9 ) ,1 '. 4 ! i i i r I i r r V V A r Madame Yale's SKIN FOOD FREE! V . iVTj,-'.r J. Free Beautv & r '"'V.' ' I if Ladle who are desirtous of trying these preparations and who would like to ask questions concerning them (the proper ones to select, etc.) can obtain all the Information they desire from the young ladles in our Drug Department. , Special for This Weok With every purchase of Madame Yale'B preparations to the amount of 89c of over we are authorized to give FREE OF CHARGE a large souvenir Jar of Madame Yale's skin food. MAIL ORDERS FILLED ; Ladles unable to call may order by mail. The akin food souvenirs and beauty books will be Included In your order. :0L0MB0 RILLED FOR MERCY 'nique Plea of Man Charged with Murder of Joseph Fiorenza. 3UBJECT TO SPELLS OF INSANITY Mnrb "pell He Fired First Shot and Srrond , at the Request of Friend to End Ilia . Aaroar. Admitting he ,.shot hta friend, Joseph Florpa, while homing near East Omaha last Ja unary, Seycrla Colombo, who la on trial before Judfto Sears for murder In the flist ilecr-c, will claim the first hot that struck .Klorcnra was accidental and that ht rirt-il tlio second and fatal one while Kluit nzii watt writhing on tho ground. In i-i-dir i f.nt hlra out of his pain. , Tne license wiiUih probably la unique in criminal 'court annals was outlined by At torm ; Join K. Iteagun In his opening state ment to tlie Jury. Mr. Reagan also aald lio would t-nuYavor to show the shooting oeVu:rid Jn Iowa territory and hence the N'ebiuska courts have no jurisdictions It la tin- claim of the defonse that Colombo Is xulijcct to spells of emotional Insanity, and thut tlie nervous excitement canned by the a -did nt unbalanced hia mind. Florensa, It in cliiUi'icd, while lying on th ground In I lie gnry caused by the first shot, begfcicl t oloinlio to fire a second load into him to' kill lil in and nd hta misery, and, Colombo, according to his attorneys, was sv Jlstracted mentally that he did aa Fiorcnsa requested and fired the second and f.itai shot. KnglLh Haa tt Wm Marder. Tlit ipunty attorney, however, claims it was a case of plain premeditated murder for the purposu of robbery, Colombo having krxjwliilge of the fact that Fiorenza had rerelvej a registered letter with L'0 In It a few days before. Jifepli, Hcarluto, a grocery clerk, testi fied 'luevday he aw Florensa open the irgixutej iotter 1 and Colombo knew ulioii ) i. tiebastiun g&lcrno teatlfied he mil! olomlio some Js'o. 12 sheila like thoae i' 'V d near the scene of the shooting. Im , .'. evitienca was also given by W. U. . i.v itiii, a street car. conductor on the i.un umuha line, who testified to seeing liitr two men. one with a shotgun, on hia t ur tin; day of tho shooting. One of the inoHtlmi ttint portions of Anderson's tes timony was his atutement that it waa Floronra who paid the farea for the two men, intlit atlng he had the money. When Ms totljr waa found there was a single pt-iiny 'in one. vocket. Walter Thompson, unutlur, conductor, testified Colombo rode tack uii' hia car alone. He still had the gun. Walter Thompson of East Omaha told of llic fltitling of the body by himself ami Ms tuother. To coniJiat the theory of an accident the rtate" will show that Colombo told no one of the killing- after he had returned from the fct'f lie. Jude fears has ordered the Jury locked lip durlitg'tha trial, A number of the wit nesses weie Italians who could not talk J-:nnllh aiitl Samuel Mancuso acted aa ln lelpretci. : Hallnay oes aad I'rrsoaals. W. R. Csllowny, general paxsenger gent of the 8oo line, was In Omaha Tues day. Harry K. Monres, western passenger Bljeiit of the Waliafth. Weft Tuesday for Hloux City and Sioux -Falls to be gone for the remainder of the week. Q. B. Bu8klrk, city passenger and ticket IF YOU HAD DIAPEPSIN YOU WOULDN'T HAVE INDIGESTION Read why Diapepsin relieves the worst" case ' of Indigestion and sour, gassy Stomach in five minutes Miserable Indeed Is the man or woman whose digesllva system Is unstrung who goes to the table and cannot eat or what little la eaten aeema to fill them and Us like a lump of lead In the stom al h. refusing to digest. If you, dear readar. auffer this way and will put on your wraps now and get from yeur Pharmacist a 60-cent case of Pape'a ,' Diapepsin and eat on 2-grain Triaogulr after your next meal you would uppm late, five minute after, how long you auTfered unnecessarily. There wlU I no more indigestion that day No tcad 1u Use utomaili No sour risings or Belching of Gas, no Heartburn. Fluuleney. or EuM-tetlons of undigested food and acid or feeling of Nausea. Full ness, tlrsdarhe or -other syinptuins of' a weakened alamauh. iariiaiaiiLi'.'fc The Special Spring Souv enir Yale Sale will continue all this week. It la unnecessary to state that Madame Yale's toilet requisites areHhe standard, having stood the test of time and experiment. They are now In universal use by all lovers of high-grade toilet specialties throughout the world. It is safe to say that millions of pretty girls and beautiful women In this coun try owe the beauty of their com plections and the luxuriance of their hair to Madame Yale's preparations. Consulta - tinn agent of )ie Wabash returned from i month a vacation trip through the south A special tourist sleeper with twenty Portugese, en route from Ban Francisco to Omaha, will pass through Omaha this evening, arriving on the fnlon Pacific sso. o ana leaving on the Milwaukee. numn m me west, m tne title of a new imampiei just issued by the pas senger department of the Union Pacific, showing the free government lands still to be obtained in western Nebraska an, the South Platte valley of Colorado. It gives full -data on the qualifications of immesieaxiers ana tells now to obtain government lands in western Nebraska and the South Platte vallev. It also rnniaim much Interesting Information on the proaucts oi tne soil and how to conserve tne moisture. FIFTY FOR FEDERAL JURORS New Panel la Drawa to Ileport for Service on Twentieth of ThU Month. A new panel of fifty petit jurors for the recesa term of the federal courts for the Omaha division, to convene April 20, was drawn by United States District Clerk It. C. Hoyt and Jury Commissioner Tilden Tuesday morning. The new panel la di rected to report at 10 a. m. April 20. Only s,uch cases aa have originated In .the Omaha division oLahe federal Judicial dis trict since February 28, 1907, will be tried by this panel. Omaha Is represented on the new Jury by W. R. Bennett, 18 Bouth Twenty-seventh street; Warren Black well, 3618 Farnam street; D. R. Ennls of the commission firm of Perry & Ennla, 413 South Eleventh street; If.- R. Gould, manager of the Pru dential Life Insurance company; L. L. Johnson of the U L. Johnson real estate and Insurance firm. Barker block; O. W. King, hardware dealer, 2109 Cuming street; H. M. Rogers, vice president Milton Rogers & Sona, hardware dealers, 1321 Farnam street, and F. C. Bhlelda .traveling agent, 4919 Davenport atreet, Dundee. South Omaha la represented on the panel by Jamea P. Clarey, aaleaman for Rice Broa". Commission company; Charles A. Dunham, assistant cashier Packers' Na tional bank; Dr. T. H. Enaor, 1802 North Twenty-third atreet, and A. M". Gallagher, clerk, 1823 North Twenty-fifth atreet. Following Is the completet panel: William Armstrong. Wisner; W. R. Adams, Fremont; Charles Bock, Wake field; W. R, Bennett, Omaha; George Hooge, Springfield; Fred J. Buck, Wisner; Warren Blackwell, 3618 Farnam street Omaha.; Henry Collins, Wakefield; James P. Clarey, South Omaha; J. A. Clark Craig; George Dinadale, Fullerton; Charlea A. Dunham, South Omaha; Jamea R. Dur rle, Laurel; T. H. Knsor, South Omaha; D. R. Ennia. 844 South Twenty-second street, Omaha; Sam 'Fuhrman, Schuyler; Henry Fisher, Dakota City; Oscar Gilbert, son. Blair; A. M. Gallagher, South Omaha; William A. Graham, North Bend; Henry Uatsmeyer, Bancroft; H. R. Gould, Omaha; Frank Grlswold. Fremont; A. J. Grler, Schuyler; Isaac Gehrls, West Point; D. K. Hancock. Pender; Charlea Hendricks, Wakefield: Hutch H. Hnnra. CnnM.- Samuel Howertun, Genoa; L..L. Johnson Omaha; John Krause. Hartlngton; O. W. King, 2109 Cuming street. Omaha; J. R. Jxive, Kennard; Joe Lagure, Blair; Berthel P. Miller, Kennard; A. H. Mansfield, Mon roe; John T. Marriott. Wakefield; Morris Morganson, Arlington; James O'Connor, Ponca; G. W. Packer. Wakefield; W. R. Price, Richland: Frank Plttenger, Albion; M. M. Rogers. 1.T21 Farnam street. Omaha; Marnell M. Ream, Itakota Citv; Herschet Richards. Spalding; Fred C. Shields, 4919 Davenport atreet, Dundee; Clifford San born. Springfield; Aey Dixon. Blair; Alfred J. Taylor, Fremont; Halley M. West. Schuyler. Bntldlnar Fermlta. A. Hoffman Fourteenth and Dorcas M reels, frame dwelling. $1,700; W H Mathews. Twenty-sixth and Bristol streets! frame dwelling, .mi0; C. N. Baker, SIM North Twenty-eighth street, frame dwel ling, U,a); A. Baelthuse. Twenty-fifth avenue and Mason street, frame dwelling. :.SI0; John Schroeder, rj02 Grand avenue frame dwelling, $l,5uo. HANDY Stomach trouble and Indigestion vanish like anow before the biasing aun by the use of these Trlangulea, which are harm less and taste like candy, though they will digest 3.000 grains of food the aame aa a strong, healthy stomach would do It When Dlapepaln works your Stomach resu gets Itself In order. Diapepsin purifies and aweetena a aour stomach and freshen the Intestines without the ui.e of Laxatives, and what Is more It In creases tlie gastric J u lots. Thte is what your Stomach Is begging for more and better digestive juices. Thia la what makes you hungry and want to eat, and you can rest assured what you then eat will be taken care of properly and not left In the stomach to ferment and turn to gas and acid and poison the breath with nauseous odors. You ought to have Diapepsin about the house always. Shou:d one of your family eat something which doea not agree with them, or for a Sour Stomach or Exces sive Gas. one trlangub will always gl.'e Immediate relief. RAILROAD VALUES BOOSTED Northwestern Makei IU Return to the State Board of Assessment. THREE TIMES THAT OF LAST TEAR State Board Refuses Reqaeat of the Barllagtoa Road to Raise the Minimum Carload Weight on Grain Prodncts. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, April 14. (Special ) It Is very evident the Northwestern prefers to pay higher taxea than to have freight rates reduced so that only a limited Interest is made on the money invested. This la shown by Ha returns to the State Board of Assessment, showing the value of Its property for assessment purposes. The In crease In the value this year over the re turns of last year Is little short of marvelous. The value of Ita bridges In Nebraska Jumped from t89.426 In 1907 to $2,479,300 this year. The value of Ita depots, warehouses, ahopa and other property of a like char acter jumped from 0S7,B21 In 1907 to $2,6, 72 this year. The mileage of the road la just the aame, 1,065.3 miles, consequently thia phenomenal Increase In these two items Is explained only by Improvements In the way of new bridges and new depots and warehouses,' though especial attention Is not called to this In the report, out of all proportion to the improvementa on other roada In Dodge county this road returned Ita bridges at a valuation of $186,796, against a valuation Iaat year of $48,443, which In dicates this year this road owna no Joint Interest In any bridge In that county, but owna all It uses. Knox county shows an Increase from $43,215 to $190,621. Douglas county gets a boost on valuation of North western bridges from $135,842 to $324,725. Dawes county gets a boost from $37,225 to $238,406 because the Northwestern has seen fit to return Us bridges at an increased valuation. Practically all of the counties get a ma terial boost by reason of the Increased re turns made on depots, warehouses, sta tion houses, water tanks and other prop erty of this nature. The following table shows the value of bridges by counties of the Northwestern for the years 1907 and 1908: County. 1907. ljrig. Washington $ 30,842 $ 87,042 Dodge 46,443 1S6.796 Cuming 7,620 27,774 Stanton 9,3110 29.839 Madison 39,95 88.961 Pierce 5.606 22.346 Knox 43,215 190,621 Boyd 32.03,1 129,600 Antelope 36.380 99,056 Holt 12.506 51,862 Rock 4,140 12,791 Brown 65.540 238,i6 Cherry 10.960 76.767 Sheridan 10.341 33,3tW Dawes 37,225 137.7;) Sioux 26,177 96.8J4 Douglas 135.841 324,725 Colfax '. 12.579 60,428 Platte 9.m 45.441 Boone 15.700 2.954 Saunders 23.058 24.426 Lancaster 11.115 66893 Butler 17,165 614 York 11,476 4.021) Hamilton 6,997 23.519 Clay. 1,320 48,984 Adams 250 73,293 Seward 11.876 38.272 Fillmore 5,962 152,562 Thayer 69S 66,674 Nuckolls 9,535 47,752 Totals $689,425 $2,479,360 The following table shows the valuation or aepois. etc., on tne Northwestern by counties, for the years 1907 and 1908: 1907. 1908 ' Washington $ 15.901 $ 66.62 Dodge 94,116 223,218 Cuming 1. 24,070 . , ,. . jtf,0J7 Stanton ' 4,310 22,616 Madison 65,745 191,676 Pierce 7,234 35,6!I6 Knox 16.513 61,562 Boyd 2 6,340 61,034 Antelope 15,837 69.178 Holt 16 350 70.480 Rock M 2,370 144,36 Brown 42,961 17,660 Cherry 44,963 144,184 Sheridan 16. ui 17,156 Iawes 45.833 160,183 Sioux .' 6.413 34,718 Douglas 49,427 213.714 Colfax 2.826 28,033 Platte 6.914 66,160 Boone 3,970 11.740 Saunders 6.110 63.811 Iancaater 39.160 55,840 Butler 11.966 35.941 York 6.327 2S.159 Hamilton 1,085 9,200 Clay 2.705 68.574 Adams 4.423 98.422 Seward 6,166 76.951 Fillmore 8.040 6l,9 Thayer 1,470 34,342 Nuckolls 9.905 38.156 Totals ..' ,...$601,975 $2,279,184 Deduct from Jointly owned property Washington $ 467 Dodge 18,687 Lancaster . 16,0X1 Net total .....$567,921 Washington $ 1.204 Dodge 16.659 Lancaster 22,619 Net total $2,266,763 Not Dead Yet. G. F. Godown, secretary of the Beaver Valley Grain company, has written the attorney general that the "grain trust" la very much alive and la getting active In his part of the atate. Mr. Godown aald In hia letter that he waa trying to run an Independent elevator at Danbury, but waa having poor aucceaa be cause the Central Gianerles company of Lincoln and the Duff Grain company were overbidding him for grain. These two companies, he aald, were paying 9 centa a bushel more for grain at Danbury than at McCook, where there Is no Independent elevator. Mr. Godown asked the attorney general If there was some law under which this practice could be stopped. Mr. Thomp son will look lnt othe matter at once. Express Companies Doing; Something. Attorneys for the express companies tel ephoned the clerk of the supreme court today and Inquired If the court had made any arrangements to receive motions pre vious to ita seaslon next Tuesday. Upon being Informed that nothing had been done In this mater, Mr. Greene Intimated that some kind of motion would be filed Tues day. Just what the nature of this motion Is no one around the legal department of stats would aay. The Injunction forbidding the express companies from violating the Sibley law goes Into effect tomorrow and It might be possible It was suggested some kind of appeal would be taken by the ex press companies using as an excuse to get Into the federal court the fact that the atate court will not be in a position to en tertain any kind of a motion before the In junction becomes effective. Barllngrton Gets Lemon. The request of the Burlington railroad to Increase the minimum weight of a ear load of grain producta from 24,000 to 80,000 pounds has been denied by the Stale Rail way commission. The request Included all grain products except cooked and partially cooked products. The Increase In the r..in Imura weight of a car would have Increased the freight rate. Bids for State Bnlldlngs. Bids were received up until noon today for the erection of the building at Grand Island, Milford ant Norfolk, hut they will not be opened until Thursday. Secretary o fState Junkln waa out qt the city, having gone to Bmlthfleld Qjf business, so the board concluded to wait until Thursday, though a half doaea or more bidders and contractors were on hand expecting the bids to be opened. Good Move tr VniTerelty. In the following letter to Chancellor An drews, Superintendent MrBrlen commends the school for rural teachers at the state farm. Inspector A. A. Reed has just called my attention to the work offered teachers of rural srhnls at the teachers' session of the University of Nebraska for the sum mer of 1908, beginning June 8, and contin uing eight weeks. I was delighted when you established the teachers' college at the university, knowing full well the impera tive need for It and the great service It will render the state; but 1 know and am persuaded that the work lor teachers of rural schools to be given at the university farm will do our country schools more good than any step yet taken In our pub lic school system. In all the agitation for educational progress during the past twenty-five years the rural schools have been sadly neglected. The graduates from the advanced coureses or state, private and denominational schools will be needed for high school Instructors under the high qualifications required by the new certifi cation law. The graduates from the ele mentary courses In state, private and de nomlnantlonal schools, and from our nor mal training high schools, will be needed for grade teachers in cities, towns snd villages. It is a rare case indeed when they remain In the country schools, and rarer still is the case when they remain In the countr yschool more than one short term. During the past eight years, in the face of these codltions, my heart has gone out for the long neglected rural schools. Therefore, I wish to give my most hearty commendation to your action In establish ing this department for teachers of rural schools at the coming session of the Uni versity of Nebraska summer school. No school In tho state can qual your school of agriculture in Its equipment for training teachers for the rural schools, and especially will your summer session offer matehlecs opportunities for such teachers, for at that time the university farm will be running at full blast. SALOOXS ALL CLOSE AT HASTINGS Defeat in License Petitions Render Jt Necessnry. HASTINGS. Neb., April 14. (Special Tele gram.') All the saloons In Hastings failed to open this morning and there Is no pros pect of their reopening1 for a number of weeks. Applications for licenses and drug store permits were all withdrawn Saturday and no new -ones have been presented. New applications probably will be filed within the next few days. The petitions were withdrawn for the reason that one of the signers was a coun cilman. Objections were raised to his voting on petitions that he had signed. As hia vote waa needed the petitions were with drawn preparatory to the circulation of new ones. New petitions cannot be acted on by the council until after they have been advertised two weeks. A meeting will be held tomorrow to con sider a proposition for the "secession of the First ward," which Is heavily in the majority for high liconse. A number of residents of the ward are advocating with drawing from the town. The proposition of course Is not entertained seriously. EXPOSURE CAUSES CHILD'S DEATH Coroner Holds Inquest Over Little Llllle Oleaon. PENDER. Neb.. April 14. (Special Tele gram.) Coroner Ream held an inquest to day over the body of little Lillle Oleson and the Jury returned a verdict that the child came to her death from exposure and exhaustion and further exonerated the father and other members of the family from all blame In the matter. The In quest was held at the town of Walthlll. The body was examined by the coroner and Drs. Hart and Rolth. -They all united in the opinion there were no signs of vio lence on the body and expressed no doubt as to the cause of death being exposure. The verdict is In line with public opinion both here and in the vicinity of the tragedy and Is taken as the' final clearing up of the mystery of the disappearance of the little girl In Beeembalfflnst. Contest Likely In Plattsmonth. PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., April 14. (Spe cial.) During the regular meeting of the city council In thia city last evening At torney A. L. Tldd made a demand that the votes for city officers be canvassed and that certificates of election be Issued to the following named republicans: W. It. Pickett, mayor; Dr. E. W. Cook, city treasurer, and E. J. Rlchey, city clerk. A motion to place the demand on file was carried. The vote for councllmen and members of the Board of Education was then canvassed. The democratic city clerk holds there Is no law for writing the names on the ballots and that no city officers were elected. The probabilities FIVE BROTHERS All Thought They Knew Good Coffee. An amusing story comes from a veteran In Iowa. It shows how possible It Is for not only one man to be mistaken about a matter, but four make the sami blunder at once. "Thirteen years ago," writes a Colonel of the late war, "I was a confirmed In valid, unable to attend to business. I had heart trouble and had It bad. "Deciding to consult a specialist I told my wife I was going to Chicago for a few days on busings, not saying what the main business f i. "On arriving In the city I went to see a man on a small matter and had to climb two flights of stairs. I thought I would never get to the top. I could only go up two or three steps at a time and this by hanging onto the railing. When I got to the man's office. I was so exhausted I had to rest before I could state my errand. "Next morning I sought out my specialist. He looked me over, asked me If I used tobacco or Intoxicating liquors. I said no. Ever drink coffee? Yes, always have. In fact It la all that I live on these days. "Well you must stop It entirely, said the doctor. Why mar I gasped, what shall I live on? Did you ever drink Postum, ho asked. I said no. Then he asked me where I wos stopping and sent me to a restaurant with Instructions to have them make me Postum. "So I took my meals there and really lik ed Postum from the start, I stayed more than ten days and went home feeling much better. I could sleep and the 'gone' feel ing had gone, sure enough. When I arrived at home I Just picked up my suit case and walked home from the depot aa spry as a kitten and I'll not soon forget ths happy surprised look on my wife's face. "When she opened the ault case, she found two packages of Postum. She laughed at me and said that we could get plenty at the store. I had always been finicky about my coffee and my four broth ers were all acquainted with the fine Java my wife used to make. " We were all bankers and got together sometimes for a visit. About this time they all happened ft be at our house and remarked that they expected some of Nettle's fine coffee. Bhe called me out and said we must have some coffee. "Make Postum Just as you have been doing, I said. The boys were all about as I had been from drinking coffee. They complimented my wife on her "Java" and drank two cups apiece. "After dinner she told them It was not Java. Whatl No, It was Postum. Tnen she told them of my complete recovery since quitting coffee and using Postum. They all went away determined to quit coffee, and we are all today enjoying the pink of good health, and we attribute It largely to the use of Postum." "There's a Reason." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Miller. Stewart (Sl 413-15.17 South Sixteenth Street GRAND CLEARING SALE IN OUR BASEMENT Continues to Draw tne Crowds, Seeking tne Great Oar- galns Offered. Window Shades, all color, worth up to 75c, sale Price 25 Curtain Ilodx, worth up to 8Ac lQc Curtain Rods, extra slw, worth up to 50c... 20 Rope Portiere, worth up to $0.00 $1.00 Ingrain Remnant Ruga, 1 yard each 10c Wilton Velvet and Axmlnster Remnant Rugs, fl.OO, 75c, 50c 23 WATCH Big sale of Brussels, Velvet are that quo warranto proceedings will be commenced In the district court In this city In a contest on mayor, city clerk, and possibly on city treasurer. Flattsmouth, liko Nebraska City, elected a mayor, city clerk and city treasurer for one year, as the term of those officers expired this spring. Nebraska News Notes. YORK Mrs. E. J. Atkinson has presented the York College library with a number of valuable books. NEBRASKA CITY-W. A. Bader of the firm of Bader Bros., Is dangerosuly 111 and no hopes are entertained for his recovery. BEATR1CR Joseph Worthington left yesterday for Billings, Mont., to take a position with the Northern Pacific Express company. YORK The brick work on the Elks' building was commenced today by Hugo O. Kerberg of Omaha, manager of P. C. Cree den & Co. NEBRASKA CITY-Mrs. Ellen J wife of Hon. Charles aMrshall, died at her home at Douglas yesterday morning, after a lingering illness, aged 62 years. BEATRICE The new Rurwood. formerly the market hotel, waa thrown open to the public yesterday.. The hotel was recently purchased by the Renter Hotel company. BEATRICE The funeral of Mrs. Adella Davis was held yesterday from the Metho dist church at Fllley. The services were conducted by Rev. U. Q. Brown of this city. BEATRICE James Crawford, living near Wymore, captured a mother wolf and ten young whelps. The old wolf was killed and the young ones were brought to town and given away aa pets. BEATRICE Word was received hero yesterday -from Portland. Ore., announcing the death of Mrs. Maymn Scott Ruffner, formerly of this city. She was 21 years of age and leaves a husband and little babe. NEBRA8KA CITY Word has been re ceived In this city of the marriage of Mrs. Iottie Brown of this city at Sabula, la., to Charles I-atham of Chicago. They will go to the Pacific coast to make their future home. BEATRICE Elizabeth Montague Chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution, was entertained yesterday by Mrs. M. V. Nichols. Historical papers were read by Miss Minnie Davis, Mrs. E. G. Drake and Mrs. R. J. Kllpatrick. BEATRICE The Bereans class of the Christian church organized a ball team last evening by the election of J. E. Davis, manager, and Elmer Conn captain. All the young men of the different churches of the city are organizing ball teams, and some fast gamea will be played the com ing season. BEATRICE A telegram was received tere yesterday from Rawhade, Nev., an nouncing the death of Lou Wehn, former resident of this city, whieh occurred at that place last Saturday. Mr. Wehn until about a year ago was engaged in the car riage and wagon manufacturing business having lived here for twenty-five years. YORK The York Commercial club fa thinking of arranging the large tabernacle building owned by the York chautauqvia Into a convention hall, to be used to enter tain and accommodate the large state con ventions. If the building were enclosed, it would make the largest convention building In the state outside of the Auditorium in Omaha. YOR It was not necessary for Yorki find eastern purchasers for Its issue of Intersection paving bonds, Issued this week In payment of paving in districts No. 1 and t. The Farmers' National bank, owned principally by farmers and land owners living in and near York, purchased the entire Issue of 127,000, paying par and ac crued Interest. YORK Contractors and bU!i?rs claim that owing to the mildness of last winter and the large amount of bulldlrfg in York they lost very little time and were em ployed all winter, making this winter one of the best in many years. During the winter over $00,000 worth of buildings weie erected during the months of January, February and March. NEBRASKA CITY The engagement of Charles H. Schminke snd Miss Mollle Kidd has been announced. They are to be mar ried next month. Both are society leaders and the wedding will be an elaborate af fair. The prospective groom is the young est " son of the late Paul Schminke, who was Senator C. II. Van Wyck's closest friend and adviser. BEATRICE The Board of Education met last evening to consider plans for the new high school building. Architects N. S. Spencer of Champaign. III., J. A. Felt of Kansas City, R. W. Grant of Beatrice, Hrandenberg of Fair bury, andLatenzer of Omaha, presented plans, H. R. Cook of Kansas City addressed the board on heat ing and ventilating systems. CENTRAL CITY An Important business transaction has been consummated this week by the terms of which P. C. Jensen buys out the implement business of H. W. Grieve, and Mr. Jensen in turn sells his blacksmithing. tank factory and plalng mill business to his brother, P. K. Jensen. The change In management of the two concerns will take place about the first of May. CENTRAL CITY Central City la to have a new theater, which will give a per formance every day and charge., uniform price of 10 centa. The old Sattlrr building on the east side of the tralnage is being fitted up with seats this week, and will shortly upen under the name of the Lyric. The proprietor of the new Lyric is Bryson Smart, who formerly conducted a similar how house at Elkhart, Ind., which he re cently sold. NEBRASKA CITY-Rlchard A. Cleve. one o ft he bent known stock raisers in this part of the county, suffered from ptomaine poison, by reason of eating some link sau sage. Physicians worked over him for two days and feel that he has a chance of re)very. He is still very weak. He was taken sick while In the dlstr'ct court, where he had a case against the Burlington rail way for damages for killing some cattle which he shipped over their line. PLATTSMOUTH Word was received in this city today that Henry lierold was arrested In Jerseyvllle, III., yesterday charged with having embezzled I17.W0 from W. W. Coates of this city, while general manager of his various stores. Henry Herold waa born and grew to manhood In this city and after the death of his father, William Herold, succeeded him In the gen eral merchandise business In this city, but was recently declared a bankrupt. Since that time he has been employed by W. W. Coates until tlie flmt of this year. His wife and three small children reside in this city, also his mother and one sister and one brother, James, and one sister In Lincoln. CENTRAL CITY A blackened stretch of landscape, extending over half a section about seven miles north of town marks the path of as destructive a prairie fire as has visited the county In many years. The fire started In some mysterious manner on the Hammond place, and before it had burned out It had run over a quarter section farmed by Noah Bale and a quarter oc cupied by one of the Hord ranches and known as the old Smith place, (in the Bale farm, which Is known as the old Metcalf quarter, the farm house was destroyed and a hay barn and 4u0 bushels of corn and some outbuildings were consumed by tlie flames. tin the Hord ranch seventeen slacks of hay were consumed. CENTRAL CITY As the result of the visit of Division Superintendent Ware of the I'nion Pacific to Central City last week, at which time he attended the Commercial ciuU lianquet, the railroad has already gi anted one of the concessions the Com mwi,J Unb baa baao laboring! for and W Carpet Sweepers, worth np to $3.50, sale price. "l 82.00 Hassocks, worth up to $1.50, each. I0 Matting Sample Rugs, each Inlaid Linoleum, per square yard, $1.00, 75c, nd 250 Printed Linoleum, per square yard, 50c to. . . . Ingrain Carpets, 50c to 25 FOR TOMORROW'S AD. and Axminster Carpet, ranging in a fair way to grant others. Owing to the limited force at the Union Pacific depot and the volume of business they handle. It Is generally well nigh Impossible to get a report on how the trains are run ning by telephoning to the depot. By a special arrangement, however, the rail road officials have agreed that all train reports shall be communicated to the cen tral telephone office as soon ss received, nnd inquiries regarding the trains will henceforth he answered from the central telephone office without communicating with the depot. BEATRICE The directors of the Beatrloe Commercial club held a well attended meet ing last evening. The secretary presented a Intter from a large factory making wood pipe and employing 100 men. This factory In seeking a location weat of the Missouri river, and thinks favorably of Beatrice as a desirable point for establishing such an enterprise.. Messrs. A. H. Kidd and D. 8. Dalbey, representing the Gage County Farmers' Institute were present In the In terest of the Gage county corn exhibit as a means of securing an exhibit, which will represent the great corn growing Industry of Gage county at the national corn show to be held at Omaha next winter. A com mittee comprising C. C. Baker, E. O. Drake and L. B. Howey was sppolnted to assist in raising funds to represent the county as a banner corn growing district. Charles Jones presented the proposition to locate an automobile factory here, and the matter was referred to the committee man ufacture. The entertainment committee was Instructed to arrange for the annual meeting of the enttre club to be held early next month. NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY Qnalnt and Carious Features of I.lfe in a Rapidly Growing; Stnte. Summer Worries The season Is fast sp procchlng when this whole country will begin worrying over the com. First we'll worry for, fear there Isn't enough rain, then we will worry for fear the frost will catch It, and In the end we will find that e had no cause to worry at all, at all. Norfolk News. The Water Cart Omaha recently abol ished the screens from the windows of lis multitude of saloons and now a federal court has rendered a decision that it must buy a water works system and pay for It more than $6,000,000. Talk' about the prog ress of the water wagon that's going some. Fremont Tribune. On His String It Is seldom that a man goes fishing and has to land his wife to make a count, but such was the experience of J. H. Yeast last Sunday. His wife and Mrs. Frank Brayton accompanied him, and Mrs. Yeast decided to go ashore, and In attempting to leave the boat pushed tt from under her and took a spring bath In the beautiful Mlnnechadua to the depth of about four feet. The party was In the bayou on the north side of the pond and Mrs. Yeast was rowed across to Sandy Point, where she made for home with as little publicity as possible. Valentine Re publican. Better the Day. the Better Fishing There was bettor fishing down at the "point" last Sunday than Columbus fishermen have enjoyed for years. During the day one party of five members of the local Isaak Walton club took fifty-one fine wall-eyed pike from the waters. They averaged close to two pounds each. In the party were Judge Hensley. George Falrclilld. George Turner. Peter McCaffrey and George Wins low. Mr. Falrchlld recalls one day years ago when he and C. A. Bpelce caught seventy-two pike, but since that day he has never seen fishing any better: than It was last Sunday. Columbus Telegram.. FrightsMy poor ' old lid looks pretty slim; I've worn It seven years, snd when I view its .crown and brim, I shed un bidden tsars. It is the climax and the sum of all ths t's tough in tiles; yet, though Its looking- fierce and bum, it beats by forty miles the hats.) see the women wear around the tows this spring, all loaded dowrtwlth grass and hair and moss' and everything. You'll see their hats of every hue the dyer's arts command, with flowers like none that ever grew outside of Bug houseland; wings of birds and tails of cats, and traps too weird to tell O, Mary Ann! Such screaming fiats, would make an In dian yell! Walt - Mason in Emporia Oar sette and Nebraska Exchanges. A Carer. This is to certify that all druggists are authorized to refund your money It Foley's Honey and Tar falls to cure your cough or oold. It stops the cough, heals ths lungs and prevents serious results from a cold. Cures la grippe coughs, and prevents pneu monia and consumption. Contains no opi ates. The genuine Is In a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. For sale by all drug gists. Fearfal Slaaarhtcr of deadly microbes occurs when throat and lung diseases are treated with Dt. King's New Discovery. 60c and $1.00. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. WINCrl CASE JT0 BE RETRIED Old Fight' Over Will Is Cassia U Aajala Before a Jary la District Coart. Before a Jury In Judge Troup's cqurt the Beth Winch will caae which has been In litigation for years will be tried, the ques tion for the Jurors to decide being whether or not the will shall be admitted to pro bate. Winch died leaving the bulk of his property to his second wife, whom he mar ried after securing a divorce, as he supposed from W.fe No. 1. After his death the child ren of the first wife went Into court and had the decree of divorce set sslde nullify', lng the second marriage. They are now attacking the will claiming he was mentally incompetent to make It and that he had set It aside- by subsequent transfers of property. The case was tried over two years ago before' Judge Bears and the jury found against probating the will. After the ver dict was received the original copy of the will which could not be found during the trial cams to light. Judge TTbup granted a Beaton from 83c, per yard, to .... 50c new trial on the grounds of errors In the instructions and the whole case will be retried. It will require two or three weeks. Since the last rase was tried some of the filings have been lost and Judge Troup had to grant leave to file substituted pleadings. M. E. SMITH IN KANSAS CITY Omaha Wholesalers Open Ninth Branch llense, Last One on the Kan, M. E. Smith A Co., wholesale dry goods dealers and manufacturers of clothing, have opened a branch, office Snd sales room In Kansas City, located at S15 Central street. In the heart of the wholesale dis trict. ' ' ' This Is the ninth branch which the Omaha company maintains In various cltlei of the country snd another Indicating of tho ability of Omaha firms to do business In the face of the hardest competition. A little st a time the Omaha firm has been aecurlng a larger territory In Kansas and for some time It has required six traveling salesmen to look after the Kansas trade. . 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