TITE OMATIA DAILY PEE: FRIDAY. MARCIT 4. 1M4.
TYLER WILL TAKE A IIAND
InsiiU Ha Will EnoerinUod Ittrcey
Normal Baildin; Any Ea'.s.
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1904
Sorosis Spring Opening
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Saturday, March 5th
MUSIC
SHOES FLOWERS
SATURDAY we attempt the opening of Spring Novelties
in Sorosis, somewhat different from the usual. We
will have samples of everything new in Tan and Black
Shoes and Slipper on exhibition where you may examine
and comment on their beauty, if you wish, without asking
to be shown, The newest shoes are in Tan Russia and all
the Japanned leathers, which seem to be growing in popu
larity each season.
The makers of Sorosis have certainly outdone all pre
vious efforts for Spring. The beautiful new leathers are in
the unmatched Sorosis finish, with high arches, giving that
graceful curve that fits them to the highest instep, as though
made to your special order, with all the different height
heels, from the Common-Sense to the Cuban and French.
The only line of ceady-to-wear shoes for ladies that has the
style, wear and fit of custom work.
The ladies of Omaha and vicinity are cordially invited
to call Saturday. A Carnation for Every Lady.
MUSIC BY THE SOROSIS MANDOLIN CLUB
"Visitors and Purchasers Equally Welcome." (Burns)
SENDS NOTICES TO IRRIGATIONISTS
Land Commissioner Arranges for
.tactions of tarant School Lands
la Several Counties la
tar State.
SOROSIS SHOE STORE
FRANK WILCOX Mr.
203 SO. FIFTEENTH ST.. OMAHA
NO HEADING OFF THE FIRE
Firman Near Luingtoo Hsts a Deiisrats
Battfs with.shs Flimta.
STARTS FROM FARMER BURNING WEEDS
Wind Come Tp Suddenly and Flnmea
Are Soon Beyond Control of Men
Biases Reported at Other
Plarea.
LEXINGTON, Neb., March 3 (Special
Telegram.) A terrific prairie fire swept
over the northeastern part of this county
yesterday and last night, destroying much
property. A farmer named Van Cleave lost
his dwelling house and barn, together with
all his grain und hay. Many fence poets
were burned up and hundreds of hay
Marks. The forenoon was quite warm, the sJr
.very still. aid a farmer mimed Conroy
waa burning weeds. About noon a heavy
wind sprang up from the northwest. In
creasing to a gale and continuing through
Into the night, making it impossible to
check the speed of the tlames. Some of
the burning weeds were carried .a d stance
Cm) yards. A large force was out fight
lug the fire until late at night. The dam
age done cannot be told at thla time, but
will run into thousand of dollars. Many
dwelling houses had narrow escapes and
were only saved by dint of hard work on
the nart of the fire flghtere.
NORFOLK, Neb., March 3. (Special.)
The locomotive drawing the I'nlon raolflo
passenger train between this elty and C
lumbus set fire to a patch of grass Just
south of Matte Center yesterday afternoon
during the hurricane that raged, and for a
time It looked bad. Section men and help
from the town saved the day. All state
records were broketi in the temperature
rang of Norfolk yesterday. From 71 de
grees at 11 o'clock the thermometer dropped
to 1 degree above zero by 6 o'clock, a range
of 70 degrees.
St'lll'YLKR, Neb.. March 3 -(Special.)
The frightful gale that prevailed hero yes
terday afternoon and well into the night
aside from being Intensely disagreeing did
damage to some extent by disturbing sign
and bill iHiards, chimney tops and roofs.
The roof waa blown from a box car on the
I'nlon Pacific sidetrack. No llltht damage
lx llk. to result to winter 'grains, as the
lop of the ground was very dry and loose
and. being carried with terrific force, cut
and bruised the shoot
YORK. Neb., March S.-(Speclal ) Bur
lington section men were burning rubbish
on the right-of-way when the high wind
' rame up yesterday and the fire Boon spread
to the fine orchard of William Royer and
threatened his barn and fine residence. Mr.
ltoyer Is spnndlng the winter in California.
1'rumpt action of the Ore department, with
the asalelaiic of neighbors, put out the
fire. A. B. Teet, a farmer, lost by fire ye
terday a large amount of hay and feed,
which was caught from fire set out by a
neighbor, which was supiKvsed to have been
out, but In the high wind was fanned Into
a Mase and sun spread. For a time it
was thought that the fire would spread
and many farmers believed their fine homes
could not be saved. They turned out and
by hard work put It out
Good Work of Hose Company.
ORAND ISLAND, Neb., March l.-(Spe-
rlal.) Grand Island had a decided fire scare
yesterday. Just after ono of the severest
dust storms witnessed here In years had
broken over the city fire waa discovered
back of a billboard fence almost In the
heart of the business section. The wind
was driving such a dust storm that It was
almost impossible to see a block's distance.
The Pacific Hose company's hoadq uarters,
however, were but a block away and within
three minutes a stream of water was play
ing on the burning billboard and the Are
was extinguished before It n'.ide any head
way. The Mlchaelson block, Wolbach's de
partment store, a big frame implement
warehouse and the city hall were In the
direct path of the fire had It secured any
kind of headway. Every fire company re
sponded to the alarm, but only one was
needed.
GCIDB ROCK. Neb., March. S.-Mr.
Holm yesterday set fire to burn corn
stalks. It got away and destroyed WO
rods of fence belonging to Martin Konxad,
four telephone poles, one wagon bridge and
130 tons of hay belonging to John and
Iewis Yung, which was Insured for $400.
The fire swept from three miles north to
the railroad track, and but for the efforts
of the two section forces the residences of
Yung brothers would have been burned.
KLG1N, Neb., March 1. The home of
John Donner, four miles northwest of here,
burned to the ground last night in the hard
wind storm. Nothing Waa saved. The
family barely escaped with their lives.
Iainner carried insurance in the Antelope
County Mutual.
Ordain Woman l'rc-aelier.
LINWOOD. Neb.. March S.-(Speclal.) -
An ordination service waa held In the Con
gregational church last evening before i
crowded house, In which Mrs. M. J. l'lrkln-
aon, pastor of the Congregational church
here, was ordained. The fol-owlng pastors
and delegates were present: Rev. Dr.
Bross, Lincoln; Rev. Doane and O. L.
Ijoomls. Fremont; Rev. Monroe and Miss
Raney, Columbus; Rev. Hampton. 1'lysses:
Rev. Burton and Mr. Bayers, Wahoo; Rev.
Booth and Mrs. Coe, David City. The ex
amining board reported a creditable and
satisfactory examination. The ordinary
sermon was preached by Rev. Booth, the
rharge given by Rev. Monroe, the right
hand of fellowship by Dr. Bross. Rev.
Doane was moderator and conducted the
examination; Rev. Hampton, scribe.
water eoftencr, his coat sleeve having been
caught in the mechanism and his arm
drawn between massive cog wheels. Ills
right arm was fearfully bruised and lacer
ated betweeu the elbow and wrist. Fortu
nately, no. bones were broken. The softener
machinery is operated by a water motor.
wnicn, oy naving ortunately secured a
strong foothold, he waa enabled to stop
and move backward to relieve himself.
Preparing; for tbe Fourth.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., March S.-(8pe-
clal.) The cannon firecracker, the cartridge
pistol and the dynamite cano were given a
knockout blow by the city council last
evening and more popular action was never
taken by that body. With every recurring
Fourth of July for the 'ast four or five
years there have been complaints against
these implements of torture, and the cli
max was reached last year, when every
young man In the country for thirty miles
around appeared on the streets with blank
cartridge pistols and dynamite canes, and
the cannonading was continuous from
a. m. to 10 p. m. Congressman Sutherland
had been Invited to deliver an address, hut
could not be heard on account of tho con
tinuous racket, and did not attempt to
speak. At the session of the council last
night the committee on ordinances and
elections was Instructed to draft an ordl
nance prohibiting the sale and possession
of these articles, and local dealers, by
representatives present at the meeting,
having axked, for permission to sell the
ennes. a motion was adopted declaring It
the sense of the council that these, too,
should he prohibited, and notice was thus
given the dealers In due time to enneel
their orders If already made.
LP.Lafton Co. A
Doctor Pumps II I in Oat.
' PAP1LLIOX. Neb.. March 3 -(Special
Telegram.) George Casey, a farmhand em
ployed by Frank Bartels, near Portal, yes
terday attempted suicide by drinking six
ouncea c iodine. He purchased a bottle
of the poison ai Millard, telling the drug
gist he wanted It for his sore feet. I'pon
arriving at the Ilartel home he swallow!
the entire contents of the bottle. Dr. Heald
was called Immediately from Millard and
by his quickness of action succeeded In
saving the man's life with the aid of a
stomach pump. Casey will probable re
cover. He will give no reason for his act
save saying that he wished to die, but It Is
alleged that he waa recently disappointed
In love and had contemplated suicide before.
Involves l.arge Eatnte.
PLATTSMOl'TH, Neb.. March 3.-(Spe
clal.) The suit brought In district court by
Attorney W. L. Brown of Lincoln for the
plaintiffs, John Kupke. Johanna Sayre and
Robert M. Sayre against Corey S. Polk and
others, was called this morning. The plain
tiffs allege that Carey S. Folk, an attorney
In this city, came to their home If Ken
tucky and induced them to sign away their
rights In the estate of their father, the
late Ernest Kupke of this county, to which
they now allege they are the sole heirs.
The consideration received was $4,000 and
the estate Is alleged to be worth 122,000.
They tender repayment of the 14.000. with
Interest, and seek to recover the value of
the estate, asserting that the papers wre
signed In Ignorsnce of their rights In the
matter. County Judge Travis, former
fViinty Judge Douglas, Chris Kupke and
others were witnesses for the plaintiffs
today. Much Interest Is being manifested
In the trial.
(From a Staff Correspondent )
LINCOLN. March .( Special. -Though
the State Board of Education decided not
to allow State Architect Tyler to make the
plans for the erection of the new normal
school at Kearney, Mr. Tyler stated this
mc ruing that as state architect he In
tended to superintend the erection Just the
same. It was provided in the bl I which
authorised the erection of the school that
the board could sedect Its own architect and
this bill became a law after the bill waa
passed which created the state architect,
thus the board contends that it had the
right to turn down Mr. Tyler. One mem
ber of the board gave as an excuse for
selecting Berllnghof as the architect that
he feared that Tyler would be unable to
do the work In time and that the appropria
tion would be allowed to lapse.
The State Board of Education will meet
at 7:30 o'ciock on the evening of March 35
to receive plans drawn by George A. Ber
llnghof for the construction of the new
state normal school at Kearney. This morn
ing the building committee, Fowler, Mor
tenaen and Ludden, met with Mr. Berllng
hof and discussed with him what they
wanted and what changes were to be made
In the plum he submitted.
o(lce to Irrlgatlonlats.
Secretaiy Dobson of the State Board of
Irrigation today sent out notices to appll
emits for water for irrigation purposes to
file their proofs at once, so that certlfl
cates could be sent them. In the state
there are about Limn applicants who have
made no proof of claims and It Is desirable
that they secure their certificates at once
and thus bar possible' litigation in the
future.
Vacant School Lands.
According to a report compiled In the
office of the land commissioner, school land
subject to lease at this time is situated In
these counties: Banner. Blaine, Box
Butte, Brown, Boyd. Buffalo, Cass, Cherry,
Cheyenne, Custer, Dawes, Duel, Frontier,
Gage, Garfield, uosper. nayes. niicncoca,
Holt, Keith. Keys Paha, Kimball, Knox,
Iancaster, Lincoln, Ixgan, McPherson,
Merrick. Nemaha. Perkins, Phelps, Scott's
an. Sioux, Stanton, Thorn
Washlnaton and Wheeler. Auctions al
ready announced will be held as fo'.lows
Sioux county at Harrison, April 9; Brown
county at Ainsworth, April 6; Cherry
county at Valentlne, April 6; Dawes at
Chndron, April ; Hayes at Hayes center,
April 4; Hitchcock at Trenton, April 5
Holt at O'Neill. April 1
Betts Pleads Guilty.
Frank Betts, charged with passing i
forged check for $400 on a Lincoln merchant
pleaded guilty to the charge In district
court this morning and his case haa been
taken under advisement. The father of
Betts had a talk with County Attorney
Caldwell In which he stated that he was
trying to influence the boy to disgorge the
stolen money or as much of It as he could.
Should this be done, and it seems to be
the intention of young Betts to do It, it is
not Improbable that his .sentence will be
materially lessened.' ' L'pon hla pleading
guilty one of the charges against him, waa
dismissed. ' i , .' ,
lee TnWes Oat , Bridges.
Word was received her late this after
noon that the bridge at Clarks over the
Platte river, the north channel bridge at
Columbus and four spans of the brldg
over Silver Creek had been destroyed by the
Ice and high water. These are all wagon
bridges and by their loss Platte and Mer
rick counties sre entirely cut off from Polk
county and will be for several weeks be
fore repairs can be made.
Bond Company Wants rtchearlag.
The National Bond company of Denver,
which failed to secure a license to do busi
ness In Nebraska through the State Bank
ing Doara, nas mea an application for a
rehearing. In the application it Is stated
Jiy the company's attorney that from the
finding of the board It is evident that
most hasty examination was made of the
affairs of the company, and because of
this it desires to again be heard.
Call for state Warrants.
Treasurer Mortensen contemplates issu
ing a call for $60,000 worth of state warrants
for March 15, or thereabouts.
Deputy Treasurer Babcock is confined to
hia room with stomach trouble, which haa
bothered him more or less for several
years.
Barry Ha a Show.
If In the composition of Brigadier Gen
eral Barry there Is one spot filled with
gratitude It should overflow now, and upon
his knees In his private closet he should
pour out great tears of humiliation mixed
with Joy, because of this:
When an election shall be called for the
selection of a brigadier general of the Na
tional Guard General Barry will not he
ruled out because his term of office has ex
pired. No unfair advantage will he (alien
of him. and no matter when the election Is
The sole is the main-spring of the Cwyr h n rAr,
shoe Decatur shoes have solid oak , , K . . .
Samples of tbe Oak lent her used la
tanned SOleS. Decatur soles are shown In our windows.
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We guarantee Decatur Shoes do (Viv fin
not have pieced vamps and that they lf a p.lr happoBi to go wrong tth
are as good quality where you can- them w,tb mxt plr
not see as where you can.
We show more up-to-date styles Cytvt AvPvCC-"
for spring in high and low, in tan and A look ln our t 1321 Farnam
black, than all other shoe houses to- provo th, t0 your pertect wtl-
gether.'
faction.
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This being our first spring in Oma- Cv4y1Ax3l"
ha we can have no old styles to A8 ,on know ,onl, deilM; r, ,
WOrk Off showing raior toes.
There is wear in every pair of De- CyiytAPrV"
catur Shoes guaranteed to be so by OUr custom w m the 5.oo
the maker and replaced by us if they "
go wrong.
lines
re followed closely in the 3.50 shoes
both wsrranted.
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It is no lottery to buy Decatur (yVCCXC"-
Shoes, and there is no lottery attach- Ours is n straight business proposition
ment to the store vou pet vour wl,h th m"nt of ch"no nt1""T ob"
UlClll IU UlC uu kCL ,yuu I1fpra,ed. The quality, style and dura-
mOney'S worth in up-to-date depend- witty - m . m exchange for
r rh- frv rhf either f 3.50 or 5.00.
able footwear we get $3.50 or $5.
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Bert Cook, Walter Haaker, Ches- Cr A X
ter Whitmore, Frank Wilcox, our reg- x- , tK , f ,fK
Mue-tenths of the foot ailments of the
Ular Selling force. They all knOW huntan race are caused by misfits.
how to fit feet.
' DECATUR. SHOE CO.
Fitters of men only $3.50 and $5.00.
Spring styles now ready. Mail orders carefully taken car of.
1521 Farnam Street. OmaJva..
R4 Pall na Skating Rink.
FAIRBl'R Y, Neb.. March J.-(fipeclal.-W.
8. Hound, employed at a clothing house
at this city, sustained a bad fall at the I
roller skating rink Tuesday evening, break
ing an arm and dislocating hla shoulder.
Rai.e Money for Y. M. C. A.
BKATKirE, Neh.. March $.-(Bpecial.)
The board of directors of the Mary Ygung
Men's Christian association held a meet
ing Tuesday evening. A report of the
treasurer was made, showing that V.CO
had been paid In, and of this amount K.fiO
has been paid to W. II. II. Benford for
the west half of the building known as
the Mary Young Men's t'Hrixtlan associa
tion and the deed placed on file. A build
ing committee consisting of W. II. Mahan
nuh, Charles XeMhart and Henry Fish
back was named by the president, and it
will st once secure plans and specifications
for the construction of a new building on
the vacant part of the lots In the rear of
the present structure-. J. P. Bailey of
Omaha, state secretary, was present and
made some very pertinent suggestion.
Cass Connty'a Mortaages.
FI.ATTSMOl'TH. Neb.. March S. (Spe
cial) Caas county's mortgsgs record shows
the amount of farm mortgages II Ud to be
159.992; released. $63,116. City mortgages
filed amounted to &100; released, t'.K'l
Rail ran Man lujnrrd.
' BOHUYI.ER. Neb.. March 3.-8paclal.
Walter Moors, who' haa charge of th
I'nlon Pacific pumping works here, suffered
gsrleus Injury while in th towar ot tba
Endorse liiids for llrlegate.
YORK. Neb., March 1 (Special ) At
meeting of the republican county central
committee of this county resolutions were
unanimously adopted endorsing the can
didacy of Hon. 11. M. I'lilld.t for delegate
to the national convention from thiw, the
Fourth congressional fltxtrict.
Hlgle -fcledse.
PLATTSMOl'TH. Neb.. Msrch 1 (Sl-e-rUI
James B. Hlglry of this city and
Mrs. Sarah K. Eledg of Mills county. Ia.,
were married yesterday afternoon by Po
lice Judga M. Archer.
called he will have just as much chance, so
far as the law is concerned, as he ever
had. If the guard decides that he Is the
man to be brigadier general he will not he
ruled out on a technicality. No order
granting him a discharge has been Issued,
nor will II be Issued, and until the oVder
is Issued he will be the brigadier general of
tne guard
This statement was mails this afternoon
by Adjutsnt (leneral Culver, upon whose
head the brigadier general and the friends
of the brigadier general have heaped the
awful charge that he Is using politics In
the guard for the defeat of the general for
re-election. Then Is no question, accord
ing to the laws of the state, that General
Barry is out. and unless there is soma way
around the law he can't get back, so when
General Culver Issued this statement he
passed up a trump hand and ia willing to
have a new deal.
Ana wnen uenerai narry is ruminating
over the goodness of his enemies he should
remember that it has not been two years
since he wrote to the officers of the Na
tional Guard sll over the state asking them
to write letters to their friends and use
their Influence In securing him a seat In
congress from the Blxth district. That Is
how he kept the guard out of politics by In
jecting politics Into the guard, and he wrote
both to republicans and democrats.
Point In Saloon Ijtw.
A note given in' payment of the purcha
of the stocic or liquors ana nxtures of A
saloon, which also Includes the transfer
of the unexpired license, la uncollectable
in Nebraska, under the ruling of the su
preme court laid down today In the case of
O'Connor against Padget a Foley, a case
from Cuming county. The only saving
clause Is that It may fall Into the hands
of an Innocent purchaser, ln which case It
may 1 enforced. The saloon In question
was located Id the town of Bancroft, the
license being issued to E. E. Sullivan. Hs
sold to Padget & Foley, who fought the
collection of the notes seemingly because,
of tbe legal snarl Into which they were
drawn iy Sullivan's creditors. Th court
says that a license Is a personal privilege
Issued to an individual on the proof that h
possesses certain qualifications and has not
been guilty of any of th prohibited acta.
On purpoM of th law as sow frame Is
to let freeholders designate the man whom
they are willing shall conduct the traffic ln
their pieclnct, and therefor the agreement
between Sullivan and his purchasers to
permit the business to run under his name
for th unexpired portion of the term Is a
clear violation of law and illegal. A prom
issory note ln which this Is the sole con
sideration cannot be. enforced and where
the Illegal transaction forms a part of tne
whole it la all tainted.
Mast Make Accounting.
ohn R. Conklln won his point In su
preme court and th heirs of Samuel Coff-
man. his former partner, will have to go
through an accounting in district court.
Conklln and Coffman were In tha cattle
feeding business near Denton from 1M to
1836. When they quit there waa no set
tlement of accounts, but Conklln trans
ferred half of the section they owned to
Baldrlge A DeBord of Omaha, while Coff
man transferred his to his son John
Soon afterwards he died and -his heirs took
the ground that Baldrlge took the land
subject to a debt of 30.000 due Coffman
from th partnership, of which the land
waa claimed to be part. Conklln retali
ated by nilng a claim for JtO.Oflrt. which he
says attached to Coffman's half, trans
ferred to th son, .being a portion of tne
partnership belongings. The lower court
held that the land was not a part or in
partnership property, but that each owned
a half. The supreme court holds that
Baldrlge A DeBord are absolutely owners
of one-half, but that Conklln Is entitled
to an accounting with the Coffman heirs.
The court says that JMO.OnO In business
transsctlons is Involved and that It la th
duty of the district court to stat an ac
count and make a finding of fact as to
the various items of credit and debit
!o Claim on Estate.
Th supreme court again dashed th
hopea of Mrs. Ellen Ferguson, who asys
she la really Mrs. Ellen Sorenson, for the
I3S.000 estate of Hans Sorenson, a former
wealthy hardware dealer of Ord, who
died In Lincoln nine years ago. For almost
a decade Mrs. Sorenson haa been trying
ln one way or another to establish a com
mon lsw marriage and therefore heir
ship to the estate. Nearly a year ago th
supreme court gave a decision against her,
which It afterwards reversed. Now it
holds that that reversal was based on good
legal grounds, but It picks out another
one upon which to base its adjudication
against the claim of the son.
According to the supreme court's Idea of
It. I1.02S waa too heavy a verdict against
Richard Rees for breaking Justa Ras
mussan's arm with a scantling. It Hnds.
however, that If Miss Rasmussen will lop
off 1360 It will let the verdict stand; other
wise there must be a new trial.
Anslonsly Watching the Platte.
FREMONT. Neb., March I. (Special.)
Th Piatt river Is rising and danger from
th ice breaking up Is feared. It began to
break up about dark last night, and Super
visor Boyd at once sent man with dynamite
to blow up the lc near th brldg. Th
river is clear at Ame and la running faat.
Thla noon It began to back up at a point
west of the city, near where th big Ice
corse formed last spring, and some of
the lower lands sjong the bank were over
flowed. The current waa not aa swift ai
earlier In the day and It Is feared that a
gorge has formed east of the city. It is
hoped that the falling temperature of last
night may have aome effect on th river.
In some places the Ice is two feet thick
and very solid.
Protection front "lre.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. March S.-(8p-clal.l
At a recent meeting ' of the city
council a special committee was appointed
to Inspect th buildings In the city where
large numbers of people congregate, as to
the exits of such buildings and means of
escape Airing a fire. As a result the com
mittee reported last evenjng of having se
cured th pledges of the management of
the Bartnebach opera house that an ad
ditional exit (stairway) would be built for
the gallery, of Grand Recorder Barton of
the Ancient Order of Vnlted Workmen of
changes In the doors of that building and
of the owner of the Grand Island college
building for changes In the doors, to swing
outward and tha placing of three addi
tional fire escspes on the north side of the
building.' Minor changes were recommended
for th Grand Army of the Republic hsll.
Elks' room. An ordinance waa also passed
enabling th council to remove, If th own
ers refuse, any old rookery condemned by
tha council.
of Nebraska, visited Montgomery lodge.
No. 67. here last night. He deliver a fin
address full of Pythlanism and much good
waa the fact from hla visit. After regular
lodge affairs a sumptuous banquet was
served at the Park hotel.
Firemen Elf Officers.
BEATRICE. Neb., March . (Special.)
At the annual meeting of the Beatrice
Volunteer Fir department last night the
following officers were elected: 11. I
Harper, chief; James Coon, first assistant
chief; Patrick Quinn, second assistant
chief; Charles N. Benson, president; H
W. Ahlqutst, vice president; John Plebuch,
second vice president; I E. Ashenfelter,
secretary; Bert Pyle, assistant secretary;
Charles Begelke. treasurer.
CHILD STRANGLES TO DEATH
Foor-Yenr-Old CJIrt Loses I.tfe Before)
Her Mother Can Reach
Her.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., March I Spe
cial Telegram.) At th farm home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Sims of Hamilton county.
their youngest child. Ella, 4 yesrs of eg,
strangled to death. The little on wag
about the yard hunting eggs for her
mother. She ran over a pile of cobs In an
outbuilding and had either attempted te
climb out of, or had fallen out of. a win
dow. Her little cloak, however, had caught
on a nsll on the Inner rasing of th win
dow, th weight of the body drawing It So
closely about the neck that she waa evi
dently unable to call for help. Her mother
was within hearing distance and was soaa)
thereafter horrified to see the body hanging
out of the window. Rushing to her snd re
leasing ner from hex position, she found
the child unconscious. Restoratives were
applied nd everything possible wss don
to resuscitate her, but life was extinct
Record of Mortgage Releases.
FREMONT. Neb.. March .-(Speclal.)
The month of February breaks the record
In the matter of canceling chattel mort
gages. During the month 330 were dls
charged, amounting to .158.839.90; filed, sev
enty-eight, amount, t41.247.34; farm mort
gages recorded, thirteen, $26,030; released.
t43.786.20; town and city mortgagee, eight
n. amount, 19,497.73; released, thirty, $30,
(50 90.
Boy Ran Over by Wagon.
BEATRICE. Neb., March t.-(Bpeclal.)-Roy
Walker, a boy 1 years of age, had a
narrow escape from serious Injury ester
day by being run over by a team attached
to a lumber wagon while riding up Sixth
street on his bicycle. He escaped with a
few slight bruises.
Raise Money for Monument.
SCHUYLER. Neb.. March I (Speclal.)
The women of the local Relief corps hav
set a movement on foot to secure funds
to erect a soldiers' monument here. They
have placed th amount they desire at t7.'0,
and some hav signified their willingness
to contribute liberally.
Many Cases of Pnenmeala,
BEATRICE. Neh., March t.-tSpeclal.)
Pneumonia has been prevalent In this
section for the pest few weeks, and In
many cases It has proven fatal.
Talk en Pythlanism.
CREIGHTON. Nb.. March l.-(8pecial.)
..J. U. Phillips, grand chancellor com
mander, Knights of Pythias, grand domain
PORTIO OF I'RKHOST IS FLOODED,
lee (iorae Tnrns Water la Platte
Rlrer Through tbe City.
FREMONT. Neb., March 3 -(Special Ts'-
egram.) An Ice gorge formed In the Platte
west of this city early this evenlg and the
lower part of the town ts flooded, but not
nearly as badly aa last year. On II street
the mater is within a block and a half
of the I'nlon Pacific tracks and on Broad,
F and Main It reaches up to within on
hdlrk ln the ditches.
At ! o'clock It was stationary and It
was thought tlist the worst was over. A
number of cellars were flooded, but In only
a few houses did the wster reach the first
floor. A strong current is flowing through
the streets north of the Knglewuod school
house snd cut off approaches to the
brldg. The rosd at the north end of the
bridge Is lower than th bridge Itself, and
since about 4 o'clock teams have been un.
able to cross. Englewood lies some higher
thsn the surrounding country and Is not
flooded.
Another gorge is reported east of the tity
near Mercer. Much heat- Ice Is coming
down the main channel and a fore of
men Is watching with dynamite with which
to break up any gorges that might form.
No families huved as yet moved out, but
many are watching the water with much
apprehenxlon and preparing for the worat.
The weather Is cold and on the north and
south streets the water Is freezing over.
w Srkool Hons at Elgin.
NORFOLK. Neb.. March I -(Special.
Elgin. Neb., ia to have a new 112.000 school
house. The contract has been let to local
parties.
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