Nebraska Newspapers

    THE IfALEWtlHE DEMOCR
VALENTINE , NEB.
F. M. RICK , - - - - Publlsl
TAFT IN NEAK-WfiEC
WSTO ? ; KO1 > ON 1'ENNSYIA'A :
FLYER'S ENGINE BREAKS.
Da ididato is En Iloute East Sli
for New" York After Attend
Cfniivh Scj-viec and Hearing ; Sern
on "The Successful Man. "
Donnlson , O. : Secretary Taft ha
Harrow escape from being involved
a. serious wreck on the Pennsylvn
flyer \\hich was carrying him e ;
Prompt action of the lower'iian ii
Higija ! station a third of a. mole c
of Coshocton and of the engineer
tlie llyer alone averted v.'hat mi ;
haw bei-n a dreadful accident.
As the train was speeding along
Iho rate of sixty miles an hour
pisjion rod on the left side of the lo
motive broke short off. Almost
J stantly th < - cylinder of the engine \
cracked by the unmanageable r
. Tht train was approaching a"sig
j tower just east of Coshocton. The (
J erator saw that something was vriv
and drew dov/n a signal to stop 1
train. The engineer applied the em
geney biake , and the train of six c ;
came to a stop on a charp curve.
The accident occurred at G :
o'clock , as many of the passengers
the train were at dinner in the lini
car T'Vvv of them realized how r. ;
row tVr ! escape had been from
uwful .ic-eident. Secretary Taft a
Nation..1 Omimitteeman Kellogg <
tered the car and sat down to dim
ufter the accident occurred withf
thought of anything serious in connr
tion ' .iith the stopping and delay
the train. The secretary made
comment on the accident when i
form < -d of it.
The t nuineer of the locomotive e
, pladn < ' i that it was merely good lu
that averted u bad accident.
"If i'.e piston rod. after it broi
hadin - under the train , " said 1
"wp would have gone into the ditch.
wewere running fifty miles an ho
and the derailment would have been
serious matter. Fortunately the bro
en rod 'anded six or eight inches ov
side the left rail. That saved us. "
The to\\er man sent a message
Denin .n fur another locomotive , a ;
after a delay of about an hour the 1
conjotive arrived and the llyr pr
ceeded on its way east.
SIGHT HISSTOKED BY SHOCK.
Jlcmarkableranv for Baseball Ptiy
Cantillon.
New York : James Cantillon. of M :
Tienett"Vis. . . who was totally blin
regaim < i his night at Beilevue hospit
Sundav during a fit of hysterics whit
Tollo\\vd the surgeon's announceemi
to him that his case was considerc
hop : ; ? and that he would proban
J remai.i Ij'.ind for the remainder of Ii
t life.
y Cantillon , who.is a professional basi
f hall i-'ayer. - ' and a brother of Josep
f CanUl ! ' . , , . Of the Washington "leagi :
f team , had to have h5s left eye remove
as ilj.rerult of an accident in Chicac
* seral months ago. The sight of til
f othTye failed from sympathetic a ;
lectn.n. He came to the Cornell Un
: vers-it > Medical college in Bellevu
i "hospital for an oi > eration. Sunday th
.surp < ons deeided than an operatio
[ -\vouM be useless. aid so informed Can
i tillnn. who thereupon became hyster
icaj. Suddenly he cried out that h
cnuH se- , and tests showed that th
sight f the ricrht eye had been almo ?
i completely restored. The specialist
, now hope to complete the cure.
GIRL AND ESCORT SHOT.
oiin - Woman Killed and Man Proh
ably FtstaJIy Wounded.
New Philadelphia , O. : How Cha ?
Spach.3r. years old. Avas probably fa
tally Bounded and Miss Arline Knis-
1y , 19 years of age , wa killed late Sunday
-day night is a mystery.
Fallen forward over the dashboarr
of a buggy , the horse walking slowli
ahout in the heart of the city , the bodj
nf mrs Knisely. a bullet in her brair
was found by two men who haltet
the animal.
A few yards distant was founc
3pach , a bullet hole above his righi
3yo.
"I've been shot. " was his muttered
remark. Siilcc then he has been un-
For some time he had been operat
ing a theater in which Miss KnSsely
tvas a ticket seller.
Storm Damage is Heavy.
Pitt burg , Pa : Reports from western -
-ern P nnlvania. . eastern Ohio and
"West Virginia are shnv'y reaching l.r-re
showing the damage from two severe
storm. : Friday night amounts to over
$200.orut. in a number of place.ire
communication has been seriously
cripled.
Tuo Killed and Namuer HMi-t.
Moiif.jiKahela , Pa. : One American
and three foreigners are dead : one
.Amer'-an and five foreigners injured
ns the result of an explosion at the
Ellsworth coal mine , near here.
Sionx City Live Stock Market.
Sioux City : Saturday's quotations
on the Siou : : City live stock market
tfollow : Top beeves , 57.25. Top hogs ,
" 55.70.
Decide Abyssinian STrir.
Addis Adeba. Abyssinia : The
lion of succession to the throne of
Abyssinia has been revived by an offi
cial statement from King Mi-r.elik des
ignating his grandson , Lig Yaxu , the
3 2-year-ohi son of his daughter , Y\a > ' -
zaru Shor. Roggu. and Ras Michael
as heir to the throne.
Gov. Hanlcy 1rostrated.
Ottawa , Kan. : Gov. Hanley , of In
diana , was prostrated by heat while
addressing- Ottawa chautauqua at
< > ttawa Saturday afternoon.
C\
I'fi-.rvs ! " * > * ? jr.sy. I r lured
Wreck at Trt-n .01 : , 3io.
Ft. Jw ph. JSIo. : At 1CO : o'cl
Friday a pusftenxer train on the Qj
ey. Omaha and K"ras City railr
jumped the track in thy- Trenton yc
and rullod down a . ! : : foot rnbs
mc.'nt. one car turning turt'c ,
twelve parsenjjerswere injure : ! . '
injure " . :
Mrs. W. R. < " ' --borri , of Rr-qer. I
Iraeturc-1 5kull : and internal injur
"VviJl die. Mrs. V. * . A. Pea d , of Ro'
Mo. , dav.ghter of Mrr . ; Osborne. in
nally injured ; recovery doubtful.
J. Gregojy , of Sheldon Grove * ,
Fhoulder broken and severa.1 fractn
ribs ; alr < hurt ir.urnaiy , rerk
Mrs. Lodie Thompson , daughtorf
Mr. Gregory , hurt in chest and up
back ; not serious. Mrn. J. L. .To :
of Plattsburg. wrist wrenched ; sli :
Mrs. John Lchr , of .Sidney , Ta. . inl
nul injuries and right arm broken :
critical condition. .Anna Lehr. fr
turcd f-lull. Mirs Maud Lehr , In
hurt. Ben S wait. of Milna , A
bra Iceman , legbroken. . Rev. J.
Wright. Mis. .7. C. .Steven-Yin and
12. Ford , of Trent > n. slightly hurt.
The accident was caused by a
fective car wheel. The train was n
ningslowly. .
surp-s srRGRnx KUS LIFE
i > r. Sinn ! ! , of Sfe.Hf. . Louis , Foti
De-id I : ; Caji. .
New York : ThomasV. . Small , ch
surgeon of the AnrM-ican line st an
St. Louis , ccmrnittefl suicide in
cabin on the steamer eirly Friday
shootingXo cause for the act
known. HO had been absent frc'in t
ship ail night. When he n-turn
Friday morning hc ; ipcared t . be
a cheerful frame of mind and afi
chatting pleasantly for a time w
one of the officers on duty retired
his state room. A moment later t
report of a shot was hoard , and wh
the door of the doctor's cabin \ \
opened he was found eying from a hi
let wound in his U-mpIe. His rif-
hand clutched the revolver from whi
the shot was fired. L > r. Small had be
been in the employ of the Americ
line nine years and had an extens !
acquaintance _ anong ocean travele
\Vhen a = here he lived with his wife
this city.
FI ii i.'rxos A\rYiiTious.
A * e-iiby Pusses Resolution Deelari ;
Readiness for Independence.
Manila : The Philippine assenib
Friday. on the eve of adjournme :
leclared by a vote of F.7 to 15 that i
lepemlcnce was the aspiration of tl
Filipino people and that they we
eady for immediate independence.
Speaker Osmena. addressing tl
louse formally at the close of the se
Jion , brought up the question. T
; aid that it was his aspiration to ha1
ndepenfiencov The peoi > le wanted
md their acts an. ] achievements she
hat they were capable of receiving- i
The progressista party leaders d (
nanded a separate vote or < the que
ion , their spokoMnan declaring th :
he people were not \et ready for con
> lete independence. All wanted ind <
lendenco. he paid , some day ; but tl :
ime was not yet rip" for it.
\ HAXK FAILS.
lec-eiver Appointed for Lincnoi Trpj
and Sivin.tis Company.
Philadelphia. Pa. : ThLincol
avings and Trus : corrpmy. a prn
oneern nf this , - : v. fai : ' > r : t ) op n i ;
oors for business Friday and Samu <
1. Hyneman. an attorney , was a-
ointed receiver. The trust com pan
liled about a .yea- ago and re.sun.o
usiness three months later after re
rgani'/.ing.
Mr. Hyneman sid that his an
ointment as receiver wj > < ? principal1'
iade to conserve the assets of th
ampany and that the . depositor
'
ould be paid in full. Tnc app'licatioi
> r the receiver was made hv Judg
anes. vice preside.it of the compan-
nd a large stockholder Th 2 com
any , it is understood , will li-juidatf
CH1LDRKN HER GUESTS.
iiK Cit > wd o
One .
New York : Friday afternoon ever ?
u'ld in Sag Harbor , her summe'i
ime. was the guest of Mrs. Russel
ige. who planned a picnic for all the
lildren. All the children had beer
iked to be pp ent and join in the fes-
i-ities. There wore games and music
id an out of doors supper for every-
) dy.
Mrs. Sage - visited Pierson high
hool. toward the building of which
e donated Slin.ono , and spoke brief-
to the pupii . she referred feeling-
to the fact that her mother lived in
g Harbor.
Court Helps Spank Ten Hoys- .
Xev.- York : \Vhen ten small boys
arged with shoeing craps wore ar-
igned at Kea.-n y. X. J. . Recorder
me ? llelly airl lines punished the
rent ? , r.ot the , rorderp. and he pro
sed to try another plan. He sen-
iced them all in a spanking.
Killed by .MuMcnl Kobhcr.
Fit. T.ouis. Mo. : .John O'Cennor. a
mer policenutn , was shot and killed
h5 saloon here 1 y a marked robber
io had atten- ] ted t > held up the < = a-
nkceper and three customers. Tha
rhwryman comiv.ai.dfd O'Connor to
lell out. " Wh/'ii O'f'onnor reached
his revolver the robber fired.
Kill Huband : Suicides.
' .ittle Falls. X. Y. : Martin Finn , a
mer. was inrtnntly killed by his
"
e. Elisabeth , as he lay .asleep" his
ne in falisbuiy. X. Y. , Mrs. Finn
Iked tn the home of her mother , a
e distant , where she drank paris
en and chlorcfoim. She probably
1 die.
His Vitality Was Wonderful.
Yilmington. Del. : Alter one of the
at remarkable disnlry of vitalitv
physicinns ct the Delaware hospi-
ever had seen John Merino , a
n. died at that institution after hav-
lived for four days tvith his body
rally crushed to a pulp.
"Mad Anthony" Wayne Statue.
"alloy Forge. Pa. : A bronze eques-
1 statue of Gon. "Mad Anthony"
yne was unveiled in the historic
ip grounds at Valley Forge Satur-
liTJMBER KATES TO KE TUT.
Ix ) < > e Case Ucforo l'\-dcrI Co
mission.
"Washington : Sweeping reduction
Dumber rates west of the Missouri r
! er and a 5 per cent reduction in t
'a/lvanced rates in. the east a ? well
other changes in the tariff are order
under decisions announced by the i
terstate commerce commission Frid :
The rulings are made in a group
important -uses involving the rates
lumber , shingles and other fort
products from points in the Will
mette vaJley to San Francisco a
from Washington , Oregon , Idai
Montana and British Columbia to ea :
ern and southern markets.
In the cases of the Oregon a ,
Washington Lumber Manufacture
association against the Union Paci
and other roads , the Pacific Cm
Lumber Manufacturers' assoc'tatl
against the Northern Pacific and ot
ers , and the Southwest Washinarti
Lumber Manufacturers' assooiatii
against the Northern Pacific , invol
ing1 a general edvance in lumber rat (
in many cases 20 and 25 per cent fro
north Pacific coast territoryto poin
east thereof , which became eTeeti
in November last , th , > commissi *
makes a geographic decision in its a
tion.
tion.On
On the ground of unryasonaMeiif
it orders restoration of tin ; previoi
rates west of a 'ine drawn fr un Pei :
bina , N. D. , Ilirough G--and Porh
Council Bluffs , Kansas City anvl yioi
City to Port Arthur , Te-c. . alf ng tl
Kansas City Southern Railway and ii
eluding all points east of that Hi
which now take the same rates j
any point between and inct.dir !
Sioux City and Kansas City. "
CLOSE CALL FOR BUCHTEL.
tnsano Woman Went to State HOHS-C 1
'Kill Colorado Governor.
Denver. Colo. : Through the coolne ;
of Assistant Secretary .Tas. E. Dotigl
erty , of the State Human society. Go
Henry A. Buchtel escaped probable u
jury at the hands of Mrs. Annie Pod
im , an insane woman. Laboring ur
der the delm ion that the governor ha
got possession of $40.000 she imagine
was left her by W. S. Stratton and :
scheming to force her to many hii
the woman visited the executive's ol
[ ice with the intention of shooting hit
with a 32-caliber revolver. She ha
the weapon concealed under a jackt
ihe carried on her arm.
Unable to obtain admission to th
executive chamber the woman went t
ihvo Humane society and made threat
: o "fix the governor. "
After warning Private Secretar
Montgomery Mr. Dougherty joined th
.voman while she Avas waiting at th
Broadway entrance to the state nous
uid persuaded her to accompany bin
f the court house. There he swor
> ut complaint of insanity against he
ind she was taken to the psycopathi
vard of the county hospital by Deput-
Sheriff Baker.
DEATH PEXAljTY FOR WOMAN.
trs. > rtry PsmiiiM- Convicted of 35 ur
dcr in Fii 5t DouTce.
Watertown. X. Y. : Guilty of mur
lor in the first degree was the verdic
> f the jury in the case of Mrs. Mai ]
Banner , charged with the killing o
Irs. Sarah Brennan. The juiy wa :
ut three hours. Justice Rogers sen
anced Mrs. Farmer to be eleotrocutec
t the Auburn prison during the weel
eginning Aug. 2.
The crime for which Mrs. Farmer
' is 23 years old , was found guiltj
ras most fiendish. Her victim. Mrs
trennan , who was 5f. years old , wai
cr neighbor and intimate friend , and
ne motive Avas to gain possession ri
ae Brennan home , deeds of which
[ rs. Farmer had forged in October ,
he crime was committed April 2'i.
Mrs. Brennan was hacked to pieces
ith a hatchet and her body stuffed
ito a trunk.
Mrs. Farmer's husband is also under
idictment on a charge of murder in
10 first degree as accessory to the
ime.
ACCUSE BOROUGH CHIEF.
ronx Commissioners Sulmiit Ill-port
to Mayor SrcClolIan.
New York : After having investi-
ited for four months the accounts
xl methods of the office of the pros-
int of the borough of the Uron.- : .
Dmmissioners of Account Mitchell
Galligher submitted a report to
ayer McCleJlan Avhich stated that
he evidence has convinced us that
.e entire Bronx department has for
e past six years been administered
imarily in the political interests of
sident Louis F. Haffen. air ! that t" >
is are ascribable most of the defi-
jncies , waste , irregularities and de-
.rtures from the law discovered \ \
>
Counsel for President Haffen in a
ttement Sunday asked th , . public f
spend judgment untiJ he had an op-
rtunity to be fully hcird. The re-
rt , it is said , will be submitted tr
v. Hughes by Mayor McClcllan.
Plant Grows Out of Plaster.
St. Louis , Mo. : Sidney C. Johnson ,
neral auditor of the Cotton Belt
ilroad , says that he has solved the
> blem of the hanging gardens of
bylon , in the discovery of a plant
) wing from the plastered walls of
: office on the fifteenth floor of the
irce building. The plant broke forth
glory four days ago , and now meas-
> s three inches.
Uncle Sain Repudiates Him.
iVilkesbarre , Pa. : United States
-trict Attorney Witmer began pro-
Ldings in court to have the natural-
ion papers of Abram Moses can-
led. Moses was naturalized here in
12. Immediately afterward , it is al-
ed. he left for Pretoria , South Afri-
Recently he got into trouble there
I asked the protection of the United
tes government.
Great Sled Plant Burns.
Ihelby , O. : Fire destroyed the plant
the Sht-lby Steel Tube company.
led by the United States steel cor-
ation. The loss is said to be close
52,000.000. The origin of the fire
not been determined. The plant
been closed down several weeks.
Santa , Fo Shops to Close ,
'opeka , Kan. : The Santa Fe lo-
lotive shops over the entire system
e been ordered closed until June
This will affect about 1,000 men in
eka.
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INTEREST HI HAPPENINGS
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SEEKING INDIAN RELICS.
Material Bchij ; Gathejtid for Nelnxt.
Historical Scclcty.
Mr. Blackmail , from the State I
torical society at Lincoln , has been
Tekamah for the past ten days look
up Indian discoveries which he th ! :
are very valuable because they arc
a different form than any he has
fore seen and thinks that they belo
ed to a race which lived here four
five hundred years ago. The finds h ;
been on the high hills in the north i
south part of the city. The c
seems to all have been burnt , and
these are the first high points west
the Missouri and have a good view
the surrounding country watch fi
must have been kept going for aj
as this same practice was later pr
ticed by the Omahas. Ke found
Reservoir hill in the south part of i
city five or six skeletons which 1
been burled in a sitting posture , fac :
Uie rising sun. This could not hi
' ee.n the Indians which now and tl
have inhabited this section for the 1
LOO years , because they bury th
dead lying down and near the surfa
and these were found to quite a dep :
ilso a copper ring was taken from t
grave of one of the finds , which
about large enough to fit the mid <
finger of a man. Pottery of a cerri
or concrete nature also was foui
which if ? different from the avera
clay pottery used by the Indians.
the last ton years hundreds of ske
tons have been dug up in differc
sections of the town and surround !
hills , together with tomahawks a
other Indian weapons , and it
thought that a.t some remote date tl
must have been a large campi
ground for he race of some unkno\
tribe. Mr. Blackman Is very much i
terested in his discoveries and inten
'LO further investigate this locality.
TWO WIVES FACE IIAYXES.
XUcgeil Bigami.t Te.lls licmarkal
Story ol' Domestic Troiililcs.
With two wives confronting him
.he court room , Washington P. Hayn
.vent on the witness stand t.t Omal
kVednesday afternoon before Judj
-ears in the case in which x he
barged with deserting wife No. 1. ai
old a remarkable story of his marit
roubles. Haynes pleaded guilty abe
hree weeks ago to the charge of wi
Lbandjonment , and gave a bond to su ;
iort his wife and their child. Tl
: ounty attorney has asked that tl
> end be set aside and he be sentenc (
o the penitentiary , charging th :
laynes immediately on his relea :
rom jail went to wife No. 2 ai
ought to induce her to go back
iving with him.
Miss Eleanor Thiele , of West Poin
i-ho figures in the ense as wife No.
nade an affidavit that Haynes went i
ter in Superior and tried to induce h <
o go to Denver with him. Instead <
'oig there , she says , she induced hii
o come to Omaha. He was arrestc
t the request of her father as I
tepped off the train here.
Haynes in his testimony referred I
Tiss Thiele as a "Judas" who had b <
rayed him , and denied he had tried t
esume marital relations with hi
fter his release from jaU. He testifie
e had secured a job in Denver aftc
luch delay , and had gone to Mis
'hiele to try toget her to collect SI.50
rom her father on a claim I-Iayne
lys he has against him.
DIVORCE IN IUGII CHICLES.
frs. Rearinald Grey Coke Secure
Sepiiratiim on Bi omy Charge.
As an outcome of the alleged mar
age of Reginald G'-ey Coke , son o
ir Henry and Lady Coke , and nepb
r the earl of Leicester , to f'alie. siste
f Mark Hambourg , the pianist. i :
rnerica. lat January. Mrs. P.eginal
rey Coke hn < - - < = erured a divorce o :
le grounds of ' ainy and adultery.
The documents ux-d" "d in the cas
lowed that Retinal 1 C"ke obtainei
divorce in Nebraska , m the groun <
" desertion on the part of his wife
r John Barnes , in granting the de
ee of divorce , said that RecrinaU
> ke's marriage to Miss Hambour ;
as clearly bigamous and he sincere ! ?
ished that something could be doni
America to prevent this sort o
tng.
Reginald Coke received his divorci
oni his wife in Omaha about eigh
onths ago : He had been living ir
maha and Sioux City for a year pre
ous to the time the decree was grant-
, and had many warm friends whr
icw him as a rather amiable
ough , without , quiet. Englishman
Bohemian tastes and free with his
oney. He is an accomplished ceil is !
d had a wide acquaintance in Oma-
, 's musical colony. He left shortly
ter receiving the decree , with the
inouncement that he intended to
irry Miss Hambourg as soon as the
itutory six months had expired after
3 decree was filed.
Lineman Killrd at Fremont.
Frank A. Maurer. a lineman , was
3idcntally killed while working on a
le at the corner of First and Main
eet , Fremont. Wednesday after-
on.
Nebraska Cattleman Touched.
Fames II. Finn , a Nebraska cattle
iler , was found unconscious in a cab
New York City. His companion was
ested. Finn had lost a gold watch
3 some money.
Omaha Wood'iien Win Prize.
Denver No. Slir.S drill team won
t prize in t - Modern Woodmen's
roster content M Peoria , HI. : Oma-
Xo. 120 , revl ; Topeka , Xo. 536 ,
rd.
t
Ncbras' : - - , > .e Pictures ,
"he Velc- ' - - of New York , is
> uc to s.r ' - annual cihibi-
i cr cci tsrpieces. This
the c . , - tojo first to
! FIXDS MANY LAW VIOLATION
ska Mutual Has Odd Mcth' '
Says Receiver Wakeley.
In a detailed report filed in dist
court Monday afternoon Art
Wakeley , receiver of the Nebra
Mutual Fire Insurance compz
which failed last fall , declares the
port of the company made at that t
is incorrect ; that large amounts
listed assets are worthless or of doi
ful value ; that some of the acts of
officers were in direct violation of
and that State Auditor Searle she
have begun insolvency proceed t
against the company in June , 11
Mr. Wakely says the report of Ex :
iner Wiggins , filed with the audi
June 24 , 1907. showed the company
be insolvent , and that its liabilities
ceeded its assets at that time by $ ]
032.49.
The receiver says it is to be regi
ted the state auditor did not apply
a receiver then , as it would have
lievcd the company of fire los
amounting to $69,000. The rep
criticises the conduct of the compt
and the condition of its records in c
tain instances.
The report also says ex-Gov. SI
A. Holcomb. formerly general agent
the company for Washington and I <
ho , is in debt to the company to 1
amount of over $10,000.
WOOL GRADING PLANT.
Adjunct to Storage Warehouse AVI11
Ks'iuUH.sIud in Omaha.
J. Bauer , of Shoshoni , Wyo.i
" > p ri a wool grading plant in Oma
Tu'y 1 in connection with the wai
house of the O'maha Wool and Stora
company.
Mr. Bauer is now In Wyoming to :
rure wool , which the eastern man
"acturers want , and when this w <
irrives in Omaha he will grade it j
fhe eastern manufacturers and gro
? rs.
The decision to open the gradi
slant in Omaha was reached by A
r-Jaucr and his associates after maKi
in extended trip in the east and intc
r-ie\ving personally the manufacture
Mr. Pauer learned what grades
ivool were wanted and assured t
eastern manufacturers that in the f
ure they could buy their wool on t
) maha market instead of going to t
.ve-jtern ranges to buy it when it
lipped.
Solicitors for the Omaha Wool ai
"torage- company wired advices Mo
lay morning that 1,000,000 poun
vould be shipped from the Northwej
rn line points within the next t
'ays , while a detailed statement
hipments aggregating 300,000 poun
vas forwarded Saturday.
SESSION OF WESLEYAN COUNCI
It'Id at University Place Intcrestli
Reports.
The educational council of Nebrasl
Vcsleyan university has just closed i
we'.fth annual session at Universi
'lace. Reports of the year's work :
ivn by the state officers and pros
Tt.s of local councils showed a sul
tantial growth ann interest. Due 1
he fact that the memorial buiUlir
.as been completed , some appropris
ions' during the year were made fc
lie furnishings of thrt headquarters <
tie woman's Wesleyan education ;
ouncil room. The literary departmei
f the organisation is growing. Th
tudy of bible history has been tak
p by some of the local councils. See
lie organization will perfect plar
r'nereby there will be placed a finai
ial agent and organizer in the fiel
hose duty it will be to solicit sul
: riptions and donations for Nebrask
iTeslpyan university and organize
> cal council in every Method h
fiurch in the state. One of the greai
-t aims of the organization has bee
nbodied in their battle cry , "A mem
prship of 10.000 women who wi
intribute annually 2 cents a week. "
EATII PREFER RED TO ARKESl
idian Kills Himself Rather Than G
1 to Prison.
A Sioux Indian named Thompso ;
lot and killed himself on the Rose
jd reservation late Saturday after
ion. The reilman had been accusei
r horse stealing and a-n Indian po
? eman was after him with a warran
r his arrest. When the two came to
'ther an exchange of shots followe <
id the fugitive's horse was she
nvn by the policeman. Seeing tha
? cipture was certain , the India :
it the revolver in his mouth an <
e-.v out his brains. The fellow hac
rved a. term in the penitentiary foi
> rso stealing.
virral Prisoners to Ft. Leavemvorth
Instruction have been received
om th" department of justice by Dis-
ft Attorney Goss. of Omaha , thai
I parties convic d of penitentiar\
' "nses by the federal courts in the
> l > raska federal district will hereaf-
r be sent to the United States mili-
ry prison at Fort Leavenworth.
Itnfus G. Rainey Bead.
Rufus G. Rainey. one of the oldest
-idents of Xemaha county , died at
s home in Brownville. Mr. Rainey
is about 78 years of age. He came
Prownville in an early day and has
ed there ever since.
Larpc Attendance at Normal.
rhe Alliance state junior normal has
attendance ef over 200. This is a
-prising nurr.ber and is principally
e to the activities of its principal.
\V. Hayes.
Tlnccs at McCook.
Fhe McCook Driving Park associa-
n has about completed its plans for
> races July C and 4. Already many
horses are stabled at the track.
eral pursrs have been hung up and
s expected , to make this event a. note -
e one in the history of the associa-
n.
t gasoline explosion occurred at the
is of Tert Welch , of Albion , result-
in the serious burning of Mrs
Ich and her small child.
From all indications an alfalfa pal
ace will be a necessity to accommodate
the crowds which will come to the
National Corn Exposition to be held in
Omaha Dec. D to 19. Plans for this
palace are being considered by the ex
ecutive committee of the corn show. It
at small cost a
is proposed to erect
large frame building south of the Aud
itorium , where the corn show will be
held. This will be lined with baled al
falfa. Prices will be offered for the
best alfalfa grown and as a large ex
hibit of grases is expected the entire
building will have the appearance of
being built of alfalfa and timothy hay
in bales. There is a section In Iowa
which is the kingdom of one Timothy.
The farmers who are fortunate enough
to be the subjects of this hay king are
anxious to send a display to Omaha ,
and it is possible that while the alfalfa
palace is built of alfalfa from Nebras
ka. Colorado and Wyoming , it will be
decorated with bales of timothy hay.
Just now Omaha is promised an indus
try which may equal in extent any in-
durtry in the city the alfalfa meal
mills. It has been demonstrated that
alfalfa is one of the best foods for
daiiy and stock cattle. The packers
recognize this and are paying the
highest prices for stock fed on alfalfa
and corn. The diarymen also have
discovered the value of alfalfa meal ,
which is a balanced ration. This is
shown by the fact that the Oradell
Dairy Farms company , of Trenton , N.
J. . is to open a large mill in Omaha.
The M. C. Peters Mill company , al
ready the largest manufacturers of al
falfa meal in the west and inventors
of the special machinery , have con-
traets for all of the product of their
mill and are contemplating an addi
tion doubling the capacity. From Col
orado it is learned that seven alfalfa
meal mills are being erected in that
-tate , while western Nebraska is to
liave two millr. one of them a branch
> f an Omaha mill. Indications are
that Omaha will have half a dozen al-
"alfa mills in two years , turning out
laily almost 2.000 tons of alfalfa
neal , and the Xational Corn Exposi-
.ion is not going to overlook a growing
ndustry. Among the prizes offered will
10 hay presses worth from $100 tc
> 150.
* * *
Thousands of cars of cattle are no\i
caving the Panhandle of Texas and
ire being-moved to raiues of Wyoming- ,
Montana and North and South Dakota ,
o be at some future flate brought to
he Omaha market. The movement
ms begun and is heavier than ever
> efore.
The Turlington has moved 1,200
ars , mostly through Denver and
hence to Wyoming and Montana ,
"ohn Eyler , live stock agent of the
Turlington , is now in Texas in charge
f these shipments and he wire" that
ie expects the movements this springer
or the Burlington will exceed 5,000
'ars.
Other roads are also getting their
uota , the Rock Island handling many
ars through the Omaha gateuay and
lien turning them over to some other
ne to be taken to South Dakota ,
'he Rock Island had seventy-five cars
ehind the high waterin southern Ne-
raska and the cattle had to be un-
> aded and fed until the wacer sub-
ided.
On the other hand many cars for
outh Dakota , which formerly were
loved from the Panhandle through
riiaha are now diverted because of
cv.v lines. The Xorthwestern is hand-
ng a- great many over the Pierre ,
.apid City line and the Burlington
as moving a large number over the
shland-Sioux City line , until the
ridge went out near Fremont. These
re now coming through Omaha.
Reports from the ranges all over
ie west are that they have been at
lis time of the year , for many seasons
id the stock is reported to be in fine
tape. The reports also show that
ie 4 and 5-year old stuff is except-
nally fat and will be ready for mart -
> t early. The high prices of good -
uff at South Omaha , last week when
0 head sold for $7.70 , stirs up the
.ttlemen to their best endeavors to
t the top of the market.
It is not at all unlikely that some.
embers of the b'oard of assessment
! } urge the next legislature to wipe
it all appropriations by levy and urge
e enactment of a law requiring that
-propriations - be made sok'y by di
et appropriations of definite sums.
lis feeling on the part of some of the
leers is due to the enoromus increase
the assessment of property Three
unties heard from unofficially show
increase over last year of $15,000-
0. This includes Douglas county-
th its $11,000.000. At this rate the.
: rease in actual value will be sorne-
icre around the $300,000,000 mark.
is would mean an increase in the
; cssed valuation of § 60,000.000.
> mbers of the board believe the time
s come when appropriations should
made definite and not by levy.
* *
The recent order of the railway
nmission stopping telephone com-
nies from charging a messenger fee
ere no messenger is used passer , re-
nded and again adopted. The com-
ssion voted unanimously on the
position. Those telephone compa-
s which have a contract which en-
es them to this fee will be given
opportunity to appear before the
emission and- make a showing as
what per cent of. the toll charge
y are entitled , and some kind of an
cement will be reached.
a * *
J. Coursey Richards , the old voter-
sentenced to the penitentiary for
; Ive years on a charge of criminal
ault , salutes the Hag today a free
n. The governor commuted his
tence. knocking o < " som four years.
; old man has been on parole at
soldiers' home at Mil'd for over
ear. He served in the Uu- war and
several wounds to show ! u fought
; re the bullets flew thickest. He
stoutly maintained his innocence
i * since his conviction and recently
; given a public hearing by the gov-
jr.