iT:"wrAnA:fTOT5AT'"nTX:rAT inn." '1' e i -4 i Nebraska PROHIBS WORK IN HAYELOCK V Chicago Worker Start Campaign with Open Air Speech. INDICTMENTS FOUND DEFECTIVE Jndae 'imlh Boetalae Motloa to Qnaab Tri nilla Against Lin coln Cnmmlaeloa Cam pa a r and Others. 'From a Staff Correspondent. IJN'COLN. Neb.. May 20. (Special.) Eugene Chapln of Chicago, prohibition worker ami candidate at the laat presi dential election for the of fli of national executive, opened the liquor campaign at Havelock laM night with a street speech which was listened to by over 00 people. The shop city will rote upon the sa loon question under the Inttlatlve and referendum. June 9, the town, which Is Bow dry, deckling to submit the ques tion In lcw of the fact that Lincoln went net st the Inst city election. On account nf hotter street car service be tween the two towns, when both have the same policy, It la thought that Have lock will join the wet ranks for the coming year. Indictments Quashed. Judge C'orniali today sustained the mo tion to quash the Indictment returned by the lata Krand Jury against a local commission company, J. Mungan snd others, who Were charged with having violated the loot law relating to the operation of bucket shops. Tha finding of the court states they did not set out peciflo wrongful acta. Kiel Board Pnszled. Juat how tha excise board of Lincoln will be able to pick from among the fifty applications now on file, half of which number will be granted lloenaea to ope rate saloons in thla city during the com ing rear, la a question which la con fronting that department of the new city administration. The referendum vote which carried the day for the weta at the late election atlpulaud that the Bomber should not be over taflntj five Ivy Dar OeloewwtaeU "Ivy day," postponed from, aMmt Jiro weeks ago. was held today at eh uni versity, more than 1,000 students) having aaslated In lte celebration. The) campus presented a festive scents aa the members of the two upper classes and otAers) from the undergratuate body gathered, to hear the "Ivy day" oraatlon by J. T. Votava, a senior and one of tha taUveraita) jnoat prominent debaters. MeConnell la RMorrrfstV W. H. McConneU, who was lnjureff' th Omaha Thursday night by Jumping ver the vtadust at the Burlington depot, was reported thla morning to have recovered from the effects of ths fall. McConneU Uvea at 1611 Vine street. He ts railroad flrelan. Aooording to the reports from Omaha, the Lincoln man was very anx ious to catch an evening train for Lincoln. When ho alighted from the street car In front of the depot he saw the train leav ing the station. He leaped over ths via duct and fell . on oris of the passing coaches, but he rolled off. A police sur geon who attended him found that his back was strained, but ho was able to go to a hotel. AloConnell returned tp Lincoln yesterday. , v. i . Assessment la Filed. Secretary Henry Seymour of the Btate Board of Assessment has completed show. Ing the assessed value of private cars run tn Nebraska the last year. The valuation Is for assessment purposes and Is dis tributed over the various railroads on a basis of mileage for the cars used. The total assessed valuation ot the private cars on thla basis Is t21g,m Last year the valuation was 1194.830. The Union Pacific Railroad company reports one company, the Pacific Fruit Express company, for a mileage of 20.484.S32. The Standard OH company la reported by the Burlington for SOL390 miles. The total valuation of the Standard Oil cars mileage on all lines was $48,766. The assessed values ot the private cars Is distributed as follows among the different roads: Burlington, $0,676; Union Pacific, $1 17,3.'0; Minneapolis eV Omaha, I7.S20; Rock Island. 15.190; Missouri Pacific, tlfi,430; St. Joe, K.M70. Arthur Carter Known. Arthur Carter, convicted In Omaha ot (hooting at Officer Edward Brinkman with murderous Intent, Is well known here Where ha has f inured In several escapades. Which have at different times caused his arrest. Several months ago he took an electric runabout and created a sensation Cor some time until he was captured and taken In tow by the officers. llertha la Boftenlnc "Fainting Bertha" Liebecke, alias Mrs. J. Armstrong, pleaded guilty this morning In police court to stealing $60 worth of goods from local stores and was bound Over to the district court. " She was unable to give bond and was committed to the county JalL At her trial the woman was Inclined to act differently than since her capture and asserted that it she could save ths state any money by so doing she trould plead guilty without further dslay. Staff Appointments Made. Captain A. M. Trimble, the newly elected tommander of the department of Nebraska, Or and Army of the Republic, returned to Lincoln today elated with the success ot the Grand Army meeting at Kearney. "Wt ked a good time, an Interesting meeting lai everything went off pleasantly and hnoothly," he said . "Kearney was royal n Its entertainment and we were all happy tver the reception given us." Commander Trimble announced the fol pwlng staff appointments on his return: A. A O. and A. q. M. Q.U M. Scot lorn of Lincoln. Judge Advocate Jesse B. Strode of Un kln. lepartment Inspector A W. Taylor of bid Chief Mustering Officer Jeff. W. Bed lord of Omaha. Patrlotio lnstruotor Brad P. Cook of Lincoln. Chief of Staff E. E. Lyle of W'ahoo. BOY TRIES TO END LIFE l T. Frank Throws Himself In Front f Traia aad la Held Insane. KBARNET. Neb.. May 2v).-( Special Tel-gram.)-J. T. Frank, a 19-year-old oung ger, was adjudged Insane late this after loon following an attempt to commit eul Ide. He threw himself In front of a svltch engine, but the engineer succeeded b stopping the engine four or five feet rora him. URL KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE saaahter ef Tan shorter ( Weeping Water la Rma Over by Gas Mohr f Itms, Iowa. WEEPINQ WATER, Neb.. Way S0 Ppecial ) Friday afternoon Gus Mohr of voce, while drlvtngv Into town, ran over he young daughter of Tom Sherfey. The hlld died that night. Mr. Sherfey resides . half mile north of Avoca Mr. Mohr, sjraer oi auto, is the Aveva saloon Delegates to ww-fiAV It'll Kvx -n i 3? m M. BOOSTERS fXR ROAD OMAHA TO DP7NVER WHO MKT AT HOLDREOB. Two hundred good road boosters, repre senting every section of the state, flocked to Holdrege, Neb., last week. When they finished their labors, a project for throuKh highway from Denver to Omaha had been put on Its feet, and plans approved which will eventually mean a direct connection between the metropolitan cities of the west. An organization, to be known as the Omaha and Denver Good Roads associa tion, was effected and officers elected. Thirty towns and seventeen counties wore represented at the convention. Commercial Travelers in Annual Session Large Attendance at Grand Island Convention, with Several Novel Features. GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. My 20 (RDeclaM The thirteenth annual convention of the United Commercial Travelers of Nebraska was presided over by Orand Counsellor C. w. Hinsle of Omaha. Mayor Charles O. Ryan was ' introduced and warmly wel comed the traveling men. cordial response being made by Counsellor Hlnzta. The com mercial travelers almost Immediately went Into an executive session, soon adjourning for the parade, about 150 local and visit ing traveling men being In line. They carried large banners and canes bearing the pennants of the organisation. The at tendance Is very encouraging to the officers, the opening session being attended by about 100 members. The officers are: Charles W. Hlnrie Omaha, grand counselor: Taul B. True- blood, Grand Island, grand Junior coun selor; Samuel F. Ersklne, Norfolk, grand past counselor; F. E. Coatsworth, Omaha; grand secretary: Henry A Frits. Colum bus, grand treasurer; H. E. Moss, Hast taCT. gran conductor; W. H. Boney, Lin coln, grand page; Andrew Randklev, Nor folk, grand sentinel: Edward A Plummer. Hoidrege, Elmer A Abbott, Beatrice, R w. sock. Grand Island, and Pearl H. Pat terson, Chadron, executive committee. Following the parade a novel featura In tho local entertainment In the shape of a progressive luncheon was carried out. the delegates and their ladies going from place to place In autos for different oouraea of tbe repast" Among other features of entertainment was dancing party at tha Ancient Order of United Workmen hall last evening, a ball game between tho Norfolk and Grand island councils and attendance at the state league gamea ot Grand Island against Tork and Grand Island ajrainst (tunnrtnp Saturday and Sunday. . LANE FREMONT KILLS SELF Omaha Indian Living Near noat Commits Bnlclde by Shoot t In. TEKUMAH, Neb.,, May 20.-(SpclaI.) Lone Fremont, an Omaha Indian, com mitted suicide Just Inside the Burt county line on Thursday evening. Sheriff Phipps, Coroner Gilkerson and County Attorney Clark were called to the scene of the tragedy, about two miles northwest of Decatur. Fremont, who was a well-educated Indian, having been a student at Carlisle, had been going at a rapid pane ot late. He placed a mortgage of $3,000 against his eighty acres a few weeks ago and sin os then ho had been busy trying to spend the money. Ho pointed a loaded pistol Into his mouth and pulled the trigger. His spirit went to tho happy hunting grounds by the most direct route. Knowledge that his farm was gone may have had much to do with putting his mind to the bad. No inquest was held, the case being one of suicide beyond a doubt. About $S0 In currency and a pass book showing $900 to his credit was found on Fremont when the authorities took charge of him. Faneral ef Pioneer Woman. AUBURN, Neb.. May 2a (Special.) The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Harmon, one of the early settlers of this county, took place here yesterday. Mrs. Harmon came to this county with her husband. Henry Harmon, in 18C6 and settled on a farm two miles east ot thla town at her death she was almost 71 years of aga Shs died May 17 at Lincoln, on a visit to her son. Rev. Har vey H. Harmon, pastor of the First Chris tian church there. Her son. Andrew D. Harmon, Is paator of the First Christian church of 6t Paul. Minn. She Is survived by eleven children, W. W. Harmon, John Harmon, H. F. Harmon, Mrs. William Ball, George Harmon, Charlua B. Harmon, Andrew D. Harmon, Nettle McCarty, wife of Judge McCarty; Harvey H. Har mon, and Mra William McKenney, all of whom were present at the funeral. Class Play at Nebraska City. NEBRASKA CITT. May JO.-The- high school clasa play was presented last even ing at the Overland theater to a crowded house. The title of the play was "The Time of His Life." The graduating exer cises are to be held on the Xih, at the Overland theater, and Dr. A. E. Wlnship will deliver an address on "Getting Into the Game.", The pupils who graduate are Milton B. Btundell, Vera E. Butt, Carl Glenn. Mabel Jay, Frank R. Moogan. Emm M. Nelson. William G Utterback, Ruth A. Whipple. Mary Brower, Thomas G. Eaao, Myrtle Glenn. Ethel Marquis, Frank Miller. Claire Elppl Eva Wade and Roy F. Wilbarger. This is the small est graduating class that the Nebraska City High school has had for yeara New Bank at Kaa-th Platte. NORTH PLATTE. Neb.. May XX (Spe cial.) A new bank for North Platte haa been organised, adopting tho name of Platto Valley Stats bank. The president will be Frank Pleletlcker of Wallace. Neb.; Julius Pixac. a merchant of this city, vice president; M. E. Scott of Cuba 111., cashier, and Mr. lehlman of Wal lace, Nab., ateunaat cashier. The dlree- Through Road Two routes for (he proposed road were offered. Nebraska City delfgates re quested that the road go through Lincoln to their town, so as to connect with the famous VYaubnnsie trail, . but their plans were knocked sky high when the Omaha delegaif9 got busy. Another delegation, of which Tork, Seward and Aurora citizens were the prime movers, asked that the road be diverted from the main line of the Burlington at Hastings and continue Into Lincoln thioiir.ii their towns. But when J. E- tors tire J. G. Beoler, J. W. Payne. C. H. Walter, l'. A. Llston and Henry Mehlman. The capital stock Is $t00.ono. of which one half will be paid up at the start. The han'.i 'will open about August 1, In the store room formerly occupied by the Small shoe store. GOVERNOR GIVES ADDRESS lUrratlve Visits liolhenhnrg, Where He Delivers Commencement Speech. GOTHENRT.TRO. Neb., May 30. (Special) Governor Aldrlch arrived In Gothenburg yesterday morning to deliver . the com mencement address to the graduating class. Immediately upon arriving he took lunch at the hortie, of Representative W. M. Stebbins and In the afternoon visited the schools and was taken for an auto mobile ride over the surrounding country. At 6 o'clock he was entertained at a ban quet given by tbe Commercial club. Rev. C. C. Wilson gave the address of welcome, and In his reply the governor said: "I am deeply impressed by the wideawake Com mercial club and the progressive business ir.en of your city." About l.OiKl people were at the opera house to hear Governor Aldrlch. A. E. Tool Hart at Kearney. KEARNEY, Neb.. May 20. (Special Tele gram.) A. E. Tool lies at the point of death as the result of an Injury sustained in an accident at (he Wool worth Alfalfa Meal mills this morning. For six hours he has been unconscious with a contusion of the brain. While attempting to rosin a slipping belt. Tool fell and was thrown between the belt wheel tnd the belt. He is th eproprletor of a rooming house and prominent hera Stanton tn Celebrate. STANTON, Neb., May SO. (Special.) The business men of Stanton met at a special meeting and decided - to celebrate the Fourth of July, providing sufficient funds could be raised. A committee at once set to work and In a short time over $400 was collected and the celebration was assured. Office for Llneln Man. CHICAGO, May JO. (Special Telegram.) C. S. Pine of Lincoln was elected secretary-treasurer of the Mississippi Valley Historical association at its session here yesterday. Nebraska News Notes. DESHLER The Deshler Gun club will hold a blue rock shoot May 2b. DESHLER John Ahrens had his arm severely cut by a circular saw while at work in a carpenter shop here yesterday. ARLINGTON The county commissioners of this county have condemned the Eikhorn river bridge and Intend to start soon on the erection of another bridge. GENEVA Commencement exercises were held last nlRht in the high school auditorium. F. O. Edgecombe, editor of the Nebraska Signal, gave the address. ARLINGTON The dredging outfits which are straightening the Eikhorn river are nearly to this place. They are preceded by a gang of dynamiters who are removing tieea. HARVARD Several days of severe wind and dirt are being followed by cold. Grain la not seriously affected, but rains soon must come to give a full crop of small gralna BEATRICE The Union Paetfle company will Install motor car No. 20 between here and Lincoln again Sunday. The car has been at Omaha the last tew weeks under going repair. REPUBLICAN CITT The greatest same so far this season was played on the city diamond Wednesday between the Woodman and Workman lodges of this city. The score was 11 to 1 In favor of tbe Workmen. REPUBLICAN CITT-Prof. A M. Voss of the University of Nebraska. Inspector of accredited schools. Inspected the local school last week. He will recommend to the university that the school be placed on the accredited list. WEST POiNT-The West Point Butter and Creamery company is now producing and shipping the choicest grade ot butter at the rate of 6.U00 pounds per week. The produot is sent east, mostly to New Tork. where It is rated AL TABLE ROCK Weal v 3 Varll, . .l. dent of the county, since 175. died at the residence of a relative In Auburn. Neb., after a lingering llluess of several months, aged 7 years. He was an old soldier, be longing to an Illinois regiment FA1KBURY During the last week Judge C. C. Boyle issued marriage li censes to the following parties: Iia Car ter, 24. and Bar La M. Hale, 21; Fred Reducing the Waist Line in Doth Sexes ien and women with heavy, pendulous aboomens who wish to reduce them quick ly and safely are usual W advised to go In for certain tiresome twisting -and bending exercises that, as a matter of fact, they shculd carefully avoid as being dangerous rather tnan beneficial. A far better plan is to use the following three simple household remedies, whlcn can be obtained of any druggist at small cost, via; ox. Marmola, rt ot. Fluid Ex tract L'ascara Aromatic, and 3V osa. Pep permint Water. TI.eee are mixed together a', home and taken a teaspoonful after meals and at bedtime. These thre niuke a mixture that Is not only perfectly harmless but actually quite beneficial to tbe system, regulating the di gestion, purifying the blood, and clearing the oomplexlon of pimples and blotche. Its chief and surprising benefit Is In the rapid, natural manner in which it reduces the fat porsop to the normal, beautiful ''nes of a fine phvsique. It having been known to cause the reahsorption of as aa a pm.ud or fat a day. Moreover, it dot it mmetrically, so that no wrinkle or flabby skin are left behind. Strange to say neither dieting nor exer cise are advised when this simple home recipe la being used, for It will produce results Independently of either and so the patient is Instructed to eat whatever he or she fancies and Is also permuted to take thlnga eaavAsv, Convention Pavls of Sutton was named president. It was all up with thHr plans. A resolution, stipulating that the road should follow the Burlington right-of-way from Imperial, McCook and Holdrege Into Lincoln and thence through Ashland to Omaha, was passed without dissent. The officers of the association are J. E. Pavls, Sutton, president: Q. K. Parlsoe, Mlnden, secretary, and M. A. Tayorl. Hastings, treasurer. B. A. Searle of Omaha was elected first vice president Hastings boosters landed the next convention. Slehe. 25. and Anna Fcholle. U; Carl E. Franxen, SO. snd Jenet Mary Bracken. 23 NEBRASKA CITY-I-ee R. Kussell of this city was in Lincoln yesterday and while driving out in the country the team ran away, throwing him out and amde from badly bruising him broke his right wrlBt. He was brought to this city lant evening. BEATRICE The Woman a Missionary association of the United Brethren church met yesterday and elected these officers: Mrs. C. W. Greening, president; Mrs. 8. J. Hardin, vice president; Mrs. Arthur Oorm ley, secretary; Mrs. Robert Llttlejohn, treasurer. STANTON The city council met at a special called meeting and decided to run the city electric power plant from 6 a. m. to 11:30 p. m. on Mondays and Tuesdays and from 11 a. m. to 11:30 p. m. on the other days of the week. This service will begin on June 10. BEATRICE The graduating exercises of the Holmesville High school were held last evening in the Methodist church before a large audience. The graduates are Romaynn Sherman, Florence Harris. Leonard Ekwa.ll. Jessie Holllngworth, Robert Harris, Ethel Gish. BEATRICE At a meetine of the Board of Supervisors yesterday twenty new bridges in the county were ordered con structed The Standard Bridge company of Omaha has the contract for doing the work. D. J. KIMen of this city was granted a aruggiai s permit at firKreii. FAIRBURT D. Ward King. Americas famous good road expert, delivered a lec ture to Jefferson county farmers on "Good Roads." He was brought to Falrbury by the Falrbury Commercial club and asked to deliver a speech on good roads. A large number of farmers attended the lec ture. STANTON The Northern light lodge, No. 41, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, liave elected the following new officers for the coming year: Theodore Namur, wor shipful master; Thomas McFarland, senior warden; D. C. Chase, Junior warden; Ed ward B. Baer, treasurer; Virgil Horton, secretary. GENEVA Mrs. Ellaabeth Watt was hurled today. Rev. C. Vincent conducted the services. She leaves a husband and daughter, the latter Mm. Stanard, wife of County Clerk W. F. Stanard. Her home hts been In Geneva for the last eight years, previous to which she resided in Grafton. DESHLER School closes with the an nual picnic, Friday, May 28. There will be no graduates this year, as the eleventh grade will be added In the fall. Prof. D. H. Green, who haa been in charge of the schools here tor the last nine years, with OM Hayden BroV. will continue their great Piano Sale for another week in order to give buyers an opportunity to save Money. During this sale of the pianos purchased from the Fifth Third National Bank, of Cincinnati, Ohio, yyc guarantee t you ETIE That you have ever seen. Not a BARGAIN PIANO but a PIANO BARGAIN, which means a greater amount of piano quality at a lower price than you can possibly receive ' in any other house. An absolute guarantee that covers the instrument in each and every particular is given with each instrument sold. The day is past when the pian. is considered a luxury U the hme, kut is . now considered oic the real necessities, Mot only as a h.me furnishing but as an educaUr, aa entertainer, and as nc of the greatest refining in fluences known. BUY OHE IlOW-OUn ASSORTMENT IS LARGE, OUR QUALITIES ARE THE HIGHEST, OUR PRICES ARE THE LOWEST AND OUR TERMS ARE SUCH AS YOU MAY CHOOSE Nebraska his wife In charge of the primary room, retires from tho school. AL'RURA The Aurora business college held Its eraftxiation exercises In the opera house I ant niKht. Newton Wesley 15 ies delivered the address. There mere thlrty slx uraduates. 1 here will be no summer school. Mr. WatenpauKli. who has been president of the college for several years, goes next week to his new home In Cali fornia. NEBRASKA CITY-Ho far there have been licenses issued to applicants to permit fishing and hunting in mis county. Mom of the licenses hae been Issued to parties living In the middle and western portions ot the county, wheie those to whom they were Issued fish In the small stream in that pail of the county, and the law is rigidly enloiced. T EC I'MSKH Th e Tecumseh Commercial club has taken up the matter of improving the roads In and about Tecumseh. 'A good roads meeting will be held next Monday evening, at which time William Ernst of Tecumseh, a good roads enthusiast, will give the club members some aluuhle sug gestions along the line of road Improve ment. WEST POINT Tho calendar of the ad journed term of the Cuming count) dis trict court, which meets on Monday, con tains two criminal and thirty civil Treses.. The prisoners to be tried are Carl I'o rath and Hugo Herrmann, two young men charged with highway robbery. Over oue fourtb of the civil cases are divorce mat ters. GOTHENBURG Gothenburg Is to have one of the biggest Fourth of July celebra tions in the slate. This is under the direc tion of the Commercial club. Plans and ar rangements are already tinder way and it i will be the biggest celebration ever pulled off In this pert of the state. Many unique and distinctive features are already planned. FA 1RBURT The Daughters of the American Revolution have elected the following officers for the ensuing year. Mrs. F. N. I'hout. resent; Mrs. A. M. .Hungerford, vice regent; Mrs. C. C. Sny der, secretary; Mrs. Ben W. McLucas. treasurer; Mrs. C. F. Steele, chaplln; Mrs. O. H. Konney, auditor; Mrs. l. C. Hauck, historian, and Mrs. S. 8. Weldncr, reg istrar. COZAD The high school gave its annual play Friday night in the opera house. The piay was well presented and well attended. On Sunday Rev. Bryant Howe of the Meth odist church will deliver the baccalaureate sermon. Graduation exercises will take place next Thursday nluht, a class of fif teen receiving diplomas. A majority of the class expect to enter the state university next fall. HARVARD-Re v. A. B. Warren will de liver the baccalaureate sermon before the graduating class of the Harvtrd High school, at the Methodist church tomorrow evening. The class consists of five persona, as follows: HStenen Wlsnand, Hattie Han son. Metta Hamherger. Clarence Trout. Earl North. Graduating exercises will take place at IStokes opera house Friday even ing. May 26. BEATRICE At the regular meeting of Mlna Rebekah lodce No. 1 18 last evenlnar these officers were elected: Mrs. Jennie Appiegate, noble grand; Miss Mable Carrie, vice grand; Mrs. Susan Brenker, secretary; Mrs. Delia .McKlssIck, treasurer. Mrs. BeJIe Young and Mrs. Delia McKisslck were electod delegates to the state Ne braska Rebekah assembly ' to be held at Lincoln In October. WEST PO INT-News has reached the city of the marriage at Venus. Knox county, of William Flescher of Belden to Miss Myrtle M. Ing. eldest daughter of Mark M. Long, a former cltlsen of Cuming county, where the brldo was born and brought up. Mr. Long removed to Knox county from Cuming two years ago. The young couple will make their future home at Des Moines, la NORTH PLATTE Work on the founda tion for the new Waltemath block was begun this week Bnd a large force is engaged In putting In the concrete. This building will be a three-story building, slxe 44 by 99 feet, and will have the first floor for store rooms and the tipper floors for office rooms. The building will be modern In every respect and have an ex terior of pressed brick. REPUBLICAN CITT Wednesday even ing the high school presented two plavs In the opera house, one belts? a three-act comedy and the other a two-act comedy drama. Both plays were rendered In a manner that Dleased and rieliirhtari ,h. large audience present Commencement exercises were held In the opera house Fri day evening. The graduates were: Nellie oooner, i,iaays u urien. Amy Camp, Pearl Poston and Lloyd Grimes. TECUMSEH Next week will be com mencement week with the Tecumseh High school. The sermon to the class will be jMlOjrie we: I than you will ever have an opportunity again. There are 257 pianos in this lot, you would naturally expect, and do have a chance to pick out a case design that suits your individual fancy. The piano casings come in all the different woods, and arc gotten up in all the late 1910 and 1911 style designs. The workmanship on these pianos, both the interior and exterior is of the best, assuring the buyer beauty, tone and durability. As we received from the bank the greatest piano bargain ever received by a retailer, we are in a position, and give to you the Nebraska given by Rev. Thomas harden, rector of St. Andrews church. Sunday evening. Tuesday evening will occur the class play, Hack to Nature, and the commencement exercises will be on Thursday evening. Chancellor Samuel Avery of the State university will deliver the address to ths class. COZAD The town is now wlthont electric lights owing tn a dispute between the light company and the company that supplied the machinery. It Is reported that the en gine will be refused on aroount of not coming up to contract specifications. In which case the dynamo will be Installed at the mill and run by power from the mill engine. The contractors are now working on the second soft water well for tha town supply. DUN BAR Before a big audience laat night at the opera house Dean Charles Fordyce of Lincoln delivered a stirring and practical commencement address. The class of 11U numbers ten graduates, to wit: Misses Ar vllla Murray. M. Frances Lincoln, Sarah Edith Morley, Uzsie Veleda Dnnnan and K. IUclle Walker, and Mesara. John Ban Jamln, Lichten Wallner, William Henry Harrison, William Boyd Money, Austin Ruben Haker, Dean Campbell Walker, COZAD The annual banquet of the Corn merclol club was the occasion ot the bury ing of the hatchet and harmony Is now be ginning to reign where factional differences have formerly held sway, and the town is already feeling the good effects of the ben eficial change, aod a full municipal year seems probable now without a resort to the courts tn straighten out the difficulties that have continually hampered the prog ress of the town for the last few years. FA.IRRCRY The third annual com mencement of the eighth grade In Fair bury and Jefferson County schools were held In the Auditorium at the city park Saturday morning. The Oilier male quAr- tet furnished music for the ocraslon. Rev. S. J. Megaw of the Presbyterian church delivered the Invocation. Colonel J. W. McConneU presented the diplomas to the 134 graduates. This Is the largest number of students to ever complete the eighth grade work In this county. OSCF;OIaA The annual commencement exercises of the Osceola High school were held In the auditorium Thurday evening. The affair was In every manner the equal of any which has ever been held In this city and the large number of people pre sent taxed the large hall to its capacity. The exercises consisted of orations, essays, etc.. by members of the class and music by local talent. Prof. C B. Moore, super intendent of the schools, presided over the evening's exercises. There were twelve graduates In the class of 1911. WERT POINT The much-mooted ques tion of whether or not West Point shall have an auditorium Is again to the front. The members of the Csdet bsnd have for mulated a plan whereby they believe an auditorium can be built, with their assist ance and under their auspices. The plan has the hearty support of numbers of solid citizens, and a committee has been appointed to look Into tbe matter and re port at a mass meeting of oitisens to be held next week to consider the project. COZAD The smallpox epidemic la creep ing closer and closer from Lexington, Gothenburg and Buffalo. Owing to careful measures there has not been a case of the disease in Cozad this winter, although the report of the Buffalo epidemic to the gov ernor during the session of the legislature was credited by mistake to this town. It Is now within six miles from the Oothen htirg side and the county authorities have been called upon to enforce a more rigid quarantine. NEBRASKA CITT-Louls Adams, a gov ernment Inspector, came to this city this morning and took charge of Robert Burger, a German, who was found to be a subject for deportation. Burger was arrested dur ing the winter because he assaulted the wife of a farmer residing south of the city, who, when Burger demanded food of her, coming to the house as a tramp, set on and beat her. .After his arrest It was found that he was wanted In Germany for sundry and divers crimes and that money had been given him to come to this oountry to enable him to escape punishment. Burger will be taken to Omaha, where he will be Joined by several other subjects who have been collected there and will be taken to New Tork City for deportation. DEATH RECORD Frederick: Porter Vinton. BOSTON, May 20. Frederick Porter Vinton, a widely known artist, died at his home here today of bronchial trouble. George P. Wilder. CHANUTB. Kan., May 20. George P. Wilder, who when 11 years old drove the buggy In which Governor A H. Reeder P DOCTORS FAILED 'WnwaBssBBaaan.s.m Catarrh and Stomach Trouble Relieved by Peruna. 4 Mra John Underwood, R. F. D, 2. Box 0, Wa v r 1 y, Ohio, writes: "Having had o a t a r r k and stomach trou ble and having suffered Trr much, I, after being doctored a long while, as a last resort, took Peru n a Tho result was w o n d erf ul. 1 would highly r commend It as a good rem edy. I still use Peru n a and would not be without It I Mrs, John Urvdarweea. always have It In the house.- ?' Catarrh of Bead and Throat Mrs. L. A. Gray. 137 Main St., Monaaha Wla, writes: "I was troubled with catarrh of the head and throat for so many years that I thought there was no cure for it Mother suggested that I try , Peruna I bought a couple of bottles and decided to see what It would do for ma I am a healthy woman today, thanks i to Peruna." ' of Kansas escaped from Lawrences Kan., after being indicted for treason, died here early today. Mr. Wilder was 8B years old. He came to Kansas from Massachusetts m UU. The March of Progress. The spread of trade and civilization brings many singular changes In national habits. The Japanese have taken to eat ing beef and beans, and they Imported laat year. 2.300.9OO worth of beans from Korea Japan haa begun . to brew and drink beer, and the Chinese have followed ault. and are getting It by the case from. Toklo. Tho mikado's wise men have picked up the trust trick and are working It to the limit on the Formosa sugar crop. The Italians In America, finding wine too dear, have taken to beer, and they have spread the habit In their own native land. The Egyptians are going back to their prehistoric taste for beer, which they now get from England. More than 5,000 years ago the red-haired Teutons set up brew cries In the land of the Pharoahs, but they had all vanished long before the Christian era. The Turks sre riding bicycles and they have had pockets put in their Jackets so they can carry watohea New Yerk World. Dlda't Ftt BUI. Came a soft, appealing voloe through ths telephone: "Miss Laura Jean Ubbey?" "Tea." "Oh. Miss Whbey, my heart Is broken! I have had a falling out with my my la it correct to say 'gentleman friend,' Miss Llbbey?" "I think I should not use that phrase, my dear; Ifs a banality. It you know what that ts. But you might speak of him aa your 'gentlemanly friend,' perhaps." Then the soft, appealing voice became a loud screech. "What! Bill Smidgins 'gentlemanly!' Hs ain't! You don't know him! He's a thick headed, wall-eyed, splay-footed, crooked nosed flxzerlnctum. and, he hain't got sense enough to scratch himself, when ho Itches!" Then the receiver was hung op with a slam. Another desolate soul had found con solation. Chicago Tribune. IUFW Ml iVil mi 4- st ' V H v " v s E.K a . 7 M i