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Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-29
Indian Farmers on
Omaha Reservation
Hold School Picnic

Under the auspices Of the United states
Department Of Agriculture, the Indian
farmers on the Omaha reservation will
hold an educational" picnic this week
Thursday. Prof. Pugslcy OF the agri-
cultural extension department OF the
University OF Nebraska will have charge
OF the discussions on agriculture
The picnic will be held at the old
Omaha Mission. Mrs. Dlddock, a sister
OF Dr. Susan Picotte, will make an ad-
dress on the Mission. Prof. Gilmore win
talk on the plants used by the Omahas.
Indians will make addresses on various
matters and a basket picnic viii be a
feature.
Il. n. Sterns OF the Peabody Museum
at Harvard University staff, went to the
reservation Monday. Tuesday he began
excavation OF semi-underground alb
original house and he expects to have
his work finished by Thursday, when he
will explain the structure Of the house
as It appeared possibly 1900 years age
when occupied.
|. Mr. sterns will represent Harvard
University museum and r. r. Glider
will represent the University OF Ne
braska's museum.
II is expected more than 1000 Indians
and several whites from surrounding
places as far north as Sioux City Will
attend. As the house ruin to be explored
is on Indian land permission to explor,
Il had to be obtained In advance from
the Department OF the Interior.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-29
FARMERS OF STATE REJOICE
Herman B. Peters Finds Excellent
Conditions All Over Nebraska.
COVERS THE STATE IN AN AUTO
II Especially Impressed with the
Good Roads, which the Farm
crs seem 90 Take Pride
In Keeping Up.

Farmers all over the state Of Nebraska
have good reason to be in happy frame
OF mind, according to Herman B Peters,
proprietor Of the Merchants hotel, who
has Just returned from a fve-day auto
mobile trip through a large portion OF
the state, visiting several Of Mr. Peters
farms, and covering about 700 miles on
the trip. with Mr. Peters were c. L.
Thomas, city editor OF The Bee. and r.
J. Tate Of the Tate Land company. on
part Of the trip also was L. G. Bick man
ager OF the Bowles Commission company
OF South Omaha.
II did not know there we're so many
threshing machines in the world as we
saw on our trip through the South Platte
country" said Mr.. Peters And Ne
braska will need all the threshers it has
this year because the wheat and oat yield
Is enormous"
oats on one OF MIR. Peters farms north
of Grand Island threshed out finy-fve
bushels TO the acre.
while rain would be a great benefit
TO growing corn, there are very few sec
tons Of the state which are suffering"
said MIR. Peters. The rain has seemed
to come just when 1t was needed this
year, and the corn crop OF the state
should he a bumper one, for the stand is
great everywhere, showing that the farm
ers have all learned a lesson on seed Sc
| lection.
While the top Of the soil may be a
! little dry In some sections, the splendid
rains OF spring and again in the latter
part of June, insure a big yield, II fol-
\ lowed up again with another rain soon"
| While the southern part OF the state
has its immense wheat yield the north
ern part will be just strong with its
oats and corn. On the drive from Omaha
TO Plainview and Creighton one could not
help but be impressed with the immense
oat fields and with the big yield they will
give forth.
The uniformly good roads of Nebraska
also impressed the tourists, for the spirit
of better roads has seized the farmers
who take II upon themselves to drag the
country roads to keep them in good con-
dltion so that good time may be made
everywhere. Especially is this true over
the marked roads. In the South Platte
country the autoists OF the towns have
placed extra marks SO that autoists need
but watch for the signs to go any place
desired.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-29
CoL0RE0 WOMEN TO HAVE A
HOME FOR AGED AND POOR

The Negro women's Christian associs-
ton has determined to buy and conduct
home for aged and indisent colored
people and for strangers OF their race
who may have no other place to 50 on
coming to the city,
The association has a piece OF property
"a house end lot-in mind at sos Pinkney
street which can be bought Tor $500. II
would. the women say. make just such a
place as they desire and they are out
soliciting for the honey 10 buy Il. Mrs,
Martha smith. president OF the assocle-
tion; Mrs. Florence Riggs. secretary;
Mrs Eva Walker. treasurer. together
with Mesdames Frederick and Moore and
others have the solicitation work in
charge
There Is Ereat need for such head
quarters for our people" says Mrs.
smith. II really believe that, aside from
the need for aged and INDECENT there is a
pressing nieed for such = place for young
people coming 20 the city. II they had a
place to go where they could have the
proper surroundings Il might save them
from other less wholesome influences and
have a very vital effect upon their lives.
We believe our white friends will see the
good OF such a work ard help us,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-29
Half of Nebraska
Corn Belt Visited
by Soaking Rains

Morning reports to the railroads indi-
cate that light to heavy rains we're pretty
general over Nebraska's $ corn belt Monday
night. with the exception OF an area in
the east and northeast portions OF the
state Railroad men are figuring the
territory visited by the rain. estimate that
fully 10 per cent Of the Nebraska corn
belt was given fairly good wetting
down.
The Burlington reports three and one
half inches Of precipitation at Ericsson
and over goodly portion of Wheeler
county; one and one-fourth inches at and
around Fairmont. Hastings wilber. En-
dicott, Red cloud and Crete, with one
half inch at Schuyler, Sutton, Clay Cen
ter, Minden. Superior. Brownsville
Stroinsburg and Nelson
Along the Missouri Pacific there was
a heavy rain at Falls City and from one
fourth to one-half inch along the lines
in the southeast corner of the state with
pretty heavy showers over most Of the
territory along the Crete branch
The Union Pacific reports heavy rain
from Grand Island to Gibbon and over
most Of the territory along the branches
north of the main line.
Along the Northwestern there were
scattering showers through the Elkhorn
valley, north Of Fremont and pretty near
a general rain from Fremont to Superior
and over tho Hastings branch.
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Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-29
Army Recruiters
Advise Prospects
Beware of Quacks

In a bulletin prepared for distribution
among prospective recruits In the army.
the United States government has placed
its stamp oe disapproval on the advertis-
ing doctors. whom II brands as "quacks =
The bulletin Is a somewhat frank bit OF
advice on the matter of sex hygiene for
young men and Is issued because OF the
general ignorance of young men.
Few young men consult their fathers
about these matters; hence, boys and
youths believe as true the stuff which
tho specialist" cunningly prints.
Reputable physicians never solicit bust
ness by advertising; beware OF the doctor
who does So
Young men are advised In the bull
letin TO take plenty of muscular exercise,
cat moderately. avoid constipation and
alcoholic drinks and keep their attention
diverted from lewd subjects.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-29
J. H. Johnson to Be
Buried Wednesday

j II. johnson. sEed 81 years, 32is North
Twenty-fifth street, who died Sunday
after an illness Of several months from
complications, will be buried Wednesday
at ? p m. from Calvary Baptist church,
Twenty-fifth and Hamilton streets. De-
ceased was engaged In the real estate
business in Omaha for the last twenty
eight years and was prominent church
worker and a charter member OF both
Calvary and Emmanuel Baptist churches.
lie was also affiliated with the Tri-City
BsTRoa union and member OF each OF
the classes will attend the funeral
Besides the wife, two sons, J. G. john
son OF Buffalo n, v, and Il. l.. Johnson
OF Omaha; his father J. H. Johnson,
Princeton, ILL.,, and three sisters and
three brothers. survive the deceased
The active pallbearers at the funeral
will be: c. c. Rose, w. II, Gates. n. c.
weeden, q. 5, Benewa, /, Il. Loomis, r.
T. Tunison.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-29

Everybody reads Bee Want Ads.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-29
Public Bath is to
Formally Open to
Public Wednesday

a policeman Is to he detailed each day
from 5 to Q D. m at the new municipal
bath house 90 assist in handling the
crowds. This was decided by the city
council Il was also decided to double
the size OF the bath house and work Will
be started at once. A concert viii be
given at the bath house Wednesday night
for the formal opening Of the new bath
house
Councilman Withnell introduced reso-
luton demanding that the contractors
tear down the fence at sixteenth and
Farnam streets as the steel work is now
completed on the new bank.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-29
Witness in Triple
Murder Inquest May
Give Testimony

If II. VI. Mickum. 400 Fort street, Sioux
city, Ia, is willing 20 come to Omaha 20
tell of statements made by William Rapp
in st. Josephs hospital, his testimony
will be introduced at the inquest in the
triple murder case to be reopened to-
day. Mickum, who is a painter was
in the hospital ward adjoining Rapp suf-
ferins from broken leg and is said 10
have heard statements Of value as evil
dence.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-29
Only One Ent,reIy .rtI.fnc,orr.

II have tried various collie and diarrhoea
remedies. but the only one that has given
me entire satisfaction and cured me when
/ was afflicted Is Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhooa Remedy. rec
ommend 1t TO my friends at all times"
writes S. N. Galloway, Stewart. S. C. For
sale by all NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-29
HENRY W. YATES RETURNS
FROM EASTERN VACATION

Just In time to experience some good
old Nebraska summer weather. President
Henry W.. Yates of the Nebraska Ma
tional bank has returned from months
visit in the Adirondack mountains and
at Boston. He Immediately took up his
office duties at the bank.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-29
CARTER LAKE LOT BRINGS
A THOUSAND DOLLARS

Demand for lots at the Carter Lake club
continues 20 increase as Was evidenced
this week BY the sale OF the first 81 go
membership and LOT Al the club grounds.
The first memberships and lots al the
club we're sold 81 fraction Of that
amount when the club wss organized two
years ago. and the purchaser OF the first
i.0o0 lot and membership Is a man who
already owns one lot in the club.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-28
WITH CAUSE KNOWN
DISEASE EASILY CURED
Inability Of Doctors To Discover
Fatal Cause Of Disease.

So much depends on the proper diagno-
sis, that the battle for the cure is half
won, when the true cause Of the disease
is discovered. For some reason many
doctors fail TO discover the cause OF dis
ease, and do not know what ails the suf-
ferer until he dies and is cut open. This
condition furnishes the reason SO many
suffer from year to year with chronic dis
ease. The sufferer "dOpes" himself with
patent medicines, and consults many
doctors, after his home doctor has given
up the case. Many of these sufferers
have finally reached DR.. Karass and are
cured. DR.. Karass the well known Ger
man Specialist makes a careful examl'
nation of each case he treats, and dis
covers the direct cause Of the disease
which he removes by easy stages, and
brings back the health, and makes Wig
orous body of a run down system. Dr
Karass will be in his Office at the Wau
kesha Hotel on Monday April q, and
each week thereafter. X-Ray examina
tions free in all ADV.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-28
How We Did It.

Since the announcement in the Lead
er last week of the editors marriage on
December 81 which had been kept sec
ret until now we have been delugec with
questions of "How did you work it2" etc.
These questions were asked by maEy
who were serious and who stated that
they would be anxious to jump into the
sea of matrlmOny if it could be done so
that their friends would not know of it
until some time after the wedding. It's
easy, Get on the right side of the County
Clerk, the city health officer who gets the
certificate after the marriage takes place
and the examinating doctor and get
them to agree to keep it a secret. Most
ministers, we believe, will be willing to
fall in with the plan and two friends are
required as witnesses. Ten o'clock at
night is good time.
Most couples will find it difficult to
keep their great happiness to themselves
and the great desire to let the world
know of their joy will tempt them to
tell. But for this one drawback, it Is
fun and the many advantages Of this
method are obvious. Advertising the
marriage licenses in the newspapers are
not required by law and are Only pub
lished as matter OF news.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-28

The lecture Sunday evening given by
Booker T. Washington at ~ Hougrega-
tiOnal church was lar 'r'v attended
many having had to stanu Mr.. Wash
ington Is an excellent speaker and thrill
ed the.audience with his eloquence. His
string description of the work of the
Tuskegee institute of which he is the
founder and head, held the interest and
attention of the entire audience until
he finished. His optimistic v;'w of solv-
ing the problems of his race was delight
full to hear. Sixty-nine percent of the
ten million negroes in this country can
read and write while in Spain 80 percent
of the inhabitants can read and write,
Portugal only ten percent, Russia, thirty
percent and Italy 30 percent. He told
of the great advance of the negrOe since
its fifty years of freedom, stating that
in time the negr0e will be as highly
civilized and advanced as any people on
earth. He said it was delight to help
solve the great problems and that he
was glad for that reason that he was
negrOe.
Mr.. Washington is wonderful man
and his intensely interesting talk showed
his greatness to good advantage. His
college has 1900 students and is worth
$3,5O0.OOO
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-28
MAYOR GIVES
FINE MESSAGE
Many Important Suggestions Given
Which Receive Favorable Com
mentS of Citizens.

Mayor G. A. Kadings message to
the city council last Tuesday evening
was lengthy and most excellent one
and it received many favorable com
ments from local business men and
others, who are highly pleased at his
suggestions. He brought up the sub
ject of the city's funds bearing inter
est instead of lying in the banks
unused, thereby earning $4,000 for the
city. He advocated the verifying of
all city accounts and discussed sa-
looms at some length, stating that
saloons are a popular demand here
and, as they are authorized by statute,
But they should be regulated and vio-
lators of the law punished. The back
rooms of saloons should be eliminated
and the saloons should close at II
o'clock
The mayor also advocated passing
a milk ordinance and the appointing
of an additional day policeman. The
dirt streets should be dragged and
there should be curfew law Parents
should not allow their daughters on
Main street evenings and the "mash-
ing ordinance" should be enforced.
He suggested the erection of a bath
house at RiVerview park.
Ornamental street lamps should be
placed on Main street, the mayor sug-
gesting that property owners be inter
ested in the proposition
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-28
TRADE AT HOME.

No dairyman would long continue III
business who milked his cows twice a
day yet never gave them food nor drink,
Neither would good farmer who un-
derstands the principles of scientific
agriculture remove and sell the products
of his soil each year without adding fer
tility to make up for what is used by the
growing crops; he knows that such a
course would exhaust and impoverish
the soil and make his farm worthless.
Now, suppose everyone in Dodge county
should boycott their home merchants
for one year and send their money away
to Milwaukee and Chicago for their sup
plies, who is dull enough not to know
that the scarcity of money would be felt
by everyone engaged in business opera.
tions of any kind?
Much has been said pro and con on the
subject of trading with home people, and
we take the position that, all things be-
ing equal, we should give the home mer-
chant the first chance. Money sent a
thousand miles away to some mail order
house goes to help build up the trade
and interests Of other sections and may
never find It's way back into local busi
ness. Spend your money at home to help
to build up home enterprises, spend il
where you will have chance to see il
again.
Spend your money with your home
merchants so he can, by increasing bust
ness, keep large stock and meet your
needs promptly. Spend your money
with your home merchant because as a
rule he is good citizen, helps support
the school and church, pays taxes for
keeping up roads and carrying on the
affairs of your town and county.
If you want your money to stay where
it will help yourself and friends and be
factor in the material Development
of your comfy spend it at home; if you
want to help the man who never saw
you and who has no interest in you just
kiss your money goodbye and send it
away to the mail order house for some
thing you could buy just as we'll at home
We positively guarantee to meet any
price quoted in the so called direct tC
the consumer catalogues, taking in con-
sideratiOn the same terms, and giving
us an opportunity to order for you the
merchandise providing We have not got
it IN stock.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-28
Lightning Strikes.

The WatertOwn Grain COmpany's ele-
vator, on North Water st. was struck by
lightning Friday evening, setting fire to
the building and causing loss of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 on building ma
chinery and grain. Insurance was car
ried.
The residence of f. Schultz on Rock
we'll street, was also struck by lightning
setting fire TO the roof but was extin-
Quished before much damage was done.
Lightning also struck albarn on the farm
of William Huebner four miles west of
this city and completely destroyed it.
The folks were milking the cows when ii
caught fire and all the animals were
saved. The loss, partially covered by in
surance, is $1,000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-28
FARMINGTON

Mrs. Chas. Sabel spent Thursday
with her sister, Miss Bertha Weber.
Miss Elenora Schnitger spent few
days with her sister, Mrs. Peter
Kirschner, near Johnson Creek.
Mrs. w. Baker of South Pennington
visited Tuesday with friends here.
Mrs. G. Pitzner entertained a rela-
tive recently.
Miss Esther Sabel spent Tuesday
evening with her cousin, Miss Estella
Weber.
Edward Weber of Helenville spent
Sunday at the home of his parents
here.
O. Blaese and wife spent Sunday
with H. Raabe and wife.
Carl Weber entertained his cousin
Alfred Sabel, Sunday afternoon.
Frank Shekey of Johnson Greek
was a business visitor here one day
last week.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-28
new COUNCIL
IS ORGANIZED
First Meeting Held Tuesday Evell-
ina Was an Interesting One
LARGE Audience Present.

The first meeting of the new city
council was held Tuesday evening
The new mayor, c.. A Kading, was
conducted to the chair by former
Mayor II. G. CRUDE, who spoke briefly
in behalf of the new mayor. Alder
man John l.. Kehr was elected presi-
dent of the council. The mayor ap-
pointed the following committees:
Judiciary ommittee-Charles Lu-
tovsky, John KessIer, John L. Kehr.
Finance-John L. Kehr, William A.
Beurhaus, William Wedemeyer.
Streets and Bridges-John Kessler,
John L. Kehr, John A. Knick.
Public Buildings-George Schmech-
el, c. w Harte, F. c. Werner.
Fire Department-William A. 8eur-
haus, C. w. Harte, Charles Lutovsky.
Grievance-George Schmechel, Chas.
Kerr, Jr., William Wedemeyer.
Licenses-Charles A. Xohn, Charles
Klemann, George Richards.
Street Lighting-F. G. Werner,
Charles A. Kohn, William f. Gruetz-
macher.
Waterworks = Charles A Kohn,
Charles KIemann, George Richards.
Hospital and Health-F. c. Werner,
John A. Knick, William F. Gruetz-
macher.
Library-George Richards, William
+. Gruetzmacher, Charles Kerr, Jr.
Claims Charles K1emann, George
Richards, William Wedemeyer.
He also appointed DR.. Carl r.
Field health officer and Frank P.
McAdams on the Fire and Police
commission. II. Wertheimer was ap-
pointed on the board of Park commits
sioners, Charles Lutosky on the board
of Water commissioners and DR.. j. H.
OFT on the board of Park commits
sioners Also the following:
Janitor of city hall-Emil Luther.
Inspector of hay and fuel east side
Fred Ohm.
Inspector of hay and fuel, west
side-Otto Kohloff.
Dated April 81, 1914.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-28
Our New Serial Story.

"The Valiants of Virginia" a romance
of the Southland by Halle Ermine
Rives has been secured by the Watertown
Weekly Leader and its first publication
commences with this issue. Book review
ers pronounce this to be one Of the finest
rOmances ever written. The characters
are quaint, humorous, delightful Virginia
types and viyidly human; the action is
quick and thrilling. AS a book, "The
Valiants of Virginia" has been immen.
sely popular and we are sure readers OF
the Leader are going to enjoy it.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-28
TIMES Gets
CITY PRINTING
Leaders Communication to City
Council Placed on File at
Meeting.

The following communication was
sent to the mayor and city council
last week by the editor of this paper:
To the Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Watertown.
Gentlemen: The undersigned, editor
and publisher of the Watertown Week
ly Leader, respectfully solicits your
honorable body to consider the matter
of making the Watertown Weekly
Leader the official paper of the city
for the ensuing year, and to cause the
proceedings, ETC., of the council to be
printed in the same. The Leader has
a circulation of over thirteen hundred,
which is only few hundred less than
| the present official paper
Should your honorable body decide
| to make the Leader the official paper
of the city l hereby agree to issue an
extra containing the proceedings, etc.,
as soon as copy is furnished, for free
distribution about the city This
would be in addition to publishing the
proceedings, etc., in the regular issue
| of the Leader.
The Gazette and Leader have for
years tried to get the contract for city
printing, without success, and l see
no reason why these papers should
not have an equal chance with the
Times at getting this contract. The
Leader has been in existence for over
| fifty-four years and has always boost
ed the city's enterprises and striven
for the welfare Of the city.
In view of the above offer of the
Leader to issue extras of the proceed
ings, ETC., the people of the city will
be served just as we'll, if not better,
than under the present arrangement
where a person must be a subscriber
| to the Times or must buy extra copies
of the paper in order to read the pro-
| ceedings of your honorable body and
it is my belief that the Leaders ar
arrangement would be more satisfactory
to the people of the city than the
present one.
| Dated April 81, 1914.
E. w. Feldschneider.
| On motion of Alderman Kehr the
same was placed on file.
| Alderman Lutovsky then read a
resolution giving the printing to the
Times, all but Alderman Richards vot-
| ing for the resolution.
| 1t may be interesting to note that
a number of Our most prominent busi
ness men have spoken to the editor OF
| The Leader in regard to the matter OF
| the city printing, stating that they did
not understand why the council was
partial and would not consider giving
the city printing to any other paper,
and that they did not believe its
action was just. But they evidently
have a good reason and The Leader
cheerfully abides by it's action, bear,
ing no i'll will against any Of the alder
men.