Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MOVMY, SEPT EM B EI? J, 1000.
CHORE OFF CALAMITY CRIES
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Stubborn Fact Smother the Shouts of the
Bryanito Wallers
NEBRASKA'S PROSPERITY OF THE GENUINE
IVngf-Hnrnri . I'lirtiirr. IIihIiick
Men, I nllnllt All Tell (lie
Jiuiic Morj' of More WurU
nml lletter Prlre.
It Is Indeed a peculiar spirit of stub
bornness that prompts a man to deny the
evidences of hh senses In an endeavor for
partisan reasons to see no prosperity
around htm and yet that In the spirit that
Is animating the free coinage cxhortcr nnd
soothsayer of the present day. While all
around him laboring men ami artisans are
employed at better wages than they havo
enjoyed at least for years, merchants and
Imslness men generally are waxing rich
tinder the Influence of n largely Increased
trade and farmers are getting big prices
for their enormously bountiful harvests,
tho frco coinage exhorters arc sturdily de
claring their Inability to sec anything In
tho current happiness of tho people around
them to Indlcnte that times are better
than they were in the distressing days of
IMG. So universal nnd decided are tho
proofs of tho prevailing prosperity, how
ever, thnt the fusion campaigners are des
tined to encounter many embarrassments
In their efforts to decry and deny It. The
conditions have grown steadily better In
Omaha and Nebraska durlnq the last four
years nnd cannot be said to be transitory
or unreal. The Improved conditions found
In every county In the state are so patent
that he who denies them simply makes
himself ridiculous. While tho farmers are
producing abundant crops that have dur
ing tho last four years lifted from their
shoulders tho burden of debts with which
they were bowed down, the mechanics and
laboring men In iitlcs nnd towns nrc all
busy, receiving higher pay for shorter
working hours than ever beforo and' with
a demand for their services exceeding tho
supply.
.Samples nf tlie Itlulit Sort,
Careful Inquiry discloses as an litcon
trovirtlblo fact that tho farmers nro get
ting 02 and 31 cents for tnelr corn, of
which thcro Is a largo surplus, whereas,
four yearn ago they received but 0 and 10
cents. Stockralscrs nre receding $5.60 for
fat steers, which they sold four years ago
for to $X!0. Hogs that four yenrs
ago sold for $-.77 this year bring $.".09.
There Is little wonder that under these
favorable conditions, which may or may
not bo Concerted to bo conditions of pros
perity, farmers are acquiring vast are;m
of new landed possessions nnd subjecting
them to the most modern Improvements,
while In tho elites and towns, upon which
tliti success of tho farmer Is inevitably ro
fleeted, new buildings nro going up nnd
old ones nro being repaired.
Tho merchants of tho cities nnd towns
are selling moro goods nnd getting largor
profits and prompter pay than ever beforo
In tho history of tho state. .Mechanics
are everywhere busy and In nil the towns
in the stnto the demand exceeds the sup
ply. In Omaha moro men aro employed at
higher wages and shorlof working hours
thnn In nny previous year, except 18H7,
when tho exposition was being built. The
averago wngo rfcalo Is higher than ever
and tho working days shorter. No com
petent man who wantH work need bo idle.
Jobbers, .wholesnlo merchants and manu
facturers aro soiling moro goods at larger
profits than they wcro four years ago,
.the Increase, roportcd by fifty of the lead
ing firms and establishments of Omaha
running all tho way front 2."i to 050 per
cent, whllo not a single Instance of de.
crease Is reported. They all report n
large lncreaso during the last four years
In the ntimber of employes and the wages
paid, whllo there hati been during that
tlmo an Increase of fully 50 por cent In
the number of traveling men they havo
upon tho road.
Wnite-Kitriiem Shnre In It.
Laboring classes in Omaha nro not slow-
to recognlzo or dltlldunt to acknowledge
thn changed industrial conditions, nor to
attest their Intelligent appreciation of
them.
Officials of many of the industrial unions
commend without rchorvo tho changes
brought about during the four years slnro
1806, In general and in detail. The print
Ing pressmen's union reports that Us mem
bers nro getting tho same pny for nine
hours' work that they wero getting In
1896 for ten. Whllo In tho latter year 20
per cent of tho members were Idle nnd 10
per cent wcro able to mak-' but half time,
now all aro employed on ft.il time.
With tho plasterers, bricklayers and
stonemason tenders from 15 to 1"! cents
per hour in ISOti to 21 cents this year, tho
hours of work having been reduced from
ten to eight per day. They have to per
cent moro men employed than 1111806.
Tho scalo for plumbers in ISOti was 45
cents an hour, whllo It Is now 50 cents, nnd
tho number employed has Increased 20 per
cent.
In ISOti tho union painters nnd decorators
received but 30 cents an hour, whllo now
DEATH
0
U the germs
mtans health
to humanity.
hc germs which
cause Catarrh and
Bronchitisamlthe
Grip prepare the
way for those
which cause Pneu
monia and Con
sumption. Dr.Oco.LelnlDccr'i Formaldehyde Inbilcr
kllli all theio germs oven when they have
lodged and begun their work In the deep-seated
air passages of tho lungs themselrcs.
Geo. T. Hawley, M. I)., Professor of I.uns
nd ThroatTJIscai.es, ChlcnRO Clinical School
tho largest Clinical School In tho world,
says, In writing to Dr. fieo. Letulngers
I have been using your Formaldehyde
Inhaler for Catarrh, Asthma, lirunchltls,
Coughs, Colds and other Note and Throat
and Lung disrates. I hat e found It superior
to any remedy to far dltcovered."
Snlil on ft uuartnU at kit dnirclfti M ett. or
direct, THK till. 01 (). l.KlNINOMt ClltlllClLCO.,
IMCftgo, ill, iioosiei uturti ir.
DR. CEO. LEININQCR'S
Fop-mal-de-hyde
KIDNEY TABLETS
ll a new wonarnui .miwir luipocrnuui niunvj,
l.lier tnil UliJ.lf r dWrun, nil the onlr tt mmjr ot
the Um1 eier Introduced, bold at all dnmiftiu at
iiimn mitt a iciut.
Hold nnd recommended by Sherman &
McConnell Drug Co,, Bcaton-Mcdlim Drug
o.. .Merriii-uraiidnt urus v.o., it u. ura
ham( e. II. SChaefcr
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they receive 35. with time nnd a half for
overtlmo and double time for Sunday. From
tho fifty member employed In Omaha In
1896 the number increased to 200 during the
first exposition nnd dropped back to 160 at
Its close. The members are now practically
all employed.
The nrlcklayers' union reports more work
In Its trade In Omaha at present than at any
tlmo In eight years. Kor five years it has
had a membership of about 160. and since
1S06 It has enjoyed an advance In Its wage
scale of from 50 to 55 cents per hour.
There are at least 100 more carpenters
employed In the city now than In 1S96 and
the scale has advanred from 30 cents an
hour to 40 cents. In South Omaha the scale
has advanced from 25 cents per hour for
ten or twelve hours work per day to 35
cents per hour for eight hours. It Is said
that there are some unemployed carpenters
In Omaha, owing to tho large number
brought to the city by the exposition.
There has been no advance In the scale of
the Horseshoers' union, owing to the Inroads
mndo upon tho usefulness of tho horse by
ttio growth of popularity of tho bicycle and
tho number employed here has decreased for
the same reason.
There has been an Increase of 25 per cent
In tho number of sheet metal workers em
ployed In Omaha nnd an Increase of pay
from 274 centB per hour to 3S',i cents.
with the Printing I'ress Assistants' union
tho scale of wages in 1806 wag )8 for sixty
hours or $8 per deck for ten hours per day.
Tho members now get $0.60 for nine hours
Per day. In 1806 they had thirty men cm
ployed; now they hnvo forty-eight.
Tho Machinists' union scalo of wages In
1806 was from 25 to 30 cents an hour and
they wero working from forty to forty-eight
nours per week. Tho present scale Is 3
cents per hour for nine hours per day or
fifty-four hours per week. All members of
tho union nro employed and n number aro
working overtime and get tlmo and a half.
n mui. too union was never In n more
flourishing condition nnd It is doubted thnt
an ldlo machinist can be found In Omaha
today unlCM ho Is Idle from choice.
(irouth of Mve Muck liiiliifttr.r.
The Increase of stock rccelnls at South
Omaha may be taken as a fair Illustration of
the change wrought In business cenernllv
uuring tlie four years thnt tho republican
party nan hfld charge of national affairs.
During the seven months of 1000 ending Julv
ji mo cuttle receipts were 424.236, as agnlnst
.o,.ij tor a like period In 1S96 a caln of
03,964. or nearly 100 per cent.
The hog receipts for the first seven months
of this-year wero 1,121.171. as against 717.076
for the first seven months of 1806 a gain of
lou.ios. 1
lor the period ending July 31. 1900, there
wero 597,085 head of sheep received: for the
same period In 1896. 161,611 n gain of 436,
111 fur 1000.
There has also been a gratifying lncreaso
in prices during this time. Steers, for In
stance, som July 3i: 1898, nt from J2.75 to
J3.70; July 31, 1000. they brought J5.50. Hogs
sold July 31, 1806, at $2.77; July 31, 1000.
tne prico was $5.09. The price paid for
sheep July 31. 1806, ranged from $2.00 to
$5.50; July 31. 1000. tho range was from $4.00
$.).45. In the month of July, 1S96, the re
celpts or hogs were 97.000; In July. 1800,
179,000 tin round thousands).
I'roHiterlty In (lie Mute.
In every county of the state the remnrk-
ablo Improvement of tV It Ions t felt In no
uncertain way nnd the dlstresiLi-lv hard
times of the democratic era of 1806 have be
como but n hlrtror i memory Down In Ilut
ler county, one of the garden spots of the
state, farm lands nre held at twice and
threo times what thoy could have been
bought for In 1806. It was Impossible nt
that tlmo to borrow money upon them nt a
valuation of $10 an ncre, hut now these
same lands arc selling at $10 nnd $50 an
ncre.
"Yes. lumber Is high now," said II. J. Hall
of Dellwood In that county, "but In 1806 I
bought n lot of crotchet! posts for a straw
bnrn nt a cost of $15 and hurt to ask credit
for them. Lumber was cheap then, but so
were tho products of my fnrm nnd In spite
of tho cheapness of lumber I had not the
ready means to pay for what I wanted of It.
Things have changed wonderfully the last
threo years. During that time, owing to the
gooil prices received for ray grain nnd stock.
I havo paid off a $500 mortgage, built a good
barn and added eighty acres to my fnrm. I
could have purchaeed that eighty acres four
years ago for one-third of what I have Just
paid for It. but I hadn't tho money. My
crops were good enough, but 10-cent corn
and oats. 3. cent cnttlo and 2-cent hogs
wouldn't buy even cheap lumber."
Mr. Hall was one of those who four years
ago was voting for a change, but he says
he don't wnnt live years of hard times again
as an experiment.
The era of light money Is over In Ilutlcr
county. Farmers havo realized so hand
somoly from their toll that the wealthier
ones are able to loan money to tho needy
ones In that respect and tho banks havo
abated their ironclad regulations. Build
ing Is going an In nil the towns of tho
county nml many new and substantial
buildings have gone up during the last two
years, while In 1806 It was Impnsslblo to
find tenants for the old structures then In
u&f.
Condition in Smuttier Count'.
Similar conditions were found n n care
ful canvass of Saunders county. Lands
which four yenrs ago wero selling for $27 nn
aero nre now eagerly sought at $35 to $15
per acre. Cashier F. E. Whlto of the Ash
land National bank say.i thnt farmers nro
now making money and aro not as a rulo
borrowers. It Is vastly different from
what it was four years since. Then every
body wan hard up and the calamity howler
had sent capital Into hiding and had given
a black eyo to ovcry effort at develop
ment In the stnte. Since these unhnppy
inys tho farmers havo paid off their urgent
debts and tho well-to-do hnvo double the
amount of money on deposit In tho batiks
that they -then had.
Olo niura nnd two sons nre representa
tive farmors of Saunders county, living
near Ashland. Mr. Blum has just sold
several thousand bushels of corn at 32 nnd
31 ccifts and his cattle bring him large
profits. He hns made money from his
land and believes thnt thero must bo some
other causo than the good crops, George
Sanders has soveral fine farms near Ash
laud which he rents nt $2.50 to $3 per acre.
Flvo years ago he could not sell land nnd
found It uphill work to rent It. Chris
Passe, who has acquired 300 acres of valu
able land nenr Mead by hard work nnd
economy, declares that he does not ask
for better times than tho present. Wll
llam 3 Lehr Is a large landowner In tho
vicinity of Mend, having purchnnod nt an
early period when land was low, but In
later yenrs he has coutlnued to Increase
his holdings, paying $10 un aero. He says
that when land came down during thn hard
times no one seemed to want to add to
their possessions. "It is now at tho high
mark ngaln," Hald he. "Wo ralso small
grain nnd corn aud mako money out , of
them. I have sold 9.000 bushels of corn
this year and can make a good profit out
of It nt 20 cents n bushel. A return to
the hard times would Indeed be a calamity
to tho farmers." James O'Donnell nnd S.
T. Wehlstcm of Wahoo aro contractors,
who report that thoy havo nil they can do
In putting up new residences and storo
buildings. Merchants In the county are
very well pleased with the condition of
trade nnd report that the farmers are iu
tlie same serene state of mind everywhere
about them.
Heoovery In Platte Comity
Platte county manifests Its recovery from
the period of unrest occasioned by the de
piesslon, when farm products wcro prac
tically valueless und farm lands could only
be sold at ruinous prices. Many of those
who four ears ago were clamoring for
the delusions of the silver propaganda are
now anxious to so conditions continue
without Interference. The chauge that has
come since MrKlnley's Inauguration suits
them. Farmers have cleared away their
mortgages nnd have money to Invest In
Improvements. New dwellings, barns and
family carriages are abundantly In evi
dence They nre satisfied to havo things
continue as they are going. Joseph Heng-
geler. living near Platte Center, one of
the old-time farmers nnd democrats, says:
"I nm for MeKlnlcy because his adminis
tration has brought us prosperity. Every
farmer In our township has felt nnd ap
preciates the prosperous times. We nro
receiving for our corn, cnttlo and hogs
the highest prices ever known In this
market." He Is a type of 'hundreds among
his farmer neighbors.
( eilnr County In Cheerful.
In Cedar county the farmers nre loud
In thi'Jr attestation of appreciation o,f the
good times of today, as are also the dealors
who supply their wants. Thomas Hcrg, a
dealer In farm implements, says ho started
Into business In 1S92 with $1,000. In 1S36
he took an Inventory and found that he
was only worth $500. That was during the
hard times. Hut times have changed. Dur
ing the last year he sold $11,000 worth of
machinery, all for cash, except about
$2,500, and up to August 1 of this year
his sales reached $8,000. Farmers aro get
ting to be In good circumstances nnd there
nre no risks connected with their trade.
His profits Inst year were over $5,000. F.
P. Vorls, a real estate dealer at Laurel,
says that farm lands are worth 30 per
cent more thnn In 1S96. During the Cleve
land administration farmers had to bor
row money, which they have ever since
been paying. Most of them havo bought
more land. All of them ate making money
now. Many of them are loaning money
and many have good bank deposits. Three
fourths of the town of Laurel hos been
built during the Inst four years. Hanker
E. It. Cerlng says It is difficult to con
colvo how phenomenal Is the prosperity
that has come upon that section of the
state. The deposits In his bank havo In
creased since 1896 from $12,000- to $00,000.
Good crops wero had In 1897. but those of
1895 and 1S96 were the largest ever be
fore known, hut they brought nothing.
Corn sold thcro In 1896 at from 6 to 10
cents. Farmers had to sell as toon as the
grain was harvested. Now they can hold
them for good prices. Similar roporln
come from Hartlngton and Coleridge In
Cedar county.
Illton County In There.
J. O. Milllgan of Wakefield, Dixon county,
pictures the return of prosperity to that sec
tion so thnt anyone who listens to him must
recognize it. He tells of a futile effort of
his own to borrow $12,000 with which to
buy up a lot of feeders In 1896 with the .cer
tainty of realizing heavily upon them when
McKlnley shouldHie elected. Neither of tlje
six banks of which ho wns a stockholder,
tho banks nt Fremont nor, his millionaire
friend In Chicago, Aimer Pratt, could raise
the money, while now an." farmer with noth
ing like Mr. Mllllgan's means can go to his
home bank and get nil the money he wants,
(icorgo Rnrsldo of Wakefield says he had a
better crop in 1S06 than In 1000, but the
price nt which he had to sell It did not meet
the expenses of raising It. Ho does Hot want
any chnngo now and says that he knows a
good many who voted for Uryan In 1S05 who
will be for McKlnley this year. Bank de
posits In the county are more than double
those of 1896. Hanker Mnthewsen of the
same place says ho Is alrnoit tempted to
vote for Hrjyn to bring hack democratic In
terest rates, as money loaned In 1806 at 8
nnd 0 per cent, whllo now It Is loaned nt bb
Old book accounts nnd notes of farmers In
this section hnvo been paid off, the mort
gages upon tho farms have been paid nnd
large purchnses of additional land have been
made.
Heports from Holt county nre in line with
the above. Ileal estate values havo more
thnn doubled in the past four years. The
people of that county were never as pros
perous ns nt present. Four years ago It was
a practical Impossibility to either make or
borrow money there. Now the banks are
full of farmers' money. All old and trouble
some debts have been wiped out. From
farmers of all political afilllntlous come ac
knowledgments of the good time.
Tho wolf In tho fnblo piu on sheep's
clothing becniibo If he traveled on his own
reputation he couldn't accomplish his pur
pose. Counterfeiters of DoWltt's Witch
Haiel fiahe couldn't sell their worthless
enlves on their merits, so they put them In
boxes and wrnppcrs like DoWltt's. Look
nut for Ibera. Take only DeWltt's Witch
Hazel Salve. It cures plies and all sklo
diseases.
TWO YOUNG GIRLS ARE SHOT
One Demi nntl tho Other 41I Iiir nn
Victim of CnreleHs lloyn Who
Were llimtluu:.
ARAPAHOE. Neb.. Sept. 2. (Sp'clat Tele
gram. )--Lenn Stagcmcler and Mlnnlo Nolte
meter, two girls about H years old, were
shot, supposed to be accidental, by two boys
named Hnllowuy, who wcro hunting. The
Stagemeler girl was dead when found nnd
tho other girl In a serious condition. Tho
boys left the vicinity at once. But little
definite Information Is obtainable ns to tho
accident, as the wounded girl to too weak to
talk.
lilVKI.Y It A LI, V AT II Alt'! I.NtiTOV.
Iteiiulillenna of Cedar County Turn
Out to llenr Uletrlt-h nnd linker.
HAHT1NOTON. Nob., Sept. 2 (Special
Telegram.) The republican rally hero last
night was one of the largest aud most suc
cessful meetings ever held In, thft county.
The Hartlngton cornet band, followed by a
hugo torchlight rocesHion, met at the train
Messrs. Dietrich and Stoufer. nominees for
governor nnd treasurer on the siate ticket,
and Judge I). S. linker of Omaha, and con
ducted them through tho principal streets
of tho city to the court house, where the
speaking took place. Judgo Hakcr then
discussed the Issues of the campaign In a
manner logical and convincing. Ho wns
followed by Hon. C. H. Dlotrlch. who upoko
for n fow minutes. Hoth speakers wero
often Interrupted by frequent outbursts of
applause. The leaders of the opposition
seem to bo worried and at a loss Just how
to proceed to check tho landBlldo of senti
ment to McKlnley brought about by Judge
linker's great speech.
Mystery of n Mnillne,
COLUMDUS, Neb., Sept. 2. (Special )
Sheriff Byrnes took Andrew Maloncy to
the asylum at Norfolk today. This un
fortunate man's case seems to be shrouded
In much mystery. August 20 ho applied nt
St. Mary's hospital nnd was tnkon In and
cared for. In a short time ho manifested
violent symptoms of Insanity nnd was a
fow days later removed to the county Jail.
Even Infills most rational moments ho can
not tell whero he belongs and ho hah given
several various names. Ho Is Irish, about
3d years old, slightly heavy build. When
examined by lio 'commissioners n number
of old sears wcro found upon his head
They may have- something to do with his
condition.
No Heller for III) Yettrs,
"1 had bronchitis for twenty years.'
said Mrs, Minerva Smith of Danville. III.
"and at times havo been bedfast. 1 never
got relleruntll l had taken Foley's Honey
ami Tar. It la pleasant nnd gives quick
relief and Is a sure cure for throat and
lung diseases.'' Take nothing else
Myers-Dillon Drug Co.. Omaha, Dillons
Drug Store, South Omaha,
STATE FAIR READY TO OPEN
Secretary Furnas Enthusiastic Over tho
Prospects for the Show.
MORE ENTRIES THAN EVER ARE RECORDED
.H ti ml it; n liny uf Ai'tllt mi tlie
(irotimla, Where I2 erj IIiIiik litis
Iteen Put In Mtnpe for
the CrtMTilv,
LINCOLN. Sept. 2. (Special Telegrajn.)
"If we have good weather for the next
flvo days we will show you the biggest
state fair over held In Nebraska," said
Secretary, Furnas of the State Hoard of
Agriculture this afternoon. "Everything
points that way. Them are moro entries
recorded and more space will be devoted
to exhibits than nt nny previous fair. Wo
took for big crowds from all over the state
and we'll bo pretty badly disappointed If
they don't come. Tho railroads nre as
sisting us In every possible way, both In
the transportation of passengers and
freight. A rate of one fare for the round
trip ought to Induce many to como to tho
fair, and free transportation for exhibits
of fnrm products Is oven more favorable
to the farmer who wishes to exhibit his
products."
Tho program for tomorrow Includes two
band concerts by the Pawnee City band,
bicycle and automobile races and n pub
lie demonstration In the preparation nf
food from Nebraska cereals by Mrs. Har
riet MacMurphy of Omaha. Nearly nil
of tho' exhibits aro In position nnd tomor
row morning the fair will bc In good run
ning order.
Workmen on the fair grounds had but
little regard for the restrictions of the
Sabbath. On all of the prlnclpnl build
ings people wcro busy putting exhibits In
readiness for the opening. Tho midway,
which will be one of the attractive fea
tures of the fair, presented a scene of
activity. There arc upwards of twenty
five shows Independent of the fair, Includ
ing only those thnt meet tho requirements
ot n high moral standard.
Ono of the most interesting and at
tractive exhibits at the fair is that of tho
University School of Agriculture nnd Ex
periment station. The appnratus for test
ing and working various farm products
will be shown by skilled operators and
milk and soil tests will be carried on
throughout the fair.
Kntrlen In Speed Clne,
The following entries have been recorded
for the state fair races next week;
Trotting, 2.25 class Decorah. Jr . b.
II. n. Weeves (T. L. Lvninm: J W. (
b. k., Frank Dnlley (Frank Tin I ey): Panoris,
I), x.. It. 10. Olffen (lllek licet up); George
S.. b. g., C. Tanner (C. Tiinneri; Comp
tine Jr., g. h., 15. A Nlmm i A Nlmm);
1'nlon .Medium. Jr.. c. Ii Frank Strahn
(Frank Strahn); Weasel. Ii m , Al Itustell
(Al IliiHMilli; W oody c , b s, c. vs . curry
Ki. W. Curry;).
Paring. 2.35 elnss Poncn, b. s., J M TS'e.
(.1. M. Ulce). Nina Iltissell, b. ni . II It.
T.attn (It. It. Latta); Dewey, r t, . j
Patterson (J. Y. Patterson); Extenuate, b.
m.. Fred Frnxler (Fred Frnsler). Lottie Lee,
1. m . V K. Kimball (Fred Woodcock);
.Itiili-i' Kent. h. h.. W- I. Jolmnnti V. 1
Johnson); Hlrdlo A., 6. in. II. U. All.MiT
Nclllo O.. Ii. m., Mr. H. E. rjincn . (D10K
necrup); verny n., o- m.. JUKe liimore;
Selden tilrl. b. m.. J A. Sprngtle (J. .M.
Hrown).
Pacing. 2:1S class finmo Cock. h. p.. 13.
L Means (McC.owun); Sclilen Wll!-s. b. c,
.1. A Suraciie (J M. Urnwn): Madcnu
b. m.. John nanncrmnn (John Hanuermnin;
Orval or orval wilKe.. o, a., diaries uun
vnn f.r V V.Uihnlt: nllev'C. tr. ....lohll
Strahn (John Strahn) ; Owen. Jr., William
Snyder.
Trottlnir. 2:45 clans Shadel.tnd. b. i!
Utllv Wilson (J. W. Zlbbtl); Zellerton. b.
m.. R. (-. Holland f B. C. 'Holland): Ilenrv
MeVera. b. It.. Gus nreailenburir (Hart).
Mark Ilnnna. h. Thomas A Youns
(Thomas A. Young), Mabel L. h. in. Al
rtusscll (Al Itiibsell); Panorls. b. m.. Ur
It. 15. Clffen (DIcU Hcerup), Menlo WUk-s
b. B.J. A. Spragne (J. M. Hrown).
Pacing, 2:12 class Onltninn. 15. 1,. Meant;
Kihnn II.. II It. Latta til. It. Lattn). Ethel
n . Ii m . K Iv 1Cetnir IK. A llnrt):
Louisa T., h. m.. John Hanncrman (John
TJanneniinn); Nell Cnffr-sy. It. m.. Mlko
Elmore (Mike Elmore): Cap Medium, n. .,
Frank Strahn (Frank Strahn).
Trottlnir. 2:22 class Scrnp. b. a.. II E
WeldmcyerMJ. L. Vou Walt!). Nick Duff,
h. ir . .1. A. Ilclfenbscher (F. A. Harti:
I'nlon Medium. Jr.. c. h . Frank Strali-i
(Frank Strnhni. Freak. Q W. Curry
Woody (, O W. Curry.
Trotting, 3:3') class .in-Alien, n. g.. i;. iv
Kastner (F. A Hurt): l'nnnle K . b. in.
Itlllv Klrkow (J. W. Zllibel): Lady Dirt!
h. m., J. J. Meyers (Hob Mater.on); Henry
Movent, t). . .. tins unncnmirn ninrii;
Thelma. b. ni.. Al Hussell (Al mtsell
I'ne'.nir. i':t rinss wneeicr woou inr. h h
W. V. Wheeler tOenrne Adrlanee). Dpii
Htir. b. Frank Dailey (Frank Dallcv)
Oiinnn !.. li. m William Snvder: Fred II .
h. g.. F. F lleln (F. F. llein,); Nina TV
nel7 It. It. Latta (H. II. Lattn); Major Hob.
c. M., Graves company: josio si . n in .
D. 15 natulan (Charles Wiiltten); Norm v ,
h. Frank Lawronco (Mart), Ur. Tom.
b c. I. J Edwards (I. J Edwnrdsi; Lula
Lobasco. I m . Mlko Elmore; H'p'trie
Storm, b. n.. J. D. Mlnen; Cup Medium.
It. a. Frank Strahn (Frank Strahn): Jesle
KIIiib. I), m . nert Wilkin marry Tiiorne).
Trotting. 219 rlncs J. W C, b. tt., Frank
Dalley t Frank Palley); Henry Grady, h. h .
A. J. West (Harlnii)l Amerigo. I. f.. .1. H.
Quell); Superintendent, b It., W. A. Sin l
iv. A. Stiinz); Marie Cameron, h. ni., Ur
W. L. Cameron; Fornix, h. g.. II. 15.
Wlericmeyer (J. L. Von Witld); Frenk, tj.
W Curry.
Nntlon n Troulilenoine PrlHoner,
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Sept. 2. (Spo-
clal.) When Deputy Sheriff J. D. Me-
llrlde entered the Jail last evening with
supper for the prisoners he noticed that
the Yale padlock on tho cage was miss
ing. Wnlle McBrldo wns putting on a
new lock William Nation, who was ar
rested In Nebraska City and who la await
ing trial on the charge of robbing a storo
n Union and on,o. In Murray, presented
him with the old lock nnd a piece of
broomstick, with which he had pried It off,
he said. This Is tho second unsuccessful
attempt Nation has mado to escape and
Mcnrido says that during tho entire tlmo
he has served as Jailer he never had a
prisoner givo him as much trouble as this
one.
Arrested for llnot lonul nn.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Sept. 2. (Spe
cial.) Sheriff Dronson enme down from
Lincoln and took C. D. ftrlnkmnn luck
with him, Drlnkman admitted that he
conducted a restaurant In a small, village
soventeen miles south of Lincoln and wa3
arrested for alleged, bootlegging. Ho gavo
bond and skipped out before the case ciuno
up for trUl.
Dringman has resided In this city for
somo time with his wife and their two
children- His wifo had him nrrosted last
week for being drunk and abusing his
family and Police Judge Archer sent htm
to Jail. His wlfo thon Informed the offi
cers hero of tho "bootlegging" business
and they Informed tho Lancaster author
ities. Ilemilt of nn Kilicllinenl.
COLUMUUS. Neb., Sept. 2.-(Speclal.)
John Lawson, a farmer of Monroe town
ship, experimented with Irrigation this
season. He had two small fields of wheat,
ono of nine acres, on which he threshed
out fifty-one bushels to tho ncre, machine
monsure. On another ten-acre field he got
forty-two bushels to the aero. The wheat
tests sixty-one pounds to the bushel
which would make the yield larger than
machluo measure. He is very enthusiastic
over tho subject of Irrigation and believes
It Is destined to soon work wondrous
changes in Nebrasku farming.
. I'rHKht Wri'rU nt Slelln.
STELLA, Neb.. Sept. 2. (Special. ) No
24. the fast freight from thn north on the
Missouri Pacific, due here at 7 20 p. m ,
was four hours late lest night and before
reaching here tho train parted, with tho
result that when the first part stopped a
few moments later the, last division
crashed Into It, derailing two tank cars,
The mtident happened in the yards and
did not delay traffic, as the trains passed
on 'he switch. The wrecking crew had the
track cleared up before noon today.
in; t vt stand nm tvs St.vvr.
.1, II. DrOrote. ot Mntllmin Count? .loin
the It e i ii li 1 1 en n Part?.
MADISON. Neb, Sept 2. -(Special)
J. H. DeOrote, n life-long democrat, at
tended the republican caucus of I'nlon pre
cinct yesterday and wns one of the dele
gates selected to the county convention
This was Mr. DeOrote's first republican
caucus. He Is a well known and prosper
ous farmer living fohr miles north of tho
city. He wns formerly a rabid democrat.
but he has become convinced of tho
fallacies of uryanlsm and is well satis-
fled with the conditions tinder republican
rule. Born In Germnny. he know3 a few
things about militarism nnd laughs to
scorn Bryan's efforts In that direction In
this country. He Is an expatislonlst and
wns only very recently convinced that frco
silver was not tho thing. He said yester
day that he yet had to hear of any good
the democrats had done the country when
In power.
lurk County Woodmen.
YORK, Neb., Sept 2. (Special.) At the
York county Woodmen's picnic the follow
ing history of Modern Woodmen organiza
tions of York county was read by B. A,
Ward:
York camp No. 4j3 wi:t organized No
vember 0, 1SS7; mcmbcrjiilp. 16); lost by
death, II; bcnetlclnrlcs paid, $27,noO
Litcklns camp No. 1.32 of McCool Junc
tion wns organized February 23. ISJU. pres
ent membership, 172; lost by death. 3; paid
louses, $7.01.
Morton camp No 1.377 of Ilrin .li. t wiim
organized April 2a, is:. membtrshlp, .
lost by death, 1; beneficiaries paid, !!,0i1
Lushton camp No. 1.3S2 was orgnnlzed
May 9, 1RP0; membership, S3, one df.tfh;
p.tld loss, $2.0V.
Thayer camp has 7il Members, one death;
p.tld loss. $2,000
Arborvlllc camp No. 1,4W was orgtinlzed
October 13. ISM, and hns slxtv members,
one death: paid beneficiary. $.t,0).
Henderson camp No. l,4M wen organized
December 10, lsttl: membership, iv no
drntliH.
Bradhuw camp No. 1,578 wns organized
December 2!. 1V)I. and has a membership of
eight) -two. one death; paid beneficiary,
HAW.
Greshntii enmp N-i. '.',CiK wits organized
May 30, 1531, nnd has it mcmlrshin of
sixty-two. one death; pali' beneficiary.
$.!.).
Wnco entup No 2.31!) was ntgunlzcd June
7. Kl. Hiid has sixty-live numbers: deaths.
3, paid bcncfielurleH. $!i.(rti.
The total membership of Modern Wood
men Is SiiH nnd it grand total of beneficiaries
paid to York county widow, mothers hiiiI
children Is $02.0"0.
lloyd t'otiuty Fnlr.
SPENCEIt. Neb., Sept. 2 (Special)
Tho Boyd county fnlr Is now under full
swing at Butte. Neb. The splendid crops
In thl3 county furnish n fine display ot
cereals and, coupled with an extensive pro
gram ot sports nnd races, makes the fair
the best over held In tho county.
Spencer tnkes first money in hoth bnll
games, viz.: Kid nine won from Butte
by n scoro of 33 to 13. Batteries: Spencer,
Tinsley and Klnnnlcy; Butte, Holt, Ad
kins nml Kenaston. The most exciting
game over played In the county was the
second game of the fair, between the
Spencer nine and Butto's heretofore un
defeated crack team, resulting In the de
feat of the latter by a scoro of 3 to fi.
Batteries- Spencer. Cheatwood and
Qulmi; Butte, Luber nnd Downs. Struck
out: Cheatwood, 14; Luber. 4.
Our bllllnrdl.it also won from the Butte
expert hands down.
The campaign speeches extensively ad
vertised at Lynch. Spencer, Butte nnd
Naper by the Bryanltes, wherein Harring
ton, Svobodn nnd Golden were to expound
their hallucinations, l'ell llko a chllllug
frost on tho would-be expounders, as farm
ers and business men aro too busy to listen
to such vagnrlcs.
Tllden Prima rj.
TILDEN, Net... Sept. 2. (Special.) A
spirited republican primary election oc
curred here yesterday between the Kd
Burnham and Putney factl's in the
lection of delegates to ihe repuPllran
county convention. The Burnham faction
was defeated by a vote of 23 to 30. The
delegation Is for F. L. Putney for prosecut
ing attorney. The following named per
sons ate delegates to tho county conven
tion:, J. II. Klerstead. Peto Mlchaelson,
M. W. Carmody. Will McDonald, Bernnrd
Whllwer, W. W. Deuel, Alfred Denson.
Dr. Douglas, Robert Rouse, William S.
Hnrlow and Tom McDonald.
Wnnt Itiirnl h'rrc Delivery.
WEST POINT. Neb., Sept. : (Special )
A petition Is bclrg signed for the estab
lishment of a rurnl free delivery mall
route In Cuming county. The proposed
route will be west of tho river to Mont
erey and Aloys, and will cover twenty-eight
mllca of the thickest settled portion of tho
county.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schlferl of St. Charles
precinct celebrated their silver wedding an
niversary on Saturday night. They nre pio
neer citizens and the event was very largoly
attended.
DIxpati'lierN it t Sid lie;.
SIDNEY. Neb., Sept. -.(Special Tele
gram.) Owing to the Increasing business
on tho I'nlon Pacific railroad Jt has been
found necessary to establish a train dis
patcher's oflVa hero to handle tho work
between Sidney nnd Cheyenne. If. K, Co
lit chief dispatcher, assisted by E. W. Way
nick, 1j. U. Drown nnd W. A. Milliner.
Sceral large rattle shipments were
made from this point today destined for
the South Omaha market.
.loircrmin County I'lmlnnlstii,
rAlHIIUHY. Neb., Sept. 2. (Special.)
The fusion county convention was held
yesterday afternoon and William Hoblnsnn
wns on the third ballot nominated for
ropre.sontative. No nomination was mado
for rounty attorney nnd uftor soveralfbal
lots for county commissioner William
Jarobs of Washington precinct received n
majority of the votes cast. H. S. Dlbb of
Dcatrlce was present, with a long dis
course on the trusts, imperialism, etc.
lllixiilliiiiindN Trull n lluritliir.
BEATRICE, Neb.. Sept. 2. (Special Tel
egram.) Tho Pulton bloodhounds wero
telegraphed for from Holracavllle this
morning to trail burglars who attempted to
enter tho houso of J. Simmons at that
place last night. The dogs took (ho track
from tho sceno of tho burglary and fol
lowed It to tho house of Frank Lllly.i liv
ing about six miles from Holmosvlllo and
against whom suspicion bad been directed.
' i'nlile It ur If School,
TAnLE HOCK, Nob., Sept. 2. (Special.)
Our school year will commence tomor
row, with tho following corps of teachers.
Principal. Prof. L. W. Wlmborloy; assist
ant principal, Miss Mlra Kerns; second
grammar. Miss Lola L. Stanley: first gram
mar. Miss Minnie Hoggs; second primary.
Miss Elsie 1'lBher; first primary, Miss
Kate Moore; assistant first primary, Miss
Ilesslo Sutton.
Siilonnn CloHrd nt Plnttnnmiitli,
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Sopt. 2 -(Spc-clal.)
In accordance with Instructions
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from Chief of I'ollco Slater the saloons
In I'lattsmoutli wero all closed this morn
ing at 9 o'clock and remained closed tho
remainder of tho day. even entrance to
the back door being Impossible. The re
sult proved to be so highly satisfactory
that the order will probably remain In
force for some tlmo to come.
t.'filiiniliiiii' i:ie-trle I.IrIiI,
COLUMUUS, Neb.. Sent. 2.- (Special.)
The Electric Light company has ordered
the necessary material for nn all-night
circuit. A canvass was made and enough
patronage secured to warrant this move.
All the hotels, St. Mary's hospital and. St.
Frauds' academy havo agreed to use tho
light, besides the hanks anij a number of
business houses have subscribed for the
all-night service.
IIoj'm Itnnd .MniiRli-il,
BEATRICE. Neb., Sept. 2. (Special Tel-
erram.) The 12-yenr-old son of Wllllnm
Weston, a farmer living near Holmesvllle,
hud his right hand caught In a corn sheller
Saturday afternoon and badly mangled.
It wns necessary to amputate several of
tho boy's lingers to save the hand.
Cns Comity MnrtnnK Itrrord.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Sent. 2 (Spo-
clal.) Recorder Oeorge A. Hay gives the
following Cass county mortgage record for
August: Farm Property Filed. 16,20 1,
released. $33,609. City Property Filed,
J3.202, released, $l,DSr.
Ilnriii'sn Stolen,
SYRACUSE. Neb.. Sept. 2. (Special Tel
egram.) Fred Warren had a set of double
harness stolen last night. They were taken
from the barn of his partner, who Uvea
near thn cemetery. The thief was traced
for some distance.
On for n Hunt.
BEATRICE, Nob.. Sept. 2. (Special Tel
egram.) A party of about a half dozen
leading business men of tho city left for
tho northern part of the state this after
noon on a week's trip.
Double Truck In Use,
COLUMBUS, Nob., Sept. 2. (Special.)
The new double, track on the Union Pacific
from this point to Benton, eight miles
Hospe's Overstock Art Sale
inou'iio mo nriRiiinif- nun cnpii-h m
the world's Bivalent urtlhtsln onie
i-nsps wo hnvo only ow of n kind, nml
ttH tho stock Is being rapidly diminished
It Is to your Interest to call its eniiy ns
possible to get Just wlint. yon want
Here's it hint nt the discounts we nre
Clvlug 10f plotmes, le Mc plettites, .V
-fiOc pictures, 10o-7.V pictures. 'J.'e
S1.00 pictures, ."c-$l..'0 pictures, r.Oe
?'.00 pictures, 7iie--$-l.OO pictures, 08e
on others rafshiK l prl'' from $5,0,0 to
$ri0.00 the discount Is from 10 to .'0 per
cont. Kvery picture In the store sub
ject to this discount.
A. HOSPE,
Muslo ail Art. 1613 DoiitlM.
The Best on Earth-
now often you henr that expression.
We don't need to make It when we
speak of our men's $:t.."0 slmes-the shoe
spenks for Itself. Kvery day we have
our S.i.fiO shoe customers come In and
buy them aualn -that's the best iii'ku
ment we can make for them they suit
tho people that wear them, The new
winter tans, box calf and viol kid, with
hpnvy soles, make Ideal winter nhoes.
You mlKht Just as well save $l.."0 mi
your winter" shoes.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
119 FAKNAM STREET.
20 Parts Complete the Scries.
It Parts Now Ready for Delivery.
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away with the blockading of tho yards
hero, something which frequently occur
when the t raffle Is heavy.
Mothers endorse It, ehlldreiiTllkn It. old
folks use It. We refer to Ono Minute
Cough Cure. It will quickly cure 'all throat
and lung troubles.
HYMENEAL
IlllllllCTI-llll II Wll ,
SIDNEY, Neb.. Sept. 2. (Speclnl Tele
gram.) Mark W. Mdlnga of Bridgeport
and Miss Lillian II. Hnnway of thn same
town were married here this morning be
fore County Judge M. J. Sanderi.
Pli'ime tlie Children.
Children like Cnsrni-ets Candy Ca'har'lf
because they tnsto guvl. do good, make tin
little ones well anil keep them In go)d health.
Druggists. 10c, CSc. 50c
We havf broken the spell of high
prices on optical good but our wolk
Is the usual high Mandturt that comrj
from Aloo & ponfoM'a We cx.iinlne
ys fr, but wn furnish glse or.Jjr
when neded -We have our own man
ufacturing plant nnd grind nil our o-.vn
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Lemlltifr Srlrntlflr Opticians.
1406 Fnrnntn. OMAHA.
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