Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, August 19, 1909, Image 6

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. . . . ber of persons injured is 82. Thus
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. temples [ , are reported to have been de-
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f . ' , , Dr. C. H. Lavindar , of the United
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I Y pital service of Washington , called to
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i ' pital , confirmed the diagnosis of Su
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an , order forbidding the use of corn
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and : was afraid to leave it for fear
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; Capt. Ferber , the French aeronaut ,
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I " The loss of the New York steamer
; \ ' jAnnie Bliss off Cape Sable last Wed
, ! / nesday morning was reported Sunday
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, ' , "the Gloucester fishing schooner Lil- !
: 1 .i jlian , who picked up the men Friday
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k , ' day | on a , bridge over the Menominee
- i I river near Iron Mountain , Mich. , Sun-
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I ; were going berry picking and took a
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f i I Simon Gumbell , a millionaire busi
f . ness man of New Orleans , who had
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't ! Harbor Mich. : : , died Sunday as the re-
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y I - . . ; ttotal loss in the most serious drought
; fl" , that section has experienced for years.
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: } d L City live stock market follow : Prime
: . pteers , $7.15. Top hogs , $7.55.
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l' I ; Ihapa : fatally. In two accidents at the
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G. A . H. MEN END SESSION. :
Atlantic City Chosen as the Next
Meeting Place. :
The forty-third national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public ended at Salt Lake City , Utah ,
Friday night with a fireworks display
on Ensign peak.
The final day was devoted to . the
selection of a meeting place in 1910
and the election of officers by the pa-
rent association and allied and auxil-
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iary societies. ,
By the close vote of 307 to 293 At
lantic City was chosen , over St. Louis
as the place for the next encamp- I
ment after a spirited fight. I
Atlantic City was placed in nomi- ,
nation by Adjt Gen : Burrows , of New
Jersey and St. Louis was named by
former Commander in Chief Charles
Burton , of Missouri. First , one city
was in the lead and then the other.
With New York to be heard the
vote stood 252 to 293 in favor of St.
Louis.
When New York was called the
.commander of that department an-
nounced the vote as 53 for Atlantic
City and 1 for St. Louis. This gave
the sea coast city a lead that could
not be overcome. The vote ' showed
the east arrayed against the middle
west , with the far west and south
more or less divided.
The other contest was for chaplain ,
Rev. Daniel Ryan , of Columbia , Ind. ,
won the honor from Rev. Thomas
Harwood , of New Mexico : , by a vote of
320 to 233.
After the final details of the con-
vention were disposed of Commander
in Chief Van Sant and his fellow of-
ficers , elective and appointive . were
installed.
The Woman's Relief Corps elected
Mrs. Fannie W. D. Harden , of Denver ,
senior vice president , and Mrs. Jennie
L. Jones , of Salt Lake . , junior vice
president.
PRISONER KILLED BY KEEPER.c
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Shot Down by Man Who Had Come to
Rescue of His Comrades.
After a murderous attack on two
keepers in the county jail at Newark ,
N. J. , Friday , Tngelo Caprio , await-
ing trial on a charge of murder , was
shot and instantly killed by a third
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keeper , who came to the rescue of his
comrades. I
Caprio had been making a distrub-
ance in his cell and Keepers Mat-
thew Smith and John Bryant started
to remove him to another part of the
prison. When they opened the cell
dor Caprio attecked them with a long
piece of stiff wire that had been used i
as a chair brace and which he had
sharpened until it had a point like a
stilletto. Bryant was stabbed several
times in the neck and body. Caprio
then turned on Smith and stabbed him
in the hand. When John Corby , an-
other keeper , rushed up the Italian
turned viciously on him , but the keep-
er , backing away drew his revolver
and shot Caprio to death.
WILL FIGHT EXTRADITION.
Jlitical Refuge League to Aid Ac-
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cused Revolutionists. ,
The Political Refuge and Defense
Jeague , with headquarters in Chicago ,
is preparing to assist Jose Rangel and
Thomas Sarabia , arrested in San An-
tonio on a charge of seeking to incite
a revolution in Mexico , and Friday
instucted its general counsel , Attor-
ney Charles H. Soclke , to proceed
to Texas and combat extradition for
the prisoners.
The league has already interested
itself , in the defense of Antonio ' rau- I
jo and others , who were arrested some I '
months ago on a similar charge , and
has appealed the cases to the federal ,
circuit court.
"The league fears that extradition
would mean certain death for the ac
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cused , " said Attorney Soelke , "while
if they were tried in the United States ,
where the alleged offense occurred ,
they at . least will have a fair trial. ! "
Shot from a Buggy.
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Mrs. George Eubanks was shot and
severely wounded as she sat on the
porch of her home near Lexington ,
Ky. Two unidentified men who pass-
ed in a buggy are believed to have
done the shooting.
Mistake Causes a Tragedy.
The first fatality growing out of the
strike at McKees Rocks , occurred :
Thursday when Steve Horvate , one of ] ,
the . strikers , was shot and killed by ,
Major Smith , a negro , whom a crowd
of two score striking foreigners had j
attacked ! by mistake , thinking he was (
a strike breaker.
To Be Head of Great Western.
It was officially announced in St.
Paul , Minn. , Thursday that Samuel L.
Felton , president of the Chicago and
Alton railway , will formally be chos-
en : president of the Chicago Great r
Western railroadwhen the reorganiza- f
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With a bandanna handkerchief
/.round his neck and surgeon's band-
ages for a rope , August Cousens , being
held at the county jail at Oakland , 1
Cal. , awaiting trial for .murder , com-
mitted suicide Friday by hanging. i
Arrested for Theft.
Eugene Stephenson , night operator
n the employ of the Missouri Pacific ,
railway at Newata , Okla. , was ar
ested by Postoffice Inspector Stone-
brook : : , charged with rifling mail
pauches. His alleged thefts vorer a
long period.
Rubber Plant Burns.
The Buckeye rubber plant was par-
tially destroyed by fire Thursday at
Akron , O. Loss $200,000.
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Held Dangerous to Public Peace and '
Safety.
Harry K. Thaw's latest attempv to
gain his liberty met with defeat Thurs-
day when Supreme Court Justice Isaac
N. Mills ) ) dismissed the writ of habeas
corpus and declared that the release
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would be "danger
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ous to public peace and safety. '
The signing of an order sending
Thaw back to Matteawan , a formality ,
took place Friday morning in Justice
. Mills' chambers at Mt. Vernon , N. Y. ' '
There is no crumb of comfort for
Thaw in the 7,000-word opinion hand-
ed down by Justice Mills. All the con-
tentions of his old adversary , District
Attorney ' Jerome , are supported , and it
is declared that Thaw is still insane ,
still suffering from persistent delu-
sions find still as much a paranoiac as
on the day he shot Stanford White.
The order for Thaw's recommitment
will be presented to Justice Mills : and
Thaw's attorney will then have a
chance to oppose it or strive for a
modification. .
Thaw received the news with an
outward calmness which appeared ,
however , more forced than real.
The members , of his family and his
attorney seemd stunned by the thor-
oughness of their defeat. Thaw de : "
clined to give out any extended state-
ment , contenting himself with the " as-
sertion that he was not disheartened
and would at once continue his fight
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FIRE IN NEW JERSEY.
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Is Started by Overturning a Pan of
Grease.
Washington Park , a pleasure resort
on the Delaware river , ten miles below
Camden , N. J. , burned Thursday.
About 4,000 persons were attending
a picnic of the Baltimore and Ohio
Veterans' association on the grounds.
The fire was started in the kitchen
of the park restaurant by the over-
turning of a pan of grease. Miss Jane
Dagan , a cook , was scalded and died-
shortly afterward. The fire quickly
spread and the building was soon a
mass of flames.
The fire continued to spread to the
surrounding buildings , which are used
for various amusement purposes.
KILLS GIRL HE LOVED.
Chicago Man Angered Because Woman
Did Not Love Him. .
Angered because the woman of his
choice failed to reciprocate his affec-
tion , Thomas Katsnes Thursday , in
Chicago , boarded a crowded street
car and shot and killed Victoria Ka-
waleo. the girl he loved.
Katsnes then shot himself , inflicting
a slight wound. Katsnes was former-
ly 1 restaurant ] keeper and his victim
was employed as a waitress in his res.
tau ant .
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WILL TRY TO BHEAK WILL.
Kansas City Saloonkeeper Left $117-
000 to Charities.
A suit to break the will of Charles
Schattner , a wealthy saloonkeeper and
politician , who died a few months ago
at Kansas City.Io. : . , leaving $117,000
to local charities and about $25,000
to negro . employes , has been filed by
Eugene Schattner a brother. The es-
tate was valued at $200,000.
Eugene Sehattner alleges that his
brother was addicted to the use of in-
toxicants which impaired his mind
and made him incapable of making
will when the instrument was drawn.
He also alleges that Mary E. Yates ,
a negro housekeeper , " to whom the
will gave $10.000 , exerted undue influ-
ence over his brother. A negro porter
and a negro nurse were also beneficia-
ries under the will.
BEATEN BY PIRATE CREW.
Honduras Sailors Then Cast Adrift in
a Sail Boat.
A special from Port Cortez , Spanish
Honduras says Capt. Zelaya and two
sailors of the Honduran gunboat Tu-
tumbla arrived there several days ago
and related a sensational story of
their capture off the coast of Hondu-
ras by the crew of a schooner believed
to be smuggling goods into Honduras
from Jamaica.
Capt. Zelaya says the Tutumbla
verhauled : the schooner and that he
and the two sailors went aboard , di-
recting the Tutumbla to follow them.
They declare the machinery on . the
Tutumbla broke down and that tak-
ing advantage of the situation the
crew of the schooner gave them a se-
vere beating and cast them adrift in
a small rowboat. They assert the
schooner ; was flying a British flag.
Jack Johnson is Arrested.
Jack Johnson the heavyweight pu
gilist champion of'the world , was ar
rested in Chicago for exceeding the
automobile schedule limit in } Michigan
avenue. lie was released after depos-
iting $50 : as security for his appear
ance in court. . -
Retired Admiral Dead.
Rear Admiral Judah Thomson ,
United States navy ( .retierd ) , died at
Seattle ; , Wash. , Thursday after a long
illness , aged 67 years.
Regent of Abyssinia.
In view of the precarious health of ,
King Menelik , full powers of regency ,
have been granted to Ras Tesama , the ,
guardian ; of Prince Lidji Peassu , th * ;
heir presumptive to the throne.
100 Persons Injured.
More than 100 people were Injured
by ' the , collapse of the - roof of a build
ing at Pachuca , Mex. , Sunday. Among
the number is Bezearos , the opera
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sincer. who was seriouslv hurt
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sifALT.J BOY SHOT.
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Walter Strayer : ; , Aged t ; . Killed-by : : ; Phil
lip Whitt , Aged : 11.
Walter Strayer , a child of 9 years ,
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was shot in the forehead and killed
by his playmate- , Phillip Whitt , at
Lincoln. A 38-caliver revolver was
used to inflict the wound. The bullet
entered the chin and ranged to the
back of the neck , causing partial par-
alysis. Ho was able whisper that ,
the shooting had been intentional , but
when the Whitt child was found , a ter
several hours' search he declared the
gun had gone off accidentally. The
little Strayer boy lingered several
hours after being shot. ? The Whitt
boy is 11 years : : old. Members of both
families say thej- think the shooting
accidental.
BOY SHOCKED : : BY BARN DOOR.
Wire Screen .Becomes .Charged with
Electricity.
Rudolph Bock , son 'of A. fl" . Bock , of
Grand Island , was subjected to a se-
vere electric shock. He went out to
close a wire door of the barn. The
wire in the door was charged by com-
ing in con tact , with an electric switch
'and when the father heard the lad's
c cry for help he found the boy fasten-
ed to the door , unable to let go. The
door was pulled away from the switch
and the boy fell to the ground. He
was unconscious for a time , but has
fully recovered.
DEATH DUE TO HEAT.
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Warmest Day of the Year Recorded at
Lincoln.
Thursday was the hottest day of the
year in Lincoln , the maximum being I
98 degrees , where the mercury re-
mained for nearly three hours. Mau-
rice Laughlin , a' lineman , dropped
dead while } engaged in repairing a trol-
ley line and his ! death is thought to
have been indirectly duo to the heat.
It was first believed he had come in
contact with a live wire , but it was
later stated that the wire was dead.
Reports from central and western I
Nebraska say corn is parched and
rain is badly needed.
DOZEN PEOPLE INJURED.
Wind Unroofs Grandstand at Valen-
tine Ball Game.
During the progress of a ball game
Thursday at Valentine between Valen-
tine and Norfolk a terrific wind storm
carried off the roof of the grandstand , I
near which players and spectators had
taken refuge. Nearly a dozen suffer-
ed injuries. A Norfolk player , name
unknown , whose head was badly
bruised and scalp torn , and a specta- I
tor named Cyphers are the worst hurt.
Three and a half inches ; of rain fol- 1
lowed the wind. I
Looks Like a Bed Sheet. I
The sample ballots of the primary
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ballot that is to be used in Lancaster
county this fall ' have appeared. The
ballot is twenty-four inches long and
twenty-eight inches in width. It is.
composed of five columns , each repre- ,
senting all 'the candidates of a party. I
The democrats stand on the right hand
margin the republicans next , the peo-
ple's independent third , the prohibi- ,
tionists fourth , and the socialists last.
State Tax Estimates.
The total assessed value of the state
is approximately $399,000,000. The ,
levy for the general fund on this sum
is 4 % mills. This will realize $1,795- 1
500. It is estimated that 95 per cent 1
of this will be collected , or $1,705,725. :
This leaves the state a surplus of only I
$17,241. It is estimated now that the
state will be in debt at least $200,000
by next February.
Collected Funds in Advance.
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A man representing himsel to .
be a member of the Salvation army ;
and that a number of his fellow work-
ers would camp in Hemingford , col-
lected a generous subscription from
merchants and others a month ago.
No one having appeared the general
impression is that the young man was
not the advance agent he claimed to
be.
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Weed Campaign in Otoe.
The Otoe county : ; commissioners ,
have given notice to all farmers to I
comply with the law in the matter I
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of cutting weeds about their places I ,
and that unless it is done and roads ,
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kept clear the work will be done and
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charged up to their property.
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Sample of Nebraska Stock.
A steer weighing 4.000 pounds and I ]
a native son of Nebraska , born and J
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reared on a farm near Llewellyn , in Jf.
Deuel county , has been brought to f.
Hastings and will be taken from there
to the Atlantic coast to enlighten the
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easterners on the kind of stock raised '
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Union Pacific 3Iay Extend Une.
The Union Pacific Railroad company
has a force of men at work at Callo-
way installing a new waterworks'sys-
tem. It is rumored that the company r
is doing : this work : r-reparatoiy to ' the I ( : '
extension of- this read next spring. ;
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The supreme rcurt ixfu ! ' crl to hear I
the habeas corpus proceedings sought I ; :
to be instituted by the father " of ISf- :
fie Johnson , a 13-year-old girl of Beat e
rice. The court put the case over j' '
to take its regular turn to come up : .
at a regular session. c
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Separator Burned.
A separator belonging to William
Leonard of Odell ] ) was burned on the , s' '
farm of Frank Burger , ten miles south
west of Beatrice , while the harvest c .
hands were eating supper. It is be- s
lieved to be the work of an incendiary. f1
Bloodhounds were taken to the TIurt ,
ger farm to assist in ferreting out the
case. The loss is placed at 1000.
Geneva Town Clock.
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court house tower was put in position c
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Courtinartial Hearing : Set for August
1G at Fort CrGo :
Corporal Claude Crabtree , of Troop
B , Second Unted ! States regiment ,
who shot his commanding officer ,
Capt. John C. Raymond , in the com-
pany quarters at Fort Des Jtoines , la ,
in June last. is : : to be tried by a general
cQurtmartial at Fort Crook. The date
set for the trial is Monday , August 16.
The transfer of the courtmartial to
Fort Crook has been made in view of
the prejudice prevailing against the
accused man at Fort Des : Moines. the
scene of the murder , and the further
rule has been adopted to eliminate all
officers of the Second cavalry from
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participation in the trial.
The general courtmartial has fulfr
power in case of conviction to inflict
the death penalty , subject to the ap ;
proval of the president.
COMPLAINT FILED ! IN LINCOLN.
Anti-Saloon League Asks Governor ta
] > l'occctlgaillst Dnhlmun.
Application wa % , made to Gov. Shal-
lenberger Monday to request the at-
torney general bring proceedings to
oust Mayor Dahlman and the members
of the police board of Omaha for fail-
ing to revoke the license of a saloon-
keeper who was convicted in police
court of violating the 8 o'clock clos-
ing law. The" application was signed
by B. F. Fellman president , and Har-
ry Stone , secretary , of the anti-saloon
league of Douglas county , and it was
supported by an affidavit setting out
the conviction of the saloonkeeper
and the failure of the board to revoke
his license.
TABLE HOCK : BOY KILLED.
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Injured.
James Hruska , the IC-year-old son'
of the late James Hruska , met with
an accident near Table Rock which
resulted in his dfeath. He had been
assisting in threshing and started for
home on horseback , riding in consid-
erable haste to get up his cows before
dark. His horse stepped into a go-
pher hole , stumbled and fell , whether
on him or not can hardly be deter-
mined , as no one witnessed the acci-
dent. He was found a little later by
the threshing crew , but was never able
to explain how the accident happened.
$70,000 FILING FEE.
Missouri Pacific Pays Big Sum Into
Nebraska Treasury.
The Missouri Pacific Railway com-
pany Monday paid to Secretary of
State Junkin $70,000 as a fee for filing
its new articles of incorporation.
Thirty-one thousand dollars of this
was paid under protest on the ground
that the increase in the capital stock
ofothe company did not justify the de-
n/and for the $70,000 when a fee had
been formerly collected under the old '
corporation. The fee is the largest
ever received by the state of Nebras-
ka from any one company.
Runaway Accident.
Dr. Shellhorn , of Peru , had a nar-
row escape in a runaway accident last
Saturday and as it was he was severe-
ly hurt , his daughter badly bruised
and his buggy was totally wrecked.
He was driving when one of the hold-
back straps broke and let the tongue
down. The buggy ran down on the '
horses , causing them to run away ,
completely wrecking the buggy and
throwing the occupants into the street ,
severely bruising the doctor and
breaking his nose.
Hand Tom Off by Belt.
Seth Hall , an employe of the Wood
River roller mills at Grand Island ,
had his hand severely crushed. While
slipping off a belt the hand was
caught and thrown into a cogwheel
and all of the fingers excepting the
first [ were torn off and most of the
palm of the hand was crushed. Am-
putation [ of most of the hand was nec-
essary.
Session Laws Heady.
Another batch of session laws was
received by the secretary of state , '
which with those already received , „
will be enough to supply the members $
of the legislature and the various " "
counties of the state. Another batch t
will be sent in from York and these c
will be placed on sale hi the office of 3 :
the : clerk of the supreme court. ti
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Biff Apple Crop.
York county wilf have one of the : to
largest crop of apples ever raised , and to
every apple is nearly perfect. The
orchard on. the farm owned by the to ,
Herman : Behling estate will yield
$
6,000 bushels. York county farmers
are reluctant about selling for the $ :
reason that York county fruit , owing $
to its quality , will always bring : the 0
highest market price.
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Child ! Bitten by Mad Dog.
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A child of "Will Warren at Weston ,
was bady : bitten about the head and cc
face by a dog supposed to have hytc
f'roph.f-bia.
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1it':1t . of V.'ay100 : ; Feet Wide. .
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That : the ric-ht of way of the Union !
Faciilc Railroarl i : company embraces I j 2
tin area of 400 feet in width , or 200 ! 4 !
feet : : -Cim the middle of the tracks on
each side is established by a decree $1 :
just handed down by Judge W. H. 02 .
Munger in the United States circuit '
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May Lose His Sight.
John Canfield , of Bradshaw , by rea hi
son of a serious accident , may lose $ ' .
the sight of both eyes , which was
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caused by his starting up his team ccN
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suddenly , breaking a staple , which
flew , striking him in both eyes , punc- 71
turing both eyeballs.
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Cattle Destroying Crops.
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Hooker county homesteaders have
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petitioned Shallenberger to come
) their assistance and save their W
crops from cattle which are being 23c
grazed without being herded. t i 25 .
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CHICAGO.
The sustained improvement in busi
ness is emphasized by a high aggro-
gate of payments through the banks ,
smaller trading defaults , and widen
ing demands upon productive . tapac-
ity and transportation facilities.
Tariff revision as an accomplished
fact removes some uncertainties and
the way is made easier to decide upon
new projects. Iron and steel condi
tions have entered upon & most en 1
couraging outlook and the success of
that industry imparts strength to : ,
many other industrial branches.
Factory outputs begin to approach
the best previous reccrds. The aggre- -
gate of new demands for finished
products assures increasing employ
ment of facilities and labor , although l
the subject of adequate profits 'a ; : -
for a time cause some hesitancy" in
commitments. Movements of commod.
ities are seen to be steadily expanding
and high temperatures cause wide
spread supplementary buying in the
leading retail lines here and at thE
interior. .
' An expected advance in some costj
has brought increased activity in
wholesale lines of general merchan
dise , the attendance of visiting mer
chants being far above the numbers
usual at this season ; Crop report.
remain uniformly good , particularlj
as to corn , and this prospect of an
unprecedented addition to - . the pur
chasing power is construed as favor
able to capital investment and renew
ed enterprise in commercial chan
nels. Freight movements both easl
and west now draw more exhaustive
ly ; upon available equipment , and
grain marketings are exceptionally
large and promise to continue so foi
months.
Bank clearings , 257,81pG20 , exceed
these of the corresponding week in
1908 by 21.2 per cent.
Failures reported in the Chicagc
district number 22 , against 29 lasl I
week , 21 in 1908 and 24 in 1907
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Those with liabilities over $5,00 (
number 6 , against 4 last week , 4 In
1908 and 4 in 1907. - Dun's TVeeklj
Review of Trade.
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NEW YORK. 1
With , the advent of August the net
tariff has become an accomplishet
fact , the leading crops are assuming
more tangible form with some temper
ing of earlier exuberant estimates :
of yield ; high premiums on old sup
plies of farm products are disappear
ing and the usual fall buyers' excur
sions are bringing purchasers to lead
ing markets. There is also noted this
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year what was aibsent for two preced
ing years-a growing scarcity of la
bor.
bor.On
On the other hand , there are som
features of the trade and the indl ! r 1 I
trial situation not as yet clearly , (1e '
fined. High raw material cost mak
for caution in placing orders in sr E
lines of cotton goods and the ad . ance
in the prices of some lines of finished
iron and steel is claimed to have dis
couraged some new business.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending with Aug
5 were 184 , against 223 last week ;
205 in the like week of 1908 , 157 in
1907 , 137 in 1906 and 166 in 19Q5 ( ) ,
Canadian failures for the week
num
ber 27 , which , compares with 34 lasi '
week and 19 in the corresponding
week of 1908. - Bradstreet's.
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Chicago-Cattle , common to prime
4.00 : to $7.55 ; hogs , prime hoavy , $4.50
to $8.00 ; sheep , fair to choice , $4.25
to $5.50 ; wheat , No. 2 , 99c to $1.00 ;
corn ( , No. 2 , 67c to 69c ; oats , standard
38c ! to 39c ; rye , No. 2 , 68c to 70c ; hay ,
timothy , $8.00 to $16.00 ; prairie , $8.00
o $14.00 ; butter , choice creamery , t 2 , - -
o 25c ; eggs , fresh 17c to
, 22c ; pota-
toes , new , per bushel , 50c to 57c.
IndIanapolis-Cattle , shipping , $3.0
o $5.50 ; hogs , good to choice heavy ,
$3.50 to $8.20 ; sheep , good' to choice
2.50 to $6.15 . ; wheat , No. 2 , $1.08 tc
$1.10 ; corn. No. 2 white , 74c to 75c ;
oats , No. 2 white , SSc to 39c.
St. Louis Cattle , $4.00 to $7.15 ;
iogs , $4.00 to $7.95 ; sheep , 3.0f to
$4.50 ; wheat , No. 2 , $1.03 to $1.05 ;
corn , No. 2 , 64c to 65c ; ; oats , No. 2 , 34c
) 35c ; rye , No. 2 , 79c to SOc.
Detroit-Cattle , 4.00 to $5.65 ; hogs ,
$4.00 , to $8.10 : sheep , $2.50 to $4.00 ;
wheat , No. 2 , $1.05 to $1.06 ; corn , No ,
yellow : , 72c ta . . : 3c ; oats. No. 2 white
49c to 51c ; rye , No. 1 , 71c to 72c.
Milwaukee Wheat
, No. 2 northern
$1.25 to $1.28 ; corn , No. 3 , 63c , to 64c ;
oats , standard , 41c -to 42c ; rye , No. 1 ,
73c . to 75c ; barley , standard , 61c to
65c ; pork , mess , $20.00.
Cincinnati - Cattle. $4.00 to 6.35
nogs , $4.00 to . 8.15 ; sheep , $3.00 to
$4.50 ; wheat , No. 2 .
, $1.07 to 1.09 ; '
com. ' No. 2 mixed , 69c to 70c oats ,
N4 . 2 mixed , 37c to 38c ; rye NO.-
75c to 77c.
New York - Cattle
, $4.00 to $ 7.00 ; N
hogs , $4.00 to $8.50 ; sheep , $3.00 to \ _
$5.00 ; wheat , No. 2 red . , $1.03 to $1.10 ; " " \ ' .
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white , 4.7c to 49c ; butler , creamery ,
: e to 26c ; eggs , western , 22a ' te <
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