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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 23. 1909.
Nebraska
BARTON LAYS DOWN TUE LAW
State Auditor Ban Special Contracts
and Other Things.
Nebraska
MISSOURI PACIFIC TO REORGANIZE
Snpreme Coart Rffnari an Order to
Modify the Finding of Jails
Salllvan In the Kiprm
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(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. May :i. State Auditor Bar
ion has marie several definite ami certain
ullng for the conduct of life Insurance
iompanlea doing business In Nebraska and
he cxpevts every one of these rulings to
be observed by every company to whl h he
issues a license.
For yenra there has bren more or less
friction between some of the Insurance
companies and the department and Mr.
Barton concluded he would make definite
rulings, ao that every rlley holder would
know exactly what he la getting; and every
Insurance company know Just what lta
license permitted It to do. j
Mt. Barton Insists there shall be no spe
ctat oontroa In policies In Nebraska;
lie Inslsla that he will not permit any
Inaurance company to claim that the state
miarantees the policy he holds; that no
Rgent will be permitted- to offer any -estimates
of earnings, hi selling policies, other
than la made by the officers of the com
pany and Is made a part of the policy.
y Mlaaonrl Pacific to ReoritanUe.
The Missouri Pacific system Is to re
organize, and consolidate all of Its auxili
ary lines Into one big system. This is the
Information which has been conveyed to the
Plate Icallway commission by W. D. Mr-
YHugh, attorney and an official of the com
iahy. It la the Intention of the company to
Issue refunding bonds at 5 per cent to take
up all the outstanding Inrtebedncss ' and. o
I have a working capital of JiS.rcm.om. t'nder
'the law, enacted by the recent legislature.
it ta the duty of the railway commission
Mo paaa upon thia issuance of bonds and the
officer of the railroad and Mr. McHugh
discussed this question with Commissioner
Clarke.
When the new organization is perfected
the Missouri Pacific will arend sonic money
In Nebraska fixing up Ha lines and It will
1 also pay to the atate several thousand dol-
i lars for filing Its new articles of Incorpora
tion.
nlllrnn'a Find In as Stand.
The tupreme. court drnled the application
Of the attorneya for the express com
panies for an order to modify th? findings
of the referee, John J. Sullivan, in the
rxpresa company case. The court Instructed
the attorneys, Ralph Brcrklnrldge ami
Charles Greene, that they could take ex
ceptions to the findings of the referee and
inrgue these exceptions In the court. I'n
I til this Is done the court held It would not
Nrder Judge Sullivan to modify hla find-inft-s.
t The express company lawyers asked the
court to Issue an order to have Judge
Rulllvan show what would be the result
had the referee adopted their method of
accounting, that Is. figuring on the hand
ling of express package rather than on
the revenue. Attorney General Thomrson,
for the state, argued that the referee had
discarded the theory of the express com
4 pints and ha-d adopted the plan of the
state, .and hia conclusions then were baaed
on the facta In the, faae. For that rea
son he Insisted that the court should Hot
order the referee to change his findings.
These cases were started by the attor
'rfpy general to compel the express com
"ronls to charge only the ratea fixed In
Ihe Sibley law, which were 25 per cent
lower than the former ratea of the com
panies. Evidence waa taken before Referee
Sullivan, who found for the state and ao
eported to the court.
Democracy' Star Lawyer In Town.
Former Supreme Court Commissioner I.
1 Albert of Columbus was In Lincoln Sat
urday and paid hla respects to the chief
executive of the slate. Judge Albert waa
' picked by the af.te democratic legislature
y i the star lawyer of Nebraska, and his
work was to draft a law which would
guaranty to depositors that In case of a
Sank failure they would get their money
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back, and slsi. get the money If the bank
failed to fail. Judge Albert la not hanker
ing after the Jon of running for supreme
Judge, though a lot of democrats are talk
ing abojt him being good material for the
race.
Adopts "rhednle- 44.
After considering tin matter for a num
ber of months and after repeated hearings
the State Railway commission has adopted
uliedule No. 44. prepared by the Western
Traffic association, with cme modifica
tions. Some Items were taken out of one
class and put in another, hut only a lim
ited number of changes were made.
Mo Drag Store Kales.
The excise board this afternoon decided
to refuse to license any city dispensary, so
there will be no place In dear old Llnciin
where anyone can get anything to drink
that comes under the ban. The board re
cently announced that It Intended to li
cense one dealer In the city who should
have the right to sell liq-ior for medicinal.
mechanical or sacramental purposes, but
today the majority of the board gigged
back en the proposition.
In the meantime another raid was made
last night and several cases of beer carted
to the station. A woman was seen to go
Into a bkK'k and come out with a bottle of
beer wrapped In a newspaper. The officer
at once arrested hed and a search of the
place uncovered several other bottles, tome
empty and tome full. Two arrests were
made.
Alleged Emhessler Caught.
Cily Detective Malone has Just received
word that one of his officers has arrested
Joseph H. McCarthy, alias Joseph Slorrs,
In .Seattle, and the man is now safely
lodged In Jail.
McCarthy, whose real name Is Storrs,
figured prominently as a lawyer detective
in the breaking of the Helen A. Horn will
and as a reward for hia work has ap
pointed administrator of the estate. La.t
month Just a few days previous to a hear
ing on one phase of the case, he skipped
out of town and an examination of the
vault where the rash was kept, showed
thai from .'. to Jio.neo was missing.
flan Test of Liquor Law.
The right of the excise board of the
city of Lincoln to enact and enforce a
rtlle prohibiting bona fide Incorporated
clubs, organized for beneficiary or social
purposes from Incidentally furnishing
liquors to their members, la to he tested
In the supreme court of the state at the
earliest possible date. The case made up
in district court, this morning and which
will be carred to the hgher tribunal as
soon as the transclrpt can be prepared is
that of the state against John 8. Gipson,
president and steward of the Walters'
club.
tar Situation in .cbraska.
Following is a atattment showing rar
situation in Nebraska for twenty-four
hours, period ending I p. m., May 19, 19W,
compared with same period of previous
year: jftnn. 191.9
t ars stock loaded fi
Kmpty stock cars on hand 2,5a
Stock cars ordered for loading.. 811
Cars grain loaded 421
Cars other material loaded 991
Kmpty box cars on hand 4.4i9
Box cars ordered for loading. .. .1,20a
Dogs Trace a
Pair of Culprits
Bloodhounds Help Solve Telephone
Mystery that Worried Nance
County People.
Furnisher of Hotels. 4'lulm and lte"turtuitn as well a private home.
rchard & Wilhelm arpet So,
qiq. 1(5-18 South Sixteenth Street.
CENTRAL CITY, Nen.. May 22 (Spe
cial. Bloodhounds were Instrumental In
settling the telephone difficulty which has
been aggravating the people over In Nance
county, Just north of Palmer, for a long
time, and the culprit Is now under arrest.
For some time the lines have been use
les at Intervals, and when the difficulty
was Investigate It was f' und that It was
alwavs due to the grounding of the wires,
evidently by some person with malicious
Intent. Sunday the lines went out of com
mlsion and Sheriff Bahh of Fullerton was
summoned to help untangle the affair. He
went over the line and found that at a
certain point It had been grounded by a
piece of wire being bent over the telephone !
wire and then extended down to the
ground. He was at a loss to know where
to fix the blame, but thought of Sheriff
Her and his bloodhounds at Central City
and 'phoned the sheriff to bring them over.
Sheriff ller and Judge Peterson loaded
the doga In an automobile and went to the
scene.
The dogs took the scent at the point
where the mischief had been done and
followed It to a nearby farm house, where
Ihe man of the house, when confronted
with the accusation stoutly denied any
knowledge of it. Hls,12-year-old son, how- I
ever, waa called upon nt the school house
and owned up that he and his brothers
had been In the habit of tampering with
the telephone lines In this manner, thinking
it great sport to thus thwart their neigh
bors in their efforts to use the line. The
officers of the law, however, did not see
the humorous aide of the affair in the
same cheerful manner as the boys, and
took them over to Fullerton on a charge
of malicious mischief, to which they will
be compelled to answer In court.
NOVELTY UeE CURTAINS
Great Values in the Newest Kind of Curtains
When you consider that we are showing fil patterns of all new styles of novelty net curtains at from one-fourth to oue
half less than their regular values nt the very season when every body wants curtains it seems time to take notice.
All perfect all new styles and we guarantee the quality.
$1.75 white novelty net curtains, with edge and large cor
ner design, 8!c a pair.
$2.00 Soot di net curtains, 2i yards long, dainty net, 89c
a pair.
$1.50, Arabian colored novelty net curtains, with edge and
insertion, 89c a pair.
$2.75 novelty net curtains, in white or Arabian, with hem
borders, also edge and insertion, five patterns; spec
ial $1.49 per pair.
$3.35 curtains with wide borders or braided work, also cluny
effect insertion and edge, all in Arabian color, per
pair, $1.93.
$3.25 Scotch net curtains, three yards long, in two-tone
colors, ivory and Arabian, five styles, per pair, $1.93.
$4.25 Arabian novelty net curtains, 2 t yards long with in
sertion and edge, also all over patterns on r rcneii
nets greatest values we have ever shown, pair, $2.73
$5.00 novelty Arabian curtains, made on an extra heavy;
bnglish net, seven styles to select from, pair,
$5.75 Arabian net curtains, 2Va yards long, the very newest .
111 ll" vi ii-ii iiiffiiiuu auu -vit-, j'vi j'an, .t-t.jj.
$6.75 novelty net curtains, also Arabian curtains, with
double net edge and insertion, the best value you
have ever had offered you at $4.93 per pair.
$3.50 couch covers, 60 inches wide, 3 yards long, special,
each, $1.75.
$6.75 Bagdad cover, five stripe, real' Bagdad, made in India,
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LEXINGTON. Neb., May .-(Speclal.)-The
Alumni assoiiallon of the Lexington
High schoo. held Its annual hamiuet at
Nellson's hall last evening. A business
meeting of the association was hrld at the
Methodist Episcopal .church, and Attorney
T. M. Hewitt was elected president for the
ensuing year. The classes then formed In
line consecutively and marched to the hall,
the procession being over, two blocks In
length. Trof. J. E. Delzell acted as toast
master. The Lexington Commercial club of boost
ers Is preparing to move In new headquart
ers In the Nlelson building on Sixth street,
which Is now In the hands of the car
penters. The club Is to have a gymnasium,
showerbath. banquet hall, library and
every equipment for comfort. E. M. Tar
bell is acting treasurer.
Baildlna- Permits.
J. F. Sturgeon, Thirty-second and Cas
tellar streets, frame dwelling, $2.9oii; v. R.
McLucas. Forty-second and Harney streets,
frame dwelling, $3.5uo; A. M. Jackson. Thirty-second
strict and Popplclon avenue,
frame dwelling. Sl.uat; G. W. Mchtilti. 2I3
Maple street, addition to frame dwelling,
f joO; Peter Klewlt. Twenty-seventh and
Marcy streets, double brick dwelling. $2,5fHi;
James B. Owen, Thirty-ninth and Seward
streets, frame dwelling, K.M.
Court May Settle
Chapman Fight
Contest Between Two Boards7 May
Lead to Quo Warranto
Proceedings.
CENTRAL CITY. Neh., May 22.-(8pe-cial.i
H seems that the long drawn out
fight between the two village boardf,
which are trying to administer the affairj
of the village of Chapman are shortly to
be settled for the edict has gone forth
that unless the contending factions get to
gether at once and settle matters between
themselves and abolish one of the boards
that tbe county attorney will bring quo
warrant proceedings to have the matter
settled In the district court.
It will be remembered that at the village
election held In April, a certain number
of the voters wrote the names on the
ballot for members of the township board,
claiming that there were more to elect
than the ballot called for. These whose
names were written on the ballot after
wards organized with two members of the
old board, and declared themselves the
regular board. The old board of course
organized with the new member, whose
name was printed on the ballot and who
was declared elected. Since then each of
the boards have been attempting to run
the affairs of Chapman, - and considerable
confusion has resulted. Two city marshals
were elected. Logue Chllds, Jr., being re
appointed hy the old board, and P. H'addlx
being elected by the other board.
fe Your Special Attention to Rugs Please
The tremendous showing of new rugs represents nearly every desirable pattern made as
well as. all regular sizes and many unusual sizes made up especially for our stock, so no mat-
ter what size of coloring you may want we are almost sure to please you.
Wilton Rugs. The finest line of Royal Wilton Rugs to be procured we are showing in the
following sizes at these very reasonable prices:
11-3x15 Royal Wilton Rug $75.00
4-6x6 Royal Wilton Rug $14.50
6x6 Royal Wilton Rug ,.$22.00
8-3x8-3 Royal Wilton Rug $38.00
9x10-6 Royal Wilton Rug ; . . . .$4 i.50
1- 6x3 Royal Wilton Rug '....$2.35
2- 3x4-5 Royal Wilton Rug $4.35
3x3 Royal Wilton Rug $4.75
3x5-3 Royal Wilton Rug $6.85
2-3x9 Royal Wilton Rug .$9.75
2-3x12 Royal Wilton Rug $12.75
2-3x15 Royal Wilton Rug $16.50
3x9 Royal Wilton Rug $12.75
3x12 Royal Wilton Rug' $16r50
3x15 Royal Wilton Rug ...$21.50
4-6x7-6 Royal Wilton Rug $15.75
4-6x12 Royal Wilton Rug $27.75
6x9 Royal Wilton Rug $35.25
6x12 Royal Wilton Rug $40.00
8-3x10-6 Royal Wilton Rug ; $35.00
9x9 Royal Wilton Rug $44.50
9x12 Royal Wilton Rug $54.00
9x14 Royal Wilton Rug $59.00
9x15 Royal Wilton Rug $52.50
10-6x10-6 Royal Wilton Rug $59.00
10-6x12 Royal Wilton Rug $59.00
10-6x14 Royal Wilton Rug $69.00
AXMINSTERS
Extra heavy pile both Oriental and Floral designs.
1- 3x3 Extra quality Axmlnster $1.35
2- 3x5-3 Extra quality Axmlnster $12.50
3x6 Extra quality Axmlnster $4.50
4-6x6-6 Extra quality Axmlnster. - $9.00
6x9 Extra quality Axmlnster $112.00
8-3x10-6 Extra quality Axmlnster t.
$22.50
9x12 Extra quality Axmlnster $25. OO
9x12 Ext rar quality Axmlnster, (seamless)....' $27.50
6x9 Axmlnsters. $13.50
8-3x10-6 Axmlnsters $19.50
9x12 Axmlnsters $23.75
LiOG CABIN Rl'GB
Very appropriate tor summer homes or porches very durable.
2x3 Log Cabin Rugs 8 Of
2-3x5-3 Log Cabin Rugs $1.35
2-6x5 Log Cagin Rugs $1.75
3x6 Log Cabin Rugs $2.25
4x7 Log Cabin Rugs $3.75
6x9 Log Cabin Rugs $7.00
8x10 Log Cabin Rugs $9.00
9x12 Log Cabin Rugs $12.75
Have you visited our stove and kitcbenware department in the basement.
SUMMER FURNITURE
HALF-MINUTE STORE TALK
AmbHBsador Clioate was asked who he would like to be in
another exixtence, if he rould choose. He sained a vpeeUI
title to fame by replying without a Rreath of delay, "Mrs.
C'hoate's nerond husband." A man feela like that after he Is
wedded to hla first suit of Klnrf-Swannon clothes.
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Year in Prison for
Bennie Thomas
Young Omaha Crook Confesses to a
Number of Burglaries at
Kearney.
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KEARNEY. Neb., May i:.-(Speolal.)
With the arrest and conviction of the young
crook, Bennie Thomas, several burglary
mysteries have been cleared up. Bennie
made a full confession before Judge Hos
teller Friday morning and he will be
charged up with every crime that he did
not confess to. After running away from
the reform school a year ago he says he
came to Kearney and entered the Olson
Clothing company store ant took a suit of
clothes and other articles. He robbed the
NVbraeku Cash grocery and also Bryant &
Webb's, taking what small change he could
find and a quantity of tobacco. When be
fore the blindfolded goddess he broke down
and promised to be good. Judge Hosteller
nas lenient with him and let him off with
one year. He was caught this last time
while preparing a big haul at Elm Creek
in .t tl;y goods store. He had laid ojt sev
eral suits and som wearing apparel when
hi- was uiscovired and arrested.
We are making an uu-.
usual showing of Summer
Furniture for use in li
brary, living room, bed
room, as well as porch and
lawn.
Three-piece suite, con
sisting of settee, chair and
rocker like illustration
frame of hard maple, seat
and back of woven der
man reeds. Comes in two
finishes, natural and
green. Prices either finish:
Settee $5.50
Rocker $3.00
Chair $3.00
Weathered Oak Porch Swing
Like cut
Seat is 19 inches wide and
42 inches long. Back is 18
incITes high; com-tfr HP
plete with chains.
Refrigerators
There is a reason for the Herrick being
so popular. It is the most practical and
the best of refrigerators. It maintains
constantly a dry cold air circulation
and is a most perfect preserver of pro
visions. We have them in all sizes, in
spruce, white enamel and 6pal glass,
ranging up from $14.00
We guarantee satisfaction for every
refrigerator sold.
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Straw Hats Ready
The only store in town showing
an all new 1909 line '
Of course you'll see strsw oats In every store In town. but.
here Is a showing entirely In keeping with the more different
Kvery style, braid and dimension you'll see eluewhtr? and many
new creations too exclusive for motl stores.
Sailors $1.50 to $5
Soft Braids $1.25 to $5
TUE NKW SI Oil E.
Ill BOMB Or QUALITY CLOTHES.
Wife of Nebraska I lt l.nnyer Makes
harae of C rnelly In Petition.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.. May a. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Maud Moran, wife of William
F. Moran, one of the leading attorneys of
tliis cilv, created somewhat of a sensation
here by filing her petition In the district
court, praying for a divorce from her hus
and on the grounds of cruelty. She re
tained a Lincoln firm of attorneys t bring
the suit. She is the eldest daughter of v.
T. Canada, claim ag;nt for the I'nlon Pa
cific railway and was born and reared In
this city.
Ne" from Peru Normal.
rtKl, X.b.. May 'J','. I Special ) Prof .
Lawrence Foster, head rrofessor of the
Germanic languages and literature at the
I'nlversity of Nebraska, lectured to the
students of the Normal last evening on
Germany. He illustrated his lecture with
many stereoptleon views which he has ob
tained durtug his extensive travels in that
country. He nlso delivered a lecture at
convocation this morning on the general
principles of education.
Arrangements are being made to publish
a normal daily in the school here. The
paper has strong backing and is to be
cal'.td the Normal lally News. . H
Moore Is editor-in-chief. The subscription
list promises to tie very large, as nearly
all of the students and many outside of
school are subscribing for the paper.
ttlll of Daniel Freeman.
BEATRICE. Net).. May ii.-i Special.)
The will of the late Daniel Freeman, the
first homesteader, was filed for probate in
the county court yesterday. The instrument
was drn March C9, 1&M. and was wit
nessed by N. K. Cv gf of Lincoln and
Oliver Sabin. furmerly of this rlty. Since
th death of Mr. Fryeman the fcl tb&t lM
Nebraska
left a will waa not known until a few days
agu, when Mr. Griggs found it among some
old papers In his possession and forwarded
it to Beatrice. Mrs. Agnes S. Freeman,
the widow, is named as executrix. The
heirs to the estate consist of the widow,
six sons, three daughters and two grand
children. To the widow all the property,
real and personal, Is bequeathed.
ISrlirnska en .Voles.
SARGENT The beautiful little resort
seven miles west of Sargent, called the
Doris Lak" Itcsort, will be opened to the
public on June 5.
UKA THICK Klmer Hoover of thia city
and Miss Lena Smith of fiidgeway. Mo.,
were married here yesterday by County
Judge Stafford.
K BARNEY Mary Sehopfer asked for a
divorce from Raymond Sehopfer In tlie
district court and it wa3 granted. Non
support was the ground.
I'ONCA The ball game between the
Fonca Cily club and ionia resulted in a
score of it to 6 In favor of Ponea. Thia Is
tiie fust game of the season.
KEARNEY A civil suit was up before
Judge Heilly Friday morning, the title of
the case being King-Graham Co. of Omah.i
against John SliRda of Kearney.
iOTH EN HI ' RG A new 10.. o opera
house is nettling completion. This wlil place
Gothenburg in a position to lake care of
the best theatrical companies In the west.
SEW'ARI George Meyers, living near
Ctica. caught his left arm in a corn aheller
and it was broken In two plates. The
machinery was stopped quickly or he
would have lost the arm.
SARGENT John Wooter of Broken Bow,
afti-r an affliction of seven jears' standing,
had his right eye removed at Ihe Fenster
macher hospital In this city on Wednesday,
lie will soon return home.
BEATRICE Mrs. C. 8. Black, who has
been lying critically 111 at the home of her
sister in Fvcauiore. Hi., was hroogiit to
her home In tins city y.sterday. Her con
dition i i t onsidt i ably improved.
NET SKA CITY A final settlement
has In v ii mailt- of the estate of the late
Nich olas A. Duff, and each heir has been
awarded his share of the estate, which
amounted to sometmug neai H.i',CV
PLATTSMOCTH The Grand Army of
the Renuolic will hold memorial services
In the Parmele theater Saturday afternoon.
May .'. The giaves of the departed will
be decorated with flowers In the forenoon.
KEARNEY J. P. Bear, for the last nine
months manager if the Crescent tneater
Is Uus city, has purchased part Interest
In the Lyric theater In Grand Island and
will leave at once to take up his new du
ties. I'ONCA The gasoline engine at the ele
vator of the Anchor Elevator company's
plant exploded today. Being apart from the
main building liltle damage was dime ex
cept to the engine itself, which was
wrecked.
NEBRASKA CJTY-Louls Beceard and
Miss Emma Dose were married at the
home of the bride's mother, west of the
city, yesterday. They will go to Sojth
Dakota to make their home on a farm
owned by the groom.
GOTH ENBl'RG The North Platte High
school cadets again pitched their camp In
Gothenburg. Gothenburg has one of the
finest lakes in the western part of Ne
braska and with its surroundings it makes
an elegant camping ground.
GOTH ENBl'RG At the home of the
bride's mother. Mrs. Anna Vor of this
city, on Thursday. May 2. Miss Martha E.
Voss, one of Gothenburg s popular young
women, was united In marriage to Asa D.
Nohlitt of Kemrnerer, YVvo.
PJ.ATTS.Mol TH-The Plattsmouth lodge
of Master Masons have elected the follow
ing officers: Worshipful master, Oliver C.
Dovey; senior waiden. Fred Itatoge: Junior
warden, J. C. lrlill. treasurer, Carl G.
Fricke; secretary, M. Archer.
PONCA County Superintendent A. V.
Feed reports that einhty-one elgth-graders
of Iixun county passed the county exami
nation out of l.V) taking the examination
this year, laxl year there were only
forty-six out of 1t) who passed.
NEBRASKA CITY-Jamra Giff. an em
ploye of the Motion-Gregson Packing com
pany, was strjek in the head by a falling
elevator yesterday afternoon and fatally
Injured. His skull Is fractured and t lie
physicians have no hope of his recovery.
NEBRASKA CITY The funeral of Mrs.
H. S. Cronkhite. who dropped dead here
last Tuesday evening, will he held from
the family residence on Sunday morning.
The body Hb held because of the non
urrlval of her son. a resident of Montana,
who reached here this afternoon.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Juniors of the
Nebraska City High school gave a banquet
this evening to the members of the grad
uating class of It was a very elsh
cirate affair and given at the Grand hotel.
A verv interesting program was carried
out. Herbert Hall acted as toastmaster.
SEWARD The big drainage ditch near
I tlea Is completed. Tlie land which the
dllch haa leiieflted is acres, of which
7TH acres have tiius far been rented fir
farming this year. The draining of tlie land
means much to the property owners. The
contract price for the work was $11.K.
NEBRASKA CITY The friends of Harry
Hawke are alarmed at his sudden dtxap
piaranee He left the city last Saturday
and sine" then nothing has been heard of
him. He is supposed to have left Some
debts behind, but that is hardir --
to have been the cause of hla disappear
ance. WESTON N. H. Jurry, an emigrant on
the way to Omaha narrowly escaped death
today by tailing nut of a car about twenty
feel below a bridge west of town. He lost
his balance In the doorway, when the
train came to a sudden stop. Ha sustained
several broken ribs, besides severe Internal
Injuries.
PLATTSMOCTH The commencement ex
ercises of the Plattsmouth High school will
be held In the Parmele theater Friday
evening. May 28. W. J. Bryan will de
liver Ihe class oration; subject, "The
Price of a Soul." The graduating class Is
composed of five boys and nineteen girls,
one girl less than last year.
PLATTSMOCTH The local lodge of
Knights Templar have Installed tlie fol
lowing officers: Eminent commander. J.
G. Richey; generalissimo, D. Cook; cap
tain general, Dr. T. P. Livingston; senior
warden, James M. Robertson; Junior war
den, W. L. Pickett; warden, George W.
Thomas: recorder. J. C. Peterson; prelate,
Canon H. B. Burgess.
PLATTSMOCTH The Nebraska Cily
District conference of the Methodist F.pis
cpal church was held In Weeping Water
and was largely attended. Rev. F. M.
Sisson of Nebraska City gave a very In
teresting address Monday evening. Chan
cellor Davidson of the Wesleyan univer
sity Tuesday evening and Bishop John
Nuelsen of Omaha on Wednesday evening.
KEARNEY The Kearney Military school
turned nut In full dress Friday morning
and marched to the high school grounds,
where a short exhibition drill waa executed.
They presented a very nice appearance In
their neat fatigue jackets and caps, set
off nicely by clean white duck trousers,
pressed and creased In Just the proper
manner.
NEBRASKA CITY-.Mother Superior of
the Bernadlne Sisters, arrived here from
France yesterday and has completed all
arrangements for the erection of a new
J18.ui school academy building for that
order here. The Commercial club members
made a liberal donation towards the erec
tion of the building. It is expected that
the building will be completed by next fall.
BEATRICE The eighth annual gradu
ating exercises of the Holmesville school
were held last evening in the Methodist
church at that place before a large and
appreciative audience. There being only on
graduate. Miss l!s Clark, the eighth gratia
exercises were held at the same time. The
address to tlie graduating class. "Prompt
and Regular Pupils," waa delivered by
Miss Anna V. Day, county superintendent.
BLAIR The joint Installation of officers
of Jordan commandery, No. t. Knights
Templar and McKinley chapter. No. 151,
Order of Eastern Star, was held In Masonic
temple on Thursday evening. E. C Jackson,
past commander and srand nrelale of V.
j hraska. presided as the installing officer.
Menitters of the commandery from Teks-
j man. Ilfrmun and Pender were present.
ant Governor Hoixwsll of Tekamah
was nresent with ih. i i ... . . -
lodge. Following the Installation services a
usoquei waa aervea in ail present bv the
two branches of the order.
HKTR1I'K l'n,.n ln.H ,IU ..r .,
- i-au-ll HI I I f
Dempster company, the monibet of the
"'uiin commercial ciun visitea the plant
vesterdsv and
ferent denartmentt of the factory. Th
f ayroll of the company amounts tV about
1JXI0 per day. It Is one of Ihe largest
in in mnn in ine world and Is
maxmg pians to -enlarge the plant by ex
pending about 40,I0. The average wage.
per day Is $:'.06.
HT PAl'I The Degree of Honor con-
Vention Clnaerl VMt.rrl.v afl..-....
an Interesting and profitable two days'
session. A great deal of business war
transacted and Grand Island was selected
s me piace or noining the next conven
tion. Officer were elected as follows:
Mrs. Ravr. of iimnil lulu.,a y4i ul
intemient ; Mrs. Elder of North Platte, sec.
rrtary, ana sirs. Turner of Kearney, treas
urer. Th. rirltl t.ama twnm n.--a I . 1 .. -
Ord and Elm Creek gave some fine exhi
BLAIR The hlsh afhrwil aaA. iui.
city held their annual competitive drill on
iim acnooi grounns rnursday afternoon
Thl drill Is m rnnt.il Ik. .nM
- - - .Vl-I lll-UQI
presented by E. . Capps of this city eight
.i. b(ii. i im meoai is transferred to
th best drilled cadet at each annual eon
test, the Bllcoesaftil alnn ci' ,. a .. I. ..
one year and there la mnnh int... . i
b.v the cadets to get In possession of the
iiit. r. lappa, ijon c van Dusen and
George Wlllsey were ths Judges on the
swaraea me prixe to Lar
Hathaway.
ST, PAUL MAY GET SWITCHMEN
Minnesota fllr la Fora-ln to Front
In Fight for Next Ion.
vention.
PEORIA. III.. aMy Zt.-Tho morning ses
sion of th Switchmen's I'nlon of North
America, waa devoted to reports and rec
ommendations of th claims committee.
Thi afternoon th deleaates tonU a kn.
rlda up th river. The member of the
union and th ladies' auxiliary will attend
service at St. Bernard Csthollc church
tomorrow morning.
The opinion a to the selection of the
city for th next convention seems to b
more strongly for St. Paul.
Injured Is) a Fire
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ntoa Salve. Cure burns, wounds, sores.
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