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THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, MAY 1007 1 7 RAILROADS FILE PROTEST! Biisn Pscifio and BiHisKton Cbjtct U PltpOMd AllSSStDSBU FIGURE THE VALUATIONS WAY DOWN rT BUI at tbe Hastlags Asylasn OrtrrtM Eatlsaatto fMtIM f oaslaerable mt a Stir a boat the State Haaac. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Mar 7.BpeclaI. Represent atives of tha Union Pacific and the Bur llnsyon railroads, with Bob McQInnls of Itlji Northwestern a listener, took a final throw before the Stale Board Of Assees ment today to prevent official confirmation of the Informal finding of the board Satur day afternoonf The plea waa a long drawn out one, A. W. Scrlbner and R. J. Clancy of the Union Pacific and R. D. Pollard of the Burlington being loaded to the guard f with their reasons why the proposed aetlon I of tha board would be unjust. What tha board will do of course la by no mean cer tain, but It la understood there ta little ' chance nf any mlnda being changed by the argument produced. Mr. Bcrtbner and Mr. Clancy each as sured the board It had made a serious mis take and had done the Union Pacific an In justice) by giving to Nebraska 40 per cent of the earnings of the ayatem when thla etate la entitled to only 22 per cent By giving 40 per cent of the earnings to Ne braska and 40 per cent of the stocks and bonds a capitalization of $2W, 162,7 was shown for the state, when In reality this represented holdings In the Oregon Short Line, the Navigation oompnny and auxiliary-companies held by the Union Paolflo proper. The proper capitalisation for Ne braska, taken on a basis of O per cent, would have been J6S.eo,000 or fU.3S0 a mile. At least SO per cent should have been de ducted, they held, from the earnings be cause of the holdings of the company, said the railroad men. Mr. Pollard for the Burlington submitted several teste for finding the value of a rail jsiad. none of which came up to the figures Vf tha board, which, he said, were unjust ynd above the actual value of the road, lie submitted the following table to ahow the board how his road should be valued: Earnings capitalize at p" cent per rr'le in Nebraska, $49,000. Flouring storks and bonds as follows: ponds on system ;.174.172.non Less sinking fund ... 26,fl67,339-148,U4.661 Stock on system at $300 per share $221,678,200 Lees property not as sessed by any state board S2,62,48ft $1(51,015,720 Total t337.130.38X Miles owned on system, 8,474; stocks and bonds per mile, $40,000. On earnings per mile t 49,000 On stocks and bonds per mile 40.000 On tangible property (for 1906) lfl.Ztt Total $108,213 Divided by three gives $36,071 per mile. On enrnlnra tier mile $ tS.OnO On stocks and bonds per mile 40,000 On tangible property at even (per fmlle) g-000 Jl Total K0O0 IMvtded by three gives per mile, $38,000. The State Board of Assessment will meet Friday morning to formally make Ita find ings. Tonight It assessed the Great West ern at a total taxable value of $100,000, an Increase from $80,000; the Sioux City & Western was lncreaaed In Its assessed or taxable value from $3,000 td $5,000 a mile, while the two branchea of the Union Pa cific not heretofore assessed, the O'Fallon branufi and the Central City branch, were put bK the tax list. The former was given an ivjuial value or iiy.ow a mne ana mo fay(.r an actual value of $20,000 a mile. Drug Bill Creates m Stir. purchase of medicine for use at the ijanne. asylum ai Hastings ourina i. . . . . . . , . jTjOnth has exceeded the estimate on which 4rAe contracts were based by over $377, to av nothlne- of the stir U has created among the members of the State Board of Purchase and Supplies. The estimate culled for drugs to the amount of $381 for the quarter, and already bills have piles. As an example, the contract called for one. half doien pint bottles of wine champagne for $2 and when the bill came In It showed ope dosen bottles had. been bought at $1 Other Items were Increased the same way. The contract Is .held by A. M. Clark, a druggist at Hastings. Governor Sheldon, as well as other mem bers of the board, have given strict or ders that the Institution must buy within the estimate submitted by the superin tendent arid the steward. Falling to do this the governor has announced that he will find superintendents who will ' obey the orders of the board. It la said allow ing superintendents to buy In excess of the contract would open the way to pecu liar practices, to the detriment of the state's finances. For instance, the board believes it can make more money by get ting a price on a large number of articles Sand buying a smaller number than by JKettlng the price on the small number and then buying in quantities. Besides, the board holds the present method In use st tha Hastings asylum prevents many dealers from bidding... Great Northern's Pasa List. Three Nebraskans pretty well known show up in the list of pass holders filed with the Btate Railway commission this morning by the Great Northern, the first road to report any lawyers and surgeons. The man are Dr. J. P. Glllegan of O'NeJcf surgeon, member of the 1805 senate; R. E. Evans, attorney of Dakota, formerly dis trict judge: C. B. Abbott, attorney of Fremont, formerly city attorney of that town. The men are Included in the list of employes. Deadlock Healtk Iassetor. After taking ninety-nine ballots, the Btate Board of Health adjourned late tonight without having selected a state health In spector. Three candidates were voted for, as follows: Governor Sheldon for Dr. W1I meth of Lincoln, Superintendent McBrlen (or Dr. Wilson of Pawnee and Attorney Oeneral Thompson for Dr. Mulrhead of Omaha. Ten ballots were also taken for a . clerk and stenographer for the Board of Secretaries. These parties wera "voted for: Jaakre Hall of Lincoln, Earl L. Martin of .antral City and Daisy Luta of Blair. Tills rj I 'altlon pays $70 a month and the health spector receives $1,800 a year. The board 111 meat again Wednesday. Rallaaj mm Poll Tax, - Attorney General Thompson this morning. In answer to a Utter of Inquiry from the ,ty attorney of Madison county, held under the new law enacted by ths nt leaialalture governing the collection Vw (of road taxes, each person not exempted should be charged $3.50, even though ths law has no emergency clause. There la no law for ths payment of the $$ tax In work. and should an attempt be made to pay it PARKLING APENTA (Natural Apenta Carbonated), IN SPLITS ONLY. A CsfmSJsx tsi Pkwat Aperient for Morula, Use. that way It would not act as a bar to the collection of the $150. Kite Oraated ta F.levatar. The Farmers' Elevator company of Aids, which some time ago complained that the Union Pacific had refused It a alte on Its right-of-way upon which to erect an ele vator, this morning withdrew the com plaint, saying everything had been fixed up and It expected to get the site without any further trouble. Omahans Bnylnar Antes, Omaha holds the state record f r auto mobile sales since May 20. During the seven flays Omaha has sold fifteen ma chines, or at least that many have been registered from there, while not one has been registered from Lincoln or elsewhere In the state. The last to be registered from Lincoln was that of C. E. Haney, No. 1363. miEJtDS WORK M NEBRASKA aker Organisation Has Beea Per feeted mad School Ranks Iltgn. CENTRAL CITY, Neb., May 8pe clal.) The Friends, or Quakers, of Ne braska maintain an efficient organization that la doing aggressive work In many parts of the state. The center of work and Influence, perhaps, la at Central City, where they have established In connection with' the church a college which Is already taking Ha placa among the foremost schools of the state. To Herbert J. Mott of Has tings, perhaps, more than to any other man, the Friends are Indebted for the founding of this Institution. The school was opened In the fall of 1896, haa continued with fair attendance and Increasing patron age and was recently Incorporated, the total appraisement being about $40,000, which property Is held practically free from debt. The church and educational association by which the work In Nebraska Is carried on holds Its annual meeting at Central City Immediately following college commence ment, so that patrons and friends may con veniently attend both. Steps have been taken toward establish ing a yearly meeting, which matter will be further considered at the coming conven tion, and It Is desired that all Friends in Nebraska Identify themselves with this work. Exercises of Interest to visitors will be the commercial, college and academic grad uation exercises June 4 and 6, the latter day being also the college field day, and on the following morning "will begin ses sions of the association, which will continue until Sabbath evening, June t. Harder Suspect Arreated. GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. May 27. (Spe cial Telegram.)-:hief of Police Hoagland and Officer Searles yesterday arrested a stranger who answers the description of the murderer wanted at McCook for the killing of Mrs. Laura Bpauldlng. The Red Willow county officers were notified and arrived here today. They are confident that they have ths marl. He tallies exactly with the description sent out of him. He gives the name of Null and gives a mixed account of himself and has some of the peculiarities of the man seen at McCook. He can be positively Identified there If he Is the right man. The Red Willow author ities failed to Identify the man and he was discharged. Verdict Of Suicide. BEATRICE, Neb,, May 27. (Special Tele gram.) The coroner's Jury at Blue Springs, which held an Inquest over the body of James W. Brewer, who committed suicide Sunday by taking two ounces of strychnine at his home, a half mile north of that place, rendered a verdict that deceased came to his death from poison self-administered while In a fit of despondency. Mr. Brewer was 43 years of age and leaves a widow and four children In comfortable cir cumstances. Ill .health and prospects of .a poor crop are assigned as the cause. Lincoln Commercial Clnb Tnira. FREMONT, Neb., May 27.-(Speclal.V-The Lincoln Commercial club arrived here this noon on its trip to the northwest. Headed by the Fremont College band, which will accompany It, they marched Op Sixth street to Broad, where they broke ranks, and after dinner scattered about the busi ness part of town. A small red-headed boy dressed In white headed the parade as a mascot and many of them were well sup plied with advertising matter which was distributed along the way. They left this afternoon. No external application Is equal to Cham berlain's Pain Balm for sors muscles or swollen Joint. FORECAST 0FTHE WEATHER Partly Cloudy and Warmer In Ne braska Today Skowera and Cooler t Right or Tomorrow. WASHINGTON, May 27. Forecast of the weather for Tuesday and Wednesday: For South Dakota and Nebraska Partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday, showers and cooler at night or Wednesday. For Iowa Fair, warmer Tuesday; partly cloudy Wednesday, probably showers In west portion, warmer In east portion. For Missouri Fair, warmer Tuesday; Wednesday, partly cloudy, probably show ers In west portion, warmer In east portion. For Wyoming Partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday, probably showers in north- west portion, warmer Tuesday. For Colorado Partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday, occasional showers In west portion, warmer Tuesday. Loeal Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA, May 27. Official record of tem perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the last three years: mx:. 19diT 16. 1SU4. Maximum temperature:... 63 48 6S 71 Minimum temperature..,. 38 42 61 j Mean temperature 60 46 to 60 Precipitation .00 T .16 .00 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha aince March 1. and comparison with the last two years: Normal temperature g deficiency for the day...... m Total deficiency since March I, 1S07 ' 144 Normal precipitation 15 inch Excess for the dsy u ncn Total rainfall since March 1... .2.74 Inches Deficiency since March 1, 1907. .. .6.63 Inches Deficiency for cor. period tM ti3 Inch Deficiency for cor. period 19u6 1.63 Inchea Reports front Stations at T P. M. Station and Stats Tern, of Weather. 7 p. m. Blamarck, pt. cloudy 70 Cheyenne, cloudy 63 Chicago, clear .. 62 Davenport, clear ;.. 64 Denver, raining 64 Havre, pt. cloudy 64 Helena, cloudy 64 Huron, pL cloudy b4 Kansas City, pt. cloudy.... 60 North Platte, cloudy 68 Omaha, cloudy 60 Rapid City, pt. cloudy 68 St. Louts, clear 68 St. Paul, clear 68 Bait Lake City, pt. cloudy. 61 Valentine, cloudy .-.-.... 63 Wullston, pt. cloudy 70 Max. Kaln- Tera. fall. 73 .CO M .00 62 .00 68 .00 ISO T W .00 60 .U2 .00 62 .00 82 .00 62 .00 W .00 60 .00 68 .00 64 T 64 .00 73 .00 T Indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster. D0SK1KS MAN RILLS BROTHER Torn i Gnn sn Himtelf aid Fnti si End to Hit Own Life. SHOOTING OCCURS AT A NEIGHBOR'S Man at Whsto Place Shooting Oecnra Tries to Prevent It, bat Falls Norfolk Woman Saves Cash from Barsrlar, NORFOLK, Neb., May 27.-Speclal Tel egram.) Two brothera He dead by the hand of the younger aa a reault of a tragedy enacted on a farm several miles northeast of here, In the vicinity of Hos kins, today. Henry Knels, who shot his brother, George, three times and then turned the gun upon himself, died this afternoon. No known motive was ap parent. Henry Knels, aged S3, followed his brother, five years older, to the farm of Henry Amends. Amends apparently ex pected trouble and motioned George Into the house. Henry got out of his spring wagon, which he had hitched up when he saw the brother pasa along the road, and advanced toward the doorway, which framed the Intended victim. Amende stood between the two. Suddenly Henry drew a 38-callber revolver and began firing. The first bullet barely missed Amends and struck George Knels. That and the next bullet lodged In" the groin and right leg. The third bullet pierced the heart and George Knels fell dead. Seizing the dead brother by the feet, Henry dragged the body out of the house to the bare ground and then turned the gun on himself. Only one bullet remained. It Is not known whether he struck himself with this or not. He reloaded and fired four more shots. Two shots took' effect, one In the neck and one In the abdomen. He was taken home, where he died. Sheriff Mears and Coroner Williams held ' an Inquest this evening. The men had some difficulty over hay Jointly raised last fall. The widows say they knew of no trouble. Formerly the men, who are German-Russians, lived In Norfolk. They came here from South Omaha, where they worked In the packing plants. George leaves five children under 10, Henry only a wife. Their parenta live near the farms. The two men lived within a half mile of each other on rented farms. HOSKJNS. Neb., May 27.-(Speclal Tele gram.) This morning at about 8 o'clock a murder' was committed at the Amend home, five miles northwest of Hosklns, Neb., when Henry Knels shot and killed hla brother,-Oeorge, then shooting himself. Henry Amend and George Knies were driv ing some cattle to the Amend place and Henry was hauling hay nearby, and seeing George he unhitched from the wagon and hitched to a spring wagon and went to Amend's place. There seems to have been some trouble between them and Amend, seeing Henry was mad, told George to go Into the house. He went up to the house and was standing In the door when Henry came up. Amend was standing between the two men when the shooting was done. Henry shot George four times, killing him, and then turned the gun on himself, shot once, and then reloaded his revolver and began shooting again. When the gun was found It had four empty shells In It. Henry was taken to his home about a mile from Amend s place, where he died. A coroner's Inquest will be held this afternoon. Woman Foils Two Burarlars. NORFOLK, Neb.. May 27.-(Speolal Tel egram.) Two burglars tried to chloroform Mrs. Robert Craft In her bed last night and steal $1,000 which was concealed under the mattress on, which she was lying. Awak ened by the chloroform and a burglar's arm stealing under her pillow, Mrs. Craft flung her hands upon an electric light, turned the button and foiled the masked highwayman, who fled. With a gun she pursued, turning on lights In the dining room to find awaiting a companion of the masked robber. The second man cursed the bungling of the Job. Both men escaped. Mrs. Craft's face was burned by the chloroform. I.r.st Thursday three tramps who tried to rob her store here a month ago and whom she arrested with an un loaded revolver were released from Jail. Two of them have been seen here, but she says they are not the same men who en tered Her home last night. Her silverware was left on the sideboard by the men as they had wrapped it In a handkerchief. The men got $2 In a tfurse. Damaare Solt for Death of Baby. . FREMONT. Neb., May 27.-(9peclal.)- Thomas J. Langdon has brought suit In the district court against Dodge and Saunders counties to recover the sum of $5,000 dam ages for the death of his 10-months-old son, Patrick J. Langdon, who was killed by a span of the bridge across the Platte at North Bend giving way a few weeks ago. Another suit growing out of the same accident has been brought to recover for Injuries sustained by Mrs. Kate Langdon, the mother of the baby who was killed. - Banquet for C. 8. Polk. PLATT8MOLTH. Neb., May 27. (Spe cial.) The Casa county bar gave an elab orate farewell banquet In this city this evening In honor of C. S. Polk, who, with his family, will depart for Boise, Idaho, feoon to realde. Mr. Polk arrived from In diana. In 1872, graduated from the Uni versity of Nebraska in 18S7, and haa since resided in this city and practiced law; he was city attorney three and a half years and county attorney for two years. News ( Nebraska. CHADRON It has been raining steadily hVre for aeventy-two hours. LIN WOOI Morae Bluff played Llnwooil here yesterday, - score 4 to In favor of Lin wood. LIN WOOD Corn is all planted, but la not coming up good, as a large percentage Is rotting after it sprouts. A washout eaat of town delayed trains four hours Friday. SCHL'Y LE'R Frost again covered the ground yesterday morning, with mercury ranging at between SO and IS degrees. Much of the corn and potatoes was hurt, as well as early vegetables. WEST POINT The matched blue rock shoot at the farm home of C. H. S&ss, In Oarneld township, proved very exciting, the score being close. The Willow Creek club scored &y and the Buffalos at. WE3T POINT The formal opening of the fine modern mercantile establishment of the Btieren-Jerman-Haumann company was held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and attracted large crowds of patrons and sightseers. SCHUYLER Prof. E. B. Sherman of Columbus spoke at the Schuyler opera house last evening In the Interest of the Schuyler Commercial club. The hall waa well tilled, most of the business men of the city being present. WAYNE The annual aermon to the graduating class of the Wayne High school waa delivered by Rev. Parker Smith, pas tor of the Baptist church, before a large audience at the First Methodist Episcopal church Sunday evening. SCHUYLER The high school teachers have been chosen for. the coming year. The new principal will be R a Brownell of Alexandria and the two new assistants will be Miss McVicker of North Bend and Joseph LMcksiison of Howells. VALLEY Union Memorial services were held In the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday morning. Rev. Mr. Cauffer, pa, tor of the church, gave the address. Mix members of the Oraad Army of the Re public reside In or near Valley. FREMONT Memorial Sunday was ob served as usual by the Grand Armv and Woman's Relief corps. Special servkee were held at the opera house. The me morial aermon was preached by Dr. Spyker of the Methodist Episcopal church. DAKOTA CiTY-Thse officers were elected by Omadl Manie lodge Saturdsy evening: Wwau4tul master, Joua li. Let -I A ? 'it ' A-V.', v -iiUt. -J -v V GRADING BEGUN working of the big modern dirt machines, begin work soon. Everything is in ship shape, and points to the early completion of. the work. The Important Thing Stock is offered at $25 per share; the par value i3 $100.00 per share, and it is as sure as anything in this world that this stock will advance with the rapidity which has been the distinguishing phenomenon of electric R. K. stock in the United States; it can't help it, with suclfearning possibili ties. Nevertheless, as a special INDUCE MENT FOR A SHORT TIME, we will offer 40 per cent of the purchase price of the stock as a bonus to be used by the pur chaser in either freight or passenger trans portation. Don't delay. Let the other fel low do that. This is an offer, that is an offer. 3 4 i i 2 This Offer Terminates Midnight Saturday, June 1st. Send In your order at once remember that this Is TOUR CHANCE, and that one man's money Is as good as another's. Work Is being pushed with , alt rapidity. Look Into the matter; send for booklet; It Is free. Address all orders: Omaha Nebraska Central Railway 320 First National Bank Building. ft Ream; senior warden, W. L. Ross; junior warden, Walter Cheney; treasurer, Charles S. Bllven; secretary, Mell A. Schmled, TECUMSEH Warren Wright, a former Tecumseh-young man, was brought to the home of- his mother, Mrs. S. M. Wright, here, this morning with a broken leg. Mr. Wright had been living near Thedford and last Friday he was- thrown from a wsgon and injured. . - SEWARD At the regular meeting .of Oliver lodge No. 88, Ancient Free and Ac cepted Mamma, laat Saturday night the fol lowing otticera were elected; F. H. New ton, W. M. ; J. M. Calder, S. W.; Hrt Em rick. J. W.; S. D. Atkins, secretary; II. T. Junes, treasurer. COLUMBUS Grace Episcopal church was filled with a large and appreciative audi ence on Sunday evening. Rev. Dr. A. L. Westcott preached a fine baccalaureate sermon to a class of nineteen, who aro to graduate from the Columbus High school on Friday evening of this week. COLUMBUS The remnant of the Ornd Army boys of Columbus, about twenty five, gathered at the First Presbyterian church last Sunday and listened to an elo quent and patriotic aermon, delivered by Rev. R. E. L. Hayes. The church was nicely arranged for the occasion. COLUMBUS Services were held at the Episcopal church on Sunday morning, that Inducted Rev. Arthur J. Westcott as rector of Grace Episcopal church parish of Co lumbus, There were present to perform the services Bishop Williams of Omaha and Rev. O. A. Weed of Schuyler. FULLERTON At the Presbyterian church Sunday evening the annual bac calaureate sermon was preached to the gruduatlng class of the Fullerton High school by the pastor of the church, Rev. W. H. Cooper. . The church waa filled to overflowing with the relatives and friends of the class. DAKOTA CITY The Order of the East ern Star Installed these officers Saturday afternoon: Worthy matron, Mrs. Apta A. Schmled: associate matron, Mrs Fannie Crosier; worthy patron, Mell A. Schmled; treasurer, Mrs. Annie m. cvana; secretary, Mrs. Mary R. McBeath; conductress, Mrs. Jennie L Ross. SOHUYLER A reception committee of twenty-five of the Schulyer Commercial club met the Lincoln Commercial club at the depot at 5:10 laat evening and, to gether with the Fremont Normal band, marched through the city visiting the dif ferent business places. From here they went to Columbus. HERMAN Last night about 10 o'clock some boys stole the section foreman's push car and isere having a merry old time coasting down the grade south of town unul someone noticed them and notified the section foreman, who got after them. All of them escaped, but the section fore man will keep his machinery locked up after this. WAYNE Memorial services were held at the opera house Sunday under the auspices of Casey post No. 6, Grand Army of the Republic. The attendance was large In spite of the Inclement weather. Rev. Charles Herron of Omaha, who presides at the Presbyterian church during the an-' aence of Pastor Osborne, delivered the Me morial address. . FULLERTON Union Memorial day serv ices were held Sunday in SheafT's opera house under the auspices of the Grand Army of the Republic and Women's Relief corps. The rooisj had been appropriately decorated with flags and bunting and spe cial music had been prepared for the oc casion. The sermon was delivered by Rev. J. B. Priest of the Methodist Episcopal church. BRAUSHAW Though Bunday was cold and disagreeable, the Methodist church was well tilled with members of the Grand Army and patriotic citizens to hear the memorial sermon preached by 1C. 11. Long man of Bethany. Spectul music had been provided by a mixed choir from the Chris tian and Methodist churches and the Brad shaw concert band rendered o few sacred selections. WEST POINT The Cuming county Sun day school convention, at Wlsnor, elected the following officers: President, W. A. Smith, Beenier; vice president, E. T. Rice, i'ancrof I ; secretary-treasurer, J. A. Slahl, rVest Point; superintendent teachers' train ing department, w. i. Biocuaaie, v inner; superintendent home department, John Baas, West Point; superintendent primary deiwrtment. Miss Bertha Knoll, Wisner. WEST POINT The exercises and festivi ties of commencement week for the hhrh school began Sunday evening with the baccalaureate sermon, preached by Kev. G. W. Crofts, D. li.. at the Grace Lutheran church. Tuesday evening the eighth grade promotion exercises will be held In the high school auditorium and Wednesday evening the regular graduating exercises of the high school will take place. Thurs day evening the local alumni will give s tmnquet and reception. UORDON The high school commence ment exercises were held Thursday night In the opera house, ten graduates, five boys and Ave girls, receiving diplomas. United States Senator Burkett was the orator of the evening. Congressman Klnkald also spoke. This term closes the work of Prof. J. S. Buva, who has been the successful head of the school fur two years, and who was nut an applicant for the position this yar, having deuided U sugaxa la OtUec ir Homey Po tie . -wUUI WORKING ON OMAHA & NEBRASKA CENTRAL RAILWAY For ten days for this new line. ' i y MODERN work. His successor has not yet been elected. Friday night the alumni banquet was held at the opera house. CHADRON Friday night occurred tho Graduating exercises of the high school, here were eight In the class, Grace All berry, Martha Relkman, Kathertne Willis, Bessie Fisher, Blanch Schley,' George El sicker, Warren Mossman and Charles Mer rltt. Bessie Fisher... daughtor of Attorney A. O. Fisher, received first honor, carrying with It a four years' scholarship In any one of six Nebraska colleges. Charles Mor ritt, second honor, a two years' scholar ship; Grace AUberry, third honor, one vear In any one of the same colleges. Blanch Schley received the hnnorablo mention of having never been absent or tardy In her four years'- attendance at the high school. GORDON The Continuous heavy rains of lust week have thoroughly saturated tho soli and the crop outlook for this section of the state is most flattering. While the season has been the most backward and the spring the coldest ever kiiown, the soil has been in good condition for farming and farmers have succeeded In getting In the largest crop of small grain ever sown In this county. It Is now thought that most fields of wheat were not seriously Injured by the late freezes. The recent warm weather has caused the grain to make rapid growth and Melds are now looking green and promising. Corn and potaloe planting Is now well under way and the acreage of "spuds" is much larger than last vear. Pastures are looking tine and stock is doing well. NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY QnaJnt and Carious-Features of Life in a Rapidly Growing; State. Ike Brown hauled Art's goods across to Grafton and brought back Art Fltton's household goods. Csrleton Leader. Business and Pleasure If Joe Meyer's hogs pull through this season they are certainly proof against anything. Joe was at the show Tuesday night with a bushel basket and carried It home full of the remedies. Joe cast his votes for the most popular young woman and figured that the remedies would do as well as a stock food. Crofton Journal. His Wife Is Elected Will Holt has finally found a very good and plausible excuse for not cutting the kindling wood, as In doing so he split his thumb with the hatchet In such a way that it was Impos sible to continue the business, thereby mak ing It necessary for his wife to learn the trade. W,ill solemnly vows by U that Is good, bad or Indifferent, he will never bo guilty of s like offense agaln.-Butte Ga zette. Attention, Rollo Rollo McClure Is crip pling around with the aid of a cane this week, the effects of dropping a 100-pound cake of ice upon his foot last Saturday. Had It been 100 pounds of coal a cane would not have been necessary. At this time of the year, and with the present variety of weather, there Is a vast differ ence In the weight of 100 pounds of Ice and 100 pounds of coal. Rollo will know which one to drop next Mme. Loup Val ley Quill. Realistic Dreamer An intimate friend of a young married couple living In Pierce tella the Call editor- the following good story on the better half. Their ll.'e had been the happiest ever since their mar rlage several months ago, but a cloud had marred their perfect felicity. Then one morning the young wife came down to breakfast table morose and wretched. She was snappish with her husband. She would hardly speak to him and for a long time she refused to explain her unwonted conduct. Finally, though, the young man Insisted that he be told why his wife was treating him so badly, and she looked up with tears In her eyes and said: "John Your Hair TT T J fallinf hair, cores dandruff, makes the Needs L,areT """W way. This is a Nehraska enterprise bear ing the real Nehraska characteristic SUC CESS. This road will he the logical chan nel of trade for approximately 1,500 square miles of as fertile soil as you can find. As you well know it is a territory that SHIPS OUT an immense amount of pro ducts yearly; at the same time it demands quantity of IN-FREIGHT, and these itema mean EARNINGS FOR THE TRANS PORTATION MEDl UMS. Where can you find a better railway field than the terri tory bordering our line between Omaha and Hastings, Nebraska? You'll hunt some. Think it over calmly. i i.tii -N a busy gang has been heaving dirt with a modern grader Many loads of spectators have viewed the camp and the Negotations have been nearly completed to secure another large gag to . ( ,v :ttJ i - f X r 1 A t GRADER AT WORK ON OMAHA & NEBRASKA CENTRAL RY. Smith, lA I dream again that you have kissed another woman I won't speak to you again as long as I liver, So there!" O'Neill Frontier. Back at the. Press "T'he grafters are not all gone yet," says a little dinky paper, and then the editor put on Its crown, swells up and says we "cannot be bought or intimidated." This reminds the Times of a' fellow that was, on a dead run wlLh a chicken in one hand, a filled coal scuttle In the other, and every time he leaped the fire bell that was tangled to his legs sent out an'larm Bounding his approach, but he had no hand left to put behind him. Thus situated he was terror stricken, being afraid someone would approach him while fully occupied. It Is funny, Isn't it? "Our little village has been alDlctd with gi afters since its birth" indeed. U'ehllng Times. Fish Uncle Joe Barker, the enthusi astic disciple of Izaak Walton, the father of fishermen, has all the fishermen In this part of Nebraska beat panels of fence at luring and catching the beautiful members of the finny tribe. Uncle Joe says he has a magical line and that the beauties can not resist the temptation to bite. And then again, there are those who say that Uncle Joe has a speaking acquaintance with every fish, big and little. In the Ponca and Niobrara rivers. We certainly hope that Uncle Joe will remember that there Is a new printer in town and that he was reared on the East river In New York, and our principal diet during our early child hood was fish! fish! fish! Verdel Outlook. No Bar to Happiness A certain young man in this vicinity has come to the con clusion that bachelor life has become Irk some, and that life would indeed be pleas ant If he only had some good woman to cook his meals, wash the dishes and darn his socks. Being extremely modest, or perhaps we should . say uncomfortably bashful, he finds some difficulty In ex pressing himself at times, and now has re sortedto wearing his heart upon his coat sleeve in nopes tnat one oi the girls mat jilted him may see and take pity. If any of the lady readers -Ure likewise dissatis fied with single blessedness and possess the nerve requisite to popping the ques tlon we see no reason why two persons should not be absolutely happy. Hayei County Times-Republican. Spring Reverie The thoughts of the Ar gus editor were hard to concentrate on his work the fore part of this week, for they persisted In going to South Fork with C. S. and C. J. Wood, Enos Jones, Joe Blaker and Norrls Aylor; 'we could hear Uncle Charley's "by jocks! It's a si wash!" when they landed a big one; we could see Finos as he prepared to jump , Into the raging waters after his pole, which a "big 'un" was carrying down' stream toward that big drift pile; we could see the look of superiority come over Norrls' face when he landed that "whopper," and heard "Lit tle Charley's" condolence when they dis covered It was only a carp, Ws yelled witn the rest of them when Joe Blaker pulled out that little bullhead. In imagi nation we also feasted on the eighteen fine channel cat they brought home with them. Table Rock Argus. Laramie River Very High. RAWLINS. Wyo., May 27. (Speclal.)-The dam at Fort Steele placed across the Pis Us river to stop the logs cut In the Medicine Bow forest rt serve snd floated down that stream for the use of the box factory be longing to the Carbon Timber company at Fort Steele, waa carried out by the rush of waters - laat night and considerable low jWaSHSBBBBSBSBBBBBaSBSBBBBBaBBBBBBBBBBBI A little titne devoted to the cars of tbo bsir works wonders. Just use Ayer's Hiir Vigor, the new kind, systemsticsUy and conscientiously. and teethe result Ktnn. WorE HAT is what will happen if you in vest your, surplus money in the Omnha and Nehraska Central Rail ir- IT tr r 'rVu'rr- ( OMAHA. NEBRASKA. lands below the fort are under water., tho river being higher than for many years at this season of the year. The Laramie river Is higher than, for several years, with Utile decline, for (so or three days. Old railroad men who have been crossing It for years say they have seldom seen more water at the bridge at this time of year. So far little damage has been reported,. . . . , ,,i ' 1 Carpenters' Interest Arrested.- A new combination square known as "Ths . New Universal" and made by the Duby & Shlnn . Manufacturing company, is cre ating so much interest among the car pentry trades because of lis wonderful Utility and the many tools It combines, yet It is a nonadjustable all-steel square, that we feel It to bo worthy of note. Every leading tool dealer Is stocking them In place of ordinary squares. Ths schools In some cities have adopted them In the manual training departments. (Adv.) Secure Funds for Capital. PIERRE, 8. D., May 27. (Special.) With the close of the spring auction sales of state building lands there Is now available in that fund 1200,000. -The sales In Edmunds and ' McPherson counties' this week amounted to 2,600 acres, at an average of a little below J 10 an acre, making ths re ceipts practically J2D.O0O for the week, which. added to the sales of S46.O0O laat wvek, brings the total available fund to 1200,000. This, with the amount which has already been expended In the work, means . that over one-third of the sum .has already been raised from sales of lands. Dr. Lyon's PERFECT ( Tooth Pours' Cleanses and beautifies tb teeth and purifies the breath, TJead by people of refinement br over a quarter of & oentnxy. Convenient for toxolsta. PREPARED 1Y Fositiytlf Cum , '- ALCOHOLIC T INEBRIETY, OPIUM. MORPMM COCAKE, AND OTHER DRUG ADDICTIONS. '. TWENTY-SEVEN TEARS ' of continuous success. . Printed Matter sent In- plain envelope upon request. AU correspond en oe strictly confidential. . THE EELEY I NST1TUTE Cor. Twenty-fifth and Ca Omaha. Neb. fits SCHOOLS AMD COLLEGES.' Browne!! Hall A boarding and day School for Young Women and Oirls. Students holding cr tlficates covering in full the entrance re quirements of the t'nlv. of Nsbraska or of Iowa, are admitted without examination) to Junior year of advance course. Certt ficats in college preparatory course admits) to Yasser, Wellesley, bmltb, Mt. Holyoke, Univ. of Nebraska, L'ulv. of Wisconsin and TJnlv. of Chicago. Exceptional ad vantage. In Music, Art and Lomostla Science. Well .equipped gymnaslan an 4 OMtdonr sports. Students motaered irow pathetically by women of large practical experience with girls In that highly tnv portant formative period betweeA XutUf teen and twenty-one years of age. fesod Xur Illustrated J ear BMs