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K. I Mill HAS FROM DROWNING HEAR OREAPOLIS i While Attempting to Reach the Velociped the Machine Was Swept From the Track by the Angry Flood Water and He Hat Hard Time to Get Out. K. W. Zavgren, foreman of the Burlington bridge gang, has had close calls from being drowned three limes ill his life, but Hie closest lie ever liad was about 4 p. in. yesterday, while trying to reach the Burlington bridge over the Platte river. There are three washouts on the Omaha line be tween the lower house and the bridge, covering about 100 feet of track, and the current over the tracks at these places was going at the rate of forty miles an hour. Mr. Zavgren passed over the first two, pushing the three wheeled velocipede in front of him, but on reaching the Ihird and nearest the bridge, the cur rent was so deep and swift I hat it whisked the velocipede, from the track, carrying Mr. Zavgren off his feet into (he turbulent, swifl-runniiig current. As he weijt dow n he grasped one of I he rails, preventing himself from being swept, down the si ream Three times he atlempled to re gain the hack and as many times was pulled under the cur rent, hut lie dually succeeded in drawing himself upon the track arid slow ly craw led back over I he two wasliouls and escaped to lirm fooling, mure drowned than he had ever been before. K. V, says. of his experience, thai, it was Hie closes! call he ever I Little Folks Enjoy Good Tim As sisting Miss Elva Hartford in Celebrating Event. Last Friday evening Ali-s Ka Hart ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hartford, residing on South Sixth sired, celebrated her Iwclfih birthday by enierlain ing twenty of her young holy friends. The parlors and dining room were laslefully deeoraled Willi Master bunnies, eggs ami Hie like. The birl Inlay cake conlain ed a ring, Ihimhlc ami coin, and was illuniinaled with twelve wax candles, presenting an inviting picture, surrounded by the twen ty or more happy faces, being nerved lo a three-course lunch. On culling Ihe cake the ring was captured by Miss Marion Mau.y, the thimble by Miss Mlaneh Clark and Ihe coin by Miss Elizabeth lleesoii. (lames furnished Ihe amusement for the young ladies until Ihe hour of lunch arrived. Miss Klva was the recipient of many beautiful and cosily pres ents. Those participating in Ihe happy event were; Misses Marion Mauy, Muriel Streight, Mary Egenberger, Mary Rosenrrans, Lena hwver, Mleanore Murine. Kllen llelle McManiel, Mliznbelh Ueeson, draco Meeson, Elizabeth Majeck, derlrudc Ramsey, Ruth Mark, Itlanch Clark, Adelia Sales, Helen lloberls, Helen Egenberger, Katy Whilaker, Nora Livingston, Itlanch Sayles ami Klva Hartford. W. A. Selleck In Town. Kiiim Sutnnlny'n Dully. 1 Hon. W. A. Selleck of Lincoln, candidate for Ihe republican nomination for congress, was in the city today ami last evening, interviewing the republican brethren. The wriler became ac quainted with Mr. Selleck while he was a member of the legislature, ami we became very favorably im pressed with Ihe gentleman. Mr. Selleck was a member of Hie last senate and became very closely idenlilled with Senalaor Manning in many mailers brought before that body. Like Ihe writer, Sen alor Manning thinks a whole lot of Senator Selleck personally and as a public servant, If nomin ated and elected he will no doubt prove equal lo Ihe task and is a gentleman of most excellent qualities ami very popular with all who know him. While in the cily Senator Selleck paid his re spects o the Journal. For Representative. We are requested lo announce the name of tieorge Y. Olson as a candidate for state representative, subject to the choice of tho democratic voters at Ihe pri maries on Friday, April Ifllh. GELEBRATES IWELFfH B ANNIVERSARY VERY CLOSE GALL Platte River Bridge on a Railroad had, and that he had the biggest scare he evep had in his life. He was wet and cold and secured an. other velocipede and hastened to this city, where he secured dry clothing. After he made the at tempt and came so near losing his life, four men got on a hand car and rode to the bridge. Their combined weight held the car to the track, while the water wash ed over the deck of the car. The Burlington bridge was found in tact, but the drift against both the Burlington and the M. P. bridges was something to behold. The men later dragged the velocipede, which went down in the curent and lodged against the drill, out of the water and got it to land. The track of Hie Schuyler branch west of the tower house is also left in bad condition, and several carloads of coal standing there are tilled, in every direction. The conditions will grow better rapidly, as I be river ' fell a fool yesterday and another by 10 o'clock this morning. There was no trains north to Omaha on oil Iter the Hurlington or M. I. tracks loday. The M. I'. sent a train to Lincoln and Ne braska (lily, leaving about 10 o'clock. The Hiirlinglon stub taking passengers lo Omaha lel'l the station for Pacific Junction at !t:H5 Ibis morning. A Complete Surprise. rrmn Snliirdny'B luilly. Yesterday was the birthday an nisersaiy of Mrs. J, ;. I'elersen, "hep sixleenl h," she says, ami never dreai I of being made Ihe recipient of a birthday surprise party. Mrs. Petersen had enter tained the W. It. C. ladies during the afternoon, there being an un usually large number in attend ance. Consequent y, about H o'clock in the evening, she being somewhat weary after her strenu ous' afternoon as hostess, had jus about made up her mind lo retire, when she I bought, she heard somebody coining up the stairs. Even then she did nol suspect anything, as she just presumed it, was someone coming up lo pay their lodge dues. The fifteen or more neighbors and friends then entered the Petersen home, all shouting surprise, ami for some time the victim was surely nonpulsed. Nevertheless the guests were soon made lo feel ill home, and all being of a jolly nature, soon made things quite lively ami merriment and frolic reigned supreme. Progressive high live was played for some lime, plenty of anuiesment being derived I herefrom. These card games were inlerspered wit h the serving of a most excellent luncheon. It was the midnight hour when all wished Mrs. Peter sen many more happy returns of Ihe day and departed for Iheir homes. Seeds that Qrow. New, recleaned lesled alfalfa, tM-8 per cent pure, 1 0.15 per bushel. Red clover, t0 per cent pure, .$i:i..r)0 per bushel. Timothy, $7.50. Alsyke. 913.50. Canadian oals, Swedish, $1.25. Hed top, 8.1.00. Mine grass, $1.25. Cow pens, $2.50. Rape, $.1.50. Amber cane, $1.25. Oernian millet, $1.10. Kafllr corn, $1.00. Tested yellow and while seed corn, $2.50. Spring wheal, $1.25. Seamless bags, 20c each. Jersey sweet potatoes, $.1.75 per barrel. Genu ine pure Hed River Early Ohio seed potatoes. Ask for delivered price April 1st. Seed samples sent on request . Johnson Pros., Nebraska City, Neb. Don De3paln Seriously III. A special from Lincoln, under date of March 29, says; "Donald C. Despain, owner of Ihe Lincoln Western league base ball fran chise, is seriously ill at Sabetha, Kansas, to which place he was taken last night from Sycamore Springs, where he accompanied Ihe Lincoln club for spring prac tice. Despain is suffering from gallstones', and according lo ad vices tonight from Sabetha, physicians have decided that an operation must be performed to morrow or Sunday." Mrs. J. W. Collins went lo Mellevne Saturday afternoon to visit, her I wo sons for a lime. 0 E Hundreds of Farmers Visit Car and All Proclaim It Best Ex hibit Ever Seen Here. The Northern Pacific Railway company's car, containing the products of Ihe stales of Wiscon sin, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon, touched by the Northern Pacific road, arrived in the cily this morning in charge of Messrs Winbauer and Heggs. The car left St. Paul, Minnesota, Decem ber i, and went to Chicago, from thence to Omaha and from Oma ha to Kansas Cily over the Bur linglon system. From Kansas City over the "Katy" to Deniuson, Texas, and from Dennison to PlattMinoulh, stopping at towns intermediate to the larger cities, this being the first slop in Ne braska, which will go from here to Louisville, Schuyler, Wahoo and Ashland. The car was a busy scene lo day, hundreds of persons visit ing it, and there would have been hundreds more had not the roads in the country prevented Ihe farmers from coining in. The dis play of grain and fruits and garden vegetables was the finest ever shown in Ibis city. One of Ihe Hurlington ollicials stepped into Ihe car, and after beholding Ihe beautiful display, remarked to Messrs. Winbauer and Beggs, "(lenllenien, I'll lake my hat .off lo you; Ibis is certainly Ihe finest thing I have seen in Ibis line." The display includes wheal, and oals from Ihe dry farming region of Monlana, the wheal averaging 28 lo bushels per acre, and the oals from 'i2 lo (Id bushels. In Ibis section I here is yet fertile land open to enlry under Ihe Carey act, which allows a settler lo cnler ;)20 acres. There was wheal and oals from the irrigated regions of Washington of line quality and ield unsurpassed, the wheal going from -15 lo til) bushels and Hie oats from 100 to 150 per acre. The fruit displajs were even liner, if possible, than the grain. There were apples, peaches, pears, grapes, cherries, strawberries and vegetables, in cluding squash, cullallower, potatoes ami numerous other toothsome vegetables. . The Minnesota potatoes were line looking tubers and the aver age of Ibis product of llii' soil, some of them weighing from one and a half lo three pounds, will go 320 bushels per acre. There was also Norlh Carolina long leaf tobacco, grown in Minnesota, which was inviting to the smoker. In the Idaho exhibit we noticed oals, grown from a single seed, seven feet tall, and with heads several inches in length. In Ihe Washington exhibit was every sort of grain ami fruit and vegetable, as well as many of the finny tribe, a line specimen of Chanook salmon, caught from the Columbia river, and alfalfa .seven feet tail, grown in Washington soil. A register of Ihe visitors was kepi, and those interested will re ceive literature from lime to lime covering Ihe territory whii-n Ihe exhibits are from.. The car Is not run in the interests of any real estate firm, but wholly for tho purpose and on the part Oi the .Northern Pacific Railway company to promote emigration into Ihe territory tributary to the road, and with a view of acquainting Ihe people who desire homes in Ihe west of the resources of (he soil in Ihe different states. Annual Convention. The annual convention of Ihe Second district of Nebraska, Dis ciples of Christ, will be held at llavelock, Nebraska, on April 10 to 12. A very interesting pro gram has been prepared for the three days and a large attendance is expected. Red Poll Calves. I have live high grade' pedi greed Red Poll bull calves for sale. Also Marred Plymouth Rock eggs at 75c per selling. Alf. Nickels. Fncle Men Meckinan, from south of Ihe cily, was here a few hours last Saturday looking after some business mailers. Ira Batew, 8 Miles South of Plattsmouth (the Old Martin Farm) . lias installed a Saw Mill on his place, and is prepared to furnish hard lum ber of all kinds, posts and chunk wood. aTAll orders promptly filled, and also solicited. HAS FN DISPLAY -K-H-S- -I-H-H- -H-W LOUISVILLE. J . Courier. HKJ M-H HH-4 Charles Spence of llavelock visited with relatives and friends here Tuesday. Mrs. W. C. Forcade of Omaha visited Tuesday with her brother, (ieorge, at this place. Frank Schmarderer took in the wrestling match between dion and VA'assen at Lincoln Monday evening. deorge Stohlman was wearing a big, broad smile and treating the boys to cigars, account of the 12 pound boy which arrived Friday night. C. E. Noyes went to Omaha Saturday evening to meet Mrs. Noyes, who returned from an ex tended visit with her mother at Craw ford. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Mayfield returned from Plattsmouth Sat urday, where they have been visit ing with Mrs. E. H. Todd for Ihe past month. W. D. Williams of Eddyville, Nebraska, brought a carload of caltle to Ihe South Omaha market Tuesday, and while there he came to see his brother, Mart. Charles Sehlafli, who has been working for Adam Rentchler for the past six months, has resigned his position and left Tuesday for his home at St. Joseph, Missouri. The open season for duck hunting closes April 5. The late spring has kept the birds back and Chief (lame Warden Henry V. Miller of Lincoln has hail many requests from the hunters that the open season be extended.! He has no power to do this and must enforce the law as it stands , so that there will be practically no duck hunting this season. C. (!. Mayfield went lo llasl ings, Nebraska, last week as a delegate from the local camp of Modern Woodmen to the stale convention. A new stale or ganization was perfected for the purpose of further negotaling with the head camp regarding Ihe proposed increase in rales. About Ihree hundred delegates were present and a most enl liusiasl ie and energetic convenlion was had. ELMWOOD. .J- Leader-Echo. J- Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mueller have gone to Idaho In search of a loca- F. L. Wooleoll and C. S. Ilarl enjoyed duck hunting al Lyons Ibis week. Miss Merllia Mryan of Ashland visited her sister, Mrs. Woolcolt, the llrst of the week. M. II. Tyson left Tuesday for "Ducks," Nebraska, somewhere in Ihe middle western part. Homer Davis is out on crulches Ibis week for the llrst lime since being confined with a broken leg. The Misses ("5 race and Rulh Medson of Lincoln are spending the week with Iheir brother and sister, Al Medson ami Mrs. Ed Burke. Mr. and Mrs. O. Wall came down Wednesday from Magle to be al the bedside of Ihe latter's mother, Mrs. Martin Schaefer, who is very low with pneumonia. Floyd Wooleoll has renled Ihe residence vacated by Charles Wood and will move his family therein as soon as Henry Hragg has finished a new interior dee oral ion. San ford Clements, Noel Tyson and William Iloellger came home from Peru Wednesday evening to enjoy a few days' vacation while the teachers of the normal school are in attendance al the teachers' convenlion of Ihe southeast Ne braska district. Contractor Durbin and Harry Williams have begun the work of remodeling the late Philander Williams' resilience, which will be occupied by Harry ami his family and drandnia Williams. The struct are will be of modern de sign and will add greatly to the appearance of that portion of Ihe city. Tho stork left a baby boy at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Muell on Friday last, weighing 8 pounds. Mother and son are do ing nicely and the neighbors are taking care of Frank, (irandpa McCrory is now able to lake care of his daily mail, and Fnclo Adolph Rosenkoetler is subsisting on restricted diet. Grain Cleaning. I have just purchased a new cleaning machine and am pre pared lo clean all kinds of grain and grass seeds; also seed corn. Alf. Nickels. . Mrs. Van Kleeck of Lincoln, who has been the guest of Ihe A. R. Noble home for a short lime, returned lo her home Salurdav afternoon. W i i i I wish to announce that my Millinery Opening will be held on Uodnosday, April M, and continuing up to Easter. We have made great preparations for this date, and our line is much larger than ever before. We want all our old customers to call and see us. Also as many new ones as desire to see our excellent line. Dress Making and all Kinds of Sewing! South Sixth St. First Door Public Auction The Farmers' Elevator Com pany of Murray will offer for sale at Public Auction at the elevator in Murray, on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3d, Ihe following line of farming im plements: One combined riding lister. Peru model. l'ive tongue cultivators; two tongueless cullivatoj's. One riding cultivator: two six- teen-inch discs. One Champion check row planter. Two l()-foot. hay racks. One Canton Iwo-row stalk cut ler. One garden plow. One hay slacker and one buck. Four or more w ire si relchers. These implements are all new, and as will lie seen, are nianu facl tired bv the leading imple ment houses of (he United Stales. TERMS OF SALE. All sums of S0 and under, cash in hand; over 10, a credit of six, months will be given iT de sired, purchaser giving note bearing 8 per cent interest from dale. .The sale will commence at 1 o'clock p. in. THE FAIIMMRS ELEVATOR' CO., Murray, Nebraska. ' ' 0. K. Parmele, Auctioneer. W. d. Moedeker, Clerk. Grant Cotner Will Farm. (Irani Coiner and wife and children of Council Bluffs, who have been visit ing Mr. Coiner's parents, J. E. Coiner and wife, ami Mrs. Coiner's parents, James Higley and wife, for a short lime, returned lo Council Bluff Sat urday morning, expecting lo move to Stella, Nebraska, as soon as I hey could pack their household goods. Mr. Cotner will engage in farming near Slella Ihe present season. IT'S getting very close to Easter and we're ready with the largest variety of new clothes that we've ever shown. We're sure you'll like the clothes we're showing this Spring they're so decid edly new and original and correct there's style for every man who cares to be in style just as conser vative or advanced as he demands and a very fine value in every case. Values Especially Strong at $15 to $25 Manhattan Shirts JUUfl DUVEB, South Fricke Dm Store. Attended Blunt Inquest. R. L." Propst came down from Ihe Blunt inquest at Springfield Saturday afternoon. Mr. Propst was an interested spectator throughout the entire hearing. The statement, in the Saturday morning Omaha papers that Mr. Propst was a witness to the shooling of the convicts and Roy Blunt was denied by Mr. Propst, he being snow-bound at Ralston at the lime the shooting occur red. The statement, of Chief Briggs was a si raighl-forward, frank recital of the incidents of the chase of the convicls and of the effort made by Briggs to have I hem surrender without, bloodshed. Mr. Propst did not wail lo hear the verdict of the jury, but left while the jury was deliberal ing. Catches Two Bridges. Bridges and bridges have been lloaling down Ihe Missouri river for the past lhr.'c days, probably coming from the Platte river. Sunday morning John Richardson caught two bridges, each thirty feel, in b nglh, floating down' the river near the Burlington bridge. The two were almost a mile apart, and the first was no sooner land ed below the point Ihan the other put in an appearance above the bridge. John succeeded in land ing this near the lirsl section. Not long afterward Doty and his partner in Ihe ferry landed a sec lion of a bridge below the ferry landing. Will Edgerlon caught a section of Ihe same kind Satur day, which afterward got away. John Richardson was offered $50 for his catch this morning, but refused lo lake it. . Fop Sale. Two "Mainly Lee" incubators, one large and one small; almost new ;od having been used one season inly. Will be sold very reasonable. Inquire at Hotel Riley. Stetson Hats