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    THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1907.
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MOVE TO DISBAR A, C. FISHER
Attorney Genirtl Ihompion Tiles His
Petition in Supreme Court.
ACTION GROWS OUT OF GOEDDE CLAIM
Takes at Request of Lerlslale Com
mittee an Claims Which Investi
gated the Affair and
Rejected Claim.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, April (Special.) Attorney
General Thompson today filed In the su
preme court hie Information upon which
he be Bra his application (or the disbar
ment of Allen O. Fisher, an attorney of
Chadron. The proceedings were started
upon the recommendation of the clalma ,
committee of the house of representatives j
which Investigated Captain Fisher's con- .
nectlun with the Uoedde claim against the
state for escheated land. The information j
filed Is as follows:
1. In a suit In the district court of
Sioux county, Nebraska, instituted Febru
ary 23, lfrrf), to escheat to the state of Ne
braska certain lands of which Merman
Uuedde died seized, but which, under the
terms of a treaty between the United
States and Prussia had, for the purpose of
sale, descended to and was Inherited by
Maria Hllden of Iilelefeld, Westphalia,
Prussia, and Albert Ooedde of Buren, West-
Jihalia, Prussia, sister and brother of said
terman Ooedde, deceased, and sole heirs
at law, Allen U. Fisher, while acting In
the capacity of attorney for said heirs,
lied for them April Hi. 1900, an answer In
which he concealed, Intentionally, the fact
lhat they were residents of Prussia and
were allowed by treaty to sell their lands
In Sioux county ' within a reasonable time
and to withdraw the proceeds without mo
lestation; and the said Allen G. Fisher, as
auch attorney, by such concealment of the
aatd facts deceived the district court of
Sioux county Into rendering In said suit
October 8, 1900, a void decree, attempting
to escheat said land to the state of Ne
braska and directing the county treasurer,
county Judge and county clerk of 8loux
county to appraise the same, to the end
that the heirs might receive from the state
the value thereof. i
2. While acting as attorney for said Prus
sian heirs and having an agreement with
them that he should receive as compensa
tion for his services all money realized In
excess of $1,000, and while the value of
said land was $1,600 and no more, the said
Allen (J. Fisher, before any appraisement
of said land had been made as directed by
Raid decree, filed with the auditor of pub
lic accounts, and afterward presented to
the legislature for allowance during the
session cf 1901, a claiia on behalf of said
heirs against the state of Nebraska for
$0u0 for the value of the said land, and
said claim waa knowingly and unlawfully
verified by the oath of said Allen O. Fisher
that tho appraised value of said land was
tX.OOO, and that eiUd claim whs a valid claim
against the state, but sad Allen U. Fisher
was unable to secure an appropriation to
pay said claim or any part thereof during
Jhe legislative .seenion; ot .1901. . . ,
Though waid land' was appraised under
, Bald, decree at $1.W0. .October 10, .1900, and
' the amount -uf the original appraisement
was anerwarn cnangea. by rorgery to u,
600 by the felonious Insertion of the figure
-"1" before the figure "6" In the 'sum of
$1,S0Q fixed by tho appraisers, and the
actual value of said land was In fact
$1,500 -and no more, and though the said
Allen O. Fisher had a contract with his
clients, the said heirs, to pay them
$1,000 only out of the prrceeds of the es
tate of their deceased brother, the said Al
len O. Fisher, February 8, 1903, unlawfully
rnrt corruptly filed for the eald heirs with
'the auditor of public accounts another
claim auralnst the state of Nebraska for
$11,600 for the value of snld lands, and to
this claim was attached a purported copy
of the said forged appraisement and the
affidavit cf the said Allen O. Fisher that
the said claim whs a valid claim against
the state, which affidavit was untrue and
known to be untrue by said Allen O. Fisher
at the time of filing the same, and said
claim -for $11,600 waa by the said Allen G.
Fisher fraudulently presented to the legis
lature of 1903 for allowance, and by the
legislature rejected.
Clients Not Informed.
4. The aald Allen O. Fisher did not
. Inform his clients, the Ooedde heirs in
Germany, of his said doings in their bo-
. half In attempting to collect from the
state of Nebraska for the value of their
land In Sioux county the said sums of
JS.GuO and $11,600, respectively, or of the
value of their said lands, but In 1906 offered
to buy from them their said land In Sioux
county for the price or sum of $950, and
sent them a deed to Prussia, which they
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there executed and by which they con
veyed to their said attorney, Allen U.
Fisher, their said Bloux county land for the
said price of : but at the time snld deed
was by said heirs executed In Prussia no
part of said purchase price of $960 had been
paid, and the said heirs sent said deed to
the First National bank of Chadron, Neb.,
whre It was received November 23, l!i.
with Instructions to deliver It to the said
Allen G. Fisher upon payment by him of
the purchase price of $o. and said deed
remained therein until Sunday morning,
March , 1907, when the said Allen O.
Fisher appeared at the bank, paid the $0
and received the said deed; but before the
said bank had remitted the money to said
heirs on the Monday following and while
the said Allen G. Fisher held said deed
and claimed title thereunder, the said Allen
G. Fisher at the suit of his wife garnisheed
the said $960 In the possession of said bank
and thus claimed both the land and the
purchase money, and detained the latter
until after the cashier of said hank had
been subpoenaed to testify before the
claims committee of the legislature a few
days later, when the garnishment was re
leased and the said $950 sent bv the said
bank to the said heirs In Prussia.
5. Before the committee of claims of the
house of representatives at the legislative
sislon of 1907, the said Allen G. Fisher,
while testifying under oath. March 6, 19i;,
during an investigation of a claim filed
against the state of Nebraska fur $1,500 by
Ilerninn Kaim, attorney in fact for Maria
Hllden and Albert Goedde, for the value of
the escheated rstate nf H.rman nnaHH.
deceased, stated before said committee. In
speaking of paying to First National bank
of Chadron the purchase price of $950 for
the Sioux county land deeded to him by
the Goedde heirs In Prussia, "there were
no strings on It," meaning thereby to con
vey to said committee that said bank was
at liberty to remit said purchase money to
such heirs without Interference from him;
whereas the fact was that mid Allen G.
Flafaor at the time of making such pay
ment told the cashier of snld bank "Hint
he was going to garnishee the monev and
keep It there until the matter was settled,"
and that at the time said Fisher so teeti
fied there were no "strings" on his payment
of the purchase money It waa tied up In
aid bank by said Allen O. Fisher by garn
ishment Issued at the suit of his wife,
. By virtue of a power of attorney
from Maria Hllden ' and Albert Ooedde,
sole heirs at law of Herman Ooedde, de
ceased, Herman Kaup of West Point, Neb.,
employed Allen O. Fisher as attorney at
law to settle the Goedde estate In Bloux
county, Nebraska, and the said Allen O.
Fisher, intentionally, failed to notify the
said heirs or the said Herman Kaup of
his doings under said employment and
secretly made a fraudulent use of said
employment and relation of attorney to
procure for himself from the state of Ne
braska more than $10,000 for land worth
$l.fl00 and no more, and by such conduct
on his own behalf he betrayed his clients
and the said Herman Kaup and prevented
settlement cf said estate for more than
six years. After knowledge of the said
doings of said Allen O. Fisher were made
known to said Herman Kaup and before
the said Allen O. Fisher had paid the pur
chase price of $960 for the lands of which
Herman Ooedde died seized, the said Her
man Kaup under his said power of at
torney presented to the legislature of 1907
for allowance a claim for $1,500 for the ap
praised value of the said land, and the
said Allen O. Fisher, to prevent the al
lowance of said claim, wrote and mailed
to said Knun a threatening letter, dated
January 6. 1907, and therein pretended that
a lady whom he represented was, on
October 2S, 1900. the owner of the said
Goedde land an, also the' owner of the
xnia cnim or me said Ooedde heirs against
the state of Nebraska: whereas the fact
was that on October 28, 1908, neither the
said Allen O. Fisher nor a ladv whom he
represented was the owner or said land
or claim, nor had either of them at that
time nald the purchase price of said land
or claim or obtained a deed therefor.
Wherefore, plaintiff prays the court to
revoke the authority of said Allen O.
Fisher to practice law In the state of Ne
braska and to disbar him from further
practice In any and all courts of this
state.
Insurance Agent In Trouble.
KIMBALL. Neh.. April l.-(Speclal.)-A.
W. King, n life Insurance agent, who has
been here for the last six weeks, was ar
rested at Sidney yesterday for Jumping a
bonrd Mil from the Whitman house of this
city. King confessed Judgment and made
arrangements to settle. He had also ac
quired a note from a young school teacher
named Hansen, agreeing to use the note
only as "Influence" In getting other appli
cants for Insurance, after which he waa to
return It to Hansen. Instead of returning
It, King sold It to the bank. King also
agreed to settle this matter. An account
at the livery barn and one or two account
for borrowed money are left holding the
sack, however.
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Gocd andQalkini Eneoesd Them en Supreme
Court Com mil i en.
COMPARATIVE VAIUE OF RAILROADS
State Board of Assessment Looking
lata Taxation Flsrares In Other
States Beemer Tarns In
Cash Fnnd.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, April 16. (Special.) By the
appointment of Edward Good of Wahoo
and E. C. Calkins of Kearney to be mem
bers of the supreme court commission In
place of Commissioners Oldham of Kearney
and ' Albert of Columbus, the supreme
court and all the commissioners are re
publicans. Both Commissioners Oldham
and Albert are democrats and the men
who succeed them are republicans. The
terms of all the commissioners expired to
day and all were reappointed with the
exception of the two named. Commissioner
Albert notified two of the Judges some
days ago that he had an opportunity to
again enter the practice of law with his
old partner and his reappointment would
make little difference to him.
The appointment of Commissioner
Calkins makes a vacancy In the member
ship of the Board of Regents of the State
university which will necessitate an ap
pointment by Governor Sheldon, the person
appointed to serve until the election this
fall, at which time the term for which
Judge Calkins was elected will expire. The
resignation of Judge Calkins was tele
phoned to Governor Sheldon at Nehawka
this morning and the new commissioners
at once went. to work listening to argu
ments. It Is understood the commissioners
will continue to use their wives or Rela
tives of the Judges for stenographers, the
1 new commissioners probably taking over
the two who would otherwise lose out by
the court falling to reappoint Commis
sioners Oldham and Albert.
Taxable Value of Northwestern.
At the request of Secretary Bennett of
the State Board of Assessment the North
western Rallsoad company has reported
the average value of Its road In other
states. The report, received this morning,
shows the following:
Triable Total
Value Val
State.
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin ....
Michigan
Wyoming
South Dakota
Nebraska
per Mile, uatlon. Mileage.
.$ 6,010.59 $33,340,725 6K5.4
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46.678.576 1.6S8.SS
43.492.27
23.7H6.20
3. 700.00
4.922.52
6,500.00
74.500,000 1,758.91
13,600.000 619.21
42,591 ' 130.43
4.64ti,9'-,0 944.0)
34,624,525 1,065.37
Secretary Bennett of the State Board of
Assessment has received the following val
uation of the Union Pacific: Colorado,
$12,699; Kansas, $7,812, and Wyoming $9,000 a
mile.
Beemer Tarns In Cash Fond.
Warden Beemer of the state penitentiary
this morning deposited with the state treas
urer $900, his cash fund, as provided for In
a law enacted by the late legislature. Com
mandant Presson of the Soldiers' Home at
Mllford was here also, but he had not yet
turned In his cash fund, which he said
amounted to about $2,000 a year. Mr. Pres
son Interprets the law to mean that only
that money received from the sale of prop
erty belonging to the state shall be re
mitted to the state treasurer and talked
as though he did not like the Idea of being
torn lose from the cash fund. The mem
bers of the Board of Public Lands and
Buildings, however, take the law to mean
all money which goes to make up the cash
fund most be turned Into the treasury and
this is the way the law will be enforced. '
Kearney Men Pare Well.
Considerable Joshing has been going on
around the state house today over a suc
cessor to Judge Calkins on the Board of
Regents of the State university. A number
of visitors to the state house have assured
Senator Norrls Brown that If any one In
Kearney has not been taken care of they
will be willing to Join with him In making
endorsements to Governor Sheldon. Some
have suggested the name of M. A. Brown
of the Kearney Hub as a balm for the
wounds he received when the chief execu
tive cut out the appropriation for tho
Kearney Normal school building, while
others have suggested John Dryden. As
two men from Kearney have been men
tioned. Senator Brown has not yet Indicated
which one he will endorse. In the mean
time some have suggested that as Judge
Sinclair may soon finish his work as an
attorney for the state In the suit against
the Lumber Dealers' association, he would
have time to take the place If the other
two Kearney men don't want It.
Helps Weak Schools.
Superintendent Lulu Korta of Cherry
county and Superintendent Florence Zlnk
of Holt county called at the office of State
Superintendent McBrlen this afternoon and
convinced him they were qualified under
the new law for a Junior normal school at
Valentine and at O'Neill. Both will ret
the normals. The teachers were highly
gratified with the enactment of the bill pro
viding for assistance to poor school dis
tricts and each said It would result In
great good for all the western counties.
In Holt county about 100 districts will be
helped to a seven months' term and In
Chorry county about one-third of the dis
tricts will be aided.
State Superintendent McBrlen has re
turned from Hemlngford, where he said
for the first time some of the people
learned of the enactment of the law pro
viding help for the poor school districts.
The people were very much gratified, aald
Mr. McBrlen, and some of the old men
who have struggled so long for schools
he said actually shed tears of Joy.
First Internrbaa Report.
The Omaha & Southern Interurban Rail
way company, the first Interurban company
to ever report its holdings In Nebraska,
reported to the State Board of Assessment
today. The company has authorized 1,000,000
shares of stock for $100 each, of which
$00,000 shares have been issued, but Its
value is unknown. The company has no
bonds or debts outside of current expenses.
Its gross earnings amounted to $5,886.40;
Its operating expenses and maintenance,
$3,082,86, leaving a net earning of $2,303.54.
The road was completed in October, 1906.
J The company owns two thirty-two-foot
second-hand passenger cars equipped with
four motors. Its mileage since the road
became operative amounts to 19,796 miles.
Drops Dead la Depot.
Stepping to the ticket window to In
quire about a train, Milton O. Trump
dropped dead early this morning at the
Burlington depot. While he was speaking
to the depot ticket agent he was overcome
by heart trouble and tell to the floor.
The body was removed to the undertaking
rooms of Walton G. Roberts. Coroner
Graham waa called, and after an examina
tion, pronounced the case tieart failure and
decided that aa Inquest would npt be
necessary.
Milton. O. Trump was 58 years of age
and resided at 1026 Q street. Although
he had complained recently on several oc
casions of heart trouble, he had not been
seriously 111 at any time. For the laat
few days he appeared, howeVer, to be In
the best of health. He aroae early this
morning and left bis home at 6:80 o'clock
for the Burlington depot. He had planned
a trip to Holyoke, Colo., where he In
tended going on business. When he got
to Uua duKtt he bought hit ticket and
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after waiting awhile he went back to
the ticket window to Inquire about the
train. When the agent saw him standing
her. h. r.rr. tnw.rd th window Mr.
Trump began to talk, but had only uttered
h few words when he wss suddenly
stricken. He made one gasp snd fell to
the floor.
Honor, for Un Rtndenta.
Six members of the senior class ef the
college of law have Jeen elected to mem
bership In the local chapter of the Theta
Kappa Nu society, a scholarship legal fra
ternity, corresponding to the Phi Beta
Kappa society. The list of the new mem
bers was announced at convocation this
morning by Dr. Roscoe Pound, dean of
the college of law. The six men In the
order of scholarship are Oscar Albert Ber
gren of Klron. Ia.; Merton L. Corey of
Fairfield. Harvey A. Brubaker of Hendley,
8tanley Bartos of Wilber, Edward Affolter
of Longworth. Colo.; William E. Hill of
Central City. The men are named In the
order of their rsnk for the three years of
the law course.
Governor Dark In Office.
Governor and Mrs. Sheldon returned to
Lincoln tonight from Nehawka where they
have been with Mrs. Sheldon, mother of
the governor, who Is seriously 111. The two
will go back to Nel.awka In the morning.
Mrs. Sheldon, sr., is no better than she has
been and her condition Is dangerous. The
governor spent the evening In his office
answering letters which have accumulated
during his absence. Innsmuch as his whole
time hns been devoted to his mother he
has had no time to think of appointments
and therefore no announcements to make.
I.exlnttton Man Killed by Train.
GRAND ISLAND, April 16.-(Speclal.)
George Furnish, a barber of Lexington,
was struck by train No. 11 yesterday at
noon and Instantly killed. He was walk
ing along the tracks In the east end Union
Pacific yards. He was outside the rails.
When the train was within 200 yards of
him the fireman sounded the warning
whistle. He appeared to have heard it, but
Instead of looking about or getting further
out of the way he apparently believed the
approaching train was on another track
and stepped Bquarely In the middle of 4he
westbound track. The train struck him and
hurled him to the side of the track. His
neck was broken, skull crushed, two legs
and arm were broken, and when the four
yard employes who witnessed the accident
reached his side he was dead. He had
come from Lexington on Saturday night
and was about to return.
Nebraska Mining; Company.
COLUMBUS, Neb., April 16.-(Speclal.)
A company of Columbus business men or
ganized a company last Thursday called
the Wyoming Fuel and Iron company, with
a capital of $1,500,000. The headquarters of
the company will be at Fremont, Neb., and
the officers are F. O. Blake, president; F.
T. Walker, vice president; O. T. Roen,
treasurer; E. C. Mlesner, secretary, and the
following directors: E. H. Chambers, F.
T. Walker, Dr. E. C. Flory, C. E. Burnham,
Dr. Llttlefield, W. H. Clemmons and C.
Christlanson. The company controlls S.000
acres of mineral lands In Carbon county,
Wyoming, and the members think there is
millions of money awaiting development
News of Nebraska.
BLUE HILL Clyde Smith of this city
has a badly fractured leg as the result of
falling off a load of hay.
BEATRICE The Lincoln association of
Congregational churches will hold a meet
ing In Beatrice April 23 and 24.
FRIEND Miss Mary Johnson, the aged
sister of Hiram K. Johnson, died last night
at the advanced age of 83 years.
BEATRICE The Falrvlew ball team de
feated the nine from- the Central school
yesterday by the score of 29 to 18.
FRIEND Mrs. Adella Brlckley, wife of
Mr. H. F. Brlckley. an old and honored
business man of this city, died last night,
PLATBMOUTH Mrs. Philip Tritsch, sr.,
a Cass county pioneer citizen, passed away
at her home four miles weait of this olty
Monday.
SCHUYLER A camp of Royal ' Neigh
bors of America has been reorganized here.
A large membership was taken In, after
which a banquet was held.
BEATRICE F. N. Prout, ex-attorney
general of Nebraska, who has been living
at Oklahoma City the last few years, vis
ited with friends here today.
NEBRASKA CITY The closing game of
basket ball was played here between the
Elmwood and the hirTh school teams and
the former won by a score of 19 to 16.
BEATRICE The little son of Martin
Frerich, living northwest of town, waa
probably fatally scalded this evening by
pulling the stopper from a washing ma
chine. PLATTSMOUTH The Cass county Sun
day school convention will be held In this
city June 13 and 14. Governor Sheldon haa
promised to be present and deliver an
address.
SCHUYLER J. N. Fulmer haa resigned
his position as chief of police and will
move to Ely, Nev., where with his two
brothers he will go into the restaurant
business.
BEATRICE The marriage of William
Johnson of Havelock and Miss Millie
Wakenight ot Plckrell was solemnized In
this city Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
Judge Spafford officiating.
BLOOM FIELD The 8-year-old daughter
of E. A. Severance, agent for the Blen
klrow Bros. Grain company, waa taken
suddenly III with scarlet fever and the
family waa placed under quarantine.
BEATRICE The April term of the dis
trict court convened here yesterday after
noon, with Judge Kelligar on the bench.
The afternoon was spent In calling the
docket and fixing dates for hearing cases.
NEBRASKA CITY'-Oeorge F. Conklln
and Miss Jessie M. Wlschmeyer, both Ne
braska City people, were united in mar
riage this evening at the Presbyterian par
sonage. They will make their bums In this
city.
COLUMBUS While It Is claimed In dif
ferent parts of the state that frost has de
stroyed all fruit buds. Platte county farm
ers do not think the buds were far enough
advanced, and will bide a wee before giv
ing Judgment.
PLATTSMOUTH The question, iRe
solved. That full suffrage should be ex
tended to women," will be the subject for
a Joint debate here Friday evening between
the Wahoo High school and the Pla.Ua
mouth High school.
COLUMWL'S The fund for the burial of
the McCone family of four who met such
a tragic death In the flood a short time
ago is still awaiting about $80 to complete
the amount necessary. The amount raised
STRENGTH
Without Overloading; toe stomach.
The business man, especially, needs food
In the morning that will not overload the
stomach, but give mental vigor for the
day.
Much depends on the start a man gets
each day, as to how he may expect to
accomplish the work on hand.
He can't be alert, with, a heavy, fried-meat-and-potatoes
' breakfast requiring a
lot ot vital energy in digesting it.
A Calif, business man tried to find
some food combination that would not
overload the stomach In the morning,
but that would produce energy.
He writes:
"For years I was unable to find a break
fast food that had nutrition enough to
sustain a business man without overload
ing his stomach, causing Indigestion and
kindred ailments.
"Being a very buay' and also a very
nervous man, I decided to give up break
fast . altogether. But luckily I waa In.
duced to try Grape-Nuts.
"Since that morning I have been a new
man; can work without tiring, ray head
la clear and my nerves strong and quiet.
"I find four teaspoonfuls of Grape
Nuts with one of sugar and a small
quantity of cold milk make a delicious
morning meal, which invigorates me for
the day's business." Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mick. Read
the little book. "The Road to Wellvllle,"
In pkga. "There's a Ktaua."
EKIJOYED A MOTOR SPBM
AT 93 YEARS OF'AE
Capt. Rufus Small. Who Resides at 1060 Dean Street. Brooklyn. N. Y., Is 93 Years
of Age and as Active and Suprlj as a Bo of 20. On Monday of Last Week He
Came All the Way from His Home In Brooklyn to 452 5th Ave., New
York, and Took an AutomDblla Ride Through the Park. .
He is Possessed of All His Faculties, and is Still Actively Engaged in the Insurance
Business. Going to and From His Office Alone. He Attends to His Own
Furnace and Walks Four or Five Mile Each Day. In the Following Letter
Capt. Small Tells a Concise Story of His Career and Says That He
Owes His Long Life. Vigor and Activity to the Constant
Use' of Dulfy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a Medicine.
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times a day. as a medicine. I have done It for many years. T am never sick.
nrronln trnnhlo In rasa T rntrh a little
spoonful of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
the morning feeling as well as ever.
ing my advanced age, I have never had rheumatism,
and a leading doctor told me that the reason was be
cause I kept my system built up and my blood rich
by using Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey.
"I am anxious that every person, especially the
old, should know what Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
has done for me, and I firmly believe If every one
woud take it regularly as a medicine it would pre
vent a great deal of sickness and prolong lives of
men and women from 20 to 30 years."
Capt. Small Is a most remarkable man and his career g an example for ambitious young men of today. He has
been 52 years In the insurance business, was a special friend of President Lincoln and insured President Johnson. He
was made a Master Mason in 1849, Adonlram Lodge No. 42, Mlmlngton, Me. Was married in 1840 and the father of
nine children, five of whom are still living, the oldest being 67 years of age.
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Refuse substitutes and imitations. Iteware of refilled bottles.
and In the hands of Edgar Howard Is Just
$ttf.75.
COLUMBUS Quite a number of tickets
are being bought here for a visit to
Switzerland. Those to sail from New York
next Tuesday are Mrs. Marie Oplinger and
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mueller. Others will
sail May 9 for Hamburg.
NEBRASKA ClTYMrs. Helen Prechtel,
wife of Charles Prechtel of Syracuse, was
taken before the commissioners tor the 'In
sane, and after an Investigation was de
clared a fit subject for tho asylum and was
taken there for treatment.
NEBRASKA CITY-Hllbert O. Doty and
Miss Jennie Motheread, both of Palmyra,
were married last night. Their parents
are two of the leading families of Palmvra
precinct and they have hosts of friends.
They will make their home in Palmyra.
HERMAN Farmers are beginning to
ship their cattle from this place. Last
night Vital Coupal shipped three car loads
of fine fat steers to Chicago, and four
other loads to South Omaha. Tonight there
were five care of cattle for South Omaha.
COLUMBUS The committee having In
charge the subscription for the $30,ttX)
Young Men's Christian association build
ing expect that during this week it will
have the full amount necessary subscribed,
for It only lacks about $3j0 of reaching
the goal.
KEARNEY A newspaper has been es
tablished at Pleasanton by a man named
Fielding, formerly of Maon. The first
number will appear this week. Mac War
rington, the former publisher of the Mason
Transcript, Is lending his aid in getting
the new publication started.
BEATRTCE The dates for the dedicatory
services of the Mary Young Men's Chris
tian association building have been changed
to May 6 to 1!, Inclusive. An entertainment
will be given each evening during tne
week, and the dedicatory sermon will be
preached Sunday evening, May 12.
NEBRASKA CITY-Kaleb Eaton and
Miss Morse, In order to ayuiA the trouble
of having a public wedding, surprised their
friends By coming to this city and being
quietly married by the county Judge, and
then they returned to their home at Union,
-where they were given a reception.
FREMONT The vestry of St. James
Episcopal church has extended a call to
Rev. W. H. Frost of Trinity church, Lin
coln, to take charge of the church here
on May 1. St. James has been without a
rector for more than a year and It Is
hoped that Mr. Frost will accept the posi
tion. FRIEND Jullua O. Thompson of this
city died last night at the advanced age of
$7 years. Luring the year lv. while work
ing at the carpenter trade at Lincoln, Mr.
Thompson fell down an elevator shaft seventy-five
feet to the basement. He never
?uite recovered from the injuries recelvd
rom this fall.
NEBRASKA CITY Ernest Hopps, a local
disciple of Isaac Walton, brought home
with him Sunday a black buss that
weighed slightly more than seven pounds,
and that was after the fish had been out of
the water for twenty hours. It was caught
near the Star school house, a few mile
south of this city.
NEBRASKA CITY A petition that Is be
ing numerously signed is being circulated
asking the county commissioners to put a
bridge at the foot of Central avenue, as the
one that was there was carried out by the
Mood last September. Since the earliest
days of the city there hs always been a
crossing at this point.
BRAD8HAW In looking over the list
of "wet and dry" towns in Nebraska as
published In today's Kee, KradHhaw doe
not appear, probably because the saloon
question Is never made un issue in the vil
lage elections. Bradshaw Is a dry town
in perhaps as strict a sense as can be
found anywhere In the state.
NEBRASKA CITY Edar fioff. who
was arrested In Cass county for robbing
cars and served a two years' sentence in
the penitentiary and on his release was
again arrested and brought to this i It y and
sentenced to the county Juil, whs yenterday
released, aa his attorney claimed that lie
had been convicted ot a crime not charged
In the information.
COLUMBUS A young orphan boy named
Frank Bmuda had his leg taken off l y a
threshing machine about a year ago, anj
by the efforts of Ralph t'oolidge a sub
scription paper was marled to gel the boy
a leg. Mr. Cnolldge took the boy to Den
ver and had the leg fitted, so that hardly
anyone noultl know that the little fellow
waa Uun. U. acts (kfouMi almost aa well
cold as I do Rometlmpn when T Am out
in a little warm water with a little Bugar, go to bed at 8 o'clock and get up la
Notwithstand
1060 Dean
as anyone. The whole expense of the trip
was $141.60 and all parties are happy as
larks, especially Mr. Coolldge.
BEATRICE The city council met last
night and granted liquor licenses to F. K.
Cook, John Severns, J. W. Grimes, A. A.
Cooley, J. A. Shacklelon. Bradt Hobbs,
A. M. Ijivelle, A. U. White and W. 8.
!len. A remonstrance wus filed against
the granting of a license to David Oels
brecht and next Friday wan the date set
for hearing the cane.
KIMBALL F. C. Overton, a homesteader
living north of Bushnell, had his right
arm nearly torn off Saturday In the gears
of an engine used for driving a well drill.
Overton reached over the gearing to tighten
a nut, wherj the weight of his body threw
the machine In motion and the cogs cut
the sleeve of his coat. He was taken to
Cheyenne and his arm amputated. He will
recover.
NEBRASKA CITY-There has been a
change In the firm of the Paul Schmlnke
company. This firm waa organised almost
forty years ago and haa been engaged In
the flouring and elevator business. Mrs
Annie K. Bchmlnke has bought the Interest
of John Schmlnke and hereafter W. D.
Schmlnke will be manager and Charles H.
Schmlnke will be office manager. John
Schmlnke will retire to private life.
NEHAWKA-Mrs. Parthena Elkln Ban
ning died this morning of heart failure.
She was 63 years old and came to Ne
braska from her native state MisslsHippl
in the early tis. .Shortly afterward she
married J. E. Banning, by whom she had
two children, J. E., Missouri Pacific agent
here, and.Ctella. She was noted over this
entire country for her deeds of charity and
kindlier and she will be greatly missed
by the needy and poor.
FREMONT The corner stone of the new
Young Men's Chrlxtlun association build
ing la to be laid Thursday afternoon. J.
R. Bader, the man to whose active Interest
In the enterprise the building) Is largely
due, will preside. The principal address
will bo by Rev. W. H. Buss of the Congre
gational church. Governor Sheldon and
Htate iSerretary Bailey will also speak.
The building Is well under way and will
be finished by September.
NEBRASKA CITY From now until next
winter the members of Company C, Ne
braska National Giterds. will hold weekly
target practice across the river. They have
a good range there and while they are com
pelled to cross the river they are still In
Otoe county, this resulting from one of the
freaks of the river. On the east side the
yjer 1 1 m
'"PHE "horse sense" and skill of Crossett
designers show in the stylish outlines of
Crossett Shoes and in the honesty of their
manufacture. The leathers and findings and
the workmanship are the very best.
CROSSE
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Call on our agent in your city, or write us
LEWIS A. CROSSETT, InC, No. Abtngton, Mass.
"I will be 93 years of afco the 22d day
of September next. If I live that long. I
have been in active business all my life:
and have lind nn Insurance office at 141
and 149 Broadway for over 20 years. I
came to New York In 1870 from Maine,
where I wns born Sent. 2 2d, 1814, and
I have used Daffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
as my only medicine for many years,
and 1 know my present vigor and healthy
condition are due to Its use. My mental
faculties are as clear as thoy ever were;
my hearing Is just as Rood as it was 60
years ago, and the only time I use my
glasses is when I write a letter or read.
1 write my own letters by hand, and my
friends and clients have no difficulty in
rending them. -
"I take care of my own furnace and
walk four to five miles each day solicit
ing insurance, and every old-timer down
town in New York and Brooklyn knows
me. I have written applications and de
livered policies to over 9,000 parties In
my E2 years' Insurance experience.
Among the people I have insured was
President Johnson of the United States,
und many Hank Presidents, Generals ot
the Army, Diplomats, U. S. Senators and
Congressmen. I don't believe there la
any man in the insurance business that
has insured as many celebrated people
as I have. President Lincoln was a great
friend of mine, but did not believe ia
Insurance. .
"On my last birthday I received over
100 telegrams and letters from Bank
Presidents and prominent people
throughout the United States congratu
lating me and wishing that I may live to
be 100.
"Now, in regard to Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey. I use it systematically a des
sertspoonful In a little water three)
I eat heartily, sleep well, and nave no
in the rain
I go home, take a table-
Brooklyn, March 18, 1907.
river makes quite a bend, so the soldier
boys shoot at their target, and If they .
miss they either hit tho bank or the bullet
goes on up the river.
GRAND ISLAND Fire, yesterday after
noon broke out In the basement of the A.
Darling brick building, formerly occupied
by the Kelley Plumbing company and the
Smith Hide company.- The Kelley com
pany had Just moved out. A part of a
barrel of oil had been left In the base
ment and this In some way Ignited. The
department soon had the tire extinguished.
At midnight last night the department waa
called to the Union Pacific ice houses, a
mile east of here, where four cars of com
pany coal were destroyed by fire. The
care Were away beyond the water limits
and there were no facilities for fighting
the fire.
GRAND ISLAND At a meeting of the
Commercial club last evening, at which It
waa expected to take action with refer
ence to the securing of sites for parks,
there waa a small attendance and no defi
nite or final action waa taken. The project
of paving a goodly portion of the business
section of the city, of extending the
municipal water mains and electric service,
of erecting a Young Men's Christian as
sociation building, raising an endowment
fund for the Grand Island college and
several other matters are all In' contem
plation, and there Is some opposition to
the park acquisition proposition as not
being as necessary as other projects.
SERIOUS WRECK' IN OHIO
One Man Missing; and Engineer Ia
Jnred When Tralna Collide
Near rbllllcothe. .
CHfVLICOTHE, O., April 16. Baltimore
& Ohio southwestern fast mall No. 5 ran.
Into the rear end of a freight train at
Schooleys, six miles east of here, last
night.
The engine of the passenger train turned
over and Engineer William Rumpf Is said
to be seriously though not fatally Injured.
None of the passengers were hurt, A mao
named Patterson of Parkersburg, W. Va,,
who was riding In the caboose of the
freight, la missing. A number of freight
cars were wrecked.
St.,
ntelligence
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