THE OMAITA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, ITCLY 6, 1904.
COCNTIES" FimX 'REPORTS
Twectj-fir Hare-Hade Eetnraa to State
Board of Equalisation.
INCREASE IN VALUATION IS 20 PER CENT
CoayulM ef Pre.ent Itetarns with
These ef UM Tf-WiH
Beeaeer Lesee Several at
His Boarders.
(From a, BUS Correspondent.)
UNCOIL. July .-In all twenty-five
counties have made their report of the
assessed valuation of property to the Stale
Board of Equalisation. ach of these coun
ties show a snaterUl Increase over th
assessmeat of last yea and the total of
nil ft them shows an Increase, of almost
7y per oent above the assessment as re
turned to the counties by the state board
of assessment and that la partially- the
reason of the Increased per Cent. Last
year these counties valued their total prop
erty at t3CtTD.71S.tf and this year the same
counties returned property assessed at t2.
4a2.IU.lS. which is one fifth of. the actual
value.' The Increase amounts to t2a.Ul.T34.
The followms; table shows the . assess
ment these counties last year and this
yecr:
Counties, i
1903.
19A4.
lea. i
VJanner ...J. I 2M.3U 00 I WTOH
duller ., j)7.yaoo
Cass 44. 3il M
Cheyenne
Cumins ......
Deuel
Dakota
1 'mi1 Y- .......
Killmoro ....
JTurnas
Gosper
Mall
Hamilton ....
Hayes
Howard .....
Merrick .....
Perkins
Pawnee
Ruck
Had Willow
Sarpy ........
Sherman
r
Thurston
Valley ...
1.564.71 00
t.Wti.BM 00
71114 00
L Tlx. (Ml 00
bio. 541 00
t,tt6 6t8 OR
l.BGO.tWJ IS.
77.x 00
J.T2.T 00
00
' tai.nti w
1.4XS.067 W
l.14.tM4 uO
. tbt.u iO
t,.0,H3 00
. 61. 1 IS
i.a7.r 43
2.13'J 4Ji 04
. v.s.ku 41
.77.8M 00
1,4.9U 00
6. 651. .! I
7,449.432 1
1.S10.0U 1
i.M.i.190 3)
J,014.3 73
Kl7.6ol 13
4.Kll.n;i i
S.241.&:u T9
i."ei. !
4.&J0.74S ?
4.4.6. .an w
1,H4J.3 U
t.liii,5fi2 00
1.172.SIO i
t3. 4 J2 00
J.842.80U 110
Ml. 374 V
l.3t 3.T 13
3.-.H.4'6 25
l.Jt0.l:H UO
00
1.904.1J3 00
Totals t370.71l 46 t62.462.4M 46
- Increase of t26.681.T34.00.
Three counties thst made reports of the
assessed valuation of their property this
momma-. Hamilton, Perkins snd Deuel,
show a total increase over last year of
t2,?li,(M-l, or a little more than 64 per
tent. Hamilton c6mes to the front with an
Increase of Il.t74.33. which Is largely ac-
counted for by the large Increase In the J
value of lands ana lots, inougn wic uv
stock 'valuation slso went up. Cultivated ;
land was Increased from 14.49 to 18.49 an
' acre;' lani ' not cultivated was Increased !
frum sr.Sl to $5 13 an ax-re. while Improved
1013 Lire i in ui uuin rwi . ...
B:i3 in oeie. The personal property of
this c. unty was assessed at a total of II,-
' 2,a.
In I'rrkln county the total assessment
was1 fnrroasvd from t9.4C7.20 to IiS3.422. In
Deuel county the total assessment was In
creases, irum tn,m 10
, .. Several Oat f Prison.
George Lucs of Douglua county, wbo al
most three years ago ran away with a ls-
car-old Omaha girl and who. alter keep
. lug hid from the police for several days,
was sentenced to the penitentiary for three
j ears lor statutory asult, la a free man,
his term -having expired. According to the
report of Werden Beemer, filed today with
the secretary of state, three more men left
l.iu:, their terms having also expired. They
weie Edward Hoagland. sent up for grand
la i eery from Custer county; Oscar PI Jack
son, sent up jrora oaiine couniy ior tour i TEX YEARS FOR THAI WRECKER
years . for larceny from the person, and . .
; vn.rer . Anderson. , sent .up. from. . Bock YBaser Mas ets Off wltk Half that
, enuntv 'io, 4 years lor forgery. :govt - ' i- Murh. '
error siicaey neipea out nve omere oy e NORTH PLATTE, Neb., July . (Special
, ciclsing his power of parole. They were ; Telegram.) A special term of the district
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robbed in front of the Blade office on the
Fourth of July by two negroes. After se
curing his purs one of them fled for the
railroad, but was captured by cltlsens.
The other dodged into a saloon and was
arrested by local officers. David - Hoover
of Seward was robbed of t41 at the fair
grounds on Monday. Robert Fees of I'tlca
was relieved of his purse containing t3 at
the B. M. station as he was departing
for his home, on the evening of the Fourth.
Miss Seybold lost a purse with tt, which
Was very likely stolen.
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the.state committee, will be selected.
Drops Dead in Hotel.
While talking with friends in the Bur
lington hotel tonight, Edward McFetridge
dropped dead, presumably of heart disease.
The remains were taken in charge by the
coroner. Mr. McFetridge was a plumber,
about 30 years of age and single.
Thomas R. Prey, one of the oldest set
tlers In Lancaster" county, died tonight of
general debility. He came to this county
In 1S56, and about ten years ago moved to
Lincoln. He leaves a widow and four
children. ' . ,
Willam H. palmer, two years for cattle j court with Judge . Grimes on the bench
stealing, sentenced from Dundy county; j convened today to hear the cases of Wll
Lulher Bush, sentenced from Franklin 11am J. Belmont and Emmet J. Ellng,
county for fiVe years for attempted crim- I phirnxt with an attemnt tn wreck a train
lnal assault; James Wade, for obtaining ' by placing obstructions on the track of febl man doubtless lost his way and
of powder burns, but none of them suffi
ciently serious to prevent the boys from
continuing to celebrate.
Mlaalna- Mas Probably Drowsed.
WEST POINT. Neb., July 8. (Special.)
Dominic Brazda er., an aged cltlxen and
one of the beat known members of the
Bohemian colony of this city, attended tha
celebration of the Fourth of July at the
Riverside park yesterday with his family
and friends. He was seen on the grounds
at a late hour, since which time he has
failed to make an appearance. Hta fam
ily became alarmed at his prolonged ab
sence and early this morning searching
parties were organized to find him. The
park Is surrounded by water, the Elkhorn
river skirling iwo. aides and the . mill race
the ether.- It la feared that tha old gen
tleman In tha darkness has wandered Into
tha water. Shortly after the time he was
last seen the electric lights were turned
out and. the night being rainy, the entire
place was shrouded In Impenetrable dark
ness and Mr. Brazda being a very old and
money under false pretenses In Pawnee
county. Ave years; Edward L. Simon,
Bounders) county., sent up for two years
for shooting to wound; Joseph T. Dussel
dorf. sent up for four years for man
slaughter from Dodge county. Claude Ar
lington, sent up fof two years and a half
from Adams county for horse stealing, died
In prison. Cyrun Dunn, sentenced for
thirty vears for murder tn the second de
gree In Washington county, had his sen
tence commuted by C'Vmor Mickey July
4, He had served ten earsT
In the penltenti if - -t this time there are
tfl prisoner, cl---" having been received
during the me- ' i, 't these IS have been
room factory. Five
.."hear for Insolence to
- art of the commissary
yet been filed.
ampkited In tv
prisoners Var"'
th guards. Tb '
department hn ' '
Cart ' r.rrm te Fair.
Governor Jf'i cy left this afternoon for
St. Louis to iy a vialt to, the Nebraska
exposition cor.iuissioners and to take a
look at the exhibit the members of the
commission have; pvt up. He will return
Thursday and expects to make another
trip to see the exposition some time in
October.;
OwitS PolttKni to "Wed.
After -having served for Ave years as a
clerk in the republican atate headquarters.
Miss Mary T. Watson has resigned her
position and yesterday' was married to Mr.
Loran J.; Zook of Coand. The wedding oc
curred at the home oi the bride's parents
la Grand Island and waa a aurprlae to the
m ny Lincoln friends of the bride. The
groom Is a prosperous rancher. The couple
will live near Cosad. As yet no one haa
been selected to succeed Miss Watson, but
It la generally supposed that' Miss Bessie
the Union Pacific railroad. They both
plead guilty to (he charge. Belmont, the
leader, wsa sentenced to ten years at hard
labor in the penitentiary, which he ac
cepted with a sarcastic smile. Ellng. 18
years old, on account of his youth, extenu
ating circumstances and Information favor
able to him of which the court took judicial
notice, was given a sentence of five years,
with a promise of assistance to secure a
parolej contingent on his good conduct.
William Dledrlch, who haa been held In
Jail since his attempt to gain forcible pos
session of lands from which he waa en
Joined and for breaking a peace bond, was
brought before the court and given until
Friday to secure a, bond for appearance,
when both case now pending against him
will be beard.
Several Aceldeaia at Fremont.
FREMONT. Neb.. July 6. (Special.) The
number of casualties In yesterday's cele
bration was comparatively light, and but
one of the oases wss 'very serious. Early
yesterday morning a son of Charles Bjor
qutet had his hand badly lacerated by tlw
discharge of a toy ptetol. Dr. Overgard
sewed It up and the boy didn't celebrate
any more. Frank Kent, a boy of 12 or it.
examined a giant fire cracker Just as It
was ready to explode and baa a hole nearly
through the palm of his hand to show
for It. A boy from the country, whose
name could not be learned, loaded a gun
with blank cartridges and put It In his
hip pocket. It was discharged auddenly
and the ssrvtces of a doctor were required
to pick the fragments of paper and cloth
from hla anatomy. The explosion of a
giant cracker nearly amputated the end of
the linger of a boy from Hooper and a
physician wsa called upon to complete the
job. The doctors all reported some cases
perished. He had been a resident of Cum
ing county for over forty years and was
highly esteemed.
Baratlara tat Caaa Coaaty-
PLATT8MOUTH. Neb.. July 6. (Special.)
Two very nervy burglars visited the farm
home of H. Denning, who resides a few
miles west of Plattsmouth. The family
came to this city in the afternoon and did
not return home until about I o'clock In
the evening, and were quite surprised to see
a light burning In the kitchen. As they
approached the house the barking of the
dog evidently frightened the Intruders, as
two dark forms were seen to emerge from
the house and start for the fields with the
dog In hot pursuit. Investigation showed
that the contents of the house had been
roughly handled while the Intruders were
searching for valuables, which they failed
to find. The burglars had killed a spring
chicken and it was roasting In the oven
of the stove when the family arrived.
Aecldestt at Eaatls' Celebrat lea.
EUSTIS. Neb.. July 6. (Special Tele
gram.) During the firing of the fireworks
at this place last evening sparks from a
skyrocket fell Into the box holding the
entire lot of fireworks, setting them on
fire and causing an explosion which set
fire to the stand.
G Herewlg. Jim Haynea and J. M. Sill
were operating the display. Herewlg and
Haynes jumped before the flames of the
lire caught them, but Sill's clothing caught
on Are and his hands, arms and face were
quite badly burned before the tire In the
clothing was extinguished.
Maw Killed by Llcktslag aad
Soaae Dasaaar to Crea.
GERINO. Neb.. July 6. (Special.) A very
severe rain and hailstorm took place this
afternoon, the rainfall being heavy nearly
all over the county. It will be of great
benefit to crops, but In a few sections hail
did considerable damage. During the pro
gress of the storm. Frank Draper was
atruck by lightning and Instantly killed.
He was about 40 years of sge and unmar
ried, living four miles east of Mitchell.
Andrew Frailer, who waa working with
blm stacking hay at the time, waa badly
shocked but will -recover.
FAIRBURY. Neb, July 6--(Srclal.-
Three Inches of rain has fallen since Sat-
urday night and the flelda are too wet
for farm work.. Considerable damage has
been done to small grains and the bounti
ful yield expected a week ago will be
materially, reduced. The rains raised the
river several feet, washing out a lot of
piling driven for the construction of the
new cement dam of the Fairbury mills,
and yesterday the piiedrlver was lost In
the stream. I
pi.iTTsivrniiTH. Kh . Julv 6. (Sreclil.) i
Another heavy rain visited Cass county j
last night and this morning, snd the farm- ;
era are commencing to complain of too j
much moisture. The fall wheat Is rusting j
badly and It Is said that many fields will J
not be harvested at all.
PAPILUON. Neb.r July 6.-(Speclal.)
During the heavy windstorm the 6-year-old
son of Hike Schram, a farmer living
near Papilllon. was seriously Injured. The
lad waa In the yard when the storm broke
and ran to the porch of the house, where
the force of the wind toppled over a heavy
cupboard filled with canned cherries. The
boy was oaught under the cupboard and
crushed, suffering a broker.-leg. It is not
thought his injuries will prove fatal.
SHELTON. Neb., July 6. (Special.) This
section of Nebraska was last night soaked
to the bottom by one of the heaviest rains
of the season. Fully two inches of water
fell and this morning all ditches and low
places are full. The crop prospect Is now
the most flattering In all the history of
Buffalo county. The best crop of alfalfa
ever harvested haa been stacked and an
other 1 almost resdy. Fall wheat Is the
cleanest crop In years. The oats crop was
never sj promising and . corn has never
looked so well at this season of the year,
and this rain will soak the ground ,or
many days and push this crop to an almost
sure enormous yle'.d.
NORTH LOUP, Neb., July . (Special.)
A severe thunderstorm visited this section
about midnight last night. Lightning
struck many times around town and tele
phones are useless this morning. No dam.
age was reported except to telephones
One and one-fourth Inches of rain fell dur
lng the night.
HAS
Just Commenced.
Men's Patent Colt, Tan and Tlain leathers that have always been 5.00 are now f3.65
The complete line of ?3.50 shoes now f 2.65.
All new this year's Shoes Making way for Nettleton's and Walkovers.
Decatur $5.00 Shoes are $3.65
Decatur $3.50 Shoes are $2.65
Decatur Shoe Co.,
I52I Farnan Street,
Frank Wilcox, Manager.
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Liberty Is Shortlived.
GENEVA, Neb., July 6. (Special.) Tes
terday was a quiet Fourth, but a consid
erable stir was created In the afternoon
when the three jailbirds broke out while
Janitor Llnnert was taking' in their sup
pers. Throwing him back of the door they
escaped through the basement and cor
rldor above and went south. Mrs. Llnnert
at once gave the alarm and the people on
the streets started at once In vehicles with
Sheriff Page after them.' . They were soon
captured and again incarcerated. One who
waa lame had .taken refuge in a haymow,
but Dr. Propst jjerauaded him to descend.
and the others were caught hear the brick
yard south of town. They are in for rob
bing a boarding train at Exeter and Graf
ton. One remarked that he had never yet
spent a Fourth ut of JalL
Several Robberies at Seward.
. SEWARD. Neb., July 6. (Special.) An
old soldier from the Mllford home was
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CHAXRON. Neb.. . July . (Special.)
After holding the body In the Mead under
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vain to reach an aged mother in Canada,
Doris Davidson, the young woman from
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ever heard or seen her before, a stranger
In a strange land, but there were prayers
and songs and tears and flowers. Pictures
were taken of her and the flower covered
casket to send to the mother when she is
found.
, Celebration May Cost Eyesight.
YORK. Neb., July I. (Special.) Archie
Matteson, the 11-year-old son of Marshal
Matteson, while celebrating the Fourth
yesterday, barely escaped losing the sight
of both eyes. Toung Matteson had a re
volver and waa shooting blank cartridges.
when one exploded and particles of the
cartridge lodged In the left eye, completely
destroying the sight in that eye, and phy
sicians In attendance say there Is still a
question whether or not he may lose the
sight of the right eye. .
Serleas Accident at Seward.
SEWARD. Neb., July (.(Special.) A
young man by the name of Edwards of
Ulysses, was on the train leaving for hla
home on the evening of the Fourth and
was swinging on the steps of ths last
coach on the train when he waa bumped
on the head by a water crane and knocked
from ihe train. He received a slight con
cussion of the brain. Dr, D. D. Potter,
surgeon of the Burlington, attended him.
The lad la still unconscious.
Bashed Special Kills Pedestrian.
NORFOLK. Neb., July t.On its first
trip the Rosebud special, leaving Omaha
at midnight, killed John Detrandt, near
Wtnnetoo, says a News special. He was
sleeping on the track. Detrandt waa a
farm hand walking home after celebrating.
Theasand Entries at Broken Bew.
BROKEN BOW, Neb., July (.(Special
Telegram.) Over 1.000 entries were made
at the Broken Bow land office laat week.
Hews ( ftenraaka.
EU8TIS. July I. Ths best crop pros
pects for many years are now evident In
this section.
EUSTIS. July 1 Eustls will hold a school
election July 10 to Vote M,0u0 bonds to bul:d
a brick school house.
CHADRON, July (.Steady, copious
rain, for tha psst two nlaht. inaura the
second crop of alfalfa as well ss other.
crops. ,
CHADRON. July (The band here haa
employed Prof. Kelley of the Fort Robin
son band to Instruct them. The buys are
ail d.llghtrd with him, and their progress
has btwc great.
GERINQ, July (.Day Lewis, a young
man wbo recently came here from New
York, was accidentally shot todsy by a
companion named Frank Fiaher, the ball
from a 44-cailbre revolver pasalng through
hla leg. but not striking the bone.
PLATTSMOUTH, July (.-The following
Is the Caaa county mortgage record for
the month of June: Thirteen farm mort
gages filed amounting to the sum of
t-4.315: twenty-two released. 31 tit. Right
mortgagee on city property hied, (J.M7;
nine released. (..feS.
TECfMSEH. July (.-Judge J. H. XeUI-R-ar
In th. district court hrre has refused
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ing, and many witness were examined.
EL'STIS. July (.A Christian Endeavor
Chautauqua for southwestern Nebraska
will be held in tne park at fcusu. August
2 to 10. A good dally program, conalstlng
of music, study Bible, study sermon end
popular lectures an excellent opportunity
for a profitable outing in the grove by the
lake.
NEBRASKA CITT, July (. Lorenso S.
Burgess today filed suit In the - district
court against Fred Zook and hie daughter,
Mary Zook, for tlO.000, alleging libel and
defamation of character. All parties to
the auit are wealthy residents of this
county, living about eight miles south of
this city.
FULLERTON. July .Prof. H. B. Funk,
who for the last four years has been su
perintendent of the city school, this morn
ing tendered his resignation. Miss Patrick.
Ijosii
Prof. Funk has accepted a po
sition as cashier of a bank at Danlsshan,
resigned.
one of the high school teachers, haa also
pror. ;
cashier
this state.
CHADRON, July (.Land filing under the
"Klnkaid" bill will be slow for a few dais
until reDorts from the land office at Alli
ance are heard, as no doubt some filings
are duplicated; then there will be many
more new ones, and those who bad a
preference right of thirty days after June
ii will all file.
SHELTON, Jnly (.Work has commsneed
on the new power and pump house of the
Bhelton waterworks, and now, barring the
slow arrival of material, the work oi lay
ing the mains will be pushed as fast as
possible, and when the plant has all been
completed it will be one of the best In
the state for its slse.
TECt'MBEH, July (.The Board of
Equalisation of this county haa been in
session for nearly three weeks and has
found many complaints, some without
ground. The work of the several deputy
assessors was very satisfactory, but ineie
sre always people who believe the burden
of taxpaylng rests on them.
PLJtTTSMOfTTI, July (.-Miss Mary
French Morton, a niece of the late J.
Sterling Morton, who has msde her home
at "Arbor Lodge" for many years. In Ne
braska City, vislied at the home of Mrs,
J. G. Richey In this city over the Fourtn.
She Is a writer of much ability and has
published a book of poems entitled "Leaves
from Arbor ixuge.
PAPILXJON. July (.Daniel Kohn was
arraigned In county court here this morn
ing on the charge of horse stealing. He
entered a plea of not guilty and his bond
waa Disced at (2.000. which, being unable
to furnieh, Kohn waa taken back to Omaha,
whera he will be confined In the Douglas
county Jail until his trial. The preliminary
hearing oi tne case wui occur oaiuraay,
July .
GERINQ. July (.The assessed valuation
of Scott's Bluff county Is ti&a.ittf. an in
crease over last year of about tuU.OOu. The
statement recently made In the state press
that the western counties bad been tn tne
habit of turning In large assessments be
cause they want to show up good is a
mistaken Idea. The truth la that they have,
as a rule, had to assess on a higher basis
heretofore in order to produce the requiHlte
amount of local revenue, but the new law.
with its provision of w per cent of actual
value, tends to reduce the aggregate, be
cause the previous basis hss been from a
third to a nair. ins result ts mat tne
county assessment Is actually less, a thougn
It is clear tnat mere is a maraea increase
In the volume of property.
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