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ESTING ITEMS.
CaaaaaaaW mmd GHMalaaM Uaa
the iiiMlm W the Pay-aafrt-Ml
ul Hew Itetaa.
Fin fesUara do not make One blrda.
They Mil fine hate.
A wlak la aa go4 aa a wlreiaaa mes
sage to a eoaa clerk la a 4ry town.
PallUaa aukaa streage bedeilewe
wak's aav-eenta for osaavdsrabie petttl
eal In mala.
The ataa wba peddles bU ewa canoe
bow nads that be loses stroke every
time aa alactrtc laanch paaaaa hiss.
At noit, Ui best of friends mar
travel the aaiue pathway but a brief
time; ao, then, let ua laugh aad lore
while we may.
About tbe time a man decides that
be is a child of destiny, destiny con
cludes that she will only be a step
mother to him.
Can It be possible that tbe day la
coming when men who bold public
offices will have to earn their salaries
Just like other people?
Ai Heed Smoot has but one wife, his
enemies might switch around and
charge him with aiding and abetting
the crime of race suicide.
John IX Rockefeller has visited the
Grand Cauyou of the Colorado, and
lliere In a strum? suspicion that he
Intends to buy it and fence it In.
A magazine writer proves by photo
graphs luat the woman of fifty Is now
as young-looking as the young woman
of thirty. Hut are there any women of
lther age?
Farming' Is a better business than
It used tit be. Not that It was not al
ways ao occupation of which to be
proud. Tbe trouble vu we were not
worthy of tbe vocation wherewith wa
were called. Tbe point I wish to con
vey la tbat we bave now couie to see
bat It means to be food farmers.
Thar will alwaya be mea wbo are
above (er perhaps I ought to say be
low) their bualneea; bat tbe man wbo
la farming because be foals that be
loves the work, and muct do It or die.
la to-day tbe man tbe world looks up
to aad ear lea. Tou caa now scarcely
Bad a man In any Una of bualneaa
wbo doea not dream of the time wben
he can own a little pls.ee In tbe coun
try. There be fanclea be can live with
ale ear cloae to tbe heart of nature,
reat at night, make a little money, and
bring- bis children up In the way tbey
ougbt to go. To-day tbe farmer Is
the king of tbe world. Without him
men In the cities would go about hun
gry, cold and In rags. And tbey know
It, too. They no longer talk abour
farmers as "hayseeds;" they take off
their hats to him when they meet him
on the street; they like to stop and
talk with him. for they know he is
sound on most topics uppermost at the
present time. The farmer Is making
some money, too. lie Is probably not
making It as fast as some others do,
but there are ten men now with a little
nest-egg laid up In the bank where
there was one a short time ago. That
makes him more contented and happy.
Any man is more so with a dollar in
his pocket. So farming is taking lis
place with the best callings of the
world.
MANY DIE IN WIND
Ilev. Dr. Condit said in a lecture the
other night that King Edward is a
direct descendant of Abraham. A nice
way to slander poor Abraham, who
can't talk back.
The theory has been advanced that
women are more weather wise than
men. Certainly they are constantly ob
serving atmospheric conditions In order
to determine whether their hair will
tay In curl.
Schwab has sworn that be Uvea lu
remisylvaula, thus escaping the pay
ment of personal taxes in New York,
lie continues, however, to draw bis sal
ary and take most of bis meals lu the
Jatter place.
Chicago women threaten to establish
a newspaper and "print anything and
everything exactly as It is." The
violence and bloodshed growing out of
a paper conducted on those lines would
throw Into the shade a Boxer upris
ing. And some prom. cits, would be
among tire lynchers, too.
A contemporary makes a strong de
fense of father because he "buys chick
ens for the Sunday dinner, carves them
himself and draws the neck from the
ruins ufer every one else Is served."
tTbls may sometimes happen, but It Is
tjotlced that pa usually has a nice little
41(1 bit which he has been casually con
cealing on one side of the platter.
There are Anril fools and other
Iciuds. It was of the other kinds that
Pudd'nuefid Wilson wrote In his diary
uu July 4th: "Statistics show that we
loe more fools on this day than on
till the other days of tbe y-ar put to
gether. This proves, by the number
left In stock, that one Fourth of July
Is Inadequate, the country has grown
ao."
Any one who is incredulous as to the
practicability of irrigation on a large
scale or as to its value ought to see
what has been accomplished by means
of It In Suit Lake City and other places
where it has been applied. He would
then wonder and regret why CoJigreas
should bave been ao slow to act. With
in a few years the habitable territory
of tbe United State will have been en
Jarged by millions of acres.
William It. Day, of Ohio, became a
member of the Supreme Court of tbe
United States on the first Monday In
March. Mr. Justice Holmes, who took
bis seat In December, thus bad a re
knarkably abort period of service- as
the neweat member. More thaa two
freer elapsed between the appoint
taenia ef Juatlcea Feck ham aad Mc-
Seaae, aad still longer periods are
Aa the Supreme Court la
now eeawUtated, two ef Its member
ara aaswlatod by President Kooee-
T)t. eaa by MaKIalay, three by Cleve
laad. twe by Harrison and oae by
Bay. Tbe President who desires
- these whom be appoints to reuialu
long oo tbe Supreme Bench will select
men la tbe prime or lire.
The scientist usually lives in a little
world of his own. Ills walls of books
or shelves or bottles separate hi in from
the noisy, selfish, scheming life about
him. Ills mind Is concentrated upon a
printed page, or the mystic contents of
crucible or a distant star. His heart
is as pure as his life Is simple. He
knows nothing of greed and lust aud
malice and envy. They are not In his
world. And It is a good thing for the
world at large that it is so. The scien
tist, who looks so innocently at us rTlt
of his mild eyes, could play hob with
the rest of us if he wnnted to. Take,
for Instance, Professor Dewar, the dis
coverer of liquid air. Had he desired,
be could have enslaved his generation.
He had a terrific force at hand, which
no other man could not comprehend.
He could have made bombs to kill
kings and shatter whole cities, without
fuse or even a detonation. He bud si
poison more deadly than prusslc acid,
destroying tissue, muscle and Ioiie,
aud yet leaving not the slightest trace
of itself, and this he could have used
with impunity. He could have mysti
fied and terrorized the world and
brought It quivering to its ' knees be
fore It knew not what nor whom
Mareonl, bad he kept the secret of hi
wireless telegraphy to himself, to fur
tber dishonorable ends of his own
might have mnde millions on the stock
exchanges and bourses of America and
Europe by the secret transmission of
nformatlou. His discovery, kept se
cret and combined with a selfish,
scheming disposition, would have been
of Infinitely more value to him than
It Is since given to the world. Suppose
Professor Roentgen, the discoverer of
the X-rays, had chosen to become a
professional thief. His secret would
have been to him a sixth spusc, pos
sessed by no other man In the uni
verse. The man who found out how
to spilt Bank of England notes into
two sheets, and immediately gave the)
Information to the directors of thej
bank, and the man who discovered
how to Imitate exactly tbe water mark
ing on letters of credit and similar
documents, and at once warned the
bankers' association here might hav
been a precious pair of comiterfeltei
and forger who could have fixed thell
aim upon any amount of money and
got it. Most truly typical of all is th
case of Fremy and Verneull, who dl
covered bow to produce valuable rublei
artificially. To these two savants Uu
discovery represented merely a sclen
title fact The possibilities of private
enrichment were not to the point. I'
is, Indeed, well for the world thai
scientists are absorbed In their pur
suits. If they turned from their book
aud crucibles to look out of their win
dows upon the world wltb covetous
eyes, tbey would need only to extend
tbelr bauds to snatch from us all out
proud pomp and display. And It Is
well for tbe world In another way tbat
scientists are not worldly. It Is only
by tbelr close concentration upon tbelr
single purpoaea tbat tbelr mastery of
nature's most elusive secret Is attain
d. To Uiem tbe one object U every
thing, as wltb tbe busy bee tbe wboU
world la honey and flowers.
Oria4 Uiud Maa Dtaarata aa4 Crlmt
Aart4.
Grand' Island. Neb.. May 20 J. P
Arp was upon murder bent last even
log. but fortunately was disarmed
bsfof o any damage was done. Ari
has beea employed at tbe Union
Pacific abops. Among several otben
be was discharged yesterdsy for be
ing drunk. Tbe discharge angered
bin and be went io bis boae lo ao
ugly mood. On tbe way borne It it
presumed be draok some more and
was under tbe loflueoce of whisky
wbeo be arrived. He complained
about tbe discbarge aod took dowo a
Winchester, 32 calibre, aod began to
make threats. His lfe pleaded wltb
him but could oof. Induce hei bus
band to desist. Tbe foreman, tem
porarily, who bad dismtised tbe man,
lives not far away. Ills name is Mr.
Love. Mr. Love aod family resides
in the residence of W. F. McLaugb
lio, a councilman and formerly em
ployed as a blacksmith wltb tbe
Unioo Pacific. McLaughlin boarded
with the Leve family, Id his own
home, and suddenly was called by a
vigorous kuock to the door. He
heawl cinslderable commotion. Arp
stood outside, bis wife clinging to
him at one arm and bis child at the
other. Wbeo McLaughlin opened
the door he at once saw that some
thing was up and quickly disarmed
the belligerent and called the police
authorities, who promptly arrested
Arp, keeping him in jail over the
rjltht In order to allow him to cool
off. lie Is still under arrest and it
has not as yet been definitely decided
what complaint will be entered
against him.
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One Against Fifty
Jlatilla, May 20 Lieutenant Walket
of the constabulary, who yesterday
was reported missing after the recent
fighting in the Island of Cebu was,
It became known today, killed by a
superior band of fanatics which sur
rounded Lieutenant Walker's party
Two of the constabulary were also
killed and three captured, Two of
these prisoners were murdered. One
of them escaped.
William Ballon, formerly a private
in the Fifteenth cavalry, Is the name
of the cavalryman who, alone, checked
the second rush of the insurgents at
Suclatan, island of Mindanao May, 15
and defended the American dead and
wounded until relieved.
It was at .Suclatan tbat Capt. dough
Overton and Private JIajry Noye
were killed and Private Harlow was
wounded by fifty insurgent prisoners
whom I they were guarding. The
fourth member of the party was Will
Ballon, wbo was not wounded.
Tbe situation in some of the dis
tricts of Cebu is regarded as serious.
It is reported that tbe total of the
bands of insurgents in the field ex
ceeds 1,600. Colonel Taylor of the
coastabu'ary reports that the enemy's
forces arc dispersing. He says the
constabulary Is capable of suppres
sing the disorders and predicts an im
provement In the situation. It is be
lieved here that the adoption of en
ergetic measures will be necessary to
m press the disturbance
It makes oo difference what proof
lo tbe contrary Is offered, the Amerl
,. iMxinl will always believe and
. maintain tbat Raleigh once lived li
Virginia, that Putnam crawled jhito a
.den of wild wolves, that Paul Hevere
aved bis country by s ride, and that
Barbara Freltcble dared tbe rebels just
aa poets have written; tbat Kunston
did actually swim tbe Bag-Usg, and
tbat ttoosevelt charged up tbe hill lu
the battle at San Juao lo the very
way that Vereatchagln pubs It These
things can no looger be considered aa
natters la dispute or points of con
troversy la our history. The belief
In them Is as deeply Imbedded la the
hearts of all Americans as Is tbe be
.Jlef that Washington never lied or
wort aad that Mrs. O'Leary's cow kick-
Tbe West a OoadlUoa.
Tbe West, somehow, bss come to tx
a condition rather than a place. Afte
days hi a luxurious train, the casual
trsveler finds himself In tbe cities ot
tbe Pacific wltb tho feeling that ber
are not the differences, the strung'
ness, the Westerniiess that he bad ex
pected. Tbe real West which he has
pictured so fondly, tbe free, the hearty,
he fascinating, seems lu somo degree
to have escaped lilts. And presently
lie discovers that the condition which
we call Western Is singularly mis
placed In tbe West; tbat the most
Western of American cities Is not
Portland or Heat tie, but Uutte City, alx
hundred miles to tbe east of tbe coast.
Century.
We hsve always bad ao idea that tbe
birth of twlna la ss big a surprise as
any oue ever knew anything shout
The average woman can spot ao old-
style dreaa by the shspe and slse of tbe
sleeves.
Telephone Girls Oo Out. '
Tecumseh, Neb , May 20. Tht
four central girls in the employ of
the Nebraska Telephone company at
this point are striking. Tbey want
more pay or less hours, Tbe girls say
tbey have been working Dine hours
per day each for sixteen dollars per
month. They demand of thecom
pany tbat the hours either be cut
down to seven, or tbat they be In
creased to twenty dollars per month.
Tbey claim tbey gate the company
notice of tbelr demands some to
days ago. and tbieatened to quit last
Friday night, Tne local manager
prevailed upon tbein to remain at
work, which tbey did until 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. At that time
those at tbe switchboard left the
room aod tbe others refused to go
to work. Manager L. A. Doooy of
the laoal station says there bss beeo
a misunderstanding between the
girls and tbe company. He seems to
think tbe gifts do oot Intend to work
lo say event. Auditor Musalemao
came down from Lincoln yesterday
and Intended to settle the matter,
but without succest. Tbe company
says it will fill the places made
vacant by tbe striking girls at ooce,
In fact two operators from out of
town arrived this afternoon aod It
Is said tbey are now at work.
Hastings, Neb , A series of heavy
storms, two of which developed Into
tbe worst tornadoes that have visit
souflhero Nebraska for years, passed
over portions of Clay, Franklin and
Kearney counties Monday. Fifteen
persons are known to bave lost tbelr
lives, twenty odd wete more or less
seriou&ly iojuied and a number of
others received minor injuries. Every
dwelling and outbuilding in tbe path
of tbe tornado was blown to pieces
and the financial loss thus far ac
counted will reach about $00,000. A
'1st of the causualties is as follows:
Near Norman, Dead.
DANIEL U'CUKDY.
ROBERT M'CUHDY.
MRS. JOHN WELLEVER.
MRS. EAKL UACON.
C. W. TIPPLE.
Injured:
Mrs, G;orge Jmeer, badly hurt.
George Jmeer, arm bruken.
Icey McCurdy, kg broken.
Robert Chambers, badly hurt.
R. It. liacon, John WE ELVER,
Mr. aod Mrs. Kinear, not serious.
Near Upland. Dead.
LUTHERAN MINISTER.
MRS. JOHN PETERS, farmer's
wife.
MRS. CHRIS LAMERS, her moth
er.
The Injured:
ChrlsLahmers aod two children.
William and Mlnuie Schultz.
Fred Poh aud mother,
Mrs. Isaac Casper.
(Near I'auine Dead.
JAMES MUM AW.
MRS. JAMES MUM AW.
THEIR CHILD.
FRANK QU1GG.
FLORA PALMER.
JOHN PALMER.
At Fairflald Iojorcd.
Mrs. W. A. Broderick and
SClii us.
John McReynolds, Internally
jured,
Mrs. Nobe Liodsey.
Charles Taylor, caught by falling
chimneys, serious.
Near Norman, at the home of Dan
iel McCurdy, a number of relatives
and friends were spending the day and
not an inmate escaped death or serious
Injury. Two miles east of Upland
German Lutheran services were being
held in a school house when the storm
struck and demolished it, killing four
of the occupanis, Inc udlng the minis
ter, and Injuring a number of others.
The storm was equally destructive
it Fairfield, but the people were
warned of its coming anil sought cel
lers for safety Six dwellingswere blown
to pieces at that place, but their oc
cupants escaped injury with a few ex-;eptlons.
child,
in-
Deadwood, S. D., May S3. Jndgt
John H. Burns, who recently visited
Piae Ridge Indian ageocy, says Ma
jor Jobo R. Breooan, the agent, bss
orgsnlsed a court among tbe Indians
whose practice is decldely unique.
Tbe court Is composed of foor full
blood I Dylans, oooa of wbosn can
peak tbe English language, bot tbey
deport themselves with exceeding
dlgolty. Tbey all wear black brosd
elotb and clerical Prince Albert
coats oo all occasions. Tbelr author
ity seems almost unlimited, and in
the distribution of tbe property of a
deceodeot tbey act without regard
for tbe white man's right of dissent,
depending altogether oo tbelr na
tive sense of right and justice wblcb
is rarely bmugbt Into Question.
Tbe chief justice is Tbuoder Bear,
and tbe associate justices are Fast
Horse, Standing Bear and Iron Ciow.
While Judge Burns was at the agency
be attended a sitting of the court oo
a very important case, aod he says
tbe judges seejied greatly impressed
with tbe solemnity of their duties.
Tb3 case was aeainst Sam Black
Wolf, seventy-three years old,
charged with tbe desecration of the
grave of Louisa Pretty Cloud a young
woman for whose hand be bad for
msrely striven. The young woman
bad refused to marry tbe old man
and shortly afterwards had married
another man. Her death occurred
little while after her marriage, and
she was buried, according to Indian
custom, io a solitary grave, on a hill
top. A few days after her burial it
was found that tbe body had been
exhumed and stripped of all its cloth
log. Part of bcr burial robe bad
been a cape decorated with elks teeth
worth several hundred dollars. This,
while somewhat damaged had not
been taken away from the grave, so
it was concluded that rebbery hacl
not been the motive. Black Wolf
bad been seen at a cabin near tbe
grave about the time tbe body was
taken up, and bad borrowed an axe,
without a helve, putting in tbe
nandle nimself. This was found at
the grave, and these with other cir
cumstances indicated tbat be was
the culprit.
After bearing all the evidence the
judges sentenced the old man to six
months in the guard bouse at tbe
agency, a severe enough penalty
under tbe circumstances, owing to
tbe condition of tbe guard bouse.
Judge Burns says wben tbe justices
of tbe court become bothered over a
law question tbey refer it to tbe
"Little Father," meaning tbe agent.
cNpbraska. Notes
Frank Farmer aod G. W. Irelani
rat and second tenor of the Wea-
leyan quartet are at home till June 1
a-ben tbey start on a summer to
If Chautauqua.
A few days sgo while Ike Beaaitat
Falls City was descending a Mia
He stepped on a rusty nail, which
eot tbiougb tbe sole of bit saw
ind into tbe bottom of bis foot. Ha
is laid up aod In a very bad eoBtHttaak
Struck By a Wild Engine.
Wellington, Kas., May 20. North
bound Bock Island pisicnger tralo
No. 30, due In Caldwell at noon, wai
struck by an engine from the.Cald-
well yards a mile south of tbat sta
tion today. Wllber Burkett, of Cald
well wss killed snd several others
were badly Injured, amoog them
Postal Clerk Myers. Tbe engineer
aod fireman escaped serious injury by
jumping. None of tbe coaches left
tbe trace.
Tornado Strlk Iowa Ton.
Dfi Moines, May 20. One life lost,
i child perhaps fatally injured and
property damaged to the value of sev
eral thousand dollars aie the results
jf the worst storm that has ever vis
I ted this locality.
Tbe fatality is reported from Rolfe,
seventy miles northwest of here. Fong
Foo, a Chinese laundryman being
killed at his place of business on Main
street. The nsrne of the little child
was not learned Wires are down so
tbat it is impossible to get full partic
ulars from the storm-stricken town.
according lo an eye witness of tbe
destruction tbe tornado struck tbe
town at tbe Rock Island depot about
5:15 yesterday afternoon The build
ing was completely turned around aod
blown through a machinery bouse In
to a livery barn. Tbe Utter was
wrecked.
Tbe f mowing losses are reported:
State bank. Garloch A McOune, badly
demolished; general store, Mike uray
on, almost ruined; Jones' livery, heavy
loss; Hotel de Main, com pletely mined,
Rock Island depot, blown rrom roun-
datlon. . .
These are general items or Damage.
Dwelling houses In every part of the
city were Injured, as were also nearly
all the business blocks. Fong Foo
was struck on the bead wun iimoer
near bis shop and Instantly killed.
Drowned at Sterling.
QSterilng, Neb ,May 23. A futile at;
tempt to cross the Nemaha river on
a weakened bridge In the edge of
town resulted yesterday morning in
tbe death of three persons by drown
ing. The victims were Mrs. Ed.
Puhlke, her six-year-old son and the
woman's brother, Frank Hams, who
lives on tbe Puhlke farm a few miles
south of t wn.
The three left home early in the
morning to drive to town. They found
the approaches to the bridge sub
merged by a flood resulting from a
heavy rain storm last night. The first
approach was crossed in safety but tbe
earth bad been washed away on tbe
other side and Harns drove unsuspect
lngly Into a deep hole, the horses
plunging In over their heads and drag
ging tbe wagon and its luckless pas
sengers after them. Their plight was
witnessed by several persons, but they
were too far distant to render assist
ance. Harns is reported to have made
a valiant effort to save bis compan
ions, but without avail, the trio final
ly going down to death.
t-earcning parties two nours larer
recovered the bodies about two hun-
feet below tbe bridue, using books to
drag tbe bottom. These caught up
the clothes of the victims ann brought
their bodies to tbe surface. The bodies
are now resting in an undertaking es
tablishment In town, awaiting the
abatement of the fl od so tbat the be
reaved 'amlly can get across to claim
their dead.
The rainstorm which was responsible
for tbe flood was unusually severe for
many miles up and down tbe Nemaha
bottoms, and all low lands adjacent to
the river were under several feet of
water today.
T. A. Batcher, who his served
principal of tbe Ashland pialM
Mbeels for tbe past year, baa aea
ippolnted Instructor lo the jQatea
ara-osal school at North Platte tkia
rammer. Mr. Butcher is a gradOat
)f WeeeJyan In tbe class of 1900.
Miss Anna Day, a young lady
tu the Beatrice public schools, la
uadldate for tbe oomimatlon of
ftunty superintendent of sobool al
th 3 hands of tbe republican party.
She Is at presant principal of ttaw
East school.
Tbe Exeter State bank Is a new
concern which will start business ai
Exeter, Neb., within tbe near future
The bank has bled articles wltb tba
jeeretary of the state banking boards
rhe incorporates are n. C. EckeryV
W. W. Taylor and J. N. Cox.
The marriage of Miss Etta Foota,
lormerly tf Lincoln, and Mr. Harra
Sevier, of Bristol, Tenn., occurred al
Sreenville, Texas, last week. Mian
Fuote was formerly engaged as bookj
keeper at tbe Lincoln hotel and Mr.l
Sevier Is a prominent young business
nan of tbe Lone Star state.
Ertle Murdock, only daughter oA
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Murdock of Wji
mere, was drowned this afternoon laj
Fink's lake, wheie tbe nintb grade)
Df the high school was enjoying aa
Dutlng. The body was recoveredj
Maude Burrigbt, another member of
tne class narrowly escaped drowning
The Rev, Edwin H. Jenks preaehe
tbe baccalaureate sermon in tbe nori
mal chapel at Peru, His subject a
World Winners," and be presentee)
it in an able manner. Many of tba)
members of the alumni are coming)
in for commencement. Dr. Clark at-t
tended a meetinu of normal scbaal -principals
held in DeKaJb, 111.
Governor Mickey went to Osceola
Tuesday evening on private business!
and returned to Lincoln Wednesday
morning. Wednesday evening be dan
II vered his lec t u i e "Cb ristian 01 tlsea-j
ihip," at tbe college settlement laj
Lincoln. Thursday be departed foaj
Peru.
FATAL FIGHT OF ITALIAN8.
Freedom, IV, May 20.-lna shoot
ing affray on tbe street last evening
tbree men were shvt, one fauuy
Tbey were Leo Orenzo, shot above
tbe heart, through the right shoulder
and left arm, cannot recover; Tony
Orenzo, sbot la tbe right shoulder,
Angelo Tureinzo, shot la the back.
Tbe men were all Italians and were
Intoxicated and quarreled over some
trivial matter. There were many
narrow escapes for pedestrian.
Thieving Tramp Arrested.
Loac Pine, Neb.. Mar 23.. Yes
terday morning while Aotoo Snemn,
a tailor, was out of his shop for
a moment, a tramp with a longing
for cleaner clothing entered his es
tablishment and stole three pairs of
hose from tbe show window, The
loss was soon discovered and tbe
marshal located the man in tbe rail
road yards. After a short confine
ment la tbe village jail he was
turned loose snd hurried out of town.
SBnt JllmMir.
Ulysses, Neb., May S3. Jesse Moore
of tbls place shot and killed hlmnelf
Friday afternoon at the home of Larry
Ramsey, about five miles southwest of
of here, where he was employed as a
firm band. He was found sitting In
chair in bis room with a rifle between
his knees and part of his bead shot
away. At present it Is Impossible to
to tell whether the shooting wss ac
cidental or a suicide, Moore wai
about twenty one years old aod single.
Tbe Rev. Duke Slavens, formes
pastor at Falls City but now paster at;
Adams, Neb., delivered a lecture it
interest of the Ep worth League Moal
day evening, it being tbe annivetM
lary ot tbe ( rganizatloa. After tb
lecture a reception was tendered Bev.
Slavens.
Postmaster Hyers, of Havelock,
decorated bis office for the visit ot
Congressman Burkett. In a large,
frame profusely decorated wltb tb
national colors are tbe pictures of
President Roosevelt, D. B. Thomp
son, mioister to Brazil, and Con
gressman Burkett. Tbe decoratioay
hangs above tbe mailing table la tba
postofllce bjilding.
T. E. Stewart, of Sutton, and Mlaa
Emma L. Antbes, of Clay Center,
were married yesterday at 11 a. av
at tbe parsonage of Trinity M. M,
church, Lincoln, tbe pastor, Dr.
A. Martin, officiating. Mr. Stewart
is a well known school teacher sf
Clay county.
Tbe Omaba Association ef Oosf le
gations! Church met la FresMat tat
thirty-first annual coarentloa. At
tbe first bussnese sessioa Irs aV
Williams Is Wlsner was elected aaoeV
erator ana the Rev. A. W. Aym sf
Beemer, scribe. Dess Id ward L
Bostwlckof Oberlla
morning devotional exerts
1 1 vered a lecture In Us sftsrsB la
tbe evening Principal Watarlkesse sf
tbe Omaba High school delivered aa
address on tbe aubjeet, "The Casfsh
and tbe Publie Sosasls." Pasecs
were read aod discussed daring tss
day. Tbls morning reports are se
Ing heard from the different eaarebsf
of tbe district. About sixty dsss
gates are lo attendance.
Tbe Blue Valley association of tks
Ooogregatlonal churches held a tares
days' session in Kxeter. Tbe pro
gram for tbe association Is tales
Msg and comprises s sueabsr of ex
cellent papers and addresses. Taa
rim li d is reoreseatsd br dalstatss
from this district, which eoatstlses
the territory between Otsts aai
tluatlnaa aod fsrk sad the
line ef Nebraska on tbe soath.
Dosne college gles oiat will
night.
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