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Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17

and taking possession of lands purchased
during the winter.
sTERLING-Over six inches Of wet snow
has melted into the ground, making the
roads very muddy, bat putting the soil in
fine condition and practically insuring the
fall wheat crop.
RULO-Earl Hadsell. a member of this
years class, was reelected principal at
Hadsell has been employed there since
the holiday vacation.
GENEYA-The slayton Jubile Singers en-
tertained an immense crowd at the Audi
torium. March IS Senator LaFollette
Will give the last number Of the high
school lecture course.
STERLING-At a caucus of the license
party held at the town hall Friday evening
the following were selected to serve on
| the town board: ]. H. Melvill George
Rotten and Fritz Johnson.
ASHLAND-Over 100 warranty Deeds ag-
gregating about $4,000, have been flied for
record in Saunders county since March /.
The largest single transfer was for so, coo,
with others ranging from $1,000 down.
| DAVID CITY-Two games OF basket ball
will be played in the opera house Saturday
| evening, March q, between the girls and
| boys high school teams Of Clarks Neb.,
! and the David City High school teams
! RED CLOUD-Tuesday at noon occurred
| the marriage OF Miss Florence Brown 10
| Mr. August Brinkman, I'm the presence OF
! a few friends and relatives. Rev. Mt
| Smith, pastor of the Brethren church, per-
| formed the ceremony.
! CONTEMPLATION Fitzsimmons OF
| the public school, whose dismissal was
asked for because he slapped one OF the
| girl pupils has rendered his resignation
| The school will probably be closed for the
| remainder of the term.
| ASHLAND-The Commercial hotel, which
was damaged severely about two months
| ago by fire, has been Temodeed and will bs
opened shortly by William Newton. JEFF
Smith Is also remodeling his building OF
Silver street for hotel service.
/ he ,Ev,a tins
corps of the Yankton Southern Railroad
| company, which will run from Yankton, s
D., to Galveston, Tex, camPed Just south
east OF David City this week. The survey
runs east of town about half a mile.
NORTH PLATTE-John Keith, Bernar'
! Beer and c. f. Iddings, incorpOrators o
| the South Side Irrigation company, flet
articles of Incorporation I'm the count!
clerks office. The authorized capital is $50,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
Leri miller for Mayor.
oAss COUNTY RETAILERS TO MEET
Association to BE Formed wednesday
Next Mt -PIAttsmOuth.

Association to BE Formed "wednesday
Next at -PIAttsmOuth.
PIIATTSMOUTH, Neb., March 16.--(Spe-
cial. 1.-THE Federation OF Cass County Re-
tailers is to be organized In this city next
Wednesday, the association TO be AFFILIATED
with the Federation of Nebraska Retailers
It Is expected that at least l25 retail mer-
chants from various towns in the county
will attend. About seventy have already
Joined the association.
The object of the association is to elinin-
ate evils THAT menace retail interests.
Mayor Gering will deliver an address Of
welcome and an interesting program will
follow. a feature being an address by w. J..
Plkington. editor of the Merchants Trade
Journal OF Des Moines. Mr.. Pilkington is
an old war-horse in organization work and
his talk promises to be entertaining NJ. A.
Hostetler, president of the Federation of
Nebraska Retailers, will talk on What
Organization Does" State Vice President
Fred Diers Of Madison will deliver an ad-
dress on How the Federation Began Bust
ness" Mr. Diers was the instigator of the
federation movement in Nebraska. THE
Trade Paper is a subject to be dwelt upon
by the state secretary, Mark L. Felber,
editor of the Omaha Trade Exhibit c. G.
Wsscott, one OF the leading business men
and citizens of Plattsmouth will discuss
the topic. BEST Way to Keep Together"
Evils Confronting Retailers" is to be
handled by L, F. Langhorst OF Elmwood.
State Organizer William Teitelbaum, who is
meeting with great success over the state
in his organization work, will talk on How
to Keep the Federation Growing"
Business men of this city are planning to
entertain the delegates I'm brotherly style.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17

STERLING-Two more cases of smallpox
are reported six miles east of here.
MILFORD-Redlger Bros have sold their
stock Of general merchandise to l.. f,
Holmes of Wahoo.
YORK-The winter term OF York college
closes March % The enrolment Is in ad-
vance of all previous records.
BEATRICE-Mrs. Elizabe h Nudge, a resi-
dent Of Gage county since 1861, died at her
home in this city yesterday, aged 60 years.
RED CLOUD-Elder r. A. Thompson OF
Plattsburg, Mo, begins series of revival
meetings at the Christian church this even
ing,
neutrality-suspicious. F. w. Gail was
reelected superintendent of the Exeter
schools at the last meeting of the Board
Of Education
STERLING-This week about $50 was
raised for the famine sufferers in China.
OF this amount $3.50 was contributed by
the schools.
OAKLAND-John Moseman has bought
the Peavey elevator at this place. He is
tearing it down and will use the lumber for
other purposes.
GENEVA-Captain Charles w. Castle of
the Thirtieth infantry will be In Geneva
March % 10 inspect Company G, Nebraska
National Guards.
YORK-The Business Mems club OF the
Young Mems Christian association is max
ing a special effort 20 secure 500 members
for the association.
BEATRICE-In the declamatory contest
held at Wymore last evening Miss Fern
Jeffreys, one Of the "Jeffreys twins" was
declared the winner,
BEEMER-A. A. Reed, state high school
/ inspector, visited all the rooms Of the
Bccmer public schools and found the school
ready for accreditment.
! RED CLOUD-The Burlington rendered
| County Treasurer Frahm on Monday a
7 check for $27,43433 delinquent taxes and
| interest for three years.
| RED CLOUD-The peoples party nomi-
mated a ticket for city officers in cOnven-
/ ton this week, which was indOrsed by the
! republican convention yesterday.
| NEBRASKA CITY, Fred Shoemaker,
| a prosperous farmer and, one OF the piO-
| neers, who lived near the county line, died
| rather suddenly OF heart trouble.
| SCHUYLER-Chief Of Police Fulmer ar
| rested two Indians Of the Genoa Indian
! school and kept them here till an officer OF
| Genoa came and took them back.
| WEST POINT-A forty-hour alteration
| will commence Sunday morning In ST.
/ Mays church. A number cf visiting
/ Clergymen will assist In the ceremonies.
| GENEVA-AIrs. Acker has put in a new
| stock Of millinery in the building on Center
| street formerly occupied by the Gazette.
/ Miss BrOdy from Iowa will trim for her.
! SCHUYLER-County Treasurer Higgins
| received a check from the Union Pacific
I for the amount Of ll.l55.9i for the back
| taxes Of l90i-5-6 N,lSi6 Of this being in
| terest.
] NORTH PLATTE-Many land seekers
werE IN town Thursday and were shown
| over the country by buchanan & Patterson,
/ O, r. Elder, Payne investment company
! ann many new settlers are arriving daily
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
STUCK To 1T
For Years But FingIIy Had to Giv'
Up Coffee.

Our habits OF eating and drinking stick
to us like hungry pup to a bone. We
can't always break loose even when we
know we ought to.
Coffee does certainly hurt many per-
sons and they know II. But It Is one
thing to know IL and another to devise
some way 10 change the habit and sun
have a warm beverage at meal time,
Thousands OF persons all over the world
nave found Il easy to quit cofTee because
they use Postum Food Coffee.
For years I've felt the harm Of drink
ing coffee" writes an Iowa woman, but
liked It so well I stuck TO It until about
two years ago l quit coffee, and tea. too
and began to drink Postum
Il made II, not like coffee. but boiled II
according to directions on the package
and the first time we had It we all liked
IL. We have It now, morning, noon and
night, and all feel healthier and happier
for the change.
Il never have heartburn nor indigestion
any more, though my husband and l used
10 suffer that way and with nervous head
ache. a great deal OF the time when We
drank tea and coffee. We can't say enough
I'm praise for Postum. and for the good
Il has done us Name given by Postum
Co. Battle Creek, Mich. .-.-
Get the book. The Road TO Wellville. "
from the pkg.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17

600, divided into shares of 500 each, $40 900
of which is fully paid up. Headquarters
will be here.
SEWARD-A stranger accosted Miss LAz-
zie Murphy on the street Friday evening.
taking her by tho wrist and declaring he
would accompany her to her home. The
city marshal and sheriff. could not locate
him.
ASHLAND-Farmers and business men
have raised a fund with which to purchase
seed corn that will be distributed to nifty
sons Of farmers who will guarantee to plant
and raise same and enter 1t in the Ashland
corn show of next year.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. here is high with
reference to A. Nj. Engle's lumber yard
fire which occurred last Sunday night.
People are expressing their suspicious
freely as to who set the FIRE. Rewards
are offered for the arrest of the guilty
KEARNEY-The Chautauqua program
committee has succeeded in Occurring
enough talent so that II can announce the
session will be an interesting one. The
grounds Will be seeded to grass as soon
as possible.
LONG PINE-The citizens party held a
caucus on Friday evening, March l5 The
| following were nominated for councilmen
| Of the town board: w. b. Dickson, w
H. Mason and w. K. Dougherty. The
| party declared unanimously for a high
| license plank.
sTERLING-Charles P. Trip who es-
| tablished the first general store in Sterling
| ana one OF It's most respected ClklLenS, SUI
| fered stroke OF paralysis Wednesday
/ evening. Owing to his advanced age and
| enfeebled condition but little hopes are en-
! tertained for his recovery.
RED CLOUD-Mrs. c. NJ. Gard acct
| IDENTIFY fell into the cistern through a traT
! door In the kitchen Thursday morning The
| icy water reached to her shoulders. Hell
| cries brought her husband TO her aid, who
| with the assistance OF a neghbor, rescued
| her from her perilous position.
WEST POINT-Rev. Luther NJ Kuhns
1
will speak In Grace Lutheran church Sun
day morning. His special work is In thu
| interests OF the young people OF the church
| His visits are looked forward to by the PEG
pie OF West Point with great interest
! MISUNDERSTANDING has one case o
| smallpox Tom Costello, a day operate
at the Union Pacific depot. thinks he go
| the disease from a passenger from SilVe
Creek. The home OF Mr. Costello 4
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
RECORD PRICES PATD FOR SWINE
Sale of Duroc-Jerseys ut ColleEe view
Sets New Mark.

Sale of Duroc-Jerseys ut COlleEe View
Sets New Mark.
COLLEGE VIEW. Neb., March i6-(Spe-
ial.)-Three new high records we're estab-
lished in the Duroc-Jersey swine breeding
world ct the sale of John NJ Morrison 4
Sons. Colonel r. c. Callahan Of Omaha sold
an undivided half interest in the sensational
prize winning sire, Kant-Be Beat for S2025,
the great show SOW. Alix II, for S2,20 and
made a general average Of S257.75 per head
for thirty-three head. The half interest in
Kant Beat went 10 the Kant-Be-B Beat
Stock company, comprised Of George Briggs
& Son OF Clay Center, Neb Hopkins
Brothers Of Atlanta, Neb., and William
Sandstead Of Hodrege, Neb. The contend
ing bidders were Smith Brown OF Waterloo,
Neb. Mr.. Steinbaugh of Yutan and Arch
Brown & Sons Of Waterloo. The show sow,
Alix II, went to George c. Blessing of
Homer, Neb.. the ownership for which was
contested by ] A. Oils, jr., Of Ord, Neb.,
Arthur Vail of Hume, Mo, and Smith
Brown Of Waterloo. For thlrty-three head
and including one-half interest in Kant-Be-
Beat they received S11.52O This sale closes
one Of the most successful sale seasons ever
known Colonel Callahan. who conducted
the sale, has In FIVE different sales this
season broken all previous records known
to the breed.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17

quarantined, the depot has been thoroughly
fumigated under the supervision Of City
Physician Platz, and II is thought that no
further spread Of the disease is to be APP
pretended
WILBER-In the case Of Joseph Suffer
against the Rock Island railroad, an action
for damages alleged to have been sustained
to lands at Dewitt from overflow of water
by reason Of railroad grade, the jury
brought in a verdict in favor OF the rail
road. Two other similar cases are pending.
PERU-The senior class at the Peru
State normal will this year give a play
during commencement week. They will
give "As You Like It." Parts have all
been assigned and practice will soon BEGIN
under the management of Mrs. Daisy Net
tleton, teacher in the department of ex-
preston.
OAKLAND-Word has been received here
| Of the death Of Mrs. Watson Parrish at
| Pasadena, Call on February "a. The Par
rishes were among the first settlers of Oak
land, Mr.. Parrish starting the frst bank
| In Oakland in 1873 and Mrs. Parrish acted
| as cashier. They moved from here to Cali
f9rnia In 1854, where they have since re-
sided.
| AsHLAND-The Ashland Journal, owned
| and edited by j. B. La Chapelle, has suB-
pended publication after an existence Of
| eleven years. About two months ago Mr..
| La Chapelle suffered the loss OF his plant
| and stock by fire. Since then he has made
] heroic efforts to continue the Journal, but
| last week announced that publication viii
| be suspended.
PERU-Rev. Weldon, pastor Of the Bap-
| fist church, has decided to remain In Peru
| at least another year. Rev. Weldon re-
| ceived call from Palo Alto Cal where
| the Leland Stanford university is located,
| but, because of the condition of the at
mosphere, as Rev. Weldon stated Il, caused
| by the pleasant work among the normal
students he finds he cannot leave Peru
NEBRASKA CITY-Richard Meredith,
| who Friday celebrated his seventy-ninth
| birth anniversary, 10 truly one Of the pio-
| neers Of this state. In 1919 he was employed
| as ferryman a few miles above Omaha, al
| what is now called Florence, and remained
| there until 1851. II was the old California
| trail and Mr.. Meredith was in charge OF
| the boat. He has been a resident OF this
| city since the early sos.
RED CLOUD-The Commercial club has
| been working early and late furtherinR
plans for a new court house A the meet
(Continued on sixth Pagel
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
TELEPHONE COMPANY BUYS HOME
Blair Mutual VIII Purchase New
Building and Move at Once.

Blair Mutual VIII Purchase New
Building and Move at Once.
BLAIR, Neb., March 16.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-At regular meeting Of the board
Of directors of the Blair Mutual Telephone
company this afternoon the purchase was
authorized Of the two-story brick known
as the Angersen building. in the center Of
the business portion OF the city. As soon
as the necessary changes in cables, switch
boards and repairs of the building, which
will be extensive, is completed, the COM
pany will move into the new quarters. A
graduated scale of prices for telephones in
business houses was also adopted. General
merchandise and grocery stores and doc
tors offices. etc. will come under the
higher rate at 50 per month, and from that
down to $3.50 for law offices, real estate,
etc.
w. p. Cook. who has been the central
office manager since the company started
some six years ago, has rendered his resig-
nation, to take effect May 1.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
SONS OF Hermann CASE REOPENED


New witness Confirms Statement
Money Was Accepted COndttiOnally.
BLOOMINGTON, Neb, March 16.-(Spe-
ciaI Judge A. A. Welch today granted
new hearing in the case OF Christine Soeh-
ner against the grand lodge, Sons of Her
mann, which case was last week decided
by the jury in favor of the plaintiff in the
district court Of Cedar county. The motion
for a rehearing was based upon the APP
pearance of a new witness who positively
affims the statement of the former secre-
tary of the lodge that the money was re-
ceived condltionally The case will again
come up for hearing at the November term
of court.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
RAILROAD WORK is RESUMED

Burlington Gets Busy on New Grade
at PIeaEantdnle.
SEWARD, Neb., March 16.-(Special.)-
The Burlington has resumed work at Pleas
antdale on the new grade. The road will
be completed by fall.
The Yankton gulf line surveyors have
reached Seward. A number of cook wagons
are with the surveyors, who have gone
into camp two and a half miles from town
so the men will be away from the saloons.
The depot here will be located near the
Elkhorn railroad.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
United EvangeIIcnls in Conferel

ALMA, Neb., March 16.-(Special. THE
tenth annual session of the Platte River
Conference, United Evangelical church. was
opened here Friday with Bishop w. F. Hell
Of Highland Park ILL.,, in the chair The
presiding bishop. in delivering his opening
address, made reference to the fact that,
according to the statistics Of 1906. of the $50
denominations in the United States the
Evangelical church stands twelfth in nu-
merical strength. third in growth and first
in contributions per capita The following
persons were granted license 70 preach: J,
A. Leming Murdoch; H. o. Parrish, Hast
ings; f. S. Whltticker, Kearney Rev. F.
E. Drum, Eddyville Rev. Q. A. Deck.
Omaha; Rev. H. c, Farley, Alma, were
granted elders orders. J. Lehman, G. B.
Stroehl and n. ]. Kirkpatrick were received
into the conference as local deacons and
K. X. Pierce and r. F. Taylor as local
elders
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
Pawnee city as Horse Market.

PAWNEE CITY, Neb., March 16-(Spe-
cial) -Pawnee City is achieving a reputa-
ton as a horse market, one of the best
country markets anywhere. on Friday
2SS head were sold at auction by Colonel
Gross OF St. Louis. Horsemen from all
over the country were present and were
highly pleased at the offerings made The
sale aggregated about 5000 A roam geld
ing bought by Walker brothers OF Fair
bury topped the sale at $500. A black geld
ing out OF St. Joe, a slightly driver, brought
S275. Another sale will be held In the near
future
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
Lincoln County Gets Tax Money.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb., March l6.-(spe-
cial)-E. S, Davis, county treasurer, has
received a draft for S44.7lO.45. which covers
the delinquent taxes and interest owed by
the Union Pacific for the years 1904. 1905 and
1906, less Sl65.O7 tax on city water bonds
for the year 1906. 1856 for 1896 and SZ7.5l
sewer maintenance tax for 1906. A re-
ceipt viii be issued for the actual money
received and the amounts excepted will be
taken up later by the city. A draft for
Sl3.277.64 was also received from the Bur-
lington. covering the tax balance due for
the years 1904. 1876 and 1906.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
RULING ON TwO-CENT FARE Law
Rate il Valid Between All Points In
Nebraska

Nebraska.
LINCOLN, Neb March l6-Any charge
by a railroad company in excess of 2 cents
a mile for passenger fare between points
in Nebraska, no matter whether the inter-
mediate line may be wholly within the
state OF not, is unlawful, according to an
opinion today by Attorney General Thomp-
son. Since the 2-cent passenger fare law
went into effect Attorney General Thomp-
son received a complaint nom Lexing-
ton, Neb.. man, who said the Union Pa
cihc agent refused to sell him ticket to
Sidney, Neb., for less than cents a mile
because the road in going from Lexington
to Sidney ran for a short distance In Colo
RADIO, making It interstate trafic. The at
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
E,amIrntIon tor IIfe Certiacntes.

LINCOLN, March 16.-(SpeciaL)-A spe-
cial examination for life certificates will
be held in connection with the various
spring district teachers associations. The
examination will be held in the high school
building at each place. The schedule of
dates is as follows: Norfolk. April and
s; Fremont, April and 3; York, April and
8; Beatrice, April and 5; oxford, March
% and 3O Lincoln, April 4 and 8.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
ORPHANS FROM EAST FIND HOMES
Ten Boys and Girls from New York
Are Placed with Albion People.

Ten Boys ana GIFTS from new horAA
Are Placed with Albion People.
ALBION, Neb., March 16.-(Special)-J.
w Swan of University Place, Neb.,
brought ten orphan children to Albion yes
terday from New York. He had adver-
tised a few weeks in advance that he would
bring a party Of children to this city with
the view of finding them homes. The peo-
pie seemed to take great interest In the
homeless little ones and about thirty APP
plications were filed with the committee
offering homes for the boys and girls.
After careful consideration the committee
placed them in the homes they thought
best and today finds them comfortably To-
Gated in good, healthy Nebraska homes.
This is a great obligation taken by the
people here, as 1t is safe to estimate the
cost per year to maintain and educate
these children will be nearly 5000.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17

by one of the largest gasoline engines
made and his experiment has proved such
a success that Mr.. Taylor has purchased a
carload of the lowest grade Of Kansas
kerosene and filled his storage tanks with
It. The oil has given as much satisfaction
and power as the highest grade gasoline.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
Kernsene TnI.es place of Gn.oIIne.

AUBURN, Neb., March 16.-(speclal.)-A
discovery that may develop 70 some i'm
portance was made by an Auburn man
this week. Henry Wagner has solved a
problem whereby the poorer grade Of Kan
sas kerosene can be successfully subst-
tuted for gasoline. Mr. Wagner is the
miller at Taylor's mill, which Is run
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17

torney general said he was advised the
Burlington was following the same policy
between Table Rock and McCook, where
the road runs partly in Kansas. Attorney
General Thompson said he had precedent
for bis rullnR IN Q Pennsylvenia case.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
GAS RANGES

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The Detroit Jewel has no equal for con-
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