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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 9, 1892)
10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , JUNE 9 , 1892-TWELVE PAGES. GROWTH OF GAGE It Banks Third in the State in Population and Products , LABOR'S ' SURE AND BOUNTIFUL REWARD Gathered Pacta from Prosperous People and Public Eecords. YOU STIR THE SOIL.NATURE . DOES THE REST 1 ' ' Bustling Beatriosi Wido-Awako Wymoro and Other Towns. SHORT INTERVIEWS WITH FARMERS Jlcsourcc * of n Wonderfully 1'crtllo nud How Tlioy Are Itolng Im proved Industrie * unit Product ! rionrlith Allltu. belongs to ttio southern tlor of coun ties of the state , IICHCO It ilos la that doslr- aolo bolt , wlicro the cltmalo Is tnlld la win- tor.anu thuro Is no oxcosfclvo heat la summer ; that fertile mid prolific region , where the hard wlicntof the north and the sugar catia and sweet potato of the south grow and thrlvo In Holds side by side. These favornblo conditions admit of diversified farming , which have bocu Im proved by the sturdy tillers nf the soil , with the result that Gngo county can novcr Know what Ills to have afmluro of a croc on which it Is nearly or altogether dependent. Its soil Is dcop and of absolutely Inaxhaustl- blo fertility , producing enormous yields of grain of all kinds , wbllo root crops and frulti of every variety known In this ell me nro of largest size and abundance. The surface for the moat nurt Is conven iently orublo. Tbo hills aru not abrupt , nnd the low lands , though level In largo breadths , have very few marshy xvastcs. In fact , what low lands tlioro nro which take on the charac teristics of inarshos are among the best In the county for producing hay. There U no land within tbo borders of Oago county which cannot bo convened Into cultivable nnd highly productive Holds. There is considerable tlmbor , every rlvor nnd stroain being fringed with a luxuri ant growth of trcos , wlnlo thn early settlers have thickly dotted the face of the country over with n growth of trees , which have nddcd a great deal to tbo beauty and useful ness of tha county. The county Is finely watered. The Blue river Hews through It from the northwestern corner to the southeastern boundary. It tins nlno tributaries besides other slro.ims in tbo northeastern portion. There is scarcely a quarter section of land in the county which U not blessed with "living water. " The rainfall is reliable and statistics show it to Do greater than In any other county In eastern or southeastern Nebraska. liven in such a year as thnt of two years ago , It is safe lOBiiy that Uago county sufTorod as llttlo or leas than any other county in the state. This Is duo not moro to its superior advantage in rainfall than to that quality of the soil which admits of holding molsturo on the top of a clay subsoil which underlies the thick , loutny soil. This upper Boll absorbs molsturo veryroadily.nnd within n few hours nftor the hardest rain can bo tilled. Tlioro has never boon a fniiuro of crops in ( Jngo county from climatic causes. Abundant Crops. The neil needs no fertilizers. There are numerous instanced wbcro corn has been grown successively on tbo samn ground for twenty years with no perceptible decrease in tbo yield , nnd never nn ounce of fertilizer used. Bath soil and climate are favorable to tbo production of n grout variety of cereals , grasses , vegetables and fruits. Among the articles raised by the farmers of Gngo county may bo mentioned corn , wheat , oats , rye , millet , llnx , sugar cane , barley , broom corn , beans , clover , timothy , potatoos.onions , turnips , pumpkins , squash , watermelon , cantolopcs. and all ether varieties of vege tables , fruits , berries nnd grapes. In fact , almost nny article that grows in the temper ate zone can bo found bore In abundance. Nearly the entire county Is under cultiva tion , the rnro exceptions being so few as not to bo Important enough to bo considered. School Hlnllntlcx. Uugo county has 153 school dtstrlo s , the schools of which nro conducted with the most approved methods by skillful nnd thorough teachers. A. A. Reed U thu popu lar nnd cflleiuut county superintendent , who furnishes lor Tin : Bir. a few facts as follows : Children ot school nRO In county 10.7BJ A vorugo per district 71 Niiinborof teiichorn 81 Districts ImvliiKprndod schools. u Total vulun of school property 1241,785 Total expenses for Ib'Jl ' to Julyl OJ.IBJ Honda Isriuud , 1,70(1 ( Donda canceled r > , ! g A teachers' Institute is hold annually in Jloatrloe , where the teachers moot and dis cuss their work , and this year Suparintond- ont Reed bus Introduced n plan of holding local Institutes in different localities , where teachers nnd patrousof the schools may meet and listen to discussions and addresses by well known educator * , thus increasing the interest of our publlo schools. The plan bas succeeded admirably , anil as it Is ontlroly a cow idea Prof , Keod is receiving much'do- aorvod praise. The district scaoolhouso of Gape county Is not n blot on the inndscjipo , with broken or shuttorlcss wlndows.tumblo- down dooraand dnfaood outbuildingsbut is tbo pride of the districtboing tastysuDstnn- tial aud well kept. .Stock anil Crop Stutlxtlc * . From records , kept by County Clerk A. G. Kolm , the following interesting facts are gathered. Actual valuation of llvo stock In Uage county : KIND Of STUCK. MJUllKIL VALUK. Horsoa , 10.510 ll.2Ji.7l. " Cuttle , . . . . , 4.1,309 .Mules 1,017 Wlu'Up. . . . 1&.U03 & 1.B05 Ho ! { 52.411 CU7.0M Acres of grain raised lu IS'Jl : Wheat 35.730 Corn. 17U.M Onts 41,17. Klnx. , 18.M13 iiyo. : i , 01 In addition to the above thcro were thou sands of ncros tlovolod to raising broom corn , sui.'ur corn , millet , barley , etc. , of which no record was muilo , besides the largo tracts devoted - voted to the raising of potatoes and root crops , nnd to the production of sweet corn nnd tomatoes for the big canning factory ut Houtrioo. . Of course only Incomplete anil uartlal record could bo iimJo of the number of fruit und loren trees , or ? rapa vines and email fruits , but the Heuros so far as ob tallied nro ns follows : Fruit trees 247.594 Korest trues , J.UJUUI Urapolnvs . . . . 5I2.1XU Tbo couuty contains SOI squaru miles or ri4iUGO ! acres of the grandest soil m thu world. The populutlon of Gaso county Is UtJill. ; In 1SSO It tifld,13,101 or several hundred lout thnn Ilia present population of its couuty seal nlonn. ItnllroiiiU of ( Jnco Coiiiity. From ntno different directions railroads enter Gage county , giving it thn best of op- portuultlui for gelling grain nnd produce quickly to iho giuut eastern markets. Their wlioun'o in the couuty uud vnluo is ns follows ; wu.its. VAI.UK. Ilurllnslon route . , W 53J.Bin Union I'nulllo * i Jj"1 } ' ' ' ' ' ' * Unnlnlci'iy'i'lioiitrlw.'V.V. . a 1M10 The IJiml nud th 1'foplo. The best Idea of iho value of land In this javorcd countv of u favored Btuto cau be ob tained bv Into'rviowlng iho farmers them- Bolvo * . Trv to buy thorn out nud you will quickly llmi that it Uicos capital to Invast In OUKU coumy dirt , lu the larger portion at louat , From 133 to * 100 nor ncro Is the prloo which represents thu value of iho uvorauo farmer1 * holding , oud ho is not anxlou * to dUposo of U nt Innt. To appreciate tha iu- crease lu value * from a aozeu or twenty years neo to the present tlmo , note the Intor- vlows which follow In this urtlclo. The pcoplo are mostly of Amorlsnn nativ ity , although thorn nro some township ) largely settled with n class ot sturdy Indus trious Uorman Americans , who with tholr dnsuonuants nro a credit to any community where they llvo. There i * quito n settle- monl or Prussian Monnonltos west nf Hn.-xt- rlro , who can glvo the howlow against ' 'tho nllon" pointers on economy , Ir.uustry and sobriotv. Thov have line homos , well culti vated tields , a handsome mono church nud school nndnram oil senses ( lailrablo citizens. There are a largo number ol Ounkards In the county , Wospank of thorn by their religious nnino because wo know It will bo roccgnlzad ns n recommendation for the countv so fortu- unto ni to hv < * this qulot , paico-lovln ? , In dustrious ncoplo in Its midst. So much for Oaco county in general and now for its cities. llrntrlcp , lioatrtco , tUc capital of ( .laijo countv and the most populous city in this portion of Ne braska , Js located on the banks of tbo Ullio river , in the cantor of the county. It is the third city of the state , as shown by the oon- ' sus of Ib'JO , having a population of 13b3 < ) and has gained 4115 percent , slnco ISSU. Tbo auvuntniioi which Iloatrica posscstoi as a manufacturing and distributing point uro well known , but may ho briefly summtir- Izodus follows : Railroads loading out In nlno different directions iho Uurllnglon north , Houtb nnd cast ; the Union IMclIlo north and south ; the Hock Island southeast , west nnd north , nnd the Kansas City and Beatrice southeast. Thu Hiuo rwor , whluh lias u rapid flow , affords mngnlllcout water power only partially utilized. It is but n short distance from coat Holds to the south. Tlicru la a splendid and Increasing trnda with the surrounding country. All thuio things indicate its favorable location for manufacturing nnd distributing. B.'at- nca has Iho following Industries already nnd invltos others ; The Dumpstcr Wind Mill comnany , ompioyini : nearly 1UO hands win ter anil summer nml lust now obliged to run night Mid clay to rill orders ; the Lioalrlco biurch oompuny , running lull blast ; the Beatrice cower pipe wontn , employing nbout llfty men ; tbo liontilco paving nnd building brick works , employing nourly as many ; thu Beatrice Oatmeal company , with a capacity of lull barrels daily , running day nud night ; thu Bcatrico paper mill , temporarily dU- uliled by the high waters which carried nway n part of the dam ; the Beatrice Can ning company , with nearly 1,000 ncros of sweet corn contracted for thl year and a largo numbur of acres of tomatoes , which will koap at least 00 haids ousy for three months ; two cigar factories , employing a score of people ; Beatrice Steam dye wonts ; u shirt nnd overall factory nnd now shoo factory , both built and soon to bo in opera tion ; Black Bros. ' flouring milt , with a pres ent capacity of 'JOU barrels , whli'h it is pro posed to double this year by the erection of an addition ns largo as iho present big mill ; the Beatrice cornice works , broom factory , Beatrice Iron works , Beatrice Light and Power company , IJcatrlco Rapid Transit and Power company , two steam laundries , sev eral largo harness shop ) , the egg paculng factory , with 11 [ teen to twenty men em ployed ; the Bontrlco BUnk Boole and Bind- ury company , four bis newspaper olllccs , em ploying from u half a dozen to a ui-oro of hands oacli : the Bcatrico novelty worlM , manufacturing patent wire lloworstamls , patent calf woanor , wlro fences , etc , ; Beotrlco pinning mill , employ ing a dozun icon ; Beatrice Tent and Awning company , Beatrice Plat ing comp.my , Beatrice Eleolrio company , Lou Wotin's carriage factory , Meyer's car riage and wagon shop , the lormer employ ing a dozen and tbo latter half as many men ; Neldhart's marble works , and many smaller ItmtlMitirms. ouoh holnldir to swell the larco number of wagaworkjor * , who invnriably con tribute the highest prosperity to the town they llvo in. The Finest liulldlngs. The now Gage couu ty court house , Just com pleted , cost , with iw furnUblngs , ever $12oOOJ , aud Is ono of tbo most beautiful stiuuturos of the west. It Is four stories in height , with a froiitugn of MO feet nnd wings of 82 feet in depth. A mnssivo tower 120 foot high rises from the front center , from the top of which n vlowcan bo obtained of the rich country ' surrounding for twenty miles. The matu'rlril used is Rawllns gray stone , the roof of slato. The style of archi tecture is bold Romanesque , and is tlnlshod on tbo interior with tile Hears , Iron stair- cnsns , carved oalc balustrades , handsome and elaborate woodwork , and altogether in n manner botlttinp the capltol building of the third county of Neorasko. The Paddock hotel nnd opera house of pressed brick , nnd four stories high , was erected by Senator Paddock at a cost , including furnishing , of $1:20,000. : It is as popular a hostelry as can bo found west of Chicago. The Nebraska Na tional bank building is of trimmed stone four stories in hcizht , and n beautiful struc ture. The First National bank building of pressed brick of throe stories , the Masonic" tcmplo about 100 feet square and three stories hlgb. the Howcrkert building three stories , Draico block tbreo storins , govern ment postoflico building soon to bo built , Ciorman Nntional bunk block , Nicholls build ing , Dorsoy and Miller blocks , American bank block , 1'enncr block , Spencer and Elmoro blocks , "Tho Ploasanton" und Beckley - ley house nro among the many fine business buildings of which Boatrlcluus are proud. The publlo schools are bold in buildings fully in keeping with such a city. The Cen tral High school building ot brick is three stories high nnd occupies ac ontlro square near the center of tbo city. The south. West , east , Falrvlow , Glonovor nnd Harrington school buildings are nil of brick two stories in height , and each four rooms , except tbo south building with six. Among the improvements in which Beatrice - rico especially glorias nro the following : Over llvo mllas of substantial brick paving ; two complete light plants with Doth iho are ana incandescent systems ; a magnillcent system of wntor works wltn pure sparkling water rushing through nearly fourteen miles of mums ; the stuto institution for feeble minded youth , situated Just outside the city , with 11 no bulldlngi , grounds , farm and llx- turos aggregating SJOU.UW In valuo. Two llrst class dally papyri , Beatrice Ex press and Dally Democrat , which uro a credit to nnv city , the Republican , Aroor Stuto and I'ost ( Gorman ) , ull of them ubly edited weeklies , seven substantial banks , which recently published a statement of tbolr business ns follows : Loans niul discounts JI.SJO.'S..SO Overdrafts SUri.S ! ) U. S. honilH to secure clruulatloir . . K7SH.00 ) blocks , bonds nnd mortalities ; il.U5.5l ) ; IlniiKinc holism and furniture llrUU.O , : Kjcpoiu.es nnd taxes l&uj&Sil Premiums on U. b. bonds G.MO.UO Ueal ott.ito and morlK-iUos owned. . 7. . ' > JC.SI ) ( lush on hiinil uud In Dank * 57l.76fl.T Uodoniutlon tuna with U. B , trots , . ; i,0l7.r ) Total $ . ' . U.8W.71 Oiinltal stoolc t 177.500.00 Surplus fund IDJ.iW.W ) Undivided Prodis . ' . M..l7tU3 Olrcnlittlon 7S,7i.tw ) , He-dUcoiuils . UJ.07.VO ) Total , . An cloctrlo motor street railway , now about two miles in length , but to be ex- loiulod this year all over thu city , About four miles ol horse railway over wulch the motor car will soon ha running and which roaches ever nearly half of the city. The great Beatrice Ctiuutauqua with Its Immense tabernacle , Boating C.OJU , Its ninety ucroi of velvet lawn nud cooling ahado and Its curricu lum of studios , eloquent professors and toach- err from the great scats ot learning. Homo- thing like lift eon miles of saultary and utorui Boweraeo , oxtondlug to all parts of the city nnd which Is ono reason why Beatrice bousta of so low n death raio , being only about eight to nlno to 1,000. A magnllloenlly equipped lira department consisting of four hoio com panies , a lioolc and ladder company und a chemical engine ( iho latter ordcroJ ) . This volunteer department has a forca of IG'J man ready to respond to an alarm of Uro. This report would bo Incomplete If the churches were loft out. Bcatrico U truly a ' city of churches. " They are twenty In number , all but two having church edifices raaglng In prlco from the modest sum of J . ' ,000 up to the Cnrlit oh u rod ( Episcopal ) whlcli cost with the ground ! nearly $5JH)0. ( ) Thus it will bo seen that thu moral tone of Beatrice Is rood. Much more might bo said of the "Quqon City of the Blue , " but any anxlouH Backer after uioro 1'cht , or vuy doubter of the foregoing , Is cordially invited to vhlt Beatrice whoa they will agroa that "the balf has not , boon tola. " \V > morc. la the smiling month of May In tha year 1841 , the Lincoln Land company filed with the couuty clorlc the plat of Wyiuoro ; It is therefore eleven years' old and a sturdy youth it l . Tha in skins of tbo town was the oitabluhinont of iho southern division of the Burlington route at this point with Its big shops ud division ottloos , The chops consist of n twenty-stall roundhouse , machine shops and general storage nnd supply houses j between MJ nnd 000 men are omoloyoil whllo the monthly payroll amounts to nearly $30- OJO. OJO.Wymorohas handsome , wldo streets with commodious store buildings , tnroo flno brick school buildings , a now city hall , a goort lire doparttnout with two hose companies , nnd ono hook and ladder company , a water world plant coaling $ l. > ,000. an electric light plant with over thirty nro lights in use by It nnd Us shier town , Illuo Springs ; n norse raltwnv four miles long nnd connected with Blue Springs , six church buildings , Hiiro ooJ wcolcly nowjpipors , two bank * ( the Bunk nf Wynioro , capital slock $23.000 , and First National , capital itoclt ? ' ) UU03) ) . und n population In ISOJof t-i'20 ! , which It U safe to say has increased by fully 1,000 slnco that tlmo , for oo It known that Wymora Is g.iln- Ing in population faster , In proportion to Us size , than any town ot Gngo couuty. This latter fact Is duo to the Maadv nnd constant Increase In tha number of hands employed In the railroad shops. Besides the car shops , there uro Iho usual small industries , whllo n growing country trade Is dally adding to its wealth and resources. There is not nn empty houeo \Vymoro today and yet now ones are constantly being erected. Wynioro is all right and full of the kind of vim that manes a town prospsr. llluo Springs , This pretty town Is only a couple of miles from Wymoro , with which it is connected by a strcot rallwav. It Inn n pjpulallon of about 1.000 , n bank , n nowjnpor , Spancor windmill fnctery , Culver Bro ? . & Oils' fac lory for the manufacture of mill inachlner.Vi and other small industries. The Union Pa- clllc and Burlington roads both ms3 through Blue Sprlnes. The street * nro orottv nnd a general nir of comfort pervades the placa. Other Towns. Fillov has n population of nbout 535 , has a good hotel , the Burlington nillwav , a roller flouring mill , grain olovntor. newspaper , batu and cooil store buildings. It. H the homo of lion. Elijah Fllloy. ono of the host Known slock raUow of the west. Three churches looic nftor the morals of the com munity nnd altogether Filloy is n good place to llvo In. Liberty Is of about tbo samoslzo nnd of equal Importance. Oclell nnd Barnoaton are in the south part of the county , are both lively towns , each with n newspaper , hotels , plenty of stores and a good class of people. Adams is in tbo uorthoist part of the county on the Burlington road , has about 400 In habitants , a good school , churches , stores , a newspaper , etc. Cortland Is in the northern part of tno countv on tbo Union Pacillo road , has nbout ; ilK ) people and tbo usual good stores , schools , churches and the Inevitable weoltly news paper. Indeed there nra few counties that can boast so many peed , llvo papers , so well edited , and all of them tilling aoas \ felt want. IlolmosvlUo. on tuo Union Paclfle.slx rullos south of Beatrice , has flno stone quarries which give employment to a number of mon , bus n mill , utoros , hotel , church , school and Is h shipping point for a largo sheep ranch , Holmesvlllo has about " 01) people. lloag is northwest , ot Beatrice on thn Bur lington and is a thrifty settlement. Plckrcll. sovan miles north of Boatrlco , is on the Union Pacific road and has the usual complement of stores , etc , mils is eight miles west of the county scat on the Rock Island railroad , has stores , school , depot , grain elevator , otn. Hook ford and Hamilton nro small burgs only half a mile apart but each onjormg the distinction of Having a railroad all to itself , one the Rock Island , the other the Union i'nnllln. Much more might be said in praise of Gaga county und its cities and townsbut doubtless it will glvo a bettor idea of actual results ob tained , from n rosldor.co In Gage county , to quota the farmers themselves. The follow ing interviews wore obtained from men who have maao what they possess by farming and stock raising , which they have found profita ble enough to continue and lu which they are still engaged : A ticnoral 1'armor. T. B. Essex said : "I came to this county in the tall of 1S73 nnd bought a quarter sec tion of land in Rockford township , It cost mo S13 an acre , which was considered a high prlco then. " "What do you vnluo It ntnowj" was asked. "Oh , I woula say at least 40 an aero , and I don't moan bv that that I would'tako that prlco ; my farm Ls not for sale at all. " "Have you any land uosldos the original quarter section } " "Oh , yes ; I have In all 400 acres in Gngo couuty , part of it in Logan , the adjoining township , and I have some eighty acres be sides in Kansas. " "What were you worth wbon you struck this county i'1 "I had about (4,000 in money , cattle , farm ing tools , horses , etc. I am worth about four times as much now. I bavo always boon en gaged in genbral farming , raising some stock and considerable farm produce. No , I have made no money at all at anything else than 'arming. 1 have thirteen head of hor.srs , Avonty head of cattle and about 100 bogs and young pigs. A Well Known Snrlna Itrooiler. When approached on the subject H. C. Stoll became enthusiastic ever the resources of Gngo couuty. Said ho : "I traveled seven years , In all parts of the United States , before foreI came hero. When I landed in Beatrice I bad about $3,000 in stock , implements , horses and monoy. I bought an entire section of land in Riverside township , nayine S0.25 nn acre , paying part cash and getting time on tbo balance. It was a raw pralrlo then , bul after discing at the soil of bootion 17 for thirteen years I have refused Siio an acre lor it. I am satisfied that if a man cannot make a living m Nebraska he can't anywhere. " "What has boon your nrincipal business during this tlmol" was asked , "Brooding the best kinds of hogs In the world. I have four leading breoas Poland China , Chester White , Small Yorkshire and Black Essex and there is not a brooder lu the country raises so many hogs on the same amount of laud. I raise 300 to 10'J a year and am unahlo oven at that to supply the do- maud. For three years I hud to buy my pork , or kill n thoroughbred , which-1 would not do. I have shipped hogs as far east us Dover , Mo. , nnd to every territory and many ot the states. I have a small Indebtedness on my film , but nothing but what I could pay if necessary. I have raised a family of twelve children , bavo provided coed names tor half of tLiom and expect to tie the same by the others. On ray farm I have several groves of mulberry , ash , cottonwood , maple and box elder trcos. I have fruit of all kinds , Including a pear orchard ot llfty trees on which I raised forty bushels of pears lost year. Wo had so many cherries , plums , ber ries , grapes , etc. , that wo gave away lots of them lo people who came out. from the city last year. My wife made several barrels of line wlno last year. Say , you como out and I'll give you all you want to arintc und a bottle tle to take homo , " Mr. Stoll has a beautiful and substantial stone farm house , great rod barns , conven ient brooding pous and a homo lit for a king. A Sheep Itulior. Richard Dibble may ho raaognlzod by two peculiarities , First , his spectacles , which bo always wears , and second , ho doosn't look to bo worth much of anything , never nutting on any style in dross or maunor. Ho lsuow- ever , ono ot Gage county's successful and intelligent farmers. When approached on the subject ho said : "Woll , I came bora poor and have hold my own ever slnco. " AsUod to give some details ot bis early ox- perloncos ho smiled broadly und then began us follows : "I came to U ago county in ' 05 with two wagons , four hones , one co'.v , two dogs , ono wifa and two children. I cumpad the tint night where tha Gage county court house now stands , and turned my horses loose on the pralrlo. I wasn't afraid of tbolr running uway1 hi ; remarked rcileo- lively , "they were too poor. I found them in thu morning on the lot where Clancy's drug store now stands. I broKe tbo last ( " 0 bill I had in the world to pay a doctor's ' bill for medical services. Tbo winter following wo 'roughed it : * some ot the tlmo it was n conundrum whether wo would starve or llvo till spring , but wo nulled through somehow , und have boon living ever slnco. i took up a homestead ( section 13 , BlaUoly township ) ana began turnlugovor the virgin oil. " Mr , Dibble being nskod as to the present extent ot his land nald , "I have owned about 500 acres but sold some , and only h vo 2SO acres'now. It is ull well fenced and has good buildings on it with trees , fruit , etc , I warttao first man In Ne braska to start into shoepralitng and for yean bad a Hook of from 1,003 to 1,000 sheep , I claim to have tbo llnost Morlno snoop in the sUto. I sold tbo tint 11,000 worth of wool over sold In southern Nebraska.Vbon wo first started flvo or six pound * of wool from ono sheep wa * considered a good shear- In c. This spring I sheared a sheen thnt gave twenty-six pounds of wool , nnd Its car cass nftor shearing weighed 10.1 pounds. Several yearling owes sheared eighteen to twenty pounds , fcnd ono n llttlo ever sK months old sheared seventeen nud one-half pounds. Another , n yearling , twenty-two pounds , nnd ono ram. Young Jumbo , sired by Old Jumbo , ono of the famous Merino rams of the west , sheared thirty-two poundi. His father once sheared thirty-seven pounds. This all shows what can bo done with sheep in Nebraska. I have llfty shorthorn thor- oticbbrod cattle , a doron horses and n lot ot Poland China hogs. At n snlo held on my place last year my hoes brought from $10 to fll ) , shorthorns $10 to $100 and other stoclc in proportion. " Asked as to the present value ot his land , Mr. Dibble was roluetint to sot n prlco , but said ho had houn ottered $50 nn acre by n man who wished to Guv part of his land , Neither would ho.sny how much ho was worth , not wishing , ns ho put it , to "blow nbout himself , " hut it n believed that Mr. Dibble is .vorlh fully $30KM. Tliu HrHt/'lloMiestPUifor. ' Daniel Frnoman Illbd the llrst homestead entry in iho United iJUtcs. This Is histori cal and authentic , Mr. Freeman being questioned ns torbls success during his thirty years roildanco in Gage couuty re sponded as follow.il "All I had in tti6'world ' when I started In ns n Gage county Jp\bnoor was my soldier clothes and $53 fp , ) my breeches. 1 have always boon a general farmer. As to the property I now possess , you may say I hnvo 810 acres of land In f > no farm , nnd quite n few bunehos of land scattered around elsewhere I couldn't tell just how rauch I have got without tlgurinif up. , I have about SJO.OCO worih of property in Boalrlco , besides con siderable in Wymoro nnd Fnlrbury. " "How much llvo stock I" "Woll , I have over 100 head of cattle , forty- three head of horses and n field full ot hogs. I hnvo n good brick farmhouse good outbuildings of all kind * . An orchard 1 Yes , I have an orchard of npplo , peach , lilum andohorry trees , plenty of small fruits , grapoi , etc. , and thov nro all hearing well. " "What do yon consider vour land worth ? " wns iho next question. "Oh , ns to that. " said the veteran with n laugh , "I never sot n urlno on my land yet or offered It for sale , nnd never expect to. A man offered mo $50 nn ncro for all the land I Hnvo in my home farm , but I wouldn't sell. " Asked concerning other supplies on hand Mr. Freeman said : "I've got 1,500 bushels of wnoat In the granary , some corn nnd ( with a twinkle of the eye ) enough ether stun to lost until next crop harvest. How much am 1 worth alt070thor ] Well , I cer tainly wouldn't take S1U5,000 for what I have got , Nebraska air suits tuo pretty well an J I guess I'll ' stay here. " Mr. Freeman Is a member of several orders nnd societies , president of the Arbor State Publishing company and a highly re- spectcd citizen , nnd his toitimony may bo relied upon ns correct. Ho 1ms not engaged lu any other business than tilling the soil and raising stocK in a moderate way. Had Some Money lint Hns Mora Now. P. J. Zimmerman lives near EllU In Lin coln township. Ho came hero twelve yosrs ago with $1,500 In money and no stock , bought three quarter sections , paying cash therefor , at the rate of $4 an ncro. Ho now bus 720 acres which is worth at a low esti mate $30 per acre. Mr. Zimmerman was decidedly modest In stating what ho Is the possessor of , merely snylng that ho "had the land now with farmhouse - house nnd buildings , Implements , wagons , grain nnd produce , etc. , und S'J.OOO cash on hand. " A3 Mr. ZlmrnermBn has forty head nf line taltlo. twelve ( rood tvork nnd cnrrinno horses , hogs , cto , It may readily bo con- cludea that ho is worth from $ -5,000 to SJO.- 000 , or a gain of $ JO,000 and ever in twelve years , which is not bad pay for general farming , Mr. Zimmerman never having en gaged in any ether occupation during the tlmo. Worked Hurd nml Succeeded , "This is n good country to farm in" was the response of Joseph Graft , in answer to the query put by Tun BBH interviewer , as to his opinlon'of Gage county's possibilities. Mr. Graff catno to Nebraska thirty-two year. } ago. Ho took up n pre-emption a few miles west of Beatrice nnd changed it to a homestead when thnt act went into effect. He wont to worn with n will and bis good wife helped him , working in tha Holds anil doing a man's work. As their children grow'lnrgo enough , work was found lorlhom , and so the family labored together to acquire their present large fortune. When Mr. Graff settled on his farm his earthly belongings , besides a few domes , was one cow , $1.40 in motioynnd n share in an ox team. Steadily through the years ho has added to his laud until now ho bat 000 acres , a farmhouse worth $5,000 , a huge barn and outbuildings , and his land is worth fully $50 au acre. Ha has 100 head of cattle , twenty-live head of horses , hogs , etc. , and is worth over $50,000. Rnlsor. John Schovo was' soon at his beautiful farm home in Dlakely township and cheerfully pave testimony to tbo advan tage to bo obtained from an acquaintance with Nebraska soil. "I came hero In 1800 , " said Mr. Schovo , "but Old not got iriy farm until two years later , when I boughfthls quarter section. I paid Sl'J nn aero for h. " Replying to further questions Mr. Schevo said : "Yo ? , 1 have always been engaged in 'general farming from tho' first. I paid con siderable attention to wheat growing. I iu- crbabcd the amount of land and now own about 1,700 acres , 003 hero and the balance about three miles awny. I have raised a goo'l deal of wheat and shall have bettor than 10,003 bUBheb this year. There is not n scratch against my land it is entirely clear. I have 350 bead of cattle , twelve teams of horses and keep live mon at work , FrultJ Well , yes ; I have , I guess , nearly 1,000 orchard trues bearing all kinds of coaimon fruits , yoi , " bo added with n smile , "and I'va'got some apple * loft yet. " I have a hundred hogs and enough of every thing needful to last some tlmo. " Mr. Schevo admitted ho was worth $50.000 , and hocortalnly has a perfect farm homo with a grove of bonutiful maples rising thirty or forty feet high on thr.ie sides of his buildings , In the of liter of wblnh stands n largo two-story bouso with a barn , proba bly llfty foot wldo by a hundred fact long , grape vinc.s , shrubbery nud n boautlful lawn in front. Mr. Shove Is a model farmer , as shown by his surroundings. Trailed u Yoke of Oxuii fur IIU After riding for miles pan pretty farm houses , nestling amid groves of trees and blossoming orchards , between fields of waving green , and passing the time of day with many farm hands who , with tbolr teams , could bo sozn In all directions culling out llio long ribbons ot black soil from tbo groou sward , where this fall the golden Brain and tnssolod corn will wave In the bricht sunlight , Tan Bii : correspondent arrived nt the homo of Thomas Zimmerman on the odco of Holt township. The proprie tor himself was nway , but his good wife fur nished the following Information : "Mr. /Clmmurinan came to Gage couuty In 18jj ( : with llttlo moans with which to begin life a a farmer , but with plenty of determination and pluuk. Ha traded a yoke of oxon and n wagon for a claim on Boar creek. This ho sold afterwards lo a brother who came west. Ho then secured hu present finely watered farm. Mr. Xtmmornuu has boon a general farmer and from year to year has added to the slza of his farm , as his means would ad mit. Today ho has 1,000 acres of land , has plenty of fruit of all kinds on his place , a tas'y and commodious farmhouse , barn , outbuildings and strong fences , Ho has 100 head of cattlo. twenty horses aud just at present is hauling oil his lie s and convert ing thorn into crisp bank notes. Ho has about fifty loft , however ; enough for porn for his own use. Mr. Zimmerman would not sell his poisossions for f. > 'JOOl , ) . 'After Twelve Ic.irs. A. M. T , Miller owns a beautiful farm of a half section near Pickrcll. Mr. Miller came to Gugo county twelve yoare ngo , driving a small herd of cattle. , and with no1 grout amount of monoy. The quarter section , ho purchased wui black from n recent orilru | lire , and thn prospect was bleak indeed , ) iul n claim cabin WAS soon erected , nnd worn. begun on the farm. To day , Mr , Miller' ' * 'land is worth not lass than { 50 per ncro , aud hU farm buildlntrs are among tu finest ' ! ' thu couuty , his barn being ono of Iho l rgost In this part of the country , and a InnUwuru for miles. HU farm house Is u good ana , * but bo will soon erect anew now ono lo cost $5,000. Mr. Millar has u big bard of sleek cattle , horses , hogs , fine orchard , small frjul < , qto. , in abundance , A Jlurti Iteoent ( Jomer. W , V , Lancaster catuo to the county only eight years ago. Jo | had nome money , and invested it in " 10 arms of land in Holt town ship. He paid $ TJ un acre , nud now his land li worth &U or f JO par aero. Mr , Lancaster A GOOD THING- Is always recognized and the "gooder , " the "recognizeder" it is , Ever since the Hellman's Administrator's ' Closine Sale " - MMMMM MMMMMW MMMHWM has been started great crowds have been in daily attendance. ! * UfThose who have bought once come again , because they recognize a good thing when they see it. The $3.75 SUITS are really $6 , $ S and $10 suits put into this lot to sell them out quick. We sold out all we had in this lot last week and now we have put in a whole lot more to go at the same price , $3.75 a suit. ' $6.50 SUIT . _ Buys a lot of light colored cassimere and worsted suits , in cutaway or sacks , that are worth twice the money , $6.50 , $8 , $12.50 and $15 Buy square cut sack suits that used to be sold all the way from $10 to $25. In clay worsteds we are showing Prince Alberts , cutaways and sacks in endless variety , and at almost any price. Hot weather coats , in stripes and plaids , 25c. Office coats , in stripes and plaids , 25c. Serge , flannel and flannellette coats and vests reduced to close. We are selling the best black sateen shirts for 50c in America. Everybody else gets $1 for it , Hellman's , Administrator's Closing Sale5 Same Old Stand , Corner 13th and Farnam. . FOR 2.SC- ' ABSOLUTELY PURE. JUST TRY IT. PAXTON & GALLAGHER , OmahaNeb THEGREAT LIVER and STOMACH REMEDY Cures all disorders of Iho Stomach , Llror , Hovels ; , KUonys , Itlntldor , Nervous Dlsiuscs , Loss of ApuotUo. Ifcndnclio. ( 'onsllpntlan. Costlrcuis ? , IiiillgostlJii , Itll- oiu ncfB , Finer , 1'ilo--Ktc ' , , und rentiers thn gystnm less liabln to contract disease. DYSPEPSIA. . RADWAY'S PILL9 nro otiro for this complaint. Tbny tone up the Internal soorollonl to healthy notion , rustora strength to the Htomnoh. anil rniiblo It to pnrrarm Its functions. 1'rlco ITia ; i liox. Bold by ull druzciats , or mailed by UADWAY & CO. . as Wurron Street. Now York , on rocolpt of prlco. livery MAN can ha STttONO and VIG OROUS In all respects . _ _ _ bjr mini ? SPANISH NKUVINB , Uiecrent UpnnlaU Remedy. VOUNO 1I15N OR O&I > sufrcrinu from N1JHVOUS DIU1II/ITY , X > OST or FAIJ/INO MANHOODliiRlitlyciriisElonsconvulsions , nervous f proilraiion , cuuscd by Ibeuse of opium , tobacco or alcohol , wakefulness - fulness , mental depression , loss o ( power in either sex , sperinator * DErnoRK AND ArTKR usit , iliiua caused by self abusu and over indiilKence or any personal weak * ns s can be restored to perfect health and Iho NOIUK VITAI.ITV OF STRONG BIJJN. Wo give a written guarantee with 0 boxes to cure any case or refund the money. $ i a box ; 0 boics $5 For Sale In Omaha by Snow , Lund & Co. \YK cv H Js Female WcaK ness , Catarrli _ , lllieumatisni , AM ) ALL Chronic , Ncrvousand Private Diseases. M Searles and Searles Acitnowlodcerl to ho the most successful Spo- clalUts In all I'lllVATB. llLOOP , NKHVOIM , SKIN AMD UlllNAHV DlSKAHKS. annorrhaii in from U to 0 days. Syphilis cured without .Mercury. ( V1TAMTV WKAK ) , Made ao bjr too oloaa appli cation loliutlnem or ntudf i nevurd mental tralii or crlof ; BKXUAIi KXr.KSSK ! ) In middle life , or rlcluui linbiu contracted In joutli. WMAIC MBN AUK VICTIMS TO NKIIVOUH OK. IHI.ITV or KXIIAU4TIDN , WASTINO W KAKNKsa INVOMJ.NTAHV UWSKa with KAKI.V DISOAV In YUUNO ami J1IIII-H A UIi lack of vim. vlitor and tramith , with nexual orKnni Impalri'd nud wvakeneuod iiremnturelf In appruachlnK old | ! . W1IIS.V WK HAV CUUB Wo poik from know- "aita i of 1'HIIMANKNT HKSUl.Ti In manc o- lvat d nnd cured In paittwelvo rear * . H.Krf. VISTULA. AN1I ItKOTAIj UI.CHIU cured liout pain or detention froui builnoM. 11VDUOOKI.U ANIl VAIUCOCKLB permanenitl duuvccufullr cured , HTltlCTl'lllS poruiunenttr curoi ) , removal corny ploto. without cjtllHKi catKtlc or dilatation. Cure Itectcd at Iionio br patient without u luomjiit' * nln or nonorunco. Oouiullatlan fruo. Call on or dilri'Bi with stamp lrs. ) Searles & Seaflcs , In sloclc raljlng neil has projporod. He has thirty head of I'attlo and auvontoon hones ; has a Rood house and bullrings , un orclmr-J , nud is latUHod that , to use his words , "this country i all right. " lloston Tranicrlpt : Go to the butcher * 1C you would hour joint douuto * . DR. C. GEEWO. . Tlioonly lozallr nriliirUo1 Clilnoio phyilclan Bliiht yean1 stuciy , Ten jrunm practical uniiar' . oncn with all known illjmsoa. Troati lucoitifullr nllf lironloc.isoj ulfon up by ether iloctorf Cull and too him or writ" for riu" | tlon think. Do not think your ruin liopuloi * bocuusa jrnur doctor tell * ron o , uut trr the chlnoio donor with till now nn 1 wonderful rouiudlon. nml roculrn nunr liononu and a parnmnentcurowlmtotlier dooior * cannot Hire , llurlin , IlooH ami I'lmiH naturo's roiuodloi-hU meillclnoi. Tliu world hl nltnoit. Onu tliouinml ti > Btlmnnlal In ttirva jo.ir ' practice. No Injurlnu * ( U'coclloni. no narcoltui , no poliou. national treatment ami poruinuont euro. Following ca e UCCODIfully trjaton aril curol , Klrun up bjr other doctor * ! Tlioi. ConxhUn , Oil Ifarnor itreet , chrnnla rliou inntlsm tl ycurn. khlnojr nml liver Iruubliii , Tlioi , Culrvrt , I2tli and I'nrniui utrcoti , venoral iiobllltr. lnillie tloii. Ion of ulrunittli und vitality. Took medicine for yonn butKOt no rullof , M. U Andiirjon , U2I Ciimlnx troot , citnrrti , ustlima aud broovhlllt of rifioon jrour * Ilai forialatho following prcpirol remedial at ll.mj nbotlla ilr bottloi tarlbw , for thu euro of Aithma , Catarrh. Ulek Iteailaclio. Imllioitlon , Illooil ' ' Kumala-Wunknu , 1'olsonlnk' . Ithaumttltm. - Kldnuy and Uver ComplalaU No nxonin. Hold only 1 > T Clilneto Uodlclnu Cu , Capital , I1W.W ) . Office , IGlh and Califoraia Sis , Omilii , Neb Or y Imlr or wliUKnrn clmnjreil tou Blowy Muck lyu lnu-l upplliitliiiMif tliUDju , It IniimrU n mitunil rolor , iicU liiHtiniluniKiU- ly und conlHlii ii llilnili'Jiirli tutu the liulr. HiiIU by OriiBfc'Ut * . r will l > at- lit n of Iirlc9 , tfl.UU. Ultlou , Uu 1'wrU 1'lau ) , . Y. DH , . J. E. McGREW THE SPECIALIST , IsiiiiHiirrnsscd In the troattiinntof nil form * of PIUVATK DISEASES , und nil tllsor.loM and ( loulllllcH of youth anil nmnhootl. 17 yuan' e.xpcrlcncu. Ills resources nml f-icillUiH in * priic'Ucally unllmltud. The Doctor Is rorom- inoiidod by thn prcus , nnd nndorncil In thii strongest torius by the puoplo for fair trnat- iiii'iit nnd hnnust profcaium.tl iiilvlco. Tha most powciftu remedies liiiown to modern Bcluncu for the successful tro.itmont of the following diseases : aONOBnHOKA Imtiioali'.to rcllaf. A complete - ploto cnri ! without , the losji of an nnur's tlmo from tin si mm. GLKEr Ono of Ilio moat complete nnd suc cessful troatmonis for gleet nnil all annoying discharges yet known to the modlual profoj- slon. Thn results nro truly \Toiidorful. STRICTURE Oro.itest known romcdy for the treatment of utrlcturu , without p.iln , cut- tlriir.nr diluting. Ainostnimnrknulo reined v , SYPHILIS No treatment for this torrllilo blood dlsunso has ever hucn nioru Biicuumfcil. nor hiifl fctronKor endorsements In iho llk'ht of modern HulrnCQ this dlaonso Is positively cnrauia nnd every trace of the poison untlruly removed from thu bloo.l. LOST MANHOOD , nnd nmhltlon. nervousness - ness , timidity , diiHpandonoy nnd all woaldiosi and ( llHorilm.s of youth or inunhood , ItQlluC obtained utoiico. SKIN DIB CASES , and nil discuses of the stomucn , blood , liver , Iddnoys nnd uladdor .nro treated HU ccessfully with the known roinedlos for the . Wrlto forulroulnrd umlijuostinn list. froo. J'ltll (1(1(1 i'lll'IKIIIl httl. < llll < ttHl\f'l ave Your Eyesight Ryes tested free hynnnXRUT OtTIOIAN 1'erfoot adjustment. Huperlor Icnuoi. Ner oufihcaduclio uurud by lining our Hportucloi nnd Kyodlnssos. 1'ilcoi low for lint ul.isi goods. THE ALOE & PEHFBLO CO , , 114 S. ICth St. , Crok'liton Block. "AtEN WHO NBVER DUANK jny thing but Sour Ma&h nro now calling for Cream Pure Uyo" Js the statement made by a liquor merchant operating Ilirea of tha largest bars in Iho west. Thii is not otrango when you consider that the purest , richest , BmootliCBt ami moat who'.ssomo whiskey produced iu America is Call for it nnd takn no oilier. For sals at all first-class drinking placca and drug DAI.LUMAND & CO Clilrat-r , fr tli b ] < H l. antaf * lUiJUIi-rlui. ! ) ! I the Ul itiKlklui luiowu tut bllluuk- , cututlintlon , ifjui pili. Juul Ecu . bcailatlir , bMrtWii , lot. nf xpi 'tlte , nitiiUil dij rriwdvUf | lufu I ft lif.liuu. filiuptM. callow c tnjtli'X * aa.autloirenrulhWMreiultluefroiu *