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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-08-01

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11tenss birth. It 3 interesting to note
AT lhs only enc q the several houses
81 hlea - Is knozn 10 have lived
an exists mat IS TIE ItlIs cottage
- challolt s. Giles. where Be rssldsd
lsE tine Fhen tie plague raeed Is
sndon q 1es5,-Londoa Bander.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-08-01
- FIekIe summ.r Max.

Rodrick-Man at the seashore diseoT.
ered diamonds in the surf Did you
ever discover any jewels when you
were there7
Van AIbert-I thought I discovered a
jewel last summer. but after she lifted
me- ] came 70 the conclusion that she
vas only an imitation Chicago News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-08-01

II see that balIoOning Is to become
3 society sport"
-Rafher more elevating than monkey
dinners, chr
Exactly. It's decidedly a sport that
can't be monkeyed Eith"-Pittsburg
EasA
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Too suasesHve.

Sandy PIkes-You didn't remain at
De wayside cottage long.
Gritty George-No. De lady was TOO
poetieal. She pointed over to de sun
set and said de clouds reminded her Of
bars OF steel. thought It was time to
beat it-DenTer News-Times.
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Jlmblecute-smaWley strikes ne q
being one Of those chaps who are al
Wsys borrowing trouble.
enicklefriiz-Thafs what Why. Il
be didn't hare any deer 20 keep the
Wolf non he'd borrow one Chicago
Nazrn.
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Rsvsralna e RuIsa.

SYcu must watch my feet closely, ("
@id the ballet teacher to her pupil.
Tor when your turn comes. ten you.
you win have 70 toe the marx"
men." said the intelligent pupil,
you 60 ahead and I WIN marx the
tDa."-Baltimore American.
Always f1asarss q.
Tsss-Im.t Nay the lucky grit
5@-Yes. shs's got an engagement
Te8-Ksz. and. what's more. shsau
ut handsd,-Phladelphia Press.
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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
Candidates in seward County.

SEWARD, Neb., Aug. 6.-(Special)-The
last week has been an active one for can
didates who nave filed for the several Of
fices to be filled this fall. Saturday was
the last day OF grace and quite a number
filed on Friday and Saturday. Following
is the list of candidates whose names will
appear on the primary ballot to be voted
upon September /:
Senator-H. A. Graft Gep). Seward; A.
o. Colman (rep.), Utica; NJ. w. Lorimer
(dem.). Utica; r. r. Schick (dem,). Sew
ard; George w. Fuller 0us.), Seward.
Representatives.. A. Marsh Gep.). Sew
ard; ]. p. Stolz (rep.). ] township; D..
bankers (rep.), l township; w. Q. Dick
inson (rep.). Seward; Henry Scheele (fus.) },
Utica; ]. II. Parkinson (dem.). Milford;
C. A. Ritchie 0us.), D township; John Nc
Lain (rep), e township.
Clerk OF District Court-Harry Laipply
(rep.), Milford; o. Amsler (rep.), Seward;
]. f. Gereke (fus.), Seward; 1. e. Bowker
(dem). Pleasant Dale.
County Attorney-R. p. Anderson Crep.),
Seward; NJ. ID. Carey Gep), Seward; A.
Leavens 0us.), Seward.
Supervisor District No. 1-William Zwick
(dem.). d township; Amos Colman (rep),
B township,
Supervisor District No. S-George soss
Gep), Seward; p w. Nye fus.). Seward.
Supervisor District No. 5-H. c. William
son (rep), p township; l. r. Atwood
Gep). ] township; F. w. Petsch 0us.), p
township.
Supervisor District No. Nv. d. Badgley
Gep). o township; A. E. Smith Crep), N
township; d. b stuzman (dem.), o town.
ship.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
WILLIAM HOPPER Is DEAD
Prominent Resident of Douglas
County for Thirty Years.

County for Thirty Years.
ELKHORN, Neb., Aug ~6-(Special Tele-
ram.)-William Hopper, one of Douglas
c~ounty's early settlers and a we'll known
and prominent resident Of the county for
over thirty years, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. d. D.. Mclean Wednesday
evening. He was taken i'll with Bright's
disease, while spending the winter in
Ontario, Canada and only small hopes of
his recovery were held out from the first.
He returned to Nebraska in April and has
been seriously i'll since.
He was born in Tyrone county, Ireland,
May "a, 1894. He came to Amurica with
his parents in 1887 and settled IN Quebec.
Fifteen years later they moved TO Themes
VILE, Ont. where he lived until 1876. when
he came to Nebraska. He was married
In 1856 to Miss Dorothy Farrell. who died
four years ago. He leaves nine children,
Mrs. Hannah Crook OF Spokane, Wash. /;
Mrs. Sarah Spicer of Indiansp polls, Mrs.
Charles White, Mrs. d. D. Mclean, d. G..
Hopper and w. C. Hopper Of Elkhorn. Mrs.
james Walsh Of Benson. d. B. Hopper
and Mrs. Frank Deerson Of Omaha.
The funeral will be held at the home OF
Mrs. McLean Saturday at 2 y. m. In
terment will be at Prospect Hill cemetery,
Elkhorn.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
Coal I'm Custer County.

BROKEN BOW, Neb.. Aug. 6-(special)
Street Brothers of this place have again
found coal this time five miles southeast
OF Ansley, on Miller's farm. at a depth
OF $50 feet. They were sinking a we'll for
Mr.. Miller, struck rock at 100 feet, went
through thirteen layers ranging in thick
ness from four inches TO four feet. The
coal vein is about six inches in thickness,
underiaid With sand. gravel and rock.
The other vein struck was a three-inch
one and located on the Ransley farm, about
fourteen miles southwest Of Broken Bow.
This one was fifty feet from the surface
OF the ground.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
WATER AGAIN IN LAKE KEARNEY
Canal Bought by Kearney Electric
Power Plant.

KEARNEY, Neb.. Aug. e~-(special Tels-
rar1.)-Announcement was made today Of
the purchase Of the Kearney canal and the
Kesrney electric power plant by the Kear-
ney Water and Electric Power company, a
new corporation organized for the purposs
Of taking over these properties. ]. Croker,
an Illinois banker, is president and william
]. Scout Of this city is secretary and
treasurer, with N. p. Mcdonald, A. A..
Scout and c. w. SCOUT additional direc-
tors. The two properties will hereafter be
operated under one management, without
chsnge in the working force. The capital
ization Is $4,000.
Restoration work on the Kearney canal.
in progress for several months, is prac-
tically completed. Extensive repairs and
improvements are being made at the power
house and water will flow into Lake Kear-
ney as soon as the work at the power
plant is completed. The trar saction puts
the canal enterprise on a legitimate basis
and the promoters intend to develop manu-
featuring industries and extend the ~electri-
cal possibilities to the limit.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
HAYWARD CONTINUES TRIP
Republican Chairman Meets Workers
at Grand Island.
RANK AND FILE ARE FOR TAFT
All Signs Point TO BiG Majority al
the November EIectiOn-Next
Conference Held at
Alliance.

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Aug. 6-(spe-
cisl.)-Chalrman William Hayward Of the
republican state committee today conferred
with county chairmen OF counties Of this
part of Nebraska at Grand Island. The
visiting chairmen arrived in the city on
morning trains and at noon lunched at
the Koehler hotel, following which the con-
ference was held. Each county leader
voiced the political condition in his par
ticular county. The chairmen are. because
OF their position in the county organiza-
tlons, we'll informed of the conditions ex-
listing in their localities and came to Grand
Island to confer with and report to the
state chairman
Each one at the conference addressed
the meeting and the state chairman ex-
planned in detail the organization and its
operation. Favorable reports, from a re-
publican viewpoint, were made. 1t was
said that the rank and file of the party is
holding fast to republican principles, and
that all signs point to Republican majori-
ties of more than usual proportions in their
counties this fall for Taft and the Ne
braska state ticket.
AS was the case in Chairman Hayward's
three previous conferences, the county
chairmen bring reports that there is no
cause upon which to found the belief that
republicanism will not receive the hearty
endorsement Of the people in the coming
election. Chairman Hayward left tonight
for Alliance, where a conference with
county chairmen will be held tomorrow.
The following were in attendance: w
T. SPELLS, Wood River; w. 1. Farley
Aurora; NJ. N. Troupe, Kearney; ]. w
welpton; Ogalalla; Aaron Wall, Doup City.
II. B. Van Decar, st. Paul; John Porter.
field, Fullerton; G. w. Scott Greeley; w
2. Todd, Burwell; David Weesner, Dun.
ming; John Maresh. Ord; Congressman
Moses p. Kinkaid of O'Neill and H. o
r1o1o,, o. Do,,I
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
NEW DATES FOR MIR. BRYAN
Candidate Adds Des MOInes and To-
pekn TO His List.

peku TO his LIST
FAIRVIEW, LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. g.
That William j. Bryan proposes to a con-
siderable extent to conduct his own cam
paign for the presidency was disclosed here
today when he announced that he
woul spend three days in Chicago begin
ming August q. The democratic headquar-
ters will be in full swing by that time and
it is Mr.. Bryan's intention to meet and
confer with Chairman Mack and other
leaders of his party, ard give them the
benefit of his council.
Another speaking date has been arranged
by Mr.. Bryan. He will leave here on the
morning of August q for Des Moines where
he will discuss the tariff question. That
night he will proceed to Chicago. After
his three days stay in the latter city he
will go on to indianapolis to attend the
notification ceremonies of O w. Kern,
which occur on the S5th. On the return
trip he will speak on the 9th at Topeka,
arriving in Lincoln the next day.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
Chapmnns In Conrt Arnin-

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. Aug. 6.-(spe-
cial.)-Mrs. Harriet Chapman has again
gone into court and brought suit against
her husband, Calvin Chapman, from whom
she secured a divorce and a large slice OF
alimony. She now sues for 500 because she
was not given immediate possession Ct one
of the farms, which she secured in the
settlement. Both of these people have
figured quite prominently In the courts
during the last year or more.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07

FIRTH, Neb., Aus. 6-(Special.)-There
will be the annual two-day picnic here this
week. 10 begin on Friday. which is Old
Settlers day. Rev. Byron Beall Is to have
charge Of the program on this day ana
William B. Price, candidate for state adj
tor, and John H. Mockstt. candidate for the
state senate, are TO be the orators OF the
day. These exercises will be held at the
stand at IL g. m. A big crowd is ex-
pected from Hickman. Adams, Cortland ana
all surrounding villages.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Quaint and Curious Features of Life
in a Rapidly Growing
state.

Happy Surprise-E. r. Dunwoody went
to the depot one day last week enter
tanning hopes that his wife had con-
cluded to return, and to his great de-
light found that his hopes were well
founded, and as he turned toward home
he felt a heavy hand laid on his shoulder,
and, looking, discovered that he was not
in the grasp of Uncle Sam. was not in
the fangs of the law, but the hand that
was laid on his shoulder was the hand
of his son, whom he had not seen for
many years.-Auburn Granger.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Aug. 6-(Spe-
cial)-The ice men have exhausted the
supply Of ice they housed last winter and
are shipping in a supply daily to meet the
demands of their consumers. They have
advanced the prices 10 cents per 100 10 all.
They were only able last winter TO house
but a small crop OF Ice and have been spar
ing OF what they had on hand This is
the first time that ice has been shipped to
this city for many years.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07

while a continual stream OF teams and
vehicles Of all descriptions. from every d.
r%ection. poured into town during the fore
noon. The exercises commenced at 1850
Among the prominent speakers we're Con-
gresham Pollard. Ex-Governor silas Hoi-
comb. II. r O'Neill. Congressman Kin
caid. Judge Norris and President James
stookham. Short talks were also made
by well known Custer county pioneers.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
Dakota County Pioneers.

DAKOTA CITY, Neb., Aug. 6-(Special)
-Dakot county pioneers will hold a pic
mic August q at Clifton park in this city,
the entire day being devoted to addresses,
horse races and other entertainment. The
addresses will be delivered in the morn
ing. beginning with the speech by Presi-
dent Barney Gribble. In the afternoon
short talks will be made by pioneers. fol-
lowed by races on the tracks adjoining the
grounds. In the evening G, dance will be
held at the court house.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07

Why Is This-If we were to announce
that you could get this paper thirty days
for the price of three beers, every de-
scsndant Adam would know that meant 10
cents; but II we were to say it would be
sent three months for the price Of a hymn
book, half of them wouldn't know whether
we had raised the subscription rate or
were giving the. paper away.-Edgar Post
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
Crowds ut Ola settlers, Picnic.

BROKEN BOW, Neb.. Aug. ~6.-(speciSL)
Perfect weStber and an excellent pro-
gram added greatly in making the Old
Settlers picnic one OF the most Euccess-
full evers held IN Custer county. The morn
lnE strstnS brought In croWds q yisttOrs,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07

How II Happened-At the dinner hour
Monday, as William Koehler and family
had went out under the trees to enjoy
the shade for an hour before going to the
harvest field and as is his custom to
lay down and take a nap His son, AL
bert, came and laid down by him and
woke him up. William told the boy to
get a chair and he would cut his hair.
He hard a strange noise in the house
at the time and looked in the door, but
did not see anything wrong, so did not
go in. A little later he hard the same
noise. and on closer investigation dis
covered the house on fire. Calling 10 the
children to come. they FASTENED to re-
move the household goods, while one of
them ~telephoned their ~neighbOr, John
Bengston, and they In turn ~telephoned
other neighbors, who came as quickly as
possible. putting out the fire, but not
until IL had done considerable damage
In three rooms-the kitchen, dining room
and one bedroom upstairs. Considerable
damage was done to the furniture by
water and smoke, yet Mr.. Koehler is very
thankful he saved what he did. as there
are always a great many heirlooms in a
nome that cannot be replaced by any
amount OF none that one hates TO lose,
I-Uehling Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
Soaking Rain Mt Alliance.

ALLIANCE, Neb., Aug. 6.-(Special Tele-
gram IA soaking rain visited this section
last night and this morning and is still
falling, putting the ground in splendid con-
dition for preparation for the sowing Of
fall wheat. Crops of all kinds are in fine
condition, and a bumper crop Of small
grain will be ready for the market as soon
as threshing begins. The rainfall this year
has surpassed all previous years and has
been in such abundance ard so we'll distri-
buted in the past seven years that it has
practically converted this section of the
state from a strictly cow" country to a
prosperous, agricultural section.
VALENTINE. Neb., Aug. 6.-(Special.)-
Yesterday about 4 o'clock a heavy rain and
wiDdstorm swept over the city, driving the
rain in sheets through the streets and the
wind doing considerable damage by break
ing off some small trees and also breaking
the limbs off of many more. The rain was
a welcome relief. 1t rained for about an
hour and an inch of rain fell.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
Avery Postomce Diseontinuea.

KEARNEY. Neb.. Aug. ~6-(speolal Tele-
gram.)-senator Norris Brown today re-
eeived notice that the postofflce a. Avery.
sarpy county, win be discontinued on Au.
gust Al and the patrons thereafter will be
supplied BY rural pee .a~slfSAg~,frpp. ssuth
Omaha :. 5iES
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
LOCAL TROUBLES TO FORE
State Board Finds This Causes Diff
Guilty in Assessment.
GRAND ISLAND ROADS PROTEST
Object, 60 Returns of County
Assessors Under Terminal Tax
Law-Enect Of Inspection
IN of bakeries.
irrom a Sad corresnondentl

A3AA - .N'AA
LINCOLN, Aug. Observation-Disclosures
} bunch Of assessors appeared before the
State Board OF EQUALIZATION today TO pro-
test against an increase IN the value OF
real estate. The representative from Cherry
county made a vigorous protest against a
40 per cent boost. Land in this county is
assessed at 80 cents an acre and the board
contemplated an increase to Is cents. A
member Of the board did a little figuring
and reported that the 40 per cent increase
z would mean the payment Of BIOS in taxes
l on a section OF land more than last year.
or q cents Increase on a quarter section.
The board expects to conclude It's work
by the last Of the week. At this time,
however, 1t lie Impossible TO tell what will
be done with the contemplated increase in
lands In several OF the counties While
there have been protests against any in
crease over the return Of the assessors,
some Of the protests have been rather
feeble. one protestant admitted that as a
general proposition the Increase was de-
served. but the trouble had been with the
county board in not properly equalizing
between the various townships.
The schedules this year used by the as
SCISSORS have proven superior to the blanks
OF last year and previous years. especially
in the forms used for the assessment OF
live stock, horses and mules. This year
there is space reserved for listing the age
Of the animals. Heretofore the live stock
was returned by number and value, and
the board had no way OF knowing the age
of the animals. This made equalization
between counties practically a guess, as
some assessors included light young an
imals while others did not. Thus in adjoin-
ing counties where live stock should be of
about the same value there would be quite
a difference in the average. This has been
! avoided this year by separating this class
of property accordingHto age.
Grand Island Files Protest.
The st. Joseph & Grand Island railroad
has filed a protest against the returns Of
the county assessors, under the provisions
of the criminal tax law. in several towns
Davenport, Edgar. Fairfield, Glenville and
Hastings. The railroad objects to the
valuation Of It's land in only three towns
Edgar. Fairfield and Chenille. In its pro-
test the road sets out that It made its re-
turns Of real estate based on the assess
ment OF 1906, which It admits may have
been fair. The following table shows the
railroad figures on land and the assessors
figures;
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
RAIN OVER The STATE
Precipitation is Sufficient to Make
Farmers Feel Fine.
CROPS WERE NOT IN DANGER
Omaha Gets n Relief at Last from the
suItry Season of the Last Week
or So and is Correspond
inEly Happy.

Rains in many parts of the state have
put the farmers in a happy frame of mind,
although the reports show that rains were
not absolutely needed except in the south
western part of Nebraska and northern
Kansas. Showers were reported at Benkle-
man and Strang, with rains at Curtis, Ster-
ling. Sidney and Bridgeport. Light showers
were reported at Lincoln and some rains
between Lincoln and the Platte river.
There were showers at Oakdale and Scrib-
ner. A heavy rain was reported at Man
Vile and a light rain from Long Pine to
Chadron and from Chadron north.
The government reports for Thursday
morning showed general showers over al
most the entire state of Nebraska and
heavy rains in eastern Iowa.
Union Pacific reports show that the
weather for the last week has been very
favorable for growing crops, it having
been dry and hot, just what was needed
for the corn and ripening grain in Wyom-
ing. For Nebraska the weather has been
clear and warm for, a week, with slight
precipitation. Superintendent Ware still re-
ports the outlook for a good crop of corn
is better than 1t has been for several years.
The farmers are about caught up on their
farm work, so they have time now for
more trading. They are reported as being
jubilant over conditions.
Omaha has almost decided to forgive
Mathematics Welsh. After baking the
helpless citizens for several days, he turned
on the air fans just a little Thursday ard
gave them some relief. They needed it,
for Wednesday night, up to about II or l
o'clock, was the most oppressive night,
yet. At midnight the mercury was stand
ing at 81, and not a breath of air was stirr-
ing. Toward morning the atmosphere
cooled off and in the forenoon a timid rain
fell, and that induced a breeze. The
prophet hung up the signal for more air
and rain.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07

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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-09-10
BASEBALL NEWS.
Married 10: Single Z.

The game of ball played last Thurs
day afternoon by the married and single
men of this place was very interesting,
and resulted in victory for the former.
The day was an ideal one and the wives,
sweethearts and friends of those in the
game turned out to witness the game.
The single brothers went to bat and IN
the first inning went out in order called,
but in the second rallied and kept scoring
until their end of the sixth, having a to-
tai of seven runs to their credit and pos
tive assurance of drinking that lemon
AIDE, eating that watermelon, ice cream
and cake from off the little b tin
plates.
But what were the fathers doing?
Well, in the first inning they made two
runs, one in the third and when they
came up to finish the sixth found they
had but three runs.-but the sixth wasn't
finished. Birely went to bat, hit and
went to first on error as also did Reed,
who, however, is not married but ought
to be, Howard Creeger comes up and
smashes the ball for two bases; five other
batters hit the ball and the single boys
got excited and threw the ball any. old
place, and when the umpire said three
out" four runs had been scored and the
good things were not tasting so sweet to
the single gentlemen score to T.
Just as if Pap said mo Birely pitch
ed the remainder of the game the sin
gle men did not score; while father kept
on working and gathered in three runs,
and carried home the prizes much to the
chagrn of the single men. Score:
Single Men, ....0 2 % o. 7
Married Men, ....2 . 0 0 A 2x-1O
Batteries, Meckley and Rouzer; Fogle,
Birely and Waesche.
Mr.. George E. Waesche, son of Mr..
l.. r. Waesche of this place, who had
been visiting here, caught very pretty
game for the married men.
Rev. Chas ID. Shaffer who was to dis
tribute the prizes stayed at the store for
his brother and Dr. f. b. Seton was Sc
lected and made the distribution.
The watermelon, ice cream and cake
was eaten at Wisotzkey Bros. parlors
during the evening.
Mr.. Chas r. Beck photographed each
club before the game and Saturday gave
each member of the winning team very
handsome photograph.