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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

Hastings. the following resolution was
adopted, which will consolidate the two
schools at Hastings:
Resolved that It is the sense OF the
synod that Bellevue college and Hastings
college be united. That this united college
be located at Hastings and shall be the
Synodical college and shall be known as
Bellevue college or such other name as
the Board Trustees of the two institutions
shall determine.
That the Board Of Trustees of Hastings
and Bellevue colleges be authorized and
directed as soon as possible to take sucn
action as may be necessary for turning
over the property Of Bellevue college ana
the assumption Of the debts of Bellevue
college by the trustees OF Hastings college.
1t shall also be provided thai the work
being done at Bellevue college should not
be discontinued before the close Of the
present chool year.
Commission I'm Charge.
The synod further the fol
lowing resolutions:
First, hat the synod appoint a commits
sion Of twelve members to act for the synod
until the date Of the next annual meeting
in all matters pertaining to the colleges Of
the synod.
Second. that the synod's executive COM
mission be instructed to include in its
budget Of benevolences for the current year
a sum equal to 30 cents per member for the
college board, to be paid to the synodical
treasurer and disbursed by him as the
college commission may direct, which sums
so paid shall be reported to the college
board for credit to the individual churches.
Third, that the stated clerk advise the
pastors Of this act Of the synod and request
them to preach upon the subject Of Chris
uan Education and urge their people to
support the synodicaI college.
Fourth, that we ask the college board
to cooperate in the adjustment OF the union
Of the two Institutions.
Fifth, that the endowment Of the united
institution be not less than 500, co.,
The resolutions were all passed by the
Synod without a dissenting vote and the
utmost harmony and good feeling prevailed.
Men Taking Action.
The commission making the report was
appointed at the regular meeting Of the
Nebraska synod, held at Mlnden last Octo-
her. This commission consisted OF the fol
lowing elders: w. Ii. Davidson. LII. D..
Omaha; Rev. N. V. Higbee. D. D.. Omaha,
Rev. Samuel Light Randolph; Rev. Frank
P. Wigdon. d. D., Elg1n; II. v. P. Bogue.
Alliance, James G. Clark, Mitchell; L. c.
MoEwan, Kea-ney; J. G. Graham, Grand
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

Island; c. w. weyer. Hastings; r. G
Knaver. Nelson. W. W. Lawrence and F.
G. Mason, Lincoln.
The decision contained in the resolution
was reached after a long session beginning
at s o'clock Tuesday morning and lasting
until 10 o'clock at night. For many years
it has been the feeling Of the synod that il
a mistake in establishing and trying
to maintain the two colleges. BY the action
taken It will create one strong institution
from two weak ones.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

ALBION. Neb.. Dec, S-Cspecia-)-rhree
changes viii take place in the county
officials the first of the year. Thomas
King vii succeed r. f. Funru as county
treasurer, Miss Hanna Johnson win sue
coed F. NJ Hoffman as superintendent
Of schools and Nike Cavey viii succeed
J. A PitchfOrn as county commissioner
The following officers viii succeed them
seves; Ed Evans, sheriff; @. z. Walters.
county clerk, and Charles Riley. county
Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

BISHOP NUELsEN AT FREMONT
Nebraska Methodist Home Missionary
Convention In Session.

Nebraska Home Missionary
Convention In Session.
FREMONT, Neb., Dec. S-(SpeciaLl-The
Nebraska Methodist Home Missionary con-
vention Is holding its regular session in
the local church here this week. with many
speakers Of note In attendance. Bishop
Nuelsen is presiding. The principal speaker
last evening was DR.. d. d. Vaughan OF
Chicago. The speaker is in charge Of the
city mission work OF his denomination and
his address was a strong attack on svs-
tens, customs and conditions now prevail
ing in this cUuntry. Prosperity" he said,
'is spelling the people. When they think
of missions It is about those soldiers OF
religion who 10 abroad to heather lands,
while they ride content In automobiles and
leave their boards OF wealth useless in
banks. Millions are needed right in this
country for the missionary movement. q"
He urged a closer attention to our own
social conditions and less Of other ooun-
tries. The church. he said. was not strictly
a spiritual body; It las secular duties and
must save the people irons the conditions
with which they have surrounded them
selves.
At the session this morning Drs. Henry
j. COker and W. E.. Dougherty Of New
York were speakers.
DR.. Vaughan also spoke on The Wolf
OF the Stun and the Child Of the Factory
IN which he In more strong ana eloquent
language than last evening arraigned the
system which permits social vice and child
labor He narrated many Instances which
have come under his personal observation
Of The dark side OF Chicago's Stun life.
placing IRE blame on the people at large
who allow the social evil to exist and those
who benefit by child labor. His addresses
have stirred up an unexpected interest
among those who heard them. The ses-
sions viii last several days.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09
Any Woman Can
Have Beautiful Hair


Grom French Beauty MOnthly.)
mo woman should use water upon her
hair oftener than once in TWO months"
says a. Fournier the noted French sci
enlist DRY powder only should be used
Moisture causes the hair 70 lose its color
and in TIME become thin.
Any woman desiring abundant us-
trous hair should use a dry shampoo
every two or three lays. Mix four ounces
OF powdered orris root with four ounces
of therox. sprinkle about a tablespoon
fuI OF this mixture upon the head: then
brush the powder thoroughly through the
hair. This win keep IL light and furry.
and beautifully mstrous. You will soon
see new hair starting TO grow. This treat
ment = the only thing hat 1 am sure
win produce a growth OF hair.
While plain orris root Is used as a dry
shampoo by many women. stil. no such
results can be obtained as by using the
formula / have given"-Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09
Frontier County Agricultural sosisty.

SIOChNlLLE, Neb., Dec. a-tSpecial-)
The Frontier County Agricultural So
ciety held its twenty-third annual meet
ing here at the court house this after
noon. The report OF Loyal M. Graham.
superintendent OF the collective exhibit
from this county to the state fair, showed
that this county was awarded 1854 for
it's county exhibit, and a number OF pre-
miums were awarded to individuals Of the
county. The report OF the secretary. L.
H. Cheney, showed that a number OF
substantial improvements had been made
upon the fair grounds during the last
year. The following officers were elected
for the coming year: President ]. T.
Bailey; vice president, DR.. z. s. Case,
secretary, L. H. Cheney; treasurer, NJ. T.
Ward; superintendent OF speed. ]. A.
Lynch; general superintendent, L. NJ. Ora
ham; marshal, Robert Richey; superin-
tendent state fair exhibit. w. Q. Kick.
man; directors. ". c. wollam, ]. H. Hin.
ton, G. c. Herman. c. R. Gragg and ].
W. Bliss; delegate TO annual meeting ,oi
State Agricultural society, Loyal N. Ora
ham.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09
EdEar Livery stable Buru.

EDGAR Neb.. Dec. S-CSpecial Fire in
the n. A. Barker livery barn about l2:A0
last night destroyed the building. A young
man sleeping in the barn gave the alarm
and got the horses all out by the time the
IRE company arrived One buggy. slightly
damaged by fire, was saved The total
value Of the building and IT'S contents is
estimated az 500 The t~Wenry-four horses
ance was 0Wa
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

TILDEN, Neb.. Dec. S-(Special)-A
new disease has appeared among horses
in Antelope county that battles all the
veterinary surgeons. During the sickness
Of the animals the pulse and temperature
are both normal at all times. Veterinary
Surgeon Mathews OF Neigh has thor
oughly examined one OF the dead horses
and found it's organs in excellent con-
dition. He says further, it is a germ dis
ease and contagious, as reports are ar
irving daily from the extreme part of
the county Of the dying off OF horses in
large numbers.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

BLACKHAWK, Ia, Dec. S-(Special.)-
Stumbling and accidentally discharEing
the shotgun he was carrying as he left the
barn at his home. Eggert Levetzow, aged
20 years, unintentionally sent the charge OF
shot crashing through his brain and tear
ing away part OF his skull. Death was in
Simultaneous. The young man went to the
barn for a moment after leaving the house.
The report OF the gun from so close by
attracted members OF the family. who
found Levetzow dead.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

MARSHALLTOWN. Ia. Dec. S.-CSpe-
cial)-The Iowa Central today closed wage
schedules for the coming twelve months
with its boilermakers. mRchinists, black
smiths and car shop workers in this and
the other points on its lins. By the new
schedules the employees receive Increases
in wages ranging from l to 3 cents an
hour. over 900 men in the shops here,
the erminal at Albert Lea and Peoria,
and the division points. Mason City, Oska-
loosa and Keithsburg, Ia, and Monmouth,
Ill, ars affected.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

BEATRICE, Neb.. Dec. ESPECIAL Tele-
gram)-ILthe Chamberlain case today
d Travis overruied the motion in the
plea-in-bar filed by the attorneys for the
defense, who held that the proceedings
were Irregular in discharging the Jury last
week on account Of the illness OF Juror
Thomas Bigiey. The decision OF the court
means that the case viii have to be tried
here again for the second time. The Jury
for the case Is now being impaneIIed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

DAVID CITY, Neb., Dec. Especially
C. H Adrich left here this morning for
a weeks lecture tour under the manage
ment OF the University extension depart
ment. He will go as far west as Benkle-
man. %lecturing at Hastings and McCook
enroute. He returns to Omaha December
Is. where he will give a talk at the ban
duet OF the Ohio club that evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09
MYSTERY IN FIRE AT UNION
Fire Marshal Visits City to Investi-
ute the Cause.

UNION, web. Dec. a-(Special Tele-
gramD-All of the business firms wiped
out by fire last Monday morning nave
opened again and the proprietors ars fast
getting things in shape. A. E. Sites q Co.
have opened a drug store in the new Ban
ming building.-Lewis Curtis, a barber, has
opened a shop in the Upton building and
the Union Ledger has secured a building
and the paper will be issued as usual The
loss caused by the fire is between $1,000
and SSo,OOO. A fire inspector employed by
the state was here today investigating the
matter and the intention is to ascertain the
cause OF the blaze.
This makes the third fire here within
the last eighteen months and there Is a
mystery how the fires started. It is the
intention OF all to see that the matter is
sifted to the bottom.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

sToUT PLEADS sELF-DEFENsE
B-ewfnnfnH Of HIS Trial for Murder of
Joseph Richeson.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Dec. ESPECIAL
Teiegram)-Late today a jury was finally
secured to try Ernest Stout, charged with
the murder on August 10. Of Joseph Richie
son OF Hastings. Foul Of the jurors are
citizens OF Wood River village. business
and tradesmen. and eight are farmers from
the western part Of the county. remots
from the scene OF the crime which was near
Doniphan. The state and the defense
stated their respective cases and only a
beginning was made in taking testimony
when court adjourned till tomorrow.
Carl Anderson, who was stacking hay
for Stout at the time and was in the field
at the time the murder was committed,
was the first witness. Direct examination
was not completed. The defense will plead
that RichesOn was the agressor in a sud
den quarrel and that Stout acted In self
defense.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

SUTTON, Neb.. Dec. S-(Special)@Ga-
zella Nuss, while on the way to church
Sunday evening was attacked by a bull
dog which bit her in the back. The wound
is a large and painful one. but as she had
medical treatment Immediately it is be-
lieved IL viii not prove serious.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09
Nebraska

discovered Il was put out without an
alarm being turned IN and before much
damage had been done. The second floor
is occupied by lodge rooms. which were
occupied last evening and had the fire
got a start the consequences might have
been serious
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

New stock Destroyed, Loss BEING
About $4,000.

LINDSAY, Neb., Dec. s.-(SpeciaI )-This
morning L. @. winklers saloon burned to
the ground. Mrs. Reeve discovered the fire
a little before 4 o'clock. II the building
had not been covered with sheet iron the
adjoining buildings would also have burned.
L. @. Winklsr stimate his loss at about
$500, with Insurance about $500, The
building was a total loss and the new
stock was also a total loss. Mr.. Winkler had
but recently closed the deal whereby he be-
came sole owner. the firm being formerly
known as p. P, Reide a Company.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

FREMONT. Neb, Dec. S.-CSpeciaL)-
The block la a close call from
tire last night The blaze started in the
easement from defective covering OF some
water pipes and the basement ana build
nd were filled with smoke before il was
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09
DONE BY FORMAL RESOLUTION
Record of Commissions Procedure
at Kearney Meeting.

at Kearney Meeting.
KEARNEY. Neb., Dec. ESPECIAL Tele-
mam.)-The union OF Bellevue and Hast
ings colleges to be located at Hastings and
called Bellevue. or such other name as the
board Of trustees may decide, is the out
come to the conference held by the Pres
byterian synodical commission appointed at
the last meeting OF the synod held at
Minden
At adjourned session OF Presbyterian
synod OF Nebraska for the purpose
Of receiving and acting on a repOrt OF
the commission appointed to INVESTIGATES
the affairs OF the college at Bellevue and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09
COLLEGE MERGER SURPRISE.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

carefully prepared and elaborate report OF
the educational commission was referred
back to the men who had spent 50 much
labor in investigating and in framing the
report. After conference, they presented,
in lieu Of their first report and recommen-
dations the supplemental report printed in
The Bee. which was adopted
Fifty-Acre Campus.
Bellevue college, which will thus. within
a year, become merged with Hastings COL
lege, has a fifty-acre campus, with M ad-
ditionAI acres Of high class farm land. 1t
occupies a magnificent site and has some
modern dormitories and. II placed on sale.
is expected to be in demand at high price.
Hastings college is situated a short dis
lance from the business center OF the
Adams county metropolis. It has one very
fine new dormitory and . new library
furnished from the Carnegie fund. It's main
building is in pretty fair condition, and
one other building is on the campus, a
dormitory, which is OF ancient type. II Is
hoped that eventually there will be no need
of dormitories at Hastings college. the
town being relied to furnish accommoda-
tons for the greatly increased number OF
students which will undoubtedly flock
there after the merger Of the two schools
is accomplished. It is also expected the
debt Of something like $4,000, now resting
on the College, WI be easily cared for,
with but one school IN the field for con-
tributions, and hat a substantial addition
to the endowment fund can also be readily
secured.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09
DeveIoDment Company RsorEani1es

Development Company H~eOrEaniEes.
CODY. Wye. Dec. &-(SpeciaI)-rhe Big
Horn Basin Development company. which
has been in the hands OF a receiver for
more than a year, is 10 be -reOrgauized
Immediately and Is TO proceed with the
completion OF The Oregon Basin irrigation
enterprise, under which Z5.O0 acres OF land
win be reclaimed. The bondholders Of the
company have purchased its business from
the receiver, George ". Weese OF Chicago
for $1,000 the minimum price set by the
district court
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

SUTTON. Neb.. Dec s-tSpeciaL)-Bur-
lington train No. 10 was unable to reach its
destination at Fairfield last night. owing
to snow on the track. The Stromsburg
local came as far as Sutton today and re-
turned without completing its run to, Alma.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09
Nebraska
DIPSOMANIACS MAKE ESCAPE
Frontier County Citizen Complains Of
Their Treatment at Lincoln.
LETTER SENT 70 THE GOVERNOR
board Receives Bin Of Expense for
Visiting Industrial Home
Biua OF Peru Normal
Mount Up.
lion a So correspondsntl

LINCOLN. Dec. s-special)-Fsiix
Newton Is not the only one charging mis-
management az the Lincoln insane asylum
From stookviile, Governor shallenberger
has received the following letter:
"sTOCEVILLE. Dec. 6-Governor A c.
s~haIlenBergar. Dear Governor: Can some
thing be done to prevent the escape OF 50
many dipsomaniacs from the state hos
pital7
October &. IpOs, T. J. Caraway Of Curtis.
Frontier county, was delivered at the state
hospital BY order OF the Board OF Insanity
OF Frontier county. He escaped, came back
TO Curtis and was retaken by The sheriff
OF this county and delivered at the state
hospital again November 9 The sheriff
cautioned those in charge that Caraway
would get away II he could. Csraway
told the guard in the presence OF the sher-
If that he would get away at the first
opportunity. November "a he escaped again
and was in Curtis November 90
"Of course you know II is no small ex-
pense 70 send a man 70 Lincoln from this
distance with the sheriff and an assistant
and pay his board for three months in
advance. The clerk OF our district court
informs me that two others who were sent
down escaped. 1 understand that six In
all have been sent to the state hospital at
Lincoln from this county who were found
by the board here to be Opportunities.
Please have this referred to the proper de-
partment for the good OF the service.
L. H. CHENEY"
Expenses OF Visits Vary.
The Board OF Public Lands and Buildings
has received the expense account OF Mrs.
Wilcox, who is a member Of the visiting
board to the Nebraska Industrial Home
which is interesting in that each trip has
cost the state a little more than the Une
before. The account Is as follows:
First visit Of inspection ........."-...S.90
Second visit OF inspection ................ 7.4O
Third visit OF Inspection .......-...-...... 1.gu
Fourth visit Of inspection ................ 6.40
Fifth visit Of inspection ......--.--..... s.A
No explanation was given why the ex-
penses of the visits should vary so much.
Peru Normal Runs Behind.
The State Normal school at Peru. which
for several months has been under the
management OF the new Normal board,
which went defunct when brought to the
attention Of the supreme court, will have
to retrenoh or have a deficiency. For the
seven-month period ending in November
the board spent for that school out OF the
maintenance school fund S9. This is
at the rate OF d.314 a month. There wa
appropriated for the maintenance OF the
schoo for two years $4,000. or ss1666 a
month.
Engineer Fatally Hurt.
Two Rock Island switch engines collided
in the local yards near the Holdrege stree
viaduct today. at a curve. and Engineer
Green was fatally hurt. He was wedget
in the wreckage SO that it took rescuer'
half an hou- TO extrieate him.. He has q
broken hip and Internal injuries. He was
able to direct the men who were getting
him out.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

GRINNELL. Ia, Dec. &--(Special)-At a
mating OF the foot ball team OF Iowa coll
lege, held today. Howard Marshall Of At
l1nuo was chosen captain OF the team for
1910.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09
Prize Winning Poem,
Pride Of Omaha Contest

I've used the sRTIDE or OMAHA"
And couldn't do without IL.
Other flour might make good bread.
But fr0m what I've seen 1 doubt IL
Mrs. q n Saiyers.
Cradle, Ia.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09
The Weather.

FOR NEBRASKA-Fair with rising tenn
perature.
FOR IoWA-Fair with rising tempera-
ture in west portion.
Tcmneratura at Omaha Yesterday:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

Commercials to Play OId-Timers-
TABOR. Ia. Dec. S-(SpecIal.)-The
Omaha Commercials will play basket ball
here on the evening OF December 10 with
the Tabor Old Timers.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-09

The Board OF Public Lands and Buildings
received the expense account OF Mrs.
Wilcox, VINO is a member OF the visiting
to the Nebraska Industrial Home
which Is interesting in that each trip has
cost the state a little more than the Une
before. The account is as follows:
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-05-13
STANDPOINT.


Miss Laura Blanchard returned recently from
a visit of several weeks in Boston and vicinity.
MIR. and Mrs. George Mansur of Bangor
have opened their cottage at the Point miss
Lillian Young, who is attending school in
Bucksport, spent Saturday and Sunday at home.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Perkins arrived home
last week from two weeks visit in New
York and Massachusetts. Miss Sarah Shute
is in Bangor for visit with her cousin, Mrs
Nathan Hopkins. :. Mr. Charles Neal of Nor
rill is the guest of his sister, Mrs Fred Grant
-. Mrs. Manley Grant and children of Stock
ton village are with Mrs. Melvin A. Grant for
few weeks. e. Mrs. Abbie Nckerson arrived
arrived Saturday from Boston and has opened
her cottage for the summer Miss Emily Nc
| Farland, who has been at Z. G. Cifford's the
the past week, has returned to Castne. Mrs
Fannie Richards and Mr.. French Richards
spent two days last week in Searsport with rela-
tives ...Arbor day was observed here bv the
teacher and pupils by setting out trees, plant
ing seeds and cleaning the school yard Mrs
+. 5. Patterson spent Saturday in Prospect
/ with her daughter, Mrs. George Magee. -. Mrs.
George Holmes, Mrs. Fred Black, Miss Grace
Black and Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Styler spent
! Saturday in Bangor Work on the Hersey
| Retreat is being rushed and it will be compile
F, ted in few weeks. Sch. Stoney Brook, Can't
Nell Grant, is in Bangor loading for Castine.
+; Alanson Bowden and Frank Heath are at work
on the rock crusher in Bangor. :. The Whoop-
/ ing cough is prevailing here
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-05-13

county which only lacks few miles of
equalling in area the State of Massachu-
sets. Aroostook raised 20, 900, 900 BUSH
els of potatoes last yeaf. the shipments
realizing nine or ten million dollars, and
yet development in Aroostook has reach
ed only one-sixteenth of its capacity. 1t
still has thousands of acres of primeval
forests, into which the B. & A. railroad
is pushing it's way. This road has di-
rect line to tide water, with terminal
facilities in the towns of Searsport and
Stockton costing over one million dollars,
and with land locked harbor open the
year around, affording unequalled ship
ping facilities. The second largest
wooden pier in the world is in Stockton
harbor, and the docks, warehouses and
offices in the two towns named are all
lighted by electricity and have an album
dant supply of pure water. These are
some of the things the Boston business
men did not see in their flying visit to
Maine.