West in Grip
„ of Blizzard,
High Winds
Snow Accompanied by Sud
den Drop in Temperature in
Omaha—Cyclone Sweeps
Oklahoma.
(Coattaned From Fas* Oar.)
hopping to around freezing. The
cold wav* today waa spreading gen
erally throughout the southwest.
Five persona were injured on a
farm near Noble, Okl., about 25 miles
south of here. Several farm homes
and barns were destroyed, but the
people rah Into storm cellars and
dugouts to escape the storm.
Helping Needy.
Several civle organizations at
Shawnee were at work today to aid
families of vlcUms and to provide
comfort to the Injured.
The twister, after leaving Shawnee,
went to Prague, where aeveral build
ings were laid low. A sehoolhouse
near that town was demolished, the
children and teacher being saved
whaa they fled to a cellar. Many
buildings were blown down between
Shawns# and Praguo.
Frederick and Hollister said small
buildings were damaged, but there
were no casualties reported.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Appleby, living
near thle city, were reported injured
and all livestock on their farm killed
by the heavy wind. E. A. Waldron
and two small children were Injured
v.hen their home was destroyed.
Omaha was tha canter, Saturday
morning of a storm that awept from
tha northwest, bringing rain and
snow and drops In temperature.
The barometer here at 4 a. m., was
27.68, an extraordinarily low reading,
according to Meteorloglst Robins.
Forecast is "fair tonight and Sun
day; colder tonight.”
From tha mild weather of Friday,
tha storm swept the thermometer
down to S3 at 7 Saturday morning
and six more degrees to 27 at 8.
Tha northwest wind attained a
speed of 26 miles an hour at 9:30 at
Omaha. Springfield, Mo., and St.
T-auis had 48-mlle winds. Cheyenne,
tVvo., had a 44-mlle gale.
Plain turning to snow was the re
port from all over Wyoming. North
and fesuth Dakota, Nebraska and
Iowa with rain to the east.
Sleet Storm In Dakota
The Northwestern Bell Telephone
company reported 270 poles down in
.South Dakota near Sioux Falls,
vi here sleet had formed on the wires
to a thickness of an irfth and half.
All the phone company’s emergency
equipment was placed in readiness for
trouble in Nebraska and Iowa, the
dropping temperature together with
the rain and snow making the out
look serious.
54-Degree Drop.
Kearney reported a drop in tem
perature from 74 at 5 Friday after
noon to 20 at 7 Saturday morning,
with rain, eleet and snow. Lincoln
reported a temperature of 29 at 7
Saturday.
Delayed trains and wire trouble
were reported from St. Paul, Minn
An lnterurban bus, lost in snow drifts
went over a bank on a curve near
Waverly and the passengers were
badly shaken up.
Trains to Omaha were reported on
time.
The local weather bureau reports
from many stations were delayed.
Lowest temperatures reported were
at Winnipeg and Frince Albert,
Canada, 4 above zero.
Minneapolis Cut Off.
The storm path was across South
Dakota, particularly the southeastern
portion, across southern Minnesota
and northern Iowa. The latest re
ports indicate that the storm also
swept across southern Wisconsin
Lines between Chicago and Min
neapolis are out of service.
Considerable damage resulted to
telephone line# north of Mason City,
la., early Saturday morning. Two
hundred pole# are down north ot
Mason City and communication with
Minneapolis la cut off. Also, eight
miles of pole# are down south of
Mason City. Later report# Indicate
that lines northeast of Waterloo are
going out.
Repair crew# are being rushed
from Minneapolis to the Sioux Falls
district, and Iowa telephone repair
men are moving to the northern and
northwestern parts of the state
Restoration of aervtce with Isolated
towns Is expected by this afternoon.
Aurora.—District Judge Bayard II.
Pain* of Grand Ialand was the prin
cipal speaker at the Father and Son
banquet at the Methodist church.
On* hundred and thirty boys weie
present. _
Young Girls Clear Away
Punpies With Cuticura
Gently ameer the pirn plea with Cuti
cura Ointment on the cod of the finger
Waah off the Cuticura Ointment in fire
minutea with Cuticura Soap and hot
wilter and continue bathing for eoma
minutea. Thia treatment in beat on riaing
and retiring.
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Nebraska
News
Nubbins
Red Cloud—An auxiliary to Red
Cloud Poet No. 238, American Legion,
has been organized here, with Mrs.
E. A. Creighton as president.
Fairbury—E. E. Church of Lin
coln comes to Fairbury as superin
tendent of the light and water com
pany at {3.600 a year. Ills work here
begins April 1.
Fairbury—Robert Brock, 88, a
veteran of the civil war, died at his
home here after two years’ Illness.
Mr. Brock had lived continuously In
Fairbury 62 years. His wife died 40
years ago.
Wymore—The Paul J. Ude cash
grocery, formerly one of the chain
stores of the Omaha Basket Stores
company, at Wymore, has been closed
by a writ of attachment secured in
Police Judge Moran’s court by
creditors.
Hue Springs—O. E. Bishop, retired
farmer resident of this place for many
years, suffered a slight stroke of
paralysis at his home here Wednes
day.
Barneston—At a school caucus W.
A. Wlldt, Harry Bvoboda, Mrs. John
Robinson and Scott McFarland were
nominated for member* of the board
of education at the coming April
election.
Beatrice.—J. A. Ewing of Marshall
town, la., purchased a driving horse
from A. N. Frantz. Rockford farmer,
for $280. Thla Is said to be top price
for geldings in Gage county for years.
Beatrice.—The Beatrice Power com
pany. owner of the Barneeton hydro
electric plant, will dredge the river
south of the dam for the purpose of
Increasing the head by about three
feet.
Callaway.—John Heed suffered a
stroke of paralysis at his home, five
miles southwest of here.
Callaway. — The Callaway Com
munity club is staging a membership
drive. Two sidea were chosen and
the one getting the fewer new mem
bers Is to give a banquet to the win
ners.
Columbus. —The Columbus credit
bureau expects to begin operation
April 1.
York.—York county will build nine
bridges during the summer.
York.—H. T. Olson, convicted of
chicken stealing, was sentenced by
Judge Corcoran to one year in the
state penitentiary.
Beatrice.—District achools in Gage
county, closed the past few weeks
on account of an epidemic of measles,
have reopened. Several deaths re
sulted from the disease, complicated
with pneumonia.
Kearney.—County officials decided
after Investigation that Walter Brown,
found dead in a woodshed at Miller
with severe gashes about his head,
had suffered a stroke of apoplexy
and in falling his head apparently
struck against a pile of wood, causing
the lacerations.
Lincoln—The will of the late Lewis
Marshall, Lincoln real estate man,
filed for probate, leaves moot of a
$57,000 estate to a nephew, J. W.
Miles of Lincoln.
Fremont — Fremont’s miniature
“tower of Pisa,” a water tank that
has listed to the side for years, was
ordered razed; new electric pumps
supply the city pressure.
Crete—Mrs. John Kafka was bitten
in the face and severely injured by a
neighbor's dog. Several stitches were
taken to close the wound. The dog is
under examination.
Lincoln—Phillip Brose, accountant,
and former secretary to Gov. S. R.
McKelvey, filed petition in bank
ruptcy. He is employed in the former
governor’s farm paper plant.
Havelock—A large tabernacle has
been erected near the center of town
for evangelistic services to be con
ducted for four weeks starting March
31 by Mthodist, Christian and Con
gregational churches.
Table Rock.—Table Rock water
bonds voted a feW years ago, are be
ing taken up and resold to the United
States Trust company of Omaha.
The outstanding bonds amount to
$22,500, and draw 5V4 por cent inter
est. The new Interest rate is to be
i'A per cent.
Table Rock.—March term of the
district court of Pawnee county wlil
begin next Monday at Pawnee City.
Judge J. B. Raper presiding. There
are 38 civil cases and five criminal
cases on the docket.
Table Rock.—The Pawnee county
oratorlal contest was held in
the high school auditorium here,
Wanda Trout representing the Table
Rock High school and Harold Bosley,
the Pawnee City High school. The
Judges decided in favor of Harold
Bosley who will go to Lincoln
April 2 as contestant in the district
contest.
Aurora.—Hamilton county Sunday
school convention In Hampton, elect
ed officers as follows: M. 1* Cramer,
Oiltner, president: Edwin Huenefeld,
Aurora, vice president; Charles
Stewart, Aurora, secretary-treasurer.
Beatrice.—P. C. Klepplnger. old
resident of Beatrice, was run down by
an auto at Tenth and Market street,
while on his way to work on his
bicycle and severely hurt. He suf
fered a broken shoulder, fractured rib
and other Injuries.
Pirkerell.—At the breeder's consign
ment sale here, 62 head of Poland
Chinas were disposed of st good
prices. Fall pigs brought on an aver
age of $29 a head and hogs averaged
$33 a head.
Beatrice.—A petition has been pre
seated to the city commissioners for
appointment of an hydraulic engi
neer for the purpose of learning the
effect which the paper mill dam now
In course of construction would have
on health and safely conditions In
the city.
Hoc*—Mrs. F. M. I.ocke, 71. a resi
dent of this town for the past 40
years, died here Thursday. She Is
survived by her husband, one son, W.
b. I/Ocke, of the State Journal com
I-any, blncoln, and two daughters,
Mrs. J. E. Hart, wife of the Burling
ton railway station agent at Hardy,
and Mrs. n. H. Price of Woodruff.
Kan.
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• hospital. Call or wriU for particuJtTM. Dr. Frink H. WrajC No. 807 North SBtb
8t.. Oaiki, Nib. Direction! x Take • 13th or 16th atreot car going north and get
off at fftth and Cuming Sta. Third rtaidenco eoutb.
—Charge Purchases Made Monday Will Be Entered on April Statements Payable May 10■
A1 Jolton,
appearing at the Brandela, ia on
Bruawick records.
No. 2SW— I’m Coin' South.
Californio. Hare I Come.
No. 3S«7—Steppin’ Out.
The One 1 Love Belongs to
Somebody Else.
Fifth Floor
Burgess-Nash Company
'EVERYBODY^ STORE”
Easter Greeting Cards
Remember your friends at
Easter with one of our beautiful
greetings. Our line is complete
with appropriate missives, rea
sonably priced.
StottoT D«sif« Mitan—r
Slippers That
Step Into the
Spring Modes
“The Babette”
SandaJ
$12.50
Smart in its simplicity is this
“Babette” sandal, with graceful
strappings that cross intricately
about the instep.
It may be had in patent
leather, jack rabbit, gray suede
trimmed in gray kid, and aire
dale suede trimmed in camel
kid.
Shoe Department. Main Floor
For Sports Wear
the New in
Sweaters
$4.95 to $16.50
A colorful array of sweater* In
the sanctioned spring styles,
fashioned of the softest yarns.
For sports wear nothing Is
smarter than a modish Man
darin coat, campus slip-on or
campus button sweater. Many
shades and color combinations
are depicted.
All sizes.
■Third Flwr
Sheer Chiffon Hose
$1.95
(Women’s chiffon weight hose, very
dear, full fashioned, with lisle garter
tops and reinforced silk feet. Black and
all the newest shades such as dawn,
blush, helgique, jack rabbit, beige,
mode, French taupe, gunmetal and
freckles.
Main Floer
Confirmation
Dresses
Georgette crepe, crepe de chine and
voile fashion these white dresses espe
cially suitable for confirmation. Tiny
ruffles, hand embroidery, inserts ef
filet, lace medallions, shirrings at the
waist and puff sleeves give clever
touches. Sashes are of self material
or fancy silk ribbon. Sizes 6 to 14.
Silks are priced at 815.95 to 822.95
Voiles are priced at 83.95 to 87.95
Third Floor
4 Bambalina*
A Bobbed Hair Comb
$2.95 to $15.00
Richly brilliant with spark
ling stones arranged in fanciful
settings and shapes.
Crystal Necklaces
$1.95
Clear, brilliant necklaces in
the newest shades. 60-inch
strands.
M«ii» ri«n
w
Speciala in
Toilet Articled
$1.25 Pinaud's Lilac Vegetal,
$1.00 Mary Garden Face Pow^
50c Lemon Hand Lotion. .350
50c Mulsified'Cocoanut Oil
Shampoo.380
50c Java Rice Powder ... .350
Tooth Brushes with pure bris
. ties.>.250
50c Household Rubber Gloves,
all sizes .... .320 :
35c Mary Garden Talcum Pow
der, 3 for.500
30c Amolin Powder Deodorant,
•t. 210
76c Rubbing Alcohol, pint size,
•t.420
50c Wild Root Shampoo . .350
Mala Flaar
The Spring Frocks
In Silk and Wool
$3950 to $6950
The more straight and slender the lines of your
frock, the more smartly clad you are. So these simple
little frocks of satin crepe, of Roshanara, flat crepe,
charmeen, crepe faille and twill cord, have unusual
chic. Tailored with a nicety of detail and made more
becoming with clever trimmings, they are appropriate
for afternoon, street and sports wear.
Women’s and Misses’ Sizes.
Third Floor
More Beautiful Than Ever
The Famous
”Bu6y Hour Aprons”
Re*. U. S. Pit. Off.
Five Charming New Designs—
STAMPED—SEWED—All Ready for
Em broidery
The famous “Busy Hour Aprons’’ have swept the country like wild
fire! Women everywhere are buying several of these dainty aprons
at a time. In five charming designs—all ready for your em
broidery needle. Splendid quality of unbleached muslin with
patches of ever-fast gingham. The adjustable back fits every ;
figure. They will not slip off the shoulder. As dainty as they
can be—you’ll want at least two.
SPECIAL
The most popular Apron
in America!
Lovely Styles in
New Spring
Bags
$5.95 to $15.00
Modish silk bags for wear
with the costumes of spring,
are developed of moire, pekin
stripe and brocade. Some have
self-covered frames, others are
of filigree with small jewels
set here and there. The styles
include the smart under-arm
bags, pouch, envelope, and
swagger models.
Main Floor
I Women's “Columbine”
Union Suits
$1.00 and $1.25
Sleeveless suits of fine quali
ty lisle in white and flesh. Fash
ioned with fitted shoulders or
bodice tops, with French band
finish and loose or tight knees.
Also closed styles. Sizes 34 to
38, priced at 81.00. Sizes 40
to 44, $1.25.
Second Floor
Beautiful
Novelties in
Spring Glove
Modes
$1.50 to $6.95
An exclusive showing of the
newest in novelty gloves in
washable chamoisette, silk and
“Chateau’’ French national
real kid skin.
In gauntlet and 12 and 16
button lengths, some with em
broidery trimmed cuffs. Shown
in
Desert Leather
Gray Mauve
Mode Peagee
" Main Floor
New Organdy
Neckwear
$1.95 to $4.95
f
Crisp organdy neckwear
—very fresh and dainty for the
spring frocks or suits, may be i
had in a variety of attractive
styles. Collar sets trimmed in
real lace, and vests sets with
Peter Pan and Tuxedo neck
lines, in ecru and white.
Mala Floor
Serviceable and Economical
Silk Lingerie
Crepe de chine or radium Bilk in pastel
colorings fashion the daintiest and most
generally practical of undergarments.
Some styles are tailored, others are beau
tifully finished with lace.
Nightgowns. $4.95 to $12.95.
Step-in chemise, $2.95 to $5.95
Step-in drawers and vest sets, $5.95 to
$12.95.
Jer$ey Silk Bloomers
$4.95 to $8.95
In all the spring shades. Cut full and
well made.
Princess Slips ,
$6.95 to $10.95
Of radium and heavy crepe de chine,
in all the street shades, flesh, white and
pastel.
Soc*a4 Floor
Satin Messaline
Breakfast Coats
$10.95
Exquisite color combinations are depicted I
in these breakfast coats of changeable satins. {
They are fashioned full and long, with fluted
self-trimming around the neck and bottom
and down the front. Each has two pockets
and a sash. The colors are navy and green,
black and purple, copen and orchid, rose and
tan. Sizes 16 to 44.
Second Flo*r
Novelty
Buttons
For Trimming
Never has there been such a
season for buttons—rows and
rows of buttons trim the tube
like dresses for spring.
Large and small, in all the
bright colors, they are an at
tractive addition to any cos
tume. Priced a dozen from—
2Vtt to 84.95
Odds and ends of buttons at
ONE-HALF PRICE
Main Floor j
Specials in
Wash
Goods
Ginghams
Attractively patterned ging
hams of fast color, with neat
checks and plaids, in QQ
;)2-inch width. Yard..
Ratine
Plain color dress ratine in all
the popular colors.
Yard.D*7C
Lingerie Crepe
l?2-inch width lingerie crepe In
plain and fancy colors. Spe
cial for Mdhday, on -
yard .
Madras Shirtings
New madras shirtings in neat
stripe nnd check ef- (JQ
fccts. Fast colors, yd., OJeC
Second Moor
- —~ — ----
Pre-Easter Sale of
Beautiful New Silks and Woolens
Satin Canton Crepe
Most charming for afternoon
and street frocks. It drapes
beautifully. Shown in 17 of
the new spring colors. 40- '
inch width, ' On OB
yard .«P4fc»00
Waih Radium
An excellent quality fot
dresses, blouses, frocks, lin
gerie and linings. Shown in
white and 18 beautiful shades.
36-inch width. £ a wn
Yard .$ 1 • / 27
Changeable Taffetas
."55-inch, exquisitely colored tsf
fsts. Popular for evening
frock*, draperies, bedspread*.
. pillow top* and d» | Q(“
lamp shades. Yard, * *270
Crepe De Chine
A splendid, heavy quality,
suitable for frocks, lingerie and
blouse*. In black, white and
25 lovely shades. d» a nr
40-inch width*. Yd.,^ '
Stripe Tub Silks
-Wat hairline stripe tub silks in
white with colored stripes.
:!6-inch widths. £ •* Cft
Yard .$ 1 *02/
Printed Knitted Crepe
Yard $1.95
New designs and color
ings in heavy quality kffitted
crepe, printed in brilliant
plaids and oriental designs.
Ideal for frocks and blouses.
116-inch width.
New Sport
Glo» Satin
Yard $1.85
40-inch plain sport satin
adaptable for sport frocks,
suits, wraps and skirts. Rich
colorings are characteristic,
including coral, turquoise,
adriatic, silver, powder blue,
almond, tan, old rose and
white.
Homespun Coating
Popular for spring coats and wraps.
In gray and tan mixtures, stripes
and plaids. 56-inch ^O QP
width. Yard.«p£.*7J
Check Worsteds
40-inch, excellent quality Worsted
suitable for dresses and skirts. In
neat patterns of tan, brown, grav
and blue combinations. OP
Yard.;.\.L J
Crepe Alpaca
$2.59
New and
popular for
frocks and
suits. The
shades are
navy, blue,
tan, pray and
blaek. 42-inch
widths.
-Strond I'Imi
Tube Vestings
Knitted glos in vest lengths.
Painty shades of orchid, pink,
maize, flesh and *T|?
white. Eaeh . *OC
Novelty Velours
and Flannels
Yard $3.95
"j beautiful patterns in various sited
checks, plaids and stripe combinations.
In colors of red and tan, brown and tan,
rod and jrray,
tan and blue.
54 to 66-i n o h
width. Regular
$4.50 to $5.00
>alues.
S»c*n<l Moor
Special Pricing on
Lace
Flouncing
Yard $2.50
to $3.95
Chantilly and Oriental lava
flouncing?, sheer and exquisite
in design. develop lovely
gowns for afternoon or even
ing. 36-inch widths in black and
ecru.
SWMli FWer
Needs in
Notions
10* Many-Use machine oil, 5*
15* Singer machine oil.. 10*
15c mereerited darning cotton,
all shades, 8 for. . • 35*
10c mereerited darning cotton,
all shades, 3 for. . . 20*
5c darning cotton, all shades.
3 for.lie
>1.50 fancy colored rubber
kitchen aprons.08*
50c pure rubber aprona, m' >
.
20c 8-yard bolt* of fancy trim
ming braids . . . .14*
10c 6-yard bolt* of bia* tape,
all colors . . . . .8*
6oc Hickory and A. V. J. sani
tary belts. 40g«
>1.50 rubber sanitary stap-in*,
. ..98*
40c rubberized kitchen aprons
in several colors. . • 35*
50c Uyanshine for suede and
leather shoes .-37*
50c Shinola home sets, special,
at . 34*
25c “It Sticks" for suede shoes,
tn all colors. 19*
I foftr
