KEEP ON DIGGING
lOODGE COUNTY COAL FIND TO
BE FULLY TESTED.
Owner orFiirm Qnltu Confident Satisfied
With Oih.TM That Fu 1 In Paying
Quamiti K May Br * Found To Sink
Sevrral Ilolen.
Fremont , Neb. , Drilling to estab
lish the extent and value of the re
cent Jamestown coal find wlh be
started immediately on the fariu of
Eiifcha Reimpele , north of that place.
Tne workvill be in charge of Harry
JI. Krown of this city , who struck
ten fiM-t of a medium grade of hard
coal there on February 27 while bor-
} ng a well for Mr. Itemmele. Several
boles are to be sunk at places not far
removed from the orginal one , with
the object of determining whether
the coal exists in merely a pocket
forma5 ion or spreads out as a regu
larein. .
j A variety of plans for bringing up
Bullicieut quantities of the coal to
make possible a means for finding out
moie concerning its quality have
been suggested. One of these which
Beems to meet with favor is as fol
lows : A large drill is to be used un
til the coal is encountered , when it
will be taken out and a smaller oue
bsed in its place. When the latter
'diill has penetrated through the coal
and to some distance below it , it
will in tuin be removed and a section
of pipe of the same diameter lowered
to the bottom attached to a rope.
Then one of the drills will be put to
work again , causing pieces of the
coal to break oil and fall into the
tube , which is to be closed at the
bottom. In this way good sized frag-
juents of the deposit may be brought
to the suiface. This idea was pro
posed by II. C. Brown , father of the
young man who is superintending the
prospecting operations.
The well which was bored at the
time of the coal discovery has been
completed , water having been struck
at a depth of about 250 feet. The re
port that a second vein of hard coal
bad been reached was based on er-
ffcneous conclusions. The drill did
Blrike a black substance several feet
fe lick , and this was thought to be
more coal , but careful scrutinizing
ehowed that it was nothing but slate.
It is the unshaken belief of all who
&a\e had aujthuig to do with the
finding of the carbon deposit at
Jamestown that Mr. llemmele's farm
and adjoining piere > of laud are un-
d-'rlaid with cual in good working
qiautities. The sinking of new
holes , which is to be doue at Mr.
Brown's expense , proves that his
aith iu the discovery is strong. The
ptate repaid of $4OUU is payable to
the owner of the laud where cual is
found extensively enough to make
mining profitable. Mr. Remmele has
pn mised to share the money equally
with Mr. Brown should the result of
their continued piospectiug be what
they Lope for.
Theten-1'iot vein that has been
located lies at a depth of 20G feet ,
which is by no means a discouraging
circunistnce. In Illinois one or two
shafts ha\e been sunk to the depth
of 600 feet in order to get at five feet
of coal. Even if it should be ascer-
tanied that the Jamestown layer is
aot uniformly ten feet thick , the
value of the discovery can not be
questioned provided the deposit ex
tends ever any considerable area.
Oflicials of the Fremont lailroad
are keeping close watch of whatever
developments take place in regard to
the search for coal. In common with
many otheis who have no reason to
< riew the matter in any other but a
conservative light , they are sanguine
that another industry heretofore un
known in Nebraska is about to be
opened up to the state.
Strikers Buronie Violent.
' Cincinnati , March 12. After the
failure of the conference last night
to adjust the differences between the
proprietors of Cincinnati , Covington
and Newport breweries and the uni
ted brewery workmen there were sev
eral engineers assaulted and two of
them are reported seriously Injured
today. There were several acts of
violence again today which caused
patrol wagons to haul away injured
men. As the stationary engineers
Insist on remaining under the juris
diction of the engineer's union and
refuse to abide by the orders of the
united brewery workmen , the engi
neers at the breweries are the ones
attacked most , but the new drivers
and all others who are working for
the breweries at this time are subject
to assaults from the crowds that as-
jemble about the breweries.
Insane 31 an .Escapes ,
Geneva , Neb. , March 11. Notice
wis sent to the sheriff yesterday that
F. A. Strickland , who was paroled
fro.u the Lincoln asylum a few weeks
ago had become dangerous. Deputy
Sheriff O * en went to the family
home and brought him to town.
Pur ing the night he escaped and
Walked back to bis home , about
twelve miles , where he was recap-
tured at an early this morning bj
.Sheriff Dinneeo ,
UTTLE GIRL SHOT IN LEG.
Oureleu Handling of m Gva < ) * ! >
Tern Injury.
Slartha Giesselman , of Arlington ,
the eight-year-old daughter of II. H.
Hjcsselinan was accidenially shot in
the right leg Sunday afternoon Just
'Jb * ve the ankle. She and her small
1 other were in her father's machine
ihed in company with Fred Wollf ,
: h hired iiian , who was looking at a
jfiin. The weapon was one which
Mi. < 5eisselman kept l-anging in the
; icd so that it could be taken down
lo a moment and used to kill English
kiirrows. ; It was kept consiantly
loaded , but this fact was unknown to
U'eillf. lie had never had a gun of
his own and was not thoroughly fa-
I iliar with the handling of one.
' . hile he had one barrel at half dock
I he load was discharged and entered
L ic little girl's limb.
The IK-sh was frightfully torn and
Jwo inches of the large bone was
shattered by the shot. The child w. s
Mrcd for at her home during the
litfht and taken to the hospital at
1'icmont on a morning train.
Snrloi : * Piny.
Stewart IIill , aged nine years , died
Jt Denver from the eHt-cts of a bullet
wound in the breast received yester
day while engaged in a mimic Indian
lialtle. James Butson , a ; pd twelve
} 'ea.rs , is under arrest , charged with
tiiii'der. Four boys , all twelve years
of ajje or under , stationed themselves
tVhind barricades about thirty yaids
apart , and had exchanged aboi.t
twenty shots when Hill fell , pierced
Ihrough the lun r. According to the
Dther boys Hill stepped back out in
the open when Butson took deliber-
ite aim and fired. Chief of police
Arms'rong says he intends to take
measures against those who are re
sponsible for the boys having fire-
irms.
Several Xarriiw E
Dazed and half suSeated by smokp
vhich filled his room , Rudolph Eng-
.ecke , a jeweler , rushed through a
Sheet of flame and threw himself from
6 three story window of a boarding
] house at 304 Erie street Chiicgo. On
j ' the pavement below a number of fire-
were holding a net. Englecke.
, his clothes ablaze , whirled in the j * r
Its he shot toward the ground , tht j
| struck on one side of the net , and
jbounced to the stone walk. He sus-
'
'tained internal injuries , a fractured
ivrist. and was severely burned about
. the head and body.
Twelve other occupants of the
building had narrow escapes from
death. Mrs. Katherine Dcvite , who
conducted the bo-irding house , and
Carl G. Cosuer , a lodger , were pau-
'ully burned. . -
Great Kxcltemont.
The belief that the United Irish
, enpue is about to be proclaimed
caused great excitement at Kilrush ,
countv Clare , and the arrest of two
hien named Crowley and Eustace ,
who were charged with firing Into
the house of a woman who had pur
chased hay from a farmer who was
under the ban of the le.igue.
j A man named O'Donnell has been
arrested and sentenced to one month
, "n orison for trying to prevent this
man from selling hay.
Hold * Turkct 11-spoil'Ible.
The American legation at Constan-
: inople has presented to the porte
the second note referring to the cap
ture of Miss Ellen M. Stone.
! In this note it is pointed out that
as Miss Stone was captured , the ran-
Bom paid , and the prisoners delivered
in Turkey , the brigands must be
within the Turkish frontier and
should therefore be captured.
The note denies that the authorites
Were ever required to lesson their
vigilance on the frontier , and asserts
that only the movements of the
troops in the interior were interfered
with.
The first note presented to the
porte by the United States legation
at Constantinople iu the matter of
Miss Stone's capture by brigands de
manded the punishment of the guilty
parties. The porte , in replying , re
pudiated responsibility.
Unveiled Allegorical Window.
At the request of the resident cler
gy of The Hague , Holland , Stanford
Newell , United States minister to
the Netherlands , unveile the win
dow in the Anglican church present
ed by the mayor of New York as an
American memorial of the work ac
complished by The Hague peace con
ference to which the m lyor was a
delegate from the United States.
The window is in four sections and
represents Christ and allegorical fig-
ares of Faith , Hope and Charity.
Fairmont Hunter Injured.
While out hunting last Saturday
Ed Foster and Charley Welch , * iwc
city boys about fifteen years of age ,
of Fairmont , met with an accident.
The Foster boy , while trying to ex
tract an empty shell from his revol
ver by some means exploded a shell ,
the bullet striking him near the nose
on the right cheek entering the
mouth , knocking out two teeth ; the
bullet has not.jb.een extracted yet.
The wound is not of a serious nature.
DEATH AS RESULT
SINGLETON B. CAIN SUCCUMBS
AT NEWMAN GROVE.
Hi * Injuries Self Inflicted Shoot * Him
Repeatedly in HiIlls Determined Ef
fort to Die No Hint of Motive for H i
Ranh Act
Singleton B. Cain , a holder ol
I irge real estate interests in and
around Newman Grove. , lies dead at
is home , in the eastern part of
'own , fhe result of his own rash act.
Last Monday nijjht , about 8 o'cl"ck
ie came down town , having prom
ised his family that he would meet
hern at church , where revival ser-
> ices were being held. He had passed
he church two blocks , and was in
he heart of the business section , at
he intersection of Fremont and Hale
M reets , when he raised his right
and with a 38-calibre revolver and
cut a bullet into bis head. A few
econds elapsed and the shot was re
eaed. The few people who were on
the stieet were attracted by the first
shot , but could not locate the direc-
ion on account of the echo. When
lie second shot occurred the man
.vas seen to stagger and fall , and be-
ore any of those nearest could reach
lim , he with his left hand bracing
h s body in a sitting posture , fired
two in ire shots in quick succession ,
nl > one of which probably took
e Tect.
The man was picked up for dead
and carried to Anderson's drug store.
1'hvsicians were summoned and two
of the b diets extracted , after which
he was cairied to his home , where
he partially regained consciousness ,
enough to reogni'/e the members of
his family , b-it from the time he
fired the first shot until he expired
he uttered no sound , not even a groan ,
lie Ihed fifty-four hours after inifict-
iug the mortal wound , dying this
morning Any of the three shots
that entered his head were sufficient
to cause death. The third bullet
was extracted yesterday morning by
trephing. The operation being done
by Drs. Friuk and McMahon , the
bill being removed from the opposite
side of the he.id from where it en
ter-d.
Mr. Cain stood well In this com
munity , was a prominent church and
Sunday school worker , ardent in pol
itics and temperance , a leader in
fraternal societies , having member
ship in the I. O. O. F. , M. W. A. ,
the Rebeknhs and Royal Neighbors.
He leaves a huge family in com
fortable circumstances , lie has left
no word , written or spoken , that
would in any way explain his rash
act. If anything was on his mind ,
worryinu him , he gave no siizn. lie
was rather reticent regaruing his
affairs , keeping his owrk council. Ho
was born in Ohio , in March 14 , 185G.
Frank Sharp I'miiK ! Guilty.
The jury in the oasc of the state
against Kr.ink Sharp , of Platts
mouth , N"br. , retuined a verdict of
guilty of larceny as charged , and rec
ommended that the court shew len
iency towards the prisoner in passing
sentence. The value of the goods j I
which Sharp is accused of having \
stolen and shipped into this county j i
was estimated at $350. Sharp , who
has been out on bond , will have to
remain in jail until the court sen
tences him. The prisoner's wife ,
mother , sister and other relatives at
tended the trial throughout , and
\\hen the verdict was made known
their disappointment was very ap
parent. This case had been tried in
Lanacster and Sarpy counties , but
each time the state failed to convict
the man.
The case of the state against Ern
est Meteer , charged with arson , is
now trial before a jury.
Medicine 31 mi TOM II a sty.
A startling revelation has just
come to light in regard to uhas- -
nin-gah , the famous old Omaha In
dian chief , who died at his home on
the reservation north , of Decatur ,
Nebr , about a week ago.
In thelast stages of the old man's
sickness a medicine man or Indian
d ictor was in attendance , and the
chif was prononuced dead , in the
presence of Chas-anin-gah's family.
An undertaker from that city was
sent for and he discovered indica
tions of ilfe. The undertaker went
to work upon the man and in a short'
time he revived. The family was as
tounded , and looked upon the feat as
a miracle , and believe the father and
husband had been called back to life
by the Great Spirit for some holy
cause unknown to them. But for
the acuteness of Mr. Morley , the un
dertaker , Chas-a-nin-gah might have
been buried alive. The resusticaiton
was of no consequence , however for
the old man lingered only about four
more days.
Two I.IVCH Lost in a Fir * .
New York , March 14. Fire that
destroyed the postoffice building at
North Pelham today caused the loss
of two lives and the serious injury of
a third person. The dead are : Ed
ward Yocum , thirteen years old , a
newsboy ; Mrs. Thomas Duane , wife
t f a motorman on the Union railway.
Mrs. Yocum , the mother of the boy
who was killed , jumped from a win
dow and had her back badly wrenched ,
* - , e * - * / * . - * * - . * * , , - -i > ( pi ( p 1
andwas otebrwise injured. '
CRACKSMEN VISITS NEMAHA.
Partly Wre k a Rank Safe , Bat Secure
No
Nemaha , Neb. , March , 9. An at
tempt was made early this morning
to rob the bank at Nemaha. Just
before 2 o'clock an explosion was
heard , and persons living across the
street from the bank saw that the
bank was being robbed. An attempt
was made to get out enough men to
rapture the robbers , but this was
abandoned and an alarm raised. Be
fore men could be raised a second ex
plosion took place. The robbers then
became frightened and left.
When Elmer JE. Allen , the cashier ,
arrived at the bank he found the
nuter door of the safe blown out , but
the inner door had not been opened ,
find nothing was secured , so far as
tan be told without a closer examin
ation than has yet been made. En
trance had been secured by raising a
oack window. The explosion caused
Considerable Damage to the building ,
Dne lari e window glass being broken
into fragments and in two or three
places pieces of the safe , probably ,
had been blown through the side of
the building. Mr. Allen telephoned
to Beatrice for the bloodhounds and
they will be here sometime today.
In the meantime ropes have been
stretched about the rear of the tank
building to keep the people away. It
is not known how many were con
cerned in the ro-ibery.
After the alarm was given they
skipped out and evidently took a
handcar from the Burlington track ,
as one is missing this morn'm ' ? , and
one was heard goingpast Breaker
shortly after 2 o'clo k.
Telegrams have been sent to all
points on both the Burlington and
M. P. to watch for the handcar. No.
74 and if discovered the bloodhounds
will be taken there to take up the
trail.
The books in the safe were dam
aged. The postmistress had a lot ol
stamps in the bank safe in a small
box. This box was taken and laid
carefully to one side. So far as can
be told nothing was rnken.
GOLDSBERRY TRIAL AT AUBURN .
Father and Sons ACCUHOI ! of
Stolen
Auburn , Neb. , March 9. Judge
Jessen , with a jury , is still engaged
in the trial of the case against Lem
uel T. Goldsberry and his two sons
Melvin and Guy , charged with re
ceiving stolen h"rses , and it is hoped
that all of the evidence will be put
in tonight. It took the defense un
til late this afternoon to get in _ its
case then the state used a large
amount of rebuttal evidence , this
quite largely in the way or impeach
ment evidence. Since the case ha1-
been called for trial the court loom
has an all times been crowded to its
fullest capacity with interested lis
teners , most of whom are farmers
fn.m this community , who are foi-
1 < wing every bit of the evidence.
Messrs. Kelligar an-d Ferneau , who
were defending the prisoners , with
drew from the case the nrst day ol
the trial , and Mat Geiing of Platts-
mcuth. was substituted. The state
has used about twenty-four witnesses
'n ' putting in its case in chief and
t ie defense already some thirty.
SEND HER A CHECK FOR $50.
\Voma i Who Tliou ; ht Sho Wt Savl > g
Triiiu Kcwnrclecl.
Sioux City , la. , March 9. The
Gieat Nort'-ern Railroad compat.y
has remembered Mrs. Mary Sehorer ,
who last fall by waving her skirt
fl gged an incoming passenger train
on the Pacific Short Line west of
McLean , Neb.
Fires which had been burning along
the right-of-way , had burned up to a
bridge , and the stringers were begin
ning to blaze a little. Just at this
time the passenger train was due and
while here was no real danger , Mrs.
Schorer , who lives near , thought
there was danger , and hurrying down
the track she took off her skirt and
flagged the train. Her intention was
all right and the company yesterday
sent her a check for $50.
Forcer at Mr-uranka City.
Nebraska , City , Neb. , March 9. A
slever forger has been working in
this city for the past few days , and
the victims are unable to give any
description of him that would lead
to his arrest. He has been passing
the checks that he issued-for small
sums on the butchers. The check
was cleverly gotten up , a rubber
stamp being used where it was need
ed and a machine used to punch out
the amount for which the checks
was drawn Th blank checks were
those used by the batiks , but had
been tinted before being used by the
men that passed them , which gave
them the appearance of safety paper.
One check lor S12 was passed upon
Mueller Brothers and the other
checks are out and the police are try
ing to locate the man that passed
them.
Bnrjrlaraat Arlington.
Fremont , Neb , . March 9. Several
minor burglaries are reported from
Arlington , the first station on the
Fremont railroad east of this city
which took place last night. A bar
ber shop owned by C. E. Branson , the
general merchandise store of John F.
Jackerott and James Novak's saloon
were the places entered. A few pen-
ties were j secured at the first two
places and about II in small change
U tho
DECEIVES CHAKGE
YOUNG MAN NEAR EXETER
CAUGHT IN WRONG HOUSE.
bhowi Fight When Canght Vet a * tk
Dour by a Yonnt ; BlHn With m Loaded
Gun and Receives Content * 1m Right
Leg Just Below Thigh.
Exeter , Neb. , March 10. Cbarlej
Bode , a young man of about twenty-
two years , living three miles north
east of town , was shot just before
noon todaj at the home of Nels Jan-
sen by Herbert Jansen , son of Mr.
Jansen.
Bode was coming out ol the cellar
at the Jansen place. He was com
manded to surrender but refused and
made for young Jansen. He seized
the gun , which was discharged in
the scuffle , causing a very severe
wound in his right leg , just below
his thigh.
Bode had gained admittance to the
house by entering a window , where ,
it Is believed , he had intended to
commit robbery. A n imber of houses
have been entered in the neighbor
hood and ; t is now generally supposed
he is the guilty party.
Doctors have gone to the place of
Will Ryer's , about one mile from the
Jansen home which young Bode suc
ceeding in reaching after ho was
shot
Tries \Vreck a Home.
Chicago , March 10. In an endeav
or to discover the identity of a letter
writer who frankly states that his
object is to break up a happy home ,
D.miel H. Church , manager of tho'
Standard Embossing company , 40.71
Dearborn street , has employed Chi-1
cago detectives and has announced
thit he will not cease his efforts un
til the an nymous writer is found
and punished. The letters are all
addressed to Mrs. Church , who was
Miss Josephine Patton of Philadel
phia , and whose marriage to Mr.
Church last October was one of the
notable social events in the Pennsyl
vania city. Mrs. Church , partly to
make a visit and partly to escape the
prosecution of the unknown , went to
Che home of her parents. 317 Jefferson
street , Philadelphia , two weeks ago.
Yesterday in Philadelphia Mrs.
Church said :
"I haVe been receiving the most
terrible , , anonymous letters imagin
able ever since our marriage. They
are all typewritten , unsigned and are
mailed in every section of Chicago.
All bear the marks of the degenerate ,
the language in many cases being un
printable. They tell me that my
home will be broken up , my happi
ness ruined and my confidence in my
husband destroyedhsn we lived
in apartments after our marriage I
A-as call d up by telephone daily by
this person until I refused to answer
i-alls unless a name was given that
was familiar to me. So great has
the annoyance become that now we
keep our place of residence a secret ,
this being in accordance with my
husband's wish. One very long let
ter was sent to me stating that a du- '
plicate was to be given to the Chi
cago newspapers. It was filled with
scurrilous statements abnut my bus-1
band , myself , our social relations and
lives Strange to say. a copy of the
lettered reach a Chicago reporter ,
and was sent out from that city , but
investigation by the newspapers
proved its falsity. Of course no word
if it was printed. My husband has
employed the best detectives in Chi- .
cago to work on the case and it is J
nur intention to discover the identi
ty of the anonymous writer and end
this nuisance.
Trial of Two Officer ! .
Manila , March 10. Col. Jamea
Forney , of the marine corps will pre
side at the court martial to try Major
Littleton , W. T. Walker and Lieut.
John H. A. Day , of the marine ccrps ,
March 17 next on the charge of exe
cuting natives of the island of Samar
without trial. The court marti ; . !
will be composed of army officers and
officers of the marine corps. The
charges specify that Major Waller
and Lieutenant Day killed three na
tive stevedores on the streets of Ba-
sey , island of Samar. without trial.
These stevedores were among those
who accompanied the disastrous ex
pedition of Major Waller and a de
tachment of marines to the interior
of Samar last December.
It is claimed these stevedores mu
tinied and proceedpd to the foothills
where they dug csimoles ( a variety off
sweet potatoes ) , and that they later
concealed and refused to turn them |
over to the Americans , saying that ;
when the marines died of hunger
they would have a good supply of
arms and ammunition.
Sympathy is expressed for Major
Waller , who , at that time , was suff
ering from mental and physical l
strain. Lieutenant Day apparently
obeyed Major Waller's orders.
Selling Li quo 8 to 911 or * .
Plattsmouth , Neb. , March 10.
Several of the local saloon men are
being severely criticised for violating
the city's ordinances in regard to
selling liquor to minors. Bert Ell-
edge , a fifteen year old boy , was
found in an alley last night so drunk
that he was unable to stand upon
1
his feet. It is probable that the
dealer who sold the boy liquor will be j
prosecuted , and an example made of '
this case.
NEBRASKA NOTES
x Valley business men have formed aj
commerical club. {
A bank with $25,000 capital stoclr
bas been formed at Stuart.
Among the municipal ornament !
3f the city of Lincoln will be ai
18000 fountain.
A six weeks' sess'.on of the south
west Nebraska teachers' institute bn
? ins at Culbertson May 27.
Ex-Sheriff Kavanaugh , of Colum
bus , has been adjudged insane and
will be taken to the Lincoln asylumJ
Otto Hitchcock and John Dem-
ming , of Fremont , have been sen-
tfnced to 18 months each in the dis
trict court for bog stealing.
It is now thought that Frank Al
len , of Grundy , who was badly in
jured by the accidental discharge of
a shotgun several days ago , will re
cover. H is left arm was amputated.
Kilpatrict Bros , and Collins , of Be
atrice , have secured the contract to
lay 30 miles of railroad for th
Southern Pacific from Moore to Ano , ;
work to begin at once. j
S. B. Cain , politician who has re-j
sided at Newman Grove for manjj
years , shot himself in the head thrcej
times Monday evening but failed to
finish bis career.
A meeting of the business men of
Table Rock was held Saturday nighi
at Woodman hall to organize a com
| mercial club. A temporary organi
'
zation was effected.
Thieves entered the Rock Island ]
depot at Fairbury , and got away with
$85. Bloodhounds were brought from
Beatrice on a special train , but im
mediately went to the home of
prominent citizen who is above sus
picion.
Edmund Schneller was robbed Ini
Rising City of $205 and a gold watchv
He recognized his assailants and filed
a complaint charging Thomas Gar-
shaw , Henry G.irshaw , Edward Doty ,
Henry Ingalls and Frank Ingalls , all
of Rising City with the crime. Thai
men all pleaded not guilty.
Albion is rejoicing at having beea
promised a new depot by the Union
Pacific railroad. The company askedf
the citr to vacate a short line of
street for the purpose of a station'
site , which the city quickly did. Tha
new station will be placed close to
the Elkhorn depot.
General Manager Bidwell , of the
E'khorn. announced that his road
and the Union Pacific would begin
the construction of a new freight
warehouse at Fremont within a short
time. The building will cost be
tween $30.000 and § JO,000. The prop
erty has not yet been bought. {
AL the meeting of the American'
League of Protection at Lincoln ,
there were delegates in attendance
from Wyoming , Nebraska , Washing
ton. Colorado and Oregon. A change
was made in the constitution , so thab
each h.irbor of fifteen or more mem
bers , could have a representative in
the supreme harbor.
A dispiteh has been received that
C. W. BuH ( > ck , formerly of Kearney ,
has been sentenced to death by a
Canadian court , and will be executed
March 26 , at Fort Saskatchewan , Al
berta. Bullock shot a friend named
Stanton in 1900 , and was captured
after a long search.
For the second time in six weeks
Mrs. Martha Grainger has begun suit
in Lincoln for a divorce. Before , !
undnr the name of Mrs. Davis she1
applied for a divorce from her pres
ent husband. It was shown that she
had never been divorced from Mr.
Grainger , who still lives , so her mar- <
riage with Mr. Davis was declared
void. She now wishes to be divorced
from her first husband.
Brainard will from present indica
tions have a first-class building boom ,
this spring. The Fremont. Elkhorn
& Missouri Valley Railroad company
now has seven car loads of material
on the sidetrack for the erection of
a new depot. A. J. Posvar , as soon
as weather permits , will build a
handsome two-story residence to cost
about S5.000.
Another forged check has turned ;
up in Nebraska City. It is an exact' '
duplicate of the one which was passed
on Mullen Bros. This one was
offered to Fred Boehm , butcher , in ]
payment for a small purchase , and
was accepted and the change given
to the stranger , The amount of the
check was S8.60. Cashier John WJ
Steinhart of the Otoe County Na-
tional bank , on which the check was *
1rawn , has sent it to the American
Bankers' association , with a request
chat the matter1 be investigated. !
At the last meeting of the villnge
trustees ten acies of land adjoining
town were purchased , to be useJ as a
city park. Shade trees will soon be1
planted and the site will be used for !
a base ball ground and other amuse
ments. The trustees also pur
chased about $500 worth of fire-fight
ing apparatus , consisting of. a chera-
ical enigne , buckets , and boon and
ladder truck.
Sheridan county wants a new court
house.