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Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-04

Emil Ewoldt celebrated his birthday
Mrs Busch OF Washington was a Rem
nngton visitor last Thursday.
Niss M~'t'e Leach spent Saturday and
Sunday with the home folks
4, L. Petersen bought the Otto Hansen
property and moved In Tuesday.
Bert Boyer who has been in the west
ern part OF the state for some time, il
visiting his parents.
Prof. f. r. Odell was an Omaha visitor
last Thursday and Friday afternoons
Mrs odell taking his place In the school
Niles Rose witte OF EIkhorn visited her
sister. Mrs. Hickey, last week and al.
tended the Royal Neighbors OF America
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs John Dierks we're AEreea
DIV surprised By their friends last Thurs.
day, Y being the first anniversary OF tnelr
marriage.
Miss Nina witte entertained friends
nom Fremont over Saturday and Sunday
Z Nick witt and Charles GTau we're dele-
Gates from the local camp OF Modern
Woodmen 10 the county convention held
In South Omaha Wednesday.
wayiand w Msgee has filed an appll-
cation, asking TO be appointed admits
traitor OF the estate OF Nels Braun, a
longtime employe OF summer Hili fam.
who recently was killed by his team.
Rev, r. Ahrens OF the German Lutheran
church preached his farewell sermon 10 a
n,, lSrse audience sa last sunday Hs has had
sistance OF his wife has done much
toward the upbuilding OF the church.
The Omaha Young Women's Christian
association has again leased the large
residence al summer Hill farm and Will
use Il as a summer home for the members
of the association. The house is now being
put In order.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-04
MecnInr Wnter.


Clark Newton left for Fremont Wednes-
day for a visit with his brothers.
Miss Grace TeeRarden went to Brock
Wednesday to visit her uncle for a short
time.
r. BIaikie returned home the first of
the week from Seward county, where he
has been spending the winter
Refine Jameson is visiting her parents
here during the vacation Of her school,
which she Ia teaching at Barneston. Neb.
The Academy held ns annual declama-
tory contest last Friday evening. Ruth
Noyes took first prize. Carrie Smith sec
ond
Mrs r. G. Davis. who has been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Lacey,
left Monday for her homa In Casper,
Wyo
cleo Jameson left Monday for Chicago.
where she will enter the Presbyterian
hospital for a three years training course
for nurses
Fred Gordcr Is serving his eighteenth
year az mayor of this city. He ia a can
didate on the business Temperance ticket
for his tenth term.
The funeral services OF Charles Crew.
who died Sunday, were held at the fam
lily home last Tuesday, the services being
conducted by Rev Mr.. Rose.
The funeral services OF Mrs. Elizabeth
Baily. who died Wednesday morning at
the homo OF her SON Fred Baily, we're
held Thursday at the Mennonite church
Mrs. Harry Doty and Mrs. l.. Mickle
entertained large number OF friends
and relatives at the Doty home Thurs
day evening IN honor OF Mrs. Dotys
birthday.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-04


Attorney Clark o'Hanlon is in Excel
slor Springs.
Guy Wilson spent last Sunday with his
brother at Arlington,
A daughter was born TO Mr.. ana Mrs
Fred Jones last week.
Mrs. J. G. Long is spending the week
With relatives az Red Oak, Ia
Mrs q. W, Donaldson OF lincoln a
Visiting her mother, Mrs. r. M. Cas-
letter.
Thomas Qulnlsn Of omaha spent last
Sunday here with his father Patrick
Quinlan
&. J. Robinson returned Friday from
an Omaha hospital. where he has been
taking treatment.
Floyd Hanson OF Mapleton. la. speat
last sunday with his brother Uhl, OF the
Blair National bank.
Donald Miller was called home from the
state university last week by the serious
Illness Of his mother.
Don Fees, who is attending school at
Iowa city. - visiting his parents. Dr.
and Mrs, A. W. Fees.
". ~ stockton or Norfolk = spending
the week with his mother, Mrs John
White, and other relatives
Mrs NJ Bradley left thls week 60 make
her home In Los Angeles, Cal. where
her daughter. Flora, works In a bank.
Through the efforts OF Miss Maude
Kenny, Mlss Ruth Palmer and other
friends, the old folks who are guests OF
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-04
BOARD ROW SPILLS AGAIN
Commissioner Hall Attacks Action Of
Former Engineer Gerber.
FAILS TO sUBsTANTIATE IT
Hearing Takes Place on Matter In
Dispute, bus NothinE is Proven
and Majority Members
Are Angry.
tFron . staft correspondent.l

EANih y eNNAA NuENNehNuutuNl
LINCOLN. April S.-tspecisi telegram
Two members Of the State Railway
commission we're greatly wrought up to.
night by the appearance in local evening
papers OF articles purporting TO give the
situation regarding the application OF
Guthrie & Co. q corporation with head
quarters at Superior. for an issue Of
$4,000 in bonds and stooOO0 in stocks for
the purpose Of builC;as = water power
uroject. which was intended to furnish
llght and power to several counties sur
rnunding Superior
Tho proposition. according to Commis-
sioners Clarke and Taylor, was given to
the newspapers b. Commissioner Hall.
who has persisted for some tine in trying
10 gain credit for himself by trying TO dis
credit other members OF the comm ssion
and especially the engineering depart
ment. Not being successful in his efforts
some time ago to secure the ejectment OF
Chief Engineer Gerber he today attacked
IN the papers the action Of that gentle
man IN connection with the investigation
Of the power proposition and endeavorod
20 show that Gerber had taken the esti-
mate Of the firm of Hurd. Wettling a.
Gerber and the Guthrie application In
stead of making valuation estimate him
self and raised the figures 70 increase
the valuation OF the plant.
Hearing on the Application was had this
afternoon after the newspapers had been
told by Air. Hall. and. while there was
opportunity given 20 bring out all OF the
charges made in the interview, MIR. Hall
made no attempt, except in one instance,
70 question either Mr.. Gerber, Mr.. Hurd
or any OF the parties connected with the
charge made in the published statements,
the one exception being regarding the
payment the firm OF Hurd, wottiing &
uefbcr was 20 receive for checking up tho
valuations and estipiatcs made by two
other engineering firms, and in that in
stance the evidence showed that tho
statement was wrong.
The result Of tho episode In that in
short time the public viii be given
chance TO know the true conditions re-
garding lack Of harmony on the COM
inission. Heretofore Messrs. Clarke and
Taylor have refused TO talk. but win not
stay silent longer.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-04
From Our Near Neighbors

VALLEY.
Mr.. and Mrs. I'D Bailor came out from
play.
Mr.. and Mrs c. II. webb and Mrs
w. G. Whitmore we're shopping ir
Omaha Wednesday.
Mrs Phin Allen and children Of Ere
mont spent few days this week Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Susan Lewis.
Mrs r. G. Kennedy, Helen and Ethe
went TO Fremont Thursday TO be the
guests OF Mrs. G. !. Roger. jr. for two
days.
John CoWing arrived from Denver Mon
day evening, having been called here by
the serious Illness OF his mother. Mrs.
Cowing.
Mrs T. ]. McNish went to Peru Fri
day to spend the weekend with Miss
Estells Peirce, who is to attend the
normal this year
w. s. Eddy moved into the John wedin
house Monday. Fred Whitmore Will
move into the Eddy house which he re-
Gently purcnased. and r. l. McNish will
n.cve into the Youngquist house vacated
by Fred Whitmore next week
Blanch. the 2-ycar-old daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Rlchardson, died
Z thursday Of pneumonia. Funeral serv-
ices were held from the Methodist Epis-
copal church saturday at l o'clock. Rev.
Tuna conducted the services, and in
tery.
The funeral services OF Jasper Whoa-
ton. who died very suddenly Saturday
March p, was held from the home Mon
day at ] o'clock Rev Mr.. Tuma as
sisted by Rev Mr. Frye conducted the
services. Inteenent was made in the
Elk city cemetery. Mrs. Wheaton was
7S years Of age. Is survived by a widow,
a daughter, Airs. Bryant of Elk city, and
son, Fred OF Kansas City.
school presented their class play, Cupid
At Vassar," Friday evening, March O.
TO one OF the largest audiences ever
gathered In the opera house. The class
was assisted by six girls OF the sopho-
more class. and the play was extremely
well rendered Miss Elna Weekly
coached the class and to her untirlng ef-
forts is attributed the success OF the
play in large measure.
Mrs. Mary CowlnR died at her home
Wednesday at i:O p. m, after an ill-
mesa of only one week from a stroke
or paralysis. Mrs. Cowing was a years
OF age, she was born and married in
England Coming TO Valley about thirty
one years ago. She was an active mem
Der OF tho Methodist Episcopal church
all of these years. and one OF the most
and beloved women In the
community. The funeral services will be
held from the Methodist Episcopal
church, Friday at 2 p m Rev. g. A.
Coulter OF Arlington will conduct the
services and lnterment will be made in
the Valley cemetery. She Ia survived by
two sons, Ollie of Valley, and John Of
Denver Colo.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-04

hall. Miss Emma Nolte won the
women's prize and Clyde HOLSTER the
mems prize. a box lunch was served
Mrs. Joseph Gibbons of Waterloo, Neb..
is visiting at the home OF her SON. ]. A.
Gibbons, and wife. .-
William Witte and nieces, Bernice and
Roma Hickey, OF Bennington visited
Thursday at the Wltte home.
William Kaiser returned last week
from a four weeks visit in Portland
Ore, and other western cities.
Prof. and Mrs. j. r. Fate sold their
home to Mrs. Henry Nuke. They Will
keep possession during the remainder Of
the school season.
Mrs. Charles Witte celebrated her
birthday on Thursday. Her son and
Hickey. OF Bennington were down to cell
ebrate with her.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-04

Messrs Sinclair and CiIasshof of Omaha
were Sunday guests Of II. d. Patterson
yv Mrs Lola Bailey and son OF Spokane,
Clarke L. ~
g Miss Lillian Empey. who teache. in
M soutn omaha, has been home for a
AIRS John Dugan returned Thursday
20 her home at stoneham. Colo. after
and at Benson: mere
Mrs. rillia Clark and Frank Hoshsv
', Viii 20 frand island whore they were
home In Pspillion. '''Ne 'neir
,,San MISS Anna Mccormick OF tho PapIIlIon
r.a,t, s1,nool ,nol won first place In the dra-
,neuc class in the district contest held 81
aTemont week ago. Miss Mccormiek
MI y, 20 70 Hastings to the state contest
70 oe heid In few weeks.
Judge James T. Begley. s. w Arbuth-
not and M. =. Brown represented the
local lodge nj the county camp of the
Modern Woodmen OF America. held al
springfield Wednesday. Judge Begley
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-04


Mrs. {. w. Conkling entertained about
forty friends at a ! o'clock luncheon on
I Thursday.
Andrew White OF Lyons was in Teka-
nah Thursday attending the Drainage
district election.
Mrs. E. W. Bryant was the hostess to
a number Of women at a o'clock lunch
con last Wednesday,
Mrs. Louisa Bean entertained Friday
evening at o'clock dinner, women
friends being her guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmct ellis entertained
on Wednesday evening with April fool
diversions for after dinner entertain
ment.
George lsilIngwood Joy is billed for a
weeks lecture engagement 10 the high
school pupils In, the day time and the gen.
OF Moral education OF the Youth" He
viii be In TSkamah all OF next week
H. r. Johnson died here Friday evening
OF last week. the body was taken 20 West
Bend. la. for interment. Mr:; johnson was
a brother of Mrs. r. NJ Litel and had Just
arrived the evening before from Colorado
whittier he had gone to seek a cure for
tuberculosis.
c. w. Conkling went to Denver Mon
day 10 look after some business matters
Messrs Gerber and Kennedy OF the
State Board OF Control were IN this city
wednesday looking At the site that Te-
kamah presents for the selection OF a spot
for the new state reformatory. They
were taken over the farm that IL up for
consideration and also looked through the
tile plant OF the Farmers Clay Products
company
Thursday the owners Of the bottom lands
OF Burt and Washington counties held an
election and formed a drainage district.
The following men were selected an mem
1ers OF the board OF directors: &. n. w.
Buase, Decatur; Albert Brunker, Ed
I.atta, $. 8, Breckenridge, TekAmah; John
2. Cameron, w. c. Fieury, Herman, and
Henry A. Ruwe Blair The district plans
on perfecting the drainage of these lands
that lie along the east side OF Burt and
Washington counties near the Missouri
river
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-04

Mrs. j. Bull entertained for her birth
day Thursday
Mrs. Charles Witte was an eastbound
passenger Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Rolf has purchased the Mrs,
Goddard property
Miss Anna Leach entertained the
teachers reading circle Monday evening.
The c. c. club entertained their hus-
bands Friday evening at the Bierbach
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-04

the Crowel Memorial Home have been
presented with photograph.
Mrs. NJ a. Newkirk returned from a
weeks visit with her son-iniaw. Dr. W.
H. Pruner. jr.. and family OF omaha.
I'd Wolff. who has been with the Blair
Clothing company for several years with
his family. left for Lusk. Wyo.. where
he will try farming
The petit jurors, recently called for
service for April 8, have been notified by
Judge Leslie to not appear Al the present
session OF district court. They will be
called later
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-04
was elected as delegate for the state

was elected as delegate for the state
camp. 1885.
+. j, Bowers of Peru, Neb., has been
elected superintendent Of schools TO fll
the place vacated by T.. ii. Koch, who
has been elected at Scribner. Misses Cor
della Gramlich, Effie Mcclure and Nell
Dooley have accepted the positions they
have held this last year
Mrs. II. a. Collins entertained the
Woman's club at their regular meeting
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Nj. Zwiebel
and Miss Ida Fricke led very interesting
meeting on Germany. A special feature
was talk by Miss Fricke on her own
trip TO Germany, illustrated with post
cards shown by a horoscope.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-04
FounI Guilty Of AttackinE Girl.

FOunI Guilty of Attacking Girl.
YORK, Neb.. April 3,--(speclsl) lin dis
trict court the case Of Florence Won
derly against Forest Roddy was called
Monday afternoon and was given TO the
jury at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday evening, and
after celebrating forty-seven hours
found the defendant guilty OF the charge
Of assault. which had been filed against
him. Both parties live near Benedict.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-04
WonderfuI Cough Remedy.

Wonderful Cough Remedy.
Mr.. d. p. Lawson Of Edison, Tenn,
writes: "Dr. Kings New Discovery is a
most wonderful cough. cold and lung
medicine. SOC and 81. All druggists
Deming graphic., 1914-01-16
Express Rates Reduced

Dcnvrr.-Statc railroad commlN-
,oncrs, commission experts. express
company representatives from states
included in the fourth zone, and cX-
press company attorneys. after an
all day session here, unanimously
decided lo adopt the block and sub
block system oa, rates H. first AN
nounrrd by the mtcrslnts"'t tommercc
commission and later recommended
with notifications. by the convention
of the National Association of Rail
way commissioners, held in Chicago,
December ll-l3, 1913. BY the adop-
tion of these sub block tariffs, con
siderable reduction will be- made, on
the whole to shippers in Arizona
Nevada, Idaho. Montana. Colorado
New Mexcio, and the eastern portion
of California,
Deming graphic., 1914-01-16
M|ESSE LANDS TO Be
TAKEN FROM MARKET
For Next Six Months No More Will
be Offered, and Meanwhile De-
velopment viii be Pushed.
$500 ACRES READY FOR SEED
Southwestern Alfalfa Farms Com
pany Has Begun the Selling Of
3,000-Acre Tract Adjoining,

The nn-old land, of the Numbers
Nnllcy Alfalfa Farms Company,
comprising. 5000 acres Of the Origi-
nal lO,OOO.ncrc tract twelve miles
east of the city, has Dccn withdrawn
from the market and will not be- Of
lrrcd again for ~iN months. The
price will then hr materially adyanr-
ed. III the meantime the development
Of the part Sold will be pushed to
romplril"n. " practically all the
wells have been completed and s.
800 ha~ been plowcd and i, ready for
seeding Ia nliaIi, this will be ac-
rompli~hrd before next summer,
Two of the last siN wells Just com
plcrcd are IT, good H. any on the
tract and will. with the proper equip
mrnt. i is estimated. develop more
than 1000 gallon, ol water II
minulr. \ well is being placed on
every quarter section or thlrty-two
Tor the 5000 acres. These will sup
ply more than two acrr-trct of water
or considerably more than the con
tract with the state call, for.
All Of the prospective land buy
crs brought here late last week have
purchased land, aud some of them
will move to the city and valley with
in the next few weeks.
The Southwestern Alfalfa Farms
Company. which E. +, Messc, gen
cral manager of the Mimbrcs Valley
Alfalfa Farms Company, Is heavily
interested, has just COM irtcd ils
first two wells on the tract of 5000
acres which adioin- the original TO-
00O-ucrc tract. \ tractor hn- been
purchased and will begin blowing for
the alfalfa beds Immediately. The
water conditions on this tract, H.
well us the soil. < considered To be-
of the best. The wells mentioned are
l30 and l35 feet deep respectively
and will be equipped with plants Ia
develop about 1900 gallon, ol
water minute. Part of this lrnrt
has already been sold and active
selling campaign will be instituted AT
once. Among the Improvements ou
this tract will be- twenty acres oi
graded roads,
The county school uuthortlr'
have promised II new school hous'
for the town ol MhcS~r, which wi
be- constructed in the near future.
Deming graphic., 1914-01-16
Daily Trains to Tyrone

The arrival of u trau daily IN the
town of Tyrone has put that rising
Young city most decidedly ou the map,
and the camp is taking on an activity
which indicates that from now on
Tyrone will be- heard from. \ large
number of men are at present grad
ing the ground and preparing for the
erection of II mems boarding house
which is most necessary before The
present stan can be- greatly cu,Wg
ed. Work has also been commenced
un the grading for the store, which,,
when completed, will be- prominent
feature of the camp. The w"ih ot
grading the millsitc has been in the
hands of the company since the toll
tractors. Chadwick X Dcyo. rrhu-
uuishcd The oilical- of the com
pany make no statements for pub
licali0n, but undoubtedly from lhl-
time on Tyrone will he n very busy
place. The big tunnel which con
meets the Buro Mountain and Chem
ung properties was completed som,
time ago, and work is now bcm.
pushed on the upraisc which vii
bring it into the old Leopold work
ings. The whole Burro Mountain
region, and the mineral zone is /
large one. feels the effect of the worl
being done by the big company, au'
there is no doubt the result will b
advantageous to the whole commm
ity.- Silver City Independent.
Deming graphic., 1914-01-16
CREDITS CONDITIONS
GOOD IN THIS CITY
c. 3. TOmlin, OF Collection Depart
ment Of Rumely Products Co.
Say, Best In Section"
FUTURE OF IRRIGATION SURE
Soil, Water, Climate, and Superior
Citizenship Give Deming Lead
Over Rest OF Southwest.

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REALTY
1 COMPANY ORGANIZED
VIII Deal In Listed Lands In Every
Part Of the Mlmbres Valley, and
viii Operate Widely.
BROUGHT MANY TO VALLEY
Now Have Agencies In Several
States, and Mr.. Wells Is In East
Extending This Business.

The WcllS-pcugh Realty Company
was organized here last week and
has opened offices on Spruce street.
The members of til new firm are f..
G. Wells and Carl r. Pcugh. two of
the most successful and rmtrrprising
real estate operators in the city.
They intend tu conduct nation wide
campaign for the sale of Minbre,,
Valley lands. Unlike most of the
large companies doing business here,
they will sell land in any part of the
valley. Within the last ninety days
they have located II dozen famillc-,
Their agencies are now located III
Colorado. California, Kansas, Ml-
souri, Iowa, and Minnesota. Mr.,
Wells went east yesterday to c,tab-
lish other agencies Either Mr.. Wells
or Mr.. prugh will be- on the road
continually.
Last Wednesday n deal was clus
ed for three quarter sections ol land
near llondalr, the purchasers being
X. T. Clark. Emery Hector, and An
Gel Thompson, all of Minnesota
These purchasers will make then
home in the valley at au early date
They came from community ol
Swedr~. aud it is expected that this
il the first of II considerable en-
ierallnn from that section. Tn,
members of the new firm have beer
very surrrsstul in inducing settler,
to the Mlmbrrs Valley, and there i
every reason To believe that the firm
will have II very prosperous future
Deming graphic., 1914-01-16
Kedzie Gets His"

Silver City.-Successors to Don.
II Kedzie, postmaster at Lordsburg
and Joe +. Sheridan, postmaster Of
Silver City, will be decided upon,
II j. probable. at meeting of the
Democratic county central committee
here today.
Neither mans term is up by sew
cral months, but, apparently, the
Democrats could not wait any long
cr for the jobs, 81 an Inspector was
sent out Ia Great vacancies. Both
Sheridan and kcdzic are Ia be fired
from office ~ result of the report
Of the inspector and he is said to he
nn the trail of others.
Deming graphic., 1914-01-16
Mining MEN
MAKE BIG DISCOVERY
Company Is Formed 10 Work Mines
at Fluoride Camp In Cooks
Peak Mining District.
FIND HIGH GRADE ZINC ORE
Silver and Lead Values Run Nigh
With Some Copper Which Pro-
ises New Life TO Old Camps.

\ short time ago q. NJ. Sadlcr
aud others of Dcming have been
prospecting at the Fluoridr camp
five miles north of Cooks Peak and
seven miles east of Dwycr. Fluoridr
camp was worked years ago, but on
account of the large quantity of zine
in the lead ores. wae abandoned.
New Developments have shown that
the values are principally zlnr and
seven tent huu-r-, II c0mmiSSary and
an assay office have been establish
I'd by Mr.. Sadlcr with the view of
thoroughly developing the property
In order To develop the property
.n the east of Mr.. Sadlrr'S claims II
company has been formed. with Mr.
q. NJ. Doolittlc Of Dwycr as general
manager. Mr. Dnoittlc and aS-or
,nlrs are preparing the ore already
un the dumps, besides developing
he three claims that the Fluoridr
Mining and Development company
owns. \ wagon road from Dwycr to
the rnmp has been completed by
the Fluoridr company. The zine ores
of this camp are of II high grade,
being of rusln znc nature. The
lead of good grade and silver values
run from six to twelve ounces Ia
the ton.
Oliver \. Zook, one of the pioneers
prospcctors of the Mogolon district,
recently rented out his ranch and
is again devoting all Of his time III
mining. lIr is now system;l 'cally
developing the Little Jimmie mine
which Is located on the Giln river Ni
the lower end of Telegraph camp
In doing the development work or
lh;~ claim he is getting ont som'
hinh Grade lead, silver. and copper
ore, of which he will soon hay,
cnorgh to make II shipment to the
>mcltcr at FL paso,