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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1907)
J TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY BKE: FEBRUARY 17, 1907. Genuine stermoor Patent Elastic Great Sale. BURLINGTON DAS BIG TASK Bill Line and Other Boadj Ar Uiinc Iti Tracks Dria Rood. BUSIEST RAILROAD IN THE COUNTRY Reports tm I'nlon PaelSe Barling ten ladled Hop at Persia acat Relief from (ha Platta Raanpaajc. The Burlington line between Omaha and Lincoln U about the busiest atretch of rail In the United States, for In addition to handling its own train, the Burlington Ik undertaking to move the Union Pacific train which would ordinarily go over the main line to Grand Island, the Rock Island trains, and the trains of the Missouri Pacific- The Missouri Pacific bridge Is out at Louisville and the hock Island bridge at (South Bend, and the water Is still over the main line of the Union Pacific. The Burlington reported Its Schuyler and Columbus lines open Saturday night and the Fremont Una from Ashland by Sunday morning. Union Paclflo reports show the water Is falling all' along the Platte to Valley and officials expect all to have the main line open by this morning. The officials ex pected to have It clear last night They figure the water Is going down for good. The Valley branch was opened Friday night at 7 o'clock, and officials on the line report the tine was repaired and open as far as Fremont yesterday afternoon. Fremonters Go to Tnetr Homes. FREMONT. Neb., Feb. 16. (Spectal.) The sout... Iders went back to their homes today and generally found everything as they left It but In a badly damaged con dition from the water. The loss comes heaviest on those who can leant, afford it The Union Pacific and Burlington have several gangs of men working on their tracks and by Sunday the former road will have trains running as usual. The worst washouts on that road are west of the city. The water which came out of the river near Ames has spread out over a big tract of low country to the bluffs and flowed easterly down the channel of the Raw Hide -and the low lands to the north of It in too shallow a stream to do extensive damage. .The damage to build ings snd household goods In the city alone will probably reach 115.000, and It will be some time before the streets can be mado passable south of the tracks. For two days over 100 women and children stayed at the city hall and were served meals by the women of the different churches and the Women's Relief corps- Markey's hall sheltered a delegation and the benches In the police court room made beds for men and they were delighted this morning when they were told It was safe to go back home. ORD, Neb., Feb. 18. (8peclal.) The past few days of exceptionally warm weather has had Its effect upon the Ice In the North Ixup river at this place and It is now going out rapidly. Karly in the season it whs feared that some damngo would be done to bridges when the Ice come to go out, but no damages are reported thus far and little fear Is now evinced that any of note will occur. CLARK8. Neh., Feb. 1C (Special Telo- gram.) The Platte .river, a mile south of here Is running ten feet over the Ice. It Is expected the Ice may break up at any moment. The county board has watchmen at the bridges tonight During the day the channel has been cleared somewhat by dynamiting. When the gorge, ten miles went breaks, the bridge here may be car ried out . Trnitle to ioath Also Blocked. PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Feb. IS. (Bp clnl Tel 'grnm.) An Ice gorge formed In the Platte river near Orra polls and the high waters and floating Ice put both the Missouri Pacific and Burlington bridges out of business last evening. The water Is slowly receding this evening, but It will probably be several days before the Mis souri Pacific will have Its track repaired Passengers and malls to and from Omaha have been carried by way of Pacific Junc tion and Council Bluffs. Through trains between Omaha and Kansas City are being run over the Burlington from Nebraska City on the east side of the river. Knrtbees Cnat lnolnteil. ST. PAUL, Feb. 18. No trains are reach ing St. Paul over the Great Northern and Northern FacUle roads from the coast. The thrcugh trains that arrive here are made up at Spt kane and. on this side of the Cas cade mountains. The statement made to day was that owing to the unusual moder ation of temperature In' the mountain dis tricts, which have this winter had a rec- Prevented by ft r ill UUIM To treat Pimples and Black heads. Red, Rough, Oily Complexions, gently smear the face with Cuticura Oint ment,. ihe great Skin Cure, but do not rub. Wash off the Ointment in five min utes with Cuticura Soap and hot water, and bathe freely for some minutes. Repeat morning and evening. At other times use Cuticura Soap for bathing the face as often as agreeable: A5k BoM thmufftiota the nwH. DeM- l.ssSne. tf fhtrwikuiM ( : r.n. Uu. d. 1 ri, 1mii IU. K. Toui O Sydney: lmd. h Fui. tut: fktua. H.og hiiui (ru o.: J, p. W.niTk. ul i Tukw. tauU AfncA. Lonu,I . Qtp.lv r : l XT. roiiaTTbeu &,tm. . Ms lis.t trraHiMi CUIm Swtis. $30.00 Ostermoor Mattress. $18.50 Description. This is Ostermoor's 60-pound French edge mattress. Is built of sheet of Ostermoor felt 2y2 inches thick and hand laid, one over the other until the desired thickness is obtained. They are made with round corners and roll edge; have five-inch inseamed borders. The above is a picture of this special mattress. The coverings are extra fine quality beautifully mer cerized French art twills, in pink, blue,, green or yellow; dainty flower effects. A rare bargain; while they 'last, this month only ..$18.50 ord-breaklng snowfall, there nre now wash- J wii. O.MU uemiirneuis wmcn inrrairn iu lie up transcontinental service for soma time to come. fIneral op m'cosb family Poor Victims of the Flood at Colum bus Are Burled Together. COLUMBUS, Neb., Feb. 16.-'(Special.) The funeral of the family of Sidney K. McCone, who met their tragic death In the flood on Tuesday, was held In the Man nerchor hall and was attended by a large concourse of citizens. The services were In charge of Rev. I R. Dewolf, pastor of the First Methodist church, and Rev. E. J. Ulmer of the Baptist church. The McCones were among the earliest settlers of Columbus and had lived con tinuously Just south of the Union Pacific tracks. In the flood of 1881 they were taken from their home in boats, the water being very high. During this flood. If the family had remained In the . house, they would have been safe, for none of the water came Into their home. In the family were Mr. McCone, aged 65; his -wife, S3; their daugh ter Luella, 19, and Miss Delia Ball, a sister of Mrs. McCone, aged 51. Beautiful flowers were spread on the coffins by the Ladies' Aid society of the church, and relatives and other friends. The bodies were Interred In the Columbia cemetery. GAMBLERS AT Ol'TS AT YORK File Complaints Each Other Severn! . i Bound Orrr. TORK. Neb.. Feb. 16. (Special.) William Owen of Waco filed complaint against Daniel Lewis, George Boslough and George Brechtel, charging them with gambling In York on January 30. County Judge Taylor held each of the parties under $300 'bond. Boslough and Brechtel did not give tta.il and are confined In the county jail. Mayor Sovereign subsequently filed com plaint against Charles Bell and George Murphy, charging them with playing poker. Murphy gave bonds, but Bell was lodged In jail with Brechtel and Boslough. It seems the young sports, who are charged with gambling, were having a fight and yesterday George Murphy filed complaint In the county court against Wil liam Owen, charging him with playing poker oa or about February for $15. If these young men go on- filing com plaints against each other they are quite apt to be all found guilty. nf County Bride Matter. BEATRICE, Nob.. Feb. 16. (8peclal.) Bridge matters In Gage county are assum ing new phases every now and then, and from all appearances the end la not yet. Yesterday 8. A. Kinney, who resides near Wymore, by his attorney, A. D. McCand less, filed a petition for Intervention In the district court, asking that the court take up and try the long-pending suit cf 8. D. Klllen against John H. Bparks. the bridge contractor. In 106 Klllen appealed from the allowance of the County Board of Su pervisors of the claim of Mr. Sparks. amounting to sbout $12,000, and the case has never gone to trial. Bparks has also brought suit against the county In the fed eral court at Omaha for the claim held up by Klllen. Mr. Kinney, as a taxpayer, prays that he may be allowed to Intervene and - become a joint appellant with 8. D. Klllen, and that the case may bs tried In Gage county without delay. Court at Pawnee City. PAWNEE CITY. Neb.. Feb. 16. (Special.) Two sessions of district court are In progress here at the samo time. Judge Paul Jessen of Nebraska City presides in the court room In the case of Mary E. Oandy against the estate of William C. BIuhiU, brought here on change of venue from Richardson. Gandy Is suing on what purported to be a note against Blssell for $5,600. The jury brought In a verdict agslnst Gandy. Judge Riper sat In the room of the county judge. C. F. Crocker of Liberty, Neb., brought suit against W1U H. Steld) of DuBols for $1,000 damages for breach of contract, '. alleging that defendant baj contracted to buy his stock of merchandise at Liberty. Btetdt afterward bought a stock of merchandise at DuBols. Crocker was givrn a verdict of $L Bona Conntr Farmer Killed. ALBION, Neb., Feb. 1 -(Sjwclal.) Word was received here yesterday afternoon that William P. Johnson, a farmer living about three miles northeast of town, had been killed by an accident while working around a threshing machine. The threshers were working for Mr. Johnson threshing al falfa and as they were not using the ele vator to elevate the grain the chain was running loos and Mr. Johnson turned his back toward the machine while conducting sosie work, when the chain caught the back of - Ms shirt and. he waa horribly bruised and mangled. He lived but a few minutes after the accident occurred After assuring his wife and fellow workers that he was dying he passed away without a struggle. He waa a well known farmer of this community, having lived hers for many years. . Old Nebraska Slav Prosper. NEBRASKA CITT. Neb.. Feb. l&.-(Bpe-cial.r-A letter waa reeeived here today from Shack Grayson of Louisiana. The only strange thing about that Is thst Shack was one of the first four slaves brought Into Nebraska. In the faU af 1854 Stephen P. Nuckolls, fouuder of Nebraska City, brought two colored girls and two colored men here ai chattels. In 1F58 Shack and the two girls were smuggled away by the managers of the underground railway, as It was called. The three were traced to Chi cago, where Nuckolls attempted to regain them and nearly lost his life. Shack, at the close of the war, went south and be came one of Mississippi's legislators. He Is now the proprietor of a plantation In Louisiana. SITE KOrt COM M III POSTOFFICK Department Selects Lots Offered by Kx-Senator Hashes. COLUMBUS, Neb.. Feb. 16. (Special Tel egram.) The new Columbus postofflc will stand on the northwest corner of West Fourteenth and North streets. Postmaster Kramer received' word from Washington this morning thst the department had ac cepted the tender of ex-8enator H. Hughes and would purchase his lots as a site for the new government building. The location Is a block east and a block north of the present postofflce. Child Rrrn on Train. RED CLOUD, Neb., Feb. 16. (Special.) Sty Valentine's mornlnsr. shortly after Bur lington train No. 13 left Chester, a woman on the trnln gave birth to a baby. As there was no physician on the train. Conductor Lorenso Phlnney, sstisted by a woman, cared for the mother and child. She was en route to Oberlin, Kan. Connln of Abraham Lincoln. RED CLOUD, Neb., Feb. 16. (Special.) Wednesday, the day . following Abraham Lincoln's birthday, was the TBth birthday of "Grandma"' Hale of this place, who Is a second cousin of the martyred presi dent. Mrs. Hale's father and Abraham Lincoln were first cousins and In his youth Mr. Lincoln lived with his cousin. Jlevrs of Nebraska. WAHOO Dr. J. C. F. Bush is .sick and expects to leave for California as soon as he Is able. NORTH PL A TTF Th e trustees of the Methodist church have decided to build a new parsonage. DXviD CITY-Cllnt Wrede and Miss Mnry Bentsen, both of this city, were married at Lincoln. DAVID CITY J. C. Anderson has been" appointed by the courrty court as adminis trator of the Neal estate. CENTRAL CITY Ducks and geest are coming to the Platte in large numbers and hunters are killing many. BEATRICE Thomas Freeman died at his home In Wymore. aged 88 years. His wife died several years ago. YORK Charles Moyer. one of York county's best known farmers, has pur chssed a fine residence In York. EU8T1S The S-weeks-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hobbs died Saturday after a short siege of pneumonia. HERMAN The Woodmen of the World gave a dance which was a success In every way. Oyer 100 couples were present. UPLAT"r-Harry Duerlng and Mrs. Mont gomery surprised their friends on Thurs day by going to Minden and getting mar ried. LYONS Members of the Women's club and friends were entertained St. Valentine's night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Piper. YORK At York college Saturday after noon Dr. John Crelghton of the Presby terian church gave the students an Interest ing talk. - I OAKLAND Frank W. Lundgren 'hue resigned his position as city marshal and Bam Obernalte has been appointed to suc ceed htm. DAVID CITY The new fire alarm Just put In by the Surprise Telephone company was tested Friday afternoon and proved satisfactory. DAVID CITY The team of the Rebekah lodge went to Bell wood Wednesday, where they Instituted a Kebekah lodge of about fifty members. EU8TI8 A petition is being circulated by farmers southeast of here to secure sub scribers for a new telephone line to con nect with Eustls. BEATRICE Diphtheria caused the death of Anna, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Gronewald. who reside northeast of the city. ORD The fourth number of the lecture course, a lecture by Kalphe Parlette, proved to be the most interesting number of tne course thus far this winter. BEATRICE The circle hunt In the Muni ford neighborhood was not well attended.- All the hunters gpt for the'.r trouble was a few rabbits. UPLAND The Upland Chautauqua so ciety entertained the Hildreth circle at a banquet In Woodmen hall Friday night. There were over sixty covers. DAVID CITY Woman's Relief corps and members of the tirand Army post held an annual banquet dinner and sup per In the temple Saturday. DAVID CITY Cashier Dworak and wife went to Imogene, la.. In response to a telegram announcing the serious Illness it her father, Mr. M. Gengle. PAWNEE CITY-R. B. Enslow has sold his paper, the Byron Blade, and moved to this city. Mr. Ensiow will now try farming on a small fruit farm. DAVID CITY Burlington trains have not been able to cross the Platte and Loup bridges since Tuesday. The trains have been sent as far as Bellwuod and remain there. DAVID CITY Superintendent Hrushka Is making preparations for a good program to be given at the Butler county educa tional convention to be held on March S and U. NORTH PLATTE Bernard Hayes. W years old. died at the home of his son, Mlks Hayes, In the Third ward this morn ing. Death was due to ailments Incident to old age. COLUMBUS The Farmers' Grain and Stock company, located St Humphrey, has sued Felix L. Gallagher for $luO. Mr. Galla gher purchased stock In the company and has not paid for It. EUSTIB Horseflesh In this vicinity Is scarce snd high. H. C. Klftder, a horse buyer of Illinois, was here trying to buy a carload. Although ha offered high figures, nobody cared to selL HERMAN Ducks and geese have beaun to show up. Nearly every hour In the day you sea flocks of duck in the corn fluid. elt Mattresses Tomorrow, Monday morning, we will place on sale three hundred Oster- moor Mattresses at special $18.50 Ostermoor Mattress. $15.00 Description. This mattress is covered in the same ticking and built of cotton felt, hand laid, the same as the regular $30.00 Ostermoor, but . weighs 45 pounds instead of 60. Is offered in this sale at, each $15.00 WINDOW SHADES We are headquarters for good ones. Let us make you an estimate See our special shade at 25 rchard & Wilhelm Carpet o. 414-16-18 South Sixteenth Street. O. Hillslnger was out about three hours and got five nice big ducks. PAWNEE CITY Charles A. Goss of Omaha, United States district attorney, is here attending court looking after natu ralization matters under the new law pasffed by congress last June. PLATTSMOUTH Miss Ethel Dovey, who has been taking a leading part In "The War Correspondent," has severed her con nection with the company and returned to spend a month with her parents. LYONS Guy Carlton Lee, the distin guished historian and one of the most elo nuent of the world s orators, will appear in the last number of the Lyons lecture course, Friday evening, March 1. HERMAN F. J. Kastle was arrested on complaint of his wife for mistreating his family. He is still held In the city jail, being unable to give bond. Mr. Kastle formerly was In tiie Implement business here. ORD A prominent social event In Bo hemian circles In this vicinity this we"k was the marriage of Ed Zlkmund to Mtss Mary Benda. The ceremony was performed in the presence of a large number of In vited guests. LINDSAY At a meeting pf the town board held this week, it was decided to hold a special election In Lindsay on Tuesday. April 2, for the purpoie of vot ing bonds In the sum of $8,000 for a water works system. COLUMBUS Suit has been started for $1,087 by a couple of Japanese laborers, M. Chuma and 8. Kurokt, against W. B. Fergusen. They allege Fergusen owes them that amount for harvesting a large crop of sugar beets. UPLAND Articles of Incorporation have been filed by Frank Osterlund, August Imhof and Nels C. Christiansen for the new Farmers' Co-Operatlve Grain associa tion. They will buy the farmers' elevator of this place at once. HERMAN A. D. Hansen has lost ninety five head of hogs In the past two weeks, valued at $l.2d0. He says he will quit rais ing hogs for a few years and see if the germs will not die out. Other farmers have also had heavy losses. . .. NORTH PLATTE J. P. McGove.n, for seventeen years express agent at this point, was checked out yesterday by Auditor Grady. Mr. McQovern has secured a more lucrative position In Denver, which he will take' up about March 1. BUSTIS Eustls South Side Telephone company elected: M. Wilson, president; J. J. Kyner, secretary; Henry piker, treas-, urer. The association Is a mutual concern and has forty-two members. A metallic circuit is to be Installed. QRD While on their way to town this morning a team driven by W. M. Alvord became unmanageable nna In an attempt to get out of the buggy Mr. Alvord's wife received a bad fall on the frozen ground. Turn Your Face . Into Dollars Many a Man Has Failed BecauM Hit Face was Picture of Calamity. It takes sunshine to produce a rose, a perfect rosa. And so man, to be suc cessful, must have sunshine inside. The life which has It not, which has no health and no happiness, is sour, surly, pessimistic, -and a failure. The world al ready has too many vinegar faces that breathe ill-will and sulfa. The world wants joy, comfort, sunshine, end will cling to the man who has It, who radiates gladness and triumph wherever he is and Under all circumstances. Some people have a genius for seeking out the disagreeable, the crooked, the bad and the Ugly. These are the destroyers; they travel In schools, they herd together, for they love their kind, and the cheer ful part of the world will have nothing to do with them. And why is that so many peddle disaster,- knowing at the same' that if they do, their Uvea wll be ruined? Borne people cannot help It, for pessimism usually comes from the bodily disorders, and this cannot always be prevented. The stomach, for Instance, is the most common cause of discontent, sour face, recklessness, disgust and lack of ambition. A bad stomach there Is the secret of many a failure. Any one can have a good stomach, a strong stomach, a stomach that can take care of anything and everything that is put Into It, no matter whether It Is a very bad stomach now or not. Then why not have ltT Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do this very thing. One Ingredient of these llttls tab lets digests 3.OU0 grains of food, and no matter how bad Is your dyspepsia or In digestion, these tablets will digest every thing in your stomach, thoroughly and completely, and better and quicker than a beajthy stomach can do the same thing. StuartlrDyspepsla Tablets will cure quickly loss of appetite, brash, irritation, burning sensations, nausea, heartburn, eructations. loss of vim and spirit, bad memory, and dyspepsia and .indigestion in their very worst forms. ' No other little tablets In the world can do so much. You should carry Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets around with you wher ever you go and take them after maala Then only will you realise what It is to enjoy a meal, and what perfect digestion means. Your whole body and your mind will feel the effects; your vim will Increasa, you will be more satisfied with what the world does, you will think happier and be happier and your face will be one of su preme contentment. That will bring you success and then more success. Your face will bring you dollars. Try It. It will cost you just 60o for a package of these wonder ful Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, at any drug store on earth. Send us your name and address today and w will at once send you by mall a j sample packags, free. Address F. A Stuart Co., U Stuart Bid.. Marshall. Mica, causing a serious fracture of the bones In her leg. CENTRAL CITY-Sherlff Hollster has taken George Rogers to the asylum at Norfolk. Young Rogers Is the man who shot the marshal Monday. The marshal's Injuries are slight, he being around on the streets the next day as usual. BEATRICE Stewart Maloney, who recently resigned his position as super intendent of the Dempster plant, has been presented with a beautiful gold ring by his former co-workers. The presentation was made by C. B. Dempster. PAWNEE CITY Elmer E. Brackett leaves for Philadelphia on Monday, where , he goes as instructor In electrical en I glneerlng In the University of Pennsylva- nla. Mr. Brackett and his wife are grad- ) uates of the University of Nebraska. UPLAND At a wolf hunt held bet wee l Upland and- Campbell the participants hal more than the usual run of luck, as thev succeeded In killing one coyote and two grey wolves. These were the first grey wolves seen in this vicinity for some tun. DAVID CITY-8ome members of tne county board of Colfax county, together with the county attorney, were In Davtil City In session with the Butler county supervisors to see what could be done toward getting help from Butler county to rebuild the old wagon bridge. WEST POINT Samuel Sink, an aged In mate of the county poor farm, died at that institution Friday of heart disease. De ceased was a native of Alabama and had been a county charge for four years. He has a son residing near Pender. The body was Interred In Mount Hope cemetery. BEATRICE Lawrence McConnell, who was sentenced to five years In the peni tentiary about a year ago for a statutory pffense, has been brought here from Lin coln by Sheriff Trude and lodged In the county jail. He was recently granted a new trial by the supreme court. DAVID CITY-Mr. Deater, miller at the Imperial mills, hss received a telegram announcing the death of his 'Wife at a hospital in Omaha, where she had under gone an operation a couple of weeks ago. He left at once for Omaha and took the body to their home in Blue Springs, Neb., for interment. WEST POINT Herman Bruhn, a resi dent of West Point, died at his home at the age of 32. He was a son-in-law of Peter Moody, a well-known Cuming county farmer, and leaves a wife and two Infant children. The body will be Interred Sunday In St. Michael's cemetery. The cause of death was dropsy. WEST POINT The weather has been Ideal for the past four days, balmy and springlike. Frost is out of the ground for a depth of a foot or more and streets and roods sre becoming dry. No attempt has been made to commence seeding, although this will be done should the weather con tinue fine and warm. PLATTSMOUTH Mrs. Rachel O'Neill ; nausea away at tne nome or ner aaugnter Mrs. William. Herold. She was born li Ohio In 1812. and with her husband ma. among the earliest settlers In Plattsmouth. arriving here In 149. Funeral services wll; be held In the Methodist church Sunday by Rev. J. E. Houlgate. ORD F. H. Wheeler, for the lost year manager of the lines of the Ord Independ ent Telephone company, resigned his posi tion at the last regular meeting. Mr. Wheeler will go to Lincoln to take up work of a similar nature. No successor has as yet been appointed to fill the position made vacant by his resignation. LINDSAY G. A. Borg, one of the old settlers of Platte county, died at his hpme on the Yooktng Glass. Mr. Borg had been a sufferer from asthma for several years. Hs Is survived by a wife, three sons and three daughters. Funeral services were held Thursday from the Swedish Meth odist church at Looking Glass. DAVID .CITY Marriage licenses were Issued to the following this week: August Frederick and Dora Nehls. Thomas C. Kearney and Katharine Jacobs, Frank R. Smith and Grace L. Williams, George Ed ward Thayer and Bertha Mallnda Jones, Joseph J. Barcal and Sophie Krenk, and Henry Witthuhn and Mary Rosentrater. YORK News has been received here of the sudden death of F. F. Fusseltnan, a brakentan on the Northwestern. He was promoted and had charge of a train. On entering his home after coming In from Ms run. Just as he got Inside the door he fell over dead. Mr. Fusselman has a large acquaintance here and was well thought of. NORTH PLATTE One night this week Mrs. Anna Church and daughter Joy had a very narrow escape from being asphyxi ated at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Patterson, -where they have been staving while the latter parties are visiting In New Orleans. Joy managed to call assistance by the telephone and they are now out of danger. WAHOO Base ball fsns held a meeting for the purpose of electing a manager and a board of directors, but they could not agree on a manager, so it was left to the board of directors to fill. The following Is the board: President. N. C. Oregory: sec retary, Elmer Johnson; treasurer, L. H. Lyie; directors, Edward Kllllan and E. B. Collier. TEKAMAH All three sessions of the Burt county farmers' Institute was well attended. The principal tonics up for dis cussion were "The Kind of Dairy Cow for the Farmer." and "Some Essentials to Suc cessful Farming," led by Ex-Governor Poynter; "Seed Corn Selection" and "The Boys and Girls of American Homes," by V. p. Ashtmrn. RED CLOUD Frank Etherton raised disturbance in Polnicky's saloon, and when Night Watch Klnsel attempted to arrest him he resisted him. throwing the officer ! to ths floor and choking him. Klnsel called for assistance and Hoy r.therton Interfered In his brother's behalf. Sheriff Hedge soon appeared on ths scene and finally landed Dotn the fc-tnertons in jau. COLUMBUS County Judge Rattermsn has Issued marriage licenses to . V. Pe. terson and 8. E. Oieson, W. Wurdeman and M. Asche. J. H. Imlg and A. C B.'limldt, A. Godikln and E. U Kench. II. G. Hill and L. E. Potter. R. Thurton and M. A. Ziegler, L. Held- and F. Blgman, M. L. Smith and Carrie Sheldon. WEST POINT Marriage licenses have been granted by County Judge Dewald to Loo Janesuvsky ana Miss Maria Kilcua or Crowell. Fred Strong of Monterey town ship and Miss Mary Anna Schumacher of Wisner and Roy Camp and Miss Frieda wendt or West foint: this manes tne nr. teenth marriage license Issued by County Judge Dewald since rebruary i. OAKLAND An organisation haa beeq perfected for the maintenance of the Oak land cemetery with the following trus tees: A. Hammeratrom. presidunt; Peter N. Nelson, secretary; V. Lolson. treasurer O. Johnson and John Beckstrom. Adolpn Carlson hss been appointed sexton at $40 uer month. A .tract of five acres. ju( south pf the present cemetery has been purchased. WEST POINT Mr. and Mrs. Francis prices t Ostermoor Box Springs, $22.00 (Like Cut Above.) Made up in a substantial manner, covered in the same high grade ticking as the mattress; have several layers of hand laid felt, as shown in picture; very special. ..... .$22.00 Bed Sets Complete with bolster and sham cover. New spring pat terns in all colors. -.French Muslin with American beauty design; each, com Gatxemeyer, who are among the oldest pio neers of eastern Cuming county, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last Sun day. The couple were married In Canada fifty years ago and homesteaded a farm in Cuming county In the early sixties. Thir teen of their children, thirty-one grand children and two great grandchildren were present at the celebration. YORK Martha F. Rankin and Orvllle N. Fansler have been married at Manila, Philippine islands. Mr. Fansler, one of York s most popular young men, went to the Philippines with the First Nebrsska regiment. Company A. He has occupied several prominent positions of trust and Is now stenngrapher-at-large of the Insular bureau of Justice. Miss Rankin's parents also occupy official positions. DAVID CITY Rev. Father McKenna has left 8t. Francis' church in Center township, where he was pastor for two and a halt years, having accepted another parish at Grafton. A surprise was given him lust before he departed, when he wss presented with a purse of $100. Shortly after Father McKenna took charge of St. Francis' parish the fine new church building was burned, and In just one year Father McKenna had n new church completed, which Is prac tically out of debt. DAVID CITY-Death has visited three families In this community during the past week, taking away Mrs. John G. Boston, aged 74 years, who leaves a husband, five sons and two daughters; Mrs. John Frleden, aged 63 years, after an illness of only one day, leaving a husband and two daughters, and Mrs. King, aged 8K years, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fox, who lives south of town. She leaves two daughters. Mrs. King hss been a resident of Butler county for twenty-eight years. BLOOM FIELD Freldrlch Muke, one of the first settlers of Knox county, died at his horns In Cleveland township, at the age of 71 years. He was born In Ger many February 23, 1835, and carri'e to Knox county In 1870, and has lived on the old hpmestead ever since. He leaves five children and three step-children, his first wife having died some twelve years ago. He was a member of the German Lutheran church In Columbia township. The funeral services will be held Sunday and the body will be Interred In the Lutheran cemetery, , PLATTSMOUTH County Superintendent J. W. Gamble has prepared an Interesting program for the Teachers' association which will be held In Louisville next Sat urday. Miss Phoebe Dsvls will discuss "New Devices for Primary Children." Other subjects will be: "How the Superintendent Can Most Aid Me," by Miss Gertrude Hartmag; "Effects of the New Certifica tion Law," by Will T. Adams; "The Mis sion of the High School," by Superintendent I. N. Clark; "What the Patrons May Rea sonably Expect from the School," by B. Wulph; "What the School May Reason ably Expect from the Patrons," by Super intendent K. L. Rouse. NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY Q.nlnt and Cnrlons-Featares of Life la a Rapidly Growing; tat. A question of veracity has arisen between the ground hog and the goose aa to the weather forecast, with people placing their hopes on the goose. Adam Beede of the Hastings Tribune Insists that the state should tax bachelors. declaring himself always ready to pay for luxuries. Thief's Conscience Awakened The thief who stole the widow's round of beef be came conscience stricken and brought it back, and hid It In ths oats bin. Wayland correspondent Osceola Record. Explaining a Phenomenon That red streak in the north is not the aurora borealls, but the trail of a yourvg man who was handed a tray full of dishes one at a time by a nervy dining room girl. He Is wiser If not "sadder." Beaver City Times Tribune. Conversation and Leakes Mrs. Oathman, our "hello girl" on the Enterprise telephone line. Is kept quite busy of late. Expect HAVING opened our new tailoring, estab lishment at 406 South 15th street, we extend you a cordial invitation to call and in spect our new line of Spring Suitings. Mr. Rylen, who will have charge of ths Cutting Department, is well known to the Omaha people, and we can guarantee that you cannot secure the style and workmanship that he puts in the garmt.its elsewhere in the city. High Class Tailoring Popular Prices RYLEN 1 LIRIDERH1AW 406 South plete $3.75 Cretonne Covers, all colors, new spring styles; each, com plete $4.75 Taffeta Bed Covers, all colors, the very best made ; each, com plete .... $6.75 Ice doesn't get anything to eat but burnt bread "-Strickland correspondent Hayes Center Times. J an sen a Good "Industry" An effort Is being made to get Peter Jansen. to movo to Falrbury instead of Beatrice Here's soma more work for the Commercial club. Some body start a subscription paper, Peter Is a good "Industry." Falrbury Journal. The Modest Correspondent There will be a wolf hunt west of Ksene on February V. See Frank Anderson, captain on the east side. We want Milton Dos sett along so we can kill the wolves, as there will be plenty there who can't shoot to kllL on of whom we are which. Keene correspond ent Minden Times. Panic at Wlnslde 8lnce witnessing th "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" performance last week some of our bravest ladles, those who are not even afraid of a mouse, dare not go down cellar for potatoes with out taking a lamp, two or three members of the family and all the cats and dogs around the house. Wlnskle Tribune. An Editor Misled The Wasp was imposed upon lost week and published a notice of birth in Mr. Theron Wahlln's family that never occurred. The party who sent ths notice to the Wasp should be ashamed of himself. To say the least. It was a very sneaking way to try to Insult a good ' re spectable family. We shall be a little mors careful In the future in publishing; Wits notlcesA-iWahoo Wasp. In addition to serving as representative. K. a. Drown, me sots newspaper man in the legislature, writes a weekly letter , to his Loup City Times-Independent and In his last says: "I continue to receive letters from cltltens of Sherman county requesting me to rote against H. R. 75, when In fact said bill was killed early last week. Rer. Mr. Stevens may continue to dispense bellyache medicine throughout ths rural districts." New Record for Crows W. A Babcock thinks he has broken a record. Last Mon day on his farm eight miles northeast of this city he killed seventeen crows with on shot. As a big flock of them flew over ha fired into ths bunch, and for a time, hs says. It fairly rained crows. Hs picked up. seventeen that were killed outright with that shot and says hs would not attempt to say how many more were woundod.- Falrbury News. Cordial Invitation to Move If a certain young man had used lest mouth. mors brains and had better training It would not have caused Sam TUden on last Friday night to have sought to have order around his store, but as the young man persisted in using his Up, Sam persisted In using his right arm, that caused th young man's eye to go In mourning and also file a com plaint against Sam, which he did, where upon Monday morning Sam straightway went to David City and paid his fine. Now It seems that this boy's people are an. eye sore to th cltUons of Octavto, so much so that a petition will be circulated to hav them go in peace out of their sight. Bon Creek correspondent David City Banner. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FOR SALE The Nebraska City Dally and Weekly Press at a bargain for cash; oldest republican paper In state; reason. Ill health. E. A. Brown, Proprietor. . . (4) I5S-18 AT- 15th Street.