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niH 1.KK: OMAHA. WKDXKSHAV. NOVKMHKIJ Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska OMXU.VS ONLY MOPKIIX CI-OTlUXCl STORK. STEPHENS SAYS SPENT $587 Third District Congressman-Elect Files Election Statement. OLDHAM PAID FIVE HUNDRED tampnlgn Manaacrr Wm Wlllnr.l F. Rallry oC Krarni-roikrr Cn dldatra Flic Mutrmrnii of Their Kipmari, (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. J4. (Special.) lan V. Stephen, In Ms worn statement of election expense filed todsy with the sreretary of stte. declares he spent $.".ST.9t In his Third district cnmpalun. W. I). Oldham of Kearney, who was a ctuidldate on the democratic ticket nt the late election, filed his expenpe ac count today, the sum spent by him dur ing the campaign according to Ills state ment being; mfi3. Wllliirrl V. lialley of Kearney was Judne Oldham's campaign manager. According to the statement filed here today he received iL'46 of the Kearney man's money for the purpose of mailing out C.00O pieces of mnll. G. Lyford of Falls City, In his state ment, declares that he spent J150.W) In Ms campaign for regent of the univer sity. Candidates for judtre of the district court have reported expenditures as fol lows: K. H. Perry, $f; Leslie O. Hurd, I1GU4; Ross J. Harper, J195.&4; John H. Urossman, J202.S0; Charles Leslie. $202; Jxe 8. Estolle, nothing. Jtain ... .03. Lahjp.cmfw m m m m SAMUEL MILLER, PIONEER OF CUMING COUNTY, DEAD VEST POINT, Neb., Nov. 14. (Special) -The funeral of Samuel Miller, one of the, oldest men and pioneer settlers of West Point occurred Monday afternoon. The deceased was a native of Pennsyl vania and has been a resident of Cuming county for the last forty years. Ite Was for man years In the employ of the late B. Goldsmith as manager of his mer cantile business. Mr. Miller has reached the ripe age of 86 years and died uni versally honored by the community. He U the father of Miss Emma R. Miller, county superintendent and the father-in-law of Dr. F. A. Long of Madison, presi dent of the State Medical association and also of President Garrett of the Madison National bank. He Is survived by an aged widow, three daughters and two nons, Emanuel of West Point and Howard B. of Omaha. Funeral services were held under the auspices of the Congregational church. Rev. David B. Wright, pastor, performing the last rites. During his long career in this community Mr. Miller lived a pure and blameless life, exempli fying, day by day the strength of a true Christian character. ROCK ISLAND BUILDING STOCKADE AR0UND SHOPS FAIRBURY, Neb., Nov. 14. (Special) A large force of Mexican section laborers la busily engaged in constructing a stock a-le around the Rock Island yards and liops at this place. The stockade will extend to K street, and will encircle the yards, coal shute, and' locomotive shops, and the old 8outh ward school building. The fence will be 10 feet high and built of Inch pine boards. It Is said thaX the Rock Island officials are anticipating- a strike with the mechanics and are preparing for the emergency. LIEDERKRANZ SOCIETY CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Nov. 14-(Spe-cial.) At the Plattedeutsche Verein last evening the Lleberkrans society cele brated the fortieth anniversary of the organization wltli a program of muslo and speaking, the music being furnished by the newly organised ladles' chorus, the made chorus and the mixed chorus consisting of the two united. In which body there were about eighty voices. The society Is now building a 50,000 hall and expect to celebrate the forty-first anni versary In the new building. (nloodll Sarsaparilia Eradicates scrofula and all other humors, cures all their effects, makes the blood rich and abundant, strengthens all the vital organs. Take it. Get it today In usual liquid form or chocolated tablets called Barsata.bg. Billy Bourke has a hum orous way or opening up the seams in the Benjamin clothes that prove them bet ter than "made to order." 23.00 will buy more quality in a Suit or Overcoat at "IJillyV than $40.00 on ,thc old merchant tailoring system. The proof is waiting for you. S3.00 - A man with in telligence will buy intelligently. The "prove - up" Uenjainln cloth ing la the stuff for the discrimi nating man -tld. material, tailoring. Good sense requires that you wear a Kenjaiuiii 118 00 to $35.00. y-. A j -I I ! Central City Man Has Chance to Get Mythical Fortune CKTU.L CITY, Nob.. Nov, ll.-(Spc-clal.) William lloanland, a harms-, dealer of this place, has received a liiys terlous U tter from a town In Spain, which hit considerably aroused his curiosity. The letter bears a Spanish postmark and stump, and reads as follows: Dear Sir: Although 1 know you only from pood references of your honesty, my sad situation compels me to reveal to you an lmiorurit alfnlr In which you can procure a modest fortune, saving at the ttame time that of my tlarilug oaUKhier. Hefore being imprisoned here 1 was established as a banker In ltussia. as you will see bv the enclosed artic.es about me from many knglimi newspapers, which have published my arrest in l,on don. 1 beseech vnu to help me to obtain a sum of 4l,"oiO 1 have In Ameilca and in come here to raise the seliuie of my baggage by paying the registrar of the court the expenses of my trial and re cover my portmanteaus, containing a se crct pocket, where 1 have hidden the document Indispensable to me mm rum. As a reward to you 1 give up me imru part, vlx., $10,000, r I cannot receive your nnswer In the prison, but you must send a cablegram ti a person In my comment, who liver it to me. Anoifinir vnnr cable to Instruct you In all my secret. I am, sir, yours lr,,,': An address was enclosed to which Mr. Hoagland should dispatch his confidential communications. A clipping was also en closed telling of the arrest and Imprison ment of a Rusian banker as specified above. Mr. Hoagland has paid no atten tion to the letter other than to show it to his friends as a curiosity. W. W. Fergu son of Clarks has also received a similar communication, bearing a different ad dress, however, but to the same point .In Spain. Mr. Ferguson ha forwarded his letter to the postmaster general at Wash ington with the Information that If that official ca collect Mr. Ferguson's one third of the fortune that they will split It In the middle. Four Weddings at Nebraska City NEBRASKA CITY, Neb,, Nov. 14. (Speclal.) At at early hour this morning at the St. Mary's Catholic church, Father Dodd, at high mass, solemnised the mar riage of Mr. Michael Remold and Miss Annie Wirth in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. Both of the young people are highly connected In this vicinity, the bride being the oldest daughter of Mr: and Mrs. Theodore Wirth and the groom a wealthy young farmer. Both were born and reared In this county. They were given an elab orate wedding breakfast at the elegant country hume of the bride's parents after which they took the train for the Pacific coast where they will spend their honey moon. Louis Retnsackel and Mrs. Anna Lln'der of Murray were married In this city last evening and left for home this morning, where they were given a reception. MJss Lucy Hlckey of this city was mar ried yesterday at Boulder, Colo., to Mr. James E. Draper, one of the leading mer chants of that-city. They ' wcraf married at the Sacred Heart church by Father Murphy. The couple met two years ago when the bride was out there with her brother, who was In feeble health and who htis since died. The bride Is a slBter In-law of Mike Bauer, the veteran fire chief of this city. Miss Murette Ervln, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ervln of Omaha, was married at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Jesse Ervln, In this city, to Mr. Sebastian N. Mosier of this city by Elder Hlgglns of the Latter Day Saints church The young people have gone to Sidney, la,, where they will make their future home and where the groom has a moving picture theater. WAHL'S GENERAL STORE AT MEMPHIS DESTROYED BY FIRE ASHLAND, Neb., Nov. 14.-(Speclal.) Fire at 5 o'clock this morning destroyed the general merchandise store of S. S. iWahl & Co., at Memphis, Neb., seven miles northwest of Ashland. The blase started in the oil house at the rear of the store. Memphis has no fire protec tion and the southeast wind fanned the flames rapidly. About $2S0 worth of goods were saved from the store. The building was owned by Mrs. Martha Snell and was insured for $1,00'). Two small build ings, one on each side of the Wahl store, also belonging to Mrs. Shell, were de stroyed. The Wahl stock of goods, valued at about $8,000, was fully covered by In surance. The stock end buildings to gether were insured for 110,000. Manager F. I Wolfe of the Wahl store Is untie elded as to whether his company will re sume business In Memphis or not. HATS - $3.00 j2 318 South Fifteenth Street Knox Republicans Get Two Offices and Control of Board BI.OOMFIKl.D. Neb.. Nov. Special The official vote gives Knox county the following officers: Trrj-mrcr, Howard W. Crandall: county clerk. M T. 1. lower; sheriff. Vac Vlnsnlk; clerk of the district court, Frank A. Tlarta: register of deed. Thomas C. Green; county Judge, 1. C. I-aird; county superintendent, Abbla M. Newberry: surveyor, Charles A. Nlppe" coroner, Piank Kucera. For the last two years all of the county officials have been demociats. but the republicans gained two In this election, Frank A. Barta, clerk of the district court, and Charles A. Nlppell, surveyor. The democrats have had five of the seven members of the county board for the last two ytars, but the republicans gained two new members, giving them four of the seven members, and consequently the con trol of the board. The republicans feel elated over Judge Welch carrying the county by a majority of 122 over ex-Sen tor W. V. Allen for dlsnlct Judge. The democrats figured that Senator Allen would carry this county by several hun dred majority. Yhe democrats also fig ured that Dan V. Stephens Would carry this county anywhere from 700 to l.V, but their hopes were blighted,, as he only carried It by 4.S over James C. Klllott. The question to bond tho county for a new court house was defeated by a majority of LOT!:', and the proposition for an investigation of all county t?eords for the last twenty years carried by a majority of fif.3. While the republicans did not get as much as they figured they would, still they are pretty well satisfied on account of capturing the ounty board and getting the' Investigation of the county records passed. MADISON DISTRICT COURT HASARJLL DOCKET MADISON. Neb., N'ov. 14.-(Speclal.)- The regular fall tetm of the district court convened here at 1 p. in. Monday, Judge Welch presiding, atld W. H. Powers, re porter. Attorneys present were as fol lows: Jack Koenlgstetn, M. C. Haxen, Burt Ma pes, M. D. Tyler, Isaac Powers, II. F. Barnhardt and John R. Hayes of Norfolk, George A. Eberly of Stanton, H. Halderson of Newman Grove and W. E, Ueed, M. B. Foster, W. L. Dowllng, Wil liam V. Allen, James Nichols and M. S. McDufee of Madison. Among the cases being heard by the court are the following: Alblnus Clark against Damarls T Clark, annulment ot marriage contract: dis missed without prejudice by plaintiff at plaintiff's 1-osts and guardian ad litem al lowed a fee of to be paid as costs. uavid cole creamery company against Emll B. Kautman. creditors' hill: de fendant given ten days to file amended answer. Lucy Christy against John It. Christy. divorce; finding for. plaintiff; decree of divorce as prayed; Judgment against de fendant for costs. ' Harry B. Alexander against Ethel B. Alexander, divorce; dismissed by plain tiff at plaintiff's costs. , JViisM Lena ivoppltacli against Albert Marks et al., hearing to court; motion lor deficiency Judc-weut; finding for plaintiff; Judgment, $4W.4S. . bianche Stnytu agjunst William J. Smyth, divorce; djvorce granted as prayed to plaintiff and custody of chil dren to plaihtlff ; ' defendant to pay plaintiff $10 per month toward support of children commencing December 1, 1911. Bessie Peyton against Horace T. Hol den, JIO.OipO -damage suit; plaintiff gTVen thirty days to give security for costs. Madison State liank against Carl F. Kaul et at ; Judgment against defendant, $t!,40J.35; decree of foreclosure as prayed. Madison State bank against Edward It. F. Kaul; Judgment against, ocieixlant, I9I4.SO; attached property Ordered sold. . Hume, Robertson, Wyooff company, against Edward H. F. Kaul; defendant defaulted; Judgment against defendant, L'2I.?H; attached property ordered sold. Marks Bros, against Edward II. F. Kaul; Judgment against defendant, $602.10; attached property ordered sold. ' George C. Kelly against Chicago A Northwestern Railway company, 1100,000 damage suit; dismissed by plaintiff at plaintiff's costs. Harry Brown et al. against Sarah Brown et al., partition suit: finding for plaintiff as prayed; P. J. Stafford ap poltned referee to set off Sarah Brown's dower and homestead and to partition the residue. Madison Stat bank against C. K. Kaul, note for (4.000; defendant defaulted; Judgment agalhst defendant, $4,&8fl.lw and for costs. I. Hermansen and A. U. Dan against Thomas P. Miithew, equity; Judgment avalnst defendant; confesses Judgment. NEWS NOTES FROM BEATRICE Charges Preferred Against Neveni t'nlon Pacific Trainmen Dis trict t onrt t'ou enes. BEATRICE, Neb.. Nov. . H.-(Speclal)- Beven ttalnmen In the employ of the t'nlon Taclflc company at this point have been called to headquarters at Omaha to answer the charge of using Intoxicants while on duty. An official of the road will be here this week to investigate the matter, and there may be a shaking up among the employes against whom the charges have been preferred. Joseph A. Dohner, for twenty-two years a resident of Heatrlce, died yesterday at his home In West Heutrlce of paresis aed 3!t yeais. He had been engaged In the cigar business In Heatrlce for fifteen years. He Is survived by a widow and four children. The funeral services for the late H, H. Holiday were held yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock from tho Muhcdlst church fonduitcd by Hev. J. G Hrown. Inter nient was In the nine Springs cemetery The November teim of the district court convened yesterday with Judge Femberton on the bench. A number 6f Important cases were set for hearing. At the close of the reading of the docket tho report of the committee appointed to druft resolutions in memory of the late Judge J. F.. Cobbey was presented. Fol lowing the reading of tho resolutions Judf.e Pemberton, Attorneys II. J. Hobbs I.. V. Colby, Samuel Ulnake:, Fulton Jack. F. O. McGirr, II. F, Sackett. II. W Sabln of Beatrice, ar.d A. I). McCandlea. of Wymore spoke of th high esteem i which the deceased wa.i held by th Ga? County Bar association. Rlrletr for Friendless at Ashland. ASH LA NO, Neb., Nov. 14. (Spe.lal.) Kev. J. A. Leavitt of Omaha, stent ir of the Nebraska division, Society fur tht Friendless, gave four addresses In Ai'h land on Sunday In the Interest of his work. At th conclusion a cummin, consisting tit W. N. Becker, lr. 1J. H Clark and Prof.. W. II. Morton, wai up pointed to nrganlia a local branch of tht society In Aahlar.it Another shipment of those elegant IlttU girls' corts Just received; chinchilla corduroys and broadcloth; 1 to i years, U. AiliNSoN & THuHNB CO. Grief Over Mother's Death Causes Girl to Kill Herself BLADEN'. Neb.. Nov. II -(Special. ) The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Sturklrr, who died last Frlilay morning, and that of her daughter, who committed suicide, were held here yestelday in the Methodist church. Friday morning Mrs. Sarah Strlckler, a widow, who rcsUUd with her son and daughter In the south part of town, died at 3 o'clock after a brief Illness with pneumonia. Overcome with grief, the only daughter, Miss Bessie, stepped out side the room and returned Immediately and remarked to the physic-Inn In charge: "You could not save my mother and you cannot savo me, as I have tnken carbolic acid." Dr. Kehlcrs stepped to her side and noted by the smell of her breath that her statement was true, and began at once to try to save her, but she ex pired before the remedy could be admin istered, and In thirty minutes after the death of her mother she was also a corpse. Miss Strieker was 'J9 years of age and for many years had been one of the suc cessful teachers of Webster county, and her death came ns a shock to her friends. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Mr, Hummel of Red Cloud, assisted by Rev. Mr. Jackson of this place. GRAND JURyIFsESSION FOR THES0UTH PLATTE LINCOLN. Nov. 14. (Special.) Alleged violations of the federal laws In the South Platte territory of Nebraska are now being investigated by a grand Jury which began Its probing here today. Twenty-three Juftirs, the maximum num ber allowed by the federal laws, were as signed to duty. According to DlstrWt Attorney lAne, the Jury probably will be in session until next Thursday night. George E. Jenkins of Falrbury has been named as foreman. Here Is a list of the men who will serve as Jurors: Abraham C. Barry, Haywood, merchant; D. G. Blxby, College View, farmer; Kufus Church, Dubois, fanner; Sylvester Cordeal, McCook, mmcy loaner; John M. Cornelius, Humboldt, farmer; A. W. Dan lelson, Holdrege, retired farmer; John Dudley, Buskin, farmer; A. R. Kdmls ton, Lincoln, Insurance; G. L. Emmlnger, Osceola," miller; B. F. Fulk, Champion, fanner; E. S. Oiinn, Lincoln, merchant; George E. Jenkins, Falrbury, merchant George W. Jenkins, Lincoln, real estate; Charles W. McComb. Wllsonvllle, farmer; Wrong and right lieatin After ydur neighbor has put in an ideal heating outfit, he can tell you the best way to cut put the troubles and extravagances of old fashioned heating. Listen to him! Everywhere in the business world and on the farm men invest freely in labor-saving devices. 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Better have a look before you jlace an order with Mr. Tailor. John I'almer, Fairfield, farmer; Joe Pirn- mons. Auburn, retired: ,T. G. ul stram, Memphis, farmer; C. II. Youngs, Nora, teacher. Alternates Frank Nlms, Fulls City, furmer: Boyd Uadford, Newark, farmer; Carl Kllpatrlck, I'lysscs, luborcr; F.rnlo llockman. Fnlrlield, farmer; F.ph. Khodes, South Auburn, farmer. ITALY S E E K ST 0 PR EVENT IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 14. (Special.) Prof. Gucrcnsey Jones of the Stale uni versity, a country-wide authority on In ternational affairs, gave the second of a series ot discussions of the Italian Molucca n troubles In Africa at chapel to day. In taking up his discussion of the matters, 1'rof. Jones declared that tll Interest of Italy In the dark continent lies In the possibility of building up an Italian state in close proximity to II own shores of the large Italian popula tion which Is now coming to this country and South America. 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Its rapid Increase over Its rivals In population) wealth and com merce makes It necessary to postpone as long as possible any clash with them." GRAND JURY BEGINS WORK IN HALL COUNTY GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Nov. 14.-(Hpe-rial.) Judge I'aul, In the district court yesterday swore In the grand Jury. ,. II. Deri man being Chosen as foreman. The usual Instructions wero given and, a provided by statute, the special attention of the Jury was called to the matter of the necessity of seeing to It that publlo monies are correctly accounted for, that the laws relating to the sale of liquors are compiled with, that tho publlo In ATOrOMPANY ill llR Hi lit ,1k. rj i'r stitutions and especially Jnlls, are prop erly and sanitarily conducted, that the" cases of prisoners In the Jails will he in quired Into and that the public high ways and crossings are safe. Walks ou Crutches from Here to Lincoln Within Six Days (From a Staff Correspondent.) 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