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THE OMATTA DAILY JIKE: Tflt'RRPAY, JULY 23, 1003.
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DOL'CLAS WANTS LOW LEVI
Omaha Men liais Arjcm'nt erora tit
Stat Bond of Eqfc'iiat.cn.
DO NOT APPEAR TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION
I'rtirkltM la tha State Are Ke
YaJaed aa Mara by AMemort,
ana Betas Pat la aa Law
u Three Dollar.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. July 21 (Special-) Douglas
a-' county wants the Stat Board of Equaliaa-
tlon to niake the levy for that county 44
mills and to that end W. O. Ure, John P.
Breen. W. O. Shriver, D. V. Bholea, F. H
Myers and Thomaa 8. Boyd were before the
board thU afternoon with their arguments
From remark of the board members It U
probable that Douglas county will set some
little reduction, but not the 4 mills. !
Mr. Breen acted aa spokesman for the
party and made comparisons of the -aeaaed
valuation of horses, cattle, lands
and merchandise. Ia ninety countiea of the
atate, aald Mr. Breen, horses were assessed
on an average at fT.GO and cattle at ti ll.
In Doug-las county rattle were assessed at
14.47 and borsea at SU.1X The speaker waa
here Interrupted by Treasurer Mortensen,
who aald that Douglas county had fine
horses and cattle, the latter of the fancy
breed, and he wanted to know If they
should not be assessed at a higher rate.
Thla brought on considerable discussion
between the board member and Mr. Breen
aa to feeders, fancy cattle and draft horses.
with the result that neither was convinced
that the other's argument was correct.
In thh-ty-foor of the best counties of the
state Mr. Breen aald the average assessed
value per acre of land was tSJ. In Dong-
las county, outside of the cities, the land
was assessed at C4.S9 an acre. He then
gave the real value based on sales of sev
eral of the different counties. Thla table
showed that land In Burt county was worth
$55, Butler JSO, Cass. 55, Richardson (60.
Fillmore 145. Gage S4S and Polk 145, Land
In Sarpy county was assessed at (9.3S, Cass
W. Otoe $3.41. Richardson 5.K. Washing
ton 17. M, Burt $6.30. In Douglas county Mr
Breen held that land outside of the cities
was worth not more than $00 to $70 an acre.
Members of the board, however, thought
that land near Omaha where trains run
out of the city every few minutes and
where shipments could be made and where
all the advantages In the world were to be
found should be aaseased higher than other
lands even though the other land from an
agricultural standpoint waa lust as good.
Then Mr. Breen took up the matter of
the merchandise, he said Just to show that
the Douglas county assessors had done
their work well and had not overlooked
much property. The merchandise In Omaha
he aald had been assessed at $1.23.405. and
the census showed the population of Omaha
to be 102.000. In twelve counties he said,
with a population of t24,77. the merchan
dise had been assessed at $125,000. This led
to another discussion In which the board
members thought that as Omaha was a
wholesale town it should return consider.
sble more merchandise than all the other
cities of the state combined.
During his remarks Mr. Breen called the
attention or the board to the fact that the
tendency had been to assess everything In
Douglas county at a higher rate than In
any other part of the state, and he akl
the board to give the people of Douglas
cwiniy reiier.
The returns from Douglas county show
mat mules were assessed at iioyi-
$11.11? cattle. ; tana1, U.: A total of
1ST Iota were reported more than were re
turned last year and the total valuation
waa decreaaed $105,611 Land showed a de
crease of 17 cents an acre from last rear
Ten thousand two hundred and ninety-five
norsea were returned at a value of $114,000.
Custer county returned 25.000 horses at a
valuation of $110,000. The total number of
horses returned were 659,983. at an averara
of $7.74. The total number of cattle were
2.3U.CS at $4.46 and 39.S40 at $9.40.
Fraaehlse Valaed at Little.
The returns of the county clerks show
that franchises In Nebraska for taxation
purposes are of very little value. The as
sessors found that franchises were worth
from $3 to $2,100 and that Is about alL For
the entire state the taxable value of the
franchise amounts to $44,817. Ia this grand
total of thirty-six companies which re
turned franchises Douglas county has eight,
The average value of the Douglaa county
franchises Is 1,0T1.. In view of the fact
that the Omaha Street Railway company
franchise is aald to be worth at least $400,
000 or $500,000 It has created aome talk as to
how the county authorities arrived at the
value returned. What the board will do In
the matter la not known.
The average value of the billiard tables
Is $15,04. and there are KS tables In the
state. Of the wagons, carriages, bugglea
and vehlclea Hated there are H5.40S, the
average value of which la $4. as. The
watches are numbered at 78.998, worth $1.69
each. The returns show that In the state
are 1T,S pianos, valued at $21.71 each.
' Samaaer Scheie! EiU
The summer session of the university
ends Friday and most of the Instructors
will leave the city for a short vacation
before school begins again in September.
The attendance at the short summer term
has bee very small, only about laO being
registered, but the work has been very
satisfactory. There are several reasons why
the attendance has been so light, principal
among these being the Boston convention
and the Junior normal schools throughout
ths state. Wealeyan university has also
run a summer term for the first time thla
year and there was a big meeting of the
county superintendents la Omaha, which
served to keep many away. The last lec
ture of the course waa given by Prof.
Jack man this morning en "Nature Study."
Tomorrow night the annual gymnasium
exhibit will be given In memorial hall. In
which all the students who have been tak
ing physical training will participate. There
are nearly a hundred pupils who will take
part In' the exhibition. The program In
cludes free hand drills, apparatus work.
Jumping and horlsontal bar contests for the
boys and marching, dumbbell drills and
Swedish dances for the girls. Admission
fm$ "" '' " ' ' 'I T " ' 1
n -
Ayers
Hair Vigor
Only 35? You look at least
301 Restore color to your
,ray hair. Keep young'.
CHiy not? No need grow
ing old so fast. . No excuse
(sow that you know how
Oyer's Hair Vigor always
.xstore color. U.trZz
U U S
"When the Circus Conies to Tim" mtMY
CLOTHING
The Greatest Hen's
Suits Bargains
Ever Offered in Omaha
fifth On Sale
0 Q W Circus Day
our mi:, vollmer at present in NEW YORK
HAS SECURED FOR US THE ENTIRE STOCK OF
ONE OF T11E BEST CLOTHING HOUSES IN THE ME
TROPOLIS. THESE GOODS HAVE JUST BEEN UN
PACKED AND WE OFFER FOR CIRCUS DAY SUITS
THAT WERE MADE AND MEANT TO SELL AT $15
AND ?20
VE OFFER
THEM AT
BOYS'
WASH
SUITS
AT
HALF PRICE
BOYS'
VflSH
SUITS
Twenty Dollar
Panamas
for
$7.50
Twenty-Five to
Thirty-Five
Dollar Panamas
$80.00
Sl.00 and SI.50 Straw Hals, 50c
Gircus Day Sale
of Hardware
A Circus Day Special a
Razor that sells for
$2.25-
Thursday
198
An extra rood Quality On
Mop Stick Uu
Extra heavy two-quart 19.
Water Dipper U
Good 10-quart Galvanised idc
Water Pall
Good 12-quart Galvanized
Water Pall .
Good It-quart Galvanised 9 An
Water Pall fcu
Blx-hole Square Steel Range with 1
Inch oven and high 4C CO
closet fcO'BU
CIRCUS DAY
SALE OF
CROCKERY.
Havlland & Co. White China Break
fast Plates limit six to a Ofl
customer each ' tU"
1-rallon Stone Crocks C
best Red Wing ware, each M-"
Hotel Slop Jars, best quality Iron stone
china, fully warranted, C"
each 01
Johnson Bros. Crystal English Por
celain, excellent quality, $10.0u value,
for this sale 6 75
Pint Mason Fruit Jars, 9 9-,
dosen 00
Decorated Lamps, complete with shade
to match. No. 2 burner AUc
and chimney 4rOv'
Nice Austrian Lemonade or Water
Sets, pitcher, six tumblers and tray,
$1 25 value. J 0,
each t0o
Common Tumblers, t
each Iu
4-gaJlon Flemish Water Coolers, com
plete nickel plated Qi-
faucet DO0
t-plece Decorated Tol'.et i48
Heavy fluted bottom hotel 9 0
Tumblers, dozen MU
Why not save some money by buy
ing a aupply of these T New goods
arriving from those famous potterlea
of Havlland at Co., Tresaman tt Vogt,
and J. Pougat of Limoges, France.
Gall and See Them.
THURSDAY YOU KNOW! OMAHA'S
BIGGEST AND BEST STORE FOR TRAD
ING AT-WILL BE A HUGE ARENA OF
BARGAINS , STRANGERS, PERFORM
ERS AND VISITORS ARE OFFERED THE
GLAD HAND AT BENNETT S WHETHER
THEY TRADE OR NOT.
HERE ARE SOME MONEY SAVING
OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP MAKE CIR
CUS DAY A GREAT EVENT FOR
OMAHA.
A word to you, Mr. Editor, and everybody
else "The Best Bargains in the Paper arc
contained within the limits of Bennett's ad
Sacrificing Profits is the Key
note in Our Dry Goods Dept.
INFANT'S AND CHILDREN'S DRESSES
Apes 6 months to 3 years, all styles, all colors, no reserve at
half off the marked irices.
WOMEN'S COLORED DRESSING SACQUES that were
sold at 9Sc, $1.23, ?1.50 IQf
and S1.75 all at HuU
WOMEN'S WHITE DRESSING SACQUES all reduced to
about cost.
BOYS' BLOUSE AND SniRT WAISTS every style and
color and quality above 23c at one half off the marked prices.
WOMEN'S WASH SUITS.
Every suit' in the store i8 reduced, some to one-quarter off the
original prices. Come and look them over. You will find a bar
gain that will just fit your want.
HOUSE WRAPPERS.
Fine percale that will not fade IQi
worth 9Sc at . . f ub
HOUSE WRAPPERS.
A lot of fine summer wrappers, in lawns, dimity and madras,
everyone of them cut to less than the manufacturer's cost.
REMNANT SALES.
Table 1, 2, 3, 4, of remnants of wash dress goods, will be con
tinued Thursday.
PARASOLS.
Our stock of ladies', misses' and children's parasols, is still well
assorted. We want every one sold by August 1. Blue letter sale
at less than cost is now on
. WOMEN'S WAISTS.
Fine India linon, plain and embroidered lawns, mercerized
cloth, natural linen color and black sateen, waists HQ ft
worth 1.25 to ?1.50, fl.'o, ?2.00, ?2.45 all at OUU
WniTE BED SPREADS;
Full eleven quarter size, splendid Marseilles pattern, OQft
worth $1.23, on sale Thursday morning at . UWW
A GOOD HANDKERCHIEF FOR A PENNY
One hour sale 100 dozen Thursday at 9 a. m.
fine cambric handkerchiefs worth 5c and 10c at II
CIRCUS DAY SALE OF
s2 Ifi O E S
One hundred pair of (A. M. Legg & Co.) I TO
Julia Marlowe Gore Front Oxfords worth I 51 1 1
13.00 for HUM
Eighty pair ladies' beautiful Colonial Cuban fl Q n
heel Slippers worth two dollars and a half HOli
for WWU
Three hundred pair men's Goodyear welt Rus- 11(1
dan Coltskin Lace Shoes worth three dol- I 4j.fl
lars for I ITU
Circus Day Sale of Furniture
EXTRA SPECIAL FOR THURSDAY ONLY
24-nch top gvldn Parlor TabI wit h plass ball brass claw feet 1 tf
would regularly at two dollars and a half special for I. alii
Thursday only a aw
SPECIAL SALE 25 PATTERNS DINING CHAIRS
Broken lots up to six of a pattern all go at une-thlrd lesa than res;- I AM
ular pretty diners at 1.S5, ll.&Q. 11.40. 11.25, 11.10 llUU
CORNER CHAIRS '
Larjre new lot Just received these pretty pieces corns in mahoirany A AA
finish polished frame upholMere d In figured a;oods spring seat X.yiaa
"ery special each
LADIES' SEWING ROCKERS
Big assortment new pnttemw In wood and cine sats plain and f A A
carved back special prices at 11.85, 1.50, I1.J8. L3 llfcU
ROCKER SPECIAL i
Large Comfort Rocker wood seat high back roll bent arms All
golden oak finish bought to sell at $2.8& on special sale a llm- I fll
lted lot-each , .
MATTRESSES
We want everybody to see our Mattresses and get A M O
our prices Mattresses soft top I1H
up from fctTr
Our Special 40-pound Elastic Cotton Felt Mattress made up in fancy (t AP
art ticking a Mattress that Is selling around the country at Il.tsSJ
112.50 our special price In fancy ticking only a W
CARPETS
OIL CLOTH 25c and SOc quality special
BRUSSELLS SAMPLES 1H yards long-suitable for rugs each 9C
Stationery for Circus Day
CREPE PAPER Large assortment of bright colors full s'ie roll special for 7iC
Circus Day per roll
PAPER NAPKINS With extra fancy design borders regular value 10c a dosen Cc
Special for Circus Day per dosen l
FANCY NOTE PAPER With envelopes to match in colors or white special Iflg
for Circus Day per box
PERFUMES
FOR
CIRCUS DAY.
You will not find a finer equip
ped and more charming stock of
Perfumes and Toilet requisites In
Omaha than you'll find at Ben
nett's, Every Item la guaranteed
genuine, fresh and up-to-date-prices
are a Challenge.
25c
25c
40c
48c
Violet Vee-o-lay) arabre royal, f Cy
per ounce 10
75c
75c
15c
50c
Colgate's La Francs Rose,
per ounce
Colgate's Pansy Blossom,
pei ounce
Eastman's Crushed Rose,
per ounce
Eastman's Verona Vloletts,
per ounce
Violet (Vee-o-lay) royal Illy,
per ounce
Plnaud a White Violet,
per ounce
Florida Water,
4-os. bottle
LUaa De Perae Toilet Water,
per ounce :
June Rose Toilet Water, CA
per bottle 0UC
M 4 L. Florida Water. EC,
large slse 09c
Woodland Violet WltchazeL A 1.
pint bottle jC
Talcum Powdera, Face Powders,
ete, eta. found In Drug DepL
WE SELL
RE-NO-MAT
PREPARATIONS.
Sale for
Thursday
0.
F5
tit y.,i
.X1AIW
Telecope blue canvas, leather
tips all other sixes proportionately
low
SUIT CASES rubber three
hinge brass bolts and lock
All other sizes proportionately
low.
70c
A FULL LINE OF SUIT CAPES,
BAGS AND TRUNKS AT LESS
THAX YOU PAY ELSEWIIEItK.
la tre and a larga crowd Is expected to j
come out.
Mass for th
Right Rev. Thomas Bonacum. bishop of
tha Lincoln diocese of the Catholic church,
through his secretary. Father A glus, has
sent out circular letters to tha fifty-nine
priests under his Jurisdiction asking them
to announce to their congregations tha
Sunday following tha receipt of ths letter
that a day will be set apart for ths holding
of solemn high mass for ths repose of tha
soul of ths late Illustrious pope, Leo XIII.
The time for holding the services Is left to
the discretion of tha rector of the parish.
Ths bishop has also requested that the
church' buildings be draped In mourning
and that a special prayer be said during
ths regular services that the college of
cardinals may be clothed with grest wis
dom in making a choice of a future ruler
of the church. On Sunday Bishop Bona
cum will announce ths time for ths hold
Ing of ths pontifical mass for the soul of
the lata pope; At ths coming services In
dicated It Is expected each priest will speak
words of eulogy In memory of the dead
pontiff.
Gaasa War4 Displeased
Deputy Game Warden McConnell of Al
bion la very much put out at tha action of
U. B. SJocum, Justice of tha peace. Mr.
McConnell had had his eagle eye trained on
Crystal lake for many daya. and recently
he awooped down and arrested George
Smith. B. B. Banks and John Peck, al! of
Iowa, who were fUhlng and hunting with
out a license. Now the license costs $10
each. The men were hauled before Justice
Slocum and Mr. McConnell proceeded back
to tha lake to make some more arrests.
When he got back to town he found that
the men bad pleaded guilty and had been
fired U and costs each.
Easteraers for Harvest Fields.
F. B. Taylor. J. C. B. Stokes and A. T.
Lang-ford of Brooklyn, N. Y., fresh from
the mercantile life, were hers today and
were sent cn to the boms of John Wall at
Arcadia, where they will enter the harvest
fields. Tha boys are after brawn, and al
though several o'.d-tlners were on hand at
the station to advlss them about pulling
potatoes oft tha vines and of that tired
feeling that oomca over farm hands about
sundown, ths boya went ahead. They are
graduated of oastera Iltaa
bright educated young men. Before start
ing from here they purchased overalls and
working outfits. They were placed by tha
labor bureau.
Make Progress la Kavy.
TORK. Neb.. July 21 Speclal. Frank
and Carl Green, sons of Rev. C. 8. Green,
are rapidly winning promotion In tha
United Etates naval sen-ice. Frank Green
Is on ths flagship Alliance of Admlril
Wise, who is In charge of a squadron
of six training ships which started for a
long cruise, going to Europe, up Into North
and Baltic seas this summer snd spend
the winter In the Mediterranean sea, com
ing back to the United States next spring,
by way of West Indies, at which time
he will get a furlough home. Carl Green
has skipped the second class In his studies
and is now a petty officer, first class, and
expects to start on a cruise also.
Cat Dowax Wheat Yield.
HARVARD, Neb.. July 2. (Special.)
There seems to be no doubt but the yield
of wheat will be below expectations, as
many fields, for some reason hard to de
fine, have failed to come up to the expec
tations in filling, the heads being short snd
poorly filled. This, with the less screage
sown la I year, will no doubt cut the total
yield for Clay county at a conservative es
timate from one-fourth to one-third below
ths total yield of the county for Ust year.
! Thre3hing has begun a little but not
i enough has been threshed to give conolu
i sive results as to yield.
Gllmore Heleased irosa Jail.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. July 22.- Spe
cial.) Jrsse Gilmors of Weeping Water,
ho is charged with grand larceny, was to
day released from Jeril upon furnishing se
curity fjr his appearance for trial at the
Mil term of the district court. Gllmore,
it Is claimed, is one of the young men
j who stole a number of valuable turkeys
; from Dr. Iiungat at Weeping Water.
ar. j
I Clrl Road to Recovery.
I PLATT6MOUTH. Neb.. July 8pe
: dal The condition of Miss Gertrude
Kunxman, ths young woman who shot her-
self Monday evening, continues to improve
i and her chances for recovery are now con
I sldered good. Tha bullet which she fired
j Into ber breast passed entirely through tha
Doajr sua wagsa La Las wsii.
i
RAINS llAMrbK lilt KAlLKb
Forenoon Program of tha riremen Post
poned 03 that Account.
AFTERNOON WITNESSES GOOD SPORT
Al Marks of Staatoo Breaks the Stats
Record ta a Ooaplla Coateat
Seward sad Fresaoat Tto
la Hose Race.
NORFOLK, Neb.. July H (Special. )
The Becond day of tha tournament of Ne
braska's firs fighters was ushered In be
neath a gloomy looking sky, which dropped
discouraging rainwater for three straight
hours. As a result nothing of the program
could be carried cut during the forenoon,
ths water fight and wet hose race being
postponed.
During the storm the city's guests
lounged about In the hotel corridors, talk
ing over the events of yesterday, gossip
ing upon the outlook for champions and
featuring reminiscence of other meets, for
amusement.
Until midnight last night the streets
were Jammed with a JVvial crowd that
surged back and forth and threw confetti
Into each other's aces. Three big dances
prospered, the midway attractions ran
hard and there was a merry lot withal.
Every hotel In the city is crowded and
overflowing, hundreds ot extra cots are
taken, snd even wi:h that men were forced
to sleep out upon the streets.
A little sen of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hib
bon was severely hurt on a merry-go-round
at the corner of Fifth street and Norfolk
avenue last night. In catching on the ma
chine he was swung between the edge and
cable so that his arm and leg were
bruised. His clothing was torn.
Fast Work at Coapllas;.
Though the track waa stl'l a bit soft
from the morning's rain It was surprls
it.giy Improved for ths start at o'clock.
A crowd evtn larger than that of yesterday
filled the amphitheater. Ths air waa cool
for the runners and fast work resulted.
The best feature of the afternoon's card
was ths coupling- coolest tot the atate
championship. In a wonderfully clever I
series at this work Al Marks of Stanton
beat the best record ever mads In Nebraska.
He made the fifty-foot run and coupling
three times In 0:12H. which lowers the rec-
ord three-fifths of a second. When he had '
finished a lusty cheer went up from the
crowd and Al was carried off the field upon
his comrades' shoulders. Others entered
were from York, Seward. Ord and Fremont.
In the regulation hose race, ISO yards,
clasa A, Seward and Fremont tied for first
money, time 0:34V. Both teams made beau
tiful runs. York made an excellent run,
but missed the coupling for the first time
In years. The hose was not laid just right
Kearney made a good run. but waa slow
coupling. It got third money. Stanton
missed the coupling.
In the regulation hose race, class B,
CI arks won first In 0:47: Pender second,
time 0:494. Holdrege and Humboldt both
missed coupling.
In the regulation hook and ladder race,
1D0 yards, clasa A. Grand Island. In a au
perb run. took first money, time 4Z Albion
took second, one man being dragged for a
long way. In class B. hook and ladder.
Pierce, which Just entered today, took first
money, time 49.
In the second heat of the handicap foot
race the following qualified: Halner of
York, Benlsh of Norfolk. Caulfleld of
Kearney, and Sharp of Stanton. They will
run Thursday.
There was considerable betting on today's
races. Judges were Shirk snd Smith. Time
keepers were Hllsebeck of Holdrege. Vsll of
Norfolk and Thomas cf Nebraska City.
H.irrison's hand from Grand Island fur
nished music between heats.
As to the championship race Thursday
there Is much speculation. Fremont claims
to have It cinched. York Is determined
to win. Seward has one of ths fastest
taams. though It is light. They are plucky.
however, snd will run hard. Stanton hack
ers are placing their all and Kearney claims
a prospect. Msny mors srs expected on
noon trains for this event.
the large auditorium was an Incentive for
hundreds to temporarily forsake the home,
the office and the store and go to tha
park.
TAKES DEFEAT WITH BAD GRACE
the
rkasUiasa Atteadaaeo laereases.
DAVID CITY. Neb.. July C Special. W
The sttendance st the Chautauqua Tuesday
was much larger than on Monday. In ad
dition to the excellent program, consist
ing of the most talented orators snd en
tertainers on the American platform, the
cool breeae aa It came oS tha lake Into
i
One Party Hot Satiated with
Resalt of Maay Years'
Lltta-atloa.
FREMONT, Neb., July . 8pedaJ C.
F. Shallenberger and his son, Jaks, Il'rtng
four miles from Bcrlbner, were arres'ed
yesterday on a complaint filed by Bernar-t
Monnlch, of Bcrlbner, on the chatrgs of
wlllfnllyand maliciously burning some hay
belonging to Monnlch Von Beggeren.
They waived preliminary examination and
gave ball for their appearance at the next
term of the district court. As soon as they
were released Jake was again arrested
on a peace warrant, charging him with
threatening to shoot Monnlch.
The trouble grows out of the old ease of
Shallenberger vs. Kroeger, which after hav
ing been In the district or supreme courts
In some form or other for twenty-seven
years waa decided recently by Judge Griml
son In favor of the defendanta and mak
ing the Injunction restraining Mrs. Shallen
berger from Interfering with the land per
manent. The defendants seem to have
taken the law Into their own hands, and
according to their own admissions, burned
ths hay. Jaks also admitted that be had
threatened to shoot any one coming on the
land, and In fact from all accounts bad
prepared to retain possession by as much
force as was necessary. A night In Jail
took a good deal of the sand out of him
and be agreed to keep off the land and
gave a bond with a Fremont man aa Bure
ts' to keep the peace. When the case waa
first started twenty-seven years ago ths
land, which lays slong ths Elkhorn river,
was of little value, and a fur the first trial
In the supreme court In l&tt the ease stood
on the docket of the district court for six or
seven years without being called up for
trial. The litigation has cost both aides far
more than the land is now worth and no
less than fourteen different attorneys have
at times been employed on It.
tlon as captain of Company C has been ac
cepted and his successor will be elected in
a short time, though the date of the elec
tion has not yet been announced.
Fair at Wysaore I. Ammwt.
BEATRICE. Neb.. July a.-Speclal.V-Tbe
officers, directors and members of the
Gaga County Society of Agriculture net
In this city yesterday afternoon and mi.i'.e
arrangements to hold a county fair and race
meeting at Wymore August 25 to . There
waji a good attendance at the meeting from
different parts of the county. The clUxcns
Wymore guarantee 11.000 In premiums
and tJ.SUO In purses. A splendid schedule
of races has been adopted and entries will
floss after Auguat 15. The board ef man
agers elected at the meeting comprise the
roiiowing gentlemen, who are real Jen Is of
Wymore: Hector Mui-rav. J n rn.t- t
T. Stevens, J. A. McGulre. Lake Bridenthal
M. B. MCUoogan, Julius Neumann. George
Harris. A. D. McCandleas, Frank Action,
Henry Gam bee.
Co a tract for Steel Bridge.
ORD, Neb.. July .- Special.) At a is
oent meeting of the county board of su
pervisors of Valley county the contrjet
was let for the construction of an all steel
two-span bridge across tha North Loop
river at thla point The contract waa let
to the Canton Bridge company and the
contract price is tlO.009, The river at this
point Is at present spanned by a wooden
structure, but It U In bad condition and
the putting in of a new bridge has been
under contemplation for several years. The
county finances are In good condition rt
the present time to undertake Its construc
tion. Work will commence st once and It
Is hoped will be finished before winter.
The biggest show that ever played a sum
mer resort at Courtland Beach.
raptala Roddy Keslgss,
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.. July It (Spe
cial.) Captain Thomas) T. Roddya reolgaa-
Beetrlee Tsaag Woaaasj to Travel. ,
BEATRICE. Nek.. Joly a.(8pectal -Miss
Mabel F! roved, a talented young plan
lat of this city has signed a contract to
travel with Mrs. Bess Oearhart Morrison,
the locution let who has given several de
lightful entertainments here during the
present Chautauqua session.
Tha rkvyd Brlggs Stock company at Man
awa every bight. The toolset theater In
tha