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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1914)
Nebraska PARDON OF KENNETH MURPHY Action of Governor Morehead Causes Indignation at Cody. MAN HANGED TO PHONE POLE O, II. Jack, nt Whor llotnp Crime "V Committed, 5ny It AV Cold nlooded M tinier Letter of t'onntj Attorney. CODT, Neb.. Feb. 22 (Speolal.)-Thc, pardoning of Kennt-tte Murphy, one o. the men who was convicted of killing Charles P. Seller, by Governor Morehead liai created the greatest Indignation here. It was Mated at the time of the trin! that public sentiment against the men was so strong that a jury could not La secured to try them In this county. It was arranged at the request of JudSo Westover to have the men who hanged Sellers to a telephone pole to plead guilty to m'Jrder In the second degree. One of the reasons alleged for tho pardon la that the death of Sellers was duo to accident, aa hi? captors only Intended to scar hlrh. Statement of AVItncim. G. II. Jack, at whoso home Sellers was living when he was taken from bed ami hanged, has written a long statement of I the Incident, In which ho says. In part: I After the four men hail lint.H iiti,. ' to the telephone pole, George Wocd cumo I',c.k Jl? wher I and said: "You II r nd Charley hanging to a telephone pole. 1 m sorry that the stunt had to bo pulled V.'t" Kotir plac- but 11 o be done," hen I went to the place where Seller was I found his dead body hanging to n telephone pole, his hands tied behind hlin ?,n1 ny wt!ch he was hanglnft tied to the bottom of the telephone plo Jn three half hitches. If the killing ot teller was an accident and tho mur detent only Intended to scare him. why lid they take the palna to carefully tie the rope In three half hitches? If It wan an accident or If Sellers fainted and tho murderers got scared, us haa been re ported, why did George Weed comu bank tind make the statement to mo above re ferred to? hen tho foue murderer, rode away from tho dead body they were shouting and n llallorlng as ir In great hilarity, the very opposite of fear r being scared. In fact, tho claim now being made that the murder was an acci 'i.6?1,."? ne.vcr mentioned In this com munlty by the murderers themselves ot At Once! Clogged Nostrils Open, . . Head Colds and Catarrh Vanish Breathe Freely! Ole&rsStaf fed up, Inflamed Nose and Head and Stops Catarrhal Dis charge. Cures Bull Headache. Try "Ely's Cream Balm." Get a smalt bottle anyway, Just to try It-Apply a little In the nostrils and In stantly your cloned nose and stopped up air pwsaees of th head will open; you will breathe freely; dullness and headache disappear. By rooming! the catarrh, ,col-ln-hed or catarrhal tor throat will be rem. End such mis try now I Get the am all bottle of "Ely's Cream Halm" at any tlrug store. This aweet, fragrant balm i The V 4 The the CAPITAL MAIN BANKING ROOM 1607 Farnam Street i PIONEER WOMAN OF OMAHA IS CALLED TO REST. anyone else until several months after the commission of tho murder. Count)' Attorne)' VIMV. County Attorney Iluby haa written an open letter to Governor Morehead In which ho cnlla tho nttcntlon of the ex- ncutlvo to tho speech ho miulo hero dur ing his campaign, In which ho said the pardoning power should bo taken out of tho governor' hands, and after calling his attention to tills abuse of tho par' donlng power, ho saya: "It seems to me that the present ad ministration has been very satisfactory, with tho exception of the Murphy inci dent. I am, therefore, greatly 'disap pointed a"hd feel that the chances for a democratic governor In tho next election have been very materially reduced. I am going to use all the Influence I havo In the coming , primary olcctlon to get the voters of thin county to show their dls approval of tho public act complained of." Albion Cn in p 1'nriii-it limine Clonnliiir. ALBION, Nob., Fob. 22 (Speclal.) Alblon camp No. Ml Modern Woodmen of dlssolvea by tha heat of the nostrils; penatratea and heala the Inflamed, swol len membrane which lines the nose, head and throat; clears the air passages; stops nasty discharges and a feeling of cleans ing, soothing relief cornea Immediately. Don't lay awake tonight struggling for breath, with head stuffed; nostrils closed, hawking and blowing. Catarrh or a cold, -with Ha running nose, foul muoetia dropping Into the throat, and raw1 drynes Is distressing but truly need less. Put your faith Just ono-ln EIjra Cream Balm" and your cold or catarrh will surely disappear. Agents Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. Advertisement. I.. ,ll I I III III r iH W r I ':- - I ' Qaaf ON AND AFTER TUESDA United States National Bank $1,000,000 Will Occupy Temporary Quarters at 1607-1609 FARNAM STREET ' (Opposite Present Location) temporary quarters are commodious; new fixtures and vaults have been installed and Bank is better equipped than ever to take care of its constantly increasing business Nebraska Amerla, has elected a. full delegation, lead by 1a K. Halstead, throughly Instructed for a head camp house cleaning of the present officers aa being tho wires policy for the good of the order. Notes from Beatrice and Gage County BRATRICU, Neb., Feb. 22. The Odell Farmers' 8'ilpplng association has Leen organized at Odell by the election of these officers: President, Frank Hlrmoni secretary-treasurer, F, Beran; directors, It. II. BHiocnbeck, J. II. Young and T, It, Comer. The fanners of that vicinity be lieve that by combining their purchases and shipments they will receive better prices and lower rates. The farmers' ele vator at Odell will bo used aa hcudquar tfcrs by the association. The ministers of Adams at a -recent meeting selected March 1 as "go to church Hunday." They nre planning on a record breaking attendance on that day. Mnyor nettling of Wymore announces that ho positively will not be n. candidate for re-election this spring, and Mel Raw llngs. Georgo T: Stephenson and D. II. Mordhorst aro mentioned as likely candi dates for the office. A petition Is being circulated at Wymore to dsk the city council to refuse to grant saloon licenses In the First ward of that city. Mrs. W. IV. Johnston of Omaha, who Is visiting at tho homo of her daughter. Mrs. II. L. Dempster, fell at the latter's home and severely sprained her wrist and ankle. 8ho was cn route to Los Anreles. Cal., to visit her sister, but will be de tained here a few weeks on account of the accident. RELATIONS BETWEEN WESLEYAN AND STATE UNI UNIVERSITY PLACE, Neb., Feb. 22 (Special.) Nebraska Western Wesleyan university will meet South Dakota In basket ball on Thursday and Friday even ings of next week. Theso games nro ex ptted to bo close and exciting contests. In stating why Nebraska will not meet Wesleyan In foot ball noxt fall, Nebraska writes truly rclato that Wcsleyan asked for larger guarantee than last year, but fall to state' that Nebraska was offered tho same guarantee to play on 'Johnson field. This offer, "however, was refused by tho Cornhuskera. In regard to the "rubber"' game of basket ball between Nebraska and Wes lcyan ojl who know tho circumstances admit that the Wcsleyan floor Is practi cally as large as that . of the state unl vorslt. It Is both safer and faster, but so caged thnt the out-of-bounds rules can not he used. It now seems that the onl way tho two teams can get together will bo for Wcsleyan to concede to the terms laid down by Conch Stlohm and play In the Lincoln Auditorium. , C.irt for Hhnliert I.lhrnry. 8THLLA, Neb., Feb. 2?. (Special,) The Women's Literary club of Shubert enter tained their husbands at an evening party at King's hall UjIh week. A. M. Shubert during tho evening, In behalf of the hus hands, presented the women with a purse of $IW to be used by them for tho benefit of the library. The Women's Literary club recently establlhhed n. llbmrv nt During the Construction of RESINOL CURED AWFUL ITCHING IN ONE NIGHT New Tork 'The akin on my hanl got red and rough. It Itched and 1 began to scratch it It Itched bo that sometimes I could not aleep till night. I was suffering very much. I used - salvo and , hut they did not seem to help me. This went on for nix or aeven months. Then I tried Reslnol Ointment and Reslnol Soap. I used them one night. In the morning, to my surprise, my hand was all wo;l and tho trouble has never returned. This la tho absolute truth." (Signed) Miss Cella Klelnman, 61 Columbia St., April 26. 1918. Nothing we can say of Iteslnol equals what others, such aa Miss Klelnman, say of It. It does Its work quickly, easily and at little cost. If you nre suffering from Itching, burning skin troubles, pimples, blackheads, dandruff, ulcers, bolls, or piles, why don't you try Iteslnol Ointment (50c and $1). and Iteslnol Soap (25c)? For trial J else. Tree, write to Dept. 4G-R, Ites lnol, Baltimore, Md. Sold by all drug gists. Do not be deceived by "Imita tions" of Iteslnol. Advertisement. Shubert and have been working hard to procure books and make It a success. The recently elected officers ot this club are: Mrs. J. 8. Davis, president; Mrs. Lee Shubert, vice president; Mrs. C. T. Hlgglns, secretary; Mrs. J. M. Evans, treasurer. . ST. EDWARD HORSEMAN MAKES RECORD SALE ST. EDWARD. Nob., Feb. 22(Spcclul.) About 1.EO0 peoplo gathered nt tho nomo placo of Daniel Cahlll, Thursday, ami wltnosscd one of tho largest horse sales that over took place In Nebraska, located on a single farm, the grand total of which footed up to $23,151. Cahlll Is well known over Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas as tho owner of Due, the grand champion Pcrchoron horse of 1912. Buyers were hero from the nearby towns within a radius of fifty miles and several, from. Iowa, Kansas City and Idaho. Tho only discredit remark made against the stuff put was that much, of It was too young. A buyer for the Franklin Ice Cream company, Kansas City, Mo., would have bought consider able more If It had been a little older. Nearly 109 head of thoroughbred cattle and horses were sold, totaling as follows: Bulls, $1,48J,B0: cows and heifers, J2.S62; stallions, $3,SS0; mules, fl.STiO; geldings In spans, $1,765; singlo geldings, $3,176.50; mares, $2,455; grand totaL $20,151. Itlnlr Man Iliiyx Ornnil Inland Store. BLAIR, Neb., Feb, 22.-(Spoclal.)-0. C. Thompson, proprietor of the Blair Bet Hlvo store, with two Omaha capitalists, has formed a corporation and bought out the A. W. Taylor department store at Grand Island. Tho transfer will bo made tomorrow. Mr. Thompson will have the entire management of tho new atoro. Arthur Boyd, manager of tho Bee Hive here, will bo transferred to tho Grand Island store and Mr, Thompson's som Kenneth, will remain In charge here. of Omaha SURPLUS AND PROFITS $675,000 Nebraska Humboldt Defeated By Tecumseh Five HUMBOLDT, Nob., Feb. 22 (Speclal.) The game of basket ball held In the high school auditorium last night resulted 37 to 23 In favor of Tecumseh. This Is the .first time this season that Humboldt haa been defeated an the local floor. SUPREME COURT CALL AT THE NEXT SITTING tFrom a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN, Feb. 22 (Special.) The fol lowing cases will be called for hearing at tho next sitting of the supreme court, ! beginning Monday, March 2: Monday, March 2 Wright agalnbt Chicago, Bock Island & Pacific Railroad company, on motion for rehearing, Lan caster; Bohrer against Davis, on rehear ing, Greeley; State ex re). English against Fanning, DouglaB; Powell against Vcntls, Dundy; Belangee ngalust stato, Douglao; Slprk ncnlnst state. Lancaster. Tuesday. March 5 Moses, administra tor, against Mathews, Custer; Whlttler against Wenner, Adams; Phlllco against Osborn, Adams; Volght against Volgnt, Platte: . Cooklngham, administratrix, against Teske. Platte; MIzcn agulnst county of Adams, Adams. Wednesday. March 4 Wallace against Kruzer, Buffalo; Coal against Dorsey, Dodge; Stageman against McLntit, Pierce; Wells against Garrison, Buffalo; Thompson against Pierce, Washington, Do Bolt against McHricn, on rehearing, Lancaster. Thursday, March 3-D. S. Giles & Sot; against Horner, Lincoln; Toledo Comput ing Scalo company against Fredorlckson, Lincoln; Omaha General hospital against Strehlow. Douglas: Moon against the Or der of United Conrvorclal Travelers of America, Douglas; Amnion against Kclll, Butler: Wells against Klndler, Butler. Frldty, March B Richelieu, adminis tratrix, against Union Pacific Rallroiul company. Douglas: Lion Bonding and Furety company against Capital Fire In surance company. Lancaster; Gross, ad ministrator, against Omhha & Council Bluffs Street Railway company, Douglas McKcnnan against Omaha & Counc 1 llluffs Street Railway company, Doug las; Nelson against Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway company, Douglas. 'JUDGMENT AGAINST YORK . DOCTOR FOR MALPRACTICE YORK, Neb., Beb. 22 (Spccial.)-The Jury In the Mlchener-Hylton case returned a verdict for the, plaintiff In tho sum of $2,700, In district court Saturday afternoon. The case was brought by Mr. Mlchener against Dr. Hylton, charging mal-practlco In not properly eating for one of tho legs of his scA 12 years of age, which had been Injured while plalnK at school. Tho limb grew worso until amputation was necessary. He asked damage In the sum of $10,000. The case will bo' appealed to tho supremo court. Huffrnnre Asaoclntlon nt I,rxliiKnn. LEXINGTON, Nob., Feb. 22 (Special.) Mrs. Maud Leonard McCrce.ry of Green Bay, . Wis., gave a lecture in this city Thursday ovenlns In behalf of the Woman's Suffrage association of Ne braska. Tho meeting was well attended and nt the conclusion Mrs. McCreery organized tho Dawson County Woman's Suffrago association. Tho following county officers wero elected: Mrs. C. V, Spencer, chairman; Miss Rldgway, secre tary; Mrs. N. E. Olson and Mrs. C. E Benson, press correspondent; Messrs. C. F. Spencer, A. O. Byornstadt, J. E. May, Y, FEBR UAR Y New Building SA Nebraska A. A. Cralg. finance committee; Miss Itldgway, Mrs. Benson, Mrs. Gunn, Mrs. Shrlver. Mr. Miles, Mrs. Hayes, petition committee. NEWS NOTES OF DAVID CITY AMD OF BUTLER COUNTY DAVID CITY, Neb.. Feb. 22.-(Speclal.) Tho Butler County Fair association has decided to hold a county fair nt David City this fall and has fixed the dates for September 22 to 28, Inclusive. George Lltjens and Miss Nellie Broch- trup were married at St. Francis Cath- i olio church, five miles southeast of Da vid City, February 13, Rev. Father Tur geon officiating. Dr. II. E. Marselus told his practice and stock of drugs at Octavla this week to Dr. F. A. Wclmot of Lincoln, the lat ter taking possession Friday. On Wednesday, February 15, In JuleJ- burg, Colo., took place the marriage of Miss Cora McKelllps to Frederic Kcnni. and Miss Florence Camlcm to Leroy Mo Kclllps. Mr. McKelllps and Mrs. Kennl are son and daughter of Mr. and Mr.. S. T. SIcKclllps, former citizens of David City. A number of David City people attended the wedding. Among them were: Guy Smith. Mrs. Mary Fox and son, Lester; Mrs. W. J. Martin and son, Edgar, and Clint From of Rising City. York Wldoiv AVI nit Suit. YORK. Neb., Feb, 22 (Spcclal.)-In a will controversy In Judge Wray's court today a decision was given In favor of tho widow, Mrs. Matilda Jones, widow of Ambrose Jones, giving her one-fourth of the estate. Mrs, Jones Is tho second wife of the deceased and the heirs of tho first wlfo alleged that there was a verbal antl-nuptlal contract which provided she should not receive the amount allowed her by law In case of her husband's death Judge Wray held that If such contract was mado It was void. In his will Mr. Jones had, left Mrs. Jones $2,000. Netr CiinillilBte for Powtmnsteiv ALBION, Neb.. Feb. 22.-(Speclal.)-An-ether factor has been added to the post-; office fight hero by the announcement of aVt Watson, secretary of tho Boone county democratic central committee, as a candidate, - I IT fc. '1 hl7fP VINGS DEPARTMENT 1609 Farnam Street Mrs, Margaret Flynn Answers Last uall Mrs. Margaret Flynn, mothec of Cltv Clerk Thomas J. Flynn. died at her hon 1615 Lincoln avenue, Sunday morning at ; cks V o'clock after an Illness of several week Funeral services will be held Wednes day from tho home of Thomas Flynn, 23i? -South Fifteenth street, near Costellar, and solemn high mass will bo said at St. Patrick's church at 9 o'clock. Mrs. Flynn's husband. Cornelius Flynn, one of the pioneers of Omaha and widely acquainted In the city, died December 20. Nine children were born to Mr. and Sirs. Flynn, only two of whom nro now living, the city clerk and Lawrenco Flynn. Mr. and Mrs. Flynn had been married forty-nlno years ot the time of Mr Flynn's death. They had lived In Omaha since 1W. THREE CASES TRIED BY JURY AT NORTH PLATTE NORTH PLATTE. Neb., Feb. 22 (Spe cial.) Thrco verdicts were rendered by three Juries In district court Saturday. The first verdict was for $100 In favor ot John BalWd'and against the Burlington railroad. Bayard sued for $iVt for dam ngo to a strip of land which the Burling ton has burned off each year for sev eral years between tho right-of-way and a fireguard ployed by the railroad on Ballard's land. This rase was submitted to the Jury Friday evening and It was out all night with the cane and rendered a. verdict at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. In the second enso William Beatty ot Brady sued tho Union Pacific for $1,100 for damapo to trees caused by fire alleged to have been set by an engine, on De cember 2S, 1P12. A verdict wan ulven In fnvor of plaintiff for $243.37. The Jurors wero sent by the court some twenty-six miles cast of hero to view the burned timber. They Went op .tho train and. re turned at 2:13 p. m. ijrlday. and wer't ttnablo to agree on a verdict until Satu. -dav afternoon. in the third case the Jury rendered a verdict In favor of Scott Shancr nnd against Louis Tohln for $.110.18 for hay which tho plaintiff sold and delivered to the defendant. This was the 'ull amount sued for. This ended tlte Jury work for this term and the Jury was excused. For tho next two weeks tho district court will bo engaged with, tho trial ot equity esses. SOMETHING NEW Simply delicious Our C r. new orange Label" Blend 30c. a half pound S9 24