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You must think of something practical
no more of these fantastic affairs. You
want to get hold of some good, sound,
old-fashioned idea-some sort of bust
ness that appeals to everybody and that
you and could handle by ourselves
Master William puckered his lips and
whistled at that.
"It's easier to knock 'em than it is to
think EN-" he said. "But never mind;
I'm going to keep it up. Guess might
as well go out awhile; sha n the late"
"That's three times this week he's been
out" said his mother, coming away from
the back window, where she had been
watching him cross the brook that ran
through the meadow behind the house.
EYES," sighed old Bill; "it's hard to
keep them in when they get that age. l
know my folks never could Great
Scott! What's that?"
The back door had burst open, and
Master William rushed in, shock-headed,
swapping his fingers, dynamic with youth
and incoherent with breathlessness.
al have it'll" he gasped. 4We'll build
dam-food the big meadow-sell ice next
summer! That big barn Of ours will make
a peach OF an ice-hOuse, and we'll have
everything our own way. The nearest
ice-house now is at Spring Lake-nearly
five miles. That's what makes ice so
dear here. We could keep three or four
wagons going all next summer, and simply
coin money. Yes, sir! Simply coin it,"
wait bit, said old Bill with eau
tionary gesture. "How about this dam
you speak Of? Won't that cost lot of
money!"
mo, sir!" cried young William. "Our
big meadow has clay bottom, and you
and l can do the work ourselves with a
wheel-barrow. All we've got to do is to
wheel lot of clay and stones and fill in
the gully down by the maple tree. That'll
raise the brook six feet and food the
meadow three or four feet all over!"
@But wouldn't we need regular ice
house?"
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MAGAZINE SECTION for October 90, 1916

@Why not?" warmly demanded Master
William.
"Well, take this house. You say it
needs painting right away. Then suppose
you come to me, a stranger, and propose
to paint my house at the end of five years.
Nothing doing. l can't wait Or suppose
this was little house, and knew could
get it painted for $35-do you suppose I'd
pay you sos to do it? Not if know my
self But listen to this, William. If had
a big house and knew it would cost 500
for any one to paint it, and if l could wait
five years, why then maybe I'd join to get
It done for sos. But if l did you'd lose
money on it! No, Willy. You'll have to
try again. Scheme Number Ones no good!"
Al think it's worth trying, myself, said
William; @but don't care, if you don't.
Ill have another scheme ready tomorrow
night. Guess I'll 60 out for while"
WELL, dad" he began the second
night, 4I've got dandy this time.
1t took me all day to think it out, but it
certainly is peach!"
1t had been bad day for old Bill at
the store, his note having been protested
that afternoon, with notary making a
formal demand upon him, while the two
clerks gaped over the counter.
snow, what do you say to this?" cried
young William. "Well organize an
Automobile Loan Association, like the
Building Loan Association. Say we get
$50 members here in Stockton, each pay
ing dollar week. Well have drawing
every two weeks, and the one who draws
the lucky number has the car. Think of
the advertising when the first few fellows
get their machines!"
mo good, my boy; no good, interrupted
old Bill. Lotteries are against the law"
ayes, but the Building Loan Associa-
TONS"
ayes, know. But they're different.
They're under control Of the banking de-
partment- altogether a different case.
No, Willy. Let me tell you something.
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mo, sir!' cried William. "Our barn
is better than the average ice-house;
and if we take out the stanchions and
stalls and the haymow floor, we could
store a thousand tons in there-easy!"
Old Bill rubbed his head. "But isn't
it big job to harvest ice?" he asked.
"No, sir!" cried William again. give
watched 'em every year when I've
been skating over at Spring Lake. Why,
our fellows used to help, just for the fun
of it. It's just as easy!"
ayes, yes!" sail old Bill. "But where
are we going to geG the teams FROM"
"From Hoffman's coal-yard! They have
to keep eight teams for their fall and
winter business, and they never work
more than two or three in the summer.
They'd be glad to hire them out to us. ;"
old Bill said nothing for a few minutes,
but the longer he sat quiet, the louder
he breathed.
"The boys hit it at last!" he thought.
"There's lot of money in the ice business,
for see what the Riley boys have done in
Stockton. And, oh, what chance to show
old Pennypacker whether I'm dead one!"
"Well, dad, what do you Think" cried
William.
well call it the Stockton Ice Com
pany," said old Bill rising ponderously to
his feet. as the moon out tonight?
Then let's go down and have look at the
meadow. Come on, ma! The only times
l ever went wrong were when l didn't
follow YOUR adyice!"
And SO they walked around the meadow
in the moonlight-young William in the
center, glowing with the fire Of youth and
warming the older hearts that beat on
either side of him.
That night, for the first time in months,
old Bill slept soundly, and the next
morning he and young Will were down in
the meadow, wheeling stones and shovel
ing clay, before the clock struck six. AS
they worked they talked.
0Pm throuph with the
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store, "oldBillsaid. might
just as well close to-day as
the day after Christmas,
and we've got to get this
done before the frost sets in.
I'll run over about seven
O'Clock and get the keys
from the boy"
RY the middle of Novem-
Der old Bill had a healthy
color; and the day before
Thanksgiving, when the dam
was finally completed, he
did a thing he hadn't done
since the year of the Buffalo
Exposition: he danced
Mabel around the kitchen
table and gave her a kiss
that made her cheeks look
as if they had never been
faded at all.
The next week the store
and fixtures were sold at a
sheriff's sale; and after the
debts were paid old Bill
found himself with $36.2S
as the result of his life's
labor. The following day he
went to Jewett City and
borrowed $24O on his life
insurance policy, which was
every cent he could get.
Having thus realized on his
past and discounted his
future, he added up the
assets, and found he had a
total of $276.2S with which
to keep the pot boiling till
the ice began to pay.
"We ought to set aside
500 to pay for extra help
in harvesting the ice," said
young William. Sometimes
you have to do it all in a
few days; and if you aren't
careful it begins to thaw
and you lose everything
"That leaves $l76.2S,'
thoughtfully reported old
Bill.
"Yes; and we'll need
some of that for lumber.
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down into the water"
"Then suppose we lay aside the $40 for
lumber. That leaves just hundred dol
lars to keep us for the next six months.
We never can do it! We never can do it
in this world"
Young Will gave his mother an appeal
ing look, and Immediately she cried: ooh.
but we can! We've got clothes enough,
and no rent to pay, and if you two aren't
fussy about what you eat, I'm sure can
keep things going somehow on four dollars
a week"
Whereupon, springing up from his
chair, young William kissed his mother,
and old Bill followed suit.
Next morning young Will and his father
started work on the barn, taking down
the stanchions and the haymow floor. II
froze steadily all that week, and it wasn't
long before old Bill was taking venture
some little trips out on the ice, armed
with shingling Ratchet and two-foot
rule.
"Four inches!" he reported one noon,
and then: give inches!"-"Six lnches!'
-"Seven and half inches! Don't YOU
think we ought to start cutting her pretty
soon, WHIP"
But young William, shock-headed, spec
tacled, went hustling on with his work in
the barn.
"We'll wait till she gets to ten, dad
he said "Itll only be day or two now.s
ON the following Sunday morning old
Bill was up before daylight.
"Ten inches, WIFI he announced,
knocking on his sons bedroom door. ave
got the saws ready, and ma s making the
coffee'
So, as soon as breakfast was over,
young Will marked double row Of
squares on the ice, and before you could
say sack Robinson the two saws were
going h-,ohish-whish.'
If you could have seen old Bills ex-
preston when the cakes of ice began to
slide in the barn!
That evening young Will went out and
engaged half dozen huskies. These
were kept working till the hundred dollars
was gone. and then young Will and his
father kept at it by themselves. And
Mrs. Adams helped them pack it in the
barn, and brought them coffee, and de-
clared she had never seen such beautiful
ice in all her life, and otherwise cheered
her men to greater and greater exer-
tionS.
The spring thaw started on Lincoln's
Birthday that year, and the first hot
wave struck town the week before Decora-
ton Day. Setting down the leading
events of that summer month by month,
so far as they concerned the Adams fam
ily the report reads as follows:
May. Two converted coal-wagons APP
peared on the streets of Stockton, cleaned,
scrubbed, painted yellow, covered with
tarpaulin and each one bearing the card
board Legend stockton Ice Company.
MIR. and Mrs. Adams began to arrange a.
surprise for young William; and young
William began to arrange surprise for
Mr. and Mrs. Adams.
June. Three additional wagons joined
the Stockton Ice Company's feet Each Is
driver carried cloth over his shoulder,
and after filling housewives refrigerator,
each driver endeared himself to the afore-
said housewife by bending his manly back
and wiping up the messy spots that had
dripped on the kitchen floor. This was
a flower of young Williams fancy-anda
Ar,,,a, hat k,>,n e,,,,t
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
Notes From Beatrice
And Gage County

Beatrice, Neb., Aug. ll.--(Special.)
"A special election will be held at
Wymore next Tuesday to vote bonds
in the sums of $4,000 for the con-
struction of a sewer system at that
place. A proposition to authorize the
council to sell Arbor State park for
hte purpose Of raising funds to pay
for the construction Of the sewer sys-
TEN will also be voted on.
The Farmers union of Barneston
held well-attended picnic yesterday
in Barnes grove. Addresses were de-
livered by Farm Demonstration Lie
bers, and c. H. Gustafson, president
of the State Farmers union.
The new barn of E. H. Garrison,
three miles west OF Adams, was de-
stroyed by fire, together with twenty
tons Of hay, harness and farm ma
chinery. A hog shed was also burned
and fourteen head of hogs persisted.
The loss is placed at $1,000, with $500
insurance.
Announcement was received here
yesterday Of the marriage OF Miss
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
Democrat Office
Holders Get Glimpse
OF Call for Money

Lincoln, Aug. 1l,-(Special. Gold
shivers were running up and down
the backs of state house employees
this forenoon and those who have
not yet taken vacations were as
glum as like situation could pos
sibly make them, for Candidate Keith
Neville, who wants to be governor
by virtue of heading the democratic
state ticket, and his chairman, Louie
Langhorst, were circulating in and
out of the offices at the state house,
sizing up the employees, presumably
to see about how much each could
be taxed on the coming campaign
assessment.
Those who have taken their vaca-
tons were happy, at least more so
than those who have not, for they
have had their rest, but those who
had planned Vacations and had waited,
are now counting their loose change
and wondering # life will be worth
the living after the notice comes, and
are beginning to understand that a
political job has some drawbacks and
is not all the time continual round
of pleasure.
1t is going to- be pretty hard on
some of them, for, on account of
state institutions being put on non
partisan basis, no assessments can be
made on the employees of these in
stitutions, and consequently the state
house bunch will have to dig down
deeper. just how much they will be
called upon to pay is not known now,
but the worst is yet to come"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
From Our Near Neighbors

I held UP by four bandits In Omaha and
relieved Of his watch and pocketbook.
Miss Mary and Richmond Ely Of Lees
| burg. Va. are visiting the VIII Ely family
Mrs. e. @. schaal left last Thursday fol
California, where she will spend the winter
Mrs. Mary Branen came back from Iowa
where she has been visiting for severa
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Warren and Miss
Eunice Hines motored to Hopkins. Mo-. last
Saturday.
s. o. Lowell has gone to Lake Arthur
La. called there by the serious Illness OF
his mother.
Ross Bates, who went from here to Boise
Idaho. three years ago, Is q candidate for the
legislature from Ada county.
Mrs. Fred Briscos and daughter, Agnts
who have been visiting relatives here, left
Thursday for their home In MADEIRA, Cal.
Bernard Besack, John Begley, John
Zeorian, Bernice Elwell and Alice Elwell
returned from Lincoln, where they have
been attending the Epworth assembly.
Chester Reyes and wife lost their new
automobile In Omaha last week. They
had only left It q short time. but II was
gone when they returned The car has not
been found. 9
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
Deny That Mrs. Manchester
Controls Woodman Circle
(From a staff Correspondent

Lincoln, Aug. 11.-(Special. AT
torneys for the members of the ex-
ecutive council of the Woodman Cir
Gle who are endeavoring to take from
Mrs. Emma Manchester her authority
as supreme guardian of that organi-
cation have come before the tribunal
of state justice again, and today filed
an answer to claims of Mrs. Man
chester's attorneys and set forth and
deny that she has exercised exclusive
control of the organization and that
for more than seventeen years she
has not had control of the field
workers nor Of the official organ of
the organization.
They ask that the case be dismissed
for want of jurisdiction, but if the
court does find that it has jurisdiction
1t should decree in favor of the ex-
ecutive council and enjoin Mrs. Man
chester from in any way interfering
with the field work as laid down by
the executive body.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
Heavy Rain Falls
n Gage County

Beatrice, Neb.. Aug. fl.-(Specia
Telegram Heavy rains fell in THU
section Of the state today giving ths
corn fields 1 thorough soaking. The
rainfall here was l.30 Of an inch. Wy
more. Qdell and other points repor,
good rains which will save tie corr
in this section. X
Red Cloud, Neb., Aug. ll.-(Special
Telegram IA rain Of LA inches fell
here today and was Just in time Il
save the corn and other crops here
Rain fell steadily for six hours anc
farmers are all feeling happy.
Cambridge, Neb., Aug. l1.--(Spe
cial Telegram 1.-Two and hal
inches Of rain the past couple days viii
greatly benefit corn and pastures.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
DEATH RECORD
Mrs. Maria Lind.

Holdrege, Neb., Aug. li.-(Spe-
cial. Funeral services for Mrs,
Maria Lind, aged IS years, whose
death occurred Tuesday, were held
yesterday from the Mission church,
eonductedsby Rev. Alfred Liljestrand.
Burial Was Al. Chapel cemetery be-
side the body Of Mr.. Lind, whose
death occurred several years ago. The
deceased left four children, A. J.
Lind. LOOMS; Mrs. Andrew Sail
Sacramento: Miss Hannah Lind and
Mrs. olos Holm. HoIdrege.
< Mrs. Christina Hild.
York Neb.s Aug. li.(SpeciaI
A <Ierr@m) ~ Christina, wife 81 Chris
\ tian Hid died suddenly this morn,
~ Shs was ~ years Old. Her hus,
Sef1 ahree cons and two daughter
survive her. Services will Be held
N iile family home Sunday after.
Saoa ehd IL the German Lutheran
IHreh Bnrxi will BE ii Greenwood
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
Guardsmen in Service
Are Barred From VOTING

Lincoln. Aug. l1.--(Special. )--Ac.
cording to an opinion OF Attorney
General Willis E. Reed, which ap.
pears to also be the opinion Of Judge
Advocate General E. ]. Murfin Of the
Nebraska Guard, men in service on
the board cannot be permitted tc
vote at the coming election unless
given the authority by the state leg.
stature and therefore there is little
chance for them unless the present
congress takes up the matter.
A letter has been sent to every
representative from Nebraska both
in the senate and house asking thai
congress grant some relief in the
matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
Pure Seed Exhibit One
Of Features of State Fair

Lincoln, Aug. 1l.-(Special)- "A
pure seed exhibit will be one of the
efatures of the coming state fair, upon
request of President J. A. Oils and
Secretary Mellor of the State Fair
board, the governor having taken the
matter up with the pure food de-
partment. An exhibit in charge of a
competent seed expert will be placed
in one Of the buildings.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12

bushels to the acre. Joe Pelster, IT.,
living three miles north of town, had
Oats yield is from forty-hve to sixty
bushels to the acre, machine measure.
The quality is good and tests thirty
four pounds. Wheat yield is from
twenty-five to thirty-five bushels per
acre and tests sixty-four pounds. The
timely rain last night puts the corn
beyond the danger mark and assures
a hummer yield.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
Man Bitten BY Mad Dog.

Weeping Water, Neb., Aug. IL
Especial. IA travelling man BY the
name of Erwin was bitten few days
ago by bulldog, while passing in
front Of residence here. The dog
was killed and the head taken to
Omaha for examination It was pro-
nounced to be afflicted with rabies.
Erwin has decided to put himself I'M
der the care of physician at Auburn
and will take. special Pasteur treat
ment.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
Holdrege Woman Asks Divorce.

Holdrege, Neb,, Aug. ll.-(Spe-
cial)-In her petition filed with the
clerk Of the district court yesterday,
Mrs. Jennie M, Congdon asks that
she be granted divorce from her
husband, Glen E. Congdon, who un-
til recently was in charge Of the Liv-
ingston rooms in this city They
came to Wilcox in 1907. The plain
tiff alleges cruelty and nonsupport.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
COUNTY VALUATION
FIGURES CHANGED
State Board Of Assessment
Makes Slight Increase
by Alterations.
TOTAL Is HALF BILLION
tFrom a staff correspondentl

(From q StaH CorrespondentJ p
Lincoln Aug. ll.-(Special. 1.-The
assessed valuation of Nebraska will
be approximately S501 100000.
The State Board of Assessment
concluded its equalization today,
making the following changes in the
different counties taken up:
RalsesA y
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12

Roy Ysncy and family have moved to
Lincoln.
Dan Bourke Of Maniey was calling on
his friends this week.
Misses Beuiah and Ada Brawner are Wis
iting relatives At Holt. Mo.
Mrs. John Tyo and Mrs. Givins Of Louis.
Vile are moving to Springfield.
Z Tom Bundys OF Wild Horse, Colo, !,
visiting his brother. John Bundy.
s. L. Heacock and daughter. Edna. Of
Lincoln, were visiting here this week.
Joe Peters. visited his father and sisteI
here last Sunday. one day last week he wal
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
7 EIkhorn.

Chester Fouje Is visiting at Cushing. Neb.
George Arrick went to Grand Island
Wednesday.
DR.. and Mrs. Richardson are entertaining
friends from Omaha
Mrs. Harry Clark and daughter. Maxine,
visited in Omaha last week.
Mr., and Mrs. r. q. Hofeldt entertained
for tho formers birthday Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs C. c. Hollins entertained
Tuesday for Mr.. Holdings birthday.
H. A. Nolte and son-in-law Of Broadwater,
Neb,. visited relatives here last week.
Miss Marie Goddard returned Monday
after several days visit at Wayne, Neb
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cunningham Wis
tied at Bennington Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Ed Sachs attended the fu-
neral Of their nephew. Emil Sachs. at Ben.
son Wednesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
Nebraska
'KEARNEY Is HOST
TO QUILL PUsHERS
Returning Members Of State
Association Of Editors Are
Greeted There.
CLARK PERKINS PRESIDENT

Kearney, Neb., Aug. ll.-(opeciai
Telegram.)-The Nebraska Press as
sociation arrived in Kearney today at
o'clock. A delegation of business
men, headed by the State Industrial
School band, met the train and es-
corted the newspaper men and their
wives to the Commercial club, where
lunch was served.
The entire gathering then repaired
to the opera house, where short
program was given. c. B. Manuel,
president OF the Commercial club,
presided. Mayor Kibler delivered an
address of welcome, and A. L. Bxby
of Lincoln responded for the associa-
ton.
M. A. Brown Of Kearney noted
some "reminiscences during the fifty
years that he has been in the news
paper game.
This is the last city to be visited
by the editors, and many disbanded
Tor their homes at this point, but all
went away feeling that the Hub city
had done its full share in entertaining
them during their brief stay. Short
age of time prevented putting on the
minstrel show or an automobile ride
about the city.
Entertained at North Platte.
North Platte, Neb., Aug. 11.-(Spe.
cial Telegram. 1.-The Nebraska Press
association special arrived in North
Z Platte two hours late and stood on
the siding while the editors. completed
their morning nap and their bosts as
sembled.
Rain caused a change in plans and
breakfast was served at the Episcopal
church instead Of on the state farm
The editors were taken TO the state
experimental farm and few Other
points OF interest.
The scribe continued to wonder al
the prosperity Of the west and sale
that THE Great American Desert
was coming into its own.
Officers Elected.
Scott's Bluff, Neb., Aug. 1i.-(Spe-
cial Telegram AT the business
meeting the following officers were
elected: President, Clark Perkins. Au-
rora; vice president, c. B, Case, Raw.
cnna; ecretary-treasurer A. B. Scott
Nebraska Printer, Edgar; correspond.
ing secretary, Anna A. Hunt, Poncs
Advertiser. As the time was too short
to finish all of the business it was
decided to hold an adjourned meeting
1t Omaha some time within the next
{ thirty days. IT was also decided to
hold the next annual meeting in
Omaha. The vote was, Omaha, S.
Lincoln; .; York, 2.
G. G, Johns, the retiring secre
tary-treasurer, has held this office
for the past nine years and only be-
cause his private business required
his entire time and attention and hi.
absolute refusal to continue to holt
the office longer made the, election
Of q new secretary-treasurer neces,
sary,
The association will be the guests
on Friday OF North Platte and Kear.
ney. arriving in Grand Island Friday
evening in time for the members Of
the party to take late trains for their
i respective homes.
Manyof the visitors have never be.
fore seen the wonders OF an irrigated
/ sugar beet country, and were more
than pleased with the development.
; that WE'RE shown them. Their visit
to the million-dollar sugar factory
here, to which Is being added TIL.
year $2s0,000 in improvements, wa.
revelation.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12

Loree Wehn, formerly Of this city,
which occurred Monday at her home
at Los Angeles, Cal, to Frank Hager-
man, formerly Of Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
HYMENEAL.
Pickett-Isaacson.

Beatrice, Neb., Aug. ll.-(Special
Telegram Ralph H. Pickett and
Miss Mary Isaacson of Junction City,
Kan, were married here last evening
by Rev. Gather.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
Paplllloll

Miss Ida Tricks attended the Epworth
assembly at Lincoln last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Postle left Wednesday
for trip to Wyoming and Colorado points.
l. d. Clarke and son. Bob, are spending
this week at the Clarke ranch near Chap
man. Sd
Mrs, Fred .Delfs and two children OF
Omaha, were guests Of Mrs. Tom Boyer
Wednesday.
Miss Nina Rhode Is ut st. Joseph hospi-
tal Omaha. where she was operated on a
few days ago for appendicitis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Plat and family
and Mrs. T. G. Corey were camping at the
Platte river the first Of the week.
Mr., and Mrs q. n .Ringo Of Salem. Ore.
are visiting former Papiliion friends. Six
years ago Mr.. Ringo was county attorney
here. He 10 now district attorney at
Salem.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
Large Yield of Oats.

Petersburg, Neb., Aug. 11.-(Spe.
cial.)--An inch of rain here last nigh
put a stop to threshing for a day
Goats yield is from forty-five to sixty
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12

The Cincinnati Reds haven't gone forward
under Christy Mathewson's management as
fast as Matty expected. and he didn't ex-
pect they would,