NEBRASKA NEWS
Nebraska Orchard Pays Thirty
Five Thousand This Year.
STATE PRODUCES BEST FRUIT
Humphrey Asserts Nebraska Applet
Now Are Regarded as Best in the
World. Surpassing Hood River Vai
ley. Oregon. Product!.
Editor C. O Mumhrey of VsldSSJ
was a caller at the oftiie of lbs dark
of th' suprstne lourt. Mr I ! tint i)i i
l on.1 of tli many Nebraska men win
are boosting Nebraska s the hesl up
pie ststc in the country, and as hii evi
dem of that fart hud with hint a sam
pb of the Hiii I la vim apple iaicd in
Richard so a count'. The nppie araaa
uted Beirly a foot In cln umlerenct
and was a beiiitiliil deep red color
I have JiiBt been talking with souk
apple buyers from Chicago and St
Louis." said 'lumphn v, and th'v told
ni that the npph s grown in Nebraska
and especially southeastern Nebraska
command better prices and there is a
greater demand for them than any np
pie (grown The apples raised m lie
k tiiai.cd Hood Klvor vallfy In fire
gen, which for years enjoyed the dls
tlnction of being the best apple
grown, do not compare In flavor with
the apples grown in southeast!! n N
braska
"In Richardson county alone," con
tinned Mr Humphrey, "there has at
ready been shipped out nearly 600
cars, and the shipping season Is not
over vet One of our heaviest apple
rrowers, A. 3, Weaver, who has aloui
200 acres In apple trees, will reallz'
over $35,000 from his orchards K I.
Bowen, another man who has an Huh
ty-acre orchard, will receive from his
crop over $10,000
"Somehow our Jonathan apples,'
raid Mr Humphrey, "have a flavor
which no other apple growing section
seems to have Our soli and climate
and our manner of looking after the
orchards has a i ndency to give thosf
apples just the right kind of flavor
that makes them so much desired An
other apple that are raise down then
Is til" Qrlmc Golden 1 COtlld show
you samples of thfl a Bpplei winch are
eo clear thai ou ran hold tin m up tc
the light and thev seem to he nearly
transparent They have n pleaslne
flavor which, somehow no other sec
tlon given them and they nlinost seem
.to dissolve in the mouth "
t Hearing on Phone Rates
A hearing was held by the m i.
tallw.'iv COO) ml salon on n protest from
the people ol York oiuity against a
raise in rates, the result of the ret cut
telephone merger The Mucin coin
panv. which now owns the lines under
the consolidation, contemplates a
raise in the price of phones, .giving
the users there a one phom set vice
It was agreed thai the railway om
mission should make nn Investigation
of the conditions, and in the m an
time a raise will be made of 50 cent
on resident phonca and $1 on businesi
f hones Prior to the merge) 1 free
service was given to all towns In the
count v by the York company. Thl
will he continued until such time as
hearing tan be had. after the com
ml.-sion has reade the Investigation.
FOUR CASES OF TRICHINOSIS
One Dead and Three Others Critically
III in Johnson County.
It was presumed that there were
four cases of Infantile pai isis in the
family of Philip Schoeii . tear Cook
In lohuson county. One child, a
dnngfitt r aged eleven years, died after
a short '.lines, and three other datigh
teis are critically i'l A Talmage doc
tor had the case and the Johnson
eoen'v hoard of health sent D C H
Davles of Tecumseh over to look intc
the mnter As a precautionary meas
ire the doetor put he family undei
strict quarantine, there being symp
ton; of th? dreaded disease. However
Daviei h irsed that the family had
beeri eating a great deal of pork ol
lu'". hi'ving reiently butchered and
he was advised that tho meat had not
been "spt'i !v we;; prepared -am
pi" ol pork was sent o Lincoln
and upon examination is was found t
be full of richina
RURAL CONGRESS 13 OMAHA
Second Annual Meeting Will Ce Held
Tnere Dec. 16 to 19.
The country llf. cohkicss Is to con
vene in liniaha Her i; to 19 Inclusive
Frank ( Odell. sci ntary of the rural
life, was in Omaha looking up arrange
m tils at the hotels for the meelliu
This general organization takes In
the following The Nebraskn 1'arm
ets' congress. State Cooperative (Iralr
age l.lve Stink associations, State A:;
socio t ion of Cooperative Creatm b-s
Stilt-- Ciauge, Nebraskn liagfOVgra
SasotfttrOn State Association Of Farm
sra' Mutual Insurance companies, Ke
in n -k h Rural I, iti commission, BtM
Patnier' union anil the ib-pai -intent ol
MKrieulture of the University of Ks
hraslcn
According to Mi Odell this mectltu
will represent 1.200 local farmers ol
the state, an rif whom are momhen
of the rsriottl slat" organizations that
meet together In what has been dealg
Dated th" Cottnt ry Ufe 'ongtess.
Mr Odell saxs the rural life com
nilstcn will he ready to make its pi
port to tlv governor during the lalti"
pnit of OeCOfflber on Its Investigation1
of the last two years regarding rOOdl
tlonr of countrv life "Our Amllm."
ajrjgjg th" lln"s of rural education'
Sgld Mr Odell. "will. I believe, con
Itltttte on" of the most valuable docu
p.- ii'- ever given to the public."
ENDEAV0RERS ELECT
Rev M D Berg of Sidney Is Choscr
President.
Kearney. Neb . Oct 28 At the bttsl
ness session of the Nebraska State
Christian Endeavor union the 30-cenl
apportionment plan advocated for tht
support of d'strlct and state organ!
zatlons carried almost unanimously. A
committee was appointed to draft a
constitution for the state union, there
having been none adopted in the past
by the organization. The election ol
oflccra resulted as follows:
Rev M. O. Berg of Sidney, prcsl
dent; Paul K Meyers of Lincoln, vice
president ; Mary V. Ixe of Central
City, secretary: Mabel M. Dixon ol
Hastings, treasurer; Rev. M. O. Me
Laufhltn of Omaha, superintendent ol
missions. Ret. A. B Shlvely of An
,nra. sttperlntendenl Christian citl
lenship: Miss Qracs Hooper of Crete
lUpt'Hntendenl juniors; Rev. V T
c;iri of Lincoln, supertntendenl
Tenth lesion; William P. Kelts ol
Cambridge, superintendent quiet hour
rind advertising; Rev. Charles P. I. am
or BU Ifi supertntendenl or esperanto;
Rev. i:. O. Smith ol' Spencer, superin
tendent of transportation.
GIRL KILLED IN AUTO UPSET
Mary Walters of Tekamah Crushed tc
Death Under Machine.
Mary Walt, is was killed by lieln;
crushed beneath an adtomoblle on tin
road three miles south of TeUaniah
She had been to Decatur and Oral
brought home by QeorgS Parker ol
thai place In a car After getting tc
Teham&h thai went to Herman, on
ri turning from Herman they passed
oxer a small culvert at high speed
P'tker lost tontrol Of ills machine and
It swerved to the aide of the ro:id
si ruck n small embankment and up
set. Parker was thrown dear Of hi
machine, but Miss Walters was fourr'
pinioned beneath it, her chest ami
head crushed.
Jawbone of Huge Animal Found.
Seward. ' b , (lit $S, -The lowei
Jgwbona of some hug extinct animal
was d hi covered In a sandpit ne;ir this
city James Hart man discovered tht
relit while doing some exoavattag or
his property, A tOQth nine inclie
long ,it"i f ,n r inches wide was stil
l ist In :ts socket A sm:ill portion ol
an Ivory ttlSk was found nearby.
Anslgy Dam Washed Away.
The concrete water dam '.hut fur
rushes lectr'c jKiwer for Ans'.ev
a washed awav iht powe; hois
and 1ynan n dropping Into tht creek
bed Ti.' accid is undoubtedly d'ts
o n.-.-i-'a's :. erm!n'.ng a portion
of tt t. wal! and giving ;,
wate- ham o work through Ths
etrucc.re was e t.cw c-ne and had Jus
been completed About twentv feet
of the dam was washid away Th
loss will probably amount to IM ooo
Aasijn'Tients for Cornhusker
PreriarHtiont lor twginiiiag the woik
on the Cornh isker the yea; book pub
llshed by the students has been com
gristed and active work will be begun
oext wee n M Steele) has t
aetet leu as rti -or in ui"t nin .m:s.
Iulse Curt: us aso '.ae editoi Mlai
Mary Robbing and Harry Haiti wi!
have ehdjTge of thS literary depart
ment
Cursfrg Meet Postponed
On acro itit of tl'. fail ire to get
enough rabbits th" . a'tr-in tn t that
was to hoe heer. held at Fri. nd thu
wek bni b'-en postponed until Nov.
6 to 9 Two stakes w l! be run, an all
ano a (uturtiy.
LIVESTOCK PRICES
AT SOUTH OMAHA
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liull & Orabam, ranchmen from
near Moffltt, were at the Kilpatrlck
ranch Friday after cattlt'
Fat Cattle 10 :o 23c HiiSei
Than Week go.
HD6S strong tosha3E:ig:::;
Choice to prltn
good to cholct
fair to koO'
common to fai'
good to cho'.r
good to cholc i
Nebraska Pioneer Dies in Texas.
Word saga received of the death oi
John C Wood at his home at Corpit
Christi. Tex., of paralysis. Mr. Wood
was a pioneer of the Nemaha valley
having taken land two miles north ol
Table Hock In 1K.-.T. He had been ill
a ume time and left Kobreaka about i
yea; sine rOf Texas m the hope o!
benefit! hag his health.
Tried 01 Forgery Charge.
The time of the Ijuii aster county
court hes bean taken up the last tw
days with (he trial of William S
Rounds, who cashed a check at thf
CKy Vat tonal bank of Lincoln in Apri'
'tst. drawn on the Omaha Nations'
bank, and signed by n n lanford
rUlcb proved to he frandulem
Postal Clerk Helrl for Robbing Mail
Orac; Island, . b.. Oct Id. Ro
dOlph " ' 1 ' r. a railway mall clerk
rsiiiii. . :n .y ;:ori to .-aiuent. i n
th Rnri a. was btaaghi to ih
city rnn arraigned before United
state' Commiasksnar Cleary on ih
-hai ; o'' robbing the mails He wa;
helrl indei pond of f Its)
Telephone Rite, Adjusted.
1 tie b ate -.aiiway commission w. ?
b isy on a hearing Involving the rnlr
it If of rates by the Lincoln Telepliom
n niranv at llaveiock he matin
w;. idittSted temporarily between tin
con pU't and the complainants and
tne Uli msslcn dismissed the case
L'nemen Suffers Quick Death.
Paurgee, H0h , fJH 2K While work
11 H uii tiie main line of the elect rh
power plant in iliia city, John Hoy 1
accidentally came in contact with th
live wires and was shocked to deat'i
LlOn volt a passing throogh his body
Reward for Slayer of John Meints.
Oovernor Aldrich Id's offered a r
ward ol $:oiJ for the murderer of John
Meint- ot Pick roll, who died rweut
at l.li"o!n under n;cullHr stream
stun. s
Good Supply cf Sheep and Lar-!;: . v
Week Prices Are ..ni.oti a ) ,
Lcwer Fat Lambs 40c Oil r
Ewei 35(fi5Ct Lovc ri.-,ni
LambR 10(a15c Lower.
Uu'ou (Slock Varda, So;:;h Omn a
Old. 2.". Cattle redetfU nah -.
fair ihU week, soim tt,000 bead ami
Ing. Not enough torn fed cattle at
rived this Vaeh to afford any satlSiac
tory condition of the market. Choii
western beeves are fully lOCtSOc high
er than a week ago. The kmers ir
tgklag the bull, ot the fair to gooc
western beef steers averaging from 1.
o&n to Li "ei pounds at around 6 -
6. fin. or loffr 15c higher than last se iK
Tin cow.s and betfera are selling 10Q
15c stronger than last week, while t...
medium to fair grades are, if anything
lower tnan a week ago. In Mocker
and feed) fa the tone to the trade ha.
been rather weak than otherwise. In
quirv Is largely for desirable yearling!
ind light weights, and medium anc
common grades show a lOfft 15c declln
rot the week.
Cattle quotations:
beeves. 19.00? -10.00;
beeves. $l.tls7S.?$i
beeves. 7JIt.M;
beeves, $17 'ift 7.00;
heifers, gJI0t.40;
rows, $.".40K."O: fair to good grades
$4.05.30: canners and cutters, $1.04
4.2.'i; veal calvea, ft.OO0h.OO: bulls
stags, etc., $4.2."i47 5.40; choice to prim,
feeders. 7.00t9?.SS; good to cholc
feeders, ft.2S&6.7B; fair to good feed
bra, (.7Stf.tS; common to fair 1 1
ers It.SOvS.SO; stock cows and heir
era, MI6,flK75: choice to prime ia
beeves, 7.t0fM.S0; good to cholo
grnes beovea d.SO07K; fair to irooi
grass beeves, fi,00OS.5A; poor to iaii
grass bei-ves. $.".2." rn fi.00.
About r,,oni) bogS were received to
day, making tin- total for the five davi
foot tit) ghont M.0O0 head. The tuar
ket was strong to a shade higher Th'
majority o' the offerings went at t V
(fiF.r.O. as compared with t.40Of.4f
the day prexinus Hest hon- bronght
S 5:. as against SS.r.u Thursday.
Receipts of aheap and lam be vrcrt
comparatively heavy this Srcek. ibo ;t
IM.OOO head being received, gea I'
ehotce lambs baw In en scarce all
week and prices have declined UbOUl
I'm- Prime tat ewes, having been it
fairly" aood supply. VXnetienced r;
greater drop 'ban iambs, prices betnt
',','9i ."."c low-r than a week ago. Kill
ing yearlings show a. decline of about
S5f3Sc froedtng lambs have droppe
aboii' l fMSc below last week. F ed
Ing decHned tibout ISdJSSe, Pen
vetbora of any ac-mint were disposer
of a.- feed era
sin ep and lamb guetattonat Lam be
sood to choice, OI)e7.10; lambs, fai.
to eood. fd.SBtpa.90; lambs, feeders
S.350ti.SS; y 'arllnga, iKd to choie
ttgbt, 4.f!ftfi fi.to; yearlings, good t
choice heavy. 14 to 4.50; yearlings
feedera, S.7SfiS.00; sr ethers, gfKvl tt
choice. I4.0fis4 TO wethers, fair ti
good 504J 1.' ft; wet In i s. feeders
IS.400 4 wes good to ehoieo, f3.B
(Ti4.il": " --s fair to 4001I. $;S.2.fi 3..i-:
ewes, t- ers, i .: i
lai bre rs. $4.iiif (.00
$2 75f cull sheep
$2.iuir ' "
wes, year
area, aged
and Intel;.
"I Am Well"
writes Mrs. L R. Barker,
of Bud, Ky., "and can do
all my housework. For
years I suffered with such
pains, I could scarcely
stand on my feet After
three different doctors had
failed to help me, I gave
Cardui a trial. Now, I feel
.Mr. flames visited at
Sunday.
Mr. Hunlap's
A sun rtai party was held at the
Alb. it Wibly home Krldny evening
' u u number of neighbors and
frknds met to bid Mrs. U'lldy good
bye, as she expects to go to Illinois
soon to be gone all winter.
The Misses Delia nnd Clara Duerr,
nelces of Cal Iiuerr. whose home is
in Johnson county, this state, came
here Tuesday to make their uncle's
family quite an extended visit.
The Literary Society held a meet
ing at the Malinda school bouser Sat
urday evening with a large crowd
in attendance and a good program.
Next meeting in two weeks, Nov. 2.
Kverybody come and help make the
Literary a success.
C. V. Harney of Moorecroft, Wy
oming, was visiting in Alliance with
Chase Peaglns Friday. Mr. Barney
is a wealthy stockman of Moore
croft. Herman Basse of Crawford was In
Alliance on business Friday.
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Take
October 25. 1912.
Fine weather we are having.
P. S. Mailey is busy hauling his
winter coal this w. !.
a e a
Mr. and Mrs .1. C. Hawkins were
calling on Mrs. K. R. Reddish one
afternoon this week.
J. C. Wright is hauling potatoes
to 'Alliance this wrek.
W. S. Coker is helping (. G. Clark
stack his grain today, the 25th.
Little Hwtght Clark was very sick
one night this week and they had
to call Dr. Hand of Alliance.
Mrs. George Hagnnmn and Mrs.
Cal UnderWOOd were calling on
Auntie Mailey Wednesday.
Mrs. W. S. Coker went io Alii
am e Friday after Iter son Lyle. who
is going to school there.
ass
Miles Hagaman is working tor H.
Kobison at this writing.
Miss Bonnie Hagaman is working
up in Sioux county for Mrs. II. Robi-
Mltl.
Mrs. Lt e Marsii was visiting at
Mrs. Glen Limon's one day this
sieek.
G. G. Clark bad a runaway as he
went to Alliance Saturday. His horse
got scared at ome sheep and tore
up the buggy considerably, NXouody
hurt.
THE COLORADO, THE NILE.
AND THE SUSQUEHANNA
CARDUI
Tho Woman's Tonic
A woman's health de
pends so much upon her
delicate organs, that the
least trouble there affects
her whole system. It is
the little things that count,
in g woman's life and
health. If you suffer from
any of the aches and
pains, due to womanly
weakness, take Cardui at
once, and avoid more seri
ous troubles. We urge
you to try it Begin today.
Colorado River, which draius an
area of sum.- 300,000 aquas miles.
It Often called the Nile or America,
and like the Nile it is subjert to
an ;uinual summer rise which comes
at the time the water is most need
ed ror irrigation. In Water Supply
I'aper ISO of the I'nited States Ge
ological Survey, an Internet ing com
parison is made ot" this great south
wtstern river with the Egyptian Nile
and with the Susquehanna. The
Nile is similar In type to the Colo-
j ratio; the neguelMUMM shows the
difference in flow betuocn arid and
I humid regions In the compariscn,
a normal year, based on a lu-year
record lor Colorado and Siisv'ihu
1 na. rivers and such data as could be
I found in regard to the Nile, have
, betW used. The Colorado has been
! taken as the standard of comparison.
The Nile has 5.7 tlims the drain
; age area, and the Susquehauiia about
: on. -eighth the area of the Colorado.
The rainfall in Hie Nile hasm is :: ,
nines greater; that in the Susque
hanna basin is 4 5 times greater The
run-off pet square mile from the
Nile basin is I J times greater; that
from the Susquehanna basin is 37
times greater. The discharge of the
Nile is Kin times greater than tha:
of the Colorado; that of the Susque
hanna is 4.5 t'nies gnater.
The aunual maximum (ten of the
Colorado varies from ati.uuu to 150,
uuu second ft et and occurs in May.
June, or July: fur the Nile it is a
bout :i53,(MW second feet -and occurs
about the first of September; for
the Susqueh.itiui lt is from I5U.0U0
to 550,000 second-feel aud o.-curs
during March, April or .May.
The annual minimum flow of the
Colorado arlc from .',600 to 6, 100
""tt" Thursday, Nov. 14
Absolutely Guaranteed by Manager of Theatre as the
Br st Dramatic Booking for I9i2-'it.
The, United Play Company
'tveorpordted 1
Present s
HucoRKoch
America's Greatest Drama
THE CITY
bjr- Clyde Fitck.
TKe City vs. Tke Country
Where Was The Best In You Brought Out?
i year Lyric Theatre, New York City.
6 months Grand Opera House, Chicago.
Mr. Koch has appeared before an Alliance
audience in "Mouse of a Thousand Candles,"
"Port of Missing" and "Servant in the House'
SEATS ON SALE AT HOLSTEN S DRUG STORE
PRICES: SI. CO. 75c, 50c
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BUY A MAJESTIc
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RANGE
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The Majestic Steel Range is in a class by
itself. It has the reputation and is stand
ing up to that reputation. Come in and
see them.
Prices from
S55 to $65
Cast Ranges of superior quality
$35.00 and up
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sfiond-feet anil OOCUTa during Janu
gr) or Cebruary; that of the Nile
Ik about l4,5(Mi set'oml-feef anil oc
curs about the end of May; for the
Susquehanna it is from I'.l'OO to II,
000 sei-ond-feel and oi c-urs in Sep
tember or October.
The mean flow of the
for the jieriod 1 S4 to I HO.'!
Too anennd-tast The mean
(he pcrloil 1904 to ItlO,
was L'5,400 second-feetj for
it is about II5.S00
the Susimeh.inna It
Kec-ond-feet.
A copy of I be report may be ob
tained free on application to the
Director of the (ieolngical Survey,
Washington, li. C.
Colorado
was 10,
flow for
however.
the Nile
se?onii-feot ; for
is about 41,000
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from bousekeepiiiK to athletics. It
Ii.-Kins with stories of youthful vim
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Itui The Coiiipaiuon does not s,o
render tlne readers whn they
ggVi entered tlu more BfftOW paihs
f life. Mothers' will welcome ue
pi.e for liitlw children and Hie ggsk
l doctor's article. Fathers will f ni
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The entire household will apprc.-' ti;:
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aace again Saturday.
The BuilinKton freight depot is
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out.