The Oakland Cars
"STURDY AS AN OAK"
We have jest received a carload of the Oakland Cars, and they are
ready for your inspection. We will be glad to
demonstrate them to you.
Oakland 38,
PRICE $1,050, FACTORY
Tke First and Only Car that has topped the New
Buick hill south of Experimental Station.
C. M. TROTTER, Agency
215 East Sixth.
County Commissioners' Proceedings.
November 29, 1915.
Hoard of county commissioners met
pursuant to adjournment. Present
llcrmlnghauBcn, Sprlngor, White and
county clerk.
Claims allowed on general fund:
J. B. Hemphill, printing, $2G.
Union Pacific Railroad Co., lease
No. 7515, $25.
C. J. McNamara, surveying, $27
It L. Cochran, offlco expenses, $18.G9.
It. L. Cochran, platting roads,
$23.75.
It. L. Cochran, surveying road 55,
$24.25.
Lester Allen, chalnnmn, $2.00.
It. L. Cochran, surveying roads 9;
and 11 $17.30.
C. J. McNamara, chaKman JG.90.
It. L. Cochran surveying South
Platto bridgo, $19.
C. .1. MiNunnra. clmlnman, $4.00.
J. L. Souder, ehnrnman, $1.00.
It. L. Cochran, surveying grades,
road 381, $15.00.
C. J., McNamara, chnlnmun, $1.S0.
It. L. Cochran, survey t.g drainaijo
south Dowey street, $5.00.
Fred Spurrier, clmlnman, $3.00.
U. L. Cochran. nlattlnir roads. $5.00.
Nols Engman, clmlnman, $2.00.
Roy Harnin, chainnian, $1.00. j
R. L. Cochran, survoylng road 19G,
$9.00.
C. J. McNamara, clmlnman, $4.
Alloon Gantt, traveling expenses, Chas. Cockle, Jr., $8; Ray Hoatson
$24.92. $1S; Otto Stelzor, $10; Win. Humphrey
Allccn Gantt, November salary, $24; Jas. Martin, $G; R. I. Shappoll,
$133.33.
Allcon Gantt, office expenses, $5.89 On district No. 4: Henry ToUllon, 3
Aileon Gantt, visiting schools, $91.30. claims, $GG.G0; E. 15. McConnell. $4.80;
Esslo Wcssborg, salary, clerk coun- H. 11. llangorford, two claims, 558.20;
ty superintendent, $50.00. ' O. Hungcrford, $24.
Hilda Andorson, salary, elork county On district No. S: W. E. Mason,
court, $50.00. .$31.05; Harry Mason, $30.80.
A. J. Salisbury, Novombor salary,' On district No 3.1: R. J. Wnugh,
$145.80. ' I road drags, $52.50; Ditto Bros., $5;
Roy Wilson, Novombor salary, $75. Wesley Wlghtman, $f ; Geo. W. Sny-
Jos. M. Wilson, Nov. salary, $75. j dor, $2.
Jos. M. Wilson, caro of Mr. Gray,
$10.00.
C. W. Yost, offlco oxpensos, $13.G3.
C W. Yost, salary, $137.50.
Anna Andorsou, caro county poor,
$30.00.
J. S. Hoag'nnd, ForvlccB Stato vs.
Smith, $35.00.
A. lowed on road district funds:
J. P. Snyder, district 32, $.'04.50.
Chas. Wills, district 21, $39.
S. C. Wills, district 21, $39.
Carl Whl to, district 4 ai.i1 5, $25.
Prank Gree.iwoid, dli-trlct 21,
$25.50.
L. Smith, refund poll tax, district
14, $2.50.
Allowed on road district 22: Geo.
Young, $31.30; A. II. Kompor, $17.00;
Prank Kompor, $30.45; A. C. Burton,
$3.00; Wlllard Ilazon, $2; John Mc
MUlon, $1.50; Hart Crawloy, $G.35;
Mlko Ughrln, $1.50; J. S. Drupor, $3;
Gail Stowart, $3. v
W. D. Waldo, grading roads, allowed
on commissioner district 3, $200.
John n. Rltnor, building O'nourko
bridgo, on bridgo fund, $3G0.35.
Loulo Carlson, huullng sand for Bamo
$50.00.
Whoroupon tho board adJournB until
tomorrow.
C. W. YOST, County Clork.
Decombor 1, 1915.
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WE DO
Hoard met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Hermlnghausen, Springer and
county clerk.
W. U. Waldo, grndlng roads, allowed
on commissioner district No. 1,
$123.75.
Allowed on general fund:
Harry Carothors, mdso county poor
$12.
Nebraska Telephone Co., rent for
December, $18.75.
C. E. Snyder, appraising road 3S7,
$3.70.
Prank Harton nnd John DIscoo; satno
$3.70 each.
Allowed on bridgo fund:
Chas. A. Howard, bridgo work, $1S.
Greeley llundy, bridgo work, $34.
TIdhull Lumber Co., lumbor, $38.25.
O. Kratzensteln, hardware, $G9.03.
Hans Jorgonsen, bridge work, $3.
Omaha Structural Steel Works, es
timate No. 0 on Platto Precinct bridgo,
$1930.54.
Allowed on various road district
I funds, for road work:
On district No. 5: Ray Plerson, $G;
,S. Peyton, $22; A. P. Anderson, $G;
Adolph Klomlngcr, $5.75; Geo. Evans,
$24; Roy Hoatson, $12; Clint Iloat-
Hon, $3.75; J. Hockridge, $14; Geo.
Hoover, $5G; Rudolph Hank, $3; Ray
Plerson, $35; Win. Hiunphray, $4;
Merlo Cox, $15; Ray Plerson $12; Ed
Jolliff, $44; Rondo Humphroy, $44;
J. D. Colo, rond work district 27,
$5G.
Milton Raney, district 44, $27.45.
E. C. Hostottor, district 2, $17.50.
Win. A. Johnson, district 58, $4.
R. J. Wnugh, road drags district 31,
$55.
J. 10. Joffrlos, district 39, $3.50.
A. S. Gregg, district 12, $13:50.
P. W. McEvoy, rotund poll tax,
North Platto, $3.00.
P. R. Glnn, rcrund poll tax, North
Platto, $3.
Win. lllngliam, refund poll tax North
Platto, $3.00.
Jos. Roddy, rotund poll tax, North
Platto, $3.00.
Tho board hereby ontors Into nn
agreement with - Andorson to
mako ditch on north sido of road com
mencing about 80 rods cast of Platto
Valley Bchool houso and running
tlionco to a point about 40 rods wost of
southeast cornor of S. W. U Soc. 17,
Township 14, Rnngo 31, for n consld
oration of $350.
Whoroupon tho board adjourns until
tomorrow.
O. W. YOST, County Clork.
Decemhor 2, 1915.
noard mot snmo na yostorday. Pros
out, Ilorminghausen, Sprlr.gor and
county clerk.
Claims allowed on general fund:
XjrP "Sturdy as the Oak
Oakland 32,
PRICE $795, FACTORY
The New Model 8-Cylinder, 71 horse Power Oak
land has just reachedgOmaha.
LIVERY
Institute Feeble Minded, Beatrice,
care of county patients, $9S.44.
A. P. Beelor, mdso county poor,
$15.55.
C. M. Reynolds, rent county attor
ney's office, November and December,
$30.
W. H. Merrick, &z Co., mdse county
poor, $13.50.
R. L. Cochran, surveying, $9.40.
N. C. Cover, mdso county poor, $G.
J. E. Koontz, sprinkling, $35.
Reese Printing Co., supplies, $1.42.
Sam Souder, services State vs. In
man, $12.
Diener & Fletshmann, sios for
county poor, $2.G5.
Mason-Webb Co., disinfectant, $21.50
P. D. Wostenfeld, mdso county poor,
$20.05.
E. T. Tramp, mdso, county poor,
$SG.38.
Jons Sommor, nrlin county poor, $12
John Fr;ficr!ckuon, mdso county
r, $G.G '
W. H. Merrick l- Co.. mdse county
poor, $34.27.
Tno Hub mere ..i cisc county poor,
$29.G7.
Fred McCaig, services Stato vs. Mc
Govcrn, $0.40.
Maxwell-Brady Telephone Co., toll
charges, $2.G0.
Ilcndy-Oglor Auto Co., rent, $39.00.
Paul G. Meyer, Inspector Platto Pre
cinct bridgo, $108.
J. D. Adnins & Co., one grader, on
commissioner district No. 1, $450.
Geo. Noiscwenter, bridgo work, $2.
On road district No. 31: N. Guthcr
less, $8.50; G. Guthcrlcss, $8.50; Jas.
Gosnoll, $4; F. M. Kusor, $7.50; Merlo
Greeley, $2; Win. Pittmun, $10; C. L.
Ross, $24; Clint Gosnoll, $2; A. Su
kraw, $G.50.
On road district No. 12: J. T. Lloyd,
$10.00; Reuben Brnntlng, $12; L. Hoist,
$3.G0; E. Lloyd, $G.
On district No. 37: P. W. Alexander,
$1.50; Chas. Holt, $4.50; R. Kilmer, $0
On road district No. IS: Victor An
dorson. $4; L. S. Banks, $3; Herbert
Hnrroll, $S; Rollen Jackson. $2; S o-j
pben LaRue, $2G; Chas. Murrny, Sri;'
Dan McNIcklo, $5; A. McNickle, $9;
John McNickle, $9.
Harry Hammond, district 48, $51.
D. O. Mayilold, district 47. $5S.25.
Arthur Schneider, district 58, $2G.
Harold Brooks, district 2. $S.50.
C. A. Robinson, district 30. $42.50.
C. S. Kilmer, district 3G, $7.
Tim Hafferety. district 21, $G.
Loo Ratllff, district 21, $3.
Ell Kunkol, district 27, $15.
Road district No. 25: Hallto Trusty,
$22.75; Geo. Parkor, $17.50; I. C. Oglor
$14; Burt Light, $49; Geo. Schiller,
$5.50; Burt Nation, $5.25; Goo. Zoigler,
$14; Joo Stnckhouse, $3.50.
Road district No. 23: Walter Parcoll,
$13.50; Robort Parcoll, $1.50; Harry
Burton, $3; Jns. Scaton, $3; Geo.
Meyer, $33.
W. S. Ross, district 41, $33.
Efflo McNoal, rofund poll tax, dis
trict 35, $2.50.
A. T. Yost, rofund poll tax, North
PIntto, $3.
L. C. RIdlngor, refund poll tax dis
trict 30, $2.50.
Whoroupon tho board adjourns until
Decombor C, 1915.
C. W. YOST, County Clork,
Attornoy P. R. Halllgan wont to
Bridgeport TuoBday ovonlng.
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Phone 153
koine Authors ana ineir nonius.
There are authors who make t!ie
most of their uanies, and there are
others who don't When W. W. Ja
cobs was commencing his literary ca
reer and hoping to "mako a name"
why did ho not make the best of the
ono ho got at tho font 7 What a splash
ho could have made with William Wy-
mnrk Jacobs!
It Is almost as bad as Gilbert's neg
Iected name, which was Sehwonek
But perhaps that was too near
"swank" for a modest man. Ruther
ford Crockett -would have served the
author of "The Stieklt Minister" well.
but be was content with S. R. Sir
Arthur Pinoro's second name Is Wing.
Silas Hocking's is Kitto, Jeroino K
Jerome's Is Klapka, and Gilbert Ches
terton's "K" stands for Keith. Charles
Dickens was christened Charles John
Iluffham.
It is a remarkable fact that nearly
all the greater novelists are simply
styled Henry Fielding, Jane Austen.
Walter Scott. Charles Reade. George
Meredith. Thomas Hardy. William
Makepeace Thackeray Ignored Ills sec
ond name. St James' Gazette.
What Becomes of That Cent?
A fanner comes to town with thirty
apples, which ho sells three for a cent
getting, of course, 10 cents for them.
Another fanner, also with thirty up
plc-s, sells them two for u cent, getting
15 cents for his. They got 25 cents
In nil.
Tho next time they come in, with
thirty apples apiece, they meet at the
edgo of town and put their apples to
gether, making sixty npples. One man
having sold two for u cent, the other
three for a cent, they decide to sell
thcni llvo for il cents.
They do so niul when they're through
find out they hnvo received nut l!i
cents.
Tho problem Is, Why did they not
get as much for their apples sellln
them llvo for 2 cents as they did when
they sold them separately, or, what be
comes of tho cent? Columbus Dls
patch.
Firo and tho Lodgcpolo Pino.
Fire, tho arch enemy of tho forest,
is tho very lifo of tho lodgcpolo pine,
for cessation of fires would In time
practically ellmlnnto the species from
the forest Following a sweeping lire
it is found Unit tho lodgcpolo pine Is
tho ilrst tree at work to make good
Its loss. On tho blackened limbs of
tho lire killed tree are scores of cones
stuck closely to tho branches. With
In these cones lie fertile seeds wait
ing for naturo to set Uiem free. Tho
fiery whirlwind sweeps by, and in a
few hours tho brown bits ot tissue
llko seeds silently climb out of their
sheltering homes and mako n (light
to tho earth. Being exceedingly light
thousands' aro sometimes blown for
miles. An earth cleaned for their re
ceptlou is found by tho germs of new
woods life.
"Ough."
An exchange prints tho following
list of words ending In "ough" and
adds tho pronunciation of tho more ol
scuro words, so far na ascertainable
from tho dictionaries: Messrs. Gough
(goff), Hough (huff) and Clough (duff)
though tough enough, thought through
tho day that they would visit Mr,
Brough (broo), who, having a hiccough
(hiccup) and u cough, lived In a clough
(chill' or clou), with plenty of dough
and a tamo chough (chuff) kept nea
a plough in a rough trough, hung t
a bough over a lough (loch). A slouc
(sluf) of tho bank into the slough (sloo)
Injured his thoroughbred's hougl
(hock).
No wonder tho foreigner shudders at
thoso four terrtblo letters!
HE KNEW
TOO MUCH
By DONALD CHAMBERLIN
Everybody knows that the besetting
In among- ollleinls In Russia Is graft.
Prom tho highest to tho lowest they
expect tho palm to bo crossed before
they will do their duty, and a favor
costs a great deal more.
There was onco n general In Russia
who was Intimately connected with
tho imperial family. Ills name was
Uexander Rlzcnoff. Ho was n skillful
commander, and to him Russia was
indebted for its salvation in a certain
war. During this time ho was much
troubled by tho rascality of oillcials In
the supply department. He could get
neither food nor ammunition for his
troops because thoso whoso duty it
was to provide nnd forward them were
waiting for thoso who sold to pay their
oninilsslon nnd thoso who forwarded
o receive tho same pecuniary attcn
lon. General Rlzcnoff was a very ener
getic man, nnd after his victory de-
ermlncd to bring some of these oill
cials to justice. He employed secret
cuts to traco tho causes of the de
lays that had inconvenienced him, but
when they made their report ho found
himself estopped from pursuing the
matter further, nis investigators had
traced the graft to certain grand dukes
who had been getting rich during the
war, and he believed that if bo brought
tho matter up officially ho would prob
ably bo sent to Siberia on some trump
ed up charge.
Tho guilty persons knew that the
general was aware of their delinquen
cies, but. were not nwnro what he in
tended doing with tho evidence in his
possession. They would have united
In n plan to get rid of him, but bis
victories over tho enemies of Russia
had made him so popular that they did
not dare to accuse him of nny crime.
Meanwhile the general was lionized,
wined and dined by tho lofty nnd
cheered wherever he appeared in pub
lic by the lowly. Tho loudest In his
praise were those who had come near
thwarting his military successes and
were now hunting for a plan by which
they could seal his lips in enso he
should think of exposing their pecula
tions.
Tho general was a very good man.
Far from enjoying being feted, he pre
ferred Ids rooms in tho quarters as
signed hlin as a commander. He was
essentially a man's mail nnd had very
little to do with women.
One evening at a ball at tho winter
palace one of tho grand dukes told
the general there was a lady present
who desired that he should bo present
ed to her. Rizenoff demurred, but tho
would be Introducer, who was an un
clo to tho czar, would not bo refused
and be was altogether too powerful to
offend. Tho general was led up to a
Spanish lady, who looked up at him
with a pair of Madonna-llko eyes.
which seemed to say, "I am the slave
of the warrior who has led his troops
to victory." Women had made open
advances to him. They nttacked him
through his vanity nnd through his
senses. They had all failed. There
was something Inexpressibly timid in
this girl's admiration, something that
seemed to say: "I can never aspire to
be noticed by you. I only wish to
bask for a moment in tho light of your
glory."
Rteonoff was touched by this wor
ship of a beautiful girl almost young
enough to bo his daughter, lie return
ed It by asking her to dance. Sho
looked up at him with a frightened
glance, as much us to say: "This honor
cannot bo for such as I. I should not
know how to behave in so exalted a
position ns that of your partner."
Nevertheless sho danced and with
such grace that others ceased to dance
to watch her. Every movement was
perfect, yet it seemed natural, not cul
tlvated perfection. When the daneo
was ended the general led his partner
to ono of the little nooks intended for
tcte-a-tctes and there spent tho rest of
tho evening with her.
Prom that time General Rizenoff
paid his court to this girl and to her
only. Inez Cnrdena was her name.
Who sho was, bow sho eamo to bo In-
vited to a stato ball, no one knew. She
did not claim to bo noble. She was
too well bred to bo of the peasant
class. She was Invited to all functions
where General Rizenoff was invited,
for his attentions to her wero well
known. On such occasions where sho
danced sho was the center of all eyes,
and it soon camo to bo noted that sho
never danced with any ono except
Rizenoff. Whether no ono else asked
her to dance or whether sho consider
ed It such an honor to be chosen by
him that It would bo a sacrilege to
daneo with nny ono clso did not trans
ptre.
Ono night Rizenoff departed from
tho palace of a grand duko where a
ball was In progress in n carriage in
company with Inez Cnrdena. Shortly
afterward tho carrlago drove up to tho
general's quarters. When tho door
was opened Rizonoff's dead body was
there with a poniard sticking in Ills
heart No living person was In tho
carrlago.
People talked, but only under their
breath. Information was Issued from
tho pnlnco that tho general had come
to his death from cause or causes un
known to tho government, nnd It was
forbidden to discuss tho matter.
"She was n dancer from Madrid,"
said a man to nnother In speaking of
Inez Cardena.
"And tho general know too much."
AmazlnQ Transformation.
One may bo a speckled trout lu tho
uintry und a codfish in the city, ac
cording to an observer, who believe
that many country boys would do well
to stny at houi.
"A farmer," lie said, "once caught
a flue speckled trout, which he decided
to present to his nunt in tho city. A -cordingly,
he wrapped it in green
leaves and placed it In n basket In the
body of the wagon. As ho stopped for
refreshment at a roadside tavern some
mischievous boys took a codllsh from
a nearby grocery stall and substitute 1
It for the llnny beauty.
"Arriving in the city, ho presented
the tlsh to his nunt. 'What do you
mean?' she cried. 'This Isn't a trout;
It's a codllsh.'
"Rather crestfallen, he took it back,
but on the road the boys again nmdo
a substitution, nnd when he showed
tho fish to his wife it was a speckled
trout She listened to his tale with an
amused smile. 'Yes,' she said llnally.
'it's like you a speckled trout lu the
country and a coelilsh in town.' "Ex
change. Tho Split Infinitive.
The split infinitive Is the term used
to designate the Infinitive form of tho
verb that generally begins with tho
preposition "to," when sepnratcd by a
qualifying adverb or phrase, as In tho
following: "To brlelly deslRiiate," "to
readily understand," "to suddenly and
completely change front," "ho know-
not which to most admire, "to sweet
ly sing," "to humbly walk." This use
Is held by literary critics and gram
matical purists to bo highly Improper,
but It occurs abundantly In English
literature, from the time of Shuko-
spearo to the present dny. Nearly ev
ery standard author Is guilty of It, and
It Is very general in popular speech.
The splitting of tho infinitive Is often
dictated by a senso of rhythm, the
placing of the qualifying adverb after
tho verb and beforo tho weak adjunct
or object which follows the verb re
sulting often in disharmony of rhythm
or stress.
Fixing tho Fairies.
Remnants of the cave men living In
hidden places in tho forests, avoiding
the more civilized humnu beings about
them, but seen occasionally by these.
were probably tho first of the fairies.
according to A. E. Peako In n paper
that appears In the report of the Pre
historic Society of East Anglla.
Long before tho Danes came to tho
British isles Ireland was Infested by
a people called the Dannnns, probably
the earliest of tho Celts or possibly
antedatlng them. Tho word Dnnunn.
according to- the London Lancet, may
be rendered "fairy." They wero of
puny stature, but their heads were as
large as ours, as Is proved by the
skulls found in tho bogs. With their
little pointed caps and their letlrlng
ways they were only vaguely known
to their neighbors, and when they died
out they were dimly remembered and
soon became a legend.
Cairo Street Warnings.
In oriental countries the recklessness
of drivers of vehicles and their disre
gard for foot passengers are very
marked, but In Cairo they have a
series of curious cries with which they
warn a footman. They specify the
particular part of his anatomy which
is In dnnger, as thus: "Look out for
thy left shin, O uncle!" "Boy, have a
care for tho llttlo too on thy right
foot!" "O blind beggnr, look out for
thy staff!" And Uio blind beggar, feel
ing his way with tho staff in his right
hand, at once obediently turns to tho
left "O Prankish woman, look out for
thy left foot!" "O burden bearer, thy
load is in danger!" "O' water currier,
look out for tho tall end of thy pigskin
water bottle!"
The Wolf's Den.
Ono of tho most grewsomo among
nnlmnl homes Is tho wolf's den. This
Is simply a hole dug in tho side of a
bank or a small natural cave, gener
ally situated on the sunny side of a
rldgo nnd almost hidden by bushes
and loose bowlders. Hero the wolf
lies snug. In and about his doorway
lie tho romnlns of past feasts, which,
coupled with his own odor, make the
wolfs den a not very iuvitlng place.
Nevertheless there Is something so
dread and mysterious about tills soft
footed marauder that It even lends a
fascination to his home. St Nicholas.
E Pluribus Unum.
Tho Latin phraso "E pluribus unum"
means "From many, one." It is the
motto of the United States, as being
one nation, though composed of many
states. The expression is found orig
inally in n Latin poem entltletl "More
turn," supposed to have been written
by tho poet Virgil.
Saved!
A husbnnd was waiting outside a
jeweler's, growling with Impatience.
Ills wlfo emerge! from tho shop.
"They want a thousnntl guineas for
It" sho said.
"Thank heavens!" cried the husband.
"Now como nlong." Punch.
A Duko's Maxim.
It was a maxim of tho first Duko or
Portland, who was a great lover of
rnco horses, that thcro wero only two
places whero all men are equal on the
turf and under tho turf.
Suspicion.
Onco glvo your mind to suspicion
and there is suro to bo food enough for
It In tho stillest night the air Is filled
with sounds for tho wnkeful ear that
Is resolved to listen.
Josh Billings was right when ho said,
"I don't caro how much a mnn talks If
bo only says It In n few wortls."