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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29
SMITH OPPOSES COMPROMISE
District Clerk Fights Proposed Set
Element with Broadwell.
DETERMINED TO SET PRECEDENT
lie IL Supported in His objection by
Former Commissioner w. G.
Tire, who Files an
Appeal.

The attempt OF the Beard OF County Com
missioners to compromise with Frank A.
Broadwell for fees taken as clerk Of the
Board Of Commissioners Of Insanity, has
received two protests. one objection TO the
compromise is the appeal filed by former
County Commissioner w. A. Ure and the
other is a manifesto from Robert Smith,
clerk Of district court.
Mr.. Smith says he is determined to have
the question settled ~squarely on its merits.
Either he will nave all the warrants, as
he thinks he is entitled to. or he will have
none, II the courts so determine.
1t is believed the Broadwell appeal will
result In a judicial and final settlement
of the question.
Mr.. Smiths letter runs thus:
To the Board Of County Commissioner
of Douglas County Nebraska:
! have in my possession warrants Nos.
9404 and 1907 aggregating $Sol.45, covering
fees earned by me as clerk TO, and member
or, the Boaru OF commissioner of Insan-
ity of this county.
/ had hoped mat the question of the
county's interest in these fees might have
been determined IN inc action commenced
by your honorable Dody against my pre-
uecessor IN Office, Dut you have COM
Your resOlltion Of December IS, 1903,
gives former district Clerk Frank A.
Bruadwsn a clean title to $500 OF such
ices, lwnlCu amount includes interest) and
trees nm NON un ObnSauon to the county
for earned, Dut uncoilected fees to the
amount OF iLJr0 ,uan $4,000, all Tor d
CONSIDERATION Vi Rl,2oO.
Deputy County Attorney Magney tells
you IN mis- opinion OF OCTOBER 2, 1879, that,
"Ihe statute does not require the clerk
OF the insanity commission to account for
his Tees, as such, TO the county"
And again in the same opinion he says:
The county may win and Ii may lose
and l think no one can at the time state
with any degree of certainty what the
final outcome of the suit may be-"
In view OF tnH foregoing, 1 propose to
place these warrants IN the county treasury
10 We heiu penang the result of an ac-
t4un, NuAlh nervpy ask you TO bring TO
determine th-lf o"hersnip.
4 ,rusS tins .ua,Aer E.ay have early at
tenI.uu al JOur hands.
/ VIII LOO Compromise. Either this money
belongs 20 DUus.as county or 1t is mine.
My pi predecessors IN office have presumed
that such fees belonged to them and have
governed themselves and the fees accord
ingly. l have no desire to follow this pre-
Ceuent.
Before l appropriate any funds to my
own use / wan to know that l have a
right to them.
II is my sincere desire that you cooper
ate with me in this matter, You owe 1t
to yourselves, to the taxpayers and to
me as q public official.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29
Wlshes to Study
Omaha indians
Simple Westphalian Youth Will Find
Indians" Here a Puzzling Sub
iect, Says Mayor.

From far away Muenster, in Westphalia,
has come to the Board of Education of
Omaha a letter showing that in some re-
spects the world is pretty wide and scat
tered.
A man who is evidently educated to n
high degree wishes to locate in Omaha
rs a teacher in the high school, He nalveiy
intimates that he has recently taken up
the study of Indians and their character
istics. In the furtherance of his studies,
he says. he would like 20 get a situation
with a small income attached, forever or
for a few years" He believes in his sim
pie Westphalian way that he can find in
this city the opportunity desired to study
the Indians.
There are Indians here, sure enough"
said Mayor Dahlman, when he heard Of
the letter. Il fear that the man in
Muenster would be rather puzzled than
educated IL he were to mix with them.
For several years / have been mixing and
studying myself, but the indian 1 nave
met about these digglngs are still a mys-
terry to me. Maybe III know some more
about them this time next year"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29

in the relief Of rheumatism Is being demon
strated daily.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29
The Midwest Life

Mr.. George S. SOuthworth is an
other of the younger agents of The
Midwest Life who is making good.
He graduated from Kenyon College,
Ohio, last spring at the age of 21. In
September, 1903, he entered the
agency service of the Midwest Life
without previous experience. He was
high man for the month of November,
writing twenty thousand of new bust
ness. On December 21, 1903, Mr..
SouthwOrth aud Miss Sue Williams
we're married at Columbus, o. Miss
Williams is a sister of G. l.. Williams,
who is also n of the general agents
OF The Midwest Life. Mr.. Williams
and Mr.. Southworth maintain a Joint
office at Norfolk, the former working
east from there and the latter west.
Mr.. Southworth and his bride will
reach Norfolk, which will be their flu
ture home. n day this week
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29

Orders have been issued from army head
quarters formally relieving Captain John
/, Hines as assistant to the chief quar-
termaster of the Department of the Mis-
souri,, and as quarteTmaster in charge of
the Omaha q-uartermaster depot. Captain
Hines viii leave for his new post Of duty
at Nagasaki, Japan, December 81. He win
be succeeded here by Captain T.. L. Bodies,
recently assigned to the quartermaster de-
partment of the army.
Two general courts-nartia have been
ordered to convene at Fort Riley, Kan,
for the trial Of miscellaneous offenses. The
courts win assemble December 20.
-
Orders have been issued from the War
department directing tina the troops of the
army. stationed near the larger cities,
shall attire themselves neatly and in pre-
sentable uniforms when visiting the cities
on leaves Of absence. The order is issued
in view Of certain complaints that the
soldiers OF the army were careless in their
dress, these complaints coming from
civilians.
Private F., X. Clark of Company X,
Third battalion of engineers, has been or
dered transferred TO the hospital corps for
duty.
A general court-martial was convened at
Fort Mackenzie. Wyo.. Monday, for the
trial OF miscellaneous offenses against
military law,
Honorable discharges by purchase have
been granted these enlisted men OF the
regular army: Corporals A. r. Trotman.
band, Ninth cavalry; c.. T. Lee. Battery
ID, Sixth field artillery; Mechanic Homer
o'Neill, Battery A., Fourth field artillery;
Privates William Sky, Battery b, Sixth
field artillery; Ben Frisby. Company l.,
Eleventh infantry; e.. J, Hart, Troop d.
and S. Meyers, Troop 1, Fourth cavalry;
II. NJ. Stuckel. Troop X, Eighth cavalry,
and T. f.. Bourke, Company G. Eighteenth
Infantry.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29
Sutton to Retain
Criminal Docket
Looks as if He Will Continue An.
other Year, Though Against
His Will.

1t looks mJre and more as If Judge A. L.
sutton will continue to preside over Grim
inal trials in district court after the Feb
ruary term has begun. Judge Sutton says
he would prefer to take one Of the law
dockets, but no judge has come forward
with an expression Of willingness to relieve
Judge sutton of his present position.
The seven judges will meet Saturday
and settle inoumbencies of dockets for the
year beginning February /. Until 1t is de-
termined definitely who shall have the
criminal trials there will be no decision
with regard to calling a grand jury, ae-
cording to statements given out.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29
,ack to Omaha and the new man is goins

back to Omaha and the new man is going
away.
John 5. McNally Of Oklahoma City, for
merly division passenger agent in Omaha,
is coming back to take up his former posi-.
ton, which, however, has grown In i'm
portance since he left here many years
ago. Mr.. and Mrs. McNally will arrive in
Omaha Thursday or Friday to again take
up their residence In Omaha.
George s. Pentecost, who has been in
Omaha less than a year as division pas
senger agent, will go to Kansas City as
assistant general passenger agent. Mr..
and Mrs. Pentecost will probably leave the
city Friday for their new home.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29
GOLD BADGE FOR MATRON
BelRted Christmas Present Bestowed
am Hrs. Mcpherson by Dep
utY Sheriffs,

A past due Christmas gift was received
at the count jail Tuesday by Mrs. Jennie
Mcpherson, matron OF the women's depart
ment The gift took the form OF a gold
badge and was the present of deputy sher-
ifs employed at the jail. The speech Of
presentation was made by James Talbot
and was responded to briefly by Mrs. Nc
.PhersOn. Mrs. Mcpherson is now entering
her fifteenth year of service in the POSI-
tlon. The gift would rave been made
Christmas day, but did not arrive in time.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29

DR.. Cornell refused to order either man TO
put his teeth in the discarded Christmas
dinner. After long and careful dslibera-
ton, the bird was turned over to DR.. Lang
felt TO be unstuffed from the bread crumbs,
sage and onions, and to be resulted with
mummy fluid, then picked in hard water
as a curiosity.
wen leave It here to be remembered
nv IN wears TO come" says Major Barker.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29
FLElSCHMAN GOES ON STRIKE
Meat Inspector BaIks ON Testing
Christmas Goose to Determine
How IL Died.

Meat Inspector Fleischman is on strike
and the suspicious goose turned over to the
health department has been marked for
embalming and preservation as an exhibit
In the health commissioners museumA
When the matter Of analysing the
roasted. rejected goose brought in by Citi-
zen Davis came to the test. Fleisehman
baked on the proceeding advised by sanl-
tary Inspector Tom Harrington,
Let the Irisher bite IT," said Fleisch-
man, Ills stomach Is tougher than mine. %
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29
Story with Real
Color Scheme
Ed Green, a Black Man, Pursues John
Brown, Whose Face is
White.

Here is a police story with a real color
scheme.
Ed Green, who is very black, was ar
rested for mysteriously pursuing John
Brown, an insurance agent who is very
white.
Mr.. Brown found that he was followed
BY Green and fearing a general dark de-
sign called the bIue-coats. officer Ulmer
arrested Green, who turned blue in jail.
II all turned out rosy in police court,
however. when Mr.. Green was discharged.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29
DOANE GIVEN A CAPTAlNCY
Word of Promotion of Lieutenant Re-
ceived at Headquarters.
SON OF JUDGE DoANE OF OMAHA
Man Who Served as Judge Advocate
of Department. Of Missouri Gets,
"Step" and Is Assigned to
Nineteenth Infantry.

Word has been received at army head
quarters of the appointment of First Lieu
tenant w. G. Doane to the full rank Of
captain. He is assigned to the Nineteenth
infantry.
Captain Doane is a son OF Judge Doane
of Omaha, and was for four years judge
advocate of the Department of the Mis-
souri,.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29
MNALLY COMES New YEARS
Old Omaha Rock Resumes
Residence and office Here
4 Then.

New Year day in the Rock Island Of
flces, Fourteenth and Farnam streets. viii
not mean 'out with the old and in with
the new" on the other hand one OF the
oid-time men OF the service is coming
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29

Don't let stomach, liver nor kidney
trouble down you. when you can quickly
down them with Electric Bitters. SOC. For
sale by Beaton Drug Co
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29

Brlgadier General Charles Morton has
sufficiently recovered from his recent in
disposition to resume his active duties as
commander of the Department of the Mis-
souri, at army headquarters.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29

Private F.. X. Clark of Company X,
Third battalion of engineers, has been or
dered transferred TO the hospital corps for
duty.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-29

Two general courts-martia rave been
to convene at Fort Riley, Kan,
for the trial of miscellaneous offenses, The
courts win assemble December 20.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-08-15
FARM EDUCATION

If we do anything to conserve the
resources of our country we must
work with the farm boys and girls,
the farmers that are to be, writes W.
D. H. in an exchange. Their home
school must teach them the elements
of agriculture, just as the elements
of mathematics, language and history
are taught Their father and mother
came up ignorant of the meaning of
the terms that are used in agrlcul-
tural chemistry, SO whenever they
read them they are a dead language
to them. Did the state do it's duty by
that father and mother? No! 1t
barred them out from understanding
the literature of their calling.
Millions of dollars are being spent
in universities, colleges and secondary
schools, for the education and mental
enfranchisement of people in towns
and cities, and the country school is
not as virile and vigorous an educator
as it was fifty years ago. How can
the farmer lay hold on knowledge?
How can he stand up abreast of other
classes in society, unless he has some
fair chances for education in his
youth as other men have? Right here
lies the crux of the whole matter.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-08-15
Afterwhi1e.

Afterwhile-we have in view
far scene to journey to,
Where the old home is, and where
The old mother waits us there,
Peering, as the time grows late,
Down the old path to the gate.
How we'll click the latch that locks
In the pinks and hollyhocks,
And leap up the path once more
Where she waits us at the door.
How we'll greet the dear old smile
And the warm tears-afterwhile!
Ah the endless afterwhiles!-
Leagues on leagues and miles on miles.
In the distance far withdrawn,
Stretching on, and on, and on,
Till the fancy is footsore
And faints in the dust before
The last milestone's granite face,
Hacked with Here Beginneth Space.
O, -glimmering worlds and wings,
Mystic smiles and beckonings,
Lead us through the shadoWy aisleS
Out into the afterwhileS!
james Whitcomb Riley.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-08-15

woman never knows anything about
farming.
Just be fair and square, and answer
this question: us it not fact that
on the farms where the most money
is being made today, and where there
is the most happiness and comfort, the
wife is recognized as an equal partner
with the man? That is, does not her
advice go to help make up the farm
schedule day by day? Does not she
have a word about buying and selling,
blowing and harvesting? If a new
piece of land is to be bought, does she
express her mind about the advisa-
bility of such a mover" You know,
and we all know that this is true.
The wife is worthy of the highest
regard as a counselor. Her judgment
is often more quick and more sure
than that of her husband. The man
who does not admit this is either a
conceited fellow or he is blessed CD
with one of the few wives who takes
mo interest" in what her husband is
doing. There are some Of these, but
they are so few as not to be worthy
of mentioning. AS a rule, the far
mers' wives of this country are keen
of insight, quick to think and endowed
with great common sense. The farm
err who wants to win would better call
his wife into his counsels as quickly
as he can. He will then have his
stakes set for success.-New York
Farmer.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-08-15
HUSBAND AND WIFE PARTNERS

Silent partners are not what they
are cracked UP to be on the farm.
Still there are altogether too many of
them. How often is it the case that
when the farmers wife has done the
baking, the feeding of the hens, the
making of the beds and such work as
that, her part is considered done.
Shame on the man who has so small
an estimate of his wife's ability as
that In more cases than we know,
the wife is really better qualified to
manage the farm than the man him.
self Now, don't get mad about it and
say the man that wrote this is big
fool. He ought to know that the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-08-15
THE HOME Mis-. a. 11 .. n ss

on it now. 1t is an Empire gown of
pale green broadcloth, and it is to cost
$3.50. l want to ask you to help me
a little
"'How much do you need?' the hus-
band inquired.
GIVE got all but $125,' she replied"
Washington Star.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-08-15
FARMERS TELEPHONES.

Most or u.s. VINO nave not taken the
trouble to look into the question, think
of the telephone and the telephone ex-
change as being a complicated mechan-
ism, which only experts can install and
operate. To a large degree this is true
of the sort of system that is required by
a city having a population of over four
Or five thousand, but with the Rural
System-fortunately for the farmer-it
is different.
With the Rural System there may or
rule, rural system starts with just one
line about as follows:
A number of farmers living on the
same side of town, get together and
decide to build, for their mutual benefit a
telephone line. Each man agrees to cut,
peel and haul a given number of poles
80 poles about 22 feet or % feet long be-
ing required for each mile of line.
Before the poles, which are set in the
ground three and a half feet ARE erected,
which is fastened a glass insulatOr, are
nailed to the pole, one Is inches over the
other. Having set the poles, two double
galvanized iron telephone wires are
strung the entire length of the line.
Branch lines, taking care of the farmers
living off the main route, can be fastened
to the main line wires at any point.
When the wire is all strung, each
joint being carefully soldered, in order
to be sure of having a good, tight con-
tact between each section, two wires
are run, one from each of the main
line wires, to two binding posts located
on the telephone set witch the farmer
has installed in his residence
So far has the telephone been per-
fected, as to make it possible for as
many as 35 or 40 telephones to be in
stalled on such line as that described,
and the total length of the line, in
Guiding the length of the branch lines,
may be 40 or SO miles.
What we have described is a so-called
full metallic" system. While costing at
wire grounded" system, it gives better
results under all conditions.
The total cost of all the material Oess
pOleS) required to build a mile of full
metallic" line, is but $13.74, and the
very best telephone on the market with
all material for installing it ready for
use, can be had for $500 If we assume,
therefore, that there will be on an av-
erage one telephone for every mile of
line, the grand total initial cost for each
farmer for the very best system, is but
$26.74.
The maintenance expense on such a
line, including wear and tear on the equip
ment, should be less than $500 a year.
Just think of it-for 25 cents a month,
the farmer can have telephone service
with his neighbor, DOCTOR broker ana
merchant. AT a slightly larger expense
he can usually have access to the Bell
exchange and toll lines, through these
and long distance points; or similar ar
rangements can be provided with the
nearest home company, provided the Bell
lines are not accessible.
What other agency than the Rural
Telephone more economically or effic-
our farms and farmers, or increase the
pleasure of farm life?
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-08-15
HER SHARE AND HIS

"This proposition" said Rudolph
Boxer, of indianapolis, during share
holders meeting, reminds me of one
that wife made to her husband the
other day.
"'James,' she began, you know how
/ have been scraping and saving all
the year for my spring costume?'
eyes said the man, L know
"'Well,' she went on, I've decided
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-08-15

The other day 1 took my young
nephew to the barber for the first
time. I hated to see the soft little
curls cut of, but his mother decided
they must go. AS the barber tied the
towel under his baby chin, he re-
marked, "How do you want your hair
cut, young MANI" "Wif little round
hole in the top, like my faver's. THE
Delineator.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-08-15

Figures taken from the records In the
office of the secretary of state in Wis
consin show that there had been 1888
cars registered in that state between
the date of first registration and June
1, 1909. Illinois has already passed the
10000 mark. In both of these states
the Rambler leads all other makes in
car has 1888 to it's credit, while the next
three makes in numerical order have 697
SOS and 487.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-08-15

A great annual gathering of Texas
farmers, fruit growers, nut growers,
nurserymen, horticulturists, swine
breeders, ETC., was held at College
Station, beginning July 81, and the
town was crowded with delegates and
visitors from all parts of the state.
The various conventions were held in
the extensive buildings of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College OF
Texas, which are large enough to &C
commodate even the record crowds
assembled this year.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-08-15

Out our way last Sunday teacher
asked the class to give some scrip
tural quotations to show why it was
wrong to cut off dogs tail and one
bright boy yelled out: What God
hath joined together let no man put
asunder"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-08-15

Lemon Pie-Three lemons, three
cups of sugar, three eggs, three tea
spoons of cornstarch, three cupfuls of
water and a cup of butter. Boil to
paste, fill shells, cover with meringue
and brown.
Drowned Onions-Select onions of
uniform size, peel and drop into sailed
water and cook until tender, but not
broken. Lift out of the water and
stand in baking dish. On the top of
each onion lay thin strip of break
fast bacon and stand in hot oven
until the bacon is crisp and the onions
nicely Drowned.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1909-11-15
9rci Sabre 3udltbans.

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DISQUALIFICATION Don $t,5O0,OOO bol1z
oeltc. Gin 2(ntrog orf cinen nellcn
Qro5cB mltroe abgeIebnt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1909-11-15
Crane Saarc ucrbannt.

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mieoer neit %genorbeu. llnierc @roB-
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SOC. ooer 500 Die Sloid)c, ODER cS
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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1909-11-15
GinidmMaarlnnn pun Ghincicn.

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