APRIL 4, 1907.
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THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
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NEBRASKA people have not yet
reached the stage of snobbery in
dicated by a disposition to be ashamed
of a lowly origin. It is not forbidden
to remind them that . once on a time
Nebraska land was held is so light
esteem and so low a price that men
bought it 'sight unseen." Jesse T.
Bennett, who died recently in Oregon,
was an old timer of Antelope county.
According to the Neligh Register he
was one of the first to take a home
stead in Cedar township, having filed
on the northwest quarter of section
9-23-6, June 9th, 1869. At the tima of
making his homestead filing he was
residing in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and
was anxious to get a homestead some
where out west, but did not have
the time or opportunity to make a
trip of observation for himself. He
therefore requested A. J. .each, then
of Dodge county, Neb., who was
about to make a trip to the unor
ganized country west of Madison
county, to select a homestead for him,
and he would take it as boys some
times trade jack knives "unsight un
seen." He wanted, lie said, "A good
smooth piece of land, with or without
water but with a little patch of. tim
ber for fuel." Mr. Leach fui filled his
mission and selected the cjuertcr sec
tion named above. Sir. Bennett lived
upon the land for about seven years,
and improved it by plowing up and
cultivating about forty acres, built a
log house, dug a well, then proved up,
sold the land for $600 and moved to
Oregon. The present owner of this
farm was offered and refused about
two years ago $60 an acre for it.
It is customary to wait until after
Easter to ask "Shall we celebrate?"
The Hildreth fire department shows
the effects of a training in prompt
action by beginning to canvass the
question in the middle of March.
David City proposes to take no un
necessary risk of being carried away
by fire. The city lawmakers have
provided "That it shall be unlawful
for any one person, persons, firm, com
pany, co-partnership or corporation to
store or keep on hand or in stock at
any time gunpowder, tar, pitch, resin,
coal oil, . benzine, turpentine, hemp,
cotton, nitro-glycerine, .gasoline, pe
troleum or any of the productions
thereof, within the corporate limits
of the city of David City in larger
quantities than gunpowder, one hun
dred pounds; tar, live barrels; pitch,
five barrels; resin, five barrels; coal
oil, five barrels; benzine, ten gallons;
turpentine, one barrel; hemp, five hun
dred pounds; cotton, one bale; nitro
glycerine, two pounds; gasoline, five
barrels; petroleum, live barrels."
These offerings clipped from a local
real estate advertisement give an idea
of what Hitchcock people think Hitch
cock county land is worth:
160 acres 6 miles south of Culbert
on in Driftwood valley, as fine a
quarter section of land as there is
in the state, the very best kind of
soil. Price, $20 per acre.
320 acres improved land 4 miles.
north of Culbertson in the linest lo
cality in southwest Nebraska tele
phone and rural delivery and good
school. This is hard to beat. Price,
$10,000.
Quarter section of land miles
southeast of Culbertson, all nice
smooth level land, deep rich soil, 9
miles from McCook. Price, $3,200.
A perfect quarter section of land,
best soil, 6 miles south of Culbert
son. Price, $20 an acre.
Quarter section 2 miles from Bever
ly, 8 miles from Culbertson. As fine
a quarter as the sun ever shown on.
Price, $3,300.
An improved quarter section of
land 4 miles northeast of Culbertson,
land all nice and level, very choice.
Price, $5,000.
A very fin quarter pection of land,
all nice and level, rich deep .suil, li
miles north of Culbertson. Price
$2,400.
A good halfVseoiion of land ! mile
noilh of Culberson. This would go
well with above quarter. J 'rice, $10
an acre.
160 acres mostly rich IJlackwcod
bottom land 4 miles from Hayes Cen
ter and S miles northeast of Palixade.
Price, :,V(.
How good and plea rant It is
The editor of the Norfolk Pres Ik
ilty :Uik. lie wu fir?t uppotnlcd to 1111
a Mettncy, was lheif e!ete unani-iimu-dy
for it full ttji.i b both parties.
He haw been renominated ty his own
patty, but li' t- an opponent against
Iiiidi he Miliuitx he rat. hut yjiv n t rtrit
"a unsr tin vh I cue of his het j
fri- mI- " I
The l.lttlf Hhie was romHimes r f
tretiU-wjiie iram In lh old day, j
YbiM ito of March K, JKM la the
lltlno Jcuir.! I, Hit mi lu ho: j
"A family by the name of Munson,
living on the west side of the river, in
the bottom, were seen for several hours
on the roof of their dug-out, during the
prevalence of high water, but were
soon rescued from their perlious posi
tion." "It is thought that there will be no
regular trains over the St. Joseph &
Western railroad for at least thirty
days, as the repair of their road will
amount to a virtual reconstruction of
their line for many miles in different
places, the entire road-bed having been
washed away in some localities."
"Sheriff McNee went to Fairbury
last week, and remained there several
days waiting for a train. He finally
walked home and reports several miles
of the grade filling of the St. Joe & W.
railroad washed out."
"It is just eight days today since the
eastern mail has. been received at this
office." "
"A fight occurred at Alexandria be
tween two section hands in the water.
It was a naval engagement of a novel
kind."
"Last Saturday R. H. Dimmick and
Thomas Payne attempted to cross the
river in a boat. When in the current
their boat became unmanageable, and
was rapidly carried down the stream
until it lodged against some ash trees,
where the force of the water held them
prisoners untij the new boat "The Res
cue" was completed and went to their
relief, A citizen of Hebron succeeded in
rescuing young Payne on the second
attempt, and Mr. Ellison afterwards
rescued Mr. Dimmick."
The new tariff on postoffice boxes
will be as follows at Tecumseh: Call
boxes, small, 25c' per quarter; Lock
boxes, small, 45c per quarter; Lock
boxes, medium, 60c per quarter; Lock
boxes, large, 75c per quarter.
Nelson is municipally prosperous, ac
cording to the Herald, thanks to a
policy of putting city affairs in the
hands of careful business men. Accord
ing to the treasurer's report on May 1
of last year "the treasurer had a bal
ance on hand of $1,357.10. From that
time to last Mond,ay he had received
of the county treasurer $1,940.91. On
that day there was still due from the
county treasurer the sum of $94.20.
Making a total from that source dur
ing that time of $2,035.11. During that
time he has received from show and
other licenses $193. Thus during that
time the total receipts together with
the cash on hand was $3,585.21.
"The total disbursements during that
time was $2,587.14, leaving a cash bal
ance on hand last Monday of $998.07."
The Herald adds: "When we take in
to consideration that $1,021.67 of this
amount was expended for cement
crossings we can begin to realize what
it means to a town to place its affairs
in the hands of careful business men,
also the care that should be exercised
in selecting members of this body each
year."
An employe of the Burlington whose
regular run is on a train that carries
pass holders declares that the differ
ence between the present and the old
conditions is very noticeable. "We
used to go out of Lincoln many a time
with one-half of the people, riding on
passes," he explains. "Now there won't
be more than five or six parses all the
way from Lincoln to Denver, and all
of these will be carried by employes.
The two-cent fare is the most popular
thing in railroading today. The people
are all stuck on it. They like to see
everybody riding at two cents a mile
and nobody using passes. It makes
them think that everybody is treated
alike, and that makes a comfortable
feeling around a railroad ear, The em
ployes can see the difference in the
way the people act."
Senator Joe Burns was chuckling to
himself yesterday over the fix the
Douglas county members are likely to
get themselves into over the part of
the primary law that puis platform
making in the hand of a convention
consisting of one delegate from each
county. -Under this act." said Joe,
"the smallest county will have just
as much Influence as Douglas or Jjin
cRHter. An soon as these outside futili
ties get onto their power they will
make a platform proposing prohibition.
New Mnce" the carrying1 out or platform
pledges f-eems to b- popular, the mem
Iters of the logl-Uuiite Will have to
submit a pronihitory im. mime nt. The
patties that have prohibition In their
pl.it form will endorse the amendment,
and under the ruling ef the fupreme
court thl winter, every ftralght party
ote will be counted fur prohibition.
ixuiglUH county ha had n much to do
with hrtnKliic this uboiit dm any other
county. I wonder bow they will Jlk U
when they realise tint nnrter thee nw
arrangement piol.lMtmn can t-e car
ried In NMrak, in h Uiah five
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State Treasurer I O. Brian has added
to his monthly report a statement show
ing the investments of the state school
funds. The total school funds now in
vested Is $7,624,6(11.68, divided ag follows:
Bonds, counties & other states. .$ti,lii3,S4C.24
General fund warrants .; 1,415,740.93
University fund warrants 45.0)4.49
Total $7,624,601.68
The recent Investments in bonds of
other Btates has not left a very large
amount uninvested in the trust funds of
the state. The total trust funds unin
vested at the close of the month was
$71,713.09.
Under the Sheldon redemption law the
treasurer received a total of $20,906.94 dur
ing the month. He had on hand in this
fund $11,601.06 and expended $S2,(XM.50,
leaving a balance of $2.20 in this fund at
the close of the month. The fund is de
rived from a one mill levy, the pro
ceeds to be used for the redemption of
outstanding state warrants which con
stitutes the floating debt of the state,
amounting to about $2,000,000. While war
rants are being redeemed others are reg
istered for lack of general funds.
At the beginning of the month the
treasurer had on hand $186,419.11. During
the month he received $510,844.10, paid out
$577,492.41 and had on hand at the close
of the month a total of $i!9,800.&0. lie
reports cash In state deposits amounting
to $417,290.17 and cash on hand $2,510.63.
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
Two men lost their lives iu a "collision
in the North river.
Richard Mansfield, ' the a tor, is not
improving.
Granite-cutters In all the large cities
of Texas struck today.
The funeral of Count Lamsdcrff was
held at St. Petersburg.
. AH carpenters and painters in Van
couver went on strike.
Secretary Metcalf arrived In Washing
ton from Charleston, S. C.
A motion for acquittal was -made in
the Standard Oil case, and argued.
Announcement was made that the
health of Archbishop Kyan has been en
tirely restored.
The Peterson, planing mill, St. Louis,
was almost totally destroyed by tire, en
tailing a loss of $50,000.
The funeral of Dr. Jollos, ex-editor of
the Itusski Viedomosti who was assassi
nated March 27, was held.
William A. Dunlap, the millionaire of
New York City, and Miss Lavender Jane
Byers were married at Milwaukee.
Ten thousand children took part In
Iowa's first annual egg-rolling contest
on the contest of the state capitol.
E. H. Harrinian was re-elected presi
dent of the Morgan, Ixmisiamt & Texas
Kailroad and S'.ertmKhip companj.
Rear Admiral James H. Dayton, here
tofore in command of the Philippine,
squadron, assumed command of the
Asiatic, fleet.
Charles W. Strine.N manager of the
Metropolitan Opera company of- New
York, is at a Boston hospital, danger
ously i!l with appendicitis.
The reports, that Maria Christina, the
queen mother, was seriously ill and that
the last sacraments were about to be
administered are without foundation.
The military attache of the American
embassy, Major MeClintock, Is to leave
Vienna after being received in farewell
audience by Emperor Francis Joseph.
The foundation stone of 1h new Ger
man hospital On the Mount of Olives was
laid Sunday in the presence of the gov
ernor of Jerusalem.
The coinage executed at the mints in
the United States during March 1907,
amounted to $fi,KjO,894, of which $5,874,525
was gold, $316,212 silver and $430,150 minor
coins.
Juvenile Washington in considerable
numbers, accompanied by their parents,
friends and nurses, indulged in the an
nual egg rolling festival on the white
hr.HKf v rounds;, i
Work on a document which will point
out the errors that have been condemned
at various limn by the popes since the
syllabus of Plus IX. published in 18C4,
Is approaching completion.
With the thermometers registering
from 18 to 20 degrees above zero and ice
three-fourths of an inch in thickness
considerable apprehension exists that the
fruit crop has been injured in Kentucky.
Charles H. Graham, aged eighty-six
years, who was a purser's clerk on one
of Commodore Perry's ships on the lat
ter's expedition to Japan more than a
half century ago, died at Portsmouth,
Va.
The comparative statement of the gov
ernment receipts and expeditures for
March. 17. shows the total receipts to
have i.een $64,221,953 and the eipenditures
$42.ti02,J77. leaving a surplus for the
mouth of $10,18.5M;.
Th monthly statement of the public
debt showf that at tin cIomo of business
March SO. 17. the tdtal dent, le cnnh
In the treason y amounted to $9c.tOG.5Cii,
which was a decrease a compared with
March 1 of $it,f.;,2SK.
Thp condition f Queen Victoria, who
is expecting c.nun -merit, precluding her
participation to public f m -lions, it Is
announced that the bit to Mao rid of
King Udward and Queen Alexandra will
he m t pHi-it until the tiolutini,
Af th" meeting of til" I'iinarna Hail
road and 8iemhlp miupuny Msjor U.
W. Octet hal. United Htat.- army, chair
man of the Umiiun etc tut I t ommiwmon,
was elected president of it. company,
Xre Tweouor v wh..im, je-igneU.
Inability on th pi-: .f a Juryman
to read and write M i tH.h UnrnAge
hits resulted In ituiiht the indictment
BKlnt otf renftmaii-clr ct Ueorjr K,
Kttwrot, thsicd wit It the murder uf Dr
It. II. AMrtc-b, In !'.,itmi hougt, 1a.
In slew df tht nuttlnfarlorv t-ndllknta
rretSilirg It tl. Ciwdu reHlft tural
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kidneys or neuralgia pains, to write to
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If the aboro Interests you, for proof ad
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column of occupation, has decided to
turn over the command of Ourja to Gen
eral Delleu and return to his regular
duties at Oran.
KOOSKVKI.T STAJiDS PAT.
President Roosevelt was not con
victed Of sin by the railroad exhorters.
His past course in respect to railroad
control does not seem to him a thing
to be ashamed of. His proposed
further course, based on the fact that
rate regulation is a vast emptiness
until the true foundation of rates, the
deflated value. Is ascertained, docs not
seem a thing to shrink from nor a
proper cause of commercial depression.
This is the substance of the president's
reply to the pressure applied to turn
him from his course.
The people of the United States are
pleased to see the president come
througl the fiery furnace unslnged.
What has happened, what Is proposed,
that any legitimate railroad interest
should fear? Now that the rate regu
lation principle has . been fought out
even Mr. llarrlman acquiesces and be
lieves in rate regulation. The railroad
managers say that only in a few cases
are the roads overcapitalized. Why
then should they tremble at the pros
pect of a national examination and
ascertainment of their values? "What
honest interest can be hurt, and what
dishonest interest ought not be?
It has been a great bluff, this cry
of danger from railroad regulation; a
bluff begun to keep it from continuing
the logical and needed course. It is the
same bluff that confronted tho rate
bill In the first place, the opposition by
interests that never give ground with-
out a show of fight, no matter how
well they know themselves to be only
claim jumpers. The president calls the
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