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Omaha
Sunday Bee
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PAST TWO
SOCIETY
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VOL. XIJ-XO, C3. ;
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOKXIXG, FEBRUARY 4; 1912.
SINGLE COPY FIVE" CENTS.
YfiEN NANCE WAS STARTING
Circomstanow Under Which He
Hose to Be Gorernor.
SIT OF RIBSASKA HTSTOSY TOLD
Theodore r. Banes Reewaata Haw
Ibe 1 nif Lawyer Cam a th
tale aad Haw He Climbed
the leader.
HOLXtRKUE, Neb.. Jan. -.-To th
Editor of Tha Bee: I recently read with
snucn regret your quite lengthy article
. - referring to tlx life and death of ex-
Governor Albinus Nance. This carnea
m to thinking back to tha tima when
1 first met the governor at Kewanee. UL,
Ma old home. At that tima ha m What
you might call a fairly crown boy, solid
and compact, showing a great deal of
self reliance and confidence In himself.
As you stated In your article he wa the
eon of Dr. Nance of Kewanee, a very
prominent physician, a (Teat financier,
aud highly educated. Ill mother' maiden
same tru rmlth. a sister of Judge Arthur
Smith of Galesburg, 111., a very high and
Intellectual family. At cna tima the gov
ernor'i mother visited him while he was
governor at Lincoln, and at hli request
we called on her at tha hotel, and I
must aay she ma one of the most mag
iflcent old ladies that I have ever met.
.. Alblnus Nanc could not have avoided
feeing a strong man Intellectually, morally
suid physically. His parents were both re
anarkabl people. After meeting him at
Kewanee I later moved u Lincoln and
Jest sight of him until one day I re
ceived a letter from him Informing me
that ha was located on a homestead in
folk county. Nebraska, and that he wss
t i ouming down to see me with, a view of
looking up a location for a law office,
which I promptly answered. Inviting him
.'so come to Lincoln. Us earns and we had
very pleasant time together, and urged
Upon m tha neoeeslty of his locating in
law practice at Lincoln. If y practice was
sot sufficient to divide with him. My
heart went out to him, and I knew I
must say or do something tor him. After
Reflecting ovsr the situation for a day
and a night. I urged hlia to opsn up a
law office at Osceola, the county
f Polk county, then s very smell town
Wllh no railroads,, hardly any people.
money or business there, yet t knew he
t Could build up a law practice there, for
t that time there was no lawyer in
Folk county, as I remember, being In
Jill, and I often made the trip across the
prairies by the salt basin near Lincoln.
an the ridge running parallel with Oak
Cnek, through' Lancsster county, then
through Seward, then across the high
prairie In leward county and following
VP the Blue to Ulysses, then across the
high prairies to Osceola, passing many
ted houses, farmers working with oxen,
ary kind of team they could get, and all
kinds of wagons tnd plows.
' ' Afraid sf Oaewela.
Vben I mentioned to the governor about
. Sperling law of flea at Osceola, lis looked
2 at me wua surprise sna ssiomanment ana
ynUUr -Answered -OhV I would alsTve to
flfe.lll ' I knM h MluMlhr haA
ambition, and It was clear t me that
J had to get at him In some other manner
to Indue him to locate at Osceola. Then
the thought struck me of arousing his
political ambition, and I suggtsted to him
that I believed he could manage to be
nominated and elected upon the, repub
lican ticket aa a member of the house
for the coming legislature. 'With this
proposition he appeared to be better
pleased from the expression of' his
countenance and answered me saying:
''Why I don't know any of the county
agficlala at Osceola. I only know on or
two tradesmen I nave been dealing with
there." .
1 then told him I was acquainted with
i' sell of tbem and that I would elve him
' annft eiMMt tlmtr if ra if lntfwttMHM
to the county officials, and especially
John H. Mickey, who afterwards became
governor. To this he readily consented,
and accepted ths best letters of Introduc
tion I knew how to writs for him, snd I
later received a letter from him stating
He had located as an attorney at Osceola.
JLater he carried out the plan snd became
S member of the bouse of representative
Of Nebraska.
" Is the Legislator. 1 -lie
came down to Lincoln as a member,
gtnd surely he was a proud and 'happy
.swing man when he came, and I myself,
felt about as good a he did about It. 1
v wras very fond of him and formed a deep,
heartfelt love aa man for man for him.
Later on when we were cos versing at
en Urn 1 urgently suggeeted to him to
venture to try to become the speaker of
the house and. re-election, and told him
t the proper time sheadI was sure he
could become a member of the Vnited
Kates bouse of representatives "br gov
srnor Of Nebraska. This was too big a
proposition for him, and h appeared
modest and blushed Ilka a school boy. I
then opened op a line of argument with
pirn and told him I knew the good
material that wss in him better than, he
knew himself, snd urged him to go ahead.
21d then promised me he would think of
It. He did think ef it and acted accord-insrO--
..YVhen he came down to the republican
convention at Lincoln as a candidate for
the nomination of governor, he promptly
came to my office and after We had a
pleasant talk together, be turned a big
I pair of Meek, earnest eyes on me jld4
nasi: "I want to know how the Lancaster
delegation stsnds, and I want you to Ond
ut and let me know soon.'
Meaalastr fsr Oerveraor.
Of course I made the ptsmise, promptly
called on Genera! Cobb and Attorney T.
H, Marquette, at that. time my - good
friends, and informed them I wasted to
know how the delegation stood. They
both informed me without hesitation that
the delegation was mad up for another
unci Ida ta and could not be changed. At
the appointed time the -governor was at
any law office antKwben I informed Mm
at what General Cobb and T. M. Mar.
smelt had told me, be aaseared dumb
founded and speechless, and there were
several big tears rolled down Ms cheeks.
He recovered himself, - snd- made seme
very violent expressions. I cautioned aim
to make so such expressions to any en
dee. I was-mueh grieved snd affected
to behold his great disappointment, deep
feeling and tears, and knew I must do
something more for him. A thought struck
Bat that by a certain move we anight di
Yioe ibe Lancaster delegation, and some
good predge to be nude by him. r then
sold him of ray plan and the pledges I
wanted, lie, agreed with my plan and
goad the good pledges accessary. The
I called ok some of the Lancaster dele
gates. The result wss favorable. Ha
was nominated and elected. He mad Ne
braska a vary strong and decisive gor
ernor.
Toung as the governor wss, son of
the older or wiser ones could Influence,
coax, persuad or drive him td. do a pri
vate or a public wrong or in any manner
violate has duties as one of the great gov
emors of Nebraska. ; ,
He was quick to see and act At one
time I met him on O street, at Eleventh,
and while talking with him w talked
about the application as being made tor
the pardon of a noted criminal. He then
said that Judge Pound .had been up to
see him, urging a pardon. The governor
then said to me: "1 asked Judge Pound
why he did not Instruct the lury to clear
htm or grant a new trial. The )adg an
swered me, I never like to disturb the
verdict of the Jury.' " and the governor
then replied to the Judge, "Neither do I
like t disturb the verdict ef the Jury,'
and that ended the pardon business as to
that criminal. , '
Raw .lamlnst raddsrlt.
The next great turning point in the
governor 3 political life, as I remember
It, came when ex-Oovernor John H.
Mickey pushed bun into th senatorial
contest, I believe against Senator Pad
dock, and he had quite a strong follow
ing, but the people did not wish to lose
a good governor, bene Governor Nance
was unsuccessful, and the election of his
opponent caused considerable feeling in
the republican party adverse to the gov
ernor, yet I am aura that Governor Nance
was an unwilling candidate.'
"tte ,all know that soon after his
second term aa governor ha removed to
Chicago.' which is .pnly about L mile
northeast of Kewsnse, his old home.
There he went- Into a very successful
financial and brokerage business.
Whether th governor hsd become thor
oughly tired of the political life and worn
out with It strife and contentions In
Nebraska, and for that reason located Is
Cliicago, er that his natural Inclinations,
like his father, Dr.Nsnce, led blm into
a financial life, I have never known.
The law practice 'did not suit him, that
he often told me. He was naturally of a
modest, retiring nature and uncommonly
honest In all his ways, Nebraska lost a
very useful man when ha left us.
His Record Gawd.
. No other governor of Nebraska ever
mad a Oner record as sn executive. I
have personally and friendly known many
of our former governors Governors But
ler. Furnas, Nance Garner, Pawes,
Crounae. Thayer, Boys, Holcomb, Poyn
ler, Mickey all grand men, devoted t
th Interests of tha treat stats of Ne
braska. Nearly all of them have passed
on to tli shades of soother world. It Is
but natural for us to allow our memories
to revert, turn around and look back
over th lives of the former leading men
of Nebraska, and then view the present,
prosperous and wonderfully successful
advancement and condition of this great
state. Th few thousand Invested In
banking and few. bask have Increased
to the snany millions In capital and hun
dreds In number of banks. The few
hundreds t miles of railroad In Ne
braska In ira hav Increased Into the
thousands. ' - - i
, Tour honorable paper, .founded and
ms Mated -fcy on of the tethers of success
ful Nebraska, Edward ftoatwater, I en
titled to great credit for Nebraska's
great, success In agriculture, business and
finance. . V
arrow Is His meads.
It was with a sad heart, which I can
not recover from, that 1 read th very
able article yon wrote in The Bee,' for
I had anticipated a pleasant time In Chi
cago eoroetlms this winter on my way
to Washington. D. C, to ' renew ' old
acouatntancM and talk over our young
man day In Illinois and later In Ne
braska, for my home where 1 Wss partly
raised was on a farm adjoining on of
hi father farm and I first opened my
law office In list at Oalva, Henry county.
Illinois,' on the Chicago, Burlington at
Quincy railroad some ten miles west of
Kawsne.
. Many others, no doubt, like myself, are
yet sad over (be loss of Governor Nance,
yst w console ourselves that whilst he
resided here with us in Nebraska we
honored him with the greatest office
within the reach and the gift ef the noble,
generous people. of Nebraska. Members
of the national house of representatives
or United tSates senatevstate and federal
Judges, are almost invariably near and
dear to th people, but no official in our
state ever get 'so near all ths common
and great mass of people and la loved and
respected as our governor. They, ot neces
sity, become one of us In feeling, sym
pathy and noble, manly love. Such wss
the esse with Governor Nance, and all
w can now say Is: "Good bye, dear
governor, and peace to you In the greet
future." THEODORE F. BARNES.
Monday Grocery Bargains ,
' Bennett's Golden Coffee
and 10 stamps, lb., See
Assorted teas and 4
stamps, lb.
S-lb. ran R O. baking
powder and lvv stamps
for Side
MT lbs. granulated gnr
for plow
1 I5o cane Pottawattamie
plume for to
Full cretin cheese and I
stamps, lb. ass
J-lb. pksa. Bennett's Cap
itol oats or wheat, and
It stamps loo
3 large can Cottage milk
nu im suunps .ass
Larg jar peanut .butter
and ft stamps too
1 1 package Klbow est
macaroni V 1 st'pa, as
iOe B. C grated pineap
ple for 15
I-lb. roll Jersey Buttsrlne
for toe
Btsmark preserves and to
etan.TS, Jar tS
Snlder'a chile sauce and
M stamps, bottl....M
I cans Kvergreen : corn ,
and Id stamps sue
WMM
Ask f or S. II. t.rrcn Trailing Stamps With
' Every Purchase. W lb-derm Them
- x With Beautiful Premiums.
Fruits and Vegetables
r'aucy Red River pota
toes, per peck.... Sac
Fancy solid' cabbage,
per lb .-. . . .80
3 large beadi plain let
tuce for 10c
Fancy black walnuts,
per pack ...A. ..23c
Kedlands oranges, the
doxeo 13c, 30c, 2.V,
Sue and .....SSc
Fancy.' cauliflower, per
lb. ....... ...... e)tc
Fancy, cooking apples,
per peck . . .30c
Meat Special
Veal Stew - 5lc
Veal Chops .10c
Small Bacon, 12c
Small Hams - JOc
- A personal and pleasant rummnge throughout the store every day this month will reveal many
ttiings that you have probably been wishing for for some time and which you have not felt able to af
ford. They are now, underpriced for "
We Must Clear Oar Store of All the Odd Lots, Broken Lines,
Surplus Stocks, Massed and Soiled Goods of All Descriptions
and we intend to do it it low pricing will be any incentive for you to take them away. Carrying them over into aaothrr,
season lint good business and, therefore, not the Bennett way. We couldn't begin to mention all of th bajfralna In a
single adtartlsemeot and ao extend thin Invitation to you to attend tomorrow and every day possible. LOOK FOR 'THE
FEBRUARY CLEARANCE SIQN IN ALL OF OUR ADVERTISEMENTS. Whether or not you find a comparative prito
quoted, you can rest assured that each and every item opposite the "sign" 1 a big bargain In every way. , -
February Furniture Clearance Begins
A Month-Long Sale That, Will Be Reinforced With Special Purchases
of-Great Importance. ' Dressers and Rockers Featured for the First Day
Other lines of furniture will be brought to the fore in their turn but bear
this fact in raind-if you wish a bargain that appears on any certain day it will be advisable
to act at once. In some instances there may bo only, enough to last out the day's sale, in
others it may be impossible to give the lino the space it deserves. So, if you wish any cer
tain item, be sure and come on the day it-is advertised. .Theso items are a few of the many :
One lot of tolii quarter-$awed goldtt oak rocktrt, lik the illustration
at the right of this section, rgularly sold at $5.50 each, A Q f f
- Monday, or while thsy last, only . . .'... . . WUill
iffoniers
This solid gold-,
en oakhiffonier.
with five 'large,
drawers, like the ,
illustration, reg-
ular $8.00 values
for only
Quarter-sawed golden oak rocker that
bring 14.50 in every reliable store, for
tsis sale, $2.58. , ' . . . . .
Very heavy ttolden oak rnrkers, (hat are wide
and roomy: rockers' we have always gold at
tl.OO, during tbla sale, $S,00.
- - -Quarter-aawed golden oaks dressers, with two
rr.U drawers, two large drawer and a fin
French bevel plate mirror; . regular I IS. 60
values, at 18.25.
' Hoik! golden oak dresner, with three large
drawers, regular price I10.0U, aale price, 94.76.
swell front, quarter- wed , golden oak
Urease rs. with two small and two large drawers
and a 22x2T-lnch French plated mirror; regular
125.00' values, at 917.60.
' 1
Wash Goods
3Xany of the new wash goods
for spring and suinnier wear
have just arrived-more beau
tiful' in pattern', and color
scheme than, thonft of any pre
vious, spring and summer season.
They're sturdy In texture and there's
a variety that1 will enable you f to
choose aa your fancy dictate. Here a
an Idea ot the pricing: -
' ' 1 ' f
' Silk striped voiles in-all of
the most fashionable shades
and colorings, full 27 inches
39 c
wide, at the
yard . . .
Egyptian tissues in over 100 hand-'
some patterns, , fall 27 Inches wide,
SSc the yard.,
12-lnch Frenrh ginchams In a
splendid range' ot beautiful designs,
25c the yard. . . -, .
Domestic gingtiaam. In an. almost
endless variety of colorings and pat
terns, tor both i women's and i rhll--dress
wear, 27 and M-lnch widths,
St 10c, 12 He and Ho the yard. ,
Rxtra quality percales, in theleest
patterns and -wanted colors;' full g
Incbea wide, 15o the yard. '
Over L000 Pieces 6f White Lined
Blue Enameled 1 Ware -Monday at
4Uc
esm .assssl , w
Another large lot for those who were disappointed In the prev
ious sale. Triple-ooated goods, with enameled covers, positively
guaranteed against chipping. Every piece strictly first qualltr-not a
damaged item In the entire lot. The assortment Includes
lUmM .ll.h nana . . ... . . . ' 71 CCa Ml 1
---- -' " U4b IV
i.Hiurtvwater pails. ................ r. ..'... ! . , ,
Lara tea kettles with enameled covers I J.scd Values
s-qiian preserving Hemes .. .1 .... ..
t-uuart Berlin ketilor, eneir.vled covers....,
;u.uart coffee pocs, enameled covers.....'
:' -quart tea pots, enameled covers..... ,
1 uusrt rlcs boileru enameled covers
49c
SomeWew Spring Coats Invite ,
Each season-brings out some new touch of style that s peculiar and "WaT
distinctive to the season for which it U iutended-in trimming, in fabric
r.cAeorijig, in shape oreiy-e'of collar, cuff or rerer, in fullness of the
garment, etc.; points that madam must needs know about if she would
be correctly attired. This advance - showing of doata wll interest you
SVnS tlinifivll Vmi ,a nnt 1 t-r. 1, i i . n P ntiwilitiDitif at iVii timni
v.vu .uwugu jvu cwu uvv iifuauAfi vi y u viinni jijs, aa is tiiut 4 Vfy
ror exampio-Jiere s a model made or a loosely woven wide wa!ef
fabric, vvith large. rounding sailor collar terminating in revers. ,It but-li
tons at the side and is trimmed with two-toned vloth covered button.
Choice of green and cadet blue, brown and emerald and tan and brown.'
Ihe price is only $1.50, but the coat looks more like $22.50 or $25.00.
k Women'sSuits at $10.00
rp. Ith a few ranging from f 27.S0 to $35.00. Mostly the plain tailored
V O 'l) le lhal ra (ln ,or business,' street and travel wear. In sites for
V r .QT woman and m ' Tbey are made ot plain and brown materials and
Hyr mixtures hi a good variety ot handsome styles.
Our Annual White Goods Opening Monday, February 5th
In Which We Shew All of. the Newest and Most Down-to-Date Styles and Patterns in White ' ''
Goods Some Jo f . Them. Being Specially Priced for the Occasion- -
x 57-im h whit goods ta stripes, cheeks
aad lac trip effects; a gre.le tliat
has never iwn .sold for less than -c
the yard, for our opening aale only
at IS. i
!7-1nch whit orspas designed for un
derwear, regular 2c qualities, Monday,
only, IS th yrd.
3-lnch oyster bleaohad llna w ex
pect to offer as a leader this season at
40c th yard, Monday only, SS.
It-Inch eyster Bleached lia-a fab
ric thst Is k-oing tu l quite popular for
spring and aummer wear worth avc the
yard; Monday's special price, as.
Il-inch longelota that recularly sells
t-U'He-ihe-vard, Monday, S1.1S th belt
f It yards., .
3-lnrh tosgeloth worth'ISo the yard,
Monday, glje th bolt of Is yards. The
I He r.le. Monday only, Sl.U for a la
yard bolt, ,
40-lnrh plata whii U on of Hi
very beat materials for spring snd sum
mer dresses and waiats: specially priced
for our opening eale at SM th yard.
4Vlnrh corded, whit French oile-
nothing newer or niore pleasing in this
spring's creations IMO the yard.
and 13-Inch whit flaawa In pretty
striped, chxked and email figured de
signs: mane especially for waists and
dresses: SS th yard.
The new 1axp veil, full ; Im hes
widebe stirs to see theee si your eurlL
tat opsortunlty-.g snd too the yard
27-lnrh whit erepe. s material that
ironilses to be In great dsmand: regu
sr lio the yard. Monday, lac
34-lnrh zelaa aalasook that is
stieelslly fin for wear, Mumlav only,
St. M th belt sf It yards.. Adapted to
waists, dressea underwear, etc. A grade
that always sells at tec tha yard.
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111
How Can a Man Get
Out of Jail When He
,. Isn'tln'.HeJDan't
How can a man wh I not In Jail get
out of Jail on a writ of habeas corpus T
Judge Abraham L. Sutton of the crimi
nal and law divisions of the 'trtrlct court
answers the question by saying, "lie
ant."
J. K. VonDorn. attorney for Oluf Lar
son, who has been complained against
and was arrested for attempting to evade
the exemption laws, appeared before
Judge Sutton todey with sa application
for a writ ef habeas corpus to get Lar-
oa out ef MIL. Then he told the judge
the man wasn't really in lalL,
"How can you get him out, then 7"
asked th judge
WeH." aid VonDora, TH tell you
about It. You see my client has been
trying to collect a debt from a man
named Skinner. Skinner claimed every
thing he bed was exempt. My man found
what b thought was a way to attach
some of Sklnaer's wages. Skinner then
saw Deputy Coentr Attorney Elllck and
got sot a complaint ' sgatnst Larson
charging aa attempt to garnish xesnpt
wages of a debtor. I didn't want Larson
locked up, and of course I couldn't get
immediate bearing on a hshias corpus
application. Lsrsoa Is a responsible
business mas, so ws agreed not t lock
him up until after a nesrmg pn the ha
beas corpus."
Judge trutton laughed.
JUSTICE IN BONTIER DAYS
How Settleri Meted Oat Penalty aad
Later Beeeired One.
TALE OF EARLY SXBEASKA SAYS
X -
Charles T. Bvsss Recvants th Clr
' esasatsnees t'sder Wklck H
First Met J edges Trsaa
at! VAakeley. '
The recent publication In The Sunday
Be of review . of. th lives of Judge
GeVirge W." Doane and ' Judge Eleaxer
Wakeley recalled to th mind of Charles
T. Evans a typical incident of life In
Kebraaka- in the day before th civil
war. Mr. Evans now reside t 4J45 Lske
street, taking life in so easy, happy way.
He celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday
on January 10, and delights to go ever
with his friends the exciting Incidents In
which he 'participated as an Isolated
pioneer on the frontier, and later as a
freighter across the plains.
"That Incident of the man charged with'
murder who played for a Christmas dance
brought to my mind another ease wherein steamboat looking for a site. They
Judge Wakeley sat os to bench and finally located en the Muffs of the Missouri
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T.
CUAr.l.C:i
EVANM.
who had gone quete a distance away to
put up bay. That mill wa a very Impor
tant addition to the convenience of those
days, as Jones had contracted to fumlsh
lumber to the new settlers for their
claim shanties, and we also wanted our
grain ground. Any lost psrt of the ma
chinery could not be replaced until navi
gation opened the next year., which meant
much discomfort and probably misery for
the new settlers.
"We decided not to wait for the return
of Myrr and with Constable Collamer at
knew of no roada leading that way ex
cept old Indian trails, and horses were
almost as sesre as reindeer. After much
serious consideration we decided to hitch
Dan t'ollamer s yoke of oxen to a lumber
wsgoa snd asks the trip. Only one-third
of th party could ride on the wagon at
any one' time, so some wslked a while,
then changed places with ths others. In
this fsshlow we got over th Urn creek
rsng of Mils in good shape, snd after
camping -out one night reached, f'onca
profit came frnm selling this t I lie poor
settlers wh hsd failed to raise any crop.
"1 do not recall any trouble -about appe
tites in those early dijs. Cenerslly they
wer whetted to the point nhcre anything
the women folks cooked lasted mighty
good without any fancy relishes to tempt
us. We nsed to have ior dessert occa
sionally either baked or bolle'd squash. In
the summer season ws were able to vary
our diet with catfish, caur.it In the'Mis
sourl, river with hooka tome of theie
fish weighed more titan its) pounds snd
w salted or smoked tl.o bic fellows.
From them we used to gel our oil, too. fur
late the next afternoon. Judge Wakeley
the bead the settler went after . Ih I hd slready adjourned court snd w de-
man. W followed an Indian tiall, the llvered ourselves bodily to ths sheriff.
only kind of rued Hi those days, snd sfter i Jt to msko sure we noun be on hand ; Halite- V, e would fill a tin vessel with
s cues to tli Bow volley found Myenwxt morning.. W r honed up with no ! this oil, -and for a wick would twist eld
working on a hay wagon. Hs evidently I on missing st roll call, snd Judge IMsne. j cloth to th proper six, stick on end la
inew he Wss th man wanted, for'hels prosecutor. uVrt:oned us pretty! the oil. let the other end bang ever the
placed himself In sn attltud of defense, j shsrply. The result wss the charge was 1 edge of the tin aud' Mslit It. It wasa t
with a pitchfork for a weapon. Jones sc. , changed to assault. Fevrral ot I he kad-the brightest light In Uio. world, nothing
cused Myer of tsklnr th valve and the j wer nneo. in lines wer para, anil use electric light or , but It served
A rtas a remade w a
results from chronic consttpstlon. Dr.
King's New Life Fills relieve headache,
stomach, liver and bowel trouble. 2c
fur rale by Beaten Ijrug Co.
Key to the SttuaUoa-lle Advertising. .
river near the ceotero f the county on the
IJse running north snd south. There they ;
found a fin steamboat landing, with!
plenty of timber tor all purposes dose by. I
Bill Has Crippled.. j
"With the nartv cam a man named L.
Cedar county, over near the South Da- E. Jones, who proceeded to erect a saw
kola line. In the fall of MM. as near asinUn and to Install sn engine -b had
I can fix the date. The settler in the brought along. He hsd also brought a
section surronndlng Uw old town of f L ! set of stcnes for grlndlrg gtsln. On dsy
Helena numbered about twentr-fiv at j th aettlerx were Ma -tied by ths report
that time snd the previous year they wer , t.-t ,n throttle valve fcst bren stolen
Judge Doan was district attorney." said
Mr. Evanst The surroundings and trap
pings of Justice wer primitive In those
day, just aa this whole region waa wild
and untamed. The case I hav in mind
out of a peculiar happening In
pleased to bear that an organisation j lhe mill rug:ne. T'e cons:sble. Wil
known as th St. Helena I -and sssoeiatlon Ham N. Cullsmer, proceeded to search th
had been formed In ct. Louis to bring set-1 premises of sn ihe settlers, but without
tiers to Cedar county. The neat spring rinding any clue to th- th'ef. rtiispk-ion
be psrty came up th Missouri river enflcally pointed to vn Carl C T. Mier.J
man denied the charge, at the same time
thrusting at Jonas with, bis pitchfork.
Jones fired1 st Myer. toe bullet hitting the
pitchfork liendle, but not Injuring Myer.
At the same time another man ap
proached from the rear and bit Mrer over
the head wtlh the barrel of his gun.
knocking him to the ground. He was
liaadlcd .pretty roughly, but still denied
taking the. verve. Then he was told that
unices be cwned up end told where the
vslve was within s few minutes ho would
b bung. Before th tins expired Myer
confessed and told where h had hidden
lb valv. It wss taken bom on 'his
wsgoa snd the valv was found where
h said h hsd hidden It.
All Called Ceerl.
"A few days later we were ail euTn
moned to appesr st the ftttle town of t.
Jsmes snd deliver ourselves to the sher
iff, which He did. Then a Jusfleo of the
peace boju-J us all er under heavy
w all pulled out for home on our ape-1 the purpose and we had no' kick to make.
dal prairie train. I think moat, if not "The country was wild, and Indians and
all. of that psrty were Isw-abkling rlti-wi!d auhuala roaniej lreely back and
sens ever afterward. I forth from Woux city to th Rocky moua-
"Court in those dsvs was a simple even 1 tjt.na. We hsd come to stsy, and In emits
if a more serious function than It is to-! vi Sil aardeVps wa did stsy uani we got
dsy. Everything was plain, even to tlwjtne pa Lents to our land stjned by Preat
law. and our experkenro furnished a topic 'dent James Buchanan. That fall Abrsv
fir conversation for a long time in that i ham LliK-oln wss a candidate for presi-
section. 1 would hard.'y recognise tbst . dent and I cast my first vol for him."
young Judge and I 'let buyurh prosecutor In
the pictures you printed in The Bee, but
they sr the same. Probably not many of
the ether participants In thst trial are
living today.
Wi bet They Lived Oa.
"The grain that Miller Jone used to
grind for us in those dsys was mostly
squaw corn.; r-'onie was whit snd some
blue, snd It does n-H ripen like other;
kinds ef field cor::. If put In cribs ss
w handle err. now much ot It would rot
or turn Mac::. Ws used to plrk.lt. put
It lu a strong box or half
Butter Being Sold
by Quarter Pound
Butter at 4 to ti cents a pound I so .
out of reach of th working man's pock
etbcok that many of the Omaha store.,
hav rejorted to the practic ot cutting
tound prints Into quarters and ceiling
them at I! to U cents each. In this way
th poor man may get a little butter for
barrel and . Ms take who would have none if ke bad
bonus w sr-pesr next rr:ng si joncs.ij, llie M t;ie mM ss we,to olH c nnt, tvT bu(( ,.
k. M..awtr sssneat asw Iti wkn Mnttratr mharss 1 . . . ...
..st- trouia wnn u.e muni ena 01 tnicuf. A inoe.
Wirt to m-rt. then io im-rT to tftI thr mi:i jonfi urej up tbe eorn n ThU Jw flrtt ta tb hw
charts of n ftttrmpt to commit raumrr. j m primitive wt ami took hi toll, which ot Omah that tb lyractlca of iin,
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vas ' I 1 U1US vi M WUC'lVmUUI Ot UM KniBt XUM 1 flUaaler sPOUttdS Ku Iwswn awarvorol