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PLEA FOR OLD RELIABLE METH
rS OF SAVINa
Speculative Spirit Now Hire and Gen
eral Deeire to Became Wealth? With
out Labor Have Had Effect Upon
Principle and Practice of Men.
Are the experiences and method of
ilie man who begun building bin pres
ent fortune fifty years ao likely to
le regard'edlty tin; yoiith of to day as
of auy practical beneUt?
The qut'Mtloii was prujiounded to the
f eterau William J. Ouahau, of Chicago,
by a repreMi-ntative of the Chicago
Tribune. .Mr. Onulimi anajvercd: 'In
their detail and an affecting young
men at lurtfe no. The Kane, miber,
careful melliodii of fifty yearn ago are
a applicable today to the founding
of fortune us ever they were In uIh
tnry. Hut they read too tamely for
the young men of this otrenuoutt age.
The spirit of ((peculation ha gone too
far. The excitements of gaming, from
the penny-tunning by the newnboya to
the 'margining' in the bucket shops,
linx led the young men of to-day to
look upon t lie mcthoda of founding for
tunes fifty year ago Just an they
would look upon the methodn used at
that time in xendiug merchandlae from
New York lo San Francisco.
you can't reach the masxe of the
young men of Chicago, for instance, by
faying to tlieiu that the only way to
build a safe, desirable iiihI lasting for
tune Is by ilow accretion and taat lira
accretion should begin will) the Hint
alary that they draw. Tell n young
man who may be taking up business
life that even on a salary of $10
week he should be laying some of It
aside, and the chances are that he will
laugh at you. Why? Simply because,
the temptation to spend never was so
great as it Is now. Yet this hnhit of
saving Is easier to acquire on $W ft
week than it will be afterward at '.
a week, and yon may be sure that It
Is the one dominant trait that must be
at the foundation of fortune building.
"In the nervous energy of the present
there Is a general disposition abroad to
shelve almost any philosophy of mate
rialism fifty years old as being out of
date. It has been so easy to say, 'yen,
you could do so and so once, but you
can't do It now.'
But a truth is a truth and that per
ini'.neut fortune must be the product of
sound, conservative building Is truer
to-day, almost, than It ever was before.
Most of the wealthy men of to-day be
gan fortune building from the ground
tip. They began when habits of thrift
and frugality were far more general In
both old and young than they are now
and, while they worked longer hour
for less pay, they savnd more money.
I have looked to the Civil War, al
ways, as being the line of demarcation
between the young man of yesterday
and the young man of to-day. I don't
know but wbat war Is productive of
the spirit of extravagance. It repre
sents waste and ruin. It create a feel
ing of uiHtabb'ticHS. Certainly the
groat Civil War In this country
changed the trails and characteristics
of the people. Kxciteinent took the
place of repose. Speculation supplant
ed steady trade and tills has lml to the
apirit of ga milling, which In oue or
another form has become dangerously
widespread.
"Too many young men to-day have
become Infected with this passion.
There is a haste to grow rich. Con
servative methods In business are too
slow. The hope of gaining fortune
without labor has become widely allur
ing.
This is n fatal delusion. Even
where wealth is thus gained It Is morf
often a curse than a blessing. Tin:
fortune quickly gained and without la
lior generally Is as speedily dispatched.
Yet Just to the extent that wc see flat
tering opportunities held out to young
.jneu for the making of fortunes by
some short cut. Just to that extent one
'may guess that these propositions are
aivcpled.
"No doubt there Is now more restless
energy displayed by young men In all
imrsults than formerly, but there were
Vnore steadiness, greater perseverance,
and, as a consequence, more lasting
Result fifty years ago. Then habits of
life were simpler, temptations were
less common and extravagance of liv
ing comparatively unknown. Now It
requires great strength of character In
the young man to stand out against
the templutlons of environment. No
doubt there Is a certain fascination In
these modern actlvltles-ln the whirl
and excitement of latter day trading
and speculation. Amusements, too, are
wore common and costly and dissipa
tion are more alluring.
'That there are $J,.M),(0,fiO In the
avlngs banks of the Culled States ami
that the totals are Increasing every
year show promise. At the same time
1 anh not mire that It would not be
ahown by analysis that adopted cltl
ens from continental Kurope lead a
these deKsitors. To some extent It
may be true of the direct descendants
of that old slock, but It has lost It lg-iilfliain-e
when applied to the typical
American.
"In these observations It should not
be lost to mind that In general rice
la more apparent than a virtue. And
on tbe aurfaee we often ee trait to
he deplored -lark of reverence and re
apect for parent and parental author
ity, loss of the deference due to age,
and a falling " oulvalrou re
aped due to women.
But nn tor opportunity for young
men lo-dsy, It Is greater than It wa
ever before, only It U nrto be ought
In the bucket ahopa or on tbe race
course. Hteadlaeas. sobriety, and per-
Mvtrtocc will seauredly bring
reward to the young men of to-Ony a
In the past, and more swiftly. The
enormous activities of the present ge;
the universal expansion of American
trade; which now as never before,
pushes its giant nullifications all over
the country, point to the gates of
boundless possibilities to the energy
and capacity of American enterprise.
Aud the young men of to-day hold the
keys."
CONVERSATION WITH TENNYSON
Knt huaiaat Ic Admirer of tbe Great
Poet Was Thoroughly Hn lib bed.
--Au -.American gentleman, in the
course of a recent rt niiulsceut talk, told
his friends how he once listened to a
eou vernation between Lord Tennyson
and a young Englishman, then Just be
ginning to be known in literature. - ll
took place In a country Inu, where the
two had been introduced by a friend of
both, who had left to catch his train
Immediately after the presentation.
The American, sitting at a table near
by, heard the Englishman, a shy bill
anient admirer of the poet, begin mod
estly aud staiiimerlngly to tell him how
much pleasure he had taken in h'.s
plains. lieu he ceased speaking, Ten
nyson said:
"Humph."'
The young man was abashed, but he
tried again. He spoke of the beautiful
scenery In the vicinity, and mentioned
tbe points of Interest which he had vjs
Itcd. and which he knew were more fa
mdiur to tbe poet than to himself. His
final remark was a question. Tennyson
answered:
"Humph !'
A third time the embarrassed young
man resumed the conversation, al
though he looked as if he would like to
escape if be knew how. He had liecome
desperate, and talked about the weath
er. The clouds had grown threatening;
would It reullv rain? Tennyson was
standing nenr the threshold. He step
ncd outside, looked UD. held out his
palm to reel If any drops were fulling
nod uttered:
H union L" Then he walked off
around the house, and disappeared
from view.
"Well!" cried the Englishman. The
American, although he was not ad
dressed, looked up with twlukling eyes
and respondisl, "Humph:" Then both
laughed, and mi acquaintance sprang
up between them which prospered more
fortunately than ttie relations so rapid
lv beirun and terminated lietween the
great laureate and his thoroughly snul
bed admirer.
The Accordion.
Emlle (Sautter has written a plea for
the deaplscd accordion. He calls It the
mmr man's niano forte, and wonders
wbv It should be so overlooked outside
of Uusslft, where It Is the national in
Btrument. There all the regiments have
their acordion players, whoso lively
notes relieve the monotony Of long
marches.
The Instrument is in every sense an
artistic one. because It embodied the
required qualities; It give accurate and
melodious sounds in conformity with
the rules of music. The keyboard Is
etiensive enough to bring forth the
most delicate abadea of tone. It gives
even an orchestral richness. In small
volume. I.'nder the measured action of
the bellows, which play the part of tin
bow. It affords all the Inflections and
modulations of the violin in its upper
register. In the lower register it resem
bles the violoncello.
Of course I be warmth of praise be
longs to the Instruments of the best
French make, not to those which are
hastily put together for an Imllscrlmln
ating market.
Severn y-ihrne years Bgo tbe accordion
mas Irivenled in Vienna by a man
named Hamlnn. The Invention em
IukIImI a wonderful knowledge of
music, together with an aatonlshiiig cal
dilation and skill. When the lnstrumen
ame out It was a triumph, but the puli-
llc soo4i regarded it with Indifference.
A Mlory with a Point.
Intone Booker T. Washington'
many stories oi mm mmcmin
. -. . -, f v.
l.--clMs Southern whites for the lie'
groes is this one:
fine dav," says Mr. Washington,
floor vuoraiil w ine man nrar i
. . . ... tr. u
noils to vole.
'I w Ish vou'd oblige me ny voun
this ticket." said a bright mulatto, wno
was standing near the poll-
"'What kind of a ticket is It?' asked
the ioor while man.
'Whv.' said the mulatto, "you ca
aee for yourself.'
" 'Mitt I can t read.
'"What, can't you read the ballot
you have there In your hand and whlc
vou are aliout to vote?' exclaimed th
colored man.
" 'No,' said be, 'I can't read at all.'
"Well.' aid the colored man, 'thl
ballot means that you are lu favor
irlvliiB eoual franchise to both white
and colored citizens.'
" It niearm to let the niggers vote
doee It?
" 'Yes, air.'
" "Then I don't want H. Nigger don
know enough to vote." New York
Time.
Appropriate Teit.
"Hit surtingly do fttl dls ole heart ob
mine wlf lov." began the Hev. Flat
foot, as Ihe last wall from the wheez.
organ escaped through au open win
dow, "ler see so menny trauger pre
ent dls galorlou sabbath mawnin', lie
aood book hit iy: 'He war er atran
rr an' Ah took him in.' De deacons
will now perceed ter take up de collec
blon."
Her Una Halr-Dreaeer.
Mr. Bweller-Do you employ a
vate rkanffeur?
prl
Mr. Uotrlcbtkwlck-No, 1 alwaya do
up my hair myMlf.-OkH rata Jour
TRAILED TO DEATH
HIGHWAY ROBBERS COME
6RIEF IN CALIFORNIA
TO
FOLLOW TRACY EXAMPLE
YOUTHFUL BANDIT kILLS HIM
SELF WHEN WOUNDED
A RUNNING FIGHT ENSUES
li Companion Captured by Pom Maam
Dp of Victual of Their Daring Crime oa
the Highway.
San Jose, Cal., Aug. 11. A series
of daring highway locbenes which
resulted Id the sensational death of
one (if tbe robbers and the wounding
of a citizen occurred on tbe Monti eal
road last evening. Two young men
pparently 'ittle wore than boys
o age, compelled an oia iaay wu"
was driving along the highway near
Edenvale to deliver the horse and
buggy to them. They then drove to
F. Heples, a store at Coyote,
where they purchased cartridges for
pistol. This they loaded and im
mediately proceeded to hold up tbe
proprietor and several bystanders.
From here they continued toward
GUroy. On the way they met W. W.
McKee, a sewing machine agent, and
when he failed to stop on their order,
they fired at him. inflicting a trlfllDg
wound. McKee lashed his horse into
run and escaped. The robbers con
tinued to Stevens' store, robbing two
three teamsters on the road of
small amounts. They were just en
erlng Stevens' store when they saw
five or six armed men tiding rapidly
toward them. This was a posse con
istlng of E. F. Heples and the oth
er men who had all been robbed.
The robbers abandoned their jaded
horses and started across a held to
ward the westerly foot hills. V ruli
ng fight ensued In which one of
the robbers was shot through the
stomach. In emulation of Convict
Tracy he placed bis pistol to bis head
and blew out his brains and died al
most Instantly. The other threw up
his bands and was taken into custody.
BURNED TO A CRISP
San Angclo. Tex., Aug. 11 Fire
early Sunday morning completely des
troyed the Ladnon hotel, burned
seven people to a crisp and did a pro
perty damage of $75, (XX).
All of the bodies have been recov
ered but are so fearfully charred that
they bad to be moved In blankets to
prevent disintegration.
When the clerk discovered tbe fire,
the interior of the dining room was
mass of flames and ha could not get
through. He rushed up the main
stairway, kicking In doois, calling
out at the top of his voice anil mak
ing every effort to awaken the guests.
There were seventy-"ve people In
the house, and all of them got out
safely with the eiceptlon of tbe sev
en and three others who have not yet
been located, but who are believed
to be safe The seven who perished
got out on a small balcony and were
vainly urged to jump Into' blankets
which wre being held for them, but
they hesitated and In a few moments
the balcony fell back Into the flames.
hlch were fast consuming the hotel.
: In addition to the hotel, three
stables and a half dozen stores were
burned. Only tbe greatest effort pre
vented the town being destroyed.
ARREST WIFE OF VICTIIl
r.lla Blley Charged With Slurrter or nr
Hielnnd.
Springfield, 111., Aug. 11. As the
result of a coroner's lury In the case
of W. H Riley, formeily a dairyman
of this city, but at the time of bis
death commissioner of the big lake
drainage district, and residing on a
farm in Fountain muff township,
who whs murdered In his bed by be
ing shot at midnight Thursday night
his wife Flla Klley is In tbe county
Jail at Murphysboio charged with tbe
murder of her husband. V. N.
Cownger of Springfield soo-ln-law of
Mrs Hiley to whom It Is alleged she
wrote several love letters could not
be found by the local police after a
search today. He left Springfield
suddenly Friday. His effects were
searched hut no letters from Mrs.
Riley were found.
Potatoes should be eschewed by
those who "have a horror of getting
fat.
HURERER OF MARSHAL KILLED
Joplln Mo. Aug. 11. At Webb City
a mining town two miles from here
early Sunday City Marshal Rich was
shot and killed by Joe Gideon who
waa In turned killed by a policeman.
The officers were trying to arreet
Gideon and his bre-thor James. Af
ter the ahootlog James Gideon waa
hunted to tue police station
to present flolence a mob hat
In; gathered becoming greatly ai
oltad ware swearing vengeance.
TRIES TO BURN CITY
ERSISTENT WORK OF A FIREBUG
AT PEORIA. ILL.
Peoria, 111., Aug. 13. Tbe police
nd Are department were kept on
he jump today by the operation of a
rebug, said to be Edward Faluagao.
ie is now under arrest and is charged
vitb having applied the match to
separate tires during the day.
Che first lire was at tbe Val Blaz
irewing company.. agency, at the
root of Harrison street. It waa dls
;overed in time to;preveot much dam-
ge. The neit was discovered In
Ime to prevent much damage, -be
lextwas discovered among the sheds
q Uooley Bros' coal yards. No dam-
ge was occasioned. Shortly after
he noon hour tire was discovered in
"Jeurulller's livery barn. The flames
pread with such rapidity that the
iloeteen norsus occupying the base
nent floor, all the rigs, both those
iwned by tbe livery company and the
loardeis, were lost. The flames
pread to tbe undertaking establish
nent owned by C. W. O'Leary, adjoln-
ng tbe livery barn, and caused dam-
tge amounting to about $2,500.
For a time it looked as though the
mtire block at WX) South Adams
itreet would go up In smoke. A gen
sral alarm was sounded and every
ilece of lire fighting apparatus in tbe
:ity was called out.
While they were tigbing the Neu
Diller's fire an alarm came from the
louring mills owned and operated by
florace Clark & Sods at the head of
iValnut street, two blocks away Trom
ihe Neumlller tire. Part of tbe de
partment was rushed to the mill, but
she flames had gaiued such headway
hat damages amounting to $8,000
ere done before the flumes could be
.becked. Horace Clark the venerable
twner of the mills, was found dead
'n bed at an early hour this morning,
laving died of heart failure. While
ihe fire department was fighting the
Jlark mills au alarm came in from
esicleoce of Mrs. Reggy. 320 Warner
ivenue. Tbe names occasioneu a
lamuge of about $400.
l'he police this afternoon arrested
tCdward Faloagan, 20 years of age, re
ading at .120 First avenue, and
marged him with being the incend
iary. They claim to have direct ev
idence against him that will land
Jim in the penitentiary. Shortly af-
sr his arrest the muteriogs of the
:rowd made it necessary as a precau
.lonary measure, to remove tbe pris-
)iier to the county jail for safe keep
og. Since then Flanagan bus re
fused to say a word. He will neith
er deny or affirm the charges made
igalnst him.
The tire bug began bis work in
Peoria about A pril ' , and so vigorous
ly did he apply th ! torch during the
mouth of April that the city council
icld a special session and offered a
reward of $."00 for his capture and
conviction. For weeks men lay wait
ing in alleys armed with shotguns in
n pe of landiug the rewa-d. All this
time he continued applying the
match.
The fire under writers' association
jtTered an additional reward of 1500.
Notwlths.anding the f ict that the
reward had beeu doubled he continued
his work. Up to dat e he has succeed
ed in suffocating and burning fifty
Bve horses and cuusing fire damages
aggregating many thousands of dol
lars. When the Clark flouring mills
fire broke out today Flanagan was
seen looking iu lb rough a window.
The person who saw bim watched
him throw somelhiug Into the build
ing and then w:ilk hurriedly around
tbe block, He was followed and af
ter the depaitment hud arrived at
tbe tire he returned and watched
them work. He was watching the
fire with apparent satisfaction when
the police arrested him.
The total loss of today's tires win
aggregate about $2",0K), with insur
ance of about $12,000. The Clark loss
is estimated at 8,000, with Insur
ance 17,100,
The Neumlller livery barn loss will
amount to about $10,000. Mneteen
boraea were suffocated and all the
rigs were destroyed. O'Leary the un
dertaker. estimated the loss at Ihe
fire In his establishment at about
12,500 fully injured.
The anniversary of the arrival of
the French troops at New Yotk dur
Ing the revolutionary war was ob
served by the laying of a corner
stone of a monument to be erected
In Trinity church yard to the memo
ry of Admiral De Tcrnay, who ren-
dcred efficient service to the patriotic
cHiiae durlnit the war with Great
Britain,
KILLED DURING LOVERS QUARREL
Alicntown, Pa., Aug. 12. During
a loveti quartet at the woman's home
today, Hany S. Weston shot Bcttha
Brown and hluiself. The woman was
abot In the left temple, the bullet
comlnir nut of the tight check. Wes-
tnn was ahot over the , right ear
the bullet penetrating the brain
and being split In four parts. Both
are at (be boapltal and cannot. re
cover. They are each twenty-three
years of M - -
MOB LYNCHES PAIR
WHITE MAN AND NEGRO HANGED
FROM SAME TREE.
MISS0URIANS INVADE JAIL
BREAK DOWN DOORS WHEN RE
FUSED ADMITTANCE
JAIL DOORS BROKEN DOWN
Do Their Work Quickly and With LltlU
DlMO'der Victim! Murtlwrert Man who
Pouml Th in In a 11 -iilioune.
Lexington Mo., Aug. 15. Charles.
Salyers (white) and Harry Gates (col
ored, were taken from the county jail
here hv a masked mob at 1 :30 Wed
nesday morning and linched.
They were charged with killing
Oeotge W. Johnson, a wealthy farmer
who surprised them at bis hen house
near town a week ago. before tbiy
were strung up Salyers made a state
ruent to the mob sayiDg that Gates
had fired the shot that killed John
son.
Salvers and Gates were arrested on
the day following tbe shootiDg, after
no exciting cnase. jotinsoD was ouc
of the wealtbiest aud most respected
men in the community and the feel
ing against the two men was intense.
A mob gathered while they were
being brought to town, but was
quieted through the efforts of the offi
cers, and it was believed the men
would be allowed to stand trial.
Shortly after midnight armed men
came to town by twos and threes,
most of them masked. They massed
finally near the court yard, in which
the county jail is situated. The mob
was orderly and well directed, each
man doing his work efficiently and
effectively.
A demand upon the jailer for tbe
prisoners meeting with refusal, sev
eral members of the mob, who bad
come well prepared, broke in the out
er door and made quickly for the
cells of the murderers. It took thir
ty minutes to cut through the steel
doors. Salyers was taken out first,
then Gates. Without further ado and
without encountering any serious ob
jection, the mob started with their
victims for a point half a mile south
of town.
There Salyers was granted permis
sion to make a statement. He said
that Gates had shot Johnson after
firing thiee times and that when the
last shot was fired he bad noid of
Johnson. Before being killed John
son had exchauged shots with the
men and Gates was found to have
been shot in the right hip. Salyers
iratement Irlnished. tbe men were
quickly strung up to a tree. They
were left hanging and tbe mob dls
Dersed auietlv at 2 o'clock, after an
hour's work.
Only one shot was fired ,and tbat
us to put out an incandescent light
n front of a livery stable as tbe
mob passed on the way to the scene
of the lynching
KILLED IN WYOMING.
Fremont. Neb.. Aug. 15. News ol
the killing of Chares Osterman,
young man agea aooui unity years,
who was born In Fremont and lived
here until be grew up near Rock
Springs, Wyo., this week., was re
celved in tbe city yestreda. It
came bv way of Nicketson, where
relatives of Mr. Ostermau's wife live.
The information was embodied in
a telegram and did net give details of
t ie manner in which he came to bis
death, but it Is conjectured that h
w .s shot in some of the trouble that
lias been In progress between the cat
tlemen aud sheepmen of Wyoming.
Osterman was the owner of a sheep
ranch and had been In the business
of raisioi; those animals for some
years. His father, Charles Osterman,
sr., lives at uensiai iiiy, m;u. ne
. . a .. -Ilk VC T f
was formerly a member of a Fremont
partnership in the commission bust
ness. Only three months ago the
young man married Miss Bessie Ha
vens, a niece of Plate and M. Ha
vens of this city, at Nickerson, and
the counle went west to live on tne
groom's ranch. The relatives expect
ed to receive the remains on an af
ter noon Union Pacific train today
hut whether he will Vie hurried here
or atN Ickerson Is still to be decided
It is easy for a millionaire philoso
pher to telll a young man how to live
on Kl a week and put money In the
savings bank.
DUMONT 8AIL8 FOR FRANCE
New York, Aug. 15. Santos-Du
mont. the aeronaut, sailed for Fiance
on La Tourraine taday. His Intend
ed departure was known only to
few friends and was explained by the
aeronaut himself as due to the fail
ure of certain patties to put tip the
expected 125,000 prize for a success
ful flight In this city. He sala be
would return to this country Ip
time for tbe airship contest at the
St. Louts exposition.
NEBRASKA NOTES.
The canning factory at Beatrice)
resumed operations here yesieraaty-
One hundred ami fifty men and i
en will be em cloyed until tbe
ning season closes.
Thieves entered the residence of &
Mannefield of West Point hunosf
night in tbe absence of the family
and got away with $20 worth of ew-
elry and silverware.
The 3-vear-old daughter of Lowtt
ShirlinB. who resides near tAim,
drauk concentrated lye and may die.
Tbe child is at a sanitarium at Liav'
coin receiving treatment.
Guy Eastman, 12 years old of Beat
rice, has mysteriously disappeared!
from his home in this city and bis
whereabouts is unknowu. He stolsr
bis father's bicycle in leaving tbs
city.
Tbe residence of Jimmie Nelaon,
who resides southeast of Mason City
was struck by Mghtning Friday night
killing au eight year old child and
stunDiog tbe other members of tbe
family.
J. H. Hall, Rock Isalnd brakemaa
whose skull was fractured by striking
the Tenth street viaduct while rid
ing on a furniture van, died on tbe
way to the hospital He was from
Fairbury
Robert H Thayer was found dead
in the road near Bertrand. Neb. Sat
urday morning. Thayer has been a
sufferer from epileptic fits and oftean
said that he had to drink to preen
recurrence of epilepsy. Tbe eoro-
. 1!.. 1 .
oners jury reiurnea a veraicii in
Thayer's death was due to alcohol
ism and epilepsy.
The Salem Cbatauqua organize
yesterday, and the various depart
ments began regular work. Mrs.
Eugenia St. John of Denver lectured
for the Woman's Christian Temper-
. Ma. TW
auce union, in me aiternoou m
Witt Miller lectured and In tbe even
ing tbe chorus gave preliminary
concert Over three thousand people
were in afcendance Sunday.
Mrs. Myler, the mother of Mra.
Minor Shawhan, oi Hum bolt die
Saturday night at the home of tbe
atter, several miles northwest of tbte
city, at the age of 92 years. Her
death was due to old age. Tbe fu
neral was conducted at tbe borne to
day by Rev. Shamel of Table Bocky
and tbe remains were laid to reat la
the Lynch cemetery east of this city.:
i
Tbe new German Evanaelical Luth
eran church, at Germantown recent
ly completed at a cost of $5,000, waai
formally dedicated Sunday with im
pressive services. Three sermoM
were preached, two in tbe morning
and after noon being in German, and
one in the evening in English. Over
1,000 people were present at each ser
vice. The church is located five mile
southeast of here.
The trouble among the Millard Ri
fles at Lincoln will be looked Into by
Adjutant General Colby. The com
mission appointed to investigate tbe
matter reported tbat the entire com
pany should be mustered out. but at
this report such a protest went up
from tbe company that the general
hopes to settle the matter by less
strenuous action. It is certain tbat
several officers and privates will be
forced to withdraw.
A sccre or more of South Omaha
people are forming a sort of alliaoct
for tbe purpose of securing lands is
South Dakota, Already more than a
dozen people from the Magic City
hive filed claims at the land office at
Chamberlain, S.D., and more are go
ing up there dally. if)r. W. J. Mc-
Crann returned yesterday after filing
a homestead and a water claim and
be says that there is a movemet on
foot among tne people here to form
a sort of colony arid get land as near
together as possible.
Max Anton, foreman of tbe paint
gang of tbe McCook Burllntgon shops
of this city, fell under the wheels ol
tbe second section of No. 3 last night
about a mile east of Edison and was
instantly killed, being horribly cut
up and mangled The, remains wers
not discovered until this morning
and were brought to MCcook by tb
wrecking train this afternoon An
ton got on the engine at Oxford and
that is the last seen of him. Trains
No. 3 and 6 passed at Edison Ha
doubtless Intended to go to the hack
of the train at Edison and in some
way fell under the wheels and waa
ground to pieces. He was homeward
bound from visiting a daughter In
Dcs Moines with his family who bar
been notified of bla terrible death.
Prof. A J Mercer, of Llncolo, wIm
was elected as teacher of science li
the High school at Falls City la
spring, has
elected to a
High school
resigned He has beet
position In the Llncoli
The First Hiptlst church has teoe)
cred a call to Uev. E, r. Jnrdoo oi
iGrand Island. The former pastor T.
'L. Hitman, baa recently accept
the position of district secretary ej
tbe American Baptist Publlmtisj
isoclet.
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