Nebraska Newspapers

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Cut in Federal
Irrigation Aid
Project Urged
Export Warns Reclamation
Faces Ruin Unless Construc
tion Lets Up—Cites
Mounting Debts.
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Washington, Oct. 21—ITndtte prom
inence given new construction was
declared to be the basic weakness of
the government’s reclamation policy
today by Miles Cannon, field commis
sioner of the Interior department, ap
pearing ns a witness before the spec
ial advisory committee. Mr. Cannon
submitted an exhaustive report of a
: tudy he had just completed which
resulted in his conclusion that con
tiohuation of the present policy
"eventually will lead to general cur
tailment, If not the destruction,” of
.lie national program.
Estimating that 28 per cent of the
farm units embraced in federal pro
a i ts were being operated by tenants,
Mr. Cannon declared these arid “non
resident speculators” were among
the chief obstacles now met by the
bureau.
The witness declared the depart
ment's estimate of $2,922 as the av
erage indebtedness of the individual
water user was too low, adding that
personal examination led to his be
lief that It was nearer $4,000 per user.
“But figuring the average at $3,
000," he continued. ”it will be shown
that the burden of debt, exclusive of
governmental charges is $114,255,000
or approximately the same as they
owe the government. In other words,
commercial and loan organizations
are contributing as much to the sup
port of reclamation as the federal
government.”
The annual increase of national
v. ealth. represented in the product
of the reclamation projects, the wit
ness said, probably “equals the total
cost of construction” and warranted
the assumption that the public Inter
est in the settlers' welfare went be
yond the mounting aggregate of pay
ments overdue.
The witness urged the committee
to recommend a strong practical and
capable business organization in
Washington with a field force trained
{n organization, production and busi
ness principles to guide the farmer.^
■Lack of co-operation between govern
ment agencies W'as indicated, he said,
by the recent suspension of federal
land bank aid to reclamation farmers
in the St. Paul, Omaha and Spokane
divisions.
Charles E. Lobdell. general counsel
of the land bank system, denied to
night that any general suspension
had been approved for those or any
other districts. Refusals of credit.
.Ur. Lobdell insisted, were confined
to individual cases and were based
on the merits in each case. He re
called. however, that the original
land bank act had practically prohib
ited aid to irrigation farmers bv re
quiring the banks to take only a
“first lien.” Most reclamation set
tlers had already assigned this claim
to the reclamation bureau on taking
up their land, he said.
Nebraska Farmer Finds
Brush Dams Successful
Weeping Water, Neb.. Oct. 21—
Practically every one of the 25 brush
dams in washes on the farm of B'rnnk
Spangler, northeast of here, held
their places and were successful in
filling the washes with dirt, even in
the last heavy rains that did so much
damage to many other hillsides of the
county, according to the county ex
tension agent, L. R. Snipea.
These brush dams are in an eight
acre cornfield on one hillside and in
ditches that were washed deep
enough to make U Impossible to plant
corn across them. Dirt deposited
above some of them to a depth of 18
inches to two feet, the county exten
sion agent states. Some of them are
Ailed to the top of the brush, he said,
adding that In another year or two
the whole Aeld could probably be
farmed again. The brush dam is
built by farmers to stop the rush of
water on the upper side long enough
to deposit silt which tfce water car
ries down.
Experts Explain How to
Build Poultry Houses
Lincoln, Oct. 21.—Ventilation, room
iness, convenience and economy of
construction are the four fundamen
tal principles of construction for
serviceable poultry houses, experts
at. the etate agricultural college
stated. They said that the fail of
the year brought to many poultry
lalsers the problem of poultry hous
ing during the cold months.
"How well the house meets these
four requirements may he measured
fey the health and productiveness of
the flock maintained In it,” the poul
try experts declared. The agricul
tural extension service of the college
has prepared blue prints of poultry
tabuses that are the types found suc
cessful on many Nebraska farms. *
245 Cars of Sheep, 238 of
Cattle, Fed at Alliance
Alliance. Neb., Oct. 21—Harry
Johnson, manager of the local stock
yards. announced that 245 cars of
sheep from Wyoming and 238 cars of
cattle from the same state, had been
unloaded and fed at this place dur
ing the last week.
Most of the sheep unloaded for
feeding here were consigned to feed
ers around the Colorado sugar beet
factories. Mr. Johnson said the cat
tle were shipped through Alliance on
ihe way to markets.
Agricultural Bodies to
Meet at Lincoln, Jan. 7-11
Uncoln. Oct. 21.—Agricultural as
SO, iatlonn of Nebraska will meet at
the Nebraska Agricultural college
here January 7 to 11, It was an
nounced here. The agrlcultursl col
|,..,o official*, In announcing the dates
lo, the organized agriculturist*’
no tings, said that plans were be
in. made for a “bigger, better and
no Interesting meeting for all nsso
t int iofl*.”
310,000 Head of Livestock
to Omaha hy Truck, 9 Months
During the nine months just past,
more than 540,000 head of livestock
have been brought to markets here
by automobile truck stockyards of
ficials announced. This number was
ded os follows: 200.874 hogf, 28,
<13; cuttle and I3M.791 she p.
Moo \ta.ni Ads l'roduc* Kesulls.
The Farmer’s Wife
By MARY ANN GRAY.
Materials for Fall Wardrobe.
In selecting the new fall wardrobe
it must be remembered that materials
play a very important part in the ef
fectiveness of the finished garment.
Especially the woman who Inclines
toward stoutness should select with
great care the fabrics for her cos
tumes. '
Shiny materials reflect the light and
give appearance of roundness. For
instance, a satin or velvet dress will
make a woman seem larger than a
crepe dress of the same color.
Materials which are soft In texture
fall in graceful vertical folds and
make one look more slender than
when stiff fabrics are used. Crepe
and voile make one appeal more
slender, while taffeta and organdy
produce a broader silhouette.
A coarse weave in fabrics also in
crease the apparent size, as do wooly
and rough surfaces. Earge patterns
In dress goods attract attention to
the size of the wearer, so stout peo
ple should use plain and small figured
materials.
Ban Put oh Monopoly
Sugar Beet Industry
Washington, Oct. 20.—An order to
"cease and desist from conspiring to
maintain the monopoly in the beet
sugar Industry enjoyed hy them" was
issued today by the federal trade com
mission against the Etah-Iilaho Sugar
company. Salt Lake City; Amalga
mated Sugar company, Ogden, and
E. R. Wooley and A. P. Hooper, Salt
Lake City.
The complaint against E. F. Cul
len, Rigby, Idaho, was dismissed. In
issuing the order, the commission
closed a case that has Wen hanging
fire many months, during which sev
eral hearings were held and a search
ing Inquiry conducted by Its agents
into ths beet sugar industry of the
west.
Specifically, the order is directed
against any conspiracy among the
respondents; “(1) to prevent the estab
lishment of beet sugar enterprises
and the building of sugar factories
by persons or interests other than
said corporation respondents, and (2)
to obstruct or prevent competitors
or prospective competitors from en
gaging in the- purchase of sugar beets
and in the manufacture and sale of
refined beet sugar.”
Ear of Corn 15 3-8 Inches in
Length Wins Contest Prize
Blair, Neb., Oct. 21.—Th© corn con
test put on by the Farmers State
bank of Blair awarded the following
prizes:
For the best ear of corn: First
prize, R. T. Whorlow, Kennard,
Reed’s yellow dent; second prize, Er
nest Boh*, Biair, Reed's yellow dent.
For the longest ear of corn: First
prize, William Brunton, Blair, length
of ear, 15 3-8 inches: second prize,
Chris Benson, Blair, length of ear,
15 inches.
For the ear of largest girth: First
prize, John Schroeder, Calhoun, girth,
9 1-2 Inches; second prize, E. J. Nat
ter, Blair, girth, 9 3-8 Inches.
A great deal of interest was shown
in this content, there being 94 en
tries.
An ear of corn came in the day
after the contest closed, which mea
sured fully 16 Inches.
Sells $54 Worth of Milk
and Cream in 150 Days
Battle Creek, Neb., Oct. 21.—Byron
Steward, member of the Jefferson
township dairy club, who lives near
here, reports to the state agricultural
extension service that in 150 days he
sold $54 worth of milk and cream
from the cows he milks. He got $41
for the cream and $13 for the skim
milk.
Farmers’ Union Note9.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
board Of directors of the Farmers Union
Mate exchange was held October 17 and
IK. A profit for the third quarter of
1 w as shown by the manager a
. waa a,*° *hown that the now
building lease, effective November 1, will
make a laving in rent of $1,600 a month.
Manager McCarthy waa authorized by
the board to employ O. K. Wood for
falea promotion work. All of the mem
ber* of the board were present, includ
mg John Havekoat, president. Hooper;
ft JPoIlard. secretary, Nehawka; <;
McCarthy, manager. Omaha; L,. Laurit
*enJ P?*nt • T. Henry Freeae, Elgin,
and F. c. Shultz, Rockford.
Farmer* Want Creamery.
r f ,1° k£,n. Bo1w~Th« board of directors
of the Nebraska Farmers union waa asked
to take steps to organize a co-operative
creamery to aerve the central part of
rf**19’ In a rea«'kJtloii adopted by
the Custer County Farfnera union, other
resolutions commended the state hail in
surance law, endorsed the persistency of
.Secretary of Agriculture Wallace in allow
ing the disparity between prices of farm
products and prices of manufactured
goods, and condemned the Ku Klux Klan.
All of the officers of the county organi
zation wcra re-elected, as follows; J. H.
.Swanson. Westerville, president ; Frank
Hall, Mason City, vice president; tieorgc
Young Sargent, secretary-treasurer, and
J. Fx. Hrlnt, Sargent, legislative commit
teeman. State President, c. J. Osborn and
National Secretary a. O. Jtavls were
present and addressed the convention.
Plan Insurance Company.
Bristow—A committee of five to con
sider a plan for it county mutual ha.I
Insurance association has been appointed
by County President Wakefield, hm a
result of action taken at the annual
convention of the Boyd County Farmers
union. The committee will report at the
quarterly meeting of the county organi
zation on January 6, J»24. Ail of the
county officers were re-elected, including
K K. Wakefield, president; William Pres
cott, vice president; John Hut her, secre
tary-treasurer. and CjjMt Andersen, legis
lative committeeman. .Vienna to increase
the membership of the Farmers union
in the county was one of the principal
topics discussed in the convention.
More Interest fCasentinl.
Lincoln—That members should give
more of their time to the work of the
Farmers union if they would have a
strong and influential organization was
advocated by II. K. Anderson of Ceresm
and W. F. Dale of University Place, at
the annual convention of the Lancaster
County Farmers union. Mr. Dais also
urged that the county meetings should
be more of a social nature, and that
entire families should attend and take
their dinner together. W. O. Huo| of
Hickman was elected president of the
county union for the coining year; L. K.
Schoenleber, Bethany, vies president; A.
it. Wallick, Roca. secretary-treasurer, and
W. F. Dale. University Place, legislative
committeeman.
More Members Hong lit.
Dawson—A campaign to increase th*
membership of the locals was decided
1111'in at. the annual « ■invention ,,( tin*
lllchnrdeon County Fstmore union All
i he funds now in the hands of the county
secretary-t rensurer wen* voL-d for that
purpose. Officers elected for the corning
year were: N. M. Ulmer, president; tjeorga
Wlltaey vice president, K < Hill, Jr.,
••eoretsry-treasurer, and J. < >. Hhmyer,
legislative committeeman. A. .1. Hart
man wse chosen delegate from t lie coun
ty organization to the state convention
next January Htate President «'shorn
whs present and gave the principal ad
dress of the day.
No Profit In (irpli.
Murdock The total volume "f business
of the F m rin** rs union olevstoi here in
the first nine month' of this year was
1119,00*36. drain shipments in fids pn
jod consisted of 4T. cure of wheat and
<4 cats of corn. Although operating I** -
penseM ware kept down to l P**r c.-nt,
no profit was shown, because of the very
narrow margins on which grain whs
handled Fled Stock Is president of t Uo
association and 9. P. Lels la manager.
Nebraska Grass
- Nearly Normal
*
Pasture* Reported 94 Per Cent
of Normal—Ranges Also
in Good Shape.
Lincoln, Oct. 21.—Nebraska's pas
tures were 94 per cent of normal on
October 1, compared with 60 per cent
of normal at the same time last y6ar,
says the range report of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
made public by A. K. Anderson, fed
eral crops and livestock statistician,
here.
Ranges in the state are listed in
the report- as being normal this year,
as compared with 87 per cent of nor
mal last year at the same time. "Cat
tle in 'the state," says the report,
"reflect the excellent condition of
the ranges.” The report gives cattle
in Nebraska a mark of 94 per cent
of normal, compared with 86 per
cent last year.
Tbe report, covering 17 states west
of the Mississippi river, says that
in Nebraska "grass continues to grow
luxuriantly, but its feeding value is
still low; curing is retarded by rains.
Wild hay is abundant, but the quali
ty is poor.”
Heavy Apple Shipments
Are Reported in Wymore
Wymore, Neb., Oct. 21—Three car
loads of apples are on the tracks
here to be sold out locally. Several
cars a day are passing through the
local railway yards, destined from the
growers In the southeastern corner
of the state to points in Nebraska
and Kansas, almost every town re
ceiving from one to three carloads.
The quality w>f the apples appears
to he very good, and the supply this
year seems to be much greater than
for some time, and it is said It Is
beginning to be difficult to find a
market for them all, most merchants
having their stock in and all towns
supplied. The price has ranged from
$1.25 to $1.75 a bushel here.
Fremont Poultryman to
Try Out Fall Hatching
Fremont, Neb., Oct. 21.—Experi
ments are being carried on near here
by Ivar Johnson, local poultry rais
er, Into the possibility of hatching
chicks in the fall, to provide early
spring layers. The experiment, which
Is the first of its nature carried on
by the local poultryman, may prove
that hatching can be carried on dur
ing the whole year, if under favor
able condition/1.
Mr. Johnson has a. 5,000-egfr capa
city incubator, housed in a strictly
weatherproof structure, and brooder
pens that are partitioned off in a
warm, dry part of a poultry house.
I
Financial
Iljr Associated Frm.
New York, Oct. 21 — Irregularity with :
a fairly steady undertone in the chief
speculative markets during the past w>*ek
speculative markets during the past w*ek.
satisfaction with the existing volume of
trade and Its uncertainty with regard to
the prospects for next year. llusinen*
bailers continue to take an optimistic
view, pointing out that credit resources
have not long been subjected to strain,
that stocks of goods have not been ac
cumulated and that liquidity of assets
has been maintained.
On the other *4iand. those who are In
'•Jlned to pessimism point out that Iron
and steel production has been declining
steadily since the late spring and claim
that the activity of that period will prove
to have been the peak of the current
movement. They consider that fopr con
secutive monthly declines in imports sup
port this conclusion.
Imports during September amounted to
only 1256,000,000 as compared with $32®.
00O.00D In January. With exports showing
i normal fall pick-up, September's ex
I cess of exports was $126,000,000, a sum
whh h was sufficient to wipe out the im
port balance which had accumulated dur- I
j tug the . arlier months of the year
Reports front the steel Industry indicat
ed that output Is still receding, although
i he trade is somewhat encouraged Dy tne
fact that the xate of decline Is becoming
slower rather than faster New buying
during October has been better than in
September but. on the other hand, de
liveries s* ill exceed bookings
An unfavorable development of the
week was a sizeable reaction In grain
prices which carried wheat off about 5
ents fi ©m I he r. - ant I Re
ports of large foreign crops also ha<J a
depressing Influence.
Cotton, however, while subject to con
siderable fluctuations, closed the week
strong with the leading futures well
above 2#c. . _
Money remained relatively easy and the
bond market displayed an Improved tone.
Offerings of new securities becHtne more
numerous and met with a satisfactory
reception.
Foreign exchange rates were reaction
ary, sterling losing ground despite foe
fact that the Ilrltlah government defi
nitely repudiated any Inflationary Inten
tions. Pressure of commercial bills
against fall exports •/ otton and wheal
was conaldersd to be responsible for tins
decline. Fren*1f francs »Hgged off in
response to the setback In the Ruhr ne
gotiatlons.
The Business Barometer
This Week’s Outlook in Commerce. Finance, Agriculture
and Industry Based on Current Developments.
Hy THKODORK H. FRICK. .
Kditor, Commerce nml Dmirwe. New* lork.
Copyright. 1028.
More than 20 years ago Max O'Rell
commented upon the blessedness of this
country be« hush tt was compatati\ely
tranquil and was not constantly mak
ing history. It Is. however, questionable
whether the business men of the United
States aro entirely In agreement with this
sentiment, for many ot them seem to feel
that we cannot he prosperous unless prices
are constantly moving upward and some
thing like what used to he called a boom
impends.
But economists have long acclaimed sta.
bility in the price level hm an ideal con
dition. and if stability is to he preferred
lo instability then the record of last week
is most encouraging, for lhere has been
but little change in the value of any of
the more important commodities.
React From IVak.
Wheat and corn have reacted slightly
from the peak of a week ago. An un
important recession in cotton futures is
also to he noted, and raw silk has set
tled somewhat as the excitement caused
by the Japanese earthquake has sub
sided. Sugar, coffee, wool and rubber
are practically unchanged. Opinions dif
fer as to the future of st**ej. but the
mills seem to be fairly well employed,
and the demand is fully up to normal.
Copper is a shade steadier, but the price
has not changed significantly.
Car loadings are still up to or In ex
cess of previous records, and a slight
shortage in cars is reported from Home
points in the middle west. A distinct
revival In the hardware trade is dis
cernable and the agricultural implement
companies ar^ preparing for a better
business. Retail trade Is good. The sales
of the B and - 10-rent stores and other
chain stores for the first nine months
of 1923 are in most cases substantially
above those of the corresponding period
uJ any preceding year.
The Standard Dally Trade Service pre
dicts a record-breaking volume of business
for the present quarter. The department
storey air. preparing for an exceptional
large holiday trade Sears-Roebuck coin
panv report an increase of 12"2 per cent
in their September business, while Mont
gomery. Ward .v Co. announce a gain of
40.3ti per cent for the same month. The
comparison in both cases Is with Sep
lembcr. 1922.
Figures Kiirouraging.
The figures of our foreign trade for
September are also encouraging. Export*
were valued ;» $381,000,000 as compared
with $313,000,000 In August, and Imports
at $255,000,000 as compared with $275,
000.000. Th* excess of exports over Im
portr^l* therefore $126,000,00*. and the
Indication* ar- that the calendar year
will show a substantial balance of trade
in our favor Furthermore, we continue
to draw gold, net imports for September
being $27,00,000.
The Income of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company, which t* com
ing to be regarded as barometric, teli*
substantially the same ' story. bur me
first nine months .»f 1923 it shows an
in« reaae of approximately 14 per cent
over 1922. The same statement is true
of railroad earnings. For the year t h«
net and gross will probably be the largest
on record In the history of American
transportation.
The lobbing trade is satisfactory,
though nof abnormally active. < otton
good* are distinctly firmer in sympathy
with th* market f.,r the raw material
Sum* of th* Now Kmtlami mtlla r re until
Idl* arr going to work again now that
their fears of a Ik-hour week n Main*
have been allayed by the referendum held
Iasi Monday, when the proposed law
wan defeated by a majority of .a.UtlO
out of a tOfal '"te of about Sd.lOO.
- bain In (.old.
Th* weekly ataternem of tha k'lleral
Reserve syatem show, a (fain of
in the gold held anil a reserve ratio ”f
J per rent These figure* a.sure
eontlnuod abundance of credit T,‘l- »»■
.urnnee la reflected In the bond market,
which baa hern somewhat ateadler for
seasoned Issues, and has absorbed Wllh
.iHiv $4 7,000,000 of Federal Land bank
bond1* $21.000.000 of Illinois bonus bonds
,j„l an issus «.f IH.1"1".111"1 »»■«'»•
Omaha Produce
Otpaha. Oct. 20.
BUTTER
Creamery—Local jobbing price to retail
era. extras. 46c extra*. In 6U-!b. tuba.,
45c; standard a. 45c; first*. 43c.
Dairy — Buyer* are paying -•«' lor
be.*t table butter In roll* or tuba: 33c for
common jacking stock. For beat sweet
unsalted butter iome buyer* are nopm*
40c.
BUTT Eft FAT.
For No. 1 cream local buyer* are pay
ing 3Sc at country station*; 46c delivered
Omaha.
FRESH MILK
$2.40 per cat. for fresh milk testing 3 t
delivered on dairy platform Omaha.
EGGS. ‘ „
Delivered Omfthi, ln new cnee*: Fancy
whites. 33o; selects. 31c; small and dirty,
24--. •rack*. 20021c.
Jobbing price to retailer*; U. 8. special*.
.He; U S. extras. 35c; No. 1 small. 27 0
28c; checks. 23 0 24c; short held selects,
32c.
POULTRY.
Live—Heavy hen*. 18c; light hen*, luc,
Leghorn* about 3c lea*, spring*. 16c lb.,
broilers, 1 H lb*, and under. 20c. l.-g
horn broilers and spring*. 12c; rooa’era.
l"c; spring ducks, fat and full feathered,
12'O 16c per lh : old ducks, fat and full
feathered. JO0 lie; geese, 8 0 10' ; pigeons
fl 00 per oozen; no cull*, *U k or crippled
poultry wanted. *
Jobbing price* of dreaaed poultry to re
tailers: Springs. 23c , broiler*. 32i. ; hens,
21026c; rooaters 17014c; sprint? ducks.
30c. Frozen stocks: Du eke. 20025c; tur
key*. 25040c; getHC. 2u02i»C.
BEEF CUT*.
Wholesale prlc es of beef cut* effective
today are as follows:
No. 1 ribs, 30c, No. 2, 22c; No. 3, 16c,
No.,1 round*. 21c; No 2. 16c; N<> 3, 10l%c,
No. 1 loin*. 40c: No 2. 28c; No 3. 17c
No. 1 chuck*. 1 t»c; No. 2.1lk' . No 3. tc
No. 1 plates, 8c; No. 2. 7 S c. No. 3, 6 84c.
FRESH FISH
Omaha Jobbers atv aeirtna at about the
following price* f. o b. Omaha. Fancy
white flan, 28c. lake trout. fancy sil
ver salmon. 22c; pink aalinon. 17c halibut.
32c; northern Bullhead*, jumbo, 20< cat
fiah. regular run. 18c: channel, northern,
3U0 32c; Alaska Red Chinook aalmon. 2 8r ,
■ tnped baas. 20c; yellow plk», fancy, 22c;
| T» ckeral. 18c, fillet of haddock. 25c;
! black cod sabla fish, steak. 25c. smelts.
20c; flounders. 18- . rap pie*. 20 025c.
black bass. 3&c; red snapper. 27c. freah
oyster*, per gallon. 82.754/4.15.
♦JHEE3E
Local Jobbers are selling American
. heeae, fan -y grade, fl* follow* Single
<lai«les. 28 Sc; double dulsle* 38c; Young
America*. *•«•; longhorn*. 28 He; square
print*. 30c. brick. 3tc; Swiss domestic.
48c; block. 38c; imported, 60c; Imported
Roquefort, 65c. New York white, 34c.
With the County Agents
WaHoo—Petitions are being circulated
In Saunders county for bringing bovine
tuberculosis eradication and indemnities
into the county. On petitions turned into
the county farm bureau office *»» far. 4J9
formers have signed for and acsinst
application of the new state law In the
county. Meetings to push thia project
are to he held at Prague and Yutan next
Thursday, and the government film ‘'Out
of the Shadow r ’* will be shown, it was
announced Last week meeting* were
held for the same purpose at Morse Bluff
and Weston.
Stock vllle—The Frontier count v farm
bureau advise* farmer* In the county fo
get together regarding t h** price to l»«
paid for corn picking atid "not pav over
*> cent*, since help can be secured for that
price." orders are being turned in at
the farm bureau office, it wa* announced,
for th»- corn pickers The Frontier coun
ty com crop promises to be a good one.
it wag stated at the bureau office.
Enter liny JMmht.
Sidney—t’ouniy Extension Agent L. P
Willey haa sent for entrv blanks. In
preparation for entering t’heyenne coun
ty corn In th« International hay and
grain show, which la to be held In con
nection with the International livestock
exposition ut Chicago. December 1 to *.
<'orn from this county will complete with
that entered from “region which in
cludes t he western two-thirds of the
state and Kansas, and all the western
state* where corn la grown. "No entrv
fee is to lie chaiged bv the show and
the free advertising obtained through
the county exhibit will more than Pay
for th« effort nut forth t" make the ex
hibit a good one." Mr. Willey save.
Wnhno—Minnesota seed potatoes. plant
ed for teat purpose* near her**, seemed to
lwiVW> been diseased and of low vitality,
according to <'minty Kxtenslon Agent
Walter H* flnberta. who conducted the
teat*. Ilu added thul th** northern grown
need did not grow, except tinder favor
able condition*. "Wh'T« they did grow
they were food potatoes, hut *«* m»nv
plant* were missing that tho yield per
acre wa* low." he said.
I rge Listing Nerd.
Stockr I lie Farmers of Frontier coun
ty are urged by tho county farm Init •*all
to take good rare of their audan. mllo,
maize, kaffir and calm seed tht* vear
ami to ll*t it with ill** office for sale The
demand lor good dean seed of these
• rope will he strong this whiter, accord
ing to t'ounty Kxtenalon Agent Campbell.
Murray—The Young Ladles’ Clothing
club of this town held Its "ailvancement
■ lny’’ program recently, according to the
report of t’ounty Kxtenalon Agent Wil
kins of (’u** countv, who said that the
I mix girls of th** *luh had < i.mulcted t
I garment* during their year of club work,
! The chib won rlral anti second prize* on
I bungalow dreaae* anil third on collet live
ohlbh* of clorhlng In (he exhibits they
iiihiIh *t the »'n a* county full'
Joint Ai'lilet emeiil IHU.
Tllglr- The Sunshine Hewing socials and
the Mlue Itlbbot) I’ig club w|l| hold tlmir
• nnunl achievement day together on «v*
lobar 21 at the Wmnrh school house,
near h«*re( founty Kxtension Agent A«
Hold Fouls said tod*' This i eiehratlpit
Im held at the completion of their *••»
sun's club work Mi Font* said, adding
that he was bnuating for mote babv beef
clubs vine year and for igiger oiube.
Wihoo—Boy*' and girl*' club mem
ber* from Saundera county won about
11 f.»» In < uah nnd special premium* at the
boys and Kir!*' Hub and pet slock *h<>wr
at Kremoni recently, an ord'ng to the
county e*ten*lon agent. t'alf. poultry,
sewing, canning and rope club* were rep
reaented and won prliea.
Test Af Crude rigs.
Tecumawh—Edward Wolff, member of a
Johnson county pig club. Is »atd to ha\e
demnnst rat *»«J, to tne satisfaction of a*' -
eral farmer* near her* that » grade pig
la not **<11101 to the purebred om* In mak
ing rapid gains lie raised one of him
father’s good arsdn pise with hie litter
of purebred Chester \\ hits* Although
the grad** pig weighed ih** uni" ms ihe
average of tne lltte*- end was vigorous
and healthy when the experiment start,
ml, the pursbrad* weighed oQ pounds
iimre per pig si the cud of the • * day
project period. They hail been fed ex
a< Ily alike on a ration of corn and oats
tu *t self feeder and skim milk Mini shorts
In a slop
Ked ('loud- Oulde Rock high school
won > hc livestock Judging contest held
at th*< \V*»hster county agricultural *o
. lety shuw recently, with a s ore of 1,6?3.
Teams from the nigh school* at t owles.
Red I'loiid. F kl«*y Mild Mine Hill ranked
In th*» order named. The 11ulde Rock
irnni will represent Webster county Ht
the state hlgn school contest, which Avlll
he held at the ugrlcult ursl college at
l.incoln, nest May. at t h#< time of th«
:xt H annual farmers' fair. It was an
nounced
list* tie it mated. \
Alvo—About 20 women pi this com
munity met recently, bringing tholr old
huts to the rneeiliig, when* thev renovat
ed the material In the hats and remodel
ed them Millin'rv school will be held
at meetings her*. October 10 to Novem
ber 2. It was announced.
Stock vlll* If farmers nre to have a
profit in i his year s corn crop "they
ought not turn It over to others." sava
County Kstsnslon Agent \V H Campbell,
In discussing high wage* f«*r corn hiiik
ers. H# urges th« farmers to "get t*»
get her" end agree on m A cents per
hushel uniform wage for th* corn plrk
• rs, adding that nil those who -an ns
sure one month's work will Its sent “out
ride lie Ip."
Nebraska Need lies*.
Mattie Creek Foil*toes, plumed for var
btv test* In lh‘s county, were dug up
and weigh'd, and II whs found that N’t*
to n ska «.Tllf1d seed yielded 15*7 5 bushels
per acre; Minnesota uncertified stork
produc'd M*4 bushels per *ter«; another
Minnesota seed bought from n gro» rry
Ht,.,,. yielded 117 bushels per sere, and
|o, III grown yielded H o bushels per
acre The cert If led seed potatoes are
hmM to have shown much heller color
tid lo have had stronger vine*
Harvard lt«sults of dress construction
■>< hool* Iom< hilig will he discussed at the
In, itl asHdiibly hall here Mcloher 24. by
fanners* wives and other women who at
tended the *< bools, ol an Interested In
I hr work, which Is backed by the «tato
extension service The following Friday
a meeting of the same nature will he held
in <'lay *’enter, It was announced
• ('lav I’snler A post 'Mid vote Is br
ing taken In this county, on whether I he
rainier* favor testing of «»Ule In (he
county, under the new bovine tubercu
losis i-tw The toon'* agent and th
farm burtsu art avuding ih« post cords
out.
bv tli. Republic of rinland on a baeta
that yiabla «.S» par rent.
In addition to these bond Issue, the
market has also taken $16,000,600 of the
preferred stork of the Nickel Plate rail
road and I2.0UO.OOO of bonds Issued by
the Italian Power company, the proceeds
of which are to be used to develop hydro
electric power in Italy.
Prosperity Indicated.
This brief recital, which Includes all
the more important commercial and
financial happening* of the week, would
seem to indicate prosperity, both present
ly and In the Immediate future Hut on
the New York Htock exchange pessimism
persists, the market is lifeless and both
railroad and industrial stocks are some
what lower than they were a week ago.
The stock broker* who attempt to ex
plain the blight that seems to have at
tacked their business attribute it to the
heavy income taxes which deter men of
means from speculative operations, the
continued issuance of tax exempt securi
ties and the larger share of the profits
of business that labor is receiving through
the higher wages paid, as a consequence
of which there is lea* money for specula
tion and more for expenditure in auto
mobile* and other luxuries formerly
denied to the workingman.
The president s suggestion of a reduc
tion in the rati freights . n grain intended
for export, the fear that congress will
pass a bonus bill and the rather gloomy
picture that Lloyd George has painted
of conditions in Kurope are also alluded
to as factors which may exercise a de
pressing influence later on and act as
deterrents to those who may otherwise
be‘willing to purchase some of the un
deniably low priced .securities that are
dealt in on the stock exchange
As between the encouragement that is
to be found In the rei ord of general busi
ness and the pessimism that prevails in
th- stock market, business men must
make H choice in determining their policy
for the future, hut It is difficult to be
lieve that there can be any depression in
American trade or industry while every
one l* fully employed and relatively high
prices are obtainable for every important
agricultural product except wheat
It is true that the foreign wtuatlon is
still unsatisfactory, but It is better than
it was. and allowance must be made, for
the strategy of Lloyd Georg* in describ
ing conditions abroad as bis admitted
purpose Is to secure the co-operation of
America in mending them If In this
purpose h* is successful th»-re can lit*
fit*le doubt that the transatlantic gloom
which he depicts so eloquently will soon
be succeeded by a renaissance of business
and prosperity by which America as well
as Great Britain would profit greatly.
Tr»<lr Review.
Figures are for last week, the previous
week and last year
Bank clearings < Hradstreefs) In t hou
sands. $6,753,743. $6,778,328. $8,914,743.
Business failures, 3&1, 326. 398.
Federal re»#-rv» ratio, 75.3 per cent.
76 1 per «ent. 75.2 per cent
Security prices, New' York stock ex
'Vwenty industrials, $87.46. $87.54,
Twenty railroads. $7* 42. $79 76.192 59.
Forty bonds. $86 2«. $86.35. $90.23.
Commodity prices:
Wheat. December delivery, Chicago.
ll.h5V». $1 09*4. *'
Corn, December delivery, Chicago,
76 V. 76 V. *i77*r
Pork, ribs, October delivery, Chicago.
$9.40, $9.62. $D» 50.
Beef, good dreared steers, Chicago,
$16 50. $16.50. $16.00
Sugar. refined. New York, 19.15c,
I9ir,c. 6.8Oc
coffe*. Rio No. 7. New York, ll*iC,
Cotton, middling. New York, 29.80c,
28.80c. 23.05c.
Print cloths. New* York. i**c. <V. JV
Wool, domestic average, New l ork.
74 28•'. 74 . 73 1 3<
Sdk, No 1. Sinahiu. New York, $9 35,
$ 10 i n. $*.25.
Rubber, crude, plantation. 26V, 2 • V.
' ifides. pack. No. 1, New York. 15c, 15c,
vl?',n, No. 2. Philadelphia. $26.76. $26.76.
Sterl billets. Pittsburgh, $12 50. $42 60,
$40 00. _
FRUIT*.
Grapefruit—Florida, per box. $3 00; Isle
of Pine*. $4,000 6.00. ,
Cranberries— 190-lb. barrels, $U 00; 69
lb boxes, $5.50.
Orange*—California Valencias, fancy, per
box. J.‘..5O0 6.o'.1 holce. $4.500 *. .O'*.
Unions—California. faru*v r"‘r.
$7 5009.00: choice, per dox, $7.0908 50.
banana*—Per pound. 10c.
Quinces—California 40-!b. box. $3 00.
p. are—Washington De AnJous, box.
1.7 75; Michigan Kdfers,. basket, $2 00;
Colorado. $2.25
(JraD***—Michigan con^orda, per has.
ket. 6-lb. gross. 37r, California muscat,
about 24 !hs. net. $176: Tokays, about 24
lbs. net. $2.250 2 50. Emperor, keg*. $5 00.
A \ oca d os—(Alligator ptare), per doxeof
to oo.
Apj.'i*s—Iowa and Minour! Jonathans,
fancy, barrel** f5 «O0 6 50. Colorado Jona
thane. box. $? 254* :\50; Grimes Golden, per
1 . r box. 91.760-’ 6«; Idaho King David,
basket. $1.75; Delicious, extra fancy, per
box. 13.60. Washington Jonathans, box,
$2 50.
VEGETABLES
Squash—Hubbard, ic per lb.
Hoots — Turnips and parsnips per
market basket. 60 075c; bieeta s(id car
rot*. per market basket. 60o; rutabagas.
In *a< ks, 2 . less than sacks, 2 Hit.
Celery—Idaho, tier doxen. according to
six-. II OOf* 7 00 Michigan, per dox.. 75c.
Peppers—Green Mango. per market
basket. 60060c: red Mango, market.
Potatoes—Nebraska. Ohioa. per hundred
pounds. $1 10; Minnesota Ohioa, $150;
Idaho whites. IV Der Ih.
Onions—Washington vellow. In sacks,
per lb . 4c; Iowa red sack. 4c: whites,
tn sacks 5c P*r lb : new Snanish. per
rate. $2 75: whits pickling, per market
basket. $1 16 ^
Tomato**—Per market basket, market;
11-lb. Climax basket, $1.00.
Cabbage—Wisconsin, 75*60 lb lots, ner
lb. 2 V* c. In crate*. 2c; 2.000 lb. lots, l\c.
Sweet Potatoes—Southern fancy. *o-lh
hampers $1 60; barrel, $4.76; Jersey,
hampers. #2.f-§
Hr*na—Wax or green, per market baa
ket. wound $1.09. __
Lettuce Head. per crate, $5.00; per
d<>z«*n. 11.50, leaf. *0<
Egg nlant — P-r doxsn. $12$.
Cauliflower— Colorados. per crats, 1
he.ids, 12 50; per pound. 16«\
Cucumber# Home grown, basket nr two
- n. $1 00; hothouse, per doxsn, $1,760
2 Ilf*.
Parsley—Dozen bunches. 49c.
FIELD SEEDS.
Field Seed—Omaha and Council Bluffs
jobbing prices, round lots, per 100 lbs.,
tn< k of fiir average quality, r o b.
• unaha or Council Bluff* Alfalfa. 1.1 000
i*y; red clover. $23 000 26 00, timothy.
17 ' 908.00; enwet clover. $14 00016 00
Pricea subject to change without notlcs.
H41
Price* at which Ornnha dealers art sell
ing in carJots. f o. b. Omaha.
Upland PrMlrU--.No 1 $15 * 0014.00;
N<* 2. $12,000 1$.00. No. 1, 1**1001 00.
Midland prairie—No. 1. $M««016.M;
No 2. $11 50012 50; No 3 |7 OftfM.liP.
Lowland Prairie—No, L $9 00010.00
N- .2. $4 00 0 7.00
packing Hav—•$.0007.00
Alfalfa—Choice. $. 2 00028 <•«* No 1.
IJ0 r»n',t 21 00; standard. f!fc 0"C 0 00; No
114 00 017.0u; No .7. 110 400 13 00.
Straw—Oat, |8.nO09 OO, wheat, $7 000
S.00.
feed.
Omaha mllla and tobtsra are selling
their products In carload lota at the fol
lowing prbes f. o. b. Omaha;
Wheat feeds. Immediate delivery:
Hran—$28 60; brown short*. $80.00; gr»>
shorts. $82""; middling*. $37 on. reddog
634.00 alfalfs meal, choice, $28-69; No. 1.
|2« to; linseed meal, 34 per cent, 163 10.
cotton seed m«|l. 48 per cent. $60 o0,
hominy feed, white or vellow. $J7>0;
buttermilk. condensed. 10-phl. lots. 3 46c
per lb ; flake buttermilk. 600 to 1,600-lbs ,
6. t*er |b eggshell, dried and ground.
100-Ib bags. 126.00 per ton; digests, feed
ing tanksge. «0 per cent, $40 00 per ton.
FLOUR.
First patent, In M-lb. bags, $6 .1004 40
per bbl-i fancy clear. In 48-lb bag*. $6 20
per bbl. Whit© or vfllnwa corneal, per
. wt . $2.91 Quotations are for round Iota,
f o. b. Omaha
HIDES. WOOL. TALLOW.
Prices printed below si* on the basis of
|bti/sra' weights and selections, delivered
° HP1*V—Utrlctly short haired hides. No
1. 7»,c; No 2. 4*40, long haired hides
,'.c and 4c gre?n nine*. 6Qc and 4kr
h ills Ic and 4c: branded hides. 6c: glu,'
hides. 3c; calf. 10c and IH kip. «o and
liUc; deacons, 44o each; glus skins, 4e
per lb.; horse hides. $3 60 and 12.64 each
ponies and glues. $1 60 esrh; colts 25c
• ach hog skins. 16c each; dry aklns. No
1 12c r»er Ih.; dry salted. »c per lb.; dry
glue. 6c per lb
Wool Pelts—$1 SR for full wooled skins
•prlng lambs. 400404. according to sixe
and length of wool: dips, no value wool.
2$09So per lb
Tallow and Grease No. 1 tallow. 684c,
•H • tallow. (Ur; No. 2 tallow. 6c; *A '
grease. 4»4o; "B" greass, fe^c. yellow
grease. 6u. brown grease. 4»4c; Pork
• rackllnga. $65 per ton; href « rackllngs,
535 per ton; beeswax. $20.00 psr ton.
t hlmin lliitter ^
Chi( r*o, Oct 20 —The butter market
here wan quiet, atendy and unchanged
i >day -scept for nr* of centralised Sup
plica wi re moderate but in moat nuH
purchnaabla at unchnnaed price* Theic
un* ns much fin* butter aa any other
K?ade and offerins* of thia at tha below
Mated prlcN n trained unaoM until late
in I ha day. There w na a *00 d demand
for medium acnrea and practically no •la
ment! atrurk m weak apot. A few filled
to intarrat buyer*
Kreah liutfer t»? aeore. 47c: 41 aeore,
4*i*. , fot antra. 4'»V%< . »• aeore. 44c. *4
• ore. 41r. * f aeore. 4|t*c. at! aeore.
4 I e
Cant rail sad rarlote 9n aeora. 4M4c; • #
*eor» . 43*^«. 44 aeore 42H>
Tilden Merchant to (Jive
Prize* in (lorn Contest
TIMi-n. Nfl>. Oct. 31.—A locul fur
nit uro merchant Iih* started a porn
conttvd for the lmnt exhibit brought
to hi* atom bcfoi p OrtolKir 27. PrixiMi
nt« to be nwarded for the brat ex
hibit * of 12 tuna, of any variety,
Judging to take pit* * on tb« last
entry day.
Omaha Livestock
I'lirnluhed by I nUrd K«nte« Department of
Ayrlrultiire, Ilurraa of Agricultural
KeonvinlcR.
Receipt* of rattle for the current week
foot up Approximately 43,200 head, as
compared with an actual supply of 47.5Sa
head last wufk and 61.552 head this week
a year ago . . . , .
General influences In the trade have
been bearish, but the local market has
acted creditably from sellers viewpoint.
Moderate supplies each day with some
Inquiry from shJppers. proved factors that
enabled sellers to maintain values of fed
and grass steers, while an over-abundance
of grass cows and heifers, together with
a narrow demand from the country for
thin she-stock. aided in bringing about
a downward revision to prices, loss on
these being quoted as around 26c for the
seven-day period. The run Included ex
tremes of quality and finish in fed steers
and yearlings A top of $11.75 was paid
on Wednesday for prime long yearlings,
averaging 1.067 pounds, with other sales
of light cattle at $11 00 to $11.60. indi.
eating that It has been the lighter weight
cattle that Is In favor at present. Ma
tured steers have been scare* arid noth.
Ing of outstanding duality included, top
on heavy bullocks noted at $11.00. with
the general run of fed steers and year
ling* now coming noted from $k..»0 to
$10 50, with wanned-ups on down to*
$7 00. The quota of western range beef
steers included has been well within trade
requirements. It has been “"other week
of where quality fleshy range offerings
found outlet to feeder buyer* while. onl>
th<* rough horned cattle w*re bought by
pinker*. .M.irjtet 1* quoted a» "tea'll'
with bulk of sr«» jteere goln* to the
shambles at a spread of *o.7.> to 1
a few on up to $7.60 and a little above,
with llkht eouthern ateera on down to
$$.00 and under.
(iraM Cow* Decline.
The decline noted above on graft* cows
and heifers bring* the bulk of < ows now
EnJS‘f«V& VZnM «RS
£“ «KtSj
zm,'\£ V&W S?.rs£g
to test market conditions, a f,"r0 ft*
heifers have been noted from **••* to
$9 2.. with a few heavy cow- from $
to $6.00 Bulla ruled ite*<ly. ‘,ulk. **'
li.ir na a 13.50 to *4.00. with beef bulls
on up to $5.00 and a little above. \ ea 1
"*&, S
mTtlmuuf* country* inquiry and the run
that arrived this week found a f»*r ”*
matid. However, all buyer* -ere deter
mined to hold value, to the eteady level.
Intorost (entered on the rood ®n<1 cho!:*
oualitv lieht steer* and the*e show a de
firmness while heavy .aHlewere
inclined to be a alow »ale throughout the
period but are quotably no ,0^*r *bl," J
week ago r’holce feeder* haVe heel,
eligible from $7.00 to IS.00. with a good
(»rtf.1e moving from »r, :» to I. o". niedmm
‘and common down to I** ,'Vrom
stockers 5«o to HO0 pound*, cleared from
\ $6 2 5 to I7.5C. with medium and corn
| pjon on down to $4.*® Thin tow. and
heifers have been neglected by country
men and l hi* branch of the trade shows
ntore or less loss, break twlng quoted a*
around 2Sc for the seven-day period. Thin
cow* are now clearing mostly fron'
to $3 75 With heifer* on up to $4 .0 an I
a little above
Decline* Are Feature.
A series of decline* have leatured n
the market for fat lambs, tra. cab.e to
the liberal suppli » hero and elsewhere
and a breaking market on 'lre“-''
i in pared with a week **o. *he break
amount* to approalmately . 5o per c"‘;
fat western lamb* at the cloee clearing
mostly at a epread of *170® to $!--». »>
against the bulk ol S12.7* to H3®« »
week ago. while natives today cleared
f.t.m 11150 to 111.7$, as against $l$.u»
I. ills® a week ago. fed clipped lamba
met a good active Inquiry early In the
week, but the last two days there has
been nothing included In thi* line Tea.r
ilng* worked lower In *ympathy with
iamb*, decline being quoted as around
The lower trend to fat Umb prs< #**
test fat wet hr-r» today at $7.5«. with
desirable weight fat ew*s clearing from
$3.00 to $5 75. „ ,
The low er trend to fat lamb prtoci
cau-*-d .a sympathetic decline on feeding
lamb* Although the break in pt res »,i
nr.i h* severe as on fat stock and was
delayed until .after the mid-week session,
decline on feeding lambs since a week
ag'» figured a* 40c to 59c. Bulk de
sirable western feeding lamb*, weights
55 to 65 pounds, cleared today at $11. $ a
to $12 25, top $12.5f*. while a week ago
bulk of same weight larnbs was noted
from $12.60 to $12 75. Medium and
common quality lambs are xn<>\ ing moatly
around the *10 00 to $1100 spread. An
overabundance of thin ewes and all order®
# leared created a badly dernoraJlzed mar
ket $>n feeding and breeding ewe*. Over
n.*ht a drop of $1.09 to $2.On occurred,
with today's trade quoted dull at th*
decline. Current prired for feeding ewe*
stands at $3.50 to $4 o. with breeding
ewp*. mostly full -xnout hr. $4.25 to $5.00,
very few choice young ewe* coming.
Hog Receipts I*ower.
Receipt* of hogs this weekJjav# totaled
approximately 4I.#t* head, a* compared
with an actual supply of 45.962 head laat
week and 26,615 head this week a ye*r
a go.
Trading waa active today on all grades,
price* ruling etrong to 10c higher, mostly
lOc higher, with spots showing roors ad
vance Shippers and packers both pur
chase.! good quality butcher*, with the
top price for the day of, paid »ev
oral times for 200 to 260-pound averager.
Strong weight butchora. averaging 300 to
325 pounds, sold up to 16.55, wtih the
bulk of butchers of all weights induced
■n the range ..f 36 605/6 66. I.lght weight
butchers, 190 to 220-pound averages,
cleared mostly ot »6 60S*6.70. with me
dium quality largely at $6 ID ©6.60. Mixed
loads. carrying pat king sowa and llgnta,
sold at 36.36©6.60. according to Weight
anil number of packing rows Included,
/tacking sows cleared at 66 106'6.40, most
ly 66 2006.25. Bulk of all sales was In
the range of 66 26W6 60. top $6.90. Com
pared /with week ago, prices mostly 6ac
to 75c lower on all grades.
New York Bonds
lfjr Associated Press.
New York, Oct, 21.—There was a not
able Increase both In inquiries and in
actual buying orders for investment
bonds during ths last week. Net change*
in most Instances, however, were not
large, traders reporting that selling orders
practically evened up the Increased de
1,1 New bond offering* totaled $99,064,000.
the highest for any one week since that
ending June 15. excepting, of course, the
week which the $200,000,000 United States
treasury financing was placed. In addi
tion there wan an offering of $15,000,000
Nickel Plate railroad preferred stock, the
firht issue of this sort offered the public
In many months ......
Time money was quoted at 5 to t>’4
per cent, with an increasing amount com
ing into the market at the lower rate.
The present rate is the lowest since June
and compares with to b\ per cent a
month ago. ,. # ..
Hankers expressed great satisfaction
with the manner in which new bonds
were being absorbed The largest Issues
of the last week were I47.000.ooo federal
land bank bonds. $21,000,000 Illinois sol
diers’ bon us and highway bonds and $10.
no0,000 Republic of Finland external
bond*. , . ..
Announcement was mads that tne
Swedish Match company, through its
American company the International
company, would soon offer an issue of
$15 000,000 debenture bonds, the proceed*
to be used to extend the company a opera
tion* in Mexico, Canada and South Amer
ica
Vomlnued selling of United State* gov
ernment. said to be by banking Institu
tions. failed to unsettle the market for
those issue* last week. a* large order*
w.r„ in for their purchase.
There was some pressure against tne
French bond*, but recessions were negligi
ble On the other hand, the Mexican
rues were pushed downward on renewal
of reports that the Mexican debt agree
ment may suffer further delay.
Remand for Investment issues ran
largely to the high grade railroad mort
gages. although the secondary Issue.* a.so
found relatively good buying support.
Dome-tic industrials followed the trend
of the stock market for the most par..
Corn Picking to Be
Discussed Tonight
Bloomfield, Neb.. Oct. 21 —The sub
ject of what price to pay for corn
picking i« under discussion here and
in order to get the matter on a
proper basis a meeting of farmers
has been called for Monday evening,
October 22. At this meeting a def
inite price will be fixed upon. The
com crop in this section is the best
for many years, both in quality and
quantity. The picking should be
easy, for the shucks are loose and
the com is standing straight trp.
The kiddies will like the Burgess
Bedtime stories In The Evening Bee.
Tecumseh Greyhountl Is
If inner in Futurity Race
Tecumseh, Neb., Oct. 21—Tecum*
s**h Chief, a greyhound owned by
Willis McClanahan of Tecumseh, won
first In the national futurity <lo*
races, just toncluded at fc><dalta, Mo.
This dog was the best of 228 to en
ter and start in the class. Mr. Mc
Clanahan was presented with the nil
ver cup and cash prizes amounting 9
to *400.
Mr. McClanahan and Rev. Thomas
Barden of this city had five dogs
in the races. In addition to the
winning above referred to, they se
cured cash prizes amounting to about
*£00. The total number of entries in
the Waterloo, the class for old dogs,
was 134. It is said more dogs were
entered in these races than had ire
fore been entered at a single coursing
event in the world. This Included
2& imported dogs. The races lasted
10 days.
$5,000 Award to Brakeman
for Injuries Is Upheld
Lincoln, Oct. 21.—The supreme
court, in an opinion, held that while
a man who enters the employ of a
railroad company assumed the or
dinary risks attending such employ
ment, he cannot be held to assume
extraordinary risks such as are un
known to him and which are not so
obvious that a man of ordinary in
telligence would have appreciated
them.
The'court sustained the judgment
secured by W. H. Parsons, employe
of the Chicago & Northwestern rail
road at Chadron. for *3,000 for in
juries sustained when he was en
gaged in switching cars and unusual
methods were employed.
Columbus Y. M. C. A. to Hold
Exhibition of" Hobbies
Columbus. Neb., Oct. 21—A hobby
exposition will be one of the fall fea
ture entertainments given here by the
Y. M. C. A. for young people. Ex
hibits consisting of curios, various
kinds of mechanical work, amateur
photography, homemade radios, pet
livestock, needlework, home cooking
and exhibits of coin and stamp col
lections will be featured and prizes
will be given.
Platte County Pioneer Dies
Columbus, Neb., Oct. 21—Fred
Meyer, TO, for 40 years a resident of
Platte county, died of asthma in St.
Mary hospital. He is survived by a
sister living in Germany.
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