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TILE OMAIIA DAILY BEfi: WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER lii. 1!K)I i t "Voo caio tielp adlvepttise OnniaSia By sending to your friends or customers copies of the handsome edition de lux of TheOmahaSundayBee E73E32SSS C Omaha"vThe city of beautiful homes. OCTOBER 20, 1907. The Boo has undertaken the immense work of publishing eight pages of pictures, printed on kigh-grade paper, showing Omaha's handsome retddences, parks and boulevards. To make people outside of Omaha realize what a beau tiful city we have will be an advertisement which will do Omaha unlimited good. Tire Bee wants these to be sent to everyone possible, so the price has been made 5c PER COPY. 8c MAILED FOR YOU. j Please send your orders as early as possible. SEND COPIES TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS. PAY FOR PRISON LABOR LAW Lee Broom and Datter Company May Secure a New Contract. SPEED OF TRAINS LIMITED Faalonlsts Who Criticise Rale at Soldiers' Ilomri Forget What They Did They Were In Control. GIRLS VICTIM OF- ASSAULT Left in an Unconscious Condition in Bin of Grain. JTTflX DEALER -HELD AS SUSPECT 'Betas Revived Child Pick Him .; Crowd of Men as 4he Person Who Committed i . the Crime. GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. Oct. 5. (Special Telegram.! Upon returning to their home from Boelua Saturday evening Mr. od Mra. Henry Bushier,' residing In the south east corner of Sherman county, 100 .yards from the Hall county line, were alarmed to find no trace of their daughters, aged and fi years. They Instituted1 a anarch and, toon came upon evidence of some un usual proceedings, and ftnaJly found the Children burled In the grnln, the granary doors' being- locked1. Both children were for some time In a serious condition and jot expected to recoVer. Mr. and Mrs. Bushier had gone to Iloelus hopping. When, on their return, they could find "o tracs of the girls. . neighbors were notified and lute In the evening a thorough search was begun. ' No trace could at first be found. Aa Mr. Jtushler was about to feed his horses he found the granary door nailed shut. His fRrs were at once greased. The.lpars were. bnpV1 era and rvjFwaa- horrified to find the faces of the home when they went to Boelus and sus picion Is said to have been at once directed to him. During yesterday the girls were revived and their story Indicated an attempt at criminal assault. The news soon spread. In the vicinity of Cairo the rag and junk gatherer was found and placed under ar rest. Tonight the parents arrived at Cairo from Bnelus and brought the older girl with them. The Junk dealer was put among a lot of nion. The girl was then asked to Identify her assailant n the mass among the men. She eaaily and positively Identified the Junk dealer, whose name is not known, and he will be brought to Grind Island on a lato train tonight for safe keeping. It Is stated that it would not be safe to tnke him back to Boelus. The man de clares that the guilty one fa "the other fellow," the man working with him, and It is reported at Cairo that there were two, though at Boelus only one was seen. The fellow Is described as a lanky, dirty looking Individual. Nothing la known of him. GIRL'S ASSAILANT, AT LARGE Kherlff of Howard (otf Will Make an Investigation 1 Donsrlaa. GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Oct. 15.-(Spe- clal Telegram. ) The officers of Hall, How ard and Sherman counties are still mak Ing a search for the assailant of the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bushier, who were found la an unconscious con, dttlon Saturday night, They at first sua- to by Attorney Edson Rich for the railroad. In response to a question by the attorney general asked of the Burlington and Union Pacific railroads to find out whether they have issued newspaper transportation since the new law went Into effect In return for advertising, the Burlington has replied in the negative. An affidavit by General Pas senger Agent Wakeley makes an unquali fied denial. No response has been received from the Union Pacific road. VETERANS RECl'RD INJUNCTION Aetlon Result of Recent Order of Stat Board. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Oct. lo.-(Spe- clal.) A temporary writ was granted today part of the pension money of the inmates. The board recently passed an order col lecting a certain per cent of the pensions of all soldiers drawing over $12 a month. The petition filed today says such action Is equivalent to taking property without due process of law. ll(e girls protruding from the grain. Their pected Charles Foater and a man named Nothing had been almost entirely torn Jones and one of these,, it was said, was from their bodies. ' They were found to ; positively Identified by the girl, but later have been badly bruised as If attacked. The older girl had been eapeclully roughly handled. Both were unconscious. Physicians were' Sent for and an effort was made to revive ti;ern. The round about Information obtainable here Is that their were chloroformed. Jink Dealer Arensed. ! Mr. andvMrs. Bushier had noticed a rag Vd Junk deuler about a mile from their T AWFUL ITCHING IfffllG SPOTS the officers said they were satisfied neither was the man and they bent their energies to locating a man named Hermann or Harmon, whose home was said to be In Omaha, who had been with the two men on the night they were In ' the vicinity of the Bushier home. Foster Is not under arrest and nothing Is known here of a report that a mob Is after him In the vicinity of Cairo. Jones was released. Sheriff Alexander of Howard county left this afternoon for Omaha to make Investi gations Jhere. Jones and Foster and the third man were associated in the Junk business. Saturday Foster and Jones to gi'ther went to Ravenna to get a team which Hermann was to drive to Cairo. He was on the way at the time file assault was committed, but the officers have no clue to connect him with the offense un less It should develop later. Formed on Legs and Exuded aWatery , Matter Then Spread to Arms Kept Ankles Bandaged Over a Year . Until Skin Was Made Smooth and TORMENT WAS STOPPED IN 3 DAYS BY CUTICURA "In December 1005 I had a blood-red spot about aa large as a nickel come on $ny left shin about three inches above the aakle and in about t wo weeks the same kind of a spot came on the right shin. 4d not know but it was poison from aome black stockings but my wife said it " ould not be for she bad washed them thoroughly twice. The sputa spread intil they were some two incites across. Yhen my thins and under my aukla bonea commenced to break out in a fine rash which extended about halfway to my knees. The burning and itching were oomethtng terrible and later the rash began to exude a watery matter, fi nally it went to ray elbows and above and below them. I doctored with two doctors but it did no good. I kept ray eaklee bandaged for over a year. One day a friend of mine said he believed the Cuticura Remedies would help me. 1 aent for them and in three days after Using the Cuticura Bernediee there was a omnplete change. The skin cleared up smooth and the itching stopped. I am till using the Cuticura Remedies for. once a week or so, some little spot will break out In a flue rash and commence) to itch. But washing with Cuticura Boap and putting on Cuticura Ointment drives it all away. I am seventy-one years old to-day. Oeo.N.Westcott. Post teaster, Ceylon N. Y.. Apr. 29, 1007." FOOT COMFORT EUtba with Cuttcura Soap and tnoIatinzs with Cuticura. Soak the feet on retiring in a strong, hot. creamy lather of Cuticura Soap. Dry, and anoint frely with Cuticura Ointment, the great Kkin Cure, Band age lightly in old, aoft cotton or linen. oreoMmas, inflammations, and dialings of the feet or hands, for redness, rough neee, cracks, and fissures, with brittle, hapelesa nails, this treatment work Wonder. Guaranteed absolutely pure. Ctoaplet Extents! sod Interns! Trfstmso tor ry Humor ot I.tmui. I Unarm. Adults eowiu ul utmir h'o tSo.) n Itim the eiu. Cuik-urs OUiUiiruV oxlo 1 la lMl lt bktn. kuJ Cullrvirt Rwlrailtiw .r Inlnf-fnrniuf liocouw r4i4 Pi ae. wi ul ot eu ui furtry u Bu.a. a .hi ikruuiiut u worui. roiiac vm cmw, At the office of the police and sheriff In Omaha H waa said that Sheriff Alexander They professed Ignorance of the local' end of the affair. SOLDIERS BECOME INDIGNANT (rand Island Members of Hone File Injanrtlon Salt Over Pen sion Order. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Oct. l.-(8peclal Telegram.) A temporary writ of Injunction was Issued today by County Judge Mullln on application of It- B. Howell, In his own and the behalf of all other members of the Soldiers' home, against members of the State Board of Public Lands and Buildings and the commandant of the home, restrict ing them from collecting any part of their pension money as attempted by recently established rule No. 17. This action of the board has caused Intense resentment and the members of the home have joined In a determination to fight the case. They have engaged W. II. Thompson as attorney. The petition, which la a volumnlous one, sets forth that such rule attempts to take prop erty without due process of law, la uncon stitutional and unauthorised by any law. Tha action of the board has caused In tense interest among members of the home. (From a Btaff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Oct. 15.-(fpecia1.)-The Ie Brown and Duster company, which now has the contract with the state, penitentiary for convict labor at 60 cents a day for each convict employed, probably will have trouble In getting Its contract renewed. Borne members of the board are opposed to the company getting Its labor so cheaply and will oppose a renewal of the contract. In addition to getting the labor for 60 cents a day the company Is furnished power to run Its machinery. The company prob ably would be unable to get the same labor for less than $3 a day outside of the prison. Treasurer Brian Is Very much opposed to the price being paid for the convict labor. He said: "I shall certainly oppose renewal of a contract which calls for only 50 cents a day to be paid for the work of the con victs. While I have not figured the matter very closely. I believe this (2,500 or 13.000 the state gets from this company won't more than pay the eosi bill. It looks -"to me like the company should furnish Ha own power If the state la to receive only 60 cents for the labor. It looks to ma like we ought to get rid of the broom factory anyhow, as It puts the convicts In com petition with other labor. I believe It would be a money making proposition to Install a shoe factory or a tailor shop and let the convicts make the clothing and shoes to be furnished the inmates of the various state Institutions. None of this clothing or shoes Is made In the state, I believe, and there would be no competi tion. The goods made, of course, would not be sold, but would be uaed only for the state's wards." . Redace Speed of Trains. The State Railway commission this after noon issued an order limiting the Mis souri Pacific passenger trains to a speed of twenty-five miles an hour, the fast freights to twenty miles, and the heavy freights to fifteen miles an hour, owing to the dangerous condition of flie roadbed Opinion Asked on Insnrance .Law. The mutunl Insurance laws of the state have been passed up to Attorney General Thompson for nn Interpretation, Insurance Commissioner Pierce desiring to know just by Judge Mullln on behalf on the Inmates what the companies may do under the of the Soldiers' home here aaalnst the ! statutes. Some of thn mutual conmanles State Board of Public Lands and Buildings have been writing policies providing a stlp- restralnlng the board from collecting any I ulated premium to be paid by the member. On the face of It. one section of the law seems to provide this, said Mr. Pierce, but. In his opinion, this Is not what was In tended by those who enacted the law. He I believes the law means that every member Of a mutual company should pay his pro portionate share of a loss, and not be re lieved by the payment of a stipulated sum each year. If the latter Is done, j he holds the mutual company, should maintain a fund for the payment pf losses. Otherwise, he holds In case of a great calamity or a number of losses, some one Is going to lose the man , who pays , the stipulated premium by being stuck Cor his proportion of the loss In addition to the stipulated premium, or the policy holder. Former Attorney General Psout. held the mutual company had 'a' 'right' Ho provide for the stipulated premium. Attorney General Thompson Is expected to "hand down an opinion within a few days. Crank at State House. Park Edmund G. Maggl, chief clerk to the governor, was scared out of a year's growth this morning when he was called upon by a genuine crank In the neighbor hood of six feet tall. The chief clerk po litely removed his feet from the top of his roll top desk and laid aside his papor when the man approached. "Are you Governor Sheldon," the man In quired. After he returned to earth, Maggl very modestly admitted he was not. though he was .In close enough touch with the head of the state to attend to any of his bus iness. The man looked cautiously around and then asked for a private Interview In which he desired to Impart some information of very great Importance. Maggi'a curiosity got the better of his Judgment and he granted the private Interview. "My stepmother is trying to hypnotize me," the man began, "and I want you to stop her 'there she Is now,' " he fairly screamed, looking at the closed- door ex citedly, and at the same time running his two hands lniis pistol pockets. Before the crank come out of It Maggl had the door open, his fists doubled up, Secretary DI meny In the room, and the crank headed for the police station. "Tell them your troubles and that I sent you," gasped Maggl, and he hasn't been normal since. Cam pa I an Opens In Gage. BEATRICE, Neb.. Oct. l.-(Special Tele gram.) Congressman Ilinshaw opened the campaign In Gage county this evening by addressing a large audience at Cortland. A number of the county csndldates were present and made brief addresses. Con gressman Ilinshaw speaks at Plckrell Wednesday night and at Odell Thursday night. . i- NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY Qnalnt and Carious Features of Life In m Rapidly Growlsg Htate. Love Not a Lost Art There was a ro mance In Monroe last week which ended In a wedding at the county seat Thurs day. Miss Zella Lyon arrived here from Evansvllle, Ind., a week ago Monday to visit with Mrs. Tillie Munter, Intending to remain In Monroe. On Tuesday evening of last week Orvllle Barnard of Cheyenne arrived here on a hunting trip, and the two met. It was a case of love at first sight, and the result was a Journey to Columbus, where Judge Ratterman per formed the ceremony. They expect to re main here about a month and then go to Mr. Barnard's home In Cheyenne. Mon roe Republican. Poetry and Business Some days ago our "hog king" had the misfortune to lose one of his throughbreds byhavlng It run over bv the nassnnsrrr train. Mjinir had not opened communication with any DOPtlra,iv inclined he wrote the ellm of the local forces as to his suspicions. , of the comMnv ,hA My rasorback strolled down your track A week ago today. Your fit came down the line And crushed his life away. You can't blame me, the hog you see, Slipped through a cattle gate; So kindly pen s. cheek for ten l tie debt to liquidate. In a few days he received the following reply: Old 61 came down the line And killod your hog, we know. But rasorbacks on railroad tracks Quite often meet with woe; Therefore, my friend, we cannot send The check for which you pine. Just plant the dead, place o'er his head, "Here lies a foolish swine." Holdrege Cltlsen. Vigorous, Halo and Hearty at 107 Years .4 MR. LEONARD ROEDER, 107 Yeara Old. Mr. Leonard Rocder, of 304 Payson Ave., Quincy, 111., celebrated his 107th birthday January 21st last. He enjoys health and is as vigorous as a man 70; thanks to the constant use of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, .the great tonic stimulant. Mrs. John P. Lloblg, his adopted daughter, with whom h lives, has Iq her possession a German "traveling book," which gives the date of his birth aa January 21st, 1800, establishing without a doubt his extreme age. Mr. Roeder came to Quincy from Germany In 1843. where the following year he was married. He is remarkably rugged for one of his years, and. with the exception of the loss of his sight, has possession of all hia faculties. His relatves and . friends marvel at the stability of his physical form. In a recent Interview Mr. Roeder aid: . "I have been taking your Malt Whis key for a long time, and find it a great tonic stimulant and an invlgorator for old age. I am now 107 years old and am enjoying good health, largely due to vour wonderful medicine, Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey." ufity's 'Pure MS WhlsEtey Thousands of men and women who have almost reached the cgentnry mark tell the same story as Mr. Roeder about what Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey has done toward renewing their youth and keeping them vigorous, hale and hearty and in possession of all their faculties. As a leading doctor says, the secret of the whole thing is that Duffy s Pure Malt Whiskey, If taken as prescribed, drives out all disease germs, invigorates the brain, enriches the blood, quickens the Circulation and prevents decay and old ago. . , This wonderful remedy has been extolled throughout the world for what it has done foi suffering numanlt). The asTccesa of Duffy's Pure Malt Whlskev in curing diseases has caused many unreliable dealers to put up substi tutes and Imitations with which to tool the public, claiming that their substitutes are Just as good as Duffy's Pure Malt Whhike patlent9 to be gure and get tne grnnine, which has the name blown in the bottle, the "Old Chemist's" head on the label, and the seal over the cork unbroken. Sold by all druggists, grocers, dealers or direct. Price $1 00 The Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., of Rochester, N. Y., manufacturer ot Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, will send, abso lutely (tee, medical advice and an illustrated booklet of diseases and their cures to any reader of this paper who will send his name and address. for a more liberal application of the rule In the ir.ttiest of Justice and mercy. Classes, Received at rVurmnl. FREMONT, Neb., Oct. 14. (Special.) The classes of the Normtil school Wore held today as usual, except that somo of the Instructors and students had to net up an hour or so ahead of their customary time. Classes were held at'7o'clock at the North school, the Christian church, the dormitory and at the houses of the In structors. The departments of chemistry and physics will have tho use of the High school laboratories for two lmurs each morning and evening- By resorting to an early breakfast, so that tho tables could be removed, chapel services were held In the common dining room, with no room to spare. The school carried but 16,0n Insurance on the building and !-,000 on contents, one policy of $2,000 not having been renewed. 1 MANDAMUS SUIT BY YEISER Brlnam Action Get on In "nnrente Conrt the OOltlal Ballet. to saTMMMd if. Cfeuwus Ikm OS atla Oil tu XvtaaEtT x.xxb or HOST CARDS DT TaTB WW. Imperted and Xomse Uaapeoudtlea to Itutiutsya, Tstiuunr, tn-, Cnxlatmaa, w Tus, Castes ana ililnUM Asya. Soaveuls, Xadscapca, lUnid Art sad Coaiio. kitniiLT HWrnHi of 1MT am4 1 lo. Vrite for cntali-". ! EONbA KUOS. A tXJMI'ANV, - JLaxs. v, OauUk (From a Biaff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Oct. 15. (Special Telegram.) On behalf of John O. Telser and C. C. Dick inson a mandamus suit was brought In su preme court this morning to settle the ques tion whether the two Oinahtt men have a right to be placed on the official Douglas county ballot as receiving the endorsement of the republican and democratic parties. In the petition It Is claimed that Messrs. Telser and Dickinson received more votes at the primary than either Judges Redlck or Bears and that they are entitled to place on the ticket for that reason. It la asserted there Is nothing In tha primary lsw to pre vent fusion by other parties than the popu lists and democrats. ' The attorney general tiled a demurrer to tha petition and argu ments were made upon It before tha court this afternoon. The mandamus suit brought by tha t'nion Pacific road to compel tha 8ta4e Board of FAiu&llsallon to show by what process of valuation the assessment of the line was reached, was to have come up In supreme court today. Judge Reese, who has been retained La special counsel for the state, was Indisposed and could not attend court The Train Came Rack B. F. Witt got a few miles free ride on Sunday night's special from Omaha, and the extra ride was not on the railroad schedule, either. When the train pulled Into town Mr. Witt was tn one of the rear coaches which had not pulled up to the platform, so he pro ceeded to walk to the front end of the train and get closer to the station, but before he reached the end ot his route the train was again in motion and on the way to Bradlsh. Mr. Witt hunted up the conductor, and to him he explained that It was very necessary that be be in Newman Grove Immediately. But the conductor was sleepy and cross and wanted to get home. After a few minutes, however, he decided It would be better to return to town' and leave his passenger, which he did. The train was three miles out of town before they reached an agreement Newman Grove Herald. Old Jones "Wonder where old Jones Is going." remarked a young man at the depot the other day as W. G. Jones boarded the train. Some one, who appeared to know, volunteered the, Information that Mr. Jones was going to Shell Lake, Wis consin, where he owned real estate. Only a few people In Genoa know Mr. Jones. He Is a plain, unassuming man of a re tiring disposition, yet he no doubt can com mand as much money as any man In Nance county, but never makes a displsy of his wealth. He la a native of Wales, bet csme to this county several years ago In search of health, and as the climate of Nebraska agrees with him better than any other place on earth, he concluded to jy maln here. Back In his native land are factories, mines and other industries m which he Is Interested, but he prefers a home in Nebraska to a strenuous busi ness career in Wales. One year ago he took out his naturalisation papers and is now an American cltlsen. Genoa Times. Two Injured by Fire. HASTINGS, Neb., Oct. 13. (Special.) At 7:45 tonight a silk shirt containing gasoline took nro at Edgetts pantatorltim. Saul Edgett was Berlously burned about the throat and face and was badl ybrulsed by Jumping fifteen feet to the stone walk be low. Jay Holjister, who was also In the room, Jumped from a window nnd fel In such a way as tto dislocute his right hip. A serious bruise on the head resulted In un consciousness and It is feared the skull Is fractured. One arm is fractured. But little damage resulted from the Are. Nebraska News Notes. BLUE HILI-Fall wheat is looking fine All tno Demo-Pops Forget. In answer to the criticism by the demo pop papers and of some of the old soldiers of the rule adopted by the State Board of Public Lands and Buildings regarding the pension money of members of the soldiers' homes, the board members aay the old soldiers evidently do not understand the new rule, while the demo-pop papers have forgotten the rule In force during the demo-pop administration. It Is contended by members of the board that the now rule Is more liberal than their former regulation or the regulations enforced by the populists. Tha former rule of the pres ent board was that members of the home should pay the state all of their pension money In excess of $13 a month. The pres ent rule requires the members of the home to pay only a percentage ot the excess of $11 a month and In rase the member has a dependent relative or family nothing Is taken from his pension money. During the populist state administration a soldier draw ing more than $12 a month was refused ad mittance to the home. In 1&K9 W. A. Ioyn ter waa governor and I.. A. Beltzer waa commandant, and J. H. Powers was adju tant of the Grand Island home. The fol lowing was Rule 19 promulgated by the Board of Public Lands and Buildings: No applicant shall be admitted to the home who is drawing a peiiBion of more thsn $12 a month unless in extreme cases of helplessness where either a husband or wife is totally dependent, or when in the judgment of the commandant and visiting and examining board the circumstances call To cure that tickle apend a nickle. Red and. a postponement of tha case waa a(ree4CroM -- Cgufa Prop. Se per box. Toothsome and Crisp iijah's Easily the most delirious flavor of any flake food known. Made by Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Ban lev Creek, Mich. Grocers sell this crisp food, 15 cents for Family slse. after- the recent rains. have finished seeding. YORK At tho residence of T. J. Magulre occurred the wedding of Dr. Ho'Und Wlld- nian and Miss Myna I.. orrM. PLATTSMOUTH Judgo Archer united In marriage Roy Kline and Miss etlorgla Smith, a granddaughter of Mis. Schlld kheclit. FALIH CITY The preliminary hearing of Clyde Ellington, the negro who snot and killed Church Wilson Sunday, will bo held fcu t unlay. NEBRASKA CITY A new foot hall team was organized hero last evening with Reeves captain und Herbert .Stanford, niHn- Kfr. They aro willing to meet umuieur teams. BEATRICE The boys' corn contest and the glrlB' cooking and sewing contest will be held yt the court houso here Friday, November 22. A large number of boys and girls will contest for honors. PLATTHMOCTH Robert I Forgan, aged 36 years, and Mrs. IJzzio Forgun, aged 30 years, camo from Omaha and were united In marriage by Cannon If. B. Bur gess, returning on the next train. FALLS CITY At a republican caucus held at the court house in this city Mon day night, J. V. Lettz and J. Nausler were nominated for constables. J. E. Le-yda and O. Brown were nominated as Justices. CAIRO A ball game between the Boelus and Ravennt teams waa t'luyed Sunday afternoon, the ball diamond being Inniite the race track now. The ;ame was warmly contested, Ravenna winning In the four. teenth Inning, the score being 4 to J. BEATRICE Among the cBatrice grey hounds entered In the Coursing meet at Minden are Secret Dispatch, owmwl by I.. I-ang; Bad News, owned by ('. Charles Jones; Alpine Swift, owned by Ed. Gordon; and Princess May and Belle Dunie, the property of V. U. Butterfleld. KKHRASivA CITY The men in charge of the deep well being sunk In this city are not meeting with the best of success, as thuv have met with so many obstacles They are now down 300 feet, but on ac count of the bl flow of water they will have to use more underlrtmming and sink more caainga. HAZARD On Tuesday evening the Bur lington depot at Hasard was burned to the eround. being set nre ny simma irom a passing engine. The etatio agent was asleeD uostalrs at the time and had a nar row escape. The flumes cut off his exit by the stairway and he had to leap from a second story . window. BEATRICE The quarterly met'.Ing of the directors of the Hoag Farmers' Eleva tor company was held yesterday, and re ports submitted showed that the company has been doing a printable business ever since Its organliatin one year ago. It was shown that during the lat year more eraln had been handled at the elevator than during the five preceding years. BEATRICE Mrs. Frank G. I-a Selle died veslerday morning at her home In this city after an Illness of several months. She was born at Knoxville, 111., and was flftv-tliree yeara of age. She was president of the Beatrice Woman's club for severs! years, and waa an active worker in the 1'reabvterlan churi.li. She Is survived by her hustiand two sons and a daughter. NEBRASKA CiTY-Tho "Swastika," a gasoline launch ow.ned here, left Monday morning for Omaha and arrived there thut evening. That Is making pretty good time. The gentleman In charge says Unit they had good water all the way and did not encounter any snaKS. He is of I lie opinion that it would be tuny for any rtat-bottuiued boat carrying freight to make the trip up tha river. CAIRO Friday af'ernoon when returning from the races a livery team, driven by Mis. A. D. Congrove. aecoinpaiiied by her two daughters, ran away and dashed Into town at a territic speed, turning at the corner to go to the barn. The rig was overturned and the occupants struck the tttrtU Willi great force. All s; Ladly bruised, hut none of them received really serious injuries. EDGAR Kiro was discovered this morn ing about 3 o'clock ill thn Fanners' Com mercial nHHoclation's coal sheds. Tho alarm brought the tire company promptly to the scene, as well as it largo number of citi zens. The tire was in ii pile of tine coal. supposed to have resulted from spontaneous combustion. Adjacent coal piles were shov eled out und tlie lire company succeeded In putting out the fire. The loss was only a few tons of coal and the scorching of the shed. SIDNEY Alpheus " Pease died hero on Friday, October 11. He had been suffering for the past four weeks with nn ulcerated ankle but this trouble had been controlled and his recovery seemed hut a question of a short time, when he was attacked with a hemmorhage of the stomuch. and In his enfeebled condition, owing In part to Ills ahe, ho was not strong enough to stand thn strain on his vital powers and he soon passed quietly away. Hn was a contractor and engaged lu the lumber business. NEBRASKA CITY Tho Burlington Is preparing to do a large nmount of riprap work on tho Island across the river. For some time tho current of the river has been hitting the west bank of the island and cutting badly and In time the current would cut to the nast side of the brtd4te and leave that structure high and dry. The company will put a large force of men at work as soon as the weather gets cold enough to freeze the roads so the Iron, rocks and willows can bchauled without Inconvenience. CAIRO The IJncoln Commercial club train reached Cairo about 5 o'clock Monday afternoon, just after the large crowd had come In from tthe truck, nd the Llncoln Ites thought they had struck the llvllcst little town this side of the mountains. A carnival, trouiH) undertook to turn tha af fair Into a tsree carnival, coming several days in advance. They met no encourage ment and all left except a balloonist, who took up a collection and niado an ascent each evening. Tliero being no wind, his I PLATTSMOUTH While passenger train No. 2 was standing at the depot here last evening a bunch of freight cars was backed up anil an empty freight car struck tho tender of the engine attached to the pas senger train and punched a hole through the wuter tank nnd S,000 gallons of water was soon headed for the Missouri river. The engineer saw the train coming and Jumped off thn engine on the other side and sprained his ankle. Had the engine been standing six feet farther buck It would have been ready for the repair shop. BEATRICE In the district court yes terday R. V. Pahln, attorney for J. II. Sparks, the bridge contractor, riled an amended petlllon in tho case of Sparks against the county. This Is the case where in Sparks sued the county for over $12,000 due him fur constructing bridges in the county. At the laat session of tho district court a motion was niado by the county to strike out portions of the petition of Huurks. The motion was sustained, and thu court granled the plaintiff ten days in which to file un amended petition. The document tiled yesterday is tho third petl- ion. NEBRASKA CITY-For the first tiiue in Its history Nebraska City had two fire alarms at the same time. The first came from a residence on Third avenue ami Sixth street, which was almost destroyed, and only partially Insured. The household goods were mostly all saved. The build ing was owned by Miss Blckel nnd oc- copied by Mrs. Fields. The second alarm was from Fourth street and First Corso. Tho Are caught In Hie kitchen and a psrt of tho building burned. Mrs. McDunlels owned the building and was Insured. The origin of the nre in each case was rather suspicious, and many conjectures have been made, some Intimating that wc have a flro bug. BEATRICE T. J. Fish of Omaha, con struction foreman- for the Western Cnlou Telegraph company, with four linemen, ar rived In the city last evening Hnd today commenced removing tho local office of tho Western Union from the Paddock block to the Drnke block. eGorge Smith, the cigar man, who has long occupied the old entrance of the Paddock opera house, will remove his business to the room vacated bv tho Western Union, and with then ciiangea th managers of the Paddock wIP. see their way clear .Jo again throk th opera house open to tho public. It has been closed since early Inst winter because th city council deemed It unsafe in ense ot fire with the Court street entrance closed. PLATTfSMOUTH Monday evening tho city council granted a ten year contract to Earl C. Wescott to furnish not less than 75 Incandescent lamps of 40-candlo power, at the rate of $16 per annum and at the same rate for all In excess of aald number, and not more than 10-4M watt aro lampa ut the rato of $50 per annum, all of which shall be on the midnight schedule. Mr. Wescott furlnshed a bond of $3,510 for the faithful fulfillment of the contract, snd said that work would be commenced within fifteen days. The system Is to be com pleted within one year ami all current used for light and power shall bo furnished by th eOmaha tTleotrlc Light A l'ower -company of Omaha. During the nighttime 1'lu ttsinoul h lias been In total darkness for several years except what light was furnished by the moon and stars. BEATRICE At the regular monthly meeting of the Beatrice Commercial club, last evening the matter of better freight rates on lumber and coal was discussed at length. H. J. lHibhs reported favor ably upon the proposition of securing a street railway line, and Intimated that out side parties were willing to assist In tha enterprise. An effort is being made to se cure the Luehben hay baler factory, and the committee on manufacturing enter prises reported that about half of tho money necessary for the factory had been raised. The chairman of tho recent golden anniversary celebration reported funds suf ficient to yap all expenses. Resolutions were passed In appreciation of the carnival committee's efforts In making- the affair such a success, and In these resolutions the club expresses its appreciation for th manner in which the various manufac turing Industries and different societies as sisted in the success of the golden anni versary. If you have anything to trade advertise It In the, For Exchunge columns of tli Bee Want Ad pages. pi 4 4 vJ; ( liege Clothes IF it weren't for the name in the collar, the high cost custom tailors wouldn't get any more for a snit than Senior Smart Cdllege Clothes cost. Seniors are fash ioned, tailored and fabricked as good as the best Oct acquainted with 'em if you want to be well dressed. If your dealer hasn't tKeie Clutht in $tock, tre'ii yladly direct you to one who has. Send JO rents in stump fur $et of Clever College Post tr$ ready to fraiiu. mm -739-741 ER OA THEMERSrliTH.