Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-29
TOUR Of BOOSTERS" ENDS
Most success'ul Commercial Club Exour-
sion, Gay Members.
LACK HILLS TERRITORY CONQUERED
Towns of Northwest Nebraska Vie
with Each other 20 show Friendly
Feeling To Omaha Visitors
DahImaR as Horse Thief.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

BRohEN BOW, Ncb., July 8.-lSpeclal
Telegram. J-Home ward bound, after one of
,ue most successful trade excursions In the
history OF the Commercial club, the trade
boosters are scheduled to arrive in Omaha
at n. IN. Sunday. Fourteen hundred miles
have rolled behind them; the commercial
CONQUEST OF the Black Hills and north
wels,. Nebraska Is complete. 90,
Wllnam l.. Yetter,. who Is In charge of
the train as chalrman'of the trade extern
siun committee, says the reception which
has been accorded the party all along the
My shows that the merchants hold the
Oihaha. jobbers in the most friendly re-
gard. TIE last day has been an easy one
0ll 'aeconht OF the long distances between
stops and II is regarded by all as having
Deen a Profitable one with the MOST
iI.Sndly demonstrations the visitors were
received at Edgemont, Ardmore, Crawford,
Aiarsland, Ellsworth, Hemingford, Alliance,
lakeside, Hyannis, Bingham, Whitman,
aullen, Seneca, Thedford, Anselmo, Merna
ana Broken Bow, At some Of these places,
particularly at Alliance, entire windows
were hlIed with goods which showed the
omaha brand. on the depot platform at
rhedford n. NJ. George had a magnificent
display Of grains and vegetables raised on
his ranch near town.
Mayor IL MADE Prisoner.
BELMONT, Neb., July 2S-(special Tele-
sram l--After three days as central figure
OF the Omaha trade excursion, during which
he was dined and toasted and showered
with bouquets. Mayor Dahlman has been
arrested Cor horse stealing To add to the
ignominy the man who took him in charge
is only four feet ten inches in height. 1t
was at Crawford and the mayor had
mounted a horse TO lead the procession up
the business, streets. The pigmy chief Of
police, appointed for the occasion, rushed
up TO him and pointing Colt ~ at him
ordered him TO dismount. Naturally there
was some confusion, but as the mayor
offered no resistance no blood was shed.
The incident ended when one OF the mayor 5
friends came forward and gave bond for
the prisoners appearance at preliminary
trial, which was set for June l, 1927
Crawford gave the trade boosters a
pleasant little reception.
s The FIRST stop Of the day was at Edge
mont, where the women of the Presby-
~uerian and Methodist churches had been,
since ? O'Clock. preparing an appetizing
breakfast for the party. Silence reigned
over the train when II pulled in. for many
had danced late at Hot Springs, some had
even INDUCED in a midnight swimming
party with their partners OF the dance
, r1shree boys with horns were sent through
tie cars to wake UP the occupants.
= \ stop was made at Ardmore, where
6"Doc" Middleton boarded the train TO ehai
with Mayor Dahlman as far as Crawford
Z Charles Durham OF the Packers Ma
Z tional bank is the most anxious one OF the
tipsrty to get home, for he has work al
there is new girl In his home.
Chicken Dinner at Alliance.
MULLEN. Neb.. July ss.-Cspecial Tel
8 eEram)-The stay at Hemlngford wal
long enough 10 permit parade and at TN
same time allow call on the merchants
(. who evinoed the most friendly feeling 70
Z Omaha and Omaha goods
~ At Alliance the travellers had another o
those dinners like mother used 70 cook
& with fried chicken. mashed potatoes an,
. all Mayor Aspinwall and committee me
/ them at the station and led them TO tn
opera house for the dinner. paid for b,
the busiuess men and served by tn
women. Of the Methodist church. Mayo
Aspinwsll and Mayor Dshlman. as spokes