TITE OMAITA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY. JUNE 14. 1903.
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Tho Great Kansas Quarter of a Million Dollar Indcpend Refinery, Now Practically Completed and Paid For, Will Be
Opened For Business on Independence Day.
This Is the Greatest Investment Proposition Ever Offered to the Public in General and We Want the World to Know It. Refinery Stock Certain to Be Selling at 50 Cents in Ninety Days
THE only formidable foe to robber oil monopoly west of the Appalachian moun
tains. A great Independent enterprise of the people for the people and by the
people In fact as well as In name, fighting for a market for home product.
Stockholders from every state and territory In the Union. Stock has the assets
behind It and easily worth 25 cents per share right now. Will be offered a few days
longer at $80 per 1,000 shares. With two refineries and 300 miles of pipe lines, stock
cannot help but go to $1 per share. A safe, practicable proposition, paying as It goes.
Investments are safe, because the people In general are Interested and that means
protection for your property.
LOW rates on railroads with special trains from Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas
City, while from all oxer the Sunflower state people will come by the hun
dreds to dedicate a homeS Institution backed by over 1,000 Kansas taxpayers,
while from all over the Missouri valley men have lined up solid. Supported by
public approval, and, In fact, by every cltlxen whose heart beats for a square deal
against that thieving foreign corporation the v ell known pirate of American com
merce, at present especially engaged in trying to plunder the great oil Industry of
Kansas by unjust gaugers and tests and by false and misleading statements through
a few hireling newspapers, or owned press.
BT SPECIAL trains from Wichita, from all o-er Southern and Centrnl Kansas,
large delegations will come to Cherryvnle. I,ed hy the Wichita band a street
parade several miles long, with fifty teams loaded with pipe for the starter of
the Uncle 8am pipe line to Kansas City, will make a showing of what this grHt
enterprise Is doing. Independent plpo lines owned and controlled by home people.
Carrying Kansas and Oklahoma oil to tho navigable waters will checkmate the
present organised brigand of Wall street oppressors, who are practically stealing
the rich products of honest toll In the oil fields bv their cutthroat monopoly prices,
brought about by their fair prices and false promises to the producers at the com
mencement of the development of the oil district. Owning its own production and Its
own pipe lines, the Uncle 9am Refinery maintains a Solid lineup for success, and vic
tory is certain.
Cherry vale Will Have Double Cele
bration With Refinery Opening
July 4.
When you buy stock In the Uncle Sam
Compan you Join a company that is sup
ported at home as well as abroad. This re
finery Is a Kansas Institution, home In
dustry. Everyone In Cherry vale Is anx
ious for Its final and grand success. Under
the management of the Cherryvale fire
company, a big celebration will be pulled
off. Special trains will be run In from
Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita, and special
tare' from Chicago and St. Louis. Gover
nor Robert LaFollette of Wisconsin; Gov
ernor Ferguson of Oklahoma; Governor
Folk of Missouri; Governor Hoch and
Congressman Campbell and other promi
nent Kansans and Mr. Bryan of Nebraska
and Mayor Dunne of Chicago, are the In
vited speakers and It Is safe to say that at
least two will be secured. Cherryvale Is
going to do the business up about right,
as everyone realizes the opening of the
refinery will be an epoch-making event In
the oil fields. One Wichita, Kan., band has
already been contracted for, and large
delegations will come- In from that section
of Kansas. The Uncle Sam Company will
only be too glad to show the public at
large that the refinery Is even more than
has been claimed in the advertisements.
Twenty-five Carloads of Pipe for
Kansas City Pipe Line Now on
the Road.
The Kansas City pne lln. .m .
Itself by the saving of freight In eighteen
months. Twenty-five miles of this pipe Is
now purchased and Is on the road, and will
..., .une ,ne line In from three to six
days. Just a question of time until this
line will be comDleted to tho .... .
and when completed you will not be able to
Bnar oi stock In this company
under 76 cents cer ahin ti,,-. i.
speculation in this stock; the company has
the oil, it haj a refinery practically com
pleted and paid for; will soon have Its own
hub completed when from the water s
front it can steamboat the oil to the mar
kets of the world and no one can delay Its
delivery or charge demurrage. These are
lulu 1BL,B ln, every investor must take
Into consideration. Another strong fact is
THE COMPANY IS PAVlMn a a t-..
GOES. There are thousands of dollars In
ine treasury; we discount all bills and in
addition to the Inflow of cash subscriptions
which are dally Increasing the company
has on the books In BMit.B.io-n rvv.i.. '
stallment subscriptions over EIGHTY
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invLonnu tsu,mjij dollars. Every dollar
of which will be paid In during the next
four months
The Uncle Sam is a Qreat Indepen
dent Company, Fighting for a
Glorious Cause.
This is an Independent company, working
for a righteous cause, fighting for a square
deal and a market for home product, and
while the refinery will be ready to com
mence work by June 30 or July 1, the man
agement has promised the fire company of
Cherryvale that it will defer the opening
until July 4th, when some of the above
mentioned publto men will light the Ares
under the furnaces and the first Indepen
dent refinery ever built by the people In
general In the United States will be
.auuehed on its road to success. When
the. people and, public sentiment 1b as
strong for a square deal as it la In Kansas
there is no question about the outcome.
Better not wait until 20,000 people are In
Cherryvale and until the refinery is in
operation and then expect to buy stock at
even (0 cents per share. Now Is your time.
Better mall draft today for at least $80
and take 1,000 shares. If you delay a few
days it will probably all be taken by other
parties' and shares be up to 26 cents.
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The above picture shows the onward march of the Uncle Sam refinery to success. Men are working night and dny to complete every detail by July 4. Prominent speakers of nationnl reputntlnn will be on
to dedicate this great independent refinery. The above photograph was taken while day men were at work. When you ouy stock In the I nele Sum Company you buy stock in an actual, progressive com-
ny, one that will be making enormous profits now In a few weeks. From this refinery site the rncle Bam company nas mo franchises across eigm Kansas counties ror list nines oi pipeline iu mu n.r i-oii-
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Better Organize a Pool and Take a
One-Hundredth Interest at Eight
Thousand Dollars.
Why not see ten or fifteen of your friends
and organise a pool and take a one-hundredth
Interest In this refinery and pipe
llneT You can secure a one-hundredth In
terest now for $8,000. If you have this
amount of money to invest yourself come
down at once and go over the proposition
thoroughly, or write for full particulars
and late reports, or send draft and we will
forward your stock by return registered
mall.
Stock Easily Worth 25 Cents Per
Share Right Now and Will Be
Selling for SO Cents Per Share
in 90 Days.
This company Is no stock selling nronosl.
tion. Time and again in the last week mnH
business men have insisted that the stock
of this company should be advanced and
sold at more money. This we know could
be done, In fact, the stock with the assets
back of it and the great development
should bring right now 25 cents ner shnrn
but the management of this conmany wants
10 crowd the completion of the Kansas City
pipe. line. We want the men now in the
company to make an effort to secure more
of the stock. In other words, we want to
raise at least $46,000 in the next week.
Then you will see this stock go' away up.
So when you read over these lines remem
ber the days are numbered that anyone can
buy this stock at two or three times the
present price. Better take advantage of
the present Investment and rush your re
mittances here at once. Forty dollars will
buy you 500 shares, or if you have from $400
to $1,000 to invest, better mail your draft
ana wire the secretary to reserve the stock.
PERSONNEL OF COMPANY
President James Ingersoll.
Vice President J. H. Ritchie.
Secretary and Treasurer H. H. Tucker,
Jr.
The above mentioned men placed the
Publishers' Oil Company on a dividend
paying basis in less than one year. The
great bulk of the Publishers' stock sold at
8 to 12 cents per share. You cannot buy out
a single one of the above mentioned men in
the Publishers' Company today at even
$1.25 per share. You can expect about the
same results If you Join the Uncle Sam
Company. One success generally follows
another.
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stock In this refinery and pipeline company while the stock Is offered at a price that any man must admit Is certain to greatly Increase In solid values? $400 draft or check sent in at once will secure you 6.000
one dollar shares. The company Is well advertised and the stock cannot sell at under 2o cents per share much longer. Come down and look the property over, drive over the vast oil holdings, see the oil as
everv hour it nours into the larsre storasre tanks at the refinery, readv to be turned into eold. If you cannot get away right now send in your check or draft for what stock you dewlre and then come down
and celebrate the Fourth of July and see the refinery In full operation. !
PJow fls the Time
to Buy Your Stock
For a Few More Days the Uncle Sam Co. Will Sell
Treasury Stock as Follows:
500 Shares .
1,000 Shares
1,500 Shares
2,000 Shares
. $40.00
. $80.00
$120.00
$160.00
2,500 Shares . . . $200.00
5,000 Shares . . . $400.00
10,000 Shares . . . $800.00
The Stock I Non. Assessable and the Par
Value I SI. 00 Per Share.
INSTALLMENT OFFER GIVES EVERY MAN
A CHANCE.
Subjpct to raise without notice, the company will soil stock as follows on In
stallments: 500 shares $ 5 cash, with 5 monthly payments of $ 8.
1,000 shares $ 10 cash, with 5 monthly payments of ? 10.
2,000 shares $ 20 cash, with 5 monthly payments of $ 32.
3,000 shares $ 30 cash, with 5 monthly payments of $ 4S.
4,000 shares $ 40 cash, with 5 monthly payments of $ M.
fi.OOO shares 9 50 cash, with 5 monthly payments of $ 80.
10,000 shares $100 cash, with 5 monthly payments of $1110.
20,000 shares $200 cash, with 5 monthly payments of $320. -
Financial Condition of the Com
pany and Why This Stock Will
Go to $1 Per Share and Stiil
Grow in Value.
The authorized capitalization is $10,000,000.
Tar value of the stock Is $1 per share.
Every share of stock draws the same divi
dend as any other share. The stock is non
assessable and there is no liability. Today.
June 9, there are still In the treasury 6,090,
000 shares of stock. This stock Is In great
demand at 8 cents per share. It is selling
all over the United States at this price
readily, in fact the books will show that
for the last six days the total net sales will
average over $4,000 per day. There are
enough deals pending in the United States
today to sell all the stock that the company
will sell at 8 cents per share five times over.
One group of Cincinnati merchants are
figuring on putting In between $50,000 and
$60,000. Remittances and orders for stock
come In on every mall. There are now over
two thousand stockholders In the company,
all of whom will Increase their holdings and
Induce their friends to Invest, so that the
stock will be subscribed for fast enough to
complete the work. At Cherryvale, as any
one can see who will come down, the first
great Independent refinery ever built In the
West since the favorable legislation Uy
Kansas last winter is now nearly com
pleted. The building of this refinery ' has
been crowded with, a vim second to none
from the word go. Work was under con
struction almost before the signature of the
governor of Kansas was dry on the maxi
mum freight rate bill.. This refinery is
easily worth to the stockholders of this
company A QUARTER OF A MILLION
DOLLARS, and the capacity will be In
creased by the addition of another still at
once. The refinery company now controls
three of the largest producing oil companies
In the Kansas oil fields. These three pro
ducing companies, which are fighting for
a common cause under the Uncle Sam
flag, have sufficient production to run two
such refineries. With four pumping plants
and seventy-eight oilers and twenty-six
hundred acres cf proved oil lands and In ad
dition thereto the Uncle Sam Company has
six thousand and one hundred acres of
additional oil lands, also twenty acres at
Cherryvale and fifty-seven acres at Kansas
City, making over eight thousand acres In
all. Room or proved grounds for over six
teen hundred oil and gas wells. Drills are
running night and day bringing In more
producers. Company already has sufficient
gas wells completed to furnish the refinery
with fuel and run all the pumping plants,
so they are to but little expense In pump
ing the oil. The company has thousands
of barrels of oil In storage, has room and
storage for thousands of barrels more.
REFERENCES.
The Montgomery County National bank,
Cherryvale.
The People's National bank, Cherryvale,
Cherryvale Stato bank, Cherryvale.
If you know of a prominent business man
In Cherryvaie write to him. We could give
five hundred references, among them about
twenty of the leading newspapers of the
United States, all of which have had per
sonal representatives on tho ground. This
company will not advertise in a peper un
less that paper will send a representative
to Cherryvale and Investigate and give Its
moral support to the Uncle Sam Company.
HOW TO SEND, MONEY
Make your checks, drafts or money orders payable to the Tncle Sam Com
pany or to II. II. Tucker, Jr., secretary. Write your name plainly, tell us how, or
to whom, you want the stock Issued, and we will forward stock by return mail,
and also send you weekly report thereafter, thus keeping you fully posted. Address
H. H. TUCKER, JR., Secretary, CHKES,lE-
ASSESSMENT UP IN THE AIR
Bute Board Oati to Point of Voting on
' Unien Faoifio and Balks.
EATON FORCED TO GO TO VALENTINE
Postmasters Hold Conrentloa and
After l.latraing to Several Ad-
drrtirt Proceed to Enjoy
. Themselves.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, June 13. (Special ) The State
Board or Equalization dragged itself up to
theihltching post today, shied a few min
utes ad then backed off. As a result the
assessment of the Union Paclflo railroad la
jet to be determined. After shying around
this proposition Land Commissioner Eaton
announced that he was compelled to go
to Valintlne, to be absent until Fiida,
and withdrew from the meeting 'shortly
before noon. The remainder of the board
desires the full membership present before
this proposition Is met and the record is
made U.
In shying off from the Union Paclflo the
board did manage to settle definitely and
finally the assessment of a few of tho
minor roads. An assessed valuation of
$S0,000 was put on the Great Western,
which heretofore has not contributed to
the financial welfare of the state. The
board had agreed tentatively to assess this
road ar $3uo,uuo, but upon coming to the
final showdown Oovernor Mickey suggested
an Increase to $360,000.
Eaton remarked: "There Is just as much
reason In assessing this road at $tu0,0OO as
there Is at $300,000. Eaton objected to the
Increase. Before the final vote was taken
Governor Mickey said he would be willing
to make tho assessment $500,000 If the board
would consent. Upon a vote being taken,
however, all voted for $360,000 excepting
Eaton, who voted no. ,
The Omaha Bridge A Terminal company
was assessed at $150,000, an Increase of
$50,000 over last year.
It was then that Treasurer Mortensen
suggested that the board take up the Union
Pacific. Eaton was aaked If he was ready
to vote on the proposition and replied that
be was and had been for two weeks. Some
one then oegan to talk of the Paclflo rail
way In Nebraska. Tentatively the board
had agreed to lncrfcu.se this road (rem
$4,000 to $4,600 per mile. Before the mo
tion was put to make the tentative figures
final. Oalusha expressed himself as being
In favor of Increasing this road to $6,600 a
mile. The board adjourned for noon with
this proposition still In the air.
Attorney Whlttaker of the legal depart
ment of the Union Paclflo was here this
morning and called on the members of the
board as Individuals, while "Assistant So
licitor" Robert J. Clancy telephoned down
from Omaha several days ago to a member
of the board and asked If the newspaper
reports that the Burlington would be do
creased 5 per cent were correct. When an
swered In the affirmative. Attorney Clancy
said :
"Well, If you reduce the Burlington you
have Just got to reduce the Union Pacific."
Convention of Postmasters.
The Nebraska Association of Postmastors
got together this afternoon m the federal
building In annual convention, and after
listening to a program ended up the session
with an automobile ride throughout the
city as the guests of the Lincoln Automo
bile club. The room In which the meetings
are held was tastefully decorated with the
national colors, which were set off with
pictures of President Roosevelt, McKlnley,
iiovernor Mickey and Senator Burkett. Rev.
F. W. Eason opened the session with
prayer, after which Governor Mickey wel
comed the visitors on behalf of the state.
Mayor Brown, In his characteristic way,
turned over to the postmasters the keys to
the city ,and promised that they should not
be disturbed because of the chaotic condi
tion of the city council. The association,
after surviving an original poem by A. L.
Ulxby, Nebraska's poet, listened to a dis
sertation on the "Relationship of the Post
masters to the Rural Carriers," by Division
Superintendent C. E. Llewellyn, who repre
sented the fourth assistant postmaster gen
eral. R. C. Jackson, assistant superin
tendent of railway mall service, and Wil
liam A. Sixer also read papers, the latter
choosing for a subject "Money Order
Funds."
This evening the entire association wit
nessed "Lost Paradise" at the Oliver thea
ter as the guests of the State Journal
News. While a large crowd of postmasters
are here only the vanguard has arrived,
and tomorrow It is expected the town will
be overrun with mall men and women.
Old Coaaell la Office.
The old city council is still aboard the
ship of state and the old flag still files.
Members of this old council hold on to
their Jobs because last night they refused
to canvass the vote and declare elected
their successors. The terms of these tuem
bers expired some weeks ago, and as no
provision had been made for a council to
fill In the time from there until the new
charter went Into effect, Mayor Brown ap
pointed the old members to serve during
this time. As the council is required by
law to sit as a Board of Equalization, be
ginning today. Mayor Brown decided that
they should hold their seats until the su
preme court passed upon the validity of
the charter. '
Examining Vonng Lawyers.
The bar commission appointed by the su
preme court is today passing upon the abil
ity of university graduates and others to
practice law. The commission Is composed
of J. L. McPheley of Mlnden, Fred Shep
herd of Lincoln, C. J. Carlow of Columbus,
Frank Woodman of Omaha and C. H. Aid
rich of David City.
tiuard Officers' school.
At the morning session of the officers1
school of the National guard the general
subject, "Minor Tactics," was under con
sideration, and was given a very practical
and decidedly lucid explanation by Captain
Cronin, who has a really Interesting method
of Imparting Information and who was
listened to with the closest attention. His
remarks were essentially technical, but
were followed with deep interest by the
officers present, who asked a number of
questions Involving various points concern
ing the movements of small bodies of
troops on advance guard or outpost duty,
the answers to which were clear and di
rect. The afternoon session was devoted to
questions of administration, various 'meth
ods of keeping accounts and records, cour
tesies which exist between officers of the
same organization and different organiza
tions. The day"s proceedings formally begun
with an address of welcome by Oovernor
Mickey, who spoke of his pride in the
guard and the responsibility of the soldier
as citizens.
Tonight Lieutenant Townsend Whelen of
the Thirtieth Infantry delivered an address
on small arms practice and targets. Inas
much as General Culver contemplates send
ing a team to the national target contest
In New Jersey, the address at this time
was particularly Interesting.
No Jurisdiction Over Barker.
The attempt of Judge iiamer to save
Frank Barker from the gallows by appeal
to the district court of Lancaster county
has failed. This afternoon Judge Holmes
decided that he had no Jurisdiction In the
mattet and consequently denied the appli
cation of Hamer for an Inquiry Into the
sanity of Barker. The law requires that
the warden shall sign the application, and
Hamer yesterday filed an affidavit that
Beemer had consented to sign the petition,
but had been compelled to change his mind
because of the interference of Governor
Mickey. Today Beemer filed an affidavit
that the governor had left him free in the
matter, and that while he had said that
Barker seemed off, he did not believe that
he was Insane. Judge Hamer expects to
appeal to the supreme court.
Democrats In Convention.
With Just twenty full-tleagea men ot vot
ing age present the democrats of Lancaster
county met this afternoon in convention
and selected thirty-two delegates to the
congressional convention, which meets here
Thursday afternoon to name a candidate to
battle with Candidate Pollard for the shoes
of Senator Burkett. A number of the
twenty men desired to put off action until
tonight, thinking that a larger crowd would
be present, but wiser counsel held that by
night the twenty might dwindle away and
the meeting to be more of a failure. A com
mittee of seven was appointed to select the
delegates, and this left a mere handful to
hold forth while the committee backed off
Into a corner to deliberate. Tom Allen was
chairman. No Instructions were given the
delegates and as Lancaster has four pros
pective candidates the delegation may split
In the district convention.
Speaks on "The Closed Shop.
T. W. McCullough of Omaha addressed
the Central Labor union tonight on the
"Closed Shop." Colonel McCullough spoke
In favor of collective bargaining and Joint
agreements and strengthened his argument
with quotations from prominent economists.
LeRoy Kelsey, president of the Central
Labor union, presided and Introduced the
speaker. At the conclusion of the address
a rising vote of thanks was tendered Colo
nel McCullough.
University Commencement,
Great crowds from all portions of the
state, relatives of university graduates, are
arriving In the city by every train to at
tend the university commencement exer
cises which will conclude Thursday night.
Today the Board of Regents met at 11
o'clock to pass upon the recommendations
of the factulty to the eligibility of the
graduates to receive diplomas. At ( o'clock
occurred the Phi Beta Kappa banquet, at
the conclusion of which Hon, John L.
Webster, late candidate for vice president,
delivered an address on "The American
Scholar of the Twentieth Century." The
lecture was delivered at memorial hall,
which was packed. Tomorrow U alumni
day. Tomorrow night the commencement
concert will be given at the auditorium.
Mews of Nebraska.
WOOD RIVER The Wood River band,
once one of the best of Its kind In the
state, has been reorganized, and will play
at home on the Fourth.
WOOD RIVER The local bank deposits
are larger for this Beason of the year
than was ever known here. Last week the
total deposits were $2SO,407.
TECUMSEH-Owlng to the breaking
down of a freight train at Sterling this
afternoon the south bound passenger was
about two hours late on the Burlington.
OSCEOLA Osceola people are looking
forward In pleasurable anticipation for the
Fourth of July. The committee has secured
Colonel George W. Robey of Lincoln as
speaker.
GRAND ISLAND Miss Anna Schipman
and Mr. Fred Miller of Pleasanton were
united In wedlock at the Lutheran church
at Worms. They will make their home at
Pleasanton.
BEATRICE Work on the new bank
building at Holniesvlllo will be started In a
few days. A. C. Ilollingsworth of this city
has been awarded the contract for doing
the stone work.
WOOD, RIVER A. C. Collins, one of the
largest sheep feeders In this section of Ne
brasa, has purchased a large alfalfa ranch
near Orleans, and will go into the sheep
raining business on a larger scale.
NEBRASKA CITY John Kizer, a farmer
who resides south of this city, was acci
dentally shot In the left leg yesterday by
his nephew, T. J. Adamson. The wound is
a bad one, but is not considered dangerous.
NEBRASKA CITY The remains of Mrs.
Henry Kone, who died at her home In
Hamburg, la., were brought to this city
this morning and buried in the Catholic
cemetery. A short service was held at the
grave.
WOOD RIVER Corn, oats and wheats
are making a remarkable growth the past
two weeks, and the assurance of a good
crop Is becoming more evident each day.
The flist cutting of alfalfa Is being made
this week.
TECUM SEH The local lodge of Royal
Highlanders decorated the graves of thi-lr
departed members in the Tecumseh cem
etery yesterday afternoon. The lodge
marched from Its hall to the cemetery in
costume.
HUMBOLDT The base ball boys drove
overt to Stella yesterday afternoon and
played a game with the boys of that city.
The visitors were outclassed, however, and
came home after suffering defeat by a
score of 11 to 1.
GRAND I8IAND The 2-year-old son of
Mr. Ed Fairbanks got hold of a bottle of
Iodine and had swallowed some of It be
fore the danger was discovered. A prompt
antidote by a physician, however, saved the
little fellow's life.
NEBRASKA CITY The home of George
Miller, corner ElKhth street and Fourth
avenue, was damaged yesterday by a firo
caused by the explosion of a gasoline stove.
The damage Is not great and is fully cov
ered by Insurance.
BEATRlCE-pSunday was observed as
Children's day In the churches of Beatrice.
Interesting programs were rendered at the
Baptist. Centenary Methodist Episcopal and
First Presbyterian churches. TUe attend
ance was very large and not alone did the
children enjoy the day, but the older people
as well.
GRAND ISLAND The Hall county teach
ers' institute is in session this week with
over 100 In attendance on the second day.
The Instructors are: Mr. Fulmer of Bea
trice, Mr. Stephens of Lincoln and Mr.
Matthews of this city.
GRAND ISLAND David Dunkle, ad
mitted to the Soldiers' home In November,
1904, passed away yesterday at the age of
72. He served in Company H, Thirteenth
Iowa. The remains were sent to Omaha,
his former home, for Interment.
NORTH LOUP Deputy Woodley of the
Modern Woodmen of America, assisted by
Neighbors W. T. Hutchlns and John Shel
don, wrote thirty-three applications for
membership and last night twenty-five of
them were Initiated. More to come In latef
BEATRICE Painters' union No. 695
elected these officers: B. H. Oden. presi
dent; Charles Freeman, financial secretary;
William litcalthley, recording secretary;
Gus Childs, treasurer; Charles Walters, Ol
ll.i Blvens, R. Hallett, trustees; Gus Childs,
preceptor.
NEBRASKA CITY Frank Heffley, a
young man of this city, was arrested In
Omaha yesterday on .1 complaint filed in
the Otoe county court charging him with
bastardy. The complaining witness Is Miss
Eva Beck. Heffley was brought back to
this city to stand trial.
HUMBOLDT The summary of mortgages
In Richardson county for the month of
May Is as follows: Farm mortgages filed,
18, $37. 21 2.04; released, 24. $37,0'i.tiK. City
mortgages filed, 14, $R,038; released, 17,
$8,344.67. Chattel mortgages filed, 34, $18,-
fcOti.20; released, W, ij,4t.4.
BEATRICE S. P. Lash yesterday re
ceived a message announcing the death of
his brother, J. O. Lash, a former resident
of this city, which occurred at Okmulgee,
I. T. Mr. Lash was M years of age and
leaves a wife and four children, one of
whom lives In this city at present.
SUPERIOR One weeks' carnival and
street fair closed Saturday. The attend
ance was good. Hoboes, ex-convicts and
generel sports, under the Impression that
the town was "wide open," flocked here In
numbers, but the reception given them by
the police made them all want to leave
early.
GRAND ISLAND Under the auspices of
the local post of the Grand Army of tho
Republic a line program will be rendered
tomorrow evening at the Grand Army hall
in observance of flag day. A feature of the
program Is the prize essay on "Patriotism"
by the pupils of the high school winning
the honor at the recent Woman's Relief
corps state meeting.
SCHUYLER Report comes in from the
strip over which the hailstorm of Sunday
afternoon last traveled that some of tho
farmers are plowing up wheat that was
damaged and are planting corn In Its place.
Rye was likewise Injured, but oats will
probably come out again, as they were not
much advanced toward heading. Corn was
much tattered and torn, but will come out.
FREMONT J. M. Averlll, assistant right-of-way
man for the Ureat Northern, today
closed dxals for the purchase for his com
pany of a considerable number of lots to
the south of the tracks, receiving deeds
therefor. The consideration for the prop
erty Is satisfactory, the prt.'es being usually
fixed on recent sales In the Immediate vicin
ity, Including the value of Improvements
recently placed on them. He expects to
have to resort to condemnation proceedings
for the larger part of the balance within
the city limits. The surveyors are still
working here.
WOOD RIVER The Wood River Wom
an's club of this place has been agitating
the question of a public library, ami last
evening a committee from that body was
given a hearing liefore the village board.
The women asked that a-two mill levy b
made for library purposes and brought a
petition with some eighty signatures to
that effect. The hoard will take action on
the subject In a few days.
GRAND ISI.AND-MIss Minnie Bowen,
oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adjutant
Bowen of the Soldiers' home, formerly of
Lincoln, whs married to Mr. George Sohuy
lerman of Glenvllle at the Soldiers' home
chapel. In the circle of a large congrega
tion. Rev. Pope of the Raptlst church offi
ciating. The groom Is a practicing physi
cian located at Glenvllle, where the happy
couple at once went to make their home.
G BRING The lost few days has been
noted for the number of deaths in this
vicinity. Two days since J.orenzn S. De
mon, one of the best known citizens of
the county, died from heart disease, aged
(W years, nevei having been III a day pre
viously In his life, and being the head of a
large family of children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. Mrs. T. J. Van Horn,
wife of the pastor of the Christian churcli
In this city, died yesterday of cancer, and
this morning Mrs. H. Sellnger, wife of the
pastor of the Baptist church, died from
puerp?ral fever.
SCHUYLER Rupert B. Folda. commis
sioner irom range it, nanuea in ins resigna
tion last evening, same to take enect at
once, giving as Tils reason that he antici
pated leaving the county for the west.
While going west may be his real reason, it
Is known among his friends that the pres
sure upon him of the many difficult and
unpleasant phases of the county board's
work has been for a r.umher of months a
burden upon him that he desired to get
from under. More on account of the largo
amounts expended for county bridges and
repairs, particularly the Platte river bridge,
than for any other reason, have the lives
of the commissioners been made miserable
for the last two years.
SCHUYLER There was a meeting of
those Interested In tho organization of a,
fat stock and poultry show and sale last
evening to make preliminary urrangi-ments
for permanent organization to lie effected
Saturday, June 4. Present Ideas of con
ducting such a show Involve extensive
methods of Inducing exhibits of the tiest
etock and poultry of this and adjoining
counties In commodious and suitably ur
raiiKed outdoor areas, or In buildings, ad
mission to all of which Bhall be free, ex
cepting that exhibitors shall be charged
entry fees, Inasmuch as liberal premiums
are to be a further Inducement to exhib
itors. It Is also Intended that arrangements
shall tie made whereby the season of tlm
show shall lie a propitious time for effect
ing sales of things exhibited. There Is
much local Interest In the proposed show,
the business men being likely to contribute
very liberally. The city council Is con
sidering the matter of appropriating $100
to the project and the county commission
ers $50 or $100.
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