THE OMAHA DAILY DEK: WEDNESDAY. MARCH 7. lOOfi. DEMOCRATS CHEERING IP Four Hundred of Them Attend Banquet at Lincoln Hotel. CONFERENCE HELD BEFORE THE FEAST thr lasaa MkH? Be railed f Take rkarir of Satloaal Aarlaai at Wanhlastaa. f From a Btaft Corrrapondpnt.) LINCOLN, March . (Special Telegram.) Under the name of democratH over X peraona (atliered around the banquet table at the Lincoln hotel tonight at a love feaat In a mighty effort to resuscitate the old party and rt It In ahape for another go against the biixxmw. In the crowd were Bryan and anti-Bryan democrats and the laat of the populists, George W. Berge, the anti-pass candidate for governor In irn. The crowd began to reach IJncoln early In the day and by night it had reached con alderabln proportions and was sufficiently enthusiastic to nttrart attention. Omaha sent down at leant a dosen of the faithful. Including James Dahlman, who In an as pirant for the democratic nomination for mayor, and Dan Custer, the old warhorsr who admitted the party had gone to thi bow-wows and who tried (o get a sreclu. train home before the speaking. Before the banquet bt-gan members of the state committee met and diecuiwcd the beet way to secure an organisation and the best way to get the remnanta of the party In fighting shape. While no formal action was taken except to allow the executive committee to call the state convention when It got ready for It, It was the senti ment of the majority that the convention should be called some time In July or August. The question of holding a primary and of endorsing a candidate for senator was not dlHcusned. Receptive I'andldatea for Governor. On the lint of speakers were several pros pective candidates for governor, I. E. Mc Klllip. A. C. Bhallrnberger. W. H. Thomp son and O. W. Berge. .None of these made formal annntincenie.nl, of course, but each left no doubt In the mlndn of the crowd that be would be willing to make the sacri fice should the nomination be offered him. It was late when P. l Hall of Lincoln, the toantmaster, took charge of nlTuIr and called on the spcakrrn. From a demo cratic standpoint these were Ideal. Even ths populists could not object. It was the same old talk. AH the speeches seeni'tl to run out the same funnel. The speakers were opposed to existing conditions; they objected to corporation rule; they obJfOt.il to railroads dominating politics of the na tion or state; they predicted failure on the part of President Roonvelt in his fight for tho government regulation of railroads; they favored a 2-cent railroad rate; they favored a direct primary for the nomination of officers. Klves Bryan All the Credit. H. 11. Hanks devoted the time allotted to him In preaching of Bryan and he made the statement all the things which are being done by Roosevelt, and Folk! and LaFollette and the things being said by these men and others of their kind, were the-things for which Mr. Bryan and the democratic party had been working for years. In fact, credit for all things good was given tho democratic lender and the democratic party. Governor Thomas of Colorado, J. B. Weaver of Iowa and Mr. Shallenbergor confined themselves almost exclusively to latlona: nniilrs. The speakers and their subjects were as fallows: ! Victory Worth While?" Hon. P. E. Xt' fCfTlij., lluriinhrey', "The Nebraska r-m-. ocrttt." Hon. M. H. HatikH, Nebraska City; "Foundation Stones," Hon. A. C Hliall.ii-t-rg'r. Alma; "The 1shu in Nebraska," Hon. O. W. lierge, Lincoln; "Equality He lore the l.nw," Hon. V. H. Thompson. Grand Island; "Moral Strength of Dem ocracy." Hon. G. M. Hitchcock, Omaha; "Jefferson or MarlilvHil," Hon. J. H. Weaver, Iowa; "The Consumer." Hon. C A. Thomas, Colorado. treeae May o to Waahlnarton. Superintendent James L. Greeno of the Lincoln insane hospital will In all proba bility be appointed superintendent of th'j national Insane hospital at Washington. Dr. Greene this h rning received a tele gram from Senator Hurkett to come to Washington for a conference with the president regarding the place. About a year ago Dr. Greene wai an ap plicant for this position and was seriously considered by the president, but the place went to arother. Now ft la reported a new superintendent is to be apiolnted and President Roosevelt hus asked Senator Bur kett to have Dr. Greene call upon him. Dr. Greene secured a leave of absence from Governor Mickey this morning and left for .Washington. For some time It has been rumored that Dr. Greene wanted to be governor and would resign his place in order to make a IHlave You (Met "The Man in the Heart?" The Heart that is going to dra.w the people to it; The heart that is great, ood and generous. RUNKEL'S COCOA is a blend of the finest grades of cocoa beans carefully selected for their -aroma, flavor and ricliness. There are as many qualities ia cocoa beans and as much difference in their cost as there is in coffees. Runkel's Cocoa is made of the rarest growths. It U a nat-'vicocoa, produced entirely by mechanical processes which extract enough of the oil to make it instantly digestible, and made without starch, flour cr sugar all of which add to the bulk and decrease the cost to the manufacturer, but also subtract from ths taste and quality of the goods. There is no substitute there are only imitations. When you pay the same you never get the same. Send 2e for simple of Chocolate and minlalura can of locus RUNKE.L. BROTHERS. Cocoa and Chocolato Manufacturers New York campaign for the nomination. In view of this a number of persons have applied for hln place when It becomes vacant. Gov ernor Mickey, however, said he had never had nny intimation that Dr. Greene would be a candidate for governor. Bar Meeting; a Free-for-All. I'nlesa a clone organisation hus been per fected the meeting of lawyers tomorrow for the purpone of dlscuRsing the Burkett bill for the creation of a necond federal Ju dicial district and the endorsement of a candidate for the Judgeship, will be a free- for-all affair, with little prospect of har mony. While a lot of lawyers are here none are willing to talk about the meeting, but thero In considerable Interest being taken In It The Omaha lawyers are opposed to the bill and so are a number of the lawyers from the west end of the state, who vnnt the court established there instead of in Unooln. It la said President Calkins of the State Bar association In anxious to mount a federal bench, while friends of Chief Justice Sedgwick are doing some work to create sentiment In his favor. T C. Muiitter In sawing wood and naylng little It In a serious question whether the law- yers will endorse the bill. It being the be lief the Identity of the candidate for the place will decide whether the bar will be for tho Burkett measure. , , Most Pay I n or Lose Bnnlness. The St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance company stands a good chance to lose the contract for insuring the outbuildings at the Insane asylum at Hastings, because it has not yet paid the reciprocal tax to the insurance department. This company wan the lowest bidder when the board asked for bldn for insuring these buildings and the chairman was authorized to draw up the contract and secure the policy as soon as the company paid Its dues to the state. This was authorised at a meeting of the hoard held February 20, but so far the company has not paid up. The buildings are to be insured for 115.000 at a rate of a hundred. saline Iinds gold. The Board of Public Lands and Build Ingd this morning disposed of several tracts of saline lands located In Lancaster county. The north half of the northeast quarter of section 32. township 11, range 7. was bought by Allen Barber, half of it for J2i.50 an acre and the remainder for tx an acre. The south half of the southwest quarter of sec tion 4, township 9, range S, brought $40 and fJO an acre and was bought by F. G. Burn ham. Fred Beckman bought the south half of the northeast quarter of section 3Z, township 11, range 7. for til and US. Le.t i. block 1. in Lincoln was bought by It. Walters for 1175. The Board of Public linds and Buildings this morning was notified by Mrs. Johnson, superintendent of the Home for the Friend less, that she had let the contract for put ting steel ceilings la a couple of rooms at the home. The contract was let to Rudge ft Gunsel for flp. Iteirard for Marderer. The governor. In behalf of the state, has offered a reward of l:w for the arrest of the party or parties who left the body of a male child on the railroad track in Kearney county. Sheriff Loses Fee. Alex Lowry, sheriff of Sioux county, who allowed a prisoner to escape while en route with him to Harrison, Neb., from South Dakota, will not be paid any salary for that trip, though he will be allowed his expenses actually Incurred. This is the decision of the auditor's office and will In the future govern such canes where It is the fault of the sheriff that the prisoner Is allowed to escape. Prisoner Asks Pardon. Judge Sullivan nt Dnttsmouth appeared before Governor Mickey this morning and argued for the pardon of Harry Hickman, who in now serving a four-year term In the penitentiary for forgery. This Is the second time Hickman has been an Inmate of the state prison, though he has a good record as a prisoner. His time will he out In about nine months. Governor Mickey has the matter under advisement. ' Stafford Gora to Kansas. N. W. Stafford, under arrest In Fremont, wilt have to go back to Paola, Kan., to stand trial for grand larceny. Governor Mickey thin morning having honored the requisition lasued by the governor of Kan nan. Stafford Is under arrest at Fremont for obtaining money under false pretenses. but It is understood that charge will be dismissed. In the Snpreme Court. In the supreme court of the state of Nebraska the following cases were as signed for oral argument: 1 I'cterscn against Petersen: Pullman P.'il aoe Car Company agalns Woods; Missouri pacific Hallway Company against County of Cass; Nuckolls County against (iutlirie Co.; Strode against Hoagland; Chicago, Burlington & (Julncy Railroad Company ngalnst Mann; American Hooding Company MKaliiMt Heye; Skinner ngalnst Wlinon; Chicago, Burlington & Qulnry Railroad Company against Healey; Joslin against Williams; State against Several Parcels of Iuml (Redlcki: Harney against Ijashury; Irving against Bond: Roby against State, ex relator Farmers' Grain and Live Stock Company; Taylor against Hunter; Eastern Building and I -nun Association against Tonklnson: Von Haller against State: lar ngalnst State: Seeley ngalnst Kitchey; Thompson against Kstate of Pope, de ceased; State, ex relator Bishop, against Dunn. The following cases were marked for submission on briefs: Flke ngalnst Ott: School District No. 77 against Cowglll: Peycke against Sliinn; Meyers against Omaha Furniture and Car pet Company. Following are miscellaneous orders: Henry against Henry, continued to March 20, liKXi. per stipulation; Ioyal Mystic Le gion against Richardson, continued to March 20, UK: Cowles against Burnell, affirmed for want of proper tilings of briefs. noD FOR LIGHTING FLAXT Grand Inland Votes for Municipal Ownership. GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. March 6.-(Spe-clal Telegram. (Municipal ownership won a most substantial and sweeping victory on the proposition to vote S35.UOO In bonds for the construction of n lighting plant In connection with the already municipally owned wnter works plant. Out of a total vote of 1.2X7 the bonds carried by a ma jority of 357, or by u vote of nearly 3 to 1. Strangely enouph the prominent lenders of the opposition were democrats, but the rank and flic of the party voted for the proposition practically to a man, with Just an large a percentage of republicans voting for it. It was In no sense, however, a party lnsue. The Independent (rep.), the Democrat and the Anzelger Herald, the latter also democratic, espoused the propo sition. Mnyor Schuff and five councllmen favored it and three councllmen opposed It. Tho Free Press, formerly populist, was tho only Journal opposed to it. The two private lighting plants and es pecially the Grand Inland Electric com pany, a brnnch of he General Electric company of New York, made a vigorous campaign in opposition, but only aided in piling up the majority against them. The question has been fully investigated by the council and newspaper representa tives and for weeks the press has been giving facts and figures upon the subject. No other question was voted upon. Mreet Cars for Fremont. FREMONT. Neb.. March 6.-(Special.) The Fremont Street Railway company in tends to reorganize and put In street cars this summer. E. N. Morse, who was pres ident and general manager of the company during its brief existence seventeen years ago. thinks that street cars would now pay here, the city having grown since they stopped running. The plana contemplate a line from the depots to the normal school, a line out East First street to the new addition near the roundhouse and one to the northwestern part of town. It Is proposed to put In electric cars. Sewi of Nebraska. LOUISVILLE K. C. Twiss has sold his meat market to C. A. Woche. MINDEN This section of the state was visited by a nice snow Monday and Tues day. LOnSVILE About two and a half Inches of annw fell here during the night and it la still snowing. PAPILLION Fully three Inches of snow fell here last night, which will be of great benefit to wheat and grass. MINDEN The Masons conducted the funeral of I. E. Jones, who died Sunday morning. His funeral was held Tuesday morning. MINDEN The Kearney County News has been sold to Mr. Shields of Axtell. Mr. Fourdyce, the former editor, has gone to Oklahoma. PLATTSMOL'TH About five inches of snow' fell In this vicinity Monday night, which the farmers say will be of much benefit to the growing crops of rye and fall wheat and the ground generally, BEATRICE Arrangements wore made yesterday whereby the New Home Tele phone company and the Udell Telephone company will connect their lines, thus giv ing the patrons at Odell and Beatrice belter service. PLATT8MOUTH The members of the Woman's Christian Temperance union have had printed and are circulating circulars containing an exact copy of the petitions of the saloon keepers and giving the names of the signers. M'COOK The mortgage record of Red Willow county for the month of February is as follows: Real estate tilings li4 2a a- releases. i'.7.; town nilngs, 13,U.01; re leases, Ifc.w7.s7: chattel filings, lU.iWJ.M; re leases, JB.frM.Ut. HUMBOLDT Tha Injuries sustained by Carl Williamson, the lad who got his foot unaur a passing ireigtu train lust (Sunday were so serious as to comoel tne tiunuu. tlon of the left limb a short distance above toe anaie joint. NORFOLK W. A. Benson haa been r rested near Gregory. 8. D.. on a charm of stealing. It Is said that there haa been considerable thieving In a small way in that section and officers are determined to pgt an end to it. M'COOK An Indication of the prosperity of this section of Nebraska la given by a recent public sale by a farmer; goods and chattels to the total of U SuO were sold. All was cash In hand but S.oo, which waa paid in less man a wees. AXTELL A man went-to Frank Ouatef son s livery barn and hired a team last Saturday and drove t Bloomington and sold the outfit. Ths sheriff of Kaarnev county went down and brought ths taaul oacs,. out tne inter is still at large. rr,Ainat.- a counierreit dnllar waa passed on C. M. Coon, ths meat market mas in Wtst Bea tries. The ccjln is a poor Imitation of the genuine coin. It contains considerable lead and Is much heavier than those turned out at the United States mlntn. BEATRICE Yesterday W. H. Bowman, a stck raiser living north of Beatrice, re ceived a shipment of n cattle which he will feed nt his jila- e the coming summer. M'COOK A splendid snow In now falling over thin section of the state, bringing pro tection and moisture to the email grain, not to speak of the Joy and encouragement to the husbandman. BEATRICE The heaviest snowfall of the wlntr visited this locality last night and todav the ground is covered to the depth of ahout four Inches. Knrmern say It Is Just the thing for winter wheat and will put the ground In splendid shape for spring plowing. SHELBY A farm house occupied bv Ed Burgess and family, northwest of town, wan entirely burned after midnight thin morning. All the household goods of Bur gess were destroyed. The house belonged to Charles Krumbach, who, is In Hot Springs. Ark. BEATRICE W. R. Laughlln. the Junior member of the tlrm of Cummlngs & laughlln. grain and cor.! merchants of thin city, whs married a few days ago to Miss Daisy Mnlono of Warrcnsburg, Mo. The bride and groom arrived in the city yester day to make their home. SCHUYLER The Schuyler High school has added sixty-eight volumes to the school library. The library contains only books that are Instructive and enjoyable to th pupils. The library, considering the nixe of the school. Is -one of the best in the state end contains 7on volumes. HARVARD Saturday evening several pe titions were filed with the citv clerk asking of the city council the submission to the voters the question of license or no license for the coming year, and an mativ more names were on the petitions than the law requires it In prenumed the requent will be granted. h.iTINGTON A declamatory contest will he held here March 16 and will be par ticipated In by eight students of the Hart Ington High school. A gold medal or a SID gold piece will go to the winner. The winner will ilso be chosen to enter Into the declamatory contest to be held at Nor folk April 1. HUMBOLDT A large crowd of friends and neighbors gathered yesterday at the country home of Uncle Hen 1entlierman and wife, just east of the city, and cele brated the golden wedding anivcrsary of the worthy couple. Mr. and Mrs. Leather man have been residents of this section for about a quarter of a century. FREMONT The Great Northern has plans ready for its passenger depot which will he located in the east side of Main street south of the Union depot. It will be a two-story structure with a large wall ing room, ladies waiting room and a smok ing room, wlih ample rooms for batigae nnd express. It will be about the siao of the Union depot. FREMONT Hans Stolley Is wanted by the officers for passing a worthless check for S-D on Mortensen & Christennen, the complaint against Idm having been filed by i'ritx Shrodcr. who endorsed thu check and had It to pay. Stolley was In town last week enjoying a good spree at the time the check was drawn and lives on a farm In the western part of Saunders county. FREMONT J. A. Welton has succeeded in finding a farm wagon which was stolen from his store in Novemlier. l!t. It was found in Omaha in the possession of I. Peterson nt Twenty-first and Cuming. Pe terson bought in from a traveling horse trader who spends considerable time In this vicinity. Mr. Welton still has a reward for the arrest of the thief and hopes to get him. FREMONT The police last night gath ered in an Omaha pair a', n lower Slain street lodging house on a statutory charge. They gave tneir names as Si-hneiderwlndt and put up money for their appearance this morning, but failed to anpeur. The man had plenty of casii and was much agitated for fear the Omaha papers would get onto his escapade. He was apparently a man of good standing. BEATHK 'fci The annual government In spection of Company C was made laat night by Captain F. A. Wilcox, Thirtieth infantry. U. S. A. The Inspection was made Under heavy marching orders and included guns, haversacks and all accoutrements of the company. Captain Wilcox left today to Inspect Battery A t Wymore. He was accompanied by Captain i'enrod of this city, who will conduct the stale Inspection. BEATRICE At a meeting of the Board of Education last evening George A. Iec, English and civics teacher in the high school, tendered his resignation, but the board took no action In the matter. The total enrollment ns shown by Superintend ent Fulmer's report is l.WS. County Su perintendent Anna W Day was granted nu "Mne of the high school room inr the third Saturday In each month for monthly examinations at a rental of Sj per month. FREMONT The Northwestern Railway company la making preparations for putting on more truins as soon as the Shoshone reservation Is opened. A notice waa posted In the roundhouse today for twenty-live additional firemen to take engineers' ex aminations, which will result in the pro motion of practically all firemen of over two years' service. The Black Hills and Wyoming train Is doing an Increasing busi ness and it Is said that another through train to the end of tho line in Wyoming will soon be put on. EDGAR The first real snowstorm of the season begun yesterday afternoon ahout 4 o'clock and continued till after midnight. The snow fell quietly, without nny wind, and thi? morning the ground is covered to lie depth of nearly four inches with u fine, heavy snow. The winters uo to March 1, had been unusually mild, no snow, no wind, and only one blizzard, and that occurred last r rlday and Saturday. I lie wneat crop, before beinp covered with snow, was looking fine, and this nice fall of snow will undoubtedly lie highly beneficial. HUMBOLDT Snow fell during laat night to a depth of nearly a foot In this aec tion, the heaviest fall of the winter, but there, was no wind and travel has not yet been Interfered with to any great extent. The crowd of Canadian emigrants are ex periencing considerable diftlculty in load ing their cars as a result of the snow, which makes the roads heavy. The crowd, with Its train of nine cars, loaded witii household goods and Implements, started this evening for the province of Saskatche wan, Canada, where many of them have iready taken Claims snu oiners expect to do so. PLATTSMOUTH In the case of M. E. Brantner of this city against the Burlington Railroad company, Byron ciarK, attorney for the company, has learned that Judge Wheeler of the Mills county, Iowa, dis trict court haa handed down the following ruling on the application for a new trial. The court found that the charges of mis conduct on the part of the attorneys and certain witnesses for the defendant com pany were untrue and that the verdict in the sum of SlA.Oio was excessive and gives the plaintiff until March 20 to remit fo.liuo, and if he does not do no the motiun for a new trial will be sustained. WEST POINT Bert Green, a stranger In the city, was arrested on Saturday evening by Sheriff Malchow and lodged in Jail upon the Information of C. L. Tate of Atchlsgn county, Missouri, who asserts that Green was a fugitive rrom justice from Atcnison county, and that be, Tate, had authority to pursue and arrest titin. Tate says that Green hud Jumped a bail bond of Sl.OnO in the Missouri county. It appears that Green had been for some days past in Scribner In company with his brother. F. H. Green. befoe coming to West Point, and upon hearing of the arrest tho elder Green Im mediately sued out a writ of habeas corpus which wan tried yesterday netore County Judge Iewalu, resulting in the discharge of Green from custody, the so-called officer from Missouri falling to show his authority. PUB THE Of the Whole Family Depends Upon the MILK SUPPLY. EAGLE COLUMBIAN rand Cendnd Brand EvaporaUd ElUBLC CREAM SOLD EXflKWHERE. BETTER AND SAFER THAN FRESH MILK, Dorden's Condensed KY.U-K Co. NEW YORK. PATENTS TO INDIAN LANDS Senator Clapp Has Measure Affecting; Hold ino in Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, RESERVING LAND FOR EXPERIMENTS Contractor on Irrigation Project Alonar Sorth Pintle Denied Inten sion of Time In Which to Complete the Work, tFrom a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. March . tSpeclal.) Senator Clapp, chairman of the committee on Indian affairs, today Introduced a bill appropriating SlS'.ftO to enable the secre tary of the Interior tO" Issue patents In fee simple to allottees of the Sac and Fox of Missouri and Indian tribes now residing in Nebraska and Kansas; to pay tho per capita amounts due said tribes under the existing law and to allot the surplus tribal lands of the Sac and Fox of Missouri. Xcbraakane Dlarnaa Lease Bill. The Nebraska delegation met tonight at the residence of Judge Klnkald. It la un derstood the subject of land leasing wan further discussed. Klnkald and McCarthy being particularly interested In such n measure. Land for Aatrlenllnral Experiments. Representative Mondell Introduced a bill authorizing the secretary of the interior, on request of the secretary of agriculture, to reserve public lands for agricultural ex periment ntatlonn. The proposition Is that, upon sequest of the secretary of agricul ture, there may he reserved from entry or disposition under the public lHnd laws such tracts of unreserved and unappropriated public lands, not exceeding two sections in nny one body or tract, and not more than three bodies or tracts In any one ntate or territory, an the secretary of agriculture shall deem necessary, for the purpose of tarrying on or conducting any agricultural work or experiments authorized by con gress. Contractors Denied More Time. The application of Messrs. Robinson & Maney of St. Louts for an extension of time for the completion of the work on the Interstate caru',1, North Platte Irrigation project in Nebraska, under their contract of June 12. 1!i6, nnd supplemental contract of December 14, 19u5, which latter contract provides for completion of the work by May 1, 19f!, has been denied by the secre tary of the Interior. The present condi tions do not warrant granting the extension nsked for, and If the force empkyed is properly Increased It Is believed the work can be completed on time. Postal Matters. Rural free delivery carriers appointed: Nebraska Exeter,- route 1, William Mitch ell carrier, Robert J. McKeag substitute, fowa Carson, route 1, Fred Tlirop carrier. Carrie Throp substitute; Princeton, route 2, Bert L. Morgan carrier," Harry P. Smith substitute. Rural route No. 3 ban been ordered estab lished April 16 at Blnkesburg. Wapello county, la., serving 31S people and seventy nine houses. Court at Ilarttnarton. ItARTINGTON, Neb.. March 6.-(Special.1 The March term of the Cedar county district court convened yesterday, with Judge Graves presiding. The bar docket contains fifty cases, most of which are of minor Importance. There are a few crimi nal casen, but for nothing woise than an sault nnd battery. There Is but one di vorce case. Among the civil sultn there Is a 15,000 damage cane, that of J. B. Green W(.od, administrator of the estate of Maud Greenwood,, deceased, vs. Dr. John W. King.. Several noted physicians will be called to give expert testimony. The case is attracting considerable attention, ami the indications are that it will be vigor ously contested on both sides and will probably take up considerable time at this stsvdou. Mlnden on a Boom. MINDEN. Neb., March 6.-(Spcclal.) Mlndcn In on a boom Just at the present time. There are at present twenty new houses going up and many more would be If carpenters were plenty. The Mlndcn Brick works Is grinding lots of money on its plant. The owners of the Mlnden Edi son Light and Power plant have arrived and will commence work at once. The phint will cost $15,0110 and will be one of the best light plants in the west and Mindcn people will rejoice when it in ready for business. The company is from Chicago. Enjoins Street Vacation. NORFOLK, Neb., March 6. (Special.)- j injunction proceedings have been Issued against the mayor and city council to re strain them from passing an ordinance to vacate a portion of Philip avenue In order to meet the request of the Northwestern Railroad company, which promises on this condition to erect a modern station for the city at a cost of not less than S15.000 and probably 120,000. The injunction proceedings were filed at the Instance of a few citizens who assert that their property will be dam aged by the closing of the street. Kttruw Business Men Organize. KENESAW, Neb., March . (Special Telegram.) The business men met at Ma sonic hall tonight and completed organiz ing an association to be known as the Kencsaw Commercial club. A harmonious feeling prevailed and every business house was represented. The following officers were elected: President, Hon. H. A. Red man; vice president, C. G. Schlagel; secre tary. Dr. E. J. Latta; treasurer, M. W. Chappel. , Fntal Accident at Franklin. FRANKLIN, Neb., March . (Special.) Lee, the youngest son of Walter Mllh-r, was killed by being thrown from his horso. He was dragged twelve yards and was un conscious when found, dying In about ten hour. HEALTH Rl 9 Girlhood, Womanhood, Motherhood. The flnt lesson that tho young girl ban of wotnnnlirxHl is usually a painful ons. She learns t4 know what hcml ache means, and backache, ami some times is sadly borne down by this new experience of life. All the pain and misery which young girla commonly experience at such a time may, in almost every instance, he entirely prevented or cured by the use of Ir." Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It establishes regularity. It Wines up the general health, ami cures headache, backache, nervousness, chorea, or St. Vitus' dance, and other consequences of womanly weakness or disca.-". MOTHER OF THK FAMILY. 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However, motherhood is often looked forward to with feelings of great dread by most women. At such times a woman is nervous, dyspeptic, irritable, and she is in need of a uterine tonic and nervine, a strength builder to lit her vfor the ordeal. No matter how healthy or strong a woman may be she cannot but be beneliuxi bv taking Ir. Pierce's Favorite Prescription n prepare fur the event. It makes childbirth easy and often almost painless. dr. pierce's favorite prescription is a powerful, invigorating tonic. It imparts strength to the whole system ana to the womb and We, appendages in particular. For overworked " worn out," "run-down," debilitated teachers, milliners, dressmukers, seamstresses, "shop-girls," housekeepers, nursing mothers nnd feeble women generally, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the greatest earthly boon, being un equaied as an appertizing cordial and restorative tonic. A STRENGTH EKIXQ NERVINE. "Favorite Prescription is unequaled and is invaluable in allaying ana sub duing nervous excitability, irritability, nervous exhaustion, prostration, neu ralgia, hysteria, spasms, chorea, or St. Vitus's dance, and other distressing, nervous symptoms commonly attend ant upon functional and organic dis ease of the womb. It induces refresh ing sleep and relieves mental anxiety a ad despondency. A SCIENTIFIC MEDICISE. n. rr,.nr:t Tt jfjj, RATES CUT IN TWO Every Saturday and Sunday; up to April 1st. 1906 ROUTE ROUND Mlnden Harlan -Manning Carroll - -Fort Dodge $1.00 - 1.60 2.25 - 2.80 4.25 Cood returning fallowing Monday. SAME RATES TO OMAHA FROM ABOVE STATIONS1 For lull Information applf to H. H. Churchill, Ctntrel Agtnt. itii Faraam Strut. Northwestern Medical WOT A DOLLAR Required to Commence Treatment. We Mean Tbli Moit Emphatically. It U for Yon -For Everybody. Lost Power Restored, According to Age, 14 to 60 DAYS. Private Diseases, Recently Contracted, 4 DAYS. Varicocele. Without in Operation, 10 to 30 DAYS. Olood Poison, No Mercury or Potash, 30 to 90 OAYS. KIDNEY AND BLADDER TROUBLES, either acute or chronic, 15 to 40 DAYS. NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL & SURGICAL INSTITUTE, Northwest Cor. 13th and SOUTHWEST - Excursions Oneway Colonist AH tb Way Roundxtrip Homeseekers SkUUtL LARIMEK, Put. Agt. 4M tqulubl Bldg.. 0$ Moiats, I. a ncicntilic medicine, rnrefnllv devised bv an esiwrienettl and skillful phv si'rian, and ndapted to roman's dcli-cat- organism. It is purely vegetable: in its cuiiMsiti(n nnd perfectly harm less in ilN iffiH-ts in nwy mmtfinw o' thr mmtrm. I ,r morning sickness ot tunica, weak stomach, indigestion, dyspepsia and kindred svmptoms iu use will prove very bcnelicial. CIKES OBSTINATE CASES. "Favorite Prescription" Is n positive cure for the most complicated and obstinate cases of leucorrhea, exces sive Mowing, painful menstruation, un natural suppressions and irregularities, Crolapsus or falling of the womb, weak ack, "female weakness," anteversion, retroversion, bearing-down sensations, chronic congestion, inflammation and ulceration of the womb, inflammation pain and tenderness of the ovariea accompanied with "internal heat." HOW TO LOOK HEAl'TIFl'L. Young women or matrons should not nllow themselves to look sallow and wrinkled because of those pains and weaknesses which l)ccotne chronic and are tl.i? result of colds, tight, lacing, and the imprudent enreof the womanly sys tem. Manvaw-oman would look Sean tiful.have healthy color and bright eves if it were not for those drains on her strength and those weaknesses which come all too frequently and make her lifo miserable. There is a rendy-to-use lrcscrirtion,used a great many rears by Dr. R. V. Pierce in his large practice as a Specialist in women's diseases, which is not like the many "patent medicines" on the market, as it contains neither alcohol nor any narcotic, or other harm ful drug. It is purely vegetable. It is known as Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre scription nnd is sold by druggists. PR, FIERCK'S FLEA8ANT PELLETS cure biliousness, sick and bilious head ache, dizziness, costiveness, or con stipation of the bowels, loss of appe tite, coated toneue, sour stomach. windy belchings, " heartburn." pain ami distress after eating, and kindred derangements of the liver, stomach and bowels. Persons subjected to any of theset troubles should never be without a vial of the "Pleasant Pellet" at hand. In proof of their superior excellence it can truthfully be said that they are always adopted as a household remedy aftet the first trial. One little "Pellet" is a laxative, two are cathartic. .Thev regulate, invigor ate and cleanse the liver, stomach and bowels. As a "dinner pill," to promote digestion, take one each day. To re lieve the distress arising from over eating, nothing equals one of these little "Pellet." They're tiny, sugar coated, anti-bilious granules, scarcely larger than mustard soeds. HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.' How to live in health and happiness, is the general theme of Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser. This great work on medicine and hygiene, containing over 1000 pages and more than 700 illustrations, is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Send 31 one-cent stamps for the cloth-bound volume, or only 21 mr for tho honk in rnre TRIP RATES Eagle Grove Clarion . -Hampton -Belmond Mason City - $4.80 5.10 5.90 5 45 .40 & Surgical Institute We are Specialists for Diseases and Weaknesses of MEN and MEN ONLY. We know just what we can do, and we have such firm confidence in our NEW METHODS and TREATMENT that we are willing to cure our patients under an absolute guarantee of faraam OMAHA. Ml. March 6 nd 20 tho Santa Fe will tell one-tray . econd-rlaas tickets to the Southweat at about I half fare. ' On a me dates round-trip Homeseekers' tickets will be sold at about three-quarters of one fare. See for yourself the prosperous Southwest