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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1905. 5 M1XUP OVER ASSESSMENT Board Em a Msetinc. and Buooseds In Get tin Cut the Snarl ONE MORE SESSION WILL BE NECESSARY tlen of a Reeolatlon the Terms ot Which Hare Been Agreed tnon. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, May 22.-The State Bo.nl of Aiwumrnt will have to hold another meeting before the assessment for l.wni la Anally made. A meeting ti held thla morning and the minutes nf vtr session read, so that each member rnuM see Just how ha la recorded In the mat ter. The board after a discussion of the minutes Instructed Secretary Bennett to draw up a resolution In accordance with the statutes, containing the findings of the board, and when thla is dene another ses sion will be necessary to adopt thla. During the meeting yesterday the board trot tangled up In discussing a manner of procedure. Dearie had suggested the adoption of tha resolution containing the finding of the board, which the secretary had prepared. Mickey and Mortenaen both objected to this because they wanted to go on record favoring a higher assessment of tha Union Paclflo and1 the Northwest ern. After some discussion the board be gan doing It Thursday's work all over again and had fairly gotten started by noon. After noon Searle moved that all the work of the morning be expunged from the records, and In explanation he said he would next move the adoption of the reso lution In accordance with the tentative figures of Thursday. Mickey and Morten aen, he said, could then move amendments to Increase the Union Pacific and the Northwestern and in that way the work could be done in a very few mlnutea. Mickey objected to thla and Searle with drew his motion without It having been put by the chairman. When the secretsry complied the mlnutea he Included that motion by Searle without the explanation. Searle objected to this -at the morning session and moved that his motion be-expunged and his motion car ried. The board la now where it was when It concluded Its work last Thursday, ready to adopt the final resolution. The valua tion Is Just the same aa fixed on the In formal ballot. -Tha value of the private car ltneW'was fixed last year at the flgurea returned by the companies, the attorney general having held under the statutes the board could not assess this class of property on other than Its tangible value. .School Apportionment Certlfled. The semi-annual achool apportionment certified to the s'ate superintendent today by State Treaaurer Mortenaen amounts to I41S.K1.01,. which la about $24,000 more than tha May apportionment of a year ago. The money waa derived from the following sources: School tax, $S2,W.6; lntereat on school and saline lands, 81S8,0$S.05; Interest on school lands . leased, 197.41S.01; lntereat on bonds. $64,274.17; Interest on warranta, 15S.634.06; game and fish licenses. $3,484; dls- vvum on uunnj, si.im.dv. rne money will be distributed 11.10 for each pupil In the state and there are at this time 376.348 chil dren of school age in Nebraska. J Normal Board Meeting. The atate normal board will meet In Peru tonight to pasa upon the candidates for graduation and attend to other matters. Owing to a rush of business In his office Superintendent McBrlen will not be able to attend the meeting. Commencement will tfltfii at the pormal school tomorrow The board will meet at Kearney May 29. -at Food Authority G r a "In cases of slow digestion, lack of stomach tone, and debility, this food is invaluable." NOW FOR THE REASON: The great bulk of human food is starch in some form bread, pastry, potatoes, rice, cereals (such as oats), wheat, rye, barley, etc. This class of food supplies "energy" if it be properly digested, but there's the rub. Starch and sugar in food are digested by the liver and intestines. When these organs are overworked or become weak, then the food is not entirely digested and lies in the warm moisture of the stomach until it decays, producing gas, and therefore disturbance and incipient disease of the liver and in testines and frequently appendicitis. To meet this trouble Grape-Nuts food was invented. In it, the starch part of the wheat and barley is transformed by long soaking, warmth, and time, into sugar just the same method as the body employs in digestion. Hence when one eats Orape-Nuts he eats a predigested food, ready for immediate digestion and assimilation, supplying the body with the needed food elements in a soluble and delicious form. THE LONDON "LANCET" SAYS: "The features worthy of note In our analysis are the excellent pro portion of proteld, mineral matters, and soluble carbohydrates per cent. The mineral matter was rich In phosphoric acid. 'Grape-Nuts' is described as a brain and nerve food, whatever that may mean. Our analysis, at any rate, shows that It la a nutritive of a high order, uln.-ti It contains the constituents of a complete food In very satisfactory and rich proportion and In an easily assimilable state." . The food is naturally pre-digested by heat, moisture and time. The diastase is thus pro duced and the transformation of starch into sugar accomplished. A perfect food for persons with weak intestinal digestion and who need, but cannot fully di gest ordinary bread and starchy food. For athletes, brain -workers, or the weakest babe. iFor Infants, pour hot water over three or four teaspoonsful of the food, fee that wat er with a trifle of the food dissolved In it.) ' "THERE'S A REASON" DR. FED HIMSELF A good old family physician with a life time experience In saving people finally found himself sick unto death. Medlciaes failed and but let htm tell hie own story. "For the flrst time In my life of O year I am Impelled to pub licly testify to tne value of a largely ad vertised article and I certainly would not pen' theae lines except that, what Mini to me a direct act of Providence, saved which time the Kearney Normal school commencement will be on " ' ' Selling Old military Stores. Adjutant General Culver will sell at pub lic auction May 26 all of the condemned goods belonging to the National guard which he haa on hand In his office. Most of the clothing will be aold merely as old rags. New Imbrella Company. The National Live Stock Commission company of South Omaha filed articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of state this morning. The capital stock Is 1500,000 and the Incorporators are Thomaa Kelly and Charles A. Mallory. The Omaha Umbrella Manufacturing company, with a capital stock of $26,000. filed Its articles of Incorporation with the secretary of state this afternoon. The In corporators axe P. H. Walker, W. J. Rum ple. W. 8. Simmons, H. M. Weir. E. A. Dickson and J. S. Virtue. Honda far School Pond. The State Board of Educational Inds and Funds this afternoon bought Ten nessee bonds to the amount of 150.000 as an Investment for the permanent achool fund. The bonds will net the state SVs per cent Interest. Baraea Appeals to Board. A. P. Barnes of Plattsmouth, who was refused a license to practice veterinary medicine by the State Board of Secretaries after an examination, has appealed to the state board proper. Mr Barnes said In his appeal he had been practicing as a veterin arian for some twenty-three years before the lHst legislature enacted a law govein- J Ing this profession. He attended an agri cultural college In New Tork for four yeare and received a certificate from It. he aiid, but later this college was merged with another and the records were destroyed. His own diploma, he said, waa destroyed in a fire In 130. Rallaar la Rankers t alon Stands. Insurance Deputy Pierce has refused the request of the Bankers' Union of the World to reconsider hla action In refusing a li cense to the company to do business In Nebraska. He some time ago refused the li cense and recently he received a letter from President Spinney asking him to re consider his action. He has written Dr. Spinney, saying he saw no reason for chang ing his former derision In the matter. Mission Girl located. Jranette Olmstead, who disappeared from TJncoln a week ago. Is thought now to be In Denver and married. Her father left for that place today to see If he can locate her. The girl Is 17 years old and lived with her sister, a trained nurse. In this city. Ist week she started to work at the overall factory and then disappeared. A girl friend, named Smith, who bought a ticket for Denver, said the Olmstead girl had gone tc that place. Her parents live In Eagle Grove, la. Dental Offices Robbed. The police of IJncoln are busy hunting down burglars who have been looting dental offices. During the last few weeks a number of dentists have been robbed and from the offices have been taken material used In dental work. Enough atuft has been taken. It Is asserted, to start a number of dental offices. BorllaaTton Brakeman Killed. William A. Pierce, a Burlington brake man, was Injured by a freight train In the yards at Ashland, Neb., and died at 7:S0 o'clock this morning at a IJncoln sani tarium. The train was the Schuyler freight and waa doing some switching In the yards. In some manner not yet known Pierce fell under the wheels and waa badly mangled. One arm was severed completely from the body and the other arm and both legs were mangled terribly. The unfortunate man was also Injured Internally. He was brought to IJncoln at once and taken to a hospital, where he lingered until hla death this morning, paaslng away In an unconscious condition. He waa 23 years old and leave a wute. He resided at 232 North Twenty- A Famous English Physician (who requests that his name be withheld from publication) says of e my life and I am Impressed that )t Is a bounden duty to make It known. "For years I kept failing wtth atom ach and liver disorders until I was re duced 70 lbs. from my normal weight. When I got too low to treat myself, I of my associate physicians advised me to put my house In order for I would be quickly going the way of all mankind. Just about that time I. waa put on a diet of Orape-Nuts predlgeated food.. Curl, ously enough It quickly began te build me up, appetite returned and In. if days I gmrasd lbs. That started jar return wu yea art ttt& sad w-ora ui th middle of the day, a few sonar of the "Confection of Perfection" RUNKEL'S feOIOCOLAIE broVra from tc eonv-tniently blocked" -off cake in which it it packet-! will satisfy T' bctwccB-fneal appetite. Th mint dalieioua tid-bit you have ever tasted. Mad of th richest chocolate, (round to hunsr-amoothaoni and blended with thick, pur cream. Sold in firs sad ten-cent package at th nearest store. Sni Is. f t U ef Ckeeotxs a4 ai'aiatsrs el Ceea. iUmCL R0T1IEKS. Com as Ckecelate Mlrs., K. J second street. The body will be taken at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning over the Bur lington to Staplehurst, Neb., for burial. Democrats Take Inventory. Democratic editors held a meeting here today and closed with a banquet at the Windsor tonight. A general discussion of the newspaper business and the political situation took up the time of the editors, though no formal action was taken. It aecmed to be the general belief the popu lists would not muster enough people to hold a convention, but If they did fusion should be attempted again. In his speech tonight G. M. Hitchcock advocated his primary system of choosing a senator. Instead of a state convention nomination, and Edgar Howard opposed It. About twenty editors were In attendance. At the banquet the following made ahort talks: "Nebraska In 19ns," John B. Donavon, Star-Mall, Madison. "The Younger Generation," A. E. Oven den. Chief, pawnee City. "CapiHlns of Industry," W. H. Green. Liberal. Crelghton. "Redeeming the Redeemer." W. H. Smith, Independent-Democrat. Seward. "Missouri In 1WB," R. A. Bates, Journal, Plattsmouth. "Demoerstlc Opportunity. Hon. G. M. Hitchcock, World-Herald. Omaha. "The Yellow Dog." F. J. Pratt, Demo crat, Humphrey. "National Honor," C. J. Bowlhy, Demo crat, Crete. Stork Dtea of Hydrophobia. HUMBOLDT, Neb.. May 22.-(Speclal.)-Scott Iilggs, a prominent farmer and stock man living six miles south of this city, has lost seven head of cattle within the last week from a strange disease which the veterinary surgeon pronounces clearly developed cases of hydrophobia. No other stock haa been lost in the neighborhood, although the farmers of that section were much ' disturbed about six weeks ago by a strange dog which appeared In several of the paatures and chased the stock about. The animal was killed and the matter had almost been forgotten when Biggs' stock became affected. Medical Society Reorganised. ARAPAHOE, Neb.. May 22.-(Speclal Tel egram.) At a meeting to reorganize the Furnas County Medical society, at the offices of Dr. Hansen today, the following officers were elected: Dr. C. C. Green, Beaver City, president; Dr. A. B. Hardin. Arapahoe, vice president; Dr. L. W. Rourke, Oxford, secretary and treasurer. There wss a good attendance from all towns in the county and much. interest manifested. The society will meet at call of the president. I 1 -wmst v.' i -w. f'Nut s to health and really saved my life. A physician is naturally prejudiced gainst writing such a letter, but in this case I am willing to declare it from the housetops that the multiplied thouaands who are now suffering as I did can find relief and health as easily and promptly by Orape-Nuts. If they only knew what to do. Sincerely and Fraternally yours. Name of this prominent physician fur nished by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Look In pkgs. for a copy of the famous little book, 'The Road to Wellville." SEBRASA CROP CONDITIONS Past Week Hai Been Warmer Than Aver ace, With Blight Rainfall. CENTRAL COUNTIES CATCH MOST RAIN Hrlsk to High Winds Prevailed Dor lag the Greater Portion of the Week, Mostly (ram Senth erlr Direction. LINCOLN. May 25-The last week, as a whole, was warm and dry with more than the seasonsble amount of sunshine. The dally mean temperature averaged ( degrees above normal. The rainfall was below normal In all counties. In most parts of the state either no rain fell or the amount was less thsn a tenth of an Inch. In several of the south ern counties, however, It exceeded half an Inch In small areas. The total rainfall from April 1 to date Is below the normal In the southeastern counties and along the northern border of the stste, while It Is above normal generally In the central coun ties. Brisk to high southerly winds prevailed during the first three daya of the week, with partly cloudy weather In' a large part of the state. The wind turned to north Thursday and the next two days were clear and cool, with light northerly wind. Wednesday was the warmest dsy. with maximum temperatures generally above fa degrees and In aome Instances In southern counties above 80 degreea. Friday was the coolest day, with minimum temperatures but slightly above 40 degrees. . Southeastern Section. Butler The weather was partly cloudy and threatening, but with very little rain; a good rain would be beneficial. ( ass The weather has been warm, with showers esrly In the week. Clay A light rain occurred Monday night and Tuesday morning; the remainder of the week was dry and warm. Hamilton The weather has been partly cloudy, with very little rain; the ground is rather dry. Jefferson i hursday was partly cloudy, with light showers; Friday and Saturday were clear, pleasant days. Johnson Tuesday and Wednesday we had strong southerly wind, cloudy weather and showers: the remainder of the week wss warm and clear. lancaster The week as a whole was warm, with only a light sprinkle of rain; Friday morning waa cool, with light trust in some localities. Nuckolls The first psrt of the week wss warm and partly cloudy, with strong south erly winds; the laat part was cool and clear. Pawnee Showers occurred Mondsy night and Tuesday; the last part of the week was clear, with little wind. Richardson The week was very favor able. tsallne The first part of the week was coo) and somewhat showery; the last part waa dry and warm. Thayer The week haa been very favor able, with plenty of rain, but no excess. York The week hss been dry, wltn sev eral days of high wind; rain would be beneficial. Northeasters) Section. Boyd A heavy rain occurred Sunday, May 13. with some hail. Colfax Brisk to high southerly wind pre vailed the first halt of the week, with a trace cf rain on one of the days. Dixon The week waa windy and without rain. Dodge The week has been . warm and wlndv. without rain. Douglas The past week has been one uf moderate temperature ann gooa growing weather, with a few scattered showers. Knox No rain occurred except a vciy light sprinkle; this waa a good week fur wnrk hut rain would be beneficial. Thurston The weather was partly rf-louuy. with southerly wind most of the week anj with only a trace of rain. Wavne The week has been winay. ary and cool; rain would be beneficial. Central Section. Boone The flrst part of the week wa cold and windy, while, jbe latter .part was warmer. , Custer The past week was clear, dry and warm. Hall The weather waa warm, witn nign wind the first part of the week; there haa been no rain In some parts of the county since April w. Howard The past week was favorable, txlni warm and nleasant and without rain. Loup A heavy rain occurred sunuay night In the western half of the county. Merrick The week wss one or sunsnine; no rain and cool nignts:nign soutneny winds occurred the first part of the week. Nance The week was warm, winay ana dry; there has been no rain In some parts of the county since April 30. Valley The week was warm, with con siderable high south wind. Wheeler The weatner was ary, wun oooi nights. Southwestern Section. Adams The weather of the week was dry. with high wind; rain would be beneficial. Chase The weather of the week waa vtry rvnrahle with only a trace of rain. Dundy The nrst tnree aays oi me wee were warm ana mosuy Clear; inurwaj and Friday were cooler. Franklin The weainer was winay ana irir Frontier The past week waa ciear ana warm. rum., Tha naat week was dry and more or less windy; no rain tea mis weea ana ih rnimil Is trttlnf ary. Phelps No rain fell this week, but the weather was gooa tor rarm worn. Western and Northwestern Sections. Dawes The first part of the week waa cool, but the last part waa warm and very favorable. Keith The temperature wss nign xues- i4.v mnA Wednesday: no rain fell. Rock The week waa warm and dry, with nm cinuris and hlarh wind Thursday. Scott's Bluff Considerable wind occurred about the middle or tne weea. Sheridan The ween waa warm, wun no rain at all. O. A. LOV ELAND, Section virecior, uncoin, nto. CORN IS HONED BV THE HAIL Folly Half In Storm Area Moat ho ReDlaateo. FRANKLIN. Neb.. May E.-Bpeclal Tel egram.) The etorm yesteraay aia mucn damage to the growing corn. Fully SO per cent will have to be replanted. The cherry crop will be a total lose. The area of the mrm was not large. Franklin seems to have suffered the most from the hall, but east of here about six miles the most water fell. Several washouts on the rail road haa made it Impossible to run trains. No mall has been received for thirty-six hours, but trslns will be running to morrow, as the railroad company has a large force of men repairing tracka. Three work tralna are working eaat of here and ahould have the track repaired by morning. L. Nelson, living about two miles east of here, lost quite a number of sheep In the storm, mostly by drowning. The pas ture where he had them overflowed about two feet and before he could move them the loss was quite heavy. f UlAUHlTPlETS AT FALLS CITV John Williams. FALLS CITY, Neb., May 23. 8pecial Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, who live a few miles west of Falla City, are the par ents of four boys, who were born last Suit- day morning. May Man Fonnd Dead In Bed. FREMONT, Neb.. May 22 (Special. Axel A. Hegblad was found dead In his room over Keaton's restaurant about 10 o'clock last eight. He la supposed to have made his home at Pender and frotn papers found on his person Is sn auctioneer. He came to Fremont Sunday, taking a room at Keaton's and yesterday afternoon spent his time In saloons, drinking considerably. He went to Ms room about 4 o'clock and about 8:43 Mr. Keaton heard a nclse as of breaking glass and groans and- be ivy breathing which came from the room. The door was locked and la reply to the ques tion what was the matter he answered 'you know." It was some solnutea fcefors an entrance could be made through a window. He lay dead In bed In a natural position and had evidently died without a struggle. There mere broken pieces of a whisky bottle on the floor. Heghlad H about 36 years old. Several years ago he wss seriously Injured In a railroad accident at Norfolk and recovered a Judgment ot 14,000 against the Northwestern railroad and bout the same time received a $1,000 legacy from Sweden. SEEDED RAINS OVER TfltC STATE tomes Jast at Tl me eedea by Grow laar Crops. FREMONT, Neb.. May 22.- Special. )-The Great Northern had about 360 feet of track washed out by the heavy rain of yeseer- dsy afternoon near I'ehllng. Other portions of the new roadbed were also badly dam aged. The grading done In the winter on the road does not stand up well under the heavy rains of this spring. No serious damage la reported on other roads. The washout and damage to the track may de lay putting on through trains for a short time. 8HELTON, Neb.. Msy n.-(Speclal.)-A splendid rain fell lsst night and was just what waa needed, as the top of the ground was hard and dry from the effects of the heavy downpour of two weeks ago. Farm ers are about through planting corn and many fields are up and growing nicely. Small grain haa never looked more prom ising at this season of the year and paa tures are In excellent shape. The flrst crop of alfalfa Is about ready to cut. BATTLE CREEK. Neb.. May 22. A ter rific electrical storm, accompanied by a deluge of rain and hall, atruck this place laat night. An Inch and a quarter of rain fell In twenty minutes. An electrical cur rent ran Into the telephone central office and burned out all but ten of 200 wires. The operator wss badly shocked, but not seriously Injured. The rain was badly needed. It being the first we have had this month. LEIOH. Neb.. Msy 22.-A nice ran fell here last night, which waa the first for Just three weeks. The ground waa be coming dry on top, but thla timely mois ture will put It In good shape again. BEATRICE, Neb., May 22. A much needed rain and one which will be of great benefit to crops visited this locality last night. HARVARD, Neb., May 2i-(Speclal.) For some days considerable anxiety has been felt, as under the Influence of so much wind as has prevailed the ground had become quite dry, but laat night a fine rain of close to one-half Inch has greatly relieved the conditions and will give new life to small grain and assist the corn to quickly start. COLVMBUS, Neb., May 22.-(SpeclaI.)-Farmers are grateful for the little show ers of rain that descended on Monday evening. Corn Is about all planted and these little showers will make It grow right along. Quite a little of the corn la al ready up, so that the rows can be seen across the fields. BATtttlKT OF COMMERCIAL CLl'R Iarare Nntaiher Attend Meeting; at Fremont. FREMONT, Neb., May 22.-(8peclal.)-The annual banquet and meeting of the Fre mont Commercial club was held at Fowler's hall last evening. About 200 members and guests were present. After the Invocation by Rev. W. H. Buss of the Congregational church a banquet waa served. President C. D. Marr of the club presided. J. J. Hawthorne, who haa been for nearly fifty years a resident of the city, spoke on "Fremont's Fifty Years." He gave an Interesting account of the Improvement In transportation facilities during that period, reviewing what had been done by the cltl sens In the way of procuring railroad fa cilities from the time when (50,000 In bonds were voted the Union Pacific to the advent of the Great Northern. F. E. Janes had for his subject "Fremont and Its Surround ings from the Standpoint of the Beautiful." B. W. Reynolds, who Is the chairman of the citlxene' committee which Is looking Into the question of further drainage of the Platte valley lands, gave a brief outline of the report of the engineer who had been employed to look over the situation. The plans provided for another cutoff ditch about a mile west of the city and an east and west ditch not far from the foot of the bluffs, thence southeasterly to the Elk- horn river. WOMAN TAKES LIFE WITH ROPE Wife of Prominent Farmer Hans Herself la Cellar of Home. VERDON. Neb., May 22 (Special Tele gramsMrs. James Qllmore, wife of a prominent farmer living seven miles east of here, committed suicide during last night by hanging herself In the cellar of her home. She disappeared last night and the whole country was aroused to search for her. She waa found hanging. She leaves a husband and two children. Farmers Need. Money for Beets. M'COOK. Neb., May 22.-(Speclal.)-Care-ful estimates made by those familiar with the case show the amount due from the Standard Beet Sugar company of Ames, Neb., to the farmers of this section and vicinity to be about 360,000. These amounts to individuals range from (300 to 33.000. The company has gone Into the hands of a receiver and the farmers will be hard pushed In many eaaea by not receiving the money due them. This condition will some what discourage the sugar beet In this part of the state. News for Nebraska. HARVARD Corn planting la being pushed and this week will see the seed safely in ground. BEATRICE The White Caps, a ball team from this city. Sunday afternoon defeated a team from Lincoln by the score of i to 0. BEATRICE: Henry Brandt, a young farmer living aouthweat of the city, was kicked in the side by a horse and quite badly Injured. WEST POINT A charter waa granted to the First National bank of Trenton. Neb., with W. 8. Collett, a former business man of Cuming county, as president. WK8T POINT-Bherlff Malchow took C. E. Mead, the defaulting ban't cashier of Beemer, to the penitentiary to serve his sentence of three years yestrday. OXFORD At a meeting of cltlsens at the opera house Mondsy night It w. unanimously decided to celebrate the Fourth of July In a fitting; m.nner. WEST POINT The public schools of West Point will close for the sr.mmer vaca tion on June 6, with commencement exer cises in the auditorium of the high school. HARVARD Field day will be held for SndSscriminating- Old Dutch Cleanser chases dirt no matter in what form greasy, from every crack and crevice throughout the house, clean and uninjured. Saves time and energy, and avoids the drudgery. Sold in large, convenient Sent FREE, on request, the THE CUDAHY PACKING The Schmollcr & Mueller Piano Co. ,1 6 :M r. '""? 1 .-.!!. 1311 and 1313 the high schools of Clay county. In this city, next Saturday, Mny In, and extensive arrangements made Indicate much will be done. COH'MRCS Judge T. H. Saunders of this city has Just received ;he sad news of the death of his only slstr. Mrs. Kather Ine E. Clark, whose home was at 2fiM Fifth avenue. Troy, N. Y. BEATRICE About fifty relghbora and friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Croly sur prised them at their home last evening In honor of their fiftieth wedding anniversary, which was lelelirated last week. BEATRICE The Inter-ward School field meet will occur next Saturday, May ;!, at the driving park. As all of the con testants are boye about 12 years of age. the meet promises to be of unusual Interest. BEATRICE Mrs. Chris Neuhaiiner left yesterday for Austria on an extended visit to her old home. She will visit at Tecum eh for a few days and will leave New York for Europe the luttor part of the week. OXFORD Prof. Percy Adams, who has been re-elected superintendent of the Ox ford schools, has been Invited by Presi dent Crahtree of the Peru Normal to assist the farulty In the summer, school work of that Institution. HARVARD O. A. Ilerzog. a capitalist of this city, has procurea a franchise for the establishment of a gas plant in this city to be used for lighting and cooking purposes, and has already commenced worK on the plant. WEST POINT-Rev. E. A. Klemenx, as sistant pastor at Ht. Mary's Catholic church, arrived home yesterday from a six months' trip to his old home In Bohemia. During his absence he attended the gulden wedding of his parents. FALLS CITY James McFarland, the young man who was so seriously injured while at work In the Pirate coal mine about a month ago, has recovered sufficiently lo be on the streets again. He waa hit In the head while at work down In the mine. HCMBOLDT Mr. Joseph Ogle, who haa been In poor health for the last year, died at her home several miles east of this city and funeral services were held at the fcvangel.es I church In Dawson with Interment at the Helm cemetery near that city. WEST POINT After a long, dry period rain fell copiously throughout Cuming and Dodge counties last evening. Seed in the ground did not germinate freely by reason of the dry weather and the rain Is welcomed by all. Corn Is practically all planted throught this section. HARVARD The program of the twenty third annual commencement of tne Harvard High school has been Issued and gives a graduating clss; of eight, commencement exercises to be held Wednesday evening at the opera house, with class sermon last evening at the Christian church by Rev. V. E. Shirley. OXFORD-Dr. Clyde E. Kennon. a re cent graduate of Crelghton Medical col lege, Omaha, Is visiting hla parents here for a few duys previous to entering upon the active practice of his chosen proies slon. He hus not yet decided where he will locate, but will in an probability se lect some point in tuis state or Missouri. NEBRASKA CITY-Robert Gllmore. a re tired farmer and pioneer resident of Otoe county, died of old age this morning at his residence, 1707 Fourth Carso. He was Bo years of age and came to Nebraska in the early '50s. Mr. Gllmore is survived by hla wife and two daughters, Mrs. S. M. Ewan of Lincoln and Mrs. ilayward of Hani burg, la. 8H ELTON The baccalaureate sermon to the high school graduating class was preached last evening In the Baptist church Dy the pastor, Rev. Hardcastle, assisted by other ministers of the town. The class consists of three boys and four girls. A large audience was present to hear the discourse. Commencement exercises will take place In the opera house Wednesday evening. WEST POINT-A meetlna of state of ficers of the Catholic Kniguts of America waa held on Tuesday at the office of Sec retary L. L. Wernert at Grand Island, at which an organisation was perfected for the extension of the order In the state uf Nebraska. The present officers on the state council are: William Schlls, Columbus, president; Ferdinand Walter, West Point, vice president; L. L. Wernert, Grand 1s Isnd. secretary, and John H. Llndale, West Point, treasurer. FALLS CITY Joseph Burnes, a fisher man who provides this locality with most of the fish used, was arrested Tuesday morning for trapping fish in the Neman river. He was suspected of trapping lleh and Monday night the game warden, Mr. Melrdlng, watched his nets and when Mr. Burnes came to remove the fish he ur rested him. He hsd caught over 200 little fish. Mr. Carter of Lincoln will be In Falls City this afternoon to prosecute him. NEBRASKA CITY-John Thomas died last night aa the result of Injuries he sus tained Saturday evening. On that evening Mr. Thomas, who had been suffering from stomach trouble, started from his room on the second floor to descend to the lower floor. At the head of the ataira he was at tacked with a fainting spell and plunged headfirst down the stairway, sustaining a concuaslon of the brain. He waa rendered unconscious and never regained conscious ness. ', ARAPAHOE The benefit of a telephone system was Illustrated at thla place to night. An explosion of a gasoline stove, from some unknown cause, set fire to kitchen, pantry and adjoining room at 11:25 at the residence of Dr. C. K. Dean, and by prompt notice from the central office, also by the ringing of the fire bell, the fire was extinguished by the help of cltlsens so notified. Dr. Dean's residence is one of the finest in the city and the damage la about I'fciO, fully Insured. BEATRICE Yesterday morning about I o'clock Chet Younkln, merchant policeman, discovered a ma. at work In the machine shops of Horace Langd'jn. The fellow was working at a lathe and as soon as he saw L .'- . j I I i . sifting top cans. At all grocers, 10c useful little booklet "Hints for Housewives." CO., 0. D. 0. Dept, South Omaha, Nebraska. Jtctjuest the honor of tcur pretence at the Formal Opening of their New Store. May the twenty'Sixth, ninettm I hundred and si-x. iS'o'ntroy 4rf Exhibit Beautiful Souvenir, Free Onoert, Flmrtrt, Etc. Farnam Street the officer he dropped to the floor. The officer tried both doors, but finding them locked, he notified Mr. Langdon, who lives over the shop. Together they visited the place, but found that the man had made his escape. Bo far Mr. Langdon has not discovered any of his property missing, but Is at a loss to know what the Intruder wss doing In his shop st that hour of the night. FL'LLERTON At a recent meeting of the new school board it wis organised by the election of Lyman Harris, president; i'. F. Miller, vice president, and George E Bergen, secretary. All the -teachers who taught In the grades last year were re elected. The new teachers are: Prof. Man. Ifold of t'lysses, superintendent; Miss Ross of l.'lysses. principal, and Miss Harris of Clarks, assistant principal. The Invitations are out for the commencement exercises of the Fullerton High school, which occurs at the opera house on the evening of June 1, when each of the thirteen graduates will deliver an oration. BROKEN BOW Seldom has the opera house of this city be-n filled with a more Intelligent audience tuan it waa last night, the occasion being the preaching of the bac calaureate sermon to the graduating clajs by Father Dale. He gave an extremely enlightened talk and touched upon the sub ject of agnosticism In such an sble manner as to theroughly demonstrate his oapablllty in that direction. Although the greater number of his listeners had never before heard him, tie preached a sermon of such directness and Intense earnestness that both old and young were set thinking upon the problems put forth. FIGHT FOR RICH IRON MINES Preliminary Straggle for Possession of Clarke and Leonard Proa erty Opens l'n. DULVTH, Minn.. May 22,-The prelim inary struggle for possession of the Clarke and Leonard Iron mines near Chlsholm, worth more than $4,000,000, will this morning be renewed before Judge Cant In the dis trict court. The heirs disposed of the undeveloped property some years ago for 314,800. The sale was made by their guardian and was allowed by the probate court. The sale was set aside and the property restored. Of th real value of the other properties they claim to have been Ignorant . until after their rights had been deeded away. They believe, the difference between Its worth and the price received will justify the court In an nulling the sale. The heirs of James M. Rogers euo for the annullment. Orent Low Salt Doeldod. The supreme court, the people, has de cided that Dr. King's Now Discovery wins sgalnst coughs snd colds. Wo snd tl. For sale by Sherman 4 MoConnell Drug Co. FORECAST 0FJHE WEATHER Fair In Eastern Nebraska and Sonth Dakota Today, Showers In West ern Portloni Fnlr Tomorrow. WASHINGTON, May 22. Forecast of the weather for Wednesday and Thursday: For Nebraska, South Dakota ahd Kan sasFair In east, showers In west portion Wednesday; Thursday fair. t For Iowa and Missouri Showers and cooler Wednesday; Thursday fair. For Colorado and Wyoming Fair In west, showers In east portion Wednesday and Thursday. For Montana Showers Wednesday and probably Thursday. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA. May 22.-Offlclal iccord of tem perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the laet three yra: 180. ISC. JS04. lHut. Maximum temperature .. 32 71 M as Minimum temperature.... 33 U It el Mean temperature 72 M ' 73 71 Precipitation 1 .00 .00 .SI Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha since March L and comparison with the last two years: Normal temperature g) Excess for the day 10 Total deficiency since March 1 nnrmii precipitation 13 Inch Excess for the day 44 Inch Precipitation since March 1 7.24 Inches Deficiency since March 1 36 Inch Deficiency for cor. period. 190B.... 1.33 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1904... 1.03 Inches Reports from Stations at T T. M. Station and State Temp. Max. Rain- of Weather. 7 p. m. Torn p. fall. Bismarck, clear 44 4 .00 .04 .08 T .00 .00 T .08 T .01 T .00 .00 .04 .00 .00 . T Cheyenne, cloudy (2 ft Chicago, clear 74 tH Davenport, partly cloudy.. 74 34 . Ienver, cloudy 83 72 Havre, cloudy 40 42- Helena. raining 44 44 Huron, clear 68 70 Kansss City, part cloudy.. 7 34 North Platte, cloudy 72 80 Omaha, cloudv 30 32 Rapid City, cloudy 44 44 St. Louis, partly cloudy.... 30 34 St. Paul, partly cloudy 48 74 Salt Lake, cloudy 88 70 Vslentlne, partly cloudy... 44 84 Wlllston, partly cloudy... 44 84 "T" Indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH, Local Forecasts, or how thick, hard, crusted or leaving the surface spotlessly