Nebraska Newspapers

    Loup City Northwestern
VOLUME XXVIII.
LOUP CITY NEBRASKA, THURSDAY , APRIL 21, 1910.
NUMBER 24
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OLD CHICAGO GRAIN
FIRM IS IN TROUBLE
Fflefii Court Acpc -t* Receiver for
W. H. Merritt 4. Co, Com
mission Men.
Chicago. Apr!! 7 —The old and con
MTii'j;r groin and dipping firm of
W H Jltir.rt * Co bare suspended.
» it liabilities placed at $:«e.M0 and
UMti a?
They owe the bask at Montreal 540.
"W. and ike refusal of the latter to
grant tb»ir further credit, combined
art the demoralized condition of the
com trade here and throughout the
east, caused the failure
K_g-ce L Merritt announced that
the company has assets over and
abets its !-.&hi iue* ©f Jill;.<*•:• and
* ill be abb- to meet all obligations If
gives a little time
• liaries H Castle, secretary of the
■ea'- rtf K.etatu- *ompany. which Is
ustrolW by the bank of Montreal.
»a» ai-pointed r» -:tsr by Judge Car
;enter and took iciuesswa of the
firm’s business and assets.
Th- holdings of Merritt 4: Co. were
sm~. d out k».4 j! er the ©peeing of
the tuarke-r a- they gave th- trade
notice they were unable to protect
shett interests
buctei have been entailed by every
grain shipping t*. ..-e in the trade of
ia'e ty the der-t ~ tation in com
valuis *hi<k bate declin-d ten cents
in e# days The unn* tally w arm
«« br during 'he month of Marcn
fias r»o' cn!y gr-atly curia led the con
sumptMM of com Throughout the east.
!<u' fca- also caused com shipped to
eas-^m consum* r» to arrive in a beat
d < sditk* and it has been rejected
by l -yers. entaliing severe losses.
BURGLAR CONFESSES TO MURDER
—
Cir i S ijcr Says Stea ng Was So
Fucmstirg He Cou Cn't Resist.
Springfield. Mass . April 7.—Lad ing
i inaxs »o love of excitement and a
man.* for stealing. caused by an in
j-ry to his b~ad in boyhood, Bertram
*tr > -r -r bn *.*- d<>nn under 21
tours of merciless grilling and con
4 that he »a* he masked burg
iar aho had terrorixed Springfield Jot
• «o year*. and had reacfc*-d the climax
otf t:s wild career by murdering Mar
lha b l;*acti-one a*t Thursday even
i to*
In fc:s amsxlnr confession, although
many of the details are being with
t Id until the trial. Spencer makes il
clear that assoc*-~d with his over
pcae'.ng desir*- to steal were an in
fens*- kvc at exct'em*-nt and a high
degr*e at persona] vanity. This latte!
trait Spent-, r gritiSed by baS.cg th«
police and iwdmg the newspaper ac
' -t-'s of ti* exploits The accoucti
of hit daring crimes fascinated hitr
*ud iotfered h:> egotism. The police
declare he is a morphine fiend.
APT J-RY WILL MAKE AWARD.
Te- E~- rent P* <-ters to Select Re
t'P e-ts of Honors Meet.
i'i'Vi.:):. Pa Apr i 7 —Ten eminent
5ax-*t> cttapns.pg the international
jury to a»ard prizes for the fourteenth
exit .il . iL. bit of (UtiiSM in the Car
i* t ii.fr■ • _•** are in s-ssi.jn here to
day u> tb*. recipients of honors
jotr W. Beatty. dirt tor of fine arts
. in ute. is president of the
J iry "he other members being U'ilUan:
H Chase and chiide Hassam of Xe*
V k iildtr Schofield of Philadel
phui Charles W Wood bur., of 1 lost on
Le-nard OcL't:.»n of Co* Cob. Coca ;
Charles H Unis of Mystic, Conn.; E
W Bedfi* .d of Center Ridge. Pa.; W
L Latfarop of Nea liyse. Pa ; Hear
' Eug-ne L<e Sidaner. Oise. France, and
Albert X-.huys. Amsterdam, Holland
The a s ards to be made are three
:• 1 to* dais a cc prize* to accompany
J them of |i>. $1.«M and $5M.
FP ENDS FEAR FOR CARNEGIE
! nor "-aster Reuu et A-c as He Leaves
Car ip Near York.
X* * York. Apr:! 7—Friends of An
<-re» Cam* spe. a ho has just returned
L- re from -he meat, mere perturbed by
tii physical conditio*. At his tome it
aas declared that he merely aas fa
iru*-d an- that after a thorough rest
t- no* id t- jerfec tiy a ell, but the
facts that he required the assistance
of t * o m-n in ... £ fa ting from his cai
and that his personal appearance in
cRated { hy steal unrest or ailment
hare created uneasiness.
FATAL EXPLOSION ON CRUISER.
hlTtandi Ec er Tubes Blast Kills
Oee and I-jure* Two.
Vallejo. Cal- April 7—A report
reached Mare island that late on Sat
-rday afternoon ah.ie the cruiser
Mur? .and mas on her nay to Monterey
Ray from San*a Barbara. the tubes in
one o' the for* ard boilers blew out,
terribly scalding at least three firemen
end mat* r tenders, one of sbom bus
since died
Call Off Races at Buffalo.
1 -5a:<'. N Y.. April 7 —At a meet
mc of tfc Buffalo Koad Drivers' asses
ChOoi tt a a* deeded not to hold a
grand c-r.—: m.-.:.ng here thi- sum
* iu«X.
TAFT CANCELS DATE1
WILL NOT MAKE EXPECTED
SPEECH AT INDIAN
APOLIS.
WILL CURTAIL TRIP WEST
No Reason Assigned for Change in
Itinerary But It Is Believed Action
of Republican State Convention Is
the Cause.
Washington. April 7.—Announce
ment *&; made at the White House
that President Taft will not visit In
ti :ar> a po!.s on uis forthcoming western
trip The announcement was not ac
i compamed by an official explanation.
■ Secretary Carpenter simply said that
in making up the itinerary it had
t-een found advisable to omit Indian
apolis It was expected that the presi
■ dent would speak at the Hoosier capi
tal on May 3.
No Reason Assigned for Charge.
No reason is given for the change
of plans, but it is generally ascribed
to the action of the Republican state
convection of Indiana in ignoring the
tariff bill and indorsing Senator Bev
erage after he had criticised that bill
severely, and thus taken a stand ex
actly opposite to the president as to
the tariff The president has said
nothing about the action of Indiana,
but he is generally supposed to feel
that it would be embarrassing on all
hands for h;m to speak in Indianapolis
after the action of the convention.
Trip to Be Shortened.
It was said at the White House that
the president’s trip west, which be
gins April ”9. probably will be cur
tailed several days, and it was inti
mated that this was likely responsible
for the failure to visit Indianapolis.
The president had planned to spend
three or four days in Cincinnati, but it
is now likely that he will be there
only on May 3.
Dalzell Doesn’t Like Platform.
The platform adopted by the Indiana
Republican slate convention does not
meet the approval of high tariff lead
ers of the house. Their views were
expressed by Representative Dalzell
of Pennsylvania, chairman of the com
mittee on rules and a member of the
ways and means committee.
"The Beveridge platform is not a
Republican platform.” said Mr. Dal
zell. "From my point of view I do
not see hew any self-respecting Re
publican can vote for the candidates
on that platform. Senator Beveridge's
criticism of the tariff is not justified
by existing conditions.”
YERKES' ART BRINGS $769,200.
Forty-Two Canvases Set New Record
for One Night Sales.
New York. April 7—Unprecedented
in the history of art public sales in
•he United States was the second ses
sion of the selling of the treasures of
the late Charles T. Yerkes when 42
canvases brought $769.21-3, a record
breaking sum for one night. The high
est amount ever realized from one ses
sion of bidding, something more than
was obtained in 1666, while
the collection of Miss Mary Jane Mor
gan was under the hammer.
Several pictures easily passed that
amount, beginning with the splendid
Turner Rockets and Blue Lights," for
which Duveen Brothers paid $129,000,
and the Corot "The Fisherman.” ac
quired by the same house for $60,000,
which is many thousands of dollars
more than ever paid for a work by
that artist at public vendue.
FAR REACHING SUITS FILED.
S x Vem&ers of Machinists Union Are
Charged With Conspiracy.
Bloomington, 111., April 7.—Impor
tant suits, which may he far-reaching
in their effect, were filed here by
Isaac Bird and other veteran machin
ists of the Chicago & Alton railroad,
lor Jj.( 3 each against sis members
, of the machinists' union, alleging con
spiracy and charging that the union
} induced the railroad to place In effect
what Is known as the closed shop, no
one being permitted to work except
those holding membership in the
union. The defendants refused to join
the union and were discharged.
HOLD NEGRO SOLDIERS GUILTY.
Military Court Says Brownsville Evi
dence Clearly Convicts Them.
Washington. April 7.—The military
court of inquiry which for more than
a year has been investigating the
shooting up of Brownsville, Tex., re
i ported that the evidence clearly con
victs the soldiers of the Twenty-fifth
infantry, colored.
There is no appeal from this finding.
Opium Worth $23,000 Is Destroyed.
San Francisco. April 7—Customs of
ficials oiled $23,000 worth of contra
band opium, seized in recent searches
of oriental liners, and poured the val
uable drug into the sewer. There were
763 tins of the stuff, valued at $30 a
1 tin.
SAYLER WIDOW WEEPS
IN MIDST OF STORY
Woman Accused With Her Father and
Dr. Miller of Murder Breaks
Down.
Watseka, 111.. April 7.—When Mrs.
Lucy Sayler, widow of John Byron
Sayler. the banker who was slain in
his home at Crescent City last July,
went on the witness stand in the trial
of Dr. W. R. Miller. John Grunden. her
father, and herself, she said: "The
night before he was shot my husband
told me his bank account was over
drawn and I would have to go to Pe
oria and get him some money or he
would do something desperate."
As she was reciting the story of the
shooting of her husband Mrs. Sayler
broke down on the witness stand and
wept. She told of her husband's at
tacking Dr. Miller and of running her
self from the house bet ore the shots
were fired.
Mrs. Sayler also testified that with
the consent of her husband she had
gone to Europe with Peter Weast and
his wife and that merchandise and
produce was sent to the Sayler home
by Mr. Weast at frequent intervals.
Mrs. Sayler declared that after the
shooting she saw the ax near the body
; of her husband. The testimony of Mrs.
■ Sayler corroborated that of Doctor
! Miller on the same incidents.
The widow told of Mr. Sayler re
fusing to join in a game of cards with
: Doctor Miller, herself and her father.
John Grunden, then of his rushing into
the parlor, seizing a hatchet from be
| neath the lounge and shouting: “I'm
prepared for this; I'm going to kill
you!” and rushing on Doctor Miller
with the upraised weapon.
Mrs. Sayler said her husband over
turned the table and lamp as he
rushed forward and that she ran out
! side after hearing the shots. After
| quiet was restored she returned, she
1 said.
"I went to the body and knelt beside
my husband and found he was dead,’’
said Mrs. Sayler.
Y: M. C. A. OF TEXAS CONVENES.
Annual Convention Is Formally Open
ed at Waco—Strong Program.
Waco. Tex., April 7.—An unusually
strong program has been arranged for
the annual convention of the Young
1 Men's Christian association of Texas,
; which was formally opened last night
' in the First Baptist church. The music
is an especially attractive feature, E.
M. Ward of Sherman leading the con
vention singing and the Houston asso
ciation male quartet rendering selec
tions.
This morning audresses were made
by Rev. Dr. Carter H. Jones of Okla
homa City, and F. B. Smith, secretary
! of religious work department, interna
: tional committee. In the afternoon
E- T. Belmont oi Houston made a re
| port on amateur athletics; W. W. Dii
I Ion of the Association training school,
Chicago, 6poke on 'A New Calling,"
and boys' work was discussed by A E
j Hungerford of Dallas. G. S. Chessum
| of San Antonio and G. W. SheSer of
j Galveston.
j The program for the rest of the con
i vention includes addresses by William
| E. Sweet of Denver, Fred B. Smith of
* New York, C. L. Gates of Kansas
City, W. D. Weatherford of Nashville,
E. C. Mercer of New York and sev
eral leaders in the work in this state.
TAFT EULOGIZES THE JEWS.
Says Their People Are Most Entitled
to Be Aristocrats.
W ashington, April 7.—Representa
tive Jews of America, delegates to the
convention of the B’Xai B'Rith,
cheered President Taft to the echo
last night when he concluded an ad
dress at their anual banquet with
these words:
"There is no people so much as
yours entitled to become the aristo
crats of the world and yet who mate
the best republicans.”
The president welcomed the dele
gates to Washington and outlined to
them plans for the making of the capi
tal city greater and more beautiful.
As the president was speaking.
Speaker Cannon entered. President
j Ta.it, abruptly pausing, turned to the
speaker and said: "And now, ladies
1 and gentlemen, here comes the worthy
gentleman who controls the appro
i priations of the United States.”
With one hand on President Taft's
shoulder the speaker rejoined: "Under
the rules of the house, I am not half
as much to be honored as the worthy
gentleman who spends the appropria
, tions of the United States.”
JOSEPH G. EBERSOLE BANKRUPT.
Piano Manufacturer Owes $1,120,000
Has Only $400 Assets.
Cincinnati. April 7.—Liabilities of
j $1,120,000 and assets of $400 were list
i ed by Joseph G. Ebersole in a petition
in bankruptcy filed in the United
States district court here.
Mr. Ebersole is a piano manufacture
er. The bankruptcy petition is the
outgrowth of a failure 15 years ago.
The formation of a new company in
which he joined was the cause of the
i action.
ROOSEVELT AND WIFE MAKE
JOURNEY ALONE ACROSS
COUNTRY.
PINCHOT MEETING PLANNED
Former President Is Guest of City on
Last Day in Rome—Newspaper
Men Respect Privacy of Senti
mental Journey.
Spezia. Italy, April 7.—Immediately
: after their arrival here this morning
1 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt en
tered a carriage and began a drive to
Genoa, over the same route which
| they traversed on their honeymoon.
American newspaper correspondents
who accompanied Mr. Roosevelt from
Khartum promised, at the former pres
ident'6 request, that they will respect
the privacy of this sentimental jour
i ney.
Will Pass Three Days at Villa.
The carriage drive from Spezia to
Genoa, a distance of 65 miles, will oc
1 cupy the greater part of three days.
Arriving at Genoa, the Roosevelts will
' proceed at once by train to Porto
j Maurizio. near the French frontier,
i where they will visit for three days
at the villa of Miss Carow, Mrs.
Roosevelt’s sister. Mr. Roosevelt has
announced that he will receive no one
at Porto Maurizio except Gifford Pin
ehot, former chief forester of the
United States department of agri
culture.
Triumph for Roosevelt.
Before leaving Rome. ex-President
Roosevelt had reason to believe that a
great triumph was his, because both
the attitude of the Vatican toward
him and the statement of the Method
ists, which he had condemned, were
repudiated by the leading adherents
of those two institutions.
Abbot Lawrence Janssens, one oi
the most learned benedictines and
j secretary of the Congregation of the
I Affairs of Religious, called on Mr.
Roosevelt and, not finding him, left his
card, on which he wrote In French
that he desired to congratulate him
; for the constant support given to his
order and the Catholic church in gen
; eral in America during Mr. Roosevelt's
| "glorious career” as president, which
he hoped would soon be resumed.
Contemporaneously, Mr. Roosevelt
received letters from relatives of high
I prelates and cardinals, condemning
what they styled “the personal atti
tude of Cardinal Merry del Val, for
which neither the pope nor the Cath
olic church was responsible.”
Mgr. Merry Del Val.
at the villa of Miss Carow, Mrs.
Roosevelt’s sister. Mr. Roosevelt has
announced that he 'will receive no one
at Porto Maurizio except Gifford Pin
chot, former chief forester of the
United States department of agri
culture.
Triumph for Roosevelt.
Before leaving Rome, ex-Presidenl
Roosevelt had reason to believe that a
great triumph was his, because both
the attitude of the Vatican toward
him and the statement of the Method
ists, which he had condemned, were
repudiated by the leading adherents
of those two institutions.
Abbot Lawrence Janssens, one oi
the most learned benedictines and
| secretary of the Congregation of the
i Affairs of Religious, called on Mr.
Roosevelt and. not ffnding him, left his
card, on which he wrote in French
that he desired to congratulate him
! for the constant support given to his
order and the Catholic church in gen
; eral in America during Mr. Roosevelt's
| "glorious career” as president, which
he hoped would soon be resumed.
Contemporaneously, Mr. Roosevelt
received letters from relatives of high
prelates and cardinals, condemning
what they styled “the personal atti
tude of Cardinal Merry del Val, for
which neither the pope nor the Cath
olic church was responsible."
Regrets Methodist Statement.
On the other hand. Mr. Roosevelt re
ceived a letter from Dr. Walling Clark,
head of the Methodist organization in
Italy, in which he said, after expres
sing regret over the publication of the
j article written by Rev. B M. Tipple:
“Let me assure you that the Meth
! odists of Rome were not responsible
! for the article. Allow me once more
| to express my admiration for the cour
' ageous position you have taken in the
! face of the demands of the Vatican.
; The Methodists of Rome will not for
! get it."
The series of events connected with
• the cancellation of Mr. Roosevelt’s au
dience with the pope, and later his re
i pudiation of the denunciatory states
j ment issued by Pastor Tipple added
! interest to the dinner given In Mr.
Roosevelt's honor in the great hall of
i the historic Capitoline palace by the
j municipal authorities, over which
j Mayor Nathan presided. No reference,
| however, cither directly or Indirectly.
was made to the affair with the Vatt
i can.
The guests included Premier Lua
sati, Sig. Ferrero, under secretary of
I the foreign office; Sig. Ferreri. grand
1 master of the Free Mason order, and
Ambassador Leishman.
Delta Chi Annual Convention.
Columbus. O.. April 7.—The six
teenth annual convention of the Delta
j Chi fraternity opened here today, the
headquarters being at *he Southern
hotel. President Frank W. Atkinson of
Detroit is in the chair. The sessions
; will conclude Saturday evening.
“HIGH UP" PITTSBURGERS
CONFESS BRIBERY
President of German National Ban*
ts Indicted on Charge of
Conspiracy.
Pittsburg:. Pa, April 7.—Frank N.
Hoffstot. president of the Pressed
Steel Car company and one of tbs
j most prominent business men in the
country, is accused of giving: a >52,
| 500 bribe in connection with the coun
cil boodiiag. the expose of which has
thrown Pittsburg politicians and busi
ness men into a panic. The accusa
tion against Mr. Hoffstot was made by
the grand jury when, in a present
ment and report, sensational with al
legations of wholesale bribery, it
recommended the indictment of Mr.
Hoffstot.
President Emil Winter of the Work
ingman's Savings Hank and Trust coro
, pany of Allegheny, another of the
financial pillars of Pittsburg, crept to
tbe bar of justice to confess that he
had bribed councilmen to the extent
of $20,000.
James M. Anderson, general book
keeper of the Workingman's Savings
Bank and Trust Company, was ar
raigned on a charge of having mutila
ted the books of his bank to save ex
posure of certain persons. He pleaded
nole contendere and was placed under
bail.
The indictment of Hoffstot was not
unexpected by those who have fol
; lowed the graft cases, yet the vieious
; ness of the presentment made to the
■ court by the grand jury astounded
I every one. For some years new
Hoffstot has been making his resi
dence in New York, having a fine resi
dence on Long Island. The grand jury
takes cognizance of this and calls on
the district attorney to "proceed forth
with to extradite him" in case he does
not at once obey the summons to ap
; pear before the grand jury.
j Summers Knocks Out Meehegan.
Sydney, X. S. W„ April 7.—Johnny
Summers of England knocked out H.
} Meehegan in the nineteenth round in
| their fight for the lightweight cham
j pioeship of Australia.
—
THE MARKETS,
Grain, Provisions, Etc.
Chicago. April 4.
FLOCR—Firm. Winter wheat, patent,
inte. $3.4065.30: straight. Jute, SS SJ63 40;
, clear. Jute. S4.7364.9D; spring wheat. spe
' rial brands, wood. K 40; Minnesota hard
patent. Jute. $5.1063.25: Minnesota hard
t Spring, straight, exp-rt bags, $4 SOgfi 10;
I first clears. J4.OOS4.SO: second clears. *3 19
S3 2$: low grades. S2.SSS3.00. Rye—Y.'iilta.
i per bbl . }3 So®3». dark, per bbl.. juts.
*3.006-3.70.
WHEAT-Declined. July. S1-0SH31 0G4»;
September. $l.C261.P2*i.
CORN—Weak. May. 59©3S*-c; July. .JIH
g€2\c.
OATS—Lower. May. 414642V: July 49
®4C*sC.
- St'TTER—Creamery. extra. 31c; price to
retail dealers. S24c; prints, 33V: extra
.firsts. 3V; firsts. 27c; seconds. 25c: dair
i ies, extra. lie: firsts. 23c; seconds. 21c; la
j ales. No. 1. 21*40; packing. 21c.
EGGS—Miscellaneous lots, cases Inclu
ded. !$@20e: cases returned. 1T461SV: or
' dinary firsts. ISc; firsts. 21c; prime firsts.
22c; extra. 23c; No. 1 dirties, ISc; checks,
17 c.
POTATOES—Choice to fancy. 26f?2Sc:
fair to good 22633c. New Potatoes—Per
bbl.. $5. .a®7.00. Sweet Potatoes—Illinois,
, $1.006200.
New York. April *.
WHEAT—Lower, quiet trade: Xo. 1 I»a
luth. Jl.SJH: Xo. S red. *Lf5; No. i hard,
nominal: No. 1 macaroni. U.Qa^i: No. 1
Manitoba. *l.lS*i; May, SL39&; July. *:.13V:
September. S1.P9.
CORN—Weaker, fair trade; steamet
mixed. 614c: Xo. I. «fl»c; Xo. I yeiiow,
’"Sc: May, ST’nc; July, 70\»c; September,
70s? c.
RYE—Eiftless. No. 1 SOUc.
BARLEY—Feeding, norcinaL
I OATS—Weaker, larger trade: Xo. I
white. 47t-e; Xo. S white. 4»ujo: No. 4
white. 45*ec: natural and clipped white,
46*,&514c: May, 4SV*c.
East Buffalo. X. Y.. April C.
CATTLE—Slow and steady: prime
steers, J7.75fiS.5; butcher grades. *3.5i>3
7.00.
SHEEP AND I .A MBS—Active. 10c high
er: wool lambs. *7 OOgnOW: clipped lambs.
*6..^iJ.OO; yearlings, r.sOtjS.OO; sheep, 34 01
§7.SO.
HOGS—Light weights, strong; heavies,
lower; Yorkers. jn.Wen.15; pigs. *r.00;
mixed. *’.1.104*11.15: heave. *11.15. roughs
*10.00^10.3; stags. *&.50&f> 00.
Live Stock.
Chicago. April g
CATTLE—Good to prime steers. 37 S9#
S.iS: fair to good steers. *7.754*7.5#; com
mon to fair beeves. *7 Oh:5.73. common t*
fancy yearlings. *S73#A(X'; good to rholes
beef cows. *4.75^*165: medium to good beef
cows. *4 1X494.75. inferior killers. CTS&t.TS;
common to good cutters, *X<o*f4 », inferi
or to good beef canners. C rAttSOO; good
tb choice beer heifers. *5 <X»|» 7.35: butcher
bulls. *5 b'htx.OO: bologna bulla. *3.506fi00;
Icanner bulls. $f.50#S.3; calves. *4.5>tkv5a.
HOGS—Good to prime heavy. *10.65#
10.75; goo«i to prime medium-weight butch
ers, S10.W#W.7W; common to good light
mixed. *h\5»K'10.55; fair to good mixed.
*10 30tnP 00: fair to fancy light. *10 X>» Hi *8
pigs. 90 to 140 lbs.. *10.05® 10.25.
Omaha. Neh, April 1
CATTLE—Market steady. Native steers,
*S.<XVS OS; cows ami heifers, *3..V:ifc.40.
western steers. *5.75fr7.(X'. Texas steers.
C.0C*f6.«P: cows and heifers. S7.75g5.50;
canners. *73*:3SP: stockers and feeders!
K.T5#7.«>: calves. *4.£j®S,33; bulls, stags,
etc,. *5 50®5.75.
HOGS—Martlet 10 cents lower. Her vy
*10 StfflO.*3; mixed. *’0.40#10 3C: light. *•«.;#
910.55; Pigs. *aoO#iO.«8. bulk of sales,
> JhXtoulO.4.
Wheat Older Than History
rmce* bettered It the gift of the goda
Tbe rr .'sconce p* ec as to the orlgla of
tbis cereal tngtet'H ib the question
*»? k»i* beta based spas a faulty
recollect** at a theory once proposed
maaely that wheat was a cu’.ffvation
ders ratios of tbe wUd Triticum ora
'■o. a fita of tbe Leract This
Crass was pat aider selective ealtlra
tor a score at years and It ra
•posdod to tbe effort lb a consider
»bt« degree It developed Into a bet
ter grass, but grass It remained; U
did not become wheat.
Work of the Ye.
Miss Rhena Mosher of New York U
the general secretary of the Young
Woman's Christian association and la
a gifted and enthusiastic speaker.
The work of the Ys, as the young
women are called. Is quite on a par
with that done la the men’s associa
tions and Is perfectly independent of
them,
The Day After Election
Beckman Winthrop. assistant secre
tary of the treasury, told at a recent
banquet a voting story.
“The New Tork election before this
®°t." he said, ■*» certain gentleman
of spotless Integrity was supported
ardently by another gentleman on
whoae Integrity there were, perhaps a
few slight spots.
“Howerer. the spotleea rfap won.
aat he owed his victory in part to
feu loyal tf polka-dot supporter. The !
supporter visited him the day after i
election. As they shook hands warm*
ly. the rictor said:
'* I want to thank yon. Smith. Tour
disinterested help saved the day. I
want to thank you from my heart*
-•Very Rood/ said Smith. *and now
suppose you write me out a alee little
check.
The Ttctor frowned.
“ *1 demand pure dUinteresu daesi
in politics. Mr. Smith.' be said in i
stern voice,
” 'Well.' Siri'b replied easily, ' ll
you want pure dt'iateresteduess yoi
can always set it: but it must b4
paid for. and darn high. too.' “
Loud Amusement.
Pearl— "Yes. I beard oT Pelie*s e*
sngement all ever the neighborhood."
Kuby*—"You did! Why, BelV promised
not to whisper it to a soul .“ iVart—
"Ob. she didn't *ht»;er It—sbs
shouted it."
FOUND DUD III HOI
FRANK VCULEK-S BOOY BADLY
BRUISED ABOUT HEAD.
HAPPENINGS OVER THE STATE
What ia Going on Hero and The-*
That is of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout Nebraska
and Vicinity.
Weston. Neb.—Frank Yculek. a
prosperoils farmer living about eight
miles north of here, was found dead
in his home Tuesday. He was bruised
about the head and it was at first
thought that he had met with foul
! play. He had sold his farm recently,
and was to have been married ia a
short time.
Coroner Biggerstaff was summoned
and he in company with Dr. Confer
| examined the body. The doctor pro
nounced death due to ptomaine pot
■ soning. the bruises, he thought, being
due to the death struggle. This cou
due to the death struggle. This,
coupled with the fact that a large
sum of money was found on the bodr
dispelled the idea of foul play.
The stomach of the deceased was
sent to a chemist for a further exam
ination in order to make sure that no
foul play had taken place.
District M. E. Conference.
York. Xeb.—The seventh annual ses
' sion of the York district coaferecce
| of the M. E. church concluded its two
days' session Thursday. Thirty guests
from abroad were in attendance since
Monday noon. By unanimous rote the
district conference was discontinued,
and & ministerial association was
; formed with the following officers:
Rev. M. B. Alexander of Lincoln, pres
ident; Rev. A. G. Bennett. York, vice
president; Rev. D. W. Witt. Brad
shaw. secretary and treasurer, and
Rev. C. A Mastlo, Seward, members
Ql tie executive board. The principal
’ speakers on the program were p:shop
John L. Xuelsen of Omaha; Rev. Dr.
i S. Terry of Chicago. Chancellor
i Davidson. Rev. J. D. M. Buckner. Rev.
j C. M. Shepherd of Lincoln. District
Superintendent Alexander leaves the
district this year and resolutions were
passed commending his administration
for the past six years.
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Foundling Left With Farmer.
Beaver City. Xeb—A baby twelve
. days old was left at the farm home
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keith, twelve
miles south of Beaver City, at an
early hour Tuesday morning. Mrs.
Keith was aroused in the middle of
i the night and found the baby lying in
* the living room of the house. On it
was pinned a note reading:
“This baby is twelve days old. take
' care of it and name him Edward. I
will die before sunset."
The infant was taken in charge and
is being well cared for. With the
; baby were two nursing bottles, a
quantity of condensed milk, and an
' abundance of baby clothing.
It was learned that & strange wo
man came from the east to Xorton.
Kas.. and was driven in the direction
of the Keith home. The liveryman,
however, refuses to give any informa
tion.
York Man an Inventor.
York. Xeb.—Joseph Zieg. a former
York man. who went with the First
Nebraska to the Philippin Islands and
remained with the regiment until Its
return home, went to St Louis. Mo.,
about three years ago and has perfee
' ted and received a United States pat
ent for a spring power motor for au
S tomobiles. which it is said will net
him $7i>.0fi0 to $100,000 if he was dis
■ posed to sell his patent at this time.
New Grain Elevator Finished.
Ruskin. Xeb.—The new era in elera
tor which has been in coarse of con
] struction here for the past several
months was completed last week and
will be opened for business this weeV.
, It is one of the largest and finest ele
vators on this branch of the Rock
Island and makes the third elevator
doing business in this city.
Judge Dean a Candidate.
Broken Raw. Xeb.—In a statement
made here ,'udge J. R. Penn gave out
that owing to the amount of pressure
brought to sear upon him by promi
nent democrats in this part of the
state he will allow his name to be
| placed in nomination as a democratic
; candidate for congress from the Sixth
j district
York. Neb—In the year 1ST# II- M.
IVtrk-k homestended on a quarter s«-c
j Hon of land one mi’* north of this
j city and owned it till the year ISh>2
■when he sold it for $12,000, Tuesday
afternoon it was sold for $52,000. It s
said the present owners will sell it
. out in acreage lota.
Falls Fifty Feet to Death.
Grand Island. Neb-—oeer
the stone he was engaged in setting
and down upon a ledge formed for the
cernk-e of the new federal building U
i M. Malcolm, of Omaha, fell a distance
of fifty feet to the earth below, and
was almost Instantly hilled Wednes
day afternoon. Malcolm has been
employed for some time on the build
ing hy Marsh ft Krans. the eon:mot
ors. a fellow employe, engaged in
the same work with him. waa a help
less witness of the accident