Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 10, 1894, Page 5

SIIEARS' FRIENDS ALARMED Mysterions Disappearance of a Prominent Dawes County Citizen, LAST SEEN WHILE ENROUTE TO OMAHA Bolieved to N Suffering Under Somo Ex- treme Mental Distress—State Board Takes Charge of the Bank of Harrison. LINCOLN, March 9.—(Special to The Bee.) —Parties from Dawes county are making anx- fous Inquiries as to the whereabouts of A. G. Shears, clerk of the district court for that district. Mr. Shears left his home in Chad- ron last week and came to Lincoln on Thurs- day, registering at the Capital hotel. He was here Friday and Saturday, but went away Sunday forenoon. Just before noon on Sun- day he called for his grip and informed the clerk th he was going to Omaha, Since that time no trace of him has been discov- ered, although Inquiries have been sent in every direction, At first it was believed that he went to Omaha When it was discovered that he had not gone to that city the theory was ad- vanced that the missing man had gone to ‘Wilber. He has a sister hving at Wilber, a Mrs, Barton, wife of the sheriff of Saline county, evening he tele- phone . She invited him to visit her at Wilber, but he informed her that he was expeeting some important letters and would have to remain in Lincoln until they came. His unaccountable absence from home has ated apprehension in the mind of his wife she ha n telegraphing anxiously to is in Lincoln and to Mrs. Barton at Iber. Mrs. Barton is in the city in an endeavor to find some trace of her missing brother, but so far all her inquiries have been ineffecti It 18 believed that Mr, Shears is laboring under some extreme mental distress. Dr. Simmons of this city, who Is an old acquaint- ance, saw him Saturday evening and no- ticed that he acted and talked somewhat pecullar, although others who saw him tho same evening noticed nothing out of the way in his manner, He also called upon Mr. and Mrs. Gage, living at North Twelfth street. He told them he was in Lincoln at- tending court and complained of pains in the head. He was severely injured about the away accldent two years ago. about five feet nine inches in height, 40 years old, rather slender and wears a light moustachie. When In this city he was dressed in a brown suit g v ke, suit and wore a CHADRO. March 9.—(Special Tel gram to TH 2 Lebtid] The family and friends , clerk of the district court , are greatly alarmed regarding his prosent whercabouts. He left here last Thursday for Lincoln, to be gone a few d ys, From there he wroke his wife that he would be ome Wednesday. He then drew on the local banks hero for $425, but as he had no funds there the draft went to protest. Just how much money he held belonging to litigants is not definitely know, but a county official who should know states that it fs about $1,600. He has been rather hard up for some time. He was one of the highest esteemed men in the county. His friends hope and think he fs laboring under some mental disarrangement and will soon re- turn. ANOTHER BANK IN TROUBLE. The State Banking Board today took con- trol of the Bank of Harrison, and will wind up its affairs at once. The bank is not in serlous trouble, and it may not even be nocessary to appoint a receiver. The bank commenced to voluntarily liquidate its lia- Dilitles three months ago with a view to golng out of business, At that time it had deposits amounting to about $16,000, loans and discounts amounting to about $17,000, and $3,000 in cash in its safe. At the pres- ent timo it has pald off about $12,000 of its Habllities, and still holds deposits to the amount of $3,286. It holds negotiable paper to the amount of about $8,000. The board docs not believe that there {s any possibility that the creditors of the bank will suffer any loss, but belloves that the liquidation should be carried on under the direction of the board. John A. Lucas of Wisner Is president of the bank, A. Castle, vice pres- ident, and K. A. Castle, cashier. CLOSE CALL FOR A COLLEGE. The Wesleyan university, near this city, had another very narrow escape from serious loss by fire today. About 12:30 flames were discovered fn a wooden partl- tlon wall in the basement of the main building, There {s no fire department at Unlversity Place, and the distanco is too great to the city department to render the latter available. Fortunately the janitor had a length of small hose, which he at- tached to the heating bollers. With the water thus obtained the fire was extin- gulshed, but not until after the partition had been entirely destroyed. Nothing but the presence of the garden hoso saved the fine building from destruction. The university suffered the loss of Its training school some weeks ago. It cost 50,000, with no insurance. About $10,000 1as been ralsed for the erection of a new building. And in the meantimo all the university buildings are without fire pro- tectlon, COUNTY FUNDS INVOLVED. After checking up the accounts of ex- County Treasurer Burnham' the county com- missioners have declined to give him a re- celpt in full. The refusal of the commis- cloners to receipt to the ex-treasurer lies in the fact that the ex-official had deposited some $39,000 in the Capital National bank a few days before its fallure. The money was deposited under the depository act, the bond for the safe keeping of the funds belng slgned by Mosher and Outcalt. Of the money deposited $20,000° had jast been re- celved by tho treasurer from the state on the semi-annual apportionment. The matter bas been turned over to the county attorney, who has been requested to give an opinion a8 to whether the county shall stand the loss of the money or the ex-treasuror. LINCOLN IN BRIEF. Mrs. Helen Peck, wife of the man ‘mur- dered by A. 8. Jones at Sprague two weeks ago, was in Lincoln today to collect $1,000 insurance money which her husband carried. The city treasurer today levied upon the stock of goods recently sold by J. A. Dorsey fo H. R. Krug to enforce payment of taxes due the city to the amount of $150. The fire department was called to vosldenco of Dr. Reiter at the corner of Sixteenth and H streets this forenoon. The blaze was started from a hot air pipe leading trom the furnace. Damage to the interior of the house is about $200. The primary election for, the sele delogates to the city republican convention will bo held mext Monday. The city con- vention will be made up of 190 delegates. Tired of o FAIRFIELD, Neb., March 9.—(Special to The Beo)—During the past twelve years Fairfield has ‘‘gone dry.” The bootlegging In- dustry has been carrled on in a mild way during all these , and during the past year the business has flourished beyond prec- edent. In fact, it has become so open, notorious and scan Ous that many people who have always opposed licensing a saloon have come to the conclusion that high license s a lesser evil than prohibition. Thus It iy that there are too tickets in the flold for the coming city election, and the question will be decided at the polls. The anti-license ticket 1is as Mayor, 8. H. Lewls; aldermen, 1. B. Potter and Z. H, Riggs, while H. A. Lusk, mayor, W. B. Hayden and Joseph Kyne, aldermen, represent the license ticket, the lon ot follows: School Teacher Se BEATRICE, March Speclal Telegram to The Bee)—Cyrus B. Miller, the school teacher arrested fur the theft of a couple of horses, a quantity of lard and other articles, was arralgned in’ district court today, and in accordance with an agreement of counsel pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary and was sentenced to a term of one year in the penitentiary. tenced to the ¥ osing Hastings Saloon March 9. fal Telegram to The Bee.)—About seventy citizens of Has tings met here this evening to di ting a law and order or no-licen: the fleld for the municlpal election. cuss put ticket in A com mittee, which had been quickly appolnted at a previous caucus, reported that the question of license or no license could not be legally submitted at the election. A motion to cail a convention to put a no-license ticket in the field was amended to provide for a law and order _convention and as amended was carried. The call allows twenty-five dele- gates from each of the four wards, to be ue at caucuses held Monday night, to solect a municipal ticket at the convention on Friday night LERS ARRIVE. h Started wi ment of Ten Famil LIGH, Neb., March 9.—(Special Tele- gram to Tho Bee.)—A number of the Polish colony arrived here the first of the week and last evening closed thelr contracts and purchased land for ten families. The balance of the 100 families will arrive here during tho next thirty days. Farmers are plowing and sowing wheat. an Install- Progress of Irrigatio LONG PINE, Neb, March 9.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—A large and en- thusiastic irrigation meeting was held today under the auspices of the local organization. The meeting was addressed by T. V. Golden, secretary of the North Nebraska Irrigation tion, and Mr. A. J. Meals of O'Nelll, le the temporary survey of the pro- posed canal through the counties of Sheridan, Cherry, Brown, Rock and Holt. The tem- porary survey has demonstrated the T ticability of the project. The estimated cost of the work Is $2,000,000, and the number of acres to be Irrigated is permanent survey will be commencing about April of the gentlemen named were well delivered and received, and aroused the farmers and business men to action. Irrigation Is the only subject now discussed. who mi White Is Serlously 1L DBRASKA CITY, March Telogram to The Be: 'he Morton effigy case promises to develop in a new light before long. Z. T. White, who If confined in the county jall for hanging a stuffed fig- ure representing the honorable secretary, is serfously Il in his cell. The fail is damp and unhealthy, and the grand jury at its lon condemned it. Judge Chapman 5o said the building was unfit for the purposes ot confining prisoners, In the light of these facts the county will doubtless be confronted with a damage suit before long, Special Impeached the Oflicial. O'NBILL, ch 9.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee.)—The board of supervisors, by a vote of 16 to 11, passed a resolution ousting John Skirving, clerk of the district court, from offics The trial has taken a week and about 2 were examined. The independents have all the republicans out of the county offices. The board adjourned without appointing a suce sor to Mr. Skirving and will meet for that purpose tomorrow morning. Mr. Skirving will refuse to give up his office and will fight them to the end. T 63 Confession n Burglar. HASTINGS, March Special Telegram to The Bee)—Joseph Miller, Who was ar- rested yesterday charged with having felon- fously entered @ B. & M. car in the night and having stolen therefrom goods to the value of $45, has made a confession, Implicating two of his pals, and an officer was dis- patched to McCook tonight with a warrant for thelr arrest. The Burlington detective who has been working up the case states that he has had not less tnan twenty-five similar cases to investigate recently. Eighth District Odd Fellows. TECUMSEH, Neb., March 9.—(Special Tel- egram to The Bee)—The annual meeting ot the Order of 0dd Fellows from the Eighth Nebraska dlstrict was held In this city to- night and was attended by members of the grand lodge and most of the lodges in this part of the state. Grand Master O'Neill and Grand Chaplain_Johnson wero in attendance and delivered addresses. Supper was served at midnight. W. C. T, U. 3 y the Cost. DAVENPORT, Neb., March 9.—(Speclal Telegram to The Bee.)—The Women's Chris- tian Temperance union of this place had Messrs. White and Bean, restaurant keepers of this place, arrested for vioating the Slo- cum law. The case was dismissed by the presiding judge and the costs, amounting to about §60, assessed against the women. Conld Not Find Dr. Sprague. NEBRASKA CITY, March 9.—(Speclal Telegram to The Bee.)—Dr. Sprague, head of the Sprague-James combination, has mysteri- ously disappeared. The company left this city Sunday, but Sprague did not go with them. Parties have been in the city all week looking for traces of the doctor. Oxford Merchant Arreste OXFORD, Neb., March 9.—(Special Tele- grom to The Bee.)—J. G. Preston, manager of the Preston Drug company, was arrested today, charged with the illlicit sale of lquor, and placed under bonds pending a preliminary hearing. The complaint alleges cleven specifications, Organized n New Congregation, LOUISVILLE, Neb., March 9.—(Special to The Bee)—Rev. A. J. Fleming, pastor of the Baptist church here, closed a meeting at Manly last night. The result was a church organized with twenty members, Shot While Handling a ¢ FULLERTON, Neb., March 9.—(Special to The Bee)—George Miller, a young farmer from Polk county, Nebraska, was shot today through the right forearm while carelessly handling a shotgun Reynolds Saloon Closed. REYNOLDS, Neb., March 9.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—The saloon of Willlam Walkemeyer was closed today on attachment ot J. Conrad. BABY ONE SOLID RED Literally on Firo with Eczema. Screaming and Clawing all the Time. Added to this wero Abscesses anc Suppuration. Entirely Cured by Cuticura. Now Stout and Hoarty. Our lttle baby, almost 24 yoars old, was taken with some form of kczema when sh Was about three mooths old. Her little bod ‘was oae solid red from th soles of her feet to tho orow. of her head, and she seeins: to be licerully afire, screamivs and clawing all the timc When sho was about flve mouths old, there was addc toherafliction, abscesses _ suppuratic Wo tried th. local M. D.'s, aud sonie otlic: remedics without any reliel 1 had read considerableaboun the CuTicura 1 KDLES, A that they Wers as gog to try them, and after boxas of CUTICURA, o CUTictnA RESOLVE e, our litile one {3 now entire tand bearty. Your Curicy than you o | word to ) ellont remodi . 1. WOOD, White Cloud, Mo, CUTICURA WORKS WONDERS be more encouraging to di ta than tho remarkablo e nts and childre Cures in chill lom from torturi 1 conclud! of three or fo 1d mo EDIES. mean a lifetino of fr disfiguring, hui Sold ! B0e.; Ko A" How o Care DIMPLES, blackheads, red, rough, chapped, as. (] Glly skia curcd Uy Coviceia Soar "IV STOPS THE PAIN, THE AFTER 7:30 P, M. Best 1oc Challis 3 3iC Basement limit 1 dress to a customer. THESE Ladles' jersey ribbed union suits, regular price 60c, At 25¢ ARE Boys' fast black bicycle hose, worth 15¢, At 9¢ SAMPLE Ladles® worth 20c, tan seamless hose, At 12%c tast colors, BARGAINS Children’s heav fast black ribbed hose, regular prico 1 At 5c¢ FROM Ladles' fine gauge fast black hose, regular 16¢ goods, At 5¢ OUR Ladies’ gowns and drawers, lace trimmed, regular 65¢ goods, At 39¢ GREAT Ladies' muslin drawers, regular price 50c, At 25¢ PURCHASE Ladles’ white silk handkerchiefs, regular value 18¢, At 9c YOU Pure linen handkerchiefs, cheap at 25, For 16¢ CANNOT Dne lot of ladles’ fine suede and glace Fos- ter hook and four-button kid gloves, regular price $1.50, At 73c HELP Fancy metal buttons, would be cheap at 10c, For 2c a dozen, BUYING 46-inch circular pillow case, cotton, regu- lar prico 25c, At 12%c INVESTIGATE 100-plece dinner ated, worth $11.50, At $6.49 set, handsomely decor- FOR Saturday, from 2 to 4 p. m., any piece of white china for decorating at 25°|, Discount. YOURSELF AFTER 8:30 A, M. Men’s s0¢ New Teck Scarfs 25¢ 1oc Linen Collars 4 for 25¢ OMAHA DAILY BEE SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1894. J A STRONG COMBINATIOK 3 IMMENSE STOCKS IN 3 IMMENSE STOCKS IN The Kellogg Stock Men’s Furnishings. The Wellington Stock Dry Goods, Etc. The Vodrey Stock Crockery, Ete. Buying these stocks at amost our own price, we can offer Omaha and vicinity the grandest bargains they ever heard tell of. The sale begins tomorrow morning when we place on sale more bargains than are here given. We can't quote prices on everything because we can’t afford to buy the whole paper for space to print them. Star Bargains in Men’s Furnishing Goods. From the Kellogg stock. Our own stock also goes on the same basis, We’ll do the furnish- ing goods business this week. = Price 15¢ 9c 29¢ 49¢ 0JC 19¢ 69¢c The same story right through the stock. Surely these are prices-which make buying Stock up now, Nevergeta better $25,000 WORTH OF MEN'S to be closed out at about... FURNISHINGS MEN'S SUMMER SHIRTS, KELLOGG JOB- bed to sell at 25¢ at MEN BALBRIGGAN SHIRTS AND drawers that Kellogg jobbed to sell at 37%e, our ‘price MEN'S FINE BALBRIGGAN SHIRTS AND drawers that Kellogg jobbed to sell at 50c, our price MEN'S CORDED BALBRIGGAN UNDER- wear that Kellogg jobbed to sell at Toe, MEN’'S OUTING FLANNEL SHIRTS THAT Kellogg jobbed to sell at $1.25, our price.. MEN'S ENGLISH LISLE % HOSE THAT Kellogg jobbed to sell at 35c, our price.... MEN'S FINE UNLAUNDERED SHIRTS, Dbest $1.00 goods, our price..... imperative. chance. The problem that all are trying to solve: How to Make a Dollar do the Service of Two. We can solve it for you at this sale. A Choice Lot of GOLDEN NUGGETS Tn our Dress Goods Department new cholce goods from our greut pur- chase offered for this salo ut prices which wo can hardly expect to ever 39¢ (Srefs: 785¢ 285¢ 88Y%c 39¢ 88Y,¢c 49c¢ 98¢ 16¢, 19¢, 25¢ and 29¢ [ _BEST 50C ALL WOOL BLACK SERGE.... BEST $1.00 ALL WOOL BLACK SERGE... FINE 45-INCH BLACK NOVELTIES. ALL WOOL BLACK AND WHITE CHECKS worth 50c at. FINE WORSTED STORM SERGES, NEVER under 65 LTY SPRING CHEVIOTS, retailed ALL WOOL NOV. never retailed under 60c, at A CHOICE LOT OF and diagonals, never retailed un at A LINE OF new styles goods, at....... Al A 60-INCH TWO-TONED MIXTURES, NOTH- FANCY WHIPCORDS r $1.00, 60-INCH SPRING CHEVIOTS, of the season, regular 75c ing like them ever shown under $1.50, at., ASK TO SEE THEM, cholce. SPECIAL basement THEY ARE VERY SALE at.. OF DRESS GOODS IN Buy your Dress Goods at this sale and save money. On Sale Next Week, TheMorseDryGoods Co. AFTER T7:30 P. M Lad es’ Scolloped Border Handkerchie 3 Wt (—)2(/ EACH Worth 8c; only 4 to a customer. WE Best S¢ brown sheeting, 3¢ yard. ARE One lot plald surahs, reg 50¢c lar $1 goods, at 60 pieces plain One lot bes ning shades, 40- inches wide, regular price $3.50, At $1.50 SWIM 1,000 yards new surah silks, regular value Tty A€4oe AND 50 pleces of $1.00 silk taced velvets, At 59c¢ PURPOSE Large, heavy crochet bed spreads, regular price $1.50, At 95¢ LEAVING 200 dozen all linen damask napkins, theap at $1.00, For 69c¢c NO Fine hemstitched towels, great value for 20¢, At-19 STONE Extra turkey red damask, worth 30o, At 19¢ UNTURNED Best §0c unbleached damask, At 373%c TO €6-Inch bleached damask, worth At 50c 66-Inch bleached damask, worth $1.00, At 75¢ DOUBLE Dress trimmings, worth 10¢, 2Gc and 60c, At 5¢, 15¢ and 25¢ QUR Ladies' ribbed vests, 8, regular price 35 At 18¢ high neck, long BUSINESS AFTER T7:30 P. M. Best Shirting Prints, ](J YARD