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    THE OMAHA DAILY HEE : SUNDAY , MAY 20 , 18 ! ) J-TWENTY PAORS.
MUST ANSWER THE PETITION
Ex-Troisnror Hill and All Ills Eond'mon
Summoned to the Supreme Court ,
SUIT OF THE STATE FO.l ITS LOST FUNDS
Document * I'lrtcod In ( lie llund * of I ho
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LINCOLN , May 19. ( Special to The Bee. )
The cane In which the state of Nebraska
sues ex-Treasurer John H. Hill and his
bondsmen for )23fi,3GI.G9 , W'as formally com
menced today by the action of Attorney
General Hasting * filing u prneclpe with the
clerk of Iho supreme court , directing tint
official to Issue a summons lu the case to
the ex-treasurer anil his bondsmen. The
clerk immediately Issued the summons and
placed them In the hands of the sheriff *
of Douglas , Lancaster and Gage counties.
The following Is a copy of the summons
placed In the hands of the sheriff of Douglas
county :
"You nre hereby commanded to notify
Victor U. Caldwell , Samuel E. Rogers , John
F. Coad und Frank Colpetzer. Impleaded
with John II. McClay , John B. Wright ,
Charles W. Moaner , D. U. Thompson , It. C.
Oulcalt. J. I ) . Macfarland , John Fitzgerald.
John i : . Smith , Samuel 0. Smith , John
Hills , G. T. Hoggs and N. S. Harwood , de
fendants , that they have been sued by the
state ot Nebraska , plaintiff , In the supreme
court of the etatc , and that unless they
answer on or before the 18th day of June ,
A. D. 1891 , the petition of the said state
of Nebraska filed against them In the
clerk's office of said court , such petition
will be taken as true , and Judgment ren
dered accordingly. "
A copy of the above summons will be
served upon cacii of the ex-treasurer's bonds
men. Treasurer Hill gave a bond for $2,000-
000 , dlvjded as follows : John Fitzgerald ,
$400,000 ; C. W. Mosher , $300,000 ; J. D. Mac
farland , $200,000 ; Samuel E. Ilogcrs , $200-
000 ; John F. Coad , $200,000 ; D. E. Thomp
son , $150,000 ; It. C. Olltcalt , $150,000 ;
Frank Colpctzer , $100,000 ; N. S. Harwood ,
$100,000 ; C. T. Hoggs , $100,000 ; John Ellis ,
$100000 ; Samuel C. Smith , $100,000 ; John E.
Smith' , $100.000 ; Victor B. Cnldwell , $100,000 ,
John H. McClay , $50,000 ; John B. Wright ,
$30,000.
In connection with this case , which Is by
far the most Important In which the state
ot Nebraska has been a party. It mabe
Interesting to note the process of legal rea
soning by which the state establishes Its
case against ex-Treasurer Hill. Many people
ple fall to understand why the deposit of
the money In the Capital National bank
under the state depository law does not re
lease the bondsmen of ex-Treasurer Hill or
State Treasurer Bartley. Still others fall
to understand why the stnto does not Insti
tute Its suit ngalnst Treasurer Bartloy , as
the money was lost two months after ho
took possession of the office. A few brief
paragraphs from the petition filed by Attor
ney General Hastings and Judge Wnkeley
will show the line of nrgument taken by the
attorneys for the state.
After citing the election of Treasurer Hill ,
the filing and approval of his bond , the pe
tition establishes the following propositions :
1. It was by law the duty of Treasurer
Hill to receive and keep nil moneys ot the
state and to account for and pay over to
his succsesor all of such funds.
2. On January 8 , 1891 , when Treasurer
Hill assumed the duties of the office ho rp-
celved Into his custody the sum of $1,524-
551.74. During his last term ho received
from other sources the sum of $4,200,831.50 ,
making the total sum held and received
$5,725,380.24.
3. Treasurer Hill did not perform his
duties as provided by law , inasmuch as ho
loaned to the Capital National bank the
slim of $285,357.85 and moro. On January
14 , 1893 , when ho surrendered his office to
Treasurer Bartley ho failed and refused to
pay over to Bartloy the auld sum of $285-
357.85.
4. That when ho did turn over his office
to Bartloy no Induced the latter In some
manner to accept certificates of deposit for
$285,357.85 , when nt the time the said cer
tificate of deposit was turned over the Cap
ital National bank was Insolvent and unable
to redeem the certificate of deposit.
MOIII3 VIADUCT TROUBLES.
Mayor Weir , accompanied by several mom-
bora of the city council , wont to Omaha
today for a 11 mil conference with the rail
road managers over the viaduct trouble.
The complications have finally reached the
point where work will have to bo entirely
suspended unless the railroad companies
make further advances of money to complete
the structure. The work Is so nearly done
that the final cstlmnto ot $10,000 will com
plete It , if the money is secured nt once.
The entire trouble arises out of the fact
that the city council has no funds with which
to pay damages to abutting property.
Under the contract with the railroad com
panies the companies wcro to pay the actual
cost of the structure while the city waste
to settle for abutting damages. The via
duct was to cost $116,000. The railroads
which wcro to advance the money as fast
ns the work Is done have so far compiled
with their contract. They have advanced
$93,000 , and the contractor has done about
$90,000 worth of work. The city council
has allowed another estimate of $16,000 , but
the railroads decline to furnish the money
on the grounds that but $90,000 worth of
work has been dono. Mayor Weir hopes
to secure the money by giving the railroad
managers some assurance that the city will
nt once taker steps Jo raise the money to pay
the abutting damages.
CITY POLITICS IN COUHT.
Mayor "Weir made application today for
the vacating of the Injunction obtained by
Water Commissioner Pcrclval , on the ground
that the facts alleged In the petition do not
constitute sufficient to authorize , the Issu
ance of the Injunction , and because the allo-
gnttona therein nro untrue. In the answers
filed therewith the mayor avers that he
never has nor does have any intention of
Interfering with the rights or privileges of
the plaintiff , nor has ho any doslrs to con
trol his department other than n part of the
duties of the office ot mayor. Ho reiterates
that the ordinance fully empowers him to
appoint the employes of the water depart
ment , and that In pursuance ot said power
ho on the 9th day ot May appointed A. L.
Quay. The man Worthlngton has never been
appointed ns an employe , nor has Mr. Pcrcl
val ever requested his appointment. Ho avers
that ho has no ileslro to harass or annoy
the commissioner In the performance of his
duties , but that when ho goes outside of his
duty only will the detaining hand of the
mayor fall athwart his path.
NOTED INSURANCE CASE.
J. A. Buckstnff , who Is plaintiff In forty
c.pea against as many Insurance companies
for losses sustained by the destruction of
his brick making plant , pours some hot shot
Into the companies In an amended reply
filed today. Ho says that the companies
conspired together to cheat and defraud
him by refusing to pay the just losses ,
fraudulently Insisted that the boilers and
movable machinery were personal property
and not entirely destroyed. That they took
advantage of the necessities ot his business
situation and the fulfillment of contracts to
force htm to arbitrate. He named C , T.
Iloggs n his arbitrator , and the companies
recommended ono K. P. Davis as a compe
tent and disinterested party. lluckstafT In
sists that us a matter of fact Davis was not
competent nnd disinterested , but was
strongly biased In favor ot the companlci ,
was under obligations and controlled by
them , and was a sort of professional arbi
trator for them , Davis , he Bays , was head-
Btrong and Insisted on having his own wny ,
would > } 0t consent to tha numlnu n third
arbitrator any man but A. J , VlerlltiK of
Omaha ; ho refused to hear any testimony
on behalf of Buckstaff , nor would ho talk
over the matter with Hoggs , whereupon the
litter sent In his res'gnntlon In dligugt , nnd
this U how the companies wanted to arbi
trate.
Auburn lIurglHru Arrvatcil.
NEBRASKA , CITY. Neb. . May 19.
( Bpovlal Telegram. to The Bee. ) EJ Parka ,
Lew Thomas and Dnn Smith , all colored
residents ot this city , were arrested last
charged with burglarizing a hardware
fro at Auburn about RX weeks agi
Sheriff Glasgow of Nomnha county took them
In Auburn on the midnight train.
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CIIETE , Neb , , May 19. ( Special Telegram
to Tlie Bee.--Tho ) winner * in the college
tennis tournament nrrLadles' ulnglci ,
Miss Bertha Havvypr ; mixed double * , Ml s
Sawyer nnd H , H. Fuller ; mon'ii champion
ship doubles , Fuller nnd Davldftott. The
grounds have been In fine condition nnd the
weather favorable , barring wind , nnd vpry
sall'factory wprk wns done ,
Commandant Ilnrdln on Thursday read the
following rrdor , subject to the approval of
the proHldcnt of the college. "Donne College
battalion , company A To bo captain , J. M.
Farrar ; to be lieutenant adjutant , L , M.
Obtrkotlcr ; to be lieutenant * . U. J. Wil
liams , A. T. Cassel ; to be II rat sergeant ,
F. W. Lcavltt ; to bo Ecrgrants , F. W. Dean ,
L. N. Farr , H. Miller , J. M. Kokjer. "
Corporals were also appointed. The new
uniforms ( regulation West Point fatigue )
have arrived and the boys make a neat ap
pearance.
Field day , which was billed for today , has
been postponed for one week.
"Father" Dresser , pastor of the Congrega
tional church at Camp Creek , gave tills
week's lecture on the college course. Rev.
M. Dresner Is 82 years old nnd made his
one and ono-half-hour talk on "Reminis
cences" very entertaining. Ho waa con
nected with the founding of Onelila and
Lane Rcmlnarlcs and Ohcrlln college. He
gave a thrilling account of his being publicly
whipped In Nashville , Tcnn. , where he wna
colling bibles , because In order to preserve
the books he Und wrapped them with frag
ments of anti-slavery papers ,
UYnl Point I'oliitrrft *
WEST POINT , Neb. , May 19. ( Special to
The Bee. ) The north Nebraska conference
of the German Lutheran church Is In ses
sion In this city. Forty-five ministers are
In attendance. A missionary service will
bo held Sunday and after services a largo
feast will be spread.
Prof. Lawrence Bruner of the State uni
versity will give n lecture on entomology
next Friday for the benefit of the senior
class.
The school board of this city reduced
the teachers' salaries $5 for the next year ,
thus making the salary but $45. A great
deal of opposition la shown toward this
stop.
stop.Rov.
Rov. Joseph Rueslng , accompanied by
Henry Gontrup , started on their protracted
trip to Germany Thursday.
E. P. Roggen was In this city the greater
part of this week looking after the Interests
of the New York Llfo Insurance company.
H. D. Readlnger , a popular resident of
this city , has opened a large shoe store
here.
The mandolin club of this city left for
Stanton Friday evening whore they will
play nt the Stanton County Teachers as
sociation.
A Fat and Lean base ball club has been
organized In this city and a match be
tween the two sections has been arranged
for a future date.
D. C. O'Connor , superintendent of the
public schools , left Friday evening for Stanton -
ton , where ho Is to deliver a lecture at the
teachers association nt that place.
Four daughters of Amandus Krnuse ar
rived In this city from Huron. Can. , Friday ,
to make this place their future home.
Fort Nloliritm Notes.
FORT NIOBRARA , Neb. , May 19 ( Special
to The Beo. ) Mrs. F. O. Hodgson , the highly
esteemed wife of the former adjutant of
the Sixth cavalry , now assistant quarter
master In the United States nrmy. Is nt the
post visiting her sister , Mrs. Thomas Cruse ,
wife of Quartermaster Cruse , Sixth cavalry.
The Sixth cavalry band serenaded the new
arrival.
Major Thomas Lobo , Sixth cavalry , Is nt
present nt Fort Omaha nt a general court
martial convened at that post for the trial
of First Lieutenant Maxwell , Second In
fantry ,
Lieutenants Beach nnd Gray have recently
returned from Fort Leavenworth , where they
have been before an examining board for
promotion nnd passed.
Llctjtenant Gray is absent again , at Choy-
cnne , Wyo. , as a witness before the United
States court.
Privates Keano and Motzger wore ap
pointed corporals , vice McDonald and Hayes
reduced , company G , Eighth Infantry.
Lance Corporal Meller was appointed cor
poral , vlco Stutz reduced , troop A , Sixth
cavalry. Corporal Thomas , troop A , Sixth
cavalry , wns also reduced , which leaves an
other show for a young , ambitious man.
John Marshall , lance corporal , detachment
ot Indian scouts , Is entitled to a great deal
of consideration on account of length of
service , ho having recently re-enlisted for
the twenty-sixth time.
Nallnn County Sunday School * .
TOBIAS. Neb. , May 20. ( Special to The
Beo. ) The semi-annual meeting of the Sa
line County Sunday School association , which
has been ln session at the Atlantic Center
church Tuesday and Wednesday , closed
with n lecture on "Young Men and
Maidens" by Rev. P. C. Johnson , D.D. . of
Table Rock and ex-president of the associa
tion. The lecture was attentively listened
to by a very largo congregation , a large
number from town being In attendance.
The following officers were elected : Rev.
Will J. Scott of Western , president ; J. S.
Dick of Crete , secretary nnd treasurer ; C.
S. Buchtoll of Tobias , statistical secretary.
About 100 delegates were present , nnd ono
of the best meetings In the history of the
organization was had. The next meeting
will bo held nt DeWItt the third Tuesday
and Wednesday in October.
Itliilr llI
BLAIR. Neb. , May 19. ( Special to The
Bee. ) The teachers of this county held a
picnic at DcSoto on Saturday last.
A child belonging to E. Enfan.no was bitten
a few days ago by a pug dog. The child
was taken to a madstono at Ottumwa , la. ,
and has Just returned. It Is claimed the bite
showed signs of blood poisoning.
The Blair canning fnetory will only can
sweet corn. It was too Into to contract for
peas after Its recent sale under a mortgage.
The farmers report corn planting nil done
around Blair.
W. P. Vlele , an old Washington county
farmer , has sold out and returned to Ver-
montvlllo , Mich.
Dr. W. H. Palmer has Just returned from
Texas and Mexico. Ho was a dclegnto to
the national convention of railway surgeons
held at Galveston.
I'nlmyrn Hc
PALMYRA , Neb. , May 19. ( Special Tele
gram to The Beo. ) A republican league club
of soventy-flvo members , which will at once
bo largely Increased , was organized hero
today. Tha officers elected are as follows :
President , C. A. Sweet ; first vice president ,
Dr. W. L. Cameron ; secretary. Will Thalerp ;
treasurer , J , R. McKee ; delegates to the state
convention , Rov. C , W. Turrell , J. Q. Moore ,
P. King. F. Cook and Dr. W. L. Loper. A
working executive committee was appointed
and much enthusiasm manifested.
I. out thu Hot lij- Mix Hours.
HOLDREOB , Neb. , May 19. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) About 4:30 : p. m , today
two men came running Into town , claiming
they had run all the way from Omaha , and
had been fifty-six hours on the road. Their
names are Tom Gibson and A. D. Woodruff.
They claim to have made the run on a bet
against time. They wcro to got $500 to
make the trip In fifty hours or less. Gibson
was ahead when they crossed the word line
of this city , about thlrty-flvo feet.
( iriinil Irihinilt-rJ Hour ( lood Music.
GRAND ISLAND , May 19. ( Special to
The Boo. ) The Pacific. Hose Company band
gave a concert at the Bnrtcnbach opera
house last night which waa met by n largo
and very appreciative audience , every num
ber on the program being liberally en
cored. The rendition of the descriptive fan-
taslc'In the Clock Store , " was especially
good.
I'lpliuil Up n Mimimoth'H Tooth.
M'COOL JUNCTION , Nob. . May 20. ( Spe
cial to Thu Bee. ) A mammoth tooth In
good state ot preservation , weighing about
nine pounds , was found by workmen in a
sand pit on the On ; farm near hero. C. C.
Norqucst ot this place owns the tooth.
Clirlitlun KmlruvurtTH tit ( inuiil lilniul.
GRAND ISLAND , May 19. ( Special to
The Uee. ) The third ueml-anuual conven
tion of the Seventh district of tbo Young
People's Society of Christian Kndeavor Is
being held at St Paul's English Lutheran
church In this city. State President Rev.
Harry Omar Scott nddreited the delegates ,
of whom there nre nearly 100 , nl the openIng -
Ing scmlon last night , and Rev Turkic ot
Omah/i delivered a discourse this morning.
The greater part of the dny has been occu
pied by the reading of reports from the
various societies In the district. Publta ses
sions will bo held tonight nnd tomorrow
night.
i.ooiviNd roil Moiti : .MKMIIKIIS.
Fremont Itrpnlillrmii Moot to Kurni n Club
lint r < | itioiiti Action.
FRKMONT , Neb. , May 19. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) A large meeting of
republicans was held In the court house
tonight to form a republican club. The
meeting was called to order by Ross L.
Hammond. L , D. Richards was elected
chairman nnd W. H. Haven secretary. The
organization of n club was postponed for the
purpose of obtaining more names for mem
bership. I. W. Lansing wns then Intro
duced , nnd In his characteristic style of
mingled sound logic and humor entertained
the largo audience for over an hour. I. M.
Raymond followed In n stirring speech of
about the same length.
The Ladles Relict corps and Sons of Vet
erans gave a strawberry and Ice cream
supper last evening , realizing about $15.
The Woman's Christian Temperance union
Is meeting with good success with their
Saturday afternoon sales of home-made food
nt the temple.
Walt Seeley. ex-secretary of the repub
lican state committee , was In the city yes
terday.
The police made a raid on a gang of
tramps In the railroad yards yesterday ,
driving forty from the town and landing
four In the city prison.
Vt-nldll ( lOHHIp.
VERDON , Neb. , May 19. ( Special to The
la circulated that Falls
Bee.--The report
City has three cases of smallpox.
The Congregational pastor , Rev. J. S.
Fisher , from Oberlln , O. , preached his first
oermon to his Vcrdon congregation last
Sunday morning.
F. D. Howe has finished repainting his
store building.
Gilbert Hall of Verdon. a State university
student , Is making preparations to go to
Europe this summer with the excursionists
from the university.
A shooting gallery was established In town
this week.
An excellent entertainment was gU-en by
the primary department of tbo Verdon school
a few nights ago.
Hon. Moses Veach returned this week from
his California trip.
A large number of persons from Vcrdon
and vicinity attended the circus at Falls
City today.
Parents' day , as announced by the school ,
was last Friday. The room occupied by the
third and fourth grades was filled with
school work of different kinds , which a large
number ot visitors called to examine.
Siiiulay School C'ongri-ni nt Table Hock.
TABLE ROCK. Neb. , May 19. ( Special to
The Bee. ) The Pawnee county Sunday
school convention was held In the United
Presbyterian church at Mission Creek Thurs
day and Friday wflh a good attendance of
delegates and n Inrge number of visitors
from the neighborhood. The program wns
carried out without a single failure. The
exercises were all Interesting and Instructive.
Rev. C. H. Mitchell of Summerfleld , Kan. ,
conducted n "model class. " Papers were
read by Mrs. Nash of Mission Creek , Mrs.
Fulton nnd Mrs. J. D. Nesbltt of Pawnee
City and Rov. W. H. Nlles of Table Reck
on subject ! of interest to Sabbath school
workers. The discussions and question box
were Interesting. Mr. J. D. Nesbltt and
Mrs. L. W. Harrington of Pawnee City were
re-elected president and secretary and Mrs.
S. C. Boyd of Table Rock , treasurer tor the
ensuing year. Mr. D. J. Barr of Mission
Creek and Mrs. L. W. Harrington of Pawnee
City were elected delegates to the state con
vention at York.
Xutloiml Gnurils Inspected.
MILFORD , Neb. , May 19. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Adjutant General Gage and Inspector
General Hotchklss inspected troop A of the
Nebraska National Guards yesterday. The
drill and Inspection was dismounted and the
company created a favorable Impression.
After Inspection General Hotchklss and Gen
eral Gage both addressed the company , giv
ing the members some words of advice , com
plimenting the company on Its excellent dis
cipline nnd care of state property. The
cavalry is the hardest branch of the service
to maintain nnd yet Mllford's troop has
survived for the past seven years nnd has
always been ready for service.
DriiRRlftt VlnliiK' " Case Oponml.
WAVERLY , Neb. , May 19. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) The much looked-for
trial of Druggist E. R. Vlnlng came off today
at Lincoln. Twenty ladles , representing the
Women's Christian Temperance union of this
place , attended the proceedings. Nearly n
score of witnesses were called by the state.
One important witness , Howard Auchmuty ,
who wns the clerk that sold the bottle of
liquor over which the trouble originally
started , failed to appear , and consequently
an adjournment was taken until 2 p. m.
Tuesday. About all the evidence Is In and
a speedy decision Is then expected. Both
sides claim the advantage.
KcIcMSml After hex on WcukH.
BEATRICE , Neb. , May 19. ( Special Tele
gram to The Beo. ) Jack Marshall , the Red
Cross Vinegar company's traveling salesman ,
who a conplj of months ago secured the
endorsement ot the Paddock house proprie
tors on a draft for $50 by the use of a bogus
telegram , waa today released , the Red Cross
people refusing to come up from St. Louts
to testify against him. Marshall lay for
seven weeks In the county jail.
lrunoni ! ( if mi Old Soldier.
GRAND ISLAND , May 19. ( Special to
The Beo. ) The funeral of Joseph Rlker ,
an Inmate of the Soldiers' home , who was
taken to the asylum nt Lincoln nnd died
there yesterday , death being the result of
exhaustion , took place at the homo burial
grounds today. Rlkcr was CS years of age ,
was a private In company F , First Now
Jersey Infantry , nnd leaves a wife , who
is also an Inmate ot the home.
.Tumped III * Hoard Illtl.
DECATUR , Neb. , May 19 , ( Special to The
Bee. ) Yesterday whllo Landlord Jerry Page
was absent on business ono ot his boarders ,
who has posed himself as a gentleman ot
leisure the past winter , suddenly departed ,
leaving his board bill unpaid. Mr. Smith
has been a suspicious character about town
nnd Is supposed to have been connected
with the bootlegging business the past win
ter.
Hey Killed nn the Tniokn.
BEATRICE , Neb. , May 19. ( Special Telegram -
gram to The Bee , ) A 11-year-old boy named
Ira Jennings was killed by a stock train on
the B , & M. at Liberty today as ho at
tempted to drive across the track. Coroner
Fletcher went down to the scone of the acci
dent , but decided not to begin the Inquest
until Monday.
( luttliiK Iti-july for the 1'uurth.
DAVID CITY. Neb. , May 19. ( Special
Telegram to The Beo. ) Arrangements nre
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being made for a rousing Fourth ot July
celebration In the city. Nearly $400 has bzcn
raised and a committee appointed that will
make the celebration a success.
Continued to the Next Turin ,
GRAND ISLAND , May 19. ( Special to
The Bee. ) The two criminal cases on the
district court docket against Ed Hackcn-
bcrgcr , defaulting county treasurer and sec
retary ot the Board of Education , were con
tinued to the next term.
Cut Wire * on the Union 1'iielflo.
ROGERS , Neb. , May 19. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Some miscreants cut the wire at sev
eral places on the Union Pacific fence here
Ust night.
Allt-Rcil Htiigu Iliihbt-r Arreittrd.
SAN FHANC18CO , May 19-John Kelly ,
alias "African Jack , " a notorious crook
nnd desperado , waa arrested here today on
suspicion of being * thu lone highwayman
who successfully held up the Ho nor a and
Angela atagu within the past two weeka
In the vicinity of today's attempted rob
bery above Hilton.
HIOST MAKES .FARMERS . SAD
Everything Above Ground Bitten by a Taste
of Winter in May ,
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ALL GARDEN TRUCK'ENTIRELY DESTROYED
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Hot Wilds lllld I.oiW'llrollKllt Jlnd Lett
HIP Crop * In 1'onr CimthlliMi to With-
Kl.iiul Ilia ( 'olit t'ho Degrees
Ill-low rrrerlntj 1'iilut.
BLAIR , Neb. , Mny ( ' l i-Speclal ( Telegram
to The Hoc. ) Considerable ; damage was done
to fruit In tills section on account ot the
heavy frost Friday night. It wns worse In
certain localities , such as along the ravines
and low lands ) on the bottom. Several
farmers \\oro seen today , anil they nil say
that no damage has been done to corn ,
oats and wheat , although nipped badly.
They think It will come out all right. All
garden truck Is killed , drapes are hurt , and
In some sections , where the freezing was
the worst , apples , plums and cherrler , are
badly frozen. Orapcs are just lit bud , and
the crop Is badly Injured. Wild grape
vines liavo all turned black. The damage
all seems to be with the fruit. Strawber
ries have suffered badly ; probably the entire
crop Is killed.
DAVID CITY , Neb. , May 19. ( Special to
The Bee. ) A killing frost has ruined the
gardens In the city and seriously Injured
corn , , potatoes and fruit In the country.
Yesterday afternoon the wind suddenly
ceased blowing and the sky cleared , while
the temperature fell steadily till the freez
ing point was reached , and this morning the
ground was white.
DUNCAN , Neb. , May 19. ( Special to The
Dee. ) Heavy frost last night destroyed
nearly all tender vegetables. Potatoes arc
frozen down to the ground , and many fields
of corn arc ruined. It Is ,1 desolate looking
sight this morning , where yesterday every
thing was luxuriant and gave great promlsa.
Farmers are discouraged. The ground Is
dry. Hyo and oats are dying for want of
rain.
rain.ELKHOHN
ELKHOHN , Neb. , May 19. ( Special Tele
gram to The Dee. ) Frost last night devas
tated vegetables In this Ideality. Corn that the
farmers were cultivating or would have
started to cultivate In a few days was cut
down to the ground. Aside from retarding
the maturity of the crop from two to throe
weeks , however. It la not thought the corn
Is Injured. Early potatoes suffered likewise.
The fruit crop fared worse , drapes , straw
berries , currants and gooseberries will
amount to nothing. Apples , plums and cher
ries will possibly make one-third of n crop.
A number of farmers In this vicinity will
plow up their fields sown to oats and plant
the ground with corn. 1J recent season of
drouth as well as last night's frost has made
this necessary.
SMALL FRUIT CHOP RUINED.
FAIUBUHY , Neb. , May 19. ( Special Telegram -
gram to The Bee. ) A severe frost last night
ruined the prospects for strawberries and
raspberries. Cherries and plums are badly
Injured ; apples but little. Before the frost
the prospects for a big fruit crop were never
better.
FREMONT , Neb. , May 19. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) A , ilieavy frost visited
this locality last nlghtM Rye , potatoes , all
garden vegetables and cherries and grapes
are ruined. Corn IsjcutMoft to the ground ,
but with moderate raln wlll probably come
up again. Wheat Is. hadly injured. Apples
thought to be unharmed. The Ames beet
fields suffered badly.
FORT CALHOUN.INel ) ! , May 19. ( Special
to The Bee. ) Last night a heavy frost vis
ited this locality , Injuring the garden plants ,
potatoes and corn. The fruit does not seem
to be much Injured. ' i i
dREELEY CENTER , Neb. , May 19. ( Spe
cial Telegram to The Bee. ) There was a
heavy frost hero last night , and Ice formed
In come places a quarter of an Inch thick.
Early garden stuff and fruit are almost en
tirely killed. Potatoes that were above
ground are killed. Farmers from nil over
the country report wheats rye.ioats und corn
badly damaged. *
dRESHAM , Neb. , , May 19. ( Special to
The Bee. ) Heavy frost last night In this
section killed all garden stuff , and almost
nil fruit. Nearly all vegetation Is laid low.
FOLLOWED ON THE DROUTH.
HASTINdS , Neb. , May 19. ( Special Tele
gram to The Beo. ) A genuine frost this
morning nipped fruit and wilted vegeta
tion. The frost followed on top of ten days
hot , dry wind , which completely ruined
small grain. There Is no prospect of rain
Immediately.
HENDERSON. Neb. . . May 19. ( Special
to The Beo. ) The severe winds with which
this locality has been visited the past few
days were last night followed by a vigorous
frost , which laid low all garden products ,
Including potatoes , which were looking fine.
All fruit Is believed to be totally destroyed.
Farmers are badly discouraged.
HOLDREdE. Nob. , May 19. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee , ) There was a freeze
hero last night that killed all fruit and
vegetables , corn and potatoes. Ice formed
on water three-eighths of an Inch thick.
The frost was hard enough to kill all the
leaves on the trees. There has been no
rain here for three weeks , and only light
showers then. Crops ore bound to bo light.
HUBBELL , Neb. . May 19. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bea. ) Vegetables and fruit were
seriously Injured by the heavy frost which
fell here last night. The drouth which Is
prevailing In this locality Is working serious
damage to growing crops. Farmers are be
coming greatly discouraged at the outlook.
JUNIATA , Nob. . May 19. ( Special to The
Bee : ) This vicinity was visited by a slight
freczo last night that killed considerable
garden truck , and fears are entertained for
the fruit crop. Ice formed an eighth of an
Inch thick. There have been heavy winds
for ten days , but it is calm today. Rain Is
greatly needed. The small grain crop Is
going to bo short , and many fields arc being
put Into corn , thus greatly Increasing the
already large acreage of that cereal , and with
timely rains an Immense crop will bo har
vested.
LJNWOOD , Neb. , May 19. ( Special to The
Bee. ) There was a heavy frost In the Platte
valley last night , and water froze one-half
Inch thick. Garden truck Is a complete
loss , and small grain Is badly damaged. The
hot south winds of the last two weeks hava
damaged the oats crop to such an extent as
to cause a majority of the farmers to plow
up their oat fields and replant with corn.
LYONS , Neb. , May 19. ( Special to The
Beo. ) There was quite a severe frost hero
this morning. Tender vegetation and garden
products show the effects of being frozen.
The fruit Is safe. Corn blades show signs
of being Injured some , but the main stalk la
not hurt. Potato tops are falling over , but
little damage to them Is done. The severe
winds of the past week , did some damage
to small grain In high places , but fanners re
port prospects for a Kcwd crop were never
so bright at this season ot the year. Some
farmers have cultivated their corn once.
During this week 15.00dl''htishel3 of corn were
shelled and shipped ffom'jicre.
McCOOL JUNCTION" , Kcb. , May 19. ( Spe
cial to The Beo. ) Tftijrp. was a heavy frost
last evening which ridojitroyed nearly all
growing garden truck. ' < /
WINTER WHEAT TURNINd BLACK.
MONROE , Neb. . MW 1 ? . ( Special to The
Bee. ) This vicinity was 'visited by a severe
frost last night , whloh.jklllcd all the corn ,
potatoes , fruit of all kluds , garden vegeta
bles. and It la thoughl tWu rye Is also ruined ,
us It was Just In the blbssom. The tops of
winter wheat Is also turning black.
NEBRASKA CITY.TS'fb , , May 19. ( Special
Telegram to The Bo9J-'Reports ) from Swift ,
this county , today state- that frost last night
entirely ruined the grapa , crop and market
gardens. Water In vessels froze to the
thlQkness of a knife bailo. | There was white
frost In this Immediate vjcmlty , but little
damage done.
NELSON , Nob. . May 19. ( Special Telegram -
gram to The Uee , , ) A heavy frost , foil here
last night , doing grejjt damage to fruit and
growing crops , " Ice froze qver water as thlo't
as glass , drain and crops will bo retarded ,
but fruit fs probably all destroyed.
NORFOLK , Neb. , May 19. ( Special to The
Beo. ) TUls Beqllon was visited 'last night
with a light frost , doing considerable damage -
ago to garden truck and small , frult. The
Boat-oil is far : advanced and prospects good.
NORTH LOUP , Neb. , May 19. ( Special to
The Beo. ) A heavy frost visited this local
ity last night , doing considerable damage.
The heavy wluds and hot weather ot the
past week have done little real damage. Dr.
U. K. Coffin and Attorneys Babcock & Bab-
cock have Just put In water plants , consistIng -
Ing ot windmill , pump nnd large elevated
tanks , for Irrigation purposes.
ROGERS. Neb. , May 19. ( Special to The
Beo. ) The frost Friday night froze the
early corn and garden truck badly In this
vicinity. The corn will perhaps ttart to
grow again. Rain U needed ,
8TROMSDURQ , Neb. , May 19. ( Spoclnl
Telegram to The Bee. ) One of the niont
severe May frosts over known In the history
of this vicinity occurred last night. R < > -
ports from various localities In this county
nre that Ice formed from one-eighth to one-
fourth of .in Inch thick. All tender vegeta
tion , such m corn , potatoes and all garden
truck , was frozen to a crisp. The destruc
tion at small fruit nnd vines Is blmost total
In some Instances. Cherries and other fruit
froze on the trees. The streets are crowded
with farmers today discussing tha condition
of affairs and the probable result ot this
unusual occurrence. It was a very blue
Saturday for the people of this vicinity.
TKCU.MSEH. Neb. . May 19. ( Special Tcls-
gratn to The Bee. ) A heavy frost last night
damaged corn nnd potatoes In Johnson
county , also killed grapes , berries nnd some
vegetables.
VERDON , Neb. , May 19. ( Special to The
Der , ) A light frost occurred In the low
places last night. Had It not been for the
wind much damage might have been done
everywhere , as the temperature was extremely -
tremely cold for the tlmo of year.
YORK , Neb. , May 19. ( Special to The
Bee. ) The gardens and small fruit are
turning black this morning , owing to the
heavy frost last night. Gardens will not
be damaged much , but cherries are nearly
all destroyed.
SCHUYLER. Neb. , May 10. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) There was a heavy frost
here last night that did great damage to
crops , gardens and trees. In most gardens
every thing Is dead. Corn of any size I *
seriously Injured , and tall catalpa trccn
have every leaf killed. drapes are killed ,
and it Is feared that great Injury has been
done to fruit of all kinds. The temperature
fell to 25 degrees above zero.
WEEPINd WATER , Neb. , May 19 ( Spe
cial to The Bee. ) A very heavy frost visited
this section last night and this morning
truck patches present a sorry plight. As
many of the farmers have but just finished
planting corn the damage will not bo to
great , yet many have It up nnd It will no
doubt surfer. Fruit that was much exposed
will also have suffered to some extent.
SEWARD , Neb. , May 19. ( Special to The
Bee. ) This locality was visited by a heavy
frost last night that did considerable dam
age to garden truck and early vegetation of
all kinds. Ice ns thick as window glass
was formed on standing water.
RESCUE , Neb. . May 19. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Ice formed this morning , doing much
damage to growing crops.
NORTH BEND. Neb. . May 19. ( Special
Telegram to The Beo. ) The heavy frost last
night ruined the strawberry crop. darden
truck , fruit , corn and oats wcro badly frost
bitten. Loss to the strawberry crop Is esti
mated at 12,000.
iiirouT.s : rium OTIIIK : STATKS.
lonn , Dnkuti , Mlnncnotn , IIllnoln unit Mis
souri Also SiifTi-r Greatly.
SIOUX CITY , la. , May 19. ( Special Tele
gram to The Beo. ) There was a heavy frost
throughout northeastern Nebraska , South
Dakota , Minnesota and parts of Iowa this
morning. Corn and small grain , garden
vegetables , etc. , were cut to the ground.
Corn and grain will recover , but will surfer a
severe set back. Fruit buds were nipped
and the crop Is ruined. It Is warmer to
night , but there Is still danger of n frost.
DBS MOINES , May 19. Water froze here
last night , but the atmosphere was dry.
There was not much damage to fruit.
LAMONI , la. . May 19. A severe cold
wave was felt hero last night , resulting In
serious damage to young plants.
LEMARS , la. , May 19. A hard frost hero
cut corn and all tender plants to the ground.
CEDAR RAPIDS , May 19. There was a
heavy frost In this region last night and con
siderable damage to gardens Is reported.
DUNLAP , la. . May 19. ( Special Telegram
to The Bee. ) A heavy frost fell hero last
night , much damage pelng done , especially
to fruit , vegetables and early potatoes , all
of which were In an advanced state ot de
velopment. Inquiry among farmers shows
that while the corn crop has suffered It Is
not thought the yield per acre will bo
lessened.
CARSON , la. , May 19. ( Special to The Bee. )
The temperature hero last night was four
degrees below the freezing point. Tender
vegetables are frozen to the ground. It
Is yet too early to determine how much damage -
ago has been done to fruit.
dLENWOOD , la. , May 19. ( Special to The
Bee. ) There was a heavy frost here last
night. Corn and nearly all vegetables were
frozen to the ground. Small fruit materi
ally Injured. Apples were somewhat pro
tected by foliage and are probably not hurt
except on low ground.
MALVERN , la. . May 19. ( Special to The
Beo. ) The frost last night seriously dam
aged early vegetables and fruit In low
lands. Reports that have como In indicate
that no material damage was done on the
high lands. Rain is needed very badly for
fruit.
BELLE FOURCHE , S. D. . May 19.
( Special to The Bee. ) A soaking rain vis
ited this section Wednesday moinlng , con
tinuing Incessantly until. Thursday evening.
From all sources at present attainable it is
learned that It was general In scope.
Creeks are bank full , water holes are filled ,
and fears of a drouth on the cattle ranges
near here are now dispelled for the season.
Tills assures plenty of feed and a heavy
hay crop , and cattle men are jubilant.
Farmers now feel confident of excellent
crops , unless hot winds of unparalleled se
verity and duration visit them later In the
season.
CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , May 19. ( Special
Telegram to The Bee. ) Farmers In town
today report light damage to gardens by
frosts last night.
MINNEAPOLIS , May 19. Specials to the
Journal from points In northern Iowa , south
ern and central Minnesota and Wisconsin
say that there were heavy frosts last nl&ht ,
cutting corn and garden stuff to the ground.
KANSAS CITY , May 19. Dispatches to
the Star show that many Kansas points
were visited by frost last night. The frost
also extended to the Cherokee. Strip. Great
damage was done to garden truck , but crops
will not bo much affected.
ST. JOSEPH , May 19. A light frost fell
In this vicinity last night , but no damage
resulted. Reports received at the railroad
offices and by commission men , however , are
to the effect that In the counties north of
hero and In Kansas and Nebraska the fall
was sufficiently largo to Injure growing vege
tables and fruit. Small fruits sustained
the greatest Injury , the chill preventing
them from properly maturing. Towns in
Kansas along the Grand Island road report
the heaviest frost. The weather Is cool to
day , but It Is not thought there will bo frost
tonight.
d'ALESBURd , III. , May 19. Last night
the weather was so cold hero that water
was frozen. Reports from other parts of
ICnox county bliow Injury to fruit and vege
tables.
CHATTANOOdA. Tcnn. , May 19. An un
precedented cold wave struck Chattanooga
last night. The weather observer's ther
mometer shows a fall of 32 degrees. Snow
flurries are reported on Lookout mountain
and Walflon's ridge , nnd overcoats and ( Ires
are needful for comfort.
iNotorlous SmiiKRlor t'nnvlotnil.
SAN FRANCISCO , May 19. George Wish-
man , George II. Thomas mid Louis Green-
wnld , members of the Emcrnld smuggling
Kang , notorious on the Pacific const , were
today found guilty of smuggling , conspir
acy nnd transporting ami landing mmiKKied
goodH. Their trial has lasted wnveral daya
in thu United States court. Henry Men-
Hlng , the sailor aboard the Hloop Emerald ,
which waa used evidently In mmigKlliii ;
operation : ) , was discharged. Ho had been
Indicted with the three others.
Murcy for Miinli'r Ti ( .
DENVER , May W.-Governor Wnlte to.
day granted further respite until Juno 17
to Thomas Jordan , sentenced to be hangc-ii
the coming week , to permit nn appeal In
Ilia behalf to the United States Hupreme
court. The governor will commute the HCII-
tcncea of Ncblt and Tot res , the other two
murderers sentenced to bo hanged next
week , to life Imprisonment , In accordance
with the recommendation of the Hoard of
Pardons.
Inilhiiiii fnrlorlp * lIurniKl ,
GOSHHN , Ind. , May 19 , Fire today de
stroyed the ( Ive-story brick factory of
Stutz & Walker , carriage manufacturers
of thla city. The losa Is J33.000 ; Insurance ,
$28.000. The lire spread to the manufac
tory of E. W. Walker & Co. , damaging It
$2.500.
/ ' / \ fpinirt i < IMH > IMIPT n/\n
( ,0 TICKLE 1111IRG1N ; \ SOIL
An Appeal to the Unemployed to Secure a
Nebraska Inrni ,
SIDE-LIGHTS ON LIFE IN A DUG-OUT
An inllunlmtlo : Young rurnu-r Till * of the
Mold AuulllniMln .Men Ulm Muy
Soon y-iln Health , Indi-puml-
eiu-ti mill 1'ortmu- .
U has often been a cause of wonder why ,
when "hard times" prevail , tome of the un
employed young men In western cities , and
older men , too , for that matter , do not go
out and try their luck lit the country. It is
easier to gut a living In the country than It
Is In town without work , and the farmer Is
always better off In hard times than nre the
working classes In if city.
Whllo on a visit to Omaha recently I saw
hundreds of Idle men walking the streets ,
many of them In such sore financial straits
that they could not bee clearly where the
next meal w.is coming from nnd were alto-
gotlier uncertain where they w-ere going In
spend the night. Now this Is a sad condition
of things , especially In the winter , when HIP
thermometer Is down In the neighborhood of
zero and from that to 15 or 20 below , but It
Is junt the condition that has existed during
the past winter lu all our largo cities In
Omaha among the rest.
Many graceful pens have described the ad
vantages of Nebraska as a farmer's paradise ,
and It is not the Intention to try to Improve
here on the good work already done In that
line , but let us nhmco for a moment tit the
farmer and see how his condition compares
with that of some of the dwellers In cities
who depend for a living on employment by
the day or month.
Last year the season was bad In main-
parts of the United States. Wo had
droughts , hot winds , disastrous storms , and ,
in places , a few grass hoppers , some potato
bugs and endless other unfavorable things ,
and of these misfortunes Nebraska received
her full share ; but have the farmers been
obliged to call for relief from the state or
any other source ? Not to any great ex
tent. Why Is It ? Simply bccauso the far
mer raises things to cat and If his crop- !
are not a total failure he has enough pota
toes , meat and breadstuff a to live on even If
times are hard , nnd If ho docs have any
thing to spare for market It brings better
prices , generally , than when times are or
dinarily good.
Nebraska , at present , Is not quite as good
an agricultural region as some of the older
states , but all It lacks Is a few moro farmers -
mers and a few * moro towns , the latter to
afford closer markets , and then she will
rank with the best In the union. This fact
has long been apparent to some of our farseeing -
seeing citizens. They have loudly sung the
praises of the state , both verbally and
through the press and It Is not the fault of
The Omaha Bee If all the world doesn't
know these things for your paper has cer
tainly been Indefatigable In Its efforts
to push home Interests and 1ms given upact
to all who had anything to say In favor of
Nebraska.
At present we haven't farmers enough
and wo want more. With an Increased pop
ulation will come better markets nnd then
our future Is assured. People from other
states are beginning to find out our advan
tages and are Hocking here In gratifying
numbers. It is possible now to make ( some
thing moro than a very good living , and If
some of the young men in Omaha , unem
ployed , or even those who will swelter this
summer In offices nnd shops on poor pay , or
half pay , as salaries undoubtedly will bo low
whllo financial depression labts If they
would come out in the country and establish
themselves in two or three years they would
bless the inspiration that started them.
Somebody lectured a year or two ago In
one of our eastern towns on "How Any Fool
Can Farm. " Now It Isn't strictly true that
any fool can farm , but wo don't want fools
and wo'ro not talking about them , but any
sensible man can plow and plant and that
Is all that's necessary , for the Lord will
do the rest until It Is tlmo to reap. If there
Is anything the beginner doesn't quite under
stand there nro always neighbors who nre
glad to give advice and Information , nnd If
n man will work half ns hard for himself as
ho must In town for some one else he will
get along , besides he will have the additional
satisfaction of being independent and not
subject to the orders of foreman , chief clerk
or manager , and need never fear dismissal
from some superior who happens to bear him
a grudge.
This part of the state Is known ns the
"Sand Hills , " once despised under the er
roneous Impression that It would never be
anything but a desert , but people ore get
ting over that fallacious Idea and the dis
trict Is settling up with encouraging rapidity.
U Isn't much of a country for wheat or corn ,
although we raise sufficient for homo use
and enough surplus to pay our grocery and
store bills , but wo older settlers are slowly
awakening to the fact that this land was In
tended for potatoes potatoes with a large
capital P , Just as some parts of Colorado nnd
the region about Salt Lake seems to bp
adapted to that particular crop. When this
fact becomes a Ilttlo moro generally realized
it Is safe to predict that train loads of de
licious tubers will go out of here.
That may bo considered rather n uublouh
statement , but stranger things have hap
pened , and the end is not yet. dod is good ,
Nebraska is sreat , and there needn't ho
much feai of exaggeration as to her possl-
Now'when a man talks or writes , either for
himself or for a community. It Is generally
suspected there is an oxo to grind. BO let me
bo frnnk nnd acknowledge that that Is true
In the present Instance.
The axe Is Just this : Thomas county
wants moro cottiers and must have them.
Wo want them this year and wo want nil
the world to know it. so if there nro any
young men In Omaha , or elsewhere , wlipso
"hearts in spring tlmo lightly turn to
thoughts of farming" lot them como to
Thomas county , Nebraska , nnd If they do not
all get hero this spring they will bo warmly
welcomed Just the same when they do como ,
and the old men are not debarred. This was
Inspired by ho sight ot vso many Idle
young men In town during the winter. Land
Is cheap hero nnd the best of It Is north of
the Middle Loup river , between hero-
Seneca and the county seat , Thedford ,
about twenty miles east. It doesn't cost
much for a team and tools enough to start
with , nnd If one doesn't core to purchase n
farm outrlEht there Is plenty of govern
ment land , title to which can bo acquired
by taking n homestead and simply living on
It. By the tlmo the five years are up n
nlco homo can bo established.
Lot no man say ho cannot como for lack
of n wife , for there are lots of Jolly bachelors
hero who live alone , do their farm work
and the housework , too. It is Just like
camping ont and not at nil unpleasant.
There are neighbors enough for sociability ,
and once In a whllo there Is ai dance or
pleasure gathering at somebody's house , and
if you must have a wife why , take one of
our girls. Better ones are not to bo found.
Llfo hero Is not all a summer's holiday ,
however , and I do not mean BO to represent
It , nor picture an Eldorado which will dis
appoint thoss who como to BOO It. The
man who comes muni expect to work here ,
as well as elsewhere. There are advantages
and disadvantages wherever one may pitch
his tent , nnd thorns freely mixed with the
roses , ' but wo do claim for our country that
the roses nro sweeter , far sweeter , than
they nro In lots of other places.
As to the thorns , ono of our greatest draw
backs Is the lack of growing timber. In
sorrow it must bo confessed that away from
the few streams there are hardly any trees
In the county , but then , nearly all of the
state was bare of timber originally and no
ono can say that Nebraska has suffered
therefrom , or fallen behind any of her Bitters
In the march of progress. The settlem nro
quite generally planting trees and the next
generation will ueo the deficiency fully
remedied. In the meantime wo liavo n
durable and perfectly satisfactory building
material at hand In the ever ready nod. Wo
multo sod houses nnd barns and got along
comfortably. The buildings are warm and
wholesome ; with a Ilttlo care they wilt last
almost Indefinitely , while If a man U
fastidious It Isn't very long to wait , If he
attends to business , until ho can afford to
gratify his craving for magnificence by
building a frame house , with lumber Im
ported all the way from Omaha ,
Another Inconvenience la the dllllculty of
getting water. There are but few streams
ami they 1'C In deep vnlloys. the Innil around
consists ot high , rolling prulrlc , and wells
must bo d K Rarely In water struck low
than 100 feet below the Biirfnce , nndyes ,
It Is hard work to draw wattr by hand from
DO deep n well , but It Is n very simple )
matter to nrrango things no that cmc can
draw with n horxc if thereis much stock to
be watered , nnd then when nhln tha farmer )
can put up n wind mill.
One more disadvantage , nnd perhaps the
greatest , Is the wind. The wind blow
nbout nil the tlmo during the spring months ,
nnd this Is why wo cnnnul raise small
grain. But then , grain l not the only
thing In this world nnd we look to the
potato lo place us nil on the high road to
Independent- . and ease.
Tlictio are n few of the drnulucks nntl
now let us ulnnco at the other side of the
slate.
The country In genernlly hilly nome of 1C
so rough ns to bo forever unfit for nnythlm :
but grazing , unless It shall h ? found In tlmn
that grapes will grow hero , ns they do In
the high hills around Council Bluffs.
But nestling hero nnd there among tha
hills nro numerous little valley * or dt'prcH-
slons. some of them 1,000 ncrrs In oxlcnt ,
nnd In the.se the settlers liav. located. Tha
soil In sandy yes , iincondltlnnilly unruly ,
but contrary to generally nrc pled Ideas It Is
productive , very much so. It in n black or
dark-colored sand nnd yields nm.izlngly when
persuaded n little by cultivation.
Last year there was a drouth , and Custcr
county. Just below us , thu boasted promised
land of the agriculturist , reported n dis
tressing shortage ot crops , amounting almost
to total failure In KOIIIO places , whllo our
despised cnnd , with no moro rain than they
had , held the moisture nnd ga\o us con
siderably more than n half crop , potatoes
potatoes ngnln , you sec jlcldlug 100 btisholi
per ncre , dry ns It was.
IlnyT Yes. wo got plenty of hay , though
In the uplands It Is .lomoilme necessary
to go over a grpnl deal of ground , for whllo
the grass grows very thick and affords un
excelled pasturage It In so short and close lethe
the ground that It Is haul to mow nnd rake
up. Along the rivers , howoxor , xnmo ot
the boat hay In the world IH found. In
fact , the river lands nro not good for much
of anything but hay. There Is a layer ot
gravel Just under the surface and over this
gravel corn nnd other crops will not grow ,
but hay grows In extravagant profusion-
enough to supply nil the rest of the country.
All kinds of vegetables grow here , like
wise delicious melons. It Isn't necessary
for a man to work himself to ilcnth trying
to tnke care of seventy-five or n hundred
ncres of corn. It Is best to raise Just grain
enough for homo use and put out from two
to five ncres of potatoes , ns much of the
latter crop ns the mnn thinks he can-at
tend to. Probably thirty or thlrty-flvo
acres under the plow In all would keep a ,
beginner busy the first year. This amount
of land , If properly handled , will bring him
a good Income , and a garden In summer
will furnish half his living. Butter , eggs
and milk can be obtained from tha neigh
bors at a small price If ho doesn't care to
bother with keeping hens and cows at first.
A mnn can be Ills own master , have his
own homo nnd do ns his pleases , and thu
longer you stay the better you llko It.
Ours Is ono of the healthiest regions In the
country , being espoclnlly beneficial to per
sons with wo-ik lungH or kindred troubles.
The water , though so hard to get , Is ex
cellent when once obtained ; the air Is
balmy and pure , nnd what an appetite It
gives a mnn from the city ! The cllmnto Is
mild , exceedingly so , considering how fnr
north wo nre. Real winter seldom begins
before January ; the cattle nnd horses can
run In the hills nnd pick their own living
until Christmas. The severest weather
comes In the form of blizzards , which , however -
over , are considerably modified when they
get hero , ns their greatest force Is expended
west of us and In Wyoming. These storms
are generally followed by a week or moro
of good weather and sunshine. .
Wo received a touch of the blast which
swept over the northwest In the latter part
of March , though no damage was done In
this vicinity. But winter Is over now and
this Is just the proper time to commence
farming. It Is not too late to begin , as
our season Is longer nt the other end , frost
rarely occurring before the middle or latter
part of September.
We arc only ono day's ride from Omaha
on the Dcadwood branch of the Burlington.
Wo have all parties here. The populists
nnd republicans have been with us always ,
and Cousin Tobias came up last summer
and organized the democratic party , so now
wo are pippnred to please every one , nnd
perhaps ThotnnB county will furnish the next
meteor who knows ?
Como out and join us , anyway , young
men , and besides getting good homes for
yourselves you will bo hero to share In the
general honors when Nebraska achieves her
destiny and becomes , as she Is fast becom
ing , the Ohio of the West.
JOHN SMITH.
The Washington correspondent of the Lin
coln , Neb. , Stntc Journal says : "I was talkIng -
Ing with senator Jones of Nevada on tha
subject of the growth of great fortunes.
'There Is one , nnd only one , sure wny to get
rich , ' said the senator , 'and that Is to buy
what Is called outsldo real estate and to hang
on to It until It becomes Insldn property.
The greatest fortunes In this country have
been made In this manner. Look at the
Asters , for Instance. Run over the roll of
millionaires of the west and an astonishing
proportion ot them will be found to bear out
my statement. I tell you , young man , no
Investment on earth Is eo safe , BO sure , so
certain to enrich Its owner ns umlovelopej
realty. Every year the country grows In
certain and well defined lines. Stoclts rlso
and fall , notes go to protest , houses
and business blocks burn , but the realty
remains. Tornadoes and cyclones cannot
blow It away. Panics themselves can only
temporarily affect Its value. But oven In a
panic outsldo real estate has n monumental
advantage over Inside property. It la the
first affected nnd Is the hardest to dlsposo
of. Business property can always bo put on
the market at n sacrifice , nnd the Impulse Ute
to raise money on It nt onco. But your out
side really stnys with you , whether you wnnt
It to or not. nnd In the end la certain to
bring you In great profits , just because you
can't get rid of It when you most want to ,
" 'I always advlso my young friends lo
plant their Havings In realty near a growing
town. There Is no such a savings bank any
where. Purchase a good sized tract , carry
It in nil Its unprofitableness , and wall for
Iho sura and certain returns of the growth
of this wonderful country of ours to make
you the master of jour own fortune ! ) . ' "
This Elits Omaha ,
An Instance of the desirability of aero
property ns an Investment and thu enormous
profits to bo realize. ) therefrom la well Illus
trated by the case of a prominent o.ipltalht
of this city , who purchased tucnty-alx acres
on west Farnam street fifteen ycara ago for
a few thousand dollars and has Blnco divided
the property Into ISO lots , many of which
have already been sold for $3,000 to $5,000
each.
The whole tract probably did not cost
as much fifteen ytam ago us the value ot
ono of the 130 lots today.
.Tho history of all largo western cities
abounds with similar Instances of enormous
profltu made on Investments In well locute.l
acre property , and the opportunities pre
sented today are just as good. There 'a '
hardly an acre adjoining Omalm that will
not bo tnlir .Vil ) enormously In valuu by tha
next active < jvement In real estate.
There never was a I.etUr tlmo to cccuro
desirable Investments In this class ot prop
erty and the' man who buys twenty or forty
acres close to Omaha at present | .rlcen w II
have laid the foundation fur a fortune ,
We > are axents for HOIIIO ot the finest acrn
property adjoining this city and can offer
several 20 and 10-acru trncta at from $250.00
to $360.00 per acre. Call and uco the bar *
gains wo offer.
HICKS
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305 N. Y. Life Building : .