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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-28
Base Ball.

Won, three; lost. four That. in
brief tells the story Of Columbus re-
cord away from home the past seven
days. The DISCOVERIES turned in Wed,
nesday at York, and from the very be.
ginning Pitcher Spade proved a big
puzzle to the ProhibitiOnists, allowing
them five little hits. and those scat
tered SO that but one run was made
by the opponents while our brave boys
carried away four of them. OF the
five hits taken by York. two men,
Harms and Payne each got away with
two, while Nickel made connections
for three and Buster Brown and
Weisenberger each found it for two.
Down at Seward. the Kearney Kap-
italistS failed to behave themselves
during the first game of double
header and two of their men were put
out of the game and the game itself
forfeited to Seward by a score of nine
to none, although the score board at
that time showed Keaney ahead,
seven to five. In the second game.
however, they braced up and took the
game by getting a single run in the
second, everybody else who tried fail
ing down before completing the circle
The next day. our men made such a
good start that they were not able to
keep 1t up. taking two home runs in
the first inning. But in the fourth
Pitcher Paul allowed five hits. and
this coupled with four costly errors
piled up all at once gave York the
lead. which they kept all to them
selves. Buster Brown was the star
performer of the day. accepting every
one Of the eight chances for good
The errors numbered six in
all on our side. four Of these being
charged to one man. The final score
was Columbus 3, York seven. and
taking ten hits to the DISCOVERIES six.
BY far the best game of the day was
at Hastings. where Fremont took the
short end of bitterly contested
eleven inning twoto-one battle. BY
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-28
County Board Meeting.

4
The county board was in session
the greater part of last week as well
as a part of the week before as a
board of equalization and also in regu
lar session. During the time they
were in session as an equalization
board, the following changes were
made in the assessment of live stock
in the townships mentioned.
Horses raised.-Grand Prairie. thir-
teen percent; Humphrey, seventeen
percent; Monroe, eight percent;
Joliet. five percent; Woodville. seven
percent: Walker. two percent. A
total of $5,463.
Horses Lowered-Columbu six
per cent; Sheiramn. thirteen percent;
Butler, fourteen percent; Loup. eleven
percent; Burrows, three percent; st.
Bernard. eight percent. A total of
5000.
Cattle Raised-Columbus. eight
percent; Sherman, six percent; But
Ter, five per cent; Loup, ten percent:
Burrows. ten percent Joliet. nine
percent: St. Bernard, nine percent. A
total of $3,S62.
Cattle Lowered-Shell Creek. six
percent; Creston, ten percent: Grand
Prairie. fourteen percent: Oconee, five
percent. A total Of $2,884.
Very few complaints were brought
to the attention Of the board and none
Of these were for any great amounts,
and were easily disposed of.
A number of matters of importance
came up before the board at its reg
ular session. among which were the
following.
Frank NJ. Powell was granted q IL
cense to run a saloon at Duncan for
the ensuing year.
A communication was presented
from A. NJ. Wiedner relating to a |
claim he had against the county, and
which had never been settled, and of. |
fering to settle for $3.50. and pay the
costs already accrued from the case
which was accepted.
County Attorney McElfresh filed an
opinion at the request Of the board,
In which he held that the sheriff Is
entitled to no mileage for services
within the county, contemplating that
the law Of 1907 intended that his sal
airy should be the only compensation.
In this opinion he quoted the attor-
ney-general. who had previously held
the same on this question.
A communication was presented
from William Webster and other resi-.
dents of the western part of the
county in regard to a bridge across
The Loup river south Of Monroe. It
was stated that five thousand dollars
had been pledged by private subscrip- |
lion. and the plan il to bond the town.
ships Of Loup and Oconee for nine /
thousand. It is estimated that the
bridge will cost 1000. of which the
state is expected to pay one-half un-
Ter the provisions of the new law. |,
when the county shall ask for the
AMOUNT. The county il asked to con- i
ribute the remaining three thousand II
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Leigh.

Mr.. Godfrey bought q new binder
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Moeller were
In Columbus on business Wednesday.
An accident occurred on the Paul
Eggle farm last week. which might
have been a still more serious one.
While the hired man and girl were
hauling hay the wagon was over
turned and the pitchfork run into the
girls arm and also into the limb OF
Eggle's baby, which she was holding.
Both are doing nicely at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tedford. from near
Leigh. were visiting at Henry Noel
ler's Sunday.
The rain which We had last Satur-
day night was q great blessing as
everything was getting very dry.
Mn. Godfrey Marty and daughters.
Misses Mary and Rose were visiting
In Omaha last week Miss Mary max
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the way, while the Fremont Herald is
talking of the cellar championship
between York and Hastings, with Co
lumbus and Kearney chasing for the
tail flag" We might suggest that We
do not remember of a Columbus man
ager watching the game from a tree
top, as has been done in Columbus
by another manager.
P. S.-Manager Bennett was put
out of the game at Hastings, too. last
Thursday
Five to seven i'm favor of York was
the record of Fridays game When Co
lumbus went out i'm the fifth inning.
the score was five to one i'm their
favor. but about that time Kissell
went up i'm the air and allowed four
hits. which coupled with a sacrifice
by Dye and two errors gave them four
runs. tying the score. Agnew. Nickel
and E. Brown for Columbus and Dye
for York scored home runs.
NOluIi-
bus down in seventh place for fair.
the only team below being York. who
formed such soft cushion that there
were only three points between the
DISCOVERIES and the ground. The
great battle was fought at Superior.
who seemed to be able to find Wal
worth just when finding him would
come in handy for them. Still our
boys got away with eight hits. but
they were SO scattered that only one
run was scored. while the SuperiOrs
trOtted i'm seven.
Sundays game was so much against
the state law in Superior that it was
transferred to Cortland, Kansas. which
is but a few miles from Superior. IL
was there that Graham. the new left
fielder tore lose and made two home
runs. winning the game nine to eight.
The intense heat Was too much for
SimcOX, the Superior catcher. and he
was laid out in the ninth inning. Co
lumbus played an errOrleSs game,
while four errors We're chalked up
against their hosts.
On Monday. down ut Superior, Co
lumbus again stepped in and took the
bouquet. twelve to six. the big end of
which gained after the seventh in
ming. when the score stood six for
Superior and five for Columbus. But
i'm the eighth. the DISCOVERIES took
a tumble to themselves and realized
that it would never do to fail to TAKE.
that series from the team that has
held the undisputod lead of the league
for the past two weeks.
Columbus lost to Hastings yester-
day, by score of three to- two. all
because Cook, Hastings first base
man Knocked a home run in the tenth
inning. Columbus mad Il new man.
Delair i'm the box. who made a good
showing by allowing the Reds but six
hits
The percentage column today as
shown by the State Journal is as fol
lows:
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DR.. o. H. Flory and sons, Robert
and Donald. and Earl Styles. Of St
Edward. was in Duncan last Wednes
day and Thursday visiting the Glib
sons.
Mrs. George Boro. who lived six and
one-half miles southwest Of Duncan
died June %. and the funeral was held
June q at st. Stanistaun's church.
She was seventy-seven years old
There was a large attendance at the
services.
Charles Sokol received his license
at Silver Creek Saturday and left
Duncan the same day to take charge
of the business. We are sorry to lose
Charley, but wish him good success
in his new location.
Frank Thomas is hauling his grain
to Duncan this week.
Herman Ernst shipped two cars OF
hogs this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Butler. who have been
visiting at Mr.. Peck's this summer.
went to Alliance to live. Monday.
At the district school meeting Mon
day evening $1,000 was voted to run
the school for the next year. A COM
mittee of three were appointed for
the next year to see about voting
for a school house.
A large crowd of people attended a
fishing party on Prairie Creek last
Sunday. All reported a good time.
All the farmers around Duncan are
busy cutting the wheat and making
hay.
w. H. Thomas made business trip
to Columbus Monday.
Will Ernst went to Columbus Tues
day.
Mike Canon was In Duncan Tues
lay. He is feeling rather under the
weather.
Afr Lindley spent Saturday and
Sunday night around Duncan. Lots of
damage was. done to trees and hay
stacks.
Fred Thomas, of Cedar Rapids has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Thomas this week.
Don't forget to come to Duncan to
celebrate the Fourth of July.
Mrs. Dick Hummer, of Polk county,
listed with Mrs. w. Fl. Thomas Tues |
lay.
Mrs. Ripple of Columbus is visiting
t the Harrington's this week.
Fred Bruggerman. DR.. Cyphers
nd Frank Zybach were out Tuesday
fternoon putting up Fourth Of July
ills.
A. W. Porter and his son Henry
Z Columbus, were IN Duncan Wed
esday.
Mrs. Peter Kozlowski is on the sick
st this week.
Mr.. Lemp on the Loup is suffering II
rom having three ribs broken a few
avs ago. II
Hurah for Duncan! Come and cele-
rate with us.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-28
Methodist Church Notes.

Our Sunday School is held In the
morning and we want you to come In
and visit. Morning sermon topic is,
How Lot Lost His Testimony" Ep.
worth League at Z p. m. In the even
ing there will be a union meeting at
the Y. NJ. C. A.
CHAS. w. RAY, Pastor.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-06-28

4 LITTLE NAN
may be a financial giant. If he is care
full and thrifty he will never be short in
a money sense. How about that bow
Of yours? Why not start the little man
on the road to wealth. Start an &C.
count for him at
THE HOME SAvlNoS BANK.
Commence it with as little as one dol
lar if you like. Then teach him to add
to it as he can. When he gets older.
you II be proud of him and he of you.
HOME SAVINGS BANK
6. W. PHILLIPS. Cashier
q Open Saturdays TIL eight p. m.
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dollars to carry out the project. The
matter. after considerable discussion,
was referred to the committee on
roads and bridges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24
New York Stock Marker.

Wall ST, New York, Nov. 24-STOCKS-
| AN St. New York, Nov. 2A-STOCKS-
| Elgh records for the present movement
were established by several of the leading
| STOCKS during the morning, but before
the day 3 trading was far advanced the
| market showed the effects of heavy re-
anzing sales and gradually fell back. The
hlgh prices brought out large amounts of
stock in the second hour and the market
| gave way sharply. Many of the repre-
sentative stock reacted a point or more.
Losses were registered of "a in Illinois
Central and point in Northern Pacific,
Lehlgh Valley, Copper Atlantic Coast Line
/ and American Smelling.
| Bonds steady.
Reading was rushed up 1sk to 1545k and
| Union Pacific and United States Steel
touched the highest figures of the present
movement. Louisville and Nashville.
and General Electric rose a point Third
Avenue slumped to 51s, the lowest price
ever made for the new stock. The new
securities of the company were listed on
the stock exchange today and were ac-
lively dealt in when issued"
Opening transactions in stocks today re-
vealed no definite trend. Changes were
small and irregular. The Copper stocks
were again active. Amalganatd Copper
lost half and American Smelter Is. but
Ueah Copper moved in the opposite direc-
ton, gaining 70. The Standard Railway
shares for the most part were steady
After the market had digested some of
the selling orders which were distributed
at the opening, the bulls began to work
for a strong upward movement and soon
mad everything rising DrlSkly- Large
blocks of the recognized leaders We're ia
ken and Reading was pushed up 1ss to
1915 and SteeeI touched the highest.
Selling pressure increased and there
were further sharp declines in prices.
Union Pacific. st. Paul, Louisville and
Nashville and various other standard
stocks were quoted point or more be-
low yesterdays prices.
Bear operators took advantage of the
extreme weakness of the local traction
stock to attack the general list in vigor-
Gus fashion International-Met- lost
points, the preferred 27s and the preferred
voting certificates points. Meanwhile
Metropolitan Street Railway first in
creased its first A points and the fives to
five.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24
WHEAT is STEADY
After Some Punctuation Closes
at Last Nights Figure.
Estimates of Light World Ship
ments Helps the Bulls.
CORN MARKET SAGS
As Result of Slow Demand and
Weakness in Wheat.
Light Run of Hogs West
Strengthens Provisions.

Chicago, Nov. 24.-WHEAT-Ratn inter
feT1ng with harvest in the Argentine had
a tendency today to send the wheat mar
ket higher. So did fresh reports of black
rust. Gable dispatches from a Chicago
expert stated that In the central part of
cordoba for a distance of seventy-five
miles every lot of wheat examined showed
more or less blight. In addition to other
DulnSh news there were estimates that
world shipments would be small The
opening was the same as last night to Ac
up.
gain or shade to Ac and rose to 81. OO7s.
Figures showing reduced European re-
quirements owing to better crops led to
a reaction prices soon rallied. The close
was easy with May at $1.001z01.00ss the
same as last night.
CORN-Corn swung upward with wheat
At first however, the market was in
chned to be easy on account of better
weather. May opened d sixteenth off to
like amount up at 647sc to CSC and then
advanced to 651sc.
OATS-Oats showed firmness owing to
Afterward the market sagged as a re-
suit of slow demand. The close was weak
at sake net lower at 6455c for May.
buying on the part of cash houses. The
market felt also the force of bullish senti-
ment in neighboring pits. May started
unchanged to 1880 and assembled to 80
cents
PROvIsIONS-The fact that the hog
run west was less than last week had
influence with traders in provisions. In
consequence initial sales ran from the
same as last night to 21sd5c up with May
$16.721z to $3.50 for pork, $9.5716 for lard
and $3.50 to $S.S21& for ribs.
RYE-No. 2, 94c.
BARDEY-S0c@$1. %.
TIMOTHY-$13 006715.25
CLOVER-s13. 5OG20.25.
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LENDING A HAND
Merchants Will Go on Trade Eexten-
sion Good Roads Trip.

Interest in the good roads and trade
extension excursion to Usage City, De-
cember 1, is on the increase and many
of the merchants have today pledged
themselves to go on the trip. This ev-
ening the Topeka Motor league will
hold a meeting to create enthusiasm
in regard to the trip.
This morning Secretary J. viii KEEL
ley received a letter from Olin Bell,
president of the Lawrence Merchants
association, stating that large dele
CATION is expected from Topeka to at
tend "a good roads meeting which will
occur Monday evening under the aus
pices Of that organization. The letter
follows:
I'VE have arrangements all compile
ted for a big meeting Monday night.
Bring as many boosters as you can
and let me know ahead how many to
expect so we can arrange for dinner
for the bunch. presume you will come
down on Santa Fe No. g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24
WIVES OF ENGINEERS
Auxiliary of B. of l.. E. Holding Con-
ventiOn Here.

Nearly 100 women of the Grand Inter
national Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers are meeting today
in the Knights and Ladies of Security
hall. Only routine business was transact
ed this morning. Late this afternoon Off
GERS will be chosen.
The national organization of the aux
iliary has on hand a surplus Of 500. 900. and
the question is being agitated today of
setting aside this amount as a pension
fund for orphan children of railroad peo-
pie
Officers officiating are: Mrs. G. w
Wilcox, Newton, president; Mrs. G. b
Dick, Emporia. past president: Mrs. J. c.
Miller, Kansas City, crescent marshal;
Mrs Gordon Miller. Argentine star mar
shall; Mrs. F. Fl. Jackson, Chanute SEN
tinel; Mrs. Frank Suhl, musician; Mrs
X. Garrett, Wichita chaplain; Mrs. F. A.
DeVorrauxs Arkansas City, secretary,
and others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24
THE FINAL LEAVE TAKING.
Young Man Broke Down When Saying
GOodbY to Father.

Richmond. Va, Nov. 24.-Taking s.
pathetic leave of his immediate family
Henry Clay Beattie, jr.. last night made
ready to take the final plunge into the
unknown
down This was when he took leave OF
his father and brother Douglas. When
the parting came, the son laid his head
on his fathers breast and sobbed con-
vuIsively. One arm was flung across the
fathers shoulders, the other hand grip
red that of his brother
But he recovered quickly. The forti-
tude of the elder Beattie had more to do
with the recovery than the soothing Of
fees of the Rev. Benjamin Dennis. who
has labored with the doomed prisoner
with Spartan self control the father
-ept his emotions in check, although the
tears raced down his cheeks and his lips
trvftched pathetically. No words were
spoken, but the young wife murderer
must have felt the stern repression OF his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24
OWEN FAMILY Is SILENT.
Father of Murdered Woman Refuses
to Discuss Execution.

Dover. Nov. 24-The execution today
of Henry Clay Beattie. Jr., found the
owen family going about their usual
routine as though no tragedy had ever
entered their quiet lives
Il thank you for the news" said
r. v Owen, the father of Beattie's
murdered wife. Mr.. Owen, who is the
was at his work when the news that
the law had taken his SOn-in-law s
life was given to him.
Il thank you for the news, but have
nothing to say"
Mr.. owen explained that since the
murder of his daughter none of the
members of the family has had any
thing to say about the affair.
I'VE have not and will not discuss
the affair outside the family circle he
said.
But he would talk about the baby.
the sl4 months old son. now an or
phan.
MY wife" he said, was naturally
much wrought up after the death of
our daughter and our doctor told us
it would be better for her to care for
the child and relieve her mind. We
brought the baby to Dover and it is
with US now. We will keep it and raise
it, Mr.. Owen said the infant had
not been given name
I'VE call him Baby he said. The
question of naming him has not been
discussed by the family, you see we
have been in this tangle for the last
few months and no one has talked
about the baby's name.
1.-The child will be given the loving
care of its grandmother She Is con-
cerned that some day the child may
be told about the tragedy of its par
ents but we cannot help that: We must
do the best we can for the little one"
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parent. for his sobs were strangled ara
he Strengthened up.
Good bye" he said. and turned away.
Neither father nor brother trusted to
make reply, but made their way from the
penitentiary.
Hazel the 1s-year-old sister of the
prisoner. and his two aunts drove to the
states prison in a closed carriage in the
middle of the afternoon They were in
the death chamber a trifie more than an
hour When they emerged. Hazel was on
the verge of collapse. while all three were
violently agitated and the eyes of each
were red and pulled with weeping
Their entrance and departure were OBJ
served by morbid crowd of several hun
dred persons gathered to witness the
rumored visit of Beulah Binford to the
prison. The report proved to be untrue,
the girl whose subtle power over young
Beattie is said to have driven him to the
killing of his wife, having been discov-
cred in New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-24
He Found His WATCH.

]. Hughes, a steeplejack who paints
the hagpoles on the city buildings, walk
ed into the Yorkville court building
and asked Janitor j. Rooney for his
watch. Hughes had painted the court
house hagpoIe and since then missed
his timepi zee. Rooney took Hughes
to the roof, but the watch was not
there.
Now, maybe you'll be looking up the
pole for it, suggested Roon-y.
Right" said Hughes. TN find my
watch There it hung from its silk
fob in the halyards of the fagstaff, 40
feet above the roof The steeplejack
went UP and got it.-New York dispatch
to philadelphia Record.
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STORY OF BEATrIE's CRIME.
Killed Young Wife in Sensational
Manner.

/ Manner.
The crime for which Henry Clay
/ Beattie, Jr., was executed today was
one of the most sensational in the
criminal history Of Virginia. Interest
in the murder was countrywide ow-
ing to its unusual features and the
swift movement of justice.
On the night of July Is, last, Beattie
/ drove his automobile into Richmond,
carrying with him the body of his
1 wife which had a gaping shotgun
wound in the head He declared that
a tall bearded man had accosted him
+ on the Midlothian turnpike, five miles
/ from Richmond and when he had re-
QueSted the man to make room for him
! In the road the stranger without warn
ing had fired the shot which killed
Mrs. Beattie. He added that he had
/ grappled with the man, but was over
pow cred and that the murderer had
fled, leaving the gun behind. This
story of the crime was maintained by
Beattie to the end.
For brief time Beattie's story was
given some degree of credence, but
Within day or two suspicion began
TO point to him and he was kept under
the scene of the crime, refused to
leave the place, circling around the
bloodspot on the road
Beattie, it eventually transpired, had
thrown the shotgun into the tonneau
of his automobile after the shooting,
but in passing over some railroad
tracks not far from the scene it had
been jolted out and was picked up
Beattie alleged had belonged TO the
mysterious highwayman proved the
means of sending the young man to
tn. electric chair.
The Coroner's Inquest.
At the coroner's inquest the weapon
was identified by Paul Beattie, a sec
ond cousin of young Henry, as the
he had q FOR
with money furnished by the latter.
Beattie was arrested Immediately after
the inquest. This was on July FL. and
on August 10, one month and a day
after the murder, the trial was begun
before Judge Walter A. Watson, in
the picturesque little Chesterfield coun-
ty court house, 16 miles from here.
The jury was made up almost en-
tirely of farmers and on this fact
Beattie based his claim that he had
been convicted, not for the murder of
his wife, but because of his relations
with Beulah Binford, a notorious
young woman. He insisted to the last
that a jury composed of city men
would have freed him. Beattie was
defended by H. M. Smith Jr., and Hill
Garter. The prosecution was con-
Quoted by L. o. Wendenburg and L.
NJ. Gregory.
The trial moved swiftly. though
many witnesses testified, and on Sep
TENDER 8, after SIS minutes of consid-
Grafton and prayer, the jury. in chorus
instead of through its foreman. de-
clared Beattie to be guilty of the muir
der of his wife. Motion for a new
trial was denied and November "a set
as the day for the execution
On November IS the Virginia su-
preme court of appeals refused to
grant an appeal on writ of error, and
two days later Governor Mann. who
had been appealed to for communal
ton or reprieve. issued a statement de-
claring that the interests of the people
of Virginia demanded that Beattie
should die in the electric chair.