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"Talking about subway explosions,"
said the Missouri colonel, addressing
those who had been dilating upon the
dangers of a great city, "reminds me of
a little blow-up which occurred once on
my daddy's farm."
"Natural gas?" queried the anticipat
ing individual.
"Worse than that," answered the col
onel. "Oh, I see, it was a cyclone!" ex
claimed the alleged funny man.
"Well, it was Just as bad," said the
colonel, "only in a different way. It was
dynamite. I was only a small boy then,
but I can hear that explosion yet. The
old man was having a portion of the
farm cleared and grubbed. He had to
have it grubbed because the stumps were
so thick you couldn't get through them
with a one-horse plough. I often walked
all over the field stepping from the top
vof one stump to another.
"The usual Way of grubbing was to
dig up the stump and then fill in the
hole, which was a perfectly safe way.
But the old man was a person of ad
vanced Ideas and was always trying to
Improve on existing machinery and
methods. He bad been growling all
summer about the slow work of grub
bin; and was 'wishing for some new
fangled process of pulling stumps. He
had tried several of his own inventions,
but all had failed.
"One Saturday afternuon he returned
from the post-office in a jubilant state
of mind. His weekly paper, 'devoted to
agricultural interests,' contained an ac
count of how dynamite could be utilized
in pulling stumps and the business ad
vertisement of the enterprising indi
vidual who had fixed up the stuff for
that purpose. The old man ordered
some at once. It came to the nearest
railway station packed in cotton, saw
dust, and other things. I went with him
after it, and when we got there a crowd
was standing around the box reading
the danger signs which, had been writ
ten all over it by the express agent.
"I drove home, and the old man held
the box In his lap. It took about three
hours to get it open, as he worked on
it like it was a soft-shelled egg. At last
he got to the centre of the package and
found a small wooden box. The whole
family held their breath while he slow
ly drew -off the top. It contained a
quantity of lumps or flakes, each about
the size of a pea. The old man christened
them pills on sight. A small roll of tin
foil held enough fuses to go round.
"The old man skimmed over the di
rections and started for the stump
patch. He made us boys wait on a hill,
some two j or three hundred yards away,
while he and the hired man selected the
biggest stump in the patch excavated
under It, planted the pill, and lit the
fuse."
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"I suppose they were nearly killed?"
Interrupted the anticipating Individual
"No, Indeed," replied the colonel, "noth
ing of the sort. The thing worked like a
charm. The stump was lifted as easily
as I would pull a weed, and there wasn't
much of a shock either."
"I thought you said there was an ex
plosion?" said the alleged funny man
cynically.
"I'm coming to that," resumed the
colonel complacently. "When the old
man finished blowing up stumps he had
a handful of the pills left, and he didn't
know what to do with them. He was
afraid to take them in the house, and
he was afraid to put them in the barn
or any place he could think of. In an
unused lot behind the barn was a pile of
rotting sawdust. The old man remem
bered that the dynamite came packed in
sawdust, and he hastened to inter the
remaining pills in the heap.
"During the threshing season several
pecks of wheat and oats had been spilled
in that same heap of sawdust, and one
day not long after the pills had been
hidden a greedy hog succeeded in
squeezing through the fence Into the lot
and proceeded to gleefully root up the
sawdust in quest of the grain. I can't
for the life of me imagine how that hog
ever did it, but It swallowed some of
those dynamite pills without exploding
them. After snouting in the sawdust to
its satisfaction, it returned to the main
lot and entered the barn, where a young
and reckless mule was tied. You can
guess the rest: the mule kicked the hog.
"We had Just sat down to dinner when
It happened. The house shook, the
dishEs danced on the table, and dear old
mother fainted. We thought it was an
earthquake. The old man jumped up
and ran out into the yard, us boys fol
lowing. "Great Jupiter! Half the barn was
gone scattered all over the lot and ad
joining field. The old man gazed on the
scene of desolation and, with remark
able calmness, said,
"'It's them infernal pills.'
"We found a hoof and a few pieces of
hair and hide which once belonged to
the hog. The young and reckless mule
was not in sight. While searching the
weeds in the lot for traces of his anat
omy, I heard a feeble bray from the sec
tion of the barn which remained stand
ing. The mule was lying on the flat roof
of the side shed and, evidently, had just
regained consciousness."
At this point there was a unanimous
protest from the crowd, and the colonel
concluded,
"To his dying day that mule was never
known to kick anything again." James
Ravenscroft, In Ldppincott's.
Notice to Creditors.
Estate No. 172 of James H. Auld, de
ceased, in County Court of Lancaster
County, Nebraska.
The State of Nebraska, ss.: Creditors of
said estate will take notice that the time
limited for presentation and filing of claims
against said estate is October 15, .1903, and
for payment of debts is May 2, 1901; that
I will ait at the county court room in said
county, on July 15, 1903, at 2 P. M., and
on October 15, 1903, at 2 P. M.. to receive,
examine, hear, allow or adjust all claims
and objections duly filed. Dated March 12,
1903. FRANK K. WATERS.
Seal . County Judge.
By WALTER A LEESE.
Clerk.
NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given that the Phil
harmonic Society of Lincoln, Nebraska,
has been organized and incorporated. The
name of the corporation is "The Phil
harmonic Society of Lincoln, Nebraska."
The principal place of transacting its bus
iness Is In the city of Lincoln. Nebraska.
The general nature of the business to be
transacted Is for the advancement of mu
sic and to encourage Its study, to purchase
music, and to acquire, buy, own. sell,
lease or rent such real estate as may be
necessary to carry out the objects of the
corporation. The capital stock Is one
thousand dollars, divided into one hun
dred shares of ten dollars each. No In
dividual shareholder can at any time hold
more than ten shares of stock. The
corporation shall commence business at
the time of the adoption of its articles
of Incorporation and shall terminate Jan
uary L 1952. No Indebtedness of the cor
poration shall at any time be incurred.
The affairs of the corporation shall be
conducted by a board of not exceeding
seven trustees. Officers shall consist of a
president, vice-president, secretary and
.treasurer.
ALEX BERGEB,
F. M. HALL. President.
Secretary.
NOTICE OP FINAL REPORT.
Estate No. 1523 of Peter Hogan, de
ceased. In county court of Lancaster coun
ty, Nebraska.
The state of Nebraska. To all persons
Interested in Bald estate, take notice, that
he administrator has filed a final account
and report of his administration, and a
petition for final settlement and discharge
as such, which have been set for hearing
before said court on March 30th. 1906. at
1 o'clock p. m.. when you may appear and
"contest the same.
Dated March 6. 1986
(Seal.) FRANK R. WATERS.
County Judge.
By WALTER A LEESE.
Cleric
Wo. Its.
Am OrslBaast
Submitting to a vote of the legal voters,
of the City of Lincoln, Lancaster county,
Nebraska, at the general clty.elction to
be held in April. 1903. a proposition au
thorizing the mayor and -council of sala
city to borrow money and pledge the
credit and property of said city on its
negotiable bond in the amount of (PO00)
Thirty-four Thousand Five Hundred Dol
lars for the purpose of constructing cer
tain ' sewer extensions described In the
body of this ordinance, prescribing the
form of ballot, the places and time of
voting and authorizing me said mayor
and council to levy a tax on all taxable
property of said City of Lincoln In addi
tion to all other taxes for the payaasat
of said bond and Interest thereon aa the
same may become due and payable.
Be It ordained by the Mayor and Council
of the City of Lincoln. Nebraska:
Section 1. At tbe general city election to
be held in the city or Lincoln, county of
Lancaster, and state of Nebraska, on the
seventh day of April. 19U3. there shall be
submitted to a vote of the legal voters of
said city the following proposition, vis:
Shall the mayor ana city council of tea
city of Lincoln. Lancaster county, bs au
thorized to construct sewer connections aa
follows: ta) A covered storm water sewer
6 by 10. either brick or concrete, on N
street from the east side of Fourth street
to the west side of First street, wast
to the new channel of Salt creek: (b) a
circular storm water sewer four feat In
diameter on B street from the east aid
of Eighth atreet to the waat aids of
Fourth street: (c) extension of B street
storm water sewer trom Thirteenth to
Seventeenth streets. 36-inch vitrified pipe
sewer, with the necessary catch basin
connection; (d) extension of the R street
storm water sewer from Twenty-seventh
and K street cast on R street to Twenty
eighth, south on Twenty-eighth street ta
p street, thence east on s street to Twenty-ninth
street, thence s-uth to O atreet;
(e) extension of the confined storm wa
ter sewer and sanitary kewer on Nine
teenth street from nineteenth and J
streets to the alley aouua of J street. 1&
lnch pipe, and to alley ltweea O and H,
8-inch pipe; (f) extension of combined
aewer on J, K and L iomU from Twenty
flrat to Twenty-second itreeta, 15-lach
pipe and extension of cabined aewer or
U street from Nineteenth to Twentteth
streets; eg) storm water Culvert on Twenty-seventh
and Starr street, 4 fast by M
feet, brick or concrete ana to Bcrrs'V
money and pledge the ewedit and property
of said city of LlncoU upon its negotia
ble bond In the amotsU of Thirty-four
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars (I34JW)
for the purpose of constructing said aewer
extensions; and t kvy oa all taxable
property In said city -it Lincoln la addi
tion to all other tasaea aa annual tax
tor the payment of Me interest on said
bonds aa It become Sua. aad a tax to
pay the principal o said bond whan It
Bhall become due.
Sec. 2. The ballot submitting said
8 reposition shall have written or printed
tiereon substantial!! the following:
"Bhall the city of Lincoln Issue bonds
In the sum of Thirty-Jour Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars (t3U0) to construct aer
taln sewer extenaiona n said city, and to
levy- a tax for payment of principal aad
Interest." Tea.
"Shall the city of Lincoln laaua bonds In
the sum of Thlrty-beur Thousand Five
Hunred Dollars U4(SM) to coast rust aar
tala aewer extension n said alty, aad to
levy a tax for payment of prlaslpal and
Interest." No.
Sec S. The vote umo said prosoattloa
shall be had and tfiken at ut several
places In said city wwere the aald general
city election on said lay shall be Mid.
Sec. 4. The pods w the aald election
Bhall be opsn between the hours of eight
o'clock a. m. and se-en o'clock p. m.
Sec. 6. The Judge And clerks for each
voting place at said ceneral city election
shall keep said balla In a separata box
and make returns thereof to the asayor
aad council of aald hty, who shall can
vass the vote and declare the result there
o at the first reguW meeting after such
election, or aa soon hereafter aa practic
able. Sec. S Should a majority of the ballots
cast at said electloi e In the affirmative
or for said proposlwon, then the mayor
and council of sale Mty shall be author
ised to construct ke sewer extensions
hereinbefore descried; and to issue the
bonds of aald cltj ind levy such taxes
at the times ana -or the purposes and
upon the condition apecined In this ordi
nance. Sec. 7. Ishail b die duty of the mayor
1 and clerk of salJ tity of Llucoln when
so Instructed by erdiance duly pissed
by the mayor and Council of said city, to
sign and attest laid bonds and affix
thereto the seal ol uie city of Lincoln.
Sec 8- Tbe said lai shall draw Inter
est at the rate of 4w per cent per annum
from the date of uieFr delivery, payable
semi-annually, Bald Interest to be evi
denced by coupons u-ereto attached. Said
bonds snail be drava payable to bearer,
ne-tenth each yeai After the tenth year
and all redeemable it the option of the
city at any time a-ter ten years from
their date, and shalr bear date of the day
of their delivery; wad the interest aad
principal of said twud shall be payable
at the Nebraska Mscal Agency In the
city of New xorlf tounty and state of
New York.
Sec. a. Before neawdatlng the aala of aaM
bonds, the mayo and council shall In
vite bids thereto by giving thirty days
notice thereof U two newspapers pub
lished and of general circulation la the
city of Lincoln. wdd aald notice shall ra
aerve to the mafeor and council of said
city of Lincoln v&e right to reject any
and all bids received therefor. The said
bonds shall be swd far cash to tbe best
and highest reswnslble bidder therefor,
but in no case soall said bonds he sols,
for laaa than the ar or faee valas there
of. See. la. The piweeds of the sale.sf sals
beads shall be wld to the treasurer sf
ths stty of Llnfciln Immediately oa tbe
sale thereof ana shall be placed sy said
treasurer to the .credit of the aewer faad.
Said beads shall be denominated "Sewer
KxtsaslonJtonda series." Tbe saoaay ob
tained therefor small be used for the sar
posas hereinbefore specified and ths aes
eaaary expenses Connected therewith sad
for bo other purpose.
Sea, 11 Ths proposition far ths sss
strustlea of said sewer extensions, ths is
suance of aald boads and ths levyln- at
ths taxes herein provided shall bevaa
Msaed for at least thirty days prtorts
Bill 1Mb. la two newspapers puWaasd
aad.j general aa-cvlsttosTbi Ike Hy e?
Lincoln.
IVHM f-J 1 "
Approved February 10, Hob.
H. J. WINNETT U&or
AtUg: THOS. H. PRATT. Oty cStS
No. 147.
AN ORDINANCE
Submitting to a vote of the legal voter
of the City of Lincoln. LancasterCont?
Nebraska, at the general city etecUon
In April. 1903. a proposition authorizing
the mayor and council of said city tf
borrow money and pledge the credit anS
property of said city upon Its negotiable
bondsto an amount not exceeding Sixty
five Thousand Dollars, for the DurDoae
of constructing adelectrlc llshUngTiant?
preacriblng'the formf ballot ana place
and time of voting and authorizing "
aald council to levy a tax on ,t
i4V?' yiujCTiy oi saiu city in a'
.H. ler taxes Ior the payn
said bonds and Interest thereon i
same may become due and payable.
;vt-Ttw .r1" .mayor and Council
Of the CltV Of IJnKAln N?k.i.-
Sectlon 1. At the general city election to
7-daV"ol 1-ApruTA. D. TreM
be submitted to a vote nf TZL' i. .it'
sSfn J4,sr Wtown Proportion, viz?:
Shall the mayor and city council of thd
City of Lincoln. Lancaster County,? v
". rj " nuuiuiiitu iu construct at 'i
DlRnt for iml .!., - ...ui.i
to light the streets, alleys, paries and cMj
buildings of said eitv t fw,-, " T
Sv Pl,? Mie cdil.f n.d PPerty or sala
- -'- uc(uuauic DOI1U3 io an
rwCiit: """na eixiy-nve Thousand
Zia ili . t . purpose ot constructing
said electric lighting plant and purchas
ing the appliances ana nerennui 7?,.
necessary therefor and to levy on The tax
able nronertv of m nitv ,,.! 7T 1
ail other taxes an annual tax for thW
payment of the interest on said bonds jR
it becomes due and a tax to pay the nrinV
clpal of said bonds when it shall beconu
due.
Section 2. The ballot submitting said
proposition shall have written or printed
thereon or partly written or printed there
on tbe words:
Shall the City of Lincoln issue bonds in
the aum of Sixty-live Thousand Dollar:
to construct at the Rice Pumping Statloi
an electric lighting plant for lighting tht
streets, alleys, parks and city buiidinK;
and to levy a tax for payment of princij.a
and Interest. Yes.
Shall the City of Lincoln Issue bond:
in the sum of Sixty-five Thousand Dollar:
to construct at the Rice Pumping StaUo:
an electric lighting plant for lighting th.
streets, alleys, parks and city building
and to levy a tax for payment of principa
and Interest. No.
Section 3. The vote upon said proposi
tlon shall be held and taken at the sev
era! places In said city where the sal
Seneral city election on said day shall b
eld.
Sectldn 4. The polls at the said elecUoi
shall be opened between the hours of elgh
o'clock A. M. and seven o'clock P. M.
Section 5. The Judges and clerics for eac
voting place at said general city electlo
shall keep said ballots In a separate bo
and make returns thereof to the mayo
and council of said city, who shall can
vass the vote and declare the result there
on at the first regular meeting after sue;
election, or as soon thereafter as practica
ble.
Section 6. Should a majority of the bal
lots cast upn said proposition at salt
election be in the affirmative or lor sale
proposition, then the mayor and councl
of said city shall be authorized to con
struct said electric lighting' plant and t
issue bonds and levy such taxes at th
times for the purposes and upon the condi
dons thereinafter specified in this ordi
nance.
Secuon 7. It shall be the duty of th
mayor and clerk of said city when so ii
structed by an ordinance duly passed b
the mayor and council of said City of lit
coin, to sign and attest said bonds an
affix thereto the seal of the Cityof Llncoli
Section 8. The said bonds shall dra
Interest at the rate of four Der cent pi
annum from the date of their deliver
payable semi-annually, said interest toj
evidenced by coupons thereto attach!
Said bonds shall be drawn payable
bearer' one-tenth each year, after tne ten!
year, and all redeemable at tne ODUon
thA pltv nnv Hm nftpr ten years frc
their i9(a nnd thnll hpar ilntp of the dl
of their delivery and the interest and pril
cipai or saia nonas snail De payauie m.
Nphrnnlrn Vlanl .Ap-pnpv In the City
New York. County and State of New Yod
fW-ttnn O TtofnT-o npcntlatlnir the S3
of said bonds, the mayor and council shl
invite lds therefor by giving tnirty w
notion thernnf In two neWSDaDerS PM
Ushed and of general circulation in si
city, and said nouce snan reserve w i
movnr onil xminxll rt snid rltV the rig
to reject any and all bids received the!
ror. Tbe said bonds snau De somwi ,
to the best and highest responsible bldfl
therefor, hiit In no case shall said ooi
be sold for less than the pat or face vaJ
thereof. M A1 ,
SpoMnn 1 ThA nrneeeds of the sale
said bonds shall be paid to the TreasuJ
of the City of Lincoln lmmeaiaieiy ou
ula l)i.nAf niul oVioll he nlflCed bV 8
Treasurer to the credit of the "LUiht
Plonf T.im " II9M hnnria shall be
nominated "Lighting Plant , Bonds. FH
jfArfa Th. mnnpr nhtaineo. theren
shall be used for the purpose hereinbefol
specified and the necessary expense win
nected therewith and for no other purpow
flafiinn 11 TnA nrnnnsition for the cor
itniKHnn nf an 111 plprtrlc lighting planl
the Issuance of such bonds and the -hwjl
tag the taxes herein proviueu "" .
onhiiah&ii tnr nt lpnnt thirty days In -4
newspapers puDllshed and of general c
This ordinance shall taKe-effect and bl
In fnrA frnm nnd after lt paaKO, ii
proval and publication, according to Ut
Introduced by John S. Bishop as
amendment. Passed, March 2, 1903.
Approved ag;,fNNETT. jsJf
Attest: THOS. H. PRATT. City Cle
(Seal.) I