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Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

third OF its area Is better adapted to pas
ture pursuits than to agriculture The
great cattle ranches rave disappeared. bnt
in their stead, hundreds Of smaller oBes
have been established. They have stopped
growing cattle in Holt county and are
growing beef. They have discovered thar
logs and horns are the least portion Of the
beef animal. They could never put their
Industrial finger on the range steer. His
number and his quality we're always a prob
lem.
Holt county. one OF the largest in the
state, Is about the size OF four common
sized counties that contain sixteen town
ships each. This county has $50. coo acres
in farms, with 1000 acres under cultlva-
ton. The ounty is composed OF the Elk
horn and Hiobrara valleys and the low
divide between them. The Elkhorn valley
comprises about two-thirds Of the southern
portion Of the county and the Niobrara
over one-half Of the remainder. The whole
county may be said to consist Of level table
land, or very gently rolling prairie. About
8 per cent of the county Is bottom and
subject to overflow. 5 per cent table land,
40 per cent rolling land and 80 per cent
draws, gulches, sand levels and hills. The
ElkhOrn and its tributaries, Cache creek,
South Fork and a few other streams, water
the southern portion, and the Niobrara and
its tributaries the northern part.
The settlements in Holt county have been
too recent for much serious difficulty with
the a~bongines. No county In the state has
had as peculiar an experience with the
noble red men. as Holt. Much more trouble
was experienced from the horse thieves
tina from the Indians. On June %. 1876.
Governor CARRIER issued a proclamation for
the organization of the county. The first
regular election In Holt county was held
November 6. 1877. and resulted in the fol-
lowing Officers being elected: Commits
sioners, H. w. Haines. Samuel Gregory and
Harry Spindler; Judge, v. Ross; clerk. San
ford Parker; treasurer, Elijah Thompson;
sheriff, Thomas Berry. At q special cleo
tion held December "a. 1876 Paddock, a
small settlement on the Niobrara, was
chosen county seat by a three-fifths ma
jority. At a county seat election held May
u, 1889, o'Neill was made the county seat
OF Holt county.
o'Neil is situated about three-fourths
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

heating devices until the rates are known.
But with this kno ledge, 1t is possible to
calculate running costs 10 a nicely that Is
quite impossible in other systems. Cata-
logues Always specify the watt consump-
ton OF the various devices because current
is sold at so many cents per kilowatt-hour.
a kilowatt-hour Is the consumption of L,e0J
watts for one hours time or OF one watt
for 1000 hours time. Thus. II q device
rated at 900 watts Is used one hour. the
consumption Is one-half kilowatt-hou A
small water heater Is rated at $40 watts.
In five minutes It will boil a pint Of wafer.
Let US see what the cost would be a. 10
cents per kilowatt-hour. The S0 watts Is
thres-tenths OF a kilowatt and it uses this
amount for ons-half hour. The consump-
ton. then. would be one-fortieth kilowalt-
hour and the cost OF operation IL seen to be
one-fortisth Of 70 cents. or Accent
AT use OF slscIrioity for cooking pur-
poses Is becoming common. The appara-
tus in which the heat IL produced can form
a part OF the cooking dish itself. thus max
ing 1t possible 70 cook without q stove. II
has marked advantages Of cleanliness and
convenience over other systems. ana when
the current can be had At a moderate price
It, Is cheaper than other systsms- 1t Is
estimated that the average current con-
sumed by a Family OF four for cooking
urDos Is s~iEhty-fOur kilowatt-hours per
month. This at the rate OF s cents per
klowatt-hour amounts to A22.
There Is practically no change In the
room temperature In summer where cleo
trio cooking is in process, and. inasmuch
as special rates may usually be obtained
during the summer months. its use Is ss-
peciany popular at that time. Another
property that has made electric heating for
cooking popular is the shortness OF time
required. Griddles are ready for use in
from three TO five minutes; broilers In from
seven TO ton minutes; chatting dishes, five
minutes; laundry irons. five TO seven min
utes.
In many ways, cooking by electricity is
the ideal way. II gives the same measured
heat every time, With H. cooking can Be
lone by the clock instead Of by guess. Or
IL can be done exactly to ones taste. The
bread toaster' for use at the table. is a
good example OF this.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
Holt County's Story a Recital of Steady Growth Along

established in June 1879. by T. J. smyth.
The Frontier was established October l.
1850. by W. u. Mathews. It's editor was
commissioned postmaster at O'NeiIl. De-
cember. S. 1851.
1t is very doubtful n the early pioneers
and ounders Of Holt county realized that
they were laying the foundation for so
large, prosperous and productive a com
as we find here today.
II is quite difficult to give a correct esti-
mate OF the value and productiveness OF
this county merely from statistics and a
general writeup Of it's resources. one must
travel out for miles, especially to the
north, to comprehend anything about, its
produt dveness ais a grain and general ag-
riculture1 county. A few facts may as
sist the reader in gaining a partial idea
Of this county.
AT present Holt county has a population
Of 1S,CO and a valuation Of $40. us, O29.4 5.
The county has seventy-eight miles OF
railroad within It's border. with seven
thrifty, progressive railroad stations. The
county also has two well developed water
powers, two Touring mills, seven ele-
yators. twelve banks, four free rural dellv-
cry routes. over 80 per cent Of the farmers
Of this county own their farms and about
SO per cent are supplied with rural tele-
phones.
But one county in the state compares
with Holt in regard to It's public schools.
and II Is doubtful II there Is a county
hat takes a deeper interest and more
pride In the advancement Of their schools
than does this county. The county at the
resent time has pa school districts, where
,1achers are employed. The county has
; children OF school age.
IL must be remembered that this is a
large county and in two townships each
containing thirty-six sections there is but
one school district i'm the township. This
largely from the Kinkaid homestead
law, where there is but one family on the
section. There is but one sod school house
remaining in the county. The general
Of the school buildings and the
grounds will oompare faVorably with many
counties tina have been settled much
longer than Holt. For four years the
schools have been under the management
OF Florence E. link and the conditions of
schools and the progress that is
being made seem entirely satisfactory to
the entire county.
1t is a prosperous county and a happy
and contented people. South of the Elk
horn 1t Is largely a hay and grazing coun-
try from which thousands of cattle are sent
to market each year. II will give some
idea OF these few sections Of this large
county, when we state that the farmers
cattlemen last year sold and shipped
out, p, 300 cattle, 81, 100 fat hogs, 1000 horses
200 mutton sheep. This county also
sold and shipped out 1850 bushels OF oats
and 5000 bushels Of rye. Holt count leads
all the other counties in the state in the
hay industry. Last year this COUNTY pro-
duced 46,700 tons OF hay which is nearly
that Of any other county in the
This is not only one OF the prominent
counties In the northern part Of the state
In the live stock industry but it is already
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

--HE story Of Holt county Is only
" the story OF a mighty pilgrim
age. Every county In this part
- ~ Nebraska has a story In the
El16ENH telling OF watch there are two
49, distinct methods. One Includes
only its resources, The things that are
present today. aud vail increase or decline
tomorrow. The other is romantic and has
something OF the speculative.
The romance Of the Holt county cattle
men is one Of the most thrilling In history.
Men are living who took part In IL. vet II
has gone into history as a distinct romance,
lily TO be spared from the story Of western
progress. Every reflective old pioneer to
this county must have his moments of look
ing backward and his wholesome private
reflections upon the theme OF his short
sightedness in his time. The old cattle
man, who remained in Holt county, lived
in a state of constant surprise. Before he
came he regarded 1t as strictly a cattle
range After an experience IN II, he re-
manned under that idea. The fever grew
and reached It's climax and declined and he
still thought and said that the country was
good for nothing else. The homesteader
came from Iowa aud Illinois and seized
upon the opportunity the cattleman had
neglected, and as the time passed the
deception grew worse and worse. The waste
and lonesome acres began to have a value.
The home-makers came with enthusiasm
and some cash. At first, the old cattleman,
calmly awaited the miserable failure of all
this wilderness and oounseled with his few
remaining fellows as to the signs Of the
time. While the cowboy life has all but
passed away, one may see them yet, in their
wide trimmed hat and leather trousers. The
ranches are conducted after modern fash
ion. Each ranch has as much land I'm
cultivation as in pasture, and the erstwhile
COW puncher is following the pillow and
driving the self binder or mower these
days.
In this county the rural districts are
settled by people from every state in the
union and the thrifty towns are settled by
a refined and cultured people. Many OF
the merchants are college graduates and
rank among the shrewdest business men.
Holt county is essentially q live stock
county. BY cltmate and production It Is
adapted to the growing OF animal life. One
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
Quaint Features of Everyday Life

young man can be brought up on an
allowance OF SIS. $50 per year. payable
quarterly.
The amounts allowed are $4,000 for q
home and $500 a year to maintain the
same: for an and his keep,
5000; for entertainment by the infant
ana for his recreation and exercise. $50
for prospective medical attention, medi-
cines, &C, 500 and for clothing, $3.50.
The estate OF the child is estimated at
GASs, 100.
In fixing the allowance the referee said
that the child's father was used to an
income OF $4,000 a year, and The child
was entitled TO an income which would
educate and entertain him to the same
extent
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

started between the government and the
Bell Telephone company for the purchase
of all the lineS, exchanges and franchises
from the monopoly. Approximately $a-
10000 was the price agreed upon for the
entire system. with a quantity Of supplies
and material which the company had on
hand. After twelve months OF operation
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

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y trio company say they will, after
the ooal is gone.
II was an English physicist named Joule
who found that the amount OF heat de-
yaloped by an electric current could be
accurately measured. The amount OF heat
developed from electricity depends upon the
current strength and the resistance It over
comes. A circuit that has twice the resist
ance but the same current strength as
another Is developing heat twice as fast
as the second. whereas a circuit that has
twice the current strength but the same
resistance as another Is developing heat
four times as fast As the other.
An ordinary electric natlron consumes
about eight times as much power as q l6-
candle power lamp. Il offers only one
eighth the resistance 70 the current that
the lamp offers and 50 It's current u eight
times as large.
Suppose a person should. buy . flatiron
for use on q liosvolt current and should
afterwards move 70 q city where the cur
rent was run At 229yolt pressurei with
twice the voltage, he would receive twice
the current that his iron was designed for
and used on this current Il would soon
burn out. II the reverse happened and he
to use a 22O-volt iron on q llO-volt
current, he would find that he could
scarcely get his iron more than
This is WIN all makers OF electric heating
devices caution intending purchasers to al
ways state voltage desired.
In all the electrical heating devices the
heat Is secured by passing electrical cur
reRls through resistance metal. These
alloys are not good conductors OF cleo
trioity; they resist" it's passage and this
resistance produces heat in great quantities.
Naarly all the smaller electric heating
devices may be connected directly to the
lamp socket, but where the cooking Is TO
be done entirely by the mysterious force
it is best to install a special heating circuit
both for convenience In making suitable
COMPOSITIONS and because the user can SCI
cure a better rate for the current consumed
in such quantities.
The rates for the electric current vary
widely. depending ON the cost OF generation,
competition, etc, 80 II Is impossible 10
State The exact cost Of operating electric
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

hAunts BY The tires that are raging In the
s~wattswood mountain woods, snakes are
,swarming into the more settled portions,
and reports come In from every side Of
people being bitten.
The staple remedy is to press a quid of
chewing tobacco on the wound and apply
applejack internally in liberal doses Rattle
snakes and copperheads are common In
the villages and owleYtown is particularly
afflicted.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

telephone systems in the province, other
provinces Of the Dominion watched Will
interest the experiment, for Manitoba
claims to be the first government, not only
In Canada, but in the world. to get into
the telephone business. says the St Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Toward the end Of 1907 negotiations were
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

under government ownership a surplus Of
$3.50. OO11O is declared after deducting the
cost of the construction Of 1,4S6 miles Of
long distance lines and twenty-nine new
exchanges for 2.15s subscribers.
So satisfactory has been the showing
made under government ownership that
a reduction varying from rs to 90 per cent
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
Electric Traction tor Freight.

~
Mr.. Mellen. president of the New Haven
road, Is preparing for an experiment. Ao-
cording to the Railroad Age Gazette. a new
electric locomotive is being bW for him
which is designed TO haul freight trains,
and which Is likely to be completed next
month.
It has long been believed that the econ
omy resulting from the substitution OF cleo
tricity for steam on trunk lines would be
chiefly conspicuous In passenger traffic.
Indeed, experts have held that even In this
handling Of that class OF business there IL
room to discriminate, the suburban service
being regarded as a more inviting field for
electric traction than the long distance ex-
press service. The movement of freight by
electricity, on the other hand. has not
usually been regarded as promising any
special advantages. Nearly all electric en-
gineers, II not distinctly discOuraging any
attempt TO Initiate such a service, have AT
least been cautious about advocating II In
the immediate future. For this reason the
experiment about to be made by the New
Haven company deserves 70 be and GER
tainly will be watched closely. One electric
freight locomotive does not guarantee a
revolution In railway usage. but Mr.. Mel
lens venture viii be an object lesson OF
exceptional value. The New Haven man
agement VIII be the first, Of course. TO
learn whether the innovation Is likely 10 be
profitable, but In time other railroad Off
Gals Will discover the truth and be able
TO determine whether or not to take a
similar step.
II is announced that the new engine is de-
signed TO draw a freight train Weighing
l'bO tons at the rate Of thirty-five mkes
an hour and a heavy passenger train wSHn-
ing so tons at forty-nve miles an hour.
In any case the investment Is not likely
20 be wasted, for II q larger use OF cleo
trie power Ia hauling freight does net fol-
low Il Il pretty sure to throw new light On
the proper design q sl~AiA@ ~AFtnss Tor
passenger trGinA
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

Y THE dry sections Of Sussex
county, New Jersey. appiejack
is at q premium these days be-
cause OF the demand for II In
the treatment OF snakebite.
Driven out Of their accustomed
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

When the provincial government OF Man
itoba proposed 70 purchase ana operate an
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

Simply because Benjamin Franklin ass0-
ciated electricity with lightning, and that
most people are more or less afraid OF
lightning. electricity lie believed TO be a
dangerous factor In fire hazards. This Is
not true. for II has been proven time and
again that electricity causes less fires than
a number OF the ether things about the
house or office.
Last year nearly 5000 fires were reported
In the city OF Chicago. A careful record
WAS kept Of the origin OF these fires and
the result showed that only bou 1 per
cent could be laid 70 electricity. Only one
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
Electrical Science and Practical Application Growing in All Directions

Will be announced within the next few
days. Several reductions AVE already
been made since the government took over
the system from the Bell company. The
system now consists OF over 20,OO0 Subscrib-
ers scattered through the cities, towns,
villages and hamlets OF Manitoba.
The lead set by Manitoba was closely
followed by the province OF Alberta, and
In that province there Is today a govern
m~ent-owned telephone system, but lille
the surplus for the first years operation
Il not so large. the profits per cent are
larger. For some months past the Bell
Telephone company has been dickering
with the Saskatchewan government for
the sale OF It's system In that province,
but thus far without success, It being
apparent that the province II playing a
"freeEe-out' game n is constructing
goYernment-ownsd lines as rapidly as
possible ana making competitive rates with
the Bell company wherever possible.
Now from British Columbia comes the
cry for govsrnment-owned telephone lines.
Associated boards Of trade have taken the
matter up. passing resolutions which have
been presented to the gOveTnmnt, with the
result that a bin viii shortly be introduced
into the British Columbia Legislature pro-
viding for government ownership OF this
public utility. In British Columbia the ma
Jority Of the telephone systems are operated
by the British Columbia Telephone COM
pany. which Is said to be a subsidiary com-
PAM OF the Bell.
When this legislation passes the British
house the Bell Telephone COM
pany Will be extinct in Canada between
the Great Lakes and the Pacific ocean, for
II will have but a short mileage IN oper-
alton, and that in Saskatchewan. where the
can buy out these lines at any
time for practically its own price.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
Candles in a Cake.

Ninety-nine candles. indicating the age
Of a charming Quaker, Mrs. Lydia Sharp
less OF Whittier. Cal, blazed on the birth
day cake which graoed the center of a
large table set I'm the dining room OF the
Friends church.
Saventy-rve Of her descendants were
present to offer congratulations to the wo-
man, who clings 10 the dress. manner and
speech Of the Friends OF other days, but
keeps informed a. 70 events and movements
of the present She was born IN Middle
town. o.. but has lived in Whittier for
many years
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
Allow. a CHA SI5,75O a Year.

The report OF Referee Henry A Robin
son. who was appointed to investigate the
application OF Mrs. Gladys r. Martin for
an W for her infant son, James L.
Martin. IT,, the grandson OF the late James
e Martin, has been filed with the Sur
rOgGte at Great Neck. l. l.. II does not
allow the amount asked by Mrs. Martin,
but shows that, with proper economy. the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

pocket, while the animal was all attention
Those watching him drought that he
would pull out q lump OF sugar, but were
much surprised to see again that self
same package Of tobacco. stu further
were they surprised when he took out q
generous handful and extended IL to the
horse, which took It greedly. At this
point the ferry had reached the New York
shore, and the chain being let down the
horse trotted off the boat, c~ontentedly
m~astcating a juicy quid OF tobacco.
Twelve STITCHES In Heart.
Michael LawIor of Is47 HodiAmont ave-
nue., st. Louis. whose heart was sewed
with twelve stitches after he had been
stabbed in a light in WelIston, August %.
has practically recovered. He Is held at
the st. Louis city hospital that the sur
geons may watch his heart action for a
few days.
The remarkable operation Is said 10 have
been the first OF its kind ever performed
In ST. Louis. On several occasions in
cisions in the outer covering OF the heart
nave been closed, but never before have
stitches been taken in the heart Itself
while Il was pumping blood.
As soon as Lawlor was received at the
hospital. superintendent W. C. @. Kirch-
ner and Drs. Rodney Bunch and c. Ii.
Shut performed the operation. An open
Ing I'm his breast was made in the form
Of a trap door. the ribs being cut and laid
back.
The doctor had the little hope that Lawior
would live. as the operation was an ex-
tTemeiy dangerous one. . He recovered
rapidly, however. and was soon able TO
walk about the hospital. He viii be dis
charged in q few days. He says the wound
panied him no more than a pin-prick. and
that ne did not realize he was seriously
hurt until doctors at the hospital dis
eusSsd his cas- with him
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

fire was caused by lightning and thirty
seven by electric wires. OF course the
causes Of most of these fires were I'M
known, but the careless use of matches
caused 164 fires In 1856 dRysi stoves, chin
neys and flues caused over 800; fifty-two
were incendiary; spontaneous combustion
caused fifty-onei gasoline. forty-six; thaw-
ing waterpipes. forty-three; explosion OF
gas. thirty-eight; gas Jets. thlrty-slx; Oh
lamps. thirty-ftVe
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

LII the mountain streams and
mighty rivers cook our food and
heat our buildings some time in
the near futuref The electrical
engineers OF the General Elee-
trio company say they will, after
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-06-10
TRUE, ENTIRELY TRUE.

The truth is that when once we be-
gin to assume the right by ecclesias-
teal authority or otherwise to regu-
late, outside the plain teachings of
the Bible and the laws of the land.
the personal conduct and habits of
people; and when once the churches
begin to interfere in political, social
or other secular matters, there is no
line or limit. Every organization has
it's share of extremists, and when ex-
tremists gain control and overpower
conservatism danger and disaster
and reaction are Observation-Disclosures
mOnd News Leader.
This with reference to the SANDER
Gus vituperations of the long haired
Importation and the questionable
methods injected into the "wet" and
dry campaign recently pulled off
in Petersburg, which resulted in an
overwhelming defeat for the Anti
Saloon League. Decency and COM
mon sense might have turned the
tide. of public sentiment the other
Way.