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were so cut and lame thai they could
not pet away without tlio aid of the
physician, lie was called ly the Rood
prohibitionists who delighted In the
work ot destruction. Now the pro
prietor says he has a good case against
the Insurrectionists and they put up
the claim that they can make him
plenty ot trouble for selling liquors il
legally. Marring the tranquility of Ord, a
school and municipal fight is in pro
gressa difference between the city
council and the school trustees over
license money. It Is predicted that be
fore the end is reached the courts will
have to take the matter . In hand.
Meanwhile, since the districts of school
and city are Identical the quarrel Is
characterized as that of a man fight
ing himself. The school authorities
claim a right to all the license money
except that of drays and this they
concede to the city on the ground that
Us legality is doubtful. Owing to this
doubt the city lords are not disposed
to be placated by this offering.
In the county of Platte resides a lit
tle Russian boy, who has shown him
self to be uncommonly bright. He has
been in this country only three years
and yet in that time he has learned
the language better than many of his
fellow countrymen who have been
here nearly all their lives. Recently
hls school was put to an examination,
the usual mid-winter examination, and
he got along pretty well with most of
the questions. Finally he came to a
couple which were more than he could
handle. Rather than give up he wrote
out answers in Russian and had his
teacher going south when she came to
his paper. Meanwhile lie had had time
to study up on the questions and when
the teacher called him to her he was
able to translate his answers correctly.
Rut in addition to his cleverness he
possesses a conscience, and when he
came to think about It he confessed
his little scheme to his teacher and
stood marked back on the two ques
tions, where he belonged.
Nothing is as good as nerve. An
aged gentleman In Grand Island who
was hard of hearing recently lent his
ear to a divorce case which was on
trial. He was greatly annoyed that
the tremulous, tearful lady on the
stand did not talk with sufficient force
of lung. In the midst of her testimony
he spoke up brusquely to the court:
"Your honor, wc can't hear." To the
Immense amazement of the court
rounders who know better the old gen
tleman was properly rebuked with
"Nobody knows that it Is your busi
ness to hear."
Two horses died a unique death near
St. Paul the other evening when the
weather was piercing cold. Two young
men were driving them home and in
the darkness they could not see the
road, so allowed the horses to follow it
as best they might. In the course of
their travels they were obliged to cross
the Loup river. The bridge being in a
state of dismantlement for the sake of
repairs they had to cross the river on
the ice. The horses got out of the
path and the first the drivers realized
of It was when with a splash the ani
mals went into the water. By only
the quickest movements they saved the
rig. The opening was where Ice cutters
had been at work. Unable to get the
horses out. the young men started for
help. "When they returned a little while
afterward one animal was frozen to
death In the water and the other was
dying.
A miniature oil boom has started up
In Sarpy county two miles south and
west of South Omaha. TJ. S. To'vn, a
barber of South Omaha, is at the bot
tom of it. Recently he bored a sixty
five foot well on his three acre tract
and up rose an oil scum on the water.
It kept coming and he forthwith took
after some oil experts and getting them
out there, they pronounced the opinion
that an oil vein of good dimensions ex
isted somewhere thereabouts. This was
very good news to the people surround
ing and they all remembered the oil
that floated on the creek nearby most
of the time. Investigations are still In
THE, a FRATERNITY 0 BUILDING
a a
Imposing Office Structure in Course of Ejection
at O and Thirteenth Ttreets at a Cost
of $60,000
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The beautiful and substantial structure that is being erected at the
corner of Thirteenth and N streets, to be known as the Fraternity building,
will be an important permanent additionto the business blocks of our city. The
building covers 50x142 feet, and Is built of cut stone, pressed, and rock-faced
brick. It is owned jointly by A. O. Faulkner, M. D., and W. E. Sharp. The
entire building will be occupied by offices, except the top floor, which will
be a beautiful lodge room, with every convenience in the way of reception
rooms, banquet room, and kitchen.
The Woodman Accident Association has leased a space on the second
floor, 50x100 feet, and the Columbia Fire Insurance Company has secured
offices on the first floor.
The attractive architecture of the building reflects great credit upon the
architect, J. H. Craddock. Mr. Craddock Is one of the oldest architects In
the city, being actually engaged here in this business since 188S, the plans
for many of the best buildings in the city and state having been furnished by
him. He has furnished the plans for many fine residences here in the past
few months, some of which are just being completed; among others are those
of Dr. A. O. Faulkner, Will Love, "William Dorgan, W. E. Jackway and Frank
Eager. He Is now working on plans for many new residences to be built in
the spring; among others those of C. E. Spangler, W. B. Sharp, Mrs. Harris,
N. L. Williams and L. J. Herzog.
Mr. Craddock has recently returned from New York, where he spent
considerable time in studying the most recent developments in his line of
business.
progress and the hope Is that riches
will soon be spouting up In emulation
of the Texas fields.
Sioux Falls, in South Dakota, is not
far from Nebraska and it boasts the
possession of a citizen whose abdomin
al organs are wondrously sensitive to
the presence of certain metals and oil.
A number of years ago he was cruelly
mutilated in machinery which nearly
dismembered him. Since that time he
is seized with griping pains in his
stomach and bowels when he approach
es iron, oil, coal, gold and silver. He
claims ability to detect the presence
of these things even underground and
is now in Kentucy locating oil wells
for a syndicate which has faith in
him. His name is Johnson, and, as is
usual with people of his foresight and
detective abilities, he Is a stranger to
wealth.
Who has not often wondered whence
the honored and flourishing town of
Wahoo derived its name? Some little
information on the subject has been
issued to an inquiring world by a Wa
hoo paper in answer to an inquiry of
a match making company of St. Louis.
This company wrote the query Inas
much as It is about to turn out a
brand of matches calculated to entrap
the western trade. Wahoo is the name
that was chosen as an inducement to
buyers. The idea in learning the deri
vation of the word is to be sure that
the design to be made for the boxes
is not inappropriate. The Wahoo Wasp
burrows down into the history of the
state and finds that the site of Wahoo
was occupied long ago by the Otoe
Indians as part of their territory south
of the Platte. The creek that runs its
stately course through the purlieus of
the city, known as Wahoo creek, was
once noted for a plant called Enonmus
or medicine plant much used among
the red men. Translated it means
"burning bush." The Indians took a
fancy to the locality because of the
medicine weed and lived there in con
siderable numbers. From their point,
of view the place was not very bluffy
and putting that idea into one word
they called the site Pahoo and the
whites chose to substitute a W for a P.
J. R. Lee, of Brownlee, adds a little
more light by saying that Wahoo creek
was named from a round bluff near
Ithaca called Pawhoo and that after
this had degenerated to "Wahoo"' the
town took it.
Saunders county has outgrown its
courthouse and a great clamor is rising
to the effect that a new one Is the only
way out of a tight situation. So really
tight is the building that It is said offi
cers who must enter the vaults have
been of necessity the slimmest to be
found. In recent years, owing to the
vast up-piling of books and records.
The county judge, county superintend
ent and county attorney, it is said, have
been crowded out these many years
and have had to conduct their business
on the peripatetic plan. For twenty
eight years the present structure has
stood and it is urged that with the
great prospeiity of the county the ex
pense of a new one can be easily stood.
On the scroll of absent minded peo
ple the name of Major Lieben of Oma
ha should stand well to the front. It is
told of him that he recently invested
$565.10 in a dozen bananas. This is
how it happened. He observed on a
corner the portly figure of a son of
Italy croaking the merits of his ba
nanas, displayed on a little hand cart.
The major felt his appetite for the
fruit take a sudden leap. To get at the
coin with which to pay for a dozen at
the rate of ten cents per, he laid on the
cart a neat wallet in which was held
New Lincoln
139 S. Tenth
Street
JOHN S. CAIN
Proprietor
Bowling Alleys
Eierjthlnr Xe and Strlctlj First Class
Ladies Especially Intited
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Hangs
Paper .
Does Painting, Frescoing, Grain
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give you Wt M-rvico at rcasona
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Phone 3232.
2012 Q STREET
SPRING 1902
jSift SPRING 1902
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kUR SPRING STOCK OF SLEEPING COACHES is now on the floor.
We show many new ideas this year, such as English Leather Top
Buggies, Hooded Sleeping Coaches, Twin Go-Carts, Folding Carts.
Two big car loads. The largest single order of Baby Cabs received by any
dealer in Nebraska.
THE BIG STOCK
'THE LOWEST PRICE.
VISITORS WELCOME.
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COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS- 1118-1126 N STREET.
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