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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-27
MAN MAKES EFFORT TO END LIFE
Grand Island Painter Cuts Wrists and
Stabs Himself While in Jail.

Grand Island Painter Cuts Wrists and
stabs Himself While in Jail.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., April 8-(spe-
ciaL)-W. A. Womack, a painter by trade,
made a desperate attempt at suicide while
in the city jail, to which he had applied
at midnight for lodging. He made two
vicious stabs with a pocket knife into his
side, close to the abdominal region and
severed the main arteries in his wrist
womAck was discovered by the jailsr at
$780, on his usual half-hour round. lying
in a pool of blood in one corner Of the jail
The jailer Immediately summoned help
and the mans wrists we're bound and the
city physician summoned. When discov-
cred by the jailer the man was still goug-
ing his wrists with the knife in order to
make the blood flow more freely. He re-
sisted the efforts to stop the flow of blood
and begged to be permitted to die. He
| repeatedly attempted to tear away the
bandages. Upon examination the physi-
clans found the two tabs in the abdominal
region. They were as deep as the knife
blade would go and It is feared entered
the abdominal cavity. He was finally put
beyond danger of further harming himself
and taken to the st. Francis hospital.
Womack has frequently been taken Ut
! sent to Lincoln to the institution for the
cure Of inebriates. The attending physi-
clan does not expect him to recover.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-27

PLATTSMOUTH-W. c. Carraher has
sold his stock Of drugs in Union to a. E.
Sites for $500
BHATRICE-Peter Bednar, living south
of Wymore, captured two old wolves and
seven young ones yesterday
PLATTSMOUTH-Rev A L. link united
in marriage Charles +. Maitland and Miss
Helen M Vroman. both of this city.
PIlATTSMOUTH-Judg Travis united In
marriage Harold c. Lewis of Council Bluffs
and Miss Edna G. Stenson of Columbus,
Neb
PI4ATTSMOUTH-Hom schrader killed
a mother wolf and captured nine young
wolves on his fathers farm southwest of
this city.
Sunday start on his trip to the home OF
his childhood, Switzerland. He will be
gone about three months.
BEATRICE-F1lley has organised ball
team and elected Ed Wilkinson as man.
ager. 1t would like to hear from ball teams
in this section Of the state.
BLUE HILL-Miss Emile Waterman
and Gustav Bank were quietly married at
morning by Rev. Schubkegel.
! UPLAND-Claus Peters, for many years
a. resident of Franklin county, died al
the home Of his daughter, north of town
after long siege Of Bright's disease.
HUMBoLDT-Miss Jennie Gravatt and
MI Frank Rist were married last even
| ing at the home of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin r. Gravatt.
| FREMONT-There was a heavy frost
this morning, ice an eighth Of an inch
| thick forming. 1t is likely to be worse for
| fruit than the cold spell OF last week.
| GENBVA-A meeting is called for May
| Of all persons interested in organizing 9
| local mutual telephone company. Il Ii
signed by about forty farmers in the
NEBRASKA CITY-Lon' G. shedden o.
| Lawton, Okl., and Miss Ada L., daughter
! Of Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Walker Of Palmyra
We're married today at the home of the
brides parents In Palmyra
| TECUMSEH-Dan Sullivan, a lumbermaI
| of Lincoln, has bought the real estate anC
John McDermott Of Lincoln will hav,
charge OF the Sullivan yards.
| BLOOMFIELD-Peter w. Lever,
! clothing man from Carroll, Ia, has LEASED
the building next to the corner drug stor,
and will open a clothing and furnishing
goods store. He expects 70 commences
business about May Is.
AUBURN-Mrs. Joseph snurr, daughte
of William Watson, sr., Of this city, dlet
at hospital at Omaha Wednesday after
noon after an operation. The body wa
brought TO this city yesterday and tn
funeral was held this morning.
BEATRICE-The funeral services 10
William MCGOWAN, the old soldier VIII
dropped dead at his home near Ollie
Wednesday morning, were held today a
2 O'Clock. He was So years OF age and hai
lived in that section for many years.
| BEATRICE-Yesterday at 1880 o'clock a
the home of the brides parents. Mr.. an
Mrs. William Carton, living six mile
southwest Of Beatrice, was solemnized tn
marriage OF Miss Gilmore Carton to Jane
8. Cole OF Lincoln. Rev. J. E. Davis ON
ciating.
BEATRICE-John Boyd. for the la.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-27
Father Kidnaps His Boy.

FREMONT, Neb,, April 8-(speciaI Tel
egram. Fired Roeppen, a resident Of
Snyder, Is under arrest at breckenridge
MINI, on the charge Of KIDNAPPING his g.
year-old son Oswald. Mrs. Koeppen OBJ
tanned a divorce from her husband at Ne
ligh last week on the ground Of drunken
ness and cruelty after a stim fight, and
was given the custody Of their three chill
dren. Oswald was with some relatives at
Laurel and two days ago suddenly disap-
peared. II was learned that Koeppen was
also missing from his haunts at Snyder
and that he had started for Canada. He
and his son were located, at Breckenridge
and placed under arrest He agreed 70
come back without reQuisition papers and
intimAted that he would put up a stiff
night when he reached Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-27
Elevator Company incorporates.

BLOOMFIELD. Neb.. April 26.-(special)
The new elevator company, succeeding
the Peavey company, has been incorpor-
ated under the name and style Of tho
Saunders Wesrtand company and articles
OF Incorporation will be filed with the audi
tor Of state in day or two. The incOrpOr-
ators OF the new concern are g. Saunders,
]. F. Westrand. Mic Paper, z. II. Mason
and w. +. westrand. all OF Bloomfield.
The capital stock is 10000. OF which
$4,000 IL paid up. sherman Saunders Y
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-27
GATHERING FOR LAND OPENING
Many Settlers Coming Into the North
Platte District.


NORTH PLATTE, Neb., April s26.-(Spe-
cial Telegram -Although the one-section
land opening at the land office here will not
occur until May /, scores of homesteaders
have arrived here during the last few days
to find out the location of land and make
selections Some, who expected much,
after looking over the land returned to
their homes refusing to enter land. Others
who understand conditions better. make
selections. and only hope they will be for
tunate enough to get their choices.
AS has been usual at the land openings,
few grafters are working. One per-
sistent sinner represents himself to be
familiar with vacant lands and hires rigs
and takes parties out and shows them
decided land and prepares their papers to
file upon. vacant lands many miles from
that which he showed them. OF course,
decided land appears much better. For this
he demands 800 to locate Them and he finds
few suckers. There are several Of these
frauds and curbstone locators who know
the land no better than the strangers
| whom they dupe
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-27
saloon Keepers Are MuIeted.

BEATRICE, Neb, April 26.-(speciai Tel
egram. AFTER celebrating nearly twenty
four hours the jury in the $500 damage
suit Of Mrs. Minerva Colby against Byron
Bradt f. f. Cook, e. schembeck, Joseph
johnson, c. n Benson and Arthur Be
thournay, saloonkeepers for the death OF
her husband, brought IN a verdict for
1900 damages against all Of the defendants
except Brndt and Cook. According to the
courts instructions, the Judgment was ir
favor OF the widows children, as It was
shown during the trial that General Colby
Mrs Colby's attorney, had two years ago
received 200 from Bradt and Cook ir
order to have the remonstrances ilec
against them withdrawn The case viii
be appealed TO the supreme court.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-27

president and J. f. Westrand secretary.
The head office will be located at Wake
field and will be in charge of ]. F. West
rand and w. F. Westrand. Mr.. Saunders
time will be chiefly taken up on the road.
The Bloomfield elevator is in charge of
Mic Paper.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-27
Raa stomach Trouble Curea.

Having been sick for the last two years
with q bad stomach trouble. a friend gave
me a dose OF Chamberiain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets They ala me % much good
that / bought bottle OF them and have
used twelve bottles In all Today l am
we'll OF a bad stomach trOuble.-MrA John
Lowe Cooper. Maine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-27
COLLAPSE of BRIDGE is Fatal
Baby Fails TO Send Bar and IL
| TrampIed by HOrses.

TrampIed by Horses.
FREMONT. Neb.. April 26.-(special Tele-
gram.)-some timbers in the bridge across
the Platte at North Bend gave away this
afternoon while Mrs. Thomas Langdon,
her two children and Miss Jennie Rusicka
were driving across IL and the flooring
tipped down The horses went into the
river AMI the buggy hung on the bridge.
Mrs. Langdon was carrying her baby boy,
who is III years old, in her lap, AMI in
reaching TO catch hold OF the little girl
the baby fell to a sandbar and was tram
pied to death by the horses, His head and
body was fearfully crushed by the horses
hoofs. The bridge was supposed TO be safe
for travel and the accident came without
warning.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-27

insane at Terre Haute. With difficulty he
was controlled till the train reached the
city, where he was placed In the care Of
relatives. Two special officers took charge
Of him at Terre Haute.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-27
Nebraska Man Insane.

TERRB HAUTE Ind. April a.-(speciaI
Telegram while on his way from Ne
braska 70 Greenfield. Ind, last night Mark
Whitaker. 80 years old. became violently
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-27
state House Deserted.

Grape hung upon the door Of Governor
sheldon's once today and during the
afternoon all ofices in the capital were
locked up. Most of the state officials and
their assistants went to NehawLa this
morning to attend the funeral of the gov
ernor's aged mother. who passed away a
few days ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-27

Only one firm belonging to the Nebraska
Lumber Dealers association feels dissatis-
ned with the findings made by Referee
A. NJ. Post of Columbus in which he held
that the state had failed to establish the
existence OF a general conspiracy in re-
straint Of trade. This firm is the Barnett
Lumber company Of McCook, The referee
found that the Barnett house and the
w. c. Billiard Lumber company OF the
same place had maintained a local agree
ment on prices and division OF territory.
The former concern has fled exceptions
70 this feature OF the report. objecting
20 It because the Billiard company IL not
a member OF the state lumbermsn's orga-
nization and was not a defendant In the
suit The claim is made in the Burnett
oompany's plea that the referee could not
ind it guilty OF maintaining an unlawful
combination with any hrm against whom
the states suit was not directed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-11
Annual Corn Contest.

The directors of the Lincoln county
corn growers association held a meet
ing last Friday to consider the com
ing annual corn contest and institute,
and decided that about the middle of
February would be the best and most
convenient time for the annual dis
play of our prize winning corn.
The state institute officers have ad-
vertised an institute meeting in Can
ton on January 2lst and 22nd, but
the dates are too early for our farm
erS and the time too short for the
work required for our people to make
a proper display and arrange for
premiums hence the board of direct
ors decided to hold the annual con-
test on Tuesday, February 18th.
Lincoln county has been the father
and mother Of the great corn educa-
tion that is sweeping over the state,
and Lincoln county believes she can
secure better results under active To-
cal conditions than by uniting with
the state program.
The state work is under able man
agement and is doing power of good
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-11
w. II. G. Installation.

The w. r. G. installed officers Sat
urday evening after inspection by De-
partment Inspector, Mrs. Harmon Of
Parker, who was a guest Of Judge
and Mrs. DeLong while in the city.
The officers of the Relief Corps are:
Pres, Luella Tucker: S. V. p. Ella
Hale; j. V. p. Alice Elton: Chaplin,
Emma Tripp; Treasurer, Malinda
Brenner; Secretary, Alice Coon: Con-
ductor, Emma Newton; Guard,
Martha DeLong; Asst. Con-, Carrie
Hyistendahl; Asst. Guard, Amanda
Shields: Patriotic Instructor, Mary
Dunlap: Musician, Emma Holsey;
Press Cor, Malinda Brenner; Color
Bearers, Jessie Wendt, May Jameson
Charity Clendennen Ida Harmon.
After the installation ceremonies a
splendid oyster supper was served and
the big crowd present enjoyed them
selves as only veterans and the ladies
can. 1t was fun, frolic and story un-
til near midnight.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-11

matrimonial he will crowd the record
of his predecessor, and that's record
any court clerk can buckle up to.
The legal department of the county
has been in the hands of G. E. Bene-
dict for the past four years, and he
has done his duty faithfully He is
succeeded by A. B. Carlson, who goes
into office with murder case to pro-
secute, as well as forger. Mr. Carl
son is recognized as an able industri-
Gus lawyer and will make successful
record.
Charles Kundert, the present popu-
lar county auditor, will retire in
March to be succeeded by his son,
Charles L., who has been deputy
under his father for the past four
years. The present auditor is Lin
coin county pioneer and a gentleman
whom everybody likes. His official
duties keeps him in close touch with
the people and it is only justice to
say that Lincoln county never had a
more careful, accommodating gentle
man in the auditors office. The
auditor elect is exceedingly popular as
deputy and if his popularity con-
tinues to grow during the next four
years we may have to send him to
the capital for term. There is
nothing too good for Charlie.
The gentlemen whg entered upon
their second term as county officials
last Monday were County Judge For
rest, Register of Deeds Johnson, Sher-
iff Opsal, Coroner Mold and Surveyor
Cooper. All good, true and compet-
ent, and much more might be said Of
them were it necessary. The people
know them to be worthy of the high
est confidence.
With brief reference to the busi-
ness department of the county and
we are through. The business of the
county is looked after by three coun-
ty commissioners, and their duties
may be classed as the most respon-
sible because the entire business of
the county is directed, considered
and approved by them, and 1t is pro-
per to state right here that Lincoln
county has three of the most careful
and efficient commissioners in the
state. Other counties may have as
good but none better. VIM. M. Cup
petit Of this city and N. Smith OF
Lennox, were reelected in November,
while the other member, Gunder
Schiager of Norway township, was re-
elected two years ago.
The Leader is proud Of the record
made by those who retired from Of
fee Monday and it has every reason
to be proud of the new officials and
those who were reelected for another
term. All are competent and reli.
able gentlemen.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-11


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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-11
STATE SUPERINTENDENT USTRUD.
He Has Appointed Prot. g. Il.
Swanson OF Kingsbury COun-
ty Deputy superintendent.

State Superintendent Ustrud gives
evidence of the interest he has in the
work before him in his excellent Sc
| lection of deputy and in a brief out
| line of state work that he deems nee
eSsary for a continued improvement
of the school system. and the state is
indeed fortunate in having such an
able educator in charge of our educa-
tional interests.
A Sioux Falls correspondent of the
Minneapolis Journal has this to say:
II. A. Ustrud of this city, the next
state superintendent Of public in
Struction has decided to appoint Pro-
fessor G. e. Swanson, superintendent
of schools of Kingsbury county, to
the position of deputy state super
intendent. Mr.. Swanson stands
high in educational circles and at the
last republican state convention was
candidate for the nomination of
superintendent in opposition to Mr.
Ustrud.
Mr.. Ustrud will make the better
ment of the rural schools his hobby
to some extent. He is in favor of in
creasing the salaries of the teach
ers. He believes that law should be
enacted fixing the minimum salary of
a country school teacher at $40 or $45
a month, and he would, if he had his
way, provide by law that the state,
which has large school fund which
is not being used, should assist the
smaller and poorer districts in paying
teachers so that better teachers could
be employed In discussing his dut-
les Mr.. Ustrud said:
''1 believe in raising the age limit
OF rural school teachers from II to 10
years. l do not believe the ordinary
girl of II years is large enough, nor
well enough educated to teach the or
binary country school. ! also believe
in requiring better educational quail
fications from the teachers in the
rural schools, and / think every one
of them should have had at least one
year Of normal training before at
tempting to teach.
i also believe that the state should
aid the high schools and the graded
rural schools of the state financially.
II want to see some improvement
in the surroundings Of the rural
schools of the state. l want to see
better and more sanitary buildings.
We forget that we are becoming
great state, and that the day when
the little old red schoolhouse was
good enough is past.
"The schoolhouse grounds should
contain shade trees and be fenced and
protected as are other private
grounds. /"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-11

Huron, S. d., Jan. 5,-While the
banquet given to Gov.-elect Coe l..
Crawford in this city last evening
was in the nature Of a testimonial
from the people of Huron and the
staunch workers who have stood and
fought with him during campaign
for the principles of reform, it de-
veloped into an occasion of peculiar
significance, through the utterances
of Mr.. Crawford, who was the guest
of honor After various veterans of
prominence in the city and over the
state had felicitated him over the
event of his election and given ex-
preston to words Of promise as to his
administration, Mr.. Crawford made
response in his well known emphatic
way, thanking the people for the sup
port given him in a bitter campaign,
ard promising an administration in
which honor should lead him in all
things. He cautioned his army Of
workers to stand together in the days
and nights soon to come, and guard
against the inroads, which the non
conformist stalwarts aided and abet-
ted by the democrats, will try to
make upon the cause of reform. Pro-
ceeding, he said that the first point
of attack, is now being directed
against a CO. worker, one of over thir-
ty years of honorable and distinguish
ed citizenship, and many years OF
honest and patriotic public service
which commends him to the people
today for reelection to the place for
which they have thrice endorsed him
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-11

in convention and election during the
past year, when all of his public and
private record was as well known to
the people as it is today.
Continuing he said: 81 want no
bouquets from the character assas-
sins who are swarming about the
state like toads and rats from foul
cellar. The gang, which is so solic-
tous that another man be cast aside
with character poisoned by insinua-
tiOn and innuendo, is the same cabal
which last spring tried to send me to
the penitentiary, and now processes
to want to send me to the senate. I"
Continuing he said: "Coe l Craw-
ford has higher ambitions, but they
are honorable ones, and if the sena-
torial toga were to be offered me thru
the instrumentality Of this coterie of
vampires, which is seeking to tear
down distinguished and honorable
citizen, 1 would spurn it; l would
spit upon it,
81 am elected governor of this COM
mon wealth to perform service for
the people. and with Gods help am
going to serve that time as governor
in honor"
Protesting absolute faith in the
courage and ability of the adherents
of the cause of reform to fulfill every
pledge made by the last republican
state convention, Mr.. Crawford
closed and the banquet ended with
such an enthusiastic ovation as has
never before been given to man in
public life in the state.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-11
Advertised Letters.

The following letters remained un-
called for in the Canton postoffice on
Saturday, Jan. 5, 1907.
Englebretson, J. L.
Hongen, Miss Laura
Mayer, Mrs. Kate
Mekalson, Jorgine
Moore, VIM.
Myhre. Clara
Reynolds, VIM.
Stuart, w. L.
Torsjord, John
Triff, T.
In calling for the above list please
say advertised.
T. T. SMITH, P. NJ.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-11
CHANGES IN THE COURT HOUSE.
The Old and the New All Good
Men and True.

On Monday of this week the new
county officers were duly inducted in
to office, relieving those who have
served full term of four years and
the two year officers were duly and
officially continued in office by and
with the approval Of the electors.
w. K. Slade, the retiring county
treasurer, proved to. be one of the
best and most careful financial agents
the county has ever had. He has
been thoroughly conscientious in the
discharge of his duties, treating rich
and poor alike, and obliging and cour-
teous to all. He will continue to re-
side in Canton where he can look after
his financial and farm interests at
Hudson and in Eden township with
out Inconvenience. His deputies,
Dwight Slade and George Olson, re-
tire with their chief, the former will
probably take short vacation and
then engage in the banking business,
while the latter was promoted to the
office of clerk of courts last Novem-
Der, when the people selected the
county official staff for the coming
two years. AS deputies under Treas
urer Slade they proved to be thor
oughly efficient, courteous and oblig-
ing. OF the younger gentlemen in
Canton, none are more popular than
Dwight Slade, while George Olson's
popularity has been tested for a per-
iod of twenty years or more and it is
still strong and growing.
Treasurer Slade is succeeded by Ole
Hokenstad, Lincoln county pioneer
and a prominent farmer in Dayton
township for over thirty years, who
enjoys the confidence and respect OF
our people, and we believe he will
make popular, careful and an eff
ficient treasurer. He has been a
member of the legislature and coun-
ty commissioner, and is thoroughly
posted on county business. He has
elected as his deputy, Mr.. Tjaden Of
Lennox, young gentleman who is
thoroughly competent for the work OF
the office.
County Superintendent of Schools,
George Dean, faithful and compet-
ent officer, who has given his whole
time to the welfare of the schools, is
succeeded by Prof. c. G. Lawrence,
well and favorably known as superin-
tendent of the Canton city schools
for number Of years. Prof. Law
renee is thoroughly equipped for the
work before him and we believe he
will make one of the most popular
and efficient superintendents the
county has ever had.
County Clerk, A. Brady Beck, re-
tires to enter upon the profession OF
law, having accepted position in
the Office of Assistant United States
Attorney Porter at Sioux Falls. Mr.
Beck is very fortunate in his legal
alliance as he enters into active bust
ness in one of the leading law Offices
In the state. He is succeeded by Geo
Olson, who formerly occupied the OF.
fee, and is just from the treasurer's
office. We said something about his
popularity down in the financial de-
partment, and we are willing to go or
irecord as prophet that he will b,
just as popular up in the clerks Of
ifice, and when it comes to affair
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-01-11
s1.5o PER ANNUh.

in counties where the people have
taken no special interest in this great
question.
The Lincoln county exhibit at the
state corn growers meeting at Nit
chell, demonstrated that our corn is
equal to the best raised III Illinois,
and Lincoln county corn growers are
not going to be satisfied with an even
record, they are out to surpass all
competitors in any state.