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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1901)
MAiNY Dili JLtf A ALUM MEAGRE DETAILS OF A DISASTER None I > ft to Toll of It Krsry Workman hixljrltin I , Iti ported Klllnl-Ons < ftti fH n I2xp o-lon l'lr UutlorKrouuU out 4h Iteiouern. VICTORIA , B. 0. , Feb. 10. What la reared will ba one of the most horrlblo Bilno accidents in the history of the "dominion took place this forenoon at the Union mines , owned by the Wel- llngColllery company , of which James JHinsmuir , the premier of the province , Is the principal shareholder. The tel egraphic advices received so far give no complete story of the accident but newspaper correspondents are now hurrying to the scene on steamers and tug boats and the full facts will short ly be obtainable. As near as can bo gathered an ex plosion took place about 11 o'clock yesterday In No. 0 shaft , situated In the village of Cumberland. There were sixty men In It when the explos ion took place and not one of them cs- apcd. The explosion ignited the mine , wrecking the shaft from mid- tray down to the bottom and filling It with a solid mass of rocks , earth and timbers. timbers.A A PEIUES OK EXPLOSIONS. The fir it explosion was followed by several morewhile | the dense volume .of smoke Issuing from the vent-holes Indicated that lire , as well as gas , was doing Its destructive work. As soon as practicable after the ac' eldcnt the men of the morning shaft Jn No. 5 shaft , organized a rescue party. No. 5 is situated about a mile from No. 0 , but the two workings are connected by a tunnel and through this cannel an attempt was made to help the unfortunate men In the wrecked shaft. They had not cut their way many yards through the debris when they encountered fire , which rendered the place untenable and compelled the party to desist. The helpless message came back by telephone to the surface. Overcome by gas and smoke they reluctantly withdrew from No. 5 and commenced work on a long cut from No. 4 , the only other means by reaching the men. men.Work Work on this was prosecuted with the greatest vigor until the abate ment of the fire In No. 5 , enabled them 4o return once more there. LAT1SH NEWS ENCOUKAOINO. The latest news Is somewhat en couraging , it being stated that the fans are again working , that tne cage Las penetrated 175 feet and is still go ing down in No. 4 shaft. Even should the rescuing party teach the Interior of the wrecked workings there Is little hope for any of the mon locked in the shaft. 8ntnp < > n Outrank * WASHINGTON , D. C. , Feb. 16. The president sent yesterday the following Dominations to the senate : Hear admirals to be advanced in rank from Feburary 11 , 11M)1 ) : William T. Sampson , 5 numbers to take rank next after Rear Admiral Howell ; Win- field Scott fc'chley , 3 numbers to 'take rank next after Sampson when ad vanccd. President McKInley today sent a message to congress urging that the thanks of congress be tendered to Ad mlral Sampson for his work durlnjj the Spanish war. Klllo I Hyii UeiiRkl Tlgor INDIANAPOLIS , IND. , Feb. , 10. Al bert Neilson , aged fifteen years , em ployed as an animal keeper at the zoo logical garden in this city , was killed iby a Bengal timer , ile entered the cage in which the tiger was confined and was attacked by the beast. A terrible struggle followed , in which Neilson was torn in a hundred places. Bedhot irons were thrust into the bloodthirsty animal , but not until several bullets had been tired Into his body did itrealease Its hold on the vic tim. Neilson was drugged from the cage more dead than alive and was hurried to the city hospital , where he died as he was being carried in. The tiger was not fatally wounded. Neil- 4on lived at Piqua , O. , and hal been eniplo > ed by the zoo company three jears. Ho was in cnarge of the lion cubs , and it is supposed opened the tiger's cage by mistake. < > J > . | n Tlu Itnnks. OnicAoo , Feb. , 10. Commander-ln Chief Leo Bassicur of the Grand Army of tiie Republic has Issued an address to veterans. In which he urges those who fought In tlie civil war , but who are at present outside the ranks of the Uranil Army of the republic , to Join the organization. Wilson I < IIHI | < < if U Ihlcxtft. MKEKEH , Colo. , Feb. 10. "Buck" Davis , a cowb y , who lias just come In from the north , brings tliu informa tion that Governor Ru sevelt and Ills guides and party will reach Meeker to night , with two wagon loads of Huns and wildcats. Knoutvlt I ) ue .Sin ntlng , DENVKK , Fob. 10. Information has been received here that Vice-Presi dent Roosevelt , who bus boon for sev eral weeks hunting wild animals in 1 the wilds of north western Colorado. ' will reach III fie , Cole , today and will there boa id a Colorado Midland train to begin Ills homeward journey. It Is not known whether lie will accept the Invitation that lias been extended to bim to stop in Denver and address the 'eL'ifilature. KING to H u La tMwuir ) Oirn * Scsnlim of I'trlUincnl IB 1'cmoM. LONPON , Fob , 15. The opening of ho first parliament of the now reign witnessed the usual competition on ho part of the members of the house of commons to secure scats. Despite the arctic weather , the members stole up to the doors of parliament house shortly after midnight. J. II. John- stone , conservative member for the lorthwest , or Sboreham division of Sussex , having the place of honor atM Clio head of the queue. At daybreak a score of members had issembled , and after that the arrivals * vnro in rapid succession. At 10:30 : a letachmeiit of yeomen of the guard f torn the tower , in tholr quaint now inlformsand carrying halberds , ar-le Ivcd and conducted the customary search of the vaults for Imaginary onsplrators , with the usual result , shortly afterward troops marched up ind lined the entire route. Traflloce was stopped and the crowds wcrodrlv-St en behind the lines of soldiers and pohi IL-e. OPENED I1Y THK KING IN PEIISON. The first parliament of the reign of King Hdward VII. was opened yester- lay afternoon by the king In person.SJ His majesty was accompanied by5 Queen Alexandra , and the Duke of York and Cornwall , and the Duke ofai Connaught and many others of the royal family. The last state ceremony of the klndBC occurred In 1801 , when Queen Victoria opened parliament , accompanied by the prince consort , and since the death * of the latter nettling equal to the dls- play of today has been witnessed In London. Not since the wedding of1' the then Prince of Wales and Princess8 Alexandra has the gorgeous state6 toichusod today been seen In the streets of the capital. In this coach today the king and11 queen and Princess Victoria rode from Buckingham palace to the palace ofw Westminister. The route of the royal party , which lay through the Mull , the Horse Guards' Parade , Chemlte hall and Par-01 tlament street , was guarded by 5OOC . soldiers. A SCENK OF ANIMATION. By 1 o'clock the scene In the old pat- ace yard was one of great animation owing to the constant arrival of car-c rlages containing royal personages and other distingushed people. Many of the nobility used their state coaches , The members of the house of commons lu the meantime streamed into their house. The rich uniforms of the diplomatic corps , the robes of the olllcers of state and the military and naval uniforms formed a brilliant medley , which grad-n ually disappeared through the entrance > of the respective houses. The king and the robed procession advanced to the house of lords. Ast i soon as bis majesty was enthroned , the lord great chamberlain received the royal command to summon the i members of the house of commons to ' hear the speech from the throne. Black Rod ( General Sir Michael BId-c dul ) reached the house of commons at 2:20 : p. m. and the members. headed by the speaker , Mr. William CourtGully , proceeded to the house of Lords. The king wore n field marshal's o lapeau when he read his speech. III.s voice was clear and firm. After the r adlng of the speech , the procession as reformed , the king proceeded ton the robing room , unrobed and rode to Westminister in the state carriage , with the procession in the same order & It entered. - fighting for n Throne. ] RAS.TIHUTIL , French East Africa/ Feb. 14. Tekla , king of Golam ( alsoc written Godjam ) , northwest of tht kingdom of Shoa , recently died of.pols- oning , and two pretenders are now quarrelling for the throne. Emperoi j Menelik has despatched an army tot icstore peace. < Probably the foregoing Information ' from RasJubutil explains the dispatch from Cairo , published Feb. 1 , by Li'n Francaise of Paris , announcing that news had been received at the Egypt- tiun capital of a great battle In Abys- siaia , in which 7,000 had been killed , u the supposition then being that tht i : hiefs had rebelled during thcabsenct i of the negus , who has gone to tlit-t Egyptian frontier in connection with the delimitation of Egypto-Abysslanj boundary. _ tp. p. Idol t-UTor Striinc. SATIAOOSSA , Feb. 10. There was another - ° other anti-clerical disturbance herr-F yesterday. The populace Inflamed b > i l revolutionary speeches attacked thcv police. The guards used revolvers.0 killing one and wounding six. ? MADIIIU , Feb. 14. The marrlagfj contract of Princess De la Mcrcedoj n nd Prince Charles Bourbon wasc slu'iied last night. There was much msirder on ilitj street during the nio'iit. Tlie efforts of the puliee to ( i perse a mob near the Stock Exchange - ' change were unavailing. Matters' wenuglv when a squadron of civil 1 1 u'i | iids arrived and after llrlnv pistols , , J they finally dispersed the crowd. To Adilrc-K Home , D , Iu . , Feb. , 15. A rt r tolutlon Inviting Mrs. Carrie Nation , to address the house of representatives J was introduced. The reading of the resolution sin received with laughter "Let It be referred to the commlttce f | on licenses. " KUL'u'ested Mr. Mitchell. ' ( ' Speaker Sherman looked over thcl resolution a few minutes and then * * aW ; . "Referred to the committee ou military affairs. " * ttu.Am TiTLil ) OLJflAJtf : | MCKINLEV AND ROOSELT DECLARED ELECTIVE. Antlon Trtkrn In Co irrM-P rmi l Ki t > ncntlon of the Notrembjr Vote ARrl- cultuntl Appropriation Hill Takou up In Hunl , WASHINGTON , Feb. 14. Willlnm MoKinley was declared elected presl- lent of the United States and Theo- Jorc Roosevelt vlco-prcsldent by the two houses of congress In Joint con- pcntlon yesterday. The proceedings of the house of representatives. Sena tor Fryo presided and Senator Chand ler and Congressmen Orosvcnor and Richardson acted as tellers. Senator Chandler announced the total number of votes cast as 447 , ol which William MoKlnley of Ohio re ceived for president of the United States 292 , William J. Bryan of Ne braska , 155 and of which Theodore Ro'isevclt of New York , received for vice-president ' 292 mid Adlal E. Stev enson of Illinois 15' . Thereupon , In accordance with the statute , Senator Fryc proclaimed the state | of the votes as delivered to him. The senate then flled out of the hall and the ceremony was ended. DAY WIT IIOUTISK IN SENATE , WASHINGTON , Feb. 14. When the senate convened the blind ohiplaln made a beautiful and touching refer ence to the death of Mrs. Thomas C. Platt , wife of the senator from New York , During the greater part of the day the ' senate was engaged In executive session and In the counting of the electoral vote for the president and vice 1 president of the United States. Late In the afternoon consideration of fj the agricultural appropriation bill was | considered/but little progress was made. At a night session , begin ning at 8 o'clock , the District of Co lumbia code bill was read. At the opening of yesterday's ses 'o i of the senate Mr. Clark ( Wyo. ) i re sented the credentials of his colleague , .Hon. Francis E. Warren , re-elected a senator from Wyoming for a term ol six years , beginning March 4,1901. In reporting favorably a batch ol private pension bills , Mr. Gallinger , chairman ! of committee on pensions , gave notice to senators that it would be useless for them to Introduce any more pension bills at this session , ai the committee on pensions could handle no more. Mr. Money ( Miss. ) , from the foreign 1 relations committee , reported a bill tc 1 prevent the sale of fire arms , opium 1 and Intoxicating liquors in certain I si- 'i ands of the Pacific , and asked for Itj 1 Immediate 1 ; consideration. Mr. Morgan ( Ala. ) remarked that I he dissented from the report and thai I therefore objected to consideration ol 1 the bill. I I'AUTICIFATE IX TIT15 COUNT. ' The senate then proceeded to tha 1 hall of the house of representatives tc ; participate in the clcctorlal count ' ceremony , resuming business at 2:05 : p. ; m. , when the result of the electoral ' vote was reported for formal entry In 1 tne journal of the senate. A resolution providing for the printIng - Ing of the additional copies of the re 1 port of the Taft Philippine commis 1 sion was agreed to. Mr. Foraknr , chairman of the com- imlttecon Pacific Islands and Porte pRIce , called up a bill relating to the ' retirement of the Hawaiian coinage ! and currency. Ho explained that the ! old Hawaiian government hud Issued ' 81,000,000 of silver coins In dollars i half dollars , quarters and dimes. Against $272,000 of the amount silver ' 'certificates had been Issued , the $272- 000 of silver being retained in the treasury. The purpose of the bill waste i to substitute si Ivor coins of the United 1 States ; for the Hawaiian coins , both 1 'being of the same weight and degree 5 of j fineness. The bill was passed with- 'out objection. Senators Halo , Chandler and Till- 'man weie named as conferees on the naval appropriation bill. The amendment to the agricultural I appropriation bill relating to the seiz- urc of Imported foods , drugs and i liquors In case they should be found to be adulterated injuriously was agreed i to. When the committee on amend- nients ] providing for the mapping of the United States was readied Mr. . Teller protested that ns such project ought to be authorized. It would 1 .prove to be not only a gigantic task t useless as to practical results , but it j .would involve an expense ultimately millions of dollars. He moved to 'strikeout the provision. It precipi tated considerable dismission , and was nut disposed of , when , under its speo- < ' Jal order , the senate at 5:30 : took a re fecess until 8 o'clock. MniuU Ml llflllvlfl. LIMA , Peru , Fob , 14. A dispatch from La Paz , dated February 11 , 5 p. ' m. , says that the overflow of the river has caused the inundation or the city And the destruction of bridges. , Flllinriil of Col illrl .Sll MT. WATEHTOWN , N. Y. , Fob. 14. The remains of Col. Albert I ) . Shaw , con gressman from this district , and late 'commander-in-chlef of the Grand i ] Army of tile Republic , were Interred 1 Brookslde cemetery yesterday with with military honors. After private funeral son Ices at the family re-si- | fence the body of Colonel Shaw laid In stale lit the armory , where thous- aands of citizens viewed the remains. National guardsmen Uicd a volley over the grave. io rf l Cunnt Von Wiilrtumro I'lnnnlnjf n JR imlltlnn. PICKIN , Feb. 18 A few flays ago Count von Waldcrsco wrote to the gen erals under his supcrvlsoton notifying them to have all tholr available troops ady In two weeks for an oxpldltlon lasting eighty days. Today General ChaiTee and Gen. Volran , the French commander , received letters asking for their co-operation and expressing a desire to know what forces they can pare. In commencing his letter to General Chaffce , Count von Waldorsco says : "Owing to the unsatisfactory nature of the negotiations for peace and also to circumstances rendering such a' course desirable , It will probably be necessary to resume military opera tions on a largo scale , especially to ward the west. " It U not thought likely that General Chaffce will agree to such a plan with out instuctlons from Washington. The French commander , however , Is expected to do so. PLANS OK WAI.DEUSEB. Count von Waldorsee's plans con template offering the comnvmd of the expedition in the ilrst Instance to Sir Alfred Gazclec , the British command er , but it Is believed that In view of his recent Illness General Gazclce will in form Count von Waldcrscc that he is unable to accept the command. In that event it will be ollcred to Gener al Voiron. Such an offer to General Voiron would have the elTcot , It Is thought , of overcoming the differences which have exIsicdbetwceh the French and Germans , because It would be a demonstration of Count von Walder- see's confidence in the military ability of the French contlgent. Ere long an announcement Is ex pected that the destlnat Ion of the pro posed expedition is Slan Fu. The for eign envoys belivc Its object to be to compel the Chinese to accept the terms ni the powers. Is Is thought that when It becomes known that the ex- deditlotUias started the imperial court will hasten to comply immediately with all the demands of the Joint note. The military are much elated at the prospecijof active service. Many lleve the Chinese army will strive to i he uttermost to protect the province of Shea SI against Invasion. Alln * Flro Still liurnliiK. VANCOUVEU , B. C. , Feb. 18. Ad' dlt onal details continue to como from the Union mines , on Vancouver island where the terrible fatality occured Friday forenoon. The accident has thrown the towns of Cumberland and Nanlamo into a state of gloom. , The Canadian Pacific rail road steam- j er Tartar arrived at Vancouver yes terday afternoon from the coaling station at Union , twelve miles from Cumberland. She brought two pas- sengcrs. II. E. Raymond and George Bennett , both coal miners. Nclthc had any theory as to the cause of the explosion In No. 0 , shaft , In which the accident occurred. They say that the cause is not known and that it never will be known. When the Tartar loft Union at 7 o'clock this morning the latest news from the mine was that the flooding process was still being continued. The lire wsstill burnlnf although not so fiercely as during tha preceding thirty-six hours. The tre mendous volume of water pouring Into - to the mines was gradually performIng - Ing the desired service , and by tomor- K.W It is confidently expected that the fire will be extinguished. It will be several days , Raymond says , before i he bodies of the sixty-one entomed 3 minors can be recovered , because after the fire has been completely put out t' It will be necessary to pump the watei out of the mine before a rescuing party can hope to get at the corpses now ly- Ing at the bottom of the shaft. The steamer Joan arrived at Union tills morning having on board Preraiei James Dimsmuir of the British < Jol- umbla government , who Is , also part owner of the Cumberland mines. The families of the dead miners require - quire financial aid , which will bo forth coming f i oin more than one soiuco. The mayor of Vancouver has already tak n steps to aid the bereaved fainl- lies and other cities arc taking similar action. In the mean time , Premier Dimsmuir has ordered the storckcep- erg at Cumberland to give the distressed ( - tressed families what supplies the ; may need. " iturgtt o to tinHottom PHOVIDKNCIC , U. t. , Feb. 18. The steamer Anago , now in port , rcjortg t'lie loss of a gale elf Hoiiglsland , V'a. i' Wednesday night of her tow. the Iron barge Alabama with five men on board. There is no doubt that the b rge went to t.hc Ixjllom very soon a tor the hawser parted. H r-n MPII Killed In Ml no , TUCSON , Ariz. , Pel ) . 18. Seven mln- ers , including the superintendent , woic i illed at the Commerce mine In Gra- h < n i ounty , Saturday by the explosion of the company's magazine. I'lrti l"ou r lloiirt. CANAL Dnvreii , F h 18. Forty miners were Impi ifoned for four hours Katurdav night In a burning mine at Dlndcntree. The fire was eaused by t < c explosion of a barrel of gasoline , which set fire to the timbers in the month of I ho mine. The Imprisoned men carried water In their dinner palls and fought the flames four hours Miilll a rescuing party from the nul.slde succeeded lu quenching the Dames. BOER AND IRISH SYMPATHIZERS i AT NEW YORK- I i Illnn Mrntlnrt of Vtntnrln MK ] John Mo0 llrliln l > crlhrn the Wur In ihoTra'Ji- vnnl nntt AlHUii Uunna Appeal * * Amnrloiui * . I NKW YOIIK , Feb. 10. Wearers of the green and believers In the cause of Independence for the "old country" assembled at the Academy of Muslo t last | night to do honor to Maj. John McBrldc j , who organized the Irish ' Transvaal ; brigade , anil also to Maud Goune. Thu meeting was held under the auspices of the Clan-Na-Giujl. The mention of Queen Victoria was greeted with hisses , albeit of a some- vhat subdued sort. A reference to .ho Hay-Piiuncefote treaty brought 'orth ' Klgns of dlsapptoval , and the ncntlon of Lord Salisbury was re ceived with vigorous hissing. The full ncasuro of scorn , however , was re served for the name of James Cham- jerlaln. The house was well Illled. Three , heors were given for Major McBrldo when he took the floor. Among other he said : "Five hundred men could have cap tured Ladysmith , but.General.loubcrt refused to give the order ; . If ho had not the fate of the war might have been different. At Oolcnso the bulk of tie ! English officers showed them selves Incompetent , and we might have jomp'ek'd the route there , but Gener al JoubcrtsaUl Itwosngalnsttho Bible to smite n flying enemy. We have ; 1 nipped the flair for the time , but wo hope to pick it up again , and then we will not lay It down until ( very vestige jf the empire of hell Is swept from the earth. " Miss Gonne spoke next , and in Intro duulmr her the chairman said : "A woman died in England lasf month ( hissed ) over which the Anglo maniacs expressed great sympathy and went into morning. She Is pu lorward as all that is best and inns representative In the English , but si far as wo are concerned they are wel come to her. " When Miss Gonne stopped forward most , of tlic audience rose and greeted her with loud applause. Miss Gonne said In part : "The hour of Ireland's destiny Rcems'j ' near at hand. We have come to Amor- lea to consult with you before the crisis comes. In Victoria's reign Ire land hius spent thirty years In parlia mentary agitation. She Is dying of it. 11 Why should we not succeed In our fight for Independence as you Ameri cans did , and as the Boors will surely do ? To check emigration Is the first necessity , and to encourage Industry BO that the people may bo given work. "Lost year when Victoria came to Ireland.slie was received by the olll- cersand landlords , but not a hat was taken off by the working people. " The meeting was closed with the singing of the Boer national hymn , followed by the Irish national song. NurrcMV'lv A rt. u DvKiisnuiui , Tenn. , Feb. 10. An unknown man broke Into thu residence Of Dr. Arnold , a prominent physician , here yesterday , made Ills way to the room of Miss Eliza Arnold and struck her on the head and side with a hatchett. She was KO severely Injured t'.at she fainted without , seeing the assailant , who became frightened and .fled. Bloodhounds were procured and they followed the trail from the young ] woman's room to the house of a negro , ' Fred King , where a hatchet u as found In a bureau drawer. A mob formed and would have lynched King but for the pleading of Dr. Arnold , who In sisted upon having better evidence of guilt. At a late hour lost night it was thought a lynching would take place today , but so far King IH-still sale In jail. Miss Arnold will recover. | Htnlnn U'BtiT dint' K High. I ' ' CHICAGO , Feb. 18. Hurry -Boorc , superintendent of the Continental Packing and Provision company was ! found guilty today of stealing 187,000 gallons of water from the city mains In t lie stock yards for the use of the h'packing ' company with which he Is coniK'Ctcd. The value of the water I | was fixed at 814.00 , and Booro there fore will be given a sentence for petit larceny , the punishment for which is a line not to exceed $1,000 and impels- omnent not to exceed one year. Booie's trial and conviction was the ' first , resulting from a recent cxamln- I atlonof the city water mains In the s'ockyards district , In which It was discovered the mains had been IMicilly tapped in many places and millions of gallons of water stolen. llxil III Minim ; I > ' l. CIIIOAUO , III. , Fel ) . 111. Warren F. Springer , a millionaire property owner of Chicago , complained to til- police today that he had been swindled out of $ : i,4 0 in a deal concerning a myth ical Colorado gold mine. KllN If linn II in-air. ST. LOUIH , Fell. 1-Charles ! ) T3. Bent A young man of twenty-live years shot und mortally wounded his wile at HV-4 La Clt'dc avenue , at an early hour yi'Kterdny , and then kin-tiling I w fore a minor , put a bullet through his own Jhoad , dying instantly. The couple i had not been living U ctlier of late and it.is thought the killing was the re.Mill of a quarrel. Mrs. Bent died a few moment * after reaching the cliy JiospUuJ , where KUO had been tukeu. , Leigh wants street lamps. Bancroft is preparing for a buikHng boom in the spring. The Nellgh National bank DM opened for business. A collor and saddle factory is to ba. established at Au/irn. There are 1RO telephones iu the local exchange at Holdregc. The jury In the Karls cattle stealing cose at Ncllgh ( ailed to agree. Northeastern Nebraska Is being toured by the Harrington band. The Knights of Pythias lodge at S - pcrlor Is to be brought to life again. Albion is finding dlftlculty In BCCOK * Ing a suitable site for a new sobael llOUFf. ! T/io buslncas men of Chadron pro pose to close up promptly at 7 p. BEL hereafter. < a\ \ A medicine show which strvok Hooper recently had to leave towaoa account of the quarantine. Cody Is now Incorporated and beter * another your Is past expects to b putting on metropolitan airs. Plans have already been prepared for replacing the buildings recently destroyed , by the big Uro at Beatrices A wolf hunt In Thurston county re cently resulted In plenty of fun forth * participants and no damage to tu wolves. Holt county paid off $1,000 of tta courthouse bonds this week. There now remains but $8,000 against tha county. Two members of the school board at bloomlngton resigned because they could not have the school ma'rm they wanted. The Ores ton statesman distinguished Itself by appearing with four dlfTereal varieties of capital "S3" In one column last week. Nortel Plattc Is congratulating It self on being out of debt with a prom ise of a balance in the treasury In the near future. E. N. Bridge of Bancroft will erect a brick building 40x1000 feet which will bo occupied by a stock of general merchandise. The editor of the Grctna Breeze re joices because the local icemen suc ceeded In putting up enough Ice to keep the beer cool next summer. Burr Oak bachelor girls have formed a "W. G. 1. A. " club. The Herald Insists j that the letters stand foe "Which , Gita I'm Anyway. " An effort will bo made this spring to rid Scotts Bluff county of the pralrl * dog pest. These little canine sped- metis ruin hundreds of acres of valo- able grazing land. The Bloomlngton Prickly Pear saya that there arc several women In thai town that/ know how to use the saw and ax , In chopping wood , but none of of them have taken up the hatchet. Ed Corrin , a pioneer farmer of Mason - son City , disposed of his ranun In Cut ter county last week and will move back to the cast to spend Ills declin ing years In luxury. The buxom Inlantilc days of Nebraska - braska when the cowboy was monarch of all lie surveyed is broimlit to mind by the fact that A. P. Ilopcr Is a pro minent , citizen of Wild Horse valley. , The city marshal of Summei received thu following telegram from Omaha ; "Watch out for your kids and dogs , us Pat Crowe Is Haiti to bo on his way to your town. " ho Ttelcgram was neb signed. A number of Ciarkson farmers who left Col fax county a few years ago ta try the productiveness of Wisconsin Boll have returned and say they want no more farming among pipe stumps and rocks. John N. Pcyson , the proprietor of the South Sioux City place which WAS Natlonl/cd , has returned and threat ens to make it warm for the hatchet brigade. If he attempts to reopen his place trouble Is looked for. , The momentous question of wet or dry Is bcL'Inning to agitate the var ious towns of Nebraska and from now on until the first week In April , It will hold' the attention of the public to the exclusion of the senatorshlp or any other question. lion. Matt Daughcrty of Sidney has sold his residence In that place and will remove to Utah , Utah is a con siderable distance from Sidney , but Matt Is coiflldent ho can keep In touch with his old friends without the us * of the long distance telephone. Valentino has Just passed through a j of court house location. Tlw has liioally been determined upon , but the people now have more sympa thy for those of Knox and Custei counties who have county seat , removal lights as often as the law allows. Charles King. Richard Roberts and Henry Pahnittec have been arrested at Thkamah on the charge of .selling liquor without a license. Tekamuli ia supposed to be a dry town , but In some manner or other the topers manage to wet their whistles with regularity. Several Nebraska towns find them selves .short on school accommodations and must cither build additional structures or rent rooms. Among them are Madison , AlblonandNeligh. A man who operates a sawmill near Pawnee while sawlnirlogs recently ran Into a nor.ie.shoe which was buried in the wood. After surveying the rem nants of his saw It took the entire neighborhood two days and nights to convince him that It was good luuk to llad a uoreoshoe.