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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

shops of the Union Pacific stand today I'm
equaled In modern machinery and appli-
ances for building and repairing cars and
locomotives.
When william Riley McKeen, IT,, last
week gave up the office OF superintendent
OF motive power and machinery of the
Union Pacific railroad to his successor,
Charles e. Fuller he turned over the keys
to the best equipped machine and locomo-
tive and car shops OF modern times.
Omaha's shops are not only the pride of
Mr.. McKeen, who for the last seven years
as superintendent Of motive power and ma
chinery has had a great deal to do with
their building and enlargement; not only to
A. L. Mohler, who as vice president and
general manager of the Union Pacific has
granted an unlimited expense account to-
ward keeping everything up to the highest
standard, but also to e. II. Hartman,
president of the Union Pacific road, who
on more than one occasion has shown that
he is a friend TO Omaha and has told Mr..
Mohler and Mr.. McKeen to build the best
that modern constructors knew and he
would provide the money.
Omaha may well be proud of the mag
nificent shop buildings, which separate the
city from the river, for they have been
built regardless Of expense to provide quar-
tiers for the latest machinery OF all kinds
known to man for the construction and
repairs OF cars and locomotives. These
shops are now employing about 1,4OO men
each day and the amount of money turned
back into the hands OF the merchants OF
Omaha Is considerable when II is considered
how many mouths this pay roll directly and
indirectly feeds.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

roundings are appreciated by men working
In railroad shops as well as by other
human beings. Therefore there are more
than $500 handsome young trees growing in
various parts Of the shop grounds. There
are several large grass plots and lawns,
clumps of shrubbery and beds of flowers.
Through the shop windows the men can
catch glimpses of these touches of nature.
And when the machinery stops its roaring
the first sound to greet the ears of tired
workers is the pleasant soughing Of the
wind through leafy trees. There is no
question that this campaign for beauty is
valuable TO the railroad as well as pleasing
to the employees. Men work better with
pleasant surroundings. These surroundings
reflect themselves on the mems minds.
Also, any man appreciates a kindness done
and usually reciprocates. giving good meas
ure pressed down and shaken together.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

company will be hiring more skilled work
men and laborers than the old.
Standing quietly In reserve, ready to be
called upon for service at a moments
notice, is the old plant for furnishing the
power for the entire shops. Although this
plant contains two 25o-kilowatt Westing-
house engines, II is a miniature beside the
mammoth plant which lie now used to fur
nish the power from a central station for
all the shops buildings. The power for the
entire plant is furnished at present from
a central station. where two large 5OO-kIlo-
watt c~ondensing steam turbines Of the
Neutrality-suspicious. type are located.
These supply 440volt alternating current.
which IS transformed by rotary converters.
for use in the machine shop and is also
conducted 70 the car shop at this voltage
whore alternating current motors are used.
Ten marine type, self-contained firebox
boilers. equipped with automatic stokers
and automatic coal conveying devices for
feeding the same, are also located within
the power plant and generate the steam
which does the work.
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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

ton to say that with the improved methods
and tools the force required to do the
work has been cut in half. Everything in
tho shop is arrange in order. The engine
is taken to the stripping shed and then to
the boiler shop, where new fireboxes are
put In II necessary. No delay is required
as all sizes Of boxes are kept in stock. At
no other shop on the road are new fire
boxes put on engines
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26
Work of Test Department.

One Of the most interesting departments
at the Union Pacific shops is the depart
ment of tests, where all material used on
all the Hartman lines is thoroughly in
speoted before 1t is permitted to be placed
In use. This includes all material used in
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26
Raw Material Inspected.

The department Of tests at the Union Pa
cific goes farther and sends men to manu-
facturers' plants to inspect work which IL
being done for the railroads. In this Worla
of inspecting at manufacturers plants SUCH
Continued on Page Three.)
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26
Comforts for the BIacksmiths.

The blacksmith shop is the same size as
the boiler shop. 90x3S0 feet, and It is full
or machinery, with Bradley hammers
large powerful steam hammers, trip ham
mers, forging machines, "bulldozers,"
punches and shears. The furnaces are at
a white heat, without the smoke seen in
the village blacksmith shop, for they all
burn fuel oil. These have water fronts TO
protect the workmen from the excessive
heat. In this building full Of seething fur
naces three complete systems Of ventilation
are used to protect the wOrkmen from be-
ing overcome with the heat and from
having to breathe foul air. These keep the
shop atmosphere particularly clear and
agreeable so that even the visitor not used
to the heat feels no discomfort whilo walk
ing before the fiery blasts.
Wonders are wrought in the blscksmItb
shop and the visitor who has never been
in the modern blacksmith shop stands In
open-eyed wonder as he sees the giant
hammer bore a square hole through six
inches Of solid iron. Huge shears trim
iron as though 1t vas the thin paper a.
street vender uses while demonstrating
the good qualities of his wares. This shop
has modern lavatories and lockers for in
diViduals, which are especially appreciated
by the workmen. In the olden days, as in
smaller shops at the present time, the man
working for eight or nine hours at the
forge, who, from the nature of his work
becomes besmirched with SCOT and smoke
was compelled to leave his work for homo
with his dirty clothes or at best, but a
nasty wash and a change of clothes under
adverse circumstances. Not so at the
blacksmith shop of the Union Pacific.
Here each man has his own locker, where
he may keep everything necessary to fix
ing up his toilet after a hard days work.
He MAJ have a shower bath OF hot or
cold water and may completely change his
apparel and go home feeling refreshed and
ready 10 sit at his wife's table without
danger OF soiling her table linen.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26
Million Dollar Car shops.

The pride Of the shops are the new
million dollar car shops now almost COM
pleted, which are said 10 be the largest
repair shops in the world, The freight
repair shop IL $50 feet by $40 feet, equipped
with modern tools for the repair and
maintenance Of steel cars. Ample facilities
are also provided for the building Of a
limited number CT steel cars. shops ali
over the country are working on designs
for new steel cars, both passenger ana
freight, but the trouble has been the
makers have been afraid 10 get away from
conventional lines and have tried 10 make
steel cars by simply changing the wooden
parts to steel. The Union Pacific has
dared TO break away from accepted form
and has made come cars, which are the
EOnaer OF the railroad world Steel cars
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

N THE bank of the Missouri
river, at the eastern extremity
Of the city of Omaha, stand the
Union Pacific shops, the finest
Of the kind in the world. While
other shoDs may he larger tina
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

made at the Union Pacific shops arc now
in daily use and are giving eminent sat
isfaction.
Numerous other structures go to make
up the wonderful ensemble OF the Omaha
shops Of the Union Pacific. In fact so
extensive are the shops that in rainy or
stormy weather ample facilities are found
for the LOO men now at work to do their
work inside the buildings, which are all
we'll lighted, ventilated and heated, Among
the other buildings are the coach and
cabinet shop. 17Sx342 feet and the paint
and wheel shop, 17SxSO2 feet, all Of the
most modern types.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26
Store house and Shop Yards.

Although the different materials used In
the construction and maintenance Of a
railroad are almost too numerous to count.
]. H.. Stafford, the general storekeeper in
his big storehouse 5Ox2SO feet, has each
class of materials in a separate bin or COM
partment arranged in long tiers or rows so
they may easily be found.
The big shop yards do not present to the
eye a barren waste of cinders, weeds and
debris as most shop yards do. 1t is the
idea OF those in authority that pretty sur
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23
GUSTAVE ASKS
SUPPORT OF PEOPLE

Stockholm, Jan. 1S.-Forma iopening
of the first parliament under the reign
of King Gustave took place in this city
today with simple ceremonies.
Sin G~ustave, who was present. In
a speech from the throne referring to-
the heavy responsibility devolving upon
nm with the death of King Oscar,
promised in whole hearted zeal for the,
prosperity and progress of the father
land always to try and fulfill his duty.
IT is my hope" the king said, sin
both good and evil days to be SUPPORT
ed by my Swedish people in our COM
fatherland."
Continuing his majesty
that the suffrage bill adopted at the
last session of the rigstad should be re-
submitted to the present house for final
approval. Special commissions were
rscomlnended Tor considering a joint
scheme for naval and military national
deIense, as we'll as the question Of rela-
LIONS between employers and workmen
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23
TO LOCATE
MISSING CASHIER
OF DAKOTA BANK.
George Horras, of Hot Springs
Told Father He Was Com
ing to Sioux City.

Hot Springs. S. d., Jan. 1S.-As yet
the whereabouts of George u. dor--
ras, cashier of the Hot Springs Ma
tional bank, which closed it's doors
a month or more ago, have not been
ascertained. When the bank closed its
doors, Cashier Horras wired his father
to come to Hot Springs. AT the time
the father was in a hospital prepara-
tory to having an operation performed.
but he Immediately left the hospital
and came to Hot Springs in
to the request OF his son.
The father and son left Hot Springs.
together and proceeded to Des Moines,
Ia. where they parted, the father to,
return to the hospital and the son stat
ing to his father that he was going to.
Sioux City.
Since that time nothing has been
heard of the missing cashier. 1t is re-
ported on good authority that not ever
his relatives residing here or elsewhere
have heard from him since.
1t was very much desired that Cash
Ter I1orras be on hand during the set
Element of the affairs OF the failed
bank, as he would have been able to
have materially assisted the receiver
in adjusting the affairs of the bank,
with which he was familiar.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23
AUSTRIAN AFFINITY
GETS YEAR IN "PEN"

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 20.-The con-
GLIDING chapter In an e~lopernent from
Austria and a chase half way around
the world was the appearance before
Judge Jones, OF the state circuit court
lin this city, of Bartol kosetz. who en-
tered a plea of guilty to a statutory
charge, and was sentenced to 81 term
of one year i'll the Sioux Falls peniten-
ttiary.
Kosetz and the wife of Martin Gaube,
who was a friend of the despoiler of
his home, on September q last disap-
.peared from koppel, Austria, together
with the ~14-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Gaube. The man who stole
the wife and Gaube worked together in
the mines near koppel, and kosetz
bearded at the Gaube home. This gave
him an opportunity to make success
full love TO the wife of his friend.
The clippers fled to America and fin
ally located at East Sioux Falls, where
Kosetz secured employment. Gaube
followed the clippers to America and
to East Sioux Falls, where he con-
fronted the wrecker of his home and
his faithless wife.
He expressed a willingness to fully
forgive his wife and take her back into
his home, but against her pleadings
he made complaint to the county au-
thorities in this city and had Kosetz ar
rested.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23
INTEREST TAKEN IN
TRIAL OF "BUFFALO.

Alexandria, S. D., IAN. 21.-Many of
the residents of this CHanson) county
are looking Onward with considerable
interest to the trial of William Buff
falo" George. ar alleged desperate char
acter between the Missouri river and
the Black Hills, in western South Da-
kota, which will take place during the
regular term of state circuit court con-
vening here on February 8.
Buffalo George was indicted in Ly-
mar county on the charge of horse,
stealing, the animal which he is alleged
to have stolen having been the property.
of Edward Benson, a Lyman county
rancher. The defendant made affidavit
that he could not get an impartial trial,
in Lyman county owing to the pre-,
Judice on the part of the residents
against persons accused of horse or cat
tie "rustling," n accordingly was
granted a change of Venue to Hanson
county.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23
WIDOW AND FOUR
CHILDREN SLAIN

Lewiston. Mont, Jan. a2.-,A fright
fll crime WAS committed at the Old
Bottoms ranch on the Mussellshell.
and her eour children. the oldest q
girl OF Is. were murdered at the ranch
house and the building set on fire.
The house WAS practically destroyed.
The neighbors We're horified to find
the dead bodies of Mrs. Sluter and
her four children In the ruins. The
:rody Of the mother and two chill
sdren were not badly burned. but those
of two OF the children We're burned to
q crisp. The evidences Of murder we're
very plain. The motive forssthc crime
is rot known.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23
CHOOSE
DEL Il L.EECGlAIT!E! :S TO BIG
ST. PAUL SESSION
r. E. Dowdell, of Artesian ADJ
vocate, Chosen President
of Association.

Waterfowl. S. d., Jan. 2l.--The 23d
annual meeting of the South
Press association. in man respects the
best in rect years, adjourned last
evening after adopting some original
rc-olutions, voting to go to Pierre for
the 1909 meeting and electing the fol-
lowing officers:
President. r. e. Dowdell. editor Ar
tesian Advocate.
First vice president. Chas. NJ. Day,
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader.
Second vice president, Mrs. Num- Gill
bert, Salem Pioneer Register.
Secretary, John 7. Cogan, South Da-
kota Elk. Sioux Falls.
Treasurer, Robert O. Schaber, Hud-
son Hudsonite.
Executive committee, Harry Wentzy.
PukWana Press Reporter; Geo. Schlos-
ser, Northwestern Newspaper Union,
SIOUX falls; G. A. Blake, Washington
Times.
E~elegates to the national press con-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23
FARMERS BITE ON
BRAND NEW SWlNDIE

Huron, S. D., Jan. 20.-A smooth
scheme for separating farmers from
their money has been worked with
much success in South Dakota. An oily
CRATER calls upon a farmer and makes
a bid for his land. The figures are alb
surdly low at first, but by degrees are
raised as high as $50 an acre. and the
farmer consents.
Then the visitor explains that he is
only an agent, but hat he can sell the
land at the price named if the owner
will agree to pay for advertising at the
rate OF 20 cents an acre. The agent"
promises orally that the advertising
money will not be payable until the
land is sold, but this stipulation is not
contained in a contract that the farmer
signs.
In a few days he receives a copy OF
an lad" and not overcourteous demand
for money. 1t is said that %
agriculturists We're caught with this
bait in Brown county and thai one of
them gave up 1920. Others declare hotly
that they will not pay, but Will make a
fight In the courts.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23
TWO FARMERS FILE
PETITIONS IN BANkRJJPTC%

Sioux Falls, s. d., Jan. ga petition
in voluntary bankruptcy has been filed
IN the United States court in this city
by Lars Smith. a farmer living in Rob
erts county, whose postoffice address is
Sisseten. He schedules liabilities of
$2.O52.64 and assets OF S276. Or his as
sets, property to the value of $l25 is
claimed to be exempt.
A similar petition has been filed by
l4ucian Harvey Jewell, "a farmer resid-
ms in Grant county, whose postoffice is
4Mflbank. ~ the schedule accompany
ing his petition he places his liabilities
at $4,334.6S and his assets at S1,420.
Property to the value of $715, includ-
ed in his assets, is claimed to be ex-
efnpt.
Amandus Raum. a merchant Of
ranberg Grant county. also has fled
a petition In voluntary bankruptcy.
He schedules his liabilities at 81, 1927
and his assets at s6.054.7 IA. OF his as
sets. property to the value of 81. 527. 81
is lin to be exempt.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23
loWAN's TRIAL FOR
MURDER NEXT wEEk

Pierre. S. D.. Jan. 2o.-The Stanley
county term of court. which begins next
week, viii have a number of criminal
cases to consider. First will be the
murder charge against Aurelius Bow
en-, OF Smithland, Ia, charged with the
murder of Katherine Kiile. Sheriff
huston is in Missouri after Harry
Brooks. the mar charged with the kill
ing of Carl Linder at Midland q wear
ago. and several cattle AID horse rust
ling cases will be up. Another case of
assault with dangerous eapon will
likely come before the court. on the
complaint of S. O. Norvold. one Of tle
prominent ranchers of the Cheyenne
river country. Norvold found two men
cutting wood on the land of his son
ana asked tnem to stop, which they
refused to do. He went to he house
and his son accompanied him to the
tlnber. where the wood thieves put IN
a tight. n of them attacking the
his arm.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23
SOUTH DAKOTA TOWN
BACHELORS ORGANIZE
AGAINST SPlNSTERS

Clark, S. d., Jan. 22.-The young men
of Croker have organized a bachelors
club, which they call the Young Mems
Protective association" The avowed
object is to secure mutual help against
maidens with matrimonial Intentions,
since this is leap year.
1t seems that the spinsters of Croker
have boosted of designs on the mar
riageable men when the new year came.
This counter move of the bachelors
has somewhat disconnected them, how
ever.
The club has a membership of exact
~ 20, which gives hope to the gentler
sex that the movement will not become
so widespread as to infect n~eighboring
1nNNlnG .----- -
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23

How conscientious are the great mu-
slclans who enjoy the of the pub
pic was recently shown In the Ease of
agnace Paderewski, who, the day be-
fore he played his sonata here, spent
seven hours at the piano in practice
and consented TO leave it only when be
realized he would be too fatigued to
play in public il he did not have rest,
Although the piaist is in robust health
this Year his way of life is as out of the
ordinary as ever. He never goes to
bed until 3 o'clock in the morning. He
plays the piano until IL or IL, then
reads and spends the rest OF the night
until bedtime In smoking cigarets and
writing letters. He usually rises ut
noon, All that he gets of exercica is at
the piano or when he is pla,.:G bill
liards.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23
AT WAR FOR
YEARS, NOW AT PEACE

Miller, S. D., Jan. 1S.-After a quar-
ter of a century of ill feeling, Miller
and st. Lawrence now understand each
other and the old county seat aninosity
has been buried. All this has come
about from sinking an artesian well in
st. Lawrence.
In the boom days when a big coun-
ty seat war was at it's height ST. Law
renee people sunk a well, but it refused
to spout forth as is the habit of these
wells. 1t was charged hat Miller
boomers had tempered with the ma
chinery and aused the water to clog
While the men We're away from their
posts of duty, before the great water
drill.
This charge was easy to believe as
true, as d good flowing well in the town
at election time would gain many votes
for the county seat, and it was sup
posed that such "a trick would not be
beyond a certain Miller boomer to hold
the seat Of government here.
Thus the i'll feeling went on from
year to year from the date of the clog
cling of the first artesian well. But
now comes vindication for Miller, as
another we'll has been bored there and
1t too refuses to spout water. 1t seems
that the town is not located on the
artesian rock, although a few miles in
other directions good wells are Sc
cured.
Anyway the pioneer settlers there
now see how they were mistaken in
holding that Miller clogged their we'll
to keep them from getting the county
seat Many persons in Miller who be-
lieved there might be something in the
accusation feel better to know that no
one SO base ever lived in their town.
The county commissioners last sum
mer let the contract to build ten steel
bridges over the streams of the county
and the work was not begun by the
builders until early winter. The wealth
er has been SO warm that the bridges
are just about completed, without any
Inconvenience from the cold.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23
TEN YEAR "scRAP" OF
TWO COUNTIES sETri En-

DeadWood, $. D., Jan. 21.-Ten years
of litigation and worry over an old
Judgment for $40, 900 that Lawrence
county was awarded against Meade
county when the former was divided. is
over and the difficulty has been salts.
factorily adjusted to the benefit of both
counties. Ever since the date OF the
Judgment. interest has been paid and.
accumulating as We'll and although
Meade county has made several part
payments Gil the principal, it owed to-
date practically S2s, 900. Meade county
oHlclais appeared before the Lawrence
county commissioners and offered -
full settlement with 81, 900 cash and the.
remainder in interest bearing bonds
and warrants. The offer was accepted
ana the securities turned over for flu.
.ture negotiations.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23
IDAHO WOOL GROWERS OPPOSE
LEASING PUBLIC LANDS

Spokane. WASH, JAM. 22-Two huia-
bred members of the IDAHO Wool
Growers association in convention at
Poeatelio southeast of Spokane, adopt
sd resolutions protesting against any
changes in the administration OF the
public laws opposing the leasing of
The public domain. criticizing the ecy-
srnNnent's forest reserve policy and de-
handing y Immediate re-estab,ish-
ment OF the federal quarantine on Ida
Al. sheep. The association favors any
practical plan for this, settlement Of
public lanis by bona f.Ae hpnssbui!aeYs
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23
DECISIONS OF SOUTH
DAKOTA SUPREME co,,pr

Pierre, S. D.. Jan. 1s.-1n the an
preme court yesterday opinions We
handed down w Judge corson :,
cases: Flint e wa1lena.
manufacturing company VS., a - NJ
'Donald ct al, Minnehaha. af1rmad.
sylvester Phillips VS.. John i. KIM
.nnenan affirmed: Alfred A. Loi.
,Peter " Mailman, Mili,am Arp, Moody. affirmed;
D. rselisen VS.. Harry Oiuln, sheriff
tBrookings affirmed; jay R. Hiclsnr =
=, a g ~ = Eastman. sheriff, Fail River.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-01-23
BUSINESS MEN TO
DISCUSS FREIGHT RATE

Sioux Falls. S. D., Jan. 21.-Prepara-
fions rapidly are being completed by,
George I. Blackman. of this city, secre-
fary OF the state federation Of COM
meeting of the federation. which viii
be held at Pierre on Tuesday Of next
Week. More than two-thirdsAof the
commercial clubs Of South Dakota have
allied themselves with the state fedora
slon. ~ Is expected that the matter of
up for discussion at the meeting Of the
federation. NA