Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11. 1906.
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'THE GUEEK
HAS CONSTANTLY nd STEADILY INCREASED
in Popularity and Esteem, and is ACCEPTED
THROUGHOUT the ENTIRE CIVILIZED WORLD
as The IDEAL and PERFECT TABLE WATER.
LIST OF CITY PROPERTY
Yarirai Firct's to Fa Tatla1ed :o CEc 1
Va- X.cw leaourcfi.
HUST' KEEP UNI ON THE REVENUE
MTr"s Rerosaiaeadatlea ae Jail
Rows neveleaa Kr.tlmrit far
Kew ftwlldlaa: laaread ef
Rranln-
it was the sense of the city council gen
eral commute" yesterdav afternoon thM
the city abstracter be Instructed to prepare
list of all properties owned by the cltv.
mn the council mar know whether the city
la recelvlrg proper revenue for the same A
resolution to that effect will be Introduced
at the council meeting this evening Skime
member of the council are In doubt a to
Jus what property the city flm s own.
A recommendation from th mavor urg
ing that more cella 1 placed In th- city 1aU
waa taken up and considered. Cmincilmen
Bridges and Bruckc.- of the public build
ings and property c.mm'ttee d'clar" thni
aelves aa opposed to making any more
permanent repairs at the city jail, as there
la not room for more ceEs without crowd
big. They said the city should build a ne
modem JaJl to sup the r.eeds of the elf
That matter will c,itn up next year and s
proposition to vote bond fnr a new !
Will be urged.
W. H. O houm, representing Prenniv.
Lore A Co.. appeared before the committei
and asked what the round: wished to d
In the matter of paying for City Enginee'
Rosewatcr's bond of llo.oon for WS. that
premium never having been paid for the
reason aome cf the rouncilmen thought
urh payment would be on official recogni
tion of Mr. Rose water as engineer. The
bond will be paid for through a resolution
to be Introduced this evening.
Coal Bill la "mailer.
Superintendent Dave Rowden of the city
hall offered a statement showing the city
had paid about S.V' less this vear for coal
than during He remm'nded that the
present contract with coal d-wlers be al
lowed to stand for the present, in view of
the existing high prices of coaL The city's
present contract for coal for the city hall
Is for UK per ton.
It was voted to retain a triangular atrip
cf land at Nineteenth and St. Mary's ave
nue for street purpi rather than sell
It, aa waa proposed a month ago. and later
opposed by various property cwnere.
The committee o:i public buildings and
property reported tfc:.t the contractor per-
THE vaIae of charcoal.
Frwr rc-oplc Know How I'aeful it l in
Prrserrins UcaJtii and Ueauty.
Cost Nothing To Try.
Neatly everybody knows that charcoal
la the Bdle?t and most efllcient disinfect
ant and purifier In nature, but few realize
its value when taken Into the human sys
tem for the same cleansing purpose.
Charcoal is a remedy that tne more you
taks of it the better; it Is not a drug at
all, but simply absorbs the gaaea and Im
purities alwaya present in the stomach and
intestines ar.d carrua them out t; the
a) stem.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after rmok
Ing, drinking or a.'ter eating onions or
other odorous vegetables
Charcoal effectually cleara and Improves
the complexion. It whitens the teeth and
. farther acta as a natural and eminently
safe cathartic.
It abaorbs the injurious gases which col
lect In the stomach and bowels- It disin
fects the mouth and throat from the pol
aon of catarrh,
All druggists aell charcoa. In one form
or another, but probably the beat char
coal and the most for the money la In
JUuart'a Charcoal Loseng's. they are com
posed of the flnefct powdered Willow char
coal, and other harmless antiseptics In tab
let form or rather in the form of large,
pleasant tasting loaengea. the charcoal
being mixed with honey.
The dally use of these loaengea will soon
tell in a much Improved condition of the
general health, better complexion, aweeter
breath and purer blood, and the beauty of
It la, that no possible harm can result from
tbelr continue 1 use. but. on the contrary,
great benefit.
A Buffalo physician, in speaking of the
brneflta of charcoal, says: "1 advUe
Ftuart a Chajoual Lozenge to all patien's
sjfferlng from gas in stomach and boweic.
and to clear up the complexion and purify
the breath, mouth aDd throat; I also be
lieve the llvr is grea.ly b-nented with
the dally use of them; they e st but twenty
Bve cents a box at drug aiores. and al
though In som sense a patent preparation,
yet 1 be tore get more and better char
coal in Stuart a Charcoal Lozergea than in
any of the ordinary charcoal tableta."
Send your name and address today for
a free trial package and aee for yourse'f.
F. A Stuart Co.. M Stuart B'.dg.. Marshall.
M'.ch.
Money Back if it Fails
That's Um Gaarmnlr Your DrasgiM
Pat Behind Kvrry iiox of
ttHOMOLAX
Ko chance w hatever do you lake when
toj buy a box of l'1'.OMO-LAX. tot your
4iugfs'. will return! your money
atKi-'MtLAX does not cure your cou.
we must know that BKOSaO-LAX
la the surest and aafest cold cure ur wr
eould not afford to say lh:a.
BKUsiM-iATT. i Jitterent from all
Other coid cures IT'S BETTER,
Not lust because we say so. but because
we mate tl so. HRtiMO-UX Is sclent. fl
eetly prepared. It a not just a lot ef drugs
thrown littier, but each drug Is put la
fur a a(ieciflc puipooe, erh Ingredient
helps tne other mgreUiet.1 la aa thir
work
bKOUO-IAX eon la iris no quinine,
therefore doea not leave the head stuffy
1 i euinine cold cures.
Get a box today, tie at your druggists,
la arange colored box-
KALItS aw
DOMESTIC O
A
' STEAM L
ossriru. !"
CLpiTRALCOAL
AN0CQKE.
CO.
ollinaris
CF TABLE WATERS,"
fnrmirsjr work at the city tl had rendered
a tlfmfnl showing a total of tJS a
a?alnst f.T. There was peculiar interest
'.n that statement, as a few week aro
Councilman Frucker of that committee re
port the sam carpenter had made a
statement fr.r .7f. which waa within B
cents of th total appropriation, and even
at that wanted permission to do aome extra
work and he allowed in excese of the maxi
mum allowed by the council for that 1m- j
provement. When the round', and new.
papers began to stir the matter up the
contractor revised his bill to the lower
figure mentioned and did conslderab'e extra
work without asking "Tor any further pay.
It la believed the revised statement will be
tllonel.
TOILET SETS Ftenser. lith and Oodge.
MAN IS SHOT BY SWEETHEART
Owe T4 ho Will Tell K
f ratal Tragedy
Sathrrlaad.
ewe Cawse
Xrsr
FIT HER LA NP. Neb., Pec. 10 tPpeclal
Telegram ) John 1eonard waa kilied by a
gunshot wound at the home of O. P. Guf-
fey, twenty miles north, last evening. He I
recently arrived frx rr. Vancouver and had j
been paying attemloa to Mlas Myrth Clark, ;
niece of Mrs UufTey. About S o'clock tb
c niple stepped Into the yard and soon a
shot was heard and. upon investigation, ;
the family fuuna Leonara expiring irwr.-. i
c fleets of a ahol that nta enierra .
n the region of the heart.
LVputy gheriff Lowell and County At
torney Roach of North Platte went to the
scene of the shooting this morning, the
former holding an Inquewt in the absence
of Coroner Langley. The verdict of lh
Jury waa to the effect that Leonard had
come to his death from a shot fired by Miss
Clark. The girl was taken to North Platte
tonight. The Guffeys are well-to-do ranch
ers and Miss Clark had been making her
home with them for a short time. She had
formerly known Leonard, Who evidently
came here to press his suit.
tVomaa ranwlti Salelde.
FREMONT. Neb., Dec 10. i Special.)
Mrs. N. Cullerton committed suicide yes
terday at her home, corner of Tenth and
L streets, by taking carbolic acid. After
breakfast yesterday morning she wont
r wn tr-iv-i and r!U!T,w! s&hnilt fi O'clock i
with some bread and a bottle of carbolic Protests Governor Mickey said he Issued
acid She left the bread on the table and ! the PSTdcm because of the youth of the
went uprti.rs. In a few minutes she came Prisoner, the methods by which he waa con
down, frothing at the mouth and trembllna. , ,"lcw5 nd th evidence In the ce. wh'ch
and told her 14-year-old daughter that she ! M hlm to hr rav' ooubta of the guilt
had taken poison. The girl at once went to j of ,h Tung an. He said he bHIeved it
one of the neighbors for help. A number . hi duty 'MU pardon, and that he
of physicians were summoned and every
thing possible waa done for relief without
avail. She died about 1 o'clock in Intense
agony. Her husband was at Valley. He
waa notified of his wife's condition and
arrived here Juat before she died. Fhe had
been In poor health for some time, but
recently waa much better, and la thought to
have been temporarily deranged at the time
the took the poison. She loaves six chil-
dren. the oldest a daughter of It years old.
and the other
five boys, the youngeat t
yeara old.
tawakt la BeltlaK and Kllle-t.
ST. EDWARD. Neb.. Dec. 19 (Special
Jack Blackter, helper at H. E. Fonia &
Bror.' elevator at this place, was a'.mott
Iniiantly killed this nvrning by being
Jerked Into a pulley. He was a raping a
large belt and his arm was caught and
drawn into the pulley, throwing hlm against
the flywheel, splitting his ha.d wide open
He never regained consciousness.
Clinrare of Wife Desertlow. !
BEATRICE. Neb.. Dec. 10. (Special Tele- j
gTsm.) Charles Scrivener was arresrted
here toduy on a complain sworn out by j
Mra Maggie Scrivener, charging him with !
wife derertlon. Scrivener has been working j
i or Bw ui ana omjany at vv icruia. ivarL.
and was arrested soon after his arrival in
town The caw la set for hearing tomor-
fc. P-ingopley, weler, at S. ICth.
- 1
NEW YOfcK. Dee jaThe aubtreisurr
toda transferred Sjja to San Franriaoo
by tele grain
CUT GLASS Frenxer. 15th and Dodge.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair aaa Wa rater la Xebrsska aaa.
Kaaaas Today Rala ar Saaw aaa
Cl4er Tasaarrawr.
WAfHlNGTON. Dee. IP-Forecast of the
weather for Tuesday and Wednesday:
For Nebraska and Kansas Fair and '
warmer Tuesday; Wednesday, rain or snow
and colder.
For Iowa and Missouri PartlT cloudr
Tuesdav. warmer In west nortlon: Wedne-
. . m . .
aay. raun ana warmer, rresn aouineaag
w inua. increaHing n ranwsomj-.
For South Dakota-Warmer Tuesday, with
etiow or rain in west portions; Wednesday, i fsvorlte with both the public and the news
snow and colder. j PPr fraternity. Mr. Rogers has been a
For Colorado-Fair In eaet. rain In west Burlington man for a long time and Is a
portion and warmer Tuesday; Wednesday. capable official
rain and coMer. Iglslatare Mast Cat Eetlaiatea.
For Wyoming Rain and ramer
duy, Wednesday, snow and colder.
Tues-
La-ml Heeara.
OfFlCK OF THE WEATHER BI'REAl",
OMAHA. Iec. 10 ffnclaj record of tern- I
pe-ature and rreclpitation. compared with
Ue conesionditig day of tbe lajit three
ears: !) isrti if '
Maximum temperature ... 77 as 17 J6 I
Minimum temperature.... 1 IS 1 j
Mean ttnrrture Z2 li SS 17 I
if J iTecip: tattoo T .00 .09 .02
Tmprature and prvc r nation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March L
and coinparisor.s witn lit last (wo years:
Norn al tempvrature Ji
leliciency fir the day t
'ji Lai fi(s i-it Maroh 1 (1
Nrmal lueclpiiaiion St Inch
Deficiency lor the day a Inch
Total rainfall aince Mcrch 1 S 11 inciaa
Wrlclency since March 1 4.SS inches
Wflcienry for cor. perlid. 1K35 Ustnchea
liefltiency for cor. period. lH.... 1.3s Inches
Restarts fraat Statlaaa at T f. M.
Station and State Temp. Max. Rain-
of Wrauier. at I p. m. Temp, tail
Birmank, clear .14
Cbevenne. (-art cloudy 0 su .
Chicesm. cloudy M 4 .
Iwvenport. cloudy so XL T
Ienvtir. clear Ui .K
Uavre, cloudy ( T
Helena. cuudy SO Su .so
Huron, clr It ) .u
Kansas tity, cloudy s tt .(a
Ntxtn Platte, clear H .in
lnial, clear 2. f7 uu
Kipid Olf, pert cloudy., i Si tu
St. Loula, cloudr K u is)
Halt Lake City, cloudy u M r
tt. Paul, clear i ti T
N'aW-ntina, ciwar en fee .w
Willuttun. part cloudy 2 14 ,
T" IndVatea trace af preclpltaOon;
IfedKaise below k'-ero.
U A- WXaH. Lcal Faraaur.
LIMBER TRUST HEARING ON
Jndre Fort Kktt Enlicr Eitirr
ImportaDt Ifmrice cm Caia.
GOVERNOR PARDONS YOUTHFUl MURDERER
Hiatr Carreat la Llarela G. W.
Heldrrge Is ta Be Pr(tr4
H. C. Brnn l.rrrHi Hla
Critr.l Miittrr.
(From a Btaff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Dec. la. t8petlal Judge A
M. r'opt, referee for the supreme court In
the suit of the atate against the Nebraska
Lumber Dealers' assciat1on thia afternoon i
made a ruling In favor of the atate In hold- !
Ing that the eonetltution and bylaws of the 1
Md association weie admissible aa evidence. 1
The state offered a copy of the constitution !
that had been Introduced In court In Daw- !
on county In the case of Anderson against
the old association, alleging that It was the j
purpose of the state to ahow that the prac- i
ticca of the old association were unlawful !
ana that tne conspiracy that men existed
In restraint of trade waa rtill being p:ac
tlced by the member of the association
which reorganlae-1 in January. 1901 Judge
roat admitted the copy of the constitution
and staled that the burden was upon the
state te show that the practices of the (Id
association had been continued by the new
association
falls. The
If this Is not done the state I Mvi t indicates a very satisfactory con
attorney! for the association duon and ahows substantial grow th ai.d
objected on the ground that It had nerer
been shown that the present members were ;
members of the old association : that the i
old constitution had not been pleaded and
that It related to matters prior to the time
the Junklns act went into effect, the act un
der which the present suit was brought.
"If the referee in this case arrives at the
conclusion arrived at by the referee In the
grpin esse." said Mr. Courtrlght after the
ruling had been made, "we may be here
until next summer. The referee In the
grain case aa,ld that a conspiracy one? com
menced was presumed to continue forever "
David y. Clark, a builder of cement walks
living at Central City, was called aa a wlt-
D,PS , ttaXr
He testlflel that he
of wholesalers and job-
tr) to buy mrn
bera of Omaha, but that they did not care
to Bell to him. Finally C. W. Hull at Co. 1
did offer to sell carload lot. to him at tl j
a barrel, which is said to be the retail price,
or the price charged at Central City. Thia j
testimony was offered to show that the Job-
; bers at least protected the retailers.
Governor Pardssa Dash.
j Ernest Bush, serving a life sentence for
the murder of Silas Bailey In Dundy county,
! waa this afternocn given an unconditional
1 pardon by Governor Mickey, who haa had
the case under consideration for aome time.
Bosh waa born In Denmark. When he
waa convicted his father waa a resident of
Omaha. He was received at the peniten
tiary December 7, 189. He was then 1"
years of age. His conduct has been good
and he haa earned Sarin by working over
time in the prison shore. Many petitioned
for his pardon, and some sent In written
did not believe society would ever be In
jured by it,
Byrana May acreea Holdresre.
The story haa been In persistent circula
tion In Burlington railroad circles for a
few Cays that at the first of the year
Gwrge W. Hnlrtrege, at present general
manager of the Burlington Hoes wtat of
I the Missouri river, would be transferred te
; a jmore responsible position In Chicago.
, that he would be succeeded by H. C.
Byram. at preeent general superintendent,
and that C. B. Rogers, at present superin
tendent of the Wymore division, would take
the place vacated by Mr. Byram.
So far It has been Impossible to abso-
, uifiy verny rnse statements. Mr. isyram Butler county map.
i is now in Chicago, and no one of the m-n , Collective Bxhlt.it Edgar Martin, suh-
under him care to give any statement or s-nption to David C ity Journal; Virgil But
! , . . . I ler. Butler county map.
opinion about the matter. Calico Corn Charles Shabata. fl.M hurry
Mr? Holdres has been general manager ' whip; Ludvlk Hasik, subscription to David
for many years, and Is reputed to be one j C!rheJ;wIak. pHte wa. won by Helen
"f the best operating men In the burinees. jniti round trip ticket to the atate curn
I He has also obtained considerable fame .as 'contest.
a political manager. It Is his office that The Butler County Agricultural club was
j has been the clearing house of railroad j organixed with the following officers for
politics for many yeara. and he has made j the ensuing year: Tony Klndler. president;
and unmade more men than the voters ever j Sherman Shenefelt of Mlllerton, vice presl-
d reamed of.
Cme commentator todav said that In view
of the Indications that the Burlington waa
. , . .... ... , .
: ei"" wui ui m- jin ite passing tj .
1 .v. ........
. lIJfJ pu,, ,j , quiif useiy mil noiarege
U,, In thlt department of the road
ZZZl
lnir., tt,,- hi. . ,
', braced a very ploasant political dictator-
1 ah!p. Mr. Holdrege has been the head of
: the Burlington for nearlv twenty-eight
! years. He graduated from Harvard In the
j class of 1HCS, and came weet shortly after
wards to enter the Burlington service. He
was first a clerk in the treasurer's office
of the Burlington, but left thst to enter
the train service In Iowa. His rise was
rapid. In succession he was master of
transportation, assistant general superin-
tendent. and in ir w as made general super-
general manager and haa held that posi
tion ever since. He is nearly 60 years old.
Mr. Byram is a more recent Burlington
recruit. He received his training as a
Gr Northern man. and when Mr. Calvert
I becr-.me chief engineer he succeeded to the I
I vrai i inrt nf f-sa 1 at i irw-in t ti A a.n 11 i -
" - "
- ' -
nl acceaslblllty has made him a prime :
State Auditor E. M. Fearle today com
pleted his biennial report. It contain a
A Fill END'S
Sasaetkla Wsrtk
ADVICE.
Llatealaa;
To.
A young Nebr. man waa advtaed by a
friend to aat Grape-Nuta because be was
all run down from a s-ell of fever. He
tells the story:
Laat spring I had an attack of fever
that left me In a very weak condition. I
had to outt work; Lad no at petite, waa I
narvoua and discouraged. j Rew CathAlle Caeira at Hetrlee.
-A friend advised me to eat Grane- ! BEATRICE. Neb.. Iec 10 -(Special Tel
Nuta. but I paid no attention to him and egram.i At a mt-etir.g of the o ngrega-.ion
kept getting worse aa time went by.
"I took many kinds of medicine but
Bone cf them seemed to help me. My
system was completely run down, my
blood got out of order from want of pro
per food, and several very large bolla
broke out on my neck. 1 waa ao weak I
could hardly walk
"One day mother ordered aome Grape
Nuta and lnduoed me to eat some. I felt
batter and that night rested fine Aa I
continued to use tbe food every day, I
grew stronger steadily and now have re
gained my former good health. I woaid
not be without Grape-Nuta as I believe
It is the most health-giving food In the
world.- Name given by Poeiuna Co.,
Battle Creek. Mich- Read the book. The
Road te WeUvUie," la (.kga. There a
reason."
J
great deal cf statistical mutter which the
auditor submits without recomrrendatlon.
Tbe auditor do-s not Indicate whether or
not he believes the assessed valae of prop
erty In the tate ought to be Increased, but
state" that assessors are uncovering: prop
erty all . the time. He asserts, however,
that a revaluation of real estate In the
year If should show a marked Increase In
value over the values of llffj. He cslls
attention to the fact that the value of per
aonal property shows an Increase w h
rear. He sounds a note of warning to the
legislature by calling attention to the fnct
that the estimated Income of the Mate for
the coming blennlura l tOW".1! and the
estimated expenses ELW.tKi. These are the
estimated expense and receipts chargeable
to the general fund.
"It will be necessary," says the auditor.
j "for the legislature to carry out the good
business administration we have had here-
tofor. that the expenditures may be kopt
within the provisions of the law. The new
revenue law has met the expectations of all
In the lncreaaed valuations returned, which
enable the Btate Board of Aasessment,
without burdensome and excessive levies,
to provide for the needs of our growing
state. The legislature, with the or. -op ra
tion of heads of departments and executive
boards, should be in a position to make ap
propriations so aa to keep the expenditures
within the Income of the state.
rewslltloB of Mate Basks.
Secretary Koyse of the State Banking
board baa completed a statement of tat
condition of sinle and private banks at
the close of business November 12. Hv
increase In business. There were SM banks
reporting. In the last year the number of
banks reporting has increased thirty-eight.
Loans Increased r.S.30S.t; paid In capital
Increased fc"S6.3tiO; deposits Increased $7,431,
S77.31 With the usual brisk demand for
money at this season of the year the banks
are running strong and are amply prepared
to take care of all desirable loans, showing i
at the date of thia report a reserve of SI. I
per cent, being more than double the legal
requirement. The detailed statement is ss
follows;
RESOURCES.
Loans and discount MK.wtl.WS
Overdrafts
Bonds, stocks, securities, judg
ments, clojms. etc
Due from national, state and
C3.tnn.tn
1.0S3.OTI 43
private banks and bankers
Hanking
houses
l,SJHu'i
tl.6.14
7,S7S
Otner real estate
Tn'T. s" USTJSS
bonds and securities
Other assets
4.P50 71
S.2X.i.S.7
VIBU .....................
Total
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid In
Surplus fund
I'ndlvlded profits
Dividends unpaid
General deposits
Notes and bills redisoounted. .
Bills payable
Total
.S71.3D6,4&0 64
.$ 440.S4o.00
. 1.91&.1N5 &?
. 2.1KU27.74
s.7.'f.i;
. 67,674. 3S5 ft
61.SiO.li:!
181.tuu.vi
S71.S&6.4S0 64
CONTEST
BrTLER COVSTY CORJi
Farsaea at
Dakota CHy.
DAVID CITY.- Neb., Dec. 10 (Special.)
The Butler County School Boards' associa
tlona met at the court room In David
City. A hundred school officer, teachers,
boys ar-d girla, men and women, were
present, principally to witness the Butler
county boys' corn contest, which was
held the same day. At the School Boards- j
association Mr. Glock waa re-elected presi
dent for the fourth time since the or
ganization waa effected. Mr. 1L 1. Hall
was elected vice president and A. C. Pool
was elected secretary-treasurer.
Deputy State Superintendent E. C. Bishop
addressed the school boards on general
school topics. C. Ray Moore Judged the
sixty or more entries e the collective corn
exhibits, awarding following prizes:
White Corn Sherman Shenefelt, S5: Otto
Haslk, skates; James Hlsdek, sweater;
Fred Crapenhoft, duck coat and cap; Ant
Janak, aJbum.
Yellow Corn Helen Janlke. SS: Charles
Adkison, rifle; Leo Mysenburg. Cl-50; L. C.
Hssik. shoes; CUrk Hail, S260 worth of
holiday gooda
IjriM yi,rs. Collections James Blatny.
doi; Miner uioca.
dent; Clarence Pool of Rising City, secre-
tary-treiasurer; Clark Hall of Bellwood,
i treasurer. The county superintendent
I manager of the club.
,
Ca.aterfeU -' T
I
:mto custody two "shovers of the queer.
: George Monroe and Thomas Rogers, w ho
i were brought to McCook today and lodged
I In the county Jail, charged with having
I young rr.en have been operating over a
j wide section of this part of Nebraska for
, several week. Reports come to this city
!from varloua towns betwen Hastings, Neb..
! and Denver. Colo., and in nearly every
, town
they have placed
more
a S10
or less of
bill cf the
4 their spurious currency.
I A T1 nntura' Kvnlr Q - waa nnak
,arm"" " u ' 7 .7
VjL 1 lir irviii w ... vw, -
glarious enterprises In Oxford ard elsewhere
as
well Telegrams coming Into thi
city
Indicate that they are wanted by several
cities The officials here feel certain of
having more than sufficient evidence to
send them over the road for a term of
j years, which they aeem to richly deserve.
i They have been clearly Identified by mer
chan s here
by them.
who were recently victimised
Asylasa Attesdaati aa Trial.
NORFOLK. Neb.. Dec. 10 Special.)
Four attendants from'the Norfolk Insane
asylum are on trial at Madison, charged i
with attempting to do great bodily harm to
patients who died. The sttendar.ts on trial
are Forest Ellis. Bert Minnie k. Jo Wiles
and Wilson Byerly. They were Indicted by
a grand Jury.
Oa Trial for Shaotlaa- Hot.
NORFOLK, Neb. Dec. 10 (Special.) Eu
gene Dietx. a farmer living near Norfolk, Is
being tried at Macison on a charge of shoot
ing Barile E'seffer with Intent to do great
bodily harm. Lleu shot young Eiaeffer
hlle the latter waa dressing after having J
ibcen In swimming In the Elkhorn liver.
' "t St. Joseph's Catholic church last even- :
, ln " wa decided to build a nr w pirsonag'-- j
: school hUB and clubhouse. The propjsed 1
Improvements will cost about S30.000.
Railroad bradlss Saspenrfe-t.
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the Northwestern, from Bonesteel to Greg
ory, B. D has been abandoned until spring,
on account of the froxen ground. The riiia
will be laid to Herrirk ard trains will run
there by December IS. it ia aaid.
rrtsarlsx far T. at. 1'. A. Cosusllsa.
COLI MB18. Neb.. Dec. 19. (Special -The
committee having In charge u.e Young
Men's Christian asajclatlon ln Cjlumbus.
wltb tbe paaiors and other representatives
of the different churches, had a meeting
with tbe a ta Is secretary, Mr. J. P. Bailey,
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on last Friday evening, to plan for the
state convention to be held In this city
February 7 to in, 1C. The Congregational
church was selected as the convention
church. The reception committee, with
Rev. L. R. DeWolf as chairman, consists
of the p:i.?to-j of the various churches,
with such assistants as they may select
and need. The local representatives of the
program committee are Profs. E. B. Sher
man end I. H. Brittell; other committees
appointed were a conference committee
and a finance cmmlt tee.
Unbrrt id Trial for Assvalt.
DAKOTA CITT. Neb.. Dec. 10. (Special. )
The regular fall term of court for Da
kota county was convened In this plac
today by District Jurtce Guy T. Graves of
Pender. The first case set for trial is that
of the State of Nebraska apaJnn Login
Lambert, who is charred wiih assaulting
and attempting to kill liev. Father Jusejih
Is Scbell. Father Schell is the prlea- w ho for
j several years Interested himself In the Wln
I nebsgo Indians, and who about two years
ago waa assaulted by lmbert In a livery
barn at this place. Since the assault took
place Lambert has served time In the Sioux
Falls penitentiary for selling liquors t
Indians. Amors the other Important case
to come to tri.il at this terra are the suits
of August liartels and A. J. Kramper
against the Great Northern Railway Com
pany, for damages sustained for the right-of-way
through their farms of the Sioux
Clty-Ashland connection. Messrs. Bartels
and Krnmper are the only parties through
whose land the Great Northern built Its
line who did not abide by the decision of
the board of appraisers appointed by the
county court.
tirsi af etiraska.
GENEVA The city Is putting
up more
i street lights and will expend
large sum
lr. more new crossing, culverts, etc., as
soon as the weU:er permits
GENEVA Three bloodhounds arrived at
the Northwestern divt last Saturday
evening and w-r tnktn charge i f by Sher
iff Pare and City Marfhal (men
S HELTON The women of the Methodist
churih and A:d Si-K'i.ty gave a bazar arid
chicken pot pie supoer Saturday afternoon
and evenir.g for the l-ent-Tit if the new
church, and were well patronised.
DAKOTA CITY Frederick Kslser k1ge.
A timely suggestion to Omaha merchants
A pull, with the stream, counts for
a dozen strokes, against the tide.
It is true, that just before the holidays, things are coming
your way; all the more reason to take advantage of it
A liie attractive advertisement, now, will bring more than double usual resnlt?.
People don't have to be urged they are eager to buy. They consider your adver
tisement a real help if it tells them where and what to buy for Christmas.
The Christmas Number of The Bee comes on Sun
day, December 16th, nine days before Christmas the
nine days, when the Christmas buying is most lively.
That Sunday will be the day, when most people will UU over and decide about a part of their
present, at leabt. You can sup right into the fatally circle and tell them what you have U )Oa
use stare enough to put jour goods before them Attractively.
Your best strongest biggest advertisement of the year should
be in the Christinas ibsue of The Bee, Sunday, December sixteenth,
Cheap Substitutes and
"Just as Good As"
Vnscrtirulouf dealer", mindful cn!y cf rro'H '' cr!nit notblnf
for the health of their patron. 8r offering, for sale low-grade, lmpur
whiskey, which they tell jou Is as "good as Puffy's."
It Is a cheap concoction and fraud. Intended to deceive the peorl
Of course, when a rerredy has been before the public si long, has
been prescribed and used by the best doctors and In all th
promlcent hosplta'.s. and has carried the ble.'sins of health
Into so many thousands of homes as DUFFY'S PUKE
MALT WHISKEY has. Imitations are bound to arise. Out
they can Imitate the bottle and label only no one can Imi
tate the contents.
DUFFY'S PURE MAI.T WHISKEY is made from a
formula worked out fiMy rears ago by one of the greatest
chemists the world has ever known, and while It has cured
millions of people during the lust half century, the secret
has never been discovered.
Any firm that will sell Imitation or substitution poodg
will sell Impure drups. The firm that Is dishonest In on
thing would not bepiU'e to be uit-hout-st lu atiolher. When
ever you see Imitation and substitution poods offered for
sale by a firm, beware of anything and everything put up
by that firm. You endanger your own life and the Uvea ol
your family and friends by dt-aling with them.
BEWARE OF FRAUDS!
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
Is sold In sealed bottles only never in bulk. A farlmll
of the. genuine bottle, full sire. Is printed here ro that yoc
may easily recognlre It. It Is our own patented bottle
round, amber colored, and with the name "Duffy's Malt
Whiskey Company' blown Into the glass. The trade-mark
the Old Chemist' Head is on the label, and over th
cork there Is an engraved paper seal. Be certain this seal U
sot broken.
REFUSE MUTATIONS AND SUBSTITUTES
When you ask for
DUFFY'S PURE
MALT WHISKEY be
sure you get the genuine
which Is the only abso
lutely pure malt whiskey
containing medicinal,
health - giving qualities.
Imitations and substi
tutes, far frcm relieving
the sick, are positively
harmful. Demand DUF
FY'S, and be sure you
get it. Be on your guard
.gainst refilled bottles.
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey promotes health and longevity.
KEEPS THE OLD TOUNG THE TOUKS STRQX3
Contains no fusel oil and Is the only whiskey recognised aa
a medicine, Thia ia a guarantee.
The genuine Is sold by all reliable druggists and grocers, or
direct, II a bottle. Medical book free. Address Duffy Malt Whis
key Co.. Rochester, N. Y.
Sons of Herman, elected the following
officers at its last meeting: President. Fred
Schmidt; vice president. Henry Biermann;
secretary. Henry Lahra; treasurer, Ernest
Kunge.
BLOOM FIELD A. V. Brown has sold hl
drug store to the Corner Drug Store com
pany. Mr. Charles Locke, who fur the
last year has been lr. the employ if Mr.
Brown, has been choaen manager of the
new concern.
BLOOM FIELD W. H. Harm, one of the
leading and most Influential U"rm;in busi
ness men of this city, la said to have been
ss'.eclej to succeed Shenr.nn Saunders as
presid'-nt e if the Farmers' and Merctienle
Mute lr.k after January 1.
S1IELTON Kev. F. A. Mitchell, pastor of
the iTesbyterlan chu-ch, much suiprisd
his congte:iuon Sunday morning by an-
nntim 1 n v. Lis i c tut 1 1 in Am fiAitnr of thu
torate of a church in Oklahoma.
GEM: A liuildliij still goes on. A fine
rew house haa Just been completed for
Mrs. Airna Williams, also one for Cal
Stover and one for Robert Caraon Is in
course of construction, he having fro id one
just lately flri.sbed te Lee Huston.
GENEVA Sheriff Page and leputy
Yates served notice on the Burlington
ageins iast tsaturday to put up their per
sonal taxes, the amount being SH.ffl.7S;
they afterward received notice by wire that
an order had been issued restraining then
from proceeding against the company.
COLriiBfif In the absence of Rev. A.
J. Ytcsieott. rector of Grace Episcopal
church yesfrday. Fin Howard, son of
Kuitor and Mrs. Edgar Howard, who ia a
siuoent in the State university, came over
from Lincoln and held the aervicea In the
church morninc. af;ernoon and evening.
FH ELTON The Shelton volunteer fire de
partment gave its third annual bull In
Mosrxrs opera house Thursday evening
and the attendance was large and a very
injoyable time was had. L'ancii.g was in-
i Pulsed In until midnight and a recess was
given, during which a banquet was served
FREMONT The National Refining com-
pury opened up lor business at lis plant
the southeast part of town today. The
management is well pleased with the out-
hnik and will undoubtedly cut h
the business of the Standard Oil com
Destroys all
Hair G
" If H -w5T"lr
JLiM Of Mi ir
who has for years had a monopoly of the
oil business In the city. The comany ex
pect a fight wltli the Standard here, but
Is confident of winning out.
OSCEOLA W. D. Crum, who haa op.
era t i'd a lumber yard here for several
years, has taken In two partners, and be
sides himself the firm will be Mrs. Lou H.
Myers and J. A. Jackaon. each of them
to have a third Interest. The name of the
company Is the Osceola Lumber company.
GENEVA Silver Link Rebekah lodge No.
14. lndetndent Order of Odd Fellowa.
elected the following officese for the corning
term: Mrs. Katie W: Curtlss. noble grand;
Mrs. Zoe Westcott, vice grand. Miss Joy '
Hart, recording secretary, Mrs. Grace A,
Flnry,' financial secretary; V. L. Area
srl.ield, treaurer.
DAKOTA CITY Northeastern lodge No.
2-fi. Midem Brotherhood of America,
elected the following officers at ita last
meeting: President. Miss Ida B. Boden
bendr; vice president. George I. Miller;
secretary and treasurer. Mell A. Schmled;
chapliiln. Mrs. Laura Frederick: conduct
ress. Mrs. Kathryn M. Miller; watchman.
William Luhr. sentry, William Haseea-
brlng; local examiner. Dr. D. C. Stinson.
FREMONT The officers are of the
opinion that Bush, the man awaiting trial
on the charge of stealing a valuable horse
from John He! brand, rs not a novice at
the business. The buggy arid the piaca
where the horse was hitched for five dare
weie discovered in the timber on tbe Elk
horn, shout a mile and a half from Wins
low, and a witness found who met Bush
on the road with a rig that night. Tbe lap
robe wes found about two miles from
Hebebrsnd's house on the road leading to
M inslow.
FREMONT The evangelistic meetings
which .are being conducted at the Taber
nacle, corner of Military avenue and Main
street, are increasing In Interest and at
tendance. The building was again crowded
last night. Every seat in the chorus waa
taken. Mr. Lynns held the closest at
tention of his audience and after the apeak
Ir.g a large number xprecd their intea
tion of leading a Christian life. The num
ber of rrofeneed conversions now numbes
ily Into nearly Cko. The meetings will continue dur
impaxiy. ting the week, closing next Sunday evening.
tailing bxif it caused by gentit at the
the hair. Dandruff ia caused by
on tbe scalp. Ayer's Hair Vigor,
improved formula, quickly destroys
all these germs, keeps tbe scalp clean
ana DeItnT, ana stops railing catr.
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