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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
Big Night for
Modern Woodmen
Great Glass to Be Adopted at a Spe-
cial Meeting Tuesday
Night.

The Modern woodmen of America are
at Creighton hall on Tuesday night next
at s o'clock. The numerous candidates
whose initiation is to be a special feature
of the occasion will meet at the Modern
Woodmen hall and altogether, with camp
teams and members, march 10 the hall.
Here the regular ritual will be gone
through, the different part being taken by
officers selected from the various camps in
Omaha and vicinity.
1t being impossible for Head Consul Tai
boz to attend, owing to a press of business
in the east, Supreme National Lecturer
Charles f. Whelan has been asked to be
the orator of the evening. Mr.. whelan,
who is held to be an exceedingly eloquent
and entertaining speaker, is we'll qualified
for his work, having been connected with
the Modern Woodmen of America as a
lecturer for a great number of years. He
is a resident OF Madison, Wis, and was
formerly its mayor. For several years he
was grand master of the Masonic order in
Wisconsin. He Is also a good story teller.
and the many Woodmen In Omaha and
vicinity are anticipating his address with
much pleasure.
an address by Nelson c.. Pratt, who in his
enthusiasm for the promotion of the aims
of woodcraft has cheerfully rendered his
services. II is hoped that many Woodmen
from Florence. Benson. South Omaha.
Council Bluffs. Plattsmouth and other
nearby towns will attend.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
Rain Widespread
in Nebraska
Many Points Report a Fall Of an
Inch or More, with Excellent
Results.

SUTTON. May 1~5.-(special.y- IAN old
fashioned pouring rain set in here Friday
evening at 4 O'Clock and continued through
the night. About III inches of water fell.
Wheat is now looking fine and corn al
ready planted is jumping out Of the
ground.
HARVARD, Neb., May 15.-(Special.) y
Preceded by several days OF strong wind
and cloudy weather, the drought was
broken during the night of the 18th along
the bluff six miles north of this city. but
did not reach here. Yesterday wind and
clouds again prevailed till 4 o'clock, whom
the wind became very severe. but without
damage, and was followed by a fine rain
OF one-fourth Of an inch, and later in the
evening by fully as much more, making
a little better than half an inch OF rain,
as reported by Observer Fleming. The
ground had become dry only some two
inches on top, and this timely rain will
provide plenty of moisture for the present
and instill new life into farming and busi-
ness.
GENEVA, Neb., May 15.-(Special.)-At
last the drouth is broken. Rain fell from
4 O'Clock Friday afternoon almost contin-
uously until 4 this morning, making 10
inches of water. Everything looks beauti-
fully fresh and green. Potatoes are up and
wheat looks good.
EDGAR, Neb., May 15.-(Special)-The
long, dry, windy spell of about seven
weeks was broken here Friday evening by
a good rain of about one inch, and we had
also almost half an inch of hail. The good
IL will do is almost incalculable.
HEBRON, Neb,, May 15.-(Special> Tele-
gram)-During a rain and hailstorm at
Carleton Friday night Mrs. John Beavers
buggy was overturned and she suffered a
broken rib. Ed Galbraith's and Robert
Dobson's buggies were blown through
fences and demolished. No fatalities.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16

from the storm-swept area could be OBJ,
tanned.
The following were injured in the storm
which swept Mount Washington and Fair
mount park:
Mrs. Newton Birds.
Mrs. James Agar.
Miss Ruby Ives.
James o. Cam
William. '
Mrs. James O'Gara.
George Archer.
Seth Greer.
Lee Greer. %
Mrs. Debernarderie
Mrs. Mary Robinson and baby girl.
Mrs. George Root and two children.
Mrs. Ferguson.
A heavy wind. accompanied by rain and
hail, prevailed throughout Kansas City.
Much minor damage was done and traffic
OF all kinds was interfered with.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May 15.-The heaviest
rain in several years did much damage in
this locality last night. Sewers were
washed out and cellars were flooded in the
business district. Street car service was
badly interfered with by tracks washing
out in low places and there were numer-
GUS railroad washouts.
at Huxley.
BOONE. Ia, May IA cloudburst &C.
CURED last evening at Huxley, la. Great
hail stones covered the ground six inches
deep and in some places the roads are
buried under water.
NORFOLK, Neb., May 15.-Northern Ne
braska got another soaking rain last night
amounting to 81 of an inch in Norfolk.
This. with showers of the week, has made
great improvement in the crop ~cituation.
Small Cyclone in Gage.
BEATRICE, Neb.. May IA tornado
passed through a farming section south
and west Of Beatrice this evening and
wrecked a number OF buildings. Wires are
down and the extent of the storm is un-
known.
Railroad reports show some damage done
10 tracks In northern Missouri and along
the Missouri river. The rain was very
heavy In the southeast corner of Nebraska.
An elevator was blown over on the rail-
road tracks at Hollis, Kan, on the Con-
cordia branch. Details of this storm are
lacking and telephone and telegraph wires
leading to that locality are down. The
Bell Telephone company received word
from Kansas City that many telephone
lines In the vicinity Of Concordia were out
Of service because Of the storm,
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. May H-Henry
Goodal was fatally burned and his son,
Thomas, badly injured by an explosion
Of gas caused by lightning during the worst
electrical storm OF the year. In South and
East st. Joseph large areas are under
water. Train service is crippled between
st. Joseph and Kansas City on account
OF the flood. At Lake station a Burlington
train was anchored TO a bridge across a
creek by a drifting log which caught In
the springs Of one OF the coaches. Tram
men used a saw to cut the pole before the
train could proceed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
GOVERNOR CROUNSE AT REST
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tives and many friends followed to the
train, where the pallbearers lifted the
flower-laden casket into the funeral car
and after it a whole truckload of other
floral tributes.
All the relatives except Mrs. Mcintyre,
who was unable to go, accompanied the
body to Fort Calhoun, where Ex-Governor
Crounse resided at one time and where the
body of his wife was laid in 1852. Father
Williams also remained in Omaha. on ac-
count of his health, which was not OF
the best. Completing the funeral party
were Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis S. Reed and
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Howell.
The train left Omaha at 500 O'Clock n
arrived at Calhoun at $3.50. The body was
inferred without further service in the
Crounse family plot in the little tow GEM
etery.
The pallbearers at Calhoun were B. H
Claridgs, Frank Castetter and Herman
Aye OF Blair and Henry Rohwer. Henry
Rix and Lewis C1asson of Calhoun.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
QUIZ BY PHARMACY BOARD
T~wenty-Nine Take State Examination
for Certificate ties 20 EntitIe Them
to Practice.

CENTRAL CITY, Neb., May B.-(speciaD
-~Twenty-nine young people were in
Central City this week to take the exam
nation before the state board OF pharmacy
Tor certificates to entitle them to ply their
profession as registered pharmacists. Cen
trail City was chosen as the point for
holding the examination at this time be-
cause this is the nome of Hubert Lock,
one OF the members OF the board, and the
members have agreed to hold the exam
nations in rotation at the home OF each of
them. Hord Hall was secured by the board
and the examinations held there. Thy
examining board consister OF George b..
Cristoph of Norfolk, Charles r.. Sherman Of
Omaha. A. V. Pease of Fairbury, Frank
Koss OF Fremont. and Hubert Lock of
Central City.
The following is a list OF the candidates
who submitted themselves 20 the exam
nation: L. b Allphin, Ansley; N. C.
Barber, Fremont; Edward A. BriersdDrf,
Harrington; F, w. Blomenkamp. Hastings;
Clark L. bort. Auburn; Chauncey w.
Gorth, Schuyler; A. H.. Gates, Norfolk:
John ]. Guhin, Omaha: Anna s. Hanson,
Harrison; Andrew o. Hoff, Beemer;
Chester W. Hannold, Omaha; Paul Hop
kins, Brock; II. Clay Kirnzel, Omaha:
Walter A. LaViolette, O'Neil; Fred e. LIP.
pold, Omaha; Theodore j. Leinhard. Cen
trail City; Glen Martin, Stamford; d. j.. Nc
Kay, Schuyler; Benjamin Newrock, Big
Springs; George Pauzer. Alliance; John l..
Pember, Nebraska City; Fred 4. Reiuecks,
Omaha; II. b. Saunders, Omaha: Arval
Sardes. Fremont; Fred w. Shank. Bertrand;
Willard straus Stuck, wahoo; Arthur NJ.
Thompson, Neleigh; NJ. N. Fritz, Lincoln;
Milford w. Wells, Bloomfield.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
BIG DITCH REcLAIMs LAND
Project Near Sioux Falls VIII Permit
Cultivation of Fifteen Hun
dred Acres.

SIOUX FALLS, 5. D., Nav 15.-(Spe-
cial.)-A dredging company which has its
headquarters at Glencoe, Mimi, has COM
menced the work of constructing an i'm
mense drainage ditch in Hutchinson
county, southwest of Sioux Falls. The
ditch will drain alarge area of valuable
farm land which now is out Of commits
sion because Of being flooded and will en-
tirely remove a d k covering 1885 acres
of ground, which also will be reclaimed
and made to produce crops during future
seasons. In 1894 the lake dried up en-
tirely, but heavy rains and deep SHOWS
during recent years have again filled II
TO a depth of six feet in the main part.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
WABASH TRAIN THROUGH BRIDGE
Low Speed is All fha Prevents Fear
full a. trOphy.

Low Speed II All that Prevents FeRr-
full O. rOphy
KANSAS CITY, 800 May l5.-It is be-
lieved that none of the twelve persons in
jured will die as a results of the wreck of
the Buffalo, Colorado limited passenger
train, west bound, near Randolph, Mo-. six
miles northeast of Kansas City, last night
The train. which was Wabash No. 8. one
of the first of the through trains to be
used in the combination Union Pacific
Wabash transcOntinental service. recently
.inaugurated, crashed into a steel twin
bridge spanning what Is known as Rush
river, a creek one mile north Of Randolph.
The bridge piers had been undermined by
recent high waters and the fact that tho
all that prevented a fearful disaster. The
engine and the baggage and mail cars
crashed into the bridge.
In the first passenge1 coach eight pas
sengers were injured more or less Sc
riously and the 100 others in the remainder
OF the train were shaken up. The express
messenger and his assistant and the mail
clerks, with the exception OF w G. White
head OF st. Louis, climbed from their cars
and escaped with slight hurts. Whitehead
was preeipitated into the water, but soon
reached the bank. He was badly though
not seriously hurt.
John Utz. a brakeman from Kansas City,
was the most seriously injured. but it is
believed he will recover.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16

and the gold medal and championship ban
ner for the school. Martin Cloud, Canon,
won second place and the silver medal. In
defamation Katherine Balmat. Yankton,
won first and a gold medal with the cham
pionship banner for the school. Virginia
Mulhern, Philip, won second place and a
silver medal. The contestants numbered
twenty-three, the largest number ever en-
tered.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
MILLIONS OF TREES SET OUT
Pennsylvania Road Doing Enormous
Forestry Work.
PRIVATE TREE PLANTING AIDED
over 100000 Trees Furnished st Cost
60 Private individuals and Corr
pOrations Along Line OF
Big Eastern Road.

More than 100000 trees will be set out
by the Pennsylvania railroad this spring.
This win make a total of 3,4O,OW trees
which have been planted In the last three
years to provide for future requirements
In timber and cross ties and II constitutes
the largest forestry plan yet undertaken
by any private corporation.
Heretofore the company's forestry opera
lions have been confined to a limited area
between Philadelphia and Altoona. This
year. however, 5000 trees are being set
out on tracts of land near Metuchen and
New Brunswick, n. j. In addition there
are to be planted within the next month
10000 trees near Conewago, Pa: 1000 in
the vicinity Of Van Dyke, $4,000 at Lewis
town Junction, 1000 at Pomeroy and 25.0 90
at Denholm.
Trees Furnished Public.
The policy Of encouraging reforestration
on the part of the public has been actively
pursued this pring Some 151. ono trees have
been furnished practically at cost to private
corporations and individuals. In addition
5000 privet hedge plants have been supplied
to private individuals and plants Of the
sort to the number Of 1000 are to be set
out to ornament boundary lines along the
company's right-of-way.
Indicative of the scope of the forestry
plan this year is the fact that at the Nor
risville nursery alone approximately $780,
600 trees have been dug. bundled and ship
ped to places along the railroad. The area
occupied by these trees has been plowed.
fertilized and is to be replanted with about
200 bushels Of acorns. Half a million
coniferous seedlings, which we're grown
last year, are being set In transplant beds
to remain for a year before being set out
permanently.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
Liz uor Men Test
Prohibition Law
Tennessee Manufacturers Will Go
Into Court in Fight Against
Recent Legislation.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May l5.-The liquor
manufacturers are to test the constitution
atty Of the avs recently passed by the
legislature 10 prohibit the manufacture and
sale Of intoxicants in Tennessee.
General Luke z. Wright, former secre-
tary of war, will actively participate I'm the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
commencement at Yankton.

YANKTON, s. d., May l5.-(Special.)-
The annual graduating exercises of Yank-
ton High school will take place June 4
and the class is one of the largest ever
graduated here. 1t numbers twenty-one,
the graduates being: Edith Madsen. Dora
HAITI, Nina Hafey, Ava Tickling, Amanda
Peterson, Rena Peterson, Calma Meslo,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
Little Soldiers

IN your blood are the millions
OF corpuscIes that defend you
against disease.
To make and keep these little soldiers
healthy and strong, is simply to make
and keep the blood of the right quality
and quantity.
This is just what Hoods sarsapanuaI
does ii helps the little soldiers in your
blood to fight disease for Won
Ii cures scrofula, eczema, eruptions
catarrh, rheumatism, anemia, nervous.
nessl dyspepsia, general debility, and
builds up the whole system.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16

to grain in field and stock. The Chicago &
Northwestern railroad is tied up by wash
outs at Quarry and La Noble. At Quarry
the big stone arch bridge is destroyed and
100 feet of track washed out. The Great
Western suffered from washouts at Mingo
and Lauray,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16

In some places the drainage ditch will
be ten feet in depth. The ditch will be
about twenty-four feet wide at the top
and four feet at the bottom In the deepest
part. 1t is expected the ditch Will be
completed about the middle of July. A
steam shovel is being utilized in con-
structing the ditch. The shovel has a
capacity of one wagon load of dirt per
minute. 1t is estimated that the con-
struction of the ditch will necessitate the
earth.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
SIOUX FALLS BOY WINS FIRST
Robin Williams Takes Gold MEDIA In
High school OratOricRI Con-
test at

YANKTON, S D., May 15-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The seventh annual state high
school defamation contest, under the
auspices of Yankto college, was attended
here by a large throng of visitors. The
May day program consisted of an exceed
ingly pretty and well put on pageant Of
old English, Russian and German rustic
costumes. In the oratorical contest Robin
Williams of Sioux Falls won first place
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16

Helfrid Nyberg, Rudolph Dedlow. Vernon
Chase, Percy Groom, Francesca McCor-
mick, Elinor McDonough, Tenie Tejfar,
Olive Learned, Sarah Dellinger, Lille
Swanson. Gladys Van Derhule, IrIna Max,
Clarence Melso, Lulu Sampson.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
His Lame Excuse.

Gregory said Mrs. sauallop, IT have
Just received a letter from Aunt Abigail.
She says that as we don't seem To want her
TO come 20 visit us this summer she will
postpone II indefinitely. What does she
mean by that? | told you 10 write and
tell her TO come at her own convenience.
Was that what you wrote to her?"
'Er-substantially," answered Mr.. Squat
Top. Il couldn't remember how that word
convenience Is spelled. and sol / made II
risk. Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
The GLAD Hand

removes liver inaction and bowel stoppage
with DIR. Kings New life Pills, the pain
less regulators, zc. For sale by Beaton
Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
STORM HURTS IOWA cRoP,

Worth western and Great Western
AlsO suner from Flood of RaIn.
MARsHALLToWN. Ia, May lb.-LAst
nights rainstorm has done much damage
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
DEAD
OR INJURED

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
bon Doug 0s-soTE FHoEIs R1AoE M pFPTs-Tnd 7.iaI Is

One-Piece Princess Dresses. in all
the new colors OF silk m~essaline and
cotton fabrics. delioately made gar
ments for the well dressed woman
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16
Ready-to-wear clothes
for warm weather

Ramie Linen, pure Irish Linen,
Coat suits from $500 to $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-16

Tailored Linen Waists I'm high fav-
or. Herald Square waist is the peer
of them all. Prices S2.85, $500. $3.50
and S3.75.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-06
Az uNJusr coMpARIsoN.

Senator Cummins Of Iowa has a very
exalted opinion of the present genera
ton of MISUNDERSTANDING himself.
we presume. A few days ago he said
that "the highest type of statesman
ship Of the olden days would have
been unable to cope with the problems
OF the present" Whether we regard
this as a Islander of the dead or unde-
doesn't suit our Republican contem-
porary. The New Bedford standard.
The old statesmen not able to cope
with the problems Of the present.!
Some OF u.s." 1t says, have wondered
whether the craftsmanship of this
generation. as exemplified by Mr.. Cum
minis, for example. is equal to the job.
II 1t is. only posterity will find It out,
for the people of this time do not
know. We fear that Mr.. Cummins has
not brought much discriminating
thought to the formation of his opin-
ions. In support of his contention he
compares Daniel Webster with Nelson
w. Aldrich, somewhat to the ad-
vantage of the Rhode Island Senator.
But even admitting that at the present
moment Mr.. Aldrich knows more about
the tariff than ever Mr.. Webster knew,
no evidence exists that Mr.. Aldrich has
a keener and stronger mind that Mr..
Webster had, or that Mr.. webster
would not have been equal to a thor
ough comprehension of the tariff and
its Issues II he could have been placed
in possession Of all the information of
today. What we know of the states
men OF olden times is not that they
never were in error. but that they had,
as is evidenced by the course of events.
in many cases a wonderful grasp on
the issues which were presented to
them. This may yet be proven Of some
Of the statesmen of this era. Even
then. nothing will be proved to show
any increase In the natural capacity
Of the human mind"
We do not believe that Mr.. Cumn1ins
will And many well-informed and I'M
prejudiced people, even among the
statesmen and near-statesmen Of the
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-06
DRIFTWO0D



When it comes to buying an auto
remember 1t takes the dust to raise the
Parsoli SNOWFALL says: "Ev'Tbody sees
de. cloudy sky when 1t am threatening
rain but It's de feler what kin see De
blue sky beyond i dat de world needs"
Song q the Bank Cashier: 'canada.
A woman looks as funny trying to
sharpen pencil as man would try
Ing to CUT out = paper pattern with a
pair OF scissors and the united ef-
forts Of his right hand, lover jaw. and
two-thirds OF his tongue.
Man is made Of dust.
So the Bible says.
No wonder when he must
Put UP dust for woman's WAYS.
Did Won ever notice that the oldest
inhabttant Is always . man? The reas-
on It ia never q woman is doubtless be-
cause they conceal their ages. Z
They. THEY are nov ngssing candy from
Now is the time
The small boy sneaks
Away to ponds t'sftf
And winding creeks.
And when back homo
He doths return
It's not the sun
That makes him burn.
to kiss the forehead and not the lips s.
Now that bsngs have come into fashion
we hope that foolish custom Will. NOT
be adopted in America
Say, have you ever been 4 tow.head.
ed barefooted boy and sneaksd on In
TO the woods in the summer time whore
the wild birds were calling to each 9TH
and smoke eOrnsiiE siSaTetssss
Speaking Of carpet heaters whats
the matter with the man who pur.
plan and then moves away from town
without paying Tor 1T Heya
Now the time Is drawing nigh when
coquetting across the gracefliiy bend
Ing clover blossoms and the pIash-
ing Of meadow brook mingles with the
bama school teachers rejoice IL their
hearts and HE them away to the farm
house e. spend vacation and break the
hearts Of rustic swans who Invariably
the fair ones around the farm and keen
the cows from catching them.
She sat upon the sand
And gazed upon the sea.
With eyes OF dreamy blue
In manner iongingly.
And people came to gaze
For she was fair to sea.
Her bathing suit was new
And she looked sweet you beg.
It rained q Crop or two,
Then she began to fret,
Then the bath house ran into
For fear of getting wet.
p. H A.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-06

present day. who win agree With him
in his estimate OF the statesmanshfpy
OF the past and present. During the
frst seventy years OF its existence as
q nation. there was never a decade
when the country did not have better
statesmanship than IT has had at any
time since. taking the country as a
whole. We DO not mean to say or i'm
ply that there were not exceptions. in
either case. but we do mean that the
statesmen OF the old times were better
able to cope with any problem OF gov
eminent than the present. II we look
on them as class then ana now.
While II 10 true. as The standard
says. that the old statesmen of fifty
or seventy-flye years ago may not
have been as weIi-inforned on the
tariff question as are some men OF the
present day. there is no need to set
them down. as Mr., cummins inferen-
italy does. as being ignorant and UNI
Informed. and united for the import
ant duties OF national legislator. Be-
ing informed on the intricacies of tar
iff legislation Is not Of itself an evf-
dence of great statesmanship. As to
that matter some OF those who are
most prominent In connection with the
present tariff bill seem to know very
little about It,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-06
THURSDAY, MAY o 1899.


There,s Professor In Amherst Col
iege who proposes to doiiaborate. ss
we might say. with Professor Pickering
in the effort to serape acquaintance
with the Martians. That is. while the
harvard man. with his system OF mir
rors. proposes 20 see what Is happening
on the planet. and what It's inhabitants
look like the Amherst man proposes to
Ak up some kind OF apparatus that will
snabie him to hear any sounds that
may be made mp there. In short,
while one Is watching what the gentle
Martians are doing. the other proposes
to overhear their conversation. 1t
viii be real mean to spy on and cave
drop them that way. but IT is all in the
Interests OF science. and that has no
compunctions II the two scientists
will work together in harmony, they
may be able to pull down a whole lot
OF Information. They might learn
something new about women's hats and
mems trousers among the other possi-
Bile discoveries. Wonder IL they use
graphophones up in that country?