Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1909)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY. IE B lit Alt V 4. 1909. 3 Right It- bottom of the Baking Powder Question. Buy a fan of Calumet today. Put it throupn the tnort rigid baking- test that you know. If it does not fully come up to your standard i if the baking is not juit ai good or better lighter, more erenly raised, more delicioul and who!e iome, take it back to the grocer and ret your money. C. Calumet ii the only strictly high grade baking powder telling at a moderate cost. Don't arcept a substitute. Insist upon Calumet and got H. tap ALUM Received Highest Award Food Exposition, Chicago, 1907. c WIRELESS FOR BIG SHIPS t - sasasassssss. lepreientatite Burke Defends Meas ure to Require Its Use. BILL WOULD AFFECT THOUSANDS Coagrresaasan Aaaerts Steamships tan Kqalpeal at Coat of Thoasand Dollar' Hack Government Gathering Data. WASHINGTON. Feb. J.-Followlng closely .he Introduction ot a bill by Representative Jaraea Francis Burke ot Pennsylvania to require ocean going passenger vessels to b equipped with wireless telegraphy, the house committee on merchant marine and fisheries today took It up for consideration. An immediate report is being urged so that the bill may become a law at this ses sion. Representative Burke attended the meet ing to explain his bill. Hi nee Its Introduc tion, which followed the wreck of the Republio off Nantucket the Pittsburg con gressman has been making an extensive atudy of the subject and . haa collected a mass f data. "Sine the introduction of my bill." he told the committee, "I have had communi cations commending the measure from Indi viduals and commercial bodies throughout the country, and I hope for Its passage at thla session." "There can be' no possible objection to my bill as it affects only veesols carrying at least, fifty passengers and whose out going Journey Is at least WO miles. It might even be applied to other vessels on shorter trips, possibly on the . lakes and in the coast trade, but all those will follow later." The cost of equipping a ship Is abou'. 11.000, according to the estimate mads by 'Representative Burke. The number or people affected by the proposed legislation may be judged, Mr. Burke told the commute, from the fact that the ships not now equipped with wire less carry on an average of 100,000 per trip Into New York; about 15.000 each into Philadelphia and Baltimore; and about 3,609 eachT into Ban Francisco und Tort Townsend. This is exclusive of the first and second class, passengers varying from 100 to 800 each trip. Goverameat Gathering; Data. To acquire a full knowledge of the effi ciency of the wireless service aboard naval vessels, - Assistant Secretary Batter lee, has issued an order directing all com manders of vessels snd ot naval stations equipped with wireless apparatus to report lo the department on the last days ot each month concerning the efficiency of the wireless and the personnel. These reports shall also Include the names and ratings of the wireless operators, distance to which messages are sent and from which mes sages axe reoelved, together with remarka that wlH permit the department to know about the practablllty ot the wireless. Wireless "aves Mexican Ship. MEXICO CITT, Feb. S. Wireless tele graphy has saved Us first Mexican ship. The revenue cutter Joseviua Lemantour became disabled fifty miles off the coast, near Culllacan, a few days ago. according to report received here, and Ks calls for assistance, by wireless, were caught up by the Alamos; which immediately ateamed out and brought the disables cutter safely to port. Valae Tested hy False Alarass. NEWPORT, R. r, Feb. 3. Crossed elec trio wires caused sounding of the automatic fir alarm on board the Fall River Una steamer Providence, bound from New Tork for this port a-id Fall River, while on its way up Long Island sound early today. Although It created on excitement on the vessel the report flashed out by the wire less telegraph operator made a decided atlr on Jawi when the message was picked up by the -wireless stations. When the fire bell on the ship began to ring the operator Jumped to his key and clicked off a general message that the CHILD SAYKD Mr atimpl Change to Sight rood. When a little human machine tor a largd one) goes wrong, nothing is so im portant as the selection of food which w 111 bring it around again. "The Doctor, and I also," w rites an Ills, woman, "consider that wa owe the life of my little four year old niece, to Grps Nuts food. , k- . From the time ot her birth her stomach was "so weak ahe could not digest milk or any. food we could think of. although we tried about all the Infant Food know n. The dector gave me no hope called the trouble Intestinal consumption. "At IS montha the child could barely alt alone, her body was ao weak, and her brain did not aeem to be properly devel oped "One day. having aome trouble with my slomsch.' I brought horns a package of Grape-Nuts and atarted to use it. The thought came to me that a very little of the food made aoft in aome cream might be good for the little one. ."I gave her some Grape-Nuts thus pre pared and she soon became so fond of it that ahe would reach out her little thin hands and cry at the alght of a saucer with a spoon in it. 1hu ate Grspe-Nuts not only In the morclng, but at night also aud since the first has never missed a dsy. Bite is now, at four years, a strong, healthy child with a good straight back, tine bones, and firm rnascles. Her mind Is bright also. "We stopped alt medicine, ao we know that it waa Grape-Nuts and not medk-lae that saved her." . Name given by Poslum Co., Battle Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to Well villa" pkgs. "There's a Rcaaon." Brer read the abera lettsrt A asw ass appear frwaa Urns te time. They ate gsa sdae, trms, aa fall ef haasaa taterssv Get at tHe "TP Baking U Powder World' Pure alarm had been sounded and also called the steamer Tiritan, of the same line which was enroute New York, and asked it to stand by. The Puritan's "O. K." came promptly back and the operator then in vestigated. Finding there was no fire the Puritan was quickly told It was a false alarm and proccded on its coarse. COST OF STATB I -M ERSIT1E9 Chancellor Avery Presents Some Fig ares for Legislators. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 3.-(Bpeclal.)-At a meeting of the finance committee of the house before which appeared the authori ties of tho state university. It waa sug gested to Chancellor Avery that he send to each member of the legislature a state ment showing what other states appro priated for the support of their educational institutions. This morning each member of the house received the Information de sired. It is as follows: The following table shows the amounts expended during the year 1907 by a number of states for higher education In Institu tions receiving support by taxation. When a slate supports more than one Institution the figure under "Income" opposite the state represents the sum of the Incomes of its several institutions. Thus In the case of Colorado, the figure given repre sents the combined Income of three schools, namely, the University, the Agri cultural college and the School of Mines. In some stales, like Illinois and New York, while the amount spent per student is high In comparison with Nebraska, the amount of money expressed In fractions of a mill per dollar of taxable property Is less than In Nebraska for two reasons, first, the property valuation of each of these states Is very great, and second, the work of higher education is largely done by private foundations. The po-rer states In general spend more per studer. and more per dollar of true valuation than the richer states. On the other hand, some states which maintain universities of very high rank, like Michi gan. Wisconsin and Minnesota, spend not only more money but more money per student and more money per dollar of true valuation than Nebraska does. The only state that appears on the list as upending less money per dollar than Nebraska, is Kansas. This low cost Is explained In part by the large number of students of relatively low scholastic attainments in the agricultural college. The figures given were obtained from statistics furnished by the I'nited States Bureau of education, except in case of tne data snowing the number or students per Instructor In the non-technical courses. These figures were obtained from a publi cation of the Carnegie foundation. It will be noticed that Nebraska stands at the head of the list in the number of pupils per Instructor. Ratio Stu- Income Ter dents lo 1907. Student. Inst'c'r. Colleges. Washington Colorado .. Illinois ..... Indiana .... Iowa ..SI. 321.645 $442 It to 1 .. 7B7.909 3M 13 to 1 1! to 1 13 to 1 14 to 1 14 to 1 12 to 1 19 to 1 13 lo 1 9 to 1 20 to 1 10 to 1 IK to 1 7 to 1 15 to 1 10 to 1 1i lo 1 It to 1 a to 1 1,007.009 233 W5.772 1X8 9n8.14 204 5l.2t.2 145 Kansas Michigan 1.5S3.1rV 2;4 Minnesota l.iw.fino 2S1 Missouri 633.fi: 9 23.1 Montana 3n5.fi.1o 3rt4 Nebraska ..a. 6.7,117 1R9 New York tCornell) 1.9I3.1S5 41 Ohio R72.7T1 1W Oklahoma 2S3.544 171 North Dakota 397.8f!4 337 Hnuth Dakota 24.1.335 237 Washington 619.330 23.1 Wisconsin 1.124.731 307 Wyoming 90,993 343 The following table shows the maximum salaries now paid In a number ot state uni versities, according to official statements on file In the office of the acting chancellor of the L'nlversity of Nebraska: Head Pro- nlversltles. Desn. Wisconsin $4.onn Dept. feasor. li.nm g;i,nm Illinois 6.000 4.0c Iowa 4.600 ' 3.400 Michigan i.0H 4.C0O Minnesota 4.000 S.fjOO Missouri 4.0110 3.0 Nebraska 8.000 2,500 3.00 1"0 2.5' 0 .I.OfO 2,iO0 2,3XI In the l'nlversity of Michigan the dean of the college of law receives $5,000; dean of the college of arts, $4,000; dean of tne college of engineering. $3,500; dean of the college of medicine, $3,500. In the l'nlversity of Missouri one dean receives $4,000 ami a house; three deans each receive $3,tr00; four deans each receive $3,H. Tru In one instance only; others range from $1,500 to $2,000. Packers Fight l.ard Case. CENTRAL, CITY, Neb.. Feb. S.-A case of considerable Interest ia to be tried out at the term of the district court new In ses aion In the city Involving some interesting points under the pure food law. Some time ago when Harriet MacMurphy, state pura food inspector, visited Central City, she caused the arrest of M. G. Scudder, A. Foute, W. W. Mooie. G. C. Agnew and Charles Huxford, lecal grocers, upon a charge of violating the pure food law by selling lard In cans In which the weight waa not marked as required by the law. It seems that these cans ot lard are her metically sealed and the contention of the packers is that they are to be considered aa canned goods, which need not bo marked under the provisions of the law and are net package goods. So when the case came up before Judge Peterson in the county court. Attorney . T. J. Mahoney. sent out by the Omaha packers and A. P. Moran, grocers, and, upon their advice, preliminary examination was waived and each defendant was bound over to the dis trict court. New Paint In Linear Lew. CENTRAL. CITY. Neb., Feb. S. -(Special.) The February term ot the district court convened in lite city today. The first case to be taken up was that of the atate against Charles A. Johnson on a charge of having liquor in hia possession with the Intention of illegally disposing of It. The case is rather unique. Johnson went over to Grand Island one day during the week before Christmas, and upon his re turn he waa met at the train by two of ficers, who aeised and examined the two grtpa he was carrying, finding that they contained twelve quarta of whisky. Hence the charge of having liquor in his posses sion for the intention of selUng it wag filed against him and he la now being tried on that charge. Other criminal cases to be tried at thla term ot the court are the case sgalnst Frank Johnson, charged with robbing soms stores at Clarks two weeks ago, and the ons against Charles Saucer, maa en a charge ot steaellng oats. Am Active Salesman-A Bee Want Ad. LONELY DEATHS THEIR LOT Auburn Man Feni Explanation Before End Comes. RAILROAD TRACK IS DEATHBED F.lertrlrlan Kxplrea In Mysterious Fashion esr talrbary and In quest Elucidates Only the Name of lafortanute. ALBURN, Neb., Feb. 3. Special.) "Salmon made me 111," wrote Elmer Zook a few minutes before he died a lonely death in a house on his farm a few miles from this city. Finishing this brief statement he dropped back on a canvas cot and peace fully succumbed. When found his face was as calm and unc pntorted as that of a sleeping baby. He had borrowed a horse and bugcy from his brother-in-law, D. H. Mclnlnch. and expected to return in the early after noon. Night came and he did not return and his wife became uneasy. About 10 o'clock her brothers, M. S. Mclnlnch and D. H. Mclnlnch. got a team and drove to his farm. On the table was the remains of the lunch which he ha bought at a store before starting to the farm. On an envelope were written his last words. Dies .ear Railroad Track. FAIRBURT. Neb.. Feb., 3. (Special. )-An Inquest was held by the coroner today on the body of a man found yesterday morn ing near the railroad track west of Powell eight miles west of this city. From papers found in his person It appears that he was E. B. Ellis of Denver, Colo., and that he was an electrician and a member of a labor union of Denver. He came on the night train from Grand Island to Edgar to which place he had a ticket, but there was no evidence to show how he came from Edgar to where he was found a few hours later. He lived about two hours after he was found, but was unconscious and un able to make any statement. ' Pern ormal Note. PERL. Nrb., Feb. 3.-lSpeclal.)-Dr. Dex ter D. Ashley of New York City, a normal graduate and one of the most celebrated surgeons in the east, returned for a visit to the school today. He delivered an ex cellent address at convocation after which the degree of Bachelor of Education was conferrrd upon him by President Crabtree In behalf of the State Board of 'Education. Later In the day Dr. Ashley as given a banquet by the Normal Promoters club. The banquet was served In the halls ot the domestic science departm lit under the direction of Prof. Allingham. head of the department. All the members of the club and President Crabtree, chief honorary promoter, were present. One of the most interesting basket ball games of the season was played last ev ening in the normal gymnasium between the Humboldt High school team and the normal team. The game resulted in a score of 93 to 3 In favor of the normal. This game was followed by a game of in door baseball between the senior and Junior girls. The game was hotly contested and ended In a tie, the score being 16 to 16. The normal dramatic club at a recent meeting elected the following officers: president, Varro Tyler; vice-prcsii nt, C. B. Moore; treasurer, H. M. Stephens; sec retary, Ellen Wahlstrom: trustees, Ray Poole and Belle Gabus. The club is now making a special study of Shakespearean literature and Is planning an open session for the near future at which some one of Shakespeare's plays will be reproduced. Water Que t Ion nt Nebraska City. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Feb. 3.-(Spo-cial.) Representative of the water and light company and the city council have been In session tho past two days over the matter of granting the company a new franchise. The matter has been up with the council for the past two years and after the com pany have met every demand made by the council they make new onea. The company has agreed to Install twenty new fire hydrants and extend the mains to all parls of tho city wheie the council may direct, build new additional cement settling basins and Install dynamos in their lighting sta tions twice the size of the present plant, the city to have free water for its parks aud flushing the sanitary sewers. The city has been paying $37,50 per annum for fire hydrants and the city officers want this cut to $35 per hydrant; the 'consumers have been paying 35 cents per thousand gallons for water, through meters and now the council want this reduced to 30 cents per thousand gallons. They want the minimum rate on houses, stores and shops cut one-third. The water company has re fused to grant the latter and will give the council the option of having fire hydrants at $35 each or water lo consumers at 30 centa per thousand gallons, but refuse to grant both requests. The company wants a AFTER DOCTORS FAILED LydiaE.Pinkham'sVegela" b!e Compound Cured Her. Willimantic, Conn. "For At yean I guffered untold apony from female troubles, causing backache, irregulari ties, dizziness and nervous prostra tion. It was impossible for me to walk upstairs without stopping on the way. I tried three differ ent doctors and each told me some thing different. I received no benefit from any of them, but ?emed to suf fer more. The last doctor said noth ing would restore mv health. 1 beiran taking Lydia L. llnkham's Vegetable Compound to see what It would do. and I, am restored to my natural health." Mrs. Etta Donovan, Box 2. AVllUmantic Conn. The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made fiom roots and herbs, is unparalleled. It may be used with perfect confidence by women who suffer from displacements, inflam mation, nlceration, fibroid tumors, ir regularities, pericxiio pains, backache, bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indi- Sestiou, dirtiness, or nervous prostra ton. For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills, and suffering women owe it to themselves to at least give this medicine a trlaL Proof is abundant that it has cured thousands of others, aud why should it not sure jour : V - ' Liactlrt Office Omaha Bee 518 Little Building Auto Pktne 7417, Bell A-2598 G. N. Porter, Manager. twenty-year franchise with a ten-year con tract, but the council refuses to give only a ten-year franchise and a contract for the same time. It may take several days for these two bodies to get together. FARMERS ARE ENTERTAINED Ladles' Aaalllary Provides aa Ei. eellent Fragrant. PA PILLION. Neb.. Feb. J.-(SpeciaI.)-Tlie officers of the Sarpy County Farmers' Institute were pleasantly entertained by the Ladies' auxiliary at the home ot Mrs. P. C. Lleber Tuesday evening. The first part of the evening was devoted to a musical program, after which Mrs. E. G. Fase, secretary, read a paper on the Ladles' auxiliary. This was well delivered and brought out many Instructive points in auxiliary work. Supper was then served, after which the guests of the evening were called upon to give short talks. Mr. 11. A. Collins, county superintendent of schools, gave an Interesting talk on the possibilities of the farmer, declaring he wouiy be come a farmer as soon aa all farm machin ery can be run by gas engines. He closed his talk by outlining toys' and girls' part In the Institute. Mr. B. G. Fase, president of the Farm ers' institute, then gave an interesting and instructive talk on general farm topics. John Slothower, principal of the Papilllon High school, gave a talk on how farmers should use their money in Improving their homes and In educating their families, rather than In buying more land or hoard ing their money. J. BGrlnnell, secretary ot the institute, then gave a short outline of the history of the institute. Among the things already accomplished he cited better homes, belter cltlsens, consequently happier ones. On the material side, stronger breeds of stock; more grain and of a better qual ity. This last having been accomplished by holding grain shows in connection with the Institutes. Last but not least the marked Improvement by the women In the already excellent table fare. It was de cided at the close to hold basket dinners at the next county institute at Papilllon, February 8 and 9. riatte River Causes Aaxlety. FREMONT. Mcb.. Feb. 3.- Special) The warm weather of yesterday and to day Is rotting the ice in the Platte very fast and when the Loup brcaka up high water ia expected. During the warm weather laat month considerable water ran over the ice and during the cold snap froxe to a depth of ten Inches and In some place atill thicker. The dam across tho north channel, at the head of the big Island, is likely to have to stand a severe test tomorrow If the present warm weather continues, but it Is confidently believed It will stand. Some ot the residents of the south side, who have been through several floods, are feeling anxious. Gllead Store Robbed. HEBRON, Neb., Feb. S.-(Speclal.)-T,he general merchandise store of Henry J. Bauer at Gllead was robbed Monday night. Entrance waa gained through the roof of a stock room In the rear of the store while the people of the town were attending revivsl services. About $;"00 worth of Jew elry and cutlery and some dry goods are missing. Nebraska News Notes. LEIGH Lauretta Agnes, the 10 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Nagel died of pneumonia last Friday. STANTON August Draube, one of the oldest settlers In the county, died earlv this rycrning at the advanced age ot 80. Death waa due to old age. BEATRICE The marriage of T. Martin and Miss Agnes Mullen was solemnized yesterday at the bride's home at Wyraore, Rev. F&ther Freeman officiating. BEATRICE The first anniversary of the Knights of Columbus of Wymore was celt brated at that place last evening with a big banquet and dance. About loO couple were In attendance. STANTON August Zilmer died thla fore noon. He Buffered a stroke ot paralysis Sunday evening and had been unconscious since. He was a well-to-do farmer, living on the edge ot town. WESTON-John Zltnik, aged 61, who was struck by a car and killed in Omaha, was buried In the Catholic cemetery today. He carried insurance in the Ancient Order of L'nlted Workmen, also Catholic Workman. AINS WORTH William Collins sold his grocery store building on Main street today and will give Immediate possession to George Tissue of the Tissue brothers, who owned the livery stable at the northeast part of town. BEATRICE The Lincoln and Beatrice High school teams will hold a debate In this city Friday afternoon at the Christian church. A basket ball game will be played In the evening between the Lincoln and Beatrice teams. NEBRASKA CITY-At a recent meeting of the carpenters' union of this city it was decided to adopt a new scale of wages. After June 1 40 cents per hour will be de manded and all members of the union will work but nine hours a day. BEATRICE G rover Chase of Wymore and Miss Minnie MoschcT. youngest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Moschel. living a few milea west of the city, were married this evening at the bride's home. The young couplo will make their home at Wymore. LEIGH-James Toman, sged 60 years, an employ of the Northwestern railway at this place, died at his home here last Sat urday morning. Mr. Toman was a native of Bohemia, coming- to thla country two ears ago. Ilia wife, one daughter and three sons survive him. PLATTSMOL'TH At the annual meeting of the Platlsmouth Telephone company the regular lu per cent dividend was declared ami the following officera elected: Presi dent. T. E. Parmele; vice president. C. C. Parmele; secietary. J. N. Wise; general manager. T. H. Pollock. T BEATRICE The local union of painter and decorators gave a dance in Le Potde vin hall last evening which was attended by about fifty couples. A. C. Smith of Omaha, fourth vice president of the Broth erhood of Painters, Decorators and Paper- hungera or America, was among the gueats. BEATRICE Word has been received here that G. A. Ahlqulsl, a former Beatrice resident, had recently been promoted to di vision timekeeper for the Noyhern Pacific railroad at Spokane. Wash. Mr. Ahlqulst's father resides in this city and hia first railroad work waa with the Rock Island, at Fairbury, Neb. BEATRICE In the district court yester day Judge Pemberton granted three di vorces, as follows: Bertha H. Kirk from Burl C. Kirk. Sadie May Hornbaker from Ueorge W. Hornbaker and Amelia Cooke from Irving O. Cooke. Tho Injunction case of the late Harrison Cook against the city of Beatrice waa dismissed at cost of de fendant. BEATRICE Ths members of the Baraca. class of the Metliodist church held a meet ing last evening snd decided to put a strong ball team In the field this season. T. E. Stewart waa named as manager and Otho Sears re-elected captain. The class will slso organise a fast basket ball team, with 8. E Whlteomb manager and Harold Pagela captain. NEBRASKA CITY-Joy Warner. who haa been employed by the Burlington rail way at this point aa head rate clerU for the past twelve years, haa resigned and leaves tomorrow for Galveston, Tex., where he haa accepted a much better position with the Gulf. Colorado A Texas railway, under General Freight Agent John Herehaw, for merly of this city. HEBRON Tuesday waa a big day In the farmer's agricultural school being held this wek. The lecture on "Agricultural Geology of Nebrssks." by Dr. G. E. Con dra of the stste university, illustrated by lantern slides, wss thoroughly enjoyed by a packed house. Ths attendance in the domestic science department is now ninety eight, and many are entering daily. PORCHE8TER Frank An tel. living The Organized in New York State The fiscal year ending December 31st, ras pre-eminently a prosperous one for the pol icyholders of this Company. In every material respect their interests hare been advanced. Favorable features of the year may be noted as follows: The assets are now $539,038,968.13, an increase of $44,861,947.10. The total net reserve for outstanding policies and annuities is $433,137,716.00, an in crease of $13,042,974.00. The reserve held for payment of deferred dividends and other contingencies so-called "surplus" is $85,844,991.20, an increase of $28,314,221.75. The premium income for 1908 was $58,994,653.29, an increase of $2,355,453.09. ,f J The total income for 1908 was $84,880,026.81, an increase of $3,705,552,96. ' ' The new insurance paid for not including revived was $93,926,992.00, an increase of $45,206,942.00. The interest and rents received were $24,300,559.94, an increase of $1,466,453.91. On the other hand, the death claims paid during the year were $21,664,819.77, a de crease of $1,629,213.04. - - . . -J to.. Increased Dividends There has been appropriated for dividends tobe paid in 1909 the sum of $11,092,282.38 This sum greatly exceeds the largest amount ever before paid as dividends in a single year by any company. The increase made in the annual dividends of The Mutual Life in recent years, as a result of changes and improvements instituted by the Board of Trustees, is unparalleled. In Economy o! Management the Company Stands Pre-eminent. The total expense of management exclusive of taxes paid in 1908 was $7,123,180.69 This is but 8.39 per cent, of the total income a 'lower ratio of expense than any American company doing a general business has heretofore been able to show. It has sometimes been asserted that the decreasing expenses of various companies in recent years are due merely to a .smaller amount of new insurance written. This is not true of The Mutual Life. Although there has been an increase in new paid-for business in 1908 of $45,206,942.00 over the amount written in 1907, involving an increase of $432,680.83 in first commissions, the other expenses, show reduction aggregating $738,799.14, making a net reduction in expense of management of $306,118.31. Balance Sheet, December 31, 1908 ASSETS Real Estate Mortgage Loans on Eeal Estate Loans on Policies Collateral Loans Bonds book value and stocks market value .. .. Cash B Interest and Rents, due and Premiums in course of coU lection Admitted Assets WAITE H. SQUIER, MANAGER, 600-601 BRANDEIS The Mutual Life i south of Dorchester, was trying to cross the railroad track. Just west of town, with a load of oats when an easetbound freight train backed into tho wagon, breaking It to pieces and scattering the oats along the track. The horses and Mr. Antel escaped Injury, while the rear of the caboose was hi l ken. WAYNE The annual maso,ucrnde ball given at the opera house last night by the Sons of Herman lodgo of thla city wns the most successful ever given by that order. More than 1(J0 couples were masked and the gallery and raised seats were crowded with spectators, frizes were awarded and the music was furnished by the Commercial Club Band orchestra. NEBRASKA CITY Some time ago James I.anc of Nehawka was here, and while in toxicated was robbed. He had a man named Schoenover arrested on the chargo of taking the money and also brought a civil suit to secure Judgment for the miss ing T. The civil suit has been tried In t lie county court and Judgment was ren dered for the full amount prayed for, and the criminal suit will be tried later. M'COOK In district court here today Bell Hall, Minnie Brown and Ruth Barry, three keepers of disreputable resorts in this city, pleaded guilty lo selling liquors Illegally in their house of disrepute, and were fined tZtl each and costs, amounting In each case to over KW. These three houses were raided, about a year ago by officers of the Anti-Saloon league and a large quantity of liquors found in thorn. 81'TH KRLAND The Farmers' institute or Sutherland met In regular session at the opera house, and was presided over by J. B. Tilddle. This being the regular an nual session the following officers wera elected for the year: President, C. R. Lawrence; vice. Henry Coker; secretary, t. F. Frank. Provision was made to give tli. boya and girls cash preml'jms for the best com raised during the coming season. NEBRASKA CITY During the month of January there were six farm mortgages fii-rt in the office of tlie county recorder. amounting to 114.600, and twenty-one re leased, whose value was W.6S1. On city snd village property twelve mortgages were filed, of the value of I5.SoO.6i. and eleven released, whose value was IJ0.U45. This makes a decrease of the mortgage! debt of the county of H1.6&5.45 for that one month. NEBRA8KA CITY-Frank Williams, a blacksmith at Wyoming, had a narrow es cape from being Instantly killed. He was using a gasoline engine to run some ma chine over which he was working and undertook to stop the machine by throwing the belt off. His hand caught In the lac ing of the belt and lie waa whir'ed around several times and thrown against the fast revolving engine wheel. He had a long gash cut In hia face, his right eye was nearly cut out. and his head and arm are badlv lacerated. BEATRICE J. B. Smith, the dairyman living aouthwest of the city, yesterday sold ten head of fine Jersey cows to Hiram A. Filley of Reynolds. Neb., who recently bought five head of Mr. Smith. Mr. Filley recently engaged in the dairy business near Reynolds and is stocking his farm with the finest Jersey cattle that ran be found In the country. During the last few months Muitaal of New York 1842. The Record of 1908 $ 26,196,029.34 126,120,901.39 63,048,558.17 2,500,000.00 309,279,002.09 .3,926,622.04 paid in advance . . Dividends payable in 1909. Miscellaneous Liabilities . . Held for future dividends and contingencies 4.117,029.87 $539,038,9b8.13 Total Liabilities Insurance Company of New York Home Office, 34 Nassau Street. Mr. Smith haa received forty-five orders for cattle from different parts of ths L'nlted Slates. He will ship three head of cows to Oregon in a few days. FLATTSMOL'TH In district court Wednesday Judge H. D. Travis sentenced William Riley. Thomas Owens. William Murphy and Michael Gleason, who forced entrance Into a Burlington box car and stole clothing and household gooda from William Balrd, the general superintendent of the Burlington shops here, to serve thirty daya In the county Jail and to pay thy costs of ths prosecution. A new Jury Is being empanncled today and the rase of the atate against Fred Ossenkop, charged with the murder of Charles Byrne In Eagle, haa been set for trial Thursday. NKBRASK A CITY-John Church, one of the large land owners In this county, went to pav his taxes yesterday and found that one of Ills farms was not listed, the as sessor claiming that It was In the river. He stated to the commissioners and clerk that about one-half of It still remained above water and had not been washed away, so the board ordered it placed upon the tax books and assessed. The commis sioners are going to have a new survey of the land bordering on the Missouri river In this county to enable them to determine just how much land has washed Into the river during the last ten years and as to the accretions. NEBRASKA CITY Some time since James Hand, a while man. and a negro woman, were arrested, they having been living together. The couple claimed to have been married in Council Bluffs and on their own testimony they were released by the county Judge. The county attorney, D. W. Livingston, is not satisfied with the finding nf the court, snd wanting the ques tion settled as to whether s white msn and a negro woman can live together in this stste. even If married In another state, lias appealed the cHe to the supreme court. In the meantime Hand and his duskv wife, who borrowed the monev with which to fight the case and secure their release from j she looks forward to the hour with apprehension. Mother's Friend, by its penetrating and soothing properties, allays nausea, nervousness, unpleasant feelings, and so prepares the system for the ordeal that she passes through the event with but little suffering, as numbers have testified and said ''itisworthitsweiemineUI-w -mtis i .ij ' SI so per bottle of drutcisu. 'mi gOlCI. goot coataiaiDf valuable ia- 'f foraieuoa siaua tree. I Life Began Business 1843. i LIABILITIES Net Policy Reserve $433,137,716.00 Other Liabilities on Policies. 5,392,550.52 Premiums and Interest 1,820,092.47 11,092,282.38 1,744,735,56 83,844,991.20 .$539,038,968.13 BUILDING, OMAHA, NEB. Jail from a poor widow, have packed theii belonging and it Is said have gone to Ore. gon, where the taws permit the mlnglln of people of different colors in legal mar riage. Isrsk Seeks Beaalsaiea. BIOL'X FALLS, 8. D.. Feb. J.-fgpecls. Telegram.) P. T. t'uruh. formerly post master at Tyndall, who was recently ar rested by the federal authorities cf this state on Instruction from the United States authorltlea of Nebraska, has arrived in Sioux Falls for the purpose of endeavoring to furnish a satisfactory bond for Ills ap pearance at the federal court for Nebraska, where he will be tried on the charge cf de frauding a Mennonite insurance company, with headquarters at Mountain Lake Minn., out of about $9,000, the defend ant having been in Nebraska at the tlm the offense Is alleged to have been com mitted. Several of the insurance com panies' officers snd others from Mountain Lake also have arrived In Sioux Falls and it Is stated tonight they are endeavoring to effect a settlement with L'nruh. Jane Walte Pleads Net Gallty, DAVID CITY. Neb.. Feb. J.-tSpeclal. t Dlptrl.t court convened here thla morning with Judge B. F. Good on the bench. Thre are forty-two civil cares on the docket and rne criminal case. J a no White was ar raigned and pleaded not guilty, alias White's sttorneys notified the county at torney that they expected to apply for a continuance ot the case for this term. Is to love children, end no home can be happy without them, yet the ordeal through which the expectant mother must pass usually is so full of suffering and dread that ft y 4 I ' 111 ,4 1 1
