Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1898 — NES' GREAT SPREE. [ARTICLE]

NES' GREAT SPREE.

■NT THREE MILLION DOLLARS ■ IN THREE YEARS. Story of a Nebraska Who suddenly Became a HBttOflaire-Younu Woman at AlliBce, 0., Robi Her Pastor’s Residence ■Fortune Did Him Little Good. Hftjtlication has been made in the Dis-BfC-oiirt of Dixon County, Neb., for the ■aintlnent of a guardian for Leslie B. Kps, now on his deathbed at Wakefield. Bpe result of a three years’ spree, in the Bse of which he dissipated a fortune of Ely $3,000,000. I'ntil the spring ot R> Hines was a cowboy in Cuming Bitty. In the summer of 1894 Israid Hcs (lied at Butte. Mont., leaving an Etc worth $3,000,000, After nearly a Ef* search the administrator of his esthat Leslie B. Hines was BfOusiti and sole heir. Leslie had nevKenrd of his wealthy eonsin before. Khe had no difficulty in proving his ivK>nsh ip. and the property passed tit Binto the young man's htitnls. Hines' ■ act was to present his "side part tier,” K Hicks, with $200,000. Then 111" two Kt on what was, perhaps, the grandest Biration that the West has • ver knuv, n. Kir first visit was to ('hadron, Neb., Kre they literally threw their money Kit the streets. They pursued a career Bpsipation for about a year and a ha if. Kcs returned to San h'ratieiseo, llids Rng died. As his money began to run Kt and his creditors to press him. lie Brticd to Cuming County. His health Bed goon after bis arrival. He was ciitii■ely 'broken by bis long debauch. <>f Bfjbrtune probably not over Sbt.ooo nr H.OOO remains. I | standing of tli; Clubs. Following is the standing of the clubs Bbe National Baseball League: I W. L. W. Jj Eton (HI 37 Pittsburg .. . .7*4 53 ■einnaii ~69 351 l’hiladelphiti. 40 .">3 Htimore .. .33 3S Brooklyn ....40 li2 ■vela ml .. .03 42 Louisville ...40 07 ■vv Y0rk...00 40 Washington. 3S 00 Keago .... .7)0 49 St. Louis. ... .31 77 Fallowing I* the standing of the clubs ■be Western League: I W. L. W. L. Kwaukee ..00 47) St. Paul. ....01 40 ■U«na4)olis. 05 43 Detroit 40 00 Kiaas City.oß 40 St. Joseph.. . .38 08 ■ambus .. .00 43 Minneapolis. 38 70 W: ' • I | Girl Confesses u Burglary. Hiss Nora Izer, an active niemoer of ■ First Methwdist Church of Alliance, ■o, wag arrested the other night b\ a ■eot ive, charged with having robbed the ■idence of Rev. Dr. 'l'. W. Lane, pastor Her church, during the absent' 1 of tie 1 ■illy. The residence was discovert" 1 on ■the same night, when it was damaged ■he extent of $2,000. The arrest. erC.it- ■ u profound sensation. l\o* girl has KfossedShe was arraigned befote By hr Dressier ami bound over to the ■anion pleas court.