People and Things of Public Interest
1 A fT,T7' I ' T? ilrnmndpn nrn nlwnVfl In
i I order, and when given In the
I enitKfi nf clmrttv become lloUltlV
Interesting. It liiis ln-iii tli
fashion In Omaha for a Ioiik tlino
for mime of tho young people to give a
post-Easter entertainment, present tig s tnn
play, the proceeds to be dtvimd to one or
tlic otlier of the ihititles of tin- city. Thin
year "Mr. ISok" a comedy, is to lie Riven
and the Visiting Nurses' association If ti
receive the benefit of the cnterprl Ev.r
since Lent began the young foil's wl o nr
to take part in the i!uy have I n le! oirs-
ing and wrrking with most eonimei dilih?
rial to get ready for the porfi r.m n e.
Which Ik to Ik- Riven on Tuesday evciln-r
at Crelghton auditurium. llicy have hail
the advantage of a splendid St. ge for their
purposes, lilt have found tint play-acting
even In fun 1m serious buslntss. It hasn't
tieen 11 case of "hole In the roof rain com
ing through," exactly, tut It has I cm a
case of work in street wraps, and under
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other condition as hove gone a long way
to destroy any glamour the stage may h ld
for those In front of the footlights who
have never Been the real stage behind. Uut
the cold and discomfort have not deterred
any of the cast from earnest effort to get
In condition for a perfect presentation of
tho pretty little comedy. The pictures given
this week are from photos made by u staff
artist Tuesday evening while a rehearial
was in progress. The cast Is as follows:
Miss Itccky Luke, a maiden lady, fond of
cats, Miss Marie Coffman; Katherlne, her
l.iece, Miss Iiulse Mcpherson; Marton
(Mr. Hob), Miss Klizabeth McC'o:mell;
I'etty," a stage-struek maid, Mrs. Klta
Matiif-son: l'hilip Itoyson, Miss Hecky's
nephew, Mr. Will Ccad: Mr. Hrown, an
architect, Mr. James Woodard; Jenkins,
Miss Iktky's butler, Mr. Vernon Chafe.
One of the recent gatherings In Omaha
Va imi(UO In Its way, being an exempli
fication of modern business methods. It
was a convention of men who are engaged
In the work of gathering cream for chim
erics, and also in ptihhing the sale of a ma
chine for the separation of cream from
milk without waiting for the mturul
process, nils merely nnrks nn advance
In the ways of doing business. These men
were brought together by the companies
they represent for the purpose of listening'
to a discussion of the details of the bus nesa
In which they are engaged, and to compare
notes, In order that each may bf.onie an
expert In hit line, to the end that the af
fairs of the company may be more success
fully handled and Its interests and the in
terests of Its patrons more generally stfe
puarded. The big body of men who paraded
the streets on Wednesday afternoon gave
FINALE OF ACT I. "MR. BOB." Photo by a Staff Artist.
the Impression that the convention was an
International affair, many people not
dreaming that they were all the employes
of oue company, whose business it Is to
turn the cream of Nebraska cows into but
ter for the world.
Few, even among the business men of the
State, have any Idea of the great growth
of the dairy industry in the state of Ne
braska. The biggest creamery plants In
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II, "Mil. U ill."- Photo by a
the world :iie located in this utate, mm
of them in (Minha. The possibilities of the
liulmtiy are just beginning to be realized.
One county in the phite was the recipient
of $l,Hl a day last season for the cream
gathered by the agents of the company.
Four solid ear loads of cream a day wero
shipped from t tic stations In 'tills olio
county.. It Is money Into the farnier'H
pocket, too. Twenty years ago the Ne
braska fanner i burned when time per
mitted, and took Ills butter to town, trading
it for groceries as a rule, getting from 3 ti
i cents a pound for It In trade. List year
he sold Ids cream every day. getting an
average price of 'J2 cents a pound for th
buttir fat it contained. This Is only ono
of the features of the advance. Old-tlmo
butter men know how the fncthods of
I i4i 1 1 ill i n k butter have advanced over thuso
In vogue lii the early days, and they alonn
can rcalijie the improvement. Mutter is
now one of the leading products of this
state, and if the convention Just held In
Omaha bears its legitimate fruit, the dairy
Industry will be bettered Immensely. "Tho
man behind the cow" is coming to the front
In this great prairie stale.
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LINCOLN IllCil KflKMJl, BASKBT BAIJ TliMII.- photo by a Staff Artist.
.DELEGATES TO THE CUEAMEUY COM FEItENC'E W1IICU MET IN OMAHA DUniNQ THE IST WEEK-Photu by a Staff ArtLsU