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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1925)
Roosevelt Once Broke His Ann at Hunt, Like ^Wales Letter to Lodge Tells of Exploits on Oyster Bay Steeplechase Field. (While rounding up cattle and chas ing horse thieves on his Dakota ranches In the 80s, Theodore Roose velt never lost touch entirely with ’ New York or national politics. In the following letter he refers to an offer he has received from Mayor William R, Grace to come home and he presi dent of the board of health.) Medora, D., June 23, 1885. Dear ( :bot: Just a line to blow off steam on one 1 or two points. The roundup Is swing ing over from the east to the west1 divide; I rode In to get my mall nnd , must leave at once. We are working pretty hard. Yesterday I was In the saddle at 2 a, m., and except for two very haaty meals, after earh of which I took a fresh horse, did not stop working till 8:15 p. m.; and was up at half past three this morning. The eight-hour law does not apply to cowboys. Mayor Grace wants me to take the position of president of the board of health. I have Just- picked up a copy of Harper's Weekly containing an elab orate effort to excite the prohibition ists against the republicans and prais 0 lng them up. The Nation Is In the same strain. More absolute moral dis honesty could not he found: It Is dls • oouraglng to see men claiming to ! stand ns the representatives of en lightenment and disinterestedness act ing In a manner that is really scoun drelly. It Is Impossible that they are not hypocrites; by no chance can their motives he good. The prohibi tionists have always been their pet horror. • They have very, very seriously In jured the cause of civil service reform. Yours, T. R. Oyster Bay, L. I., Oct. 7, 1885. Dear Cabots I had already carefully read and admired your platform. It was In all respects an admirable piece of work: you deserve, and I am glad to see re ceive, the highest credit for It. I was glad to read of the applause with ■which you were greeted; It shows the deep hold you have on the party. In every way your reappearance In poli tics was one upon which you are to he congratulated. I honestly believe I shall see you In the United States senate, but mean while don't run In that damned con gressional district again. Always Yours. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Sagamore Hill. Syoaset Station, L. I. Oyster Bay, P. O., Oct. 25, 1885. Dear Cabot: The pleasant and gentle feat of arms at "Ashby de-la Zouche” was a trifle compared to the meet here yes terday. The weather was glorious, and everything went off without a hitch; the entile neighborhood turned out in drags, tandems, etc. The field was only about 35 in number, mostly In red; hut at least 28 were as hard riding nmn, mounted on ns good hunt ers. as are to he found on either aide of the Atlarftlo; every crack rider of the Meadowbrook and Essex dubs was here, each mounted on his very best horse, and each hound to force the pace from start to finish. The country was too stiff for any timid rider to turn out. We opened over a necessarily small field with fe.noes by' actual measure ment from four feet to five feet, and the fun grew fast and furious very rapidly. The run was for 10 miles with one rheek over the country you saw. Douglas* took my sister's mtfre out to school her; at the third fence she turned a couple of handsprings and literally “knocked him silly.” and took half the skin off his face; he rode along the roads the rest of the way. A great many men had falls, and about half way through I came to grief, “B'cank'' is stiff and the com pany was altogether too good for him; I had pounded the old fellow along pretty well up with the first rank, but he was nearly done out. Then we came to a five foot fence, stlffer than Iron, that staggered the best; my old horse, completely blown, struck the top rail, didn’t make an effort to re cover, and rolled over on me among a lot of stones. I cut my face to pieces and broke my left arm (which accounts for my super-ordlnarlly er ratic handwriting). After that I fell behind, ns with one hand I could not always make “Frank” take his fences the first time; however, three or four miles farther on a turn In the Hue enabled me again to catch up, and I was in at the death, not a hundred yards behind the first half dozen. I looked pretty gay, with one arm dangling, and my face and clothes like the walls of a slaughter house. I guess my hunting Is over for this season, ss my arm will he In splints for a month or six weeks. With warmest regards to Madame, I am Your crippled friend, THEODORF. ROOSEVELT. •HU brother-in-law, Douglas Robin son. Bagamnre Hill, Oct. 80, 1885. Dear old Cabot! I eon dress myself all right, and do about everything but ride and row; all I minded was mlselng the rest of the hunting season—and I question If “Frank” would carry me much longer nt the pace at which I care to go. My face will riot be scarred except across the nose—which, however, will not be handsome. Tile accident did not keep me In five minifies. I rode straight through the rest of the hunt—the arm hurt very little nnd Indeed I did not know tt was actually broken until after going about six. fields when the bones slipped up past each other— went to dinner that night. Dougins nearly had concussion of the brain: he did not Intend In follow, hut ihe mere went, so henullfully n! and over the first fence that he thought she was a natural hunter. A couple of days ago I walked over the course we went and measured the Jumps, having now plenty of time on my hand*. We opened over a 4 font 6 Inch fence, then took a 4 feet 2. then a Rouble, 4 feet. J and 4 foot 1, i where Douglas fell, then a 4 foot 11, which was as high as any we hail. Where I fell was only 4 feet S; 8*111, that Is a big jump In the hunting field, much bigger than in the club after dinner. When riding with one hand I did not have any very high fences, though X went over about 20; nearly every big one about always had the top rail taken off somewhere by one of the men In front. I wouldn’t mind the broken srm a bit If I was engaged In some work, so that I was occupied; I wish I had got started In the Mexican war; but I am afraid my bolt Is shot, In litera ture as well as politics. At any rate, yours Isn't. I don't grudge the broken srm a bit; I would willingly pay It for the fun I have had on "Frank.'' I have hunted him just eight times; seven times I have been In at the death and three times took the brush, over a very stiff country against very hard riders. I am abways willing to pay the piper when have had a good dance; and every now and then I like to drink the wine of life with brandy in it. Tours always, THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Elkhorn Ranch, Medora, Dakota. March 27, 188*. Dear Cabot: I have written the first chapter of the Benton*; so at any rate I have, made a, start. Writing Is horribly hard work to me; and I make slow progress. I have got some good ideas In the first chapter, but I am not sure they are worked lip rightly; my style Is very rough and X do not like a certain lack of sequltur that I do not seem able to get rid of. Give my warmest love to Nannie; and remember me to everybody else, Including "Commander" Luce;** I hope he has forgiven me for having dubbed him by that infernal title. Goodbye, old fellow. Tours, T. R. •Life of Thomas H. Benton, for the American Statesmen Series.—H. C. I<. ••My brother In-law', J. D. H. Luce, son of Admiral I*U£e, U. S. N. H. C. L. (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) 161 Facts About ! Omaha s_J > 37. About $67,000,000 worth of au tomobiles, trucks, tractors and auto mobile tires and accessories were dis tributed from Omaha in 1974. 33. There Is one automobile for every six persons in Omaha. 34. Omaha distributes $70,000,000 worth of building material annually— nearly $200,000 worth dally. 35. Omaha distributes $30,000,000 worth of lumber annually. 36. Omaha la the third largest fur market west of the Mississippi river. 37. Omaha has more than 600 fac tories producing $383,000,000 worth of products annually—more than $1,000, 000 a day. They employ 34,420 per sons, and paid $54,584,000 In wages In 1924. 33. Omaha’s manufacturing output has more than doubled since 1910. 39. Omaha’s factories produce an nually $1,865 worth of products to each resident of the city. 40. Omaha manufactures more but ter than any other city In the United States—more than 150,000 pounds a day. 41. Omaha manufactures more pig lead than any other city in the United States. 42. Approximately $8,000,000 worth of building material is manufactured in Omaha annually. 43. Omaha rubber tire factories pro duce tires valued at more than $3,000,000 annually. 44. Bakery products manufactured in Omaha in a year are valued at more than $3,000,000. 45. Omaha's commercial printing plants employ 1.000 persons and their >u just KNOW they're welt You, too, can http your L *elf and baby wall ^ and happy ypi CONSTIPATION means MELANCHOLY and DISEASE Melancholy for the Mother, by constipation transfer disease for the Child! 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Packed In sanitary sealed pack Which 8 In 10 women In better agas of twelve—Kotex comes In walks of life now employ. two sizes: Regular, and Kotex This new way la Kotex, It Is Super (extra targe), a super-absorbent sanitary pad Get Kotex Deodorized, In, the madcofCellurotton-(substance blue box with white atrlpe, at all 5 times as absorbent as cotton, good drug and department stores. KOT6X DEODORIZED cm i ncorroN raont icts eo„ im vw i.-w. wm .n,bl(n • * mvwli" s are worth nearly $10,000,000 annually. iij. Minaha'i electric power capacity is 550,000 kilowatt hour* daily. Columbus.—Through the medium of their fourth annual fun fair, staged at the school building, Colum bus High school pupils cleared more than $300 for the school's athletic and students' activities fund. LAND NEAR M’COOK BRINGS $200 ACRE McCook, March 3.—Milton Clark haw wold f»0 acres of his fruit farm south of McCook to Alonzo Harris for $10,000, or $200 an acre. This Is a (record price. The early owner of this I farm, W. s. Morlan, deceased^bought a quarter section of the land from the homesteader for $1$ an acre, and the half section was bought by Mr. Clark from Mrs. Morlan for $50,000 a few years ago. Acquitted of Charges, Defendant Seeks Damages Laurel, March 3.—A petition has been filed in district court to be held at Hartington in March, in the case of Earl .T. Plckrel against E. W. Lund quist and the State Rank of Laurel, asking *10,000 damages for alleged false and malicious prosecution in a case that was tried in the December court. Mr. Pickrel wag charged with selling three cows, on which Mr. Lundqlllst claimed the State bank here held a mortgaKe, and was acquitted by a Jury In district court. When You Feel a ('old Coming On Take laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets to work off the cause and to fortify the system aaainst an attack of Grip or Influenza. A Safe and Proven Remedy. The box bears sta nature of E. W. Grove. 30c.—Adver tisement. . -S==Sg57T«l jgZZ-- --■■■■ -= I faPgTHE Brandeis Store PH] Wednesday—Homefurnishings Day—Brings Worth-While Savings on Furniture 12.00 Steel Coil Spring Heavy steel coils, small helical spring-tied top; gray enamel Q O C finish. ** • 225.00 3-piece Library Suite A handsome suite in genuine steel cut velour, choice of blue or beaver shades. Loose spring-filled cush- 1 flQ CA ions on each piece. Monthly Payments Without Interest /5.UU "l-’ullman Day-Bed The seat* are upholstered in heavy velour, mahogany finished ends;- some with cane panels. Choice of blue or 55.00 6T* Monthly Payments Without Interest 235.00 8-picce I Dining Room Suite I A sturdy suite made of genuine walnut in combination, finished in | the two-tone. 66-inch buffet, 45x60-inch table and six chairs with | heavy tapestry seats. A substantial as well as 1 fiQ Ert 1 good-looking suite. Built to give years of service. lv»7«wv 1 _Seventh Floor_I 267.00 4-piece 1 Bedroom Suite Of excellent construction and finish in the new French walnut. Large dresser, full sized vanity, bow-end 1 QC AA bed and chifforette. Monthly Payments Without Interest fl 30.00 “Blachtone" ' I Mattress Contains 55 pounds of selected layer cotton felt, covered in a good grade of fancy tick ing; four rows of side Ol trt stitching. « * m Beautiful Patterns and Colors in English Chintzes 75c 85c 1.00 Whintzes, plazed and unplazed, in a varied assortment of beautiful colonial patterns , and plain colors to match. For sun rooms, breakfast rooms and bedrooms. Gorgeous Sill( Attractive AVn> Casement Ruffled Panels Curtains rl unusually attrac. JJjgh , r. d , voil„, ve stripes and fi£- * w i • *e*. marqui-ptt** Bred effects; fin- and uren»dtne« in while, fched with beautiful •'"«’> *'u\ co,cr* J-inch frinpe. Bcoifolly ">.dr. ^95 to y50 g95 *° 750 Sale of Drapery Silk il w 36-inch brocaded drapery silks in lue, rose, pold, pink and 98c Tho Brandei, Store—Sixth Floor—East --. Radio and Phonograph in One Brunswick Radiolas Arc You Living Up With the Times? Here all the world is knocking at your door, a magic carpet to transport you from Pittsburgh to Chicago, New York to the far west. What the world is doing comes into your four walls thru the magic of radio and the Brunswick Phonograph. Prices as loir as 170.00. Terms so liberal you'll never miss the payments. Phonograph Department—Main Floor—Weft ^ ...r 1' I Wednesday--A Sale of a Delayed Shipment Axminster Rugs This shipment of rugs was intended for our February Sale but arrived too late. In order to clear them out quickly, we offer them Wednesday at these extraordinarily low prices. i i Extra Heavy Seamless Rugs 62.60 9x12, 40.50 40.00 7-6x9, 30.50 68.60 8-3x10-6, 47.50 35.00 6x9, 20.50 Small sizes proportionately lov> priced. Medium Weight Seamless Rugs 65.00 9x12, 42.50 52.50 8-3x10-6, 30.50 Monthly ‘® Payments Without Interest A "K Striking Reductions on Spring Wall Paper A 49c Embossed Papers, Roll, 27c. H. L. brand embossed tapes tries, brocades and blended papers for living room and dining room. 29c Damask Papers, Roll, 19c Varnished gold damask de sign papers for the parlor and hall. Croon, tan, blue, rose and brown. 24c Bedroom Papers, Roll, 121c A large assortment of beau tiful papers that will trans form your rooms at a low cost. Special Papers i. \ ] H Suitable for any room; light and dnrk color*. This selec tion sold only with matched borders at 5c to 7c per yard. Fifth Floor West V -r Here Are Material Savings on Housefurnishings Leonard Refrigerators 75-lb. capacity: 3-door, side-icinff type, l.ined with white enamel and easily kept clean and sanitary. 5.00 allowance on your Sold on convenient pov* old refrigerator. ments without interest. ebf js «iiar iTTSn, I Irons 69c Clothes 1.25 Clothes Fun fiH-ib. sin. Linos Baskets C omplrte with 50-ft. sash cord; cord and plups. will not kink or Made of fine elm 3.98 r' 49c|;s£,;4.. 79c I Steel Coral Gas Range I 4922 f= rfa I Semi-white porcelain trimmed; white porcelain oven aide, (planner, two front leg*, door panel* and top rail. 14x20 rust proof oven; a guaranteed ha kef. * ✓