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Council Meelin .
May 1st city council met in rc-
gular session with aU members
present and Mayor Holt in the
chair.
Claims were allowed ] } to the
amount of $3,440.98. , Reports
last year showed a shortage of
' $1,100 and this year thc amount
r was reduced to 41771. Report
t . of thc water commissioner as to
f thc testing of wells ] } was recicvcd ,
v' . read and acccptcd and they will ] }
'J. continue this work as soon as
u , ' possiblc.
Mcssrs. Holt and Reagan retir-
ed from thc council and a vote of
thanl was extended thcm.
Lcyda's bonds were approved
. also ; O. W. Brown's for city clerk ,
IvI. N. Bair for city engineer and
all were sworn in.
Matters of thc Mercy hospital
were referred to the committee
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on thc poor.
Mayor Lcyda made the follow-
'l ing appointments and all were
approved.
i J. E. Leyda , city attorney ; N.
1\ Van Winkle , water and light
commissioner ; Geo. McFarland ,
! street commissioner ; Dr. W. H.
Kerr , city physician. .
\ The council then procccdcd to i
approve of petitions and bonds I
filed for saloons and drug stores
and licenses were granted to all.
Time mayor appointed the fol-
+ rowing" committees : Finance
, Powell , Hutchins and l\'IcKicyer
Water works and electric light :
4 'Vindlc , Gchling and Hutchins.
Purccasing- and suppliesBurris :
p , 'Vindlc and Powell.
; Poor ; Burris , 1\'lcKicvcr and
'Vindlc.
Railroads and commerce l\'Ic-
Keh'cr , Burris and Gehling.
t Fire department ; Gehling and
'l , Powcll.
Printing : Hutchins and Burris.
On both thc sanitary and streets
and side walk the councilman
will act as a committee , front their
respective wards.
The council then adjourned
. until next Monday cycning.
Saloon at Nims City.
Frank Blakency has applied to
the county board for a license to
sell liquor at Nims City. 'Ve arc
informed that a remonstrance
t will be filed and a spirited con-
test will be the rcsult. It is said
that every freeholder in Nims
t City has signed the saloon peti-
tion , and that the remonstrance
comes from the outside. If this
bc correct the county board
should grant thc license , as it is
certainly better for thc county to
have a licensed saloon than it
would bc to have constant trou-
ble with a joint.
At the Court House
Matters have been quiet at the
court house ( for time " past week.
The county clerk has been more
or less busy with routine business ,
but not so much so that he 'has
not been able to pay Elmer Hey
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of Ohio precinct . for eight wolf
scalps and Chas Poor Sr. , of
Spciscr for six.
The county judge has also had
a slack week of it being called
upon to issue but two mar-
riagc licenscs. However both
brides were I-lulas as is shown by
thc following licenses :
T.uwls C. 1\lann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
LilIa 1\1 Ilorlaud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Z
JIcnrKlstncr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
hula 1\1. hoover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
'rhe latter couple were married
by Judge vVilhitc in his usual fin-
ishcd fashion.
'l'hc County Treasurer was too
busy to talk. Thc officer has
been filled for a week with pee '
pie paying their delinquent real
estate tax. , The entire force has
put in so much overtime that
there is danger of nervous pros-
tration.
Wiil Ricger has had his- usual
amount of work recording real es-
tate transfcrs. Chas. Loree is
resting from his labors incident
to the term of court held the
first of thcweck.
The county attorney has been
busy all week listening to the
troubles of the many who insist
on his earning his salary and
John Hossack has been dividing
his time between the duties of
his office and 'an attack of the
malaria. ,
Henry Miller of Stella was in
this city on Wednesday.
The Friends in Council will meet
"ith Dora Richards tonight.
Postmaster Bantz of Humboldt
was a business dsitor here 'rim urs-
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E. G. Allen left Wednesday
for a visit with friends in F' ur-
bury. \
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Three days of wind and no
rain. Look out for a dry sum-
mcr.
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W. S. Korncr is in Southern
Kansas looking after his farm
thcre.
Time City Hotel has been newly
papered and painted and is very
neat in appearcnce.
Floyd Mitchell , wife and sister
of Barada were business visitors
here on edncsday.
IvIrs. Jennie Ewalt and daughter -
ter , Magnolia , went to St. Joe
Monday to spend a few days
C. G. Harg-ra Yes , wife and son
'rommie returned home Tucsday.
: Mr. Hargrave was on business
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in Lincoln and \\Tymore.
At the News office ' Wednesday
Palmer had the misfortune to
hurt his arm quite badly whilc
working at the press.
Thc shoot for the more or less
absent Peters cup last week was
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won DY Peter Frederick with a
score of 18 out of 25. A high
wind prevented good scorcs.
1\'Irs. Wentworth and daughter ,
Gcrtrudelcft Sunday for Omaha. '
Irs. 'Vcntworth returned home
Wednesday but Gertrude remained -
maincc.1 thcrc and accepted a
position in a tclephone ofi cc.
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CZAR HAD A CRYING TIME.
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When Compelled to Review Army the
Heir to the Throne Was Dragged
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to Stand.I
Emperor Nicholas and his two
brothers , George and Michael
were educated entirely by private
tutors under the direct superiil-
tendence of their father and
mother , says the 'Vashington
'Star. III the magnificent Anitcim
kohl the ' Pros-
palace on Nevsl\J' : -
pekt , a bare , UlH.'arpeted room waR
assigned as the schoolroom of the
imperial children. Its fnrnituee
consisted entirely } of wooden
desks and benches and the walls
were decorated bJ' pictur'es'eu.t
from the foreign illustrated papers -
pcrs antI pasted there by the boys
themselves.
Time boys were sent to thl'
sehoIlroom immediately after 'an
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early breakfast and not allowed
to leave it until noon. The after .
noon was theirs for play , but the
1Il01'ning hours had to bc devoted
to study.
They were taught but litU
mathematics and , in fact , their
whole education consisted prac-
ticallJ' of modern languages ' ,
drawing , music and Ilussian his-
t.orJ' Of the history of' other
countries they were taught more
as they grew older , but the most
they got of general history was cl
mere smattering after all. The
result is that , aside from his
knowledge of modern languages
the czar is not so welI' educated aH
the ol'dinHI'J school boy of
.Ame1' ca.
The rand Duke George was
nearer ' the age of Nicholas than
his brother Michael and was his
companion in all sports and stud
ies. George was a stout , robust
youth , and NickJ" : always looked
up to him and regarded e'erJ' .
thing he did its just about right.
His death nearly broke the heart
of his brother.
The other brother , Grand Duke
Michael , being the youngest child ,
was always the favorite of his
mother. 'At 15 Michael was made
colonel of a regiment of Russian
infantry and proudly put on his
uniform and reviewed his reo'i-
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men t.
Nicholas and George also had
titles of honor as commanders iu
thc army and navy of Russia , and ]
were provided with gorgeous uni-
forms , but hated to go to reviews
and other functions where there
were soldiers. If possible Nich-
01u,2 would steal away somewhere -
where und would be found quietly
sketching at a time when thc heir
of thc empire was wanted to sit ou
horseback before the al'mJ' Time
young general of 13 often had to
e punished before he would go tea
a review , and he had many a good
crying spell when he was told to
put 011 his uniform and go out und
play soldier before thc IlH tion.
Italy to : protect Birds.
The Italian minister of agriculture -
tune has written { to a Gel'ma so.
cietJ for the protection of nni
orals that his goverunlent will !
probably soon take action to
check the wholesale slaughter : of
birds in Italy.
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DOCTOR GAVE ' HUBBY AWAY
Spowse Who , Put Thermometer in ,
Wife's Mouth , on Pretense of Tak- r
ing Temperature Is Quelled.
Mrs. Kagby was "ont of sorts , "
as her long-sutfcring spouse had
every opportunitJ' of realizing.
TIcI' malady increasing , the fam-
ily doctor was called in. Hc mlH.ll 1\ t
the usual inquiries of thc patient , " t
and then placed his thermhometer
under her tongue. The silence .
that followed'this operation wa : ;
so deep and soothing that MI'
Nagby made a mental note of it' .
N pxt ( day on returning from
business he produced a little ther-
mOllletl'1' similar to that used bJ
the doctor . find linuoUlwl'd that in
future , to save doctors' bills , he - - ; .
would himself take his wife's teni- t
perature , ill' announced that hc t.
had obtained the thermometer ; .
from the doctor , who had given . . . . . .
him full instructions as to its nsc. . . .
1\h's. Kagby replied thatberhus-
hand showed more consideration
for her than he had laver done be.
fOI'p. She timer launched into a
vigorous denunciation of his Cal
lous inditfl'I'cuce in thc past. ,
_ . Before site had got very far with )
tlw tirade t MI' . Nagby discovered (
grave l sJ'mpt.ullls denoting a dau-
gPI'OUS rise of temperature , avd
promptly ( placed the thermometer
iu her mou tl1.
"Y01J4uuist keep it there ten
minutes , " he said. "Tile doctor
told me so. ; '
II's. Nagby shook her head 't to
iudi'u her disbelief , but having
only ! vague idea of ter functions . - l '
of the thcrlllometer she suffered it r' .
' read his ' Y
to rpmaiu , while NagbJ' I
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newspaper in an unaccustomcd
and delicious quiet. .
. Thus it continued. Whenever i
\Irs. NagbJ' became unduly ' garrn - !
ious MI' Nagby observed the dan- ,
gcrous symptoms explained to
him by the doctor , and in went the \
therlllonwter.
It was too beautiful to last , and i
thc end was sudden and tragic. ,
One day , on arl'ivfiig home , MI' : !
Nagb ; met the ' doctor , who was , . . 1 ' 1 \
just leuyiug. '
" \Vhat are all hesc tales ' you've ;
been telling your wife about :1
thermometer ! " he asked. And.
smiling grimly , he added : ' 'She iH I
waiting to have a word with ) 'ou. " " s
And when , limp and crestfallen ; - I
the deceiver entered his wife'A I
presence : he had to listen to a tor- .
rent of eloquence which'no ther- t
monll'ter could assuage. \ :
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Not Quite the Snm . . . .
First Politi'ian.-- ! thought t yon . "
said that man was such a good .
friend of .yours. Why ; , in the last
election he didn't plug for you at
all !
Second Politicinn--I know
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I've discovered that after all be
was only . a nnur-fdend.-Detroit , . , )
Free Press.
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Thieves' 'Slang.
"flist ! " observed the first bUl' ,
glar.
"What is it ? " queried the sec- ' t.
and burglar. ' ;
"Where's the Oslel' bottle ? " ,
And his pal handed over the "
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