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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 3, 1916.
Nebraska
TRUMBLE IS OUT
FOR SPEAKERSHIP;
5Ae's Nebraska's Champion Conner;
Miss Freeman Makes Real Record
A vaunt H. C. of L! Corrine Free-
Iman ha you betted when it comet to
raising , and canning luscious fruils
and vegetables! Corrine it onlv 16
Sherman County Member Only yr old, but she is the canning
i maiiipiuii ui an me ooys ana gins
One So Far to Oppose
Jackson.
PHIL KOHL IN SENATE
iPrnm a Staff Correapondent.)
Lincoln, Dec. 2. (Special.) Mem
bers of the coming session of the
legislature are here searching for
apartments in which they may live
during the session. Many members
will bring their families and give the
other side of the firm a chance to
join the social whirl is it is presented
during the winter months at the state
capital.
Representative C. W. Trumble of
Sherman was here today. Mr. Trum
hie -is a candidate for speaker. So
far he is the only one who has come
out in opposition to Speaker George
Jackson ot the last session, who
understood to be a candidate for re
election.
So far there has been no announce
ntent respecting president pro-tem of
the senate, but it is expected that
Senator I'hil Kohl who got only one
cnance to preside at president at tne -r J 1 1 i . t
last session, will again he a candidate. iCeeCl ASKett lO J01I1
It IO UIIUUBIUVU III. VY ail .111)
who was the mighty efficient secre
lary of the senate last session, will
again be a candidate, and if so the
man who can beat him will have to
get up early and stay on the job over
merit.
However, it is not expected that
the draft will have to be resorted to
in order to get enough officials and
employes to nil the various places.
clubs in the state. Here she it with
her seventy different kinds of vege
tables, fruits and conserves, of which
she raised twenty-three kinds in her
own garden of 304 square feet.
Besides having the largest and best
display of canned stuff in the junior
section, Corrine had the largest indi
vidual collection in the entire fair at
Holdrcge, Neb., where she lives. Her
garden netted her a profit of $8.05 per
100 square feet, generous pin money
supply.
While other mr s of her urt were
dilly-dallying about the house or
munching candy at the movies Cor- '
rine was out in the fresh air and sun
light working in her garden, and when
her vegetables and fruits were ripe,
busying herself about her spick and
span kitchen, boiling, ladling and
sealing her products ready for ex
hibition at the fair.
Corrine it the daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. C. A. Freeman of the Swedish
Methodist church and will graduate
from the High school with the class
of '17.
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STREET FOUNTAIN
CAUSE OFJATALITY
Peter Schrup of Lincoln Latest
Victim to Lose Life at Cap
ital City Object of Art.
DRIVER'S AIM NOT TRUE
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Conine Tman
With Illinois in
Fight for Low Fare
(From a Staff Correapondent.
Lincoln. Dec. 2. (Special.) Be.
fore leaving for Washington. Attor
ney oeneral Keen received a message
trom Winiam L. O Connell, chairman
ot the Illinois Public Utilities com
mission at Chicago, stating that suit
AnfJ a.,..),, naa oeen niea in tne tederai court
Ana bUming WUnty there asking for an injunction against
Notes from West Point .
West Point, Neb., Dec. 2. (Spe
cial.) 1 lie West fomt Klectric
Lieht and Power company, which
holds the franchise from the city for
tne local electric plant, has sold the
same to the syndicate owning the
Norfolk and other plants. The local
company since its institution thirtv
the enforcement of the 2-cent fare
law. Ihe message was as follows:
Suite hea been (lied In th federal court
hare uklna an Injunction asalnat the en
forcement of Ihe I'Crnt paaaanter leer by
atate ofrlcere on inleratate traffic. Suite
are baaed upon the flndlnff by the Interetate
Commerce oommtaalon that certain tinea mar
reaeonably charge more than 2 cente per
mne on inleratate traffic. The rlehta of
thla atato are Involved and the reault of
veara ago has been in the hands of I tnI iLIa rs involved and tne reeuit or
to... Pl lr.. I!,.. ... ... """ ""antlon will .M.I. the queetlen In all
West Point men and has been very lto, ., i ,m ,,, ,, Mb.rt, , Mk.
tn you whether you wlah to participate In
tne argument, ir not do you dealre to'send
ausa.atlona and authorltlea to me upon the
queetlona Involved. Motion net for Ueoetn
ber 11, ISIS, Chlcato. Kindly let me hear
from you Immediately.
Mr. Keed will stop in Chicago to
confer with Mr. O'Connell regarding
the matter.
successiui, giving excellent service
and satisfaction to the people. It is
understood Mere that different meth
ods of transmission will be used by
the new concern and many impor-
unr improvements1, maae.
Newt has reached West Point of
the marriage at Crookston, Minn., of
Prof. H. Hackett and Miss Kunigun-
aa- tvratt. ihe ceremony was p
formed by Bishop Sturm.: Prof.
uackett it a graduate of a North Da-
Kearney Telephone Company
Asks to Issue New Bonds
?.... member of the high r, t.u.a. ...i.:.u
I.--...-, . v.viivn vuimumiit, muni
some time since consolidated with the
Nebraska Xelephone company, has
' school faculty, where he taught for
. some time, afterwards teaching in
Minnesota. The bride ii a native of
Mr. and Mrs. William Kraft of this
city. The future home of the newly
wedded pair will be at Red Lake Falls,
inn., wnere tne groom it tuperm
tendent of schools. ... . ...
Miss Ida Wackel has Just been op.
erated upon for appendicitis at Nicho
las btnn hospital, Umaha, and is re'
covering steadily.
A marriage license wat issued to
John L. Leahy arid Miss Nellie Kuhn.
both well known young people of
Wisner. . ,-,
Organized' Agriculture
:. Krom a Staff rorreanondent.)
Lincoln, Dec. 2. (Special.) -Arrangements
are being made for the
meeting of the tocietiea of organized
agriculture thia winter. On a bulle
tin sent out till, morning from the
office of the secretary of the atate
board of agriculture, Mr, Mellor says:
"The annual meeting of the twenty
'eight bodies of organized agriculture
will be held at Lincoln, January 15 to
20, 1917. The secretary of each so
ciety is novf securing speakers for
the various programs and a thorough
discussion in each department of farm
life will be one at the leading fea
tures, liach of the organizations will
noid business meetings and elect of
ficers for the coming year. A gen.
cri committee oi seven nave charge
ot trie arrangements of which W.
Mellor is chairman and C. W. Fugs-
icy, university state tarm, Lincoln,
in secretary.
Owners ofGarage Win
Suit Against Patron
. Denison, la..' Dec. 1. (Special.)
In the ran nf Ik. t -J ..... A
... ..... ,.v w. i.iv iiuuit nuiu vuiii-
nativ nf fTharter iI.U 1. ' f
I. Rsrtelt til I,.... I,'.. k'.....u. :.. -
... ..... tuv j ,,9 UlUUglll in a
verdict for the plaintiff' of $2,1(10. The
vac neu laaxn tour aays. i ne suit
ar.w rtltr nf the h..t.i, f
n ' ' "' "u H 'e
of the auto company last summer, It
was alleged that Bartelt put his ma
chine in the garage and then began
repairs himself, using a blow torch
and this caused the gas tank to ex-
piuae. acstroynig tne Duiiamg and tile
cars of some persons who had them
in storage. Hie fact of the tire was
not disputed by the defense, but neg
ligence on the part of the company
m not trying to put out the hre and
save the rnt,.i. Tl,. A. .!.:.
was cut some by the jury, from $5,000
. . tl inn T '
Rock Island Appeals .
Circus Train Suit
1 IProm a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Dec. 2. (Special.) The
. Rock Island Railway company has
given notice ot an appeal to the
Untied States supreme court of a
judgment aectired by Joseph Mauch-
er, who wat killed two years ago on
the Rock Island road when a train
ran into the Kingling Bros, circus
train on its way from Lincoln to
Omaha, killing several people who
were employes ot tne circus.
Rutenbeck Will Open
, ; .Garage in Capital City
trroa a Surf Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Dec. 2. (Special.) Chief
Oame Warden Oust Kutenbeck, while
losing out for the reappointment as
game warden, appears to be ap retty
gooa loser, ana nas already congratu
lated his successor and assured him
of. his hearty co-operation if he can
oe ot assistance to him: , . -.
Mr. Rutenbeck has associated him
self with some of his friends in the
automobile business and will open a
gurage in Lincoln.
sion fori authority to isauc bonds in
tne amount ot ?yo,t)(X).
lhe monev it exoectrrt tn he uarrl
in the paying up of back indebtednets,
cost of consolidation and improve
ments,' . -. a
New State Bank Gets
Charter From Nebraska
(From a Staff Correspondent)
Lincoln. Dec. 2. (SneciaLV-The
Farmers' State bank of Suncrinr ia
the name of a new institution char
tered by the State Banking board. Its
capital is given as $35,000 and the of-
resident, and
o vice presi-
s Better Than Ever Vc
dent is announced.
Native of Nebraska.
Neligh, Neb., Dec. 2. Robert War
ren, whose death has lust been re
ported in a hospital at Bordeaux,
trance, was born in Neligh. his fa
ther at the time being president of
Gates college. He removed to
Yankton with his Barents. oraHnaieri
.... ' .
irom i an k ion college, and in com
ncmiTE examination .was awarded a
K nodes scholarship. He was popu
lar with his schonlrnatea. and wnn
distinction as an honorable, clean
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A Free Trial Puckata Will Trvn It.
Dmner nartlea at home ee .M h.
foremoat meana of nocial enleement Tk..
also cause dyapeptie to throw a fit It la
not the character of the food, nor the quan
tity, it la .Imply a weak atonuuh'a failure
Legislative Procedure
Committee Meets Later
(From a Staff Correapondent.)
Lincoln, Dec. 2. (Special.) The
committee selected by the governor
and president of the State Bar asso
ciation to bring about an easier and
quicker method for disposing of legis
lative business, spent most of the aft
ernoon yesterday discussing the sub
ject in all its angles and finally ap
pointed two committees to wrestle
with the subject and meet again on
December 15. The day following the
entire committee will again net to
gether.
The committee organized with the
selection of Judge J. J. Thomas of
Seward as chairman and Miss Myrtle
Kccgan of the legislative reference
bureau at secretary.
Seven Millions In Bonds
Registered by Auditor
(From a Staff Cerreapondent.)
Lincoln. Dec. 2. rSnerinl Ac
cording to a report prepared by State
Auditor Smith, the state has regis
tered 581 bonds heHvnen Nn.n,k..
30, 1914 and November 30, 1916,
amounting to $7,056,639.08.
The amount includes county, pre
cinct, city and villages, school and
qraiinasre: and irrigation braids.
(From a Staff Corr'-HPfinilfnt. )
Lincoln, Dec. 2. (Special.) The
Thompson fountain in Lincoln, which
has been the scene of many automo
bile accidents and several deaths
claimed another victim today when
Peter Schrup, an employe of the
Standard Oil office force, was thrown i
from an automobile, in which he was '
riding, and received injuries from '
which he has since died.
The accident occurred last night I
and was the result of the driver of '
the car attempting to clear the foun-!
tain, striking the curb at the slide of
the street. According to one of the .
passengers in the car, the driver of
the machine attempted to turn too
quickly and the car turned over.
Adams County Board
Asked to Raise Salaries j
Hastings, Neb., Dec. 2 -(Special
Telegram.) The Adams county
Board of supervisors will be asked I
Monday to increase the salaries of
county officers, as authorized when
the county population reaches 25,000.
When the census showed Adams
county to have a population of 20,
090, in 1910, the vote at the general
election was 4,012. On November 7
last the county vote was 5,205 and
it is argued that at the ratio of 5 to 1
this shows the county to have.ad-
hvanced to the new salary classifica
tion. If the claim is allowed the sal
aries will be advanced in amounts
from $100 to $1,400.
Lincoln Grocery Man
Offers Bargains in Eggs
(From a Staff Correapondent.)
Lincoln, Dec. 2. (Special.) Bar
gain counter prices on eggs and a
special sale in connection has been
resorted to by one Lincoln grocery
man, who has a display in his win
dow, announcing, "Eggs 40 cents per
dozen. Not more 'than two dozen
to one customer." .
notice of promotion to the rank of
major. The promotion carrier with
it an increase of from $280 per month
as captain to $333, the pay of a
major.
Hastings Y. M. C. A. Finds
Cost of Maintenance High
Hastings, Neb., Dec. 2. (Special
1 eiegram.) increasing cost of coal
and other things necessary to upkeep,
with the deficit growing larger, the
Board of Directors of the Young
Men's Christian Association an
nounced today the building will be
closed unless adequate support is
pledged at a mass meeting called for
next Monday night. The board an
nounces that although expenses are
expected to keep on increasing there
is no prospect of an increase in in
come. Branch of Dental Society.
Alliance, Neb., Dec. 2. (Special.)
Dentists of Alliance are sponsoring
a plan to form a branch society of the
State Dental society in northwestern
Nebraska. The Alliance Commercial
club will tender them a banquet at
which time will be present members
of the state association to assist in
the formation of the branch society.
A clinic lecture will probably be con
ducted at that occasion.
Samuel Griffith
Accidentally Killed
Spalding, Neb., Dec 2. (Special
Telegram.) Samuel Griffith, a yonng
man nearly 19 years old, was ac
cidentally killed by as hotgun in his
own hands today while out hunting.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Berry
Griffith.
Persistent Advertising Is the
Road to Success.
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Inspector of Guards
Promoted to Major
(From a Staff Correapondent.)
Lincoln, Dec. 2. (Special.) Cap
tain Robert L. Hamilton, who has
been connected with the Nebraska
National Guard headquarters for sev-
eral years as inspector, has received
Christmas Pianos
At Prices and Terms to Suit Everybody
Pianos and
Player Pianos
at lower prices than were ever offered by any reputable Piano House in the country, and on the
remarkable terms of $5.00 a month.
Buy now, while the stock is complete, and have delivery made when you desire Christmas Eve
if you wish. Pay when convenient next year will do. I
Beautiful. New Upright Pianos, $156 and Up
Brand New 88-Note Player Pianos, $348 and Up
New Grand Pianos, Apartment Size, $435 and Up
You can make your selection from the following world-renowned makes:
STEINWAY WEBER HARDMAN EMERSON
STEGER & SONS McPHAIL LINDEMAN & SONS and our
Sweet-Toned SCHMOLLER & MUELLER, sold at Factory-to-Home prices, saving you
from $100 to $200.
In Slightly Used Pianos we offer the following matchless bargains: Easton Up
right, $48 i Decker & Sons, rosewood case, $85; Chickering & Sons Cabinet Grand,
$125; $1,000 Chickering & Sons Concert Grand, only $150, and many others.
In addition to the wonderful low prices and the unheard of terms, we will present each cus
tomer buying an instrument from $100 up
A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y F-R-E-E
a Beautiful 42-Piec Dinner Set, modeled by one of the foremoat artists in this country. The pat
tern is a beautiful scroll in a Royal and Turquoise Blue and ia set off handsomely by bands of
blue enamel on the edge and verge of each piece.
You can make no better Christmas present than a Piano, Player Piano or Phonograph, and at
the aam time obtain a beautiful dinner set absolutely free.
SCHMOLLER & MUELLER PIANO COMPANY
The Leading Piano House in the West Tel. D. 1623. 1311-13 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb.
Headquarters for Aeolian Vocations and Columbia Grafonolas and their entire
line of Foreign and Domestic Records. Latest 88-note Player Music Rolls, 25c
1 Most Extensive Furniture Salesfloors in Nebraska
Chrittmas
Delivery
All goods pur-
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be held for de
livery , the day
before Christ
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In mahogany are always de
sirable as Christmas
gifts of lasting
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have them
privuu x r u m
85c and 90c
$2.50 and
each.
What Loved Ones Do You Wish to Make Happiest Every Day in the Year?
What friends do you wish to remember, not with some trivial that will soon be lost
or broken, but with a gift so beautiful, so useful that it will be enjoyed for the years
to come, be unforgotten and stand as a permanent expression of your high regard?
After all the spirit in a gift of furniture is the spirit of sincere affection.
For your selection we have bought countless pieces of beautiful furniture and have
marked it at prices within the reach of all.
This Store is a Veritable Mine of Enduring Christmas Gifts
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City State
A Dainty Priacilla Sewing
Basket, as pictured above, done
in mahogany, carefully finished
dull, with lift-out tray for
thread, needles, etc. Price just
$7.50.
Every man likes
Smoking Stand to set
beside his easy chair.
A splendid type in
mahogany, with loose
glass tray top, $1.45.
Others up to $3.00.
The whole family would take a deal of com
fort, pride and enduring satisfaction in a Nice,
New, Overstuffed Danveport. You can find the
one that will please you best at Beaton & Laier's.
Prices $39.75, $55.00, $63.50, $75.00 and up.
A wonderful new Cane Panel Davenport, with
loose cushions, in velour, at $95.00.
For lasting sat i s f a c t i o n
there's nothing that quite ex
cells a Genuine Leather Rocker.
We have them in good variety
priced at $21.50, $24.50, $27.00
and $29.00, on up to $95.00.
Atheift
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Tapeetry end Velour Upholstered Chaira
and Rocker, lend a charm and diatine
tion all their own. Every home lo.ins
woman is aoaceptible to their charm.
We ihow a wonderful aaeortment. Priced
trom $12.75, $13 JO. $14.00 and up to
$78.00. Over ISO .trie, to chooae from.
A Martha Waahinltea Sew.
ing Table, like the one pictured
above, in genuine mahogany;
is an ideal gift. Priced at
$10.00.' More elaborate styles
at $15.00, $19.75 and $22.00.
A Triple Mirror Drewinf
Table Just the thing. We show
them in oak, fumed and golden ;
Circassion and American wal
nut, mahogany and ivory
enamel; in all sizes and styles,
at a wide price range.
Tea Wagons in Mahogany,
with rubber tired wheels and
loose tray tops; Jacobean, Wil
liam and Mary and modern
types. Priced at $13.50, $18.00,
$22.00, $23.00 and $30.00.
Lamps with beautiful
solid mahogany baaea, in
a wide variety of deairable
deeurna. fitted wtlh reitful
silk ehadea; splendid for
Xmea sifte. Prieee, $3.85
and S4.7S up.
A Nest of Tea Table,, in Mahogany
bring delight to mother. Better plan
her with a set W. .,. .u.Jr plan
beautiful modds priced at", ,37
Will surely
to surprise
exquisitely
50, $42.50
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