Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 5, 1902, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY DECEMBER 5 1902 STATE TREASURER REPORTS the Permanent Bohool Fund. HAS NO FEARS OF CATTLE CONTAGION or-Elect Announces There Wi No Change in M of Some State Tnstit [ Wpve Be ement (From a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, . Dec. 4.— (8perial.) — State Treasurer Willlam' Stuefer has filed his blennial report for the periéd beginning December 1, 1900, and ending November 29, 1902, together with the following remarks and suggestions: There is now a balance of $,074.10 In the normal school library fund which is not avallable on account of the failure of the last iegisiature to make the nccessary ap- propriation. The penitentiary land "fund » has & bamnce of 34,088 which Is flable for the same reason as the abe Under the, provisions of inheritan tax law passed by the last lcgisiature $64. has been paid into the ‘treasury, but the law does not designate the fund which this tax shall be credited, it Is held subject to phe disposition of the coming legisiature. These matters should be brought to the attentioh of the legisiature ly in the session in order that they may not be overlookes forgotten, Many incon es arise from the fact that the fiseal year commences on the first day of December, Instead of the day upon which the treasurer assumes the duties of the office. This makes it necessary for each treasurer to reporL more than @ month's business of- hin predecessor's, which i bunglcsome and, unbusinessifk At the date of the blennial report as now fixed by stat- ute the temporary school fund has not been apportioneq and distributed, thus rendering the grand totul balance on hand unnecessarlly large. 1 thérefore suggest that section 9, articie fv, of the compiled statutes of Nebraska be répealed and that legisiative enactment be passed fixing the commencement of the fiscal year on the same date as the Irstallation of state officers. The investment of the educational trust funds of the state in Interest-bearing secur- ities Is an intricate and perplexing problem which should recelve the earnest and carc- ful attention of the legislature until a wise and practical solution is obtained. If such solution s within the range of its power. Under present constitutional limitations municipal bonds and school district bonds are not _avallable for purposes of invest- ment. The recent decision of the supreme court holding that bonds of other states are available securities has temporarily re- lieved the situation, and as a resuit prac- tically all of the educational trust funds are now invested. This has been accom- lished by my own unceasing efforts and Phe ictive ald of the other members of the board of educational lands and funds. Investments of Two Years During the blennium just closed the total Investments amounted to §2,839,825.43, a sum aore than $1,000,000 larger than was ever invested before in the same length of time during the whole history of the state Bul notwithstanding those record-breaking in- vestments, It _has been absolutely Impossi- ble to keep all the trust funds invested at wll times and the difficulty attendant upon investments will increase rapldly in the nhear future unless some immediate action aken. The remaining principle on school iands sold will soon be paid into the treas- wry, many bonds now hold will soon be op- on: llnlll for payment returns a large amount 10 the permanent school fund, hence it is very e rfl"enl that these trust funds will be argely increased in the succeeding bien- Alum. What shall be done with ~them? Chis 1s a great question. A constitutional »mendment authorizing investments in mu- Wcipal and school district bonds, coupled “eith a provision for the deposit of any un- lvesied bajance in depository banks, would .t Jeast be a partial solution for this difi- ult problem. At the present time the sev- wral trust funds hold as investments bonds ‘nd warrants to the amount of §,466977.%0, which amount is $952,476.46 larger than ever ‘eforc held by these funds. The floating Indebtedness of the state is wow SLUIAE, consisting of awn on {he sfate general fund. The edu- tional trust funds hold $1,467331.56 of this mount and the balance Is held by corpor- itlons and_individuals. This foating debe N creat Y appre Y4l e Tt Tt Eoul be. cB iected from the state levy upon the wssed valuation of property in the state. Aither the assessed valuation or the rate £ taxation must be increased if this large ‘ebt Is to be pald. This subject is of vast nd’ increaxing importance and well worth of the candid and consclentious consldera- tlon of the legisiature The fnancial report will be compared with that of the audltor before it is given to the governor. Juacobs Gets Confirmed criminal though he s, George Jacobs, alias Charles Williams, shuddered perceptibly when Judge Frost sentenced him to twelve years in the penitentiary. Williams was recently convicted of highway robbery, alleged to have been committed upon. Edward Geisler in this city one night last March. At his trial Willlums tried to prove an alibl and sought to refute the testimony of the police, which went to show & confession by him of the crime charged. The fact that he had been in prison three times before evidently counted more with the court than did the prisoner's rather prepossessing appearance. Mra, Sechrest Will Attend. Mrs. Sechrest, the missing witness In the Zorn murder trial at Kansas City, will yol- untarily attend the postponed trial when it comes up January 6 next. She left this city, where she had been stopping with her parents since it was discovered that she did not commit suleide by drowning at Leavenworth, today for Glen Rock. Kan. where she will visit with her first husband. whose name is Shiffer and who ls & tele- graph operator. Mrs. Sechrest says that she was prompted to the deception by means of which she sought to lead people to believe that she had drowned herself. by fear of Zorn, who had murdered her hus- band before her eyes, and who had thr ened her life if she did not leave Kansas City. She has been in correspondence with the prosecuting attorney at Kansas City for some time and goes back voluntarily. Articles of incorporation have been flled [ .ong Term. and every call of general fund I‘ur-l warrants | with the secretary of state by the 8. B Cattle and Land company of Sfoux City, | with & capital stock of $30,000. The in- corporators are Thomas J. Steele, James Blerkiron, M. P. Steele and John C. Blenkiron. Land Commissioner Reports. The report of the commissioner of public lands and bulldings filed this morning 18 as follows: Appropriation, $2,300; ex- | pended, $1,116.34; on hand, $1,189.66; al- lowed for traveling expenses, $250; ex- penses for traveling, nothing; Board of BEducational Lands and Funds, appropriated, $5,000; expended, $1,868; on hand, $3,133.52, collected, fleld notes, etc., $488.04; col- lected from penitentiary lands, $1,470; mis- cellaneous collections, $608.78, Board of Purchase and Supplies, appropriated, $400 expended, $191.55; on hand, $208.45 No Fear of Contaglon. The “hoot and mouth” disease, so prev- alent among cattle in the New England states and against which many of the states in the west have quarantined, need occasion no alarm among cattle and stock- men in Nebraska, was the statement is- sued from the office of the state veterinary surgeon this morning. While some of the the disease, Nebraska will not do o, for the officials do not belleve there is any danger of the disease reaching here. “‘We see no occasion for alarm,’ sald Dr. Thomas, “and therefore will establish no quarantine. It would interrupt traffie and do no good. Warns Insurance Men, From out of the officc of the Insurance department of the auditor's office comes a warning for all insurance agents who are doing business without a certificate from the auditor to get thelr certificates or quit doing business. Every agent for an ine surance company is required by law to have a certificate from the auditor before he can do business. The penalty is a fine of $1,000 or a jail sentence of from days to six months. At present there have been lssued 7,463 certificates for fire in- «urance agents, 817 for lite .nsurance and 675 for miscellaneous. This is not near the number of agents who are doing busi- ness In Nebraska, sald the officers in the suditor's office, and a vigorous effort is being made to have all agents without certificates punished. Ignorance of the law is believed to be the reason that no more of the agents have taken out certificates. | Sure They Are “Good” Men The police more firmly belleve they have good men In the persons of the three sus- pects under arrest at the police station, as they look up thelr records. This morn- ing Sherifft Smiley of Seward identified the men as having been in Seward Novem- ber 26. They disappeared that night, and the noxt morning it was discovered that | the depot safe had been blown open and a horse and buggy had been stolen. The sheriff located the horse and buggy near Crete, at which plate a store had been | robbed that night. The eame night a handcar was stolen at Crete, and on the | tollowing day it was found near Lincoln. Cashier Harris Appeals. Joseph A. Harris, who, as cashier of the Farmers' bank of Custer county, it is al- leged swore to false statements in rexard to | the condition of the bank, and who was sentenced to the penitentlary for one year, has appealed his case to the supreme court. | Physicians Must Get Licenses. | The State Board of Health fs oing after (he physiclans who are practicing medicine | without licenses from the board. A com- | plete list of physicians who are eligible to ! practice fn Nebraska is being compiled and when that 1s completed, all who are not on the roll will be prosecuted. During the week three physicians were found in Omaha practicing their profession without a li- conse. These men wero .capable of securs ing a license from the state board. but had neglected to do so. In the future all such will be prosecuted vigorously. Today Ii- censes were granted to fourteen Dhysi- clans and one osteopath. Retain Present Ofcial After a visit to the state institions at Lincoln, Hastings and Beatrice, Governor- elect Mickey announced this afternoon that the present superintendents at these places would be retained. These are: Dr. J. L. Greene, Lincoln; Dr. Hern, Hastings, Dr. Johnson, Beatrice. Upon other pointments Governor Mickey refused commit himself. “The time of the spector does mot expire untl) May, Governor Mickey, “and there 1s no reason for an appointment at this time. As to who will be the next warden at the penitentiary, 1 do not know myself. I made no pledges to anyone during the campaign and have promised no ome & place. A large num- ber of applications have been filed with me and I have some good material from which to select." Statistics of the Insane, Dr. J. L. Greene, superintendent of the Hospital for the Insane at Lincoln. in his blennial report, filed today, shows in a paragraph that the report filed with the governor by his predecessor in regard to the per capita expense was erroneous. The report says “In the report covering the two years immediately preceding the present, from which this report is made, the per caita cost of maintenance for First semi-annual period. Second semi-annual period Third semi-annual period Fourth semi-annual period. Total 3 ; Coples of the semi-annual report on file at the hospital made by the superintendent to the governor, bearing his signature and under oath, show costs to have been: First wemi-annual period. period ap- Second semli-annua The beginning of baldness is dandruff. Dandruff is a disease and can be cured. Cure the disease that causes dandruff, And the dandruff will disappear for good. Use only some old established remedy. ‘We kunow one tested for more than 50 years— Ayer’s Hair Vigor * It cures dandruff, checks falling, makes the hair grow, always restores color to gray hair. “ Ayer’s Hair Vigor has cured my scalp of & bad case of dandruff. » It is & delightful preparation to use. 3.0. Ayer On., Lowels, Mass. Mee. L. H. Budd, Lebanon Springs, N. Y. surrounding states have quarantined against | thirty | and | | Third semi-annual period 2.0 Fourth semi-annual period 9238 Total 55,95 The per capita cost for the individual preceding blennial period was therefore $385.95. For thie blennial period the cost has | been First semi-annual period 95,81 Second semi-annual period 87.91 Third semi-annual period .24 Fourth semi-annual perfod 66.05 Total $325.01 “The saving per capita being $6.94. This amount multiplied by b the average daily number of patients present during the two years shows the net savings to the state of $35,026." The report shows there has been treated total of 1,213 patients during the two years. The increase in the number of patients is due to the destruction of the asylum at Norfolk. The asylum now has 100 more patients than normal. lature appropriated $156,675 for maintenance and improvements upon the estimate th the maximum number of patients would be 450 the first year and 400 the second. balance in the various funds will pay the running expenses until the end of the year except for food, clothing, books, drugs and instruments. Ruling on Insarance. An important decision on life insurance | is announced in the supreme court in the case of the Royal Neighbors of America against Wallace, an error case from Dodge. | | The court adheres to its former ruling of reversal, announced at the last term of court, but changes its mind materially as to the rule that applies to answers to ques tions in the application. The matter turned upon whether these answers are warranties | or merely representations. The court says that the proper rule is that the asking of a question by the company is a declaration that the fact sought to be elicited by the | question is material and the answer by the applicant, when he procures a policy to be | issued is an assent to its materlality, the form of application and the policy con- stituting an agreement that the statements are material to the risk. This still leaves it open, says the court, to the determina- tion of the jury whether the answer was true, and if not true, whether the variance as material to the risk. It is not for the jury, however, to say that the answers, though substantially untrue, were never- theless immaterial, Counla Dodge No Longer. A point that the court naively admits it has hesitated about deciding before and has not gone out of its way to pass upon 1s formally decided in the case of Haslack against Wolff, from Platte county. It s a matter of commercial law and the question at issue was whether a mote In which the signer obligates himself to pay the sum named with exchange on some point other than that which it is payable s negotiable or mot. There are many decisions on both sides of the case, but the Nebraska court says that it considers those which hold that such a note is negotiable as being the better reasoned and founded. It says that exchange is a mere incident, analagous to attorney’s fees and costs of suit. Cannot Walve Some Rishts. Commissioner Oldman makes it very plain that the supreme court of Nebraska isn't going to bow its head n acquiescence to a rule of law simply because the English cqurt of chancery has laid it down. In a case which brings up, once more the ques- tion of whether an award by arbitrators is a step precedent to an action on an in- surance policy, Mr. Oldham, in commenting upon a holding of the lord chief justice in theé afirmative, says: his court will not strafn the pro- visions of the construction of the state nor g0 contrary to a line of well-settled de- cisions merely to place itself in touch with the House of Lords. Neither will it open a leak In the dyke of constitutional guar- antees that some day may carry all away. The point was insisted upon in two c one of the Hartford Fire against Hon, from Lancaster, and the other, the against Zlatsky, from Dodge. The effect of the decision is to absolutely nullity what is known among insurance men as “the New York standard form” of policy. Each of these policies contains & provision that neither can maintain a sult after breach until all differences have been settled by arbitration. vold and not enforcible, for the reason that it ousts the courts of thelr jurisdiction. A man, the court says, cannot barter away substantial rights; he can't bond himself in advance to waive the right of the trial by jury. The insurance companies con- tended that while the question of lability could mot be waived by contract., yet he was free to stipulate that the loss be fixed by other than a resort to the courts. but the supreme court says this cannot b done in Nebraska. Penalty Cla e Valld. The court holds that the act of the les- ielature imposing a penalty of $50 for fai - ure on the part of a mortgagee to release of record a mortgage that has been satls fled Is comstitutional. The point wa squarely raised in the case of V:mDuze: | against Mellinger, an error case from Kes ney, in which a direct attack was made uoon the law as not being proper amenda‘ory ) legislation. The court says that the amerd- ment was embraced in the proper ecope of the leglslation, is germane to the sub- ject matter and’ does not contravens that section of the constitution rela ing to the It says that it was eiidently title of bills. added to give effect to th» provision that when paid a mortgage must be rel-assd, as the mortgagor would be powerless unless there compliance. Helirs Cannot Recover. through a country bridge with a threshing His estate contended outfit and was killed. that the bridge was insccure and unsafe for ordinary travel and while the thresher outfit was five times as heavy as rny «r- dinary Icad !t was the du'y of the county to bulld its bridges in anticipation’ of the | proper accommodation of the pubiec st large fn the.various occupations which from | time to time may be pursued in the local- ity. The court holds that the jurs, having found that this was an unuual :trin which the county was n=t bouni to aati:. There w's no Ipate, thfs was bindfng. evidence that Neu had rald he had erissnd the bridge five times and that the time before he had thought The legis- | The | Phoenix | The court holds that this Is | as a penalty atta hed for n n- | HAMMOND RESIGNS OFFICE Asksto Be Relieved as Postmaster at Fremont with the New Year. | iSEOUEL OF FIGHT FOR REAPPOINTMENT { S Ex-Representative Da to Be Slated as His Successor—All Employes but One Under Civil Service. Swanson S | | FREMONT, Neb., Dee. 4.—(Special.)— Postmaster Ross L. Hammond has written the following letter of resignation to the postmaster general asking to be relieved | Janua: 1 FREMONT, Neb., Dec. —Hon. H. C. Payne, Postmaster General, Washington, D C.:' Dear Sir—1 hereby tender my resig: nation as postmaster at Fremont, Neb. [ | desire that the resignation be promptly ac- cepted, In order that 1 may relinquish the office on January 1 next 1 beg to state that during the five years of my incumbency of the office it has stead- { 1ly held its place as fourth in the state in | the ‘order of importance. The volume of businces, as shown by the receipts, has in- creased about 50 per cont and fs still grow- ing at a gratifying rate. 1 have endenv- ored to maintain, and have, 1 think, in some measure succeeded, the high character of the service. An extension of the free de- livery by an increase of carriers for clty and_country from four to ten has been productive of good results and proved most gratifying to patrons of the office. This and other improvements from time to have made it possible to give a first-c servi I desire through you to thank the de- partment for its prompt reésponse to every reqiest made by me for the betterment of the work. My relations with | heve been pieasant have reason to regi my private busin proportions that 1 ery officlal and cordial. While 1 t leaving the service, has grown to such cannot in justice to it The resignation is made pursuant to the | “understanding’” at the time he was re- | appointed that he would resign on or be- fore January 1, 1903, and that ex-Repre- sentative Dan Swaneon would be his suc- cessor, and it Is expected that Swanson's appointment will be sent to the senate very soon. All of the employes of the office, except the deputy postmaster, are under civil service, so there will be but one change in the office force. MICKEY TALKS TO THE WOMEN Governor-Elect Atte Equal Suf- frage Convention and Delivers Ad- dress on “Character Bullding.” | _TECUMSEH, Neb., Dec. | The woman suffrage convention has been | increased by the arrival of sevoral dele- | gates that had been delayed by the late | trains. About 100 are in attendance, | The parliamentary drills conducted by Mrs. W. P. Harford of Omaha have proved | & most attractive feature of the convention. | " An tmpressive recitation was glven by | Mrs. Irene Libby, and a work conference was conducted by the state organizer on “How to Build Up the Suffrage Club.” The question was freely discussed by the dele- gates and the clubs that have made espe- | clally large growth this year told how they | aid it Two members of the coming legislature, Hon. Tom Majors of Peru and Dr. McGrew of Tecumseh, were visitors at the conven- tion this afternoon, and made brief ad- dresses, expressing their hearty sympathy with the movement. Last night was men's evening and the attendance was good and the program in- teresting. Father W. F..:Bradley of St. Andrew's Catholic church, this city, de- livered a short address along the line of equal suffrage. g He was followed by Hon. C. W. Beal of Broken Bow in an address on “Is it Worth While?” Dr, A. L. Bixby of the Nebraska State Journal delighted the audience with his poem, “I Object,’ and Hon. Richard O'Nelll of Lincoln spoke of “Fair Play. Mr. W. M. Maupin of Bryan's Commoner, Lincoln, gave a pretty little poem, ‘A His- tory and a Prophesy,” and Governor-elect J. H. Mickey of Osceola gave an address on “‘Character Building." All the addresses were in the interests | of the equal suffrage cause, and the speak- ers without exception were heartily re- ceived. The music was by the “Happy Husband's" quartet of Table Rock and Prof. Frank Fubrer, violin, of Tecumseh. DOG BRINGS IN WOMAN’'S HAND 4.—(8pecial.)— | | OMcers Unable to Ascertain from Whence the Gruoesome Find Came. KEARNEY, Neb., Dec. 4.—(Special Tele- gram.)—A telephone meesage was received at the city hall about noon today to the effect that a dog had brought to the section house in the eastern part of the city a | woman's hand. Ofcer Gibson and Sherift Sammons, who chanced to be present, went to the place at once and brought the mem- | ber in. They were unable to find out where -*um dog had obtained the gruesome object. amputated about two Inches above the wrist joint. Around the wrist is fastened a string by which the member had evidently been suspended in a jas of alcohol or other liquid for preservation, and from which the indi- cations are it was but recently removed. Coroner Switz took charge of the hand and will endeavor to ascertain from whence it | came. OFFENDERS RECEIVE PENALTY The heirs of John E. Neu of Otoe county |TW® Cass County Men Are Given will not recover any damag: f om that | Terms in State FPenitentiary | county because of his death. Neu went by the Jury. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Dec. 4.—(Special.) —In district court Judge Paul Jessen sen- tenced Otto Vogtman, the young man who pleaded gullty to the charge of burglary, to the penitentiary for eighteen months. The crime was that of breaking into his father's house and stealing his best suit of clothes and uther articles. Charles Clark, who pleaded guilty to the charge of having obtained money from the Bank of Cass County under false pretenses, was given a sentence of fifteen months in the penitentlary. Telephone Manager Resigns, e he was golng {brcugh, but was lu ky ard came cut all | ASHLAND, Neb., Dec. 4.—(Special)—L. Tight. This Is held to be contributory | D. Wolven, who lLas,been manager of the negilgence, when, in addition, he failed to use the plankicg he carrled along to help | sustatn the load. Grand Jury Summoned at CHADRON, Neb. trict court s ta rington of G criminal asd adron. Tiec. 4.—(Speclal.)—Dis- #slon, with Judge Har- | presiding. There are two ty-one civil cases on the srand Ju ©f court. Judge, asking for a grand jury to tnvesti- gate ellegcd violations of law in different Parts of the county. Takes Newspaper HAYES CENTER, Neb. Telegram.)—The Haycs County Republi n Mortgage. edited by M. J. Abbott, was taken posses sion of today by Richard May under a mortgage he bolds on the plant. Publica- tion has been suspended. v the first time in many years a 7 wus summoned for this session ‘mergus petitions from different parte <f the county were presented to the Dec. 4.—(Speztal | central office for the Nebraska Teleohone has tendered 1 to engaze been company for-several years. his resignaticn, to take. effect January He will leave for Madison, 0., in fruit raising. Mr. Wolven has a resident of Ashland since 1573, Cl Weber has been apopiuted telephcno ager to succeed him. Farewell Recept ASHLAND, Neb., Dec —(Special.)—A tarewe!l reception was tendcred Mrs. Wal- ter Blakeslce by her women friends in the Congregational church. Rev. aad Mrs. Blakeslee left Monday for Milwaukee, W the former having resigned s pastor of the church, to take effect January 1. His sue- cessor has not been chosen Clines Shat oOut of haw. YORK, Neb., Dec. 4.—(Speclal.)—Charley Cline of Bradshaw, and Interested in the commission firm of Cline Bros. at South | Omaba, 18 barred from transacting a live and myaelf longer continue in office. With | assurance of my high regard, I am sin- | cerely yours, ROSS L. HAMMOND. The hand {s that of & woman and had been | | menced stock and shaw, this county. different times the Clines have sold out and have again en- gagell, directly or indirectly, in the same business. The last sale made of their business was (o Hall & Co., who aleo made a consideration in the sale that Cline Bros & White were not to engage in the live stock business for a term of years at Brad shaw. In a short time Cline & Co. com- doing businest again and Hall & Co. sued them. In district court here this week the judge decided that Charley Cline and the firm of Cline Bros. & White can not do a commission or live stock business in Bradshaw or immediate locality. FORGE SUGAR COMPANY CHECKS Who Turn the Trick Get Th commission business at At Brad- Money Defore Forgery Is Detected. GRAND ISLAND, Neb , Dec. 4.—(Special.) —8even most cleverly forged checks have just been discovered among the returned checks at the office of the American Beet Sugar company in this city. It is plain that some person or persons, early in Novem | ber, swindled someone out of $200 in one of the smoothest attempts of the kind ever witnessed here. The bookkeepers at the factory ov ercd it. They checked back the checks that had been paid and found that some numbers were wrong. The numbers of the checks did not correspond with the numbers on the stubs and then it was that the dis- | covery that pany's checks was first made. The seven checks were returned to the office of the sugar company by the First National bank. Some of them had been taken directly to the Grand Island Banking company by the forgers and others were cashed by business men. By the sland Banking company they were taken to the First National, cashed and charge against the company. All of them wer cashed about November 8 to 10, since which time no spurious checks have come in. The paper Is of the same shade of opaline, of the same gencral.texture, the signatures of Mr. Ferrar and of Mr. Nicholson were both most carefully imitated; the printed form was generally the same, and appears to have been taken from an electrotype made after the original lithographed form; the same general form and style of letter- ing was used on the printed forgery, and in all the work was so cleverly done that it might have even passed through the books of the American Beet Sugar company had it not been for the counterchecks that it necessarily had to meet there as to the number of corresponding stubbs, amount of corresponding stubs, etc. The fact that all seven are for $31 or $32 is explained by those interested as evi- dencing a desire to represent them s checks paid for labor, as the factory pays its labor twice n month and the amounts are about what the ordinary unskilled la- borer receives. There is no clue whatever to the guilty parties. POULTRY SHOW IS A SUCCESS of Good Attendance and Fine Lot Fowls at Inttial Exhibit at Columbus, COLUMBUS, Neb, Dec. 4.—(Speclal)— The first poultry show given under the Auspices of the Columbus Poultry and Pet Stock club is now being held in this city and is very largely attended by fanclers, both of this county and from over the state. The club came into existence less than three months ago. with the following offi- cers, all of this city: C. C. Gray, president; L. G. Zinnecker, vice president; W. J. Ker- senbrock, secretary, and E. C. Worden, treasurer. Mr. Worden was for a number of.years connected with a similar aseocta- tion in Nemaha county and has also served as a judge in a state exhibit, and he was made superintendent of the exhibit. Wil- llam Mitchell, a local funcier of large suc- cess, will do the judging. The exhibit contains a much larger va- rlety of fowls than was hoped for at the first show, & fact which shows that thorough- bred poultry is becoming popular with braska chicken raisers. Tomorrow ls the closing day of the exhibit, when the awards will be made. Desire a Congressional Investigation of the Fencing of Public Doma CHADRON, Neb., Dec. 4.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Cattlemen are much disappointed over the positive stand taken regarding the removal of fences in the president’s mes- sage. Members of the delegation who vis- ited the president and secretary of the in- terfor in May understood from fhelr inter- | view that the matter would be held in abeyance untll congress could Investigate | and pass a measure that would be satistac- tory to all concerned. They allege that no attempt was ever made to prevent bona fide homesteaders from flling on govern- ment land. They are watching the outcomo with Intense interest, and yet have hopes that the fences will not be disturbed until a thorough Investigation is had by con- gress. They feel keenly Colonel Mosby's refiections and assert that a thorough fu- vestigation of their fillag soldiers and widows' claims will exonerate them. HAS A CORPSE ON HIS HANDS Relatives of Dead Man Unable to Raise Money to Pay the Express f BEAVER CITY, Neb., Dec. 4.—(Specl Telegram.)—The Burlington agent here has a plece ‘of express on hand which hé would be glad to dispose of. It is the dead body of James Bisbee, formerly of this county, who died at the Insane asylum in Lincoln a tew days since. His mother lives twelve miles scuth of this place and the author- ittes shipped the body to her with C. 0. D. charges for casket and transportation amounting to $66. When the family of the dead man called for the remains they were surprised by the charges and were un- able to raise the money. The expross agent is anxicusly awaiting orders for the dis- posal of the body. Dissatisfied Over Telepho FREMONT, Neb., Dec. 4.—(Special.)—A meeting of the stockholders of the Farmers' Telephone company, who object to being swallowed up by the Bell company, was held at the Maple town hall yesterday afternoon. Representatives of the Fre- wont and Hocper companies were present. The Farmers' company stockholders present decided to withdraw from their company and want the company to take up the amount of stock they paid in, and that they be permitted to retain their 'phones, which they say they purchased. Another proposition to be submitted is that they Te permitted to withdraw, retaining a sufclent amount of the line to reimburse them for the amount of stock they in- vested in the company. They feel very bitter toward the management and at the way they claim they rode rough shod over the minority. The stockholders of the Farmers' company In the northern and western part of the county are satisfied with the arrapgement made with the Bell company. The prospects are that the Deal. someone had forged the com- | Grand | Your good Small Credit is Weekly or R Ur Girl Woman, Boy or Hats, No Money | ‘ ing, Rhoes, wear. down. N¢ P W | | Next Tuesday—one day on take your choice of any of $2.00 or $1.50 Derbys and black or colors—at ...... i | | | Winter Clothing Monthly Payments will clothe Man or MONTE CARLO COATS Hundreds of Swell Ones here for women and Misses in Every Popular Style. Artistic Models of Correct Pashion. No trou- ble to show their Super Proper Style for Man or Boy. Learn our price before buying elsewhere, Men's Hat Bargains greatest Hat Bargain ever given in this city. loth- wder A ority. $12 to §£25 MEN’S OVERCOATS. )y Better Made than those dis- ayed in Our La Stock. e carry all grades in Every $6.50 to $25 ly—We shall offer you the You can our Fedoras, () 8 Gre Thro the abl. ersity geuTnlvenity: icltural Coilege. infendent of Public Instruction Fowler, Nebratka's State 5, stitute. By Hon. George ton fur the Farm Boy. " tific Agriculture. Price $1.00 a ye TWENTIETH CE seut a list of special articles which will be almost a liberal education in themselves. will mean something to you to have at your command a series of ar- ticles of interest to yourself, your wife and the children. ‘The District School—Merits aad_Defects tendent of Public Tnstruction. Ellis, Secretary Missour State Board of Agriculture. Curtiz, Professor of Agriculture, lows Agricultural Callege, Write now and let us send you a Free Sample Copy of this great popularizer of Sciene Issued weekly, 1708 Farnam STREET, OMAHA, NEB, offer to mgonts at overy postoffice in the country, Talks By at Educators. agh the kindly assistance of some of cst educators in the West, we pre- On long winter evenings it By Dr. George E. MacLean, Pres. of Tows "By B. O. Aylesworth. Fres. Colorado By Hon. R. C. Barretr, low State Super. By Hon. W. K. the Farmer's Tn “Educa. “iwork by NTURY FARMER, whole matter will eventually be settled in the courts, Ice Takes Away Bridge. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Dec. 4.— Rain fell in this vicinity all day yesterday | and snow fell most of the night. The float- ing ice took out bridge and all but two or three of the pon- toons went down the river. CHILD FOUND DEAD Sad Event Occurs in Home of C. Berger L. at aryville, Missourl. MARYViLLE, Mo., Dec. 4.—(Special Tele: | was found dead in bed when awoke this morning. The family came here a month ago from the western part of lowa. the family | Wright wrongs mo man. Wright's old | fashioned buckwheat flour Is pure. HYMENEAL. Davies-Blackburn. | ARLINGTON, Neb,, Dec. 4.—(Special.)— | On Wednesday evening, December 3, a large | number of relatives and fri at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. | Blackburn of this city to witness the mar- riage of their daughter Mary Elizabeth to | Dr. Rupert A. Davies. The service was per- formed by Rev. A. W. Ayers, pastor of the Congregational church of Beemer, Neb., and brother-in-law of the bride. Newton-Stokes. HARVARD, Neb., Dec. 4.—(Special.)—The marriage of Miss Fay Stokes and Mark Newton fs announced to have taken place at Hastings, being something of a curprise to their many friends. Both arc young soclety people, Miss Stokes being the daughter- of Mr. and Mm. H. C. Stokes while the groom Is assoclated with his father, William Newton, in the grocery | business KEARNEY, Neb,, Dec. 4.~ gram.)—Mr. Robert H. Braham, jr., of Mil- ler and Miss Bertha L. Tufts of this city were married last evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Tutts, Rev. H. C. First officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Braham took the ear.y morning train tor Miller, where a home had already been prepared by the groom. ASTHMA Climates wear ont. Smokesand sprays do not cure, They relieve symptoms iustead of removing causes ; whes we take Asthma so thoroughly out of the sysizm that nothing remains which can produce an uttack; sufferers are s0on able to work, eat, sleep and stand exposure without (he slightest return of Asthma. Being right in prineiple our treatment does what " reliel cannot de We cure to stay © vere, long-standing and pro- d “Incurable” cases. If you are tical, it {s beoause you are ignorant of our great work, Sinice 1883 we have treated 52,000 Asthma and Hay Fever sufferers. If you desire complete re. lief, health restored, and po return of Asthma, write for Gur Beok 73 Free. 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