NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural, Polit
ical and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.
York is making an effort to get ad
ditional letter carriers.
The new brewery at Hastings is
about ready for business.
The Northwestern railroad has
gathered a big ice crop at Valentine.
The Indians trom around Decatur
have just discovered that Herman has
an ample supply of fire water.
F. A. Brown of Plattsmouth acci
dentally discharged his gun and put
a 22-caliber bail through his hand,
making a bad wound.
William Cubbison of Columbus is
obliged to come into court for having
more wives than the law allows. It
is alleged he has had a couple of wives
tor more than three years.
Anna Zuber of Scribner has filed a
petition for divorce from her husband,
the landlord of the Harder hotel at
that town, on the ground of undue in
timacy with a woman there.
Mrs. Oscar Albion was painfully in
jured at her home south of Wilsonville
by being thrown beneath her carriage
and dragged several hundred feet
while the team was running.
The receipts of the office of the sec
retary of state for the month of Jan
uary are nearly three times as great
as a year ago. The 1908 receipts wTere,
?2,3T;3.17, against J992.90 last January.
' The Farmers' Elevator company of
Blue Springs has handled over 25,000
bushels of grain during the last two
weeks. Much of the grain was shipped
to Colorado and as far west as Wash
ington.
York county farmers, owing to the
low prices paid for hogs, are killing
and putting up meat and many are
smoking and salting meat and will
ha-e more than necessary for their
own consumption.
The case of Lorenzo Hile against
County Treasurer Troupe of Buffalo
county and certain state officers has
been appealed to the supreme court.
The case involves the lease of 160
acres of educational lands.
The republican county committee
of Dodge county has decided to hold a
primary election for the purpose of
giving the voters an opportunity to
express their preference for presiden
tial candidates on February 29.
William Ehmen, a farmer living
near Picltrell, wac seriously injured
by being run ovei by a wagon loaded
with sand. His team ran away, throw
ing him under the wagon. Both his
legs were broken below the knees.
Governor Sheldon issued a requisi
tion on the governor of Minnesota for
the return of John Donaldson, one of
the four men charged with robbing
passengers on a Rock Island train be
tween Lincoln and Omaha last fall.
The numerous farm sales in Cum
ing county are notable for the very
high prices obtained for stock, pro
duce and persona! property generally.
At the farm sale of Otto Gehrhardt,
a renter, the receipts were over $6,000.
There promises to be a hot contest
at the coming city election in Wy
more. The question of -wet" or "dry”
will come up for the people to vote
on. and the saloon e’ement and the
church element will each make a hard
fight.
Mrs. Louis Ivreifels. wife of a well
known farmer, living eight miles south
of Nebraska City, secured a bottle or
carbolic acid and drank the contents.
Whether it was accidental or suicidal
is not known. She died from the ef
fects of the drug.
The residents of the north edge of
Adams county and the south edge of
Hall county participated in a wolf
hunt in which twenty-three wolves
were captured out of twenty-five round
ed up. It is claimed that this is a
record breaker for the state.
Senator Burkett, says a Washing
ton dispatch, called up and had passed
his bill granting about 280 acres of
land to the village of Valentine, which
Is part of the Fort Niobrara military
reservation for reservoir purposes and
to be used for supplying Valentine
with water.
A larger number of contest cases
than ever before are being heard this
winter by the clerk of the district
court of Kimball county. The price of
.relinquishments of homesteads has
gone so high, in many cases reaching
$1,500. that people are watching every
claim in the county for a chance to
contest it.
The report of Warden Beemer for
the month of January shows there
x are now in the penitentiary 402 con
- victs. The first of the month the roll
showed 404; eighteen convicts were
received, nine were discharged, two
were committed and one executed.
There were 272 convicts employed
under contract.
Word comes from Marysville, Kas.,
that plans are being made to resume
work on the Marysville-Topeka cutoff
of the Union Pacific road within the
next few weeks. Work was shut down
recently when the financial flurry
struck that section.
Every railroad which enters Omaha
and has executive offices in Chicago
pledges its strongest support to the
movement to secure for Omaha, the
National Corn exposition next fa!! and
Us co-operation in making that exposi
tion a success if held in the Nebraska
mttropolis.
AS TO SCABIES IN CATTLE.
State Veterinarian Asking Information
of Cattlemen.
Upon the recommendation of Gov
ernor Sheldon State Veterinarian Mc
Kim has issued a letter to be mailed
to all cattle dealers east of the line
of the recent quarantine proclama
tion asking for information regarding
the scabies in cattle. The letter sets
out that both Governor Sheldon and
the state veterinarian have givon
much time and study to the question
of wiping out the scabies which has
infested cattle of Nebraska more or
less for a number of years, and now
they are anxious to get some detailed
information on the subject. To each
of the men who raise or deal in cattle ■
in the eastern section of the state are |
submitted a number of questions
which they are requested to answer.
Among the questions are the follow
ing:
How many cattle have you? Were
cattle inspected in the feed lot or pas
ture? Whether any more of the herd
have become infected? How many of
your cattle are infected? Were in
fected cattle bought in the vicinity
of your home? Of whom were th^v
bought? What are the dipping fa
cilities in your county? Other ques
tions along the same lines were asked
and blank space left for any remarks
the cattle men might care to make.
Each of the persons to whom letters
have been addressed have had cattle
inspected and pronounced unclean.
STATE PRINTERY FOR NEBRASKA
Possibility of the Establishment of
Such an Institution.
Lincoln—A statement made to Gov
ernor G. L. Sheldon, who returned
from a trip to Topeka, where he was
the guest of Governor Hoch, may lead
to the establishment of a state print
ery.
The statement was made by the
manager of the Kansas state printing
department that the department had
saved Kansas $65,000 in the last two
years and that the saving of a third
year would pay for the plant. The
plant is up-to-date and contains every
piece of machinery necessary for state
printing. In one respect only has the
neighbor state an advantage, and that
is in coal hills. Kansas coal being
mined by convicts.
It was stated, without an attempt
at definite figures, that Nebraska's
printing hill, including the state uni
versity. the capital and the state in
stitutions, exceeds $100,000 per an
num.
Farmers' Elevator Pays.
Harvard—The Harvard Co-operative
Grain and Live Stock company, more
usually called the " Farmers' Elevator
company," held its annual meeting
and elected directors for the ensuing
year. Frank Dierringer. M. F. Harring
ton. Louis Nelson and Fred Kockrow
being chosen. At the first meeting of
these directors the president and other
officers will be chosen. Their manager,
Mr. Albee. made a most flattering re
port of the business during the year,
showing that 234.551 bushels of grain
of all kinds had been bought, with a
net balance above all expenses of
$2,200 for the year.
Nebraskan Pleases Britishers.
Auburn—Major Church Howe of Au
burn. United States consul to Manches
ter. England, was the principal speak
ej- at the sixth annual dinner of the
Manchester Wholesale Provision asso
ciation. held the evening of January'
23. The Manchester Guardian gives
an account of the affair, more than
half of the space being given to the
speech made by Major Howe, in re
sponse to the toast. "Our Guests.”
Farmers Brouaht Money.
Ansiey—Fred Cordis, a farmer He
ine twelve miles southwest of Ansiey.
held a public sale of farm property
Thursday advertising time on ail
property sold. The most remarkable
incident ever happening at a public
sale of farm property in this vicinity
was that every dollar of the proceeds
of the sale was paid in cash. It was
an $800 sale.
REDUCING THE STATE DEBT.
State Treasurer Brian Calls in State
Warrants.
State Treasurer Brian will call in
$15,500 of state warrants and thereby
reduce the state debt to $998,000. This
is the first time the debt has been
below one million dollars w-i;hin the
memory of the oldest watchdog of
the treasury. The oldest book now
kept in the state auditor's office
show; that the debt was $1,500,000 in
1907. and it has not since been less.
The state treasurer will not have to
wait on people to walk to the state
house to present the warrants called
in or for the receipt of them by mail.
He can turn to the vault and lav his
his hand on them any time. They
are owned by the state, having been
bought as an investment for the
school fund. The interest on the war
rants is paid by the state to itself and
will go into the temporary school fund
for the distribution semi-annually to
aid school districts.
Aged Man s Wonderful Recovery.
Wymore—Marv Weston was on the
streets receiving the congratulations
of his friends on his recent recovery
from a severe case of blood poisoning.
Last November the trouble smarted in
a finger, which was promptly ampu
tated, but it war. found in a few days
that the disease had spread farther up
the arm. Another operation was per
formed, removing lhe arm just below
the elbow. Still the disease was not
checked and finally the arm was re
moved iust below the shoulder. Wes
, ton is about 70 years of age.
THE TIME TEST.
_
That Is What Proves True Merit.
Doan's Kidney Pills bring the quick
est of relief from backache and kid
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Mrs. James M. Long,
of 113 Augusta St..
Staunton, Va.. tell
you OnJanuarv 31st.
1903, Mrs. Long
wrote: “Doan's Kid
ney Pills have cured
me” (of pain in the
back, urinary trou
bles. bearing down sensations, etc.)
On June 20th. 1907, four and one-half
years later, she said: "I haven’t had
kidney trouble since. I repeat mv
testimony.’’
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
ANOTHER NARROW-MINDED MAN.
De Quiz—What do you call good
winter weather?
De Whiz—Weather cold enough to
make a man's wife think her own fire
side a better place than a matinee.
SHE COULD NOT WALK
For Month*—Burning Humor on Ankles
—Opiates Alone Brought Sleep
—Eczema Yielded to Cuticura.
"I had eczema for over two years.
I had two physicians, but they only
gave me relief for a short time and 1
cannot enumerate the ointments and
lotions I used to no purpose. My ank
les were one mass of sores. The itch
ing and burning were so intense that
I could not sleep. I could not walk for
nearly four months. One day my hus
band said I had better try the Cuticura
Remedies. After using them three
times I had the best night's rest in
months unless 1 took an opiate. I
used one set of Cuticura Soap. Oint
ment. and Pills, and my ankles heak-d
in a short time. It is now a year since
I used Cuticura. and there has been no
return of the eczema. Mrs. David
Brown. Locke, Ark., May IS and July
13. 1907.” __
Might Have Been Quicker.
“Yes,” Gussie was saying, "it was the
first time I had met him and he actual
ly called me a fool. Hadn't been talk
ing to him five minutes, either. Say,
what kind of a fellow is he. anyway?”
"Well,” replied Knox, quietly, "he's
awfully slow, for one thing.”
Ptati cr Ohio. Citt or Toledo, i
Lilas Coctt. f
Frank J. Cheney make* oath that be D senior
partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney A Co., doing
business in the City of Toiedu. County and State
aforesaid. and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each ami every
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by tbe use of
IIall’6 Catabrh Cure. __
FRANK J. C HEN EY
Sworn to before roe and eub*cri»»ed in my presence.
Ibis6:h day of December. A D.. 1886.
__ (J A. W. GLEASON.
) feEAl- {■ Notary Public.
Hall s Catarrh Cure Is taken Internal y and acts
directly »n the blood and mucous surfaces of the
•yatexn. Send fur test.nmnUU. free.
F. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, O.
Sold bY all Druggists. 75c.
Take Half*Family Pills for constipation.
On Diminutives.
i The Sphinx was asking a riddle.
••Why does a man in love always
want to call a 200-pound maiden his
‘little girl?'”
With one acord they gave it up.
Chocolate Pie! Chocolate Pie!
The more you eat the more you want if
they are made from “OUR-PIE” Prepara
tion. Try it and tell your friends how easy
it is to make delicious chocolate pies.
Three varieties—Lemon, Chocolate, and
Custard—at grocers, 10 cents a package.
Above Reward.
Good counsel has no price.—French
Proverb.
The very wisest advice: take Garfield
Tea whenever a laxative is indicated!
Pleasant to the taste, simple, pure, mild,
potent and health-giving. Made of Herbs
I —not drugs.
If a rich girl has fiery red hair it's a
sign that all her acquaintances will
tell her it is golden.
FILES CFKED I-N 6 TO 14 DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to c*jre any case
of Itebing. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Biles Id
C to U days or money refunded. 50c.
A man's ideal woman is one kind of
a pipe dream.
Mn. Winaiow'a Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces in
flammation. allays pain, cunts wind colic 25c a tjoitle
The young man who hesitates dur
ing leap year is won.
CARE OF THE KITCHEN.
Clean Walls Are an Essential to
Sanitary Cooking.
It is not only important to know
how to cook, but it is equally impor
tant to know where to cook. Cook
ing in a dirty kitchen can never pro
duce good food. The idea is simply
preposterous, yet kitchen walls are
left for months—sometimes for years
without cleansing.
In the first place the kitchen wall
should have a light tint that the mer
est fleck of dirt can be seen; that the
sheerest cobweb can be brushed
away; that the tiniest water bug can
be discerned. It is all folly expecting
clean food in a kitchen with dirty
walls.
Never put a wall coating on a
kitchen wall that is mixed with hot
water or that has glue in it, or sour
milk in it if mixed with cold water.
Glue walls made from horses’ hoofs
colored up with cheap colorings do
not indicate good housekeeping. The
glue is constantly flecking off, fall
ing into the food and the idea of food
flavored with glue made from horses’
1 hoofs is not appetizing.
Kitchen walls to be thoroughly sat
isfactory should be alabastined the
same as every other wall in the
house. They should be coated regu
larly in the spring and fall of each
year with a light tint.
The care of the pantry requires
constant attention. The walls should
be brushed over every year, the
dishes removed from the shelves
which should be thoroughly wiped
with hot water. If there are ant
holes or any other insects in the pan
tries a thick putty of the wall coat
ing can be made and all the ant holes,
even small mice holes can be filled
with it which will protect the pantry
from the incursions of disagreeable
insects and mice.
Women Not in Demand.
Mr. Arnold Shanklin, just returned
from Panama, says that men who go
to Panama seem to think a wife one
of the first necessities, but general1'
they are provided with sweethearts,
who either come to them properly
chaperoned or they go back to the
states for them. The government
builds nice six-room houses for the
married men. and there is a very
pleasant social set being formed. He
did not seem to agree with Miss
Helen Varick Boswell that old maids
or bachelor girls are wanted there,
the inference being that the right
sort of men are either married or
about to be when they go to Panama.
Millions in Oats and Barley.
Nothing will pay you better for 1908
than to sow a plenty of big yielding oats
and barley with oats at 40c to 50c a bu.
(Salzer's new Emperor William Oats av
eraged 50 bu per acre more than any
other variety in 1907) would pay immense
ly while Salzer s Silver King Barley which
proved itself the biggest yielder at the
Wisconsin Agricultural Station during
1907 if you had planted 50 acres would
have given you in 1907 just $.3,500.00 on 50
acres. It is an enormous yielder.
JIST SEND THIS NOTICE AND 10c
to the John A. Salzer Seed Co.. La
Crosse, Wis.. and we will mail you the
only original seed catalog published in
America with samples of Emperor Wil
liam Oats. Silver King Barley. Billion Dol
lar Grass which produces 12 tons per acre.
Sainfoin the dry soil luxurintor. etc., etc..
and if you send 14c- we add a package of
new farm seeds never before seen by you.
Gloomy Outlook.
Long Winded Orator (lowering his
voice to an impressive whisper)—
"Have you ever. O, my friends, al
lowed yourselves to wonder where you
will be and what you will be doing
when another century shall have rolled
around?”
Wearied Auditor (in an equally im
pressive whisper)—‘‘Yes—we’ll still
be here waiting for you to finish your
speech!”
Important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle of
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infants and children, and see that it
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AS YET UNKNOWN TO FAME.
Can Any One Place This Quotation
from Philosopher?
Louis Jones of the Grand opera
house had the blues. His brother, a
colored man, usually in good humor,
had 'em. too. Neither knew Just why
he had 'em, but they had 'em just the
same.- They talked of the weather,
the times and a dozen other gloomy
subjects. There was nothing sunny
in the soul of a patron or a barber.
Finally both sighed in concert and a
silence fell over the shop—yes, over a
barber shop. The colored man was
the first to speak. After several mo
ments of silence he gave vent to an
other sigh and said:
"Well, as de old philosopah says: !
‘Ef yo’ ain't got nothin,' now's yo’
time.' ”
Jones is still wondering who the
philosopher was.—Indianapolis News.
The Simple Life.
Abe, a light mulatto, called upon a
minister for whom he had formerly
worked.
“Yo' know, boss, I'se gwine be mar
ried nex’ week,” he admitted halting- ,
ly, according to Lippincott s Maga- j
zine. “I'se gwine to marry Miss May j
Felicity Johnson, an’ May she say
she wants ter be married jus’ like
white folks.” “All right, Abe, I’ll j
marry you if you want,” the minister
replied. “How much you gwine
charge?" “It will cost you $5 to be i
married like white folks.” Abe ,
scratched his head. “Guess we'll hab
ter be married like colored folks,
then,” he said. “You see, boss, we s
goin’ to housekeepin', an’ I ain't got
but $8.”
When Your Throat Feelo Sore
get a 25c box of Brown's Bronchial
Troches. They give immediate relief.
Contain nothing injurious.
Making things appear to prove what
we want them to prove, is one way;
having them prove what they do
prove is another way.
—.—
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Taking care of money is almost as
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Is it not sheer madness to live poor
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20 to 40 Bushels Wheat to the Aero.
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35 to 50 Bushels Barley to the Acre.
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Good Laws with Low Taxation.
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Chances for Profitable Investments.
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daughter, brother or sister of intending home
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