THE OMATIA DAITA" 3JEE : mi DAY , XOVEMBETt 4 , 1808.
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Comparative Cost and Profit of Operating
Street Kailwayg ,
CABLE , ELECTRIC AND HORSE POWER
latent Cnnlrlliutlon lo Klcu-
trlcnt Holetier 1'net * from tin ;
I'ntrut Onier Othrr Ip-
vHopnirnti.
There nppcars In the November number
of tlio Street Railway Journal an Interesting
statement no to thu comparative cost and
profits of cable , electric and horse railway
operation In the- streets of Now York City.
This statement was prepared at the Instance
of President II. H. Vrcoland of tlio Metro
politan company. The article says , In part :
"Tlio company's experience points unmis
takably to the great superiority of electric
ity over both horses and cable , not only In
trafllc handling capacity , but in economy.
This will como as a surprise to many -who
have believed that thu cable system , cer-
tulnly In Its own peculiar sphere of great
traffic destiny , la the cheapest and best mo
tive power extant.
"The rapid disappearance of the cable
system In America has been attributed by
most foreign engineers and not a few Ameri
cans to a deslro for unification of motor
power , or to the greater popularity and
trade earning capacity of electric cars In
competition with cable lineFew have
ventured to assert In tbn absence of definite
figures that electric cars replacing cabin
over heavy trafllc routes could bo operated
at a less cost per car mile , but the figures
here given show conclusively that from
economical considerations alone there Is no
place for the cable In modern street rail
roading. "
After /reviewing / the building of cable and
underground trolley lines the article con
tinues :
"For the year the operating expenses of
the cable linis were 16.12 cents per car
mile , of the horse lines 17.87 cents and of
the electric lines 10.23 cents. For the three
months' period , which Is more favorable to
electric operation , the cable fines cost 17.55
cents , the horse 17.88 cents and the electric
10.00 cents. "
In this time the total passenger receipts
of the company wore f 10,421.093 , with op
erating expenses of $3,330,127. The article
continues :
"During the twelve months' period the
cable llncfl operated at 17.7 per cent of their
passenger receipts , the electric lines at 37.9
per cent , the horse lines at 05.3 per cent
and the ontho system at 53.3 per cent.
During the three months period the cable
lines operated at 152.7 per cent of their
passage receipts , the electric Hues at 38.0
per cent , the horse lines at 02.1 per cent
and the entire fiyatem at 60.9 per cent.
"It must not be hastily assumed from the
f remarkable showing In these statements
that the underground electric system could
be adopted with financial' or engineering
success by street railway companies In gen
eral. New York City and Washington , which
have the only electric conduit roads of any
HZO ! found In America , are peculiarly fa
vored In the matter of climate and cleanli
ness of streets , the rainfall and snowfall
during the year being extremely small.
"Moreover , the conduit system , even In
Its cheapest form , is enormously more ex
pensive than the overhead electric sys
tem , costing from $50,000 $ to $100,000 per
mile of single track , according to the pipes
and other obstructions which have to bo
removed. Only the very largest cities of
the world , where the traffic densities nre
uxtrcraoly , heov.y. , can .afford , such .Initial
costs , and not only would the street rail
ways of smaller cities , particularly those
which have spent large sums for the over
head electric system , bo financially ruined
by the forced adoption of the underground
conduit sJstem , but extensions into and de
velopment of suburban areas would be
greatly hampered , while , even If overhead
rights should bo conceded for suburban
lines , the inconvenience to the public
through transfers would be very great. "
Tenla'H I.iituHt.
Nikola Tcsla , who has added much to the
world's knowledge of electricity and electri
cal phenomena , announces In the current
Issue of the Electrical Kovlew his discovery
of a new method of transmitting large quan
tities of electrical energy to any distance
without the employment of wires or oilier
metallic conductors and with a loss In trans
mission so small as to bo practically inap
preciable. The only conductor used Is the
atmosphere at great altitudes , where It Is
extremely rnrlfled.
Mr. Tcsla's discovery differs from others
exploited as methods of telegraphing without
wires and so forth , It Is contended , In that
It transmits any quantity of energy gen
erated up to millions of volts and without
loss.
loss.Ho
Ho asserts that by his plan there Is trus
conduction and not , as In the case of other
methods referred to , an induction or electri
cal radiation. Phenomena accompanying
these methods preclude the transmission ot
any considerable- quantity of energy and In
volve a great loss of power , so that. It 1
urged , they are of little practical Import
ance.
It has long been known that if air en
closed In a vessel bo rarlflcd it becomes
true conductor of .lectrlclty , though of high
resistance. Mr. Tesla has discovered , however
over , that the conductivity of air Increases
lapldly with the Increase of electrical pressure -
sure and its degree of rareflcatlon and the
purpose of the apparatus which ho has de
vised Is to turn this discovery to account.
Stripped of technicalities this apparatun
comprlsoa a line connecting a transformer ,
which communicates wth | the source of elec
trical energy , and a terminal high In the
air. This terminal Is a , metallic globe ol
larco surface.
It Is Buspcmled by a balloon at such an
altitude that the air Is extremely rarefied
the electrical energy. If there be high
mountains In the neighborhood the terminal
must be above their crests to prevent leak
age of energy. At the receiving end Is
a similar apparatus. Here , however , the
terminal performs the function of collecting
the energy projected from the first terminal
mentioned and transmits it to ithe trans
former , from which It can bo distributed for
use .
The transformer comprises nn insulating
- core or spool , around which are wound
many thicknesses ot flno wire , forming hi
the transmitting apparatus the secondary
or high tension coil , and around It are
wound "a few turns of coarse wlro , form
ing the primary or low tension coll. In
the receiving apparatus the fine wlro consti
tutes the primary and the coarse Mire the
bucondary coll.
No rule can bo laid down as to the de-
grco ot elevation , required for the terminals ,
which depends entirely on the condition o !
the atmosphere and the character ot the
country. They must , however , be much
higher than the highest objects surround
ing them.
This method of transmitting energy. Mr ,
Tesla says , can bo used by ships at eea ot
by vessels floating in the nlr. It can be
used to transmit power over high moun
tains when the stringing ot wires or lay-
Ins of other conductors Mould bo difficult
or Impossible , or by projecting energy across
Hveru or lakes , saving the trouble and ex-
peneo of submarine cables.
Whllo not designed primarily for tele ,
graphing , but for the transmission of powei
in Inrga quantities , be says the method can
\ii \ applied to telegrapblo purposes alee , at
n current of very low power can be trans
mitted as easily , nnd practically without
loss.
AVhnt HIP 1'ntunt Olllrc Slmu * .
The last report of the commissioner of
patents gives some historical notes on the
Influence of patented Inventions In tbo cre
ation of electrical Industries. The manufac
ture of electrical apparatus and supplies
Lfgan to be of Importance shortly before
1S80 , In that year 1,271 people wcro cm-
ployed In seventy-six establishments , pro
ducing an output valued at $2,655,030. In
ten years the output , which has risen to
$19,114,714 , engaged the labor of 9.4S5 per
sons in IS ! ) establishments. Since 1890 the
Increase In the Industry has been proportionately
tionately large. Tlio exports of "Instruments
and apparatus for scientific purposes , In
cluding telegraph , telephone and other elec
trical appliances , " amounted In value to
$3,033,900 , having increased to this amount
from $83,383 in 1880 and $1,429,785 In 1890.
In 1SSO there were but three electric light
and power oitabllshmcnts In the United
States , employing 229 persons and producing
nn output value of $158,400. The Investment
In electric lighting stations and plants In
the United States today Is estimated at
over $000,000,000. The year 1880 also marks
the commercial advent of telephony. At the
close of 1890 there were in this country f)67 )
telephone exchanges nnd 832 brunch offices ,
using 530,845 miles of wlro and employing
11,425 people. The amount then Invested In
telephone property was estimated at nearly
$100,000,000.
, A Pnyliiit I.ciul.
Electric railroads have struck a new and
handaomely paying lead. iMany of them ore
going into the amusement business as an
auxiliary to the operation of their lines.
The president of a Pennsylvania traction
company conceived last spring the project
of giving the passengers on Its cars nnd the
general public also a free vaudeville per
formance. The theater was not started as a
money-making scheme , tout simply as a
feeder of the road traffic , but it has actually
turned out to be more profitable than the
road itself. Ne\t year , so successful has
the venture been , the company Is going to
give the public the best show that money
can buy. So Important Is this now departure
in street railroading thnt at the recent
street-railway convention In Boston one of
the papers most exhaustively discussed was
that on "To What Extent Street Railways
Should Engage In Amusement Business. "
The opinion on this question was that it was
largely dependent on local conditions , such
as the extent of area and population ot
cities , the climate , the tastes of the people
and the nature of the surrounding country.
Where the places of amusement are owned
and controlled by the city the practice of
charging nn entrance fco to the places of
amusement for which the 5-cont faro may
be In some cases taken as equivalent and
also as extra fee for any special attraction
within the pleasure ground Itself , Is recom
mended. It was the general belief that the
promotion of amusement enterprises was a
good method ot stimulating business , and
that while It might cause a congestion on
a certain part of the line this portion might
serve as a feeder to the others. There Is ,
however , another side to this question aris
ing out of the liability to accidents where
so largo a number of persons have to bo
transported to one place In a short period of
time , and the consequent loss to the com
pany In the form of payment for damages.
It appears that In some cases this liability
has cut a very large swath In the profit
column of the amusement business of elec
tric railroads. The question , however , Is
favorably looked upon by street-railway
managers , nnd It is believed that It this sort
of service Is properly handled large profits
may acruo from it.
CnuHCH of Depreciation.
The vagaries of electric street railway
equipments are often sorely- perplexing to
the superintendent. The causes for mechan
ical depreciation are strains , frictions and
vibrations , and the remedies for them can
bo easily applied ; but the electrical part
of the equipment depreciates from other
causes , auch as heating , overloading of the
motors , the Improper use of the controller
by the motorraan , etc ; but these effects
aio not necessarily visible , and they are
ordinarily only remedied after a breakdown
has occurred. An inquiry into the various
elements ot outlay in electrlcat repairs In a
number of car tarns made It apparent that
a largo part of the cost was chargeable
to the time taken to locate them , and often
dismantling the equipment to find them.
Moreover , while repair was made on the
broken part , the primary cause ot the
breakdown was often left unremedled. In
many cases the cost of these electrical re
pairs has been abnormal and quite out of
proportion to the revenue obtained from the
operation of the equipment. In two In
stances which came within the scope of an
Investigation on the subject the cost of the
electrical repairs of the equipment per car
mlle exceeded the repairs per car mile of
a 100-ton freight locomotive on the Penn
sylvania railroad.
Elcctrlcnl Note * .
An electrical omnibus has lately been put
In service experimentally In Berlin. Ac
cording to a German contemporary , the
'bus has accommodations for twenty-six
passengers , measures twenty-three feet In
length by six and one-half feet In width ,
wbllo its weight , including the battery , is
6,65 metrical tons. The battery , which con
sists of 120 cells , contained In twenty-four
boxes , weighs about one and three-fourths
tons and Is stated to have a capacity suffi
cient to run the vehicle a distance of
thirty-seven and one-half miles at a speed
ranging from six to twelve kilometers per
hour. The motor. Is geared to the front
axle ot the omnibus.
An Italian electrical expert considers that
for steam locomotives the limit has now
been reached , the best types developing l.SOC
horse-power and weighing 154 pounds per
horse-power. For progress , there.'ore , he
looks to the electric motor fed from a central
station , this being the lightest motor Known ;
he believes that the weight can bo reduced
to twenty-two pounds per horse-power and
that the absence of any reciprocating putts
removes all limit to the ultimate apseJ at
tainable. He believes that the present field
ot electric traction is that of local lints re
quiring frequent journeys and light trains.
Borne curious causes of fire are dosrlbcd
by the Street Railway Review. A workman
a while slnco on the South Side elevated
Chicago , dropped a tool , which madi > elec
trical connection between the thin ! rail and
a large gas pipe carled on the structure. A
hole was burned in the pipe and 'he gas
ignited. The lire department was called oul
nnd trafllc between the down town terminus
and Thirty-third street waa blotkcd for ever
two hours. The wiring In several cars was
burned out and the oar * set on tire. A few
days previous to this another one ot tlio cam
was set on fire by arcing In a portion ot
the electrical equipment.
It Is a common thing for hoteln to bavo
their own laumlrlox , their own clectilo light
ing plant and their own bottling machinery ,
but the Hotel Metropole In New York Is
probably the only one that does Its own
electro-plating for the purpose of renovat
ing its spoons and forks and other articles
from which th ? sliver has been worn oft.
The plant , which has been In operation for
some time- , says the Electrical Engineer of
New York , has fully justified the first cost
ot the outfit and has shown the economy
and feasibility of this novel scheme. As the
operator ot thU plant Is not kept busy con
stantly , the guests not eating the stiver off
with sufficient rapidity , he devotes the re
mainder of his time to the huffing of the
silverware.
SOME LEGISLATIVE NOMINEES
12. \ . Allen , Kiirnnn County.
E. N. Allen of Arapahoe , the republican
nominee for state senator In the Twenty-
ninth district , Is a native of Wisconsin ,
having been born In Dane county , that state.
In early life he moved with his parents to
Sauk county , where he secured a common
school education. Later ho went to Evans-
vllle , where ho attended the Baptist
seminary. In August of 1875 he arrived In
Furnas county , this state. Ho attended the
State university for some time , working In
the harvest field during vacation in order
to maintain himself In that institution. Ho
was , In 1879 , elected county superintendent
of Furnas county , receiving every vote cast
in the county. Ho held this office with
credit and success for two terms. Retiring
from this position with nn excellent record ,
he was Interested In the stock business for
some time , finally embarking In the hard
ware business at Arapahoe , where for twelve
years he has conducted with conspicuous
success , a largo nnd constantly Increasing
business , one of the largest In southwestern
Nebraska. Starting with nothing , ho has
by energy and intelligent application to
business methods built up a successful ,
profitable business. Two years since he
made a great , but hopeless fight in this
district , succeeding In running over 600
votes ahead of his ticket. Hla renomlnatlon
was unanimous. Indicating complete con
fidence in his ability to roll up the largest
possible vote In this district. He Is a staunch
republican and nn active , winning cam
paigner. If elected , nnd the outlook Is very
encouraging , ho will give a good account
of himself in the halls of legislation.
t'lirntor If. Alilrlcli , Mutlrr County.
Chester H. Aldrlch , ono of the nominees
for the lower house of the legislature In
Butler county , was toorn In Ashtabula county ,
Ohio , In 1862. He was reared on a farm and
his early education was secured In the coun
try school , later at a High school , and
finally graduating from the Ohio State uni
versity. He came to Butler county in the
fall of 1888 and for three years was princi
pal of the Ulysses High school. Ho put in
his spare time studying law , and finally
entered the office of Waldo Bros. He was
admitted to practice in 1S91 and moved to
David City , where he has built up a fine
practice. In securing his education ho had
no assistance , but paid his own way. His
success In Nebraska has also been due to
hU own , unaided efforts , as he came here
a perfect stranger.
.Tolm F. IVrnrl , I'ntvnep County.
Pawnee republicans have nominated as ono
of their candidates for the legislature John
P. Wenzl of Stclnauer. Mr. Wenzl Is a na
tive of Bohemia , where he was born In 1857 ,
coming to this country when he was 10
, years of ag'e and settled Ip Nebraska , which
has been his" home ever since. He has been
a member of the county board of Pawnee
county and served with credit to himself
In that capacity. He Is well known through
out the county , and has a reputation for in
tegrity which is a guaranty ot his record
as a legislator.
I > r. M. T. Zfllorx , DOIKC County.
Dodge county republicans present to the
voters for their suffrage as candidate for one
of the representatives from that county , Dr.
M. T. Zellers of Hooper. He Is a man of 37
years of age , hailing from Pennsylvania. As
a boy he lived on a farm and hla educational
advantages were limited , but ho was ambi
tious nnd made the most of his opportuni
ties. When a llttlo more than a boy ho
learned telegraphy and by strict attention to
duty he secured promotion after promotion
and at the lime of resigning to take up
the study of medicine
he was holding a
responsible position. When ho resigned , the
general manager wrote him a letter , from
which the following Is an extract : "Your
long and faithful service with the company
has obtained for you the entire confidence
of Its officers * and
also their highest re
spect for your capabilities. " He graduated
with honors at one of the hest medical col
leges In the country and for the last ten
years has practiced his profession In the
town of Hooper with eminent success. He
has always been public spirited nnd taken
an active part in any move tending to ben
efit the community in which ho lives.
Anilrciv I , , Sniulall. York County.
Andrew L. Sandal ] , the candidate for the
lower house , from York , still lives on the
original homestead which he settled on In
| the fall of 1871. The eighty acre homestead ,
however , by Industry nnd frugality , has
grown until It embraces 400 acres. Mr.
Sandall Is a native of Sweden and came to
this country In 1858 , when 10 years of age.
He settled with his parents In Henry county ,
Iowa , and there secured a common school
education. Ho came to this state in 1871 to
| obtain a homo of his own and now has ono
of the finest farms In York county , well Im
proved and well stocked. He waa married
In 1873 , he and his wife toeing the first
couple married In the first church erected In
the county. He has always been a farmer
and all of his Interests are identified with
the farming classes. Ho has been repeatedly
honored by his neighbors in the way ol
election to office and the confidence has
ne\ei been misplaced.
John Wall , Valley County.
Valley county republicans present as their
candidate for the legislature , John Wall of
Arcadia. He was In Arcadia before there
was any town there , having surveyed and
platted the town. He Is a New Yorker , but
his parents removed to Michigan when ho
was very young and Mr. Wall grew up and
was educated In that state. He began the
study of law in 1874 and In 1878 came to
Your Carpets
don't look so very nice after they are
cleaned , do they ? You paid the man
quite n little money to clean them , didn't
you ? You have had lots of annoyance ,
work and trouble you could have como
hero nnd bought a brand new , cheery
carpet for n little more money and yon
wouldn't have had to do It now. We ex
pect you tomorrow and will show you
the finest line of carpets over shown in
Omaha.
Omaha Carpet Co
Jmalm's Exclusive Carpet House ,
1515 Dodge St.
Nebraska. locating first nt Loup City. Dur
ing his residence In Sherman county he wn
elected county clerk. Ho removed to Valley
county in 1S87 and located In his present
ionic , engaging In the practice of his pro-
'csslon. He soon became extensively Inter
ested In real estate and later engaged In
the mercantile business , at present conductIng -
Ing ono ot the largest stores In Valley
county. He has always been a consistent
republican.
< lror e 1 * . Mlllioiirn , Krnrnry County.
George F. Mllbourn ot M In Jen Is the can
didate for the lower house In Kearney
county. He Is a native ot Ohio , having been
born In the homo town of President McKln-
ley. His parents moved to Illinois when he
was only 2 years of age and this state was
Mr. Mllbourn's home until ho came to Ne
braska In 1872. His father , mother , two
brothers and two sisters came through with
a wagon and settled nt Kim Creek. Ho
farmed for ono year and then moved to
Kearney nnd worked in an implement and
grain house. He subsequently was agent
of the railroad and also served as an express
messenger , which position he resigned and
purchased nn elevator at Mlndcn and en
gaged In the buying and selling ot grain ,
which Is still his business. In addition to
the elevator at Mlndcn he conducts similar
establishments at Brandon , Edison , Benkle-
man , Trenton and Moxon. Hla entire career
has been characterized by energy nnd In
dustry , which , with straightforward dealing ,
has won him success.
Thaninn J. PlcUctt , Snniiilorm County.
The republicans ot the Fifth senatorial
district realized that they had ft hard fight
on their hands and they picked out a fighter
to make the race , In the person ot Thomas
J. Plckctt. the editor of the Wahoo Wasp.
Ho has represented the district , which Is
composed of Saunders and Sharpy counties ,
In the state senate , having been elected
In 1S8S. Ho was born In Peorla , 111. , In
ISoO and with the exception of a tow years
spent In Kentucky lived In his natlvo state
until ho removed to Nebraska In 1879. Ho
came to Saunders county In 18SO and estab
lished the Ashland Gazette. Ho served
twlco as postmaster of that city , ono term
commencing in 1883 and the other in 1802
After serving three years of his second term
ho resigned and moved to Wahoo , where
he has since been engaged In the publica
tion of the Wasp , which Is a stalwart ad
vocate of the republican cause.
riinrTe * n. Hid ; * . AVeliMer County.
Charles E. Hicks Is the candidate for rep
resentative in tbo float district , composed of
the counties of Webster nnd Adams. HU
home Is at Bladen , where ho Is one of the
most enterprising of the city's business men.
Ho was born in Pennsylvania and removed
when young with his parents to Illinois. In
187C he came to Nebraska and settled at
Guide Rock , from which place ho removed to
his present location. He has always taken
a dqep Interest In the public school system
and In all matters pertaining to education.
His reputation , both In private and publlo
life , Is that of a most correct and upright
man and has earned a popularity In his
homo town and section which promises to
land him in the legislature.
II. M. Conover , Hluliunlnoii County.
Ono of the candidates for the legislature
In Richardson county is H. M. Conover of
Verdon. Ho was born in Illinois in 1S54
and lived In that state until the fall of 1881 ,
when ho removed to Nebraska and settled
In Richardson county , which has ever
slnco been his home. His present
business is the buying and shipping
of llvo stock. His early llfo was
spent in a section which was Intensely
democratic and which during the late , war
contained a majority of sympathizers with
the south. His father was , however , a
strong supporter of the republican party and
his son has followed In his footsteps. He
has always been an active , worker In what
ever position ho has been placed , and if
elected can be depended upon to bo ono of
the working members of the legislature.
In the community In which ho lives he
has during all his long residence berne a
reputation for strict honesty in all of his
dealings.
W. J. Ilnlrtermiiii , rnwnop Connty.
W. J. Haiderman of Burchard is the nom
inee for senator in the First district , com
posed of Richardson and Pawnee counties.
He was born In the Keystone state 68 years
ago. His parents were of Gorman nativity
and were farmers. On the farm Mr. Hal-
dcrman grew up until ho enlisted in the
union army during the war , participating In
numerous battles , among them Antoltam ,
Frederlcksburg and the Wilderness. Ho was
twlco wounded and was once a prisoner of
war and confined in Llbby prison. From the
ranks he was promoted to bo a lieutenant.
He came to Nebraska in 1870 and engaged
in the mercantile business and farming
until 1880 , when he waa elected treasurer
of Pawnee county nnd served two terms.
At the expiration of his term of office he
removed to Burchard and engaged In bankIng -
Ing and farming. He served in the Ne
braska legislature during the session of
1876-77 , His present nomination was made
by acclamation.
Cluirlfn A. Fowler , Flllmorr Connty.
Charles A. Fowler of Ohlowa is the can
didate for the senate In the district com
posed of Flllmoro and York counties. Ho
Is a New Yorker by birth and his youth
was passed principally on a form. At 10
he began teaching school and later took a
term at the Cortland Normal school. Dur
ing his teaching career In New York ho was
an instructor In the Syracuse , N. Y. , High
school nnd wns for three years principal
of the Ulnglmtnton , N. Y. , High school. On
account of falling health ho came west nnd
settled at Alexandria , where for flvo jcars
ho was engaged In the banking business ,
His health again becoming poor lie removed
to a farm and has made a success of this ,
ns he has of everything else he has under
taken In life. He was admitted to the bar In
1876 , but never practiced his profession un
til six years ago , when ho removed to
Ohlown. He has never sought or held office
and did not seek the nomination which
was tendered him.
Ilnnlcl C. ( JlfTerl , G'umliiK County.
The candidate in the Seventh senatorial
district , composed of Cumlng and Burt coun
ties , Is Daniel C. Olffort of Cumlng county.
Ho was born in Chicago In 1S55. Hie father
entered the union army during the war and
was killed. His mother had died three
years previously and thus young Glftert
wns left at an early ago to shift for him
self , which ho has done In a successful man
ner. Ho learned the trade ot upholsterer.
In 1877 ho removed to West Point nnd en
gaged In buying and shipping stock. He
has always been foremost In promoting any
enterprise for the benefit ot hla home city
and county , nnd Is largely Interested In
most , if not all , of the various enterprise *
which have made West Point ono of the
most prosperous and lively cities In the
state. In addition to his Interests In the
city ho is one ot the heaviest landowners
In that section of the state , and takes an
active part in the management of his vhrl-
ouc farming enterprises. As mayor ot West
Point ho made an enviable record in caring
for the Interests of the taxpayers.
Henry IlnrkNoii , I.nnrnntrr County.
Ono of the team of four candidates for
the house from the Thirtieth district , Lan
caster county , Is Henry Harkson of Davcy.
Mr. Harkson came to America from Den
mark in 1883 at the age ot 20 and obtained
I employment In a grocery store at Davey
I when the town was located on the Elkhorn
river. He later went Into the same busi
ness for himself , and seven years ago bought
a farm near the town , where he has been
engaged in farming nnd feeding cattle.
Under Harrison's administration Mr. Hark-
son served ns postmaster at Davey for four
years. In 1805 he waa a member of the
house of representatives nnd acquitted him
self In a creditable manner.
W. I ) . Ilnller , WnithliiKtoii County.
W. D. Ilnller , candidate for the house of
representatives from the Eleventh district ,
Is a progressive pharmacist of Blair. Mr.
Haller Is a "Badger , " having first seen the
light at East Troy , WIs. , In 1846. Ho was
raised on a farm and obtained his educa
tion at district and high schools , com.
pletlng with a course at the college at
Bcrna , O. Ho served an apprenticeship In
a prominent drug store in a Wisconsin city
and In 1871 came to Nebraska , openluc a
drug business for hlmoelf at Blair. Ho Is
j n member ot the State Pharmaceutical as
sociation nnd has been twice vice president
of that organization. He has been a mem
ber of the Board of Examiners of the as
sociation for five years and is now president
of the board. Mr. Haller has been thret
times elected mayor of the city In which
ho lives nnd has served six terms ns coun
cilman. He has also served as state sena
tor and representative , making an enviable
record in the last session.
J. II. IDvims , AdnniM Comity.
J. D. Evans , n successful farmer In Kcn-
esaw township , has been selected by the re
publicans of the Forty-fifth district to rep
resent Adams county In the house of rep
resentatives. Mr. Evans has been familiar
with the history ot the state for twenty-
five years and has followed closely the work
Ings of every legislature slnco 1873. Mr.
Evans' career In the state has been a very
active one and he has been Identified with
various Important concerns. Ho has been
the editor of the Hastings Nebraskan and
later of the Sutton Register. He has also
creditably performed the duties of cashier
of the Internal revenue ofllco at Omaha
when the collections aggregated over $2,000-
000 a year. When the railroad waa ex
tended to Hastings Mr. Evans purchased a
townslto and had the town of Stockham
surveyed and platted.
A. W. I.nne , Lnncnntcr Comity.
A. W. Lane , candidate for the house from
Lancaster county , has never been a candl
date for public office , but ho haa been welt
known for a number of years to the repub
licans of the Thirtieth legislative district.
Ho was born nnd raised on a farm , but
I finally was able to finish a law course and
1 was admitted to the bar nt Owottonna ,
| Minn. He was married In 1885 and re
moved in the same year to Nebraska , whore
ho has since resided and engaged In the
practice of law. Ho Is a stalwart repub
lican and has always taken an active inter
est In local and national politics. For the
last year ho has been president of the
Young Men's Republican club at Lincoln ,
one of the roost efficient political organiza
tions in the state. Ho has gained consider
able prominence In his profession and has
been connected with Important litigation.
I
| I'liul F. Clnrk , I.nitonntor County.
/ Ono of the republican candidates for the J
I house from the Thirtieth district , Lancaster
[ county , Is Paul F. Clark , who , although ]
a young man , came to Nebraska in pioneer '
j style. Ho was born In Green Lake , WIs. ,
| In 1861 and moved to Nebraska In an cml-
Remember t' e Name
KI MBALL
Tlio gold medal winner.
Kuct Is the Klinball piano is always nt
the front. We have been selling and
guaranteeing the Klinball for these
ninny years ami we would have been
busted long ago if the piano wouldn't
buck us up It Is not the few that were
on exhibition. They're all made alike
and our store Is full of just such prize
winners that wo arc willing to guarantee
and sell on the easiest kind of terms.
Supose you come In and let us talk It
over.
A. HOSPE ,
MUSIC Oild AH 1513 Douglas
You May Need Glasses
It Is easy for our export optician to
test your eyes niitl tell you Just what Is
needed. We make these examinations
free of charge and you should not put It
off the eyes are too precious for you to
lose the proper care now will preserve )
them for a lifetime we grind our own
lenses right In our store , so that wo
know our patrons will bo getting wh.it
they need-great care Is taken In adjust
ing the frames , for , no matter how ne
curate tlio lens If not lit properly to the
eye , will cause more damage than good.
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
Lrfdtntr Scientific OjitlcUn *
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DID YOU EVER
Kent ! a Sunday advertisement , entitled "Wonderful Car-
gains" about like this : $20 sideboards now 80.75. $24
bedroom suits now $13.58. $7 rockers now $3.14. $35
stoves now $17.03 and so on. It must have occurred
to you that this shopkeeper is a wonderful liar , if not
worse. Would it be safe for you to trade at such a
place ? Could you rely on any statement made by such
dealers ? Wo think not.
If you don't like these methods of doing business
don't care to bo humbugged , if not worse , come to UB.
We don't do business that way. If you want a depend
able and serviceable article at a reasonable price we can
supply you if you buy anything here that is not satis
factory you can have your money back.
Easy Weekly or monthly payments if you like-No extra charge.
grant wagon at the ago of 19. His earlier I
life was spent on n farm , but he finally j
obtained an opportunity for a college trainIng -
Ing and attended the unl/erslty , where ho
graduated In the class of 1887. A year
later ho began the practice of law In Lin
coln , In which he has been since engaged.
Mr. Clark was a membr of the legislature
In 1897 and has established a reputation
for thorough republicanism , which he re
gards as his highest qualification for office.
F. M. UnlliMvcll , IlnfTnlo County.
Ono of the candidates from the Fifty-
eighth district for the house of representa
tives Is F. M. Hallowell , whoso homo is
at Kearney , where he Is a prominent at
torney and a member of the Board of Edu
cation. He was born at Augusta , Me. , In
1351 and worked on a rocky farm until he
was 18 years old , going to school at In
tervals. Later ho taught school for ten
years and finally graduated from Colby uni
versity In 1877. Ho came to Nebraska In
the following year and has taken an active I
part in the public affairs of his community , j
Ho has served for fourteen years as district j
court reporter. In 1SS3 ho was admitted lo I
the bar and has continued his practice
since. Mr. Hallowell claims to be a dls-
plplo of Abraham Lincoln , James A. Oar-
field and William McKlnlcy and is known
to his fellow-townsmen as a republican of
the best sort. Ho has never held public
office , except the ono ho occupies nt present.
Cnnt. Allen G. Flnhcr , DnwcN County.
The candidate for the house of repre
sentatives from the Fifty-third district , em
bracing the large territory of Box Hutte ,
Dawcs , Sheridan and Sioux counties , Is Cap
tain Allen O. Fisher , soldier , attorney nnd I
collcgo graduate. Captain Fisher waa born
in Ohio In 1863 and graduated from Me-
Kendree college , Lebanon , 111. , In the clas
sical course , standing third in a class of
twenty-one. In Juno , 1884 , he graduated
with honors from the. St. Louis Law school
and became county attorney In his homo
county in Illinois. In 1885 Captain Fisher
removed to Clmdron , where ho was county |
attorney in 1897 and 1898 , but was removed I
by the populists while he was absent with
his company at the front. Ho has been
captain and brigade commissary of the Ne
braska National guard since 1890 and re
ceived a commission for gallant service nt
Wounded Knee.
John A. llnnnon , Phelim County.
A representative Swedish-American has
been nominated for the house bv the repub
licans of the Sixty-third district. Mr.
Hanson has lived in Phelps county since 1851
and has given his attention to farming until
he has 480 acres at the best tilled land in
that section. When ho was 15 years old
ho left his home In Sweden and made his
way all alone to the United States. He
reached Batavla , III. , where he spent flvo
years ns a farm hand , working by the month.
In 1881 Mr. Hanson came to Nebraska and ,
with his brother , went Into the mercantile
busnlesi at Phelps' Center. Ho sold out
his Interest soon afterward for sufficient to
allow an Investment In a flmnll farm , to
which he has applied himself since. Mr.
Hanson has held a number ot township of
fices , but has never be-fore appeared bcfora
the county eon\cntlon. Ho has been presi
dent ' the Christian Orphans' homo at
Phclps Center for six years.
I'rnvnt M. 1'otlnril , CIIKN County.
Ernest M. Pollard , nominee for state rep
resentative from Cass county , including the
Seventh district , is a native Nebraska and
old-time resident of this state. Ho was born
at Nehawa , in 1869 , of a New England an
cestry , which settled In Boston In 1690. Hlfl
early education was acquired In the publlo
schools , from which ho attended the Uni
versity of Nebraska , graduating In 1893. In
1892 the young man represented the uni
versity nt Ann Arbor , where Ihe first Na
tional Collegiate Republican club was or
ganized and he was later elected president
of the first State Collegiate Republican
league. In the university Mr. Pollard took
prizes for oratory and In his senior year
was captain of the cadet battalion. He Is a
careful student ot financial problems and In
1S96 spoke in every precinct In his county.
Ho Is engaged in the fruit business.
1' . T. Vomit ; . CIIHM County.
Frank T. Young , like his colleague , Mr
Pollard , is a candidate for re-election from
Cass county to the lower house of the legis
lature. Ho was born In Ohio In 1844 ami
when 8 years of ago lemovcd with his par
ents to lown , locating at Mount Pleasant ,
where ho attended the public schools and
afterward thn Wesleyan university. In 1864
he went to Colorado for the benefit of bin
health , which was very poor and returned
much Improved. In 1869 ho came to Cass
county , Nebraska , which 1ms since besn his
homo. In 1872 ho moved onto his present
farm and has ever slnco continued the pur
suit of agriculture. His family has been
In this country for several generations , Mr ,
Young being eligible to membership In the
society of the Sons of the Revolution.
To I t- iifiiltliami Sir OUR ;
Use "Garland" Stoves pnd Ranees.
Mnrrlnuo DIMMIHCH.
County Judge Baxter Issued the following
marriage- licenses yesterday :
Name and Residence. Age.
Ocorgo A. Smith , South Omaha 24
America A. Uell. South Omaha 3Q
William Moore. Florence 21
Jennie P. Ilreeden. Florence 16
' When you call fi r DoWltt's Witch Hazel
Salve , the great pile cure , don't accept any
thing else. Don't be talked Into accepting
substitute , for piles , for sores , for bruises.
Like Unto a Beacon Light
Is the Ilnuun shoe , of which Drex L.
Shooman Is the Omaha seller , to nil other
shoes made In this big world. It
stands ns the acknowledged leader In
style , finish , comfort and wearing qual
ities made with heavy soles for winter
wear In tan or black Blutcher cut and
bals thousands of dollars were spent by
the Ilnnan people In perfecting this foot
form last every shoe made to lit and
give the comfort of the old shoe you
must part with. Come In and try on a
pair of these Ilanun shoes.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omalia'i Up-to-date Shoe Home.
1419 FARNA.M STREET.
The Imperial Jewel-
is the name of the hard coal base burn
ers that we have talked to you so much
about. It Is the highest example of
modern stove construction made In
three sl/.es and we have plenty of them
handsome nlckled foot rails base , ash
door and top all nickel work ventilated
to prevent tarnishing radiating surface
Increased 4U per cent by hot air Hue
nn economical fuel saver , drawing cold
air from the lloor you will make n mis
take of you do not see and price the Im
perial Jewel before you buy.
A. C. RAYMER ,
WE DELIVEIl YOUR PUHGIIASE.
1514 Fnmaiti St ,