TUP NORFOLK WEEKLY , , NEWS-JOURNAL
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'NOUK'OLIv NEHKASKA '
LAND GRAB
UNEARTHED BY TAFT
SEVERAL WESTERN NEBRASKA
RANCHMEN ARE INDICTED.
KINKAIDER3 WERE DRIVEN OFF
NEW SETTLERS' LIVES THREAT
ENED DY RANCHMEN.
ONE RAILROADED TO ASYLUM
One of the Most Remarkable Attempts
at Land Grabbing Ever Unearthed
IB Discovered Following Letter Writ
ten by Settler to Taft.
Oninliti , Nov. I ! . Indictments returned -
turned by tins fcdoral grand Jury
Wednesday against several ranchmen
of wuKlurn Nebraska , woru made pub
lic today. The Indictments charge
conspiracy to diivo fioni their claims
at the points of guns homesteaders
who look sections of Huml-arld lamia
nndor the Klnknld homestead luw by
the defendant- ! !
Those indluti'd are : I'orry S. Yeast
of llynnuiH , Nd > . ; his son , KrankV. .
Yeast , Leslie JO. Ballingor , At. C. Hub-
bol , Kmll Anderson , Wlllmot Zlniinors ,
Harry Sutton , Boone II. Hawthorne
and Harry ll. Huff.
Threatened Settlers' Lives.
The indictment charges that a band
of thlrty persons , headed by Yeast ,
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went to ( he homes of many of ths
homesteaders , among them C. J. Da-
vaishor , George Carpenter , Colba D.
Graves , George Dnbeoek , Henry S.
Coulson and others , and by Intimida
tion and threats of taking their lives
and those of their families , forced
them to leave , their claims.
The specific case of Davaisher is
mentioned In detail. 11 Is charged that
Yeast and the other defendants , ac
companied by a band of cowboys , vis
ited Davalsher's home and after
threatening himself and family with
( loath If they did not leave the coun
try , destroyed his home , broke up his
machinery , eut his harness to pieces
and In other ways mistreated him.
Later , according to the Indictment ,
Davaishor declared that if the men re
turned ho would meet them with a
gun. Yeast , it Is charged , because of
this remark swore out a warrant for
Davaisher and had him brought into
court. When the judge declined to do
more than put Davaisher under bonds
to keep the peace , the-indictment
states Yeast conspired with members
of the county Insanity board ami secured -
cured Davalshcr's incarceration in the
nsyluin.
Railroaded Him to Asylum.
This latter act , according to the In
dictment , was committed In u high
handed manner. On announcement of
the court that Davaisher had commit
ted no act which would justify n jail
sentence , Yeast and his attorney se
cured the presence of the Insanity
commissioners who , it Is alleged , went
through a mock examination , declared
Davaisher Insane and Issued n war
rant for his arrest. This was served
on the spot and within an hour ho was
rushed off to the asylum without be
ing permitted to have the advice of
counsel or secure n hearing.
Dr. Huff , a prominent physician , and
Sutton. county attorney of Garden
county , are members of the insanity
board. Yeast , one of the largest
ranch owners In the state , was con
victed two years ago of fraudulently
securing title to homestead laud and
paid a ilno and served a Jail sen
tence.
A Rough Frontier Condition.
There are four counts in the Indict
ments and the specific overt acts men
tion indicate an unusual frontier con
dition. According to the charges made
in the indictment , Yeast and his asso
ciates carried their efforts so far as
to secure , the incarceration In the in
sane asylum at Hastings , Neb. , of one
of their alleged victims.
When the Klnkald homestead law
was passed many persons went to
Grant , Banner , Garden and Cherry and 1
other western Nebraska counties and
took sections. The land is In the
sandhill country but contains many
fertile valleys. The homesteaders
generally lived In tents and depended
on the valley land for their living. Sev
eral big ranchers , among them Yeast
and his associates , IMVO heretofore de
pended on tills valley land for their
bay for winter feeding and the set
tling of homesteaders was resented.
Davalshor's case was brought to the
attention of the miporintendent of the
institution who was not tlioro when
Duvaishor arrived. That official , however -
over , in looking over the commitment
papers became suspicions and called
In an export and conducted an exami
nation In the case. Ho at once decid
ed Davaishor was not Insane and ad
vised the latter to institute hoabus cor
pus proceedings. This was done and
asylum officials appeared'In Davalsh
or's behalf , his release following a
ehort tlmo ago.
Taft Causes Investigation.
According to an official of the inter >
ior department the present Indictment
covers one of the most remarkable at-
ito
feiupts at laud grabbing which has reX -
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( dully been brought to the attention
of the department. A letter written by
one of the victims to President Taft
Is said to liuvo caused the Investiga
tion which icsultcd in the Indictments
being returned. Special Agent Harry
I ) . Durham and William Neff have been
working on tlio cases for several
months. A special grand jury wan
summoned to consider the evidence.
A Fake Survey Attested.
District Attorney Jlowell received
an unsolicited letter a few months ago
from a surveyor named Wlllard W.
Alt , living in ( linden county , who de
clared the land in question was owned
by the defendants. The government
sent a surveyor Into the territory and
had It rcHiirveyed with the result that ,
it Is slated , the homesteaders were
found to be legally on their own land.
Many thousand acres of grazing land
Is contained In the tracts In question.
GET $4,000 , FROM IOWA OiNK
Ycggmcn Dynamite Safe In Bank at
Bancroft , la.
DCS Mollies' , Nov. . ' ! . Ilobbors dyna
mited the safe in the Farmers and
Traders hank at llancroft , la. , during
the night and escaped with $4,000.
The robbery was not discovered until
till : : morning.
DES MOINES MEN ARRESTED
Pair of Them , Reaching New York
With Brides , Are Jailed.
New York. Nov. I ! . I'eter O. Me-
Martin and William K. Adolph , both of
DCS Alolnes , In. , were arrested last
night on their arrival from Chicago ,
accompanied by their brides , and were
arraigned In court today and hold in
$5,000 ball each for examination on
Saturday. The two men are charged
with passing n worthless check and
were arrested on receipt of a telegram
from the chief 'of detectives of DCS
Molncs. The men , who denied the
charge , were committed In default of
bail. The brides of the prisoners were
in court.
Des Moines , Nov. I ) . After a confer
ence with Judge C. C. Cole , formerly
of the Iowa supreme court , grandfa
ther of Peter MoMartin , charges of ob
taining money by false pretenses Jllcd
against McMartin and Adolph , under
arrest in New York , were withdrawn
hero today. Chief of Detectives John
ston wired the police at New York to
release the men.
DAKOTA MAN CREMATED
Huron Man Burns to Death In a Pull
man Car in Texas.
131 Paso , Tex. , Nov. S. The Pullman
car Seura , attached to Hock Island
train which left Dclhart , Tex. , last
night , was burned today whllo the
train was Hearing Tcahorn and one
passenger was burned to death. His
ticket showed him to be II. L. Travess ,
Huron , S. D. , who boarded the train at
Tucumcarl , N. M. It Is believed a , gas
explosion caused the lire.
NO AUTOMOBILES THERE.
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State Law Keeping Cars From Bar
Harbor , Me. , is Constitutional.
Augusta , Mo. , Nov. 3. Har Harbor
will continue to get along without mo
tor cars. In tiio supreme court today
Justice William P. Whltehoiue , In a
rescript , declared the so-called Bar
Harbor aiitcmobilo exclusion bill pass
ed by the leglslatuio last year to bo
constitutional. The bill had the sup
port of many Now York , Boston and
Philadelphia pcoplo who have summer
homes at Har Harbor but was opposed
by some of the permanent residents.
MULLEN AND JUNKIN CLASH.
Latter Says Mortensen's Name Shall
Go on Ballot.
Lincoln , Nov. 3. Secret ? ry of State
Jnnkiii and Arthur Mullen , attorney
general , ha\e had their llrst clash
and it came over the first opinion of
the new attorney general. Ho said
the name of Mr. Mcrtensen should
not go on the ballot as a candidate
for railway commissioner to fill va
cancy. Mr. Junkln says the name
shall go on the ballot. So ho sent n
letter to the county clerks Insisting
that Mortensen's name be placed on
the ballot.
ARRESTS MADE IN SPAIN.
Those Charged With Trying to Stir up
Revolution , Are Taken.
Madrid , Nov. 3. The republican
made an attempt to win over the garrison
risen nt Dadahoz to the side of th
revolutionary movement. Mayor Sai
tos , a republican , who asked an ofllco :
of the garrison to join in the consplr
acy , lias been arrested.
Senor Blnsqncz , president of th
Federation of Young Socialists , ha
been placed under arrest for anti-mi
itnry speeches which lie made nt
mass meeting held to protest agalns
the arre.st of Professor Lvejero , o
Madrid university , who has been idci
tlilod with the anti-military campaign
Negotiations have been initiated
with the German government looking
to a visit of Emperor William to Ma
drid lu 11)11. )
FARMER IS
SHOT DOWN
COLD BLOODED MURDER BY' A
NORTH NEBRASKA WOMAN.
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TRAGEDY ON COLERIDGE FARM
Crazed by Jealousy , Maggie Dnvls
Goes to the Farm of Ira Churchill , '
Who Recently Married Another Wo
man , and Shot Him Four Times.
Coleridge , Neb. , Nov. 3. Crazed
with jealousy , Maggie Davis , shot and
almost Instantly killed Ira Churchill , '
aged liS yearn , a farmer living live ,
miles caul of tills place , at 8 o'clock
last night , while ho was milking n cow
In his barn. Four shots were fired by
the woman , three entering the head of
her victim and one in the left breast.
For the last three years Maggie Da
vis has been woiklng for Churchill as
his housekeeper , and according to the ,
woman ho had promised to marry her.
About four months ago Churchill left
for the southern part of the stale and ,
when ho returned ho brought with him
a bride. Mrs. Davis secured work
within throe-quarters of ; i mile of
Churchill's place , and had been seen
talking to the man in Coleridge many
times since. On two occasions high
words were used by the woman.
Finds An Old Revolver.
The Davis woman is married to a
man in Louisville , Ky. , and has boon
visiting him for the last month. She
returned early last evening. Going to
the house of her present employer she
looked through the jilaco and found an
old 38-callbro revolver. About 7
o'clock she left the house and wan
dered oul to the cornfield. That was
the last scon of her until she was cap
tured last night ns she was going back
to her house.
Church 111 vas sitting in the barn of
his place milking a cow when the wo
man entered. Draw'ng a gun and
without saying a word she llred at
him. Hearing the slide , Mrs. ChurchIll -
Ill ran out to find her husband lying
on the floor covered with blood and
the woman standing over him with the
smoking gun in her hand. Casting an
ugly look at the wife of the man whom
she had just bhot , Mrs. Davis left the
place , carrying the gun with her.
Dies in Wife's Arms.
Holding her dying husband in her
arms , Mrs. Churchill listened to him
gasp out Inarticulate sounds until at
last he fell dead in her lap. Mrs.
Churchill then fainted and was later
found by a stranger , whoso name could
not be learned. Ho had been attract
ed by the firirg of the four shots.
Bringing the Wife of the murdered
man to consclousrecs , the stranger
learned the ciicuniotances of the
shooting and , bitching up one of the
hoivcs in the barn to a carriage , drove
to this place and repotted the killing
over the phone to the sheriff at Hart-
inglon.
GALLS ROOSEVELT LIAR
John A. DIx Says T. R. Has Tied up
With Hearst , Former Foe.
Now York , Nov. 3. John A. Dlx ,
democratic nominee for governor ,
made his first public address last night
at a meeting at Carnegie hall , which
also served as the occasion for Mayor
Gaynor's announcement of his support
of the ticket. The mayor's volco still
being weak , this came in a form of a
letter to Herman Ridder , who prcsid
ed. Mr. Dix devoted the greater part
of his speech' to a denunciation of
Theodore Roosevelt Ho charged Hie
former president with wllfull false
hood in repealing the accusation for
which Mr. Dix In his Buffalo speech
demanded an apology. Ho declared
that Colohel Roosevelt , "because of
what ho deems to bo bis political ne
cessity of the hour , shook hands and
made a political alliance" with Wil
liam R. Hearst , whom four years ago
Roosevelt had "publicly branded ns
rpsponslblo for the assassin's bullet
which made him president. "
HOW MAINE WAS BLOWN UP.
Mine Exploded by a CUban to Bring
Abcut American Intervention.
Kansas City. Mo , , Nov. 3. Lectur
ing at St. George's church hero Colonel
onol Jasper Ewlng Brady , one of the
four olllcers.seiit by the governmen
to investigate the sinking of the bat
lloshlp Maine in Havana harbor , Feb
ruary 14 , 180S , declared Iho mine
tvhich destroyed Iho battleship was' '
placed by the Cubans in order to bring
war with Spain and the deliverance o
Cuba.
Winner Wins Out.
The name of Winner will bo loft on
tho.Tripp county ballot ns candldat
for county i.eat of Tr'pp ' county , am
there will Le n blank line undornoatl
for Iho names of other towns to b
written in. The ctjer-tlon to the Juris
diction of Judge Tnppa court n
Ynnkton was sustained yesterday 1
the Injunction su't brought by Colom
ami Lamro to prevent Winner's nnm
from being on the ballot. Ballots wit
names cf no town on as candldnt
have already been distributed by tli
county auditor , J. J. Halllgan. Com
missioners John Weaver and Ed Co-
loinbo passed through Norfolk Thurs
day enrouto home from Yauktoti ,
LIFE'S ' DISAPPOINTMENTS
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MAY STRIKE IN
OTHER CITIES
HICAGO TAILORS SAID TO BE
SENDING OUT WORK.
O STRIKE ORDER MAY SPREAD
f the Report Is Found to Be True
That Work Is Being Sent to New
York , Philadelphia and Cincinnati ,
Walkouts Will be Ordered There.
Chicago , Nov. 3. President Noren
f the Chicago council of the United
arment Workers of America , stated
oday that ho had reason to believe
hat Chicago tnlfdr.s , against whom
hero is a strike , are sending garments
0 the shons of Now York , Phllndol-
hid and Cincinnati to be made up.
"Wo are Investigating this matter , "
iaid Mr. Noren , "and if the report Is
rue , Thomas A. Rlckert , president of
he national council of the organlzn-
ion , will call strikes in the cities
amed , provided the local trouble Is
unsettled. "
Number of Police Doubled.
The number of police reserved for
lot duty in the garment workers'
triko was doubled today , owing to the
urbulence of yesterday ,
"The strikers seem to be gaining at
ivory hand , " taid Inspector Ilealey ,
'and ' wo have found it a great task to
; end enough policemen to handle the
nobs. The UKlied of the strikers Is
1 clever one and wa have found it 1m-
losslblo to prover.t p'clcets j-om get-
, lng into the shops whlc'i ' , in n.y dis-
rict , have already lost two-thirds of
.heir employes. "
In Inspector Henley's district 115
policemen were ordered on guard duty
the shops , while 200 more were held
n reserve at the stations.
STOIKE CONFERENCE TODAY
'respects Seen Bright for Settlement
of Express Trouble.
New York , Nov. 3. The movement
for a settlement of the strike of ex
press company drivers and helpers
ivhicli has practically tied up express
business in and around Now York City
for n week , took a definite form today.
Representatives of the company will
inept representatives of the men this
afternoon. Each side will enter the
conference to concede something , and
prospects for a settlement possibly be
fore nightfall look bright.
Pending the result of the meeting
no developments were looked for in
the arbitration proposition made by
the men through the National Civic
Federation and Mayor Gnynor.
. Hearst Speaks , Celling Falls.
'New York , Nov. 3. Whllo William
R. Hearst was addressing an indepen
dence league meeting last night , n
portion of the hall colling crashed
down on the heads of some of his nil-
dlqiicc. Mr. Hearst paused until there
was quiet and order again. A woman ,
who did not give her name was slight
ly cut on the head by the falling ma
terial. Mr. Hearst's speech was con-
lined principally to an attack on John
A. DIx , democratic cnnd'dattrfor gov
ernor.
Fatal Wreck In Dakota.
Aberdeen , ? . D , Nov. 3. At 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon the engine
on the Milwaukee passenger train run
ning from Eureka to Hoscoo jumped
the track near Hosiner , seven miles
north of Roscoe. Fireman Clyde R.
Shipley , aged 33 , was thrown beneath
the baggage car and Instantly killed.
William Aggar , the engineer , received
hurts which will causa his death. The
passengers escaped unhurt.
QUIET MOW AT PEORIA.
Assailant of Teacher is In Jail , Law
Will Take Course.
Peorla , 111. , Nov. 3. Quiet prevails
at the county jail whore Joseph llof-
man , the man who assaulted Miss
Mav.o Clark , a school teacher , late
Tuesday afteinoon , is imprisoned.
The excitement about the city has
dwindled down and the law will take
Its course.
State's Attorney Sholes lias secured
strong evidence and fortified himself
against any defense which may be
brought up teijding to either "insan
ity" or "degeneracy. " With Assistant
Pi&'t ho visited the scene of the crime
and found it to be one of the most
Isolated tpots In this county. Nicholas
las Hofmaii , sr. father of Joseph llof-
'man ' , feels the disgrace brought to his
family keer.y and has refused to fur
nish ball. Repeated requests for coun
sel by the young man have also been
ignored up to this lime. The trial will
conn ) up In about thiee M'eekS.
ROOSEVELT RESTS HIS THROAT
Exhausting Campaign Tour Has Been
Tremendous Strain On Him.
P'ttsburg ' , Pa. , Nov. 3. After his ex
hausting campaign trips , which have
been a bevere strain upon him , Theo-
doie Roosevelt had a day of rest to
day as he traveled westward on his
way to Iowa , where he is to speak to
morrow for Charles Grille , republican
candidate for congress.
Colonel Roosevelt was glad to have
an opportur ty to res t his throat ,
which lias been in bad condition for
several days. He passed through
Pittsburg early today on the train
which le ; boarded at Baltimore last
night and is due at Chicago nt 8:45. :
Mr. Grille is to meet Mr. Roosevelt in
Chicago and take him to Davenport ,
leaving Chicago nt 10 o'clock In a spe
cial car.
Colonel Roosevelt is scheduled to
make speeches In Davenport , Iowa
City , West Liberty , Marcngo and Des' '
Moines. Then he will return to New4
York , making several speeches on hs (
way across Ohio.
OVER THE SEA BY AEROPLANE ,
New Test Is to Be Made Saturday to
Demonstrate Feasibility.
New York , Nov. 3. It was nnnoiinc
ed that J. A. D. McCurdy of Glenn 11.
Curtiss's staff , will attempt to fly by
aeroplane from the deck of n vessel
fifty miles at sea to n point on Man
hattan Island next Saturday. The
Kalserlno Augusta Victoria of the
Hamburg-American line sails at 10 a.
m. Saturday and will carry McCurdy
and his Curtlss biplane.
The test , the llrst of Its kind , will
bo observed by a party of navy and
army officers and n flotilla of torpedo
at will patrol the course. The
aeroplane will bo launched from a
platform 100 feet In length , built on
the forward deck of the ship under
the personal direction of Mr. Curtlss ,
who Is confident of the success of the
experiment. The test is to demon
strate the feasibility of equipping the
new liner Europa , the largest ship in
the world , now under construction ,
with a regular aeroplane service for
transferring mall at sea.
Boats are Released.
Detroit , Nov. 3. The naval training
ship Gopher of Minnesota which ran
aground Monday night off the head of
Belle Isle , was released. The training
ship Essex of Ohio was also reported
aground off the Toledo yacht club. It
is thought a strong northeast wind
will release her.
Conger's Son Arrested.
Denver , Colo. , Nov. 3. I ) . P. Con
ger of Detroit , son of the head of tno
United States war bureau stationed
here , was placed under arrest hero
Charged with forgery and working a
confidence game.
MARTIAL LAW
IN HONDURAS
UNCLE SAM HAS GUNBOAT THERE
TO TAKE A HAND.
MAY SEND SOLDIERS ASHORE
American Interests Will Be Protected
and It Would Not Be Surprising If
the Leader of the Revolution Should
be Arrested by Americans.
Washington , Nov. 3. Martial law
has been declared In Honduras as n ,
direct result of the revolt of General
Jose Vall.i'I < < i | 7. 4'ie < 2euin ! < < l-.rm ' -
maiidnnt of Amapala , against the gov
ernment , according to cable advices
to the state department today from
Minister McCreery at Tegucigalpa.
The port of Anmlpala has been closed
and the Island is in a state of siege.
The United States gunboat Prince
ton is in the harbor at Amapala ready
to take a iinmi in the revolution at
the llrst sign of hostility towards for
elgners or their interests. President
Dlvala is preparing to send an armed
force against Valladarc/ and in the
event of the government's failure to
restore order on the Island the United
States probably will bo asked to inter
fere.
It would not be surprising if Com
mander Hayes of the Princeton , un
der instructions from the state depart
ment , should send an armed force
ashore at any time to lake Valladnrez
into custody. However , department
olllcials refuse to discuss the possl-
.billty of this beyond asserting that
American interests will be properly
safeguarded.
Commander Hayes telegraphed the
department today as follows :
"The commandant of Amapala has !
informed the foreign consuls that
has no intention of Injuring foreign
subjects or foreign property there.
There is no disorder at present.
"Little faith is put in Vallndaroz's
promises by. the oflicials of the United
States government imd the Princeton
has instructions sufllcicntly liberal to
permit her commander to incut any
situation that arises. While there arc
few Americans at Amalapa , consider
able American property passes
through that poit. One American con
cern , the Rosario Mining company ,
whose gold and sllvor mines are locat
ed 125 miles inland , has exports and
imports A allied at more than one mil
lion dollars passing annually through
Amalapa.
Two Lynch Men Wed.
Mcdlson , Neb , Nov. 3. Special to
The N'-\\r : Coui'ty Judge Bates Is
sued marriage licenses to Marlon Cal
vlu cf L > iicli , Neb. , ami Miss Ueoii
Abimi-1 Johnson cf Battle Creek
Miss Johnson is n daughter of Cus
todian Johnson of the county poor I
farm.
Also to Frederick U. Wallace o
Lynch and Miss Ida L. Hanson of Vor
del , Nob.
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CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-four Hours
Forecast for Nebraska.
Maximum 52
Minimum
Average 37
Barometer liO.'J
Chicago. No3 , The bulletin Is
sued by the Chicago station of th
United Slates weather bureau gives
the forecast for Nebraska as follows :
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday ;
warmer tonight ; colder west portion
Friday.
LAST DAY
OF SESSION
STATE CONGREGATIONAL CON *
FERENCE AT AN END.
DAHLMAN RESOLUTIONS REVISED
The Form of Resolutions Brought In
During the Morning Session Attack *
ing the Democratic Candidate , Wcro
Considered Too Strong.
Joint comnililceH were appointed by
xocutlxo committees of both the
itato Congregational confoionco and
lie Nebraska Homo Missionary so
lely yesteidny afternoon to take the
Irfil step towaid consolidation of these
Wo bodies. The committees will re-
ion at Urn next meeting and II Is beloved -
loved their ioiomlll | ho favorable.
'Ills is ( lie llrnl meeting hold under
he new constitution adopted
ono year
go with a view of this consolidation.
Rev. M. A. Mullock of Lincoln , who
nis elected moderator of the confer-
nee Tuesday morning , was elected
irosldont of the Nebraska Homo Mis-
ilonary socicly al their annual meet
ing in the
Congregational church yes-
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.onlay afternoon. The other olllcorrt
ileclcd follow : Troamnor , Rov. S. I.
lanford , Lincoln ; auditor , K. A. San-
lerson , Lincoln ; board of dlroclors ,
tev. J. II. Andross , Weeping Water ;
{ pv. J. J. Klopp , Stauton ; Rev. V. P.
Mark , Ashland. National society for
hreo years , ( ' . C. Smith , Exeter ; Rov.
\ \ ' . S. Hampton , Omaha. Nominations
for directors for the national society ,
Itev. V. T. Kause. Omaha ; Hon.
Jeorgo L. Loomln , Fremont.
Supeilntendrnl S. I. I lanford of Lin-
oln was re-elected superintendent of
he Home Missionary society. The
superintendent's report was an inter-
'sling one. It took In the entire work
if ) the state , which ho declared at this
lime was very encouraging. Eighty-
one churches of the state are now sold
supporting , while eighty-two are on
the honor roll for raising apportion
ments for tlu > work. The remainder
( ire not self supporting and must be
aided by the Homo Missionary so
ciety. In all there are 201 churches.
There are three workers under thu
supervision of Superintendent Him-
'ord , all of whoiri are successful In
heir work. They are : Rev. N. L ,
Packard of Lincoln , Pastor nt LnWfO .
r. c'n' . o' _ , , , . " .Vt .f Ki 7V "
Aurora.
Other repot ts were tendered by Sec
retary J. II. Amlross , Tieasurer S. I.
1 lanford , J. S. Dick , pastor at largo : ,
Rev. N. L. Packard , Mrs. C. A. Jac-
quith and Ilev. W. D. King. Discus
sions were led by W. II. Russell ami
F. H. Chickering.
After the election of olllcers < ho
meeting adjourned and President Da
vis of the Chicago Theological semi
nary took his class to a corner of the
church where some heated and inter
esting discussions In this work occu
pied the major part of the time until
near C o'clock , when the Brotherhood
of the Congregational church banquet
ed the men in the church , and the
ladles of the church entertained tlici
lady visitors at a banquet at the homo
of Mr. and Mrs. VK. . Davenport.
Out of the 100 Congregational min
isters of this state but ono d'.od ' this
year the late Rov. II , A. lyrcnoh of
Lincoln.
Among the out-of-town ministers
and delegates to the fifty-fourth an
nual assembly of the Nebraska Con-
gregatlonal conference hero nrc :
II. Bross , Wahoo ; S. I. Hnnford , Lin
coln ; J. D. Stewart , Aurora ; M. A.
Bullock. Lincoln ; N. L. Packard , Lin
coln ; V. F. Clark. Ashland ; F. T.
Rouse , Omaha ; A. C. Towusend , Al
bion ; R. Jones , Spencer , Edwin Booth ,
jr. , Norfolk ; H. J. Sealey , Leigh ; J. II.
Amlress , Weeping Water ; N. II , Haw
kins , Comstock , F. D. Reeves , Aurora ; -
G. A. Conrad , Norfolk ; B. Grossman.
Kansas ; C. 1) . Genrlmrt , Burwell ; W.
S. Hampton , Oiunhu ; II. C. Halbors-
lebeu , Petersburg ; D. U. Perry , Crete ;
W. L. Dibble. Columbus ; J. M. Kokjer.
Avoca ; J. W. Cowan , Crete ; S. A. Mar
tin , Donlphaii : J. J. Parker , Genoa ; C.
H. Rogers , Lincoln ; J. P. Clyde , Oma
ha ; S. H. Buell. Grand Island ; Thom
as Evans , Arcadia ; G. W. Dtingan ,
Wavorly ; J. B. Burkhardt , Blooinllold ;
G. W. Mltcholl , Chadron ; H. C. Van
Valkonburgh , Alnswoith ; O , W. Ro
ger , Linwood ; R. C. Moodlo , Wlsnor ;
Isaac McRao , Clay Center ; W. D.
King , Aurora ; Mrs. Mary A. Helsor ,
Park church , Elgin ; William Ellwood ,
Fairmont ; Paul Burkhardt , Norfolk ;
B. G. Wilder. Hastings ; C. J. Rives.
Clarks ; G. B. Hawkes , Button ; B. E.
Marsh , Omaha ; T. M. Shiphord , Lin-
coin ; A. E. Bnshford , Bceinur ; J. J.
Klopp , Stanton. Corresponding mem
bers : J. W. Fornor. William Rich
ards , J. A. Jenkins , S. J. Beach , Mrs.
M. E. Perkins. J. M. Hinds , B. A. War-
, G. W. Gallagher , O. S. Davis , D.
IX : W. A. Rice , D. D. Lay delegates :
.Iqhn A. Price , O. M. Noedhnm , Mrs.
Cora E. Walters. Albion ; I' . C. Culver.
Mrs. M. T. Wlldish , Mrs. W. D. King.
Miss Zolla Wentx , Aurora ; Mrs. C. D.
Geaihart. Burwoll ; William Yonder-
fecht , Bladou ; Mrs. F. A. Miller , Be
atrice ; Mrs. W. Dellonhnin , Bruns
wick ; Prof. .1. E. Taylor , Crete ; Mrs.
Mary Mllnor. Crofton ; .Mrs. W. L. Pll > -
ble , Jl. Babcock , Columbus ; Mrs.
H. L. Weaver , Miss Hetta E. Racoly ,
Center ; Mrs. .1. B. Foster , Mrs , Edith
Patterson. Clarks ; Mrs. O , H. Wortvf.
Mrs. W. A. Warner , Crolghton ; J. Pal-
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