ERRiFEC HAIL
AND RAIN STORM
Worst Storm in Years Sweeps
" Rock Bluffs and Liberty
Precincts
lrora persons residing near Rock ihg the amount of territory.
Bluffs and Murray who were In h
city today reports were received of
k terrific rain and bail storm which
Bwept the country south of this city
last evening Inflicted property loss
amounting in the total to thousands
of dollars The terlffic downpour
of rain swept out newly planted
fields, leaving them furrowel deep
and scattering the corn which had
been planted In them to the four
winds. From what can bo learned
the rain was widespread In Its ex
tent and covered a section of rich
territory which the farmers had but
just fairly gotten started to plant
The rainfall Is pronounced to have
been the heaviest seen In this sec
tion In years and the water quickly
swelled the streams of 'that section
to raging torrents.
The destruction by hall is far
more disastrous in pecuniary loss
than that of the rain. Fruit which
in that Rectlon, had never been In
better condition, is reported to have
been greatly damaged, the
trees being stripped of leaves
and the blossoms being cut
away as rlan as if some giant giant
pruner had gone over the trees re
moving every cestlge of their com
ing yield. Apple trees which had
been laden with blossoms before the
advent of the storm were utterly de
nuded of their bloom and stood stark
and barren in the air after the rain
of hall had passed. Teach trees
which were In bloom and which had
survived the frosts and freezes were
likewise stripped of their bloom. The
hall also cut down the fields of wheat
leaving many of them as bare of
vegetation as if there had never been
ft green thing growing upon them
This means an enormous loss to the
farmers of that section for whom the
outlook had been ever so encourag
lng.
The storm burp upon that section
just before the rain and hall which
visited this city about six o'clock. The
cloud was very heavy there much
more so than hero and the hnll was
many times larger. It passed off
to the eattl and into Iowa (renting
havoc with fruit nnd growing crops
through Fremont and Wills counties
Particulars as to the condition
In Liberty precinct were not ol
tainahle at the hour of closing the
forms but from reliable parties from
Rock Muffs precinct the above state
of facts are gleaned. W. l Ilutctu
son, the well known citizen of Rock
niuffs, was In the city today and
he described the storm as equal to
the great hall storm of 1883 only not
states that he lost heavily on hit
spring wheat and his fruit. The
apple blossoms and peach blossoms
on his trees were cleaned off as if
they had never existed and his yard
was filled w lih broken limbs and i
covered with leaves stripped from the
trees. At his place -the rain fall
was not so very heavy but from his
neighbors he learned of many fields
jeing so badly washed out that they
would have to replant. Mis spring
wheat was cut down by the hall until
it was left as bare as the pavement
on the street. This completely ruins
he wheat crop and he fears that he
will have little or no fruit left. The
storm at his place lasted about ten
minutes although rain fell for some
time longer.
B. B. Daniher, from near Murray
who lives a good distance west of
Hutcheson reports that the storm
did a vast amount of damage in his
vicinity. The rainfall was very heavy
and washing In that section and his
fields will have to be replanted In
common with those of his neighbors.
Talking with Alf Nlckles that gentle
man Informed him that he would
have to replant also as the rain had
destroyed the effects of his work.
Fruit Is ruined throughout that sec
tion is the belief of Mr. Daniher, as
the blossoms were beaten from the
trees and their limbs and bows scat
tered far and wide. The storm at his
place lasted about half an hour and
was a terrific one while It lasted. At
the time the storm came up Mr. Dan
iher was engaged in milking and the
first he noticed was the rain which
came down heavily followed by wind
In a few minutes and then by tie Im
mense hall stones. These were driven
on the wings of the wind and It was
so violent that many of the leaves
torn from the trees were driven
against the house by the hail and
after the storm they were found
(rand Lodge Fleets.
Lincoln, Neb.. May 12. The grand
lodge, Ancieut Order of United
Workmen, late this afternoon con
cluded the election of its biennial
officers, and selected Lincoln as the
next meeting place of the grand lodge
two years hence.
Tu Cuuttrsi for ihe next meeting
place was void of rivalry, Lincoln
winning over Omaha and ,McCouk
nearly two to one. . Lincoln received
224 votes, Omaha 158 and ilcCook
109.
Grand Master Workman A. M.
Walling of David City.
Grand Foreman W. B. Lonsberry
of Aurora,
Grand Overseer George S. Haw-
ley of Republican City.
Grand Recorder Fred C. Whittle
sey of Grand Island.
Grand Receiver (Treasurer)
Robert P. Falkner of Hastings.
Grand Guide A. B. Dillon of
Oakdale.
Grand Trustee John P. Scott of
Sutton.
Grand Watchman Chris Jensen
of Minden.
Law committee E. A. Polly of
Seward. II ..M. Waring of Omaha, and
J. M .Bell cf York.
Grand Medical Examiner Dr. W.
J. Redfield of Wood River.
The entire afternoon was given
over to the same work as that of the
morning, working in the committee
of the whole with regard to the laws
of the lodge. Few alterations were
made, and none materially changing
the laws, but many slight changes
were made harmonize the law with
the situation which the lodge now
operates separately from the supreme
lodge.
Representatives of the grand lodge
of New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado
were In the conventon today quietly
importuning the Nebraska grand
lodge to admit them Into its member
ship . The sister lodges mentioned
are said to be prosperous, and it is
they say with a view to securing the
protection guaranteed by alodge of
such standing as the grand lodge of
Nebraska that they are knocking for
admission.
Steps are to be taken to amend the
law of the grand lodge of Nebraska
so as to admit the assimilation of
the grand lodges of New Mexico, Ari
zona and Colorado if pssible.
8
TT BLUFF :TO?LW
UP THE
OF NEBRASKA.
BEST IRRIGATED LANDS IN THE WEST
dented into the weather boarding. lng fountry( wl haye
Both of the gentlemen state that for of 8tenIng to one of the fine
Bo long in duration and not cover-1 as It is.
a long time after the storm, the hail
stones lay In plies on the ground and
could pe picked up In scoop fulls.
A gentleman froin Thurmnn states
that at that point hall was still lay
ing on the ground this morning In i
large quantities and could easily be
picked up In buckets. Great holes
were, formed In the ground where the
monster stones had Imbedded them
selves In the onrth, the same as In
the great storm ;f 188S.
It Is fortunate that the storm came
so early in the season as it did for
the loss had corn been up would have
been tremendous and It is bad enough
Thirty thousand acres fertile
land in a splendid climate, water
ed by one of the biggest irrigation
systems in the country. No Ne
braska land of equal area will
support more families.
Men from the Greeley district
of the, South Platte country say
the advantages of the North Platte
are superior and the prices are
one-fourth to one-third less. Read
again; think.
Ernest Wurl returned this morn
ing from Qulncy, 111., where he had
been to assist his brother Otto In
n turning exhibition given In that
city on Monday night.
Emll Weyrlck was a passenger for
Omaha this morning going there to
purchase the stock for the new drug
flm- cf vhich he and Joe Hadruba
are to be the members
The Alfalfa Meeting.
Next Tuesday night the members
of the Commercial Club and their
guests, the farmers of the su..ound-
easure
finest dis
courses ever given in this city "pon
a product which is Just now com
i manding attention all over the west.
This is Alfalfa, something in which
tne rarmers throughout the west
are most vitally Interested. Sec
retary Wescoit of the Commercial
Club has secured Prof. Davisson of
the University of Nebraska agricul
tnra department to address the club
and their guests on Tuesday night
at Coates Hall at 8 o'clock on this
subject. He is a recognized authori
ty on this subject and an expert in
methods of cultivation, growth and
the uses for which this new feed can
be used. To every farmer who takes
the Journal a very cordial Invitation
Is extended to meet at Coates Hall on
Tuesday night, May 18 at 8 o'clock
and hear what the benefits are to be
derived from the cultivation of this
product Do not wait for a special
Invitation but come and hear where
you can . benefit yourself. A' pro
gram of other attractions has also
been prepared, all of which will
please as well as educate. There
will be music and everything possible
to make the evening a good one.
You are invited.
Tuesday, May 18th is the date of i
our second excursion for the sale of
the famous Trl-State land at Scott's
Bluffs, Neb., said to be the -finest I
single body of Irrigated land in the
United States, embracing 30,000
acres, of which 10,000 acres v, ill be
sold immediately.
This land is owned by the Tri-.tate
Land Company, of which E. A. Cud-
ahy is president, and is under the
great Trl-State Cunnl, one of the
largest systems of irrigation in the
west, constructed at a cost of $2,000,
000. Six four-horse teams, 24 horses,
can stand abreast across the bottom
of the canal, which for the first few
miles Is ninety feet wide on the bot
tom. It Is half again as large as
the Immense government Pathfinder
canal. Its headgates. dams, intakes.
waste- ways, and drops are wholly
constructed of steel and re-inforced
concrete. Its every part represents
the highest achievement of modern
engineering skill and workmanship.
The Trl-State Land Co. has pra
tlcally the first waUr- right out of the
North Pintle river, and for an im
mense amount of water. When it is
also remembered that the South
Platte waters all the Irrigated land at
Fort Collins, Greeley, Fort Morgan,
Brush, Sterling and Julesburg, and
supplies only one-forth as much water
at the North Platte, thesuffklency of 25 tons of alfalfa at $8.00 per ton;
water under the Trl-State canal can
never be questioned. It is this fact
that is bringing so many of the
Greeley, Fort Collins and Fort Mor
gan farmers to the Scotts Bluff coun
try, who all declare its land and wa
ter equal or superior to anything in
Colorado, while the prices are only
a fraction of the Colorado prices. This
magnificent body of land at Scotts
Bluffs represents the best there is in
Irrigated land. The two big canals,
the government and the Trl-State,
represent a combined cost of $4,000,
000, which is an evidence of the val
ue of the lands.
Speaking of the Irrigated Land,
just remember:
First Irrigated land produces the
maximum every year. Your eastern
Nebrska and Western Iowa land
never produces the maximum, be
cause even if you got Just enough
rain at the right time for one crop
it would destroy part of the other.
Second On your eastern land you
you raise 40 bushels of corn on an
average at 40 cents per bushel, at a
cost of $8.00, leaving you $8.00 clear
profit. We will take you to many
men at Scotts Bluffs who raised 250
to 400 bushels of potatoes per acre
and sold them at 40 cents, this year
considerably higher than that; 15 to
100 bushels of oats at 40 cents "ner
bushel.
Third It is a singular thing that
while the majority of farmers who
buy irrigated land know nothing of
irrigation, you can never Interest an.
Irrigation farmer in any other kind,
of land. He doesn't have to under
stand all about irrigation to succeed.
The ditch rider knows and the farmer
soon knows.
Fourth While your Eastern Ne
braska land will go on up to $150
per acre, it may then stop, or it may
go back to $50 or $75, like the
same land did in Pennsylvania. Ohio
and New York. But your Irrigated
land, Increasing its fertility and pro
ducing power each succeeding year,
will do like the other irrigated land;
In this country and Europe go on
up to $200, $300. $400 and $500
per acre, and will not simply "keep,
you," but will make you rich.
This land lies so perfectly that a
flat price of $70.00 per acre has.
been fixed on all uncultivated land
and $80.00 upon cultivated land;
hence the first excursionists have the
choicee of the entire land. A re
gular excursion will be run every
two weeks.
All irrigated Lands advance)
steadily to $300 and $500 per
acre; they never go back. Think
once more; act.
One price to all $70.00 per
acre for uncultivated; $80.00 for
cultivated. . First come, first
served. No favorites.
For further information call on or write to
....CONKLIN PENS OR KODAKS....
MAKES A VERY APPROPRIATE
Kame ItclcjiNcd on llunil.
Sheriff Quinton who went to Alvo
yesterday to secure Dan Kame for
the alleged theft of $105 from one
Delbert Skinner, returned this morn
ing with his man. Kame had secur
ed T. J. Doyle of Lincoln to defend
him and Mr. Doyle accompanied him
to this city. He was arraigned this
I morning before Judge Ileeson and
the complaint read by County Attor
ney Ramsey. He plead not guilty
and hs counsel asked that the pre
liminary examination be adjourned
until June lf.th., owing to the dan
gerous Illness of the defendant's
mother, an aged lady who suffers
from heart trouble. The continu
ance was granted and Kame was al
lowed to make bond In the Bum of
$1,000 which he promptly did. his
father, Jacob Kame, going surety
for his appearance. From what can
be learned In the matter the Karnes
are people standing well In their com-
munlty and are fairly well fixed
The sheriff had no trouble In finding
his man who came along willingly
and declared his Innocence of the
charge.
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Windham Investment o.,
Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
Associate Agents with Payne Investment Company, General Land Agents, Omaha, Neb.
l'rffctljr Scanduloiis.
There are some boys In this town
that unless their parents try to con
trol them and turn them from their
erring ways will land In the peniten
tiary. A few days since several of
them went to, the base ball grounds
and loaded part of the canvas fence
which Is used by base balllsts to en
close their grounds and hauled it
oway. Milt Thorp had located It and
notified the parents of the boys that
unless It was returned at once there
would be something doing in the
court and their little darlings may
not be living at home, but learning
a trade under the direction of th
rtate. Some parents do not seem to
care Just where their boys go or
what they do, Just so long as they
do not bother thorn, but when they
get into trouble they always put on a
long face and a pious look and with
tears In their eyes try to tell the
court how they have been unable to
manage their boys and prevent them
from doing wrong. Nebraska City
News. f
If there is any vitality in the hair
oota Rexall "93" Hair Tonic will pos
Ively grow new hair and cure bald
esp. We want you to try this prep
ratlon as our risk. We will r,e
urn the money you paid If you are
ot entirely satisfied. Two sizes, 50c
nd $1.00. The Rexall Store.
Arthur Sullivan from near Rock
Bluffs came In this morning to attend
to buslnes matters In the city.
N. Kohen and famiy departed this
noon on the mall train for Omaha
where they will make their future
home, moving their household goods
with them this morning.
Smashes nil Ilecords.
As an all-round laxative tonic and
health builder no 'other pills can
compare with Dr. King's New Life
Pills. They tone and regulate the
stomach, liver and kidneys, purify
the blood, strengthen the nerves;
cure constipation, dyspepsia, blllious
ness, Jaundice, headache, chills and
malaria. Try them. 25c at F. G.
Fricke & Co.
John Campbell, one of the well
known gentlemen from South Bend
came down this morning to look af
ter business In the city, re. -u;ng
to his home this afternoon on Ifte
mall train
He Seems to Know.
The John Gund Ice house burned
In Plattsmouth last Saturday. John
Gund'8 name Is a familiar one not
only In Plattsmouth but real cities.
In the ice house was a lot of beer,
and strange to relate the Ice was
burned but the beer was rolled out
unscathed. The building was In
sured but the ice was not. No one
A TOIP F Ik UFI
The jrrand tour of the Pacific Coast is a journey of a life time; a
tour of Europe is also a trip of a life time; but the difference is that the
Coast trip is directly within your reach at a far less cost than any other
extensive journey can possibly be made. May 6th to 13th, only $50 00
to California and back, and commencing May 20th, through the sum
mer, only $50.00 to Seattle and back; for $15.00 more you can include
California. One makes a tour of from 5,000 to $6,000 miles through a
inaries Kinnamon, son and
daughter came down Saturday even
ing from their home In Lincoln to
make a visit with his sister Mrs. H
Gartelman, returning Sunday after
noon. Charley Is an old Plattsmouth
boy and his many friends In this city
who were fortunate enough to
meet him were very glad of their
good luck.
rolled out rakes of ice hut evcrv-
body was Johnny-on-the-spot when I wonderland replete with modern interest, linked with a romantic past.
Write me for "Alaska Exposition" leaflets, "California Personally
Conducted Excursions," "To the Great Northwest," "Yellowstone
it came to rolling beer. It has saved
lots of headaches that wil lappear
later. Weeping Water Republican.
Dan Smith who was a visitor in
Omaha yesterday to have his eyes
examined reports he Is Informed
the trouble Is neuralgia and cold and
that It will likely pass away soon
w hen he can return to his work.
Park.'
Let me help you plan your tour.
W. L. PICKETT, Ticket Agent.
I. W. WUELET, 1. 1. ., OmM, Nil.
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