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4 4 "/ | which would remove the members of the * WOMEN Nebraska GOVERNOR NOT CONSISTENT | it W, Yament Over Crabtrse Not in Good Taste from Shallenberger, HIMSELF AN ABLE EXECUTIVE 8 Member of l-‘nu Board Asks Why Exzecutive D14 Not Have Same Iden 4% Mind When He Removed Dr. May ana Dr. ¥ 5 (Fyer @ Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 10.—(Special.)~The fact Jhat Governor' Hhallenberger deplores the Mischarge ¢f Mr. Crabtres as principal of Yhe Peru Normal achool and announces that Jt 15 & blow to the educational interests of Ihe state has indpired a query from a mem- ber of the board. This member inquired why the governor did Tiot have this same fdea in mind when he discharged Dr. Hay, superintendent, of. the -Lincoln insane asy- Jum; or Dr. Young, superintendent of the Norfolk asylum, both of whom were recog- nized as being as well qualified for their positions as any men in the country. Why 4id he, this many asks/ not have the wel- fare of the state in mind when he replaced thess men with persons without experienc why @14 he fail to think of the welfare of the wards of the state when he chopped »f the head of every gepublican who W In charge of a state ingtitution? Continuing, this man #aid: “It seems to me asgimportant to keep well trained and expeflenced men at the head of state institutfons which house the pnfortunate wards of the state as to keep the same men at the head of the schools. Few Qualified as Asylum Heads. “There are hundreds' of men who are capable of teaching and managing a nor- mal schoel and they are chosen for their educational qualifications, This is not the rase with the head of a state insane aaylum or a place where dependent and heipless wards of the state are kept. Any student ©f n normal school who s not satisfied ‘with the superintenrent or principal may leave the achool, but those unfortunate in- mates of other state institutions who do not recelve good treatment cannot leave. 8o it is more impertant to keep.at the head of these Institutions men of experience as well as abality, and much more damege is done when a change is made in them than at & normal school. “But in the face of this, Governor Shal- lenbefger did not hesitate to discharge every republican superintendent, mauy of ‘whom had for years managed state Insti- tutions, to make way for democrats who had helped carry the lection fo rthe demo- cratic party. And in Instances these dem- ocrats had never had any experience in the line of work which they were called upon to do “In the face of his efforts to make a political foot ball out of the normal schools and out of the board a portion of a polit- fcal machine, by legislation last winter, his | statement this morning shows the utter insincerity of those democrats who are abusing the normal board for removing Mr. Crabtree. - nd as a matter of fact Mr. Crabtree was not removed from his place because he lobbled for thé enactment of a law normal board from thelr jobs, but for what the board considered good and suf- ficlent reasons.” ' Crabtree Sees Mhallenberger. Superintendent Crabtree of the Peru Normal #chool, whose reslgnation has been requested by the normal board, was in Lincoln. a few hours today. To friends with whom he was in consultation Mr. Crabtree said He was of the opinion the normal board had the right to remove him, though he did not intend to resign. From one of those to whom Mr. Crab- tree talked it was learned that friends of the Peru superintendent have an idea that between now and June 1 the board may change its mind and conclude to with- draw the request for his resignation. Coineldent with the coming of Mr. Crab- tres, Ralph Clark 8f Richardson county came to the city, as did Representative rnas county. the entire afternoon was ppent with, the governor in his private office, following a meeting of the gov- ®rnor and‘ Clark at the Lincoln hotel mhortly before noon. Governor Shallenberger sald he had re- telved numerous telephone messages dur- ing the day from school men protesting mgainst -the ‘action of the normal board for removing Mr. Crabtree and requesting him to do something. One school man, #0 it was sald in the office of the gov- ernor, suggested . that: he might file charges against certaln members of the board. The governor sald he had not de- OF MIDDLE Need Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound .—*“Two years ago I kind of worl‘:nd unds. 'l trouble to the time that women m‘ expect nature to bring on them the Cl of Life. 5 m's | NVegetable Com. pound and it made me feel much better, and I have contin- ued its use. I am very grateful to you for the health (ON'T, 41: B Rindn Brookfield, Mo. - .cs ‘;Ul’a is th? most eriti man’s exi of health ab this time Tavite ocal w«i aliedse ‘Women everywhere should remem. and ber that there is no othe; knowa to medicine tl?ng willi 211]:-?({ cessfully carry women thro: this Voustubls Contporind sada from e H; Toots and herbs. B o T 80 years it has been curi mfivn the worst forms of ?:m‘:‘lt A i uloeniclon. dlrt and Executive Outlines THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11 , 1910, Nebraska cided whether he would take any action or just what authority he had in the case. Shallenberger’s Idea for Roads His Beliefs Members of State Hardware Men's Association. (From & Statt Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 10.—(Special)—To the delegates’ attending the State Hardware Dealers’ assoclation yesterday Gov- ernor Shallenberger in an address outlined his iden of the way to seoure good roads and sald he would embody the same in & recommendation to the next legislature. The governor sald he proposed to recom- mend that the tax on automoblles should be graded by the horse power of the machines in leu of all other taxes on this class of property and that the money go into a roads fund: He would fix the tax B0 that for the first year §I for each horse power should be collected to be reduced to 76 cents the second year and 50 cents for every year thereafter. The average horse power of the machine registered is about twenty-five. The governor then sald this money should be held as a bonus by the state and when a county voted money for g0od roads a certain per cent should be given the county as a bonus, based on the amount the county voted. Under the law the governor sald citles had & right to vote a tax to Improve roads for & certain distance into the country and many towns would be induced to vote to add to the state and county funds. In this way the governor sald it would be a very short time before an enormous amount of money could be raised to start the good roads bullding. The governor received his ideas he said from the Vermont law, which provides such a tax and which was endorsed gen- erally by the governors at thelr recent meeting in Washington. The state of New Jersey, he sald, collected some $1,200,000 last year from such a tax. TALK OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IS REVIVED (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 10—(Special.)—In addition to the usual political discussion incidental to a campaign there is going to be this summer some agltation for a constitutional convention to propose a new state consti- tuton, Several of the state officers have ex- pressed themselves int favor of a new con- stitution, especially those officers whose time is taken up with board dutles rather than the duties of thelr own offices. They are anxious for a constitution which pro- vides for a State Board of Control, which will relleve them of the necessity of look- ing after the state institutions. Under the present law a major portion of the time of the governor, attorney general, secretary of state and land commissfoner is devoted to board meetings and matters pertaining to the management of the state Institutions. Another reason for changes in the con- stitution Is to equalize the salaries which are pald to the state officers and assls- tants. The attorney gemeral of the state 1s pald $2,000 a year while the engineer who has charge of the work of superintending the compllation of rallroad statistics show- ing the valuation of railroad property, re- celves $4800 a year and scarcely any of his ‘assistants ‘draw less than the attorney general. In many of his important cases the at- torney general is compelled to fight at- torneys whose combined salaries reach more than $100,000 a year, while the money these attorneys have at their command for preparing their cases and hunting evidence and employing experts’is practically un- limited. The legal department of the state has only a limited sum upon which to draw. Employes of the rallway commission in many Instances are paid more than the at- torney general and yet he does practically all of the legal work of this commission, Senator King of Polk county Is an advo- cate of the constitutional convention and belleves the time is rips for the matter to be discussed as a live subject for the next legislature, to Electric Plant for Broken Bow. BROKEN BOW, Neb., Feb. 10.—(Special.) ~The electric light proposition has at last been solved and it is belleved that in a few months Broken Bow will have & thor- oughly up-to-date plant in good working order, a franchise having been granted to Edgar P. Steen and Charles C. Gibson, both of Cripple Creek, Colo, The franchise stip- ulates that they commence construction under ninety days and the plant be ready to furnish current on September 1 next. A certified check for 3300 was given to the city to insure work within the ninety days and a bond of $15,000 was filed to Indemnify against damage during construction. The rate schedule is declarefl reasonable and seems to meet wtih ' general approbation. The consumer pays per kilowatt hour for his total consumption, but one rate shown opposite the limits betweéen which his total consumption occurs. Messrs, Steen and Gibson, who are well known in the western electrical world, will move their families here and make Broken Bow their future home. Woman Dragged to Safety. MURDOCK, Neb., Feb. 10.—(Special)~ The large barn on William Heler's place, two and one-half. miles west of Murdock, burned down Monday morning about 10 o'clock. Twenty tons of hay, 500 bushels of oats and”some harness were consumed A 3-year-old child of Mr. Heler had started 4 fire on the barn fioor, when Mrs, Heler discovered it and succeeded in extingulsh- ing it on the floor, but it apread to the hayloft, when August Heulke, a neighbor, arrived. Seeing there was no possible chance 10 save the barn, Mr. Heulke dragged Mrs Heler, who was determined to go up to the hayloft, outside of the barn and locked the door. Efforts were then directed to save the Heler house and that of Mr. Heulke across the road, which was done nfter a hard fight, members of the Murdock fire department belng summoned. The harn, which was' erected last summer at ‘a cost é‘i.lan‘mm Street, of about $1000., was insured for §1.200. Would-Be § e Folled. BRASKA CITY, Neb, Feb. 10.—(Spe- clal)—John Rakes threw himself before a Missourl Pacific passenger train yesterday as it was passing through the city, with the Intention of committing suleide. He was draggéd from the tracks just as the train whizged by by his wife and an- other woman who chanced to be standing near him at the time, He has been de- spondent of late. Onklaud, In, to Expan OAKLAND, la, Pgh.. 10-—(Special.)—At its meeting last evening ‘thi¥ ‘city council of Oakland passed a Yesolutiop for the en- largement of the city lmits. ‘Tt ls proposed to extend the bounduries one-quarter of a mile in' three dlrections—north, east and south. This/ will add eleven forty-acre tracts to the incorperation. It is estimated that the ohange of boundary will add 200 population te the city, . Nebraska 3 CLUB MAY ACT ON RATES Legal for Incorporated Association to Voice Complaint. EWEL SEEKS COMMISSIONERSHIP Grand Taland Man Announces Candi- dacy——Lincoln Woman Told by Buarg | r that “Strange Man | s in Houwe." | | (From a Staft Correspondent.) ! LINCOLN, Feb. 9.—(Special.)—Deputy At- terney General Grant Martin, in an opinion filed with the State Railway commission, has held that it is legal for an unificorpor sted commercial club or assoclation under the Aldrich law to file a complaint alleging the unreasonableness of freight rates, The question was asked the Rallway commission by the Commercial club of Omaha, which, through its traffic depart- ment, has filed & complaint against several rafiroads for Alscriminating in rates in favor of Kansas City and against Omaha. Referring to the complaint of the Omaha Commercial club, the deputy attorney gen- eral holds that it is composed of many persons who are affected by the rates charged by raflroads and who are incorpor- ated and therefore there is no question about it having the right to file the com- plaint. While he Is of the opinion that an un- incorporated assoclation has a right to file a complaint, he says there may be a ques- tion about this, and holds that it is better for the complaint to be filed by parties whe are directly interested or affected hy the results. Governor's Auto Tax. ‘Were Governor hallenberger's sugges- tion to tax automoblles $1 a year per horse- power, to create a fund for the construc- tion of roads, In effect at this time the state would recelve §212,650 a year from this tax. To date there are registered with the secretary of state 8606 automobiles, which it is estimated will average twenty-five horse-power each. At the rate suggested by the governor this would bring in the sum mentioned above. During the coming | year ft s estimated that at least 4,000 new automobiles will be registered, which would Increase the tax $100,000. During the month of February, to date, Douglas county has registered ten automo- biles, which combined make a horse-power of 28, making the tax under the proposed law $288 for the automoblles registered during a portion of a month. But as that 1s In lleu of all other taxes on the automo- bile, the mavemsr figures there will be 1't- tle or no objection to the tax from the owners of the machines. Wants Clarke's Place. B. Bwel of Grand Island, while in Lin- coln this morning, announced that he in- tended to file his name with the secrethry of state as a candidate for the republican nomination for state railway commissioner. Mr. Ewel has been for many years (he traffic manager of the sugar beet company at Grand Island and there has had consid- erable experience with rallroad rates, “I shall not tile my, name until some time in March,” said Mr. Ewel, “as I be- leve there is plenty of time to start a campaign, but in the meantime I am get- ting In touch with my friends over the state."” Nebraska has one state officer resiing in Grand Island, State Auditor Barton, who will be a candidate to succeed himssif. "Burglar in the House. “I beg pardon, ls there a man in the house?” was the calm question asked of Mrs. Guy Green by a neatly dressed burg- lar whom she discovered in the act of rum- maging through a room In the Green home, 528 South Tenth street, at midnight Wednesday. “Yes, there s, calmly returned Mrs. Green, who thought fast and realized that it was best that the gracious intruder should wot know that she was at home alone. With much self-control Mrs. Green started to descend the stairs to the first floor be- \Orleans. low, the burglar following her closely and keeping up a running conversation, assert- Ing that he was trying to ses some man in the house. When the intruder reached the ground flooy, he “ducked” and disappeared through a door leading to the street. Mr. Green returned home soon after and the police were summoned and the neigh- borhood searched for a stranger, but no one was found. The burglar had turned things topsy-turvy In several upstairs rooims, but had, as far as it is known, taken nothing valuable. Mre. Green was working In a downstairs room when the noise of the intruder at- tracted her attention and she went upstairs to investigate and met the gentlemanly question propounded by the burglar, who was apparenly calm, although discovered at the work. Mrs. Green was able to furnish the po- llce with an excellent description of the burglar and will be able to positively iden- ity him If the department s successful in catching the offender. Killen Not Yet Ready. D. J. Killen: of Gage county, a member of the legislature, was in Lincoin today on his way home from Fremont, whess he went to attend a meeting of the State Board of Pharmacy. Mr. Killen probably will be a candidate for the republican nom- ination for governor, but until he has an opportunity to look over the field he will not declare himself, \ | Two Sample Poles. Two of the sample poles to be erected s an experiment along the line of Mayor Love's cluster lighting plan in the down- town district have arrived and will be in- stalled at once by the traction company, as per agreement of the latter with the special committee of merchants. The hole for the planting of one of them was being excavated just south of the east end of the ecity hall Thursday forenoon. It is understood that the other will be located in front of the west end of the buflding If, when the poles have been erected and the lights turneéd on, eyerything proves satisfactory, the arrangement for the down- town cluster iight scheme will be carried forward without delay, prellminary to the removal of all wooden poles from the streets. Petition in Form. Bearing something like 2,58 names, each with the eity, state and strect number of his residence designated thereafter, the new petition for a referendum vote on the liquor question has been completed and is in the hands of Attorncy E. F. Pettis. preparation consumed only parts of days. Upholdy Rallway Commission, The supreme court has affirmed the deci- sicn of the district court which fined the Western Union Telegraph company for changing its rates without permission of the Railway commisslon and for failing to file its report as ordered by thé com- mission. The defense of the company was that civil instead of erimiral action should have been brought The following are rulings on motions for rehearings in the supreme court Johnson against Dahle. Overruled Chan against City of Seuth &maha. Over- ruled. Mil now Its two r ssainst Ravmand. ' Overruled. Nebraska ‘ Parker against Omaha Packing company Overruled Watkins against 8mith. Overruled Langenfeld against Union Pacific rail road. Overrules . Clow agajnst Smith. Overruled McCook Water Works company City of McCook. Overruled. Carlon against City Savings bank ruled Urban against Bralley, Motions over- ruled. | OF STATE State Superintendent Bishop Figures What Property Is W . (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb, 10~(Special.)—Educa- tional statistics complled by Superintendent E. C. Bishop show the following totals for the year ending July, 1909: Total resources of all school districts were $8,689,352.47. Of this amount $1.336516.01 was in* the hands of the district treasurer at the close of the previous yvear, $5,445,462.08 was received from township and coun | treasurers, $835701.66 from sale of district bonds, $113,481.07 from tuition of nonresident pupils, $69,%78.24 from local fines and Ii- censes and $262,813.66 from all other sources. The expenditures were as follows: Pald male teachers, $676,140.84; pald female teachers, $3,606,619.46; for building houses and sites, $905,799} for repairs, $341,52.63; for fuel, $300,227.36; for library books, $32,243.50; for text books and supplies, $318,625.87; for furniture, $90,686.50; for all other sources, | $857,621.54, leaving on hand at the close of the year $1,620,047.68. The total value of school district prop- erty Is $15,2203%.71. Indebtedness reported at tho close of the year was a bonded In- | debtedness of $3,728,464.21 and an unbonded indebtedness of $613,468.79. The total amount of money appropriated | by county superintendents last year was | $637,066.73, $060,325.40 being the amount re- | celved from the regular apportionment, 326,004 as state ald to weak school districts and $1,726.33 recelved from fines and licenses. The number of teachers employed in the public schools of the state last year was 1,322 males, 6,357 females, total 10,679, The average monthly salary paid to male | teachers was $57.48, to female teachers $51.36. The school census shows that the num ber of pupils in the state between th ages of § and 21 years is 373,067, of which 189,673 are boys and 183,394 are irls; 209,220 children are subject to the | compulsory education law and 169,772 are | reported as having attended school the length of time required by law. The total number of pupils between the | against Over- RESOURCES SCHOOLS ages of 5 and 21 years that were enrolled | In ‘the public schools last year was 143,- 074 males and 187,178 females. 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Besides a large ex- | hibit of articles and things of interest to the cement trade thers will be held during that time several conventions of cement societies. Among the exhibitors announced will be E. B. Benner; Lincoln, Neb.; Bolte Manufacturing company, Kearney, Neb. Injury in Hay Prews Fatal, O'NEILL, Neb., Feb. 10.~(8pecial.)—Henry Hoxle, & pioneer of -this community, died at his home, two milesieast of O'Nelll, Wednesday afternoon.! “Two weeks ago he injured his leg and foot by crushing them In @ hay baler. A week ago the limb was amputated and complications arose which resulted In his death. He was about 5 wears of age and leaves a wife and grown children. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon, Torrey Caught at Orleans. HOLDREGE, Neb., Feb. 10.—(Special.)— dra Torrey, who shot his brother Earl, near Oxford, in a quarrel over Ira's pipe, and ‘Who afterwards fled from home, was cap- tured by the sheriff of Harlan county at Earl Torrey, while severely in- Jured, will recover, it is believed, Nebraska News Notes. SEWARD—Willlam Worthman yesterday bought George Thomas' brick hlogx, v YORK—J. Lawson, formerly of South Dakota, will bulld & greenhouse at York. He has purchased ten acres and will have one of the largest greenhouses in the state. BEATRICE—Melvin Stitt and Miss M McLaughlin, both of Burchard, Neb. v:z:el married here yesterday by Rev. U. G. Brown. YORK—News of the death of Miss Ni Benpet. daughtor of ex-County Judge T . was recelved here. native of York. pae T BEATRICE—Mrs. ily exe: NEBRASKA CITY—Harry W. Atchison county, Missourl, and Miss B Coffey of Hamburg, Ia., came to this city last evening and were united in marriage. BEATRICE—Robbers entered the hard- ware store of W. H. Mellemeyer at Wy- more last night, but were frightened away before securing anything of value. YORK—Henry Stillson. and Dyer of Exeter were married i‘t"{m%’fifif son home by Rev. F. Cliffe in the presente of fifty of their friends and relatives, CEDAR BLUFFS—Earl Willlams sold his at CLEAR-HEADED Head Bookkeeper Must be Reliable, The chief bookkeeper in a large busi- ness house ig one of our great western :xlne- speaks of the harm coffee did for m: “My wife and I drank our first cup of Postum a little over two years ago, and we have used it ever since, to the entire exclusion of tea and coffee. It happened in this way: “About three and a half years ago I had an attack of pneumonia, which left a memento In the shape of dyspepsia, or rather, to speak more correctly, neuralgia of the stomach. My ‘cup of cheer' had always been coffee or tea, but I became convinced, after a time, that they aggra- vated my stomach trouble. I happened to mention the matter to my grocer one day and he suggested that I glve Postum a trial “Next day it came, but the cook made the mistake of not boiling it sutficiently, and we did not like it much. This was, however, soon remedied, and now we Itke it 80 much that we will never change back. Postum, being & f0od beverage in- stead of a drug, has been the means of curing my stomach, I verily believe, for I am a well man today and have used no other remedy. “My work as chief bookkeeper in our Co's. branch house here is of & very con- fining nature. During my coffee-drinking days I was subject to nervousness and ‘the blues' in addition to my sick spells These have left me since I began using Postum and I can consclentiously recom- mend it to those whose work confines | them to long hours of severe mental ex- | fon." | “There's & Reason.” Look in pkgs. for the littie book, “The Road to Wellville.” iver read the sbove letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human intere” A have long-d! March 8. SWEDEBURG — The band, which was tarmer bo; Swedeburg and Ceresco, recelved their new instruments this week. Harry Hughes as president, Oscar Boyd- ston secretary and Edmund Carlson treas- urer, with Prof. Joseph Erickson of Swede- burg as leader, teen pleces. NEBRASKA CITY—The officers of the racing associations of this city and Auburn went to Shenandoah, other race course officers for the purpose of forming a race circuit during the coming summer. Nebraska Clarinda _and several other places in south: western lowa. KEARNEY—The switch engir# in use in the Kearney yards on bumped into a boxcar, putting the engine out of car up considerably. fireman barely escaped injury demolished locomotive was sent to Grand Island to convalesce and another one sent to take its place. KEARNEY—The funeral a former Kearney woman, who in Portland, was held mann | farm o town for $173 pe This Is the highest price ever paid for land in this community. SUTHERLAND—There Is much illness in this neighborhood at present. sumed somewhat responsible, and pneumonia and kindred allments are numerous. BEATRICE—Clifford E. Quackenbush of | DeWitt and Miss Agnes Freeman of Be- atrice were married in Lincoln yesterday. The bride is & daughter of the late Daniel Freeman, the first homesteader. KEARNEY--The Norris Brown gave a dance fn Hub assembly hall Tues- day evening, pleasant social events held in Kearney this season. MALMO—Alfred Bredenberg, for several years a,member of the general merchandise tirm of ‘the Bredenberg Bros. company, has s0ld his Interest to Fred Thompson and will remove to Denver, Colo:, on account of his wife's health, WYMORB—A pure milk campaign has been started at ¢jl will. be asked to pass an ordinance com- pelling dairymen to have their cows exam- ined for tuberculosis before disposing of their milk, butter and cream to customers. BARTLETT—Wheeler county farmers are enthusiastic over the annual institute, which has been set for February 28 and March 1. Three hundred dollars in premiums is of- fered for this second exhibit and a good showing of the county's resources .is ex- pected. YOR! Rev. F Methodist church of this city, have heard the report of his failing heaith Colony that a change of would be beneficial. SOUTH BEND- moving the last carload of machinery from the stone which large number of friends attended services at the Christian church, many of them being from a distance. McEwan of the Presbyterian church con- ducted the services in the absence of Rev. Mr. Johnson, who Is 1ll with pneumonia, KEARNEY: trylng to wake up the base ball fans in thig city by agitaling the proposition of a state league team In their papers. sentatives of these papers have taken a ersonal interest in Pecn unable to swake any enthusiasm, and it looks like Kearney will ite traditions and will cold. ASHLAND-Directors of rative Lewls vice president, C. N. J. White {reasurer. at $500 each for president and secretary and 5,000 for treasurer. $3925 h. which to buiid & farmers’ elevator at Wann, work on which will soon begin SEWARD—George Thomas has sold his pop factory and business to D. J, Zimmer- of Seward and H. Wiese of Omaha, thé cenaMeration being $,000. Messrs. Zi mermann and Wiese are both experienced in the business, the latter having been ths ehief machimtst for the Krug Brewing com- . | pany in Omaha for many years, while the has been | years and is owned by Hugh Murphy of Omaha, who will devote his forces to the | quarries at Loufsville, ASHLAND—Rev. D. C. Pattee, rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal church at Ashland for over three years, has resigned on ad- vice of his physicians, only chance for life is in a higher altitude. He will be sent by Omaha to a charge in Colorado. SUTHERLAND—Fire Tuesday afternoon | destroyed_a hay storenouse belonging to Charles Burklund. bullding was about a dozen carloads of baled hay, and it was nearly full. few bales were removed after thewfire was discovered. There was no insurance, YORK—The County Poultry assoclation is being ‘held this week in the rooms on the south side of the square. exhupition and among them are birds that recefved the blue ribbons and district shows. pronounced one of the best in the state. BEATRICE—The managers of the inde- pendent county held a meeting here nearly every town an the county belng rep- resented. distance and rural length. A meeting of tne managers and stance operators will f 120 acres one-half mile west of acre to William Wick It is pre- | that the changeable weather is Guards which was one of the most About fifty couples were present. ymore and the clty coun- —The large number of friends of A. Colony, a former pastor of the Rev. Mr. left here for Salem, Ore., in hopes climate and altitude | ‘Workmen _tinished_ re- | quarry at this place, in, operation for several Tuesday, who say that his Bishop Williams of The capacity of the Only a first show of the York | Over 500 birds will be on in state The show here is telephone exchanges in Gage yesterday, The question of improving lonj service was discuss be held here Richland Center organized recently by of Richland precinct, between The band elected The band comprises four- Ia., (o meet with In this circuit will be Auburn, City, Shenandoah, Red Oak, the Union Pacific commission and also jarring the The engineer and The badly of Mrs. Asay, fed lately in’ this elty today. the Rev. L C —Local newspapers are still Repre- | the matter, but have not live up to left be out in the the Farmers' | oclation held Bonds were fixed Stock to the amount of been subscribed to date, with | celyed one year. the take former has also had experience In business. The new proprietors will charge of the business at once. SARGENT—During the absence of A. J Roth, Wednesday, a fire consumed his garage at the west end of Broadway, but his four automobiles and one belonging to Dr. Vinnedge which was undergoing some repairs were saved. There was no insur- ence. Mr. Roth I8 planning to put up & better bullding on the site. The residence belonging to Will Wood near by was saved from burning by the direction of the wind and the efforts of the neighbors. NEBRASKA CITY—Yestérday an engine eitached to a southbound extra freight train on the Missouri Pacific went through a bridge two miles north of Jullan. All of the train crew escaped injury, save the fireman and engineer, who both recelved slight Injuries. All trains were sent around by way of Weeping Water and down the Talmage branch to Auburn because of the wreck. The road was cleared today, Near this point several accidents have occurred during the last few years. BROKEN BOW-Frank Day, -‘who has been under the sheriff's care for the hres months, charged with horse went before Judge Hostetler yesterd ernoon In district court and pleaded guilty [as charged. The judge promptly senteriged him to one year In the penitentiary. liam Edwards, for cattle stealing, also re Dick Shute, a pal of Day's and charged with the same offense, pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the next | jury term in the sum of $1,000. SEWARD-—The Commercial club held its annual meeting lagt evening and elected the following officers for the ensuing yeai President, John Zimmerer; vice presid:ni W. Q. Dickinson; secretary-treasurer W, Gaehner; directors, T, H. Wake, E. Polley, Burdette Bayes and J. F. Geesel W. F. Porter and Dr. Shank of Lincoln a tended the meeting and both addressed the | members _concerning the Nebraska Power company’s contemplated plant, which will be established near Columbus. BEATRICE—District court convened yes- terday, with Judge Pemberton on the bench.' The case of the state against Fred T. Robinson of Lincoln, charged with mur- dering hls_wife, Ellen Robinson, in this city last November, was set for hearing March 2. The case against Charies B. Car- rico of Edgar, charged with bigamy, was booked for trial March 4. A large number of civil cases were docketed. The case of Mrs. Eliza J. Miller against the city of Be- atrice for condemning her praperty for ark purposes, was begun Wednesday even- ng. SARGENT--A mass meeting was held at the office of Miller and Sherman In this city on Monday afternoon ~where the county division situation’ was discussed. A delegation of three men was appointed to attend the meeting of the other delegations from the other corners of the county at which time new llnes will be drawn and decided u preparatory to the opening of the fall campaign. On March 1, a spe- clal election is called to declde on the ap- propriation of a 5-mill tax for the con- struction of a new court house at Broken Bow to take the place of the one recently destroyed by fire. BROKEN BOW-—‘Double the acreage of alfaifa in Custer county during the' year 1910” is the slogan of tie Commercial club of Broken Bow, and at the last meeting of the executive cnml‘u!!ee a_special “alfalfa” committes, consisting of Messrs. Caldwell, Bruce, Bastham, Mullins and Bowman, was appointed to boost this idea and keep it be! the people for the coming year. Other committees were appointed on pho- tography, sewers, city hall, literature, mem- bership, free express delivery, federal bulld- ing, railroads north and south and good roads. The committee on literature is au- thorized to publish descriptive pamphlets of Broken Bow and Custer county for gen- | eral distributio: FATHER HURLEY QUITE SICK‘ Young Priest, Reared in Omaha, Il in St. Louils and Father Judge Goes to Him. Father Dan J. Hurley, an Omaha boy, Is sick in St. Louls and Father P. J. Judge, pastor of Sacred Heart church, went to St. Louls this morning to see him and see If he can't bring him to Omaha. and place him in St. Joseph's hospltal. The young piest has had a nervous ‘breakdown from his arduous duties and his eyes have troubled him considerably. He is, as a consequence, depressed. John E. Reagan, returning from New ° Qrleans, stopped at St. Louls Tuesday to see Father Hurley. RS L Father Hurley was educated at:Creighton university and took his theological course in Cincinnat! and $t. Louls. He celebrated his first mass at Sacred Heart church in Omaha, of whose parish he was once a member, less than a year ago. His future is a promising one, The Splendid Statisties of Safety. Our esteemed coptemporary, the Erie Rallroad, now submits its record for satety in the transportation of passengers and invites a comparison of the figures with those of the Lackawanna and Pennsyl- vania systems, The new exhibit, as it comes to us from an authoritative and serious quarter, Is contained in the announcement that “the Erle transported 125,000,000 passengers—in doing which it ran 3,750,000,000 passenger miles—without ‘a fatality; not 4n one year, | or in two years, but five years, on a rail- | road with a large amount of single track and a main line 1,00 miles in length.” When we consider that the Erle's white total of distance achieved, reduced for tistical purposes to ‘'passenger miles,” 18 equivalent to the'transportation of a single through passenger for a non-fatal ride to the mean of the planet of Venis and back almost seventy-three times; and when we consider, further, that it represents the safe short hauling of a mere commuter to the moon and home again' every businiss day for twenty-six years and two months, not only is the Imagination staggered, but also the imperative need of a common de- nominator becomes apparent. 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