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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1904)
Jteim,,, tO A I I t i " ! f I Red Cloud Chief. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. EO CLOUD. NEBRASKA The Sure Hatch Incubator company of Clar Center is thinking of moving to Nebraska City If suitable arrange ments can bo made. The first threshing of tho reason was done on R, 1L Conant's farm, near Benedict The yield was twenty bush els of wheat per acre, which sold for 73 cents. The KlUian Brothers .company, of Wahoo, Neb., has incorporated and will conduct a general merchandise business at Wahoo and Cedar Bluffs. The capital stock Is $75,(oO. The Antelope County Mutual Tele phone company, with headquarters at the town of Elgin, has Incorporated with a capital stock of $C0.000. O. W. Mead Is secretary of the company. A son of Manager Clarence Clag gett of the Overland theater at Ne braska City, whllo out riding on a wheel was run down by a farm team and severely injured. Whllo returning to Ms homo In Pa cific Junction on a freight train. John Kelrsey fell between two cars and was crushed to death. He was recently married and had been firing on a witch engine. Louis Zlmpfcr, the Ravenna mer chant who fell from a second-story window of tho Lobell hotel at Fre mont, died. Ho leaves a wife and four children in favorable circumstances. He carried an Insurance policy for $2,000 In tho Royal Mystic Legion. Otoe Poultry company, of Nebraska City, has filed Its articles of Incorpora tion with the county clerk. Tho com pany Is incorporated for $10,000. The company has purchased a largo number of incubators and will go to raising chickens, ducks and geeso on a large scale. Latcoln Young, a farmer who lives southwest of Tecuroseh, broko ono of the bones of his left leg and dislocated the other. lie was running after n looso horso when ho caught his foot on an obstacle and wrenched it in such a way as to cause the fracture and dis location. P. E. McGuire was severely injured In a runaway at Nebraska City. He was trying to break a colt, which be came unmanageable. He was knocked down and tho wheels of the wanon passed over his head and lower limbs. No bones were broken, but tho Injuries to his head aro serious and may prove fatal. Mrs. MInnIo Hows, the wlfo of n farmer near Humboldt, was badly crippled as tho result of a kick from ono of a team of mules which shu was unhitching from the rack preparatory to driving home. The hoof of the ani mal struck the woman on the knee, knocking her down, but sho nroso and insisted on driving home. It Is not known whether or not tho bono was broken. Jacob Eggest died nt Ashland aftr lingering nearly twenty-four hours with a deep gash in his throat. He W03 38 years of ago nnd wn3 born In Illinois. Ho enmo to Nebraska with his parents when 3 years old. Whll plowing corn In a field near his hoire he cut his throat with a razor, making a wound five inches long and exposing tho bone. Ho had. recently been un dergoing treatment at an Insane hos pital at Council Bluffs. la., but had been discharged as cured. An accident occurred In tho vicinity of Swallow Hill, Neb., which enmo nia' resulting in the death of a tirldgemr.n named Johnson, in the employ of Bridge Foreman Holmbcrg. Tho man wa3 on his way to tho Platto river brldgo, riding on a railroad velocipede Whllo he was rounding the curve he did not see nor hear the approach of train No. 27 until It was almost upon him. Ho barely had tlmo to Jump when tho engine collided with tho ve locipede whllo going about twenty xnllcs an hour. Coroner Elmore reports tho death by suicide of William Boness of Alliance. Tho body was found about six mil?3 west of Cbadron in a draw v.ith tho clothes on fire. Ho had tle-i a enn! to tte trigger of a shotgun and pilling it shot himself In the breast. selling hi sshiri on Urn. Bclu; near a Hold belonging to William Simmon's, tuj moke -was seen, but no ono had heard nny report of the gun. Ho had a t-ara and wagon, containing provision. Relatives at Alliance wore telegrap.lul to and a son-in-law. 0. W. Bower, camo Immediately, but allow. d the body to bo burled at Chadrou, hay int. William Boness and bis wife had late ly separated, selling and dividing their property. A thief entered the barn of John II. Shook, who resides just outsi.1t of tho corporate limits of Auburn, and stole a team of horses. From thetn'.i In drove tho horses to town and went to the stable of Joseph LettclUar, living in tho west part of Auburn, and tied the stolen horses to his fence and har nessed up Lettelliar's gray team, led them out of the barn and wa bridling them when Lettelllar was awakened by tte neighing of the horses. He jumped out of bed and ran to the barn, wheu tho man who had the horse) fled, leaving all th horses. The sheriff was called, but do clue to the thief was obtained. Saturday Otto Mutt son of A. C. Mutz, a nurseryman of Auburn, had a narrow escape from being run over by the cars at the Missouri Pacific depot Young Mutz drove in between two tracks to unload some peaches and while there his team became fright ened at an engine that was switching on the other track. Mutz tiled to con trol them, but could not, so he started to drive across the track, but before he got across the train struck' his wagon and completely demolished It. Mutz escaped by jumping. The team w sot hurt Debraska Dotes I NEBRASKA'SSHOW Attracts More Attention Than Other States at St. Louis. MOVING PICTURES PLEASE A Twenlr-Mlnute Free Inhibition That Convince the I'iiIiUc of Nebras ka' Ureut Reiuurrei. The Idea, at first generally accepted, that everything within the St. Louis exposition grounds must be paid fori by the visitor who had already paid bis admission fee, has long since been contradicted. The first fee covers everything except the regular conces sions. But It has been discovered that there are some really first-class shows, such as ono would naturally expect to pay for, that are absolutely on the free list. One of these Is the Nebraska propaganda theater In the palace of agriculture. The Nebraska corn and grain pa vilion is one of the most attractive of the many beautiful agricultural dis plays in that spacious building; but tho passerby misses the best part of the exhibit If he falls to see the little theater that occupies the center of the pavilion. It Is a delightful room, with a seat ing capacity of something more than a hundred, a sloping floor, regular opera chairs and a good stage. The walls are ornamented with grains and grasses In decorative design. At the rear arc cases of Indian relics, unique products of the Nebraska soil. The ventilation Is perfect and the air Is cooled by several electric fans. The large klnetoscopc Is entirely concealed from view. Tho performance lasts twenty min utes nnd Is given at Intervals of an hour during the morning nnd after noon, so that any who happen to be In tho building and are weary with walk ing and sight-seeing, can come In and rest while they watch a really splen did exhibition of both still and mov ing pictures. The purpose of the theater Is to ex ploit tho resources of Nebraska and enlighten the public with regard to the vast tracts of homestead land that is to bo had almost for tho asking. While tho room Is yet light, the attendant tells his audience all about these gov ernment lands, and Invites those who are present to take away some of the Instructive literature respecting Ne braska crops and cattle. Then the lights go out and the real show be gins. First of nil there is a map of the state, done in colors. As it slides from tho screen at one side, a great black steer with a white star In his forehead makes his appearance at the other. As ho ambles contentedly Into the field of vision he makes a sudden start forward and Is followed by a whole drove of his kind. Tho cattle leap and jostle each other In such realistic fashion that tho ladles can scarcely withstand the desire to scream and run for safety. However their confidence Is restored by tho appear ance of the herdsman on his brisk lit tle pony and tho feeding pen Is reached. A wagon drives up, aud two husky farmer lads begin to shovel out tho corn. Scarcely have tho hungry animals begun their real meal when the sceno shifts and an apparently end less drove of cattle tomes down a country road. Tho steers are going to market, and on their way to doom they catch their first glimpse of a camera. One animal after another walks to the center of the screen, stops abruptly and stares questlonlng ly. It is tho camera out In the road that causes tho look of disgust that comes over the countenance of each steer in turn. It is a feeling that Is shared by some animals n little higher up In the scale of intelligence. Mntunl CalnlDc In Nrlirnabii. The business of mutual companies Is still on tho Increase, as shown by the records In Nebraska. These show that city and village mutuals wrote risks In 1902 amounting to $5,3G,SGS and In 1003, $5,031,897, an Increaso of $293,029. In 1902 farm mutuals wrote risks amounting to $19,998,717. and In 1903, $21,893,125, an increase of $1,894,408. Mutual fire companies organized un der the net of 1873, of which there are only two or three, wrote risks amount ing to $11,131,757 In 1902 and In 1903, $15,180,205, an increase of $4,055,612. This shows a total increase of $6,245, 049 in one year's business done by tho mutual Insurance companies operating in Nebraska. Kulo Cashier W Robbed. D. S. Hufnall, of Rulo. Neb., went to Falls City to see the circus and at the same time attend to some business. Being township treasurer of Rulo, he drew $465 of public money and re turned homo on the afternoon train. The train was crowded, many having to stand. A short tlmo after leaving tho train he looked for his money. It was gone. A number of strangers were on the train. Tho thief has not been found. HIS MOTHER PLEADS .Saye Iter lati;liter-ln-I.aw. Mn, Harvey I.lllle, U Innocent uf Murder. To the newspapers of the state Mrs. Mary E. Llllle, mother of Harvey Lll llc, who was killed at David City la October, 1902, has written letters, de claring that her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lena M. Llllle, Is guiltless of the crime. Mrs. Lena M. Llllle was con victed of the murder of her husband, sentenced to life Imrplsonment and tho supreme court sustained the verdict. A motion for a rehearing has been filed. From Bellwood, Neb., Mrs. Lll lle wroto as follows: "I wish to say a few words In be half of Mrs. Lena M. Llllle, who Is In the David City prison, convicted of the murder of her husband, Harvey Llllle. "I am Mrs. Mary E. Llllle, mother of Harvey Llllle. He was my own dear boy, good and kind to me. as he was with ever) one. He loved his wife and daughter. They had a pleasant home. "I do not believe her guilty. Sho was accused and arrested through a spirit of revenge and intrigue and there has been no stone left unturned, no opportunity Io3t to persecute her, and falsehoods of tho vilest character have been circulated about her. "There has been a spirit of energy and perseverance shown that would be commendable In a better cause. I claim, as many others do, that her trial was not a fair nor Just one. Sho was convicted and sentenced to life Imprisonment without a particle of truthful evidence against her. Is that Justice? Is that the law of this state? If it Is. God help tho unfortunate ones of Nebraska. Myself and relatives, with a few exceptions, believe her in nocent and believe she is entitled to a new trial. It seems as though the liberty-loving people of this state would demand that this woman have a fair trial. MARY E. LILLIE." ROBERT E. PATTISON DEAD rcnn.ylinnl.Vft (ireitt Kx-Cnrcrnor Sac rninln to riiciiiiinnlii. Robert E. Paulson, who was twice democratic governor of Pennsylvania and twice controller of Philadelphia, died at his home In Ovcrbrook, Pa., a suburb of Philadelphia. Pneumonia, complicated with a weakness of the hoart. was the cause of death. He was fifty-three years old. Mr. Pattlton was a candidate for governor on the democratic ticket against Governor Penn'ypackcr In 1902 and had not been well since his labori ous campaign In that year, when his tour of seven weeks covered nearly every county iu the state. He was a member of the committee on resolu tions of the recent democratic national convention at St. Louis, and his strength failed under the strain. He lemalned In St. Louis a few days after the convention and. returning home, resumed his business, dividing his time between this city and New York. Pneumonia developed nnd heart com plications aggravated Mr. Paulson's Illness. furriery Report l Intercntliic. The bureau of forestry of the depart ment of agriculture has begun field In vestigation In tree planting in Illinois and tho Dakotas with a view not only to Increasing the supply of wood for fuel, feuco posts aud farm repair, but to determine the kinds of trees that make the most rapid growth and are most valuable commercially and for uso as windbreaks. Experiment has shown that shelter belts. In protecting the lands from wind. Influence a much larger crop yield, saving the growing crops and giving the soil moisture necessary to keep them thrifty during dry, windy times. Three experts each will work the Dakotas, beginning In the southern part of South Dakota and working northward. The parties will be In charge of J. M. Fctherolf, at Sioux Falls. Southwestern District (I. A. 11. Arrangements are being made for tho Southwest Nebraska District O. A. It. reunion, which Is to be held at Cambridge, in luiyonla park, August 22 to 27. D. T. Welty, president and Charles Mousel, secretary of the execu tive committee, have been bard at work, assisted by various other com mittees. The Hon. Thomas Majors, Hon . G. W. Norrls, tho Rev. C. C. Wilson or Miuden, Hon. A. C. Shallen berger, Captain Adams of Superior, Congressman Burkett, Governor Mickey and Hon. H. W. McFadden of Holbrook have agreed to be present during the week. Tliuinas K. Watloil Will Accept. Jo A. Parker, a member of the ex ecutive committee of the populist party, 'has received a telegram from Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia, stating that ho will accept the nomination for president recently tendered him by the national populist convention. Fall City High Hehool Struck During a storm at Falls City tho high school building was struck by lightning, breaking windows, burning two holes In the belfry aud tearing many shlugles off. HIT UNITED STATES State Department to Protest the Action of Russia. ARABIA SEIZURE UNLAWFUL Km rrreeunt Ktbllihccl Whereby Her Cargo L'oalri be Clnitcit at Coontrabantl of War. The state department has finally re ceived a formal protest against the action of the Russian navy in seizing American goods, and as the result of it preliminary study of tho law and precedents governing the subject. It is prepared to act energetically and promptly. This protest relates to tho seizure of an American cargo on board the Hamburg-American steamer Ara bia, bound from Portland, Ore., for Hong Kong, China. United States Sen ator J. H. Mitchell telegraphed the state department a statement of the conditions under which the Arabia car ried out this cargo. He declared the flour aboard the vessel was In no sense contraband. Indemnity and satisfac tion are demanded for the owners of tho flour. The department officials positively decline to say what course they Intend to pursue. Mr. Mitchell stated that he repre sented the Portland Milling company. The company, he said, had shipped on the Arabia for Hong Kong 99,000 sacks of flour, worth about $100,000. He de clared this flour was not destined for Japan, and it was part of the normal trade of the company and was not a war order. Mr. Mitchell also requested the state department to take steps to protect legitimate neutral trade from such serious Interference as these at tacks by th. Vladlcostock squadron. Maxwell Evarts and D. A. Chambers, two attorneys, were at the state de partment in connection with the same seizure, and Acting Secretary Adee Immediately referred them to the so licitor for the department, who has also before hlra the protest of the Portland Milling company. Officials of tho department say there will be no Inconsiderate action; that the whole subject of Interference with American trade by beligerents In the present war will be considered and that each protest that may bo forward ed will be part of a uniform and con sistent policy to be followed by tho department. SUGAR BEETS ARE FINE The Crop In Nehr.tki Neirr In Retter Cnmllllnn. "Sugar beets In Nebraska, and moro especially near Norfolk," said Mana ger J. N. Burdlck of the American Beet Sugar factory of that city, "are thriving this season as much or more than any other crop that grows. The wet weather, while It has drowned many fields in the southern corn belt, has not materially affected the beet, except to prevent weeding. "You would be surprised to note the growth, however, that has come to the beets during tho past month of warm ing sun. From small roots, with not much body to the plant, they have suddenly sprung Into great bulbs that are not anywhere to be surpassed. We can stand for a good deal more dry weather, for the purpose of letting us get Into tho fields to thin the patches. "The fields all over northern Ne braska are looking fine, being very clean and healthy. It Is evident from the present stand that the run of the factories this year will bo a good one nnd will cover a good long period. "The Eugar beet has surely come to stay, as It Is always an assured crop, and each year the acreages Increases." Font Hull I'roipcet. Maurice Benedict, captain of the Ne braska team for tho coming season, is working for the Burlington railroad In Lincoln. Ho spends his spare time In keeping In touch with tho old players, however, and ho announces that the chances for a champion eleven at tho state university are better than ever before. Coach "Bummy" Booth Is practising law at New York city, but letters are received from him almost weekly by Benedict. Booth has not announced when he will start football training this fall, but from present Indications active work on the field will begin about the middle of September. Regis tration nt the university will begin September 22. It is likely that somo skirmishing will take place throughout the week before that time, and that the hard work of getting the men In condition win be in full sway by regis tration week. Renovating ChemUtry Rnlldlna. The Interior of the chemistry build ing at the state university presents a scene of chaos and wild disorder. The partitions are being removed. The windows have been opened and left nnd now there Is little but fresh nlr remaining Inside. The building prob ably will he finished by tho time school begins this fall. Everything thai enters the doors from now on un til the time for classes will bo new. Not a vestige of the old desks, chairs or utensils will be carried back. THE TROOPS WITHDRAWN The Colorado Mllltla Called Away from Cripple Creek. Governor Peabody of Colorado baa Issued a proclamation calling off mili tary rule in Teller county, and placing the Cripple Creek district in charge of tho civil authorities. This action was taken by the gov ernor in face of opposition from many influential citizens of Cripple Creek, who desire to prevent deported men of the union miners from returning to the district. Before issuing his order however, the governor received assur ances from Sheriff Bdward Bell that his forces were ablo to control the situ ation. Military rule was proclaimed in Tel ler county on June 8 in consequence of disorderly acts, following the ox plosion at Independence of June 8, by which many non-union miners wcro killed and injured. Previous to that there had been a large force of soldiers on duty for many months in tho Crip ple Creek district, but before tho ex plosion occurred these had all been withdrawn. No troops are now under arms anywhere In Colorado and good order prevails In all tho mining camps. The military expenses of tho stato during the past eighteen months duo to strikes are said to aggregate about one million dollars. Adjutant General Sherman M. Bell has expressed dissent from the opinion of Governor Peabody that the Cripplo Creek district is sufficiently pacified to Justify the withdrawal of national guard. "I look for a clash now that mili tary rule is ended," snld he. "I have called off the mllltla," said Governor Peabody. "Now let tho unions do the proper thing and call off the strike." William D. Haywood, secretary treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners, said: "The calling off of the mllltla has not the slightest logical bearing upon the proposition to call off the strike." IN INCENDIARY CAUGHT Well I.altl I'lnn to Rurn l'lattsmoath Itoftlilenre Full. What is known as the Jacob Kepplo residence, In Plattsmouth, although ho died about one year ago. was discov ered to be on fire. The firemen re sponded to tne call promptly and soon had tho flames under control. Roy Elliott, who had been stepping at tho boarding house of Mrs. Kepplo In Omaha, was in the building at tho time, where he was stopping for a few days, mowing the weeds in the lot, but he is now confined in the county jail. It did not take the officers long to discover that tho plaster had been broken from tho partitions In several places In the different rooms and that coal oil had been poured In and that some of It had run down the wall pa per to the floor, and an attempt had been made to fire tho building from each of those places. There were two empty five-gallon cans In one room, one having contained coal oil and tho other gasoline. T. M. Patterson, cash ier of the Bank of Cass county, had written $1,000 fire Insurance on tho building in the Columbia Fire Insur ance company of Omaha. A Lincoln liny Cot the Job. Linn M. Huntington, a Lincoln young man, has Just received an ap pointment on the engineering force to be sent to Panama to labor on the Isthmian canal. Mr. Huntington has carried on the communication by tele graph and docs not know the nature of his future work or the probable sal ary he will receive. The appointment camo through the Isthmian canal com mission. Mr. Huntington will soon leave Lin coln for New York city. The Panama Railway company's boat carrying tho party will leave New York. Mr. Hunt ington graduated from the civil en gineering department of Nebraska uni versity this spring and has been promi ncnt in society slrcies several years. New Revcnne Ijw Kipenilre. Under the old revenue law, assessors for the different precincts were paid $3 a day for tlmo necessarily spent, and last year the cost of making the assessments was $2,143.30 for Richard son county. Under the new law the deputy as sessors get a per diem of $3 for not more than sixty days. The bills filed for making the assessment this year under the new law amount to $2,382, being nearly $150 more than under the old law and when to that Is added the salary of the county assessor, which Is $600 per year, It makes the new law cost RUchardson county about $750 more a year than the old ono did. iii Con fatted to Train Robbery. George F. Hammond, one of tho bandits who dynamited a Northern Pacific passenger train near Dear Mouth, Montana, on tho, night of Juno 16, has mado a full confession to Sher iff Doust, at Spokana, Wash., and the officials of tho railroad company, Tho confession has been signed by Ham mond and ha Is lining taken buck to Montana for trial. Tho highwayman says tho booty was about $3,500 in money mid about four hundred small dlumnndH, lu the division ho got all th lUntnomU and $1,500 In cash. s ZKsnr IiMVHsrriN. Automobile Fire Escape. The most Important thing for a fire man to do in caso of an alarm Is tc got his apparatus on tho ground and working Just as soon as ho can. No matter -whether ho has a'chemlcal ex tinguisher, a hoso cart, steamer, water tower or a hook and ladder, his par ticular apparatus may come into play Just as soon as It can be got Into service. In tho caso of the hook and ladder truck it may bo that even in tho lnclplency of tho blaze some per sons havo been cut off from cscapo and unless tho apparatus arrives early they aro forced to Jump from tho building or aro suffocated in tho 3moko and flames. Tho Illustration Extendi Vertically to the Windows, shows a new uso for tho automobile as applied to tho fire service, trans porting an oxtcnslblo flro cscapo thtough the streets to the scene of tho fire. This npparatus Is designed to bo elevated to a considerable height and brought Into contact with tho windows to permit persons In tho threatened building to step on any of tho platforms nnd make their way In safety to tho ground. At each corner of tho carriage Is a bracing post, which is dropped to the ground as soon as tho truck is In position to prevent tho apparatus from weav ing about on tho spring trucks. Victor Jetley of London, England, as tho designer of tMs apparatus. A Unique Power Plant Location. Cost of water-power development depends In largo measure, on tho lo cation of the electric station that Is to be operated. The form of such a station, its cost, and the typo of gene rating apparatus to bo employed are much Influenced by the site selected. This slto may bo exactly at. or far removed from, tho point whero tho water used is diverted from its nat ural course. A unique example of a location of tho former kind Is to be found near Burlington, Vt., where the electric power houso itself forms the dam, be ing built entirely across the natural bed of one arm of the Wlnooskl river nt a point whero an Island divides tho stream. Tho river at this point has cut Its way down through solid rock, leaving perpendicular walls on either side. Up from the ledge that forms tho bed of tho stream, and Into tho rocky walls, tho power station, about 110 feet long. Is built. Tho up-stream wall of this station Is built after tho fashion of a dam, and is reinforced by the down-stream wall, and the water flows directly through tho power sta tion by way of the water wheels. A construction of this sort Is all that could bo attained In tho way of econo my, thero being neither canal nor long penstocks, nnd only ono wall of tho power-houso apart from tho dam. On tho other hand, tho location of a sta tion directly across tho bed of a river in this way makes it Impossible to protect the machinery if tho dam. should over give way. Again tho pe culiar natural conditions favorablo to such a construction arc seldom round. The Life of Machinery. Although tho rapid improvement in electrical devices makes apparatus ap parently out of date In a very short time, a good deal of electrical ma chinery Is still In uso nnd giving a good account of Itself after prolonged years of operation. Somo of tho enrly Edison dynamos aro still doing good work, and tho material of tho origi nal Slemens-Halsko electrical road is itlll used for a trolley lino near Chll Ion, Switzerland, though It was de vised twenty-three years ago. On tho other hand, a great deal of old machinery has been worked over. The managers of n stool plant at Hamilton, Ontario, say that thoy havo worked over Into stocl tho Iron of tho original Niagara suspension bridge, that of tho Victoria brldgo at Mon treal, tho hull of tho onco-famous At lantic steamship City of Rome, and the framework of tho Great Eustern. foundation for Machinery. Making tho foundations for ma mlnory elastic so as to minimize or pi event tho vibration present when it Is operated in a BitbJect which has at tracted considerable attention of late. A felt la now being used In many purls of Germany for this purpose. This felt comes in shoots of ranging tnlcknossos from 9J Inch to 1& IncluiH nnd Is Impregnated with min eral fat to mako It moisture proof. It was intended for insertion beneath rnllH, glrdem and mnchlno beds, but Its uho tins been oxtondod to steam hummers, railway cars, ntntlonury en- , glues, ami It has oven found n plnco tin Hiiipiiouni to Hcpnrnto trio machine ry from tho decks nnd bulkheads. t i 1