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showing of heads the consequences
would surely have been such as l
could never since have recalled with
out a shudder.
I'VE found sheltered in those tepees
a number of men who had just come
over from Council Bluffs to put up
stone mill for Gene Reed. They had
heard nothing of an Indian scare and
1 need not tell you that the discovery
was a grateful surprise to us.
Even at that primitive period OF
the states development the people of
Weeping Water entertained hopeful
views of the welfare of their city and
were looking askance at the river
towns, probably in anticipation of the
long and bitter county seat war that
ragged for years between Weeping
Water and Plattsmouth and was ter
minated but a few years since by the
erection of a new court house in the
latter city. AS a result of this feeling
of rivalry the people of the two pioneer
towns entertained toward each other
hood. Our party had not equipped for
a long campaign, and the ride had
quickened our appetite. Upon enter
ing the town we found the inhabitants
all there, with a few frightened set
tiers from other points as guests. We
canvassed the town from end to end,
but were unable to secure even a cup
of coffee.
This Indifference to our necessities
So irritated us that we became disgust
ed and resolved to go back home. We
determined to first ride over to the
home of Kirkpatrick, another old
pioneer of that section who was known
to us as a good sort of gentleman. who
would doubtless extend to us the hos
pitality of breakfast
AS we rode away from Weeping
Water toward his place we encountered
the town herd, when some of the
younger spirits of the party determined
to attest their resentment toward
Weeping Water in a peculiar way.
They accordingly proceeded to cut off
the bushy end of the tails of the calves
i'm the herd. We took them, bone and
all, and by Sitting them down one side
and peeling the hide from the bone
we secured some very deceptive inii-
tations of Indian scalps. l remember
that they were all black but one. which
was white. These we fastened to our
brides.
"In due time we got back to Rock
Bluffs, but news of our coming and of
our bloody trophies preceded us. Peo-
us the story of our crusade of slaugh-
ter, but we were all sternly mysterious.
Inst outside of Rock Rluffa we met old
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MlM Indian Scare
Tn early DAYS

Memories of an event that excited
great interest among the few pioneers
OF Nebraska forty years ago are re-
vived i'm story told a Courier repre-
sentative a few days since by Captain
Alley, the well known attorney and
politician of WILDER. In recounting his
memories of the event he refers TO it
as the bloody battle of the Weeping
Water. In which he was a prominent
participant. 1t must not, however, be
confounded with that other and earlier
conflict from which this romantic little
stream that pierces Cass county is re-
puted by early and long-treasured ira
dition to have derived it's name.
The battle of the Weeping Water 10
which Captain Alley refers, in his
story, the recounting of which re-
kindles the fires of youthful fervor in
his eyes, prompts him to speak IN
whispered in tones of awe and causes
him to rear again his brow aloft in de-
fiance of the ravages of time upon his
physical posture, was fought and won
commotion in eastern newspaperdom.
The line of frontier settlement had
then pushed no farther west than
what was known to early settlers and
no resident of Lincoln need be told
where that was.
Rock Bluffs, now an obscure Cass
county village nesting on the brow of
the Missouri river bluffs a few miles
below Plattsmouth, was then the gate
way to Nebraska and a place of great
and promising importance. Many who
afterwards became and still are promi-
nent residents of Plattsmouth were
Rock Bluffs pioneers. and ii was in
Rock Bluffs that the throwing out or
manipulation of the precinct election
returns defeated the then budding
political aspirations of the late Hon.
J. Sterling Morton and doubtless
changed the entire history Of the state.
'Rumors of an incursion of hostile
Indians had awakened a reign of terror
in the settlers all over the section ly-
ing between the banks of the Missouri
and the present site of Lincoln. The
usually dauntless pioneers were leaving
their homes with their families in
numbers and in almost an agony of
apprehension seeking safety In fight
eastward. Within a few days hundreds
had come pouring into Rock Bluffs
either to find protection there or push
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on farther east to points where they
might feel assured of it.
The situation was recognized as
critical one for this new section west
of the river. 1t was reported that the
Indians had massacred some whites
over on the Little Blue and were NOV
ing eastward with murderous intent.
Il had come up from st. Joseph to
visit my uncle n. r. Hobbs, a pioneer
settler long since deceased, and was
induced to accept a position as prin-
cipal of the schools. 1 was then quite
young and full of the dauntless ardor
of the youthful pioneer. AS the stream
of frightened settlers poured through
Rock Bluffs it was realized that steps
should be taken without delay to check
spirits determined to go out to meet
the Indians and reassure the terroriZed
fugitives. 1t took but a few hours to
organize. There were fourteen of us,
as 1 recall it, and although the young
est of the little band, 1 was elected
captain. Among those whose names
recall as those of participants in our
seemingly desperate undertaking, are
]. NJ. Patterson. the Plattsmouth
banker and ex-state senator. and his
brother Ambrose, now dead; John c.
Clemmons, Neil Bohanan. William Gill
more. still farmer residing near
Plattsmouth, and Charley Cutler.
Mounted on splendid horses and
armed with elaborate precision, We
sailed forth in the night time to seek
and subdue the red marauders. We
rode forward cautiously throughout the
night, not knowing at any time that
the next step might land us within
fighting distance of the bloodthirsty
savages.
Early the following morning We
wearily went down the beautiful val
ley of the Weeping Water to the pio-
neer village of that name, for there was
even then such a village. As We drew
near the settlement the consciousness
of fatigue was summarily dissipated by
the spectacle of three Indian tepees
pitched in a cluster close to ii, and al
though ii was time for the denizens of
the town to be astir. not a living sould
could be seen. With the caution of
trained scouts and the preparedness of
road agents we drew close to the te-
pees. having first separated into two
squads in order to head off a possible
flight on the part of the tent dwellers.
When close to the tepees hailed them.
The reply that came was in unmistak-
ably good English, so that when. a mo-
ment later. a number of heads pro-
truded We were prepared to identify
them as those Of white men. Had there
been no response of the kind before the
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and general excellence, it is warranted the
equal of any Piano that is now or ever has
been. Put aside your old name prejudices
and take look at it at the warerooms of the
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Matthews
Piano Co.

Vas.esns II2o o Sseet, HAeads
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New
Matthews
Piano
like every other lady who owns one.

like every other lady who owns one.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
INCORPORATE TRUST COMPANY
Messrs. Willard, wallace, Brown, Nc
GFaw and spnIdinB File Articles
with County Clerk.

Joseph H. Willard, William Wallace,
Charles II. Brown, Charles F.. McGrew and
Lawrence D. spalding Of Omaha have fled
with the county clerk articles Of i%ncorpOr-
alton for the Omaha Safe Deposit and Trust
company, with an authorized capital stock
of $500, 900, divided into shares of 800
each, which are to be non -assessable and
transferable only on the books Of the cor
poration. One-fourth Of the entire author
lied capital stock is to be subscribed be-
fore beginning business November / and any
part or all of the remaining three-fourths
may be issued by the board Of directors
at such time as 1t may determine. The
first board Of directors includes Messrs.
Willard, Wallace, Brown. McGrew and
Spalding, who are to serve until the an
nual meeting in July. The company is to
handle property, real and personal, nego-
tiate loans and operate or maintain safety
deposit vaults.
The MacCarthy Tailoring company has
filed articles of Incorporation, signed by
John H.. MacCarthy, Theron w. ~Josselyn and
Ellis H. Wilson. The authorized capital
stock is s 5000, divided into 100 shares.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
LAUGH AT HoFELDT'S EXPENSE
Helps to Make the
Fun.

Already the county commissioner are
discussing the coming state meeting Of
those holding offices similar to their own,
and with the talk is revived a memory of
a meeting at Grand Island, when Commis-
sioner Hofeldt OF the Fifth district at
forded them a laugh.
The Douglas county dads were stopping
at the Palmer house and in the course of
the late evening Peter the Silent was
stricken with a burning thirst that ex-
tended from his tonsils to his mustache and
made his tongue feel like a hot roasting
ear. Others also had the craving, and after
futile ringing for the bell boy, Hofeldt
grapsed the wash pitcher kindly but firmly
by the neck and trudged down to the tank
in the office. He got what he was looking
for and started back up the main stairway.
At the first landing and facing the stairs as
one climbs them is an immense mirror.
Peter was half way up. when, glancing
above him he espied what appeared to be
the figure OF someone coming dow the
steps. Hofeldt is prompt to save others
trouble and. waving his free hand decor
ously. he called: "Oh, you needn't come
down now. l have it got already"
Then ne looked a second time and dis
covered that he had been speaking to his
own reflection.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
ELoPEMENT COMES TO NAUGHT
clyde McCreary and Minnie KapInn
Agree to Have Their Mar
riaRe AnnuIIIed.


The elopement and marriage Of Clyde
McCreary and Minnie Kaplan, the expenses
Of which were paid with money taken from
their employ ers, came to naught yesterday.
morning by the consent OF the young people
to the annullment Of the marriage. They
consented to this upon the promise Of the
father, Albert Kaplan, not to prosecute
either of them for the robbery. w. r.
House, for whom McCreary worked, also
agreed not to prosecute after McCreary had
admitted that the holdup story which h
told the police was not true and that 4
had taken the money from the cash regis
ter.
The couple we're arrested Tuesday night
by Officer Brady upon complaint Of the
father Of the bride. Mrs. McCreary was
taken to her home and McCreary was
locked up. The peace negotiations be-
tween Kaplan and his son-in-law received
a severe blow about the time the treaty
was to be signed by a request made by
Kaplan. He desired McCreary to refund
the $40, which the girl had taken from the
cash register. McCreary baked. He had
agreed to give up his wife, to go TO Coun-
ell Bluffs with the father and have the
marriage annulled; to remain away from
her in the future and never upon any oc-
casion to speak to her, but he refused to
refund the $40. 1t took considerable argu-
ment and the Intervention Of the police
captain before Kaplan finally agreed to
take his daughter and leave the $40 alone.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
PAST SEVENTY AND ABUSIVE
Old Man Gets Twenty Days Sentence
for III Treating His
Wife.

Charles Mccarthy, past 20 years Of age,
gray-haired and bent. was before Judge
Berka in police court yesterday morning
on a charge Of abusing his wife. Mrs. Nc
Carthy, apparently much older, and
trembling with the palsy. stood beside
him. the complaining witness. In a voice
that was scarcely audible she told the
court that Mccarthy had come hope Tues
day night Intoxicated and had beat and
kicked her and had threatened to kill her.
She cried as she told the story. and laid
the blame upon the saloon keeper who sold
the liquor. II served notice on all OF them
In our neighborhood," she said, that my
husband could not stand to drink and for
them not to sell him liquor. When he
went after our can of beer last night he
bought whisky and got drunk" Judge
Berka sentenced Mccarthy to twenty days
In tail.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
MORTALITY statiatics.

The following bhths and deaths were re-
ported at the office OF the Board of Health
during the twenty-four hours ending at
noon Wednesday:
girl; Silas 81 W S2l South Eighteenth
street, boy: Z. Frank Howe. 1915 South
Twenty-siNth street, girl; Jacob Cola.
THEM, lh4 North Twenty-fourth street,
girl.
Deaths-Miss Anna Parmalee, 27lS Burt
Seward street, aged 4 months; Louis Plath-
nsr OF Denver Colo. died al Central hos
g8ittaL' aged e years; Amelia Rick ey. lst
Joseph's hospital, aged So years: Mrs. Anna
kasseoaum' St Joseph's hospital. aged q
years.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
NO LOCOMOTIVES TO SPARE
Strike Leader Talks of Contract for DISPOSE
ton Of Old Engines.
SAYS UNION PACIFIC FAILS TO KEEP II
WOrkmen in Repair Shops Threaten
to Strike ~ Any Old Locomotives
Are Sold Back to Har-
riman Road.

B.. 2. Milligan, secretary OF the district
lodge. international Brotherhood Of Boiler
makers, is in the city after a trip east in
the interest, financially, of the Union Pacific
strikers Mr.. Milligan is one of the strikers
himself, having been at work in the North
Platte shops when the trouble began.
Mr.. Milligan reports that some two years
ago the Union Pacific contracted to sell TO
the Hicks Repair Locomotive works OF Chi
cago a number of its. delapidated engines
Of the 500 and 700 class, and that many
of the engines we're delivered to the Hicks
people. repaired by them and then sold to
other roads. but that when the strike came
on there remained a large nu>'Ser yet to be
delivered under the contract. The COM
pany, however, has not delivered any of
these, and will not, as 1t is held they are
all needed since the strike has been a
strain on the motive power of the road.
Hicks has endeavored to force the delivery
Of these. engines. but without avail.
1t is said also that the Union Pacific
not only refuses to let any more Of these
engines go. but that it is repairing all it
possibly can and putting them into service
and still further has attempted, since the
strike began, to buy back from Hicks somc
Of the old engines that have been sold to
that firm and repaired. This enterprise
has likewise been foiled, as the mechanics
at Hicks are all union men and have given
their ultimatum that IL q single one OF
these engines is sold back to the Union
Pacific while this strike is on they Will
strike.
As to Injunction Decision.
Strikers are stil kept in the dark as to
when a decision in the injunction case
heard before the federal court will be rem
dered. Some Of the leaders called on Judge
Munger and were told that he would have
to defer any action until Judge Mcpherson.
who sat on the case jointly with him, re-
turns to the city. Judge Mcpherson is In
Iowa and has been for some time.
The strikers are anxious to have this
matter settled, yet are not worrying over
IL, for they are convinced nothing they
could do would have any tendency toward
fastening the decision. In the meantime
the injunction is working without a hitch.
There is one thing I cannot understand
said q striker yesterday. THE news
papers have quoted President Burt, General
Manager Dickinson and Superintendent Nc
Keen as saying the strike was over so far
as they were concerned: that they had al
most forgotten there had ever been a strike,
so Insignificant was its influence. Now
what puzzles me is this: Why is II the
law department Of the Union Pacific cannot
feel the same way about this strike. Bald
| win, the author Of this injunction, has mag
nihed the effect of the strike beyond all
reason; he makes out it's the biggest thing
that ever happened. and yet in the face Of
his extraYagant atemen the president
general manager and superintendent OF mo.
tive power are utterly oblivious to the fact
there is such a thing as a strike on"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30

charged with refusing TO give him up. The
matter was settled yesterday by stipu-
%lation. Mrs. Walters surrendering the boy,
who was with her at the home Of her
father, Jerry Dee Of South Omaha. Mrs.
Dee has been at the Willard hotel for sew
eral days, coming from Denver on this spe-
cial errand when she heard that Mrs. Wal
tiers was here.
Mrs. Dee has stated that the husband.
Daniel Dee, from whom she is divorced
had the boy secreted from her some years
ago and that since then his family has been
persistent in their efforts to keep the boy
with whose custody she was entrusted by
the courts, away from her.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
Gold match boxes. EdhOlm. ieweler.
Veteran FIremen to Ranqnet.

The members of the Veteran Ftremen's
association made plans at their meeting
last night for the banquet which they In
tend to hold at $3.50 on the evening OF No
vember IL In Mauer's cafe. It was decided
that the committee procure red badges fol-
the member 10 wear on that evening, and
a motion was carried that uniforms be not
worn. The eX-firemen will meet at the
office IN the city hall on hat evening al
s o'clock and march to the restaurant. II
was decided TO extend invitations TO the
mayor, FIRE chief and assistants and q
other gentlemen of after dinner el%oquence
Bills amounting to S22.25 were approved and
the association adjourned until November
10.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
Local and Cigar Dealers
Form Branch of National
Organization,

Omaha cigar and tobacco merchants have
organized a branch OF the Cigar Dealers
Association OF America, with a member
ship comprising about fifty Of the princi-
pal dealers in that line. Their object in
organizing at this time is to protect them
selves against the United Cigar Stores
company, which 1t is understood has taken
preparatory steps toward beginning oper-
ations in Omaha. The dealers say hi
they will make a most determined fight
against the cigar store trust until either
they or the trust will be forced to aban-
don this field. The officers OF the Omaha
organization are as follows: f. H. Philbin,
president; c. F. Williams, first vice presi-
dent; L. II. Bigelow, second vice president;
Gus Stevens, third vice president; G. e,
Butler, secretary; H. c. Hartry. treasurer,
and J. B. Sehupp, L. f.. Etter, C. A. Tracy
Theodore Sachs, George Rogers and A. B,
Johnson, board Of directors.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
Announcements of the Theaters.

The successful playwright is one who can
properly blend the elements Of pathos and
comedy. The author OF Down by the Sea"
has done his work successfully and a more
pleasing dramatic entertainment has not
been seen on the stage for a long time. 1t
is a play full of human interest, tender
sentiment, manly spirit and wholesome
comedy. The attraction will be seen here
Friday and Saturday matinee and night OF
this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
Notice.

There will be a mass meeting Of the
republicans Of the Second ward at
Mueller's hall, 18th and Vinton streets,
Thursday evening. October S0th, Inder the
auspices Of the South Side Republican
club. All members are earnestly re-
quested to attend. BY order II
D.. SHANAHAN, President.
E. MORRIS, Secretary.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
MRS. DEE RECEIVERS HER SON
Aunt RESTORES Him to His Mother and
HabeRs Corpus Case.
is on.

Mrs. Sarah Dee OF Denver has recovered
possession Of her 9-yesr-old son without
going into the courts for a hearing in her
habeaus corpus proceedings against Mrs.
Mary Walters Of Ponoa. Neb., who has
had the boy some lime and who was
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
GOO II.
OEUU II NJ
ELECTRIC LIGHTED,
STEAM

SOLID VESTIBULED
Limited train via MILWAUKEE, Railway.
Leaves Omaha Union depot daily. Magnin-
cent equipment. latest palace sleepers,
library-buffet car. dining car. new coaches.
City ONCE. 1904 Farnam street.
f. A. NASH,
General Western Agent.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
DIED.

CORNISH-Barnard, October Is, 1902, at
Gretna, Neb., aged 30 years.
Funeral this Thursday afternoon, Octo-
Der 81. az l o'clock, from the residence OF
his daughter, Mrs. A. ]. Harmon, S4 Pierce
street Interment Prospect Hth Friends
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
In New Quarters.

The offices of The Conservative Savings
& Loan association have been moved to
EOS s. 10th St.. one-half block north Of the
former location. Business will open in
the new quarters tomorrow Thursday
morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
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card of

To our friends, %neighbors and relations
we desire to extend our heartfelt thanks
for their kindness and assistance to us in
our great afhiction-the loss OF our wife and
mother. CHAS e. RICHLY,
&. MAYNARD RICKLY,
FRED RICHLY.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
Good Posftion Open.

Good opening for a newspaper OF maya
zine solicitor. Permanent position for a
competent man. Address Twentieth Cen
tury Farmer, Bee Building. Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
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For its wonderful cures-Dr. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. Coughs and
Colds. 1t cures or no pay. For sale BY
Kuhn & Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30

The Mckinley club will meet In rooms
at the Willard hotel Thursday evening at
S o'clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30

King Cole Pancakes from whole wheat
flour.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30
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Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30

Publish your legal notices in The Week.,
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Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-30

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Olaa Sugar Co., Ltd.
ASSESSMENTS.

THE TWENTY-FIRST ASSESS
ment of 1919 or two dollars ($2.00) per
share has been called to be due and
payable June 20, 1909.
The twenty-second assessment Of
1870 or two dollars ($2.00) per share has
been called to be due and payable Aug
ust 81, 1902.
The twentythird assessment of 100.
or two dollars (ss.00) per share has
been called to be due and payable Oc-
tober Fl, 1902.
The twenty-fourth and final assess
ment of 1870 or two dollars $500 per
share has been called to be due and
payable December 20. 1902 ,.
Interest will be charged on assess
ments unpaid ten days after the same
are due at the rate or one per cent 40
per month from the date upon which
sucn assessments are due,
The above assessments will be pay
able at the office of The b. +. Dilling-
nam Co, Ltd, Stangenwald building
tSigned) ELMER ~. PAXTON,
Treasurer Olaa Sugar Co.
May IL, 1902. 1888