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ftE OMAHA SJUMDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 27, lyiu.
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Lincoln Populist-That-Was Would
Like to Land Just Once.
GOVEtinOE'oa SENATOR, WHICH!
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LINCOLN, 'Feb. 2(1 (Special.) Abeut
theifcistest man In Lincoln Is Oforge W.
, DrrMf -nst to Felix Newton, who is
walking delegate for the Russians, who
urn taking out their first papers.
Mf: Berge Just now Is trying to decide
, iiMnsr to run tor the democratic noml
f tlon for senntor or for governor. He
9. "friends who are urging him to do
onroor the other and therein vcoines the
rub. Three times he went to bat at the
gubernatorial ball and once he swatted
It on the noae. Once he was double
crossed out of It when It had been prom
ised horn on a silver platter and once a
fickle' public left, him at the plate. For
senator he has never been tried out.
But the shadow of William J. Bryan In
tervenes between him and the toga. Even
with the nomination In his grasp his
friends say Bryan Is liable to get Into
the rilnnlng and then those who start in
Vhe race will never gel to finish. They
iilll simply have to drop out.
Fo, while reasonably sure he could hold
tila own with W. II. .Thompson or JBU-
cert ri. MiicnoocK, a ngnt witn me presi
dential candidate Is not to his liking
Friends have told him that Bryan will
n"l ' a candidate, but lierge Is afraid of
that eleventh hour petition 1,000 or more
strong, which might be 'lied for Bryan
and , by which he would be forced into
the race.
-4 To secure; the nomination, Berge would
Nebraska
K.ave to defeat Shallenberger and Dahl
man. With the same parties In the race
a year ago, Shallenberger came out ahead,
.ut: at that time there was no big talk
f county option and Mr. Bryan had not
Vr lalned that county option should be it,
Bo those who want Berge for governor
are Insisting to him that Mr. Bryan can
not consistently be for Shallenberger
or Dahlman, after his declaration, there
fore one good place for him to light la
behind Mr. Berge.
Mr. Berge is somewhat worried and
very much undecided what to do and he
wants to do something.
Bunnies Revenue Lavev
Many county assessors are writing to
Secretary Heury Seymour of the State
Board of Assessment regarding the assess
ment ' lands this year.
These inquiries have?, arisen over the
action of the I late democratic legislature
in attempting to amend the' revemujAsvsr
without having the ability to do It.
Mr. Seymour is answering the Inquiries
by saying there will be no new assessment
' of land this year and not until 1912. In la
, J part of the law was left intact.
IT What the legislature Old, however, was
PI to wipe out the equallza.ion of land vii'ues
in the year 1913 by adopting an amendment
which provided that in 1911 ihe county
boards should equalize the values of land
This Is to be done a year before the lands
have been reassessed. Every two - years
thereafter tyie. value of lands will be equal
tied. This y OUmean,-WBlesa the nox? legls
lature sets the matter ietralght, that real
estate WIU . be assessed every fenr years
and everjrv two years jtTi'' values will be
equalised, bat-when the asses-imnt la done
there 111 be no equalization except that
lone by the State Board of Equalization.
So Mr. Seymour Is wrl'lngjthe county
assessors to proceed with their worn as in
the. past and pay no attention to any re
assessment of real estate tr.ls yiar. '
Ten Years for Robbery.
Charles Booten and Roy Raymond must'
Berve their ten years in the penitentiary
for the robbery of Harry Miller, acoordlng
to the decree of the supreme court. These
two men were sent up from Omaha. Both
pleaded an alibi, but the testimony of a
j central girl was too much for the story of
the two men. A brother of one of the men
and several acquaintances testified that
they were In Council Bluffs at 10 o'clock,
an hour before the robbery. Two women
called the men up by telephone and made
a date with them to meet them at a cer
tain; sireei corner, jne . wunieu saio mi
they met the I men about 13 o'clock. The
, records of "central," however showed that
th tall frtr rhn mn WAFlt thrmio-h at 1 -Art
a. Ft. J jmea Stary, who has previously
betti held up by the men, also testified
(.hat he saw the men hold up Miller, posi
tively Identifying Booten and describing
ayiuond cloBely.
Wonts Vote on, Bonds,
i'ornen entitled to vote at school elec
tions may lawfully vote for or against
schiiul district bonds," said the supreme
V court of Nebraska
Ira W. Olive started proceedings against
the Issuance of bonds in school district No.
1 qf Dawson county, owing to the fact that
beteral women had voted on the bonds,
Th district court held that women had
a r&"t to vt ol school bonds. and the
supreme court hold in this way.
A woman may vote at a school election
under the act of 1S81, t she has lived forty
days in the dint riot, la over 1 years of age
and nwi.s real property, and has had per
sonal property aastssed against her or has
children of school age.
Derides Acatnat Pool Halls.
J. W. Cole of Culbertson spent I2.S00 for
a building and on fixtures ror a pooi
hall.. Thpn the village board got together
and passed an ordinance against pool hails
in the village. Thereupon Cole sought an
Injunction. saylr g that the board was
merely trying to put him out of business
and that he had a certain vested right
Inasmuch as he had Invested his money in
good faith.
The suprome court holds that Cole had
no vested right, that the legislature ha a
perfect right to dele-gate to city boards
he right to regulrito or prohibit pool halls
and similar Institutions and says further
that It Is not the business of courts to In
quire Into the motives behind the acts of
legislative bodies.
Buffalo C'oontr Mast Pay.
Buffalo county must pay the 1370 pre
mium on the bond of County Treasurer
GUber E. Haaae. The supreme court holds
that after the county board approved a
Und that Its discretion aa to paying the
premium terminates and that It Is simply
up to the board to pay the premium.
In this case the bond waa written and
was afterwards approved by the county
board. The board thought that the statute
relating to the payment of bonds was not
mandatory and that the board could re
fuse to pay all or part or none of the
premium. While not arguing this point
the court Bays plainly that after the
board has once approved the bond that
there Is no question of the responsibility
of the county. In this case the board de
cided to pay only $186 of the premium.
Under the decision it must pay all of It
Corn Crop In Danger.
The farmers of Nebraska are threatened
with the Iobs of their surplus corn :rop,
worth about $12,000,000, according to tho
statement of Prof. E. O. Montgomery of
the state university before the Commercial
club Saturday noon, and these same farm
ers can prevent this if they will spend one
or two days in making-sample tests o the
(terminable qualities of tlulr seed corn.
Prof. Montgomery detailed the condltftns
in different parts of the state, commented
on the fact that his Invitation to speak be
fore the club indicated a greater harmony
of interests between rural and urban inter
ests than once existed and also explained
In interesting manner exactly how seed
tests are made and what the results mean.
The early full of 1909 was wet, said Prof.
Montgomery. There was no weather to
dry the corn in most parts ol tho state and
when freezing weather came oh iho ct-tn
was not dry enough to withstand li. Coin
which contains from 10 to 15 per cent of
moisture can stand frequent freezing with
out Injury. If It contains 20 per cent one
severe freeze will Injure It, and if the mois
ture in the grain is as high as si ror tent
freezing weather kills' the germ.
Odd ' Fellows Celebrate.
. W. L. Kuykendall, grand sire of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, arrived
in Lincoln today. Mr. Kuykendall was en
tertained by the Lincoln Odd Fellows dur
ing the afternoon. At 6 o'clock he was the
guest of honor at a banquet at the Lincoln
hotel, to which only present and past giand
masters of the order were admitted. In the :
dvenlng a public reception was held In his
honor at the Oliver theater.
NEW TRIAL FOR JIASAURED1S
South Omaha Greek Sentenced to
Death Wins in Higher Court .
KILLED POLICE OFFICER. L0WEBY
Earthquake Shock
Felt in Columbus
Court Holds District Coart Committed
Error la Admitting Parte of Tes
timony of Lillian Breese,
Friend of Defendant.
Nebraska Town Reports Two Tremors
Which Battled Windows and
Awoke Sleepers.
SHAFT FOR ONE OF FIRST
RESIDENTS OF NEBRASKA
Plan to Raise Monument to. C.
I Pierce, Who. .Came Here In
1848.
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Pleasant
People
Are good to meet
Post
Toasties
Are' good to Eat
A big saucer of crisp, ap
petizing, golden-brown
"Toasties" with cream or
fruit is sure to put one in
good humor.
V-Try it!
"The Memory Lingers"
Popular pkg. 10c.
Ijjirge Family size 15c.
ScJd by Grocers.
NEBRASKA CITI, Feb. 26. (Special.) A
move la on foot and a good turn haa been
ralaed for the Dumose of erecting a monu
ment over tle grave of Charlea W. Pierce,
who was perhaps one of the earliest set
tlers In this state. He came here in 18 IS
s a surveyor and laid out the greater por
tion of the southern and eastern part of
the state and remained here up to the time
of his "death, last year. He was county
and often city surveyor ever Blnce the city
nd county were organised and prior to
that time worked mostly for the govern
ment. His friends deem It only fitting that
a monument be erected over his last rest
ing place to his memory. It Is thought a
sufficient amount will be raised by spring
for that purpose and the shaft will be
ordered and placed in position as soon as
possible.
DRUGGISTS LOSE LICENSES
Nebraska City Council Takes Drastlo
Action Following- Reports of
Illegal Llqnor Sales.
NEBRASKA CITY. Feb. 28. (Special.)
At a meeting of the city council last even
ing all of the druggists of this city, five
in .number, -were - asked to appear and
ahow causa why their permits to sell intox
icants should not be cancelled.. The drug
gists appeared and all claimed to have
complied with the law, filed their reports,
showing the sales made and asserted they
were living up to the law, despite the fact
that the city attorney reported in favor
of cancelling their permits, because of the
large amount - of intoxicants which the
reports showed they had sold.
The meeting was an Interesting one and
some time was spent by both sides talking
freely on the subject. Finally a vote on a
motion to cancel all of their licenses was
taken and four councllmen voted for and
four against. Mayor L. F. Jackson cast the
deciding vote In favor of canceling the
licenses. The druggists were then given
two weeks to dispose of what wet goods
they might have on hand. Today a num
ber of druggists have consulted attorneys
and claim they have been advised to con
tlnue the business just the same as before
the action of the council and pay not the
least attention to them. Mayor Jackson haa
given notice that if the druggists sell any
intoxicants after the expiration of the
time that he will Instruct the city attorney
to file complaints against them. From the
present outlook there promises to be a
merry war over the action of the council,
The druggists . were granted permits from
May 1. 1908. to May 1, 1910, and the council
did not offer to refund them any of the X3
which they paid for the permit. This mat
ter had been under consideration by the
counoil for the last two months.
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(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Ftb. 26. (Special Teingram.)
John Masauredls, the Greek who killed
Edward Lowery. a South Omaha police
officer and was sentenced by Judge Sutton
to hang, has been granted a new trial by
the supreme court. The eourt decided
there had been -rror In the introduction
of the statement by one of the principal
witnesses for the rtate.
The court rerhamlpd the case to the dis
trict court of Douglas county for a new
trial. '
The statement referred to by the su
preme court 1s that of Lillian Breese, the
girl of IT years In whose room Masauredls
was when arrested by the officer whom he
later shot.
Lillian Breese made this statement to
County Attorney English in the South
Omaha city jail immediately following the
murder. When the girl Icame upon the
stand In the trial she made statements at
variance with those to the county attorney
at this time. This first assertion the state
backed up by offering In evidence the type
written copy of the girl's statement taken
In the Jail.
The defense opposed Introduction of this
written statoment and was overruled. The
supreme court ' now holds that "a written
statement not taken in court and later re
pudiated Is not original evidence "
The testimony of the girl on the point
Involved was of the utmost importance in
the case, because according to the state
ments made to the county attorney she
then swore that Masauredls shot Officer
Lowery before the latter had pulled his
revolver. On the witness stand and In
dtBtrlct court she denied ever having said
this and asserted that exactly the opposite
Btate of affairs was the case; that the
policeman shot first at the Greek, who
then whipped out his own gun and fired
at the policeman.
The decision was written by Chief ju,
tlce Reese. The chief Justice said:
"Where a statement of substantially all
of the facts of the killing of a human
being and for which a party' is on trial
for murder. Is prepared by the county at
torney and signed by a witness of the
tragedy, and upon the trial the testimony
of the witness contradicts a part of such
statement and denies its correctness, it Is
reversible error to permit the whole of
such statement to be read to the jury.'
In his opinion. Chief Justice Reese ex
cused the witness, Lilian Breese, for the
discrepancy between the Written state
ment she signed for the county attorney
and her direct testimony given at the trial.
The chief Justice said the girl had no
knowledge of legal terms, and as the state
ment was three pages long it would be
natural for her not to understand all of
it. He also called attention to the fact
that she had been kept in Jail from the
time of the shooting until the trial without
being permitted to see an attorney.
- The court said it would not pass upon
the sufflency. of the, evidence to secure
the conviction, but would pass solely on the
one question of error in the trloa, which
was presented.
John Masauredls shot Officer Edward
Lowrey Just a few days more than a year
ago and the death of the policeman pre
cipitated the anti-Greek riots In South
Omaha, a few Inflammatory speeches at a
mass meeting assltlng in fanning the
flames.
The policeman had gone to the room of
the girl, where, she, her brother of 6
years and the Greek had assembled, about
S p. m. The officer started to take the
three to the police station, when a knife
sheath fell upon the floor. Lowrey then
took a long and murderous looking knife
from the overcoat pocket of the Greek
The party had hardly gone a block toward
the Btatlon when the shooting began. After
the death of the officer the Greek ran
back to the same room and hid himself
under the bed, where he waa arrested.
Maauaredls came on for trial In district
court in the middle of May and a verdict
waa returned against him with the death
penalty attached on the 29th of that month,
This was only a day after the first ar
rests In the Union Pacific train robbery
COLVMRTTS, Neb., eb. 2fi. (Special Tele
gram.) Between t and 3 o'clock this morn
ing two distinct shocks or tremors of the
earth were felt by many Columbus' people
windows and (loom rattled and In many
cases the tremor was enough to shake the
beds that the occupants awoke. People
who were awaken at that time as well as
those who were asleep heard the Bhock.
The shocks were of short duration and
sounded like a muffled explosion.
RIFENBERG TO BE HANGED
MONDAY, ISC0URT'S ORDER
Judge Harrlnarton Imyoaes Sentence
of Death on Former Soldier Con
victed of Mnrder.
AINSWORTH, Neb., Feb. 2. (Special
Telegram.) Walter Rlfcnberg. alias George
Wilson, 'convicted of the murder of Jacob
Davis, was today sentenced to hang on
Monday, June 27, between the hours of
m. and 6 p. m., sentence to be ex-
outed by the warden of the state peni
tentiary, according to the Nebraska law. It
as been the custom heretofore to follow
the procedure of other states and make
Friday a hangman's day.
Rlfenberg took the sentence of the court
without emotion as he did the presentation
f all the evidence against him at the trial.
motion for a new trial, made by his
attorney, was overruled.
TRAIN RUNS OVER BRAKEMAN
J. O. Barnell Killed oa Borltaa-toa
at Kearney Near Crowded
Platform.
KEARNEY. Neb., Feb. J. (Special Tele
gram.) J. O. Barnell, brakeman on the
Burlington railroad, waa killed near the
Burlington depot at :30 this morning. Ho
one saw the accident occur, although the
depot platform was packed with passengers
ready to leave on the train. It Is probable
that he slipped and fell under the wheels
as the train backed into the station. Hlx
right leg and thigh ware broken and the
splintered bone shot into his body. His
brain was also pierced. Barnell lived In
Kearney for years, but recently moved to
Aurora.
He was 47 yrars of age and lenves a wife
and four children and had always boen
temperate and luJusuious.
which had occurred a week before, and
instead of the infliction of the deaih penalty
on the Greek rousing Interest, as it or
dlnarlly would have done, it was submerged
in the excitement pertaining to the taking
Of the bandits.
Masuaredls was sentenced a month late
by Judge Sutton. His attorneys, J. M.
Macfarland and J. M. Rait, argued a mo
tlon for a new trial at some length and
were overruled. The appeal to the supreme
court followed in due order.
"Naturally we are pleased," said Mr,
Rait. "I thought we would get a new trial
on one or other of the questions we raised
aa to instructions as well as on this point.
But it does not make much difference
either way. I suppose we shall have a trial
in the course of a month or so, and the
Greek will be brought back from Lincoln
little btJore the trial, whenever it comes.
SEWARD
Takes
WI5I9
DEBATE!
Coutest from Syracuse
Labor Question.
SEWARD, Neb.. Feb. 26. (Special.) Th
Joint debate, Seward High school and Syra
cuse High school held here at the oper
house last night resulted In a decision In
favor of the Seward team of debaters, who
were: Ethel Flood, Cora Blacker arn
Herschel Gereke, They were for the af
flrmatlve. Syracuse had the negative aide
of the question, which was: "Resolved
That Labor Unions Are, on the Whole.
Beneficial." The Syracuse debaters were
Russell Joyce, Merle Reed and Henry
Staack. The judges were: M. M. Fog;
professor of rhetoric. State University of
Nebraska, president of the Nebraska High
School Debating team; C. E. Perslnger, as
soclate professor of American history, Uni
verslty of Nebraska, and John A. Wood
ward, superintendent of city schools
Havelock.
WYMORE, Neb., Feb. 2. (Special.)
Wymore won the Inter-High School (eague
debate held here last night with Tecumseh
The question was: "Resolved, That La'
bor Unions Are, on the Whole, Bene
ficlal." Wymore upheld the afflrmativ
and was represented by Miss Dorothy
Kauffman, Miss Floy Lewis and Donald
Deemer. Tecumseh. on the negative, was
represented by Mlsa Alleen Wright, Mor
gan Davis and Raymond Klechel. The
judges were: Prof. Stevens of the depart
ment of rhetoric in the state university
Pruf. Conant of the department of law of
the state university and Superintendent
11 a re lies of the Crete schools.
PrrsUtent Advertising is the road to Bl
OPINIONS BY SUPREME COURT
List of Decisions Rendered by Court
and Announced at Satur
day's Sitting.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb. 23.(Speclal Tele
gramsThe following opinions were filed
by the supreme court today:
Curtis-Baum Company against Lang, on
rehearing; former Judgment adhered to.
Per Curiam. !
Sowcrwlne against Central Irrigation
district, on motion for rehearing; motion
overruled, former opinion modified; judg
ment district court reversed and cause re
manded. Per Curiem.
Lanham agulnst Bowlby, reversed and
remanded with directions. Fawcctt, Judge.
Anderson against Carlson. affirmed.
Root, Judge.
Cole against Village of Culbertson, af
firmed. Fawcett, Judge.
Cooper against Kennedy, affirmed. Let-
ton, judge. N
Mathews Piano Company against Nar-
kle, affirmed. Letton, JudC.
Hornsteln against Clfuno affirmed.
Reese, chief Justice.
Schneider against Plumb, reversed and
remanded with direction.". Roet, Judgi,
Cooper Wagon and Buggy Company
against Torbert, affirmed. Rose, Judge.
Waxham against Fink, reversed and re
manded. Sedgwick, Judge.; Fawcett, Judg1?,
and Reese, chief Jualico, concurring sepa
rately.
Haase against Buffalo County, affirmed.
Rose, Judge.
Johnson against New Omaha Thompson-
Houston- Electric Light Company,." af
firmed. Fawcett, Judge.
Boston & Raymond against State, af
firmed: . Barnes, Judge.
Hibner against Paun, affirmed. Fnwcett,
judge. Sedgwick. Judsre, not sitting; Reese.
chief justice, dissenting separately; Rose,
judge, concurs In dissent.
Blue against State, rerersed and re
manded. Sedgwick, ' Judge; Reese, chief
Justice, not ' sitting; Letton and Root,
Judges, concurring separately; Rose, judge,
dissenting.
Masauredee against State, reversed and
remanded. Reese, chief Justice.
Olive against School District No. 1, af
firmed. Root, Judge; Pawoett, Judge, dissenting.
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qiq-16IS South Sixteenth Street
BIG RUG and (EAR PET SHLE.
Monday we plnce 500 Carpet Rizo Rugs on sale nt lower prices than ever before
quoted, saving the purchaser from one-third to one-half their regular value. This lot of
goods consists of the best makes; such as Alexander Smith & Sons, S. Sanford & Son, ISige
low Carpet Company, and The Hartford Carpet Corporation. Some are drop patterns, others
are traveling mens' samples, made up I x 1 "J with oar? cross seam. Rugs in this sale will not
be, sent on approval or exchanged.
LOT 130 9x12 Kashrccr Iugs, a nilrr.uH
line of colorings from which to srle: i; i "mi
lar selling price $12.75; Monday, each $4.95
LOT II 25 -9x12 Fiber Hugs, all perfect
goods, excepting one cross seam in center;
k regular selling price $12.00; Monday, each,
,at ....5.95
LOT III 35 9x12 Tapestry Brussels, extra
heavy wool face, very suitable rug for din
ing room or living room, one crosvS seam
sells regularly for $12.75; special Monday,
each" ...$7.95
LOT IV 200 9x12 extra quality Axminster
-Rugs, bqth floral and oriental patterns
every rug guaranteed to be perfect, sells reg-
vlrrV- ? ;:n $27.00 to $30.00; all at one price
Mo::d;y, each $16.95
LOT VI 35 9x12 Velvet Rugs, extra quality
of worsted yarns, splendid line of patterns,
one cross seam in center, regular price $25.00
Monday, each $15.95
LOT V 50 9x12 Axminster Rugs with one
cross seam; sells regularly for $25.00 Mon
day, each ...$14.75:
LOT VII Ingrain Samples, one yard sqyare,
used to show goods on the road, some are
slightly soiled, sells regularly from 75o to
$1.00 per yard; all at ono price Monday, at,
each 15c
LH6E ORTHIN SALE
Great sale of high class Lace Curtains. We bought from the largest jobber of Lace
Curtains in the west, their entire stock of Lace Curtains and Curtail Nets at one-third lesaT
than cost. We are placing them.onsale Monday morning, February 2Sth, at correspond
ingly low prices. Note the following values: v
Nottingham Lace Curtains
65c pair Nottingham Curtains, pair 39c
$1.35 pair Nottingham Curtains, pair. . . .95c
$2.00 pair Nottingham. Curtains, pair, $1.25
$3.75 pair Nottingham Curtains, pair, $2".25
$9.65 pair Cable Net Curtains, pair.. $6.25
Brussels Net Lace Curtains
$3.75 pair Brussels Net Curtains, pair $2.50
$4.00 pair Brussels Net Curtains, pair $2.50
$4.25 pair Brussels Net Curtains, pair $2.95
$4.85 pair Brussels Net Curtains, pair $2.95
$6.50 pair Brussels Net Curtains, pair $3.75
$6.75 pair Brussels Net Curtains, pair $4.75
$7.50 pair Brussels Net Curtains, pair $4.50
Irish Point Lace Curtains
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$3.35 pair Irish Point Lace Curtains, $1.95
$3.50 pair Irish Point Lace Curtains, $1.95
$3.75 pair Irish Point Lace Curtains, $1.95
$7.50 pair Irish Point, Lace Curtains, $4.75
Cluny Lace Curtains
$3.50 pair linen Cluny Lace Curtains, $1.95
$4.50 pair Linen Cluny Lace Curtains, $2.25
$5.00 pair Linen Cluny Lace Curtains, $3.25
$5.50 pair Linen Cluny Lace Curtains, $3.75
Scrim Curtains
$5.50 pair Scrim Curtains, pair. ..... .$2.75 t
Novelty and Mission Net
Lace Curtains
$1.50 pair Novelty Net Curtains, pair. . .95c
$3.50 pair Novelty Net Curtains, i.air.$1.95
$4.50 pair Novelty Net Curtains, pair. $2.95
$5.00 pair Novelty Net Curtains, pair. $3.25 ,
$5.75 pair Novelty Net Curtains, pair. $3.75
$6.00 pair Novelty Net Curtains, pair.$3.90
$S.50 pair Novelty Net Curtains, pair. $4.50 '
Curtain Net bu the Yard
25c Sash Net, in white and Arab; special, per'
yard . . . . . . . . . . . .;. .14c.
30c Net' for curfains, .white and Arab colors,
per yard ............... .19c
50c Net for curtajns, white and Arab 'color,
per yard .'.35c
75c Net for curtains, white and Arab color,-
per yard y . . . .49c
TWO HURT IN FREIGHT CRASH
Ensine, bx Failure of Air to Work,
Strikes Cars, Injarlns; Nebraska
City Teople.
NKBRASKA CITY, Feb. 29. (Special Ttl-
egram.) A freight engine on the Burling
ton today In going back after part of the
train left on a grade ran Into the rear
end of the same with sufficient force to
wreck a car of grain and the tender of
the engine on the Lincoln branch, two
miles west of here. Guy Bamhart and
Miss Lillian Wachner of this city were
thrown across the caboose and seriously
Injured. Fireman Al Blevlns aid Engineer
Van Hausen were badly shaken up. The
accident was caused by the air on the en
gine falling to work.
Plattsmouth Wins Debate.
FREMONT, Neb.. Feb. 28. (Special.)
The annual school oratorical contest be
tween Plattsmouth and Fremont resulted
In a unanimous decision of the Judges In
favor of the former. The resolution which
formed the subject of debate was: "That
Labor Unions Are on the Whole Bene
ficial." Plattsmouth sustained the af
firmative side of the proportion by Luclle
Oass, John Sattler, Merle Douglass and
Fremont was represented by Clarence
Eidam, Chester Thornton and Hazel Olea
son. The Judges were:. Professor French,
state university; Principal E. U. Graff,
Omaha, and Prof. H. M. Garrett, Ashland.
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An loon Iaane A rain at Wrmare.
WYMORE, Neb.. Feb. 28. (Special. )-Tho
Issue In the coming spring city election will
be, as usual, the saloon question. The con
test will be warmer than ever before. Up
until quite recently It has been the plan of
both sides to fight out the Issue along
party lines, but now there seems to be a
strong sentiment favoring submitting the
question to a direct vote. Mayor Rawlings
Is candidate for re-election on the high
license ticket and will probably be opposed
by E. H. Kauffman, although the latter
wanted to withdraw from the race yester
day, notwithstanding the fact that his peti
tion has been signed by 240 cltisens.
Nebraska News Notes.
HUMBOLDT O. W. Butterfleld ft Co. Is
planning the erection of a new garage and
Implement shop In the east part of the
city.
KKARNEY Judge II. M. St. Clair, who
has heen very HI for the last nine on, tn
months, was again on the streets of Kear
ney Friday.
FALLS CITY-Marrlage license was
Issued by Probate Judge Gaynon to Harry
Hemls and Miss Cora Kirk, who were mar
ried In the Judge's office.
BEATRICE W. B. Hester of Lincoln, an
employe nf the State Railway commission,
la here taking an Inventory of the railway
property for taxation purposes.
KEARNEY District court wUl convene
Monday In adjourned session to dispose of
minor business left undone at the last ses
sion. About two days will be occupied.
BEATRICE Mrs. Justlna fllmon. an old
resident of Beatrice, died last night after
a brlrf Illness, aged 4fi years. She Is sur
vived by her. husband and seven children.
BEATRICE Egg thieves have been oper
ating with more or less success the last
week at the plant of Swift and company.
The authorities are making an effort to
locate the guilty parties.
NEBRASKA CITY Because of an epi
demic of measles the Nebraska university
of this Vlty has been temporarily closed.
More than half of the students were
stricken with the disease.
HUMBOLDT-rThe annual open meeting1
of the Alpha Woman's club was held on
the evening of Washington's birthday In
the dining room of the Metnodist church.
Decorations of national colors were used.
SEWARD The Masons of Pleasant Dale
gave a reoeptlon on Thursday night In
honor of ex-County Treasurer and Mrs. E.
J. Newton, who have returned to that town
to reside after a four years' residence In
Seward.
NEBRASKA CITY Frits Rambat has
filed a complaint In the county oomit
against Ed Mortlmore, charging him with
assault. This is the third complaint he
ha filed against the same party within
that many months.
FALLS CITY-Chrls Herwlns has pur
chased Mrs. McPherson's Interest 1 In the
European hotel, and fitted up the first
floor of the building for a cofe. with all
new furniture, which has made quite an Im
provement in the place.
BEATRICE Stephen Bull yesterday re
ceived a message from Laramie, Wyo.,
announcing the death of his nelce, Mrs.
Fannie McGill, a former resident of this
city. She was 38 years of age and leaves
a husband and two children.
FAIRMONT Mayo Bass recently pur
chased tho residence of E. C. McPherren
of Geneva, Neb., and will move there April
1. He also bought the real estate and In
surance business of S. F. Donlsthorpe,
son of Attorney F. B. Donlsthorpe.
DILLER The RUler Commercial club has
been reorganised by the election of these
officers: Thomas Price, precldent; E. L.
Tannic. vic nrrsldnet: Frank T. Pearce.
secretary; J. W. Fouls, treasurer. ine
club starts out with a membership of
twenty-nine.
FALLS CITY Clyde Forney, a little son
of Norman Fornev. met with quite an
accident; while with other small boys he
tried to get on a load of lumber that was
passing the school house, where the boys
were attending school. He fell on the
ground, the wagon wheel passed over and
crushed his right toot.
KEARNEY A marriage license was
sranted Friday morning to Miss Pearl Vick
and Eugene C. Yates. The ceremony will
take place at the home of the bride's par
ents on March 1. upward , winn ana
Miss Lottie B. Larimer were also Issued
a llaense, the ceremony to follow In a week
or ten days. Both couples were young peo
ple of Kearney.
KEARNEY The county superintendent' of
Buffalo county has filed a con-plaint
against William Nutter of this city for de
taining his 14-year-old daughter, Miss Inez
Nutter, from attending public school. The
action Is brought against Nutter to test the
compulsory school law In this section, and
should the county win other cases will be
filed immediately.
NEBRASKA CITY Prosper Combs and
Miss Grace Maley were united In marriage
at Palmyra this morning. The wedding
was a very elaborate affair and attended
by a large number ut relatives and friends.
Both are most estimable young people and
highly connected. They will make their
home 'in Palmyra on their return from
their wedding trip.
FALLS CITY At the annual meeting of
the Steele Cemetery association the fol
lowing officers weer elected: George W.
Sfhock, president; J. R. Wilhlde, vice pres
ident; W. H. Keeling, secretary; P. H.
Juxsen, treasurer. Trustees: John W.
t, E. S. Towle and Miss Margaret
Steele. It Is expected that Improvements
will be made In the way of planting trees
and putting in new gates, etc.
KEARNEY Kearney High school basket
ball teams lost two games to Aurora
Thursday night. Both games were prac
tically won by Kearney until near the last
half of each, when the Aurora teams took
on new life and played like professionals.
The game between the boys' teams resulted
In a score of 18 to It. while the girls' game,
which was a little closer played, resulted In
a score of 4 to 1
FALLS CITT District eourt Is still In
session. In the cise of the state a!Talr:st
Commissioner Curtis the Jury found th
defendant guilty of unlawful asault. and
he was sentenced to a Jail U'lm of ninety
days. Curtis also pleaded guilty to iiom
legging on one count of the Indlctmi nt
He was sentenced to pay a fine of (40)
and the costs of the prosecution, which will
make It nearly or quite $560.
M'COOK Robert Tralvor and James
Dally pleaded guilty to a charge of burg
lary In a special tearm of district court
here this afternoon, and were sentenced
by Judge Orr to two years each In state's
prison at Lincoln. Tralvor claimed Denver
as his home, and Dally gave New York.
They are a pair of "kid bums," who burg
larised the general merchandise store of A.
J. Crawmer of Bartley of 1126 worth of
goods, which were recovered.
STELLA Miss Hannah Sod man waa mar
ried to August F. Plager at the Long
Branch Lutheran church. The Long Branch
brass band played the wedding march. Two
hundred sat down to the wedding dinner
at the home of the bride's parents. For
this meal there were forty-eight large
cakes, seventy-two pies, .twenty-flva chjclc
ei.u, ono fatted calf, four hams and other
piovislor.s In the same proportion.
Old Uuuk Ilrorgunizes. .
MANSON. Ia., , Feb. 2J. (Special.) The
Calhoun County bank, the oldest bank In
the county, will ctasa to do business Mon
day and in Its place Jthe Calhoun County
State bank will open. The organization of
the latter bank was completed today with
a capital of (GO 000.' The officers arc: Dr.
Henry Young, presidents' E. H. Rich, vice
president, and Charles E. Hale, cashier.
Fneniuonta Takes Father and Sob.
BOONE, la., Feb. 28. (Spec. al Telegram.) '
This, morning J. 8. Shade, a wealthy
farmer, died at his horn . here front
pneumon'a. His son died a week ago froi
the same disease.
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