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PROHIBS WORK IN HAYELOCK
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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. ,
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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:
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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
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Catarrh and Stomach Trouble
Relieved by Peruna.
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Ohio, writes:
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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.
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