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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-01
JOE SCOTT AS CUPLD,S
SPECIAL PEACE OFFICER

"Gosh durn 1t, Mandy; there's no
use kickin up capers like
emery calf over nothin' at all, an on
our weddin' day, too"
Smack!
Patrolman Joe Scott who keeps
the peace of the vicinity of the
Great Northern depot In order,
turned just in time to see Mandy"
pass out a large lemon in the shape
of the palm of her hand to broad
shouldered, husky young man who
anyone with half an eye could see
was raised on farm and was more
used to hiking through the tall, un-
cut Np1g of fathers farm or the
soddef HVaes behind plow than
10 hitX kangaroo gait upon a
city ceh mt walk.
"Ah ha!' quoth the cop, "a hay
town riot" and started for the
scene to explain that the city Or
dinances and the peace and dig
nifty of the community do not APP
prove of young people, even If
from the country, lambasting each
other-at least in public.
AS he hurried toward the verdent
pair they came toward him, the
young lady in the van and the
strong looking young man with the
hay atmosphere trailing dejectedly
in the rear.
On their near approach the
peace officer got a better glimpse
of them. The young man wore a
store suit of black. with the
wrinkles which are so annoying
from a long ride on the cars, Gel
? l1uloid collar and red tie.
She was a plump little thing, and
the cop thought, "Never saw such
dimples before" But he maintain
Ned a severe visage and demanded
to know what the trouble was.
Mandy's eyes cleaned coldly and
flashed fire. She was seething
with Indignation. IF glance could
kill" thought the cop. but his
reverie was suddenly interrupted
by the dimpled one.
"S-say," she calculated, and ev-
cry word sounded like the snap of
mouse trap as the small white
teeth bit them Off you put this
here man in Jail an keep him
there till tell you to let him go.
An don't give him nothin to eat
an make him break rocks, an"
why, Mandy" broke in the
husky youth who, despite the fact
that he weighed better than 1870
and could toss heifer out of the
front yard. appeared as clay in
Mandys young hands. Are you
going to hev me locked up jes' fer
nothin' on our weddin trip?"
"Shut up!' snapped out like only
angry young women can.
Eyes; lock him up, Mr.. Police
man hate the ground he walks
on and he amt no good, an hate
jim"
- And then. of course, 1t happen
BID She began to cry just as the
officer, who has met with many
such cases, knew she would.
And the young farmer, too, look
ed like he was going to cry.
So the copper got stern. See
here. what's all this about any
way, Young lady, If you want me
to hang this young Teller, watcher
cryin bout If fer Brace up and
tell me what's he done"
And then it turned out that 1t was
tbo old old story pf a fNalouS WOm-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-01

Teacher-What Is wrong about
this sentence. Il am twenty my
last birthday"
Little Johnnie--It should be
forty" instead of twenty"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-01
THEFT HEARING POSTPONED.

CHICAGO. Sept. 1.-The hearing
of George Fitzgerald, accused of
the theft of $4,000 from the
United States subtreasury, has
been postponed until September 8.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-06-06

Nearly all the farm papers advise
in every issue to use nitrate OF soda.
muriate OF potash. lime. etc. AS glib
as II the farmer could buy IL at any
store. The average farmer does not
know where TO get these things. His
fertilizer dealer does not keep them
or know anything about them. as a
general thing. and the advertise
ments In the farm paper ia far away
OF yonder-Ncw York. or Charles
ton. or somewhere. lie does not
know how to order #. and II he
does. the freights are high on small
lots. We should try 10 get some one
In our large towns and small towns
10 establish supply houses and keep
these things close TO the farmers who
are advised 10 use them. wish we
could read In every iaaue OF The
southern Farm .axctt advertise
mcnta that would toll the farmers
that II they wanted mnriatc or sui
phstc OF potash. nitrate Of aoda. kali
nit. lime. floats. seeds. cioscya. ca
setch.s. etc. they could get them OF
so aud 30 in HIS lnrad markets.
r. NJ. YOUNG.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-06-06
To KEEP WEEyII4s OFT or CORN
Try Packing Sassafras l,usi,e~ With
Your Corn. and krro~~nr sticks
in Your Peas.

Mes8ra. Edssnras Tho Southern
Farm Gazette IL becoming mora and
more popular every dag. and doarrv-
"dly so /, not only gives the farmers
= medium through which shcy can CT.
change ideas. but 1t encourages them
10 do sn. aud wc thereby got umctui
information of y practical nature
that &c could not other wlar get. aud
| 'hiak a~ ahould all a~rpscciss.
sour effort. and every farmer should
do all In his power To keep the good
work Eo.nE on.
! notice In your reply To a query
relative TO keeping insccta gu, OF
corn that you recon mend tho fusns-
cation prorraa~ | have ms doub. that
fn~snigatlon ~i,h carbon hi~salpha,.
would b. effective. bat tho ,ruahi.
Ii that bone ot our bins are air
light" In fact. they are purpnseiy
built With cracks 10 let In air. gen
orally The NOR. the better. there
fore. TO futIlgatc n larE. crop would
entail considerable expense and srou.
BILE. so that for - large majority Of
farmers ii would b.. entirely !mprac@
ticable.
have found from considerable CT
p"rs.nce. "a cheap. practical and very
effective remedy Is to sc, n lot of
Haxaafraa bushes. preferably with the
roots on. put n layer Of corn and n
layer OF bushes alternately un,il bin
II full-,hls done at harycattng.
In keeping clean peas free of
~e"sils. ! ind that II tho peas arc
put In IA barrel and n f.w aticka of
some kind OF porous wood soaked In
h~erosens. oil are stuck down In
them. the sticks being occasionally
~r"aoaked. very few II any insects will
trouble them. This may be- useful
10 some one
-. G. SANDERS.
collcton Co. 8. G.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-06-06

Crescent, u. lis. HE. America. alba ioa.c O..
ro-.oa' y. 'tA, itsse: paisy. -, ina, iac..
lea. PER Ion. stoci arrow, - lbs. 100, JoIs
eang. , - DC. higher.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-06-06

IL is useless 10 tell the farmers 10
manure their land 10 make the hui
II OF course every farmer should
save all the manure no can. but the
small farmers-the most OF them
ind that after they have MANFRED
their gardens and truck patches that
they have about enough To go owe,
one acre. II Ii also useless To tell
them TO keep more cattle and stock
without first telling them how to
raise more feed.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-06-06

Find enclosed my check for 500
Tor The Gazette. Your paper In ex-
actly what ! have long wanted and In
Inc irat one | have seen that exactly
suits. II you viii send me "A few
copies. ] think ! can get you some
subscribers.
+. S. SiTTON.
Lake Providence. La.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-06-06

Have n Tea Noo'
of the Small Farmer.
Messrs. Editors: The new inven-
ton reported by Prof. Massey for
threshing COW peas begins to sound
like something. | see very little in
the farm papers about the import
ance of raising and using COW peas.
except in n general way.
III Were an Editor"
II were the editor OF a farm pa
per IL seems 10 me that would
make the subject OF "humus." &C
peas" and the other lcgumes a per-
manent feature of my paper. I would
print IT every issue In big letters
make a hobby OF II. ! would print
II so often that these words would
become familiar 10 every farmer
and his household. The word lie
gume'' is Greek" TO the ordinary
farmer tthe very one hat needs to
use it,. lie does no; know how To
spell II. or pronounce 1t. or what IL
In. The COW pea Is the only one that
he knows how TO use TO some cx-
tent. therefore II there Ia an inn
proved way tn plant. cultivate. har-
vest and thrcsh. I would tell him
how To do IL. | would encourage
men who have learned new Ways 10
give their experienc.-oTer prizes
II no other way. In no other aay can
the farm papers better help the small
farmers OF the middle South inpToyr
their thin lands lands tha, have
had clean culture for yssra "iiu~
nus" In the thing 10 do 1t. therefore
I would tell them ho~ 10 ge; ,hla
humus into the land. OF course.
there are n fcw acres on all farms
new ground and bottom-sha; do
not need 10 much humua. Some of
the farmers know ho~ TO une Tho
cioyerw. se,ch. etc. bu; cow peas are
tho things.
Morr Farmers Would r.~ Cheaper
Peas.
SO long az the price of COW peas
Ia 81 TO 81 per buHhci the small far
mers are not going To use tho IN 10
improve III. land, They don, anow
how 10 haryea; them except By hand
picking. Just nv soon as the picking
begins In the fall tho pea buyers and
spectators. both North and South.
OF the Middle South. begin 10 write
In NIL the town and country ;ncr~
chants for prices. The merchant
then gets after III. farmer for hia
peas. Then wagons 80 all through
h country. stopping nj every farm.
Offering sometimes n price above the
market. TIL. farmer then let's his
peas go. except two or three bushels
for seed. perhaps, lie thinks 4,
throwing away money 10 sow $40
worth OF peas and IS or $40 worth
of acid OF & acres OF land: 80 you
sec the importance OF inducing them
to plant more peas. NO that tn. price
Will not tempt them 10 sell. but uae
them. Farmers. look up this thrcah-
Ing machine and tell your neighbors
about IL and plant Several
farmers In IA ncighborhood could go
In together and buy n thresher. Let
liz learn how 10 harvest the peas
other than by hand picking.
First Raise More Feed.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-06-06
How to Make Cowpeas Popular.

The PAPERS Should Print 1t in Big Letters Every Week. Farmers Should
Talk Peas and Plant Peas. and Save Pea Hay-Thcn They Should
Have a Pea Thrcshcr-Othcr Good Things That Should he I'm Reach
Of the Small Farmer.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-06-06
BUTTER, POULTRY. AND soos.
HIDES WOOL. TAIIOw.

s"anuy greer sAlsed, INC. so nc. dry
sAsed. ~ 20 lscs. dry Gsnt. lee. 20 tbr4. dam
AGED hAdes nc. lower. cAlssains, $40. each.
~ 10 II
Suni. bnsfy. per 4, 10 4.
taisow. eceEny rendered. rss tb-~
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

sister, Mrs. William McCauley, resides. De
ceased leaves a wife and three children,
Two sons and a daughter. He was Sc years
4 age.
PLATTsMOUTH-The FraternaI Order Of
Eagles has elected the following named
officers: President, William Weber; vice
ToogoOd; secretary, j. J. Swoboda; finan-
cial secretary, j. c. Warga; treasurer, Jo-
seph Hadraba.
MINDHN-District court adjourned 10
meet some day next week. In the case of
George b. Peterson, who was charged with
and found guilty Of the crime OF incest,
the court overruled the motion for a new
trial and sentenced him to the penitenti-
Will be Appealed 10 the supreme court.
c.. p Conguuu Of Wilcox, who was found
guilty of selling liquors on three counts
was fined $500 and costs. This was a pecu-
liar case and attracted much attention
en- account of the unusual way in which
the law was attempted to be evaded The
defendant was a hotel keeper and as a
part OF the regular meal, without additional
cost served liquors by leaving a pitcher
on the table with the liquor the same
as water or any food.
PLATTSMOUTH-The local lodge of Red
Men has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Sachem, John c. Cory;
senior sycamore. A. H. Kaubek; prophet,
chief of records, Emil Walters.
PLATTSMoUTH-The following named
officers have been elected by Cass camp
No. SS2. Modern, Woodmen OF America: V.
c. George Luschinsky; w. o., o. c. Hud-
son; clerk, Hebry Coos; banker, William
Hassler; escort, o. g. Hale; Waterman, ].
d. Parker; manager, Dan b. Smith; sentry,
]. l.. Burrows.
BEATRIcE-RawIns Woman's Reliei
corps No. so met yesterday afternoon and
elected the following officers: Mrs. Sarat
H aSse 5rssSos p5esi Ss4y Dem 5ssnie 0 WSik s senior
ident; Sarah Werner, treasurer; Lucy Shot.
Atenkirk chaplain; Rachael Laymon. con,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
Nebraska News Notes,

GENEvA-After a concert given by Miss
Claire Owen. music instructor of the
schools, last night, the Geneva basket ball
boys played Beaver Crossing, resulting in
a victory for the former, 20 to AZ.
.G~ENEvA-The new Episcopal rectory is
about finished and Rev. A. e. Cash and
family have moved in. The fine new
home OF Mr.. Sid Donisthorpe is also fin
ished. These buildings are quite an ad-
dition to the city.
GENEVA-The Geneva Equal Suffrage
club gave a chicken pie dinner and supper
in the basement of the high school build
ing today, the proceeds to go towards
the, salary of the music teacher, which the
club pays.
VALENTINE - A pretty wedding took
place yesterday out at the ranch of Mr..
Baker, about twenty miles south of here,
when Miss Lulu Kortz, a daughter of
Mrs. Baker. and Sam Hudson were united
in marriage, Rev. Mr.. Baker of the
Methodist church OF this city officiating.
VALENTTND-Mr. Morrisey, an attorney
of this city, received a letter this morning
from a man named Thompson from Brown
county, wanting him to have a certain
deed cancelled, claiming 1t to be a forgery.
The deed in question is made out to a
party named Sutton and ne is not known
around here, but Mr.. Marty, a real estate
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

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ductor; Sarah Huston, guard; Susan E
Gould, delegate TO the department conVen
ton; Mary Hagy, alternate.
PLATTSMOUTH-WilHam Baird, the sup
erintendent of the local Burlington shops
the first of a series of lectures to the
members of the Young Mems Bible class In
the First Methodist Episcopal church.
BEATRICE-The Gage County Farmers
institute will be held In this city January
6 and Z. A number Of prominent speakers
have been engaged for the occasion.
BEATRICE-E. N. Copeland of Wymore,
who pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing
harness from a number of farmers in the
vicinity of Wymore, was yesterday SEN
fenced to thirty days IN the county jail.
wife and four children dependent upon him
Judge Crawford made the sentence as light
as possible.
BEATRICE-The Ellis Farmers Grain
and Live Stock company mt yesterday and
elected these officers for Ine coming year:
Temple Pierce, president; Samuel Pheasant
vice president; +. J. zimmerman, secre-
tary-treasurer; Grant Cunningham, Samuel
Pheasant and ii. w. Scheve. directors. Dur
ing the last uine months the company has
CLEARED d,-D0 and has paid out $~S6,6D5.74 TO
the farmers of the Ellis vicinity.
BEATRICE-Word was received here yes
terday from Lenora, Kan, announcing the
death of o. p. Smith, who was formerly en-
gagged in the drug business in this city. Mr..
Smith was 50 years of age and leaves a
widow and four children. He was a brother
Of William G.. Smith, the druggist at Pick
rell, who left yesterday for Lenora TO at
tend the funeral.
BEATRICE-The basket bali teams OF
University Place and Beatrice played last
evening at the Young Mems Christian as
sociation building, before a large crowd.
stoek lSSsi snS SG sto 1f f foT B fSSrs Ss P pf sS q Z
star game.
YoRR-C. c. Cobb of the C. o. Cobb
company, dry goods. has offered TO donate
his museum 70 the city OF York provided
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
Like I~nustration1

certain designated portions Of the Bible
Inc winner was c. +. Huff, son of Walter
muir OF this city, and now connected with
d ColIese at Topeka, Kan, as professor of
~penmanship. The prize awarded by Miss
Sould consisted OF a handsome Bible and
e. Hallroll containing the matter memoir
CENTRAL CITY-E. A. Hayter, pro-
prietor Of the Electric theater. has been
working along quietly for some weeks
past on an electric light project and his
solicitations have been so successful tina
there is a strong probability the city coun-
Gil will be asked to grant a franchise to
an electric company, backed entirely by
home capital and with a big list OF Gus
omers pledged from the first.
CENTRAL C1TY-W. A. Hughes has ten
dered his resignation as secretary OF the
local Young Mems Christian association,
the resignation has been accepted by the
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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

a suitable place for its accommodation and
display Is provided. Mr.. Cobb has spent
ing one Of The largest and finest displays
of rare curious. a larger part e which was
gathered In European countries.
BEATRICE-In the bowling contest last
10 2,O9s.
COLUMBUS-The Modern Wuodmen of
America have elected these officers: J. L.
I1ttman, V. G; ]. T. Boyd, Al G: W.
Brewer, T.; Theo G. Weber, w; Joe
Thomas, W.: Carl Kramer. manager; Drs.
/. c. Voss, C. d. Evans and ID. 7. Martyr,
Jr., physicians.
CoLUMBUS-Council No. 9Ss, Knights OF
Columbus has elected these officers: Flank
j. Gerharz grand knight; Joseph " rrod
deputy grand knight; ]. c. Byrnes. grand
chancellor; Mark Burke, recording secTe-
tary; Fred Gerber, financial secretary;
anaugh, warden; G. S. Burke, advocate;
John Ratterman, lecturer; Timothy Logan,
!. c.; Basil Gletzen, o. G.; Thomas Wade,
trustee; +. J. Hart was elected as dele
In Omaha in May, with William O'Brien
and William Gregorious as alternates.
CoLUMBUs-In the Royal Neighbors
these women are the officers just elected
i. o. Mrs. Mary Miles; o. Mrs. Minnie
Geer; V. o., Mrs. Sybi1la Wilson; c., Mrs.
Gusta Randell; r. Miss Bertha Cover;
receiver, Miss Lizzie Watkins; NJ, Miss
Ella Poeschel and Mrs. Mary Konarck,
s., Mrs. Mary Novel and Mrs. Lena
drunken; M, Mrs. Mary Reeder, Mrs. Kate
Savage and MIs. J. L.. Brunken This
lodge is among the most flourishing of any
in Columbus.
CENTRAL CITY-A former Central CITY
boy has the winning one OF the four prizes
awarded by Miss Helen Gould TO men OF
the United States who should memories
] and reeite without error 600 verses from
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

man OF this city, is representing him and
is made one OF tho defendants in the case.
VALLEY-The Independent Order of Odd
Fellows lodge No ~, at u annual meet,
Mehl. n. O.; John Monahan, V. G.; Mons.
Johnson, secretary, and Frank Kennedy,
treasurer,
VALLEY-The Royal HighIanders Iodge
and tie following We're elected: Tom Nc
Nish, l. p; George Klanhammer, C. c.
Mrs. Margaret Holdsworth, secretary and
George Midnight, WI; Ernest Smith. c.;
Mons. Johnson, manager.
COLUMBUS-Edward Fitzsimmons, who
used to live here is under arrest In Chey-
eEne, Wyo., charged with getting money
under false p~retenses. HIS plan was to
present a check, claiming that he was a
big deposition in the First National bank Of
Columbus, when the facts were that he
mad not a dollar In the bank to his credit,
nor ever had.
COLUMBUS-The funeral of Frederick
w. Reimer was held this morning from
Lebanon lodge, No. IS, Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons, of which the deceased
was a member for more than thirty-five
years. Rev. Mr.. Dibble. pastor OF the
congregational church, officiated at the
residence.
MCOOK-In district court here this week,
William J~effr4es, the well known horse
man OF this city, secured a verdict for $500
in his suit for damages against the Bur-
lington Railroad company for injuries to
his fast horses in shipment and delays.
PONCA-Two saloon keepers of Emerson
were brought before the Dixon county court
for selling liquor to the Indians on the
reservation. The names OF these men are
John HeitEman and Alexander Weinandt,
who were fined $50 and costs each.
PLATTSMOUTH-The body Of William
Louis to this city for burial. Mr.. Latham
formerly resided In this city, where hii
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
BROKEN now COMMERCIAL CLUB
Fifty Business Men Meet TO
Form organization.

huuuFeO Fifty buslnGHH wen Meet TO
Form Organization.
BROKEN BOW. Neb., Dec. ~12-Cspecial.)
AT the Temple theater last night $50
representative business men and citizens
assembled to form a Commercial club.
At the close of the banquet Mayor
George. who acted as postmaster, intro
duced prominent speakers who took up
various topics Of interest connected with
the city and the organization Of the club.
After this, the regular organization was
effected and the constitution and by
laws taken up section by section and
adopted.
The membership is unlimited, anybody
who desires being eligible. There is no
membership fee, but such assessment will
be made on the members as the board Of
directors find necessary to further the
interests of the city, the maximum Of
which was placed at SO per quarter. This
amount will be graded according to the
business and property interests Of the
members and their assessments would prob
ably run as low as 81 for some who are
not in active business, or whose income
from business is light.
A board of seven directors. consisting
Of H. Lomax, r. c. House. w. A George,
r. Ryerson, c. T. Bowman c. s. Martin
and II. b.. Drake were elected by unani-
nous action. This board has authority
to elect the president and secretary, and
at a special meeting today elected H.
Lomax Of the Custer National bank, presi-
dent, and f. c. House, secretary.
1t was expected that II. M. Bushnell of
Lincoln, president of the State Association
of Commercial clubs, would be present
and deliver an address; but he was unable
to attend and his letter of regret, together
with other letters of encouragement from
people residing at a distance, was read
before the gathering. The banquet was
served by the Ladies' Library association
of Broken Bow. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

were arrested last night in a rooming
house at Wymore and taken to Fairbury
and lodged in jail. The offices forced their
way into the room occupied by the two,
where they found a lot OF merchandise.
The property was later Identified by Diller
parties as the goods stolen from a store
there last week. When the men were
arrested they had in their possession two
revolvers. They refused to give their
names.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
Many ROBBED MT seward.

SEWARD, Mob. Dec. 12-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Five business houses were robbed
here last night by persons who have not
yet been traced. Cash boxes and safes
were pried open where possible, but the
entire haul did not net more than IS. The
losers were: Haynes & Storey Lumber
company, Herpolsheimer's implement house,
John Hughes planning mill, Bell Telephone
company's supply house and the Harrison
elevator.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
Robert MetxIer Not Guilty.

PoNCA, Neb.. Dec. IL. - Especially - The
jury in the district court gave the verdict
OF mot guilty" in the case of the State
against Robert Metzler OF Newcastle. Judge
Groves dismissed the jury in the criminal
court for this term. The court has tried
five criminal cases, with four convictions
and one acQuittal.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

BEATRICE. Neb., Dec, ~12.-(Special Tel
egram.)-Two more alleged crooks who are
thought to have been implicated in the rob-
berry Of two stores at Diler and Steele City
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
New High school building.

The city school board has invited the
Z Commercial club. the Women's club, the
, Art association and the City Improvement
society to appoint committees to assist in
studying up on the matter Of a new high
school building and offer suggestions as
to what kind OF a building should be
erected.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13
Boy Buys Cigarettes.

Herschal Kline, a 15-year-old boy. bought
n box of cigarettes from Names Heagy. a
clerk in the Cole-McKenna cigar store, to-
day. and as a result the clerk was ar
rested and his trial set FOR Monday morn
ing.