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TITE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. JULY 4. 1P03. 0) i KT01!1 CLOSES TODAY TO COSIMEMOHATK AMKKIC.SX ISUEPEXDBSCB. OPENS AT 7:15 WEDNESDAY MOI.'XIXO OUR. ANNUAL JUNE CLEARANCE SALES W M M I'd OMAII WF.ATnEH REPORT Tofdr Fair and Warmer. A JULY CLEARANCE SALE OF "SINCLAIR" MILLINERY Hal Prices Cut All Along the Line. UATS THAT SOLD AS HIGH AS ffi.OO, J5.no, $4.00 AND S3.00-IN kakly kimmku ptyi-ks not a ;ukat many, but a i'lkasino vahikty of ideas, no two alike, F1UST .11 IA "SINCLAIR" CLKAKANCB SALE, t-arh Early Summer Hats, no two alike, that sold up to $15.00 In the First July "Sinclair" Clearance Sale, will go at, each Mid-Summer nodes Prices Unconscionably Cut. EmhroldPTPd Hats. Tuscans, Polos and Milan Sailors In down-to-the-minute rffeets.. fiiTt July "Sitclalr" Cloarauce Sale, will Bee them eo, up from Closing out late spring and early summer Children's Hats, cut to one-third, one-fourth and one-fifth their former prices Children's liats, 4'.', IWc and Flowers and Foliage for relrinimlna: your early season bnt, and mak ing It "pick and span, and pood as new, sweet stems and color ings, beautiful fresh, nice Roods, up from , WATCH TWO WINDOWS VISIT THE DEPARTMENT. Mrs. Sinclair in charge. 1.00 3.00 1.98 19c 5c Annual July Art Clearing DIG DISCOUNT SALE Twenty per cent discount on all framed pictures haiijflnjr In our galleries. Old and new prices will le together. Good chance to buy bargain Wedding Gifts. Twenty per cent discount on over 2O0 Remnant Pattern Mouldings In Picture Framing. An opportunity to reframe your old pictures cheap with the finest workmanship. Two Specials for Wednesday Only Regular sale 23c frames, bar- (J gains at that, for Iw?C Regular sale 12Vc framed pictures, val ues up to 35c and 50c, Q for JC Two Specials in Pyrography $1.00 10x20 Japanese Panels f)J Q 25c Circle Panels Q for OC Our Art Galleries are second to none. SECOND FLOOR, Annual July Clearance Sale of Summer Books $1.50 Copyright Fiction, beautifully Illustrated, 13 titles. 45c . Ten (Sl.nn) Green Trading Stamps. 35 Standard Hooks, handsomely lionnd In cloth, large list titles, C at lJC Five (50c) Green Yrftdlng Stamps. BOOK STALLS MAIN FLOOR. July Clearance , in Hardware Wednesday Specials Forty (34.00) Green Trading Stamps with any 'Wash Boiler, prices up from itrto Double Green Trading Stamps on Rubber Hose, in 60-foot lengths, $7.60, W.00 and 4.n0 Thirty (33.00) Own Trading Stamps with Preserving Kettles, on bargain counter ell regularly up to sale 44o Twenty l$2.0) Green Trading Stamps with 60-foot White Braided Clothes Line. .. .24o Ten 131.00) Green Trading Stamps with pair Hammock lioks l"c Forty iUM) Oreen Trading Stamps with any Ualvanlzed Wash Tub. 2c, 64a and 6ic Ten (31.00) Green Trading Stamps with any Galvanized Pall, 24c, 22c and 19o Forty (34.W) Green Trading Stamps with set Mrs. Pott's Nickel Plated Sad Irons, regular 98e, sale.". Koo Forty (I4.UO) Groen Trading Stamps with set "Beat-on-Earth" Sad Irons 11. 24 Forty (J!.""! Green Trading Stamps with Mrs. Pott's Solid Sad Irons, regular $1.24, ilo 31.08 Doublo Green Trading Stamps on Gasoline Stoves, iZ.DS, 29 and 11.98 Forty (34.00) Green Trading Stamps with any Gasoline Oven, 32.S and $1.79 Double Green Trading Stamps on all Paints and Varnishes, Keady Mixed Paint and Pure Oil. 1 quart Tin Tomato Cans, per dozen ..40c Fruit Jar Funnels... 6o JULY CLEARANCE SALE IN W00DENWARE Our Hot-ton Rotary Washer, y r positively none better 3tJ Bissell's Crown Jewel 1 QC Sweeper ' tJJ A flrst-class 6-foot Stepladder, H with shelf, only I JC A B-foot. Ironing CO Board JUC ' Double Green Trading Stamps on above Items. BASEMENT. Clearance Sale Summer Clothing (Men's and Young Men's) $20.00 Coats and Trou3ers $11.75 Dutchess Trousers, 10c a button, $1.00 a rip. CLEARANCE RALE- OF ODD PAIRS OF TROUSERS out of high priced suits, worth to $5.00 and $4.00, at $1'.5() and ... $15.00 Coats and Trousers $9.75 $12.50 Coats aDd Trousers $6.75 $10.00 Coats and Trousers $4.75 2.00 Boys', Coats and Trousers, sold up to $6.50, 14 to 20 years, long trousers at One hundred ($10.00) Green Trading Stamps. 3.95 $20.00 Men's and Young Men's Suits Blue Serge Suits $11.11 $15.00 Men's and Young Men's Suits $8.88 $12.50 Men'B and Young Men'B Suits $6.66 $7.50 "Men's and Young Men's Suits $4.44 Furnishing Goods Section. AH manner of shirts for all manner of men, collars attached and de tached. Coat fronts and fifl cuffs attached 1. WW Fifty $S) Green Trading Stamps. Men's $2.60 Umbrellas, J Fifty ($5) Green Trading Stamps. Men's Pajamas, worth up to 1f 33.00, at I'OV Fifty ($5) Oreen Trading Stamps. Men's Hose, dropstitch and 0r fancy, 60c hose, at s4CV Twenty ($2) Green Trading Stamps. Men's India Crepe Underwear, regu lars or knee lengths worth CAn ' $1.00 a garment OWV Men's $1.00 Shirts, collars at- Cnr tached and detached, at iTWW 35c 50c BLACK SATEEN SHIRTS 60c shirts BLACK SATEEN SHIRTS 76o shirts BLACK SATEEN SHIRTS $1.00 shirts BLACK SATEEN SHIRTS, $1.35 shirts Blue Stripe Men's Overalls, worth 60c Men's Soiled Shirts, worth up to $1.00, at Boy's Wool and Cotton Knee .Trousers, worth SSc 75c 1.00 25c .25c 15c Boys' Long Trousers, worth 1 fU $2.00. at ! I.UU Boyr." Suits, ages 2H to 16 years, worth up to $7.50, Q Qg 100 '(t'lO)" Green 'Trad In g ' St am pa. Suits for Boys, ages S to 7 o nE only, worth up to $5.96, at "!) 250 t$5) Green Trading Stamps. Double Green Trading Stamps on all Boys' Wash Suits. $15.00 Panamas, at Hat Section 8.88 $10.00 Panamas, 6 66 37.60 Panamas, 4.44 $2.00 Men's Sailor Straw Hats (gQ $1.60 Men's Sailor Straw Hats, aQQ $1.00 Men's Sailor Straw Hats, at $1.00 Soiled Straw Hats, t V 60c Children's Sailor Hats, at 75c .10c 25c $1.00 Crush Hats, men's and Bfln bods', at OUC 60 (.$5) Oreen Trading Stamps. Great July Clearing Sale ii Dry Goods Begins oi Wednesday Morning LADIES' AND CHILDREN, THE IN THE KEADY- TO-WEAK CLOTHING FOK COST OF HOODS WILL NOT KE CONSIDERED. A GREAT ATTRACTION IN OUR CLOAK AND SUIT SECTION WILL KE THE DIG BARGAIN CIRCLE. THE FIRST WEEK OF OUR JULY CLEARING SALE ALL ARTICLES ON THE CIRCLE, INCLUDING LADIES' WRAPPERS, worth $1.23, LADIES' TETTICOATS, worth $1.00. LADIES' KI MONAS, worth 73c, LADIES' WASH WAISTS, worth up to $1.30, LADIES' WASH SKIRTS, worth up to $2.50, CHILDREN'S DRESSES, worth up to 73o, CHILDREN'S HATS AND BONNETS, worth up to $1.50, BOYS' BLOUSE AND SHIRT WAISTS, worth up to $1.50 all these and many other bargains will be on this circle at , iiiiii'itii.i ii 48c Sensational Sale of Ladies' Silk Shirt Waist Suits and Dresses JUST TWO LOTS Nearly one hundred and fifty Silk Suits and Dresses 1 A 7 from $12.50 to $20.00. for : III. t D Bilk Suits and Dresses, from $20.00 to $32.50, at 18.50 One Big Table full of fine Dress Ginghams fast colors worth 10c, yard, for Wedn'day only, yard, 5c The Greatest Silk Bargain of the Year 60c Silk, at yd., 19c All silk fancy twilled India and Tonaree Silks, In blue, black, preen brown and white grounds, with dots and email neat designs, also a big lot of plain China silks, these silks are iJO and 23 inches wide, Q and are worth 60c yard, for this sale, only, yard . . . . 1 C COLORED DRESS GOODS GRAND CLEARANCE SALE OF COLORED DRESS OOODS On Wed nesday mornlntr. July 5th, we will place on sale 2.500 yards of plain and fancy voiles, plain and fancy mohairs, granite cloths, pans inns crepe cloths, albatross, nuns' veilings, Henriettas and Brillian tines, worth from 75c to $1 yard, all go Wednesday at, yard. .. ... s JC One big table full of Anderson's best Scotch Ginghams, also a big lot of silk ginghams, 2S and 32 Inches wide, worth 25c yard, lO' this sale, yard IsWjC 100 odd pieces of Tub Suitings, Crashes, Voiles and Panamas, that f A sold tip to 50c yard, for this sale, yard 1UC 60 odd pieces Grenadines, Voiles and Fancy Crashes, worth up to "M 25c yard, this sale, yard.... . 2C SALE OF SHEETS CO dozen Bed Sheets, 72x00, made of celebrated New York Mills Muslin, torn, ironed and all ready for use, with a deep handkerchief hem, a sheet that never sells for less than boc, for this sale only, C&CU - ..59c Big Table full of pretty Wash Lawns with colored figures and figured Voilea that are worth 10c a yard, Wednesday only, at, yard 3ic Bennett's Big Grocery Leaders in the Finest Line of Fresh Groceries at Lowest Prices Forty ($4.00) flrocn Trnrtln Stamps with suck Bennett's Kxcclnlnr Flour tl.75 Ten (Jl.00) Green Trading Stamrs with pound packaKn Dennett's t'apltnl Cof fee 28o Twenty (IC.on) Green Trading- Stamps with can Diamond "S" Fruit 2so Ten t$1.00) Green Trading- Stamps with two cans Underwood's Sardines In Tomato 34o Ten t1.00) Green Trading Stamps with two cans Underwood s Sardines, In sauce 240 Twenty (2 00) Green Trading Stamps with three-pound can liurnliam's Clam Chowder .......J0c Ten ($1.00) Green Trading Stumps with can Diamond "8" Salmon 23o Ten ($1.00) Green Trading Stamps with three-pound can Table Syrup 130 Ten ($1.00) Green Trading Stumps with eight bars Dennett's Bargain Soap....J60 Ten ($1.00) Green Trading Stamps with bottle Dennett's Capitol Kxtraet 3o Ten ($100) Green Trading Stumps with two cans Vienna Sausage jjoo Ten ($1.00) Oreen Trading Stamps with two cans Frankfurters and Saner Krut 20c Ten ($1.00) Oreen Trading Stamps with three packages Shredded Codfish 25c Good Corn, 6e; dozen cans 550 Early June Teas, can, 8c; dozen 90c. BENNETT'S CANDY SECTTON, Five (SOc) oreen Trading Stamps with package Ture Sugar Stick 100 King Charles Dinner Sets 13.98 8.98 Four of them Bold at $17.50 clearance price This is made of the best porcelain and has' a pretty pink border decoration; each piece gold traced. Dark Blue English Torcelain Din net Set a $15.00 value A $25 White China Dinner Set, the ranson shape on royal china clearance 1 Q C f price f .f'" Large Colonial Ice Tea Tumblers a $1.25 value clearance price 9 C dozen , China Fruit Saucers from Lunville, France; china decoration dozen, Small Dark Blue Jardiniere a 25c one fo: Heavy Crystal Table Tumblers a good value at 30c dozen clearance sale price each 50c 10c July 0 ance Clear-Sale of Shoes Children's Barefoot Sandals at Misses' and Children's White Canvas Oxfords and Low Button Men's and Boys' Canvas Oxfords and High Shoes at Men's Tan Calf and Brown Vici Hand Welt Oxfords $3.00 Shoes fov Ladies' Chocolate and Black Vici Kid Patent Tip Hand Turn Oxfords and Ribbon Ties. . 69c 79c 98c 1.93 1.93 MAIN FLOOR. Optica! fitted ular $S.OO, Solid Gold Spectacles. with best lenses, regul special Solid Gold Eyeglasses, fitted with best lenses, regular $7.00, special 15-year Gold Filled Spectacles or Eyeglasses, Imported lenses, special 10-year Gold Filled Spectacles or with best Imported lenses, regular $8, special Genuine flatlna Spectacles with with best Imported lenses, regular $7, special 5.25 4.25 3.00 1.98 1.48 Furniture, Carpets and Draperies Sectional Bookcase, no finer made wa have a few odd sizes which might be just what you want, at Twenty per cent less than regular prices see them. LAWN FURNITURE At Twenty Per Cent Discount CARPET SECTION Mattings at the price of freight on them. Remnants of all kinds one and two yard lengths, regular price from 18c to 45c, at r DRAPERY SECTION One and two yard Remnants of Swiss, Silkollne and Tuble Oil Cloth, Wed- o nesday only at 4e and Third floor. hd Aim Five Hundred ($50.00) Green Trading Stamps With First Payment on Any of the Pianos Advertised Sunday t Prices are cut to about one-half you'd be willing to pay; Pianos in mahogany or rosewood finish, $199, $174 and $156 $7 Cash and $6 a Month The Great West's Leading Piano House Third Floor, Bennett's BEAVER CREEROUT OF RANKS bduiineu Hook tt Bestir Oitj Oollapsti Beoauia of High Water. BURLINGTON TRACK IS WASHED AWAY Waits Brldsea Are W.hel Oat s4 Telasrapklo . Coumaolcatlos Interrupted bjr Flood Which Coyer tbo VaJley, BEAVER CITY. Neb., July .-The iiaaver valley Is under water and much damage has been don by the floods. Heavy rains have fallen during the week. Yesterday morning the amount of rainfall for four days reached 10 Indies. .Beaver creek, which has been out of Us banks for several days, because a raging torrent, spread out over, the town, running through the alfalfa fields and small grain, and drowning hundreds of bogs and other live stock. In Beaver City the north wall of the ltveaxe block was caved In because of high water. The cellars of business bouses and dwellnga were filled with water. Two miles east of town 3,000 feet of the Burlington track Is washed away. In some places ties and rails being carried from the right-of-way. There Is another washout west of town on the same road. There has been no telegraphle communi cation for two days. Wagon bridges In all directions have been washed away. The burial services of the late E. R. Mil ler of Lincoln were held yesterday under Btfflcultles. The remains were brought from Uncoln Friday and Interment was to have been made that day. On account of wash outs between Orleans and Oxford the funeral party was compelled to drtve across the country. As It was Impossible to reach the cemetery the family, attended by an escort of Masons, was taken by band cars provided by the Burlington across the high water where they were met by teams from the country and conveyed to the cemetery. Repabltcra River Ills. FRANKLIN. Neb.. July . tSpeclal Tel egram.) The Republican river Is the high- URS. VCISLOV'S S00TH1HQ SYRUP as hens ased hr MtlUoa of Mother tor their cuiulrwo wLuie TttrUiiUt fur vr Ktftr Tim It LHiaeft She ottlld. tortaa the nuui fcii.ii all imuil ore w Hid eulki. atA Is tae b-t , 1 M KSTV-jriV riTt A XoTTLX. est ever known at this place. It la now over a mile wide and Is still rising. The loss to crops and live stock on the first bottom Is heavy. The wagon bridge went out this morning, Involving a loss of fully $10,000. River Breaks a Record. BLOOMINQTON, Neb., July 3. The Re publican river at this place Is higher than ever known In the history of the coun try, owing to the excessive rains. The bot tom, extending from the railroad track to the bluffs. Is one vast sheet of water. All traffic from the south side has been aban doned. C. E. Mofatt, a prosperous farmer and stock raiser, lost about 140 head of hogs. Losses of stock are reported from various places along the valley. Early this morning the liver bridge at Franklin was swept away and the bridge at Naponee Is reported out. Many narrow escapes from drowning In attempts to rescue stock are reported. The Republican valley from bluff to bluff Is one vast river, with here and there the tops of alfalfa slacks barely above the flood. The fence posts are totally submerged. It Is reported that a house has been swept away at Orleans and la com ing down the river. Several houses on the bottom here are expected to float away. GENEVA, Neb., July 3. (Special.) One- half Inch more rain fell last night; this will be a great hindrance to harvesting, which has already commenced. Wheat was cut on the C. A. Thorp farm east of town yester day. Many fields of corn are badly In need of cultivation, and with the continued rains and harvest at hand, will never be cleaned. SUTHERLAND. Neb., July 3. (Special.) The amount of rainfall In this territory during the past several days has caused much surprise, to say the least, on the part of the oldest settlers. Following three or four hard rains In as many days, there came a deluge Saturday night that was little short of terrific. It Is estimated that the precipitation amounted to fully six Inches, and the storm was general over the contiguous section. Crops and especially the sugar beets Were was; ed out In many places, and water Is stand ing to a depth of several feet In the low places. In town for several hours after the rain It was almost Impossible tiV. get about the streets. The railroad grade was washed in many places and trains held up till repairs could be made. It Is difficult to form any definite estimate of the damage to crops and orchards, the latter llng damaged to a considerable extent by hall as well as the wind recently. Fort Pierre Is Flooded. PIERRE. S. P., July t tSnecial Tele gram.) The heavy fains o tlie last few days have made Bad rive valley a torrent and a large part of the Fort Pierre real- dent section Is under from a few inches to several feet of water. The residence of Dr. Lavery was washed off the founda tion and others are in danger in case there Should be any further rise. No news has come in from up the stream, but if the same ambunt of rain fell further west as here the stream will be several feet higher. This afternoon the City of Fort Pierre took out all the residents of the south side of Fort Pierre, the principal residence section, either taking them to the north side of the stream or to this city. Three Inches of rain fell here in the past thirty-six hours and the Missouri river is rapidly rising. STURGiS, 8. D., July . (Special Tele gram.) The entire Black Hills country was visited by the heaviest rainstorm ever known at this time of the year. It began Saturday afternoon and quit this morning. It was a cloudburst at Terry and other places. Many bridges are gone and trains are late, streams full and overflowing and the ground thoroughly soaked. The pros pects for good crops never was better. June was a wet month all through. BODY IS FOIND AFTER ONE YEAR Barled la Sand and I'ncovered by Recent Flood. SCHUYLER. Neb.. July S.-(Speclal Tele gram.) The remains of John Pollard, who was drowned In Freeman's creek about four miles south of Spalding, May 24, 19n4. were found last Saturday and brought to this place late today, where they were buried In the Catholic cemetery north of town. The body was found wilhin a few feet of where It went down and was cov ered up with sand. The recent flood there uncovered the body and it was found by a passerby. the company and today the business men of the city were approached with a sub scription list, with the result that arout 12,000 was subscribed for the enterprise, which McCook will hold in connection with its Woodmen logrolling and fine stock show this fall, and will make the premier event of the year for southwestern Nebraska. Politics In Pawnee. TABLE ROCK, Neb., July 3. (Special.) Pawnee politics are beginning to warm up slightly and conditions are beginning to come to the surface. The office of sheriff is generally conceded to G. R. Mar tin, the present incumbent, who is serv ing his first term. If there is any oppo sition to Frank A. Barton, the county Judge, it has not yet developed. For county superintendent the name of E. M. Avery, from the west part of the county, is fre quently mentioned, though many are in favor of continuing in office the present superintendent, J. C. Waddell, who la serv ing his second term. For treasurer the names of C. I. Norris of Table Rock and Nelson Nye of Clay are oftenest mentioned. For county clerk James Tlllotson, it is said, of this place will contest with Frank L. Evans of Pawnee City, the present deputy county clerk. Trouble Leads to Suicide. AUBURN, Neb., July 3. (Special.) Charlis Schanli committed suicide by hanging In his barn at his home In Brown vllle yesterday evening. Mr. Schantg was about 6 years of age and came to Brown villa at an early day. lie was an old sol dier and had been for years a member of the Soldiers' Relief board of this county. He raised a large family of bright. Intel ligent girls, all of whom are married. The real cause of his act Is not positively known, but it is generally attributed to some recent trouble. MrCook to Have Carnival. M'COOK. Neb., July 3 ( Special.) The McCook Commercial club lust night decided to hold a street fair August 37 to September 2, Inclusive, one week, and to engage the Parker Amusement company for that occasion. A commltt at once closed a contract with Manager Tyler of lloldrese Junior Normal. HOLDREGE, Neb., July 8. (Special.) The Holdrege Junior normal closed its fourth week Saturday with 183 enrolled. Today the students are scattering and go ing to their homes for a few days' vaca tion. School work will not be resumed un til Wednesday. Monday will be made up by holding classes on the following Sat urday. The usual Interest In the various classes is being well kept up. Many who came Intending to stay but one or two weeks have decided to remain for the term. Mr. Robinson's lecture, which was to have been given Wednesday evening, has been postponed. The chapel period each day for the past week has been taken up with special music or Interesting talks. Mr. W. K. Fowler was a visitor at the normal Wednesday and Thursday. He talked to the students at chapel Thurs day morning. , dents in Hastings. Johnnie Ross, the 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ross, was shot between the eyes with a blank cartridge this afternoon, Willie Lowman, the 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lowman, was shot through the hand and several other boys were badly wounded by the discharge of blank cartridges. Murderer Is Captured. FULLERTON, Neb., July 3. (Special.) Voso Bosswick, the railroad robber who killed Dan Dlmick, a companion in a quar rel, was located and arrested by the sheriff a few miles from the scene. Proceeds tndrr Scavenger I -aw. NEBRASKA CITY. July 3 (Special.) County Treasurer R. W. Kelly has filed In the district court a petition under the pro visions of the caven;.ir tax law. The law affects all imposed real estate taxes. The treasurer filed with the petition two led gers of 300 pases each which contain the descriptions and the amounts of unpaid taxes on real estate. Blank Cartridge Accidents. HASTINGS. Neb.. July 3-(Speclal -The blank cartridge pistol la causing nan acci- wi of Nebraska. BEATRICE The dwelling of Emll John son, who lives near Hoag, was struck by lightning and badly damaged. The family escaped unhurt. YORK On Wednesday evening at 8:80, June at the home of Mr. John Roms dal, occurred the wedding of his daughter, Marie, to Mr. Charles E. Bandull. BEATRICE Oscar Shores. who was brought here from Denver, recently on a statutory offense preferred by May Hurless of Adams, was released yesterday from the county Jail. It is reported that the case may be settled out of tl.e courts. YORK Mr. Fred Hogen died at his resi dence on Platte avenue Friday evenlnB, June 30, at 8 o'clock of hemorrhage of the bowels, aged 39 years. GENEVA Mrs. Taylor, wife of School Superintendent C W. Taylor, is in a hos pital in Kansas City, where she has under gone an operwtlon and word lias been re ceived that she is doing well. YORK Last Wednesday noon at the Blodett hotel parlors, County Judge A. B. Taylor united In marriage Glenn Smith and Miss Minnie Hendricks, both popular young people living near Lushton. BEATRICE H. W. Conard, who has been cashier at the Burlington depot here for the past few weeks, has resigned his po sition to become traveling auditor fur the Colorado Midland road with headquartei s at Lincoln. BEATRICE John Veon fell down a cel lar way at his home in South Beatrice Saturday night, sustaining a broken collar bone and severe bruises about the body. As he Is past 80 years of age it is hard to predict the outcome of his Injuries. GENEVA The following Is the rainfall for tiie first half of the year: January, 1.06; February, .1; March. .65; April, 3 s; May, 7 3tt ; June, 4 34; total, 17. ol; same pe riod, 19i4, 13. bi; normal for same period, li t Inches. An inch of rain fell yesterday. YORK On Wednesday, June 28, at 3 o'clock occurred the marriage of Mr. Albln Burke of this city to Miss Kluta M. Cum mins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cummins of Seward, Neb. Thi ceremony wtrs solemnised by Rev. A. 1 Ballard of York. BEATRICE Two marriages becurred In the county court here Saturday. The first named couple were William 11. Huntllng and Miss Minnie Orlandt of Haddam, Kan., and the second Jasper M. Sykes of Cia tonla. Neb., and Mrs. Hannah Brown of Corning, N. Y. BEATRICE-.-W. H. Thompson, charged with assaultlsg Thomas Richardsun at Lanham, Neb., with a knife with Intent to kill, furnished bonds In the sum of tiOii Saturday and was released until the data o Us preji.iiijtu-y Itswiug, wUlcb la set for July 11. Thompson has been In Jail ever since the slabbing affray a month ago. NEBRASKA C.'ITYSaturday evening Judgo M. C. Joyce of the county court united in marriage Clarence A. Sluss and Miss Xenla Sheffield, both of Grand Island, Neb. NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Ellen McAl lister, widow of William McAllister, died last Friday night at her home In Dunbar. She wus C4 years of age and a pioneer resident of this county. The funeral ser vices were held yesterday afternoon from her late residence. NEBRASKA CITY-J. E. MrFarland of Syracuse, and Miss Virginia Dillon of this city, were married at noon today at the home of the bride s aunt, Mrs. O. N. Wat son. Rev. L. G. Ieggett of the Presby terian church officiated. They will make their home at Cedar Crek, Neb. TECUMSEH Royalty's Tom, No. MJU, one of the bent Hereford bulls in the state, died at Wolf Creek ttock farm, near here. The animal was the property of Hon. William Ernst and son, and was bougnt at Emporia, Kan , the purchasers paying $400 for him when he was a calf. Lung fever was the cause of death. NEBRASKA CITY During the month of June there were eight mortgages filed on farm property, amounting to 116,535, and thirteen released. In amount $lH,a.'. On city and town property seven mortgages were filed. In amount, t2.249.21. and eleven released, amounting to til. 448.25, making a total decrease in the mortgage indebted ness of the county, of I4.4M.U4. BUTTE The Boyd county Register, pub lished at Butte, has changed hunds, Editor Plum retiring and Louis Storm, deputy county clerk of Boyd county Is the new eauor. air. I'lum ana wire will take a trip to Portland and all through the went. The new management of the paper will not change the complexion of Its politics. They have already Utken charge of the. paper. TABLE ROCK The Table Rock Fishing association has erected on Its grounds north of town at Cut-Oft lake a fine sum mer house for the accommodation of the stockholders and visitors. Other improve ments have been made, and are in con templation to make this a famous resort for those who love to angle for the finny tribe with, rod, line and hook. TECUMSEH James A. linggsette, an em ploye of the United Stales government printing office" Ih Manila, P. I., was the guest of his sister. Miss Harriett J. Hogrfs ette, In this city the past week. Mr. Hoggsette is enjoying a vacation, having left Manila In February for the home of his mother at Wahoo, Neb. He will de part on his return trip next week. FREMONT A petition was filed In the county court this morning by the Sioux City & Southwestern (Great Northern) railroad for the condemnation of a numler of tracts of land which they have been unable to purchase for a right-of-way and appialsers appointed. Some of the lands are owned by minors, but the most of the defendunls are parties who asked more ior their property than the company was willing to give. OSCEOLA The people of Osceola have had the opportunity a number of times 'n their life of listening to "the boy governor," "the boy preacher," "the boy orator of the Platte," etc., but for the rtrst time of their life they had the pleasure of listen ing "to the girl orator of Illinois," Miss Jennie Cusick, talk for the prohibition cause at the First Methodist Fpiscopal cuurcU yeaurday afUruoou lu a !arg au dience. Miss Cusick comes under the aus pices of the national prohibition party. TECUMSEH Two young married women were left for thocity and county authori ties to care for a day or two the past week. It scorns that they were traveling with their parents-ln-law from an Iowa point to some place In Kansas, whero their husbands had preceded them Hncl writ working In the harvest fields. The party was traveling by wagon. Trouble arost among them when Tecumseh was reached and the old folks left tke women hen-. The husband of one of them was tele graphed and ho sent money for them to continue the trip with. Another Insurance Company. The Metropolitan Surety Company of Now Tork city lias established a branch office on the main floor of the Board of Tradt building, Omaha, Neb., appointing George Dodson Company general agents and Mc Gilton, Gaines A Story attorney for Ne braska and western Iowa. By making thli connection the Metropolitan Surety Com. pany will Immediately become one of tba prominent surety companies In this territory. Mr. W. H. Kinross tegg to announce that for the months of July and August he will teach in Colorado Springs and Denver, placing "The Mikado" on the stage In both cities. He will return to Omaha , Septem ber 8; fall term will then begin. First "Fatlnltra" rehearsal for Omaha Operatlo association on second Tuesday In Septem ber. FlaK Will Be Raised. The Fourth of July will he appropri ately celebrated at St. Peter's parochial school at Leavenworth and Twenty-eighth streets at 8 o'clock this morning, with a flag raising. A seventy-five foot Iron flag staff has Just been erected on the school grounds and the flag will be unfurled, to the breeze with appropriate ceremonies. T. J Mahoney will Is- tho. orator of tho occa sion and among other visitors to he pres ent will be (ieueral Patrick H. Barry, for mer adjutant general of Nebraska. Mem bers of the Grand Army will also partici pate In the ceremonies and the music will be furnished by the Musical Union bant and patriotic songs will I rendered by the choir of St. Peter's church. Cholera Morbus, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Flux, Cholera Infantum and similar troubles can be quickly and per manently cured by ; WAKEFIELD'S BLACKBERRY BALSAM. It's a sure cure and does not constipate. All drug Btoxea,