The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-11


a steamer and the party was of for
home. The second day out storm
arose. The boy was raving from fever
and continued so for days. Upon their
arrival at Galveston they were kept
two days In quarantine on his account.
He Is feeling much better now and uE-
less the sudden change of climate af-
fects him Is expected to pull through
all right
Mr.. Shaeffer and Mr.. Hicks are both
looking bronzed and weather beaten.
Mr. Shaeffer is thin and fragile looking
from the fever from which he was III.
He speaks highly of the country and
says he intends to return there as soon
as possible. He thinks IL offers mag
nificent advantages for the rapid ac-
cumuiation of wealth in steamboating
or coffee raising He spoke of meet
ing Will Mansfield, formerly a Burling-
ton engineer in this city. Mansfield has
q coffee plantation which bids fair to
make him a coffee king in a few years.
The gentlemen report that the trip
cost them about $500 each. They say
that plenty of gold may be found i'm
South America, but the method of min
ing Is so crude that IL cannot be han
died to advantage
Miss Wing is in Kearney.
ID. G. Wing spent Sunday at Crete
Miss Mae Burr is visiting in Omaha.
Mrs. John Dorgan has gone to Den
yer.
Tom Wing was a Beatrice visitor
this week.
DIR. Giffin has returned from Natre
Dame Ind.
]. r. Lemist of Denver was in the
city this week.
Prof. T. L. Lyon drove down to
Crete Thursday
Capt. r. o. Phillips left Thursday
for Holyoke. Cal.
Mrs. ID. A. Campbell and Miss Maud
Oakley have gone to Denver.
Mr.. HARDWOOD and Judge Cornish re-
turned from Chicago Monday.
Today is woman's club day at Crete.
Members are requested to wear the
club colors.
Mrs. Frank A. Graham. Mrs. Boyn-
ton and Mrs. H. A. Tibbetts spent
Sunday in Crete.
F. w. Collins, G. NJ. Lambertson and
c. H. Gere spoke at the Table Rock
Chautauqua assembly this week.
Miss Olive Latta spent a couple Of
days at the Crete ChautauQua as
sembly, the guest of Miss Harris.
Mrs. Dr. Stiguer and children have
gone to st. Joe and Excelsior Springs,
where they will remain six weeks.
News of the death of Henry Hotch-
kiss in Cartagena Columbia June "a
was received in this city Thursday.
He died of fever.
Mrs. Newman and Miss Angie New
man went to Omaha Thursday to at
tend the funeral of Mr.. Poland, Mrs.
John NJ. Thurston's father.
Mrs. Clinton r. Lee left Wednesday
Co.
the summer with her friends, DR.. and
Mrs. H. S. Jones, at Galveston beach.
The last issue of the American
Naturalist contains as a leading article
one of the classification of diatoms
by c. j. Gilmore of the state univer-
sity
Prof r. b. Owens, who is spending
the summer in Chicago passed through
Lincoln Thursday en- route to Has
tings. He will return today for a few
hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sutton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Branch. Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Stewart,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Hargreaves, Henry
Zehrung and w. Q. Bell were among
the Crete visitors Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs Brad Slaughter and
Miss Alice Slaughter have established
themselves at Lake Okibogi Mr..
Slaughter will return in a few days
and makefiying trips to the lake dur
ing the summer.
Mrs. l.. c. Burr gave a delightful
trolley party for Mrs. Frank l. Shell
don last Saturday night After the
ride the guests gathered at the Burr
mansion. Mrs. Sheldon is at present
in Omaha, the guest of Mrs. w. b.
Sterling.
Professors Lees, Damn and Brace
u
oming. Professor Bruner will join the
party at Sidney. The party will pro-
coed to Laramie. Wyo., from which
point they will seek a location for
A letter received from DeAlton
Saunders. science teacher in the high
school, reports that he captured a seal