The deaths from storms and floods In
1902 were 12,000.
England does $1,071,3:7,000 worth of
business with its colonies , which costt
About § 12,000,000 a year.
One cannot survive in an atmosphere
containing more than one part of car
bonic acid gas to 233 of air.
New measurements confirm the re
port that Mount McKinley , in Alaska ,
Is the highest peak in North America.
Blankets were first made by Blanket
brothers , at Bristol , England , about the
middle of the thirteenth century.
The mechanical force of the sound
emitted from 5,000,000 to 10,000,000
cornets would equal but one horse
power.
The United States and Great Britain
together handle more letters and peri
odicals than all the rest of the world
put together.
Personally fitted dog blankets of
sealskin can now be had for $50 each
in New York if made without hand
kerchief pocket.
That the gas engine , large or small ,
Is developed to un efficiency at which
It can rival the steam engine in relia
bility is now admitted.
A pressure recorder attached to the
row lock of the racing shell will here
after be used to determine the work
done by each oarsman.
Seventy poets of Germany have
agreed with one another to sell no
poems for less than 12 cents a line.
They might adopt a union label.
Americans have the franchise for a
railway from Amsterdam twelve miles
to Haarlem. Even the Dutch encour
age Yankee enterprise.
The Rev. Dr. W. S. Rainsford , of
New York , when asked how he regard
ed the action of Vermont in repudiat
ing prohibition , said : "I would rather
see a man free than sober. "
1 Baron do Sibert has entered an ac
tion against the Paris metropolitan
railway for twopence , the price of a
'toy balloon which his child was not
allowed to take into one "of the car
riages , and was obliged to leave be
hind him.
A man has built up a big business at
Puget Sound , near Vancouver , as the
result of a holiday excursion. Instead
of loafing aimlessly , he used his eyes
and , noticing a little fish , which he
took to be a sardine , had some tinned ,
with the ultimate result that his estab
lishment has this year sent out 175,000
cases.
1 The 10,000,000 inhabitants of Cau
casia are made up of the remnants of
many ancient nomadic tribes. Accord
ing to Russian statistics , only 2,500,000
arc Russians , 1,000,000 are Armenians ,
tl,500,000 Tartars and Georgians , while
the rest are principally Mohammedan
'tribes. It is asserted that there are
thirty different languages and dialects
spoken in Caucasia.
. When Mr. Chamberlain was about to
commence the speech which he made
from the balcony of the Marine Hotel ,
at Durban , he was startled by the sud
den apparition of a reporter , who slid
down a pillar from the roof , and ar
rived breathless and dusty , but note
book in hand. Mr. Chamberlain was
astonished.Vhom do you represent ? "
he said. "The entire press of the em
pire , " was the reply.
Transcaucasia grows almost every
own grain in the world. The forests
) f the Caucasian mountain range pro-
luce saffron , madder , oak , walnut and
boxwood lumber , while apples , pears
and grapes grow wild in these forests
to such an extent that they are ex
ported -in large quantities. The wine
Sof Caucasia is also exported , and the
jcotton of the country Is second only to
Jthat of Egypt
' Senator Alger tells a story of W. H.
Vanderbilt , who owned Maud S. He
.had purchased a horse from Mr. Van-
fderbilt about the time the latter had
'sold ' the famous mare , and asked the
millionaire : "Why did you part with
such a notable animal ? " Mr. Vanderbilt -
bilt replied : "When I drove her along
rthe street the people used to say :
There goes Maud S. ' They never
thought of saying : 'There goes Van
derbilt' I couldn't play second fiddle
to a mare even such a mare. "
"COMFORTERS" AND "CLOUDS. "
ed
Article * of Apparel "Worn by Boys and
Girls Twenty-five Years Ajo. "
1 In the long ago the small boy did not "I
have an overcoat lie wore a big , gay to
scarf which some relative had knit for
him. With this scarf wound around ed
his throat twice or thrice , with red
yarn mittens on his hands and blue
yarn stockings on his feet the old-time
Schoolboy was comfortable and con
tented in the coldest weather. Men
the
also wore those big , gay , party-colored
knit comforters , and that within twen
ty-five years. They were'half a yard a
Wide , several yards long , and had all
Ihe colors of the rainbow in them. In a
ihe rural districts an occasional wors
ted comforter is still seen , but tho.se of a
to-day are small and modest affairs
the
compared with the Christmas presents
Of crocheted gorgeousuess that towns-
| nen usedvto receive.
Ladies wore the long "cloud. " or nu
bia , which might be any color the
bearer fancied. They went round the
head two or three times in lieu of a
our
hood , and as many times round the
Deck. The writer recalls an amusing get
Experience of her early years In which
one of these clouds played an Impor
tant part
One night , at the close of the RingIng -
Ing school , tbe new schoolmaster asked
to walk home with her. She accept-
ed , and they set off on the walk , bj
no means a short one. It was a bitter
cold night , with a sharp sting In the
air. Wrapped round her head and
neck the young wczoan wore si long
white cloud. She Jelt a little distress
ed when she saw that her escort wore
only a plain overcoat with a turn-down
collar. He was a college sophomore ,
and had only recently come to the vil
lage.
Soon after they started he turned up
his coat collar , and shortly after that
he rubbed his ears surreptitiously.
"It Is awfully , cold , " said the young
woman. "I'm afraid your ears will
freeze. "
"I guess not , " he said , cheerfully ;
but a few minutes later he added. "I
don't know but they will. I'll give
them a rub If you don't mind stop
ping. " The rubbings were repeated
several times.
"Now see here , " said the girl , who
was of a practical turn of mind. "Half
of my cloud is enough for me , " and
she showed the long ends , which fell
to her knees. "You take half of it , "
saying which she unwound the woolen
scarf and rearranged it over her head
and neck so that there was a yard or' '
more to spare.
Like a sensible young man the
schoolmaster accepted the proffered
end , and wound it about his ears. Thus
tied together the young couple resum
ed their walk. He had no further trou
ble with his ears , and acted on the
girl's suggestion that he wear the cloud
on his return walk.
It did not occur to either' of the
young people at the time that they look
ed funny , but they have since had
many a hearty laugh over the experi
ence. Youth's Companion.
BET ON WRONG HAT.
Horse witli the Headsrear Name "Was
Bound to Win.
During the racing season at Sheeps-
head Bay a party of friends visited
the track one Saturday for an after
noon's pleasure. Among the number
was an old chap of the name of Jack
son , who every night for a month past
had been dreaming of hats , hats , hats.
He dreamed he had bought hats of
every size and description by the
wholesale ; that his rooms were piled
up to the ceiling with them , and when
he awoke in the morning it would be
some minutes before he could satisfy
himself that he wasn't really in the
hat business.
His mind had almost given away
with this strange hallucination. And
it was for this very reason , with the.
hope of getting his mind from the sub
ject of hats , that he was asked to be
one of a party to visit the races. i
A jolly crowd of six , among whom
was Jackson , started for the track
about noon. Each one was anxious to
try his luck on the horses , but none
was financially equipped to back them
heavily. In the list of horses entered
for the first race was one Hatasso , at
15 to 1 shot , and it caught Jackson's
eye Immediately.
"I'll play him for ? 3 on the strength
of my dream , " said Jackson , "and
wager I'll win the money. "
His friends crowded around him , but
Jackson was the oaly one who had |
the nerve to put any money on his
choice. The bet was laid and Jackson
nervously edged his way through the
crowd , his friends following , where
the start could be best seen.
Eight horses stampeded the track ,
each one looking fit for the race of
his life. "They're off ! " cried the start
er as the steeds tore past the grand
stand.
"Hatasoo leads at the quarter by a
length ! " cried some one In the grand
stand. Jackson beamed with joy.
"Hatasoo leads by two lengths at of
the half , " soon followed. Jackson ofRt
doffed his hat and wildly cheered. Hia
friends slapped him on the back and
were all kicking themselves for not
having played the little horse , too. ' 1S
"Hatasoo still leads ! " rang out a
voice as the horse passed the three-
quarter mark. I
They were now coming down the
homestretch and every neck wag ue
strained with eagerness. The noise o {
the horses's hoofs was drowned by thej
applause. The grand stand fairly
shook. It was a beautiful face to
watch. In another second the horses .
j.aj
passed the string. The clapping ceased
pe
and there was a lull. , The race was . ,
very close.
"Sombrero wins by a nose ! " came a *
"
voice from the judges' stand. "Hata- '
see , second. "
Jackson's head dropped , his eyes rest
on the ground. and
"I don't care , " he was heard to say. in
knew some kind of a hat was sure
win , and it did. " ly
And the following races were watch the
, says the New York Times , but not the
played by any of Jackson's crowd that
day.
has
Mr.
It was about this time of year when the
late Eugene Field , of Kansas City ,
Denver and Chicago was boarding at off
"swell place" in Denver. A few he
strawberries were on the market at $1 "
pair , and the landlady invested.
Field was a star boarder. She passed
strawberry. He looked at it mourn
fully , and then repltad to the proffer of
vegetable diamond :
"No , thanks , ma'am ; I'm afraid it S
would spoil my taste for prunes ! " jury
Baltimore News. an
a v
One of the Staying Sort. JU
Subbubs We've got a new girl at life
house. : .
Backlotz Hah ! It's easy enough to'm '
a new girl , but can you keep her ? , a
Subbubs The doctor thinks so. He of
declares she weighs nine pounds at be
Philadelphia Frew.
Some women s ein to thick tkdr hus
bands are made ofcold 4ust
Falls Under the Wheels.
Beatrice. Neb. , April 13. Thorn-
is Johnson , a young man twenty-one
fears of age , was instantly killed in ,
the Rock Island yards here at 5
b'clock this morning and his body ,
frightfully mangled. Tbe dead man1
Ind his brother , Robert , one year bis
ienior , were on their way from Des
VIoines to Colorado. They were ex-j
pert miners and work being slack in.
towa , were going to the Colorado'
coalfields. Although they both'bad
plenty of moneyover $100 being found'
on the body of the man killed , $90 of
which wa- > sew d in bis undershirt , '
lhe men were beating tbeir Iway
as a means of economy.
When the Rock Island freight which
! ihey boarded at Horton Kansas , last
aight.reacbed heretbe car they were
In was set out. They waited until
Ihe crain was made up and about to
Ltart out when they attempted to' '
board the car next to tbe engine. '
Toe oldest brother made the car
ilrightbut noticed that his brother
bad fallen to the ground , and as be
leaped ( to the ground he caught one
Slirnpse of his brother uuder the
wheels. lie was dead before they
could reach him. The train only con
tained six cars , all of which passed
Dver the unfortunate man. Toe body
svas completely severed below the
Dreastbone. The left arm was cut
) ff below the shoulder and portions
3f the body were picked up two
blocks away the hands being partially
severed and the face badly bruised.
Coroner Walden was notified but
no inquest was held. The remains |
were taken to Ryan's undertaking
rooms and prepared lor shipmenttbe
brother turning his face homeward
over the Burlington at 2 o'clock this
*
afternoon.
Both men sbow evidences of refinement - !
ment and were well dressed. Botb
belong to tbe order of lied Men , ,
members ol wbicb order lent wbat
assistance they could to lighten the
surviving brother's burdens while
here.
The parents of the young men re
side at No. 3010 West Second street
Des Moines. They have one sister
living in Omaha , who is said to be
quite wealthy and prominent. The
surviving brother keenly felt the dis
grace caused by their rnannerjpf trav
el "and hoped the matter could be
kept from bis sister in Omaha. The
two left home last Thursday night.
The elder brother was heart broken
by the sudden and terrible taking
away of his brother and felt that he
was partially responsible in not havIng -
Ing counseled against traveling in
that manner and feared he might be
criticised. He bought an elaborate- ,
buriel outfit having about three bunmi
dred dollars with them. '
Railroading h m to Asylum
- -
Indianapolis , Ind. , April 11. An
effort to nold an insanity commission
on Rufus Cantrell , the negro who is
charged with grave robbing , broke
up in a row today. Charges of bribery'
were openly made by one nf tbe attor
neys representing Cantrell. It was
also charged that an effort was being
made to "railroad" Cantrell to the
insane asylum so that he could not
appear ; as a witness against Dr. Alex
ander , whose trial is set for next
week.
When Suier Emerich declared the
court open and that the examination
witnesses would begin , prosecutor
Ruchlshaus ] protested against the pro
ceedings. He said :
"I have a right to see that no man
"railroaded" to the insane asylum
instead of getting his just dues for
crimes committed against tbe state. ,
stand here on my rights and I dej
mand that this commission contin
the inquest until after the trial of
Dr. Alexander" .
Keeps Far In Wilderness
Cinnabar , Mont. , April 11. Secre
tary Loeb" * received no word fromj of
Pesident Rocsevelt today. The pres
ident is in the mountains at a camp
forty miles from his headquarters.
When he started for this place yester
day morning it was his intention to
remain there for a number of days
possibly a week. Snow fell today ,
the vicinity of which the presi 487
dent has gone , but the fall apparent
was not heavy. John Burroughs
naturalist , did not accompany ,
president yesterday , as he was
suffering from a slight cold This
about disappeared now , and it is
. Burrough's intention to join the
president tomorrow. While Mr.
Burroughs will be with the president
and en during his stay in tbe park
will not accompany him on all big ,
"trips. The president is studying an
imal plant life in tbe park and is en
joying himself there. the
nurder in Second Degree ing
St. James , Minn. , April 11 The
in the Tanke murder trial , after
all-night session , today rendered
verdict of second degree murder.
Judge < Gray sentenced the prisoner to
< imprisonment and gave the at left
torneys twenty-five days' stay. Frank a
"
Tanke was charged with the murder IN"
John Weilner.the farmer of whom
worked , and whose wife he aftei * and
wards married. Mrs. Tanke is now
we
serving a life sentence- and
pn
and
COL. CODY IS HURT
Horse Slipped and Fell With th
Great Scout During Show
HIS CAREER AS SHOWMAN
SHOWMANar
The First Organization in Omain
ha in 1877
Manchester , England , April 14
W. F. Cody , "BuffaloBill , " met with
an accident-at the first performance
of his show here today. His horse
reared and fell on him. He was re
moved to a hotel. This is the first
bad accident that has happened to
Colonel Cody in years.
It was immediately after the Sioux
of ' ' Bill"de-
war 1876 that 'Buffalo -
cided upon a career as a showman.
He had been previously initiated
into the sbow business by Ned Buu-
line.
line.He
He proceeded to collect Indians ,
cowboys , scouts , trappers , buffaloes ,
etcand produced the Wild West show
for the first time in Omaha , Nebr. ,
or May 17 , 1883. It is said that over
fifty thousand people paid to witness
the mimic representation or scenes
and incidents with which but a few
years before they could have wit
nessed in reality. The great succe ?
of this show and its original charac-
tersoon gave ita tremendous vogue
and Colonel Cody was besiged with
applications from all the principal
cities of the country. He continued
to enlarge his exhibition and im
prove it , associating with him Nat
Salsbuiy , already experienced and
successful in the theatrical produc
tion , and together they brought into
existance a combination such as never
was seen before. After exhibiting it
in all parts or the United States in
1887 J the American Exuibiton com
pany , which was then making an ex
hibition of American products and
manufacture at Earle's court , Lon
don , England and produced the Wild
West in connnection with theAmeri-
can.exhibition of Yankees , as ib was
called. If it had not been for tbe
Wild West show , the American ex
hibition would have been a complete
failure. As it was , it was patron
ized ( by the royal family , including
J
Queen Victoria and became tbe rage
in London , so that the entire experi
ment proved a great success.
After the London exhibition wa ?
,
closed Cody went on to the conti
nent and played with success in
France Spain , Italy , Austria , Ger
manyBelgium , returning to America
some months later and making a tour
through ? the New England states.
He < was at that time worth nearly a
million dollars the most of which h *
invested in western real estate. Sals-
bury was wcrth about as much. Sev
eral times since the show has tour < d
Europe l with great success.
The show was destroyed in South
Carolina las t fall. After the reor
ganization the trip to Europe was
made. His daughter , Irma Cody.was
recently married to Lieut. Stoot , of
North ( Platte , Neb.
LIQATNINQ CALCULATOR DEAD
Trenton , N. J. , April 14. William
Yallance , the famous lightning calculator
later who could do any sum in math
ematical calcualtion mentally , and
with an instants' hesitation , is dead ,
aged thirty years. About a week ago
he was taken to the state hospital
suffering from a severe mental strain.
believed to he the result of his work
with ngures.
Vallance could duplicate the feats is
any of the lightning calculators
and then beat them all by stating In
stantly any desired date in history.
He could not tell how he knew his
tory , but would rattle off fact after
fact without ever making a mistake ,
could give instant answers to such
arithmetic questions as multiply 38S-
by 4.G41 , and problems in algebra
were his delight.
ca
ex
BFEF 'TRUST PAYS FINE.
hi
Kansas City , Mo. , April 14. The
th
five Missouri packing companies so
which were fined $5,000 each on Stl
March 20 for violation of the anti de
trust law , through their attorney ,
Frank Hagerman of this city , have
mailed to tbe state supreme court a
draft for 27,136 in payment of fines
tiff
and costs incident to the action
against them. The fiirms fined are
Armour Packing companyCudahy
Packing company. Hammond Pack
company , Swift & Co , , j and
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
TEACHERS QUIT IN A BODY
' F
St. John , N. B. Aprl 14 The east
bound express from Boston , which ve
here today at nooncollided with
fast freight ab Windsor , Junction ,
S. at 1:30 this evening killing the
engineer and fireman on both trains
injuring five others. Driyei
Nelson Copeland and Fireman Hill the
were on the freight and William Wah
Fireman M. Oakley on the ex
press. Both trains are in tbe ditch All
telegraph wires are in the wreck.
KELETON WITH ISWORD IN HAND
Oaeof the Battleships Suck by Admiral Dew
ey ifi Manila is Refloated
Manila , April 15. Tbe war ship
Reina Christina , flag ship of Admi
ral Monejo , which was sunk by AdSi
miral Dewey was floated and beached
yesterday. The skeletons of about
eighty of her crew were found in the'
hulk.
One skeleton was evidently that of'
ar officer , for it had a sword by his
side. < There was fifteen shell holes
in the hull of ; the Reina Christina ,
one made by an 8-incb and the others -
ers small. The main injection valve
is missing , showing the ship was
scuttled when abandoned. The hull
s in fair condition.
Captain Albert R. Coaden , com
manding the naval station at Cavite
took charge of the remains of the
sailors expressing the desire to give
them an American naval funeral.
The Spauish residents , however ,
are anxious to ship the skeletons to
Spain and it lis suggested that the
United States transport Summer cone
vey them to Spain by the way of <
the Suez canal in June.
A wrecking company is endeavoring -
ing to raise all the sunken Spanish
warships.
Bills Which Passed
following list of bl..J were
signed by the governor Friday : \
II. R. 136 , by Davis , permitting
county treasurers to deposit county
money in banks outside the county ,
reducing the rate of interest for the
county money to 2 per cent ; permit
ting the state treasurer to deposit
money in depository tanks at 2 per ,
cent.
cent.H.
H. R. 275 , by Burgess to require
mutual hail insurance companies to
retain 50 per cent of the gross income
for tbe payment of losses.
n. R. 31 by Koetter. decreasing the
interest on Omaha school disrict war-
rants to 5 per cent.
II. R. 79 , by Loornis , relating to
tbe power of the annual school meet
ings and placing a limit upon the expenditures -
penditures in sparsely settled school
districts.
n. R. 287 , by Ten Eyck , providing
tbat a "waste" bond in appeal cases
s all include the value of the use of.
the property until delivery or possession -
session under judgment.
" S. F. 254 by Fries for disposition of.
money paid under protest and providing - , ,
viding for the filing in th'e ollice of ,
'
secretary of an irrigation district a /
copy of the tax receipt and affidavit.
Relates exclusively to irrigation dis
tricts.
S. F. 185 , authorizing the members
of the jNebraska state relief commis- '
sion to be relieved of a S300 surplus
for money handled.
Tbe following list of bills were
signed by tbe governor Saturday :
House roll 115 , by Sadler , appropri
ating $15,000 for the purchase of land
for the Hastings asylum for the in-
sane.
Housc roll 347 , by Copsey , for sys
tems of sewerage in cities of less than
five thousand inhabitants.
House roll 281 , by Ribble , making
it unlawful to enage or to keep casts
for counterfeit railroad tickets.
House roll 165 , by Fishback , for
drainage for agricultural and sani
tary purposes.
House roll 226 , by Christy , appro
priating $3,000 for a comfort build
ing with water closets on the state
fair grounds.
Senate file 239 , by Hall , or Burt ,
road improvement bill.
Denver Col. April 15. Employers
who fail to explain to men taking 4
the places of others who may be out
on a strike the annoyance or violence
to which he may be subjected are
liable for damages in case of injury
done. r
This is the opinion of the court
just handed down in tbe case of Will
iam Holchauser. who , while in the
employ of the Denver Gas and Elec
tric company was shot by striking
employes of the company He de
clared that he was hired without be
ing told that there was a strike aty
the plant.
In giving thu opinion of the court
Justice Thompson said :
"Tbe controlling feature of the
case Is that the employer knowingly
exposed the employe to personal dan
ger and concealed the danger from
him. It is intimated that during
the intervening time the plaintiff
sought to have discovered that a
strike was in existence , and that the
defendant's old employes were in no
tranquil frame of mind. is
' 'How he might have made the
discovery unless he had seen or heard
something to suggest inquiry we are
not told. It is alleged that the plain
did not know that there was a
strike or that he was in any danger
until he was attacked. This explicit
statement of fact is not to be met by
mere argument. "
Five Killed in Explosion.
South M'Alester , I. T. April 15. di
'Five men were killed and two se diw
verely burned by a gas explosion in w
mine 77 of the Kansas & Texas Coal m
company at Carbon , I. T. or
The cause of tne explosion is un-
kown. Seventy-five men were in the
mine but all escaped injury except * *
seven who were working in tbe '
chamber where the explosion occurred tl
except one bad families. Fal
; al
1M [
Notes
The Superior and Oak High school
teams played ball Saturday afternoon
The score was 12 to 15 in favor of *
Superior.
, The board of directors have set the
dates f forBoone county's next fair for
September 22 , 23 , 24 and 25. Isaac
Leston was re-elected president.
* * *
O.D. Lyon. postmaster at Sidney
Nebr. , has resigned and removed to
Lincoln. He will have charge of the
sale of Onion Pacific lands in Ne *
braska , Kansas and Colorado with
headquarters < at 1134 O street.
* * *
Judge Jessen , of Plattsmouth sen
tenced Oscar Eledge who was found
guilty of larency , to one year in tb
penitentiary. His sentence will begin - '
gin at the time of his arrest Janu
ary 26. A motion for a new trial was
overruled.
* * *
. C. H. Morrill.of Lincoln and G. U
Wattles , of Omaha are two of the
! commissioners ? selected by Governor
Mickey to take charge of the state
exhibit at St. Louis. Mr. Morrillj
has had considerable experience inj
the work and Mr. Wattles aided ini
tbe exposition at Omaiia.
* * *
A. Hedge home place.
consisting of 160 acres and located' '
one mile north of Wood River , wa3J
sold yesterday to Jos ph H. Elijah ,
of Biillngs , Montana , for $10,000 , be :
ing about $63 per acre , is the high
est price ever paid for land in thisJ
vicinity.
* * *
C. E. Benson , teacher of the school ,
jn district 24 , near Falls City , was !
defendant in a case before the county ,
court a few days ago. Benson was
arrested at tne instance of Chris Ho n
one , ' of the patrons of the school com
plaining that his boy had been severely - .
verely punished by the teacher. AI
number of witnesses testified , among
them two physicUns had !
, wuo examined -
ined the bruises. The switch was-
offerd in evidence. After hearing ,
the testimony the court fined Benson
$5 and costs , amjunting to nearly !
$100 dollars. It is said most of tho'
'directors and patrons of the district !
'sided with the teacher. The case
will be appealed to the district court.
* * *
One of the junior normal schools
provided for by the legislature is to-
Dem located at Holdrege. This will
make ; the school accessible to the
central western part of the state and
isF considered by Superintendent }
Fowler an'ideal location for the jun-j
ior normal. Superintendent Fowler
left for Holdrege Tuesday evening
and will meet with the county super
intendents and educators of Phelps
and adjoining counties while ac Hol
drege for tbe purpose of discussing
the plan of location ofpther of these ,
schools. Holdrege is on the main line
of the Burlington an.d is the county
seat of Phelps county. It is situated
eighteen miles west of the ninety-
ninth meridian and is located in one
of the thickly settled portions of the
state.
* * *
Saturday nightlWelch Lowery , who
has been confined in the Stanton
county jail succeeded in making his
esape. It was first discovered about ,
o'clock Saturday morning by Mr.
Clanhan the watchman employed to
watch the jail. The Stanton county
jail is merely two steel cells opening
Into a steel corridor. Lowery was
kept in the orridor. Tbe door lead
ing to tbe cells were locked. In one
of these cells some time ago it was
discovered that the inmates had done
some drilling but the bars surround
ing it were still untouched. Lasb
night unknown parties went to the
jail door , opened tbe outside , one
handed Welch a poker that was lying
outside of the cell and probably other
tools and opened the door leading to
corridor into the north cell. He soon
succeeded in drilling through the
bars under tbe floor and in digging
out under the jail. This young man
is only twenty-five years of age , and
charged with rape , and burglary
committed last September when ha
broke into the residence of W. S.
Border and compelled Anna Bilawa
who was employed in the Border
home to accompany him to the sand
hills south of this place
* * *
Commenting upon the fact that 3
girl fell out of the buggy and her lover
drove two miles before he missed her >
Nebraska editor says : "When we ,
were a young lover , tthe hind wheela
might come off , the spring break ,
the horse fall out of the shafts
without our knowing it , but the girl
was always safely anchored. "
Mrs. Jennie Reesman died at hei
home < at University Place Tuesday
evening after many years of sickness-
'She was the wife of S. H. Reesman ;
the postmaster at University Place , '
Funeral services were held Thursday
lafternoon and the body taken tq
Mount Pleasant , la. , for burial.
