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PITTsBURG CLEARS UP:
BANKERS TO PRISON

Pittsburs, Jan. 19-In tho federal
court today, three bankers and bust
ness men We're sentenced to five wears
each in the penitentary in connection
With irregular banking methods. A
fourth banker failed to put in an ap-
pearance and will be sentenced next
Saturday. Passing sentence on /: fifth
banker Was postponed until the May
term owing to his physical condition
They were respectively:
William c. Mckee, vice president of
the Farmers National bank. gnlen-
ton.
John NJ. Mckee. president of the
First National bank. Clintonville
Charles z. Mullen, cashier of the
Farmers and Merchants National
bank, Mt. Pleasant
E. II Steinman, Mt. Pleasant, presi-
dent of the Aetna Lumber company.
Harry S. Mckee, son OF John NJ.
cashier Clintonville bank
r. X. Hissem. president of the Farm
ers and Merchants National bank. Mt.
Pleasant
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Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 19-If Representa-
tive Hadsell, of Saunders county, has
his way. elections in Nebraska in the
future will be rather tame affairs. He
has introduced in the house a bill pro-
hibiting personal soliciting, the ped
ding of cards or other methods usually
resorted to to secure votes. The fur
nishing of conveyances for voters is,
also prohibited and the law applies to
both primary and general elections.
Penalty for violation is u fine not ex-!
ceeding 500 or Imprisonment from 80
to 80 days.
Dolezal has introduced in the house u
btll which is intended to put the Fourth
of July on IL safe and sane basis. 1t
prohibits dealers keeping or selling toy
pistols, dynamite caps, blank cartridges
for toy pistols, or fire crackers more
than five inches i'll length. The penalty.
is fine of $l00 or so days in Jail.
Case of Frontier county, has intro
duced a bill providing for a bureau cf
railroad claims to be maintained by
the state railway commission. Persons.
firms or corporations having griev-
ances against common carriers for loss
or damages due to any cause, or for
overcharge, shall present the same to
this bureau for adjustment.
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GREGORY WINNER
IN LIVELY BATTLE
FOR LAND OFFICE

Washington. Jan. 20--rhe Gregory
county, South Dakota. land Office fight
between Gregory and Dallas was set
tied today with the announcement by
Secretary Garfield that he would To-
cate the office at Gregory.
1t las been one of the hardest fought
contests of the kind over known here
Immense political pressure was brought
to bear especially in behalf of Dallas.
Senator Gamble supported Gregory.
and after Secretary Garfield had prac-
tical!y decided for Dallas. Mr.. Gamble
by personal appeal to the president. got
il reopaned and thc decision reversed.
1T is not understood that tho locH-
ton of the land office at Gregory Of
fects i'm any way the possibility of the
discontinuancc of the land office now
located at Chamberlain. but no action
affecting the latter place will be TAX
Ell for some time although the lands to
be comprised within the district which
will be formed with Gregory as the
headquarters are now in the Chamber
lain district
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THE LEGISLATURE.

A small furry occurred Saturday in
the senate over the adoption of a con-
ference report on legislative appropria-
ton bill. The conference committee
raised the amount to be paid the secre
tary of the senate from 5000 to $1,050.
proof of senate permanent journal SEN
ator Amsden opposed adoption OF the
report. He declared the secretary had
not asked for or hinted at this increase
OF pay when he was a candidate for
election to that position. The practice,
he said. is too common of seeking an
Office and as soon as it was secured
going to work for more pay. He was
aware that this action might hold up
this bill. but he was prepared to stay
here all next summer on one meal a.
day rather than yield. Senators Bates
and Curtiss favored adoption report.
Tile report was adopted.
Several Bills Passed.
The senate passed Senator Everets
bill requiring railroad companies to
equip all locomotive engines with cleo
trio or other headlights of not less than
l,5O0 candle power; also Senator Byrne's
bill for 2-cent maximum passenger fare
bill; also Senator Byrnes bill defining
express companies and fixing maximum
rates 25 per cent below the rate. as per
all schedules, in force on. January l.
1909
Senator Andrews bill fixing liability
Of townships for damages for injuries
from defective highways. was recon-
mitted. Senator Byrne's standard form
Of life insurance policy bill passed; also
Senator Stokes bill regulating distri-
button of debt of Butte counties among
the three counties included in the orig
ina! territory of Butte county.
The house devoted the days session
to introduction of bills and the. signing
of pay vouchers.
1t passed Mr.. Van Ruschen's bill
mixing possession of burglars tools
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FOUND MAIDS NAME
ON WHISKY BOTTLE
Shoemaker Wrote Her and
There Is Now Marriage
in Fair Prospect.

Havelock. Neb.. Jan. 1s.-One day
last fall Ben Taylor, a shoemaker, was
in Ladd's saloon. next door, when the
proprietor unpacked a consignment OF
liquor. Around one of the bottles was
wrapped this note:
My name is Miss Josie Arms, Louis
vile. KY 1 am occupied here as a
whisky wrapper. l solicit corresponz
dence'
Taylor is widower, 54 years old.
and as both of the liquor dealers were
married, the note was turned over
to him. A few weeks later he produced
the photograph of handsome young
woman which he said was that of Miss
Arms. The romance reached its de-
nouement today when Miss Arms ar.
rived. The two are spending the day
in getting acquainted. Taylor says
that. SO far as he Is concerned, it 10 al
marry, but the young woman hasn't,
yet made up her mind.
Taylor said that he found he couldl
not go to Louisville to see the young,
woman, because Of too much busineas
and sent her the money to come on
! She spent the day 1T Taylors shop.
and everybody who could ma An ~,
shoe that would stand repair yisfte1
the place while she taEf1a6.
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LEGISLATURE IS
BUSY WITH BILLS
AND RESOLUTIONS
North Carolina Resolution Took
Some Time of the Senators
in Discussion.

Pierre. S. d., Jan. 19.-The first bill
to pass the senate was Senator DAN
forth's bill to require railroad COM
panies to fence tracks whenever own
ar Of adjacent lands shall have fenced
the other three sides. The legislative
appropriation bill also passed
Committee reports made yesterday on
several bills We're adopted.
New bills We're introduced as loiloMs:
One for fixing dates for court III the
several counties comprising the tl1tn
judicial circuit. BY Thoreson to amend
the primary law 1t practically apol-
:shes the county convention. One by
senator Luckhart requiring railroad
companies to put i'll scales. A senate
Joint resolution praying congress 20
make Fort Meade a permanent brigade
post.
In the house the following bills We're
introduced: One by Mr.. Wilson, pro-.
viding for insurance of bank deposits;
one by Mr.. Elsom prohibiting profan-
ty drinking and gambling on passen-
ger trains: one by Mr.. Morris ddenti-
raj with the Thoreson senate btlD,
amending the primary law. 1t elimin-
ates the county convention, elects can
1idates for election by direct vote and
gives to the county committee the
power hitherto granted to the county
convention. One by Mr.. Fryslie, pro-
fourts vote in civil actions; one
by Mr.. Moody. excepting hawks. spar
rows and bluebirds from protection bT
law; by Mr.. Rate. establishing tu-
bcrcuosis sanitarium, appropriating
S1O, 900 for building it and $4,000 per Year
for its maintenance; by MIR. Ebert, to
protect clearing animals.
The house passed a bill appropriatins
money for land Office fees and Mr..
Taylor's bill fixing the statute of lin
itations in the foreclosure of mort
cages.
Tho Joint resolution favoring deep
waterways passed.
| Bates. Byrne. Harvard. Curtis and
Dillon again occupied the time of the
senate in the discussion of Dillon's bill
providing for the return of $4,000 re
ceived from pressing the collection of
North Carolina bonds. The consensus
of opinion expressed in the discussion is
to the effect that as the money has for
four Years rested in the treasury OF
South Dakota. having been accepted. 1T
lis Part OF the state funds and cannot
be voted back to the state Of North
Carolina. but in the meantime there
will be no more bonds accepted for col
| lection.
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CHAMBERLAIN INDIAN
SCHOOL TO BE SOLD

Washington, D. c.. Jan. 21.-The
House committee on Indian affairs, of
which Vice President-elect Sherman is
chairman, will report the Indian bill
this week. The committee today de-
cided to authorize the disposal OF GER
tain non-Indian schools which the sec
retary of the interior has reported to
be of no further value to the Indian
service.
the secretary of the interior the right
to dispose of these schools to the state
governments in which they are located.
on receiving assurance that the In
dians now attending the schools will be
properly cared for. Among the schools
In question is one located at Genoa,
Neb., and one at Chamberlain. S. ID.
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ITO ABOLISH OLD
ASSESSMENT PLAN
Tax Commission Plan Proposed
in South Dakota Assembly
Many Other Bills.

Pierre, S. d., Jan. 21.-One of tho
most important measures of the session
was introduced i'm the house yesterday
by Larson. OF Minnehaha.
1t is tax commission bill, creating
q board of tax commissioners and pre-
scribing their powers and duties. The
bill provides for the appointment by
the governor, of a commission Of three
members. who will have charge of all
matters of taxation. assessment and
equalization, and will displace the
present board of assessment and equal
lzation. The first appointments viii
be. one for two years, one for -four years
and one for six years; after that, one
to be appointed biennially to serve six
years. Their salaries are fixed at $4,000
per ennum. They shall appoint SUI
pervisor for each county. whose pay
shall be $4 per day for the time en-
ployed, which shall be from 40 to so
days, according to the size of the coun
ty. They will have control of local as
SCISSORS.
The tax commissioners will have
power to order new assessment when
they deem the first defective or erro-
neous. 1t is also made their duty to
Investigate the tax laws of other states
and to recommend improvements iii
the laws of the state.
Bills introduced We're: One by Sen
ator Hitchcoe,::. fixing maximum pen
atty for rape on the person of a child
at imprisonment for 90 years; by Cur
tbs, sheriffs' fee bill; by Andrews. to
close saloons at o'clock p. M; by
Ewert, providing for a 3 mill deficiency
levy. and one providing for indcter-
inmate sentences for minors under 1b
convicted of crime; by Williamson, Gre
citing a school text book commission.
and to secure uniformity of text books:
commission to be appointed by the
governor, two for three years and two
for Ave years. afterwards term to be
five years, commission to have power
to make contracts for school books; by
Rove appropriating $500 for expert
mental farm at Cottonwood; by Highly.
appropriating $1,000 for building cot
tages. detention hospitals and quarter
masters storehouse a, the soldiers
home.
House bills were introduced as fol-
lows: BY Van Ruschen, making gam
bling by any means Il misdemeanor;
making all payments of interest OH
school fund loans per cent: by Ar
mold, to repeal law to pay teachers for
attendance at county institutes; by
Sedan, sheriffs' fee bill; by Peterson, of
Lincoln, providing for payment Of road
lax in labor; hN Rannm. prov:s'ng
To-, a levy Of 3 nins for township road
and bridge tax; by Johnson. of Min
nehalla. requiring county auditor to
aid from the county.
a number of bills passed by the SEM
ate took first reading in the house.
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OFFICERS MURDERER is
DESPERATE CRIMINAL

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 19.-The desperate
giving the name of Clarke, who killed
Officer Smith and seriously wounded
Officer Devereese While they We're at
tempting to arrest him for holdup.
and who was himself dangerously
wounded by officer Heitfeld in the bat
tie, has been positively identified, ac-
cording To the police. as Jack Curtain.
said to be one of the most desperate
criminals In this country against whom
charges ranging from stage robbery in
Wyoming and bank cracking in Mis-
souri, to murder in ST. Paul, are said
to stand.
1t is understood that he has admitted
his identity. He is said to have served
time i'll several penitentiaries Curtain
is hardly expected to recover from his
wounds. officer Devereese is doinx,
we'll
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Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 1s.--The Nebras-e
ka state senate is going TO quit break
ing the law just as soon it can do so.
In order to do SO it is going to repeal
the law which 1t has for several days
been violating. This statute is the one
which limits the number of officers and
employees OF the senate to 40. This
law was passed four years ago, but has
never been enforced.
Tho last session saw five more em-,
ployes on the pay roll than the law
sanctioned. and the present session has
over dozen In excess of the legal:
number. Howell has introduced a bill
repeating the law, and 1T carries the!
emergency clause so that 1t will be-
come law as soon as 1t passes both
houses and Is approved by the gov
ernor.
A bill which has been introduced In
the senate by Randall! of Madison.
will, II enacted. do away with the
sale of Intoxicating liquors on dining
and elslT cans IL, the state. 1t a,ssS
forbids a drunken person entering a.
passenger train.
A bill which has been introduced in
the house and has the backing of the
railway trainmen, limits the number
of cars in "a single train to SO, and pro-
vides Wat on main lines all train crews
flaeman in addition 10 the conductor,
ono brakeman and a hagil3i 6rs caT.e'
ried on these traifs. On branch line3.
less than 20 miles long, trains OF 55.
GERS or less may be operated with one
on an9 9op s. fEai train SshahE Mheh is
equipped with air brakes is prohibited
Killen has introduced an anti i-loan
shark bill in the house. 1t declares void
all contracts assigning or pledging
wages to be earned in the future. or not
more than 90 days past due.
The senate Thursday adjourned un-
til Monday, and it's committee on pub
lie lands and buildings left on trip
of inspection to the various public in
stftutions OF the state.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 1S.-The house
only was in session this morning. 1t
/ began business by setting down EN-
Dhatically upon a proposition of Bow
man. of Nuckols, one of the party
leaders, to cut down the expenses OF
the junkets to state institutions and
although he was backed by the chair
man of the committee on public lands
and buildings, he was beaten by vote
of 80 to %. Mr.. Bowman said that
four members could do as we'll as Is
and that it was In line with the party
platform pledges of economy
Among the new bills introduced, were
these:
Repeating the indefinite statute of
| 1907 and giving the state canvassing
board the right to canvass the votes
on constitutional amendments: to pre-
| vent the soliciting of votes at primary.
| general and special elections. This bill
| makes it unlawful to solicit votes, dis
| intlrm to the polls. BY Dolezal. forbid
ding the sale of toy pistols or ammuni-
| tion therefore and to limit the length
OF f1recI ackers sold to five inches.
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FALLS DOWN ELEVATOR
SHAFT 60 FEET; UNiNuJRED

Aberdeen, s. d.. Jan. 19.-W. M. Gates.
night porter at the Sherman hotel. mad
a miraculous escape from death or Sc
rious injury when he fell down the el~-
vator shaft from the fourth to the frs.
stories. and escaped with few minor.
cuts and bruises.
Gates loaded q trunk on truck for
customer who Was going out. and
walked backward toward the elevator,
supposing 1T to be at the landing. In
stead. the elevator was on the first
floor and the man stepped off into
space, dropping a sheer go feet. Yell
ing for help as he went down, Gates
attracted the attention of everyone in
the hotel Office. and they rushed to his
assistance. He was taken to a hos
pital and a physician examined him
carefully. finding that he escaped prau-
tically uninjurad.
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RoeBER is
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY

Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 2O.-William
Gardner was arrested and taken to the
county Jail last night on charge of
completely in attempts at highway rob-
berry by three men on the outskirts of
the city late Saturday night. S. N.
Barnett. q farmer. returning to his
men who pointed revolvers at him and
demanded that he stand and deliver.
He whipped up his horses and escaped.
Reports late in the night reached the
sherff's Office of other attempts at
highway robbery. One report was that
shooting was heard on the road, and
that an unknown man. with hands and
face bloody and carrying a revolver
had been seen by farmer. Sheriffs
deputies are searching for other sus-
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REAL ESTATE MEN
NAME NEW OFFICERS

Aberdeen, S. d., jan. -3-The South
Dakota Real Estate Dealers asso-
eiation concluded its deliberations in
Aberdeen by electing the following of
ticers: President. j. w. Parmley. Ip-
switch: first vice president, j. l.. Lock
hart, Pierre; second vice president, T.
c. Whitehouse. Sioux Falls; secretary.
+. II. Barnard. .Aberdeen: treasurer,
r. l.. Brown. Aberdeen. The executive
committee is composed of representa-
tlves from the First. Second. Third.
Fourth Fifth, Sixth and Ninth judicial
districts as follows: Peter Allen, Hur-
ley; G. II. Perry, Sioux Falls: John
w Martin, Watertown: r. S. Nessey,
Wessington Springs: NJ Squire. .Ab-
erdeen; Claude Garner. Pierre; A. y.
Waters DeSnlpf
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DEADW00D's SECOND
PURIFICATlOM SPASM

Deadwood. S. D.. Jan. 2l.-sheriff
Plunkett and mis- deputies closed the
% saloons of Deadwood at IL O'Clock
last night. while throngs of curious
people followed the officers in their
journey from saloon to saloon. The
roulette wheels were stopped. while
members of the Ministerial Alliance
stood on the sidewalk and watched the
habitues of the saloons turned out on
the street. There was no disorder.
The saloons everywhere evinced a
willingness to comply with the order to
close at II o'clock al night and all day
Sundays. Slot machines have been re-
moved and the authorities declare no
form OF gambling will be allowed.
All screens have been removed from
the saloons and side doors have been
nailed up.
The new regulations were made at
the instigation OF the attorney general.
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WOULD PROHIBIT
SELLING WHlSKEY
ON THE TRAINS
Measure for This Purpose Has
Been Proposed by Ne
braska Legislature.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mr.. sayAN.s J nY YaEas,E !asA oE .,y

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 1S.-Mr
Bryan's ideas about the kind OF
q bank deposit guaranty law
that the Nebraska legislature
should pass were conveyed in
an editorial in today's Common
er. He favors limiting the liza
bility OF banks. so as to answer
the objection that the honest
banker should not be required
to stand complete sponsor for
the dishonest one. He believes
that a tax of one-half Of 1 per
cent should be levied the first
year, followed by. q semi-an-
nual tax OF one-tenth OF 1 per
cent until a fund equal to liz
per cent OF the deposits is accu-
mulated. When reduced by
payments to depositors, reim-
bursement should follow. An
emergency tax is also favored
In panicky times. He insists
upon the prompt payment OF
depositors Immediately upon the
establishment of depositor's
claim.
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REGULATE LENGTH
OF BED SHEETS.

Lincoln. Neb.. Jam. 20--Bed
sheets nine feet long, pillow
slips OF white material and of
such fneness shat they will not
chafe the cheek. and all bed
linen to be washe: and ironed
before being used by second
guest. is the summary of a bill
which has been introduced in the
legislature through the influence
of the travelling men for the gov
ernment Of hotels.
The length required for the
sheets indicates that the travel
} ing men are all stalwarts and
not short order among the
bunch
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NEBRASKA ASKS
SAFE AND SANE
FOURTH OF JULY
Elections Will Also Be Shorn
of Professional Plugger
and Hack Ride.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
NO PAYMENT FOR
GOVERNORS OVERTIME.

Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 19.-Ac-
cording to Attorney General
Thompson state officers work by
the year and not by the day.
For this reason he has recon-
mended the disallowance of
claims filed by former Governor
Sheldon and former Railway
Commissioner Williams for
seven days that they had put in
beyond the usual three months
embraced in the last quarter.
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MOVER LOSES DAMAGE
SUIT AGAINST PEABODY

WASHINGTON. Jan 2o.--The supreme
court decided against former President
Meyer, of the Western Federation OF
Miners. the damage suit brought by
him agains. former Governor Pea
body. Of Colorado. on account Of
Moyer's Imprisonment on the gov 7rn-
pr's orders because his alleged connec-
ton with the riots OF Telluride. Colo,
in 1904.
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MAJESTY OF THE LAW
SAVES PRAIRIE CHICKENS.

Clearwater, Neb., Jan. 19.-Otto
Schnael, a farmer living neaI
here. ssrss that covey of prairie
chickens, numbering at least $50,
are eating his corn that is yet in
the field, and he Indignantly pro-
tests against the alleged injus-
tice of the law that does not al
low him to protect his own prop
erty. Under the law he would
be subject to a fine of S. for each
chicken he killed.
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COUNTY OFFICERS MOVE
INTO HOTEL R(lIl nlNG

Fender Neb.. Jan. 19.-The county
ofi1cers moved into their new quarters
in the Palace hotel yesterday, after be-
ing prevented for several months by
injunction from so doing. A compromise
was reached the first of the week. at
which time all opposition to the move
was withdrawn, each side agreeing to-
pay ha,f the costs.
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GOVERNMENT SUPPLY
BUILDING BURNS.
WITH $150,000 LOSS

Omaha. Jan. 1s.-F'ire early today de-
stroyed the government supply build
ing at Fort Omaha. The loss is e.ti-
mated II $4,000.