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The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29

electioncering on election day within
any polling place, or any building in
which an election is being held, or
within 100 feet thereof. nor obstruct
the doors or entries thereto. or pre-
vent free ingress to or egrcss from said
building.
ANY election officer, sheriff, consta-
BILE or other peace officer is hereby au-
thorized and empowered, and it is
hereby made his duty, to clear the
passagcways and prevent such obstruc-
ton, and to arrest any person so do
ing.
No person shall remove any ballot
from the polling place before the clos
ing Of the polls.
No person shall show his ballot af-
ter it is marked to any person in such
a way as to reveal the contents there
of, or the name of the candidate or
candidates for whom he has marked
his vote, nor shall any person solicit
the elector to show the same; nor shall
any person except the judge of cleo
tion receive from any elector IA ballot
prepared for voting.
No elcctor shall receive a ballot from
any other person than n OF the
Judges of election having charge of
the ballots, nor shall any person other
than such judges of election deliver a
ballot To such elector.
No clector shall vote, Or offer "a
vote, any ballot except such as he re
ceived from the Judges of election has'
ing charge of the ballots.
No ~elector shall place any mark
upon his ballot by which it may after
wards be indebted as the one voted
by him.
Every elector who does not vote the
ballot delivered To him by the Judges
of election having charge of the pal
lots, shall. before leaving the polling
place, return such ballot To sucl
judges.
Whoever shall violate any OF the
provisions of this section shall, upon
conviction thereof in any court OF com
per mt jurisdiction, be fined in any
SUI not less than $685. 90 MOI more than
500. 90, and ~adjudged to pay b costs
Of prosecution.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
EDITOR AUSTIN CUILTLESS
Not Guilty Of the charge Of Criminaliy
Labelling Rev. Hines.

Not Guilty Of The Charge OF Crlmina,iy
Libelling Rev. Hines.
Editor Austin of the Lincoln Call was
taken to Geneva Monday afternoon To
answer to the charge of criminal libel
preferred by Rev. T.. II. Hines, a Con-
gregational minister Of that place.
Mr.. Austin was arraigned bef,r 10 JUS
ticc Hamilton and Mr.. Hines soon took
the witness stand in his own behalf
and was kept busy by Attorney Maulc,
who appeared sor Mr.. Austin, who
wove about him from his wv evidence
II web that created general surprise
among the large number present. At
$3.50 pm. the hearing was continued to
Tuesday morning. Al the conclusion
Of the evidence Tuesday morning Mr..
Austin was discharged. The outcome
of the trial was unexpected. Rev.
Hines has stood well in Geneva and
has an estimablc family.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
READ CAREFULLY
rhe Following Instructions to Voters
Taken from the Election Laws.

/. Persons desiring to vote must pro-
.ure their ballots from a Judge of the
election board.
2. They must then. without leaving
the polling place, proceed to a COM
partment and prepare their ballots.
3. The ballots are prepared as fol-
lows: IL you wish to vote a straight
ticket, make "A cross mark in the circle
at the top of the ticket, and your bal
lot will then be counted for every can
didate on the ticket under the circle.
IL you wish To vote otherwise than the
straight ticket, you place q cross with
IN indelible pencil in the square on the
right margin of the ballot opposite the
name of each person for whom you
wish to vote; II you wish to vote n
straight ticket with the exception OF
certain offices, place a cross in the cir
| Gle ut the head of the ticket you wish
TO vote in the main, and then place a
cross opposite the names of the candi-
dates you wish to vote for on other
tickets, or when two or more candi-
da ties are grouped ON the icke for the
same office, as two or more represent
atives, and the voter wishes to vote for
one or more on another ticket or tickets
In any group, the voter must make the
cross mark after each candidate in the
group on his own ticket that he wishes
to vote for, and also after he name
of each candidate on any other ticket
or tickets grouped for the same Office
he wishes to vote for. BE careful that
you do not mark the names of persons
Tor whom you do not wish to vote. Do
not make any mark On the ballot, saw,
as above directed. or the ballot vii
not be counted. If you spoil n ballot
return II to a Judge of the election
board and obtain from him q new bal
lot; you cannot get more than four II
oil; take this to a compartment ant
mark 1t properly. 49,.
4. Having marked the ballot, fold 4
% % to conceal the names and mark!
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
THE NEBRASKA BUILDING
where n viii stand Mechanism Mors
Substantial Than other buildings.

where II viii stand Mccbanism Mors
Substantial Than other buildings.
On the east side of sherman avenue
mn immense tract of ground has been
lcvelcd off. narrowed and seeded to
grass. This is what is known as the
bluff tract. IL is on the east extremity
Of this tract, ON the very edge Of the
bluff overlooking the Missouri river
bottom and atfording n splendid view
Of the Iowa shore, that the Nebraska
building stands. II is also well under
way. The foundation is all completed
and n temporary floor surmounts 1t.
The work seems to bc Of "a very sub
stantial character, not at all sue as
one would expect to see put into n
building TO serve simply n temporary
purpose. There need be no apprehen-
sion that the building will not be per-
fcctly safe, as has been intimated. Its
mechanism seems to be much more
substantial than that Of any Of the
other big buildings in progress.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29

on the face, and to expose the names
ON the back.
:. Take it to the Judge of elect ion
before leaving the Enclosure and see IL
deposited in the box.
q. Immediately leave the rallied in
closure.
z. IL you wish to vote for any person
whose name does not appear upon the
ballot, write or insert his full name in
the blank space on the ballot under
the proper office you wish him to hold,
and make IL cross mark in the proper
margin opposite the same.
s. DO not take II ballot from the
polling place; you thereby forfeit the
right to vote.
Sic. -. No person shall falsely make,
or make oath To, or fraudulently de-
face, or fraudulcntly destroy any GER
t~ificatc of nomination, OF any part
thereof; or file, or receive for filing,
any certificate of nomination, knowing
the anne or any part thereof, to he
falsely made. or suppress n certiii-
cate of nomination which has been
duly filed, or any part thereof, or
forge or falsely make the official en-
dorsement OH any ballot.
Every person violating any OF the
provisions of this section shall bc
deemed guilty OF felony, and upon
conviction thereof in any court of
competent jurisdiction shall be pun
ishcd by imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary for n period Of not less than one
year nor more than five years.
SEC. 90. Every public officer upon
whom any duty is imposed by this act,
who shall wilfully do or perform any
act or thing herein prohibited, or neg
lcct, or omit to perform my duty as
imposed upon him by the provisions OF
this act, shall, upon conviction there
of, forfeit his office, and shall be pun
ished by imprisonment in the county
Jail for u term of not less than one
month nor more that six months,
or by u fine of not less than $1,000
aud not more than $500. 90, or both
such fine and imprisonment. -.
SIC. 80. No officer Of election shall
do any el~ectioneering ON election day.
! No person Yhomsoaysr AhAll do any
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
NEW TRIAL OF BOND CASE
II Will Probably he a-id soon Before
Judge Dickinson.

judge Dickinson.
IL IS minated that the next trial Of
the case against BARLEY and his bonds
men, " IL comes during the current
term. will be before Judge Dickinson.
and IL IL is. there can, IL is asserted,
hardly he any different conclusion
reached from that announced by Judge
Powell, for Judge Dickinson sat with
Judge Howell during the argument
If the very questions ruled upon by
the latter, and in announcing his rul-
ing Judge Powell distinctly stated
that he had gone over the %pleadings
md authorities thoroughly with Judge
Dickinson, nj intin!ation that the lat
ter agreed with him, although Judge
Powell stated at that time that he did
not intend by hat statement to sad
die any responsibility for his ruling
upon Judge Dickinson. SO IL Is fair TO
the petition Of the state Judge Dickin-
son, IL the matter is before him, unless
he may have had new light on the
questions involved before that time.
will hold just as did Judge Powell
that there was a vacancy in the office
| which voidcd the bond, and that the
statute requiring approval before the
beginning of the BARLEY term is man
iatory. II it was mandatory. then APP
proval of the bond could not be waived
aud the treasurer forfeited his office
by n provision that could not have
been waived by the state, or its repre-
sentative, the governor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
Fell In the We'll.

The little four-year-old daughter of
Simon Kelly of Lincoln fell into n wei.
recently and narrowly escaped dro{vn.
ing. She was playing around the top
when the door gave way and she was
precipitated into the water. A little
boy saw ner fall and gave the alarm,
Fortunately her clothes buoyed her up.
until she could be rescued. She was1
frightened almost to death and had
strangled from swallowing so much
water, Of which there was fifteen feet
in the well. She recovered quickly,
however, and is little the worse Nor
her damp experience. ~
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
WITH HIS THROAT CUT
Man Found Lying on the Union Pacific
Track Scar Mead.

MAN fOunu lying ou INV sHtou sd'tuf
Track Scar Mead.
About four o'clock Monday after.
noon. October -, II man was found ly'
ing in the grass along the Union Pa
citc railroad about a mile east of
Mead. His throat was cut and he was
in an unconscious condition. He was
taken to Mead 10y \, Swanson, the man
who discovered him, and placed in the
charge of the marshal, who took him
I % Wahoo and turned him over to the
county authorities. County Physician
Way dressed his wouno and he vas
taken to the poor farm. lie says he
was knocked down and robbed of $50
that morning. lie imagines Indians
are after him. which would indicate
that he is off mentally. lie will re-
main at the poor farm and the matter
will he look into by the authorities.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
Rotten Bridge Gives Away.

An old rotten bridge over Super
creek, in the southeastern part Of
Johnson county gave way the other
day and prccipitated a man and his
daughter, strangers in the community,
together with a team and wagon load
of apples, down into the creek. They
fell about ten feet, hut escaped injury.
The wagon was wrecked.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
Brought Back for Trial

The man who passed a bogus cheek
on the First National bank of York
last March and secured $500 was ar
rested ut his home in Hampton, H.,
and brought to York by A. lrle, n
a Pinkci ton detective, and lodged in
the county Jail. The matter had been
placed in the hands of the American
bankers association, which, with the
aid of the Pinkertons, succeeded in To-
eating and causing the mans arrest.
While at York he gave his name as W.
s. Sweeney, but his right name is
George Is. Henry. lie bore IN excel
lent reputation as a citizen where he
resided and held the Office of city clerii
and JUSTICE of the peace of Hampton
at the time of his arrest.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
Killed by u Train.

August Tahoe was killed at Scribner
Friday night, Oct. 80, by n special
freight train on the Elkhorn road. lie
had been helping himself to an arm
full of wood at the company's wood pile
near the road house and while cross
Ing the track with it stumbled on a
rail just ahead of the special train and
was cut up into little pieces. He was
an old man, seyenty-two years of age.
and lived OH the south side. At the
coroner's inquest the railroad vas ew
oncrated from all blame.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
Guilty OF Rape.

At WILDER, in district court, q verdict
Of guilty was returned against Whit
ney Stotts on the charge Of statutory
rape upon the person of Minnie j.. Yant
Of Crete, of whose illcgitimate child he
is the said To be the father. Stotts is
twenty-cight years old, and the girl
was only o little over fifteen when the
offcnsc was committed in October, 1896.
lie was brought from Kansas on q
requisition To answer to the charge.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
Trade with Farmers Heavy.

The past week has been one Of activ-
ity among the farmers and business
men in the vicinity of Milford. About
twenty carloads Of steers have been
received for feeding and a number of
carloads of sheep. Twelve wagons were
sold in six days by n firm to corn
piclters, and the lumber yard has been
kept busy with n number of hands
supplying the farmers with lumber for
corn cribs and other improvements.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
HORSES PERISH IN FLAMES
clay County's biggest Barn Destroyed by
Fire, with CoCtents.

The large livery barn belonging TO
Barney Bryant at Fairfield, took fire
Friday night last from some unknown
cause and in n few hours was reduced
to sm%ouldering ruins. The barn was
II of the largest, il not the largest in
that part of the state. the lumber in
it costing nearly $4,000. Thirteen
horses and a number of carriages were
lost. The ease of the fire is a mystery,
but il appears to have originated in
the upper part of the barn. Mr.. Bry-
ant carried nm insuranceof only 81 900
on tho barn. The loss ON stock will be
tntnl
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
Founder ~ Donne College Dead.

Word has b en- received in Lincoln
un engineer Of national reputation.
who is particularly close to Nebraska
people because he built the Il. q NJ.
railroad into this state and was Of
the founders of 0oane college at Crete.
lie died suddenly ut West Townsend,
VI. Friday, October -. Colonel D0ano
was scvcnty-siN years old.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
His Hand Mashed.

Lew Troutman, who lives northeast
of Benedict, the other day met with
quite IA serious accident. While she'll
ing corn he got his hand fast in the
shelter and tried to draw IL mi by put
ting his other hand against the shelter
to aid him in extracting his fastened
hand, and got it fast. Some of his
fingers had TO be amputated.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
THE CASE DISMISSED
BARTLEY'S BONDSMENN MOTT
LIABLE.
Judge Powell so Ruies and the Case 10
Dismissed without Prejudice by Attor-
ncy-Genersi--New Case Filed Includc-
Signers' Waiver.

The case of the State Of Nebraska vs..
Bartley's bondsmen, which has been
on trial several weeks at Omaha, caine
to n sudden termination Friday, Oct.
81, in Judge Powell's court. The cas6
has been fought with determination by
both sides. The defense has all along
claimed that they were not liabls be.
cause Bartlcy's bond was not properly
approved. From the record IL appears
that Judge Powell, after having held
that approval was immatcrial, changed
his decision in this respect after the
state had submitted testimony tending
to prove its allegations. The state
had depended upon the ruling that APP
proval was immaterial and had intro.
duced no testimony ON that point.
When the judge held that approval
was necessary, II that the state
could not recover on the bond intro.
duced, claiming that 1.-The failure To
approve the bond before January 8.
1895, was a very material failure and
that by that failure the Office Of state
treasurer became ipso facto vacant andf
remained vacant until January z, 1897 y.
Attorney-Ceneral Smith dismissed the
SuoC "itiOut pTeJuulCe. NuoTJly dlttT
doing SO he filed a new petition in
which all the transactions are set out.
showing the delay in the approval Of
the bond and the subsequent waive/
Of objections by the defendants.
The Encouragement claims that -
ginning a new action will get the CAS-
to trial sooner than he would have
been able to do il he had stood upon
his amended petition and allowed the
case to go over until the next term.
II is understood that the defense will
dcmur to the new petition on the
ground that the vacancy claimed to
have occurred because of the failure to
have the bond approved before Bart
ley's term began is a vacancy created
by a statute that is mandatory, and
the occurrence of this vacancy could not
therefore have been waived by the
bondsmen and forfeiture of office could
not have been waived by the state.
If this demurrer is sustained, and
there is little reason to doubt that IL
will he il the case happens to be set
down for hearing before Judge Powell.
the case will ut once go to the supreme
| court.
Judge Powcll's decision that the Of
flee OF the state treasurer was vacant
uurinR HI OF bartlcv ; term. RAISES tUc
question as to whether or not hartley
will be compelled to undergo his sen
tence for embezzlcment The trend Of
comment among lawyers was based on
the question, II hartley was not state
treasurer, can he be convicted of Il
shortage as state treasurer? he was
convicted as state treasurer, and il the
court holds he vas net treasurer hA,
has in law been wrongfully convictetN
,Hhc result Of the decision makes
extremely improbable that the state
will ever recover the shortage.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
Thurston VIII Speak.

II was announced Friday EVENING"
republican state headquarters tim
Senator John Nj. Thurston would de-
vote one week to campaigning in Ne
braska. He will begin this week. Sen
ator Thurston's itinerary has not been
made out, but it will probably include
York, Fairbury and Plattsmouth,
among other towns.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
Discovered In Time,

Monson's opera house at Osceola had
Another close call Sunday mig Int from
destruction by fire. One OF Monson's
clerks had carelessly left open a box
of matches and the mice did the rest.
The timely discovery of the blaze pre-
vented n hot time in the old town that
night,
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
Big Pears.

State Auditor Cornell had his roller
top desk covered with fruit Friday.
The display consisted Of n large vari-
ETY. Of apples and pears sent from a
fruit show in the state of Washington.
Some of the pears are as large as small
squashes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
REGULATION Issued.

A rcquisition has been issues by the
governor for Frank B. Gee, alias Ed
ward C. Brown, who is under arrest ~
Topeka, Kan. Paul Charlton of OmaS
ha is the complainant. He says Frank
Is. Gee committed grand larceny by
carrying off a Thistle edition of IN
works of Robert Louis Stevenson, vaI'
ued at sos, the personal property OF
Charles Scribners' Sons.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
BURNED BY GASOLINE.
A,tcmp Z ia smother Flames Ends In
Injuries.

The fire department Of Fremont was
iast Saturday, October -, called to the
residence OF j. W. Classau. The cause
IF the alarm was a blaze caused by a
gasoline stove. Miss Dulin, II sister of
Mrs. Classan, had lit the stove to get
breakfast and probably generated too
much gasoline. The was a mass
Of flames before the young lady could
get away. She vas badly b%urnsj'about
the hands and arms. Her cries aroused
the family and an alarm wasturned in.
Pending the arrival of the department,
Mr.. Classan attempted to put the fire
out but was badly blistered on his
hands and feet.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
Foreign Money Invested,

Over $40, 900 Of outside capital is in
vested In sheep feeding in Hall county
representing 23,32l head of sheep and
over Sl42, 900 of foreign money is in
vested in cattle feeding, representing
over 5000 head of cattle.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
A New Bnuker at Pana ma,

John Il. Marshall, cashier Of the
Bank of Panama, and his estimable
wife, are rejoicing owe the arrival of
n boy who made his appearance at
their home Monday morning last in all
the glory of his ten and u half pounds.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
O His Leg.

The five. year-old son Of Martin
Wernsmsn of Cedar Bluffs tried to
climb into the wagon by using the
hind wheel for . ladder. The team
started and the little fellows leg was
broken before Il could be stopred.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
Don't Want 1t.

Omaha wheelmen have given up the
attempt to secure the national l.. A.W.
bicycle meet for 1895, Internal dis
scnsions among local wheclmen and a
lack of funds is the cause.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
Sterling Store Robbed.

The clothing store of C, II. ~Catchpole
at Sterling was burglarized Friday
night of about fifty dollars worth Of
goods, Entrance was effected by cut
ting out a panel.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
Henry Bound Over.

George b, Henry, alias W. b. Sweeney,
the man who passed the bogus check on
the First Natal bank at York, waived
preliminary hearing and was held &c
the next term of court in u bond OF
81 800.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29
Miss Williams Reinstated.

Miss Libbie Williams of Nebraska
City has been reinstated rs a micro.
scopist in the bureau Of animal indus
try at South Omaha.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-29

The Geneva public schools observed
library day, October 22, with programs
and addresses. A number of donations
of cash and books were received.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-11

went to the front, where | was met
by the advance guard of Kautz's cav
airy.
On they came, flushed with the
pride of anticipated victory, and in
their bearing all the "pomp and cir
cumstance of war; A formidable
body, indeed, forcing upon me for the
first time the realization of my res
possibility and bringing with them
visions of blood and carnage But
this moment was for action Quickly
placing my artillery in position l gave
the word to open upon them. A we'll
directed fire from my guns brought
the enemy to halt, and they formed
line of battle. A short delay ensued,
when cheers from my men announced
the arrival of Gen. Bearings brigade
of cavalry to relieve us. Returning
to the bridge [ found Gen. Wade
Hampton and his staff had arrived,
and was informed by the general that
his command would soon be on the
ground. Upon my invitation the
general made an inspection of my
lines and the DISPOSE ton of the troops,
when he turned to me and said: Gar
nett, you have had all the disagreea-
BILE part of this post. [ think your
dispositions are all right and I shall
not assume command here, but will
protect your TANKS. The credit, if
any, shall be yours.
Hardly had l acknowledged the
generals courtesy by saluting when
my slirmish line was vigorously at
tackled by Kautz's men, and soon all
my little force was desperately en-
gagged.
The battle cloud that settled down
about us almost hid them from my
sight, yet we'll [ knew that not man
in all that little band but was proving
himself a hero. Mine is no poets Ii
cense to recall the pass of Thermopy
lac, but drawer hearts never throbbed
than beat that day alike beneath the
dingy uniform of my soldiers and the
plain dress that marked the conscript
from the ball.
Step by step we drove the enemy
back, until at last the bridge was
saved, and with the almost incredible
small loss of seven or eight killed and
perhaps thirty wounded. Not one of
those | had impressed the night be-
fore was injured, for which | was
thankful. That night they returned
to their homes with their wives and
sweethearts, proud in the conscious
glory of the day and be happy in
their victory.
Gen. Hampton recognized our work
in the following dispatch to Gen. Lee:
''Thanls to Garnett's brilliant efforts
the bridge lis saved and the enemy in
full retreat
The years that are gone since that
! day have transformed the little
bridge we fought for, and for the pos
session of which two sections strug-
gled, into one of the many arteries
! through which is circulated the life
traffic of a great united nation, no
longer divided into north and south.
Holm Cn1Ono1 IF Artt
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-11

Wanted-Two intelligent men of
good address to travel in the South
appointing local organizers to form
Musical Clubs. Salary and expenses
paid. Musical education not neces-
sary. Reference and security re-
quired. Address stating age and ex-
perience in agency work, if any.
H. Moore Co., Dept. G, Philadelphia,
Pa.