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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1908)
. ( USHR ( OUNI' ( RtPU UCAri By D. M. AMOBERRV ! 1ROKrnN DOW , . - NEBRASKA - I Defense of Honest Wealth. I care not n straw for the rich nB luch. My Interest nnd sympnthY nre sOlo ) ) ' with genornl society and the common man. And , spenlelng as n rep. resentatIvo at the people nt Inrgo , I urge that the pride , Illionesn nnd dOllbtCul IlracUces oC few rich ere I no just cnuso for putUng all rich men In pillory. ' 1'ho possesJlon of woalth. JlOwover great , furnishes b7 Itself no presumUon ) ngalnst the owner's probl. I ty , wrlles Pre IIIont B. nenjnmln An. ( lrews at the Unlvorslty of Nebraukn , fn Lesllo's Weokly. It a man can frnudlesnly become pos easer of ten thousund , he cnn , If he worles on with the Bame zenl , sk111 nnd power , not only as onslly , but moro enQlly , secure n ImndrQd thousand , two hundred thou. lmnd , flvo Jmndred thomnnd. : n million , hundred million dollars. .1ust he\'o flnanclnl geniuses lInd opportunlt ) ' . Now nnd agnln arises UII amid the common throng or business men one wllh the ability to uUllzo to the end tllnt soml'automatle power to aet nnd ] eeep thla hundred million earning wllh the snmo pre lslon governing his first fnvestment. Ho combines Industry wllh Industry nnd ortects snvlng. lIe tokes advnntago at rivals' errors and hosltancy. It bo becomes II. bllilonn.lro you bn.vo no right to denounce any part of his fortune , snvo UpOIl proof of fraud. The mere fact of his bolng 110 rIch fs naught but proot at his gonlus and bls Industry. When You Put Latchkey In Your Door , When you put the In.tchltoy In the door ot your homo , drop your business or professIon : drop all the things which have vexed and worrlcd and nagged you during the dny : drop over'thlng dlsngrceablo. Just sny t(1 yoursolt , "I will not nllow these ahadows In my homo. This Is n. shrlno too sacred for discord. " llesolvo thnt peace , harmony , contentment nhall reign thore. It you Insist on worryIng during the daytlmo , do not drng your , worries homo nt night. Do not bring the blncle fiends which have destroyed your pence In the office Into ) 'our homo. Leave 'our cares and 'our troubles behind when you enter Its doors. The habit which man ) ' married people have or tnllclng their troubles over at night , and espoclnlly nt the din nor table , III 11 most vicious ono , declares Orison Swett Mardell III Suc. cess l\Insnzlno. The dinner bell should 1.10 a slgnnl for the hnpIlest tlmo at the dny. Every member of the ramlly should go to the table with smlles- ench one should bring his best , bright. cat nnd most cheerrul thlngo to It. No on'o should be allowed to complalll or relate hili unfortunnto oxporlences there. The assembling round the din. ner table should 1.10 nn occasion ror fun and laughter-tho onemle or In. digestion. There 10 some comllenslttlon In not bolng a king It a mnn cau 1.10 n cnptaln of Industry or a retired dlnmond mlno owner. ' 1'hero 10 too much ceremony about tbo job or Icing to 8ult the av- crago mortal. Does royaJty never get 1\ chan o to relnx ? The Icing not only must be every Inch 11 king. but ho must bo a Itlng every minute. Somebody - body whom ho has never mot , but who must JI VO hnd n grim sense of humor , has proscribed etiQuette for him which bo must follow every waIcing minute. Wo fancy there Is some formula which ho must snore by also. Even wholl ho trwols In ognlto ho has to send nhead a description of his c10thes and the way ho SIells his nnme to the chiefs of lollco or the cltle in which ho ox. pects to stop. No woMer the king of Spain took oCl hils coat and throw It away when out hunting. The only wonder Is that he did not throw a l > rlck at the ler60n who reproved him for ft. Francis G. Blair , stnto uuporlnton. dent of public Instruction of Illinois , has an original hlea. Ho thinks that court hlp should bo taught In UIO 11Ub. Uc scbools , III the interest of a knowl. ( ! dgo of the practical artalrs of uto. Ho thinks great progress could be made by having chlldrell take the ) ) arts of Priscilla , Miles Standish and John Alden , or by fnvestlgntlng the l"vorUko Qualltleo of Enoeh Arden. It tlla1 bo doubted , however , whether there is any practical need or this , 'Most ' ] ) ooplo manage to get through the difficulties of courtshll ) without much Instruction. 'The Illinois Bchoole would probably get moro benent 11 the boys were given Instruction In the great problem of how to be a erand , fa.ther graceruUy. A fashion authority sayt' tbat the turquoise should be worn by a bashful elrl , for It gives selt.possesslon. Most girls , however , would prdobllbly prefer to wear the soUtll1ro dIamond whlcl1 gives possession to some desirable younlf man. Plenty or Immigrants now goln ! ; bomo to the old country In the steer , age could 1mny up In a crisis to re Jlovo a financial strain more rea money than could n bunch of th ( four.flushers traveling first.clnsi. ' . . . ' ' , - - The State Capital Matters of General Intcrest . . . . - r ROM - - : Nebraska's Sent of Govcrnlllent Ih. . . Expenditure of Appropriations. C. C. Husted , recorder In the office of Governor Sheldon , hnll mndo n com. pllatlon or the Ieml.annunl ! reports or the atato InsUtutions covorln a porlod from .1\lno \ 1 to November 30. This Is for one.thlrll or the period for which the approprlatiollR nre made alld only In a very few Instancoll hnve one. third oC the appropriations been expended - I pended , while In nearly every Instance sUPlllle8 , such ns coal nnd clothing , Jln\'o hcon hought In Bumclent Ilmn. titles 10 last throughout the win tor. ' 1'ho Indultrlnl ! school fa I' boys at Kenrncr. with an averao ! oC 238 oC- ficer8 and Inmates , slJCnt $1010.9 per capita for mnlntenance , the largest amount spent In an ) ' or the InsUtuI I ' tlons. ' 1'ho SC'11001 for the bllnl1 at Ne. . brnolm Clt ) Is Iecond ! hlgheBt wllh a per cnplta or $137.91 the Industrial homo at Mltrol'd 18 third with a. Iler capltn. cost of $12B.liO. : This Instltu. lion hns 47 Inmate and employes. The chool for the blind hns 84 pu. plls and omployos. 'rho Insnno RSY' lum at Norfolle , with 316 Inmates nnd OmlJloyes , costs $119.70 per capita. ' 1'ho Homo for the I.'rlondless and Ortho. podlc hospltnl at LIncoln , with 119 111' mntea nnd omployes. cost $ l1 .20 pcr capltn. 'rho Inslltuto Cor the Feeble Minded ILt Beatrice , with .f 3 Inmates and employes , was maintained at IL par capltn. of $137.91. the Industrlnl In the list or Institutions. 'rhe Insane asylum nt HastlnJs at the end of the six monthfr had $6,038.42 In cash on doposlt with the Btnte trensurOl' . The Soldiers' and Sallara' homo at Grand Island hnll $2,712.01i : nnll the eltcn. ! tlary $1,943.97 In the treasurr. ' 1'ho cnsh was derived from the slIlo of pro. ducts nnd IIvo stocle. Other Instllll' tlOIt ! : have cIIJh : In the trellsurr ra11/- / Ing from $9,1 to G 1. ExpreDs Company WinG Flnt : Round. The SUllremo court o\'erruled the motion oC the state to strllw that 1101" tlon or the nnawor of the Adama gx. prOBS comfpany In n ault brought b ) ' the stnte to enjoin the comlmnr from vlolntlng the Sibloy nct , which III. leJes that the Sibler nct went lute cJfoet August . As the attorney gen. ernl filoll mlt. prior to August [ i. the ortoct of this ruling or the COll1't ntn ' throw out the stnte'a suit ns hl.\'lng been prematureh' filed. The date wlwn the law actually went Into eITect Is aLII 1 before the court. and Is It'ltal point III the cnse. If the court tHrows out the StlltO'1I Hult 'on the ground thnt It was filed promnturelr the atturnoy general cnn hegln a new netlon In the tate court or ho cnn wnlt unlll lhe federal court Ilasses upon the matter , the vaUdlty of the law ! Joins nn ll sue In a cnse now pending In the federnl court , filed b ' the ox press companieS' . ' 1'ho cnse In which the motion was overruled was romulHIed from the fOIl. eral courts to the slnto COll1't , where It was originally filed. ' 1'ho Sibley nct I'elluces rales 2 pel' cent and has novel' lIeen forcod. Title to SoldlerD' Home Good. The tltlo of the state of Nobraslm to n part of the site or the Soldiers' llOmo at Grand Island , which ho.s been In dispute for mnny ) 'cars , was quieted In the stnto by the decision written by CommllSsloncr Amel > In the case of the State ngilinst Isnnc ll. Wnlter ot a1. The derendants filed a. demurrer to the ] wtltlon of the state. the do , murrer wus overruled nnd the parties electing not to plead further , judg , ment la entered for the state ns prayed. The parties who deeded the land to the stnto In consldorntlon or the sum oC $1 and the locntlon or the Soldlors 1101110 nt Grnnd Islaud , April 1. 1887 , hnve recently claimed to have some right or Interest In the llremlse3 ad , verse to the right or the stnte. whlcl1 hns Jl\lt n clouel upon the Hlnto's title , ' 1'ho last leglslaturo npproprlated mone ' for n now ! Julhllng nt the homo. . the upproprlatlon to ! Jo available ouh' when the slale hall obtained quI ! clnlm deedtr to the landa In que : : Uon The Interested pnrtlcs rerused to 8tgl1 quit clnlm deeds and Attorney GenornJ 'l'hompaon filed a suit In the supreme L'Ourt and hns perfected UIO stlltO'E title without the Iult clnlm deeds. Creamery Service. The state rallwny commh slon ndopt ed n crcamer ' servlco order. Thh . , ,111 matorlo1l ) ' change Ule methuds 01 , ho.ndllng cream now In voguo. Th ( traffic to o.nd from Omaho. will 1.10 prnc tlcally revolutlonlzod. The servlc ( order given out demands the construc tlon of warehouse hi Omaha nOI less thall twenty feet wldo IUld havh1 ( not less than 2,000 feet of fioor SIJ CO 0.11 or whleh Is to bo used for storhll cream nnd cnns , which o.t nil tlmei must be hnndled cnrofully. , Changes In Rates. The rll1lway commission hns grant cd permsslon ! to the l1urllnltoll tl rovlso Its passenger rntes by ransO ! oC Increo.so In Its mlleago caused b : the now IIno from Milford , The In crensed mllengo will mnlw nn increo.sl In the fl1ro rrom vo.rlous towns a from 6 to 22 'eents to. places cast 0 Milford. The urllngton nnd till Union Pl1clfic were gl\'on Iermlsslol to reduce the 1'Oto on windmills an < < pUmlS from I"alrbury to Jo'remont fron 17 to 13 cents. The Commerclnl clul at lI'alrbUr ) ' wante. reduced rntes. . H . . I I ' . Searlo on Insurnnce Matters. " 1 fllllH'O\'ell the plnn nnd I dflln't nllilrovo It , " declared StlltO AUIlitot St'arlo when IllIeslioned In regard to the rumor tl1nt ho I1Pllroved without the Icnowlcdgo ot Insurllnco Deputy Plerco a plan to chang the Dankers lleS'orvo Life , a mutual Insurance com. pnny oC Omuha , Into 0. stoctt company. ' ' 'fhlsdopartment cannot po.BR upon such a plan until atter It Is completed and put 1111 10 UR. 'fhat will bo donu nt the nnnual meeUllg , .January 15 , " When asked It a mnjorlty of the atocl.holdors rnn change n mutunl company to a slock company , or It un. 1111lmous consent wng necessary , : \1r. Searlo sto.led that the Jtatliles would . bo ohoyod , ! lud that that qllCtltloll Hhould ho nalee or ho attorney gen. ernl. 'J'ho pollc.holdero of the Danlccrs llo. serve are hltterly opposing the scheme o.nd declare that It 111 n plan of UIO omcora to got entlro control of the company by securing 11 mnjorlty ot the stocle. ' 1'he company has $100,000 , bl1P' posedl ) ' for the protection or the pollc'holders , on doposlt with the stnto. 'fhla will have to 1.10 ullod down 1 ! the company Is atocked. Net Weight Ruling Stands. Until court ardor changeR condl. lions NobraHlca food products Il\1t up In paclmgo form \11ust be branded with net weight and mellRUI'O or contents. Au opinion was glvc.n by Attorney General W. T. Thompson to Governor Sheldon , embodying this view and It will 1.10 followed by , the food commls. slonor. It will maleo no chnngo In his [ loflltlon , for his Interprotatlon oC the law Is uphold 1n e\'ery rfSllCct by the legal Iepartmen ] t or the state. Gov. . ornor Sheldon nslwd the attorney genernl the mennlng or the pure food lnw with respect to branding puck. ages. In his letter the governor men. tloned Ule beller of the executlvo de. partment nnd aslccd If this was cor. recto T o attorne ' genernl says It Is , and In 0. Ion thy opinion , details his reasons. Ho snys the IntCl'pretntlon Is In IIno with the holdings or the court , And whllo it Is more strict thllll the ledeml 1)\11'0 food law. the state lellslllture evldentI'cgnl'lled ! the nutlo.nal Io.w too Inx und made the pro\'lslonS ! pU1'lJOaely. The Standard's Assessment. County AsessOl' Millar recenU ) ' visIted - Ited Omahn to get some Information concerning the Standarll 011 com. Imn"s assessment In Omaha , to learn whether the ! ranchlno hnll been as. S'ossed In that countr. ntH1 to get lIomo Idea of what SOIt of 11. return this com- pnny had made In tha.t clt ) ' . 'rho corporation - poration clalm3 that It main offices nro nt Omaha and that If It has to pay franchise tax 01' hns to IIn ) ' taxes on Its boole accounts It must ! Jo In the count.y whol'o Its IH'lnchml office nro locnted. 1\Ir. 1\111I01' found there that no book accounts had been listed a1Jt.l Ulere wus somethln 11I.0 200,000 gn1. Ions of 011 on hand that ought to have been listed for taxation nlso , The com- pnny was nsseszed for $100.000 In Omnha , actel' havlnl ; turned in n S'ched. ulo showing $57.800 , I Arter the stnto bonrd Imd got 110no wilh the nssess- ment It had grown from $100,000. placed by Assessor Heed. to $113,390. Work of Accountant. When the board or purchase nml SUPllIe meets In .1nnuary it will have It state nccountnnt to assist In buying geode and lool.lng after tllO Interests of the state , 'rite Inw un or which E. , Fnlrfleld was npIolnted provides UlI1t In addition to examining the vouchora , bools and accounts ot the vnrious sto.to omcers , the unlvCl" sit ) ' and stnto InstltuUo.ns , he shall also assist the state board or purchase ( \nd 8Up1)lIes. The nccountant Is to work under the direction or the state amlltOl' and mal.o reports to both audltol' amI governor. Currency and Parcels Post. In order to get datu to send to the I Nebrnslm delegation In congress Seerotarr Whl tten hils llCon sending lout postnl cards asl.lng for the opinIon - Ion or LIncoln business men on the I Inl'cels post , the postal f1\'lngs baule , fedeml g'ual'unteo or deposits or nnr I tlonal bnnltS and asset currency. - Hughes Callnol Come. GovornOl' Hughes ofew York. who WIlS Invited to bo the 1ll'Inclpo1 spenIe , er nt the banQuet of the Lincoln . Younl ; "len's Hellubllcnn club Fob , ruary 1 . 1J0nt notlco that ho had pl'ovlously Ilcceptc.d an Invltatloll to speale On that date at Broolclrn. N. Y. Dr Giffen Appointed. Dr. R. E , GIffin hns been appolntod physician for the state IlenltenUary . In Ilnco or Dr. E. I" Hol.olco. wl10se term has expired. Dr. GllTon hns for 'ears boon the Ihyslclnn In Govornm , Sholdon's faml ) ) ' . ' 1'ho compellsaUoD . Is $100 a month. Governor Honors Requisition. Go\'ernor Sheldon honored the requisition or Governor Deneon of IlJ1. . nols for the 1'oturn to Urbana , Ill" 01 Clnude Freemnn. now undol' arrest al s Omaha. I"roomau Is accused of D , 8tatutor ) ' orton80. Reese to Sit with Court. , . The 8UIJromO court has requl'stoc ) 1\1. \ B. Hoeso. judgo-eloct. to sit WWI I It Janunr ) ' 7 and 8 to hear argumenh . so that ho will ! Je ublo tn pass or , . cases submitted at that time. Chlel Justlco Sotigwlcle retires from th ( f bench Jnmmry 9 and ho Is to ho suc f cootiell by Judge lleese. Judge Barne ! becomes ehler Justice. being the old I cst member In Ilolnt or 801'\'lco on UI ( .1 bench , lIe will IJreslllo ov r the cour 1 for the next two ) 'CllrS. ' 1'ho next old I > est jUdge on length or 8el'\'lce sas It tbo right of Ule chief Justice. , , , , . . , I CREAT SCHEM . I . - " . "Aro J'ou stili troubled by J'our nolghbor's chickens ? " aslwd ono man of another. "Not n bit. " was the answer. "Thoy are Itcpt shut up now. " "How did you manage It ? " "Why , ( J\'ory night I ] J\1t a lot or eggs In the grass very carerllll ) ' , and every morning , when my neighbor was looking , I wont out and brought them In. ' ' THOUGHT CHILD WOULD DIE. Whole Body Covered with Cuban Itch -Cutlcura RemedieD Cured at Cost of Seventy.Flve Cents. " .My lIlUe boy , whell only an InCnnt oC three months , caught the Cuban Hch. Sores brolw out from his head to the bottom of his feot. He would Itch nnd claw himself I1nd cry all the time. Ho could not sleep day or night , and a light dress Is nil he could wear. I I called one of our best doctors to I treat him , bllt he seemed to get worse. I Ho surtered so tenlbly that m ) ' hus. , band said ho bolleved he would have to die. I had almost given up hOIO whell 11 lady frlond told me to try the Cutlcura'Remedles. I used the Cutl- cura Soap and o.lplled the Cutlcura Ointment and he nt once fell Into a sleep , nnd he .slept with ease for the first tlmo slnco two months. After three applications the sores began to dry up , and In jllst two weeks from the day I commenced to use the Cutlcuro. Remedies my baby WIlS entirely well. The treatment only cost 7 c. and I would have gladly paid $100 If I could not have got It cheaper. I feel safe In saying that the Cutlcura llemodles snved his life. He Is now a boy of five 'ears. Mrs. Zana 1\1 Iller , Union City , n. F. D , No.1 , Dranch Co. , Mich. , 1\I0.y 17 , 190G. " , P05t Card Petition. , The Nntlonal Syndicate of llallway- men In France has adopted a nove ! method of petitioning the president or the sennte III favor of a measure which hns beel1 wnltlng Its turn for ten years. It has' had 400,000 post cards llrinted and distributed to Its members. with a request thnt they bo signed and forwarded. Correspondence ndtlressed to the IlI'esident of the sen. ate docs not need to ! Jo stnmpod. YOll nlwn 'R get full , "nlue in Lewis' 5il1 h. ! Hinder "traight e cigar , Your ealer 01' l.cwis' l actory , Peoria. 111. . His Satan Ie majeoty Is l1robabl- ashamed of some of his associates , . \tabitu \ t Constipation Mny be pc\\nat\Cn1k avc\'comc \ > y proper \1etsol\nl ffO\-ts , . . .i1lhe \ 05f\sYnnCl' bf t c ont' hu1r.ncJico.l , \Un \ ( vc tC\1 cdy , Syrup oj ri and E\h\t \ nnll , w"\ch c\u\We5 01to fonn t'c unr l\nMt oily So t ( lt o.ssi t\n'C f " " " lute h\ he rnJunUr clisp'SCa . . "ih w"en no long . . necd d 0. $ the kt : ; of remedies , when Ye u'rcd ' , ote to aSt > ist "C\tUYC n"a not to : ; upplnnt the natur. . a ) func1ions , " , Mehtlfit depcnJ uHi. . mQtc u n pro"om.june"t \ / ) , nT\pcrcffodc ; , < lurt ti ht I \ ' " & et1cr\lly. ToglZt its bNH'fict\l cff crs , a1wall > uy the gct\uh\E 5yru CJ'flgso ) " > } .El ixir1S nnQ I cA F R IA FIG .E1rRup CO. ONLY SOlp BY ALL LEADINC. DRUGCISTS oneStze only , re ulat" In'ice 50hfr otUe : SICK HEADACHE 1 ' Positively cured by : CAD'JER S these Little l lIIs. Th < ' 1 " , Iso rellevo Dls- InLE tre'l9 from DYBlepsln , In. , lIgcsllon 0.11 < \ Too lIenrt , . . V E R EllllnlA . pertect rem' ed , for Dizziness , Nail' PI LLS . sea. Drowlilness , n"d , Taste In the MOllth , Coat. ed Tongue , Pain In the Side , TOItPID UYEIt. They regula.te the DowelB. Purely Vecetablo SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSEl SMALL PRICE. Genuine Must Bear CARTERS Faa-Simile Signature IVER d PILLS. / c REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. Money Scarce in winter ? Better turn yom . extra time into cash. I pa ) $ ' 3.00 er daJ' . in cash , for gooc - work , and supply all the capi , tal besides. Write for detai1 . to. day. This offer will not ap t pear again. ATKINSON , 102-1 Race St. , Fhlladclphb. . \ ' . . . - . . . . , NEBRASKA POINTERS . STATE NEWS AND NOTES IN CON. DENSED FORM , THE PRESS , PULPIT AND PUBLIC What Ie Going on Hero nnd There That Is of I nterC'st to the Readcrn Throughout Nebraska. Rev. Ware , convicted of Innd Cra\Jls , w1l1 servo his S'entenco of ono 'ear In the Grund Islr'.nl1 Jail. i At HOfJldns , Bertie Judge was ac. cldentally ohot with a mall rlfio by her brother , Hem ) ' , the 1)\1llet lodging , fn her nock. Cho.rles J. albach , plonoor oC Om. aha and for many yours superlntond- ent of the smelling wOI'Is , dlol III Sandwich , On I. , where he wau visitIng - Ing his dllught.er. Word was receIved In David City by John Litty from DlllIngs , Mont. , an. nounclng the drowning of his son , Fred Llt y , at thllt placo. The bodY will 1.10 brought to Nebraslca. A petition Ig in circulation at Ox. ford requesting the appointment or E. P. llelchardt as postmnster to suc- cecd J. L. Lashbrook , whoso term ex. pires the latter part or Fehruary. John StevenS' , oC Grand Island , a hacleman , attempted suicide III the yard of one of the houses In the pro , scrlbod district , a mile cast of the city. His condition Is very serious. The members of the Congrogatlon. 0.1 church of Pierce have extended a call to Rov. William Ellwand of An. thony , KaS' . , to become their pnstor and their Invitation hns been accepted. As a result oC two sensallonn.1 . c..ses In district court at McCook. coming from the restricted district oC the cltr , the lid Is on tight and the mayor antI entlro pollco force are sitting on the lid. . . 'Vord has been received In Falls City from the Consolidated Lyceum bureau cancelling the lecture course o.s planned for thrtt cIty this wlntor , ao the jump from Chicago Is too great ' and expense will 1.10 too high. Brown county has no bonded debt and no outstn dlng warrants. One. third or the 1907 warrnnts were paid In the last six weels. Lnnd that , sold three years slnco for $1,000 has aold recently for $4,000 nnd $5,000. Special Commissioner John H. l\ful'Jlo ! of the InterE ute Commerce commission , who was sent to Lincoln to take evidence In the complaint or the State Railway commission ngalnst the Union Pacific llallroad company In the , mlltter of coal rates , vas a former - mer student of the Unlversltr otNe- , braslen. "rho appointment of ilIIss Hattie A , Little as poslmisl1'css of the office In Geneva , meets with general satlsfac. tlon among the patrons , In fact. there vms at no time an ) ' organized oPPof > l- tlon to her , and It was goneraly con. ceded that she ought to have the of- fice. She had served seyeral 'ears as doput ) ' . . . Friends of Hollort Zahnow , the Cumlng caunty farmer whose valuable teo.m waS' stolen from the streets oC Bancrort three weeles ago have tub. : scribed to a fund of $21 to be given as n reward for the recovery oi the atolen property and the arrest or the thieves. 'fhls maleos n total of $ 15 otrercd In this case. The elghteell pall' of Hungarian partrl ges ordered for the vicinity of Long Plno nrrlved nnd wore distributed - uted nt different points along the canon. The birds created no IIttI amouut or curiosity to people all the streetB as the ) ' are a new bird Inhat county. They somowhnt reE'emble the quail. but are considerably larger. The Nobraslca supreme court ho1dB that the dralnnge Inw Is good and the prollmlnn.l'r work was well done and the worle on the $375.000 ditch to straighten the crooleed Nemahn wl11 soon begin. Over two rears ago the Richardson county draluage district No. 1 was organized for the purpose or reclnhnlng 33.000 ncrcs or the mogt fertile soil In this count ) ' from orer , flows. EvoTIlwlIle ( Tnll. ) dlsJIltch : John Partenhelmer. aged 18 , and Edwnrd Hnrvey , aged 19"wero arrested at Fort Branch , Ind. , a few miles north of here , on Informntlon received from Fremont , Nob. The lads nre wanted at Fremont on the chnrges ot burglary - glary and grand larcen ) ' . Under close examination Harvey ndmltted talelng $25 from his omplo.er at Fremont and dividing It with his partner , but both deny tbo charge or burglary. A St. Joseph ( Mo , ) dispatch So.'S : Fred Casey , whoso arrest 111I.5' 1JeeI1 sought by federal authorities for shoot Ing to deatl1 Jesse Murray. Fobruar I 24. last , nenr SCOtt'B Dluer , Neb" wherE both were engaged in worlt on a gov ernment Irrlgo.tloll plant Is under ar rest here. and' ho.s bean IdontifiEat b Mrs. Murray as' the man who Idllel her husband. Cnse ) ' admitted thE shooting. The trouble utnrted ovel I Casey o.ccuslng Murray of stealing { $40 chock fl'om him. Two brothers named Ellis o.rrlved It Dentrlco from Orlenns , In senrch 0 their two sisters , who left that placl on the night or December 3. ThE young women stopped In Dentrlco fOI sovernl da's nnd purchased tlclcoti later for Omnha. 'Vord was received In Deatrlce thn Mrs. Gnrnett 1\1I8hchnlcle , from wbon August l\lIschnlcl' . the Cortland farm er , \Vas divorced , hnd been sontencel to six monthu III jail nt Indlnnnpolls Ind : , for using the mailS' to defraud Hel' mother , Mrs. Vlolot Lancaster was given eight months In jail. PUCKERINGS. \ . - - - The sll\'er lining to most of our " . clouds Is only plated. Nobody liveS' to cat , any more , and I , onh' n few obfJcuro cranls ent to live. t illost everybody cats to show 01I. It Is true thnt public conscience haste to bo wnked up pretty oCten , but whnt of that ? Young nnd lusty nnd growIng - . a Ing things are bound to be sleopy. Il Is the wornout IlDd senile that stny nwale.-Puc1c. In I < ansas. "How dlel yOIl mnko out on 'our run through ] { ansns 1" quorled the friend , ' . 'Pretty rougll , " replied the molar- 1st. "C'clone came nlong and carrlell We machlno Illto the next coullty at the rote of sixty miles an hOllr. " "Whow ! Det you were shoclwd ! " "Well , I should say so. While I was plclclng m'se1f out oC the mix.up ntHl counting the bruises a constable came along al1 arrested 1110 for SIeedlng , " -Chicago News. I More Practical. "Did J'on hear' that the professor ? had succeeded In squarIng the circle ? " "No , I didn't ; but If he would figure a. while longer and tell a man how to sQuare his wife when ho comes homo , at 2 a. m. I thlnl the would have 0. moro appreclatlvo audlence.-Kash- vlllo American. Oh , the FI ttererl 'Venry Wllllo-"Gee , yer 0. wonder ! HoW' did ) 'er mnnnge ter gLt a hnnd- out from dat frosty-Ioolcln' woman ? " Hungry Hlggills-"Doad ens ) ' . W'en she opened de door , I sez : 'Gootl . . mornln' miss. Is yer mudder borne ? ' In Glowing Terms. She-1\Ir. \ Wlmbleton spol.e of 'ou In glowing terms last nlgM. " . He-"I nm gratified to hear ) .ou say so , I have , always regarded lilm as a fine jUdge of men. " . She-"es. It was ono of theY worst roasts I ever heard. " "Lad ) ' , " said the tattered tramp at the gatc , "can't yer spare me a dlmo on a vcr ) ' mgen t collection ? " "What do 'ou call an urgent collection ? " nsl.ed the busy housewife. "Wh ) ' , rer see , I have just been fined 29.240,00Cl for rldln' on an oil car , an' I've only got two da .s to get It together. " , 1 : \ "Of eour3e , " said the nnalytlcal questioner , "there Is a great deal to bo sal on both sllles of the quesUon , " "Yes , " answered Senator Sorghum , "Too many of us are getting the Ide thnt nil a public question is fit for now- : ndays is to serve as the tOlllc for a good talk. " I Omaha Directory ; THE COMMON \ PEOPLE ! 1 ( ' Imow q th n or two these days ; about life insurance , and are i Ieeping their money in the " \ \Vest. Insure in the BA KERS RESERVE LIFE CO. of O\IAHA : , NEBRASKA. B. H. ROBISO , Presi ent , Agents wanted on liberal terms. 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