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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
APPENDIX OPERATIONS
DR. PAGE OF BOSTON SAYS THEY ARE CRIMINAL AND LAW
 SHOULD FORBID THEM.

Boston, Mass, Oct. 4.-"An opera tion for appendicitis should be called a criminal operation, and as such should be prohibited by law" declares pr. Charles E. Page, one of Boston's s best-known physicians.
 CT have been following the records of annendicitis operations ever since the craze for appendectomy started" says Dr. Page, "and I confidently be- lieye that the day is coming when the neonIe will finally realize that the cut ting of the appendix is criminal op- eration.
 GAS for the widely proclaimed ben efits and saving of life by operations to cut the appendix, it seems hardly necessary to cite the long list or deaths following the operation. Only recently we have had the striking 1n7 stances of Clyde Fitch, the great play wright, and Gov Johnson of Mime sota. The surgeons cut off Gov. Johnson's appendix year or so ago; they operated on him second time,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
Bierd Goes in 400"
 To Western Assignment

New Haven, Oct. 4.-Ex-General Su- perintendent w. G. Bierd, of the New Haven road, who is leaving the big system to take charge as general man. ager of a road in the central west will go to Minneapolis in special car No. 400 of the New Haven road. This car, which is a directors car on the New Haven, will be thoroughly stock ed for the trip. MT. Bierd, who lives. at the New Haven house, will be ac- companied by his wife. The car was attached to the :53 train out of this city this afternoon. It will go west over the New York Central lines.
 B. R. Pollock, who is to succeed MT. Bierd here as general superintendent, was given dinner at the Hotel Garde by the Hartford Business Mems asso- ciation. He has for some years been located at Hartford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
LESS SOFT COAL MINED
DECLINE OF 94,00o,o00 TONS IN PENNSYLVANIA IN PAST
 YEAR

Pittsburg, Oct. "A decline of over 34, ,600,000 tons in the production of soft coal in Pennsylvania as compared with 1907 is a feature of the annual report on coal mining in Pennsylvania sent to Gov Edwin S. Stuart by James E. Roderiek, State Chief of Mines.
 Regarding production MT. Roderick reports that the 1908 output was Ill., 937, 1875 tons, against 149, 559, ,047 net tons in 1907.. He notes that while the ton mage of soft coal fell off last year, that of the anthracite mines leaped from 83,543, 243 to 6,056, ,412 tons, a rec ord breaker, due to the fact that an- thracite is a household necessity and is not much affected by financial de- pressionS. He also remarks upon the increase of demand for steam sizes of that coal, which a few years ago were considered of little value.
 The bituminous coal tonnage was mined in 1901 of the 1,462 mines in the State, 152,536 men being employed inside and 29,304 outside the anthra-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
PEOPLES FORUM

rtEditor:-I should like to publish nny side of the story concerning the 1theft of the ring for which was sen ktenced to serve six months in jail after kwaitfng three months for trial. thave been sick and under the care of Ia physician since June 9. I don't think was shown any justice as I Ixot no show to explain. I was com tpelIed by State lawyer to plead fguuty with the promise that I would tget off, am condemned in the sight tOf the law and I want the public to EdxnoW am innocent of the charge lagainst me That will say before lany God. am in Bridgeport 21 years EHnd have worked for many prominent Epeople If I am a poor woman all I ENgant is justice. This prominent man twho lost and found his ring, although tI am suffering for the theft of it, was ftoo prominent for his name to be pub t1ished. But am the victim for what tbe was accountable for. But I am mot the first one who has been hung fin the wrong. I hope you will pub
 fish this.
 MRS MARY DONNFI IiI,Y
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
SIBERIAN EXILE
 MAKING FORTUNE
Special from United Press

St. Petersburg. Oct. 4.-Former di- rector of the Secret Police Loupoukin who was exiled to Siberia for assist Ing in the betrayal of Eugene Aziz, the government spy to the Terrorists, has turned his attention to money making and is accommodating a fortune at the place of his punishment
 The police rule over him is not severe and he has ample opportunity to carry on business on his own ac- count. He is now about to complete negotiations begun so soon as he reached Siberia. for the cessation by the Russian government of extensive mineral rights on the shores of the Yenissei to a French company he rep reSentS and expects soon to have the necessary backing to establish a sec ond Siberian bank for the exploitation of Siberian mines
 The government is so well pleased
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
Boys Use Chemicals
 To Clear Out Store

which a group of four boys apparent ly considered quite up to date and smart worked in the store of the Olympia candy kitchen at SIP Chapel street resulted in the arrest of two of them for breach of the peace and the;, incarceration over night in the local lock up. The four hoys were quietly eating gice cream in the Olynpia's par Tor when they dropped a couple of of very noxious odor and as the odor spread through the store the place was quickly emptied of its patrons for the time being.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
PAT McCARTHY's DIP.

Patrick Mccarthy. of Railroad ave- hue. was nearly drowned Saturday afternoon. in the water off the break water between Black Rock and the bathing houses at Seaside park. He was taken with a cramp while swim ming and was rescued by two friends with whom he had gone clamming. The two men worked over him until the ambulance corps arrived when pr. kr krause rushed Mccarthy to the emer- gency hospital where restorativess were given.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04

Foley's Honey and Tar clears the air passages. stops the irritation in the throat. sootheS the inf1amed mem branes, and the most obstinate cough disappears. Sore and inflamed lungs are healed and strengthened. and the cold is expelled from the system. Re fuse any but the genuine in the yell
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
Here's Pleasant News.
Don't let it be wasted.

Don't let it be wasted.
 Corset Covers-Made of good ma terial, trimmed with several rows of valencine face, silk ribbon and em- broidery, value 29c, at 22c.
 Corset Covers-Made of sheer nain- sock, trimmed with lace insertion and mediation, soc values at 42c.
 Petticoats-Trimmed with lace or embroidery, $1.oo and $1.25 qualities, at S9c.
 s1.50 and $1.75 qualities at $1.33. $1.9S and s2.25 qualities at $1.69.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04

with his work that many favors are beIng extended to him and to-day he is a much more important man than his jailers. Financiers here predict mat long before his term of exile eX- pires he<will be one of the richest men in the empire
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04

Mir. F. G. Fritz. Oneonta. N. Y., fwrites: ssMy little girl was greatly kbenefitted by taking Foley's Orino Laxative. and I think it is the best tremedy for constipation and liver tkrouble'' Foley's Orino Laxative is {anild pleasant and effective and cures fhabitual constipation. F. B. Brill, Edocal{agent. *135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04

and on the third operation he fell a victim to mistaken modern theories. I have kept track of the appendectory deaths for twenty years and the list is appalling"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
MRS. MARY DoNNELLY.

Steamer Rosedale, John Sylvester and Isabelle will make hourly trips around warships every day until Oct. id0th Leaving foot of West 22nd and az9th streets, New York. G2s s*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
CLEANEASY. THE BEST HAND
 SOAP.

Guaranteed not to in1ure the akin an1fantly removes Stove Polish. Rust fafease, Ink. Paint and Dirt. For the hands or clothing. Large can 10 cents 7fanufactured by WIn. R. Winn. ess 6trAtford Ave
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
PRETTTEsT raCE

THE PRETTTEST FACE.
 ana the most beautiful hands are oP. fen disngured by an unsightly wart 1t can easily be removed in a few dav. without pain by using Cyrus War; Remover. for sale only at The Cyrns H6xrnacy. z5S Fairfield avenue and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
PROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Dr. William J. Mclaughlin whose dental parlors were formerly at State and Main streets. is now located at room 38. Sanford Buildino I16 *tf.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04

Fall colds are quickly cured by Foley's Honey and Tar, the great throat and lung remedy The genuine contains no harmful drugs. FEB Brill. local agent. s135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04

cite in 684 mines. employing 124, ,263 men inside and 5O,270 outside.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
POINTS oP INrEI.Esr.

For Fine Millinery there is. no place in Bridgeport like E. H. Dillon & Co.'S, 1105 Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
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greater stocks superior qualities unequaed values
 To fix these important facts clearly in the public the lucest most geeful and delightful of all sale
 "Laugh and grow fat'' is good old saying
 Happy Week. will be week of laughter Come
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01

adapted to the growing Of alfalfa. The
entire valuation of the county is SSO,9l2,NO,
and It has a population Of 1900. This
makes It one OF the strong counties In the
state both in the matter of population and
valuation. The county Is well supplied
with railroads., having ~sixty-three and one
half miles within it's borders and eight
thrifty, progressive railroad stations. Sew
enteen rural mail routes established in the
county serve $500 people, and cover over
500 miles Of rural route daily. The county
also has 1000 miles OF public highways
and 100 miles of irrigation bitches. There
are about 900 farms in the county and 1t
is these farmers that are looke to as the
wealth producers.
This county has 252,O 600 acres Of land un-
der a high state Of cultivation, and is one
Of the strongest counties in the state in
regard to the amount of beef and pork
sent to market each year. The farmers Of
this county sold and shipped out last
season S0,5OO beef cattle, 57.1OO fat hogs and
$500 fat mutton sheep. While there Is a
large amount Of grain sent to market by
the farmers OF this county each year the
amount is small compared to what is con-
sumed on the farm. Last season these
farmers sold land shipped out Of the
county 1,O47, 600 bushels of corn 537, 900
bushels Of wheat and $4,000 bushels Of
oats. 1t is but little wonder that these
farmers are prosperous when one stops
to realize what these figures mean.
But the chief glory of the county is not
its material wealth, but its schools. In
the amount OF money spent for schools
in proportion to the wealth and population
this county has but few equals. Never be.
for in its history has the school shown
greater progress. Dawson county at tbs
present time has ninety-three school dis
tricts and 104 school buildings with 18
rooms. The county at present employees
nineteen male and 135 female teachers
Professional spirit of teachers is strong
One hundred and twenty-seven teachers
have had more or less normal training
Nearly all attend the annual institute
Three Of the high schools Of the county
those at Lexington, Gothenburg anG
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01

ready quiet a village, it was not laid out
and plated as a town until 1878, This was
the first town in the county. During the
fall of 1873, a great deal Of local excite
ment was created over what was supposed
to be a gold mine about one and a half
miles east Of Plum Creek. Gold seekers
from all part of the country flocked to this
point.
Though Dawson was at the time OF its
settlement occupied as a herding ground by
the cattle men, no serious trouble with
them was ever experienced by the settlers.
depend for its prosperity were not gener-
ally as good as they are today. Some OF
the fainter hearted gave up the fight in
those days and returned to the east or
pushed on farther west. But the far
sighted ones stuck to the fight with a
faith in the county which was its own re-
ward and which in due time bore ample
fruit. Today Dawson county Is among the
most fertile and productive and progress
sive counties in the state.
The last five years in Dawson county
have been banner ones for the farmer
and business man. Years in which all
previous records in the way Of crop raising
and general progress have been broken.
These years go down in the history Of this
county as ones Of unparalleled prosperity
and clineh in the minds of the citizens
as well as the outsiders the fact that
there is no more favorable spot In the
whole Platte valley for a farm and home.
The growth of root crops as well as grains
and fruits has been so prolific that 1t is
hard to say which has had the advantage
and merits the most praise. Hay, grains
of various kinds, potatoes and other root
crops, fruit and vegetables have been pro-
duced and prosperity and plenty have
reigned everywhere. 1t might be said
right here, however, that the crop which
has left the most cash in circulation. the
crop which has raised the mortgage from
the farm and placed the farmer on firm
substantial footing is the corn crop.
Dawson county stands among the very
first counties of the state in the growing
of alfalfa, which also makes it one of the
leading as well as one Of the coming
counties of the state in the dairy industry
The farmers at the present time have
2S,S96 acres seeded to alfalfa. On these
farms are 5.7S5 cows kept and from these
COWS were produced last year and shipped
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01

out Of the county 5000 pounds OF butter
and 100000 gallons OF cream. while the
poultry industry OF the county was repre-
scented by the sale Of l42,O 900 dozen OF eggs
and 722, 900 pounds of dressed poultry.
The Touring mills Of the county are
becoming manufacturing institutions OF
much Importance. Last year the four mills
manufactured, sold and shipped out $780,
10000 pounds Of flour and 20O,O 900 pounds
of mill feed.
Lexington, the county seat Of Dawson
couny, has a population Of about 5000,
and is the largest little city in the Platte
valley. 1t is decidedly a city Of homes.
Somehow, one can always tell whether a
dwelling is a house or a home; that air
Of comfort and contentment prevades even
the inanimate boards and the very shingles.
Al a visitor gets into an automobile and
glides around the town or takes a Sunday
afternoon stroll, that fact forces itself 10
him at every block. This is a city Of
homes. Few cities Of its size in the state
have as many miles Of cement sidewalk
as Lexington. The business blocks and
the stock of merchandise carried is en-
tirely adequate to the trade. The county
agricultural society, which is a new or
ganlzation, bids fair to be an entire sue
cess from every standpoint. The alfalfa
meal mill and the FIGURING mill are the
principal manufacturing institutions and
add much to the prosperity of the city.
But there is no one organization that is
doing more for this little city than the
commercial club. 1t is composed OF the
representative business men Of the city and
county and ever on the alert for anything
that will advance the best interests of a
new county. The city has good telephone
service that reaches over the entire county
and state. 1t also has a good system OF
water works and is supplied by electric
light and power by one Of the local man
ufacturing plants.
The county has some OF the best blooded
stock In the state. George Allen has g.
thousand head of Shropshire sheep and
It's head of Shorthorn cattle that he keeps
entirely for breeding purposes. Mr.. Allen
has secured several hundred medals and
premiums in different states on his stock.
E. e. Young is also a prominent stock
breeder in the county. He makes a speciality
There are several large feeders of stock
in this county that furnish an excellent
market for the surplus grain.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01

most notable OF these was the Plum Creek
massacre, which took place August I I64.
The bluffs at this point were regarded as
the most dangerous point in crossing the
plains and probably more men were killed
here than at any other point along the en-
tire route.
After, the completion of the Union Pa
cific railroad in the fall of 1866, the i'm
mense travel and heavy freighting business
was, of course, discontinued. Some OF the
ranchmen and stagers left the country
and others remained and engaged in vari-
Gus occupations. Among those who re-
manned In what is now Dawson county was
Daniel Freeman. who had carried on a
ranch on the overland route since 1861.
Some time after he removed to Plum
Creek station and opened a small store.
on the goth day of June, 1871, acting
Governor William II. James issued his
proclamation for the organization OF the
county. Tho first election was held at the
store of Daniel Freeman in Plum Creek.
Thirteen votes were polled and the entire
population of the county did not exceed
forty people. The celebrating of the open
ing Of the first Platte river bridge west
of Columbus was held July 4, 1873. This
bridge is a mile in length and is located
directly south Of Lexington.
Under the land grant to the Union Pa
cific Railroad company, this company re-
ceived in this county SIG, 900 acres of land.
At Plum Creek station from January /,
1867 to January 1, 1868, the total receipts
Of the railroad amounted to $1,175.4 40. and
from January l, 1875 to January 1. 1876, the
receipts were $37, 6SO.54. The first fourth
Of July celebration held in the county
was in 1872. Daniel Freeman was orator
tablished at Plum Greek in 1872 and was
of the day. The first postoffice was es-
kept at the Union Pacific depot. At this
time there was but one school district in
the county in which there was but six
children Of school age. The first social
gathering was a dance at Plum Creek
on New Years night, 1872. The first news
paper published in the county was Novem-
Der 20. 1873, by Daniel Freeman and called
the Pioneer. Though Plum Creek was al.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01

to the Rockies planted Itself per-
at the rate of about a
mile a month. There were, Of course,
waves Of population reaching out into the
wilderness from time to time, but they
were often beaten back, so the slow rise
OF mans domination over the desert was
accomplished by a tide rather than by a
flood.
There are, roughly speaking. five differ
ent agricultural levels, or steps. In the
state. On each of these levels different
seeds and different methods of growing
crops must be used. II Dawson county
could Rave known this in advance It
would have been settled and delivered
ready-made as a self sustaining common
wealth many years in advance Of what 1t
was. They had to learn that seed corn
from the eastern border would not grow
well in Dawson county. They had to learn
that the Shorthorn and Hereford cattle
pay better than native stock. They had to
learn the value Of the COW and the hen as
by-products Of the big products of the
farm.
But the Dawson county farmer of the
eighties did not know how to choose and
plant and harvest so that the rainfall
would occur at the proper season for their
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perience was high, and the pupils had to
learn this tuition as they went along. 1t
was hard work-heart-breaking, cruel
work; many were called and few were
chosen. All over the western country men
and women may be found who have re-
ceived their degrees from the Nebraska
school of experience.
And now Dawson county has conquered
the soil and is getting crops from It with
wopderous regularity. In the last ten years
this county has pulled itself out of debt.
It's proportion of rented farms is smaller
than that OF most any other county in
the state. Three-quarters of the homes
Of the people are owned. The per capita
wealth of Dawson county may not be lar
ger than that of other counties in Ne
braska and other states, but its wealth Is
more evenly distributed. There are nc
rich men and no paupers. but there are
many men worth from 5000 to SIS, 900.
Dawson county is 24x42 miles in extent,
has 1,020 square miles and is one of the
wealthy counties of the Platte valley.
This Is accounted for 1t part by the valley
of the Platte, being fifteen miles wide and
contains 100000 acres which is especially
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-01

overton, are doing regular high school
normal training work. There are some
excellent school buildings, both town and
rural, in the county. Within the last two
years the rural school houses have been
greatly improved as to exterior and in
terror, by the use of paint, wall paper.
pictures, etc. About 90 per cent of the ru-
raj schools have libraries. Many of them
are provided with musical instruments. The
school grounds are also being Improved
with fences, trees, etc. At the National
Corn exhibit at Omaha two premiums
were won by George and Joseph Seberger,
school district No. 16. L. A. Olinger is
serving the county for the sixth year as
superintendent Of schools, he is a man
well qualified for the position, being a
graduate Of the state normal, and having
thirty years experience in school work.
He is both a worker and a winner.
Win Daniel Freeman came to the county
and settled in the Platte valley he little
thought that in SO short a time that the
wild prairie on which he had settled would
be a garden. After the first pioneers had
broken the ground others on their way
west to find homes were attracted by the
smiling genial rolling land of the future
country and stopped to make 1t their home.
Some of the settlers arrived ahead OF the
railroad, a few coming with OK teams.
The early days of the county were not
days Of profit and pleasure. The little
settlement struggled for many years
against many kinds of adversely. The In
dams, chiefly Otoes and Pawnees, made
some trouble.
In the time OF the old freight emigrant
roads across the plains the route extended
nv Tho Dlnfta m fha south Ei1a through
Dawson county. The overland telegraph
was established through the county in
1861, and this county is the only place
where it was ever injured by Indians.
There were ranches established every few
miles along the route in this county. The
most important of these was that of Plum
Creek, now Lexington, which was the tele-
graph and stage station and the most inn
portant one between Fort Kearny and
Cottonwood Springs. Several murders
were committed here by the Indians. The