Nebraska Newspapers

    The Valentine Democrat
VALENTINE , NEB.
X , M. RICE , - - - Publisher
SBEIOUS DISORDERS.
EXCITEMENT AT PRIMARIES AT
CHARLESTON , W. VA.
Armed Men Employed In One Precinct
cinct They Sat Upon the Ballot
Box and Had Their Own Way
) a\vson Faction Successful.
At Charleston , W. Yn. , at the Repub
lican primaries Saturday W. O. Dawson -
son , for governor , carried the county over
C. F. Lctcr by about 2,500. The Leter
, men say this is about 700 more than the
'actual ' Republican vote , and that the .re
[ suit is due to the fact that Grant Hall
who was the manager for Leter and con
sidcred his nominee for secretary of
state , was "refused representation at the
jpolls , and for that reason during the
.afternoon was compelled to give up the
, fight. It is charged that Dawson
( through the executive committee , con
'trolled ' the election officers.
I The Leter faction , realizing the condi
'tions that confronted them , determined
ion the desperate expedient of preventing
Ithe holding of an election in all the pre
cincts where either a clerk , a comniis
, sioner or a challenger was refused. In
( pursuance of this order , many men were
sent to the polling places early with in
structions to get representation or stop
Ihe entire proceedings , but in only one
ward was this plan successful at the
city hall , in the Fourth precinct , where
Grant Hall himself went with a large
number of armed men and sat upon "the
ballot box. At one time the police , who
were charged with working for Dawson
attempted to capture Hall and his men
but after drawing their guns they aban
doned this precinct and the voters were
rushed over to another ward.
All sorts of charges are made about
the * way negroes were voted and the
way repeaters were used.
More complete returns from the Re
publican primaries in Kanawha County
that were characterized with so much vio-
leiicq indicate that W. M. O. Dawson
will have the 48 votes of Kanawha Coun
ty for the gubernatorial nomination at
the state convention * in Wheeling .Tuly
12. The rural districts were carried by
Charles F. Leter , but the large Dawson
vite in Charleston overcame the vote in
other parts of the county. The Letei
men are. still making strong claims of
irregularities , and bitter feeling exists.
DECIDES TO EXHIBIT.
Russia IVill Have Elaborate Show
at St. Louis Pair.
A cablegram was received from St.
Petersburg Saturday by Director of Ex
hibits Skiff , of the world's fair at St.
Louis , stating that Russia will make an
elaborate exhibit at the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition.
Russia , before the war with Japan , had
planned to be represented at the fair ,
but recently decided to abandon its ex
hibit.
The cablegram Saturday telling of Rus
sia's decision caused surprise to the ex
position officials.
The Russians will take 20,000 square
feet in the varied industries building and
will also be represented in liberal and
fine arts.
WENTZ'S BODY FOUND.
Was TVithin a , Mile of the Place
Where He Was .Last Seen Alive.
A special from Big Stone Gap , "Wise
County , Ya. , says : The body of E. L.
Wentz , who so mysteriously disappeared
Oct. 14 , 1903. was found Sunday after-
.noon near Kelly Yiew , within a mile of
the place where he was last seen alive.
The body , which was lying on the ground
in plain view , was in a state of preserva
tion sufficient for identification.
Young Wentz Avas the son of a Phila
delphia millionaire , and was in charge of
his father's mines in Wise County. Since
his disappearance more than $30,000 have
been offered for any news of him.
THE DEED OF A HERO.
Engineer , Surrounded by Flames.
Saves Fifteen Lives. "
.Tames'Shay , engineer at the Blue
Ridge colliery , near Peckville , Pa. , did a
heroic act Saturday night. With flames
all about him and a hose company playing
a stream of water on him to keep his
clothing from taking fire , he stood at the
lever in the fiercely burning engine house
and safely hoisted fifteen men to the sur
face. * *
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A moment after he staggered out of
the building with his face and hands
badly blistered the roof of the building
fell in. The engine room , the fan house
and the shaft tower were completely de
stroyed.
Victims ot Patriotism.
During the popular demonstration at
Tokio , Japan , in honor of the victories
achieved by the Japanese forces , tweu-
one people were killed and forty injured.
The killed and injured are mostly boys ,
who were caught against a closed gate at
an angle in the old palace walls by the
throng and crushed or drowned in an old
moat.
Boys Threw Apple Cores.
Because two nephews of Elias Kelly
were throwing apple cores into Frank
Harrison's yard at Terre Haute , Ind. , of
Sunday , a fight ensued , during which , one
man was fatally and another seriously
wounded by revolver shots and three
others badly injured.
Bold Robbery in Chicago.
Two well dressed robbers raided Kins
ley's restaurant in the downtown dis
trict of Chicago Sunday night and held
up the cashier. . . - - ,
MANY ARE KILLED.
Results * of Texas Tornado "Worse
Than Supposed.
A Dallas , Tex. , dispatch says that
storm news is coming in very slowly from
northwest Texas , where the tornado
swept over a number of towns Thursday
night , but enough is at hand to show a
considerable loss of life and great dam
age to property , stock and crops.
At Morgan George Anthony , Mrs.
Mary Wagley and her daughter were kill
ed. A dozen other people were seriously
injured. Twenty houses were wrecked.
At Putnam one man was killed and a
woman fatally hurt. Near that point a
negro cabin was swept into the Brazes
River and three negroes drowned.
Hundreds of head of live stock are re
ported killed in Shackleford and adjoin
ing counties.
It is reported that great property dam
age was done near Cordell , Okla. , just
north of the Texas line. Two lives were
lost.
lost.The
The tornado at Chico , Tex. , on the
Rock Island road , destrdyed almost a
score of dwellings. In one house , every
member of the Bray family was injured ,
one fatally.
Reports from Dennison tell of a ter
rific electrical display , accompanied by
Avind , which demolished many houses.
Crops generally were badly damaged in
that vicinity.
At Gqldthwaite , Tex. , Mrs. Allen Den
nis , George W. Mason and a child of S.
E. Harper were killed and seven people
seriously injured. The damage to cotton
and corn crops is very severe , and many
homes were destroyed.
At Ruby several houses were wreck
ed , one child was killed and two adults
fatally injured.
At Sunset twenty buildings -wer. .
wrecked and a number of persons se
riously injured.
At Star Mountain five houses were
destroyed , two persons killed and a mim- '
ber seriously hurt.
At Holliday Springs .the tornado entire
ly destroyed several buildings. Three people
ple were serious. ] } hurt.
It is feared that later reports from the
districts now cut off from telegraphic
communication will largely increase the
list of dead and injured. '
SHE USES A NOOSE.
Suicide Follows Woman's Arrest in
Council Bluffs.
Marie Jorgensen , arrested Thursday
evening in company with Peter Born , at
Council Bluffs , la. , charged with desert
ing a wife and four children in Warren ,
Pa. , committed suicide at an early hour
Friday morning at the home of Mrs. J.
H. Brooks , where she had been placed by
the police over night , .there being no ac
commodation for female prisoners at the
city jail. '
The woman secured the ropes of a
portiere curtain in her room , tied one
end around her neck and the other to the
top rail of the stairway. Her feet almost
touched the floor and she evidently
strangled to death.
Born was not notified of the woman's
death until arraigned in , police court.
When apprised of the tragedy , he col
lapsed and fell in a faint on the court
room floor.
PANIC ON A STREET CAR. ,
Eleven Persons Are Hurt , Nine of.
Whom Are Women.
A Kansas City , Mo. , special says : .
Eleven persons , nine of them women ,
were injured in a panic among the pass
engers of a crowded Independence elec
tric car. The controller on the front end
blew out and most of the passengers be
came panic-stricken. In a rush to get
to the rear platform of the car , men
roughly shoved the women aside , threw
an aged woman to the floor and tram
pled her , and pushed others from the
steps to the street below. Some of the
men broke the glass in the windows with
umbrellas and jumped through the windows
dews to the ground.
Mrs. John Nolan , aged 75 years , of
Independence , was so badly injured that
her condition is critical. The others ,
while painfully bruised and cut , are not
seriously injured.
Workman Falls Into Molten Iron
Hainey Anderson , an employe of the
Illinois Steel Company at Chicago , clung
to a ledge of the caldron Friday while
his feet burned off. Then , with a shriek ,
he fell into the seething mass below. In
a few moments his body was literally
consume'd. Some of his fellow workmen
fainted with horror at the spectacle.
Need the Cash.
A London special says : Inquiries show
that a Japanese loan of $50,000,000 will
be issued next week , simultaneously in
New York and London. London will
probably get $35,000,000 and New York
$15,000,000.
Great Firemen's Tourney.
It was announced at St. Louis Friday
that the international tournament of fire
men will be held at the world's fair Aug.
22 to 27 inclusive. About $10,000 in cash
prizes and trophies will be distributed
among the competitors.
Makes Thousands Idle.
Mason work was shut down on many
partly completed buildings throughout
Chicago by the lockout of limestone and
cement teamsters. It is estimated by em
ployers and union officials that 15,000 to
20,000 workers are out of employment.
Magician Arrested for Swindling.
For swindling" young women under the
guise of reading their future in the palms
their hands , Choker Aleeze Nathop , a
diminutive Hindoo , was arrested in a po (
lice raid on his apartments at Madison ,
Wis. , together with Hattie Mae Godding , is
daughter of a St. Paul railroad engineer ,
who was about to give him $600.
Flood Situation Improves.
The flood situaMou is greatly improved
although a steady rain continues to fall. by
No .further damage is expected.
FOR WHISKY FRAUDS.
Four Defendants Convicted and
Heavily Fined.
At Charlotte , N. C. , a verdict of guilty
has been rendered in the United States
court in the cases against T/M. Angle.
B. F. Sprinkle and Wm. Young for de
frauding the government by false entries
in connection with the payment of taxes
on whisky.
Sprinkle was fined $5,000 and sen
tenced to two years' imprisonment ; Angle
$1,000 and one year , and Young $1,000
and six months. An appeal was taken.
A. J. Davis , the government ganger ,
who some time ago was convicted of
making false returns in connection with
these alleged frauds , was given eighteen
months' imprisonment and fined $1,000.
Judgment for $20,000 also was as
sessed against him , and suit will be
brought for the amount against his bonds
men.
TORNADOES IN SOUTH.
Many Lives Are Reported Lost in
x Texas.
A special from Cisco , Tex. , says : "II
is reported here that many people were
killed and much property and live stock
was destroyed by a tornado just south ol
Moran , eighteen miles north of here.
Wires are all down , and it is impossible
to get particulars at this time. Relief
parties cannot start on account of the
impassability of the roads. "
At Moreland , in Shackleford County
several people are known' to have beer
killed.
A tornado passed three miles west of
Bridgeport , Okla. , Thursday afternoon ,
proceeding northward.
Efforts are being made to secure com
munication with the sections visited by
the storm , all of which are in the west
ern portion of the territory.
COLORADO MARTIAL LAW CASE
Arguments Are Heard by State Su
preme Court.
Arguments on a writ of habeas cor
pus issued on behalf of Charles H. "Mey
er , president of the Western Federation
of Miners , who has been deprived of his
freedom since March 30 by order of
Gov * Peabody , and is now held as a mil
itary prisoner at Telluride , which is un
der martial law , were neard by the state
supreme court at Denver , Colo. , Thurs
day.
day.The
The question at issue is whether the
governor has authority to establish mili
tary rule for the purpose of suppressing
what he termed a "state of insurrection
and rebellion due to acts of strikers. "
In his proclamation declaring martial
law Gov. Peabody denies jurisdiction of
court.
COULD NOT DIGEST PIN.
"Human Ostrich" Operated on in a
New York Hospital.
John Fasel , the "human ostrich , " who
swallowed object's made of iron and
brass , was operated on at New York for
acute indigestion caused by partaking
too heartily of fricasse of hardware. The
surgeon Succeeded in extracting from Fa-
sel's alimentary canal six knives , one
gold chain , three ring chains , four keys ,
twelve wire nails of all sizes , eight horse
shoe nails and a metal pin two inches
long. It was said that the pin caused
all the trouble by lodging in the intes
tines. Fasel is in a critical condition.
Tins is the second operation of the same .
kind.
SWEPT BY STORM.
Much Damage is Reported in
Cherokee County , Iowa.
A tornado swept through the western
part of Cherokee County , Iowa , Thurs
day afternoon.
All wires are down and it is impossi
ble to learn details of damage done. The
Western Union Telegraph company's ,
lines are down for a distance of half a
mile.
It is reported many buildings were
wrecked at Meriden , seven nines west of
Cherokee , but these reports are still un
confirmed.
A special train has gone to Merideu.
Ice to be Higher This Year.
Announcement is made that the price
of ice in Chicago is to be higher this year ,
not in spite of the rigorous winter , but
because of it. The ice companies claim
that product was so extremely thick and
difficult to cut that they spent more
than the usual amount of money for labor
and are forced to raise the price to con
sumers.
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Crime is a Puzzle. I
Clement Robert , aged 11 years , a son
of a Waterford , N. Y. , saloonkeeper ,
was found dead in a shed with his head
crushed. His clothing was almost entire
ly torn from his body , and some efforts
at mutilation had been made by the mur- '
derer. The motive for the crime is a mys
tery. ,
Nominated for Congress.
Amid a scene of wildest excitement at
Cherokee , la. , Thursday E. H. Jdubbard
of Sioux City was nominated for con
gress in the Eleventh , district convention.
Mr. Hubabrd was nominated on the fifty-
fourth ballot.
A Triple Hanging.
Henry Judge , Joe Delp and John Ev
ans were hanged atj Winchester , Teiin. ,
Thursday for the mu'rder of Simon Buch-
er and wife last August. Judge con
ceived and planned the deed and hired
Evans and Delp to do the murder.
Bandits Ready to Revolt.
Korean officials admit that if the Jap
anese are not victorious in their operations - V
tions on the Yalu River the tonghaks
bandits ) of northern Korea will rise in
open rebellion. Their leaders are now , it
said , awaiting any'Japanese reverse.
Chicago Shoemakers Idle.
Five thousand members of the Boot :
and Shoe Workers' Union at Chicago are
idle as the result of a lockout declared
six of the largest shie factories in
Chicago.
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON
DENSED FORM.
Noted Indians Go to Pair Chiefs of
Many Tribes Accompany Colonel
Cummins to St. Tjouis The First
Exhibition of Ked Cloud.
The vicinity of the union depot at Oma
ha had the appearance of an Indian res
ervation Saturday when the special train
bearing 302 Indians stopped in Omaha
on its way to the exposition at St. Louis.
The party is in charge of Col. Cummins
and will be a portion of the exhibit which
will be opened under the name of Cum
mins' Wild West Indian Congress and
Rough Riders of the World.
Among the big chiefs on the train
were American Horse , Red Cloud , Flat
Iron , Red Shirt , Two Strike , Rock Bear ,
Hollow Horn Bear , Red Star , Calico ,
Shot-iii-the Eye , Blue Horse , Short Man ,
Hard Heart , Black Heart , Lone Bear ,
Seven Rabbits , Lost Horse , White Eyes ,
No Neck and Crow Dog. The tribes rep
resented were : Flathead Crow , Arapahoe -
hoe , Cheyenne" , Blackfeet , Omaha , Win-
nebagoec , Sacs ; Foxes and nine tribes of
Sioux.
John Mellen , traveling passenger
agent of the Northwestern , came in with
the train. Mr. Mellen says-about 5,000
Indians were camped along the route and
the time was put in feasting , dancing and
having a general good time. Cattle were
slaughtered and distributed among the
Indians. When the train was ready to
depart there was much weeping and
wailing among the families of those that
were to leave.
Old Chief Red Cloud , in his ninety-
seventh year , whose skin resembles wrin
kled parchment , occupied a private car
on the train with his family , which is
very numerous. He had nothing to say ,
and seemed to take but little interest in
his .surroundings. He wears glasses , but
was togged out in aU the finery dear to
an Indian's heart. In fact , all the braves
were dressed up to make a killing and
the air was full of feathers. A large
portion of the party was composed of wo
men and children. All of the chiefs were
lined up to have their pictures taken in
front of the train , many of them standing
upon the engine. They seemed to be
happy and to enjoy every minute of the
time.
Though 90 years of age. this is Red
Cloud's first exhibition. The stolid old
chief always has refused to make a show
of himself , but he finally acceded to the
pressing requests of Col. Cummins.
BAD MEN CAPTURED.
Officers Believe They Have Men Who
Robbed Naper Bank.
At o o'clock Wednesday morning Sher
iff Cottrell of Keya Palm County , the
sheriff of Howard County and -Deputy
Briggs of Boyd County , and a posse of
citizens captured the three Herring
brothers twelve miles west of Naper.
The Herrings had mules and other
stolen property. They live in a lonely
place in a solid stone house built for de
fense. The house was surrounded and
the Herrings made prisoners after a des
perate struggle. They were brought to
Naper in irons.
The officers' say they are sure the
Herrings - are the men who robbed the
Bank of Naper. !
The Herrings are desperate men , and i
but for the officers' ruse would not likely -
ly have been taken alive.
A Butte special says : Sheriff Ander
son brought in the three Herring brothv
ers from nine miles west of Naper Wed-1
uesday night. The charge in the case is '
horse stealing , but from the action of the
officers and from other information it is
believed they are the men who robbed
the bank atNaper recently.
FlRE AT RANDOLPH.
A. Blaze in a Livery Barn Causes a
L.OSS . of $5OOO.
A fire in the Crawl livery barn at Ran
dolph Monday night destroyed the barn
and its contents. Nine head of horses
perished. The implement warehouse of
W. K. Jackson was also damaged. The
cause of the fire is unknown. The total
loss is close to $5,000.
The barn was owned by Mrs. Olive
Crawl of Fort Worth , Tex. Her loss is
§ 1,500 , with $1,000 insurance.
"The contents of the barn were owned
by Moser , Stateman & Chapman and J.
L. Stateman. Their loss is $3,000. with
small insurance. Several of the horses
destroyed were very valuable , one stal
lion being worth $1GOO.
W. K. Jackson's loss is $300 ; no insur
ance.
The fire department did excellent work
in preventing spread1 of the flames. The
cause of the fire is unknown.-
New Randolph Officials.
The new city council was organized at
Randolph Wednesday under the new i ,
rules making Randolph a city of the
rs
second class. The following city officials
were named : City marshal , Worth Mo-
ser ; street commissioner , Frank Bruner ;
engineer at water works , F. L. Fox ; city
attorney , J. C. Kelly. The saloon li
cense was fixed at $1,000. , , 0
Buried in Sand Bank.
William McCullough , a well known cit
izen \ of York , while loading sand narrow
ly escaped death. The sand bank caved
in and buried him nearly three feet. Hen
ry Graham and Patrick McGowau fortu
nately were near and saw the accident
and immediately dug Mr. McCullough
out.
New President of Bank.
T. F. Memminger , formerly president
of the Madison State Bank , has been
elected president of the Citizens' Nation
al Bank of Norfolk , to succeed the late
G. A. Luikart , who was killed on the
streets several weeks ago. Mr. Mom- to
minger has taken charge of his new du
ties.
"Work on New Telephone Uine.
A gang of telephone men have begun
work on the new Randolph-McLean Bell at
line. The people of McLean have never
had telephone connections and hail with
deHght the new line that will put them in
communication with the outside world. he
Brewer's Name Goes -with Bar.
in
The Nebraska supreme court has de
cided that breweries cannot take out sa
loon licenses except in their own name.
The ruling is likely to have a far reach
ing effect on the saloon question in the
state.
GOOD PROGRESS IN NEBRASKA
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Corn Planting Has Been Begun iu
Nearly Ail Counties.
The Nebraska weather and crop bu
reau's bulletin says :
Low temperatures continued the first
two days of the week , followed by tem
peratures about or slightly above nor
mal. The mean daily temperature aver
aged 2 degrees above normal in western
counties and 2 degrees below in eastern.
The rainfall was confined to light show
ers , occurring principally in the western
counties.
The warmer weather following' the gen
eral rains of last week has been very
beneficial 1 to all crops , although all veg
etation is still very much less advanced
than it usually is the first of May. Win
ter wheat has grown well and improved
decidedly in condition in western coun
ties. Oats is coming up , with a few re
ports of a thin stand. Grass has grown
slowly , but in parts of the state cattle ob
tain a living in the pastures. Plowing
for corn has progressed rapidly and is
now well advanced : corn planting is
just commencing in nearly all counties.
Apricot , plum and cherry trees are in
bloom in southern counties , while apri
cot and plum trees are just coming into
bloom in central counties.
HAVE WHISKY NEAR COURT.
Indians Boldly Pull Out Flask in
Federal Building
Watchman W. O. Morse of the fed
eral building at Omaha , apprehended two
Winuebago Indian witnesses on the
fourth floor of the federal building who
were just on the point of enjoying a
"pull" from a pint flask of whisky they
had . brought into the building. The In
dians were promptly arrested and turn
ed over to the United States marshal and
a charge lodged against them for bringing
whisky into the building.
The Indians are witnesses before the
grand jury in a bootlegging case and will
themselves be given a turn before the
grand jury. They possess a peculiar for-
gt'tfulm > ss as to where and from whom
they got the liquor. The bottle is in pos
session of the United States authorities
and will be used in evidence against them
before the grand jury.
GRAIN LOOKS WELL. |
Prospects Are Excellent for a Large
Winter AVheat Crop
The oldest pioneer farmer says there
never was a better prospect for a large
winter wheat crop. The large acreage
of winter wheat in York County came
through the winter in fine shape. The
ground has been in fine condition for
farm work and nearly every farmer has
his ground prepared for corn. Next
week a large per cent of corn will be
planted. York County farmers are pay
ing more attention to seed , modern and
best methods of sowing , planting and
cultivation , and every IGO-acre farm has
small fields of timothy , clover , alfalfa
and brome grass. The estimated acreage
of alfalfa in York County is 1(1.000 acres ,
making York County one of the leading
counties in acreage of alfalfa.
WHIPS WIFE AND DAUGHTER.
Drunken Man Gets Thirty Days for
Cruel Treatment of His Family.
Otto Roderick of Omaha , arrested on
a charge of being drunk and beating his
wife , has been sentenced to thirty days
at hard labor by Police Judge Berka.
According to the testimony of Mrs. Roderick -
erick , who appeared in ponce court with
, her babe in arms , the husband chastised
her ] elder daughter for giving several ba
nanas to a neighbor girl. Mrs. Roderick
took exceptions to the chastisement , and
was then struck by her husband , so she
said. . It also was said Roderick showed
his displeasure by throwing coffee pots
and other cooking utensils around thr '
room.
TRIPLE OMAHA TRAGEDY.
Frank Smith Kills AVife and Baby
and Commits Suicide.
Frank Smith , aged 21 , a stock yards <
employe living in South Omaha , shot
and killed his wife and IS-month-old son
and then fired a bullet through his own
head.
i
Domestic infelicity after a brief period
of married life , followed by a separation i .
of the young couple a short time ago ,
is the only cause which friends and rela- .
tives are able to assign for the tragedy.
The pair had been married about two
years and their little one was I1/ , years
old-
SCALPED BY A BALL BAT. ei
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Serious Accident to a Little Child w
at Lincoln. m
Cl
Ella Rader , 10 years of age , was scalped
ov
ed by a baseball bat , which flew from the
IK
grasp of her brother , at Lincoln. The th
children were playing ball near their
home. The boy struck at the ball and | y
loosened his grip on the bat. The club H
struck the girl on the side of her head HV
and literally tore her scalp loose. She lei
lost consciousness immediately after the
accident and did not recover it until a
doctor had stitched the scalp in place.
Severe Loss to a Circus.
A circus train arrived at Pawnee City
late at night. Early next morning one .
of the animal keepers went through the w
elephant cars to see that all was right ,
when the gasoline torch which he carried
'
thAI
diately in fianies and all the animals in
the car were burned. Four camels , three
elephants , two sacred cattle and a black
bear perished. The loss is estimated at.
about $50,000 , with no insurance. | ri
Defeat Sale of Courthouse. eh
Returns are all in from all but one beM
precinct on the special election at Grand M
Island for the sale of the old court house the
site at a price not less than $10,000 , and apW
the proposition appears to iiave been de W
feated , a majority against of 53 having I .
be overcome by the one township on a
two-thirds requirement to carry. The i
entire vote was barely 1,000. '
Catch "Window Smasher. AI
Ambrose Martell , arrested by the police AIhi
Lincoln , confessed that he had broken The
out the windows in some of the big stores the
which have been smashed during the last with
few nights. He did it , he said , because
had a grudge against the government th <
and that the first window he broke was in
the postoffice. Martell is demented , inBu
but up to this time was supposed to be the
harmless.
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Butte Votes Court Bouse Bonds. such
her
The vote on court house bonds iu Butte I -t.
resulted iu only 2 against the proposition.
Short Notes.
John Casebver , for the past thirty years
n resident of Blue Springs , wan adjudged
insane by the board of insanity com
missioners and ordered committed to the
asylum.
The 17-year-old son of J. II. Beals , re
siding four miles southwest of Beatrice ,
had his right forearm badly mangled by
getting it caught in the cogwheel of a
corn shellcr.
The trade carnival opened at Bearice
for one week. The program each day
consists of music by a troupe of colored
singers and the giving away of prizes by
the merchants to purchasers.
While operating an edger , a machine
used for edging boards , Harry Reimund ,
an employe of the Dempster factory at
Beatrice , had all his fingers on the left
hand cut off , leaving the thumb intact.
The council bluffs of Lewis and Clark
was on the plateau at Fort Calhoun just
100 years ago , and W. IL Woods is cir
culating a petition to allow the Sons an.l
Daughters of the Revolution in Nebraska
to erect a monument there.
Miss Kitt of Denver , who has been
attending the Ursuline convent of Falls
City , and Miss Sullivan of Falls City
have been received as novices in the Order
Jj
der of the Ursuline Sisters and have as
sumed the habit of the order.
Warrants were issued at Paflillion for
the Arrest of George W. Ringo and his
hired man of Springfield upon the charge
of illegal voting and perjury. The war
rants were served on Ringo and he made
an appearance at Papillion , but the hired
man could not be found.
The Woodmen of the World lodge of
Nebraska City have unveiled a monument
at Wyuka cemetery in memory of the
late Nathan Curtis. The ceremonies
were very impressive and were witnessed
by a large number of friends and rela
tives of the deceased member.
Allen Ramlell was found in an uncon
scious condition under the coal chutes at
Kenkleman. Dr. Fuqua upon examina
tion , found that three ribs were fractured ,
. -.lie ankle badly mashed ami severe inter
nal ] injuries sustained. Uamlell is sup-
po.-ed to have fallen from a train.
The total amount of rainfall during the
past two weeks at Cambridge has been
a fraction over two and one-fourth inch
es. The ground was never in better con
dition and the farmers arc busy with
their spring work. The acreage of corn
this season will exceed all previous years.
A pig with two complete bodies attach
ed to one head was born on the farm of
Matt Smith , a farmer living four miles
north of Columbus Monday. Each body
had four well formed legs and feet. The
monstrosity was born dead , but seemed
to be perfectly developed. .It is now pre
served in alcohol.
At a special meeting of the Bloomficld
school board the contract for the building
of the new high school was awarded to
Kellner & Woerth of Scribner. Their
bid was $14lf > 3 , which included pressed
brick facing. There were nine bids in all.
( Jround will be broken at once for the
erection of the new building.
The Law and Order League at Papil
lion has withdrawn its remonstrance
against the three saloonkeepers of Papil
lion . ! and at a meeting of the town board
licenses were granted. The league ex
pressed an intention of having the stores-
closed | on Sundays and called upon the
board . to pass an ordinance to that ef
fect.
fect.The
. , The officers believe they have a clue to
the safe blowers who operated at Beat
rice recently. A
man accompanied by u
woman left Beatrice for Topeka , and before -
fore going they tried to exchange some
ilver money for bills. The authorities at
Topeka , were notified and the two were
placed under arrest as soon
. as they ar
rived there.
George Harry , 40 years old , until last
Saturday a member of the Lincoln police
force , followed May Young , his house
keeper , into a grocerj * store and shot her
dead. He then shot himself with the
ame weapon , falling dead beside the wo
man. Infatuation for the woman , who.
it is said , refused to marry him , is the
only known cause for the tragedy.
Two men decoyed Father Geary of
Omaha , who is 75 years of age , from his
residence by a cry for help , and then
beat him into insensibility for the purpose
of robbing him. They were scared away
before rifling his pockets by Father
Fitzpatrick. who was returning from a
school entertainment , and whom it is sup
posed the men had intended to attack ,
us he presumably had the proceeds of the
entertainment in his pockets.
Hon. William Delles-Dornier of Elmwood -
wood has received a telegram from Con
gressman Burkett stating that his son.
Chester , has been honorably mustered
out of the service of the United States
navy , by order of President Roosevelt and
the secretary of the navy. Without the
knowledge or consent of his parents the
young man , under age , enlisted at the
Hremington navy yard in the state of
Washington , but soon after took French
leave and returned home.
A steady rain prevailed at Auburn
Thursday and no doubt the same was
thankfully received by the farmers. The
rain on April 22 and 23 so packed the
ground that the oat crop was not doing
any , good and the crust caused thereby
was seriously affecting the growth of all
vegetation. The present rain softened
this crust and will do a great deal of
good to wheat and bats , and will also put '
ground in good shape for planting
corn , which the farmers , as a rule , are
ready to commence.
Madison County
commissioners are se
riously thinking of putting the wolf scalp
proposition before the voters at the next
election. They feel that the county is
being skinned on the wolf deal. Just now 1
Madison County pays $2 per head and
.
surrounding counties offer about $1
apiece. Singularly enough all of the
wolves of northern Nebraska
sooner or
later ! find their way into Madison County ,
where their deaths are worth twice as
much t , and they all manage to get killed
where they generally reside.
Auburn has a stret fair in full bloom.
the principal streets are blocked with
Jiow tents of every kind and description.
fair is drawing a good crqwd. and
< people generally seem well pleased
the entertainment afforded.
The identity of Portsmouth's "Jack
Hugger , " has at last been established
the person of Samuel Mace. William
Budig , the father of the girl , swore out
complaint. Police Judge Weber
thought it was worth $1 and costs to hug
a pretty girl on the street without
consent. Mace did not deny the
charge.