THE BEE: 0MAJ1A, FJUDAV, APRIL H, l!)U.
n
Nebraska
FIGHT IN FIRST TO BE WARM
Democrats Not Going to Have
. . Fun in Preliminaries.
All
BROWN ENTERS THE CONTEST
I.nnenntcr Comity FnriMrr-Stntmmitit
Will Content with Tolipj- nml
Anness for ItcpuMlrnn
Aomlnntlnn.
Nebraska,
Anness Would Like
Nebraska,
FIX YORK PHONE CHARGES
Clear Field in First
'State Commission Engineers
Vindication at Hearing.
Get
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, April -(SpecIaD-U Is evl
dent that the democrats arc not going to
have all tho fun In the selection of a can
didate to represent that party In the
lection this fall tor congress In the. First
" district. Governor Morchcad. Congress
man Mamilre anil William H. Price are!
.already In the field, with Will Jtaupln
hanging on tho fence ready to get over; at I
the slightest provocation.
' Wilbur W. Anness of Otoe county has
already filed for the republican nomi
nation and Georgo F. Tobey has an
nounced that he will file In a few days,
.With the advent of Toby comes the an-
. nouncemcnt this morning that 13. ,V.
Brown, tho farmer-statesman of Lan
caster county Is liable to get In the race,
while Senator W. A. Selleck, who came
close to tho nomination two years ago, Is
also among tho "probables."
Entrance Into tho race of Ned Brown,
'one of the most popular men In Lancaster
county, Hdds zest to the political discus
sion and means that there will ho a
merry battle before the pilmary ballots
are cast. Mr. Brdwn served two terms In
tho legislature In both houses and made
. a record that he can stand on without
much fear of It being assailed to any dis
credit to himself.
Fen, on MnUe lienor,.
The report of Warden Fcnton of tho
state penitentiary to the governor for tho
month ending March 31 shows that there
aie thlrty-nlnc officers and employes con-
, ncctcd with the Institution and. 363 In
mates, four of which are women, showing
that It takes about one employe" to each,
twelve inmates.
There are out on furlough, parole and !
the like 133 males and three females. Em
ployed at the Institution are 129 men in
tho broom factory, fifty-six In the manu
facture of furniture and twenty-three on
construction. Cash on hand Is shown at
10iS2.
b'lnco the penitentiary has been run
ning, according to reports of past war
dens, fifty-five prisoners have escaped. .
Pnre Food ProKecntloiiM.
As a result of the orders of Food Com
missioner Uumian to his Inspectors rigidly
to enforce the-puTo food lawn regarding
tho handling of food, reports reached
the office this morning of the prosecu
tion of nine casos In Omaha yesterday,
eight of these for the Improper handling
of bread and one for the sale of dam
aged canned goods. A conviction was se
cured In all cases.
AVatcr I'roject llrporU.
S Heports from water power projects
filed with the Stato Board of Irrigation
secretary show-that John Iloag has ex
pended $50 on his Middle Loup project
moving dirt in preparation for the cutting
in o head gates.
Charles P. Iloss has spent during the
ist- month JO. 82. 25 getting plans ready to
je ,lnto the work in good earnest this-1
spring on his project on the Loup river, j
Omaha Woman Marrlm.
Hlmer'J. Sutton of Lincoln, age 21, and
Matilda Cravens of Omaha, ago IX, wer'o
granted a license to marry in Lincoln
yesterday.
FooA Drpartuient Ilejtortn.
. The report of the pure food, dairy and
oil commission for the month of March
shows a total of ,C34 inspections for the
month. Thcref were 216 sanitary orders
written, nlncty-onc chemical analysts
made, three prosecutions, seventeen com
plaints, 404 seed analysts made. The col-'
lections amounted to J4,!M3.74, divided as
follows:
Fees received for oil and gasoline
inspections $3,7015.35
Fees for permits Issued 676.42
Feeding stuffs tags sold 320.35
Fees for seed analysis 144.50
Stock food licenses "3.00
Miscellaneous collections 21.12
DlNBAIt. Neb., April P. (Special.)
Thf rumored announcement that George
Tobey of Lancaster would oppose Wllber
W. Anness for the republican nomination
for congress has caused sentiment to
come to the surface In the outside
counties of the first dUtrlct, that the re
publican candidate In order to win
shculd not go to tho primary In a fight.
Mr Anness said this morning, "Party
harmony Is by far more Important than
an array of party candidates." And
COMMITTEE AGREES ON . RATES
State llonr.l Mnni PcMIr Whether
Itrnlitt-ncc Telephone Mmll Cot
Dollar Srrenty-Flvr or
llollnr WUtj-Flvr.
Otoe county believes that the majority of
republicans will endorse that view. It
Is known that Mr. Anness himself would
not .have become a candidate If W. A.
Sollcck or Judgo Allen W. Field had
wonted to run, and he only filed after
being assurrcd by Lincoln friends that
neither gentleman cared to run.
A conference of republicans asking Mr.
Tobey to not file may result In the next
few days.
REFER TO ORIGINAL BILL
TO GET LAW'S MEANING j
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, April O.-tSpcclal.) The lit
tle letter "C does not amount to much
when standing alone, but as it falls to
appear In the new code Insurance bill
In paragraph 3256 of section 120 It changes
the whole attitude of the bill as relates
to group Insurance, If the statutes are to
be taken as authority.
The statutes reads: "No life Insurance
company organized under the laws of,
or doing business In this state, shall en
ter Into any contract of insurance upon
lives within this state, except la groups
of 100 or more, or Industrial Insurance,
or when premiums are payable, etc."
The Code Insurance commission which
prepared the new statutes certifies that
tho above Is a true and correct copy of
the law passed by the legislature and
the secretary of state in tho session law's
olso certifies that tho laws shown therein
are ture copies of vthe bills passed by
the legislature.
When tho bill was up before the legis
lature a fight, led by Kcprescntatlve
Palmer of Clay, -was made to keep tho
bill from covering tho point shown abovo
and tho bill was passed and Blgned by
the governor, but Instead of reading as
tho statutes and the session laws show,
Instead of the word "or" after tho words
"100 or more," the word "for" should ap
pear, changing the meaning of the whole
section and Its intent as regards group
Insurance. Luckily or otherwise, It has
been held that the original bill is au
thority for a law and so there will be
little trouble over the matter.
Nebraska Elections
NKLSON There being no rontest here
In the municipal election It was rather a
Millet affair. The offl;-ers elected ,suvceed
themselves from Inst year awl arc
Mayor, 1. J. Wehrman; city clerk, Wil
liam A. Mcllenry; city treasurer, V. It
tinier; councilman First ward, .1. Hitter
bush; councilman Second ward. John
Koser. Thero was no Issue on the ques
tion of "wet or dry." That matter has
long since Iwen disposed of hero and the
city deems It best to have no saloon In
its. midst.
SAKtSlCNT A complete change of the
town board was the result of Tuesday's
election. If. M. Motrls. S. 1. Perln and
J. N. Ottun were elected on the citizens'
i k.t 'U-. t. Ii unit lr i. lltt-ttt.
iraJorttN and S inday base ball was tl.--feated
by nineteen otes. An l- tiun Is
raited for April '.'l to vide on bonds for
a new 'honl houe.
HNNKlK'T At the MlUne election
Tuesday .1. I". MrCliire and neurit W.
Cook were elected on the hoard. The
main ! was for or awalnst a pool
hall and was defeated ft to St.
STItO.MSUU'ttO-Onl.r one ticket was
placed In the field hero. The new officers
are Henry Hubbert. mayor; 11. C Wright,
councilman In First ward; T. l Hun
saker. Second ward: Krnest Krlcson, pjty
clerk: K. 0. Norlund. treasurer. Ira
UuntH. city enKtnrer, The matter or sa
loons has not been an Issue In the city
elections for werl years and the pre
vailing rentlmcnt is nmilnst the liquor
traffic.
IlVTTFr-At the vlllagw election (' r.
Yoeum and W II. Wright were eleoted
to BUcceed themselves ns members of the
tepiihti. at,,
. 6 otes.
Sun-
tit twcntv-to otts The Ma affr
shnmwav ndmlnlstration, Just fioslu.
hs- been so sntlsfartorv that dnly oi.
set of administrative o'tflcers were p '
nt and iIiai ft f rt fnr n rnnllnllntlnn
y. AY. Y. Anness .nomas .Miir- - -";"- IV , u,
ra and T. Kiuoe were eicrieti trustees, - """'v":;,i -
Three tickets were In the Held. Mr. An-1 Pfot yeor. Tho officers elected tv
liess ran unemi or ms iickci. iieing iiikii rl. YL.i ViiuV.. V
r.lHllt, i( rn nil I f'l . t ciri "iito, ...n...v.
t.n mil l Both ai
da bafo hull tarilcd l
Il NUAll The hlgnt ot" l olled In
eara uccnrrid Ht the city elertlon here
Tuesday. W. w. ,nncss i nomas .Miir-
man lie nas serveti two terms ami, u is
snld. will probably resign In order
to devote his entire attention to his can
didacy for congress.
ST. 15UWAltl-The municipal party
candidates for village trustees were
elected without opposition. The license
,iix.ilnn went dry bv nine votes: no
change from last year. The proposition to ,
sell the town hull and purchase the Pres.
lytortun church property lost, 3 to 1. i
Sl'OTT'S BH'FF City election was a
NFWMAN artOVR-Tho election passed
off iiuletly hero. The. weta won by o
vote. Very little effort was apparent tn
either side. Last year the license CarrU t
by 31 votes, while a year ago the same
side won by 4S votes Harmon M. Clane
Oscar Oustavson, Frank Jensen wer
elected tiustees.
.V More that Won't Ileal
very quiet affair, there being no contest : quickly rellcvcd-nnd helped by Bucklen i
except for the Position of e nglnej pr In ArnlCa S(Uvc. Hclps plIf. nm, thp wors
til s contest C A. I.lljenslolpe was de- . ,',',.
feated by Art Helier by a narrow margin ,ores. 2r. All driigglsts.-Advertlsement
(From a Staff 'Corrospondent.1
LINCOLN, April 9.-(Ppcclal.)-As a re
sult of the Yorktclephorw hearing beforoj
tho State Hallway commission tho physi
cal valuation department of that body
lias received a complete vlndloatlon and
the member of the commission and the
busy bodies who for more than n year
have been trying to make the public bt
llevo that the state engineers, recognised
nil over the countiy as among the best,
were Incompetent, are discredited.
The fight was renewed when the Ltn-.
coin Telephone company which owns tho
v..l'Ktn,.t i,..n ,r,rt1lrnlt,n fur n mlsol
I (iittiiv lliuuu f .v.
In rates before tho commission ntm me
commission sent out Its engineers to
make a valuation of plant. At the hear-1
Ins afterward an effort was made to
discredit the work of the engineers and (
finally tho commission agreed to hire an ;
independent engineer to revalue tho
plant.
The report of that engineer made at the
hearing yesterday and today while show
ing a lower valuation, also developed that
he had loft out many things In his esti
mate which when addd brought up the
valuation of the plant to practically the.
samo figures as the valuation made by
the commission's engineers.
It was finally agreed by the telephone
company that a committee from those
who opposed the raise In rates should
meet with tho company's officers and
fix the rates, which because of the num
ber of Unci were somewhat complicated.
After working on them for some time
they finally agreed on the following as
the fixed price to bo charged, the table
Bhowlng the rates proposed by the com
pany and the tlnol agreement:
Proposed. Agreed.
BuHlncs3 Individual 3.50 ?3.flo
Bfslnose, two-party ;.
Hesldence, two-party l.u"
Itcsldcnco, four-party ...
Farm JM
nlirt-l-rt ,1J
For county service resincnco .ji um um.
Residence and farm 50 cents.
The only thing on whlcn tnere was
much of a disagreement was on tho price
of residence Individual phones, It finally
bring loft to the commission to fix thoso
tatos. The telephone company desired
a $2 rate, but finally came dovn to Jl.73.
Tho York people, however, refused to go
any higher than $l.w and the commission
will have to fix the rate.
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REVOLT IN AN S ELMO
GETS J- J. TOOLEY'S SCALP,
ANSKLMO, Neb., Aprll9.-(Spexlal.)-Followlng
on eleventh-hour fight on
caucus nominees, J. J. Tooley, W. "W.
Bass and J. C. Moore were defeated as
town trustees Tuesday. E. J. Foley,
Luther Spraker,- C. G. Empflcld nnd W.
C. Moulton were elected.
' Note front Mnillson.
MADISON, Neb., April 9.(Speclal.)
Fred W. Bautcnbcrg of Norfolk and Miss
rCnnnty l"at;mer Kills Self.
Neb., April 9. (Special.) John
Vnlle y
OBD. N
Bower, a Polish farmer, about 60 years
old, committed suicide at his home four
teen miles northwest of Ord by taKing
an eighth of an ounce of strychnine. Ho
left a lorge family of small children.
Neighbors think that he was mentally
unbalanced as he appeared to have no
Immediate cause for taking his life.
DEATH RECORD.
Etta Altstadt o't Madron Vere married STELLA, Neb., April !.-(Speclal.)-The
hero yesterday. ' 'funeral of Jacob 0. tfilm warf hold yes-
CUSTER COUNTY AWARDS
CONTRACT FOR JAIL
BROKEN BOW, Neb., April S.-The
board of county supervisors, In session
thin week, awarded the contract for
building the new. county jail to James
Osborne, a business man of this city,
his bid bang the lowest out of elgh
others submitted by firms throughout
the state. The new building will be lo
cated several feet west of the court
bouse, fronting north ' and will bo con
nected with the latter by subway,
through which the heat will be carried,
The Jail will be a two-story affair,
thoroughly modern in appointment and
will cost W.000.
Gustave Mueller of Norfolk has brought
divorce proceedings against his wife,
Bertha. He alleges 'In his petition tha
in DccemUer, 19U. 'when they -vyero re
siding in Minnesota, ho had several op
erations, and by advice of his physician
i. -vVtt.nsUu for a change of
climate. Ho provided a homo for his
wife, but she has refused and now re
fuses to como to him, although he has
urged her to do so.
Anna Rlmby of Norfolk has also .filed
suit for dlvorco against ner nusoanu,
Jcsso Rlmby, charging extreme cruelty.
Jese Rlmby Is now serving sentence In
the penitentiary at Lincoln for beating
his wife. Mrs. Rlmby olso asua tne court
to give her the custody of her child, i
inonths old.
Kmma Walker of Norfolk has com
menced action for divorce from her hus
band, Frank A. E. Wfclker, and custody
of their four -children. She charges ex
treme cruelty.
Jurkmnn Speaks nt Aurora.
AURORA, Neb., April !t.-(SpeclaI.)-Tho
first political speech of the year In this
county was delivered In the district court
room Tuesday evening by Clifford 1
Jackman of Indiana, to an audience of
150 electors of this city and county. Mr,
Jackman took . the position that fusion
between tho progressive and republican
party la not practicable and If attempted
would end disastrously to the partici
pates. He said that by the end of the
present administration the democratic
party would be as badly disrupted as. the
republican party was at the end of the
last administration. '
Jncob (i. lletiu.
Notes from IeIon.
NELSON, Neb., April -(Specials-
District court is In session here this
week. A number of cases gro"wlng out of
the failure of the First National bank
of Superior' will Iks on for hearing.
i ne uiuB-iur jiiuiui-ii'iii uoiiuo ui-jic la-
sued for water extension and a lighting
system were opened yesterday. The bids
wcro from $625 discount to ?13o.2Q pre
mium. The sale has not yet been
awarded. The construction- on these im
provements will begjn aa soon .as the pre
llmlnary arrangement can be completed.
The" bond issue la for 2S,00rt.
wninn Jrovr Klec Teachers.
NEWMAN GROVE, Neb., April 0. (Spe
cial.) Tho Board of Education clectiyl
teachers last night for the next school
year as follows: A. J. Stoddard, super
intendent, fifth year: Mrs. A. J. Stod
dard, principal; high school, Ida Foley,
Louisa Young, Donna Fitch; grades,
Leonore Tellman Amy Prink, Etta Jack
son, Jessie Snover, Mary Noble.
tcrday at the Evangelical church in Daw
son. Mr. Helm died Sunday night at the
homo of his son-in-law, E. Ulmor, at
Dawson. Ho was 80 years old and came
to Nebraska In 1S74 from Lycoming
county, Pennsylvania. He was the father
of tho Helm settlement, north of Daw
son, that has played such an Important
part In the uplift and development of that
community.
Henry KiUparek,
ODELU Neb., April 0. (epcclal.) -Henry
Kasparck, for tho last fifteen
years engaged in the furniture business
here, died suddenly Wednesday night nt
10:30 o'clock of pneumonia. He wns 40
years of age ana leaves a wmow mm
four sons. Mr. Kasparek was among the
leading business men of that place and
always took an actlvo Interest in tho
welfare of tho town.
Howard I', llnnituoiid,
Howard L. Hammond, aged 40 years,
died at the homo of his father, Charles
H Hammond. 3010 Lindsay avenue.
Funeral services will be held Sunday ar
Urnoon at 2 o'clock from Coroner Cros
by's undertaking parlors. Interment wllL
bo nt Forest Lawn.
Otto Shnltz.
GRESHAM, Neb., April 9.-(Spccial)-Otto
Shultz, a son of Mr. nnd Mrs. A. F.
Hhulti, died at the family home, two
mllefl southwest of this village Tuesday
night. Ho had been sick ten days, with
pnoumonla. He was 21 years old and
not married.
I.. K. 1'rliiee,
C LARKS, Neb., April 9. (Special,)
The funeral of L. E. Prince, a prominent
farmer, living Just north of this place,
wab held at the Methodist church yester
day afternoon. Ho leaves his wife and
thrco small children.
Notra from lien, rice.
BEATRICE, Neb., April 9. (Spcclal.)-
The 'following were elected members of
thet Board of Education at the city elec
tion Tuesday; For the two-year term, H.
A. Thompson, Mrs. Laura Peck Flshback
am O. L. Beoton; for the three-year
term, F. A. Miller. Mrs. Edith Claussen
and F. 11. Hcwey.
A marriage license- was Issued in the
county court Wednesday to Munson M.
Mason, aged 23, and Iris Hottensteln,
aged 19. both of Holmesvllle.
Examlnatlou la lied Willow.
M'COOK. Neb., April 9.-(SpcclaI.)-A
peclal examination for teachers' in
county subjects only wlU be given In
Ianbury, Hartley, Indlanola and McCook,
Friday and Saturday, April 17 nnd IS.
The Reading circle examination will be
given on Saturday afternoon.
Stomaca Trouble Cured.
S Mr. H. G. Cleveland, Arnold, Pa.,
writes: "For some time I suffered from
stomach trouble, I would have sour
ttomach and feel bloated after eating.
Nothing benefited me until I got Cham
berialn'a Tablets. After taking two bot
tles, of thtm I was cuicd." All dealers.
Advertisement
SeoU'x Illuff Sinn Dies Suddenly.
SCOTT'S BLUFFS, Neb., April 9.-(Spe-
cal,) O. M. I Simmons, one of Bcotl s
Bluffs oldest and most respected citizens,
died of heart failure yesterday morning.
HYMENEAL
The Persistent and Judicious Use of
Newspaper Advertising is the Road to
Business Success. .
Wnl-pf leld-llnrlmnn.
FAIRBURY, Neb., April 9.-Spcclal.)
The first wedding to be solemnized In
Jefferson county for two weeks took place !
In the county court room Wednesday
afternoon, when Judge C. C. Boylo mar
ried Rloyd H, Wakefield of Deshler and
Mies Laura A. Hartman of this city.
Johiion-odene.
.YORK, Neb., April . Miss Ethel John
son and Harry Nodone, both of Osceola,
wro married hero Tuesday. Judge Ar
'thur G. Wiay performed the ceremony.
Fruit Laxative For Cross, Sick Child
Give Only "California Syrup of Figs."
Cleanses tender little stomach,
liver and bowels without
griping Children love it.
Ever)' mother realizes that this is tho
children's ideal laxative and physic, be
cause they love Its pleasant taste and
It never fails to effect a thorough "in
side cleansing" without griping.
When your child is cross, irritable,
feverish, or breath is bad, stomach sour,
look at the tongue, mother! It coated,
give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup
of Figs." and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated wat?r- sour bile and
undigested food pauses out of the bowels
and you have a well, playful child again.
When Us little system la full of cold,
throat sore, has stomach ache, diarrhoea,
Indigestion, epllc remomber a good t
llvtr and fiowel cleaning should always j
bo tho first treatment given. j
Millions of mothers keep "California I
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a t
teaspoonful to-day saves a sick child
tomorrow. Directions for babies, chll- j
dron of all ages and grown-ups aie
plainly on eaeh bottle.
Ask your druggist for a M-cra bottle
of "California Syrup of Figs." 'Beware
of counterfeits nold here. Get the uen
ulne, made by "California Fig Syrup
Company." Refuse any other fig syrup
with contempt. Advertisement.
.
1
an-Failure
Along the Line"
That was the verdict of the Coroner's jury that investigated the
killing of twenty-one persons in a wreck on a New England rail
road. There is "man-failure all along the line" where the body is
not nourished by foods that build bone and muscle and brain, that
keep the human organism up to top-notch of efficiency.
Shredded Wheat
contains all the body-building elements in the whole wheat grain,
made digestible by steam-cooking,"shredding and baking. A food
for the man who works with hand or brain a food for the man
who needs a steady nerve a sustaining, satisfying food always
pure, always clean, always the same price. Ask your grocer.
Always heat the Biscuit in oven to restore crispness. Two Shredded ""
Wheat Biscuits with hot milk or cream will supply all the energy
snecded for a half day's work. Deliciously nourishing when eaten in
combination with baked apples, stewed prunes, sliced bananas or
canned or preserved fruits. Try toasted Triscuit, the Shredded Wheat
wafer, for luncheon with butter, cheese or marmalade.
Made only by The Shredded Wheat Company, Niagara Fall; N. Y.
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