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THE OMAHA srXDAY BEE: AUGUST SO. 1914.
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Benson a Thriving Business Center and a City of Beautiful Homes
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Main Rtiwf, Drniion, IookLng Kt from l lfty-nlnth StiwU
Main Street, Benaon, Looking West from fifty-ninth Street.
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$475
Cash,
$26.75
Per Month
The
Monthly
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Include
the
Interest
This attractive hxnie 1 in an excellent location, cIoro to car line, near school and aurrounded by
rood homoa and In a fine neighborhood. The lot Ib high and level, full elze r0xl2S all In aod and set
out In back with young trees. The house la large, 3 4 -ft, frontage to street with large roomy porch as
shown In photo. Convenient vestibule entrance which opena either to living room or dining room. The
living room is large on south and east aide (the house faces east), with a wide mission opening to pretty
dining room. Two fine large bedrooms with closets, nice bath room completely equipped with high
grade porcelain fixtures.. Large convenient kitchen with pantry, full brick and concrete basement, high
grade, fully guaranteed furnace that will heat the house right at a minimum cost. Very large attic with
room for two or three more rooms. Well built and warm house, double floors, tar felt between 'walls,
2x8 lower joists, 2x6 celling rafters, all on lC-lncti centers. Kntlre house nicely decorated In latest de
signs of oatmeal papers, polished oak floors and oak finish in living room and dining room, electric
lights with pretty electric shower fixtures, gas. Us Strictly modern, up-to-date and a good borne. A
safe Investment for the value Is In it. This will sell quickly at the price, $2,985; f 475 cash and $26.75
per month. Monthly payments Include the Interest. Do not fall to see this today. If you are looking
for a home of this sice and can pay the cash payment required you will buy this home.
Another One $385 Cash, $22.50 Per Month', Price $2,475.
FIVE LARGE ROOM8 AND BATH. The lot Is 62x128, south front, high and sightly with nice lawn.
Wide front porch with tieavy ratling, full bevel plate front door, vestibule entrance, cozy living room with
pretty colonnade opening to nice dining room with bay window. Two good sired bed rooms with big closets,
large bath room with complete plumbing, polished oak floors, electric llghta and gas. An attractive little
bungalow cottage that you can easily own. A home you will be proud to own. Price only $2,475; $375
cash and $22.50 per month. See me today, or any evening this week after 6 o'clock. Phones Benson 122.
TAKE BENSON CAK, GET OFF AT 018T STREET, IN BENSON; COMB SOUTH TO NO. 2803.
Price
$2,985
A Well
Built
and
Comfort-
able
Home
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F. S. TRULLINGER,
BUILDER OF WELL BUILT
y BENSON HOMES.
I "r 1 of homes, Is the largest
I i I snd most progressive
V j suburb of Omaha. Dur-
m I Li K l tic lank DiA ucu"
uiJ son has shown a remarka
ble growth, the population havins
Increased from 1,200 to almost
000. the larfreat Increase shown hv
any other Omaha suburb or by any
ity in the state of Nebraska.
Benson is located on a high and
iKhllv table land adloinlne Dm. ha
on the northwest and U Ana of the
most desirable locations for a home.
lien son has all the modern conveni
ences and nubile lmDrovements.
lies Of naved streeta. nnrmanent
alks, electric lights, gas, etc.
Benson owns its own watnr worku
giving to the entire city an abundant
supply of water, clear and sparkling,
taken from deen water wells 900 feet
through sand and rock. The water
system Is controlled entirely by the
city of Benson and provides a source
of income to the city. During the
last year the Omaha Oas company
supplied practically the entire resi
dence district with gas, and are still
laying mains out to the more thinly
populated sections, which It was im-
possiDie to ao a year ago. Benson
s one of the best 11 eh ted cities in
the country.
Benson enjoys a paid fir denart.
ment. Including up-to-the-minute
equipment In every respect, the pride
of the city.
That Benson has one nf th hf
public school systems in the state of
xseorasKa can be certified to by any
one who will take a littu tim. in
vestigate. The total enrollment is
,200 pupils, occupying three lafce
I Emil Carlson
PLUMBING,
STEAM and
HOT WATER
HEATING
s
5743 MAIN ST.
Phone Ben. 140, Benson, Neb.
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CONRAD
SWANSON
HIGH CLASS WORK
Painting and
Interior
Decorating
Thone 1 ten on 378-Y
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When in Benson
Stop at
TINDELL'S
News Stand
2008 MILT. AVE.
Cigars, Candy,
Soda Water
W. A. HABERSXROH
"THE BEST FURNACES FOR THE MONEY"
FURNACES and GENERAL TIM W O R K
vurnxa ruas&czM iw bouse az.kza.st buut a vrciAZ.TT.
409 KAJUITO gTEST. VKOITS XAKVBT 1971.
Smoko
The Benson Cigar
New Shape. Hand-Made
JOHN P. WI CHERT
Manufacturer of HARNESS AND SADDLES
Dealer in BLANKETS AND WHIPS
Rtpmiring Neatly Don:
$100 Reward, $100
For Any Watch I
Can't Make Run
I handl all makes f Matthee
and ran save you front 1-4 to
1-8 Oft Oman priceH.
I alHo carry well selected Jin
of HariUnd rhlna ud Llb
bey'a cut glaaa.
L R. SMIS0R, Jeweler
683.1 Main, Street. BKXSOX
buildings. In addition to the public
schools, St. Bernard's Parochial
school la located in Benson, with an
enrollment ot about 100.
Benson Is well represented by
churches, having denominations,
each of which has a bulldinf of Its
own.
Benson's business center comprises
fifty-seven business houses, repre
senting every line of business, so that
every want and need can be supplied
In Benson. In addition to this Ben
son city tax levy for the year 1913
was the lowest of any city In the
state of Nebraska.
The interest of Benson citizens in
beautifying homes and municipal im
provements is kept constantly before
them by five different improvement
clubs, whose solo purpose is to en
courage cleanliness, neatness, sanita
tion, etc.
Benson has no slums to serve as a
blot to the city but from one, end to
the other the homes are neat and
substantial, with well kept lawns.
There is no smoke nuisance, the air
is dry and all that one could desire
from a hygienic standpoint.
The citizens of Benson extend to
you a most cordial Invitation to visit
them In Benson. They want you to
come. They are proud of their city,
the growth and the Improvements
that have been made. They have
many new things to show you and
they are very anxious to have you
visit the City of Homes. Take a car
ride to Benson, drive put with your
horse and buggy or-automobile; take
an evening off and look over Benson.
Go and see them and if later xpu de
cide to go to Benson to live and make
your home you will be welcomed
most heartily.
Bank of Benson, Nebraska
Now Has Assets of $400,000.00
The continued growth of this bank results
from the good management, ample facilities
and the careful investment of its funds.
JAS. A. HOWARD, Pres. A. C ADAMS, Cash.
E. H. OLSON,
Ree. Phone Benson 250.
. SIEVERS,
Res. Phone Benson 174-J.
OLSON & SIEVERS
BUILDING CONTRACTORS
5826 MAIV STREET
Telephone Benson 158.
All Work and Material Guaranteed.
jirin-ruuu'-rLri n fi - mm
Estimate Furnished Free,
SPECIAL OFFER!
This 101 Eclipse
Cabinet Range
Can Be
Bought
for-
21 y
Insulted In your
home.
Omaha Gas Co.
1509 Howard Street
F.D. McCRAY
Watchmaker
JEWELRY
OPTICAL GOODS
East Half Odd Fellows Bldg.
jEas
BENSON
THEATER
Trey 0' Hearts
EVERY MONDAY
MATINEE OX LABOR DAY.
TRY THE
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For the best line of Hard and Soft Coal and Coke.
For Soft Coal ask for BISCO.
Successful Fall Planting
uderiejnds upon the plant being dormant when dug. We never dig shrubs
or 'trees for fall planting before October 15th, as they are not dormant.
Let us tell you about our pleased customers from last fall. Your order
Is dun the day before delivery. Let us call and see you.
BENSON-OMAHA NURSERY
Tel. Benson 534. BEXSOX, NEB. P. J. Flynn, Prop.
G ILTtJTTLEs
rtlRNlTURE 6 UNDERTAKING
Betook fta.
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! U.S. ARMY TRAINING IS BEST,
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J Perfect Preparation,
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? OFFICERS ESPECIALLY FITTED
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For Benson Real
Estate
Announcements
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Biggest in Town
Our Selection of
Standard Watches
Quality Jewelry
and Silverware
See Us for Diamonds
We handle only the best, and have the benefit of the
biggest buying power in the west, embracing 250 Brode
gaard Branch Stores in Iowa and Nebraska.
Morton & Brodegfaard
Benson, Nebraska
C. C. Williams
The Plumber and Furnace Man
Report I"rrr4 fur 1 umiululiiirr
Urarril Mood, Drarrlbva
Army Kdaralloa.
Th V'nul Putri imt a niur thor
cuth aoj fur-sutntf ytrni f rofe
iun.il ki-hulbittlc lialriluK fur the officer
In th army tlmn any oth r imllvii, i
cord.ns tu HHaiul report rrprrl by
'ittUln 1hukUs Mac Arthur fur l'nltd
hlnttt C'oininiil tier of KdiRkllon ('!
ton, and i;irov4 ,y Citni-rul Leonard
Wood. The itiMtit, xlii h is mude pit
vt the annul tt.t of tha commtiutioncr,
under th tula ' tautionil fttnu In
the American Army," ha Jnt bren pub
lished In bulWtin form at Wahlnston.
In It ta told how th I'niled 6tatea keeps
the off Ken and m-n ot tta ar.ny up to tha
tup notch of effU U-m y, and why Ha army
ym. m avoids the rutty and Immobility
"Their organisations are founded upon
the theory that there la nothing mysteri
ous in (he art of war; that technical and
acientlf'v training Is needud by only ' a
smull portion of military officers; that
rertain thing which a Napoleon must
of the system of army education fol
lowed abroad.
"No country la th world ha a com
plete a aatm of professional scholastic
training for It officer a th United
States," declared Captain MacArth'ir.
'Tu. Is du to the inherent difference
betaeen the military establishment of
furelen nation and that of fur own.
Their armies are at all times kept upj
a wat footing, is a result of which they
have, amide opportunity for the perfect
training of the personnel in th practical
duties of th military profession.
"In such aa army th main object U
to train every man for the efficient per-1
forniance of hi dutle In th giadn which
he, holds when war cornea. A lieutenant
doe not dream of becoming a captain
"""'r me result of war, ezctpt a a
vacancy Is mad for hlin In the casualties
of battle. Only In the same way doe a
captain expect to become a colonel; nor
would th Idea be tolerated that great
nurrbvr of trained line officer are to be
uddenly transferred to variou staff t,o-
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know every officer must know, and can
a readily acqulr a he; whll those
thing which differentiate a Napoleon
from other general cannot be acquired
in any echool. not even la that of war.
Different frva Eirtpr.
"Such a system would be thoroughly
unsound If transplanted to tha American
army, the organization of which 1 quite
different from continental armies, la
fact, th most striking feature of our
service la the absence of what constitutes
the very essence of the foreign establish
ment; that 1. a great atandtng army
ervlng in corps, division and brigade,
in which the average officer of any grade
learna the deta.ll of hi profession by
practical work and with the minimum of
theory.
, "Our system of military education must,
therefore, differ from that ot the other
great nations of th world. It must b
such a to educate our officer ao that
they will be able at a moment' notice,
when the war expansion come, to per
form th dutie ot far advanced g-ade
and to render aervlc In branch ot th
army, both line and ataff. In which they
are not commissioned la time of peace.
For this reason w have established a
progressive system of schools designed to
teach officer and men. limited only by
their Individual capacittea for It assimi
lation, the duty ot the man la arm ta
all grades, from lowest to highest
Vh isteiai larledra.
"Th military educational system of the
United State comprise th Military
academy at Weet Point tor th education
of cadet, post school for th Instruction
of enliated men, garrison school for th
Instruction of .officers In subjects pertain
ing to the performance of their ordinary
duties, th army aervlc schools at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan., Including the Army
School of the Una, the Army Ftaff col
li g. the Army Signal arhool, th Army
Field Engineer school, the Array Field
Service and Correspondence school for
medical officers, th Special Service
schools, consisting of the Engineer school.
Washington barracks. D. C; th Coast
Artillery school. Fort Monroe, Vs.; the
Mounted Service school. Fort Riley, Kan.;
the Army Medical school, Washington.
P. C; the 6chool of Fire for Field Ar
tillery. Fort Sill. Okl.r the School of
Musketry, Fort Silt. Okl.; the Signal Corp
Aviation school, fan Diego, Cat; the
Schools for liskers and Cooks. Washing
ton barracks, l. C, and Presidio of San
Francisco, Cat.; th Training School for
Saddler and for Battery Mechanics of
Field Artillery. Rock Island arsenal. III.;
the School of Instruction for enliated
mea of the regular army selected fur d
tail for duty with th organised militia:
th Engineer Trade achoola; th Army
War college, Washington. D. C; th
School of Instruction for college students,
and th military department of civil In
stitutions at which officers ot the army
are detailed under provision of law."
New York Times.
FROM AN OLD RECORD BOOK
Interesting Data ea thei Cost f
Dying; la Keslsrky Uae His.
greal Yams Age.
At the term of court held her Decem
ber 14. 1601. we find the following on
record:
"Ordered that John Clark be allowed
for boarding and finding and attending
upon Francis Leaf ft u when sick, twenty-seven
day, th uin of 1)0.
"For keeping a horse, drenching and
doctoring of him when foundered, sixty
nine daya, til
"For w riding three days oa Leafflu
business, $3.
"For paying the dtctor for wridin
$17.
"For finding for the doctor. 50 cents.
"For all my trouble in burying of hlir.
finding planks, getting the coffin inuri..
and for liquor and victuuls furnished nl
tn burying, the aunt of $17." Hopkin.
vlll Kentucktan.
dalle. Trae, th t
Archibald Peptop was enjoying one m
the red letter daya of his life. This wa
he moment for which be had labored
for years.
H was choosing a uniform for hi
brand new chauffeur.
"Chocolate and cream, scarlet and
gray, emerald green T We have eveiv
shade and variety ot cloth." auKKtsted the
live merchant.
Achihald was drawn thia way and that
In makuiK a final selection. Kventu.ii,v
ha decided, so that none could enub him
for political tendencies, on a umiurni i,f
orangn and royal blue.
"1 prefer this," aaid Arrhi pompoiKly
"but it's rather expensive."
"If you prefer it, have It. sir" de
risively answered the salesman. "A?it.
all, tt a your bos w ho pay: '
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