" f I t Are You Buying Your Groceries Right ? If yon want anything in fancy or staple Groceries, 5 Fresh Fruits, Vegetables remember that we have the largest stock in the city and our prices are always right Yours for fair A. D, RODGERS e m m vcicfe9ie(ioaa9eefata68 We are are'out for business. See our prices and our stock of both Omaha and native MEATS Porterhouse 1 "Jn Omaha OH Steak-. nntivRl IW U I T-Bone tGo Omaha 18 Steak, native'" Sirloin Steak Om- O umP I . tOl native 0 aha 1 O I Roast, Omaha -2 Round Steak native I 5 aha I O Shoulder Steak native Veal Steak Veal Chops , Veal Roast Veal Stew Best Mam, 17c aha 14 Omah xiya 15 10 Best Bacon, 22c Smoked Shoulders, 13c Wieners, 10c Hamburger, 10-12 JAS. GRAHAM NOTICE Owing to the fact that our nearly one-third in the last 30 days, we would kindly ask patrons to give us their orders as early as pos sible. Phones 131a and 131b. Palace Meat Market S. H. DESCH, Prop. M wpTfPjr vftPwB G' iHjr s mi0 FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING INSURANCE COMPANIES. Hertford Klro Iiibimimv Coniirmy. Nurtli Attit-rli-un of rhlUili-lpfn.i. Plii'nlx nf Ulouklyn. New York. Continental of Now York City. NiHKurn ''lro Insurance Cump.'iiiy. I'litinei'tli'iitt I'tre ffinnnprrliil Union Assurnm'e (Jo., l,oinlun (lenmtnl.i Klro Inv l-'o Ktaieuf Omiilni Palace Livery Bain C, O. S3IITH. l-rop. (Successor to S. II. Dcsclil ONE 111 . CU IVI'kST UK llir. NK V .HINOIiN III'IUKS'O. "Phone I sWrVl n 1 mmm.mmZrwHrF dealing q Rib Roast, 1 g? nntivn 2 Omaha 5 Shoulder 11 Roast, nat. U Omaha 2 Neck Boil, O 1 (Ti native - Umaha yJ Omaha " '-' Rib Boil, nat. V, Omaha, 3 Briscut Boil, nat. 5, Om. 3 Pork Chops - - 15 Pork Steak, ham - 15 Pork Steak, shoulder 12 Pork Steak, side - 12) Second-grade 1 lam, I5C Sausage, 10c Bacon, 17c Bologna, oc - patronage has increased Liverpool. London ;md Globe Ins. Co. flrrmun American Inv Co., New York. New HsiiniWiiru ( oliinibiu Klro Insurimco Company. riithiik'lplila Unriorwrlters. I'lioentv In Co.. Hartford. ,nn rirt'iiiHiit I'iiikI Insurance Co. 1;lh-u sli rtiiTiiiun in. Co. Office rD.Mnlro.rictcher 11 lock. Good turnouts, strict attention to our business, and courteous treatment to all lias won for us the excellent pationage we enjoy. Trv us. Wallaces - (J Transfer Line Household goods moved promptly and transfer work solicited. Phone i Frank Wallace, PropV. fSW URGEDTOCO-OPERATE Commission to Aid Farmers in Purchases and Sales. Dean of Cornell College of Agriculture Cannot Serve as Chairman of Com mission, but Considers Plan Highly Commendable. Cooperation among the farmers of the United States In the put chase and hale of necessities will lecetve the support of President Roosevelt's new comnilsMuu to consider betterment of farm life and agricultural conditions This -was made evident at a confer ence between Gilford PInchot of the commission and the farmers. Liberty L Ualley, dean of the Cor nell College of Agriculture, who was recently appointed by President Roosevelt to be chairman of a com mission of live to investigate the so cial, snnitary and economic conditions on- American farms, sent a letter to President Roosevelt declining the ap pointment on the ground that lie can not give the subject the time he con siders would be necessary to such an important matter. Dean Ualley ex pressed his regret at being unable to undertake the work, saying ho consid ered the idea highly commendable. In appointing Dean Ualley head of the commission, President Hoosevelt wrote him a lengthy letter. The pres ident snid in the letter that "while the condition of the farmers In some of our best farming regions leaves little to be desired, wo are far from having reached so high a level in nil parts of the country." The commission was asked to re port to the president recommenda tions for Improving farm life. It is stnted that the president will incor porate thoso recommendations In a message to congress, probably early next year. SLAYS HIS TWO CHILDREN Los Angeles Man Then Tries to Kill Wife and Himself. After having prepared three graves in Evergreen cemetery at los Angeles, Cal., and caused headstones to be erected, one for himself, one for his eon and one tor his married daughter, Henry J. Dufty killed his two children with an aX'Hiid attempted to kill him self with a butcher knife. An effort to kill his wife also tailed. Dufty is now strapped to a cot In tho receiving hospital. "1 don't re member anything about hitting my boy," he said. "That part of It is a blank. I do remember hitting my daughter. I seemed to wake up then." "Why did you kill her? Were you angry with her?" "No, 1 loved her. Something seemed to overpower me and make me do it. 1 wish they would let me die. If they would unloose my hands I'd kill my self." Dufty, the physicians say, will not die from his self-inflicted injuries. He is suffering from locomotor ataxia, epilepsy and typhoid pneumonia. WOOL GROWERS FOR STORAGE plan to Fight Railroad Discrimination to Come Up at Convention. The convention of the Woo! Grow ers' Association of America will bo held In Salt Lake Aug. 25 to 28,. Not the least important of the mat ters before the convention will be the movement to Inaugurate a national storage plan. An active fight will be made to eliminate alleged unjust dls crimination of railioads against west ern wool growers. Arizona, Montana, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming and Utnh represent approx imately 12,000,000 sheep and' an an nual wool clip of 85,000,000 pounds. Whitlow Held on Perjury Charge. Samuel F. Whitlow was held for trial nt loin, Kan., on the charge of perjury in connection with testimony he pave at the two coroners' Inquests inquiring Into the death of May Sapp last Sep tember. At tho first inquest held the day after the tragedy, Whitlow de clared he knew nothing of the cause of her death and that he was at home nt the time. Afterward ho admitted that he had been present when the girl killed herself with a razor. Whit low was tried on the charge of mur dering the girl and was acquitted. Murder Mystery at St. Joseph. "Walter Martin, a farmer, was shot and fatally wounded near St. Joseph by an unknown assailant. Marl In had been summoned by telephone to go to n stock farm in the neighborhood. The summons proved to be a mistake. On his return Martin was fired upon from behind. Physicians state that be will not live. Luther League Elects Officers. The Luther league which is holding its biennial convention in Chicago elected officers. William C. Steever of Philadelphia was le-elected presi dent and Luther M. Kuhns of Omahr. wits' chosen secretary. To Raise Sixty Million Logs. The raising of sunken logs, In the Chippewa river and tributaries has begun. A contract for pait of the woik was let to a local firm. About OO.iioo.OOO logs are on the bottom of thee rivers. Eagles Meet Next In Omaha. 1 Omnha was selected as the city In which to hold the 1909 convention of Eagles at the session of the grand aerie at Seattle. Bernard J. Mona ghan of Philadelphia was elected president NOW IT'S WMTERLESS CAFE Garcons Banished to Obscurity In Newest New York Resort. The waltorless restaurant to be erected in New York will be the larg est eating place In the world, so Its projectors say. The entire eight story building will be devoted to ac commodations for dinner and supper guests. Henry 1 Brklns, who Is the main stay of the new venture, views serene ly the commotion caused by his an nouncement of an eight-story restaur ant with accommodations for 5,000 persons. He tells of hlB tentative plans as follows. "The Idea of automatic tables which can be operated by Invisible waltors Is my Invention. These tnblcs will be found only on the second floor of the restaurant, which will bo the main room. This lloor will be built with a' sub-chamber In which the waiters will work and spread the tables. Guests will not give verbal orders to the waiters, but will wrKo on auto matic pads what they want, and In stantaneously the orders will bo re produced In the kitchen. . CRIME WAVE IN BOSTON. Half a Dozen Murder Mysteries Are Still Unsolved by Police. Massachusetts is undergoing a "crime wave." Half a dozen murder mysteries nre still unsolved by tho police Many professional "hold-up" men are reaping a harvest In Iioston and tho authorities nre considering the sending out of the militia to scour the eastern part of tho state to cap ture a band of yeggmen, who have killed four men and wounded' many others. The wave of crime Is credited to tho fact that many forelgnera aro out of woik and nre attempting the methods of European banditti. Doubtless, also, the large conventions held In Uoston the past two or three weeks havo at tracted a largo number of ciooks. Hains Unbroken by Tragedy. Arraignment of Captain P. C. Hnlns, U. S. A., who shot and killed William E. Anuls, adveitlsing mnnager of Hecreation and Hurr-Mclntosh's Monthly, on tho landing float of the Unyslde Yacht club at Unyslde, L. 1 . was postponed for a day by Mag istrate Matthew J. Smith In tho first district court at Ixmg Island City. Similar action was taken In the case of Thornton J. Hnlns, brother of Peter C. 1 In ins, amateur yachtsman and author, who held the crowd at bay with a dtawn icvolver while the cap tain accomplished his work of vengo a nee. Motorcyclist Killed on Track. At Patereon, N. J., Sonny Urlggs, a motorcyclist and former lightweight I pugilist, was thrown from the motor ' cycle which he was testing on the i track and Instantly killed. Candidate Taft's Itinerary. W. H.Taftand party will leave Vir ginia Hot Springs Aug. 28 for a week's fishing In Lake Erie, at the end of which he will go to Cincinnati SepL 5 or C to remain until election day. Boy Killed Playing Indian. While playing "Indian" Edward Fin- erty, a twelve-year-old hoy of Gary, Ind., was shot and killed by John Gormly, a fifteen-year-old companion. Five Heat Deaths at St. Louis. Five deaths, an attempted suicide and a dozen prostrations weie results of the intense heat that prevailed over 1 St. Louis. CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Features of the Day's Trading and Closing Quotations. Chicago, Aug. 17- Expectation of an early movement of new wheat in the northwest was the chief reason for free selling of wheat today on the local exchange, which resulted In de clines of nearly 2c In all deliveries. At the close the September option was down 1',461'S.c. Corn was ".c lower. Oats were l,-.!e higher. Provisions were unchanged to 507'c lower. Closing prices: Wheat Sept.. DP'ic; Dec., 93!;'g 9314c; May. STeSTc. Corn Dec, 63jc; May, i2r';0fi2:Vic. OatsDec, 4fiT,7-17c; May, l'Jihc. Pork Oct., $15.22; Jan., $10.02. Lard Oct.. $9 37; Jan., $9.10. Hlbs Oct.. $8.87; Jan., JS.87. Chicago Cash Prices No 2 hard wheat. 98r'itT95c; No. 2 corn, 77',4 "Sc; No. 2 white oats, -t7,l.'C. South Omaha Live Stock. South Omaha, Aug. 17. Cattle Re reipts. 8,000; slow to 10c lower; na tive steers, $1.00(5 7.00;. cows and heifers, $3.00Jj4."0; western steers. $3 5O'05.25; Texas steers, $3.0004.00; runners, $2 0002.75; stockers and fenders, $2,750 1.75: calves. $2,750 5.25; bulls, stags, etc.. $3.0001.00 Hogs Receipts, 2,900; 10c to 15c hinder; heavy. $fi 1000.50; mixed. $0 100015; light, $H.35'iT0.50; pigs. $5 00jJG.OO; bulk or sales, $O.lu0O.15 SliW Receipts, 9.000; 15c to 2Ec higher; jearllngs. $1.2504.85; weth ers. ,$1.0004.25: ewes, $3.254.10; lsmbs, $5.7500-35. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Aug. 17. Cattle Receipts, 25.0Q0; 10015c lower; bteors, $4,750 7.90; cows, $8 400 5.25; holfers, $3.00 00.00; bulls, $2.7505.00; calves, $0 00 07.50; stockers and feeders, $2,000 4 50. Hors Receipts. 22.000; 10015c higher; choice heavy shipping. $0,800 0 90; butchers, $0.800 0 90; light mixed, $6.500 0.05; choice light, $C70 (&0.80; packing, $0.0000.75; pigs, $4 5000.30; hulk of sales. $0 0000.80 Sheep Receipts, 22,000; steady to ttrong; sheep, $3.5004 25; lambs, $4 7500.60; yearlings, $4.2505.00. NEWS OF NEBRASKA Wealth of the State Amounts to Nearly $2,000,000,000. Board of Equalization Completes Its Work at Lincoln Comparatively Small Number ol Protests Made is Feature of Sittings. Lincoln, Aug. 14. In lonnd figures, Nebraska's wenllh amounts to $1,900, 000,000, or about $300,000,000 more than a year ago. The bonid of equali sation has completed Its work ami the above showing is the icmiH These figures aie batted on a valuation of one-filth, which the board used as a means of determining the tt.sessment value The actual figures of tho board show no assessment value of $392,107,814.00, which is nil Increnao over last year of $02,75 1,466.28. Tho gieatest lucienso was made in lnnds, amounting appioxlnmtely to $55,000, Ouo; Tho above figures am subject to slight change because of returns from Douglas county on bank stock. They show, however, n close figure on what may be expected and make a remark able showing for the state. It is an advance of 15 per cent on nil values and brings tho wealth of the state very close to tho $2,000,000,000 mark. One feature which hns characterized tho sittings or the board was the small number of protests which havo como before the body and tho fow changes made. Several members re marked thnt with a general horizontal Increase of 15 per cent It wns to ho expected that the board would bo flooded with protests, but they havo been comparatively few.' ROW OVER SWITCHING RATES Lively Fight Is on Between Stock Yards and Railroads, Lincoln, Aug. IS. When the appli cation of the Union Stock YardB com pany of South, Omaha for Increase In switching charges was taken up by the state railway commission tho rail roads and the South Omaha Stock exchange Intervened to ascertain whether the railroads or the shippers will have to pay the added expense if the increase Is granted. The commis sion listened lo arguments cm both sides mid refused to make a decision as to whore the added expense will fall. The stock yards company claims that nt Its rate of 50 cents per car lor switching it Is losing 10 rents per car. Request Is made tor permission to double tho charge. The commissioners finally decided to make the railroads party to the ap plication and gave them ten days In which to file their answers to the ap plication made by the stock yards. Says Lands Are Assessed Too Low. Lincoln, Aug. 18. Tax Commission, pr Polleys of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha railioad was before the state board' of equalization today to show tbat the lands In the counties through which that road passes had been assessed too low, as compared with illroad property. Ho admitted thnt It was too lale to niako formal tequest for a hearing, hit usked the members of the board to read n table which he had prepared, which purporteJ to show that there had been a reduction of valuation on these lands. The table sought to show that this reduction wns the re sult of a change In the system of bas ing the assessment values against nc tual values. Storm Hits Pawnee City. Pawnee City, Neb., Aug. 18. A wind and rain storm resembling a small lot undo passed over Pawnee City, wrecking the big tent of tho Red path Chautauqua association and a ham owned by Fred Woods. The storm came suddenly nnd snapped the big center polo of the chnutatiqua tent and, inflating the big canvas with wind, raised It Into the air and dropped It again, tearing It into many pieces. The storm then struck the big Woods barn, carrying It from the foundation and entirely wrecking it. Fraternal Picnic at Dlller. Diller, Neb., Aug. 14. The success of the fraternal picnic held here was shown by the presence of over 0,000 people ut the grounds. Nearly eory fraternal organization In this part of tin- state was represented and n num ber of special trains were required to carry the crowds. (3. II Ulausser delivered the address of welcome and a number of others prominent in fra ternal organizations spoko. The aft rrnooif was given over to sports. No Reduced Rates to State Fair. Lincoln". Auk 15. No rduend rates are to be made to the Nebraska ktate fair this ear b railroads enteilng Lincoln. All the roads had agreed to make a reduced tato, but the Western Passenger association, at :i recent meeting, decided against it. Tho Rock Island road had already made an nouncement of a reduced rate and was obliged to lecull It. Middle West Tennis Tournament. Omaha, Aug. 18. Tho Nebraska players in the middle west tennis tourtiamont made a creditable show ing. The Iowa players also did woll, most of thorn getting through tho first mm second, rounds. Play will con tinue all week. Cut to Pieces by Train. Ulalr, Nob., Aug- IS. Charles Hagan wns run ovor and killed throe miles south of Ulair, his body being literally cut to pieces. The remains were picked up and brought to Ulair in a gunnyback. 8HE"LDON GUesT OF VETERAN8 Governor of Nebraska Attends G. A. R. Reunion at Benson, Qmnhit, Aug- 15. Governor Sheldon was the principal guest nt tho Grand Army of the Republic reunion hold nt, Uenson. The chief oxccutlvo. hlmsolt u Spnnlsh war veteran, was woll re ceived by tho veterans, to whom ho apoko for half an hour. Among other thlngR he took occasion to say some thing about "loan sharks," nnd de clared that he would recommend Ion ization the coming' winter which, If adopted, would put them out of bust ness Following his address an in formal leception was held, during which he shook hnnds with soveral hundred persons. Requisition for Jeweler Lockle. Lincoln, Aug. 15. Govornor Shel don has honored a requisition front the governor or Iowa for tho return of II. M. Locklo, a Jeweler of Utlca, Nob Ho Is charged with "malicious mlHChlcf," the allegation being thnt while intoxicated ho smashed a couplo of windows nt Pnuillnn, la. Tho requi sition is honored with tho understand ing Hint he la not to bo taken from the state until tho courts tloturinlno tho question whether ho can ho re arrested on tho snmo chnrgo in tho event of his securing a writ of hahuas corpus for his release. I.ooklo has nmrrled a. Nebraska school tonchor since coming to this state nnd Is said to have a prosperous business. Alleged Horsethief Shot by Indian. Valentine. Neb., Aug. 14. An excit ing chase nftor four allogod horse thieves hns resulted in one of them being seriously shot In tho neck by an Indian who wbb assisting In tho hunt. A deputy sheriff had arrested three of the alleged thieves nnd, to gether with several persons, nmong , them tho Indian, gave chase for tho fourth. The Indian came upon him 111 the brush along the Niobrara river and emptied tho contents of a shotgun into his neck nt close range. The man hi not fatally Injured. Tho Indian Is being held ponding an Investigation. Rosewater Loses Out. Lincoln, Aug. 14. National Com mitteeman Victor Rosewntor of tho Republican party waB again defeated In his struggle to destroy fusion in Nebraska, Secretary of State Juukiu ruling that Sophtis Neble or the Sec ond congiesslonal district mny ho entered on the primary ballot aa cnndldate for elector on the Populist as well as the Democratic ticket. Tho protest against Nehle la the lust to be decided, fusion being permitted by the secretnry in the other protested c uses. Bishop Nuelson Fills Omaha Pulpit. Omaha, Aug. 17. Ulshop John Nuel son of the Methodist Episcopal church, recently elected to the bishopric of this district, filled the pulpit ut the First Methodist church. It Is his first sermon since ho nrrlved In Omaha to take charge of the work of that church in this district. Ah a preface, to his rermon, Ulshop Nuelson expressed hla gratification at being sent to this field mid also had an expression of pleas uro for the good audience which greeted him. Shoots at Wife Who Refused to Talk. Lincoln, Aug. 14. Uecause his wife or thirty years would not talk to him as frequently as he desired her to, William Lush, ono of Lincoln's wealth iest German citizens, fired rour times at her with a revolver and then at tempted suicide. Ono or the bullets tore through Mrs. Lush's hair, but sho was uninjured. Lush wns taken to St. Elizabeth's hospital. Ho will llvo, as the bullet merely chipped his skull. Tennis Tournament at Omaha. Omnha, Aug, 17 Tennis players of Nebraska and Iowa and several out side cities ai rived In droves ror tho annual tournament or the Middle West Uwn Tennis association, which began this morning. The entry list will probably exceed 100 and' includes many or the cracks or the country. Iowa will have about fifteen players In the tournament and Nebraska will furnish twenty-five or thirty more. Babe Drowns In Horse Trough. Plattsmouth, Neb., Aug. 17. Tho two-year-old baby girl of Alex Farris was drowned In a horse trough. She evidently had been playing at tho wed) and fell Into the trough. A rural mall carrier drove up to tho tank to water his horse and was astonished to find the child's body In the tank. He notified the parents, who had not. misled her. Mill Owner Killed by Accident. Holdrege. Neb.. Aug. 17. Morten Johnson, a pioneer bu&inoss man and one of the most substantial and host known citizens of Holdrege, was in ctnntly killed by a falling timber which struck him on the head and crushed his skull. t Babe Drinks Carbolic Acid. South Omaha, Aug. 14. IUmuol Allon. the two-year-old son of Mr, and Mrs. George Allen, 2920 V street, died from carbolic acid poisoning. The little boy drank a large quantity of the drug. - ' Abernathy Wounded by Wolf. Lawton, Okla., Aug. 18. United States Marshal John Abornathy, who with his hare hands captured coyotes allvo In the Klown-Comanche pasture or southwest Oklahomu three years ago lor the entertainment or Presi dent Roosevelt, was seriously wound ed In the Wichita rorest reserve in an encounter with a lobo wolf, which ho had leaped from his horse to capture. His life was saved by Al Jennings, who leaped from his horse and pulled the vicious animal from the prostrate body of the marshal.