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LIE OF THE I BNER I E Soma of tho Union PeopU Ar Still Disposed to Believe That He Wat Murdered. (Union Lodger.) "Dr. Walker found dead in his office I" Such was the startling re port that spread i apidly on the Afreet about 4:00 o'clock Thurs day evening of last week, 'and first there were few who could believe the report was true, until they heard it repealed by several. That week's edition of the Ledger was then being printed and no report could be given in that issue, but the reporter hastened to the scene where already a large crowd had assembled to learn tho particu. lars. The reporter gained admit tance, and entering the rear room of Dr. Walker's olllce we beheld proof of the startling report, for there on his bed lay the body of the unfortunate man with a bul let wound at the right temple, the bullet having passed through the head and lodged in the pillow on which his head iay, and ou tho body near the hands was the re volver that did the deadly work. The body was dressed only in a shirt, and it was at once evident I hat the deed had been commit-1 ted several hours before, whether by his own hand or by someone else was not at that time clear to all, but most people who were present at once concluded it. was a case of suicide, while a few were of the opinion that there was a possi bility of foul play, this reporter being one of the few who were not convinced that Dr. Walker had taken bin own life. The body was llrst discovered by Wes (Hark, who calb'd at the olllce to see the Doctor, and not llnding him in the front of the olllce he went throuyh-lhe operat ing room into (he bed roo'in where he beheld a sight that dazed him for several minutes before he could give the alarm, and then he hastened out and called to those ou the street. Soon a large crowd gathered, and it was found neces sary to enforce some restrictions in older to insure that the body and the surroundings be not dis turbed until by proper authority. The ralalives at. Murray ibis par ents and Dr. (iilmuri" were lmli lled by phone of I In; terrible all'air, and Coroner Clements and Coun ty Attorney Tax lor were also not i lied and responded that they would (ji'l. here on the midnight train, and in the meant iuie care was tak en that nothing about the place .should In1 molested. Coroner Clements and County Attorney Taylor arrived at k'l'IO Mini nighl. and in the presence of several persons they made a thorough in vestigation of the body and sur roundings, and liunily came to the conclusion that the Doctor had taken his own life and I hey did not deem it necessary to hold an otlicial impiest. The body was I In M placed in I he care of under taker L. It. I'plon, who gave it proper attention and prepared it for burial', and Saturday mornina look il lot he home of I he de ceased's nareuK Mr. and Mrs. ,1. A. Walki r, near Murray j where the funeral services were) A held at one o'clock Saturday nf-lhal teriioon. The Ma.-ouie Indue, of;Ci'll N'ehawka, of which Hie deceased was a member, had charge of the serviees at l!ie residence and at I lie ceim'l el'J , I'tlldel i il '; their beautiful -ritualistic ceremonies and Hie remains were laid to re-l in a vault in the Horning ceme tery, a very large number of peo ple being present l pay their last respects to one whom most of them had known since childhood, and the many beautiful floral of ferings attested the high esteem jo which the deceased was held by those who knew him best. The pall bearers were members of the Masonic lodge V. 1 Sheldon and V. 1'. Sheldon, of Xehawka, ami O. W. Cheney, L. E. Reynolds, D. II. Frans and Louis Anderson, of Union. Dr. Alexander E. Walker, whose tragic death is above recorded, was born in tho town of Hock DlufTs, in this county, Sept. f, 1872, and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Walker, now residing near Murray. His early education was in the public schools of this county, and later he attended the medical department of the .Ne braska University, graduating with honors, and afterward at tended medical college in Cincin nati and Philadelphia. He then began the practice of his chosen profession, several years in this village, then located elsewhere for a few years, and two years ago ho returned and established him self in the practice in this village, and was apparently very success ful and prosperous, but recently some of his friends say they have observed that ho was despondent at times, which may have been one of the causes of the tragedy, and some are of the opinion I hat his despondency was to some extent due to I he death of his wife, for merly Miss Jessio C-ilmour, who died about three years ago. The circumstances that point most strongly to the suicide theory are I he oowder marks on the left thumb and linger indicating I he had used both hands m press ing the revolver to the temple, and the seared condition at, the point the most peculiar feature of the the most peculiar feature of the matter is the fact that within a short lime before the tragedy he was in normal condition and bad made business arrangements for I he next day. The hour of I he tragedy is almost definitely lixed at between Die lo ur of 12:30 Tuesday night (of last, week) and 5:00 o'clock the next morning, for at I he first named hour John McCarthy and Charles McCarthy came up from their home in an auto ami John had the Doctor dress his injured I'iiger, ami they say that at that his usual ,jo ial i ANOTHER USEFUL ARTICLE BEING I'lIPiOCEO BY H. E. R05ENCRAN5 5 S 0 N From Friday1! Daily. The firm of W. F. Rosencrans & Son have secured a very useful article which they are selling, it being an equalizer for pumps which will do away with a great deal of unnecessary labor and make the task of pumping a pleasure instead of a drudgery. The device consists of two iron plates that will lit on any pump that has a vertical pump rod, and the plates hold two heavy springs that can be adjusted to balance any number of pounds from ten to two hundred and will greatly in crease the pumping facilities of the ordinary pump and on wind mills and force pumps saves a great deal of the wear on the en gines and at the same time in creases the flow of water. This firm expects to be able in K short lime to start on a lour of the county to demonstrate this excel lent little improvement, as well as the Giant Combination tool, of which they are the agents. NR. AND MRS. JULIUS NEILSON CELEBRATE THEIR The Man Who Stands Still Doesn't Get Anywhere Male your farm better. 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Annealed & GaWemied Wirej Tw t.d T l. r : . UmrA Snrinv Coil Wiret Fence Staple.; Poultry Nettim Staple.l Regular Wiro JT N.iU; GaWanued Wire Nail.; Urge Heed Ro.in Nail.: Single Loop Bale Tie.i Pitte- J l. p l " F.iu.ina. All made of Uoea t Hearth material. 7 if ur ?aSe- r r IP ARRANGING FOR THE 00 L III AfiiENT I inn' lie was in mill ami did tin1 vmk very .skillfully; lh:it is I he last I iinc anvniie is known l have seen In' liortor aUve. At H-.OO uYliirk next murirng he was In pi li Omaha In bring lnnie an automobile whii'h he had bought, niul hail engaged Robert Trunk In cull hiii) at Ihal hour ami pi wilh li'in; Mr. Trunk called at I he nf- lir.' hut t'aili'd In ii'miim' him, ami concluded that In- Had In-i'ii call ed inln tin' count ry. therefore he mad'' iin I'lirlhiT invest igal inn. Taken altogether, Hie circiim Manees very si mildly indicate that Dr. Walker I nidi his uwn life, and that I henry is accepted hy al most ecrynne, and while we are iinl inclined In dispute Ihe opin inns nf ulliers, we hnld the righl lii nur uwn views, and we are nut yel cnii inced lieyund a doubt that thi was a case d' suicide, how ever strongly Hi" circumstances may i i t 1 1 in Ihal direction. From Friday Dally. Yesterday being Hie wooden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Neilson, Mrs. Neilson invited in a number of her friends last, evening to assist her in prop erly celebrating the event. Hie evening was spent in a most de lightful manner hy Ihe guests, as the hostess spared no pains to make I hem feel Ih a' they were en tirely at home, and the company saw wilh regret the home-coming hour roll around. A must pleas ing I hrec-cnurse luncheon was served hy Mrs. Xeiison, which was pronnunced by the quests as being 1 1 no of I he must enjoyable Ihey had ever partaken of. Those Hiking part in Hi" enjoyable event were: Mcsdaiues Herman Spies, Leonard Horn, Misses Minnie Horn, llerinie, Helen and Marie Spies and (iladys McMaken. l'lie company brought several useful presents to remind Ihe hostess of I he anniversary. From iniday'g Dally. Two of the committee" from South Omaha who are to make ar rangements for the big tourna ment of the western district nf the T. J. Sokol society were in Ihe city yesterday consulting wilh Ihe local committee in regard to some nf the details. Th.j members here were Joseph Sterna and K. R. Tutsch, and both uf these gentle men were greatly pleased with the outlook for Ihe liurnament and expect to have a Uirge delegation here from Omaha to take part in the affair. Tho gentlemen are very genial and clever and if they are a representative of the crowd that will be here the tournament, will be one long to be remembered in the history of the city. The parlies came down from South Omaha in a large touring car and returned home last evening. Calls on the Journal. From Friday's Dally. W. J. Foltz of South Omaha was in the city yesterday for a few hours looking after business matters, and while in the city call ed at the Journal olllce and re newed his subscription, as well as that of his brother. Mr. Foltz was a former resident of this county, residing near Weeping Water, where he and his brother uwn a large farm. K. UNO L OF S. ENJOY A -DELIGHTFUL SOCIAL TIKE Hi PRIIIML FOR TH IH SGHOO DRUNKEN HOBO WRESTED IN SOUTH PART OF CITY Apples for Sale. large supply of line apples I want to sell immediately, at is iv home and a" long as icy last they ill be -old al nls per bushel. It. H. Nickel no From 1'ililuy's Dally. Last evening about 7::U) Niht! Policeman Mike Mi (!ool was call ed out In the soul h part of tin city, where a drunken man. was reported as making a good deal of I rouble, and on the arrival of Hie ullicer he found Ihe man in a beastly stale nf intoxication, ur rnunded by a large crowd nf chil dren nf tin' neiiibburhuod,' who were having much spoil wilh him. He was brought to the city jail and Ibis morning released wilh a warning In leave the city at once, which he proceeded to do without further ceremony. The police dlso gathered up a'lolher drunken hobo, wlm was nen orders to b ae without, ceremony, and he mi uol hiniscl f belli e. For the Weak and Wervous. Tired-oul, weak, nervous men and women would feel ambitious, energetic, full of life and always have a good appetite, if they would do Hie .sen-ible Ihing fur health lake Fieri He Hitlers. Nothing belter for Ihe slnuiach, liver or kide.evs. Thousands say they owe t In ir li es to I his wonderful home remedy. "Mrs. O. Hhim'vnulf. of Vestal Center, N..Y., says; "I re gard Fled ric Hitlers as one of the gri alest of uifts, T can never for get what it lias done for me." Oct a bottle yourself and see what a dilVerence it. will make in your health. Only r.Oe and l."ii p mmeiided by I'. C. Fricke i Co. From Saturday's Dally. The board of education of this city has received the acceptance of the principalship of the High school here from Prof. A. O. Fggenberger, Hihlrelh, Neb., who will move here this summer to he on hand for Ihe opening of school next fall. Mr. Fggenberger comes to this city well recommended, as his school work has shown up re markably well an 1 wherever he has taught he has .-iven Ihe best of satisfaction. He is at present superintendent of the school at Hihlrelh, and in that posit ion has made a great success. Mr. Fugen , berger is a university man, and wilh hi wife and family w ill make ;a very pleasing addition l the j Micial life of Ihe i ily. Mr. Lar 1 sun, Ihe present principal-, has nut definitely deevled where he will locate the coming school ear. I as he has a number of offers in view. Last evening the local lodge of the Knights and Ladies of Se curity enjoyed one of their de lightful social limes at their- rooms in the Woodman building and the event was highly pleasing to the large number of the mem bers of the lodge who attended Ihe meeting. The committee in charge of the meeting has been very busy in preparing for the event and it was one that reflected great credit upon those arranging it. There had been no regular program prepared, but the audi ence called upon a number of the talented members to respond to vocal and instrumental musical numbers, which were highly entertaining. Miss Marie Douglass and Miss Fllen Windham each gave one of their always pleasing and cahrming readings and these numbers were very much ap preciated by the company. The committee served some very templing refreshments, and if the testimony of thus;' attending can be taken they are experts when it, comes to furnishing Ihe "eats" for an occasion like Ibis. Following the refreshments, the younger members of the order pirtiripaled in dancing until a late hour, when they all departed, feeling that Ihis had been one nf the must enjoy able events in lb" history of lh.- order. Eest Medicine for Colds. When a druggist recm MUSICAL RECITAL TUESDAY unnniMM Sues the Burlington. From Satui'tlny's Psuiv. Yesterday afterm on C. Law rence Stull filed a suit in county court against the Hurlingtnn fur Ohio, write mis a. remedy fur colds Ihrual and lung (roubles, you can feel sure that he knows what he is talking about. 0. Lower, Lruggisf, of Marion, of Dr. King's New .55il damages, claiming that Hie Discovery: 1 know or. nving s railroad had caused the loss of a New Discovery is the best throat, cow belonging to him by having a : and lung medicine I sell. It cured i . r .. e .. 1 -.1, ;., 1 ,,! 1 moving ram n am Kin ner. ami in in' m i eeie mum mm i also for Ihe destruction of a hay stack from sparks from a locomotive. Tho Journal supnliei. for typewriter HIKE Lffl Have foil Seei i America? Have ou cr nto"d on top of Dike's IVak iul looked oif at the rost of the world ur.d cxpi-riotiivd sensi-ttons that are r.ol to.l-o described in words? Are on numbered among those who know the pleasure.-? and benefits of a Bojouni in that great nntarnl sanitarium - tho 'dark Hill.) oL South Dukota? Have you over cnjeyeil the he'dth-gi iiiR pleasure of a cumping tiip in the Iti jr Horn Mount urns of Wyoming or idong tho Cody road to Yellowstone Hark? Did you ever gocoachiajj through Nature's wonderland -Yellowstone Patk? Have your eyes ever been blessed with a si.uht of that cinarald gem of the Northern Rockies Lake McDonald -in Glacier National Lark? Did you ever visit "The Charmed Land of the American Continent," har deriiij; on America's Mediterraiu an (Paget Sound) and tho surrounding coun try to which Nature hasjiven a l ewilchitiRly beauty nnd u wonderful climate? Are you familar with the undreamed-of scenic wealth of kuioua Cnlifor nia - that land of out o' doors. Make the most of our trip- let mo help you plan it. The furnishing of .. .. .. .. . . ! complete ilctiulrt ior vacation trips is a pari oi jiunmg ton Service." W. C. CLEF 'EfiT, Ticket Agont L. W. WAKELEY, General Passenger Agent, Omaha, Nebr. Mil.. M,-r,mi Ion I be street w ill) his club lur, acting as nigtit. police- ol Mr prom I'riauv's Imlly. Lard. eM'lllllg ... iKi peart and star, acting u- ni man during Ihe absence of Chief Haincy on his vacation, Mr. Neu mann will take Hie place of Mr Hainey until his return, whil Mike w ill look after the di-lurb ers uf the peace at niultt. I Itey received their hrst wnrRoul yes terday aflcrnnon, when, aimed with ncs and hammers lhe ni'- uani.ed a flying sipiadrun and jirncocded up near the pumping station, where the tramp Ipld cnii-l nicletl a relief station from t which they made raids on .tin lieiyhbnring ben rosls. and attci j a few min el es' w ork wilh the axt the shack was reduced to a nas j of kindling wood a, id Ihe Imiri wit be comnelloil In make tnoii headipiarlers elsewhere. Kium S.'itur.lav's Dally. Due of the rarest musical treats that has been offered in this city will be the recital uiven on Tues day evening at Ihe Woodman ball by the pupils of Ihe Kolbaba Violin school, and the sale of ickels for the event is becoming . n. -..!l:. arger every nay, as me puma. , . ., : i . i l. .. i ? . I ... reali.es ine opporiii'iuy mat is m be given Iheni lo enjoy an evening P L I . .. ..PI'. o III1 I Use. ,-oiiie oi I tie no-ni- ., ,i i . i : 1 1 1 . . lei's ol I lie Class m t 'ma it a win no present tn asisi in ine irngram, ml as they are Iriished players j will assist greally in making Hie; recital a splendid success. Charles Simaiiek, w ho will be here In as-j M, is om uf the leading young . . . , , ... i. ... i .... ., i : . I vmliil ail 1st s m ine mei ruioiis, ami bis numbers on Ihe program i ire among Iho iviaslertdeces. ' of Kolbaba has a'ways assisted; i i .!.. mnsl. generniisiy ai any emeriinu-1 menl Ihal has been given in this ; cilv and his kindiie-s in this re- j Lard stinubl be appreciated by Ihe public by attending his recilal. Don't be suriiriscd ir you have an attack of rheutnal istu this spring. dust rub Hie affected parts freely wilh Chamberlain';? Liniment and it will sunn disap pear. Sold by F. (!. Kricke & Co. after all other remedies failed." H will (In the same for you if you are sull'ering with a cold nr any bronchial, thmat or lung mush. Keep a bottle on hand all the I ime for everyone in Ihe family to use. H is a home doctor. Price TiOe ami !.l.tn. Ciiiaranteed by F. C Fricke iV; Co. Uem'emher Ihe Regalia llahana Cigar. Always' the best. Robert llichter, manufacl urer. Henry Hnrn was (u the city this morning I'mm his farm near thi city In Innk after some trading wilh I he merclnni s. ?IT3 P4EW IDE mm Spreaders C3 Oil TiS BARRET EflSS. F(R SALT' Five-room collage, i . . r. . . . r... . ; i . Ill gunil repair, ue mis, in:n and other valuable improvement s. One three-mom milage, city wa re, one hd. price s'.'ljn.OO. Six- rooiii cniia'-e, lour mis, cm-e m, f,.r I'niO. yeven-rooni collage for I.OuO.n'l. 'l'lirce five-room col ag"s t'..r s-STo. 00 cacti. Abeauli- ful sr.. 000. 00 hnine for s-J.i00.tM. lmp'oved live acres for 1 , 1 00. Oil. M--I of lh. 'so nroni'i'lios can be . . . i bi'uv'.bt on monthly or tpi '.: !( rly i pav menl ?. Windham Inveslmenl .v; Loan Co., Coales' Work. .-':":-dw.tf This inachine may be seen at. my implement department a new addition to my general blacU 'smitli and waon business. I also handle the WHY Gorn Plantc rs ana tiimrcmorsse In fact it is my intention to cany a general line of Farm Implements of all kinds. Call ami see me for whatever you may need. r-.-. f-r- r,- rr -. r " .""s 'Tlx P s si n umm I SOUTH SIXTH ST Flaitisr-cufh, lleb. Pure bred Plyinnutb Ruck, 75c1 per 15: !?i.ni) per 1 00. 'Phone 1-1, Sell your property by on ad Ir Waeki of May 4 and 18 lloule 2. C. L. Wiles, l.io Journal. i i ii n- hi i i i - - -p--r ---.-------
