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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-31
Get Together

A uniform carload of cattle, hogs
sheep or potatoes; always brings
better price than does a mixed load.
It is always to the advantage of the
farmer if the buyer comes to him
rather than for him to go to the buyer,
as he has his product at home where
he can hold it if the price does not
suit him, which he cannot we'll do if
he has hauled or ship ed it to market.
A buyer can pay higher price for a
product where he can get it in large
quantities, because it takes less time
and expense for him to get the
amount he needs.
The above facts makes it obviously
to the interest of the farmers in any
locality to "get together" for the pur-
pose of producing some product Of
uniform quality end in large enough
quantities to attract buyers.
Twelve farmers at small town in
North Dakota ''got together" on grow
ing potatoes. Each grew from 10 to
40 acres of a given variety. They get
cents to 10 cents per bushel more
for their potatoes because postal to
their secretary brings car of uniform
potatoes, while at other towns buyer
spends two or more days "picking up"
a carload, and then they are not of
uniform quality. At West Salem,
Wis.,, thirty farmers are breeding
Guernsey cattle. They use better
sires than most breeders can afford
when working alone. Buyers come
to them for Guernseys because in one
day they can look over a few humid
red head. At St. Cloud, Mimi, sew
eral men are breeding Shorthorn
cattle. Breeders all over the country
know this and go to st. Cloud for
Shorthorns. Any community may
become noted for the excellence and
quantity of any particular product
and reap the benefits therefrom. Are
the farmers of. Worthington going tc
be behind in the race? Or shall We
"get together?" Think it over and
bring it up at the Farmers Institute
here Feb. 4th and 9Th. The speakers
can give you some information on
this questions. -. Z =.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-31
What is Ground-Hog Day?

The origin of Ground-Hog Day is
accounted for in The Housekeeper for
February in the following way:
February second, or Candlemans Day.
was a favorite holiday, marked by
public gaiety and ceremonies in Eur
5ope during the Middle Ages. 1T is.
still marked there BY the closing Of
banks and Offices, but not otherwise
outside Of the reading Of church SER.
vices. In the Church Calendar il isa
known as the Feast Of Publication Of
tho Virgin, and was first instituted
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-31
Rawlings of Thouqht.

After spending $4,000 for a new
home, I discover that a board in the
stairs squeaks like time. If that isn't
tough luck, I want to know. No mat
ter how far away from the house I re-
move my shoes at midnight, no mat
ter how softly I unlock the front door
and sneak in, that COMPOUNDED stail
will squeak and my wife will press the
electric cuckoo clock and transf1x me
with an outraged eye. Wait It'll
catch that contractor on lonely road
at night! Sheath!
There is an affinity for every man,
but the trouble comes in the man not
finding who she is until after he ia
married to some good woman who de-
served better husband.
One way to SOW a crop of wild oats
is to mix it with rye.
When a man wants inside informa
ton, he should go to an x-ray spe
cialist for It,
Some men work for a living and
others marry the keeper of a board,
ing house.
A st. Louis scientist says bullfroga
laugh. Sure! It's their "jug-o'rum'
that makes 'em do that.
An Illinois man is being sued for a
divorce. He set a rat trap in his
trousers pocket when he went to bed,
hung the pantaloons on the bed-post
and caught his wife before midnight!
The lonesomest man on earth is the
one who has lived in fiat all his life
and who, upon moving to the country,
finds he has no janitor to jaw.
It Is so easy to get even with some
men, that the satisfaction is all lost
No man is too poor to have dreams
of opulence.
Duty. is stern and ofttimes cruel
master.
No matter how many roses bloom
along the highway Of life, some men
+ will walk the entire distance and see
only the rag weed. -. :.
That man is poor indeed who has
no one to rejoice with him in his sue
cess. :. -
A house is never home without 4
woman in it. .. 3D.. t...g.* -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-31
Costly Fire at Deer River,

A disastrous fire at Deer River,
In 1tasca county, caused a loss
estimated at over $4,000 and totally
destroyed six buildings in the center
OF the business district of the village.
The fire started in the second story
of the block occupied by J. F. Bakers
general merchandise store. The origin
of the fire is unknown, but it is GER
tain that it started between the rafters
on the inside of the building.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-31

There are signs that the No License
people are going to make strenuous
fight tn keep the town dry another
year. The present administrs ton must
be given credit for keeping the town
dry in fact as we'll as name, and those
who journeyed to neighboring burgs
in quest of jag for the sole pur-
pose of coming home to stagger, near
ly all got their "needin's.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-31
Woman Burned to Death.

Mrs: Alfred JaRce of Fisher is dead
at that place as the result of burns re-
ceived in her home there. Mrs. janice
was attempting to make the soft coal
fire in her kitchen stove burn better
and poured kerosene on .the smoulder
ing fire. She was instantly enveloped
in flames which came from the explo-
sion Of the kerosene gas and the coal
gas mixing. ,.-., r. z@g.,t.:.@ . a -. :, i
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-31

PRINTERS who have served at
least four years as com ositors can
secure valuable inf formation Of inter-|
est to them BY addressing q. G. Dew.
ereaux, n, Rooms 4O4 SIG Court Blk,
st. Paul, MINI. s2s-21
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-31
Schoolgirl Ends Her.4Life.

Eleanor Priebe, seventeen years of
age, sophomore in North high school
at Minneapolis, shot herself through
the head at the Priebe home and died
before medical aid could be sum-
moned. The girl had been suffering
with influenza for the last week and
It is believed that her mind was de-
ranged. ~
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-31
Banker Killed by Train.

III John M I. Dickson, president of the
First National bank Of Il Fulda, was
struck BY a passenger train on the
Southern Minnesot division 81 the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st Paul rail.
road and instantly killed. He was
wa1king on. the track and being slight
" deaf did not hear the approaching
train.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-31
BANKER COMMITS SUICIDE
Appleton Man Believed to Have
Been Demented.

A. L. Sloss, cashier of the First Ma
t1onal hank of Appleton, committed
suicide by blowing out his brains.
No reason is known for his &C
ton, but it is believed that he became
demented, not being strong enough to
bear the strain of the amount of bust
ness he was carrying on. He was in
terested in several banks in this state
and South Dakota. =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-31
Narrow ESCAPE.

The Washington (Ia.) Democrat
editor prints the following story in his
paper and it's dollars to dough-nuts
he was the man: >@--
Tragedy was narrowly averted in thi,
town recently. A man got into a won.
ans night gown and the result was that
the man refused to take it Off till she
threatened dire results unless he did
He had retired before his wife did and
when she came to bed she couldn't find
her night gown. She hunted high and
low for It. She finally saw that her hus,
bands night shirt was hanging where
i it usually did, but hers was missing,
50 she made an examination and found
him with it on but gasping for breath
and he was Just on the verge of being
strangled to death She tried to tell hin
that it was her night gown he had on
but he was past help, SO she had to- gel
him out Of 1t the best she could and hi,
ebbing life returned in due time, Hel
night gown was SO tight he could moi
shut his eyes and he was just out Of
breath .t sssg. 8&E
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16
PLANS FOR THAT APPROACH
Scheme Decided On b. Railroad Men
Awaits Approval of the
C~PeameFies.

Operating officials and engineers of the
railroads using Union station met Wednes-
day morning and adopted tentative plans
for the construction of an approach from
the depot grounds to the Tenth street via
duct in accordance with orders from the
Nebraska Railway commission. The plans,
however, are still subject to the approval
OF the creamery interests, and as some OF
the creamery men were out OF the city
Wednesday their approval could not be Sc
cured.
The present approach has a grade of s
per cent, which was considered entirely too
steep for the immense amount of cream and
milk which is daily hauled from the depot.
A complaint was made to the commission
and after a hearing and an examination the
commission ordered the railroad company
to build a new approach with a grade not
to exceed an per cent. This was found
impracticable because OF the limited room
and the railroads secured permission from
the commission to build a different grade
provided it met with the approval of the
creamery men.
An agreement was reached with the
creamery men and the engineer has drawn
plans for a new approach calling for a
grade Of 51S per cent. This only now awaits
the approval of the creamery men.
The anne shed, 100 feet long. which
the commission ordered at the same time
is nearly completed. 1t is located at the
east end of the Union station.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16
jim TO GET OUTSIDE HELP
Mayor Says Tammany and Other
Democrats VIII Aid Him
for Governor,

Mayor Dahlman viii be a candidate for
governor of Nebrask and will announce
his gubernatorial candidacy within a week
or ten days. This is the authoritative state
ment made by the chief executive on his
return from the national democratic con-
~Vention.
IT am not and never have been a candi-
date for chairman OF the national COM
mittee," says Mr.. Dahlman. Friends on
the committee talked a good deal about
making me chairman, but 1t would be
better to have that official from some other
state. Eleven members OF the committee
will meet in Chicago, July Is and choose
the chairman, but who he will be l do not
know. I have many friends on the national
committee and have received scores Of
offers of help in my campaign.
"Tammany will send 100 men TO parade
in Nebraska cities for me. the Cook County
Marching club will come, Mayor Rose OF
Milwaukee will send his marching club,
several hundred strong and other orEani-
cations nave expressed ready willingness to
aid me in my candidacy.
Mayor Dahlman seems TO incline to the
idea that many OF the offers OF help are
made not wholly on account of him, but
because this is Bryan's home state and
that the commonwealth should be carried
for him.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16

Lincoln County Given Taste of High
Wind.

DICKENS, Neb., July 15.-(Special.)-Re-
ports of Saturday and Sunday nights
storms show high winds prevailed In some
localities and a large amount OF rain In
others. Fred Gammill's new frame house
about seven miles southeast OF here was
twisted out Of shape and blown over ana
p. X. Hoffman's new frame barn ABOUT
two miles northeast of town was moved
off it's foundation and slightly damaged.
Several windmills were blown down ana
seven miles northwest of town over nVe
inches of water fell, completely flooding
cornfields. Corn has been making a good
growth during the last week and Is mostly
free from weeds.
TECUMSEH, Neb., July b.-(spectal.)-
This section was visited by a splendid rain
during last night, the precipitation being
1.27 inches. Vegetation along the bottom
lands, which had been under water, Is
greatly refreshed, as Is all vegetation. The
land, which had become baked. following
the continued rains, is in a much better
tillable condition.
SUTHERLAND, Neb., July 15-(Special.)
The early wheat harvest is now under
way and the crop is apparently the best
grown here in many years. Fifty bushels
an acre will not be The corn
crop, which for a time was backWeroi
owing to the extreme wet. is now coming
to the front and Is only slightly behind
the season. There u sufficient moiSturs
each week TO keep 1t growing nicely and
the yield promises to be immense. Tit
hay harvest, which will be generally unde'
way within a few days, il to be all tina
can be desired by the heavy shippers from
this place. Altogether, the crops thi
season are better than they have been Il
a Ions time and the real estate values Ar
increasing accordingly.
ELSIE, Neb.. July h-(spectRl.SThi
locality has had two inches Of rainfall Il
the last forty-eight hours, soaking up tn
ground again thoroughly. Small grain hA
made wonderful Improvement in the las
ten days and present prospects are tina
there will be a bumper crop. Harvestin
Of fail wheat and rye will begin the latte
part OF this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16
Nrhrnnkn New. Nots..

BEATRICE-The WILDER and Dempster
base ball teams will play in this city
Thursday evening, July IL.
BUTHERLAND-The local PresbyterAns
the next few months. The town supports
three preachers.
Observation-Disclosures on the Union Pa
cific. which has been suspended between
Beatrice and Lincoln for the last week be-
eauno OF wAshouts near Pickrell and Han
lon, wac reEurned yesterday.
BEATK!CE-J. ", Burks. living north
cast OF tho city, brought a small limb
from his peach orchard to the city. yester-
day which contained 100 peaches. He says
he will nave 1000 bushels OF this variety OF
fruit for sale this year.
BEATRICE-The cloudburst which Wis
tied this section last evening did consider
able damage to the oats and corn erops:
Many cellars In the city were flooded and
numerous bridges and ~culverts washed
away, The rainfall as reported by the gov
ernmont observer at this point was Z.EZ
inches In u tritle less than two hours.
BEATRICE-Company c held It's regular
weekly meeting last evening ana the new
uniforms and other equipment Just re.
oeived were issued. Eleven new members
were enlisted, making the total number OF
enlistments ssventy-One. Captain Holling-
worth IL msking extensive plans TO take
the ompany TO camp at Ashland Neb.'
July 80.
PLATTeMOUTH-solomon Rowe. resid-
ing east OF Piattsmouth, stated that dur
ing the storm a bolt OF lightning struck
his residence and blew out one end OF the
building and ruined almost everything IN
IT and the eATpets and rugs were burned
stunned. but he was not injured in ths
least.
MCOoK-McCook cloOsd q water damage
L nhA- OF years standing last night By pay
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16
COAL CHEAPER FOR COUNTY
Fuel BIDS Are from Three to Ten
Per Cent Below Prices of
Last Year.

Douglas county will get its coal from
3 to 10 per cent cheaper than 1t did last
year. The county board opened bids for
the years supply of fuel Wednesday and
on practically every item the contract price
Of last year was reduced by the low bidder,
The low bidder for 800 tons of Cherokee
steam coal for the court house and Jail
was the Nebraska Fuel company at 1888
a ton. Last year the county paid 1914,
the bid this year being a reduction OF about
4 per cent. Sunderland Bros. is the low
bidder for furnishing thirty carloads Of
coal delivered on the county hospital
switch, the price being S2.3S. Last years
contract was $40 a ton. The Nebraska
Fuel company offers to furnish coal to
the INDECENT poor in Omaha at S4.5s. Last
year the price was $3.50.
For the Detention school Sunderland Bros
offers to furnish hard coal at 500 a ton.
Last year the contract was for sos a ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16

ing James McAdsms OF this city ssso1 for
damage caused his by NAtet
running INTO his cellar aSrin 9oo = ssSdis
tional. This famous suit has zone through
the district and supreme courts OF the
state several times.
BEATRICB-The stockholders Of the
Hoag Farmers Elevator company held
their annual meeting Monday evening and
elected these ofieersI ., j.: sSss' ,penTSe
F. Freeman, secretary; Henry Penner
treasurer During The last year TIE sle-
wheat and oats, and expended Fs4,Oo.
MCOOK-In anticipation OF the early es.
tablishment OF the free delivery system OF
city officials are arranging for a new sys-
TEN OF naming the streets of the city;
Streets running from south to north will
be designated by the letters Of the alpha
bet. Streets running east and west from
Main avenue will be numbered consecu-
lively.
has secured the management OF the wy
more opera house for the ensuing year.
The building Is owned by a Beatrice man
bv a Beatrice man. This arrangement has
not been to the liking Of patriotic citizens;
Mr.. Crawford assured the pubic thal 0nly
high class shows, and lots of them, VIII De
booked.
wYMoRE-Yesterday Mayor S. e.
Yoder ordered local parties to quit the
s snes dr IN ' Which had been done in one
OF the old saloon buildings, The place
was just opened to the Pu tbs s yesterSS sS
been shipped in from Omaha One Of the
parties, Il is said, has gone to Omaha to
secure a government license. and sell any.
wav, II he does, the city authorities have
given It out he will be prosecuted. IL no
more effort is made to sell there Will De
no trouble.
TEcUMsEH-Tuesday was old soldiers
and settlers day at the Tecumseh chautsu-
qua. General John {; Black. presloen1 on
sion and former commander OF the Ma.
the speaker OF the day. The music was
by the Apollos and bell ringers and the
local band In the evening lev: Ll asIivl
cred an appropriate address; The camp.
ers suffered some Inconvenience by the
rain last night but took II go9o and GOV.
ernor George L. Sheldon will address the
class of eighth grade graduates OF {he
country schools; The thS snnnaI teach.
ers' institute, which Is held in the chau-
tauqua grounds.
CAMBRIDGE-A heavy rain of III inche'
visited this region Yesterday af &c Noon,
completed. In some localities the IarneT'
report a fair crop. while In. other places !
Is not SO good; The corn sn Is sxe oelps Di stSnt
and m a booming yield.
VALENTINE-The town board Is alread!
BEGINNING operations for the promised nev
water works system. A special e,ectnon 10
called. The proposed plans call TOT a ston
reservoir with two parts, so that one ca
be cleaned while the 9tner Is sTPpiyi1fi
be placed on the top of the north side 0
the Minnechadooza canyon, about io zee
above the level Of the town. An eight-lne
pipe line will connect the reservoir VIII
the town The power will come from tn
dam across the Minnechadooza creek.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16

quarterly nesting Of the board Of a.
rectors. one OF which was at the peni-
Tertiary some weeks ago, when the com.
noted With pleasure the exemplary
aged BY warden Beemsr, the Improved
eduipment OF the prison In the sanitary
coils and the general conduct Of the
nrtsoners. The committee learns with sim
Ssrs gTst rhSais1n Johnson 20 5he m aDs his infru.
ence for good among the prisoners In his
personal contact with them. as well as IN
The committee appointed subcommittees
to look after the moral welfare OF lne IN
mates Of the county jail and city prasoh,
place on record It's earnest protest against
the material equipment OF both OF Ihess
institutions whiGh sT e. tSs sepsrstion Of
the vicious of both sexes from those wing
are not hardened criminals A new jan
and a new city prison with up-to-uate
Equipments should be provided.
A. E.. DAVIDSON was elected delegate TO
the Nebraska Prison association. Governor
George L. Sheldon was elected q director
Of the association. After the regular busi-
ness had been transacted Mrs. Mackeen
was called on to make a few remarks con-
| earning her work In connection with the
inmates OF our state prison. Her remarks
were listened 20 with close attention and
mute a little discussion concerning them
followed.
Capital City Notes.
Clarence Mackay, candidate for the dem
ocratic nomination for state treasurer
hopped into the wrong box this morning
and II appeared in print that he Is running
for auditor. The error was no fault Of
Mr.. Mackay, but just happened.
Secretary of State Junkin received a nice
compliment from a large number Of repub
leans Of Frontier county yesterday. Thes'
republicans, headed by L. H. Cheney O.
Stockdale, wrote to the secretary a petition
for his name to go on the official ballot al
a candidate for secretary Of state. In tn
letter It was said MT. Junkin would no
only get all the republican votes. but a goo
share OF the democratic votes as well. From
tier county Is a next door neishbor u
Mr.. Junkin's home county.
Treasurer Brian has returned from CAN
fornia, where he bought California bonds I
the amount Of 10000 to pay 4 per cen
interest. The bonds have to be paid 10
in gold and Mr.. Brian made arrange
ments for the money to be paid throug
an express p and a western oank
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16
RECEIVER FOR RAILROAD
Omaha, Decatur & Northern Railway
is in Trouble.
FINANCES DO NOT PAN OUT o. K.
President of the Project is Former
Judge e. NJ. Bartlett and the Re-
ceiver is l.. II. Slonecker
>of omaha,

As a result of the recent litigation be-
tween Clifford c.. Pierce and Lester f.
Wakefield of Sioux City against the
Omaha, Decatur & Northern Railway com
pany, Judge T. c. Munger of the federal
court has appointed L. r. Slonecker of
Omaha receiver for the railroad.
The Omaha, Decatur & Northern Railway
company was an Omaha enterprise of
which former District Judge F. NJ. Bart
lett was president and a number of Omaha
men stockholders and directors. At the
inception of the road Mr.. Pierce and Mr..
Wakefield entered into a contract with
the company to assume an advisory ca
pacity ana undertake to finance the road.
They were to receive several thousand dol
lars for their work, but their work prov
Ing unsatisfactory to the company, the
contract was cancelled.
Gets Into Court.
The matter got into the United States
circuit court several months ago through
a suit brought by Pierce and Wakefield
for fulfllment OF contract. The road put
up the defense that Pierce and Wakefield
did not make good in financing the road
after repeated visits to New York at the
expense of the raiload people, but that the
directors were the only ones who secured
any tlhahclal assistance TOT the enterprise
and this was among the personal friends
Of the railroad people.
The case went against the railroad COM
pany and a judgment Of about 5000 was
given for the plaintiffs. There were no
assets and the judgment stood against the
notes OF the stockholders and proceeds
from subscriptions obtained by the directors
from such as they could induce to invest
in the enterprise.
As the returns were extremely slow In
coming, Pierce and Wakefield applied FOL
a receiver for the railroad company and
the appointment was made Tuesday even
ing. The order specifies that the receiver
will be allowed not to exceed 500 for ex
penses and attorney fees in the settlemen
of the affairs of the defunct railroad com
pany.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16
Brakeman Fatally Hurt.

LOUISVILLE, Neb.. July l~6.-(special
Telegram.)-At 4:1O p. m, while switching
at the clay pit yards, one and one-half
mile west Of this place. ]. F. Ford, a
brakeman Of train No. 80 on the Burling-
ton, was seriously injured about the hips,
A telephone message was sent to DR.,
Workman. who met the injured man at
the depot, He was brought in on the en-
CINE and placed on train No. IS and taken
to Lincoln. The accident was due to the
unexpected return OF a car set IN on the
switch, Mr., Ford has q family and lives
in lincoln. Word has Just been received
that Mr.. Ford was feeling quite strong
when taken off No. IS at Lincoln, but soor
began to weaken and expired Just before
reaching his wife and home.