THE BEE: OMAHA. TTEPNTSDAT. SEPTEMBER 21, mo.
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EYAXS FREE TO CO noiIEj
Unsu City Kaa Permitted to Be
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KL5TALLT OFF ON TLDDUJO DAY j
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GRAND IPLAXD. Nef.. Fept. H Spe
cial.) Tbe case of th Hate against
Othelle Cvib, t!e Jornwr contractor in
rharira of th construction of the federal
nuildiaf in (hi cuv. on the eharee f i
b'.garnir. hi been d.smlssod in the court
at Central City on the recommendation j
of the county attorney of that county
and Erana has pone home to Kansaa Clly
In an effort, it la sali to reconcile mat
ter with hie wife. a ho, with their three
children, live thre
Th dismissal of the case waa on the
ground that th defendant waa on the
day of contracting this second marriafe J
of auch a disturbed mental condition aa
to make bin incapable of properly Judg
ing between right and wrong.
1 i pnwryurif; wit sees, the father of
the eeood wife U!caSy married by Evana.
Interposed no otjedloo to the action.
rTerlouety. In the district court here, the
marrta wa annulled on the ground of
thla capacity to contract a marriar.
Evan ia no loc.rer connected with th
construction of the building, the partner
shljs In welch he waa Interested having
bea dJseoired. subsequent to hla aecand
msrriar", and arrest In L'lah and cuatody
by th Central City authorities. The mar
nag took piar in that city in Aurust.
Double Tragedy
in Holdregc, Neb.
Mrt C. 7. Be tile Shoots Her Husband
Through Seek and Com
mits Suicide.
HOLDREQE. Keb.. Sept. XL 3peeial
Telegram.) In on of the roost magnifl
cenUy furnlahed home in this city JJr.
C. J. Beedle early thia afternoon knot her
husband, on of tb beat known attorney
ia thla part of tb state, and then holding
tha tfua above bar own head blew bee
brain out. dying Instantly. Mr. Beedle waa
shot through the neck, and although th
wound la very dangerous, th lawyer baa
aa even c.hann for recovery.
Tha tra-3y follows faaoily trouble wbich
hava grown vry acuta the past thrve
oka. BeveraJ tima within th last few
days Mrs. BeedJe threatened to end her
own ' Uf oa account of alleged domestic
difficulties. '
Shorty after tha noon boar today the
two returned horoa from the city. A coord -lr.g
to Mr. Beadla's story, his wife, after
they bad 'boea in th bouse a short time,
rushed into th bedroom. H arose to fol
low br and ah met elm and immediately
fired at him with a new n caliber re
volver which ah had porch a wed aad con
cealed in th house. Mr. Bedle fell for
ward on th floor and a he did so his
wtf turned th, gun on herself, and fired.
T laaer lay on th door stunned for
a few miautea and then, as soon as he
could, rufched out aad attracted the atten
tion of passer by. Coroner Palmer waa
aumrooned and waa on the aoea a short
time afterward.
Mr. Bedi is on of th leading demo
crat la western Nebraska and is prominent
in legal circles over the entire state. Me
wa for ereral years oounty attorney. Both
b and hi wif. it is understood, hav rela
tive at Hasting and also in Iowa.
YORK METHODISTS ASK -'
FOR MINISTER'S RETURN
r-aaalsaaaa Tte far Reran at Rev.
Alexaader G. Beaaett 1 111 Be Pie
eared te BUha Xaeleeau
TORK Neb- Sept. (Special Telesrram)
t The annual conference of th official of
th First Methodist church of fork, by
unanimous vote. Invited" the return of Rev.
Alexander Q. Bennett to th pastorate.
Rev. Mr. Bennett haa served three year
la thla church, and all line hav prospered.
Th new Sunday school building is
Bearing cornpjeUon and will be dedicated
by th first of th year. Complimentary
resolution aer puied concern! ne the dis
trict. upnntendncy of Rev. W. B. Alex
ander, who leave the district after six
year's ' service. Th official oonDefenoa
voted to request Bishop Xueaon not to re
duo th camber of districts in Nebraska
Annual conference. The Xebia&ka con
ference meet in oTrk this week, beginning
Wednesday morning.
DRUG CLERK IN CUSTODY
Jaka rrlthetwea lulste He Gave
Artie Called ter by ralla
wsy .
BROKEN BOW, Neb., Sept. . i Special
TaiegraaLr Sheriff Kennedy returned from
Cailoaay today brlnslng with him th
young drug oierk. John Christ opheraon,
charged a 1th majuCaughter In connection
with th death of Mrs. D. EL Moan of
thia place, mho male the mistake of taking
a large doe of tartar emetic inatead of
cream of tartar. The sheriff will keep the
young man In custody until tb arrival of
tha father froaa Crawford, when tb pre
liminary hearing will take place in oounty
court- Chris topfceraon. in a stare merit, in
sists that be made no mistake, but that
tartar emetic a a asked for and received
by Sterner, the brother of Mr. Moeea. H
ays U ia a graduate in pharmacy and
attended Frefaont coik-re. but dente being
registered. He gives his age as 11
LUDDEN WRITES TO OFFICER
Reajeesta Attaraer t.eaeral t Take
tea t Telleet Meaey fraas
Crebtree.
trroea a Staff Correspondent )
LINCOLN, Sept. (Special Telegram )
-Secretary L. P. Uudden ef th Stat
Board of Education has written letters to
J. W. Crebtree and to the attorney general
Informing them of th action of the board
with regard to the claims fo gasoline al
leged to hav been uaed by Crebtree aad
paid for b ythe State Th attorney gen
eral 1 asked to tak steps to collect, k! r
Lrftddea save Crabtree in opm board meet
lag agreed to settle the bill and also for
anoney ukea from the textbook fund to
pay Intereat ea teachers' aaiartea.
eaevk for Bear,
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. St-pL (Spe-otalr-Joaefh
Gansoa. brot!er of Dr. H. S.
Gaasost, tb nilstang dectikt, came ia front
Rock Island. IX, yesterday to erit ia th
eeerch for hi brother. After lunkaig th
ground ail aver be la satisfied that his
brother went In baUJrig a her hi cloLhis(
Nebraska
a fcuM and a a drowned, heir. taken
with cramp, having f"re la tb cold water
aftr a It. and hot tide on hi Wcyc-
The l"dg members and other atill offer th j
l"7 f'ir tre rplestnr man or hi bd. The (
r1er i birr patrolled and "m men are i
campipg h;ow the cty. where they are
rorf,:nt that after the body ooro to the
furfar-e It will Toat down t them. Tfcey
have stretched wire neirin; and rope with
hr.fc over the current o a to entangle
thf Iwxjr If it paa hl they sleep at
MchL The buwlrees affa'ra of the misslnr.
n-.an are all In god condition, and hi
family reiat'ons were th beet and no
ground can be found why he should. If
he d!d. on-mlt suicide. He carried Korne-tr.-nr.
like f:tn of life Insurance and th
hr5y win have to he produced to enable
th ilJow to collect the same.
rtralaaa !- w t Attacked.
FRKMOVT. Fept. T -IFpecial Juflre
Th-n.ae of Co'umbu Is holding an equity
term f f the district court here this week
and a ourr.'wr of caws of Importance will
be heard. The cae of Fm O'Brien aralnst
the Elkhom Drainage District wa th Trst
ore for trial. In this action the plaintiff,
who is represented by Judr Albert of
Columbus and F. W. Button of this aty.
attacks the constitutionality of the drain,
are law, raising some que:kn not brought
up In other cases. Whatever th outcome
of the caee it Is said that It will eventually
reach the Veiled State supreme coart.
Other ca of Interest are the appeal of
the Western Union Telegraph company
from its tax asmtsmenta. The two cases
pending have been eon soM dated sjid will
be t-1ed as one The court will probably
be in eeerton for a week or ten days.
ikrlu ews tea.
TORK-Two couple we-e married in this
vied city whose sg total 7-l yeavrs. and they
do not thlrk they are old.
RISING CITT-Cart Hoffman celebrated
his tuenty-nfth weddirg anniversary with
a larre dinner to his relatives and friends.
BEATRICE Rev. Fatter Becker of Ne
braska, has been assis-ned to the paetora;
of M- Joseph church to uoced Rev.
Father Cronin.
LFXINOTOX Archie Malcolm and on.
Clifford, aere called to Grand Island witn
their three blood bounda to assist the sher
iff of Hail county In securing some crim
inal. TORK Th K night of Fythlaa hav ao
cepted an invitation to attend the dedica
tion of the new K of P. temple at Lincoln
on Octotier IX and will send a representa
tive delegation.
noon EDGAR The Splendid corn weather
during August and September has brought
that cereal to ihe'frent wonderfully and a
heavy- crop cf corn In this part of Nebras
ka is now assured-
EDGAR The body of C.au Statt. who
had been under treatment In a Denver
sanitarium the pas, month, wa brought to
this city yesterday morning. The funeral
aa held at the Luther church this after-
GENEVA Mtsee Beth Bentjey. Rebanis
Pisler. Ethel Sloan and Harry Flory. John
Curtiss and Hugh Hederi left this morn
ing for the tlate University. Mis Sloan.
Harry Flnrv and Hugh Hadeel to tak up
second year work.
BEATRICE The body of Mr. John Dun
bar, a former Beatrice resident, was
brought here yesterday for Interment. Sn
was the wife of the late John Dunbar, who
was enrared in the livery business la the
city In the early seventies.
NEBRASKA C1TT Oliver Oriln Smith,
ated 76. died at the home of hla son-in-law.
James Gibson. In this city yesterday
after a brief illness from heart failure. Hla
funeral aas held today and the remains
were taken to Percival, la., for Interment.
NEBRASKA CITT-Georg Joiner, a
youth working on the Dally Prees, ha
mysteriously disappeared from bome and
his mother Is quite ill because of his
mysterious leaving, lie aid not giv any
one an Inkling of hi going or where -he
waa going.
NEBRASKA CITY Ben Bennett of Peru
was united in marriage yesterday afternoon
In thia city to Miss Pearl Van winkle Tb
youna ooupi were given a reception at
the borne of the bride parents after the
ceremony and left for Peru, wher they
w.ll make their home.
BEATRICE John Wilson and Frank
B.aok. who aere arrested at Wymare,
July iL on a charge of robbing a
stoie and post office at Clyde, Kan., wer
discharged at their preliminary hearing at
Leavenaorta. Kan., to which piae they
were taken by government offical.
BEATRICE Louis ' Wolf, alias Louis
YYa.ton. wanted at Fort Riley on a chars
of f orrery and deeerting the regular army.
was taken to that place yesterday by Sher
iff Schiek. He was arrested at Crete last
week after he had secured about fKM from
business men of that city on bogus checks.
RISING CITT-tanley Miller, urging th
horses drawing a harrow behind a spader
disk w hich he w a driving, let hi f net slip
and it was caupht in the knives of the c,r
and one toe of the right foot waa cut off.
and two nearly so. the heel received a
wound aome three Inches in length, and
some of the bones of th ankle war spilt.
TORK County Clerk Chapin haa turned
In the tax list for 1W0 to the county treas
urer, which show following amouMs:
County. KS-.fcSS.CT; poll tsx. rJ.ME ; town
ship, t-7,07k;7; school. rM.6k91: school bond.
. .; village and city, la.xn ; speeiej.
VStM). terminal. ITa&.ie: total. tlr..71.
Mora than one-third of tb total amount 1
for school purposes.
NEBRASKA CITY R. A. Harris and
wife, yesterday celebrated their thirty
flflh weddicg anniversary a a most
elaborate manner, at their country home
north of this city. There were over 110
rucrta present and they wer assisted by
all of the members of their family in cer
Irg for tbe:r gutts. The festivities lasted
until the small noura tms. morning.
GENEVA Testerday eight loaded auto
mobiles boosting the Old Set tier s Plcnlo
at Fairmont, arrived in Geneva at Z Ml A
car driven by Mrs. Wallace containing also
Mr. Kemp. Mrs. Frailer and Mrs. Ned roe
ran off a bridge over Turkey creek, the
front of the machine running into the
earth, breaking a w heel. The women wer
scratched considerably, but not seriously
hurt.
HOLD REG E The local commercial club
will take three speakers on their trip with
tbejtn KrlJar when they make a '"Good will"
viart into "Hlshllne" territory. Besides F.
A. Dean and Rev. G. G. Bennett. W. P.
Hall, one of the oldest settlers In this part
of the country, has been secured. Mr. Hall
ia especially familiar with the growth and
develoinent of the diffe'ent town to be
visited by the local business men. and h
will be included in the speech list at each
place.
WTMORE At a special meeting of th
city council Saturday night th old First
National bank bu.lding. a structure built
in th early days of the town, on lot that
have been condemned for city park pur-P-s.
waa sold for K.O ' Th lack Bra.
l"e hou was sold for ISC Th Anheuser
Busach people will move their buildings.
Arrangement are now about completed
for clearing the block, the aty has con
demned to be used as a park. The ground
facea the Burl.ngtoa depot-
WTMORE W. C. Brook, ere of th
ea-ly set tiers of this vicinity, died at his
home her last evening at " o'clock, after
an lllnee of three weeks, aged 77 year.
i 1 1 r it uriitTV ins .nr. iviu uiufaivii
' and one eon. One daughter reside here.
I Funeral services wer held Tuesday after
noon., and were in charge of the local
Grand Army of the Republic lodge. Mr.
Brook was born in Pennsylvania aad came
to Gce county about thirty years ago.
H farmed on Sicily creek, west of town,
until three years ago, whea h moved to
this city, to mak hi bom.
RISING CITT Port Kilpore. while disk
ing his field, had hia overcoat caaght la
th disk while trying to matag frac
tious team, and was drawn into th im
plement. Th team raa away aad dragged
Kilgur for about forty rods, part of the
time he was under tte knives. Th tongue
of the disfcer waa broken three timet, aad
M-.e last time it was made a short that
it stuck into the ground and raised th a,a
chine so that he wa dropped. H aas
tj.l v bruiaed. hi face cut from ey to
J chin, and hi throat waa cut. th Jugular
vein being our ainvsiy niiwni.
LEXINGTON The Lexington achools
opened Monday with an enmdmeat ef ti.
C( this number there an l& ia th first
and second grade. Thia neeaxltaied th
aeleetir.g a fourth primary teacher, giving
to each teacher about forty-one pupli. In
th hlh fcotioo! ther are li In the four
titer grades. Ther ar thirty senior, of
mrh nuniar there ar sixteen boy and
i fewrteen girts. The school board secured
; the Evangelical church for oae of th
i primary grades uml th new school nulJ
. lrr is completed. Sine ISu th population
vf Lexington has increased a litUe over a
i per cent and th school hav lacreased
i la. proportiea.
PRODUCE EXiflASCE ACTIVE
Butter and Eg? Ken Xtkin, Omaha
a Primary Xarket
SEAL BUSI5LSS IS BEIXG D05X
Beetdes Tela tb laflaeae U Cd
aa I Maklag th Eukaagt
Petrel Factor la tb
Baal
Th Omaha Prod jc excharg. now In ex
istence a little less than three weeks, ha
already made it influence felt ia the local
craroery and egg business. Daily meet
ir.gs of the exchange are attended by repre
sentative of every on of the twenty
touses which have membership and trade
Lai been well centralised In what is rapidly
becoming a great pilmary market.
It i not the amount of actual business
transacted on the floor of th exchange
although thia la considerable but the in
fluence on business outside which make
the exchange effective
Dealers become acquainted with th In
tentions of others by offerings made and
by bids, in a way which they cannot on
the street. This perceptibly iDarease th
ecop and influence of th local market
and makes th value of sale and purchase
far greater. Inatead of asking on man
his price and then telephoning to Sioux
City or Concordia. Kan., a local man in
th market for a car of butter will attend
th exchange and learn ust what is on
tap here. 8imlarl' offerings ai being
mad in Omaha which except for the ex
change would probably b sent to other
towns and the deal lost as an Omaha sale.
Opening quotation Tuesday rooming on
the Omaha exohange from the Chicago
market war unchanged from Monday. But
ter special were at S cent and egr at
C cent.
The egg market haa been stronger re
cently than " butter and the latter ha
shown a considerable falling off in price.
Attempt to run Into th market large
quantities of storage eggs because fresh
eggs ar higher hav not met .with com
plete success.
Sarpy Youth is
. Fatally Shot
Charles Hnbik Get Contents of Shot
gun Through Joint in
Shoulder.
Charles Hrabik. a Sarpy county youth f
U year, wa probably fatally injured yes
terday afternoon by the dlacharge of a
ahotgun, which he wa cleaning. Te mux
ale of th run waa resting against hi
shoulder when it discharged and the whole
load went through the ahonlder Joint.
The youth would have bled to death in
a short tim. but for th fact that medical
attendance waa prompter than would have
been ssual. Dr. Lewis Swoboda of Omaha
was driving by th Hrabik farm, which
is on th Papillion, at th tim of tb
shooting.
Th boy waa brought to th Clark eon
hospital in Omaha and operated on last
night. Th arm wa not removed bun
probably will hav to be because there !
no circulation below th wound. Fear ar
expressed that Hrabik will lose hi life.
Tb jamt waa fearfully torn try th shot.
BIG INDIAN LAND SALE SOON
Mintwa and a Half Aere te Be Aae-
tlened Off br Gwvernaaeaf Octo
ber IB susd Weveaaber U
A ml Vi on and a half acre of farming
and grating; land In Montana and Utah
are to be thrown open to settlement on
October IS aud November 1 of this year.
Th lands that ar to be settled ar parts
of th Crow and Uintah Indian reserva
tions and contain soma of th finest of dry
farming and Irrigation land, with tha re
mainder of th property In valuable (rax
ing pastures.
Th government notice of th auction
sale provide that none of th Crow land
can be sold for lea than SI an acre and
none of th Uintah property for lee than
60 cent aa acre. Th land will be sold la
mall sections, tb law providing that no
on person can purchae mora than Mt
acre of th land thu void. The Crow land
sala open at Billing, Mont., on October IS
and th Uintah on at Prove, Utah. or.
November L Tb parts of th reeervarJoa
to be disposed of ar only th unentered
portiona
i. W. Wtttea, superintendent of th sal.
located at Washington, announces that th
Utah land must b paid for In cash at
time of purchase, but th Montana land
may be paid for by putting down one-fifth
of purchase price and the rest to b paid
for In four equal Installment without In
terest.
FIRE CHIEF WANTS CHAUFFEUR
Ckaare far fteaae Driver tTkt Star
Break th speed Law with
Iaapaalty.
The Board of Fir and Police commls
loners want chauffeur a The fir chief
1 to have a new Fleams automobile in a
few day, aad aome gasoline Jehu must be
found who ran steer th big red plunger
after fire call and get it through tha
down town traffic at breakneck speed with
out breaking any necks. Applicant should
communicate with th office of th board
in th city hall.
BEAN RATE EVIDENCE ALL IN
Exaawlner E.E.Ssalth FiaUbe Twkiaaj
Evldeae wa tb Beam Stat
Ceatroveray.
Examiner E. H Pmlth Monday night fin
ished taking evidence In th rehearing
asked for by th Union Pacific on th beaa
rat controversy between that railway and
th wholes! grocer of Omaha. Tha rail
road I trying to show why it should not
refund th xtra 1 cent on beaa rate col
lected when it raised th rat from th Pa
cific coast on bean from 75 to K cant and
later reduced the rate back to 71 ceota.
The commission will rule on the "it'nr
when it haa examined th evidence.
Alleged Fararer Ar Arrested.
YANKTON. & D.. Sept. Jo.-Special V-J.
V. Smith and Alvert Due gen. who had
Charles H off ma arrested on a charge of
alugglng Smith in a boxcar and robbing
bim of IS, ar now themselves In county
)ail charged with forgery. All three say
they art from Omaha. Sanrth tried to work
a forged check for S. using th state- at
torney to identify hire The scheme waa
nipped after th oflcer bad advanced t to
the snea. who wer witnesses against Hoff
man and had therefore gained th f need
ship of th atat' attorney.
Wka Merit Wlu,
Whe the snedif ice you tak ear ft,
aa. tone up your ratm, aad make yea
fed better, stronger and anor vigorous
than before. That I what Foley" Kidney
Fills da for you. la all caaas ef barkarha
header ha nervouaaeaa. loa f arpeat.
sleeplessness and general weaknea that t
caused fey any disorder f th kidney at
MldStr 8ld by U druggist.'
New County in
South Dakota
Citizens of .Timber Lake Secure
AothoritT from GoTernor to
Begia Or?a!iixatioiL
PIERRE, S. P.. Sept Special -With
a petition bearTr.g a sufficient number of
names e-krr.g forth organisation of Dewey
county J. W. iConway and E. L. Mllliran I
of Timber Lake today secured from Gov- i
emor Veesey authority o"proeeed with the I
work of organisation. For that purpose aa
election ha been called for November I J
and th voter will be accomodated at three j
polling places. Tb place so selected ar j
Isabel. Timber Lake and White Horse.
Th petition on which the action was j
taken contained 1 names, which wa
amply sufficient under the law on which
to take action for organisation. A the
new county to be wul have within Its
border several ambitious railroad towns,
the chances are that th announcement cf
th election will mean a-getting busy on
the part of. the leading ctuaer.s of each of
these towns with thalr argusnent a to why
each of the town is the natural place for
tb location ef th seat ef government.
The Weather
Ter rTebraska FairT
For IowFalr. "'"
Temperature at Omah yesterday:
Knox Hats
Kave created and
established a pnna
nent precedent of
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