The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, June 17, 1904, Image 2

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Red Cloud Chief.
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Ilebraska liotes
Frank Rooney, charged with the
thoft of a horse from the bnrn ot
James Collgnn, nnar North llcml, wan
bound over to district court by Justice
Damo under bond of $8,00, which he
has up to dnte failed to produce.
Tho Plattsmnuth Independent Tele
phone company hao completed connec
tions with tho Lincoln Telephono com
pnny, which has an automatic. system,
and the citizens of Cass county can
now talk with the people of the cupltal
city.
Charles Seaman of Seward watt se
verely Injured by tho heavy wheolH of
nn Ice wagon running over one of his
thighs. Ho wns attempting to stop
the runaway team. The young mnn Is
In tho employ of C. D Knox, the liv
ery man.
All of tho red cedar trees In Reward
county are dying from some parasite
disease. Numberless hedges arc dead.
Tho nurscrym"n report the loss of at
least H.0O0 led cedars. Tho botanists of
tho state unlvor.slty bate offered no
remedy as yet.
L. H. Ferguson, of Bellvillo, Knn
and C. R Ferguson of Teeumseh, havo
bought tho grocery stork of John I
Sherman, and nro now Invoicing pre
paratory to taking charge. Mr. Sher
man had been In buMnesB In Tectimseh
for n great many years.
Tho 3-ycnr-old son of Henry Muhlo
was drowned In Omnha creek near
their place, about ten miles northeast
of Uancroft. Some of tho older child
ren were sent to the store nearby ami
tho little fellow followed them and
fell Into tho creuk. Thu body was re
covered. For having In his possession, con
trary to tho state game law, nlnety
rno cntfis'.i, John Hopkins of DoWItt
tos held In tho sum of $100 ball to ap
pear for trial at tho next term of dis
trict court by Justlrn 15. I). Fay of
Crete. In default of giving band ho
was committed to the county Jail. The
complaint was made by Deputy Game
Warden 13. S. Crltchfleld.
Mrs. Andrew Kluse, of Stanton, aged
49 years, committed suicide by banging
herself to a rafter In a torn crib. The
woman was missed by her himband
early In tho morning. On searching for
her ho found her llfoless body In tho
rrlb. Sho had twisted a sheet Into a
rope, climbed onto a box, and after
adjusting It about her neck. Jumped off.
Ill health Is assigned as tho cause for
her net.
Joseph Oreeson, of Fremont, who
wnB acquitted on the charge of bur
glary at tho last term of tho district
court, was arrested at Valley by Sheriff
Uauman on the charge of larceny of
pome harness and a saddle frotn R L.
Whltcomb of Elkhorn, allied at $5fi.
Tho property was found concealed In
Pcto Miller's cellar, and Miller made
tho claim that he bought the outfit of
Greeson for $4.00.
Louis Housman, a young man resid
ing about fifteen miles below Beatrice,
shot himself with a 22-callbre revolver.
It Is supposed that Housman commit
ted suicide, although no reason is given
for the act. Houseman was a soldier
In the Philippines nnd was discharged
from the service only about six months
ngo. Ho was employed as a section
hand at Barnston, a bhort distance be
low Beatrice. Ho was twenty-soven
years of age.
Kdwnrd Sharp and R C. I.cwis, both
farmers living nenr Kimball, fought a
duel, during which Sharp received
three wounds which will provo fatal
T.uwls met Sharp in compauy with tho
former's wifo, and shooting began at
once. Sharp received one bullet through
the arm nnd another through the lung,
from the effects of which he enn not re
cover. Lewis received a flesh wound
and his horse was killed. He came to
Kimball with his wife and Sharp, the
latter In a dying condition and sur
rendered to tho sheriff.
Fred Zcplln, of West Point, an un
married man of 41 years, wus arrested
and taken by tho sheriff boforo the
board of Insanity for examination. Ho
was pronounced Insane by the board
and will bo taken to the hospital at
Lincoln by Sheriff Kloke. His insani
ty is of a very mild form, evidencing
Itself In hallucinations, without any
lolent tendencies. Zcplln Is n mem
ber of one of tho prominent West Point
families and was raised at that place.
John C. McCauley, son-in-law of P.
P. Church, of Nvahoo, met with a se
rious accident In Omaha. McCauley Is
a street car conductor, and as he pulled
tho bell cord It broke, Ho lost his
balance, falling to the pavement, strik
ing on his head, producing concussion
of tho brain. McCauley was taken to
the Wise Memorial hospltnl and was in
an unconscious condition for some tlmo
tint at last accounts he wns much bet
ter, with good prospects of his ulti
mate recovery.
R. S. Molony, of Humboldt, has be
gun tho work of harvesting his strnw
berry crop and Is ruoro tnan pleased
with the quantity of the fruit. Mr.
Molony has out a ten-acre flcld of this
fruit. Tho rains have mndo the ber
ries 6low In ripening, but tho first
picked, when put on the market, were
of good slzo and excellent flavor. A
contract has been closed iy this farm
for furnishing berries for tho Nebras
ka exhibit at the St. Louis exposition,
and shipments will bo made dally.
Shelton township In Buffalo county
shows a most extraordinary advance
In wealth. I-ast year the assessor
found only $180 cash in that township,
whereas this year the sworn schedules
reveal $GO,000 in cold cash on hand.
George Carter, deputy flsh commis
sioner, caused the arrest of A Chllders
and William Wagner, of Plattsmouth,
on tho charge of illegal fishing from
Cedar Island In tho Platte rlor. Be
fore County Judge If. D, Travis tho
former pleaded guilty to the charge
and was by tho court fine $10 and exists.
Wagner was tried, convicted und fined
$10 and costs.
ANARCHY OUTDONE
Citlzenn Alliance of Cripple
Crook Puts it to Shame.
BIDS DEFIANCE TO THE LAW
Arrett, Imurliiiti and Deport Colon Mem-
lirra mill l'iirr IlinliifH Men
to Declare ABHlimt Union.
Death to unionism In the Cripple
Creek district Is the new slogan of the
citizens' alliance, which has sent a de
cree brondrast that every person con
nected with any union In the Cripple
Creek mining district must either sever
his or her connection with such organ
ization of leave the dlstrlc t.
Tho latest stand of the nntl-unlonlsts
was vaguely hinted at but the move
ment on tho part of the alllnm e seemed
so absurd to three or four thousand
unionists In tho tump and Its enforce
ment fraught with mi many difficulties
that It was not taken M-dlously.
Tjson S. Dines, a Den or attorney,
and one of the executors of the Strat
ton estate, Is in conference with the
citizens' alllnnce leudeis, nnd It Is an
nounced that he Is formulating an
agreement which will be presented to
every merchant and business man and
other employer of labor In the entire
district pledging them not to employ
any permn who is afllllntcd with a
labor union.
No person who works for a living
will be exempt, and the absolute anni
hilation of unionism in that county is
predicted by members of the citizens'
alliance and tho mine nwnt rs' associa
tion. This is considered tho most dras
tic step yet tnken by tho alliance since
It secured the upper hold in the dis
trict and Its enforcement will affect
3,000 men and women now affiliated
with the various unions.
Among the unions that will be af
fected by tho new movement are
clerks, cooks and waiters, bartenders,
carpenters, electricians, trainmen and
stone and brick masons. The union
ists assert they will fight tbo move
ment to n finish.
Tho mining exchange hall Is being
used as a bull pen In addition to the
Victor armory. Armed deputies are
perched In tho galleries of tho ex
change. Tho prisoners occupy tho pit
of the call room. Several gum da are at
the door, each carrlng repeating shot
guns that contain buckshot. Futilities
und wives of tho prisoners kept close
to the building In nn endeavor to see
and hao a talk with the husbands and
fathers Incarcerated, but In most nises
permission was refused.
Subsequently two committees com
posed of the citizens' alliance started
out with Identlcnl forms of agreement
to Becuro signatures. With two excep
tions all business houses visited signed
through nuthorleil rcpiesentntlves
Tb agreement reads:
"We, the undersigned merchnnts of
the Cripplo Creek district and employ
ers of help hereby agtee not to employ
help of any kind that Is In any way
connected with trndes ni-tembly or the
American federation of labor or the
western federation of miners or kin
dred organlatious."
Every clerk employed In stores on
Bennett avenue, the principal street
belongs to some union, but all will be
required to surtender their cards, ac
cording to the agreement made today
by their employers.
Deputies have been busy nil day
making nrrcsts, and at C o'clock there
was confined In the bull pen a total of
fifty-seven men. Since the wholesale
arrests have been In progress tho mine
owners' association office has been
filled with men who are flocking there
to take out cauls, but none are being
Irsued at present.
The Portland Is the only large mine
In the district that has continued In
operation since the explosion at Inde
pendence on Monday which killed or
maimed more than twenty non-union
miners.
The Portland Gold Mining company,
through Its president nnd manager,
James F. Burns, who is not a member
of the Cripple Creek district mine-owners'
association, conceded the demands
of the union men when the strike was
Inaugurated last August and has stead
ily glen employment to about D00
men.
Tho military authorities are credited
with saying that when the Burns In
junction Is asked fot an attempt will
be mndo to arrest Mr Burns himself
on tho criminal (hinge thnt he In
cited the riot It is not claimed that
there Is ground for an accusation that
Mr. Burns personally Incited the riot,
the implication being that he should be
held u sponsible for the recent trou
bles nt Cripple Creek, because he main
tained the unions by giving employ
ment to union miners.
Following the closing of the Port
land It was announced that the mines
will hegln to reopen tomorrow, the
non-union mines first, and others later,
nnd that business Is to be resumed in
the district at once. All miners who
want work must first secure a working
card fiom the xrilne-ow nets' nsbocla
tion. llnlo H07 (.el Damages.
lewis Russell, the 12- car-old boy of
Rulo who waB badly Injured by being
struck by a train while crossing tho
Burlington tracks in bis homo town,
will receive dnmnges therefor. The
supreme court affirmed tho decision of
the lower court. The evidence showed
that tho street crossing was blocked
by a freight train, the renr end of
which stood within n few feet of an
other string of cars. Russell attempt
ed to walk between tho two nnd was
caught nnd badly crushed.
DENNISON GETS A POINT
Dnuclci Own 1 7 iluclge Si7 tie it not
Aniriiulile to r.xtrmlltllln.
Counsel for Tom Dcnnljon for whom
Governor Cummlnn of Iowa mado
requisition on the governor of Nebras
ka for eMtadltlon In connection with
the Pollock diamond robbery, won tho
first point In Omaha In a petition for
a writ of habeas corpus to prevent the
extradition. I'nder the decision of the
(ourt Dennlson ennnot lie taken to
lovvn until the authorities of that stato
have made a showing of evidence to
provo that Dennlson is a fugitive from
Justice. On this point Iowa will bo
given an opportunity to mnke a show
ing. Dennlson expressed satisfaction
at the decision of the court. Attorney
Connell cxpiessecl the belief thnt Iowa
will be unable to show that his client
Ik a fugitive.
Judges Tioup, Day and Dedlck sat
In the case and tho decision handed
down was unnnitnous.
The effect of the decision Is thnt
Dennlson ennnot be extradited until
the state of Iowa has shown thnt tho
petitioner Is a fugitive from justice.
.Indue Hedlek announced tho opinion
of the court in which It Is held that
the court has power to and will hear
evidence to decide whether Dennlson
Is a fugitive. The petitioner cannot
lie extradited, it is held, until this
point has been fully established. Judgo
Iledick said the governor of Iowa had
no atithoilty to Issue a requisition
unless it had been conclusively shown
thnt Dennlson v.as a fugitive.
"It allow Dennlson to be extradited
on an ex parte heating," remarked tho
court, "without an opportunity to
make a defense, would be monsttous."
PENITENTIARY STATISTICS
Number of Cnntli-U tlrtn Increased I'lfly
imi-ii In Six Months.
The number of convkts in the Ne
braska penitentiary has Increased &7
in the last six months, or Horn De
cember 1. 1!I03, to May 31, 1001. say3
the seml-nnnunl report of Warden
Beemer, which has been filed with tho
governor. The report shows that on
the lost count previous to December 1,
there were lit prisoners In the peni
tentiary and that the last count In May
showed 3L'S undergoing sentence.
The nverago number of prisoners
for the six months has been 4..1 fe
males and 284.8 males, or n total aver
ago of 2S9S. During the period 120
prisoners have been received at the In
stitution, four returned fiom parole,
one recommitted by the supreme court
and three toturned from escnpe, mak
ing a totnl registration of :,99. Of
this number, 40 have been discharged,
one has been pardoned, one sentence
commuted, thtee prisoner remanded
to county Jails for new trials, nine
teen pat oleri and one transferred to
the asylum, mnklng n total of 71 going
out. Forty tier cent of the Increase is
due to burglary and the rest Is dis
tributed among the other crimes on
the calendar from murder and arson
down to petty Infractions of the law
barely above the misdemeanor clnusc.
CHILD-BEATER PUNISHED
r.nrugeri Father In Flnril :I0 and Contt
for Mrtitiillty.
While In a fit of Intoxication, M. J.
Clancy, of Stella, Neb., began lieatlng
his little child about a jear old, and
when the mother Interfered In her
child's behalf, the enraged father
struck her a terrible blow on the right
eye. He then took the child upstairs,
where Its cries attracted the neighbors,
who wete thoroughly aroused by this
time, and his wife then swore out a
warrnnt for his arrest. Upon being
taken before Justice Shrnder, he plead
ed not guilty, but his wife's testimony
was so sttong that the Judge fined him
$30 and costs. This ho wns unable to
pay, although he asked his wife to
make out n check for tho fine, as all
the propet ty Is In her nnme. Tho con
stable took him to Falls City on tho
evening freight, where he will have to
lay the fine out behind the barb.
lllCl' 1'rlres for Cattle.
Johnson county cattle raisers nnd
fecdoiB have alwajs stood at tho top
of tho "heap" in putting the best stock
on tho market. Two feeders of John
son county have added to the reputa
tion of tho count In this icspeet. W.
A. Apperson nnd George Townsend
were on the Kansas City market with
stock. Mr. Apperson had a bunch of
eighteen steers, two veais old, that had
been fed Just twelve months on alfalfa
and shelled corn. They averaged 1,41)0
pounds and sold for $0.25 per hundred,
I'D cents above the top of the market.
Mr. Townsend sold ninety head nt $5.80
and could, by dlvjdlng the lot, have
sold pntt at the top price. Hie cattle
had only had five mouths feed.
Inlill Alexander In Home,
John Alexauder Dovvle has arrived
In Rome from Switzerland. Ho has
taken rooms lately occupied by ono of
the Vanderbllts, costing $40 a day. Ho
addressed a crowded meeting depleting
glowingly Zlon City, near Chicago.
hlmrkej Marries 1'rofesalnnal Nnme.
Thomas Shut key, tho puglllbt, was
married In Now York, to Miss Cath
eilne Mcintosh of Michigan, a profes
sional nurse, who attended him durlnjj
a recent 11ucr.
OUR LIBERTY BELL
Fiity Thousand School Children
Greet It at St. Louis.
GREAT DAY FOR CHILDREN
A Cborm of 10(10 Yiinnc America Nine
"Oitirorri" and are Addressed 7
I'romliient Americans.-
The. historic liberty bell arrived In
St. Louis from Philadelphia In response
to the petition of 90,000 public school
children of that city and will remain
In tho Pennsylvania building until tho
close of the world's fair. Mnyor John
Weaver or Philadelphia, and other city
officials who accompanied the bell,
were escorted to their hotel, where
they we.ro called upon by Mayor Wells,
President Frnneis of the exposition,
und other city officials. The party
then departed for union Htation, wheic
tho bell had been put on a specially
prepared float and attended by n squad
of mounted police and n long lino of
militnry organizations, tho famous old
bell wns taken to the exposition where
the formal exercises were carried out.
The gates had been thrown open to
the school chlldten of tho city und tho
day had been proclaimed u holiday by
Mayor Wells. It Is estimated that over
50,000 school children formed a rortiou
of the immense throng that gteeted the
bell when It entered the grounds. Tho
ceremonies were held In the pluza of
St. Louis. A chorus of 1,000 high school
pupils sang "Concord," after which
Chairman Henry Clay of the joint spe
cial committee of councils, of Philadel
phia, presented the liberty bell to the
exposition. Brief addresses followed by
President Francis, Governor Dorkery,
of Missouri; Mayor Weaver of Phila
delphia, and Mayor Wclln. The oration
of tho day, "Liberty Bell," delivered by
President George MeCurdy, of the
common council of Philadelphia, con
cluded the exercises.
Followed by almost countless thou
sands tho bell was taken to the Penn
sylvania building, situated near tbo
southern border of the plateau of
Etates, wheie It was installed to re
main throughout the exposition.
Japan limine Submarine lloats.
The report reached Bridgeport;
Conn., that tho submarine boat Pro
tector had been shipped to Japan from
New York, and that four boats modeled
after the Protector are now under con
struction at the works of the Newport
News Dry Dock and Ship Building
company. Bridgeport men Interested
In tho construction of these boats de
cline to glvo any information as to
what baa been done with tho Pro
tector. Japanese agents have been In Bridge
sort several times and as a tesult It
Is said draughtsman are working night
and day at a local shop on olntu a:.d
models of submarine boats. Sorao of
these boats arc known to have been
slipped to Newport News.
line Rnlphldea tor rreerTtle.
Startling evidence or the use of large
quantities of preservatives Jn fresh
meat, the outputs of western packing
holmes, has tomo into possession of
Pure Food Commissioner Wairen, and
prosecutions are to be begun all over
tho state of Pennsylvania.
Material on which ten warrants will
be Issued Is at hand. While 4ho ef
fects or tho blow will fall Immediately
on wholesalers and retailers who han
dle the product the ultimate goal of
the attack Is the great packing houses
of tho west.
Labor Interests aro behind tho cru
sade. A delegation recently called
upon tho department and gavo tho
tip. The motive Is not known. That
sulphides are used Is the main allega
tion. Want I'owrierly for Leader.
A movement Is under wny In Knights
of Lnbor circles In Massachusetts to
have Terance V. Povvdcrly, formerly
genernl mastor workman of that or
ganization, assume tho leadership once
more. Michael J. Kenney, secretary
treasurer of district assembly No. 30,
of Boston, Is nuthorlty ror the state
ment that Mr. Powderly has been
asked to take charge or affairs, and
he has Indicated that if his election
is unanimous he will accept. Arrange
ments are being made for a big muss
meeting in Boston, and the former
leader will be invited to deliver an
address.
llurlliiBton Will llulld to Golf.
The Kansas City Star says: "The
preliminary arrangements for extend
ing the Burlington railroad from Kan
sas City to the Gulf of Mexico have
progress to a point whoro tho final lo
cation and actual construction of tho
road will soon bo commenced. A dis
patch rrom Austin, Tex., confirms the
statement recently mndo to tho effect
that representatives of the Burlington
havo been actively at work in Texas
for several mouths obtaining bonus
contractu."
OFFER $5,000 REWARD
Federation of Minor After Dynamite
Demit.
In tho convention of tho Western
Federation of Minors at Denver a reso
lution condemning tho "nefarious dy
nnmltlng plot which sent fifteen min
ers to their death and seriously in
jured a number of others at Independ
ence, Colo.," was adopted unnnltiioub
ly. A reward of $3,000 Is offered for
the capture of tho perpetrators of the
outrage.
Vice President J. C. Williams nnd
Secretary-Troosurer William D. Hay
yood were re-elected to their former
positions. Owing to tho nbsence of
President Moyer no nominations were
mado for tho office of president, 'the
constitution providing that the presi
dent of the federation shall be pres
ent when a vote on the nominee for
tho office Is taken.
Tho twenty-four deported union
minors from the Cripple Creek dis
trict, exiled since the serious riots in
that section, have arrived in Denver.
In the tear of the car stood nine guards
armed with shotguns and army rifles,
who had been deputized to conduct
them to Denver from the mining camp.
Tho miners were unarmed and nearly
all were pennlucss. The men were met
by about forty delegates to the con
vention of the Western Federation of
Miners and were taken to a restaur
ant. Tho miners declare that the Ctipplo
Creek district Is no longer safe for
union men. "Any one who has an
enemy," said one of tho men, "bad bet
ter get out because It Is Impossible for
him to be protected there now."
Tho miners asset t that when arrest
ed they were searched by guards of
the military and citizens' alliance and
their money and valuables taken.
Tho guards who accompanied the
evicted men from Cilpplo Creek re
turned to tho district on the first ttnin
TO CHOOSE FROM FOUR
llent of Nehraska's Yonnr Men for ttie
lthnde Scholarship.
The four young men who passed tho
examination for tho Cecil Rhodes
scholarship for entrance, to Oxford
university have been announced to bo
Arthur Marsh, of Blair, Neb.. Frank
A. Peterson, of Omaha, Raymond Coon,
of Grand Island college, and Ktlwin
Sutherland, also of Grand Island col
lege. The word was received from
Montrenl, Canada. These young men,
in company with five others, took tho
examination at the stato univeibity
last April.
Arthur Marsh and Frank A. Peteison
nre students at the state university.
Raymond Coon Is the son of a min
ister living at Peru, Neb. The young
man has been attending Grand Island
college several years. Kdvvin Suther
land Is thought to be a relative or
President Sutherland or that school.
These young men have been declared
eligible for the honorary scholarship
In respect to their scholastic htanding.
Investigation concerning their charac
ter and habits will bo made and re
ported to tho committee in Kngland,
which has charge or the examinations.
The one who Is able to make the best
average showing will bo appointed to
represent Nebraska at Oxford univer
sity and secure an education of a high
order.
AUDITORIUM DEDICATED
One Thousand Omaha Couple Ilauce to
Strain of Innei' Hand.
The Omaha auditorium was dedicat
ed with a grand ball, participated In
by nearly a thousand couples. Pre
vious to opening the bull, Ptesldent
Nash of the Auditorium company, ded
icated tho structure to the people of
Omaha In an address, In the course of
which ho gave a brief history of tho
efforts which the company has put
forth to complete tho structure and
thanking tho citizens for their libera!
donations.
The auditorium Is a fine, Inrgo struc
ture, but tho acoustic properties, prob
ably on account of tho Incomplete con
dition of tho building, are not good.
Tho mti3lc for the ball last night wus
plnyed by the Innes band, which has
been engaged for a series of concerts
In tho big hall.
Trust HCarcli Factory Clone.
The Argo starch plant, which Is
owned by the trust nnd which Iibb been
In operation for the past ear, has
been ordered closed. The grinding of
corn discontinued today. Tho plant
will close the first of the month. Over
production is given an the caute for
the closing nt this time.
8t. iloe to I.oie 200 Kmploye.
Announcement Is mode that the ac
counting department of tho Burling
ton lines in Missouri will be romoved
from St. Louis to Chicago July 1. Two
hundred men aro employed in tho de
partment. Tho offices of auditor, audi
tor of freight and ticket accounts, nnd
assist treasurer of the MIssouil lines
will bo abolished, In furtherance of tho
Burlington's retrenchment and central
ization scheme.
"IN AS MUCH."
Is What He said.
"In n low whlsjier, looking up. he raid,
I am bo huiiKry do not turn uvviiy, A
Give me ono penny, please, to buy komcW
bread,
Tor 1 Jiuve eaten nothing "11 this day."
"The upturned fnco and wblspc r soft nnd
low,
Plend with a power that would not bo
(killed;
And hh she spoke, her rale lips. trcmbllntT
so,
Crunh'd In nn instant all my f-eltlfth
pride."
"Bhn situ ur-drte me, In these happier
ycuts,
With Hiigel face, tho' still a child in
form.
And when she prnys, I hear thro' prnte
ful tears,
Her thanks to Him who shelter from
tho storm,"
Twenty-one jenrs ago three little
children were suddenly bereft of
father and mother they were friend
less and homeless; but it was only
ono of the many similar Instances!
happening every day only three llt
tlo children left friendless and home
less; that was all. But It was a cru
cial moment In at lenst one life. Rev.
J. G. IiCtnen wus at that tlmo pastor
of a large church In Council Bluffs,
la. This man, whoso heart was largo
enough to find a place for every un
fortunate, one, took these children
Into bis own homo, where they shar
ed the same loving, tendor euro that (
was bestowed upon his own llttl"
ones. It wus not long before he learn
ed of other children who had been
loft to tho cold mercies of a selfish
world. Moved with compnsslon, he
took these, also, to his already over
crowded homo. Then came the test;
money was needed. Ho bad a few
thousand dollars which ho had saved
up for a rainy day Ho little knew
what tho Master had in store for
him; but ho was obedient and when
tho newa came that other little ones
had been left alone, fatherless and
motherless, with no one to care for
them, and the command came to 'nke "
these also, to tho ordinary man, with
Ms house filled to overflowing nnd a
large congregation looking to him to
be fed spiritually, It would havo
seemed like an Impossibility; not so,
however, with this man; It was
enough for him to know that his Mas
tor approved of it and bid him to do
it. As ho stepped out upon His
promises nnd obeyed the command to
go forward, tho way opened before
him, nnd when ho had exhausted his
own competency, never doubting but
that a way would bo oponod to supply
their needs, Ho who owns the cattle
upon a thousand hills moved upon v
the hearts of Km faithful subjects to
send of their substance that theso
little homelefs ones might bo cured
for. Larger quarters became neces
sary, and tbey were secured. Other
children were loft homeless, and
found under his roof not only shelter
from the Etorm, but a loving, tender
father, as all at tno Home delight to
call him, and, moro than this in his
sainted wife, now deceased who pre
sided over tho household affairs and
was continually looking after tbeir
welfare.
From a small beginning, twenty-one
years ago, tho Christian Home has
grown until now about two hundred
and fifteen children aro cared for
there, and two thousand have been
placed In good Christian families.
Tho real estate consists of nbout
twenty-flvo cottages and other build
ings, all owned by an organization
which has been formed through the ef
forts of Mr. lAmen with a view of
making It a permanent organization.
Mr. and Mrs. Lemen havo been
blessed with four lovely children
three sons and one daughtor. Ail of
them take great delight In the work
of the Home, and on them, no doubt,
the mantle of their father and moth- '
er will fall. The oldest son 1b giv
ing hla entire llfo to this work also.
The scrupulous neatness nnd older
that pervades the entire Institution,
the loving salutation of "Hello,
papa!" that rings out from every
quarter as he passes about the
grounds, and tho remarkable execu
tive ability 'he displays in all the
management of the affairs of the
Home, are sufficient to Impress every
visitor that it is no ordinary man
who has been called to this great and
noble work. Children are taken here
from any part of tho globe, and have
tho best possible care and training.
You, my readers, wherever you may
be, may have a part in this grand
work. It Is a labor of love In behalf
of all homeless, suffering children
'everywhere. Tho children are fre
quently adopted by Christian people,
but are never allowed to go from the
Homo excepting Into Christian fami
lies who nre properly vouched for.
The Christian Homo is non-sectarian,
but la heartily Indorsed and support,
ed by all denominations. It takes child
ren from every state and It Is nut a
local affair, but belougs to the world, y
We have given this brief descrip
tion of the Christian Home with the
thope that all who road It will become
interested In its welfare. It you have
money which the Master desires you
to use for such purposes, send it to
this Home. There Is no institution
that 1b more worthy of your gift than
this.
Tbey publish a valuable paper call
ed the Word and the Way; subscrip
tion price, only twenty-flve cents pa .
year. We assure you that if you will
'subscribe for it, you will get mora
than your money's worth, and we
hope you will forward at onco twenty
live cents or $1 for yourself and three
friends. Volumes might be written
about this institution did apace per
xnlt
For further Information and propci
description of the work, addrra
Christian Home, Council Jiluffs, Ia.V
A Friend of Homeless Children.
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be clever.
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seat In a crowded car on her face,
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