Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-22
JOHN HAAS WILL RECOVER
Lancaster County Farmer Who Was Shot
Wednesday Much Better
GARTeN CHARGED WITH The CRIME
Has Made No Statement In the Anair
Further Than to Deny Completely
in the Mysterious
Shooting.

Further Than to Deny Complcity
in the Mysterious
shooting.
LINCOLN June 21.-(Speclal)-John +.
Haas, who was shot In the back cf the head
by some unknown party is reported some bet
ter today, and it is believed that he will re-
cover The doctors will not give any pcsi-
tive information in the case, but it Is believed
that II Inflammation keeps down no bad re-
suits are feared. This morning County At
torney Woodward filed complaint charging
young Garten with assault with intent to
murder. He will be given a hearing next
Wednesday. SO far the boy has made no
statement concerning the matter save to deny
that he committed the deed
WANTED HER HUSBAND LOCATED.
This morning a neat appearing and prepos-
sessing young woman called at the police sta
ton and asked aid in locating her runaway
husband. She gave her name as Mrs. Charles
Hansbury, and is about % years Of age She
said she was married in September last. Her
mother, Mrs. NJ. Taggart, made her home
with them. She said her husband arose this
morning. hitched up his horse and started
| away, saying he was going down town after
some fish hooks, after which he intended to
go fishing When asked why she thought
he had not gone fishing she replied with an
| emphatic shake of the head: I'VE know bet
| ter" She had recently found letters in his
| pocket which led her to believe he has gone
| to join some relatives he has living in Rich
| land Center Wis. Her belief was strength
| ened by the fact that he had stolen $l5 be-
longing to her mother before he went away.
| Among the officers the young woman excited
| considerable compassion, as she was evil
| IDENTIFY greatly distressed. She had followed
| him toward Waverly with a horse and buggy
and said that had she found him she knew she
! could have brought him back. lad Of 16
years. who appeared to be her brother, ac-
companied her on the chase.
AMONG STATE TEACHERS.
At the State Teachers institute today Dr.
| Norton, with a class of five children, illus
| traed methods of grading pup Is. The teach
| ers have been well pleased with the work of
| DR.. Norton this week. President Cook OF
| the Illinois State Normal will have this period
next week for pedagogy. Following a sole
| by Prof Tucker Prof. Marble made few
remarks commendatory of DR.. Norton's lee
| ture. and j. C. Pentzer of the executive COM
mittee announced that arrangements had been
made for a visit Of the teachers to Lincoln
| Normal this evening The enrolment in the
| county and state institutes Is now 450.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
| Frank w. Seacrest and Kathrene b. Hath.
away. daughter Of Job Hathaway, will be mar.
rled June % at the home of the bride, Thirty
| fourth and = streets.
Charles Fuller Rock Island engineer
from Farbury. who is in the city receiving
| medical treatment was found on the street
| in a demented condition. He was taken tc
the station and cared for until his physician
sent for him. The man was harmless. but
his queer actions excited the curiosity and
| fear Of the people in the vicinity where he
was found.
RUMORS ABOUT BIGNELL.
There is rumor afioat among some of the
| Burlington railway engineers that Superin-
| tendent Bignell is not likely to again resume
the duties OF his position, and that he had
| severed all connection with the company
Friends of Bignell deny absolutely the report
Some time since he applied for a months
| vacation to enable him to visit a health re.
sort. He had been suffering from rheuma
tism, and while the disease had released its
| grip he felt that a rest would do him good
Accordingly Mr. English was placed in charge
during Mr.. Bignells absence, with the con
sent Of Mr.. Holdrege.
Judge Hall has called meeting of the Lin
coin Light Infantry company for next Monday
evening when their legal troubles are to b
definitely settled The judge told them there
were but two things for them to do. eithe
to go ahead with the organization just a.
| though part mad never gone into the mill
tia or disband.
| SHOWING A REDUCTION.
| Returns from the assessed valuation Of eigh
counties in the state show a reduction o
nearly $1,000 900. A small compilation il
the state auditors office exhibits the following
figures: York, 100000; Red Willow. $4,000
Polk 500 900; Kearney, 1928, 900; Gosper. 500,
900; Fillmore $l7S,OOO; Stanton, $4,000
total 1928 900. Richardson county shows
however, an increase of $4,000. But the ag
! gregate net reduction of the eight COUNTIES
mentioned above is $l14OOO, which woulC
make throughout the state, should the SAM
proportion be maintained, total reduction
of assessed valuation of $40, ,260, 900.
OMAHA PEOPLE IN LINCOLN.
At the Lindell-C. w. Hinzee, Vance Lane
w. S. Jardine, II. Hitchcock Windsor-H
H. Thompson. Capital-H. Hall. Lincoln
Mrs Charles E. Ford, C. w. Hicks, A. p
Brink, George H. Lyons. A. P. Marble
Walker Noise, j. b. Blanchard
Exeter Happenings.
EXETER, June 21.-(Special)-Some yer!
unique and attractive notices out. an
nouncing the grand musical concert at thu
opera house at this place next Thursia!
evening by Prof. ID. b. Worley of York ant
his large chorus class Of over forty voice
from here. The professor will be assisted b.
his daughter, Miss Florence Worley leading
|
chorus of Lincoln, and also by Miss Mabl
Cobb of York, a musical graduate Of Oberlin
as piano and violin sOloists.
Miss Ivy Wallace gave lawn party to
large number of her young friends Thursda
evening. 1t was somewhat In the nature o
farewell party also as Mr.. Wallace ha
| purchased property in Lincoln and will re
move his family to that place in the nea
| future.
The knights of Pythas folks gave yer
select social and ice cream supper in tn
lodge rooms Thursday evening
The Exeter and Seward base ball club
made all necessary arrangements to eros
= bats on the Utica grounds July for purs
: of s25.
D The city fathers or Exeter are making som
5 extensive Improvements.
, Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder
acknowledged the most wholesome an
! economical.
At the Beatrice Chau'nqua.
$ BEATRICE, Neb., June 2l.-(Special Tell
[ | gram AFTER the usual class work of II