dlSTffi ( OUHTT MHIBUOW
Dy D. M. AMODERRY
BROKEN DOW , NEBRASICA
A POST
MARITAL ROMANCE
Cyrus Townsend Brady
ILLUSTRATIONS IW
RAY WALTERS
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SYNOPSIS.
The Escapndo opens , nnl In the ro
mance. preceding tlio inurrlnKe of Ellen
Slocum. n I'urlinn mips , and Lord C'ur-
nii of EnKland , lint In thi'lr life after
In England. Tint scene IH placed ,
JiiBt following th revolution , In CarrliiK-
ton niHtlo In England. Tim ( 'urrlnglDiiHi
nftur u liolisu parly , engaged l n fainllv
tilt , caused by Jealousy. Lord Carrlng-
ton and lilH wife- each made charges of
agnnst | tlio other In eon
tlnmitlun of Iho ( ( iiarrol. First objecting
against playing cards with tlio gnestH.
Lady Carrington agreed to cut eardH with
Lord SlrathKiite. whose attentions to
Ellen had become a sore point with Car-
ilngton. The loss of $ IOO.KiO failed to per
turb her , and her husband then cut for
Ills wife's I. O. U. and Ids honor , Car-
llnglon winning. Tim Incident closed ex
cept that a HUlng for ouch other appar
ently arose butwcon Lady Carrlnglhn and
Lord Htruthgnlc. Additional attentions
of Lord t'arrlngton to Lady Cecily and
Lord Stmtligato to Lady Carrlngloii com
pelled tlio latter to vow that she would
leuvo thi ) cuttin. Preparing to llee , Lady
Carrlngloij and her chum Deborah , an
American girl , met Lord Strathgate. at
two a. m. , ho agreeing to se.o the.ni safe
ly away. Ellen lied , Strathgato driving.
Ho attempted to tulso her to his castle ,
but Him left him stunned In the road
when the carrlngo mot with an aeeldont.
She and Dchhlo then struck out for
Portsmouth , wlie.ro she Intended to mill
for America.
CHAPTER VIL Continued.
Suddenly Carrington thought of the
door not often used that opened into
, tlio hall from her bedroom. Ho
cursed himself for a fool for not hav
ing Miought of it before. lie ran
timber at once In splto of the fact
that his conduct was attracting tlio
attention of the servants passing to
and fro about their various duties.
Ho tried the handle of the door ,
which was shut , and found it was un
locked. Ho throw It open. The bed
had not been tenanted , yet Ellen had
certainly undressed , for the gown and
other things she had worn the night
bpforo lay in a tumbled , confused
heap on the lloor just where she had
kicked them off.
My lady's desk stood open before
him , A plero of paper caught his
eye. Ho dropped the slipper , darted
toward It , opened the paper , which
was addressed to him , and read the
[ ,1 , following :
"The enclosed pays my last -debt to
I * Lord C'arrlngton. When ho reads this , I
shall 110. on tbo way to my own land.
With the money which ho won , ho can
buy himself Lady Cecily without the for
mality of a nmrrlago ceremony and In
her arms he can forgot the woman he
nhamed , whom ho once loved and who
once loved him. "
From the paper as ho had torn it
open , an Inclosuro had fallen. Ho1
stooped and .picked it up. It was the
cheque on Ellen's bankers for twenty
odd thousand pounds. My lord's brain
reeled as ho stared from the cheque
to the note. It was as If ho had
been struck some powerful blow over
the heart and was for the moment
paralyzed. Ho sank down In a chair
and gazed stupidly about him In great
bewilderment.
And then ho heard his name called.
"My lord , my lord ! "
It was tlio aged butler coming up
the stairs , white-faced and panting.
"What Is It , Jepson ? " cried Car
rington , confronting the man. "Speak
out. What has happened ? "
"Ono of the footmen , Thomas , my
lord , has just come In from the stables.
Ho says that ho found the three stable
boys who were there lust night bound
and gagged. "
"What ! " cried Lord Carrington.
"That's not all , sir. " continued the
faithful Jepson , "tho coachman "
"Has ho gone ? " queried the carl.
"No , my lord. Ho was bound ami
gagged , too , in the coach house. "
"Who did it ? "
"Ho says the earl of Strathgato. "
"Impossible ! " protested Carrington ,
fighting against the awful suspicion
that entered his heart.
"It's qulto true , my lord. "
Carrington dashed back madly into
his wife's room. He had known that
she had hanging In her closet the
sailor's suit which she had worn on
her cruises with him. A dark suspi
cion had come to him. Ho tore open
the door of the closet and tore from
the hooks one after another the gor
geous dresses which hung there. Ho
did not find what ho sought. hole
had evidently worn it away. Ho !
turned from the room , ran through the
hall and down the flight of stairs to
the library. Tlio coachman ed
him.
him."Who
"Who was with Strathgato when ho
bound you last night ? "
"A young man , 1 take It. my lud. "
onuv/orod the coachman. "Tho room
was dark , with only tlio firelight ,
mid 1 couldn't see very well. Lord
Utralhgato threatened mo witli a pi-
tel , or I'd have made outcry and
resistance. He kept mo covered with
my head turned away. The young man
handed him straps to lnnh mo. "
"You coward ! " fried Carrington ,
flcrmly turning on the man.
" 1 bog your pardon , your lordship.
I'm nfeard "f no man who nomen at
mo with MB llxN , hut that pistol. "
Ho throw open the door ami mo
hoys mine In.
"Who WUH wllh Lord Slralhgato last
nlghl ? " questioned Carrlngloii fiercely.
The stable boys ulitilllod uneasily.
' lly heaven ! " cried Carrington In
IOWH of thunder , "antnvor mo or I'll
Imvo you Hogged all over the place. "
" TWIIB a slight young man , " Biild
nun of them , finally. "Wo didn't rec
ognize who It was , " hu continued ,
boldly lying. "Lord Strathgato IB a
very Imperious man and ho covered us
wllh his pistol and invorc If wo made
a sound he'd blow our brains out , and
tlii > young man tied our luimlii and the
two of 'PHI gagged us. "
"Couldn't you see who the young
man wan ? "
"No. my Ind ; not In the dark. "
"Which team did they lake ? " said
Carrlngloii , cutting In.
"Tho hays , my lud. "
"The hays ! The bent team In the
stable ! and the traveling carriage ? "
"Your lordship , yes , sir , " returned
the coachman.
"That will do. Do you and saddle
Sailor and the best rider among you
boys saddle the best horse left In the
stable and make ready to come wllh
me. See that your pistols arc In the
holsters. "
A moment later ( hero was a. timid
knock on the door and at Carrlngton's
bidding the woman who looked after
Mistress Uoborah entered.
"Your lordship , Mistress Sloctim's
room Is empty. "
The maid ( Msappoaral , only to give
place to Admiral Kophard.
"Wliat'H the trouble , my lad ? " said
the admiral , rolling Into the room , giv
ing evidence in the disorder of bin
costume of the haute In which ho had
inado his toilet.
"Lady Carrington has gone. She left
me this. "
He drew from the pocket of his
waistcoat the note , added the cheque
Ho Tore Open the Door ,
to it , and extended them to the ad-
mlrnl.
Tlio old man took them , read them
slowly , folded them up and returned
them to the injured husband.
"Carrington , " ho said , "you've been
a fool. "
"I know it. " returned the other.
"Tho idea , " said the admiral , "of
your giving a look to that painted old
coquette , when you had such a woman
as Lady Ellen for your wife. "
"You can't say anything too harsh ;
for me , admiral. "
"I'm glad yon are awake to the
situation. Now the thing to do is to
clap on sail In chase , overhaul her , '
bring her to , make your apologies I
handsomely and fetch her back to
anchorage under convoy. Then wo'll
clear out this crew. "
"There's Solon ! " ejaculated Car
rington , peering through the window.
"Charlie ! " ho called. Solon turned.
"Come hero quickly , bear a hand. "
.There was that in Carringlon's voice
which Indicated some grave emer
gency. Solon ran across the lawn and
vaulted right through the window.
"Lady Carrington's gone , " said Car- l
rlnglon , bluntly. "Did you know any I
thing about it ? "
"You insult me ! " cried Seton , I
fiercely. "How should 1 know any '
thing about it ? "
"You've been hanging around hoi- !
over since you came hero. I've caught
you a dozen times alone together. "
"Lord Carrington , " cried Solon , "I'll 1 I
not be catechized and insulted this '
way another moment. "
"It was you or Strathgatc , " contin
ued Carrington , . hotly , "ono or the
other of you , but Strathgato's got ;
ahead of you. lie's gone and Lady
Ellen with him. . "
"Great heavens ! You can't mean It ! "
"I shall start after them. " said
Sir Charles. "If I come across them
first , I shall send word to you. and 1 I
trust that you'll do the same by mo. "
"Don't fear , " answered Carrington as
tlio other turned and dashed out of
the room.
"You'll find mo at Portsmouth , Car-
rington , " said the old admiral. "I'll
bo glad to render you any assistance
in my power. You won't fall to. call
upon me , will you ? "
"I will not. Will you toll the duke
and duchess and the others that they
may take their own tJmo in departing ,
but that they better bo out of the
house before I get back. "
" ( iod help and God bless you ! "
tlio admiral an Carrington ran out of
iho room.
A few moments later , booted ,
spurred , rloaknd , armed for his ride ,
ho came down the hall. An early
rlHPr for her on that eventful day wan
Lady Cecily. Her maid had carried
a Htrango bit of gossip to her.
"Uernard , " slip cried , catching him
by the arm , "what a relief ! What a
release ! "
My lord stood very straight and tall.
Ills C.VTH snapped viciously. Lady Co-
clly must hnvo been blind not to have
Been how thin the Ice upon which
uho trod.
"Sho has gonp , the little country
girl , " cooed Lady Cecily. "When you
have taken vengeance upon Stralhgato
you will come back to HIP. and remem
ber that whatever happoiiB to you , I
care very much. I can't forget your
UpH hint night. "
"Madam , " unld my lord , very stiff
and stern. " 1 , too , cannot forget last
night. I was a fool then , but I shall
bo no longer. Will your ladyship
kindly release me ? "
"What , Carrington ! " she cried In
dismay.
"I mean It both now and forever.
And hark , ye , madam , when I return
wllh my wife , I think she will not be
best pleased lo Jlnd you here. "
"Am you going back to that ? "
and Lady Cecily used a rough word
belter fit ted for the camp than the
court.
"You .Jezebel ! " cried my lord , rais
ing his hand as if to strike her.
He was while with passion and in
dignation. Lady Cecily shrank back
against the door terrified. My lord's
hand fell by his side , and without
another glance at her he strode down
( ho gravel path where the HghteHt
and best of the grooms held two
horsoH.
My lord sprang to the back of Sail
or , put H spur into the horse and raced
madly down the driveway , past the
lodge gate , out upon the main road ,
and turned his head toward Ports
mouth.
It was west , therefore , that the
young soldier rode , his mind In a
turmoil as to whether Strathgate
had run away with Mistress Deborah
or Lady Ellen , and his soul filled with ,
hot indignation against his host on i
a number of counts. '
Nell her of them knew that two i
hours before a muddy , blood-stained I
man , riding horseback upon a coach i
horse from which the traces and
other parts of harness had been cut ,
had passed the gate on the way to
Portsmouth at a gallop that bade fair
to kill the horse. Strathgato had re
covered consciousness after awhile ,
and thinking that the two women
would go back to Portsmouth by
some means or other , had mounted the
less tired of the two horses , somewhat
refreshed by the half hour's rest , and i
had galloped In that direction.
CHAPTER VIII.
Sir Charles Picks Up the Course.
It Is necessary that wo take up the |
course of the different actors In the
drama seriatim until they converge
at some point which shall bo the
focus of all ( heir directions.
It was about eight o'clock when
Carrington and Seton left the hall ,
turning their backs upon one another ,
In beginning this famous man and
woman hunt. Seton , mounted on his
best horse , covered the ground at a
great pace. Naturally ho made much
better time than Strathgato had , for
all his furious driving of the bays.
It wan half past nine when at a bend
in the road he came upon the over
turned carriage. Hero was tangible
evidence that ho was on the right
track. Ho brought his horse to a full
stop and dismounted to examine Into
the situation.
The ciiuso of the accident was obvi
ous to the simplest mind. JIo was not
content with determining that , how
ever. So ho Inspected the carriage I
with the minutest care. Ho was not
long In discovering the hole made Ity
Ellen's pistol ball through the scat ,
and ho instantly divined that someone
ono in the carriage had tried to kill I
the driver.
driver.TO
( TO HE CONTINUED. )
USED HIS STORED KNOWLEDGE.
d.When High School Learning Came In
Handy to Business Man.
"I used for the first tlmo to-day
something I learned 15 years ago , said
a writer In the Milwaukee Sentinel. !
"It was the application of a principle
in geometry in relation to the Inscrib-
Ing of a hexagon In a circle , which bI
learned when at the high school. I had
an order placed for some taborets
( that Is llowor stands ) given mo and
the party that gave mo the order
wants the tops 1C Inches across. Well ,
that was easy enough to 1111 , but be-
sldo that the sides were to bo hexa-
gonal , so 1 had to sit down and llguro
out how much Ilvc-elghths-lnch wood
would have to be leveled oft to have
the parts lit exactly. Hero is whore
I used my geometry.
"Daniel Webster is quoted as saying
tlmt he once used a fact which had
lain dormant for 1-t years , so I have
him beaten by a year.
"You often hear people say 'What Is
the use of learning this ? ' seeing no use
for it ut the time , but things which
at the time seem most impracticable
are often later of uso. That Is ono of
the complaints In our public schools ,
but as in my case It may some day
prove of use. "
Quite Likely.
"Wo thought , " said the reporter ,
"you might care to say something
about these charges against you. "
"No , " replied the crooked public of
ficial , "I believe that 'sllenco Is gel
den. ' "
"Woll , " replied the reporter , "per-
hups the public might bellovo It's
merely gilt lu this cau . " Phlladcl-
i > Ul a Press. j
THE
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MATTERS OF INTEREST TO ALL
CITIZENS.
THE SCHOOLS OF NEBRASKA
Reports of Superintendents for the
Year 1007-8 Being Rapidly Filed
In Mr. McBrlen's Office.
Nebraska School Matters.
Reports of county superintendents
for tUo year 1907-8 are being filled
quite rapidly in the office of State Su-
] ) erlntendont McBrlen. Reports from
Seward , Sarpy , Cedar , Stanton and
Garfleld were received. J. L. Jenkins
,
of Garflcld is the first superintendent
.
lo report from a western county. A
number of the schools of this county
shared in the appropriation made by
the last legislature to weak school dH-
tricts. The wisdom of making such
an appropriation Is shown by Super
intendent Jenkins' report. In 1900-7
out of thirty-one school district ilvo
held school for a term of three
months or less. According lo the
1908 report , every district in Garfleld
county except one hold school six
months or more during the last year.
Burwoll , the only graded school in the
county , collected $110.25 for high
school tuition.
Superintendent E. H. Iloch of Sew
ard county reports for male teachers
an average monthly salary of $70.20
and for female teachers $42.08. The
report from this county last year
showed $01.22 for males and $39.39 for
female teachers. Under the high
school tuition law Seward county col
lected $1,797.90. Of this amount Beav
er Crossing received $333.25 ; Mllford ,
5191.25 ; Seward , $540.25 ; Utica , $383.-
25 ; Germantown , $43.50 ; Staplehurst ,
$30.70 ; Cordova , $139.45 ; Tamora ,
$09.25 ; Bee , $01.
According to the report of Super
intendent C. S. Coney of Stantou conn-
ly , quite an Interest has been shown
in the new library law passed by the
last session of the legislature , $553.81
being set aside by the rural districts
of Stanton county for the purchase
of reference books. The average
monthly salary paid to male teachers ,
as shown by Superintendent Coney's
report for the year 1907-8 , was $59.77
and female teachers $45.24. This is
about $4 higher than was paid the
previous year. District bonds to the
amount of $15,000 were issued by
Stanton county during the last year.
According to the report made by
Superintendent H. A. Collins , seventy-
six teachers were employed in the
schools of Sarpy county last year.
Filings for Primary Election.
The following filings have been
made by the republican , democratic
and populist parties :
GOVERNOR.
Republican Ocorgo L. Sheldon , Xe-
hawkn.
Democrat and People's Independent
Ashton C. Shallenborger , Alma ; Georso
W. 13e.rge , Lincoln.
Democrat James C. Dahlman , Omaha.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Republican M. R. Ilopewell , Tekamah.
Democrat and People's Independent
E. O. Garrett. Kremont.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Republican Gcorgo C. Junkln. Rmlth-
ilcld.
ilcld.Democrat
Democrat and People's Independent
John Mattes , Jr. , Nebraska City ; Ur. A.
T. Gatewood , Arapahoe.
AUDITOR.
Republican II. 1 , . Cook , Kt. Paul ; John
L. Pierce , Lincoln ; Robert A. Hnynes.
College View ; George Anthes. Omaha ;
Silas A. liartoii. Grand Island.
Democrat and 1'eonlo's Independent
William D. Price. Lincoln.
Democrat Edwin II. LnlUhart. Tlldon.
TREASURER.
Republican Lawson O. Urlan , Alblot.
Democrat and People's Independent
Clarence Maekey , Ansley.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT.
Republican George P. CarrliiRton , Jr. ,
Auburn ; James E. Delzell. Lexington ; S.
II. Martin , St. Paul.
Democrat anil People's Independent
N. C. Abbott. Tekainah.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Republican \Vllllam T. Thompson ,
Central City.
Democrat and People's Independent
Mcnzo Warren Terry , Heatrlce ; E. P.
QuacUcnbnsli. Auburn.
LAND COMMISSIONER.
Republlran J. M. Shlvloy , Kremont ;
William IliiHcnetter , Llnwood.
Democrat and People's Independent
" \V. U. Eastlmrn. Hroken How.
RAILWAY COMMISSIONER.
Republican S. M. Wallace. Clay Cen
ter : J. A. Williams , Pierce ; J. A. Van
Wiit-'encn , Pierce ; K. H. Abbott. Aurora.
Democrat and People's Independent
William II. CowBlll. lloldrcw.
Democrat Oeoi-Re O. Brophy. Omaha.
Change In Freight Tariffs.
The Union Pacific railroad has been
granted permission to change Its
stone and commodity tariffs to con
form to thp national and state laws.
In most Instances the change makes !
a reduction in the present rate.
W. H. Mellor. secretary of the State
Fair Uoard , returned from Chicago ,
where ho attended a mooting of rail
road men ami urged reduced rates to
the stale fair. The railroads agreed
to a ralp of one end one-half faro for
the round ( rip.
Scarcity of Automobiles.
With sixteen counties not reporting
the number of automobiles the -
, H--
ports of the county assessors Indicate
that these oflloors this year have
shown a remarkable poor r.oso erIn
gasoline. There wore registered In
the ofllco of Secretary of State Junkln
April 1 of this year , 2,382 machines.
The assessors have returned a lotal
of 1,700 machines with the number
from sixteen counties missing and in
this list is Oago county , whore every ,
body is rich and should have an auto
mobile.
LIVESTOCK VALUES IN STATE.
I Comparison of Counties Shows Reduc
tion In. Average.
From figures In the hands of the
state board of equalization the values
of live stock have been uniformly low
ered this year from what they were
last year. This assessed valuation him
differed materially in the different
counties of the state. Lancaster coun
ty has not stood to the front so well
In the matter of live stock as it has
in real estate. On the average assessment -
mont on liorsee it Is slxtopnth on the
list of counties , and on cattle It is
tenth. Douglas county stands far below -
low It In the valuation of horses but
stands first in that of cattle. In both
instances Lancaster has adhered more
nearly to the value of last year than
has Douglas. On horses it has rece
duccd the average $1.33 while Douglas
has reduced it $3.30. On cattle Lan-
easier has lowered the assessed vain-
ation six cents and Douglas haa lower
ed the assessed valuation 55 cents.
Ap.nenls to Supreme Court.
The case of Trulo Colllstor against '
Arthur Kltxhaupt lit which the dis
trict court of Frontier county found
him guilty of bastardy conies to the
supreme court on appeal of the de
fendant. The brief of the defendant's
attorneys sets forth four causes why
( ho decision of the lower court should
be set aside , all of them being dis
crepancies of testimony and the al
leged failure of the court to instruct
the jury properly. Martha L. Wllklns
of Johnson county appeals from the
decision of the district court wherein
Itobort Wilklns , her husband , was
granted divorce on tlio ground of de
sertion. In that decree the 'court al
lowed the defendant the custody of
the one child until it is eight years of
ago and the plaintiff-husband is re
quired to pay $75 a year for the main
tenance of the child. The grounds of
appeal are that the decision of the
court is unreasonable and that though
the husband is worth several thousand
dollars the allowance for the main
tenance of the child is excessively
small. The defendant maintained < n
the trial court that the husband was
cruel and forced her to leave her
home.
Nebraska Has Small Department.
Deputy Insurance Commissioner
Plerco is receiving reports from the
similar departments of twenty or
thirty states. Ho Is getting this ma
terial for a comparison with Nebras
ka , which facts may bo used before
Iho state legislature next jear. ; The
comparisons will show the number of
employes in the department , the sal
aries paid , the total expenses , and to
tal receipts both from taxes on insur
ance company business , and fees.
There are 32G companies doing bus' >
ness In Nebraska for which 15,000
agents' licenses have been issued
since February 1. The total tax paid
by these companies for business done
was $00,314. Missouri with the same
number of companies approximately
receives In taxes $532,191. This comes
partly through more business done
and parti } ' by more rigorous revenue
laws covering that line of business.
As to the number of persons employed
in the department reports already re
ceived show that Illinois has 25 , Mis
souri 9 , Minnesota 9 , Kansas , 6 , Wis
consin 11 and Nebraska 3.
Resolution on Fair Rate.
Secretary W. 11. Mellor received
from the chairman of the transporta
tion committee of the American As
sociation of State Fairs and Exposi
tions the following copy of the resolu
tion which was adopted by the mem
bers of the Western Passenger asso
ciation at the meeting July 23 :
"Recommended , that a rate of ono
and one-half faro for the round trip
be made for the state fairs in Illinois ,
Missouri , Iowa , Wisconsin , Minneso
ta. Nebraska a..l Kansas for the sea
son 1908 , with such minimum as lines.
In Interest may desire to establish foi
each occasion , dates of sale and othei i
details to be arranged later. "
This will bo the first reduction
granted tlio farmers since the two
cent faro took effect. Politicians.
Shrlnors and tourists have been fa
vorcd and now the farmer will be able
to attend Ms annual outing at the ,
state fair , August 31 to September ken
on reduced railroad rates.
Rain Unevenly Distributed.
The week , according to the weather
and crop-service , was partly clotrly ,
with a mean temperature a little
above normal and the total rainfall be
low normal for the state as a whole.
The 'ally mean temperature was b-
twecn 72 degrees and 78 degrees. The
last two were the warmest days. The
first days of the week were moderate
ly cool and pleasant. * The rainfall was
very unevenly distributed through the
state. In most of the central counties
and in some northeastern and western
sections , tlio rainfall was above nor
mal. In the southeastern counties ,
and in the west , as far as the reports
r elved indicate , the rainfall was
|
light. Falls exceeding an Inch were
reported from some localities In the
central portion on Wednesday.
No Word From Toft.
Xo word has been received by the 1
board of managers of the state fair a ?
to whethoi Mr. Taft has decided lo
cancel hU date at the fair. The report -
port from the east is that ho has can
celled all his fair dates. Chairman
Hitchcock said when ho passed ,
through Lincoln that Mr. Taft would '
niako no speeches away from homo.
Thn board has rolled on a promise
given ( Jovernor Sheldon at Chicago
by Mr. Taft that IIP would como west '
and RpeaU at the Nebraska fair whllo
on the trip.
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STATE NEWS AND NOTES IN CONDENSED -
DENSED FORM.
THEPRESS , PULPIT M PUBLIC
. . .
' What In Going on Here and There
That In of Interest to hte Read- ,
era Throushout Nebraska.
A Masonic ledge has been estab
lished at Franklin.
The Hastings chautauqua was a suc
| cess financially and otherwise.
The peach crop In Pawnee county
i surpasses ) | all expectations and the
quality is excellent.
, State Superintendent McBrien says
IIP knows of no school houses in Ne
braska that have been .abandoned be
cause of want of teachers.
The one-year-old baby of Mr. and
Mrs. Platt of Tccumseh fell from a
second story window but was not
severely hurt.
Rev. Sturdevant of the Baptist
church at Tecumseh desires to go to
another field and ask | that his resig
nation be accepted.
York will soon have an $80,000 post-
office building that will bo strictly up
to date and one of the latest and most
beautiful modern structures of its
kind in the west.
Nearly 1,500 people attended the
third day's session of the Wayne chau-
tauqua , hold at the Assembly grounds.
Gov. Hanley of Indiana was the princi
pal speaker.
While ThoB. Bower , jr. , living near
Ainsworth , was hauling hay the wind
blew a barn door shut and caught
Bower's head. Two pieces of his skull
were taken out abov.e the left eye at
the hospital. . He may not liVe.
The York Count" Telephone com
pany , one of the largest Independent
companies in the west , has purchased
the copper trunk Independent toll
lines between Columbus , Seward and
Grand Island , and is going to build
to Ravenna , Neb. , and other points.
While raking hay George Funk , a (
well known young farmer living north
west of York , was thrown from the
rake and one of the steel rake teeth
entered the left leg , tearing the ten
dons and causing a fracture of the
bone.
Deputy Game Warden Hunger ran
up against an experience out in Loup
county which netted the- state two
fines , where only ono had been con
templated. It was a case where the
complaining witness after sticking the ,
defendant , became the defendant in
the same case , and also got stuck.
Passenger train No. 15 , west-bound ,
picked up , between Dawson and Salem ,
a stranger lying alongside the tracks
with his legs cut off. The man was of
middle ago and evidently a tramp , who ,
it is thought , fell from a passing
freight on which he was stealing a
ride and was Injured by the wheels , of
the train.
Western Douglas county farmers
have at last arrived at the conclusion
that the only way to successfully com
bat and correct the existing bad con
ditions is by an efficient drainage system -
tem , and to this end they are prepar
ing to organize themselves into drain
age' districts.
Rov. Emanuel Hartlg , who has been
pastor of the St. Benedict Catholic
church of Nebraska City since 18G1 ,
has been sent to Atchisonn , where ho
will enter the St. Benedictine home.
Ho has become quite feeble and had
to be replaced by another priest.
C. C. Jones of Beatrice has re
covered his two greyhounds which
wore stolen from the kennel. The dogs
were found with a former near Pick-
roll and arrests are liable to follow.
James Brett , an old resident of
Beatrice , was arrested by Sheriff
Trudo on the charge of bootlegging.
Mr. and Mrs. John Shively and Ed
ward Fussel , victims of the tornado In
Flllmore county in Juno , are all able
to be out , although Mrs. Shively Is
lame , and her husband's face is still
bandaged. As soon as they are able ,
they will go east to have his nose
treated. Mr. Shlvely's watch , which
was in his pocket , was badly dented
and the fob was gone.
F. M. Hall of Lincoln has accepted
the Invitation to be chairman of a com-
mltteo to select an artist to make the
Abraham Lincoln monument to bo
erected on the statehouse grounds by
popular subscription. Mr. Hall was
selected because of the great experi
ence he has had in matters of this
kind and because of his knowledge of
artists and their work.
There is great activity at all the
stone quarries and sandpits along the
Platte river between Ashland and
Plattsmouth. Full forces of men are V
at work at all of the Louisville and
South Bend quarries and many car-
loads of crushed stone are being shipped -
pod dally. The Burlington sand drertg *
en have been at work constantly slnco
the' high water receded along the
Platto.
The contract for the new Odd Fol
lows" hall at Harrison has been lot
and the work will begin at once.
A flre broke out at WJnslde , but the
Jlremen got control before much damage -
ago was done.
Jack Hanley , the Cornland. hotel
night clerk at Lexington , who escaped
with the funds from the safe of the
hotel , was captured In Cozad.
Complaints have been filed under
the state pum food law against six
Lincoln druggists for the alleged sale
of hcadacho powders , containing aco-
tnnlllde and not branded as tlio k\\v