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STATE WARRANTS CALLED IS
Nineteen llcnthi Behind In Fgjment of Iu
Obligations.
GAIN OF THRU MONTHS IN THE YEAR
Contractor for the Krtrar Normal
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Construction
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Aug. 20. (Special.) Notwith
standing the dull time which have been
experienced In the ittate treasury during the
past month. Treasurer Mortrnaen lia man
aged to collect enough money In the gen
eral fund to warrant him In making a
call for 150,000 general' fund warrtnt for
August 24. A large percentage of this
money will go to the permanent school
funl, thereby adding to the treasurer's
ability to care for newly Issued warrant.
With tha redemption of warrant 103.600,
which will take place August 28, tha old
est registry data on outstanding general
fund warrants will ba January 20. 1903.
This will leave the state Just nineteen
months and sis days behind In tha pay
ment of lis debts. Ten months ago the
state was more than two years behind In
the payment of Its debts. Tho expendi
tures by tha last legislature wera larger
thun usual, so that notwithstanding tha
gain In point of time the debt hovers
around the $2,000,000 mark.
Work on Normal relayed.
The work on the Kearney Normal school
Is making slow progress. According to the
statement of an official who has just re
turned from that city, the footings for the
walls have not yet been completed, al
though It Is more than three months since
tha contract was let. The contractors are
at work preparing the cement blocks which
are to enter Into the construction of the
building. Some delay was experienced in
securing the necessary machlnnery for the
construction of the blocks of the two alses
needed.
The blocks are being prepared of a mix
ture of four and one-half parts of sand
to one part of cement. This composition
makes a rough-faced block, which will be
faced later with a composition In which
there is a much larger proportion of
cement, so as to prodaoo the. effect of
close grained stone, and exclude the mois
ture. When the blocks are faced In this man
ner they will be laid just as ordinary build
ing stones. It Is stated that they become
fairly Arm under the constant soakkig
which they undergo for six days after they
are molded. Architect Tyler was in favor
of having the blocks tamped. Instead of
being pressed as in the method employed.
It is stated that there Is soma fear rn
the part of the contractors that the work
cannot be completed on schedule time.
The contract provides generally that the
building must be constructed this season,
and cold weather early in the fall would
probably put a stop to the work of manu-
facturtng the blocks.
Boycotted a Preacher.
Rev. J. D. Underwood, pastor of Zlon
Baptist, church, has resigned because he
had been made the victim of a systematlo
and well sustained boycott on the part of
eighty members of-his congregation. Un
derwood is a highly educated, eloquent
negro, but he could not win back tha mal
contents. 1
The trouble had Its origin In a charge
made some months ago by his step
daughter that he was the father of her
unborn -child. Later the girl retracted the
statement and named another, man. Un
derwood . demanded a trial before the
church, and a triumphant vindication was
the result. A number of the women, how
ever, began to snub the pastor and. there
wera intimations that influence had been
used to Vnake the girl retract her first
charge. While they could bring no proof
against the preacher, they kept studiously
away from church.
The boycott grew In strength until but
a baker's dozen of his congregation re
mained. The contribution boxes made
their rounds and came back empty. The
contract provided that Underwood should
get $10 a month, but lately he has been
getting but a small portion of that sum.
Underwood handed in his resignation and
tomorrow preaches his farewell sermon.
Inclined to Be Sore.
The police and fire departments are not
feeling very kindly towards the traction
company Just now. Last Sunday an
order went into effect that no firemen
or guardian of the peace could ride free
upon the street cars unless he "was In
full uniform. Yesterday two policemen
and one fireman were compelled to put up
monoy because they aid not have their
. helmets on. In all other details they were
In full uniform. Health Officer Rhode was
similarly treated. The two city detectives
were threatened with ejectment fqom a
car, but they said tha J. they would arrest
the conductor if he laid a hand upon them.
They rode. They say they wanted to
-' make a test case of it.
Tho officers have done considerable
work In the way of looking up evidence
for the company In damage suits In the
past, and they feel sore over the new
ruling, especially as a number of city offi
cers and court officials ride on free
tickets. Both Chief Routsahn and Chief
Omenta Insist that the company either
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badge or else allow none.
Manager Cox Insists that the order la
not an IrkaAme one, and that It had Its
origin In the fact that msny of the offi
cers and firemen had nothing to distin
guish them from non-offlcla! passengers.
Other petrons did not like this apparent
favoritism and the conductor was sub
jected to the suspicion that he was either
not returning fares and was carrying peo
ple free.
Jnnlor Noraaala Perpnlavr.
Btate Superintendent Fowler, who arrived
In Lincoln this afternoon after making a
tour of the Junior normals In the western
section of the state, reports that the work
accomplished this year far exceeds that of
19"S. While the attendance was only
slightly greater, a larger percentage of the
1,100 teachers who registered for the work
stayed for the time necessary to secure
certificates which will entitle them to credit
in other stats Institutions.
A nils was established this year at all of
the schools that attendance for eight of
the ton weeks of the session was a pre
requisite to the granting of this certificate
and the consequence wss that better aver
age work was done.
Tho number of certificates will exceed
by far the number Issued last year, al
though the superintendent Is not yet able
to give the exact figures. There was a
large number last year who registered out
of curiosity and they were not In evidence
this year.
Mr. Fowler stated that when the ex
penses are figured up, there will be no
deficit and there may be a small surplus
out of the 112,000 appropriation made by
the last legislature for the support of the
five junior normals for the two summer
seasons. The average cost to the state
for each Individual registered for ten
weeks' training has been about $5.40.
Finishing I'p Work.
The last work on the new steel cells
which have been Installed at the state peni
tentiary is belng completed and the new
cages will be dedicated Tuesday it the
plans of the warden are carried out The
painters are hard at work covering the bare
steel rods and bars with paint. Warden
Beemer denied that It Is his intention to
havs a grand opening. He said that he
believed that h would reverse the usual
order and have a grand closing.
Since the completion of the cells, the war
den, for the first time In ths history of
his administration, has been able to place
all the convicts In his charge under lock
and key. The delay In' placing contracts
for tho cells and ths dllatorlness of ths
cell manufacturers led to a prolonged wait
and gave rise to discussion of the possi
bilities of a mutiny. With the new cells
ths desperate men who in many cases have
been permitted to sleep In the vacant cell
house, will be kept closely locked la dur
ing ths nights.
CORJf If DYING AT THE ROOTS
Farmers Say Ear Is Not Filling as It
Bhoald ob Account of Damp.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Aug. . (Spe
cial.) Cass county farmers say tha corn Is
firing at ths bottom of the stalk and the
ear is not filling as it should. When a
stalk is pulled up, they say, the roots are
dead. They think this Is due to so much
rain and cold' weather.
BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 20. (Special.)
One of the heaviest rains of the season
visited this locality yesterday morning and
farmers are well pleased over the prospects
for a corn crop as a result. The rainfall
In ths city, according to ths government
rain gauge, was 2.35 Inches. The' rainfall
In eastern Oags county was much heavier,
reports from that section placing It at three
inches. Charles Cole, who has Just re
turned from a month's trip on a threshing
expedition on the farms in northwestern
Gage, northeastern Jefferson and south
eastern Saline counties, says tho wheat
crop will average about twelve and a half
bushels to the acre and oats' twenty-five.
He believes the -estimate is a very con
servative one. ,
PAPILLION. Neb., Aug. SO. (Special.)
There will be a large crop of peaches In
Sarpy cdunty- this year. One of the best
yielding orchards in ths county belongs
to P. C. Ueber in Falrvlew precinct It
consists of about fifty trees from S to t
years old, every one of which was loaded
with line large peaches.
BERTRAM, Neb., Aug. JO. (Special.)
Considerable rain has fallen In the last
two days and corn is bidding fair for a
full crop. But little threshing has been
done on account of so much wet weather,
until this week, and the opportunity was
well utilized. Corn is considerably tangled.
Potatoes and all vegetables are fine. Wheat
runs from six to fifteen bushels to the acre
and Is of poor quality.
TEAL, A STOCK OK CLOTHIJia
Barglara Carry Off Eaaigk Goods to
Start a Store.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) The dry goods and shoe store of A.
C. Menck was entered last night and
seventy-five pairs of men's trousers aifU
overalls were taken. One of the burglars.
Bums, has been caught, and ths police
suspect Milt Boyd and a man named Colby
as accomplices. Burns and Boyd war in
the store In ths afternoon when the pro.
prletor caught Burns with seven pairs of
trousers under his coat snatohed them
away and ordered the man front his place
of business. When caught in the act they
pleaded drunkenness. Menck Immediately
notified the police, who soon had Bums
in tow. The other man could not be found
and in view of ths fact the store was
somewhat watched during the night, one
officer making tinea trip to the sains. Tha
last time was at 2:30 this morning, when
all was yet well. The store is not in tho
business portion of the city and was on
that account a mors easy prey. Burns
is a big fellow and was very ugly when
Menck tooktho goods from him in tho
store. He could not have been a direct
participant in the burglary, "being under
arrest at the time, but there is no ques
tion in the minds of the officers that he
planned the raid, as the goods were taken
from the exact spot where he inspected
the clothing on a pretense to buy, and
from which he took the seven pairs at a
moment when his pal engaged ths at
tention of Mr. Menck, who Was ths only
man In the store. Burns was sent up to
ths penitentiary once before for stealing
from merchants In this city. Entrance
was gained by cutting a screen, removing
a window glass and reaching through tho
Window for the goods.
Sarpy County Teachers.
PAPILLION, Neb.. Aug. tO.-KSpoctal.)
The Sarpy County Teachers' institute will
convene In Pa pillion on Monday. The
teachers will be Instructed by Pro. Water
house of Omaha and Mrs. Sarah Brlndley
of Columbus. A series of three lecture!
has been planned to be given for the bene
fit of the teachers. The first lecture will be
by Rev. Robert Yost of Omaha, on Wendell
Phillips. Dr. E. A. Rosa of the Btate uni
versity will lecture on "Mind of the Mob."
and Rev.' Father Strltch of Crelghton Uni
versity will lectu:e on "Ideals. True and
False, in American Education."
Borltaajton Fllca a Pretest.
AUBURN. Neb.. Aug. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) Ex-Judge Stull, attorney of the B.
A M. railroad, has filed a protest against
ths county commissioners paying any part
of the expense in contesting ths legality of
ths i per cent increase In the uiuimrnt
rolls ordered by the Stats Board of Equal
isation, liy agreement between Attorney
Uencral Prout and the attorneys of Hon.
Church Howe, Jutlgs Kelligar will hear Jin
case in a . uj swaslon. next STlday,
MIMIC CARE FOR WOUNDED
Hospital Corp Goes Through a BeiHitio
Drill on Battlefield.
EACH SOLDIER CAREFULLY TAGGED
Resjlasent of Regalars Afterwards
Gives sua Exhibition laawlag How
m Real Drill Shoeld
Look.
DAVID CITY, Neb., Aug. 20. (Special )
At Camp Victor Vifquain yesterday after
noon hundreds of people witnessed ths ex
hibition drill of ths hospital corps in car
ing for the wounded soldiers as It Is
done In ths actual service. Ths exercises
which were in charge of Surgeon General
Evans started at 1 o'clock and lasted about
two hours. The firing was done by one
troop of cavalry and the Wymore battery.
After the smoke of battle had cleared
away about one dosen men were seen ly
ing upon ths battlefield. The hospital corps
rushed In. bandaging the wounds and car
rying the wounded out on stretchers, meet
ing the ambuknee. They were carefully,
but hurriedly taken to the hospital. Each
one was labeled, name of soldier, company
and rank and nature of ths injury inflicted.
The efficiency of the hospital corps was
fully snd completely demonstrated to be
an advancement worthy of commendation.
Reaalars Show Hon.
Following the drill by the hospital corps
was the drill by the regiment of regulars.
This was the first time the regulars had
drilled on the camp grounds of the guards.
The drill was greatly rnjoyed and appre
ciated by the large assemblage. The mem
bers of the National guard could readily
see they were decidedly deficient In drilling.
Yesterday the usual drills, and In the
evening the dress parade was carried out
as announced on tho regular dally pro
gram. This morning the guard mount and dress
parade by the regimental bands and four
or fivo companies constituted the exercises
at tha grounds for the forenoon.
The sham battle took place today. The
several companies commenced leaving camp
about 10 o'clock. Ths batUs which was
under the command of General Daggett
and Colonel O'Donnell, took place about
three miles northeast of the city, and
about four miles from ths camp grounds.
Ths territory traversed will be from three
to five miles. The battle will last all day.
Yesterday evening In a conversation with
the reporter with reference to the an
nual encampment of the National guard,
General Daggett said: "The time of the
encampment la limited' to eight days, ow
ing to the lack of funds. Ws Just get
started when we break camp and go home.
It is impossible to do effective work. The
boys Just begin to get the wire edge worn
off, and get over their foolishness, and we
get very litUe benefit from ths encamp
ment." Suggests flrennlal Plan.
General Daggett further said that in his
opinion the encampment would be far
more beneficial to all concerned if it was
held every two years, lasting sixteen days.
In this way the desired results could be
better accomplished.
Last night tha First Regiment band
gave an open air concert on the court
house lawn, which was witnessed and
greatly Enjoyed by about three thousand
people. Tonight the Second Regiment
band gave a concert in the opera house, to
which an admission was cnarged.
The program for Sunday was announced
this morning. In the morning there will
be the guard mount at the usual hours.
In the evening at the hour of dress pa
rade there will be undress parade by both
regiments. In ths afternoon, at 2:30,
regular church services will be held. Chap,
Iain Flfer of the First regiment will
preach. In ths svening there will be a
sacred concert, in which the regimental
bands and a large chorus will partldpats.
Governor Mickey arrived at the camp this
evening and will be in camp tomorrow.
He will probably deliver a short address
some time during the afternoon or even
ing. Chaplain Flfer has extended an Invi
tation to aU to attend ths Sunday ser
vices. Monday forenoon the usual morning
exercises will be carried out, after which
Governor Mickey and staff will review the
guards. They will break camp Monday
evening and most of the soldiers wlU
leave for home during the evening and
night
Casnp Kotes.
The Young Men s Christian association
tent is a popular resort at all hours.
Some of the guards, as usual, violated
the rules and landed in ths guard house
They pay the penalty by raking off the
grounds.
Captain John Erhardt was absent from
headquarters yesterday, attending to busi
ness in Lincoln, with reference to ths
guards.
General Culver had a mishap yesterday
while out viewing the grounds to be used
in the sham battle today. His horse fell
throwing the general under him, bruising
h left limb. He was on duty this morn
ing, limping slightly.
FAMILY- IS ONCE MOItE TOGETHER
Germ.. Who Leaves Fatherlaad Is
Followed by All Ills Dear One.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. Aug. 20.-(Spe-claL)-Adolph
Wesch Is one of the happiest
men in Cass county today. Years ego he
left his home, wife snd three children in
Baden, Germany, to cross the briny deep
and to secure for himself and family a
home In America. He landed safely in
New York and after coming to this city
secured employment in the boot and shoe
store of Joseph Fetser. As soon as his son
had finished serving his time In the army
In that country he, too, came to this city
last year and secured employment in the
Burlington shops.
During their absence the older daughter
had become engaged to George Karral, a
young man of her choice, and they were' to
havs been married about the time her
mother had decided upon for taking her
departure for America. After the little
home had been sold, and preparation
nearly completed for the departure of the
loved ones. Miss Wesch. with tears stream
ing down her cheeks, told her Intended that
she, too, must go. It took the young man
but a very few minutes to decide that he
cared much more tor the charming young
girl than he did for his native land with
all of Its environments, and kindly kissing
away tha tears lovingly said. "Wa will
both go."
Mrs. Wesch, her mother, snd ths others
havs arrived and are living In a fine homo
In ths western portion of thls city.
DISCARDED LOVER IXDEll BONDS
Girl rears He Will Shoot Her Since
She Toole I p with a, Rival.
FREMONT. Neb., Aug. 20. (Special.)
Liislo Renter, daughter of a prominent
farmer living near Scribner, had Olaf
Bchweitxer of the same township arrested
yestsrdsy on a peace warrant, alleging
that she feared he would kill her. The
evidence In ths justice's court this morn
ing showad that Bchweitxer has been keep
ing company with Miss Renter for some
time, but "about corn planting" aha dis
carded him for another fellow. This treat
ment rankled in Olaf's bosom, for LUsle's
father owned a large farm and lota of
stock and the bvhasitmer family were also
well heeledj so that Olaf figured oil hay.
Ing a good start in life. One flay he over
took Llxxle and his rival out bugry riding
and overheard a conversation. In which
Lisate spoke rather unfavorably of his
character. She alleges that he then
threatened to shoot her. Justice Lonschen
put Schweitzer under a 1500 bond to keep
the peace. The bond was at once fur
nished. He declares that Llxxle misun
derstood him and he only meant to te'.l
her thafwhen he saw her alone he wouUl
tell her what he thought of her.
STATES JUNIOR NORMALS CLOSE
Kindergartens for Teachers Prove
acrraafal la Western Counties.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Aug. 20.-(8pe-clal.)
The North Platte State Junior
Normal, which has been In session here
for the last ten weeks, cloned today. The
total enrollment was 20 students, made
up of young teachers from all of the neigh
boring counties with a few from some of
the more distsnt counties to the west. Ths
greater amount of work was done with
students who wers and will be teachers in
the country districts. The Instructors were
W. H. Gardner, superintendent of Fremont
public schools, who was principal of the
normal; James E. Delsell, superintendent
of Lexington city schools; E. E. McGee.
superintendent of Falrbury city schools;
Miss Grace- Greeves, one of the instructors
In Lincoln schools, and Miss O'Connell,
one of ths Instructors in the Fremont
schools.
M'COOK. Neb., Aug. 20.-(Sptclal-The
final session of the McCook State Junior
Normal was held yesterday afternoon. Thi
meeting was one long to be remembered
for the richness of the program and the
Intensity of the enthusiasm. State Superin
tendent Fowler and Deputy McBrlrn were
present and gave helpful suggestions. R.
W. W. Jones of Otoe county expressed sat
isfaction with the great work the Junior
normals are doing for the western part of
the state. The people of this section have
given the school loyal support. In point
of attendance the school at McCook is
considerably In advance of last year's reo
ord. The teachers adopted resolutions com
mending the work of the Instructors and
expressing the hope that the Junior normal
schools will be made a permanent part of
our school system.
NEBRASKA CITY. Aug. 20 (Special.)
Ths Otoo County Teachers' Institute that
has been in session In this city for the
past week, closed last night with a mu
sical given by'local talent. One hundred
and fifty teachers enrolled during the In
stitute, which was one of the most suc
cessful ever held In the county.
ST. PAUL, Neb.. Aug. 20. (Special.) The
twenty-sixth annual institute of the teach
ers of Howard county closed' yesterday af
ter a profitable session of five days. The
attendance was good, ths total enrollment
being ninety-one. The Institute was con
ducted by County Superintendent J. A.
Zlegler with the following corps of In
structors: Former State Superintendent W.
R. Jackson. Superintendent Paul Goss of
the Ord schools, and Miss Lowe of the
Kearney primary school. During the In
stitute entertaining lectures were given by
Congressman E. J. Burkett and "Doc"
Blxby, the Lincoln humorist.
DOMESTIC IS DIHSED TO DEATH
Tonne Girl Who Starts Fire with
Kerosene Meets Common Fate.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) Yesterday morning Miss Henrietta
Btaak, a domestic In the employ of A. F.
Kendall of Syracuse, was fatally burned
by an explosion of coal oil.' Miss Staak
had built a fire in the kitchen stove and as
it did not burn well she took a can con
taining a gallon of coal oil and com
menced to put the oil on the fire, when the
explosion occurred. Her clothing was
saturated by the burning oil. Mr. Ken
dall heard the girl's screams and hastened
to her assistance, extinguishing the flames,
but not before she was terribly burned
on the body, face and arms. Her - In
juries wers attended by a physician, but
she died today. Her entire body had been
burned and in many places the flesh fell
off the bones. Inhalation of the heat
caused her death. The funeral service will
be held Sunday afternoon.
Will Repair Its Pnmps.
WEST POINT, Neb.. Aug. 20. (Special.)
A contract has been let by the city coun
cil to the Cowgill Iron company, of Omaha,
for the thorough repair of the pumps of
the water works system of this city. For
some time the sspply of water has been
falling and has been totally inadequate tor
the needs of the city, especially in case of
fire. The source of ths cltys' water sup
ply is thirty-two driven wells, all con
nected, and pumped by pumps of 175,000 gal
lons daily capacity. The city engineer has
Investigated the condition of the points and
found them to be very much corroded acd
wholly unfit for use.
Nominations for the Legislature.
ALBION, Neb.. Aug. 2a (Special Tele
gram.) Ex-Senator J. T. Brady was nom
inated here today as fusion candidate from
the Ninth senatorial district, comprising
Boone, Antelope and Greeley counties. E.
Gould of Greeley county is the republican
candidate.
C LARKS, Neb., Aug. SO-fSpecial Tele
gram.) The democrats and populists of
the Eighteenth senatorial district. In con
vention here today, fused on George W.
Ellsworth, populist, of Fullerton, his name
being endorsed by the democratic conven
tion on the seventh ballot.
Nebraska News Notes.
PLATTSMOUTH. Aug. 20. County Super
intendent C. S. Wortman held a tearhers'
examination In his office In this city toduy.
PAPILLION. Aug. 20. Tom Zurcher whs
fined 115 and coals on a charge of stabbing
Frank Miller of Fort Crook.
PLATTSMOUTH. Aug. 20 A freight
train passed through this city this after
noon containing seventeen cars of cattle
and three of hgs for Chicago.
PLATTSMOUTH. Aug. 20. -N. Hody of
Lincoln has become a member of the Ne
braska Masonic home in this city, making
seven inmates at the present time.
PLATTSMOUTH. Aug' 20. Fred Egen
berger says he drove to the home of Nick
Houiias and found Mike Fisher, who was
reported to have died Thursday, in the
field plowing corn.
WEST POINT. Aug. .-The grain stacks
cn fine farm of John Hickey, west of thl
city, caught fire last night from causes un
known and caused a loss of I3uu, partly
covered by Insurance.
PLATTSMOUTH. Aug. 20 The wife of
Editor C. M. MeElroy and. their son of
Morris, Minn., are visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pollock, and other
relatives In this city. '
BEATRICE. Aug. 20 The residence
property of V. W. Johnston, who recently
removed to Omaha with his family, was
sold yesterday to E. F. Wilts, the con
sideration being 14,000.
BEATRICE, Aug 20 The democratic
float convention will be held In this city
Wednesday, August 24. for the purpose of
selecting a representative from the district
comprising the counties of Oage and tin Una.
PLATT8MOUTH, Aug. a). Katharine
Gamble of Kewanee. 111., who Is visiting
the family of Prof. E. L. House, hud ths
misfortune to full and fracture one of the
bones in her lid arm. A physician was
called and reduced the fracture.
PLATTSMOUTH, Aug. 20. The sixteenth
annual reunion of the old settlers of Cuss
county was held III Union yesterday and
toduy. On account of the rain Friday's at
tendance was !! a large. The interesting
program was very successfully carried out.
BEATRICE, Aug. 20. Reuben Nance and
Henry Frerii'ha, two farmers, fought on
the streets hers Inst evening and the latter
waa badly cut about the face and head.
A warrant has been awoi n out for Name a
arrest, charging him with assault an J
battery.
WEST POINT, Aug. 20-Mra. Matthias
Schmucker of St. t'liarlta township nar
rowly escaped being killed by i1 lit lilng
Thursday evening. Hhe waa engaged In
milking when the boll fell, siiihu. tlio
ground a few feet away, Uemoliehii,g the
feed rack In tha yaid nd remlei lug the
wuiuau Uiicojiscloutt. fclie reiuaiucU liisen-
a mighty story simply told
this will be our last word on the 1904 august sale great things hare been accom
plished some things remain to be done, a page of double-leaded type could hardly
do justice to them but as usual in our plain, truthful way we tell of them below.
all of our wash goods, both thin, dainty batistes,
voiles and imported organdies-also novelty suit
ings, part linen, part mercerized.in fact our entiro
summer stock, priced up to 50c, will bo sold at
two prices 6c and 10c. Com earfY e starts at 9 o'clock.
women's underwear, vests, pants and union suits, fine lisle goods, were one dol
lar each 50 cents, men's dollar t-hirts, the popular brands, CO cents, men's' fifty
cents balbriggan underwear, 2re. a lot of all linen initial handkerchiefs, 5c each,
curtains, rutlled muslin curtains for 20c pair, another lot of fancy muslin worth up
to 1.2o, for (lOc pair, an assorted let of novelty nottingham, heavy net with lace
insertion and silk mixed colored setim curtains, worth up to ?3.t5, at $1.93 per pair.
"procrastination is the thief of time," and there isn't much time, better come monday.
Thos. Kilpatrick . Co.
slble for some hours and Is now suffering
from nervous prostration.
PLATTSMOUTH. Aug. 20. The Platts
mouth telephone exchange will soon be lo
cated In lis new brick building m North
Sixth street. The Plattsmouth News has
Just published a new directory for the com
pany, which shows that the company has
prospered during the last year.
WAKEFIELD, Aug. 20. The Northeast
Nebraska Modern Woodmen of America
Loa-mlllng association will hold its annual
picnic here next Tuesday and Wednesday.
AiiKuat Z& and 24. Congressman K. J.
Burkalt. F. P. McKlllop, i. W. Herge and
Congressman J. J. McCarthy will speak.
B&ATK1CK, Aug. -M.J. B. Smith, a well
known dairyman of this locality, left yes
tertiay tor les Moines, wilh a bunch of
Jersey cattle, which he will place on ex
hibition m th I.Ava state lair tiie coming
week. The following week he will exhibit-
the stock at the rseoruska siate. itnr i
Lincoln.
NEBRASKA CITY, Aug. 0.-The local
labor unions are preparing lo hold a picnic
at Kiverside park on Lubor" day. A number
of bands have been engaged and it is ths
Intention to parade througn the city before
going to the park. The old settlers of Otoe
county will also hold a picnic on that day
In Morton park.
WEST POINT, Aug. 20. Miss Katie Blus
chel, a popular young woman of this city,
has become mentally unbalanced and was
taken before the Insanity commissioners
for examination. She was adjudged in
sane and taken to the hospital at Lincoln
by Sheriff Kloke on Friday. Tho cause of
her malady is supposed to be hereditary,
her mother being now an Inmate of the
Institution for tho Incurable insane at
Hastings.
WEST POINT, Aug. 20 At the business
meeting of the Old bcttlers' association of
Cuming county the following otiicers were
elected to servs for the ensuing year: Pres
ident, Charles II. Wilde; vice president,
William Malchow; treasurer, John J.
Schadaman; permanent secretary, Peter
Poelletl; corresponding secretary, red
Bonnenschein. The vice presidents for
tho various townships will be elected at
the next regular meeting.
SYRACUSE, Aug. 20 Mary Staack, the
16-year-old daughter of i'rlts Staack, a
well known farmer, was Bertously burned
as the result of a coal oil explosion. While
attempting to start a tire with kerosene
in the kitchen of A. F. Kendle, where she
was employed, an explosion took place,
blowing the bottom out of the oil can
and throwing the flames over the head and
upper part part of her body. Members of
the family quickly extinguished the flames.
BiTRACUSE, Aug. 20. Farmers in the vi
cinity of this place are Joyful over the
prospects of a large corn crop, assured by
a heavy rain which fell last night. The
precipitation waa 1.30 inches according to
ths official gauge. Before this rain the
farmers were discouraged, having failed to
secure a good crop of small grain and
fearing that the corn would either dry out
or be destroyed by an early frost, fc.xpe.rts
are now confident that nothing short of a
severe chili can injure the corn and pre
vent a bountiful harvest.
PEBBLE IN SHOE CAUSES DEATH
Blood Polsoalo Ends Life of Friend
less Harvest Hand In Soath.
Dakota!
HOWARD. S. D.i Aug. 20.-(Speclal.)-James
Murray, a young harvest hand, la
dead from bloodpolson as the result of a
little pebble getting into his shoe and
bruising his foot. The attending phy
sicians found It impossible to save his
Ufa
The unfortunate young man. had been
In South Dakota only about a month, hav
ing drifted In with a number of other
harvest hands. He secured employment on
a farm near Cortova. and had been work
ing only a short time when tha pebble
got Into his shoe and bruised his foot to
uch an extent that he had to give up
work. He first went to Canova to see
a physician, and decided to coma on to
Howard. Not having the money to pay
his fare on the railroad, he walked or
limped the entire distance between the two
towns. This aggravated Uie condition of
his foot and hastened hli death. Before
death ended his sufferings he stated he
had no relatives or home, and not a word
as to his past life escaped his Hps.
1 Whether he had always been a homeless
waif, or had voluntarily cut himself off
from home and friends will nev'er be
known.
FARMERS ELEVATOR A FAILIIIE
Third Year's Business Mysteriously
Shows a Heavy Loss.
ABERDEEN, S. D., Aug. 20. (Special.)
Considerable dissatisfaction exists among
the stockholders of the Farmers' Elevator
company, at Bath. The first year-the com
pany was In business It handled 67,000 bush
els of grain, valued at S11.CC0 and reaped a
fair profit. The second year the amount
of grain, handled reached 60,000 bushels and
Uie year's business was also reported to
the stockholders as befng conducted at a
profit. During the last year the company
handled 130,000 bushels of grain, worth
000. It Is alleged that at a meeting of the
stockholders held a month ago they were
Informed that the year's business had been
transacted at a net profit of 1 cent on every
bushel of grain handled. It now develops,
according to the latest reports, that there
Is a shortage of something over 16,600. It
Is understood the elevator building will be
sold and the company will go out of busi
ness, an arrangement being arrived at
among those moat deeply interested where
by the affairs of the company will be
wound up without unnecessary delay or
publicity.
Month I)akotarrop Estimate.
HURON, 8. D., Aug. 20. (Special ) Wil
liam H. Smith of this cl;y, traveling auJitor
for the Van Dusen Elevator company,, has
concluded a trip for crop Inspection over
the state east of the Missouri river and
gives s.ime interesting figures relative to
yields of corn and small grain. Mr, Smith
says that In every locality he found all
grain, except wheat, In excellent condition,
and yields greater than laat year. The
wheat yield will be 60 per cent 1 than
last year and Mr. Smith gives the yields
of 19"3 and estimates, by way of compar
ison, with that of 11M, as follows: .
Wheat In linS: Acrra, S.C4.U.0; yield. ITS;
total. 47.2I.3.W1. In 14: Acrt-s, J,7o,B43;
yield. 7; total, 26,3.5.S'U.
barley lu l-4; Acres, Jif,377; yield, 31.4;
4 jmsmmm
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COLLECE CUILDINC, 202 MICHIGAN COUL.
The largest and most complete College of Music and Dramatic Art In Americas,
Has the strongest faculty ever assembled In a school of musical learning.
BOARD OF MUSICAL DIRECTORS:
Dr. F. Ziegfeld Dr. Louis Falk Hans Von Schiller Emile Sauret
Wtfliam Castle Rudolph Gang Herman Devries Bernhard Listemau
Theodore Spiering Felix Borowski Arthur Speed
Hart Conway, Director School of Acting ,
All Branches of
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39th SEASON DEGINS SEPTEMBER 12.
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE MAILED FREE.
KOTX.-Appllcattona for tha U tree snd U0 partial Bcholaxahlps will be rewired an til Sept. S.
MAKES RICH BLOOD,
because It digests food perfectly, giving
you the full strength and nourishment of
what you eat. Prevents cholera morbus,
cramps, colic, summer complaint and
diarrhea; cures constipation. 3d days' treat
ment 25c. All druggists.
total. 10,653,439.
yield, S3; total,
Oats In 1903:
total, 27,267,194.
yield, 40; total,
In 1904: Acres, same;
11,199,441.
Acres, 706,404; yield. 38.6;
In 1904: Acres, 770,044;
30,801,176.
Acres. 371.925: yield, 10.5;
Flax In 1903:
total. 3,906,212.
In 1904: Acresv 25 per cent
less; yield, 10.5
; total, 3,905.212.
Corn In 1'J3:
total. 41.613,067.
yield, 30; total,
Acres, 1,630.076; yield, 27.2;
In 1904: Acres, 1,500,000;
4E,902,2S0.
Believes In Change of Fred,
" SIOUX FALLS. 8. D., Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) Watson Ham, one -of the leading
stock raisers of South) . Dakuta, whose
mammoth ranch is on the Missouri river
in the northern part of Charles Mix
county, has returned from Chicago, where
he sold seven carloads of fat cattle. Mr,
Ham has got the feeding proposition down
pnt. He is a lirm believer in ground feed
and says that cattle fatten much faster on
a change of feed. The success of his
theory of feeding is shown by the fact
that he received for bis shipment of cat
tle within five cents of the top of the
market.-
South Dakota Sews Motes.
JAVA. Aug. 20. The trustee of the
Presbyterian church here have purchased
a tract of ground and will noon award
the contract for the erection of a hand
some churvh edifice. The new building
will be one of the finest of its kind in
this part of the Btate.
BRISTOL, Aug. 20. The new municipal
sHtem of water works ha been com
pleted snd the mains are now bring
tapped by consumers. The system will at
nine be extended by the laying of addi
tional mains, providing the entire town
with tlrst-dims fire protection. An ordin
ance governing the UHe of the water wfl
be introduced at the next meeting of the
town cuuiicll.
HYMENEAL
Will Wed a Wlaconalulte.
NEBRASKA CITT. Aug. SO. (Special.)
Invitations have been issued to the wed
ding of Mr. Justin M. Eoylnnton of Stevens
Point, Wis., and Miss Ctlla May Burgert
of this city. Mr. Jioyington Is a prosperous
business man of Stevens Point. Miss Burg
ert Is n prominent young woman of this
city find Is very popular. The wedding
will take place Thursday evening, Brptem
Ut 1.
Greea-Tosairail.
WEST POINT. Neb., Aug. 20. (8 claH
Miss Grace Townsend and Fred Onien were
married at Fremont this week. Minn Town
send la the youngest daughter of William
Townnend, a will known citizen of this
place, and the groom a young business man
of Fremont, where the young couple will
make their future home.
Ileu lab-Kerr Is.
WfctiT POINT, Neb., Aug. 20. (Spevlall
Ths Lome of Joseph liculsh In this ulty
use
SCHOOL
Modern
CF GPEM,
LattuagiSs
American
KIMBALL HALL
UM2SJwaaaaa
vs.. thlcara.
Tat UaSlag Sckaal
Conservatory
of M sale sa4 DraaiaCIa Art. glitr minat Initrno-
tor.. r.HrMlr. rrM Adr.ilUM. Temcher. tr. nine
dnpartmAnt. Hpecl.l rat, to talented pupil, of limited
mD. Full Wrtn bfifin.8ftuiber VI, lAtA. Oattlocus
Bulled free. J OIlA J. n AT 1 a t a to f. fratiaeat.
waa the scene of a very pretty wedding
yesterday afternoon, when James Benlsh
and Miss Matilda Ferris were united In
marriage. County Judge Dewald performed
the ceremony. The bride Is tlio daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ferris of Hosklns
and the groom a resident of Fremont. Tho ,
couple will be at home In Fremont after
October 1. i
NEW YORK WELL WASHED OUT
Heavy Rain Causes Much Damage Is)
the City and Its
Babnrba. , j
NEW YORK, Aug. 20. The heavy raltv
fall which began late last night and con
tinued nearly ten hours without cessa
tlon caused thousands ef dollars of dam
age and inconvenienced hundreds of thou
sands of persons in this city. Collars wars)
flooded, streets became miniature rivers,
water and gas mains were washed out
and broken and scores of excavations
where building operations are Jn progress
were filled with water -which the over
loaded sewers could, not carry away.
In the suburban districts the conditions
were even worse than In the city 'proper.
Streets,' sidewalks, street car and railway;
tracks In many places were submerged.
HELM WILL REMAIN RECEIVER
Judge' Muloae Decllaea to Disturb
Illm, bat Will Appoint a
Coadjutor. S; 'Z?
DENVER. Aug. 20.-Judge Booth M. Ma
lone In the district court today denied ths
petition for tho removal of J. C. Helm, a
former Justlcer-of the supreme court, as
receiver of ths Fidelity Savings associa
tion which failed with llabllltes aggre'
gutng about Sl.000.0o0. but announced that
he would npiolnt a co-receiver. Boms
creditors of the association petitioned for
the removal of Receiver Helm because ot
his former connection with the associa
tion both as a diroctor and as general
counsel.
M. (irrald Arrives.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-M. Oerald, the
new ronimlMMioner gi-nei al tor France t
the St. Louia eipoaiiion, arrived here to
duy on the I-H Luiruln. M. Oerald lias for
aom yeurs been a member of the Frenth
i'urlluuiont for the dial ni l of C'haiante anl
has won prominence In that body. He vla
lud America in Ix'JJ at thr, time of tne Ci.l
caKU mjMiMlion and la familiar with candl
tiniiN in the ( lilted Htatra, having a great
number of friends In II. I country. Ho Is
thn author f several works on finance
aclence and on economic aubjecta. He will
proceed immediately to St. Ixjula.
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