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NEBBASKA NEWS.
Sarpy ooaatv bs invested in threa
bswjnimI grading machines.
Ex-Gt. Thayer of Nebraska is ill
ia tie hospital at Washington. K
Joha Phillips, aged 00 years, died in
'tVaahiagtoa county last week.
Several new business enterprises arc
getting nnder way in Tccumseh.
The school house in district 13, near
Bearer City, was burned recently
' Dr. .Grant, one of the oldest resi
dents of "Nebraska City, died last week,
The people of JPonca are living in
hopes of soon having an opera house.
Three spans of 'the Platte river bridge
at Schuyler were taken out by the high
water. ....
Methodists of Beaver Crossing are
holding "revival meetings with great
success.
Plainview is making an effort to se
cure the next North Nebraska soldiers1
rcuaioa. '
CoLCody (Buffalo Bill) .of. Jfehraska
will open his Wild West show iiv New
York ob April 10.
Neligh people are making an -effort
for a sugar factory to be in readiness
for the 1897 crop.
The American savings bank, Omaha,
in receiver's hands, last week paid a
50 per cent dividend.
The American volunteers, a religious
organization, will establish headquari
tcrs in Nebraska City.
Ducks and geese throng the river
bottom near Lyons and sportsmen arq
having a great harvest.
The. Auburn telephone company is
talking of extending its lines to all
other towns in the county.
Papers throughout the state note
more real estate transfers this spring
than for several years past.
The Fremont milling company re
cently loaded a car of flour which was
consigned to Hull, England.
Louisville was visited by a disas
trous fire, a store and blacksmith shop
being destroyed. Loss, ?3,O00.
Frank Wivims, of Lyons, lias mys
teriously disappeared and his family
and parents are much concerned.
Mrs. J. F. Uackett of Exeter slipped
and fell while entering her seat in
church and dislocated her ankle.
k Paul Sandoz of Bayard received two
cans of strawberries sent by express
from his old home in Switzerland.
Close to 3,000 head of cattle are be
ing fed near Nelson for tlic cattle com
pany represented by A. C. ilcCorkle.
At the recent session of the district
court of Brown county there was not
a single criminal ease on the docket.
The fifth annual reunion of the vet
erans of the battle of Shiloh will be
held on Wednesday, April 7, at Strains
- burg.
The treasurer of Logan county col
lected the personal taxes of isy3 and
had to issue but fourteen distress war-
rants.
Ira W. Jones of Gundy is in trouble
because he sold liquor without first
arming himself with a government
license.
The state lumbermen's association
held a- two days' session in Lincoln
last. ivrilr. Ahoiif. ISO mifiof-fnwri
members wcrd present. J
Revivai. meetings for some time in
progress at St. Edward have closed.
The meetings were not as successful
as had been anticipated.
A. petition is being circulated at
York for the pardon of W. L. Lee, the
man found guilty of assaulting, Aaron
Bissell with intent to kill.
W. F. Cochran, a deaf apd dumb
man, a resident of Council Bluffs, vis
ited Blair, and while there was run
over by the cars and instantly killed.
D. II. Myers of Omaha shot his wife
and then attempted to take Ids own
life by the same means. The wounds
of cither partv are not necessarily
fatal.
Jacob Huuscr, a hired man near
Shelton, was told by his employer that
his services were no longer needed,
and when he disappeared one of the
best horses on the place went with
him.
. Since February 1 there have passed
through thecustom house twenty-two
carloads of sugar beet seed for distri
bution to western points. The seed
pays no duty and comes from Germany,
France andPoland. .
Mrs. Healer, for many years a resi
dent of Columbus, died last week in.
, Kansas Ciiv. She had for years man
aged at Columbus one of the largest
apiaries in Nebraska and was an oiSecr
of the Nebraska bee keepers' associa
tion. She was about 40 years of age.
Assessors of York county have agreed
on the following basis: Farm lands,
-including improvements, S3 to S6; basin
and rough land, SI; horses, S3 to S10;
cows, S3 to S3; steers, S3 to SIS; sheep,
f0 cents; hogs, one-fourth market
value April 1. Telephone, S30 per mile.
A fire occurred two miles west of
Shclton, which destroyed a barn, 500
bushels of corn, five tons of hay, three
sets of harness, farm machinery, three
head of cattle and seven head of work
horses belonging to Mrs. Ellen Oliver.
There was S5O0 insurance on the barn
and horses.
By the unanimous vote of the twenty-nine
members present at a meeting
of the board of directors of the Trans
MissiSsippi exposition and by the
affirmative proxy vote of eight who
were not there, the site of the exposi
tion was changed from Miller park to
the old fair grounds. This .location is
much nearer the business center of
Omaha. Work will now be pushed as
rapidly as possible.
George Jones and Jim Caldwell, the.
two men captured at Hastings about a
month ago and brought to St. Paul on
suspicion of being implicated in the
robbery of P. G. Shanotrom's store, es
caped from the county jail last week.
A liberal reward is offered for their
capture.
The executive committee of the'Loup
valley veteran's association met at
North Loup to make arrangements for
the summer encampment. It was de
cided to hold the encampment at
Stewart's grove, a fine cltiinp of timber
on the east side of the river about two
miles from North Loup, August 17. 18
and 19.
Itent Lewis of Arizona, Burt county,
purchased a couple of carloads of cat
tle just before election and placed
them on feed. He recently shipped
them and in casting up accounts finds
that he received 25 cents per bushel for
the corn he fed them, besides having a
bunch of fat hogs as additional profit.
A distressing accident occurred to
August F. Freeman, a farmer, living
West, of Hildreth. He was cutting
stalks and walking carelessly behind
the machine. Some way he stepped
too far, and his foot caught in the
knives, tearing the sole off his foot and
cutting into the -bone of his leg. He
Vill be disabled for a long time.
The Virginia bank; a private instata
ioa, the stock of which is owned by a
lew tfc4eading citizens of Virginia,
' new whom are Albert Hmbkm, presi
dent; G. H. Gale; cashier, .and J. E.
Peary, aastetaat cattter, volantarily
rleaed Hi ors and qnit hnstaew with
be
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tVHa SOON GO HOME,
THE LEGISLATURE'S SIXTY DAYS
ABOUT UP:
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TlM.Xekraska Auewbly;
Sea-ate. The senate commenced its fifly
clghtbdaybr takltiff Up the anti-compact
insurance tall iatrodnced early in the session
by Jfr. Haller of Was&inKtou county. The
bill was referred to the committee .on xnis
cellaaeoas corporations on January 13. . The
cauUrmaa, Mr.. Fritz of Thurston, held the
bill back until a few. days asp. Saturday its
consideration was made u special order for
this afternoon. When the senate met at 2
o'clock-it immediately went Into committee
of the whole to take up the bilh with Mr.
Talbot of Lancaster Ai the chair. After the
bill ksa been -read the committee amend
ment were UM before tbaseaate. They cx
cmft the cities of Omaha-sad Ltacaln -from
the provisions of the bill. Johnsoir.of Clay
moved that the amendment submitted by
the committee on miscellaneous corpora
tions be sot concurred in. There was lengthy
debate, at the cad of which the amendment
wa rejected and the bill recommended for
passage. The committee then rose. Bills on
third reading were then taken up and placed
on their tinal passage. The hill providing
for a roooant of the ballots cast for the con
stitutional amendment relatlnc to judges of
t he supreme court was laid on the secretary's
desk. .Air. Talbot moved its an amendment
to the bill that the committee be Instructed
to recount the ballots on all the amend
ments. The senate declined. Mr. Murphy
then offered an amendment, which was alo
rejected. The bill was read the third time
and passed by a vote of S3 to U. It has the
emergency clause. The bill suggested by
Go v. Hoi comb to amend the Omaha charter
was read the third time and passed. The bill
more sjicclllcallv defining the Doners and
duties of the attorney general, also suggested
by the governor, was passed. The lieutenant
governor attached his signature to the expo
sition bill and it was sent to the governor.
The anti-trust bill was read the third time
aud passed without a dissenting vote. Sen
ator Wilson's bill providing for the disposal
of unclaimed bodies of all inmates dying In
state institutions was read the third time
and passed. The bill exempting regents of
of the University of Nebraska from the pro
visions of tiie uniform voucher law was
passed. The bill providing that money lost
at cards or other gambllns device and re
covered at suits at law shall be 1 timed into
tho school fund was passed. The senate
then read and passed the bill prescribing fees
to le charged for oRlclal services by the sec
retary of state.
Senate. The senate ou the 23d bccaiuo In
volved iu a parliamentary tangle over the
bill providing for a new dormitory for the
I'c-ru normal school. Today the senate un
did sooio of. this hasty work. The dormi
tory appropriation was recalled, and the
measure must henceforth take Its chances.
Tho vote by which tho bill was passed was
reconsidered by a vole of 17 to II. In the
afternoon the senate took up regular routine
work. As soon as It had been called to order
the senate went into committee of the whole,
with Mr. Goudring m the chair, to take up
the conhlderatlou of senate Hie Xo.2X. which
had lcen made a special order for this niter
noon. Fritz of Thurston, author of the bill,
tried to have the name of Feltz of Keith sulv
stitutcd for thai of Mr. Goudring, but. the
motion failed to carry, aud Mr. Goudring
took the chair. Senate file No. 'SO provides
that the terms of all county officers shall !e
for the pcriou of four years, aud that all
county officers now in office shall .hold
said offices without further election
until 1&9. In other words, the pro
joscd law extends for two years the
term of office of all county officers,
The committee made short work of the
bill. After It bud been read Mr. Fritz
offered an amendment which limited
the tenure of office to a single term. It was
agreed to without dissent. Then Mr. Mutz
offered another amendment-providing that
the first election of count v officers under the
proposed law should be held in 1897. This
was also agreed to by a vote cfrll to 7. Mr.
lieal ninved that the committee rise aud re
port tiio bill back to the senate with the
recommendation that the bill lo indefinitely
postponed. To this Mr. McCann offered an
amendment that the bill lie recommended
for passage. Filially the bill was recom
mitted to the committee on judiciary. Sen
ate file Xo. 2, the anti-compact insurance
bill, introduced by Mr. liallcr, was placed on
its tinal reading and passed by a votaof 28 to
1. Senate file No. SKi. Introduced by Mr.
Gondrlng, to amend the irrigation law. was
read the third time and passed. House roll
No. 1S" was read the third time and pascd
It lcagallzes certain acts of the county com
missioners of Buffalo county. Up to this
time the passago of the bills bad- proceeded
without interruption; but from this time on
the afternoon proceedings, so far as bills on
third reading were concerned, were badly
broken up. Bill after bill was read aud
founa to be radically defective in construc
tion or in the manner in which it had been
engrossed.
Senate. The senate devoted the .session on
the 24th entirely to the several normal
school propositions. It- transpired very
early in the day that a combination had been
effected for t!iu purpose of establishing not
one. but two. normal schools, one at Scotia,
:uul one at York. Long before the day closed,
however, the combination went to pieces and
nil normal school bills were killed for the
session. Mr. McGatin said that the necessity
for a normal school was' apparent to every
body. Scotia was but forty miles fioxn the
geographical center of the state. It was ac
cessible to tiie people of twenty counties.
The buildings were sufficient for all the
needs of a normal school for the coming ten
years, lie contended that such a school at
York would be superfluous as that city was
within an hour's ride of thu University
of Nebraska, which furnished ample- fa
cilities for the training of teachers In
the soath and central part of the .state.
There wits lengthy discussion on the matter,
some favoring York and others Scotia. Mr.
McGann closed the debate with" a plea for the
. Scotia proposition. At 4:2!) o'clock a vote
w:is reached on lialler's motion that the
committee recommend to indefinitely post
pone all normal school hills, it was agreed
toby a vote or 13 to II. This kills all-normal
school propositions for tids session. Mr.
Osborn moved that the vote by which ..senate
file No. 331 was passed last Monday 1m recon
sidered. This motion was declared to lm out
of order until thu bill was In the possession
of thu senate. Mr. Caldwell moved that the
house be requested to return the bill to the
senate. He said that there was good reasons
for the belief that the bill, which proposed to
restrain the crime of gambling, hail been
passed In ignorance of its true purport.
After discussion the motion to recall the bill
was agreed to. When the bill was returned
the vote by which It was. passed was recon
sidered and the bill sent back tothc com
mittee of the whole. A committee consisting
of T.illwl, Gondring and Howell was ap
pointed to confer with a like committee from
the house relative to fixing a day for final
adjournment. The senate then adjourned.
Sui'ate. The scuate on tho 2.th resolved
itself into an informal sifting committee this
forenoon. The approaching end of .the ses
sion was evidenced In the hasty scramble of
individual senators to get their favorite bills
in undercover. Bills on third reading were
taken up as soon as the chaplain had said
his prayers. But one bill was ready, house
roll No. 141, introduced by Hurkett. of Lan
caster. It makes grave robbing a felony
instead of a misdemeanor. Tiie bill has al
ready passed the house and the senate sent
it to the governor. Mr. 3lutz brought up his
bill, senate file No. 164, providing for the
dividing of the Fifteenth judicial district
into two districts, aud moved that it be ad
vanced to. a third reading. This motion
brought on a Urst-cliss controversy. The"
motion to advance the bill was not agreed to.
Mr. Gondrlng asked that senate file No. 249
be engrossed for its final passage. This is
one of the important bills of the .session,
although it has attactcd but little attention.
It authorlza the attorney general to com
mence an acnon torccovcr from the sureties'
of n official bond running to the state in the
county in which the sureties reside. At
present such suits have to be commenced in
Lancaster county. Tho bill was advanced to
third reading. On motion of Mr. Spencer of
Lancaster, senate file No. 293 was ordered
engrossed for third reading. It is a bill
to require school book companies fur
bishing books to school districts in Ne
braska under contract to maintain a
supply house at the capital of the state.
Senate file No. SAs, which next received con
sideration, -provides for the exclusion of
school bond taxes in.tlie computation of ag
gregate school taxes. The bill was recom
mended for passage. The enrolled copy of
the recount bill was presented and signed by
the lieutenant governor. The senate bill
ccdlDg to the use of the hospital for the In
sane at Lincoln a quarter section "of state
bind was passed. The senate bill permitting
criminal suits against state officials charged
with -offenses against .the statutes to be
brought in any county of the state was passed.
The .announcement that the governor had
signed tho recount bill was received aad the
senate adjourned.
Hocse. The bouse on the 23d immediately
after opening went into committee of the
whole with Wlnslow of Gosper ia the chair.
House roll No. 2 reiser's bill providing for.
toe appointment oi a receiver m cases e au
action by a vendor to vacate, a fraudulent
aarcaase of property, or by m creditor to sub
ject aay property or fund la his claim, -or ia
partaenUa cases, when the mortgaged prop
S&J0 to51 tostorlaluteof
also to provide that sack recetver-sball dto-
pyy progeny aceoraiag to decree, or
to prim ra It dartaa the wadescv-of sa
rX. wa ffm takta p.
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felver shall be appointed where the property
Is occupied as a homestead.- Taeameadaacmt
was adopted .by a uaautaaoBsve;aaqjtae
bill recommended for passage's, amended.
Iloase roll. No. 3V repealing the appraise
ment law; was next considered aad pasted.
House roll No. aMall's deficiency judgment
bill, was read, and after leagthy debate was
pat over oue day. .Concurrent resplatloa ao.
11, authorizing the governor to. appotat;a
cnmmlttea tn devfsa wars and mean II "for
securing better freight rates to the gulf, war.
orflcred engrossed tor tmrareaaias. eenaw
file No. 47, by Rausoai. providing
that chattel mortgages hall bo signed
by both husband and .wife, was recommended
for pissage. Senate file No. 40. Hansom's bill,
requiring street car companies to properly
protect their employes .from inclemency of
tho wcatlier, was read. Wlclie of Uall moved
to substitute "wind-break" Tor tiie word
"enclosure" wherever it occurs iu the bilh
Tho amendment was voted down. Bleu
moved to amend by allowing both sides of
the platform to be left opcu. fie said bo had
fnnt-.iltwl with a lanrc number of the motor-
men. and they "all agreed that the, protection
in front wouia ue susieiem. me amaiuarcuj
was voted down -and the bill recommended
for passage. The speaker announced that he
bad signed house roli No. W, tiie Traas
Mlsslssippl exposition appropriation bill, the
senate having receded from its amendment;
The committee on privileges and, elections
reported the new recount bill to be engrossed
lor third reading: i'larlr of Lancaster sent
bb the following amendment, to be added to
theblH: Any member of ch committee or
aav cleek ' employed hV-awcn caavaasww
shall in any manner tamper with the ballots
or with any ballot, or wlio shall make any
fraudulent count, or who 4thall count any
Illegal ballots, or who shall attempt to dd
any of these things, shall be guilty of a felony
and on conviction thereof be confined In the
penitentiary, not more than five years, nor
less tnan one year. The speaker ruled that
by unanimous consent' the amendment could
lie considered, but It was killed by adopting
the committee report. Tiie speaker an
nounced as committee to draft a substitute
for house roll No. 0, Kapp of Knox, Veistfr oi
Douglas and McLeod of Colfax.
House. In the house on the 23d tho com
mittee on privileges aud elect ious reported
house roll No. 651. the -new bill relating to
the powers aud duties of the attorney-general
In cases affecting fie slate, to be en
grossed for third reading. The report was
adopted. Bills on third reading Having been
taken up. Houso roll No. 15, the general
appropriation bill, was read and put upon
its passage. The vote stood 83 ayes to 4 nays.
Eager. Snyder, of Nemaha, Woostcr aud
Yo'iig voting against the bill. House roll No.
(m0. the claims appropriation bill, was read
and passed by a vote of 70 to 8. House roll
No. ItSi, providing fort lie payment by coun
ties of the premium on tholKiiids of county
treasurers, where these bonds are executed
by a surety company authorized by law to
execute such Itonds. passed by a vote of 60
to21. House roll nunilicr&i provides for the
payment out of the state treasury of the
premium ou the state treasurer's lnd, when
tiie lmnd 1 executed by a surety company
authorized by law to execute such lmnd, the
premium not to exceed one-tldrd of 1 per
cent per annum of the penally stated in the
Iwiid. Tho bill carries an appropriation for
the payment of such premium. It was passed
by a vote or Si to 25., House roll No. 301.
by Kich. to amend sections 7 and 8 of chapter
lxviil of the compiled statutes of Ne
braska, 1S-35, and relating to bonds re
quired from persons having contracts
with the state, received .52 votes for and
33 against Its passage with the emer
gency clause. Koll was again called upon its
passage with the emergency clause stricken
out, and the fate of the bill being very uncer
tain, lticli moved a call of the bouse. It
was soon raised and the bill passed by a vote
of ;'! to 38. Houso roll No. :m.') creating a
itoartl of public works consisting of three
members in cities of the second class and
village-cities of over 5,000 Inhabitants, was
passeiLwIth tho emergency clause stricken
out by a vote of 51 to44. House roll No. fl
piovldes that notaries public shall give liond
tcr SMX) either In an Incorporated surety
company or two residents of tho county.
The bill received 54 votes and was declared
passed with the emergency clause stricken
out. House roll No. 3)4 requires that when
tiie plaintiff is a nonresident of the county in
which action is brought he must first furnish
security for costs, either by a 'resident of the
county or a surety company authorized to
t rausact such business. The bill passed with
the emergency clause. Senate file No. 47.
Hansom'i bill requiring that husuaud and
wife shall both sign chattel mortgages given
ou household-goods, passed with only three
dissenting votes. Senate filo No. 46, by Han
som, requiring street car-companies to con
struct enclosures at the end of cars toproteel
their employes from inclemency of the
weather during certain seasons oi the year,
was passed by a vote of 70 to 19.
Hocsc Bills on third reading were the
first thing In order in the house ou the 21th.
and house roll No. 471, Galon's bill to permit
county agricultural societiesto participate in
the Trans-MlssLs-ippl exposition and to pro
vide for the expense of county exhibits, was
passed by u vote of 01 to 2S. House roll No.
"J10. the bill to establish state banking
ltoard, to define" statu banks, provide for a
secretary for the state banking Iward and
state bank examiners, aud to provide for the
regulation of such Institutions, with penal
ties for violation, false statements or entries;
also providing that receivers of such banks
may give liond in incorporated surety com
panies, was passed after the emergency
clause had leen stricken out. House roll No.
313. the last of Rich's bills, providing that a
receiver shall give bonds of the same kind a
designated In the previous bills, was iwssed
without the emergency clause, nouso roll
No. SO-, providing for guaranty bonds for
township, city and village treasurers, re
ceived 52 ayes and 3S nays, with the emer
gency rlau.se. With that clause stricken
out. it received fifty-seven votes.witli thirty
two negatives, and was declared passed.
Webb offered a resolution providing for the
priiUingof 3"0 copies or the "Blue Book." tube
modeled on that of l&Ti After some discus-
Lsion the resolution was adopted. Alderman
si-nt up a resoiutiou asking that the Missouri
river commission le instructed to take steps
to prevent the constant change of chanuel of
the Missouri river between Cottonwood Hills
bluff and the bluff at Sioux City. It was
adopted. House roll No. C Hull's deficiency
judgment bill, was recommended for passage
as amended lefore lkdng sent to the special
committee, the committee snltstitnte being
iguorcd. The committee of privileges and
elections report cd senatu tile No. 332. the new
recanvassbill, for-third reading. It was so
ordered. Adjourned.
House The sifting committee of the house
ou the 25th reported the following bills, with
the recommendation that they be ordered to
third reading, iu the order named: Senate
files U and W. house rolls :ri). Ji". senate files
74. V;. house rolls 32. 4S1. 273. 505. 277. 351. 27,
C07. .W and 5U. The. standing committee on
agriculture reported houso roll No. 515 to lie
K laced on the general tile. This is Marshall's
111 giving the stale ltoard of horticulture
J2,n for the payment of expenses of the
society. House roll No. 401. by Gaflin.llmlt
ing the tax levied by school districts, but
providing that the Isoard may borrow money
on Iwnds which mav be issued when author
ized by the electors of said school district,
was placed on third reading, and passed by a
vote of SJ ton. House roll No. 209. by Wim
lierley. to direct the application and payment
of certain moneys 'received by the state
treasurer annually, and known as the "Mor
rill Fund." iu aid of the industrial college of
tho university of Nebraska, was read the
third time and passed with the emergency
clause. House roll No. 12. by Clark of Lan
caster, to amend the existing law relative
to elections to correspond with a" bill
already passed, providing for tho selec
tion of noii-iiartlstau election Itoards,
was passed by a vol of SI to K
A message was received from the governor
announcing that he had signed house roll No.
13. tho Trans-Mississippi exposition bill,
house roll No. 15. fortho relief or Boyd
county, ana bouse rolPNo. 4: for-the relief of
Rebecca Perkins. Seuate tile No. 3SI. the recount-hill
introduced at the suggestion of the
governor, was put upon its passage. During
roll call it was discovered that several mem
bers would have to be brought iu lieforu the
bill could pass, and a call of the house was
demanded. The bill was passed by a strictly
jKirty vote. On motion of Shu 11 of Nemaha,
the amendment to senate file No. 103, thede
ficiency judgment bill, exempting present
contracts, adopted yesterday, was stricken
out. An attempt was made to recommend
the bill for passage, but it was defeated by a
tie vote. A message from the governor an
nounced that he had signed senate file No.
42. the new recount bill which passed during
the afternoon. Thu house adjourned to 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
-It Pays to Be Indian..
Fort Scott, Kan., March 24. Hetty
Cash, an illiterate colored woman of
this city, to-day established the fact
that her father was an Indian of the
Cherokee. tribe, and received from the
government a check for 1,321 and
seven tracts of 160 acres each of In
dian territory land lor herself and her
six children, as head rights. Dacrid
Eoss, a poor colored laborer, also
proved that he is a half-breed Indian,
bud .received 81,100 and six tracts of
land ior himself and children.
6trlekca 'Wits Fanlyata.
New York, March 23. Billy Birch,
the old-time minstrel, was stricket
with paralysis last niWht while attend
ing a meeting' of an Elks lodge. II
was removed to his home.
ia-Aala Miaatv
CoSBTAxnsortE, March S3. Reports
have beea received here of rarV sartoas
disorders at Tokatia tireiraa district
of Asia Minor. It Is said that
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In view of the akweaseat for reeowat
of ballots cast for the , iMea&aWtttio:
the constitution relating 'tojhk mn;
bcr of iadtrcs in Nebraska.' reambliem-f
tion of tue rote, -at lata tap wiu-etj
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interestinff: Itis given in -eosmeeuon
with the Tdte for Kinkaid,- rtwibttean
candidate ior the 'suprenie court, and,
Kirkpatrick, populist or'tnskweajsdi
datc, who led their rcspecttve tictetaln.
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Adams 1015 1W9 KSS 4009
Antelope S20 014 071 23C8
Banner I'd 115 147 SIS
-Blaine -. 7B Si 87 148
Koono...... 1040 13115 1120 SGW
Box Bnlte.i 413 Set 5SS 1CM
Koyd si.... 512 555 621 12J3
ni-own i 383 CO; 331 734
Buffalo WW 2397 1310 44S3
Burt ."". 1500 1210 1039 5M1
Butler.... .,..... ...... 1212 2172 li 30M
t'ass. iS. .......... 2320 2227 174 BSK
Cedar. 10il 1375 875 23M
Chase. 242 249 174 533
Cherry 000 GW Mr 1410
fheyeniie..... 420 441 511 10W
(.'lav 151)1 175 1304 3C0O
Colfax........... 7.si 1200 805 S52
Cuming 1173 1530 ITO 32SI
Custer. 144 2:1 1764 42B7
Dakota 5S1 7W 507 liMi
Dawes. 70S 839 8C2 !:
Dawson Ifi0 J321 120 SHG
Deuel - 257 S 235 2M2
Dixon 8B 1224 .810 2375
Dodge. 2123 174 1003 4810
Douglas. 11150 1C8T4 13405 25435
Dundy. 257 275 T0S .587
I'lllmore 1550 1CUS 1520 S5M
Fninklbi 701 1021 830 2017
I'ronticr. 753 W5 73i 18M
Furnas. 1(01 1334 G50 2722
!agi St 2502 1723 SA
fiarileld 151 1W 148 381
Gosper 503 40 C23 1W0
(iiant 80 87 2S 2W
Greelev. 375 715 724 1214
Hall... 1720 1737 1.V9 3K8
Hamilton 1293 1517 700 30tt
Harlan 770 1114 87B 20H2
Haves. 28S 2S3 307 823
Hitchcock. 40S 470 370 1K
Holt V. 12I91 12W 241S
Hooker 10 37 S K
Howard 070 Ht 750 21W
.lefTerson 1542 1414 33 33E1
.lohnson 1315 1103 539 278S
Kearney 919 J123 584 22
Keith.. 171 243 2S7 408
KeyaPalia 1S3 2Sl 1 512
Kimball 80 CO 114
Knox 077 1454 1031 S3W
Lancaster Cl f-220 4525 121
Lincoln. 1C38 1281 130 3860
Logan 65 130 109 888
Loup 107 140 08 287
.Madison 185 15S3 1014 3750
3Icl'herson Si C 38 S
.Mcrrlck 887 002 738 SIM
Nance ., 740 021 K 1813,
Nemaha.. .:...... .7. HHF1733 351 xuir
Nuckolls 104'J 1350 C 2W0
Otoe 2136.2100 1300 2S78
l'awnce. Ill 107 089 2708
Perkins. 144 21S 252 429
Phelps 880 1178 -618 2278
Pierco 507 660 471 10O
Platte 1171 2058 1025 375M
Polk 7R 1467 840 2KW
Bed Willow Oil 917 101 2071
Richardson 2131 2100 115S 5140
Rock 333 207 420 005
Saline 1002 181 1150 4285
Sarpy 577" 1075 508 19S9
Saunders KOI 2580 157 5113
Scotts Blu.T 2l! 223 1G2 45m
Seward 1581 12 1H7 30M
Sheridan 528 82T1 534 1515
Sherman 35 844 6 1345
Sioux 167 255 233 4S0
Stanton 5S3. 752 435 1585
Thavcr 1H3 1S 1307 3059
Thomas 70 80 119
Thurston 473 C75 ZX 1322
Vallev ikB 870 717 WO
Washington 132 1321 !W 3187
Wavne 021 WS 570 21S5
Weljster 1061 12AJ OR 2CC5
'Wheeler W WW 131 270
York lHtt 1752! 1282 SHll
Totals 5ca 1030451 SlSTOgtOTtt't
"The amendment carried in fifteen
out of ninety-one counties by the fol
lowing majorities: Cheyenne 14, Doug
las, 1,303, Dundy 29, Uosper 177, Greeley
131, Haves 11, Holt 48, Hooker 21, Keith
103, Kimball 58, Lincoln 80, Logan 10,
Perkins 70, Red AVillow 101, and Rock
235. Majority against it in the state
01,597. Errors to be found to connt it
'carried' 30,093."
MMridaa and Fall Holding" the Fort
Lincoln special to the Omaha Bee.
The trouble at the institution for
feeble minded youth at Beatrice is still
unsettled, and. both Sheridan and Dr.
If all are holding the fort, the board of
public lands and buildings having re
fused to recognize the authority of Dr.
Fall to discharge Sheridan. The
board will ask for specific charges and
proof before any one is discharged.
The trouble came to light several
days ago, when Dr. Fall came to Lin
coln and announced to the board that
he would resign unless Sheridan was
discharged. The consultation seems not
to have been satisfactory to the doctor,
and he went back to Beatrice and dis
charged Sheridan on his own authority.
Sheridan refuses to be discharged and
thus the matter stands.
From inquiry it is learned that the
trouble at Beatrice originates from;
the impossibility- of Sheridan and -his
wife "to get along smoothly with' the
social circle, presided over by. the
superintendent and his wife, and the
matron of the institution, and Sher
idan claims the. intention is to- freeze
him out and secure the appointment of
a stewart who possesses more brilliant
social qualities. The board naturally
refuses to decide on this society ques
tion, and it is not known at this time
whether the unwarranted discharge of
Sheridan will be ignored, or whether
Dr. Fall's resignation will be accepted.
Broag-bt Back to Aatwer.
E. W. Spargnr, a former law partner
of County Attorney Fisher, who was
brought to Chadron from Walla Walla,
Washington, to answer to the charge
of embezzling a sixteen hundred dollar
draft, from the firm of Spargnr &
Fisher, escaped after being -with At
torney Fisher all day. He. was rear
rested in Whitney and will have to.
answer to the charge of bigamy en
tered against him by Mrs. Nellie
Woodard of that city, who claims to he
his wife.
The bridge across Ponca -creek at
Lynch had to be chained down to keep
the high water from taking it oat.
Jmty Aeaatts Xtlwuku.
Atwood (Kan.) dispatch: The jury
yesterday acquitted Reuben Rinkerof
Bertrand, Neb., charged with the at
tempted assassination of ranchman
George W. Gilmore. On the night-of
December 22, Gilmore was sitting by
the window smoking, when a charge
of shot was fired into his face throagh'
j inc winaow. sasptaoa fastened oav
-Rinker, butthe testimony wasa?! eir-
cniastantiaL Rinkera Amtc traaaaV
alibi.
" Thosaas Barker, a!faraur"liviaoaia
aule soath of Nelson. dJdfrisaaatMiiai
JJJlfwSrrV
oi apopiexy. He.warMyMnaM
va near Nebraaka $j4
nfbustitY
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toeoluBider
the sufai1 beet !
rfcilowfasBT repwti
appointed to take
t.tke subject of en-
thebeet msx industry in
s ieare to submit toe ioi-
Wt: . . . '-,
mawUee:JnTitea me. counsel
aad. those who have had
in the manmfac-
; Wa sdugrht infer
enable'astodraft a
erection of new
fatUasatAte without the aid of
mtfr iuitt'ai tae same time not eon
wi tiMCOiisiltution of the state.
M aot ImOvtr .labors .completed
lafriiaja; fnrpirr n jot mcroaucuig-
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enuy we tntroaucca we
the hill. wo. prepared,
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as'hoose-roll No. 613.
ittce noWhaaa bBl drawn
flehis -bffl'iaHBW
what we shoald like to have had, yet it
is the, .best we could prepare that
would-be constitutional.
The substitute bill simply provides
for the organization of sufrar beet dis
trictsTsimilar to the irrigation districts
of the state. These sugar beet dis
tricts will have a board of direction
who arc empowered to contract with
beet, sugar construction companies to
furnish a given' number of acres of
sugar beets for a given term of years.
When the individual citizens of the dis
trict fail to contract to grow the re
quired number of acres of beets, the
board of directors of the district is
empowered to tent land and plant a
large, enough acreage to supply the
deficiency. The district shall nave an
assessed "property valuation of not less
than four million dollars.
E. M. Poixai:i,
E. SodekmaX.
Patkick Roddy,
A. E. SifELDOX.
Gaatal Supreme Coort BUI.
Tiie above is kown as House roll
So. 555, and it has been ordered to the
general file. The text of the bill is as
follows:
Section 1. That section 2 of article
vi of the constitution of the state of
Nebraska be amended so as to read:
"Section 2. The supreme court shall con
sist of five judges, a majority of whom
shall be necessary to form a quorum or
to pronounce a decision. It shall have
original jurisdiction in cases relating
to. revenue, civil cases in which the
state shall be a party, mandamus, quo
warranto, habeas corpus and such ap
pellate jurisdiction as may be provided
by law."
Sec. 2. That section 4 of article vi
of the constitution of the state of Ne
braska be amended so as to
read as follows: "Section 4. The
judges of the supreme court shall be.
cleeted by the electors of the state at.
large and the term of office shall be for
a term of five years.
Sec 3. That section 5 of article vi of
Che constitution of the state of Ne
braska be amended to read as follows:
"Section 5. At the first general elec
tion to be held in the year 1898 there
shall he elected two judges of the su
nrcmc court, one of whom, shall be
elected for a term of two years, one for
the te'rm of four years, and at each
general election thereafter there shall
be elected one judge of the supreme
court for the term of five years; pro
vided that the judges of the supreme
court, whose terms have not expired
at the time of holding the general elec
tion of 1898, shall continue to hold
their office for the remainder of the
term for which they were respectively
commissioned."
Mexico aad the Exposition.
The Mexican Financier, a weekly
journal of finance published in the
City of Mexico, in its last number has
an article on the subject of expositions,
which advocates the advisability of
making creditable display at the Trans
Mississippi show in 1393. The article
speaks of the invitations which have
lieen received by the government to
exhibit the country's resources at the
Nashville exposition during the sum
mer of the present year, at the Trans
Mississippi exposition and at Paris in
1900. The editorial continues as fol
lows: "Though those expositions are
to lie on a far smaller scale than that
which will signalize the close of the
century at Paris, and for which a pre
liminary appropriation is incorporated
in the budget of expenditure of the
Mexican government for the coming
fiscal year, wedo not hesitate to say
that more practical utility is calculated
to accrue to Mexico from a comprehen
sive exhibit of her resources at the
comparative unpretentious displays
contemplated in the states of Tennes
see and Nebraska during this and neat
year than on the more imposing stag
of the French metropolis in 100."
Mr. Bryaa aad His Book.
Lincoln dispatch: Hon. W. .1. Bryan
will give one-lialf the royalties re
ceived from the sale of his book, "The
First Battle,'' -to the cause of bimetal
lism, and has appointed a committee
whose duty will be to properly expend
the funds "reserved for that purpose.
The committee is composed of Senator
James K. Jones, of Arkansas; Senator
Henry M. Teller, of Colorado: Senator
Wm. V. Allen of Nebraska, and Hon.
A. J. Warner, president of the national
bimetallic union. Mr. Bryan at once
instructed his publishers to .forward
out of -royalty due him 54,500 to Mr.
Jones. 51.500 to Mr. Warner, 81,590 to
Mr. Allen and 8500 to Mr. Teller, and
certified checks for these amounts
were, sent today. Mr. Jones is to spend
his portion in promoting the cause of
bimetallism through the democratic
party; 3Ir. Warner through channels
afforded by the national bimetallic
union; Mr. 'Teller through the silver
republicans; and Mr. Allen through
the populist party.
A vein of white sand has been dis
covered in Dodge county, along the
Platte, about twenty-five feet below
the surface It was penetrated five
feet and how much deeper it goes is
.not known. The discovery was kept
kept quiet pending an investigation.
Mr.Peterson, the discoverer, forwarded
-a quantity of it to a Pittsburg glass
factory and asked for an analysis,
which "he obtained. The factory re
plied that the sand was a very pure
quality of silica, a product from which
glass is made.'
Robkbt Kexsedv, 92 years old, died
in Boone county last week.
Beet Seetf.
An Omaha nrm is supplying all fac
tories in the west with sugar beet seed.
Twenty-one car loads have been re
ceived so far. The balk of the seed
irom wmbu),
m mmmm. .W 4- MbWK
and a attle from Warsaw,
. The seed is tnorougniy in
there nnder government super-
a half doaen different points,
a twi llirstfi of this inspection acconv
nanjlag every shipment.
ee mtm eia " g
-H. Bum, a prominent bmsiness ana
C Cmlhnrwon, dkd of typhoid rre
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THAT IS WHAT CSdfeORESSMAN
MAXWELL WOULD DC.
Ha WaaMjKaeearace SacarMahlac ea
mtwltr an ia K iWmIhi Tartlealarlyr
AlsaatrttltUiat otaetr sa Ttaw
Iatraaaea aad Arpffwmim
If KefetceA ,
Maxwell ravers a Beaaty
Washington dispatch: Congressman
axweU's bUl,: which he; introduced in
Maxwell's bill, which he iatroduced in
the house'td encoatige the erection of
mill: to manufacture sugaBd; syrup
trom sugar beets, has-been; jfcrrcd to
tne committee on ways ana eans.
The teat of the bill follows: -. '
A bill for an act to enconrage the
erection of milLstomanufaeture sugar
and.syrup from sugar-beets. , .
Whereas.. Surar sheets ; containinir
more than' 12 per cent of, sgar.aad '80
iHrcultlvated ramanyHpBTlS-'bf'the
United States, the productidn thereof
being limited by the. want of mills iii
extract the sugar from the bcets, and
with a sufficient number of mills to
manufacture the annual ercp of beets
there is reason to believe sufficient
sugar would be produced in the United
States to supply the nation; and,
Whereas, Such mills require costly
and elaborate machinery and a large
outlay of money to put them in opera
tion, which ordidurily is beyond the
means of ordinary individuals; there
fore be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America in congress as
sembled: Section 1. That to encourage the
erection of mills to manufacture sugar
from sugar beets a bounty of 75 cents
per ton shall be paid out of the treas
ury of the United States for each and
every ton of beets raised in the United
States and the sugar extracted there
from by mills erected under the pro
visions of this act, within the United
States, and such bounty to continue
for three years from and after the
passage of this act. For the next suc
ceeding three years, that is to say, for
the fourth, fifth and six years after the
passage of this act, a bounty of 50
cents per ton shall be paid an afore
said, and for the succeeding three
years, to-wit: Seventh, eighth and
ninth years after the passage of this
act a bounty of 25 cents per ton shall
be paid as aforesaid, when said boun
ties shall cease and determine.
Sec. 2. The person operating any of
sahl mills and claiming the bounty
under the provisions of this act shall,
during the time each year when said
mills arc in operation, make report by
mail at the close of each day's business
to the secretary of the treasury of the
number of tons of beets purchased dur
ing the day, the average ainount of
saccharine matter therein and degree
of purity, and the postoffice address
and the'names of persons from whom
beets were x-eccived and the price paid,
and shall make oath to the correctness
of the same before any officer author
ized to administer oaths. A false oath
shall subject the affiant to all the pains
and penalties of perjury.
See. 3. The person operating any of
the said mills and claiming a boanty
under the provisions of thi3 act shall
also, at the -close of business of each
week, make a sworn statement of the
amount of sugar manufactured in said
mill from sugar beets during the week
just then closed .and also state the
quality, whether refined or unrefined.
Sec. -1. The secretary of the treas
ury shall provide such rules and regu
ulatiuns as are necessary to carry this
act into effect and secure the faithful
observance of its provisions by all per
sons connected With the business.
This act shall continue in force fiV
the period of nine years from and
after its passage.
Nebraska ratronage From Wathlngtea.
Washington special: It has not been
decided yet what offices of importance
outside of the main federal oSiccs in
Nebraska, President McKinlcy will ba
urged to apportion to leading republi
cans in our state. There are rumors
that one of the South American mis
sions will be requested and that it will
be tendered to John L. Webster and in
the event of his declination to John C.
Cowin. Ex-Representative Meiltlejohn
is on the slate for a position tit the
national capital if one worth his while
win be secured. C. A. Atkinson and F.
W. Collins both long for a desk in the
department of justice. One or both
will be disappointed. Seuator Thurs
ton feels inclined to do something for
Chnrch Howe and has carefully filed
away his long list of places that would
suit him, promising to take them up in
the near future for examination and
selection. Church feels quite confident
that he will come under the wire a
winner, and some of his friends share
with him in his lielief.
One thing can be sat down as certain
that Nebraska will not fare as well in
matters of federal appointments out
side of the state under the present ad
ministration as she did when General
Harrison occupied the white boas?.
Then she had the minister to Chili, a
commissioner ' of the general land
office, two .successive a5.si-3lr.nt secre
taries of treasury and an assistant
attorncy-gencrid. Nunc of theac places
were under the civil ;rvice rates and
none are today. iJat Nebraska In 18SS
cast Iter elcctorial vote for tlia republi
can ticket, while in ISO.'! she gava a
majority for the opposition. This fact
will of course connt against- her in the
distribution of the" small number of
iraportan offices
Major Mclvinley.
it the disposal of
A strangci registered at the Morton
house, Nebraska City, as K. E. LawV
and represented himself as being a
commercial traveler for a Chicago
house. He hired a team of Lavi Bro.,
ostensibly to drive to
has not been seen since.
Talumge, bite
The little ehild of Wm. Pentling, liv
ing six miles south of .Stella, came to a
sudden death by eating rough on rats.
The poison had been upstairs in the
barn for several years and in cleaning
oat the loft Mr. Peatling threw it
down where the Ititly child jjot ii, and,
thinking it candy. :;te it. During the
night it became very ill. The parents
hastened for a physician, but were tco
late. The child v.13 about 3 years of
age.
The private bank that lias been
operated at Virginia for some time
past, principally by il. H. Gale, prei
dcat, closed last week.
Belief for Hestectemd Settlers.
Senator Allen has favorably-reported
a bill for the relief of the homestead
settlers on that purtiou of the Great
Sioux reservation lying in Nebraska.
North and South. Dakota. He has also
intrnAnVtA - h;n tn mnv tb !.
. . Ain 4m 4I, ra!Kfo , ,
oi desertion from the military record
of Peter Coyle of Nebraska. The Sen
ator is looking sharply after Nebraska
interests.
A quart of oats given to the cow at
milking time, says the Wayne Republi
can, will be found more conducive to
enfotaes than' to thump her ribs with
3m milk stbol
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H4NKBSs 'BrnKsTammWammVl aV" " mal HsV ValmrSsmw
FoUowiWtie U-in4nnce . W
n to ha naiad upon J. ta .legisla
ture: 4&S&. . , . , 4. - L
Seeto?? Any k ombinattsi m
agrccmennade or entcTrad.into jr5
tiatnuKB twin-np-moM Mm. iasnr4MMC
t-
V
epMitarinsnring: pwperty H
casualties from ine ejeme " r
ing Inr.hVsntwitfiiit thia 'state, tr ?
twecn the oalccrsv i?eB P9?a'
of any'itech eomrMrtk-s, ralatiag f tfce
rates to be etrgcdfoe-inniiit,
amount of ebmmimionajjO.lw aUa,Tf
nnufn 1 1 1 i awiran r nr sac
manner of transactii the businesa of
fire, faisnrance -within ithia state, fa
hereby declaied to. be unlawful, and
en, MaMnr. officer or agent
Violating M provision shall be gniltj
tr nitiinniee.wnr- ana am cuuth;hu
tbeiiijui Iwert -havbw jurifSe-
UCTOks ".tm.
kw- inimrmmrtrRHto"9ZW'ior9Bm
offense, to be recovered for the use of
the permanent school fund in the name
of the state1.
Sec. 2; The auditor is hereby au
thorized to summons and bring before
him for examination under oath any
officer ci' employe of any fire insurance
company transacting business within
this state suspected of violating any of
the provisions of this act; and in com
plaint in writing made to hira by two
or more residents or tuts awiiu ;uK
ing any such company nnder oath
upon their knowledge or belief witfc
violating the provisions of this act
shall summons and cause to be brought
before him for examination under oath
any officer or employe of said company;
and if upon such'cxaminatiou and the
examination of any other witness or
witnesses that may be produced and
examined the auditor shall determine
that said company i3 guilty of a viola
tion of any of the provisions of this act
or if any officer shall fail to appear or
submit to an examination after being
duly summoned he shall forthwith
issue an order revokiug the authority
of such company to transact business
within the state and sucli company
shall not thereafter be permitted tc
transact the business of fire insurance
in this state at any time within one
year of such revocation.
Sec. 3. Either party may appealfrona
any decision of the auditor made in
pursuance of this act to tho district
court of the county wherein such
decision was made, within twenty days
from the time of the rendition of snch
decision, by serving a written notice of
such appeal on the opposite party and
on the auditor of state, and filing with
the elerk of said county a good and
sufficient bond for the payment of all
costs made on appeal in case the
decision shall be affirmed. On such
appeal the district court shall try the
caso de novo as equitable cases are
tried on such evidence as may be pro
duced by either party and may reverse,
modify or affirm the decision or order
of the auditor.
Sec 4. The statements and declara
tions made or testified to by any snch
officer or agent in the investigation be
fore the-auditor or upon the hearing
and trial before tho district court, as
provided for in sections 2 and 3 of this
act, shall not be used against any per
son making tne same in any emmum
prosecution against him.
Whereas, An emergency exists, this
act shall be in force from and after its
passage and approval as required by
law.
This bill was considered in commit
tee of the whole on the 22d and recom
mended for passage.
Power of Attorney UeaeraL
The bill drawn up and presented to
'the legislature relating to the power
of the attorney general to appear in
certain cases, has been introduced in
both houses. The bill is retroactive in
its nature and it is generally believed
that if it becomes a lawit will empower
the attorney-general to dismiss the
quo warranto proceedings pending in
the district court of Lancaster county,
providing it can be shown that the
"state is a party or in any way inter
ested in said action." The bill is made
to cover any action heretofore com
menced by the attoruey-general or any
other person, or which may hereaftet
be commenced. As the emergency
clause is attached the bill will become
effective upon its passage and approval.
A lluy Fire liar
Chief of Police Hersman and Officers
Snahn and Morrison of Beatrice suc
ceeded in running to cover the Beatrice
fire bug which lias been operating
there for the past six months and has
applied the torch to no less than fif
teen buildings. His name is Edward
McConnell, aged 15, who has resided in
that city for many years. He made a
written confession to having set fire to
five of the buildings burned known to
be incendiary.
Car of Cora for India-
Franklin special: A mass meeting
was held here the fore part of the
week for the purpose of raisiug food
for the sufferers in India. Committees
were appointed and fliey have suc
ceeded in getting a full car of corn,
which was loaded today. The Bur
lington will haul the corn free as far
as their lines go. The United States
crovcrnment will furnish a ship free
from San Francisco. It is thought
another car will ba raised here.
Callroail Shows Much Activity
MeCool Junction dispatch: Over.
51,090 was iaid out this, month to em
ployes of the Kansas City & Omaha
railroad at this place. MeCool is the
principal junction of the road, and,
owing to the location, its business men
believe that this will be the division
on the system. The Kansas City Jfc
Omaha is making a large number of
improvements. Thousands of ties are
being put down and bridges are being
repaired, and new rolling stock added.
Business Conditions Imprvr..
General Manager Dickinson of the
Union Pacific says the business of the
road is running considerably ahead of
what it was a year ago. The increase
of $104,975 in the net earnings for Jan
uary was almost entirely due to larger
freight transportation. The increase
in freight earnings for the month com
pared with the same month last year
was 12 per cent.
The Episcopalians have just closed a
ten days' mission in Central City con
ducted by Father L. T. Watson of
Omaha. A class of thirty will be con
firmed May 2 as a result of the mission.
Decatur dispatch: Bob Teinpleton,
son of the wealthy horse and cattle
dealer of Tckamah, accompanied by
Attorney I. O. Hopewell of the same
city, was np and closed a deal for a
large piece of reservation land about
1.S00 acres. Mr. Templston will have
the land prepared for immediate active
cultivation. In connection with hi?
extensive farm, a small grazing pasture
of a few hundred acres will be added.
This is bat one of the many big moves
that have been made in this locality
cor the coming season. - . "
David City, too, expect te; hava a
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