Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, February 18, 1907, Page 2, Image 2
TOE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1907. " ' MR5i(iU I IN r any combination of drags. Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound is an honest, tried and true remedy of unquestionable therapeutic rains. This med Urine made from natire roota and herbs contains no narcotics or other harmful drurs and today holds tbe record for the largest number of actual cares of female dineases of any medicine the World has ever known, and thousands of rolnntary testimonials are on file in the laboratory at Lynn, Maaa., which testify to Its wonderful value. Mrs. C. R. Fink, of CarneiHe. Pa., write: Dear Mrs. Pink ham.- "I wish every suffering- woman would take Lydla E. Plnkham's Vegetable H Compound and write to you for advice. It has done me a world of good B and what it has accomplished for me I know it will do for others." When women are troubled with Irregularities, Displacements, Ulcer ation, Inflammation, Backache, Nervous Prostration, they should re member there is one tried and true remedy, Lydia E. Plnkham's Vege table Compound. , . Mrs. Plnkham's Standing Invitation to Women Women suffering from aay form of female weakness are Invited to write Mrs. Plnkham, at Lynn, Mass. Out of her vast Train me of ex perience she probably baa the very knowledge that will help your case. THINGS BRIGHT AT PALACE ( faanoellor Ton EoeUw Takes Bony View of folitioal Eitnation. HANDS OF R-riCHSTAG REALLY TIED Vote af (applies Only Means Popular Branch af Government Has of Controlling; Poller of Government. BERLIN, Feb: 17. (Special.) Things are bright In the Kadilwlll Palace and Prince Bernard von Buelow, imperial chancellor of the German empire. Is tak ing a rosy view of the situation. This Is since the elections. Before that every thing waa apprehension and chaos. When BISmarck drew up the German constitution there were many who re yirded the placing of the retchstag on the basis of universal suffrage ss a mis take, but these objectlpns the Iron chan cellor swept aside. He considered that When he had created the relchstag he had created an Institution that was nothing better than a high class debuting society. No bill can be passed by the relchstag which has not first had the approval of the federal council The federal council is appointed by the kings and princes of the German federation. But the nomi nees of the king of Prussia form a ma jority, so that in the end all the reach stag can do Is to say "No," or "Yes," to what the Kaiser is willing should be laid before it. And the Kaiser appoints Uie ministers who are responsible only to him and quite Indifferent to any criticism or votes of censure by the relchstag, ap the government of the German Umpire Is as much in his hands as If he had been the csar Of Russia. M Nothing more monotonous than the de- uaiea 01 me uerman imperial parliament could be Imagined. As a rule out of the 800 members there were not two score In ' the Hpuse. In fact when the Parliament was In session It was rure If half of the members were in Berlin. I Now things are better so far as attendance goes for each jnember Is given an allowance for the time he Is In attendance but Is fined for being absent unless he Is excused by the president. The only real powor which the relchstag has had has been its In fluence over public opinion. Its debates were public, wore reported In the press and were commented upon accordingly. This waa a power with which the gov ernment had to reckon. Dlsiuarrk'a Idea. , But without the Kulser'a consent the relchstag was helpless to Influence thu action of the government.' It was only In one way that It could apply the screw and that. was by .refusing the money. It had Indeed the iwwr te bring the gov ernment of the country to a standstill by refusing t vote supplies but until a few months ago apparently It never had the courage to do that, sort of a thing. - Prince Btsroarc k When he began to real Ike the danger- in the growth of so cialism was not disinclined to drastic measures and realised the necessity of re stricting the suffrage, under which the yeichstag Is elected. As far back as Si ' he proposed this plan to the Kaiser. But Wllhelm It at the outset of his reign was averse to doing anything that might bring him Into conflict with his people .or render him unpopular. He saw th.t Such a measure might lead to open revolt or, as he put It to his chancellor, he nad not the slightest desire to be known In history as the "grape shot kelssr." Bis marck contented himself with prophesying that he would go farther and fare wort. One thing Is certain and that la that In any event ' there are lively times ahead for socialists and Imperialists. 1 Considerable anxiety and curiosity Is being felt In Germany as to the effect which the death of the queen of Hanover will have on the relations of the duke of Cumberland and the German empirt. It has long been supposed that It was only out of filial piety that the duke main tained his claim to the throne of Hun Over. The duke Is enormously weulthy and when things are finally brought to S focus It Is potislble that he will refuau to reign over an Insignificant duchy. Beo Want Ads for Bualness Boosters. mall Hoys fireak Windows. f Cfl EY KJN N 12, Wya, Feb. 17.-(Speclal. FIvV small boys, all members of prominent families, were arrested today on a charge of. malicious 'mischief. The youngsters smashed "S worth of windows In a vacant residence at the corner of Seventeenth and House etrteta. . - THAT rheumatism U not wholly due to the damp air and cold winds, x There's something WTong with your 0 constitution. g Scott' r Emulsion of cod liver oil and hypophosphites contains the V xfleh-building, blood-enriching ele X taents required to set your constitution right 0 , . Needn't worry then about damp eirv $ ALL DRUCCISTSi SOa. AND ft.ool O HEALTH OF WOMEN la thla nineteenth oentury to keep dp with the marofl of prog-rees rr power of womu U strained to lt utmost, and the tax upon ner pnysi eal system is far greater thaa ever. In the rood old-fashioned day of onr grandmothers few dmg were - ! . l ' I fY-l 1 : J it usea m meuiuiuea. ioff nuu vyvu roota and herbs to cure, weaknesses and disease, and their knowledge of roots and herb waa far. greater than that of women today. It waa In thla study of roota and herbs that Lydia E. Plnkham, of Lynn, Mass , discovered and (rave to the women of the world a remedy mora no tent and efficacious than NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY Qaalnt and Carloaa restores of Idle in a Rapidly Growing! State. Reports from many parts of the state show that high water has brought prospec tive prosperity to the bridge builder. Rural Nebraska today aeems to be hesi tating between preparations for spring planting and hording fuel for a bllxsard. Careful Observer Busy Charles Baugh has moved upon his farm once more and among his furniture was noticed some sus picious looking articles for a bachelor. Jackson correspondent Wood River Bun beam. Notice to the Boys Rumor has It that there wllj be a wedding In our vicinity In the near future so boys you want to get your musical instruments In working order. Kolb County correspondent Arlington Review-Herald. Girl Easily Pleased A South Sioux City woman had a new girl and while giving Instructions said: "And now A--, we have breakfast at six o'clock." "Very well, mum," said A , "If I am not down by that time don't wait for me." South Eloux City Reoord. Signs of Spring The last few pleasant days have brought out the red bugs on the south side of the buildings. It has alS3 brought out a large bunch of cusssrs and spltters who occupy the warm corners and surround themselves with "filth to the d's gust of passers by Fairfax Correspondent Clay Cente Sun. -r. s - Dignity Forgotten Last Thursdsy morn ing. Mrs. Jones of this place thought she would have' some fun with the children skating on a small pond of Ice. While skating, she fell and came near resigning her position as postmistress at Andrews. A postmistress should be, more dlgnlflrd than to play on the Ice before breakfast. Andrews correspondent Chadron Jouranl. Perquisites of the Carrier Our mall car rier wishes to thank his kind and generous patrons for the many valuable and useful presents he received during the - holiday season, and for that matter the whole yenr he has been on the route. Here Is a list of whst he has received during the year 1006. Who of the carriers can beat it? Forty-two sacks of oats, six sacks of corn, fifteen bushels of applee, eight bushels of. potatoes, a Dusnei ana a hair or peaches. one bushel of plums and one" of grapes. M In cash, two loads .of eoba. and one of hay, one sack 6f wheat for flour, twenty Ave pounds of beef, one pig. one dunk and a chicken. Malmo correspondent Wahoo Wasp. ; The Omnibus Handbag There was left st this office a few days ago a lady's hand bag, containing the following articles; A dime, a nickel and three pennies, four soiled handkerchiefs, -all very -smalt; a spool of thread and a thimble;- tiny pieces of gum. more or less used; a recipe for face powder, and one for chilblains, marked "no good;" a few notes, Just too sweet for anything; a rubber braid band, evi dently not used to go around a Bible) three crooked hair plus, a lock of hair, several cllpplnga from newspapers, a candy fish, and but these are only a few of the arti cles It contains. Owner can have property by enumerating all the srtlcles-North Loup Loyalist. ' Novel Stick flu-Mrs. J. T. SutherUn Is the owner of a stick pin, the set of -which Is a Brazilian beetle.! Her husband's nephew brought a number of these beetles home with him upon returning from a South American trip, and wbeu Mrs. SutherUn was in Indiana, two or three years ago nine of them were given her. ' She sold three for t gave some away and still has a few in her possession. These beetles are cau;ht In Uraxll and turn hard as stone after being out of the water. The backs of those which Mrs. SutherUn' has are green and bronse, while the under Hide of tbe body Is bronse only. They make a beautiful setting for a pin or button. In their particular locality catching beetles Is as much an occupation as Ashing for pearls Is else here. -e-S'.clla Press. DIAMONDS Frenser, Uy,-and Dodge. Paa Presbyterian Alllaai. PITTSBURG, Feb. 1T.-Th executive com mlsnlon of the western section of , Pan fiestiyterlan Alliance, will meet In this city Tuesday. February . The alliance Is com posed of all the bodies In the world hold ing the Culvinlstlc. faith and the Presby terian form ol government. The general ;-ounc!l meets every four years and the -est meeting will be In 19u In New York. LAND, RESTORED 10 ENTRY Ensdrtd Thsuiaai lares Along ths Plstts AnuTsbls for Csttlsnsat If ay L MAY BE TAKEN UNDER THE K1NKAI9 ACT Lies la Deel, Cheyenne aad Keith faaatlea'avad is Close te New t aloa PaelSe Llae. NORTH PIATTE, Net reb. 17. Spe- claL) A few days tgo the secretary cf the j Interior served notice upon the officers 01 the United States land office located In this city that they should fix a date, and cause notices to be published, of the restoration of what has heretofore been sn irrigation reserve, located In Lincoln, Keith, Deuel and Cheyenne counties, along both sides of the North Platte river. This tract was reserved under the national irrigation law from homeatead entries under the Kinkaid, or enc-sectitn, law, and It hns never been sublect to one-section homesteads, and no entry whatsoever Is now permitted upon this tract until May 1, IMG, When the or der restoring the lands to entry will take effect. This order restores all the Irrigated re serve within the boundaries of the North Platte land office district, excepting about thirteen and one-half townships In Chey enne and Scott's Bluff counties. The land which Is now vacant and to be restored In this territory embraces 100,000 acrrs. In round numbers. It Is located principally In Deuel, Cheyenne and Keith counties, and from one to five miles from the North Platte river and about )he same distance from the new Union Pacific railroad being constructed up this river from North Platte to Drldgeport. Land la Accessible. The land Is much the earn a that here tofore entered by the homesteaders In the same neighborhood, but irt on respect it Is better, because It Is all located within easy reach of the Union Pacific railroad up this valley, of Which fifty-four miles hove al ready been constructed, and thus much handier for the marketing of stock and dairy products. The land Is .mainly suit able for gracing purposes, although con siderable portions of the most of the sec tions may be profitably cultivated and put to crops. On . account of the land being much nearer the new railroad. It Is likely that there will be a greater rush for the one-section homesteads, which the Klnkald law allows to be taken. Already a consid erable number of people have been Investi gating the vacant land and planning to be at North Platte on May 1 next to file upon the same. There will be Just a little more than 1JJ sections within this tract, practically any one cf which will make a good living for a man with a family, who can place stock upon the land, and the entry of such sec tions afforda particularly good opportunity for dairying, by reason of the nenmss of the new railroad. The B. ft M. has also sur veyed a road paralleling that cf the Union Pacific throueh the tract embraced In thla opening, and has nlreaJy purchased con siderable right-of-way and Is attempting to secure more. Many Homestead Entries. The homestead business has not declined during the last few months at the land office here, the average being about 100 homestead entries per month and fifty con tests. In the North Platte land office d's trlct. which comprises practically all the counties In the western and southwestern portion of the state, there now remains a little lees than 1 .000. 000 acres subject to eon- test by reason of the failure of the parties filing upon the land to move upon the same. About one-third of the entrymen have taken up their residence upon the land and are making their real homes there, and this te what the law requires. The rest of the entries re gradually being contpsted, and upon securing a cancellation of the same the contestants are filing upon the land a'nd moving their .homes to the same. York Fair to Be Reorganised. TORK, Neb., Feb. 17. (Special.) A busi ness men s meeting cauea Dy me commer cial club was held Saturday evening In the courthouse room. The object of the meet ing was to take some steps to prevent the sale of the forty acres adjoining the city of York, owned by the York County agri cultural society. There was not a very Inrge turn out. yet those who were there, who did not own stock In the association were enthusiastic for keeping the grounds as publlo property. It was urged that la a few years York would want somepubllc grounds for park purposes and that If this was sold It would be a very hard matter to ever again And a tract of land equally as good and as well located. There Is a standing offer of 17,000 for the ground and the Indebtedness, which Is principally for Improvements, Is CX). The present stock value Is three times the amount Invested. The chairman appointed a committee of which A. B. Christian was chairman, to wards promoting a most successful fair In sell stock sufficient to pay off the floating Indebtedness and to take active steps tJ York county. . Kew Y. M. C A. for t'olembaa. COLUMBUS. Neb., Feb. 17.-(Speclil. The project for ' the erection of a $30.0X1 Young Men's Christian Association build ing here is taking shape rapidly. The com mittees began work last week and IIS.TOO was raised within a few hours. The first subscription was 16.000 from C. H. Sheldon; R. S. Dickinson, $1,000; Howard Clarke. $1.0CO; H.- S. Elliott, $1,000; Henry Ragats, $1,000; Theodore Frledhoff. $1,000; M.- Brug ger, $1,000; H. F. Hockenberger, $1,000; Fred Stenger, $1,000; W. S. Evans, S50; Lou's Llghtner, $200. Enough others are Just wait ing to be asked and the money will be forthcoming. Csmlag Coaaty Farmers' Inatltate. WEST POINT, Neb., Feb. 17. (Special.) The following officer! of the Cuming County Farmers' Institute have been elected: President. Charles Thompson; vice president. C. A. Anderson; secretary. Mar tin By son; treasurer, Anton Gentrup; ex ecutive committee, Adam Schlferl, Samuel Beckenhauer and William Graunke. The prises awarded for the best exhibitions of corn raised In Cuming county are as fol lows: White Corn First, Harms 0ass; second, J. J Clausen; third. Peter Molgard; fourth, Robert Feneke; fifth, Joe Rtse. Yellow Corn First, C. Thompson: second, George Dewlts; third. H. Fuhrman; fourth, Hnrvey Bass; Afth. C. f . XUde Sweepstakes, any kind, Herman Sass. Selrlde Waa a Blaramlst BEATRICE, Neb.. Feb. 17. (Special Tele grsm.) Word was received today by County Attorney Terry from the county attorney at Clinton. Ia., stating that C. E. Bnart of Beatrice, who committed suicide there last week, eloped a year ago from Sterling. Ill, with Miss Edith Hall, leaving a wife and -months-old babe. It has been learned that the woman living here-with Bnart as his wife was none other than Miss Hall. Shs haa mysteriously disappeared. Mr. Bnart waa employed with the Union Pacific as expert motormaa. Beatrice Wlaa Defeat. HUMBOLDT. Neb. Feb. 17. (Special. The second In the series of High school debates was between the Humboldt and Beatrice teams and took place at the opera house In this city In the presence of a large crowd of spectators. The visitors proved too strong along the line of oratory, although quite evenly matched in the mat ter of argumentation, and secured the Some Needs of Nebraska Towns l slaaal. Cpland Is a progressive little town of about five hundred souls, on the Hnldrege and Nebraska City branch of the Bur- here with an excellent place to meet In the llugton about thirty miles east of Holdreg. Modern Woodmen of America hall. In this It Is expected that It .will be a Junction building tbe Commercial club has Its room on tbe new Omaha and Denver Short Line, also. the survey of which want right through The surrounding country Is well con town. Upland has two hotels, two banks, nncted with Upland by telephone, there two lumber yards, thsee elevators, two being Ave lines running Into our local cen large general stores, one hardware store, tral. We also have commercial Independent one drug atnre, one restaurant, one saloon, lines to most of the neighboring towns, one blacksmith ahop, one Implement ware- One of our greatest needs Is a flour and house, one barber shop, one real estate omce, two livery narns, one cnurcn Mem- odlst, a Pne school building In which ten grades are taught, an opera house that Is said to be one of the best In this part of the state, etc We have a fine public park, and the clt- liens are gradually beautifying the strtets by planting numerous shade trees. During the last two years we have enjoyed a ma- terlal Increase In population and about twenty-five new residences and business houses have been erected In that time. In regard to nationality we are a mixed com- munlty. We have Danes, Germans and French In the lead, with Americans arid Swedes following them closely. Our newspaper. The Upland Eagle, Is a good one and Is exceptionally well pAtron- lsed by local advertisers. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Modern Wood- victory by a considerable score. ' Both teams acquitted themselves with credit, and It was generally conceded by our peo ple that the Beatrice debaters were en titled to the victory. The question under consideration was, "Resolved, That Cuba should remain permanently under control of the United States," Humboldt arguing for the affirmative, while Beatrice denied. Humboldt was represented by Patrick Walsh and Misses Esther Maxwell and Wana Zimmerman, while the visiting team was composed of Harry Vasey, William At water and Henry Brandt. Xevrs of Nebraska. BKATRTCF-W. C. Oden was flned $1 and costs for fast driving on Court street. BLUE HILL Over 1,000 persons have signed petitions for the erection of a new county nulldlng. COLUMBUS Sam McDuffey had his right arm broken while unloading coal at the B. ft M. chutes. BEATRICE Louis Kaserman hns pur chased the barber shop of C. A. Osborne and took possession today. , BEATRICE The Farmers' Elevator com pany at Odell has increased the rapacity of Its elevator from 1.0J0 to 1.300 bushels. BEATRICE For using abusive language to Mrs. Lafayette MoKlnney, a neighbor, Mrs. Mary Anderson was flned $5 and costs, which she paid. BLUE HILL Henry W. Busking and Miss Lizxle Schmidt were united In mar riage on Friday. They will. go to house keeping on a farm. WEST POINT The returns of the reg istrar of vital statistics for Cuming county for the month of January show: ueatns, oirtns, . WE3T POINT-County Judge Dewald united In marriage William Lanuerfleld and Miss Barbara Talecka, popular young peo ple residing In Dode. BEATRICE John Hager, for forty years a resident of Gage county and a civil war veteran, died suddenly Saturday at his home In Blue Springs. COLUMBUS The Mannerehor society of this city celebrated the thirtieth annivers ary of the society In this city with a con cert and other amusements. WEST POINT Mr. and Mrs. Vitus Kou pal celebrated their golden wedding on list Sunday. The attendanco was confined to members of tho Immediate family. WEST POINT The Antelopes and Wil low Creeks met In another shooting matt h at the farm of Robert Fenske. The score was: Willow Creek.. W; Antelopes, 148. YORK B. F. Marshall, Jr., has gone to Kegina; Canada, where he will assist Mr. Young, formerly a 'York cltlsen. to secure a gas franchise In the city of Reglna. BEATRICE H. L. Gardner has assumed charge of the. Cortland Sun. which has been edited for a number of years by H. E. Tweedy, who recently located In Kansas. BEATRICE The cltlsens of Pickrell gave a box social Saturday night for the benefit of the Pickrell band. The affair was largely attended and a large sum was re alised. BEATRICE Mr. and Mrs. Walter Springer went to Omaha yesterday to at tend the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Springer. BEATRICE The Injunction suit of S. A. Kinney against the Gilligan Bridge com pany was argued Saturday and Judge Kel ligar took the matter under advisement until next Tuesday. BEATRICE A. A. Reed of Superior, Nebv appointed high school inspector to succeed V. M. Hodgman, was a formor Beatrice resident and waa at one time prin cipal of the schools here. WEST POINT Frank Swoboda and Miss Agnes Kafka were married by County Judge Dewald. The young couple are resi dents of Beeiner townehlp. Tliey will re side on their own farm. COLUMBUS The Smith Mercantile com pany of Platte Center . has Incorporated with a capital cf $a,MH. The members of the corporation are G. L. Smith, C. S. Smith and S. F. Niemoller. YORK Dennis Meehan hss moved h.e stock of shoes Into the new room on Lin coln avenue recently purchased by him. T. P. Owen, Jeweler, will move Into the corner room vacated by Mr. Meehan. BEATRICE Zlnka Llnouna, or "Ixist Bird," the Indian girl who was picked up on the battlefield of Wounded Knee sixteen years ago by General Colby, has arrived in this city and is a guest at the general's home. COLUMBUS The Men's club of Grace Episcopul churfh has closed up Its meeting's until alter Lent. Its last meeting was held at the home of Gus G. Beecher. Rev. R. H. Dlggs of Omaha was present una maxie an address. - . BEATRICE John R. McKlm, the travel ing aalesman for the Cudahy Packing coin puny who committed suicide at Kansas ' ity, was formerly engaged In the lumber business In Beatrice and left here about til teen years ago. WEST POINT Chris Erb and Miss Bar bara Oswald, well known young people of the Boetner neighborhood, were united In marriage Wednesday at the Mennonlte I cnurcn. - I HO UIIUV io mo IlldV u, iuiiiivi Biieiin .inns nupp. WEST I"01NT A forty-hour adoration DRKADKU TO EAT - A qasker Coaple's ESaserleaee, i How many persons dread to eat their meals, although actually hungry nearly all the time! Nature never Intended this should be so, for we are given a thing called appe tite that should guide us as to what the system needs at any time and can digest. But we. get In a. hurry, swallow our food very much as we shovel coal Into the furnace, and our sense of appetite ob comes unnatural and perverted. Then we eat the wrong kind of food or eat too much, and there you are Indigestion and Its accompanying miseries. A Pblla. lady said the other day; "My- husband and I have been sick and nervous for 16 or Z0 years from drinking coffee feverish. Indigestion, totally unfit, a good part of the time, for work or pleasure. We actually dreaded to eat our meals. "We tried doctors and patent medlcfne that counted up lnt,- hundreds of dollars, with tittle. If any, benefit. "Accidentally, a small package of Po tuni came Into my hands. I made some according to directions, with surprising results. We both liked It and have not used any coffee since. "The dull feeling after meals has lefx us and we feel better every way. W. are so well satisfied with Poatum that wc recommend It to pur friends who Tlav been made sick and nervous and miserable by coffee." Name given by Poatum Co. Battle Creek. Mich. Read the little boo The Road to Wellvllle," in pkgs 'There's a Reason. man af Amarlra, the Court of Honor, the Ancient OYder of United Workmen end the Degree of Honor all hare fiourlshlng lodges feed mill and any responsible party who nas some capital to invest can easily raise more here to form a milling company. An electric light plant run in connection with the mill would be liberally patronised. We also need an Iron foundry and the Upland Commercial club, which has grown to be a power In the town, having In its mem hershlp every business man In Upland, will lend every assistance to private parties de- airing to establish such a foundry here, There is a good opening for someone who understands how to make cement brick and put down cement walks, In fact It will pay any business nan who is looking for a change of location, to visit Upland and Inquire Into the exceptional advantages offered In "many lines. The surrounding territory is a large and pros. perous one, and land has advanced In value at a rapid rate during the lost two yeara haa been announced to take place at St. Mary's church at West Point on March 17, 18 and 19, beginning on the morning of the feast of St. Patrick and ending In the even ing of St. Joseph's day. LYONS-W. M. White of Tekamah. while In this city yesterday, purchased the resi dence property of J. W Kins, who Imme diately purchased the C. A. Phillips prop erty, and Mr. Phillips in turn bought the W. S. Sampson property. YORK C. B. .Crone of Ottawa, Kan., formerly of Red Cloud, this state, one of the best known men In western Nebraska, having held several prominent positions of trust, Is moving to York and will make this place his future home. BEATRICE In the presence of about forty of their friends Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Gashaw. old residents of Beatrice, cele brated their nineteenth wedding annivers ary. As a token of esteem they were pre sented with a beautiful rocsing cnnir. BLUE HILL Glen Arnold, who resided about a mile from this place and who dls api.ared about a month ago, has been heard from. ' He Is near Weatherford, Okl. He writes that he Is working with a bridge gang. His parents hive been noti fied. I BEATRICE Mr. Herbert K. Ruyle and Miss Ins Jeffreys were united In marriage at the Methodist parsonage at Holmesville, Rev. Mr. Jones officiating. After a brief wedding trip the young couple will muke their home on a farm near Kockford, this county. COLUMBUS John Koslal was arrested several days ago under the dipsomaniac law and brought before the board of In sanity, and it adjudged him ns a At sub ject for treatment in the asylum. He is in the county Jail awaiting, the time when he can be taken to Norfolk for treatment. YORK Although quite early, candidates ror county offices nave commenced to go around and ascertain what chance for nom ination for office In the rrpuhllcan party. J. W. Purlngton and M. M. Wlldman have been making a canvass to ascertain their chances for nomination for county Judge. BEATRICE Some one made an attempt to Are the building at 612 Ella treet Satur day night by pouring kerosene on the side of tho building under the stairway and then applying a match. It was discovered Just In time to save the block from de struction. The building is owned by H. H. Walte. WEST POINT Announcement has been made that Right Rev. Bishop Scannell of Omaha will administer the rite of confirma tion to a large class of young people in St. Mary's church on June 2. This Is a ceremony of Infrequent occurrence In this v'lnlty and elaborate preparations are be ll, j made. M'COOK A two weeks' session of the district court for Red Willow county, Four teenth Judicial district of Nebraska, closed here (Saturday night, adjourning to March 8. The docket contained fifty-three cases. Eight Juries were out. There were some closely contested and bitterly fought cases before 1 court. WEST POINT stoy Camp and Frioda Wendt were united In marriage by Rev. L. L. Lipe. pastor of Grace Lutheran church, Saturday evening at the parsonage. The groom is the eldest son cf Jerse Camp and the bride the daughter of the late John Wendt. The couple will go to housekeep ing at once In West Point. FULLERTON The funeral of O. H. Crow waa held Friday from the Methodist Epis copal church In this cltv snd the body in terred in Fullerton cemetery.. The Rev. Priest preached the funeral sermon. Mr. Crow came to this county about thirty years ago and settled on a farm through which the Cedar river runs. BEATRICE The United Commercial Travelers held a largely attended meeting here Saturday night and transacted con siderable business. I.pu E. May of Fre mont, grand councillor of Nebraska, and Charles J. Lyon of Omaha, grand secretary of the order, wore In attendance at the meeting on official business. WEST POINT-F. W. Selk was brought before County Judge Dewald on a charge of forging a check for $16 and passing the same upon a resident of Bancroft. He fled to Blair, from which place he was brought back by Sheriff Mnlchow. He was bound over for trial In the district. oourt and the amount of his bond placed by the Jude at $300. M'COOK The Burlington railroad com pany is now building an independent water works for Its use at thla point. Ever since the company located here It has been using McCook city water. Its new plant wells, tanks, mains, trackage to trie plinu f,t '1'" rlulre an expenditure of about $16,000, giving McCook another consider able permanent Improvement.' LYONS H. O. Boyd of this city sold his elevator and residence property Saturday L.J' B.' Khoda "d Peter Jleintielman, both of Lyons, for a consideration of $;,100. Mr. Rhoda will get the residence property whllw Mr. Helntielman will get the ele vator, and will take charge of It as s-xm as the grain In it can be disposed of. This la the second elevator here that has changed hands in the last week. WEST POINT-Mrs. Robert Hansen, a wen known woman' ol Cuming township, died at the family home east of West Point on luesduy. The deceased was a native of Denmark and was to years of age. Her husband and two daughters survive her. 1 he cause of death was a dropelcal affec tion Rev. L. U Llpe. pastor of Grace Lutheran church, pronounced the funeral eulogy and the remains were interred yes- COLUMBUS As an echo from the fiood, there was a Polish woman living on the hot loins who was familiarly called "Onei Eyed Annie." Her little shack wus taken away by. the flood and it wus thought that she had been taken with It. She was kept at the expense of the county, but after the water had gone down Annie was found all right again and sho presented herself te niXrwilhet11."' h'm l 'Ur- DEATH RECORD Faaeral of Charles Flfette. The funeral of Charles H. Flfette. aged W, who died Saturday morning at the Omaha General hospital from an attack of paralysis sustslned about two weeks ago, was held at 2 p. m. yesterday at the resi dence of Mrs. Margaret V. Sclomon, 16.3 Military svenue. Mr.. Flfette was well known In Omaha, having been employed at the Union Pacific transfer at Council Bluffs for over thirty years. Many friends were In attendance at the funeral services, In cluding a large number of his associates and railroad friends at Council Bluffs. The body waa taken to Forest Lawn cemetery for rnterment. Mr. Flfette Is survived by an aged widow, and had lived for the last few years en the farm of County Commis sioner E. a. Solorrffln near Benson. ' t .talm John X. Boa user. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 17. Captain John N. BoAnger died at his residence, T Van De venter Plaoe, today. He was M years old. During the civil war be had charge of the Mcamboat transportation of the Union sol Mere before the fall of Vlcksburg. Previous t3 that time he was well known In it'am Noot crcles. Before retiring from busl less he was connected with railroad con struction and promotion enterprises. , Now In the thne to make your wants known through The Be Wast Ad Pag. WORK ON PATHFINDER DAM Irritation rnc'iotsr Talks of Conditioni in . forth. Flstte District. CONTRACT FOR BIG DIKE TO BE LET Bids Will B Oseses la Waahlnsrtoa rtkrssry T Ceatrset for II Is hi Freesare Sates Are Awarded. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-(8peclal.)-Mr. Charles E, Wells, supervising engineer for the North Platte Irrigation project, Wyom-Ing-Nebraska, and the Belle Fourche pro ject. South Dakota, Is visiting the Wash ington office for a few days on business connected with his work. Mr. Wells sa d this morning; "We were obliged to close down the masonry work on the Pathfinder dam about the middle, of November on accuunt of freexlng weather, but the contractors are continuing Work through the winter st the quarry and spillway, excavating the dam A large force of teams Is also employed hauling cement from Casper to the dam site, a distance of about fifty miles. At present about 10,000 barrels of cement are stored at the dam site, and It Is expected that the work of laying masonry will be. gin early In the spring and be prosecuted with vigor before the floods occur In May and June, during which time work will have to be suspended. The floods usually last until early In July, when the waters In the North Platte river subside. The working season will then last until probably about the middle of November. It la expected that the bulk of the work on the dam will be done the present season and that the dam, will be completed by the contractors before No vember, 1908. "Advertisements are out containing spec ifications for the construction of the Path finder dike, and bids will be opened for this work February 27 The dike ls an earth structure reinforced with nick on the water side, and Is constructed for the purpose of supplementing the Pathfinder dam. On the south side of the dam Is a low place wnicn requires to be filled, and the dike Is constructed for the purpose of prevent ing the water running through this place. It will be about a quarter of a mile long and about 35 feet high at the highest point. It Is expected that contracts will be let soon after the opening of bids, snd that the dike will be completed by 1908. "The contract for the high pressure gates which ore to control the flow of water from the Pathflndei . dam has already been awarded, and the gates will be placed In position before March 1, 1908." Peaalon Voucher Check. Representative Ryan of New York has Introduced a resolution calling on the secretary of the Interior to report to the house whether or not In his Judgment the "voucher check" system, can be adopted with advantage In the payment of pensions. Asked as to the reasons underlying his resolution, Mr. Ryan said today: "My object Is twofold, first, a desire to simplify the system of payment of pensions, and, second, the saving of expense to the pen sioners. Under the present system pension agents send out vouohers to pensioners, who are required to execute them before a notarial officer, justice of the pence or some other person having power to ad minister an oath, and then to return the voucher to the pension agent, who subse quently forwards a check In payment of the quarterly stipend. It not unrrequently happens that the pensioner living on some jemote country road is compelled to travel many miles te find nf Justice or a notary and to repeat the journey to cash his check. With a "voucher check" at least one of these trips could be avoided and the cash obtained at the time the Journey was made. I do not believe that the Jurat of a notary should be -required. The voucher could be executed with simply a witness as to the Identity of the holder. The gov ernment does not require a sworn Instrir ment every time Its public servants are paid; members of congress, employes and clerks of the departments are not required to take an oath of their Identity every time they are paid; soldiers and sailors draw their pay without an affidavit; then why should the pensioner be treated In a different manner? "There are on the various pension rolls today. In round numbers, 930.000 pensioners. Each Is required to execute four vouchers every Jear and each voucher represents an outlay of 25. cents, at least, In fees. That means that the United States levies a tax of $930,000 per annum on the pensioners, which goes Into tbe pockets of magistrates, notaries and commissioners. The adoption of the 'voucher check' system, which has proved so successful among business men, will save all this, will simplify pension payments and will make It possible to ma terially reduce the clerks In the pension agencies. I believe It to be In the Interest of economy to the government as well as to the pensioner gnd I shall certainly do whatever I can to bring about Its adop tion." " .Work of Congrresa. The Fifty-ninth congress will pass Into history in less than three weeks, with a record for, great things accomplished to a greater degree than any of Its predecessors. In the last two years a railway rate bill has been enacted Into law which promises to revolutionise railway practices. A pure food law has been enacted which Is des tined to ensure In the consumer of food I products, drugs and drink an absolute guarantee that the foods' wnicn ne ouys are not .adulterated. Another measure of world-wide Importance which has been placed to the credit of the congress so rapidly drawing to a, close Is the enact ment into law of the bill to provide for the cleanliness and wholesonieness of all meats and meat food products. Again, ths enactment into law of tho Vreeland bill to compel silversmiths and Jewelers to brand their products for Just what they are. Heavily alloyed silver cannot be Stamped "sterling" and eight carat gold may not be marked "18." The livers and harbors bill, which Is still pending, is the largest in the history of the republic, and It will result In enormous Improvements to tmv waterways of the country. Up wards of 200 public buildings were provided for, and again the record was broken. In the matter of pension legislation the tlsea by Millions. Galumof Baking Powder Its Ike Pass oi mil st Daryt Atwya .K$-mler tt fun .NABM i fixative urcino ftoizuae CurttCcUUOtaD7.CrVa2 fte&23 Fifty-ninth congress broke all records In passing private bills, literally thousands of such measures having been placed upon the statute books. But more than this, the present rongress. psssed a service bill which will give at least $12 a month to every men who served Irt the union arrr.r or navy for ninety days, after he shall have reached the age of 2 years. , These are only some of the mot Impor tant measures. The volumes containing the statutes of the Fifty-ninth congress will exceed in bulk those devoted to the acta of any other congress, and yet the Fifty ninth congress will adjourn with hundreds of Important measures still left In the emhryotlo stage, all of which will have to be started de novo next winter If they are ever to be enacted Into law. . . LOOKING INTO WRECK (Continued from First Page.) which held the rail to the ties had been cut off, but there was nothing to Indicate by what agency. He said pieces of a broken wheel of the Aral motor were found at a point far beyond where the rail had been lipped up. Whether the rail or the wheel was the Arst to give way he had no means of knowing, but It appeared the wheel had . been broken - some time after It had passed over the displaced mil. As to the Bpeed of the train at the time of the accident, Air. Sraythe said that E. R. Rogers, the motorman who was nperat Ing both motors under one control, de clared he wss running forty-eight miles an hour.- The state railroad commission Is preparing to make a searching Inquiry Into the wreck. Statement from Railroad. In an official statement today, J. C. Ham mond, press representative of the New York Central railroad, said the Investiga tion made by the railroad officials had not -disclosed the cause of the accident. One of the small wheels on the left skle of the front leading motor was found to be broken at the point of derailment, as pieces of the wheel were picked up at that point. In almost the same spot, he said, a rait wss broken, but It was Impossible to say which of these caused the wreck or Which resulted from It. He said that the rail used was of standard weight, 100 pounds to the yard, the track was of best con struction and In first-class condition, and that the electric motors had been thor oughly tested on an experimental track before they -were put Into service. He said the train wss six minutes late snd that the reports of the trainmen and of Anlals who had investigated showed that It was going from forty-five to fifty miles an hour, which, he declares, was not ex cessive. It had been Intended to run all ths suburtan trains on the electric system, but because of the wreck the further In stallation of electric motive power on the Harlem division was postponed until to morrow, when It will be put Into effect. .There were many exaggerated stories of the wreck In circulation. One was to the effect that many of those killed had been electrocuted by the third rail. This was absolutely denied by the coroner as well ss by the police, who declare that none of the bodies was burned. The wrecked cars of the Brewster train were put on trucks and hauled to the Bronx station today. . The coroner will commence the" Inquest and Investigation tomorrow. One of the snd stories of the Wreck Is that surround ing the death of Miss Elsie D. Warren, a trained nurse who lived In this city. Miss Warren was adopted several years ago by a family In Greenwich village, Mass., sfter having been rescued from a Are and left parentless. , It has been learned that the railroad Company "has detectives nt " work, ' On a theory that wreckers had tampered with i tho track. '" To Care a Cold In One Hey Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money If It falls to curs. E. W. Grove's signature It on each box. 15a. 1 Ckipeco ShrenkTaartar Siss Cellar It wa tot a) mm CLurrr. rionT aoo. SmmsmaaasmSSSmSmMlf are uneqasTled In quality and parity, a SM wbe has used tbeot will deny, IJUSKMENTS. POYP'3 "a?.,- Man. - TONK1HT AM) TIKSDAV TKI KtraiCAX, IXIUBH THE ROYAL CHEF 4 Mights, ' Commencing Thursday Batnuday Matisse- 6ANS-NELS0N TIGHT PICTURES. 85o and BOo. Meat Iiil, Mon., Toes., Wed. Mai. Wednesday. THE CLANSMAN BUR.W00D ss TOMIOMT rrofesslonal Mat, Tasa, THE CLIMBERS Washington's Birthday Mat. Friday. Next Week-VCLL OWTW. All this Veek. Kxire Mulinees Tuesday and Friday. Regular Matinees Thurs day and Saturday.. ' The Orpheum Show Direction Martin Reck', Meaetekel, the Mystie Balli HI Wey. bum's Main Dears and Jalla Curtis I Wal ter O. Kelly I Xd F. Meyaardl Wilson's Monkey, Jessie; Clauds aad Faaaie tsfcer, and Work aad Owes. N Prlpea 10u. He. 0c. If Dim THEATER w xae eUo BOo T5e TO lUO ST iilS Ijist performance A Pretty Romance or Bouin ern Life . r. Under Southern Skies TuesdayrOVJt MOBTOMB. c A I