AT EJND OF KOJLMi ;
LACK JACK PAYS THE PENALTY
FOR MANY CRIMES.
adlt Hnngrd nt Clayton N xik U Bnv.
irrd t'roin llody by Force of Full - People
ple Shudder nt Blh'lit-Uloodjr Trunk
Allowed ( o Llo Writhing.
GJ AYTON , N. M. , April 27. Thomas
fc. Ketchcn , alias "Black Jack , " the
noted outlaw , who hud terrorized the
people of the southwest for the past
fifteen years , was hauled hero yester
day afternoon for train robhery , and
bis hcau was severed from his body by
Mie rope us by a Icnlfe. The head less
trunk pitched forward toward the
spectators , and blood spattered upoo
Hiose near the scatfold.
Om'NKSSKU UY A HUNUHKD'AND ' FIFTY
The execution look place Inside a
Mookudo built for the occasion. The
inclosurn was crowded , 150 witnesses
aavlng been admitted.
When Ketchum mounted the scaf-
8old at 1:17 : p. in. his face was pale , butte
} to showed no fear. A priest stood at
his side as the rope was being put
broil nd his neck. The condemned man
toad consented to this at the last mo
ment. Ketclium'declined to make a
ffpcech. He muttered "Goodbye , "
and then said :
"Please dig my grave very deep , "
ttnd as the cap was drawn over his
* ace shouted , "Let her KO. "
Till ! THAI' IS H1MIUNO.
His legs trembled , but his nerve did
Mot fail. At 1:21 : p. in. the drop was
Sprung ; the body shot through the trap
ouid the head was torn from the trunk
by a tremendous jerk. The head re
mained in the rack and fell into the
pit. The body dropped to the ground
gulvcrlng and bleeding. Some men
groaned and others turned away un-
fcble to endure the sight. For a few
leconds the body was allowed to lie
Uicrc , half doubled up on Its right
bide , with the blood issuing In an In
termittent stream. Then the otllcers
rushed down the scallold and lifted
the body from the ground. Dr. Slack
pronounced nfeuxtlnot in five minutes
from the time the body dropped
( through the trap.
The result showed that the drop of
{ even feet with the running nouse was
lee great torso heavy a man as Ketch-
bin , who weighed about 170 pounds.
BtieritI Salome Garcia superintended
ttic execution , and lot the drop fall.
KKVnVINO HIS PAST LIKE.
Kotchum spent ths greater part of
fcbo morning in reviewing his post life ,
luring which time he displayed per
fect Indiirerence frequently referring
to his coming death. He cursed the
railroad a.id express companies and
officers who captured him and the
people of New Mexico in general and
Wieirlaw.s. HP.acknowledged that he
planned and led Ills gang in m.iny . rob
beries accredited to him , including
the robbery of the Southern Pacitic at
Stein's Pass and that on the Colorado
pout icrn near Folsom in 1HI8. He
B i d he knew who killed young Her-
Stein at Liberty , Tex. , in 181)5 , but
Wou d give -no names , claiming the
guilty persons were alive , lie also
Said that he knew who killed A. B.
towcrs in Tom Green county , Texas ,
( n 1890 , and that Bud Up.- > haw who
wan accused had no knowledge of the
crime. Ketchum declared that ho
was neb the original "Black Jack , "
and said that outlaw was still alive
and enjoying his liberty.
"But ho was the cause of my be
coming an outlaw , " said KetchUm.
"Le Dow , the ofllcor saw Black Jack
at the Deer Greek tank atlair and in
1897 told mo that if I was over tried
for "Black .lack's crimes I would
never get free for I looked too much
tike him. I thought if 1 was going ; to
bo hanged for another man's crimes 1
pnlght as well have some of my own.
! The real 'Blackjack' got the name be
cause he was very dark and on the
roundup In Arizono there were two
Jacks. They called him Blackjack
to distinguish him from the other. "
BtKN TVnO CAVTUKKD HIM MAHKICD.
Ketchum said that Frank Herring-
ton , the conductor who shot him ,
uuslng him to lese his right arm ; L.
0. Fort , and Wells- Fargo attorney ,
and W. H. Ileno , the Colorado &
Southern railroad detective , who ef
fected his capture , will be killed with
in a year.
"I smuggled a letter out of the prison
at Santa Fe , " said he "and those three
men are marked. "
Twenty armed deputies were on i
guard all night at the pall hero in an
ticipation of an attempt to rescue
Thomas E. Ketchum , alias "Black
Jack , " but If any friends of the
bandits were hero they have made no '
demonstration. Hundreds of armed
men many of them cowboys from the
surrounding country were In town.
Ketchum received the ministrations
at a priest yesterday morning. He ate
hearty breakfast , took a bath arid
laid ho was ready to die at any hour. I '
4t 11:30 a. m. ho called for uiusio.
A violin and guitar wore sent for
Immediately.
A Vnbnlomly Ulrli Btrlk * .
TAOOMA , Wash. , April 27. Passen
gers from Dawson give details of the
discovery of a fabulously rich mine on
Kldorado creek of the Klondike. In
the gravel now being hoisted there is
not a bucket that comes to the stir
face that nuggotts cannot be seen In
the drift running all the way from a
quarter of an ounce to an ounce. Pans
taken from the new pay Rtreak have
yielded as high as fifty dollars and ii
i dy the man took out Ki.009.
StbK TO bE FHIENDS.
Oiibnn * AV nt data Relation * With UnlUd
Slut- * .
WASHINGTON , April , 20. The Cu
ban delegation from the convention
framing a constitution for the new
Island republic saw President MolCIn-
ley twice yesterday , once In the early
part of the day , when there were In-
I troduetlons and a formal exchange of
expressions of friendship between Cu
ba and the ynlted States , and again
at nlirht , when the members of the
delegation were the guests of honor at
a statedlnncr at the white house.
The real business which brought
the delegates here was transacted
with Secretary Hoot at the war de
partment , the president in the after
noon interview at the white houno
6aIng to the delegates that ho would
confer with the secretary , who would
net as his representative In confer
ences over the Cubansituation. The
delegation and Secretary Root were
closeicd for some hours In the after
noon in a discussion of the relations
nf the island to the United Slates ,
Secrecy was observed as to the confer
ence , the statement being mude that
after results were reached some news
as to the conclusions might be tuado
public.
WANT CLOSEST HBLATIONS.
Matters of Importance were not
touched upon In the Interview be
tween the presidentand thedelegation
the conversation being almost wholly
informal.senor Capote , in his address
to the president , spoke of the desire
of the Cubans to have-the closest p > < -
Bible relations with the United States.
He said that the United States soi-
diersand Cubans had fought side by
side and driven Spain from the island
and the ties between the two coun
tries were bound in blood. The re
lationship therefore between the two
countries always should be ni' ' > st ami
cable and closer than that which us
ually exist between nations. Ho also
spoke of the gratitude which Cuba
felt for the United States for the as
sistance rendered In her liberation.
t Taking Final . -itop .
BOSTON , April 2(5 ( : The Chicago
Burlington & Quinuy directors at a
special meeting today voted to submit
to the stockholders of the road a pro
position from the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroads to tsiko
control of the Burlington stock .lit $200
per share for not less than two-thirds
of the whole amount , to be paid for in
4 cent bonds of the two negotiating
roads , the stockholders being given
the option of taking purt c-ush.
ST. PAUL , Minn , April 20. Presi
dent Marvin llughltt of the North
western road , is in this city conferring
with other otllclals relative to the de
velopment of the system In regard
to the talk about consolidating the
Omaha with the Northwestern Presl-
| dent Hugittsaid to day.
"You may say , taking my word for
Ir , that there is nothing in the story.
The subject is not under contempla
tion. "
As to the Improvement being con
sidered he hud nothing to say Asked
concerning the reported negotiations
for the consolidation of the North
western with the Union Pacitic , Mr.
llughitt replied laughingly :
"I have no opinions whatever to
give out on that subject. "
It is understand that the Omaha
road contemplates expending about
$100,000 in Sioux City in enlarging and
improving the repair and construction
shops in that city.
by Snores ,
FUANKKOUT , Germany , April 20.
The boilers of the Grcishelm electrochemical -
chemical works near Griesheim , ex
ploded Thursday afternoon and the
t'lotory caught tire. The nuinoer of
dead and injured is estimated at 150 ,
but cannot be determined until thu
list of employes of the chemical works
can be compared with the survivors.
The fire continue * to burn , although
the greater part of the Frankfort tire '
department and the troops , which
were Immediately sent to the scene ,
are trying to prevent Its spread to the
buildings outside of the lire 7.0110.
Hospitals have been improvishcd In
the vldinlty.
The ( lames apparently originated by
the blowing up of vats of chemicals in
the explosive department of the worka
at 4 o'clock tills afternoon. They
spread with frightful speed to the ad
jacent buildings , and then over the
river. Main to Schwanheine. When
a second explosion took place , tlio
fumes and masses of burning chemi
cals made it Impossible to stay in the
vicinity.
The inhabitants of Grclslioim wore
ordered to leave their village which
they did , treeing to Frankfort.
The last explosion occurred at 7:30
p. m. , and when it wan ascertained
that no further danger was anticipat
ed the Inhabitants were allowed to ro-
turn to their homes. At Op m , the
lire was still burning , and the work of
getting at the bodies In the debris was
being carried on with ditllculty.
Mil i : I , Whlftkny HuUml.
CiiATTANuooA , Tcnti. , April 26.
The entire plant of the Lookout Dis
tilling company , together with sir
hundred and thirty-one barrels of
whisky , lias been seized by Revenua
Collector Mulllnlx by orders from the
[ , Washington authorities. Messrs.
S'lOmatulskl ' and Connor , former pro
prietors , who sold the plant April 1 ,
were arrested. Duplicating whole
salers stampn on original packaged Is
tha clianso
TidlJNK WAR OVER
EXODUS OF TROOPS FROM CHINA
SOON TO BEGIN.
Franc * to Tnk lh Lrnd Onion til *
Wlthdrawnl at Ton Tlioiinnnd In May
Think Danger Lurk * and Soldier *
Should BUy.
PKKIN , April 23. General Voiron ,
the commander of the French troops
In China , has Informed General ChaJTee
that 10,000 French soldiers will leave
China next May. Li Hung Chang be-
Ili'ves that the Chinese troops under
General Liu will be withdrawn over
the'boundary outride the territory
designated by Von Waldersce as the
sphere of the allies , as the governor of
Shan Si province received Uilegraphlo
instructions nearly a week ago orderIng -
Ing their withdrawal.
The majority of the French and Ger
man newbpaper correspondents accom
panying the expedition directed
against General Liu , and which has
been mobilizing at , Pao Ting Ting I'll ,
returned to Pckln yesterday believing
that the expedition would bo called
jtlThe
The province of Shan SI has been ap
pointed governor of the province ox
Ilupcl. Thu foreign consuls at Han
kow , cadltal of the province of Hulpel
have protested against this appoint
ment. The numerous appointments
of Chinese with pronounced anti-for
eign tendencies Is causing comment at
IVkln , even. The foreign ministers
hdmitthat so many appointments of
this character arc ill-advised , whlto
ti e missionaries arc alarmed for the
future.
UOCKHILL FAVORS DKI'AHTUIIK.
It Is the opinion of Mr. llockhlll ,
the American special commissioner ,
that the foreign troops may now com
mence leaving China with perfect
Bafcty. On the other hand the an
nouncement that 10,000 French troops
are to leave in May causes fear among
the French residents , and this fear is
shared bjvthc French native converts
to Christianity , who inform the priests
that they arc dally threatened with !
what will happen to them when the
foreigners leave.
f
Worst In Over.
CINCINNATI , April 2:5. : The stage of
the river bore at 0 o'clock last night ,
was fifty-one feet and rising at the
rate of two Indies per hour. This
means 53 feet at 0 o'clock in the morn
ing , when the trains will bo shut out
of the Grand Central depot. The Big
Four , Baltimore & OhloSouthwestern ,
I HllnoiH Central , Chesapeake & Ohio ,
'
Queen & Crescent and oi her lines us
ing that station have already arranged
to use the Forty-eighth street stations
tomorrow , and there Is every Indica
tion that they cannot run into the
Grand Central station again until
Tnursday. None of the other systems
will be shut out. All the railroads
have also made arrangements for re
ceiving and delivering freight at
, higher stations , so there will be no In-
i tcrruption hero either to passenger or
' freight tratllc. Owing to the inability
of the steamers tb get under the
bridges , navagation on the river Is
suspended , but it can also be resumed
on Thursday so far as the present rise
Is concerned. Owing to washouts the
Cincinnati , Portsmouth & Virginia
road cannot run trains.
PiTTSuuno , , April 23. The flood Is
ovor. Notwithstanding the fact that
early In the day there was every evi
dence of a renewal of the high water
the announcement can be made au
thoritatively tonight that the danger
of another rise at this point is over ,
hut towns below here are not out of
danger because of another rain last
ninht and today.
All up river points report the rain
and snow having ceased and the rivers
falling. The Ohio reached 29.8 at the
dam ncre and Is falling. The creeks
and \\hichdidsomuch damage in
the outlying districts on Saturday are
back well within their hunks to-
i night. Carnegie borough is rapidly ,
.cleaning up and repairing bridges ,
, houses and roads that were destroyed
when Chartier's creek ran over. The
Bame state of atfalrs exists at McKee's
Rocks and other towns that the water
reached.
Often Clone t < > the Knrmy.
LONDON , April 23. A dispatch from
Manila quotes Agulnaldo , as saying :
"During the war with the Ameri
cans i was often very close to them. I
expected to make my greatest stand
at Culumpit. When 1 abandoned Tar-
lac 1 commanded 1,500 riflemen. I
anticipated General Wheaton's land-
ding at Fan Fabian. 1 plumed to re
tire to Nueva Vizcaya , but was frus
trated by General Law ton. j sllpp'ed
through the. cordon with 250 men only
four hours before the landing party
came ashore.
"I should like to visit the United
States , but I am at the disposition of
tne authorities. lam decided as to
my future plans. I believe the feder
als will bo strong agents In the paclfl-
oatlou of the archipelago. "
Korva to llulld n Itallroad.
YOKOHAMA , April 2.1 A dispatch
from Seoul , Korea , confirms the report
t tat the negotiations for a French
loan of 5,000,000 yen for the purpose of
constructing the Northern railway
from Seoul to Wlhu have been con
cluded. The interest Is 51-2 per cent
and It is asserted tiiat the customs
have been hypothecated to the French
syndicate and that the Rimo-Chlnece
bunk will supply tha funds. Money
to make the loan.
FAITH IN SOLDIERS.
Ghlneto A k American Troopi to * .
nmln.
PKKIN , April 24. Many application !
h vo been made to Mr , Ilockultl and
General Chsilleo by Chinese of all de
grees for the retention In China of tin
American troops until the general
withdrawal of the troops of all the
powers. Many of those who arc mak
ing this request think the withdrawal
of the Americans will make theothera
remain longer. There nre also people
who do not desire to sec any of the
soldiers go , fearing anarchy and an up
rising ugulnst foreigners. The eoldleit
who return do so with all the honors
ot war.
Field Marshal von Waldcrseo has
made application that the gate of the
Forhluleii City be guarded by Gorman
ttoops alter the departure of the
A nericans. General ChalTee has re-
p'led ' that American soldiers will con-
tl me to guard the gate. At this the
Germans are indignant , saying this
i iptigns their honesty , and that If
the United States desires to do her
share of policing the city she should
leave behind enough troops for that
purpose , that merely a few men be
longing to the legation guards should
3'inirol ' the gate , which wlll.be within
the German quarters and cannot bo
allowed. If General ChalTec persists
in this course , diplomatic representa
tion > will be made In the matter.
The ministers of the foreign powers
arc meeting dally. They do not at
present show a disposition to reduce
the claims , which many think to bo
extremely reasonable.
Ll 1IIINO CIIANQ CKNRUIUCD.
LOODON , April 23. A dispatch from
Pckln says that LI Hung Chang bus
been censured severely In a special
edict because , after the French and
Chinese had agreed upon Ixnindarles ,
the Germans , who have no concern
with this matter , marched west and
threatened the Chinese. The edict , It
is said , orders Li Hung Chang to pre
vent the expedition and says that If
he falls the responsibility for the con
sequences will rest on him.
The emperor , in the edict , says that
Viceroys Liu Kun Yl and Chang Chih
Tung were appointed joint negotiators
with Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching
but that Li Hung Chung spurns their
opinions. Hereafter , it is added , LI
Hung Chanu must consult with them
on all Important matters.
BKIILIN , April 23. The Cologne
Volks Ze.lt ung prints correspondence
from a German missionary in China
which says that In southern Pe Chi LItho
the boxers arc preparing for another
great rising , especially In the districts
of Kuung Ping Fu and Nal Ming Fu ,
where the population sympathizes
the boxers , because of the fumina
there. The population persistently
disregards the decrees Issued by the
authorities.
Jfeferring to Yu listen ( the former
governor of > han Si ) the emperor says
Emperor Kwung Su was fully informed
on the -subject of Yu Hslcn's murders
of foreigners and ordered the Judge at
lisle i MI t decapitate Yu Ilslen , who
hassinco lied and disappeared.
KIILIN , April 2-1. Olllejals hero em
phatically deny the report cabled from
London that now complications have
arisen In the China question and
Washington , London and Berlin arc
busily conferring on the subject.
llolinil Tor < li ICxposltlon.
LLic. Neb. , April 21. ( Spe
cial ) special train carrying IfiOOpuU
l.iiii air ! Sioux Indians , seventy-ilvo
ponies and a large amount of biiggago
left i his station at 0 o'clock yesterday
bound for the. pun-American exposi
tion at BulTalo. It is understood that
the contingent from here is only a
part of a largo aggregation of 1 ndlana
that will be one. of the attractions at
Buffalo For the post three
or four days the Indians have owned
tin ; to-"i , completely eclipsing the
native white population. Each cap
was placarded on both sides with :
" 'Phis train of flf teen cars , forty-two
tribes , 70 : ) Indians , typical aborigines ,
bound for the pan- American exposi
tion , Buiralo. "
Ths train pulled out amid the min
gled Khouts and lamantutlons of the
wnlte spectators -and Indian friends
'if th.c departing braves.
Machinist * !
CINCINNATI , O. , April 24. Two
thousand machinists of this city yes-
teiday made a demand for ; m Increase
of 12 } per cent , in wages In addition
lo nine hours per day , the latter hav
ing Just been granted to take elfect
May 20. The machinists also ask that
apprentices be restricted to one for
every five Journeymen. They also
want time and a half for overtime be
fore midnight and double time for
Sundays , holidays and early morning.
M'l.e . men claim that the average wages
here are lower than elsewhere , and tlx
Mav 20 as the limit for concessions era
a strike.
Fifty TuoiMiuid linllur Flr .
'
WINKKKD , S. D. , April 21. The
business portion of this place was
nearly wiped out by lire yesterday
morning , and the loss aggregates $50 ,
WO.
Alllriii * LOUR Sentenc * .
KANSAS CITY , April 24. A special
lo the Star from Jefferson City , Mo. ,
ayi : The supreme court yesterday
a .irmed the twenty-year ( sentence of
t ie lower court against Dr. Jefferson
D. Goddard of Kansas City for the
murder In 1897 of F. J. Jackson , a well-
to-do laundryman. Jackson who was
partially blind , accused Goddard of being -
, ing Intimate with Mrs. Jackson. The
j m > : n quarreled ut the Woodland hoteL ,
where the Jaok on * HruL
CALL IT INFAMOUS
MILITARY LAW MADE EXCUSE
FOR FLAGRANT ABUSE.
HrltUh 1'nllcy In Mouth Africa l > e-
nounrvil rrcucliory mill I'.nplonnRC
InillKiitttc * Imposed on Dutch of
Cnie Colony I.onvliiK Ix-uncy of llntrod
LONDON , Aprll2S. J. X. Merrlman ,
the former treasurer of ( Jape Colony ,
a.ul who is now a representative of the
Airlkandcr bund In England , speaking
Ufa meeting of the league of liberals
yesterday agalrstaggre.'ssloii and mill-
lutlsm , said military law , the abnega
tion of all law , was established In Capo
Uolony. The newspapers had not I
h nr > l of the treachery and csplonago
tolng ; on. Respectable pcoplo were
: ommlttcd on the evidence of natives
iionc. They were brought up and
ti.ieti for harmless observations , called
iidltlous , and the town guards har
ried then. These things created
greater Irritation and Indignation
nun actual violence. The press was
de.llborately stopped , and four editors
, lud been sent to Jail. The fruits of
this policy would bo hitter , us the
.memory of these Innults burned In the
hearts of the people. Mr. Mcrnman
detailed instances of the punishment
tit the DuUh under military law , us-
nally on the testimony of natives. Ho
mentioned an instance of a "cheeky
; irl" being lined for saying
ijiiln.st the town guards.
KKKl'INtl 1IAOK T11K FACTO.
Martl.il law and the censorship
throng t itit Cuue Colony prevented thu
people o Kni'lund fioai knowing the
I ) rdhlps of the Dutch. As an argu
ment Mr. Mcrritnun said , he viewed
lie policy pursued in Cape Colony with
Hie blackest dismay. If persisted in
Smith Africa was lost to the empire.
The only thing Unit could save It was
rejognltlon that the people wanted
Self-government and were determined
to have It. i
J. W. Saner , the former commission-
ir of public works of Cape Colony , said
Uio camps In which thu Boer women
ind children were kept were guarded
oy sentries with loaded rifles and ilxed
tuyonuts. A majority of the women
h I been placed in them against their
ill. Their homes had been burned
ind their property hud been taken.
Ho tried to get the military authorit
ies , through the government of Cap * }
Colony , to permit 2uO or 300 women and
jhililien camped at Port Elizabeth to
be liberated , food and shelter having
been promised them by the town , but
t ic military authorities refused thor
r quest.
Resolutions oppressing annexation
and crown government were adopted.
AVtiiniMi'n IViicn Gouiintttno.
INDIANAVOLIH , Ind. April 154. Mrs.
Mty Wright Sewall , Irop.rcHcntlug the
United Stales on the International
peace committee of women , lias Issued
a call urging the women Uirought the
country to arrange for inujtlnvs in lie-
half of international peace and arbi
tration , to bf held May 18. The cull
Bays :
"Notwithstanding the discouraging
cumin ions since the Hague conference
and thu many pessimistic jeers , It is
Cu.tiinly matter for grateful con
sideration asa result of tiieconferenoo
that the supreme court of Internation
al arbitration was organized at the
Haxuoon the second anniversary of the
conlerunce , May 15. "
UllliTIm IViiNlon Hill.
HONOLULU , April 25. Via San
Francisco , April 24. The house has
killed the bill to give exQueen Llllou-
kallnl $ Jf0oOO owing to a discovery
that the measure was illegal. Other
hills for her pension are before the
house.
The liquor dispensary law was killed
In the senato.
I'or Oovnrnmnnt Control ,
COI-.UMIIUH , O. , April 25. An ad
dress before the presidential postmas
ters'association yesterday Congress
man Dick , chairman of the republican
state committee , declared himself in
favor of irovcrnment control of tele
phone and telegraph lines. Discussing
the Loud bill , Mr. Dick said he be
lieved it would beo.nacted into a law
by the next congress. General Dlolc
s'lid that universal free delivery la
certain to come within a very short
time , and declared himself emphatic
ally In favor of a postal savings system. I
Dimmer Nut 1'uox * ) ! .
CINCINNATI , April 25. At t o'clock
last night the stage of Ohio river hero
\\as.57 5 feet , but since 'J p. m. the
rat : of rising was reduced from one
inch per nour to about one-half inch
an hour.
Estimates on the rise that Is In sight
un the river Indicates that the Ohio
will not become stationary until to
morrow afternoon , when it Is not ex
pected to exceed 8.5 feet , or 8.6 feet
aoovc the danger line. Since It be
came evident that the stage would ex
ceed 08 feet there Is much excitement ,
here. Manufacturers In the bottoms
i will sulfur more than expected and
| many more families will bo driven outer
or their homes.
Move H tnun * nf Lincoln.
SpuiNOKiKLU , April 25. Unosten
tatiously , and without any ceremony ,
the remains of Abraham Lincoln and
the other me.moers of his family ,
wnlch have been cntnmed In the na
tional Lincoln monument , weie this
ufle.rno-jn replaced In the monument.
The remains have , since March 10 ,
10')0 , when the work of rebuilding the
monument at a c rtt to the state of II
Imolseof $100,000 wascoumionced , been
In a temporary resting place.
MCIlllAHKA NOTK3.
Nebraska Olty will hold n Ohautaw
qua assembly in September.
The town of Ponder recently Bet out
700 young trees in that city.
A farm of 474 acres , situated near
Auburn , recently Bold for 821,737.
II. 0. Perching has assumed editor
ial charge of thu Brunlng Courier.
Madison Presbyterians have pro
vided a parsonage for their pastor.
Two sportsmen of Brunlng crawled
half a mlio to get a shot at a flock or
decoy ducks.
Frank D. Sunders of Atkinson ha
agreed to erect a 100-barrel nourishing
.mill at Stanton.
Fifty Boone County farms changed
hands In March , the total considera
tion being $140,030.
Knowing ones predict that thin
year's will bo the largest wheat crop
in the history of the state.
William Wamslcy , who lives near
Lyons , dug out and captured eight
wolf pups ono day recently.
The village of Wakofleld contem
plates the erection of an auditorium
with a seating capacity of 1,500.
Plulnvlcw peop'lo arfe dlscuss'ng ' a
proposition made to them to establish
a mill in that place tor a bonus of
$1,000.
4
A thief broke Into the Hooper But
ter and ICgg company's warehouse re 4
cently , but only secured 81.50 for hla
trouble.
One good result of the recent session
of the legislature Is stated to bo thai
the bills passed did not average ono tea
a member.
Some miscreant set lire to a largo
barn In the neighborhood of Orcston
and It is entirely consumed , together
with Its contents. -M
Bert county has nmdo'un appropria
tion to clean out and enlarge tha
ditches which drain much low but
valuable farm land In that county.
The voters of Wlsner approved th
Issuance of bonds for the purpose o2
extending the water works system.
Only seventeen votes wore cast against )
the proposition.
A Polk county farmer recently sold
n largo tract of land at $38.50 an aero
Unit a low years ago was considered
almost worthless and could have been
bought for $3 an acre.
W. 0. Elder bus Just completed bli
thlstcenth year as clerk of the dis
trict court for Lincoln county. 1I
was Hist appointed to 1111 a vacancy
and has been regularly elected ever
since.
O. E Cox , who has a largo fruit farm
near Columbus , says that ho expeotfl
to pick more strawberries this yeas
than ever before. Ho assorts that
the wet spring weather has been of
great benellt to the vines.
0. A. Hclmers , who was recently
Kent to the Sioux Falls prison for hla
connection with the failure of tha
First National bank of Nellgli.is now
employed us agurdner in the Institu
tion. His son is working in the
kitchen.
The high prlco of hay tempted
many farmers' and ranchmen In the
western part of the state to sell oft
most of their hay , thinking that the
winter was over. This accounts foi
most of the loss of live stock ,1m tfea
recent storms.
Judge Raker sentenced Wallaos
Hike , the Surpy county man who
killed Henry Whetstone , to ten years
in MIC penitentiary Hlko was so
elated that he did not get twenty
that ho got up and thanked the judge
for his leniency.
Wayne expects that this will bo an
excellent year for bulletin : operations.
In addition to many private enter
prises a new Methodist church costing
810,000 will bo erected and the city
will construct a now and larger reser
voir for the water works.
Law books In Loup county are deall
out by the pound , according to the
Taylor Clarion , which says : A. S.
Moon received about 200 pounds oi
new law books the tlrst of the week.
When ho gets them "digested1- s
might be well to look a "leedle oud. " (
Thu North Platte Improving com
pany of Goring announces that they
will break up between 4,000 and 5,000
acres of Scotts Bluffs county land this
fiummor and seed It to alfalfa. The
land they propose seeding is under tha
new Ocrlng Irrigation ditch.
It Is said that while Dlxon county
probably docs not contain in the bow
els of Its earth coal in paving quanti
ties all thu Indications are tnat about
1,200 feet below the surface there Is a
vast lake of petroleum underlying
this whole country. In this connect
ion the Wukeiicld Republican sayi
that the Ionia volcano in Dlxon county
has been burning oil for ion years and
ii : burning yet. Many of the spring !
and creeks In the nortnern part ot
Dlxon county shows tiuces of oil. Between -
tween Allen and Concord there is a
wind well constantly spouting oil ID
vast quantities , Indicating snhtcrraivi
ean regions as likely to bo tilled with
oil as any thing else.
The editor of the Bayard Transcript
unbosoms himself In the following
lines : The editor has been wearing
a rather seedy suit for some time , la
fact It Is a habit. The other day
Homo Inquisltivt ) Individual asked why
wo didn't have 'om patxxed Our dig
nity resented and we Informed him
tersely "that a patch was premedita
ted poverty , while everyone kivnv a
hole was but thu accident of a mom *
, ent , " and he came In and paid arrearg
and a year in advance. w
