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FOUR YEARS SHOW A CHANCE
Differenco in Business Conditions that
vail in Lincoln.
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IMPROVEMENT ALMOST BEYOND BELIEF
Uvrrylmily dnplo) r nnd Merchant
lilijii)'lnir All the Trmln Thfy Cull
Well TnWe (,'nrr of With
Mniirr I'lrni)'.
LINCOLN. Sept. 3. (Special.) There Is
nothing hut sympathy nowaday (or the man
who boob about nsklng, "Mow's business?"
The tlmo when people Btood on street cor
ners and talked about hard times, scarcity
of money, of runs on banks and of failures
Is but a recollection of the past and so
changed and Improved aro tho conditions to
day that It nun almost been forgotten.
"Everybody knows that business Is Rood," Is
tho ready response to all Inquiries concern
ing tho condition of trade. Statistics show
that peoplo cat more, work more and spend
moro than they did four years ago, and that
they loaf less or not at nil. Street corners
aro no longer crowded with peoplo who have
nothing to talk about but hard times. In
stead of looking for work they aro looking
for help. A merchant may display a "Man
Wanted" sign In his window now without
fear of being besieged by un army of un
employed. Il-inllrT'K lilrn ii f Iniiirovrniriil.
"Why. of course business has Improved In
the last (our yearn and improved greatly,
too," Bald Krcd ('. Howe, superintendent of
tho local llradstrcet's agency. "It Is un
necessary to go Into details, for everybody
In Lincoln knows that thero is moro bus
iness, that there aro moro retail stores,
moro wholesale! Btores and more factories
here than thero wcro four years ago. Tho
loportn that wo get from local (Inns show
that In ovcry Instance tho total volume of
business last year was grenter than the year
before, and that that year's business was
greater than the preredlng one, and so on.
Thero have been no recent failures for any
largo amount. One of the best Indications
of tho prosperous condition or business is
the. feeling of conlldenco that Is evcrywhero
manifest among tho larger dealers. They aro
taking In now goods, enlarging their bus
iness and putting morn men on tho ro.nl.
Within tho last two or three years thero
have been a number of now businesses
started In this city and all are doing well.
A few of tho most prominent aro a wholcsalo
end retail hardware store, a wholesale and
retail cloak store, a wholesale dry goods
house and thero aro a number of others
equally successful. Another Indication of
prosperity Ih tho fact that eastern capitalists
have invested heavily In Lincoln during tho
last fw years. The Lincoln Traction com
, puny and tho Lincoln Uaa and Electric
Lighting company, both recently reorgan
ized by eastern Investors, servo to Illustrate
tho feeling entertained concerning business
prospects In this city.
".Most all of tho business houses aro em
ploying moro men than four years ngo and
tho Jobbers havo enlarged their territory.
One firm that had not over seven or eight
men on tho road In 1896 now has forty-three
and tho territory covered extends from
Alaska to Mexico,
"It Is also noticeable," continued Mr.
Howe, "that business Is ngaln moving west
on O street, our principal business street.
Vacant stores nnil buildings on this thor
oughfare are bolng rented and It Is only a
question of tlmo until all of the buildings
constructed thero during tho boom days will
be paying proporty to their owners."
Wliiiloxnlrr'n Opinion of Trade.
"Has business improved since 1S96? Tho
best answer to that question Is tho figures
shown by our trado lu 180B nnd In 1899," said
J. L. Kennnrd, manager of tho Western fllaBS
and Taint company. "In tho Intter year our
sales wcro moro than threo times ns heavy
as they were in 18BG. Not only that, but
tho gonernl condition of trade was much
healthier. Thero were fewer failures and
less trouble with collections. During 1895
and 1896 wo found It necessary to examlno
corefully every order and the dealers wore
not sensitive nbout having credit refused
them. Our territory vxtends over Nebraska,
parts of Kansas, South Dakota, Colorado,
Idaho, Wyoming und Montana, nnd wo nre
In touch with the trado In a way that cn
abler) us to notice a very decided change In
the feeling that exists. Collections arc
easy nnd a very largo percentage of our bills
aro discounted. One of tho noticeable
changes Is tho Increased number of business
men who pay cash for their purchases. An
other thlpg that Is noticeable Is that tho
trade pays moro attention to quality than to
price, always demanding tho best grade of
goods.
"I attribute this Improvement to the fact
that every man is at work, consequently
buying moro goods. Thero Is no doubt that
a man at work eats more than an ldlo man
and when peoplo havo money they llvo bet
ter. aud tho demand created for alt food
supplies makes a better market, and conBO
quently tho farmer gets a better prlco for
his product. Statistics Bhow us that tho
homo consumption of corn nnd wheat Is ma
terlally Increased In good times when tho
laboring classes am all employed. When the
farmer gets moro money for his products ho
spends moro money nnd lines of trado feel
It. Wo feel It In the now houses that aro
being built and In the repainting of old
ones."
Dicrj 1,1 no In Dolnp; Ilcttcr.
Thero Is not a line of business represented
In Lincoln that Is not In better condition to
day than four years ago. Dealers In farm
Implements nil report an unusually large
business anil, what Indlrates moro than any
thing eluo tho general prosperity of tho
ABSOLUTE
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state, Is the fact that a large proportion of
tho sales are made on a cash basis. More
contracts for public Improvements have been
made by the city council during the Inst
twclvo months than for any similar period
for over seven years, Streets In the down
town section nre being repaved with asphalt,
tho equipment of street railway, gas and
electric lighting companies Is bolng exten
sively enlarged and Improved and new stores
arc opening up alt over the city. Tour years
ago It would havo been a perilous undertak
ing (or a person to circulate a paving peti
tion, even though the streets needed repay
ing as badly then ns they do now, During
tho last year not a paving petition has been
circulated that has not been signed by the
required number of property owners, and of
tho eight paving contracts awarded by the
council all but two call for asphalt, the most
expensive paving material.
Hctall merchants are doing business on a
solid basis and have discontinued the prac
tice that was so generally followed during
the period of panic of offering n discount for
cash. The establishments known then ns
cash stores" arc now running In competi
tion with other stores and they find It un
necessary to advertise "cash sales only."
Thero Is a demand for a .better grade of
goods nnd less obstinacy concerning prices.
Tho general Increase In the volume of
trade Is well Illustrated by a comparison of
hotel registers of the years 1896 and 1899. A
CO per cent Increase Is shown over tho former
year and In somo Instances It Is even more.
Tho two principal hotels havo been recon
structed nnd improved und their capacity en
larged. FIRE IS SET BY BURGLARS
Cordon Jmiriinl Olllce AlnioMt Totally
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' Milieu.
GOIIDON, Neb.. Sept. .1. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho Cordon Journal printing
ofllco was almost totally destroyed by flro
about 3:30 o'clock this morning, tho loss
sustained being fully $1,000, partly covered
by Insurance In the Nebraska Mercantile
Mutual of Lincoln. Tho building nnd con
tents aro almost a total loss. Kobbtfy was
no doubt the Immediate causo of the fire.
A small chest containing the funds of the
Woodmen of the World lodgo was kept
in tho building by tho printer who Is the
secretary of this lodge and this wns Btolen
and tho funds, between $20 and $30 In silver
coin, taken out. The skeleton of tho chest
was found In the ruins In a remote spot
from where It was kept, but the silver
money had nil vanished except a silver
quarter, which was found with the chest
lock uninjured. The thief effected an en
trance through a rear window and In mak
ing his escape cither carelessly or pur
posely set fire to the building. It required
the heroic efforts of the flro company to
sava even a portion or tho ouuaing and
contents. TJhe Journal olilco had but re
cently put In a fine cylinder press, gaso
line engine, new typo and other material
to the value of $1,000, besides having been
enlarged and remodeled Into an Ideal print
ing office. The tdltor, II. G. Lyon, will re
build nt ones nnd continue In tho busi
ness. The papsr will be Issued this week
on time. This Is the Inost destructive fire
tho town has over experienced.
WII1TU MAX KILLS OMAHA INDIAN.
N'lMvo ltcnrlien I, yon of flic Murder
, I pon llcservnt Ion.
LYONS, Neb., Sept. 3. (Special.) An
Omaha Indian from tho reservation last
ovonlng brought the news that an Omaha
Indian named James Wood was killed upon
tho reservation Saturday by being almost cut
to pieces with a knife In tho hands of a white
man, whom he did not know. Ho claims
Wood when drunk Is very quarrelsome and
ho supposed tho murder was tho result of
a drunken quarrel.
An Indian policeman from tho ngency re
ports that the Indian, named Wood, who
was t disemboweled by a, white man, was
still allvo this morning, Three other In
dians who brought him to tho ngency wcro
cut, but not seriously. The man who did
the cutting walked here, arriving at 2 p.
m. Sunday. Ho hired a liveryman to talto
him eight miles Into tho country. He
told the liveryman that ho had paid Wood
a portion of a lease on lund nnd having
further business to transact with him Sat
urday ho hunted Wood up and found him
nt Ncary's ranch with three other Indians.
After quarreling, the Indians nil Jumped
on to him, but he succeeded In getting
awny. Ho ran a mile, but was overtaken
and surrounded nnd compelled to cut his
way out with a pocket knife. Tho white
man's name was not ascertained. Last
year ho made his home with Ott Copplo
on the reservation. The police report the
man captured at Bancroft today.
School Open nt Harvard.
HARVARD. Neb.. Sept. 3.-(Spcclal.)
Our school bell has this morning announced
tho opening of our public schools for the
coming year, with tho following list of
teachers: I'rof. W. I), llackus, superin
tendent; Miss Ada V. Abbott, principal High
school; II. C. Swallow, assistant principal;
Mrs. L. M. Wilcox, grnmmar; Miss Carrie
Kctcham, grammar: Mrs. L. M. Moore, In
termediate; Mrs. Ida E. White, primary;
Miss Carrlo ftudlong, primary.
For tho five outlying schools, Harvard dis
trict being six miles squaro, Anna Keeblcr,
Sabra Ulder, Minerva Stone, Nellie Spiccr
and Sadlo Robertson have been employed.
Tho monthly pay roll amounts to nbout $020
for teachers alone.
Di'iiinrrntn llolil n Hnlly.
NORTH LOUP, Neb.. Sept. 3. (Special.)
Tho democrats held u rally at tho town
hall Saturday evening, September 1. A fair
sized audience attended. Tho speaker was
V. J. Warren of Grand Island. About two
thirds of thoio present wcro women nnd n
good many republicans were present.
Mr. Warron gavo tho usual tlrudo against
Imperialism and tho wickedness of President
McKluley. Ho held up an awful picture of
a horrtblo bottomless pit of monarchy Into
which this country wns to bo plunged If
Hryan was not elected.
Droiviin in Three 1'Vet of Wntrr.
ST. PAUL, Neb.. Sept. 3. (Special.) This
morning tho report reached here that Mrs.
Christ Hei.rlcVron of Kelso precinct, this
county, had committed sulcldo by drowning
herself In Oak creek near her home.
Tho sheriff, acting as coroner, called a
Jury nnd went to tho plnre named and found
tho facts as above stated. She had ruan
nged to drown herself In three reet of water.
Her married life had not been a happy one
and despondency is believed, to have caused
tho rash act.
MilUr IMiiiih for fnnipnlKii,
TRENTON, Neb., Sept. 3. (Special. 1
Tho chairman of the republican county
central committee has called the commit
teemen of tho precincts to meet In con
vention hero September 6 for tho purpose
of meeting the county candidates to make
arrangements for conducting the coming
campaign. The nominees are good, strong
men nnd their party will leave nothing
undone for their Buccess.
ProlilliltliinUt Coiivrntlnn Culled,
OAKLAND. Ia., Sept. 3. (Special.) The
prohibitionists of Pottawattamie county,
Iowa, will meet In maBs convention at the
city of Oakland, at 'i o'clock p, m. Satur
day. September 8, for the purposo of plac
ing In nomination a county ticket and the
transaction of such other business as may
properly come beforo It,
Overhaul Jail Drmlirr,
nUTTB, Neb., Sept. 3. (Special Tele
gram.) Word was received today that Fred
Hralley, charged with rape, who broke
Jail Friday night, has been captured at
Armour, 8. D. Requisition has been ap
plied (or to bring him back.
STATE FAIR GATES ARE OPEN
Splendid Weather and a Good Crowd Mark
the First Day.
MANAGERS LOOKING FORWARD TO SUCCESS
MnKiiHIcrnt Army of Inhibits nuil
pcclnl Attractions to Untrrlnln
Ylftltor Who Croud tiroiindn
nnd 11 til I ill up.
LINCOLN. Sept. 3. (Special.) Nature
could not have provided better weather for
tho opening day of the Nebraska state fair
Bright sunshine and a cool breeze, with
neither dust or rain, was all that could
bo desired. "It's typical stato fair
weather," said Secretary Furnas, "and
when fair begins this way It Is a sign
that wo will have fair weather for the
next four days. Fair weather aud fair
week make a good combination."
Visitors began to arrive at the grounds
at 8 o'clock this morning. Somo came In
street cars, somo In railroad cars, somo
In carriages and other conveyances nnd a
few walked. People passed In and out of
the grounds until nightfall und, although
tho attendance was large, It was Insignifi
cant In comparison with the expected
crowds of tho next four days. Tho at
tendance on the opening day of the state
fair Is always smaller than on any of the
following days. Some of the exhibits re
mained to be placed in position today, but
In most of the buildings tho last work of
preparation was completed yesterday.
I)u ' wpi'rlnl Attrni'lloiiN.
Tho special attractions today consisted
of two open air concerts by the Pawnee
City band, a reception by Spabln Abuno.
a Filipino chief, bicycle and motorcycle
races and a public demonstration In the
preparation of food from Nebraska cereals
by Mrs. Harriet S. MacMurphy of Omaha,
who also (delivered the first of a scries of
lectures on household economy. All or
these features, with the exception of the
bicycle and motorcycle races, will be re
peated tomorrow afternoon and continue
each afternoon for four days.
Tho state tlsh hatcheries building wns
the central attraction today. Tho poultry
building came next In popularity and
honors were divided evenly between the
agricultural, historical, mercantile and art
buildings. One of the most Interesting ex
hibits on the grounds Is that of Nebraska
native grown fruit. Nearly every known
variety of fruit grown Iti tho northern
stntes Is represented and each specimen
appears large nnd beautiful enough to win
a premium. Tomorrow will be n big day
In the horticultural building. Two car
loads of rrult will be given away to vis
itors. The assortment ordered ror this
free distribution consists of five tons of
grapes, two of peaches and twenty of ap
ples. In tho state fish hatcheries building arc
exhibited sixteen varieties of the finny
tribe, Including only those fish that live
In Nebraska waters. The building Is In
charge of Robert S. Oberfelder. president
of the State Hoard, who also presides over
a fish hospital and ndmlnlsters to the sick
and wounded. There nro twenty large,
glass tanks and one twenty-foot tank In
this building, containing 10,000 fishes. The
varieties represented arc black bass,
croppies, large and small-mouthed bass,
catfish, channel cattish, sunfluh, tench, wall
eyed pike, German carp, mirror carp, buf
falo carp, perch, rock bass, rock trout nnd
falo carp, perch, rock bass, brook trout,
rainbow trout and goldfish.
Klnc Country for Flail.
"Nebraska would bo one of tho greatest
fishing states In tho union If we could stop
Illegal fishing," said Mr. Oberfelder, after
describing his exhibit. "We have n law,
but we cannot enforce It. Illegal fisher
men selno tho streams and therein lies
all tho trouble. There aro about 200 lakes
In Nebraska in which fish of various kinds
can live and thrive. The most common
fish are the black bass, trout and croppy.
There Is good trout fishing for n distance
of about seventy-five miles nlong tho
White river and Its tributaries from Long
Pino to Andrews nnd also nt Kimball, In
Kimball county. The lako In that county
wns stocked five years ago, when every
body predicted failure, and now thero nre
fish In that wntor that weigh over three
and one-half pounds. Hlack bass llshlng
has been very good this year at Lodge
Polo nnd Colton, In tho western part of
tho state. Other wntors In tho vicinity
havo been stocked heavily nnd In a few
years the fish will take a fly. That coun
try then will be tho paradise of sports
men." In one of the largo tanks in the fish
eries building is n huge channel catfish
that tips tho scales nt not less than 160
pounds. It Is n vicious follow and Is con
sidered the wildest fish In tho building. It
Jumped out of Its tank this morning and
broke a thin iron railing in fnlllng nnd
It Is now confined to Its aquarium by n
series of bar.? across the opening nt the
top. The tlsh was cnught in the Platte
river, after a fierce battle, by Mr. Ober
felder nnd Adam SIoup. superintendent of
the hatcheries nt South Ilcnd. They os
ier! that tho Infuriated fish pulled their
boat through the water for threo miles
before they could finally land It.
I. n rue Kxlillitt from SelinalH,
The educational exhibit Is one of the
chler attractions or Mercantile hall. Large
collective exhibits havo been entered by
the public schools of Omaha,. Lincoln, He
ntrlco and Nebraska City and the Home
Tor Deaf and Dumb at Omaha. The schools
of Dallas, Tex., are also represented by a
largo exhibit.
In the blcyclo races this afternoon, which
wero witnessed by several hundred people,
Rezen Dennett of Omaha established a
new stato record by riding n mile paced by
a motorcycle lu 1:57 2-5. This U tho
fastest time ever mndo on a bicycle In Ne
braska. Hennott Is n young rider, but bis
work here today places him among the
rastest men or the west. Hennott also
won first place In the one-mile open and
third placo In tho two-mile handicap. An
innovation was offered this nfternoon In
the form of a two-mile motorcycle race.
Tho speed of the machines surprised every
ono present, the two miles being mado In
.1:27.
Following are the summaries:
Event No. 1 One mile novice: Time: 2:89
Hd Snow, Lincoln. Ilrst; Jesse Langdon
I Incoln, second; Frank Mellck, Lincoln,
third.
Ki'iit No. 2 One-half mile open: Time:
1:12 3-5. It. O. Honnett. Omnha. first; IM
Snow, Lincoln, second; I). M. Shultz,
Omaha, third.
Event No. 3 Two-mile handicap: Frank
Mellck, Lincoln. 90 yards, first; 15. M.
Shultz. Omaha, scratch, second; R. (5. Hcii
nott, Omaha, scratch, third; F. W. Shee
Irr, OmHha, scratch, fourth.
Heavy llnlnfnll for Aiiaimt.
COLUMHUS, Neb., Sept. 3. (Special.)
The total rainfall for the month of August
was 7.40 Inches, ns registered by the gov
ernment gauge In this city. The records
show this to he tho heaviest rainfall for
August In the last seven years. Corn Is
ripening very fast and somo very good look
ing specimens have beon exhibited hero re
cently. Corn which was listed Is much th
best this season. Creamery and dairymen
aro reporting a good huslness; pastures were
never better nt this time of year.
(iiurnr Fnriuhnnil ivltli llnrneiitenlliiu
CHAPPELL, Neb.. Sept. 3. (Special.)
John Plough, a hired hand or William
Brown, was nrrested Thursday night and
brought hero today on the charge of horse
stealing, having In his possession at the
time a horse nnd saddle belonging to Mr.
Drown. At his preliminary hearing today
he was bound over to the district court
In $200 bonds, but being unable to give
bonds was committed to Jail until court
convenes In December.
ROBBERS LEAVE WORK UNDONE
Sfnrt Work on Snfi nt Trclon Pnnt
oftlce lint Full to
Flulnh.
TRENTON, Neb., Sept. 3.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) An attempt was mado last night
to rob tho postofflce here, which Is In
Thomas & Thomas' drug store, but for
somo reason It was not successful. Dr.
A. H. Thomas Is tho postmaster. H. F.
Hall, deputy postmaster, made the dis
covery when he went to distribute the
morning mall and found a great variety
of blacksmith's tools upon the floor by
tho afe, which were taken rrom tho local
shop. The Instigators ot the crime
seemed to have had pruvlous experience
und knowledge of safes.
A hole was drilled In the safe door near
the combination, tho object seemingly to
bo to break the bar between the lock and
combination ao tho safe would opeu
readily, but tho work was left undone.
Quite an amount, Including the stamps,
wns In tho safe. A small amount was
taken trom the storo drawer by being
broken Into und pried off. No cluo is
Itnoiwi. Some suspicious characters were
In tho city yesterday.
AiiKUKt 1 1 it 1 ii f ii 1 1 llrenkn Itccoril.
LINCOLN, Sept. 3. (Special Telegram.)
Tho monthly report of tho United Stutes
weather station shows that more rain (ell
during August lu Nebraska than during
any corresponding period In tho history
or tho station. The total rainfall for tho
mouth In this county wns D.07 Inches. Tho
greatest previous rainfall for that month
wns 5.51 Inches, In 1893. Tho average
tcmpernturo during tho month was 79 de
grees, tho highest since. 18S9.
School nt I. join Open,
LYONS, Neb.. Sept. 3. (Special.) Tho
Lyons public schools opened this morning
with a good attendance, with tho following
teachers Installed: Pror. J. F. Gaffney,
principal; Mr. Shallcross of Dellovtio col
lege, usslstunt; Miss Grnco Lclth of Maple
Creek, grammar department; Miss Jano
Telyea of Tckamah, Intermediate; Miss
Alma I.lbbcy of this city und Miss Oruco
Thomas of Coleridge, first and second pri
mary. Cnif Cnunly .MortKiiRC Ilreord. (
HEATRICE, Neb.. Sept. 3 (Special.)
Tho report of mortgages filed ami released
In Gage county during tho month of Au
gust Is as follow:
Farm mortgages filed, 33; amount, $46,
917. City and town mortgnges filed, 13;
amount, $3,703. Number of farm mortgages
released, ut; amount of farm mortgages
released, $61,899. Number of city mort
gages released, 17; amount, $7,572.
Nomination nt Chnnpell.
CHAPPELL. Nob,, Sept. 3. (Special.) -
At tho republican convention, held here
today, Simon Hopper was nominated (or
commissioner or tho Second district, this
being the third tlmo Mr. Hopper has been
bcroro tho people for this ofllco and Is
nearly suro of election the third time.
George C. McAllister wns nominated for
county attorney, having no opposition.
rnnillilntm AddresM Old Settler.
NEBRASKA CITY. Sept. 3. (Special Tel
egram.) The citizens of this city and sur
rounding country observed Labor day today
by attendlug the old settlers' picnic, which
wns held In Morton park. Tho attendance
was very lurge. Hon. E. J, Burkett nnd O.
W. Bcrgc, candidates for congress from tho
First district, wcro present pud delivered
appropriate addresses,
"
Trenton School Open.
TRENTON. Neb., Sept. 3. (Special.)
Tho Trenton schools opened this morning
with a 'largo attondnnco. Prof. W. Pnte,
late of Danbury, has charge of the schools
ond Indications point to this year being
ono or tho best ever held. Pror. W. L.
French, principal ror tho last threo years,
has taken chargo or tho Orlcons schools.
ltiilne Money for I'urU.
YORK, Neb., Sept. 3. (Special.) The
York park committee has secured contrlbu
Hobs ror tho purchnso or a pork to the
amount ot $600. Conditionally that tho city
ralso the balance, tho city officials, mayor
aud councllmen havo agreed to pay out of
their salaries $250. The balance will be
rnlccd In a short time.
Coluiiittnn School Open.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Sept. 1. (Special.)
The city schools commenced tho fiscal year
this morning. A meeting wns held In Su
perintendent Williams' ofllco Saturday, at
which tlmo tho teachers wcro assigned. Most
of today was spent In organizing tho classes
and tomorrow tho work will begin In earnest.
NrhrnnUnnn Go Vlnlttnif.
YORK. Neb., Sept. 3. (Special.) Sixty
two York peoplo took advantage of tbo low
excursion rates to attend tho Grand Army
of tho Republic meeting at Chicago. A large
number will avail themselves of the home
visiting excursions to their old homes In
Iowa and Illinois.
Diphtheria Discovered In TUden.
TILDEN, Neb., Sept. 3. (Special.) A well
defined caso of diphtheria has appeared In
tho ramlly or Albert Burke and the school
trustees, acting on tbo advlco or tho Board
or Health, ordered tho public schools, which
wero opened this morning, closed In
definitely. School lloime Iloor Open.
PLATTSMOUTII, Neb., Sept. 3. (Special.)
County Superintendent W. C. Smith stated
that thero wero tf)Q public schools In Cass
county und that fully three-rourths or those
In the rural districts opened the fall term
of school today.
('iiiuliiw: County MortKnitc.
WEST POINT. Neb., Sept. 3. (Special.)
Cuming county Is still keeping up the record
In regard tc the amount of mortgages on
real property filed nnd rclenscd. For the
week ending Saturday the amount filed was
$2,000 and thoso released during the same
tlmo $7,100.
Want Court Term Continued,
BEATRICE, Neb., Spot. 3. (Special.)
Tho fall term of tho district court for this
county will probably bo continued over
until after election. A largely signed peti
tion to that effect Is to be presented to
tho Judges.
Nehrnln Xmt Note,
A $2,000 schoolhouso will be erpcted nt
Huskln.
A. H. Backhaits has tnkpn chnrge of the
Stuart Ledger.
Tho Fillmore county fair came out be
hind financially.
Tho Howell creamery has cloied down
until next Nprlng.
The hay crop In Colfax county Is re
ported to bo poor.
The Nebraska City presbytery will meet
at Auburn September 4.
An Incendiary lire consumed the grain
stacks of George Culvlu, near McC'ook.
Chancellor Andrews of the state uni
versity will spenk at the Furnas county
fair on Children's day, September It.
A. Wood River faintly was recently In
creased by twin girls. The fumlly cow.
not to be outdone, brought up from th
pasture twin calves.
FOH FAMILY HSR
get only Anhcuser-Husch Brewing Ass'n
brands or beer the pure kind. "Not How
Cheap, but How Good" Is the motto that
governs their manufacture. No corn or
other cheap materials are used. Orders
addressed to George Krug, manager Omaha
branch, will be promptly executed.
STREET FAIR READY TO OPEN
North Platte Puts on Holiday TJres3 for Its
Visitors,
LONG PROGRAM FOR THE OPENING DAY
t
Street Are dully Ilreorntril nnd
Booth fur Coticctiin and l',i
lilliltliin Are .Nearly All I p nnd
Heady for Ilunlne.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Sept. 3. (Spe
cial.) Tho city Is filled today with tho
bustle of preparing for the street fair,
which begins tomorrow morning nnd con
tinues through tho rest of the week. Most
of the booths aro already up aud work on
tho others Is being rushed with all dis
patch. Tho owners of concessions and entertain
ment exhibitions nre all on the grounds
and only a few of them have not yot
finished putting up their canvas-covered
frames.
City In Holiday Attire.
Visitors nro beginning to arrive In small
groups and the entire town Is putting on
n holiday appearance. The festive rubber
ball nttnehed to an clastic string, tho
noisy tinhorn, tho attractive merry-go-round
and other suro signs of public
gaiety have been hero for several days.
Al tho storo nnd shop windows have
been handsomely decorated and present a
most pleasing picture to the vision of tho
passerby. Tho finishing touches hnve ulso
been put on a few of tho booths and North
Platto will soon disclose a carnival of color
to tho eye ns well us of nolso to tho ear.
Tho program for Tuesday, the opening
day, is as follows:
Railroad Men's Day; !) a. in.. Hurfnlo
Bill Gun elub imp shoot nt Athlftle p.irn,
10 u. I)).. band concerts at sti.lids Nom 1
nnd 2; 11 a. in., grand fantastic puudo,
with art cost tuned cluinu'ters on hornebii-k;
1 p. m., greased pole contest at court linns.
nrk; p. m., concert iy Gordon Cornet
band; 1:30 p in., catching greased pig,
South Dewey street; 2 p. in, stock -ind
barb wire walking and trapeze ncis bv the
world renowned Prof. Johnson, on Dewey
street; 3 p. in., balloon iim en.slon and para
chute drop by Prof Wintei ringer; 3 30 p
m . tennis, on North IMnttc singles, ntvl
senil-tlnnl.M at llectoty coin is, 4 p. m tho
comedy acrobats, the Mnrtds. In revolving
ludder. balancing ladder i.iid other won
derful feats. 7'3'i p. in., military exhibition
drill by Company K, Second regiment, at
postotltce square; 7:30 p. m . bund concert
at postolllce square.
ASSAULTS "BLAIRC0UNCIL!VIAN
John SclnnnlilliiK I" In Critical Con
dition nn He ii 11 of llrutnl
Attack.
BLAIR. Neb.. Sept. 3. (Special Telegram.)
At a late hour Sunday nfternoon City
Councilman John Schmahllng was brutally
assaulted and bnaten over the head and
kicked In the side by Archlo McManlgal.
Both nro residents of Illalr. About four
weeks ago Schmahllng boxed Me Mnnlgal's
boy's earn for throwing water on his little
daughter from the fountain In the ilty park
nnd for this McManlgal sought revenge.
Schtunhliiig has a broken nose nnd a deep
cut on tho nose above the broken place,
tho cut being made by some Instrument.
Ho Is considered to be In n rather critical
condition, suffering from scvero bruises In
the bIiIo over tho heart. McManlgal enjoys
the unenviable reputation of nn nll-around
saloon lighter, while Mr. Schmahllng Is one
of tho most respected citizens of Dlnlr. As
yet no nrrests have been made and much
indignation Is fell by the citizens at the
neglect.
FARMER DRAGGED TO DEATH
Nrhrnnhn Mini In Killed In u Ilorrlhlr
Manner I'nclcr n Hay
ItaUe.
LODGE POLE. Neb.. Sept. 3. (Special
Tolcgram.) L. D. Thomas was killed
twenty miles north of here on tho ranch
or his son-ln-lnw, Walter Bower, this
morning. He was raking hny and the team
ran awny, throwing him under tho ruko
and dragging him about 300 yards. Both
legs wero broken and his hend orushed.
Ho was dead when the team was cuught.
Ho was 76 years old and came here from
Kansns four years ago.
GI I.I. NA Mill) IIY THi: Hi:iM lll.K ANS.
I'liiinliiionn Choice of Iteprecn(ntl c
Convention Held nt Wiiiiiietn.
WAUNETA, Nrb., Sept. 3. (Special Tel
egram.) At the rcpiibllcun ropresentatlvo
convention held hero today J. V. Gull of
Hayes Center, Neb., was the unanimous
uomlnco of the pnrty. Most of tho dele
gates rrom tho various counties were pres
ent und tho convention was tho most har
monious or any ever held In this section.
Tho convention solocted the following
committee: Chase county, R. A. Holmes
of Champion; Hays county, E. L, Gandy of
Hays Center; Hitchcock, J. H. Browne of
Culbertson: Dundy county, J. S. West of
Benkelman. Mr. Gull was given tho privil
ege of selecting his chairman and secre
tary of tho committee. He named W. V.
Van Petton or Stratton as chairman and
O. Haywurd or Palisade as secretary.
Narrow Kcapc of Humboldt Man.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., Sept. 3. (Special.)
Earl Byors, a young man or this city, had
n narrow escape this morning rrom death
as tho result of a most peculiar and painful
accident. While pushing a loaded wheel
barrow out of tho yard ho slipped nnd fell
against tho load, on tho top of which were
somo broken rrult Jnrs. Tho Jagged ploccs
or glass cut a gash soverul Inches long In
his throat, missing tho Jugular vein by
only half nn Inch. Tho wound was not
deep enough to do much damage, although
tho surgeon had to take a half dozen
btltches to close It. The victim was a
nephew of Mrs. J. W. Campbell, with whom
ho made his homo.
Tecinnrh Student Commence School.
TECUMSEH, Neb., Sept, 3. (Special.)
Tho Tecumsoh schools opened (or another
year's work this morning. The attendance
was good and It is believed will Increase
lor tho next row weeks. Followlug is the
corps or Instructors: Superintendent, C.
N. Anderson; principal. C. C. Dantorth;
assistant principal, MIs.i Alma Hoslck;
room 5, Miss Alice Sanders; room t, Miss
Snrnh Bowon; room 3, Miss Nora Douglas;
room 2, Miss Idcmna Swan; principal
grammar school, B. E. Dill; assistant,
Miss Helen Wright; west ward, Miss Nolllo
Schlco; east wurd, Miss Margaret Scott.
llepiihllciwi Cluh nt Valentine,
VALENTINE, Neb., Sept. 3. (Special
Telegram.) Republicans met tonight and
organized a McKlnley nnd Roosevelt club
with a membership or 130. Following ore
tho officers: E. J. Davenport, president; M.
V. Nicholson, vice president; W. S. Barker,
tecrotary; D. E. Sherman, treasurer; C. S.
Recce, Charles Sparks anil L. L. Hlvens. ex
ecutive committee. Tho meeting was har
monious In every respect nnd republicans
nro united and enthusiastic.
l.nhor Day at I'liitlNiiionth.
PLATTSMOUTII. Neb., Sept. 3. (Special.)
Labor day was generally observed In
Plattsmouth as a legal holiday, tho post
office, county offices, etc., being closed.
Neither the Evening Nows or the Dally Tost
wero Issued today. Old Glory floated to the
breeze from tho flagstaff on the court house
all day.
I In. ...In Olaat.rvK 111- 11m.
LINCOLN. Sept 3. (Special Tolcgram )
mate, county anu city oraces wcro closed
PERUNA INVIGORATES.
Ensign Wm. I. Day. stnff officer or the
Salvation Army, 1S7 Hnnover street. Bos- ,
ton, Mass.. writes:
"1 did pleased to tostiry to tho splendid
merits of Peruna ns nn Invlgorator for
stomnch troubles. Several of my friends
havo used It with satisfactory results and
havo spoken very highly of the elllclency ,
of Peruna."
Mrs. Carrie Haherly, Captain of the Sal- l
Address The Peruna Medicine
free copy of "Summer Catarrh."
SV3ANHOOD
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livpr. Ih kldnpfM unit ItiA lirln.irv nrriLlia nf All timmrLlIf. t' IT 1 lli:4 11 BlrODfflUCOil
aod riitoresiimll fn)c orem. .... . ....
'IlmroRvin niilTerert nre not euied by Doctors I heeiw 00 percent aro troubled with milium.
CrJIiDHNU me only knowa remedy to cure without nn operation. SCU tettinnnlK A written
EiiirnntnurtTun unit money retnrneit if dt-oir does not clloct u permanent cur. 1.U0 box, for a.0o,
jrm.ill. hni'l tor yiiitKefreulnmnil tollmislnls.
AiUli l t voi nKnll'IXKCOi, l o. 'tor KTd. Han Franrhoo. Coi.
foil SAL13 IIY MYi:il-IMI.I,ON i.lll.U CO.. 1UTII A XII IWllNAM.
today In recognition or Labor dny. All
banks und many of tho business houses
dosed this afternoon. Catholic working
men participated In n picnic ut Lincoln
park nnd were addressed by T. J. Doyle
and J. B. Strode, but no public Labor day
exercises wcro held.
1 1 o ii aril SpenUn III Otoe.
NEBRASKA CITV, Sept. 3. (Special Tel
egram.) Ex-Congressman W. M. Howard
of Alabama opened bis campaign work to
night In this city In behalf or tho mid-road
populist cause, speaking to a largo ond en
thusiastic crowd or sympathetic populists
and pouring hot shot into tho ranks or tho
ruslonlsts. Ho will speak at Wahoo Tues
day arternoon at 3 o'clock.
Itcimlillcaii Clnli nt Ailninn.
ADAMS, Nob.. Sept. 3. (Special.) -A
McKlnley club Is now being organized here.
Sixty names aro now on tho list.
WEATHETMENlTFOrrrWO DAYS
i'ntlny Is MUcly In He Wanner In Nc
hriiNku, While WciIiicniIhj- l
Soiucivhnt Doubtful.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. Forecast for
Tuesday and Wednesday:
Nebraska Fair Tuesday, warmer In east
ern portion; Wednesday, fair, except prob
ably showers In extreme northern portion;
cooler In western portion; southerly winds,
becoming variable.
Illinois Fair Tuesday, warmer In north
ern portion; Wednesday, fair; winds be
coming fro3h southeasterly.
Arkansas Generally fair Tuesday and
Wednesday; warmer Tuesday; southerly
winds.
(Oklahoma and Indian Territory Gen
erally fair Tuesday and Wednesday,
warmer Tuesday; southerly winds.
New Mexico Showers Tuesday, warmer
In northern portion, Wednesday, fair,
southerly winds.
Western Texas Pair Tuesday and Wed
nesday, probably preceded by showers
Tuesday In western portion; variable
winds.
Iowa Warmer Tuesday; Wednesday
rnlr; variable winds.
Missouri Pair Tuesday; wnrmer lu
northeast portion; Wednesday, fair, varl
able winds.
North Dakota Pair and warmer Tues
day; Wednesday, cooler, probably showers,
varlablo winds,
South Dakota Fair Tuesday, warmer
In enstcrn portion; Wednesday, cooler,
with probably showers In western por
tion; southerly winds, becoming variable.
Kansas and Colorado Fair Tuesday,
warmer In western portions; Wednesday,
fair; winds mostly southerly,
Wyoming Fair Tuesday and Wednes
day; winds mostly southerly.
Montann Fair Tuesday, cooler In north
ern portion; Wednesday, fair In eastern por
tion, northerly winds.
Local Itecoiil.
OFFICE3 OF THE WEATHER llUHEAH,
OMAHA, Sept. X Olllcial record of tem
poraturo nnd precipitation, compared wi'h
the corresponding day of thb last threo
years:
51)00. urn. isis ISO?
Maximum temperature ... S3 01 88 91
Minimum temperature ... M M 73 71
Average temperature 0 M id S-
Prceipitutton nn .no .oo no
Heeord of precipitation at Omaha for thU
day and slnco March 1. l&otl:
Normal temperature for the day 7"
Excess for the day 1
Total excess slnco March 1...... to.'
Normal rainfall lOliuli
Deficiency for tbo day 10 tin h
Total rainfall since March 1.... 21. m Inches
Deficiency Blneo March 1 i.4ii Inches
Deficiency for cor. period lfc99,... 2. f0 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period 160S.... 3. Ml miicn
Ilcprls from Station nt N I'. M,
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Omnha. clear
North Platte, partly cloudy..
Cheyenne, cloudy
Salt Lake, clear
llapld City, cloudy
Huron, clear
WHIIstnu, clear
Chicago clear
St. Louis, cloudy
St Paul, clear
Davenport, clear
Kansas City, clear
Helena, clear
Havre, clear
Bismarck, partly cloudy ....
Galveston, clear .
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81
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Si' 'I
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Local Vorecast Olllcial.
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Relieves Fatigue.
A wholesome acid tonic relieving the
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