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Evening journal., 1910-05-17

10 a realization OF his responsibility in
any other manner. then statutory law
should be enacted and enforced. treat
ing the proven chance-taker through
whose carelessnoss. Indifference or ne
glect others have boon subject to in
jury, as a convicted criminal as much
so as one who commits a felonioua as
sault
when men can be taught 10 realize
that indifference 70 the safety Of 9TH
ers may in the couse of events some
time place his own life or that Of a
member OF his family In danger, a
longer step will have been taken to-
ward increased safety than all the me-
chanical appliances that can possibly
be adopted"
Evening journal., 1910-05-17
WAS CAUGHT BY
ITS own TONGUE
Magazine Writer Tells Of a
Remarkable Capture Of a
Wild Beast

In the winter of 1S96-97, says a con-
tributor to the Wide World Magazine,
was depot agent at Duncan, Neb.,
small town on the main line of the
Union Pacific railroad, ninety-nine
miles west of Omaha. The weather
was bitterly cold. one morning short
ly after daybreak, while a man 1 knew,
called Herman Ernst, and his assistant
We're hauling hay a short distance from
my station the formers attention was
attracted to a gray wolf standing be-
tween the rails on the main line, and
as he did not leave the spot on the APP
pr0ach of Hermans wagon. he, Her
man, grabbed mis- fork and ran up &c
the wolf, which had its head close &c
the rails as if in a trap.
After killing the wolf Herman tore
the animal from the rail and was as
tonished to note that it's tongue was
left attached to the metals. Subse-
quently I investigated this curious in
cident AMI evolved the following eX-
planation:
The morning passenger train had
passed that point only a few minutes
before Herman saw tho wolf and had
run over a jack rabbit, leaving the
blood on the rail. The wolf had either
been chasing the rabbit or had happen
ed by soon afterward, and in trying to
lick the blood from the rail his tongue.
owing TO the intense cold of the metal,
froze to it, while the saliva from his
mouth became a cake of ice over an
inch thick, attaching his 10 the rail
as securely as though in wise.
Read THE EVENING JOURNAL.
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Y. M. ?. c. Iuninra Mn

Y. NJ. 2. G.. Juniors defeated the Toll
lin A. c. by the score OF - 10 l. at
shellpot Park on Sunday The features
Of the game were the pitching of p.
Leshem and the playing Of Abraham
Leshem at first base. Nathan Tollin.
the star pitcher for the Tollin A. c.,
was knocked out Of the box
The Y. NJ. =. c. Juniors would like
10 receive a challenge from iHeyman
Miller's team for next Sunday. The
captain is D. Topkis, No. 2O5 West
street. and Phillip Leshem. of No. 1900
DUPONT street. is manager
Evening journal., 1910-05-17
KETCHELL GOING
AFTER KNOCK OUT

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BOSTON, May 17-Stan'oy Ketche to-
day declared he was in splendid Shape for
his bout tonight with "Porky" Flynn and
that he expected to score a knock out.
Flynn's friends declare that the champion
will have to extend him elf to get the de-
cision.
Evening journal., 1910-05-17
BEGIN DUCK PIN
TOURNEY TONIGHT

At the Peirce alleys tonight the Will
mington Duck Pin League will roll it's
first games. fremont, Mccall, cap
tain. and Peirce, Green, captain, will
roll in the opening matches. Workmen
and Eagles. the remaining clubs of the
league. will roll their first games on
Friday night.
The schedule calls for twelve match
games. play to end on August 8. The
city's best light wood splitters are on
the teams and some good bowling is
eXpected
Evening journal., 1910-05-17
PASTOR WESTFALL
MARRIED THE PAIR

The Rev. l.. j. Westfall, pastor of
Bethany Baptist Church, ohiciated on
Monday. May 9. at the marriage Of
Miss Edna Kitchener. OF Norristown,
Pa, and Nicholas Menedez, son Of the
mayor OF Havana, Cuba. The couple
was unaccompanied. IL was reported
that Mayor Spruance performed the
ceremony. Miss Mitchner wrote Mr.
Westfall yesterday asking him TO an
nonnce the wedding.
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SENIORS BEAT
COLLEGE JUNIORS

NEWARK. May 17.-On the College
athletic field the Seniors defeated the
Juniors by the score of to 6. The
Seniors had the Juniors beaten from
the beginning on the hitting, but did
not get into real working order until
the third inning, when they scored a
total of four runs. The score:
R.H E.
Juniors .....1OO . o o-e 4
Seniors ....1 4 0 0 0 Ks z
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Delaware League Games.

Five games win be played in the
Delaware League, one of the junior
leagues of the city, on Saturday after
noon. Newark will play the Maps,
South Side will play Mt Vernon. du-
Pont Juniors will play Newport
doubleheader and the Young Ameri-
cans will meet Riverside
Evening journal., 1910-05-17
GAS TEAM MAY
PLAY MORE GAMES

The Wilmington Gas Company team.
of the County League may play a
series of exhibition games here dur
ing the summer with fast down State
teams. 1t is the intention to play the
games on Wednesday and Thursday of
each week at South side Park, the first
game to be played next week. +. A.
Griffith, manager of the Gas team, is
now arranging the schedule
Evening journal., 1910-05-17

74Mile Ride on Bike.
Albert Fairre, a Wilmington boy, rode
from Pennsgrove. to Camden. to Phil
adelphia, TO Wilmington, by bicycle, a
distance of "a miles in six hours.
Evening journal., 1910-05-17

LADIES' DUTCH COLLARS IN
A LARGE ARRAY OF DE- a.
SIGNS. EACH ............... .OG
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Trinity Wants Games.

tTrinity has open dates on May q
and 2S. Any first class teams desiring
games for those dates should COM
m,micate at once with r. r. Clash,
manager, No $40 West Tenth street
Evening journal., 1910-05-17

LACE CURTAINS, RED, GREEN,
WHITE AND ARABIAN, AND IN
DIFFERENT DESIGNS. PER o.
YARD ..... .UU
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MEMS FOUR-PLY LINEN COL
LARS, IN ALL SIZES, VAL -
UE FOR 25c. EACH. ...... VG
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MEMS BALBRIGGAN SHIRTS
AND DRAWERS. 10
EACH - UG
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DON'T FAIL TO VISIT OUR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT. AND
GREAT REDUCTION. ALL HATS, 1oc; FOLIAGE
Evening journal., 1910-05-17

ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT O'CLOCK THERE WI
WHITE MUSLIN PETTICOATS MADE WITH A FLOUNCE OF
THAN $Ioo OUR PRICE FOR THAT HOUR Only
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BOYS KHAKI PANTS, IN h0a
ALL SIZES, VALUE soc, PR. 0S
Evening journal., 1910-05-17

HAVE LARGE GALVANIZED WASHTUBS THEY SELL
SELL THEM WEDNESDAY A. NJ AS SPECIAL INDICTMENT
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ASK TO SEE THE WHITMORE
ADJUSTABLE SHADE HANGERS
DEMONSTRATED.
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$500 PIECES OF GREY ENAM-
ELED AGATE WARE. INCLUD-
ING SAUCEPANS, COFFEE AND
TEAPOTS, BERLIN KET- Ma
TIES, ETC, EACH ......0S
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BLACK AND WHITE NET COL
LAR FORMS n
EACH ..... . .0G
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THE NEWEST SONGS ARE BEING P
ALL MUSIC ....-...-.... ..
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PER YARD
Z. M. - . -.
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ONE OF THE FINEST LINES
OF TOWELS WE HAVE EVER
CARRIED IN STOCK ARE NOW
ON SALE; VALUED AT FROM 1sc
TO 2sc EACH. SPECIAL n
FOR, EACH .0G
Evening journal., 1910-05-17

WE HAVE PURCHASED A
LARGE MILLS SAMPLES OF
MEMS, WOMEN'S AND Chill
DREN'S STOCKINGS, RANGING
FROM 1oc TO 25c PER PAIR. TO
BE SOLD WHILE THEY
LAST FOR, PER PAIR .......OO
Evening journal., 1910-05-17

LADIES' RIBBED VESTS FOR
SUMMER WEAR. -
EACH ............. ..... .VG
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-16
POSTED HERSELF.
And Then Told the Author About t1is
Book Of Travel.

And Then Told the Author About HE
Book Of Travel.
Prince de Talleyrand one day, when
rising from lunch. said to his wife.
very ignorant lady: You will have ut
your side ut dinner tonight a very re-
markable man. He has written his
travels. For heavens sake. do talk
to him sensibly. As you pass through
the library ask for the book and glance
It through and bring the conversation
to this subject. Do not forget to ask
for NJ. Demons work"
The princess obeyed. but the thought
Of the torrent Of sarcasm which would
follow an unsuccessful issue Of her
lords commands made her forget the
name Of the author. "Give me-" said
the princess, addressing the librarian.
the adventures Of this traveller. Lis
ten, now, q name which ends in on "
81 know" said the librarian. smil-
ing. and he handed her Robinson
Crusoe"
Mime. de Talleyrand read the book
and was enchanted with the story. and
more so with the thought that she was
to dine with the author. At night she
found herself next to NJ. Demon at
table. She was not long In turning
the conversation into the line directed
by the prince. so she said to her neigh
Dor: "Your travels have interested me
deeply. monsieur. What joy you must
have experienced In your lonely island
when You found Friday! "-FrOm
"I,Esprit de Talleyrand."
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-16
HELD HIS JOB.
The Boy Was Willing to Be Friend
to Senator Hanna.

The Boy Was Willing to Be . Friend
to Senator Hanna.
When Senator Hanna was walking
through his factory in Cleveland some
years ago on the lookout for new
ideas or anything which would aid the
progress Of business he overheard a
little red headed lad remark:
"Wish I had old Hanna's money and
he was in the poorhouse."
The senator returned to his Office
and rang to have the boy sent to him.
The boy came to the Office timidly.
just bit conscience stricken. wonder
ing il his remark had been overheard
and ready for the penalty. As the lad
twisted his hands and nervously stood
on one foot before the gaze Of those
twinkling dark eyes fixed on him by
the man ut the desk he felt the hand
Of Uncle Mark on his shoulder:
$50 you wish you had old Hanna's
money and he was I'm the pOorhouse.
eh? Suppose your wish should be
granted. What would you dog
"Why." stammered the lad. 1.-The first
thing I would do. sir. would he to get
you out Of the poorhouse."
The senator laughed and sent the
boy back to his work. Today he Is
one Of the managers Of a large fac
tory. but he never tires Of telling the
story that held his first job.-Joe
Mitchell Chapple in National Maya
zine
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-16
A Ratt!esna<e Story.

In Life and Sport on the Pacific
Coast" Horace 4. Vachell relates one
Of his narrow escapes from a friends
bullet. "My cousin and i had been
camping and hunting for several days
in 4 sort of paradise valley. One day
during a long ride on horseback we
had seen a great many rattlesnakes
and killed a few, an exceptional ex-
perience. That night my cousin woke
up and saw by the light Of the moon
a big RATHER crawling across my chest.
he lay for a moment fascinated, hor-
ror struck, watching the sinuous curves
Of the reptile. Then he quietly reach
ed for his six shooter, but he could not
see the reptiles head, and he moved
nearer, noiselessly. yet quickly, dread
ing some movement on my part that
should precipitate the very thing hc
dreaded, and then he saw that il was
not a snake ut all-only the black and
yellow stripe Of my blanket, which
gently rose and fell as / breathed.
Had he fired-well, it might have been
bad for me. for he confessed that his
hand shook"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-16
ANCIENT LONDON.
When Danger and Lanterns Were
Abroad After Dark.

When Danger and lantherns Were
Abroad After Dark.
Less than 200 years ago the watch.
men Of London town, carrying horn
lanthOrns and halberds. dressed In long
coats and knee breeches, walked up
and down the cObbled streets Of the
worlds largest city chanting the fol-
lowing verse:
A light there. maids! Hang out your light
And see your horns be clear and bright.
That SO your candle clear may shine.
Continuing from six to nine.
That honest men that walk along
May see to pass safe without wrong.
. 1t is beyond our comprehension and
imagination In these days Of flaming
arc lamps and brilliantly lighted
streets to picture the streets Of Lon
don In the lawless age when only q
candle with a cotton wick was hung
out here and there on dark nights. 1t
was an age Of lanthOrns. Of nambeaux
and linkbOys. when every one made
his will and prepared for death when
he ventured out ut night.
1t Is So written that It was COM
mon practice In that city for q COM
pany Of a hundred or more to make
nightly invasiOns upon houses Of the
wealthy to kill and rob. and 1t Is re-
corded that when night was come NO
man burst venture to walk in the
streets Springfield Union
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-16
WAFER EXPERTS.
Feats Of Diving That Are Performed
BY Swedish Swimmers.

Fsats Of Diving That Are Performed
by Swedish Swimmers.
The Swedes delight I'm combination
diving" and two men will perform
many clever feats together. One OF
the most grOtesque of these Is when
one man stands upright on u spring.
board and tightly clasps another mans
body round the waist. holding him
head downward and putting his own
head through the mans legs. When
the upright man springs from th"
board he throws his legs into the air
SO that the two men. clasping each 9th
er tightly round the waist, turn som
ersault. and when they reach the WI
ter the man who started upside down
arrives feet foremost.
The handspring dive is q very effec-
tive speciality Of Swedish swimmers.
The performer takes of from the div,
ing board with hands instead of feet.
turning his body IN order to descend
feet foremost or sOmersaulting to ar,
rive head downward.
Very graceful also Is the back dive.
In which the spring Is made backward.
the body turning toward the spring
board.
Double sOmersault dives are made
from platforms thirty to fifty feet
high. the diver making two turns in
the air and entering the water feet
foremOst.-LOndOn Saturday Review.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-16
When Lives Were CHEAP.

In the prison Of Luxembourg one of
Fouquier Tinville's agents could make
up only seventeen convicts out Of the
list Of eighteen which had been given
him. Il want one more" he said. He
asked the first suspect who passed by
his name and on hearing it said. Yes:
it is you" He had him carried Oh.
and the next day he was Guillotined.
On another occasion a warder called
out the name Of an aged prisoner. A
lad who was playing ball in the gal
lery mistook the name for his own and
asked il he was wanted. YES" was
the answer: come along" and the
next day the boy was guillotined in
stead Of the man.
At Bordeaux a boy Of sixteen named
Mellet was guillotined instead Of an
old man Of eighty namel Bellay. On
Directing he was told that he was
eighty years old In wickedness.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-16
A BRIGHT IDEA.
Unusual sasaeity That Was Laudsd BY
the Professor.

Unusual sasaeity That Was Laudsd BY
the Professor.
That the proverbial absentminded
professor Is sometimes ably abetted by
his wife Is illustrated by q story told
Of Professor Bunsen- One evening
about the usual hour for retiring he
took 1t into his head to run over to
the club just a. he and madam were
returning from an evening call.
But" said the lady. Il must have
the front door locked before I retire"
This emergency staggered the pro-
fessor, and as he looked bewildered at
his wife the lady. seized with an in
spiratioH. continued:
I'll 60 In and lock the door and
throw you the key from the window"
This program was carried out. and
when he reached the club the profess
or related the incident to q friend rs
evidence Of his wife's unusual sagac-
fly.
The friend greeted the story with q
roar Of laughter.
And why. my dear professor" he
said. did you not simply admit your
wife. lock the door from the outside
and come awayr
True" calculated the learned man
Of science. I'VE never thought Of that"
The climax Of the incident was
reached an hour later when. returning
home. the professor discovered that
the lady in her excitement had thrown
out the wrong key.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-16
WET AND DRY MOONS.
Old Superstition and Cold Facts From
the Astronomers.

Old Superstition and Cold Facts From
the Astronomers.
There Is an old superstition which
dies hard. and that Is that the posi-
ton Of the horns Of the new moon
tells what the weather will be. II the
horns of the crescent are on the same
level It will hold water, and hence 1t
Is a dry moon. but IL 1t Is tipped up
then the water will run out. and It Is
q wet moon.
One thing has helped keep this be-
lief alive. The moon Is dry" In the
part of the spring that Is usually fair.
while 1t Is wet" during the season Of
autumn rains.
If this were a sure sign Of the
weather We could have our predic-
tons published many years In i'd
vance. for an astronomer can predict
the exact position of the moon at any
time in the future.
The cause for the different positions
Of the crescent Is simple. The moon IS
south Of the sun In the autumn and
north Of 1t in spring. The crescent IS
found by the light Of the sun falling
ON the moon. and the horns are natu-
rally In q line perpendicular to the d.
rectiOn Of the sun from the moon.
That Is all there Is to this old super
stitiOn.-BostOn Herald.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-16
Canine Etiouetta.

In their relations with one another
dogs have a keen sense Of etiquette.
A well known traveller makes this un-
expected remark about a tribe OF
naked black men living on one Of the
south sea islands: I'm their everyday
intercourse there Is much that Is stiff.
formal and precise" Almost the same
remark might be made about dogs.
Unless they are on very intimate terms
they take great pains never to brush
against or even to touch one another.
For one dog to step over another Is .
dangerous breach Of etiquette unless
they are special friends. 1t Is no un-
common thing for two dogs to belong
to the same person and live In the
same house and yet never take the
slightest notice Of each other. We
have spaniel so dignified that he
will never permit another member of
the dog family to pillow his head upon
him; but. with the egotism Of true
aristocrat. he does not hesitate to
make use Of the other dogs for that
purpose.-Henry C. Merwin in Allan
fic
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-16
And They Didn't Exercise

William NJ. Evarts. who lived until
he was nearly ninety, said he kept his
health by never taking exercise The
celebrated Dr. William George Mead
who lived to the surprising age Of 1iS
years, spent nearly all Of his time in
the open air and played 4 little golf
DR.. Mead used to drink two or three
quarts Of water every day. and perhaps
there Is suggestion in that. Old Du-
bois, who lived in Canada for the bet
ter part Of 1l9 years on the north
shore Of Lake Erie, never worked and
never took exercise. He spent seventy
Eve years Of his life fishing with hook
and line and ate nothing but baked ap-
pies and milk and brown bread and I'M
sailed butter. Perhaps you can live
that long II you do nothing but fish
and eat what old Dubois did. But take
notice that these long livers never ex-
ercised-New York Telegraph
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-16
Gas Engine
FOR SALE
at a Bargain
One new 2 H. P. Zoos Engine,
with pump jack, all complete.
GEO. r. KOHLER
OUR POOR LITTLE EARTH.

a Mere Spsek Compared With Some
Of the Monster Suns.
The main facts Of astronomy are
highly interesting. 1t Is only dry text
books that have made Us turn away
from them. Read q good popular AZ
tronomy and you will gain dim. re-
mote idea Of iniinity and eternity.
Sometimes you think you see q big
star, but you do not. You merely see
the light from It which has been 250C
years in reaching rs.
Almost everybody knows that our
earth Il q third rate planet in our
solar system. Jupiter would scarcely
condescend to notice US But they do
not know that our sun itself sits be-
low the salt It would not be admit.
ted to a congregation Of important
heavenly bodies. Campus, the lar
gest star that We see. Is 10000 times
the size Of our sun, and our solar cen.
ter Is hopelessly outclassed by Aide.
baran. Rigel. Sirius. Betelguese and
countless others.
Mark Twain put this fact very well
in one Of his stories, Captain Storm.
fields Visit to Heaven" When the
captain arrived and announced that he
was from the earth the recording an.
gels could not remember ever having
heard Of such q place before. One
finally recalled that 1t was q poor lit
tie planet belonging to q poor little
solar system away down In dark cor.
ner Of the heavens.-New York World.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-16

o Has It's Prototype In Every Spher-
icai Drop Of Water.


Nature offers a free microscope
whenever one Is wanted. She has
been dealing i'm free optical instru-
ments and optical phenomena ever
since the first dewdrOp formed or the
6rst raindrOp fell earthward. Every
dewdrop and raindrop and spherical
water drop has all the powers and
principles Of q microscope. To get
one Of natures microscopes In opera
tion take up drop Of water between
the two points Of two sharpened sticks.
say matches. and hold the drop over
the minute object to be examined. The
result will be that the object Will be-
magnified about three diameters. The
supposed invention of the microscope
was nothing more than shaping IA
piece Of glass into an imitation OF
water drop SO as to be easily handled.
Spiders have made suspension bridges
for ages. The rough edge OF sword
grass gave the inventor the idea or
the reaper blade for the harvester.
The bnzzard has been using the aero
plane for flying a good many centuries.
By tapping Oh an end Of u long beam
the man ut the farther end can hear
YOU telegraphing. the sound travelling
through the timber. Fishes have been
using bladders Of wind for balloons.
lifting them in water for countless
wears. Water has been q camera ever
since the world had sunshine.
Help yourself to natures store OF all
things man needs. but never say any
thina: about the invention. Nature in-
vented: YOU can only arrange and COM
bine facts.-St Louis Republic.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-16
NOT 4 Law CASE.
Jvse Wantsd - Know Ase Rights aa6
How . Ct Thom.

Just Wanted - knew tssr Rishss an6
How . Ct Thsm.
In Washington some years ago thece
WAS q colored woman who demanded
all that was due her. On one occasion,
at q period when less care was given
to the water supply than 10 now the
case, the colored woman accosted .
man who was just leaving the Dis-
trict government buildings. "Mistuh,"
she said. II wants ter state case"
II am not lawyer. aunty."
"'Taiu't NO law case. amt gwine
to sue nobody. jes' wants to know
what my rights Is an how to git EN-"
You see any Of the clerks here II
it's government business"
Il amt got no piece O. paper to
shove in at de window SOS to get no
ticed. But rs bein' 'scriminated
against"
"Whats the trouble?' was the kind
~ inquiry.
81 ain gittin' proper 'tention. Ev'y
once In awhile I hyahs 1t read out O
de paper dat somebody has got q eel
out'n his hydrant."
well, an eel Is q very clearly sort
Of creature. 1t doesn't do any harm"
You didn' fink I was a-skyaht OF
'em. did you? De case wants to lay
befo' de government Is dis: pays ex-
ira rent to kiver de water tax. Is had
q hydrant In my back yahd fob fob
teen wears an aim nebber got NO eel
yit.
what wants to know Is how does
dey 'stribute dem cells? Is dey prizes
or Is dey favoritisms or what IS dey?
If dar's any eels comm to me Is
hyah wifi my basket. ready to take
dem home right now, case We amt got
no money to buy meat, an ives kin Of
hongry fob feesh anyhow.
Companion.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-02-16
Route No. 3.

Born, on Sunday. February IL, to Mr..
and Mrs. II D. Claussen, daughter.
Henry Bargman, in company with h's
brother Fred Of Riverdsle, left last Sat
urdsy for Herkimer, Kas for ten days
visit with relatives.
Fred Dyke. who is attending school
at tho state normal at Kearney. came
home Monday to attend the funeral OF
his sisters little girl. near Creston. The
little one died from bowel trouble and
typhoid fever.
A wedding is scheduled for the route
this week, the groom being August
Woodrich of Benton Hsrbor, Mich, and
the bride is Miss Mary Borchers, daugh-
tor of Mr.. and Mrs. George Borchers OF
this route The couple will make their
home at Benton Hsrbor, Mich, where
the groom owns farm