UKEDURANTCASE
FRANCISCO REPORTS AN-
OTHER MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
Fonric ! Donrl Mlsmng Frona
in-r Jfomu f r Nearly a Blontli-IIodj
Lyir > ou it JJcU in nn Uuoocupld liouc *
Oe.ui fur Some Time.
San Francisco , Feb. 10. A myster
< ous murder resembling in some of ita
features , the noted Durant case , is
ow puzzling the police department
> f this city. The body of Nora Ful-
or , a sixtceu-year-old girl , who dis
appeared trotn her home January 11 ,
was found lying naked on a bed in
the upstairs backroom of an unf'ir-
otebcd house at 2211 Button treet ,
yesterday afteiuooo. The girl had
been dead some time , as decomposi
tion had begun. There was nothing
A tlui house t ( indicate the niuaua
aeod to take helife , but the posture
ol tho body and its rendition , to
gether wilh the disorder of the room ,
had irate that the girl was murdered.
An autopsy disclosed that death was
aofc due to natural causes. The gen-
ttral theory is that the girl was either
strangled or poisoned.
Nora Fuller left home January 11
and tuot a man known as John Ben-
* et , in response to an advertisement
2or a girt to take care of a baby. Sig
net the man at a restaurant , ai d
thereafter all knowledge of her was
fost. On January 8 , the house in
which the body of the girl was found ,
was rented by a man giving the Lame
f C. B. Hawkins. The general de-
riptions of Bennett and Hawkins
lally and it is thought that the two
Barnes were aliases of the same mail
Both Bennett and Hawkins are said
to have been between thirty-five and
forty years old. Bennett wore cleri-
sal clothes and claimed to have stud-
ted for the ministry. A pos ible mo-
Sive for the murder is found in the
suggestion that the murderer either
quarreled with the girl or feared that
&is relations with her were about to
become public.
Li , ' ( .ton a Murder.
Kansas City , Mo. , Feb 1.0. Rhoda
? aylor made written confession to
ftie police of Argentine. Kan. , acr 'ss '
ilhe river from here , today , that JSoah
Long , the aged stonemason who dis-
tppeared mystoriou-ly from his hisme
fchere a week today , had been robbed
and his body thrown into the Kaw
river. Lon # was an old 1 Jier ; n 1
had drawn S10 pension mouey from
he bank on Thursday last. . He visited
a saloon in Argentine that night ,
which was the last time he had been
seen. Todiy the police are searching
fin the river for the body , which , ex-
oept at the place where it is c.aimed
hewaslhr < Au iu , is covered with
toick ice.
According lo the woman's confes
sion , whichvis : signed in the pres
ence of a reporter , Henry Donobue
and James 'Joff were with her and
Long at Donahue's house on the
night Long disappeared. Donohue ,
who was infatuated with the woman ,
toad , she asserts , taunted her with
tnot being able to secure the money
from Long , who , 5t appears , has also
paid her some attention.
ROBBKD AND THROWN IK RIVER
During the evening , she declares ,
the men robbed the old man nnd then
Compelled her to start with him
across a bridge over the Kaw. Whi'e
8n the middle of the bridge the men ,
she assorts , caught up with them ,
held Long and ordered her to hurry
n and not turn back. A moment
later sh heard a splash , she says ,
and knew that they had brown Long
into the water.
Donohue , Dave Moran , a nephew
sof Long and the Taylor woman , were
arrested on Tuesday last and Goff was
taken today after she had made the
-confession. All live in the bottoms
along the river. Last night Moran
attempted to commit suicide by try-
Ing to cut an artery in his wrist.
The nature of the charge against
Morau Is not known. On the day be
fore Lnni _ ' disappeared Argentine was
furnished another mystery in the find
ing in his hut the dead boy of The m-
as Carroll , sixty-live years old , who
Siad lived alone for years. He was
ingwn to have considerable money
andwounds on his head made it ap
pear that he had been murdered by
robbers. No clue to his assailants
bave been found.
Following this , George Zimmerman ,
aged sixty-three , a fanner , was found
dead in his home , where he had lived
alone , six miles west of Argentine.
The body whs frozeu stiff. The cor-
ners , however , decided that Zim-
. merman's death was due to heart dis-
Georgia Town in Ws t .
Elberton. Ca. . Feb. 10. Fire here
-early today destroyed nearly all of the
business section of this place , doing
damage that is ostimated at $100,000.
The city has no fire protection and
bucket brigades formed by citizens
were of no avail in a temperature of
twenty degrees and a high wind. The
Tate blfck. , two livery stables , the
T. M. Swift block , t'e new plant oi
the southern Bell Telephone company
* sd a dozen more firn c T < > - / burned.
ANOTHER ARRJfiS'JC
ANOTHER OF BELLWOOD GOULDS
IN JAIL.-
With -c-Ivlnf | Dankpo lt |
When ! ! < Knew the Concern . In.
oli Mit George Gould Arreated Bud
Taken to David City.
Bell wood "Neb. , Feb. 12. Lasv
night at 9 o'clock Sheriff West drove
into town from David City and placed
George Gould under arrest , also
charged with ernbt'zrlement in ron-
nection with wrecking the Platte
Valley state bank The sheriff , after
making the arrest , immediately took
him to David City. The arrest wag
mado at night in order to avoid the
possibility of an attempt to lynch
Ihe prisoner or other excitement.
The prisoner was lodged in the same
room in the court bnuse jail with his
brothers. A. H. and Dick. Mr. Hart-
well , the bank examiner , is still at
work on the books of t he bank and
s he proceeds the disclosures as to
the forgeries and other wurk in the
bank becomes blacker aod blacker.
David City Neb. , Feb. -George
Gould , of Bell wood , who was.trrestedj
Jast night by Sheriff West , v. is lodged ,
Jn jail in this city. GtM.ige is a
brother of A. H. Gould , ! - > hier. and
R. C. Gould , assistant cashier , of th
defunct Platte Valley stau bank. He
was clerk in th" bank. The com
plaint Hied against him is that here-
3ived deposits when he knew the
bank was insolvent and that he had
knowledge and aided and abetted A.
H. Gould in forging of notes and
mortgagees , and was an acc-'ssnrj - in
all the croi ked transactionconnec
ted with the bank George asserts
his innocence and says he can prove
that he had nothing whatever to do
with any of the crooked transactions.
County Attorney Wall ing says that h
has a good cas against Oecrge and
that he was a prominenttor in all
of the crookedness connected with
the bank.
MuCormicIf niurdcr Ca e.
Nebraska City. Neb. , Feb 12. The
attention of the district f.ourt was
taken up the greater part of the day
In trying to get a juiy to try the case
of the state vs John MoCormick ,
charged with the murder of Mrs.
Maggie Lins ey , who was killed as sha
stood in the di-or of her house on the
night of November 5 about midnight
talking to the defendant. lie had
been keeping company with the wom
an who was trying to secure a divorce
from her husband. There was only1
one shot and that entered the left
eye pacing into her brain , killit.g i
her almost instantly The defend- '
ant , it is alleged then tried to kill '
himself by shooting himself in the j
head , but the ball gl need , making !
only a flesh wound. His defense will
now be that lie was handed the re- J
volver by the woman and that she ;
caused the same to be discharged bj i
closing the screen door too suddenly.1 !
The following is ihe jury that will '
hear the evidence * enrge W. Parr , ! ,
James Hickey. . 'esse Adams , Nicholas '
Schitzka , , r. E. RobiJ'Js , Peter Dill-
man , C. S. Russell , F. W. Coper ,
harve , R.Y. . Stokiey , M. T. Harri
son , T. J. Spaatenspreger and T. J. t
Dakan. The case will be ou trial al )
this week.
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II FiRlit With v iii Steer.
North Bend , Neb. , Feb. 12. George
Millar of this place had about as < * lose
an escape from death ou Sunday last
as any man would wish to experience.
In company with his family he had
been out driving and was helping his I
wife and three children iutof the rig j
at home , when a wild steet was seen
comiug towaid the party at full tut.
The younger boy was wearing a bright j
garment , which was no doubt the oc-I i
casion of the animal's host.-.e exhibii i
tion.
tion.Mr.
Mr. Millar jumped in front of the
Infuriated beast to protect the child ,
and in an instant he was knocked
down. The steer showed a disposition , J
to do its worst , but as it bad no horns
j
it could not gore him. The animal , i
did. however , try to stamp him with <
Its feet , but he managed losave himi
self by g-t > d manemering. Finally i
he gnbbed the steer around the neck t
and hung nn in a determined manner. 1
The beast at this juncture pave up J
the fight and made no further at1 1
tempt to injure him Mr. Millar f
came out of the melee with scarcely 1
scratch.
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Engine Striken n Hand Car.
Hudson , Wis. , Feb. 12. A west
bound freiuht train today struck a
hand car , on which were four section
men. on the St. Croix bridge. Andrew
Swanson and August Johnson , bcjth
men with families were instantly
killed. Fred Car'sen ' and Charles John
son received slight injuries. The sec
tion crew was trying to reach the east
2nd of the bridge in a driving snow
itoriB before the freight crossed
Grader Killed by Blast.
Lead. S. D. , Feb. 12. A heavj
blast on the Elkhoru railroad grade
today hurled fragments of rock sev
eral hundred feet , injuring John
Crowley , a grader , so severely that
be died a shori time afier reaching
the Lead hospital. Cr > wley did not
retire to a safe distance when the
shot was put off. He was foity-five
years old and married hin family Jiv-
oig at Holvoke. Mass. (
THINK CRISIS NEAR
fouag Koo TcIi ha § Cluwg * for tlie
Groton , Mass , Feb. 11. Tneodore
Roosevelt , jr. , the eldest son of Presi
dent Roo-evelt , has double pneumonia.
Otherwise his condition is unchanged
tonight. The boy is seriously sick ,
but it is too early to say what the
chances are for his recovery.
This was the statement issued by
Mr. George Cortelyou , secretary to the
president , at 9 o'clock tonight , and
was made after a careful examination
by Dr. Alexander Lambert , the family
phys cian or President Hoosevelt , who
arrived he.e from New York ate
o'clock tooight.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt spent
a lonpr , anxious day at the infirmary
awaiting the crisis of the desease
which this morning appeared to have
taken such s rong hold of their son.
The change for the worse in the boy's
condition occurred during the night ,
and showed itself when the regu ar
morning examination was made by
Dr Shattuok and Dr. Warren. Sec-
re-ary Cortelyou , who is the only
tmans of communication with the
I -k room , made the announcement
uis mornlug of he patient's serious
condition , although he said then it
was not alarming.
"His temperature is higher , " said
Mr. Uortelyou. "and his respiration is
weaker than yesterday , but his pulse
is better. "
He also said there was no immediate
change , only the natural progress of
the disease. He announced that the
disease had spread and involved both
'ungs.
This sudden and unfavorable turn
warned the president that the roost
skilful medical treatment was neces
gary , and so tonight he called to the
aid of DM. Shattuck and Warren his
family physician , Dr. Alexander Lam
bertof New York , an eminent * practi-
t inner and a man well acquainted with
the boy's physique. The decisionto
c.ill Dr. Lambert was made after con
sultation of the physicians and the
president , and the doctor left New
York at noon , arriving here shortly
% f icr 6 o 'clock.
LIVING COMES HIGH ,
Judge Tatt Finds Manila an Expensive
Place.
Washington , Feb. jl. In contin
uing his statement concerning condi
tions in the Philippine islands before
the senate fommutee on the Philip
pines today Governor Taft said thar
tne estimate for preliminary expense >
in those islands must include a con
sider ! ble outlay tor school buildings
J t was necessary , he said , to m.ike
salaries from 20 txj 25 per cent highei
Than in the United Suites In this con
ni ction Senator Culbert on made in
quiries as to the halaries and allow
an es of the archipelago.
"Is each of the commissioners paid
$2 , 'CO ? " he asked ,
"No , " was the 'reply. "Whpn we
first went out , l he commissioners wen
eich ; raid $10,000 and the chairman
642,000 , and in ddiiion thereas n
allowance of 8500 for t-xpenses , mak
ing t.he total $15,500 and $ i7rOO , re-
fipectivoly. Whenl wasappointedcivil
governor i was allowed S5.ouO for my
I irNativeduties and $15,000 tor mt
r'utitS ' as an exe utiye , makin S2tiooo
Tne o her commissioners were allowed
85,000 for their 'legislativeservicesanrt
$ iO , 00 for the : r executive duties , mak
ing $1 ,00 , all in gold. "
"Is each allowed a private secre
tary ? "
' Yes. "
"And yon also have a large clerical
force ? "
"You would think so if you should
5top into our offices ; you would also
pet an idea of the necessity for such a
force. "
"What other allowances areipade ? "
FINDS LIVING EXPENSKS' .
"None , except that 1 am allowed , as
governor , to live in the Malacanan ,
the old governor general's palace. "
"Js it an expensive place ? "
"Raiher. It costs me § 125 incrold per
monin to hyhr it and 1 pay $ c,000 a
year , out of "my own pocket , for ser-
vent hire. There are fourteen ponies
in the stable , eurht ofhich 1 own ,
and I also keep three carriages. The
grounds are expensive , l ut they are
limited by tlu city of Manila , as an }
3ther park would bp. "
"Are any oilier members of the com-
missi' n provided with residences ? "
"They are not. All of them pay
rent and I can assure y < u ihatl would
much prefer u > p.ty mine to being re
quired to live at , Malacanan and keep
up that establishment. If I may be
allowe-l a word personal 1 would say
that of my $17.01 0 salary last year J
bad only $1,500 left at the end of the
year , and 1 am sure that if my illness
had not prevented my entertaining to
a desirable extent there would have
been nothing left , of the $20.000 now
paid , and General Wright and Judge
Ide have assured me they could save
nothing. There is much entertaining
necessary and the cost of everything
Is greater than in Washington. In-
fleeci , money yoe so fast there that it
seems to melt. There are no per-
ijuisiUes or allowances other than
those I have mentioned. "
The governor added that the com
mission had nothing to do with fixing
the salaries of their own members ,
that having been done in Washington ,
but be said that it WLTS impossible to
secure the services of competent m n
for responsible po itions without pay-
Ing better salaries t ban are paid here.
New Asylum Opened.
Peoria , 111. , Feb 11. The asylum
for incurable insane at South Barton-
ville was opened afc noon , when 100 pa
tients from the Jacksonville asylum
were brought in on the Chicago ,
Peoria & St. Louis road. The patients
were transferred without the slight
est accident , these being the best be-
baved of the patients at the .Jackson
ville asyluin. Tomorrow a trainload
tf 100 will bp brought in Trom th
Kankake v , .
T A FAItMEIt
MAN WITH ROLL OF MONEY FOL
LOWED TO HIS HOME.
Given D Tli.de AwnkfnliiR Rcnton , Stab
bed and I.cft UiicoiincioiiM Aft r Vainly
Kctlstii'g the J lTorU ofTwi > l
Thugs.
Grand Island , Neb. , Feb. 14.
Thomas 11 Varan , a farmer living
five miles southeast of Doniphan ,
was assaulted and robbea of 805 in
his own home between 9 and 10
o'clock last night. lie was alone in
the house with his children.
The other members of the family
including his son-in-law had gone to
a dance a qu irter of a mile distant.
Varah was awakened by feeling a
handkerchief being put over his
mouth. He threatened to call his
son-in-law but was informed by the
robbers that his son-in-law was at a
dince thus showing the robbers had
been well posted. They ordered him
out of bed and down stairs. Varah
had been at Hastings the day before
and in a business transaction had se
cured over $250 in cash. On the way
duvrn stairs he took the larger of two
rolls of bills and tucked it away leav
ing only $ t > 5 in his trousers pockets.
Upon reaching the lower floor he was
ordered to strike a light. When he
had done so he made up his mind to
fight for it. The robbers soon club
bed him into unconsciousness with
the butt end of a revolver also stab
bing him in the shoulder and on the
fore arm with a knife. Duiing tne
fight the table tipped over spilling a
large amount of milk all over the
Huor and causing general havoc in the
room. The robbers found the $65 in
his wallet , but did not secure the roll
of 8185.
The children ran to a neighbor's
house and gave the alarm and a search
was immediately made but there is
no c'lie. ' Dr. Stone , of Doniphan ,
was called to attend the injured man
bringing him back to consciousness
after two hours. Both men wore
duck coats and one corduroy trousers.
Both had white masks. One is es
pecially tall. It is believed the thugs
became cognizant at Hastings that
Varah had secured quite a roll of
money and followed , located and
robbed him the next night.
CI Minima Invs of l''Iumos.
Callaway , Neb. , Fel ? . 14. While
handling gasoline last evening Mrs.
D. L. Hopkins wife of a merchant of
this place threw some of it into a
pail which was sitting just inside
the door. A few minutes later shet.
was trimming the lamp and held it
over the pail so that the char would
fall into it which when it fell ignited ;
the gasoline. The flames hot up , and
Mrs. Hopkins grabbed the pail and.
started for the door to throw it out. j
when her clothing caught on fire , '
and canst d her to drop the paii. In
a moment's time her dress nnd the
whole inside of the room was a mass
of flamse. A nephew just then step- '
ped in and immediately grabbed
a quilt and wrapped'it around Mrs. j
Hopkins , which saved her life. As
it is she tias a badly burned hand , j
arm , shoulder , and back , and will be ,
confined to her bed for sometime to '
come. The fire in the room was ex
tinguished with but little damage.
A baby was lying on the bed in an
adjoining room , and , as soon as the
flames from its
were extinguished
j
molhler's clothing , she grabbed the ;
child and ran to her husband's store ,
a distance of half a bkck , and al
though her clothing was still smould-
° ring , the child escaped without a
b n. It was a n : rrow escape for b < 'h'
urs. Hopkin's liftand the building. .
Ccleljrnte Taim-olu Day. ;
Fairbury , Neb. Feb. 34 Russell' ]
Post , G. A. R. , of this city , celebra j
ted Lincoln's birthday with an np- ,
propriate program at their ball last ,
night. The program was in the na
ture of a campfire , the speeches all j
being impromptu. Among those who , I
spoke interestingly of the life of Ab
raham Lincoln was Lieutenant Gov-t ,
ernor Steele and Hon. J. W. Thomp-j
son. The talks were interspersed : )
'
with music and an elaborate banquet ,
was served at the conclusion.
Nelson , Neb. , Feb. 14. Lincoln's
birthday was fittingly observed by
the Nelson high school and great in
terests was shown. Hon. R. D.
Sutherland was present and delivered
an eloquent patriotic talk t'o the
scholars.
Plattsmouth , Neb. , Feb. 14. The
anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's !
birthday was observed in this ciuy
under the auspices of McConihie post ,
G. A. R. Appropriate aldresses ,
brieflv reviewing the life , works and
character of Lincoln , were delivered
by A. L. Tidd , C. S. Polk. C. A. !
Rawls nnd Matthew Gerinir. The
mttsicl was furnished by Miss Clara
Street and a n Barret of young ladies.
Accldi-iit iu Briug. YFoi ker.
Plattsmouth , Neb. , Feb. 14. The
work of sinking the cassion for the
new pier to be erected under the Bur
lington bridge at this place is pro- |
grossing rapidly. One of the men
employed in the cassion met with a
peculiar accidenc today which may
result in his sense of hearing being ,
partially destroyed. While at work 3 >
below , the air pressure became so
beavy as to dislodge one of his ear
flrums , forcing it inward.
, OUT-OF-DOOH PUMPKIN PIE.
'
'n Thi * Case It WJIH J'ricd , but It
| Proved the JKeui TJiinir.
| Among the golden consolations of au-
uniu is that lOo.hsoaie saotrouoinij fa
vorite known as pumpkin pie , uud with
ts first appearance at a Detroit res-
Jturunt a little group of men waxed
uuiniscenL
"Pumpkin pie made indoors is geuer-
illy plenty good enough , " one imm re-
uarKcd , "but did any of you ever eal
> uu'pkin pie made out of doorsV"
Not one of the men had ever had such
] tn unusual experience.
{ "Well , " explained the man who had ,
'just wait till you eat pumpkin pie
Tiade out of doors that's the real thiiig ,
i tell you ! A good many years ago I
nmle an overland trip to California In
i wagon with my sister , her husband
md two children , a boy and a girl. The
poor man was threatened with con-
lumption and his doctor eaid such a
tourney might build him up. It did help
kirn for the time , but he linally had
'a die.
"We had a grand trip , however , an
ttperienee to be remembered a lifetime ,
ilong the way , in October , at all the
farms pumpkins were just going to
waste. In Kansas. I thiuk it was , we
found pumpkin vines and big yellow
Pumpkins outside of the fences , often
for a mile or so on bothsides of the
fond. One day my brother wild :
" 'Why can't we have some pumpkin
> Ies ? Susie , you can make pumpkin
pies , can't you ? '
Susie said she could ; and if we
get the pumpkin she would see
tvhat she could do. So one morning , In
lamp under a big tree , she went to
rrork at the pies. I remember we all
iclped ; even the youngsters peeled. We
lad only a little monkey stove to cook
) n and how do you think Susie man-
iged ? She rolled the dough out with a
iattle. put the pie in an iron skilit with
l piepan over It and baked it on top of
Jie little monkey stove.
"Honestly , that outdoor pumpkin pie
tasted better than anything I ever ate
u my life , " declared the enthusiast , ac
cording to the Detroit Free Press.
'Susie made three , I rememberand
Tack and I ate three-quarters apiece
md wished we had more. "
2EN. MILES'ABDOMINAL WOUND
Vlinie Ball Gave Him Injuries ILIke
the Late PrebideJlt'a.
Soon after the attempt upon the life
if the late President McKinley at Buf-
alo some army officers were discussing
u the office of Lieut. Gen. Miles the
) ercentage of recovery from abdominal
wounds , when the general took part in
; he conversation. " 1 presume , " he
said , " 1 am one of the few persons so
svounded that ever recovered. On May
J , 18J3 , while beating back at the head
) f my regiment , a rush was made by
Anderson's men on Hooker's left wing
near tho Chancellorsville House. I was
struck by a minie ball , which penetrat-
d my abdomen an inch and a half to
the left of the navel , tore through the
Intestines and lodged in the muscles of
the back. When the surgeon of the
regiment reached me I asked him how
long I had to live. In a tone which I
thought was very unconcerned he re
plied , 'About forty-eight hours. ' I
ioubted the veracity of the surgeon on
the spot , and told him that I did not
think it was as bad as that. He refus
ed to argue the matter with me , and ,
with the aid of an assistant , proceed
ed to probe for the ball and then sew
me up. Left to my meditations , 1 de
termined to fool the doctor. As the
flays passed my temperature subsided ,
the wound healed as nicely as could
have been expected , and in three
months' time I was on my feet again ,
rhe 'Medical History of the Civil War'
has a full history of the case , which Is
set down as a most remarkable recov
ery from an intestinal wound. " Phil-
vdelphia Lelger.
Sweetest in the World ,
A stoutly made little fellow of 8 , to
ais mother , who happened to be ex
tremely thin :
"Oh , mother , I do believe you must be
the very sweeten ! woman in the
world ! "
"Thanks , very ranch , Lawrence. But
why so affectionate ? What do you
tvantt"
"I don't want anything. I only know
you must be the very sweetest woman
In the world. "
"Really you are too flattering. Why
this sudden outburst of affection ? "
"Well , you know , I've been thinking
ver the old'old saying , 'The nearer tho
bone the sweeter the meat. ' " The
Strand.
Bees' Venom for Rheumatism.
Dr. Terc , a medical man of much re
pute in Vienna , advocates as an effec-
dve remedy for rheumatism the satu
rating of the patient's body with the
irenom of bees. For the purpose he ex
tracts the venom , treasuring it up in
guantity and applying It artificially in
the way of punctures. He found That
he tumefaction or swell'ng that fol
lows the stinging of a bee does not
ippear in the rheumatic patient unless
le has been stung several times , while
in some cases tho stinging IP hardly
elt London Globe.
One Opinion.
"What B sour individual ! What's he
growling about , anyway ? "
"O ! he complains that he hasn't got
rciat he deserved in this world. "
"I should think he'd have cause to re-
oice on that account. " Philadelphia
Press.
About the fir-t thing a man notices ,
vhen he has fallen into trouble , is that
ill his friends seem to be looking the
ther way.
Some men can always see great
jrofit In other people's business. Then
hey go In , and lose money.
NEBRASKA NOTES
Bell wood has a new batik.
Columbus' new $2.3,100 * theater hat
ocen formerly i-n
Saunder < J county talks of buildioff
a new courthouse.
The state lair at Lincoln will b *
held August 29 to Septembers.
The fo'ir weeks' religious revival at
Falls City resulted in ISO additions t *
Ihe Methodist Episcopal church.
The Columbus and Albion hlgk
schools will hold a joint debate at
Albion on March 14
Plans are being laid for a raclHf
circuit , including the fair associa
tions of Johnson , Pawnee and Uicfe-
: trdson counties , Neb. , and Nemaba
and Hrown counties , Kan.
Sheridan county people are agita
ting the quest on of buildinir a new
courthouse. The present one is small
ind does not afford sufficient protce-
tion t. ) the county records.
Hunters have been successful lately
! n killing several wolves in the vicin
ity of Tekamah. In addition to rid
ding the community of the wolve *
the chase has afforded splendid sport ,
Chris Gunlock , a farmer at Waoo ,
is losing cattle from cornstalk trouble.
Several of his neighbors are losing
cattle nnd some have lost valuable
h 'i es.
Plattsmouth News : We hope tb
liughing epidemic which is prevalent
In Wellington will not reach this part
3f the country , but it is not likely
that this disease would become terj
popular with the serious Nebraskan.
The Albion News is one of th
offices that is now showing signs of
prosperity to the extent of putting
in a first-class cylinder press to take
Mie place of one that has done dutj
tor several years.
Romaine Tim merman of Stella , feB
from a haystack and was injured sa
that fcr sometime all the lower part
his body was paralyzed. lie Is
slowly recovering , but has not entire
ly recovered the use of his limbs.
Keya Paha county-is wihout a rail-
iad , and the people of Springfield
are agitating the question of con-
tructing nn electric line from that
place to some point on the Elkho n
railroad , preferably Newport or Bas-
sett.
MissLydia Hahlbeck. who worlts
for the Ideal laundry at Fremont ,
lad two fingers crushed and one
fractured this morning by getting
: hem caught in the rollers of the col-
ar machine. She will probably not
lose any portion of the fingers , except
one of the nails.
Farmers in several parts of th
state have been swindled recently om
a new scheme. A man who pretends
to hail from Chicago has been around
offering 65 for the privilege of hunt-
Ing on the farmer's land. The offe *
accepted , the sharper takes a re'celpt.
which later tnrns up in the hands of
an innocent purchaser as a note with
the figures raised to $50.
A man and a woman , strangers , ao-
; ompanied by a litlle girl , came into
She residence of James Muncey of
rete , and asked the privilege of
-varming themselves. This was cheer-
f illy granted. A short time after
the man and woman slipped out , leaf
ing the little girl with Mr. Muncey.
The officers were notifiel and the
pair tracnd to Lincoln and compelled
to take the child and provide for it.
The Union Pacific has been given
i verdict in the suit for $20,500 dara-
ag's brought against 5b by one Tully ,
> ! ' Fremont , for injuries alleged to
h > ve been sustained bj being struck
at ; i grade crossing at BayState. The
defense was contributory negliuence ,
i being contended the plaintiff did
n -t take the precaution of ascertain
ing whether a train was approaching.
The jury was out for five hours.
A grain elevator , together with 50C
bushels of grain , belonging to the
Jones Grain company of Julian , was
destroyed b > fire. The loss is about
$2,000 : insurance , $1,500. The fire
is believed to have been started by
tramps in a box car along side the
elevator. A man giving his name ai
Curales Hall , was arrested at Nebras
ka City charged with the offense , and
w.is arraigned before the county court.
He entered a plea of guilty and offered
as an excuse that he was cold had nc
m mey and started a fire in the cai
to get warm.
L. A. Bates of Springfield , had vis
ions of a bank robbery one night re
cently. He was awakened from slum
ber by wh t sounded like an explo
sion. He speedily summoned the
cashier and the two hastened to thi
bink. : The moment they attempted
to enter the automatic burglar alarm
went off , raising the whole town.
The cause of the original disturbance
has not been located , as no abterapj
bad been made ftn roV1 * * e hanlr.