Nebraska Newspapers

    The Valentine Demoen
rf' Valentine , Neb.
3. M. Rice. Publish. .
IN TOW FOJR MAML
GIGANTIC DOCK "DEWEY" GOE
ON PERILOUS 1 RIP.
Many Naval Officers Fear Disast
for the Big Craft Voyajje Cove
14OOO Miles Expedition Und <
Direction of Commander Hosl <
The gigantic dry dock "Dewey" ma
nil auspicious start from. Annapol
Md. , Thursday afternoon on its 14,00
mile trip to the Philippine islands mid
the direction of Commander U , II. II (
ley , II. S. N. The start was made
2:05 and at 0 o'clock the lights on t
< lock could be seen at a distance of eig
or nine miles below Solomon's island , t
starting point. There was no mish ;
. of any , kind. Three vessels in tande
are towing the Dewey. Next to the do
is the collier Brutus , then the colli
Caesar and in front is the tug Potomt
Commander Hosley will have his qu.i
ters on the Glacir , the supply boat , whii
will accompany the dock and its atten
ants. The huge tow line was droppi
over from the Dewey at 11:30 Thursd :
morning , taken aboard flic Brutus ai
made fast just as noon. Chief Boa
swain Philip Mullan , U. S. N. , had t
.rcct control of securing all the towii
apparatus , the whole affair being und
the control of the signal of Command' '
Hosley from the Glacir.
The Dewey will be the subject of dee
est concern to the navy department ai
'to every American sailor until she safe
drops anchor in the quiet waters of S
big Bay , for many naval officers sc
they are really very doubtful whether tl
trip can be made in safety. The Havar
floating dock was towed down to th ;
i part from Scotland , but that voyage wi
short in comparison with that lying b
.lore the Dcwcy , and the perils of tt
way were much fewer , with many moi
chances to make safe harbors in case (
'bad ' weather and to enable the boats 1
take on coal.
The tow that most nearly approxima
ed the Dewey in American history wa
that of the big double turreted moiiitc
Miantonomah in 1867. She was the
the very latest type of naval architectui
and was sent across the Atlantic an
jnto the Mediterranean as a "shoi
ship , " to give the Europeans an idea c
liow far ahead of them the Americas
Lad gotten as a result of the ? ea. fightin
of the civil war.
Estimates vary considerably as to th
length of the cruise , but few place th
lime at less than three months.
MURDERER ENDS LIFE.
Accused of Murdering Best Friem
to Get Insurance.
A special from San Luis Potosi , Mex.
says that J. C. Hills , wanted in Stoi
.Wall County , Tex. , for the murder o
jJ. D. McGaughey , was arrested then
'by ' Deputy Sheriff Dickey and committee
suicide by poisoning. Hills was accusec
of poisoning McGaughey , who raisec
liim , for $10,000 life insurance whicl
McGaughey carried for his benefit.
Hills , who was employed in a For
Worth bank , filed claim for the insur
ance , which the company held up pond
ing an investigation. Hills then went t (
Mexico. He was prominent in local so
cial and financial circles. Hills was about
30 years of age.
CHINESE BOYCOTT WORSE.
Situation Develops Into an Ami-
Foreign Feeling.
'According to R. Van Sant , who repre
sents a San Francisco firm at Shanghai ,
and who arrived here AVednesday on the
steamer Coptic from the orient , the boy
cott in China has become so serious that
a number of American houses have closed
until conditions change.
Van Sant confirms the reports that the
boycott has developed into an anti-foreign
feeling , and affects British and German
business concerns as well as American.
Texan Killed by His Son.
Arthur Hughes , a well to do farmer of
Rockwell County , Texas , was killed at
the borne of a married \Vcdiiesday
evening by another son , Charles Hughes ,
IS years of age. The elder Hughes ap-
'pearcd at the home of his son greatly eu-
.raged , and , it is alleged , declared he
would kill the entire family. The young
man fired as his father was about to en
ter , killing him instantly.
Ship and Crew Are Lost.
A Victoria , B. C. , dispatch says : The
( British ship Pass of Melfort , from An-
, con , was driven ashore on the Arancouver
'island coast near Uclulet Tuesday night ,
and was lost with all hands. She carried
a. crow of fifteen.
McCIellnn is Sworn In.
George B. McClellan was Wednesday
jsworn in as mayor of New York City foi
'the ' next four years.
Sioux City Stock Market.
Thursday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Butclu
steers , $3.75@4.25. Top hogs , $4.95.
Rich SpinsterVods Driver.
Ithaca , N. Y.f society was startled t <
learn that Miss Margaret B. Fisher , a
Header hi its circles , and the richest spin
etdr in Ithaca , owning $100,000 worth o
local real estate , had eloped with ho'
coachman , Patrick T. Kelly , her junio :
by fieventeeu years.
Call Aloney Scarce.
At New York call money Thursday
moruing touched 125 per cent , breakin ,
all records since December , 1J/99 , whcc
J.SG per cent waspad _ for call .oaus
MOSCOW LINES CUT.
Is Fear that Situation Has Tern
for the Worse.
The Associated Press correspondent
Moscow succeeded in getting the St. 1
tersburg bureau by telephone Wedn
day evening ; but he had only uttered 1
words , "I am going to tell you a horri
story , " when he was cut off.
Since then nothing has been hei
from the correspondent. The Seminovs
regiment of guards was dispatched
Moscow by train Wednesday night. T
is considered rather ominous.
According to information received
tho revolutionary leaders at St. Pete
burg an armed rebellion on a large sc
has been planned in Poland. The soci
ist revolutionaries , encouraged by the si
cess of the insurgents in the Baltic pr <
inces and of the situation in Moscow a
in Russia generally , have decided tl
the moment has come to try to cast
the yoke of the autocracy.
The tactics to be followed are the sai
as those adopted at Moscow , the rising
be preceded by a general strike , whi
already has practically come into ope :
tion , bringing about half the railroads
Poland to a standstill.
An open rebellion in Poland would ii
mensely complicate the situation for t
government , for if it would gain su
cient headway to warrant reasonable ho
of success it would probably draw in t
entire population , and the governme
would have to reconquer the country.
The Associated Press learns that S.
Meyer , the American ambassador , ma
representations to the Russian govei
meiit regarding the danger to and the i
cessity for the protection of the propci
and employes of the New Air Bra
Company at Lubertzi , an industrial to\
near Moscow , and that he'was promis
that the protection desired would be gi
cu immediately in case of emergent
This perhaps accounts for the prompt
tion of Gen. Doubassoff , governor gc
eral at Moscow , in dispatching a squa
ron of dragoons to Lubertzi Tuesday.
It also is learned that there is fe
that the insurgents would attempt
seize the works of tho company , whii
contain a large stock of explosives , ti
mpany having been engaged in t
manufacture of shrapnel for the Russh
government during the war.
SEEKS A DIVORCE.
Bob Fitzsitnmons' Wife Joins tl
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Sioux Falls Colony.
A decided sensation was created ;
Sioux Falls , S. D. , AVeduesday when
became known that Mrs. Robert Fitzsir
inons , who was generally supposed to 1
in Europe studying vocal music , had b
come a member of the Sioux Falls divon
colony.
The belief that she was abroad appea
ed to be confirmed by an interview a ds
or two ago with Maj. Charles Joseph Sil
ley Miller , of the Pennsylvania Nation ;
Guard , who may be made the defendai
in an action for $100,000 for alienatir
the affections of Mrs. Fitzsimmons , an
who stated that he had not seen Mr
Fitzsimmons since last June , when he a
leged he escorted her to the steamer t
Now York and saw her safely off fc
Paris.
But notwithstanding this claim , ther
i not the slightest doubt that Mr ;
/itzsimmons is now in Sioux Falls an
that her object is to secure a divorce froi
iier prize-fighter husband.
BANKS GO UNDER.
Three Memphis , Tonn. , Institution
Close Their Doors.
At Memphis , Tenn. , the Merchants
Trust Company has closed its doors and ;
eceiver has been appointed. Felix 1
? ope is president. The institution has i
: apital of $200,000.
The American Savings Bank and Trus
Company and the Merchants' Saving :
3ank have suspended. These are smal
nstitutious allied with the Merchants
Crust Company.
According to a recent statement , th <
Jerchants' Trust Company owed depos
tors § 005,000.
The cause of the suspension of the Mer
hants' Trust Company is said to hav (
> een overloans on discounts.
TEA MADE INTO TABLETS.
Fiique Experiment of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
The latest novel experiment to be made
y the department of agriculture al
Vashingtou is that of compressing ten
ito tablets , one of which will make a
elicious cup. As a result what would
rdiuarily make a big package of tea can
y this new and unique method be placed
i a space about the size of a safety
latch box. The tea is grown at the de-
artment's experimental tea gardens at
ummerville , J3. C.
Fire Panic , but No Fire.
The accidental release of the automatic
mnkler system in the clothing estaWisii-
ent of Hart. .Schaffner & Marx at Chi-
igo AVednesday caused a panic among
le 2,000 employes of the establishment.
.en , women and children fought for a
lance to escape from the fire they sup-
> sed had broken out , and in the crush
veral were injured , none seriously.
Conductor Drops Dead.
Darius Hocum , aged 45 years , dropped
ad at the Milwaukee freight office at
berdeeu , S. D. , Wednesday morning of
art disease. He had been a freight
nductor on the Hastings and Dakota
riaion of the Milwaukee for the past
ae years. His home is at Milbnnk. He
res a wife and several children.
Mors Trouble for Castro.
rhe state department at Washington
informed that trouble has broken out
airi between Colombia and Venezuela
'hip to the effort of President Castro to
nire tho return to Venezuela of one
his generals who bad fled to Colombia.
ook Exahantfo Seat ut $ O7OOO
V. ncvr high record price for a sent on
> New York stock exchange was report-
Wednesday when ? 9 ; > ,000 was paid.
is , with the § 2,000 initiation fee ,
ugs it upjo 97,000.
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ISLE IS BOILING AGAIN.
Domingo's Peaceful Days Come
a Sudden End.
Mail advices received at Turk's Islar
Bahamas , from Monte Cristo , San E
mingo , Tuesday , say that Guayubin , E
jabou and Sebaneta have taken up an
againstthe government and the Domi
ican-American fiscal convention. Gei
Dcmetrio Rodriguez , Joaquin Bart
Navarro Martinez and Pedro Alvar
have gone with GOO men to attack San
ago , and Gen. Perico Lasala has marc
ed on Lavega with a force of about H
men.
men.Gen.
Gen. Deschamps , former vice preside
of Santo Domingo , leaves shortly <
board a sailing vessel to operate again
Puerto Plata.
Following the announcement .at Si
Domingo Monday that the president
the republic , Gen. Carlos F. Morales , hi
left the capital for an unknown destin
tion , troops were sent in pursuit of tl
chief magistrate. AVhat took place aft
that cannot be definitely determined , b
it is known that a fight occurred aboi
ten miles from San Domingo , and it
supposed that Gen. Pimentel , the reb
commander , was attacked by governmei
troops. i
The whereabouts of the fugitive pres
dent is unknown. It is supposed that 1
endeavored to reach the coast and boai
a sloop with the object of reaching Pue
to Plata , on the north coast of Santo D
mingo , and there join Gov. Peres , wl
has been dismissed by the governmei
from the post of governor of Puerto Pli
ta , but who refuses to surrender his o
Cce.
Cce.On
On the other hand , there are those wli
believe that the president is cmleavorin
to crqss Santo Domingo by land and reac
Monte Cristo , on the north coast and we ;
of Puerto Plata , from which port it :
not far distant.
Juan F. Sanchez , former foreign mini !
ter of Santo Domingo , has also left tl )
city. Senor Sanchez , with the America
special commissioners , Commander Albei
C. Dillingham and former Minister Tho :
C. Dawson , and Fredcrico Aralesque :
minister of finance , on Jan. 20 last signe
the agreement between the United State
and Santo Domingo providing for the fi ;
cal protectorate of the United States ove
Santo Domingo.
A Washington special says : For th
present there will not be any interfci
ence by the United States in the difficult ,
which has arisen in Santo Domingo.
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RICH MAN THREATENED.
Blackmailers Demand Money of i
Syracuse Millionaire.
Charles M. Grouse , one of the wealtli
iest men in Syracuse , N. Y. . and a multi
millionaire , has received two strange let
ters from sonic person who pretends to b
a member of the "Black Hand , " threaten
ing to blow up Grouse's house if he die
not place $2-100 in cash in a cigar bo :
on the curb in front of his residence to bi
called for in the night. The letters wen
turned over to the police. The second let
ter said dynamite would be used n
Grouse's house and that an attcmpi
would be made on the lives of his familj
if he did not produce the money.
BIG FIRE IN OREGON TOWN.
Nearly All the Residents of Tiptor
Are Homeless.
A telephone message from Sumter
Ore. , states a fire Monday night destroyed
a large part of the town of Tipton , thir
ty-one miles south of Sumter. The fire
started in a hotel and rapidly spread to
idjoiuing buildings. A blizzard accompa
nied by a heavy snowfall , was raging.
Nearly all the people of Tiptou are home-
ess.
ess.There
There was little or no insurance , no fire
lepnrtment and little water. The loss is
lot known.
EVA BOOTH IS ROBBED.
Chief Cuts a Chatelaine Ba # from
Her "Wrist.
Commander Eva Booth , of the Salva-
ion Army , had her chatelaine bag cut
rom her wrist during a crush at a sub-
vay station in New York. AVhile there
vas considerable memoranda , papers of
alue to her and several dollars in the
> ag , her greatest loss was a wedding ring.
I'hich her father gave to her mother
lany years ago , and Avhich at her moth-
r's death was handed down to her sis-
er , Mrs. Booth-Tucker , who was killed
bout two years ago in a railroad wreck.
ROW OVER TURKEY SHOOT.
) wo Kentuckians Are Killed in &
Fight at Bij ; Fork.
In a dispute over a turkey shooting
latch at Big Fork , Leslie County , Ky. ,
londay night , John Duff and Jake AVil-
5ii sot and killed Joseph Kilson , a prom-
icnt citizen , and Alexander Little shot
nd killed Deputy Sheriff Roberts. Duff
nd AArilson were a'rrested , but Little es-
iped. N
At Goose Creek , in a difficulty over the
ivnership of a broncho , AVilliam Arau
ver shot James Creech dead.
One Killed in Collision.
David Hamill , of Dayton , O. . was
ushed to death and $5,000 worth of
roperty destroyed in a collision of two
eight trains on the Pennsylvania Rail-
ay at Cincinnati early Wednesday. Mis
ken signals caused the wreck.
Bluze at Little Rock.
At Little Rock , Ark. , a fire early Tues-
ly destroyed an entire block with the
ception of two small Vuildlngs. The
aviest loser is Fred Roesch's carriage
pository. The loss is $100,000.
A Double Liynchinjf.
fsews of a double lynching at Barnwell ,
C. , has been received. Sheriff Creech
s wired Gov. Heyward the affair was a
utal murder. The helpless prisoner ?
ire butchered in open daylight ami the
icers were guilty of dereliction of duty.
Banker Gets Off Easily.
3. E. Suyder , a former banker at Olin
nes County , la. , whose failure cost tb <
positors § 170,000 , was sentenced Tues
y to pay a fine of $100 and costs. Sny
: pleaded guSIty to fraudulent banking , i
STATE OF NEBEASK
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CO
DENSED FORM.
First Medal to Nebraska Gcor
Poell Receives Recognition
Bravery "Dnder Act of Congresi
President Commends Recipient
A Grand Island dispatch says :
George Poell , the hero of the Powi
Neb. , life saving incident and recen
elected county clerk of this county , :
ceived as his choicest Christmas gift
letter from Edward A. Moscleef , sec
tary of the interstate commerce comin
sion , and from President Roosevelt , i
vising him of the award to him of the fii
medal of honor given under the act
Feb. 23 , 1905.
The enclosures consisted of a reco
mendation by the interstate cominei
commission committee investigating t
application for a medal of honor made
John O'Dowd , secretary of Sunflow
lodge No. 277 , Brotherhood of Locomoti
Firemen , of Hanover , Kan. , and a stal
ment of the facts. This committee i
awards , having carefully considered all
the facts in connection with the cas
unanimously agreed upon the recomme
dation that the first medal of honor u
der the act be granted to Mr. Poell. Tl
act is for the "bestowing of bronze me
als of honor upon persons who by c
treme daring endanger their own lives
saving , or endeavoring to save , lives fro
any wreck , disaster or grave accident ,
in preventing or endeavoring to prove :
such wreck , disaster or grave accidcn
upon any railroad within the Unit
States engaged in interstate commerce
The statement of facts submitted by tl
committee of the interstate commer
commission gives practically the san
statement of tho facts of Fireman Poell
running out alongside the engine , standii
on the pilot , grabbing the child of M
Paul Ussary from in front of the advan
ing train , sweeping it oil" the track ar
ontof harm , and himself slipping and beii
dragged a distance of 180 feet before tl
engineer could bring the engine to a sto
forty feet of which was over a bridge. ' .
related in detail how the brave lireman
leg was torn off and of his other injuric
The incident occurred on the St. Josop
and Grand Island at Powell , Neb.
That it is the first medal given und (
this act is shown by a letter to Mr. Poc
by the secretary of the interstate con
merce commission.
The many friends of Mr. Poell amon
railroad circles and others are but litt ]
less pleased than himself at his recogn
tion.
JOY MORTON SERIOUSLY HUR1
Capitalist Thrown from His Ilors
on His Nebraska Estate.
.Toy Morton , of Chicago , while ridin
Wednesday at Nebraska City , tried t
make the horse take a hurdle and wa
thrown over its head , alighting on th
back of his head on the frozen grounc
lie has been unconscious for eight hour :
but showed some signs of improvemeii
Ijfednesday evening. Physicians hav
boon with him since the accident an
they fear he has suffered from concus
sion of the brain.
Mr. Morton has been at Nebraska Cit ;
spending the holidays with his wife o ;
their large estate and expected to retun
to Chicago Wednesday evening. Th
physicians are hopeful of his recovery
but say nothing can be told definitely a
yet.
yet.Mr.
Mr. Morton keeps a stable of horse ;
find they are in charge of English jock
\vs , and it was one of the hurdle racer :
ic was riding at the time of the accident
Later word came from the Mortoi
ionic that Mr. Morton's condition had s (
"ar improved that the physicians express
jd the opinoin that he would recover.
COMPETENT HELP SCARCE.
3eot Sugar Plant Running Jfighi
and Day.
The Standard P eet Sugar Company is
laving tho biggest run since the Leavitt
actory began at Fremont. The present
ampaign will probably last until March ,
[ "he " company is working at full capacity
toth night and day. Competent help is
carce and about all who apply are tak-
11 on. Owing to the class of floating la-
ior which the company is obliged to em-
iloy the force is constantly changing ,
nd a good many men are kept on the pay
oil simply because there is no one to
ake their places. Most of the beets are
aised in the western part of the state
nd arc high grade. The company had
onsiderable trouble in getting a supply of
ood water.
Rifle and Fence Are Fatal.
Samuel Evans , the 13-year-old son of
Er. and Mrs. Thomas F. Evans , who re
de two miles south of Koseland , acci-
entally shot and killed himself Saturday
hile hunting rabbits. The lad had
awled through a barbed wire fence and
Ltemptedi to pull a twenty-two caliber
ile after him. Tho trigger caught on
ic wire fence and discharged the load ,
he ball entered tln > boy's heart and
illed him almost instantly.
Indian Died Ironi Exposure.
The coroner's jury which held an iu-
lest over the body of Geo. Southwind.
AVinnebago Indian , who was found
sad on the bank of the Missouri River
: South Sioux City on Christmas day ,
turned a verdict that death resulted
om exposure , the bruises on his body
ting occasioned by falling down Avhile
an intoxicated condition.
Feeders Are Busy at Colfax.
The Tolter Live Stock Company at
ihuyler received a large consignment of
eep this week. They will be fed at
e Crescent yards that have been leased
r the purpose. A large number of cat-
i and sheep are being fed around there
is winter , and the farmers are finding
ready market for their corn.
Wanderer Has Returnee. .
S. C. Bicknell. who disappeared from
ible Ilock almost six weeks ago , on the
rht of Nov. 15 , and had not been heard
mi in the meantime , put in an appear-
ce there Tuesday. He gave as an ex-
3e that he was hopelessly in debt and
iv no means of extrication.
Humboldt's New City Hull.
Che new city hall at Humboldt is rap
s'1 ' approaching completion , being now
the hands of the plasterers. It is
night it will lie ready for occupancy
ide of thirty 'lays.
AUTOMOBILE BEATS TRAIN
Locomotive Has Slight Start , t
Chug Wagon Wins.
After a .sixteen-mile race in an autoi :
bile with a passenger train Dr. .T. S. L
ta. of Kenesaw defeated what apparen
was an attempt to kidnap the 4-year- <
son of George Coffey. A few mome ]
after the eastbouml passenger train pui
out of Kenesaw Sunday afternoon 1
Latta climbed into his touring ear a
started in pursuit. The race was alx
even to the first station , the train movi
off just before the automobile arrived.
Hastings , however , the train was ovcrtf
en and the child recovered.
Sunday morning Enock Coffey. aged '
of Junction City , Kan. , who has be
visiting his brother , George Coffey ,
Kenesaw , took the latter's little boy
church. Whe'n they failed to return
the expected time Mrs. Coffey becai
alarmed and began a search for the
Just as the train was moving off s
found that the man had taken the ch
aboard. She immediately notified I
Latta by telephone and asked him
make an effort to intercept them at J
niata or Hastings. The police of Ha ;
ings were also notified by telephone ai
they were in waiting when Dr. Latta i
rived , a few moments before the depai
ure of the train. They took possession
the child and the doctor returned it to i
mother. Enoch Coffey insisted that ]
merely meant to take the child down tl
road a short distance and then retu
with him on a later train.
WAKNER GOES INTO OFFICE.
New United States Marshal Ex
cutcs Bond and Assumes Place.
United States Marshal William ]
Warner , of Dakota City , took the oath i
office before Judge' Munger in the Unite
States district court at Omaha AVedne
day morning and at once entered upc
his duties. His bond for $25,000 is ex
cuted through the Empire State Surel
Company , of New York.
No definite appointments of deputi <
have yet been made , nor will there be f <
several days. It is probable some of tl
old deputies will be retained , temporaril ;
Mr. AYariipr said Wednesday morning :
"I cannot say just at this time win
will be done in the matter of the deput :
ships. A number of applications are o
file. Such appointments will be mad
solely upon the question of fitness. Bi
just at this time I do not care to mafc
announcements of appointments ,
can say this much , that none has bee
made , either temporarily or permanently
Neither can I , at this time , discuss th
reasons for apparent delay in this mai
ter. "
VERDICT FOR WHITTEMORE.
Attempt to Hold Examiner Liable fo
Loans in Defunct Hank Fails.
After a bitterly contested trial case o (
cupying a week in district court a
O'Neill , the jury Saturday night in th
case of Bridget Corrigan against Fro
Whittemore and an eastern surety com
pany returned a verdict for the defend
ants. AVhittemore is a state bank exam
iuer and the purpose of the suit was t
recover from him for losses of depositor
in the failure a year ago of the Elkhorj
Valley Bank at O'Neill , because , as al
leged , his examination was indifferent
The suit was the first of this nature ii
rhe state.
JAIL BREAKERS CAPTURED ,
Men Who Escaped from Kearney
Found Near Elm Creek.
Fred Gillette. AT. B. AArarner and Frei
Englebrecht. three men who broke jai
n Kearney last week , have been captum
icar Holdrege , where they were brought
o bay in a haystack. They Avere pursuec ;
intil nightfall by Sheriff Sammons am ;
Jhief of Police Trindle , " who secured ar
intomobile for the chase after hcarinc
hat the men had been sighted near Elni
'reek. Making a stand in a haystack
he trio fought off oneposse with a re-
olver fusillade. Sheriff Gustus , of
helps County , with several deputies ,
hen drove down upon the exhausted men
nth rides leveled and they surrendered
Poultry Shoxv at Fremont.
The annual exhibit of the Dodge Coun-
y Poultry Association was held at Fre-
lonr. About tOO chickens of high degree
nd ducks , geese and turkeys Avere in
lieir pens when the doors were opened ,
nd many more arrived during the day.
.s has been the case with previous
liows , the largest exhibits are of Barred
'lymouth Hocks and AVyandottes. J. L.
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"odd. of Atlantic , la. , was secured to
idge the birds.
lhancellor Huntington to Remain
AVodnosday at a meeting of the special
> mmittee of the board of trustees of
fesleyan University at University
lace. Chancellor D. W. C. Iluntington
ithdrew his resignation unconditionally
id assured the committee that he is will-
g to carry on the work of his office
ithout assistance.
Makes Kecord Shoot.
Capt. S. D. Davis , of the adjutant gen-
al's department at Lincoln. spent a por-
311 of a day shooting at targets and in
at time made a perfect score of 200 out
a possible 200. shooting ten shots at
ch target from a distance of fifty feet ,
iich missile pinked the target within
circle the size of a half dollar piece.
Boy Accidentally Killed.
Marcie Knapp. the 13-year-old son of J
. Knapp , of Aiiuley. was killed by tho
cidental discharge of a gun. The ho\
d been gathering corn and returned
me with his load and 'when taking the
n from the wagon it was discharged
e load taking effect in the side of hi ;
ce and head.
Baohle Out on Fonds.
Sheriff Trade released AVilliam Bachle
> m the county jail at Beatrice upon re-
: pt of an order from the supreac oourt
Lting that he had been admitted to bail
tiding the action of the supreme court
disposing of his case. Bachle was sen-
iccd to a term of three years in tho
: iitentiary on a statutory charge.
ssouri Pacific Feeling Ground
" . P. Barrett , of Omaha , traveling
ight agent of the Missouri Pacific , ar-
ed at Beatrice and called on every bus-
ss man with reference to the support
load would receive in case .the com-
ly extended its line from Virginia
Has Kind fifihbors.
hiring husking season S. T. Mapps , of
rk , on account of sickness , was unable
gather his large crop of corn. His
jhbors last week put twenty teams and
kers in his field of corn and soon had
cribs f.Il-'d to overflowing.
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prv f. - ;
The twenty-ftrai cnnual meeting of thflf
Nebraska Dairymen's Association will bo
held in the stock judging pavilion of th < >
university farm at Lincoln , Jan. 17 an *
IS , Henry C. GUssinan , Omaha , offers at
registered Holstein calf , cither sex , val
ued at $50 , to contestant making highest
score judging Holstein cows. Messrs. JJ
Iv. Honeywell and H. C. Young , Lincoln
- offer jointly a registered Jersey calf , valj
ued at § 50 , to the contestant making tho
highest average score judging Jersey
cows. Open to members of the associa
tion who are residents of the state. The/ /
first prize will be awarded to contestant/ /
making highest average score on both !
breeds , and in case of tie will be drawn )
by lot. The pro rata premium will be dij
vidcd among those scoring 75 points out !
of a possible 100 points , in the propor-3
tion to the number of points scored above
75 ; provided that of the pro rata fund no/
contestant shall receive to exceed thd
sum of $13. The judging will be done otf
Thursday , Jan. IS , at 3 p. m. , in tho
stock judging pavilion at the university
farm.
* * *
The state board of education recently
held a meeting at Kearney to look intd
the conditions relative to the state's prop
erty there. Neither of the buildings is m
such a state of completion that the board
felt justified in accepting it. All except }
$1,500 of the amount due on the Kearney
building was allowed , making the pay
ment $4,750. The money withhold is to-
be used in finishing the interior , which
will be completed by the first of the year ,
and $1,000 is to be used in painting up
the exterior and washing the artificial
stone with an acid solution in an effort to-
remove the stains. AA'hen completed thw
building , according to Mr. McBrien , will
be one of the best owned by the state.
The chapel at Peru is also in an unfinish
ed condition , although the contractor is-
within sight of its completion. In both
instances the bonds are kept in full force
for the protection of the state until tho
work is finally completed and accepted.
The annual report of E. A. Church , ,
rhief oil inspector , filed with the govern
or , shows that for the fiscal year ending ;
Nov. oO he had paid more money into-
the state treasury than any previous in
cumbent of the office. During the year
the receipts of the department were $21-
115 , while the expenditures were § 11-
001.GO , leaving a net balance of S10-
023.31 to be covered into the state treas
ury. This is an average of $832.27 a
month , or nearly $200 ti mouth more thai *
any other inspector has reported. A com
parative statement of the average per
month , back to the time J. H. Edmistew
was chief inspector under the populist
administration , is as follows : J. H. Ed-
misten. $102.71 ; J. N. Gaffin , $255.93 ; E.
R. Sizer , $053.41 ; J. E. Hays , $5U1.34 ;
E. A. Church , $835.27.
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The official announcement of the result
in the state corn growing contest for boys
Indicates that Robert Engel , of Saunders
Oounty , is the winner of the first prize
Crpm among 500 contestants , representing
35 counties in the corn belt of the state.
Engel received a score of 84 and will be
uvarded a cream separator valued at
J5100. The winner of the second prize
s D. O. Stclk , a Hall County schoolboy ,
vhile the third prize went to Talmage
filler , of Cass County , and the fourth to
IVinfred Bixby , of Lancaster County ,
state Superintendent MeBrien announced
hat the prizes will be distributed as soon
is the necessary affidavits of parents and
; uardians have been received , certifying
o the production of the exhibits from the
ee'd furnished by the state department.
Gov. Mickey has secured a compilation
howing the percentage of increase in the
ssessment of land values in the eastern
ounties from. 1903 to 1904. It shows
liat some counties advanced more than
wice as much as the corporations , whose
verage increase was 73 per cent. The
overnor called attention to the fact that
lie realty values used by the railways
i their comparison include the western
ounties , where land was assessed at
lore than one-fifth and sometimes as
inch as one-half before the new law took
Sect requiring the use of one-fifth.
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The state auditor is not authorized to
sue a certificate of organization to a so-
ety whose name or title so resembles a
tie already in use in the state as to have
tendency to mislead the public. Under
lis holding of the supreme court the
'estcrn Maccabees , a fraternal benefi-
ary association organized at Grand Isl-
id is deprived of the right to use tha
ord "Maccabees" iu the formation of its
irporate name.
* * * '
Thursday Attorney General Norria
rown filed a motion for a new tria )
the case of the state against
e State Journal Company , involving tha
leged unauthorized publication of su-
erne court reports. At the office of
at official the statement was made that
e suit is an original action in the su-
eme court , and , therefore , the motion
r a new trial had to be filed withio
ree days , just as in the district court.
* * *
Thestateboardof education elected Miss
lariotte Lowe : i member of the faculty
the model school at Kearney. The new
; tructor taught for seven years at Liv-
lool , England , and is a graduate of the
ru normal. In addition , uhe has had
: eral years' experience in city school
'rk ' in Nebraska.
third annual meeting of the Farm-
Co-operative Grain and Live Stock
sociation will be held at Lincoln Wed-
; day , Thursday and Friday , Jnn. 17 ,
and 19. All meetings will be held iu
assembly room of the Liudell Hotel.
* * *
? he Lashara State Bank of the town ol
shara , Saunders County , has received
charter from the state banking board.
e paid up capital stock is $5,000. The
orporators are : ' F. McGiverin. J. T.
irad , A. G. Christensen , John Foster ,
AV. Feuerstein cud J.A' . Fenerstein.
s * *
> r. Edward A. Ross , formerly of .Cor-
i and Stanford Universities , and for
last five years professor of sociology
the University of Nebraska , has re-
led to accept a newly established chair
jociology in the University of Wiscoa-