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BRIDGE CASES TO COME UP ; Sheriff of Cherry
Catches Man Accused
of Shooting Employe
Whether Dawson County Will Get
Structures Depends on Court
FULLERTON BUSINESS MEN
AND FARMERS HAVE CLUB
Question of Caring
For Refugees Big
Problem in Europe
HENRY MYERS GETS STATE JOB j
Mlr Auditor HoTvarri pnlnt nn j
Omaha Man to Poult Ion of l'.ianf
tnrr" nt I nnnl)' Trcmmrtcn 1
Offlerr llfiiior Cnlmiibua. j
I
(Fmm n Ptnff Coircspondrnt.) ;
LINCOLN, o.t. 12. Spocial.l-Whtlier
I'awson coiaity will net two new bridges
croi the Plutte river, an at l.exlimt'vi !
and the othr at 0iton, will drprn.l
upon a drlion of the district court of j
Hawnon roiinty, Jnm Kadollffo of that '
county having mado application to tlio ;
court for a restraining order to prevent '
thf contractors from croctlng- the struc
tures. rtatcliffe nets out in his appliratlon for
tlm rretrainlnji order that Pawoon county
lins alrc:uly excoedod Its limit prescribed
by law In which a levy can.be mado for
the buildiiiK of bridges and also that in
the letting of tho contract only a minority
of the county board slimed the same.
There are seven member of the. board
and It Is claimed that only three signed
tho contract for the two bridges.
I'nder the stale aid brldpe law the state
pays one-half of the expense of building
bridges across the I'latte river and In the
restraining order State Engineer D. V.
Trice and the Irrigation board of the
tate are made parties to the suit. Dep
uty Attorney eGneral George Ayers has
gone to Iexlngton today to appear for
the state when the case conies up tomor
row. Myern CJlTen State Place.
Slate Auditor W. B. Howard this morn
ing nppolnted Henry V. Myers of Oman
to the position of examiner of county
ireasurers to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of eOorgo Fairchlld last week.
Mr. Myers was for seven years connected
with the auditing department of th
I'nlon Pacific railway and was two years
chairman of the republican county com
mittee of Douglas county and three years
its secretary. H began his duties this
morning.
Honor to rtilnmbm.
The state house was closed this after
noon, this befng Columbus day, a legal
holiday. Flags were suspended from the
Mute house flag staffs and some of the
offices, notably that of the state super
intendent, were decorated in like manner.
Secretary Allen 111.
Secretary A. B. Allen of the State Rail
way commission is confined to his nous
with a serious attack of grip, which Is
keeping him away from his duties at the
state house for a few days.
Kinney on Visit.
U. A. Kinney, formerly president of the
Woodbine Normal school at Woodbine,
la., is visiting his son, who Is employed
in the valuation department of the State
1 tall way commission, and also with As
sistant Attorney General Frank Edgerton,
a graduate of the institution.
Metcalfe to Start Talking.
Richard L. Metcalfe will begin his
speech-making for the democratic ticket
tomorrow, speaking at Gibson in the eve
ning. Wednesday h will be at Overton,
Kearney and Lexington; Thursday at Co
zad and Gothenburg; Friday at Marwell
and North Platte, and Saturday at
Bridgeport, Mitchell and Scott' Bluff.
All of the meetings will be held In the
afternoon and evening except at Overton,
where he will speak at 10:80 in the morning.
VALENTINE. Neb., Oct 11 Special
Til.Ki am.) Sheriff llosseter returned to
this city nt neon today, having In custmlv
I'h.'ir'es Drtffkorn. chirgcd with murder,
afltn iui exciting ull-niglit vlcil watching
trnlns along the railroad and an automo
bile trip of forty inUVe Into the country
from the count v sent.
1'iiffkorn, when nrrrMed, was desperate
imd It was only after the sheriff had him
covered that hu surrendered.
On Sunday morning Victor Thornton, in
the employ of Charles Driffkorn, engaged
FfLl.fltTdN, Nrl). Oct. 11. (Special.
i A new ilcp irture In rommerclat club woik
h-ts just bcn undertaken here in the or
ganifatl.'ti of a Commercial club which
i Is to Include farmers In Its membership.
The Pullei ton Commercial club. J ist or-gmln-d,
baw a farmers' division and a
: I usiness men's division. Hetween forty
nnd fifty farmers have already signed up
for membership The club bus already a
membership of business men and
f.'irfnr hn n il! rn.mvrita tti the va.
tlous matters that concern the business j fr"t
of the community. J. A. Storch was
rlivted president. A. Douthlt vt.Hi presl
! dent, Theodore C. Ko.-k treasurer, and
I A. V. Fellers secretary. K. V. Pnrrlsh.
In nn altercation with his emphner and inanaper of the purr.v.i of Publicity,
was leaving the place when lrltfkoni. It Omaha, assisted In the organliatlon of
1h said, shot him through the abdomen J tlio club.
with a shot gun. Medical attention was1 1
summoned and Thorn, .i was removed to j ,or '1"'"1 Motor,
th,. Valentino lio.-Tital In an effort to TKCTMSKll, Neb. Oct. li.-(Ppeclftl)-jm.
his life. 'f Frank S. Murphey, her son. Velcey
The sheriff and county attorney were i '"'P1'- of '' county, and Mrs. Maggie
notified of his impending death late Sun- I Murphey of St. Iwrence. S. P.. left
today In an automobile for
Man Killed in Auto
Upset Near Stanton;
Two Persons Injured
STANTON. Nb.,sOct. 12 (-Special Tele
gram.) An automobile, driven by Harry
Ha it. and containing his wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Barr, Mr. and Mra David
Clark and Ed Finkhouse, turned turtle
four and a half miles north of here lata
Saturday night, when the machine missed
a bridge over a creek and the car and
Its occupants were thrown in the ditch.
Fred Barr was found dead, his bead and
ohest crushed and both legs broken.
David Clark, Barr'a father-in-law, was
seriously Injured, but Is expected to re
cover. He was badly bruised about the
head and had a leg broken. He was un
conscious nearly all day Sunday. Mra.
Clark had a leg broken. The other three
occupants were only slightly Injured.
None of the injured seem to know
how th accident occurred. It is pre
sumed that Barr, who had only owned
thecar thre weeks, was traveling at a
pretty fast clip and failed to make the
sharp curve leading on to the bridge. The
right wheels only struck the bridge and
the car fell over the embankment.
One Man Killed,
Three Injured in
Boiler Explosion
REATRICE, Neb.. Oct. 11 tSpeell Tel
egram.) L. Llmiberg. aged 56, was killed
and three other men injured at 3:30 o'clock
this afternoon when the boiler at the
asphalt mixing plant of the Ford Asphalt
company In the Burlington yards ex
ploded. The Injured:
Harry Nies, burned about head and face.
George Arnt, cut on head.
Jerome Slgafoos, gash In back and on
Lead.
Llndbcrg was shoveling sand just west
of tiie boiler when it exploded and he was
carried a distance of seventy feet. The
body was badly mangled. He died en
ro-ite to a hospital. A bos car standing
near the boiler was blown to pieces and
the. force of the explosion shook buildings
for several blocks distant
Bob Chrivtian, plant foreman, and
Charles Van Arsdale and F. 11. Howey
of this city were standing near the boiler
when it exploded and barely escaped be
ing killed.
Mr. Christian Is unable to give any rea
son for the accident, which will stop pav
ing operations for the present.
day evening, it bring their first knowl
edge of the crime, and tliev Immediately
had a warrant Issued and began a search
for lriffkorn.
Tlio crime was committed south of the '
village of Nenzel, In this county.
HORSE TRADER COMMITS
SUICIDE IN DRAMATIC WAY j
HASTINGS. Neb.. Oct. 12. (Special'
Telegram. Charles Crawford, an Itiner- 1
ant horso trader of Kmporla, Kan., com- ,
mitted suicide here nt about 8 o'clock this '
afternoon, in a little frame house near
Chautauqua Park, by shooting himself In
the head. j
Stepping from the door of the little
house, Crawford pulled his revolver and
said: "I'll show you what a good man
can do." AeKrt followed and he dropped
dend.
A bottle of poison was found on his
person.
Tecunifcli
trip to Long Ueach, Cal. The trip w
be mnde by ny of Denver, anjl then
by the southern route through New
Mexico nnd Arliona. Stops will be made
at tHilnts of Interest. The Murphey re
cently returned In their automobile from
a trip from Tecumeeh to gulf coast points
In Texas and back.
LONDON, Oct. 11 -The question of Hir
ing for refugees Is becoming more Olfii
cult for all the belligerents. Th.-se from
(lallcln sty so numerous In Holieioia tlvr.
It has been finally decided. It is sal I. n
build a town to hold i.w tempo! ai
Inhabitants This town 111 l-e on the
banks of the Kibe, near Cliot7.cn In
France the problem is serious.
The French minister of the 'nbnoi,
IpiilsJ. Malvy. announces that iv.irly
1.001.0,10 refugees from Pelglum nnd the
north of Franco are now harbored In H f -
parts of France. A '.I. Iioromt,
will be cared for.
In Hungarv the number of refiiKi
from the Carrathinns Is lucre
Already there are SR.ni"'. It Is reported, m
Budapest alone.
They are supported by the state Ml
the French and Irish Catholic cr.-loMm-ties
taken prisoners are receiving special
treatment, according to the Prussian
minister at Rome, who has not fled the
Vatican that those prisoners have .".'pa
ra te quarters where they can fre.l h.t
else their religious functions.
SOUTHERN TRAVEL TAKES
PLACE OF TRIPS ABROAD
J. M O'I'ji. g.ni'.il s-ii etlntcndent pf
tho lll'nols C. ntral is In the ll iin.l U
; I :edi. lu g (h. h. .il, N p.i.;.enger busl
j tii .s to i 'to .-..ii t li and west In years, not
I only for th,- y l th ,t lu- represents, but
for all others, a business that Is to eon-i southern states I ns stinted, nnd started
tlnue f,.r errnl year-. Sal. I Mr. ti'Imy. I fully a month e.uil.r Ihnn usual. It Is
Tha .ir In Furopo has put an end to! going to ontlinn nnd nil through the
pi'.'l lo colng abroad, at b ast for a num
ber of y nrs. and the result Is that Amer
icans are Koine (n Irani more of Amer
ica Tills w Intel, instead of Americans
gotm: nt'i'ini.;, tl.ey are L'olim south. Ai
re. i. to migration to Florida nnd other
so.itli the ti'i:nh"i of Mtoi3 will be mucli
great, r thnn ever hrf.tre."
TVs reiideri urn :. intelligent to over
took the f.pi orlunltli s In tho "want ad"
columns Tluy re wovt'n while reading.
S&i-v DOLLAR SALK ON THIRD FLOOR SATURDAY
islng dailv. I',!,'. I'm'.! i 1 iM,-
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PAUL KRUEGER'S NEPHEW
DETAINED BY GERMANS
LONDON, Oct. 12 The Rev. Epka do
Warr. a nephew of Faul Krueger. and at
one time secretary of state for the
Transvaal and s general In tha Poer
army, arrived In London today, after a
two months' detention in tVestphalla.
Mr. DoWarr Is a resident of the Boer
colony at Hohenward, Tenn., and Is an
American cltlien, but he was ' held by
the Germans ns a Frltlsh subject beeaime
he did not have lils naturalization papers
with him. He appealed to tho. American
embassy In Herlin and was released.
Z Fall of Antwerp Will
Proloner the Bier War! 3)'
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LONDON. Oct. 11. The rtordennx cor
respondent of the Times has sent the fol
lowing dispatch:
"In official circles here It Is recognized
the fall of Antwerp may prolong the war.
The Germans are certain to fortify tlio
forts which will become a base for Zep
pelin attacks against the Ilrttlsh const.
And yet, It Is obvious that, under presen
conditions, mo Hermans rannoi re-, .j
vtctual the city by way of tho Scheldt) j)
river. i J M
"K'nta of llvelv flehtlnc tietween (ihent V
and Termonde, Belgium, whera the allies
repulsed 40,0(10 Oermans, indicates the far
northward reach of the uUlcs.' lines.''
X TIIK 1IISTOKY
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The BIGGEST SALE of
KL vXJ
of tlii'sc numimotli stores. A sale tliiit saves
many t h. mis.mi.Is nt (ioll.irs to tlio ih'odIo of (Mnalia on tho finost
tpuilitios of Uuirs. Knnk around in every room in vnur house riirht.
now and see whore nit neiil new rny,s. Conio to this
sale as soon as ynu can so as to pet lirtter choieo of
attorns heoause nt the low prices they are soiling for
they are going mighty fast.
QflA'OLHiKh Grade Rugs Bought from
a Large Eastern Mill at Big Reductions.
Here Are Some of the Principal Lots:
Boe Want Ads
Boosters.
Are tne Best F.iiHlnecs
Foley mlhartle Tablets.
You will like tbeir positive action. They
lava a tonic effect on the bowels, and
tlve a wholesome, thorough cleansing to
l he entire bowel tract. 'stir the liver to
healthy activity and keep stomach sweet. !
ronstipstion, headache, dull, tired feeling
never afflict those who use Foley Cath
artic Tablets. Only C6c. Specially com
forting to stout pt-rsons, who enjoy the
light and free feeling they ti. All
dealers everywhere. Advcrtlseiunt.
J A Li A
V
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Salesman Samples and
broken lots.
Largest assortment ever
offered in any city.
Prices, from
Formerly
M to S4S
llfflllll Ullfef Gi
1608 Qarnev-if reel
yarney
"Just Around the Corner"
Axminster
Rugs
."X 7l2 i llohe.;.
!f 4. ."!.
Worth up to
Ttiosdav at - -
$2H
$25 Axminster
and Velvet Rugs
Room bI.p, 9x12 toct.
Most tlosinilile colors in
floral, oriental and oon
vrntlonal patterns. On
ealo Tucsdny at
$Jg98
Highest Grade
Wilton Rugs
Seamless; beautiful new
deslKiiH. The rtiK of
qtmllty. Worth $o.00.
Special Tuoaday at
Axminster
Rugs
Size '.
Worth
Tuesdav
iik
1S2
Bvi $3 Sutts at $L95
Tuesday in Basement
Splentlld pelerllon of onappy
new Norfolk model stylea. Plen
ty of 'grays and browns In
KtHiimh wearing fabrics. Arob
S to 1C.
Boys' Blouse Waists
Mm
Jl
Kitted wnlst band lilouaen in
black pateciiB, blue chanibrnjw,
llKlit and dark ntrlpo
madras. Any hI.o. f
to 14 years. Speolal
Tuesday at
21c
Boys' Sweater Coats
a ied neck.
69c
With collars or V shaned neck.
In red, gray, blue
and tan. Apea S
to In years. $1 00
vuIuoh for ,
A Feast of Bargains in Basement Tuesday
150 New Suits at $8.75
Many of these, suits aro sam
ples, made of fine, serges, pop
lins, fancy clotbs, roui;li mater
ials, diagnnuls, etc. They come
in various cout lunptlis long
coats in Kussian tunic effects,
yoke skirts. Well tailored, good
linings; in black nnd colors.
Sizes up to 4 4, Think of being
able to secure an
' up-to-date suit at
the first of tho
season at
Women's and Misses'
Suits at $3.98 and $4.98
They are not the latest fash
ions, but are good, practical
styles; various lengths of coats,
suitable for wear on many occa
sions. All good materials, finn
serges, novelty cloths, mixtures,
etc. Values up to HQ. for
$39 and $498
All IUB
$87S
100 Splendid Dresses
at $8.75
Made of fine satin, poplin,
crepe de chine, serge, novelty
materials, etc., in nil the new
Kali styles, basques, semi-basques,
box pleated and shirred
tunic effects, and satin and
serge combinations. AH the
new shades and
black. Made to sell
nt $13.50 and $15.
Tuesday, special at.
Women's and Misses'
Cloth Dresses at
$1.98 and $2.98
Several hundred good, practical
dresses worth up to $6. Made
of all wool serges in white and
rolors, novelty materials;
plaids, black and white combin
ations, etc. Good styleB and
good materials at less than the
price of making. Tuesday
$198 and $298
W
omen s
Wash Waists
Sale in Basement
Ju white
liin-
1t
lilid eoloi'S.
tforie Mid tailored, plain
fancy, many styles to se
lect from. These waists are per
fect In every way, but are mus
sed and soiled from
handling. Worth
f.Oc, 75c and $1.00.
Tuesday at
35c
Women's and Misses'
Fall Weight Coats, $1.98
(!ood styles in Vmg and short
coats, plaids, taffeta nilk,
series, roil and hluo Nor
folk coats, etc. Worth up to
jjTi.Ol). -J00 splendidjg Qg
coats to choose fronr 1
just tho tiling for 1
immediate wear . . .
IHingalow Aprons With Taps
to Match.
Made of good quality gingham,
tape trimmed cap, belt and
large pocket. 50c val
ues. Tuesday for....
Women's CofPt Covers.
Lace and embroidery trimmed;
ull sizes. 25c and 29c
values, for
Women's House 1 tresses.
Good quality of percale; light
and dark patterns; sizes up to
4. 75c values, Tues
day at
29c
17c
50c
27-in. Outing Flannel, 7k Yd.
Regular 10c Value
hluo and
cheeks,
Fine ipiality and weight. In
pink and uhito stripes an
other desirable shades.
Avhite, and
well
as
is
niearlied Shaker and lKtinet
riuniM'l 27 inches wide,
extra weight, warm and
durable. Soft, fleecy nap.
10c. value, Tues- GJl
day Kpecial, yard. . U2 C
Itlcui lii'il Sea Inland Cambric
and l4iiKl"lh 36 inches
wide, for fine underwear.
0c value, Tues
day, yard
4ienulne Superfine Flannel 3 tl inches wide;
drextilug racque and wrapper designs; extra
warm and durable. lfc value. Special
Tuesday, to close out
(iciiuine Serpentine Crepe
For kimonos and wrappers,
In all the new fall designs.
Lengths up to 15 yards
ISc value, Tups- 71
day, yard ...... . I 2
I nhle hcJ Muslin :i6 ins.
wide. Kxtra quality and
weave. Sold at 0c a yard.
Tuesday at only,
yard
4c
6Jc
In kliuouo,
9cYd.
Women's Dress Shoes
In Basement Tuesday
In patent leather and dull
kid. Button style, cloth
and kid tops
Worth $3.50
Women'
Itahbers
worth 65c,
$1.98 JS
Ntiir nt
In all
sizes. A quality V't
for
39c
"iv..l'
Carpet Kllper for Men and
Women All sizes, pair. . . .
Hath Slippers Made from
toweling; carpet soles; all
men and women,
pair
2tx Jars of Shoe Cream Regular 25c
hlze ( 1 to a customer)
for 3C
19c
Turkish
sizes for
25c
I
7xf0 inches,
up to $;.50.
Just What Your Little Girls
Want for School
A delight fully wanu
jKjand sorvieeahlo eollaps-
ihlo hood of good qual
ity ('onluiyy. The front
is finished with a hut
ton trimmed cuff, or self
material and the back is
shirred on an elastic band.
. . i The hood is lined wltn sa-
n (ppn Colors are all brown,
nil navy blue, all cardinal, also
black and white cuff. Suitable
for girls fi to 12 years. Regu
lar 49c value. Over 1.000 to se
lect from on bargain squares,
Mnin Floor anil IlaHement,
Tuesday at
in