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money and I stuck 10 the game. IL looks
like the act Of a lunatic, for I'd no way to
pay IL back, but when a mans as big q loser
as l was he's going to keep at it as long
as he's got a cent, no matter whose money
il is.
Pretty soon I raised Henderson's ante
on a pa: fush after a lot Of them had come
in and he stayed for percentage. l hardly
expected a call after the draw, but l got II
and a raise, too, and-well, it took five hun
dred Of that Silver Cord money for me to
find out that he'd made a ten full.
Right there l changed my style OF play
and looked for a chance to try the higher
game. / passed up all temptations from
siren four Pushes and watched the players
like a hawk, especially Latham, as he was
a new mar to me.
AT length l noticed a certain movement
of his that gave away the very heart OF his
play. | sat back and watched until l felt
certain enough to bet. Then, when he
raised, I stood il, although I'd nothing
but a pair Of sevens, for l wanted to see his
hand, which I put up for a big one.
He stood pat and though 1 mad water
haul in the draw l called his bet afterward.
He had a pat hand all right, a flush, but I
never won a hundred as cheerfully as l
lost that one. l thew I now had Latham's
game in my hands. l could read his cards
from his motions as well as he could from
the faces.
Then for round after round l hammered
him, except when I played to lose to throw
him Of. As fast as he'd win from the
others I'D take the chips away from him.
Pretty soon he grew morose and grumpy
then h got as nervous as a midnight cat
and as reckless as a drunken COW puncher;
and still / gathered in his shocks. Mean
time the others were picking up; it got to
going against Latham hard.
Just before day some one proposed to
quit. but Latham fevsrishly opposed II,
40 we compromised on a round Of iacks-the
c~ruelest game known; for the winners,
seeking only To hold on to their winnings,
sit tight and play nothing but lariat cinches,
while the losers fairly fling awny their
remaining stake in a desperate effort Ia
win back in fifteen minutes what they've
spent all night in losing.
$50 il was here; we all held back while
Latham plunged. When we did quit he
was about fifteen hundred loser. was win
ner something more than five hundred and
Henderson,. was out about half hat sum
The other two had winnings nearly
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College Girls, Excuses.
% Doslon HernId.

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These are the days wffen the average
college girl finds IL n hard task 20 keep eon-
Stantlv az her books. sayE one ~ the largo
stan Of WCmsu at " ell, slpy. and Size draws
the long bcV, now ind then when she wishes
20 get u few hour" or . day Cf liberty for .
ride, q drive. a football game an attraction
in the theatres or fer any NJ n thousand and
one side issues. We Ind a girl here once
who asted pyTW!SiiCn 10 20 t~arriaVe iding
enc afternoon with q young MAJ who was
Are you engaged q him." We asked neg
In n severe tone.
why. no. she replied very thoughts
fully, "a II struck for Oh" fisr time by thaG
aspect Uf he question. Irhpn sha frightened
up wonderfully and added But maybe
II you will allow ne 10 - rSSaig ! shall b
when | return
"Thsre was anGthrr girl who requested
leave 20 go riding viii her brother. and the
wCmau n whom she asked perplE-iOn queTicd.
looking az her with an eye bsd'd with nQ
twnkLs And 4. your brother any relative %
yours"
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THE SEQUEL TO
TIE POKER GAME.
Why One Man Qrit for Five
Years-A Game Of Men,
Not Cards.

For five years Of my zigZag Western
life said the Cripple Creek man with a
reminiscent sigh, L never saw the color
OF a card or heard the rattle Of a chip, and,
given the same conditions, I'd sidestep
the game as quickly now.
While working in Leadville for the Silver
Cord Company l used to run over to Cripple
20 look after some Of their prospects there.
They'd a lot OF money owing them from
lame duck outfits and was allowed half
OF all 1 could squeeze out of them.
One trip 1 learned that the Roland
COMPANY. long their debtor for S. goo. had
Just got big money from the smelter. I
got busy. tackled the manager and before
he could get his breath l had that cash in
my pocket,
Of the Clarendon Hotel for a nightcap.
There l found a poker game under way.
/ pushed In a chair, took a hundred dollar
stack and announced that I'd double or
lose that and then quit. Every red letter
game OF a mans life starts that way.
Il went on in a gallop, picked UP three
aces the first hand. a jackpot, opened Tor
SIS, got raised by the fourth player, a palo
faced stranger named Latham, well 1
connected with a Talr OF nVeS IN Ihe uTaW
and l came out OF that pot winner a good
deal more than the hundred I'd set out to
harvest.
At midnight I was about two hundred
winner; the rest were all losers except
Latham, who was about a thousand ahead.
Then somebody started boosting the ante,
and Of course the bets followed.
Well. my luck went down when the
game got fat. I'd have two pair beaten
by thhees, threes ruined by fiushes and
Pushes overwhelmed by full hands. The
bets, that had started down In the hves
and tens. soon were up in the hundreds
and before long a collision Of my three
kings with Henderson's flush swept away
every dollar Of the twenty-five hundred
I'D earned that afternoon and all my loose
cash besides.
But l had $500 Of the Silver Cords
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-19
CITY ASSERTS A PRIOR LIEN
Says Treasurer Used Public Money in
His Business.


FALLS CITY, Neb., May 1s.-(Special)-
new turn was given to the city treas
urer matter in this place on Thursday by
the filing Of a suit In the district court by
the city of Falls City against the firm of
Bode & Son and the trustees of the credit
ors who are ip charge of the stock under
an assignment The claim of the city is
that while Erve Bode was city treasurer
he used the city money in running the
store to the amount of about $4,000. An
injunction was secured from the court re-
straining the disposal of the stock until
the case can be heard about June 6. The
city claims preferred lien for the amount
Of the money used by the city treasurer.
special term of the district court was
held in this city yesterday by Judge Kelli-
gar of Auburn and the saloon re-
monstrances were argued extensively dur
ing the day. The court reversed the action
of the city council in Mr.. Nefer's case
and refused to grant him license One
OF the grounds was that when the mayor
voted to decide the tie he had no right
to do so and therefore the license could
not be issued. Messrs. Peter Frederick,
jr. and William Harneck each received
license. the court hold that the action OF
the council was right in granting them
A license was refused to Fred w. Herb
ster and the action of the council in grant
ing the same was reversed. The case of
Orville Schoenheit was at 1870 o'clock and
license granted to the applicant. The coun-
ell met Thursday evening at 1880 O'Clock
and granted licenses to Harnack, Fred
erick and Schoenheit, who opened up their
saloons at $40 o'clock and Immediately did
rushing business.
Messrs. OBrieu, Adams. Paradise, Cur
tbs, Hin, Wrinkle, Allen, Coe. Hobson and
Noun of Stella, who were arrested for
gambling last week, were in town with
their witnesses. ready for trial before Judge
Gagnon Thursday morning. The case was
continued until Saturday. May 10, at p. m.
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,ames were extinguished before much

flames were extinguished before much
damage was done.
BEATRICE-The women of the Lutheran
church yesterday gave the women OF the
Christian church a reception in the church
parlors There was a large attendance
ana after short musical program Two
course luncheon was served.
OAKLAND-At a meeting Of the school
board Wednesday evening Miss jessie
Powell of Urbana, H., was elected as as
sistant principal in the high school u take
the place vacated by MISS Mandlin, who
has accepted a position in South Dakota.
GRAND ISI4AND-The Messrs. Bernhard
Wiese and Ed Stoltenberg, residing near
Abbot. heard loud noise In the barnyard
a few days ago and upon investigating
found a siX-foot reptile of the 'blaeksnake
variety in battle with i40-pound hog. The
snake was killed.
FREMONT-Farm work has gone ahead
rapidly during the last two weeks and most
OF the corn is in the ground. The early
planting is up and looking well. The oondl-
ton of small grain is satisfactory. The
surface of the ground is dry and would be
helped by a rain.
GENEVA-Mis Margaret Battles, aged
q years, a sister Of Mrs V. l.. Arenschilds
died today Of consumption. She had been
sick for several months. The funeral Will
be held from Trinity Episcopal church to-
Omaha, conducting the service.
OXFORD-Reuben Pettijohn, an old citi-
zen of Harlan county, residing in Spring
Grove township, dropped dead from heart
disease at his farm home last evening. He
was 50 years Of age and leaves a number
Of children in this vicinity. lnterment will
be in the Mascot cemetery on Saturday.
OXFORD-Work on the proposed CathO-
lie house OF worship was 10 have been be-
gun this week but will be delayed few
days owing to the prevailing scarcity Of
woTkmen. The structure will be Of frame,
2SX5O feet, exclusive of side wings and will
cost when furnished, approximately $500.
TECUMSEH-This week William Carr &
Son OF Tecumseh have been given three
miles OF grading on the BurlingtOns lin
coin Milford line near Germantown. At pres
ent the gentlemen are doing some work for
the Union Pacific near South Omaha, but
they will begin work on the new contract
At once.
OXFORD-The following teachers were
elected this week for the ensuing year:
Mary r. Foster. Union Neb.. High school
principal; Sylvia Miller. Blue Springs
grammar department.; Hope Abbott, Peru,
second primary. When a professional
primary teacher Is secured for the first
grade all vacancies will be filed.
MCOOK-'fhe mortgage record Tor Red
Willow county for March and April Is as
follows: March-Farm hlings, tiis,10; re-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-19
STRONG INDICATIONS OF MURDER
Farmer UncOvers Body while PIOw"
ing in Field.

Ing In Field.
FRANKLIN, Neb., May 1s.-(Special Tel
egram. John Dunafon, a farmer living
about three miles southeast of this place,
while blowing yesterday unearthed tho
bones OF a man that had been buried about
FIVE years. BY the teeth it appeared that
he was about 60 years old and it is gener-
ally thought that 1t is the remains OF Hans
Holverson, who disappeared about a month
before the brutal murder OF A. b. Krisch-
baum, for which Tooman is now serving a
life sentence at Lincoln. The Dunafon
farm is but a short distance from where
Tooman and Cole were farming and in the
same neighborhood where Krischbaum
lived. The body could not have been buried
over fifteen inches deep and It seems
strange that II has not been discovered be-
fore. this land has been farmed every
year. At the time OF the Krischbaum muir
der II was thought that the same parties
who had killed him had made away with
Holverson and finding this skeleton under
the above circumstance only goes to prove
the supposition was well founded.
Mr. Holverson owned a good farm in
Minnesota and has a considerable amount
OF money. 1t is hoped some positive evil
dence will be found The sheriff has the
matter in hand and thorough investiga-
ton will be made Mrs Martha Hanson
OF Bloomington is a sister OF Mr.. Hover
son.
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stum and Hnurhr Win.

AUBURN, Neb. May 1s-(special Dis
barment proceedings against Stull and
Hawxby have been dismissed. These pro-
ceedings have been pending since March
"a. 1906 Stull and Hawxby have insisted on
a trial The committee procured several
continuances and finally the court sus-
tained the motion OF the committee to dis
miss the proceedings without trial.
Judge Stull filed protests and objections
against continuances and against a dis
missal without hearing in open court,
anG he demanded that the witnesses be
produced in court and he have an oppor-
tunity to cross-examine them He filed nu-
merous dfidavits contradicting all of the
charges of the committee. Judge Davidson.
General Colby and many other prominent
attorneys of the first judicial district vol
unteered their services to defend Stull and
Hawxby.
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News of Nebraska.

MERNA-Material is on the ground for
the water works system. The first dirt
was turned for the trenches yesterday.
BEATRICE-Harry Endleman a farmer
living southwest OF the city, was kicked
In the stomach by a horse today and
severely injured.
OAKLAND 80 The commencement exer-
cises OF the Oakland High school will take
place in the Lutheran church Thursday
evening, May 81. Rev. Joseph Nugent of
Des Mones will deliver the address,
BEATRICE-The first Of a series OF sum
mer concerts was given last evening by the
Beatrice Military band. The hand will
give a concert Sunday afternoon from $3.50
to at the Institution for Feeble Minded
Youth
BEATRICE-The explosion Of a lamp last
night in the apartments of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Benson in the Pleasanton block
nearly caused destructive fire. The
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-19
BRIDGE CONTRACTORS ARRESTED
Charged with Fishing without Pro-
curing License,

Charged with Fishing without Pro-
curing n License.
CENTER, Neb.. May 1S.-(SpeciaL John
w. Towle and Charles Ross of the John
w. Towle Bridge company of Omaha. to-
gether with J. NJ. Flagler OF Council BLUFFS.
Ia, and George f. Cole of Kansas City,
Mo, representing two other bridge COM
panies, while waiting for the county board
to convene here, went down to the Bazle
creek, which flows near the town, with the
Intention of catching some fish. Shorty
after they had cast their lines in the
water the deputy sheriff of the county,
acting deputy game and fish warden, APP
peared upon the scene and placed all but
Ross under arrest for fishing without
license. Ross, who has been here very
frequently, was acquainted with the dep
uty sheriff, and when he saw him approach
ing started to run through the thick under
brush which lines the banks Towle. Flag
Ter and Cole were brought back to town
and Ross was apprehended as he came in
under cover OF the darkness.
The county board is in session here now to
let the yearly bridge contracts for this
county and there are about fifteen repre-
sentatives of different bridge companies in
attendance II is thought by some that
OF some of the other bridge men to have
them incarcerated until after the contracts
are let. as the Towle Bridge company has
always been successful In securing these
contracts in the past.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-19

leases. $50 2sO.O4: city and town filings, So,
323 releases. sl66l6I5; chattel filings. 800
ings, s51. O22.62 releases, t2SS17.S7; city and
town filings, $40 100; releases, y,432; chattel
filings, S29556i7; releases, S54'5iS.S6
GENEVA-The Geneva Equal Suffrage
club met at the home of Mrs. l.. j. Dit
mar this afternoon. The following of1cers
we're elected: President, Mrs. Grace A.
Flory; vice president, Mrs. Kate koehler;
secretary, Miss Marcella Flory; treasurer,
Mrs. Il. II. Donisthorpe; auditors, Mrs.
Laura V. Donisthorpe and Mrs. Zoe West
colt. This was the last meeting until Sep
TENDER.
PI.ATTsMOUTH-In response TO invita-
lions issued by the members of the. local
=. L. o. society, many citizens met in the
Parmele theater last evening and formed
an organization for beautifying the parks
streets, etc, in this city. Hon; r. B. Wind
composed of Mesdames G. A Rawles, Z. e.
Parmele and g. M. Chapman were ap-
pointed.
BEATRICE-Yeste as G, W. Hotten-
stein was on his daily milk delivery he
received a severe shock at the home Of
s. Grey Howe by taking hold OF live
from across the walk. The insulation had
been worn of, and when Mr.. Hottenstein
took hold Of the wire he was knocked down
soon recovered from the shock.
BEATRICE-Word was received here
yesterday Of the marriage of Mr.. warren
Miller, until recently a resident Of Beat
rice, to Miss Marjorie Gibbs of Los An
geles, Cal, which occurred at the home Of
the groom's sister, Mrs. A. c. Pyle, in
Council Bluffs, Ia W ednesday evening,
Rev O'May Of the Broadway Methodist
Episcopal church officiating. The young
couple will make their home at Lincoln.
BEATRICE-Yesterd the Farmers Ele-
vator company at Pickrell received 10
wagonloads Of grain at the elevator, for
which the company paid the highest mar
ket price. W. n. Spelman, who Is buying
live stock at that point. reports that he
purchased 100 head OF hogs at that place
yesterday. The little town Is on the boom.
and II IL said that more grain Is shipped
out OF there than any town in the state
OF its size.
TECUMSEH-The commencement season
Is on with the Tecumseh High school This
evening the juniors banqueted the seniors
al the Hotel Hopkins. Sunday morning at
II o'clock Rev. j. W. Embree. pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, viii deliver
the baccalaureate sermon to the class al
the Presbyterian church and on Friday
evening the commencement exercises. The
address will be by Phil Baird, DID. The
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-19
FRANCHISE ron INTERuRBAN
sioux City-Homer Line f. Revived
AGAIN.

sioux ttty-HOnter Line ~ Revived
AEais.
DAKOTA CITY. Neb., May 1s.-CSpecial)
The village board of this place at spe-
clsl meeting held Wednesday evening, and
the Board Of County Commissioners in
special session at this place, today each
granted franchises to the Sioux City.
Homer & Southern Railway company to
operate an interurban street railway be-
tween Sioux City. Ia. and Homer, the
former giving them right-of-way through
Dakota city and the latter along the pub
lie highway The franchise runs thirty
years from July /, 1906, provided the COM
pany fulhlls the contract entered into.
Double trackage is allowed between South
Sioux City and Dakota City also on the
Crystal Lake line. That portion Of the
company's line between South Sioux City
and Dakota City is to be completed and
put into operation by July /, 1905, and that
portion between Dakota City and Homer
by July l. 1907. Steam power may be used
In operating the line until July l, 1907 Two
hourly service shall be inaugurated be-
tween Dakota City and South Sioux City
July l. 1906, and continue until July l. 1857,
when hourly service shall be inauRurated.
The fare from Dakota City to Sioux City
including bridge toll Is to be 10 cents;
from South Sioux City to Dakota City 5
cents; South Sioux City to Homer, % cents.
r. e. Browning. an interurban promoter
OF Kansas city, appeared before both of
these bodies and stated he had sufficient
capital behind him to push the line to COM
pletion, and also that several thousands
Of dollars would be spent in making a sum-
mer resort at Crystal lake. at the present
Talbot boat yard, which will be served by
/ fha Nv,Va rrrrka
Captain r. A Talbot left tonight for Chi
cago, where negotiations will be entered
into for the purchase OF the bridge line"
Of the Sioux City Traction company also
q dummy engine and passenger and freight
cars Workmen will at once be put at
work upon the roadbed, which for over a
year has been idle
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-19
Iowa Man seeks DauRhter.

BEATRICE Neb., May 1s.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-W. o. Olmstead OF Ida Grove. Ia,
was in the city today looking for his
daughter. Miss Loretta Scott, who disap-
peared from her home in that city few
days ago and whom it was thought had
come to Beatrice Mr.. Olmstead failed to
locate the missing girl and returned to Lin
coin on an afternoon train with his daugh-
ter Miss Florence Scott, who accompanied
him on the trip
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hoy EntnIIr shot.

BEATRICE, Neb.. May 1s.-Cspeclal Tel
egram.)-T. ]. Maloney, a wymore youth
was fatally shot today by Fred Hanes,
companion. The two boys were out hunt
ing and Maloney had climbed a tree when
the gun in the hands OF his companion was
discharged. the entire load taking effect In
Maloney's abdomen.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-19
schooI Ranquet at Broken Ror.

BROKEN BOW. Neb., May lS.-Cspecial)
The closing social event OF the high
school year was the elaborate banquet
given by the junior class TO the seniors
al the residence of H. LOmaX. The large
house and spacious grounds were beau
tifully illuminated and artisticany dec
GRATED with flowers and class colors. The
banquet room was Respondent in red and
black, the senior colors, while great stream
ers OF the same overhung the table
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Friends Quarterly Conference.

AIDA, Neb., May ls.-tspeclaI TelegTam.)
The second quarterly meeting Of tho
Friends church Of Platte valley is now
holding a conference al Aida. Rev. Parish.
president OF the Friends college Of Central
City, Is in charge Rev. NJ. F. Cossbee Of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-19

North Loup, Neb; Rev. l.. 8. Abel Of Prai-
rie View. Neb. and delegates from all
Friends churches IN the Platte valley dis
trict are expected. The conference ad-
journs Sunday night. A good meeting Is
anticipated
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-19

labor laws of Nebraska; a summary Of
all state laws relative to child labor, to-
gether with a synopsis Of the work done
In this state along that line; a resume on
the strikes which have taken place in
Nebraska during the biennium; the
amount of work done in the enforcement
OF the female labor and FIRE escape laws
and lengthy chapter showing the value
of statistics to Nebraska. About 100 pages
are devoted to summary of agricultural
and manufacturing conditions
Among the more important recommenda-
tons made by Commissioner Bush for
needed legislation are the following:
Enactment Of a law providing for the
appointment of additional factory in
spectors to make possible the thorough
inspection of all factories. The growth OF
the manufacturing interests of the state.
together with the multiplicity of duties
In the bureau at present, makes the pres
mands Of factory inspection This inspec-
ton to be for the enforcement of child
and female labor laws and for the thorough
collection Of industrial statistics.
Amend the statute relative to securing
Information and data from corporations
and factories through the medium of
blank forms. Broaden the ground which
the bureau may cover in its investigation
and provide greater penalties for refusal
or neglect to furnish information called
Enactment of a law authorizing the
tablishment of state employment bureaus
in the business districts OF our larger
cities. These can be established in CO.
operation with the municipal governments
and upon a fee system, which will entail
but a small expenditure by the state. The
loca ton of a state free employment bureau
in the capitol building IL impractical ana
Is OF little benefit unless sub-bureaus are
maintained in the cities.
Capital City Briefs.
The Board of Public Lands and Build
ings will 60 out to Willard tomorrow
where the Burlington is seeking to secure
a right of-way to change its line through
that place On Monday the board will
20 to Norfolk to take evidence in the
charges against Superintendent Alden and
DR.. Nicholson.
Burglars entered the office of Mayor
Brown at his lumber yard last night and
smashed the lock on his safe with large
| hammer, which was left in the building
| Entrance to the safe was not effected
The burglars got into the building through
/ a window.
The Rock Island railroad last night Sc
cured a temporary restraining order
| against the Citizens Street Railway COM
pany and against the Traction company
to prevent them from crossing the Rock
| Islands right-of-way.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-19
evidence in TAX Case All In.
Bureau of statIstIcs' Report.

The State Bureau of Labor and Indus
trial Statistics today issued its ninth
biennfaf report which has been delayed
in the printing shops for some time. The
report contains a chapter on suggested
legislation; a complete summary OF the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-19
NE BEE BUILnING

the STANDARD in once BUILDINGS BY which the
the building has its electric light plant
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