The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, November 09, 1906, Page 5, Image 5
mil in urwwiri.V 'M MW7 .mil If M A I . 1-MMHAV NfWIr'MHhMt ' < J HJOfi. LUDICROUS NIGHT ADVENTURE ON ROSEBUD RESERVATION. HE HEARD RUMBLING AT DOOR Slaughter Then Fired a Charge of Bird Shot Through the Panel of a Window Subsequent Investigation Shows Burglar Was a Mule. Dallas , S. D. , Nov. 8. Whllo riding on his homestead claim In the ceded portion of the Rosebud Indian resor- vatlon near hero , Chester Slaughter , a well-known resident of this part of the state met with rather a curious adventure. Ho had sent his family to town , Intending to follow them the next day. That night ho was aroused from sleep by a nolso which ho bolloved was made by some one attempting to break Into the house. Creeping down stairs , with a loaded shotgun In his hands , ho heard some ono apparently fumbling at the door-knob. Instantly Slaughter raised his shot-gun and fired through the door. Ho heard n cry as of pain , but not caring to In vestigate any further that night , ho sedurely fastened the door and waited until morning. When day dawned Slaughter wont out of doors , confidently expecting to llnd the dead body of a fellow man. Ho was agreeably surprised , however , at not making such n gruesome dis covery. Continuing his search , ho went to a shed and there found a pot mule , grievously wounded by the load of bird shot which had been fired through the door. The nnilo had been running at large In the barn yard and had backed up against the door In an endeavor to gain shelter from a storm . The mule will live. BRIDAL COUPLE MISSES TRAIN. John Hennesy and Miss Dessle Me- Comb Had to Drive to Wayne. At 10 o'clock this morning at the Catholic church the wedding of Mr. John Hennesey and Miss Dessa Mc- Comb took place. Doth arc young people ple of Norfolk. Rev. Father Walsh performed the ceremony. An Interesting feature of the wed ding was the fact that the bride and groom , who had Intended to take the noon train for Wayne , where they will reside , missed their train , although they stood on the station platform pre pared to start on the journey. They had come to the station and were chat ting with friends before the train left. Suddenly the yellow cars started to move away , and although tne bride and groom made a desperate effort to climb on the car steps , the railroad crew refused to permit the risk of boarding the moving train and the locomotive - comotivo kept on going. The couple then took a carriage and drove to Wayne. DEATH OF V/ALTER POWELL. Former Norfolk Man Succumbs at Pa- louse , Wash. , to Typhoid. Word comes from Palouse , Wash. , of the death of .T. Walter Powell , for merly of Norfolk , at that place on Oc tober 27. Typhoid fever was the cause. Mr. Powell was thirty years of age. He was the elder son of Walter P. Powell and was born in Norfolk , having resided here all his life until seven years ago when he moved with his father's family to Ashland , Ore. , and two years ago ho went to eastern Washington , where ho has since re sided. There ho met and married Miss Katharine Ferrier. His wife and Infant son , his father , three sisters and n brother survive him. CORONER'S JURY EXONERATES NORTHWESTERN ENGINEMEN. HAASE'S HEAD WAS ON TRACK His Feet , However , Seemed to be Un der a Cattle Guard or Small Fence at Side of Track and Englnemen Did Not Realize It Was Human Form. The coroner's Inquest over the re mains of August Haase , who was killed by the Norfolk-Bonesteel pas senger train at a road crossing near his homo north of Norfolk , resulted In n verdict which found that the engineer - neer and firemen on the engine wore In no way responsible for the death. Testimony of the enginemen brought out the statement that Haaso was ly ing on the ground , his head on the track and his feet under a cattle guard along the right of way , for some time befoio the train struck him. The en- glneer saw an object on the roadbed some distance ahead of the train but thought that it was a pumpkin , a man's coat or some other similar ob ject , lying on the track. The fact that the feet were stretched under the cattle fence , hid the man's body par tlally and deceived the engineer. Stopped Train , But Too Late. Ho did not realize that It was a man lying on the ground until the train hni come almost upon Mr. Hnaso and , the Instant It was seen that a human fonr lay on the track , the whistle was blown , the bell rung and all possible emergency brakes applied. But the engine had come so close upon the man that Mr. Haaso was struck and ils nock broken and head mangled. Tlu coroner's Jury rendered n ver- llct that "August Ilaaso came to his loath by being struck by an engine ; the engineer and fireman nro In no way to blame for the death. " The coronur , Dr. Kindred , arrived from Meadow Grove on the morning train to hold the Inquest. The Jury were ; l.ouls Wachtor , Herman Wachtor , J. O. Copolaml , Jacob Wagner and Frank Lavorgo. Dr. Kindred , the coroner , was met nt the train by J. II. Conloy , constable and tnkcn nt once to the scene of the accident. The Northwestern claim agent arrived from Omaha and attend ed the Inquest. The remains were tak en to the homo north of the sugar fac tory. tory.Tho The funeral will bo hold Friday tornoon at 1 o'clock and services will ho hold In St. Paul's Lutheran church , Rev. Mr. Wltto , the pastor , being In charge. REVISED FIGURES INDICATE ELEC TION BY ABOUT 300. SOME OFFICIAL COUNTS ARE IN Indications This Morning Were That Judge Boyd Has Been Elected Con gressman Over Graves by a Safe Though Narrow , Margin. Indications late today were thai Judge Boyd has been elected to con gress from the Third district by a majority ranging in the neighborhood of 300. Following are the revised estimated county majorities for Boyd : Antelope ( official ) -1I3 : Knox 309 Boone ( official ) 272 Nance 180 Merrlck ( official ) 238 Madison ( official ) 3C5 Pierce ! -2 Wayne ( official ) 134 Burt C81 2742 Revised estimate of Graves' major ities : Platte ( official ) 988 Dakota ( official ) 88 Dixon 2'1 Stanton ( official ) 13G Cumlng G14 Thurston ( olllcinl ) 311 Dodge ( official ) C7 Colfnx J 125 Cedar ( official ) 171 2423 This count gives Boyd a majority of 319. THURSDAY TIDINGS. Mrs. Mary Albright of Madison was in the city yesterday. C. A. Boahnlt went to Stanton this morning for : i short visit. Miss Anna Donahue returned to her home in Crelghton at noon. The Misses Thatch of Madison were In the city visiting yesterday. John Freythaler was n business pas senger for Wayne this morning. R. L. Thompson of Pierce was in the city this morning on business. Harry Bland returned yesterday from a few weeks' visit in Omaha. L. Koenigstein made one of his reg ular trips to Stanton this morning. Miss Lillian Kelley of Atkinson was in town during the dny between trains. G. W. Keleher and son of Leigh were in the city visiting this morning. C J. Haclison of Meadow Grove was a business visitor in the city yester day. day.C. C. H. Kclsoy of Nellgh was In the city yesterday to get congressional ' election returns. John Anderson of Winnetoon was visiting friends about town between trains yesterday. Chas. Hlrnms stopped In thf. city hist night enroute from Wayne to the east this morning. C. G. Prischmnnn stopped In the LCm city last night enronte home from Omaha to Crelghton. C. J. Hixson of Grove precinct came in to town yesterday morning to de liver the election returns. M. L. Ogden was a passenger for Pllger this morning , where ho is workIng - Ing on a new store building. Mrs. W. P. Dlxon returned yester day from a six weeks' visit In DCS Molnes and other points in Iowa. W. E. Bishop , a prominent horse iniyer of Pierce , passed through the 3lt'y this morning enrouto to Sioux City. City.Miss Miss Edith Sterner , who has been visiting Miss Margaret Barnes , re turned to her home In Madison Thurs day. Henry Holyfield returned from Co lumbus whore he saw , "His Highness the Hey. " Mr. Holyfield pronounced ' it as good as "Tho Prince of Pilse'n. " Mrs. J. B. Gump of Logan , Iowa , ar rived last night for an extended visit with her daughter , Mrs. G. C. Parker. Guy Livingstone loft last night for a few days visit with relatives at Til- den. * Lou Fisher of Chadron was In the city yesterday for a short visit with old acquaintances. Some merchants are too "fatally-ln tent" upon small things to give proper attention to the advertising campaign. Of one of these It was written : "His mind splits a hair and puts trousers on a flea ; " but such a mind accommo dates Itself poorly to larger problems. Get you want ads. In early for Sat urday's paper. They'll get results for you. ILLINOIS CENTRAL DIRECTORS ELECT HIM HEAD OF COMPANY , MEETING WAS A STORMY ONE Harrlman Wins Contest for Railroad Control Now Has Continuous Line From Atlantic to Pacific C ° aats and ffrom Lakes to Gulf. New York , Nov. S. lly the election of J. T. llarahnn aa piealdent ol the Illinois central Itailruad company to tituyvosnnt Flali It In believed that K 11. llarrlmaii hau nt lust ruul IziMl the liilllllinunt of hht plan to control a railroad llnu from thu At lantic to thu Pacific coasts. In this grunt plan thu Illinois Central waa the one link missing to compluto a line of track from Nuw York to San Fran cisco ami Portland , Oro. , from the great hikes to the gulf of Mexico and from the gulf to the Pnclflc again. Uu < til within a few months eastern ter minals of the Harrlman system wore at Kansas City , Omaha ami Now Or leans. The Hrst Important stop In the direction of securing the desired out let on the Atlantic seaboard for the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads la believed to have hcon taken by Mr. llnrrlmnn several weeks ago , when It was reported that one of the roads under his control had taken over control of the Baltimore and Ohio by purchase of a block of 400,000 tiluues. This would give Mr llarriman a route Irom Cnicngo and St. Louis to Baltlmoro and New York To complete the ambitious propoaltloi for a continuous line from ocean to ocean It was necessary only to con licet the western terminals of the Bill tlmoro and Ohio with the eastern tor niinals of the Southern Pncillc am Union Pncillc and this purpose the Illinois Central serves amply. Us line from Omaha to Chicago tics together gethor the Union Pacific and Baltl more and Ohio , while the Illinois Central tral branch from Chicago to New Or leans gives the Southern Pnclflc en trance into Chicago and the soaboari ] Taken together this syatcm , If mil Hod , puts under ono control more than 23,000 miles of track , capitalized a more than $1,700,000,000. James T. Ilaralmn , vlco prealden of the Illinois Central , was electc president of the company nt a mee Ing of the hoard of directors In till city by a vote of 8 to 0 , the adherents of President Stuyvesant Fish not vet ing. The meeting la reported to have been a stormy one. HARD BLOW HR ) SOCIALISTS New Russian Election Law Disfran chises Railroad Men. St. Petersburg , Nov. S. The chances of the socialists In the coining election of members of parliament were dealt a sweeping blow by the interpretation given by the senate to the new clec- lion law , which , at one stroke , dlsfran- chlses thousands of the poorer classes. The operating personnel of the rail roads and even the locomotive engineers labor In Russia , neers , the highest pnhl sia , are affected by the interpretation. . Outside of factory workmen , the ranks of the socialist party are recruited chiefly from railroad men. This new interpretation Is supplementary to the senate's ruling of Oct. 20 , from which [ It was estimated that over 500,000 per- sons who voted In the last election had been cut from the election lists Switchmen May Arbitrate. Chicago , Nov. 8. The switchmen's 11 nn'on declined the proposition made \ by the mamgors of the railroads en \ tering Chks-Ro to arbitrate the de mands of the men for nn Increase in wages of 10 cents nn hour. The rail- rend innnar rs thru offered the men nn 'ncrcase ' of 3 rents an hour , and proposed nr'btritlon of the question who'her or not tl-e men should ic- ceive the 10-cent increase. The men took the proportion under considera tion. Tlio general Impression among both the employers and the switch men was that a compromise would im rnMi < vi niui that a strike of the SO.nno wltchmen employed on the rends Interested In the controversy would be averted. The authorities of the Johns Hop- x-ins , unVrblty , Daltlmore , conferred the dcsr-o of LL. D. upon Sir William Henry Perkins , famous as the discov erer of mauve and for hla other worlc along similar lines. At a meeting of the conference com mittee of the Southeastern Paasenger association , It waa voted that begin ning Jan. 1 all theatrical and amuse ment companies will be charged a uni form passenger rate of 2 cents per 1 mile At the annual meeting of the Chicago cage , Burlington and Quincy railroad , all of the retiring directors were reelected - elected , with the exception of Robert Bacon , who poslgned. John F. Tal- madgo of Now York was chosen In place of Mr. Bacon. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD Rev. H. M. Vlttum of Grlnnell , In. . has been elected president of the Fur- go Congregational college. H. J. O'Neill , the "barley king , " died at Cameron , Mo. At ono time he owned all the grain elevators In south ern Minnesota. Are your tenants the sort who "lot the landlord worry" about the rent ? A few insertions of a wnnt ml. will find you the sort of to'nnnts who do that part of the worrying themselves. HAVING A GOOD CRY lly DONALD ALLON CnpyrlKlil. 1WW , I' ' ) ' Hiiliy DnuulMi ' u Pretty Vlolu ( . 'raydon hail eomo down to visit her aunt In her country hmno. mil fora week Hlic liutl boon supremely nippy. Tlicro wore ohlekoiiH nnil tluckn nul goose , tlicro wore million licim nnil loves ami rabbits , tlicro wove Innocent Ininliklim anil frollckltiK calves , and she hud I tried to milk a cow , fallen off a fence and churned two pounds of lint- tor. Hut for Arthur Tyson thin dreiini of bliss might have eontlnutMl another week , and pretty Viola might have climbed to the roof of the WIIKOII Hhed , Hold paper rags to a tin peddler and gone hlaekbcrrylng down In thu mead ow as a continuance of her romantic adventures. Arthur Tyson had not only fallen In love with her , but ho was Intending to ask forher , hand , lie hndn't published his Intentions In any of thu Journals or told the country postmistress what was In his mind , but Miss Viola hud a line on him. You cnn't fool a girl about tmcli things. The man who Is courting her may talk about the JO.VH of bache lor life and pretend to bo a cynic on affairs of sentiment , but she can rend him like a book. When Arthur had said that he would arrive at Viola's aunt's on the Mill running down In his nuto In the forenoon and running back to the city again In the evening there was n look In his eyes that said there would be something doing. The Mth came , and then things be- Kan to happen. A letter arrived from Arthur to say that his grandmother wanted him to hurry to her dying bed- Hide ; a big bumblebee came droning along , even as Viola was reading the letter while Heated on the veranda , and stung her on the bare arm ; a windmill man called on business and tried to flirt with her ; she was chased out of the barnyard by a calf and chased back again by a turkey gobbler ; thu dog got hold of her cute summer hat and chewed It up , and who fell down cellar while going after preserves and landed on top of the family cat. Several other vexatious things oc curred between the morning of the t-tth and noon of the next day , and an hour after dinner Miss Viola made up her mind to have a good cry. If she cried In the house her aunt , who was a sharp eyed old lady , would see her tears and ask questions ; If she went to the barn to ci\v among the cackling hens and new mown hay , the hired man would come slumbllng In ; If she bid away behind ( he grape arbor or the currant bushes , there were bugs to crawl down her back as soon as she was oft' her guard. Down across tin1 meadow and half a mile from the house there was a smal ] grove , and the disconsolate girl finally 1 made up her mind that her lo-ns of ' Honow should be shed around the roots 1 of those trees. Her manner of dodging j ! her aunt and getting out of Iho Inm-c and down to the grove would have boon called "making a sneak" by SOUK but a pretty girl who Is looking for n I crying place should not be judged tor harshly. i She found the grove a capital plan ; for her business. There wore shadi and quietness and the whispering o the summer broo/.o through the loaves , and Miss Viola went at it and let tin I fears fall , her chin quiver and her sob' i frighten away the lone chickadee Ilia was taking n daytime nap on a brand above her bead. Mr. Tyson hastened to the botlsldi of his d.vlnt : grandmother , thinking tha It would be a whole week before sh would die and be burled and the wil mentioning him as sole heir rciu t'pon his arrival a glad xurprNo awaited od him. It was a case of billons colic only , canted by eating too heartily of corned beef and cabbage nt Iho ad- ' vaneed airi of eli/lity-throo I lie would have hastened away at once , but I he grandmother objected. She had a story to tell-a story of how that colic graspeil and gripped her and lasted her ton hours before the doctor could bring relief. It took her all day to finish the story , and then It took her nenhew several hours In addition to convince her that If he did not hasten back to town the whole t'nlted States would turn turtle He niude things hum when he got started , but It was mldaftornoon of the 10th when bis auto arrived within cannon shot of the farmhouse which sheltered the girl he meant to make bis wife and of the grove wherein a sad eyed maiden sat and wept that Is , Bhe wasn't sitting there Just then. She had other business on hand. At 1 o'clock that afternoon at the railroad station , two miles away , a train bearing lOO'lnnatlos on their way to a newly completed asylum had been shunted on to the side track to let the express pass. They wore given re freshments , and all of a sudden , while the guards were about their hospitable work and their vigilance relaxed , a I dozen of the unfortunate people , men and women , escaped from the cars and scattered over the country. Of course they wore Instantly pur sued , but three or four of them got n 'ong start. Guards and fanners and farmers' boys and farmers' dogs took up the pursuit with avidity As Miss Vloln sat In her grove and sobbed tind wept and throw sticks al the hugs crawling about she was stai > tied by whoops and yells and shouts She brushed away her tears and re pressed her nebs and stepped out 01 the shelter of the grove to see what was up. She had heard of a rabbit being rout ed out of a wood pile anil a whole coun ty joining In the chase , nud It flashed across her .ulnd that this was an oc currence 04 * the sort. She was noon undeceived Three men , four boys and two dogs ( "ime running towaul her , and as she was seen Ilieie were cries of : "There Is one of tin ml Come on , hoys ! Head her oil' and don't lot her got away ! " Men and boys and dogs bore down on the helpless maiden , and almost before nho could scream she found herself grasped by both arms and being bur rled along. She had been boosted over a fence and hustled through a HiMlo patch before she could gather her wits. Then she began to struggle and pro test. It was useless to struggle , and thu men and boys laughed at her pro testations , When fright made her weak and slu > 'sank down one of ( lie men took her on and kept business moving. Ho * fore reaching the station ami the train they were met by one of the guards. The girl revived siitllelently to protest anew , but he answered her : " ( If course Hho's one of 'em , and a cute wench .she IH | This Is thu third time'In two years she has escaped us. Hrlng her along. " MNs Viola was In a distressful con dition when the station was at length reached. Her captors were mot by shouting men and barking dogs and walls and screams front the two car loads of lunatics , and just then an unto came whooping up and had ( o pause for the crowd to clour the street. It N useless to conceal the fact that It was driven by Arthur Tyson. "Wlnit'H Iho miitterV" he asked of an excited farmer as the machine came tea a halt. "More fun than I've seen In twenty years , " was the answer. "Those two cars are full of misty folks , About a do/en got away , and we've been chas ing 'em down. They've just got the last one. " Arthur stood up to look over thu crowd. A woman had apparently fainted away , and two or threu men were about to pick her up and carry her across to ( ho train. As her shoul ders were lifted up he caught sight of her face , and next Instant tilings wens happening again. Ho sprang down Into the crowd , el bowed men and kicked dogs right and left , and In a moment wan beside Iho woman. The woman's hair was down and her face covered with dns | and grime and her dress torn from nock to shoulder , but love makes no mistakes In such matters. The young man had knocked down two men and had the girl on his arm before he asked for explanations. He fore they were tendered bo had to laj his burden down and perform further pugilistic feats , but In due time tin guan1 the farmers , the farmers' boys and tinfarmers' dogs admitted that i mistake h'td l > een made. When the auto resumed Its Jonrne.v the girl was a passeimer. Hlio Inn come to and realised that she was no being tnkcn off to an Insane asylum. It was omo hours later , when tin harvo-it nrioii was shining and the whlpporwllls were singing , that she told her story , and , though her aunt was sitting right beside her and hold ing her hand and calling her "poor dear , " the "lory had only been finished wl'on Arthur Tyson leaned forward and kissed her and said that he pro posed to see I'l'im that time on that shn had the legal nnil moral right to weoj , In any grove she wanted to without be ing hustled around the country as an escaped lunatic. The proposal hadn't come In Just the romantic form expect ed , but MNs Viola was a girl of sense and roullzc-1 that when exigencies arlKo the n : loUnory of romance maybe bo thrown out of gear. I'll" ) I Tl.i-i'l. . oni i- ( ! . Tl'o llrst t ci'iii.'iitor . ' : was made In ItilH ly n Initi.li physicist irimol Cor nelius Van lirobboll and consisted of a tube filled with air. closed nt Its up per end iiiul dipping nt Its other ex tremity , wjdfli was open. In a bottle of nitric acid diluted with water. As the temperature iwo or fell the air In the till"1 liieivi-"i | or } row less III volume and ciiiise'iuontly the liquid descended or rose. This Instrument Is now known as an air thermometer , but as Its meas urements were based on no fixed prin ciple It was of little use. The hatred of the vicious will do you ess harm than their conversation.-- Bentley. NORFOLK FRATERNAL SOCIETIES Mnsonlc. Diuimncim Coinmnmlory , No , 20 , KnlglilH Templar , nicutn the third I'rl- day ovonltig of eaoli month In Masonic hall. niuiiiiRciiM Chapter , No , 25 , 11. A , M. , niuotn the second Monday In each month In Masonic hall. Mosaic lodge , No. fit ! , A. V. & A. M. , mnulH the llrst Tuesday In each month In Miuionlc hall. lloiilah Chapter , No. 10 , Order of the ICiinlorn Star , mcolii the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 8 p. m. In MiiHonlc hall. Independent Order of Odd Fellows , Elkliorn ISttcnnipmeiit No. 27 , I. O. O. F. , moots the first and third Tues day ovuiilngs of each month. Norfolk lodge No.10 , I. O. O. F , meets every Thursday ovcnlng. Deborah Ilobocca lodge No. 03 , I. O. O. F. , meets the first and third Friday uvonlnis ; of each month , D. P. O. E. Norfolk lodge , No. Grill , Benevolent nd Protective Order of ICIkn , moota egularly on the second and fourth Sat- nlny cvunlngs of each month. Club oomn open at all times. Ixxlgo and club rooms on second floor of Mar- quardt block. Eagles. Sugar City Aorlo , No. 357 , meets In Jaglos' ledge room as follows : In vlntiir every Sunday ovonlng ; In sum- uer the first and third Sunday evening ) f each month. L. M. L. of A. The lyoyal Mystic Legion of Amor- en inootn at 0. A. H hall on the fourth rhursdny evening of each month. M. D. A. ' Hngar City ledge , No. 022 , meets on the second Friday evening of the month at Odd Follows' hall. Sons of Herrmann , normanln lodge , No. 1 , meets the second and fourth Friday evenings of thu month at 0. A. H. hall. Norfolk Relief Asoocl.itlon. Meets on Iho second Monday even ing of each month In the hall over IL \V. Winter's harness shop. Tribe of Ben Hur. ' North Nebraska Court No. 9 , T. B. II. , meets the first and third Monday evenings of each month. Knlghto of the Maccabees. Norfolk Tent No. 04 , K. O. T. M. , meets the first and third Tuesday evenings of each month. Ancient Order of United Korkmen. Norfolk ledge No. 07. A. O. U. W. , meets thu second and fourth Tuesday evenings of each month. U oorvu . fn- A irlt Norfolk lodge \V n W. . moots on the third Monday of each month at u. A. It. hall. i i Royal Highlanders. ! Meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 8 p. m. . In ( ! . A. U. hall. Highland Nobles. Regular meetings the second and fourth Monday night of each month at I. O. O. F. hall. G. A. R. Mnthewson post , No. 109 , meets in G. A. R. hall on the second Tueadny evening of each month. Royal Arcanum. The Norfolk chapter docs not hold regular meetings. Knights of Pythias. Knights of Pythias , meetings every second and fourth .Monday , In 1. O. O. F. hall. M. W. A. Norfolk camp No 492 , M. W. A. ! meets every second Monday in Q. A. U. hall. I. O. R. M. Shoshone Tribe , No. 48 , I. O. R. M , meets the second and fourth Wednes days of each month. Cheap Rates For FaJl Trips TO DENVER , COLORADO SPRINGS AND PUEBLO : Greatly reduced winter tourist excursion rates dally , commencing November 1 , from Omaha or Council Bluffs. Long Limits. HOMESEEKERS' RATES : Every Tuesday from Omaha to Nebraska and Kansas destinations , and every first and third Tuesday , Omaha to lolorado , Utah , Wyoming , Montana and Washington. There never haa been a better time to make big money on western lands than now. IRRIGATED LANDS : Send to me for irrigation literature about the North Platte valley , the Big Horn basin and the Billings district There Is a profit of from 100 to 300 per cent , in Irrigated lands. KINKAID FREE HOMESTEADS : Write D. Clem Deaver , agent homo- seekers' Information bureau , 1004 Fnrnam street , Omaha , if you are looking for a whole section of land free for mixed dalrylnc. He personally conduct * excursions to thcso lands on homeseokers' dates. He Is our agent , and hla services are free to you. * TO CALIFORNIA , PORTLAND AND PUGET SOUND : DailjwUntll Oc tober 31 , cheap one-way colonist rates to the coast. These tickets are hon ored In through tourist sleepers. It is cheaper to spend Iho ? winter In California than to pay coal bills. Have your nearest agent wlreTne for through berths ; only $5.75 per berth , Omaha to the coast. TO WYOMING , THE BIG HORN BASIN AND COLORADO : Cheap one-way settlers' rates , the flrst andthlrd Tuesdays of November , Docem her and January. Describe to me your trip and let mo advise you fully. L. W. WAKELEY , General Passenger Agent , Omaha