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INVESTIGATING THE COURT
Legislative Gotnmittco Uses tha Probe on
State's Highest Tribunal ,
SEVERAL WITNESSES PUT ON THE STAND
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LINCOLN , March 24. ( Special. ) The ex
amination of the supreme court judges anil
commlsnloncrs commenced this afternoon ,
with ex-CommUsloncr Tran ) < Irvlno on the
stnnd. eMr. Irvine made an opening state
ment by nayliiK that ho was no longer n
public ofilcer , and doubted the authority of
the legislature ! to cxamlno Into his conJuct.
Ho then said ho vvaa ready to answer any
Mr. Irvine then told how he employed his
iwlfe to nsiUt him. Ho did this before there
waa an allowance of pay for such assistance.
His work wan mostly at homo and his wlfo
was able to take down his dictation In n
very satisfactory manner. The opinions
written by him had all been dictated In this
way. His wife was not a shorthand writer ,
but vvns nblo to take down Hie work rapidly
nnd accurately , and after the opinions were
completed she copied them on the typo-
writer.
Mr. Irvlno said that for n time he main
tained an ofllce In Omaha In order tliat ho
might have convenient access to hU library
Ho gave ofHce room to n young attorney and
stenographer part of the time. Sometimes
ho had employed some help In the steno
graphic work , and toad paid for the same
cither from his own pocket , or It had been
( mid from the ( alary allowed his wife.
Cross-examined by Mr. SturgofS , Mr. Ir
vlno said ho had hael considerable work done
by a Mr. .McDonald . and a Mls3 Phillips.
Some of the work In preparing the opinions
was of such n character as to require con
fidential work on the part of his assistant ,
nnd ho had not been able to find any one
who could or would do the work as well as
his wife- .
Judge Norval was recalled by Mr. Slur-
gc s and was nskcd further about eome ad
vance payments mndo him by J. S. Bartlcy.
Judge Norval said ho had sometimes needed
money nnd turned Ills warrant over to Bart-
ley , who advanced the money. The witness
supposed It waa Bartley'H c-wn money.
ItiiKnii Tc-NtlflcN.
Kx-Cotmnlssloncr Ragan eald that prior
to his appointment In 1893 he had been em-
plojcd by a loan and trust company nnd
had working for him a Miss FullcTton as
stenographer. The first month of his work
with the court ho employed Mlsa Fullerton.
After Itiat iho employed his wife. She helped
( him In preparation of opinions. Ho had
also employed n young woman for further
help , and bhe worked some for him until
eho got married. Then for awhile ho em
ployed a young man nt $25 per month who
vvna n short-hand writer. This young man
went to Now York nnd was drowned. A
young woman was employed later at $35
per month , but she had after nwhllo got
married and moved to Lincoln. Of late
ho ihad employed a , Mrs. Walters to help
nt $20 per month.
Mr. Hagan said that this assistance had
been paid for out of his own pocket. The
assistance rendered by his wife was In the
way of abstracting evidence and reading
floin the records.
In reply to a question about the sufllclency
of the pay for his assistance , Mr. Ragan
said he did not think the pay was sufllclent ,
either for himself or his wife. Previous to
his appointment lie ( had been earning $7,000
per year , and he took the place under the
mistaken Idea that there was a little "cheap
glory. " In It .Ho would not again take the
place at $5,000 $ per year.
Mr. Ragan further said that his wife was
a well educated woman , and 'had ' In helping
him enrneel moro than the money paid. Etio
did the work In a moro satisfactory manner
than anyone else could have dono.
Mr. Rngan said ho had nothing to conceal
In connection with the manner In which
ho had done the work. Ho said :
"I would not take the Job again nt $6,000
a year. The state of Nebraska got six years
of my life , and will never get any more
unless I am convicted of uomo crime and
have to servo time. "
Mrs. Ragan was called nnd explained how
she had assisted her husband In the work.
It was necessary to be ready to assist at
nny time. She did a great deal of work In
rending records and briefs. She had drawn
the vouchers for the services performed.
Ida M. Walters was called. She said she
had been employed In Judge Ragan'sofllce _
for about four years , and had been paid by
him. She had taken the dictation of Judge
Ragan , nnd In this way took down many of
his opinions. She knew of the assistance )
that wan performed by Mrs Ilngan.
Witness explained that she vvns a general
stenographer , nnd did A great deal of out
side work. Judge Hngan furnished her a
machine and all stationery , and had also
paid her (20 ( per month.
Mrortnl TrMinon.
Mrs. Norvnl being called , stated thnt she
put In most of her time helping her hus
band In the preparation of opinions , and did
the typewriting. She confessed to being n
very rapid operator of the writing machine.
The witness sale ! thnt at first she had
worked by the day , but had not preserved
the record of the work after drawing the
pay The working time was nocassarlly very
Irregular , and sometimes the work had taken
' fifteen hours a day. She had had little time
for household or social duties , and had
worked hard to earn the money. She had
drawn the warrants , and still had several
of them for the eiuarterly salary.
W , S. Pcarne of Orand Island wns called.
He said that ho hael been In the employ of
Judge Harrison from January 11 , 1S94. to
April 1 , 1897. Ho had put In n great deal
of time reading records and evidence to the
judge. It was required that every line of
the records or briefs bo read. The witness
also aided In the preparation of opinions ,
Much of the work , the witness said , was
done at his home , or at the home of Judge
Harrison. The judge's method was to write
his own opinions out himself at longhaml ,
and these were then copied nnd compared
toy the witness.
Mr. Pearno said that he drew pay from
the state for services and continued In the
work until 1897 , when he commenced the
practice of law.
Questioned about his experience , the wit
ness t > ald he first went to Orand Island as
manager for Dun's agency , nnd had hail
considerable experience In work of the class
later performed for Judge Harrison. While
acting as assistant to the judge the witness
drew the pay and retained It all himself.
The witness said that at first when ho
worked by the day ho kept an accurate ac
count of the time employed , and put in a
bill for the time employed
Judge Irvine told the commlttco at this
point that Mrs. Irvlno was In n poor state
of health at the present time , that she would
be unable to bo present , and ns her testi
mony would bo only corroborative of his
own , ho asked that she might not bo called.
This request wns agreeable to the commit
tee.
tee.Mrs.
Mrs. W. S. Pearna wns called and tes
tified that since April 1 , 1897 , she had as
sisted Judge Harrison In the work. Much
of this work had been done at her home ,
although sonic had been done here at Lin
coln this winter.
The committee took an adjournment to
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
FAVOR A COMMISSION
( Continued from First Page. )
resolution to Investigate the matter was
adoptwl toy a vote of 39 to 37.
II. H. 501 , the general appropriation bill ,
was placed on third reading and passed by
a vote of 78 to 8. These voting against
the bill wore Bovver , Cawthra , Grosvenor ,
McCrackcn , Mennlnger , Morrison , I'eck and
Shore.
The sifting committee made n new re
port , advancing H. H , COS , COO , 509 , BIO ,
27S , 315 , 412 , 314. 225 , 2D9 , 230 , 141 , 439
and 403. The report also recommended H.
R. 385 and 392 , the Omaha charter amend
ments , to bo engrossed for third reading.
Reuse of Hall moved to Include In the
latter part of the report II. R. 267 , 343 and
370.
370.Tho
The chair held that the report , to have
a bill engrossed for a third reading , and
tlie Rouse amendment vveie out of order.
The balance of the report was adopted.
The house went Into commlttco of the
whole , with Jansen In the chair , to con
sider bills on the sifting Hie.
H. R. 289 , by Burman , permitting saloon
keepers to glvo guaranty bonds , was
amended so aa to compel all saloon keepers
to give guaranty bonds and vvas then rec
ommended for passage.
H. R. 424 , the Wheeler bill to permit
the purchase of school lands by persons who
held leaseo on the same prior to January
1 , 1897 , was next taken up. An amendment
by Hicks to include university lands vvas
adopted.
Representatives Evans , Swan , Mllbourn ,
Pollard nnd Cawthra all spoke against the
bill , holding that the educational fund could
i.ot bo In a safer place than Invested in laud
as at present.
Hvans' motion to Indefinitely postpone the
bill prevailed.
H. R. G10 , by Grafton , providing for an
appropriation of $25,000 for an executive
mansion , nas taken up for consideration.
Pollard moved to recommend that all of the
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tut.
Thompson of Mcrrlck offered nn amend-
nicnt which mmlo n new bill of It. Hy
Its provlsloco the Honrtl of Public Lamia
and LHilldlngn Is authorized to advertise for
bids and Is limited to no particular lo
cality. Thompson explained thnt If the stnto
felt nblo at llils time to build or purchase
a residence for the governor Ills amendment
provided for doing It In a busliicss-llho man-
ner. The amendment carried and the bill
uns recommended for passage.
II. H. 4GG , by Weaver , providing for re
pairing temporary plank and board side-
unlks In cltlM of the second class , vvas rec
ommended for passage.
SJ. 1' . 136 , by Crow , making dogs personal
property and holding the owner liable for
damage done by them , was recommended
for passage.
I'lilillontlnii nf Bullion lilociincn ,
II. K. 4U , by Tanner of Nance , to change
the law relating to the publication of saloni
licenses , Mas taken up , and Wheeler ol
I'urnas moved that It ho recommended foi
passage. Laiio of Lancaster moved tc
amend that the bill bo Indefinitely post
poned.
Clark of Lancaster In speaking on the
bill said that If there was to he any good
faith In the granting of falcon licenses this
bill ought to bo killed. Under Its provision :
a sakon man at Lincoln , Omaha or nnj
other city could publish his notice In nil }
obscure paper In a. distant village of the
county , where no person In the city vvotihl
over sco It. The bill was a vicious one ami
ought to bo killed.
The motion to Indefinitely postpone pre
vailed.
H. H. 621 , by tJetvv oiler of Douglas , amend'
IHK the road tax law and putting one-half ol
the read fund In cities of the metropolitan
and first class In the hands of the city
council to be used under the direction and
control of the Hoard of Park Commls-
sloners In th * Improvement of parkiroads and
boulevards , was rccomtr.cndod for passage ,
The principal contention over the bill was
between Dctvvcller and Beverly , the former
stating that a largo majority of the people
of Omaha wanted the bill passed and the
latter saying a largo majority wanted II
Killed.
H. II. 347 , by Fisher , for an act to create
a state registry of brands and marks foi
Hvo stock and a state brand and mark com
mittee was recommended for passage with
out discussion.
II. K. 303 , by Israel , was taken up anil
the committee substitute discussed. The
bill provides for the establishment anil
maintenance of the experimental stations
located by act of the legislature of 1S91 al
Culbertsoti , Gordon and Ogalalla and appro-
prlating the sum of $30,000 for the same , tht
money to bo expended under direction ol
the Stnto Donrd of Agriculture.
McCarthy moved to strike out the name
Ogalalla wherever It occurs In the measure
and substitute the name Emerson. If the
state was going to spend money on ox-
peilmcnts ho believed It should be used Ir
the eastern part of the state where agrlcul
ture Is more of a success under presenl
methods of farming. The amendment failed
Before consideration of the bill was finishes
the committee arose and reported.
Pollard moved that the report on II. II. K
bo not concurred In , but that the bill be
indefinitely postponed and demanded a rol !
call , which resulted , 32 ayes and 5G nays , t
majority of the members being in favor ol
buying a house for the governor.
Myers moved that H. R. 517. which de
fines the boundary of Sarpy county , be advanced -
vanced to third reading. It was so ordered
After voting down a motion to adjourn tc
Monday the house adjourned to tomorrow
at 9 a. m.
iMiocnuimcs or TIIK SCXATE ,
VnniicorNMful Attempt to lU-HPlml Uic
It.-Moliilloii CcnnnrliiK StotMcnliuric.
LINCOLN , March 24. ( Special. ) When
the senate met this morning standing com
mittee reports iwerd numerous'asfollows *
H. n. 297. to pass ; S. P. 286 and 291. to
pass ; H. R. 231 , to pass with amendments ;
S. F. 330. 331 , 217 and 288 , no recommenda
tion.
tion.The following bills were Indefinitely post
poned by report of the revenue committee :
S. F. 2CO , relating to the school dlstilct levy ;
S. T. 261 , that the aggregate school tax shall
not exceed 1 per cent on the dollar valua
tion ; S. F. 218 , relating to the sale of property -
orty for delinquent taxes ; S. F.19 , also re
lating to the same subject ; S. F. 294 , same
as above ; S. F. 73 , relating to certifying
school district levies to the county board ;
S. F. 54 , relating to submitting the ques
tion of voting bonds when the aggregate
assessment exceeds $1.50 on the $100 ; S.
F. 262 , 221 , 222 , 239 , 230 and 235 , cutting
down the maximum amounts that can bo
levied In various funds , which bills were
dependent upon the passage of the Van
Duscn revenue bill ; S. F 297. fixing the
salaries of clerks of the district court.
Senator Van Dusen called up his resolu
tion relating to the present state of dlsie-
palr of the capltol. He said some of his
fusion friends thought the resolution cen
sured the Board cf Public Lands and Build
ings , and for that reason he was willing to
strike out the last "whereas , " to which
they objected. Canaday of Kearney and
Schaal of Sarpy said they were willing for
the resolution to pass as originally drawn.
It was therefore adopted without amend
ment.
RocKo of Lancaster offered the following
resolution :
Wheieas , during the early portion of this
session resolutions were adopted bj the sen
ate which reflected on Colonel John M.
Sl < ttenburg of thu First Nebraska regiment
at .Manila , and requesting his recall from
command thereof , and.
Whereas , such resolutions were adopted
without any hearing on the pait or In behalf
of said culoncl , and In the light of reccns
Information as to his conduct In battle and
command of the regiment , those resolutions
seem to do ihu colonel an Injustice ; thero-
'oie ,
Hesolved , That the resolutions above re
ferred to bo iccclnded and wholly expunged
[ rein the records of this bodv.
It w.is moved that the rules bo suspended
and the motion put on its pabsagc This
motion brought out considerable ) opposition
and points of order that the motion at
tempted to reconsider the action of the sen
ate taken caily in the Hesslon. The chair
held that a motion to rescind and uxpungo
was In order uluajs. Otherwise legislative
bodies would have no chance to correct mistakes -
'
takes th.it had been made. The motion to
suspend the rules failed to carry , the vote j
being 12 tJ IS.
It lays over ono day under the rules , i
Senator Fowler offered the following mo- ,
llun , to the cited that hereafter all speeches
bo limited to flvo minutes each , and that
no senator bo allowed to npeiiU twice on the
game uiibject either In open fcet-slBOH or In
commlltto of the whole , except that the in-
Iroduccr of a motion bo allowed two minutes
In clc'sing ' , .UK ! that in discussing bills In
committee of the whole the Introducer or
senator having charge thereof be allowed '
live minutes In closing. I
Fairell of Merrlck objected on the ground
that It robbed the members of their consti
tutional rights the freedom of speech. Ho
saw a deep laid schema of the majority to
shut off dcbato. Senator Fouler said ho
alrno vvas responsible for thu motion , and
he did It In hopes of expediting business.
Canaday of Kearney lalscd thu point of i
order that the motion was out cf older , as
It tried to fix rules for the committee of '
the whole , which the senate had no power '
to do. The chair subtalned his point.
The motion was amended to exclude thu
committee ) of the whole , and adopted as
amended. As In committee of the whole Is
the place where long winded speeches are
made , the motion will not have the effect
desired.
The clerk of the house announced the
passage of H. It. 80 and 01 , and the in
definite postponement of S. r , 223 , Senator [
Crow's bill relating to paving In Omaha. ,
It. H. 93 and 127 were sent to the gov
ernor. j
The following bills were passed : S. F ,
91 , by Noycs , making the Friday nearest
the middle of May "Ulrd day ; " S. r. 299 ,
the Talbot concurrent resolution relating tc
money due the stnte educational fund from
the sale of the Pawnee reservation by the
BO\eminent ; S. I" . 99 , relating to the Is
suance of teachers' certificates by county
superintendents , and S. F. 213 , by Newell ,
fixing printers' fees.
S. K. 3S was recommitted to correct errors
In engrossment.
The sifting commlttco reported the list ol
bills for advancement , following S. P. 264 , ns
follows : H. n. 240 , S. F. 304 , H. R. 19l
S. F. 231. 1S4 , 319 , 338 , 302. 176 , 23S , 24D.
The senate did not concur In the report
on S. F. 2S8 , and It was Indefinitely post
poned.
H. 11. 501. the general appropriation bill ,
was given Its first reading.
In the afternoon Talbot of Lancastci
moved that the printers of the blue book hi
Instructed to furnish Sf.O . copies to the secre
tary of the senate. Ho said his motion wai
In accordance with a resolution passed earl :
In thu session. The motion prevailed by i
light vote.
In committee of the whole S. F. 211 am
212 , relating to roads , were recoihmcmled tc
pass.
S. r , 172 was amended to exclude thi
packing houses , and recommended to pass
It is the bill providing that persons sclllni
beef shall exhibit the hides to the purchaser
Progress was reported In II. R. 264 , wit
leave to sit again. The members were no
ready to act upon the measure. It appro
prlates $33.000 to build a library at the Per
Normal school.
II. R. 240 , providing that the Omahn
Board of Education shall annually fix th
levy for school purposes , and making It 1m
pcmtlvo upon the city council to provld
for the amount so levied , was rccommcnde
to pass.
S. r. 304 , relating to water rights an
Irrigation , was recommended to pass.
The printed amendments to the Weaver Insurance
suranco bill , H. R. 191 , hud not been re
cclvetl. It vvaa agreed to make It a specla
order Monday at 2 o'clock.
S. F. 231 , which Is a "charter bill" fo
South Omaha and cities having 10,000 t
25,000 population , Instead of Omaha , wa
laid over until tomorrow.
S. F. 1S4 , the county officers' bill extend
Ing the term of county officers to four years
waa Indefinitely postponed.
The substltuto for S. F. 319 was recom
mended to pass.
S. F. 338 , the Prout 'bill U ) provide
revenue commission , was recommended t
pass.
SomitesiniiiK Committee * * Hciiort ,
LINCOLN , March 24. ( Special Telegram.
The senate hitting committee will repor
the following bills for advancement to
morrow In the order named :
S. F. 249 ; S. F. 210 , by Prout , relating tc
the admission of feeble minded children tc
the institute at Beatrice ; S. F. 330 , by Prout
relating to the refunding of precinct bonds
of any county ; S. F. 287 , by Talbot , to authorize
orizo the use of voting machines ; S. F. 266
by Talbot , to compel railroads to report to
the auditor their property for taxation ; S
F. 284 , by Prout , relating to the conveyance ,
and relinquishing of the real propeity of in
sane persons , S. F. 2S1 , by Prout , to presen
medals to the Nebraska volunteers ; S. F
201 , by Prout , to amend the civil code re
lating to drawing jurors ; S. F. 323 , by Bar
ton , to regulate the sale of baking powder
and requiring the Ingredients to be prlntei
upon the package ; S. F. 191 , by Talbot
relating to the sale of perishable
property and live stock by railroads
S. F. 352 , by Van Dusen- providing a boun
dary commission > to fix the boundary between
Nebraska , Iowa and Missouri ; S. F. 327 , by
Barton , to prevent onojpcrson , firm or cor
poration from getting more than one license
for the same period of time ; H. R. 330 , by
Mllbourn , to locate two normal schools ; H.
R. 285 , by Mann , authorizing the organiza
tion of mutual Insurance companies to insure
sure- hogs from death ( by disease ; H. R
362 , by Weaver , the bill locating the state
f.ilr permanently In Lincoln ; H. R. 192 and
68 , by Beverly , the child labor bills ; H. R.
271 , by Olmsted , the barber commission
bill ; H. R. 297 , by Pollard , appropriating
money for the horticultural society ; H. R
43 , a curative act relating to the crime of
adultery.
ItlllN Advanced Iiy MflliiKCommlttri - .
LINCOLN , March 24. ( Special. ) The
bills reported for advancement by the house
sifting committee this morning were as fol
lows :
H. R. 603and 600 , the miscellaneous claims
bills ; 599 , the bill to pay claims for books
purchased for the State library ; 510 , Moran'a
to tax express companies ; 273 , Helsner's
bill to provide against the sale of adulter
ated food ; 315 , by Anderson of Flllmore , ap-
pioprlatlng money for the relief of J H.
Evans , Joseph Crow , John II. Butler , Frank
Human and Levl Cox , the Douglas county
members who were unseated by the legis
lature of 1897 ; 412 , Memmlnger's bill author
izing the purchase of forty acres of land
for the Norfolk asylum ; 314 , by Wllcox ,
amending the statute so as to permit slate
and county officials to give surety bonds ;
223 , by Dotwollor , eleflning and regulating
the art of midwifery ; 259 , by Sturgess ,
amending the law relating to the labor
bureau , and enlarging the powers and
duties of the labor ccmmisslonor ; 230 , by
HarKson , placing the Hastings asylum un
der the control of the Doard of Public Lands
and Buildings and giving the appointive
poncr to the governor , 141 , by Olmsted ,
providing for the union label on ttato printIng -
Ing , 439 , by Kclster , authorising the gov
ernor to Issue paroles from the penitentialy ;
103 , by Smith of Saline , relating to the is
suance of school certificates and diplomas.
Mum-el by | | i > < : < < -rnor.
LINCOLN. March 24. ( Special. ) The
governor today affixed his signature to the
'ollowlng bills :
S. F. 20 Allow Inc cities of the second
- lass , village. nnd counties to take ui > and
, niy off bonds.
S. F , 132 An act to amend section 16.
: haptt > r ixvlll , entitled "Fees. "
11. U. 93 Amending section 601-a. Civil
U. It. 88 An uct concerning the compen-
lUtlon of receivers.
II. II. 1S7 To prevent the writing of
'ovoihe'ad" Insuuince.
II. H. 197 To legalize acknowledgments
ind oaths taken before commissioners of
Iceds.
H. U. 252 Authorizing cities of the second
ilasa [ iiid villages to Issue bonds In the aid
if internal Improvements.
Illllelleieil.H for till * Si-niito.
LINCOLN , March 21. ( Special. ) By a
ucblc vote tills afternoon the senate lu-
itructcd u local publishing llrm to furnish
ho secretary of the bunato 250 copies of
ho 1699 "blue book. " Senator Talbot In-
reduced the motion and said It was slm-
dy In accordance with the resolution passed
arly In the session subscribing for 250 cop
es. The publishing firm , however , did not
: e.nslder the former action binding , and
\anlixl n new motion made , which vvas
lone. Nothing was said about the co t of
ho bcoks being $3 each , making an outlay
) f | 7CO.
r lor n
LINCOLN , March 24. ( Special Telegram )
rho state officials nro mill wrestling with
tie problem of the superltitendency at
Kearney. The resignation of Charley
iloxlo and the declination of John Spreeher
makes It Incumbent on the board and the
governor to llnd some patriot. One member
jf the board has two rolutlveb on the pay
loll out there and the new superintendent
i > lll be required to promise to keep them
In good , easy berths. Governor Harris of
Nemnha county was hero today , and It Is I
said that ho could bo prevailed upon to I
take the place.
Oovernor Harris , It Is reported , has been
offered and declined the positionIt Is said
that ho has his eje on the superlnlendcncy
of the school for the blind at Nebraska
City. Two teachers discharged by Hoxlc
have been reinstated and another , a son-in-
law of the late Congressman W. L. Greene ,
has been let out.
I'tine-riil nf Olel Hf
FUi.MONT , Neb . March 24. ( Special )
The funeral of Mrs J H. Peters , one of the
oldest residents of the stale , vvna held Ihls
afternoon from the church nt Fontimelle
Mrs Peters was born in Ohio In 1S22. In
IMG she came to Dodge county with her
husband and family. Mr. Piters took up
n tract of land between Nlckcrson and Fon-
tanclle , where the family litis since re-
hided. Her husband , two sons and three
daughters and several grandchildren Mtr-
\lvo her.
Iliu-Klitri tit lluml > e > ltlt.
HUMUOLDT Neb March 24 - iPe > lal > -
The floihlng lore cf 0 Worn.-irk ft To wns i
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entered by burglars last night nn 1 oonsld-
crablo plunder carried nway. The More has
been cnterel several tlme a recently.
Claud Wells of this city w m accidentally
< < hot In the foot while hunting rats t his
father's barn.
Dr. Hull's CoiiRh Sjrup norcr foils to euro
throat and tune trouble Physicians recom
mend this wonderful medicine 25 cents.
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WASHINGTON. March 24 Forecast for
Saturdaj :
For Nebraska Cloudy , probably showers ;
colder In western portion , colder Saturday
night ; winds becoming northerly ,
For Iowa Showers , south to west winds.
For Ml s url Showers ; colder Saturday
night , southerly , shifting to northerly winds.
For South Dakota Rain or snow ; colder ,
northerly winds
For Kansas Fair , evept probably rain In
nrrthen't portion colder Saturday night ,
winds becoming northerly.
The Well-Known Kansas Statesman , Cured ol
Catarrh of the Stomach by Pe-ra-na ,
More Evidsnce of Interest to the Millions of
Catarrh Sufferers of the United States.
HON. J. T. KOTKIN , CONGRESSMANTLAKGE FROM KANSAS.
In a recent letter to Dr. Hartman , Congressman Uotkln , whoso fame is a national
one , says of I'e-ru-na :
"My Dear Doctor It gives mo pleasure to certify to the excellent curative quali
ties of your medicines I'e-ru-na and Man-a-lln. I have been afflicted moro or less for
a quarte > r of a century with catarrh of the stomach nnd constipation. A residence In
Washington has Incicascd these troubles. A few bottlro of your medicine have given
mo almost complete relief , and I am sure that a continuation of thorn will effect a
permanent cure. Pe-ru-na is surely a wonderful remedy for catarrhal affections. "
J. D. Uotkln.
Congressman Botkln Is one of the most Influential nnd
best known men In the state of Kansas. Whatever ho
may choose to say on any subject will bo accepted by
the people as the truth. So famous a remedy as Po-ru-
na could not b.ive well escaped the attention of so fa
mous a man. Ho not only hns heard of the remedy , but he
has used It nnd w.is iclloved of nn afillctlon of twenty-
live years' standing. I'e-ru-na is the one Internal remedy
that cures chronic catarih. It cures catarrh wherever
located. Till i is a fact that the people are rapidly find
ing "iit. but there ale still a large multitude who need
to know It ,
Mr. James U Hunt , Lincoln , Neb. , writes : "I had
been troubled with dyspepsia for fourteen years. My
stomach wan sour , my bowels , costive , had palpitation of
thf heart. Indigestion , torpid liver , was nervous , did not
r-&i/VriVfrt / ? = ra bleep guod , my head felt light and had specks before the
Wirrs-C&f-t Cvi" . 1 tried patent medicines , various remedies , nnel
tnnxultud plijulclaiH In vain. CoiiEeeiiieiitly I procured a
bottle of yeiur remeMiy and have ulnco been using It con-
tlti'ially. I have reall/eil much benefit from Its u e. H
Mr. James R. Hunt. keeps my bowels regular and 1 think It IB the best dya-
] irpla reined/ over mw. "
The gastric juice Is secretcel by the mucous follicles of
the stomach.Vhcn this Juke is noimal It digests ( dis
solves ) the food v.Uncut prc4uclns any disturbance what
ever. If , howover. the raitrlc julco la not normal , di
gestion cauaos many eiiwigrcea.blo . b > mpiom . 1hl con
dition Is known as Indigestion. I'o-ru-n.i will euro Ihls
Mr. Chailus Uctts , Burr Oak , Mich. , wiltes "I hail
been troubled for a Ions time with chronic dlanhoea ,
which produced great dtupoiielency , fclcknets at the
HU mauli , pnin between the hip1) and In the back , and
Increablns weakness of the whole system. I commenced
tal.lng Pu-ru-iui for thuso tiouhlcs und felt relieved In u
week of the distressing pnlns and despondency.
"I can now do vvoik that 1 couhl not do at all before
taking I'o-ru-na. I began to Improve at once , felt moio
cheeifnl and animated , silencer and buojant , firmer
nerves , fieed"iu from pain In the bowels nnd stomach ,
and quiet sleep. I thank > ou for jour kind advice In
my case. I might add that I'e-ru-na cured mo so that
I staved curol That IK an Important thing. Many
medicines liel : > tcinj-ororlly , but iho ill 'case returns. Not
10 with I'e-rjnu lib offevt continues. Mr Cburles Belts.
Pe-ru na is .1 sine iiiul reliable euro for e-atairh In any
'orm whatever. Dr Haitinunn hat re tntly published a book which Includes a course
nf lectures on summer catarih. This book gives full explanation of eatarrh of the
llgostlvo organs H will bo Bent fico by Tim Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company ,
2t lumbus Ohio.
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Thin , pale and consump
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some constructive tonic that
will enrich the blood , in
crease the nerve force and
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We digest the oil for you
by mechanical processes ,
thus strengthening your di
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them. It stops wasting ,
and produces energy , vigor
and warmth. The hypo-
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the nerves , and brain tissues.
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