THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: Til UKS DAT, JULY .TO, 1003.
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TO CUT DOWN DUULLAS LEW
BUU Board Not Likelr to Q.i All that
Wai Aiked For.
FINAL SESSION HELD THIS MORNING
Tom Majors Said to lie After the
Scalp of the Superintendent of
the Normal and Likely
to Wet It.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb.. July 2. (Bpeclal.)-The
State Board of Equalization met for half
an hour today and discussed Icvlei. Doug
las county's protest that last year's levy
was too high, for this year, taking com
parisons as a basis, was considered, but
no formal action taken. It Is understood,
however, that the board will knock oft a
half mill. Last year It was 4 mills. Two
min i have been added this ' year to eac i
county In the state, but Douglas will likely
pay but altogether. York county pro
tested, also against thn last year's levy
being re Imposed this year. The board has
flruUly fixed the levins tentatively for
11 the counties. Lancaster county wi.l.
If the board does not , change its mind,
have to pay 64 mills state levy and a
total of thi mills as compared with a
total levy for last year of 7V4 mills. .ThU
levy Includes the general fund, the school
and the university levy.
The complaint of the Douglas county
people Is that the teal estate valuations
of that county average $14 an acre outside
of the city and IIS an acre If the tracts
of land In the city limits nre counted In.
A member of the board said this morning
that the real estate valuations of Douglas
county are high, but that personal prop
erty valuations of the same county are
very low. This makes the taBk of fixing
the levy a rather difficult one because of
the need of getting a fair levy with refer
nca to both species of property. Last
year Douglas county paid a total of 4V
mills for state purposes. The York county
protest was btlsed on comparison between
the assessed valuation of land in York and
Polk counties. The difference Is nearly $1
an acre, while tho levies last year were
nearly tho aame.
Last Session In Morning-.
The .board will meet, for the last time
tomorrow morning probably. Then the
levies will be finally fixed and counties
that failed to appear 'will have to take
their medicine ploaaantly. This will be the
end "f the career of the old board of
equalization. On September 1 the life of
the board expiree and with It an Institu
tion that has lasted since the days of the
constitutional convention of 1876. The
board when It once takes an adjournment
will for all practical purposes be a non
entity, since It will never convene again.
On December IS the new board which
takea the place of the present body will
organise. Within the first day of the new
revenue laws' place on the statute books
th oersonnel of the new board will be in
creased by the addition of the secretary of
atate and the commissioner of public lands
nd buildings. The board aa reorganised
will comprise Governor ' Mickey, who will
be the chairman. Auditor Weston, xreaa
urer Mortensen. Land Commissioner Foil
mer and Secretary of State Marsh. Con
siderable trouble la' anticipated when the
new secretary, who cannot assume the
duties of office until December 15, comes to
n the schedules for the county assessors,
The late date fixed for the appointment
wlU give him but lltue time io get
work-organised. ''. ''f f '
Acreage oft Nebraska. Crops.
Labor Commissioner Bush today Issued a
statement of the acreage of Nebraska crops,
his figures being compiled from returns
made by all of the aasesaors throughout the
state. The following atatement lncludea the
figures for 1902, which are given for the
purpose of comparison.
" 1902. 190S,
Bushels. Bushels,
lfiti.Zll
201, 65
50,630
,.; 4X3,554
78.414
, 144,927
158.753
' J.B3S.647 1,958.721
.6,516,801 6.&64.048
..... 645,838 439,612
.1.904,38 1,839,76
a .'.;w appointments at the Peru Normal
were considered. Miss Pesrl Mlnnlck, for
the last yesr a private music tutor at the
Peru institution, was elected aa teacher in
charge of vocal Instruction, vice Miss Ella
Clark of Flattsmouth, who has been
granted a year's leave of absence without
pay.
W. L. French, former principal of schools
at Blue Springs, was elected assistant In
the biological laboratory at a salary of luno
annually.
The resignation of 8. D. Swab as engi
neer and electrician at the Normal was re
ported, Mr. Swab having secured a better
porltlon at the State Experiment station of
the university near Lincoln. No applica
tions to succeed Mr. Swnb were on file and
the board passed the matter for the present.
The position pays an annual salary of 1720.
The Whltebreast Coal company of Lin
coln wss awarded a contract to furnish the
Normal between 700 and tons of Iowa
nut coal at 13.50 per ton f. o. b at Peru.
Tom Majors Is reported to be doing his
best to force the resignation or cause the
defeat for re-election of Superintendent
Clnrk. Mr. Majors has long regarded that
School as his particular ward, and he and
Superintendent Clark have not been get
ting along very well. Majors was can
vassing the matter this morning, but found
himself locking, one vote t-overturn Clark.
It is expected, however, that he will even
tually win out, as he has gone to work to
trade off the location of the new normal
srhool for allies In his antl-rinrk m.
Palgn, according to statements made about
the state house today.
Superintendent Fowler has refimi.it in
become a party to the scheme to oust Clark
and It Is his vote that the diplomacy started
ionay is aimed to secure. Fowler has de
cided Ideas about the location of the new
normal, and It Is tlinnl.t ih.i it un..
r. - iiiiijiu n
can negotiate a trade of votes he will be
brought into camp, as he and Clark have
had a little friction on certain nrofPK.inr,.,!
matters In the past. Fowler Is frlendlv tn
Central city, and If Majors Is as earnest
in his fight against Clark as he appears
io w he may not only have his way about
the location of the school but may become
tho successor of Clark himself, as his Only
competitor. J. w. Crabtree of T.mi
no particular personal following of strength
on me board. Treasurer Mortensen thinks.
: : ,7, V ow,cr not deal at all
with Majors, and that Tom will be forced
ordZrT flrUnd ,0 the BUpP0rt of r
( ? ac"""pllsh his object Major. Is
w, dhUW t.h-har'J?'- "d Ror.
mat ciark.
Monro Knight's Death.
The announcement In tnj'. ..
surprise to his friends
.. an Omaha woman named
er parents now reside In this
Northern Counties Investment Trust against
F.dgar, Hamilton; Karnham spalnst Lin
coln, Ijancaster; Lamb sgnlnt Wilson. Lan
caster; VsnAuken sgalnst Mlsner, Rsline;
Ornnd lodge Ancient Orrlir of I'nlted
Workmen snaln-t Bcott, Holt; prunton
against Batty. Washington; Hank against
Ortrvey, Douglas; Cass County sgnlnst
Rnrnv County, ftarnv: liatv ssalnst Elrod
Madison; I'nlon Pnrlfie Railroad Company
sgnlnst Howard County, Howard; Hsckney
against Hargreaves, Lancaster; Hackney
sgnlnst Raymond Pros. Clarke Company.
Ijincaater: Ilnrkncv against First Nstlonal
Hank of Lincoln. Lancaster; Vila against
Ornnd Island Electric Light. 1. and C. S.
Company, Hall; Ilogsett sgnlnst Harlan
Cnuntv, Hnrlan: Mcl.ucns agnlnst St.
Joseph A- Orsnd Island Unllrosd Company,
Jefferson; Rltchey against Beeley, Cess;
Kellev sgnlnst Gnge County. Oage; Hsjsek
sgnlnst Chicago, Hurllngton A Qulncy Rail
road Company. Valley; Williams sgalnst
Fuller. Franklin: Chicseo. Hurllngton A
Qulnry Railroad Company sgalnst Lllley,
Duller; Hothwell sgalnst siaie, inrrryj
llnrtllng against State. Cheyenne; Craw
against Abrams, Antelope; Horst sgalnst
lcwls. Madison; McDonald agilnst I'nlon
Pacific Railroad Company. Ruffalo; Agnew
agnlnst Montgomery, Douglas; Dickenson
agnlnst Columbus State Hank. Platte; 1'arr
against Orton, Dawson; Btull against
Powell. Hamilton; Tlchy against Plmecek,
Saline; Lodge sgnlnst Fitch. Wayne; First
National Hnnlt of Wsvne ncalnst Tolerton
ft Stetson, Wayne; Thompson against Egsn,
Cellar; Yates sgalnst Jones INauonni nan.
Seward: Yates sgalnst I'tlca Hank, Seward;
Yates against Rallev. Seward; Yates against
Staplehurst, Sewnrd; Cook agnlnst State,
Chevcnne; Junod sgalnst State, Cherry;
Lombard Liquidation Company against
Hamer, Kearnev; Ward sgalnst Davis,
Knox: Durland sgnlnst McKllibln, Dawson;
Mover against Richardson Drug Company.
Dawes: Woolsey against Chamberlain
Hanking House. Johnson; Cllne sgalnst
Stock. Hitchcock; Flanagan agnlnst Mathle
sen Douglas; Hnlstead ngalnst Olson. Box
Butte: Hvde ngalnst Hartford Fire Insur
ance Companv, Lancaster; Lincoln Traction
Company against Moore. Lancaster; Wes
ton against Ryan. Lancaster.
TALK OF BEAUTIFYING CITY
Fremont Woman Telia Hortlcnl
tnrlsta How It Can Be
Done.
his
38,401
69,102
843.067
113.717
137.245
128,698
Howell.
city.
Wharton Will Remain.
Rev. Fletcher L. Wh.rt.. .
Paul', Methodist Epl.cop. church." who
rZZe" "K notlfle thslomcla?' board
th. a . not t0 be back at
the end of this vMr'. " "
changed hi. mind and will remain.
Blase In Shirt Factory.
considerable damage to the I.
MZ W ,fat0ry and th Cu-hman
Motor company in the building at Twenty.
tC rr Wned b' the farmer.
th. sanT g "Urted
the aame place, and it I. believed by the
nTLPTtn'- Th" nremen hd hard ngh"t
on hand, but confined the blaae to the ela
vator .haft -glon. The loa. to the ah rt
company wl.l be $4,000 on the bulld.n, and
loses 11.000. All losses are fairly well cov
ered ly insurance.
FREMONT, Neb., July 29 (Speclat.)-On
account of the threatening weather the at
tendance at the meeting of the State Hor
ticultural society last evening was small,
but the program ws. of much Interest.
The first paper was by Mrs. W. II. -Clem-
mons of Fremont, on "How a Town May
Bo Mado Beautiful." The care of lawns,
the proper arrangements of flowers and
shrubs on them, shade trees and care of
the streets generally were considered. The
principal address was by Professor Laur
ence Bruner of the State University on his
observations on Central American vegeta
tion during a recent trip to that country.
It was a scientific talk without the use
of scientific names and received close at
tentlon. During the evening several must
cal selections were given by the Normal
orchestra. ,
This morning promptly at 8 o'clock the
visitors were riven a ride about the city.
as guests of the Commercial club. The
Normal school green houses, park and
firlnclpal residence streets wore visited.
One of the most Interesting paper, this
morning was on the propagation of the red
cedar, by W. H. Brunlng of Cedar Bluffs.
Mr. Brunlng Is about the only man In this
country who has succeeded In raising red
cedars from the seed. The method he uses
Is known only to himself and has proved
very successful. The seed Is planted very
thick and the trees transplanted. Mr.
Brunlng ha. many thousand thrifty cedars
on nis farm, the aeed of most of which
were obtained from Colorado, though aome
came from the Platte bottoms. It la said
mat tne government forestry bureau has
been very anxious to obtain the secret of
Mr. Brunlng's method with red cedars but
he has not. seen fit to give It to them.
Timothy
Alfalfa
Potatoea
Rye
Barley
Millet
Sorghum
Oats ...4
.Corn -
Spring wheat
Winter wheat
State Lata Prlatlnat Contracts.
Tha atate printing board held a prolonged
. session thia afternoon to consider bids for
upvard of a score of Jobs of printing. The
mora Important Jobs were awarded to the
Oeneva Signal, Notth i Co. of Lincoln,
Woodruff A Colllna company of Lincoln,
State Journal company of Llncoln Ham
mond Bros, of Fremont and T. l. eeag
wick of York. Severa". of the bidders were
tied and coins were flipped to decide. .
Ta Harness' the Niobrara. .
Secretary Dobson o? the State Board of
Irrigation an I his assistant, Hubbard, ,wllj
leave tomorrow for Nio'orara to investigate
tne applications of two rival concernil for
the use of the waters of the Niobrara rl
for power purpoecs. One of the claimant
propoaea o plant a series of devices some
thine after the order of tu.Wne wheels In
the ohannel of the rver. while another
plans to divert the waters Into a canal, th
which to develop electrlo power for an
acroiB-the-country trolley system. Secre
tary Dobaon has made It an Invariable rule
to visit In person the territory where an
application la made to make use of. the
waters In any of the streams In the state.
Changes at tha Pern Normal.
The State Board of Education, after re
ceiving blda for the location of the new
normal, held a brief session today, at which
HAY FEVER FOR 27 YEARS
Well Known New England . Woman
Cwrd by Hyomel Cnre Waa Last.
Inn-.
The thousands of discouraged people who
dread aummer's approach because they
think that hay fever cannot be avoided
will read with Interest and gratitude the
following statement from Helen F. Wil
liams, of Mansfield, Mass.
"For 27 years, from the month of August
until heavy frost, I have been afflicted with
hay fever, growing worse and worse each
year, and of late years I waa unable to at
tend to my work during that, period.
"Last summer I fortunately gave Hy
omel a trial, and am happy to aay that It
entirely cured me and I have had no return
of the affliction since."
This letter I one of the many that have
come to the proprietors of Hyomel, and the
results following this treatment have been
so wonderful that It la proposed a the an
nual aonvantlon of hay fever sufferers to
recommend Hyomel ' to all who are bus
ceptlbie to this disease.
Hyomel la a. treatment for Lay fever that
combines the latest discoveries of science
and the best of common sense. Knowing
that a change of climate waa the only way
In which relief could be obtained, the evo
lution of Hyomel naturally resulted. By
breathing Its germ-kllllng and healing
baiaeais anyone can have, at any moment
ef tha day, either In their home, the offloe
er the factory, a climate like that of the
White mountains or other health resorts,
wbre hay fever la unknown. ' t
T'je Sherman A McConnell Drug company
s; oes to refund the money to any hay
t" f-t sufferer who uses Hyomel If It does
Jio-igivs satisfaction,
Found Dead la Bed.
8. 8, Bancroft. SS years old, waa found
dead In hi. bed at the home of hi. son
Charle.. 900 North Twenty-.eventh' .tree"
thla morning. The oM u. t .
but -oner d8n.
stane.. i ".. , ,ntue". the clrcum
atancea Indicated death from old age.
Heir to Big Fortnne.
BurneL "hVel Coa' '' the
Burlington here, received word today that
his father. Patrick Kelly, a prosperous
. rls near AU,ion, Boone county
haa been left a half Interest in
tensive and valuable coffee plantation In
92O0.O0O: and rnmm4A. -m
. . '" vi me most pro
ductive and best plantations In the vicinity
of the capital. Rio Janeiro. The plantation
?. iV lo Mr. Kelly by his brother,
Michael vrhnm Y - 1 . '
, ........ ..a. nui eeen ror over
forty years. The latter ran away to aea
..u wb noi once neard of afterwards.
Jn the meantime Patrick Kellv .nH
members of the family, had emigratel to
America. The former aettled in New York
i-ny ana uvea mere for twenty-four years.
w"'", lu "iaie and aettllng In his
present locauon over fourteen years ago.
iimigs nave come the way of Patrick
Kelly' pw an old man, whose white hair
wok ) sr. seventy years have passed. He
is he owner, of over a section of the
ur.-wi ana ncnest farming land In the atate,
iu ..(vorin ai a conservative estimate
Avar 1 'Vl t fVI rtt In m , . - . '
. ismiiy or Dro triers
ana sisters. Mr. Kelly Is the sole survivor
If- V. I I M I . '
"fon ua seven stalwart sons, who
In addition to the wealth that he has made
with his two strong hands, will share as
the heirs of their venerable father, In the
large estate In the tropics.
John P. Kelly, one of the seven sona of
Patrick Kelly, the heir to a cool I100.C0).
Is a poor man. working at the coal chute
01 ine ijuriington at small wages to tup
port nis wue ana tnree children. H8 has
oeen in tne service about a year and
half, and a resident of the city for the past
six years, lie lives at 731 North Tenth
street.
State Honse Briefs.
Deputy Secretary of State Miller was In
York today superintending the ' ship.
ment of the session lawa, which are being
published by a printing house In that city
The State Banking Board today issued
a charter to the Farmers' Bank of Craig,
at Craig, Burt county. The Incorporators
are Jacob C. Martin, Everett J. Martin and
Emma D. Martin. The capital stock 1.
112.500:
The State Board of Public Lands and
tiuuaings vistiea tne penitentiary thla
afternoon to Inspect the new adminlatra
tlve building, which ha. lately been com
pietea. Tne acceptance' of the structure
from the contractor, hinges upon the decis
ion of the board
Trial List for lapreme Caart.
Tne clerk of tffe supreme court today pre
pared a tentative list of the case, which
may be placed upon tha trial Hat of the
court for September 15. This trial list will
not be easued beforo September 1, and the
clerk statea that If counsel In any of these
cases desire them to be for trial at
later date and will have their stipulation
to that effect In hla handa by Aubust IS
such cases will be passed In compliance
therewith. The trial list, when officially
Issued, will doubtless be extended to make
up for the caul thus dropped out.
It will be noticed that this proposed trial
list does not contain aJl of the cases which
were reached and continued during the
past term, but takes them up In regular
order and only goes far enough to provide
a reaaonable amount of business for the
first session In the fall term. Other con
tlnued caseswlll be first on succeeding
trial lists until all have been called. I
Consterdlne against Moore, Dawson; I
Saline County agalust Oage County, Oagej
GOOD RAINS COVER STATE
Gives th. Corn a Big Boost Along Toward
a Foil Crop.
HAD SUFFERED NO DAMAGE UP TO DATE
Severe Lightning Accompanies tha
Bala la Many Instances, Doing
Same lajary ta Property.
has for the past two years been employed
on the Alliance Herald, waa taken with
smallpox about three weeks ago and sent
to the smallpox hospital at Alliance, from
which she msde her escape Monday and
came directly to Edgar to the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Osborn. The
authorltlea at Alliance telegraphed the
facU to Mayor Cllft of Edgar, who
promptly quarantined the family.
NAMING REPUBLICAN TICKETS
Bed Willow County Holds a Ilarmo
nloas Convention at
ladlanola.
Missing Man Is Located.
BEATRICE", Neb.. Julv M-jRM.it-
Charles Kuhn, who has caused Tils family
considerable worry by hla mysterious dis
appearance from Denver a few days ago,
wuiio en route to his home in Beatrloe
from a health seeking trip In New Mextoo,
wa heard from yesterday. Mrs. Kuhn
received a letter from her husband who
stated that he had ran short of finances
and that he had gone to work In a truck
patch about fifty miles from Denver. Hs
Is much improved In health and
to return home In a few days.
Hoar Has Six Feet.
PAPILLION, Neb., July 29.-fSneolal-
A freak of nature in the shape of a hog
with six feet at the farm of T. J. 8nde,
near Portal, has aroused the curiosity of
many people for miles around, as such a
thing haa never been heard of here before.
The hog has only four legs, but haa two
well formed feet on each front leg. It la
nearly full grown and experiences no dif
ficulty In handling the extra feet
Fined for Illegal Fishing.
NORFOLK, Nib.. July 29. (Special -It
cost D. Gardener, who hails from Wichita.
Kan., Just Si $10 bill to cast a fish line with
an Innocent little hook upon tho end Into
the Northfork river here. "I'm from Mi.
oun, ne exclaimed when a bvstand.r
Insinuated that he was violating the state
taw in HBnmg without a license. And Dep
uty Game Warden J. A. Ralney "showed"
all about It with an Immediate arrest
Only One Convention In Polk.
OSCEOLA, Neb., July 29.Snii tTh.
republicans of Pofk county have been In
the habit for years of having two conven
tions in the fall, but this year they have
changed the order of things and think that
one convention will do, so on Saturday,
August 15, they will meet and eiect dele
gates to the state and Judicial conventions
and nominate a full ticket for county offices.
Social Event at Beatrice.
BEATRICE. Neb.. July 29-(Special.)-
A porch party was held at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Buswell last night,
the affair being attended by about twenty-
five couples. The program of entertain
ment consisted of music and recitations,
followed by the serving of refreshments.
and altogether a most delightful evening
was passed by the guests in attendance.
Takes Overdose of Laadaanm.
BEATRICE. Nb., July 29 (Special )
ill Davis, a driver of the mall wagon
here. Is In a precarious condition, his Ill
ness being caused from taking too much
laudanum to relieve him of pains In hi)
stomach.
The attending physicians have hopes of
hla recovery.
Balldlna- Fine School Honse.
BURWELL. Neb.. July 29. (Special.
Work haa commenced on a J9,000 brick
veneer school house to replace the one
burned In 1903. When completed If will be
an eight-room building, heated with ateam.
A day spent at Courtland Beach la Ilka a
week', vacation elsewhere.
i- . . . . 1 t
'OffEtiAN
Pur. Pole and Sparkling. Bottl4
Only at the Brewery la St. Louh.
Onto frets
H. May A Csasasy
NORFOLK, Neb., July 23.-(Speclal.r-A
furious rain fell here at 1:30 o'clock yester
day afternoon and another of equal force
at 11 last night. Both were of short dura
tlon, the rain gauge measuring but .&S. Dur
ing the first storm the' Traoadero saloon
was struck by lightning and a portion of
the Are wall rattled down. Crops were be
ginning to feel the need of moisture, and
especially sugar beets.
BEAVER CROSSING, Neb., July 29.
(Special.) There was a fine rain here this
morning. It began at 12.60 a. m. and con
tinued till (. About one Inch fell. The
farmers are all delighted. Corn la looking
fine, all Bilking and tassellng. Wheat will
all be threshed in a few day a The yield
Is only medium, making from twelve to
twenty bushela per acre, except In the
hall district which Is not making so much.
Oats are very good and will make a full
crop.
CHARLESTON, Neb., July 29. (Special.)
The much wished for "rain came at last,
five-eighths of an inch falling last night.
As corn waa not hurt any here thla will
put It In good shape. Some corn Is very
late and some In roasting ear. 'Wheat Is
averaging about seventeen bushels. Oats
are good.
Comes Jnst tn Time.
EDGAR, Neb., July 29.-(Speclal.)-Tha
extremely hot and dry weather for the past
two weeks waa aomewhat relieved last
night by a good shower of one-half Inch.
A very high wind and much lightning and
thunder preceded and accompanied the
rain. The rain was badly needed and more
is still needed.
. FAIRBURY, Neb., July 29.-(Speclal.)-A
refreshing rain fell during last night and
the weather today Is cool and pleasant.
GIBBON, Neb., July 29. (Special.) A
fine rain fell here laBt night which will
benefit the corn wonderfully. Lightning
struck a tree within a few foot of W. H.
Slay ter'a house, tearing off a limb but did
not injure the family. Threshing wheat
and rye, cutting oats and plowing corn all
at the same time makes help scarce and
wages high. All crops are good.
Lightning; Starts Fire.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., July 29. (Special.)
During the severe rain and electric storm
laat nlKht McDonald's drug store at Mur-
dock was partially destroyed by flro. Light
ning struck a telephone pole and tne doii
followed the wlro Into the store. The
telephone box caught fire and it then
spread to the rafters and ceiling. The
blase was finally extinguished, but not be
fore damage to the extent of about 11,000
had been done to the building and contents.
The rainfall lh this vicinity amounted to
on. inch-thoroughly . soaking tne grouna
and greatly Improving the crop prospects.
stella. Neb.. July. Z9.-(speciai.j-i ma
vicinity was visited, this morning by a llttla
over a. half Inch of rain which came In
time to save the corn, especially the early
iont,t which waa suffering for moisture.
. . . ,i n
ALBION, Neb., July zs. (Dpeumw
of the finest rains of the season fell last
pight and while It wiy. to some extent In
terfere with stacking , and. threshing, It In
sures a good" com 'roP( ' barring early
frosts.
' Helps Ont Corn.
fbruonT. Neb.. July Z9.-tBpeciai.r-
There was a very heavy thunder shower
here last evening and about an Inch of rain
fell. Lightning struck a large maple tree
on the premises of .C. M. winiams, smur
in? it into fragment. The family horse,
which was standing under another tree
close by, waa uninjured. The rain will be
of considerable help to tne corn crop, re
vesting of small grain Is under headway
nd the crOD la proving a uisappomimem.
The heads of wheat oats and barley are
not well filled. Wheat which It was thought
would go twenty-five bushels to tne acre,
will hardly go fifteen. Rye and barley are
the same. I
YORK. Neb.. July 29. (Special.) The re
cent hot weather has assisted in making
corn grow faster than any time since plant-
in and ud to thla morning tnere nas oeen ,
very little rainfall, and a few farmers began
to feel discouraged, thinking tna not
weather might continue, corn la tasseled
out and needed rain. This morning n very
heavy rain fell over York county, soaking
the cornfields in good shape. According to
indications the corn crop will be one of tho
lcrgest.
HASTINGS. Neb., July 29. (Special )-The
home of Dr. Fay Babcock was struck by
lightning at an early hour this morning.
The chimney was knocked off, the roof
shatte-ed and the Interior of the house bidly
damaged. The lots Is covered by Insurance.
FAIRMONT, Neb., July 9 (Special.)
This city wrs visited last night
by a sharp electrical atorm, fol
lowered by a shower of .25 Inches
of rain, which haa freshened up things
very much. The early corn wss beginning
to show the effects of the drouth but this
will help it. Threshing Is in progress. The
ylWd Is not very satisfactory of either
wheat or oats, both of which -ripened up
too fast to make a good beiry.
ST. PAUL, Neb.. July 9. (Special.) A
fine rain of Inches, accompanied by thun
der and lightning and high winda, fell here
this morning between 1 and 3 o clock and
was highly appreciated, a. corn was be
ginning to need rain.
SHELTON, Neb., July 29. (Special.)
This section of Nebraska was visited by a j
splendid rain last night between 12 and 1
o'clock. About half an Inch of water fell and
was Just what waa needed, as the ground
waa very dry on top and as corn haa made
a heavy growth during the past four
weeks the moisture was needed to
help In earing. The past two weeks have
been wonderful weather for growing crops
and harvesting and threshing, and the
major portion 'of cutting la now done and
small grain and alfalfa have been saved
tn good condition. The rain of last night
waa accompanied by heavy wind, which
broke off considerable corn.
Heavy Rainfall at Laap City,
LOUP CITY. Neb., July 29-Four Inches
of rain fell here last night between 11 :3 )
and 11 o'clock. The rain waa accompanied
by a heavy wind, which did a great deal
of damage. -
A mill which was being constructed was
completely destroyed. The building was
three stoHes high, was shifted off Its
foundations and thrown on Its side, break
ing almost Into kindling. All cellars in
this city were flooded.
All the small grain that had not bsen
cut was blown down and will be a total
loss. There haa been no one reported In
ured by the storm.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb., July 29.-(SpeclaL)
A heavy rain began falling thla morning
about 1 o'clock, and continued until nearly
daylight. An Inch and an eighth of water
fell In the city, while the north part of
the county reports two inches. Corn Is
doing well. Harvesting Is well advanced,
but yield will be light
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INDIANOLA, Neb.. July 29-(8peclal
Telegram.) The Red Willow county repub
lican convention met here today. The fol
lowing county ticket was nominated: S. L.
Green of McCook, county Judge; Robert E.
Devoe of Lebanon, clerk of the district
court; A. C. Crabtree of Indlanola, sheriff:
A. C, Harlan of McCook, coroner; B. O.
Gossard of McCook, treasurer; E. J. Wil
cox of .McCook, county clerk; James Wil
liams of Danbury, surveyor; E. 8. Dutcher
of Indlanola, superlntedent of schools; F.
P. Eno of Danbury, county assessor, and
Samuel Premer of Bart ley, commissioner.
The delegate, to the state convention are:
J. W. Dolan, C. 1. Hall, R. P. High,
J. E. Hathorn, William Hlersekorn, C. F.
Babcock, C. W. Barnes. H. C. Lett, L. R.
Corbln. J. E. Kelley and W. S. Morlan.
The delegate, to the Judicial convention
were selected by Hon. C. E. Eldred of Mc
Cook and nre as follows: W. S. Morlan, F.
M. Kimmell, U. G. Etherton, Ira Peterson, ;
F. M. Rathbun, C. G. Cogllser. R. B. Cum- '
mlngs, J. E. Kelley, S. W. Clark, A. Cone
and C. H. Harmon.
The officers of the new county central
committee are L. R. Corbln, chairman;
Frank Moore, secretary, and W. A. Dolan,
treaaurer, all of Indlanola.
The conditions are most favorable for
the election of the entire county ticket in
Red Willow county this year.
Blnft Falls to Work.
FREMONT, Neb., July 29-(SnecInl.)-
Joseph Snyder, a farmer living east of
town, had an exciting experience with a
couple of strangers yesterday morning. '
They. drove up to his ham and asked the
privilege of watering their horses, which
was given them. .One of the men then said.
"You owe us for work we aid for you three
years ago, and we nre going to have the
money." Snyder replied that he had never
seen them before and didn't owe a farm
hand a cent. The men then ordered him to
give them all tho money he had and made
some serious threat, in case their demands
were not complied with. Snyder managed
to slip away from them and ran to his
granary, the men following. Here thi?'
picked up an empty shotgun and aiming it
at the mnn nearest him totd them to "git
out" which they did, the old man follow
ing them until they were away from hla
premises.
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TH 15
PASTE SHOE POLISH
SniNOLA is far superior to sll other -nollhcu.
contains noand or lkH. preserves the Itstherin
sitn's. nsmss't and ehlldrsn'i shoes, and prevents
imrklnir.
OH I If OLA Is esuUr spplied with .Shlnola
dauber aud polisher. It shines Instantly,
ONE SHINE LASTS . A WtXK.
It produces an Intense brilliant Isiting huick
polish, without sny blue or yellowish cnit. It msksa
leather aatsr-sreet, fills sll" cracks snd worn spots
and cauaei the apssrs of thssi ts nutwetr tlis sens.
There Is no other polun like SHINOLA.
Acrif no 'itaMrure. AUrfthovfnr 1Sr.lt III ifellen. oe tent
by mill Mt.ri(l lor ptice. I, ft It kMUr txwtra 04 rt) ila
Imitation! which will ruin your Ihon.
SHINOLA CO.
ROOHE8TKR, N. V.
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ROUND TRIP
Getting Ready for Sugar Crop.
M'COOK, Neb.. July 29.-(Speclal.)-Th"
Burlington is already taking steps to b1
In readiness to handle the sugar beet crop
of this part of the state. Materials have
been ordered for a large Increase In track
age facilities up the Frenchman branch
and on the main line west of here. . At
Culbertson a sidetrack 800 feet long will be
laid. Two miles farther up the branch a
sidetrack 600 feet In length will be laid
and still three miles farther west another
500 feet long will be added. Four additional
tidetracks will be laid between McCook and
Akron also. It is estimated that over 1,000
carloads of sugar beets will be shipped
from points west . of McCook and this
amount rlll ' 6e greatly increased by ' the
shipments rrom here, Redwlllow and points
on east In Redwlllow county., .
PACIFIC
COAST
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$45.00 for the round trip to
Ban Francisco, Los Angeles, Ta
coma, Seattle and Portland.
Tickets on sale August 1 to 14,'
inclusive, return limit October
15.
i
Daily tourist , cars, August 1
to 14, to California. Personally
conducted Thursdays and Sat
urdays. Daily tourist car ser
vice to Seattle and Puget Sound
points.
I am thoroughly familiar
with all routes to the Pacific
Coast, and can arrange your
trip over any line you may se
lect. It will pay you to see me.
The Burlington Is the short Una
to the Puget Sound Country and
to Denver, and via Denver la the
Scenlo Routs to the Pacific Coast
J. B. REYNOLDS,
City Passenger Agent,
1502 Farnam 8treet, OMAHA
Tax on Horse Traders. .
FREMONT. Neb., July 29.-(Speclal.)-The
Fremont Telephone company withdrew its
petition for a sliding scalo from the con
alderation of the city council last evening
and some other action will undoubtedly be
taken looking to an Increase In rates. The
company frankly states tnat It would be
unable to comply with the terms of the pro
posed amended franchises should It be
granted It Some Important amendments
to the occupation tax ordinance were
passed. The principal change, are a tax of
$10 per month on canvasser, for Installment
houses and $6 per day for Itinerant horae
traders. Thla town haa had an overabund
ance of the latter for yeara and it Is
thought that the 15 per day will keep them
oui. vuMBiaeruuie routine business waa
transacted.
I ounstsj
and Fishermen
Low rates all Summer via the
CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN RY.
To St Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and the Fishing and Hunt-
L . I ti:M..ni. VinnEin Ttrt trains rlailv ,
. . " , ti..i ic l.- A A : ,
between umana nnn ou raui-iHiimMAJu u...v.i
l ... i . oi . ir: ,
access to wonmneion, oiayiua, v iiiuum, i""su"'" A
k . , ... 1 . 1T 1.: , Minna. M
Lane, at. james, Lite v Miuugiuu, ot-,
. tonka. White Dear and other resorts ol the north.
Trie Hest of Everything.
S!V Pnr m(i. tickets and full laiormatlon. address
ft v - '
H. C. CHEYNEY. General Altai,
OMAHA, NIB.
York Claims Most Money.
YORK. Neb., July .-(Speclal.)-The spe
clal sent to the state papers from Stanton
In which they made claim to winning the
most money and events at the Norfolk
firemen's tournament Is nn injustice to
York. The only event they won over York
wiii the championship hose race. The York
team won prizes at Norfolk of J205. which is
more than any other team received.
Water Works for Plnlnvlevr.
PJLAIXVIEW. Neb.. July !9.-(8peclal.V-Plalnvlcw
will begin the construction of a
$10,ono system of waterworks some time In
August.
It costs nothing to visit take Manawa
only a street car fare.
amiooi.s.
Racine College
Grammar School
THE SCHOOL THAT
MAKES ftAKLY BOYS"
Pupils Study Under an Instructor.
Its Graduates enter any College
or University. Eeclal and Atn
letlo Advantages. Military Drill.
Far Boys ol kt (o 17 tears Old.
Illsstnvu CsUlfu suit os apyllcstlea te
Henry Domains Hoblnsoa, Wardea
Racine, Wis.
Matallpas Patient Eseapea.
EDGAR. Nab., July . (Special. -Mlss
Lolta Osborn, formerly of Edgar but who
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Racine, Wis. J
alls.
Move where
Tha Bee build
ing .has nat
ural aclvan-
g tags, which make li
It IS COOl TxVh ly nTr
Omaha office building.
It Is protected on the west from the strobing
afternoon sun; the breeze has every opportun
ity o find It, no matter what direction It blows.
It's white walled court, with its marble foun
tain, not only pleasas the eye, but was de
feigned by the architect to give perfect . vanilla
tlon to every oince.,
A very attractive office suite on the
ground floor hai a very large burglar
proof vault, a cashlor
counter, together with a
private office, at t&0 per
. month. Borne splendid
rooms from 110.00 to Sltt.Oi
per month on the fourth
and fifth floors.
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