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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1905)
. , , . , " , " ' A , , . . . . . , . , , . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - ( LEGISLATURE of NEBRASKA . . . _ . . _ I t A Synopsis of Proceedings of the Twenty" Ninth Gen" eral Session , I - - . . In the capitol bulltlln shortly nfter 1I00n on the 31'd , 1:2 : : cltlzons stood \\th uncovered healls nnd with right ' hnnds uplifted , beCoro Chief Justice . Iu } , Holcomb , nnd repeated nfter him solemn oath of omco. The men who I Invol < ed God to attest thnt they swore truly were the members of the twenty- t ninth session of the legislature , nnd , lhls Ig whnt they swore : "I do solemnly swear that I w111 sUPllort the constitution of the United States nnd the conslilution of the state of Nebmslm , and will faithfully 11Iacllllrge the dutlos of memher of the loglslnture accorellng to the hest of my oblllty. and that , nt the election at which I was C'hopn ; to flIl the suld emce , I have not hIlIH'OIIOI'b' Inlluenced I ony va to of n.n elector : that I have f "Y " . oat accellt'd nor will I nccellt , olther dlrcqtl . or In irectly , money 01' other , 'alunble thlnss from uny corporation , ompany or person , or nny } ) romfm . . : - of ontco for any omclal nct or Inllu. cnce , for any vote I mar : give or with. hold on nn ' bill , resolution 01' appro. f llrlntlon , so help mo Gael. " ' . , 'rho Imslness to bo tmnsactcd was I 'i tbat of organization only , and wns car. . rled out strictly along the lines determined - mined on In the republican cnucuses. The house was called 10 ardor by Socretnry of State l\tar8h. The roll lVas called by C , II. Barnurd of Pawnee county , who was latel' made llrst as. 61stant C'1 ( > 1'1 , or the house. R. \V1nr1I'1m ! of Ca'3s county wns nnanlmouRly olo'tell spnal < er pro tern" and John Wall was made temporary chief clcrl , . For the ( 'Iectlon of permanent Rpeale. er , the \'ote stood : House , ! )1 ) ; Hunle- cr. 9 ; nnd on motion of the latter. the election of 1\11' . Reuse was made . unanimous. : The oath was admlnlstored by Chief il'lIfftlCO 1Io'omb ) , and was repeated by memhors standing with right ' hands uplifted and afterwards was signed by them. d ) ' .rIIO house then proceeded to per. t manent or anlzaeon , olectlng George I. . . Hem : ! ' pf Hall , spealer : .John 'Vall , chief ( ' ) CI'Iand the other omcors and ( lmployes as agreed on In caucus last 111-ht. ; : ; 'fIle nine fusion memhers supported for spealer 1. ' . D. lIunltcr of Cumlng connty. The spealwrs nnll officers were sworn by the chief justice. 'Mr. House was escorted to the I IJealwr's [ chair hy Burgess of Lan'as. I tor , Caseberr of Gngo and Perry of . . . ' . ) i'urnas. He nddl'essel1 the house . . . . , , . f1t brieflY , Informally and In n'ery gen. ernl way. j. A commlttoe of five \'as ordered ap. pointed on leglslatlvo suppUes. 'l'he rules of the .twenty.elghth session were adopted as the rules of the pres. ent session , . , , 'Indham of Cass , Anderson of Douglas and Burns of Lancaster wore appointed to act with a senate com. . mlttee to walt upon the governor nnd inform hIm the leglslatnro is ready to ] 1001' ( rom him. ' . . . Casebeer of Gage mo\'ed that the . f1 , clerk bo Instructed to furnish requlsl- f ' I . tlon bll1nles , which should be oxc1u- Ively use < l hy the members In calling ( or suppUes , and that such requlsi. \ Lions bo permatICnt ) Irescr\'ed In the record. The resolution was voted down. 1 Windham of Cnss , chairman of the committee to confer with \ho gavel" nor , reported that his excellency hnd Ibed 2 o'clock Thursda ) ' as the hour when ho would convoy his wIshes to the legislature In the form of ames , sage. , 'rho house thereupon adjourned. I'D the senate work hl:1gan : at noon. I.Acut. Governor McGlllon called the , body to order. Rev. .1. II. Presson led In prayer. 1Ie Involwd the divine blessing on the . legislators and nslwd for harmony and ) Ioaco throughout the session. I A 1'011 call showed that all the sen- alors wore present except Hart of ; Adams county. He was dolalned by III. , ness. 1 Senator WaH moved that Senators 110gthol of LanC'aster , Saunders of I D udns' ' and JaC'tson ! of Gage be np- } Jolnt d tI. commltteo on credentials. 'fhey reported there 'Wero 110 contests. Senator Saunders of Douglas moved lhlt the 1 ! l03 rules be adopted until. . llew regulations were formulated and 1 J" the motion provalled. Senator Hnller of Wasl1lngton moved that Senator Jennings bo elected - ed prosldent pro tem. Senator Wall of Sherman moved as [ ) . substltuto that all the senate caucus nomine01J e declared elocled. The latter motion prevailed. Wall then moved that Sen- ntors Epperson of Clay , 'fucker of Hlcharclson and Sheldon of Cass walt on the secretary of state nnd ask him . ; j , .r Some Think So. WI1IIe-Pa , what does "trust" mean'l Pn-\Vell , "trust" means conlldenco for ono thing. 'Vllllo-Then a "tnlst magnate" Is n condcnce mnn , Isn'l ho-Cathollc Standard nnd Times. Proof Enough. "Oh , mamma , I know thero's a flea on mo , " cried little Ethel. I'- "How do you Imow It Is a fiea , I dear ? " asked mamma. "Why , because I can't cntch It ! " - - - to swear In th senate employes. This was carried. Secretary of Slnte Marsh could 1I0t bo f0\111111 atHl Senator Moc1- ett of Lancaster moved that the 1I0u. tenant governor ndmlnlstor the oath. This was adopted nnd the Cluployca were sworn In. Bogthol of Lnncaster moved that the commltteo on slandlng commltteos nnll the commit lea on mnployes. se. lectc'd by the caucus , ho C'1lOgen hy the senate. The selocUons were opproved. Senator Janos of Oleo nsked lhat the pay of the enrolling nud ongros- ! Ing clerlw Do fI-od at1 a day. This wns done , Senalor 'Vall of Shel'lnan I moved thnt Senator Cady of Howard. 1.'rle5 of Valley ntHl Nielsen of Doug. laG COmlJOSe a commlttco to llOtlfy the house that the senate hnd organ. Ized. ' 1'ho motion carded , and the com- mltteo notified the house. Without transnctIng furlher busl. ness of Importance the senate ad. . journed. . WEDNESDAY , JAN. 4. . The senate hold a short sosslon. The body wns called to order by I..leulen- ant Governor McGilton. A commltteo composed of Beghtol of L'\ncaster , I Fries of Valle } ' and ShreC'k of York , was appointed to confer with n house committee to set a tlmo for a joint session to cnnvnss the vote on etCcu- : tlve omcers nnel Ilxed the tlmo I\t . 11 : 30. Mocltclt of Lml'aster moved n ; rosolutlon , t.hat was unanimously carried - I ried , to furnish l'elll'esentatl\'es of the I newspapers In the SCIUltO coplos of : the Cobbey slatules fOl' use dmlng the sosslon. The board of secretaries of the stale board of health S'ont In a communication requesting the favor. o.hle action of the senate In the mat. lor of pro\'ldlng a home for the opllop- tics. An Invitation was read and placed on file from the National Live Stocl , assoC'lation for the leglslaturo to attend the meeting oC the assocla. I I I tlon In Donver. .January 10 , or to send a committee. Adjourned until Thursday - day , when joint Inaugural ceremonies will take placo. In the house con1)Jlfllnt ) was entered [ l alnst the railroads for the lon th of tlmo th 1Y talto to get lumber into Ne- braslm and the WRY In which the ) ' treat the doaler. Lumher Is Bometlmes on lho road a month , wllh the dealer un. allle to locate it , When It does arrl\'o , unless It Is unloadeel wilhln forty- eight llOUrR the purchaser has to ) Jay $1 a day demurrn'e , Frequently the cars staple UTl ou the deal'r and In many cases shlPllors have 1Jo(1n l1na1110 to l1nload the cars wllhln the prescrlhed tlmo , and have had to pay the demur- ra o char es when It Is all the fault of the railroads. Should n. measure 1)0 introduced to regulate this evil It will have the support of the lumber deal. ers , who two years ngo were tied up with the railroads. 'fhe following i members were ox'used from attendance - I ance ( or the remainder of the weole : Jouvenat of Bhono , Ja'I1on of Antel. opo. Bu'on of Dawson , Peabody of No. mnho. , I..lvlnpood ; of Franltlln. MeAl. Hster of D(1uel , RIchardson of Madl. son and Sm'lser of Shorman. Roberts of Dodge offered a resolution , directing the chief ( 'Iorle to furnish to the reporters - porters of dally nowslmpers reularly ! represented In the house a copy each I of the comllled ! statutes for use duro i Ing the session. the resolution being I I so'onded hy Perry of Furnas , The I quostlon was put to a viva voce \'ote , I I and the slleal < er was In doubt as to the result. Burns of Ln.ncaster then I I eXlllalned to the members the neces. I I slty for furnishing statutes to the I I newspaper men. after which the resolution - solution provalled , Followlnr this ad. journment toolt ) Jlace until Thursday. - No Sign. Ethel-Aro ) 'ou sure the count was Intoxicated last night ? Edythe-Positive. Wh ) ' , ho couldn't pronounce his own name. Ethol-But you must remember that he Is a RussIan count. It All Depends. " far Is It from ' Glles-"lIow ) 'our house to the ncnrest saloon 1" Smllos-"Well , It IB three minutes' walle from my house to the saloon and about thirty mhmtes' wallt back. " Didn't Want a Changc. Nell-Ho seems to be devoted b you. you.Belle - Yos. Nell-Why don't ) 'ou marr- him ? Belle-Oh , I lf1to to have him do. voted to mo. A Loss Indced. I Jakey-Wh.t makes ) 'ou so blue taI - I day , Ike ) ' ? lItey-I-1 was fired yesterday. I Jakey-Flred ? And you had no In. surance ? Long.Fclt Want. Customer-uSnr , whnt kind of a crazy novel Is thlB , an'wa ) ' ? It begln with the last chnpter and ends with the first. " Bookseller-"Oh , that edition Is intended - tended for ladles only. " The Usual Size for Him. Little Elmer-"Papa what Is , a hy- pochondrlae ? " Professor Broadhead "A ' - h'per- confidence man , Isn't ho-Catholtc ease , but many cornplalnts.-Puck. . . . , . ' . , ' , . , , _ . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ ! \J \ VsJNEBRASKA I. . . . . . . . - . . . . - - - . . - . - - MILLIONS FOR IRRIGATION , ReclamatIon of Lands In NebrJska Counties. W ASIIlNGTON , D. C.-'I'110 , 'o.lloy o [ the North Plnttol In Nebraskn , Is about to enter upon an era of sub. stantlal development whIch will In tlmo convert It Into ouo of the most POI\110us and prOSllerOIlS districts In the west. Nearl ) ' $4,000,000 wilt bo expended within the next two or three years In western Nebrnska and contiguous torl'llory upon Irrlgatlon llrojects. This means labor for thou. sands of men In the stato. The NelJraslm project wilt roclnlm 100,000 acres. Most of It hus heon sur\'e 'ed by the goologlcal sun'oy , but It hns not 'ot reached the point . where specifications and blue prints can be mado. 1t Is an t'xtenslon of a great Wyoming IH'oject contemplat. Ing the constrncUon of a gigantic dum between the high perpondlcular walls of II. rocl.bound call'on In the , mountains. through which the North Platte river forces Its way to UIO Ne. bro.slm pralrlos , down the castol'U slope to the Missouri river. The dam will ereato an Immense reservoir for storing the walor , which Is plonUful In early spring , but which , under natural c01ullUons , disappears during the growing son.on. ! It prc- sonts an engineering IJroblom of 1m. menso proportions. 'fho cash Is In the Unltod States treasury with whIch to do this work. On June 30 , l10i ! , the o.vallablo fund to Nobraslm's credit was $ ,177l37.42 ! , of which slim $243,766H must bo ex. pended in Nebraslm : or , In othCl' words , cannot legallr bo diverted to o.ppl ) ' to irrigation projects lu other states. NEBRASKA'S BIG CORN SHOW. List of Prlzcs and Instructions to Ex. hlbltors. LINCOLN-Tho Nebraslm Corn 1m. I ovoment association has sent out the following Interesting circular , co\'oring point concerning the annual winter corn show which will ho held at the state capital this monlh : The sum of $160 , ofrored hy the sto.to board of agrlculturo , shall bo paid In cash premiums for exhibIts scoring over seyent ) . points , on the basis of points scored above seventy. These special Ilremluws w11l bo nwarded : Best exhibit of white corn-Edge se , lecUon drop pla'ltm' ' . Second best edllblt : of white rol'll- "TaIlclng cultivator. Best exhibit of yellow corn-Edge d rap plan tor. Second best oxhlDlt of ) 'ellow corn- Sweep corn gl'indor. Best exhibit of calico or red corn- RIding listing plow. .uest exhibit of corn raised wllh n Tower cultivator-Corn cultivator. Each exhibit shall consist of ton cars of corn grown bytho oxhlbltor in 1104. ! ' All exhibits must reach the secro. to.ry without expense to the assocla. tIon not later 'thun noon o ( Monday , Januar ) ' 16 , 1105. ! Farmers Will Lose Cattle. LINCOLN-The farmers and Btocl , . men of the state will lese consider. able atocl , on acconnt of cornstalle for. age , according to the ollinion of State Veterarian Thomas. Numerous com. plaints of losses m'o made to him. lIe estimates lhat the loss duo to tllnt source alone was $500,000 last year , 20,000 cattle hn.vlng died. Becn.uso of the very dr ) ' faIl and the dosslcated condition of the stallts , the voterlnary believes that the loS's will bo much greater for thp current year , unlesff the farmers taliO precautions to Iteop the animals out of the stalks. Conferring on Boundary. UNCOLN-Attorney General Prmlt bas gene to KanBas Cily to confer with the Missouri officials regarding the boundary IIno between the two states as fixed by the United States supreme court. 'l'ho doclslon was to the effect that the line should ho In the mlddlo of the old channel of the rlyer nnd that monuments should ho erected to murle the line. Unless the state officials of the two states can agree a commission wilt bo nppolnted by the court at the expense of the stn.tes to fix the IIno and arrange all detnlls. Fast Cornhuskers. TAYLOR-Loup county Is lroud of her chnmplon cornhuskors. Anum. bel' of fast ones recently husked the quantities opposlto their names In an olght.hour day : Bert Van IlDuton. 102 bushels : William Kflwftch , 110 : Walter Strohl , 110 : Walter Neal , 110 : Clift Robyler , 120 , and August Vander. veen , 125. Ord will buy a $2 000 Methodist church slto and remove the llrosont building to a central location. Keeps His First Wages. COLUMBUS-WlIlIam Dawson , n cnrpenter In this elt ) . , 11Ilj In his pos. sesBlon 100 gold doIlars , all bearing the date of 1862 and 1853. They r\I ) ' roseut the first wages he over earneci at his trade and were lJald to him In Ht. Louis over forty years ago. They are all bright nnd now and 1001e as If just milled. He has repeatedlY 1'0' fused an offer of $300 for thom and thlnlts that sarno tlmo olthor he or his children can get a much larger pr\o mlum for them. . . . . - . - - _ _ _ I STATE NOTES , The now JII h school bullt1fng at Tecunufeh , has been lnrned ever by . the conlrrtctors as Ilnlshetl. i Catho1fc at West Point 11I1.\0 form. eel the nucleus of n IlIlbllc library nml It will bo open c1 In n short tlmo. Shlnoy Dnc1go has been nppolntcI ) postmnster Ilt Mnl'lon , n.ed Willow Iounly , , 'IcoY. . E. Whllo resltnell. Emplo'es of the A. P. Bloomer Lum. 'bel' coml'l\uy nt York ) Jresented A. P. Dloomer , the retiring lresl ent , with & ; old.headed cano. 'fho Pawnee count ) . fl\l'mers' InRtI. . . tuto will bo hehI In tile Olern. house UHy Febl'uaryJ : ntul , 1105. ! olJ1e excellent spealtol's nro on the program. I ruuk , Brown , the man who wns shot b ' Charles C. Ho 'nolc1a at Tecumseh - cumsoh , died after bCIIa great suf. ferer for two dayg. Blood polsonln ( ; Icllll'c1 n11n. 'rho coranor'g Inquest at Hastings bold over the remains of Wl11h\m all. ' gl'lcumn } unmarrlec1 23 old \'er , , rears , resulted In \'l1rc1et ! of death result. lUg from carboliC' nclcl solf.admlnls. lored with suicidal Intent. ' ] 'ho Farmers' nssoclallon of Nowarle Is having n. hard tlmo to get nhlpplng nccotlltllQlatious from the B. & 1\1. raf1ro\tt , and If they caunot get them any other wa ) ' , prOIJOSO to test lho law , which , In other hlHlances , hIlS ob. talned results. Since the se\'ernl accftIents on Union Pacillc crossings In Gl'I\nel Island , f\vo \ of the seven crossing wo.tchmen have been let out aud oltlol' men ho.\'o been put In their places. 1.'lvo of the watchmen are on duty In the daytime and two nt nlhl. . WhlIo tending a cornsheller for Charles IIlIdobraml , northwest of Ash , Il1nd , WIlliam Duffs' nrm was canght In the ml1chlnory I1ml hefol'o the en. glno could bo stopped the nrm was so badly mangled that. It was necessary to partly amlmtalo It. Charles Selton , alias Dudle ' TIrown , an operator for the Union Pacillc rail. road at Ogalal1a , was sentenced to ono ) 'ear In the IlCnflentlary hy .Judgo Grimes. Selton shot at Conductor Moody o.Dout n month ago. but his aim wns poor. Ho pleaded guilty. Se\'enteen-year-01t1 'l'hul'lnrlU Glb. bans of Norfolle has confessoll to be. Ing a burglar and housebrealwr. 0aught by the police with money In his clothe whlC'h corresponded to an amount stolen from the homo of En. glneer Caltlwell , the ) 'oung man hl'olto down and admflted his gUilt. 110 Is In jaU t ! 'Iladison. Secrolnr ) ' RO'flo of the state hanlt. Ing hoard will intervlow President Mc , Greov ) ' of the wroclol ( Ellthol'll Val. ley State hanle of O'Neill when ho stollS In Lincoln hi charge of Sherlft Hall of Holt county. Au enrl ) ' set. tloment with depositors will be great. Iy nlded If a truthful stat.n.ment can he oltllined : ! from McGreevy by the state banltlng board. The South Platte Implement Deal. ers' Ilssoclatfon closed Its annual con. ventlon In LIncoln with n. short sos. sion. A resolution was ndoptod extending - tending greeting to the Lancaster as. soclatlon , a Penns 'h'anla association organized hy a Qualtcr Btnte man who had vlsflod' Lincoln and secured a copy of the cowlftutlon : ! and b.laws of the South Platte concern. Prosl. dent Shamp and Vice Presldont Maul" er made short adt1ressos. The l\IcCoolt Irrl atfon and Wntor Power company has been malting some Improvements In Its ditch south. west of that clly , and Is placln Its property In the hest physical concH. tfon It has over heon In. In antll'lna- tlon of a successful season next year. Among the Improvements Is n noW' lIumo of enlarged proportlomr. en'lhl. Int ; It to carry more head of wntor. The ditch Is an Important' factor In the sugar beet Industry of that section. An agent has been at work among the memlJOrs of the Grand Island Sol. diers' Homo , of whom there have heon about 400 , socurlng their applications for homestead entries In the district of the state In which the Klnlmlcl bill has made such great chunges In con. dltlons , the applications belnF ; ' for sUl'h number of nC'ro up to 640 to whlph the momhers are yet on titled , or for the entll'o numher of acros. That the party IB a rOPI'esentative of some land owners Is lIot cuestlonod. A stranger giving the name of . \Vallter nnd claiming l aUlmB Cfly as his home , paid Beatrlco a visit last week. lIe claimed to bo nn optician , and , ater visiting the home of F. A. Grell , who IIvos n. few mUeR sO\1thwest of the clt ) . , ho sold Mr. Grell some spectacles and secured his note for $26 , The glasses were found to ho of the cheap variety nnd ho believed ho had been duped , lIe rOTlortod the matter to the polll'e offip'r\ , who 10- pnted Wallter at the Ml\rklo hot(11. Upon belUJ. confronted by the offipor and Mr , Grell , Wallter Ilromlltlv turn' ed over the note to Mr. Grell without much coremony. Ii'armer8 In the vicinity of narne ' ton have subscrlhed $2,700 towards IJ1llldln a new elevator , An or"anl. ; mtlon has bren prrfel'ted. nnd $ , OOO will be secured , If po"slhlo , for the conBtruction of the bulldln , 'I'he Rupremo court hag declared vallel the nct of 1861 forhlrldlnt ; rail. road companies to charge moro for B short haul than a long h'lul. The court holds that this al't. which Is separate nnd distinct from the act Imown as the maximum frel ht rate law , Iff within leglslntlvo discretion and Is valid. . ' ' " , " . 1" . _ J , JI@/ZlJ ( j ) ; Jmlltr , { r " 0- - - ' LC1Tl Z i1l5f il xj > } z = . " , _ _ . F'no ' Sono. Ollt III'on the (0111' wlnlls blow , 'f11 Iho world YOIII' IIIOI'Y ; 1'11I'lco III hcnrlH' bioOlI ( ' ' ' before , The ) ' cnllu,1 ) ' 0\11' l1 1III\'t'l' \ I OIoryl Sirellm , Olll OItIJ' ) ' , IJ'nr ) 'our HtlUS IIIh , RII101l1 ; Ihl ) 111'\1)1\ : Slrcnm R wnlchflro Oil the dnrk. . \1111 I1\nlo n 1'11\1\ III IIl'R\'OIl' ' Mhht ) ' hnr\'l'lItl1 lh1 ) ' 0111' plnlnt , : \URhty 1'1\1'1 II hl'Rr them. g\'eIJ''helo ) ' 011 11) ' ) ' 011 hhl All Iho hUIlr ) ' "hnre thl'm : : TI1oomC thl'lhltlrllrHR ! ( or ) ' 011 , PIon I ) ' ( o\lmll \ II UN' , Ul1llCl'lICnlh ' ' ohnlloo ) 0111' \ \ o l'cuco 1I1I1I love RIIlI InUghler. When ( rom II ! ( ) to III\ ' you 11 oat , lo'nr III wltlo IInvlIllUlillo YOHt horlol111 : 10flt III I"ht . \ IIs\\'el' wllh hll. I\llIIlIfI. SrmlOl or II n 111 f'1I 11\1 1 ( ' ( I power , ! lie-sHed lJomIRl ! t'rnliIlR , All ) ' 0111' hlllll 111'0 hllltut Oml AmI nil rour fO\lIlI ! ! nl'u h lIllncl Still to th090 the wroncel' or enl'UI 81111'IIIIII'Y " ! 'lIl1N' ; 1'01' hOI'e IIlId hOIl1 ! ' RI1l1 hCI\\'on Ihey see With II ) 'OUI' 11llOl'ell IIplttllllnrl 811'1'1I11I , 0111 Olol'r. hMr } 'l1l1r IItl\rs IIlgh 1\1I101l ! ; the IIcn'lI : Streum n wntchlll e Oil the dal'lt , Ant ! 11I111(0 1141':11 III hl'n\'clI : -lIlIrt'hll l'rccOll ! Sportord. At lencs 1w. "An old dlar ) ' , " snftI a Ono Hundred nnd 'fwent.l"lfth " 1111110ls man. "re- minded mo of that 11l 'SICl'Ius man on horsubaek at Kenesllw. This Is what I recorded In my diary Juno 19 , 18M : 'Agaln ordered forwanl , but the John. nlos ha\'e gene to higher grounll. Wo follow them till , and at night wo are at the foot of 0. mountain , up the sides of which IIro IIltfrml : h pits , and near the tOIl seems to bo brellstworltB , with hero nnd there embrasures for lJatterles. Wo soon Imow t1ll\t the bat. tm'les are lu Illnco nil right , nntl nineteen - teen of our can nail OJOn to rcply to lho rcbs on the toJ of the mountain. At the same tlmo ful'ious thunder : : Ioud comes UII and joins In the h111'l- burb' , ancl such 0. ronrlng , shalting , and qualt/ng / as cnsued Is seldom wit. nessell. ' Thut reads IlIw It wns writ. ten at the front , unde- the conditions stated b ) ' so1cller present and a Imr. tlchmnt. IIo wns at the foot of Keno- saw , in GeOl'gla , nnd belonged to Col. Dan McCook's brigade , nil right , but when ho mndo his record he did not lmow the nllmo of the locntlon. "III story lat < , r mnde lhe name memo omblo : Incidents of a few da's Inter Ilxed themselves on my memor ) ' , es. lIeclall ) ' the chnrgo of June 27 , 18j.\ ( \ on the dend anglo of Kenesaw , by Co1. McCook's hrlgade. I lJelonged to compl\ny 1\ , Ono 1Iundrell and 'l'wen- ty.li'lfth IllinoIs. Our colonel , Oscnr P. Harmon of Danvl1le , Ill" was It/lIed / after Co ! . McCoolt fell whllo command. Ing anti leading the brigade in the aoc- O\lt effort to rush the worlts. 110 was within the twent-foot lIne of the onomy's worles. My place was on the extreme loft , and after wo had mndo the rush and during the confusion which ensued , Homo calling on us to go forward , others to fall hacle , I lay down , uncorlaln just what to do. In the Inlerlm I 10ll.od just In tlmo to see Gen. Charles G. lIarlter ( all from his horse. lie was the only mounted omcer or person I saw. I cnnnot recall - call the color of the horse , nor could [ sa ) ' as to his leodlng a charge. 110 was to my rear and left ; that Is , bo- rend the extreme left or McCoolt's brlgado , which wes not so close to the rebel worles ns was the right wing , which wo.s lodged on the ontsldo of the worlts at Il 110lnt about twenty feet from the anglo to the north. 1 could see the colors of ono of the regiments planted In the loose earth Ilt the foot of the worle8 01111 our men were Iylr flat on the face of the breastworlts il > support of t.ho color8. "Just as thnt scene was before mo I had one sldo of my hnt torn out by a rebel bullet. This volley gave us a chnnco to get the drop on the rebs and the firIng slackod. It scorned to mo lllto pot hunting on tllo river below Danvllle when I was n boy. The 111' . Ing got so slack that I got up nnd looked around. Evcr'oody was gone t'Jxcept the dead nnd wounded. The brush and under rowth screened mo , and I stralghtoncd myself up and deliberately - liberately wallted back to the rear un. tII I came to the 1'1110 pits evacuated by the rebels Aomo ways down the hili. As I recall It now it seems tome mo that the Jomnles must have thought that they had killed enough of UK for ono Idlllng , for when wo had pulled ourselves together the soldier Instinct resumed the Ilscendant and of. ncers and men re-formed nnd pushed Ip to the brow of the hlJl , where wo fortilled within twenty.seven stops of the rebels nnd made It about the hottest - test place for the SImco of the ( rant of lhe brlgado that the rebels held at any time from Chattanooga to Atlanta , nnd we ltopt it hot until the rebels evacuated their position July 2 nnd 3 , 1864 , when wo followed thom to the ehattnhoochco river.-Chlcago Inter Ocean. Southern Woman's Expcrlence. Writing In the Raleigh News and Ohuerver Susan Dahmey Smedes gives this fragment o ( civil war history : "Ono of otlr war experiences was 1tooplng house for two weeles In n box car. Wo were coming back homo from Georgia. 'fhe journey consumed two weeltB , hecauso our engine al. ways stopped us at night. and also at all the cities ( or 0. day or two. The car next ours hrought the servants. We bought provlslonA In the tOWIIS and the ) ' cool < cd nlco hot -nealA nlong. side the tracle. Wo had \Jods , tables , rocking chalrl1 , books , nntl worle bas. ltots. Even the cat hl111 not been lett hehlnd , she belonged to the naval branch CJf the servlco , nnd was given roe by ono of apt. 1 tgleston's sailors. ' bad ' smelled . She persO'llallr novel' gun. Ilowder , but all her family , her mother : brolhers , nnd Rlslero , hnd gene down to the Ilght In Mobllo hay , and been captured b ) ' the Northern fleet , In the gunboat Oalnes. "It sooma n strange thing to eay , but nil that party look Daek on Utat trl ) ) ns the m09t comfortable over mndo by 1'/\11. / 'Vhllo wo were cntlng and aleeplng and talIt/ns / , and now and Ulen rocelvlng a , 'Isltor , our Bon ; ' ants wore hnprovlng the fleeting moments by the most tremendous , religious - ligious rovi\ll. 'fho sound of 01011' pl'n'ers , oxhortntlons , unll singing ovel'lJoworod UIO nolso of the on/firo / and tralll , dar : 1\nd night It seemedr to go on. , , : , " , A plea1a1\llnclclont on Utnt jour11ey was 0. breatfnst sonl us by a for or neighbor I\S wo were l'lng 110ar Oolum- ' Dus , Gn. 1 ml1st enumerate the , 'Inn'ds nll or nenrl ) ' all were dellcacics at tliat rtngo of the wnr. There was rout cof. I fee , with ronl surnr to B\Veotcn It ( not Eorghum slru ) ) ) , biscuits of re\1 : whont "our , buttel' , though It'us selling ot $ ,1 n pound , brollod chlelton , bee [ ' stenle and fried } Jolntoes. Wo did not len\'o a crumb , tUld every member or I hnt llUrty malntolns to this Iiny timt there nOVel' wU nor ever cnu be ns fine a brealtfast ns that ono. "It Is now forty 'ears slnco aU theBo scenes were enuclell. I feel to this da ) ' , and I slloale for nearly every Soulherner whom I have heard 'ex- press nn opinion , that 1l Is weU the wnr ended as It did. It was olwnrs my father's opinion that If the South had succeeded sec09slon would have been but the boglnnlng' of many seces SIN1R , and wo should hnvo been Bpllt up I.to : man ) ' weale states Instead of being the mll-thty nlltlon that wo oro. "May Old Glory float till the cnd of tlmo over un undivided c.ountry ! " The Badge Money Cannot Buy. ' ] 'ho doparlmont of Indiana hos n bronze blldge , the pin boarlng' ench yenr the nama of the place w110ro 'j ' t' U\'DIA A. the doparlment of national encampment - ment ia hold. A chel'rY ribbon supports - ports a dlale conlalnlng the stnto s al , snrrounded by the Inscription , "Do- partment of Indiana , G. A. It. " Last Casualty In Civil War. Dr. . Clayton ' ] 'Hlln , 0. weU.known physician and Rurgeon of Hamilton , 1\10. , had the distinction : > f command. Ing the Union soldiers who fousht the last bnttlo of the civil war In wblcb 0. lIfo was 10Bt. Durin , ; the trugglc ho commnnded nt different tlmee three companies at nfchmond , Mo. Hie last command was composed of vet : erans of Ray and Carroll counUes , who had been mustered out hut had re-onllsted under him. It was with n handful of those thil ho had an encounter on May 23 , 1865 with the remaining remnant or Dm Anderson's bushwhnclter and guer rfllns. Anderson had been IdUcd , n Arch Clemens , wllO bad been hio firsl 1I0utenant , was In commnnd. ThE engagement was fought about elsbt mHes from nfchmond. Cap ! . Tiffin had with him only five men. They were Ilred upon ( rom ambush by the bushwhaclwr , and. Madison Walker was Idlled. Capt. Timn was himself shot through the toe of his boot , the ball not cutting tbo Ilesh. 'fhls skirmish oconrred nbout 6:30 o'clo.1e In the ovenlng of the dny mOon tloned. Capt. Tlmn was reinforced and pursued Clomons' comm nd all night , and the guerrfllas surrendered the next morning at Loxlngton. Three daYB later , May 26 , 1865 , Kirby Smith surrendered all the Confederate sol dlers west of the MlsslBslppl river and al1 wbo had opposed the union orces had been disarmed. Capt. Tiffin Is qulto sure the last fight wns In Ray county and that Mad. lEon Walltcr was the last soldlor In that great struggle to glvo up his life. Unpatriotic School Tcacher. The Woman's Relfef Corps of Tel do , Ohio , recently preferred eharget' ngalnst a school toaehor of Wood county. His school was presented with an Amorlcan Ilag nnd when r ( } celved the teacher was evidently not In ! \ . patriotic mood , ( or Inatend of nnurllng It at the top of the school house staff ho burled the emblem upon the dirty floor and Invited the 6chol. ars to partlclpato In a wnr dnnco upon the fiag , which InvltaUon scomlJ to hnvo been accepled. There are n lot of funny thrnes to this world-Including patent smoke- consumors.
