Nebraska Newspapers

    TIIK OMAHA DAILY BEE: FT? ID AY, MAY 11. tlWG.
RAILROAD HEARING NOW ON
Northwestern BpreDtktiTei Explain Dii
erepTOw ia Two Reporta.
COVER DIFFERENT PERIOOS OF. TIME
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Cranflon, ta commissioner of th North
western, and Ben WhK. attorney for th
smi corporation, appeared bafora tha
But Board of Asesmnt thl afternoon
to sptain tha Inquiry mad by Mr. Mor
tcnacn a to an apparent dlscrspsnry of
ome 13,0o0.0i. a ahoarn by the report to
the stockholders and tha report to tha
stats board.
Mr. Crandon aald the report to tha stock
holder wit made March SI, 190. and the
report to tha board covered the actuation
exlatlnf June . 10. and many chanre
nitclit be made In that time.
Bond to tha amount of 1X731.006 had been
retired, he ald, while tt.KM.ooa bond had
been lmid -to buy tha tock of tha Chl-eng-o.
gt. Paul. Minneapolis' Omaha, 12, CM
debenture bond had been paid, which mad
up the discrepancy of fll.OOO.oni). The re
port to the stockholder showed securities
the amount of fl51,000.O00 In round num
!: and to the board tl3S.O0O.0W.
Mr. Mortensen wanted to know why the
; uO0.onn held In the (Inking fund wa not
t asset to be assessed. Mr. Crandon
nured the. board the bond had been
placed In the winking fund and could not be
used by th officer. It waa merely a caae.
he aald. of buying up one' own aecurltle
and. therefore, tliey should not be assessed.
Thl brought on a lengthy argument In
which Mortensen maintained the aecurltlea
held In the sinking fund constituted an
Investment and saved the company from
paying Interest at least.
Mortensen wanted to know further why
the bond were not cancelled if they could
hot be uneri. Crandon, however. Said this
could not be done, but they must be held
until the proper time came to pay them off.
Both stuck to their positions, Mortensen,
that the sinking fund Is an Investment and
should, be assessed, while Crandon main
tained such vu not the case.
One l.lu Dees trot Par
At the morning seaslon of the board Tax
Commissioner Hlghleyman of the Missouri
Psclflc. in that gentle, easy way of his.
explained why It was the Pacific railway
In Nebraska, which Is a branch of the
Missouri Pacific, should be asseased at
little or nothing. The man from Mlsaourl
bfinn by telling the board he thought hi
system hid been well treated by the as
sessing powers of tha atate and. though
no duiibt he had been assessed too high,
there would be no complaint. Except, of
course, he said, the Pacific railway. This
line runs for aeventy-one miles, from Su
perior to the neighborhood of Hasting.
"Thl road was operated at a loss of
113. lift) last year," explained the apeaker.
"It. I a dead weight on our hand, and
the odlctnls have figured and fir J red how
In make It a paying Investment, but they
.seem unable to do it. t suppose if there
was any way to get lid of It the officials
would gladly do It."
"I suppose It brings a good deal of
freight to your main line, though," Inter
posed Mr. Mortensen."
"Oh, yes; it handle some freight. But
at a matter of fact the entire system ef
the Missouri Pacific has been a losing
I'roposltlon this year.' The . yellow" fever
it iiiu nuuui Hiiumra us utii vi uuainnss
for ninety days and recently a cut near
Jefferaon City slid In on us and we were
compelled to send the passenger train
around Jefferson City, and we had to let
the freight stack up fur fifteen days. All
cf these things have put us In bad shape.
In New Vork It is asserted by some of
the flnanclsl journals that the reason tha
Missouri Pacific Is not making money I
due to bad management. . A to that I do
not know, but I think the management I
doing as good as aoy other management
could do. ' We even had to borrow money
last year to pay dividends."
While Mr. Hlghleyman made a neat lit
tle plea for a reduction a member of the
board recalled that both the Northwestern
rA tha niirllnAH liHiUil Ailama mamm
'end the same country tapped by the Pa
cific railroad and they are assessed at
about twice a much a the latter road.
Mortrasen Make Statesaewi.
At the conclusion of the board meeting,
Mr. Mortensen said In regard to tha appar
ent discrepancy In the reports:
"I thought thl discrepancy would be
found In the bonds assumed by th con
solidation of tha Northwestern, and other
road and did -not' think It would be ex
plained a It was. I find I was In error
and hop the newspaper will do th road
justice and explain that I wa wrong. I
think, however, the S3.SOO.0O9 held In the
sinking fund should have been returned,
and I still think thl fund should be
asseased."
f. A. Polley of th St. Paut at Omaha
addressed the board and explained hi
view on taxing railroads. Mr. Polley
contend real estat In Nebraska, which I
rchard
Wilhelm
Sarpet
4I4-4I6-418 S.I6thSt
Our Stock of Detroit Jewel Gag
Stores la becoming rapidly deple
ted. The enormous demand for
thl popular gaa 'range make it
extremely bard for ua to duplicate
th Selling slxea. It will pay you
to make your selection now, while
yo cm grt what yo want. Prlcee
from $10.00 to 8.00.
Tha Narioaal Insurance Gasoline
Store is tha beat substitute for
gaa you can get. No dirt or Boot,
Easy wad Simple to operate, burns
a clear blue and odorleaa flame,
aad cam not explode.
Calorie Flreles Cookstovea, Cooks
your food Infinitely better, saves
71 par cant of your gaa bill, aad
you caa go calling while It la be
ing dona.
N.
eonfartioa
fcss .r
beta gifted witk
suck delieiousnn sad
sJste-plsssur a
RUMEL'S
C It tetslly valise sy other sstisrf cnoo
alst becsuse it is th only ctioeolst msd in
which crssm (iartsad of milk) is combined with
ths finest eocea kssns. (round to tke smootha
f kuttsr. Ths klsad of th rw is delight
fully perfect. Pachsged ia 5 sad 10 seat sixes
aad squared off into delicious kits, so a to
ke rate with gloved fiagert.
UU U. tm asaU CUmIiii
mJ aimliii m el Cmm.
timtrX MTIttS, Cat as Chscelats Mmv, K T.
assessed every four years, has Increased 20
to 2t per cent during the last two years and
at thts time th assessment of real estate
Is not more than W per cent of It value.
He think his road should be cut down ac
cordingly 100 to I3G0 per mile on the
ssseseed value.
Argaaaeata In Grala Case.
Argument were made In the grain case
this afternoon before Referee Pern be rt on,
the defendants having elected to put In no
testimony In answer to the testimony of
the slate. The state has sttempted to show
that a conspiracy ha existed among cer
tain grain dealera to control the price to
be paid for grain In Nebraska, and In
furtherance of this conspiracy the various
railroads, have granted to the favored
shipper a rbat of 1 V4 cents a hundred
pounds on wheat these favored shippers
have sent out of the state. The attorney
general is asking that a temporary 'injunc
tion to restrain these dealera from com
bining be made perpetual, and he Is pro
ceeding under . no particular anti-trust
statute, but on the ground that ail of the
anti-trust statute are constitutional and
In effect and force. The defendants assert
all of the statutes relating to, trust and
combinations have been repealed by the
1905 Junkln anti trust act and the state
must show this act has been violated.
In his argument Attorney General Brown
reviewed the evidence introduced, which
In effect showed the dealers divided the
state into thirteen districts and when
trouble arose In either of the districts It
waa settled by representatives of the other
district and In one Instance, he said, the
evidence showed a general freight agent
of a railroad had been called In and had
threatened to make an obstreperous dealer
remove his elevator from the right-of-way
of the railroad company unless he agreed
to stand by the combination. He said the
evidence showed the , price ot grain waa
fixed by a committee of five dealer, .who
conferred after the Board of Trade had
closed In Chlcsgo each day. The districts
were notified of the price to be paid on
the following day. '
In answer to the contention of the de
fendants that the elevation charge of 1 14
cents a 100 paid to terminal elevators, waa
a matter of Interstate commerce, the at
torney general said was foolish. The
matter did not become Interstate com
merce business, he contended, - until the
car waa loaded and billed. The act, he
said, was committed in Nebraska. The
elevator man owned the grain, and put
It In th car. ' . .
'It -would be Just as .reasonable and
just," he said, "to say you could not ar
rest a drayman hauling wheat, who tres
passed on your lot because the wheat he
was hauling was. to be billed to Illinois.
It would be just a much Interstate com
merce." The 1)4 cent paid the terminal eleva
tor, he said, wa nothing more nor less
than a rebate paid la -favored ahlpper
and If, a the defendant said, the samo
waa paid to the farmer as well, he said
that would destroy the contention that
the charge waa paid for work done.
The attorney general held It waa not
necessary for the state to prove the d
fendant had carried out their intention
to control , prloea, but merely to prove
that a conspiracy existed to do this. Th
Incident he noted, he said, merely went
to show that a conspiracy did axlst.
Defense Hats an laalnsT.
Harry Brome, attorney for the Holm-
qulst Elevator company, said hi com
pany had not been notified when the depo
sition were taken last summer and he
asked the caa against his client be dis
missed. Th attorney general objected
to thl and asked that th court not dis
miss the case, but retain Jurisdiction.
Koacoe Pound of tha defendants' coun
sel, argued against th manner of 'th
procedure of the legal department. He
argued the defendants had a light to know
under what statute th state waa pro
ceeding. The Junkln act should apply,
he maintained, and he held It waa up to
tha atat to prove thts act had been vio
lated. Ed P. Smith followed Judge Pound and
argued that the giving of the elevation fee
to th terminal elevators was not a rebate
because it waa given to all of them, but
even if It was held to be a rebate th stats
courts could have no Jurisdiction because
It wa Interstate commerce business. Th
arguments wsr not finished and another
session will be held In th morning.
After Oil r Gas,
Th local oil company began to dig for
oil or ga thl afternoon near . Burnham,
south of thl place. A fifteen Inch drill
1 being used and the ofCclals of th com
pany believe they will strike gas or oil.
Head Beck at Old Jon.
Albert Head, who escaped some month
ago from th state penitentiary, 1 back at
hi old Job, after a sojourn down in Kan
sas knd dear old Missouri. Head got work
with a Kansas farmer and, so th story
goes, fell In love with hi employer' wlf
snd th two hied themselves to St. Joseph.
There the Irate' husband followed and
caused their arrest. Head waa Identified
as the missing convict and was brought
back to prison.
IOAP MINK IN MKBRASKJk
Faraaer Near Beldea Taluk He Has
rsrlaat 1st Ike Hills.
SIOUX CITY. la.. May 10. (Speclal.)
R. H. Mitchell, a ranchman at Belden,
Neb., discovered a small mountain of soap
near Savage, along the O'Neill line of
the Oreat Northern road. The hill which
Mltchlll calla "soap hill" la composed of
a fin and very white sand, which when
mixed with water greatly resembles Sa
pollo. Th people of the vicinity have
been making good use of the natural Sa
pollo, according to Mr, Mitchell, who say
that It ha been carted away by the
wagonload. for the scrubbing of farmhouse
floors, polishing of metal and earthenware,
and vn a a toilet soap for th hands.
For th latter uae It ia aald to be superior
to Mechanic's soap and the other prepa
rations used by machinists.
Mr. Mitchell waa la Sioux City yesterday,
bringing a aampl of th sand to th Haa
kins Soap works here for analysts. He
believes that the sand hill can be made into
a r paylog soap Industry. TL unlet
prepsrsrlon mountain Is ownM by an old
ranchman by the name of Louts Beyl.
OPPOSITION TO AMK.T rtRRCNCV
Nebraska Rankers Do Nat I.Ike Plan
f Secretary ef the Treasury.
HA8TINGS. Neb . Msy 10.-(8pei lsl )
Just before the rinse of the banquet of
group No. 4 of the Nebraska P.ankera' as
sociation, about 2 o'clock thls.mornlng, the
following resolutions wre adopted:
The bankers of group No. t, Nebraska
Bankers assorlHtton, In regular meeting
at Hastings. Neb., heartily and earnestly
endorse the sentiment of Hon. C. M
Brown aa opposed to t lie system f
asset currency now proposed by the sec
retsry of the treasury snd others, and we
do hereby declare our allegiance fo .con
servative principles in all lines of bank
ing snd we derlare our belief that only en
conservatism lies safety.
We heartily and sincerely approve of the
position taken by I.. H. Howey, president
of the Nebraska Bunkers association, in
relation to government and state super
vision nf bsnks, and we derlare It as our
belief that strict snd careful examinations
should be made by competent examiners.
JR heress, There Is now pending In con
gress and haa already been psssi-d by the
house of representatives a bill to remove
the Internal revenue tax upon alcohol when
It has been made unlit for use aa a bever
age, and.
Whereas, Such a law would greatly ben
efit the people of thia state, because al
cohol csn be produced from our cornstslks,
potatoes, refuse from sugar beets and
other products of the soil, and can be used
to furnish cheap light, cheap fuel and
cheap power, therefore, be It
Resolved. That we urge the United
States senate to make that bill a law and
that a copy of this resolution be sent by
eur secretary to the United States senators
from this state.
We favor reasonable but strict lawe for
the regulation of life Insurance, which has
grown to .such Immense proportions as to
become an object of national concern. We
deplore the mismanagement which recent
Investigation has disclosed, but believe that
with proper federsl or state laws such may
be avoided In the future and the businevs
benefited and the policyholder amply pro
tected. We extend our sympathy to the unfor
tunate people of Pan Francisco who have
met with such tremendous loss and truxt
that a kind Providence will deal graciously
with them In their severe trtala.
To the officer of this association who
have served with so much credit to them
selves and such profit to the members of
this group during the past year we wish
to express our sincere appreciation and to
assure them of our earnest co-operation
In the work for the ensuing year.
To the cltlxens, and especially the bank
ers of Hastings, we wish to express our
hearty appreciation of their splendid re
ception and entertainment of the members
of this association. The memory of this
meeting will long be cherished by us as
a bright and happy spot in life's pathway
and we wish nsist sincerely to thank you
for the most generous favors extended
to us.
STOCKHOLDERS WIN IN COl'RT
Effort 'to Collect for BeneSt of
Creditors is a Failure.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.. May 10. (Special
Telegram.) The Rhode Island court has
denied the plaintiff's motion In suits
brought by Alfred Haxlett, receiver of the
American bank of Beatrice, Neb., against
promlnet Rhode Islander.
The American bank of Beatrice went to
the wall during the panic of 1893. It waa
then officered by Nathan Blakely, presi
dent; Charles E. White, vice president;
John Henderson, cashier, and Charles
Blakely, assistant cashier. Among the
board of directors were C. L. Schell, C J.
Jackson and other well-to-do men of
Beatrice. An application was made to the
State Banking Board at the time to defer
throwing the bank Into the hands of a re
ceiver on condition that the directors and
stockholders would put up a bond of 1100.-
000 to secure the depositors and permit the
old directorate to close up the affairs of
the bank. The proposition was agreed to,
but after a year or more the bank failed ttf
make good, though going out of business,
and upon the application of creditors of
the bank Alfred Haxlett, a prominent law
yer of Beatrice, was made receiver, ,of the
bank. . Receiver Haslett at once went to
work to gather something from the wreck
age and did succeed In paying Out a small
percent of the deposits. But the affairs
of the bank were In such a hopeless tan
gle that very little was realized and then
Haxlett went after the eastern stockhold
ers of the concern. A considerable num
ber of stockholders lived in Rhode Island
and he brought suit in the courts of that
state to recover.
A decision was handed down In the Rhode
Island supreme court Thursday against
Receiver Haxlett and for the Rhode Island
stockholders.
Legal Tangle Over Fee.
TECUM6EH. Neb., May 10.-(8pectal.)
Former Sheriff W. H. Cummlngs has filed
a protest with the Board of County Com
missioner of Johnson county against the
payment of certain expense Incurred by
County Attorney J. C. Moore, George A.
Adams of Lincoln and Edgar Ferneau of
Auburn for expense In conducting the
prosecution of the case of the atat of
Nebraska against Charles M. Chamberlain.
Mr. Cummlngs' protest asserts that ex
pensive trips have been made by the law
yers to look for evidence, one by the
county attorney to the state of Washington,
on by Mr. Adam to Chicago, and one
by Mr. Ferneau to the western part ot
Nebraska. It is said that some ot Cum
mlngs' claim, w'hen he was a officer. In
which he caused the county expense in
connection with th Chamberlain matter,
were held up, hence the action. Th board
will consider the matter at a futur meet
ing. Degree ( Hssor Convention.
EDGAR. Neb., May 10.-(8peclal.) The
Fourth Nebraska district. Degree of Honor,
held Us annual convention . in Fraternity
ball, this city, yesterday and today. Th
fifty-eight lodges were represented by 100
delegates. A social, to which the publlo
was Invited, waa held In the hall Tuesday
evening and waa largely attended and much
enjoyed by all present. The hall, reception
room and anteroom .were beautifully and
tastefully -decorated with pink and white
flowers and festoons of pink and white pa
per, the colors of the order. The, object
of th convention la to consider way and
mean that benefit the order, especially In
matters of legislation, so that delegates to
the grand lodge may be properly instructed
and posted by their lodges before going
to the grand lodge and thus save much
valuable time for that body.
Pass Examination for Draggiala.
NORFOLK. Neb., May 10. (Special Tele
gram.) Thirteen embroyo druggists taking
the tat examination for registration her
were successful, a follows: Alfred Adams.
AJns worth; Orby W. Cass, Franklin; Ed
Dienea, Hastings; J. P. Davy, Dixon; Dave
Goldman, Lexington; O. H. Grauel, Nor
folk; C. A. Hubbard. Carroll; W. H. Kerr,
Falls City; F. E. Koester, West Point; Art
Larrison. Omaha: J. P. Relffert, Hartlng
ton; 8. C. Smith, Omaha: Lynn S. Thomp
son. Gordon; J. D. Williams. Omaha. The
high mark waa made by Mr. Larrison of
Omaha. The next examination will b held
at Hasting. June I.
Isjasn t hl ot Lincoln.
LINCOLN. May 10. Th annual conven
tion of th college fraternity of Sigma Chi
began her today with representatives from
ths actlv chapter In th Universale of
Kansas. Nebraska, Iowa, Washington and
St. Louis aad th alumni chapter of Kan
sas City, St. Louis and Denver. Beside
th business sessions there will be smokers,
base ball games, a ball and a banquet.
Girl Caaght Stealing; Flowers.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. May 10.-(8pa-cial.)
Grand Island I likely to hav some
thing of a sensation In th near futur.
For some time past flower have been taken
of svcnlr.gs (ruin the IKwtr beds i .Ue
lawna of private parties, and last evening
some of the perpetrators were caught In
the act. The resident catching them at It
was surprised to And that the depredations
were blng committed by a number of
girls. Two of them were , recognised and
arrests will probably be made In a day
or two If the acts are continued. Several
tulip beds have been completely robbed of
the blussoms.
Christian Chureh Convention.
GRAND 1S1-AND. Neb., May 10. -(Special.)
A convention of the Christian
church for the nine counties of Adams,
Hall, Clay, Hamilton. Franklin, Webster.
Buffalo. Nuckolls and Kearney la taking
place at the Christian church of thts city,
with a goodly attendance of delegateaknd
pastors. The convention will close this
evening with an address by Chancellor
Ayleworth of Cotner university.
Sheldon Returns from Sooth.
NEHAWKA. Neb.. May 10.-(BpeclaI Tel
egram.) Captain George 1 Sheldon haa
arrived from his Mississippi plantation. He
was detained a month longer than he ex
pected on account ot a threatened break
In the levees, which would have flooded hi
cotton plantation.
Farmer Killed or Horee.
DANNEBROG. Neb.. May 10.-(8peclal
Telegram. Ed. Gugeumus, a wealthy and
respected retired farmer, an old pioneer
of Howard county, living now at St. Paul.
Neb., wa killed yesterday by a horae
striking htm with It head, causing a blood
vessel to burst.
' New- of Nebraska.
BEATRICE The Beatrice Woman's club
is meeting wun much encouragement In It
plan toward beautlfylr.g some parts ot
ths city.
YORK It Is reported that John Iett of
Benedict, commander of the Grand Army
of the-Republic of Nebraska, will be a
candidate for .the legislature.
TEKAMAH Deputy Sheriff L. G. Phlpps
left this morning with Harry Labertaue,
a lad of ia years, from Lyons, who wa
sentenced to the Boys' Industrial school at
Kearney by Judge Basler yesterday.
BEATRICE Yesterday morning at 9;30,
at the parsonage of the Christian church,
Rev. J. E. Davis officiating", was solemnised
the marriage of Charles V. Odcn of this
city and Miss Bertha McMalns of Wymore.
BEATRICE Fire supposed to have been
caused by sparks from an engine, slightly
damaged the roof of the Rock Island depot
this afternoon Floyd's feed store In West
Beatrice wa damaged by fir early this
morning.
ALBION It Is reliably reported that
about $W,000 will be expended in erection of
churches here the present year. The Catlu
ollcs will build a $25,000 edifice and the
Methodists will put In about $15,000 In a
house of worship.
A INS WORTH Mrs. Sophia Lochmlller
aged 82 years, died last nia-ht at hr roi
dence north of town. Four weeks since
she was moving a stove and fell on the
corner of a table and broke two ribs, from
which she did not recover.
TECUMSEH Ira Eras, the ll-vasr-oM
son of Mrs. Fannie Egge of this city, has
lockjaw. He Jumped from a shed the flr.
of the week and stuck a rusty nail In hie
iooi. no aiienuon was paid to the wound
and lockjaw resulted. The bov is In a ore.
carious condition.
TEKAMAH Mavor Anderson reoi.- -
letter yesterday from the San Francisco
rcnei vommiitee tnanxtng 1 ekamah for
the car of provisions sent last mnmii
This car left here on April 25 and arrived
In San Francisco May 1, only being on the
roaa nve cays.
AIN8WORTH Brown county has been
having Ice every morning for the paat four
mornings, but the fruit is In a remark. hi.
good condition, considering the frost that
ma imiT. i ne sun is out Drtght and
warm today and the farmer think the
cold wave is over.
ALBION Dr. J. H. Thompson, who sold
hi property here and disposed of his prac
tice some weeks ago. removed hia family
to Genoa the first of the week, preparatory
to entering the practice at that place.
After Investigating the field he returned
the next day, purchased back his office and
will permanently locate-here.
FALLS CITY Mr. ' Him Pnvil.
Miss Norah Poteet have Just announced
the fact that they are married and have
been ao since the first of January., the
ceremony, which was Wfnrmm in Ln.
enworth. Kan., being kept secret until now.
iney win maxe tnoir nome In Hiawatha,
Kan. Mr. Crooks being a traveling sales
man with headquarters there.
TECUMSEH The seoond chapter of the
matrimonial troubles of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
brown, formerly of Burchard, has devel
oped here. Mr. Brown is the young man
who endeavored to abduct his child from
the mother here last Sunday. Mrs. Brown
has brought suit for divorce from him In
the Johnson county district court, her pe
tition reciting many acts of cruelty and
neglect.
BEATRICE C. H. Carthage, Inspector of
bridges for the Burlington road, with a
number of officials of the company, ar
rived in the city yesterday on a apeclal
train and remained here for the night.
Brldgea were Inspected along the Burling
ton route yesterday from DeWitt, Neb., as
far south as Concordia, Kan., and all were
found In first class shape. The train left
for St. Joseph thia morning.
TECUMSEH At a meeting of tha Te
cumseh Commercial club last evening It
was decided to hold a big Fourth of July
celebration in this city this year. The cel
ebration will Include a fitting observance
of the semi-centennial of the surveying of
Johnson county, which occurs this sum
mer. A meeting of cltlxens will be held
next Tuesday evening, when the details
of the proposed celebration will be given
Into the hands of committees.
CHADRON The year ending May 1 has
been an exceptionally good one for Chad
ron financially, particularly the report of
the water commissioner, showkrig only $11
uncollected and that good. The mayor made
the following appointments, ail of which
were confirmed: Charles Dargen (present
Incumbent) chief of police; II. D. Mead,
chief ot firs department; Albert Crltea, city
attorney.
BEATRICE Gage lodge No. 161. Fra
ternal Union of America, met last night
and elected these offiners: J. F. Pethoud,
fraternal master; Mrs Polly Bull, Justice;
Miss Elisabeth Leech, secretary; W. W.
I.awson. treasurer; Floy Klnnamon, truth;
Miss Jessie Leech, mercy; Audra Frirear,
guide; Herber Palmer, guard; Mrs. Polly
Bull. Stephen Bull and Herbert Palmtr,
stewards. George Ostrom of Omaha, state
organiser, waa present and addressed the
meeting.
COLUMBUS Lebanon lodge No. 68,
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, had
Its snnual meeting and elected
officers on Wednesday. These are the of
ficers: Walter I. Splece, worshipful master;
George A. Scott, senior warden; J. H. Jo
h an son. Junior warden; C. J. Clark, treas
urer and James R. Meagher, secretary.
The Installation will be public Insofar that
It will Include the Masons' families and
will be held at the regular meetinv after
tha meeting of the grand lodge in June.
GRAND ISLAND The funeral of Chris
Btaal, an early settler In the community,
took place yesterday, the remains being fol
lowed to their last resting place in the
Grand Island cemetery by an exceedingly
CIGARETTES
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long cortege, nev. Messrs. Kahs and Schu
mann of the Lutheran church officiated.
The Danish Brotherhood of America, of
which deceased was a prominent member,
attended in a body. Mr. Staal located in
the western part of Merrick county In the
sixties and was one of the most prominent
and well-to-do farmers In that section. Ho
leaves a wife and a number of grown up
children to mourn his loss.
FREMONT The Great Northern has a
large force of men st. work on the track
north of here ballasting and filling low
places. It will be a long time yet before
regular trains can be run. The big cut on
the reservation has caused much trouble
by sliding down. Not for from the cut and
above the level ' of the track Is a slough
and the water from It finds Its way
under ground to the bank and causes the
trouble. Work has not yet commenced on
I he passenger depot. The plans. It ia re
ported,- have been approved. Last evening
twenty loaded freight cars containing prin
cipally grain, came In over the new road
trom th north.
FREMONT A party was given last even
ing at the residence of W. T. Gibson.
Fourteenth and Broad streets, to the mem
bers of the sophomore class of the Fremont
High school. The' Junior attempted to
Interfere by getting into the house and
stealing the refreshments, but the doors
and windows were so securely fastened
they did not succeed. The seniors took a
hand to help out the sophomores and the
Juniors retaliated by procuring a lot of
eggs and egging both classes promiscuously.
The affair created considerable stir In the
neighborhood and the seniors seem to have
got the most of the eggs.
TECUMSEH Another movement for the
establishment of an adequate electric light
ing plant in this city is to be made by the
Commercial club. A committee has been
named which will go before the city coun
cil and ask that body to submit a bonding
proposition to the voter of the city. Ac
cording to law the city can Issue bonds
in the sum of 6 mills on Its valuation.
According to that this city could bond
Itself in the sum of $15,000. It Is proposed
to call for bonds In the sum- of $10,ftO, as
bonds for the present plnnt amounting to
H.0 are outstanding. The city has the
funds to pay these outstanding bonds, but
cannot do so until January 1, when the
same will be done.
BEATRICE The City School board met
last nlglit for the purpose of electing
teachers for the coming year. C. A. Fulmer
was again elected auperintenderit and L.
E. Mumford and Miss Julletta Rawles were
elected as principal and assistant principal.
With few exceptions the old corps of
teachers was re-elected. The new teach
era are Emma 6mlth, Etta Crabtree, Fran
cea Ingley, Luella Mason and Frances
Miller. M. L. Watt waa elected music
teacher. It was decided to again place
the drawing under a special supervisor,
and Mlas Minnie Davis waa elected aa
aupervlsor of drawing. The board also de
cided to Install normal training In the
high school course, with a special teacher.
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CHICAGO. May 10. John F. Wallace,
former chief engineer of the Panama ca
nal, today announced that he had accepted
th presidency of the Electrlo Properties
company. The organisation, recently In
corporated In New York, Is, according to
Mr. Wallace, to acquire, finance and de
velop properties In which electricity plays
the principal part.
Depositors May Get tush.
PITTSBURG. May 10. State Examiner
Peter G. Cameron, who took charge of
the Columbia havings and Trust bank to
day, said there was no shortage or defal
cation and that the depositors will proba
bly be paid In full.
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