Nebraska Newspapers

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FRIEND OF OUTLAW IN JAIL
C. . Long;, Curtain's Associate, and
May Carter Arrested.
WOMAN FOUND WITH THE MAN
(omiilrlr Record of (llflirr "mlth's
Mnrderer ahowa ei l,nn( Career
of Outlawry by .lurk
Curtain.
'. K.- Lang, ' albas 'Whij.e. nn ex-cnnvlet
nil safe blower and an acquaintance of
Jai k Curtain, Uio murderer of Officer
Smith, ha. been arrested by the police as a
auspicious charartor along with May Carter,
the woman With whom Long; has born asso
ciate ;.
Detectives Davls and Fattullo arrested
long shortly after U o'clock Monday morn
ing in th street and then went to hist rooms
at A North Seventeenth street and took
the woman. Into custody. Long had about
tOJ In nloiity 'in his pockets when arrested
and two large revolvers were found In Ills
room and seized by the police. Both he
and the woman are bonked t the police sta
tion Ha suspicious characters.
"The arrest of Long has nothing to do
with the murder of OfTlier Smith," said
Chief o( lefectlvcs Savage. "He and the
Carter woman have been arrested merely
because they know Jack Curtain and be
cause !xni( la known to. he a rook. He
has served time In Iowa for safe blowing
and has an extensive criminal record."
Ixing came to Omaha Monday, January
11, according to the police, and admits he
Is well acquainted with Curtain. It la not
known at present whether he enme here
with Curtain, and ho Is not supposed to
have .been at Ninth and Dodge streets at
the time Officer Smith was shot. However,
the police, will hold, him with the Idea of
getting all possible information frrpi him
and to keep him In' custody until word Is
received that he Is wanted somewhere for
a crime, lie refused to talk at the police
station when fjuestlotied by Captain Sav
age, saying nothing more than that he
knew Curtain nulle well.
It fhnught . by .the police that May
Carter , la lliu "woiiih,u . who telephoned an
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Inquiry about Curtain to the police station
Saturday night and sent him a basket of
fruit at the hospital. She will not answer
questions based on this theory.
Record of Jack C'nrtaln.
Tl:at Jack Curtain, whese real name Is
Hugh Jackson, is a bold and famous out
law and desperado, is fully corroborated
by the Plnkerton National Detective
agency. Chief Donahue of the local polloi
department received a letter from the Chi
cago office of the agency Monday morning
It gives a lengthy account cf Curtain's
larecr since the year 1896, so far as It is
known to the police of the country, and
stated that before that time Curtain had
been a "bad actor" for many years.
In tabulated form, following Is Curtain's
record, according to Plnkerton detectives:
1W2, served time in Wyoming for stage
robbery. Before that had served in Jef
ferson City, Mo,
1S!M, exact date not known; released from
Colorado state prison. Canon City, Colo.;
length of term and nature ef crimo not
stated.
December 18, sentenced to Nebraska
penitentiary at Lincoln for five years for
safe burglary and attempt! murder at
North Platte.
October 3, 1S97, escaped from Nebraska
penitentiary.
October 30, 1837, recaptured In Iowa and
arraigned on a charge at Terry, la; bound
over to the district court; case then dropped
by authorities and Curtain sent back to
Lincoln, Neb., to serve out his sentence,
October 6. 1300, released from Nebraska
penitentiary.
Arrested In Omaha,
November 22, 1900. Curtain arrested In
Omaha with George Parker, alias "Kid
Parker, George B. Klrby, George Jones,
Tony Lewis, George O'Brien, "Bedford
Tony," Frank Curtis and George Wright
They had as companions men. known as
"St. Louis Jimmy," "The Jimmy Kid" and
Joseph O'Brien; suspected of saloon rob
bery, but not convicted; sent to jail for
short terms.
October 21. 1901, Curtain and two other
men suspected of robbing bank at Mat
lock, la., of 12,000; not caught.
February 1, 1902, Curtain, with Frank
Alexander and Arthur Inman,' shot and
murdered Police Officer Charles Mayer at
St. raul Mirm.; When In act of robbing a
saloon; not apwehended at the time; bot
tle of nitroglycerine found at door of sa--loon.
September 9. 1904,. arrested at Dallas, Tex.,
..uw Wlnfwit Garrison and R. R. Rav-
I motid, latter known as "Hand-and-a-Half"
WEEK FOR AGRICULTURISTS
Number of Association Meet, Among
Them State Board of Agriculture.
MATTPTN STARTS BOOST FOR HEN
Brings More Cash to rhraaka Than
Its MarhAdrertlsed Wheat frost
and Third as Mirk as
the Corn Crop.
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! Kelley; Curtain Immediately identified by
St. Ixiuis Plnkertons as man wanted for
murder at St. Paul: learned that Curtain
could not be convicted because of Insuf
ficient evidence.
June, 1905. Curtain arrested at Greeley,
Colo., with Walter Le Rue, for robbery at
I.aSalle. Colo.; tried, convicted and sen
tenced to state prison. Canon' City. Colo.,
for Indeterminate terms of from three to
four years; Curtain escaped later.
November 3. 1905, recaptured and returned
to Greeley, Colo.
November 15. 1905, sentenced to indeterm
inate term of from two and one-half to
three years In state prison; granted stay
of thirty days to allow appeal to supreme
court.
Kreaka Jail Again.
January 8. 1901?. escaped from Greeley Jail
In company with Walter McCarthy, a for
ger, and J. J. Davis, an. Illegal liquor sel
ler. fter beating and choking into insensi
bility Jailer David Camp.
March 19. 190S, arrested In Springfield.
i Mo., on suspicion; companion killed at time
In battle with officer; returned to Colorado
slate prison.
January 14, 1909. shot and murdered Police
Officer L. A. Smith after robbing a woman
of diamond locket; captured on Douglas
street bridge by Detectives Devereese and
Hietfeld sfter dangerously wounding Dev
ereese and being himself critically shot In
a pitched battle with the officers; now at
Omaha General hospital under guard.
Aliases under which Hugh Jackson has
been known; Jack Curtain, Albert Clark,
Geoige Clark, Jack Curtain, John Curtain,
Jack Havlin, Tom Whitmore, Hugh Hard
ing, John Harding, Jack Hardin, John
Cummings. Hugh Cummings, Thomas Cur
tis, Jack Curtis, Fratjk Havlin, Jack Havl
lin. The Tinkerton agency says that the out
law was once married and that his wife's
mother kept a hotel in Omaha and later
In Sioux City.
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(Frem.a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Jan. lS.-(Ppecla1.) Organised
agriculture will hold the beards In Lin
coln this week and the legislature, while
It will be In session, will pay a good deal
of attention to the farmers who have come
In to attend the series of meetings ir
ranged for them. This is the eighth annual
meeting of the allied associations.
The sesslens began this sftertioon with
meeting of the Association of Agrlcul
tural Students at the state farm. Tonight
Governor Shallenberger delivered an ad
dress to the students and visitors at the
farm. Tomorrow the sessions of the State
Board of Agriculture will begin. This la
the time ef the annual meeting, when the
election of officers will be held. Prel
dents of county agricultural societies at
tend and have a vote In the proceedings.
C. H. Rtidge of Lincoln Is now president
of the board and W. R. Mellor of Lincoln
Is secretary.
Following is a list of the meetings sched
uled for the remainder of the week, with
the dates of the same:
Nebraska State Veterinary Medical Asso
ciationMonday and Tuesday, January IS
and 19.
Nebraska Poland-Chlr.a Breeders' Asso
eintion Tuesday, January 19.
-Nebraska Puroc-Jersey Breeders' Asso
elation Tuesday, January 19 (evening ses
sion only).
Nebraska Red Polled Breeders' Associa
tii n Tuesday. January 19.
Nebraska Aberdeen-Angus Breeders' As
sociation Tuesday. January 19.
Nebraska State Board of Agriculture
Tuesday and Wednesday. January 19 and 21.
Nebraska State Horticultural Society
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday, Janu
ary 19. 30 and 21.
Nebraska Dairymen's Association On
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, Janu
arv 20. 21 and 22.
Nebraska State Poultry Association
Tuesday and Thursday. January 19 and 21
Nebraska State Reekeepers' Association
Wednesday, January 20.
Nebraska State Swine Bleeders' Assocla-
tlnn Wednesday. January 20.
Nebraska State Home Keonomics Asso
ciationWednesday and Thursday, Janu
arv 20 and 21.
Nebraska Improved Live Stock Breeders'
Association Thursday. January 21.
Nebraska Corn Improvers' Association-
Thursday and Friday. January 21 and 22.
Nebraska Farmers' Institute Conference
Friday. January 22.
Nebraska Shorthorn Breeders' Association
Friaay, January 22.
Lay of the Nebraska Hen.
"Thought I knew something about the
great Nebraska hen," remarked Deputy
Commissioner of Ibor Maupin this morn
Ing, "but since I have occupied this desk
I've been filling up on information. The
hen has not. had the proper recognition
We've talked about the steer and dairy cow
and the hog until we have fallen into the
habit of thinking that the hen Is a side
Issue, so to speak. Why. she brought $18,
000,000 worth of eggs to market in Nebraska
last year, to say nothing of the value of
her offspring in the way of fried chicken
She laid 1.200.000.000 eggs In If.
"If the Nebraska hen laid 118.000,000 worth
of eggs In 1908 and her offspring was worth
one-half as much more In the shape of fried
chicken and chicken pie, the hen was worth
more to Nebraska than our boasted wheat
crop of $26,000,000; almost twice as much
our oat crop of JIG.OOO.OOO; twenty times as
much as our barley crop; twenty time. a.
much as our- rye crop, and one-third as
much as our corn crop and we have talked
about our corn crop until all the world
knows Nebraska beats them all. Now, why
shouldn't we begin giving the grand old
Nebraska hen her Just due?
"Really we ought to have a new seal for
this great state, and when it is designed
we ought to Insist that the Nebraska hen
receive proper recognition thereon."
Lincoln Monument Association.
The Lincoln Monument association will
meet In the office of Treasurer Brian Fri
day morning to outline further plans for
securing a monument to Abraham Lincoln.
At that meeting General Manderson and G.
W. Wattles of Omaha, F. M. Hall of Lin
coln and others who are Interested in the
move will be present. Henry of Holt county
has already Introduced a bill appropriating
SiS.'O to complete the fund now being raited
by popular subscription, i It is probable this
bill will be changed to make the appropria
tion 125.000, as a member of the association
has agreed to raise $15,000 more If the leg
islature appropriates the larger sum, mak
ing a total of $40,000, which will build the
finest Lincoln monument in the world.
M airhead on Hoard of Health.
Dr. A. L. Muirhead of Omaha was this
afternoon elected a member of the board of
secretaries of the State Board of Health.
He takes the place of Dr. George Brash of
Beatrice. Eight ballots were taken before
the election of Dr. Muirhead. On the last
ballot he received the votes of Governor
Shallenberger and Attorney General Thompson.
Paroled Prisoner Itecaptared.
George Williams, . .Nebraska cunvict who
broke his parole and left the slate with
almost a year yet to serve of a five-year
sentence, has been arrested in Minnesota.
A requisition was issued for him today by
Governor Shallenberger and an officer of
the state will go for him. Williams was
convicted of cutting with Intent to kill.
Wedding; Is Postponed.
Miss Josie Arms, the young woman from
Louisville, Ky., whose acquaintance by let
ter with A. D. Taylor, the village shoe
maker of Havelock several month, ago
Liactlrv Offiee Omaha. Bee
518 Little BuiUing
Auto PKne 7417. Bell A-2593
G. N. Porter, Manafer.
Only a plank whic h had been accidentally
dropped by one of the workmen stopped the
tank and held It in check until the train
passed by. The tsnk was being unloaded
from a car on a sidetrack and It was
necessary to roll It across the main line
track. The tank Is about ten feet in dlsme
ler. forty feet long .nd weighs fifteen
tons.
created a romance that culminated last
Wednesday In the Kentucky woman's visit
ere, leaves this afternoon on her return
ourney homo.
Though the wedding bells. anRcipated on
her arrival, have not chimed yet, and al-
hough neither she" nor Mr. Taylor will con- ,
sent to a definite stAtentrnt the latter Intl-
mated that Miss Arms probably will pay
nnother visit to Nebraska about July 4.
fer dissent from this was not very vig
orous.
Appraising; Yladart Damages.
A preliminary hearing of the committee
on appraisement of damages that will re
sult from the construction of the North
Tenth street viaduct wss held In the
mayor's office at the city hall this after
noon. The meeting was held in order to
accommodate Mr. Rogers of the Rogers
Lumber company, who came down from
Minneapolis to enter the claim of his com
pany. Mr. Rogers claims that the placing
of the viaduct on Tenth street will amount
to confiscation of the retail business of
his company, as an extra trip of six blocks
will have to be made by all wagons that
go to and from the yards. The committee
will meet regularly tomorrow morning, and
hear the testimony of the other protestants.
Itedaetlon in Rate..
A notification to the effect that on soap-
ash from Hutchinson, Kan., to Lincoln a
rate of 15 cents was agreed upon at the
transmissourl meeting of railroads last
week wss received by Secretary Whltten of
the Commercial club this morning. The
former commodity rate was 46 cents, erg
the reduction is expected to boom the
manufacture of soap and washing powders
In Lincoln. This Is the second rate that
has been secured by the club within a short
time, for the benefit of this same Industry.
Not long ago. a rate of 9 cents was se
cured from Woodbury, Kan., on silica, an
other element that goes Into the manufac
ture of washing powder, and at ttie same
time a rate of 21 cents was secured through
to Chicago.
Fined Under Pare Food Law.
On complaint of Deputy State Inspector
J. W. Johnson, the Hsrley Drug companv
was fined $10 and" costs In Bacon's Justice
court this afternoon for a violation of the
pure food law. The company entered a
plea of guilty to the charge of offering for
sale a drug labeled "Dr. Nott s Melon Seed
Compound," and marked as containing 7
per cent alcohol, when, as a matter of fact,
examination showed the contents to have
less than 4 per cent alcohol. The fine given
Is the minimum allowed under the statute.
Cuds
Rev.
FOLLOW THE CROWO TO THE NEW STORE
CLIBS FAVOR IJUFOBM BOOKS
Commercial Organisation. Will Aek
Legislator for .New Auditing; Law.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Jan. 18. (Special.)
The executive officers of the Nebraska
State Association of trommerciil clubs met
at Norfolk with the committee of the local
club of that city and made some of the
preliminary arrangements for the annual
convention of the state association, and
fixed the dates for the same on Wednesday
and Thursday, March 17 and IS. The Nor
folk club Is enthusiastically preparing for
the event and a fine program Is being ar
ranged. It was the consensus of opinion
that cities having any peculiar needs In
the way of legislation eliould co-operate
with the state association in this session,
pending the meeting. nd the Joint deli
berations there had between official, of the
various cities. One ive'ijv' along this line
I. the proposed establishment of the office
of an examining auditor, appointed by the
state authorities, to examine the accounts
of the various cities of the size of Fremont.
Grand Island, Hastings. Kearney. Norfolk,
York, Beatrice, etc., which would lead to
a more uniform system of accounting and
a more thorough system of checking than
can be done by the ordinary counellmanic.
finance committee. The Idea appears to
be original with Mayor Henry Schuff of
this city, who Is booked for a paper on
the subject. Another subject that will be
taken up Is the matter of legislation for
paving for smaller cities. It 1s urged that
each club in the state select, at once, two
delegates and that, whenever It Is prac
ticable and agreeable, one of these represent
the city government, or confer with the
municipal authorities along such lines. In
order to be authorized to express the wishes
of those authorities.
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MOTHER KIDNAPS LJTTLE GIRL
Then Mrs. Hlarlcksen Flics A HI
davit AnoUaUlna to '.
tesrt,
Mrs. Bertha C. Hlnrliiisen kidnaped her
(laughter Christmas day mid yesterday
apologised profusely to the court for so
doing. The apology Is in the form of an
affidavit filed in the office cf the clerk
of the district court.
Mrs. Hinricliscn ' -s suing her husband,
Frank P. Hlnrlchsen. for divorce, and has
been awarded temporary alimony, while
I he has the custody of the little girl. Mrs
tlinriclisen's affidavt recites that when
I she visited the child Christmas day she
! was so startled at hearing the girl curse
and swear that of her own impulse and
J without consulting anyone she forthwith
I ! ok her and fled from the house. The
child Is still with her. Mrs. Hlnrlchsen
declares that she recognise, that .he griev
ously erred against the order of the court
and will produce the child when the case
comes lo trial. The affidavit allege, that
the girl was being taught tales against
her. She prays for increased temporary
alimony and says that slander, circulated
against her have injured her reputation
and caused her to lose her roomer..
Bahcock Decree an.lalaed.
CHICAGO. Jan. 18 Judge Dupuv'. de
cree dismissing the bill of Margaret Ann
Babcoek to obtain an eighth Interest In
J.i.nj.iMi acres of land which the slate of
Texas granted a syndicate In return for
the erection of the capitol of that state
I ass sustained in a decision rendered by the
i cunt of appeals today.
I Actus 8alvuitn-ilv vtaiit Ada.
ACCIDENT AT AIWORTH
Ranchman Killed and Editor Ha. Arm
Broken.
AINSWORTH. Neb.. Jan. IS. (Special
Telegram.)-Edwsrd Stokes, a farmer,
whose residence is nine miles north, was in
town Saturday with a four-horse team, and
at S o'clock p. m. he was last seen un
hitching his team to start home. At 9
a. m. Sunday morning he was found in
Sisson's pasture at the bottom of a deop
gulch, with the wagon bed across his neck.
His neck was broken. He leaves a wife
and seven children.
Tast Saturday night J. M. Cotton, editor
of the Ainsworth Star-Journal, while walk
ing on the sidewalk, fell and broka his left
arm at the wrist.
OLD AT TWENTY
Ketura of Youth with Proper rood.
Many persons who eat plenty never seem
to bo properly nourished.
That . because the food is not digested
and absorbed. Much that is eaten is never
taken up by the system as real food, and
so the tissues simply starve and the In
dividual may, as in a recent case, look and
feel old In what should be the bloom of
life, youth.
"At twenty I was prematurely old. All
the health and vigor and brightness of
youth had been, as it seemed, stolen from
me. I went to work in the morning with
slow step, and a dull head.
"My work through the day was unsatis
factory for my breakfast lay In my stom
ach like a hard lump. I was peevl.ti and
the gas in- my stomach was very an
noying. After supper I usually went to bed
to toss half the night from sheer nervous
ness. .
This wss all from Indigestion wrong
eating
"Finally I tried Grape-Nuts and I csn
not describe the full benefits received
from tlio food. It gave me back my health.
It has completely restored good digestion
and relieved me of my ailments. I steadily
improved and am now strong and In per
fect health."
Name given by Poslum Co., Battle Creek,
Mi-h. Read "The Road to Wellvllle," in
pkgs. "There's a Reason."
Sver read the above letter A nw eas
appears from tin. to tlms. They ars ga
alas, true, aal fall of hnaiaa Uteres.
Eastern Star O (Beers Entertained.
PLATT8MOUTH. Neb.. Jan. 18.-Spe-clal.)
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Askwith enter
tained In the Nebraska Masonic home In
this city Sunday afternoon at luncheon for
the officers of Vesta chapter of the Orde'r
of Eastern Star In Omaha and the officers
of the home. Among the number were:
Grand patron, Mary Alverson of Tork;
grand matron, Marie Apian of Rushville;
grand secretary, Anna Simpson of Omaha;
grand Martha, Mrs. J. W. Gamble of
Plattsmouth; past grand matron, Mrs.
Anna Dobson of Lincoln: past grand
matron. Sue Pence of Lincoln; past grand
matron, Mrs. Winebrenner of Omaha; asso
ciate grand patron, D. E. Green of Lincoln;
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dowling of Omaha,
Frank Young of Broken Bow. a trustee; J.
W. Bowen of Grand Island, of the Soldiers'
home.
The visitors arrived on the Missouri
Pacific In the morning and returned to
Omaha on the Burlington in the afternoon.
The trustees found the Nebraska Masonic
home In excellent condition under the able
management of Mr. and Mrs. Ask with.
enrnnka News Notes,
WKSTON Frank Molak and Man
were married today in Wahoo, by
nor or the Catholic church.
BLl'W H1L1.-U. K. Congdon. formerly
pioprletor of the American hotel at Wll
eex. has leased the Paugh house here and
will take possession Monday, January 26.
LKIGH The Independent Order of Red
Men, Oslumct tribe No. 72, gave a social
dance to Its members and their families
at the opera house on ThursdHy evening.
i ORK Dan Blood, owner and manager
of the York lee company, who was so
rwrlly Injured In falling In an Ice sliute, is
able to be out on crutches and can attend
lo some of his business.
WK8T POINT The West Point Brewing
r.ssociatlon has selected its new officers and
directors sa follows: President. Ferdinand
Koch; vice president. John Meier; secre
tary. M. K. Kerl; treasurer, J. T. Baumann;
llretors. F. Koch. John Meier. M. K. Kerl.
J. T. Baumann. A. H. Chambers, A. Derr
and William Stuefer.
WEST POINT-Tho West Point Butter
and Creamery company held its third an
nual election and will have for officers for
19ii9 the following: l'resldenl John Meier;
vice irw dent, llenrv Irknuti: secretary.
J. F. Kaup: treasurer, Henry Ickman: di
rectors. John Meier. Henry Ickman, J. F.
Kaup and George Meier.
BIJ'B HILL The farmers' Institute held
In Blue Hill Thursday and Friday wua
largely attended and great Interest was
shown by the farmers In the proceedings.
The exhibits were fine. Excellent talks
were made by C. G. Marshall of Lincoln
and B. F. Kingsley of Hastings.
WOOD RIVKR-Rev. J. C. Irwin, who
for several years past has been pastor of
the Presbyterian church of this place, has
resigned his position hero to accept a call
frona a larger church at Great Falls. Mont.
The offli-Wls of the church have accepted
his resignation rand he expects to leave in
a few weeks for his new field of labor.
WOOD RIVER At the annual election
of officers of the First National bank this
week, the following were elected: F. K.
Slusser. president; O. W. Eaton, vice presi
dent; H. S. Eaton, cashier; H. R. Root, as
sistant cashier. The usual annual dividend
was declared. The last year was one of
the most successful in tho history of the
Institution.
LEIGH The new school building has
been thrown open for occupancy. It con
sists of eight large rooms besides several
smaller ones, ond Is heated by steam heat.
The building stands second to none In the
state In towns the size of Ixigh. The old
school building wss sold at public auction
last Saturday end was bid In hy Ed
Wurdeman for $497.60.
YORK The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Farmers' National bank, held yes
terday, was attended by nearly forty-five
of the best known and prosperous York
county farmers, who take a great Interest
In the Farmers' National benk, the young
est bank In York county and the fouith
bank in York. A statement of business
shows a remarkable, prosperous and sub
stantial growth.
ALLIANCE The Initiatory game of bas
ket ball was played In the new gymnasium
January 16. The game was hotly contested
throughout and was one of the swiftest and
eloseBt games that have been played here
for a long time. The strongest feature
of the game was the excellent team work
on both sides. This practically Insures the
championship of western Nebraska to Alli
ance. The score was: Sidney, 24; Alli
ance, 46.
WOOD RIVER F. S. West has Just re
turned from Europe, bringing with him
twenty head of Belgian and Perelieron stal
lions nd mares. He sold three head of
them at New York and a stallion In Chi
cago. The latter was one of the largest
stallions In Belgium and at the time Mr.
West sold him weighed 2.400 pounds, and
was in thin condition, owing to a very
rough voyage on the way over. Mr. West
has gone to Lincoln, where he is a mem
ber of the legislature.
WOOD RIVER The farmers' Institute,
which was held In this city Thursday and
Friday, was largely attended and every
one Is satisfied with the results. In addi
tion to the regular program ti corn show
u hold In which Emil Pearson of "Wood
River carried off the sweepstakes prizes
on com. A domestic science department
was also conducted for the women. A
horse show was held In connection with
the Institute and a large number of entries
were made in Jhls class.
HORDVILLE The stockholders of the
First Slate bank of Hordville at their sec
ond annual meeting, elected for directors.
Nathan Wilson, V. E. Wilson. C. V. Nel
son, William Lindalil and P. A. Erlckson.
The old officers were re-elected as follows:
Nathan Wilson, president; V. E. Wilson,
vice president: C. V. Nelson, cashier. The
directors voted to Increase the capital
stock from $12,000 to $15,000. which addi
tional stock was taken pro rata by the
present stockholders.
WOOD RIVER The municipal water
works and electric lighting plant is being
pushed very rapidly. Workmen are en
gaged In setting the big supply txnk and
the engines, while the mains for the water
and the poles and the wire for the lights
are all completed. It Is expected that the
plants will be In operation by February 1.
The air-pressure system of water works
Is going to be used, and a compound kero
sene engine will furnish the power for
pumping and running the dynamo for the
llrlits. The entire plant will cost about
$40,000.
WEST POINT No change has been made
In the personnel of the officers of the West
Point National and the Nebraska State
banks of West Point. The officers elected
are: West Point National President, Wil
liam Stuefer: vice president. J. T. Baumann;
cashier. J. W. Shearer; clirec-tors. William
Ptuefer. Joseph Hunger. II. W. Baumann,
J. W. Shearer and J. T. Baumann. Ne
braska State bank President. T. D. Thomp
son: vice president. Herman Koch: cashier,
A. F. Walla; assistant cashier. J. F. Za
ilcek: directors. T. D. Thompson. Herman
Koch. A. F. Walls, J. F. Zajicek, J. F.
Kaup and F. D. Hunker.
YORK Over $75,000 of the capital stock
of $200,000 was represented et the annual
meeting of the York County Farmers' Tele
phono company, one of the largest tele
phone companies In the country. For eight
years this company has been paying annual
dividends of 8 per cent, and each year Bets
nslde a nice fund for melntajnence and
surplus, making It one of the strongest
and best telephone companies. C. N.
Beqvcr. J. B. Erwine. Herman Dlers and
J. M. Bell were re-elected members of the
board of directors. Nearly every dollar of
the $i'00.000 capital stock Is owned by farm
ers of York county.
WEST POINT The Nebrsska Telephone
company, through F. Sonnenscbein, Its field
sgent. Is interesting large numbers of farm
ers In this and adjoining counties In the
new plan of telephone service, whereby a
certain number of patrons by romblning
are made sublicensees of the company and
have a most excellent service with long
distance connections, day. and niglit, for
the nominal sum of $3 per annum. Meetings
of farmers Interested are being constantly
held in the country precincts, at which the
benefits of the new plan are set forth by
Mr. Sonnenscheln. with the result that the
rural districts are being thoroughly cov
ered with telephone lines, bringing the
farmers more and more in touch with up-to-date
conditions.
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any time, but with tbem you
generally pet "out quality"
no "rut quality" here at
any time, almost everybody
knows it, too that is why
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every day. lon't overlook
Hie fact that this sale spreads
before you the world's best
suits and overcoats for men,
boys and children at less
than the cost of inferiority.
3 MORE GREAT BARGAIN EVENTS SCHED
ULED lor SATURDAY, JANUARY 33. WATCH
WINDOWS AND NEWSPAPERS.
TRAGEDY DIE TO POVERTY
Sceley Who Killed Wife, Daughter
and Self, Was Hard Pressed.
FORMERLY OF ST. JOSEPH, M0.
Railroad Man Killed.
BEATRICE. Neb., Jan. 18 (Special Tele
grom.) Edward Vernon, foreman of the
Burlington car repair gang, was killed fct
Wymore last night. He was working un
derneath a car. when a switch engine
pushed three cars over him. His legs were
cut off and he was so badly Injured that
he died this morning. Vernon was 45
years of age and leaves a widow and six
children.
Had Wreck Averted.
WOOD RIVER, Neb., Jan, IS (Special.)
What might have been a very serious wreck
on the main lino of the Union Paclflu was
narrowly averted here. About fifty work
men were engaged in unloading a heavy
supply tank for the new water works sys
tem, when the massive piece of Iron slipped
away from them and came very nearly
going tn front of the Io Angeles Limited
train, which was running at a rate of
lily tulles per hour tkrough the town.
Dead Man Was Treasurer of Stock
Yards Company and Prominent
In Business and Social
Circles.
SEATTLE. Wash. Jan. IS.-Latest devel
opments In the Seeley tragedy wherein the
bodies of W. L. Seeley. aged M. his wife,
nged about 60 and his 2 yenrs old daughter
were found, with their heads submerged
In a bath tub In their home in a fashion
able residence district are taken as
strengthening the theory that the man
killed the two women by striking them
with some blunt weapon, and then commit
ted suicide by drowning. Seeley recently
received, it is asserted. $s,ooo as his share
of his father's estate but within tho past
few days he had borrowed money to pay
his last month's rent, Indicating that 'he
was In financial straits. What has become
of the money has not yet been learned.
Before Seeley I lied himself he sent a
telegram to his brother Charles at Pomp-
roy: como at once, urgent, was tho text
of the message. The answer to the mes
sage was sent to the office of W. W. Wil
shlre in the New York block, where 8eeley
had desk room. Friday afternoon. Tho
answer was "Can't come, not very well.
Explain."
It was signed Charles Seeley. The dead
man's telegram appears to have been filed
here on Friday and reached Spokane at 8:i
a. m., on that day, indicating that Seeley
must have killed his wife and daughter on
Thursday and kilted himself early the fol
lowing day.
The only clue to the actual time of tho
murders was furnished by City Detective
H. C Adams. Adams was one of the offi
cers sent to Investigate a report of burg
lary in the neighborhood and says he saw
a light burning in an upper window of the
Seeley home at midnight. The bottle which
contained chloroform found in the house
was obtained from a nearby pharmacy. No
record of the purchase of such a drug for
the past few months could he found there.
The label was old and almost illegible.
Chloroform had been sold to a family
named Elliott, who formerly lived in the
houss.
Came from At. Joseph, Mo.
Seeley came here less than two years ago
from St. Joseph, Mo. He had lived there
two years and had moved there from
Ottawa, III., and had engaged in the prac
tice of law wherevtr he had been for the
last thirty years. Seeley was 55 years old,
his wife about three years his Junior and
his daughter 23 years eld.
The bodies were found by Guy M.
Smelzer, affianced husband of MlsS Seeley,
and E. R. Beibble, a friend of the family.
The family could not be communicated
! with after 9 o'clock Thursday, when
Smelzer talked over the telephone with
Miss Sceley. Efforts to get into communi
cation with the house later were unsuccess
ful. The only thing on the premises was
a huge black cat, which was locked In the
basement and which since had been fed by
the neighbors.
Although keeping up the appearance of
prosperity, Seeley had been forced to bor
row money for his last month's house rent
from W. W. Wilshlre, an attorney from
whom he rented desk room in the New
York building.
Police detectives searched his house for
weapons with which the murders had been
committed, but were unable to find any
blood stained Implements. No article of
Jewelry or anything of value were taken
from the house. Every window and dour
was found to have been securely locked.
uUJasm
mediate adoption having been led by Sena
tor Lodge.
Tho suit which President Roosevelt is
believed to have ordered brought sgsinsl
the Press Publishing company of New York,
on Recount of charges In the New York
World that certain well known persons.
Including Douglas Robinson, the brother-in-law
of the nresident, and C. P. T.ft,
the brother of the president-elect, were In
terested In the purchase of the Panama
canal property. Inspired the Rayner resolution.
C. p. Taft to Testify.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18.-C. P. Taft of
Cincinnati, hrother of William H. Taft.
will appear before the grand Jury in this
city tomorrow In connection with tn
Panama canal libel proceedings. Mr. Taft
reached Wanlilngcon- today frorn Augusta,
where he hns been visiting with his
lirother. and at once called on President
Roosevelt for a short conference. He said
that he did nnt discuss the details of th
mailer with the president and did not know
the inside of the rase. Mr. Taft said that
he had received a request from the district
attorney to appear here tomorrow after
noon and that he had not been formally
subpoenaed. He did not know, he said,
whether Douglas Robinson, the president's
brother-in-law. also had been requested
to appear before the Jury. The names of
Mr. Taft and Mr. Robinson were men
tioned in the publications about which
President Roosevelt complained.
DANGERS OF
CHILDHOOD
THE WORST OF THESE 18 THE
NEGLECTED 00L2).
invigorates and builds up the
devitalized, undermined sys
tem, whether it be from
disease, worry or overwork.
It strengthens the mind, the
nerves and the muscles; it
builds up the whole body as
nothing else will do.
Be sue to jet Scott's Emulsion.
The numerous cheap imitation,
and substitute, will not do yo
half as much good.
ALL VBCOOI8T
Scad this ad., (star cants for -
turning this paper, and r tIH tend yea
a UMaptcU ruooy AUu of th War kL
SCOTT A BOWNE. 40 rcarl SL.KT.
Health Commissioner Reynold
of Chicago Issues a Bulletin
to the Public.
CASE IS STILL A MYSTERY
(Continued from First Page.)
examination to find out who la responsible.
It is often impossible to find out who is
responsible in a corporation. How can we
name the man accused until we know who
Is to be indicted?"
Judge Ward interrupted to say that this
was a case of practice and that no one
should be given an opportunity of bringing
a man before the grand Jury and rake
about Ms affairs to make a criminal of
hits.
KAYXOR WAVrS INFORM ITIO
latrodace. Ilesolatloa Asking for He
port on Panama l.lbel Halt.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-A resolution was
Introduced today by Senator Rayner of
Maryland, calling on the attorney general
(or Information concerning the bringing
of a suit for libel against several news
papers. Mr. Rayner asked for immediate
consideration saying that the only purpot-e
was to get information whether this suit
had been ordered, whether it as brought
St the Instance of the president, under
what statue, by whom ordered, and by
what power and authority the court, are
being used to forward this suit.
The resolution went over until tomorrow,
undur the senate rules, objection to lm-
tFrom the Chicago Tribune.
"Heahh Commissioner Reynolds of Chi
cago, in hit latest bulletin of the depart
ment. iars that the worst danger to which
the children of Chicago art new exposed it
the neglected cold.
If your baby bat a cold don't 'it will
wear off and let it go at that 'if yew
children h.y. the tnumea, or Mr throat, or
water? erea, don't hetitat. to take tkem from
school for a day or two so tkU you lair
break up the coldt they hare.
Every parent can add to the healthy con
ditions of the city and to hie or her own
peace of mind by guarding against iy and
every kind of cold.
Generally the child doesn't know it caught
cold. It may be impossible to prevent it
from exposing its sensitive body te those
danger which elder person than. But the
chance of contracting colds can be easily
- .. .if...
aimmisnea oj a imi. care anc foresight.
a If the children get cold don't waste a
time.
Don't trifle with s celd."
This warning, coming from to preatinent
an official and one whote petition enable
him to know the real danger, theuld he
heeded by all. The live, of mtay children
are sacrificed each year by neglecting the
coldt which they take, other contractchreaie
catarrh from which they never fully recover.
It would be unwite for the health com
missioner of a city to recommend any remedy
or treatment fer a disease, but theuld he de
to Chamberlain' Cough Remedy would ear
ttinly head the list at the most eflicacieue
for cold, croup and whooping couch in
children, aad the one remedy that caneJw.ye
be depended upon to effect s apeedycure sad
that it pletMat and safe to Ukt. . Tai rem
edy contain do opium or other harmful
drug and may be given a confidently to a
baby at to an adult. Itt great worth and
merit in the treatment of these disease t bat
beta attested by many thousands ef Blethers.
i any
TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER
Rest of All Farm Payer..
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and all ths werld. greatest singer.
on the Auxetophone accompanied by
Nordin'a Orchestra.
at Hanson's Cafe
This is the only opportunity to be
had west of New fork to hear the
greet singers through an Auxeto
phone, the newest and most scientific
apparatus of its kind In Om.hs
Tho regulsr orchestra and Tyrolean
Hlnger. will continue to entertain
at Hanson's Cafe
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Ca.arpaaaahle errtee.
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