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: \ - WOI'H.'. Tt means that Calumet has Because this It means that Calumet is the .:::,m. meuns that Calumet most delici ligh Sakiag of il bekins' Shtsst Suffocated by Burning Carpet | Smoke from Smoldeting Blaze Causes | Death of Preston Bryan of North Platte. | NORTH PLATTE, Neb.,, Feb. 9.—(Special Telegram.)—Preston Bryan lost his life at 4 o'clock this morning By suffocation In a | fire in Bcott's rooming house. Bryan had | heen sick for a few days and a lamp was left burning ‘in his room. Evidently he overturned: the-lamp, for it was found on | the floor, ‘The carpet was set afive and the room was filled with smoks before the fire was discovered. When the room was entered he was found leaning partly over | the bed, dead. The fire had not touched | him. An alarm was sounded for the fire department, but the fire was extinguished without itg ald, Brdan's parents live at | Lamont, Is, and have bren notified. 1 WILL BUILD HOUSE OF TREES | HE PLANTED ON HOMESTEAD | Lyons Man is Making Lamber of| Uottonwoods He Set Out After War. ] LYONS, Neb., Feb. 3.4 (Special.) —Rlley 8. Hart is now having lumber sawed from the cottonwood trees plahted on the home- stead he filed on,in, 186 when a young soldier fresh from' the olvil war. He will use this lumber to bulld a new house in town for I old age. In these days of high-priced, lumber thls, he considers, Is a £00d object lesson for land owners. Cot- | tonwood for dimension timbers and rough | sheeting boards I3 far,superlor to any | lumbér. now. shigpgd In, provmed it fs put inwo position fresh from the saw mill be- fore ft wiips. An occaslon was had last season to cut a new doorway through the wall of the first church éver built In Lyens ‘Ang & plece of sheeting board of cottonwood was ‘taken Off oyer two feet| in widthiand ‘it 'was dry, hard, straight and apparently as strong as ever, while the pi ing taken off, onge. full of RAC LR S TS el smull-remaining - value. The : cottonwood held the nails much more flrmly. EVERVI. Enjoins Sale of Addition i NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Feb. 9.—(Spe-| clalge-R. \B. Reld, 'who for several months ha# been selling the Taylor addition to North Platte people, seems to be having no end of difficulties. He made a large number of sales of lots of the addition, but In no instance delivered any deeds. He collected money. from the buyers, varylng from small payments to full payments. In the ‘district court of this county Benjamin Tait of Cedar Rapids, Ia., filed a suit against Reld and caused an attachment to be levisd upon Reld's interest in the Tay- lor @ddition and‘also garnisheed funds which Reld had deposited in the McDonald State bank. Yesterday A. C. Taylor, the ‘owner of this addition, came from Cedar Rapids, Ia., to North Platte and brought an injunction sult against Reld and others restraining Reid from seliing the land and mlleging that e had fraudulently made the wales. Mr. Taylor asks that the money in the McDonald State bank, which was attached by the Plaintift Tait, be declared & trust fund. A large number of people have bought lots and numbers of these will intervene In these suits and attempt to elther get thelr money back or the lots The controversy promises to be quite com- plex. After the suit was filed by Mr Tait and attachment writ lssued Mr. Reld and his wife left North Platte, presum- pbly going to Towa. The people who pald m money for the lots are entertaining very excited feelings toward him. Received Highest Award hrl:o':::lbuh’l’;g?on What does this mean? Powder—the standard of the World, award was gi t Iho::h tests and nperinw:lt:,n m: -I?Ifl‘fl‘r“ h‘hz" in every particular in the worl produces the and purest — W. V. Allen Says Not Yet in Race Madison Statesman Indicates Nothing Pressing to Keep Him from Running for Senator. Feb. 9.—(Special.)~Fx- Allen, when his atren- MADISON, Neb Senator Willlam V. tion was called to the article in Monday's Bee from the Lincoln correspoadent men- tioning him as a ;mmu_gg oandidate foi United States senator, sdib’ “The article in questfon Was matrer of news to me and Ivknow nothing of lis origin. 1 have not been a candifate for senator and mo oe is authoriz:d to speak for me, and I am not to be constlered in any sense an aspirant for the posiilon.at this I'd n might not arise that would caase me (0 become a candidate. My relations with all the gentlemen who are candidates a. this time Is of the most friendly character. Each is well qualified for the piace.’ BROOMS ,WILL GO UP ALSO Scarcity of Breom Corm Likely to| Cause Boost in Price of House- hold Necessity. YORK, Neb, Feb. 9.—((Special)— While calling on old neighbors and friends Tom W. Smith, warden of the penitentiary, made the statement that it will only be a short time until house- wives will be obliged to pay $1 for a good broom. Brooms are made at the penitentiary and owing to the scarcity of broom corn it is worrying the authori- tiex whether or not the convicts will be employed at that occupation, BLAIR DEPOT NEARLY READY New $30,000 Structure Will Be Dedi- cated About April 1. BLAIR, Neb, Feb: (Special.)—The dreams of the citizens of Blair for a new unfon passenger ‘depot will soon be fully realized. About a year ago the Young Men’s Commercial club took up the matter with the officlals of the Northwestern rafiroad and was promised & new. depot within the year, and-this would have been accomplished within the time except ‘for the severe weather of the last winter which has retarded the work. The con- tract was let last October to the contract- Ing firm, E. P. Strandberg company of Chicago and their superintendent, Gust Olson has kept a full force of men at work the entire time. The bullding will be ready tor occupanay about April 1, and will be a credit to the city and the railroad com- pany. The bullding is practically 28x17 | feot and contains two large walting rooms, ticket office, baggage room, express room and toilet rooms. The structure s a solid brick one with slate roof and the main | waiting and adjoining rooms will be fin- | |ished in oak panel work, tiled floors and | stippled painted walls. The old depot, a wood structure, that has seen service for over thirty years, will be moved one block ‘west and used as a frelght depot for both | roads. The amount appropriated for the new depot and surrounding improvements by the railroad was $30,000. Miller Loeates in Lincol BEATRICE, Neb., Feb. 9.—(Spectal.)—Ed ward 8. Miller, whose corn mills were de- stroyed by fire here about two months | ago, has purchased the corn mill at Firth, Lancaster county, and will locate in Lin- similar concern-he can do better elsewhere. Mr. Miller had charge of the Beatrice corn mills for elght years, and is an old resi- | dent of Beatrice, Hg lived at Barneston before coming to this gity, Neuralgia Pains HERE'S THE PROOF. Mr. J. C. Leg, of 1100 D.C., writes: — I advised a from neuralgia to try Sloan’s tion the pain left her and she has not been troubled with it since.” MaS. Daniew H. Dienr, SLOAN'S LINIMENT is the .best remedy for sciatica, rheumatism, backache, sore throat, stiff neck and sprains, Prices, 25¢., 50¢., and $1.00, Ninth St., S.E., Washington, lady who was a great sufferer Liniment. After one applica- 3 of Mann’s Choice, R.F.D, No. 1, Pa, writes: — “ Please send me a bottle of Sloan's Lini- ment for rheumatism and stiff joints, It is the best remedy { ever knew, for I can't do without it.” — Better than plasters— | who wired or wrote letters to other educa- | | the office and sald, coln with his family. He gives as his|to draw the plans for the same. Mr. Ber- reason for not rebullding the old plant that | linghof will also superintend the bullding as Beatrice is already supplied Awith a|Of the wing to the school at Kearney, | 'HE BEE: 1 | ‘ Nebraska l GOVERNOR 1IN PASSIVE MOOD Says He Has No Idea Now of Going | After Normal Board. NORMAL BILL | HISTORY OF L. Simms, Arrested on Arson Charge, at Wilber on Same Infor- mation, in Oma Bound Over (From a Staff Correpsondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 9.—(Special.)~The State Normal board which yesterday asked for the resignation of Principal Crabtree to take effect at the close of the school year, has not yet considered the question of his successor, and neither do the members seem to take any stock 4n rumors of what the governor Is going to do in the matter. Various rumors have been set afloat that if the board removed Mr. Crabtree the. governor would start proceedings to oust the members of the board who recelved appointments at the hands of a previous executive. Governor Shallenberger sald today, how- that he contemplated no action of any kind just at this time and In fact had given the Normal board and its business very little thought. “I was surprised that the Normal board would remove such a splendid educator a Mr. Crabtree simply for political reasons, sald the governor. “I am sorry the board has dragged the normal schools into pol- itics. It will not be to the Interests of the schools. 1 have given the matter no thought and contemplate no action at this time." ever, Who Started Trouble, Late history” of polities in the ‘normal schools dated from the time Arthur Mullen, state ofl inspector, had introduced Into the legislature a bill to legislate out of office the existing normal board, which happened to be composed of republicans, to mnke way for democrats to be appointed Ly Governor Shallenberger. The ouly change in the law was placing under the confrol of the normai board the junior uis, | taking these schoois from the jursdiction of the state superintendent. Over the protests of many republicans who urged that the normal 5¢100l3 be kept out of politics the democratic majfority in- sisted upon passing the measure and it te- came a law. Governor Shallenberger at once appointed four democrats and cne republican, aClons; Majors, who helped to pass the bill, us members of the new board. No charwes were filed against the old board and the:e was no complgint as to its manigamt, but the govefnor without a heasing sinp.y appointed his democratic board, The law was declared unconstitutional by the supreme court. Mr. Crabtree was charged with assisting in the passage of that bill and with being out of harmony with the Peru member of the board, Dr. Shellhorn, refusing to recognize him as a member of the executive committes and refusing to recognize instructions from the board in certain matters which were under the jurisdiction of Dr. Shellhorn. Accord- ing to members of the board, dissentign broke out between members of the faculiy and tho board concluded for the best in- tereste of the school that Dr. Crabtree should be removed. Public Takes Hand. ‘When this talk became public friends of Mr.. Crabtree got busy with letters and telegrams to corce the board In retaining him as the head of the school, and on one oceasion it was even threatened that unless Crabtree was retained the scalps of all members of the board would be lifted some way. Secretary Graham of the defunct boar: was one of the school men of the state | OMAHA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1910. l -E;gr-as ka ll Edwards. Chief Hawks of Shawnee was notified by Sheritf Hoagland to hold Ed- wards until an officlal could arrive and ap- plication was immediately made to the gov- ernor for extradition papers for Edwards to Deputy Sherift Clyde Zellars. Edwards and the girl were traveling. to- gother in Nebraska when complaint was lodged against them. Edwards made his escape and the girl was placed in charge of the juvenile court officers. Peru Studcnt; Voice Regret Flag Over Normal at Half-Mast and Many Refrain from Attend- ing Classes. Neb., "Feb. 8.—(Special Telegram.) —When it became known this morning that President Crabtres had been asked to resign the students of Feru were much af- fected and many were seen in tears. There is no general eonvocation on Wednesday, but the classes meet separately to have ex- ercises, A feeling of sadness character- ized these meetings. Only a few students attended recitations this morning and by noon when the action of the board had become generally known it was generally felt that the students should take a day's vacation to show thelr respect for Mr. Crabtree. Throughout the struggle Mr. Crabtres has succeeded in keeping déwn violent ex- pression of feeling toward the board mem- bers. The students have carried out his requests in this regard and have ohosen the present humble and quiet way of ex- pressing their deep regret. The stars and stripes floated at half mast over Normal hall today. The students are not attend- ing their classes and derstood that they will attend mo cl tomorrow. The older residents of Peru and the older greater foeling of grief over any college event. Plattsmouth Telephone Meetin, PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Feb. 9.—(Special.) —The annual meeting of the Plattsmouth Telephone company was held in the office of the company in this city. During the last year the compariy has installed an all- cable plant of 35,000 feet in this city with a <apacity of 1,200 telephones and 110 tele- phones were added in this city last year. The company commenced business here in 1899 with 100 telephones and employed four people. The company now operates thir- teen exchanges and has 3,08 telephones and 300 miles of first class long distance copper toll lines and has fifty-three persons on the regular monthly pay roll, and the in- tome last year was $60,00. The usual 10 per cent dividend was declared and the fol- lowing named officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, T. E. Parmele; vice president, C. C. Parmels; secretary, J.N. W general manager and treasurer, T. H. Pollock. Contract for Brokem Bow School. BROKEN BOW, Neh,, Feb. 9.—(Special.)— At a meeting of the school board last night the contract for bullding the new high school was awarded to John Neptune, a well known contractor. of Aurora, Neb. who put in the lowest bid of $29,85. In all, eleven bids were filed, that of Neptune be- ing 390 lower than that.of R. W. McHale of Fairbury, and $1,90 lower than the next man, James Osborne, a-local contractor. The bids ranged from $29,865 to $3,519, the latter bid being the highest, and also made by & Broken Bow contractor. The build- ing is to be of brick and modern In every way, particular attention spacious class and assembly rooms, gym- nastum and recreation grounds. Work will be commenced as S0on as the weather permits. The plans and specifications of ters to g of Crabtree. When the normal board met in the of- fice of the school at Peru and started to | transact business, Mr. Crabtree came to They are ready for them to protest at the removal you.” “Wha ls ready of the board. ‘“The students,” repiled Mr. | Crabtree, “‘are assembled in the chapel and | desire to see the board.” | In going to the platform the board mem- | bers passed along the aisle and as they marched along one student yelled “Who's all right.' “Crabtree's all right,” was velled back by | the student body. This yelling or demon- stration was kept up for several minutes. Berlinghof Architect. The State Normal board yesterday se- lected George Berlinghot of Lincoln as achitect to superintendent the construction | of the new normal school at Chadron, and which will be bullt by Knutzden & lsdell of Kearney. My. Berlinghof will recelve 3% per cent of the cost of the buildings for | his work. Anoteher architect offered to do | the work for G per cent. The cost of the | new wing at Kearney is $49,200, Arson for Love, Because he loved a girl so well he com- | mitted an illegal act for her mother, K. L. Simms ip in jail at Wilbur charged with having set fire to a hotel at Tobias. Simms was arrested in Omaha yesterday | by Andy Gallagher, deputy fire commis- sioner, and he confessed that he had com- mitted the crime charged against him In his confession Stmms said he worke for Mrs. J. A. Frady, who owned a hote: at Toblas, and that he was very much in | love with the woman's daughter. She asked him to set fire to the hotel, he said, so she could collect the insurance and he | aia | Mrs. Frady was also arrested and both were bound over to the district court at Wilbur this morning in the sum of $2,000. | After the fire the parties left Toblas and | it was ,lw\'('!'\ll a later before Gallagher got track of them at Omaha. He found | them at the home of a friend playing cards and after getting the body out of the house, | the latter confessed his crime. | Mayor Asweris Authority. Mayor Love does,not intend to have City Clerk Ozman usurp the powers of the ex- cise board and he informed the clerk today at 4 meeting of the board that it was his dufy to hand in that petition calling for & special election to vote on the saloon question. Mr. Love Informed the clerk and the attorneys for the petitioners that the board would mot ralse any technical ob- | jections ' to the ,mmnn as raised by the| olerk. The matter finally went over until Friday afternoon as by that time a new petition will havo been filed with the words Lin- coln, Neb., after each name. Prosecutfon for Edwar Instead of marrying little 13-year-old Sadle Nees of Shawnee, Okl, Shelby Ed- wards will have to face a statutory charge brought by County Attorney M. Tyrrell, Such a decision was reached Wednesday | torenoon after Dr. Philbrick had announced | [the results of her examination of the girl, | made at the Detention home Tuesday after- nogn and the girl bad later confeased to Matrpn Hornberger of her relations with |! RISING CITY, Neb, the bullding were drawn by John Latenser, n architect of Omaha. Slight Injury Leads to Death. Feb. 9.—(Special.)— Gotlieb Shultz died as the result of an in- )" Inquired a member | jury, after & few days sickness Monday | night. He was trying to prepare a colt for the stock show last week and had a plank in his.hand to crowd the animal to a wall so that it would stand. As he approached, the colt wheeled and kicked, striking him on the arm, and the thumb, which was against the board, peeling all the flesh off the thumb and bruising' the arm. Mr. Shultz was & sufferer of kidney trouble for some years and his ‘system could not carry off the poison attending the bruises. He was a settler of 1883, com- ing here from Germany and homesteading. | Rev.. F. M, Sisson’s Anniversary. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Feb. 9.—(Spec- ial)—Yesterday was the thirty-fifth wed- ding anniversary of Rev. and Mrs. F. M. Sisson. Mr. Sisson fs the pastor of the Methodist church and the anniversary was | celebrated at the parsonage and the cere- mony took place in the church. There was & large number of friends and relatives present to assist in the celebration. A special musical program was carried out and the couple was presented with a purse well filled with gold from the congregation and their friends. Nebraska News Notes. BEATRICE—John Kassing and Miss Hat- tle B. McGrew, both of Dewitt, were mar- ried by Rev. U. G. Brown. PLATTSMOUTH~Edward C, Rummel A Delightful Experience awaits the person who dis- covers that a long train of coffee ails can be thrown off by changing to POSTUM The delight comes from a rebuilding of new nerve cells by the food elements in the roasted wheat used in mak- ing Postum, and the relief from the effects of caffeine —the natural drug in coffee. Any one can soon feel the delight, and “‘There’s a Reason’’ Read the little book, “‘The Road to Wellville,” in pk POSTUM CEREAL COMPANY, Lid, Battle Creek, Mich. 1t is generally un-| os | members of the faculty say that never be- | fore among the students has there been a | being paid 1o Buns Rolls Muffins Biscuits Waffles WASHBURN=CLI MED GOLD Pop-Overs Coffee Bread ROSBY'S = LY FLOUR Makes Breakfast a Success THE BREAKFAST QuUESTION home of his own. A great man: are striving to get more, 8o they chase a plece of real estate. they could afford to pay.” have a few hundred dollars saved up and 1t they would watch your home day pages they could find just what they want and on the terms Become a property owner Another real estate man's view. Read The Real Estate Bd Johnson of Johnson & Wesley, advertisements today. gays: “The man who owns his own home is & good citizen, and we are willing to do our share to help every man to get a y people can pur- home. Lots bought with dollars down, rent. Thursday is home day Without hypodermic injections and a plain contract is given each patient greeing to effect a perfect cure in three days, of the most confirmed drinker, at the. institute or in the home. Call or write the Neal In- stitute, 1602 South Tenth Street, Invest the few hundred dollars you have stowed away in a tised in The Bee today, all of them bargains and can be = of them adver- a few hundred the balance like & T YOU CRAVE' — MORE DRINK DRINK HABIT CURED IN THREE DAYS Omaha, Nebraska, for' copy of free book and contract. Everything strictly | confidential, Bank references furn- ished. and Miss Mary Janda, both of this city, were married In Lincoln yesterday. NORTH PLATTE—North Platte is en- tirely out of hard coal, all of the deal- ers running out of the same yesterday. | ARLINGTON—Corn husking has been re- sumed by many farmers. Many hundred acres remain yet to be husked and men are in good demand. YORK-—-When the examination for appii- cations for census enumerators was being held in the postoffice building over fifty applicants were on hand. |, KEARNEY—The carpenters who have been employed bullding the barn at the In- dustrial school have all been dismissed, the work on that structure being completed. | SUPERIOR—The First National bank | will bulld & new 6-foot addition to its bank bullding, making the north frontage of the bank block 140 feet. Work will begin at once. SUPERIOR—A new candy factory and fce cream factory are among the latest additions to the business circle. The new enterprise will be ready for business by March 15. M'COOL JUNCTION—Arrangements are | belng made to hold a Farmers' Institute meeting at McCool, on February 16 and 17, with & fine program of speakers from a distance. YORK~T. Todreau, living northwest of York and one of the oldest residents of York, after an operation was not able to rally and died. The funeral was held at the Catholle chureh, BEATRICE-C. Peter Jensen of this city and Miss Florence Bteece of Filley were married yesterday by Rev. J. E. Davis at the Christian parsonage. They will make thelr home on a farm near Ruskin, Neb. HENDERSON—John Nelson has made complaint chaging Cornellus Fast, George Gray, Frank Michael and Miles Green, all residents of this piace, with gambling. The partles have been arrested and trial will take place in the county court. BEATRICE—"Comrades in Arms,” & musical drajna, was presented at the Pad- dock Opera house last evening to & large and appreviative audience. The play was written by Prof. Thomas Stubbs of this city and its production made a big hit. NEBRASKA CITY—There are a num- ber of cases of typhold fever in this city and the physicians and Board of Health are urging the people to boll even the Missouri river water, which hereto- fore has been always considered health- ful. YORK—John Doran of York and A. J. Adams of Bradshaw have flled complaint t the Burlington railfoad charging fallure to get live stock shipments througn to Omaha on schedule time. It is up to the State Railway commission and a de- eision is looked for soon. YORK—In the deatn of “Grandma” Picken, one of the oldest persons in York departed from life. A short time ago she celebrated her 90th birthday, on which ocea- slon sons and daughters from other states were here. The funeral was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Roberts. there has been fifteen deaths during the month of January and only twelve births during that date. The mortality statistics are in reverse to their usual form, owing to the large number of cases of pneumonia that have proved fatal during the month. BEATRICE—Word was recelved here yes- terday from Aline, OkL, announcing the death of Willlam Woolsey, a former Gage county resident. Mr. Woolsey served the county board years ago, and for years was prominent in politics in this county. He was 8 years of age and leaves a widow and two children. SUPERIOR—People of Superior are con- sidering a sewer system. Practically every business man in town favors the proposi- tlon and the loca) newspapers are boosting for immediate action. It is the one (hink lacking and there is no doubt that an elec- tlon to vote bonds for this purpose would be carried by an overwhelming majority. YORK~—As nearly as can be learned, the only ineurgent here at present, heartily in sympathy with the Insurgent movement at Lincoln is the York Democrat, that in rocent lssue devoted a great part of columns toward boosting it along. 1f there js & republican in York county that i ‘ KEARNEY—The city clerk reports that | in sympathy with the movement he is not known. GENEVA—A petition to the city council to submit the referendum to the voters at the April election was circulated. today, but Jacked several names to make up the required number, and no action was taken last night at a meeting of the board. BRADSHAW-—The report sent n of busl- ness done by the Burlington railroad makes a great showing for Bradshaw. Two hun- dred and_ninety-two cars of merchandise and 1,714,721 pounds of local freight were received, and_during the vear there was shipped out 617 cars of live stock and grain |and 882 pounds of local frelght were | forwarded. NEEBRASKA CITY—Mrs. Maggie Wes- sel has filed her petition in the district court praying for a divorce from her husband, Marcus Wessel, a wealthy farmer of Cass county. She charges he was guilty of extreme cruelty and wants part of his wordly goods and the cus- tody of all of the children with sufficient money to properly support them. KEARNEY—At a meeting of the city counell held Monday evening a proposition was laid before that body by the Kearney Water and Electric Power company whereby the company would install ten flaming arc lights of very strong candle power for an additional compensation of $% per month. The counell voted to.reject the proposition on the grounds that the city could not af- ford to do so. NEBRABKA CITY—Word has been re- celved in this city of the death of Jo- seph T. Greenwood at Pasadena, ,Cal., . He was one of the of this city and went a short time since for his health. wife died some time ago and he is survived by his son. He was one of the leading business men of this city at one time EBRASKA CITY-—At.a meeting of city_council, held last evening, the city attorney recommended that the per- mits of the druggists be revoked and they put out of the liquor business beb- cause, he charges, they were selling too much’ and were selling on Sunday. The council adopted his report and wiil take up the matter of revoking the licenses at thelr next meeting. NEBRASKA CITY—The body of War- ren Andre who died at Lincoln, was brought to this city for interment yester- day. " He one of the early settlers of this section and was among the first drivers of the 'bus that transferred pas- sengers across the river here many years ago when there was mo bridge and the ° transfer was made op the ferryboat of all passengers and freight. He leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters, all residents of this cjt PLATTSMOUTH-—Father M. A. Shine af St. Jahn's Catholfc church delivered an address to the Young Men's Bible class of this and their friends last evening, upon ‘“Anclent Nchrzskg.” . The speaker dwelt upon the expedition of Corgnado in his search for the mysterlous land of Quivera and the seven citles of Cibola and he gave his audlence a wonderfully | interesting account of the travels which [thut adventurous Spaniard m.ade through this section in the sixteenth century. PLATTSMOUTH—When Benton Kinhead arose this morning and went into the ad- joining room to call his wife, he was kreatly shocked to fiid that ‘she had quietly passed away during the nighi. She enjoyed her usual good health yestag- day and in the afternoon visited the family of ‘a neighbor. The deceased Is survived her husband, one son, Ralph, in Seattle, ash.. and two daughters, Miss Btta, in Stanton, and Miss Laura, who Is teaching in the city schools In Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Kinhead are ploneer residents of Plattsmouth. YORK—Randall Hall missed corn from his crib on his fafm near York and think- ing best to mark his corn he inserted in fifty ears of corn a small nall. The next time corn was missed Mr. Hall searched the premises of F. Foster and J. Mitchel recent arrivals from Migsouri. and Arkansas and found a quainty of corn in the cellar, which on examination contained a dozen ears In which the nalls were driven. Foster and Mtchell pleaded gulity and were fined each $85. Owing to having no funds they are in jall. The family is being provided for by York county NORTH PLATT has leased to Mrs. forty-three rooms in man bullding, which tion in this city. ern in every nished and s0on as t A, E. Timmeérman Louifa Peters the the new Timmer- i nearing comple- These rooms are mod- respect and will be fur- rented by Mrs. Peters a e bullding is completed. Eaoch room has electric lights, hot and cold water and telephone. A cafe will be conducted by someone in the same bufld- ing. The completion of this building wili relieve the difficulties which trav- ellng men have had*heretofore im secur- ing rooms in North Platts, ' Coffee That’s Always the prod Coffee bought in bulk is never twice alike. That's because the grocer hasn’t the skill or'éxperience, 3 Fem OLD GOLDEN KILLFUL coffee biending is » science. It takes yeass of ex- perience and ¥know-how” to uce a certain flavor every time. COFFEE is always alike. Pound after pound, year in and year out. The choicest selections of 'Old Crop” stock blended and roasted by expetts who do nothing else. If you enjoy a ’moo{h.lln}GUow, fragrant, ap| ing, vitalizing cup, of. & aliing Eup alke vy At Grocers—25¢ a pognd. TONE BROS., Des Moines, lowa, Millers of the famous Tone Bros. Spices.

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