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LOGAN LAMBERT IS IIELD
Van Who Assaulted Father Schell Bound
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PRIEST TELLS STORY OF THE ATTACK
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DAKOTA CITY, Neb., May H.-(8perlal.)
l.gsn Lambert. the Homer ex-saloon
keeper, who on the afternoon of April 36
last assaulted Rev. Father Joseph Schell,
the priest m-ho Is Interesting himself In be
lialf of the Winnebago Indians, In Kaston's
livery barn, in this place, and broke his
Jaw In two' places, from the effects of
which he has Just recovered, had his pre
liminary examination' before County Judge
J. J. Elmers on the charge of assault with
Intent to commit great .bodily harm, and
was bound over to the dlatrlct court In tho
Bum of 1700 bonds, 'which it is thought he
will be able to furnish.
' hut three witnesses were Introduced by
the state, being Hob Homan, tho barn at
tendant Who witnessed the assault; Rev.
Father Schell and Dr. House of the St.
Joseph hospital. Sioux City, who attended
Father Schell. The witnesses corroborated
each other as to the assault. Rev. Father
Bedell's testimony was to the effect that
he had come to this place to attend county
court, being Interested in a case that was
tin trial, us did also I-ambert. Father
Schell and Lambert met several times dur
ing the day, and at noon they shook hands
together and passed the tlnie of day. At
the conclusion of the trial of tho case
after dinner on that day Father Schell
want to the barn to get his rig.
Priest Tells of Aaaanlt.
Just as he entered the 'barn Lambert fol
lowed hi in in and said: "Father Schell,
1 want to speak to you a moment in regard
to my case in the courts at Omaha."
Father Schell replied, "All right," suppos
ing Lambert to be his friend. "I want to
falk to, you privately," said Lambert, and,
being followed by Father Bchell, they pro
ceeded to a stall, about half way back in
the barn. Vioii arriving there Lambert
aid: "Well, Father Schell, what do you
think of it?" Father Schell, partly turning
around from Lambert and looking down,
hesitating in thought, said: "1 think"
but he never finished the sentence, for a
blow from Lambert's tltst felled him to the
ground unconscious.
On attempting to arise Lambert grabbed
hi in by the clothes and threw him back on
the ground, each time kicking him in the
face, until shame caused him to quit. From
the barn the priest went to the nearest
liouse,, which was that of Deputy United
states Marshal John F. Sides, where he
was washed up and from there taken to
the train to the Sioux City hospital,
where he remained until a short time sluce.
While being kicked on the floor of the
barn Father Schell discerned what he took
to be a billy in the hand of Lambert.
J Unktrt'i Hand Damaged.
The only witness 'placed on the stand by
the defendant was Dr. D. B. Stldworthy
of Homer, who testified that on the evening
ot the fight he made an examination of
the hands ot Lambert and found the
knuckle of the third linger ot his right
haid broken and tho hand badly swollen.
The attorney, for the defendant, William
2'. Warner, pleaded the court for a dismissal
of the charge on the grounds that a simple
assault had only been proven, which was
resisted by County Attorney J. J. McAUIs.
ter and his associate counsel, R. J. Mil
lard, ex-county attorney of Cedar county,
who proffered his services to Father Schell.
The court overruled the motion after a
heated argument on both sides. Owing to
the large attendance at the trial County
Judge Elmers was compelled to use the
large district court room. District Court
Reporter Herman Freese of Pender was
present and took down the proceedings.
Lambert, In company with Sheriff Hansen,
has gone to Homer with the hope of secur
ing bondsmen.
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RISING
Large Anioont of Land Near Mrk
erson la Flooded.
FREMONT, Neb.. May 17.-(8pecial.)-The
Elk horn river is higher this morning than
at any time since the rise began. Near
Nlckson hundreds of acres are under water
and the roads are damaged. The bridges
near that town are all right.
Residents and land owners In the south
western part of tho city are feeling very
anxious about what the Platte will do in
the next stage of high water. Where it
first left its banks wese iof town it began
to cut a well defined channel several feet
In depth and extending some distance to
wards the city. This was dammed up
by earth and fascines. A little to the
south of that another channel was started.
For a distance of half a mile the banks
are low and sandy and afford little resis
tance to the. force of the water. Unless a
dike Is rut in extending along the upper
part of this strip the high water of next
spring will flood tho southern part of the
city worse than It did Sunday night. It
is almost impossible to pump out tho
flooded cellars In the section south of the
trucks. The ground Is so saturated that
the water seeps In almost as fast as it
Is taken out Steps will probably be taken
shortly to organize a protection district
and build an embankment or put In some
permanent structures which will keep the
Platte from cutting oft the southwestern
part of Fremont.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., May 17. (Spe
cial.) While the flood conditions along the
Platte river are disappearing, additional
reports of damage as a. result of the over
flow have been received here. On the
premises of H. M. Marks, a farmer residing
a short distance west of n-eapolls, the
water surrounded the home and the family
had considerable difficulty In reaching a
place of safety. Mrs. Marks, who was bed
fast at the time, had to be carried to the
home of a neighbor. At this place some
of the stock was also drowned, and a large
Held of corn will have to be replanted.
Many other farmers along the river In
Cass county suffered from the flood, and
the damage, especially on the bottom lands,
will be great.
Fined for Assaulting- Jap.
LEXINGTON, Neb.. May 17 -(Speclal Tel
egram.) Frank Karnes, a member of the
gang which Inflicted the blows on the Japa
nese boy here Monday, had his trial before
Judge Turton today. He was found guilty
and fined J75 and costs. The boy Is recov
ering, thanks to those who came to his
rescue. The other members of the gang
will be released from jail on promise of
leaving the county.
Change In Bank Ownership.
BROKEN BOW, Neb., May 17 (Special.)
An important business transaction took
place this week when F, M. Rublee dis
posed of his Interests in the Commercial
bank to W. A. George, one of the leading
citizens of the town, consideration un
known at present. It Is understood on good
authority that the change will occur June
1, Mr. George intending to Incorporate for
tho sum ot 25,O0O.
MILWAUKEE FILES PROTEST
Object to Taxation by Stats on Ita
Trackage Bights in Omaha,
OLD FIGURES SUIT THE ROCK ISLAND
Supreme ( nnrt Snstalns Contention
of (torrrnor 1lekey In Case '
Which Figured la Late
Cam pa I an.
(From A Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, May 17.-(Speelal.)-Today the
State board granted a hearing to Tax
Commissioner Dudley of the Milwaukee
railway, which was recently notified that
under an opinion of the attorne general
it Is taxable in Nebraska, although It uses
the Omaha terminals of the Union Pacific.
Dudley objected to the Jurisdiction of the
board, said that the company owned no
track in the state, and urged that the addi
tion in the value of the track due to its use
thereof ouglil to be taxed to the Union
Pacific. ,
The governor Informed him that as a
matter of equity, the board believed these
leasing lines ought to be taxed, although
tlie commissioner tried to make a dis
tinction between Its enjoyment of trackage
facilities, and an out and out lease. The
members of the board drew from him the
fact that the Milwaukee sleepers and chair
cars were operated across the state.
Dudley was given ten days to get the
data required by the board. It was Inti
mated that the work of assessment might
be completed the first week In June.
Tax Commissioner Maher for the Rock
Island appeared and asked the board to
leave the valuations at the figures for
19(4. Then the main line was assessed at
J9.800. He said the company would not
enter any protest if those figures were
adopted again.
Apportionment I.esa.
The May temporary school fund appor
tionment as announced today by Treasurer
Mortensen is :1S9,540.05. as compared with
$143,000 a year ago, when the high water
mark was reached. The slump Is at
tributed in part to the failure of the
Union Pacific and Burlington to pay taxes,
and also to the fact that the uniform halt
mill levy will not yield as much on the
new valuation as the old levies ranging
from one-half to one and one-half mills.
Municipal l.eaaae Wlna.
In the primaries held yesterday the Mu
nicipal league scored a victory in the nom
ination of five candidates for aldermen
who had been recommended. The vote was
light. The high man was A. H. Hutton,
recently republican candidate for mayor,
who was beaten by the democrats and dis
gruntled republicans.
Medics in Session.
Three brands ot doctors are In session
In the city. The homeopaths ot the state
arc holding their thirty-second annual ses
sion. The eclectics are holding their thir
teenth annual session with a good at
tendance. A number of distinguished phys
icians from other states are In the city.
The dentists arc still in session. Clinics
and special lectures occupy their time.
Governor Mickey Wlna Snlt.
The supreme court In the case of Oscar
Samuelson against J. H. Mickey, which
played such a large part In the last gub
ernatorial campaign, decides 'that tho Judg
ment of the lower court was based on in
sufficient evidence. The lower court ad
Judged a deed to some land acquired by the
governor to be a mortgage despite the con
tention that it was absolute and gave the
power to dispose of it. The land was
Reeded to Mickey In trust, it was claimed,
but he testified that Samuelson had rented
the land of him and acknowledged the
transfer of title. During the campaign an
effort was made to show that the gov
ernor had taken unfair advantage of a
debtor in holding the land under a deed
Intended to be a mortgage.
In the opinion which was prepared by
Commissioner Albert the law is stated
as follows:
The test whereby to determine whether
a deed Is absolut.) on Its face should be
held to be a mortgage, is whether the
relation of the parties to each other as
debtor and creditor continues. If it does,
the transaction should be treated as a mort
gage, otherwise nol. Riley against Starr,
43 Nebraska. 243. Evidence examined and
held Insufficient to sustain a finding that
a deed, absolute on Its face, was Intended
to operate as a mortgage.
World-Herald Denied Rehearing;.
The supreme court entered an order this
afternoon denying the application of the
World Publishing company of Omaha a
rehearing in Its case against County Treas
urer Fink of Douglas county Involving
the publication of the delinquent tax list.
The court recently decided adversely to
the company and the present ruling is on
a motion for a rehearing.
Darker Must Hang;.
The supremo court has overruled the
motion for a rehearing filed by the attor
neys tor Frank Barker, the Webster
county double murderer, sentenced to
hang June 16. The forty-day limit in which
the motion could hare been filed expired
Tuesday. Wednesday morning counsel for
Barker submitted an application for leave
to file a motion for rehearing. The court
allowed the application to be filed, but
overruled it as Intending to delay the car
rying out of the former decision.
I aer of Stork Paaa. Paaaenger.
Tho court has adhered to Its former
judgment In the case of the Burlington
Railroad company against David C. Trover,
error from Hamilton county. Judge Barnes
dissenting. Troyer, while traveling on a
stock shipper's pass, sustained personal
Injuries. In the lower court Judgment was
given against the railroad. The supreme
court holds that under the evidence the
question of the alleged negligence of the
company was a matter for the Jury to
determine and that the evidence Is suf
ficient to warrant a finding that the de
fendant company was guilty of actionable
negligence, which was the proximate
cause of the Injury complained of. The
court says that It cannot be said ss a
matter of law that the plaintiff was guilty
of contributory negligence so as to pre
clude a recovery. The court holds that a
person while traveling on a freight train
on a stock shipper's pass for the purpose
of attending to the live stock being shipped,
sustains the relation to the carrier of pas
senger, but in a restricted and modified
sense.
Stock Yard ot Com mob Carrier.
In the case of the Burlington railroad
company against Powers, error from But
ler, the court reverses the Judgment of the
lower court on the ground that the evidence
is insufficient. The cause Is remanded for
further proceedings. This was an action
for damages, the plaintiff alleging that the
railroad company's pens at the town of
Thedford were decayed and rotten and
were unfit for use and that the plaintiff's
cattle broke out of the yards and he was
forced to expend considerable money In
employing herders to search for the ani
mals, thus causing delay In shipment. A
verdict for 1250 was given In favor of the
plaintiff Ih the lower court. The court
holds that a railroad company which con
structs yards by the side of its track to
facilitate the loading of stock Is not re
sponsible as a common carrier for stock
placed in such yards for subsequent ship
ment, but subject to the right of the ship
per to remove the stock from the pens
for feed and water before the shipment is
actually made. In such a case the lia
bility of the company Is no greater than an
ordinary depositary or bailee.
Had Right to Try Crossing.
The supreme court holds that Nels Math
slen was not guilty of negligence in at
tempting to cross the street car tracks at
Twentieth and Leavenworth streets In
Omaha when he saw a car approaching and
believed that there was sufficient time for
him to get over the track before the car
arrived. His estimate of the distance
proved a little faulty and the car struck
the rear wheel of his wagon. The case
hinged on the plaintiff's Judgment of dis
tance, the Omaha street railway company,
defendant, alleging that the plaintiff was
guilty of negligence. The court holds that
the question Is not whether the plaintiff
ought not have seen the car at a greater
distance, but whether he was guilty of
negligence in attempting to cross with the
car at the distance It actually was when
he saw it.
Omaha Kot Liable for Roy's Death.
The city of Omaha Is held not liable tor
the death of Austin Reeder, a 9-year-old
boy, who was drowned In a pond near the
Intersection of Seventh and Center streets.
The pond was formed by an embankment
made in grading Sixth and Center streets
and because of that fact the boy's father
sued the city for damages on account of
the death ot his son. The court holds that
some direct connection between the Injury
complained of and the- negligence ot the
city must be shown In order "that the plain
tiff may recover. Because there was no
direct connection between the negligence
charged against the city and the accident to
the boy the district court properly directed
a verdict in favor of the city of Omaha.
Porter Mast Pay It Back.
Former Secretary of State Torter must
repay the state $t23 collected by him as
fees for recording brands during his term
of office, according to the decision of the
supreme court affirming the judgment of
the district court of Lancaster county. The
court adheres to a former decision in the
case In which it held that the law giving
Porter the fees was unconstitutional as
adding to the emoluments of office. In the
former trial the case was reversed because
the Judgment Included the bondsmen,
against whom there was no cause of action
because the official in accepting the Il
legal fees acted outside the duties of his
office. Under the law Porter was to have
20 per cent of the fees. The court In the
former decision held that he would not
be held liable for that portion which he
had paid to the recording clerk in his
office.
Coople Missing Again.
BEATRICE, Neb., May 17. (Special
Telegram.) Frank Hanscom and Mrs.
Fred Ortnian of this city, who figured in
an elopement here some time ago, have
again turned up missing. The authorltiea
To the Insuring Public
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Philadelphia.
On the ;th day of December, 1904, by its Board of Trustees, unanimously adopted the follow
ing resolution: ,
"Bf IT RESOLVED by the Trustees of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Philadelphia, Pa., in order that Its policy-holders may have full and exact knowledge of its
business management and of the security and character of Its investments, that the Presi
dent of the Company request the Insurance Commissioner of Pennsylvania, together with
the Insurance Commissioners of Massachusetts and Wisconsin, either in person or by
deputies, to make a fuU and complete examination of the affairs and Investments of the
Company, as provided for by law, said examination to be made as early as can be arranged
after the closing of the accounts of the Company for the curreir: year."
The request of the Trustees was granted, and on the first day of February, 190$, the examina
tion was begun, and concluded on the 24th day of April. The official representative's of the three
departments, with their assistants and appraisers, in all some fifty persons, covered every detail of the
business management and the character and security of the Company's assets. The complete and
detailed rejwrt of the examiners is too voluminous for publication in the press, but has been printed
in pamphlet form and will be furnished on application to the Home Office of the Company in Phila
delphia, or to any of its authorized agents in the United States.
The condensed findings of the examiners are included in the following:
COMMENTS OF THE COMMISSIONERS
THERE WERE PREPARED and submitted to the offi
v cers of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
such questions as were deemed necessary for them to
answer. Attached hereto the same may be found as
a part of this report."
"AS CALLED FOR in the resolution adopted" bv the
Board of Trustees of the Company, a FULL AND
COMPLETE examination of the Company was made.
and its affairs subjected to the CLOSEST POSSIBLE
SCRUTINY."
f'THE FINDINGS SUBMITTED by the examiners show
that the net surplus of the Company, as of Decem
ber 31st, 1904. should be f 4.4H0.4SIS.H6 instead of
$4,231. 201.22. MAKING A SURPLUS LARGER bv
$259,237.44 THAN CLAIMED in the annual statement
of the Company. All of the Company's assets have
been appraised by competent experts employed in this
examination, and the increased surplus shown arises
from the CONSERVATIVE VALUATION ot assets by
the marraKement."
"THE CHARTER OF THE COMPANY, granted Feb
ruary 24th, 1847, provides fully for its operation on a
purely mutual basis, and it HAS NO CAPITAL
STOCK. The Trustees are elected directlv by the
body of policyholders, NO PROXY VOTING being
permitted; and the officers are. in turn, elected bv the
Trustees, nooneof whom iselifcible to official position."
"THE OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES exercise CONSTANT,
INTELLIGENT AND FAITHFUL supervision over all
features of the company's business.
"THE REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS were examined by
competent appraisers selected in the various localities,
with the result thai the valuations obtained are
$387,699.76 IN EXCESS of those claimed by the
company.
"THE MORTGAGE AND LOAN DEPARTMENTS are
well organized and administer their respective duties
with commendable caution and skill."
"THE LOANS ON COLLATERAL are amplv manned.
The stocks and bonds owned were carefully counted,
and the market value ascertained through bond ex
perts, with the result shown that the values claimed
by the company are conservative."
'IN ADDITION TO THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS the
company has voluntarily set aside tl, 062,679 In order
to meet any possible contingencies In the way of
lower interest rales or excessive mortality."
"THE EXPENSE OF OBTAINING NEWBUSINESS has
been kept at a normal figure, and no disposition has
been found to unduly develop the writing of insurance
upon Deferred Dividend Plans. On these the divi
dends are apportioned annually, and the interests of
the policy-holders are fully guarded by the terms of
the contracts and the practice of the company."
"THE AGENCY BRANCH, looking at the annual product
of new business, has been conducted with due econ
omy and with fidelity to the interests of policy
holders." ' THE SELECTION OF RISKS is in competent hands, as
the very excellent mortality experience of the company
indicated. The company is operating in practically
all the states and territories of the United States, and
on December 81, 1904, has upon the 'paid for' basis
140,798 policies outstanding, insuring $3S2,01fi,287."
"Although an examination of this kind naturally inter
feres with the routine work of the office, the 'officers
and employes of the company rendered every assist-
ance within their power to the examiners, and
cheerfully complied with all requests."
ISRAEL W. DURHAM. Insurance Commissioner, Pennsylvania.
Signed 1 FRED'K L. CUTTING, Insurance Commissioner, Massachusetts.
( ZENO M. HOST, Insurance Commissioner, Wisconsin.
It is with pleasure and satisfaction that the Trustees and Officers have received and now publish
the report of the Commissioners. In the future as in the past they will strive to fulfill the mission of
A PURELY MUTUAL COMPANY confining their efforts to transactingbusiness within the lines laid
down in its Charter and Bv-Laws and in strict compliance therewith.
HARRY F. WEST, President
For full information relative to all form's of Purely Mutual Life Insurance,
apply or write to C, Z. Gould, General Agent, 522 Bee ISldg., Omaha, Xeb.
believe they left over the Rock Island
for the east last evening. Sheriff Trude
is sending out curds giving a description
of the couple. Both Hanscom and Mrs.
Ortman leave large families. Ortman Is
prominent German farmer living nortn
est of town.
Gift to Donne College.
CRETE, Neb., Mny IT. (Special Tele
gram.) Doane's students and faculty mem
bers are tonight rejoicing over the receipt
of a $10,000 gift to the college. Public, an
nouncement of the gift of that sum by
James Whitcomb of Worcester, Mass., was
made during the progress of the band con
cert on the campus this evening and was
received with cheers, college yells and a
general Jubilation. The gift camn as a re
sult of the solicitation of President Perry,
who is at present In the east. It Is to be
used In the erection and equipment of tho
music conservatory, which had been
planned as a part of the new Lee Memo
rial chapel, and will bear the name ot the
donor. The entire building Is to cost $30.
000 and approximately half of this sum is
now raised.
Satton Greets Lincoln Men.
SUTTON, Neb., May 17. (Special.) The
Lincoln Commercial club excursion train
stopped here for thirty minutes this after
noon. Each representative as he alighted
from the train was presented with a neat
address, as a souvenir, enumerating the
different enterprises in and around Sut
ton, as well as a short statement setting
forth Its claims for recognition by the Job
bing trade. A large number of carriages
were provided and the club members took
advantage and were shown about the city.
rsi of Kebraaka.
BEATRICE A class of twenty-five will
graduate from the Beatrice High school
this year.
STELLA Hon. John M. Brockman was
taken suddenly ill Sunday and is in a criti
cal condition. Dr. Rmcliard of Falls City
tins been culled in counsel with the local
physicians.
WAl'SA Waus.i met In a mass meeting
last night end derided to celebrate the
Fourth of. July.
YORK Mr. C. J. Carlson and Mrs. (t.
F. Hurk of this ciiv were married last
evening at the residence of the groom.
CHADKUX-Herbert Lloyd Jenkins and
Bertlia Mae Philips were married at the
residence of the parents of the bride at
Hot Snrintrs, S. D.
YORK Mr. Carl R. Boston and Miss
Edith E. Wood were married last evening
at the residence of the bride's parents by
Rev. John Crelghtnn.
CIIADRON Robert l.awrence Newberry
and Polly Fahnestoik were married at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fahne
stock, parents of the bride.
BEATRICE Mrs. Maggie Pape, wife of
William Pape. living nix miles northeast
of Beatrice, died yesterday morning after
a brief Illness, aged 22 years.
CHADRON Tho Ministerial association
of the t'hadron district of the Methodist
Episcopal church was held In Chudron tho
past week, closing yesterday.
BEATRICE Work on the Young Men's
Christian association building here is pro
gressing rapidly. The building will be sub
stantial and modern In every way.
SEWARD The Board of Supervisors niet
yesterday and approved the bond of the
court house contractors, Marxen & Bokalir.
The contractors say that work will com
mence next week.
FREMONT The May term of the district
court convened this morning with only six
cases, live civil and one criminal, set for
trial. The first case up was dismissed
without prejudice, as the plaintiff failed to
put in appearance.
CHADRON Charles James Norton of
Amsterdam, N. Y., and Mrs. Mary Emily
Norton of this city were married yester
day. This couple had been divorced, but
the trial of life alone proved to each It
was better to bo united.
NEBRASKA CITY The commencement
exercises of tho Nebraska City High school
will be held at the Overland theater on
Friday evening, May 2i. An Interesting
program has been arranged. The class con
sists of sixteen young people.
NEBRASKA CITY In the district court
this morning Judge Fa ill Jessen sentenced
Guy Applcgale and William Roberts to
serve two years each In the penitentiary.
The young men had plead guilty to rob
bing the store of L. Kropp In Wyoming
precinct The prisoners are about IS or IS
years of age. Young Applegate escaped
from the state reform school only a few
days before he was arrested for burglary.
GENEVA Yesterday the park commit
tee of Ladies of the Equal Suffrage dun,
under the chairman, Mrs. Peter Ynungera,
begai work In I he park. Mrs. Youngere
is a landscape gardener and devotes much
time and ruins to the park work.
HBWARD The Woodmen and Royal
Nelghtiors, with their families, will par
ticipate In a strawoerry and Ice cream sup
per at the hall on next Friday night, as a
result of a contest for new members, th
losing side serving the refreshments.
CHADRON D. C. Konkey, department
revenue collector, with headquarters at
t'hadron, has resigned his position and will
go to Broken Bow and engage in the hard
ware business. The new man, to take hla
Iilace. is not yet here, nor Is his name
mown, certainly.
SEWARD At the County Association of
Sunday Schools, at Tamom, this county, in
which thirty schools hold membership.
Rev. P. W. Leavltt of Seward was elected
president, Miss Runnels of Mllford, vice
S resident, and Miss Maude Archer of
taplehurst. secretary and treasurer.
OSCEOLA The hand of the Second regi
ment, Nebraska National Guard, has se
cured the services ot Prof. H. W. Wend
llng as their leader. Mr. Wendllng Is fin
ishing up his college course at Doane. and
after graduating will come to Osceola. H
will be assistant principal in the Osceola
Hish school.
BEATRICE The wolf Industry has be
come quite an enterprise In Gage county
during the past few months, and most
every day a bunch of scalps are left at
the county clerk's office. Yesterday the
following named persons visited the clerk's
office and claimed bounties on scalps: C.
C. Wells. Elm township, eight; Herman
Koch, Grant township, live; Henry Ewers,
Hanover township, nine; Elmer Welmer,
Sicily township, nine.
STFLLA A gasoline stove exploded in
the Burches restaurant at Shubert yester
day, setting fire to the building, which was
saved by hard work of the neighboring
business men. The explosion carried such
force as to practically wreck the fixtures
and the force was sufficient to knock out
the front glass nnd also wrecked a piano
which was in the building. The accident
occurred in what Is known as the Me
Gechle building and has been occupied a
a drug store till recently.
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