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TITE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, OfcTOBETl 4, 1904. START FOR TIIE LAUNCHING Govsruor acd farty Off to BeaUle U See Battleship Nebraska Afloat. HAVELOCK HOPS ARE TO BE ENLARGED fcdasr Cotton, Bis Uaara of Sebraelm Foot Bait Eleven Reeonslders De clsloa to Eater Vale and He tarna to Nebraska.. . (JNCOLN, Neb., Oct. t-epeclal-Gov-ernor Mickey and party left at 1 o'clock tonight over the Burlington for Settle to take part In the exercises attending the launching of the battleship Nebraska, which will occur next Friday afternoon. The party consisted of Governor Mickey, Miss . Mickey, Superintendent Fowler, Treasurer Mortenw-n, Attorney General Prout and Mrs. Prout, Secretary of State Marsh and Mrs. Marah. Auditor Weston and Mrs. Weston, T. W. McCullough and Mra McCullough of Omaha, Adjutant tJor.eraj Culver and Mrs. Culver and mem bers of the governor's staff and their wives. Lieutenant Governor McGUton will arrive tn Lincoln tomorrow and will assume the duties of the executive offlce until the re turn of Governor Mickey, about October 12. "I have turned the office and Its re sponsibilities over to Mr. McGlltoii," salJ tha governor, "and beginning today I shall not talk ahop or think shop until I return." This Is the first extended trip Oovemor Mickey has made since he became the chief executive of the Ft ate and he is an ticipating much pleasure and recreation. The entire party will Include probably thirty i lople and many of them spent the day In Lincoln taking In the sights. Enlarging Railroad Shops. The Burlington ,shops at Havelock will be enlarged In the spring, and the pres ent force will be increased by the addition of 160 men. , The machine and boiler sheps will be enlarged. . At the present time they are overcrowded. At this time 600 men are employed. The proposed increase in the workina force will brins several hundred people to the tdwn. There Is renewed talk I of removing the brass foundry from Plat Is mouth to Havelock. The present develop ment Is due to a recent order which re duced the amount of repairing done at the round houses scattered over the system. Cotton Returns to Nebraska. Edgar Cotton, a 200-pound foot ball player, came back to the gridiron this aft crnoon, after having made a trip to Yale, where he Intended to enter the law school The return of the heavyweight guard Is expected to add greatly to the offensive and defensive qualities of Coach Booth's aggregation. . Cottpn won many plaudits during his short stay at Yale. The few times he appeared on the gridiron for prac tice games tin was the renter of attrac tlon. He had not intended t'aylng. but Murphy, the Yale foot ball trainer, saw him strolling across the campus and mads overtures to him. Cotton ys he preOis to remain In Nebraska, althoun he found . the students congenial companions at tha eastern school. Degree of Honor Convention. There was an unwonted .air of ictivity about the corridors of the Koyal hotel to day, due to tha assembling of the laches ; of the Degree of Honor, the femlnir.e cn , tlngent of the Ancient Onle.- of I ni'td Workmen for the annual gruntl lodge. All of the grand j-xlae uIAcc-h are pat ent, as follows: Past jrrand chief of lionsr. Mrs. Addis Wlnkleman, 81dney; fciand rhlcf of honor, Mrs. Mary Latky, Lexington; grand lady of honor, Mrs. Anna Koerber, Norfolk; grand chief of ceremonies; Mrs. Ella, Hall, South, ,pma,fa;i;rB.nd recorder, MIss.Toresa HempeV Plattsmotith grand rece Iver,"' Mrs. Mary 'Mler, Dlller; grand usher, Mrs. Maria Smith. Holdredge; grand Inside watchman,' Mrs.'' Mollis Ericksnn, Brewster; grand outside watchman. Miss Ella Van Woert. Guide Rock; grand med ical examiner, Dr. Edith Hayman Saunders, Mllford. Mra. Latky ' announced this afternoon that it was expected .some 300 delegates win w ifiirnvui aim bb many non-omciaj , Visitors. Today waa set apart for prelimi naries' and tonight a reception was tendered the visitors at the state house. Fusion Is Forced. . J. J..' McCarthy and O. W. Smith, the of Clals of. the Sixth district democratic con vention Jield at North Platte In August, this morning filed In the office of the tecre J tary of state the certificate of nomination for W.' B. McNeel of North Platte. Mc Neel la the man for whom the popullata will be obliged to vote because of tha declination of A". A. Worseley of the nom ination tendered him by the populists. It Is claimed that the populist conven tloned failed to empower the congretslonal - committee to select a successor In case of the nominee's, withdrawal, and this will force the populists to consent to fusion on the North Platte man or else support Congressman Klnksld. Corn Looks Fine. O. E. Mickey came-down from Osceola this morning to call on his father, the governor. He brought with blm a grlpful of ears of corn picked at random on one Of the governor's farms.' The executive countenance assumed the semblance of a smile its the corn was laid out In orderly array on his desk. "We have lots of corn ;llke that in Polk county," said the gov ernor.. 'Appeals Abandonment Case. ' This afternoon the case of Burt God dard against the state was filed in the office, of the clerk of the supreme court. and a stay - of sentence granted. The plaintiff in error, who resldea In Chase ' county, was convicted of wife abandon ment under the statute enacted by the last legislature. A stay of sentence was granted by the court. ' Sasreme Coext Convenes. Members of the supreme court arrived this morning and' spent the day in con sultation, and tomorrow will begin on tha regular docket. It Is expected at this sit ting that the decision In the Nemaha county tax oase will be handed down. This decision is expected to be rushed for. the reason that until it Is handed down twenty four counties will be unable to put in Pale, tfyin, ncro ous, depressed. weak, tired out? Ask your doctor about tak ing Ayer's Sarsaparilla for this bad condition of your blood. If he says, "All right," then take it. If not, then don't take It. "We feel perfectly safe, for we know what doctors say about this fflmllv tnmAtin Aw.rC, ....... j in vuivuiy. , Lowsil, force the order of the state board of equalisation for an increase tn property. Freight Trains Collide. Two freight trains collided at Havelock this afternoon and four cars were badly wrecked. Westbound passenger trsln No. I, which Was already several hours late, was v further delsyed two hours before ths track could be cleared. BAPTISTS GATHER AT FRF.MOJT Yoaag People's Society Precedes the rhareh Convention. FREMONT. Neb., Oct. S (Special.) The annual meeting of the Nebraska Baptist Young People's anion was held at the Bsp tlst church In this city. In addition to the regular delegates from the local unions a good many ministers who will attend the state'; association, which convenes this evening, were present. The principal ad dress Saturday evening was by John H. Chapman of Chicago, president of the International Baptist ' Young People's un ion. Sunday morning a prayer meeting was held at :30, conducted by C. E. Morgan of Omaha, followed by roll call and reports of unions snd the usual church service at 11 o'clock. The sermon was by Rev. C. W, Brlnstead of Omaha, formerly pastor of the Baptist church of this city. In the afternoon Mrs. R. O. Huntley of Pawnee City, who Is superintendent of Junior work In the unions, spoke of work among the younger people of the church.' The sub ject of Bible study waa discussed by Prof. J. W. Hunting of Tobias, and a number of others. At the evening service Dr. J. W Conley of Omaha delivered an address on the work 'of the unions as an aid to the church. This morning after the transac tlon of considerable routine business the following officers were elected: President, Prof. F. H. Carson, Fremont; vice presi dent. Rev. Ed Ulmer. Columbus; cor responding secretary, Prof. L. R.. Hlgger, Grand Island; Recording secretary, Mlsa Mary Warner. South Omaha; treasurer, H. D. Brown. Lincoln; Junior leader, Mrs R. II. Huntley, Pawnee City; members of executlce board: Rev. C. R. Welden, Hast ings; Rev. B. F. Feldman, Omaha; Rev, C. H. Bancroft, Friend. A resolution was adopted pledging the unions to co-operate with the church In the maintenance of a summer school of methods. The session closed with a de votional service and the benediction by Rev. C. P. Kurby of Byracuse. The thirty-seventh annual meeting of the State Baptist convention convened here this evening. Each church In the state is entltjed to be represented by Its pastor and one or more lay delegates and the total numb?r expected to be present Is 400. The afternoon trains brought In a good many clergymen, who were met at the depot by a reception committee and escorted to the church, where they were assigned to various places for entertain ment, all of the visitors being entertained during the convention by tha Fremont church. TWO ORATORS MEET AT YORK Berge Searly Telle Secret and Colonel Callahan Talka of Live Stock. YORK, Neb.. Oct. 3.-(Speclal.) Hon. G, W. Berge, fusion candidate for governor of Nebraska, came near having to make a statement here whom he was going to vote for for president. Before the meet ing, held Saturday afternoon at the court house room, a number of democrats and populists began arguing what candidate Berge would vote for. and as Berge has not committed himself, to their knowledge. they went to him. In his address before a small audience he did not state his po sition, as was expected by many. The address was followed by an addre from former Lieutenant Governor Gilbert of York. Owing to another speaker here neither meeting had a large crowd, and both orators blamed the other for having a meeting at the same time and place. Colonpl Thomas Callahan, one of Omaha's best orators, spoke at the same time In South York, where he rled to tell of the best qualities of ths cow called "Speck" and the black pig. Colonel Calla han has sold a number of thoroughbred cattle and hogs raised here In York county, for which they paid good prlcea Wheat Brings Good Returns. YORK. Neb.. Oct. . (SDeclnl umv York county farmers are receiving $27 per acreior eacn acre or winter wheat, of which about 60 per cent of York county's cultivated acreage was sown. A year ago many received more 'than thla. and manv a smaller amount. Land on which this wheat was raised is selling for fcO to $76 per acre, according to the Improvements and land. The large corn crop now ma turing, which Iowans and Illlnoisans ad mit Is much better and larger than what they have at home, will div tha VnrW county farmer on an average of about $26 per acre. There is about 16,000 acres of alfalfa, cutting three crops of two tons each to the cutting, and nearly 24,000 acres of timothy and clover. Many buyers are here from eastern Nebraska, Iowa and Il linois and are paying good prices, consid ered at thla time, but the largest prices are paid by farmers and business men In this county who better know the value of land here, v Cody Returns for Trial. TECUMSEH. Neb.. Oct. . (Speclal.)-A. 8. Cody of Michigan, who was bound over to the district court of Johnson county, Nebraska, In the sum of $2,000 to await trial on the charge of having stolen papers In his possession, haa returned to this city. Mr. Cody was apprehended here several weeks ago while endeavoring to sell some once valuable papers, which disappeared at the time Charlea M. Chamberlain ab sconded with the funds of the Chamber lain banking house. He admitted having secured the papers from Chamberlain In Alabama, but contended he waa an Inno cent purchaser. When he was bound over for trial bond was secured from a Detroit bank' and many people were of the opinion the amount would be forfeited and Cody roll to return for trial. However, he has surprised those who were of that opinion. District court was to have convened to morrow, but the officers have adjourned it until November 2L which fact was probably not known to Mr. Cody. Mother Saves Her Boy, NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Oct. $. (Spe cial.) Mrs. George Ross, who resides on the east side of the Missouri river, nar rowly escaped drowning last Saturday afternoon while rescuing her T-year-old aon. Who had fallen Into the water. The boy fell Into the river above a government dyke which extend over 10 feet out Into the water, and the, mother, without removing any of her clothing, Jumped In and caught her son as he Was sinking. The current carried the couple out to the end of the dyke, where the woman grasped a piling with her left arm and with her right arm kept the boy's head above tha water. They remained in that Vosltlon for more than half an hour before assistance could reach them from thla city. When rescued the boy was In an unconscious condition and nearly drowned. The woman was in a pitiable condition and waa terribly bruised by tha current throwing bar against the supports of the dyke. Bey Assanlts Woman. CHADRON, Neb., Oct. 8.-(8peclal.)-A rlmtnal assault was made by s youth named Walter KIngle, aged 15, upon a woman of 66, . named Mra.- Dana, near Crawford. The woman teaches school near Crow Butte, snd the boy had been carrying mall and doing chores for her for' some months. He evidently Intended to rob the woman this tiros, and was carrying away her money, when she tried to fake it from him. He tied her to the floor with his saddle things and assaulted ijher. Sheriff Blrdsall has Just received a telephone mes sage with full description of the boy, whose father lives st Long Pine. Dsrk hair, blue eyes, large for his age, dressed in, suit of dark gray, golf cap. The whole community la scouring the country for him. He hsd been living with a family named Beers and had always appeared well behaved. Weddings at Chadren. CHADROK, Neb., ,Oct. 3. (Special.) Dolphus A. Denton and Edith B. Messenger were married by Judge C. Dana Bayers yes. terday. The -bride has lived here from childhood. The couple left for St. Louis on a tour, jind will reside on the large ranch of the groom east of Chadron on the Bordeaux. Emory Prossei and Bertha McCoy were married at the residence of the bride's parents by Rev. G. L. Schull. They will live at Chadron, the groom being in the employ ot the Northwestern railroad. The two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Hall were married by Rev. Elder C. R. Kite of Lincoln, Olive A. to Chester R, Baker and Clara B. to Roscoe T. Baer. Three People Injnred. VERDIORE, Neb.. Oct 8. (Special.) While Lydla, Myrtle and Louie Groeltng were going to a dance one day last week their team became unmanageable and ran away, demolishing the carriage, cutting and bruising the young people In a hor rible manner. Louie waa thrown over a barbed wire fence and his throat, legs. stomach and arms were badly lacerated, besides six stitches being taken in his head. Lydla was thrown against a post or tree and It is thought she suffered a slight fracture of the skull. Myrtle was badly bruised but was the least Injured of the three. The doctors anticipate a com plete recovery of all three young people unless blood poisoning or other complica tions should set In. Rev. Alexander Goes to York. FALLS CITY, Neb., Oct. 3 (Special.) Rev. W. B. Alexander, who has been pas tor of the Methodist Episcopal church at this place for the past three years, has been made presiding elder of the York district, and will remove with his family to that place next week. During his stay here, Rev. Mr. Alexander has done much to build up his church and has been al ways ready and willing to lend a helping hand to one in need. It is with much re gret that the people of Falls City, irre spective of church affiliation, feel In losing htm and his estimable family. Rev. W. T. Kline will come as pastor of the church at this place. He comes highly recom mended. Prises for Fine Lawns. FALLS CITY, Neb., Oct. 3. Special,) The lawn contest Inaugurated by Henry C. Smith in the early spring has Just closed. The committee In charge S,- H. Bayne and Dr. A. Gaiser haa made the awards, as follows: Class 1 Property valued from $2,000 to $3,000. First pilie, Mrs., Sarllla Bucher; second prize, Mrs. Harvey VV'ahl; third prise, Mrs J. M. Whitaker. Class 2 Property valued at $2,000 and under. First prize, Jake Tanner; second prize, Mrs. G. W. Inskeep; third prise. Mra Ida Gray. The contest created a great deal of In terest, and was the meatus of a vast Im provement In the looks of the city. Suspect Is Released. HUMBOLDT. Neb., Oct. 3. (Special.) H. L. Stone, the young man arrested on Thursday evening and confined In the city Jail on complaint of tne prosecuting at torney of Minnehaha county. South Dakota, who claimed that he had been Implicated In the work of burglarizing a Jewelry store at Sioux Falls recently, was released last evening upon receipt of a telegram from the sheriff of Minnehaha county stating that the evidence would be Insufficient to secure conviction.- The Identification of the property recovered was ' not complete enough to Justify further action and Mar shal Todd turned the prisoner loose. . ( Rally at Table Rock. TABLE ROCK, Neb.. Oct. 3. (Special.) The first political rally ef the eeaon In Table Rock waa held Saturday night at the opera house, which was crowded till standing room was at a premium. Hon. William Sutton was the president of the evening. A. Galusha of Red Cloud and Hon. E. A. Tucker of Humboldt, candi dates for secretary of state and state sen ator, gave brief talks, and' Charles Eu gene Banks and Ople Read, sent out by the national committee, were the speakers of the evening, and were interrupted fre quently with rounds of rapturous ap plause. iBurkett Awakens Interest. TECUMSEH, Neb., Oct. 8. (Special.) The Burkett meeting here Saturday stirred up a feeling of enthusiasm among the re publicans that had up to that time been dormant this campaign. Mr. ' Burkett's splendid address Is receiving the compli ments of all citizens, regardless of political faith. The local Roosevelt club, fully offi cered and well-managed, has opened head quarters on the main street of the city, and there will be ' something doing" from a re publican standpoint until after the ratifica tion demonstration the next day after elec tion. Attorney Withdraws Case. BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. 8. (Special Tele gram.) Judge Babcock In chambers today dismissed the peremptory writ of man damus secured last week by City Attorney David compelling the county treasurer to advertise this year the property sold last year under the five-year tax law, upon which tax certificates had not been Issued. The writ waa recalled on motion filed by the county attorney. Secretary Morton Starta East. NEBRASKA CITY! Neb., Oct. $. (Spe cial.) Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton, Mrs. Morton and their daughter, Miss Paul ine, left for St. Louis this evening In a special car attached to the Burlington flyer. Mr. Morton will remain In St. Louis for a few days before he returns to Wash ington. Democrats Get Representation. MINDEN, Neb.. Oct. 3. (Special Tele- gram.) The populists and democrats held f A LINGERING COUGH The cough that holds on in spite of all remedies needs energetic and above all thor ough treatment. A mere cough mixture won't do. Root out the cold that cause the cough. How? Scott's Emulsion. Why Scott's Emulsion? Because it stops the irrita tion, soothes the tissues and heals the afiected membranes. When? Right away. Scott's Emulsion begins to help with the first dose. wvn Mad roe nunpl fro sews raqacst COTl IvWkl, w fcarl Strcot, Ks Ysck. t 1 their convention here today and nominated John Rost, a democrat, a farmer near Ax tell, for representative, -and renominated Louis Paulson, populist,- for county attor ney. The proportion of delegates in at tendance was about three, to one in favor of the populists. ' j Republican . Holly att Lexington. LEXINGTON. Neb., Oct. 8. (Special Telegram.) Hon. Leonard .Goodwin, re publican, of Chicago, entertained a large crowd tonight at Dorr & Qulnby's hall In this city. He Is a very forcible speaker and his discourse was received with pro longed applause. Rain Stops Prairie Fire. NORFOLK, Neb., Oct. $. Rain quenched a prairie fire which was sweeping Rose bud reservation, destroying hay and. fall pasture In Tripp and Gregory Counties. The Are had raged several -days and cov ered many miles. News of Nebraska. PLATTSMOUTH.n Oct. 3. Ex-Mayor Frank J. Morgan ta not Improving In health as rapidly as his many friends would desire. PLATT8MOUTH, Oct. 8. County Judge H. D. Travis reports that eighteen mar riage licenses were Issued during the month of September. TABLE ROCK, Oct. 8. Frsnk Cochran, who lives on a farm adjoining town, threshed, one day this week, sixteen acres of wheat, and the yield was 440 bushels 27V4 bushels per acre. FALI.A CITY, Oct. 3. W. R. Holt left laat week for St. Louis with his prize win ning lierkshlree, where' he will compete wun me oei in me ihiiu. nn kbiiiou uu first honors at the Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska state fairs. CHADRON, Oct. $. A. Jess of South Omaha waa arrested here last night for selling liquor to the Indians. At nrt ha attempted to resist arrest, but finding of ficers not to be fooled with, he went to Jail and Is now there, not being able to give a bond for $3u0, tor which amount he u bound over. NKBKA8KA CITY, Oct. 8. Henry Kre gal, a retired farmer and capitalist, died ounday atitrnoon of cuogcbiivii of the brain, dt the ge of 81 years. Mr. K regal came to JNeomitka City In 1868, snd has since made his home here. He leaves three daughters. The luntral servku will ca nolo. Tuesday afteriiooji. PLATTSMOUTH. Oct. 3 -Mrs. John Kerr 3f Detroit, Mich., who Is visiting tier cousin, Mrs. H. N. Dovey, and other rela tives in this city, klndiy consented to preside at the organ yesterday in the Presbyterian church. The so.o was much enjoyed, and snowed that ahe was thor oughly at home with a pine organ. FALLS CITY. Oct. 3.-Benjamln Poteet of this place, some time ago. brought suit against the Burlington Railroad company lor I1.V99 damages tor backing up water on his land by the grade. Una company has settled out ot court by paying Mr. Poteet $1.4u0. Another similar case la now ending in the District court against the urllngton, brought by Chsrles Prlbbeno. TABLE ROCK. Oct. 3 The news of the death of Hon. C. H. Gere of the State Journal was received here yesterday, ana created profound sorrow. Mr. Gere waa a resident of our county and a state rep resentative back In the sixties. His fa ther and mother H. N. Gere and wife and his brother J. N. Gere, who was killed by the Indians In 1870 all are buried In table hock cemetery. . PLATT8MOUTH. Oct. 8.-Blshop Bona cum of Lincoln administered connrmation to eighty persons in St. John's Cachollo church after Uie second mass yesterday forenoon, and In the afternoon In oi. Mary's Rosary church he admlnlxtered confirmation to 100 persons. Tha bishop de parted in the evening for St. Louis, where he will attend the World's fair. AUBURN, Oct. 3 The populists of th's county have called a county convention for October 8th for the purpose of nomina ting two candidates for representatives to the legitlalurs and one candidal for county attorney. The democratic conven tion Is called tar the ssme time, and evi dently there will be fusion. Nemaha county is atrongly republican, and the opposition candidates have an uphill .mil. AUBURN, Oct. i. The weather has cleared up after Friday rain without any frost. The corn crop is now out of the way of frost, and the farmers are feeling Jubilant. There will be a good corn crop In thla county, but the acreage will not be as much as previous years on Srcouut of the overflow of all the river bottom lands. The -hay crop is fine, and the ben for years. NORFOLK, Neb.. Oct. 4. A suit of gen eral Interest In tellng a statute has been filed Ly newspaper .man at feprlngvlew. Neb., against a banker of that place. The point involved la the liability to prosecu tion of a man who agrees to stay out of business and who later enters the field In the nam of his wife. L. A. Wilnon. publisher of the Syriugvlew Herald, sues Portage Every package of Uneeda" Biscuit foretells pleasure and enjoyment, wisdom of purchase, banishment of hunger, complete satisfaction in sunshine or rain, on land or sea, every day and the day after. NATIONAL. EISCUIT COMPANY William N. Skinner, president of the Citi zens' National bank, for $2,000 damages. It Is alleged that Skinner hoKj tne Herald to Wilson In 190.. and agreed In writing not to re-enter the newspaper buslnes at that point for a period of ten years. Last spring Pearl Skinner, wife of the former editor, started a new paper, the Keya Paha County News, at Hprtngview, ana tne former editor did the business end of the deal. Skinner had agreed to forfeit $2,000 In case he broke his contract. . DEATH RECORD. Miss Geraldlne Seeord. PAPILLION. Neb.. Oct. S.-(SpecIal Tele gram.) Miss Geraldlne Secord, daughter of Mrs. E. N. Secord, died yesterday at her north Papllllon home after having been sick but a few days with typhoid fever. Mine Secord was 17 years of age and one of Papllllon's most popular young women. The funeral will be held from the house Tuesday at 10 o'clock, Rev. Wise of South Omaha officiating. The different depart ments of the high school will close tomor row. Nets Swanson. Nets Swanson, a resident of Omaha for thirty-five years, died Monday at his home, 1713 South Ninth street. Mr. Swanson was sick about a week with a brain affliction. Up to recent years he was an employe at the Union Pacific shops. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fair Today and Tomorrow In Nebraska-folder In North For- v tlon Today. WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.Forecsst of the weather for Tuesday and Wednesday: For Nebraska Fair Tuesday and Wednes day: colder In north portion Tuesdsy. For Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming: Fair Tueeday and Wednesday. For Iowa and Missouri: Fair Tuesday, warmer in the east portion; Wednesday fair. For North and South Dakota: Showers, followed by fair and colder, Tuesday: Wednesday fair. For Montana: Fair In south, rain and colder In north portion Tuesday; Wednes day fair. Local Reeord. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, Oct. 8. Official record of tem perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the past three years: WH. 1J3. 1902. I'M. Maximum temperature .. 19 78 6i 51 Minimum temperature.... 64 55 49 43 Mean temperature 66 66 62 60 Precipitation 00 .01 T .V) Record of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day since March 1: Normal tempfrature 6 Excess for the day 7 Total deflclemy since March 1 234 Normal precipitation 09 Inch Dflclency for the day 09 Inch Precipitation since March 1 22. 79 Inches Deficiency since March 1 3.15 Inches Excesa for cor. period. 1903 8.98 Inches Deficiency for cor. period. 1902... 2.53 inches Report from Stations at T P. M. j ft CONDITION OF THE WEATHER. -I- Omaha, clear Valentine, clear North Platte, clear Cheyenne, clear Salt Lake City, clear . Rapid City, cloudy Huron, cloudy Wllllston, cloudy., Chicago, clear St. Louis, clear St. Pau', cloudy Davenport, clear St. Paul, cloudy Kanaas City, clear Havre, clear 74 791 .00 7D 86! .0) 8 .04 72i .00 76' .00 72 82 .00 72t 8i .00 60; 54 .0) 5X1 Ml .0) 66 721 .00 iJ: 56 .04 621 6fi .OJ 63 1 66! .00 7o 781 .(0 66 f8 .00 T Indicates trsce of precipitation. L. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster. t:as. vi:iSLov's SQ0THH.a SYRUP as beea asM by Millions ot Mothers for tfc.tr rttlliWo wblle TwiUilui fur sr IMy Trt. i auoibos lbs eatui, sutous tbe gum, eilars It pAla. euros wind euUifc eaa Is tke ! TSKHTY-riVC CENTS A BOTTXX. ss jfT yf H ,Vy.. . Omaba, RAILROAD BRIDGE GOES OUT "Colorado Flyer" on Santa Fe fs Abandoned Until Repairs Can Be Made. TOPEJCA. Kan.. Oct. 8. The pile bridge of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail road over the Arkansas river at Byron, Colo., is out and It will require several days to repair the damage. Passenger trains are being sent over other ronds. The Colorado flyer Is annulled temporarily. The damages resulting to the Santa Fe from the recent floods will amount to up wards of $600,000. TRINIDAD, Colo., Oct. 3. Repairs on the several sections of the Santa Fe rail road which were damaged by the flood of Friday morning last are progressing rapidly. General Manager Mudge and Gen eral Superintendent Easley of the Santa Fe are here and have taken personal charge of the work of reconstruction. Traffic was opened' through Trinidad to day, but Santa Fe officials say It will be at least a week before trains can reach Albuquerque, owing to a loss of seven miles of track near Las Vegas. General Superintendent Coughlln of the Rio Grande waa In Trinidad today and stated that the track between Elmoro and Trinidad would be reconstructed Immediately. The Rio Grande bridge at Elmorp, across source of mother should mm be danger incident to the ordeal makes its anticipation one of miser. Mother Friend is the only remedy which relieves women of the great pain and danger of maternity ; this hour which ia dreaded as woman's severest trial rs not only made painless, but all the danger is avoided by its use. Those who use this remedy are no longer despondent or gloomy; nervousness, nausea and other distressing conditions are overcome, the system is made ready for the coming event, and the serious accidents so common to the critical hour are obviated by the use of Mother's friend. "It is worth its weight says many who have used it. bottle at drug stores. Book valuable information of interest to be sent to any address free upon KRADFlLlD KaU LA TOR OO.. Uandrull Is s contagious Slsesss csussd y s microbe. GOING-1 G-QIN&I! GONE!!! KEEP, JAVE IT HERPKIDE LH).'i CRY FAKti The mere mention of "hair remedy" throwe some men Into a fit of un reasonable Incredulity. It Is true that before the mlrrolilc origin ef baldntas was discovered that most hair reme dies arre worthlfas. but not many of KITE WILL Dmi Sorts, 11.00. Sisa aV Siasifi le StlrtlOt 10., !. , Sttrsit, Uk. for t unsle. NEWBRO'S HERPICIDE THE ORIGINAL remedy that "kills tb Dandruff Germ." SHERMAN & MeCONNELL DRUG CO.. ftpnelal AffentaW APPLICATIONS AT PROMINENT BAHBER SHOPS. Alcohol-Morphine TOBACCO HABIT. ETC The oldest, safest and most reliable cur All Communications Confidential ' II sh Cer. 19th ft Lesvenwerth. ' Tel. H7t new. . W. R. BURNS, Mtr, the river. Is nearly completed. The Santa Fe safe containing $1,600 and valuable -records was found half a mile down the river and the contents were uninjured. The electric light plant and city ater works have both resumed. HYMENEAL. Beatler-Allen. HUMBOLDT. Neb., , Oct. l.-(8peclal.) John W. Beutler and Miss Nellie Allen, two. young people of this place, were married a few days ago by Frank Barton,, county Judge ' of Pawnee county, . the ceremony taking place at the court house In Pawn. The couple have been railed front child hood In this section e.nd will reside, on a farm south of the city. 1 FIRE RECORD. Factory In New Jersey. CAMDEN, N. J.. Oct. 8.-The Fries A Bresslan factory, a . four-story ; brick . structure was destroyed by fire of un known origin. The loss Is estimated at $100,000, psrtly insured. The' plant $jave employment to about 850 hands. , ' Artist Commits Snlrlde. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 8.-Thomas Allen, an artist aged 47 years, who came here from Chicago after studying there and In New York, committed suicide In hie Studio today by swallowing poison. He waa despondent. Every mother feels great dread , of the pala and danger attendant opon the moat critical . period ot her life. Becoming joy to all, but the sufferine ana) LSll J in gold, fi.oo containing all women, will fMeM' application Atlittm, Oi WILL WE IT TOO LATE FOR, HLRP10D8 them wtre demgueuiy so. inio, bald ness Is Incurable but Its forerunner, dand- I ruff. Itching scalp and falling hair can i do curea oy stoiminii tne micromo s be cured by stoiiiimir the mlrroblo imwih i wun neworos iterpicide. it prevent! I Infection. Mnnev back If unaatlsfacl with Newbro's Herplclde. it prevei y back If unsatisfactory. I iJelightful hslr dressing. Stops Itching of I the scalp Inslsntiv. u