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A STORY OF MYSTERY

It Will Be Written by Mrs. Peattie
and Will Begin Next
Sunday.

Large Prizes Will Be Offered for the
Best Forecasts of the Last
Chapter.

A Tale of Romance, Adventure and Ambition
With a Plot That Is Hard to
Unravel.

Next Sunday the World-Herald will
begin the publication of a story of mystery.

It will be written by Mrs. Elia W.
Peattie, who needs no introduction to the
readers of the World-Herald.

The story will run through this month
and next, and will be published only in
the Sunday World-Herald.

The title of the story will be "Jan
Paulson, the Bookman," and it will be
adapted to the reading of old and young.
Being a story of mystery, the last chapter
will not be published until the readers
of the World-Herald have had an opportunity
to unravel the plot and offer
solutions for the last chapter.

In addition to the natural interest
which readers will feel in a story of
romance and adventure from the pen
of Mrs. Peattie, the World-Herald proposes
to offer several large prizes to the
readers who come nearest to forecasting
the closing chapter of the story under
rules and regulations which will be published
next Sunday, in connection with
the opening chapters of the story.

Watch for the opening chapters of
Mrs. Peattie's story next Sunday.

Watch for the rules and regulations.

Watch for the offer of prizes.

In short, watch for next Sunday's
World-Herald.

TRAILING HIS PRISONERS.

Sheriff of Butler County in Ashland
**News and Personals.

Special Dispatch to the World-Herald.

Ashland, Neb., June 8.--C.H. Derby,
the sheriff of Butler county, was in this
city yesterday, trailing three prisoners
who escaped from the jail at David City
last Monday night. It is said they were
seen floating down the Platte in a boat
near this place.

Hon. T.J. Pickett, ex-senator, is now
a resident of Wahoo, having purchased
a controlling interest in the Wasp. He
moved his family there last week.

At a meeting of the citizens it is decided
to reorganize the base ball team
and put in the field one of the best
amateur clubs in the state. A board of
managers was elected, consisting of
Alex Laverty, Giff Railsback, James
Oliver and John Knight. It was also
decided to retain Mclivaine and Hays
the Omaha pitcher and catcher, who
have been here on trial for the last
week, for the rest of the season. A
large amphitheater is being built, and
everything will be put in good shape.

Mr. George D. Lawson, who for the
last three years has been cashier in the
national bank at this place, moved to
Omaha this week.

Prof. R.D. Overholt, principal of the
city schools, will spend his vacation in
Omaha.

Mr. M. E. Gibbs, an old Ashland boy,
but now of Tarkio, Mo., is here on a visit.

Most of the teachers have left for
their various homes, where they will
spend the vacation.

Platte river near Mr. John Schmidt's
was over its banks and coming down
the bottoms. No great damage was
done.

The Oak Leaf club (colored) of Omaha
will picnic at Ashland June 20. About
400 are expected.

The following students returned from
the State university this week, having
completed the year's work. Messrs.
Wilson, Bell, Du Boise, Duts, jr., and
Belle Mansfield, Dean and Earnest Wiggenborn,
Martin Miller, Harry Shedd,
Bert Meredith and Arthur Pancoast.

Ray Brush was in Omaha this week
attending the annual session of the Nebraska
State Pharmacutical association.

Mrs. A.W. Meyer of Watertown, Wis.,
who has been here on a week's visit,
has returned home.

F.F Blakealee left Monday for Burlington,
Ia., on a week's visit.

Miss Anna Payne of Cleveland, O., is
in this city visiting her sister, Mrs.
Woodberry.

David Dean went to Kansas City on
business Monday.

Miss Mattie and Mac Catlin returned
from Lincoln after a week's visit.