I Nebraska Towns,
l
^Streams Named
f in Peculiar Ways
I Lou bp and Stove Creeks Had
Odd Sources for Titles
They Bear, Research
Reveals.
How did Louse rreek out In llolt
county get Its name? Why, of all
possible names, did early pioneers
bail one small Nebraska stream Stove
creek?
To such intriguing questions the
• answers have been unearthed by re
search of Prof. J. T. Link of the
conservation and survey division of
the University of Nebraska who is
completing four years of lnvestiga
Hon on place-names In Nebraska.
Running down rumor, analyzing
farbulous tales woven into the oral
history of the state, counties, cities
and towns.
In Link's files are records of 1 n,
#<b' Nebraska place names. At old
■sttlers' reunions he has found a fer
tile field to asrertain name sources
from early residents.
Origin Varied.
"Origin of names in Nebraska,” he
says, "may be traced to numerous
sources. Many are monuments to
public servant*, front president, down
to postmaster. The Indian, the dis
coverer, explorer, surveyor, soldier,
V pioneer and early settler, founders of
towns, railroad men, authors, clergy
t men, historians have left their name*
* * the map of Nebraska.
* ( “Topography, geological structure.
J the soil, streams, springs, animals,
: native vegetation, historical events,
and location have contributed hun
dreds of names to the geographical
nomenclature of the state.
"Trivial circumstances gave rise
to names. When Surveyor Robert
I Harvey came to that creek in Holt
j county, he found that the clothes of
his group had become Infested with
"cooties” and he ordered a general
cleanup at this stream, which has
ever since been known as Louse
y ; creek.
“In another instance one of the
•urveying party shot a red deer on
the banks of a lake in Cherry county
and the name Red Deer was given
' the lake. The finding of a stove In
' ; a. rreek, supposed to have been drop
| ped by Mormons in fording the
stream, Induced the settlers to call
1 the waterway Stove creek.
I “Adams, Madison, Lincoln, Wash
Ington, Pierce, Grant, Arthur and
other presidents have furnished
names for counties and towns. Frank
lln, Webster, Blaine, Douglas and
Hamilton are names that comment
orate statesmen of national renown .
J Territorial governors—Burt, Richard
son, Cuming, Furnas. Thayer and,
others—have been honored. The
names of men who distinguished,
themselves on the field of battle—
such as Sherman, Sheridan, Custer,
t Logan, have been perpetuated in
town and county names.
"Dawson, Sarpy, Scottsbluff,
Barada, St. Deroin, Friends and
others perpetuate the names of early
trappers, fur traders and pioneers.
1 TJeuel, Perkins, lioldrege, Blair and
f •coift-s of others are monuments of
railroad men.
"Topographical features have given
us such names as Rock county. Val
ley county. Box Butte county and
Round Valley. Such names as Cen
trai City, Center, Milford and Platts
mouth point out location. From the
Indians we have picked up names
like Otoe, Omaha, Nemaha, Ogallala,
Sioux, Cheyenne, Brule and Osceola."
Black chiffon is being used very
charmingly for coat dresses and de
spite the fact the material is perish
able it ©allows very close, tailored
lines. < J
1
s/000 sa
insurance
money—
but, the
undertaker
tyt/fcoo
k There Is a widow In Omaha
M,. !Knning an elevator to support
' her two babies. The husband
died a short time ago, leaving
$1,000 life insurance. The un
dertaker got $G00; the physi
cian, who had attended the
husband for a period of two
years, would accept hut $15
for his services! Would you
call this undertaker “a bene
factor to humanity?”
We can show you proof of
scores of other rases just as
shameful and pitiful. If you
want the facts—come and see!
We offer a complete funeral
as low as $90.00 and up, and
we'll show our books to prove
that whatever price you choose
will cover only a fair and le
gitimate margin of profit. It
makes no difference whether
you are worth $5 or $5,000,000,
the charges are the same.
/ led "The Cry of the Orphans" \
I at the publle library if yon I
I went so me facte on the funeral I
' director and hie practices I /
OMAHA
FUNERAL
HOME
141Z Nerth 1«lh Street
Phone WE 106A
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52 Tech High Students Will Get Diplomas Seotemher 11
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■
Methodists Meet
for Conference
Here on Sept. 16
Bishop Titus Lowe, Former
Pastor in Omaha, to Pre
side at Seven-Day
Session.
Methodifits from all parts of Ne j
braska will meet In Omaha Tuesday, |
September 16, for the annual confer
ence.
Bishop Titus Lowe, former Omaha
pastor, will preside at the seven-day
meeting. All sessions will be held at
the First Methodist church, Twen
tieth and Davenport streets.
Among the visiting ministers who
will address the meeting will be
Bishop Umress J. Bin.ay, Shanghai,
China, Bishop Frank M. Bristol of
Washington, D. C., and the Kev. W.
A. t*. Hughes of Philadelphia, super
intendent of the bureau of negro
work.
The tentative program for the
conference follows:
Tuesday. September 1*
1 A. M — Examination of candidates for
admission 'o ronbr#nrf,
8PM Annual meeting of the
board of examiners
Wednesday. Neptemher 17.
8 ".ft A M -Sacrament of the Third's
•upper Addreaa by Riahop Lowe. Me
morial service, Add reaa bj Rev Oeorgn
t. Wright. Iloll * mII of the conference
und business a aaion.
12 30 1* M Adjournment.
2 I* M ('nnfereme BOM I on.
:: 3ft 7* M Anniversary of the W«*
man,4 Home Mi^elonnry society Art
dree* by Mra. A J. Croft, BnlTtrsUg
i ‘ I a' c. Neb
& t* M Fellowship hour In charge of
ihe Kev Peier Jacobs. Omaha. Neb.
a V M anniversary of ths Hoard of
Foreign Missions The H#V A Oils Hin
son. Norfolk Neb, presiding Addresa
!•> Bishop I*ut#*a J LiImiy, Shanghai.
China.
Thursday, September IS
8 Si) A M —Morning prayer Dsvotlon
al addreaa by Prof. H. Franklin Hall.
Kvanatoo. Ill
• A \f ConLrenc# aeaalon.
12 3U P. At -Adjournment
2 80 I*. M.—Meeting of sonfertnes
committees.
3:3ft P M--Anniversary Women's
Foreign Mlsslonar) society addreaa by
Mr- .1. F. Hnye, Me eon I'I tv, la
F. 7' M Fellow hip hour in chaiga of
Rev. Peier Jacobs
ft r M Gsrrcft Alumni assocls'lnn
banquet. Address by Prof. II Franklin
Rail
• P M Annlver v« rv hoard of **mper
• n»e prohibition and public morals Rev
f It /HIM, Grand Island. Neb. presid
ing Address by Rev It \ Johnson,
Washington.P C "Lest We Korjei" pre
•enistlon of the el* reel moHon picture by
Rev Frank A High Lincoln. Neb su
perintendent Nebraska AnM saloon
league.
Friday, ftfjilfmbfr If
8 SO A M Morning prayer. Dera
tions! gddreas by Professor Hall.
• AM Conference aeaalon
10 A. M Meeting of the Layman**
aaaorlatlon In the Polled Presbyterian
. hurt’ll
12 30 F M—Adjournment
2 P. >1 - c’onfai ante aeaaion.
4 F M - Vianetluti by the conference
of *h* Nebraska Methodist hospltsl, Wil
lard Hall and th* city Miasloe,
ftp M- (educations I anniversary. The
Rev. A A Brooks Lincoln, Neb, pie
ftidlug Address by Bishop 'Frank. M
Hilatol, “Washington. I* C
Saturday. Hap t amber 10.
8 3ft A M Morning prayer. Deration
al addi **a hv Profeaaor Hell.
• A At Confluence session.
1! 30 P .vi Adjournment
2 3ft P M Conferenc e aaaelon.
3 p M He* option for the wlvae of
(he ministers of 11» ** conference it the
home «.f Mr* M I* Cameron, 211 North
Thtrtv second avenue
. I M !■ «* I low ehlp hour in charge of
the Ret A V Hunter Ooth'nhurf, N'eb
8 |* \T Our Confeienca In* *' e*l* The
Re Earl Rnwep. Rup*rl«r,. Neb. pr*
aiding Address hv Rev F. F Hoarpan,
eorre*pnnd*ng eerrerary Nebraska M*thn
diet hospital Omaha Address hv a rap
rM*n'»t lv# ftf Willard Hall, Omaha Ad
dress by Rev. W. H. Lndetwood. superin
Here’s a Real “Barrel” of Trouble
i-----1
P^Atr* hV 1 1*19*11
You've heard of a "barrel of trouble.“ ThU la the real thing, according to Jim McKernan, 1901 F.lm street.
Ml Kernan waa bringing his load from Council Bluffa to Omaha when disaster overtook him and the crash
occnrred. *
tandan* frnwall home. Blair, Nab. .Anni
versary of tha board of homo mlaaJo^a
*nd church *if*nalon Addraai* by Rrv
VV A C H ug he a of Philadelphia. guper
intandenr bureau nagro work, board of
homa mfa«ion*
Sunday. Replambw !l.
• AM I'onferrnt* I.ov* F«*a*t. Rav
Georg*- Main. Pawn** t’lty. N*b
10 A Sf Morning worahlp Harmon
by Hishop Titua U»wf
• 1* M—Ordinal Ion aervlea for dea
con* and aldaia. ( unaecratloo of d«a
conniM
7. 1* Vf — Epworth I.aague annJvaraary,
Addraaa by Rav. H L Htory, J-atiogtoti.
Nab,
V P M —Tha world aarvtca of Mathod
lam Rav. M O Langley, Cantral City.
Nab . pri-aldlng Addiaaa by Rav W.
Bovard. f'hhago Corr eapondlng aacrataiy
uoard of education of tha Mfthodlai Epl*
iopal church
Monday September ft
• 10 A. il Morning pia>«. DavoMon
al additaa by Profaaaor Rail
• AM Cnnfarence aeatloii. Reading
of tha a ppolnl man (a.
Omalia Composer Completes
Concert Ktnde Series
Pleritrv .Inn J,etov*kv, Omn ha com-1
pneer end plnnlet, hnn complet'd the
< (imposition of n new eerlee of con
cert etude* for the pienn, on which
he hue hern ongsged while epending
pert of the cummer with hie parent*
at Florence Height*. l-elov*ky won
laet yeer e netlonel prize for Anieri
ran cornpoeltlone with hie "Sunday
Morning."
Hetoveky hee received a letter
from hie former tnstrui'tor, Richard
Burmelater, former Herman court pi
anlef, saying that he Intends to visit
America this fail.
Defense Day Program
Announced at Gleuwood
Oleiiwood. la, Bept. I— Bubject to
* hauge, till plugin in outlined by
<’gpt. K. K. Humphrsv for obssrvan* •
of i he first defsnsa teat day In Glen
wood I* hn follow*
10 Ml II. hand ranrartr • f«* 11
ragiatratlon 1 n rourt tomaa paik. 11/ ■ *'
ting up fi*ld ramp, •"empany 1 O'er
ant.il 1? m*aa. 1 In to ' bard rnprart
5, voegi *nd Instrumental mu*!/, liter- *
»I<>n. addi**»a by C E f»**n Io> a 11«
? ledge h*- all: * parade * no. haaahali
** band f-onnart » fr«* moving pl<
t«r*e at court bou** p*rk. p*'*rotn*
4lick
WAAW Programs
s__/
Proffami1 to b# pr#*ent#d from R#d1o
radt WAAW, th* Omaha Grain h't'-hing#,
Omaha. Nab , 2*6 m*ttra. mitral.
Hfpirmbwr IS; T?lld*i man's otehaatra.
Mu » Ou p ru
Saptatnbar Hr I 00 9 00 p m , •dura
tional progtam Talks by It# v. E M
Grown. and V. J Kt.«s ..f the afrlcul
tural department, Union Pacific system,
maetu *■
Nsptember 11: T 80-t (0 p m Happy
Hum# orch«#tra. Old tin # Jar,-• mualc.
auiplc«a J. J. klarkty A Son. fiouth
Omaha
September IB* 7 30-t 00 p m, Union
Pacific radio orchestra. Talk# by W J
Kris# of th# Union Paclflo #)#tam and
R#v K M. Brown
September 2® 7 10 t 00 p. in Frank
Wnghf and Frank . Il*##lng#i\ the “Radio
Frank#'* of N#nr York I’ltj ample## of
Wa fer#on-b*r||nSr»yd#r company. Instru
mental music
September 10| 7.SO • 00 p m **The
R#’tl<» Franks.’’ Wright sod l«###tngrr
winging laieat \#w Vot song hit#
MONUMENTS ARE
BEING RESTORED
Tlerlln, Fept. $ Tterlln * monu
menta ace being taken But from be
hind lock end key end put beck on
their pedeatala again.
Thla la another algn of Germany'*
economic recovery.
During the currency Inflation, when
a piece of - metel wea worth more
then a bale of paper merke, every
thing that could be tranaported wa»
being atulen tight and left—door
knoha. telegraph wirea. and—bronze
monument*.
Th* eltlee were quickly forced to
remove th* bronze figure, and monu
inanta for a«fe keeping.
“Barham Day**’ Popular.
Albion, Wl». 8»pf Thu
turn of Albion hux* 1nHtj#tmit«Ml h |
a»o irg of monthly “Inn tisln daxa."
which im% proving popular. Kxcry
m#rrh»nt off pi « frvy thla d*\ on# nr
mnra nrtlr |ng at n ganilln# Imiitsln
prlra In addition »p**» lal entertain
mant fogturet ara prtaantad. In thf
evening a band concert and free
pavement dance are given.
Wanted Credit.
Candidate (on stump)—I am will
ing to truat the people—
Voice In Rear—W here'* your store?
—this ton Transcript.
VY/ftPS
a •
IA positive guaranteed
treatment sold by drug
gist for sore, bleeding,
spongy gums and all
stages and conditions of
rhea
\i»> » KTIHFMK* »
ASTHMA
If ttniiuffar front choking, ghaninf. gasping,
inti alaaplaas nJwMa. 1 am topnsiUvn thatT eng
•top It that I will sand you a haul at* 17 frw tbs
risORENf!* TREATMENT, W*nn roar
Aarhmala «inpoft1 too ran rapav lha firor ky
tailing of har • •marar* .Trial aantl rmir nama fay
fraa Inarmani. Nn obligation r. H Rhnarar.
112* Coca Cola UuiMlog, limai CI17. Mo.
> In the pictures are shown the 02
student* of Technical High school
who will be graduated at the fall
commencement exercises Thursday,
September 11 at the auditorium of
Technical High * h«x»l. following 1*
the list of graduate*.
1. Hilda Krrlaon 2r< t * S»an*en
2 Kvef%n Bend* .. KJegnor OOom«r
%. Kugene Tina* 2$ Marguerite bun
4 Mnrgie Kirkard. berry
s Tletrort. 29 Dorothy Jordon.
a Krf ^ard tieptrom. .u* Mane L>ieet
f N * ■ • * J Aitaa Htadlti
» Margaret f*<»ren- . A’lce Alexander
aon 2- Ma> belie Keinke.
V 4! t. hen Heine. < Tiilte Saskln
J" l.ulian \ -xiik« n Dorothy Potter.
11 Margaret * at !4 Harold Care*.
Kotin :»7 M trie .Hnirtk.
12 S»iah Hlale- * John Doan*.
I" b* rn-re Adam* * Anna Jenaer.
14 l.'liian I'ellM mi* 4« Mitt lie** Abuimra
12 M it Hul'iii 4! Helen Warm.
14 >*!orert< « Jor* 4. Sam Abram*.
aenaen 4 but inda Wataon
17 Hank Adam. 44 yiurtno* Sher
is. b’ffie Clapper boatl
!> Kugene l.awkon 45 blue Sullivan
jo \.*lerie t.onu** * June* Huxbee
21. Mai ion Donah- 4 7 Helen Thom peon
erty 4* Grace Haiker.
22 li.-ne Dtnforih 4<» ]i no llanaen
M<rfi!ti .w Martha It Uidi
4 V • i n* It*.igei ■ e ;iur
Jennie Dninbei k fel Helena Thomat.
I.ePhe A born
kMqxs Suits
aD&ssr*
This is not
A Price-Cutting Experiment
It is a sane reduction based on cost
of production, after a very careful
check on costs for the first six months
of 1924.
You cannot afford to intrust expensive
garments to people whose price is below
high quality production cost.
MAX I. WALKER. Inc.
"Girmsnti Cleaned Like the Touch of a Fairy**
2410 Am« Avenue KE nwood 0202
Clean — Efficient
For Every Purpose
Updike Lumber & Coal Co.
Omaha Police Sav
Tokio Beat Would
Be Their Paradise
Only Five Robberies in City
of Over Million With
in Whole Week in
Orient.
Omaha sleuths would like to go to
Japan. It must he a gie.it little
place In which to detect, say local
detectives.
Oh. for the Joy, they rave, of ills
carding night sticks for- chopsticks
and "planting" for almond eyed "J rn
my" wielders in the shadows of rice
groves. opium forests, mah Jon '
swamps or tea gardens. How easv
for a force of 200-pound no n to quell
185-pound law violators.
A policeman's heaven, say "cop
pers" who have the yen for heats in
the land of yen.
Press dispatches, which picture
Tokio in the throes of a crime wave,
have failed to dampen the migratory
desires of local "gumshoes." In fact,
such reports are responsible for
Japan's present popularity with the
Omaha police department.
Only Five In Meek.
By Japanese standards the l'nitel
■States has been experiencing a most
severe crime wave for the last 100
years. Tokio’s present "great in
crease In robberies" was acclaimed
by the vernacular press after the
homes of five of the city's 1,800.000
Inhabitants were invaded last week
by thieves who carried off sums of]
money ranging-from 12 yen to 37
yen, 50 sen.
On the other hand, local police
records show that an average of two]
or three house robberies are com
mitted in Omaha a day. Yet. Acting!
Chief of Police Jack Pszanowskl de-j
dares, "I believe crime here is as
low was It ha* been in the last quar
ter of a century "
Bamboo Door Bolts.
As well as a policeman's heaven,
Tokio might he called an American
burglar's paradise. The houses art
formed of bamboo and thatch that a
strong man could tear down with
his hands. Of course, the Japanese
- -- - - '
are careful t»* dose tlielr shutters at
nigh', srul secure them with a ham bon
la>lt a* strong as a lead pencil.
Rut crime there Is not a profession
and a thief i« regarded as tower Ihiiu
ocean pottom. Another reason that
Japanese |*nllce iiave so little to d",
aver American travelers, is bee a Use
a robbery is very rarely reported tu
them. ,
If the police are told, the Japanese
believe, the robbers' friends will call
the next night and murder the in
formant with a silk cord.
EYE TEST MOTOR
LAW IS SOUGHT
A campaign for legislation requir
ing that all motorists pass an eye
sight examination before being grant
cd driving licenses has been launched
by Omaha oculbts.
The oculists propose the enactment
of a law which will set a mlnlmun
for vls'on and which will prohibit an*
person whose sight is helow t hi.*
.(till'd from driving an automo
bile.
According to statistics gathered l>>
tlie oculists, more Americans ha**
been killed in automobile accident*
since the world war than wert
killed by Herman bullets, and a large
percentage of the accidents were
caused by defective eyesight.
More than half of the motorists
in the t'niled States have defective
vision, ttie oculists assert.
G. 0. P. WOMEN TO
MEET TUESDAY
John I.. Kennedy will be principa
speaker at a meeting Tuesday at 2:31
p. m. at Hotel Rom" to organize r
Douglas County Republican Woman'*
league.
Representative women from ever*
precinct in the county are expected
All republican women in this viclnitj
are urged to attend, Osear K. Kng
ler, chairman of the republican een
tral committee, Douglas county, will
also address the women. Mrs. L. M
Lord, vice chairman of the republi
can central committee, Dougla*
county, and Mrs. P. C. Hyson, secre
tary, will be in charge of the meet
ing:
The smartest frocks this winter
will have coats to match. The three
piece outfit has come to stay.
“The
Home
®! M®me
£®©ked
Food”
Because of a demand by our patrons
for a greater variety of food—al
though we could not give them
better food—we are now serving our
noon meal at the same prices as the
evening meal. (
All you wish to ea*. for 35c and 47c
The finest food money can buy.
Different From Any Cafeteria in the World
Mrs. Baker’s Cafeteria
16th and Harney City Nat’l Bank Bldg.
ACROSS FROM BURGESS-N ASH —DOWNSTAIRS