Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, MAY
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RAILROADS FILE PROTEST!
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THE VALUATIONS WAY DOWN
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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