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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1908)
nszr. -E,fr7wr --rpwuwwtn-i'iMM'jcrjiMftTsi.'Z .1! .Vi ,- '-J .,- s mr -i.,.tf-'-tJ''w J lllll ,-x T IV- I II rJkfWWWMjrAIWfcJ!a!W3BUa :v I- The Chief E. B. DeWOLF, Publlshor RED CLOUD, NEBR Pennsylvania boy 10 yearn old lion ,novor heard of heaven. Tliat'B b dovl! of a nolo! It Is now reported Hint the lnma of, Tibet la an Idiot Uats In tho belfry of tho roof of tho world! A Bclontlet tellH uh UiHl "metals got tlrod." Now you know why tho gold rhvo out boforo It got to you. Women' are thlfiig"aoroplnno trips ln Prance. But women hnvo for some t 'tlmo boon driving cabs la Paris, which Us much inoro dnngoroiiB. If 131 bios wcro actually mndo a part of tho furnishing of hotel roorrm n good many Individuals would bo our prised to And what Interesting reading tho book really is. Prom tho year 1880 to tho closo of 1906 22,840 men met death In tho coal mlnofl of tho United 8tntcs. Not sinco 1807 has tho annual list numberod less than 1,000, and oach year tho number has grown largor. That Evanntoii man who has found a way to neutralize tho forco of grav ity does not Beom to havo arrived at any nort of business understanding with tho gentlomon who aro exploltiug tho aeroplanes. It Is comforting to know that tho probablo first prlco of aeroplanes is to bo only 4,000. That brings tho now machlno well Into competition with speed devices on tho ground and gives a man a cliolco. Ono of tho richest womon in St. Louis, says tho society women In that city, belongs to tho Ananias club. Society In that unhappy city seems to bo falling clthor on parlous times pr unusually captious crlticB. ... By coming down unexpectedly a fow toays ago a balloon completely wrecked a gardon belonging to a hard-working limn who lives In Germany. Is it not traio for somo Insurance compnny to 1ssuo policies covering posslblo dam. ages resulting from knocks by stray flying machines? Tho wlfo of an M. P. writes In tho Lady's Realm: "Tho baldor a man Is tho moro successful ho scorns to bo In politico. Not a man with flowing lockB Is to bo seen on either of tho front benches, Bacred to tho groat, wIbo and eminent of tho houso of commons." MIsb Anna Morgan, holrcss to $100, 000,000, says a VIonna paper, was driven out or Borllu, whoro sho hopod to study politico-social conditions, by tho beggars, high and low, nobility and others, who no sooner heard or tho nr rlval of tho rich American girl than they set eiogo to her dollars. Col. Goethnls nnnouncos thnt tho Panama canal will bo rendy for open ing January 1, 191G, tho dato plunnod. So now wo can all engago our pas sago and our hotel rooniB for tho open ing oxorciscB, and tho competition for places on tho "first ship to pass through tho cannl" may bogin. A German phyHlcinn has calculated that tho diseases to which tho human framo Is llahlo number moro than 1,100. Hut thoro aro living plenty of ox-ofllco boys who In tholr tlmo lmvo had moro than that, boaldou killing off wliolo families of relatives, whon there really was a clinnco of tho homo ti'am'B taking tho ponuant. Sir Walter Parrntt, tho nowly ap pointed professor of music in Oxford univoislty, 1b un enthusiastic chess pluycr. On ono occasion ho undortook to play two men at once and at tho samo tlmo piny on tho plauoforto from memory pleceB selected by those present from any of tho classical wrltora for that Instrument A circus lion got locao In Hound Hrook, N. J., tho other night, and bo foro it had moro than scrntchod u camel, cateu a holfor and got itself shot, 473 pnragmpbors tho country over had suggested how much cheapor, quicker and pleasantor It would havo been for Mr. Koosovelt to go to Dound llrook than to tho African veldt. A committee- has been created by tho British government to consider tho dangers attendant on tho uso of lead In pottery and to report how far thono can bo obviated by Improved ap pliances and methods in lead processes by tho limitation of harmless com pounds for raw lead, or of other mato rlalB for lead, and by other moans. A business concern in Park Row which rune about nil night has missed scores of Incandescent light globos lately. Slnco tbcao globes aro fairly expensive, and tho Item of loss had becomo pretty sizable, a dotectlvo was put on tho Job., It took him Just 24 hours to find that tho globes nro as good as cash over tho bars of Park Row and Ilowery ginmllls ono globo, ono drink of whisky. Another "Adamlcss Eden" hns beot started on Long Island. It's none of our business, or courso, but wo'd ltko to know who's going to button their walsta behind and get up In tho night to close tho windows when It ruins? A 15-year-old wifci Is cooking a dl. volrce; a lC-ycar-old wife In Now York, saved from Bulcldo, says this Is her fifth attempt to tako her own llfo. If thero Is a moral losson anywhero in tlioso facta It would Bocra to bo ugalnst marrlago for such very young Kir la. WS OF ITEMS CONCERNING NATIONAL AND 8TATE TICKETS. TftFT WAY HAVE 322 VOTES MARYLAND AND MISSOURI ELEC TORAL VOTES DIVIDED. SHALLENBERGERWINSINSTATE Voto on Other State Officers Is Very Clo&c With Returns Favoring Republican Candidates Pool for Speaker. Lato developments Indicate that Chairman Hitchcock's cstlmato thut Taft would receive H25 doctoral votes may bo vindicated. Maryland will give Mr. Tuft two votes und Missouri is nlso claimed ax William Howard TaCt doubtful with the chancea favoring a split In tho electoral vote. Jurtgo Tnft's plmullty In tho state of Now York, according to corrected returns, Ik 2011,495, moru than 18,000 In excess of President Roo3uvclf.s plurality of four years ago. Gover nor Chariots 13 .Tlughos was ro-ulcctcd In New York by 71,105. Tho returns botwecu president and governor prove a heavy splitting of tickets. The pro. portion of scratched ballots was about tho samo In tho up-state district n3 In Greater New York. Almost complete returns from Ne braska 'indicate a plurality for Bryan of about 5,000. Sliallonbergci's plur ality will bo S.000 more. May Take Oincl.il Count. Returns from seventy coimtlcH In dicate that Urltm for treasurer, Bar ton for auditor aud Thompson for at- James 8. Sherman. torncy general, nil republicans, aro elected by pluralities of several thous and. Bishop for state school super intendent haa n leud that Indicate tlmt ho will be elected by about 1,000. Tho nice between Junklu and Gate wood for secretary of slate Is close, with tho 'chnuces favoring Junklu. Tho democrats claim that Eastham. Jumoeiat, is elected land commission or, and tlmt Williams is beaten by Covjgll! for railroad commissioner, Many Old Members Mloilng. A shake-up In the maku-up of tho next congrcsa will result from this election. Not only nro many nowly elected congressmen opposed to tho iu-clectloii of Cannon us speaker, but ii n umber of tTio hendH of committees havo boon defoatod. Among tho most Important aro Hepburn, head of tho interstate and foreign commerce com mltteo; Ovorstroot, postofllco com mittee, and Landls, the heiftl of pub lic printing. Sherman's election ub vlco-proslJent leavos a vacancy on tho Important rules commlttoo, I ELEGTQN but In tho case of WUllnmn this may bo seriously doubted. Considerable doubt still shrouds tho contest between Hopewell and Garrett for nontenant governor. Ofllclol and unofllclul figures on president show that In tho neighbor hood of 50,000 votes woro cast in Ne braska. Tho offlclnl and unofllclnl re turns show Taft 121,980, nnd Bryan 127,013. On governor tho totals nro 112,775 for Sheldon, and 122,520 for Shullonborgor. ROOSEVELT FOLLOWS PLATT. Possibly President May Have Place In tho 8enate. That President Hoosovelt may he tho successor of Senator Piatt In tho i,cnnto 1h considered by many In Washington n not nt all Impossible. Thoso who regnrd this as possible declaro that they have nsuranco from the prcsldont himself that ho would not bo entirely averso to tho accep tance of tho senatorial office under tho cotulttIonn ns thoy will bo after tho 4th of March So far as Is kuown ho had mado no recent expression on tho subject, but ho has said, within the Inst year that with Mr. Taft as president ho would not fool tho same hesitancy about entering tho Semite tlmt ho would feel with Bomeono in tho White Houso with whom hlB re lations woro not as Intimate aa they nro with Mr. Taft. Guaranty Law to De Passed. A guaranty deposit law will be passed by tho next legislature. Governor-elect Shallenborger bus announced that this will bo done nnd ho has tho support of a democratic legislature. Dotnlls of tho law will await tho' ofllclul count on Btato offi cers, ir thu state banking board Is politically unfriendly tho details of tho Hchemo will havo to bo changed considerably. Tho primary law will doubtless bo amended to provldo for an election of United Stall's senator by direct vote or tho people, tho legislature being directed to select tho winner at tho pollx bo lie republican or democrat. Sheldon Will Return to Farm. "It's all over. I'm tired and I'm go ing homo. Let tho peoplo rulo." This was Governor Sheldon's state- Ashton C. Shallcnbcrfjcr. ment after so many returns had been received that ho was convinced be yond any doubt that ho had been do fcatcd for re-election. Tho governor (Iocb not seem to bo concerned about Ids political future. Ho Is not Inclined at present to dls cuss what ho may do. "I'm tired and I'm going homo," is a part of his htatement and It Is probably truo to thu exclusion of any thought about a political future. It la corridor talk that Sholdon will be a candldato of tho republicans for souutor. This has been In tho air for year or moro. Wisconsin. MILWAUKEE, Wis. Practically complete returns from Wisconsin plar.e Taft's plurality at S7,9Ci. Tho entire republican state ticket Is elect ed by 80,000. Ten republicans and congress. Tho socialists lost two one democrat (Weisse) nro elected to strong lights for congressmen. Taft Gets Two Votes In Maryland. From Maryland, Taft will recelvo two ami Bryan six electoral votes. Taft had a plurality of CGI on tho votes of tho highest elector In Mary land. This IcavcoB the result in the electoral rollego Taft 321, llryan 162. A second attempt was made to burg- lUliZO MoiTh) & Knn'u utm-n n n,. Itral City. wvs Killed By News of Bryan's Defeat. Heart failure, duo to Bryan's do feat Is glvon us tho cause of tho death or JoBoph J. imhoff, sovonty two, a well-known resident of Read Ing, Pa. Mr. Imhoff will bo remomborcd as ono or Nebraska's ploncors. Ho wns landlord of tho Commercial Hotel, now tho Capital, In tho early seven ties, und nftorwardn an oxtonslro real ostato dcalor. Ho left Uncola several years ago. kkkkkH! Jlut? WvTMi1kklWHkkm LSkl House and Senate Democrats. Returns from every senatorial dis trict In Nebraska show that tho com plexion of tho next stato Rcnato will bo democratic. Tho republicans have amsomhlod only thirteen memborn, whdlo tho democrats ha,Vo twenty. First district J. R. Cain U Second district T. J. Majors It Third district S. H .Buck D Fourth district W. 11. Banning.... D Fifth district Alex Lavorty R Sixth district 13. K. Howoll D Sixth district P. T. Ransom D Sixth district J. M. Tanner D Seventh district O. It. Thompson. R Eighth district Nick Fritz D Ninth district J. D. Hatfleld D Tenth district W. D. llallor R Klovonth district C. A. Randall... It Twelfth district Frank .1. Henry.. D Thirteenth district J. A. Donahue D Fourteenth district K. L. Meyers.. R Fifteenth district J. A. Allcs, Jr.. D Sixteenth district 13. F. Dodlnson. D Seventeenth district .1. II. lliiruliam D Eighteenth district 13. L. King. ... U Nineteenth district G. W. Fuller.. D Twentieth district .T. B. Miller.... D Twentieth district E. T. llrown... A 21st district Jacob Klein D 22d district P. W. Bartos D 23d district Smith Kotehum.....'. D 21th district Herman Dlers D 25th district R. O. llrown D 26th district C. R. Uesso ID 27th district G. W. Tlbbotts K 28th district A. O. Wnrtcn R 20lh district John C. Gurill R 30th district L. I,. Raymond R The lower houso of the legislature this winter will ho lnrgely democratic. Tho republicans lmd CO of tho 100 members two years ago nnd this con dition will bo reversed this winter. It Is possible thnt tho democrats may ovon havo a greater advantage In tho houso. Tho following momberu havo been elected, according to reports re ceived up to Thursday ovenlng: K. W. RobertB, republican, Phelps. John Snyder, democrat, Harlan. R. A. Clark, democrat, Richardson. Henry Geddes, democrat, Richard- lion. Otto Kotouc, democrat, Richardson. J. (3. O'Connell, republican, John- son. G. W. Leldlgh, democrat, Otoo. E. .T. Stedman, democrat, Otoe. C. K. Noyes, republican, Cass. D. Smith, republican, Cass. M. T. Harrison, republican, float. P. G. Roland, democrat, Douglas. .1. P. Connoly, democrat, Douglas. J. Howard, democrat, Douslas. W. S. Shoemaker, democrat, Doug las. V. Ilult, democrat, Douglas. R. II. Holmes, democrat, Douglas. J. P. Kraus, democrat, Douglas. W. P. Stoechcr, democrat, Douglas. W. P. Thomas, democrat, Doulav. II. D. Schrettlgcr, republican, Washington.. 11. P. Grlllln, republican, float. Charles Graff, democrat, Dodge. W. J. McVlckor. democrat. Dodge. S. Saberson, republican, Dixon. G. W. Fanuon, republican, Ante lopo. Mr. Young, democrat, Madison. J. W. Wcems, democrat, float. W. A. RothencX republican, Colfax. E. II. IlalsoH, republican, Saunders. Frank Donezell, democrat, Saund ers. C. A. Ritchie, democrat. Soward. Henry Scheie, democrat, Soward. Cyi'iM Black,' republican, Lancaster J. W. Ulystone, republican, Lancas ter. E. W. llrown, iepubl!can, Lancastor. Fred Humphrey, domo6rat, Lancaster. C. 13. Groves, democrat. 'Lancaster. John Chad, democrat, Saline. J. II. Hospodakl, democrat, Saline. F. O. Ellis, republican, float. P. A. Murphy, democrat, Fillmore. H. M. Swan, democrat, Fillmore. J. G. Iloltcj, democrat, Merrick. R. W. lloyd, democrat, Hamilton. L. J. Evarrs, democrat. Hamilton. D. N. Nettletrin, republican, Clay. J. E. Hroderlck, domocrat, Clay. P. J. Cooprlilcr, domocrat, Adams. Eric Johnson, republican, float. W. J. Taylor, domocrat, Custer and Logan. 13. A. Rrown, democrat, Shor" O. W. Uarrctt. republican, Buffalo. II. J. Worthlngton, democrat, Daw foii. J. P. England, democrat, Kearney. Heavy Majority for New Plan. Out of a total voto of 7,249 (offlclal), 3CG of which had to bo thrown out bccauHo tho ballots woro unmarked, tho proposition to rhango Lincoln's form of municipal government to a commission plan carried at Tuesday's election by a voto or 5,128 to 1,765. This voto doos not change tho gov ernment in Lincoln, but Is simply a "straw voto," as It wcro, to establish tho people's wish. Tho chartor revision committee or tho city council will now prepare a new chnrtcr, to bo submitted to tho legislature this fall for ratliicatlon, carrying out tho dotallu of tho com mission plan. Should tho charter pass tho legislature, tho commission form of government will not be In uso until next April. Republicans Now Claim Oklahoma. Guthrie, Okla. Tho offlclnl returns; ure awaited to show tho exact stato of nffalrs In Oklahoma. Croagor, re rubllcun, claims tho Third by 1,000. Morgan in tho Second hus apparently) defeated hlsi democratic rival. Ropub-j Ucun Chairman Morris still claims the, stato for Tort. Indiana Divided. Indianapolis, Ind. A radical change, in Indiana's representation In Iho na tional houso ol representatives was tho most striking feature of tho elec tion. Tho latest unofficial returns com ploto bIvo tho democratic party olovon mornborH and tho republicans two. This la ii gain of sevon for tho, democrats, tho former representation bolug nine republican and four demo cratic members. NEBRASKA POINTERS STATE NEW8 AND NOTES IN CON DENSED FORM. THE PRESS. PULPIT AMD PUBLIC What Is Going on Here and There That Is of Interect to hte Read ers Throughout Nebraska. - Tho ladles of tho Christian church at Arapahoo cleared $10 on u Satur day dinner. i Tho flvo year old sou of Ernest Lutz, of Eustls, fell and broke his leg whllo playing horso with a stick. Henry Vnnderhuyden, of Crookston, fell down cellar nnd broke his collar bono and dlslocnted his elbow. A carload of now muchlnory for tho now 'lVntis-Mis.slsslppl elevator at Kearney has been received. Rev. P. G. Hamm has closed his pastorate of the Christian church at Exeter and will movo to Oregon. Jim Buttoroff, an old resident of Dixon county, died In Alberta, Can ada. Leonit Gaucher of Wahoo, who has been In a Sioux City hospital for sev eral weeks, has been removed to her home. Hoiiry Llekhus of Dodge, who was Injured In un accident several days ago has been taken to Omaha for treatment. Tho foundation for the new Presby terian church at Elgin Ir about com pleted and soon tho superstructure will begin to go up. Many Bchools In Nebraska shut down a few days In order to allow teachers to attend the stnto associa tion meeting in Lincoln. Miss Tilllo lllankenburg of North Platte has been offered a position as stenographer In tho forest resorvo de partment of tho government Rev. L. J. Powell has reslgued tho pastoruto of tho Lutheran church nt Suthorland and will go to oWst Point to tako charge of u church there. Verne Matteson, 21 ycare old, son of H. ii. Matteson of Omaha, who was visiting at Blair, accidentally shot himself seriously "but not fatnlly. Tho Hubbard boys, formerly of Burt count', havo purchased a newspaper lr. New Mexico and will assumo chargo of It about January 1. .... young follow nnmed Charles Campbell has been held In a bond of ?800 nt Butto Uoyd county, on n chargo of horse stealing. Ho could not give tho bond and Is In Jail. For tho first tlmo In tho history of Lancaster county a mixed delega tion, three democrats and four repub licans, will go to tho legislature. wompleto returns from Douglas county buow that Itryan carried tho county by n majority of 1,522, and that Shallcnbergoi' for governor went blm moro than u thousand better. Andrew Llnglo of Nebraska City was perhaps fatally stabbod by Mat Sroas, a butcher. In a quarrel over some money which had been borrow ed. Both men had been drinking. Edgar Lumbard, tho 1 1-year-old son of D. A. Lumbard, cashier of tho First National bank at Fremont, was acci dentally shot In tho head and killed bj Leslio Whitcomb, a 14-ycar-old son or E. L. Whitcomb of that city, whllo out hunting oh the Plntto river. Dr. Luddcn of tho stato board was In Kearney looking over tho normal school, noting improvements nnd go ing over tho records of the Inatltn Hon. Ho addressed tho students nt length. Tho boys' and girls' Industrial clubs of Beaver City will hold tho annual meeting at Denver City Saturday, No vember 14. Superintendent Mundny ban Issued a premium list with over $100 for tho winners. Thoro Is much interest manifested. Tho grosB earnings of thu Union Pa cific for tho month of September touch a now high record nnd tho net earnings for bath tho Union Pacific nnd Southern I'acltlc nrao tno highest for any such month in tho history of theso roadB. Sixty-four years ago Mr. and Mrs. William Weyglnt of McCook wore mndo husband and wlfo In Now York Btate. This fact wbb celebrated by n Inrgo company of friends nnd neigh bors. Both of tho old folks aro now 88 years of ngo. Great preparations aro being mado by thoso having chargo of tho Young Men's Christian association ror tho great meeting to bo held In Columhua on tho 22d or this month. Tho prin cipal speaker Is to bo Bishop Nuelseu of tho Methodist Episcopal church. "You wero angry and I was not wanted. Emma was cross. I didn't come hero to ralso trouble I nm tired of suffering, but It. will not Inst long." Thews nro Bentences from i ncto which Mnry WelBol of Omaha, 23 years old, wroto to Arthur Shaver Just bcioro Bho shot herseU threo times In tho breast, dying n row min utes afterward. Tho girl, it is said, had for soma tlmo been demented. Odd Follows of Dortrnnd are put ting up a lino building. Tho ministers of tho various churchea of Ponca havo Just organiz ed a ministerial union In which they havo dopartcd from tho customary ruos. Tho wives of thu ministers aro Invited to attend nil tho regular ujrnthly meetings. S-vin Whitehead and S. Doffonbnugh nr out with petitions for appoint ment as postmaster at Cairo, Hall county, It having boon reported that Postmaster Sfaull has resigned nnd will go to South Dakota to go into tho business of contracting. NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES. Items of Greater or Lesser Impor tance Over the State. Ora Smith, a York boy, had Iil leff broken in n football gamo. At Crowley they nro boasting of a hnnnor potato yield of 300 bushels on less than one acre. J. L. May of Dawson county lost twenty-four head of good stoorB from an overload of alfalfa hay In their Htomnchs. BurglaiB entered the Banley Stato 'bank mid mndo their way through to' the roof, but got nothing. Tho safo was undisturbed. They secured toola from a blacksmith ohop. Rev. P. T. O'Reilly, pastor of tbo St. Mary's Catholic church at Nebras ka City, has reslgnod to accept tho position as secretary of tho archbish op at Chicago. Fathor Bernard of western Nebraska eomoa to take his placo. While West Kads. ono of Slanton'n ball players, wns operating a stump puller, ho met with an accident in which both of his, legs wero broken. He was engaged In pulling utumpp when tho machinery broke, tho sweep ci lever crashed around, Btrlklng Eadw on tho legs, silvering tho bones. Tho month of October has averaged up fairly well" In u meteorological way with previous Octobers for tho hist thirty-eight years, both In tomporo turos nnd precipitation. Tho average temperature for tho month was 53, as tisnlnst tho general avorngo of 51.2 for tho past Oetobora. Following is tho Gago couuty mort gage record for the month of Octo ber: Number of farm mortgagoa tiled, 18; amount, S41.89S. Numbor of farm mortgages released. 28; amount, $35, C02. Number of city mortgages filed. 31; amount. S2S.2S1. Numbor of city mortgages released, 34; amount. $24. 751. Wo8 Eads of Stanton county, while pulling stumps with a stump pulling machine, had the misfortune to havo both of his less broken. Ho was lead ing tho team nnd a bolt broko, which throw part of the machlno against his legs, breaking both of them. Ono of tho horse's logs wns also broken and In bucIi i way that tho animal had to bo killed. Charles H. Lavera of Boston hns been selected general secretary of the local Y. M. C A. ut Beatrice to suc ceed Fred Metis, who recently resign ed to accept a similar position with tho association at Rajld Ctly, S. D. Mr. Lavers was until recently assist ant secretary of tho Boston associa tion and nt one time was engaged In nsboclatlon work In China. Ho vflll assume his new duties November 9. Eugene Morey.'a civil onglnoor. W. II. Hand. Dr. Martin. V. B. Sample. W. S. Clapp and Theodore Il.Bolte, all of Kearney, aro tho names of Uiosc who have fully Incorporated the? pro posed Kearney &. Loup Valley rail road.. The capita! stock Is fixed at $100,000 common and $20,000 prefer red. Tho plan Is somewhat more comprehensive than at first proposed, a3 the terminals selected aro Kearney aiid Hyannls. A number of Austrlans. who work oh tho Rock Island section at Ellis wore beaten nnd robbed tho other evening, supposedly by two ot tholr follow countrymen. The men mako their homo In a'enr nnd were awakenod about midnight by two masked men who had broken Into tho car, and whllo ono of them hold a revolver the other beat tho Austrlans Into In sensibility, afterward rifling their clothes. Tho robborB secured about $50. Tho West Point Fiu-mora' Inatitulo society hns published its list of prizes to bo awarded at tho forthcoming county corn show. For tho best bushel of corn, any color, $15 Is offer ed. For yollow corn, ten oars, first prize, $10; socond, $8; third, $6; fourth, $1; llfth. $2, nnd on tho three next best $1 ench. Tho samo premi ums aro offered on whlto corn. Prizes are offered also for tho bost single car or corn, for sweet corn and pop corn. Tho cornor stone for tho new Meth odist church at Humboldt was laid last Sunday In the midst of a largo crowd of spectators, tho pastor. Rev. A. S. llucll, being assisted In the ceremonies by Rev. Gcorgo L Wright of Nebraska City, district superin tendent, who dellvorcd nn address af ter tho rltunllstle work was completed. ' Underneath tho Btono tho church au thorities placod a history of tho soci ety slnco Its orgnnlzntton In 1871, when tho old church was orectod. Undo .Too Worrallil printer and Ne braska pioneer, has been in tho city this week, says a Tccumsch dispatch. Whllo thoro Uncle Joo took tho pains to look ui tho real cstato' la Johnson county belonging to a certain man who drew a farm In tho Rosebud drnwlng. According to tho ruling of tho govern ment, a man must, swear ho owns no moro than 160 acres of land or ho can not register. This lucky man, accord Ing to Worrnll, owns 200 acres in John son county. The printer reported the enso to tho government authorities. Thomas Stanloy of Kcncsaw had. s over 100 bushels of potatoes oft (ess than a half acre of ground. A strniiEor wnB around among the buslnesB men of Stella trying U cell Borno rings. Upon being told thnt there was. a robbery oi a Jowolry Btoro tho night before ho left at onco for tho depot to catch a train out. At this Juncture tho sheriff arrlvod and, going to tho depot, found tho stranger hid In tho weeds. Ho wns placed In tho city Jail and a thorough search mndo of his porson, and two bags of gold rings woro found strapped to his body, beHides other items in tho Jowolrr line. V.'. M tf A - B 9 rffT-i. 43jbMf!te& -&. t-' ' i ' & ti'vM' -r v- i tWJ,