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THE OMAITA DATTY BEE: THURSDAY. DECEMBER fi, lMfi. 3 Umlomd tb Urr, Open a tbt DowtU, Rellerct th Kldatyt, APE NTA The Safest and Host Reliable HOUSEHOLD APERIENT WATER. A WtNEGLASSFUL A DOSB. ALSO SPARKLING APENTA (NATURAL APENTA CARBONATED), . IN SPLITS ONLY. A Refreshing and Pleasant Aperient for Morning Use. SAVING ROOM AT NORMALS Flan to Freyeot Two Tewii from Uiinc Euti Initiation for Hith School Sole Exporters: THE APOLLINARIS CO., Ltd., London. Some Needs of Nebraska Towns Plattsmoutb. Plattsmouth. the county cat of Cass county, In situated on the west bunk f the Missouri river, about two miles south of the mouth of the Platte river, ami eight een miles south of Omaha, on the main line of the Burlington and the Missouri Pacilio railroads. IJke Rome. It Is hulided upon seven hills, but unlike Its ancient prototype, no pestilential marshes lie with in Its borders. It has a population of about (.000 and is the gateway to one of the grtal est agricultural couutries on earth, nam ly, the South Platte. The city has a good electric light plant, gas works and one of the finest syMems of water works In this state, with a sewerage system thnt Is complete find ttp-t.r-dnte In every detail. Its main street Is paved with Sioux Falls granite. The public; brury building Is a commodious stone and brick structure, paid for and supported by the city. The Nebraska Maonlr home Is one of tjje tnoal Imposing biilliltn,?s In this city and In "a thing of beauty and a Joy forever." The court house is an architectural beauty and coe over $00,000. There are Hire? banks, the First National, the Bank of Oasn county and the Plnttsmouth State bank, al! In first-class condition, also two building and loan association. The Plaits mouth Telephone company has Its head quarters In Its own two-story brick build ing, and the Hell Telephone company oc cupies rooms over C. B. Wescott's store (or an offke. There ore broom factories, extensive bot tling works, a model steam laundry, a 115,000 opera house, equipped with the largest stage unil one of the best mechanical appliances of ar.y playhouse In this state. Also five hotels and many boarding houses. The Hotel Riley cost $XS.O0O and In point of architectural beauty, Is one of the finest In this state. The Plattsmouth Dally and semi-weekly News and the Dally and Weekly Journal nrc published here. There are eight cigar factories, each employing from four to thirty men. Plattsmouth has about fifty business houses, ranging In value from $1.C00 to 150,000. Hundreds of men are employed in the local Uurllngton ahops, and the payroll has been for years from I30.0M) to $36,000 per month. The churches within Its borders are the First Presbyt- rlun. the Herman Presby terian, the First MethoJist Episcopal. Ger man Methodist Kplscoal, First Christian. First Baptist. Mount Olive' Baptist (col ored),, Si., Luke's Episcopal, Swedish Mis sion. Oermun Lutheran, St. Johns Cath olic, Bohijmlun Catholic, and the First Church of Christ, Scientist. With the ex ception of the last named, each denomina tion owns Its own house of worship, vary ing In value from $500 to $15.0uO. The aecret. social and fraternal societies are only limited by the number In existence. JVo city lu the state has ever manifested more seal In the cause of popular educa tion than Plattsmouth, and there are no better common schools in existence. There Is a high school building, one central and Ipht ward buildings. The enrollment ot tupl for H-OJ is 1,113. The Catholics also paint i!n a parochial school, wilch is quite largely attended. The most Important demand of all ac tive civilization Is an unlimited water power. This element of wealth, cheap mo tive power, this city has within her reach one of the greatest possibilities of the ' western states. The survey for the con struction of a power canal along the Mis souri river near this city, demonstrates the fact that such a project is feasible. Ter minating six miles from this city, provid ing for a head of sixty-three and one-halt feet and affordlrg a 15.010 horse-power, al a. much less com than steam power, and which In this latitude (humidity of atmos phere considered) can be transmitted to any desired distance within a radius ot 100 miles. Plattsmouth has the best of drainage, an abundance of water, and first class railroad facilities, and run offer to manufacturing Industries of all kinds the very best Inducements. The Plattsmouth glove factory, which has recently located here, promises to be a great success In every way. but the city needs many more , manufacturing industries of all kinds, an.i for which liberal Inducements will be offered. Geneva. A stranger In Geneva Immediately ex claims r4 Its beauty, nt the fine court house with Its beautiful park, the well built brick blocks, the two fine bank buildings .and well kept residences and lawns, and then at the miles of good sub stantial cement and brick walks extend ing In all directions. In going over the city he flndi six churches, a new model high school building lately erected on one of the finest blocks In town, a sani tarium, and a brick ward school liousa. The Burlington and North Western rail ways pass through, with the promise of the short line to Denver In the near future. Our merchants are progressive and their stores are equal to any in the state. The Masonic and Odd Fellows" halls are largo and commodious, the later built the last year, and consists of the whole of the upper story of the Geneva State bank, a building erected on the site of the one ; burned two year ago. The rooms throughout are finely finished, those of j the bank of the very best. The streets ' of our city are wide and well bordered with elms and maples. A public llbtary, presented by Dr. H. C. Smith about three years ago and In the care of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Masonic lodges, is now In the hands of a committee of citliens, and the doctor has given a lease of twenty-ono years of a room on the ground floor for the li brary. -....... i With all the Inducements Geneva offers one as a model and thriving little city, situated In the finest farming part of our great state, with electric and telephone wires making a network over us, yet Geneva needs still a few things before being the complete town she should be. There Is a crying need of an auditorium. This Is something that she hasn't at all. as the small opera house of a few years ago went up In smoke at the burn ing of Fraternity temple. Plans are even now on foot for one and It la hoped It may be realised. A Commercial club (of a living, working reality) Is also needed; also two or three good blood hounds to seem out malefactors, who even here manage to extract canned goods from basements and poultry from their roosts; but even these are to be forth coming and then It will be difficult to even suggest anything to be desired by the chief city of our beautiful and flourishing Fillmore county. RENDERS NEW BUILDINGS UNNECESSARY State aaaerlateadeat Flarares Oat Amoaat Dae Different Coontles Irons school Kana Annar-tlonment. (From a Staff Correspondent.) 1JNCOLN. Dec. 5. (Special.) A resolu tion will be offered at the neat meeting of the State Normal board which. If adopted, probably will make unnecessary the appro priation asked for to Increase the capacity of the Kearney Normal school. This res olution, which will be offered by State Treasurer Moriensrn. will provide no stu dents can be admitted to the normal school who have not passed the tenth grade. This resolution. If adopted, will greatly reduce the attendance at the school, and while It will result In an Increased taxation of the people of Peru and Kearney, It will result In a reduction ot the taxes of the re mainder of the state, for Just at this time the state Is educating young people In Its ! normal schools who by rights should be In 1 I he local high schools. ! School statistics bear out- the statement that Kearney is educating its young peo p'e In the normal school Instead of the local schools. The school census shows 2.972 children of school age there last year, while, the average attendance at the pub lic schools was 1,131 and the' enrollment 1.507. This shows that almost half of the school children of that town are being taken care of outside of the public schools. In towns where there Is no normal school the school census Is only a very little larger than the enrollment; cons?quently It is held that the children are attending the normal school at the expense of th state rather than the local schools at the ex pense of the taxpayers of the town. The same thing applies to Peru. This town has no high school and It has been figured It never will have as long the pupils car. attend the normal school. The school census shows Peru has 311 children of school age, while enrolled In the public schools are only ninety-eight pupils, with FRAUD IN SCH00L LANDS Kansas Learns that Official Apprais ers Have Conspired with Lessees la Bales. TOPEKA, Kan., Dec I Speculators and ranchmen have committed fraudulent practices in entering school lands In west ern Kansas, according to records filed her yesterday with the land commissioner. The. alleged fraud has. It Is said, been In the exorbitant appraisement of lessees' Improvements. It appears that speculators and ranchers have leased lands, built small shanties or dugouts on them and then fenced the property. When It came time to all. the land appraisers recommended by the lessee would then bid and get the land. No outside bidder would try to make an offer, since he would have to psy for the Improvements which were not on the land. It has been found that the fences around a 10,000-ac.re tract of ranch land was charged aa Improvements on one forty-acre tract of school land which had been leased. DIAMOND8 Frenaer, 16th and Dodge. Officials Investigate Wreck. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-C. H. Ackert general manager of the road, and E. H Copman, superintendent of the Danville division of tlie Southern railway, began an Investigation today to determine officially the cause of the wreck last week In which President Spencer and several others lost their lives. The hearing is to be held in private. All the employes who had any thing to do with the handling of the two trains have been ordered here to testify. an average dally attendance of sixty-six. The normal schools at Kearney and at Peru are both crowded, but with a couple of hundred or so local pupils taken out by the adoption of the rule that no pupil who has not completed the tenth grade Is eligible to admission this condition will be changed, and It Is believed the addition to the Kearney Normal school will not be necessary this winter, though It may have to come later. Saga-estloa from Morteasen. Treasurer Mortens nhas about concluded it Is not within his province to make recom mendations to the state legislature and for that reason It Is likely his biennial report, which is now being prepared, will contain no suggestions for the benefit of the legis lators. Mr. Mortensen. however, has some very pronounced Ideas about legislation, and Inasmuch aa the entire state haa con fidence in him and In his Judgment, a num ber of people have asked him to make formal recommendations. One of the things Mr. Mortensen Is much In favor of la a constitutional amendment enlarging the field of Investments for the trust funds. Just at this time, owing to the straight Jacket constitution under which Nebraska government la operated, the trust funds can only le Invested In atate securi ties, national and county bonds. The trust funds are Increasing yearly and It becomes more difficult each year to secure Invest ments under the constitution. Mr. Morten sen Is in favor of a constitutional amend ment providing for the Investment of trust funds in school district and municipal bonds and even In real estate mortgages. The efficient manner In which the State Board of Educational Lands and Funds has handled the state's real estate and the very satisfactory allowing It haa made leads Mr. Mortensen to believe the state treasurer could be safely trusted to get good results even In dealing In real estate mortgngej. Under the constitution nearly all of the trust funds are Invested outside of Ne braska at a low rate of Interest, while the state Is paying a higher rata on its own obligations. The retiring state treasurer la much in favor of keeping this money at home. He has Ideas also about the man agement of the atate university and It may be he will decide to make some recommend ations regarding thie Institution. Free Hlh Schools. State Superintendent McBrlen will make few recommendations to the state legisla ture, but among them will be one for a free high school. His bill this year will be so framed that any school pupil can at tend the high school nearest his residence free of conts. It was thought at first the bill would contain the provision "In his home county." but In many Instances the pupils would have to go long distances, while on the other hand he may be close to a high school In an adjoining county to his home. DeMcIt at Geneva. The superintendent of the Girls' Industrial school at Geneva will report a deficiency to the state legislature of about 13.400. This deficiency was caused by the recent fire at that place. It was necessary to repair the damage and the board ordered her to report a deficiency, as there was bo money on hnnd to nay for the repairs. Veterans Plrk Oat testa. Senator-elect W. DHolbrook of Dodge county, who has been a member of three leg islatures, and Senator-elect Alfred Wilsty, who haa been a member of at least two legislature, were here today and picked out their seats. Both members are In favor of the platform from start to finish and both expressed themselves that all Its pledges would be carried out with little or no trouble. Basle far Dlvldlan Sen eel Fand. The school censua. aa shown by the re ports on file In the office of Superintendent McBrlen, gives the number of children of school age In Nebraska as 371.85, and on this basis will the school apportionment be made. The amount to be divided among the various districts la $161. 8064, giving each district 47.7 cents for each child of school age. Douglas county's portion will be $?7.127 65, against $3.59132 from the last December apportionment. Douglas county lias this year 4O.0K4 school children, while Isst year the census showed 40,745. The per capita last December wsa 70 cents. The census of this year and of last De-i-fmlifr shows a decrease this year of S.01I. This decrease probably Is caused not by an actual decrease In the number of chil dren of school age In the state, but because the enumerators have been kept close to the line this year and the reports have not been padded, as they undoubtedly were last year. For Instance, the Huntings censua shows a decrease of 1,700, while Adams county as it whole last December reported 8,271 children of school age. This year the reports showed only 6.S93. Douglas county this year shows a decrease and so did Lan caster. It Is said the Adams county enum erators heretofore kept the figures on the previous census and merely added the new comers, which was not done this year. The detailed report of the apportionment will shortly be Issued. Former Policemen Avqaltted. O. M. Routznhn and Will A. Bentley. the first former chief of police and the other former city detective, were acquitted by a Jury In Judge Holmes' court this afternoon on a charge of extortion. The two men ! were charged with having compelled Dollie I Taln.er. the keeper of an Immoral resort, ! to pay them $."0 a month for police protec- j tlon. The trial lasted one week. i School Teacher Gets Damages. Miss Catherine Shepherd, a former school teacher of Lincoln, was awarded $1,000 damages against the Lincoln Traction com pany this afternoon by a Jury In the court of Judge Cornish for injuries received some time ago by falling from a motor car. She asserted the car started aa she waa getting off. This is the third trial of the case, the first time the Jury disagreeing. The second time she received a verdict for 17,500, which Judge Frost cut down to $5,000. The su preme court reversed the decision In Judge Frost's court. Miss Shepherd sued for $20,000. Republican Clan Election. The Young Men's Republican club held Its annual meeting tonight and selected the following officers for the coming year: Victor Seymour, president; Don C. Despaln, first vice president; George 11. flisser, sec ond vice president; Frank C. Burke, third vice president; Harry T. Bowen. secretary; John H. Fa well, treasurer, and George Bush, sergeant-at-arms. Executive com mittee: Bemla C. Fox. George L. Carter, Fred Klnyon, Walton G. Roberts, F. A. Graham, H. A. Schlagel and P. J. Cos-grove. Eases Tills Cleans Much lo ilic Seekers ol Holiday Gills OrIinifel Regs at Removal Sale Prices 25 DISCOUNT NEBRASKA CORN CROP FIGURES Million decrease of Utile Over Two Ba.hels Iron 1905. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Deo. i. (Special.) According to statistics Issued by the state labor bu reau today, the total production of corn In Nebraska the present year la 241.3S3.537 bushels, as compared with 243,713,244 bushels in 1905. or a decrease this year of 2,329,707 bushels. There was an Increase In the acreage of corn this year of $68,418 acres over 1805, but In , spite of this the total production of the... crop was lessened by hail In various sections, together with a period of dry' weather at a critical time In the crop's growth. The average yield lest year of 37.65 bushels ' per acre was ex tremely high and the yield of 35.1 bushels Is nearer normal, but a high yield also. This decrease In the production decreases the total value $8,173.3X8.92 from the value of the 11" 6 crop, which reached a total of $79. 486.297.60. The 19o8 crop Is valued at $S.311.9Gi.92. Lancaster county ranks first In acreage with 243,475 acres, and an average yield ot 32.2 bushel per acre. Custer county ranks first In production, with 8,251,158 bushels, and Lancaster county takes second place, with a production of 7.839,895 bushels. Saunders county takes third place, with 7,434,003 bushels produced Av. Yield Produc- We do not claim to carry the largest stock of ORIENTAL RUGS In the west- But we do claim by our methods of pur. chasing to buy every rug as cheap as any store in the UNITED STATES. We buy our rugs from the individual weaver and import them direct. We, therefore, save the importer's profit. This also assures genuineness and exclusive ness of variety, which is a great item to the purchasers of refined taste. In this collec tion you will find many pieces of extraordi nary value when sold at our reg ular price, but we are going to do better. Our purchase for the NEW STORE is now in transit and this stock must be disposcu oi before they arrive. We, therefore, offer the entire lot, which consists of more than FIVE HUNDRED pieces, at a discount of 25 per cent. MikF, Stewart & lei ton 1315-17-19 Farnam Street. KurtftVHi mi I'lirr jm mmmrnKwuimnwui mwbbs Polk 8ft,li2 388 3.341,533 Red Willow 73.,.H7 28.8 2.0.i.-!'4 Richardson S.747 3X.0 3,7o.:(i Rock 15,028 28.4 4-'i..7'. Bullne J1N.UH9 35.1 4.1'W.i34 Sarpy 52,8fB 3rt.8 1.95.132 Saunders 180.876 41.1 7,434,On3 Scotfs Bluff .... 2.1; 3-1.0 Seward llit.Mol 37.0 4,4;.3.T7 Sheridan 14.149 30.0 , 448.470 Shernuui 5s,5 34.5 2,01h,31M Sioux 2,Wi 193 S8.715 Stanton 78,29i 34.5 J.Tm.ono Thayer 114.59 20.7 3,e.M) Thomas 1.9JS 25.0 4K.12fi Thurston 60.7S9 38 4 2.584.H97 Valley 72.301 35.7 2.5M.145 Washington 7H.4HO 3X8 2,SVi.i:(2 Wayne t2."4 37.2 3.4i7.ini Webster lo9.9t5 34.3 3,771,113 Wheeler 13.7'0 29.6 4".il0 York 120,792 37.6 4.541.779 j Totals 8.84016 35.28 241.383,537! GODDARDS FREE OH SAFE-ROBBERY Son la Rearrested, However, on Horse Steallnar Chsrge. BROKEN BOW. Neb., Dec. 5. (Special Telegram.) In the case of J. R. and Earl Goddard, who have been In the custody ot Sheriff Richardson at this place, charged with being Implicated In the Union Paculc safe robbery at Calloway, the county prosecutor concluded the chain of circum stantial evidence to be so Incomplete as to dispense with a preliminary hearing. The old man was accordingly released, but Earl Goddard, the son, ha been positively identified by Charles Wescotl of Grand Island as the man who stole a horse and buggy from him some time ago. Sheriff T ...... 1. . n Sr'jm.l I uhl nt cntlMi DO f TO 1 H 7. ... . ,,, ,,, i,.,, i ft here during the past twenty-four mere uo. ...... . .... f hours. It began raining yesterday niom- away on No. 42. Howard, the alleged ng and nn, continued at Intervals ever of the safe-crackers. Is still at since. The prospects are good lor tn continuance if the some kind of weather. ADAMS The Ilayes-Eames Elevator company Is changing men. Mr. Mercnant, who has been employed for the last year. Is to be moved today and presumably an place, according to hi. statement, has been , -Yr two applicants, Mr" D. O. Kevins dismissed because he would not make good ; n(j Mr W- Johnson, both old residents the amount stolen. here. BEATRICE Last evening at the home Honae Rnrned er Rnlo. titled parties burned the vacant iour-ronm jev. J. E. Davis officiating. The groom house located on the Alois Dannecker farm, is manager of the Searle & t'haptn Lumber . 1- . V. n.hl lu.l.lia.., at ..... I ' .vj " ." " rec-ntly got a patent on. They expect to huve several made and Installed by the first of the year. BEATRICE MifcS Hickman. aed 17 years, attempted suicide by swallowing two ounces of chloroform while In a tit of despondency. Prompt medical aid saved her life. SHELBY Ray Clark had his lower Jaw bone broken while boxing with "Mat Gond rliiKer. The latter gave him a side swing and th- bone broke on the opposite ::lde of the chin. Al'BTHN Paul Allen Gllmore, the little 4-jear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gll more of this city, died this morning after a short Illness. The cause of the- death was scarlet fever. BEATRICE The necessary funds to en sure a league base ball team for Beatrice next season have been raised and a rep resentative will be sent to the stole meet ing to tie held at Lincoln. YORK Oscar Lundeen, son of Captain Lundeen of this city was married to Miss Nelson of Clay county. Mr. Lundeen Is a machinist In the shops at Grand Island and is a steady and industrious young man. BEATRICE Yesterday, about 11 o clock, an Inmate of the Feeble Minded institute, a hoy about 14 years of ape, was found missing and as yet the authorities have failed to locate him. When lust seen he wore blue overalls and a cap. BEATRICE The confectionery store of Fred E. Smith at Adams, whs entered by burglars who secured a small amount of HHh and a few cigars. Bloodhounds from this cltv were put on the trail of the rob bers, but failed to locate them. HERMAN The nice fall weather In this part of the state came to an end yesterday, and now rain seems to be In order, with a strong tendency to get colder. Our coal dealers have plenty of soft coal, but not a pound of hard coiil for sale In town. LEIGH The weither has been decidedly leader large. It now appears thaU between $400 and $5H) wes taken from the Tnlon Pacific safe at Calloway, and Agent Grimes of that I 1 nil. H. l.asi evening hi mc nume of tne bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. . ' Calkins, was solemnized the marriuge of i Mr. George Coons and Mrs. Ida J. McGill, County. Acreage. Adams sn.764 Antelope U6.5S8 Banner I Blaine ! Boone ...... Box Butte Boyd Brown Buffalo .... Hurt Butler Cass Cedar Chase i Cherry .... I. Cheyenne . Clny Colfax Cuming ... 1 Custer .... 1 Dakota .... Dawes Daws.in ... Deuel , Mxou ..... Dodse ..... , Douglas . . j lMm.lv ... ) Fillmore ., Franklin ., 1 Frontier .. Furnaa ... Gage Gurtield . . Gosper ... Grant The Lead of THE BEE CONTINUES TO GROW Display Advcrtising-1906 January 1st to December 1st in THE OMAHA DEE and THE OMAHA WORLD-HERALD , . Homo Display Foreign JMsplay Agate lines Agate lines TIIE OMAHA BEE 2,386,314 824,3:) THE OMAHA WORLD-IIEltALD. . .2,135,05(3 Ci6,192 2.927 5.515 102,487 4.1 60.M 23,535 181.267 77,54 121. 51 125.019 123 8.il 3o. 1M 24.223 109.877 74.37 1(2,448 232,427 44.175 4.22 131.917 14.4M 72.375 99.775 SK.191 42.110 121.72 85.492 122.7.7 b757 18v5.ll 1 9.01N 87,i 42 Greeley 6i,32 Hall Hamilton .. Harlan .... Hayes Iltchcock .. iolt looker Howard .... JefTil'JOIl ... Johnson .... Kearney .... Keith Keya "Paha Kimball .... Knox lanrester .. Lincoln Iun lxMip ManMon McPlierson . Merrick .... Nance X.'iii.tha .... Nuckolls ... Otoe Pawnee ikins .... Phelps Pierce Platte Omaha Bee 'a lead, Home Display. Omaha Bee's lead, Foreign Display .251,253 agate lines .128,123 agate lines Total lead of Omaha Bee 379.386 agate lines THE DEE IS TIIE RECOGNIZED LEADER BETWEEN CHICAGO AND PACIFIC COAST (The Omaha Daily News U thinj, bo no comparison is made.) Hi. 2-12 11H.173 129, S75 62.494 2H.2M 9i.223 2.30B 7S..1HI 112.922 79.013 g.5.4 . 12. 3" 2S.775 ?-'i.?.3 211. 175 5o.71' PM94 12.70U K.BUu 57.i C7.0.JI 70.7T.2 11.5 "." ms-s 71.374 17.393 i4 S1.I2W lrA'iJo Bush. 31.7 31.1 . 1H 8 2S.7 35,6 27.5 56.8 3i.7 39.0 43 7 35 I 37.5 396 238 21 28.1 38.3 4O.0 42.1 35.6 4. V1 28.0 40.8 33.8 i 2 37.1 3S 2 24.2 37 19 6 35.4 37 1 33.5 30.5 35 0 25.0 28 8 33.6 3v3 42.0 250 2S5 2d 3 230 37.6 2i! 2 32.8 35.3 5. '5 20.2 17.5 31 5 32.2 2S.1 :.5 11.1 Jl.o :ii o M.7 3" 2 8.VS 37 0 32 1 25 8 4. 2 .41 0 38.! tt.la two miles norm ui i.eic, - ..... . . .- , . i,-,ri,.. Sheriff Fenton of Falls City was called to ; UAVID riTYiwlll' Mehmon, who some the scene to make lnvestlgatlcns. What . nme aRO Was hound over to the district success he Is likely to have is doubtful, court for assault and battery, was given success ne is use y lu prlvll.ge to plead guilty before Dls- Wllllam Foster and Melvln Wjlters, both trlct ' Juctgi. Kvan8 lHM weok The judte of this city, had their heai'ing bef. re Judgv tooR ,ne matter under advisement and Davis yesterday and were held to appear ' en Monday, he was brought before the IK fore the next term of the district court. JjjKfhfp n,OUntln Not being able to give ball, they were KD(JARjam(. McNally. editor and pro-loda-ed in the county Jail In Fwlls City. , nrletur fit the Edaar Post, has sold the 3;.:;- I n Is thought that relatives or sympathisers plant to Mr. Karl C. nickel, who haa been llrIVlllO.il Wl. I nr trv ll'l uio ifi . t v tlon Bush. 2.561,218 3,5m,7W 63.54 158.2.-0 J,6,8.iS 112.970 2.2t,331 722.524 7.0.9.413 4.2i7.493 e ihu h..vi Lin ned the house to continue Vw'iilj their spite work. If the right parties are 7181379 i caught Mr. Dannecker will not be lenient l'Tj ! wlth tnem- !-5'lSl' Bachelor Fonad Dead in Bed. 4.3U08) I BEATRICE. Neb.. Dec. 5. (Special Tele- gram.) August llopp-, a bachelor., wus '''m'fSH : found dead in bed at his home three and a S.3VV43? half miles east of Courtland this morning. 557.3! i rine lying near his side told how he 3 7id'iS2 ! nud m,t nls death. The supposition Is that 2.'i''.vA j he took his life Sunday, as he had not 1.019.062 : been seen about the place for several days. 2 l)o ' lle l,a1 re,'!ld,ll ,n ,hat locality for some 4!345i5!'7 I time and was in comfortable circumstances. 3.9in 6 4 j The coroner's Jury rendered a verdict thai 'iso'i'iS ' deceased came to his death by a gunshot I.4s!8,5 1 wofHtd from his own hand while tem IA'0 1 porarily Insane, llopjie was 35 years old l.n,,it,j , . . lu.Mn ntntsllv unbalanced for some time. years. Mr. Rickel Is an all round news paper man, having been brought up to the work from boyhood. He will conltnue to conduct the 1'oRt along the political lines It has advocated in the past. PLATTSMOCTH A farmers' Institute will be held In the court house In this city Decemlier 7 and 8 under the auspices of ford, who waa fleeted to the office of clerk, has been one of our most faithful firemen, acting as assistant chief during the last ?hi and Is deserving of the oftlce he has h-en elected to. NORTH PLATTE At the home of Mlaa Salisbury's cousin, in Geneva, occurred the marriage of H. N. Hart and Miss l.uella Salisbury, both of this city, on Wednesday evening of last Veek. Mr. and Mrs. Hart will arrive In town this evening. Mrs. Hart bas made North Platte her home for a number of years and waa employed as a tnacher In the North Platte public schools until recently. AN8LEY-At a meeting of business men at Berwyn yesterday the Berwyn State bank was organised with a capital of $5.00. Jules lianmont was elected president and Dr. E. A. Hanna vice president. The stockholders are Jules lianmont. Doctor Hanna. Walt George. Frank Miller, J. O. Taylor and John Staat. Mr. MoCandlees, now employed with the Security State bank of Broken Bow, Is to be cashier, BEATRICE-Manettia camp No. 40, Royal Neighbors of America, met last night and elected these officers: Dora Phllllpa, orucie: .May J. Wlawortn, vice oracle; Susie D. Hmithers. chancellor; Alice 'oods. recorder: Nora Arnold, receiver; Laura Madge, receiver; Magdallne Rife, Inner sentinel; Ella Dale, outer sentinel; Ella Treadwell and Frances Atwater, managers; A. II. Fletch and L. W. Studley. phy sicians. NORTH PLATTE A team of North Platte bowlers, composed of Iandgraf. Starkey, Westenfeldt. Hodden - and Crane, went to Gothenburg nn Thanksgiving day and played two games with the team of that city, in the first gnme the North Platte players were defeated by a score of 2.337 to 1,987. and in the second game they won by a score of 1.781 to 1,637. Next Saturday evening the Gothenburg team will play In this city. NORTH PLATTE The stockholders of the company which purchased the opera house are Henry Waltemath, C. C. Hupfer, Arthur Rush nnd P. A. White. These (srtles have elected Mr. Waltemnth presi dent, Mr. White vice president, Mr. Hupfer secretary and manager and Mr. Rush treas urer. The new company will not take possession of the house until next Juno, when Mr. Stamp's lease expires. Befors lht time they expect to make Improve ments to about $2,ouo. WAHOO Monday evening Wahoo lodge No. Si), Knights of Pythius. elected the fol lowing (.(IHers for the ensuing year; Judge E. E. Placek. chancellor commander; Will iam BuwniAnn, vice chancellor; W. J. Hapke, prelate; Irwin Dei.-h, master of work; C. A. Collins, master of exchequer; Ben D. Rupp, inaKter of finance; W. T. llckett, keeper of records and seal; Au gust Onmstede, Jr., mister-at-arms; Claude Smith, Inner guard; Ben D. Rupp, outer guard; Frank Koudele, Jr., trustee for three years. NORTH PLATTE The Elks' memorial services at the Knights of Pythias hall Bundny afternoon was well attended. Ad drvspea were delivered by W. T. Wilcox and Rev. C. F. Chapman of the Episcopal church, both of which were well received. The other numbers on the program con sisted of a violin solo by Prof. Garllchs, vocal solos by Miss IrniR Clinton and Miss Mal-el Davis, a hymn In unison and the Elks' odes. The local lodge has been for tunate In that no member haa died since Its Institution In June, 1906. NORTH PLATTE The resignation of Rev. John F. Selbert of the Lutheran church was unanimously rejected at a con gregational meeting of that church Sunday. Every effort will be made to Induca him I to remain. hlle Mr. Selbert has been the I'lllverslty Of Nebraska. Which promises I ,.(Torl a much better nnaltlnn -till ih. ... i.- I......1.. .. . ...... Th. I. .. . til ' ... . T . I J 1 itt ID.,... ..iri.uru. . ' t - t rt 11, y at be K. W. Chase of Pawnee City; C. G. Marhall, Lincoln; D. P. Ashburn, Gibbon, and others. The discussion of farm pro ducts will be by men with practical experi ence. PLATTSMOCTH While Joe Lloyd was taking his threshing machine to the coun try yesterda, he discovered some defect in the safely valve of the ens ne. and while In the act of repairing It his left leg was caught in the gearing of the engine, and the flesh of the limb was so badly lacerated that Dr. I). W. Cook found it necessary ' to take thirty-five stitches to close the wound. 1 fealty of the membership to the pastor. aa shown by the expressiona at the meet ing Sunday, has resulted In Mr. Selbert taking the matter under further advise ment, and In a short time ha will notify the council whether he will withdraw hia resignation or allow It to stand. . Al'Bl'RN The organization of an Anci ent Order of I'nlted Workmen lodge was effected here last night. The charter was) presented with about fifty names. There were about forty present to take the de grees, which were conferred by Grand Maxter O. J. Vandyke of Shelton. who. business waa 2.'..131 4.331 525 6.4M.750 1.312,350 .'.wll 2,451.764 fO.713 2,'.'f. 2. 95s, 57 li 2.f:.l.i;'C 2,94,75 kio.v 14. -l I'm a ue Merchant Con n d Demi. WAHOO, Neb., Dec. 5. (Sped;.!.) News reached here Tuesday of the d-ath cf Jo lt i oeph S.ifram k of Pmsue, formerly of this city, lle was a merchant at that p.ace. und at present the result of his death is unknown, as Coroner Schell w nt up there Immediately, but has not returned at this Ti.iv in, : u-ritinc. SairaieK ranea to return nonie in 7Xi.i6 i t(-.e evening, but his wife expert ed hi n if) ''J'.tV'' I " to Omaha. In the r.-.ornliiK the clerks 4-vl I oiened the store as usual, but thought he i.Wi:',98 I after the huainesa was over tti'i an In terest inr and very pleasing Illustrated Ima. NORTH PLATTE One hundred men i ture on the history of the order. Thar were sent out on t he north river branch ''ara two Ancient order of I'nlted Workmen of the I'nion i'aclnc railway yesterday ' lodges In the town, but It la thought that morning and will be employed In surfacing they will consolidate, thus mVking one of the Hack until material is received. The i the strongest Individual orders in the stata. irac lias h-cii Miriaceti us rur west as C. Klrchman acclden dry gvccls department waa auy until w i''iVe I tally wnt In the s!4'.l.'j!; j and found hlin w rapped up In a blanket and 2-""-!'-, ui ad. He Icavt s a wife a:id three chll- 6.312.i'l 2."vi.i'"-" 448.79 4IU.971 I ti tun &.195.'.4 dren. a mother and four brothers. A Skin of Beauty ia a coy rorever. DR. T. rail Oouraud'a Oriental Croam or Magloal Qaeutir.ar Ta. Plmplat k'.lh Pale., fckia Uvn sad rvtry fr.. ia;.. V BMUtf . SAS tic fle Uviattu-n. 11 k M4 IM tr of ft7 tan, si.' to tA h&rn, .4 , tui.u lebcuir)! IS rr-vpeny iummc Accept bocfciiBln frit ef tia.il , ium, Pt. L. -4rs fta.4 i . IfcHf f Ik mma tts ( -Uli "At rm 14: U1 tM U l. I reuni!' ' Cresar m im t-sal kamful of u il k.o or ration i." f t-t mis I , u nug.ftU tn4 r ami ftaaraad'a Cr I ISIT. t-TIJ, tny V Ertd Jw 'rat InV, rni of ebrnka. WAHOO A Kllsht rain fell here Tuesday ind Wed n silay. BEATRICE Work on the n ain riant of the lleitrlc Gas und Power company s I iM ing pushed with all uosidhle huxte. UAMOO l lie uiir-. i iui I, w.iii ju..r .k. J. Kvar.a on the bench, is in sessi n this week. '1 he grand Jury is als. in 3exslon. EDGAR Miss Halite Everett, a member of the fif 111 grade of tl.e h.dar schuu.a, died yesterday morning arter an t:iness ot inly six days. KHF.LBY--A number of the farmers hive rwen ilowin their fields dur n? these De- rtmher days and tl.ey claim that it plows , is well as usual. BEATRICE The school census shows that th. re are 2.MI pupils enrolled In the public sen. Mils. Of ll.ir, number So" i-re eu : o.led at the high school. WAHOO Early Monday morning th Catholic church caught lire, but luckily It whs discovered by a i.eiK'ibor and quickly i.ul out with small damage. DAVID CITY-M. U line and Ed Butler have left for Chicago, where they g. to make arrauiren eiilw to have tUeir new iiatvhliik-s iuiiu(v.urd. uku Mr. Butler keystone. Tne trail, will be completed as lar us OsliUosli v. lien the material ar rives, un.i woik will then be discontinued fi r the l:iter. BEATRICE-Beairlce lodse No. 138. An (icr.t Onav of lulled Workmen, elected these nrhct rs last nigiil: James T. Moor, Master wiukiii.tn; vV. P. Dule, lorem.'in; A. llibt.urd. overseer; Titoni ts Irvine, re corder; J. A. Mi Ci.Ilujn, hnaiicl. r; A. II Feli li. receiver", J. W. Ashciit Her, gtilde; C. I'. Jehrs.ii). ir.Hide watchman; 1.. J. itaml..ljii. out. side watchman; Charles Tieadwell, trut-tee. DAVID CITY The David City fire com pi' hy int t Monday evening and elected lite Ie;l,winK oftn'cis for t lie ensuing year: I'.int Dee, ji es.dent ; L. C. Htrt-forJ, chief; , Mik- Murphy. atMi-etant chief; Herman . Svllho'. n. Sicr.tnry; John Schu-ser. treaH : u;er; hose cart No. 1, Phi; Croft, foreman; Jim Keal, assistant: hose carl No. 2, Molt (M!l.nt foreman; J'.hn 8chu-M.-r. assistant; hook and hid ier. Vl!!is;-n Fulxer, foreman 1 and William Kink, assistant. L. ('. Hur- 10-kt. plain rings Copley, Jew'l, 215 8. lth. tthlelser Beat Law to Dakota. PIERRE. 8. D.. Dec. S.-(Bpeclal Tela gram. 1 Governor Blrod has denied an ap plication for an extradition warrant for William' J. Ohlelner. wanted In Nebraska nn a charge of wife desertion. The ground for denying the warrant Is that the alleged crime was committed a year before the Nebraska law wes passed which put the offense in the criminal class. Rnlla Laid to Midland. PIERRE. S. D., Dec. 5.-(Speclat Tele gram.) The rails of the Northwestern road were 1 1 II Into Midland today and the yarda at that place will l- put In as raplJly as I.siblc to make that a general terminal fur the rest of the winter. Non-alcoholic Sarsaparilla If you think, you need a tonic, ak your doctor. If yon think you need something for your blood, ak your doctor. If you think you would tike to try yer's non-alcoholic Sarsaparilla, atk your doctor. We pub'lsa ths fbrmul. . C AysrOe., of er prnrai1ta. lwll. EVERY PUFF A DELIGHT VKEV ITS V. R yi'ALITY TMK I1KST AI.W.Us IMI liKM lUc Mercantile (.'(gar Co., Manulact urvrs, Ht. Loata