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THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY. JANUARY 1. 1918. Prominent Men of State i And City Who Died in 1917 'tin OMAHA AND VH 1MTV. .fr fit it; 4. lirtil lawyer. T.c.iU.-. JC Jsnnarr, , 4 Timothy O'Connor, 44. p:o:ier rr.i;:-ctJ taint. v - Carl f. I-flifi, gi, r?t.r.-d ct.-.'ractor ar.,3 Iraildor! Caption John J. Uaan. vetsrcn p.civil var Rnd tU-ertlrinr sjlliltor. J Kuwnra L. )oili!ir, ti. nota ki-'-.cr) 1 ad undertaker: Mr ry 1. I:-, !,". tl -.i-c! rwrtdont; Mli Mr.rr Vhii i-.so i (,&. n"V. ! . V5 K. A. .i..i-.ve!, 17. tViucll .Ts an, 1:!IW !r. au'.u !, Ijou.ao i.:, 1.1 il.or uf R 4is Iicft'o, ceuuta) r..n:n.fr i- '.rnwir r. . 1-t.nyi IV. rid 11. Mi'.pk:-. i ., tidv.-c:- r .t.u-r ,vf Vts;iiRjU;; a ad rcr:;;!:.- . v. li ilra. iwy -V, .i-.r.u. . .' If vo. 1-1 I". ichr. to, rt:.!- fi.rrc pl acer of Y.'sshlnrtur, cou it;-. H f.. 1. Mu!F.;t. , 4. v-:-:;.:-. of t:-e war; l:-er T: ua ;. u. o-::'.i.-r..'a -. I... Jlun fisUtw, Colotit:rr cr.J 1), l.s. :f S- r. IS Uc!:u Kr.vrs. S, p! ,;.r of l:;r. na mother of H clilldrrr; .Ti.Vi oil;.-, .rt. "S; OvU war vrt.-nii, r.i) pit,;.,:- ;.stl' n.ua. 1? Mva." John J.ir.lj, Tj, p',.;.'i r t.f Inn. rotcil e!.ri.ii vrin:.r,: Tol-i H-x ;. lit. on, 4iwtr.brr uf '..'.n.v.i.sSti j..j;es i.i. ...:..( ia civil vur. 21 Ollbert M. IV.n.s, CO. at I".t: bjrc':, Oifiul-fi epticlaa. i 15 t'.ra. lUm J!vi;.ni!. Ir :.t prominent in Kaptli:: cnurcu 1 . SiMrs. fitirah I'alpj-, l, j, Si Georga T. Whistler, fr. r - .4 ' t'ebroarj-. t4 Captetj. J. F. Merty. TI lav, Orand Army leJr i.nd known In Onuhi HI Wllhelmin Khcdcy, 78. territorial I pioneer, widow of Jnhn 11. Khe!tj', ovr.sr ' tl trst butcher nhop In Omalu. 1 js it lha. Martha JI. iii-o.v, :t, fem-t: of ?l; Mrs. Alice Van J)ei:irn. .:.i;,oei- cf ! 17; Frank T. Lewis, 61, member Live H'.o.K i chnire. V, I James C. Woodrnan, 10. jlone'r Innur- Ba man; J, A. Fuller, 60. fpoll i-trt 1 jBtandard ll compmy; Lel Hammer, 2, I pioneer banker of Council Blnff. ' Mre. Ruth Dunn, 7i, prominent In! Grand Array olrelen. ! ;':19 .William A. Kindred, foreman Flor nre .water wora. t Edward MeEachron. CI, ookI mfrr kaat It Marcellua Blidon, 7 J, rloneer Inur anca man. ITRobert K. Horrie, 19, locomotive cnjl- wnrr unum roan. tl Michael Connolly, 7D, ' pioneer black amith. ' ' J Kea Howard, J5, pioneer llva atock seaier; wuuam camn, tl, Loa Antelna, for merly auparintendent of Union Faelflc: M. tL Parrleh, (T, prominent newipaper man, March. t Otto Bennlnrhoven, (4, Kansas City, former Omaha flour merchant. 4 Mr. Ann Arnew Chambers, 10, pioneer af Council Bluffe; Lawrence I. Sterner, (I, building contractor. . 6 Mre. Mary II. Hutchlneen, S6, promi nent In church and charitable work. 7 Urban II. Balcombt,' 14, pioneer of Omaha, shot at Eicelnlor 8prlnys, Mo. 7 R. P. Jensen, TO, pioneer of 1M7. It Denman Palmer, local tnanafer Ireater Vltafraph Film company; Menry Brown, 10, civil war veteran and pioneer. II Millard F. Funkhouser, (0, farmer, rouncUman and insurance man; Mum bell Sharrar, 1, pioneer school teacher. 1 Harry J. Ilackett, SI, prominent In Hvle affnira; V. L. Vodleka, 7i, Burllnt ton railroad land agent and pioneer Do heralan publisher. J Rufus B. Parker, II, old-time printer, -0 O. L. Salisbury, CI, pioneer barber. JTe John Wermlnghoff, 50, prominent contractor. :8 Mrs. Sophie Cleveland, . t, charter member of First Presbyterian church. I' Oeorga F. Copper, deputy oomm!s slonar of public lands and buildings; Rimer II. Wood, 2. Lombard, llj., retired freight traffic, manager, Union 'Pacific, Omaha, i April. 1 Justin B. Porter, pioneer business man, 4 Ertstua Toung, 77, former general auditor .of the Harrlman linn; Frank U. Chlckeritig, SO, plover piano dealer. William Mullliall, It, 'Pioneer railroad shopman ; Morris J, Fleming, fj, retired city pnlleetnnn. (.'barlcs Norton, 77, pioneer railroad orlutor;. Rev. Abel M. Perry, 14, noted Jlethodlot preaoher, , . 10 Fred K. Uellone. ,71, ptoneor coo tractor and builder. -J 1 Thomas F. Malane'y, 71, retired farmer and capltallnt. 11 Major John It. Burke, 74. Washing, ion, formerly of Omaha, associate ef Buf falo mil In Wild West show. 14 Michael Lea, 10, former, councilman and stata legislator. : IT Dr. Henry T. Godfrey, 7, pioneer physician. , H Timothy J. Mahoney, It, dlstlngolshed member of the Omaha bar. ilW. H. Bucholz, 61, noted banker and active In elvlo affairs. Se Mrs. Margaretha Lange, II, pioneer and resident of Omaha for 10 years. Mar. 4 Charles Kitchen, M, Seattle, Wash., ena of the founders of Pax ton hotel, Omnlia. i Frank McCreary, native son and c. to'nt block manufacturer. 11 Frank A. Hbalda, 71, pioneer fallar, imvr, norsce iuaingion, lit, civil ar surgeon ana resident of Omaha If years. 18 E. Gilbert Jackeon, 71, civil war veteran and elvil engineer. Anton Rohrto, II, pioneer retail ahoe- nan.. SI J. R. Perkins, tl, pioneer tnsuraftoa man. ST Michael Byrne, 14, pioneer Union Pa clflo shopman. HI William Roch?ford, 45, building con tractor. ! 7hn N. Campion, IJ, bookkeeper Woodmen of the World. June, 10 Joseph Wells Edwards, Council Bluffe, stricken with heart disease In undertaking parler after giving meaaure for coffin. 11 Dr. A. T. Withers, 60. plooear den tist. U Frederick C Dellone, 41, son of Oma ha pioneers. . 16 Robert F. McNeil, 10, euperlntendent of railroad department. Union stockyards. JO Oeorge ;W. Lewis, Rellevue, 17, real, dent of Sarpy county II years. I! Mre. Lucy . Deuel, 10, widow of pio neer railroad man. IS Frank J. Blelck, II, Omaha pioneer of 1154, freighter and farmer. i4Rev. Ferdinand Lechleltner. T, for f5 years pastor of various pathollo churches in tho state. Miss Frsnoes Gilbert, pioneer daughter f Omaha. July. Morgan J. Heaejv 61 South Side Un dertaker. Albert Wltasehek, 71, pioneer baker. 1 Dr. .7. A. Rociler. , physician and drurflft. pioneer of lilt, 1 Oordon Kelly, l. South Side stock man. 21 Lacy Ellen Rogers, school teaoher for 10 years. AugnH. 7 George Hotel, 70, retired business man, pioneer of 176. I Mrs. Orsca Plnsrer, II, widow of Charles Singer and sister of the late Xdvrard Koeewater. 8 Captain Henry V. Eppley, TS, veteran of fhe civil war. 10 Edwerd Dick'neon, ., Kansas City, noted railroad man of Omaha. II Charles L. Shook, 5ft, Jowelrv manu facturer. 11 Mis. Auua. H. Ktjnliedy, T3, pioneer o 1IT0. SI Harry t'pegal, Jt. manager of grocery and meat nurkat; Frank J. Sutcllffe, 16, prominent court reporter. T Cuptain X T. Hpoor. In. SVr Tor. tloneer of Oi-ilia uni! Council Bluffs : v. C ;rlu, 45, lu,-.d ,f tie.friau Comi.i:ns',on itiiHpmiy. ill William H. Xhonui tifl, prominent i real eatula ti ?alxi Mrjor John UcMshoh, Tl, I velrrsa of civil end l-.nlien wars. September, -4-T. J ' n.ert lit lit. Vho:r.'.ii Mmm:.!,.inr, B.'iird, 1';. j.jnv- ycfioverr,, lilll'd by a'.:to i.niHC .' ..ceido.i- :s ;; I' ,r.;ti.. ! 1'i.cfV former ti:y ruel-.. rhlo!:. rr.tnutror Oloh-j Auta- lr.:.!r compsn.", it'.llcfi In in. :ic- Xereii-er. Km.-.i,"--!' It'! !0 Aaher L. Hurlburt. 10, prominent farmer and stockmen of Sholes. 11 Robert Mellor, Wayne, retired capital ist and land owner. 12 Mrs. J. L. Miner. Red Cloud, early set tler of Webster county; Mrs. Nancy Jane Purdy, Pleasant Valley, pioneer settler. 21 Hmlth A. Hartwell, 74. Table Rock, civil war veteran and pioneer of 1H47. 24 Mrs. Anna E. Bush. TO, Beatrice, plo nir rseldxnt. ;.sper i' Hon. Mannan Ji. nofie, ,s, i.incoin, rorn.er ;uge or tne supreme court. October. U J-mes H. N'utier. 70, Stella, pioneer Itv- al.ick dler. .u i K Charles H. liaurr,ont, Lincoln, cashier N'-t,r:.l State bunk. uf i i.j Mr. MengahoU fl, llartlr.gton, plo-. ; n.er rrMen!. , a. -n i up r.uger, ,n. iorr., picner unpiC' . -it'll t t vflh'r. "" IS i'. E. Finch. York, hotel keeper, for- Ii'jf ilr.itton e!ic;-err. -Hv. C. W. Frc-y, 7C, Ithaca, plater of ! Bank Clearings Omaha bank clearings for 1917 broke all records in the history of the Omaha Clearing house. Bank clearings for the year just closed totaled $1,873, 581,133, just a little more than $100,000,000 less than the two billion mark. In 1916 the clearings for the year were $1,279,178,591, so the pain 1917 marked un over 1916 is more than S600.000.000. I " - -- ; m " ' ' ' or almost 50 per cent, the largest gain in history. i.jt.r.-ll J' Ifj . I.. p-:u::it : r..;a iy; I.. . .)' A. i: .L-:.r!.l, ;,!c - ! : l.'one 71, :.. a. ..n . lerunti Lutheran church. "5 f)r. IZtH-tril ,Tohni".r!. 57, Columbuj, ii.-.r president First Nt!oal ha.:!'. : I. Hcu(ldr. fort r treM:d-t.it of T.lnfln 1r''t!on company. November. 41 i -Th.-i.J -rv KMerarm. .'7rth t'. Itilt.jMiili, I':il!i.n fielitf anj civil vtt- I:.. .lv. ;'l.'t ('i.r: J. ip;iV 'i-.l ai. .t.v. ;i l I:.: lie rtmin :. t.'r.liu ,,i .U).. cr.t In i 'j- i. '.vim-;., m. a.i ::, : i'--vi:::. l. a. . r. rl-::i hf...l " . , . '.. I.::..". 1 ., tl (.! t l:y u.Ml .. . . 14 .'In. V. J, CV...1.!!. C. Mono-. U57. '.(-. r. (:.'.... ::, t;:!:i Kiar t'r.iaii i'.u-.-:: Yufi!:-. i( K. v:. i'.wu. i:, ;V J..:t!t ('!.-. il David x v.::.-r, Jr.!.'','. f. JTcn.y !.". K" :..(.' I-. Y., firmer la.,-;'c.' 1 1 t 4, , 3, :'tr!ci court T:.rt;ti 1' '; M r.4 C Bamrd. Vi, j.l.M.cr oC ' T i!e Rv K". ! ) . V.'h!too:ub, 73, ;.lov-n h V' roonty. ' I I 7 O-l.i A. II. Itr've, i;;, one uf the luU'i- I . a (,t fovn of f're!;ilitn. .!;,r.ift:' i?u!!n. '. jdoresr .-rtll- r vi , ""lI;i. K:.ruh Oamble, r'-t iv. r of V.ix- t:!ce. Decemher. 1 ''iry V.'. lt.ffera, 7V, frei, ci Podrf.' county. 4 .T. f. .'aotii ; n, Aurota, caahl-r of, r.iadah iv.- attte bank: John Rr,sertgr::ti. II. ) fri'Minf, one of the crew of the conf.-d- , ! ernt.' fcntilerhlp Alnbama in thn flsht with Ui. Krx-! rg. I : W. II. KiIimv. :r Chtcriso. form-r uJi- j jt. r cf 1i'!a:r'.co Kxpr'aa. ; 10 Mr. Joseph Obcrfldtr, DenVur. plo- i rn'i re!rtent of Sidney, It R. T. Clrahitm. Cre.'iton, dvll ft-sir vet- i plonfer of Plntte coun'y. I ; mark. February, the slimmest month of the year, registered 1 acquired without Al'll WWW UllV n 1 1 . 1 . AH k S.am. m m.Ir1 f ib)UU)Uuu. an euujuuiif iui laic uisi tunc in uieiui j, a utoi n cf more than $200 000,000 was made. Both October and November surpassed this figure. , Year. Amount.1902 5361,511,775 I 1887 5274,441,0691903 "!it, l :oi'.-:er . 1888 im 1890 1891 ISO.'! 1893 1894 1895 1836 1897 1806 1899 1900 1001 January February HIT. .TATK AT LAKfil.. .Ii.ii.iri. C iiob'rt V'.-, h; TW..V-. civil vur veteran, sonctr h'.i. i . tflmlir tf JflhnnA.i county; i!rr. Aiu.n J.vhl, t'., t'iril:ier. pio neer of 1M7. 7 Chfirlfs W. fjley. 70, I.oh Aiutelrs, former r.Mont if Rud Cio-i'i, politlitan, IltirllnKton luinl ai;int tnd traveler. I Fred BachUM, 7(1. and Mrs. ISachUrt, Cedar Bluffs, pioneers of 1S74. 1J Con J. Kelley, 6?, O'Neill, one of the ploneor colonlote of Holt county. 16 William Kaup, 46, We?t lolnt, prom Inent farmer of Cuming county, 13 Henry Llvlngnton, 06, Teumeh, pio neer farmer of 1466; Jonhua Murray, 14, render, pioneer of 1164: John r. Bwallow, 16, Burchard, civil war veteran and pioneer of 1164. M Mrs. M. F, Smith, SO. Leigh, Colfax county, pioneer of JITli Mrs. Elisabeth Winn, II, Plattsmouth. pioneer resident John Dlngman, 10, Htella, patriot of the town. 26 Johann F. Wlckert, t, West Point, veteran of the airmen revolutionary war. 10 W. J. Hulderman, president of Flrjt State bank of I'awnee City, prominent In publlo affairs, February. S John S. Halsbury, 71, Ravenna, civil war veteran, pioneer of Buffalo county. 4 Prof. O. D. Howe. II, Table Rock euperlntendent of schools, Pawnee county; Mrs. Margaret Ryan, 100, Fremont, pioneer of Washington oounty; Hpangler Brugh, II, Iremnnt, pioneer or 1M0, I Herman Conrsd, 71, Wost Point, pio neer farmer of 111. I P. K. Haydcn, hurdwere merchant of Hastings, died of hrart failure in Omaha. 7 Mrs. Carl Nleraan. 72, Paplllion, pio neer of Sarpy county. t Mrs. Joseph Meyer, 14, Beatrloe, oldest resident of Kane county. 10 Patrick J. Hart, ploneor merchant of Fremont. 11 Charles Hill. CO. Norfolk, locomotlvo engineer, Chlrago A Northwestern railroad. II Jonah C. March, to, Lincoln, last survlng veteran of Bemlhole wnr. IS O. orire W.Tlvasant, 10, Lincoln, noted negro prea-h"r. 14 Frank Kline, ll, Went Point, retired bualners man. 14 William O. Traub, if, Norfolk, promi nent lumber dealer. II J. X. May, It, pioneer wholesale grocer of Fremont. 21 James P. ..Bhs,w, II, western pioneer settler and leader in Jefferson county. 15 A. F. Regnr, 70, pioneer vi Fsirtmry. 14 John W. Blxler, pioneer lawyer and politician i of North Platte, later In law branch of InWrlor department. Washing, ton. 15 William Talbot, SI, pioneer of Table Rock. 37 John P. Mergan. 46, Table Rock, lo comotho engineer and city councilman. Mwrch. 1 Nrs. Sarah Faith, I', Fremont, ptonaer mcmbor of Woman's Relief corps, tiranf Army of the Republic. 2 Ralph W. Story, 66, Pawnee, City, plo nier lawyer and polttiolan; William Blrhof, Nebraska City, leading hardware merchant. 6 Kdward Royae, US. Lincoln, secretary of state banking borrd for 14 years. 7 Peter McCurdy, 73, Fairbury, pioneer of Jefferson tounty. I Jfimes B. llimici. 14, leading buxlness man of , Medlcon j, Stultis, 8?, Sckerman, eteran of civil war, a Mrs. Lydla Pettlgrew, It, Fremont, oldest resident of Dodge county, 10 William L. Berry, It, Msdlson farmer Judge, county clerk and postmaster. 14 C. D. Ptoner, Osceola, pioneer home steader of Polk county, . II Ray W, HOIst, I.", Went Point busi ness man. 17 Mr. William W. Blrge, North Platte, fltece of Sidney Dillon, railroad magnate, ploecer educator and home maker. 11 Kmll B. Palmer, 4i, Louisville plo. nrer merchant and lender In public affair. DO Daniel f lores, 14, West Point, pioneer settler of Cuming county; Mrs. Julia Thomas, Plattsmouth, pioneer of 1117, 91 Fred Meyer, ?!, Oakley, Kan., ploneor merchant of Fremont. Jl O. M. knlow, 70, leading lawyer and aolltl.'M of DvalMce; John Bklrvlng. O'Neill, civil war veteran and pioneer of Holt county. 14 D. W. BaVer, 77, NoMh Platte, plo Deer railroad man and rancher. ' April. 4 BM John K. Ttmtlleh. IS. Hubbard, pioneer Catholic prlret cf Omaha diocese; Robert Moore, 10, Ocean Park, Cel., civil war velorcn, pioneer druggist of Harvard, 7. Richard Brooke, 10, pioneer Settler of York, 19. O, R. Cooper, pntmaeter and editor of Holdrege Protves-i; It. J. Krialnxton, 7t. FUsar, plone?r of Clay and Nuckolls eo'lrulfn, teacher and lnrfi: carrter. Jl. L, P. Brown. 44, Beatrice, pioneer settler and land owner. II. John Riggt, liunlivllle, JIM aherlff-i of Sheridan county. 18. Peter Pitcrc3ti, 66, plonear, wagon maker of Ffemont. 2T. Chrutlkit EM 76, Lincoln, noted German artist, 60. C. W. Morrow. 74, Cambridge, civil war veteran and U'k.J'nij cltlatn. May, 1. Charted K. Nlm. T3. Ituttrboll. olvll y.T'f veterun and former mayor. 4. Duiilcl B. Ray, t4, Teoumsch, pioneer of m. t. EMjr A. Van Dyke, U, Beatrice, levler of Cliufili of the Brethren. T. Cluu. H. Neli'on. Dl, leading business r.mn of Greeley. 10. U. W. Btevenj, ill, Beatrice, slat pioneer of ISC'. W. C. Walton, VS. B!alr. leading lawyer of WRsMigto;i county. ;''!. J. V. r.ov..-c, Peru, veteran of the civil vtt. .Inr.. f. Chcirlcs 11. Tui:;-. 60. Alliance. Widely 2. :ir.'i. R K. Wolbach. Orat.d Island. (ilnctr, ,3, pioneer of Osji' 1 lvi ..leyer, buj-r fur l nlon t"ut. ( prominent in chu-c!i m:iJ clarliablj norks, r.ttmg coi:ipany; ;. u. i'tirriei, to, bvliuiag 2;.--J, 11, ileW eonracior. count 2 Jefferson W. B.-dfwrd, ,'.'. oon.ily com-! 21. J. E. Krcldlef, lei.cilnit buointiiS .nan mlxsioner. lut'flator and olvll r.ar veteran. ! of Fuilerton. 7 Dennis Cu:iulngbf.;a, 72, piouoer borje- i Jaly, nPof- . , ! 12. John II. ITuchep, sz, pioneer business -uTOr e, unniurc, us, joundor or con- mmi cf Ravenna. 27. John Wesley ervatlvo bavinsn and .Loan aasociatlon, 16 Mrs. Llda ii. Siout, 64. prominent In 3hurch and charitable activltU-s, 21 Samuel Hue., 74. pioneer printer of Draaha. 2 Henry Ilonuley. 71. pioneer government printer. i0 Georsc Helmrod, Jr.. Hanover, Oar rany, Oinahu born sen of pioneer family. Oftotwr. 58. A. Searle, 4t. well known attorney I Mrs. Martin V.alih Side resident. 4 Mra. Lutlisr L. Egbert 74, Chicago, for merly prominent in Omaha ehurh work. I Mrs. Kato Root, 62, daughter af Omaha. . ,p . 14 Faith Hoel, 84. newpaper reporter, or ganizer of Omaha Woman's Press club. It L. B. Doty, prominent ..automobile Healer. . . 1 Weotley H, D France, 7,.-cll knowa . ttersey. 17 John W. Austin. auditing clerlt Union Pacific; Prlvata Henry '. Foarn, 14, Camp Taylor. Ky., tuetubir Omaha ambu Jaaco company. 21 Robert J. tiontlemaiv. IS, Platte aunt? pioneer fantwr, retirKt,"' - "'" r - ' ..... ''"'IK-.'''. - fiptrks. Central City, pioneer In the development of Merrick count:-. 21. Oeorire J. White, T3, Decatur, veter an of the civil war. 10. H. & Drake, 41, Broken Bow, cloth ing merchant, 11. John A. F.aVnor, 12, Mllfofd, veteran cf the civil war and Nebraska pioneer. Aognet. 1. Grandma Major. 14. Peru, noted N. 60, pioneer South i braska pioneer. I. Prof. J. S. Brown, Crete, member of Doane college faculty. I. William Ktuefer, TO, West Point, pioneer of HIS and active In public affairs. . Dwlght A. Lombard, 16, LewlMon, Me., former hanker of Fremont. 16. John F. Albln, Bratnard. well known editor of the Clipper, 30. Edgar F. Fassett. 1, Arlington, pub lisher of the Keview-Herald. IL Rev. Peter B. Kuch, tl, 8huhert pioneer Mvthodlnt organiser and preacher. IT Rv. John V. Wallace. 47. Oretna, pas tor Of St. Patrick's Catholic church. Kepimkr. 4 Jm-s Askwlg. 7T, Oakkthd, pioneer nofnsstea'ier of Burt count; Building Operations Show Big Gain for 1917! J i'..;i.i: , . 11 . . "' for OnuhA: i i Ytar. I'ermlt. Amount. Yer. Permit. Amount, i 1007. ,1,100 t4.fil6.643 1413. , 1,2:16 14,110.733 1 1 90 . . I,t2 4,610,660 1114. .1.296 4.tilD.46C 10. .1,604 7.204,40 1116. .1,361 G.386.000 1110. .1.644 6,260.IS 111?. .1,464 7,226,107 1 1111. .1,171 6,424,161 2917.. 1,039 7,717,047! 1013. .1,173 4,4u.761 OMAHA PROUD OF NEW RESERYE BANK Federal Institution of Tenth District Was Acquired Only After Fight; Serves Big Territory. One of the things of which the fin ancial interests of Omaha are croud l is the Omaha branch of the Federal !I f.4 .1 Not one single month of 1917 fell below the $100,000,000 - 0 h ""S , - .-r, " -' " a fight, for many cities wanted this branch. Omaha was chosen, however, and was given all of the territory of Nebraska and Wyoming. For a time there was a fight for Wyoming, for Denver wanted this rich territory attached to its branch. The matter was finally put to a refer endum vote of the banks of Wyoming and the government abided by the de cision there reached. The vote fav ored Omaha, and Omaha today has the bank located in the Farnam build ing (formerly First National bank building) at Thirteenth and Farnam streets. Officials of Bank. O. T. Eastman is manager and E. D. McAllister is cashier. There are five directors, Luther Drake, Omaha; O. T. Eastman, Omaha; Dr. P. L. Hall, Lincoln; J. C. McNish, Omaha, and R. O. Marnell, Nebraska City. The capital of the reserve .bank is based on 3 per cent of the total capi tal and surplus of the member banks. Thus the capital necessarily fluctuates somewhat with the fluctuations of the capital and surplus of the member banks. At the present time the capi tal of the Omaha branch of the Fed eral Reserve bank is $783,550. Affiliated with Many Banks. There are 192 national banks in Ne braska and 36 in Wyoming, mak- 332.041,0061904 ... 402,500,3321905 ... 490,124,0131906 ... 442,257,7901907 ... 545,879,3841908 ... 682,833,7451909 ... 483,472,1681910 ... 381,286,4771911 ... 420,282,6681912 ... 243,338,7981913 ... 319,461,5281914 ... 297,432,3701915 ... 315.785,1961916 .... 329,043,6881917 .... Monthly Record. 1916. 93,088,721 91,246,279 March 114,298,714 April May 392,880,920 ... 398,985,212 ... 442,285,685 ... 504,388,764 ... 567,515,738 ... 602,525,867 ... 735,225,568 ... 832,971,607 ... 753,107,353 ... 860,881,557 ... 908,947,578 ... 882,717,101 ... 982,670,880 ...1,279,158,591 ,..1,873,581,133 1917. ...$142,344,432 123,858,808 164,058,917 August 111,471,722. 92,440,913 141,205,601 97,091,862 152,677,898 95,378,541 146,215,044 88,012,376 131,357,130 September October . November December Totals ., 113,995,009. 132,240,393.... . 124,461,108.... . 125,452,953 . . . . .$1,279,178,591.... 136,650,213 149,976,259 203,149,223 202,808.617 179,278,987 .$1,873,581,133 ing a total of 228 national banks doing business with the reserve bank in Omaha. Besides these, there is one state bank in Nebraska which has elected to come under the federal re serve system. This is the Bank of Lewellyn. This bank had come under the federal reserve system more than a year ago, though it is not required that state banks do so. It has been their privilege from the start, how ever, and recently by an amendment to the federal reserve act it has been made more easy and desirable for them to put themselves under this system. Big Reserve Here. These Nebraska banks carry ap proximately $14,000,000 of their re serve in the Omaha branch of the Federal Reserve bank. This is based on not less than 7 per cent of the net deposits of country banks and 10 per cent of the net deposits of the city banks. The Wyominsr banks carry reserve in this bank totaling about $2,000,000. The total reserve deposits of the Wyoming and Nebraska banks in the Omaha branch amount to $16,000,000. The Omaha branch bank has prac tically all the powers of the head of fice at Kansas City and all the deal ings w ith the member banks of these two states are handled by the Omaha branch. The federal reserve banks do business only with member banks. They have no dealings with the pub lic. Functions of Bank. The main functions of the Federal Reserve bank are, first, the gradual tak ing over of the money-issuing power, which since 1863 has been largely done by the issuance of national bank notes The notes issued by the new banks are known as federal reserve notes. These come in denomination!, of $5 and up. The $1 and $2 bill? are still issued by the Unite! State Treasury department, largely again? deposits of silver. The Omaha bra;i:h now has a fore? of 17 employes. There are two officers. a manager ana a casnier. 71 OMAHA "OVER TH 4 TOP" With Over Twice the Gams In DISPLAY ADVERTISING ' ... '; - Yv- Of the Other Two Omaha Dailies Combined Here Are the Figures for the Twelve Months Past Warfield Agfency Measurements INCHES OF DISPLAY ADVERTISING 1916 it- Bee January 22,568 February 24,149 March 25,337 April 29,638 May 26,510 June 25,960 July 21,071 August... 18,475 September... 16,735 October. 27,437 November 29,220 December 25,745 World Herald 26,753 26,290 30,096 35,923 46,820 31,566 24,621 19,611 28,628 36,354 31,878 30,168 News 23,516 25,046 27,988 28,233 24,807 23,910 19,367 16,735 24,922 29,663 27,840 24,860 Bee 22,319 25,285 29,281 32,294 28,306 29,466 23,210 25,176 29,734 27,413 29,184 31,187 1917-World-Herald 22,372 26,160 31,256 33,738 35,496 30,659 27,772 27,486 31,705 34,786 33,606 35,636 News 22,608 25,394 26,599 28,600 28,537 26,643 22,274 20,324 28,168 26,676 27,891 29,246 Totals 292,845 368,708 296,887. 332,855 370,672 312,960 THE BEE GAINED 40,010 INCHES World-Herald Gained 1,864 Inches '. , v.. 4 News Gained 16,073 Inches KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BEE It'll Improve Every Day During 1918 t