TIIK NnUl'OMv NliWS : FUIDAY. AIMUL 14 , 1SKI5. ' . . -i . -
THE NORFOLK HEWS. FitDA ! \ , APiil 21 Id05.
AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT DELINQUENT -
QUENT TAXES BY LAW.
OPEN UP A NEW HIGHWAY
Commissioner * Meet In Regular Ses
sion flt Mnrilson and Attend to Dual-
ness of the County A Grist of Qllln
Is Allowed and Ordered Paid.
Madron. Neb. . April II.-- At I
o'clock p m. lionrtl met pursuant to
adjournment. All members were
present. Minnies of last meeting
wore rent ! nml on motion approved
j- The mutter of openliiK the roail li ( >
ginning nt the tie corner of I he set' ,
of section 12 , 21. 1 w , running thence
south on ( ho county line to the HO
corner of se'i of section 12. 21. 1v. 1 .
was taken up. A motion WIIH miide by
( ! eo. 1) ) . Smith to declnre ( ho roiul
open. Motion seponded by Commis
sioner Harding. On vote motion pre
vailed and said road WIIH declared
open. In the matter of the poll tax
of .1. 11. McKay for the year ISSti and
tlio personal tax assessed against him
In drove precinct for the year 1808
wore ordered , by the commissioners ,
to bo stricken from the list for the
reason tlmt be lias made allldavlt that
bo bnd been erroneously assessed.
On motion the following bills were
allowed :
a. W. Hayes , fees , $ rt.8fi , al
lowed at $ n fir.
II. 13. Hardy , coal for pauper. 11 2fi
.1. II. Van Horn , breaking Ico. . It 75
Emll Winter , recording ofllclal
bonds , express , postage , etc. 71 82
.1. C. Larkln , fees , $ G.r > ! 5 , allowed -
lowed at fi fin
C. W. Criim , salary for March. 100 00
J. B. Donovan , printing and
supplies fi7 r > 0
II. W. Winter , breaking Ico. . . 00
Paul Brummond , breaking Ice 7
Nebraska Telephone Co. , toll
and rent 15 1
W. II. Field , fees , expenses ,
etc r.r , r,7
Thos. O'Shca , coal HO 95
Madison Telephone Co. , 'phono
rent 0 00
Gun Knul , salary , etc 48 00
Jno. H. Harding ( bill of W.
Lowe assigned to him ) 20 00
Electrlo Light Co. , ( Madison
county ) light 27 00
State Jonrnnl Co. , printing. . 20 36
Perkins Bros. Co. , printing and
supplies 27 H7
Klopp Si Bartlett Co. , supplies 10 70
Win. II. Pratt , buggy for poor
farm 1 fi 00
Frank McKay , board for Jurors 13 00
11. L. Braasch , coal for paupers 24 Of
Christ Schmltt , money ad
vanced Mrs. Dugan 10 00
Stanton county , county bridge ! ) R JIO
Wm. Hates , postage , express ,
recording bonds , etc ,15 GO
W. C. Elley , bailiff fees 8 OH
Hume , llobertson , Wycoff Co. ,
lumber fiO 00
Bill of A. Wantlln for boarding
Mrs. Dugnn was rejected.
Herman Eucker , bridge work. 31 70
On motion the following bonds were
approved :
Geo. Seckol , sr. , road overseer dls
trlct No. 14.
P. L. Bussey , road overseer dlstrlc
No. 2.
A. .T. Thatch , county surveyor.
On motion the following road over
seers were appointed :
Jno. Welnnd , road district No , 21.
F. M. Dufpbey , road district No. 19.
On motion the county treasurer was
authorized In all cases of emergency ,
arising uy reason or persons attemptIng -
Ing to remove from the county or
state , without paying taxes , to com
mence suit for delinquent personal
taxes with the advice of the county
attorney.
On motion the transfer of $1,181.40
from 1903 general fund to 1904 com
missioner district road funds , made
on February 14 , 1905 , was reconsid
ered and cancelled , and the amount
of $1.855.56 was transferred from 190. .
general fund to 1904 county general
fund.
On motion the following bills were
allowed :
Christ Schmltt , salary and
mileage „ . 73 CO
Geo. D. Smith , salary and mile
age . - 52 55
Jno. H. Harding , salary and
mileage 70 40
On motion board adjourned to May
1C , A. D. 1905.
Emil Winter ,
County Clerk.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
.1. M. Kreader was In the city irom
Fremont yesterday.
Max Wilde lias gone to Brlstow
. /here ho will work.
C. B. Thompson was In Norfolk yes
terday from Wayne.
J. P. Hoagland was down from Mead
ow Grove yesterday.
Mrs. Nellie Lowell was in Norfolk
from Laurel yesterday.
W. C. Day was In from Battle Creek
on business yesterday.
Emll Roertlng of Pierce was a Nor
folk visitor yesterday.
W. D. Button of Crelghton was a
Norfolk visitor yesterday.
R. H. Graham was a Norfolk visitor
from West Point yesterday.
M. F. Jounge of Osmond is in the
city for a visit pver Sunday.
Miss Idello D. Taylor of Battle
Creek was in Norfolk yesterday.
L. M. Glsh and A. Lundberg wcro
Norfolk visitors yesterday from Bloom-
field.
field.Dr.
Dr. F. M. Sisson was in the city
ivor night from Stanton , a guest at
I he home of Mr. and Mm. J. L. Han-
unin.
unin.A
A great many lilac blossoms wcro
killed by the recent frosts.
HtrawborrleH were on thu Norfolk
market this morning at twenty cents
per quart.
The man who has placed his over-
coal In soak for the Hummer IB now an
sorry as the one who bad removed
( he base burner to the wood shed.
The arrangement at the corner of
Fourth and Main streets for filling the
sprinkler wagon fiom the city water
works system froze up and burst last
night and this morning when It had
Ihiuved a line spray was sent out un
til the water was shut off by a
plumher.
Although the northeast Nebraska
baseball league has not developed , the
West Point fans are not going to lack
fur sport In the national game this
Hummer and plans have already been
made for the organization ( hero of a
craclilng good club , such as made the
town famous In thed ays of 1897.
The llartlngton Herald has been
sold by Editor Nelson to Lister broth
ers , formerly of Onawa , Iowa , and the
now llrm takes possession with this
week. The Herald has been one of
the best weekly papers of northeast
ern Nebraska under Mr. Nelson's man
agement , but the new llrm comes well
recommended to Keep It at Its present
high rating.
Company L , Second regiment , N. N.
0. , recently mustered out , have al
ready a successor , the new company
being composed of llfly young men of
Alma , In Harlan county. The now
company IH noted for the size of Its
momborn. Captain Shallenborger Is
six feet In height , First Lieutenant
Heed IB six feet and two Inches , and
Second Lieutenant Gaskll IK a half
Inch above six feet , whllo a majority
of the members of the company nro
six feet In height.
OATS AND BARLEY DAMAGED
Fields Look Like They Had Been
Swept by Fire.
The amount of damage done by the
recent freeze In this section of conn
try Is Impossible to estimate at pros
out , but It is feared by some of the
farmers that the damage , both to
fruit and crops , Is large , Frank Tan
nohlll , living eight miles south of the
city , telephones The News that ho
has made an examination of the oat
and barley Holds and It was his opln
Ion that both crops had been ruined.
The fields looked as though they had
Jiecn scorched by lire , and neither of
the crops being yet deeply rooted ho
fears that they are done for or will
require re-planting. The sun coming
out bright and warm yesterday Is what
he charges the damage to. If It had
remained cloudy or warmed gradual
ly , Mr. Tannehlll thinks that the dam
age would have boon reduced to
minimum. On rough ground the oats
and barley crops were not damaged
to the same extent as on that whlcl
had been carefully worked and
smoothed. Garden stuff and oven the
pie plant , which had grown six or
eight Inches , is ruined.
In Mr. TannehlU's estimation most
of the fruit Is ruined. The peaches
are all killed ; cherries and plums are
partially killed , whllo the apple bios
soms , not being developed ho consld
ers unhurt. The backwardness o
some of the other blossoms may save
them , but the damage will still be
very extensive and had development
continued a few days longer before
the freeze there would have been no
fruit whatever.
New Ceiling.
fIIV Vvlllllt ) JO UVJ11& ( Hit III HI LI1U
Oxnard hotel.
Alnsworth Teachers.
Alnsworth , Neb. , April 17. Special
to The News : The school board has
met and elected tlio following teach
ers to conduct the school hero for the
ensuing year : rlnclpal , Edgar Mnlott ,
a graduate of the state university ;
grammar room , Miss Clara Martin ;
Miss Emma Burrltt , Miss Grace Peck ,
Miss Ada Gould , and Miss Llla Me-
Andrew , unasslgned. The teachers
are all well recommended and have a
high standing where they have for
merly taught.
Masons Banquet.
Alnsworth , Neb. , April 17. Special
to The News : The members of Sil
ver Cord lodge , No. 224 , A. F. nnd A.
M. , had an especially interesting meetIng -
Ing Saturday night , when the third
degree was conferred upon Wm. M.
Ely , the county attorney. After the
lodge meeting the members repaired
to the parlors of the Shultz .restau
rant , where a grand banquet was
served to thirty-three members , rep
resentative men of this section of the
country. Visitors were present from
1-ong Pine and Wood Lake.
Two Birthdays.
The M. B. A. lodge wave n surprise
party at the homo of J. H. F. Munstro-
man , In honor of the birthdays of Mr.
Munstroman and his son , John. The
son had a birthday on Saturday and
the father on Sunday. Refreshments
were served and the fraternaltsts had
a good time.
Very Low Excursion Rates to Denver ,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo , via the
Northwestern line , will bo In effect
from all stations January 7 , 8 and 9 ,
1905 , with favorable return limits , on
account of annual conventions , Na
tional LIve Stock and Wool Growers'
associations. Two fast trains through
to Colorado dally , only ono night For
full information apply to agents Chi *
cage & Northwestern R'y.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST STORMS OF
THE WINTER AT AINSWORTH.
IT IS MELTING FAST TODAY
The Murder Case of Fred M. Hans ,
Charged With Killing D. 0. Luse ,
Will Again Come up for Trial on
April 24State News.
Alimworth , Neb. . April in. Special
to The News : Ono of the greatest
snowstorms of the season occurred
hero yesterday. Over eight Inches of
snow are reported , but It Is melting
today.
FREEZE DOES DAMAGE.
Early Garden Truck and Fruit Injured
by the Cold Weather.
Omaha , Neb. , April 15. Special to
The News : It Is the concensus of
opinion over the state that the freeze
In the western part of Nebraska has
damaged early garden truck and that
portion of the fruit crop which was
furthest advanced.
NEW PAPERTOR TILDEN
Nellgh Yeoman Will Move Down and
Elgin Paper Will go to Nellgh.
Through a change just effected In
the Antelope county papers , Madison
county will add another paper to Its
list of publications , the additional pa
per being Issued from Tllden. The Ne
llgh Yeoman which ban recently been
under the management of Morris Me-
Dorinut , and which has been greatly
Improved , has been purchased by him
and the plant will ho moved to Tllden.
giving that town two newspapers , the
Citizen , by Felix Hales , which was es
tablished many years ago , being the
second. The removal of the Yeoman
from Nellgh would leave that town
with but one publication , the Leader.
The publisher of the Elgin Register ,
E , S. Scolleld , quickly recognized the
apportnnlty and will move bis plant
to Nellgh , leaving the Elgin Held to
11. W. McKeon , publisher of the Re
view.
NEBRASKA WINS DEBATE.
Beats Iowa University by Unanimous
Decision.
Lincoln , Neb. , April 15. Special to
The News : The Nebraska university
was awarded the unanimous decision
over the Iowa university In annual de
bate last night. Leroy Clarke , the
blind man , now a senior , was one of
the most forceful speakers at the de
bate.
Hans Murder Case.
Alnsworth , Nob. , April 15. Special
to The News : The murder case In
which Fred M. Hans , a former North
western railroad detective , Is charged
with killing David O. Luso near hero
several years ago , and which has been
pending for a long time , will be called
again at the district court term which
convenes April 24. There are twenty-
six civil und four criminal cases on
the docket.
PETER PORTERFIELD MEETS INSTANT -
STANT DEATH TODAY.
ACCIDENT IN SOUTH OMAHA
Well Known Trainman of South Nor
folk Meets Death From the Cars.
Had Been Recently Transferred to
Fremont Brother at Wayne.
Fremont , Neb. , April 15. Special to
The News : Peter Porterlleld , a North
western conductor , formerly of Nor
folk , was killed under the cars In
South Omaha this morning whllo coup
ling a car. His legs were crushed off.
off.
Peter Portertield was a well-known
Northwestern conductor who has un
til recently made Norfolk his head
quarters during the past nine or ten
years and was Instantly killed In the
railroad yauls at South Omaha this
morning about 8:30 : o'clock , having
his head crushed between the cars
and then run over.
From what can bo learned there Is
some mystery attached to the manner
in which the engineer met his death.
It appears that his body was found
on the tracks , having apparently been
crushed and then run over by the cars.
Mr. Porterllold has made Norfolk
his headquarters for many years , until
recently , when ho was transferred to
Fremont , making a run between that
city and Omaha. The unfortunate con
ductor was between thirty-five and forty -
ty years of age. Ills parents live In
Canada , but ho has a brother living In
Wayne , who will probably arrange the
details of the funeral which have not
yet been announced.
Mr. Porterflolil bad many friends In
Norfolk , particularly among the rail
road men and residents of South Nor
folk , and the news of his death has
been received with extreme regret
and has occasioned something of a
shock to his Intimates.
The remains of Peter Forterfield ,
the Northwestern conductor who was
killed nt South Omaha Saturday morn
ing and who formerly lived In Norfolk ,
will bo taken back to the old homo In
Canada for burial , A number of Nor
folk railroad men went to South Oma
ha on Saturday , and others yesterday
and Homo of them who returned last
night brought the Information that the
body would bo taken north ,
Porterlleld hnd lived In Norfolk for
ten years , wan an old man In the ser
vice and was popular among railroad
ers. He was considered well off , hnv
Ing , It Is paid , about $10,000 , $2,750 of
which wan found In his pockets in
cash at the tlmo of his death.
The llrst Information that cnmo to
I ho Norfolk headquarters regarding
the accident slated that Porterlleld
had been found dead under a train ,
without any bruises on his body. It
was thought for a time that ho might
have met with foul play. Later re
ports , however , bore out the fact that
ho was killed by the cars.
Porterfleld Had Money.
When the body of Portorllcld was
taken to llrewer's undertaking rooms ,
after the accident In tlio Northwestern
yards , which resulted in death , It was
found that the deceased bad $2,750
on his person. This money was all
In bills and tlio condition of the wal
let and hills showed that the money
had been carried for years. Under
taker Brewer stated that an Inquest
would he held by Coroner Hralloy on
Mondav. The money was placed in
the Packers' National bank for safe
keeping. Undertaker Brewer tele
graphed a number of relatives of Por-
torfleld. Trainmaster Roach stated
that Porterlleld lived at Norfolk and
WIIH a single man. Ho also stated that
ho was worth about $10,000. At the
tlmo Porterlleld met his death ho was
Inspecting an air brake on his train
and was between a couple of freight
cars when the train moved a few feet.
Conductor Portcrlleld's bead was
caught between the bumpers and
crushed. His right leg was cut off.
Dr , Slabaugh was called but ho de
clared that death had been instanta
neons.
OXNARD WIN THREE OF A KIND
Rattling Good Baseball Game Between
Two Hotels Again.
The Oxnard commercial men's base
ball team made It three of a kind *
when they again defeated the boys
from the Pacific on the local diamond
yesterday afternoon with a bunch of
a dozen to eight. Five innings were
played between the two clubs , the
first four of them rounding Into a rat
tling contest with spectacular slides ,
long drives Into the distant gardens ,
narrow escapes on the bases , sensa
tional doubles and a whirlwind con
test , for fair. It was all same nation
al league , except that there was more
genuine fun In it. It was one of those
games that Is filled with vim and gin
ger from the moment the first little
sphere shoots over the home plate un
til the last runner of the day Is de
clared out by the umpire.
There was fun for the spectators as
well as the players , the long slides ol
the heavy set fellows and the myste
rious curves of the twlrlers creating
one continued round of sport. Both
hotels were represented by a big
crowd of eager backers , who got on
the coacher's lines and kept things
merry all the day.
Although the day was a chilly one ,
and although the ground had been
covered with snow on the previous
day , the travelers were not discour
aged and appeared on schedule time
for the play. Gloves and pads and
knickerbockers were unique to a de
gree and brought forth much com
ment. Some of the players are devel
oping into all round stars at the game
and Interest In the battles Is increps-
Ing with each passing week. The Pa-
nonnln sfntf > tnilnv Hinf nnvt Run.
day they will bo on deck with real
professionals and that there will be
nothing to it. The Oxnard boys just
smile.
Among those who played on the
winning pxnard team , which is a
stemwlnder aggregation , were : Wei'
pitched , Rock caught , B. S. Sterns
held down first base , H. Snyder played
at second , B. Gibson was on third
Daggett played shortstop , Schlinger
was at left field , Day was In the mid
die garden and Wlnterstlen was at
right Held.
Nye twirled for the Pacific for four
Innings and was followed by Herbert
Others were Lyman , Herbert , Hulme
Lasky , Miller , Cortright , Cunningham
Asmus.
BOYS WHO RIDE ON TRAINS.
They are Giving Trouble to the Police
And Arrests Will Come.
A large number of boys who catch
rides on Incoming and outgoing pas
senger and 'freight trains between
South Norfolk and Norfolk avenue are
giving the police a great deal of trou
ble and a period of Imprisonment in
jail Is promised If the practice , which
Is clearly against the city ordinances ,
Is continued. Every now and then
there is a railroad accident which aris
es directly from this sort of careless
ness , and the railroad people or the
police are blamed for not preventing
It. The police are going after the fel
lows who violate this law. In dead ear
nest from now on.
China Wedding Annlversiary.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Winter celebrated -
brated their china wedding anniver
sary last evening by entertaining a
jolly company of friends and neigh
bors at their homo on East Braasch
avenue. The evening was eujoyably
spent at various amusements and the
refreshments prepared for the occa
sion received merited attention.
Want ads telephoned to The News
up until 2 o'clock will get in tLat day's
paper.
NEBRASKA WOMAN'S EYES WORK
DAMAGE TO ADMIRERS.
THEY COULD NOT RESIST HER
Mrs. Scott Smedley Married Three
Times She Was Engaged to Four
Other Men Story of the Lincoln
Sensation of This Week.
Lincoln , Neb. , April 17. The case
of Mrs. Scott Smedley , of Denver , who
was charged here with swindling Jo
seph Wells , a retired farmer , out of
ilC.OOO , Is In some respects like tiat ]
if Mrs. Casslo L. Chadwlck , Mrs.
Smedley borrowed human hearts.
Mrs. Smedley Is tall , slender , and
J8. Her features are regular , but she
s not pretty. Her voice Is rather
nascullno In tone , but well modulated.
Her chief weapon has been her eyes ,
which are seductive and convincing.
She was born In the small country
: o\vn of Perry , Kansas , and grow up
there. Ten years ago she was mar
ried to Emory Wlllltts , n well-to-do
farmer of Grantvllle , Kansas. Her
maiden name was Edith Simmons.
A child was born , and when It was
three years old Mrs. Wlllltts told her
liusband that she wanted to attend
college at Llndshorg and study music.
Wlllltts good-naturedly consented to
the project.
A few months afterward J. W. Bun-
( ly , a station agent at Ellis , attempted
suicide. Ho left a note stating that
unrequited love for Miss Edith Sim
mons had led him to kill himself.
Mrs. Wlllltts had concealed from Bun-
dy the fact that she was married. In
fact , she had promised to marry him ,
but had slipped away just before the
wedding.
At the same time at Salina she had
enchained the affections of J. H.
James , son of a New Mexican mine
owner. She accepted his proposal of
marriage , and a date for their mar
riage was set. He spent money lav
ishly upon her.
Some one hinted that she was a
married woman. He demanded to
know the truth. She sweetly told him
that It was true that she was married ,
but that the tie was not binding , as
her husband had a legal wife living
when she married him.
She also told James that she had a
fine home In Topeka , and that a for
tune would come to her upon the set
tlement of her deceased father's es
tate. This was the first appearance
of her stories of great wealth coming
to her , which she retailed , with varia
tions , to subsequent suitors.
While her love affair with James
was still on she met and married a
traveling man named Elliott at Man
hattan. She told him that she was
single , nnd that her father was Major
Sims , a wealthy Topeka banker.
Elliott threw caution to the winds ,
resigned his job , sent back his sam
ple cases , and took her before a
preacher and married her. A reporter
tried to Interview him as he boarded
a train on his bridal trip , and was re
buffed. In return the reporter told
him he had married a woman with a
husband. Elliott investigated , found
that the statement was true , and left
her two days later.
Mrs. Wlllltts then returned to her
husband , who took her back. She re
mained at home a little while , and
then went to Waco , Texas , where she
met Edgar W. Hooker , a young at
torney of Center. She soon had him
in her toils and he proposed marriage.
tine proiesbeu love lor mm , UIHSUUI
that marriage must be deferred till
later. She hinted vaguely nt a large
inheritance over which there were
some complications of a distressing
character.
She left Waco and came to Lincoln.
Here she met at the hotel table , a
handsome young clerk named Scott
Smedley. He was head of the cap
department of a clothing store. With
in a week she landed Smedley , and
they were married.
She told Smedley that her husband
was dead , but that he had left her a
large amount of property at Portland
Oregon , In trust for their daughter ,
the Income only being hers. Smedlej
believed her , but was later undeceived
when he took a trip to Portland to
find out why the Income had stopped
Joseph Wells , a pink-cheeked , elderly
dorly farmer who had by hard work
and economy accumulated a fortune
of about $25,000 In farm lands In But
ler county , Nebraska , had come to
Lincoln a short tlmo before and In
vested part of his money In city prop
orty. Ono of his houses was occuplet
by the Smedleys.
The woman soon found him to bo
soft hearted , a widower of two years
standing , and the owner of money
She told him that she was very un
happy In her marital relations. Her
husband did not treat her properly
and she was going to secure a dl
vorce.
Wells made haste to offer himself
as a substitute when the separation
occurred. She admitted that ho had
touched her heart. She told him also
that she was the owner of an orange
grove plantation in Florida , and that
she needed money to improve it
She got $150 from him in October
of last year. She kept borrowing ad
dltlonal sums on various pretexts un
til the sum reached $10,000. She went
to Denver and said she was going Into
the clothing business.
On March 17 she can\o back to Lin
coin and asked Wells for $0,000 , say
ing that she had a chance to buy out
icr partner at a big bargain. Wells
uirrledly put his town property on
ho market , sold It for $2,000 less than
t had cost him , gave her a cashier's
check for $0,000 , wont down to the
mnk with her , Identified her and
vatchcd her stuff away the bills.
Some of the money had been given
) y Wells so that she might go away
from Lincoln and get a divorce from
Smedloy. Later she wrote him that
bo divorce was coming all right , nnd
that as soon as she was free she
vould marry him.
The old man sent her money when
ever she asked for It. With scupulous
care she Insisted that each advance
was but n loan and executed a note
for It. When she effected the final
oan of $0,000 she told Wells that she
was free to marry him and would re
turn the following Sunday.
She did not como to Lincoln and
Wells went to Denver to Investigate ,
ilo found her still living with Smedley
n a handsome homo. They had an
automobile , n chauffeur and several
servants. Mrs. Smedley was dressed
expensively.
Wells took dinner with the couple ,
nnd the husband rather jollied him on
the way the woman had led him on.
When they asked him how much mon
ey ho hnd left nnd ho told them $3,000
It dawned upon him that ho hnd been
deceived. Ho returned to Lincoln and
caused their arrest
When the officers went to take the
Smedloys into custody they found
Mrs. Smodley in Colorado Springs.
A few minutes after her arrest the
young Texas lawyer , Hooker , called
at the hotel. He said he had an ap
pointment with her to marry her that
day.
day.Her
Her arrest ho denounced as the re
sult of n plot of her relatives to sepa
rate thorn. Ho declared that they had
always opposed his marriage to her ,
so she had told him , because she was
rich and ho but a country lawyer.
When Informed that she was mar
ried , ho said ho did not believe it.
She had told him that through the
provisions of an uncle's will she had
been compelled to marry Smedley , her
cousin , or forfeit her $100,000 share
of the estate. She did not love Smed-
ley , however , and had -written him
( Hooker ) that she had secured the dl-
vorco and was then living with an
uncle on her mother's side in Denver.
Hooker had actually visited her in
Denver , it appears , and gene away
with his eyes unopened. Ho said he
hnd known her two years , and she had
explained her comparative poverty ,
whllo an heiress , by saying that a
cruel undo In Louisville , Ky. , was
lighting for possession of the prop
erty.
erty.After
After the arrival of the party in
Lincoln In custody of the officers
Wells called on her to effect a settle
ment She asked for a private inter
view , and within a few minutes she
had resumed her old sway over the
old man.
He called his lawyer In , Instructed
him that he had decided to withdraw
the complaint and accept an offer of
VlJ
settlement made by the woman. His
lawyer demurred , but Wells , with his
hand resting on the woman's , declared
he was satisfied.
A llttlo later Wells signed a $10..0
bond for the accused couple , and when
they left that night for Denver again
he accompanied them. He also signed
an affidavit that no false pretense had
been employed by the woman to se
cure the money from him , and when
this was presented later In court ,
when the criminal case was called , a
Dismissal was entered. Wells go <
notes from both parties for his claim ,
and will seek to force collection on
Installments.
A complication In the case devel
oped a llttlo later , when It was found
that a man named Emory Wlllltts Is
a member of the Smedley household
at Denver. This Is the name of her
first husband. Wells said ho was In
troduced to Wlllltts , the latter being
represented as a single man , younger
brother of the woman's deceased hus
band.
Mrs. Smedley Is always well
gowned. She is an enthusiastic auto
moblllst.
West Point Wins Game.
West Point , Neb. , April 14. A game
of basketball was played between
West Point high school and Liberty ,
at West Point. The score was 17 to
19 In favor of West Point. The score
was a tie , 17 to 17 until the last two
minutes of the game and the captain
threw a goal and made the score 19
to 17.
Whooping Cough.
The quick relief afforded hy Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy in cases of
whooping cough , makes It a favorite
with the mothers of small children.
It liquifies the tough mucus , making
It easier to expectorate , keeps the
cough loose nnd counteracts any ten
dency toward pneumonia. This rem
edy has been used In many epidemics
of whooping cough and always with
perfect success. There is no danger
whatever from the disease when it Is
freely given. It contains nothing in
jurious and may be given as confident
ly to a baby as to an adult. For sale
by Leonard the druggist
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