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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: RATUHDAY, AriilL 27, 1907.
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SAVING FOR SCHOOL FCND
Treuvir Tilta Eoyt Bleok of Msbo
Bends liiect from Etste.
BROKERS LOSE riVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
Xorthweatera Road Aeke
RrtflTM Peraalsaloa Pat la a
Rata of Lmi Thaa Twa
Ceate a Mil.
(From a Bluff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. April FS. (Special.) The
"aqua re deal" program, aa applied to the
present administration of stnte affairs. Is
accomplishing- results of genuine worth to
the tszpsyers of the commonwealth of Ne
braska. An era of real, not aham. re
form ha been ushered In and manifesta
tion that the treasury grafters are being
pried loose are beeTimlng a matter of al
most erery-dsy occurrence.
Btata Treasurer L. O. . Hrlan has fur
tilshed the most recent evidence that the
administration of the affairs of his office
are to be conducted with the sole view of
safeguarding public Interests and that the
grafters must go. Today the announce
ment was made at the office of the treas
urer that Mr. Brian's trip to Boise. Idaho,
bad resulted In the completion of a deal
whereby the Nebraska permanent school
fund has become the buyer of $27,000 of
Idaho 4 per cent bonds. State school money
bss been accumulating rapidly since the
first of the year ' and when Treasurer
Brian reported to the State Board of Lands
Md Funds that he had a large sum of
money on hand he was authorised to seek
means of Investment for the surplus.
Prior to the Incumbency of former Treas
urer Mortensen. ths customary method was
to deal with bond brokers. Mr. Mortensen
put a stop to this practice ss much as was
la his power, but the present treasurer has
irone a step further by turning broker for
the state, completing the purchase of the
bonds and saving the commission for the
arhool fund.
In connection with the purchase of ths
Idaho bonds by Treasurer Brian it Is stated
that the ordinary commission on a block
' "" aawregaiing iB,wio would ap
proximate ib.boo, which amount Is saved
for the school children of Nebraska rather
than going to Una the pockets of a broker.
Permanent Pnnil Crowlnc,
The records of the stata treasurer's office
disclose thst the permanent school fund,
all of which Is Invested In state bonds and
otner gnu-edge securities, now exceeds
17,000,000. This money has been derived
from the iiale of and Income from lands
set aside early In the history of the state
for the permanent endowment of the nubile
schools. The Increase In the value of these
lands and the steady growth of the fund
Itself Is bringing In each year a greater
income for the regular semi-annual spoor
tlonment of the temporary funds, and In
future years this growth may become so
pretentious and the semi-annual apportion
merits so liberal that the schools may be
almost entirely maintained by the Income
from the state fund.
Beats Twa Ceaia a Mil.
The Northwestern road has gone the
legislature on better and. with the per
mission .of the State Railway commission,
which waa granted today, will on May 1
put Into effect a rate of considerably less
than I cents per mil between Lincoln and
' three other points. Yesterday this com
, pany asked permission to put into effect
the short tins rate between Lincoln and
Omaha, Lincoln and Norfolk and Omaha
and Crawford. The short line between
Lincoln and Norfolk Is ths Union Pacific,
; while In the other two cases the Burling-'-t
ton has th most direct route. In g-rant-t
Ing permission o "put? these rate Into ef
fL feot the commission specified that no
chares from anv lntermedlnta nnint
be greater than from on terminal to tho
other. This will have th ffct of re
ducing th Northwestern' rate from Lin
coln to all points beyond Fremont and
from Omaha to all points' this side of
Cedar Bluffs. The North western's rat to
Crawford, based on the 2-cent per mile
schedule. Is $9.67, whll the Burlington rato
la ..
Odd Fellow Celebrate.
Delegates from thirty cities and towns
In Nebraska gathered In the representa
tive chamber of the stat house this aft
ernoon to celebrate the eighty-eighth anni
versary of the establishment of the order
In the United States. Plans for th cele
bration had been formulated by the late
A. H. Weir. Prior to the exercises at the
tapltal there was a parade, of which P.
James Cosgrave waa marshal. It waa
beaded by a platoon of police and the First
Regimental band. Over 800 delegates wero
present from th following towns: . Alns
worth, Gibbon, Verdon, Seward, Valley,
Ulltner, Avoca, Nebraska City, Rising
City, Harvard, Merne, Friend, Havelock,
Wllford, Nemaha, Panama, York, Stella,
Dorchester, Ashland, Elmwood, Barnes
town, Plainvlew, Hardy, Fall City, Syra
cuse, .Howell Emerson. Salem and Oread
tsland.
After prayer by Rev. P. M. Orr. J. M.
Williams delivered the address of welcome
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wBea you puce your order with Nlcoll
Wa know th merit of fair dealing
knd fifr profile both of which we
own th right to nam by long ex
parlance.
That you'll find th very best assort
in eat of woolens at moderate price
understood.
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In th plac of Governor Sheldon. After a
musical number, W. A. Lease, P. Q.
Welcomed th visitors on behalf of th local
membership and J. A. Morrison, O. M., re
sponded. Catherine Jackson, president of
the Rebekaha, also responded, and Rev. I.
F. Roach delivered an oration. A feature
of th celebration was the burning of an
18,000 mortgage upon the building of Cap
ital lodge No. 11. which had recently been
cancelled. In the evening Canton Ford of
this city gave a military drill and the Re
bekaha gave a floral drill. Refreshments
were served.
Fir Flhter-s Wife te
A Urge slaed scandal has come to light
since the return to this city a few days
ago of Mrs. E. C. Wei dm an, wife of the
chief of the fire fighting forces of the Pan
ama canal sone, and it Is stated that she
will In a short time begin divorce proceed
ings, though this may be deferred until
September, when Weldman returns to Lin
coln. ' Since going to Panama, where he has
an Income of 12,600 per year In gold. Weld-
man has called to the sone about fifteen
Lfhcoln firemen, but most of them have,
for various reasons, returned, and from
them and other sources stories of th
troubles of the Weldmans are obtained. It
Is stated that when Weldman left this city
for Panama he was accompanied by a
woman, and the stories which are told of
events which transpired on the Isthmus
after Mrs. Weldman's arrival Indicate that
the Lincoln colony, which Is quite a large
one, wss kept In a ferment of gossip most
of the time. The wife had the sympathy
of practically all who were conversant with
the fact and when she left all of them
were at the boat to see her off. Her hus
band had failed to supply her with enough
money to bring her and her children home
and she waa obliged to stop In Chicago and
borrow. Mrs. Weldman declined to discuss
her troubles until she hadeeen her at-.
torney, though she would TVH deny the truth
of the stories which are told, or that she
was contemplating applying for a divorce
The couple owns valuable property In this
city.
College Editor Bonared.
The official head of E. E. York, editor of
the college paper at Nebrasaka Wesleyan
university at University Place, has been
lopped off by a decree of a faculty com
mittee which has supervision over the pub
lication. The editor-ln-chlef of the paper
la chosen at an annual election, students
only being allowed to vote. This election
Is to be held during the coming week, and
the charge was made against Mr. York
that he had been taking sides In the elec
tlon. whereas. In the judgment of the
committee, he .should have been neutral,
A demand was made upon Editor York
that ho submit th copy for tho paper to
the committee. He declined to comply and
his dismissal Is the result. Clinton Collett,
the business manager of the paper, has
been placed by the faculty In full charge
of Its affairs. The editor to be chosen
next week does not take charge until Sep
tember.
Aarlcnltnral College Graduation
A class of thlrty-slx students at the
school of agriculture, a department of Ne
braska university, was graduated tonight.
after a three years' course In sclentlflo
farming in that Institution. The program
Included formal graduating exercises, pre
sided over by Chancellor E. Benjamin Aiv
drews and Prof. A. E. Davidson, head of
the agricultural college. The commence
ment address was delivered by President
O. C. Creelman of the Ontario Bchool of
Agriculture of Ouelph, Canada. His sub
lect was "The New Agriculture."
The first annual meeting and banquet of
the School of Agriculture Alumni asso
elation was held last night. The address
of the evening was delivered by Ralph H.
Bearle. class of 'OS, on the subject of "The
Educated Farmer." This morning at
o'clock the almunl met and admitted the
graduating class of 1907 to membership,
The following officers were elected: H. W,
Davis, jr., class of '03, president; Erwln
Hopt, class of '06, vie president; Ernest
Merle Little, class of '04, secretary-trea,
urer; Erwln Hopt, alumni orator for 190..
Fan era! of Gilbert 1'. Laws.
The funeral of the late Gilbert L. Laws.
formerly a member of congress, secretary
f state and secretary of the State Board
of Railway commissioners, who died st
his Lincoln horns late last night. Is to be
held Sunday afternoon at ths family resi
dence. Interment will be private. Tha
state officers are planning to attend the
obsequies In a body.
Swedish Lutheran Conference.
Routine business was transacted today at
at state conference of Swedish Lutherans.
Reports read this morning show that dur
ing the last year t4.690.0t has been expended
for the mission cause, W.Tfil.M, for educa
tional purposes and $S.2.47 for church ex
tension work. Ths total amount spent for
betterment of conditions In the conference
district of Nebraska and Wyom)ng Is
H4.096. a.
Missions are to be established this year
at Benson and Valparaiso. During the lsst
twelve months missions have been launched
at Mlnden and Fallon and at severaUsmall
places In Wyoming. The entire morning
and a greater part of the afternoon was
taken up by different speakers who dis
cussed the mission work of the conference.
The first half hour of the morning session
waa spent In prayer. Rev. Osterberg of Con
cord leading. At 11:80 adjournment was
taken until I p. m. and the program for
the day was completed at I o'clock this
afternoon. Tonight at 8 o'clock Rev. M. T.
Andren of Funk spoke on "Christian Edu
cation, or Why Do We Build Christian
Schools?"
At present there are fifty-three congrega
tions In the conference, forty-six church
building and thirty parsonages. The total
amount expended during the last year not
Included In the regular conference ex
penses was 14.411 83. The morning and
afternoon sessions tomorrow will be taken
up by a general discussion of the school
Question.
State Hens Deserted.
Crape hung upon the door of Oorernor
Sheldon's office todsjr ana aunng in
afternoon all omoes in ine capital were
locked up. Moat of the stat officials and
their assistants went to Nehawka this
morning to attend the funeral of the gov
ernor's aged mothor, who passed away a
fsw days Ago-
Liaktr Firms Object.
' Only on firm belonging to th Nebraska
Lumber Dealers' association feels dissatis
fied with U findings made by Refers
A. M. Post of Columbus, In which he held
that th state bad failed to establish the
existence of a general conspiracy in re
straint of trade. This firm Is th Barnett
Lumber company of McCook. The referee
found that the Barnett house and th
W. C. Bullard Lumber company of the
same plac had maintained a local agree
ment on price and division of territory.
The former concern has filed exception
to this feature of th report, objecting
to It because th Bullard company la not
a member of th stats lumbermen's orga
nisation and was not a defendant in th
suit. Th claim la made In th Burnett
company's plea that (he refere could not
find It guilty of maintaining an unlawful
combination with any firm against whom
the slate's suit was not directed.
Bad Stoavaea Treakle Cared.
Having been sick for the last two years
with a bad stomach trouble, a friend rave
me a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. They did me so much good
that I boucht a bottle of them and have
used twelve bottles la all. Today I am
wall of a bad stomach trouble. Mra John
Lowe, Cooper, ataloe.
HAMLIN ON WITNESS STAND
Defendant in Grand III end Mnrdtr Cue
Testifies in Cwn Eeh.lt
JURY HEARS OF MANY MENTAL LAPSES
lace Overcome fcr Heat While a
Boy HI Mlad Has Nat
Been flonad at All
Times.
GRAND IPLAND. Neb.. April (Spe
cial.) John Hamlin has himself token the
stand In an effort to convince the Jury
that he was Insane at he time of the
shooting. His examination, direct find
cross, occupied almost an entire day. His
story, unmodified by any statements of
the cross-examination, was to the effect
that ever since he could remember he had
been afflicted with dixsy spells, especially
In warm weather.
He went to work as soon as able at the
age of 15 on a farm In Missouri. He was
supposed to do the light work on a ranch.
But one dny he was put to pitching slough
hay. He was overcome and put on a
wegon and his "boss" would not let him
work any more. Later, on a farm In Io
while pitching straw away from the straw
elevator of a threshing machine, he was
overcome and fell from the stack. He
knew nothing further until awnkenlng, In
bed In the farmer's home, several hours
later In the day. The next year, when
farming for himself, he was one day cul
tivating corn. It was hot and sultry and
he suddenly found himself lying on the
ground, the lines wrapped around his body
but the team standing still. He tried 'to
cultivate to the end of the row. but was
sgaln overcome. Having recovered he pro
ceeded to unhitch the horses from the cul'
tlvator and hitch them to the wagon to
go home, but had several times to stop
and He down. He next remembers only of
waking up In his sister's home. This In
cident the team coming home drlverless,
with him In th bottom of the wagon oc
curred In June. It was cornhusklng time
before he waa again able to work. He was
under the care of a physician till December
of that year.
Advlaed to Chan Climate.
Again, at Sloan, la., he waa working for
a cement sidewalk man and waa suddenly
grabbed by his employer who was shouting
at him. He said he had got dlzty and had
gone Into the freshly completed cement
walk with a spade and was ruining It. An
other Instance of his alleged temporary Ir
rationality took place on a train. He was
suddenly yanked from his seat by the con
ductor and brakeman, who asked him what
he meant. He was told. that he appeared
to be determined to Jump through the win
dow. He had, they said, been responsible
for the broken window. At the end of the
division, Sioux City, they took him to
woman doctor, who prescribed for him
His physicians advised him to go to
cooler climate. He went to Colorado and
bnck to Grand Island. On the third day of
August the day of the shooting he had
worked at excavating for a school house.
It waa a warm day and he began to get
the shoot'tig natns m his head, to which he
was subject ever since the first Incident on
the Missouri farm. In the middle of the
afternoon. He came home that evening.
He remembered eating supper at the Kent
home the home of the parents of Rachel
Engle. After supper he went to his room.
He came down on the rear porch and
bathed his feet, either before or after sup
per. Upon going to his room the folks at
the house asked him to go to the carnival.
He thought ha would not, but the pains In
his head seemed to be easier and he rap
idly dressed and went with them. He re
membered walking down the street; he re
membered seeing the two girls cross the
street and take the other side than that
upon which the boys were. He did not re
member of seeing the other two boys cross
the street; he did not remember of his
crossing the street; he recalled nothing
until he was yelled at by Charles Smith,
who said: "You . I'm going to kill
you," and thnt he began running.
Recovers Consciousness.
The next he recalled was of being In a
field. He had vomited and his mouth was
frothing. Some time must again have
elapsed with him in an unconscious state
or "fit" U which his sister had testified
he was formerly subject), for It waa In the
afternoon when he again came to, and did
not know where he wae. He saw a man
near a windmill and went to him and asked
him where he was. He told him he wanted
the man to take him to Dannebrog. The
man could not, but directed him to a neigh
bor who was going to the village; ' the
neighbor was gone; he walked. The first
thing he did upon reaching Dannebrog- was
to get some supper. He then went to the
telephone office and put In a call for
Charles Wicker. He wanted, he said, to
find out what. If anything, had happened
at Grand Island. He wanted, also, to re
turn to Grand Island.
Attorney Prince, on the cross-examination,
gave the witness a rapid fire of ques
tions, many of which the witness did not
answer at all or by "I don't know."
He was questioned closely as to how It
came that all of his letters had been de
stroyed before he left the Kent home on
that evening; If he did not remember writ
ing a letter to a friend concerning Rachel;
of saying to Witness Darr that he some
times felt like killing her; If he did not re
member carefully taking all of his money
before leaving his room on that evening,
and a few contradictions were brought out,
but to the great majority of the cross
examiner's queries the answer."! don't re
member" was made.
Father Kidnaps His Boy.
FREMONT. Neb.. April (Special Tel
egram.) Fred Koeppen, a resident of
Snyder, Is under arrest at Breckemidge,
Minn., on the charge of kidnaping his 6-year-old,son
Oswald. Mrs. Koeppen ob
tained a divorce from her husband at Ne-
Ugh last week on ths ground of drunken
ness and cruelty, after a stiff fight, and
was given the custody of their three chll.
dren. Oswald waa with some relattvea at
Laurel and (wo days ago suddenly disap
peared. It was learned that Koeppen waa
also missing from his haunts at Snyder
and that be bad started for Canada. He
and his son were located at Breckenrtdge
and placed under arrest. Hs agreed ta
come back without requisition papers and
Intimated that he would put up a stiff
fight when be reached Nebraska,
Nebraska Maa Insane.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind.. April .-(Speclal
Telegram.) While on his way from Ne
braaka to Greenfield, Ind., last night Msrk
Whlttaker, 80 years old, became violently
No bd
after
effecti
from drinking a!! ycu wat of
POSTUM
FOOD COFFEE
"There' a Reason."
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saast
Insane at Terre Haute. With difficulty he
was controlled till the train reached the
city, where he was placed In the care of
relatives. Two special officers took charge
of him at Terre Haute.
MAN MAKES EFFORT TO END LIFE
Grand Islaad Painter Cots Wrists and
Stabs Himself While In Jail.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., April 28. (Spe
cial.) W. A. Womack, a painter by trade,
made a desperate attempt at suicide while
In the city Jail, to which he had applied
at midnight for lodging. He made two
vicious stabs with a pocket knife into his
side, close to the abdominal region and
severed the main arteries In his wrist.
Womack was discovered by the jailer at
9:30, on his usual half-hour round, lying
In a pool of blood in one corner of the jail.
The jailer Immediately summoned help
and the man's wrists were bound and the
city physician summoned. When discov
ered by the jailer the man was still goug
ing his wrists with the knife In order to
make the blood flow more freely. Hs re
sisted the efforts to stop the flow of blood
and begged to be permitted tq die. He
repeatedly attempted to tear away the
bandages. Upon examination the physl
clans found the two jabs In the abdominal
region. They were as deep as the knife
blade would go and it Is feared entered
the abdominal cavity. He was finally put
beyond danger of further harming himself
and taken to the St. Francis hospital.
Womack has .frequently been taken up
by the officers and four months ago was
sent to Lincoln to the institution for the
cure of Inebriates. The attending physi
cian does not expect him to recover.
GATHERING FOR LAND OPENING
Many Settlers Coming Into the North
Platte District.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb., April .(Spe
cial TelegTam.) Although the one-section
land opening at the land office here will not
occur until May 1, scores of homesteaders
have arrived here during the last few days
to find out the location of land and make
selections. Some, who expected much,
after looking over the land returned to
their homes, refusing to enter land. Others
who understand conditions better, make
selections, and only hope they will be for
tunate enough to get their choices.
As has been usual at the land openings,
few grafters are working. One per
sistent sinner represepts himself to be
familiar with vacant lands and hires rigs
snd takes parties out and shows them
deeded land and prepares their papers to
die upon, vacant lands many miles from
that which he showed them. Of course,
deeded land appears much better. For this
he demands 1100 to locate them, and he finds
a few suckers. There are several of these
frauds and curbstone locators who know
the land no better than the strangers
whom they dupe.
COLLAPSE OF BRIDGE IS FATAL
Baby Falls to Sand Bar and Is
Trampled by Horses.
FREMONT. Neb.. April . (Special Tele
gram.) Some timbers In the bridge across
the Platte at North Bend gave away this
afternoon while Mrs. Thomas Langdon.
her two children and Miss Jennie Rualcka
were driving across It and the flooring
tipped down. The horses went Into the
river anl the bua-gy hung on the bridge.
Mrs. Langdon wss carrying her baby boy,
who is Wt years old, In her lap, anl In
reaching to catch hold of the little girl
the baby fell to a sandbar and was tram
pled to death by the horses. His head and
body was fearfully crushed by the horses'
hoofs. The bridge was supposed to be safe
for travel and tbt accident came without
warning.
Salooa Keesert Are Maleted.
BEATRICE, Neb. April 24. (Special Tel
egram.) After deliberating nearly twenty
four hours the jury In the tS.OCO damage
suit of Mrs. Minerva Colby against Byron
Bradt. F. E. Cook, E. Schembeck, Joseph
Johnson, C. N. Benson and Arthur Be
thournay, saloonkeepers, for the death of
her husband, brought In a verdict for
f!,0O0 damag-es against all of the defendants
except Bradt and Cook. According to the
court's Instructions, the judgment wss In
favor of the widow's children, as it was
shown during the trial that General Colby.
Mrs. Colby's attorney, had two years ago
received fl.TOO from Bradt and Cook In
order to have the remonstrances filed
against them withdrawn. The case will
be appealed to the supreme court.
Elevator Com pa ay Iarorporatea.
BLOOM FIELD, Neb.. April . (Special.)
Ine new ewvator company, succeeding
the Peavey company, has been lncorpor
ated under try name and style of tho
Saunders-Wesrtand company and articles
of Incorporation will be filed with the audi
tor of state in a day or two. The Incorpor
ators of the new concern are 8. Saunders,
J. F. Westrand, Nlc Paper, E. H. Mason
and W. F. Westrand. all of Bloomfleld.
The capital stock Is ISO).), of which
I'-oO.OyO Is paid up. Sherman Saunders la
A VISIT TO THIS STORE IS LIKE A
SPRING CLOTHES OT EXTREME ELEGANCE
YOUNG MEN OH ELDERLY MEN
OR MEN
JUST BETWIXT AND BETWEEN
find our lino of
MUCH TO THEIR LIKING
What seems to astonish them is how we suit such a va
riety of tastes how we fit them so accurately and how we
give them such excellent fabrics and such splendid tailoring
for such a moderate price.
LET US EXPLAIN HB.OO has always been a popular
- price at this store. We search the
markets far and wide for the best clothes possible at the price. We
don't make ridiculous claims for (hem, and we don't try to make
you believe we are doing you a favor by selling them to you, but
we do believe that no other store can give you as much clothes value
for your $15.00 as we do.
COME IN
If you . are not
Just the same
your hand,
We show you a line of clothes not found at other stores, and we're pretty certain that
we've the best clothes in Omaha at whatever price you wish to pay.
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president and J. F. Wcstrand secretary.
The head office will be located at Wake
field and will be In charge of J. F. West
rand and W. F. Westrand. Mr. Saunders'
time will be chiefly taken up on the road.
The Bloomfleld elevator la In charge of
NIc Paper.
News of Nebraska.
PLATTSMOUTH W. C. Carraher has
sold his stock of drugs In Union to A. K.
Stltes for 12,600.
BEATRICE Peter Bednar, living south
of Wymore, captured two old wolves and
seven young ones yesterday.
PLATTSMOUTH Rev. A. L. Zlnk united
In marriage Charles F. Matland and Miss
Helen M. Vroman, both of this city.
PLATTSMOUTH Judge Travis united In
marrlAge Harold C. Lewis of Council Bluffs
and Miss Kdna G. Stenson of Columbus,
Neb.
PLATTSMOUTH-Homer Schrader killed i
a mother wolf and captured nine young
wolves on his father's farm southwest of
this city.
COLUMBUS Robert Kummer will next
Sunday start on his trip to the home of
his childhood, Switzerland. He will be
gone about three months.
BEATRICE Fllley has organised a ball
team and elected Ed Wilkinson as man
ager. It would like to hear from ball teams
In this section of the state.
BLUE HILL Miss Emllle Waterman
and Uustav Bank were quietly married at
the Lutheran Trinity church Wednesday
morning by Rev. Schubkegel.
UPLAND Claus Peters, for many years
a resident of Franklin county, died at
the home of his daughtsr, north of town,
after a long siege of Brlght's disease.
HUMBOLDT Miss Jennie Gravatt and
Mr. Frank RIst were married last even
ing at the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Gravatt.
FREMONT There waa a heavy frost
this morning, ice an eighth of an inch
thick forming. It Is likely to be worse for
fruit than the cold spell of last week.
GENEVA A meeting Is called for May 4
of all persons Interested in organising a
local mutual telephone company. It Is
signed by about forty farmers In the
county.
NEBRASKA CTTY-Lon O. Shedden of
Lawton, Okl., and Miss Ada L., daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Walker of Palmyra.
were married today at the home of the
brldo s parents in Palmyra.
TECUM8EH Dan Sullivan, a lumberman
of Lincoln, has bought the real estate and
lumber stock of O. W. Hassett of this city.
John McDermott of Lincoln will have
charge of the Sullivan yards.
BLOOMFIELD Peter W. Liewer, a
clothing man from Orroll, la., has leased
the building next to the corner drug store
and will open a clothing and furnishing
guods store. He expects to commence
business about May 16.
AUBURN Mrs. Joseph Snurr, daughter
of William Watson, sr., of this city, died
st a hospital at Omaha Wednesday after
noon after an operation. The body was
brought to this city yesterday and the
funeral wss held this morning.
BEATRICE The funeral services for
William McGowan. the old soldier who
dropped dead at his home near Dllleri
Wednesday morning, were held today at
o'clock. He was 63 years of age and had
lived In that section for many years.
BEATRICE Yesterday at 1J: o'clock at
the home of the bride's parents. Mr. and
Mrs. William Carton, living six miles
southwest of Beatrice, was solemnised the
marriage of Miss Elinors Garton to James
B. Cole of Lincoln. Rev. J. E. Davis offi
ciating. BEATRICE John Boyd, for the last
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twenty-five rears a resident of Sherman
township, died at his home two mliae
southwest of Virginia, yesterday, aged 85
years. He was a native of Maryland, and
leaves a large family, all grown, to mourn
bis departure.
HUMBOLDT The family of Charles W.
Shurtleff, several miles northwest of
town, is under quarantine on ai-count of
diphtheria, which has attacked the mother
and one young daughter. One son died a
few days ago with diphtheria of the most
malignant type.
LIN WOOD The last week has been very
oolil, dry and windy. Winter wheat la
showing the effects of the weather, the
color not being good. No green bugs have
appeared here yet. Farmers are plowing
for corn. The oats have not been hurt
yet. The early fruit Is killed.
BEATRICE Ed Kemper, a colored man
of this city, yesterday found a pocketbook
containing 11.600, which belonged to a Ger
man farmer living near Beatrice. The
purse and money were turned over to him
and he rewarded the colored man for his
honesty by giving him a dime.
CLAY CENTER Charles L. Coons filed
his resignation with the county clerk today
as superintendent of Clay county. The only
reason assigned for his action la that he
believes under existing circumstances an
other whom the board may appoint can
beet serve the schools of the county.
NEBRASKA CITY Mrs. Theresa, wife of
John Meyers, died Thursday. She waa the
eldeat daughter of John Menke of thla
city, spent her girlhood days here, was
married to John Meyers and to them seven
children were born. They have lately
made their home at Burr and Douglas, this
county.
PLATTSMOUTH Miss Alice Dovey Is In
New York now to complete arrangements
for another year's work on the stage.
From there she goes to Cleveland to visit
F. O. March, dramatic critic for the Cleve
land Leader. Miss Dovey will then re
turn to this city and spend the summer
with bar parents.
HUMBOLDT Mrs. Jacob Arnold, for
many years a resident of the county, died
suddenly in the east end of the county
whtje lying down to rest at her couptry
home. Several hours passed before the
household discovered her cqndltion, as the
husband was absent at town and other
members engaged In household duties.
AUBURN At a mass meeting held by the
citizens of this place It was decided that
Auburn celebrate the Fourth of July here
this year. A great many arrangements
were made and it was the sentiment of the
meeting that this be made the most notable
celebration of the character that has ever
taken place In tills section of Nebraska.
TABLE ROCK The coroner's Jury In
the case of Mrs. Frank brought In a ver
dict saying that - Edith Frank came to
her death by suicide. The deceased waa
22 years of age and was a daughter of
Mrs. F. W. Ault by her first husband.
Dr. Allen, and the young couple were
married at Pawnee City September last.
ARAPAHOE Mrs. Charles Dunlap. liv
ing ten miles north of this place, dropped
dead yeaterday afternoon while arranging
a window curtain In an upetalrs room of
her residence. A little grandchild was the
only one at home at the time. Decerned
was an old settler in this section. Her
husband and four grown up children sur
vive her.
TABLE ROCK At a special meeting of
the school board held on Tuesday night
Miss Msry Goodrich, assistant principal
of our schools, waa re-elected for the cum.
Ing year and Miss Flora -Purmlton of Wil
cox. Neb., now attending the Slate Normal
at Peru, was selected for the second gram
mar room. This fills the corps of teach
ers for 1907 and l0g.
GENEVA A mass meeting was held In
the court room last night to consider
matters pertaining to the proposed junior
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normal. It was called by Dr. Puckett.
secretary of the Commercial club, and
Mrs. Grace A. Flory, president of the
Equal Suffrage club. It was decided to do
all In the power of the citizens to mak
the normal a success.
UPLAND About 6 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon Mr. Val Belsel, an old resident of
Franklin county, was found by Ills wife
lying in the pasture. She called assistance
and had him removed to ne houee. When
medical attention was secured it was found
that he was dead. The coroner decided an
Inquest was not necessary, that he had
died of heart disease.
NEBRASKA ClTlf-The third distriot of
the Rebekah association will be held In
this city June 7, and it is expected there
will be between 150 and 300 delegates In at
tendance. The president Is Mrs. E. W.
Clark of this city and Mrs. A. F. Sturm
of Avoca la secretary. The officers are
making arrangements to well entertain
their guests and give a good program.
NEBRASKA CITY Wyoming, a email
town seven miles north of here, was visited
by burglars Thursday morning. Entrance
was gained into Lew Kropp s store by
cutting out a panel In the rear door and
the thieves took two pairs of shoes, a dozen
pocketkmves, drank a lot of aoda pop, ate
some cheese and carried away some candy
and smoking tobacco. From the store they
went to the Missouri Pacific depot, broke
the door open there and secured 44 cents
for their trouble.
FREMONT A barn belonging to Frank
Fowler, near the qorner of Military ave
nue and I street, 'was-pretty well cleaned
out by nre just before daylight this morn
ing. Holloway & Fowler, hardware dealers,'
had a carload of furnaces stored on the
lower floor, which are considerably dam
aged. William Fowler, who occupied the
premises, had a few articles In the build
ing. The origin of the fire la unknown,
lyoss on building, $3(0, which Is covered
by Insurance. Holloway A Fowler's loss
will probably reach with no Insuranoe.
TABLE ROCK News has arrived of the
death by a gun-shot wound of Mrs. Ernest
Frank, living a few miles northeast of
Table Rock. She was found In her room
dead with a 22-caliber rifle by her side,
but the particulars are not known. She
was' a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W.
Ault, who live In that vicinity. The cor
oner and sheriff have Just arrived In town
from Pawnee City and an Inquest is to be
held, and the mystery of her death may
be solved. She had only been married
about a year. Whether the death was ac
cidental or a case of suicide is not known.
TABLE ROCK Orchardlsts and fruit men
of this vicinity who have carefully ex
amined the fruit buds and biosaoms on the
fruit trees in thla locality seem now in
clined to the opinion that the damage by
the recent severe weather has been greatly
exaggerated, as on many of the trees, bo in
f leach and apple, particularly on the high
ands, a great many new buds aud blos
soms are appearing which seem to be fer
tile. Cherries, which are farther along,
suffered the worst. In sheltered locations
also ths prospect Is better than In locali
ties more exposed. The budded peaches
have fared much worse than the seed
lings. I'LATTSMOUTH When Mr. Lammert
read In The Omaha Bee that his 17-year-old
daughter. Myrtle, and George PhUpot
had been married in this city by Judge
Archer, he got busy at once and, accom
panied by the sheriff of Custer county
with a state warrant charging: Phi I pot
with kidnaping, was soon in this city,
only to learn that his daughter and her
husband had departed for parts unknown.
At the time of the marriage Phllpot
claimed that he was working In the local
Burlington shops. George Taylor accom
panied the young couple from Custer
county to this city, snd upon his return
home he was promptly arrested on the
same charge, but was released from cus
tody by furnishing a bond of 12.000.
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