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Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
W0LC0TT is SENTENCED
TO ONE TO TWENTY YEARS

oryille C. wolcott. the former general
agent for the Prudential Life Insurance
company. convicted of uttering a forgery.
was sentenced to one to twenty years in
the penitentiary; the term fixed by stat
ute. by Judge George 4. Day in the crimi-
nal division OF the district court. Sem
tence was passed after Judge Day had
overruled the motion for a new trial OF
Stanley NJ. Rosewater. Wolcott's attorney.
Mr.. Rosewater was given the customary
forty days in which to perfect his appeal
to the supreme court. He said he will
appeal.
wolcott committed a series of forgerles
and entertainments last summer and dis
appeared lie was arrested in the south.
brought back to Omaha and tried last
November. The defense was insanity.
Several witnesses testified to peculiar &C
tions OF Wolcott prior TO the forgeries
and entertainments. and experts testified
In their opinion he was insane. The jury
found wolcott guilty and recommended
lenlency.
Judge Day said the court cannot extend
clemency under the law.
wolcott's sentence will date from hts
arrest. August a. He may be pardoned
or paroled at the end of a year under the
law
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
Better Service is
Promised by the
Burlington Road

+.
Judge Macomber is in receipt OF a letter
from the Nebraska Railway commission,
in which Secretary Allen states that The
suit brought BY the people Of Wheeler
county against the Burlington road has
been dismissed This is the case wherein
the business men and others living along
the Ericsson branch of the Burlington EN-
ployed Judge Macomber to represent them
in an, effort to secure better train service
on the Ericsson branch.
At this time and during the past the
Burlington has been running tri-weekly
mixed trains between Greeley Center. and
Ericsson. They tired Of II and hired an
attorney. who made the showing that
they we're entitled to better train setyiee.
A date was fixed for taking testimony,
but before that date came General Man
ager Holdrege wrote "a letter to Attorney
Macomber stating that az early as March
Is the Burlington would improve It's scrr-
ice by putting on motor car between
the two points, alternating with the reg
ulsr train. thus giving daily service, AZ
asked for 49,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
WARM WEATHER HELPS
OUT STOCK IN WYOMING

The railroad trains have all weathered
the storm and yesterday they were prae-
ttealIy running on schedule time. Those
from the west are right on schedule, but
those from the east are little late.
Reports from the west are to the ef-
feet that throughout Wyoming and Col
orado warn weather continues. From
Long Pine, along the Northwestern, way
nut to Caspar. the weather is warm and
the snow about gone. The mercury over
most Of the distance at O'Clock ranged
from g to Is degrees above zero. with a
Chinook wind blowing from the north
west.
Along the Union Pacific. the weather
was warm from a point 80 miles west
Of Omaha, all the way through Wyoming
and into Utah, the range Of the thermom-
etors being from % to % above
Zero weather is reported nearly all the
way across Iowa, with 10 to Is below in
the central and northern portions Of the
state. The weather In Kansas Is reported
20 be similar TO that OF Nebraska-cold
in the eastern and warm in the western
part Of the state
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
COUNCIL EXCEEDS AUTHORITY
Building Committee May Be Called
on Carpet to Explain.
REPAIRS ROOF WITHOUT BIDS
Comptroller Charges the Committee
with Ignoring the Law In let
ting Repair job on the
City Hail..

Three members OF the city couneil--M.
=. Funkhouser. A. c. Kugel and Goodley
+. Brucker-may be called upon to ex-
plain their official acts as members OF
the public buildings committee by the
city council in committee yuf the whole
Monday afternoon Et-...as
Comptroller F. H. Cosgsove has charged
the committee with having ignored the
law In letting the contract for repairing
the roof Of the city hail, which was dam
ased during December by wind Bids
should have been advertised for. he says.
but the first intlmatlon other officials
had that the work was to be done was
when claim came into the comptroilers
office from Bjorsea & Haas, who per-
formed the work.
The repairs required an expenditure OF
$3.50. Emil Wslstrom, superintendent OF
the city hall, said he called Mr.. Funk
houser by telephone and told him the
roof needed repairing at once. Mr.. Funk
houser said it would be repaired.
walstrom then called Wig & Son and
Mr.. Monroe. contractors, and each sent
e man to inspect the roof and present
bids. These bids were as follows: wilg
& Son. 1910; Mr.. Monroe. SIS. When the
bids were received Mr. walstroin took
them to Chairman FNrnkhouser Of the
public buildings committee, but he was a
cay late, as worlinen were then busy re-
pairing the roof.
C.. II. Withheld, building inspector said
the repairs were an emergency case and
that. therefore, the work was turned over
at once to complement contractor. In
his opinion the copper used in the repairs
would alone cost as much as $3.50 He
said the lower bidders could not have
done the work at a profit
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
NEW ORLEANS HAS SEEN
SOME WONDERFUL CHANGES

George l. Camper. assistant city en-
gineer, has returned from NeS orleans
where he attended the meeting Of the
association for standardifing psyements.
Two hundred members were present from
every state in the union. The conven-
ton passed a resolution resrettins that
George w. Craig. cts engineer of Omaha
and vice president OF tile association. was
unable TO attend.
Mr.. Campen says wonderful progress
has been made in New. Orleans within the
SPACE Of four, or five years. The sewer
system and the water forks system have
been improved at. an expense Of t5oem
until they are now az uP-to-date as any
city and the question Of disposal Of the
water which settled In, the streets and
was allowed to evaporate has been solved.
This water is pumped By husc machinery
into adjacent rivers and lakes.
A former Omaha man. James Black,
has been most effective in bringing about
these changes. Mr.. Black is an engineer
az renovn and was employed by New
orleans TO help solve problems that hae
baffled some Of the most noted engineer
ing minds in the country. A son Of Mr..
Black is employed In the engineering de-
partmsnt OF this eity.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
STRANGE CALLING CARD IS
LEFT BY CHARLES SMITH

Charles Smith. a negro. has discovered
a way TO go calling without the Gus
tomary calling cards.
He was arrested charged with the theft
Of a pair Of curtains from Mable Wal
lace's room at Tenth and Davenport
streets. When asked in police court II
he stole the curtains he said. We'll,
judge. I'll tell you. l went to call on
the young lady and when I found she
was not home. took the curtains just
to let her know that ] had called"
Was she white woman or q negro?''
asked the Judge. e..
she was black damsel, yer honor"
Smith was released on condition that
he returned the curtains, which he did.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

Here ish prescription which should be
valued by all who are subject to rheuma-
tism, stomach, kidney and bladder troubles
and especially catarrh. While the latter
is said by most sufferers an incurable
disease. there are few men or women who
viii fail TO experience great relief from
the following simple home prescription.
and u taken in time should prevent an
attack OF catarrh during the entire sea-
son. Anyone can mix the following;
Fluid Extract Juniper Berries, one ounce:
Compound Fluid Balmworth, one ounce:
Compound Syrup Of Hypophosphltes, four
ounces. Shake we'll IN a bottle and use
in teaspoonful doses before each meal and
again at bed time. Get these ingredients
from any pharmacist whom you know
handles only pure drugs. This prescrip-
ton acts directly upon the eliminatlve
tissues OF the kidneys 10 make the filter
and strain from the blood. the poIsons
that produce all forms OF catarrhal az
fections. Relief Is often felt even after
the first few doses, and II is seldom that
the sufferer ever experiences a return at
tack within the year.
This prescription makes a splendid rem
edy for all forms Of blood disorders and
such symptoms as lame back. bladder
weakness and rheumatism pains are en-
tirely dlspelled.
As this v sluable. yet simple recipe.
comes from a thoroughly reliable source,
Il should be needed by every reader who
suffers from catarrh.-Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
BECK MAKES RECORD
At BANKERS MEETING

Henry A. Beck. VINO was called the
adding machine" while assistant cashier
Of the Cudahy Packing company at South
Omaha. is sustaining his reputation with
the Kansas National hank at Wichita,
Kan. judging from the following article
in a Wichita paper:
Henry A. Beck Of the Kansas National
bank won first prize in the rapid caicula-
tIon contest at the bankers meeting
Thursday night. adding 30 figures in
fifty-two seconds
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
Mandamus is Issued
for Hydrant Rentals

Judge Munger has issued a writ OF
peremptory mandamus. commanding the
city Of Omaha to pay sis.45s.i5 to the
Omaha Water company within the next
ten days 10 settle Judgment entered last
october in favor OF the water company.
This amount represents hydrant rentals
for the first six months in 1911. Several
weeks ago Judge Munger ordered the
city officials to appear before him to
show why the rentals were not forthcom-
Ing. but they failed to heed the order and
Judge Munger has commanded that a
special tax be levied and the money
raised within the next ten DAYS.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
Grain Men to Work
for Better Crops

L. T.. Peck and f. s. westbrook have
returned from Chicago. where they repre-
scented the Omaha Grain exchange at the
session Of the council Of North American
Grain exchanges. The crop improvement
committee of the council outlined cam
paign, to be participated In by all the
grain exchanges, for encouraging the
farmers in conservation or soil fertility,
rotation of crops and more intensive
methods OF farming. This plan Will be
presented TO the omaha exchange by
Messrs. Peck and westbrook at the first
meeting OF directors.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
Fire Gong Stolen
from Hose Wagon

Fire Chief salter is. on the warpath.
Friday night the department made a run
10 Thirteenth and Howard streets. one
Of the large hose carts was left near the
scene Of the fire and not under surveil-
ance. When the 'firemen came back 70
the wagon the hose was packed In. the
wagon and the trip TO the barn started.
The driver. in turning a corner. at
tempted to ring his bell. but got no
response to the exertiont OF his feet
When the wagon reached the barn an In
vestigatlon was made and the fourteen
inch gong was missing. The police were
notified and believe some boy stole II for
his eossting traveller.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
Debating Coach at
High School Most
Popular With Boys

Prof. Edward r. Burke. the new de-
batting coach at the Omaha High school,
was graduated from Beloit college in 1905
and entered the Harvard law school the
following September. He was given his
Harvard sheepskln last June.
The first Omaha High school debate Of
the year will be held with the Council
Bluffs highg school squad in March. \
triangular debate with westport high
school Of Kansas City and the West high
school OF Des Moines win be held by the
purple and white team the first week in
April and the squad will begin its work
for the contest after the new school term
begins, r
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
W00LRlDGE FUNERAL
TO BE HELD SUNDAY

Funeral services for Harry l. Wool
ridge will be held tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock at Bradley & Dorrance's up
dertaking rooms. Two pIatoons Of po-
lice. in charge of. Lieutenant Hayes and
Sergeant samuelson. will head the pro-
cession TO the grave. Dean Hancock OF
Trinity Cathedral will conduct the serv-
ices. The pallbearers viii be Patrolmen
Pzanowski. Carney. Cummings. wentz,
Byrnes and Uneer Interment will be IN
Prospect Hill cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
Fined for Hunting ON Sunday.

BEATRICE, Neb,, Jan. is.-1speciall-
Frank Sidel Ernest Leach. Mayborn SAL
isgiver and Charles Winkler. four farm
ers from the south part of the county,
yesterday pleaded guilty In the county
court TO hunting on Sunday and were
fined 81 and costs each, which they paid.
The complaint was flied by $. a. Kinney
Of Kinney. Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

Of deadly microbes occurs when throat
and lung diseases are treated with DIT.
Kings New Discovery, soc and n.oo. For
sale by Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
A SIMPLE :.
KIDNEY
= RECIPE

Tells How to Relieve Kidney and
bladder Trouble, Gives Pre-.
scription Which Is, Easily Pre-
pared at Home and Is Said to
Give Permanent Relief 90 Every
suffcrcrer Who VIII Try the Mix
ture-Forces Kidneys TO Filter
Ont the Germs.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
BRIEF CITY NEWS
zAvs Root Print It.
Omaha aersrai hospital. Doug. ssS
Gas, Flee. Fixtures, 0rAndsn

Sl-aA8 Stks&eA ASsfAh@~ away 49,
Gas, Flee Fixtures, surxess-erandsn.
II unable to set Booths Guaranteed
Canned Oysters Of your dealer. cali
Douglas SO for nearest dealers name.
Keep Your Money and vaiaaslss in the
American Safe Deposit vaults In Tie
Bee building. Boxes rent for IS per year.
Chinese eoods-Miss Philbrick still
has curios, linen. silks, tapestries. etc.
on sale at Schadel MILITARY Store. l522
Douglas Bargains for old friends and
new.
rhsoscphieal Society Mssts-The Theo-
sophical society will meet al the Omaha
School OF Music. Eighteenth and Farnam
streets, on Sunday evening at o'clock.
l.. J. ouinby will address the society, his
subject being You Are Divine"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Homer winder Of Kansas CITY has besn
transferred to Omaha as cattle buyer for
Armour and Is located at the New Ham
ufez
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Question of Exclusive Listing Bobs
Up in Realty Exchange.
WILL BE DISCUSSED WEDNESDAY
Realty Dealers Who Are Not Mem
bers of Exchange May Attend
Annual Banquet-Several
Acreage Tracts sold.

Acreage tracts >oia'
Inc question OF exclusive nsuh'e mas
again ooooed up IN the he~l Es'S'e eA-
change. II evoked much hVely discussion
sion again next WEDNESDAY.
Latham DAVIS. last WEDNESDAY cec'aTed
that no agent should try to sell piece OF
property unless IL was listed with MN IN
writing. but he spoke against exclusive
agencies, which he said would Work 10
the advantage Of few OF the big firms
which have the reputation OF having han
died large amount Of property. e. F.
and moved that the exchange go on rec
ord TO that effect Harry Turkey said eS-
elusive listing would be fine thing for
both agent and owner. but only a few
owners could be brought TO see 1t that
way and many owners declined to make
Mr.. Harrison's motion was tabled for
the time being and the question is to be
fought out next Wednesday. President
Morton appointed committee consisting
Davis, b. r. Hastings and y. ID. wead to
frame bylaw conforming to the new
state law which compels exclusive listing
in order to assure commission.
exclusive" at its annual banquet, for II
invites all members Of the realty trater-
nifty in the city. whether or not they are
members Of the exchange to be presant
at the banquet. which will be held Thurs
day evening January .. at Sis. at the
Rome hotel. Fifty. tickets. at 81 each.
have been sold 10 date.
Thomas Herd will build two doubla
from Howard B. smith at Thlrty-thIrd
and Marcy streets. for sSO The sale
was made through the Glover Realty
Louis Nash is having plans prepared for
a fine new residence at Thirty-eIxh,b and
finest homes In the CITY.
The Glover, Realty comnsnv r.n,r,s
the sale from f.. A. Robbins 10 MA
Brown, for Sooo. Of a house and Ia, a,
Twentieth and Emmet. The lot has n
frontage Of seventy-four feet.
The Byron Reed company bougbt two
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

Ex.CoNGREssMAN MEEKIsoN CONDIENDs PE-RU-NA
of benefited
.n.-.by from my believe that
a fully able eradicate the disease Of
! thirty standin David MeskisoH
PERUNA RESTORED HEALTH
southN Bluffs Iowa writes Il
not tell done Constant confinement in my
relief until took Pea
md compile heaith
A SINCERE RECOMMENDATION.
posser r. oceana Co,
had had run Of typhoid
I without causing dis
conclusion that had aarrh OF
it helped me oh
entirely cured Of stomach trouble
now anything
Druggist for u Free Peruna Almanac for lsl--
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

Persistent Advertising is the Road tC
Big Returns.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

Is an expression we hear every
day from men and women who
use to suffer with bunions until
We fitted them to our
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

Mrs. Marcia Birkhauser. widow OF the
late Peter w. Blrkhauser has sold three
houses at the southeast corner of Twenty
fifth and Dodge to Charles A. wagnef,
the consideration being sl7.7oo There are
two brick houses and a large frame house
the latter built by the late DR.. A. A.
Parker. Mrs. Blrkhauser now lives in
Seattle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-24
PrIeb-Luedtke

A pretty wedding took place at the
German Lutheran church, on Tuesday,
October %, 1912, at go o'clock in the
afternoon, when Albert E. Prieb and
Miss Minnie Luedtke were made one
for life. Rev. c. Stretch officiated. A
large party of friends were present to
witness the ceremony. The bride wore
a white satin dress and carried beauti-
full Bouquet of pink carnations. The
groom wore the conventional black.
Willie Luedtke and Herman Prieb acted
as best men and Agnes Prieb and Ida
Schultz took the part of brides maids.
The contracting parties are we'll and fav-
Orably known and were the recipients
of best wishes from large number of
friends, among whom the Reporter and
Farmer wishes to be included.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-24
News From Hanse

Miss Helga Saga spent Sunday at
home.
Mrs. X. S. Stinson visited relatives
at Sisseton last week.
Peter Weper went to Webster Mon
day returning Tuesday.
Peter Wachtler spent Tuesday at the
John P. Opitz end home.
Chas. Miller attended the H. o.
Wickre auction Thursday.
Mr.. Daage, of Florence, was it the
vi cinity of Hanse Tuesday.
Miss Selma Olson spent Wednesday
at the Martin Stattler home.
J. H. Hetley spent Thursday in the
vicinity of Hanse visiting schools.
Mr.. and Mr.. Stephen Janisch, OF
Eden, were in Hanse Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Miller and Roy
returned from Milbank to their home
near Hanse Monday. Mrs. Miller was
Sisseton visitor Tuesday.
Misses Tracy Optiz and Agnes Keinti
spent last week at the George Janiscf
home.
Miss Cora Stinson was a visitor al
the M. w. Lawrence home last Thurs
da.
Magnus Stavig accompanied by hi.
wife, sister and mother autoed out Il
Sigvart Moen's from Sisseton Wednes
day.
The Ladies Aid of the Saron church
met with Mrs. Sigvart Moen Wednes
day and spent very pleasant after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Saga and daugh'
ter, Olga, are spending few days ir
Summit visiting the Soren Stiansor
family.
A basket social was held in the Frank
hall last Tuesday evening. Miss Lizzie
Opitz won the prize for having the
basket which brought the highest
price. A large crowd was present.
Olaf Christianson, who has beer
working for X. o. Tiegen, has resigned
and is spending few days at the P.
B. Carlson home before starting for
Minneapolis, where he will attend
Augsburg Seminary.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-24
School Notes

Paper towels and liquid soap were
instituted in the schools this week.
These together with the drinking
fountains, protect the pupils from con-
tagious and infect lou $ diseases. Not
only sore eyes, and skin diseases in
general, but also any disease that may
be communicated by the breath, may
be contracted from the public linen
towel and many of them from the bar
of soap in which bacteria live and
flourish. Eternal warfare should be
waged against the public towel, and
soap in bars, as both are veritable
worm house" for the propagation and
transmission of diseases.
With equipment facilities for fresh
air and the vigilance of the teachers,
we feel that we can safeguard the
health of the pupils.
The boys basket ball team has been
organized and elected Alfred Sorbel as
captain.
The physics class is now studying
the pressure of liquids and they find
many astonishing as well as interest
ing facts in this study.
English II is reading the prologue
written by Chaucer. They find the old
English very musical and take pleasure
in translating the old English into
modern English.
The zoology class is studying the
house fly and making drawings of it.
AS yet they have not met with any
insects that are so harmful in the
house.
Henry Mattecheck entered the Sixth
grade Monday.
Celia Sorbel won in the Third grade
spelling contest Friday.
Mrs. Blanks visited the Fourth
grade Friday.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-24
Woman Saves Her Home

The fire department was called out
early Tuesday forenoon, in response to
an alarm turned in from the c. b.
Harrington residence.
The fire, which probably resulted
from little two year old boy playing
with matches in an upstairs room, was
first discovered by the little daughter
of the family who at once Informed
her me- Mrs. Herington immedi.
ately stepped to the phone and gave
the alarm, then rushing upstairs found
the bed clothing in one of the rooms on
fire. With much presence of mind she
gathered up the burning mass and
carried it out doors. and upon return
ing to the room found that the mat
tress was also afire. Realizing that it
would be imp rudent to attempt to
remove the mattress. she doubled it
over and throwing her weight onto it
succeeded in smcthering the fire, thus
having it under control before the
department arrived. Aside from the
loss of bed clothing little damage was
done. Waubay Advocate,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-24
Our Exhibits in Indiana

When the Milwaukee car was pre-
pairing for an exhibit of South Dakota
products throughout the east J. C..
Garrick the republican nominee for
sheriff in this county, took interest
sufficient to furnish a collection of
apples and potatoes and he has received
the following letter from James H.
frey relative to same:
Aberdeen, S. D., Oct. q, 1912.
James C.. Garrick, Webster, S. D.,
Dear sir: The exhibits of apples and
potatoes which you so kindly sent were
placed on Exhibit Car No. sol and they
are on their advertising mission in
Indiana at the present time. The
apple exhibit was certainly very pleas
ing, and | imagine will be something
of an eye opener to the Hoosiers. The
impression is that we are out of the
apple belt and apples cannot be grown
in the northern part of Soute Dakota.
We marked each apple sample with a
printed label giving the growers name
and his address. Everything that we
received from you in Day county will
receive full credit. | want to thank
you for your interest in the matter and
assure you it is very highly appreciated.
Yours truly,
J. H. frey,
r. |. A.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-24
From Bristol 0ptImist

Bert McKittrick was a visitor ir
Webster Monday.
f. w. Howell made a business trir
to Webster Tuesday.
Mrs. James McKittrick went to
Webster yesterday for few days visit.
Mrs. Gus Hanson went to Webster
Friday evening for few days visit.
Will McKittrick and wife were over
Sunday visitors at the county seat.
Oscar Grue; of the county seat, was
transacting business in Bristol Monday.
VIM. Magnus and wife. of the county
seat, were visitors in Bristol Friday.
Sheriff Lindquist was in town from
Webster Friday and spent few hours
looking after matters connected with
his Office.
Z. w. Block and Leonard Waiter
autoed over from Webster Tuesday
and spent several hours in town look
ing after business matters.