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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEEt FRIDAY. MAHCIT 2, 100r.
STATEMENT OF STATE'S CASH
Ifery Dollar of the Permanent
Fund i Now InTetd,
School
STATE DEBT REDUCED DURING MONTH
taentlon of Uirrri Which In to
Meet March T Likely to Bring
Oat Many Caadldntes for
Federal Jadge.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March I. - (Speclal.)-The
Quarterly report of the transactions of the
State treasurer with the state's finances
ending February 28 ahow S1.A09.1XM1 of
the permanent school fund has bean In
vented and at this time not a dollar re
fnalns In the fund uninvested. The gen
eral fund at this time contains $13.18 J
While out of it was paid during the quar
ter the sura of IVM, 779.1ft and there was
paid Into it .the sum arf $570,935.27. Th
temporary School fund contains at this
time t2S2,l.7. The receipts of this fund
during the quarter amounted to 1237,364.
The university cash fund at this time
amounts to $32,136.28. At the beginning of
the quartet there' was on hand in all funds
the sum of $326,538.54; the receipts amounted
to $2,187,708.17 and the payments to $2,171,
129.11, making a balance In all funds at
this time of $342,1 6. 20. Of this sum the
treasurer has on hand only $6,652.88, the
remainder being on deposit. The redemp
tion fund at this time amounts to $5,133.74.
Following Is the February report in de
tail together with the bank statement:
Balances. Balances.
Funds. . Feb. 1. 1W6. Feb. 2X. linn.
flenerel $ K.6M .75 $ 13.2to.38
Permanent school 6.640.3?
Temporary school 152,714 74 SB2.9K1.97
Perm, university 4.615.57 32.2S5.59
A rr. col. endowment.. 9.320.55
Temn. university 365.22 2.291.21
Penitentiary 645.60 645.60
HedemDtlon fund 1,577.67 5,13. 1 4
Kearney Nor. Ub Wfi.05 1.623.52
Hospital Insane 135 9M 140.83
State library l.Hi6.87 969.02
University cash 22.4M 1 32.135.26
Normal library 2.N43.55 2.643 56
Normal endowment.... 1.470.OH 2,:ix5.69
Normal Interest 2. 775.92 I 686.15
Orthopedic hospital ... - P4 .50 15 .50
Agr. it Mech. Arts jill.912.S3 11.W2.23
!U. 8. Exper station... 3.223.79 2.SSM.17
Totals $230,121.34 $342,106.20
toy cash on hand $ 6.662. HS
fay cash on deposit... $35,462.32 $342,106.20
Bank balances February 28:
City-National. Lincoln) $17,982.12
Columbia National, Lincoln i 16.497.78
Farmers and Merchants. Lincoln.. 14., a. 8:
First National, Uncoln 17.290.71
National Bank of Commerce. Lin
coln 17.58324
First National. Omaha 26,702.25
1. It. Brandels & Sons, Omaha 7,025.32
Merchants National, Omaha 15,242.10
Nebraska National, Omaha 16,260.20
Omaha National, Omaha 19.317.52
United States National, Omaha.... 27.954.58
Alliance National, Alliance 3.961.67
Battle Creek Valley, Battle Creek 3.074 04
Bank of Baslle Mills L 1.5O0.00
Broken Bow State
Custer National, Broken Bow...
First National. Chadron
First National, Crete
State, Curtis
Dannebrog State
first National. Fremont
3.on.oo
3.973.46
4.01.75
4.081.39
265
1.566.95
7,118.84
Bank of Olenville 1,214.04
Commercial State, Grand Island.... 3.074.15
Union State, Harvard 4.913.00
First National, Hastings 4.834.84
Oerman National, Hastings 6,886.53
First Natioaal, Holdrege 3,599.31
State, Jansen T , 2.523.46
Central National, Kearney 4,O"O.0O
' Islington, Lexington 'J.Eoo.flO
First National. Loomia 8.0U0.00
Newport State l.fciO.OO
Norfolk National 4.30.69
First National, Ord 6.820.42
Ord BUte 4.745.88
Pleroe State 8.0C0.06
First State, St. Paul 4.058.00
First National, Superior 4.090.77
Bank of Syracuso 2,678.98
First National, Valentine 3,000.80
Valentine State 3,126.81
Saunders County National, Wahoo 4.034 34
First National, Wayne 3.579.37
West Point National, West Point.. 7.KO0
Volbarh State 1.6OO.0O
City National. York S.727.06
First National, York 9.959.87
Total $335,452.32
During the months of January and Feb
ruary State Treasurer Mortensen has re
duced the state debt $192,000. During Jan
uary he paid warrants to the amount of
1370,00$ and registered warrants to the
amount of $286,000, while In February he
paid off $219,000 of warrants' and registered
only $113,000.
Secretary of State Galushatoday turned
ever to the state treasurer $1,356.70, the
mount of fees collected In his office dur
ing the month of February.
Many Candidates for Judge.
When the lawyers of Nebraska meet In
Lincoln March 7 to discuss the Burkett
judicial district bill It Is said a large num
ber of lawyers will spring themselves as
candidates for the place, which it has all
along been thought would be tendered to
T. C. Munger of this city. Among the
men mentioned for the place Is Chief
Justice Sedgwick of the supreme court.
Judge Sedgwick was here this morning, but
whether he is a candidate or not he did
not announce. It is said, too, all the Lan
caster county district Judges will be can-
Ds it the Milan in the
Heart or the
Heart in the Man?
Ask your neighbors
see if they know.
"a lit i
Coffee and tea are decoctions
made by extracting an essence
they are splendid stimulants but
possess no food value.'
RUNKEL'S
COCOA"'
is food rich, nutritious, muscle
building, blood-making. A baby
can digest it. Just the powdered
cocoa bean without the addition
of sugar, flour or starch which
cost far less than pure cocoa beans
and merely add bulk to the can,
and profit to the maker. You can
pay the same price but you can't
get the same quality. One half
pound can will make 40 cups.
Send 2c for sample of Chocolate
t
ana minmure can ot vocoa
VsiiMurt. sanTRtu
Cecsa and Chocolate Manufacturers
New sora.
didates. The meeting is liable to be a
most strenuous one.
Grain Company Answers.
The Duff Grain company, Nicholas A.
Duff president, filed a Joint and several
answer in the supreme court this morning
to the petition of Attorney General Brown
asking for a mandamus to prevent this
company, with other grain companies, from
combining to restrict and control the grain
markets of Nebraska. The answer admits
the Duff Grain company Is a corporation
doing business in Nebraska and that it
owns about twenty-five elevators. The an
swer denies each and every allegation
charge.d In the petition filed by the attor
ney general. Continuing. It says:
4. It is not the Intention and never has
been the intention of these answering de
fendants or of any defendant, to ever vio
late either the letter or spirit of any part
of the act of 1906, the same being the act
under which this cause Is prosecuted.
6. Neither these answering defendants,
nor any defendant, either Jolntlv or sev
erally, has ever committed anv act nr tun
guilty of any omission or done anthlng
whatsoever which has either directly or in
directly Injured the plaintiff or the people
of the state of Nebraska or any portion of
said people In either their legal or moral
rights of their property or in their husinesa
or commercial Interests, and there Is no
equity In the plaintiff's case.
Second Defense-VI'here In a misjoinder of
causes of action and misjoinder of defend
ants herein. Defendants herein who were
members of the Nebraska Grain Dealers."
association are Jolneil with other defend
ants who were not members thereof at the
time this action was commenced, and with
other defendants who were never member
thereof at any time. Defendants are Joined
with other defendants between whom then)
was never at any time directly or indi
rectly any commercial business or othr
matters of any kind or nature. Defend
ants who are Individuals are Joined with
defendants who are corporations with a
prayer of forfeiture of charter of each.
None of the various acts charged In tli
petition were done by the defendants
Jointly.
Third Defense The petition herein pre
sents a federal question involving the con
struction of a provision of the constitution
of the United States of America. The ac
tion is commenced ns one In equity and
founded upon an act taking effect July 1,
1906. The petition charges various acts and
transactions as occurring prior to that date
It seeks to have the act of 19u6, with all its
provisions, remedies, penalties and forfeit
ures, including the very right to bring the
action Itself, applied to the acts and trans
actions charged as occurring previous to
the enactment and previous to the taking
effect of the said new law of 1905. Sucli a
course is a violation of the federal con
stitution, which prohibits any ex post facto
law.
Brown Ooes to Argue Case.
Attorney General Brown left this evening
for Washington, where he goes to argue
his motion to have the appeal filed by the
I)
Burlington In the railrnsd tax suit ad
vanced for an early hearing. The argument
will be heard by the supreme court of the
United States March 6. County Attorney
Stanley of Hamilton county will accompany
Mr. Brown, having passed through Lincoln
this morning. The two will Join at Omaha
or Chicago and make the trip together.
Mr. Brown expects to get the court to ad
vance the case, as he will largely base his
arguments for an early hearing on the
ground that many of the schools of the
state have been closed down because the
railrosds refused to pay the tax levied.
The Burlington has tied up $116,000 owing to
the various school districts through which
it runs.
Insane Man Recaptured.
P. J. O'Gara, who escaped from the In
sane hospital a week ago, was tonight cap
tured while hiding near the asylum green
house. For a week officers and relatives
have been diligently searching for the un
fortunate young man, and this tvenlng the
relatives offered $100 reward for his cap
ture. O'Gara was a student at the Uni
versity of Nebraska and while employed In
botanical work In the south a year ago
was stricken with typhoid fever, since
which time his mind has been affected.
Denonnre Condition In Congo.
At a meeting at the First Baptist church
this evening, under the auspices of the
local ministerial association, an appeal was
made to the Christian people of this city
and state to protest ' against the alleged
enslavement of natives In the Congo region.
MBOBEHS ARE BKIC. DKCF.IVEn
North Platte Alleaes Men Are Sent
There vrlth No Chance of Work.
NORTH PLATTE. Neb.. March l.-(Spe-clal.)
Omaha employment agencies are
flooding North Tlatte with laliorers, send
ing them here with the promise that they
can secure work on the new steel bridge,
which the Union Pacific railroad Is build
ing across the North Platte river east of
town, when the fact Is that but few men
In addition to those now employed are
needed o'n the bridge. Last Thursday night
twenty-six men were sent in. Friday
forty more arrived and some are coming
practically every day. Some of these fel
lows are pretty tough in their appearance
and not a desirable class of cltisens
to have lounging around the town. An
employment agency of this city sends
quite a number of these on west to really
bona fide places for work, but not as fast
as they arrive here, and as a result there
are fifty to 100 of them In town all the time.
US IDENTIFIED PARTIES BEAT BOY
Victim la I'nconsclons When Foster
Parents Retnrn.
MASON CITY. Neb., March 1. (Special.)
John Daniels and wife came to Mason
yesterday after dinner, leaving their
adopted son, Wayne Daniels, at home. Be
tween the hours of 3 and 5 some unidenti
fied party Jumped upon him without warn
ing and tied, kicked and pounded Wayne
Daniels until he was unconscious, when
Mr. an Mrs. Daniels returned home, about
6 o'clock. No reason or clue Is yet offered
to explain the committing of this cowardly
deed.
Stork Show Company.
WI8NER, Neb.. March 1. (Special.) A
new stock company Is being formed to
perpetuate the annual live stock show that
has been carried on the last three years
In Wlsner and the expenses met by popu
lar subscription. The capital stock Is
placed at $5,000, to be expended In rental
of grounds and the erection of suitable
sheds and buildings. The shares of stock
are placed at $5 each, and all have been
subscribed, and the organization will soon
be perfected for business. The dates for
the fourth annual show have been set for
September 12, 13 and 14. 1906. The organisa
tion will be known as the Wlsner Live
Stock Show company. The shows In the
past years have made a record of Interest
In live stock, and have been visited by
breeders of thoroughbred stock from far
and near. The shows have been managed
by Fred J. Buck.
Celebrate Golden Wedding.
FT. CALHOUN, Neb. March 1. (Special.)
Today John Kelchmark, a survivor of the
Crimean wars and the American civil war,
and his wife celebrated their golden wed
ding with an elaborate spread to children,
grand children and friends from Omaha,
Blair Buncroft, Columbus and other points.
They are the parents of thirteen children,
and brought up three orphan grand children
in addition. He Is 80 and danced with a
glass of water on his head, and his wife Is
72. And in the thirty-three years they have
lived In Nebraska they have made hosts of
friends throughout the state.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Snow and Colder In Nebraska and
South Dakota Today Fair and
Warmer Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, March I. Forecast of
the weather for Friday and Saturday:
For Nebraska and South Dakota Snow
and colder Friday; Saturday, fair and
warmer.
For Kansas Fair and decidedly colder
Friday; Saturday, fair and warmer.
For Iowa Rain and much colder Friday;
Saturday, fair.
For Missouri Showers and decidedly
colder Friday; Saturday, fair.
For Colorado and Wyoming Fair in west
ern, clearing in eastern portions Friday;
Saturday, fair and warmer.
l.oeal Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, March 1. Official record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the last three
years: 1906. 1905. 1904. 1903.
Maximum temperature.. 63 60 61 40
Minimum temperature... 44 36 33 14
Mean temperature 54 48 47 27
Precipitation T .00 .00 .00
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March 1,
and comparison with the last two vests:
Normal temperature 32 deg.
Excess fur the day 22 deg.
Total excess since March 1, 19o6. 22 deg. '
Normal precipitation 04 Inch
Deficiency for the day 04 Inch
Total preclp. since March 1. 19 T.
Deficiency since March 1. lSn 04 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period In 1906.. .04 inch
Deficiency for cor. period in 19i4.. .04 Inch
Reports from Stations at T P. M.
Station and State Temp. Maxl- Raln-
of Weather. 7 p.m. mum. fall. J
rMnmarca, ciuuay 14 22 .02
Cheyenne, snowing JO 22 .34
Chicago, cloudy 46 50 T
Davenport, cloudy 46 5u T
Denver, snowing 16 30 52
Havre, clear as a .00
Helena, cloudy 30 t 34 -p
Huron, snowing 30 J4 'p
Kansas City, cloudy 64 56 T
North Platte, cloudy 28 34 'J-
Omaha, cloudy 64 63 T
Rapid City, snowing 14 -J) .24
St. Louis, partly cloudy.... 54 56 !u0
St. Paul, cloudy 36 38 ,ou
Valentine, snowing 24 34 oj
Wllliston, partly cloudy 1 ao ,uu
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
February's Record.
February, 19o6. was not such an abnormal
month when viewnj in the light of the
weather bureaus record. Its mean tem
perature was but four degrees above the
normal for thirty-seven years, being
twenty-eight. The coldest day of th
month, as well as of the winter, was the
14th, when eight below was registered, with
a moan for the day of one below. Nine
of the last thirty-seven Februariea have
been warmer than the one Just passed, one
was as warm and six were within two de
Siees of as warm. The daily excess of
temperature above the experience of thirty
six ears was 39 degree The precipita
tion for the mouth was 0.71 Inches, being
9.U3 inches beelow the normal. The wlnl
movement wu about normal and the other
weather conditions showed little drpartur
frvui tut r.':uiU of cijeneuto.
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HAMILTON COUNTY IS AWARE
Republicans There Determined to Bhfcke Off
Railrotd Domination ,
TRUSTED MEN ONLY TO BE CHOSEN
Delegation to Kelt Stat Convention
Will Be (a Impeachable and Will
Be to Represent People aad
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
AURORA, Neb., March 1. (Special.) Po
litical primaries and conventions In Hamil
ton county are as little subject to railroad
manipulation as In any county in this sec
tion of the state which normally Is rife with
railroad machinations, and Hamilton county
certainly Is far less subject to such manip
ulation than most of the counties. The
margin between the parties Is narrow, but
conventions and elections are really In the
hands of the people. They are alert and
exacting. It Is the testimony of all that
the people never before were so alert and
exacting as they are today.
A county official, a republican, who Is
an old resident and perfectly familiar with
the people and with conditions, says that he
never saw the people so unanimously or so
earnestly agreed as they now are In the
dominant purpose to do away with corpora
tion Interference with governmental affairs.
"I don't mean," he explained, "merely the
national regulation of railroads. Our people
are for that, of course, almost to a man.
They are heartily and enthusiastically for
President Roosevelt, and for nuttlns a
strong hand on Interstate transportation.
That goes without saying, and me of all
parties here are with the president.
"But this is now not the thing which
the average cltlxen of this county has On
his mind. What our people want and are
going to demand this year Is actual, Ines
capable control of Nebraska railroads. You
may drive north. south, east and west
through this country, and this Is the one
thing you will find our people agreed In.
and you will find It the uppermost topic In
everybody's mind.
Railroad Domineering Unbearable.
"The railroads have held up their taxes
now for two years. It was expected that
they would pay up, at least when the fed
eial court decided against them. The peo
ple know that nsRet-sinent of the railroads
Is even now low and Inadequate, and they
are only aggravated and Incensed when the
corporations go on and doggedly fight every
Inch of the way to the supreme court. It
only reveals and enforces the necessity of
conclusively subjugating the railroad cor
porations to the rule of the people. That
Is the way our people are talking and they
mean what tr y say.
"No, Hamilton county republicans are not
going to be dece ived and manipulated. They
arc going to know exactly where their can
didates for office and delegates to the state
convention stand. They will not be balked
by any quantity of free passes. Things are
different from what they were ten or fif
teen years ago. Every delegate to the state
convention will be a republican of known
reliability and independent of railroad In
fluence, and all th9 delegates will be on
hand. It may bo different In many coun
ties where the old tricks and devices of the
corporation steerers still count, but there
Isn't a ghost pf a show for their success
here."
Browa for Senator!
The sentiment for Norrls Brown for sena
tor Is noticeable here. Other senatorial
candidates are dismissed by a process of
elimination. But Brown sentiment is con
ditioned solely upon his Identification with
the popular resolution to reduce railroad
corporations to subordination to the public
interest. His connection vlth the railroad
tax coses and with the grain cases have
directed attention toward him.
Talks with a score of republicans with
out exception here ' show that what Is
wanted Is the restoration of the state gov
ernment In all departments and functions
to the people. They are determined that
the corporations shall take their chances,
along with others, under equal laws framed
and administered without favor In the in
terest of the whole people. The man who
as United States senator, as governor, as
railroad commissioner, as member of the
legislature, really stands for this policy will
get the support of Hamilton county repub
licans In convention and In election. And
they are going to be exceedingly rigorous
In testing aspirants for tlelr support.
This Is the frame of mind In which re
publicans stand today. There has been
little or no effort In an organised way. The
conventions have seemed distant. The
masses have felt that there was time
enough to attend to details. The very
uranlmlty of this county may perhaps
DEATH BV INDIGESTION
A Lon. Train of Fatal Ills ia the !irect
Kraun of Undigested Food.
Undigested food, by fermenting, forms a
poison in the stomach and this is absorbed
In the blood. If this goes on very long,
and your heart happens to be weak, you'll
be found some morning dead In bed, or you
may fall back down the stairs about an
hour and a half after dinner, and the doc
tor will call It heart disease. Yes, that
may be the result, but not the cause. The
cause Is Indigestion. Indigestion Is a sim
ple, common word, but has a terrible Im
port. And so you may get apoplexy, and die
suddenly while you're standing.
If you have a weak liver, the poison of
undigested food will attack It and -you will
get Jaundice. If you have weak kidneys,
you will get Brlght'a Disease or 'diabetes,
from which there is no rescue for any
man.
It wss a learned physician who said that
the progress of a race depended upon the
stomachs of Its members.
. And you have at some time In your life
eaten a heavy meal, or eaten In a hurry,
and felt that "lump of lead" Immediately
afterward. That lump of lead Is a hard
ball of undigested food. The stomach
can't digest it, and flndfc it hard to throw
it out. And so It sours., and it makea you
sour and everybody sour who talks with
you. It gives you a bad breath and is
building for you the road to dyspepsia and
death, unless you stop It.
Stop it with Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
Just think, these little tablets are every
bit as powerful as the gastric Juice in your
stomach. One grain will digest $.000 grains
of food. Isn't this wonderful? And It is
true. Just try it and prove it.
If you have any brash, gas on the stom
ach, fermentation, burning, bloaty feeling.
Indigestion, dyspepsia or heartburn,
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will make it
disappear before it can do any harm to
your heart or other organs.
They will Invigorate the stomach, relieve
the stomach of two-thirds of Its work
and give it a chance to rest. They will In
crease the flow of gastric Juice, and if you
will ever "live" In your lifetime, It will be
after you have eaten a good, hearty meal,
and taken one of these little tablets Im
mediately afterward. You'll Just feel fine.
Take Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after
your next meal to-day and you will use
them ever afterward. You will he cheerful,
vigorous and your mind will be dear; you'll
havo snap and vim, and add many a day
to your life.
You can get these wonderful little tab
let at any drug gist' for SOc a package.
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MR. W. Rt'TH
Here is the other. espelallv Interesting at this season: "It Is with great pleasure I write to tell you what 1 think of "puffy
Malt Whlskev. I sincerclv bcilcve it is the grandest medicine ever made. I took a cough this Spring, and It got so bad my
friends thought I had consumption. I was as thin as a skeleton, had given up. end could scarcely live, so .1 bought two bottles
of Duffy's Malt Whiskey. As soon as I began to take It my cough lessened, so we sent for a dosen bottles, and 1 am .tftow as
well AN 9VfT
"Mv husband and I have been taking It all summer. He was down with backache until he could hardly move, aml fcow ht
Is ss well as anybody. 1 am stouter than I have been since we were married. , '
"Please send its another dozen bottles, as we cannot get along without It.' MRS. MARi PAINTF.R. rheonlx, Mo..
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
Duffv's Pure Malt Whlskev is an absolutely pure, gentle and Invigorating stimulant and tonic, builds up'the nervw tissues,
tones up the heart, gives power to the brain, strength and elasticity to the muscles, and richness to the blood. It brings Into ac
tion all the vital forces. It makes digestion perfect, and enables you to get from the food you eat all the nourishment it contains.
It Is Invaluable to overworked men. delicate women and sickly children. It contains no fusel oil, and is the only whiskey
recornlzivl as a medicine.
f'Al Tlo Hevtnre of so-called "cheap" Imitations. A danaerons aohetltnte Is not cheap at any price, aad yon
cannot rlsKt trlfflna with yonr health. There la hot one Daffy's Pnre Molt Whiskey and It Is sold In .sealed
bottles only, never In bnlk. I.00W for the trademark, the "Old Chemist." on the Inhel and Insist on having; the
aennlne. Ion ran art It at nil druicaleta and arocers or direct. l a bottle. Medical advice and booklet free.
Duffy Malt Whiskey to., nochrstrr, N. Y.
have rendered republicans more negligent
f organization than they otherwise would
have been. But when the time comes and
the lines are drawn, here is a community
that enn he safely counted on to respond.
t nlon Pacific Brnbeman Killed.
NORTH PIjATTE, Neb.. March l.-(Spe-clal.)
William H. Gaunt, one of the popu
lar young men of this city, was' killed day
before yesterday nt Weir siding, a short
distance west of Julesburg, on the Vnlon
Pacific railroad, and his body was yester
day brought to this city and the funeral
took place this afternoon ot 2 p. m. Mr.
Gaunt was a brakeman on the road and had
been watching U hot box on one of the
freight cars. Being missed about ten min
utes after the conductor had talked with
him, the train was stopped, backed up,
and he wns found, with both legs and one
arm practically amputated and the head
crushed. The cause of the accident Is not
known, but some believe that Gaunt failed
to notice a brldgo near the place of the
accident and that he struck it and was
thrown under the wheels.
He leaves a wife and an Infant three
weeks old, besides the members of his
father's family. On March 3, 1897, he was
married to Miss Annie Pcnlston of this
city.
News of Nebraska.
SCHI'YKEH Mrs. Geo. Spence died here
this afternoon of heart disease. Her death
was very sudden, as she died before help
could be sun'.rr.oned.
BEATRICE I Mphtherla yesterday caused
the death of tin: 7-year-old daughter of
William Schlake. a farmer living near
Pickrell. A son of Mr. Schlake is also
afflicted with the disease.
BEATRICE list evening at 7 o'clock
at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs.
V. R. Rossell. six miles east of the city,
was solemnized the marriage of J. C.
Essarn und Miss Mlna House II, Rev. J. E.
Davis officiating.
A1KSVVORTH U M. Bates of the Long
Pine Journal has sold the paper and press
and hns tendered his resignation as Brown
county commissioner, to take effect next
Monday, preparatory to taking his posi
tion In the land ofllce at Valentine, Neb.
OAKLAND Alex Pearson and Miss May
Swanson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.
F. flwnnsnn. were married at West Point
at the Congregational parsonage last Sat
urday. Thev will leave in a few days
for Litchfield, Neb., where they will make
their home.
AINSWORT1 1 Several changes will be
made this coming month and over $20,fw
will be put in new buildings this season.
H.. S. Jarvis closed u deal with E." D. I-aws.
bv which Laws will become owner of the
Jarvis grocery store and took possession
this morning.
OAKLAND Hans Hanson, for seventeen
years water commissioner of this city, has
resigned, to take effect March 1, and the
position will be filled by Is'els Anderson.
Oscar W. Nelson, city marshal, has also
resigned and Frank W. Lundgren has been
appointed in his place.
8TROMSBCRG. The contractor for the
Union Padtlc extenshfli has been here this
week looking over the survey, and will be
gin work as soon as he can get- the stuff
in here, which will probably be In ten
days. The froat is all out of the ground,
and everything. Is in readiness.
OAKLAND Hon. Frank Nelson of Llnds
borg. Kan., former state superintendent of
Kansas, delivered his lecture, "The Dignity
of Lite," in the Lutherun church here
Wednesday evening to a large audience.
Mr. Nelson hns lectured here several times
and he never fails to draw a full house.
STKOMSBL'KG. The Modern Woodmen
held their annual banquet Tuesday night,
when, at the same time, they administered
two degrees to twenty-five new members,
and will have eight more for the next meet
ing. They lind a banquet in the opera
house, where a spread was laid for over
4PU peoDle.
BEATRICE Following Is the mortgage
record for Gage county for the month of
February: Number of farm mortgages
filed. 4tt; amount. $12t.7R; number of tarm
mortgages relcas-d, 4u; amount, $l,Suti,
number of city mortgages filed, 24; amount,
$U,ttfl; number of city mortgages released,
26; amount. $19,30.
NORFOLK. The largest series of re
vival meetings ever held in Northern Ne
braska is about to begin in Norfolk. The
Methodist and Congregational churches,
the two largest in the city, will begin Sun
day night and continue fur four weeks.
Evangelists who recently converted &M) at
Randolph will be here.
AINSWORTH Ainsworth and Brown
county is on the move preparing for spring
work. Some farmers nave commenced to
sow small grain. One Peterson reports
of having put in over lui acres of small
grain and many others are following his
example. All Join in the prediction that
there will be a greater crop than usual
put In this season.
TABLE ROCK I-at night was a red
letter day for the Patriarch branch of the
Indenpendent Order of Odd Fellows
lodge. Grand Patriarch W. D.
Crawford of Uncoln and Grand Marshal
J. F. Carson, also of the capital city, were
present. Six members were added and
the exercises were prolonged till after mid
night. Oysters were served at the Jennings'
cafe. The encampment is in a flourishing
condition.
NORFOLK. The citizens of Neligh have
taken active steps to secure, if possible,
the fish hatchery, for which a bill intro
duced into the senate by Senator Burkett
provides $X,00. Messrs. Jackson, Gllinun
and Jenkins of the Antelope county seat
have been named as a committee to fur
nish the Washington people with facts
that are wanted concerning the Elkhorn
river at that place.
OAKLAND At the annual meeting of
the Oakland Commercial club Tuesday
evening the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Ed A.
Baugh; vice president, C. A. Lund; sec
retary, W. S. Swanson; treasurer, A. L.
Newman; directors. Dr. K. Simon, A. O.
Ford and A. i la miners! rom. Owing to the
mull number present no further business
of importance was transacted.
AUBURN The cae of the State of
Nebraska vs. George Vaugn, charged witn
assault on Mina liolloy, which has been
on trial in the district court here for the
last three days, came to a cloae last night,
and the Jury was out but two hours, when
It brought in a verdict of guilty as charged.
The case of Cal Taylor as an accessory be
fore the fact for the same crime was put
on trial, and promises to be a long case.
NORTH PLATTE The county commls-
f loners of Uncoln county are now occupiei
n appraising the school lands of the
county. They Imve atiout completed one
half of the work. The table land values
have been left in most instances at the
value which they held bvlore, but the
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The wind, dampness and jtrncral uncertainty of March wr-aiher , makr
It a month of extreme danger to anyone. Especially so for th run
down, overworked, braln-tlred men and women who have no! kept their
Mood rich and healthful.
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey stimu
lates and enriches the blood, aids
dlgcetlon, builds up the nerve tis
sues, tones up the heart and forti
fies the system against disease
germs.
Here are two exceptional letters of ap
preciation, the first from Mr. Ruth, who
says: "I-ast Winter I contracted a severe
case of t.rlp. and my doctor did not aid
me. I was In despair. My dmgglal told
me there was nothing like Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey to drive the Hrlp out of
one's system, and it was Just one week
after 1 began to use your medicine be
fore 1 fully recovered from the terrible
plague. 1 heartily recommend Duffy's
Pure Mslt Whiskey to every one who Is
suffering from Urip or colds."
W. A. RUTH, Btidgevtlle, Del.
iand values as a general rule are meeting
with a rise In prices, and especially on
those sections which are best suited for
hay growing.
NORFOLK. This is the only section of
the state which has as jet succeeded In
putting up enough of the froien water to
run through the season. The cold snap
which came this week has frozen over an
other layer on the bayous and ice ponds,
so that the Icemen here are still at work
getting their houses filled with solid
chunks. The Ice now Is about seven Inches
thick. A cold wave which arrived tonight
will Increase the local supply.
BEATRICE No wlta council No. 14, De
gree of Pocahontas, an auxiliary' to Otoe
tribe No. Id, Improved Order of Red Men,
was instituted here last evening by Past
Sachem R. B. Appleget. The new organ
ization starts out with a membership of
fifty-two. These officers were elected: Mrs.
Nancy Lee, prophetess; Effie M. Howe,
Pocahontas; Mrs. W. A. Stoll, wenoniih;
Mrs. A. C. Bradley, keeper of wampum;
Mrs. Llbble I-escher, keeper of records;
Mrs. H. L. Millen, powhattan; Mrs. R.
Despaln, inside guard; Theodore Leech,
outside guard.
COZAO The Farmers' Institute convened
here today. An excellent program had been
urranged and Secretary A. R. Wake had
the meeting well advertised. The attend
ance was good and much Interest wss
manifested. H. C. Barnard of Table Rock
presented the subject, "Hardy Fruits for
Home I'se," also that of "Propagation of
Plants," both of which subjects were thor
oughly discussed. O. Hull of Alma pre
sented the subjects, "Economic Pork Pro
duction, Using the Waste Products on the
Farm ' and "Alfalfa and Tnme Grasses." A
general discussion followed he presenta
tion of each of these subjects.
HAVELOCK. Iouder's general mer
chandise store and Yates' harness shop at
Waverlv were robbed last night. Four
coats and rubber goods to the amount of A
J.HI were missing at Louder's. but so far '
nothing of any value has been missed at
the harness shop. Two strangers with a
spring wagon were seen tying a team at
the corn cribs on the outskirts of town
aliout 1) o'clock. The team was tracked
to Havelock, where it was seen passing
through town about 4 a. m. going toward
Lincoln. Mr. Louder Is sure that they
were the guilty parties and that they live
in Lincoln.
NORTH PLATTE Special United States
Agent Chambers of the land office has
come Into his own. For some unaccount
able reason a check for $'J1S was not re
ceived by the above named party when
it should have been, and yesterday when
he heard that the same had been found
in a ditch along the corner of one of the
main streets of the city he entertained
slight fears until he came into Its pos
session. Some week or ten days sgo a
little girl whose surname is McKlnsey,
who lives In the Third ward, found a
check for about $150, payable to C. F.
lddlngs of this city, and when she de
livered It to him he rewarded with some
money. The compensation was so easy
and so delightful that she attempted to
earn something of a livelihood in the
same manner, and hence had her eyes
downward and found the check payable
to Mr. Chambers, and after due inquiry
was able yesterday to deliver the same" to
Its payee.
Helen Keller Writes Letter.
BOSTON. March 1 A letter from Miss
Helen Keller, supporting a bill for the ap-
fKiintment of a state commission for the
lind, was read at a hearing on the meas
ure at the state house today. Miss Keller
had expected to be present at the hearing,
but her recent prostration from overwork
prevented it. Miss Keller's health la
greatly Improved.
Groat Law Solt Decided.
The supreme court, the people, has de
cided that Dr. King's New Discovery wins
against Coughs and Colds. 50c and $1. For
ale by Sherman & McConnell Drug Co.
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have oonflned ourselves entlrsly to a
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ARGUMENT IN ALLEN CASE
Lawyers Conclude Testimony and VTil!
finish Debate This Moraine.
JURY WILL SOON HAVE THE CASE
Sister of Dead Man, Who Thought
She Was Slayer's Wife, Offers
Testimony In Hebnttal (
of Defense.
Contrary to expectations, the Allen mur
der case did not go to the Jury yesterday
afternoon. Deputy County Attorney
Fitch had not finished his final argument
to the Jury at i o'clock and Judge Sutton
adjourned court until 9:30 this morning.
Mr. Fitch said he would take only a few
minutes this morning to conclude, and
after the usual instructions by the court
the fate of the defendant will be given
into the hands of the jurors.
The state Introduced evidence Thursday
morning tending to discredit t"lie story of
the defendant that the fatal shot was fired
while he and Lee Jarrett, his victim, were
engaged in a hand-to-hand encounter.
W. D. Townsend testified as an expert on
the effect of gun powder explosions on fa
brics and in qualifying he stated he hud
done expert work along this line in tha
famous Ullle murder case at David City.
He testified a 38-callber revolver would
can Be powder marks on clothing toward
which It was pointing if discharged withl:i
twenty-four Inches of the clothing, and on
the sleeve of a person holding the barrel
of the gun if the sleeve was within an Incli
or two of the end of the barrel. " Several
witnesses who saw the body immediately
after the shooting testified they did not find
any powder marks upon the sleeve or the
clothing about the wound.
Miss Jarrett war' recalled to the stand
and In rebuttal entered some emphatic de
nials to statements about the case attrib
uted to her by witnesses for the defense.
The taking of evidence was concluded
about 11 o'clock and the arguments of tho
attorneys was begun. The prosecution
called special attention to the absence of
powder marks on the clothing of the dead
man and to the fact the course of the bul
let was downward as It entered the body,
asserting that this would have been Impos
sible If the shot had been fired at closo
range. The defense depended on the story
told by I.eslle Allen and In evidence tend
ing to discredit Miss Jarrett's testimony.
Sew Street Car Schedule.
The new schedule on the Twenty-fourth
street car line went Into effect Thursday,
and the men have been given one car for
the entire day. When the schedule was
changed on the first of the year the men
were given a closed car part of the dav
and an open car the remainder, and this
was cause of complaint, as the men wero
subject to colds from changing from 1111
open to a closed car. This new schfji'ln
gives a car ten minutes later at night each
way, the last car now going south at U.5Q.
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concentrate them on one particular
spoollaty. W havs mads a Ufa study
ot diseases and weaknnsnes peculiar
to men. spending thousands of dollars
la researches, evolving a special svs
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and private diseases.
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and shoals of chronic Invalidism, you
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