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I STATE WILL SUE
LAX COMPANIES
Corporation that Hare Let Big: Tax
Oo by the Boards May See tho
Process Serrer.
SOME CORN OUT OF DAKQEE
(From Staff Correspondent.)
LIKCOLtN, Bept 24. (Special.) Ths
state will either sue or annul the charter
of 615 corporations. If they do not par
their occupation tax at once, according
to a letter sent to each delinquent by
Charles W, Pool, secretary of state.
Blanks for the companies to report on
were forwarded by the department, May
24. At the present time a 15 per cent
penitlty la due. and this will be Included
In the actions that the secretary of stato
limy begin.
Where the amount la large enough to
make it worth while the secretary is
contemplating separata actions In court
for money Judgments. The others he ex
pects to bunch together and sue in one
preceding for forfeiture of charter, to
"clear the state of dead timber."
tip to the present time 2,693 corpor-j
atlona. domestic and foreign, have paid
their occupation tax for 1915. making a
Fight On Hog Cholera
in Johnson County
is Successful
TBCUMSRH. Neb., Sept. 24-Oolal.)
According to a statement made by Dr.
ft. B. Coaford of ncatiioe, who has
charge of the government bureau of ani
mal industry work in preventing hog
cholera In the northern half of Oage
county and all of Johnson county, the
disease la being euccensfuly treated. Dr.
Cosford says that between January 1 and
August 1 of Uils year the bureau em
ployes treated 2.6SS huge In this territory
with a loss of but 8.37 per cent. Between
Hay 1 and August 1 they treated 1.635
hogs, with a loss of but IBS per cent.
The reason for this great difference In
pereoentage was largely due to the losses
In two large herds treated during the fore
part of the year, in which the disease
had become advanced before treatment
Between July 1 and September 15 there
have been nine outbreaks of cholera In
the section stated. During this same
period In 1914 there were 109 outbreak.
Dr. Cosford thinks these facts should en
courage every one to take active meas
ures for the next two or three months,
with the hope of reaching the winter with
very little loss. There Is no expense to
the hog raisers, the examinations and
treatments being taken care of by the
government. Headquarters are main-
several men
counties.
are employed In the
total sum of about $100,000. There are 400 talned in Beatrice and Tecumseh,
mora concerns In the state than a year
ago, according to figures In the secre
tary's office, while the amount of
revenue yielded by the tax will be In
creased by one-fifth.
Coffey Rack on Job.
Ihor Commissioner Coffey haa
turned from Plattsmouth where he spent
two days inspecting six school buildings
and three moving picture theaters. He
secured the promise of the school board
t rearrange some of the fire escapes.
ana ox one theater to put In a rear exit.
Corn Out of Danarer.
Steward Helms, In charge of the farm
operations of the Lincoln State hospital
iImI.h. , V. - A A. m -
..-wcc mj iw acres or corn at
uat institution Is out of danger of frost
ant will HI4 i . . .
..... wavt Muaneu to tne
Some of the ears, he says, are more than
foot In length. Even the last plant
ings, ha asserts, can be shelled from the
uuu.
A n ielnn. rMU a , . -
Flvs antelope, wandering from the wilds
i voioraao, nave leaped over fences and
found themselves grazing with cattle on
et.closed pasture lands In the vicinity of
Venango. Neb., according to a Lincoln
visitor from that vicinity. Thoy are re
ported tamer than moat wild deer, but
paHiiy take fright and bound away over
icnces ana out or sight.
New Wnrrhnnie License.
The Crowei 1 Lumber and Grain com
pany has taken out warehouse licenses
from the railway commission for Its ele
ctors at Wakefield and Petersburg,
n aklng thlrty-seven permit Issued thus
far by the railway board.
and
two
(Mrnirnl Fi
a saesserncnt figures from all the
counties on real estate, live stock and
automobiles will be published in pamph-
lonn oy Deere tary Bernecker of the
Stato Board of legalisation to assessors
of Nebraska as a guide for their work
next year.
o. a Ht W Permit.
State Auditor Smith haa replied to an
Inquiry out In th state whether the Or
der of Stags haa been licensed to operate
In Nebraska as an insurance company
that he haa never heard of such an or
anixatloa and that the corporation has
never received a permit or taken out a
state charter. The organisation La said
to provide it members with medical attendance.
Ministers Address
United Brethren
YORK, Neb., Sept. S4. (Special Tele-gram.)-The
fourth day's session of the
conference of the United Brethren church
which is in session here was largely de
voted to addresses on church work snd
finance. At the morning session, Bishop
Kephart delivered an address on the local
church, and Kev. J. R. Mouer on the
rural church. Rev. W. o. Jones of
Omaha spoke on church finances, and
Rev. H. IL Hebberly spoke on the need
of utilising the laymen . Inchurcn work,
and Rev. M. O. McClaughlln spoke on
the necessity of ministerial leadership.
Rev. C. B. Ashcroft discussed the field
of the laylty In church work, ,
At the evening session. Rev, W. E.
Schell of Dayton, O., delivered an ad
dress on "ChrUtianliatton on America,"
and I O. Miller addressed the session
on "The Evangelizing of the Non-Christian
World."
LINCOLN GAS COMPANY
APPEALING GAS CASE
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
' LlS'COLN. Sept. 24. (Special.) Attor
neys for the Lincoln Gas and Electric
Light company are perfecting an appeal
to the United States supreme court from
the decision of Judge Page Norrls, up
holding the validity of the ordinance
passed In 1906.
Attorneys for the company estimated it
ould take three years before the case
was disposed of by the high bench, which
will mean the dollar gas ordinance has
been held up in the courts twelve years.
FUNERAL OF MRS. BECKMANN
IS HELD AT LINCOLN
LINCOLN, Sept. 24. (Special.)-The
funeral of Mrs. Luclnda Beck man n, wife
of Fred Beckmann, commissioner of
public lands and buildings, was held this
afternoon at the German Lutheran
church. Rev. Mr. Allenbach conducting
the services. J
All offices at the state house remained
closed during the funeral and many cf
the state officials attended the services.
Mrs. Beckmann's favorite song, sung by
her children at her request but a short
time before her death, was sung by the
children of the Lutheran Parochial
schools. The folral offerings were many.
Interment was in Wyuka cemetery
Seed Corn Selection
Week is Set Apart
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, 8ept. 14. (Special.) Follow
ing a seuggestlon from Prof. Pugsley of
tho University Farm, Governor More
head today issued a proclamation for
seed corn selection week, beginning Sep
tember 27. Owing to the backwardness
of the crop this year, university experts
were falrful that the proper seed could
not be secured If an early killing frost
should come.
Corn In some sections of the state will
require two. more weeks to mature to be
out of the way of froat and would be val
ueless as eeed, should a cold snap strike
It sooner.
'The governor's proclamation follows:
It is not because we mean to under
estimate the intelligence of the farmers
of the state that we are led to indi
cate a particular week for the selection
of seed corn, but rather that the time
may be overlooked by some In the hurry
or tne worn on me tarm. witn mese
facts In mind. I designate the week, be
ginning September 27, as seed vorn selec
tion week and urge its general observance
as the proper time for this important
work.
In every calling of life, there are ttm?s
When we need prompting and when we
can oe neiptul to one aotner. in tills
spirit I would call attention to the neces
sity of particular care being taken In the
selection of seed of this great product
of our state. The present year indicates
a bountiful harvest of corn and I be
lieve that much, of this Is the result of
careful selection of seed corn in the past.
LIGHTNING PLAYS PRANKS
IN VICINITY OF SEWARD
SEWARD. Neb., Sept. M. (Special.)
Fire caused by lightning burned three
stacks of wheat on the farm of James
Miller yesterday. Two hundred bushels
of grain was destroyed and it took hard
work to save the remainder of the stacks.
There waa no insurance on the grain.
The announcement of the approaching
marriage of Miss Gwendolyn Cattle,
daughter of Mrs. John Cattle of this city,
to George Orr of Lincoln waa made by
Miss Cattle at a party given at her home
yesterday afternoon.
The new St. Patrick's Cathollo church
at Utlca will be dedicated by Bishop
Tltien on next Sunday.
Lightning struck the home of W. J.
Opper and burned out the meter and
melted out every piece of wire connected
In any way with the house.
Chris Wyman, returning from Crete
Wednesday, tied his team to the bridge
across the Blue river. Noticing the team
standing for so longe, a search was made
and the lifeless body of Wyman was
found under water seventy feet from the
bridge.
Lightning melted the electrie light
meter at the Kribbeler home and put the
lights out of commission at the Burdette
Bo yes home. ,
Louis Bchulta sc stained a broken arm
Friday by a fall from a horse.
The building of the tabernacle for the
seating of 1.600 people who will listen to
Evangelist Hamilton will goon start
Man Who Attacked
Constable Hog Tied
Until Sheriff Comes
BROKEN BOW. Neb., Wept. H-Ope-Plat)
Hog tied and sitting In an auto
mobile for four hours. Davie Walker, a
farmer living In Douglas Grove precinct,
this county, was left to await the arrival
of Sheriff Wilson. It came about through
the serving of some replevin papers to
which Davie nerloiialy objected. A peti
tion had been filed In thn court of Jus
tice Oaddla to replevin a team of homes
In the possession of Walker. When Peter
Miller, a special constable, attempted to
serve the papers. Walker, It Is said,
chased htm off the premises with a
pitchfork. Miller retired, augmented his
constabulary by three and started to In
terview Davie again. He met him on the
road driving toward IVimatock. There
was a general mix-up, In which Miller's
countenance waa allKhtly disfigured and
Walker was roughly handlea. Walker
was finally overpowered, tied up and
taken to Comstovk, where he remained In
a car from In the morning to 1 In the
afternoon, pending the arrival of the
sheriff. He wss brought to Broken Bow
and Prosecutor Kelly preferred a charge
against htm of assault and battery. He
Is being held awaiting the arrival of
County Judge Ford, who Is out of town.
Walker's bruises were of such a serious
nature that a physician's services were
required. He fainted twice during the
examination.
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
QUESTIONS O'CONNOR HEIRS
Within the four walls of this store, we've
centralized , the BEST without reserve
Ten minutes of your time spent comparing
and trying on fall suits bearing the
KING-PECK LABEL
will give you an intimate acquaintance with the best cloth'
ing products of which America or the world can boast
Men, for as little, as
$15 and $18.50
We Offer Strictly Hand-Tailored New Fall Suit
that are in stylo, finish, fabric; and workmanship
the equal of and often superior to clothes selling at $ii(J
and $22.50 elsewhere. ThU is not merely an Ad man's
Btory, but a live fact which this store is demonstrating
to hundred of Omaha men every week. A fact you'll ad
mit with the first try-on.
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(Trom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Sept. 24. (Special.) Dexter
T. Barrett, deputy attorney general, haa
Just returned from North Carolina and
Washington, where he haa been cross
examining alleged heirs to the John
O'Connor estate in Adams county.
He was sent on behalf of the state In
the suit filed In Adams county by the
state to quiet title to the O'Connor estate
and make that property a part
slate. The sate is atemptlng to
that none of the alleged heirs has
legally to the estate.
At Asheville, N. C. Mr. Barrett ex
amined four witnesses on behalf of the
heirs; sixteen others wore not questioned.
In Washington he examined six witnesses
for the clique of aspirants to the prop
erty living In the vicinity of Denver,
Colo.
The case Is expected to come up for,
trial in the district court at Hastings'
iaie in tne ran.
KING-PECK QUALITY SUITS AT $25 TO $40
the rival of custom tailored clothes at half their cost and no lost time
Busy BusinefiM and Professional Mon, are what they arc, because, they
know and appreciate, the value of cjood appearances, the worth of min
utes and the need of economy in all matters. KING-PECK Clothes (it
in with these ideals exactly. Theydrc&9 a man so as ho appears at hi
best, they gave him several long, tiresome try-ons at a tailor shop and
best of all they save him dollar after dollar in actual money.
Suits With Youthful Lines for the $750 $1 A $10 $C
. c.umj Young Fellows from 14 to 19 years ' y luy ID
Your first long; trnuser milt should not bear too mannish an appearance that's why
thia store features a line of "High School Suits" containing all the live style fea
tures, yet retaining a youthful sir. Snappy patterns, and rich fabrics that meet the
Ideas of the younger sets.
EX-CONGRESSMAN IS
CRITICALLY ILL AT HOME
(From a Btaff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Sept. U (Special.) Ex-
congressman R. D. Sutherland Is criti
cally hi at his home in Nelson and his
aeatn is only a matter of time, according
wu wnicn nis son-in-law. Dexter
Barren, deputy attorney general received
Luuay. air. Sutherland was taken home
recently from Kansas City, where he
ma oeen receiving treatment In a hospi
tal. He was thought to be Improving
then.
Farm Worker Train Victim
FALLS CITr. Neb.. P,pt .-(Ppeclal
TeIegram.)-Burllngton train No. 14 ran
over and killed Frank Kharrah. about a
have mile west of Preston, Friday morn
ing. His head and his left arm were
cut off. The corner's lnauest aia
fix the responsibility. It Is claimed that
Sharrah had been drinking. He had been
working near here as a farm hand for
three or four years. His home Is at Fair
view, Kan. He was about S5 years of age.
The Store of the Town
KINNEY SENTENCED
1 I UP0!
OF GUILTY
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Sept 14. (Kp-i-ial
Telegram.) Edward Kinney was this
afternoon sentenced to life imprisonment
by Judge 1 1 axina in district court, upon
his ll.a of guilty to the charge of mur
der in the second degree, when he shot
Charles Mryers, an lasurance man. July
.li. Kinney is a single man about to
ears vf sge.
SRANK0 PLEADS INSANITY
AS CAUSE FOR HIS CRIME
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Sept t-Speoial.)-The ap
peal of Salvators Branko, from a m
tence of fifteen years in the penitentiary
for second degree murder, for having
killed Antonio Turko, a fellow Italian, In
the cement factory at Superior a few
months ago, was heard by the state su
preme court today.
The grounds of the appeal were In
sanity. Attorneys for Branko said that
Turko had hit him over the head with
a shovel, and that he became demented
and killed him. They pointed to the fact
that the Insanity commission of the state
prison, a few dsys after he arrived to
serve his sentence, pronounced him la-
sane snd sent him to the state asylum.
wnere he baa since been cared for. His
attorneys make a showing that be Is
permanently and Incurably Insane.
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rairbary New TTetes.
FAIRBURT. Neb., Bept 14. (Speclal.)
Bxtensive arrangements are being made
for the third annual Jefferson County
Live Stock and Agricultural fair to be
held here October 13. 14, IS and 11
Secretary R. E. Riley of the Falrbury
Commercial club and O. A. White, man
ager of the Falrbury band, have secured
a contract for the Falrbury band to play
in tne Ak-bar-Ben festivities at Omaha.
During the last week County Judge L.
J. Nutiman Issued marriage to the fol
lowing parties desiring to wed. Henry J.
Smith and Clara M. Bartels, Riley J.
Stowers and Haael White, John J. Jant
sen and Margaret Bpp and Harold 11.
Klrschner and H. Made Slaughter.
The Falrbury Gold club will motor to
Lincoln, Sunday, and spend the day play
ing with a club at that polut
Rer. J. K. Shellenberger has returned
from a trip to Missouri, where he held
revival meetings, and will resume his
duties ss pastor of the Christian church
on Sunday.
The funeral services uf farl Harllt U '.
was held this afternoon In the Christian
church, liev. J. K. Hu-licnbei ger oM-
elating. The i:ik sua the Falrkui y band '
attended the strvKe iu a bjjy.
BROWNING, KING
AND COMPANY
Our Boys' Clothing
will please the
Boys.
Its cost and service
will please the
Mothers.
Made in own Shops
and as carefully
tailored as is
our Mens' Clothing.
There is no store
like this for
Boys' Furnishings
and Hats,
FURNISHING THOUGHTS
Right now Is the time Fall selections of
Furnishings should be la order. We're
ready, are you?
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Rich silk shirts, first quality.
$5
Arrow and Excel lo fast color
fall shirts.
S1.50 "d S3
Guaranteed fast color Kali
shirts, special,
81
-Vaasar" silk and wool full
fashioned union suits,
85
"Duofold" n o n-lrrltatiag-,
form fitting union suits,
83 ! 85
Interwoven, Fall weight guar
anteed lisle hose,
25
"Snillox" ' Four-In - Hands,
snappy Fall patterns,
50c
Dollar shape, silk scarfs,
choicest patterns,
75c
Our leader. Street Gloves,
cape, extra value, pair,
81.15
Cape and Mocha Gloves, lined
or unllned,
81.50
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that New Hat
There is one sure way
of having it Just right
make sure It bears
the KINO-PECK label.
Famous "SteUon" Hati
$3.50 to $10
New York "Young" Hats
$3
Fall "Mallory" Hats
$2.50 and $3
KING-PECK SPECIAL $2
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From the time it was first announced that a twelve evlimlcr Knper was to
be brought out, inquiries liave been pouring in and pro.iwtive buyers have been
coming to our display rooms in hope of seeing the new ear. We havo all been
eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new.Enger, and
Ilere it is it has arrived! Po come and see it. Lock it over inside and out
and see if you don't a.rreo with us in all we have said about it.
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