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The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
MAYOR M'cARTY ORDERS POLICE
TO CONTINUE SLAUGHTER.
HAPPENINGS OVER The. STATE
What 10 Going on Here and There
That 70 Of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout Ne.
braSt<a. "a;

Auburn, Mcdaniel Geilus, state
game warden, was in Auburn Tuesday
and had an interview with Mayor Nc
earthly regarding the killing of squir.
:els. The mayor informed him that
by order of the city officials q large
number of squirrels had been killed
and that the order was still in effect.
He asked the warden; to go With him
and he would kill a couple for him.
The latter notified him that the offend
ers against the game law would be
prosecuted to otke full extent of the
law.
At this the mayor stepped to the
phone and called up the chief of po-
lice and directed him to continue the
slaughter. Some of the dead squirrels
are now in the mayors office await
ing the action of the warden.
Mayor Mccarthy went further and
told the warden that the city of Au-
burn cc'iid get along without any OF
his assistance and would continue to
XIII Squirrels. He was also told hat
within the next ten days 2,c0O SOUR
rels would be killed liz the county, as
he farmers have come to regard them.
cot Is an expensive luxury, but as a
nuisance, es they were eating many
bushels Of high priced corn and in
some cases made holes in the roofs
If sraaaries and other buildings.
The people of Auburn are somewhat
divided on the question. Some say
he law should be enforced or repealed.
Others say that the game laws are
modelled after the game laws in force
In old Ireland century ago and are
only to protect game from gun clubs
and hunters.
MIR. Harmon writes from Chicago
that the children who we're taken to
The Pasteur institute for treatment
or hydrophia because of being bitten
BY squirrels, are improving.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
Increase in Flour Rates.

BY order of the railway commission
the Union Pacific, Northwestern and
Burlington roads are required by July
10 either to increase the rates on -four
from several stations in Nebraska that
now have lower rate en- this com.
modify than the rate on wheat, or the
rate on wheat must be lowered to the
rate on flour enjoyed by the several
favored stations. The railway com
mission does not say which shall be
done, but it is believed there IL little
danger of the railroads lowering the
rate on wheat. The order simply re
Quires the roads not to collect less on
-four than they collect on wheat.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
Hardy Man Drors Dead.

Hardy, Neb.-H. c. Hutchinson drop
ped dead while cultivating his melon
patch Wednesday afternoon at 4
O'Clock. His wife saw him and ran to
him, but life was gone when she
reached him.
Size called for help and neighbors
came and hurried him into the house.
Mr.. Hutchinson is an old soldier and
has had several attacks of heart dis
ease.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
Washington.

Senator Burkett announced that b,
has inside information Of the compile
ton Of arrangements for building /,
great beet sugar factory at or neal
SCOTS Bluff in the immediate future
1t will be erected by the Oxnard in
terests. probably by the American Su
gar Beet company.
Captain John H. Poole, corps of en-
gineers, has been relieved from duty
as superintendent of the state wal
and navy department of building and
As q military aide to the president
Lieutenant U. S. Grant, third CORPS OF
engineers, grandson of President
Grant, now on duty at Boston, prob.
ably will succeed him.
Lieut.. Ernest Shackleton, the Eng.
lish explorer, who got within 10 miles
OF the south pole, has been awarded
the Hubbard gold medal for his work.
In his capacity as ambassador to
this country from Mehemed Nv, the
new sultan Of Turkey, Hussein Ziziam
Bey was presented formally at the
white house by President Taft.
Secretary Of State Ph:lsnder C..
Knox, was given the honorary degree
of doctor of laws at the sixty-sixth
annual commencement exercises of
the Roman Catholic college at villa
Nova, Pa.
General James Allen, chief Of the
signal service, was designed by Secre-
tary OF War Dickinson to present the
medals authorized by congress to the
Wright brothers, at the celebration
in their honor at Dayton, Ohio, Thurs
day and FRIDAY. Lieutenant Lahm. of
the signal corps, p:Sbably will accom-
pany him.
Lumber production in the United
States was less in the calendar year
1908 than in the preceding year, &C
cording to report issued by the CEN
sus bureau. The decrease amounted
to l1.S per cent, CT from 40,256,l54.-
coo to S3.2S9. se9.000 feet
The keels of four bat.leskips CT the
greater GreaG1sught type were laid
in st. Petersburg in the presence OF the
vice minister of marine and represen.
tatives Of tie Russian naval league.
These new vessels will be of 23.COc
tons each, length COS feet and beam
feet.
TIE senate adopted by vote of
& to e tie Philippine free trade sec
ton Of the tariff bill, with amend.
men:s. Six republicans, Senators Root
Eorah. Bristcw. Clapp. Crawford and
La Toilette voted with the democrats
against the finance committee PROPOSE
ton.
Rev. Dr.. NJ. Ross Fishburn. a widely
Inown Congregational minister srd for
fifteen years pastor OF the Mount
Pleasant church at Washington. Cied
Tuesday CT typhoid fever.
The nomination CT Mr. Valentine To
,e commissioner Of Indian affairs was
ent to the senate.
Senator Bacon has introduced
TO the tariff bill placing
for cotton bagging and aer;- !
'ultu-al implements On the free list.
The United States sunbcat Vicl,s-
'urs which has been out of commits
Zen for two years, started On q voy-
Sc around the Horn.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
Hurled to Death on Belt.

Riverton, Neb.-Frank Morgan, son
o. Charles Morgan, city marshal, was
instantly killed at the Riverton roller
mills Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
While working about the machinery
OF the mill he was caught in the main
drive belt. He was instantly hurled
into the gearing overhead.
when workmen removed the body
from the machinery it was badly
crushed and mutilated.
When his parents were notified of
the accident they were prostrated
with grief.
The young man was well known in
this vicinity.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
U. p. Train Robber SUSPECT.

Twin Fails, Idaho. Instructions
have been received from United States
Marshal Hodgeson at Boise to hold
Marvin. alias Mathews, arrested in
connection with the Overland mail
robbery near Omaha.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23

The patient told the doctor an hin
symptoms. At the end Of the recital
the medical man looked severe.
my dear SIR" he said. you must
gradually give up whisky and soda"
Some months later he met the pa-
tient and inquired whether the advice
had been followed.
TO the letter." replied the patient,
beaming. why. I've already given I'D
soda completely"
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23

operation. / had
already had two
operations and
they wanted me to
20 through a third
one. ] suffered day
and night from in
hAmmati0n and a
small tnmor, ard
never thought Of
seeing a well day
A frienG
told me how Lydia
ID. Pinkham'sVeQ.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
Telephone Rates Reduced.

The railway commission has author.
lied the Nebraska Telephone company
to reduce rates between South Omaha
and Bellevue from Is to 20 cents. and
from Lincoln to Germantown from &c
to Is cents, and to publish a new
rate between Albright and Gilmore ano
Sarpy Mills of 10 cents.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
Prominent Man Dies Abroad.

We" o'es Aptesd.
st. Observation-Disclosures DeMar-
tens, late professor of international
law in the University of st. Peters
burg, died Sunday. He was taken ill
while on his way to his estate in Ii
vonia and died in the. railroad station
at Walk.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
SORE EYES CURED.

Eye-ea'ls and Lids Became Terribly
lnfiamed-Was Unable to Go About
All Other Treatments Failed, But
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
Train Kills Indian Chief.

Boston.-Chief Plenty Horse, a
Sioux Indian. 30 years old, connected
with a wild west show, was killed by
train at the South station. He was
from the Pine Ridge agency and mar
ried.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23

Many who used to smoke Toe cigars are now
smoking Lewis Single Binder straight &c.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
How Ne Stood up for Him

How He Stood Up Tor Him.
DClan-So Casey was running me
down an ye stood up for me?
CalahaD-Oi did: OF siz to him:
Casey, yere no coward-and ye work
hard an pay yer dibts-an' we don't
get drunk an lick yer woife-but in
other despects ye're NO better than
DOlOn!"-PGck.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23

1t is the only relief for Swollen Smart
ing. Tired. Aching. Hot. Sweating Feel.
Ease. powder to be shaken into the
shoes. Cures while you walk At all Drug
g1sts and Shoe Stores. &c. Don't accept
any substitute. sample sent FREE. Adj
dress. Allen s. Oi.nsted, Leroy. q. Y.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
California Companies Licensed.

State Auditor Barton has issued Ger
tifcates Of authority for the Pacific
Mutual and Fi-emen's Fund of Cali
fornia to transact business in Nebras
Ia
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23

A youngster describes heathens as
folks Who don't fight over religion"
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
ACCENT ON THE "Pus."

TeacEer-Now, Jimmy Green, can
you tell ne what an octopus is?
Jimmy Green-Yes, sir; it's an
eightsided Cat.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
JUDGE Howard Pleased.

In reply to letter from the railway
commission asking II the Union Pa
cifc road had carried out its promise
to the commission to enlarge its depot
at Columbus, Judge Edgar Howard
writes the commission that General
Manager Mohler of the Union Pacific
company is more than making good all
promises made to me-" He says:
MY pleasure in being able to make
this statement is due, FIRST. to the vel
fare the improvement will work my
home city; second. to the striking con.
trast between the doing by Mr. Mohler
and the promising by many other rail
way magnates in our state"
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
Express Companies Object.

The express companies still! resist.
ing the reduction OF rates fixed by the
Sibley bill, have filed exceptions tc
tie report of Rerefee John T. Sulli
van. The referee found that the Sib
ley act is not confiscatory and rec
commended judgment for the state and
against the express companies. This
recommendation. if adopted, will re.
suit in an order making perpetual the
temporary restraining order enjoinine
the companies from violating the pro
visions of the Sibley act
State to Complete BUILDING.
The board of public lands and build
ings has decided to notify the con
tractor at work on the buildings a,
the Norfolk asylum that il would not
wait longer on him, but would com
plete the structures. The state arcni
tect will be instructed TO hire mer
and buy material to complete the
work.
Under direction Of State Auditor
Barton an investigation CT the &C.
counts of the state university is beins
made by the state accountant, John
". Tulleys.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
NEWS OF week N
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF MOST IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN sRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
At HOME AND ABROAD
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from All
Quarters ct the cicte and
Given in a Few Lines.
Foreign.


Home Secretary Gladstone promised
in the house OF commons to investigate
the inquest into the death of Mrs
Mary Agnes Ruiz, if furnished with
the facts
The French institute has divided the
Asiris prize OF s2v000 between NJ
Bleriott, the aeroIaut, and Gabriel
the aeroplane man for their contribu.
ticIs TO the progress of aviation. In
1899 Daniel Osiris, the philan,hropist
who presented Maimaison to. tie
French nation, gave into the keeping
OF the institute of France a sum rep
resentirg an annual income OF about
100000 for a triennial prize OF $780,
600 open to ali countries for the most
remarkable work of discovery of gen.
eral interest. Osiris died in 1867.
p. J. Eaniell, of Chile, Won the
senior wrang!esEip at Cambridge uni
versity.
Mulai FL Keb:r, the younger brother
of Sultan Mulsi Hefid. has been pro-
claimed Sultan of Morocco by the
tribes among whom he has been a ref
uge for many months.
Former Vice President Charles W.
Fairbanks was deliberately entertained
by the governor of Kyto while eEroute
to Kobe.
President Alphonse Penna, ct Brazil,
died on Monday.
The German reichstag was reassem-
bled at Berlin.
The Francc-American treaty of ex-
tradition has been ratified.
The Russian duna has suspended
the work for the summer, having been
prorogued by imperial order.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23
Closed peoot Without Leave.

The railway commission has direct
ed the attorney general to prosecute
the Missouri Railway company for
closing its depot at Glen Rock. Nema
ha county, without permission in viola
ton of general order No. 6.
The Columbus journal., 1909-06-23

cl0l cluD, Wnlcn nel0 It's annual ban
Quet in the dining hall of the dormi-
tory. The celebration commenced at
six o'clock, when a cannon, manned by
old soldiers was fred of twenty-five
times en- the west corner of the col
lege campus. Music by the college
band of twenty-seven pieces added to
the noise. This was the signal for
the assembly Of the members CT the
Commercial club. numbering 900. An
hour was devoted to an inspection Of
the college grounds and buildings be-
fore the banquet.
Mr.. Dysart, living five miles south
west of Peru. shipped seventy head of
cattle to Chicago last week. which
topped the market. The cattle aver
aged $116.S5 each after the freight and
other expenses were paid.
The Farmers Cooperative cor,-
pany's store at Lyons has opened
up again for business. About ten days
ago the company got into financial
distress and was taken in charge by
II uSNCCS, III nave t0hCu al lutOlCS
of all stock and have made arrange |
nents whereby the company may op-
crate again.
Determined that blindness should
not prevent him from mastering a
profession. Roy Sanderscn, brother
Of Rev. Mr.. Sanderson. of MarSuet:,
has been devoting his time 20 master
ing the art of piano tuning. Recently
he graduated from an Iowa college for
The blind and will soon begin work in
his part of the state.
Unable to endure separation from
,er baby, Mrs. Beulah May Ion, who is
having trouble with her husband over
! certificate OF deposit, returned to
Silver Creek in guest Of it. She de-
,arted, taking the child with her.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-09-08
SINFUL WASTE OF THE WATER
Manner In Which Rural Highways Are
Flooded Is Enough to Make
the Saints Weep.

The manner in which our rural
highways are flooded by the spent
water from the irrigated fields in all
parts of the state in this summer of
plenty is enough to make the saints
weep. says Denver Field and Farm.
Some of the county commissioners
are endeavoring to enforce the
law against these careless men who
are so Indifferent as to what becomes
OF their waste water. The people in
all sections are suffering from these
reckless water users and If they can
be taught by the law that they must
respect the rights of the travelling
public 1t will be good thing. The
worst kick comes from the automobile
bubes who would kick anyhow even
II the. thoroughfares were as good as
the Appian way which Julius Caesar
built from Rome to the sea and which
by the by, is the best comino in Eu.
rope to-day.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-09-08
MELONS REQUIRE MUCH WATER
viii Grow and Produce Crop with
Small Quantity Of Moisture-Do
Better Irrigated.

Generally speaking, the watermelon
will grow and produce a crop with a
small quantity of water but 1t will do
considerably better II irrigation is sup
piled. The number and frequency of
irrigations depends to a large extent,
of course, upon the soil and climatic
conditions. A soil which conserves
the moisture near the surface where
the roots of the vines are located will
naturally require the least amount of
irrigation water. As a rule, however,
under ordinary conditions the irriga.
ton should be more frequent after the
plant begins to bear. The first irri-
cation is usually given to the ground
Just as soon as the bitches are made
and before the seed is planted. II
the seed is slow in terminating. II is
sometimes advisable to give a sec
ond irrigation to produce germina.
ton. but care must be taken not to
allow the water to cover the hills
for the reason that 1t would pack
the soil and thus retard or prevent
termination. All of the irrigations
are applied through the bitches.
After the plants have passed the
blooming period the bitches should
be well filled SO that the moisture can
soak into the ridges and reach the
roots and from now on during the hot
weather a big melon plantation will
require an ocean of water.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-09-08

jokes: very little of II sad or pathetic. When
the chief widows turn came there was pathos In
her voice. though she gave no other sign OF grief
Turning her motherly face to the grave. she sat
there and talked to wobeh's spirit naturally
II she were looking into his face Nobody needed
to cross question her
There nothing extraordinary for the next
two days. On the first day the mourning women
were taken to the creek and washed In order that
they might begin to dress up for the final feast
On the second day the men of the town were as
sembled under the big palaver tree and indLyidu-
ally sworn to be loyal to the town. The oath was
administered by making the man drink from a
bowl of miliish faid which supposed to kill
the II he was insincere. On this day. also.
the men brought in large quantities of frewood
and the women were busy threshing and cleaning
rice and pots
Then came the third and greatest day-the
slaughter of the bullock and the great feast. So
far I could learn there is no sacrifcial idea
involved in the ceremony: the slaughter is solely
for the purpose OF providing for joyful banquet.
The big bullock led to vacant place near
the grave. Just at sunrise. and securely tied down
on its side. Its throat was then cut, the wind
pipe being severed. and the animal slowly bled to
death. 1t 20 minutes before the animal
ceased to struggle. but its tail had been severed
long before. this being the especial perquisite of
the selected butchers.
The carcass then skinned and King Sow
sat in his leopard chair while the bullock cut
up. He kept careful watch to see that not even
an ounce of meat taken by anybody. Two
large brass kettles and large basket were placed
in front of him and in these were placed the in
ternal organs and the choicest cuts-the kings
meat. Now and then one of the butchers would
overlook some small portion. but the king over
looked nothing; he had the error promptly recti-
fed. Altogether he received about one-third of
the bullock. The remainder cut up and dis
trbuted among the families. to be cooked; posi-
lively no part of the animal except the hide and
horns was discarded. There not quite enough
to go around. the king ordered a dog killed to
make up the deficiency.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-09-08
IRRIGATED OATS ARE BEST
Climate, Weather. Variety and Irrisa-
ton All Tend to Influence
Weight and Quality.

The weight of oats is affected by
variety. by the weather. by irrigation
and by the climate. As a rule, the
larger and plumper the grain the
more heavily will the oats weigh and
this is why irrigated oats excel all
others. When the weather is such as
to produce an excessive amount of
growth of straw, the weight of the
grain suffers accordingly. When 1t
produces an insufficient amount of
straw. the quality of the grain is
again affected. adversely. When the
weather induces rust in the straw,
there is a corresponding shrinkage in
the grain In size and In weight. The
greatest influence, however. is that
of weather. Cool temperatures at
harvest time which ripen the grain
slowly are favorable to the produc-
ton of heavy kernels and plump
grain. This explains why it is that
oats are usually heavier in the higher
attitudes than on the plains. 1t also
explains why In the hot climates oats.
as a rule. weigh lightly. The differ
ence in the feeding value of oats Is
very considerable. II would not be
correct to say that the difference is
exactly proportionate to the variation
in weight. 1t is true. however. that
the difference is very marked when
the oats are dealt out to animals by
measure.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-09-08

time. causing the evil shapes to take to flight
Most OF the night was given to the beating
OF drums, the women and younger men dancing
in procession all over town
When night closed in on the scene and the
moon began to shed its soft light through hazy
clouds the nights dancing began. There was no
undercurrent of sadness in IL: everybody was lit
erally out for good time. The dancers
drummed up in groups. the drummers shutting
all through the town to organize a procession. A
second crowd was gathered under the leadership
oil man w:ta a string instrument made from a
calabash. and eventually third group shuffed
along to the tune OF cafbash strung with iron
rings the sound being that of a gourd half filled
with dried peas r
The succeeding day was one of the most
eventful of all. Before sunrise the men of the
town brought large stones to tine grave and
walled it in. making Enclosure about six feet
wide and 10 feet long Dozens of empty gin
bottles were brought and placed all around the
grave-a very common custom on this coast. The
mound then leveled down and the entire
inclosure covered with stones and sand At
the head they placed couple of small ivory
tusks. rice bowl containing Wobeh's silver ring
and some koia nuts two pitchers and small
brass kettle Across these was laid an unsheath-
ed sword. The fixing of the grave not COM
pleted until they had brought small jug of
and poured little of 1t into each vessel
The thirst of wobehs spirit was apparently more
easily Quenched than had been that of the man
in life-and this enabled the about the
grave to put the greater part of the rum to bet
ter
After the grave had been properly arranged
the town assembled to witness the significant
ceremony of killing the white chicken. The
principal nephew of the late king knelt the
grave and held the chickens head above Wobeh's
head. King Sow made a long speech and then
different members of Wobeh's family the
chicken messages to take to his spirit. This
part of the ceremony very solemn and i'm
pressive 1t was clear that they implicitly be-
lieved that their messages would reach their des-
tination-
Then the nephew pulled of the chickens head
and threw the body down the grave. Curl
ously enough, the headiess chicken futtered
around until 1t reached the head of the grave
and then seemed to be trying to bore its way
down to the king. 1t then futtered away, the