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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1900
Page
2
A mob of about 3,000 men disarmed police and dragged Calvin Kimblern from a Denver bound train in Pueblo. He was hanged to a telegraph pole after a noose snapped twice, with a hammer blow sealing the fate as bystanders watched and some women present.
Chicago May 24 The Methodist Episcopal general conference voted to abolish the time limit on pastorates amid debate over minority and majority reports. A standing vote ended the minority report and amendments 365 to 288. The conference also addressed bishops election and women’s admission before proceeding on discipline changes.
A Constantinople dispatch dated May 22 reports the United States legation abandoning a matter and states a satisfactory impression was made, signaling stern U S stance in the dispute.
An overland train of Puxtes immigrants travels toward Puxtes region via Hayes County, signaling a migration movement. The fragment notes a transport event and geographic linkage but lacks full details on origin, destination, or numbers.
A past week saw rainfall over one inch in several counties and over three inches in Richardson and Pawnee. Little rain elsewhere. heavy southeast rain aided corn planting and field work while other areas advanced farming. Corn planting mostly finished. early corn emerging slowly due to low temperatures. Wheat and oats grew well. southeastern counties show strong growth. Some alfalfa cut in southern counties.
The State Treasurer Reserve filed a report with the state superintendent of public instruction showing the semiannual apportionment for May at 400 321.99 dollars. The superintendent will apportion this total among counties soon using school age as the basis. The May figure nearly matches last May's 430 695 dollars and reflects increases over a year earlier in direct taxes and county bond interest. Sources include state school tax 87 BAL. 76 and various interests on lands, bonds, and warrants totaling the stated apportionment amounts.
In Columbus Nebraska Judge Hollenbeck sentences Joke Harry Nichols to fifteen months at hard labor in the penitentiary for bigamy. Nichols has been in the county jail since March 21 after Justice Curtis bound him over to the district court. He was married to Sadie A Bennett at Lincoln on May 16 1904 and her divorce suit was filed October 19 in Lancaster County. Earlier, Nichols married Miss Latte M Laughlin in Columbus prompting arrest after the revelations from a traveling man about his prior marriage. He waived exam in justice court and pled guilty at arraignment.
Jap Myers, once cashier of the Bank of Wymore and a prominent local business figure, has disappeared since Monday morning. Rumors say he may have taken his own life after a despondent spell, though close friends deny the claim.
Thirteen year old Ethel Long, daughter of Stephen Long, living on a farm near Austin Ohio, was found murdered at a spring. Authorities investigate the scene and seek clues to the assailant.
Intelligence from Johannesburg reports Lord Roberts and General Hamilton forming a junction as British forces push toward the Vaal river. Boers retreat south of the Vaal while fords are probed. railway damage complicates communications and a Pretoria paper lags.
Curtis, a Grand Island soldiers' home inmate with smallpox, died at the home site half a mile away. The house was disinfected and Dr. Kirby was appointed to oversee thorough disinfection and quarantine removal. Curtis arrived May 3 and fell ill two weeks later. no new cases by mid month would end danger if confirmed.
A colored convict named Dunken escaped from the Nebraska state penitentiary after leaving a dummy in his cell. He was seen on the roof of a building at about 4 pm. guards were alerted and searched the yard all night. Dunken had been sentenced from Omaha for burglary.
Edward Carver, a sheriff candidate, shot William Patterson during a Republican primary in Florence Indiana. Carver fled to Kentucky after the slaying. Two witnesses refuse to talk, raising extradition questions between Kentucky and Indiana if he is captured.
A wind and electrical storm reported at Mineral Wells Texas caused widespread property damage in farming areas. Hallettsville Texas reports a tornado in the southern part of Lacaca county damaging farms and destroying the grove.
W H Wadsworth a farmer five miles northwest of HarvardNebraska was killed by a lightning strike during a heavy thunderstorm. Two horses died and three others were injured. He leaves a wife and three children. He was a member of Modern Woodmen of America and of the Royal Neighbors.
A U S marshal arrived in Springfield to enforce a restraining order against Albert Allen a Big Four striker from Litchfield accused of intimidating the plaintiff and violating a court injunction issued by a United States court.
Fragmentary report from Madison Nebraska references a meeting at the 11100 Romney area station. Names appear garbled but indicate local civic business and officials, with no clear outcome.
The rule requires oleomargarine to be sold in one or two pound packages with large indented prints stating oleo margarine. Each package must display oleomargarine on the outside and include the revenue stamp. Retailers may not break packages or sell smaller units. The report was read to the full committee and set aside for further consideration.
Mrs. J W Francis of 2124 South Fourteenth Street Lincoln was badly burned when gasoline fumes ignited from a stove leak while she ironed. The blaze set her clothing and freshly ironed fabrics ablaze. doctors report severe injuries including extensive arm burns and a near-crippled right hand.
The three fusionist conventions at Auburn Nebraska met Wednesday night and Thursday morning, voting through 39 ballots with a breakfast intermission. George W. Berge of Lincoln Lincoln a Populist won by a majority of three conventions after a contest with Matthew Gering of Plattsmouth.
BE. G. Walt, a jeweler from Alliance, Nebraska, was killed by Henry Matthews during a dispute over a bill. Walt walked a block after being struck, collapsed unconscious, and died at 9:00 p.m. He left a wife and two children. Matthews faced escalating charges from assault with intent to injure to murder, with preliminary hearings set and bonds posted. The community reacts with shock to the fatal incident.
Jennie Pugsley a Hastings resident, the divorced wife of Inland depot agent Lemuel Pugsley, was found dead in her husband’s living rooms above the depot. An inquest is expected due to circumstantial evidence including chloroform bottles and a note suggesting the cause of death may be suicide or foul play.
In proceedings led by the state attorney general Davies the American Ice company is deemed an unlawful combine restraining trade and against public policy. He will commence action to prohibit its operations in the state.
Fails Thursday as liabilities reach about 13 million dollars. Price McCormick Co., a major New York brokerage firm tied to the stock cotton and produce exchange, operates branches in roughly thirty U S cities.
John Criswell, a farmer near Creighton Nebraska, lost cribs, bins, three sets of harness, a saddle and other items in a fire. The loss runs into hundreds of dollars and cause of the blaze is not yet known. insurance partially covers the damage.
Dispatch from Evanaville Ind reports a young woman’s body found in a creek. The corpse bore a rope tied around the neck and was found with a shirt and black corset nearby. face badly bruised hindering identification. Estimated age about twenty.
The through conference committee reports a bill to fund a $40,000 building at a reservation in Nebraska and a total of $85,000 for a school in Geneva Nebraska. The measure moves toward final approval with details aligned.
A boiler explosion at a Covington Kentucky site injured and killed several workers, with five fatalities reported amid the wreckage. Emergency crews respond as investigators examine the blast's cause and scope.
In Franklin Nebraska a corporal named George A Phipps of Company L Third Nebraska was shot in the right shoulder during a clash between cadets from Franklin's military department and town boys at the annual camp. The bullet is not yet located and Phipps remains under a doctor's care.
Representatives from nearly every Wisconsin paper mill met at Milwaukeee to discuss uniting mills in a cooperative buying and selling agency. No formal action was taken, but a plan to coordinate purchasing and sales was noted, with mentions of a cod or sulfur issue noted in attendance.
North Dakota figure Mast Haag appears in a brief item from Bismarck noting a scene alongside tra 0 Jenkins, with limited readable context. The fragment suggests a regional notation or event involving both individuals.
A lumber yard was robbed and seven dollars were taken in the incident. No injuries reported and authorities are investigating the crime.
A protest by Japanese residents is reported as urging the Marine Hospital Service to ease quarantine rigors. In San Francisco on May 25 the U S circuit court reviewed a petition by Chinese residents to restrain inoculation against bubonic plague, with a decision expected May 26.
The Marquette Monument group held its first meeting in Chicago with leaders Franklin McVeagh Governor Peck Mayor Maybury Peter Waite Archbishop Ireland and bishops Davies Foley and secretaries Edward O Brown. They plan a Mackinac Island memorial statue costing about 25000 funded by subscriptions.
In Blair Nebraska at the Will Denny hotel a young man named Burkett attempted suicide after a loss at cards. Three shots were fired around 8 pm. two hit the forehead and neck with a .29 calibre revolver. He is about twenty five, recovering, with parents in Glenwood Louisiana.
Kati Dullman John Walsh and John Nolin were convicted at Welland Ontario of attempting to wreck lock twenty four on the Welland canal and sentenced to life in Kingston penitentiary. Walsh and Nolin carried two valises of dynamite and fuses and were caught almost red handed. The jury quickly found them guilty and no motive evidence was shown though the crown suggested Clan Na Gael involvement.
Leaders of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers vow to organize several large mills after the new wage scale is signed. They target Braddock and Homestead mills of Carnegie, pressing for union line. W. H. Evans remains suspended. President Shafter may face rejection.
An Apalachicola Florida dispatch from May 26 reports a noon blaze that swept through the town destroying three blocks of business establishments. Firefighters fought the flames as residents watched from nearby streets. the cause was not immediately known.
Theodore H. Price of Price McCormick & Co New York marries Mijas Dyer daughter of the late Manender Lever in a ceremony noted in the local social column.
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