THE NOtlKOljK NMWS : Kill DAY , , U'NTK 15 , lima ,
MAN IN STANTON COUNTY WHO
SHOT WIFE AND PARENTS.
FIFTEEN YEARS IS SENTENCE
Man Who Shot His Child-Wife and
Her Father and Mother , Will go to
the Penitentiary Solitary Confine-
ment-on Each Anniversary of Crime.
Stnnton , Nob. , Juno I ) . August Muel
ler , the fiend who shot nml tried to
1 < I11 Ills girl-wife anil her parents. Mr.
mul Mrs. Frederick HolinoUo. hua boon
Bontencod to the state penitentiary at
Lincoln to servo ti term of lift ecu
years In prison , as a penally for Ills
crime. On the twonty-aocouil day of
March each year ho will attend the
day In solitary confinement , that being
the date of hla crime. Application
for now trial has boon made to the
Bupreino court , as a new trial was de
nied In the court here.
Mueller was found guilty of shoot
ing hla wife , this being the fourth
count In the charges against him. On
two counts lie waa found not guilty.
The jury In the case wore : U. Y.
Apploby , foreman , Ixiuls Melclior , A
L. Rasmusaen , .Too llosmarln , Charles
LucdcUe. jr. , Otto Luodeke , William
Wagner , Adam Denny and .T. Kurtz.
The trial cost Stanton county
$ C33.GO.
Story of the Crime.
August Mueller was a farmer In
Stanton county who married the Ifi-
year-old daughter of Frederick Holm-
eke , who was In a delicate condition
of health at the time. The girl was
afraid of him and her parents Inter
fered and took her homo with thorn.
On March 22 Mueller appeared at the
home of Holineko and demanded to see
his wife. Words followed and Holm-
eke ran upstairs to get a gun. Muel
ler fired at the old man , then placed
his revolver's nose at the breast of
his child-wife and pumped a bullet
Into her. Another bullet grazed his
niotlicr-ln-law's hand.
Miraculously , the girl lived , the bul
let having struck a rib. The old man
Buffered blood poisoning and it was
feared he would die or lose an arm
but he survived.
Mueller was captured at Fender , af
ter fleeing on a horse.
SATURDAY SIFTINGS.
Don Cameron Is home to spend Sun
day.
day.P.
P. C. Anderson of Bristow Is In the
city today.
Aug. Meyer of Stanton was in the
city yesterday.
Miss Bessie Douol is here from
Meadow Grove.
ID. D. Lynch of Oakdale Is a Nor
folk visitor today.
Clarence Russell of Wayne was In
Norfolk yesterday.
Bob Eccles made a business trip to
Fremont this morning.
Alex Peters left last night for Terry ,
S. D. , to visit a sick brother.
Miss Mabel Stevens of Omaha Is
visiting her aunt , Mrs. Thlel.
W. W. Weaver of Meadow Grove
was a business visitor yesterday.
Mrs. F. .T. Schula and Miss McGulre
went to Wlsner today on a visit.
S. S. Parsons , A. II. and S. W. Blair
of Gross , Neb. , were here yesterday.
Miss Irma Martindale has gone to
Cedar Rapids , Iowa , to visit a sister.
C. H. Johnson and D. Llndeman ol
Center were in the city yesterday and
today.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Hansen arrived
homo last evening from a visit In
Falls City.
Chas. Osborne of Bonesteel passed
through the city this morning to at
tend the opening of the crow reserva
tion.
tion.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Evans of Omaha ,
state plona tuners , are in the city on
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller and chil
dren of Utlca are visiting In the city
over Sunday.
Robt. Munt of Dallas , S. D. , passed
through the city today onrouto home
from Omaha.
Mrs. C. Evans and daughter , Mrs
Ahlmann of Meadow Grove were in
the city yesterday.
Peter Best , who has been In the
city for some time , returned to his
home In Stanton today.
Miss Eleanor Coffeen will return to
her home in Omaha tomorrow after a
visit with Miss May Durland.
Miss Verna Weed , who has been vis
King Mrs. C. D. Sims , has returned to
her home In Charter Oak , Iowa.
G. D. Butterfleld and W. N. Huso
went to the lawyers' camp near Ne
ligh today to remain over Sunday.
Miss Bulah Demmer returned to her
home In Crelghton today after an ex
tended visit with Mrs. M. P. Ryan.
Albert Gouch of Ft. Randall , S. D.
passed through the city today onroute
home from a business trip to Mitch
ell , S. D.
Prof. F. M. Gregg of Peru stopped
over night with Rev. Thos. Blthell on
his return home from the Wayne coun
ty institute.
Mrs. A , A. Bley of Madison speni
last night with her parents , Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Barnes , In the city , return
Ing homo today.
Mrs. W. J. Barnes of this city and
granddaughter , Margaret Bley of Mad
ison , went to Lynch today to visit
Mrs. Barnes" sons.
John Idle left today for Oklahoma
to visit his parents , who were recent
ly damaged to the extent of losing
their buildings by a cyclone.
Otis J. Baughn , assistant cashier of
the Burke , S. D. , State bank , and pro
prietor of the Gregory Times , passea
ir iiij'lt Norfolk this moiT.lrg cnroulo
or Ki'iitncM , his former homo , on
Mr. and Mrs. Ilonry Mueller re
turned to their home In Lyons today
ifler a visit with Mr. Mueller's broth-
r , Ilov. Mueller of this city.
Prof. A. F. DtiKKvr of Wayne was n
passenger for Lincoln this morning.
Prof. Duggor was principal of the
Anokii , Neb. , school the past year.
A. II. Winder , ono of the proprietors
> f the Norfolk Shoe company , who
nukes his homo In llouldor , Colo. , In
In the elty looking after hla Interests.
Mr. nml Mrs. Robert Howe of Ran-
lolph are vlaltlng In the city. Norton
Howe went to Randolph to look after
its brother's husltioBS during hla ab
sence.
Mra. J. H. Hay from the south part
of the state , who has boon visiting
her son. Chief of Police Jim Hay , left
: hla morning for Kinoraou to visit a
lirothor.
Attorney A. A. Welch returned to
Ills homo In Wayne this morning from
the lawyers' camp near Ncllgh. He
expects to go hack to camp this even
ing and remain over Sunday.
tiniest .1. Slas of the Rodpath Lyce
um bureau of Lincoln , Nob. , was In
the city last night cnroute home from
Wayne wheie he delivered an address
to the Eighth grades of Wayne county.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Slaughter of
Naper , Nob. , were onrouto to Wayne
to visit relatives this morning. Mr.
Slaughter will return to Norfolk this
evening to take the Initiative In the
Elks lodge.
Misses Julia Androsa and Elslo
Sprague , teachers In the Chadron
schools , spent last night with their
friend , Mlaa Komi Olmstod. They left
this morning for tholr homes In Crete
and Belgrade.
Clifford Wells of Creston passed
through Norfolk today for Nollgh to
visit hla brothers. Ho was accompa
nied as far as Norfolk by his father ,
John Wells of Creaton and Uncle 13.
D. Wells of Madison.
Among those In town to attend the
piano recital of Mrs. Bools last night
were Miss /MTU Patterson , Pllgcr ;
Miss Beulah Bordnor , Stanton ; Lloyd
Molor , Chris Powers , Adah Chllvers ,
Leona Morey , Edyth Nelson , Plorco.
William LaValle of Sioux City , T.
D. Moran and family of Sioux City , T.
.1. Hartley and family of Wagner , S.
D. , and N. M. Collins of Sioux Falls.
who were here to attend the LaVallo
funeral , have returned to their homes
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mnylord will
leave tomorrow for Danville , 111. ,
whore they will attend the marriage
of Roy Seymour , formerly of this city ,
on the 12th lust. They will visit In
Chicago and other points before re
turning.
Drs. Bear and Pllger have had awnIngs -
Ings placed at the front windows of
their olllco.
The Shrieking Sisterhood will enter
tain this evening at the homo of Miss
es Bertha and Clara Mansko.
J. Stongo's baseball hand is getting
along nicely. It Is badly swollen yet
but will soon be so that he can re
move the bandages.
N. A. Ralnbolt Is the happiest man
In town today. Ho went fishing yes
terday and his piscatorial success was
remarkable. Twenty-five nice bass
was his catch.
W. M. Robertson and family will ,
the first of next week , move Into the
residence recently purchased by Mrs.
Robertson from A. Karo on Phillip
avenue and Fourth street.
G. F. Idle received a letter this
morning from his parents In Oklaho
ma , stating that a recent cyclone had
destroyed all of their buildings. They
escaped destruction by taking refuge
in the cellar.
N. K. Brown , an old citizen of Plain-
view , died quite suddenly there yester
day. The remains wore taken to At
water , Minn. , his former home , for
burial. His son , Albert , and daughter ,
Mrs. Sorensen , accompanied the re
mains.
Mr. and Mrs. Leik entertained last
evening in honor of Miss Edith Marty
and Miss Bulah Demmer of Creighton ,
who have been visiting Mrs. M. P.
Ryan. Cards and music was the order
of the evening. Refreshments were
served.
D. A. Martindale and family and D.
D. Martindale are now domiciled at
505 South Eighth street. D. A. Mar-
tlndalo is a commercial traveler and
has been living at Lynch , Neb. , while
D. D. Martindale has made his home
In Pierce.
Chas. Rice Is remodeling the Inte
rior of his place of business. The
colling Is being covered with steoJ ,
the walls are to he papered and new
chandeliers are to be put In. The
main chandelier Is to be six arm com
bination gas and electric.
On June 21 and 22 the old settlers
of this vicinity will give a picnic at
Hada" . Speeches In German and Eng-
Hsh , recounting the events that have
transpired since the first settlers came
up the valley forty years ago , will be
the principal feature. There will bo
bo music and refreshments and people
will take advantage of this event to
enjoy a pleasant and profitable outing.
The Norfolk delegation to the law
yers' camp near Nellgh , arrived yes
terday afternoon , and according to a
letter received from Burt Mapes this
morning they are having a great time.
Lots of fine fish are being caught.
Ten pickerel were caught yesterday
that weighed over five pounds each.
There are bass , croppies and catfish
galoro. One catfish was caught that
weighed twelve pounds.
O'Neill Frontier : George Glllman
was adjudged Insane by the commis
sion Tuesday and taken to Norfolk by
the sheriff yesterday. It was rather
an unusual case. Gillman , who is
quite well known In the northern part
of the county , started for Idaho. He
.indi'd In tin1lcliilt. . \ of \ VolMiwluro
10 wan taken In charge b.\ the author *
ties n nn Innano person lie was
tent by them to Lincoln , thin Mtutc , and
hero Sheriff Hull not him tmd brought
ilm to O'Neill after somewhat of a
itniKKl" l which the patient had to
ic put In the strnpH. At Ilme ho
tvoulil appear as nil tonal IIH anyone
iml axaln would become violent or go
iff Into a tate of Homl-coiinelnuHtiofis.
Sheriff Hall suys during hla stay In
Lincoln he WIIH kept In the iiHyluni
ind that when ho took charge of him
In tnlto him to Iho depot he becnmo
violent an they wore being driven
iloug In n hnck. Glllmau atnrted to
clean out" the sheriff and In the strut-
* lo that ensued they were both thrown
ml of the hnck. The aherlff finally
not him aubduod and he came peace-
nbly the rest of the way. lie apent
Die day In Jail here Monday and Tuos-
lay , nt limes waa anllon or In a aeml
I'onsclous condition , refusing to oat
inythlng on Monday. At the honrlnu
lioforo the commission Tuesday he ap
peared rational and told a rather re-
niarkahlo story. He said he remein-
lieied nothing of hla trip to Idaho only
that he got on the train at Atkinson
mid changed c.irs at Fremont.
JUNCTION NOTES.
Rumblings of the Rail and Clicking of
Wires In the Railroad Yards.
The old rickety sidewalk on First
street between Second and Third av
enues Is being replaced by a new one.
Mrs. W. N. Perry of Elgin IH a guest
at the home of her brother-in-law , 10
B. Perry.
Henry Hnaenplliig Is the proud papa
of a bouncing baby boy that Is now
almost a week old. P. W Hull says
It la rod headed but ho sends It kisses
by telephone Juat the same.
Engine No. 1181 passed through the
Junction yesterday morning onrouto
to the shops at Missouri Valley for nt-
pairs. This la the engine that turned
over with Engineer llamp Nelaon near
Chadron about ton days ago.
Engineer James Malal left ycator-
day for Cbadron to work on the pile
driver.
The boys at the round house hail a
new one to deal with yesterday. It
was an old O. & N. W. standard en
gine. No. 171 ! , and was the smallest
that hna over boon In this house. It
la supposed to be ono of the IIrat on-
glues belonging to the company.
Mra. T. A Taylor and daughter arc
visiting In Lynch , Neb.
Mrs. Hallle , who has been visiting
with Mrs. T. A. Taylor for several
days , has returned to her homo In
Lynch , Neb
Miss * Mable Strain , who has boon
spending a month with Mrs. Chas ,
Lone ; , has returned to her homo in
Lynch , Nob.
Mrs. Domnn , who has bcc-n sufforlnp
severely for some time fiom a cancer ,
baa undergone an operation and Is getting
ting along nicely.
Mrs. Kennedy went to Sioux Citj
today to visit her daughter , Agnes.
Theo. Ileltman , well known In Nor
folk , died at his homo In Californln
last Tuesday from Injuries received
by being inn down by a motor car
James McCarty of Norfolk , uncle ol
the young man , on hearing of his ac
cldont , which occurred about twr
months ago , went to California. IK
found his nephew badly Injured aboui
the head , his body terribly bmlsei
and his foot burned by coming In con
tact with the electric current. IK
rallied , however , and It was thoughi
he was on the road to recovery whet
Mr. McCarty left there last week. II
was , therefore , a severe shock to hit
mother , living here , and Mr. McCartj
when they received the sad news
Besides the relatives here , he leaves
a young wife to mourn his loss.
ACCEPTS CALL.
Rev. Mr. Clay Will o to Holdrege Las1
of Next Week.
Rev. Mr. Clay of the Baptist church
formerly of Norfolk , has accepted r
call from the Holdrege church am
will leave the last of next week to take
charge.
ENDORSES MICKEY.
Dr. George L. Miller Writes , Standlnj
by Governor In Stand.
A Lincoln report today says thai
Governor Mickey has received a lettei
from Dr. George L. Miller of Omaha
endorsing his stand taken in connec
tlon with the Norfolk Insane hospita
matter.
HORSE BUYER CHARGED WITK
FRAUD TODAY.
ISSUED CHECK , HAD NO FUNDS
Man Who Came Here From Rock Coun
ty and Who Has Been Here Foi
Some Months , Gave Check to Fran !
Jarmer for $40 Says Can Square it
John L. Miller , who has been dolnj
more or less horse buying in am
about Norfolk for some months am
who came here from Bassett , was ar
rested this morning by Constable
Conley on a charge of fraud in issu
ing a check for $40 to Frank Jarmei
on the Norfolk National bank , withou
having funds in the bank to meet th <
check. The warrant was sworn ou1
In Justice Lambert's court and wai
served on Miller at 11 o'clock.
Miller declared that he could fix ui
the matter and telephoned to Lon {
Pine to get funds from a bank bu
had not yet received an answer am
therefore the constable Is still holdlnj
off the preliminary hearing.
NOROLK MEAT MARKET MAN 18
A DORN-CONTORTIONIST.
TRAVELED WITH THE RINGLINGS
When Tbnt Show Was Wngon Affnlr ,
Ho Ran Away From Ills Iowa Homo
and Hode Dnrchnck Horses , Walked
Tight Wire and Dent Himself.
I Front S'aHmliiy'H Uiilly.l
Anyone who hna o\or traveled with
i clreiiH gota ernzy to go back to the
[ miviiH homea and aawdual rlnga. ac
cording ( o a Not folk man who nut
twny from lie io lo join Mingling
Urolhora' c'.vitH. Thla la Lou Conn-
us , an employe In the R. E. Thloni
meat market today , who linn traveled
with almost nt > ry ahow on Iho road
it ono time or\.aother , doing contortionist
tionist , high wire and Imrolmck riding
attinta.
"When that circus came to town
the other day , " aald Coualiia , "I Just
got cra/.y to go back ou the road. Ev-
rybody does , who hna ever hud any
thing to do with a show. "
Born a Contortionist ,
Coualna waa ono of the men who
waa horn a eontorltonlat , with natur
ally looao Joints , HO that even today ho
can thtow hla joints out of shape In
any way dealrod.
"I wna living In a llltlo town over
In Iowa , " ho said , "eighteen years
ago , when Rlngllng Brothers cnmo
along with their wagon ahow. 1 hud
been doing contortlonlat stunts around
town and had done barobauk riding ,
So Isaa I crnto go with the ahow.
And once In the game , It waa hard to
break away , for there Is a fascination
about It.
"You only have to work two hours
a day , get all you want to eat , your
transportation la provided for , and
you lead an easy life with pay ranging
from $20 to $ : ir per week. But any ,
when you work , you work hard. It
la something fierce , gottlng out and
going through the performance twice
a day.
"And then It has Ita drawbacks.
You don't got lo bed until after mid
night , you nimble along over the rails
and get llttlo sleep , and the Ural thing
you know In the morning , Homebody
cornea along and wnUea you up
"You're always on the go , and never
have any permanent homo. In the
winter tlmo you Join a theatrical vau
deville company and travel around
with that until spring opens the circus
fields again. "
Clowno Arc Good Acrobats.
"Is It I run that clowns are among
the best acrolmls In the circus ? " WIIB
askod.
"It Is , " said CoiiHlna. "Clowns have
to do the aiimo stunta that regular
men do , only they have to affect ni
awkwardnesH. With thla complica
tlon tacked on. It becomes necessary
for u clown lo bo a very superior ac
robat.
"Some contortionists are born loose
Jointed , ' " said Cousins , "and some are
made. Those that are manufacturer
He for hours at n time In oil In order
to get their joints limbered up , but
although the treatment lasts for n
time , they die within a few years. }
saps all their strength right out. "
Dares Not Think Of It.
"No , I dare not even think about goIng -
Ing back , " said Cousins , "for then
get crazy. I don't dare attend a circus
performance , for I want to get right
up out of the reserved scats and cllml
down Into the ring , to got up on the
high wire and rldo the big horses.
"But after all , driving a meat wagon
Is better as a regular thing , and swing
Ing a meat ax Is better than swinging
Indian clubs In the long run , so I'n
going to stay In Norfolk.
TUESDAY TIDINGS.
Miss Mable Alderson of Humphrey
is In the city.
Miss Belle Turner of Pierce Is a
Norfolk visitor.
Chas. Peyton of Wlnnetoon was In
the city yesterday.
Presiding Elder Tindall left this
morning for Omaha.
J. II. Husted of Wayne was a Nor
folk visitor yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Holbrook of Pllgor
were In the city yesterday.
Miss Maude Hoerger left yesterday
for Fairfax to visit relatives.
J. E. Hannegan and Win. F. Peltzor
of Hoaklns were in the city yesterday
Dr. Campbell of Crelghton made a
business trip to Omaha this morning
Misses Elnora and Minnie Sochtgci
of Hosklns are shopping In the city to
day.
day.II.
II. J. Graves has gone to Holt conn
ty to look after his ranch for a shor
tlmo.
Dr. Clark , the dentist , and J. S. Han
cock of Stanton were In the ctyy yes
torday.
Mrs. Leslie Harper of Deadwood Is
visiting relatives in Plainvlew and
Creighton.
Mrs. Caroline Hitchcock of Pierce
returned to her homo today after a
visit In Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Christens o :
Fairfax were passengers for Sioux
City this morning.
Miss Clara Nelson of Plalnvlow wen
to Wayne yesterday to attend the Ne
braska normal college.
Mrs. Geo. Williams and daughter
Llla , have gone to Alliance to visl
Mrs. Williams' mother and sister.
Mrs. M. E. Crosier and three chll
dren of Avoca , Iowa , will arrive In the
city today to spend a week with her
sister , Mrs. E. A. Bullock.
Leonard Murphy and sisters , Misses
Grace and Mary , of Fairfax , S. D.
and Miss Dora Parchon of Anoka
MI P i. . i ii.o'i ' , l > N irf i ( hi
nnrntii ) ; for Fremont wliro iho > , \lll
ill nd the normal rolt | < He.
lr ) Mncku > Hindu a piofuMMinnul call
0 Miidlmm today.
MIHH Lillian Purdy of Madlmui WIIH
1 Norfolk visitor today.
K. K. Wright linn Kn\\0 \ \ to vlwll hlM
itmlly at Lebanon , Mo.
dipt. A. C' . Logan rolurnod lo IIH !
mine In Cimlur , Neb , , after wivoral
vet'kn' vlall with rclatlvcn mul frlondH
n the eiiHt.
nivlalon Hupl. C. H. lioynoldn left
odiiy for a trip ever the Lincoln
iranch.
Mm. F , T. Amliroof DlNon. H. 1) . ,
M III town ontouto to Tildon lo vlnlt
ler Hlstor.
J. V. JolniHon la quid ) III with up-
lendlcllla and will auhmlt to an op-
Till Ion tomorrow.
Kond Maalcr P. J. Stafford went
ivoul tulny to look after dtitloH connect-
> d with lila work.
A new daughter waa born at the
loiiui of Mr. and Mra. William Hill at
lladiir thin morning.
( { ( o. ( 'linmhoraof Nlobrnninnd II. N.
nundors of Center , Nub. , returned In
heir homea from the lawyofH1 camp
lear Nellgh ,
JOHB Oiloy wiiH In the city today on
iltt way homo to Crolghlon I nun Lin-
coin whore hn had been attending the
4lnle unlverally.
Hurry J. Klmbnll , Jr. , auperlnlen-
dent of circulation of the Dally Stilton-
man of Uolne , Idaho , paused through
the city oninulo' to Crelghton lo vlalt
rclntlvoH and friends
It. J. Tate , real oatalo dealer of
Plalnvlow , In company with Ilireo oth
er gentlemen panned through Norfolk
tlila morning onrouto to Cltoyenno
county to look at land. Mr. Tale haa
recently located a number In that
county.
The Went Side Hosu company will
meet at firemen's hall at 8 o'clock to
night.
Drs. Hear and Pllgor operated upon
Mr. Munslrrman yeiitomay for a oyn-
tic tumor In Iho cheek.
Itohl. Kclmciifold ! la hauling lum
ber for a line now losldcnco on hla
farm nnrlhweHl of Norfolk.
Elmer l' ' < > \ , wlio Is very 111 , suffering
from ahweaa of the IIIIIRH , roalod can-
ler liiHt night hut la very weak.
A. II Kleaaii and family diovo Ic
the Klkliorn today on a Halting trip
They wciio prepared with a honnleoiiH
picnic luncheon and expect lo upend
a pleasant day.
Mlsa Allco Pollock entertained n
few friends last nigh ! In honor of hoi
friend , Master Herman Tappert , whc
IH soon to leave for Omaha , wlioro lu.
has a position.
K. II. ( ; ioanon , who linn boon a 11 ro
man on the Northwestern load hen
for aomo tlmo , hna been ptomotcd ( <
( lie position of engineer and took hit
first engine out loilny.
O. H. Omul hna resigned hla peal
lion with the Geo. II , Chrlatoph phiir
inncy and has gone went. Just whore
ho will locate he has not yet decided
C. A. Weston'H barn , which burned
was Inaiired In the Farmera' Mutua
Insurance company lor $200 and ah
head of horaea , three of which burned
wore Insured for $000 In the mum
company. The horaea that won
burned weic left In the barn untl
yesterday , awaiting Inspection by tin
Inaiininco ndjiiatora , but It was Im
possible to lonvo them longer and i
neighbor's harness was brought Intc
sorvlco to haul the dead animals of
the farm , all of the Weston harnca :
having burned. It la aald that the fin
was undoubtedly act by a tramp , as i
neighbor had just seen a tramp go bj
the IIOIIBO with a cigar In his mouth
and Mr. Weston had only been out o
the barn fifteen minutes when ho dls
covered the ( lames In the hay loft
A chain used as a tie-rope for oni
horse , the finest In the barn , provec
to be the undoing of that animal , ai
It was Impossible to break the chali
and the horse was killed. Mr. Westoi
wont Into the fire barefooted , and wai
somewhat tramped on by the horses.
BLAMES MEN AND COMPANY.
Norfolk Railroad Men and Northwest
ern , Accused by Verdict.
' 1 no coroner's Jury concluded Its In
qulry Into the circumstances surround
Ing the death of Engineer Murphy
who was killed In a collision at Call
fornla Junction on the night of Jum
3 , and has returned the following vor
diet :
Wo , the coroner's Jury , find that En
glncor John F. Murphy , an employe o
the Chicago & Northwestern railway
mot his death at California Junction
Iowa , on Juno 3 , 1900 , while in the dls
charge of his duties by being crushoc
under his engine , No. 1098 , which wni
overturned and ditched , caused by col
lldlng with engine No. 1283 , in chargi
of Engineer R. E. Wright , and said ac
cldent was caused wholly by the vie
latlon of rules governing the moetinj
of trains by Engineer R. E. Wright am
Head Breakman W. Fox and In tin
Chicago & Northwestern Railway com
pany's neglect In not seeing that thi
headlights are covered when In tin
clear at this Junction point.
M. S. Ellis ,
T. M. Gllmore ,
F. W. Myers.
First Death In Order.
Grand Island , Neb. , June 9. Specla
to The News : R. O. Adams , former ) ;
editor of the Democrat here , but late
cashier of the bank at Trenton , dlci
last night at Omaha after an operatloi
for appendicitis.
While he lived here ho organize !
"The Western Bees , " a fraternal Insur
ance company , and was elected supreme
promo president. His was the firs
death to occur under the organization
Ho leaves a wife and five children
The funeral will be at Trenton.
DIG OAIN IN MADISON COUNTY ,
ASSESSMENT SHOWS ,
: QUALIZATION BOARD MEETS
iounty Commlsnloncra , sitting an
Board of Equalization , Will Remain
In Session nt Mndlson Until Thuro-
dny Night Slight Gain In Norfolk.
An Inereano of between $ r > flOonO and
> tiOini)0 ) ) III MitdlHon county valuation
iver a year ago him been brought out
ty I lie iiHiioHHorn In Iho work that IIIIH
its ! been completed by lluun thlii
aprlng. The county boaul of cquallza-
lon met at MnillHon yeatetday ami
ivlll coiilliino In HOHKlon until Tlmrmlay
light , for the purpoHo of equalizing
ho aaaeiiHinonta. Up until thla after-
loon not a Hlngln person had appeared
lefoin tlio hoard with a complaint lo
iffer.
Norfolk tthowa not a very largo In-
MIIHO In vuliio ever a year ago. The
laacHsmonl thin year la anld to have
icon moro thorough than it I HIM boon
n the paat , and much properly that
'ormerlyiia skipped IIIIH tills year
icon found by the IIHHOHHOI-B
The iiHtiofHod valuation Is ono-llftli
ho real valuation.
WEEK WAS WARM.
Deficient Rainfall and Excess Sun
shine Were Feature * .
Lincoln , Neb. , Juno I'- ! Special to
The NOWH : The following general
nummary of weather condition ! ! for the
week ondlng Juno 11.
The week , as a whole , waa warm ,
with deficient , rainfall , and with au
XCCSH of aunshlnu.
The dully mean ( nnipornturo av ) raged -
aged 11 ° above the normal In the cant-
OMI part of the atnto and 1" hulow
normal In Iho svcstorn. Tim maximum
toinperaliirea occurred general ! } on
TuoHilay or Wednesday , and tlioy were
moHlly belweon 8(5 ( ° and ! ) li ° . The
minimum Inmpcraluroa were below
( HI" In moat counties during the great
er part of I ho week. The minimum
lompcraluio for Iho week waa about
no" In caalorn counties and nearly
10 ° lower In the western.
The rainfall \\an much lielow the
normal except In ( Ingo. Pawnee John-
HOII and Neninjiii countICH. In these
count lea local tiiunderatorniH occurred
Tiieadny and Wodneaday , with rain-
falla ranging from 1 to more than 3
Inches. In moat of Ihu remainder of
Iho alalo thi > rainfall waa U > HS than a
qimrlur of an Inch , while in largo areas
no rain occurred , or only a sprinkle ,
with an amount too small to muaauro ,
fell.
Madison.
Sunburned and bllatored , aurchargod
with Ilio vigor and oiithuslaam ab
sorbed from hill and vale and stream ,
during a week's trip In the wllils of
Wyoming , Dr. Hmait returned homo
ycatorday evening. During thla tlmo
he rode over two bundled and fifty
mlloa In stages and horseback , had
ahoollng and llahlng and outdoor sport
to his heart'ii content.
The wedding of Claude Reed of the
firm of Rood Ilroa. , and Mlsa Florence
McGolieo , daughter of Albert McGo-
boo , IH announced to lake place in the
near future.
Jacob Henderson and Mrs. Winifred
loonier were married today at 10 a.
in. by Rov. J. M. Bothwoll of the M
E. church In the parlor of their own
homo on Third street. Only near rol
ntlvcs witnessed the ceremony Tlu
groom to thin union Is a well knowr
merchant of this city , having for several
oral years conducted Madison's enl ,
film It uro and undertaking establish
ment.
The bride Is of a Scotch Canadlai
family , the daughter of Mr and
Thomas Elliot who some years ag *
moved here from Stanton , where thoj
were among the earliest settlers. Shfi
la well known and popular both her/I /
and at Stanton and has for seven ; '
years been a member of the choir 1
the M. E. church. He has been a res
dent of the town nigh unto twenty
live years and was for many year
the right hand man of Henry Becke
with whom he learned his trade and t
whose business ho succeeded Du
ing the Spanish American war he wa
a lieutenant In Company F , First N'
braska Volunteer Infantry , and serve
In the Philippines.
Mr. and Mrs. Henderson started /
noon on a short wedding trip to poln
In Nebraska , after which they wl
be at home here on East Third stree
WHAT HE NOW SAYS HE SAID.
Mr. Biggs Was Not Discharged , bi )
Asked to Resign.
Asylum , Norfolk , Neb. , June 10.-
Edltor News : The Issue of the 81
does me an Injury In the way it pr
sents my evidence In the Investigate
of the 7th. I did not say on the star
that I was discharged before I repoi
ed anything , but I did say that I wi
asked to resign before I reported an
thing , on account that there was i
rules. A" H Biggs.
"To have nothing Is to have rl <
eyes and poor bands" wrote Shake
pease Hut In these times the pers
who reads the ads Is able to keep t
eyes and hands more in harmony.
DR , R. C , SIMMO
EYR SPGCIALI ! l
Lady attendant , is
graduate optician a
Gornuxti. %
ROOM 15 , COTTON BLOCK. PHON 18'sL '