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TI1E OMAITA DAILY BEE'VTilOAY, JULY 22, lfMU. Y. COMPARING LASD VALUES CommJnioner lollmer Tabulate Sale fricei Mid Assessors' Figures. MATERIAL. DISCREPANCIES REVEALED Bryaa la Oat la of ntcat Owacrabla of Railroads Allca Takes a Few Sfcota at Bryaa. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, July a. Speclal.)-After bar ing devoted'' several months to the work Land ComnflMloner Follmer baa completed bin compilation of the land salea In seventy-five countlea of the elate, made a com parison with the valuation placed on the lanj by the county assessors and filed the same with the. State Board of Equaliza tion. In twenty-six countlea the valuation placed on the 'land by the county assessors 1 higher than that shown by the land aales, but the difference In most Instances Is very HttVv .7 , 'A portion- of this difference fa accounted for by the fact that In nearly every town ship the sections on the north and' west sides are not full sections, but each Aiar ter, though lacking one. or two acres or a fraction, has been assessed by the county authorities aa a full 160 acres. Mr. Foll mer has made his average by figuring In every fraction of an acre. This would make little difference on one ICO-acre farm, but In the aggregate of a township would materially change the average value per acre. In Richardson county' occurred the great eat difference In the sales and the aaseesed valuation, the' average per acre of the land sold being $57.90 an acre, against the as sessor's valuation of 17.06.' or a difference of $10. 8ft ' In Otoe county the average value per acre of the land sold -was $52.92, against $6.'J0, tbe value placed on the land of the entire county by the assessor, or a differ ence of tt.1t. ' In Nemaha county the aver ago value per 'acre of the sales was f 7 ii more than-the value placed on the county by the assessor, in Dodge county the dif ference was $4.88 In favor of the sales. This Is, the first time, such a compilation has been filed with the State Board of Kquallza'tlon and to Land Commissioner Follmer Uf due the credit for the work, as well as the origination of the Idea. The task was a laborious one and for many months- he and Mr. Eaton have devoted their time to it and have personally gone over most of the records'. The table show ing the number of acres sold, together with the average value per acre the land brought during loa only and. the average value per aero fixed by the county assessors follows: Average Value Per Acre. Assessment Counties. Acres. Sale. 1904. Adams ...ll.'i!7. 6? L'5 Antelope ., , . JiZ.m.bl v 16 95 17.25 linnner ,. H.941.S," . 2.45 2.(10 Hox Butte .. 10,liix.4 ' 2 72 1 96 Jtoyd ..i....-,......!..11.798 13 19.47 15.43 Brown-... 6.720.29 6 53 6.85 JJuffalo .. 34,5) 30 15.27 18.45 P"rt 11,35' 31 61.34 47.40 Hutlcr 49,404.22 42.5S 4ti.R0 J-'asa ...14.rtM.27 68.24 60 S5 Chase 9.762.35 3.23 2.30 Cheyenne 20,407.79 6.14 2.35 Clay. ,.,.,....,,.. ..'1,147.28 ' 35.00 31.75 Cunu:iri-v, ...... H.6W.79 . 5J.22 54.65 niste:' ..i Dakota ... Dawe.i .... UawwO' i. Deuel Ilxon Dodge. Dundy .... Fillmore ,. Franklin . Frontier .. Furnua ... Gago : OailleM '.30.657.64 41.81 1 8.879 .38,ro.3T 4.0SO.80 ..:.w.'..4J.3'.'9.87 ..,,..... 223.01 ....22.356 53 .13.62tl.lS 8.753.3.1 12.073. 73 ...20,958.93 13,407.37 4.4.53 8 92 7.10 42 98 J4. K5 2.65 8.00 31.46 12.50 4.63 1.80 38.81 ' 35. 35 67.63 62.75 4.05 S.10 40.13 38.63 16.85 18.60 6.26 6.15 9 29 12.15 47.22 43.80 ' .' .s Uosjwr f.yf. . , MW,BW2f,7 ' 9.14 10,85 eihr...X.:).,"i9Mja 13.70 14.75: Unit 1 '..,.( 1 '.:.15.900 26.90 " 80:i0 Hamilton .-...10,747.23 43.27 ' 42.40 Harlan 4.141.40 11.76 1510 Hayes .-. 15.768.42 2.96 2 80 Mitohcoek ..X....V...... 16.018. 36 4.42 4.90 Howard 26.812.37 '. 17.88. 15.80 i Jefferson 14.914.43 84.42 31.81 Johnson ....... '...6,794.67 49.75 43 1 0 Kearney ..21. 350.50 23.96 22.95 Keith , 7,922.81 4.63 2.20 Kimball. , 7,328.68 4.08 1.85 Knox ,. '. '..20.4M.30 18.88 18.80 Lancaster . 17,86.97 43.42 41.90 Lincoln 23.758.81 6.08 8.80 Madison 15,078.58 84.30 35.50 Aicrnerson 2.875.28 s.lt 3.35 Merrick 16,853.61 28.12 27.30 Nance 23.4B4.74 27.20 Neman 6,"29.66 59 58 52.10 Nlicki::j 11.493.85 26.21 25.20 Otoo 17,496 90 52.92 69.90 rnwnee 12,745.92 48.08 41.35 Phelps.:..,.. i. 23.465 34 21.46 19.75 l'lerce ...'. .24.M1.98 28.24 24.95 Platte 6,120 47.43 42.40 Polk- : 7.10,867.48 42.57 44.76 Bed Willow 17.915.87 6.28 7.00 Richardson 7.333.92 67.90 . 48.06 Bock : 12.810.73 8.98 4.90 Saline ..10.204.66 40.88 40.45 Sarpy 15,706 65.42 69.05 Saunders 10.451.18 62.78 53.65 Seward ,.14,192.48 41.67 44. 95 Hirrrrlan ......19.167.30 12.09 " 90 Sioux , 8,361.98 2.84 3,00 Stanton-..;....: .S. 16.432.88 85.63 81.90 Thayer .....;........... .16,986.96 32.38 ' 81.10 Thomas 3,616 11 4.17 2.65 Thurston 2.180 '62.40 45.80 Valley 27.951.76 13.55 14.55 Washington v.. 5.632.46 64.27 ' 62.60 Wayno 19.649.29 ' 44.21 48.10 Webster 16.640.45 21.44 21.30 Wheeler 9,526.47 6.45 6.30 York 11.690.08 43.60 43.10 While In many counties the valuation plirced on land by the county assessors and the sale value; vary little, It. Is a dis puted question whether the sales are a good criterion to go by In getting at the average value per acre of an entire county. A number of county assessors who have been before the board have said the method was not a fair one, for the reason that It Is generally the ' better grade of land that changes hands, and others have recited Incidents where they believe the sale price was psdded or that a price larger than was paid was put In the deed. State Owaershlp of Railroads. In the Commoner tomorrow W. J. Bryan will advocate the government ownership of railroads by states, the government ownership of telegraph lines, an Income tax, a change In the method of selecting postmasters so that each county can select this official, and the election of federal Judges. He wl'.l announce that the sliver Issue Is not an Issue at present, but must be held In abeyance, and predicts that It will yet triumph when It becomes appar ent that an asset currency is to be sad dled on the country. A greater portion of the long article is devoted to the question of government ownership of railroads and municipal own ership of municipal franchises. Allen Goes After Bryan. Former Senator W. V. Allen takes Issue with W. J. Bryan on the latter reasons for his Intention to vote for Judge Parker, and In the Nebraska Independent, Issue! this afternoon, he has this signed state ment, in which a few hot shots are sent after Mr. Bryan: Editor Independent: The declaration of the Hon. William J. Bryan that he "alial! vote for Parker and Uavls. the nominees of the democratic national convention," will disappoint thousands of his friends and followers. The first reason Is not well taken, as Imperialism has become the fixed policy of this nation under many acts of con gress and the decisions of the supreme court. It can not be changed without changing the personnel of the presidency, of each branch of congress and of the ma jority of the supreme court, and this can not be done by the election of Judge Parker. To accomplish these reforms and to adopt a domestic policy, which the fathers of the republic said was the only true and safe policy, will require the re peal of many acts of congress and the overruling of DeLlma against Bldwell, 1XJ United States 1; the Diamond Kings, 183 United States. 176; Downes against Bid well. 182. United States, 244, and -other recent decisions of the supreme court. These can not be accomplished by the election of Judge Parker. Mr. Bryan has no sufficient cause for be lieving that the second reason is well taken, as Judge Parker has made no declaration on the race problem and It is not certain that the race question Is not to become a national issue, in fact, the rapid increase of the negroes' and the end less tide of immigration from undesirable sources are forcing the race problem on the attention of the people of the United States whether they would have It in jected into national politics or not. Deceived la Bryan. Tho third reason given by Mr. Bryan for his intention to vote for Judge Parker, vis., .that Mr. Roosevelt stands for tho spirit of war, might be well taken if there were but two candidates Koevclt and Parker in the field. But this can be avoided by voting for Mr. Watson. But there is really no reason to belleva that if Judge Parker were elected he would pu.-sue a oiirereni policy, no tins made no dec laration on the subject and there is no rea son to think that, coming from New York where the spirit of Imperialism Is rife nnd has Its habitation, there Is anv likelihood of his adopting a policy different from that or Mr. itooseveii. The fourth reason given bv Mr. Bryan for his Intention to vote for Judo upiker, viz., that the democratic platform advo cates a reduction of the stnndliiK nnnv, Is Inadmissible. While the standing nrmy Is larger than It was at the beginning of the Spanish-American wnr, it Is not too laice for a nation of our proportions and Impor tance and as a nucleus for a .arnr army In case of retl danger. The standing army would have to be many times larger than It Is now to be a menace to the liberty of the people. Mr. Bryan's statement that nothing tfood can be expected of Judge Parker on the money question, or In the way of econoim ca' reform, flirnlshes a sufficient reason for hlij relectlng the Judge's i-aiuliclucy end adopting that of Mr. Watson. If Judge Parker was disqualified when Mr. Bryan made a speech in New York against his nomination, he has not become competent by having his candidacy ratified, by the St. Louis convention. For eight years the popullnrs of the United -Smtes have. becH t'oremoxt ! -ttp-holdlng Mr. i. Bryan,-and havo twice given hJm their support jtor the presidency, and they did so strictly on the ground th;.t his views on the money question were substan tially popullstlc and with full belief that If he became president 443 would insist on measures and policies thot would bring relief to the country. I tii'.tiK 1 am safo in saying that If tho popullttU hud known that there were no circumstances irar.T which Mr Bryart would sever h's relation with the democratic party he wjuld not linvj te celved their support; or 'f they had be lieved that his advocacy of monetary ref ormation and a change of general commer cial policies were suborJlnHred to his loy alty to the democratic party they would not have voted for him. Holeomb Goea to Seattle. Chief Justice Holeomb left yeoterrtay aft ernoon for Seattle, Wash., whera he In tends to get rid of the rheuinutlsm which for somo tlmehas been h s evor faithful and constant companion. His stay will be Indefinite and during his abated a might y effort will be made by populist nnd demo cratic leaders to agree on him as a fuslcn candidate for covernor. Valentine Ora-anlaea Commercial Club. VALKNT1NE. Neb., July 21. (Special.) Business men here organized a commercial club with J. H. Cornell president, A. E. Thacher vice president, W. S. Barker sec retary and Charles Sparks treasurer. Di rectors of the organization are the' officers together with C. S. Gould, T. C. Hernby, Frank Brayton, W. A. Pettlycrew, E. C. Davenport. The object of this organization Is to make known the many advantages of Valentine and tributary country and to work systematically for the advancement and upbuilding of this already progressive and prosperous town. Valentine Is destined to become more than a mere, railroad sta tion or thrifty trading point, and with proper dissemination of Its natural advnn- THE MEAT QUESTION SETTLED Tbe solution of the moat question is simple! Tliis is tlie'tinie to stop "tbe meat babit." Thysicians all agree that merit overheats the bodyand creates unnatural eon dilious. SHREDDED W H E AT "Nature's best food" keeps the body eoorand gives perfect nourishment and in exactly the proportion demanded by nature. It is the .best and most economical food prepared, because, by Government analysis, it "contains all the elements neces sary for proper nourishment," and the 1004 Report issued The Michigan Agricultural College shows that for a given expenditure SHREDDED WHEAT has nearly two and one-half times more nutriment than the beet wrloiu Bteak Hut, think of the difference in cost! SHREDDED WHEAT . Can be served in pany ways. Shredded Wheat Biscuit. Used with milk, cream, fruits or vegetable. Triscuit. The New Toaat Used with butter or cheese. THINK IT OVER! tages and resources Its business men are confident this will soon be one of the great Industrial centers of Nebraska. The town Is fortunate In having natural water power In abundance that only awaits development to aid in Its progress. ' Fatally Hart by Fall. ' FREMONT. Neb., July 21. (Special.) Louis Zlmpller of Bavcnna la supposed to have fallen from a second Story window of the Labell house last night and will prob ably die from the effects of his Injuries. He was on his way to Bonesteel and while waiting between trains drank heavily. Late last evening he got a room at the Labell house and went to bed. He was found by a policeman about 1 o'clock lying on the ground at the side of the building and un able to move. He was carried In and a doctor summoned, who found him paralyzed from his waist down and otherwise Injured Internally. Today his condition was about the same and the doctors give no hopes of his recovery. He Is a baker by trade and owns some property in Ravenna. He has a wife and four children. RAVENNA, Neb., July n.-(Speclal Tele gram.) Word was received here late this afternoon that Louis Zlmpfer had fallen from the second story of a hotel, at Fre mont, injuring his spine, which caused paralysis of his entire body. His family Immediately left for Grand Island. He had been picked up at Fremont and taken to Grand Island by H. Downer, a Ravenna resident, returning from Bonesteel. Mr. Zlmpfer has been a Ravenna grocer and baker for the last sixteen years. He was on his way to Bonesteel when the accident happened. Omaha Woman Bring; Salt. PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., July 21. (Special.) Mrs. Mathilda Peterson, formerly a resi dent of this city, but now of Omaha, has had filed In the probate court a claim for the sum of $3,120 against the estate of John H. Bauer, deceased. There Is a claim on file by the estate against Mrs. Peterson and her husband for $300. alleged to be due on a promissory note dated October 18, 1911. A contlnuanco on the hearing of these claims to August 1 was granted. John H. Bauer died In this county January 27, 1303, leaving real estate and personal property valued 1 at 115,600. His will bequeathed a life Interest in tho property to his son John. Mrs. Peterson alleges that she worked for Mr. Bauer, sr., for a period of twenty years, for which she has received no Just com pensation for her services, and that at dif ferent times he repeatedly assured her that payment .would be made by devise or be quest In his wlllbut that he neglected to do so. Wilsey for Senator. M'COOK, Neb., Juty 21. (Special Tele gram.) The republicans of the Twenty ninth senatorial dlHtrlct met In McCook this afternoon and after a lively skirmish nominated Albert Wilsey of Moorefield, Frontier county, as their candidate for state senator, his nomination being made unanimous after the first formal ballot. The following central committee was se lected: Chase, not represented; Dundy, J. M. McCorkle, Benkelman; Frontier, San ders, Stockvl'.le; Furnas, John Bankin, Cambridge; Gosper, B. M. Allen, Hol drege; Hayes, J. H. Chrlstner, Hayes Center; Hitchcock, F. M. Flansbury, Trenton; . Red Willow, W. A. Mac Kochnle, Indlanola. Candidate Wilsey was accorded the privilege of naming his own chairman and secretary. Fremont Takes York Dates. FREMONT, Neb., July 21. (Special. ) A Chautauqua will be held In Irving park, this city, during the first week 'in August under the direction of the Redpath Lyceum bureau. The same speakers and; entertain ers' will be here who were to haVe been at York the am-week. A- teot,-whlcii will comfortably seat 2.000, will be sel.'up In the park. Among the attractions will be Bishop Hartsell ct the Methodist Episcopal church, Dr. George McNutt of Milwaukee and a Joint political debate between Congressmen Bede of Minnesota and Wade of Iowa. Rev. F. H Janes of this city Is In charge of the local arrangements.- ' COMING FOR TllE DRAWING Commissioner Biohtrds of the General Land Office Starts West. ; INDIANS COMPLAINING OF STATE'S ACTION Rasa ta Register at All Points Grows Greater aa Time for Getting la oa Deal Draws to a Close. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. July 21. (Special Tele gram.) W. A. Richards, commissioner of the general land office, leaves Washington tomorrow night for the Rosebud country to be present at the drawing for tire Sioux Indian lands, which begins July 2S at Chamberlain. In speaking of townsites in the Rosebud country Commissioner Rich ards said today that he had an -agent In the field who was spedlally 'Instructed to investigate all applications for townsites. "As yet," said Mr, Richards, "1 have not received anything official as to the town site applications, but I understand that at least eight towns are contemplated. I have safeguarded the situation so far as may be possible and do not anticipate that there can be any opportunities for unfair dealing In the opening of the Rosebud country we are profiting by past experiences and being governed In our actions accordingly." An unofficial complaint has come to the notice of Commissioner Richards from In dians residing In Gregory county to the effect that the state of South Dakota has been generally favored in its selections of school land In the Rosebud. The protest In this matter has not reached the authori ties here, they being merely cognizant of It through a newspaper printed at Bone steel. The Indians assert that the state of. South Dakota Is securing more and bet ter lands under the public school provision act than It Is entlSed to. . The provision of the act under which the State of South Dakota may make selections of lands for school purposes Is as follows i ' Law In the Case. That sections 1( and 3$ of lands hereby acquired In each township shall not be subject to entry, but shall be reserved for the use of the common schools and puid for by the United States at 12 60 per acre, and the same are herehy granted to thu state of South Dakota for such purposes; and In case any of said sections, or part thereof, of land In said county of Gregory are lost to said state 'of South Dakota by reason of allotments thereof to any Indian or Indians now holding same or otherwise, the governor of said state, with the ap- irovHl of the secretary of the interior, is inrehy authorized to locate other lands nut occupied, not exceeding two sections In any one township, which shall be paid for by the United States as herein provided, In quantity equal to loss, and such selec tions shall be made prior to the opening of such lands to settlement. The complaint of the Indians Is that Gov ernor Herrled of South Dakota has under this section selected some of the very best lands in the territory to be opened, thereby seriously impairing the financial status of the Indians, The act provides, as will be noticed, that the state shall be entitled to take sections 16 and 36 In each township to be opened to settlement, but In event that such sections have already been pre empted or taken by the Indians In their allotments the state may' select lieu land In other portions of the territory ' to be opened. This Is' what the governor of South Da kota has done, by and wfth, consent of the general land office, and ft Is not considered here that the financial interests of the, In dians has been at' all Jeopardized by the action of the deportment. " t Rash Work nt Bonesteel. bOnbsTjEel, ,s. .Pvi.iy,- At4renfin" lng rain, last night .mitigated the extremo heat of the last few days, although it has made a sea of mud of the town: There has been no abatement In the rush of Would-be home-seekers. Six sections of Northwest ern railroad trains yesterday brought about 1.600 people to Bonesteel, a few being bent upon sight-seeing merely. The total registration, Including that of yesterday, reached nearly 86,000, 4.000 names being added to the Bonesteel list alone. The figures at Fairfax are run ning somewhnt low, only ahov.t 2.100 being entered there yesterday. IjirRP parties of certificate holders are dally making trips Into the Roefmd, the livery stables being taxed to the utmost to carry those wishing to view the homestead land before return ing to their homes. James Nelon of Sioux City, who was brought here at the beginning of the rush and placed at the head of the police de partment, yesterday resigned his position and has been succeded by W. II. O'Brien, a local officer. Everything In n business way Is booming, the cutting down of fancy prices, attendant upon the few remaining days of the registration period, adding Im petus to an already enormous volume of business. A farmer from Fort Recovery. O., whose, name couid not be learned, was held up last night nnd a small nmonnt of money taken from him. A half dozen shots late Inst night created some excitement for a few moments, but Investigation showed that they were fir'd by some overenthuslastlc admirers of Bone steel liquid refreshments, no harm result ing. Aside from these two Instances and the gaming, there has been no lawlessness during the past twenty-four hours. Over Fifty Tbouaand at Vankton. , YANKTON. 8. D., July 21. (Special Tele gram. )-But two days remain of the great registration. Captain Wahly, clerk In charge, gave out as the ofili lal figures for today 6.356 registrations, with a total to date of Bl.OL. A greatly Increased force of clerks Is at work In the classification department, where the work must be com pleted before the drawing on July IS. Fif teen young women from tho best families in the city, In charge of a. chaperon,, are. among tho new clerks. All Yankton Is looking forward to the close of the rcsls tratlon. Nearly every one Is overworked. CHAMBERLAIN. S. D.. July 21. (Special Telegram. )-Today'a registrations for the Rosebud drawing were 815 at this point. Arrivals by this evening's trains for to morrow morning's registration were about 1,200. But few of the arrivals are leaving after registering nnd the crowd to witness the drawing Is swelling rapidly. The crowd Is very orderly and not the least friction of any kind has been reported. The boats sailing between Chamberlain and the Rose bud lands are making several trips dally and are Invariably heavily loaded with those desiring to look over the land. WEAK STOMACH Hot, sultry weather Is especially apt to upset the stomach unless the system Is kept constantly toned up ahd healthy, and digestion assisted, by taking . . . y ' ' f.v fi-i.i'.'Mk.K' ; '.'-A i o- : i't5Vst' -trie" mMm Ml 7i ..' ". J""'-? : '"V-,;"" "x"''"'-'i:",:'i"!-x r . e - -4 - .-y. . , -. ....'.. , . Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. It Is an absolutely pure tonlc-stlmulant, ? described exclusively by nearly 10,000 doc ors at used In more than 2,000' hospitals In all weakening, wasting, run-down con ditions of body, brain, nerve and muscle. Absolutely pure and free from fusel oil. All druggists and grocers, or direct, $1 A bottle. Medical booklet free. Duffy Malt WhlRkey Co., Rochester, N. Y. Summer Vacation May be most agreeably spent at the cool sum mer resorts and fishing grounds reached by The ' Nor th -Wester n Line ' Excellent fast train service to the Black Hills, -the Iowa; Min nesota and Wisconsiii Lake Resorts and scores of other pieas-r L or. crmiinHc hi f-htr.itrn A North-wovtrn IJjiilu'jlV- rfji f - . " ....... tTwo trains daily to St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, giving ready access to Lake AVinnetonka, White Bear Lake and other Northern Summer Resorts. y Five fast daily trains to Chicago make connection with nil l.noa nef ... Ml. .111. I (I J.i tV , c . special iuw rates auniig tne summer. .Tickets and full Information on app"i.,yon.j Ticxst Offlcet: 1401-14U3 Fanum St. OMAHA, FIEI. ; Jfews of Nebraska. NORTH LOUP, July 21. Another heavy thu iderstorm arrived about 6 o'clock and for more than an hour rain fell In arrent qunntlty. A large amount of alfalfa hay Is down rendy for stack and was damaged to some extent. NORTH LOUP. July 21.-Durlng a thun derstorm Tuesday night lightning struck the stable of Joel Townsend, living a few miles south of town. There were several head of horses in the stable and three of them were killed. OGALALLA, July 21. John W. Towle of Omaha was awarded the contract on the two bridges across tho North Platte, his being the lowest bid. There were ten bids oir tllo with the board and a good attend ance of bridge men came to the letting. TABLE ROCK, July 21. In the case of the Remonstrators against the Saloon, which was taken to the district court at Pawnee City, before Judge Kelllgar, the remonstrators won out, so there will be no saloon, unless a new petition Is secured. FRIEND. July 21 Friend had a hard rain this forenoon, nearly two Inches fall ing In two hours. Farmers are having a hurd time haying and cutting small grain. H. A. Shufeldt hud about twenty bushels of wheat to the acre. He Is the first one to thrash. x STELLA, July 21. Fern, a 5-year-old son of Charley Paradiee, fell out of tho hay loft of Daniel Sarvls while visiting In town yesterday evening and broke a piece of bone out of the elbow Joint. An X-ray ex amination bv Dr. Allen showed the piece of bone chipped off. FAIRBURY, July 21. Russell Cole of Des Moines, la., was arrested here yesterduy on the charge of drunkenness. Papers in his pockets showed that he escaped last April from the Mount Pleasant hospital for Inebriates. The officers of that Insti tution were notified. CRETE. July 21. Fire destroyed the resi dence of Mr. Swoboda In the south part of town this morning at 1:30 o'clock. Scarcely anything was saved from the house. As the house was situated outside of the water works district not much could be done to extinguish the fire. FAIRBURY, July 21. C. A. Ray and Jo seph Cook, two young men who stole about SaM worth of goods from the store of W. S. Rounds at Thompson Sunday night were captured at Lincoln and had their examination here yesterday. They pleaded guilty and were held to the district court About one-third of the goods were recov ered. They claim to have relations in Illi nois. STELLA, July 21. J. H. Overman has contracted for the material and begun tearing down the old Hogrefe storeroom preparatory to erecting a modern hotel. It will be two lots wide and two stories and basement, with twenty sleeping rooms, all heated by steam. The town nas greatly needed a building of this kind and as It Is on the corner opposite the opera house it will be convenient to the business district NEBRASKA CITY, July 21. Articles of Incorporation of the Otoe Poultry company have been filed with the county clerk. The company Is capitalised for 110,000 and the stock divided into 400 shares wlorth $4 each. One-hali of the capital stock has been paid Irf'by the Incorporators. C. C. Brant. J. Gilson, T. F. Lourence and O. L. Thompson. The company has se cured a traot of land In the western part of the city and will begin to hatch chick ens with Incubators at once end will en deavor to supply the market with young chickens during ths entire year. Q It ANT, July 21. The rainfall at Grant Tuesday evening was something unusual for this place. According to the govern ment water guage 3.22 Inches of rain fell. There has not been much rain lately and vegetation was beginning to need moisture. We almost had hot winds recently and the rain has cooled the atmosphere ami given the crops a fresh start, r'rom re- fiorts the rain seemed to have been general n Perkins county that night. Very few hall stones fell; the lightning was severe nnd several telephone and telegraph In struments were affected. If if" r ?."- W!TT'"W'M"W",JIV-sj.sa.sa"ls ', ini .sill 1 I ?VWaA$tiKfrmiV)Xl ftift vlfkmi jUnuii. BaliiiiBVllNfcaMaM ... J,. 1 ' ' JH WA:. BASH LANDS YOU AT WORLD'S FAIR, Dleaalal Baengerfest Of the Sangerbund of the Northrrest Milwaukee, Wis., July 28 to Aug. 1. The Chicago Great Western railway will on July 27 and 2? sell round trip tickets at one fare plus 60 cents for Milwaukee. Good returning until Aug. 1. For further Information apply to 8. D. Parkhurst, General Agent, liii Faruaut SC., Omaha, Neb. NO OTHER LINE CAN. EBS3 M l TRIP.. E2ATES: Sold July 13-25. sola Daily 7:45 8:00 7:35 7:50 READ DOWN FAST TRASWS DAILY READ UP A. M. A. M. P. M. P. M. 6:30 P. M. I Lv. 6:45 P. M. 7:00 A. M. 7:15 A. M. Ombha 1 Arr. Lv. Council Bluffs Arr. Arr. World's Fair Station Lv. Arr. St. Louis Lv. 8:20 A. M. 7:05 A. M. 7:45 P. Ms 7:30 P. Ms 9:00 P. M. 8:45 P. M. 0:15 A. M. 9:00 A. M. V Compare This Timo With Other Linos. We have others. Call at .Wabash City Office, 1601 Farnam, or address HARRY E. M00RES, G A. P. D , Omaha, Neb. 1C w i J