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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
THEY MADE II UP.
ThEeES MAN ACCUSED OF WIFE
ABANDONMENT is Ac-
Quilted.
Attorney Green Brings About Recon
Observation-Disclosures Repartee Be.
tween Attorneys and Court
in Course OF Trial.

The ease OF Charles Sitrg EiiDs. of
Thebes, wao was charged with wife
abandonment, occupied the county
court yesterday afternoon. States At,
torney Wilson conducted the prosecu-
ton and Hon. Reed Green defended.
The witnesses for the prosecution
were c. M. Buster and DR.. b. F. Crab
tree; those for the defense were Eu-
gene Simpkins, Eliza Sin.pkins, Jus.
tice John R. Wallace and Edward
Waterman.
The defendant claimed that he had
offered to live with mis- wife, but that
she positively refused to live with
him, and made contract with him
that she and her relatives woull
never prosecute or bother him in any
way. in consideration Of the sum Of
$1,000, A portion or this money was
used to pay the doctors bill. The
wife and two OF her immediate rela-
tives signed the paper before Justice
Wallace, who was present in court
and testified to the fact.
Judge Dewey, after giving a re,
sumo of the case and his opinions ON
each point, decided that the defend
ant husband was mot guilty"
After this decision States Attorney
Wilson asked for trial on the sec
ond charge, that OF child abandon
ment.
| Attorney Green az this junctpre
sked the permission of the court
and states attorney to bring the hus
| band and wife together and see ii
they would agree to live with each
other, After few minutes consulta
ton, Peacemaker Green announced
to the Judge that everything was
fixed and the couple would live to
gether. The wife is a girl of II year;
and quite good looking.
States attorney Wilson then in
sisted that the matter of providing
for the child shoHld be acted upon
definite sum to be required eac1
month in fine event that the couple
did not continue to live together.
This brought up several points o.
difference between the two attorneys
and Mr. Wilson declared he wantet
the matter settled now. he didn't wan,
to be bothered with sne case again
couldn't put too much time patchins
mp differences for other families. as
he had family of his own to take
care Of
Mr. Green with compliment and
benign smile replied: You've go
none the best of me" and the smilC
was contagious.
Judge Dewey thpreupon decided
that IS per month would be sufficient
for the present for the maintenance
of the baby which was about ten
months old, the money not TO be pai5
unless the couple should again BE-
separated Eugene ximpkins and Ed
ward Waterman were bondsmen.
Attorney Green ventured to remark
isn't this rather steep? Don't you
think, Judge, that so a month is 4
large sum for matted milk%'
What do you know about it?'
asked Judge Dewey pointedly.
"Hh! I've been reading up on the
| subject" said Judge Green
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
WILL REFORM GARY.
COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS TO
TAKE CHARGE OF AFFAIRS
IN INDIANA TOWN.
To Settle fractional Fights, Arbitrate
Labor Troubles, Prevent Scan.
dals--Favor Publicity
as Cure.

Gary, Ind, Jan. 2i.-The regenera-
ton OF Gary has begun. The reins
OF government have practically been
taken in hand by the Gary Conlmer-
eiai Club and tribunal, to whlea
mayor, aldermen and citizens can
come. state their griefs and await
for the final judgment. Four commit
tees have been appointed, and a fifth
is forming, through whose hands all
phases of the municipalities public
affairs will pass.
Something Radically Wrong.
For many months something has
been deplorably wrong with Gary.
Every one admitted It; not even the
mayor denied IT, The symptoms were
various and alarming It cost too
much TO eat. 1t cost too much to
buy clothes. 1t cost too much to
build. Public franchises we're NIL
tangled up. Labor was dissatisfied.
Public officials were distrusted
Taxes were to high. FUNDS were too
low, and, in fact, It seemd as II
everything. in the chronology Of
municipal ailments was the matter
with Gary.
A week ago the Gary Clearing
House Association published an open
letter, in which these things were
either set forth or limited at. The
eyes of the populace and the govern,
ment powers turned toward the Ga y
Commercial Association. which in the
nature Of things, is believed to have
the best good Of the city at heart,
Council Against Mayor.
The power Of the council Is now
against Mayor Thomas S. Knots, out
the council has been persuaded to
await the committees Judgment be.
fore carrying out its threat of inn.
parchment.
Outside of the intricate financial
problems the commercial club Is to
take In hand the problems of public
safety. A public safety committee
was appointed Its members are J..
A. Brennan, W. F. Feuer and w r
Hodges. The police department and
sheriff's forces have been at war
in the regeneration of Gary. and that
committee will undertake to sit in
Judgment on these and other kindred
questions.
The third committee decided on
Yesterday afternoon after an all day
session In the Gary hotel was the
publicity committee. 1t decided that
publicity was an important function
in the regeneration OF aGry, and that
a wise tribunal should deliberate on
the reporis of the results obtained
from the various other committees
and act between them and the press
TO Prevent Scandals.
Where publicity VIII help 10 wash
the dirt out of the town publicly will
be administered in quantitiye doses,
and where publicity will hurt the
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
COUNTY BOARD SELECTS
% FEBRUARY GRAND Jury

j. z 4
The following grand jury has been
chosen BY the ccanty board for thu
February term Of court.
Cairo. A. H Newman. John F.
Rector. sr.. N. Sander. George w
Spence, Jacob Lind, Clyde Leslie, Ei
win q. Hall. Aaron Brown, E. f. Ellis
Il. "A, Fuller, Charles 8. Carey.
sGache. Frank Barbee
Beech Ridge. BENJAMIN Mcdaniel.
Unity. John Hodges, Sir.
Sanudsky. ]. l. Wick.
Tamns, Walter Childers.
Elco, w, w. White.
Delta. r.. w. McCrite.
Clear Creek, Edward Barton,
Thsbes. John Clutts.~
Santa Re, Nelson Irwin.
Olive Branch, Alan Clagg
Goose Island, Logan Bowers,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
WHY WOMEN PREFER 1T.

When the newsboy comes through
the train with the Chicago papers,
watch the married couple across the
aisle. If the man is a weil-regulated
husband he will ask MS wife which
paper she prefers, and then you may
lay odds that the one chosen will be
The RecordIHerald. There is no
mystery about It, The man knows
that he will find all the news in The
Record-Herald. to be sure, but the
woman knows 1t is the only paper
that also gives adequate attention to
the things In which women are spec.
tally interested In every daily Issue
she can find bill Of fare for the
days three meals, reliable society
news, good book reviews, Nine. Out.
Wives pungent comments on beauty
questions, bright verses and jokes
without vulgarity, caRoon that any
body can enjoy and fair share Of
the news Of the day relating to wom-
en-. Every Monday there is Mar
tha's Management" very helpfu
column of culinary topics. In the
Sunday edition a whole section Is de-
voted to women, including Marion
Harland's famous page, Nine. Out
Wives vivacious columns, Jeanette
Hopes fashions direct from Paris,
Dame Cursey's Novelties In Enter
tainment' and many special articles
OF timely interest. Then here is the
Sunday Magazine OF The Record-Her.
aid, real magazine, full of good love
stories and beautiful pictures. DO
you wonder that women prefer The
RecordIHeralda
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,wn 1t will be suppressed.

town It will be suppressed.
Another committee is to DE appoint
Ell soon to secure and handle the
funds that will be necessary to hire
auditors and others to all in the IN
vestigatlon. After that N. s. Norton
president of the association, said yes
terday he would appoint a local i'm
provement cammitte-.
but FIRST" he said, 1--WE must pull
the weeds out of our garden before
we plant the roses. The regeneration
OF Gary is now begun In earnest.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
TAKE GALLAGHER TO PRISON

New York, Jan. 24.--James J. Gal
lagher. who shot Mayor Gaynor and
Street Commissioner Edwards on a
steamship dock at Hoboken last Aug
ust, was taken to the New Jersey
state prison today to serve twelve
years at hard labor The sentence,
including also fine or $1,000. is for
his attack on Edwards. He has not
been tried for his attempt to assassi-
nate the mayor
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
MONMOUTH REJECTS
COMM SSiON FORM

Monmouth, ILL.,, Jan. 24.-tMonmouth
today rejected the commission form
of government by 22t votes. slightly
more than half the total polled.
Friends OF the proposition did little
work at the polls while their OPP
ponents worked hard.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
REAR ADMIRAL REEDER DIES.

Paris, Jan. 2i.--Rear Admiral w.
H. Reeder, U. S. n, retired, died here
tonight suddenly.
William Heron Reeder was born al
Muscatine. la, in 1S4S. He was grad
uated from the e.. s. naval academy
in 1867. He was retired as rear adj
miral on June 80, 1907 and was
aoroad on leave of absence from. july
/. 1910.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
PATTERSON RETtREs TO-DAY:
ISSUES MORE PARDoNs

Nashville. Tenn, Jan. Ex-Governor
Patterson today issued II pardons
and combinations or sentences OF
convicts In the state prison. several
OF whom are serving sentences for
murder. Governor Patterson retires
from Office tomorrow,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
An Apt pescrIntlon.

This Is what call hand-to-mouth
existence" sighed the dramatic critic
as he tried to cover his yawn with his
right hand for the eighteenth time
during the first performance OF Dull.
beigh's new comic opera Harper's
Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25

Young man. you ought to marry. A
coy home. blooming children-there
is nothing happier in the world! And
above all, you have the sweet recol.
lection of the time you were q bach.
elor."
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT
FOR ILLINOIS CITIES

kewane. III. Jan. 2a.--The commits
sion form Of government was adopted
hare today at 4 special election BY u
majority OF 500 votes OF total on
1TeG. n
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
PEORIA IN SPRING.

Peoria. Ill, Jan. 24.---Wrhether Peo-
ria will adopt the commission form Of
government will be decided here at
An frs'ar spring primary Feb, .,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
To Be happy.

To be happy. q woman must not
only inspire dcvotion--she must be
able to appreciate ia Candidate
for Danger" by Evelyn Sherwood.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
Sparipu Her Eeellnoe

And what did papa say when you
asked him for my hand?" I'D gladly
tell you, but I'm afraid you'd never
respect his opinion any more"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
A Pertinent ouestInn.

Papa" queried small Lola. who
was watching the sun rise. where
does the dark go when daylight
eomes?"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
Nature,s True Loxer.

A true lover Of Nature will find as
! much enjoyment in seeing the beauti.
full things In other peoples gardens
as II they were In his own.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25

Factory for DOLLS Clothes.
London has aslarge factory devoted
exclusively to making dolls cloth.
ng
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
sun ana Moon.

sun ana Moon,
sun YIN rhe to-day ..T:i6 a m.
San Will sset today, sa.@ p. M
Moon Will hse tonight, % s;a9 a. m,
tfsote: Tie above sun and n.ooI
record III FOR Illinois and approx
mates tha time Il Cairo within few
nihatesl
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25

HE can bring his audience to
smiles or tears at will" Il suppose
some he owes, and some of them owe
him"
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
rcfecasts For Today.

ftairo ana vicinity: Unsettled and
warmer.
linncis: Washington, Jan. Pa
Cloudy Wednesday and Thursday; no.
derate temperature; moderate south.
winds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25

lndian--Did he miss again? Guide
---Of course he did Didn't YOU hear
him shoot?--Spare MomentsF
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
An Aviation Question.

What character In the Bible ought to
know most about flying:
Aaron ought,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25
General Conditions.

General Conditions.
The iay was cloudy and quiet The
government bulletin reports rain from
AZ points none IN the river valleys
nc nperAturo generally rising, 4t5s
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-25

The. Elk win dye for YOU.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-11

TO the dyspeptic. Electric Bitters cure dys-
pepsia, liver and kidney complaints and
debility Price SOC. Sold by Beaton Drug
Co.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-11
Saloon Bill Will
Start Litigation
South Dakota Publicans Insist that
Licenses Are Contracts that Can
not Be Changed by State.

SIOUX FALLS. s. ID. Feb. 1O.-(special)
The passage by the state Legislature OF
what is known as the daylight saloon bill,
requiring the closing Of saloons in South
Dakota at 8 o'clock at night with an
emergency clause attached has given rise
to a discussion as to the legal right of
the legislature to attach an emergency
CLAUSE TO such a measure.
Inasmuch as the present licenses Of the
saloons doing business in South Dakota
do not terminate until July l next, and
were granted under present conditions, and
in accordance with the state license law
which has been in effect many years, and
which fixes the closing time at IL o'clock
at night, IT is practically certain that II
an attempt is made to enforce the pro-
vision OF the daylight law requiring saloons
to close at 9 o'clock the attempt will be
resisted in the courts,
Attorneys who have investigated the mat
say that the liquor dealers entered into a
contract with the state in good faith 20
sell liquor legally until July / next and
that the state cannot violate the contract.
A decision of the courts upon this feature
will be awaited with interest
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-11
Henry Stehr Held
Without Bail
Man Accused of Numbering His Four
Year-Old StepsOn Given Hearing
at Madison.

MADISON, Feb. 10.--(Special 1.-THE pre-
liminary hearing of Henry StehF, charged
with the murder of his 4-year-old step
son. Kurt Stehr. was held before County
Judge William Bates in the district court
room yesterday afternoon. He was bound
over to the district court, bail being denied.
stehr is the stepfather of Kurt stehr,
whose feet were so badly frozen during
the blizzard about Christmas time that
amputation was necessary. Through neglect
OF the childs parents medical assistance
Of any kind was not had until the little
boy had practically rotted off and when
the operation was had It was too late 10
save his life. Stehr does not speak or
understand the English. Rev. Hunsick,
pastor OF the Lutheran church of this city,
acted as interpreter, and repeated the
charge 20 the prisoner in the German
language as he stood before Judge Bates,
while Prosecuting Attorney James Nichols
read the same. B. F. Barnhart of Nor
folk appeared as counsel for Stehr. A.
Bucholz, DR.. Verges, Edward Harter
David Rees, Charles Beiresdorf, Mrs
Annie Bsnkrsth all of Norfolk, were the
witnesses examined and their testimony
was in substance me same as given at the
coroner's inquest several weeks ago in the
! city OF Norfolk.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-11
Booknau Will Case
Involves Big Sum
Man Killed by Cars Found to Have
Left Estate to Half Sister
Brother Wants II.

BROKEN BOW, Neb., Feb. 10.-(special
Telegram THE Booknau win contest, in
volving sum of $4,000. was brought into
probate today before Judge Charles Fl.
Holcomb Lewis Booknau was killed by
the cars last October at Hazard and when
his will was opened 1t was found that
Jennie Booknau. a half sister with whom
he formerly lived In this county and later
at Lincoln, had inherited all OF the prop
erty.
Henry Booknau and Elizabeth Robinson,
a brother and sister living at Grinnell, Ia,
Immediately started to contest the will
on the grounds that Lewis had been unduly
influenced by the half sister. Feeling is
wrought up on both sides and the case IS
being bitterly fought. This afternoon
there were statements, charges and counter
charges by the opposing counsels and
Judge Holcomb emphatically stated he
would tolerate the parading Of no family
skeletons. but all evidence must bear
directly on the case.
Jennie Booknau is represented by sullivan
Sqaires, Gutterson and Ford, while ex
Governor Holcomb and Judge J. r Dear
appear for the brother and sister.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-11
COLLECTING INHERITANCE
TAX IN MERRICK COUNTY
Court Appoints Appraisers for HOrd,
OFmsby, Clayton and HiE-
gins Estates.

CENTRAL CITY, Neb. Feb. 1O.-Cspe-
ciai 1.-The good roads fund in the Merrick
county treasury will meet with a sub
stsntia increase in the very near future II
the proceedings that have been started in
the county court this week are any indioa-
ton. Judge Peterson has this week made
orders appointing John Patterson, ST., ap-
praiser for the Ormsby estate, j. G. Mar
tin for the Hord and Clayton estates, and
e. T. Ross for the Higgins estate The
law provided that all inheritances exceed
ing $4,000 20 an individual are subject to
q tax Of per cent all over that
amount. IL makes Il mandatory for the
county Judge to appoint an appraiser to
determine the size of the estate and sitter
his return Is made the tax imposed draws
per cent interest until It is psid. So In
response 70 the mandates OF the law Judge
Peterson has appointed the above APP
pTaisers The Nord estate 10 the largest
upon which this tax will be levied. The
petition for letters OF administration filed
By o. II. Hord. son Of the late T. h. Hord,
states that the property left by the father
was valued at 100000 above all incum-
brances. Since Mr.. Hord left no will this
estate IL divided among his three legal
heirs-his widow, son and daughter. At
the estimate OF the administrator this es-
tate will be subject TO a tax OF about 5000.
Behdes the four estates for which apprais-
ers have been appointed this week. Il Is
expected that others which had been over
looked WIN be brought under the provisions
of this law.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-11
BRIDGE CONTRAoTs IN oAss
Nebraska Continuation Company o
Lincoln II LoVest Bidder.

Nebraska Construction Company of
Lincoln II Lovvest Bidder.
PLATTSAfOUTH, Neb.. Feb. 10.-(special)
AT q session af the Board OF County
Commissioners today. the contract for
building the bridges for Casa county was
awarded to the Nebraska Construction COM
pany OF lincoln. the bid OF this company
being about $50 lower on each bridge than
any Of the other bidders. There were eight
bids received.
The principal difference between the bids
rejected and the bid accepted was on the
steel pillng. The successful bidder proposed
20 furnish six-inch piles AZ IS cents per foot,
while It's competitor wanted ti.B per foot,
The same difference appeared on other d.
mensions OF steel goods.
The county physicians bids were opened
Rt this session and tho work awarded as
follows;
District No. l. DR.. ]. b. Martin for tsSi
per annum; district No. :. Dr. J. F. BrsndeI
for $50; district No. 5, DR.. NJ. NJ. Butler. for
$50; district No. l. DR.. r. q. Lewis, for SS5;
district No g. Dr. N, d. Talcott, for go
and district No. 6 DR. o. e Lister for ~
per annum.
Editor Lee J. Mayfisld was appointed
Justice OF the peace and Charles Reihart
constable for Louisville village and pre-
oinct
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-11
Protection Of Birds,
Binder Irvine and
Good Seed Discussed
Experts Makes Addresses to Conven-
ton of Farmers Grain Dealers
Association at Aberdeen.

ABERDEEN. e. D., Feb. 1O.-(special)-
Al the convention OF the Farmers Grain
Dealers association i'm session here, Warden
Swenson of the South Dakota state peni-
Tertiary gave a talk on prison made
binder twine showing how the prison made
Irvine had enabled the farmers to secure
the product at a reasonable price, as the
trust had forced most OF the small Irvine
factories out OF business leaving only the
prison factories as competitors.
f. c. Dunn, the newly elected secre-
tary OF the Iowa Farmers Grain Dealers
associat ton. made the hit OF the convention
with his two addresses, an impromptu
speech upon the night Of his arrival on a
delayed train, and his speech Thursday on
'"Co-operation." He predicted that govern
ment ownership would follow within
few years II the railroads did not adopt
equitable grain rates.
Dean Perisho of the University OF South
Dakota was detained and Prof. Smith de-
livered his address on Birds a Factor
in Agriculture. contending for the preser-
walton OF the birds OF South Dakota by pro-
tecting them from marauding animals aud
! from the shotgun Of the hunter or the rifle
OF the small boy He told OF numerous
/ species OF birds indigenous 10 South Da-
kota. which we're OF immeasureabIe value
in destroying seeds Of noxious weeds.
A. r. Chamberlain Of Aberdeen, associate
editor Of the Dakota Farmer and superin-
tendent Of farmers Institutes for South
Dakota. spoke on the subject OF seed grain.
dwelling upon the importance OF sowing
nothing but good grain. and expressing
the opinion that in time the several ele-
vators in different towns will reach an
agreement where some one OF them viii
offer a price considerably higher than thC
market for high grade grain of the diff
ferent varieties. with the understanding
that such grain be kept IN the community
and sold for seed 10 surrounding farmers
BY such a procedure Mr.. Chamberlain
contended, the quality OF the grain pro
duced in South Dakota could be greatly
enhanced.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-11
Three FUNERAL. at strom.burr.

STROMsBURG, Neb., Feb, l0-(Speclal)
The funeral Of John HolmQuist occurred
on Thursday from the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Dr. c. A. Anderson Of this
city, Mr. Holmquist lived here in early
days, but has not been a resident Of this
city for several years until last summer he
returned, and has made his home with his
daughter since then, He was past 90 years
old and leaves three daughters and one
son. Two daughters live here.
The funeral. OF Albert Olson was held
al his parents home. Mr., and Mrs. Ora
Olson OF this city. He was is years old
and had poor health for about one year,
His body was shipped to saronvllle for
burial
The funeral OF Marguerite samuelson
aged 70 years. occurred from the Swedish
Methodist Episcopal church. The services
were conducted by Dr. GabeTialson OF this
city. Two daughters and one son survive
her. Mrs Carrie Peterson Mrs, A c
Donaldson and S, b, samuelson OF York.