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Theodore "RcosaJcIt's Father.
Theodore Roosevelt is the youngest
American citizen who has ever been
called to the head of our nation. He
was born in New York City, October
27, 1853, his father, after whom he was
named, being a prominent merchant,
a patriot, a philanthropist, and a mov
ing spirit in the Civil War. The elder
Theodore Roosevelt went to Washing
ton after the first Battle of Bull Run,
and warned President Lincoln that he
must get rid of Simon Cameron as Sec
retary of War, with the result that
Mr. Stanton, the "organizer of vic
tory," took his place. When the war
was fairly under way, it was Theodore
Roosevelt who organized the allotment
plan, which saved the families of
eighty thousand soldiers of New York
State more than five million dollars of
their pay; and when the war was over
he protected the soldiers against the
sharks that lay in wait for them, and
saw to it that they got employment.
Through his Influence the New York
newsboys' lodging-house system and
many other institutions of public bene
fit and helpful charity were established.
There were four children in the Roose
velt family, of whom Theodore was the
Becond. There were two boys and two
girls. A younger brother was killed in
a railroad accident, and the hopes of
the father were centered on Theodore.
At the age of five or six, Theodore gave
little promise of maintaining the pres
tige of the Roosevelt family line.
Che President's Early "Boyhood.
He was a puny, sickly, delicate boy.
Some one who knew him in those days
of the Civil War described him as a
"weak-eyed, pig-chested boy, who was
too frail to take part in the sports of
lads of his age.” When he arrived at
tae age of six, he was sent to the
famous old McMullen School, where he
remained for eight years. It was not.
however. In New York that the boy
Roosevelt spent with most profit the
months to which he looks back with
pleasure. The elder Roosevelt believed
that children best thrive in the coun
try. He selected a beautiful spot near
the village of Oyster Bay, on the north
' shore of Long Island, and erected a
country house which well deserves its
title, “Tranquility.” Here it was among
he hills which border the sound and
tin bay, that Theodore Roosevelt and
jjiB’irother and sisters spent the long
sumrihr months- At fourteen Theodore
was 8d«i*ted to t1,5 Cutler School, a
private acid«my *" *ew Y°rk conduct
ed by Arthty pH Cutler Here he took
the prepared. co’,rs® fof Harvard
University. maknf f*pid advancement
under the carefur!mt on of Mr- ClItler
and graduating with1,onors
Becomes an^;th^e1c’
By careful attention anl plc“ty 0[
gymnasium exercise and c _°. ‘ 001
life his frame became more stu1
his health vastly improved. It
happened that when young Roose»el*
entered on college life at Harvard. ».
1875, he suffered little by comparison
with boys of his age. While he did not
stand in the front rank of athletics. 1-e
was well above the average, and had
no reason to be ashamed of his physi
cal prowess.
Never for a waking moment was he
idle. It was either study or exercise.
In addition to his regular studies and
special courses he took upon himself
the editorship of the college paper, and
made a success of it. He was demo
cratic in his tastes and simple in his
mode of living. Theodore Roosevelt
was graduated from Harvard in 1880
with high honors. In spite of severe
study, his health was but little Im
paired, and he at once started on a
foreign journey in search of insti no
tion, pleasure and adventure. He dis
tinguished himself as a mountain
climber, ascending the Jungfrau, the
Matterhorn and many other peaks, and
was made a member of the Alpine Club
nf Iyindnn
Begins Study of Latv
On his return to America he studied
law, and in the fall of 1881 he was
elected to the State Assembly from the
Twenty-first District of New York,
generally known as Jacob Hess's dis
trict.
By re-election he continued in the
body during the session of 1883 and
1884. He introduced important reform
measures, and his entire legislative J
career was made conspicuous by the
courage and zeal with which he as
sailed political abuses. As chairman of
the Committee on Cities he introduced
the measure which took from the
Board of Aldermen the power to con
firm or reject the appointments of the
i ayor. He was chairman of the noted
legislative Investigating committee
which bore his name. In 1884 he went
to the Bad Lands in Dakota, near the
“Pretty Buttes,” w here he built a log
cabin, and for several years mingled
the life of a ranchman with that of a
literary worker. From ! is front door
he could shoot deer, and the mountains
around him were full of big game.
Amid such surroundings he wrote
some of his most popular books. He
became a daring horseman and a rival
of the cowboys in feats of skill and
strength. In 1886 Mr. Roosevelt was
the Republican candidate for Mayor
against Abram 3. Hewitt, United
Democracy, and Henry George, United
J^abor. Mr. Hewitt was elected by
about twenty-two thousand plurality.
In 1889 Roosevelt was appointed by
President Harrison a member of the
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United States Civil Service Commis
sion. His ability and rugged honesty
in the administration of the affairs of
that office greatly helped to strengthen
his hold on popular regard.
Police Commissioner in
VorK.
Roosevelt continued in that office un
til May 1, 1895, when he resigned to
nccept the office of Police Commis
sioner from Mayor Strong. He found
the administration of affairs in a de
moralized condition, but he soon
brought order out of chaos. Says James
A. Riis, who is an intimate friend of
President Roosevelt:
Wp had been trying for forty years to
achieve a system of dealing decently with
our homeless poor. Two score years be
fore. the surgeons of the police depart
ment had pointed out that herding them
in the cellars or over the prisons of pollee
stations in festering heaps, and turning
them out hungry at daybreak to beg their
way from door to door, was indecent and
inhuman. Since then grand juries, acad
emies of medicine, committees on phil
anthropic citizens, had attacked the foul
disgrace, but to no purpose. Pestilence
ravaged the prison lodgings, but still they
stayed. 1 know what that light meant,
for I was one of a committee that waged
it year after year, and suffered defeat
every time, until Theodore Roosevelt,
came and destroyed the nuisance In 5
night. 1 remember tlie caricatures^/'0f
tramps shivering In the cold wlthy^iuch
the yellow newspapers pursued/^hjm at
the time, labeling him the y^oor man’s
foe.” And 1 remember bfiUfgjnst a little
uneasy lest they wound and perhaps
make him think he had^jr,t,„ hasty. But
not he. It was onl^thuse who did not
know him who charged him with Being
hasty. He thought a thing out quickly—
yes. that is JA way; but he thought It
out, and, haw^jg thought it out, suited ac
tion to his^udttment. Of the consequences
lie didn^^think at all. He made sure he
was rh^Jti and then went ahead with per
ec} Wnfidence that things would come
-t.i‘Trlght.
His A.d%)ice to Organized Labor.
Mr. Riis says he never saw Roose
velt to better advantage than when he
once confronted the labor men at their
meeting-place. Clarendon Hall:
The police were alt the time having
trouble with strikers and their “pickets.”
Roosevelt saw that It was because neith
er party understood fully the position of
the other, and. with his usual directness,
sent word to the labor organizations that
lie would like to talk it over with them.
At his request I went with him to the
meeting. It developed almost immedi
ately that the labor men had taken a
wrong measure of the man. They met him
as a politician playing for points, and
hinted at trouble unless their demands
wc-re met. Air. Roosevelt broke them oil
short:
“Gentlemen!” he said—with that snap
of the jaws that always made people lis
ten—“I asked to meet you. hoping that
we might come to understand one anoth
er. Remember, please, before we go fur
ther, that the worst Injury anyone of you
can do to the cause of labor Is to counsel
violence. It will also be worse for him
self. Understand distinctly that order
will be kept. The police will keep It. Now
we can proceed.”
I was never so proud and pleased as
when they applauded him to the echo. He
reddened with pleasure, for he saw that
the best in them had come out on top,
as lie expected it would.
Attached by "yetlotv” Rictus
papers.
It was of this incident that a handle
was first made by Mr. Roosevelt's ene
mies in and out of the police board—
and he had many—to attack him:
It happened that there was a music
hall in the building In which the labor
men met. The yellow newspapers circu
lated the lie that he went there on pur
pose to see the show, and the ridiculous
story was repeated until actually the
liars persuaded themselves that it w as so.
They would not have been able to under
stand the kind of man they hail to do
with, had they tired. A ccordingly they
fell into their own trap. It Is a tradition
of Mulberry Street that the notorious
Seeley dinner raid was planned by his en
emies In the department of which he was
the head, in the belief that they would
catch Air. Roosevelt there. The dinners
were supposed to be his "set."
Some time after that, Mr. Riis was
in Roosevelt’s office when a police of
ficial of superior rank came in, and re
quested a private audience with him:
They stepped aside and the policeman
spoke in an undertone, urging something
strongly. Mr. Roosevelt listened. Sud
denly l saw him straighten up as a man
recoils from something unclean, and dis
miss the other with a sharp: “No. sir! I
don't light that way.” The policeman
went out crestfallen. Roosevelt took two
or three turns about the floor, struggling
evidently with strong disgust. He told
me afterward that the man had come
to him with what he said was certain
knowledge that his enemy could that
night be found in a known evil house up
town. which it was his nlleged habit to
visit. His proposition was to raid it then
and so “get square.” To the policeman it
must have seemed like throwing a good
chance away. But it was not Roosevelt's
way: he struck no blow below the belt.
In the governor's chair afterward he gave
the politicians whom he fought, and who
fought him, the same terms. They tried
their best to upset him, for they had
nothing to expect from him. But they
km w and owned that he fought fair.
Their backs were secure. He never
tricked them to gain an advantage. A
promise given by him was always kept
to the letter.
Assistant Secretary of ffatJy.
Early in 1897 he was called by Presi
dent McKinley tu give up his New
York office to become Assistant-Secre
tary of the Navy. His energy and
quick mastery of detail had much to
do with the speedy equipment of the
navy for its brilliant feats in the war
with Spain. It was he who suggested ,
Admiral Dewey for commander of the
Asiatic station. v j
Dewey was sometimes*—ywjJifrn of in \
tho^g-^3yg"as'~lT"he were a kind of
^Shion-plate. Roosevelt, however, had
faith in him, and while walking up
Connecticut avenue one day said to
Mr. Riis: “Dewey is all right. He has
a lion heart. He is the man for the
place." No one now doubts the wis
dom of his selection, and naval officers
agree that the remarkable skill in
marksmanship displayed by the Amer
ican gunners was due to bis foresight.
He saw the necessity of practice, and
he thought it the best kind of economy
to burn up ammunition in acquiring
skill.
A characteristic story is told regard- ,
ing Roosevelt’s insistence on practice j
in the navy.
Shortly after his appointment he
asked for an appropriation of $800,000
for ammunition, powder, and shot for i
the navy. The appropriation was j
made, and a few months later he asked
for another appropriation, this time
of $500,000. When asked by the proper
authorities what had become of tho
first appropriation, he replied: “Every
cent of it was spent for powder and
shot, and every bit of powder and shot
has been fired.” When he was asked
what he was going to do with the $500,
000, he replied: "Use every ounce of
that, too, within the next thirty days
in practice shooting.”
His Cuban tiOar "Record.
Soon after the outbreak of the war,
however, his patriotism and love of
active life led him to leave the compar
ative quiet of his government office for
service in the field. As a lieutenant
colonel of volunteers he recruited the
First Volunteer Cavalry, popularly
known as the "Rough Riders." The
men were gathered largely from the
cowboys of the west and southwest,
but also numbered many college-bred
men of the east. In the beginning he
was second in command, with the rank
of lieutenant-colonel. Dr. Leonard
Wood being colonel. But at the close
of the war the latter was a brigadier
general and Roosevelt was colonel in
command. Since no horses were trans
ported to Cuba, this regiment, togeth
er with the rest of the cavalry, was
obliged to serve on foot. The regi
ment distinguished itself in the San
tiago campaign, and Colonel Roosevelt
became famous for his bravery In lead
ing the charge up San Juan Hill on
July 1st. He was an efficient officer,
and won the love and admiration of his
men. His care for them was shown
by the circulation of the famous round
robin which he wrote protesting
against keeping the army longer in
Cuba.
j\j Governor of fietu yor/(.
Upon Roosevelt’s return to New
York there was a popular demand for
his nomination for governor. Pre
vious to the state convention he was
nominated by the Citizens’ Union, but
he declined, replying that he was a
Republican. The Democrats tried to
frustrate his nomination by attempting
'o' prove that he had lost his legal resi
dence in that state. That plan failed
anti ho was nominated in the conven
tion by a vote of 733 to 218 for Gover
nor Black. The campaign throughout
the state was spirited. Roosevelt took
the stump and delivered many
speeches. His plurality was 18,079.
As the campaign of 1900 drew near,
the popular demand that Roosevelt's
name should be on the National Re
publican ticket grew too imperative
to be ignored by the leaders. The
honor of the nomination for Vice-Pres
ident was refused time and time again
by Roosevelt, who felt that ho had a
great duty to perform as governor of
New York state.
Says Cal O’Raughlin. apropos of the
Republican National Convention,
which was held in Philadelphia on
June 19. 20 and 21, 1900:
/domination at Philadelphia.
On tbe evening of the first day of the
convention, Roosevelt saw Piatt. My
name must not be presented to the con
vention.” he told him. Platt was mad,
and mad clean through: but ho acquiesced
and Roosevelt returned to bis apartment
to run into the arms of the Kansas dele
gation. “We do not request you to ac
cept the nomination," said State Senator
Burton: "we do not urge you to accept
the nomination, but we propose to issue
orders to you, and we expect you to obey
them.” Throughout the delivery of Mr.
Burton’s remarks. Roosevelt stood, with
shoulders square and feet at right angles,
his chin occasionally shooting forward,
as if he were on the point of objecting to
the argument that he alone could rescue
• bleeding Kansas" from demagogism and
populism. But he waited patiently until
the address was ended, and then appealed
to the Kansans to take his words at their
face value, and vote for some one of the
candidates. But 1P3 appeal was useless,
for Senator Burton, grasping his hand,
congratulated him “in advance upon his
nomination and election,” and the dele
gation enthusiastically approved the sen
timents. So certain was Kansas that
Roosevelt would be the choice of the con
vention, that it had printed a huge plac
ard, bearing the words in large, black
type:
' KANSAS DELEGATION
FIRST TO DECLARE FOR
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT."
And, when the nomination was declared
to have occurred, triumphantly carried it
about Convention Hall.
After his nomination, Roosevelt
said:
I held out as long as I could. I had to
give in when 1 saw the popular sentiment
of the convention. I believe it is my duty.
Now that it is all over, I want to say that
I appreciate fully the sentiment which^
accompanied my poininatjnm „ Tlie-CHan
indty and, etTfhusiasm of the convention
ter -my nomination never will be forgot
ten by me.
Duriiife the political campaign which
followed, he traveled 16,100 miles,
flashed through 23 states, delivered 459
speeches, containing 860,000 words,
and made his appeal directly to 1,
600,000 persons.
l-f Capacity for WOrf(
Mr. Riis says that the thing that be
clouds the judgment of his critics is
Roosevelt's amazing capacity for work.
He says:
He can weigh the pros and eons of a
case and get at the meat of it in less
time than it takes most of us to state
the mere proposition. And he is surpris
ingly thorough. Nothing escapes him.
His judgment comes sometimes as a
shock to the man of slower ways. He
does not stop'at conventionalities. If a
thing is right, it is to he done—and right
away. It was notably so with the round
robin in Cuba, nsking the government to
recall the perishing army when it had
won the fight. People shook their heads,
and talked of precedents. Precedents! it
has been Roose\elt's business to make
them most of his time. But is there any
one today who thinks he set that one
wrong? Certainly no one who with me
saw the army come home. Jt did not
come a day too soon. Roosevelt is no
more Infallible than the rest of us. Over
and over again I have seen him pause
when he had decided upon his line of ac
tion, and review it to sec where there
was a chance for mistake. Finding none,
he would issue ids order with the sober
comment: "There, we have done the best
we could. If there is any mistake we will
make It right. The fear of it shall not de
ter us from doing our duty. The only
man who never makes a mistake is the
man who never docs anything.”
Enforcing the Latv
Referring to Roosevelt's strict en
forcement of the Sunday excise law,
the San Francisco Argonaut's New
York correspondent, "Flaneur,” wrote
under date of September 2, 1895:
The law Is not a Republican law. It
was passed by Tammany, as a means of
blackmailing saloonkeepers who refused
to yield up tribute. It Is a Democratic
law, was introduced at the Instigation of
Tammany, was passed by a Democratic
legislature, and was signed by a Demo
cratic governor, David B. Hill. Senator
Hill Is now trying to make political cap
ital by abusing Roosevelt for enforcing
the law, but he places himself in a very
questionable position. When a man Is
the leader of a party in a state, when his
party passes an excise law, and when he
himself signs it as governor, he certainly
stultifies himself when, to embarrass a
political opponent, lie tights against the
enforcement of the very law which he
himself passed. The opponents of enforc
ing the law are having a rather hard
time. Nobody denies that the law exists;
all that they say is that It is "a hardship
to enforce it.” But who is to decide on
the relative severity or mildness of the
laws? Commissioner Roosevelt himself
frankly says that be does not believe in
such a severe Sunday law, but as It Is the
law', he is going to enforce it. And he
is certainly doing so. There is a good
deal of humor In the American people,
and in this great city there are many
thousands w ho arc smiling sardonically
over the plight of Tammany caused by
enforcing a Tammany law. For Tam
many's revenues come largely from the
blaekmaillng of liquor saloons.
President Roosevelt nas been a stu
dent of political economy since boy
hood. Ho has been an omniverous
reader, and has pursued his studies
with the same zeal and energy that
have characterized all his acts in civil
and military life.—San Francisco Ar
gonaut.
SYSTEM fOR GETTING STATISTICS
Deputy A>Minimit Wtttnou i« Keatiy to li«
Shown.
LINCOLN, Oct 7.—The officers of
the state bureau of labor and indus
trial statistics are endeavoring to
formulate a plan by which accurate
statistics may be gathered in Ne
braska. With this purpose in view,
Deputy Commissioned Watson has
been corresponding with statisticians
in various parts of the country and
the replies so far received indicate
that only a few of the states succeed
in obtaining a complete registration.
The following discussion of the sub
ject was received from Chief Cressy
L. Wilbur of the vital statistics divis
ion of Michigan;
“Many other states have endeavored
to collect mortality statistics, but in
most cases with very poor success.
Some of these are: Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, Florida, Alabama,
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Califor
nia and Washington. There are two
states which have adopted modern
systems of registration, but so recent
ly that their results could not be pass
ed upon by the census, so 1 am not
sure whether they can be included in
the list of registration states or not.
These are Colorado and Indiana. Of
the latter I am quite sure that the
accuracy of the registration is very
good. I may say also that the state
of Illinois has adopted a new law by
which certificates of death will be re
quired. This law, if effectually admin
istered, may perhaps bring Illinois in
the list of registration states, although
it has some very serious organic ef
fects.
"I hope that in the near future Ne
braska may adopt a satisfactory law
for the registration of votal statistics.
Snould any such legislation be under
taken, however, it will be of great
importance to avoid the very serious
mistakes which are very frequently
made. Thus, Iowa only a few years
ago adopted new registration laws for
the collection of deaths, which any
person at all informed in registration
methods could have said from the
start would be utterly worthless in
practice, as they have Bince turned
out to be.”
A SENSATIONAL DIVORCE CASE.
Filing of a Petition Set* OoRSlplog
Tongue. Wagging
IOWA FALLS, Oct. 7.—The filing of
a petition in the district court by
Mrs. Fannie Wisner Crockett pray
ing for a divorce from her husband,
Frank W. Crockett, has created a
sensation in this county, where the
couple has lived for years, and where,
on account of their social position,
they have been prominent. In 1895,
Mr. Crockett married Mrs. Fannie Wis
ner, the widow of George H. Wisner,
a wealthy and prominent citizen of
this county. One child was horn to
the couple, and the wife will ask cus
tody of the offspring. The charge al
leged in the petition is incompatibil
ity of temper. The case will prob
ably come up for trial at the next
term of court. Mr. Crockett was for
merly of Alden, and later principal of
the schools at Williams. For two
terms he was clerk of the district
court, and is widely known in cen
tral Iowa. The parties reside at El
dora.
Tried to Kill Himnidf.
FREMONT. Neb., Oct. 7.—An un
successful attempt to commit suicide
by hanging himself was made by Wil
liam Etherton, a resident of Fremont.
He became intoxicated and secured a
rope and went to the Darn. He tied
one end to a rafter and put his neck
into a noose on the other end. When
he swung himself off, however, tha
rope broke.
Cap!urns a Horn* Ihlef.
WEST POINT, Neb., Oct. 7—Sheriff
Philipps captured a horse thief from
South Dakota, west of the city. The
culprit is a large negro, and had In
his possession two fine matched grays.
He refused to give his name, but stated
that he was bound for Kansas City,
where he had intended to dispose of
the horses.
Urner.tl and Mr*. Manocrion Keturn.
OHAHA, Oct. 7.—General Solicitor
Manderson of the Burlington returned
home from a three weeks’ trip east,
which included the late presidents
funeral at Canton, the Buffalo expo
sition. New York, Philadelphia and
Washington, lie was accompanied by
Mrs. Manderson.
To Strengtlieu Institute.
SPRINGVIEW, Neb., Oct. 7—Dr. A.
T. Peterson and Professor E. A. Bur
nett of the state university addressed
a farmers institute here and the farm
ers and stockmen were delighted with
the manner in which those gentlemen
handled their subjects. A county or
ganization was perfected which will
in the future assist in creating more
interest in the work of this organiza
I tion. J. H. Myers was selected for
[ president; E. H. Williams, secretary.
WHERfABOl'TS OF THF 1MONIY
Stut* Treasurer Stuefer Trill Whirl
Tuhllc K'jihU Are
LINCOLN, Oct. 5.—State Treasurer
St liefer makes the following statement
regarding disposition of public funds:
“The total amount in depository
banks is $395,418.13. As the total
amount on hand Is $662,942.13, the bal
ance on hand is $267,524.
“The current fund bank account for
the mouth of September follows:
t'nlon National bank, Omaha_$23,151.99
Untied States National, Omaha.. 29,413.11
National Bank of Commerce,
Omaha . 11,719.48
City National bank, Lincoln. £8,787.64
Packers National, South Omaha. 18,699.13
First National bank, Lincoln. 21,395.85
Saunders County National bank,
Wahoo .....« 10,037.18
Adams County bank, Hastings., 9,795.16
German National bank. Hastings. 8,038.30
Bank of Commerce, Louisville.. 3.000.0m)
Battle Creek Valley bank. Battle
Creek . 10,000.00
First National bank. Alliance.... 4,129.11
First National bank. York. 3,118.03
First National, Pawnee City. 8,440.38
Brol: ii How State. Broken Bow. 6,000.00
Citizens hank, McCook. 8,980.58
t'nlon State hunk. Harvard. 6.973.47
City National bank. York. 3,850.68
State hank at Curtis. 4,238.49
Farmers and Merchants bank,
Stromsburg . 5,087.31
Bank of Cass County, Platts
rnouth . 10,000.00
Omaha National hunk. Omaha... 42,395.09
Columbia National bank, Lincoln 29,044.13
Merchant* National, Omaha . 33.538.st
Hank nr Bazlle Mills, Bazlle Mills 1.500.00
First National bank, Holdrege... 4,768.81
First State hank, St. Paul.... 4,500.00
First National hank, Wavne. 15,G75.vJ
Pierce County hank. Pierce. 7.000.W)
Bank of Orleans, Orleans. 6,000.00
Grand Island Banking company,
Grand Island . 10.0o0.0i)
First .national hank of Loomis.. 5,000.00
“The above named banks have col
lectively given bonds to the amount
of $1,913,500, now on Ole in the audi
tor's office. These bonds have been
examined and approved by a board
composed of the governor, attorney
general and secretary of state before
the deposit of any state funds. None
of these )>anks have a deposit to ex
ceed one-third of the amount of the
bond given by the bank. The securi
ties on my bond for $1,500,000 are the
Fidelity and Deposit company and
the United States Fidelity and Guar
antee company, both of Baltimore,
Md.’’
I avorn I'nioii K’aciflr.
OMAHA, Oct. 5.—Judge Smith Mc
Pherson in the United States court
at Council Bluffs ruled that the east
half of the Union Pacific railway
bridge across the Missouri is not liable
for the payment of regular city taxes.
The decision was. handed down in thd
suit brought by William Arnd, treas
urer of Pottawattamie county, to re
cover taxes from 1897 to 1900 inclusive,
amounting to $14,000.
Cli»re<>tl With Kmlifzxlini*.
HASTINGS, Neb., Oct. 5.—Sheriff
Gustus of Phelps county arrested C. A.
Jarvis of Holdrege here on the charge i
of embezzlement. Jarvis had been
employed as agent for the McCormick
Harvesting Machine company at Hold
rege, and is accused of embezzling
$800 belonging to the firm at Holdrege.
Sheriff Gustus took his prisoner to
Holdrege.
Rural Mail Routes
MINDEX, Neb.. Oct. 5.—The rural
free mail routes started Trom this
point last week. The routes were sur
veyed last spring, but delayed in
starting. Four carriers leave daily
and their routes average about thirty
miles. The carriers are: Dr. Ayres,
H. Siusser, Stephens and Jones.
I.»'l Shoots OfT an Arm.
SHELTON, Neb., Oct. o.—A son of
Lawrence Vehland, a farmer living
five miles southwest of Shelton, while
hunting accidentally shot himself in
the left arm, shattering the member
so that amputation was necessary.
Ends Trouble With a Bullet.
OMAHA, Oct. 5.—John Woodward,
an offlier of the Metropolitan Insur
ance company, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head
with a pistol. He leaves a wife and
(laughter, the former living In Lin
coln.
Ranchman Knocked ttnconudouft.
LONG PINE, Neb., Oct. 5.—While
herding cattle S. Runolfson, a ranch
man north of town, was thrown from
his horse by it stepping into a gopher
hole. His head and chest were badly
injured and he is not expected to live.
More Mori eigen In l»olk County.
OSCEOLA, Neb., Oct. 5.—The mort
gage indebtedness of Polk county, as
shown by the records in the clerk's of
fice, was increased for the month or
September $8,002.90.
I.ectnree on ‘Beautiful N«bra»lu» ••
KEARNEY, Oct. 5.-Mr. Moses Sy
denham, the pioneer editor of this
city, lias evolved a lecture on “Our
Beautiful Nebraska,” which he pro
poses delivering at such times and
places as various committees may
elect. Mr. Sydenham has lived in the
state over forty years, has made a
study of its resources, past and pros
pective, and will no doubt make In- -a
teresting talks along lines that ought
to Interest every citizen.
