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\ WEST VIRGINIAN'S EXPERIENCE.
A Loyal Descendant of the German
Pioneers

Editor National Tribune: ] read with
much interest Comrade fuckers expert
ence of prison life, as / was there at
the same time. My grandparents were
Germans, and lived in the Valley of
Virginia, in Frederick County. They
settled in Monongalia County. Va, when
the Indians were in the country, over
100 years ago. 1t is said that grand
mother rode behind the wagon that
moved across the mountains, 1t being
the first wagon that ever passed up
Dnnkard Creek in that County. She
carried a sack across the saddle. In
one end of the sack was q looking-glass
and in the other a female pup. / was
born May s, 1S49. where the old Statler
fort was, on the old Shriner farm,
which remains in the family yet.
enlisted in the first Union company or
garized in the. County. j was captured
at Winchester, April 8. 1864. On that
morning We were ordered out from
Martinsburg to Berryyille with three
days rations. At sunrise it was as red
as ever saw it, II commenced to rain
toward dawn on April 2, 1864. It COM
menced to sleet, ending on the morning
OF the 9TH with a snow, which caused
the waters to rush down the streams in
"a flood. We started to camp. 1 met
an Orderly, who accompanied me. We
rode all day, reaching Backs Creek at
midnight, and came around in the rear
of Winchester at 4 p. m. We had a
running fight for two hours. We passed
thru the town, with Maj. Hunter in
command; were furiously attacked on
all sides by McNeal. We tried to save
the cowardly officer whose carelessness
caused the disaster. and every fellow
was for himself in a running fight for
j ) miles. / was ordered TO surrender
three times, their shots clipping my
head. / struck one with my carbine on
thi: breast A voice spoke to me three
times, telling me to save myself on my
mDther's account Finally a hard old
fellow came at me with his bayonet in
fGll swing. ] threw up my hands, and
cailled TO him that / was prisoner, and
claimed protection. We were stripped
aid robbed five times before we got to
Richmond. The last time, as new
gsard came to us, he ordered me 10
hand up my clothes ] dropped my
hands to my side. He swore at me
with a revolver at my head until he
counted five, then counted three and
marched away. Old Winder stripped
us again at Libbey. He kept our val
qabIes until we were exchanged.-Wm.
II. Shriner, 9Th w. Va. Cav, Randall,
W. Va.
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A KIND LIEUTENANT.
Gratitude for Treatment of ESCAPED
Prisoners

f-TISOUcTS.
Editor National Tribune: In the lat
ter part of August, 1864, myself and
another cOmrade arrived at Knoxville
on our escape from prison We were
taken on the Stoneman raid on Macon
On reaching Knoxville we were arrest
ed as rebel spies, but on being taken to
headquarters and establishing our iden-
tity by the Quartermaster at Knoxville
received an order from the command
ing officer upon the Quartermaster and
another order to report to the Lieuten-
ant who had charge of the exchange
camp or convalescent camp. / would
like to thank the Lieutenant for his
kindness to us while we were in his
care. Should this meet his eye he
might remember me. / might say that
when we reported to him for quarters
he asked us what right we had to quar-
ters; but on showing him the order
from the commanding officer he at once
accepted it, and told us he had plenty
of room and plenty or rations for u.s.
He asked why We did not have on SOL
diers clothing, and we explained that
we were nearly naked when we came
into the city, and that the Quartermas-
ter had all of his clothing packed up
ready to move, because Wheeler's Cav
airy was advancing on the city, and
that We had to buy citizens clothing
After remaining with the Lieutenant
for about a week We got furlough
home for 80 days, and at the expira-
ton of that time reported to what was
left of my company at Richmond. 1
found that many of my comrades were
in that internal hole, Andersonville
Prison. What did escape assembled at
Marietta, Ga. Later on we started back
to Pulaski to help head off Hoods
army.
If the Lieutenant is yet alive 1 shall
be very glad to hear from him.--Geo.
w. Norris, Sergeant, Co. G, 14th Ill.
Cav, Anna, Ill.
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The Executions at Little Rock.

Editor National Tribune: Comrade A.
NJ. Trunk, of Wooster, o., 5th Ohio Bat
terry, wishes TO know what regiments or
brigade was camped between his battery
and the penitentiary at Little Rock. II
was the Second Brigade. Third Divis
sion, Seventh Corps. The regiments
were the 61st H., 54th Ill and 106th III.
The German regiment was the 43d III.
The young spy he speaks of was hung
in front of ST. Johns Hospital. His
name was Dodd or Todd. He came to-
our Tegimental sutler and got in as clerH
for a short time, but We were ordered
back to Little Rock from Benton. Ha
left the sutler and came back, too. as
his best girl lived in Little Rock and
helped him get up the plans of our
forts and the number OF men. The two
men hung We're hung for numbering
Union men. Their names were Miller
and Earnest. They were hanged March
IS. My company furnished most of
the guards at the prison. One of my
was stationed at the door of
the cell, and heard the death warrant
read to the condemned men the night
before they were hanged. 1t was the
106th III. that went with the section oE
the 9Th Ohio Battery to meet Steele-s
starving troops as they came back from
Camden. Hoping this will answer Cons
rade Trunk, I remain-R A. Young,
Co. K, 106th Ill.
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To Find His Niece.

S. Westway, 2133 First avenue, Seat
tie, Wash, wants very much to find his
niece. Her father served in Co. A, 25th
N. Y. Cav, as a bugler. His name is
c. A. Westway, but he enlisted under
the name of c. A. Westaway. His
daughters maiden name was Alice Myr-
tie Westway, and she lived with her
father and mother at Fulton, Mo-, when
Comrade Westway last saw her in 1896.
Her mother died in 1898, and shortly
after her father went to Denver, where
she married, but the name of her hus-
band is not known. Comrade Westway
served in the 1920 ILL.,, under the name
of Robert Wilson, and also under the
same name in the 214th Pa. He wants
much to get his niece's present address.
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DR.. ]. W. Blosser. whose likeness
appears above, is we'll known through.
out the country because of his remarks
able success in the treatment of ca
tarrh. deafness, bronchitis and asthma
He has discovered method of treat-
ing these diseases which Is different
from ali others, both in method and
effect. II is not spray or atomizer.
douche, salve, cream nor inhaler. It
"opens up and cleans out the heads
nose, throat and lungs. then stops the
nasal discharge and splitting, and per-
manently heals the diseased mems
branes.
Any sufferer may have a demonstra-
ton of what this remedy will do by
sending name and address to DR.. J. Wa
Blosser, 320 Walton street. Atlanta, Ca
who will send a five days treatment and
an illustrated booklet. absolutely free
Those who have availed themselves OF
this free offer have been surprised al
the pleasing and wonderful effect of tila
remedy. The full treatment is not ex-
pensive.
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Before Atlanta,

Editor National Tribune: ] think
COmrade IL. 7. Musselman, in correct
ing Mai. Landgraber, needs correcting
himself. IN the first place. the charge
ON the left was made by the S1st Ohio
and 18th ILL.,, not the 9Th III. There
vas no 9Th III. during that war except
cavalry. Next, in regard TO Gen. Lo-
gan's oruer. This is as / saw and heard
1t not more than 40 feet off. Logan:
Gen Dodge, | want one of your best
brigades as quick as God Almighty will
let you" Dodge: "All right. General"
Then to Col. Mersey, standing by his
side:
Col. Mersey, take your brigade"
That order was the cause Of a little
unpleasantness between Gems. Dodge
and SWeeny, the latter being relieved
and succeeded 10y the "hero of ALA
toona," Gen. John NJ. Corse.-C. p.
Helmkamp. Co. ], 18th H., Dutch Flat,
Cal
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
CONTINUED from page one. }

suddenly. Bragg emerged from that
town with a great army and passed
around Buell's left flank, apparently
striking for Nashville. AT the same
time Kirby Smith, at the head of n
smaller force, crossed the Cumberland
Mountains from East Tennessee to
unite with Bragg's column somewhere
in Kentucky, restore that State to the
Confederacy. capture Louisville, and
menace, if not capture, Cincinnati.
This sudden turn Of events produced
the widest excitement in the West, and
every State showed a feveriSh energy in
raising new regiments and sending
them to the front to encounter this new
danger With all his undeniable tai
ents as a soldier, Buell. was as mega
tive as Mcclellan. There now began n
hot race between his and Bragg's arm
les as to which should reach Louisville
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Brorlers I'm his Comnnny.

]. NJ. thinner, Centerville, Iowa, says
that i'm his company Cd, 6th Iowa,
they had three Paytons, three Wares,
three Bryans, two divorces, two Beam
ers. two Zimmers, two. Strattons, two
Larkins. two Thomases, two Crows, two
Ogles and two Wrights One Wright
one Ogle ana one Bryan died. one
Stratton was killed
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called the attention of the army to an
additional article of war which pro-
hibited any officer or soldier from re-
turning fugitive slaves to their masters,
and especially required the retention
within our lines of all slaves which
should escape thereto and who had
been employed in any manner in aiding
the rebellion.
Ito be continued
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every stopping place to make sure that
everything will move with the precisiors
of clockwork and that the local CONF
mitteemen receive instructions about
what should be, done. Those having
Immediate responsibility for the safety
of the President and also for the coma
plete success of his trip will breatha
much easier after he has swung around
the big circle and is again back in tho
White House at Washington.
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Names His Boys After The President.

Charles Owings. 109th L. S. C. T.
Glen Ellyn, Ill. had a son born TO him
a couple OF years ago whom he named
Theodore Roosevelt Owings. Recently
another son was born to him whom he
has named William Howard Taft Ow-
iugs
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HISTORIC POSTAL CARDS.

The NATIONAL tribune has published highly nterenn
series of postal cards relating the John Brown There are n
of these and they give.
Photograph of John BrOlW hich abposed his .v
Il sleao OF the Court House in aphich he tried
HaPers Ferry.
John BroWn's Tannery in Pennsylvania
The jail in oJiich he confined
John Br09Un'5 Home at North Ebd ". Y.
The Kennedy House Maryland his foysa
and from zvtich he started upon rs raid.
sieso of the lonely bying ground ar Bogns companoms
inferred.
The Fort HHpers Ferry Hhcre BroWp made Ills stand
Craze North Elbd 7vEe
the of Br0uns trial at ChareSfoan.
coors, making beautiful III execution they interesting
history On the back of each card legend
the essential facts They make invaluable additions
pictures and acceptable friends.
Price with The Tribune year
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PENSIONS, PAY, BOUNTY

resumed practice
II. y w.
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Designing Warsi,ips.

Americans have beaten the world in
sesisnins sailing vessels, and Secretary
Meyer believes our naval constructors.
III picked men, carefully educated at
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-11-12

depot up town and following close a.
ter another load of gravel driven b.
MIR. Wolfgram himself, and in an el.
fort to urge the horses. leaned over
the front end OF the wagon, lost hi.
balance and fell with the above result,
The unfortunate lad was carried into
the home of Ed Reeves, but life had
fled before the grief stricken fathe
realized fully how II happened.
Unruh Wants Continuance.
Judge Foster, attorney for Peter Uu
rub, charged with forgery, filed a mo.
ton for continuance of the case
until the spring term of court, on the
ground of the absence of several ma
terial witnesses. The court will con.
slider the motion today.
The case of Edwin p. Weatherb,
against Herman Gerecke, ct al, and
famiiarly known as "Weatherby VS.
the world" wherein action is brought
against the stockholders of the Altoona
Hot Springs company to recover sew
eral judgments lodged against said
company, occupied most of the day
Judge Barnes of Lincoln, James G.
Stitt of Norfolk, Joseph II. Mills and
Henry c. Smith of Falls City were
among the witnesses examined. NJ.
ID. Tyler, assisted by Carl C. Wright
ard w. p. Thomas of Omaha, are the
attorneys for the defense, and William
V. Allen for the prosecution. The case
promises to be interesting from legal
point of view, as there are involved
many fine legal propositions.
John f. Straube, blacksmith of this
city. was arrested several days ago on
complaint of his brother-in.law, Albert
L.. Stevens, and brought before the
insanity commissioners as a dipsoma-
MAC and was declared by the board as
a fit subject for custody, detention and
treatment as such, and was so SEN
fenced Yesterday, Mn. V. Allen, his
attorney, caused writ of habeas cor.
pus to be served, but as yet Straube
is still in the custody of the sheriff.
He filed supplemental petition at
lacking the consttutionality of the
law itself, assailing it in several par
ticulars.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-11-12
Divorce Mill at Madison.

Madison, Neb., Nov. Especial to
The News: Judge Welch's divorce
mill in district court ground out big
batch of business.
Mrs. Mary Tomke gets divorce
from her husband, Frank, and custody
of the children. Tomke recently came
home. near Battle Creek, in drunken
condition and, threatening to Kill his
family, was so enraged when they
fled that he slashed up his horses,
Neighbors were so furious that he left
the country, promising never to re-
turn.
Mrs. Irene Simpkins gets a divorce
from her husband, Ernest, and restora.
ton of her maiden name. He pays
the costs.
Mabel R. Peters gets divorce from
her husband, James B. Peters, and Gus.
tody of her child. He pays the costs
and $40 a month for the child's sup
port.
Sophia Bellenger gets a divorce from
her husband, Edward Bellenger, and
restoration of her maiden name.
The Rasmus Nelson case is contin-
ued. Mrs. Nelson's application for
temporary alimony and suit money
was granted He pays $3.50 for suit
money and $40 month for her sup
port till further orders.
The Moolich case is continued. Mrs.
Moolichs petition for suit money and
alimony was sustained, the husband
being required to pay $125 suit money
and almony on order of the court.
The divorce case of Mrs. Kurock
against George Kurock was dismissed
as plaintiff had left the state and
failed to appear.
The case of A. F. Clark against his
wife, now in the insane asylum at Nor
folk, was continued. She is fighting
the case. James Nichols was appoint
ed guardian ad Item for the defen
dant.
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schemes of all kinds, ranging from the
hazardous and visionary to those
which are swindles pure and simple
The promoters of these dangerous and
dishonest schemes do not spare their
use of printers ink. 1t is their chief
reliance. While the banks cannot
and should not, go to the same length
in advertising their business, they can
at least place before the public in a
clear, Ineligible and attractive form
of inducement which the bank offers
in the way of safety and service.
Then, if people lose or waste their
money by putting it into foolish and
reckless schemes, the banks will have
at least offered them the choice.
THE growing popularity of bank
ing, the wonderful development of
savings accounts in particular, indi-
cate that the educational advertising
which has been done by the banks of
late has begun to bear solid fruit"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-11-12
Gamble in Church Hall.

Yankton, S. D., Nov. 5.-Discoveries
have been made here duplicating sew.
eral prominent young men here in the
converting of church property into a
place of amusement where gambling,
smoking and other vices were INDUCED
in. The property thus used was what
it known as Guild hall, which is To-
Gated on the premises adjacent to
Christ church and is part of the
church property and is used for the
holding of society meetings. 1t Is I'M
derstood that the church authorities
have agreed to fit the hall up for the
young men to use in reputable way
if they desire, where they may have
all the comforts Of a properly man.
aged young mems club.
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Winnetoon News.

Winnetoon, Neb., Nov. 6.-Mr. and
Mrs. Seth Jones and Mr.. and Mrs
George Thompson and children went
to Niobrara Friday in Mr. Jones' auto
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meyers, H. W.
Crandall and wife and Mrs. Charles
Pearce enjoyed a pleasant ride to
Creighton Thursday in Mr.. Meyers
auto. Mr. Meyers is county treas.
urer-elect.
Charles Bonge is putting in some C =
rnent work around The Big store.
Fred Sandoz from Verdigre, was
here Thursday.
from Verdigre, Neb., was here Thurs.
day.
j. B. Manthaser, who has been work
ing in the McGill drug store, returned
10 his home in Omaha, Neb.
Miss Mary Mathern has accepted a
store at Bazile Mills, Neb
The corn in this part of Nebraskf.
is certainly yielding fine. Every far.
Iaer Is husking a big crop.
P. W. Ledyard went to Croffton
Neb., Friday.
Mrs. Johnson and little daughter
from Bloomfield, Neb., are here visit.
ing at the home of her son, Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Johnson.
p. G. Sandoz made a business trip
to Verdigre Friday
A school play will be given in the
NJ. w. A. hall Saturday, November 49,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-11-12
PUBLIC LAND IN AMERICA.
A Vast Domain, Most Of Which is Unfit
for Cultivation.

Seven hundred and fifty million
acres seems like an enormous guam
tity of land, and it is. 1t is really
more than the human mind can APP
preciate. But much of this land is
of a character that absolutely I'M
fits it for human habitation, as 1t is
in the desert and far away from any
water supply, while other portions are
mountainous and incapable of cultiva-
ton. A great part of this land lies
in Alaska, and the agricultural pos
sibilities of this region have yet to
be accurately determined. What lit
tie is known about it, however, would
seem to preclude any hope of its ever
becoming a great agricultural region,
but it's mineral riches are incalculable,
and so far have only been scratched.
The following table gives the states
and territories, with the amount of
land which each contains still open
to the public.
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Madison Jury Trials.

Following is the order of jury trials
scheduled for district court at Madi-
son next week:
Monday-C. NJ. Thompson VS.. P. G.
Cooper, ct al; state VS.. Orville Kin
caid.
Tuesday-First National bank VS..
C. w. Sprout; o. Oleson VS.. U. OLE
son; w. Reed VS.. Farmers Grain q
Live Stock Co.
Wednesday-First National bank vs..
Carl Teske, in matter of John Boehne
estate; Burr Taft VS.. Andrew Nord;
state VS.. E. Moohnert; state VS.. Emery
Bonney.
Thursday-State vs.. Peter Unruh;
state vs.. Charles Knapp; state VS..
Christian Lenser; frankie Craig vs..
George Benedict; Samuel Messerli VS..
w. A. Emery; Anna Lovelace vs.. John
Krbel.
Friday-Fred Raul vs.. Carl Teske;
Martha Dittberner VS.. Carl Teske !;
Claim of S. T. Napier VS.. Madison
county; James Nichols VS.. Joseph Mo-
SEES; Oscar A. Richey VS.. j. W. Ran
som, ct al; Charles Currier VS.. Setty
Schmideke, ct al.
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Antelope County.

Neigh, Neu., Nov. Especial tc
The News: Unofficial returns Of Is
townships out of 26 in Antelope
county on the head Of the ticket give
Dean 1,019, Good 9S9, Sullivan 1908
Barnes 1,16S, Fawcett 1895, Sedgwick
1,11S.
Owing to the delay in the election
officials of Verdigre and Stanton
townships in bringing in the returns
the official canvas has not yet start
ed, and in all probability will not be-
gin until sometime today. This is
certain as the law states that the bal
lots must be in the hands of the
county clerk four days after election
From all appearances these officials In
the two mentioned townships are TAX
ing the law as it reads.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-11-12
Gates Wants Games.

Neigh, Neb, Nov. Especial to
The News: The managers of the
Gates academy football eleven are
having serious trouble in securing
games. Captain Taylor states that
two games had been arranged with
Fremont and one with Wayne, but all
have been cancelled for some I'M
known cause. 1t is the plan of the
academy team to play any eleven
composed of high school, business col
lege or academy teams within rea-
sonable distance of this city. Games
to be played in Neigh or the place &C.
cepting the challenge
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INDIANS GET BEST LANDS.
Sioux and Recently Opened Reserva'
tions Doomed to Extinction.

LeBeau. S. D., Nov. 5-With the
opening of few more tracts of reser-
walton land, it is believed Uncle Sans
famous land lotteries will pass into
history.
The lands that have been thrown
open to settlement came into pos
session of the Indians through treaties
with the government and were set
apart for their sole use. Thousands
of acres were leased out as cattle
ranges and even today vast tracts
of land are used as pastures. One
ranch alone leases about 100000
acres directly across from LeBeau
but a large portion of this will be
given up when the next opening takes
place. The revenue from these leases
is paid to the government for the
Indians, except in cases where a lease
is made directly with an Indian, and
most of the ranches are now endeav-
oring to secure this kind Of lease to
offset the loss of lands that will be
thrown open to settlement.
This arrangement has been salts
factory to the Indian who now APP
preciates the benefit he is receiving
as a ward of the government, but the
Indian is no different from his white
brother. With the acquisition of
wealth he seeks greater riches and
they come to him in no small measure
through the opening to settlement of
the reservations. In the allotments
prior to an opening the Indians Sc
lect the land they desire. Each head
of family is allowed a section, the
squaw a half section, and every child
quarter section. They are permit
ted to take any part Of this land
wherever they desire.
Thus, most of the Indians take a
few acres adjoining a'creek, where
they place their tepee or shack, and
select the remainder of the land In
some other locality. A large family
can control many quarters Of land
and as they will not cultivate 1t they
are permitted to lease it.
Hundreds of these quarters will nc
doubt be leased by settlers in the
Cheyenne and Standing Rock reserva
tions next spring. and as the revenue
will be greater than that derived from
the ranches it will be seen that the
days of the great ranges are about
over.