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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1924)
Fishies Breathe Easier as Mighty Fishermen Return The seven mighty fisherman shown in the illustration are, left to right: Win, J. Norman, of Nornian-Burkett Co.; Wm. E. Morforil, manager of Saratoga laundry; C. C. Haynes, mortician; A1 I*. Bonner, coal man; G. 1>. Taylor, building and loan association; Clyde. B.. Tyron, linotyper; Charle* H. Johns, Douglas Motors corporation. These seven wise men went fishing, but not In a brook. They went to I.ake Andes, In South Dakota, 145 miles west of Sioux City. They motored to the popular f isliiug place and caught many fish, so they said. They had a photograph taken of their catch. During Thursday evening and Friday morning they landed 76 bass, averaging more than three pounds each, and they have the photographic proof. Children’s Society Finds Good Homes for Unfortunates Of 58 children brought to the Ne braska Children's Home society. 3649 Fontenell'e boulevard. In July. 34 were placed In homes, according to Mrs. Ethel Allen, superintendent. The society takes children “from the gutter,” cleans them, trains them and places them In good homes. f---s Pound and Six Ounces Weight of Wymore Spud N*__A Wymore, Neb., Aug. 9.—An Irish cobbler potato weighing one pound and six ounces in being exhibited In a Wymore shop. The cobbler was raised by Eoy IL Kuhn, Burlington track employe, in a garden patch. The spud is larger than a man’s two fists, oblong in shape and measures seven inches in circumference the short way. There were four spuds In the hill, but the others were smaller. The total weight or the four potatoes in the hill was three pounds and four teen ounces. Omalian to Umpire. Bloomfield, Neb., Aug. 9.—Secre tary E. L. Caya of the Knox County Ealr association announces the fol lowing baseball schedule for the fair, correcting the one previously an nounced. On the first day of the fair "VVInnetoon nnd Verdel will meet. Wednesday, September 10, Creigh ton and Niobrara; Thursday, Bloom field and Wlnside: Friday, Jlartlng ton and Randolph. All games will he umpired by Harry Sago of Omaha, who has been the official arbiter at the fair games for several years past BeconI Wheat Yield. York. Aug. 9.-—To date the biggest yield of wheat in York county Is re ported by \Vm. Graham, residing southeast of WcCook. He thrshed 13 Keren of wheat, averaging 60 bushels per acre. It tested 6H-i pounds per bushel and required five pounds of twine per acre to bind It. r > County Fair Notes v . . __/ The Seward County Fair Golden annnl vereary fair promts*-* to be on-' of the beat la the slate thl» yenr. Ulan-* are under way to arcomoda'e enormous crowd* A. temporary amphitheater will be erected to take <ar- of the overflow of the present amphlthewtre. Running race* will he the big events on August 27 and 28 Many noted horse* have already been entered, August 29 the world’s best and fastest* drivers will compete for the purse* In the auto race*. Many old eettlern who attended the flr*t fair Will be guest* at thin Golden aniil veraai y. The fifteenth annual Sioux county fair will be held at Harrison. In the extreme northwestern corner of tlie state, on Au gust 27 to 70. Sioux county I* out In the “cow contry” and a wild west show will naturally he one of the big attrac tion* of the fair. Twenty-five head of the worst burking horses In the country ere expected to make life Interesting for some of the fine rider* in that terri tory, as well as the spectator*. There will also be H. good racing program ea« h day and displays of agricultural products to show that cattle are not the only produ- ts out there The educa tional. art and domestic, live stork and poultry display* all promise to be good this year. Perkins county fair will b* h*ld »t Grant, August 27 to 80, and with excep tionally favorable orop conditions in that ssotton of the state thle year It promises to be a splendid fair. A good program i* being prepared for each day. Chase county fair Is In tts 18th yegr. Experience has taught a great many things, and each successive management has profited much by It until today this oommunlty enjoy* the enviable reputation of conducting one of the best county fair* In Nebraska The date* are August 20 to II. and Imperial I* the place Harlan county fair 1* making every effort this year to have the best and uleanest fair in that section of the *ta»« The datss have been changed to the lust weak in August. Several hundred pre mium books were mailed out on the rural routes. The necretary reports that great interest is being shown by farmers to make en agricultural display far ahead of •up year. Interest among the bo\* and girls clubs Is Increasing The entgrtalu metit will be the best money can buy, There will he an abundance of free Attraction* at the county fair «t Pierce. August Ifi to 21, and also en exhibit of two doren Shetland ponle* froip the TMisy ragoli. which has a large herd. Children Always enjoy theee ponle* and will i»m firsn ride* on them. The pet parade will AA a new Agr urn at pierce end the management IS dead sure that 1* i* going to he a winner. Now Ilf* 1* being In AMA*4 Into the fair movement and many IBVgnee Inquiries for catalogue* and exhl hit psns, especially for hogs, are being 2solved Treasurer Frank Pll**r stale# at, We gre looking for trotting borer* »t At present, however," :.:..... •• There is a branch of the society in every state In the union. Rev. Robert Ralls is state superintendent. Thirty-four “kiddles” are in the home at present. The management of Krug park furnishes them with concession tickets weekly. The World theater Issues (them passes Old Settlers Celebrate at Annual Pietiie, Program Holdrege, Neb., Aug. 9.—The Old Settlers' picnic last Sunday at Peter son's resort, near Overton, was large ly attended. The old settlers joined in a pretentious parade. Appropriate speeches for this oc casion were made In the afternoon by W. A. Dtlworth of Holdrege, old est attorney of Phelps county; Dr. William Bancroft of Lexington, old est physician and surgeon In these parts, having active service In the last Indian massacres In this part of the stale; llarly Worthing of Over ton, oldest pioneer druggist In this action of the county; Judge Glllan of Lexington, pioneer attorney of Daw son county; A. J. Ulrick of Kim Creek, 1873 settler of Buffalo county, and Carl Hedlund of Klwood, 1874 settler of Dawson county. Mail Carrier Takes F irst A acation in Twenty Years Bloomfield, Neb., Aug. 9.—To have served as rural carrier on one route for almost 20 years and to now be taking his first extended vacation during such a period Is the record of Charles H. Lovejoy, carrier out of the Bloomfield, office. Mr. Lovejoy has gone to Ilarpersvllle. N. Y., for a visit In his boyhood home and to see his f.itjicr, who Is almost 90, and who has l>een unable to make hla usual visit to the west this year. Team Holts; Boy Thrown From Hayrack; Injured Ssw’tal OiniMiti li to Tim Oimthii Iter. Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 9—Willie Waltke, 12-year old son of Frod Waltke, farmer living near Adams, suffered a badly fractured arm and other Injuries In a fall from a hay rack when a team attemped to run away. ----- -. s Kiwanis Picnic. Tecumseh, Neb., Aug. #—There was a good attendance at the district picnic of the Kiwanis clubs In Tecum seh Thursday. The program Indued golf, base hit 11, music, singing and speaking. [EMTOTlferill'IlllllllllinilW once R week, and Commissioner Joe llummel has provided bathing suits for all the t,ots. The new building which was com pleted for the society the first of the year is not entirely furnished, according to Mrs. Allen, who is soliciting pictures, toys and leather couches. Big Sports Program to Bo Given at Madison Picnic Madison, Aug. 9. The annual Mad ison county farm bureau picnic will be held at the county fair grounds at Madison Thursday, August 14. There will be. a band concert at 10 a. m. and a program of sports and enter tainments will,follow. Harry Keefe, president of the state bureau federation, will be the prin cipal speaker. The sport program will consist of a baseball game, a horse shoe tournament, a big cage hall game and horae races. The cage ball Is something entirely new In this section, being played with twenty or thirty men on a side. The horse races w ill comprise three events, for Madison county horses only. The purses will be $25 for the running race, $15 for the mule race, and MO for the Shetland pony race, to be split three ways. Meridian Highway Used as Speedway by Motorists York, Neb., Aug. 8.—York officers have received complaints that a number of motorists are using Merid ian highway between Htromsburg and York as a speedway. The racing taki s place during evening when traffic , is most congested. It has been suggested thHt Jail sentences be given violators, Beatrice Pioneer Buried. Special ltiapati li to The Omaha lire. Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 9—Funeral ser. vices for the late Mrs. Michael Kech ley, who died at he home at Hpring field. Mo., were held from St. Paul's Nutheran church here. Burial wits In Kvergrern Home cemetery. Mrs. Ke.chley, R pioneer of Uage county, was 78 years of age. Harvard'* Quota $1,000. Harvard, Neb,, Aug. 9 —Harvard's quota for the financing of the routing of the Harding Memorial highway lias been set at $1,000, according to an official announcement received by local olfft lals The highway will fol low the H. I,. H. through this com munity. [•->**«****jj* MMwaMM*. M»MinwiMjiinu>ii11 ii■ ■ 11iiilumuuumioiiiiuuitiijI OiliLOllUiliii 'IIimi;!UUillii:m,i :,iiuuU)MU.a , I The KNABK The World's F inest P Babv Grand Piano M] • w"' ■- i . ' . . .-. • ’ ■' u ^ ■■ ’ffantJ.!' « ; Monday Is ‘Curtain Day’ In Our Drapery Department Hundreds of Pairs of Ruffled Curtains Plain Voile and Marqui sette; Hemstitched Voile and Dotted Marquisette; Dotted Swisses. Some nave tie-backs. All are wonderful values; per pr., 98c 1.25 1.50 1.95 2.25 2.85 All Odd, Single and One-Pair Lots of Curtains Reductions to HALF PRICE or less. Excellent Grades in Voile and Mar quisette Curtains As well as Fringed Filets and Casement Nets, Silk Fringed Casement Cur tains and Novelty Nets, per pair—■ Orch ar d - W ilhelm SIXTEENTH AND HOWARD STREETS j ®®®-* -——■— ; AUGUST SALE In All Departments=On Every Floor Entering the second week of this hig sale, new things and wonderful assortments present opportunities to the home lover hard to duplicate at any other time. ^Y_ - _ yN T T/^ O The Best 7ay to Secure Bargains in Rugs Is 1 K ( tS t0 Co'"M PREPARED With ROOM I IV V^l kJ SIZES on a Slip of Paper 1 130.00 9x12 Hartford-Saxony Rugs in a wide range of designs. 60.00 9x12 Seamless Wool Velvet Rugs in fine QQ50 ^^B All perfect rugs, but dropped by the -i A^O Oriental and Chinese designs and colors.■ mill ....X \J # Other sisei to match equally low in price. Hi Other rises to match .qtjaiir low in pric«. 42.50 9x12 Seamipss Wool Velvet Rugs in a good quality, but I 67.50 9x12 Seamless Axminster of extra heavy quality in wide "/’l l|U’te a* *1pa'> as the kern described 3450 I range of patterns. Slightly imperfect, but not 47^0 6tV.; Vi«.'to'm.uh ^'u'.ii/iow'In pri«. ■ in a way to affect the wear. * • m other sir... to m.tch .qu.iiy low in price. 39-5(> 9x12 Axminster Rugs m a score of good patterns OJ50 ■ and colors. (Slightly imperfect) .“ * * 95.00 9x12 Heavy Wool Wiltons in excellent 7 A 50 24 50 9x12 Seamless Brussels Rugs of heavy, substantial 1 Q50 I colors and patterns .• * weave. Offered In good colorings and designs.* '■ Other nisei to match equally low in price. ' Smaller *i*ea to match equally low in price. j* The very best lot of travelers’ samples (sections of fine rugs) we ■ have ever seen are offered at half the price of the fabric when B made into a rug. Most of the samples are high grade Wiltons. j 27x42-inch Samples.4.75 27x70-inch Samples, 6.75 to 8.75 ■ 27x108-inch Samples .9.75 1 Values from 2.&5 to 6.00 form the bulk of the above offer ing. Fifty patterns from which to choose. Duchess and Irish Point Curtains In ivory and ecru color*; 2>2 and 3 yards long. Sixty patterns to choose from. Reductions rang ing from 25% to 50% off. None higher than 12.95 and as low as, per pair— 22§ O-O Carrollton China Sale 42-Piece Dinner Service (For Six Persons) In three beautiful patterns of genuine Carrolton Chin*. August Sale price— 075 Regular Price 18.50. Set includes: Six cups and saucers Six dinner plates Six dessert plates Six bread and butters Sugar and creamer Oblong dish and baker* Round baker and Six fruit dishea. Designs:-—Rambler Rose, Cold Border Design, The Flower Basket. O--O August Sale of Phonographs Floor Samples and Used instruments During thi* week twelve 75c Records, of your own choice, will be given FREE with each instru ment listed below. 76.00 Victrola, fumed oak, for. 55.00 76.00 Columbia, fumed oak.45,00 875.00 Victrola, Electric, mahogany . 105.00 850.00 Victrola, fumed oak, for.100.00 825.00 Victrola, fumed o*k. for.145.00 77.50 Excell Console, ms hogany .. 05.00 77.50 Kxcell Console, Wal nut . 05.00 Large Drateer—A* pictured, finished in American walnut. Offered in two sires at— •»J ^050 iij Bow Foot Bed —As pictufed. This is a full sixe bed to match dressers. Sale O dOO price .O4* Large Vanity Dreaaer A* pic tured, to match bed and Pressor. Sale CQ75 price, only.027 Substantial Magarinr F n J Table As pictured; built of selected birch finished /?|J% antique brown mahogany,V Handaome Arm Rocbar ill an antiijue brown mahogany, with apring aeat, upholstered in vary attractive | ^Hf» URlour amait*«•••• • ■ 325.00 5-Piece Bedroom Suite 1 Q^OO August Sale Price, complete.JL 7^J== This is a close-out pattern secured from a leading Grand Rapids manu- 1 facturer on a basis that makes possible the notably low price mentioned ■ above. The large roomy Vanity Dreiser alone is worth the price. Suite in- jj i ludes Vanity Dresser, Bow-foot full-size Bed. Writing Table, Chair and I Rocker. Reserve stock limited, so place your order early. 1 Other “Real Values” in Extra Quality Bedroom Suites I 528.00 Berkey & Gay Bedroom Suite, full 406.00 Venetian gray, hand decorated Bed- I size Bed, Bureau. Chifforobe. Dressing Table, room Suite, 9 piece*. Dresser. Bed, Desk, 1 Chair Rocker and Bench. Done in selected Dressing Table, Chiffonier, Room Table, | butt walnut. Superbly OQ75O Chair, Rocker and Bench. 1 0^50 trimmed. Complete. OJ7* Complete . t 605.00 massive mahogany Bedroom Suite, 50- 131.00 3-piece Bedroom Suite in American inch Bureau, Vanity Dresser, Chifforobe, Walnut. Large Dresser, Chifforette and full Bow-foot Bed, Chair and OQ75O *i*e Bow-foot Bed. 347.00 Queen Anne Bedroom Suite. Bow- 1.030.00 massive Italian Walnut Bedroom foot bed, large Dresser, Chifflarobe, Rocker Suite. Single size Bed, Dresser, Chifforobe. and Bench. 7 OCOO Desk, Chair and Rocker. A 0^50 Complete .„ diOO Complete. ‘tO f Among Sunroom Furniture Offerings 231.00 5-piece ivory and black, loose cushion 78.00 6-ft. loose cushion, heavy canvas up 6-ft. Davenport, Arm ('hair and Arm Rocker, holstered Day-bed. August *J7uO Kern Stand and Kloor Lamp. Com- 1 ^ COO Sale Price . O/ plete, August Sale Pnoe. HO 0, -5 BIutes Arm Rocker, e a 75 224.00 4-pieo« Sunroom Suite in blue and 1 Petonne upholstery.... 1** gold with loose cushions, velour upholstery, 6-ft. Davenport. Arm Chair. Arm 1 0 750 22 50 fro,tfd mahogany Bird ( age -| 050 _ , Rocker and End Table. Complete, X O « and Stand. * “ 29.30 old ivory oblong -1 ^75 45.00 frosted brown Reed Table, •! 050 I Table . ATT slightly imperfect. X »a 5 Finest Dining Suites Radically Reduced 585.00 mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Suite 459.00 massive Italian Dining Suite, in Amer from shops of Berkey & Hay, including ican walnut. Buffet, Extension OQ 7i>() Buffet, Extension Table, 5 Chairs OQCOO Table, 5 Chairs and Arm Chair.. / and an Arm Chair. Complete.. OVO 22S60 Queen Anne Dining Suite in mahog 320.00 massive walnut Dining Suit, Buffet, any. including oblong 8-ft. Extension Table, Extension Table. 6 Chairs and Arm Chair. 5 Chairs and Arm Chair. ■« £? COO with tapestry upholstering, and •! Q7T»0 Complete . 103 Serving Table. Complete. 12// . . . „ n o-, , 1 f Other complete >-piece Dining Suites at— A splendid 0-piece suite, Buffet, ob 7QOO 1 OQ75 1 C 0 75 1 CQ75 long Table and 4 Chairs, Complete • O 102/ 1 OO 102/ • Just a few more of these wonderful 3-piece Mohair Suites at.. Built with loose spring cushion scuts ami thickly overstuffed hand-tied spring i onstruction resting on full web bottom. Fronts of . enuine mohair * aide* and back in velour. Three piece* »* illustrated. A/O Many Noteworthy Reductions on Odd Living Room Pieces 48 00 Mahogany Flrop I,eaf Butterfly SOS 00 Kidney Davenport and Chair in rich Table ... 25.00 blue linen velour upholstery... 10S.OO 60.00 Mahogany Queen Anne Library ^ 88.00 iui,an Davenport Table 30.75 •i 'm'u i"’i’i'""i"’u-. 7'«’~*> 145.00 Mahogany Secretary, glass 3.1.00 Walnut t onaole Mirror. . I I. —« 27.50 Mahogany Arm Chair, velour ‘' ' '' * 'i* t 17.50 S.s .00 Brown Mahogany Tea Wagon. ID. <5 ■J3 50 Old Mahogany Console Mirror, 10.(Ml v Vrm 'hair . 15.00 425.00 Tapestry Overstuffed 3-piece l iving •i '00 C,olden Oak UdieC Desk. ... 10.7R Koom Suita complete .210.75 0.75 Fumed Oah Magaiina iUcli^««<.A,83