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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-13
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-13

Jean De Long, Ainsworth, Neb.
Irene Mccoy, BaInston, Neb
Lillian Mervin, Beaver City. Neb.
Mabel witt, Bennington. Neb.
Anna Gottsch, bennington. Neb
Minnie Gottsch, Bennington, Neb
Agnes Dampke, Benson, Neb.
Marie Gallagher, Benkelman, Neb. BOX ~.
Ida May, Central City Neb.
Vera Cheney, Creighton, Neb.
Louis Hahn, David City Neb.
Rhea Freidell, Dorchester Neb.
Aleda Bennett, Elgin, Neb
Eunice Bode, Falls City, Neb.
Ethel Reed, Fremont, Neb.
Hulda Lundburg, Fremont, Neb.
Marion Caps, Gibson, Neb.
Marguerite Bartholomew, qothenburg, Neb.
Anna Voss, 40 West Charles Street Grand
Lydia Roth, COS West Koenig street. Grand
Ella voss iO7 West Charles street, Grand
Irene Costello. lis West Eighth street,
Grand Island, Neb.
Jessie Crawford, 406 West Charles street,
Grand Island, Neb.
Pauline Schultz, Deadwood, S. D.
Martha Murphy, 92S East Ninth street.
Grand Island, Neb
Hugh Rutt, Leshara, Neb.
Hester r. Rutt LeshSra, Neb.
Alice Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Ruth Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Anna Nelson, Lexington. Neb.
Edythe Kreitz, Lexington, Neb.
Marjorie Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Marian Hamilton, 0O2s L street. Isncoin.
Elsie Hamilton, M2o l. street, Lincoln.
Irene Disher, DsQ = street Lincoln,
Aughie DiBher, $3.50 y street. Lincoln.
Charlotte Boggs, sH South Fifteenth street
lincoln.
Mildred Jensen 7@ East Second street.
Helen JShnsoa, Sa south Seventeenth
street, Lincoln.
Althea Myers, "a North sixteenth street,
lincoln.
Louise stiles. I,vons Neb.
Estelle Mcdonald, Lyons Neb
Milton Seller, Nebraska City Neb
Harry Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
Harvey Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb.
Lucille Hazen, Norfolk, Neb.
Letha LarlSin, South Sixth street. Norfolk,
Noh.
Emma Marquardt, Fifth street and Madi-
son avenue, Norfolk, Neb.
Geneviove NJ Jones, North Loup, Nsb.
William Davis 2M West Third street,
North Platte, Neb.
douis Raabe, 2eo9 North Nineteenth avenue,
Frances johnson. Sss North Twenty-nfth
Avenue, Omaha.
Marguerite johnson, 93S North Twenty
fifth avenue, Omaha.
Emile Brown 2322 Boulevard, Omaha.
Helen Goodrich 1910 Nicholas street,
Mary Brown, Ss2s Boulevard. Omaha.
IVA Hendee 400 Dodge street, Omaha
LILLIAN Writ, 4i5s Cass street Omaha
lewis Poff BIB Franklin street, Omaha.
1uanita Innes, H69 Fort street, Omaha.
Bassett Ruf, 1914 Blnney street, Omaha.
Meyer Cohn, SAC Georgia avenue Omaha.
Helen r. Douglas, 1881 q street Lincoln.
Ada Morris, 312A Franklin street Omaha.
Myrtle Jensen, 200 lizard street, Omaha.
Drrin Fisher. 1910 s. Eleventh St. Omaha.
Aildred Erickson, ZOO Howard St, Omaha
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-13
The Wooden Trough

BY Marguerite Ellis, 1910 Grace Street,
Omaha. Blue Side.
Once upon a time there was very old
man, whose eyes were dim, his ears dull
and whose knees trembled. When he sat
at the table he could scarcely hold his
spoon; and often he spilled his food over
the tablecloth and sometimes down his
clothes.
His son and daughter-in-law were much
vexed about this and at last they made him
sit behind the oven in a corner and gave
him his food in an earthen dish and not
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-13
The Dogs Lesson

BY Agnes Bajeck, Aged IL Years, Platts-
mouth, Neb Blue Side.
There was once a dog that stole piece
OF meat. He had to cross a bridge in
order to get home. When he was crossing
the bridge he looked into the water and
saw another dog, which was his own
image. The piece of meat which the dog
had looked larger than his, so he jumped
in after the other piece. And, after he
Jumped in. ne found out that it was his
image. and that taught him a lesson for
being selfish
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-13

By Helen Verrill, Aged IA Years. No. 10,
The strehlow. Omaha. Blue Side,
This is q fairy story for little children.
Maybe you have often wondered where
Santa Claus gets his candy. Well there
Is a small town not far away which Is
called Ferry Brough and in that little
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-13

The trees are so bare
The leaves lie on the ground
And flutter in the air,
For soon they sleep so sound,
And soon Thanksgiving viii be here
When IL is so cold
For II is nearing the end of the year,
When tales Of winter are told.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-13
Second Prize.1
THANKSGIVING

Florence Brugger, Aged Years, Ninth ant
Fulton Street, Columbus, Neb.
Blue Side.
Today Is very cold,
When the wind is asleep
The trees look 30 cold,
When the snow is 80 deep.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-13

NHERE this that the
for
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story
Of
little bird the writer's affection
consideration The tells
Of
o Columbus. Blue sIdel
Ponca I'd xchan Whit now
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-13
Ships that Pass the Mails

HE grand rush for home is on.
The tens OF thousands Of Amer
leans who have spent their va
cations and millions OF dollars
abroad are racing back to this
grand old country that, after
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-13

EssIB was a dear little girl 7
years Of age. She was the only
child OF a poor farmer and lived
In the country near 10 a range
OF high hills. over these hills
grew heavy timber and through
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-13

The prize winners this Dorothy Judson of ON
md Florence Brugger Of Columbus. Blue side
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-13

Any Of the Busy Bees cards whose
Postcard Exchange which includes:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
NEARLY a MILLION BATHS
In a Year at the Governments Hot
Springs Reservation.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE past fiscal
reservation, Arkansas. according to Su-
perintendent Meyers, who has present
ed his annual report to the secretary
of the interior. The fact that so many
people have learned of the wonderful
curative properties of the waters at Hot
Springs and that the reservation is I'M
der government control, are factors, he
says which helped to make the year
such a successful one.
He calls particular attention also to
the elimination of what he says was a
most glazing evil'' in the form of doc
tor or hotel drumming, which formerly
kept people away.
The inauguration of method of train
inspection, Mr.. Meyers says has result
ed in many people coming from all sec
lions of the country who had hereto
fore remained away because of this
nuisance"
1t generally has been conceded that
the waters are now more scientifically
administered than ever before says the
superintendent. After one years OBJ
Servation of many cures, some of which
L am convinced that the government
has no asset nearly so valuable to man
kind as these hot springs
The total number of baths given dur
ing the year, the report says was 922,-
$50, of which 1888 were paid 200, 04S
free, and 5,65S complimentary. The prac-
tice of giving complimentary baths was
stopped in Februar- of this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
GAVE Her $4,000.
City of Topeka Compromises Mrs. Bos-
worth Damage Suit.

The city of Topeka has given to
Mrs. Blanche Bosworth, $4,000 in set
Element of her claim for the death of
her husband, Frank Bosworth, who
was killed in the collapse of the Twen-
ty-frst street bridge a short time ago.
Mrs Bosw6rth through her attor-
neys Schenck and Atchison, asked for
$4,000 damages against the city.
Feeling that a lawsuit would be a
waste of time and money and that
part of her claim was just, Commits
sioners Tandy and Bone and City
Clerk Burge went to the home of Mrs
Bosworth Friday afternoon and COM
promised on $4,000 which was paid
Immediately.
The blame for the death of Frank
Bosworth has not been fixed. It has
been decided a complicated matter in
which both the city and county were
to blame, as far blame poes. The
bridge fell without warning and Bos-
worth was pinned beneath the planks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
PAUL HUDSON WIRES.
Former Topeka Man Sends Word of
Mexico Outbreak.

Mrs. ]. K. Hudson, who is visiting
with her daughter, Mrs. Del Keller of
Kansas iCty, last night received a tele-
gram from her son. Paul Hudson,
president of the Mexican Herald COM
pany in the City of Mexico, in which
he said:
"All quiet in Mexico today. The
United States and Mexico acted
promptly and in perfect harmony in
suppressing the riot. Ambassador
Wilson was not attacked. We were in
no danger, but the Herald building was
somewhat damaged
Paul Hudson, publisher of the Mex
lean Herald, was formerly of Topeka,
where his father, the late General ].
K. Hudson, was one of the pioneers,
and for years publisher of the Topeka
Daily Capital and later the Topeka
Herald a publication which lasted
from 1901 to 1906 Paul Hudson re-
moved to the City of Mexico nearly 20
years ago and founded the Mexican
Herald, the principal English-print
paper of the republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
HOW TO CURE SEED CORN
Increased Yield Is Possible Through
Proper Selection.

To increase the annual yield of corn
throughout the United States one
bushel an acre would mean total in
crease yield of 100000 bushels.
This larger yield is easily possible if
seed corn is properly selected, cured
and tested. The use of properly cured
seed may easily increase the crops 10
bushel per acre over seed as ordinarily
taken from the crib.
1t is of great Importance not to pick
seed corn before it has matured well
on the stalk. Where ears are picked
too soon ,earliness is secured at the ex-
pense of vitality. A slight frost will
not injure well matured corn and it is
preferable to run the risk of a frost
rather than to pick the ears too early
because the latter period of the grow
ing season greatly improves the vital
ity of the corn.
Corn at harvest normally contains
20 to 80 per cent of moisture which
must be quickly reduced to 10 to 12
per cent or the seed will be injured.
To remove this moisture, the Wiscon-
sin experiment station advises kiln dry
ing or fire drying where possible. If
this method is not practical and only
small quantities of corn are to be cured
the corn may be dried in a kitchen or
furnace room, or an attic we'll protect
ed from dampness and held at con-
slant temperature.
Corn should never be placed against
the south side of a building where
there is likely to be strong sunlight
as the rays of the sun will injure the
vitality of the seed on the side ex-
posed to the sun. Where corn is cured
by hanging under a porch or corn
crib roof it should be subsequently
stored in some dry room where it will
not accumulate moisture from the out
side before hard freezing weather sets
Where it is possible to use a kitchen
or furnace room for curing corn var
ious small hanging devices may be en-
ployed for holding the corn. One sim
pie method is to tie ears so that they
are a safe distance apart for drying
here shown Another device is to use
double cord, placing the ears between
them so that they can be held securely
and hung on a nail or loop. A third
system consists of small movable racks
ficient corn to plant five or six acres
The racks are stored in the kitchen
until the corn is well dried.
Another convenient and portable de-
vice is the corn tree shown in the il
Iustration. This consists of six inch
post eight feet long, fitted with base
to hold it upright Rows of long.
headless finishing nails are driven into
the post in rows three inches apart
and on each an ear of corn is thrust
be placed in doorway or window
where there is a strong current of air
to aid in removing excessive moisture.
A ventilated attic with chimney
passing through it or one located di-
rectly over a heated room affords an
excellent place for curing corn. The
corn can be stored on racks or hang
ing devices in the early fall and usual
" cured out exceptionally well corre-
spending very closely in termination
percentages with kiln dried corn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
UNVEILED TODAY.
Shields Monument Is Dedicated, and
Topeka Men Attend.

Carrollton, Nov. 12.-Hundreds of
visitors from several states attended
the unwilling here today of the Unit
ed States governments monument to
Brigadier General Jas. Shields. Con-
gress appropriated SIS, 600 for the mon
ument. The children of 40 years ago
got together and snapped yarns" of
Shields fame and the days of the civil
veterans who served under General
Shields. They met here today for the
first time in years. They are:
Judge G. A. Huron of Topeka, Kan;
c. C. Lord of Valley Falls, and DR..
Michael Mentally of Michigan Valley,
Kansas. Other visitors were George
Shields, st. Paul, Mimi; Judge S. S.
Carruthers, Bloomfield, Iowa; Arch
bishop Glennon of st. Louis; Governor
Hadley of Missouri, and his staff; Je-
rome Conner of Washington, D. c.,
designer of the monument, and Gen.
A. G. Rumbold of Jefferson City, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
WILL FIGHT 70 RETAIN GLASS.
Western League Magnates Meet To-
day to Protest Against Reduction.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-When the West
ern league baseball magnates meet to-
day the awarding of the 1910 pennant
to President Tom F'airweather of the
champion Sioux City club is to be
merely a side issue to the real pro-
gram. which calls-for vigorous cam
paign in keeping the Western league
in Glass A society with the American
association, the eastern, southern and
Pacific coast circuits.
Under the latest census the league
now represents a total population of
$4,000 said Jack Hendricks, mana
ger of the Denver club last night. ITO
remain in Glass A under the revised
classification proposed by the National
association, which meets here Tues
day in annual session, our leagues
must show 1.0O0,0 900 residents of the
eight eities=Lincoln, Topeka. Omaha.
Sioux City Wichita, Denver. Des
Moines and st. Joseph. It's going to be
a hard fight to stick in the present
class. but all the owners will he here
prepared to battle to the last ditch"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12

cost of tires has proved a big obstacle
to motoring, and the general reduction
will be probably gratifying to the mo-
toring public. The understanding of
the tire men and the makers is still in
ignorance and the manufacture of tires
has been conducted cOnSerVatively.
Outside supplies of raw rubber have
been called upon rather more extern
sively than ever before and in the ex-
act measure that the demand has
been released from the central rubber
market, prices have sagged off.
Tire men are somewhat apprehen-
sive lest the announcement of the cut
will have the effect of stiffening the
demand for the finished product and
have taken precautions not to stin1u-
late the raw rubber market by heavy
purchases. They say that the market
is in a nervous condition and shows
signs of a corner whenever big buy
ing order is shown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
MAY BE CHEAPER.
Discount of Fifteen Per Cent Slated
for First of December.

New York, Nov. 12.-Rubber tires,
the most puzzling element of motor
ing, are to be sharply cut in price on
December l. A horizontal slash of Is
per cent has been decreed and it even
may be 20 per cent or more The
course of the raw rubber market has
followed the inexorable laws of sup
ply and demand and at present is in
the neighborhoOd of $1.4O pound.
Last spring the price of Para rubber
in the open market was over SO a
pound. 1t was pointed out then that
the tire men heSitated to buy under
these conditions, as the prices paid for
raw rubber would have made the
price of tires prohibitory and would
have exerted a deadening effect upon
the trade generally.
Then came conference of the A. L..
A. NJ, at which a decision was reached
not to force the tire men to buv in
the manipulated market by insisting
on entering contracts for their sup
plies. This caused the raw rubber
market to waver and then fall about
a dollar pound when the speculative
holders of large blocks of rubber real
lied that they would have to take prof
its speedily or not at all
"a, Since then the course of the mark Of
has been downward, with a few little
strong spurts where isolated MANN
facturers tried to secure their annual
supply. The tire men say that the
current level is still too high and no
purchase of great Importance will he
until the orders can be executed at
about $1.20 a pound.
Even under the improved conditions
that nave obtained so far this fall the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
Attitude of the Farmers Toward
Motorists Has Changed.
Many Own Cars in the Country
and Small Towns.
HAULING MILK NOW.
Auto Delivery Wagons Are In
creasing in Number.
Livery Men Lament the Advent
of the Gasoline Car.

1.-THE motorist touring Kansas today
will find friends everywhere said Les
ter Davis of the Topeka Motor Car
company today. "Only a short time ago
the man with the motor in the coun-
try was considered an impostor, a
slayer of horses, a wrecker of homes
the ruination of roads But a short
time ago when a man encountered
trouble on a country trip, the passers
gloated over his i'll luck. Today the aV-
erage man lends a helping hand.
Thousands of farmers in Kansas
and the residents of the small towns
are owners, now, of machines and ap-
preciate the motorists rights. Auto
mobile clubs are springing up in every
town and conveniences for the travel
ers are arranged more hand1ly than a
few months ago.
Everywhere these automobile clubs
are taking a keen interest in the con-
struction and maintenance of good
roads, the motorist and the farmer are
working together for the betterment or
public highways and everyone has
come to realize that the motor car does
not rip roads into rugged ruts nor pick
up the thoroughfare and carry 1t
along with the machine.
Better roads throughout the coun-
try is the theme all motorists and
farmers alike unite upon and the farm
er now realizes how the automobile as
sociations and clubs may improve the
highways over which he markets his
products and increases the price of his
land at the same time.
Not an infrequent sights these days
is to see the farmer come to the city or
the station with his load of produce or
q half dozen cans of milk or cream in
a motor built especially for such de-
livery
Should any Topeka or Kansas mo-
florists decide to ship their cars to
France and do the continent" in the
gas wagon, it will be possible for them
to obtain a license in Paris of the
very latest designs and trimmed with
all the perquisitss and authority to
ramble through Europe without chang
ing chauffeurs, numbers or repalntlng
their car to correspond to the color Of
the country as indicated by the old
Swinton's geography. The interna-
tional license will give the driver the
protection of the police in any coun-
try.
Inquiries are flooding the touring
bureau of the American Automobile
association at 437 Fifth avenue, New
York, relative to routes and conditions
in Dixie land. The sunny south is just
at present, offering opportunities for
pleasant excursions to auto tourist
who have been enjoying the scenic
beauties of the New England states.
The membership of the A A. A.
has now reached about $1,000.
The Wear ulvane Motor Car COM
pany received a big Thomas Flyer to-
day which will be on display for a few
days. The big car is six cylinder,
seven passenger, four door, so horse
power machine and a beauty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12

tive annual party for the club, and for
the men in the party the hunting trip
constitutes an annual vacation. The
party has chartered a special car and
will leave over the Santa Fee tonight,
reaching Gage, Ok, Sunday. From
Gage, the party will go thirty or forty
miles in the country, taking an expert
enced guide. Several servants and an
expert chef will accompany the party,
and sufficient provisions will be taken
for a thirty days outing.
I'VE plan to make the trip this year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
temporarily.

| temporarily.
James Mcclure is young man but
has attracted considerable attention
among Topeka lawyers in recent cases
he has handled. A short time ago he
was appointed counsel in the defense
of Dennis in the Dennis-Moody case
and conducted his defense in such
clever manner that his place in the
law fraternity was recognized at once.
Mr.. Mcclure has been appointed to de-
fend the justices of the supreme court
in a $4,000 damage suit brought
against them by a Lindsborg attorney.
Although young in the practice of
law Mr.. Mcclure has had consider
able experience in the courts and in his
duties under Chief Justice Johnston of
the supreme court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12

one of the best we have ever TAKEN
said a member of the parry this after
noon. 1--WE will return home between
the 1st and 10th of December
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
Cbort Circuit Starts a Fire

the anatomy laboratory of the State
University college of medicine here
this morning caused the explosion of
an alcohol tank and a consequent fire
loss. of about $4,000. Most of the loss
besides that to the building was in
anatomical and astrological material.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
COUNTY APPOINTMENTS.
Jim Mcclure New Deputy County
Attorney.

James Mcclure, a graduate of WASH
burn college and the Washburn school
of law, has been appointed deputy
county attorney by Judge E. R. Simon,
recently elected county attorney. w.
E. Atchison, assistant county attorney
at this time, has been reappointed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
Death of Charles e. Kohl.

Oconomowoc, Wis. Now 12.-Chas.
E. Kohl, aged Sc, president of the
Western Vaudeville Managers associ-
ation died suddenly early today of
neuralgia of the heart. Mr.. Kohl was
a former member of the theatrical firm
of Kohl & Middleton. His home was
in Chicago. though he spent his sum-
mers in Oconomowoc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-12
HUNTING PARTY.
Start on Twenty-Seventh Annual Trip
to Oklahoma.

A party composed of Robert w.
Blair, S. E. Barber, W. A L. Thomp-
son, Roy Thompson, Gen w. S. Met
calf and Judge W. r. Smith will leave
tonight on their annual hunting trip.
The party goes to Gage. Okla, this
year.
This is the twenty-seventh consecu-