'Mill * . i.MMhAV m < VM < mnii'i > A
Services Over His Remains
Held at Tcknmah Home.
BROTHER OF NORFOLK WOMAN.
A Young Man Thirty Years of Ago ,
Well Educated nnd of Exception. ! !
Ability In Scientific and Literary Di
rections , Death IB Doubly Tragic.
IKinin MniulnvV Pully 1
1 Tlio funeral of Wllllum I'ndiliicl : ,
thu young man who WMH killed ny IIH !
fiithor litnt week nt Tokiimuh ami a
brother of Mrs. John Bullantyno nf
this city. wus hold Monday nftornoon.
Mrs. Bahintyno watt proHont for tlio
services.
Solomon 1'aililnch , llin father , is
father of Mrs. Uallantyno of Norfolk.
Tliuvlfo anil mother was hero for
u visit when thu terrible tragedy oc-
currcil lit thu Hurt county homo
Solomon Pnddook Is an old Holdlur
nnd Itvnu during the war of the ro-
bullion that lie contracted his tuMo
for liquor.Vhllo she wan at hoiiio
hit * wlfo WIIH ahlu to control the \ot-
uran Holdlur an no onu OHO ) nvor oouUl.
When Him loft lior hoimo Itvm not
nt all curtain that ho would not ho
mihordlnatod to his paB.slou aii't gel
to drinking.
Tried to Come For Years.
For thruo years' tlmo Mrs. Paddock
IHIH hoen trying to urning'1 HO tliat
Hho tnlht ( conio to Norfolk to vlHlt
lior daughter. I 'or tliroo yean. r'io '
had huun afraid to leave home on ac
count of her luiHlmnd. Finally shu did
conio and on
Buminonud homo by the IIOWH that her
BOH , thirty yours old , had hoen t-hot
down In a moment of rajHho h ft
the next morning for tlio torrlnlo
HCOIIO and WIIH accompunlod by Mr ? .
llallantyno.
William M. Paddock WIIH n young
man of exceptional ability. A grad
uate of hake Forest university , he
WIIH well educated and highly lospoct-
oil. llo WIIH a HclontlHt of ro mean
rank and bin horhavlum cotiBlHtod of
Hovoral thousand magnificent botanic
specimens lie had written \ory fro-
( inontly for maga/.lnes mich 'is Har
per's and WIIH one of the writers upon
whom publishers called for special
work.
A young man and unmarried , he
had devoted his Income largely to
books and hlH library WIIH ono of the
best In his community. He had want
ed to move Into Chicago or sonie other
city whore ho might accept good po
sitions offered but connlderod It a
duty to remain at the old homestead
so long as bin parents wanted to bn\o
him there.
Was Outspoken.
William Paddock , according to Ills
friends who know him host , was out
spoken In disposition , llo was not
diplomatic and not compromising.
When people disagreed with him bo
did not hesitate to speak his mind.
With this fact lit view , It Is easy
to imagine how he broke the jui ;
which his father had brought homo
and how he expressed his dltmnmivul
of the parent's act. The elder Pad
dock , not himself because of his drinl-
Ing , Hushed with rage , slo/od a shot
gun and in an instant had lulled his
boy.
boy.Friends
Friends of Mrs Hallantyno In Nor
folk , who are numbered by the sroio ,
extend to her at this tlmo I he slnccr-
est of all their sincere sympathy In
view of the dreadful disaster wiilch
has through accident come upon her
and her family.
DEDICATE A HANDSOME NEW HOME
Battle Creek Farmer Invites His
Friends to Help Him Start Right
In a New House.
Huttlo Creek. Doc. 1. Special to
The News : Albert Rnovort , who lives
fourteen miles southwest of here ,
dedicated his now residence Sunday.
For that purpose be had Invited his
neighbors and all the members of the
Lutheran church on Uuffnlo Creek.
Their minister , Hev. Mr. Kocster of
Tilden , was present also.
The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Mnntoy was christened nt
the Lutheran church Sunday.
Our business houses are preparing
for Christmas trade nnd are exhibit
ing some line displays in their show
windows.
Rev. Father Shyno held mass at
the Catholic church yesterday morn-
Ing. Rov. Father Walsh of Norfolk
was also present.
Mr. Sprout had six carloads of cat
tle shipped down from his ranch in
Sheridan county Sunday night , which
bo is going to feed hero on his place
about sixteen miles south of town.
Misses Rose and Lillian Willis have
been In Cherry county , where they
made final proof on their homesteads ,
which are located thlrty-llvo miles
south of Wood lake. Miss Rose re
turned Sunday and Miss Lillian took
a six months' term of teaching school
up there.
Mr. and Mrs. Goo. Stlrk and two
children returned Thursday from a
three weeks' visit with Mrs. Stlrk's
parents In Carroll county , Virginia.
Robert E. French of Kearney , cus
todian of the Masonic grand lodge of
the state , was Instructing the local
ledge hero the past three days of last
week.
Deputy Grand Master C. E. Burn-
ham and E. H Lulkurt of Tilden and
Rev Mr Damon of Meadow ( Irovo
attended the Mnnonlo meetings hero
Friday
August Wolsky , ( lee , SechelJr. , and
Andreas Thomson returned Friday
from the Ilrulo Sioux reservavtlon ,
H. I ) . , where they have taken home
steads. They are well pleased with
the hind and country.
(3co. Honerman , vice president of
the Citizens Slate bank and stock
fanner , has added Ills name to Thu
Norfolk Dully News list.
Ceo. Hlmmorman IH very much
troubled nt present with rheumatism.
Me has to walk with the assistance
of a ciino.
It waH very cold Sunday morning ,
which IH the reason that a good many
of our farmers did not come to town.
Still the collection for tlio Orphans'
homo nt Fremont amounted to $30 nt
the Lutheran church.
Miss \poru Watts of Norfolk came
up Sunday for a week's visit with
Mrs , Kathleen Richardson.
EWINQ.
Corn cobs will soon bo a medium of
exchange In this burg and wo would
not mind exchanging a subscription
for Homo ourselves. Wo wouldn't ob
ject to having u little corn loft on
them , either.
Win. and .lay Gllmour , accompanied
by .1. L. Fisher and 13. L. Davlos , took
the early morning train Thursday to
reach Lincoln In time to see the mod
urn gladiators perform on the grid-
Iron.
The high prlco of lumber docs not
seem to check the building of new or
iiiu luiminuK ui "I" miunun in iiun
section of the country , If wo are to
judge by the number of loads of lum
ber going by the ofllco dully.
Th. 1) . Solvers , living north of town ,
hud the misfortune to lese a line steer
lust week. It got Its leg caught In
a hay stacker which was In the yard
and In some way broke the bone be
tween the knee nnd ankle.
William Shruder while loading hogs
at a sale north of Orchard on Tues
day last , had lilw knee thrown out of
place by hogs running over him In
the wagon. Mill Is all right on the
ground lloor , but when he gets up In
( ho hog wagon ho is liable to have
his plus knocked from under him.
As has been the custom in the past ,
the U. P. congregation held their
Thanksgiving services In the morning
and had dinner In the church as ono
family , all having well filled baskets
of roast turkey and everything else
calculated to make one wish that
every day would bo ono to glvo thanks.
AH to iiuantlty and quality wo'are
hero to state that the U. P's. gave us
a very substantial Idea In the form of
a basket full of everything of the best ,
which wo fully appreciate. Advocate.
BRISTOW.
Miss Anderson Is spending the week
at Malmo , visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Granlund visit
ed at the homo of John Lundborg Sun
day.
day.C.
C. Johnson returned from his east
ern trip Tuesday evening after a two
weeks' visit.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Wotherby returned
from their visit to IJloomllold Satur
day evening.
D. J. Drohort of Omaha , cousin of
|
Mrs. George Dell and Miss Hurtling
was hero vlhlting this week.
I. Steiner , Edward Hnhn , P. C. An
derson , E. Uongston and Dr. Hewitt
were subscribers for the Boomer this
J. C. Smith has purchased the entire -
tire Interest In the city meat ninrkot
and will continue the same ns before.
Mr. Smith , sr. . will go to South Da
kota In the near future.
At u meeting hold by the bachelors
of Bristow , for the purpose of organ
izing a bachelors' club , Mr. A. M. An
derson was elected chairman , pro-torn ,
and Fred Bazolmnn secretary. It
was decided that the name of this club
he The Modern Order of Delightful
Bachelors.
Dr. H. F. Hewitt of Hawurdon. la. ,
has been In Bristow for the past week
looking over the situation with n view
of locating hero , nnd has decided that
he will cast his lot among us.
Alva Brlggs purchased the Henry
Sheep farm south of town ono day
last week. This
farm joins him on
on the north , making u section of Boyd
county soil for Mr. Briggs.
A. E. Granlund received a telegram
Thursday evening stating the death
of his father nt Newman Grove. Mr.
nnd Mrs. Granlund left on the mornIng -
Ing passenger for that place.
YOUNG WOMAN SUICIDES.
Miss Jessie Jardln of Ashland Takes
Dose of Carbolic Acid.
Ashland , Neb. , Nov. 30. Miss Jes
sie Jnrdln , n young lady about twenty
years of ago , killed herself by taking
Carbolic acid. It Is hard to under
stand why she should have done so.
She was to have bcdn married nt
Christmas and her wedding trousseau
was in course of preparation. She
spent part of the afternoon with her
Intended husband at n social gather
ing and ho accompunled her home.
So far ns known there was no dis
agreement or quarrel between them
and why she should take her life Is
a mystery to the public nt least. She
was born in Ashland and her Ufa has
been spent hero. Of late she has
been teaching not far from town.
Mrs. D. J. Koenigstein Pleased
With Her New Home.
HAVE QUITE A NORFOLK COLONY
A Land Where Winter Is Unknown-
Flowers arc Now In Bloom , Grass
Is Green and the World Has the
Atmosphere of Spring.
I [ "mm MondaVi Dally , ]
Mrs. I ) . J. Koonlgsteln of Los An
geles , Cnl , , has written u very Inter
esting letter to her friends of the
Ladles guild , which contains refer
ence to a number of former Norfolk
people who now live In California.
She says that Francis Sharplcss
Gathers called recently -nnd she
sooniH perfectly happy In her now
homo. Mr. und Mrs. Kenyon live only
about a block from the Koonlgsteltis ,
Mr. nnd Mrs. W. O. Tolllver are about
llfteen blocks away and the family of
S. L. Gardner Is about nine miles
from them , In a suburban addition ,
living near a HlHter of Mr. Gardner.
Mr. and Mrs. Koonlgsteln recently
paid a visit to the Gardner home and
wore taken for a drlvo through the
country. The homes are beautiful ,
surrounded by green lawns with
trees nnd a profusion of flowers ,
while hedges of roses nnd geraniums
line the roadway. In the rear and
forming 11 background to this beauti
ful picture are the mountains tower
ing high above the surrounding coun
try.
try.Mrs.
Mrs. Koonlgstoln says that while
she retains a very tender spot In her
hourt for Norfolk , she is pleuscd
with the change. The pnpors do not
oxeggornto In tholr praises of Califor
nia , and Mr. nnd Mrs. Koonlgsteln are
happy in their now homo. People are
now preparing ( lower beds , pruning
trees nnd bushes for the blooming
season. She thinks they have an
abundance of flowers now but the na
tives suy , "Walt for Christmas nnd
then you'll see llowors. " Across the
street from the Koonlgstoln homo is
u heliotrope as high ns the window
which blooms nil the time. Fuchsias
grow over porches , begonias bloom
In the yards all winter , ferns are plen
tiful and nro planted In beds like pan-
slcs In Nebraska , umbrella plants are
common and grow immense like lilac
bushes "at homo. " Mrs. Koenlgstoln
has seen many vines , trees und plants
that she never heard of before , but
she Is learning the names. She says
she notices that Nebraska has had
snow but she can hardly realize that
It Is winter it seems so llko spring
that she is "all mixed up. "
Los Angeles is a beautiful city and
among Its features Is a novelty which
approaches very near to the Bellamy
Idea. There are great rows of flats
where u family can do light house
keeping the apartments nro fur
nished nnd all the tenant has to do
Is to walk Into them and he Is nt
homo. Every few blocks in the cen
tral part of the city nro "Delecacics"
or stores where anything can bo
bought ready to cat baked beans ,
potatoes , meats and deserts of any
kind. Thcso articles are kept warm
over hot water , u reservoir being
made in the counter or window. A
complete mcnl can bo purchased nnd
taken homo to be eaten while it is
still hot , thus saving the trouble of
cooking , nnd the price Is such that
a family can live very cheaply In this
manner.
With her letter to the ladles Is n
souvenir box of articles to bo offered
at the coming church sale. In the
box are some figs , which she sends
"just to let you see how they look In
their natural condition. "
DEDICATE CHURCH ATAINSWORTH
New Congregational House of Wor
ship Starts With its Debts all
Paid.
Alnsworth , Nob. , Nov. 30. Special
to The News : The now Congrega
tional church hero was dedicated yes
terday with impressive services. It
has just been finished and is equipped
throughout with ull modern Improve
ments. A fine class room and recep
tion room is in the building. The
pows of the latest pattern nro in-
stalled. Rev. C. P. Gearhurt , pastor ,
delivered a flno sermon in the open
ing exercises. Rov. Harmon Bross ,
D. D. , of Lincoln , delivered the dedi
catory sermon. Ho preached his first
sermon hero nineteen years ago In
February. The church was crowded
and tl < " collection wiped out the entire -
tire debt.
ST. EDWARD.
D. K. Wilson and wlfo went to Wa-
boo today to visit tholr children n
few days.
Francis Peterson and Frank Tread-
way , of Cedar Rapids , wore at St.
Edward Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Buck and baby of Al
bion visited her parents , Mr. and Mrs.
R. T. Wilson yesterday.
Harry Loucks arrived Tuesday
from Colorado Springs , Colo. , to visit
his parents a short tlmo.
Miss Rose Shaffer visited her slstor-
In-law , Mrs. Horace Shaffer , at Genoa.
The lattor's father , Mr. Hausor , died
Friday nnd was burled Sunday.
Mrs. Spencer , mother of the city
marshal , is qulto sick at the homo of
her son Frank , Mrs. McGraw of
Clovis , Cal. , Is at her mother's bed
side ,
Mrs. Currier arrived nt Genoa from
Rnclno , Win , , Tuesday. She visited
her son , Will Million , a few days before -
fore coming up to see her parents ,
Mr. nnd Mrs. John Finch.
Mrs. C. M. Cottornmn of Manila , P.
I , , arrived Wednesday , nnd is visiting
her rolatlveH nt Albion and Peters
burg. Mr. Cottorman is nt the head
of the postolllco system In the Islands.
The News at West Point.
West Point , Nob. , Dec. 1. Joseph
Schtiln , of Winner , nnd Miss Clara
Rnbc , of this place , were married In
the Catholic church hero on Thurs-
dny by Rov. Futhor Klemenz. They
will reside In Wlsner.
Albert Elslor , ono of West Point's
popular and prosperous young busi
ness men was married In Omaha ,
Thursday , to Miss .Tonne Gllck of that
city.
Michael Schlforl and Miss Annlo
Mosor of Randolph , wore married at
the latter place , Rev. C. Rentier or-
delating. The groom Is the oldest
son of Adam Schlforl of St. Charles
and the bride a resident of Randolph.
They will reside on the farm of the
groom near MoLcan , Neb.
The contest proceedings Instituted
Immediately after election by August
Llnnomann , the dofcated cnndldutuo
for county clerk on the republican
ticket to test the validity of the elec
tion of Joseph F. Knup , the democrat
ic clerk-elect , nnd which were dis
missed by the plaintiff , huvo again
been revived by the filing of another
action in county court covering the
Hamn irrniinil. If Is ntKlnrntnnil flint
the institution of the second action
is nt the desire of the friends of Mr.
Llnnomann , lenders of the local party ,
who are sanguine that sufllclcnt er
rors can bo found on n recount to seat
him.
AN EARLY WEDDING AT O'NEILL '
Young Coupls From That Place Mar
ried in O'Neill Hotel at Early
Hour Today.
O'Neill , Neb. , Dec. 1. Special to
The News : An early morning wed
ding took place in O'Neill today when
John Nelson , n prominent ranchman
near Amelia , was married to Miss
Hanson , daughter of Fr. Hanson. The
hymonlal ceremony was performed at
the O'Neill hotel In
the presence of a
few friends. The bridal party loft
soon after for their ranch , where they
expect to make their home.
Building Bill for North Platte.
Washington , Dec. 1. The text of
the bill Introduced in the house by
Representative Kinkald providing for
the purchase of a site and erection of
u building In North Platte , Is as fol
lows :
"That the secretary of the treas
ury be , and he is hereby authorized
and directed to purchase or otherwise
provide a &ito nnd cause to be con
structed thereon a substantial and
commodious building , with fireproof
vaults nnd suitable fixtures , for the
use and accommodation of the United
States postofllce , the United States
district land ofllco , and other govern
ment ofllces , In the city of North
Platte , state of Nebraska. The site
and building thereon , when completed
upon plans nnd specifications to bo
previously made and approved by
the secretary of the treasury , shall
not exceed in cost the sum of seventy-
live thousand dollars. No purchase
for site nor plan for. such building
snuii uo approvcu u tlio same will
involve an expenditure exceeding the
sum of seventy-five thousand dolnrs
for such site and building. "
This bill Is similar to that Intro
duced by Mr. Kinkald recently pro
viding for the erection of a govern
ment building in Kearney. \
Decatur May Get Electric Road.
Dccutur , Dec. 1. Decatur again
dreams of a railroad. This tlmo it is
the Sioux City & Homer Electric
road. It is said that Senator Millard ,
who Is n stockholder , is about to se
cure a right of way through the Win-
nebago nnd Omaha reservations. The
road is to bo completed to Omaha
next summer , Decatur has waited
for a railroad long enough. She deserves -
serves two or three now to make up
for lost time.
DEATH OF DR , BROWN OF FREMONT
Prominent Resident Dies of Apoplexy.
George Grayton Wants $200 Dam
ages for Overflowed Land.
Fremont , Nob. , Dec. 1. Dr. Nathan
iel Hoyt Brown died at his homo In
this city after n brief illness from ap
oplexy and the funeral will bo hold
this afternoon. Dr. Hoyt was a prom
inent Mason , nnd had boon an honor
ed resident and practitioner in Fre
mont for the past twenty years. For
a dozen years ho was president of the
Farmers and Merchants bank of Leigh
and nt the tlmo of his death was pres
ident of the J. II. Hamilton Grain Co. ,
a grain buying corporation doing busi
ness on the Sioux City branch of the
C. & N. W.
District court opened hero yesterday
with Judge Hollenbock on the bench.
The principal suit In point of inter
est Is that of George Grayton , who
asks $200 damages from the F. E. &
M. V. for the flooding of his land by
the backing up of the water on ac
count of the railroad embankment.
Captain Chittcnden is Asked
for Suggestions.
GOVERNMENT RESERVES RIGHTS
Winnipeg , Yankton and Gulf Railroad
Company Proposes to Make a Com
bination Railroad , Wagon and Foot
Passenger Bridge Over Missouri.
( From Tuesday's Dally. ]
The government Is reserving more
privileges for Itself In granting the
right to construct bridges over navi
gable rivers than It did in former
years. The copy of the bill which
was Introduced In the United Stutes
senate a few days ago by Senator
Gamble , of South Dakota , providing
for the construction of a bridge over
the Missouri river at Yunkton , has
just been received at the ofllco of
dipt. H. M. Chittendon , United States
engineer In churgo of the Missouri
river , C'npt. Chlttenden Is requested
to examine the bill nnd see If any of
the provisions would In any manner
bo out of harmony with the conditions
liking the river.
dipt. Chlttenden will make any
suggestions ho thinks advisable re
garding the proposed measure. The
bridge is to be the property of the
Winnipeg , Yankton and Gulf Railroad
company and It Is proposed to make
It a combined railroad , wagon and
foot passenger bridge , giving the own
ers the right to charge a reasonable
rnln nf toll for Dublin frnflln. Tlio Hen-
rotary of war Is given the right In
the bill to prescribe the rates of toll.
The United States government is
careful vjo reserve the right to con
struct telegraph or telephone lines
ovc-r the bridge and to carry If neces
sary mail and munitions of war at
rates equal to those charged for trans
portation over the railroad leading to
the bridge. This section of the bill ,
designed ns section 4 , reads as fol
lows :
Any bridge built under this act and
according to its limitations shall bo
n lawful structure and shall bo recog
nized and known as a post route , upon
which also no higher charge shall bo
made for the transportation over the
same of the malls , the troops nnd mu
nitions of war of the United States
than the rate per mile paid for their
transportation over the railroad or
public highways leading to such
bridge. The United States shall also
have the right to construct , without
charge therefor , telegraph or tele
phone lines across said bridge.
Section G provides that the act shall
bo null and void If actual construction
work Is not begun within one year
nnd If the bridge is not completed in
three years after the passage of the
bill. The bill provides that the bridge
may bo a draw bridge or one of con
tinuous spans , the spans for the lat
ter not to bo less than fifty feet above
the extreme high water mark nor
the spans not to bo less than 300 feet
in the clear at low water mark. If a
draw bridge Is built the spans are
not to be less than 200 feet In lengthen
on each side of the pivot piers and
the spans not to bo less than ten feet
above the extreme high water mark.
The bridge shall not impede or ob
struct navigation in the river and the
owners shall be liable for damages
to all private property. The plans
shall be submitted to the secretary of
war for approval and the bridge shall
not bo less than ono mlle from any
Sioux City Journal.
NEBRASKA SHOWS A HIGH RATING
Interesting Statistics Computed From
Last Census Reports by Jay A.
Barrett.
Lincoln , Dec. 1. Secretary Jay A.
Barrett of the state historical society
has just made a compilation from the
returns of the last census showing
the relative position assumed by Ne
braska among the states of the union.
Ho finds that this state ranks as fol
lows :
First In sihnllnoss of per cent of
Illiteracy , as compared with the whole
population above ten years of ago.
Third in product from meat pack
ing plants.
Fourth , in production of corn , 1900 ;
In number of swlno on farms and
ranges , 1900 ; In number of neat cat
tle on farms and ranges , 1900.
PlfMl in nrndlifMnn nf nnta 10fir > .
In production of rye , 1900.
Sixth , In total number of acres In
farms ; in proportion of urban to total
manufactures.
Seventh , In number of horses on
farms and ranges , 1900.
Eighth , in value of farm product *
per farm , 1900 ; in production of
wheat , 1900 ; In smallness of Illiteracy
of native white population , ten years
of ago or over ; In number of foreign
ers from Norway , Sweden and Den
mark ; in number of Scandinavians
In population.
'Ninth ' , in smallness of illiteracy In
foreign white population ; in produc
tion of barley , 1900.
Tenth , in value of farm products ,
1900 ; in value farm products per
acre.
acre.Eleventh
Eleventh , In number of Slavs in
population.
Twelfth , in smallncss of illiteracy
In negro population ; value of cheese ,
butter and milk products , 1900.
Thirteen , in number of Teutons
In population ; In number of Germans
In population ; In value of farm liVldl ,
with Improvements , llvo stock nnd * i
Implements. f
Fifteenth , In number of whites of
foreign parentage ; In amount of for
eign born population.
Seventeenth , In proportion of people
ple engaged In agriculture.
Nineteenth , In number of Irl.sh ; in
number from Ireland ; In number per
sons to a private family ; in value of
farm products per aero ; In production
of flour and grist mill products ; in
amount of printing and publishing.
Twentieth , In number of British ; In
number of British-Americans ; in
number from Great Britain.
Twenty-first , In number of people
from Canada and Now Foundlnnd ; in
yield of corn per acre , 1900 ; In manu
facture of agricultural Implements.
Twenty-third , In per cent of nntlvo
whites of native parentage ; In yield
of oats per acre , 1900 ; In production
of distilled liquors.
Twenty-fourth , in manufactured pro
ducts per capita ; in amount of clay
products ; In amount of chemical pro
ducts.
Twenty-fifth , In native whites of
native parents , males of mllltln ago ;
in construction and repair of etas. ,
Twenty-sixth , In native ( \vhito \ '
males of native parents of voting
ago ; in number of native whites of
native parents.
Twenty-seventh , In total popula
tion ; In value of net farm products
per acre.
Twenty-eighth , In number of sheep
on farms nnd ranges ; in yield of bar
ley per acre , 1900 ,
Twenty-ninth , In smallness of per
cent of Illiteracy in whites of forolcn
parentage , of ten years of age and J
*
over.
Thirty-second , In proportion of (
homos owned free. j
Thirty-third , in density of popula
tion ; in yield of rye per acre. 1900.
Thirty-fourth , in amount of negro i
population ; In yield of buckwheat per *
arce , 1900 ; In production of carriages
and wagons.
Thirty-fifth , in per centago of area
of land farmed by owners. i
Thirty-sixth in number
, wage-earn- J
ers In manufactures , 1900. * |
Thirty-seventh , in number of farm
owners ; in number of nntlvo resi
dents.
Thirty-ninth , in yield of wheat per i
acre , 1900 ; in per cent of wage eaAft-
ers to total population , 1900.
Forty-eighth , in number of saw
mills.
CANAL TREATY REACHES COLON
Document of Much Interest to Panama
and the United States Arrives at
Destination Warships There.
Colon , Dec. 1. Special to The
News : The isthmian canal treaty
has arrived here and the people are
joyful over the advent. The junta
will take early action on the docu
ment and it is confidently expected
that It will be approved and returned ,
just ns soon as the members of the
junta can act.
Five American warships are nowhere
hero to see that the American inter
ests are properly protected.
VAN ORSDALE WON.
Interesting Case in District Court at
Beatrice.
Beatrice , Dec. 1. The district court
has closed its session and adjourned
until December 1-1. The principal
business of the court last week was
the hearing of the case of Van Ors-
dale against Stroemor. This was a
test cuso and grew out of a contract
made by Van Orsdale , attorney general -
oral of Wj'omlng , with a number of
purchasers of the lands sold some
twenty years ago and belonging to
the Otoe Indians. The lands wore
appraised , but Instead of being sold
at the appraised value , they were
auctioned off to the highest bidder.
The result was that they brought
much more than their real value , and
the settlers Imvo
been trying ever
since to get relief. Mr. Van Orsdalo
took the case upon a contract under
which ho was to receive a per cent
of the amount saved the purchasers.
He secured the passage of a bill
through congress by which ho saved
the accrued Interest to the purchas
ers , and a part of the purchase prlco.
Some of the purchasers paid the com- J J
mission agreed upon , while others refused -
fused to do so , and the suit which Is
ono of some thirty , and which Invol
ves about $8,000 , Is being made a test
case. As the finding was for the
i iuui.m , ik JH presumed mat the ver
dict in this case will decide the others.
The court also granted two dl-
vorces before adjourning. They were
to Alice E. Anderson from Claude Anderson -
derson , and Martha Mauger from Wil
liam Mauger.
Both cases wore based
on cruelty.
Fire In Store.
Fremont , Nob. , Dec. 1. The store
at Telbasta , Washington
county , about *
,
four and a half miles northeast
of '
<
Fontanolle , was burned to the ground
Sunday night between 11 and
' 12
o'clock.
The stock of
goods
was
owned
P. 55. Wilson of Arlington by
and the
building by Henry Melrhenry. The
loss on the
building was about $800
,
with insurance of less than \
that *
amount. The loss
on the stock
not far from $4.000 , covered by $1,000 was 4
insurance. It is expected that J
store will bo rebuilt the mL
at
once and
business the ff
continued ,
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