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From a Sta.T Corrponrtent.)
LrXCOT.Jl. Jan. II. iSpavlal.i Attorney
R. X rne ami Juilge TIbbeta had a brief
encounter In the dtstrtrt court thla morning
In whir (I a r-nrt to physical force was
bd Ori asgravated tha opposing at
torney iflth abusive epithets sut-h aa liar,
perjuror and others. Tha case over which
the eontnTiy nM la that of P.nn
against Tmmpm of km( standing In tha
dlstrlrt court. Soma time ago Tlbbvta
chared that tha records In the cam had
been murtlsfed with tha rv-sult that Judge
Fnwt of tha district bench ordered tha
filing of an Information charging Grne
wit It contempt. Jfr. Greene a few days
aao aura notice that ha would aak the
rmirt to settle tha blil of exception, and
having been replaced... .A llttla later Judge
this waa done, tha mutilated parta not
Tlhbets appeared on tha saVne and ashed
to har tha bill Battled, hut finding that
tt had already been dona went before Judge
Holmes, who had allowed the bill, and en
tared strenuous protest. Thla la what led
to tha attack of Greene. Tlbbets rushed
at him and tackled In foot ball fashion.
The Irate attorneya are separated by the
pacta tors before much damage was dona.
Traael ot (aaa.
Considerable indignation has been aroused
imrnii tha cltlaena who usa gas over a
project which la on foot for tha transfer
of G.or.W of stork of tha Lincoln Gaa
4b Electric Light company to a local syn
dicate. These men are to be given an
eptlon at tw years during which time. It
la asserted, they are expected to root for
tha gas company, and aid In building up a
public sentiment which will permit tha
company to hold to tha present prices for
(as. This !a the charge which Is being
mads by the cttlaetia who are Interested in
the movement for dollar gas.
Tlaa H Cos far.
The representatives of the Independent
telephone companies operating In the state
ar hftvtng a two days' meeting at the
Undell hotel for tha discussion of the
mufuai Interest of corporations which are
covering Nebraska with a network of wires.
The extension of toll lines is one of tha
subjects which will be discussed. There
will be an effort to secure closer eo -operation.
About forty members of the associa
tion are present this year. The meetlna;
opened this afternoon at the Undell with
an address by President t C. Clark of
Papilllon. and a report by Secretary E. C.
Hansen of Fairbury- Several technical
paoers were read.
Cea feraaee aa Charltlea.
Ths executive committee of tha Nebraska.
State Conferenoa of Charity and Correc
tions ts busy preparing a program for tha
annual meeting to be held here F abruary
S and S. Tha president's address, will be
delivered by former Chief of Police Hol
land on tha morn In a; of February 2. On
that evening; twenty-five pupils of ths Ne
braska, School for tha Blind will give an en
1 tertalnment. and Wednesday evening S. G.
Smith, D. D.. of St. Paul will taik on the
"Problem of Pauperism. Tha meetings
will be held In the First Christian church.
Pealrry Skew tseahig.
Tha biggest poultry show hi the history
' of the Stats Association of Poultry Fan
ciers will open at tha Auditorium at I a,
m. tomorrow.
Ths entries are far In excess of Ulnae of
any previous year," said Mr. Ludden to
day, "and ww are going to have tha Audi
torium mora fully occupied than. It was
last year.
Ths premium list this year will be prob
ably run to &.5O0. Last year SL.ee waa ex
pended In premiums, and the amount will
undoubtedly be excaeded this year. Tha
Judges In ths competitions are F. H Shell
abarger and W. L. Russell, wall known
Iowa fanciers and breeders; C H- Rhodes
sf Kansas City and Adam Thompson of
Amity, Mo. '
There ts soma pat stock shown in con
nection with tha poultry, exhibit, but no
premiums are offered on that class.
Beekeepers la Seeaiea.
Ths Nebraska Bee Keepers' assodaiion
held its Brat meeting this afternoon, at the
tats university farm la tha experiment
statloa building- B. Whltcotnb of Friend Is
pre dan t and L. D. Stllaoa of York la sec
retary. th mac ting waa fairly well at
tended, about IS My man Interested la bee
ulture betas present. Tha program waa
aa follows: "Past. Present and Future of
Baa Keeping la Nebraska." E. Whiteomb;
"What Ws Need Most." G- W. Whltford;
"Ths Professional Mu as a. Baakseper,"
Or. Hun gala; "How Beat to Increaaa In
terest In Our Work." EL Ketchunt: "Honey
Exhibit at St Louis." William Jonas.
At a lata hour thla aftarnoon tha reports
mt ths different oommittses wars read.
Das
Tha Nebraska Duroe-Jersey Breeders
association met at tha Commercial club
rooms at t o'clock. . E. Z.. Biisssll of Her
man mads a abort addresav which was re
sponded to by tha secretary.
Tha chief feature of tha masting was
ths discussion of aa exhibit for tha St.
Lexus show.
W. BL Taylor read a paper entitled
"Paat. Present and future of tha Duroe
Jersey Hog. "
Ths meeting tonight consisted of muaia
and a paper by W. P. Snyder entitled
Tha Duroe-Jersey aa tha Farmers' Hog."
raaaa Lata Priatlaa.
Lea Herd man. dark of tha supreme court,
has bucked tha State Printing board and
today received from the State Journal com
pany a copy of volume 1 of the Nebraska
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reports, unofficial, which contract ths print
ing board turned down. Mr. Herdmsn
stated tnat ha was acting upon the advice
of the attorney general In letting the con
tract, who said that It was not only his
right but his duty to have the I ports
printed. It Is expected that there will be six
volumes In sll and the mat will be about
n.im a volume. When the printing bo, d
refused Herdmsn s request some time dur
ing tha summer. Mr. Herdmsn advertieed
for bids and selected the State Journal
company aa the lnwsf. It is likely now
that ths printing board wtll try to restrain
ths Journal company from completing the
work and a test will thus be made of the'
validity of the law creating tha board,
sjew Baafc laeecperat aa.
The Dwtght State bank of Dwtght la a
new Institution that was authorised to do
business by tha state banking board today.
Its capital stock la JCD. J and the Incorpo
rators are J. M. Burg". W. P. Bneek. F. V.
Krenk. Charles A. Kami. George Dorson
and Thomas Wolf. The Blue Springs State
bank today Increased Its capital stock
from Slo.OS) to CB.OQ. This bank has been
running for less than three years and now
has on deposit In the neighborhood of
npa.nnn. which Is the history of most of the
small banks In towns of prosperous Ne
bra."ka. Thurston and Deuel counties come to the
front with a settlement with the treasurer
today, paring In Sl.S in all. These two
make eleven counties which have made set
tlement. aids Piailraad Liable.
Despite the fact that the Wabash railroad
stated In Its answer to the suit for S.UUO
damages brought by Morton R. Sharpe that
the flood waters of the Missouri and the
Kaw rivers overflowing at Kansas City last
spring was "the act of God" and the de
fendants were not liable for goods de
stroyed. Judge Waters gave Sharpe Judg
ment for as, l. j this morning. Some months
ago Sharpe avers that he shipped goods
over the line of the defendants at a point
in Indiana and had a contract with them
to deliver these goods at Council Bluffs
to the Rock Island. This, ha declared, the
road Indicated failed to do. on the contrary
delivering the stufT to ths Missouri Pacitla
at Kansas City. Hera the waters rose and
the flood reached such a height that cars
were engulfed and an Immense quantity
of merchandise and other freight ruined,
or practically so.
The Missouri Pacific was first made de
fendant with the Wabash, but ths action
was dismissed and the Wabash alone held
responsible.
Speaavesw tes BaaabUeaa Baaauet.
Tares speakers have already signified
their intention of participating In the an
nual banquet of the Toung Men's Repub
lican club to be held February 12. Gov
ernor Bailey of Kansas is one of them.
Congressman Burkett wired today that
he had secured the promise of Congressman
George W. Price f Illinois to speak here
at that function. The third la Judge Rob
ertson of Norfolk.
Lewis May Lrvw.
WUllam Lewis, who was shot at tha
sute farm last night while stealing corn,
is still alive and there la a bars chance of
his recovery. He is indignant at having
been ahot by Just a private citizen, and
said be would nut have objected had It
been an officer. He said ha Intended to
prosecute the man who fired the ahot if he
lived and he wanted the police to do It if
ha died. Mrs. Lewis called at the station '
this morning and secured Lewis' horse and i
buggy but did not express much concern
at her husband's plight. Lewis admirtsd
steeling ths corn.
YOUNG FARMER KILLS HIMSELF
Chaste A. Krleksaa. a Bridearaawa af
ls Weak. Eaae Lit Xaas
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OAiCLAND. Neb, Jan. IS. -8peclal.)
Charles A. 3rickson. a Healthy farmer and
son of J. W. ElizMmoa. 'Iving seven miles
north of thla city, committed suicide at
his father's homo Sunday morning shortly
after II o'clock by shooting himself through
th brain with a tt-eaiibra revolver Two
shots were 3 red In quick succession, ths
first only slightly erasing the forehead
and lodging in ths celling. The second
shot entered -his head about hair an bach
abov the right ear and almost assed
through the brain causing Instant death.
I At tha time of the shooting his wif and
sister were at home, his parents having
gone to church a mil away. Hearing the
shots upstairs his wife ran up. finding her
kusband dead on the bed.
1ST- Erickson has only been married
about six weeks snd appeared very happy
until Just recently when be has been rather
i",mt "-ur,"T oworo. waa notified 1
and held an taqua-t at ths horns hut tightly, test case of Joseph Soreckler
-" w a vwruiiTi ot BUVriffS
In a despondent mood, no causa for de
spondency being discovered. No funeral
arrangements have yet been made.
aUaharaaaa Csaaty Saswvlaera.
FALLS CTTT. Neb., Jan. 18. -i Special.)
The Board of Supervisors has Just draw d
an interesting and important session. Tha
new board is democratic consisting of five
democrats and two republlcana. aa follows:
C. J. Barto, democrat. First district; Wil
liam McCray, democrat. Second district;
Joseph Glasaer, democrat. Third district;
J. J. Bowers, democrat. Fourth district;
J. H. Hatchings, demecrat. Fifth district;
John Humor, republican. Sixth district;
C. B. Snyder, republican. Seventh district.
Tha board organised by the election of Mr.
Huntor, republican, as chairman, the vote
standing tour for Mr Huntor and three
for Mr. McCray, democrat.
County Assessor-elect O. A. John ap
peared before ths hoard and recommended
that seventeen deputy aaseesors be nsmed
by him and confirmed by the board, that
being tha number employed heretofore.
Ths board cut the number to twelve, snd
ths assessor made the fo'lowlng appoint
ments: Fred Mitsche. John Hoback. T. J.
W hi taker. David Griffiths, W. B. Alex
ander. Charles P. Dai bey. George L Kirk,
Henry EbeL O. O. Marsh. C. H. McDowell.
F. A. Hummel. Otto Poor.
The board, through the commit tea an
supplies, awarded . tha contract for print
ing and supplies to Harry P. Custer of this
city.
tar It Faat laataUa.
YORK. Neb.. Jan. H. (Special.) At the
Fraternal hail tha offlcars of the Grand
Army of the Republic. Women's Relief
corps and Daughters of Veterans were In
stalled for tha coming year. The following
are the new officers: Commander. W. B.
Long: senior vie commander. O. P. Hager;
Junior vies eomaiander, F. i. Pariah; quar
termaster, N. M. Ferguson; surgeon. J. B.
Cnnway; offlcar of th day. B. Reuungar;
adjutant. S. Milllhan, guard. J. R. Eavds;
Installing o Bl oar. E, JUttamger. Woman a
Retllef corps officers: President. Mrs.
Emma Farley; Junior vies commander. Mrs.
Deremer: secretary. Mrs. Stillson; treas
urer, Mrs. Edgecomb; corresponding sec
retary. Mrs. Jennie Bryan. Oaushtara af
Veterans: President. Miss Ina Fountain
ascratary, Carrta Bell; eenior vice, Georgia
Haiwr. junior vice. Neva Blcfc: chaplain.
Mra. Gill; treasurer, Mrs. Bryan; musician.
Part Brooks; trust aaa. Edna, Farley. Th
veterans pronounced th drill work of th
Women s Reilaf corps to bs tha best they
bar seem.
Ttaa aasawlak brta Aak.
TORK. Neb.. Jan. a (Special.) Hi ro.
Ttmothy E. SedgwU-k has been appointed
"cuatodlaa af aur1 for th government. His
duties will be to look aftsr tha only pier
f land, a pusioffica sit la Tork. wsd
by Cnd
WITNESS CHANGES STORY
K m Thoniu a Snmrss for Stats in th
Calibrated F.tii Cm
DENIES W30HG DOING BY DEFENDANT
laalata That Fersaer Teettsaaay Waa
Slvea fade Daren frwaa Her
Pareate Caataet sa Ad
ssittiaa; Letters.
TORK. Neb.. Jan. 18. i Special.) AH
morning and late Una afternoon the attor
neys have been having Miss Beuiah
Thomas, the prosecuting witness, on the
stand In the tr-ai of the State agaiiwt John
Blair, in which Blair la charged with crim
inal assault on Beuiah Thomas, whom he
waa accuted of afterward abducting and
keeping at his home. As some predicted.
MifB Thomas Is testifying differently thaa
at the preliminary hearing before County
Judge Taylor. In which she testified to as
saults at different times, giving place and
time and going into details. Otr the stand
today she denies a part of the testimony
she gave at that time. A large number tt
those who are well acquainted with Mine
Thomas are surprised, but a few expected
testimony of this kind and even predicting
before the trial that testimony in behalf of
Blair would be given. Blair has stated that
Miss Thomas' parents ware compelling her
to testify agunst him. Intimate friends
and neighbors deny this statement. If Mine
Thomas told the truth today on the witness
stand she has been the means ot placing
John Blair under bonds and In Jail, where
he has been confined since lust November,
and has caused more trouble and feeling
in tha neighborhood of Arborvllle than any
thing that has happened in that locality.
Mr. Blair Is one of the oldest settlers in
that part of the county and previously baa
never been mixed up In an affair of this
kind, but has had the respect of the com
munity in which he lives.
Dcalee Farmer Mary.
A part of the time It was hard for ths
attorneys to get Miss Thomas to answer.
In her teatlmony she denies that at any
time has there been any relations be
tween her and Blair other than that of
friendship and nothing criminal between
thera as she bed testified at the prelimin
ary hearing. She said that she testified
at the preliminary heating differently then
because ahe wna threatened by her parents
and that they had really compelled her to
testify differs it. She asserts that now
she Is telling the truth. Messrs. Meeker
and Wray and Attorney Fred C. Power
are assisting the county attorney In tha
prosecution and they tried In every way
known to shake her teatlmony.
It seems that there are several letters
before Blair's arrest written by him to
Miss Thomas and by Miss Thomas to
Blair that are mentioned In the testimony
and the rroserrutlon are very anxioua
to have Introduced as testimony, claiming
that these letters are necessary to nhow
the relations between Blair and Miss
Thomas.
Mr. Thomas, father of Miss Thomas,
was sworn and he related how he first
learned of relations between Blair and his
daughter and told about certain letters
tneT nad ""1 n Blair's visiting and
mUng the Thomas girt. " The mother.
Mrs. - Thomas, testified to raving suspic
ions as to the relations of Blair and her
daughter. She also testified to finding let
ters on ths floor belonging to her daughter
which were written by Blair. A part ef
the letters have been read in court and
one or two that tha prosecution are anx
ious to be Introduced aa evidence the court
has not yet ruled on. The case Is being
bitterly contested and promises to last all
of this week. The large- court room la
packed with farmers and others principally
from Arborvills township.
Judge Evans before whom ths trial is
taking place win probably hold night ses
sions and push ths trial to a speedy con
clusion. -leaves WIfa Wlthaat Xaaaa.
FREMONT. Neb.. Jan. 18. f Special.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Merwtn came here
from Omhha yesterday and stopped at a
hotel. This morning Mr. Merwin was gone.
He left a latter to his wife statins; that
he was going away and that he would
never live with her again and enclosed
CjO. Mrs. Merwin's parents live In Nor
folk and ah wtll go there this afternoon.
He left her without any money excepting
the CSa
Drnwrrst Wise Csatnt.
t t a rrrr rr-K t.
against W. J. McCray for supervisor In
district No. 2 waa heard before County
Judge WUhite last week, each side being
represented by able counsel. A number of
witness were exsrained. The county
clerk was Instructed to produce th ballots.
which were recounted. The recount gave
McCray. democrat, a majority of five, the
exact number given by the canvassing
board. The case was dismissed by tha
plaintiff at his cost.
lehardaaa Coaary Dtatrl at Ceurt.
FALLS CITT, Neb.. Jan. 18. Special. )
District court convenes In this city Monday.
January 3. The following la the Jury
drawn: William Douglas. John Hoitaph.
Fred Brerht. Ray Linn. Clem Flrebaugh.
Chris Madouse. John El a. Ed Burrla, James
MirtTia. Louis Buckholta, W. H. Cox, E. T.
Duncan. John Schroeder. John Routs. Wil
liam Strurk. Fred Haeffeie. James Filler,
Lin Boulls. John Parllk. L. Van Duesen.
Nesl Mattan, John Jenkins. Don Gredley
and William Rulgxe.
Jahaaaa Csaaty Asesesara.
TECCMSEH. Neb.. Jan. IS (Special.)
County Assessor J. CI. Burress has named
his deputies for Johnson county aa fol
lows: Nemaha ' precinct. A. N. Coffey:
Sterling precinct. Jacob Krltmer; Spring
Creek. N. B. Tarwood; Lincoln. T. E. Rob
erts; Helena. C. F. Rleuache; Vesta. P. X
Turner; Todd Creek. J. S. Toung: Western,
James Deulen: Maple Grove. John Derr.
The deputies will taka up ths work of as
sessment April L and are expected to have
It completed by the last of May.
Jahaaaa fseafy Tearfcer laatltata.
TECTMSEH. Nab.. Jan. 18. i Special.)
County Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion Dill gives out ths Information, that
ths 19U4 Johnson County Teachers' Insti
tute will be held in Tecumsah ths week
beginning Jun I Among th Instructors
will b Dr. G. E. Condra of th stats uni
versity. Prof. C. N. Anderson of ths Te
eumseh schools, Mlas Lissls Haas, an edu
cator of not of Bonne, Iowa, and Super
intend eat DHL
ay Math af "ChaUleaceT."
TE17UM3EH. Neb.. Jan. la. i Special.
William Ernst, a leading stockman hare,
has bought tha mother of "Challenger." the
Chicago prise-winning steer of Lawrence
M.irphy. west of town, and th cow Is
Swing shipped to Lincoln, whar ana will
be used at tha stats experimental farm
for Judging purposes. Th farm bought
th animal. Th cow la a grad animal
Saw Da pat ta Aabava.
.rBL'RX. Nab.. Jan. 1.- SpaclaLr-Th
sflsaouri Pai-ifla depot at this place baa
brcossa entirely Insufficient for th business
of th road at tbia plaua. The business
men hav for a kmg um beaa demanding
beuw depot facuMUea, and at tha recent
meeting of the Commercial club Secretary
W. P. Freeman was instructed to take
this matter up with tha road and to Insist
upon ths erection of a new brtch depot
building. Ha has assurances from the of
ficials of the road that tha matter will
rereivw Immediate attention. The on:y
depot building here la a little one-story
frame shack erected twenty years ago, and
at the time was barely sufficient for the
business, when Auburn had less than L j
population.
ORGANIZE ROOSEVELT CLUB
V
Trrawar a Clafe Eaderaee Adailatatrm.
tlaaa ( Pre a Me at a ad Ger-
TECVMSEH. Neb.. Jan. 18. -.Special Tel
egram.) At a rousing meeting of Nemaha
precinct a Roosevelt club wa orsanised
hers tonight. Judge 9. P. Davidson was
chosen temporary president and 9. W.
Thurber temporary secretary. Prmanent
organlxation will be perfected later. The
following resolutions were adopted.
Whereas. We. the r-nubllcan electors of
Tecnmeeh. Nemaha nrei-mct. hereby ex
press our hearty approval of the thoroughly
executive manner In which Theodore
Roosevelt has handled the affairs of this
fovnirmtrnt during his administration aa
president, therefore be It.
Rearilverl. That we hereby pled ice aur un
divided efforts and support In securing his
nomination and election as president.
This resolution as well as one endorsing
Governor Mickey was received with cheers
and passed without a dissenting vote. The
Mickey resolution follows:
Whereas, The members of the Roosevelt
club of Tecumseh. Nehama precinct, be
lieving that Hon. John H. Mickev has
given a wise. Judicious and economical ad
ministration aa governor, therefore be It,
Resolved. That we heartily endorse his
acts in the past and plerte him our loyal
support to secure his renumlnation and re
election. Delegates were selected to attend the
meeting of th state league In Lincoln and
a committee was chosen to secure a
speaker for the next meeting.
AIN3WORTH. Neb., Jan. 18. Special.)
A Roosevelt club was organised here this
evening wtth a membership of seventy,
who are for an Instructed delegation from
Nebraska. R. S. Rising Is president of the
club and Walter Moaely secretary.
ALMA. Neb.. Jan. 18 Special Teiegram.)
The republicans organised a Roosevelt
club here tonight. R. La Keester was
elected president, W. A. Myers secretary
and F. W. Stevens treasurer. It waa de
cided to hold a lianquet on February It
was an enthurlcistla meeting. A long list
was secured to mippnrt a republican presi
dent. W. A. Myers was selected to attend
the state meeting of clubs.
SCOTT'S BLCirF. Neb., Jan. IS. .Special
Telegram.) An enthusiastic meeting of
tha republicans of Scott's Bluff and vicinity
was held hers tonight to perfect tha or
ganisation of a Roosevelt club. The fol
lowing officers were elected: P. J. Sams,
president; Robert T. Hill, secretary; C. H.
Simmons, treasurer: executive committee.
D. H.- Cole. E. H. Price. F. F. Everett.
William Martin. William Bartsour. The
organisation will be known as the Scott's
Bluff Roosevelt club and it Is the first
movement politically In the North Platte
valley. It opens up the campaign here
early and promises vigorous work for
Theodora Roosevelt.
Rtehardaaa Teaaty rtaaaess.
FALLS CITT. Neb.. Jan. .8. tSpecial.)
County Treasurer Zonk has Just completed
his semi-annual rtatement. rhowing the
total amount of i eloquent taxes collected
to be S5.2Z8.K. -with a otal cash balance on
hand of JSI.175.ia. Of the 1 tax $4 63.19
has been collected since th tax teeame
due on November L Of the 1302 tax at per
cent has been- collected. Tha total amount
collected during tha year has been C1LML72.
At present Slchardsan county has no
bonded Indebtedness and not an outstand
ing warrant. Treasurer Zook nas every
reason to ha proud of this statement and
the people of Richardson county ought to
be proud of this official. Mr. Zook has re
tained George Relchers and Ed May In his
office.
Trsatl? Ceaaty Aaaseaaia.
STOCKVTLLE, Neb.. Jan. 18. -(Special. )
County Assessor John Minnick has ap
pointed eight deputies to assist him, as
follows: B. 3. Taylor. E. Cedar, W. R.
Fitch. E. D. Brown, John Underwood, W.
D. Roach. George Brown and L. H. Wy
more. The appointments were confirmed
by the county commissioners yesterday.
The new revenue law Is bringing a large
number of taxpayers to the county treas
ury every day. A large amount of back
taxes Is being paid up. Treasurer Py la
thinks that the per cent of delinquent taxes
In the county unpaid will be vary small by
February L
Fallt Csaaty
CSCEOLA. Neb.. Jan. 11 Speclal.) Th
following deputies have been appointed by
County Assessor Johnson: Hack berry. G.
E. Samuelson: Canada. John Lees; Clear
Creek. Emll Haaselbach; Island. Auguat
Fickll; Stromsburg City. C. C. Bennett;
Stromsburg Country. F. W. Johnson; Osce
ola City, W. A. Cornish; Osceola Country.
L. K. McGaw: Valley. George Horst: Pleas
ant Home, H. R- Hardy; Platte. David
Foy.
Oansla Aaditartaaa Sears Casaplatlaa.
OSCEOLA. Neb.. Jan. 18. ( Special. ) The
Osceola auditorium ia nearly completed and
will be one of the best buildings of the
kind In the state. It will be opened the
flrst of next month. The company has just
held its annual meeting and elected Keane
Ludden aa president: H. M. Powers, vies
president; C. E. Mickey, treasurer: S. A-
lniHM unntirv. and a full twiarrf at m n -1
agers.
Daasaerat Asa lata BpabUeaa.
FALLS CITY. Neb.. Jan. IS. iSpeclaL)
Judge-elect W. H. Kelllgan of ths First
Judicial district, democrat, has appointed
John T. Martin, republican, of thla place,
aa his official court reporter. Mr. Martin
served with Judge Steele tor a number of
years snd Is a good official.
Saw IVaad far Oavlaaaaaav
GUTHRIE. Okla.. Jan. 18 Th Kansas.
Elk City A Texas Railroad company, with
a capital stock of C'JBO.wa. waa granted a
charter her today to construct a railway
from a point on the Oklahoraa-aCanaaa
state line near Kiowa. Kan., tn a suutb-w-terty
direction through Oklahoma, by
way of Elk Oty to Eure Paaa. Tex., a
distance of W) miles. The stockholders
include six Flk City ("kla. men and W. C.
Walton of Tltusvllls. Pa.
Ayers
Hair falling? Then you arc starving it.
You can stop hair-starvation with a hair
food. Ayers Hair Vigor nourishes, feeds the
hair. And the deep, rich color of early life
comes back, to the gray hair. Why look
old 20 years before it is time?
ARREST ALLEGED GHOULS
Throe lfn Taktm ta Chirr for Robbinr
Drnd tt Ch-cmrj,
m iONY SH0W5 STAGE HANDS A8SE1T
Caaaal Kaflayt Says H ws Fire
Waa ta Try ta ! tabastae
Cartel Whit Rrsalari
Were .4 baa at.
CHICAGO. Jan. 18 Charged with rob
bing the dead and dying at the Iroquois
theater fir three men have been placed
under arrest by the Chicago police. The
first of the alleged ghouls to be captured
was Louis Wilts, keeper of the Illinois sa
loon, located at Dearborn and Randolph
streets, a few doors from the main en
trance of the theater.
It Li charged that WUtx robbed the
body of a dying woman. Mrs. E. J. Trask.
the afternoon of the fire, securing SUB.
which. It Is alleged, waa divided among
three men. two of whom were arrested
after Wilts. Ths police claim to have re
ceived confessions from all three men.
The other two arrested are Charles Con- '
way. said to have received 131. and Thomas
MisTarthy. alleged to have been given
E7.56. The third man. still at large, is a
stranger and was given HZ. He Is said
to be a traveling, man from St. Louis.
It la said that Wilts confessed that CIO
was taken from the body of Mrs. Trask
of Ottawa, m.. when she was- carried,
dying. Into the saloon. The money waa
handed to Wilts by a physician attending
the woman. Wilts la reported to have
given til to the police and told them It
waa all she had.
8s Were Sat la Place.
The flrst definite testimony showing negli
gence on the part of the men in charge J
ot lrcquois stags curtains developed to
day. John F. Dougherty, a bridge Iron
worker, who stated that be was employe!
at tha Iroquois theater as an extra hand
to assist on the fly floor of the theater, was
the witness from whom the evidence was
obtained.
"Did you try to lower the asbestoa cur
tain on tho day of the Are?" he waa asked.
"Tea; a man came running over to me
from the south aids of the stage aa I
waa working in th flies and said to lower
the asbestos curtain for there was a fire.
I ran to It and tried to lower It. but
It waa heavy, snd when someone Jostled
me my hand was caught. Someone else
came and pulled down the rope and re
leased me and shoved me out of the way."
"Do you mean to say that you ran from
the back of the stags to the front, grabbed
the rope to lower the asbestos curtain and
tried to do so before the regular men fh
charge of the curtain could reach ltT'
queried Deputy Coroner Buckley.
"I guess that Is so," admitted Dougherty.
Witness said he knew the men in charge
of the three curtains, but did not know
where they were when the fire broke out
and tho call for the curtain was made. He
did not see them anywhere In the flies.
Stage Manager William T. Carleton of
the "Blue Beard" company admitted that on
the opening night of the Iroquola theater
the asbestos curtain not only caught In
dropping, but was damaged by coming in
contact with the "strip" lights lining the
proscenium arch. After this occurrence
Carleton said he spoke to Stage Carpenter
Cummings about it snd the latter promised
.o have men ready to shove the lights at
curtain time so as to prevent any inter-.-erence
with the crnpping of th curtaan.
Theater Bnraa at Flaalay.
FTNDLAT, O.. Jan. IB. Firs Is raging in
Turner's, spera house and It Is feared the
fuildlng will be totally destroyed. Sur
rounding structures are also threatened,
as a strong wind prevails.
There waa no one. in ths opera, horse
when ths flames broke out.
Ctrl ta T aaplad t Daata.
XATTON, O.. Jan. 11 Th Allen school
building In North Dayton was gutted today
by flames which originated In the base
ment, Th 40a pupils were gotten out In safety,
with ths exception of Edna Baum, a little
cripple In the first grade, who was thrown
down, trampled and fatally Injured In the
panic. A man at work In ths basement Is
missing and Is believed to have been burned
to death.
Claees Claclaaatl Theater.
CINCTNNATL Jan, 18 On account of
Jack of fire protection Mayor Flelahmann
today closed Heurk's opera, house.
HYMENEAL
W taaar-Patts.
HOT SPRINGS. S. D., Jan. 18 (Special.)
At high noon yeaterday, at the Catholic
church of thla city, by tho Rsv. Father
Hsys. Mr. Patrick A. Minner of Dead
wood. 8. D-. and Miaa M. Rusebror.k Potts
of this city wars married.
Clark-Baya.
Mr. D. O. Clark and Miss Margaret Boyd,
daughter of former Governor James E.
Boyd, were married yeaterday afternoon at
ths home of tha bride s parents, 1908 Davea
port street. A dinner followed the cere
mony at 2 o'clock.
Perry -Crab a.
TORK. Neb., Jan, 18 (Special.) Miss
Ona Crabb, formerly of Tork. was marrlad j
to Mr. Charles Perry, a business man at !
Harvard. Rev. T. Perclval Bate, rector of I
Tork. officiating.
VeVer-aeta.
TORK. Neb.. Jan. 18 3pecial.) The
marriag of A. G. McVey of Tork and Misi
Metx waa solemnised yesterday at Seward
at tha bom of tha bride' a parents.
Daaaea-Baaalat.
Mr. Frank M. Donahue of Elkhom and
Miss Clara Busekist of Gretna wars mar
ried yesterday by Rsv. Charles W. Ssvidge.
MeCravrkaa-ffaaltk.
Mr. Hugh McCracken and Miss Anna
Smith of Omaha wer yesterday married
by Rsv. Charles W. Savidga.
Flat 11 la tasekts Csaary Ialaada,
WA3HINITOX. Jan. la.-Ths Navy de
partment ia informed of the safe arrival
at the Canary Islands of ths flrst torpedo
boat flotilla, with Its convoy, the Buffalo.
Hah Vigor
" A rer"i Hair Vigor savad my hail. I
know from expanocn that it euckly
tope failing kaic, auJ asakaa the hair
grow." Mrs. J. E. Wasjies. Geneva,
Nebraska.
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