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VALENTINE
NEBRASKA
EIGHT WITH BANDITS
BAYARD BANK ROBBERS FIRE
ON SHERIFFS POSSE
The Battle Is Kept Up for Several
MilesTwo of the Pursuing Party
Have Their Horses Shot from Un
der Them Other Items
Bayard Bank Robbers -
A sheriffs posse had a running fight for
two hours Sunday afternoon with two
desperate characters supposed to be the
two bandits who held up the bank at
Saturday and secured about
500 in money The posse of five men
came upon two well mounted men near
the South Dakota line They were within
calling distance of the men when the two
suddenly turned in their saddles and be
gan firing at their pursuers with their
rifles Their shots were returned Both
were riding hard at the time The
fight continued for several miles
when the shots of the rob
bers brought down two horses of the pur
suers and wounded Deputy Royce This
put an end to the pursuit The bandits
were cool and fired their rifles with the
accuracy and precision of old plainsmen
They continued on their way toward the
Bad Lands while the posse returned to
Bayard secured reinforcements and again
began the chase Tosses from other points
have started out and are expected to sur
round the bandits A desperate battle is
expected as the men evidently think they
have killed President Taylor who was
shot in the raid on the bank and are pre
pared to die before they surrender Taylor
is not dead and may recover
NOTHING AUTHENTIC AS YET
Authorities Have Nothing New Re
garding the Disaster
There is absolutely no information at the
navy department in Washington whether
or not the Maine court of inquiry will re
turn to Havana from Key West or when
it will finish its work It is believed its
work is nearly done It can be stated au
thoritatively that the navy department has
received nothing to indicate the cause of
the explosion and that reports that it had
been advised it was by external agencies
are without foundation Capt Sigsbee
telegraphed that two more bodies were re
covered Monday One is unidentified and
the other that of J W Johns and that
Holzer one of the wounded died in the
Jiospital Commander Forsythe at Key
West telegraphed that he had secured
ground in the cemetery for the temporary
interment of bodies brought from Havana
Texas which has been at
Gaivestoirimsrejonieatnesiiuaufonaf
Dry Tortugas the Terror has arrived at
New york and the Castine has reached
Por Franco West Indies
LIONESS LOOSE IN A CAR
Smashes All the Baggage in Search
of Pood
All baggage smashing records were
broken by an African lioness which had
sole possession of a baggage car attached
to Baltimore and Ohio train No 6 which
arrived in Pittsburg Monday When the
train left Chicago Sunday the lion was in
a wooden cage but it escaped when the
train was about eighty miles from Chicago
The trainmen decided to leave the lion
alone until lher train reached Pittsburg
When it arrived there were a score of men
from the Pittsburg Zoo on hand and the
animal was soon in its cage The lioness
had been loose in the car seventeen hours
In that time she had torn open nearly
every piece of baggage in the shape of
trunks boxes etc It is supposed she was
hungry and broke out of the cage to get
food
FOR USE IN CASE OF WAR
Bill Introduced in the House for an
Appropriation of 20000000
Mr Bromwell Republican of Ohio in
troduced a resolution in the house on
Monday to appropriate 20000000 to be
immediately available for the purchase of
war vessels and equipment for immediate
use in case of war with any foreign
country It was referred to the naval
committee
Stomach Is Removed
Dr Charles Bt Prigham of St Lukes
Hospital San Francisco on Monday made
a complete excision of the stomach of a
woman patient suffering with cancer and
thirty six hours after the operation she
was resting comfortably Dr Brigham
decided to make an incision with a view
to possible gastretomy or gas
but after finding two thirds of the
stomach involved in the malignant growth
lie decided upon a complete excision
This is the third operation of the kind on
record
Not Asking War Risks
There is no truth m the report circulated
5n the United States that the Lloyds un
derwriters of London are asking slight
war risks on Spanish steamers bound for
Cuba
Yucn Chau China a Treaty Port
The Chinese government has agreed to
open Yuen Chau
as a treaty port
Carries 00 Gold Seekers
The steamer Hakslian has sailed from
Vancouver for Alaska with 300 passengers
When entering Nanaimo harbor the
steamer grazed a buoy rock No damage
of any consequence was done and after a
few hours delay the steamer proceeded
Quadruple Ohio PIurder
AngeloWill at Coalburg Ohio shot
Martha Lawrence Joseph Farando3Irs
Peter Faranclo Daniel NeuteFararidp
and Neute fatally All are Italians His
motive is unknown A posse went in
search of the murderer j
SAD INCIDENT OF DISASTER
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Two of the Lost Sailors Had Planned
a Double Wedding
A sad story connected with the sinking
or the Maine Jias come to light Two
young men close friends who left their
homes three years ago each in a moment
of anger over a lovers quarrel found
themselves in course of time on the same
battleship The misunderstandings with
their sweethearts were cleared up and a
double wedding was planned on their re
turn Each would have received his dis
charge from the navy in a few months
The two j oung men arc probably among
the unidentified dead of the Maine They
aTe John Fox 233 Walworth Street and
John Kelly 07 Sanford Street Brooklyn
N Y As the time drew- near for their
discharge preparations for a double wed
ding were made Both girls were looking
forward eagerly to the lime when their
jack tars would come back to them when
the news of the disaster to the Maine was
flashed over the wires Since then not a
word has been received from either Fox or
Kelly The two girls as well as the
relatives and friends of the young sailors
have exhausted every means of getting in
telligence without avail
TRAIN STRIKES A BUS
Six Persons Killed JnanAccidcnt
at Chicago
A bus filled with pleasure seekers was
struck by a Grand Trunk passenger train
at the Western Avenue crossing in the
southwestern part of Chicago Saturday
night Six of the number were killed and
none of the occupants of the vehicle es
caped without injury two being badly
hurt As the bus rounded a curve in the
road the train was seen approaching A
slight down grade prevented the driver
from stopping the vehicle as it slipped on
the ice and snow and just as the fright
ened horses leaped across the railway
tracks the heavy locomotive struck the
frail vehicle fairly in the middle hurling
human bodies and fragments of debris far
tfrom the tracks and continuing on its
northward journey several hundred feet
before it could be stopped passing over
several bodies in its progress
GREAT DESTRUCTION DONS
Severe Earthquake Shocks are Felt
in the West Indies
A New York Worlds Kingston Ja
maica special says A succession of ter
rific earthquakes has caused great
destruction of property on the island of
Montserrat They began on the 15th
There were numerous landslides and
water pipes were wrecked The entire
population of the island was thrown into
great excitement There is much distress
in consequence Montserrat is one ot the
leeward islands of the West Indies British
possessions Its population is between
8000 and 10000
Trans Continental Rate War
At a meeting of general passenger
agents oE the western railways in Chicago
Monday to devise ways of conducting the
transcontinental rate war the trans
Missouri roads gave notice that beginning
March 6 they would put into effect to
North Pacific coast points from the Mis
souri River gateways the same rates as are
now in effect via St Paul For parties of
three or over they will make a Hat rate
On single tickets they will charge full
fares giving the passenger a rebate order
for 20 payable on reaching destination
This virtually disposes of the question of
meeting the cuts through the Missouri
River gateways A committe was at once
appointed to prepare a plan of action for
the roads east of the Missouri Kiver to
pursue
100-Year-Old Illinois Woman
Mrs Mahala Bentley of Bloomingtou
III has entered upon the second century
of her life and is probably the most active
and spry centenarian in Illinois and to all
appearances bids fair to add a score of
years to her earthly career She was born
in Bourbon County Kentucky on Feb
ruary 20 179S and has lived in Blooming
ton since 1864 Mrs Bentley weighs but
65 pounds is in excellent health and eats
three good meals a day
William M Singerly Dead
William M Singerly died suddenly at
his residence in Philadelphia Sunday after
noon Heart disease was the immediate
cause of death Mr Singerly was pro
prietor of the Record Publishing Company
president of the Chestnut Street National
Bank and the Chestnut Street Savings
Fund and Trust Company which recently
collapsed and president of the Singerly
Pulp and Paper Mill
Ijeiter Moves Wheat
Half a million bushels of Leiter wheat
has been ordered out of the Chicago ele
vators for shipment by rail to the Atlantic
seaboard for export It is generally con
ceded now that over 2000000 bushels
altogether of the Leiter holdings have
been ordered forexport Some of it will
go to Newport News some to Baltimore
and some to New York
Ordered to Report for Duty
Commander Cosgrove of Boston wired
to Portland Saturday night to John Den
nis late acting signal quartermaster on
the Montgomery to report at Boston as
soon as possible Mr Dennis had just
finished a twenty years service and was
at Portland on a vacation
Reported French Grab
A dispatch to the London Daily Mail
from Singapore says It is reported from
Chinese sources at Hong Kong that a
French force has landed at
240 milessouthwest of Hong Kong
and informed the Chinese that it intends
to erect buildings
Superintendents Convention
The department ofSuperihtendents of
the National Educational Association in
session at Chattanooga Tenn elected the
following officers President E H Marks
Louisville Ky first vice president G H
Conley Boston Secretary J H Van
Sycle Denver
Kxpeut a Good Harvest in India
The Calcutta correspondene of the Lon
don Times says there is every prospect of
one of the best harvests ever gathered in
India
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i WAR IN THIRTY DATS
SPANISH MILITARY ORGAN EX
PECTS TROUBLE
Prevailing Opinion in Spain that
There Will Be a Conflict Campos
Fears the Worst and Says He
Predicted It Liong Ago
War by First of April
The Correspondencia Miliiair organ of
the Spanish army published in Madrid
says The prevailing opinion is that war
between Spain and the Unied Slates will
break out in April
A former captain general of Cuba pre
sumably Marshal Campos is reported as
saying I never entertained a doubt that
if the rebellion were not suppressed before
1898 war with the United States would be
come an accomplished fact Unhappily
my prophecy will be fulfilled I have the
consolation of having done all in my
power to avert it and therefore I do not
regret the blame which has been heaped
upon me All that is now possible is that
wc should all unite to meet the danger that
threatens the country
TRY TO KILL KING GEORGE
Attempt Made to Assassinate the
Ruler of Greece
An unsuccessful attempt was made Sat
urday to assassinate King George of
Greece The king was returning from
Phaleruin to Athens at 5 oclock in the
evening in a landau accompanied by the
Princess Maria when two men hidden in
a ditch alongside the road opened fire with
guns upon the occupants of the carnage
The first shot missed but the second
wounded a footman in the arm The
coachman whipped up his horses and the
royal party dashed away at a gallop The
miscreants fired seven more shots at them
none of which took effect and the king
and the princess returned to the palace
unhurt When the second shot whizzed
past the carriage the king rose and stood
in front of his daughter in order to shield
her
EXPLOSION KILLS TEN
Victims of the Michigan Chemical
Works Accident
Fire broke out in the Hall Chemical
Works at Kalamazoo Mich Saturday
night and after burning half an hour two
terrific explosions blew the whole top of
the building off burying firemen and
spectators beneath the falling walls and
debris Firemen on the ladder were blown
in every direction by the fearful concus
sion The flames shot high into the air
and it looked for a moment as if there
would be an awful conflagration The
crowd was dazed by the explosion Horses
were thrown down and windows in the
vicinity shattered Work of rescue began
at once and the building was left to its
doom The total number of dead taken
from the ruins numbers ten while four
teen others wore badly injured
Will Not Hear Bryan
W J Bryan has notified the correspond
ing secretary of the Students Lecture
Association at Ann Harbor Mich that if
he is allowed to speak on bimetallism he
will tender his services gratis but if not
allowed to speak on that subject his rate
will be 51000 A standing rule of the uni
versity that university hall cannot be used
for political purposes prevents the accept
ance of Mr Bryans first proposition
Postal Clerk Arrested for Forgery
James W Jones a clerk in the office of
the auditor for the posloflice department
has been arrested by officers of the secret
service on the charge of forging United
States money orders It is charged that
Jones took money order blanks returned
unused from a Michigan office and filled
them out making them payable at the
office in Wilmington Del
Policeman Shot by Burglars
Policeman Lewis Keller was shot and
instantly killed at South Bend Ind Sun
day night in a fight with burglars who had
entered a store Juck Burke Robert
Powers alias James Burns Frank Mun
roe and Frank OConnor have been ar
rested Burke has a bullet wound in the
abdomen and cannot live It is believed
Keller shot hiin
Hayes Homestead Levied On
The homestead of the late ex President
R B Hayes at Fremont Ohio has been
levied upon by the county sheriff to satisfy
a judgment obtained in common pleas
court for 5000 damages awarded Mrs
Addie E Smith for injuries received in a
runaway caused by a dog owned by the
Hayes estate The costs amount to 1095
Willing to Fight McQoy
Champion Bob Fitzsimmons expressed a
willingness at Cleveland Ohio Saturday
night to fight Kid McCoy He said 1
will fight McCoy any time he puts up
enough money to make it worth my while
McCoy is a miserable upstart He has
been a little successful and it has made
him daffy
An Impromptu Duel
A desperate shooting occurred at Long
view Texas Saturday night between Albi
Heywood the manager of the Hey wood
Opera Company and P P Peguer the
opera house manager Both are seriously
if not fatally wounded The difficulty oc
curred over free tickets for Mr Peguers
family
Schintz Denied a New Trial
The motion for a new trial on behalf of
ex Banker Theodore Schintz of Chicago
recently convicted of embezzement has
been overruled Schintz was sentenced
to an indeterminate term in the penitn
tiary
Advised to Leave by Lee
Mrs Bruner and five children are at
Tampa Fla from Havana She is the
wife of United States Health Officer Bru
ner at Havana and says that Consul Gen
Lee advised her husband to send her away
at once
Weekly Bank Statement
The New York weekly bank statement
shows a decrease of 2029000 The ban ks
now hold 22009000 in excess of the legal
requirements
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REPUBLICS WILL FIGH f4
Hostilities Between Nicaragua and
Costa Rica Seem inevitable
Advices received in Panama from Costa
Rica state that at a banquet President
Iglcsias in a speech said the situation be
tween Costa Rica and Nicaragua was now
such that war was inevitable On the
night of February 20 there was a large
popular demonstration More than 500G
persons showed there approval of the atti
tude of the government toward Nicaragua
More troops were sent on February 20 tc
the frontier
Hostilities with Nicaragua are expected
at any moment Many prominent mem
bers of the American colony have offered
to aid the government with men and
money Costa Rica now has 2000 men on
the frontier and by next week will have
from 5000 to 6000 Their government de
nies aiding the Nicaraguan rebels They
were only tolerated on Costa Rican soil
within the limits of the law
BANK ROBBER IS CAPTURED
Man Wanted at Sheridan Mo Is
Overhauled in Omaha
On the night of February 15 three burg
lars blew the safe in the vault of the bank
at Sheridan Mo and robbed it of about
2400 Charles Martin alias Charles
Davis one of the robbers was arrested at
the Cambridge Hotel in Omaha by F II
Tollotson of the Pinkerton agency at Kan
sas City assisted by Omaha officers A
woman who gives the name of Mary
Stackhouse and who has been living
with the burglar since his ar
rival in Omaha as his wife was also taken
into custody She says she knows noth
ing about the Sheridan robbery The
police say she resides in a Nebraska town
The prisoner is unknown to the Omaha
police but there is a suspicion among the
detectives that the man is none other than
the notorious safe blower and bank robber
Sam Welch Besides a gold watch and
chain there was taken away from Martin
505 in money
Sight of Wreck Sickening
Passengers on the steamship Concho
which has arrived at New York from Ha
vana say the sight of the Maine is horri
fying Buzzards hung about the wreck
the Spanish officers making no effort to
drive them away though their presence
was sickening and offensive Spaniards
who rowed about in boats did not conceal
their satisfaction at the American war
ships fate and some were seen shaking
their fists at the flag that hiing at half
mast above the hull
Italy to Press Her Claims on Hayti
The Italian government has decided
upon energetic action to compel Hayti to
make reparation for the illegal sequestra
tion of property of an Italian steamer at
Port au Prince The claim referred to has
been pending since 1803 It is the case of
a merchant at Port de Paix whose vessel
and cargo worth S0000 were it is
alleged illegally seized and sold by the
Ilaytian government
Call on Policy Holders for 188000
Two thousand residents of New York
and 2300 persons from other parts of the
country policy holders in the United Life
Association which went into bankruptcy
in August 1806 have been levied upon for
an assessment amounting lo18S000 by the
receiver under an order of the supreme
court The levy was made to wind up tho
affairs of the association
Addressed by Bryan
Wm J Bryan addressed 600 Democrats
at a banquet held in Topeka Kan AVed
nesday night The gathering was in the
nature of a reunion of the Democrats Its
magnitude gives it considerable signifi
cance showing the Democratic strength
as a balance of power party in that state
Many speakers of state prominence ad
dressed the meeting
Steamers from Alaska Overdue
The City of Topeka Cleveland Noye
Poteclion Augusta and Scocia are over
due at Seattle from Alaska Their non
arrival causes no serious apprehension as
it is thought they may have sought shelter
from the recent storm encountered by tho
steamer Geo W Elder
W U Superintendent Dead
Dennis Doren of New York city general
superintendent of construction of the
Western Union Telegraph Company died
suddenly at Norwalk Ohio
HRKET QUOTATIONS
WESLEY Iowa News 2 23
Chicago Cattle common to prime
5300 to 575 hogs shipping grades
300 to 425 sheep fair to choice 250
to 475 wheat No 2 red 103 to 104
corn No 2 28c to 29c oats No 2 25c
to 26c rye No 2 49c to 51c butter
choice creamery 19c to 20c eggs fresh
14c to 15c potatoes common to choice
55c to 70c per bushel
Indianapolis Cattle shipping 300 to
525 hogs choice light 300 to 425
sheep common to choice 300 to 450
wheat No 2 97c to 99c corn No 2
white 30c to 31c oats No 2 white 29c
to 31c
St Louis Cattle 300 to 550 hogs
300 to 425 sheep 300 to 475
wheat No 2 97c to 98c corn No 2
yellow 27c to 28c oats No 2 cash 26c
to 28e rye No 2 49c to 50c
Cincinnati Cattle 250 to 525 hogs
300 to 425 sheep 250 to 475
wheat No 2 red 97c to 99c corn No 2
mixed 31c to 32c oats No 2 mixed 27c
to 29c rye No 2 51c to 53c
Detroit Cattle 250 to 525 hogs
300 to 425 sheep 250 to 450
wheat No 2 96c to 9Se corn No 2
yellow 32c to 33c oats No 2 white 30c
to 32c rye 51c to 53c
Toledo Wheat No 2 red 98c to
100 corn No 2 mixed 30c to 32c oats
No 2 white 26c to 28c rye No 2 50c -to
51c clover seed 305 to 315
Milwaukee Wheat No 2 spring 93q
to 95c corn No 3 30c to 31c oats No
2 white 2Sc to 30c rye No 2 50c to 51c
barley No 2 3Sc to 42c
Buffalo Cattle 300 to 550 hogs
300 to 450 sheep 300 to 500
wheat No 2 red 99c to 101 corn No
2 yellow 33c to 35c oats No 2 white
32c to 33c
New York Cattle 300 to 550 hogs
300 to 450 sheep 300 to 525
wheat No 2 red 106 to 107 corn No
2 36c to 37c oats No 2 white 30c to
32c butter ci eamery 15c to 21c eggs
Western lie to 16c
STATE OF KEBBASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON
DENSED FORM
Lancaster County Grand Jury Is
Likely to Take Action Against
Eugene Moore Indictment Under
the Criminal Code Expected
May Indict Moore
There is a well defined rumor that the
grand jury of Lancaster County will take
up the Eugene Moore embezzlement case
and bring in an indictment under section
121 of the criminal code This section
provides for the prosecution of persons
who embezzle money belonging to other
persons or corporations including among
its provisions the following If any office-
elected or appointed to any office of
public trust in the state shall embezzle or
convert to his own use any money prop
erty rights in action or other valuable se
curity offects whatever belonging to any
individual or company or associates that
shall come into hisrpossession by virtue or
under color of his relation as officer etc
It was pointed out by Moores attorney
during his hearing before the supreme
court that the attorney general had
brought the action under the wrong sec
tion of the statute and pointed questions
asked the attorney general by Judge
Norval and other members of the court
during the submission of the case indi
cated that this fatal error had already
been noticed In the opinion handed
down by the court there is an intima
tion that had the complaint been brought
under section 121 it would have been sus
tained while a dismissal was unavoidable
under a complaint charging Moore with
embezzlement of public money the money
being the property of individuals until
after it found its way into the state treas
ury in the manner prescribed by the con
stitution
KILLS HER FATHER
Nebraska City Girl Takes Revenge
on Her Parent
William Kuwitzky of Nebraska City
was shot by his daughter Mary a girl of
17 From the best information obtainable
it seems that he was addicted to drink and
when intoxicated abused his family He
went home in this condition and armed
with a butcher knife drove the occupants
from the house at the same time declaring
his inteulion to kill his wife and commit
suicide The older members of the family
succeeded in pacifying him and finally per
suaded him to gofb bed About 4 oclock
in the morning the girl Mary apparently
maddened by his attempting to kill her
mother seized a double barreled shotgun
and blew his head off while he was asleep
She was immediately arrested The coro
ners jury after listening to the testimony
rendered the following verdict
That the said Mary Kuwitzky com
mitted the act while laboring under emo
tional insanity caused through fear of re
peated threats made by the said William
Kuwitzky against her mothers life and
the lives of other members of the family
We the jury would exonerate the said
Mary Kuwitzky she not being responsible
for the act at the time it was committed
MAJORS APPOINTS HIS STAFF
first Order of New Commander of
the G A R
T J Majors department commander of
he Grand Army of the Republic has is
sued his first order The order announces
Jhe following appointments on the official
ttaff of the department commander
frames D Gage Franklin assistant ad
jutant general LeeEstelle Omaha judge
advocate Smith T Caldwell Edgar
mustering officer A M Vanderbilt
Ijhelby chief of staff The headquarters
Will continue in the state house
Lincoln and all official communications
tnust be addressed to James D Gage A
A G Lincoln Neb The following aids-de-camp
are announced John Skirving
5t3 ONeill E C Burns 311 Scribner A
W Taylor 5 Wayne II C Matran 100
Norfolk C G Fisher 24 Nebraska City
Hank Wert 173 Auburn J S Bobbins
258 Wallace J B Conway 32 York J
W Lafferty 29 Wisner Daniel Cook
287 Curtis A HTownsend219Stratton
Geo P Dean 11 Grand Island U H
Woods 34 Schuyler Ira Graves 264
Callaway
Jail Delivery
Grand Island experienced a jail delivery
the other evening Jim Hall a prisoner
awaiting trial on the charge of grand
larceny took the occasion while the
deputy brought the suppers to the jail to
carry out the ashes He did not put on
hat or coat in order not to cause suspicion
and when out of the doors of the jail took
a lively scoot out of town hatless and
coatless He was seen three miles south
of the city in this condition and still run
ning
Case of Faith Cure
Mrs W Martin wife of W Martin of
Dunbar who has beenvery sick and was
not expected to live was healed in a very
remarkable manner The elders of the
church were called in and in answer to
earnest praj er on the part of the church
officers Mrs Martin got up from the sick
bed and began shaking hands with those
present and is now able to be about the
house
Swallowed a Hot Poker
Willard King a single man 50 years of
age residing near Fair iew committed
suicide the other day in a very singular
manner by swallowing a 12 inch red hot
poker King was alsne in the house and
was found by his brother a few minutes
after the occurrence but life was extinct
Foot Crushed
While working with a hay baler on the
farm of W F Wilson north of Humboldt
Shrauger got his foot caught in the baler
and badly crushed The wounded mem
ber may have to be amputated
Sloppy Smith Shot in the Leg
Sloppy Smith a well known sneak
thief at Fremont was shot in the leg by
Sheriff Kreader while attempting to
escape from custody
Safeblowers at Koseland
Safeblowers visited Roseland the other
night They blew open the safe at J II
Popes grain office but only succeeded in
getting a few cents in stamps Duncan
Brothers office was also enteerd but noth
ing was taken as their safe is not closed
Horse Thieves at Work
Dakota City was visited by horse thieves
last week who so far have succeeded in
getting away with a pony belonging to
Stephen Joyce a horse of Sam Nelsons a
buggy of Mrs Denis Armours and a
harness of Boy Armour No clew
Nebraska Short Notes
The musically inclined people of Mason
City Custer County are organizing a band t
Several hundred lots in the village o
Randolph were sold by the sheriff on fore
closure last week t i
A local company has been organized at
Pawnee City for the purpose of building
and maintaining a telephone system in
that city
In several precincts of Lancaster County
some little wheat was sown I he early part
of last week Winter wheat in the south
part of the county is showing up well
Twenty head of cattle from one drove
are reported to have died of foot rot in
Hall County and farmers are petitioning
f or a quarantine
The Sarpy County Herald the new re
publican paper at Papillion made its ap
pearance last week E W Beedle an ex
perienced newspaper man is the editor
and proprietor
Wild geese and ducks arc making their
appearance along the Platte in liberal
numbers and the warfare agaiust them is
now on They will be more plentiful a
fortnight later
In Phelps County some are not done
gathering corn yet and others are talking
of sowing wheat next week The frost is
nearly out of the ground in most places
and tho fall wheat is looking quite green
J B Sweeney a Cherry County cattle
man states that cattlemen in his section
of country consider this the hardest winter
they have experienced for a long time
They have been forced to feed hay since
November and the article is now getting
scarce
The Sheridan County Bank has doubled
its capital stock
The new school building at Yalentine is
almost completed
The stockmen of Cherry County are
talking of organizing an association for
mutual protection
The senate has confirmed the appoint
ment of F D Simmons as postmaster at
Ward and W II Andrews at Lexington
Nelson Grimsley of Wayne has made an
offer of 1000 cash toward building a court
house providing twenty others would
each donate a like amount
As Mrs Fenniuger was driving across
the railroad west of Orleans her buggy
was struck by an engine pulling a train
the result of the collision being that the
lady was thrown quite a distance sustain
ing several painful bruises
William McCumher who has been an
engineer in P S Heacocks elevator at
Shubert for the last three years was
caught on a shaft and died from the effects
of the injury He leaves a widow and one
child He was born and raised at Falls
City where his parents reside
The bankers of Dixon Cedar and
Wayne counties held a meeting at Wake
field for the purpose of organizing a North
eastern Nebraska Bankers Association to
establish uniform rates of exchange and
collection charges and for the general pur
pose of promoting such methods as may
be advantageous to their business
Washingtons birthday was celebrated
in Omaha by opening to the public the
postoffice which has been in the course of
construction for the last eight years The
first floor of the great building is now
ready for vlsq and will henceforth be de
voted to the postal service In its incom
pleted state the bnilding has cost 1300000
and 800000 more will be required to finish
it in accordance with the original plans
Isaac Jensen a former resident at
mont but for the last four years in the
Klondike country in a letter to a friend
gives some valuable information about
that region The letter was postmarked
at Fort Cudahy N W T He estimated
the population along the Yukon from St
Michaels to Dawson at 10000 8000 of
whom arrived there last season About
2000 claims have been located in that
vicinity He strongly advises his friends
to keep away from Alaska
Albert Watson was arrested at Fremont
on the charge of burglary It is alleged
that Watson stole forty five bushels of
wheat from John Muncaster a farmer liv
ing southeast of Waco with whom Watson
has been staying for the last year or so
Muncaster is blind and the active Avork
of the farm is done by his son William
Muncaster While all save the former
and Watson were away from home Wat
son hitched up a team and after loading
the wagon with wheat which he took
from a warehouse drove to Waco and
there disposed of it
At a special election in Norfolk it was
voted to issue 11000 in bonds for the
building of two new school buildings
While chopping wood at his home south
of Humboldt Thomas Kinter was struck
in the left eye by a flying chip which put
the eye out
Mr Rickel the new postmaster at Juni
ata has nicely fitted up the front room of
the Herald office and has installed the
postoffice therein
The blow pipe of the boiler at the Tobias
mill busted and tore down the back wall
of the furnace broke the window lights
and tore up things in general
Petitions have been circulated at Wayne
for the privilege of voting 6000 bonds to
build an electric light plant to be ran in
connection with the city water works
Burt Clark who lives about six miles
north of Lyons was arrested by Sheriff
Langforth on a warrant sworn out by one
of his neighbors charging him with incest
with his daughter Alice aged about 17
Plans are now being drawn by the DufE
Grain Company of Nebraska City for a
large grain elevator which will be erected1
this spring at a cost of 20000 The
city will be 100000 bushels storage and a
handling and cleaning capacity of seventy
five cars per day
Peter Duffy an old resident living near
Saratoga Holt County has during the last
four months used carbolic acid for corns
on his toes thereby contracting dry gan
grene of the left foot His foot and leg
are now discolored far above the ankle
The limb will have to be taken off above
the knee
At an auction sale of farm property two
miles north of Brainard last week the sale
amounted to 1180 One years time was
allowed upon all goods bought with 10
percent interest After the sale when -it
came to settlement all goods purchased
were paid for in cash excepting 153 The
farmers in that vicinity are in far better
shape than they have been for years
The Bank of Spencer Boyd County has
been reopened The bank has been reor
ganized with Sanford Parker president
and F W Woods
cashier The bank sus
pended about three weeks and when it re
sumed all depositors were called in and
paid dollar for dollar
A disgraceful incident took place dur
ing the progress of religious services at
Waterbury Dixon Comity Some one
ignited a bunch of firecrackers and threw1
it into the church The explosions -and
scent of powder spread temporary -notion
among- the congregation Iromed -lately
a reward of 25 was made up and
offered for the capture of the guilty one
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