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THE NORFOLK WEFrtLY NEWS JOURNAL FRIDAY APRIL 80 1909 Lincoln's Election Legal , Lincoln , Nel ) . , April 20. District Judge Cornish hnndud down mi opin ion declaring the municipal election In Lincoln May 0 to bo legal , and sus taining the views of thu excise board that voters can pass on the question of prohibiting the licensing of saloons. The ruling was made on an Injunction null brought to prevent both the elec tion being held and voting on the question of prohibition. Dakota Farmer Held , Sioux Falls , S. D , , April 20. A son- nation luls been created in Aurora county by the arrest of Louis Knlgge , who about u year ago moved from the town of Limp to n farm in the ex treme northern part of that county , on a serious charge In connection with his alleged treatment of , his fifteen- year-old daughter. Another daughter , aged thirteen , also may bo a witness against him. Gregory County Cattle Inspector. Fairfax , S. D. , April 20. Special to The News : At a meeting of the cattle men of the county here under a call of the county auditor , J. W. Johnson , a local cattle dealer , wap recommend ed to bo appointed cattle Inspector for the county. The appointment is worthily bestowed as Mr. Johnson Is n thorough cattleman nnd knows a "critter" when he sees It. Ho was tormorly at Wakcllold , Neb. Delay Occurs In New Road. Ynnkton Press and Dakotnn : Rum ors followed thick upon each other Monday morning ns to the abandon- men of the Ynnkton-Norfolk bridge project , So persistent did these rumors become and so positive were the statements made that C. B. Harris , city attorney , who has boon Identified with the enterprise for many years , vus appealed to for Information , If lie had any to give. Mr. Harris at once produced a letter from Mr. W. P , Dickinson of Chicago , under date of April 17 , In which that gentleman' , who is most prominently Identified with the fiscal end of the Yankton. Norfolk , anticipates just such a local condition as existed hero today. Mr. Dickinson stated ho understood the usual stock rumors were afloat re garding his enterprise nnd that he wrote to Mr. Harris In case the rumors were disturbing any-one. Mr , Dickinson said Mr. Yulllo had returned to Chicago In company with Mr , Graham , after a trip to the coun ty seats in Nebraska , looking up right of way titles , which were found to be in unsatisfactory shape , and which will take time to ilx up. With this out of the way It was hoped that actlvo work In the field at this end will bo resumed. Mr. Dickinson was leaving at once for the cast on business connected with the work and expected to bo in Washington to take up with the prop er authorities river Improvement at this point , that the big bridge project might be assured government protec tion , so far as it was possible. On his return Mr. Dickinson said he hoped to have the pleasure of visiting Yankton , in company with Mr. Gra ham and hoped at that time to be able to meet the friends of the pro ject in Yankton. Mr. Dickinson concluded his letter by saying it could be readily under stood that it was quito a task to work out the preliminaries of a pro ject of such magnitude as the matter in hand and get everything In shape for actual construction , but said he hoped to be able to get around some of the big difficulties that were re tarding the work and for the best In terests of the railroad property , al though the delay might cause dissat isfaction at this end of the line , where folks might be wondering about the slow movement of the pro jcct , and thus start disquieting ru mors. , This timely letter appears to cover the field very thoroughly and it maybe bo once more affirmed quite positive ly that the bridge is still a "go" al though not rushing along as fast as some of the impatient ones would like to sec. Mexican Planter Disappears. Omaha , April 2C. Zeforino Domin guez , the Mexican planter and advo cate of scientific agriculture for his country , who presented a solid trophy to the national corn exposition in Omaha last year and was ono of the prominent figures In the enterprise , cannot be located nnd his friends In the United States as well as Mexico are mystified at his disappearance. Senor Dominguez left Omaha the last tlmo the first week In January. Ho accompanied Eugene Funk to his home In Shirley , 111. , after a trip to Chicago and Mollne , where ho was the guest of the John Deere Plow com . ' pany. After almost two weeks as a iff- . guest of Mr. Funk , Senor Dominguez left hurriedly In response to u tele gram from Mexico and said ho was going to St. Louis. Ho has not been heard from since and this was three months ago , about February 6. Mrs. Luke Bates Gets Divorce. Armstrong Democrat : Mrs. L. M. Bates of Valentine , wife of the register of the United States land office nt that point , was granted a divorce the fore part of the week in the court of Judge Westover , and the latter established a now record for speed in such cases. Mrs. Bates , who brought the action on the ground of cruelty , filed petition for absolute divorce at 8:15 : p. in. , and the same was granted at 8:45. : Both were given the custody of a child , and Mrs. Bates was awarded the sum of $1,000 and the household goods. The whole affair came as a surprise to the most of the people of Valentino , whd were not aware that trouble had exist ed In the Bates family. Travelers at Trinity Church. Bishop Arthur L. Williams of Oma- ha and Rov. 'J. C. 8. Wollls , rector of Trinity Episcopal church , both spoke at the memorial service of the United Commercial Travelers , which was Incorporated In the morning service at Trinity church Sunday morning. Fifty-two members of the Norfolk U. C , T. council met In n body nt the Pacific hotel nt 10:30 : and marched to their church. At the church door the visitors were met by Bishop Williams and n vested choir and escorted to the section of the church which had been reserved for them. Following the regular Episcopal ser vice , Bishop Williams addressed n few remarks to the visiting traveling men , Traveling himself some 22,000 miles a year In the interest of the world eternal , the bishop counted himself as n traveling man. His words were very much appreciated. U. C. T. Memorial. A very beautiful , though short , me morial was carried out by the U. C. T. In the church , A. E , Chambers , past senior chancellor , advanced to n table where n silk tunblem of the U. C. T. covered a glass jnr. George II , Spear , secretary of the council , announced the names of the dead members , O. D. Butler , Harry W. Findley and Otto F. Tappert. As ho called the roll there was no response to the names. At this point llttlo Al- talcim Chambers came forward from the back of the church with n Illy , which she gave to her father. "in placing this Illy In the Jar , " said Mr. Chambers , us ho sealed thu flower In the jar , "we wish to signify that though our brothers havu departed and passed over the river , the memory of their lives are still with us they uro not forgotten. " The Rector's Address. Rov. J. C. S. Woills , the rector then dellveted the memorial address. The address , which will be printed In The News , was filled with the logic and eloquence of a life to come. BULK SALES LAW DECISION. Purchasers Didn't Demand List of Creditors. Sioux City Journal : In n case re cently decided by E. P. Weatherby , re feree in bankruptcy at Norfolk , Nob. , In which F. L. 1-orris and E. M. Cor- bett of Sioux City appeared and In which several Sioux City Jobbing houses were Interested to the extent $1,800 , makes a decision of much value to wholesalers. Under the uulk sales law of Ne braska the purchaser of a business concern must demand of the ono from whom ho purchases the business a sworn list of the cerditors. If this Is not done , the purchaser is liable for the payment of claims to the ci ed itors , even though they have been paid once. Gllbertson Bros. , of Lime Grove , Nob. , sold their business to Westberg & Johnson , who neglected to demand the sworn list of creditors. Among the creditors were the H. A. Baker company , the C. Shenkberg company and the Dymond-Simmons Hardware company of Sioux City. Gllbortson Bros , were nearly defunct and later became bankrupt. When Westberg & Johnson were told they would have to pay the creditors of Gilbertson Bros , they entered a claim against Gllbertson Bros , with other creditors. Their claim was not al lowed ) Nellgh Leader Contest. 'Neligh , Neb. , April 26. Special to The News : The Neligh Leader for the past two months has been conductIng - Ing a prize contest to increase the subscription list of that paper , which It did to the entire satisfaction of the editor. The contest came to a close Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock , which has been a spirited one between three young ladles of Antelope county from the start , and at no period had any candidate what was considered a "cinch" on first prize. The judges were J. C. Jenkins , John M. McAllister and T. S. Pexton. After canvassing the ballots they tound that Miss Mabel Griffon of near Elgin had the largest number of votes and awarded her the piano. She had 179,000 votes to her credit. Miss Ret- ta Means of Oakdalo secured second prize , the gold watch , with 161,200 votes. Miss Sadie Weaver of Bruns wick had 150,400 votes and secured the dressing cabinet. TWO LINCOLN GIRLS ASSAULTED. Answering Ad. for Vaudeville Artists , Get In Bad. ' Lincoln , Neb. , April 26. A man giv ing the name of "Jack" Galloway , the wife and another whoso name Is un known are in custody at Wilbur , Sa line county , charged with assault and abuse of two young Lincoln girls , Grace and Mina McKenzie , aged re spectively fourteen and sixteen years , daughters of a widow living hero. Thursday , in answer to an advertise ment requesting applications for vaudeville performers , the girls called on the Galloways and their services were accepted. They were taken to the town of Berks , near Lincoln. Hero they say they were Joined by another man , the stranger and Galloway woman , with Mlna McKenzie , going to Crete , leav ing Grace with Galloway , who , Grace charges , assaulted her. Later they joined the others nt Crete , where she says she was deserted at Uie depot , the others proceeding to Wilbur. Com plaint to the Saline county authorities resulted In the arrest of the four on their arrival there , The sheriff nt Wilbur says the elder sister tolls of abuse at the hands of the two men. The younger girl was sent to her homo hero. Dakota Boy Cut to Pieces. Huron , S D. , April 26. News of a terrible accident , resulting In the death of John Walton , aged fourteen , on a farm a few miles west of Wes- slngton , has been received hero/ The lad was harrowing In a field not far from the house , using a disc machine , when tht horses grew frightened and ran away , The boy fell In front of the disc and wns pushed several rods be fore the machine passed over him. His body was literally cut o pieces , presenting a horrifying sight. J. C. Stltt Is Made a Colonel. Colonel James C. Stltt , Mast bar racks , Norfolk , Neb , That Is the military address of the latest addition to the staff of Gover nor Shallenberger. That , however , Is not all of the story. The uniform amounts to a great deal more than that. The title sounds well. The uniform sounds a great deal louder. But It will look well on the now colonel. That is the first re quirement for military honors- la staff. Senator Allen Urged It. Senator W. V. Allen of Madison , who was In Norfolk Monday noon on his way to Center to defend the young man charged with the murder of "Big Mike" Eafy at Bloomflold , admitted that he had urged Colonel Stltt's ap pointment. "I told the governor that Norfolk needed a colonel , " said the senator , "and I knew of no ono in Nor folk who wns more coloncl-llko or less likely to resign under fire than Jim Stltt. " Mr. Stitt Will Colonel. Colonel Stltt protested today that he nnd tried to head off the appoint ment but that he would not desert now that the appointment had been made. "I will colonel at Omaha , down at Lincoln , out at Crawford on the Fourth or at Valentine on that bass fishing trip. In fact wherever danger Is the most dangerous and colonels most needed by our state and gover nor , there will I colonel. That's the kind of a colonel I am , " admitted the , Mast block architect. The Mast block colonel Is practicing the military salute and the new col onel will have plenty of Instructions as to his new duties. "When Shallen- berger saw the recommendation of J. C. Stitt , he said , 'Them initials spell Julius Caesar. Here's a military man who can hold the outpost at Norfolk. It shall be Col. Julius Caesar Stltt. ' Then he did It , " a Mast block lawyer explained. The appointment of Mr. Stltt as a member of the governor's military staff , was the only appointment made by Governor Shallenberger , Saturday. Wolfe's Dog Came to Life. Neligh , Neb. , April 20. Special to The News : The dog poisoner is again getting In his deadly work upon some of the most valuable canines in this city. There appears to be no cer tain locality where the deadly drug Is placed as'the effect is the same In all parts of town. Possibly the most highly valued dog and most thought of , was "Dewey , " owned by S. F. Gilman - man , that succumbed to the poison route last week. Veterinary Surgeon Mathews has been busy of late admin istering antidotes to a number of the highly prized canines , and where prompt attention was given , Invaria bly the animal recovered. The most unique feature of this question may be accredited to "Blllie , " the little house dog of the Emanuel Wolfe family. He was pronounced dead ; taken by the garbage carrier and 25 cents paid for the depositing of Jiis.body on the dog mound , about a mile south of town. There was the usual sorrow existing among the lit tle folk at the , Wolfe home that day. For some cause not explained , "Bll- He" was not accorded the burial that most dogs receive , but was "merely dumped off from the wagon , thus pre venting an actual death. There was a surprise next morning when the kitch en door of the Wolfe home was open ed and found "Blllie" waiting for his- breakfast. "It was not only a treat to see the dog's actions , but those of the children as well , when the sup posed dead had come to life. MONDAY MENTION. Roy Hopper of Stanton was in Nor folk Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. P. H. Salter went to Omaha yesterday. J. D. Sturgeon was in Plainvlew Saturday afternoon. District Judge A , A. Welch was In Norfolk over night. Mr. and Mrs. Venus Huebner of Pierce visited Norfolk relatives Sun day. day.Mrs. Mrs. D. C. Lutz has retuined fr .m a visit at Crete , and with her hus band Is now at Tilden , packing up and getting ready to move to Norfolk. Among the day's out-of-town visitors in Norfolk were : C. N. Wolf , Gre gory , S. D , ; C. O. Shane , Brunswick ; William Eschenburg , West Point ; H. btory ' , Butte ; E. M. Hood , Gregory , S. D' ; F. G. Wilson , E. G. Barnum , Dallas , S. D. ; S. Prince , Wayne ; M. B. Foster , Madison ; George Kroft , Stuart ; O. M. Rico , E. C. Mertz , Creighton ; J. H. Kemp , St. Edwards ; Jesse Camp , West Point. A. F. Stearns of this city was elect ed ono of the vice presidents of the Travelers' Protective association of Nebraska at the state convention , which closed its session at Beatrice Saturday. The travelers will meet In Grand Island next year. A resolution was passed by the T. P. A. convention extending thanks to Representative Sink and his colleagues In securing the passage of the bed sheet law. W. C. Alexander of Hastings was elected president on the second ballot ever Carl J. Ophlltreo of Omaha , and C. A. Wnrrlck of Omaha. Other officers elected are : First vice president , C. M. Cruncleton of Beatrice ; other vice presidents , A. F. Stearns of Norfolk , Harvey Hitch of Lincoln , M. Golden of Nebraska City nnd T. J. Cunningham of Grand Island secretary-treasurer , C. L , Hopper of Omaha ; delegates to national convention , W G Hald , F. B Holbrook , R , B. Trimble , A. B. Hoag , \V. D. Eck , E. G. Eldrldgo and W. D. Fay of Omaha , W. H. Onronk , C. A. Warrlck nnd F. B. Meyer of Lincoln , R. T. Unison of Fremont , F. J. Cun ningham of post E , R. D. McFadden of post G and M. N , Barnes of post H , Beatrice. Frank McNeoly Is quite 111. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ran- Bom , n son. The city council will meet tomor row evening. lorn , to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Grif fith , llvln on South Tenth street , Saturday afternoon , n daughter. Charles Rico this morning bought the Mai tin Palm farm three miles east of the city. The farm Is an eighty-acre tract. Mr. Rico bought It as an investment , George Davenport came up from Madison Sunday night and , accom panied by J. B. Maylard , loft Monday for Rochester , Minn. , to consult the Mayo brothers relative to the condi tion of his arm , which has been troubling him for a year or moio. Robert I. Elliott , formerly 01 Nor folk nnd later a student at Wayilo college , has been appointed principal of the junior normal at Broken Bow this summer. He will also bo su perintendent of the Broken Bow city schools , beginning next September. The funeral of Mrs. Anna Frede- rlcka Schaffer , the mother of Adam Schaffer , was held Sunday afternoon at Christ Lutheran church , Rov. J. P. Mueller officiating. Mrs. Schaffer , who lived on South Eleventh street , died Friday at the age of seventy- nine years. J. E. Cooper , who has ben connect ed with the Hobson real estate firm , has securffd a position with a harves ter company which for the present will keep In at the Sioux City office as stock keeper. Mrs. Cooper , who Is the choir leader at the Methodist church , will remain in Norfolk for the present. Wlsner Chronicle : Capt. C. L. Slecke came down from Norfolk to look after some business matters and visit his son , Theodore O. Slecko , and family. Mr. Slecke has bought a home at Norfolk and he and Mrs. Slecke will soon he settled and house keeping again. John F , Klug , who recently moved here 'from ' Spencer , trading for the residence property of Ed Bley , has purchased the Insurance business of J. H. Conley and will engage in the real estate and insurance business in Norfolk. Mr. Conley has already rented an office In Presho , S. D. , his PPW location , and will leave Norfolk to engage in the real estate business In Lyman county. At noon today the membership committee of the projected country club had fifty-seven signatures to the charter membership roll. Arrange ments are also being completed to se cure a definite written agrement for the leasing of the Bishop eighty acre tract of land on North First street to present to the new club on its regu lar organization. The proposed coun try club grounds are on the west side of North First street just byond the first bridge over the Northfolk river , after the M. & O. tracks are passed. The grounds have been used for pic nic purposes and were the scene of the U. C. T. picnic two years ago. Lying in the bend in the river and on the west side , the grounds may be reached , either by driving straight out First street or by taking a slightly more winding route out Third or Fourth streets. Work will begin In a short time on a new laundry building on South Third street which Councilman Dan Oraveh , proprietor of the Norfolk Laundry company , Is to erect In place of the present frame building occu pied by the laundry. The new build ing will be of cement blo6ks and will be 45x85 feet In slz. The present frame building , which is 35x65 , will probably be moved to another loca tion , Mr. Craven not having quite enough room on Ills South Third street lots to accommodate the two buildings. One of the objects which Mr. Craven has in mind In the im provements is of course to obtain ad ditional room for an expansion of business. An important improvement will be the Installation of a water purifier , having. a capacity of 1,500 gallons an hour or 15,000 gallons a day. The laundry pumps Its own water and the new machinery will render the water "soft. " A new steam holler and other now equip ment will bo added. In point of population Madison county ranks sixteenth among the counties of the state. In point of deposits In its national banks , how ever , the county ranks sixth. Adams , Buffffalo , Cass , Ouster-Dodge , Doug las , Gage , Hall , Lancaster , Otoe , Platte , Richardson , Saline , Saunders and York counties are all counties having a greater population than Madison county by the last census. But only Adams , Dodge , Douglas , Lancas ter and York counties are ahead of Madison county In the matter of na tional bank deposits. The deposits in the national banks In these six leadIng - Ing counties are as follows. Douglas , $49,364,000 ; Lancaster , $8,537,000 ; Dodge , $3,560,000 ; Adams , $2,111,000 ; York , $2,000,000 ; Madison , $1,943.000. The capital , surplus and undivided prclts of the banks in these counties is us follows : Douglas , $6,311,000 ; Lancaster , $1,340,000 ; Dodge , $957- 700 ; Adams. $583,000 ; York , $547,000 ; Madison , $472,200. The counties which exceed this county In bank de posits contain the cities 'of Omaha , Lincoln , Fremont , Hastings , and York. The counties containing the cities : of Kearney , Plattsmouth , Grand Island , Nebraska Cty | , Bea trice , C'ojumbus ' , North Platte , Al liance and many other prominent business cities all take rank below this county in this Important matter of bank deposits. ' Italian's Boy Victim Dies. Beatrice , Neb. , April 20. Clydo Price , stepson of Frank Welsnor , the elovon-yenr-nld boy shot nt Wymoro by Boitrucl , the Italian railroad labor er , died without regaining conscious' ness , Bertrucl , who wan threatened by a mob , was rescued by Sheriff Trudo and brought to Beatrice , whore ho Is now In county jail under guard. After he had been taken away the angry crowd of 400 Wymoio men attacked the Italian railroad camp and after a lively scrimmage drove the foreign ers floin the town , warning them not to return. The crowd then set flro to the bunk cars occupied by thu laborers and they were burned \vlth the belongings of. the Italians , There was talk of the mob follow ing the sheriff to Beatrice and wreck ing vengeance on Bortrucl , but it was decided to wait the result of young Price's injuries. The riot spirit had subsided somewhat bcforo the boy died and It is ncilevcd the trouble is over if tuo Italians stay away from u.o town. Sheriff Trudo remained at the jail throughout the day propaicd for emergencies. Coroner Reed , Deputy Sheriff Burke and County Attorney Me- Oirr have gone to Wymoro to hold an inquest and learn the facts about the shooting. The Chlcilgo , 'Burlington ' & Qulncy , which employed the foreign ers , has moved its construction trains from Wymoro to Klrder , a station some distance away , but it Is doubt- tul if the refugee Italians congregate there , at least until the excitement subsides. Wyoming Negro Murders Pal. Sheridan , Wyo. , April 26. Allen Smith , manager of the Upton club , an organization of colored men , is under arrest charged ) with the murder of Henry Jamison , also colored. Tim crime was committed yesterday hi Walley's barber shop on South Main street , to which place the two men , accompanied by two colored girls , had Just returnee ? from a night's revelry. The men quarreled over money mat ters and Smith shot Jamison through the head causing instant death. Jami son did not carry a gun. Alabama Negro Lynched. Birmingham , Ala. , April 26. A ne gro was lynched at Parkwood , twelve miles south * of this city , for an as sault committed on Mrs. Patterson yesterday afternoon. Baseball at Creighton. Creighton , Neb. , April 26. Special to The News : In a game of baseball between Creighton high school nnd Bloomfield high school , Bloomfield won by a score of 5 to 10. Also In a game of baseball between the same schools Creighton won by a score of b to 14. ' Strain did some good throw ing , and Bloomfield only scored in the sixth and seventh innings and then by two errors of the Creighton boys. The batteries were : Scott and Strain for Creighton ; Dolph and Sutton - ton for Bloomfield. f Anson Wagar Is Re-Arrested , Sioux Falls , S. 13. , April 26.Special to The News : Anson Wagar , former ly United States commissioner at Dal las , who on Saturday was acquitted by a Jury In the United States court of the charge of having embezzled trust funds to the -aggregate amount of $2,680.39 , which had been placed in his hands by homesteaders , has been ar rested on another indlcement. on which he will be tried at a future term of federal court. The new indictment contains three counts and was returned by the fed eral grand jury which recently was In session In Sioux Falls. The in dictment charges Wagar with having , while filling the office of United States commissioner , used his com mission postal frank on postal cards containing advertisements of a per sonal nature and intended to stimulate his private business as a real estate agent , the frank , it is alleged , hav ing been used for * the purpose of de frauding the government out of the postage which should have been paid for the carrying of the cards through the malls. The bond of Wagar's appearance to answer to the new charge against him was fixed at $500. After being removed from office last 'year Wagar was arrested on a charge similar to that contained In the new indictment against him , and appeared before Judge Garland and entered a plea of guilty to the charge , being fined $300 , which he paid. Neligh Man .Dies at Dallas. Neligh , Nob. . April 26. Special to The News : Telephone communica tion was received hero Saturday after noon by relatives to the effect that Richard F. Farbor had died at Dallas , S. D. , of pneumonia. A short time ago Mr. Farber went to Lamro , S. D. , nnd there commenced the erection of a hotel building , which Is no'w nearly completed. His wife icft last Wednesday morning in re sponse to a letter stating that ho was ill. The remains were shipped to Ne ligh and arrived yesterday afternoon. Funeral services will be hold this afternoon. The , deceased was a member of the A. O. U. W. and M. W. A. of Nollgh , and Is survived by a wife , mother , throe sisters and three brothers , all with the exception of ono sister and brother reside In this city and vicin ity. CHURCH STOPS PEW RENT. Inspiration for Plttsburg Innovation From Two Mandates of Scripture. Pittsburg , Pa. , April 27. The richest - est congregation In Pittsburg is go ing to throw op.cn its pows free and without reservation to the public in the future. Action to this effect was unanimous. The church Is the East Liberty Pres byterian nnd Its house of worship cost Plan for Summer Comfort Don't add the hcntofn kitchen fire to the sufficient discomfort of hot weather. Use n New Perfection Wick Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove and cook In comfort With a "New Perfection" Oil Stove the preparation of daily meals , or the biff weekly "baking , " Is done without nils * ing the temperature perceptibly above Unit of any other room In the house. Another great advantage of the NEW PERFECTION rick Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove Is Ita handsome CABINET TOP , which gives It every convenience of the modern steel range. Has an ample top shelf for warming plates and keeping cooked food hotr ( drop shelves for holding small cooking utensils , nnd Is even fitted with racks for towels. Made in three sizes , and can be had witli or without Cabinet Top. If not at your dealer's address our nearest agency. The ZJWv * r xv * . % gives perfect Lamp combustion whether higher or low Is therefore free from disigrccable odor nnd can not smoke. Safe , convenient , ornamental the Ideal light. If not at your dealer's address our nearest agency. STANDARD OIL COMPANY ( Incorporated ) $750,000. The members Imvo arrived nt the conclusion that they are dis obeying the word of God by charging rent for pews and that's why the prac tice will be abolished. The inspira tion for the innovation was taken from two mandates of the scripture. T hey are : "Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store as God hath prosporedjilm , that there be no gatherings when I come. " I. Corinthians , XVI. , 2. "And this stone which I have set for a pillar shall be God's house nnd of all that thou shall give mo I will save the tenth unto thee. " Genesis XXVIII. , 22. The Rov. Dr. Prank W. Sneed is pastor of the church , which numbers among Its members more than two- score millionaires. It Is estimated that the pew rent alone amounts to $50,000 a year. Several addresses were made at the meeting. One capitalist insisted that the verso from Corinthians forbade oven the taking of collections. This may be considered later. Plainvlew Man Ends His Life. Plainvlew , Neb. , April 27. Special to The News : A man named Trlplett , who has lived here all winter and who has worked as a day laborer , put a 22-calibro rifle barrel Into his right eye at 7 o'clock this morning , pulled the trigger and fell dead Instantly with the bullet in his brain. He was a married man and leaves a wife nnd a couple of children. He enacted the tragedy in his own home. Domestic troubles arc thought to have caused the act. Sheriff Dwyer and Coroner Oclke from Pierce arrived on the morning train to hold an inquest. Triplett and his wife did not get on well together this winter. She left him and he fo" a time stayed , uero and took care of the little children. Then she came back. And this morn- hig he ended his life. Triplett was about thirty-five years old. Tripp Winner Loses His Roll. Harry Dresler of Springfield , 'Neb. , loser to the tune of $250 , is the latest victim of the confidence men who have spent most of the spring in the trail of the Rosebud landwlnners passing through this section to Gregory county , Dresler was "touched" be fore he reached Norfolk yesterday , los ing his roll at Fremont. The game was worked in a Northwestern conch while the train was waiting at the Union depot at Fremont. The victim will lose his Tripp county home stead. Drosler was bound for Dallas , S. D. tlo was the victim of the old trick taking a worthless $800 chock as se curity for a $250 loan to a stranger. On the way from Omaha to Fre mont Dresler met n fellow passenger who gave the name of J. E. Caldwell , claiming to bo on his way from Beaver City , Okla. , to Dallas , S. D. His goods had been smashed in a wreck Sunday and ho was , going to ship them by express. At Fremont a well dressed man appeared as the agent of the Wells Fargo Express com pany. "Arc you Mr. Caldwell ? " ho' ' asked the man from Oklahoma. "You have shipped a consignment of goods to Dallas , S. D. ? ' The so-called agent said the charges of $260 would liavo to ue paid in advance. Caldwell handed ever an $800 check. The agent said ho knew it was good but he did not have tlmo to get it cashed. Hero Drosler fell a victim and at the request of Caldwell handed ever $250 , taking tno check as security while Caldwell went to borrow some money from his sister in another car. Dresler , after waiting In vain for the man to return , left the train at Nlckerson , whcro ho was told at the bank that the chock was drawn on n bank of a fictitious town in Oklahoma. The victim , n young man thirty years old , took the train hack to Fre mont to ropoit his loss , Ho still had enough money to return homo. Ho said that ho would Imvo to glvo up his Tripp homestead as it would bo too late to fllo by the tlmo he could raise money enough to pay his expenses. Sheriff BuUman says that the confi dence men nro "working" every train that passes through Fremont with Tripp homesteaders. ROBBERS CAPTURED ? Two Men Caught In Raid on Omaha Opium Den , Suspected. Omaha , April 27. During a raid on an opium den last night the police ar rested two men who gave the names of Andy Potts and Charles Osborna and believed to bo the bunco men who beat W. Dresler out of $250 earlier in the day at Fremont. Two men In duced Dreslor , who was enrouto to Dallas , S. D. , to take up a homestead , to advance money on a bad check , and then decamped. Potts and Osborne were well sup plied with money when taken Into custody. DAKOTA "BOOSTER BUTTONS. " Plan Is Adopted by Commercial Clubs to Advertise the State. Pierre , S. D. , April 27. At a meet ing of the executive and financial com mittees of the State Federation oC Commercial clubs , which was held with Governor Vessey in tJ'is city , sev eral plans of raising a fund to boost for the state were discussed. Before the meeting adjourned was decided as one means of raising a fund for the sale of "booster buttons. " Other methods discussed were to secure financial co-operation of the different railroads operating within the state and several other methods were dis cussed as a possibility. This move grows out of the failure of the state legislature to make any appropriation for an immigration bureau. At the an nual meeting the federation at Deadwood - wood it was decided to take some ( Id- finite steps toward advertising the state if possible , and the legislative and financial committees were author ized to take whatever steps they con sidered best toward raising a fund to establish an office at the state capi tal to carry on the advertising work , with the state officials whenever pos sible , and give at least a quasi-offi cial sending to the bureau so estab lished. The meeting hero was for the purpose of raising the fund for that purpose , and actlvo steps will betaken taken at once to secuie enough to war rant the opening up of a department. Again They Make a Hit. Ntobrara , Neb , , Apni 27. Special to The News : The Niobrara homo talent company was again successful in a re petition of the comedy drama , "Tornp- kins Hired Man , " piayed before a good sized audience. Preceding the play Fred C. Marshall delighted the audience with several selections on the violin , The songs sung by Miss Wlnnlfred Nelson and Leslie Rock between acts made a big hit. A trio of traveling negroes also proved entertaining. Mr. Robinson deserves great credit for his acting , having taken his part on very short notice. College Faculty Dismissed. Denver , Colo. , April 27. Dlffeieooa between the members of the faci.ttv and the boaul of trustees of West Minister university , a Presbyterian institute , arising out of a general re duction of Instructors' salarlest rt > - miltcd In the dismissal of President Joseph L. Weaver and Uio entlra faculty. The reduction caused Preal * dent Weaver and faculty to bring suit for ht ck pay and the dismissal fet lowed. HOWS Till8T \Vo offer One Hundred Dollars ne- wnrd for any cnso of Cntnrrh that can not bo cured by Hull's Cntnrrh Curo. jr. J. CHJ3N12Y & CO. . Toledo , Ohio , Wo , the undersigned , Imvo known P. J. Cheney for tlio lust ilftoon years , awl beltevo him perfectly honorable In all hiiHlnesH truntmctloiiB and financially able to carry out any oullKixtlons mtidw by lilH nrin Wuldtnjr , Klnnan & Mnr- Vln AVItoliHnlo OrugglstH , Toledo , Ohio. Hull's Catarrh Cure Is tnUon Internal ly , acting : directly upon the blood unU mucous surf not a of the system TcatU monlnls sent free 1'rlco 7Bc per bet ll . Sold by all Druggists , Take Half > Family I'UU for consti pation.