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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1908)
THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT VALENTINE , NEB. J. M. RICE , . - - - Publisher. IK FEAR i'OR CHURCH CUV OF ALARM IS IIAISED 15Y TI IK SA LOOX M EX. Men of Model License League Take Position that Servants of the Church Who Preach Prohibition Are Hrand- c , iii - Christ as a Sinner. The Xational Model License league , through its president , T. M. Gilmore , of Louisville , Ky. , Sunday issued an open letter to the ministers of the United States. After explaining that the object of the league is to have a uniform saloon license adopted by all the state where prohibition is not in force , the letter says : "We do not offer this law as a sub stitute exactly for prohibition , that is , it is not intended to interfere with the passage of prohibitory laws if the people ple desire them , but it is intended to hring about obedience to law where the business is licensed. The prohiui- tory laws that are being passed in this country merely prohibit the manufac ture and sale and do not probihit the .purchase and use , and all thinking men know that where a demand ex ists it will be supplied from some source if-the profit justifies the risk in supplying it. Witness the development of the mail order business and the moonshine business , and as shown by the figures of the internal revenue de partment the per capita consumption of whisky has not decreased with the. spread of prohibition , while the per- eapita consumption of beer has large ly increased. "If the anti-saloon league will agree to it , we will favor having an amend ment to all prohibitory laws provid ing : a heavy penalty for the purchase of alcoholic beverages , or for having them in possession in prohibitory ter ritory , and this would mean prohibi tion. The passage of laws will not prevent the use of alcoholic beverages ; that is a matter of education and of evolution. " NIGHT IUDERS IX HAID. k Up Citizens of Kentucky Town and Burn Warehouse. . Saturday night at 12 o'clock a band of about 150 mounted night riders , masked , heavily armed and wearing the insignia of a secret clan , invaded Fredonia. Crittendon county Ky. , cap tured James Scarberry , operator of the Cumberland Telephone company , and cut all telephone connections. They -ihen forced Dave Potter , a clerk in a drug store , to open his store , in which they corralled several citizens and held them prisoners. Leaving a large guard in the town , the others galloped to the village of View , five miles away , and blew up Alfred K. Cardin's tobac co factory , containing 35,000 pounds of tobacco , and set fire to and destroyed Mr. Cardin's barn , containing 10,000 pounds of tobacco belonging to him and his croppers. The loss aggre gates $10,000 , Avith $5,000 insurance. After firing volleys into the air the night riders returned through Fre donia and released their prisoners. Eighty per cent of Crittendon county farmers have tobacco pooled in th. > Society of Equity. Mr. Cardin is not a member. He was formerly a candi date for governor on the populist ticket. The Planters' association has no or- .sanitation in this county. TWO BANKERS TO PRISON. Southerners Caiijiht in Daring Fraud at Murphysboro , III. TV. B. Smith and James S. Xall , of Henry county , Ky. . were sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not to exceed five years in circuit court at Turphysboro , 111. , Saturday for con spiracy to defraud the Elkville. 111. , Slate bank of $5,192. Xall was president - -dent of the Mississippi Valley Banking company , of Grand Tower , this county , which institution is now in the hands of a receiver. It was charged that Smith came to Jackson county and organized a state "bank at Elkville , which had scarcely been -opened when Smith and confed erates in the south began to flood : t with overdrafts and false drafts. Smith installed Xall as president of the bank. Smith was once president of the largest "bank in Louisville , Ky. A fine of $2.- 000 was assessed against Smith in ad dition to the prison sentence. Navy's Ranks About Full. According to the latest records navy has profited by the recent scarci- ly of employment in many lines in the " of enlistments and the "way , comple ment now is only about 500 men short. Takahira Sails for New York. When the steamship Etruria stopped at Queenstown Sunday C. TV. Morse , of ICew York , who is a passenger , was in his stateroom and refused to be dis turbed. Baron Takahira , the newly appointed Japanese ambassador to the United States , was also a passenger 017 the Etruria. Sioux Cty Live. Stock Market- Saturday's quotations on the Sioux City live stock market follow : Beeves , . $4.75. Top hogs , $1.35 HITS MEN IIIfmF.R TP. Pennypucker and Carson Are Drawn Into Graft Case. The names of former Gov. Penny- packer and former Attorney General Hampton L. Carson were brought into the capitol prosecutions at Harrisburg , Pa. , Friday by the testimony of Stan ford R. Lewis , assistant of Architect Joseph M. Huston. When State Treas urer Berry first called attention to the alleged capitol frauds fourteen months ago Gov. Pennypacker directed Attor ney General Carson to make an inves tigation of the charges. Mr. Carson accordingly wrote letters to all person ! concerned in the construction and fur nishing of the big building , asking them for information bearing on the charges. All of them replied , and the attorney general made a report which showed that no laws had been violated. Friday Lewis , .under cross examina tion by counsel for Snyder and Ma- thues , declared that Architect Plus- ton's letter in the Carson inquiry was suggested and framed by Pennypaqk- er , Carson and Snyder , by whom Lew is was called to Harrisburg to discuss the matter. Lewis said the statements In the letter that every article of fur nishings had been carefully weighed and measured by the architect before they were delivered and paid for were partly true and partly misleading. He explained that the Huston letter was wrtten to dovetail into the letters writ ten by other persons connected with the construction and equipment of the capitol to the former attorney general. CARI/OS DIED A POOR MAN. Not More Than 830,000 Left to His Relatives. King Carlos , of Portugal , died a poor man. His entire fortune consisted of insurance policies held by the Bank of Portugal as security for advances made. After these repayments have , been made it is declared there will not remain more than $30,000 to be distributed to the heirs of the king. The body of the king was placed in its coffin Wednesday , after which the queen mother , Maria Pia , Queen Ame lia , his wife , and Manuel , his son , were admitted to view the remains. There was then a painful , heartrending scene , for the two queens and the young king broke down and wept bitterly. It was midnight when the body , in Its coffin , was solemnly transported to the royal chapel , all the doctors and high officials and courtiers be ing in attendance. As the procession moved slowly along the priests recited prayers for the dead , while from afar could be heard the boom of cannon on board the warships. When the final prayers were said the palace church bells broke out in a rythmic dirge. A similar ceremony marked the transfer of the body of the crown prince to the royal chapel. The face of the young man was covered with a Portuguese flag to hide his wound. THREATENED RICH MEN. Six Italians , Alleged Members of Black Hand ( Society. Arrested. Six Italians , members of the alleged Black Hand society , were arrested Thursday at Sewickley Heights , a fash ionable suburb of Pittsburg , Pa. The foreigners are said to be responsible for threatening letters mailed recently to Richard R. Quay , son of the late Senator Quay , and other prominent wealthy residents of Sewickley Heights. The men captured Thursday maintain ed headquarters in an old shanty in the woods. According to the police , papers were found that showed all the , men are members of the Black Hand society. Practices for Murder. Mortally sick with consumption and .Insanely . jealous , Jacob Koretzky , of Denver , Colo. , practiced shooting at a target with a revolver for several days in preparation for the murder of his wife , Rebecca , whom he fatally wound ed on a.street Thursday evening. After shooting his wife he shot himself in the head. Both died Thursday night. To Advance Bar Iron Prices. Announcement was made Friday that members of the Western Bar Iron association decided at a conference in New York to advance the price of 'iron ' bars $2 per ton , bringing it up to $1.50 per hundred pounds. The east ern and western iron bar manufactur ers are said to be working in har- jnony. Killed in Snowslide. At Crested Butte , Colo. , a snowslide occurred Wednesday near the work- , inE8 of the Crested Butte coal mine , "where four men were carried down the mountain side for a distance of 1,000 feet , and two of them were buried and killed. * For Now Dakota Land District. The senate committee on public lands has ordered a favorable report on the Gamble bill providing for the creation of a new land district in South Dakota , with headquarters at Lemmon. Outlaws Kill "Russia Police. A band of outlaws recently waylaid two sergeants of the Russian rural police near * he village of Cheromkho- vo and murdered them , chopping off ! the hands , feet and heads of their vic tims. New Attorney for Alaska. The president has sent to the senate the nomination of George Grigsby to be United States attorney for the dis trict of Alaska. i : 1IARGIS SLAIN. Noted Kentucky Feudist Shot Down by His Son. Former County Judge James Ilar- gis , for manny years member of the state Democratic executive committee , accused of complicity in many murders and a , prominent figure in the feuds which have disturbed Breathitt county for several years , was shot : md in stantly killed in his general More at Jackson , Ky. , Thursday afternoon by his son. Beach Hargis. The son fired five shots in rapid succession at his father , who fell dead while his clerks were waiting on customers. The exact cause of the murder has not been learned , but it is supposed to ha.ve been the result of difficulties which have existed between father and son for some time. The two men are reported to have had a quarrel several nights ago , when the father , it is alleged , was compelled to resort to violence to restrain his son. Young Hargis , it is said , has been drinking heavily of late. lie came into the store late Thursday afternoon and was apparently under the influence of liquor. Judge Hargis , it is said , spoke to his son about his drinking and a quarrel resulted. Father and son stepped behind a counter in the store , when the son , after only a few minutes * conversation , drew a revolver and fired five shots. Four took effect , the noted mountain character falling dead. BIG FIRE IX PEORIA. Half a Million Dollars * Worth of Prop , erty Consumed. Fire Thursday swept one whole block on South Adams street , Peoria , 111. , in the principal business portion Of the city , laid low one four-story , ( one three-story , and a half dozen two- story buildings , and left a loss of $500.- 000. The fire started in the front of the "Watson building , a four-story structure , occupied by the J. Me A dams company , tailors ; Columbia Phonograph graph company , and the TV. TV. Kimball - ball Piano company. Every available fire apparatus in the city was brought into play , but the flames were fanned- from the rear by a stiff breexe. The Schleicher building , all three floors of which were occupied by Schleicher & Sons , furniture dealers , was the next building to catch fire. In quick succession the Home Sav ings bank Mentor , Rosenbloom ifc Co.'s department store : Troop G. First Illinois cavalry , armory , and E. A. Strauss , wholesale and retail cigar dealer , were in the path of the flames. The flames extended half way across the street to the Grand hotel , a four- story building- , and the guests were awakened and left their rooms prepar atory to leaving the building should the necessity arise. THE SHOXTS NOT SMUGGLERS. No Further Action Will Follow Raid of Customs Inspectors. The treasury department , it was learned Thursday , will take no further action following a raid by customs inspectors specters on the home of Theodore P. Shonts for alleged undeclared gowns imported from Europe by Mrs. Shonts and her daughter , Theodora , who is to marry Due de Chaulnes Feb. 15. Shonts is said to have satisfied both the president and Secretary Cortelyou that there is no cause for the con fiscation of the gowns on the charge of smuggling. It is said on high authority that the case will be dropped. HIT BURGLAR WITH SLIPPER. Miss Coy Found Intruder in Her Room and Put Him to Flight. Miss Jean E. Coy , of Pittsburg , Pa. , is the heroine of the north side. Wed nesday night Miss Coy tackled a bur glar whom she found in her room , attacking him with a French heeled slipper in each hand. She slammed one with her left hand in his face , hit ting him in the eye , and then beat him with the other , using it as a billy. There was evidence that the plucky woman had drawn blood from the face of the burglar , and the police are now looking for a man who has the imprint of a French heel on his face. Five Firemen Injured. Five firemen injured and a loss of $120,000 was the result of a fire in the rooms of the Racine club , at Ra cine , TVis. , Thursday. John Stripple was injured on the legs and Charles Jenista severely bruised. The fire was caused by a defective electric wire. Attempts Suicide During Trial. The trial of Matteo Parloene at Rochester , N. Y. . charged with the murder of his 2-year-old child , was halted Thursday because Parloenn during the process tried to commit sui cide by cutting his throat with a razor. He will probably die. Leaps from Sixth Floor. During a fire that destroyed an eight-family apartment house on the northwest corner of West Seventeenth street and Columbus avenue , in Xew York , Thursday , Margaret Landon , 21 years old , jumped from a sixth story window and was instantly killed. Trial of the South Dakota. The new armored cruiser South Da kota will have her first government trial trip Feb. 25. By the time the battleship fleet arrives at San Francis co it is expected the South Dakota will be in commission. Lynching in Florid ; ? . Jack Long , accused of murdering John Sapp. was taken from the jai : at Xewbury , Fla. . Wednesday ni ht ar.tl lynched l'-y a IT.O'J of 2CC ; : ; e : : . J , Ju i i Nebraska 3. ? 4 , LAW IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Judge Travis , at Platlsmouth. Hands Down Important Decision. In chambers court at Plattsmouth Thursday District Judge H. D. Travis handed down his decision in the case of the state of Xebraska against Dr. A. P. Barne ? . of that city , in which he was given a trial on the charge of be ing engaged in the practice of veteri nary surgery , veterinary medicine and veterinary dentistry without first hav ing obtained a certificate or li cense from the state board of examin er ; ; or the state board of veterinary medicine authorizing him to practice in this state , and unlawfully assuming and us-'ing the title of "Veterinary Sur geon , " which title so assumed and used by him is analogous to the title "Veter inarian , " contrary to the statute. In his answer Dr. Barnes alleged that chapter 97 of the Session Laws of > lPOr was null and void , and that the act was unconstitutional , because it was glass legislation , in that it created two classes uf veterinarian practition ers , and that it deprived him of hH * vested rights without due process of law. The court reviewed the evidencT and citations at length and closed by de ciding that the veterinary lav ? was unconstitutional and Dr. Barnes was released. This is to be made a test case and will be taken to the supreme court. DR. IIILLHORST AT5VICIDK. Deposed Presbyterian Minister Dies in Lincoln Insane Asylum. Dr. Carl Hillhorst , a former minis ter of the Presbyterian faith , who was expelled from church on the ground that he preached heresies , died Thurs day evening- the state hospital for insane as a result of exposure and in juries sustained some hours earlier when he attempted to drown himself in a creek near 'he asylum. Dr. Hill horst. who voluntarily entered the asylum ten days ago , was allowed to take walks over the country surround ing the institution. Thursday , accom panied by an attendant , and one or t\vo other patients , he started for a stroll. Their walk took them along side the creek nnd Dr. Hillhorst. before he could be restrained , plunged into the stream. The water was only three feet deep , and those accompanying him dragged him out , but he broke away and again threw himself into the wa ter. This was repeated two or three- times , until he was exhausted , when he was carried to the hospital , but he died four hours afterward. He was a practicing physician , highly regarded. He leaves a family. POXCA FIRM FAILS. Judge Munger Apixrint.s Receiver on Petition of Creditors. Judge Munger , of Omaha , has ap pointed Patrick J. McCabe , of Ponca , receiver for Draga Bros. , who have been operating a general merchandise store in that town. Creditors of the Dragas. , among whom are the Mystic Milling company and the Higman Shoe company , of Sioux City , and Wyman , Partridge & Co. , of Minneapolis , in their petition declare that the con cern has converted its property into the hands of preferred creditors , and the court is asked to set aside these transfers and declare the firm bank rupt. rupt.The The claims of the Sioux City firms aggregate $1.500 and that of Wyman. Partridge & Co. , $1.000. MICKEY FATALLY ILL. Xo Hope for the Recovery of the For mer Governor. A Lincoln dispatch says : The condi tion of former Gov. John II. Mickey , who since his retirement from the ex ecutive office has been seriously ill at his home in Osceola. shows no im provement , and some of his physicians say there is no hope for his recovery. Dr. J. L. Greene , who was the gov ernor's physician at Lincoln , but who is now superintendent of a state hospital at Kankakee. 111. , was summoned to Osceola to see Mr. Mickey. He said the ailment was necessarily chronic and progressive and that recovery can hardly be expected. Deep Well to Go Deeper. The sinking of the deep well at Xe braska City struck a snag because 01' the money running short. A meeting of the directors was held Tuesday evening and a committee was appoint ed to raise more money , and put the well down at least 500 feet farther. This committee ' . \as out and met with good success. It is the belief of .th _ * contractors that oil or gas will be struck at the depth of 1.500 feet. The boring will be continued as the well is now dry ; : : nt the remainder 01' the work can soon be finished. Neuros-i ! Race Meetings. Members ot the Xebraska Speed as sociation met at Omaha for the pur pose of reconsidering the action re garding dates and classes taken at the meeting held in Lincoln Jan. 10. The following dates were agreed on : TVy- * nore , June 1" , 18 , 19 : iBeatrice. June 24 , 25 , 26 ; Tecumseh , July 2. 3. 4 : Au burn , July 8. 9. 10 : Tekamah , July 15 , 16 , 17 ; Fremont. July 22 , 23 , 24 : Co lumbus. July 29 , 30. 31 ; Grand Island. August 5 , 6 , 7. Hartington Firm Assigns. The Racket store , at Hartington , owned and operated for the last twelve years by Sam Wilder , with an appar ently growing and profitable business , was Wednesday turned over to a trus tee to be disposed of for the benefit of creditors. Change in School Superintendents. E. X. Gibson , of Centerville , la. , has been elected superintendent of the Hastings school ? , to succeed J. D. French , who has served eight years. Ills sfl.vy will l-onir. at ? 1,7 ( " ) ; -o.r. ; . POISOXl'D CAXDY FOUND. Confection Believed to Have Been Placed by Domestic. Suspected of leaving poisoned cand > where it could be eaten by the young children or the wife of Jesse E. Wright. 3111 Leavenworth street. Omaha , Pearle Farrell , age IS. is held at the county jail charged with being a sus picious character. A chemist who examined the candy for M.r. and Mrs. Wright declares that it contained arsenic , but it is a matter of mystery at the Wright home where the confectionery came from and the Wrights are at a loss to know why their domestic should leave poisoned candy in their home. Poisoned chocolate creams were found on the refrigerator in the back shed by Mrs. Wright last Wednesday morning. Pearle Farrell heard Mrs. Wright and the milkman talking and asking what \vas the matter , advised having the candy examined. Mrs. Wright had not thought of that , but acting on the advice of the maid gave one piece tea a chemist , who rooms at the Wright home , and he made the analysis. Saturday afternoon he told Mrs. Wright it was poisoned , but withhold ing the information from the girl. Mrs. Wright told her they could eat the candy now , and held out to her two pieces of wholesame candy exact coun terparts of the poisoned confections , telling her to eat one and she would eat the other. The girl obstinately re fused to eat and begged Mrs. Wright not to eat , and at the supper table en deavored to enlist Mr. Wright on her side , asking him not to let Mrs. Wright mak her eat the candy. On account of the girl first suggest ing that the candy might be poisoned and then later refusing to eat whole some candy which looked like it , Mrs. Wright felt she was more responsible for it being left there than anyone else , and not wanting her to stay in her home another night , telephoned the matron of the detention home to come and get the girl. SUES FOR SHARK OF FORTUNE. Nebraska Horseman Defendant hi Sensational Suit Filed at Lincoln Mrs. Valeria TV. Allenspach has brought suit in the courts at Lincoln to sustain her claim to being the com mon law wife of Mark M. Coad , a near millionaire of Fremont. Coad is known all over the west as a horse man. Mrs. Allenspach says that Coad wooed her when she was still married , helped her get a divorce from her hus band , and would have married her at once if her father had not objected. After the hitter's death Coad visited her. He said : "Will you be my wife and stick to me by thick and thin ? " That is all the ceremony the woman says was ever performed , and upon that and their cohabitation for il > ree years she bases her claim to a portion of his $800.000 estate. She has a big bundle of letters she says will prove interesting reading. Coad is over 7 ? years of age. Til AMI'S ROB FARM HOUSE. Arrested Shortly After by Chief ol Police at Fremont. Frank Asburg. Leo Peters and Frank Peters , a trio of tramps , broke into the residence of Swan Xelson near I'ehling Sunday during the absence of the family and besides fretting several square meals , took along with them Mr. Xelson's overcoat , a couple of ra zors and the contents of the baby's bank consisting of about S5. Chief ; of Police Peterson arrested the men ' about as soon as they arrived in Fre mont and they acknowledged that the pocket full of pennies and nickels came I from the Xelson farm house. Xelson also identified the parties as men whom he saw near his place just as he was returning home. Objects to Pre--\s Rates. Alleging that the newspapers are al lowed special rates for press dispatch es. TV. A. Myers , of Alma , Tuesday filed a complaint with the railway commission and demanded a public hearing. The commission will set a date for an investigation. Myers de clares the newspaper ? , under the Xe- braska law. must pay the same rates as business men and farmers. Receiver for Gas Plant. T-I. G. Leigh , of Xebraska City , was Saturday appointed receiver for the Xebraska City GasLight company , of Xebraska City. Judge Munger , of the federal court , taking action on the application of the Illinois Savings and Trust company , of Chicago , and Mrs. Evelyn Bird , of Xebraska City , the principal creditors. The liabilities amount to $50,000. Xebraslca Swindler Caught. W. G. Whitaker , 40 years old. a salesman , who said his residence was in Etangton. was arrested at Dayton , O. , by the detectives and a deputy United States marshal , charged with using the United StMes mails for fraudulent purposes. He was taken to Springfield , O. His forte is the recov ery of "ancestral fortunes. " Child Fell Down Stairs : Dead. Tripping on a piece of carpet the 2-year-old child of Kd Connelley , of Lindsey , pitched headlong down stairs , striking on- the back of a chair , run ning one of the rungs into its eye. It is believed that the brain was pene trated , as the child did not regair consciousness. Protest Against Ga Hne Car. A petition is being circulated by Xorfolk traveling men asking that the motor car be taken off the Bonesteel branch and that a passenger or freight train be put on in its place. Too Many Wives ? A dispatch from Columbus says : William Cobbinson is obliged to come into court for having more wives than the law allows. It is alleged he has had a couple of wives for more than three years. He waived examination and vias bound over in the sum of $500. He is in the county jail. Xorfolk Wants Place hi First Class. The petition for the annexation cf contiguous territory to make Xorfolk a city ff S.ooft pcv-pio has been filed by The 5--tato raMway ordered the lii on Inland : a" construct a depot at I'nivei - ' . ; and install an agent. The r. . ' . .ves the railroad company unti.r - I tO' - - - ' * v. L A i \ * * i i v * * ! construct the station , and i r , v : - the * plans and specification ? ir.u. ' - ! n 11& ! with the commission by April ' The/ / depot is to contain 50 J ! < > * ' ' ! -or1 space. As a preliminary to i' : letf ' . . -ist- rommissionorClarkc wr. te a - ive brief answering all ' i raised by tlu- defendant ri. ' . " . . pany. which challenged ti : - : the eomniK'-ie.p. to make sue' : , : ' but holding il--M the commi- . ild do only whet the logi-Isture . provided it could do. Mr. ! i- in his opinion that the comir - . . .leho rived its pouors from the l"'i . - ho * idopted the oonstitntion.il a.t. i.t "tit and that the legislature had " i . \.er only to rrjculatf the piMCe'r- . then - commission in conducting h > - , n < l proceedings. He quotes 1'ro.i. of courts to upheld nis cor.- " ' that even without legislative ! i the commission ot.uld act un l- . au thority granted by the c.Mitti-- . .md. until the court4- hold nt'.1 the- commission ccp cts tr > act : ? ! > * > * * " The state i nil way comis : not yet issued n formal an * % the creamery men who some lin -.sk- ed for a rohearintj on its r- in the service case and a 1:1 of i hat order. The croan the commie-ion to compel L ! * . ads- to give receipts for empty ' . : . i itirn- ed. When tiltcommission. : - : ! its orders regarding the rate f- . - . ing- cream nothing was si'id a ! > . ---ipts for cans. Commissioner C"t"v ! ever , filtd an opinion njre ' ' : " : the- majority opinion insofar a.- : ' -ted to rates , but ho deeded thwt " -ip- pei's wore ontitlo'J to roci-ij : f : the empty cans snipped. lie h . ! c the fact that in the part cu ; ' ' been , shipped ai the risk of the . - -as no reason why the shiprr.iuldL not be niaiie in a bnsine-sslikr- - < > wr and that the owner.s of the ' - vore entitled to the rooeipt.s in u : . ' . > be- able to plaoo responsibility . ars- were rnissent r lost. Th- ' . . two- commissioners , however , i -t" . . ! to- agree tii \ln \ * opinion : . ' - far they have not changed thv ; - r.'ii..s. " The monthly report of ? * > T eas- urer Brian for the month . ; " senary shows total receipts of S' I . > s.47 ; payments , $ ! )11.3DD.S1 ) ; baa ! . * ; S- 40K.S2. In the educational ; " ' "lere- is a total of $2 4.)10.G ! ) : ; . TI : ! naces- in the educational funds and . . . . . ; mks are large nt this time own ; > the- fact that the $21C . ! . ' ( 0 wortlt i.ftate bonds purchased not lonK > s'i'vero to have been delivered the li"f this- \veek. but the parties fn ti : \ horn , these bonds \\ere purchased ji _ ' only delivered ? i.HOO. : : leaving . - ' , .000 which will have t < be tnk * * - of" within a few day * : , and thes' : i. - - bal ances in lho C' funds and iv - city banks will bo depleted upon : ' . ( .oliv- ery of these bonds. The ito : . . : ' .5-14- : { 7'J.40 unwritten receipts N nnt y re ceived from county treasurerTmliT settlement. The money \va c.\.t . 'ited in the banks pending the ch-v-'it u up * of the reports by the auditor The- report shows the state de > ' . -.wins interest is now SI.02:5.80.M : : . * t- * The bilN for water fur-I.-n- ! . : . y the- city of Lincoln to the ctatK ' . \ M-sity and the university farm f-r . . i..Ieti- nite period have been fileu . : h tht- auditor. Covering a jier- : t not more than three months f i ' stain , departments the bilis atnoui 1 to Sn47..G ; for six months f > r " de- partments. 7r 1.4S. and i--r iine months period tlu-re wa i of 50.21. The total amount - t $1.- IDS05. The largest item u ufor 5212.74 for ISU.IOO galli ; : . - - ' r th& boilers. One item read tha ; ' . v M eter was dead and the avera- two years. $ f 0. was inserted . . -.f bill , Whether the S50 was for Ei. r. : nths o * six minutes was not set 'out. - > * Deputy Labor Commis > : i ' John J. Ryder will visit t. : \ - > riou& labor organizations in ' -rn.ti . an < 5 Lincoln and solicit their i - 5 in gathering statistics i.f a.u : gestive of the name of th.-- - > : ! . i. He will urge the various un i- < give him information rejrardinr ; T.--i'- r..ii < j workmen , rent they how homes owned by member- : ' expenses of a family , beTic--- -id to sick members. insuranc n. ; -rge- ments , rules governing a { > i > - -Titi'- . - . - anfii i-ther information which the * : rion have or can secure. The v/ork of poth ering agricultural statistics I.svei , un der way. The Xebraska state ban' ! I.-i < -tv.l at Creighton , is anxious to b- o-'if-'ally rr-cognized as the official .s'rt > band. To get this recognition a.tt'r ' was sent to the governor signed i-y jrir'ier- ous business men. who sa.l i.i i.'ttri > for the official recognition of thi > ; .nd it would be willing to play DM ! > rate- occasions without pay or ercpo i < e to the state. The governor ha.- . .t yet had time to consider the matter * * * The car shipments reported in tha railway commission for July. Anr-ust , . September and October show th. t the railroads of Xebraska during these four months shipped a total < ? I4.f 16- 600 bushels of wheat , 20.19is.fiot > Bush els of corn. 7.444,000 buslu-H , , r.ats - aid other grain products. Th > o ? tala .are based on the number of cur * ship ped. * * * Thomas McGuigan , sentei.ce-f ! t-i tha penitentiary for sixteen years f * > r the- murder of a man named Mu--y : at Omaha : George Britt. tit * n--r.y v/ho defended him. and Judg-- - . S. 'Satelle , before vv-hom the ta- = * . - -.vas tried , appeared before Gov. tfhe- and made a plea to have the si sentence commuted. McGuiffan w : his time commuted to ten years , v. ! : 'ir \vith his good time allowance , \viii se cure his r'.kohL ; r.i : r. : ' . '
