Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 20, 1893, Page 5

THE SILY SECURED A JURY Rapid Work in the Case of One of Akeson's Murderors, DAMAGING TESTIMONY AGAINST BENWELL Indieations that the Death e luflic s Peonalty Will e Case of as in Comp Marey ML, aton, Pratrssovnir, Neb., Dec. 19.—[Special Telegram to Tk Bre. | —The nroc s in the Benwell murder trial took an unex pected turn this moraing. After seventy-six talesmen had been called and examioed, and while the defense had twelve remaining pre- omptory challengas and the state four, the counsel for the defense jury as it stood and County aceepted for the stay The Jurors selected, together places of residence aund occupations, are us follows 7. Bowe farmer, Greenwood cinet; Paul Frolich. hotel keeper, Tipton 1 to accept the Attorney Travis with their cinet John Robbins st contractor, ttsmouth; I, L. Turner, far Stove K precinet; Charles Mueth ryman, Wabnsh: Ezra Murphy, farmor, Liberty pre cinet Joseph Cinmningham, farmer, Elm. wood precinet: (. 1. Cummins, lumoer dealer, Plattsmouth: Jonn A. Gutsche, foreman 1. & M. brass foundry, Platts: mouth; William Laughridee, blacksmith, Murray; Frank Rauth, farmer, Platismouth precinct; Richard Horsely, farmer, Platts- mouth precinet County Attorney Travis made the opening statoment for the state, setting forth that the state would be able to show that the prisoner was a participant in the murder of tro old farmer, Matt Akeson, and on that showing conviction would be asked r. Gering on behalf of Benwel), waived his statement and Judge Chapman then ud journed court until the afternoen at | o'clock, when the state commenced the in- troduction of its testimony. First Witness Against Benwell Charlés Tigne, a youngm, of age, was the first witness called. He testilied thut he lived about_three and one half miles from \Weeping Water. On th day of the tragedy he had gone to Weeping Water to get the ‘mail and on the road near the Lowu he met fill and Benwell. Return- he overtook the twomen and had a short stion with them concerning corn- husking. Ie then positively identified Ben- wellas one of the twomen. The witness was vigorously cross-oxamined by the de- fense, but his testimony was not shaken in the least ", Dearing testiticd that he arrived at ‘sat 8 o'clock on the morning after the tragedy and found the tody lying in the north room. He cxamined the cornse and described the wounds and the course of the bullet through the body. He stated that the wound would catse instant dea P. S, Barnes of Weeping Wuter testified that he saw Hill and Benwell at Weeping Water two or three days before the day of the tragedy. On Saturday, two men called at his feed store about o'clock in the evening and he changed $1 for Hill. Coronel 1. Unruh related how he had visited the Akeson home on the night of the murder; how he liad found the body and produced the fatal bullet which blotted out the life of Matthew Akeson. The bullet was found in the folds of the undershirt on the body. Mrs. Ida Gentry testified that she w aaughter-in-law of the deceased and th she 1 lived in the vicinity of Akeson's for fiftéen years, On the evening of November, she was at Akeson's and took supper with the family. Immediately after supver she departed for home and when outside heard footsteps, apparently coming from the direc- tion of the barn. She had proceeded a short distance homeward when she heard seven shots fired. She went home, a distance of a quarter of a mile, and immediately returned. She descrived the surroundings insido the house and told of the finding of threo bullets which she identified. She identified Ben- well as one of the men who had worked for Akeson and stated that she had heard him give his name as John Benweil to Akeson the night he arrived from Weeving Water. Muintained The witness®was vigorously fned by Attorney Gering indentification of Benwell, tained her first position, E. Ratnour, an undertaiker of Weeping Water, testified that he prepared the body of the murdered farmer for burial and that when he removed the clothing he found the bullet in a fold 1o the undershirt. Dr. Hungate of Weeping Water testiried that he examined the body the morning following the tragedy and described the wounds and the course taken by the bullet. The doctor explained fully to the jury the uature of the wound and said that the re- volver must have been held from cight to twelve inches from Akeson's body when fired. In his opinion it would be impossible for the wound to have been inflicted by a person while engaged in a hand-to-nand siruggle. This part of the doctor's testimony is sup- posed Lo be favorable to Benwell, because at the time Akeson was killed he and Ben- well were having a tussle, ‘The doctor also testified to having examined the wounds on the body of Akeson thirty-seven days after death, Frank Sacket. a Weeping Water havd- ware merchant, testified to the selling of a -caliber revolver to Benwell on the morn- iug of the murder, but could not 1dentify the revolver taken from Hill at Liocoln when Arvested as being ‘the one hosold to Ben- well , he said, however, that it was one ex- actly like that purchased by Benwoll. He also said that Benwell purchased twenty cartridees to fit the vevolver and paid £ for the outfit Deputy Sheriff Tighe was called, but Mr. Gering objected to the introduction of his testimony for the reason that his name was rot endorsed on the information at the oper time by the state as a witness, and the court sustained the objection. Peter Semon, one of Akeson's hired men, testified that he went to Akeson's house on the afternoon of tho day previous to the murder; that he saw Hill and Benwell that night when they cawme in from the field where they had been picking corn; how they were discharged and puid off the next morning: how Tom Akeson departed for Louisville to market two loads of hogs, and low the old man instructed Tom to bring the money home on his return and not deposit it in the bank ; how the two men re- turned after supper and entered the hous and ordered “hands up;’ how he received a bullet in the knce; how the old man and To.n strugglea with the murderers, and how Akeson received his death wound, Kuew Who Fired the Shot, ‘The witness could not state who fired the fatal shot. because the lamp was par- tially extnguished when the first shot was fired, but swore positively t both men were armed with revolvers and that eight shots were fired. Ho identitied Benwell as one of the men. Theodore Bennett, deputy neriffand jailer of Douglas county, testified voncerning the confession made by Benwell while confined in the Douglas county jail, aud stated that the confession was made voluntarily ‘Lhe defense objectea vigorously to the ad- mission of the confession, but™ the cours ruled otherwise, and the witness 1dentitied tho confession as having been written by him and signed by Benwell. Ed Fitzgerald, deputy sheriff,” corroborated Bennett's testimony as being present at the time of the coufession, and stated that Benwell stated further that when he and Hill reached \\'evrluu Water on the morning of the murder, Hill suggested that they return to the Akeson farm and get the money that Tom Akeson would bring home from Louls- ville as the proceeds of the sale of the hogs. This concluded the proceedings for the day, and the court was adjourned until ¥:80 tomorrow morning, at which time Mrs. Akeson, her son Tom and the other wit. uesses for the state will go upon the stand. 1t is considered quite likely that by evening the state's testimony will all have been in- troduced S0 far the testimony adduced s extremely damaging ‘o Benwell, and the general public finds it difieult to conceive how he can es- cape the same verdict which was adwinls. tered to Hill, Grand Not GraND 1sLaxD, Dec. 19.—|Special to Tus Bk |—At last night's meeting of the Board 1 about 1S years Her Position. cross-exam- regarding her but she main- October 25, the | of Eduncation the vacan y in the vresidency of the hoard, caused by tho rvesignation of G. A. Molirenstecker, was filied by the elec tion of Mr. (3. H. Gadies An empty 3. & M. box car ran away at Abbott last night und was not caught until it had arrived here, Gieorze H. Hood, the cashier of the B. & M. at this point, mount ing the same as it came by and putting on the brakes. he latter find evideatly been loosened by boys at Abbott. A _higi wind and down grade did the rest. No damage resulted, ASSAULTED BY BURGLARS, Wife of wn Wealthy Farmer Probably Fatally tnjured at Nelison. Nersox, Nob., Dae. 10.—{Special Telegram toTue Bee. | ~Botween 4 and 5 o'clock this morning b vs ontercd the house of Anderson Rouse, & farmer living about five wiles southwest of Nelson. The family were in their beds, The unoise made by the burglars wakened Mr. Rouse aud the burglars seeing they were discovered went to the bod where Mr. and Mrs, Rouse were sleeping and struck Mrs. Rouse, who was sleeping on the front side of the bed, with a hammer, fracturing her skull. Mr. Rouso geappled with the burglars and was also struck by them with the hammer and re cowved painful injuries. Mr. Rousc's sons who were sleeping upstairs hearing the noise came to the rescue when the bur made their escape Searching parties have been looking for the burglars, but the yet been caught, though parties living not 1,000 miles away are suspected. Mr. Rouse is a prosperous farmer and had been selling considerable corn and wheat of late, and the burglars probably expected to find consider- able ready cash, but they were discovered 100 S00n. Mrs. Rouse has been an invalud for months, and the injuries which sho s out today have not soveral has re- ceived make her condition critica he people of thecommunity ave very indigoant, and should the guilty parties be appre- hended they would be roughly dealt with, BARRETT SCOTE AT LIBERTY. Auothor Chapter in the Holt County Em- ezl Case O'Nei, Neb., Dec. 19.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Begp|—Ounce more Barrett Scott walks the streets unattended by even the semblance of a Holt county oficial: Application was made last week to Judge Bartow for the privilege of giving bail, and he set yesterday the day to consider the matter, and came down from Chadron in the morning for that puipose. He entered at once into the matter of taking the recogniz ance of the men who appeared. The work was continued up to2o'clock today, when the bona had been justitied in the amount of nearly $80,000, althouzh the required amount was but £0,000. The bond was signed by about sixty men from O'Neilt and surround- ing country. The county attorney objected to the suficiency of the bond, but the court stated that iv was as good a bond as had ever been offered in Holt county; that the defendant had labored faithfully to give a good bond, and atter quoting from the con- stitution regarding a man's right to be ad- mitted to reasonable bail. said Barrett Scott was discharged from the custody of the sheriff to appear on the first day of the next term of court. Although the date for the next term has not yet been set, 1t will no doubt be in Feb- ruary or March. County Attorney Murphy ask file information against Attorn Adams, Uttley and Dickson, against whom indict- ments had been found by the grand jury and quashed by the court. Leave to file same was granted, but the defendants interposec a plea in abatement, which was sustained. Tl state still has the right to prosecute the defendants by rearresting them, but it is not thought it will be done. leave to remout Afinirs, Freyoxt, Dec, 19.—[Special to Trne Bee.] —Dodge county boasts of oncof the most successful mutual insurance companies of the state. It is controlled entively by the armers of the county. At the recent annual meeting the report of the secretary showed that on policies regating about £200,000 there has been but #65 losses and the run- ning expenses have been confined to $24.25, The ofiicers clected ave: S. 5. Van Horn, president; W. D. Holbrook, secretary, and C. A. Baug, treasurer. The board of direc- tors comprise: James Harvey and Daniel Jones, Webster: Levi Williams, North Bend ; . Larsen, Fremont; C. A. Bang, Ban, . S. Van Horn, Hooper; A. J. Taylor. Bang : Rasmus Johnson, Kremoant, and W. D. Holovook, Everett. At the annual meeting of the Young Men's Christian ociation last night W. E. Smails, G. W. D. Reynolds and W. A. Car- roll were re-clected directors and Thomas Carroll was elected secretary Awoman's literary club was organized Saturday. Miss Vesta Gray is president; Mrs. H. G. Wolcott and Miss Halford, vice presidents, and Miss Princess Crowell, sec- rotary and treasurer. J. W. Lovehas recovered from his pro- tracted illness sufficiently to be out of bed. The canal project is being revived in this city under the lead of J. D. McDonald, who engineered the first movement. He is not satistied with the report of the surveyor that theew cold watcr on the enterprise and a new one will be employed to make a more thorough survey and it is hoped a more fuvorable repor Thoe Fremont men who attended the beet sugar meeting at Omaha are very favorably impressed with the showing made and are wore determined than ever that the Platte valley, near Fremont, shall have a factory. William Hindmarsh, one of the pioneer and enterprising farmers of Elkhorn town- ship, died Sunday at the asylum at Hust- 10gs, ana was buried at Arlington today. William F. Hart was arraigned b Justice Huff this morning on complaint of his wife, Emma Hart, who states thatshe is fearful of great bodily injury and evendeath at his hands. He was discharged. Clay Center A. 0. U. W, CrAy Cesten, Neb., Dec. 19.—[Special to Tne Bee]—Last evening Clay Center lodge No. 95, Ancient Order of United Workmen, held its annual election and the following were selected as ofcers for the ensuing term: Master workman, George A. Shike; foreman, N. W, Johnson; overseer, Thomas Eller; recorder M. Graham; receiver, A, B. Perkims; financier, J. L. Campbell; guide, John W, Crouse;: medical examiner, Dr. O, P. Shoemaker; iuside watch, Chris Frei; outside wateh, L. B. Sluyter; trustee for three years, O. C. William This lodge is growingwapidly and is con- sidered one of the most thrifty organizations here, Stromsburg's New Enterprise. StrovsBURG, Neb,, Dee, pecial Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|--Articles of incorpora- tion will be filed tomorrow by the Stephen- son Electric Light company, with J. B, and P.'I' Buckley, J. A. Frawley, 8. Osborne and Dr. W. A, Post as the incorporators. The capital stock is placed at §5.000. Tho inventor and patentee is Mr. C. F. Stephen- sou of this cf The company comprises some of the most sucoessful business men here. The concern will at ouce be placed in the front ranks of its class. Lawrence Brovitie LAwREN Neb., Dec. pecial to Tue Beg | —Grip uumbers its victims in Lawrence by the dozen. No fatalities as yet. Mrs. Anna Friend has been at the point of death for several days. J. Butler of Lincoln, grand lecturer for the Ancient Order of Unitea Workmen, gave two lectures in the Methodist Episcopal chureh under the auspices of the lodge here. ‘There is talk of furnishing aunother room and hiring a third teacher for the school here. Poultry Fanciers at Auburn, Ausvky, Neb., Dec. 19.—[Speoial to Tus Bee.) he first anunual exhibition of the Nemaha Valley Poultry assoclation com- menced here today aund will coutinue for three days. There are forty-oue exhibitors from all parts of southeastern Nebraska and northeastern Kuusas, and 251 entries. Much interest is manifested by the citizens, aud a large attendance is promised - Do not forget the weeting at the Commer- elal club rooms this evening to discuss the distress of the poor iu Omaha. NEBRASKA CONVICT ESCAPES | Sudden Disappearance of Charles Johnson of | Dodge Connty from Prison, GUARDS PUZZLED OVER THE AFFAIR Sealed the Walls Aboat Midaight Without Distarbing the Official teresting Allegations Against the Mis- sourl racific at 1 In, Lixcors, Dec. 10, —[Special to Tie Bre.] — Anothier convict fell out of the Nebraska penitentiary last night in a sudden and alto- er surprising mann His name was Charle from Johnson Dodgo and he had been sent up for two yearson the o of forgery. He had but a few mouths of his time to serve and was looked upos a trusty hy the prison officials. ployed as the night county as He was om- fireman in the boiler plant and kas always performed his duties with as much fdelity as if b had been employed by the state for the work. Jolinson went to work last night as usuai and was at nis post every time the cuards made tho rounds until 10:30. When the guard visited the ooiler room 11 o'clock Johnson was absent and he was per. manently absent, for tho most careful soarch of the grounds and vrison enclosur failod to reveal his presence. It is believed that he left his work immediately after the uards made the rounds at 10:30 and making his way to the walls syrrounding the prison yards, sealed them and made his way acr the country. He was dressed in the regula tion prison garb and unless he succeeded in findiog citizon's clothing on the outside be- fore morning his capture somectime during today ought to have been reasonably certain. Nearly Burned to Death, Chief Malone of the Lincoln fire depart- ment is authority for the statement that during the past year twelve persons have beon burned to death in this city by the ex- plosion of gasoliue stoves. street nearly supplied the thirteenth v tim. Miss Gertrude Keguier, a domestic in the family of J. M. Camp, living at 3025 T street, lighted a fire in a gasoline stove last night. Then she discovered that the reser- voir needed filling and extinguished the light, as she thought. She failed to com- pletely extinguish the light, however, and left o small flame burning indistinctly around the burner. As suon as she went to fill the tank the fluid caught fire and in an instant her clothing was in flames. She ran screaming out of doors, but fortunately the people in the house were uble to_follow her aund tear the burning clothing from her be- fore she had been fatally injured. As it was_she was badly burned about the waist and hips. One arm was also badly burned, and the physicians who were called in were of the opinion that nothing but the fact that the girl wore a corset prevented her death Tho corset steels werc heated almost red hot and left their marks deep in the flesh. The inmates of the residence were so active in going to the assistance of the young lady that they neglected to look after the house. The flan from the burning gasolme had communicated themselves to the woodwork and beforo the fire depart- ment had arrived the house was doomed. It was entirely consumed, involving a loss of 21,000 on the building and #00 on the furni- ture, none of which wus saved. Drugglsts Not Guilty. es against the druggists, Schilling and McKinney, for alleged violation of the rules of 'the excise board, were completed and both men discharged by Judge Waters. In the case of Scnilling but one witness was examined. W. A. Bales testified that he had purchased liquor of Schilling on Sunday, De- cember 1. The defense made no attempt ta refute his testimony. but after establishing The cas: the fact thut he had been employed by Mayor Weir, moved to dismiss the case. The judge dismissed it. In the case azainst McKinney, the Enst O streot drug Mahone swore that he purchas piut bottle of liquor to be used as a beverage. He produced the bottle. MeKinnoy swore that e had not sold the liquor to the wit- ness and denied that ne had any haif-pint bottles similar to the one produced by the witness. Detective Malone was sent to in- vestigate the bottle quostion, and he re- ported that he could fiud no half-pint bot- tles in McKinney's store. The case went over, but was finally dismisscd by the judge. Asks for a New Trial Tnterest in the case of Coberly and Mow- berry against the Missouri Pacific, in_ which the company was sued for damages for the death of the two young boys killed by a switch engiue in the yards in this city was revived again today by the filing of an ap- vlication for a new trial \with the clerk of the district court. The plaintiffs alloge that they have discovered another witness 1 the person of Fred Chevront, who will testify thatatthe time the accident oc- curred the two boys who were killed were in plain sight of the eugineer, fireman and switchmen, They claim that' the influence of the railroad company was exerted to pre- vent this testimony from coming to light. Two affidavits wore ulso~submitted, one by Deputy Sheriff Dillon and the other by At- torney L. C. Burr. They recito that during the ~trial it became mnccessary to take the jury to the scene of the accident “und the Missour] Pacific laced a private car at its service in charge of Yardmaster Dolan. While at the scene of the disuster five of the jurymen walked out to the switch and held a private conference with each other. _They also listened to the argument of Yardmaster Dolan until the deputy sheriff was compelled to request the latter to desist. The object of tho afidavits is to prove that the jury was unduly influenced by th)railroad people. Heard In the Court Rooms. Mattie Shepherd and Hannah Rhynearson were today given divorces from their respective husbands, the former ou the grounds of drunkenness, cruelty and non- support aud the latter on the grounds of extreme cruelt, The suit brought against H. T. Clarke by the administrators of the Lowrey estate to recover the sum of $10,000 was dismissed today. The memory of the contest over the estate of John Sheedy was revived again today by the heirs coming into court with a request for an oraer requiring J. H. McMurtry, C. W. Fisherdick and A.D. Ricketts to spocifi- cally perform their part of a contract to purchase their interests in the estate for £24,000. The case in wtich William O the Hub Printing compin) ney for breech of contract is up for trial today. O'Shea moved a book binding plaut to Kearney and made a contract with the Hub company whereby he was to run the bindery s a partof the establishment and recoive one-third of the receipts. The Hub poople claim that they lost $1,000 by the venture, and therefore there were no reasons why they shouid be called upon for a division of profits which they nover received. University Regents Meet. ‘The regents of the State university met in aunual session today to receive the annual report of Chanceilor Cantield. The report was very volumnious, covering every de- partment of university work. In regard to the finances of the university, the chancellor states that by careful management the in- stitution will be able to pull through the wiuter and until April and with no charges against the funds for next year. The most importaut part of the report deals with the proposed changes in the cur- riculum, which embrace the abolition of the preparatory department. The changes rec- ommended are briefly follows: That after June, 1805, tho first year of the pre- paratory department for ail groups be discontinued, balance to be aiscontinued after Juve, 157; that the university provide for imstruction in manual train- ing for entrance Lo the groups the indus- trial college; that there be established, to 80 10to offect 'in 1895, 4 school of agriculture and mechanical arts. Chancellor Canfleld states that in order to make this move entively suc- cessful it is necessary to move strongly and persistently for such legislation as will wake possiole the county high school State Lairymen in Session. ‘The ninth anonual convention of the State Dairymen's association of Nebrasica met ae in his report The fireon T | as postm. OMAHA DAILY BEE | | ver cent ten-t CTWEDNESDAY, the university chapel ‘this ovoning, being a large attendance,, The association \uh be in session three days, and an exten sive exhibit of dairy prodtiéts will be shown memorial hall 50he oxercises to artook of a Jjiterar d musical havacte Chancellor Tanfield feliverca one of his characteristie’ addresses of wi while D, P. Ashburn made the re sponse. Adresses and, veports were mad by President Sutton and Secretary Bassett Oneof the featurs of the 'musical program was # solo by Jules ;Lombard of Omaha Charles Harding of Norfolk and Miss Hat tie Carpenter of York aiso assisted. there Lineotn Donds In Demands The city council at ifs rofular me night offerca for salé the &4,000 issuc enty refunding bonds author ting to DECEMBER 20, | WATER FOR WASTE PLACES | t Maeting of the Sn(r\—lrriy;a\ia\ Convention at North Platte 1893, L) Continental ‘YGR[/\T INTEREST SHDW’N BY DELEGATES Clothing House. Dr. Morcer of Omaha Chosen to Ureside— 1an for a State Associat Letter of Ene And Able A ragement I resses Heard, i7ed by the voters of the clt o Liucoln at the last election. Thd comipetitors were R Wt Piarrs, Neb 60, 10, IS \ . B, Moore, N. 0. Hroek A D), C. Vanduyn of | 4 0nn Puirre, Neb, Dec. 10.~{Spoclt Lincoln. N. Harris & Co. of € ago and | elegram to T Bes I'wo hundred men Lamprecht Bros, & (0. of Cleveland. The | faced President LeA. Fort of the loval irvi ding, which started in a listless manner, | gation association this morning as he called ime quite svirited later. K. K. Moore | 1 order the fivst state irvigation convention > forced the bidding by offering £400 premium, | dttendance increasea to 400 during the Successive bids ran the premium up to &3,600 | afterncon and evening. Of this numt ’ and acerue interest Harris & Co. offere about 150 are aceredited de es from th this amount and sale is conside ere give \e bonds. The 1 quite wd vantagoous to the city two months ago Lincoln bouds were being hawked over the east the dollar, with no takers Lincoln in Brief, Frank Huber will be taken to the peni- tentiary tomorrow. Eugene Vaughn was today senten the reform school for wickodness, general all At 95 centson | G to | which around prineipal towns of Nebraska west of th | 100th meridian, Omaha is represented by a yzen or more delegates, and Lincoln by one. Pat interest is shown, being aroused at | times to intense enthiusiasm | "The convention was opencd by prayer by Rev. J. C. Irvin. Mayor k. B. Warner of North Platte welcomed the convention in a fitting adaress to this charming little city, lias thrown open its homes to this convention with a hospitality unexcelled Dr. Mercer Preside Smoking Jackets, . \ $5 to $9. On Wednesday morning our stock of Smok Judge Lansing sent three boys, Henry b St Hitehcock, Richard Dubois and ‘William | T S D Seveer of Gmalin twas seiectol Pace, to the roform scticol today. They have nd of Lincoln, soctetary, with BAM. | 1ner Tarlrate ) s divi 3 . S avd long enjoyed a bad record. "t Seiew or Qaiiain as asststnt. s or: | 11Q Jackets will be divided into two lots at $5.00 for six or eight weeks, 18 once more : dition to oftice. Albert F. Woods, cal lavoratory at resume the assistant in_ the botani- the State universit of pathology in the Department ture at Washington It has en learned that the constable, W. C. Mallory, is located at De troit. An ofticer will be return to Lincoin. The official four years term of ¢!, H ster of the city of Lincoln will ex piro tomorrow. Consequently a greal many people look for an appointment Lomorros. of Agricul e to be about the city, although not vet m a con- active duties of his has | been appointed assistaut cief of the division nsconding ent to enforce his Gere gauizatio ater made permanent A letter was read from Hon. . Sterliug Morton, endorsing the movement. plodging | 0 | @ iis wupport in sccuring tiie wid and co-opera- | AL $9.00, tiou of the government, out warning tho conveution against expecting to accomplish too much, for the reason that water supply was uot suflicient to do what was demanded fLetters of an encouraging nature were also d from Seuator Manderson, ex-Governor Furnas, Judge Broady and Colonel Alex Hogeland, while o congratulatory telegram was read from William 12 Smythe, Chicago chairman of the national committeo State Organization od. The c ttee rranization, R. B Howell of omana, “cnaman. reporced 1 | SJIK Umbrellas, favor of a permanent association being An ransfer Switches. formed to co-operate with ttose of other O'Ne, Nob., Dec. 10.-[Spocial Teio- | states, to meet in December of each vear, the ; Lute SRR i1 | officers of which for the ensuing year shall $3 50 gram to ‘Tue Bee.|—Messes. Kootzy Dill- 3 5 Bt Tineoln county, president; . ., worth ana Beardsley of the railroad com- Gi B! HiIUGUFAROT TNCASEY County. mission and Messvs. Hughes and Reynolds B Mofitensen, (Ve ULy with Attorneys White and Wright' have | freasurcr, and an execully conmiitice, con; il = f hiel i ; P o e o ten e fhte. | Scouts Bluff, IX. B. Howellof Douglas. 1) wreat special ¢ earing sale ot high grade s Born and Shore Tine at this pace A wum. | Zimmerman of Dundy, D. H. Cronin of Holt, bor of Miinesses . wore owamined feom | E. M. Searles of Kcith, together with O'Nell, Atkineon Staare and Dage. The | vice president from each county. This report hearing closed at 4 o'clock. "'hey go from here 10 Plainview in the morning on busi- uess oi a like nature. Burglars at Eikhorn. Erxnory, Neb., Dec. 19.—(Special to Tie Umbrellas at $3.50. was unanimously adopte Among the prominent Governor Crounse, 12 and J. L. ry of the 1s State Irrigation association: M secretary of the Kansas State persons present R. Moses, presi- ent Kan: Mohler, Board of = OIRES SRS i R TR Agriculture; Judge J. S. Emroy, r iy B"_"‘lf'k"d vl e ‘{‘."A’. Topeka, lecturer for the National Trrigation morniung, cracked the safo in 13, Lamhoefer's | ,4500iution and Douald W. Campbell, the store here, the hall. The opin- the k' was turned general merchandise lars was the amount of 100 provails here tha by local talent. under survel are likely to follow ~—— HIS LCOSS GALLED HIM. Former Omaha Druggist C: of & Gambling House I usex the Arrest oprietor. Charles W. Mullen, one pf the nroprietors | BV was taken custody yesterday and detained at the of the gambling rooms in the “‘Denver station until John L. Webster. his attorney, came to his retief and signed a bond in the sum of 81,500 for his client’s appearance w police court this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The case thus instituted promises to de- velop some interesting features, as Attor- neys Gurley and Ransom’swill appear for the complainant, J. 1. Huntzinger, who is a traveling salesman in the employ of a Chi 520 liquor house. he complaint and afidavit for a search wavrant in this case charge that Mullen and his partner, Charles O. Pierson, have set up, with felonfous intent, various gaming de- vices and machines, such as faro, roulette and stud poker playing games of chance for property. In compliance with the issued search warrants these devices were seized by the police Mouday evening. Hunt- zinger, it s aliezed by the de fense, took this cowse to revenge himself for the loss of §1,20¢, which he suf- fered on the green cloth. 1t is further asserted that h is o green man at the bus- iness, but has been around the rooms for o weeks or more. Several years ago this same party condicted a drug store in this city on Howard strect, but since that time he” has resided in the Windy City. The prosecution contends that the money was drawn from a local bank and lost at a gambling table in one night, while the de- Tense will set up that the total amount was won by Huntzinger at the tables in the Denver. money —— Plans for Public Works. Chairman Winspear of tne Board of Pub- lic Works is daily receiving copies of the plans and specifications of public work from the different cities of the country. The chairman has a few ideas of nis own regarding specifications for public work and will present them to the board when those for the coming year are made up. He favors all contracts in paving districts going to one contractor. ‘That is, whero a street is to be paved, he belioves one con- tractor should do the entire work-—paving, curbing and the putting in,of water, sewer and gas counections, it - Commercial club members must feel ita duty to attend the special meeting this even- ing at 8 o'clock Mrs, G B fony E, Hamws' | PransoN, Basy, | Wbster, | Ind, Write Us at Once If You Wish to Know What Cuticura Has done for Us Lewis | MgiSen | eps I Katox, | vander- 3 st ‘ N Larkartic, [y | atiens In Speedily Cu'ring Torturing, Disfiguring, Humiliating ‘Humors After alf Else Failed. Mrs 0. (ML Janes' | Wosa Bany, Keroy, Wood- | Roswwell ston, | City, . Ean, |fowa, Cuticura Has Worked Wonders in Our Cases And Has Proved Itse!f Entitled to All Praisc AT jou. GRanuwm, Woops' Bany, Mount """" White ores, * v Clond, K Wi, Four dol- The suspected parties are lance, and two or three arrests tables, for the purpose of and | well known irvigation euginecring authority of Colorado. Listoned to Able Addresses. Judge Emory, D. W. Campbell aud Jf. L. Bristow delivered the addresses of the afte noon. all of which al, on- thusiastic and _yet fair statements of the problems_involved. ait was favored for surveying and laying out dis- tricts, which shall properly combine water 1s'and bass, give an intelligont idea of ble water on and under the ground and, in_gencral, demoustrato the practicability of irrigation. Also aid for the establishment of experimental stations was advocated, storm water storage, vumping water by lectricity or wind power, small farms, col lection of farmers of irrization districts into villages, and the advantages of tne whole system of il gation were eloquently sev forth i these addresses. GOING 0U HEARD IT BEFORE? 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