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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1002.
FICI1TFQRB0YD HOMESTEADS
Ltnd Osmmissisnsr rllmt tuidi Firm
Afaint Eslisqaiihiisnt.
UVE STOCK GROWERS SOON It MEET
Will Take) t' In 8e.at !
Proponed Lrulif ! OoTriit
Lull in State of
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 12. (Special.) Land
Commissioner Follmer hat taken a deter
tilned stand against th propoaed relln
.ulshment of the Boyd county homestead
land, the tltla of which baa been In diiputa
for many year. He declined to say thli
tfternoon Whether or not ha would algn the
leed authorized yeaterday by tha Board
K Educational Landa and Funda, but It la
uderalood ha wlU withhold hla atgnature
made a favorable opinion la given by the
attorney general.
Tha 1,700 acres or land Involved In the
transaction are occupied principally by A.
H. Blair, J. A.: Sinclair, J. M. Bayne, John
Hedlund, Bolomon Jenaan, H. Sinclair. W.
H. Laprath, C. J. Kelaon, Peter Londberg,
Clause Paulsen, 8. W. Farmer, F. J. Bldner,
t. T. Brimmer and A. T. McCrlght. These
men Bled clalmi with tha board, asking for
the relinquishment of the land to the gen
era government. The controversy has
been dragging along in Judicial and other
tribunals for the laat ten years, but so far
all decisions hava been adverse to tha
homesteader. The last legislature au
thorized aettlement, but the land com
missioner eontenda the law making pro
vision for the ae'ttlement Is unconstitu
tional. He saya tha land la atata school
land and cannot be deeded away, for the
law says the school land shall remain for
ever Inviolate.
Coaamlsatoner Follsner'a Protest.
Mr. Follmer haa Sled a lengthy proteat
against tha action of the board, of which
the following Js a part:
Section 7, chapter Ixlx, Laws of 1899, pro
vides, "When the Board of Educational
1-ands and Funds becomes satisfied that
full payment has been made on any tract
of land heretofore aold the governor shall
under the great seal of the state lesue a
deed therefor to the purchaser, or his as
signee, P rid all deeds so Issued shall be at
tested by the commissioner of public lands
and buildings and a record thereof kept in
his office." '
This Is the only general law in the stat
utes of this state that I have discovered
that provides how school lands of the etate
may be granted and conveyed. Chapter
1(19, Laws of 1901, seeks to take away from
tbe Board of Educational I,anda and Funds
the right to control and dispose of the land
as by the constitution and laws provided.
The act, chapter clx, doea not repeal sec
tion 7. chapter Ixlx, Laws of 1839, but ar
bitrarily authorizes the governor to issue
a deed, and by the act the commissioner
' of public lands and buildings, who Is by
chapter cxxll, Laws of 1897, the custodian
of all lands granted the state by the United
States as school lands lost In place, who
selected, accented and receipted for this
land on behalf of the state, and who has a
sworn and bounden duty to perform In the
premises under the laws of the state, his
rights, powers, duties and obligations to
the state, which are deemed imperative
and obligatory on his part to be dune and
performed to protect the state's interest
therein are curtailed and set aside to the
safeguarda Intended by the conatttutlon
and the laws to preserve Inviolate school
lands and funds are ruthlessly set aside
for naught. Clearly auch proceedings are
illegal and unconstitutional. Again I call
attention of the board to the fact that If
chapter clx. Laws of 1901, for the relief of
Mr. Blair, la unconstitutional, then. In such
caae, the sole power is vested In the gov
ernor of this state to dispose of the land
as by the act of 1901 provided, and that the
Board of Educational Landa and Funda of
this state has no light, power or authority
to do aught in tbe premises, that tha sole
power and authority is completely vested
(it the governor 'jfnd 'this -board haa no
power or authority to act in the matter in
any way, and that any proceedings had and
done by this board in relation to the same
would be absolutely Illegal and unlawful
and against the express direction of the
act of the legislature. If action la taken
for the relief of Mr. Blair, aa contemnlated
by the act of 19ol, the. governor must as
sume the responsibility therefor and re
lieve the board of the responsibility, and
For Singers end Speakers.
Th New Remedy for Catarrh is
Very Valuable.
A Orand Rapids gentleman who repre
ants a prominent manufacturing concern
and travel through central and southern
Michigan relates tha following regarding
the new catarrh cure. Ha saya:
"After suffering from catarrh of the
head, throat and stomach for several
years, I heard of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets
quit accidentally and Ilka everything else
I immediately bought a package and wa
decidedly surprised at the immediat re
lief It' afforded ma and still mora to find
a complete cure after several weeks' use.
"I have a little) son who sings In a boy's
iolr In one of our prominent churches,
ad he is greatly troubled with hoarse'
vms and throat weakness, and on my ro
Juru home from a trip I gave blm a few
of the tableta one 8unday morning when
ha had complained of hoarseness. Hs waa
delighted with their effect, removing all
husklnesa la a few minutes and making
the voice clear and strong.
"Aa tha tablet are very pleasant to the
taate, I had no difficulty to persuade htm
to uae them regularly.
"Our family physician told us they were
an antiseptic preparation of undoubted
merit and that h himself bad no hesitation
la using and recommending 8tuart's Ca
tarrh Tableta for any form of catarrh.
"I have since met many publlo speakers
and professional sluger who used thsm
constantly. A prominent Detroit lawyer
told me that Stuart's Catarrh Tablets kept
bis throat In Boa shape during tha most
trying weather, and that be bad long since
discarded the uae of cheap, lozenges and
troche on the advice of Bis physician that
they contained so much tolu, potash and
opium as to render their uae a danger to
health."
8tuart' Catarrh Tablets ar large pleas
ant tasting losengsa composed of catarrhal
antiseptics, like Red Gum. Blood Root. etc..
and aold by druggists everywhere at 60c
lor full treatment.
They act upon the blood and mucous
membrane and their composition and re
markable surest haa won the approval
of physicians, as well aa thousands cf suf
ferer from nasal catarrh, throat trouble
and catarrh of stomach.
A Utile book on treatment of catarrh
mailed tree by addressing F. A Stuart Co.,
larekaU. Mich.
this board thereby I powerless in the
premises.
Warthleeaaeea of Seek. Leads.
. Public lands of this state that remain as
public landa sublert to entry or selection
are practically worthies, aa evidenced by
bills now Introduced and pending In con
gress to reserve ali public lands remaining
In these states for grasing purpoeea, to be
leased at 2 centa per acre. Suppose we
figure the value of the lands on a baels of
per cent per annum the value per acre
would be 33 1-3 cents. I call attention to
the list of lands selected and confirmed to
the state in IHRl. These lands were the
beet remaining In the public domain, sub
ject to selection In 1X91. The valuation of
the said lands aa made by the county com
missioners of the various counties, accord
ing to law, rana-es from 25 cents to 11. SO per
acre, the average being about 60 renta per
acre, all of which Is evidenced by the books
of the school lands In the land commis
sioners office; that the fair market value
of the land in controversy, wtttioiit Im
provement, waa 17 per acre at the time of
selection and Is worth far more than that
now. To exchange this valuable land for
other land, even at an appraised value of
SI 25 per acre, would, without question, de
preciate the value of school land acquired
and held by this state, and thereby the
school land would not remain Inviolate.
would be depreciated and diminished, the
state Would be going Into the business of
speculation with school properties and It
would be a dangerous precedent to establish.
Sebraaka Live Stork Growers.
State Veterinarian Thomas and Dr. A. T.
Peters, pathologist at the Nebraska Ex
periment station, accompanied by several
person who are Interested in the growing
of live stock, will leave in a few day for
Alliance, where tbey will attend the spe
cial meeting of the Nebraska Live Stock
Growers' association. The meeting has
been called by President S. P. Delatour and
Secretary Van Bosklrk for the purpose of
giving tbe stockmen of the state an op
portunity to exchange views, and perhaps
take some action regarding the proposed
legislation for the leasing of government
landa. ,
A bill ha been Introduced In congress
by Representative Bowersock of Kansas
which contemplates the leasing of govern
ment homestead land at 2 cents per acre
per year. This and other measure with a
similar object will be discussed at tbe con
vention. The recent order of the Interior
department that all fences on government
land be removed will also be considered.
The proposed legislation will receive
the attention of the association." said Dr.
Peters, "but the most important subject to
be considered 1 the order -to tear down
tbe fence. It this command 1 carried
into effect throughout the cattle growing
country the result will be disastrous to tha
cattle industry. It I likely that more
wealth will be represented at the meeting
In Alliance than there ha been at any
state convention held In Nebraska In re
cent year. The matter pending for con
sideration ar of the utmost Importance,
and the Indication point to a large at
tendance. The atockmen appear to be
thoroughly aroused and It 1 possible that
some decisive action will be taken."
Supervise State Fair.
rm.. .ra aiacted and class superin
tendent chosen by the State Board of Ag
riculture yesterday to supervise the work
of the coming state fair. Th premium
liat wa also revised. A committee was
also appointed to see about the coat of
lighting the ground,
i. m-artica-ilv decided to hold even
ing entertainment at the fair ground next
fall. -
Th fallowlna: officer were selected:
General superintendent. William Foster,
SaltlUo; auperintendent oi gates, a,, aa.
Searle, Jr., Ogallala; uprlntendent of ag
ricultural hall. J. R. Cantlln. Blair; uper
intendent of art hall; W. A. Poynter. Lin
coln; auperintendent of transportation, O.
M rtruaa. Lincoln: superintendent of for
age, Charles Mann, Chadron; auperintendent
of booths, George O. Furnas, Lincoln; au
perintendent of amphitheater. A. L. Still
eon, York; chief . of police, qeorge W.
Overmeler, Kearney.
Tha following class superintendent were
named!
H. L. Vance. Pawnee City, horse and
mulea: Elltah Filler. Beatrice, cattle: R.
M. Wolcott, Archer, sheep; L. W. Leonard,
Pawnee Cltv. awlne: C. M. Llewellyn.
Beaver City, poultry; L. Morse, Benkleman,
farm products; Mrs. u. n. uevereux,
Omaha, women' textile department; Mrs.
F. M. Hall, Lincoln, Dp arts; B. c. Baa
aett. Gibbon, datrv: Charles Fordyce. Unl
varattv Place, education: beea and honey.
E. Newcomb, Friend; W. H. Barger, He-
hrnn. mechanical art: H. L. Cook. St
Paul, machinery; W, H. Barger, Hebron,
Instruments; county collective exhibits, W.
E. Swing, Franklin; discretionary, W. H
Barger; speed, George F. Dlckman, Seward
H. K. Wilson Woald Be Governor.
In an evening paper H. H. Wilson of this
city announce hi candidacy for the repub
lican gubernatorial nomination. Mr. Wilson
1 an attorney and for aeveral year ha
been a lecturer in the University of Ne
braska law college. Speaking in hi own be
half, Mr. Wilson said:
"I am a candidate for tha governorship,
Tha suggestion haa come to me from a num
ber of my friends, Accompanied with such
assurances of support that Justify me- In
believing that, with a unanimous delegation
from Lancaster county behind me, I have
an excellent chance of being nominated by
the atata convention. I am not seeking th
office because I think that 1 have any claim
upon the party, .but because my friends
have been good enough to suggest that in
th present emergency I am tbe most avail
able candidate. If the -Judgment of county
or state convention I that some other man
better fill that requirement I shall take
pleaaure In doing my beat to aecure his
nomination and electfen. . I am not a poll
ttcian in th sei.se tbst I have any claim or
grip upon any part of the organisation, and
If I am nominated it will be through tha
efforts of my friends and those who believe
that I could fill the place to their satisfac
tion."
Two Others Are Willing.
Ths names of two other republicans are
being mentioned by politicians tonight In
connection with the gubernatorial nomlna
tlon. They are Senator Arends of Otoe
county and F. W. Wetheld of Thayer. Mr.
Arends was in Lincoln today and tonight
was a conspicuous figure at the banquet of
the Young Men's Republican club and the
reception .preceding it at the executive
mansion. He confided to friends that he
waa willing to enter the race for tbe guber
natorial nomination,, but made no public
announcement of the. fact. Mr. Wetheld
waa not In Lincoln tonight, but tha an
nouncement of hi can acy I made semi-
authoritatively by hie friends.
Gtatva State Bask.
Articles of Incorporation of the Geneva
State Bank of Geneva, Merrick county,
were recorded in the secretsry of state's
office today. The capital stock of the in
stitution is 125,000 and the incorporators
are: B. Sandrock. J. G. Burruss, Robert
Schofield. 'C. 8. Trotter. W. L. Weed and
Charles H. Sloan. -
Flna Lock a Tossk Problem.
After workmen had pounded twenty-four
hours with hammers on a designated por
tion of tbe time lock of the First National
bank they gave up in despair. An expert
haa been started to Lincoln from Clncln
nati. Meanwhile tbe workmen are chiseling
away at the front of the vault. Money haa
been forwarded the bank from Omaha and
business continue aa though nothing were
the matter.
Nebraska Larmhereaea'a Aaaoetatloa.
The Nebraaka Lumbermen's association
began ita twelfth annual convention tbla
afternoon. The opening address was by
Prealdent B. L. Meyers of Newport. Re
port of Secretary J. C Clelaad and Treas
urer William Tried of Fremont anew tha
association to be in good condition finan
cially, there being a balance in the treas
ury with no outstanding Indebtedness. Two
hundred lumbermen are attending the convention.
Tonight the visiting lumber dealer were
the guests of the Lincoln jobber at tbe
Oliver theater and later at a banquet In
the Llndell hotel. The order of Hoo Hoo
held a concatenation early In the evening,
followed by an "On the roof," during which
several new members were Initiated.
Tomorrow afternoon the lumbermen will
start on an excursion to the gulf. The
route will be from Lincoln to St. Louis over
the Missouri Pacific and thence south over
the Gould lines.
Rehearlaar of Rhea Tase.
"A motion for rehearing of the Rhea
case will be Died this week," said Repre
sentative George L. Loom Is of Dodge county
this morning. Mr. Loom Is waa chief coun
sel for Rhea before the supreme court.
Rhea Is confined in tha penitentiary under
the sentence of death, the date being set
for April 25. He was found guilty of tha
murder of Herman Zahn, a saloon keeper,
who was resisting a holdup of his place of
business.
MORE LAND FOR THE SETTLER
I. A. Fort Reiterates Hla Statements
la Rapport of Greater
Horaesttads.
NORTH PLATTE. Neb., Feb. 10. To the
Editor of The Bee: Allow me to thank you
for tbe insertion of the article in The Be
of January 81 In reference to an increase in
the amount of land, that should be granted
settlers. Why thla question has not been.
from the plain principle of Justice, brought
before the people before 1 a mystery. But
with the almost complete exhaustion of tha
valuable lands of Uie publlo domain, to
now asaert that the government has at it
disposal millions of sere for tbe home
steader of any great value is a flagrant un
truth. Today all the choice pieces or tracts
that have any earning capacity are already
filed upon, yet all lands have a value, and
to assert that we have a great public area
upon which the American can support him
self upon the 160-acre homestead plan, as
originally Intended, is an error and a
wrong and ha brought loss, suffering and
Injury upon thousand of poor, but mis
guided men who were unable to under
stand the principle which make or cre
ate value In land, or have been every
year attempting the imposslb'j.
In the state of Illinois at the present
time a good township of land I capable
of fairly Well supporting a population of
288 settler to a township, a resident fam
ily on every eighty acres, allowance being
made for location, general condition and
environment, or one occupant for every
eighty acre. In eastern Nebraska or west
ern -Iowa a settler to each 160 acre give
148 settler to a township of land, contain
ing 23,040 acre more or less psr the trac
tion on north and west of township. These
tract are well capable of supporting a man
and hi family upon the area given, while
In the western cattle regions only from
six to eight or ten small cattlemen can be
supported by a township. Thus a th set
tler move westward he finds tie land
less and less capable of supporting himself
and family, and from soil tillage he must
then turn his attention to cattla growing.
Her again he Blscovers that a against
from one to' two acre In blue grass along
th Missouri river in Iowa and Nebraska,
or the former original homestead lands.
upon which an animal could be grown, that
those he can now secure require ten to
fifteen acre to raise and mature an an I
mal, a these western acre return a much
less financial return than the eastern.
I our philanthropic, magnamlmous, nobl
United State government doing .Justice In
this matter by only allowing 160 acre to
the homesteads, when in some case It
really only grant one-sixteenth in pro
ductlve capacity, a much to th present
applicant as the earlier homesteader ob
talned? This 1 carrying the slxteen-to-
one theory the wrong way, when ten acre
along tho Missouri river in Kansas, Ne
braska and Iowa 1 today worth more than
160 or even 820 acres are worth In western
Nebraska, Wyoming or Colorado. Now to
make tbe hardship more Intense we find
the large cattlemen coming forward and
asking that lease be granted them for all
the remaining portion of tbe publlo landa.
Tbey will then own by lease 480 acre out
of the 640-acre section, while the home
steader will only own land enough to sup
port about ten or fifteen head of stock or
less. ,
Then by what "star mall route" process
will the small stockman aecure land enough
to enable him to utilize tbe land and live,
provided be cannot re-lease from the great
lease combination, which holds the control
of the adjoining lands; tor tbe 160 acres
with nothing more, is something useless
and an injury to the homesteader at tbe
preaent time on arid or subarid lands with
out irrigation. .
It may be asserted that should a bill pass
the house of congress increasing the home
stead acreage to 640 acre for western Ne
braska and 1,280 for New Mexico, Wyomln
Utah and other arid weatern states, that at
once the cattle syndicates would employ
men to take up the government lands. But
cannot a carefully drawn bill be devised
which will define the requirements of the
proposed stockman homestead and if neces
sary increase the time required, to eight
Instead of five year, and at th same time
dispense with the commutation clause, now
allowing tha homesteader to purchase his
homestead after a certain time has elapsed
since he commenced residence.
. Again, tbe United States government as
sert that tts landa within railroad limit
ar worth 13.50 per acre and $1.25 outside
of railroad limits, yet 'the Union Pacific
Railroad company haa a large quantity of
land for aale within it limit at from
50 cent to $3 per acre. The question
arises, are our western senators and rep
resentatives alive to or aware of the fact
that the world movea and that Justice Is
not being done their constituents in the
matter of homestead! ? There may be soma
who will assert that we will thus rapidly
deplete the amount of our national public
acreage, but tbe sooner this is done the
better, for all. provided great combinations
do not form and aecure our publlo lands,
as the present proposed lease law would In
dicate they were endeavoring to do. There
are certain Union Pacific railroad land
agents In western Nebraaka that are ad
vising buyers of railroad lands in western
Nebraska to aim to secure from four to six
sections of land for grazing purpoeea be
fore tbey will have land enough to properly
support a herd of a slzs sufficient to main-'
tain themselves as respectably as a farmer
on an eastern Nebraska or Kansas farm. Is
now supporting himself and family.
Again, taking another view of tbe matter,
the day of the cattle king with hla great
herds, rsnging at targe, haa passed, and If
our western country can be covered with
small ranchmen who will own or control
from one to four or eight sections of land
aa actual individual ownera, with a few
hundred head upon each ranch, the general
prosperity of tbe entire west will be greatly
enhanced and a practical business basis be
secured, from which a reliable form of
valuea can be eatlmated and the actual
earning worth of their holdings be known.
Thla can be brought about by encouraging
the settler to secure land enough to afford
htm, when engaged in the eattla Industry,
a reasonable income.
Again thanking The Bee for Its kindness
la bringing this matter before the publle.
l remain, respectfully yours,
X. A, ro
SWEARS DEATH AN ACCIDENT
John MoCormisk Pretests E Dii Ket
- Murder Haggis Lindiltv. '
BLAMES SCREEN DOOR FOR THE lHtOTING
State, However, (ism that He Ad
mitted Hat last Fired Wespes Be
cause ef Jealoaa Love for
Wasnaa.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. Feb. 21. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The trial of John McCor-
mlck on the charge of murder was taken
up thla morning and occupied the attention
of the1 district court throughout the day.
McCormlck is charged with shooting Mrs.
Maggie Llndsley. On the -night th crime
was committed, last fall, he called at the
bouse, but was refused admittance by Mr.
Llndsley. It is alleged that he drew a re
volver from hi pocket and fired at her
through the acreen door. The .bullet struck
her under the eye and caused Instant death.
McCormlck then turned the weapon on
himself, but the ball glanced and Inflicted
only a flesh wound. Jle was placed under
arrest and held without bond.
Tbe evidence Introduced by the state went
to show that the inmate of the house were
attracted by the shots and upon running
to tbe door found the woman lying on the
floor and McCormlck outside, ..begging that
the screen door be opened to admit him.
These witnesses swore that McCormlck
helped to carry the dead woman to ber bed
and that he aatd he killed her because he
loved her. The physicians who conducted
the autopsy testified a to the course of
the bullet and that death, was Instantane
ous McCormlck testified in his own defense
that Mrs. Llndsley took his revolver from
hi pocket and afterward returned it to him
and that In closing the door the weapon
was discharged accidentally,' causing the
womans' death. McCormlck' testimony
was corroborated by the deposition of one
Kelser, which wa read to the jury.
The taking of testimony will be concluded
tomorrow morning and after argument by
the attorneys the case will be given to the
Jury. County Attorney Wilson Is conduct
ing the prosecution. John C. Watson Is at
torney fpr McCormlck.' The court room
was packed with spectator all day.
he Dtole from Mr. Klnnsn. James Ingram
was also arrested a an accomplice and was
given the same eentenc as Wicks, a be
aleo confessed.
Sarpy Ceaaty Marrsjac Iteeerd.
PA PILLION. Neb.. Feb. I. fSaeolaLl
Tbe mortgage record tor January a on
of th beat In the history of Sarpy county.
These are the mortgage change of th
month: Farm mortgage filed, ttO.IM.M;
farm mortgage released, $30,885.(0. Town
mortgages filed, l,8l; town mortgage re
leased, $4,050. Chattel mortgage Died, $,
826.31; chattel mortgages released, $18,-3.(8.
Asjea Woman Is MIsalasT
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.; Feb. 12. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Mrs. Season, aged 88
year, 1 missing from th horn of her
daughter, Mr. Markley, four mile from
this city. She disappeared Monday night.
Searching parties have been scouring th
country, but no trace of the missing woman
baa been discovered. Her mind 1 believed
to be unbalanced. ,
ASHLAND MAN DISAPPEARS
Paeee Two Forged Check and Re
ward la Offered for HI
Arreat.
ASHLAND, Neb.. Feb. 12. (Special Tele
gram.) Manley Hlghtshoe. who has worked
around Ashland for several years, decamped
suddenly last ntgbt. He presented one
check for $16 at Hoffman Brothers' store
and one for $10 at L. R. Brush's, signed by
E. J. Rose. When the checks were turned
In at the bank this morning they were pro
nounced forgeries. Hlghtshoe 4s 35 years
old, weigh 165 pounds, 1 five feet alx
Inches tall and has black hair. City Mar
shal Corwln haa offered a reward of $25
for hi arrest and detention.
.Widow Secures Judgment.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Feb. 12. (Special.)
Judge Hollenbeck opened the February
term of district court here Monday. The
Jurors appeared Tuesday and the first case
taken up wa that of Johanna Kosch against
W. H. TleskbeAer t6 ' recover $250. which
the plaintiffs late husband had paid on a
note which he signed as security for the
defendant. Tbe transactions involved were
somewhat complicated bt the jury brought
in a verdict thl morning for th plaintiff
in the sum of $172.66, !
Thomas M. Leffler Aeqoitted.
COLUMBUs! Neb., Feb. 12. (Special Tel
egram.) After being out only half an hour
the Jury brought in a verdict late this after
noon acquitting Thomaa M. Leffler of tbe
charge of grand larceny, on which be wa
traced to . tbe etate of Washington, and
brought back here at great expense. He
satisfied tbs Jury that the horse and buggy
which he sold without Carl Schubert' con
sent waa hla own property.
Mr. Lladale Is from West Point. .
WEST POINT, Neb., Feb. 12. (Special.)
The John H. Llndale who is referred to in
Lincoln dispatches of today a being from
Gage county resides in West Pol t and Is a
practicing attorney here. He la promi
nently identified with Catholic Interest in
thl portion of the diocese and haa several
times championed the lights of Catholic
children in reference to the reading of the
bible In public schools.
Two Sentenced for Larceny.
HASTINGS, Neb., Feb. 12. (Special Tele
gram.) Harry Wicks, who was arrested on
th charge of petit larceny, pleaded guilty
and wa sentenced to ten days In jail, to
pay cost of the prosecution and to make
restitution of double th amount of money
Father and Son BrcaJc Lees.
COLUMBUS. Neb.. Feb. 12. (Special.)
A. P. Frederlckaon, a prominent farmer, in
the Looking Qlaa neighborhood, (lipped
on the Ice and broke hi right leg above
the knee on Sunday. HI son Walter re
cently sustained a similar fracture.
Platte Ceaaty Claim Grow.
COLUMBUS, Neb.. Feb. 1$. (Special.)
In the case of Platte county against the
bondsmen of former County Treasurer
Lynch leave was granted to amend the
petition by changing th amount claimed
from $1,600 to $16,000.
Omaha Man Lease Paper.
SCHUYLER. Neb., Feb. 12. (Special.)
The Quill, originated in 1886 by John C.
Sprecher, later owned by F. L Lemon and
then b'y F. C. Werts, hs been leased by
Mr. Wert to Alexander Schickel of Omaha.
Brick Sehoolhoaae far Glenvllle.
GLBNVILLE, Neb., Feb. 12. (Special.)
Glenvllle School district No. 49 held an
election Tuesday evening and voted to issue
bonds for $3,000 to assist In the erection of
a $6,00 brick schoolhouse next summer.
Edgar to' Take Charge of Poatofllce.
BEATRICE, Neb., Feb. 12.'-(Speeial.)
Colonel W. H. Edgar, the new poetmaater,
will Uke charge of the office Saturday,
having received hla papers yesterday from
tbe Treasury department
SNOW IN NEBRASKA TODAY
Colder Weather In West Portion
Friday Fair, vrl'tfc North,
west .Winds.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. Forecast:
For Nebraska Snow Thursday, with
colder in west portion; Friday fair; north
west winds.
For Iowa-r-Partly cloudy, probably snow
Thursday; Friday fair; variable winds.
For Wyoming Snow and much colder
Thursday; Friday fair, excent in
mountain districts; northwest winds. ,
For South Dakota Snow Thursday, with
colder in west portion; Friday fair and
coll; northwest winds. .
Local Record,
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
w , ... c. latjuru iem
pcratur (tnd precipitation compared with
thai cnrraunnnnlnr itgtv r9 iha i..t aw
w wa av lag. III rfJV
years:
1QM 1IWM .AAA , .AAA
. "'. tmn. Iuu. ism.
Maximum temperature.... 31-33 34 3
i, minium innipri aim . , m - - J f Z3
Mean temperature 24 20 28 io
Precipitation 00 .00 .06 .00
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for Una dsy and sine March 1,
Normal temperature jj
Excess for the day
Total excess since March 1 90;
Normal, precipitation 03 ncn
Deficiency for the day ; .03 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 24.89 Inchea
Deficiency since March 1 ..6.32 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1901..,. .00 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1900... 4.61 Inches
Resorts from Stations at T p. sa
CONDITION OF THB
WEATHER.
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tain
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l
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:
Omaha, cloudy ,.
Valentine, cloudy
North Platte, cloudy
Cheyonne, cloudy
Salt Lake City, clear ....
Rapid City, cloudy
Huron, cloudy
Wllllston, cloudy
Chicago, cloudy
St. Louis, clear
St. Paul, cloudy
Davenport, clear
Kansaa City, cloudy
Havre, snowing
Helena, snowing
Bismarck, cloudy
Galveston, partly cloudy
24
32
28
481
46
SO
18
18
24
24
16
20
18
34
IS
68
T indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH,
Local Forecast Official.
Mm
Omeda Oil
The correct treatment of sore
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KIDNEY TROUBLE, LAME
BACK AND RHEUMATISM
CURED BY SWAMP-ROOT.
To Prove What the Great Kidney Remedy, Swamp
Root, Will Do For YOU, Every Reader of The Bee
May Have a Sample Dottle Sent Free Dy Hall.
T. P. McHUGH, ESQ.
Tacoma, Wash.. Nor. 19th, U0L
DR. KILMER eV CO..' Bingbamton. N. T.
GENTLEMEN: It give me great pleasure to add my testimonial to that of hun
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Tours very truly, , , : . ! ,
(T. F. McHugh
701 B. St, South.
Lame back I only one symptom of kidney trouble one of many and Nature's
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