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MEMORABLE ANNIVERSARY Celebration of Eighty-seventh Birth day of Mrs. Mahala P. Graves at Old Reck Bluffs. I Itv S. I'ams.y On Thursday, Sept. 21th, I'.io.H, at old Kock UlufTs, Cass county, Nebraska, thcre" wa8 too much fun and jollity j 1au and Joseph Shera; Fern and Mar fan anniversary was corn memorated that 1 arount there for church services. She j sha Iate3J Charles, James and Donald will lomr remain in the rnemorv of each ! i : ,.i r.,...i v.-. Byers: Jess. Edd. Albert and Herman participant. It was the anniversary or. a or Mrs Mahala P. Craves, familiarly known as "Grandma Craves," and com memorated her 87th birthday. No event in the history of Old Rock Rluffs ever excited more interest, and which pave more genuine heart pleasure and enjoyment to the more than one hun dred participants, than did this tribute of honor, of respect, of veneration and of love, for Grandma Graves. There were there gathered a number, whose heads too, were silvered with time, and who had been near neighbors and friends of Grandma Graves for thirty-eight years. One, not a relative, but a friend, was there, who had known Grandma Graves for almost forty-four years. The writer well remembers the win ter of lKlM-.l, when teaching in the old Eikenbary (now Horning) school dis trict, just south of Plattsmouth. It was during this winter that a mutual friendship with this most estimable family was formed that has ever since remained unbroken. A number of Mr. fend Mrs. Graves' children were then his rtunils. and it was a source of the . . . greatest pleasure to meet one oi these former pupils at this anniversary, Mrs. Mary E. Rurnett. Another of these chil hxn w:;s a pupil in that school, the MRS. MAHALA 7 late Hon. A. J. Graves, who was one ber 24, 1321, near Knowville, Knox of the strongest attorneys of the Cass ; county, Tennessee, and was married in County Bar. and for two years the able ' the same county on October 2, 1837, prosecuting attorney of Cass county, j when just past sixteen to William W. A number of the children were unable ; Graves, who was bom near the same to attend, some on account of sickness, place on July 19, 1818, and who died at while others resided too far away. On Rock Bluffs, April 6, 1895. account of sickness "Alec" had to stay j They were the parents of twelve chil at home, which, no doubt, was a great dren, of whom one died in infancy. The disappointment, as he was one of the others, in order of birth, are as follows: conspirators to surprise his mother. I Harriet E.Miller, resides near Glen- junan i;. was unaoie to attend but i tcui leiitH oi rtgrei io n:s moiner j 1 4 T a I ana tne guests a very beautiful and touching congratulatory letter to his mother. It is noteworthy that four of Grand ma Graves' sons adopted professions. Calvin M. a minister of the Gospel, Andrew J. an attorney at law, Julian D. an attorney at law and a prominent leader of the prohibition party of the Etate and nation; a candidate for su preme judge last fall on the prohibition ticket. Charles L., the baby of the family, also an attorney at law and editor and proprietor of the Union Ledger, one of the best local papers published in the state. It may not have been exactly fair, but Grandma Graves' daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Burnett, ably assisted by a lumber of Grandma's friends and neighbors, formed a kind of conspiracy, for the purpose of completely surpris ing the loved and venerable lady. On some plausible pretext, Grandma w as induced to visit her son Alexander, at Murray, the evening before. For reason apparently satisfactory, "Alec," as he is familiarly called, convinced his mother that it was best for her to re main his guest for the night. In the morning, Grandma insisted on return ing to her home at Rock Bluffs so she could attend to canning a supply of peaches she had on hand. On first sight of her home, she was j surprised am' startled at the scene be ! fore her. Scores of men, women and childien had taken possession of her ' home. The lawn was literally swarm : irg with merry laughing and jolly re latives, neighbors, friends. The streets and barnyard were full of horses, bug i gies H"d wagons, Grandma couldn't understand just what it all meant. She knew it could not be church meeting, because it was not Sunday, and besides .,.,. it w;t tlof s.nhiv nr! besides sh hd not left ar.v one at home to die while she was out at Alec's, and be- sides, it funeral. was too jolly a crowd for a She soon saw something else a dining table about forty feet long, erected under the shade trees on the lawn. This table, covered with the whitest of linen, and beautified with flowers artistically arranged, was liter ally loaded with the choicest and most palatable edibles which Mrs. Burnett and the ladies of Rock Bluffs and vicinity know so well how to prepare, But Grandma could not long be mis- tified. She soon understood. It was her 87th birthday. And then around that festal board loaded with the choicest and the best, girlhood, boyhood, young manhood, young womanhood, middle age and yet others still older all had gathered more than one hundred of us, and we feasted until we could feasj no more, and still their remained enough for another feast. Rut we did more than eat. We visited with each other as we had never visited before. Early pioneer ! days had come back to us older ones, and we all got young again, including i our lnvfrl find venpralilf friend Clrnnrl i ' ma Graves. Biographical and Chronological. Mahala P. Graves was born Septem .41 P. GRAVES wood la - AWanrW H., resides at M., Methodist Murray, Neb.; Calvin minister, resides at Wapeto, state of Washington; Orlena J., died in Mills county, la., in 1S65; Elbert Lawson, re sides at North Yakima, state of Wash ington; Andrew J., lawyer, died in Plattsmouth. October 1906; Julian D., lawyer, resides at Peru, Neb.; Mary E. Burnett, resides near Rock Bluffs; Al vin Shered, resides at Chicago; Ellen O. Lacy, died in Omaha in 1900; Charles L., lawyer, resides at Union, Neb. In 1852 Mr. and Mrs. Graves removed from Tennessee to Mills county, la. After a few years they moved to Mis souri, where they resided for some time. In 1864 they settled in Cass county, Neb., some three miles south of Platts mouth, where they resided until 1868, when they removed to Salem, Neb. Here they resided until the spring of 1870, when they located in the flourish ing little city of Reck Bluffs, and which has been the home of Grandma Graves for the last thirty-eight years. The following named, were present from Rock Bluffs: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Patterson, Mrs. Joseph Sans, Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell; Mrs. Thomas Smith, Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. William Shera, Mrs. Charles Byers, Mrs. Lemon Bates, Mrs. Charles Welch, Mrs. At lanta Cabel, Mr. and Mrs. George Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kohrell, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ranard, Mr. and Mrs, Mark white, Mr. and Mrs. Burnett, the Misses Ora, Winnie, Florence and Mag-j pie Hutcheson, Hula Sans, Stazle, j Marie and Mabel Sullivan, Millie Lee, j Stacia Warga, Minnie and Marie Klinne, j Magpie Marsh, Kosa Baker; Pansy, Margie and Anna Bates, Ernia Shera. j Fayne Byers, Ellie Patterson, Althea 1 Kohrell, Walter Ryers, Ernest Hutche-j son, Will Smith, Mark Lee, John War J pa, Claud Hutcheson, Earl Smith, Vern : Hutcheson; Ivan, Frank and John Smith, I Kohrell, Marion Patterson and Palph i uanara rrora riaiismoum: juage ana ivirs. Archer, Mr. and Mrs. Basil S. Ramsey, i rrv ti a. t l i Miss Stanfield Jones, Mrs. Sam Smith, Mrs. William Gilmour, Mrs. William Taylor, Mrs. Polly Karnes, Mrs. Nancy Martin, Mrs. Robert Karnes, Mrs. Har rison Smith, Mrs. Thomas Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. Isbel. From Murray: Mr. and Mrs. Ivan White, Mrs. James Walker, Mrs. David J. Pittman. Mrs Al Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Lewis, Mr. Arch Holmes, Mr, Frank Young, sr., Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Slagel, May Lewis and Lloyd Lewis. From Kenosha: L. B. Brown, Mrs Andy Campbell, Mrs. Frank Campbell, Oscar Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fitch, sr., and Mr. and Mrs. John Wyatt. From Mynard: Mrs. Doss Roberts, Miss Eva Porter, Alma and Charlotte Roberts. From Union; Charles L. Graves and Alva Stites. Also: Mrs. Ursula Smith, Newton, la. ; Mrs. George Wilson, Walthill, Neb. ; Mr. Andy Graves, Bellvue, Neb. If the names of any guests present do not appear, the omission is uninten tional, as special efforts were made to secure the names of all present at this eighty-seventh anniversary. Doings in District Court. In the injunction case of Falter vs. Schneider et al. Judge Travis after a hearing entered a final decree in favor of the plaintiff in accordance with the prayer of the petition. This is the case wherein J. P. Falter sought to restrain Register of Deeds Schneider from re cording deeds to certain property of his which he had conveyed to parties in Oklahoma, receiving in return land for which they had no title. In the case of the State vs. Edward Downey, Geo. Wilson and Percy Fern- aid, the defendants were called in open court but came not and their recogniz ance was declared forfeited. The per gonal recognizance of B. E. Hill and his wife, Irene Hill, witnesses in the case were also declared forfeited lor non-appearance. This is the case against the parties from Cedar Creek bound over for trial upon the charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm upon Hill, the salacious details of which regaled the public several weeks ago when the preliminary examination was held before Justice Archer. The outcome of the case is such that prob ably nothing more will be done in the matter as both the complaining witness and his wife have fled the country leav ing the county attorney with nothing to try the case on, and the three de fendants have also disappeared leaving their attorney who is one of the bonds men to convince the court that he ought not to pay the bond. Is Much Better. A. R. Young and wife were among those going to Omaha where Mrs. Young will be given treatment by a specialist. It will be recalled that Mr. Young was summoned several days since to come to Omaha on account of the serious condition of his wife. Upon one day last week Mrs. Young was operated on and had quite a serious time, being very low at one time but rallying and improving so that she could return to her home last Saturday. She is still very weak but it is confidently believed that she will now continue to improve and will soon be entirely well of her illness. This is the fervent hope of her friends who rejoice that her progress has been so marked Hears From John Wayman. President P. E. Ruffner of the Bryan club Wednesday was in receipt of a etter from John Wayman, formerly of this city, extending his congratulations upon Mr. Ruffner's selection as Presi dent of the club and enclosing him some plans the club at Wyandotte, Mich., where he is now located, are using. The club which he referred to has sixteen hundred members which is some club, and Mr. Ruffner will put their plan of organization into immediate effect. It had been a long time since he had heard from Mr. Wyman and he was glad to find him so enthusiastic for the great Commoner. A Severe Accident. John Kopp while raising a wheel at the shops Tuesday by means of a crane suffered a severe injury. The cause of the accident was the wheel slipping from the crane, causing it to swing around and catch him across the nose, fracturing the organ and giving him a severe blow. Medical aid was had immediately and every effort made to furnish him relief for the injured member. BRYAN AND KERN CLUB MEETING A Large Number Present Last Night and Enthusiasm Reigned. The Bryan and Kern club held a largely attended and enthusiastic meet ing Monday eve. at the council chamber at which arrangements were put under way to secure permanent headquarters for the remainder of the campaign and other important business was transact ed. In the absence of President Ruff ner, Vice President Lutz presided. Later, Mr. Ruffner came in and was greeted with applause when he took the chair. The matter of securing a permanent meeting place was taken up and several available rooms were talk ed of, the final choice being left to a committee of three to be appointed by the president. There were a number of enthusiastic speeches delivered, among the speakers being County Chairman Livingston, H. E. Wilson, D. C. Morgan and M. Archer. The latter gentleman made quite an extended ad dress, touching upon most of the issues in the present campaign in a most lucid and interesting way. He treated the tariff, guaranty of bank deposits, the panic, election of United States senators by the people and other topics without gloves and was greeted with much ap plause throughout his speech. C. N. Seybert, candidate for county commissioner, was present and made a short address to the voters assembled upon the general outlook, and after wards held an impromptu reception for those who had not met him. He made a most excellent impression and left many behind him who are enthusiastic in his behalf. W. C. Ramsey, candidate for county attoruey, also was present and spoke at length on the rosy hue of the cam paign and the good prospects for a great democratic victory. He had can vassed a good portion of the county and was quite sangu;ne of success not alone for himself and the county ticket but believed the people favored the great Christian statesman and Com moner W. J. Bryan. It was decided to appoint a standing committee on speakers and the chair named M. Archer, W. B. Elster and D. C. Morgan as such a committee. The committee after conferring together announced that they would secure D. O. Dwyer if possible, lor an address at the next meeting. Owing to the un certainty in regard to when permanent quarters could be secured, the meeting adjourned subject to the call of the president. May Open New Store W. C. Erwin of Chicago, Illinois, who has been in the city for several days looking the field over with a view of opening up a book and stationery store in the room now occupied by the Weid man fire sale, was a passenger on the fast mail for Omaha this noon. Mr, Erwin comes to the city bearing high recommendations and has the appear ance of being a hustling and energetic young man. It is understood to be his intention to put in a full line of i.ovel ties, fancy goods, notions etc in addit ion to a good line of books and station ery and good news stand. Arrangments have not been completed for the estab lishment of the store but it'Jis believed such an arrangement will be closed soon. CURE YOUR KIDNEYS Do Not Endanger Life When a Platts mouth Citizen Shows You the Cure. Why will people continue to suffer the agonies of kidney complaint, back ache, urinary disorders, lameness, head aches, languor, why allow themselves to become chronic invalids, when a cer tain cure is offered them? Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy to use, because it gives to the kidneys the help they need to perform their work. If you have any, even one, of the symptoms of kidney diseases, cure yourself now, before diabetes, dropsy or Bright's disease sets in. Read this Plattsmouth testimony: P. Al. Lindsay, living on Marble Street, between Sixth and Seventh streets, Plattsmouth, Neb., says: "Off and on for about two years I had pains in my back and at times was much an noyed on account of it. While at work, which requires me to be on my feet most of the time, a dull, persistent aching distressed me. I had reason to believe that the trouble was due to a disordered condition of my kidneys but though I tried several kidney remedies, I derived no benefit until I was told of Doan's Kidney Pills and procured a box at Gering & Co's drug store. The results obtained from their use proved that they were just the remedy my system required, I accordingly got a second box. Improvement in my con dition followed and to such an extent that I can unhesitatingly endorse the claims made for Doan's Kidney Pills." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. RpmpmW th nnm Dnnn'a and taKe no otner. BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SAUNDERS COUNTY, NEBRASKA. In tin' Malli riif tin- Ortran- ) IMl ion of tin Suit, 4'ri-t-k Vullr.v 1 1 ;iin;iiM- llsli ( I. Ni (TICK l.l.i:"l I: N. To All Wliom It May Concern: I'n reliant to an onli i of tin- Itoanl of County Coiiiini-sloin i of Miuixlers County. N'lru-ka. muilf ami t'iitn'd on Si-iitt'inlx-r i'i. anil ly virtue of I Ik' authority vested in me the statuteof the state of Nebraska hereinafter lescri!el, I . A. N. Klmeluini, County C lei k of Saunders County, Nehraska. lo heieliy iriw notice that on Seitemler I mm. A. It. I'liller. CIihs. Miller. Matvarel I.. Wollen. Mary K. .lcMersen. A It a V. Titus. . K. Hays. A. T. Marrow. O. A. Keetle. C. Keellc. . Weddell. II. W. Meinsen, S. II. IMler. Carl Stander.C. It. Keetl. . A. .1. Kol.t.lns. .1 . II. Keetle anil Nel son ShetTer did lite in the otlice of t he Count y Clerk of Saunders County, Nehraska. their IM'tition In writing and also their Uuul with surety thereon, all In manner and form as ly law required, and which said ImiimI ami the surety thereon was on said date hy me ap proved, t he object and prayer of said ih Iiiioii leinr for the organisation of said salt Creek Valley ItrainaKe District, and said iietttion Ix'intr tiled under the provisions of an Act of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, un proved by the Governor thereof on Matcher. r.1'7. entitled: "An Act to provide for drainage districts to drain wet laud; and land subject tooveitlow: and any land which will be improved hy drain age; to build dykes and levees: to Construct, st l atrhten. widen, deepen or alter any ditch, drain, stream, or watercourse; to riprap or ot lierwise protect t he bank of any stream or ditch; to const t uct . cnlatve, extend, improve or maintain any drainage system ; to const met, enlartre. extend, improve or maintain any sys tem of control of surface water or runnint; water: and I lie l itrbts. obligations and imhcis of such coriHii at ions including.' the jHiwer of eminent domain, t he ci eat ion of debts, issuing of nc'ot iable bonds, and t he levying of special assessments on such real est ate and easements therein as may be benetilted by such public work, and dciiniui? the duties and poucisof public otlicials." That the boundaries of said proiNised Sail Creek Valley I iraiuatre I list rid as lived and determined by said Itoanl of County ( 'ommis sioners of Saunders t 'oiuity. Nebraska, by said order entered on September lit, I'.HiS. are as fol lows, to-wil : (All townships referred to below are in l.'ane N ine Kat of t he Si t h I'riiicipal M i-rid-ian, unless otherwise indicated. Township No. l.'l North lianire No. 10 Kast or the Sixth I". M.. ami Township No. lit North Ifanue No. : l-.iist of t lie Sixth P. M.. and Sections ne to Tweive. both inclusive in Township No. 1 Nort li. Uantre No. it Kast of the Sixth I". M.. are in Saunders County. Nebraska. The bal ance of said Township No. 1:.' and all other Townships beli w referred t o a re i u Cass Con n ty. Nebraska.) Comincncinir at a iwiint on the line forinini.' t he nort li bou ndary line of Sections id and '.'.'. in Towim'iip No. i;i Noil li. Kant"' lit Kast of the Sixth 1. M.. where the west bank of I be Plat i e IJiver intersects said north boundary line, thence West alontrthc north bmindaiy line of said Sections:!! and i!:.' ami Sect ion .';i in Town ship 1."! Noil h, I autre :i Kast of t he Sixl li P. M.. to the northwest corner of said Section W; t heni-e soul li iilon'-T I he v. est line of said Sec lion ::ti to tie nort hea.st corner of t lie si nil heast iiuarter of I he smit beast iniarter of Sect ion :." in said Township Ki: thence west to the center of the southeast iiuarter of said Section X: thence soul li to the southwest, corner of the southeast iiuarter of the sou heast iiuarter of said Section .V: thence east alonir the south line of siiid Sect ion :." to the northeast corner of Sect ion 'J. in Township 1:.': t hence sunt li one block aloiitr I he cent er li ne of I on i t h Si reel in the City of Ashland. Nebraska, to the center of t he intersect ion of I'ourth Street and Pearl Street ill said City; thence cast two blocks alontr llie center line of Pearl street to the center of the Intersect ion of Pearl street and Second st feet in said City: t lience sout h I hree blocks aloiiH the center line of Second st reel to t he center of t lie intersect ion of Second and I ak st reels in Said Cit y : t hence west one block alone t he center line of oak street lothecen 1er of the intersect ion of ( )ak and Third st reels in said City: thence sout li time blocks alontr the center line of Third st reel to I he center of llie intersect ion of Third and I ey streets in said Cit y ; thence west t hree I 1' cks a lout-' t he ! center line of Dey st reel to the center of the intersection of Iey and Sixth streets in said j City: t hence north one block a'ontr t he center i line of Sixth street 1o t lie center of the inter sect ion of Sixth and Sil ver st reels in said Cit y: ' thence west three blocks alonir the center lnie of Sliver st reet to t he center of the intersec tion of Sil ver and Ninth streets in said City; t hence sout h two blocks alone the center line of said Ninth street in said City to the east and west center line of Section -J in Township 1: thence west alonir the east and west center line of Sections 2 and .'5 of said Township No. 1 to the southeast corner of the west half of the northwest iiuarter of said Section :): thence not th one-half mile to the north line of said Sections: thence west alone the north line of said Section 3 and also Section 4 in said Town Ship No. 12 to the nort h west corner of said Sec tion 4: t hence south to the center of the west line of said Section 4: thence west to t he cen ter of Section 5 in said Township number 12; thence sout li to the center of the south line of said Section ;; thence west alone the south line of said Section 5 to the nort heast corner of the west half of the northwest iiuarter of Section S in said Township l'J: thence south one mile to the southeast corner of the west one-half of t he southwest iiuarter of said Sec tion s: thence east alone the south line of said Section s to the northeast corner of the west half of the northeast iiuarter of Section 17 in said Township 12; thence south lothe south east corner of the west half of the northeast iiuarter of said Sect ion 17: thence west to the center of the west line of said Section 1 1 ; thence south alone the west line of said Section 1 and Section 20 in said Township No. 12 to the southwest corner of said Section 20: thence west alone the north rioundary line of Sex-lion 30 in said Township No. 12 to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of the north east ijuarter of said Section 30: thence south to the center of the northeast quarter of said Section 30; thence due west to the north and south center line of said Section thence due south alone said north and south center line to the northeast corner of the southeast uuar ter of the southwest quarter of said Section 30; thence west to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of said Section 30: thence south alone the west boundary line of said Section 30 and Section 31 in said Township No. 12 and Section 6 In Town ship No. 11. to the center of the west boundary line of said Section 6; thence east to the north east corner of the northwest quarter of the southwest iiuarter of said Section : thence south to the center of the southwest quarter of said Section 6: thence east to the center of the southeast quarter of said Section t: thence south to the center of the south line of the southeast quarter of said Section ti: thence east to the southeast corner of said Section 6: thence north to the center of the east line of said Section 6: thence west to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the north east quarter of said Section ti: thence north to the southwest corner of trie southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 31 in Town ship No. 12: thence east to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 32 in said Township No. 12: thence north to the center of the northwest quarter of satd sect ion .'52; thence east to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of said Sect ion 32: thence north to the center of the north line of said Section 32; thence east to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of the southeast quar ter of Section 2y in said Township No. 12: thence north to the. center of the southeast uarter of said Section 2V: thence east to the center of the southwest quarterof Section 2 in Township No. 12: thence north to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of the south west quarter of said Section 2s; thence east to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of said Section 2: thence north to the northeast corner of the nort h west quarter of the northeast quarter of said Section 2: thence west to the center of the north line of said Section 2: thence north to the center of Section 21 in said Township No. 12: thence east to the center of the east line of said Section 21: thence north alone the east boundary line of said Section 21 and Section 1H in said Township No. 12 to the northeast cor ner of said sect ion It: thence east alone the' north line of Sections 15 and 14 in said Town ship No. 12 to the center of the north boundary line of said Section 14: thence north to the northwest corner of the southwest quarterof the southeast quarter of Section 11 in Town - ship No. 12: thence east to the northeast cor- nerofthe southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of said Section II; thence north to the northeast corner or said section 11: thence west alone the north line of said Section 11 to a point where the same intersects the south east boundary line of the rieht of way of the Chicaeo. Murlineton& Quincy Kailroad Com pany: thence alone the southeast lioundary line of the rieht of way of said I he Chicaeo. Murlineton tc Quincy Kailroad Company in a northeasterly direction to a point eiehty rods south of the north line of Section 1 in said Township No. 12: thence due east to the east boundary line of said Section 1: thence north to the northeast corner of said Section 1 : thence east alone the north line of Section 6 In Town ship No. 12 North, Ranee 10 East of the Sixth M.. to a point one hundred feet west of the west bank of Salt Creek where said stream crosses sn Id north boiimlpiy line: thence f .1 lowlnelhe meMiiilf fines of said Sail Creek a' :i distance of one hundred feet southwest fioi the southwest bank thereof to lis jillict on with the main channel of the plat le Ki v.m : I bene)' followine t he west hank of said m ini channel of the Platte K'lver In its ineaudei 'lr.e Ina northwesterly diiectlop to the ixiliit of U'einulue: the larecsl rlloii of the land in cluded within said lxillnl:i i les lie I ne loi'at ill .-auiiders t "mini y. Nebraska All landowners within the U u mhi I ics of said proiosi'ii Salt Creek Valley I iraiuaee I ts I rlit and al I ot hers concerned are beieby no t Hied t bat ail election will U- held on Moniliv. Oct. 2t!th. Hits, between the bonis of eleht o'clock A. M. and six o'clock P. .l .. al t he of ticc of t he Count y Clerk of Saunders Count v. Nebraska, in tin- County Court House at. Wahooin said county: that at said election the question of the formation of said s.tlt Creek Valley lralnuee IMsttli t shall Im de termined, and a hoard of tlveilireiMors shall be elected, said iMiiird to take ollh e cunt iiik'i n 1 1 v on t he formation of said dlst rlct . In witness whereof I have hereunto s;ii-si-rlU d my name and attached my otlicial seal as County Clerk of Saunders County, Nebiss ka. at my office in the County Court House at YYahoo in said County this September .'ill, I. -lis. A. N. Kl.M KI.I'.Ml. Count y Clerk of Saunders Count v. ISKAI.I Nebraska. POLLARD IS UN ABLE TO PROCEED Crowd in Front of Lindell Hotel at Lincoln Wants to Know His Stand on Cannon. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. .'!.- In front of the Lindell Hotel .shortly after 1) o'clock tonight, ('onfjrrcssnuin K. M. Pollard was driven from the sturr:. Cries of "Will you vote for Joe Can non?" assailed hirn when he had spoken for a few moments. They became so persistent that he stopped after a few minutes of embarassed oratory. He was attemptinir t defend the republi can stand on the labor question. I'ollard jumped into an automobile and was whisked away followed by cries of "dodder" and "four-flusher." Led by Frank Harrison and a number of other republicans postal cards have been mailed to Nehawka and hundreds have asked I'ollard for a declaration on the Cannon question. They wish a f itive statement one way or the other, and so far I'ollard has evaded all re plies. Private Secretary Clapp usually answers the inquirers and explains that his chief is out of the city and the queries will be answered at some other time. Has Hand Cadly Smashed. Yesterday afternoon, during the hur ry and bustle incidental to publication day, Thos. A. Moore, linotype operator in the Enterprise cilice, sustained an injury which will deprive hirn of the full use of his left hand for some little time. He was enpaged in remedyir.cj the friction clutch on the linotype. j which had become refractory and did j not perform its proper duties, and j while so doing1, the clutch, being faulty, oecame reieaseu, tnrowing the power onto the mechanism of the machine-. With great presence of mind, and while the hand was being crushed, he closed the handle governing the clutch with his right hand, but failing to work, the wheels passed around. The injured member was immediate ly dressed by Dr. Draper, and fortun ately, while the flesh was fearfully crushed and lacerated, no bones were found to be broken. BROTHERS MEET THEIR SISTER Anton and John Letovsky Conclude Visit With Their Sister. John Letovsky and brother Antor., who have been visiting in the city for several days, the guest of their sister Mrs. Jas. Burianek, departed for their respective homes this noon on the mail. John going to his home at Lawrence. Neb. and Anton returning to Ledger wood, N. D. The two brothers met last week for the first time in many years when Anton accompanied by hi3 sister visited John at Lawrence. Johr. Letovsky was formerly a resident cf this city and moved to Lawrence sever al years ago, taking up land at that point. For several years he had a hari struggle with adversity, but has now conquered and is a prosperous farmer with land which he obtained for a sor. now very valuable. Anton Letovsky i a well-to-do farmer near Ledgerwood, N. D., almost on the Minnesota line in the Red Ri ver Valley. This is one of the wheat countries of the world and L? also a great potato land. While the season in that section has been quite dry, they have still raised a good wheat crop while the potato crop is above the average. Both gentlemen greatly en joyed their visit with their sister ani were very glad to be together once more. A Painful Injury. A bad accident Wednesday morn ing at the shops by which Mike Prew lost the end of the thumb. Preis bad been engaged in grinding a chisel on a grindstone and in some manner the chisel slipped catching his thumb be tween the stone and the chisel and grinding the end of the thumb off. The injury was a very severe and pain ful one and the services of the company physician were call into requisition. He bandaged and dressed the injured mem ber making it as comfortable as pos sible, but it will be sometime before Mike will be able to go to work.