THE OMAHA DAILY UEEi SATURDAY, .TANUAKY 10. 1003.
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LEGISLATORS REICRS HOME ; Sm:1:
Tew of Thm lemain About tl 8tU
Home Dur.nf the Becea.
like character, thr-t at no tlai h1 a crowd
been better hsndlel
C'aadltlon nl Stat Hanks.
A ummrjr of th report of the condl-
tlon of 49 banks under state aunervlalon
STUEfER TURNS OVER THE MONEY B0XirJr"D ' th state Banking urd t
the close of business November 2i. 1!)"?,
liMMiri the Caadltlaa af Set.ra.aa
tale Itaaas Phavv Tfceaa fa He
la Uo4 f oadltlaa, with
Ample Reserve,
F"rrm a Bluff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Jin. (Special.) Lincoln
haa little the appearance of a legislative
town tonight. Nearly all of the senators
and representatives left today and those
few who remained behind to do committee
work went home tonight. A few are atlll
around the hoteta tut elate home, ap
parently only getting their bearlnga. Sev
eral office-seekers are flocking around the
doora of the governor office, but today
there were no announcement made.
It la rumored that Governor Mickey will
keep meat of the "dliplay" soldiers who
commuted Governor Savage's ataff. It la
aald the roan deaerve reappointment be
rauae all have new uniform and went to
considerable ezpenae to get them.
Food Commlaaloner Uaaaett hna agreed
t hold onto hla poeltlon until May and
jt Governor Mickey an opportunity to
look over the field.
It la aald the governor'a ataff will be
announced shortly.
Governor Mickey and hla ataff are com
fortably ioitalled In the atate house office
and apent a buay day checking up record
and catching up with the work. Governor
Mickey was at the atate house at an early
hour and at once began to look over hla
correspondence.
Private Secretary Allen has moved Into
the main reception room formerly used by
J. F. F. McKesson, recording clerk. Chief
Clerk Mickey baa taken the room and deek
used by Trlvate Secretary Clancy and Mr.
Hutted remains In the center room.
Former Governor Savage removed the
last of his belongings out of the atate
house thla morning. These consisted of
awverat bamboo atlcks and his collection
of curtoa. He will rest few daya at 10
South Fourteenth atreet, after which he
will again begin to consider some of the
offers made him for employment and, aa
he eipreased It. "make up for the time he
lost while serving the atate."
Faada la the Treasary.
Treaaurer Stuefer turned over to Treasurer-elect
Mortensen yesterday 12,200 In
eaah. The bulk of the atate'a property
turned over waa In aecurltlea and certifi
cates of deposit In the depository batiks.
The following statement of the condition
of the treasury was lasued yeaterday by
' Auditor Weston:
shows that whll deposits have decreaed
about per cent since the report of Sep
tember 15. 1902 they are now tS.157.lt4.DO
more than on December 10, 1901.
The recent unusual demand for money
caused by the scarcity of cars with which
to move the griln, and the purchase cf
rnttle by feeders, many of which have been
brought from other atates, his had a tend
ency to lnc-e-ne loana very materially, they
having been Increased over $2,250,000 since
September 15, 1902. This, together with
the call.ng In of weatera cattle loana held
by eastern Investors, has caused additional
demands upon the banka, and Jn some In
stance! cauaed them to borrow little more
than usual, yet notwithstanding the de
crease of deposits nnd the Increase of loana
alnre last report, the banka hold an aver
age reserve greatly In exeess of the legal
requirement, being at the date of last report
IS 2-1 per cent. Upon the whole, the re
turns are very eatitfsctcry and ahow that
Nebraska banka arc In a most prosperous
eondltlOF. Following Is the abstract of the
condition of the Incorporated state, private
and ravings bankt of the atate of Nebraska
at the rloae of business November 25, 1902:
Total number of banka reporting, 4T9.
RESOURCES.
Loan a-d dlreounts tn.aat.Tm
Overdraft 4S5.273 50
Horde, stocks, securities, Judg
ment, claims, etc 531,423 71
Due fr. m national, state and pri
vate bank and bankers.. ., 7.471.C5S 50
p.nnklng house .furniture and
fixture 1 ,S.'iA,373 78
Other real estate 434.6S 7
Current expense ind taxes paid 637,440 Oi
Premium on l.nlted States and
other bonds and securities R.2M fie
Cnsh Items IM.K't M
Cash 1.421.163 70
Total
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid In
Surplus fund
I'mllvldert profits
I'lvldcnds unpaid
Deposits
Notes and bills redlscounted. . .
UlUs payable
INCREASE IN STATE'S DEBT
Auditor Wectoi Again Points Out the
OotiUnt'.j 6 rowing Deficit.
DUE ENTIRELY TO LACK OF REVENUE
.I4b.C2I.823 33
$ 7.M3.0X) (O
. 1.2W.673 43
. 1.WS.154
n.5 r.7
. 4. 47.61'.) 26
222.047 H
376,367 03
Extremely Loot Valuations Rett
for P:irpiara af Tltatlos
Responsible for the Pres.
eat Condition.
raed
la
to 1902, Inclusive, shows a total of 12.373..
R24.9T. From January 1. 1902. to Novem
ber1 30, 1902. there has been paid Into the
atate treasury the sum of 11.065.897.92, for
which final settlement has not been mad".
The total amounta of principal. Interest
and leae on achool lands paid Into the
treasury from December 1, 1900. to No
vember 30. 1902. Inclusive, were respec
tively, 1774.195.2S, 1230.K-3.89 and 1247.7S2.8S.
Total
Cera
Shaw Th!
146.024.823 33
Maath.
The corn ahow la to be revived In Lin
coln. January 24 to 23 It will be held lu
connection with therKebraska Corn Im
provers' aaioclatlon and the State Board of
Agriculture. The object of thla exhibition
la to promote the growing of Improved
varieties of corn. , Each variety la Judged
according to a standard adopted by the
Corn Improver' association for that par
ticular variety. It therefore becomes nec
essary for each person intending to enter an
exhibit to ascertain whether the variety
. On Hand
Fund Dec. 31.
General t 46,011 24
Permanent achool 2ii) i
Temporary school SJ.S1 08
Permanent university 85S 47
Agricultural college endowment 674 (I
Temporary university 23 4il 93
Vnlverslty cash 12.626 13
Hospital for Insane 1.249 M
Normal Interest 337 33
Normal library 1,074 io
Normal endowment 8lj 4t
State library a.sw so
Penitentiary apeclal labor S 138 a
Agricultural and mechanic arte fund 13.608 el
Agricultural experiment station fund 46 b
Penitentiary land fund 41.161 00
Inheritance tax (4 74
Recrlpts.
1 1 617 07
20.666 g
17.12 14
1.683 50
7a 41
Pavmenta.
1 43.732 61
29.222 10
14.744 32
K3 03
"Liii'si
""iio'ob
63 00
On Hand
Jan. 8.
1 4.S28 51
725 70
80,753 08
t9 44
P4 51
13.794 60
12.440 41
1.249 53
956 C5
1.074 10
812 49
6.558 SO
l.l.tS 65
11.83 61
45 59
4,1'!3 0")
64 74
1206,374 11 I 51,630 02 I 90.5S0 67 1167,423 56
PERMANENT INVESTMENTS.
.t.n9.857 87
. 224.692 14
. 101.890 00
St.OUO 00
...IS. 478.440 01
... 17.413 56
Permanent school fund.
Agr. college endowment fund.
Permanent university fund
Normal endowment fund
Total Investments
On band January 8
Total liabilities of treasurer.. 15,642.863 67
Suspended account, 1620.243.23.
Keep Pea pie Oat af Oaleea.
A a result of the orders Issued to the
members of the National Ouard on duty
at the reception given In honor of Gov.
ernor Mickey last night there Is a crowd
of wrathy atate officials t'ala morning. It
waa understood by most of the officials,
and It bad been so announced, that the
public would be Invited to visit each of tha
lata offices, make themselves at home and
have a general good time. To thla end
great care was taken by the clerks In the
office to put away all papers and records
that were liable to become misplaced, and
the offices were put In shape for the re.
ceptlon of the public. '
Instead of the public being received with
open arms Into tha open doors of the offices
at the entrance, to at leaat aeveral of them,
there waa stationed squad of blue-coated
oldiera to announce that the "No Admit
tance" algn was up.
People were stopped from passing
through the governor's office, some were
stopped from going Into the land commis
sioner's office and other plaeea of intereat
to tha visitors. When objections were
inde to the soldier boys the Information
waa forthcoming that they were acting
trader orders.
In some Instances officials were shut out
their own offices. One official who came
to the state house early In order to put
the finishing touches on the office before
the reception of the public, bad to unlock
the outside door, and after passing through
a line of the guards, who tried Ineffectually
to stop him, found a line-up In front of his
wa door. His wife started to enter and
the soldier boys stopped her. This riled
the official and after threatening to annU
hllate the lineup the boys In blua allowed
them to pas la. Shortly after the head of
this department waa stopped In the same
way and It was only after a wrathy Inter
Ylew that he waa allowed to enter. Theaa
two then remained moot of the evening la
the office and compelled the soldiers to
allow people to visit the office. Janitors
were abut out of the offices they attended
and general dissatisfaction resulted.
It la said the order to guard the doors
and allow no one to enter was given by
aa of the colonels and that It waa after
ward revoked. Notwithstanding tha nu
lla wlehes to enter baa been passed upon
by the association. The method for adopt,
lng atandarda for new varieties may be
obtained by writing to the aecretary of
the Corn Improvers' association, who will
also furnish any other desired Information
regarding the exhibition.
Attoraey General's Report.
Attorney Oeneral Prout haa filed with
the governor his report tor the blennura
ending November 30, 1902. The report con
tains a complete resu i of the work done
by the office, Includln the opinion of the
attorney general. The allowing table shows
the money collected ad turned over to
the state treasurer:
Claim agalnat Llncoli
company
Claim agalnat Capital r
Shortage of ex-Oil Ins
Escheated estate of J
deceased
Shortage of ex-Treasu
Platte county
Cooperage
..- 1 i.rori 00
tlonal bank 4,727 27
ctbr (Jaftlii 522 01
n Stanley,
1.438 27
t Lynch of
8,000 00
Itching Skin
Warm baths with Cuticuka Soap
and gentle applications of Cuticvra
Ointment, purest of emollient, and
greatest of skin cures, constitute the
purest, sweetest, most speedy and
economical treatment for torturing,
disfiguring, itching, burning, bleeding,
acaty. crusted, and pimply akin and
scaip humours of infant! and children
yet compounded.
ioii thmgaMl lb werteV
Total 116.637 57
Claims Committee Work.
Among o'.?:r claims the legislature will
be asked 10 wreatle with are these filed
with the atate auditor today: C. E. Coffin,
superintendent of the Lincoln asylum.
clalma the atate owea him 1812.45 for
aervlcea aa superintendent that hasn't been
paid; G. F, Helper of the Norfolk asylum
wants 1625 on the same grounds. The Jlxed
salaries for the superintendent wa 12,500,
but 13,000 was tb amount appropriated for
each. They claim the balance la due them.
Murphy 8wain, attorneya of Beatrice,
who at the request of the governor fur
nished legal aervlcea in the eaae of W. H
Dearlng agalnat B. F. Lalng for possession
of the superintendent's place at the Bea
trice asylum, want 1370.
The committee having In charge the state
fair premium Hat will be In session St the
Lindell hotel January 1 and 20 and de
Ire to receive advice from anyone who
haa advice to give. Those who cannot
com before the board In person are re
quested to writs to the aecretary, R. W.
Furnas.
Cessly Treaaarers k4tla.
County treasurers are making their ar-
oual settlements with the atate treasurer.
Today nine treasurers had turned over the
proper balances. With the exception of
Adams and Dodge counties, (he amount
paid in were comparatively small. Tho
settlement must be made by February 15.
The auditor aald thla morning that he ex
pected the cour-'y treasurers to be a ltttla
later than ususl, but so far the returns
are normal. The great demand for money
la raualng the country banka to hold onto
the money aa long aa they can.
State Faaltrjr ,
The Nebraska Stat Poultry association
will hold ita annual meeting and exhibition
at the Lincoln auditorium during the week
of January 11-24. A larger number of birds
and a greater attendance ia expected at this
meeting than ever before. The first meet
ing will be held on Tuesday at 6 p. m
In the office of the aecretary. The board
will meet at the auditorium each day at
1X0 p. m. A program haa been prepared
for the meeting on Thursday evening. All
premiums will be paid la rsah on Friday
afternoon, January It. A large amount of
money has been offered as premium. The
association haa printed a premium list that
I now being distributed, which shows
larger field for entries than uausl.
Following Is a Hat of the officers and
board of managers for -1902 and 1903. of
the association:
George W. Osterhout president. David
City; T. L. Norval vice president, Seward
L. P. Ludden aecretary, Llncola: I. L .y
mn treasurer, Lincoln; Ed H. Eggert
Mlndea; E. D. !ay. North Bead: E. K
Smith. Lincoln;. W. A. Irwin, Tecumaeh
J. . Bishop, Vlysses.
Judges C. H. Rhodes, Topeka, Kan.
Adam Thutnpooa. Amity, Mo ; David Lar
son. Wahoo, Neb.; A. R. Carruta, water
fowla, Lincoln, Neb.
Superintendent H. i. Smith, Lincoln
1 Neb, e.
(From a S'aff Corresix-,ndent
LINCOLN. Jan. 9 (Special.) In hi an
cual report to the gcvernor. Auditor
Yt'estou fiRain calli attention to the In
creasing floating debt cf the elate. On thla
topic he Rays:
On November CO, 1900, the flontlng interest
b.ar'.ns; debt of the stte amounted to
!l.7v2.4;j.ll. On November 3". Vi. It
amounted to H.IMi.S.ivSI. 11 n Increase of
12tei.f43.62. This Ircreitse will X' conalder
Bbly ftUKmented by tlie end of the biennial
period ;or whlrh the left leRllatlve appro
priation were mnde, vlx. April 1, W13. The
f;enernl fund appropriations made by the
rglslatur? of 19.n amounted to t2.3:,a77.77
lor the bler.nlum. The amount that can
be reHlijsed by the general fund from the
two state lete mnde during the blenniu:rt
cannot exceed !1,6.7.659.S1. and will prob
ably be cor:dr?,b!y lens. The collection
from miscellaneous source during the bl
ennlum credited to the general fund will
approximate 5290 t-fl. Thus the total amount
that the general fund can realize from nil
sources will he approximately $1.947. 619. 2!.
As etnt.d above, the appropriation amount
to J2..'53 97.77. mukinir a detklt of !4'S.27S.46
for the Mennlum. 1h xt I to rnv. there will
b approximately J! . 27s 46 more money
lert 1 uriliK the two yearn for which the
lefflflatlve appropriations were made than
can b" r;ali7.ed from miscellaneous sourcea
and from the two annual levies made, dur
irg th' e two year. To this amount should
lt addrd the Interest paid on the floating
debt. That Interest I a charge igainei
the general fund and for the bl'nnlum Just
expired amounted to 1144.rtf 13. If this
amount be ndded to the probable deficit
above Indicated It will make the general
fund e pendit-.ire for th- blennl'im exceed
the central f jnd recrlpts by V,:.a."3.59. This
lia been the history of state finances fur
several years past. Succe.!' e leslslt'ures
have approptlsfd more money than could
posslbiv be realised from all sources com
bined (iurlnK the years for which trie ap
propriations were made.
Where the lllame Melonara.
Auditor Weston offers as a reason for the
great incregFo In the states flouting debt
ho fact that the revenues have been too
ow. Trils brings mm airecuy 10 me msurr
f Hr.lng the property of the state for
ta::atlop. On thlB topic he says:
The nrlMarv ratine of the decline of the
revenues of the slate, or raihrr the failure
of the reven'ie to respond to expenditures,
hna been and la the low assessment of all
pecles of property tnrotiKnoui me state,
nd th? ecipe of much property from
anv taxation whatever. The grand assess
ment of the state reached its msest poim
In 1W3. when It stood at 1194 733,124.
The foliowing table snows me assess
ment for each year from 1893 to 1902:
03 1194.733 12i1H 17.S10. 715
vat 193.717.41-H 1S!9 ltw.u-).:!
MIS 171.4.2li7;l'.J 171.747.595
sm 1S7.h78.2iO
lsy7 ltio.li'S.730 1WZ !(,. tt.iwi
This table shows that from 1S93 to 197
he assessments declined nearly 30.ono.wj.
Klnce 1597 there has been a slow increase
rom year to year, but trie assessment lor
1902 Is still 114,756,557 less than tne assess
ment for 1893. and this Is true notwith
standing the fact 'hat since 1KT3 thre hns
been a vast Increase, not only In the
amount of taxable property, but In values
as well. . ...
The. low aggregate assessment 01 mo
atate Is due to the fact that property or
11 kinds la assessea mucn oeiow us unl
eash value by local assessors.
Where the Remedy I, lee.
Auditor Weston suggests as a possible
remedy that the State Board of Equalisa
tion be given enlarged power in the mat
ter of dealing with returns from counties,
failing in which, or some other adequate
remedy, he auggeats that the total amount
hlch the state can levy for taxes... tie
raised to 6.5 or 7 mills. A hasty glance
at the pages of hla report discloses some
of the eccentrlcltie practiced by m
county assesiors in fixing valuea. For ex
ample, the grand assessment rtll of tlm
state for 1902 show that the Improved
lands of the state are Bet down at an
average value of 13.15 per acre, and this
at a time when farm land Is Belling at from
140 to 175 per acre right along. Unim
proved land I set down at an average of
11.15 per acre. Accepting the theory that
these figures are based on a valuation of
one-fifth or one-sixth of actual cash value,
the assessors are still far from the real
figures. Improved lota are listed at an
average of 1127.76 and unimproved at 118 23.
Farm landa range In value from 117.29 per
acre In Douglas county to ou cenis per
acre In Banner for Improved, and from IS
In Burt to 45 centa In Banner for unim
proved. In York county, where many sales
have been made during the last year at
good prices, the Improved farm lands are
listed for taxatiou at an average of 14.25
per acre, and unimproved lands at 11.92.
Lire Stork Valuations.
CONVENTION 0F DAIRYMEN
late Association Prepares aa Inter,
rating rrnaram for I.lacola
Meet In.
(From a Staff Correspondent. )
LINCOLN, Jan. (Special.) Th Ne
braska Dairyman's association will meet In
Lincoln January 22 and 23. In addition to
an Interesting program there will be an
exhibit of dairy preducts and machinery.
A premium of 1100 will be offered for the
best creamery butter, 110 for farm dairy
butter, 16 for factory and 14 for dairy
cheese. Following Is the program:
Thursday, Jsnuary 22:
9 a. m. Address of President K. 8.
Snlvely. reiort of Secretary-Treasurer 8.
C Itassctt; "Diseases of the I'rider," Dr. J.
J. Hepp. Iowa Agricultural college; "Tuber
culosis," Dr. S. Stewart. Kaneae 4'lty, Mo.
1 p. m. "The Special Dairy t'ow," J. F.
Sehlappl. Lincoln: "The Farmer' Datrv
Cow," Prof. A. J. Giover, Cnlverslty of
Illinois; addresa. Prof. T. L. Haecker. Uni
versity of Minnesota; "My Kxperlence in
the Management and Operation of Skim
ming and Cream Receiving Stations," J. N
Ashbtirn, Gibbon.
Friday, January 23.
9 a. m. Report of committees; "Practlo!
Farm Dnlrylne." Mrs. Frank H. Lott,
Reward: "The Hand Separator from a Pa
tron Standpolr.t." W II lam I'lrlch. Prlnc
ton; "The Hand Separator from the Hutt.r
Manufacturer Standpoint." A. M. Prleet,
Lincoln.
2 p. m "Alfalfa as a Food for Dalrv
Cows," Charlea Barber, OxfoM; "The Im-
Vortance of the Alfalfa Plant to Our Cattle
ndustry," J. H. C. Bremer. York; "The
Russian Thistle as a Foraye Plant for
Dairy Cows." W. C. Benununt, Hemlng-ford.
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TROUBLES IN HIGH SCHOOL
Roys Claim that Principal at Fre
mont Assaulted One of Their
S anther.
FREMONT. Nab.. Jan. . (Special.) For
the past few days there has been some
trouble at the Fremont High school which
culminated this noon In what the high
school boys claim to be a malicious assault
on Edwin Smalls by Principal Edfterton.
The boys were com!ng out of the building
this noon when young Smalls, who Is a
senior. It is claimed committed eome slight
breach of discipline. Edgcrton caught the
boy by the hair, the boys assert, threw
him to the floor and cuffed him. The prin
cipal' version Is that Smalls struck an
other boy and he only cuffed him. The
boy aays that he merely tapped a seat mate
on the shoulder, when Edgerton, without
saying a word, grabbed him by the hair
aud threw him to the floor and struck him.
and that he made no resistance, as he could 1
not do anything under the circumstances. 1
The boy' father, William E. Emails, says ;
that he will thoroughly investigate the
affair and that some action will be brought
at once. Superintendent Laird la not In- '
clined to express himself further than to j
ay that the case will be Investigated. The :
boys are much excited. Two other boys '
were suspended this week, but were rein- ,
stated. The trouble seem to be that Prin
cipal Edgerton haa loat control of the boy
and I unable to maintain discipline.
Batlcr Haa Repahllaaa Ofllclala.
DAVID CITY. Neb.. Jan. . (Special.)
Yesterday A. J.' Evan succeeded A. M.
Walling as county atto.-ary. Walling was
elected two years ago on the fusion ticket
and waa the nominee of the fusionlets in
the last campaign, but Vaa .defeated by a
large majority. Evans Is1 the first repub
lican county attorney elected In Butler
county for several years. One year ago the
republicans elected threei out of the five
officers and at the laat election one more,
and when the election of 1903 rolls around
every official In the court house will be a
republican. In the election held In 1896
W. J. Bryan carried Butler county by near
1,000 majority; iu 1900 this was reduced
conaiderable and In a very short time the
county can be safely counted in the repub
lican column.
In live tork values some equally start
ling figures are found. The lordly hog,
who wouldn't take less than 6 cents per
pound for himself any time these last
three years, and has generally fetched
more, ia listed for taxation at an average
value of 11.01. He la most valued In Grant
county, whore the assessors looked on him
aa being worth 11.64 on the average, and ia
lightest held in Deuel co'ioty. where 24
cents I the average price put on hogs
Cattle, of which Nebraska furnishes thou,
sands cf bead for the packers each year,
selling as high as 7 cent a pound, are
put down at an average value of 14.30.
Grant county also thinks the most of the
steer, valuing him at an average of 17.31
for purposes of taxation, and Perkin
county sets the lowest price on him, 11.38.
The meek and lowly sheep la valued at an
average of 57 cents for the atate, ranging
from 12 per bead In Grant county to 41
cents In Dawes. Horses are worth 17.02
on the assessors' books, and mules anj
sties come at 13.59 each.
According to the assessors' returns, the
average value of a billiard table in Ne
braska la 112.26; of carriages and wagons,
$4.fS; of watches and clocks, 11.69; of
sewing machines, 12.72; of pianufortes,
121.41, and of organs and melodeons, 14. 98.
The report doesn't say if this latter figure
la a "marked down" price. All the gold
and silver and plated ware in the state Is
returned at 117,391. and all the diamond
and jewelry are listed at 118. S23. Many
slmllur It-uiB of peculiar Mess on the part
of assessors, who are instructed by the
statute to assess all property at its fall-
cash value, can be found In the report.
v Uther laterestlnar Facta.
Ic the statement of suspended acro'int
the total amount of which Is 1621.743.23, it
is noticeable that the largest slugle portion,
1325.5S7.50, stands opposite the name of J.
S. Bartley. Other debtors and their re-
spective delinquencies are: First National
bank, Alma, 139.3&7.48; Bank of Wymorr,
114.965.57; Capitol National bank, Lincoln,
1196.180 29; First National bank, Orleans,
120,(00; Globe Loan and Trust company,
f'mnha, 112.892.54; Farmers and Merchant
bank, Lincoln. 11.731.85; Buffalo County Na
tional bank, Kearney, $3,998. The total in
suspended account November 30, 1900, was
1627,142.66. Auditor Weston says payments
have been made to the extent of 16.099.43.
This report ehows the total estimated re.
?e!pts for the fiscal period beginning April
1, 19(2, and'endlng March 11. 1905. based
cn the actual collections of the two year
preceding December 1, I9C2. to be 14,061,.
12L7S. The estimate of total expendlturea
.'or the same period 1 14.746.639.67.
Taaea Daa wad laaalel.
In the summary of state taxea du from
counties on November 10, 1902, from IKt
New Factories for York.
YORK, Neb.. Jan. 9 (Special.) York
will atart the new year with two new man
ufacturlng establishments. The National
Medicine company baa rented looms In the
Kuns block and will aoon occupy the large
three-story brick block now occupied Vv
tha Nebraska Newspaper Union, which will
build a large three-story brick block.
Worthy Lee of Tobias, Neb., is patentee
of a wheat scourer. Arrangements have
been made with one of York's lar gist
foundries to manufacture the Iron work
for the scourer ud either a wood manu
facturing plant will be started or th work
contracted with one of the wood manufac
turing plants here.
Wahoo Odd Fellows Install.
WAHOO, Neb., Jan. 9. (Special.) The
Wahoo Independent Order of Odd Fellows'
lodge installed the following officers at it
regular meeting last night: John Neff,
N. G.; W. E. Dodda, V. O.; Johi Knapp,
R. 8.; Prank Groas, L. 3.; luhn Linder
camp, I. O.; Nels Brodahl, ') O., Anton
Johnson, R. S. of V. G.; Sam McL'.em. I. S.
of V. O.; A. M. Dodds. R. 3. 8.; Frank
6cheel, aecretary; Elmer Ji'jnaoo, 1 reins
urer; W. H. Hapke, warden; T. Cone, con
ductor. E. C. 8. Kemmerer of Valparaiso
waa the Installing officer. After the in
stallation the lodge adjo'ii-ned to J. O.
Bahde's restaurant, where an elaboiaW
banquet waa bad.
Tremendous
Reductions
In Our Women's Cloak
and Suit Department
We have just finished our annual inventory and every wo
men's garment has undergone most startling reduction. In
every instance cutting original prices one-half, which brings the
highest class and most desirable garments within your reach, nt
prices, in many cases nt less than actual manufacturer's cost.
NOTICE TO WOMEN
IVe arc now busy arranging our neiv departments for the sale of
women's muslin and knit underwear, women's hid and fabric glove. We have planned the
best and most complete departments for the sale of these particular lines, that could b$ de
vised. We expect within a week io announce in thi daily papers the exact time of opening.
Coart Data Are Fixed.
TRENTON. Neb.. Jan. 9. (8peclal.) The
following dates have been given out for
holding district court In the Fourteenth
Judicial district: Frontier, February 1.
September 7; Furnas, March 2, September
28; Red Willow, March 16, October 12;
Hitchcock, March 30, November 9; Gosper,
April 6, November 16; Dundy, April 14, No
vember 23; Hayea, April 20, September 21;
Chase, April 27, November 30. It ha not
yt been announced who wiU succeed Judge
Norrls. A number of people regret to sec
Judge Norrls leave the bench, but their
best wishes accompany him to Washington.
Elahty Katrlea foe Haadlcap.
NEW YORK, Jan. . The entry of Cor
rlgan for the auburban handicap has been
received and brings the tola! number of
entries up to eighty.
Valaahle Stock farm Ckaatrs llaada.
KANSAS CITY. Jsn. .-Rancho Verde.
one of the largest stock farms in the state.
haa been purchased fur luiu.OvO by K. C.
Sterling St. Iyouls.
All our $10.00 and fl2.00 Women's Jackets now $ n.fjO
All our.20.()0 and jfl!2.00 Women's Jackets now 10.00
All our $30.00 and $3..00 Women's Jackets now .7
All our ."0.00 and $0.00 Women's Jackets now L,.7r
11KJII CLASS FUI. GAKMENTS AT (lit eat reductions
One $90.00 lieaver Fur Cape finest quality now $ ."7..i0
One $120.00 Heaver Eur Jacket best quality now 90.00
One $i;ir.00 Persian Lamb Jacket mink reveres now . . . . . 95.00
One $55.00 Krimmer Jacket superior quality now ' 37.50
One $245.00 Alaska Seal Jacket choicest quality now 1G5.00
All our $1.50 and $2.00 Women's Wool Waists now j)5c
All our $4.00 and $5.00 Women's Wool Waists now $2.45
All our $1.00 and $1.25 Women's Dressing Sacques now 590
All our $3.00 and $4.00 Women's Silk Waists now 1.90
SPECIAL.
ALL OUR GIRLS' LONG MONTE CARLO COATS made of GjL P" OO
the finest kerseys, that sold at $7.50, $8. 75 and $9. 75 -P V V
YOUR CHOICE, SATURDA Y ONLY
CHADRON HAS THE OIL CRAZE
Over Two Hundred and Fifty Claim Hare
Already Been Filed.
TEN THOUSAND ACRES OF LAND INVOLVED
gome Omaha and Many Local Mea
.Interested la the Claims, One
Party Having Machinery
on the Gronnd.
CHADRON Neb., Jan. 9. (Special.) Th
oil field excitement continue and the
county clerk' office la dally thronged with
men and women eager to get an applica
tion certificate filed for a placer mining
oil claim.
Certificates have been filed with th
county clerk for about 250 oil mining
claims and at the present rate 10,000 acre
of land will have been filed on (or ..hla put
pose before the end of the week.
Hud Mead, now manager of a new com
pany known a the Guatemala Oil Mining
company, with Ed Satterlee, J. Broghelmer,
W. H. McCann and other substantial Chad
ron business men in the company, are lo
cating group after group of claims nnd
making arrangements for machinery to
commence boring. This will make one of
the strongest companies in the field.
Another company composed of Omaha and
Douglas county men, including G. W.
Loom!, J. C. Holtorf, James Hodge and L.
A. Harmon have part of their machinery
on the ground and will be ready to begin
boring soon. They have an experienced
geologist here who, in speaking of tha
geological conditions of the district, says
in substance that the ahalea covering the
anticline existing here, aa shown In the
outcrop of the stratum, ahow unmistaka
ble Indication of oil. This anticlinal fold
extenda to the northeaat and southwest,
entering the Sioux reservation about th
northeaat corner of Dawes county.
Reports come from the reservation that
some balf-breed Indian cattlemen who oc
cupy land oa the reservation wlthiu thia
belt have, in time past, discovered coal
beda while digging well, but had never
reported It until the oil excitement began.
The Indian are also anxious to become
a factor iy the exploitation.
Hooper Telephone C ompear Prospers.
HOOPER, Neb.. Jan. 9. (Special.) The
annual stockholders' meeting of the Hooper
Telephone company was held this week
and elected the following officers and direct
ors for the coming year: President, E. O.
Spielberg; vie president, Herman Meyer;
secretary, J. Howard Heine; treaaurer, T.
W. Lyman; manager, M. E. Shipley; di
rectors, Bernard Monnlch and M. A. Veh
llng. ' The report ahow that the company
has made a wonderful growth during the
past year, and at the low rates charged
made a net profit of 1180. They expect to
have complete connection with the Inde
pendent company at Fremont by February
1. Thla will give a complete Independent j
county aervice until August 15, when the
lines of the Farmera" Telephone company
must be disconnected on account of their
contract with the Nebraska Telephone com
I
Good torning !
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"I understand now why they call the Burlington the
smooth road. I think I never slept so soundly."
T Chloage, St. Louis, Kansas City,
Dsnvar most svsrywhar.
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This means in many lines a saving of from A THIRD TO A
HALF. Exceptional opportunity to get Lilliputian wear at a
very small cost for boy, girl or baby. 4jl ,
BENSON & 1110RNE, 1515 Douslas Street.
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connection with your hme bev
erage. The combination ef hoy?
and malt as brewed in "Hlue Ribbon Beer" for home con
sumption I a heslth-givlng, mild stimulant, containing
health-giving properties dlHtlnctly lis own iippetlzkng.
aiding illg.stion and the proper assimilation of food.
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