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Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-03

conceded that in point Of historic interest,
the Oregon leads, This wonderful high
way came TO be known as national road
although at no time was it in any sense
under government supervision. 1t betoo1
national character, because it was the
route traversed by a national movement
1t was a route, every mile of which was
at some time or other Redeemed by human
blood. 1t was the route taken by seekers
after that Ell Dorado for which the human
race has ever sought. 1t was the route
of stern determinations route over which
empire builders journeyed.
Wholly innocent of engineers handlwork,
untouched by transit from beginning to
end, unsurveyed as to mountain pass, and
with streams uubridged, this roadway
spontaneously sprang into existence to
meet the needs of a primitive, onrusning
public. Nowhere else except In Siberia did
ever exist a continuous road of such
length. And, although untouched by drag
or scraper, it was a good road too, for
most part of the year
So far as visible signs are concerned, tie
Oregon trail in Nebraska is now entirely
obliterated. and peaceful farm scenes nave
come to take the place once occupied by
Indian carnival However there is au-
thenttc record as to the location of the
route and the marker recently erected at
Kearney is link in the chain of historic
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-03

at u private boarding house, where they
have been literally besieged by old-time
residents of their home community as we'll
as by persons of curious disposition, One
of the first men to come in to see MIR.
Wilson was George Dorsey of Crab
Orchard a former "chum" of Wilson. Will
son did not recognize him. conversation
followed, In which Mr.. Dorsey asked Mr.
Wilson il he remembered the horses he
drove to the pillow last upon the farm Mr.
Wilson called their names at once. de-
scribed them in detail and told of a
marked characteristic of one of the ami
mails.
Establishing His Ident1ty.
did you have dog at your house Mr.
Wilson," Mr.. Dorsey asked.
Did We" was the response of Mr.. WIZ
SON 'Well, 1 guess we had one Of the
best shepherd dogs that ever lived" and
he called, his name and laughed as he ruld
how decidedly bobbed-taied the canine
was. This was correct.
did you have either brother or sister.
Mr.. Dorsey quizzed.
Eyes, / had brother, Abraham ~
name. He died following long sickness.
and your father, Mr.. Dorsey, made the
coffin in which we buried him."
This was also correct recital. Winfield
Holden, a, w. Butiuln, y, j. thompson
and dozens Of other old-time residents
here have questioned the man. and while
his mind is not quite clear on many of the
queries. he will go ahead and recite family
history and events that transpired in thus
community which would certainly seem
to be out of reach of the most clever m.
poster. Judge u. f. Perkins met Mr.. MI
son ON the street, the judges father no
ing one of the real early settlers here
and pioneer lawyer.
My name is Perkins" the judge said,
addressing Mr.. Wilson. did you know a
Perkins family when YOU lived here2"
Yes Mr.. Wilson responded; IL vas
well acquainted with Benjamin Perkins,
the lawyer" and this was Judge Perkins
father.
Your parents died broken hearted" ven
tured The Bees representative TO Mr. VIII
son.
80 / am told" was the response and
evidently l have been as set In my ways
as was my father. But l am an old man
now, and like great many other old men
] have repentance 20 make for the mis-
takes / have made"
And thus the people OF this community
are anXiously awaiting the day the probate
Judge shall name for the hearing OF the
case Of John Wilson, jr, vs. A. c. sulli.
van, executor Of the estate OF John and
Ellen Wilson. This viii probably be within
the next ten days
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-03

prepared Tor nght reading, is
the story of the DEATH broken
hearted, of Judge John Wilson
aHH and his faithful old wife of
Tecumseh, Neb., and finally the
return of their long~sought son TO claim an
estate left him by the parents.
John and Ellen Wilson lived in northern
Scotland, the father being but little better
than day laborer and yet he devoted a
considerable of his spare time to the read
ing of Blackstone. Two sons were born to
them, and later about 1850 they came to
the United States and located Tor a time in
New England. Mr.. Wilson was poor and
the little family was making demands upon
him. He familiarized himself with the
homestead laws and. fully fifty years ago,
came to Johnson county, Nebraska, and
filed upon quarter section of land in
Spring Creek precinct, This homestead re-
manned the family homestead for a great
many years. Both Mr., and Mrs. Wilson
were Of true Scotland type and clan, and
their characteristics were strange Mr.
Wilson became knows to his neighbors as
Scotch" John Wilson, and that title he
carried to his dying day. He was some
what tyrannical in his disposition and pre-
vailed over the members OF his family in a
harsh, commanding way. This character
l6ltC DecalnG more pronounced as MT. VIII
son became addicted to drink and, at times
his department was almost unbearable.
The mother was quite the contrary. She
was faithful helpmeet and her oonsola-
ton and consultation was the refuge OF the
boys when the father seemed, and was,
unduly severe upon them. The whole
family would work in the fields, Mrs Will
son being as good at blowing and some of
the other field work as the men. During
the winter months the boys were allowed
10 attend the nearby country school, a 1T
tie stone structure, where an old-timt
schoolmaster was in charge. As soon as
the crop season would open the boys were
taken out OF school and put 20 work, q
custom practioed by all the settlers and by
many OF the well-to-do farmers even to this
day.
QuarreIed over q Circus.
A circus visited recumseh one summer
day thirty-four years ago. the old John
Robinson aggregation coming in an over
land caravan The news had been spread
broadcast over the county and John VIII
son. jr., desired TO attend, He acquainted
his father with the fact and the father
who evidently cared but little for the pleas
ures OF the members OF his family, now
consisting of Mrs Wilson and the son,
John, the other son having died. took. issue
with him and quarrel ensued, Young John
'hsd been attending Law school at Iowa
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-03

man agreed to carry message from the
parents to the son, and year later, when
the man visited Tecumseh, he told Judge
and Mrs. Wilson that the message had
been delivered, but that there was 10
answer. At another time description of a
Scotchman who had gotten into trouble
and into the Kansas penitentary was sent
the judge, who went to the Kansas prison
and inspected the man. His son was not
there.
Remembered Boy In VIII.
Although both Judge and Mrs. Wilson
died broken hearted, they each lived
greatly in the hope that their son would
return TO them and that they would see
him before they died. Judge Wilson died
five years ago last winter, and before his
going he called an attorney and made his
will, His estate valued at about $4,000,
was left to his widow, and, at her death,
It was to become the property Of their son,
John Wilson, jr., should he claim 1t within
five years after the death of the wife aud
mother. Should he, or his heirs fail 10
claim it within five years ii was to so
to three nephews, John and Duncan Kinne-
burg and Donald Black, all Johnson county
farmers Judge Wilson asked his old
friend, a. 9, sullivan, business man OF
Tecumseh to act as executor of the estate
OF DOtn nlInSelI ana WIG, ana III Is Claimed
that Judge Wilson's final word to Mr.. Sui
Ivan was that the son, If he should claim
the estate, must answer certain important
questions left the executor by the Judge.
Mrs. Wilson lived but a few months after
the passing of her husband and died five
years ago on July 20 next At that time,
unless the claim of John Wilson is estab-
lshed. the estate will 20 to the Messrs
Kinneburg and Black, If the claimant can
convince the court and the executor OF
his Identity, he will get the fortune.
search for the Heir.
Following the death Of Judge and Mrs.
Wilson two or three claimants appeared,
but all were treated with mistrust and soon
withdrew. Not so with the man who is
now on the grounds. Word was sent him
at Houston that il he was the man and
could establish his identity that It was
desired-being the wish of his dying par
ents-that he come on and claim his own.
At the same time he was warned that
an lmposter would be prosecuted TO the
full extent OF the law. ID. j. Wood OF
Ellis got into communication with him,
Wilson and Wood being old acquainta
here and the result was that Mr.. Wilson,
his wife daughter and little granddaughter
came to Nebraska and went first TO Ellis
Mr. Wood claims Mr. Wilson established
his identity with him at once The party
then came on TO Tecumseh, and their com
ing caused a ripple Of excitement to pre-
vail in the city. They secured quarters
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-03

throughout the west. In many places be-
tween the Missouri river and the Pacific
coast bands OF latter day patriots, usually
inspired by some organisation of women,
have erected monuments designating the
historic importance of spots the figures in
the pioneer history of the western coun-
try.
A few years ago the old Santa Fe trail
from Independence, Mo, down through
Kansas, and over into New Mexico was
officially fixed and marked at frequent in
tervals. That was a rather stupendous
undertaking, but a few energetic, determ-
ined women carried the proposition to sue
cessful termination, and now the future
generations who look to history for the
story Of the Santa Fe trail and the mingled
romance and tragedy enacted in connec-
ton with it, may amplify their historical
research by viewing the markers which
officially describe the route over which
the trail once ran. There is nothing now
to indicate the course OF the Santa Fe
trail except these markers, for advancing
civilization has brought the pillow into the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-03

gested that the son might have returned to
Scotland, and forthwith Judge and Mrs
Wilson returned to their old home in that
country and proceeded to investigate No
clue of the son could be found. Later d
clairvoyant visited Tecumseh and a boy
handed the judge one of his bills. Your
past and future told, desired secrets re-
vealed lost friends located" and so on
the bill read Juage and Mrs. Wilson
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-03
Real Life Nebraska Drama Discarded Repenan Father Fortune

City for couple of years, coming home
to help with the farm work In the summer,
and his getting out from the meager en-
vironments of his own home had given him
new ideas and he asserted the fact that
he desired to go to Tecumseh that day in
a manner that entirely displeased Scotch"
John, his father. A fierce quarrel between
father and son ensued.
John Wilson, / wish you were in hell!
Never let your body darken my door or
your shadow appear in my house again
while / live" These were the parting
words young Wilson heard as he picked
up few OF his personal belongings and
left his home. despite the pleadings and
fearful entreaties OF his mother Young
Wilson went directly to Belleville, Kan,
and prepared to practice law. He remained
there until 1877, when he resolved to change
his profession and to go out and see some
thing of the country. He drlfted from place
to place over many states of the union and
finally stopped at Houston, Tex, and
entered the service as shop man for the
Southern Pacific. An opportunity was Of
fered for him TO become an engineman; he
was soon promoted from fireman TO engineer
and held the throttle on Southern Pacific
trains in Texas for over twenty years.
Something like year ago he became very
sick and the attending physician told him
that he would probably die 1t was then
that he called the wife OF his bosom, whom
he married in Texas many years before
to his bedside and told her of the incident
here related.
The parting words of my father have
burned themselves deep into my memory"
he told his wife but they are old and in
firm now, and when I am gone l want
you 10 so 10 Nebraska and tell them that
l frequently thought Of them; that l loved
them and that bear them no III will" He
then went on and told his wife the whole
story.
But the sick man did not die lie got well
and, with his wife, came TO Nebraska.
Mr.. Wilson would not so to Tecumseh, but
stopped in Lincoln. and here he met Ben
son Bombarger, Johnson county farmer,
who was boy with him in the little coun-
try school years before Mr. Bombarger
did not recognize Mr.. Wilson but Wilson
accosted him upon the street with hello,
Bentz Bombarger." In the meantime Mrs.
Wilson had gone on TO Teeumseh, and they
then learned OF the death OF Judge
Scotch John Wilson and his wife
Fathers search for Son.
Scotch" John Wilson and his wife be-
came old and lnfirm and left the farm and
moved TO Tecumseh. Mr.. Wilson was twice
elected probate Judge of Johnson county
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-03

of his life He quit drinking, joined the
church and with the change of his char
acteristics came the softenng of his heart
and he yearned for his son, whom he had
seen leave home in fit of anger many
years before. Hundreds of dollars were
spent with the detective agencies ard daily
newspapers of the country Pm an endeavor
to locate the boy for Scotch" John Will
son was then wealthy man, It was sug-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-03

visited this mysterious person and the
clalrvoyant told them they were mourning
the loss of child and that he would be
found in the mines of Alaska, locating the
exact spot. Judge and Mrs. Wilson made
the trying trip to the far north and sought
far and near in the country described for
their boy, but without avail. A certain
man they visited said he knew young John
and that he was working in a mine. This
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-03

HE tablet erected at Bellevue.
June 20, in commemoration Of
the first white settlement in
Nebraska, brings to mind the
general scope &C a trail marker
movement now under way
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-03
OREGON Trail Marker al Kearney

cal preservation. The Oregon trail start
ing from Council Bluffs, kept 10 the north
of the Platte crossing just beyond the
mouth of the Laramie river. Branches of
the route also started from Independence,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-03

Scotch" John Wilson and his wife be-
came old and lnfirm and left the farm and
moved to Tecumseh, Mr.. Wilson was twice
elected probate Judge Of Johnson county
and made a good officer. scotch" John
became different man In the latter year,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-03

lite like a romance, indeed,
prepared for light reading, is
the story OF the death, broken
hearted, OF Judge John Wilson
and his faithful old wife OF
Tecumseh. Neb.. and finally the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-11
Look Out for Judson Harmon
Continued Fro m Page One.



But Big Business has been busy in Ohio for 80 years
and gummed the cards that the Buckeye voters were
compelled in order to rebuke Taft and his works. to vote
for Judson Harmon.
Ohio took the lesser and the less immediate of the two
evils
Wall street and the trusts fear the election of 1912
There is danger ahead if the people given clear issue
between progress and plutocracy There is way to
avoid this 1t is to nominate safe and sane candidates
for president on both tickets.
Big Business is seeking now with Harmon to ham
string the democratic party just hamstrung the party
in 1904 by nominating Alton Parker.
That broke the back of progress in the democratic party
and transferred the fighting to the republican, This pro
test finally worked out in the form of insurgency.
Meanwhile the democratic party in the south has been
getting out from under the gripgettng primary election
laws and other weapons.
The New York papers and the magazines which the
monographs of Big Business will have much to say about
Judson Harmon from He will be lauded and press
ACCENTED ''the man who beat Taft"
But don't be fooled
Harmon in the White House would set the clock of
progress back at least twelve years
P. Shannon, also, has the Judicial Temperament.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-11
BY PETER POWER.

The American federation of la
Dor will meet in annual conven-
ton in ST. Louis next Monday and
remain in session two weeks.
Among the most important
questions that will be considered
by the delegates from hundred
/ international trade unions and
scores of state and city central
councils will be those relating to
the writ of injunction as applied
{ during strikes, and the Sherman
antitrust law and it's application
in damage suits field against the
trade unions for alleged injuries
sustained during strikes.
4 Undoubtedly strong demands
4 will be made upon congress to re-
sstrict the issuance of injunctions.
y The celebrated case against uom-
pers, Mitchell and Morrison, three
of the chief A. F. of L. officials,
who were sentenced to prison by
4 Justice Wright in the district
court at Washington, was to have
come before the United States su-
preme court upon appeal for a
hearing last month, but Alton B.
Parker, democratic candidate for
president in 1904, who is chief
counsel for the labor officials, Sc
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-11
DAUGHTER SUES FATHER.

Mary Mclean, 81 years of age,
who claims to be hopeless Grip.
pie as the result of rheumatism,
has stared suit against John Nc.
Lean, her father, to compel him
to pay her $75 per month and also
damages in the sum of $500 for
breach of contract. Miss Mclean
claims that her father promised to
pay her SIS per month after DC
tober Is if she would not bring
a suit against him. He has failed
to pay, and hence the suit for
damages.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-11
lyGunctions VIII Be Main
Question at Labor Congress
Plans to Absolve Labor Unions From Sherman Anti Trust
Law Will Also be Leading Subject Before Annual
Convention Next Week of American Federation of
aA Labor.

cured a temporary postponement.
The principal reason given for
the delay was that there were two
vacancies on the supreme bench,
and it was believed that with a
full bench the chances of the labor
side to win would be greatly i'm
proved. But the real reason is
that the labor officials have been
pledging candidates for congress
to vote for bill that will pull the
teeth of the injunction buzz saw,
and lived upon the hope that the
supreme court would follow the
election returns and reverse the
findings of the lower court in the
Gompers-M Mitchell case.
1t was also hoped to secure the
election this week of sufficient
members to congress who will
vote to amend the Sherman anti
trust law to absolve trade unions
from damage suits when they de-
sire to strike or boycott. 1t can
not be definitely known for some
weeks yet whether the labor peo-
pie will have sufficient support in
the new congress to secure the de-
sired legislation, and therefore
extensive preparations will be
made to lay siege to the Washing
ton statesmen during the coming
year or two to obtain relief.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-11
TlUice Around
The World
On Foot
(ey United Press Leased Wire)

icy United Press Leased Wire)
VANCOUVER, 3. c., Nov.
11.-Henry Mosse, "a years of
age, dapper little Frenchman,
direct from Paris, is in Van
couver today on his second
journey around the world
afoot. Mosse differs from 9TH
er seekers Of fame by the Pc
destrian method in that he has
no wager or prize offered him
at stake for finishing his trip
back to Paris by June, 1912,
but is merely making the walk
in that time of his own will.
On his first journey Mosse
walked around the world, start
ing from Rance and going
through Europe and around,
hut on the completion of that
trip some countryman re-
marked that he would make
good bet that Mosse could not
start at once and make anoth-
er such trip, going in the op-
posite direction. Mosse &C
cepted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-11
GOOD WEEK AT oRPHEUM.

Uncle LENS Dilemma" the
headliner at the Orpheum this
week, is the best rural comedy of
the season and in the hands or
Henry Horton and Company Is CIV
en- an excellent presentation. HOr-
ton is a whole show in himself and
the laughs that follow every one OF
his lines. Mildred Grover, assisted
by Dick Richards, does musical
bit which makes a hit. She sings
new songs, while Richards is fine
pianist. ''Paganinnis Ghost" is the
title of the finished and artistic
violin number presented by Scheda,
the Polish violinist, ad it is thor
oughly appreciated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-11
MARKET BASKET
PRODUCE.

E8VAUV0s
Best fresh home eggs, 40@45c dog:
eastern eggs, selected, 30@35c doz;
best local creamery butter, 45c per
pound; second grade local butter. 40c
per POUND; eastern butter. 306D35c per
pound; local flour, $1.6O sack of 40
pounds; Cheney flour. S1.25 sack;
lard. 19c pound; compound. 1Sc.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Potatoes, 81 so a rs per sack, or ~
pounds for csc; cabbage, &c pound;
turnips, carrots and beets, to sc lb;
oranges, 35 q soc dozen; new apples,
soc to 81 box; figs and dates, 100 SC
bananas. rs @a5c dozen; watermelons,
1O@15c apiece; cantaloupes, 5@15c
each; crab apples, 81 box; prune
plums, soc to soc per apple box toma-
toes, 35c crate; Concord grapes,
35c basket; California Tokay grapes,
soc basket: pears. 81 a 1875 box;
Pot roast, 1914 a15c; prime ribs,
Is @20c;. chuck steak, 12hc; round
house. 22@25c; boiling beef, &C. Sc
10000: roast, 1S@20c; whole ham,
22c; ham, sliced, 25c bacon, by strip
23c; sliced, csc; picnic hams, 15c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 12hc; leg of NUT
ton. 16c; mutton chops. Is 11Sc, Veal
Chops, $50 csc: shoulder, 15c; loin.
RetailAAlfalfa, $1S@1s ton; timo-
eat hay So brsn and shorts S2s;
$26; corn, whole, S1.SU cwt; corn,
cracked $3.50: feeding wheat. 81. 20
cwt; oats, $3.50 cwt; barley, $1.Gt;
steam rolled oats. $1.S5 cwt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-11
BES

II NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Olcott
in their novelty playlet named
Monday Afternoon is making a
hit at the Pantages this week. The
story is taken from real life and
shows the inside life of the actor.
The Zaretsky Troupe are splendid
in their Russian dances. The act
is prettily costumed and staged.
Thiessen's Pets show an act with
out dry moment in it. Hender-
son and Thomas are two of the fun
NEST colored comedians going and
their hard-shoe dancing is fine.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-11
Bradley's Body
is Recovered

A telegram was received yester-
day afternoon by relatives of Roy
Bradley, who was drowned by step
ping OIL a barge in the Willamette
river at Portland "Wednesday
night, saying that the body had
been recovered. Just Is minutes
before the arrival of --e message,
young Bradley's father left on the
train for Portland to assist in the
search. He will bring the body
back with him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-11
HIS WATCH STOLEN TWICE.

For the second time in it's his
tory, gold watch belonging to Leo
Eader of Lewiston, was stolen from
him last night, the watch having
been also stolen the first time in
this city.
Upon the former occasion the
police recovered the time piece
within a short time and returned
it to it's owner Last night Eader
was held up on Front avenue near
Stevens street and was relieved
of the watch once again.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-11
NOW HE'S SORRY
HE LEFT THE PIANO

c. H. Wood, who lives at S161
Post, reported to the police that a
piano which he had left in a house
at E1109 Jackson had been stolen.
Woods stated that he had formerly
lived in the house on Jackson, but
when he moved out he neglected to
take his piano with him. Now he
wishes he had.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-11-11
PRISONER OF ZENDA

Sheriff Stone has mentioned Le-
roy Waller, who was chief of police
under the Daggett administration,
as deputy sheriff, and M. E. Jes-
seph, the mayors present secre-
tary, has been mentioned as deputy
attorney under Prosecutor Wiley.