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The Newtown bee., 1909-03-19
Bethlehem.
LIBRARY BENEFIT.

Mrs c. B. Sanderson and fri2Id will give an entertainment in the Town hall, Friday evening, March 1y, at s o'clock, for the benefit of the town free library. Admission 25c, children 15c. Mrs Sanderson's well known ability will assure the towns people of an entertainment that we do not often have the opportunity to attend.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

omen in all ages have been the
XAY homemakers; but as the years
go by the problem becomes
- more complex. Home-makiug
fSN(EGSI has advanced from where il
49, meant a clean hearth and a
spoless table cloth to where It means the
management Of the intricate machinery Of
a modern home which keeps In touch with
and influences every phase Of his broad,
strenuous. many-sided life OF ours. Home
making Is a science-a profession-present
day conditions call for specialization. II
we women are to keep up with what is
best In life; TO keep abreast OF progress,
we must specialize-must study our pro-
~fession. for such Il Is, Would a man think
OF entering any profession without previous
systematic training for that profession?
Why let a girl enter the profession OF
home making with no previous systematic
training for Il? II you have entered the
profession as a mere laborer. not as a
professional person; or as a mere hanger
on rather than one who knows and moves
along with ease and With power, then
begin to study your work now. Right liv-
ing Is the fourth r of education that Is
sadly neglected, Mrs Ellen II. Richards
has we'll and concisely treated OF this art
OF right living in a little book OF that title.
She sets forth this art as a remedy for
the partial death rate" which should stir
US as much as the actual or real death
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
Snap Shots

When a girl is a peach. It Is a sign
that she hasn't reached a ripe old age.
one OF the ~strangest things in this world
is why a self-made man 80 seldom wants
his son 10 be one,
IL isn't absolutely necessary for y school,
boy 20 love his teacher. but after honesty
Il Is the best policy.
A husband is a person who IL willing
20 forSgo romance II IL interfeTes with the
resting OF his feet on the furniture.
We'll. Of course. We believe her." said
Pharoah's daughters ehums after they
heard about the finding OF little Moses in
the Nile, but lots OF fish stories have
originated In thai r~iver."-Dallas NewA
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
sound Advice.

49, ley are telling a story in MIL
IN swaukee about the day when old
Holm Plankington was a great
- igure in the packing trade and
IGl64M he Cudahy brothers were rising
~ young men in his employ. one
OF them, in fact, had risen to be super
intendent of the plant.
There had been trouble about the men
smoking in the packing house, and a rule
had been posted that the next man caught
smoking would be dismissed instantly.
One day al the noon hour, Cudahy was
passing through one OF the warehouses
and found an old Irishman sitting on a
lard barrel putting his pipe.
Cudahy stopped and glared at the old
lrishman. The latter looked at Cudahy
and calmly Duffed his pipe. Said Cudahy,
ID you know who ann Faith, and
I do not" answered the old Irishman.
My name is Cudahy, and I'm superintend-
ent OF this plant"
The old man gave a final puff, then
Knocked out the ashes In his palm, show
ing that the tobacco had burned out. He
slid down off the barrel, and picked W
the handles OF the truck he had been
using, with the remark; "Ye have a good
job, Mr.. Cudahy, and I'd advise We TO
kape it,"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

amazing and incalculable. Every word that
can be said Of Il denotes a fundamental
source OF wealth and health, II Is a view
that will remain with one for many years
to come.
This evolution IN rural life has, OF
course, had the effect of enhancing the
land value and it can be truly said, that
the free delivery and the telephone have
added hundreds Of thousand Of dollars to
the value of agricultural land in Boone
county. Boone county has p]rospered by
virtue Of great resources. exploited by the
energy of an enthusiastic people. 1t can
remain prosperous and attain the maximum
Of Industrial development only by the con-
sentative use of these resources, Nature
has been prodigal of good things in this
big free country. in the east reverently
referred to as the Great American desert.
No other kind OF property has been so
potent in promoting the growth of Boone
county as has the railroad. Since II In i'm
possible for manufacturers to thrive or
agriculture to flourish in advance Of trans
portation facilities and since the railroads
were built before tho and wealth
appeared. It cannot be that it has been the
growth of wealth and that has
Induced the building Of railroads in this
and the joining counties. but instead It Is
the development of transportation facilities
aud the building of railroads that has pro-
duced the magnificent growth and the
enormous increase OF wealth in Boone
county
Boone county has an area of 6S4 squar
miles or 4S7. 100 acres. OF this nearly half
was chosen by the Burlington and Mis-
souri, railroad as part of the vast grant
which II received from the government.
About 1000 acres fell to the Union Pacific
in It's twenty mile belt OF territory through
the state, The county abounds in fertile
valleys. Beaver creek flows across the en-
tire county in a southeasterly direction,
giving forty miles of valley varying from
one TO three miles in width. Cedar river
farther west flows in a similar direction
for twenty miles.
Fully 40 pc cent Of the land in Boone
county is valleys and bottoms. the fertility
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

Of which cannot be excelled. No better
water power can be found than are fur
nished by many OF the streams In the
county. Especially does the Beaver excel
in advantages for this purpose. In 1915,
Sackett and Crouch erected their Touring
mill at Albion on the Beaver. In August.
1879, an election was called by the commits
sioners to vote S53, 900 bonds to the Omaha,
Niobrara and Black Hills railroad. on
Wednesday, June %, 1880, the cars arrived.
and In the evening a large procession.
headed by the band. marched to the train.
At the banquet that evening, speeches
were made by Messrs. Peters, Connolly,
Wilkinson. Kearney, Tiffany and Atwood.
July 2S, 1871, is the date when the first
county commissioners were sworn in. They
were JOIN Hammond. Harvey Maricle and
S. P. Bollman. On the 2eth day of August,
following, they met at Harvey Maricle's
house and decided on the first Tuesday in
January, 1917, as the day on which the first
election should be held.
The Burlington railroad paid no tax on
its vast tract of land from 1871 to IS77. Tho
commissioners became tired OF the long
litigation and gave up the fight in 1877. BY
this means about 10000 was lost and tho
iOso LNll hNdNilg vi NhH GbhhNys WHiSh a
been depending on this money to pay up
the many outstanding claims against It.
Boone county had it's full share Of county
seat unpdeasantness in early days. In 1874
the Board OF County Commissioners or
dered a court house built and advertised
for bids. w. j. Nelson was the lowest
bidder and got the contract Of erecting a
building, twenty by thirty-two feet, for
$1,000.
In the spring of 1871 the first white men
visited Boone county with a view of be-
coming permanent residents. This party
returned to Columbus with the view that
the country wouIi never be settled. The
first company who ever passed up the val
ley with a view of locating were s. d.
Avery, Ralph Voorhees,, Robert Hare and
James Hare. The prospects Of the early
settlers were not fiattering. On the south
was the Pawnee reservation and on the
north the rowing bands of Sioux.
The 18th Of April, 1871, marks the arrival
Of the first actual settlers in Boone county
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

VIEW IN BUSINESS DISTRICT, ALBIOl
The party came from Columbus and con-
sisted of S. d. Avery, Albert Dresser, n.
G. Myers, w. II. Stout, w. H.. Prescott,
John Hammond. Thomas Smith, julius
Day. Charles Bassett. John McGould and
Robert Hare. The next day all their ef-
forts were conferred in building a sod house
on the claim taken by Need Myers. This
was the first house built In the county.
The early history of Albion and the
county are closely connected. The first
settlement in the county was made on the
townsite, and since that time it has con-
tinued to be the center of trade. 1t was
plated October ., 1872. by Loran Clark and
surveyed by George w. Newberry. The
first building erected on the townsite was
the Frontier hotel. The next building was
a harness shop opened in 1874. Nothing
farther was done in the line of building
until 1876. In the spring of 1877 j. w. Riley
built a hardware store. The growth Of the
town until 1879 was very slow, During 1880
and 1881. while the railroad was being built
and after, Albion grew rapidly.
The first paper ever published in the
county was the Boone County News. 1t
was established in 1874. The Boone County
Argus was established in 1876. The first
issue was dated June 30. The Commercial
hotel was built in 1880 by j. E. Needham.
The Boone County bank was opened in
March, 1850, by c. u. Roberts.
This may all be of interest to the early
settler, but the question of the active bust
ness man Of, today is. what has Boone
county got to show for its thirty years
struggle with the frontier? What nave they
accomplished? What rave they to leave
for the next generation? These are ques-
lions that we are interested in today. A
few figures will answer these questions,
At the present time Boone county has a
population of 17,5O prosperous, progress
sive people. The county has a valuation
of 81, 9O6, 17A The transportation facilities
Of this county are excellent. Within its
borders are over sixty miles Of railroad.
With ten railroad stations that form good
shipping and railroad points for a rich scope
of farming land, that is constantly increas-
ing in wealth and tonnage that will ado
yearly to the prosperity of these towns
The county has four FIGURING mills, seven.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

teen elevators, twelve banks, fourteen free
rural delivery routes and $50 miles Of public
highway.
Thee are but few counties in the state
where the public schools receive as much
and as close attention as in Boone county.
In fact, this county has always had an
active school life. There are at present
eighty-five school districts within its Dor
ders. with eighty-five school buildings,
eighty-one Of these are frame and four
brick. There are 4.4OS children of school
age, presided over by lis teachers. The
The average number OF days of school In
all districts are 1852 per year, The average
salary paid is about $50 per month. The
buildings are in good repair in eighty dis
tricts, five are in poor condition. Il, w.
Hoffman is serving his fourth year as sup
erintendent of schools. The county has
been fortunate for many years in securing
men especially adapted to this position and
Mr.. Hoffman is no exception in this re-
spect.
Perhaps no other one thing in the county
has had so potent an influence for good to
the rural districts as the county agri-
cultural society. 1t is the pride of the en-
tire county and it has done much TO ad-
oAS NAN 10 ANSSAA ~ 1850
part of Nebraska. The grounds and build
ings are among the very best in the entire
state. This organization celebrates its
~twenty-fifth anniversary this year.
In an automobile ride through the city
and over part Of the county, we were inn
pressed with the vast amount of both for
est and ornamental trees everywhere, and
we were inclined to ask the reason for this
unusual display. A visit to the nursery
just outside the city of Albion answered
this question. For the last twenty-five
years this nursery has sent out about 100, 900
trees each spring, and the effect is seen
around every farm house and in every viii
lage OF the county.
1t is not easy TO comprehend the re-
sources of Boone county just by a pleasure
trip past many Of the good farms. 1t will
require some little study and a few figures,
not many, just a few, to get at its diff
ferent resources and what they return the
farmers of the county. OF course, the live
stock industry comes first, but with this
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

rate, this partial death being the dwarf
ing or limiting children to a meagre ex-
istence instead of the full broad life to
which everyone is entitled.
Woman should study in any and every
way possible to get these principles Of
right, wholesome living to fit herself to
be a homemakeF in the trust and broadcast
sense OF the term. Consider the subject
OF food alone; what an important ques-
ton It Is. 1t Is a vital subject, influence
ing our lives mentally and morally, as
well as physically-far more than we
ordinarily think. A kitchen Is really a
laboratory where we prepare the material
for our mental and moral, as well as
physical. ~Well-bsing. The expression Tell
me what you eat and I will tell you what
you are" has much truth in Il. As we
eat. we think. we feel. we act. We know
that dyspepsia and the blues go together.
Statistics prove hat when men are given
correct, nourishing food the craving for
drink |. less. II food influences mankind
In this one respect, why not In others-why
not in every feeling and emotion2 Man
enriches the soil and produces variations
In fruits and flowers2 Why cannot we
better mankind in the same way7 We
can. Darwin says food Is the most i'm
portsnt cause Of variation in the human
race,
What an opportunity this gives a woman
as a -homemaker; but at the same time.
what a responsibility it puts upoE her. The
opportunity OF h~omemakeFs is great-ths
responsibility is heavy-ignOranoe win not
entirely excuse her. Does It not behOove a
woman TO study to learn in every way
possible the science OF homemaking? Does
Il not behOove her TO be up and doing that
she may not be found wanting in The dis
charge OF this her God-gtven privilege and
duty-that OF being the homemaker Of her
people-in real truth 10 be the molder Of
a nation Of noble people? There are books
full on these subjects; there are depart
ments Of instruction In different institu,
tions; let our women take advantage Of
this opportunity and be professionally
trained for the care Of the home and IN,
lives In her charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

Is, Boone county is one Of the very best
agricultural counties OF the state.
Albion is not only the county seat Of
Boone county, but Is the center OF trade
for much Of the county. Rural City would
be a good name for Albion. There exists
here an almost equal balance between the
interest and pursuits OF a modern, metro
politan city and those of a rural trading
center, Men here are men OF affairs, con-
cerned in making their own fortune and
vitality and actively interested In shaping
the destiny and development OF their city.
The streets are a medley Of every sort
of vehicle. There are road-stained rigs
with spanking teams driven by proprietors
who have come in with q load of farm
produce. Platform spring wagons from the
country, with the entire family, come for
trading. And fitting in and out among
them is the automobile, which represents
the quick pace of the entire community.
The court house is an ornament to Albion
and an honor to the entire county.
The Methodist people have recently COM
pleted their handsome brick and stone
church. The Catholics have a building
costing 100000. that is second to but few in
the state All other leading denominations
city are in excellent condition. Fol- the
last three years they have been under the
supervision of Prof. r.. &. Filley. TIL
Woman's club Of the city is known and
recognized over the entire state and the
splendid work Of the Commercial club In
the last few years wilR speak for itself.
Albion has a population OF 1000, and a
high grade of business and professional
men, who stand together in support Of
every proposition looking to the welfare OF
their own. They have no kickers. Every
body here seems to be pushing and helping.
One will like Albion for its physical. moral
and spiritual helpfulness, for its large
public spiritedness, for uniform courtesy
and kindness of the citizens among them
selves and especially toward the stranger
within their gates.
1t is a city Of homes, for the most part
modern in cost but rich in comfort II is a
splendid example of an American city OF
the smaller class and peopled by the best
type Of American citizenship.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

industry is included nearly all the corn
raised in the county. II one could see the
cattle and hogs in one band that 20 to
market each year from this ounty they
would be apt to be somewhat surprised
Last year the farmers of this county sent
out. mostly to South omaha, %. 500 beef
cattle, 5000 fat hogs, 1000 as well bred
horses as you will find in the state and
5, 400 mutton sheep. After preparing this
vast amount Of stock for the market they
shipped out OF the county $4,000 bushels Of
corn, 176, 900 bushels Of wheat and S95, 900
bushels Of oats. Besides this the Touring
mills of the county shipped out 100000
pounds of flour and 20 1000 pounds OF mill
feed. Boone county is especially adapted
to the dairy industry and the larger part
Of the farmers have already begun to real
ize this fact. At the present time there are
1920 mich cows kept on these farms,
where GOO hand separators are In use. These
farmers sent to market last year H. 800
pounds Of butter and $4,000 gallons of
cream. The reason for Boone county stand
ing among the very first counties in the
state in the dairy industry comes largely
from the fact that on these farms there
is now growing 1890 acres of alfalfa. The
county seems especially adapted to this
plant. At Albion an alfalfa meal mill is To-
Gated that has turned out In the last five
months 1000 tons of alfalfa meal. Last
season this county produced 1880 acres of
corn. 21,OOO acres Of wheat and 10000 acres
of oats.
The location Of Boone county seems to
be especially favorable for the production
of many kinds OF fruit for home consump-
ton. Many berry patches, such as straw
berries and raspberries, are ound sur
rounding the farm homes. At the present
time these farmers have growing and In
full bearing O., 200 apple, 1000 pear, s,oN
peach. 10000 plum and 1900 cherry trees.
The poultry industry is playing no small
part on many OF these farms. Last year
there was marketed from this county 1850
dozen of eggs and 10000 pounds of dressed
poultry.
The county has 5000 acres in farms ant
under a high state of cultivation. The fac
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
Carpenter Letter
lContlnued from Page Two.l

Continued from Page Two.)
however, that the gates be kept closed, and
when the fires appeared he was obeysd.
The mutineers rushed up to the wall and
tried TO get in, but the governor took off
his official robes. assumed command OF
the 600 troops inside the city and kept back
the rioters. At the same time he sent tele-
grams up and down the river. and by morn
ing the Chinese gunboats began to arrive.
Al the order Of the governor they fired
on the barracks OF the mutineers aud drove
them TO the hills. At the same time the
governor opened the gates and ordered the
two regiments Of infantry 70 follow the
mutineers and attack them. They refused,
and some Of their number deserted, increas-
ing the force Of the rebels to over 1000.
The next day the governor attacked this
band and depressed It. He then called up
the regiments Of infantry and told them
that they had disobeyed orders, but that
they would not be punished II they would
stack their arms and make no further
trouble. They did so, and having gotten
possession Of the arms, he discharged them
from the ranks. beating President RoOse-
velt's exploit al Brownsville by two battal-
ions.
In the meantime the troops were moving
toward Anking. The governor had notified
the army by telegraph, and within thirty
six hours there were five columns Of sol
diers marching upon the city from different
sections OF the country. The result was
that all thought OF rebellion at once dis
appeared and the people accepted the new
emperor and the present administration as
fixed and Interchangeable. l understand that
there will be no further trouble. and that
peace Is now fixed IN every part OF ths
empire FRANK G. CARPENTER
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
suppressIng a Fool.

In spite Of the reputation for ~latitudi-
narianism he gained from his early trial
for heresy, the late Prof. Jowett Of OK
ford was Indifferent Of pretentousness and
shallow conceit.
one self-satlsfied Undergraduate met the
master one day. Master" he said. Il
have searched everywhere in all philos-
ophies, ancient and modern, and nowheLa
do / find the evidence OF a God"
Mr.. -" replied the master. after a
shorter pause than usual, III you DON
find a God by s o'clock this afternoon you
must leave this college. boston Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
Lessons i'm Honesty.

A shiftless colored boy named Ransom
Blake, after being caught In a number Of
petty delinquencies, was at last sentenced
to a short term in the p~enitentiary, where
he was sent TO learn a trade On the day
Of his return home he met a friendly white
acquaintance, who asked:
We'll, what did they put you at in the
prison, Ranse?"
"Dey started in to make an honest boy
Out'n me, sab"
That's good, Rsnse, and / hope they
succeeded?"
"Dey did, sab"
And how did they teach you to be hon
ester"
'Dey done put me In the shoe shop, sab,
nailin' pasteboard onter shoes To- leather
soles, sah."-Atlanta Constitution.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10

--HE most interesting period In
IA" the history Of Boone county is
at hand. This western prairie
- county Is taking on a new
4Egl4N individuality. During the last
- decade the progress Of this
part OF Nebraska has from an Industrial,
agricultural and commercial view point
been marvellous. The county Is now In it's
period of greatest Industrial and COM
mereial growth. There Is room for still
greater growth in both population and
wealth. In the last ten years the people
Of the county have put more money into
indusVsial establishments than they have
accumulated in twenty years before. Every
time the moon changes they now add as
much to their property value as they had
averaged per year prior to 1900. Every
Two years they now put in their hanks
more money than in a decade ten years
ago. The county began it's rebuilding in
1900 by turning to the development of it's
people. 1t has shown itself, not only in the
determination to give a chance to every
boy and girl Of every creed and color, but
IL has also shown itself In political life.
IL the seats in the Pullman cars were
twenty feet higher, a passenger passing
through Boone county would never be ont
OF sight Of a corn field, a crib OF corn and
a feeding pen filled with fat cattle. This
industry has caused a rapid and dramatic
transformation of the people. The story
OF live stock, including d~airying and edu-
cation, is an important chapter in the
second great epoch in Boone county
In 1850, Albion, the present county seat.
was a struggling town In a county thinly
settled with not very prosperous farmers.
on the porches of the stores the loafers
sat and chewed tobacco, One thousand
dollars was a big price for a farm and
even this was practically all credit. The
sidewalks resembled a COW path. But the
western push. Of the pioneer changed the
COW patd 20 concrete and made Albion OF
1850 the city Of today.
II one Will go up in the oounrt house
tower at Albion and take a look to every
point of the compass, the potential wealth
within a circle reaching out six or eight
miles, both in volume and variety, is
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-10
w CAN'T Lose"

The late Thomas 3. Reed used to tell this
amusing story:
He was once retained by an enterprising
client 70 prosecute an action.
On talking with the plaintiffs witnesses
Mr.. Reed found that their stories were far
from consistent, so he reported the fact
to his client and advised that the suit be
dropped The client was somewhat per-
turbed, but told the attorney no would
have a talk filth the witnesses and let him
know the next morning what he had de-
cided.
True TO his word, he dropped in bright
and early, wearing the cheerful look OF one
who has fought the good fight,
I've seen those Witnesses he explained,
and they say they must nave been mis-
taken when they talked with you. They ali
see 1t alike now. I've also seen some Of