"DULL * DLL.ulNt.t 10 IHLK-
JtnllwniHl Hunk C'l'nliliT Ki-ii pi HI * Own
Council.
David City , Net.Feb. 8. The ex-
Tliemutit incident to the failure of
the Pintle Valley slate bank of Hell-
\vood 1 ? subsiding and all feats of
violence to A , II. Gould , cashier , and
H. G. Gould , assistant casihcr , who
are In jtll : In this city , have been
dispelled. Newspaper lepresentatlves
sought an Interview with A. II. Gould
yesterday , but ho positively refused
to make any statement , bluntly say *
ing : "I positively will not talk to
newspaper men. The newspapers TO
getting enough Information from
other sjiircesand 1 will have nothing
to ay.
The only change in the general con
dition of the bank's altars heretofore
reported , HI e that fuged wiles and
mortgages are coming in dally and as
n consequence the amount of the for
geries Is growing at a rapid rate.
Iloldeis rif notes from Michigan City ,
Ind. , and other eastern points arc
here driving out in the country to
sec tlie alleged makets and mortga
gors and It now develops that wiHi-
t nt a single exception , everyone of
those notes and mortgages are
forged.
A very conservative estimate of tlie
amount of the fori-nr.es ( ) far as
known up to Ills time will aggregate
31(50,000 ( and the end doubtless is not
get.
get.A
A larger amount of notes and mort
gages are held by Mutler county banks
and loci.l capitalists. All of these.
BO far as known , are genuine. Gould
evidently ptelerred to protect his
friends. Heal estate mortgages have
been foiged , inclndiing the certifi
cates of liling and recoidlng , gi'ving
book and pnge , while this week sev
eral chattel mor4.gacs : have been re
ceived by bunks and attorneys hero
for collect ion that arc also forgeries.
The Pl.itte Valley state bank was
org mixed in 188,1 , with David Hesley
ns president and a Mr. Converse
-cashier. Some time in 1880 or 1887
II. K. Gould of Omaha , was elected
.president and A. II. Gould cashier ,
. who have held their olllcial positions
to the present time. A. II. Gould
lias , it is alleged , stated that the for
ging of notes commenced in the win
ter or eaily spring of 1889 , when one
of his relatives became linanically in
volved and Gould had signed notes
ior a large aniiumt as surely , and ho
bad these notes to pay which , in the
aggregate , amounted to about $15 000.
lie was unable to raise that amount
tiom his own resources , and , it Is
charged , conceived the idea of forg
ing a lot of notes in various sums
-and discounting them with eastern
banks and private parties.
Jle kept a private book where ho
hud a record of nil forged note ? , the
amount of crch , and il c ilalc of m ; -
luring , and when one ol' those notes
uialuml be would replace it with an
other touted note and pay the holder
the interest.
Gould claims had it not boon for
the blowing up of tlie bank safe a
short time ago , in which his private
book whoie he kept a iccord of all
the forged notes was destroyed , ho
would not have been detected and ho
would be still ruuuing the bank as
before.
, Gould has not been arraigned yet ,
but it Is the pcrvailing opinion that
lie will waive tlie preliminary hear
ing in county court , and in the dis
trict court , which convenes next
Tuesday , he will plead guilty and
throw himself upon the leniency ol
the court.
II G. Gomel , assistant cashier , is
still in ilie county jail. He has not
been arraigned yet. ITOIH reports
about the court house he will prob
ably waive tlie preliminary hearing
in tlie county court but will stand
trial in the district court as ho now
asserts that ho Is not guilty of collu-
sio'n with his brother.
SHORTAGE IN ACCOUNTS-
i tit Ontnil IMntill Tnndnrn Ills
llp liii lion.
Grand Island , Neb. , Feb. 8. Po
lice Judge Jehu Combs today handed
in his resignation to the mayor and
the ofllee will be tilled , temporarily
until the spring election by one of
the justices of the peace.
Mr. Combs was elected in 1000 , be
ing one of live candidates for the po-
silion. lie was formerly a a railroad
man , and had the support of the rail *
vroad men of the city , with just
enough to pull him through In the
five-cornered race that was made.
At the recent meeting of the council
{ t was developed that he had not
niado report nor turned in any of the
monies collected for tines and penal-
tes fur the mouths uf December and
January.
Now C'utlclo fora Clilld.
Chicago , Feb. 8. What is regarded
by phvslcians as one of the most di Ill-
cult skin grafting operations cvoi
performed has been completed hero.
On the body of live-year-old Marlon
Weaver 1M9 square Inches of skin have
been grafted. The operation tooh
five months , as the surgeons could
only operate every fortnight , owing
to the low slate of the boy's vitality ,
The new cuticle covers the patient1 !
chest , abdomen , back no sides.
FAITH J CiOl'LJD
,
INDIANA MEN HARD HIT BY DELL-
WOOD DANK WRECK.
1'allurt' MI-HII * TliiMr l.til't.Mntiy
nt lilt I'Mrliunit aiti'lt KIIII City-Air-
Krriili'iil Ovi'r u llmulriil ' 1 liciuimnil
l.lMl.
Ln Pnrlo , I ml. , ' J-'ob , Thf
wrecking of the bank at Jto'hvuod ,
Ni-b. , comes ns a crushing blow to
many poisons in this county who were
iiic-viillutl upon by Cashier A. II.
U'Mild to inako Investments which
, u0 now said to represent an aggre-
. .iio total of nonrly $75,000 , and If
ii clnsuros continue to be made the
mount losL by conliding investors
my bo In excess of $100,000. The
oulds still own really in this county ,
nil iheir properly interests will not
egin to cover the amount lost In the
: unk wreck , and attorneys are not
oiilldenl that tlie property held hero
in be turned in as assets. Many of
IIP invcstois in the schemes of the
' 'iiilds ' are small property owners ,
. \hdse loss partially means ruin. The
'iould's ' enjoyed in a marked degree
the conlidence of tlie people of this
county. They played upon this con-
ulcn e , it is charged and found no
dilll'iilty in obtaining almost any
sun Uicy wanted on the 'promise of
h.uidsome . returns for tlio Invest
ments. Tlie feeling is now so bitter
hat many of the victims are ready
t > > suhscrbc money to aid in their
criminal prosecution. The money se
cured in this county is said to have
liccn used in covering up some of the
numerous forgeries.
Michigan , City , 1ml. , Fob. 7.
Amos It. Gould , tlie former Michigan
City resident , who is under arrest at
David City , Neb. , for forgery in con-
i.cction with the wicck of the Plattc
Valley bank of Hulhvond , succeeded
in getting hold of over sixty thousand
dollars of Michigan City money for
investment. An estate here had $1-
000 wortli of stocks in Gould's private
bink , and under the Nebraska state
banking laws stockholders arc liable
fur double the face value of their
st ck , so that tlie estate will likely
have to pay S 1,000 as well as lose the
entire stock. Other people here have
irom $26,0110 tolt > ,000 worth of mort-
: agi's and paper , so that the l ( > ss to
Michigan City residents will equal if
neb exceed the total of $ GJOOJ.
Tire Suullifrii I.j ; .cliln < .
Nicliolasvillc , Ky. , Feb. 7. Tow
Whit taker , colored , charged with this
murder of John Doslcr , three weeks
ago , was t ikon from the jail at Lynchburg -
burg , last nielli and hanged by a mob.
Wliil taker's case was called in court
yesterday and continued. Late last
night the mob appealed , and securing -
. ing possession of the negro , hurried
him to the court house , where a rope
was placed around bis neck and he
was hanged.
Nashville , Ky. , Feb. , 7. Tew
"Miown , the negro who killed Miss
Delia Powell yesfnrday , was taken
from the olllcers this afternoon and
lynched. Intense excitement pre
vailed last night , and the mob made
repeated attempts to get the negro ,
but were bullied in its attempts. This
morning County A Homey Mitchell ,
Shot iff Chrisrnan and Deputy Scoit
removed the negro from jail to take
him to Miss Powell's' home for idon-
titieatio : ) . Over 200 men sunounded
the jail , but attempted no violence
when the olllcers promised not to take
Urown to Lexington. About 100 men
accompanied the olllcers and ptisoner.
Notable among them was William
Powell , brother of the girl , armed
with a double barreled shotgun.
After the negro had been fully
identified and as the olllcors were
taking him back to the jail , the mob
seized and lynched him in the court
li'iuscyard before the offlceis could
get into the jail.
Plttsburg , Pa. , Feb. 7. Word comes
tnnlpht from ! utlertn UieclIVct that
Mrs. Soffel , the accomplice of tlie
Kiddle brothers , is considerably worse
Her wounds seem to b i healing nice
ly , but she takes very little nourish
ment and her mental condition is de
scribed as approaching collapse.
Harry Hiddlo , the brother of the
dead men , who had their remains
' buried yesterday , says the grave will
' be protected indefinitely from vandals
| by armed guards. Ho today made
formal application to bo appointed
executor of the estate of 13d and
'Jack ' , lie claims that the former
I when first arrested had In his posses-
' eloti about $1,000 aud the latter $200
In cash.
H.n.ls Uir M ronp Sinn.
Grcoloy , Col. , Feb. 7 Jailor Wil
liams mortally wounded Peter Kane ,
an insane prisoner , in f rust rat hit : an
attempt of two othei prisoner * U
break Jail. When Williams unlocked
the cage for the purpose of putting
Kane Inside , Thomas Huff and David
Fair , charged with highway robbery ,
made a dash foi the door. Williams
immedlatly shot Huff , but the iittoi ;
Bived liimsclt by sulxing and huldinp
Kane in front of himself us a shield
FIRE ATVVATtRBYRY BURNS FAR
INTO THE DAY.
Kvlilrnrn nf TiiriMiilliirliinllnrnltig ol
.Scn\ IllillmiM ! Dim < o riiclniK < Sol.
tlicr Aut In I'rcMTvIni ; OnliTI'luini
Mart Iu Ollnr ,
Watcrbury , Conn. , Fob. 4. The
sun rose this morning on a blackened
and smouldering mass of ruins Hint
marked the main business section of
the city.
Tbore is a very strong suspicion
thai the lire which completely de
stroyed the Fcovlllo house , burning
thousands of dollars worth of furni
ture , apnnlnmonts and personal ef
fects , and imperiling many lives , was
the work of an Incendiary. The flic
originated in the pool and billiard
rot m In the basement of the house ,
on the further side from 'ho burning
district. Tlie loom was locked up
and no one was supposed to bo there.
No lire was kept In the room , all
heat being supplied from a holler In
another part of the building. Mana
ger Truman said at I he police sta
tion , while the lire was still raging
that he had not the slightest doubt
It was of Incendiary origin. No one
could be found no explain Its origin
and the authtorlties have been quiet
ly investigating.
The lire came so close on the heels
of the big conflagration that the
thousands of spectators who witnessed
it were thrown into a more com pi te
panic than tlie original fire caused.
The flames had only begun to die out
along Hank , Grand and South Main
streets , at 4 o'clock. , when flames
leaped upward , as by magic and people
ple feared the city was doomed after
all. The call wns rung In promptly
and the engines that hurried to the
scene turned their attention mainly
to preventing the spread of the
flames. It was evident that flic ho
tel was doomed and If. the fire bad
reached the adjacent biddings , there
would have been very little hope of
saving the center of the city.
lIUItXSFAIt INTO TIIK DAY.
The fire burned far into the day
and was not cxinguishcd entirely un
til evening. The scene about the
city todaj was only lit tie less remaik-
ablc than that of the previous even
ing. Thouasnds of people stumbled
annnd the icy streets and with the
greatest dlllicuty were restrained by
teh militia and p'ilIce from venturing
within the danger lines. A tangled
network of wires on Panic and South
Main street greatly hindered tlie
work of extinguishing the last flames
and clearing away the wreckage.
A revised list of losses and insur
ance is very ditllcult to obtain at this
time. Few know just what tlie IOFS
was on their buildings and slock. It
Is believed that when the truth is
known the figures telegraph ( ! this
morning will not bo far from the
correct estimate.
The remarkable feature of the fire
was undoubtedly the absence , so fai
as known , of loss of lilc. Two men
who were asleep in the. Ssovillohous6 ,
Charles V. Kcut of the Holmes ,
Booth & Ilayden company and mem
ber of the board of education and the
s ° cotid cook , a Herman , wcro reported
missing , but , both have been located.
The rebuilding of ruined structures
is only a question of time. Temporary
ary quarters have been secured by all
the firms. Many have already tele
graphed for new stocks and will re
sume business Immediately. Thn
American publishing company is
among the heaviest losers , the buildIng -
Ing being entirely ruined , but the
paper was issued .in an abbreviated
form tonight.
There has boon more or less dlsnr
der about the streets today , but tlio
police have been very active and tlie
mliilia have been of great service in
handling the crowds. The streets
worn piled with household got ds arid
strewn with small articles thrown I I
from the windows. Homo of tills' '
propberly was confiscated by pass-is-
by , but the amount of thcivlng was
small compared with the opportun
ities offered by the confusion.
The number of injured was very
small and in all but one or two cases
cases the injuries were slight. The
streets are rapidly being cleared and
the trolley service will soon be re
sumed.
IIAKD NIGHT FOIl FIKBMIiN.
Rarely have firemen been obliged to
contend against , worse conditions than
hose which prevailed in this most
disastrous conflagration. The wind
ivas blowing a gale and the cold was
intense. It secerned at one Urn's as
though every structure In the heart
of the city would be destroyed.
< ItnrgedVltll Sw Hid ling.
Chicago , Feb. 4. James Ii. Agnew ,
who claims lelaionsliip to the well-
knonw Philadelphia family of that
name , Is under arrest here charged
with swindling physicians in Illinois ,
Iowa , Michigan , Minnesota and Wis
consin out of small sums of rnonc ) .
lie is charged with having fi audit
iently obtained cash subscriptions in
a Chicago medical publication with
which ho had no business connccc-
tlon , Agnew came to Chicago from j
- York. j
LMOTHtH GLTd HtMAINo
lloillr * of tlin two Illilillm r Tnkrn t
I'lUMiiirj , , I' * .
The remains of Ltlward and John
I'itUllo , the dead bandits , airived at
the Pittshurg & Western railroad
M allen and wore at once taken to the
Pilisburg morgue. In spite of the
Intense cold and tin ; comparatively
early hourof their arrival hundreds
of poisons fathered in the waiting
loom and by the time tlie train ar-
tl\ed the crowd had incieasd to 1,000
01 more.
When the train drew In thre was
a rough scramble to get on the plat
form of the dentil during which .sev
er il wore bruised by being crushed
ag ilnst the side of the stairway. The
remains were In rough boxes , iu |
"li.irgo of Detect ! ves Roach and SIn -
chart , who were accompanied by
D'puty Sheriff Iloon , Constable
A.iron Thompson and ,1. Hollulay of
Hiitlor. The morgue wagon was
waiting and the bottles were driven
to tlie morgue for Identification. An
Immense crowd soon gathered , but i.
large detail of police pievented than
from entering the building.
The remains uf tlie murdciers will
be turned over to their brother , Har
ry Hiddle , wlm will see that they ie-
ceive pioper Interment in tlie .South
Side cemetery The funeral will be
conducted as privately as possblo ,
and Rev. Faiher Sweeney , the priest
who rendered spiritual advice to tlie
Riddles while they were in tlie Pitts-
burg jail , will conduct the services.
Disp.itchos from the IJutler hosnlt *
al this morning report Mrs. Solfel't
condition unchanged , \\liile it is bo-
jleved she will get well , the danger
Iu not passed , and on account of this
uncertainty in her condition nothing
is being done in iho way of prepra-
timis lor her removal to J'ltlsburg.
If she lives , in addition to answering
to the charge of aiding prisoners to
escape she will bo confronted by
charges of luruishing the Riddles
with firearms and aiding the fe on
ions assault upon tlie jail guards and
the olllcors who effected the capture
in Rut lor.
Mrs. SolTcl Is already taking steps
to defend herself and lias written tea
a prominent 1'ittsburg attorney to
engage his services. Her lather la
said to be quite well to do , and as
parents are iclcnUng , she hopes to
receive aid from them.
Tlie piisun hoard Is satlslllcd Mrs.
SolTcl had assistance within thr pris
on walls and before the incident is
finally closed it is probable there will
bo an almost entirely now force ol
attaches at tlie jail.
Tlie coiiiity authorities do not bo-
Hove lid Riddle's dying statement
Implicting Jennie Sobers in the Kah-
ney murder and it is not likely auj
action will bo taken by them.
JUUS. SO I'FBI , TKU.S IIKll bTOHV.
Mis. Sollol made a statement to
night to some newspaper men in the
presence of Dr. Hricker , concerning
the escape of the Kiddles and tliuii
experiences before they were cap
tured. She said iu part
" 1 had not intended going with
the Riddle boys on the nl ht of their
escape , but Kd s cnlrcatic- won me
over. " Slio told of how she re
mained in the library on Thursday
morning awaiting the signal tor the
outbreak. It was her intention to
let the boys go and she would meet
them later. While sitting In the li
brary she was almost paralyzed when
the two brothers came crashing
through the door. In their excite
ment they had the key to this duoi
and had to break it down.
"Ed asked mo to come with them.
'Come with us , ' he said to me. I re
sisted but finally felt myself giving
way to Ed's persuasions and yielded. " ,
She then told of her experience *
Thursday night , which was spent In
a school house. The weather was
bitterly cold and the exposure affect
ed her greatly. She denied the report - '
port that she was intoxicated , saying
that tlie Middles had bought half a
pint of whiskey and that she took but
one drink , which seemed to stimu
late her. Continuing she said :
"The next ulu'ht wo secured a
sleigh and drove through the country
all night. The weather was bitterly
cold. There was no robe in the sleigh
and 1 suffered terribly. When day
light came I was nearly perished.
The next day brought us to the terri
ble scene. We drove through Hnlloi
and know ' that we had been suspec
ted.
"Then wo soon reached Mount
Chestnut , and getting something to
cut , started out again. I was feeling
ill and was frightened. The boys
learned that the detectives were after
ns and they consulted about defend
ing them&elvcs. Ed said to Jack ,
'It is a life for a life ; let's shuot
thorn down. "
Kouloy Institute llurn * ! < l.
I '
The city of IKvlght , 111. , suffered a
? 300,000 lire loss today. The great
laboratory of the Kccley institute
was completely destroyed , together
with the Livingston hotel , a brick
and stone strut-tun ; owned and con.
trolled by the Keeley company.
All of the guests and employes es
caped without Injury , with the ox-
ccption of a colored cook who was
bruised by jumping from u second
etorjr window.
CLRLMONY.
\Vclrd Kite-of Itclcffllnc n Kitil from
tic ! I , UIK * < nC 1'iiririilnry.
The ( oriMiinity III the oil .South Ont
\viis ii : > lil to release u hplr.t from hell ,
says Hie iiiitliur of a dclishiful paper
on Korea.
In tlie middle of the dense crowd till
Injf tlio pavilion wan n reetniigiilnr
space. At each end stood a mini wliL
u M fold of loose cloth In his arms.
Re.Hlile each of them u woman KtootI
Afonnii them ran the. folds of the
cloth , which also cruxMcd tlio reelnliKle
diagonally. On the folds were ChlneM-
characters , and In tlio midst of them.
In the open space , stood the noreeresM.
wearhiK a red shirt with rod bands over
her shoulders , and loan , loose sleeves
Hopping hi the air. With her wa * an
old woman beating lilt ; cymbals to
pettier. Hefore them were the widow
and son of the man whose spirit wus
by this ceremony to lit ? released from
holl. At one side a woman bent a drum
resembling two hour hisses , and lie-
lilnd her wore three great tissue paper
figure * iMispciidod In the air niitl wav
Ing wildly. Those represented spirits
The crowd slimmed them awesomely.
On the Moor- before the sorceress was , i
little table holding two peeled melons
one red , one yellow , some wine In n
green bottle and three green apples
which It was pleasant to think would
surely give tlie little- devils cholera
niorbus. The widow , an ugly , scarred
fticotl woman , poured oni some whu-
ami prostrated herself In-fore the tabli'
several times. The sou. a well-dress-d
fellow , did the same , while the soroor
OHH. kneeling down , beat the cymbals
to cull the devils to the offering. A 11:1 :
live told mo that the mini had been
dead four yearn , Mint the devil hiul pre
sumptive rights for three years , but
that tlio deceased could now be got oil"
provided , of course , the moutong wom
an was satlslled with her romuaeratloii.
When tlie performance lasted three
days It would often cost $100. The
pieces of cloth would be burned , the
native wild , to make a ladder for the
spirit from hell to heaven. The surplus
foldH In tlie men'H arms wont to tlio
sorceress. Leslie's Magazine.
America has U8.000 drugglstfl.
Now York Ims10.000 night workers.
In Jnpan there are loss than 4i > 0
men who Mave SUSO.OOO apiece.
Canada's forests are found to bo
equal to supplying the world with
pulp wood alone for 810 years , on the
basis of 1.000.000 tons of manufac
tured pulp : i year.
There are 80.000 persons , men mid
womon. employed in what HID law
describes ns gainful ocmpntlnn--
worklng for oihers for compensation
In Now Vork Oily.
The employes of I lie Grand Trunk
railway at Port Huron , Mich. , have
raised fund of ifll.OOO to establish a
co-opera live sloro where they can
purchase the thlngx they need tit lower
prices.
The total value of the manufacture
of brlckH nnd Illos In tlie United
States In 1)00 ! ) wns STO.JWll.STl und of
pottery $10.7lS.l70. ! (
Locomotives to burn oil are appear
ing In Ilio Pacific Slates. They are
built with the call and furnace In
front and the smokestack behind. The
tender \a \ discarded , ami the oil and
water are conducted in pipes.
GlreidiirH Issues by I ho Carpenters'
Council of SI. Louis , have boon ro-
colved In Chicago , stating that Si.
Louis \K \ flooded with carpettors ) , and
that work on the World's Fair build-
| IIK will not begin until next spring.
William It. ICckort , one of tlio olilo.-U
members of the printers' era I" ! , died at
tlie Union Printers' Homo Iu Colorado
Springs. Tlio cause was old ago , the
deceased being 81. Mr. Kckert was the
first member admitted to the home at
the time of Its opening. 10 years ago.
lie came from the Philadelphia union
and wns worthy nnd rospucled mem
ber , lie had the distinction or being
ono of ( ho original founders of the
Typographical Union of North Ameri
ca In 1S.V ' , and always had been one
of tlio strongest and must upright
members.
( cnliiH ni , Home.
"John , did you split the. kindling ? "
"Yes. dear. "
"Is I bo coal In ? "
"Seven buckets full. "
"Now come and help me get tlio chil
dren to bod. and when the house Is per
fectly quiet you can have the dining
room to yourself and write n shorr
story to | iay the house rent , nnd a poem
or two for tbi > BOH nnd wnlor bills , and
BOO If you can write n love song thai
you can sell for enough to pay the milk-
mnn nnd the washerwoman ! " Atlanta
Constitution.
Symbo'lc.
The Cheerful Idiot I notic our land
lady Is up on foot-ball.
The ( iloomy Kngo How so ?
The Cheerful Idiot Why , she nerves
nor plo In "hollow wedge * . " Brooklyn
We're nil often forct-d to rob Peter
In ortlor to Ki-ttlp with Paul.
Hut Nfiuie uf UH merely rol ) Peter
Ami Pun I never m * * us at all.
Phllndflphln Pn-Ha.
I'ig Iron UHIM ! In I OOO.
Moro than V7.UM.000 ! ( ) pounds of pip-
Iron were consumed In thin country In
1000 ,
NEBRASKA NOTES
The Pierce mill is installing oat
electric plant.
The Auburn Herald has started in o ? ,
Us Iwciily-lllth volume.
Modern Woodmen will hold a mid4'
winter carnival at Fremont , thlsr
week ,
A Ncmaha county farmer recently
iluit , an eagle bearing a 'possum ! .
Its talons.
A 108-acrc farm near Emerson tli.it
was bought for $25 an acre ten yeaw
ago recently sold for $75 an acre.
.The Weeping Water Republican las * .
week put out a line Illustratccd edi
tion.
The Union Pacific lias been having
trouble with coal thieves at Lexing
ton.
T. D. Hayes of Lincoln , who tain
been appointed state oil inspector to
succeed K. K. Sl/.er , will assume his
new duties about March 1.
Walt 11. Reynolds , who has success
fully conducted the Madison Chron
icle for the past two years , has learnt
the plant to Fred D. Wright.
Professor Gun , who has been prln >
eipal of the Mason schools , has resigned
signed and started for the Philip
pines , where ho will engage in bis
profession.
lr. Eason , of Hebron , was at
tacked by a thoroughbred bull tua
other day and severely Injured bcfore-
lielp arrived and drove the enraged
animal away.
Oakland Is expecting a building
hoom the coming summer. Among
tlie Improvements are a now depot ,
a now bank building and several brick
store buildings.
While at work moving the Christ
ian church , J. Sutichof North Hend ,
was hit by a chain that slipped it *
hold , and his leg was broken just bo *
low the knee.
The Odd Fellows' building afj Nc
maha , is compltcd. It is two Htorlca
high and built of brick. The upper
lioor will lie used for lodge purposes
and the lower floor for stores.
Mr. Ilrldgo and Mr. Ilaggert froia.
near St. Llbory drove Into an open
ing on the Loup river from which ice
had been taken , llolh horses wcro
drowned , but the men succeeded in
getting ashore.
10. 11. Si/.or , on resigning his posi
tion as state oil inspector to take
charge of Llncol : postolllco , has ap
pointed T. F. A. Williams , graduate
of the State University , as his de
puty.
The explosion of a lamp in a cellar
at Plainview , caused a lire which de
stroyed fen i buildings. Tlie loss la
SI. 000. all of which is coveicd by In
surance with the exception of the
pioperty owned by R. J. Jewell.
A representative of an eastern com
pany was in Nebraska City looking
up the prospect of an electric car
line. Tlie properly of the present
horse car lines will bo purchased oJ
the line Is built.
The farmhouse of Peter Eioh , In
Wayne county caught lire on the roof
when no one but his wife was homo.
She ran to a nearby schoolhonse , se
cured the assistance of a woman
teacher , and the two put up a ladder
and extinguished tlie lire.
Reports from all portions of the
range country are to the effect that
no loss of stock has occurred during
Mic recent storms and cold weather.
The feed has been good on the ranga
and the cattle weio fat and strong.
Rinchmen as a rule are also well pro
vided with feed and shelter.
"Grandpa" Edwin Davis died at
Platlsmoutli , aged 1)1 ) years. He re
tained all his faculties until the time
of Ills death. During the civil war
ho and two of his sons seived in the
Fifteenth Iowa infantry. Doth of
the sons wcro killed , but he escaped
without a scratch. lie was born iu
Now Vork state.
Elmer Xrclhllng and Herbert Mns-
cheltcs , two M-year-old Uruniritf
boys , went rabbit hunting and wcro
caught by the recent storm. Afte *
wandering aimlessly around for sevi
oral hours they ilnally reached a
farmhouse. Uoth were almost ex
haiisted and frostbitten , but have re
covered.
Martha Furstenau , a 10-year-old
daughter of William Fnrstcnau of
Webster township , Dodgu county ,
dl'd from the effects of an Injury
she received about a year ago. bho
was kicked In the head by a horse and
lost the sight of one eye. Oilier com
plications sot in and medical help
proved of no avail.
The packing house at Nebrsaka
City has begun to kill a limited num. ,
her of hogs each day. This Is the
ilrst attempt at operation since th
strike was declared. Manager Bar-
dick anne inees that ho has a H flic-
lent force of men to run the plant at }
partial capacity. Information wheth
er or not terms have been made bo-
twociti the strikers and the packing
company has not been made public.
Prospectors will bore for oil , "cooj
or cas near Nebraska City.