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A Barbed Wire Cut. Collar ©r Saddle Gall not properly healed leaves a disfiguring •car. Ballard's SNOW LINIMENT la the Bight Itemed? tor All Abraalona of the Flesh. If the wound is rleansed and the liniment applied promptly, the healing process begins at once anil the wound heals from the Inside outwardly, thus per forming a perfect euro that leaves no scar. If the wound heals on the outside too quick ly. pus forms under the sur face and breaks out Into a run ning sore that Is hard to euro and Inevitably leaves a bad scar. Owners of blooded stock pre fer this liniment to all others for that reason, und they uso it not only on tine animals, but on human flesh, as It does Ita work quickly anil thoroughly. Price 25c, BO© and $1.00. JamesF. Dal lard, Prop. St. Louis,Mo. Stephens Eye Salve Is a healing ointment for Sore Eyes. AwoPtrTOHWtNnfftHv A. C. Wanner Falls City, Nebr. Spring Styles Watch Our Window H. M. Jenne Shoe Store WITTWER WINS AUTOMOBILE ZION CHURCH GETS PIANO OTHERS WATCHES, RINGS Three Judges Were Selected To Count The Votes on Satur day Evening The Tribune's big circulation contest closed Saturday evening and three judges were selected to count the votes. Zion church won the piano with 1,800,250 votes and II. . Wittwer won the automobile with 1,442,850 votes. Other contestants that stood at the lead in their respective dis tricts were awarded the watches and rings. The total votes are as follows Piano Votes Zion Church.1,800,250 Verdon M. W. A.1,455,550 Maple Grove Church.... 957,600 Christian Church S. S.136,200 Automobile II. E. Wittwer.1,442,850 First District Helen Baldwin.265,300 Charles Whitaker.119,400 Second District Rev. A. Essley.919,450 W. M. Tyner.282,650 Third District C. C. Saylors.. ..765,500 Alice Price.161,900 Fourth District .1. O. Shroyer.112,000 Claude M. Linn Jr.65,700 The judges were (’. M. Ileinzel man, Charles F. Baldwin and L. C. Edwards. Tlie voting on the contest Sat urday evening ran a great deal higher than had been expected as most of the contestants had a great many subscriptions which made the total votes run up a great deal higher than any one bad expected they would. I Don’t use inferior spices when the same price will buy quality m Bros Suck " CANNON BRAND ** Tone-?' pepper, plnger, cinna inou. etc., are tre*her, stronger, cleaner. In pucka^es, luc., at grocer*. TONE BROS,, Dca Moines, Ia. SPEISER NOTES Ed Uhri and C. K. Cooper made a business trip to Omahu the first of the week. Fred Schuler and family visit ed with John Schuler and family at Falls City Saturdaay anad Sun day. Ida Hunzeker of Dry Branch 'spent a few days the latter part of the week with Ed Uhri and tamily. Miss Florence Ilosford spent Saturday and Sunday in Hum boldt, with her friend, Florence Hummel, who came down from Lincoln to spend Easter with her parents, L. Hummel and wife. Supt. W. F. Taler, president of the Enterprise Normal academy i f Enterprise, Kansas visited at the home of Arnold Selmoty on Monday. Sunday morning as John IJhri and family were driving to i hurt'll an automobile, in attempt ing to pass them, ran into the carriage and turned it over. The carriage was badly damaged but no one was seriously hurt. Herman Herr of Humboldt and Morris ITnrting of Four Mile have begun work on the remodel ing the church which was damag ed by the cyclone last week. OHIO Miss Minnie and Link Allis on and the little boy who makes liis home with them spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. George Sturms. Mrs. John Strauss and child ren of Scncea, nnsas has been visiting her parents for a few weeks at Verdon. She is now visiting relatives in this section. Saturday her husband came over in his auto to spend a few days and she and the children vvill return with him. The box car that was station at Straussville and used as a de pot burned Sunday. II. J. Prichard and family of this section spend Sunday with A. Crook and family in Palls City. Prank and Guy Liehty and their families visited in Falls City Sunday at tin* homo of John Liehty and family. Wes Nedrow and family and Mrs. C. J. Peek and children wer entertained at the home of K. M. Kimmel Sunday. Mrs. George Sturms is enjoy ing a visit from her cousin, II. B. Ilinthome of Hebron, Neb. E. Higgins and wife enter tained a cousin and her family of Morrill, Kansas at their home Easter. llarry /ubnck who has been working at Omaha, is at home and is under tlie doctor’s care at present. Mrs. A. Dowty and Mrs. M. E. Peek were guests of Mrs. Sturms and daughter Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Reed of Falls City spent Sunday with their daughter, -Mrs. Fitzgerald. 0. DeFreesc of Atchison visit ed with his brother, Roc. De Freese last week. About 3"> invited guests gath ered at the home of John Reiseh ick last Friday evening in the form of a surprise to Mr. R., it being his birthday. The evening proved to be a pleasant one and nice refreshments were served. Helen Heineman spent a por tion of last week with Miss Blyth Shaffer. Mrs. Anna Steidley returned to her home at Fort Collins, Col., af ter a several days visit with rel atives here. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harkendorf were guests of their daughter, Mrs. Fred Wittroek one day last week. John Reisehiek and family were guests of relatives in Falls City Sunday. P. E. Shaffer, wife and daugh ter, Donna, went to Ilanilin to spend Sunday and visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frances Stump. L. S. Nedrow, F. S. Lichty, F. W. Wittroek and E. M. Kimmel went to Omaha Tuesday in the interest of the Maxwell automo mobiles as Mr. Kimtnel is getting a pew ear, COURT HOUSE NEWS From Friday's Daily. Claims will be heard in the following estates today by Judge Gagnou: O. . Trimmer, James B. Reynolds and Francis B. Fergus. A marriage license was issued to Maynard A. Stitzer, Salem, 25 and Ethel Thompson, Morrill, 20. I). II. Wcssel of Humboldt was m the city this morning and call ed Jit the county treasurer’s of fice this morning. The board of supervisors ad joumod yesterday. Frank Snethen of Humboldt was in the city this morning and visited the court house. From Suturdty’s Daily. The following case*was filed this morning in the office of the clerk of the District court. Fred Scholl vs. J. William Hell man and Lizzie Heilman for fore closure of mortgage. E. T. Kibhce was down from Dawson today looking after: business and visiting with old friends at the court house. Next Thursday and Friday, the eighth grade examinations will lx held at the County Superintend ent’s office. On Friday and Sat urday the teachers examination will also be held. Petitions will be heard in the Marshall T. Libbec estate by Judge Gagnon. Judge Gagnon will hear claims in the Herman Tiehn estate to day. Prom Tuesday’s Daily. One marriage license was is sued yesterday. Edward E. Por terfield, Kansas City, 21 and Miss Marguerite Hughes, Kansas City, 20, Judge Gagnon will hear claims in the Charles Uhlig estate today. J. It. Itussel of Verdon called at the court house this morning and paid his taxes. O. E. Pebble of Verdon called at the office of the county treas urer this morning and paid taxes. L II YOUBS ■ twmum wm mi* jti——mmmmm > l Yours for uni- 1 : fortuity. 1 I Yours for great- 1 I est leavening 1 I power. 1 I Yours for never a I failing results. 1 I Yours for purity. 1 I Yours for economy. 1 I Yours for every- 1 I thing that goes to 1 I make up a strictly 1 I high grade, ever- 1 I dependable baking 1 ■ powder. B I That is Calumet. Try 1 I it once and note the im- B R provement in your bak- B R ing. See how much more ■ ■ economical over the high- B J priced trust brands, how B R much better than the cheap B 1 and big-can kinds. I fl Calumet is highest in quajity I R —moderate in cost. ® 2 Received Highest Award— B $ World’s Pure Focd I I Expositjnn. I NEWS FROM R.R. YARDS One new case was filed in the district clerks office this morning Kate Wetzell vs August Wetzell, for divorce. The plaintiff bases her ease on the charges of cruel ly, drunkenness and abandonmen She asks for alimony and the eus today of the four children. William Iiassenyager of Ohio precinct was in the city this morning paying taxes at the conn ty treasurer’s office. Win. Keeler of Ohio Precinct called at the office of the county treasurer this morning and paid his taxes. J. It. llunzeker of Humboldt is in the city today. He was a call er at the court house to pay his taxes. DEAD BIRDS COST HIGH PEOPLE PAY FOR LOSS IN CROP PEST EATERS i _ Living Costs Rise As Insects Spread—Cotton, Corn And Garden Truck Affected New York, April 14—-While Easter bonnets are parading the plumage of birds that check crop pest, looses to food and cloth products in the last year that amount to over $10 for every person in the United States have been reported here today as chiefly due to the destruction of these feathered insect eaters. Ac cording to statistics just gather ed by the government biological survey at Washington, officers of the National Association of Audubon Societies declare that the cost of living has been raised to cover a billion dollar loss in agricultural produce from the inroads of insects and rodents that would be largely wiped out if their natural bird foes were protected from the feather men, market butchers and pot hunters. Every year that such commercial interests are allowed to thin the ranks of the insect eating spe cies higher prices must be paid by the ultimate consumer for ve getables, fruit, cotton cloth and many other necessary staples, it is predicted. Almost every article of food ex Copt meat has been found to come to the consumer today with an added cost to cover many mil lions of dollars of loss that the government experts have proved is largely due to the increasing lack of insect eating birds to drive away the pests that are spreading over the fields. Such staples as corn are now known to fall short of a supply that means lower prices, in some measure, on account of the depletion of the wild birds and the consequen increase in their insect prey. If the orchards, fields, gardens and plantations of America were not being guarded by fewer and fewer of these insect eaters each year, the records show, their yield would he increased and the price of their products lowered. Though the Easter Season is saddened by the sight of wild bird feathers on bonnets, there is this year a plain economic rea son for revolt at this show in the findings of the government experts of the Department of Agriculture,” said T. Gilbert II. Pearson, secretary of the Nation al Association of Audubon Soci eties, at its headquarters at 141 Broadway today. “We have just heard of the butchering of 11,0000 meadow larks, whose diet is proved to consist 75 per cent of crop destroying insects, in one Georgia community. For ev ery one of such insect eaters that is killed we must all pay in increased costs of food and cloth ing. When Americans come to realize this, we beileve they will protection of the birds whose life means agricultural prosperity and all join with u§ 'w wyrking for the plenty,” Baking Powder Absolutely Pure The Only Baking Powder Made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. Safeguards the food against alum* Chemists* tests have shown that a part ol the alum from biscuit made with an alum baking powder passes Into the stomach, and that digestion is retarded thereby. Road the label and make sure that yews* halting powder Is not made from aluma AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON Perhaps the country at large does not realize the importance the great national game of base oall plays in the affairs of the government. The season opened April 12th, and there were six teen thousand rooters in the ball park. President Taft threw the oall which opened the game, and among the spectators were a large portion of the members of congress, and most of the high of fie ia Is and clerks who were able lo get away for the afternoon. Washington is already base ball mad and on any afternoon when •here is a game, it is about as safe to look to public officials at tbe park as in their offices or at the departments. • * * Popular election ofscnators by direct vote of the pcple failed in tlie senate in February by four votes. It is generally suppose! that the changes that have been made in the organization of that body will register a different re suit when the-question is finally settled at the present session of ongress. The house passed the bill in a single afternoon register ing an overwhelming majority. • * • A big Japanese war story was xploded in Washington and all throughout the country during the week, but President Taft kill ed it so early that no effect was noticeable. • * * The smoothness with which the douse majority is attending to its affairs is almost unheard of in congressional history. There is a perfect understanding among the democratic members, and if die present peaceful condition is continued, the length of the ses sion will be materially shortened. The only rumor of discontent is, in relation to patronage matters, but these differences are in no way serious. The new House of Representa tives contains 228 democrats and ICO democrats and one socialist. There are two vacancies. In the senate there are 50 republicans, 41 democrats and a vacancy from the state of Colorado. • * • Assembling of Army In 10 Days Never before in the history of this country was so large a body of troops mobilized at one point in so short a time as was taken in establishing the maneuver in • amp at San Antonia, Texas. Or ders for the movement of the troops were issued from the war department during the afternoon of March 6. The 17th Infantry, stationed at Fort McPherson, Ga., was the first organization to re ceive its orders at !)>?0 that night By 4:00 p. m., March 10, just 10 days later, an army numbering practically 20,000 was encamped sbept the T'-sns City. In the May number of Popular Mechanic .Magazine, L. William Thavis ex plains how it Avas possible to per I form this remarkable feat, and ’.lie credit is largely ghren to the W ar College, Avlicrc army fficers receive theoretical training. lie says: “At the War College in W ashington, the mobilization of just such bodies of troops as those iioav encamped about San f'.ntonio is one of the chief stud ies of the course. Even the smallest detail in connection to such an undertaking is not ov erlooked. Plans are prepared for the mobilization of forces about practically every large city in the country Every particle of infor mation of these plans is at hand at the War College, so that noth ing need be left to guess Avork. With such an arrangement, ev ery possible bit of assistance is given the army officers Avhen the time comes to order troops into the field.” This article, Avhich is Avell illus .rated, describes, also, the heavy •vork which fails on the commis sary and quartermaster depart ments. • * • Tarantulas Last Tuesday while Capt. J. P. (Jrinstead was digging in his garden lie turned up two large tarantulas of the Texas type. They are genuine, as the captain is familiar with such insects, hav ing spent a great deal of time in the south, lie has placed them in a jar with his insect collection which he secured in the Philip pines. They are quite a curios ity in this section and he cannot account for their appearance at this time.—Salem Standard. If you don't deliberately do a lot of things you know you will he sorry for afterwards, you are i.i most unusual person. How To Stop -A Stubborn Cough We don’t mean just stop the irri tation in your throat—but cure the underlying cause. Cough syrups cannot do this. It takes a constitutional tonic body builder to do the work properly— and cure you to stay cured. Vinol is the remedy you need. HEIIE IS 1’ItOOE Mr*. Minnie Osgood, of Glenn Fall*, N. V., write*:-“ After trying several rem ecUei for a bad cough and cold without hcuetit, 1 was asked to try Vinol. It worked like magic. It cured my cold and cough and I gained in health and strength. 1 consider Vinol the mn*t wonderful touic and lnvigorator I ever saw.” If we cannot stop that cough with YINOL—our delicious cod liver and iron tonic—which is made without oil -we will not charge you a cert for the medicine you buy. This seems like a pretty fair proposition—and ought to be ac cepted. Don't you think so? With tiiis understanding we ask you to try a bottle of YINOL. A G WANNER, DRUGGIST