TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATUKDAY , AUGUST 14 , 1807.
RECLAIMS SCHOOL DOMAIN
Board of Educational Lands and Fluids Ada
With Vigor ,
CANCELS MANY LEASES AND CONTRACTS
Pour Hundred Tliouxnnd Acres on
AVIilch ifiiilS7I ! > of Itcnt !
l'nn ( Due HcMorrd to
Stale Control.
LINCOLN , Aug. 13. ( Spcclal.--Tho ) Hoard
* f Educational Lands and Funds on Wednes
day cancelled delinquent lca c and sale con
tracts In the counties shovtn In the accom
pany ! .g table , which alee shown by coun
ties , ( ho number of acres on which cancel
lation was declaied , the average number ot
yeai. for which theeo contracts are delin
quent anil the amount of rental and In-
tcicsl which to lost by reason of Its being
necessary to make such cancellation , these
payments having been allowed to become so
far delinquent that the holders ot the con
tracts will not pay up. Many contracts
are delinquent bcvcn and eight years , uhllo
in other cases speculators have paid only
$1 , or sometimes leas , lor a. quarter of a
section , and have paid nothing lucc , lho !
running delinquent two , three and four
ycartt.
It Is not the policy of the ptcKcnt board
to cancel contracts huld by persona living on
( ho land and who aru making an honctil
effort to pay for the uamo ; and ulicro this
fact l.i pi oven to the commissioner ot public
lands and bulldltigH and a pait ot thu de-
llmiuency paid , exlenslonu to the end ot the
year ha\c been granted , with thu under
standing that the icmaliider will be paid.
Commissioner Wolfe ! tiavcllng over the
elalo , leasing tluiio and other vacant school
lands as rapidly a possible , with the re-
ult that a pieat dial of the- land which
has been Idle , icntal having been Icwt bj
falluro to keep up thu Lolleellonsvlll now
begin drawing rental , and will continue to
do so If the pusent policy is followed ; much
of tli 1st land having brcn held huictoforo by
epcculutoib and others who have paid little
or nothing for the Uue thereof. Tills table
( hews nil.
No. of No.n - Average
ncrcM can-cunt IM-- Amount j'ars
cclkil AUK fon- inner ile- or dolln-
Counties 11.17 ( . ' .nation llnqiunc ) ijurncy
Totals . . 135,237 3 .95n J22C.S79 00
SOMU DECISIONS KUACIIHD.
In the matter of thu application of J. I > .
Buto for a elccel from Ihe state of Nebraska
nnd the protcot of Livlnu N. Snow against
the Isdiianco of a deed , the board finds :
Thnt nn nralKnnicnt of a contrncl ot site ,
covering Ihe land nbove described nnd men
tioned In thu petition , vv.is made to the
plaintiff , J. F. Uuto , by Simon Snow , for
the put pose of securing un Indebtedness
for Ihe sum of $1,122 , und tlmt said J. P.
) > utu holds bnd ! assignment of snld contract
for the purpose of Hecurlly nnd nol other-
wlse.
Thnt the nole nnd ttKMgnincnt to secure
the same V\I\H executcel only by-said Simon
Bnovv , tlmt said Simon Snow is the html
of a family and that his wife , Lnvlnn N.
Snow , the defendanl herein , claims said
land as n homestead nnd claims said asslRn-
mcnt is Illegal ami void for the reason that
It was not executed by both husband and
Wife.
The board further finds thai , until the
controversy between the said J. P. Bute
nnd the said I-avlna N. Snow Is settled In
n court of competenl jurisdiction nnel the
rlBht of said Uule or llioso claiming under
him , to an Interest In said land Is estab
lished by such proceedings , thlB board Is
unable lo recognize him as the legal owner
of paid conlrnct nnd entitled to make pay
ment of the balance due thereon and re
ceive a deed therefor.
It Is further ordered that the application
for deed be nnd the same Is hereby denied
and the state refuses to receive the money
on deposit with the county treasurer until
the rights of the parties lo Ihls assignment
have been adjudicated in a court of com
petent jurisdiction.
In the matter of the petition for appraise
ment and pulling upon Iho market the school
land In Arthur county , It being certified
by Iho county clerk and the county commis
sioners of Mcl'hcrson county that the pe
tition Is elgnod by 100 or more resident
freeholders of eald McPhereon county , It
was ordered by the hoard that the commis-
eloncr make suitable arrangements for trfc
appraisement and placing upon the market
Of the school land In Arthur county , now
attached to Mcl'hcrson county.
IIUAVY SHOWUHS IN THE STATE.
Corn ( > C < H n Flnnl AVi'ttliiRT nml IH
NIMV I'nxt All Dniinor.
nnATOICE , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Tuo and .a half Inches of rain fell
hero this afternoon in the gpnco of thirty
ulnules. The utorm came from the north
wrat and was preceded by a wind tha
c'oaely ' approached a hurricane ) .
FREMONT , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special. )
This vicinity had Iho best Ehoner since Ma >
this afternoon. It lasted an hour and Ibe ,
total precipitation Is estimated at over an
Inch , It will bo of great benefit to pas
lures , which were very dry , and will helj
late corn.
SCIIIIINEK , Neb , , Aug. 13. ( SpeclaJ.- )
Bcrlbner and vicinity v.ero soaked with a
fcood rain today , for which the farmers hac
long been waiting. It rained heavily for
fcbout half an hour.
SIIA'UH CIlEniC. Neb , , Aug. 13. ( Specla
Telegram , ) Tlirce-quarte'rs of nn Inch o
rain has fallen tills afternoon.
ni.NNINGTON , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Specla
Telegram , ) Ono of the finest ahowero of the
pcason foil here this afternoon , This vvll
ensure ) the corn crop thla afternoon.
DUNCAN. Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special , ) A
fine ralu Is falling hero thin afternoon. The
corn crop Is now assured ,
OlENNUTT , Neb. Aug. 13. ( Special. )
Corn around here is looking fine. now. I
la mostly In routing ear ami filling well. A
rain would help It , but there will bo goo <
corn even If no more rain comes. Oats Is a
good quality and yielding well , The elevators
tro kept bi'xy shipping last jear'u crop o
corn.
corn.AUHON , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special , )
Boone county will raise- one of the brat am
largest crops of any county In the stale
J > 'arnicrs liavo nearly finished cutting am
utacklng their grain and all report a goo <
ylejil ot wheat oato , barley and rye and o
fine quality. Some have threshed and mar
Itctod their wheat which brings 60c per
bushel and the market tending upward. The
largcat corn crop for teveral jcarn Is al
ready BB.nired. The ralu during the pas
-vscelt ban left the ground In line condition
llalns during the whole tscocon have been
evenly distributed and the crops have a
no time been In need of rain. H Is very
unusual to raise a good crop of email grali
and corn the same t > eason. lloone county
expects to get Its eharo of Ihe premluma o
the atato fair. Albion merchants feel tha
prosperity U on the way and are antlcl
paling a good fall trade.
6CUUYUBU , Neb. . Aug. 13 , ( Special Tele
gram ) Colfax county recel\e < l a thorough
Diking today , three-fourths of an Inch o
rain falling here. This will make the con
crop , and will fix pastures for Ihe fall. Col
fax county's corn crop U magnificent , ex
ceji'pg a few eandy apotu.
HUHMAN. Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special. ) A
heavy rain fell here Ihli afternoon , which
Vlll give the corn another boost , but v\ll
tnako the farmer * work at A dludvanU (
In stacking and thraihlng their wheat and
tmnll grain
ruosi'Citois ; YIAU i-'oit Mminn.ixs.
Illvnnlnl MecMtiK nf the Wcntcrn
llntrlct Sj neil nl Sj-rnetiNC.
SYIUCUSK , Neb. , Aug. 13.-Specl ( l. )
On August S the western district of the Iowa
Lutheran s > nod convened for Ils. biennial
meeting t Hickory Grove , near Auburn ,
Neb. The district president being sick , Ihe
vice president , Hov. Mr. Fleishman took the
chair. Hcv. Mr. Tlcken cr opened the meet
ing with the Lord' * eupper and a very able
Kerinon.
Korly-clght ministers and twtntylx lay
delegates were present. On application four
ministers and ecvcn congregations joined
the sjnod. The president reported the dis
trict In a very satisfactory condition , having
fifty-eight ministers and eighty-six congre
gations , Ihe number of communicants In
Iho year being G.618.
Secretary UFrgstrAMter of Durr , Neb. re
ported 1,610 children In day schools ; In
Sunday schools sevcnly-four tcaiheis and
984 pupils ; valuation of church property ,
tllS.SOO.
The meeting lasted from August 5 lo 0 ,
he Kr-sloiiB being from 8-30 lo 12 n. tn.
nd 2 lo 6 p. in , the forenoon se slong
) clng devoted to ministerial discussions and
he aflcrnoon meetings for executive" bust-
R-SS.
Treasurer H. Larson of Syracuse reported
n Income of receipts during the period since
he last meeting ot $7,230 48.
Hov. Helsl read an Interesting report on
lomo missions , pleaded for more work In
hat field and urged financial aid , Rev.
Studler read on excellent paper on the
oath.
oath.Kor Ihe ensuing year Ihe following offi
cers were eleclcd. Prcsldenl , Hcv. Mr.
ilelflt , Soap Creek , Neb ; vice president ,
llcv. Mr. lieckman , Burr , Neb. ; secretary ,
! lev. Mr. Studler , Ithaca , Neb. ; Ireasurer
; I. Larson , Syracuse.
Sunday was set aside for devollonal cxer-
clscn The morning sermon was delivered by
he president of the Lutheran synod of Iowa ,
[ lev. Mr. Dclndocrftcr of Waverly , la. In
he afteruoon Ihe pulpit was occupied by
levs. Mr. Heist , Gundcl and Poeverleln.
The attendance was very large , Iho com
modious chinch being not near large enough
'or ' Iho assembly. The collecllons laTten up
'or minions amounlcd to J170.
Monday , the last day ot Ihe tceslon , was
nkcn up by committee reports , all tending
to show that the work In the district has
jccn carried on In the most eatlsfaclory
manner. Though working under financial
stialts , Ihls district of the synod has dej loped l-
oped a healthy growth during the last two
years.
A vote of thanks with prajcr by Rev.
Wlcdcranders was enthuslaBllcally accorded
Ihe minister and congregation of Hickory
Grove for Iho liberal hospllallly shown the
visiting ministers and delegates. The meetIng -
Ing closed with a sermon of Rev. Mr. Qeicr
of Teas , Mo.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WOUICHIIS SI BUT.
Hold nil liitorcittiipr mill I'rolltilltlc
Sexxloii lit S > rnfiiNO.
SYRACUSE , Neb. , Aug 13. ( Special. )
The twenty-second annual convention of the
Otoo County Sunday School association con
vened at Ihe Congregallonal church Wednes
day morning and closed yesterday afternoon ,
after having held one of the most helpful
and Instructive meetings elnco Ita organiza
tion. The following program was carried
out to the letter :
Wednesday Moinlng- o'clock , Orsnnlzi-
llon ; 10 30 , Con ecrutlon and Song Service ,
led liy Ilev. DeMott , Tulmage , 11 , Addiess
of Welcome , Hev. 12. V. Gardner ; response ,
W. H. fields , Nebinsk.i CItj ; 11:43. : gelling
acquainted and asblgnmeiu or dclep.ites.
Wednesday Afternoon 2 o'clock , duvnlion-
ul , Hcv Peny , Dunb.ir ; 2 20 , "How Sli.ill We
Moke This Convention a Success ? " Mrs H.
G. Handy , Douglas ; 2:10 : , "The Teachets" Ke-
sponblblllty , ' Mrs. Nelse Overtoil , Nebraska
Gity ; 3 , "How Shall We Develop the Mis
sionary Spirit In the Sunday SchoolV" Ilev.
Ilieathour. Hopevvcll ; 3.2U , "What Do
Tlitsp Sunday School Convenlions Do for
the Work In the County ; " William Lee ,
Camp Cicck ; 350 , "How Shall We Get the
Scholar * to Study Their Les , > oiis at Home ? "
II. J. nimoro , Tulmuge ; followed l > y dis
cussion ; 4-20 , appolntmenl of commllices.
Wednesday Evening S o'clock , devotional ,
Hev. Smith , Unadllla ; 8:15 : , "How Shall We
Teach Reverence to God In the Sunday
School ? " Hev. D. B. Lake , Syracuse : SS5 : ,
"The Necessity of Te.ichcrs Yi&ltlni ; Pupils
In Their Homes , " llcv. Miller , Palmyra ;
STi5 , "How Shall We Teach Loyalty lo the
Church In the Sunday School1' F. E.
Hrovvn , Syracuse : colleellon ; benedlcllon.
Thursday Moi lung S.30 o'clock , song nnd
prayer service ; 9 , "How Shall We Keep
Our UOJH In the Sunday School ? " confer
ence , led by Ilev. Maelen , Nebraska City ;
9:30 : , successful methods of teaching. 1.
"Bible Class , " John Knox , Mt.Aon ; 2.
"Inlermedlale , " Mrs. F. B. Morden. Ne
braska. Clly ; 3. "Primary. " Mrs. George
Strong , Burr ; 10 , recpss ; 10:10 : , "The Union
Sunday School and Its Work , " Mrs. C. G.
Lltllclleld , Berlin ; 10.35. "QucsllonlnB vs.
Lectuiing In Ihe Clats , " Itcv. Perry , Dun-
bar ; 11 , roll call of the schools for con
versions during the last year ; 110 : ! , How
Shall Wo Secure Regular Allendance of
Our Teachers ? " C. II. Elmendorf , Turling
ton.
Thursday Afternoon 1:30 o'clock , de
votional , Rev. Hawley , Berlin ; 1:45 ,
"Quesllon Box , " Key. Dell , Nebraska
City ; 2:15 : , report of commillees , elec
tion of olllccrs. unfinished business ; 3:15 : ,
"Tho Sunday School Work In Ihe Slate , "
E. B. Young , Wayne ; adjournment.
DELEGATION rilOtt LAXCASTEIl.
lien Selected to Attend the Ilciiub-
llcuu State Convention.
LINCOLN , Aug. 13. ( Special. ) At the republican -
publican- county convention held heie yester
day Iho following delegates were selected to
attend the stale convenllon : Webster Ealon ,
R. E. Moore , E. P. Holmes , Amasa Cobb ,
Lincoln Frcet , John Glreler , C. L. Hall , J.
C. F. McKesson , A. W. Scolt , L. L. II. Aus
tin , J. L. Stephens , H. M. Bushnell , M. W.
Woods , R. D. Stearns , J. D. Parker , II. T.
Dobbins , D. Q. Courtnay , P. J. Doro , J. T.
Dorgan , Paul F. Clark , H. A. Reese , L. L.
Llndaey , Elmer B. Stephenson , George A
Adams , II. C. Merrill. iUr. F. A. Graham ,
T. H. Benlon , L. AV. Bllllngaley , R E. Flnley ,
Ajaeon Williams , George Harper , R. J.
Green , J. II. Farwell , C. H. Morclll , Mayor
Frank A. Graham , J. E. Waller. A. II. Wll-
eon. D. G. Wing , H. n. Sawyer , C. W. Pierce ,
F. R. Waters , J. L Caldwell , Julius Deltrlck ,
13. J. Burkelt. A. W. Comstock. E. R. SIzcr ,
Mlllon O'Neil , C. iM. Parker , B. R. Cowdrey ,
E. S. Greusel. M. W. New Ion , G. W. Eggle-
slcci , A. E. Pcrrln.
The gradiialing exercises of Iho Lincoln
Normal were held lanl evening , Ihe gradu-
alcs numbering fifly-one. The commence
ment address waa delivered by Hon. E. J.
Durkotl of Ihls clly. There was also a
musical program.
The funeral services of Mrs. F. L. Mary
were held this morning at St. Thcrcua'd
cathedral at 10:30 : , There were a largo num
ber of people present , Including all the stale
officers and employes from Ihe capital , The
funeral sermon was delivered by Father
Nugenl ,
A good rain fell here this afternoon , put
ting the ground In splendid condition and
greatly helping the corn , which Is maturing
rapidly. There Is prospect of moro rain
tonight.
Edward Har.een , the alleged bigamist , whc
has twice attempted suicide elnce hla In
carceration In the county jail , now has s
chance to go free , as It Is eald his wife In
Denmark will refuse to prosecute.
Omaha people at the hotels : At Iho Lin.
dell Lou Levy , W. H. Johnson , R , M ,
Julian , Ed P. Srallh. John W. Towle , E. T ,
Smllh. Mrs. Jennie Schrnck , J. W. Hller ,
At Ihe Lincoln O. G. Scott , J. II. Gayhart
E. F. Jordan.
In Jail for I'limiliii ? HOKUM ClieeUn.
HASTINGS , Aug. 13 , ( Special. ) Mr. Per-
rlewho brought a steam swing to Hastings
about six vveeku ago , Id In the county jail ,
charged with paying hla accounts about the
city v\Ith bogus checks. Ho skipped out
and went to Columbus , where he was cap
tured and brought back to Hastings. He
had hta hearing before the county judge
yraterJay and was fined 15 and coats. FallIng -
Ing to pay the fine he Is serving his ecn-
lence In the counly jail.
COLUMBUS , Neb , , Aug. 13. ( Speclal.- )
Sherlff Slnauurlng of Adams counly came
hero yrelerday and took back with him
Jannw Perrle , who waa arrested Iho oven-
jng before by Deputy Sheriff Gentleman on
a description. He formerly lived in Platte
Center , In thus county.
Will lluii Alone.
MITCHELL. S. D. , Aug. 13. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) The divorce of populism and democ <
racy in the Fourth judicial circuit Is as-
aure-d. Steps have already been taken
which will lead to a three-corn red fight In
thlfl circuit on Judge. For eevcral w ck
past there have been Indications that the
democrats were going to pull nway from
the populists and reorganize their party ,
and loday notices were cnt out from Kimball -
ball calling the democratic elate committeemen -
men of the Fourth judicial circuit to meet
In Mitchell on Tuesday , August 17 , for Ihe
purpose of naming A date and place to hold
a judicial convenllon , the Idea being lo
place In nomination a candidate for the
judgcshlp ,
EXPOSITION AM ) CHAUTAIKIUANS.
It. AV. Illclinrilnon I'xplnlnn thr Etiter-
III-IHI * to tin IntrrcMed Multitude.
SALEM , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special. ) The most
successful chautauqua meeting the Salem as-
eoclatlon has ever had 1s now In progress.
Sunday opened with a sermon by Rev. ( Mr.
lipavcr of Talmage , before an audience of
7,000 lo 10,000 people , followed on ( Monday
by a c/ond almost as large , and each suc
cessive day has shown increased Interest
and fine crowds. More than 1,000 people arc
tenting on the grounds. Yesterday at 11
o'clock R W. Richardson of Omaha dcllv- '
crcd an Interesting address on the subject
assigned on Ihe program , "Tho Trsnsmlssla-
stppl and International Exposlllon. " He told
of the origin , rise , plans and objects ot Ihe
exposition , of Ihe marvelous resources of the
transml'slrelppl region , Ihe malchlcfs
achievements of Ihe builders ot Iho new
states and municipalities wlth'n Its borders ,
and the recognition and plans of the national
govornmcnl loward the enterprise. He slrllt-
Ingly scl forlh Iho Interest for foreign na-
tloiie In Iho exposition by exhibiting
to ihc vast audience copies of the great
dallies of Berlin , London , Paris and
Athens , Italy , Switzerland and the
Netherlands , containing columns ot mat
tcr devoted lo Ihe exposition and acknowl
edging the national recognition , and Invlla
tlon to participate therein given under the
order of President , McKInley fo the natloim
of Iho world. Mr. Richardson Ihcn described
In graphic language the general architec
tural plans , lagoons , buildings , exhibits , de
partments , concessions , pleasures and
amusements , and delighted and enthused
the audience with a vivid word picture of
he marvelous splendor of the exposition
vhlch will open Its gates to the world on
June 1 , ISOg ,
Ho was followed by Hcv. Gam Small ,
ender of the Cliautauqua , who was the
special con.mlssloner appointed by Presl
dent Huce to Iho Paris exposlllon and wan
secrclary of the Atlanta exposition. Mr.
Small Is thoroughly posted on the subject
and gave an enthusiastic addrefs and en
dorsement of the Transmlsslsslppl Exposi
tion. The people ohow great enthusiasm
and slrong Inlcrest In Ihe exposlllon.
IIuotlcKKcrtt Hound Ovur.
TEKAMAH , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special. )
Howard King and Joe Smllh , Iwo men ar
rested charged with bootlegging whisky , had
their preliminary hearing yesterday before
Justice Shaw and were bound over to the
district court.
S. W. and John Stauffer , Jr. , saloon keep
ers al akland , are under arrest charged
with telling Intoxicating liquors without a
license- . Their arrest Is the resull of a sa
loon row , In which Ihe Slauftero blacked Ihe
eyea of several Tckamah young men am
aflcruards caused Iho arrest of one of them
The aggrieved > oung men make complaint
against the Stauffers , charging lhat Ihey
took some of their stock of wet goods to
Lake Qulnncbaug and disposed of It dur
ing the old setllers' picnic Ihere some weeks
ago. The preliminary hearing Is set for Au
gust 24 bcfoic Justice Shaw of thlo clly.
Xev \otcH from Sj rntMiMi * .
SYRACUSE , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special. )
Gwendolyn Dickon fell from a hammock yes
lerd.iy and fiaclured both bonce of her rlgh
forearm. She Is doing as well as could be
looked for.
Johnnie Ryder placed his hand over the
murzle of a revolver , and just then It ex
plodeil. The doctor states he will get ovc
It after a few weeks.
Thousands of bushels of corn are being
marketed here each day now.
Yesterday the Syracuse ball club playe <
with the club at Tecumseh. Our tlojs le
the others make a fccore of thirty-four , am
were content to bring homo a basket f i'l o
goose eggs.
An electric light plant Js the next Im
proveinent for our bustling go-ahead town
Picnic Cut Short liy Unlii.
WAHOO , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Saunders county Modern Wood
men of America held a log rolling picnic a
this place today. A number of camps fron
different parts of the county were prcEen
In force , but the threatening condition o
the weather kept many away. The progran
of the day was carried out until about
o'clock In the afternoon , iwhen a rain storm
set In which put a slop to the ceremonies
Head Consul W. A. Northcott v as presen
und delivered an addrees. The address o
welcome was given by Dr. P. L. Hall o
Mead. Mrs. E. D. Watt also delivered a
address. Between 1,200 and 1,500 visitor
vtcre In attendance.
lloiiuil Ocr for Argon.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special.
D. F. Chambers and W. A. Lucas o
Stanton county , charged with arson
had a preliminary hearing befor
Jusllce Fuller yeslerday and wer
bound over to the district court In th
sum of $300 each. They are charged wit
firing a residence In the village of Crcs
ton belonging to John Cookus. The evl
dencf against them Is purely ctrcumstantla
and Is not thought to be.strong. . . The fir
was discovered and extinguished befor
much damaco was done. They prompt !
fuinlehed bond and will be tned In Septem
her.
XulirnnUn'M YOUIIK Hotter Industrie *
COLUMBUS. Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special. )
The Hagel & Stevenson creameries hero mad
60,214 pounds of butler In the month o
July and paid out to the farmers of thl
county Ihe sum of JG.2E9.GO for milk an
cream during lhat time. The bulk of thl
butler Is shipped lo New York and othe
eastern cities , the Nebraska product find
Ing a ready market and being a hard com
petltor with Wisconsin , Elgin nnd othe
dairy districts. This Arm has three cream
erles and two eeparator stations and em
ploy nearly forty hands.
niri't DelettateH for Lincoln.
WEST POINT , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special. )
The republican counly ccnlral committe
met In the city council chamber yesterday
and after chonbing N. C. Sears of Wlsne
to ouccced A. R , Oleson as secretary and
treasurer of 1he committee elected the fol
lowing delegates to the stale convention a
Lincoln : A. M. Daniels , F. C. Evans , N
C , Sears , A. D. Beeraer , James Mortensen
Oscar Thompson , F. B. Alderman , J , C. El
llott , R. F. Kloke , M. E. Kery and E. K
Valentine.
Children1 IloillcM .Vut Pound.
CRETE , Ntb. , Aug. 13. ( Special. ) Th
bodies of the two Vogel children , drowne
yesterday noon In the 'Illue ' river below th
dam of the loner of the Crete mills , hav
not been found. The city authorities hav
dragged the river thoroughly and have flrei
off the Doane cadet's cannon close to th
shore. The parents ot these children bav
lost eight children within fifteen months t
dlphtho-la and drowning. Mr. Vogel Is I
the employ of the Fairmont Creamery com
pany.
_
\ot Excited About ( lie old.
CRETE , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special. ) Al
though there Is some renewed talk and spec
ulatlon about the gold find In the hill
north of this city there Is no excltemen
over the news from 61. Louis that gel <
has been found In the 2,000 pounds o
gravel shipped to that clly. ( All that i
known to far Is a letter lhat the gold 1
the dirt yielded $10.33 and the silver $4.55
No assayer's certificate or anything from
any known authority has turned up so far
( ooil I'rlue * for bcliool LuiidH ,
SIDNEY , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) In this city today 13,180 acres o
Bchool land was leased and $510 was pali
bonus above the assessed values. Ono plec
of eighty acres was leased at a bouua o
$350. Commissioner Wolfe was well pleasec
with the sale and a deep Interest waa man
Ifeeled by the people ot Cheyenne county.
I'uiienil of Tli o in nil
ORD , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Speeal. ) The fu
ceral of Thomas Rogers took place at th
Prelbyterlan church today. Rev , Charle
Arnold conducted the services. Mr , Roger
aa born near Mnwilllon , 0 , In 1824. From
hat place he moved to Illinois and In 1S5
outed In Ord , Ho wari 'in elder In the
"rctbylerlan church , nndnt one tlmo a
candidate for county treasurer on the dctno-
rallc ticket. He leaves .A * * Uo and a largo
atnlly of grown up tona and daughters.
MnonllRht lilt-pole. Hun.
RED CLOUD , Neb. , AMR. 13. ( Special. )
'he Twentlelh Century C cllng club made
Is monthly moonlight | TUn" to Lester last
vcntng. The roads ( werUi good condition
ind a very pleasant timer Iw'as experienced.
This club Is Red Cloud's only wheel organ-
nation and numbers abjout/'forly members ,
> olh women and menJ , TIio officer * * arc ;
'resident , Miss E. A. HaaWU vice-president ,
Albert Warren : secretary , Miss Mary Ucale ;
reasurer , George Overfnpj'l '
He-cover * n Strilcn Wheel.
BEATRICE , Neb. , Aug1. IS. ' < Spcclal Tele
gram. ) A member of the firm of Thornton
i Son of Falrbury came over this afternoon
and laid claim to Ihe bicycle which John
I. Hall had pawned to A. P. Fair of this
Ity , and upon proof of ownership Iho wheel
vas turned over to him , Hall had rented
ho wheel of Thornton & Son and no trace
ot It was discovered until today. Hall has
not yet been located ,
IluriiliirM AVork Ditrlim ; the I'lciilc.
WAYND , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Burglars broke Into the meat mar-
ccls of Roe & Torlnor and H. Goll during
ho picnic yeslerday aflcrnoon and se-curcd
about $15. Several of Ihe business houses
wcro closed and burglars made an attempt
o break Into a number of them.
S. Richards had ono of his legs badly
gored by an Infuriated steer \vhllo driving
cattle last evening.
Cninti MvctliiK nt lleniiett.
BENNETT , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special. ) The
Nebraska Stale Holiness camp mccllng opens
icre loday. This Is Ihe Iwcnly-slxlh an-
mal mcellng of the association. There are
about forty tents up now and more to be put
up as needed. The grounds are in splendid
condition , good , pure water tn the welts
and fresh , clean rain water hi the cla-
.cm ,
Sue Her Ilnitliiiml for DUoroc.
FREMONT , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special. )
sabel Wlsner filed a petition In the dls-
.rlct court yesterday for a divorce from her
iiiEband , Dr. Wlsner of Hooper , on the
ground of desertion and falluro to support.
The doctor tried to get a divorce from his
wife last year , alleging adultery , but com
pletely failed to prove It.
LOHCN IIlN Index I "Iiiver.
STELLA , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special. )
Charley Kcyt , a young man living southeast
of town , caught Iho Index finger of his
right hand In the gearing of a corn ehejler.
The finger was badly lacerated and ho had
to have It amputated.
Hey IN ICUIert liy Ll htnlngr.
MONROE , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special Tele
of E. E Pick-
gram. ) The 10-year-old son
ring , a farmer living eleven miles northwest
of here , was struck by lightning and In
stantly killed today.
Illlnn MlUlinore'K Kuueral.
HASTINGS , Aug. 13. ( Special. ) The
funeral of Bliss Mlltlmorc. the joung "boy "
who was drowned In Heartvvell's lake , was
held yesterday afternoon. The remains were
Interred at LcRoy.
MAN'S DA"vGnKOUS AGC.
lie/ii Twoiitj-Miic lie Ih lUlic. for All
Kinds of'CrJ iic.
It Is a singular fact , > > et one substantiated
by statistics , that most < crlpie Is committed
In this state by men 29 jcors old , eajs the
Albany ( N. Y. ) Times. This Is not only true
of the lesser , but alee oJJ { by greater crimes , ,
although a man Is presumed to be at that
neriod of his llfo not only1 Jn the zenith of hlc
phjslcal , but also In fufl and complete
possession of .his mentaC'pow'e/rs. ' with a com
plete aporeclallon of rjght and wrong and
their rcspecllve consequences. , This condition
Is a problem which has noi , been solved by
the studonls of criminology- and one whirl ,
is Imade the more complex Iby Ihe fact thai
tbo ages of 21. 27 and 45 yfeirs nearly equal
It. with the Intervening years showing a far
fees pcrccntago of crlme-ni-p ,
It is Indeed peculiar that the criminal
tendency should bp sq , strcjng at 29 with no
such Inclination , so far as criminal statlslicp
-now , In as grcol a degree for the succeeding
sixteen years , and then another outburst of
the animal In man.
This condition Is found to be true by actual
figures , and , as all statistical computations
at which average condlllons are sought to be
determined are arrived at Tiy this method , so
may the student of this subject , as well as
the Insurance magnate who bases his rates
on the general average of kisses In proportion
tion to the risks taken , and docs so with
full safety , employ It In bolvlug the problem
before him.
Mr. Charles K. Baker , chief clerk to Super
intendent Lathrop. hts made this subject one
of close study and will soon have completed
a table showing this to bo true. Ho bos al
ready completed ono relative to murderers
serving life sentences In tbo penal Inslltu-
llons. and Us figures bear out the general
conclusion. He offers at this tltne no ex
planation for thla , but hopes after ho has
exhausted the subject , so far as the presents ,
tlon of figures are concerned , to bo able to
set forth reasons why these years should be
productive of the meet crime.
The following figures show how old the
various murderers who are serving life sen
tences were wTien they commltled Ihe act
for -which they are serving time , together
with how many like crimes were committed
at such specific year of age : Fifteen , 1 ;
sixteen , 1 ; seventeen , 2 ; eighteen , 2 ; nine
teen , 1 ; twenty , 2 ; twenty-one , 8 ; twenty-two
9 ; twenty-three , 6 ; twenty-four , 5 ; twenty-
five , 8 ; twenty-six , 10 ; twenty-seven , 11 ;
twenty-eight. 7 ; twenty-nine , 12 ; thlrly , 5 ,
Ihlrty-one , G ; thlrly-two , 7 ; thirty-three , C ;
thlrly-four , G ; thirty-five , 7 ; thirty-six , G ;
thirty-seven , 3 ; thlrty-elghl , C ; thirty-nine
4 ; forty , 5 ; forty-one , 3 ; forty-two , 3 ; fotty-
Ihrec , G ; forty-four , 3 ; forty-five , 7 ; forty-six ,
1 ; forty-seven , 1 ; forty-eight , 3 ; forty-nine ,
2 ; fifty , 1 ; fifty-one , 0 ; fifty-two , 2 ; flfly-threc
2 ; fifty-four , 0 ; fifty-five , 2 ; fifty-six , 0 ; fifty-
seven , 1 ; fifty-eight , 0 ; fifty-nine , 1 ; sixty ,
0 : sixty-one. 1 ; sixty-two , 0 ; sixty-three , 1 ;
sixty-four , 1 ; sixty-five , 0 ; slxty-elx , 0 ; sixty-
seven , 1 ; sixty-eight , 1 ; sixty-nine , 0 ;
seventy , 1.
"They don't make much fuss about It. "
We are speaking ot De Witt's Little Early
Risers , the famous little pills for constipa
tion , bilious less and all stomach and liver
troubles. They never gr'pe. '
A CO-OI'KHATIVn TOWN.
It In I.oe-ated In Colorado and HUH n
1'oiiulalloii of 1IIO.
Muckawanago Is the strangest lown In Col
orado. It has a population of 1GO people , con
sisting of thirly families , regularly paid po
licemen , a commlfsary , a rcsldenl physician ,
and Is conducted on the co-op'vratlve plan.
It lies , a spot of brlghtlvjialnled rustic cot
tages and tents , on the Frying Pan river ,
about sixty miles west pf'Lcadvllle on the
western slope. It Is peopled entirely by
prominent residents of Grand Junction , who
have formed an arsocJatldn1 lo Incorporate
a summer Icwn In which their families may
find refuge from the burjlllig'heat of Grand
Junction , where the UlWnometer often
reaches 100 degrees In tha < tdiade.
MucKawarago has Justl'be'en ' started , eays
the Denver Pest , and I/aei'already / proven
BO popular lhat steps Wava Ibeen taken to
keep the modern paradise from the gaze
of the envious public. TJio , promoters of Iho
plan were Orson AdamDr. . Eldrlgo and
President Jones of the ITlrat National bank
of Grand Junction. Then cliffs , covered
thickly with vegelatlon , 'slope down to the
Frying Pan , and In tholierld of the stream
the village le established ,
A commodious cabin lo cbmmlt > eary head
quarters. Between 9 and 10 o'clock every
morning supplies of groceries , bread , meat ,
and rollk are distributed in equal proper
tion. The milk la shipped in ten-gallon tins
to Muckawanago and U Immediately placed
on Ice , keeping It cool during the day.
Two policemen regularly patrol the vil
lage and hunt up loot children. This la a
necessary precaution , as only throe or four
men are In the place during the week. Sat
urday evenings the headu of the Mucka
wanago families come up from Grand Junc
tion and remain over Sunday ,
Fishing is pronounced excellent. Sunday
David .Roberts of the city Hour mills of
Grand Junction caught a twelve-pound trout
of the ralr.bow variety , while a fellow fish
erman landed a fish of the same specie *
weighing ten and one-half pounds. Five and
tbree-ponud trout are common la thu Fry
ing Pan. i
MISERS WORTH MILLIONS
Very Rich Mon in California Who Don't
Squander Money.
THEY NAIL DOWN .THEIR DOLLARS
Ilniigli , Hunt Life ot the lIlRRmi Cnt-
tlc Owner In the World A AVlirnt
KliiK In linen , Another
Love * 1'cilro ,
The prodigality ot the California million
aire Is proverbial. The magnificent man
sions , built In desolate- , sunbaked localities ,
turned Into gardens of Eden by landscape
gardeners ; the dinners that cost thoifsands
ot dollars , the wagers of a fortune on a
single turn of a card or a simple chance ,
the handfuls of golden eagles thrown at
andom Irto a crowd of street urchins , the
laths In champagne , the men who lighted
Igars with $10 greenbacks' , the houses that
ad solid silver door knobs and golden
Ipped etalr rods , and the harnesses of solid
; old mounting * , are some T > f the whimsical
xtravagances that have been the feature of
torlcs toIO. the -world over to show how
California Croesuses spend their money. In-
leod , to such an extent have people come
o bcllevo that all California millionaires
ro princes In liberality , nays a correspond-
nt of the New York Sun , that n largo port
f the novels nnd short stories nowadaja
ntroduee a millionaire from the golden state
if California , when the plot calls for a
, tonto Crlsto-llko character , who throws
noney right and left and draws big checks
with a chaimlng abandon ,
There Is , however , another class of very
Ich men on this coast. No ono knows
jotter the science of saving every dime
han they , and no one puts the knowledge
nto moro rigid practice. There aio a
.lozen or so of millionaires out hero who
are objects of perennial Interest among the
hrongs of tourists who como every winter
, 'rom ' the east. To the average eastern
mind the words "an old millionaire" nalii *
rally bring a picture of n spruce , white
haired man , vtho drcesca In fine linen and
broadcloth , who lives In a stately residence ,
iv here are gathered all his children In a
tiappy home circle , and where servants an
ticipate every vvlah , and who drives out
with hk > grandchildren of an aflcinoon In a
big stylish carriage , with n liveried coach
man nnd footman , on the box. When , then ,
: hc easterners como to the Pacific coast and
Jiave a cheaply dressed , almost ragged , un
kempt man pointed out as a millionaire , and
have llttlo whitewashed cabins shown as the
abodes of men who owu many thousands of
actos of land , or flocks ot sheep nnd herds
of cattle on every hillside , they are Inter
ested.
One of the wealthiest men In California U
Henry Miller. His possessions are variously
valued at from $9,000,000 to $14,000,000. He
Is the surviving partner of the greatest cattle
firm In the world , that of Miller & Lux
Charles AV. Lux died ten years ago and left
in estate of $7,000,000. Miller owned more
than I'alf of the stock In the business and
had seme $1,300,000 Invested In hogs and
sheep as his own propertj. Today ho Is with
out doubt the biggest cattle king ot all. He
owns several herds of 25,000 cattle ench , a
score of herds of 0,000 or 7,000 cattle and
many herds of 2,000 and 3,000 cattle , be'ldea
14,000 sn.ua'0 miles not acres of land In
California , Oregon , Nevada and Arizona , on
which these cattle , besides scores of droves
of hogs and flocks of ehef p , gram
A MONEY ( MAKER FROM GERMANY.
In the recent legal proceedings brought to
effect a settlement of the affalis of the firm of
Miller & Lux It came out that In 1895 and
1S9G the annual net Income of Sir. Mtller wao
more than $900.000. Yet he lives the life ot
the poorest paid , most Ignorant vaquero 01
cowboy on his vast ranges. He is 64 years
old and came to California from Germany iu
1854. From the day he landed at Monterej
walked across the foothills and got a Job as
sausage maker for a Mexican butcher , ho has
never Lad a day ot rest. While hia partnoi
used to live In. a mansion In San Francisco
and do business In a royally appointed count
ing room. Miller was out on some of the
firm's vast ranges. Ho still adheres to this
rough , hard life. His accountants go out
from San Francisco several times a week
with statements of the business and to Inform
him ot orders for cattle In San Francisco ,
Kansas City or Chicago.
He asks nothing better for himself than
to live among his men on hie ranges , to
flght with them when he sees fit , to swear
at them when they will stand It , to live on
tough , fresh killed beef and bacon , and
"dum-gulllon" coffee , to drink warm alkali
water , and to have no moro good out of his
millions than the commonest $30-a month
cowboy. He views extravagance as a crime.
His vaqueros tell of him yelling with anger
when a tender young bullock had been
slaughtered by the manager of one of his
ranges In honor ot his visit. Yet he Is
neither a miser nor a mean man. His one
all-consuming passion is to get more land
and to Increase his herds. He admires a
man who will work and make money twenty
hours a day , and he has been fulfilling his
Ideals all his life. He works seven dajs a
week. No man on his ranges knows any de
tails ot the business better than he.
Ho often takes a hand In slaughtering and
packing beef ; he always Joins with his
vaqueroa In the annual branding operations ,
and he has had many a row with a cowboy
because the steera were not properly roped
or the hides were not well cured.
Ono story told of Miller gained him great
popularity among the vaqueros about Gllroy.
Once when driving over the Pacheco Pats ho
was stopped by tt Mexican highwayman. He
promptly handed him all the money in his
pocket some $200. As the man turned away
with the gold Miller called after him :
"Say , you know mo. My names Miller.
I've got a long drive to make and I've given
you all the money I had. Can't you let me
have $20 ? "
The highwayman handed Miller $20 of the
money he had taken from him and each
parsed on his way.
Several months later Miller Haw the same
man In a talexm In Gllroy. He went up to
him , took $20 from his pocket , and offered It
to him , flaying carelessly :
Hero's the money I owe you.
You don't owe mo anything , " eald the
Mexican , fearful of arrest.
Of course I do ; here , take It.
Nothing to me , " Insisted the Mexican.
'Do ' you remember me borrowing $20 from
you In the pass a few months ago ? "
"Don't remember anything about It , " eald
the Mexican , and Miller kept his money.
So thla Monte Crlsto ot the west Ifl ; not
without humor , and the cattle herdcre liked
his grim satire.
LOST AND MADE A FORTUNE.
A little dried up man , with deep-set black
eyes , long white hair , and shabby clothes ,
may bo seen sitting about the hotel offices ,
barber shops , saloons and other public place *
where there are free chairs and nowtpapers
in the city of Bakersfleld , In the San Joaquin
Valley any day. Ho has not been out of
the town In twenty jeara , and It Is not likely
lie over will go. He Is Daniel P. Wattero ,
and he la worth between $2,000,000 and $3-
000000. Ho came to California In the gold
excitement In the early EOa. and made a
fortune ot $20,000. He was a happy , Jovial
young man then , fresh from Yale college.
Ho spent money freely , and went back to
New York on a visit. In two years he re
turned to California with all his money gone.
This tlmo ho found It was no longer poal-
ble for a man to pick up a fortune In the
gold diggings , He became a lawyer , and had
a bare subsistence for a decade. That was
when he became a money saver , and learned
exactly how many cenU there are In a dot-
lar. When he was 35 years old ho discov
ered quicksilver deposits In Santa Clara
county. That brought him several hundred
thousand dollars. He Invested In lands -In
the San Joaquin valley , and Increased hla
wealth ten times over In the course of twenty
years.
He has a wife and three children and
many grandchildren. Hla sons and hli
daughter worked as laborers after they be
came 17 , and have never had a dollar of aid
from their father. Mrs. Walters did washIng -
Ing for her neighbors until a few years ago
In order to earn money. All the time her
husband was buying land and mortgagee at
the rate of $15,000 a month. Wallers bozsla
that lie cannot recall having epent an un
necessary dime In years save once , and that
was when he gave $2 for a Fourth of July
celebration last year. Ho never bujs news
papers , and baa not been to any evening
entertainment ( or a quarter ot a century ,
Neither he nor hit wife tui been In the cam
lnco they were ummonr < l M wllntvsri In
A Inn null tn 1878. Yet TV tters I * writ In *
formed on the affairs of the day. He know *
to the fraction of a cent the lutcet quotations
of mining or railroad stock * , and ho follows
the acts ot congress In detail. Ho rends the
newspapers In public places , Ho ) ho re
member * how easily he lost his first fortune
and he will not let his last Ret away frbm
him. Hla Income now Is about $10,000 a
month. He onns all the water bonds Issued
by the city of Mcnphls , Teon. , and has a
block ot first mortgage bonds on the North
ern Pacific railroad. Ills hobby la writing
letters , and ho writes long ones , so as to
get all the weight that a 2-ccnt stamp will
carry. Ho corresponds constantly with New-
York nnd Chicago capitalists about profltaUlo
Investments In stocks and bonds. Ho bid for
$300,000 worth of the last Issue ot govern
ment bonds , but did not bid high enough.
The people In VUatla tell many stories
about him. One of the stories Is this-
"Wife. " said ho to Mrs Walters one blis
tering hot July day , "I'll give 5011 a quarter
If vou'll go and see how the men aio got-
tint : along In the barley fields on the ranrh. "
Mrs. Wallers w nt some two miles over
the hill to where the men were cutting grain.
In the course of two hours eho came home ,
red-faced and hot after her long walk In a
fiery tempcralure.
"Well , that's all right. " said her husband
when she reported what she had seen , "Let's
see , what did 1 agree to pay you ? "
"A quarter , " replied the wife.
Then Walters worlh moro Ihnn $2.000.00
went out In the woodhousc , look a penny
from his pocktt , and with an axe chopped It
Into quarters , and then came Into the house
and gave one quartet to his wife and In
sisted that ho was kccplug Ills bargain.
PKDUO AS A nnCUKATION.
The richest man In Ixvs Angeles countv If
not In all southern California Is Louis Phil.
Ips , and ho Is about the lost person thai one
would pick out from any assemblage for a
nllllonulro of the third degree possibly the
fourth or fifth degree. The New York and
New Kngland tourists In Pomona vallo > every
winter take a good deal of Intercut In the
way this rich man cnjojs his princely for-
lunc , and man } of them arc Incredulous , un
til the proofs arc brought that Philllpa is
really wealthy. Every daj , Sundajs and all ,
ho may bo seen driving from his plain brick
house at the little old Mexican hamlet of
Spadra lo Pomona. For jears ho has driven
an old farm horse that would be dear at $20 ,
and has ridden In a rattletrap phacto'i that
did service a generation ago. Ho Is not a
worker now that he bus parsed his seven
tieth jear , "but he Is as economicil as
the laborers along the hlghwaj. Pleasures
that come to the average million-lire he has
no conception of. His delight Is In plajlng
a Mexican game of pedro for clgais at some
public place In Pomona or Los Angeles. If
he wins a half dozen nickel clgaM In the
course ot a morning's or afternoon's gaming
his pleasure Is great. If , howevei , he loses
three stralghl games of pedio , ho will trifle
no longer with fortune1 , and no one can In
duce him to risk a few dimes moie of his
millions In such prodigality. Up goes out ,
and soon Is Jogging back homo In his old
phaeton.
Phillips hap an Income of about $16,000
a month. Hie , family expenses aip not moro
than $2,000 a jear. He owns some of the
most profitable buslncrs pioperty In Los
Angeles , ho owns 17,000 acres of fertile toll
In the San Gabriel and Pomona vallejs , anil
ho has whole Is-me ? of Hchool and municipal
bonds. He never bujs libs than $30,000
w01 th of bonds at a time. 'He ' came to
California fiom Bavaria In 1837 , and was a
vaquero for the rich Mexican cattlemen of
this region When the Mexicans began to
mortgage their property to meet their e\-
tiava ance Phillips lent them his hard-
eained tavlngs. He became owner of great
tracts of land and the employer ot his own
former employers. When the Yankee Im
migration poured Into southern California
after the war , he sold lor $10 an acre hun
dreds of acies of land that he had aequlrcc
for 75 cents an acre. The city of Pomona
with Its 0,000 population. Is located In the
heart of a ranch that Phlllliis got for $1.50
an aero thirty years ago.
Ho has never been out of California since
he came hero a raw Geiman lad. He io a
good-natured man , and laughingly pajs thai
all the fun he wants In life is to play pedro
for the cigars , and be euro of his fortune
until he Is through with life.
"Do > ou kr.ow , Mr. Phillips , what I'd do
with all jour money If I had It ? ' a mai
said to him once. The old millionaire was
at that timedtpoiltlng some $8,000 or $10,000
In a bank.
"Well , what now ? " replied Louis Phillips ,
as ho picked up his bank book and started
away with hi friend.
"Why I'd go and hlro a steam yacht and
I'd travel all over the world with my fam
ily. I'd see all nations and all cllmea That
very deposit you'ie making now would go
a good way toward revealing the world to
jou. You have no business to keep you
tied here. Your rents and Interest will
como to you just the tame. "
"Now do jou know , " replied the mil
lionaire , "that would be the biggest bore I
can think of ? My folks wanted to go to
that there Worlds fair show a few years
ago but when wo como to hear Pomona
people tell about It , why wo concluded that
there was nothing worth seeing there after
all. So wo stajcd homo. About ten years
ago my wife and I were teased Into seeing
two big actors named Booth and Barrett ,
who were at LoAngolea. . I donf remember
what the show wes , but It was all a humbug
lust to cheat folks out of the money. No.
I'll stay home. Playing pedro Is good
enough. "
THE WHEAT KING OF OREGON.
A curious combination of energy and pinch
ing economy Is found In Alonzo Myers , the
wheat king of Oregon. Hla bookkeeper waa
forced during ono of his employer's cases In
court a few years ago , to produce the ledger
of Myers. Kvcrjone was surprised to learn
then that Myers possessed business blocks
In San Francisco , eorao 40,000 acres of wheat
land In Oregon and northern California , and
bundles of stock In the Pacific Mall Steamship
( ompany , besides a tidy sum In United
States bonds. Altogether , the old gentleman
was found to be worth some $2,200,000 , and
enjoying an income of moro than $200,000
Myers cannot read or write , and he boasts
that ho never spent an Idle hour or a cent In
his life on books or ne-wspapers. He believes
that reading Is a species of loafing , end Idle
ness an unpardonable sin. tla la nearly C5
years old. He was a cobbler In San Francisco
In 1850 and 1858. Ho slept alongside his
bench at night and cooked his own meals
from the cheapest odds and ends of meat ho
could buy , and the stalest bread ho could
get at the baker's. His brother was making
poor success with a ranch In southern Oregon
gen , and could not repay a loan he had
from the cobbler. So Alonzo went to him ,
walking COO miles across the mountains. Ho
reached Oregon In three weeks , and became
3 farmer. For moro than twenty-five juars
be worked seventeen hours many times
twenty-four hours out of the twenty-four ,
The brother tried to keep up with Alonzo as
a worker , but It killed him after a half dozen
years. Alonzo bought adjacent ranches , spec ,
ulated In wheat which his neighbors , who
lived better and enjoyed llfo more , had to
sell cheap. Then he lent money al oxorW-
tant Interest to grain elcavtor men , and In
tlmo owned several elevators. Ho became
worth $100,000 ; then $250,000 , but ho never
altered In the least particular bis mode of
living.
He found eome years ago that ho could nc
longer carry his business in his head , lit
hired a bookkeeper and a confidential agent
Since then he has hired two moro assistant
accountants , He Is ono of the poorest dressed
men to bo seen on the streets of Portland or
San Fiauclsco. Ho wears a fctraw hat foi
three years at a Unit' , and then ho buys the
cheapest and moat durable hat , no mallei
how It looks 01 how ancient the style , lie
makes his biennial purchases of clothing al
a second-hand clothing Hlore. Ills home it
on the outskirts of Albany , Ore. , where be
ins Konia 9,000 xcrra ot beautiful wheat Hod.
to liven alone In nrathor-beAton rrtt-
stnckle , old onc-slory building. There are
but three rooms In 11 , and rnoh In furnlihej
vlth only the barest necessities. A dry foc-H
IOT serves as a dining Ublo , end nowiprtpent
are the ctirtnlim at the wlmloue. Not a
lolUr for Improvements has been spent ID
yean. The old man rl'cs at 4 n. in. the
car round. Ho U easier with himself now
adays , nnd takes n hour or two more cora
ort In bed tlxui when ho was making bis
orluno. A ranch hand comes hi at dty-
nxvik , and he and the old man get breaktust.
The expense of the ranch laborer's board Is
hereby eavrd , Hut It Is ench poor board
hal very few men will stay with Alonzo
Mvers and endure Ihe dlel for longir than &
cw months. From breakfast lo night the
economical millionaire U ever busy , HP
goes about In n rickety old platform wagon
inil sees to the work of farming. He goo
to the haul. , lells his bookkeepers what they
nust do , and heais their reports. He llslena
to Ihe bufilnrm IctUtt that come to him ,
ind direct * answer * to them. He can sign
ils name , but that Is nil he can do In wrlt-
ng and reading Kvcry few- wicks he hna
.uiflltuvs In San Francisco and Portland. In
; ho cltlcM he patronizes the 25-cent lodging
.muses and 10-cent lunch counters. Just ro
soon as he can get away from hU business
lie starts for home , to OH to rut off thu
expenses Inclined whllo away Ho knows
C. P. Ilmulr.ptnti , Ihe 1'ftclllc const lallroaJ
magnate , well , ar > J Uct winter , when he had
some : Important husltiC' " to dlscus with Mr.
llu.itliifiton , he astonlshu ! nil who Knew him
liy spending a quarter for a l Uu. and In buyIng -
Ing a $10 milt of clnlhes bofou colng lo the
railroad puwldrnl's office. Thu * ' ry next
day , han over , Stvvti started for Mhany
sfod In lifs grimy , faded ami Ion , old-
time garments , and with his urw suit In a
Imndlo uudei' his arm The latter will h vcr
be woin except on state occAslons.
THE HOSS OF SHEEP MEN.
The newspapers In southern California will
lose matij an Interesting tniujett when Cal
vin G. Eastwood dies ) . Ho I" a Yankee , and
Is the owner ot more sheep than any other
person In Amotlca. lite one puipcso hns
been to Incicaro III * deck. lie has Im-
metiM > tiactH of glaring land In eveiy county
In KNitlu'tn California from Santa Barbara
to Mexico , and ho IUM no t > cttlcd home , llo
fctartcd foily > eais ago as u bliephcnl for a
Mexican Todaj he laortli fiilly $1GOOOOO.
He Is hauled Into couit every once In a
whllo to It'll the asccssoin what he l Worth
and how much land and how many sheep ho
har , for ho has avoided Uxallon by moving
his llocUi about ovciy JP.U- among the re
mote foothills when he knows the counly
as e < rbou me looking for him. The last llmo
ho wai' In ciiirl he WSH compelled to show
lil'i books and make utatimuilti. Tlu o re
vealed that he had an Income for twelve
month , ? lu ISDu-G of about $97,000 , and that
when wool v\ai < not on the fice tariff ll t ho
had an Income of more than $150.000 a year.
He had im deposit in banks at ono tlmo
last jear more thin $400,000. Yet he live *
the life of the commonest shepherd , and Iho
bcuntliu-bS of .1 bhepherd'ii fare Is piovoibhu.
Week after week he fiesta on the ground
with his sheep wherever night overtakra
him. Ho lives on bpans and ehceoa for daj
at a time. On hM birthday and nt Christmas
ho will kill a $3 sheep , und he and his hired
men will feast on that. HP has many times
eaten the meat of sheep that were killed
while ailing and won * piobably going to'dlo
on his hands. He tajy llmt when he gqtfl
lo Iho $2,000.000 mailc he will take a iwt ,
and may go to see hi * relative , " In the BcrU-
shlre hills In Mat5snch\i etf. He Is never
to well pleased as when some one takra
him for a pauper. When ho U Inlroduccd
lo a strangei fiom the catt as a mllllona ro
he watches keenly for a look ot incredulity
lo spread over the stiangci'h face. He Is a
strong filend and when the rum , on the
Los Angeles banks ocuiticd lu June , 1893 , no
made depos-IU of $10,1-00 In gold a day for
two dajs to atsuie the bank and the fright
ened depositors of his confidence.
A few jtMis ago ho took a fancy to some
binned iiiopeity In Lori A' geles. lie hunted
up the owner and bluntly offered him $140-
000 for the property.
"Who are jou ? " asked the owner ot the
property. "What do jou mean by coming
around here Hke a tramp or an escaped
pauper and talking about $110,000 for my
propertj 7"
"I'm only cxcrcihlng the right of an - American
ican cltl/en , " icplled Uastwood. '
"Well , I have no time to go there with
jou. There's a practical Joke somewhere Ih
Ihls scndlcig of jou around lo mo lo lake
my lime with an Impossible buyer , " said the
owner brusquely.
"I guess you had better ask Banker Hell-
man about me , " were his words as ho went
out of the office.
"SajHellman , " asked the property owner
of the banker In Loa Angeles , a few days
lalcr , " ( k > you know a ragged old CUES named
Calvin Eastwood ? "
"Yes , and Ills check Is good for a half
million of dollars any day at my bank , If ho
does look like the most forlorn tramp In ( ha
state of California , " was the banker's reply
ply-
plyThat same day the property owner Ivircd
a convej-anco and started with all speed
acrrss the country for Eastwood's sheep
range. No apologies were necessary. The
millionaire shepherd said ho was used to
that. Ho bought the property a few days
later.
KOIII2GA&T OP TODAY'S WEATHEJIl.
ft
HUimt'r * In WtfNlern Xelirnwlcn , Cooler
vtfth XortlivtfNt WliulH.
WASHINGTON , AUK. 13 Forecast for
Saturday : , j
For Nebraska Fair , pr oe < led by Hhowcra
In the extieme western portion ; cooler in
southern portion ; northwest winds.
For South Dakota Generally fair , prq-
ceded by showers In eastern portion ; north- ,
wosl winds.
For Iowa Showers , followed by fair ; cooler
In cenlrnl nnd eastern iHjrtlons ; variable
vvlndif , becoming northwesterly.
For Mlssouil Fair , pieceded by showers In
northern portion ; probably cooler ; south
winds , becomingnorthwest. .
For Kansa Generally fair , preceded by
showers In the eastern pdrtlon ; northwest
winds
For Wyoming Fair ; variable winds.
Local Itceortl.
OFFicn OF TIHC WIATHIR BUREAU.
OMAHA , Aug. 13. Omaha record of rainfall
nnd tcmpoi alure compared with correspond
ing day of the past three ye.irs :
1&I7. 1890. 1895. 1891
Maximum temperature. . . . W H2 112 99
Minimum temperature. . . . 06 G8 74 C8
Averaso lemperature 70 75 83 84
The only hh Grade , . , D&kinp : Powder
i /Mf-.j r ,
moderate price
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