TOE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1907.
PROBING THE HSHER CLAIM
Appralasra ef Lancl Eunmoned to Appsar
Before Leeis'atire Committee.
SAY ORIGINAL FIGURES HAVE BEEN RAISED
Valuatlea Pat oa Laad af tfino ml
' Paper riaatlr iaewa Ip la Cleric's
Offlff with the Amount
Iteadlaa; 1IMM.
HARRIS. Neb., Feb. 8pciol Tele
grnm.) The chairman of the claims com
mittee of the house of representatives haa
subpoenaed County Clerk Pontius, e
Countr Clerk Raum, County Attorney
O'Connell and ex-Treasurer Berrea to ap
pear before the committee Thursday even
ing to give testimony respecting: the claim
on the foreign helre of Herman Qoedde.
who died in this county some yeara ago
and who owned three quarter sections of
land In the northern part of thla county.
Tlila la the case In which an atfmpt la
being made by Captain Allen Fisher to
secure from the state 110,000. The original
appraisement wna for $1,600 for, the three
quarter sections of land,' and was con
sidered a good price and It could not have
been sold at that figure at that time and
,waa rqade by the clerk, the treasurer and
the Judge. The amount of the appraise
ment waa not written In worda, only In
figures. The Instrument waa properly filed
but later mysteriously disappeared and waa
"found some time after In a hotel here and
returned to the county clerk, but a figure
One had been Insert' d between the one
and five, raising the appraisement to $11,500.
The inserted figure la a heavier line and a
different colored Ink.
The wltntsses. two of whom, Messrs.
Berrea and Raum, are the original ap
praisers, will so testify.
' NORFOLK, Nob.. Fob. 27. (Special Tele
gram.) A. F. Holmotx. the Florence sta
tion agent, charged with murdering his
day-old babe, waa until two weeka Ago a
telegraph operator In the Minneapolis ft
Omaha depot nt Norfolk, and waa married
less than two weeka ago at Emerson.
FOIST AGAINST THE Lt MRERME
letter from Secretary of Association
' Pat In Evidence.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 27.-(Speclal Telegram.)
Important evidence waa Introduced by the
state In the hearing before Judge Poat to
dissolve the Nebraska Lumber. Dealers' as
sociation, alleged to be a trust, thla after
noon in the shape of a letter sent by, Bird
Critchftcld, secretary of the association, to
the member. The state contends the let
ter shows there waa an understanding be
tween the Nebraska association and the
manufacturers as to which of the Nebraska
dealers werj "regular" and which were
not. The letter quotes from the rulings
made by the Joint trades relation commit
tee at Chicago, February 14, 1905.
Rule 1 Is as follows: "Manufacturers
should not sell to parties who advertise to
furnish lumber to consumers at large or
who solicit mall order business from con
sumers." Rule 1 provides questions aa to whether a
buyer ia a regular retail dealer or not
should be submitted to a subcommittee
consisting of the chairman of the trade re
lations committee and the president of the
association In the territory In which the
case arises.
Rule t says: "Shippers In cases where
there Is any question as to a buyer being
a regular dealer should exercise proper pre
caution In good faith to first determine the
facts before orders are'acrvpted."
i.t RuJeJ avpacentlp.ls aimed nt .muysajjunj
T'bef companies. ' If saya: "It la considered
contrary to tho ethlca of the trade to aell
' lumber 10 a Ann or corporation whose mem
'hers or stockholders nre an aggregation of
consumers, whose"'elTQYts are to procure
lumber for consumers nt wholesale."
' The letter closes with an assurance the
rulings, which are only recommended, will
seen be accepted by practically all the
manufacturers. It closes with the sentence:
"Our members must understand that It will
take some time to persuade nil manufactur
ers that their Interests are best served by
co-operating with us along these lines and
that much depends on the retail dealers In
carrying out the plans."
BRIDGE
CASE
IS
REMANDED
Appeal af S. D. Klllea la Sent Rack to
Gaare foaaty District Coart.
BEATRICE, Neb.. Feb. 27. -(Special Tele
gram.) An order was received today front
the United States circuit court of Omaha
remanding the case of J. H. Sparks, the
bridge contractor of 8t. Joseph, agatnat 8.
D. Klllen and the county of Gage to the
district court of thla county.
. Thla Is the case in which S. D. Klllen
appealed from the allowance by the county
board of supervisors of $12,800 for the con
structlon of brldgea by Sparks. '
Mr. Klllen also filed a motion In the die
trlct court asking that Sparks be required
to make his petition In reply to the appeal
more definite and that he be required to
state when lhfllevy for county purposes
was made for the year 104. The motion la
filed In order to get at the facta In the case.
leksal Board After Land.
NEBRASKA CITT, Neb., Feb. -(Spe
cial.) A special meeting of the Board of
Education waa held last evening for the
purpose of taking steps toward securing
possession of twenty-four acres of land
owned by the Nebraska City Driving Park
association. This bind waa bought with
money raised by cltlsens, W. E Hill acting
as trustee, and when he made the deed to
the association It contained provisions that
should 4hey not be compiled with the land
waa to rufert to the city, and If the city
did not jno Ita part then It should become
the prAierty of the Nebraska City school
district. The provisions were not com-
pi I yd with; In fact. It has not beea used
f ji the purposes Intended for several yeara.
s
ao the board last night retained Attorney
Livingston to begin suit and quiet title In
the board. The association claims that
Mr. Hill waa not empowered to give the
deed he did, and that It haa a lease of
ninety-nine yeara on the property.
Teachers a4 Oxfard.
OXFORD, Neb., Feb. V. (Special.) The
k.a.-. .i.ieai.g uf tuu Southwest Nebraska
Teachers' association, representing eleven
counties west or Phelps and Franklin, will
be held at Oxford on March 2 and $0. A
rate of one and one-third fare on all rail
roads has been secured for this occasion
and a large representation of educators
la assured. The attendance last year waa
over suO. Adraln C. Newena of Chicago
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among the lecturer who will speak. Those
desiring rooms in private homes are re
quested to write Superintendent Adama of
Oxford. Prof. F. J. Munday of Beaver City
and Miss Flora B. Quick of McCook are
president and secretary, respectively, of the
association.
STATE IS COATED WITH ICK
Heavy Rata Palls aad Freeses Over
Lara; Part of Hefcrsika.
BCHUTLER, Neb.. Feb. 27. (Special.) A
heavy1 aleet and rain baa been failing here
all day, which freeiee aa soon as It falls,
covering the ground with a half-Inch of ice,
which makes the walks slippery. Many
falls occurred today, some being eerloua,
MEADOW GROVE, Neb.. Feb. tf.-(Spe-
clal.) A cold rain began falling early thla
morning, and haa been freetlng aa It falls.
Everything Is now coated with Ice.
BEATRICE. Neb.. Feb. 17. (Special.) A
heavy rain has been falling here all day
Snould a sudden freese come wheat would
be damaged.
GENEVA, Neb.. Feb. 7. (8peclal.) Rain
is falling and freeaing as It falls.
EfSTIS. Neb., Feb. 27. (Special.) A cold
wave struck thla portion of the country
early Tuesday. The high northwest wind
was very cold.
HERMAN. Neb.. Feb. . (8pecial.)
Rain commenced falling here at noon, turn
ing Into sleet In about two hours.
PKAVEV I.ISK Or ELEVATOR! SOLD
Sherman Maunders and J. F. Weatraad
of Rloomfleld Purchasers.
BLOOMFIELD, Neb.. Feb. 27. (Special
Telegram.) Sherman Saunders, until re
cently president of the Farmers and Mer
chants State bank, and J. F. Westrand. a
prominent grain buyer of this city, have
purchased the entire line of elevators of
the Peavey company In Nebraska. The
elevators are located at Blonmfleld, Wausa,
Magnet, Randolph, Carroll. Wayne, Wake
field, Emerson, Thurston. Pender, Bancroft,
Craig, Herman, Lyons. Blair, Wlnslde,
Hartlngton, Coleridge, Laurel and Concord.
The purchase price Is understood to be In
the neighborhood of $150.0ro.
Messrs. Saunders and Westrand will In
corporate with a capital of $200,000 and
take possession between May 1 and June 1
this year. The head office of the new con
cern will be located either at Wayne or
Wakefield.
MARGRAVE REPORTED TO BE ALIVE
Ralo Rears that Maa 9 apposed to Be
Dead la Now In France.
RULO. Neb., Feb. S17. (Special.) A dis
patch reaches here today stating that W.
A. Margrave, a millionaire ranchman, who
was reported "to have been killed by a run
away team last ' summer, near here-, has
been located In France by government
detectives.
Margrave was one of many connected
with Illegal grabbing of western land and
was to have been tried soon. '
There are many who doubt his being
found and believe him to be dead and
burled. Others give credence to the dis
patch and think it may be possible that
Margrave skipped out to avoid trial. Some
say that If Margrave were really dead the
estate would have been divided Instead of
being In ;orporated Into a company.
JAMES CAXFIELD KILLED IS WEST
Son of Bearer City Man Found Dead
at San Pedro. Cal.
BEAVER CITT. Neb.. Feb. 27.-(Speclol
Telegram.) G. L. Canfleld, who resides
four miles eaat of this place, has received
word from the authorities at San Pedro,
Cal., that the lifeless body of his son,
James Canfleld. had been found floating
in the back water of the bay with a bullet
hole In his head about the left ear. No clue
to his death has been received. The young
man left home a few years ago and hod
been employed on the Southern Pacific
railroad. The body will be sent here for
Interment.
Selllaar Toale, Not Liquor.
FALLS CITT. Neb.. Feb. 27. (Special.)
The Jury that tried Harry Simon of Rulo
for selling liquor without a license returned
a verdict of guilty on two counts. There
were thirteen counts In the Information and
he was acquitted on all but two. The tes
timony showed that one Sunday afternoon
last July seven or eight men gathered at
the back of Simon's drug store In Rulo and
put In the afternoon drinking a preparation
called Maltox. This Is one of the tonics put
out by the brewing companies and the de
fendant contended It waa not a liquor, but
a tonic. The analysis by the state chemist
showed It contained 2.44 per cent alcohol and
had all the Ingredients of beer.
Judge Kellgar of Auburn Is holding
court here.
Rla Elevator Collapses.
HASTINGS. Feb. 27. (Special.) As a re
sult of overloading, caused Indirectly by
the shortage of grain cars, the Farmers'
Co-operative elevator at Prosser gave way
under the strain of Its heavy store Mon
day night and over 10,000 buahels of grain
went out on the ground. The elevator Is
one of the largest In this section of the
state and has a capacity of 7S.000 buahela.
Convinced that It waa loaded to the limit
of safety the men In charge ceased buying
last week and were waiting for ears la
which to make ehlpments.
WoAdard'a Realaaatlaa Not Accepted
PERf. Neb.. Feb. 27. (Special ) Preal-
dent John A. Woodard of the senior class
at the Peru Normal school today presented
his resignation as president of the class,
The class promptly refused to accept It,
preferring to continue him In office while
absent as principal of the Fremont High
school. The clasa now numbera 150 students.
Mlsa Myrtle Kreba, vice president, will
preside over the aesslons of the claaa dur
ing the absence of President Woodard.
The claaa presented Mr. Woodard with
fine cut gloss water set.
Adams County's Share of Tax Moaey,
HASTINGS. Neb., Feb. 27. (Speclal.)-
t'nder the decision of the I'nlted States
sapreme court, the Burlington railroad will
be required to pay Into the Adams county
treasury something over $91,000. Of this
amount about $8,000 will be for Interest on
deliaquent payments. The receipt of thla
large aum will place the treasury of Adams
county In excellent condition and probably
result In a decrease of the tax levy this
year.
Girls Are Issrm at Kautts.
EU8TI8, Neb., Feb. X7. (Special) The
bachelors of thla community are lamenting
Uie scarcity of girls, old or young, and
threaten to form a company to Import a
carload or two. There are about three
marrlageabla men to one girl.
BROTHERS FOUND NEW BURG
Three Sons of former Iowa Governor BUrt
end I ooit Dallas.
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TOWN B MOVED NEARER TO TRIPP LANDS
Ernest. Graydoa onal Frank Jack sou
fteleet Otrateale t te Ret
Beaeflt of Xest Tear's
Rash for flomeateads.
NORFOLK. Neb.. Feb. 27. (Speclal.)
Three sons of a former Iowa governor
founded the town, and are now booming It.
which Is expected to become the "Bone
steel" when the government throws open
to settlement another million acres of Rose
bud reservation lands In the spring of 19
Ernest, OraVdon. and Frank Jackson have
founded the town, and are living In hopes.
They came west to the Rosebud from Pea
Moines, where their father, ex-Oovemor
Jackson, now lives, and began money loan
ing. .They were at Fairfax during the
Bonesteet rush, but as soon as Gregory
county's lottery waa over they founded
Dallas, out on the prairie. They hoped
for a railroad, but none cam. Steel rails
pointed another way, and so, with Dallas
left high and dry on the prairie, with no
depot In sight to enliven the scene, theso
Jacksons picked up their burg and moved
It on wheels to a point northwest to within
a half mile of the Tripp county lands, for
which a bill has Just been passed in con
gress. They snapped up the strategic point
and New Dallas stock la booming.
During the first rush Horton Munger.
brother of Mrs. Graydon Jackaon and aon
of Judge Munger of Omaha, visited his
sister at Fairfax and spent spare momenta
spieling" for midway attractions. Another
such rush is expected.
Indiana are already taking their allot
ments, so that the president may proclaim
the land lottery.
' Operators Want Eight Hoars.
HERMAN, Neb., Feb. 27. (Special.) The
telegraphers employed on the Omaha divis
ion of the Omaha road today wired Con
gressman McCarthy to use his best influ
ence to get the telegraphers' eight hour
bill through this congress. Over forty
operators and agents signed the message.
Ornnars and Lemons at Seward.
SEWARD, Neb., Fob. 27. (Special.)
County Judge Leavens, not to be outdone
by District Clerk Gwartney In raising lem
ons, has started to raise oranges. An orange
tree raised from a slip is now in moom in
the Judge's office and small oranges are
plentiful upon It.
Newa of Nebraska.
SEWARD Nels P.Jerrum died, aged S
years. The body was taken to Staplehurst
tor ouriai.
pt'otib-ti.. Riirllns-tnn nrnmlscs sub'
stantial Improvements In the Eustls yards
In the near ruture.
Dimi i iirca-if. H Conner, n fired 21 years,
was married by Countv Judge Aylers to
Miss Teressa Seeley. aged 18.
STERLINCJ Funeral services over the
remains of Mrs. Oeche Pollmann were held
at St. John s church Wednesday.
T-.4VIT-, riTV Postmaster E. G. Hall
has been reappointed for another term of
four years. He had no opposition. I
MEADOW GROVE J. A. messier is "
Ing out his stock of general merchandise
and will live on his farm south- of town.
ET'STIS The school here Is short-handed
again. J. J. Reldy. who recently accepted
the Intermediate department, has resigned.
SEWARD John Welch, Jr., and Mis
Dorotha Brigham were married at the
home of the bridegroom s parents by Rev.
Mr. Dean.
HERMAN It Is reported here there Is
fifteen or twenty cases of smallpox among
the Indians on the Winnebugo reservation
near Pender.
STERLING Charles Catchpole has closed
out his business hero and will remove to
Chase county and engage In farming and
stock raising.
NEBRASKA CITY The Peru Normal
school basket ball team played a game
with the high schooj team, deieuling them
by a score of 49 to 7.
STERLING G. W. Grimes returned from
a land hunting trip to Texas Monday.
Many Sterling people are investing hi wb..
ern and southern lands.
BLl'E HILL William Kottwitx and Pete
Hill louded their household goods and left
for the western part of the state, where
they will make their home.
GENEVA Rev. Dr. Driver lectured In the
hiKh school on the ."Relatione of America
to the Eust." being the fourth number in
the season's lecture course.
BEATRICE Large shipments of poultry
are being received here dally from many
points in the west by the Beatrice Poul
try and Cold Storage company.
SCHUYLER T. C. Kahl has returned
from California, where he and his wire
h,.n llvlnsr for a year. They will
again make Schuyler their home.
oTpni.Tvn-c. W. Stuve is in Omaha
buying his spring stock of dry goods. The
Omaha wholesale houses ore now securing
much of the traae oi mis section.
pi. ATTSMOt'TH August Schlleske. who
Is charged with assault and battery upon
William Grebe, pleaded guilty and was sen
tenced to ninety days Imprisonment.
sTERUNO-Smallpox Is on the Increase.
There are two cases In the Borland family
and three in the Miller home. Schools and
churches have been closed indefinitely.
El'STIS The school board has anven
notice that on March 18 there will be a
narini oiHction for the puruose of voting
$10.01 bonds to erect a new school house.
STERLING fatneg l.ane ana Mrs. iua
IjinA who were divorced mat year, touna
single bliss not at all to their liking. Lust
week they Went to Lincoln and were mar
ried. pb-.rit President J. W. Crabtree and
Prof Hearson of the Peru State Normal
are absent thla week, attending a meeting
of the National Educational association at
Chicago.
HERMAN Helms Bros, of Tekamah have
been running a sawmill here all winter ana
finding plenty or limber to saw. iney nave
not had to set their mill yet for less than
LUOtf) feet.
PIATTSMOCTH Charles McKane, who
Is charged with carrying concealed weapons
in I'nloii, was arretted in Nebraska City
and brought to this city for trial by Sheriff
Qulnton.
DAVID CITT Arthur Dltman. aon of
Herman Dltman, and Mlsa Aden, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eilt Aden, were
united in marriage ai un noma oi me
bride a parents.
HERMAN J. H Ft sous has moved to
Blair, where he will have charge of the
Singer Sewing Machine company's busi
ness. One of his sons will have charge of
the harness a hop here.
BLUE HILL The boys were disappointed
In their wolf hunt Tuesday. But one ooyots
waa seen and he escaped through the weat
line unharmed. The country covered con
tains numerous wolves.
NEBRASKA CITT Firemen are making
arrangements for the annual convention of
the elate firemen, which will be held hare
next January. They have opened head
quarters at the Watson.
BLUE HILL O. A. Guy. who was killed
in an emigrant car which was being
switched in the Burlington yards at Hunt
ings last Saturday, waa an uncle of Mrs.
C. M. Paugh of thla city.
CORDOVA Mr. Hat let t. who la 6S yeara
or age, was in oewara ana missed tli
morning freight. Not wanting to alay
mere an aay, ne waiaea to uoraova, a
distance or twenty miles.
MILFORD The Burlington has appealed
rrom iwo or me assessments ror damages
tu property recently awarded to owners on
The Shine
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That
Explode
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That Won't Explode J
the right-of-way here. The cases will be
taken to the district court.
DAVID CITY Henry Kemper, who has
been agent at Mlllerton for some lime,
has been transferred to Creston, Neb. A
Mr. Harold, a former Nebraska City boy.
Is the new agent at Mlllerton.
NF.BRA8KA CITT Henry, son of Philip
Hoffmann, one cf the wealthy farmers liv
ing twelve miles southwest, died of pneu
monia. He was a prosperous young farmer
and had a large circle of friends.
BEATRICE The republican city commit
tee hss fixed March 12 as the date for
the primaries for the coming munlcliwl
election. The same rules as adopted two
years ago will govern the primaries.
HASTINGS The funeral of Mrs. H. C.
Hansen was conducted at ft. Mark a church
after a short service at the family home.
Several relatives of Mra. Hansen fame
from Harlan, la., to attend the funeral.
PAPILLION Mra. Dorah t'openhaver is
dead, aged 77 years. She leaves one son
and four daughters. Her husband died
several years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Copen
haver were among the first settlers In
Nebraska.
M'COOK Messrs. Bush A Heaton have
applied to the city council for a franchise
to permit mem to construct a gas piam
for lighting, heating and cooking purposes.
The franchise ordinance has passed Its
first reading.
NEBRASKA CITY-Ernest Cope, aged ZS
years, died at his home. He had been sick
ten weeks with typhoid fever and pneu
monia. He was an employe of the pecking
houne, a member of the Eagles and Wood
men of the World.
M'COOK The McCook Pressed Brick
company haa organized, elected officers, se
cured a site for a plant, ordered mac-nm-
ery, etc.. and expects to be ready for busi
ness within sixty days. The company Is
capitalized for $15,000.
BEATRICE The funeral of Isaac Small,
a brokeman, who was killed at roresi
City, Mo., was held Tuesday from his
nnme at wymore. Mr. email was lormeriy
engttged in the hotel business in Beatrice.
He is survived by a widow.
PIATTSMOUTH In district court the
Jury found C. Lawrence Stuli guilty of as
sault with mient to commii great otiuny
injury upon Jesse Green, as charged in the
indictment. Judge Paul Jessen will not
pass sentence for several days.
BEATRICE Dr. C. A. McKlm, state
veterinarian, has been In this vicinity In
vestigating a few cases of the blackleg
reported among cattle. He went from here
to DeWitt. near yhich place several cases
of the disease are said to exist.
NORFOLK Lawyers here are searching
for u. d-iiiirhter of the late Nell Bailey, who
died aa a result of paralysis Induced by the
death of her husband in a duel. ine
dauKhter of this Ill-famed woman Is a
minister's wife in Pennsylvania.
M'COOK Red Willow county will profit
In the sum of $20,808.18 by the recent action
of the United States supreme court In de
ciding for the state of Nebraska in Its case
against the Union racinc ana mirnngton
Railroad companies In the matter of taxes.
nohi.vii.k- ltLalor B. H. Tracy, for
twenty years In business here and major
In the rUcom1 Nebraska during the blan
luh war trrwm tn Kansas Citv to become
farm loan luspector for the ludentlal Life
insurance company in Missouri, Iowa, Ne
braska and Kansas
SEWARD A petition has been filed with
the clerk of the district court, signed by
thirtv-two residents of the vicinity oi ia
mora, asking Judge Evans to give young
rinason a tall sentence Instead of sending
him to the penitentiary. He was convicted
or stealing ana selling Clover seeu.
NEBRASKA CITY Ed Ooff, who Is
charged with robbing Missouri Pacific cars
two years ago and who has Just been re
leased from the penitentiary, had his pre
liminary examination Tuesday and was
bound over to the district court In the sum
of IJbO. He failed to furnish bona.
VALENTINE The 5-year-old daughter of
George Camm burned to deatn in a uarn.
Her little brotner set ine nre wun nuitu
He ran out of the barn, but the girl, fright
ened, hul in the h.iv and was cremated
Her body, burned to a crisp, was found
later,
FRFMONT The Board of Supervisors
met in regular session Tuesday and have
put In mos
road petltlo
most of the time so tar nearing
ns. A number of section line
roads in Nlckerson and Hooper townships
have never been opened up and owners of
lands ulong them are fighting their being
laid out for public use
NEBRASKA CITY Sometime ago Mrs.
Sue Cowles aerved notice on the saloon
keepers not to sell her brother. A. P.
Wyatt, any Intoxicating liquors, but some
violated the order. Information has been
filed against Bchnitser Bros, charging them
with selling him whisky. The county at
torney filed the Information.
FREMONT Word has been received of
the death at Llannelly, Wales, of Mrs. D.
M. Edwards, formerly of this city, at the
age of 73. The Edwards family lived' here
from an early date up to twelve years ago,
when they returned to their former home
In Wales, disponing of all their property
in Nebraska and this country.
SCHUYLER Stock shipments out of
Schuyler for the week are as follows: Cat
tle One cor by Emll Prokes, one car by
Joe Lopeck. Sheep Five cars by A. Dev
orak, two cars by T. W. Donavan. Hogs
Two cars by L. E. Wellman, one car by
Levi Painter, one car by Will Sutherland.
All were shipped to South Omaha.
NORTH PLATTE Friday evening the
boys' and girls' basket ball teams of the
North Platte High school und the Kearney
State Normal played two interesting
games. The girls' team of the North
Platte High school won by a score of 20
to 9 and the boys' team of the Kearney
Normal won by a score of $2 to It.
RULO The tOO-foot landslide that haa
covered the track connecting Rulo and
Atchison, about six miles southeast of Rulo,
is now removed so that trains are run
ning again after ten days' hindrance. These
mammoth blutls slide oaaiy auring wet
weather and as trains hug the bluff closely
trouble of this sort is not uncommon.
HERMAN One of Charles Rutledge'S
cows began acting strangely Monday morn
ing and In an hour of so was fairly crazy.
By night her hind quarters had become
paralyzed Everyone seems puzzled to know
what the' trouble Is. A few days ago a
mad dog was killed In town, and It is be
lieved the cow may have been bitten.
MEADOW GROVE Rev. Mr. White of
Battle Creek, assisted by evangelists from
Dayton, O., is conducting evangelistic serv
ices at the opera house In the Interest of
the United Brethren church. Cottage meet
ings held by the Methodlata In the Pleasant
Hill neighborhood, north of town, have re
sulted In several accessions to the church.
HERMAN Miss Myra Harper and Mick
Litel boarded the southbound train this
morning bright and early with the inten
tion of getting married aa soon as they
could find some one in Omaha that would
tie the knot for them. Mr. Litel ia manager
of the Tekamah Implement company at
thla place and will be at home again after
tomorrow.
NORTH PLATTE The south side ditch
waa aold Saturday under foreclosure pro
ceedings on a mortgage of aometlilng over
$5,000 neid by trie Aicuonaia Mil nana.
The purchasers were C. F. Iddlngs, John
Keitn ot tsutneriana ana nernara ueer or
Denver. It Is reported a new rompany
will be organized and the ditch put In
excellent shape for use.
LTON8 At the J. H. Tryon & Son's
Duroc-Jersey sow sale fifty sows were sold
at an average oi iw. ine mgnesi priced
sow. Manley's Profit, was sold to the Rub
bins Brothers of Lyons for $K15. The sale
was conducted by J. J. Luther, who will
have charge of the Stone, Larue and Peter
son's sales which follow in the order
named, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
EU8TI8 A new concern, to be known as
the Oerman Northwest Telephone company.
nas Keen organized ana will incorporate.
The officers are: Henry Roether, president;
George Wagner, eecretary; Chrla Goibler,
treasurer; G. H. Seybold. Carl Koch and
William Hueftle, directors. Building opera
tions will begin at once. The line will be
about fifteen miles long and will connect
with Kustls.
NORTH PLATTE At Charleston. Ill-
Mr. Edward Burke of North Platte and
Miss Goldle IX ty of Charleston were mar
ried. The ceremony was at the Baptist
church, after which a reception was held
at the Doty home. The rooms were deco
rated in wnile ana pink. - Mr. and Mrs.
Burke immediately left for their home tn
North Platte. Mr. Burke Is a member cf
the clothing firm of Burke A Schats.
VALLEY While A. C. Hull, a farmer
living northwest of Valley, was hauling
corn to the seed house his team became
frightened and ran away. Mr. Hull lott
control of them and as they turned a cor
ner he was thrown from the wagon, and,
as hla feet were entangled with the lines,
he waa dragged along until they wre
stopped. He waa taken to the Hotel and
It la not yet certain how aarlousiy he Is
hurt.
FREMONT Ole Oteson and hla family
had a close call from death by asphyxiation
Tuesday morning. U hen he did not arrive
at work In the morning hla employer went
around to see what waa the matter. The
house was closed and he had considerable
aimcuiiy in arousing Oleson.- The rooms
were niled almost to suffocation with coeJ
gas. Hod it not been for bis tlmelr arrival
the enure family would never have bea
awoaenea.
NORTH PLATTE A meeting of beet
growers will be held Saturday under the
auspices of the Lincoln I'ouniy Beet Grow
ers' association, recently organised. 1 he
object of the meeting Is to have all beet
growers In this vicinity come together
ana discuss the beet growing proposition.
Tbe plan now Is to have each grower
contract for a certain acreage of beets
for lkOS. 10 and 110. and when .0'.
or t.Oott acres have been contracted tvt. It
MILL
HIGH
The Champagne of
la hoped Lincoln county will aacure a
sugar factory.
BEATRICE Work on the oil well haa
been shut down temporarily, and J. N.
Maupln, who haa been in charge of the
drilling, haa gone to Missouri, where he
expects to prospect for oil. There has
been some friction between iilm and the
stockholders of the company and It Is
probable he will not return to Beatrice.
W. N. Farlow, on whose farm the oil well
Is located, will be In charge as soon aa
work Is resumed.
NORTH PLATTE The congregation ot
the Lutheran church has decided to
build a new parsonage and to move the
present parsonage to the rear of the
church and use it for a meeting plaite for
boys and girls of the congregation for
social times and also for study. The
women of the church will also use !t for
their aid society. The church expects to
spend at least $3,000 In the erection of
the new parsonage.
FREMONT-J. Lutro, guardian of Ole
Ramstad, has brought suit in the district
court to set aside a deed given by his ward
to James McVlcker of this county, on the
ground of fraud and want of consideration,
m uni-i vi ia.uu ot ine value or ilo.OUO.
He alleges that Ramstad. who Is quite
old. Is In feeble health and had Implicit
confidence In McVlcker, who without any
consideration persuaded the old man to
give him the property.
RULO Dock Davis, a bartender In his
brother's. Edward Davis' anl on, under
took to quiet Walter Palmer. In doing so
he struck across the bar with a piece of
gaspipe and hit Palmer in the head. Davis
ran around the bar and dealt Palmer sev
eral more blows over the head with his
piece of gaspipe, fracturing the, skull.
Palmer lay In a semi-conscious condition
for many days, but the prospects now for
his recovery look brighter.
OXFORD With a view to promoting the
spirit of fellowship, the Commercial club
will banquet the business men of Oxford
at the Burlington on Thursday. Covers will
tie laid for 126 and the usual toasts and
speechmaklng will follow. The club has
been organized nearly a year and Is prov
ing a force in the unbuilding of the town.
Its officers are as follows: President, Lance
Monitor- vlr. n.iH,n, I XI t! . ...
tary, J. M. Mohney;' treasurer, 'w. O
Springer.
BEATRICE At a meeting of the city
council the ordinance regulating the erect
ing of electric light, telephone and other
poles and conduits for conducting electric
current, creating an office of electric light
inspector and regulating the ratea to be
charged for electricity and power waa read
a second time. The city council accepted
the invitation of the Beatrice fire depart
ment to be present at the presentation
of exemption certificates on the evening
fit March 13. The street commissioner was
Instructed to purchase a carload of Table
Rock brick to be used in Intersection pav
ing. NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Quaint and Curious Features of Life
la a Rapidly Growing"
State.
Not satisfied with three bridge cases In
court, Gage county Is having a continued
story on the subject In the Beatrice Ex
press. Cause of Fremont's Pride One thing Fre
mont women can boost of. There Is never
an Insatlatq thirst for scandal Fremont
Herald.
' A portable sawmill near Herman la dem
onstrating the advantages of tree plant
ing and has cut no less than 30,000 feet of
lumber on each of several contracts.
Prices in 1871 Splker A Peterson adver
tise: Sugar VA." 17c; "C." 16c; vinegar, 42c;
coal oil, 60c lard, S3c; wheat, 66c; corn,
46c; nails, per keg, $7.00. Grand Island In
dependent. Reports from the state show an oppor
tunity for someone to make a fortune by
Inventing a safe and sane corn shredder.
The present sort seems to have an at
traction for fingers.
Reports from Cedar county Indicate that
farmers are anxious for the Missouri river
freshet to come, so their attention will
not be diverted from the land when corn
planting time arrives.
Habit Hard to Break The State Journal
In speaking of the representatives who did
not vote on the two-cent passenger rate
bill, mentions "Howe of Nemaha," and
The Granger Is at a loss to know whether
Church or Herb hss slipped Into Lincoln
1 and seated himself, or whether the re
; mrt.r h. r.turned . M- 0id habit of
writing
Granger.
"Howe of Nemaha." Auborn
The groundhog la getting revenge on
scoffers and geese.
Schedules are Unnecessary To publish
the time of arrivals and departure Is. as
a rule, no Information at all, for the rea
son that a pasesnger train In Nebraska
rarely arrives or departs on time. When
you want to go some place you go to the
passenger station with a lunch basket, a
pillow and plenty of reading matter, ao
that you may pasa the time comfortably
until e train haoDena along. Thus you
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JEROME EXAMINES EXPERT
Ifore Erideuoa of Intention to Apply for
Lunacy Commiriion in Ihtw Cut,
MRS. THAW RECALLED FOR BRIEF TIME
the Deales that She Told Her Brother
that Thaw Maltreated Her and
that She Carried a
Pistol.
NEW TORK. Feb. n.-Intereat In the
Thaw trial today centered In the maneuvers
of District Attorney Jerome, who seemed
to give further Indication of his purpose
In the near future to apply for a commis
sion in lunacy to report on the prevent con
dition of the defendant's mind. The wit
rss stand for the greater part of the day
was occupied by Dr. Evans, director of the
New Jersey hospital for the insane at
Morris Plains, N. J., an alienist for the de
fense who was up for cross-examination. .
Mr. Jerome seemed to direct his efforts
at getting Dr. Evans' Information aa to
the exact recognised forms of Insanity from
which the expert declared Harry Thaw was
suffering at the time of the "brain storm,"
which resulted in the killing of White. Dr
Evans had testified that In his will Thaw
displayed evidences of a melancholic state
of mind. 'The district attorney dwelt for
an hour or more on the subject of melan
cholla and asked the expert If It was not
true that In acute melancholia there Is a
recurrence of the affliction In at least one.
third of all cases. Dr. Evans said there
was.
Jerome Will Call Haialttoa.
Mr. Jerome said he Intended calling as
the witness In rebuttal Dr. Allan McLane
Hamilton, the allenest, who was first em'
ployed by the Thaw defense, but who has
not heretofore figured In the trial. Dr,
Hamilton recently returned from Europe
and In a published Interview Just after
ha landed waa reported to have said that
he came to the conclusion that Thaw was
Insane at the time of the tragedy and
that he la Insane now. The district attor
ney also stated that he would call Dr.
Charles F. Blngaman of Pittsburg, the
Thaw family physician. In rebuttal. Dr.
Blngaman was on the stand for a short
while today, but Mr. Delraas objected When
Mr. Jerome started In to cross-examine the
physician as to Insanity In the Thaw family.
on the ground that the witness had not
qualified aa an expert.
Dr. Blngaham told today of visiting Thaw
last August, ' when the prisoner seemed
much depressed and suffered from the de
lusion that a conspiracy had been formed
against him, complaining that he was not
allowed to put paper over the grating In
his cell door, because "they wanted the
cold air to blow In and give him pneu
monia so he would die and his case never
come to trial."
By recalling Evelyn Thaw to the stand
for a few questions which he had omitted
on hla long cross-examination, Mr. Jerome
early today Indicated that he would call
Howard Neablt, her brother, to contradict
her In a matter of credibility. He aaked
Mrs. Thaw If she had not told her brother
that Thaw had treated her cruelly while
abroad because ahe refused to tell lies
about Stanford White and say he had
drugged and mistreated her. He also
wanted to know If the brother had not
bought her a pistol with which ahe might
defend herself against Thaw. The de
fendant's wife denied absolutely that there
waa any truth In any of theae statements.
Defense Nearly Through.
Mr. Delmas announced that the defense
would conclude Its case this week. This,
however, was on the aaaumptlon that the
district attorney would conclude his cross
examination of Dra. Evane and Wagner.
Mr. Jerome did not even finish with Dr.
Evans, -who will be recalled tomorrow.
John T. Deemer, the physician to Mrs.
William Thaw's family, will follow Dr.
Evans, and then will come Dr. Wagner.
After these have testified Mrs. William
Thaw herself will take the aland, accord
ing to present plans. The defense may,
therefore, conclude by Monday or Tues
day of next week.
If Mr. Jerome moves for a lunacy com
mission It la expected he will do so during
the taking of the rebuttal testimony next
week. It was expected that Dr. Evana and
Mr. Jerome would have a lively duel dur
ing the cross examination of the witness,
but there were only one or two clashes In
which the honors appeared to be about
evenly divided. The examination dragged
at times, and Mr. Jerome seldom raised his
voice above- the low placid tone he so f re-
I quently assume.
wnn me cross
axunln4Ulon of Dr.
Every woman coveti
shapely, pretty figure, and
many of them deplore the
low of their eirlish forma
after marriage. The bearing
of children its often destructive
to the mother's shapeliness.
Y1CC
Bottle
Evsns Thaw began to write rapidly and
told the reporters he was preparing a
statement. His actions attracted the atten
tion of his lawyers, who apparently wished
to d'ssuade the defendant from making a
formal statement public. However, the
following, written upon a scrap of paper,
finally reached the press table. It being the
second statement Mr. Thaw has made sine
August 18:
With chances of a million to one against
her. It Is wonderful that Mrs. Thaw'a testi
mony prevailed against the district attorney
and nis niacxiegs.
DIAMONDS Frenser, 16th and Dodge.
FATAL WRECKJDN THE WABASH
Engineer Killed and Tralaaaea Ia
Jurcd When Freight aad Ae
eoiamodatlon Tralna Meet.
MEXICO. Mo., Feb. 27. During the heavy
fog this morning an eaatbound accommo
dation train on the Waboah road and a
westbound freight train collided In the rail
road yards here, resulting In the death of
Passenger Engineer William Sluicing and
Injury to twenty others, some being only
slightly injured.
Dead:
ENGINEER WILLIAM SLUICING. Mo
berly. Mo.; scalded to death in debris.
Injured:
Passenger Fireman Robert Maxwell. Ms
berly; badly scalded.
J. F. Marshall, Mexico; scalp wounds
Baggageman Harry Davis, Mobertyf
crushed under trunks.
Mall Clerk Black well, Moberly; bruised.
Others who were Injured left the scene
and hurried Into town for medical atten
tion before their names could be aecured.
Mother Suffered Six Years with
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Rash Father, Mother, and Child
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