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Nobody worries for fear this couple
will not get along in the world. They
are fresh from the preacher In Nuckolls
county. When they had decided be
tween them that they would stand or
fall together their second thought was
the means wherewith, to get a start.
The end was that they rented a hall
and sent out cards to their friends an
nouncing their marriage and a dance
concomitant, twenty-five cents admis
sion. It could hardly have been a hap-
ler Inspiration for the hall was crowd
ed and the merchants who had been
made aware of It contributed a good
share of excellent provender and uten
sils. After, the dancing had been in
progress an hour the bridal couple ar
rived shortly after 9 o'clock. Then
came a grand march with them in the
lead. After a few maneuvers they
brought up before the minister and he
did his part. Standing thus at the
head of the hall the procession moved
ahead, each congratulating the pair in
passing. Dancing then continued.
Sports who banked high on the fight
ing qualities of a badger were disap
pointed at Nebraska City the other
evening. The word was passed to them
that at a certain spot and at a certain
time a badger and a bulldog were to
collide and have It out. Excitement
was Intense at the appointed hour and
a big crowd surrounded the box under
which reposed the innocent animal.
Lowering near stood the bulldog as If
ready to chew up the world. A dispute
arose as to who should lift the box off
the badger. All seemed afraid ihat
blood and fur would be flying so soon
thereafter that it would be impossible
to get clear. Finally a rope was tied
to the box and It was yanked away In
this fashion. One glance at the dog
was enough and the terrified animal
shrunk Into Itself. Victory was de
clared In favor of the dog and bets
were so paid.
"Warnings are being posted these days
against two kinds of bunco men, and
there is no excuse In the world for the
person who becomes entrapped by
them. One Is the man who generously .
offers you Jl a bushel for your wheat
this year before It Is harvested, and
S. It. BOYD.
S. It. Boyd, secretary of the American Home Association, Is not an
old resident of Lincoln, but he is here to stay and his purpose Is to ex
alt this order to a deserving place In the public estimation. He was.
born in Scott county, la., October 25, 1859. In the year 1S66 his parents
removed to Monmouth, III., and there he was reared, attending the
public schools and eventually Monmouth college. After leaving this In
stitution he taught school for a time. Moving west In 1887 he located In
Omaha, where he held a position In the freight department of the Bur
lington. Later he took a place in the claim department of the Union Pa
cific. On January 1, 1900, he vas made secretary of the American Home
Association and has piloted the order since to a steady and rapid
growth. It is an Insurance organization, both fraternal and accident, In
which menvand women both are written. Its rates are higher than some
other fraternal Insurance companies, but they are well within the
bounds of reason and the order Is absolutely safe, because It Is based
on sound principles. It is not old; its headquarters were first In St.
Paul, but for a more central location they were removed to Lincoln
last November and since have been on the fourth floor of the Burr
block. Mr. Boyd came to Lincoln at that time and has bought property
ai 2541 N street, known formerly as the Cunningham property. There
with his, famll; he Intends to make his home and the order is also in
Lincoln to stay. It has many deputies out over the state and Is making
good headway. Mr. Boyd Is a member of the Masonic order and of the
Odd Fellows .and of other strong Insurance organizations.
F. M. TYRRELL.
F. M. Tyrrell, attorney, was born on a farm near the present town
of Stockton, Jo Daviess county, 111. He worked on the farm during the
summer seasons and attended the public school in the winter until fie
was seventeen years of age, when he took to teaching school to pay his
way through the state normal university at Normal, III., attending that
institution during the fall and spring terms and teaching in the winter
time. At the age of twenty he was made principal of the schools at
Nora, 111., which position he held for two years, resigning to take up
the study of law. He studied at Galena, III., until February, 18S6, when
he came to Nebraska. He did not remain long In the state at that time,
but soon located at Smith Centre, Kansas, where he practiced law until
1893, when he came to Lincoln. His office is in the Burr block, rooms
69-71, where he has a good suite of rooms and a large and well-selected
library- Mr. Tyrrell is a director of the American Home Association.
He is a member of a number of lodges, having been prominent In Ma
sonic circles, and is also a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. Mr. Tyrrell has
been active in local and state politics, both in committee work and as
a speaker. He was prominent in the preliminary work of adopting the
Lincoln system of primaries, and was chairman of the republican city
central committee the first two years after Its adoption in the years
1898 and 1899. Mr. Tyrrell believes that this system, with some neces
sary changes, should be adopted bby the county central committee and
that at the next session of the legislature a law should be enacted re
quiring the holding of the primaries of the various political parties on
the same day and placing tliem under state control.
ninety cents for your corn: Pass him
up. If you don't, a few weeks at the
most will see you confronted by a
promissory note that you took to be a
contract. The other grafter is a new
emissary of evil who leaves a package
at your door, saying it Is for the lady
of the house. In a little while along
comes his pal who demands coin for
the cheap picture contained in the
package. If it Is not instantly forth
coming he will curl your hair with a
recital of the crime you have commit
ted by opening a package, which was
lightly sealed, and which appears to
have been for another. If you are easy
you -will pay and keep the article, and
thank your stars for your good luck.
If you're onto him the thing to do Is
to fittingly administer the shoe leather.
It is possible to' be too clever. Claire
Criss of Bloomfield has learned this at
the cost of $20 in gold. He devised a
scheme.- It was to cause the more
fluent sale of clothing. He placed a $20
gold piece in a glass box on a shelf in
the display window. In another place
he had a box full of keys. One In the
lot would serve to unlock the gold
piece from its receptacle. The suits
were going as fast as the clerks could
hearken to the customers. Then one
night as the time for the drawing drew
nigh a thief or thieves ruthlessly broke
the plate glas3 and hastened away with
the gold. The Idea was all right but
In making money too acute a tempta
tion Mr. Criss discovered that one of
his patrons could neither endure the
wait nor risk his chance.
A leather pocket book 126 years old
Is the property of J. I. Depew of Loup
City. It was owned by his father-in-law,
recently deceased, and has been
an heirloom for many generations. It
still holds together fairly well, but its
signs of age are unmistakable. Most
significant of all In this kind of testi
mony Is the first record It contains.
This is an account dated 1776.
Liniment is a great favorite with a
Sherman county wife. Whenever any
ailment overtakes her she forthwith
pursues her liniment and rubs It on
plenty. It goes even In cases of in
ternal Ills. The other night she had a
sudden spell of illness and ordered her
husband to get the dope. He rubbed
what he thought was it on the aching
portions of her body and she slept
without pain the remainder of the
night. It was discovered in the morn
ing that by mistake the husband had
used blueing.
It appears that real estate holdings
In Rulo precinct near Falls City are
not particularly desirable holdings. A
non resident owner of a bit of land
there recently wrote to the county
treasurer asking what taxes he was
owing. That gentleman, after some in
vestigation and due deliberation, wrote
this answer to the, letter: "Dear Sir
I regret to Inform you that you have
no land In this county, the same having
recently disappeared In the Missouri
river." -
The town of Hubbell claims to pos
sess the oldest married couple In the
state. They are Mr. and Mrs. John S.
Davenport. For sixty-five years they
have lived happily together and Mr.
Davenport Is now eighty-six years old
while his wife is eighty-one. They were
married in the town of Florence in 1&I7
when they were twenty-one and sixteen
years of age respectively. With the
Mormon train they followed Brigham
Young to Florence, prior to their mar
' riage, but afterwards they left that
place and traveled a good bit, finally
locating at Hubbell. They' figure on
still many more years of existence.
Sentiment attached to small articles
13 oftentimes the whole thing. Louis
Schact of Cook Is a prosperous Ger
man farmer who cherishes a three-cent
piece of the make of 1867. Since those
days he has acquired much in worldly
goods but none of it Is more treasured
than this bit of money. He had wrlt
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