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aK"KK"KK" Closing Exercise ' President Taft Spring Styles of Hteh School.1 to Join M. W. A. f-vlnl 5 in VACATION Time U H.r. yjj.l item? Take a Kodak with you and enhance the pleasures of your trip a hundred fold. We have them in all styles and at all prices and will appreciate an inspection of our line. T r CEDING & CO t v t f t Y ? Y Y Y Y t Y Y Y Y Y La.-t Fridiy r.iijht the '0;t cla.,s hf the Plattsmouth High School was arrayed n all its g!ry. The stage cf tin.-' Par rr.ele Theat-.r was nicely decorated, and the .rrangement.s were made with the greate-t pood taste. Mi.-s Jo E. Hall delivered the Salu tatory for the cIms. Hertubjtct was "By Their Works. Ye Shall Know Them." Her voice wua eood and her Spokane, Wash., May 2. -O.ieers cf , Excelsior Carr.p No. MT-J, Modern Woodmen, are preparing elaborate plans to initiate President Taft into the mysteries o: the order during his stay in Srokani' the second week in August, wUen it is expected the chief executive will participate at the seventeenth se;.io:is of the National Irrigation Congress. The honors will be confer- Y Y Y y Y y y y y y y y y y v y y y y y y y y T y y Al 30 io 50 Per Cent Oil We are now entering our second Spring season in the retail shoe business in Omaha. When we started we believed it possible to give manner pleasing, and tne way 1:1 hich reo uy a. k. laioot.neaa consUi,ssii she handled her subject demonstrated j ed by Williams Jennings Bryan of Ne that as a student Miss Hall was a 1 braska, United States Senator Jonathan spler.iMil example 01 tne message sue . r. uomvtr 01 ioa, unueu ciaies sen-; . ,,. . , . . . bore. The thought of her address ' ator Joseph W. Dailey of Texas.Speak-1 tllC I)UOllC tile DOSl SllOeS, 111 all StvlCS, lit showed keen observation, sucn as ; er joepn cannon. 01 u.mois, 1 .01. j. - m ,. are better prepared than ever 1 . might have been expected from a per- W Blackman of Kansas University, son much older than she. The lessons . Lyman Abbott editor of the Outlook, she presented should make a lasting j and other prominent public men. impression upon all w ho heard her, and j The ceremonies will take place in the should bear fruit in the elevation of i state armory with from 5,0'W to 6.C00 their lives. I members in atterdur.ee. A ba-.quet, at The class Valedictory was delivered 1 chich President Taft will speak, is to by Miss Helen M. Je3s, her subject be- follow. The band connected with ' the ing "Circles." She too, showed her- Fighting Third" regiment infantry, or seif master of her subject. Her pre- gar.ized in 1702 and at one time com sentation of the theme was charming manded by "Mad Anthony Wayne", to from first to last, ar.d showed thab her j be stationed at Fort George Wright, stud int life had not been in vain. If thrae ir.ilo3 'northwest of Spokane, this the other members of the class of '09 summer, will- furnish music for the were as good students as these" two! occasion and representative members of young ladies demonstrated to the cudi- j the order from all parts of America ence thev must have been, we rrediet , will be here to greet the nation'? chief V Observe Memorial Day McConihic Post and W. R. C pay Tribute to Memory of Nations Dead. Burkett on Free Lumber At ten o'clock Saturday morning the 'members of McConihie Post No. 45 rxfl Army of the Republic, and the menibersof the Woman's Relief Corps .No. tn, asoembled at the G. A. R. hall, where a large collection of flowers had toeon gathered. Three large carry-alls and several buggies had been provided fur the purpose of taking the members tji the cemetery, wheie they decorated the graves of the patriotic dead and ''their widows. , fln the afternoon at 2:.'W a large crowd as--smbled in the Parmclo theater, wtiere toe Memorial exercises were i-!;13. Rev. Luther Moore, of the N2mHtian church offered up a very elo quent and patriotic prayer, full of sub Jirae petitions for the welfare of the ijorvivorsof the Civil war and their faithful wives and widows, and for the fall realization on the part of every citixen his duties and responsibilities ia times of peace. "Mis. J. W. Gamble sang "Star Spangled Banner" in her usual impres sive nitnner so pleasing to the whole audience. The young men's quartette, dlcn Scott, Clarence Staats, George Falter and Jennings Sciver then ren dered "Tenting Tonight" in such a way as to charm tho audience. Coanty Attorney W. C. Ramsey then Ifave the address of the day. He rex-counted the great work accomplished by th Union soldiers, their hardships -and fuflTerings, and how as a result of their sacrifices wo today enjoy the greatest nation on earth. Prof. H. S. Austin Bang "Decora tion Day." As he, sang the whole aniience seemed to feel the importance if the day 'and the solemnity of a aicrooriid Day, and tho spirit in which Decoration Day should bo observed. A duet was then rendered by Mrs. K. H. Wescott and Mrs. Mae Morgan which was a fitting conclusion for the aeificcs of the day. that in a few years the 'OD class will have made its influence felt for good in the world. '. The music for the occasion was of a when he takes the Woodmen's oath. Another important matter, which, by happy coincidence, comes with the op ening of the meeting of tho irrigation- $2.50. We this spring to show you what you want at a great saving for yourself. v Ladies' Oxfords that retail every where at 5.00 and 4.00, in all leathers, styles and lasts, at Alexander's for $2 50 i Open Until ' 6:30 P. M. SAMPLE SHOEMAN ALEXANDER Gth Floor Paxton Block, Omaha. A part of Senator Burkett'a speech for free lumber, from the Congressional Record of May 21, 1C09. in maxing a tariit bill we must con sider the best interests of the greatest number of people.of this country. In my opinion it is of more importance to the people, it will build up mere indus tries, and it will enable the people to support more industries, if they can hnve their lumber cheaper. I am one of those who believe that by putting lumber on the free list it will reduce the price of lumber to the consumers in this country, and if it does I am here to ask the que3 tioa which I asked the Senator from Washington several days ago, when he was making his speech: If it will not reduce the price of lumber, why are the people representing those states where in lumber is located so much concerned about the proposition to reduce the tarifr? In making this bill of 1909 we ought at least to bring it up to 1909. When we put logs on the free list, and that was a good many years ago, it might have been possible to float them down the river. But conditions have chang ed since that time. When the timber got farther back from the streams they had to manufacture it to meet tho re quirments of the transportation facili ties. It was quite natural under the protective theory that the rate on finish ed lumber should be higher than on rough lumber. But today we have gotten as far away from the rough lumber as we are from the log proposi tion. You cannot buy a stick of rouitn lumber today in the retail yards of the Mississippi Valley, and that condition has prevailed for ten years. Why? Be cause the lumber manufacturers have found that it is more profitable to handle linished lumber than rough lumber. They have found that they can save more in freight rates than it costs to finish it. So when you reduce the rate on rough lumber and leave a dilTerential on tinsihed lumber is not of any importance in the lumber which controversy. In my opinion this differ ential on lumber is simply a humbug. very high quality, and wo regret .that ists and experts in fore ;try.deep water j our space will not permit a more ex-! way?, good roads and honiehuildir.j and j tended notice. the visit of President Taft, is the begin-. Hon. William J. Bryan was then in- i ning of the drawings on August 9, for troduced anl delivered the class ad- j more than 700,000 acres of lands in ihe dress from the subject "The Price of a I Spokane, Coeur d'Aler.e and Flathead Soul." It containid some wholesome j reservations. The registration officers advice to the young people, ar.d was will be in Spokane.Coeurd'Alene. Idaho, DEPARTMENT IN CONNECTION. delivered in the u.sual Chautauqua I stylo of oratory, as mastered by Mr. Bryan. Nothing rew was presented in the address, but what was said wan in a pleasing way, with those sparkling gems in words with which Mr. Bryan has been able to charm vast audiences the world round. At the conclusion of Mr. Bryan's ad dress, Mr. J. M. Roberts, in a few well chosen words presented the diplomas to the class. The following is a list of the names of the graduates: Ethel J. Bently. Marie B. Bookrr.cy er, Grace O. Dalton, Marie K. Fitz gerald, Jo '.E. Hall, Mabel B. Kiser, Helen L. Kline, Anna L. Kopia, Ethel M. Ledya, Muriel M. Mulli3, Marie II. Hiber, Helen M. Jess, Netty M. Jir- ousck, Jennie E. Johnson, Id M. John son, Ellen C. Pollock, Alice E. Root, Wilhelmina M. Thierolf, Clara II . Wohl farth, Clarence L. Beal, Carl E. Smith. John D. Henrich, Will A. Shopp and Clarence Staats. and Kalipell and Mioula, Mont. Best Method Of Growing Alfalfa. By Alvin Keyser, Professor of Soil.-5, University of Nebraska. eastern Nebraska which is known as the glacial drift, land that is deficient in lime and the application of ground lime stone to the surface, at the rate of a tn per acre, might materially in crease the growth of alfalfa Under these circumstances u catch is almost sure to be obtained where it would be otherwise impossible unlcs liberal dressings of manure are used. SSED BEO:-After the land has been pat into the proper condition, as indi- tted above, the most essential thing eaten aoove, me .most essential uuhk i m;tside of good seed is the preparation the fight with weeds that endangers the success of spring seeding, and the following year fair crops will be har vested. This fall or August seeding can be done almost anywhere east of Holdrege except in those sea sons when severe fall drouth prevents. Where alfalfa is seeded in Augustaftf r wheat or oats, the stubble land should be thoroughly disked immediately after the binder and plowed as early in July as possible, and the plowing should be worked down with the disk and snike- Farrwoll Parly A wy pleasant farewell party was at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E, IL Wescott, Thursday evening in honor of Mu Genevieve Howard, and Prof, Fartwell For Mis Hartwlck. At the home of Miss Teresa Droege, Thursday afternoon, a farewell party was given in honor cf Miss Irene Hart wick, who is to leave shortly for Chica- Cattle Make A Big Gain "Putting on again af pounds per head in a six months' feed is doing pretty well," eaid C. S. Newlon, a prosperous farmer and feeder of Weep ing Water, who marketed twenty htad of l,fj3G pound beeves yesterday. When I bought these cattle last fall they weighed just a little over 1.000 pounds. I ran them in stalks about a month and put them up November 20. They have had a straight diet of corn ar.d alfalfa since then ar.d I find that is the diet that makes good cattle. It seems to be a perfectly balanced ration and as Ne braska can beat the world at raising corn and aifalfa. I see no reason why this state should not stand in tho front rank as a beef producer. There is very little old corn to be had in my neighboi hood and it is selling at CG 1-2 to 67c. This means that the acerago planted to corn will be usually large and as' the season and conditions have been very favorable so far, we ought to have a hig yield. Exchange. W r. n,wA-. KntK f m :f.. .:!, ;8- 1 He afternoon was spent in the jfl,,,,,! i most pleasant.manner and social amuse Those present included the following; ,nicni- uroege iaa arranged a Mr. ?d Mrs. C. S. Johnson, and E. H. ' 8l,lemlul nd delicious three course .vtt. Mrs. Bertha Todd. Mi,,. ! luncheon, which was elegantly served ZebuTuey, Genevieve Howard, Etha CraUlI, Leona Brady, Messrs. Clyde -A&uiuim, W. C. Brooke, D. C. York wjI KobL Hayes. fee ua for sale bills. i at five o'clock. 1 inose present ana attending were Misses Hartwick, Anna Wohlfarth, Mary Maguire.IIulda Goos.Julia Janda, Mary McElroy, Clara Goos, Margaret Goos, and Teresa Droege. You know the session for tornadoes is rapidly approaching. We hope it wont catch you but it mav. Anyway you'll feel bet ter after you've taken out that TOkNADO POLICY you have been thinking about and putting off. Call on J. E. BARWICK. DOVEY BLOCK. Insurance, City Real Estate and South Dakota, North Da kota, Missouri, Trxaa Farms. I have acquired the agencies of the following Insurance Com panies formerly represented by Thomas Pollock: The Home, Liverpool London & Globs, Sprint;fisld F. & M., Inscrancs Company of North America, Franklin Firs. Firs of Philadelphia. ? t t t ? f ? William J. Bryan was entertained Friday evening at the home of Dr.i and Mrs. E. D. Cummins. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Pollock died Friday afternoon. Edith Lillian was about ten weeks old. The services were held at the home Sunday afternoon. The family have the sympathy of their many friends. Morgan Waybright of Los Angeles, Cal., has returned to this city and is the guest of Judge and Mrs. A. J. Bee son. We are glad to sec Mr. Waybright again on the streets. He is one of our best citizens and numbered among the friends of the News-Herald. Rev. A. A. Randall, pastor of the M. E. church in this city, delivered the Memorial Day address at Weeping Water on Saturday... His address was one of the best ever delivered in that city. Dr. Randall is one of the most scholarly men in eastern Nebraska. Attorney A. P. Moran, of Nebraska City, was in the city on business at the district court, Saturday. He paid us a pleasant visit and subscribed for the News-Herald. Mr. Moran is a fine gentleman and one of the leading members of the Otoe county bar. You are always welcome in our sanctum, when in the city. Son.-It has frequently been claimed that a'.falf required certain specific types of soil in order to successfully produce the crop. It v.-a3 formerly said that sand or sandy loam soil were the only ones fit to grow alfalfa. It has been found, however, by long experience that alfalfa will grow and thrive on nearly all well drained soil". The only tvpts of soil upon which al falfa does not do well a'e those soils which are merely poor eand and the moit extreme types of clay soil and hardpan. Alfalfa has been grown suc cessfully on ail other types of soil where proper precautior.3 were taker.. The precautions whlc'i are necessary vary in different localities to a marked degree. In the dry uplands of central Nebraska the rich black soil produces alfalfa abundantly without anj special treatment other than gord preparation of the seed bed ar.d good seed. Land which has been cropped for a great many years to corn or other grains without manures often produces poor crops of alfalfa, and it is often difficult to obtain a stand of alfalfa upon such soils. Such land can be brought back into condition so that it will prod-ce al falfa abundantly, if it is given a light dressing of stable manure, say S to 10 loads tc the acre, bomctimes the con dition of the land can be restored by tne growtn ot a green manure crop, such as rye, that is plowed under and allowed to rot in the soil. Alfalfa will not grow nor do well in any soil (ex cept where it is heavily manured) un less it is supplied with the proper kind of bacteria inoculation. This is neces sary because of the fact that the inoc ulation which produced the nodules or tubercles on the roots of the crop is necessary for the alfalfa plant in order that it may gather its own nitrogen food supply. Nearly all alfalfa Eeed will carry a small amount of this inoc ulation and where the land is in excel lent shape or condition it is not usually necessary to apply the inoculation arti- fically, as the inoculation carried by the seed will usually establish inocu lation in tne crop, Dut many soils in many places are not in perfect condi tion, and the seed under these circum stances does not carry sufficient inocu lation to enable the crop to grow. Where this is the case, it is probably best to inoculate the land by applying soil from an old well established field of alfalfa. About 100 pounds of such soil to the acre will supply sufficient in oculation to thoroughly inoculate the entire crop. There are many place3 in the state of Nebraska where alfalfa was an absolute failure until farmers took to inoculating their land prior to seeding, and this remained true until alfalfa was grown by practically all the farmers in the locality. Very little of the land in eastern or southeastern Nebraska is Inoculated naturally and farmers have found it essential to ma nure the land before seeding to alfalfa in order to get a catch. Where this has been done almost universal success has followed their efforts. There is considerable land in eastern and south tooth to a good seed bed as indicated ii in At rt'1 it iti . . o!. a proper seed tiea ior me crop. ir.e ; auove. Airaiia seeded on land t,re- m:ed bed for alfalfa is best prepared i pared in this way by the middle of Au ( except on very sandy land) by plowing"! g-jst will slmost certainly make a the land deeply and thoroughly. The stand. The use of the land is not lost plow should be followed tho same half j fur a season and the disagreeable weed day with the disc harrow and spike cutting work is entirely done with. tooth harrow, ar.d worked until the subsurface has been thoroughly com- Where good seed is used, 15 to 20 pounds per acre will insure a perfect pacted and the surface well fined. With stand. The seed should be sown broad the seed bed prepared in this way cast and harrowed in with a spike upon soil in proper alfalfa conditions, tooth harrow. one is always sure to obtain a stand of It may be said then, that the e3sen alfalfa wherever alfalfa may be sue-. tials for successful alfalfa growing are cessfully grown. ' good soil in proper condition for alfalfa Seed! Seed produced in the region j production, thorough preparation of where the alfalfa is to be sown, or at least as far north, $nd that grown on the upland will give the best results. Alfalfa seed produced under irrigation does not do as well under our conditions as that produced without irrigation. Seed which is imported from a more southern climate is likely to suffer from vs inter killing. Time of seeding: Alfalfa may be sown from April to September, but as j a rule that which is seeded fiom the j first of August to the first of Septem-1 ber will (rive the best stand with the I least amount of labor, with the least loss of time and money in the use of the land. Where alfalfa is sown in the spring it is necessary to mow it fre quently during the summer in order to prevent the weeds killing it out. . As a consequence no crop is produced the first year, except in the most propi tious years. Where the alfalfa is sown in August, nowever, it may toiiow small grain crops ar.d thus the use of the land is not lost for one season. Al falfa seeded in the fall does not have seed bed, good seed sown at the most advantageous time. New B. & M. Time Card. The complete schedule of trair.3 pas sing through and stopping in the city is as fobows: Going West. No. 13-0maha and Lincoln 8:03 a. m. No. C3-Louisville, Ashland and Lincoln 3:22 p. ni. No. 23 -Omaha & Lincoln 6:13 p. m. Going East. No. 10 -Chicago and East. No. fi Chicago and East . . No. 4 Local Iowa points No. 'J2-Pacific Junction.. No. 2 Chicago and East . No. 20-Omaha via Pacific Junction 2:40 p. m. No. 2G-From Omaha 4:00 p. m. No. 14-From Omaha 9:23 p. m. . 3:02 a. m. ..8:08 a. m. ,.9:4o a. m. ..1:12 p. m. .5:02 p. m. In George Washington's Time There was no talk of adulteration and grocery stores sold only staples-table delicacies were few and far between. Well, this store for one is old fashioned as to its ideas of purity, new style in that it has on hand the best of everyihing for the table brought from the marts of the world. We would like to name you among our patrons. H. M. SOENNICHSEN.