iHE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JULY 13. 1000. Nebraska PIERCE COUNTY REPORTS Frank Pilrer First School Man to File His Statement. NORMAL TRAINING IN SCHOOL Rl(ktr-Tw Hick School Districts Are for S8SO Back Minor mat ters at Lincoln. Nebraska (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, July 12--6peclal.) The first county superintendent's annual report filed At the office of the state superintendent this year was received today from Frank Pilfer, superintendent of Fierce county, la a letter to Superintendent lilshop accompanying- this report, Mr. Pllger ex- ' plains that he was made a few days late in uio luing or. nis report on account oi the birth of their first boy, who made his appearance In the home July 7, 1903. This report shows that In Pierce county there were employed last year ten male and 111 female teachers. Of this number nine held professional life certificates, two first trade state certificates, eight second (-ra.de state certificates, eleven first grade county certificates, seventy two second grade county certificates and nineteen third grade county certificates. The school population of the county, as shown by the last census, is 1,889 boys and 1,797 girls, a total of 3,t6. Three high school districts of the county, namely, Pierce, Plalnvlew and Osmond, received a total of 1402 from free high school tuition. There was ex pended for books under the school library law 1199.60. This law was passed by the legislature of 1WJ7 and requires the school board of every school district within the state to set aside annually from the gen eral fund the sum of 10 cents per pupil as shown by the total number of pupils within the school district at the last an nual school census. The amount of school district bonds voted last year was ta),H)J and the total amount paid on district bonds (1.700. Normal Training; in Utah Schools. Eighty-two high school districts of the tats have made proper reports to the superintendent of public Instruction and the auditor of public accounts has been authorized to draw warrants In their favor for $3D1, which is the amount allowed every high school district that meets the require ments of the law. Under the provisions of this act the state superintendent is required on or beforn the second Monday of July of each year to apportion the money earned to each of the high school districts of the state. The certificate made to the auditor under date of July 12, 1909, recom mends that the full amount be paid to the following schools: Nebraska Ten-Ycar-Old Boy Killed by Playmate Near Broken Bow Coroner Findi Shooting Was Acci dental While Boj Were Play . ing with Rifle. BROKEN BOW, Neb., July 11. (Special Telegram.) Johhny Gill, the 10-year-old son of Ed H. GUI, living on the eastern border of the county, was shot and almost Instantly killed late yesterday afternoon by George Crist, another 10-year-old boy. The Gill boy was visiting at the Crist farm with George and hts cousin Lester. The three boys, who are of the same age, were alone during the afternoon with a 22-callber rifle ard when found the body of Johnny Gill was lying near the water tank 100 feet from the house. Coroner Cole arrived on tht scene about 10 o'clock, em paneled a jury and put the two boys on the stand. At first they declared Johnny had shot himself In the house, then ran out doors before dropping. Later George confessed to the shooting, but said It was accidental. Coroner Cole's verdict was to that effect. The bullet entered the heart of the victim, passed clear through the body and lodged in the tight arm. he rd before Judge Pemberton today. The court discharged the prisoner. Attorney Richards of Liberty brought the action Saturday on the grounds that the proceed ings of the board In pronouncing Sharp an Inebriate were not regular. Sharp Is 71 years of age. Ixiup City. McCook. Oakland. Omaha. Oxford. Plattsmouth. Red Cloud. Seward. Vnlveralty Place. Test Point. Wymore. York. Republicans Will Locate Convention Chairman Keifer Calls State Central Committee to Assemble in Lin coln Thursday. (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN. Neb., July 12. (Special Tele gram.) Chairman J. Warren Keifer of the republican state central committee has called a meeting of the full committee at the Llndell hotel In Lincoln Thursday even ing. The committee will decide on the place for holding the state convention. which will assemble the last Tuesday In July. Mr. Keifer had first Intended to call only the executive committee, but later de cided to summon the full committee. Osceola Boy is Fourth Victim Howard Watkins Shoots Himself with Toy Pistol and Tetanus Develops. OSCEOLA. Neb., July IS. (Special Tele gram) A case of tetanus which probably will result fatally as a result of a thirteen year-old boy accidentally shooting himself on July S with a toy pistol. The boy Is Howard Watkins, and at present be Is suffering Intense pains and spasms. When the accident happened a doctor was called and the wound cleansed, and It was thought nothing serious would follow. On Saturday the assistance of the physician was called, but the case had progressed so far that It Is believed the patient can not possibly recover. Atkinson. Healrlce. Broken Bow , Emerson. Fremont' Fullerton. Grand Island. -Greeley. Hastings. Hebron. -Holdrege. Humboldt. Lincoln. Complaint from Telephone Company. Tho Norfolk Independent Telephone com pany has filed a complaint with the rail way commission against the Nebraska Telephone company alleging discrimination. The Independent company alleges that the Nebraska company took the telephone out of Us office and though tendered the price, ..refuse SMrvtt "ervtca, - Vacation, for Brian. Treasurer Brian and his family left this week for a month's stay In the mountains of Colorado. Deputy Treasurer Frank Brian was left In charge of the office. Soldiers Still In Feu. Secretary of State Junkln received an other letter this morning from several members of the soldier's home at Grand " - Island who say they fear Commandant Barnes intends to let them out of the home because they complained against his man , agement Governor oa Lee tare Tonr. Governor Shallenberger has gone to Well ington, Kan., to deliver a Chautauqua lec ture. He will speak at another point In Kansas before returning to Lincoln. WHEAT IS HMD TO CUT Four Teams and Gasoline Engine Re quired Because of Wet Groand. TECUMSEH, Neb., July 12.-(SpeclaI.) Owing to the continued rains the farmers have been cutting their wheat with the greatest difficulty. The wheat Is heavy and has been ready to harvest for several days. Some farmers are putting six and eight head of horses to their binders and running the machines In the mud. Others have Installed gasoline engines on their binders to assist the horses with the heavy work. Many farmers are working today as best they could under existing condi tions. Wheat fields on the liver bottoms were tost owing to the flood. The haying, too, Is pressing and help I- very scarce. Dozens of farmers' girls over the county have been obliged to go Into the fields to work to help save the crop. Corn la doing nicely. Two Hones Bars to Death. BEATRICE. Neb.. July 11. (Special Tele gram.) A large barn on the farm of George Callett near Plckrell burned yes terday, with a considerable amount of hay and grain. Two horses perished and two wore badly burned. Loss $l,2O0, partially Insured. The origin of the fire la unknown. Letter from Armenia. PERU, Neb., July 12.-Speclal.) Dr. W. S. Haradjlan, the local dentist, who Is a native of Antlba, Armenia, has lately re ceived a letter from a brother at home In which he tells of the massacre of his peo ple by the Turks. He reports that the number killed and burned in their native city was 6,000 and In the province 20,000 to 25.000, and that the survivors look more like half-crazed ghosts than human beings Dr. Haradjlan had feared that his brother was one of the slain, but was greatly re lieved by the recelp of the letter. Body of Perry Jermaa Foand. BEATRICE, Neb.. July 12. (Special Tele gram.) The body of Perry Jerman of this city, who was drowned In a lake near Rawlins, Wyo., last September, was found yesterday. He was 23 years of age and Is survived by a widow. The remains will be Interred at Rawlins. Allesjred Inebriate Discharged. BEATRICE, Neb., July U.-(Speclal Tele gramsThe habeas corpus case brought against Sheriff Trude for the release of Allen Sharp of Liberty, adjudged an In ebtlato by the Insanity commission, was Nebraska News Notes. STROM8BURO G. W. Crozler, formerly principal of the public schools of this city, has accepted the prlnclpalshtp of schools at St. Annis, Cal., to which place he re cently moved his family from here. HASTINGS The corner stone of the Con gregational church, which will cost about fl7.0U0, was laid yesterday afternoon. W. A. tellecK, prexmeni or ine uncoin com mercial club, delivered the principal address. PERU-The city council decided at the last meeting to call a special election In the near future to vote on the question of bonding the town to put in a complete system or water works and sewers, also building a city hall and jail. 8THOM8BURG Harvesting Is consider ably delayed on account of the excessive rains or the last rew days, so that but a very small per cent or the wheat Is cut. With the proper kind of weather farmers are expecting a good quality of an average yield. TECUMSEH The churches of Tecumseh have united In holding open air meetings In the court yard each Sunday evening. The several ministers will take turns at delivering the sermons. The sermon last night was by Kev. O. H. Loomls of the Christian church. CAMBRIDGE The marriage of Harve Bestwlck and Miss Belva Kelm took place at the home of the groom's brother, John Bestwlck. or this city, on Thursday even ing. Dr. D. A. Lee per of the Methodist Episcopal church officiating. The bride is from Sabetha, Kan. SUTTON A Carnegie library has Ion been agitated in Sutton. At a special meeting of the library board held last evening the school board s orrer or a section of the school grounds for library purposes was rejected. The matter or a site Is at present left open in an endeavor to secure a suitable location. STROM SBURG The mason' work was begun on the new Wilson automobile garage today. This building will be a great improvement to the city. It will be 130 feerdeep, with a fifty-foot front, self- supporting roor, piate glass iront and win be equipped with first-class machinery necessary for doing all kinds of automobile repair work. ST ROMS BURG A deal was made today by which the ownership of the Htromsburg Mews changes hands, J. H. wirth selling the plant to R. G. Douglas of Osceola, Neb. Mr. Douglas Is the editor of the Osceola Record and his becoming editor of the Stromsburg News puts him at the head of all the republican newspapers in Polk county. Mr. Douglas assumes charge oi ine printing plant July u. TECUMSEH Hon. L. A. Varner and wife of Sterling will depart In a day or two for Seattle, Wash., to attend the Na tional Editorial association, Mr. Varner being an officer of the association. For twenty years, up to a recent date. Mr. Varner was In the newspaper business In sterling. He sold out his paper, the Ster ling Sun, to A. G. Powell, and says he does not Intend to re-engage In the busl neas for the present at least. TECUMSEH-Warner St Bock. well known feeders of this county, sold three carloads of fat steers on the Kansas City markets, Wednesday, that topped the mar ket for the day. The steers were fed for eight months, weighing at the time they were put on feed an average of 620 pounds per head. When sold they averaged 1,278 pounas per nead. The price received for tnem was 17.20 per 100. Although the feed ers fed them an abundance of high-priced ieeo, mey made tnem good money. TECUMSEH Politics In Johnson county has not reached a very warm heat as vet. The republicans have avowed candidates for the several county offices to be filled this fall, while the democrats have two candidates for sheriff and nothing else at this time. One story is to the effect that C. W. Pool, speaker of the house of the last legislature, would like to come out for county office, while another story Is that he will "lay low" this year and come out for the democratic nomination for state auditor next year. MARVIN COMES TOMORROW Robber Suspect Leaves Boise for Omaha Monday Noon. TIP BY WOMAN CAUGHT HIM laformatloa by Mrs. Wyeoff of ' Omaha Led to Arrest of This Man Away Oat In Idaho. O. W. Marvin, alias Bill Matthews, the fifth suspect of the Overland Limited mall robbery In Omaha of May 22, left Boise, Idaho, yesterday noon for Omaha In charge of a deputy United States marshal, and will not arrive In Omaha until about t p. m. tomorrow. A telegram to this effect was received from the United States mar shal at Boise, at S o'clock last evening. A. Rossetter of the Ptnkerton detective agency, who was Instrumental In running Marvin down and finally locating him at Buhl, Idaho, where he was arrested, ar rived In Omaha Monday morning from Boise. Detective Rossetter said that Marvin put up a stiff fight against removal to Nebraska, but to no avail. Marvin stoutly maintains his Innocence of any con nection with the Omaha mall robbery and insists that he will be able to prove an alibi when the case comes to trial. The arrest of Marvin was brought about In a peculiar way. He was suspected of being the fifth man of the bandit bunch, but there was little evidence to connect him with Woods, Torgenson and Gordon In the Omaha affair until after the arrest of Jack Shelton at Denver. After Shelton was brought to Omaha he was taken out of jail by Marshal Warner and a post office Inspector to locate the house at which he had been staying while In Omaha. Shelton was uncertain about the street, but finally recognised the house ns the rooming house of a Mrs. Wykoff on Davenport street Mrs. Wykoff did not at first recognise Shelton, but later Incident ally remarked: V'Oh, yes, you are the man that came here with Mr. Marvin." This Waa First Tip. This was the first Intimation that Marvin had any direct connection with the hold up of May 22. Mrs. Wykoff gave an ac curate description of Marvin to the officers, and they at once started out on his trail. The Ptnkerton detective agency, through Mr. Rossetter, Immediately took up the case, having already susplcloned that Marvin was connected with the holdup in some way, and finally located hint at Buhl, The evidence against Marvin seems to be very strong, and he la regarded by the Plnkertons as the leading spirit In the Omaha, as well as having been connected with other train holdups recently, and pos slbly with the Spokane affair which pre ceded the Omaha robbery a few weeks. Both the postofflce Inspector force under Inspectors Perkins and Mosby and the Plnkertons have been In Spokane recently gathering additional evidence that leads to the belief that the Omaha bandits are of the same party that pulled off the Spokane mall robbery. The Inspectors have returned to Omaha to await the arrival of Marvin. Wind Kills Driver, Blows Boy in Lake One More Fatality Recorded in South Dakota Tornado Train Beats Twister. MILBANK. S. P., July 11. -One more fa tality was reported today from the tor nado which syept over this territory Sun day afternoon. Injuring more than a score of persons and causing property losses of 1150.000. John Desrees, a hack driver at Big Stone Lake, Minn., was driving near the lake, when he was struck by a flying missile and Instantly killed. A boy who was on the seat with him waa blown 150 feet Into the lake, but was uninjured. Passenger train No. 1. on the St. Paul going west, pulled out of Big Stone ten minutes before the storm struck. Upon arriving on the bluff Engineer Starr stopped his train to see which way the storm was working. Noticing that it was going east, he put on full head of steam and made a fast run to Mllbank, just out of the path of the storm. Nobody Is Too Old to learn that the sure way to cure cough or cold Is with Dr. King's New Discovery. Wo. and $1.00. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. Merger of Two Big Banks in Chicago Commercial National and Bankers National Consolidate Few Changes' in Directorate.' CHICAGO, Ju!y 12. Under the terms of an agreement reached today by the com mlttee representing the two banks, the Commercial National bank of Chicago to morrow will absorb the Bankers National George P. Roberta, president of the Com merclal National will continue as presl dent of the merged institutions and Ed ward S. Lacey, president of the Bankers, will succeed Robert T. Lincoln as chair man of the board of directors. The absorption of the Bankers will bring together two former government officials. Mr. Roberts was at one time director of the mint and Mr. Lacey was comptroller of the currency. Under the agreement the officers of the Bankers National will be cared for In the consolidated bank, which will bear the name of the Commercial National. The amalgamation, will give the Commer cial National a banking power of approx imately 183.000,000 putting It In third place among "the Chicago national banks, the First National holding the first place and the Continental National second. 1 -81 I F zcz . . T a l , . w w - PIERRE TO SINK GAS WELL Maalclpallty Bays Oatflt and Bore Three Thoasand Feet. Will PIERRE, S. D-, July 12. (Special.) The city authorities, after having paid out many thousands of dollars for the sinking of gas wells here, have purchased an out fit for the municipality, and within the next thirty days will have it at work on a deep well in prospect here. At the spring election the people voted for an Issue of 226.000 of special warrants for that purpose, and the work has been delayed pending the decision as to the best manner of doing the work, which has finally been decided by the purchase of a drilling rig by the city nnd the employment of an expert to do the drilling. A well will be put down at least 3,000 feet, unless granite is reached before that depth Is secured, and the ques tion of existence of a stronger gas flow or oil at this city will be definitely settled BRAKEMAN KILLED IN WRECK Trains Collide on Chicago 4k North western Road Near Parker, South Dakota. HURON, S. D., July 12. (Special Tele gram.) A rear end collision near Parker Sunday evening on the Chicago & North western, resulted in the death of Brake man Booth, single, of this city, and the severe Injury of Firemen Ackley and Kr- kow, also of this place. Mlaeonrl Company Admitted. PIERRE, S. D., July 12. (Special.) The state Insurance department has admitted to do business In this state the Missouri State Life company, with headquarters at St. Louis. Next Wednesday Is the day set for the hearing of the Iowa fraternal In surance association to show cause before the Insurance commissioner of this state as to why their licenses should not be canceled on account of the reciprocity clause of the insurance law of the state. The complaint was made by the South Dakota fraternals, which have been barred from Iowa by the insurance department of that state. Two-MBUton-Dollar Mortarasje. PIERRE, S. D., July 12. (Special Tele gram.) A mortgage was filed in the office of the secretary of state today for (2,000,000 running thirty years at 6 per cent, given by the Veblon A Northwestern Railway com. pany to the St. Louis Union Trust com pany. The company, which was organised by local people at Veblon in 1903 proposes to construct a line from Aberdeen. S. D., by way of Veblon and White Rock to Barrett, Minn. It will cover a good sec tion of country not at present supplied with rail communication. GAS FROM BUNKER KILLS Pecallar Fatality oa Board Cralser North Carolina at Naples. WASHINGTON. July 11 Ensign Hugh K. Aiken of New Orleans died aboard the cruiser North Carolina at Naples laat night from Injuries resulting from a coal gas explosion aboard that vessel, attrib uted to the generation of gas in the bunk ers. Peter Mullen, chief water tender on the North Carolina, whose home Is In Brooklyn, N. T., also was Injured slightly, Any straw hat in the store including JjM i K Panamas MP A Starting Tuesday, July 13th. Our straw Hat business has been phenomenal and our line Is considerably broken, so murh so that we are unable to promise every size In every gtyle. There are about 10 dozen In all. This much we can promise, however, that men who can be fitted will save something worth while. Our regular all season prices have ranged from $1.25 to $5 for soft braids $1.50 to $6 for Sailors $4 to $7.50 for Panamas, now any one, without any reservation . will be sold at $1.16 until all are closed out. The New Store "THK HOMK OK QUALITY CLOTHES.' HOLDUP SUSPECTS CAUGHT Six Men Arrested on Suspicion of Auburn Murder. TAKEN TO THE NEMAHA TOWN Traced to Omaha by an Auburn Offi cer and Landed In Jail Here by Local Detectives In Two Cliques. Six men have been arrested In Omaha as suspects in connection with the murder of P. D. Allor of Auburn in that city Sat urday night. They will be taken back to Auburn by Detective Murphy of Omaha and Deputy W. H. Jones of Auburn, sent here by sheriff Rohrs of Nemaha county. These men were all In Auburn the day before the murder, operating some sort of a chance or gambling wheel at a fair, and they were missed from the town Imme diately after the murder. That Is one of the strongest circumstances In the case Involving them. These suspects were arrested at 2:60 Mon day morning by Detectives Maloney, Patullo and Van Dusen; W. M. Drink wator, a half-breed Indian, who gives his resi dence as St. Joseph; John Grenslel, who says he lives at Mart, Tex., and Raymond Palmer, Lincoln. All say they are horse men by occupation. These three were ar rested by Detective Donahue: W. J. Me- Intyre, who said he lived at the Lyons hotel on Thirteenth, between Dodge street and Capitol avenue; James Oaynor and Herman Webber, who gave the Drexel as their place of abode. The first two said they were railroad men, and Webber said he was a waiter. ' Incidentally the hotels at which these men said they resided disclaim the honor. The Drexel admits the name James Gaynor adorned its register Sunday night These fellows were traced to Omaha from Auburn by Deputy Jones. He found where their baggage went and they were arrested by the Omaha officers at tho places where they stopped without any trouble. The police have the description of a sev enth man who may be the actual perpetra tor of the deed and who is thought to be In Auburn still. Ailor was a real estate man and was held up by thugs on his way to his home Saturday night about 11 o'clock. He re sisted the footpads and was shot five times for his courage. The night before a store was robbed at Paul, Neb., and a razor taken In the booty was found near the scene of the Allor holdup. This leads to the suspicion that the same men who killed Allor robbed this store. Dr. Lyon's PERFECT Tooth Povde Cleanses, beautifies and preserves the teeth and purifies the breath Used by people of refinement for almost Half a Century The Weather. WASHINGTON. July 12.-Forecast of th weathe. for Tuesday and Wednenday: For Nebraska, Iowa. Missouri, Kansai and South Dakota Fair. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Roosevelt Leave for Villa. GENOA, July 12. Mrs. Theodore noose velt and her three children, who arrived here yesterday from Napies, were met here today by Miss Carew, Mrs. Roose velt's sister. The party spent the morn ing driving around Genoa and left this afternoon for Miss Carew's villa at Horto Maurlsio, where the Roosevelta will re main for a few days. Demented Man Shoots Self. EDGAR, Neb., July 12.-(8pectaL)-Albert Thomas, residing eight and one-half miles southwest of Edgar, shot himself Saturday evening. The victim was a bachelor, Stf years of age and had been In the asylum two or three years ago on account of mental derangement . 5 a. m . 'Fii!' 'V 8 '" V J 7 a. m. -y ' 8 a. m. jAjV 11 a. m. 6 p. m. 7 p. m. 8 p. ni. I ' 9 p. m. Deg. .... i',7 .... W .... 7 71 74 77 711 hi 82 , M , 81 84 M S2 78 7 Locnl Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER RITREAl'. OMAHA. July 12. -Official record of tem perature and precipitation, compared with ine corresponding day or the lat three years: Maximum temperature Mirlmum temperature. Mean temperature Precipitation Temperature and Dree Dilation rienarturea from the normal at Omaha stnee March 1. ana compared wnn me last two years: Normal temperature 77 Deficiency for the day Total deficiency since March 1 231 Normal precipitation 14 Inch Deficiency for the day 12 Inch Pretlpitatlon since March 1 16. f4 Inches Excess since March 1 24 Inch Deficiency for cor. period In 1IK)7. 6.fl incnes Excess for cor. period in lyOH. ... 3.77 Inches Reports from Stations at Station and State Tern. of Weather. 7 p. m, Cheyenne, clear SO Chicago, part cloudy 78 Davenport, part cloudy 76 Dener, clear 82 Havre, clear 72 mx 1D0S. 1007. 1WW. 84 88 81 85 M 70 66 88 75 79 73 7( .02 T T .60 Helena, clear 72 Huron, clear 70 Kansas City, clear 78 North Platte, clear 78 Omaha, clear , 82 Rapid City, clear 72 Ht. Louis, cloudy 82 St. Paul, part cloudy 72 Salt Lake City, clear SO Valentine, clear 74 WllllHton, cloudy tit T Indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster 7 P. Max. 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