . 1 . . - ' .i.emill. fill n iu ' a mm mei,,,, the back of the e ;X nail, hut the .I miu . : . .. . ,. 7"" 'a u jiuzz e lo Ui. attending physeians. i 1