TITE OMAHA DAILY T,TT.: TJTPNTSIIAY. PECEMBEK T.O. 130?. s Residence Telephones $1.00 Per Month Business Telephones $2.00 Per Month (ft 9 i i I 2AA N Ainr mIUJ folic1 r The Railroad Commissioners have stopped us from giving new subscribers free trial service. WHAT'S TO BE DONE? We have ordered equipment to care for additional 6,000 telephones. WHAT'S TO BE DONE? JUST THIS: We are going to start January the First to charge old and new subscribers $2.00 per month for business telephones, and $1.00 per month for residence telephones. When we have 6,000 telephones installed the rate will be raised 25c per month on residence telephones and 50c on busi ness telephones. When we have 7,000 telephones, and until we have 10,000, the residence rate will be raised 25c and the business 50c. All you need to do to get these rates is to pay your telephone bill at our office before the 10th of each month, If you don't, we will charge each residence telephone an additional 25c and each busi ness telephone 50c. We know that you will approve these rates because they are fair, and you only pay for what you get. Residence Telephones $1.00 Per Month. Business Telephones $2.00 Per Month INiEPENIENT 1L i ) L J 1 i 1 Jul My A N JJL ASSESSMENT OS COLOSELS Likely to Be Asked to Contribute Toward Inauguration Pond. STATE FAIR WAKTS BUILDINGS Mate Kali war (.iialHlai if.rTn Hair. Filed fc? the ladeweadeat Trlriku. Ca.nr Oasaka. Liacoln Office Omaha Bee 518 Little Building Auto Ph.ne 7417. Bell A-2598 G. N. Porter, Manafer. appropriations mads by the state legisla tures. Amont other things the statement nyi: There are three building, which the stale fair management cannot hope to erect on the slate fair ground, without legislative j ney are ital stock of $10,00 and Its headquarters Is at Fairbury. The Incorporators are Allen Q. Campbell. Virgil Campbell, Ed ward Campbell and Fred Hatfield. & M. Melick and Mrs. Melick entertained the members of the "Richest Girl" com- j pany yesterday at dinner In honor of their I son. Harry Melick, who is a member of the company. The younger Melick. was given an ovation at the theater last night by his former school mates and friends. The state railway commission has sent out notices to all the telephone companies of the state to send a representative to a meeting to be held In the office of the commission on January 16. The railway commission has many subjects about which ( from a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Dec. 'JB. (Sjieclal.r-Governor-rleil henVnberger's new colonels will haye an opportunity to do- a patriotic act the first tall to arms. There is no appropria tion to pay for any frills at the Inaugura tion of the new governor, so it lias about been dot-idea to levy an assessment on the low colonel.. If there are thirty colonels, 110 each would do the business, as It is 11c ured It will cost not more than 100 to put all frill necessary Into the blowout, In cluding flowers an J pjneh. Adjutant Gen eral Sihwars and to-be-Adjutant Gone.al S-tartlg-en are slewed up in their arrange ments for, Hie inaugural ball by reason or a scsrii.'y of state finances. Bo It has just about been decided to levy am assessment u the .new colon, la. which It is said la a r.lce favor to the olnels . Kiasa Fair's Seuralary W. R. Meilor of the Stat Board of AgiVtflUtrr has mailed out to memhers elact of the legislature a statement of the needs of the state board and also what has been accomplished during the last few years at the State fair grounds In the way of armanoht Improvement., together with the hem. They are a live stock saviltlon such as olher states enjoy; a steel and reinforced lit desires the telephone people to furnish runcmn granasuuia 10 seal ju.uw people, infnrmiirlnn and a machinery hall. It is possible for ""unl- . the management to permanently erect, out Governor Sheldon has commuted the sen- of Ha profits from tlnia to time, an agricul- j tence of J. I). Adkins of Omaha from five tursi nan. nomcuuurai nail, iaaies art Balduff: Suooeslions for NEWTEARS KrtCIAL SWEKTK. Creamed Grapes. Creamed Brazil Nuts. Creamed Strawberries. 5 Crmed MInU, any color. Baby Curia and Orra Sticks. Baited Almonds and Pecans. Chocolate Covered Maraschino . . Cberrie. Spearmint Wafers, natural mint. Glace Nun or Krulta. C'AKIX Almond or French Macaroons. An eel Cake Snowballs. Tipsy Cakes, in rases. fiouchaa Dea Da meg Btlduff a Frurt Cake. Marsh maTlow Ctace. any color. ICK CREAM. Lnm order the day before and wa rUl make up your favorite Ice Cream, lu little barrels, to be called lor, or delivered by messenger. textile and domestic products building, dairy, poultry, bee and honey building., barns and such smaller structures which can be ere ted with leas than Sau.two to Ho.KK) each, but It is entirely out of the question for the management to ever hope to secure a surplus of liui.ttai, which amount will be necessary to erect any one of the first three mentioned structures. The appropriation to the State Board of years to three years six months and eighteen days, which releases him IH-em-ber 31. Adkins was sentenced for statu tory assault. He is 64 years old. The dis trict Judge and county attorney recom mended the commutation. John Wall of Arcadia came down to Lincoln this aiteruoon Justl o look on Aariculiureie but. I-.ouO per annum and the I during the organization of the legislature. fiimm in u.iajw itiwiu, niiuui oi wnira I vi , Wall has hen chief clerk lorn aie distributed at our farmers Institutes. Mr' w " tt" Deen tmeI UerK " lonK ne sent out by money furnished by the Btate could not resist the temptation to see txiara oi Agriculture, -j hi. board, out of f someone else do the organizing. Mr. Its lunds. has also furnished practically all the money for promotion and premiums at our various state corn shows, and contrib uted the first AotiO to the Nebraska corn commission, wnlch was the funds used for all the early Nebraska promotion of ttie National Corn exposition at Omaha. This hoard ha. for years been an advertising e;on y for the promotion of the agricultural interests of Nebraska and In such cBjmclty gives Infoi inutinn to thousand, outside as well as iiiHMie the state. It has in t limed. losLered and proposed nearly every meri torious agricultural law on our statute nooks and Its influence as a factor for Ne Vail said he was out of politics and had no interest save curiosity regarding the organization. EXPERTS TALK TO THE FARMERS Deaartae.t Omriala Diacaaa Gaud Raads aa d Aajriealtare. TECTJM6EH, Neb., Dec. . (Special Telerram.) An agriculture and good roads btaaka s public upbuilding has been with- meeting of great import was held at the court house m Tecumseh this afternoon. out a peer. 4aaaa Rates Appeared. The Independent Telephone company of Omaha bas filed with the State Railway commission Its schedule of rate, and the schedule has been approved to become ef fectfve January 1. The c nipany at this time has less than C.OtKi telephones and until that Dumber is reached I tie charges will be: the attendance being good. The meetings, which are being held !n each ccunty of the First district, are under the auspices of Congressman E. M. Pollard, who has done a great work for the farming Interests of his constituents in the national congress George T. Coolcy of the National Good Road congress spoke irtellieei.tly upon the ) subject of good roads and made some business lelplione. $;.a a month, less I pertinent suggestions. George Zooke of the 0 cents if paid by the tenth of tu- montu; National Arricultural deiiartroent snoke In B&IduiTs S1&-20 famam residence inmiieB, tl.Jb. less Si cents it paid liy the ten in. Wnen the cum puny has COW and less than 7.0UM leleptiones the rale, w II lie: liuKineas. VU. less an cems if iaid by the teutti; resioeuce, al.sti, leas 2& cents if paid by the tenth. Vt lien the company has 7. CO telephones the rale will be: Husinens, M a month, lea. at ce.nt If pi!d by tue tenth; residence, $17:,. lt-ss i cents If paid by the tenth. When H'.dOfl phones have been plucd the rale will be t4.se a month for business, and L' a month for risdence with no dis count. At this time the Nebraska Telephone company, according to its schedule of rates filed with the commissi. in. has 16.UK tele phones; at the rate of 17 a month for business and $4 a month for resilience, or S3 if paid by the t. nth. This company also has a party line rate, and graduated call rata on file. The company has announced that It will shortly file a new schedule Of rates. Heat las a FrrlBt C'laaalsWiatlaa. January 14 is the data set for the hearing of protons against the putting into effect vt the western uaaificatlon of freight rates. No. . by the stats railway com mission. The bearing on this matter has bsii several times postponed for one reason and another, but it is finally sched uled far the irih without any further iu-tlea. a alia I Briela. Campbell Bros, cirrus filed Its articles of lncorporat inn wltk the secretary of state tkis Burning. Xltt aaaociatioo baa a cap- an Interesting and knc.ming way upon the subject of the improvement of Brains. Soma valuable advice was riven the scrl culturlsts. CongTesBman Polia'd outlined work along the lines suggested aa advanced by the Naticnal U'partmetit of Agriculture. He Informed his auditors that he had made ar ret fement. for the coming Into this district in the future of two expert plant men from Washington to work In connection with the local farmers in the improvements of grains. This without any expense to the county. He also said the department would send expert road engineers Into counties, where they desired them, to work in harmony with hx-al road men in further ing that work. The congressman said t was the desire of the national o fleers tr get in very close touch with the individual farmers and It would be greatly to the ad vantage of the latter when the harmony is ompleted. The work of Congressman Pollard has been of great benefit to the farmers and orchardista especially of this district. probably hurting him Internally. He was carried to J. C. Piersol's home in an un conscious condition and give medical attendance. TWO MEW TRY TO HOLD VP A BOY Lad Is Taa Qalrlt aad Whips I Harae aad Eaeaaes. GIBBON. Neb.. Iec! 29 tSpccial Tele gram.) Two men driving a fagged-out team to a buggy tried to hold up William Ltnebacks boy about 0 yards from the house this afternoon. The boy was driv ing a horse hitched to a buggy. They or dered him to slop, but he whipped the horse to get away. One of the men fired at him, but he got away to his father, who was -working a short distance awa and saw the whole performance. The men then whipped their horses Into a run, going south towards Gibbon, but turned west on the first road running east and west past a C. Bassett's farm. Mr. Lineback lives two and one-half miles straight north of the Gibbon stock yards. Mrs. Llneback taw the holdup from the house also. Two automobiles loaded with men took their trail, but at 4:30 had not caught them. bMkrik.ri Baaker Hart. GOTHENBL'KG. Neb.. I. 3. (bpcla1 ) E. L Bursen. president of the Gothen burg National bank, started to drive to Kariuun today. When about half way bis team raa away and threw hira out of the buggy and as he had the lint -a over his shoulders, pulled him about 100 yards, badly bruising his face and shoulders and Nebraska News A ales, LLATR1CE The farmers' Institute will be held ul Virginia, January 1 and BEATRlCIi In a close and exciting bowl ing contest last evening the Dempster team defeated the Nursery team, by the score of LUils to ;..'7. PLATTSJUOUTH Judie Jetse U Root and wife were in Lincoln Monday and rented a dwelling at -J.tu R street and ex pect to remove there next month. PLATTSMOl'TH Ttiomas Burrell of Otoe county and Miss Edna Miller of this county were united in marriage in Council Llufls, unknown to their relatives. CENTRAL CITY The second concert ol the Central City band under the direction of Prof. Fritz W. A. Paul will lie given at the Urund Opera bouse in this city Now Years night. PONCA The Board of Eduratlnn met tills evening and elected Miss Ida Pultner to fill the pljce vacated by Miss Mamie Knox as leucher of the fifth grade iu the potica schools. BEATRICE Mrs. Mina Armstrong, wife of George Armstrong, uied esiertiay morn ing afier an Illness of three weeks of typhoid pneumonia, aged 3 year.. Sue leaves a husband and five chfidren. P.EATR1CK Joseph Catlin yesterday at Wymore pleaded guilty to ttie chaig of stealing a suit of ciothes from Iianicl Mor ton, a resiui-nt of that city, and was sen 1end to sixtv days in tiie county jail by Judye ( lia lord. PLATTPMOCTH Rnmurl J. Pitman, a I sucessful hardware merchant in Murray, i and Mias Marie Terrace liennitigs were joined in wedlock In the home of the bride s mother iu this city Tuesday even ing. Rev. J. H. Balabury officiating. 1ICKENSM. Malmie. a farmer living aiiout eight miles northwest of here, was tiirn.n from m fractious horse tins morn ing and sustained a fracture M 1 lie right J inn at the eihow, also a badly sprained left wrist. Iiesides other minor bruises. FA1J.S CITY Miss Anr.a Poteet. tlaugli ter of Ben Poteet of this city, and Louis Foltz mere married l trie home t the h.r.M'a l'iu.up A . Pi.rrun .n f t i i at m w M 1 evenlnc. Jodee Gagnon officiating. The happy couple will make their home iu tins : city. j ACBl'RN Maxwell M lying of Tarkio. Mo., and Mis. Mary' Jane Harris were united in marristre in the home of the mother of the bride In. this city Monday I evening. After a reception Mr. and Mrs. Long departed for an extended wedclhg trip. PLATTBMf'CTH-Mias Mary E. Foster, county superintendent of public instruc tion after receiving a vote by the test-hers of fKi for atid A against. Iims oeclded to boM the rut Cass County Teacher' In stitute In Klin wood, in cm nectinn with the Chautauqua. PEA TRH'E Funeral servlees over the hodv of J. B IJnmger. who died at (imlia Kundsy morning, acre held ldv st 10 o clock from the family home in Wymore. I Tiiere was s Isrsre attendance, a numlier I of Mawuis from Bes trice and other to-ns i in tiwr county being present. BEATRICE Local Barbers' union. No. 2u9, met laBt evening and elected the fol lowing officers: Henry Rodgers, president; Edward Hackney, vice president; Ralph Sherwood, secretary; Charles Avey, treas urer; S. W. Johnson, guardian; George West, guide; Frank Chipman, recorder. VALLEY The patrons of rural route No. 1. out or Valley, as a token of respect and appreciation, presented to John L. Yeager, who has been carrier ever since it was established eight years ago, as a Christmas preBeit.. seventy bushels of com, ten bushels of oits and S4.au la cash. COOK Marcus Chamberlain, one of the earnest sealer. In tins ne.ghhorhood, die a at his home in Cook today, aed 67 years. He, with his wile, homesteaoed two miles east of Cook in lSot, where they residua until a few years ago, when they moved to town. He is survived by his wife ami five children. BEATRICE Judge Pemberton yesterday held a short session of the district court and ordered the clerk to discharge i.ie jury for the November term. A jury term will be called February' 1. for which an entirely new Jury will be drawn. After confirming a number of tax sales court adjourned to Jianuary 4. PONCA-Mes-rs Elmer Kingsbury of Betid, 8. V ; Ralph Bachman of Henry, Colo., and H. Kanti of Henry, Colo., are here for the holiday season. They are holding down claims in their respective p. aces. Mrs. Bachman is editing the louder for her brother, Mr. Kingsbury, w hile he proves up on his claim. I'ONCA A few days ago Joseph Grittner drew a check lor $Ji and sitmed fhe name of Peter Burns, a well-to-do tanner near 1'oln'U. When he was arraigned liefote Judge Brown of the county court he pleaded guilty to the charge of forgery and will tie sent to Penoer this week to receive sentence from Judge Graves. BEATRICE At a recent meeting of the Hariieston Telephone company these offi cers were elected: Delmar Strewn, presi dent: Wil.iam Towt.s nd, seeietar; A- '. Khiien, treasure! ; J. A. Anderson and John (ierdes. directors. The secreLary's report showed that there was JiUK) In the treasury and no indebtedness against the company. BEATRICE The Beatrice Commercial club has decided to assist the Jonz AuLu company in the sale of IHi.mKi worth of stocK. The promoters now have aboul tii.inKi tied up in the industry, and local capitalists will tie asked to subscribe for slock by those or the Commercial club w ho are anxious to see this Infant industry grow. AI NE WORTH J.ihn Onn rmar, from a ranch south or Johnstown, teas iii kin tins afternoon to get some medicine lor his horses. He says there is s disie among ihe horses in his neighborhood re sembling swamp fever, which is a puzzle to all. A horse will be walking along ai parentlv all right, and shortly, the ears will commence lo droop and in a few hours the horse will ie dead. BEATRICE Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Rey nolds, who located In Gage county forty years ago yesterday celebrated their fif tieth wtddir.g anniversary at their home in this c:tv in the presence of tnelr chil dren and grandchildren. They were mar ried In riullivan county. N. Y.. fifty years ago and have lived in Beatrice and vi cinity since coming west. HASTINGS-Over 16.00 has been raised In the JK.UiiU fund for the purchase ol an abandoned convent property hare for a girls' academy, which the Dominican sis ters pr.pose to establish If the p operty is deeded to them. Half of the money thus tar subscribed bus been tailed in the lot al Catholic memoeiship. Ttie original cost of the property was upwards of JliiO.UWi. OSCEOLA These are the officers ot J V. Remolds post. Grand Army of the Republic for tisce. la for the ensuing year: Thomas K lossy, commander: Chnstoprtrt Tiinm. senior vice: William Mf Beth. Junioi vice: M. J. Brown tiuarierniaaier ; Rv. William Crisp, chaplain: Fred Timm, sur e.ion: J. Locke, of; iter of the day; Charles Hiirkliaidl. officer of the guard; H. r. ' Bense, dt legale to the encampment at Fre mont. HARVARK-John Townssnd and M.- A. Sneer hae purchased from Jerry lelahey the Harvard flmir mills and tskeu poe seasion loaay. The intention of the new firm :s to keep this mill In ttie best of condition and push the flour business to utmost caimctty of the mill. Mr. I w- lanev has tuit decided what his future business will be. but will remain in Har vard -lor some months at least, closing up other business raat'.ers. tIC1XLA These are ttie officers thst will look sfter ttie Interests of the old soldiers for the ensuing year tn ttie W unuii Relief Corps; President, Mra j Mary Bense; senior vice president, Anna Locke; Junior vice president, Emma Van hoosen; chaplain, Ida Vanhoosen; secre tary'. Lou H. Myers; treasurer. Estella Gregg; guard. Emely Howland; assistant guard, Ella IKavis; conductor, Mary E. Wilson; assistant guard, Leila Mense. HASTINGS The annual banquet of the Adams County Bar association Wednesday nigut promises to be one of the most in teresting affairs of its nature held for a number of years. Former Judge Adams of this district will be here from Minden to address the attorneys. Other Fpeukers will be District Judge H. S. Dungan, County Judge Button, C E. Bruckman. County Attorney Snyder. J. E. Willttu, Walter M. Crow, H. F. Favlnger and J. A. Gardiner. PLATTSMOITH While out hunting about one mile njrth ol this city W. L). Messersmlth heard the report of a gun and soon after saw a large gray wolf, which one of the other hunters had partially filled with shot. Jump the fence and make a straight ltn for him. "Posy" fired and the wild animal fell dead. It is believed that tins is the animal that has been kill ing so much poultry and other small stock in that vicinity and several called it a "mountain lion." VALLEY Valley camp No. JU66, Modern Woodmen of America, held Its annual meeting Monday evening. December 2s, electing the following officers: W. T. Miller, V. C: John Monahin, W. A.: John Mehl. B. ; Joe Anderson. C: N. L. Thorp. E. : John Domlna. W.: J. A. Sullivan, S.; B. F. Hmitli, manager for three years. The tor me CASTRO'S MEN IN FIGHT Opponents of Gomes Eeiiit Small Landing- Party. OPEN FIRE UPOH GUOOAT Tsr.tr Are Reported Killed la Kb araaeaaeat that Fallawa i C.t eraaseat Forces Are Ra alaed wlta L , n. l rt n lui rf 1 1 a mMl nr coming year in the Weekly Hall, which I the officials at Macuro. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad. rac. . There has been fighting st Macuro, en the Venezuelan coast, between adherents ct President Castro and the crew of a gunb s working In the Interests of the new presi dent, Juan Vicente Gomez About twenty men were Jellied and some fifty wounded. The Gomez party was obliged te withdraw temporarily, but later returned to resume the engagement. This news waa brought in r-.era by the gunboat Miranda, which left LaOuait.t with men who were to take the places of Tiie Miranda a:- has just lieen enlarged aad remodeled. At the next meeting a banquet will be given tn connection with the installation of officers. BEATRICE Bemuse Mrs. Charlotte rived off Macuro yesterday morning. Gen eral Torres meanwhile had gotten together about fino men and was prepared to resist a landing. The Miranda cleared and wenl Giles, widow of the Isle James Giles of j Into action. Under cover of Its bs.ftery the men on tioard tried unsuccessfully lo land. The fighting lasted about four hours. When the captain of the Miranda saw the situation was Impossible he withdrew and came to Port of Spain. The Miranda then took on coal. As soon as this news became known here the office of ttie Venezuelan consul waa besieged by men anxious to return to Macuro and fight. A number were accepted and went on board the gunboat, which started back for Macuro, where the engagement will be continued. Wvmore. was unl'.ed tn marriage on De cember 1 at St. Joseph, Mo., to a Mr. Pyle of Lincoln. M. L. Rawllngs, her brother and bondsman, has filed an appli cation In county court asking that her ap pointment as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband he rescinded. James Giles died last March, leaving an estate valued st jKi.Otm His widow has since ronnaged his llverv business at Wy more. Her second marriage has not met with the approval of her relatives. CENTRAL CITY Ncw-s comes from Hepner, re., tf the death there vester day of Carl Vierecc, formerly of this place. The deceased wan a young mn about Si years of age, and was born end raised here. He was a son of James Vieregg, 'for thtrtv years proprietor of the t'entral Oily Roller mills, and wns a brother o' J. W. Vlcrecg. esshier of the Farmers State bank. He went from here to Oregon about a vear ago in farm a piece of land which he purchased and was taken ill last spring and grew rraduall worse until the end came yesterday. HASTINGS City Clerk Brstton and City Attorney Button are preparing a measur. for submission to the legislature provid ing for registration of v iters In Hasting, and other 'itits of from 7,ihi to i.0i popu lation after 1he manner of that now pro vided for Lincoln and Omahn. t'nder the present laws applying to Hastings snd other cities In the class named, only those voters who have moved from one ward to another, first voters and new voters are reoulred to register. Once registered a person need psy no further sttention 1 1 registering unless he movs Into another ward. As a result of this Inadequate method of registration the brinks contain about 2.bu0 names while ttie largest vote ever cast In Hastings was. SPP'ox:malely ;,(. The proposed measure will be pro vided for annual registratl m of all voters More people are taking iey's Kidney Remedy every year. It is considered to be the most effective remedy for kidney and bladder troubles that medical "seienoa caa devise. Foley's Kidney Remedy con-acts Irregularities, builds up worn-out tissues and restores lost vitality. It will snake yo feol well and look well. At all druggists'. Has table Dies traas Marpalaa. BROKEN BOW. Neb., Dec. . (Euacial Telegram. r-Frank R Huxtabla, who swal lowed aa overdose of morphine yesl.rd.y morning with suicidal Intent died from the effects last night being worked with by physicians continually for ten hours. Hux tabla left three letters ta bis former wlfa and one lo J. W. Bcott, an uncle, all point ing toward suicide. Ha was about S7 years of age. Disappointment over dottiest ic af fairs Is supposed to have prompted him lo kill himself. Coroner Cols has decided that an inquest Is unnecessary. Thcro la Only Ono "Bromo Qulnmo" That la Laxative Bromo Quinine UMCD THE WOKLB OVt TO OVHt A OOLM IB CuVT DAT. Always re me tuber the full Iter this sifaatura m ever lu. Jc.