TIIE OMAITA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, JULT1S,
INVESTING TIIE SCHOOL FUND
Bute Purchases a Large Amount of Israel
of Kebrask Counties.
AMONG THEM SOME OF DOUGLAS COUNTY
iMfianfnt of Lancaster Skews H?r
laerense la Farsa Vnlaes, bat
Wat 8a Mack la City
Proper!)'.
' (From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, July U 6pec;al. Thla aft
ernoon the Board of Educational Latuls
and Funds purchased $167,iu of bonda is
ued by various Nebraska counties. There
erc several offers of Massachusetts and
Maryland bonds, but the board preferred
the local debentures for the Investment of
the permanent school fund. One lot of
(Xl.OuO of Douglas county refunding 6s, ma
turing July 1, 1911, was purchased from
Kelley ac Keller of Topeka on a Ki per
cent baaiff. W. E. Barkeley of Lincoln sold
the board $3r.0fti) of Washington county re
funding 6s, Issued In April, 1S90, due Apill 1,
mo, on a per cent basis. Another lot
of these Washington county bonds was
purchased from E. H. Rollins St Bon of
ChliOKO on the same basis.
Another block of 25,000 of Perkins county
4 per cent refunding bonds, due July I,
J2, and optional on date of any interest
payment, was purchased directly from the
count officials at par. These bonds wet
dated Juiy 4. 1&4. The price received for
tliam by the county, despite the fact that
tiiey are optional at an early date, Is con
sidered good evidence of the prosperity of
li.e western counties. Formerly t and 7
Jer cent bunds could not. liaire been nego
tiated at par.
Lancaster Count Assessment
County Assessor Miller h-s filed with the
Ctuto Board of Ei'iaIlxatlon an abstract cf
the Ltncaslr ooua'y assessment The
average lmvessa is 7S4 per cent over last
year. Ths total nir.ation In 03 was a.1.593,
tTi.M, eMah Imu. Lcn increased to 111,721
lt this ysr.
The uavteMmer.t of land has nearly
doublet.'. Lust Jc4r tho assessment was
4.76 at acre, wt.l.c thla year It la fa. Si.
Ths averags aveeyamer.t of town lots hat
Increased from Dflts to The aver
age assessment of bigs has Increased from
11.04 last year to $2.21, the highest figure
report! so far by any of the counties.
The percentage of Increase In numbers
aliows up well. The total number of hogs
listed last year was 31,221. This year It Is
43.221. The number of cattle listed this
year Is 68,M0, as compared with 35,815 last
year, . while the average assessment has
risen from W.JO to 5.64. Horses assessed
last year at 14.61 this year are scheduled at
13.(0. .
" City Showing; Not as Good.
The schedules so far as the farmers aro
concerned show up well. Many Items of
city property fat! to Indicate the per
oentage' of Increase made In the county
as a whole. It Is claimed that the mer
chandise values of the county should have
t been $6,000,000 Instead of W.000,000. Thresh
ing machines, numbering 412, are listed at
the low average of' S14.69. Only eight
bushels of fruit came under the notice
of the assessor. The Item money and de
posits is said to be loss than one-half of
the correct figure after making deduc
tions for the depoalts of other banks.
The following statement gives the prin
cipal personal property items, excluding
live stock: '
Annuities, 11,960; bonds, $24,390; notes se
cured by mortgage, $2X2,140; notes of other
kinds, $152,415; tire arms, 1,640 at I1.6JJ
boats, 13, at $K; patent rights, 15, at 194.33;
typewriting machines, 336, at $12.0$; all
book accounts, $61,206; money, $216,640; all
judgments, $3,450," all money certificates of
tax sale, $5.toi; all money in building and
loan associations, $11,613; all shares of
stock In corporations out of state. $20,06.!;
all goods, merchandise, etc., $360,422; tons
of Ice, $10,UU0;r mechanical tools, law and
medics.', books, $11,689; diamonds. Jewelry,
gold and silver plate, $13,765; threshing
machines, 412, at $11.69; dogs, 4,136, at 91
rents: every franchise and de.crlntlnn
$61,346; bicycles, automobiles, etc., 1.406. at
ed.u; carnages, wagons, eic, ,.ao, at ss.04;
gold and silver watches and clocks, 9,843,
at $1.94; stands of bees. 2,024, at 46 cents:
tons of cohI, 1,485, at $1.6P; bushels of
wheat, 34,562, at 16 cents; bUMhels of corn,
t.326.7!N). at I cents; bushels of oats, 199,127,
,al t rents; bushels of potatoes, 4,387, at
14 cents; bushels of fruit, 8 at 25 cents;
rallons of wlno and kegs of beer, 204, at
1.44, font of lumber, logs and timber, 246,
7S2, at $0,126; shares of stock in jiatlonal
tanks. 5,0(0, at -522 80; shares of stock In
Hliitf harks. 1.156, at $20.31; Insurance and
reiir;ty, $14,861; property franchlsed cor
porations, $127,470; property of pipe lines,
is,i,i2; express, telephone and telegraph,
' $$, 617; office furniture and fixtures, $37,992;
cHpltu.1 Invented by elevator men and grain
brokers, $S.ti63; credits not otherwise listed,
$37,70".'; vulue of all other property. $22,22(8;
aggregate assessed value of lands, $4,178,239.
Illar Oatintr for Llncolnltea.
Tho IVItcan Iako Outing club, made up
of Lincoln people, will leave July 19 over
the Northwestern for Pelican lake In north
ern Minnesota. . where the organisation
owns ii-large tract of timber land, suitable
for camping purposes. The excursion is the
bllgost thing ot It kind ever undertaken
by- Llnco:n people. Thore will be three
sleepers, two baggage cars and an observa
tion car.
Ulrl'a Wild Pranlc.
Thirteen year old Ilattle Bradley,' who
lives with her parents In this city, went
away from home Sunday in company of
girl companions, and Mater appeured with
trimmed hulr, In' boyish attire. Her com
panions hud taken her to a grove south of
tho penitentiary where they cut her hair
11. id robed her in a suit of boy's clothing.
Then fearful of returning home she spent
tho night with a friend. Her mother, Mrs.
J. 8. Bradley, spent most of the day in
hysterics.
Ilob Farmer of Gold.
FL.ATTPMOVTH, Neb., July U.-(Spe-clul.)
A few evenings ago when George
Horn, a aTarmer residing near Cedar Creek,
letlred he had the sum of $200 In gold
.niigly tucked away under his pillow, but
dutlng the night while he was soundly
sleeping, some one entered the room and
SUNSTROKE AND
HOT WEATHER FATALITIES
in generally bnught on by a disordered
sumach and drinking loe water. A leading
I'hjv.'oirtii of New York says: "If every
,m who drliilu ice water In warm weather
T.ould take
Duffy's Pure Malt Wbiskey
when the least distress Is felt, few deaths
would result from the heat."
It keeps tha stomach, bowels and kidneys
antve and healthy. It cures all lung o-nd
nerve troubles, miliaria and low fevers.
Over 4.flii0.ii0 cures la M years. Absolutely
tiller"1"1 co",'n B0 oil- ,t- '-riu
w"..'Jru'f,"u an(1 roeers. or direct, $10
a b-ttle. Medical booklet free. Duffy Malt
Whiskey Co Hochester, New Tork '
stole the money. Investigation also dis
closed the fact that $5 in sliver had been
taken from a pocket In Mr. Horn"s trous
ers. Two suspicious looking men were seen
at the depot that afternoon. Is all the
clue that has thus far been obtained as
to who the Intruders were.
GOVERNOR HOSOBS RKQ.nITIO
John A. Rltter Mast Hetern to .evr
York and Fare fharae of l.areeay.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. July 12. (Special TelcRram.)
Governor Mickey today honored the requi
sition of Governor Odell of New Tork for
the return of John A. Rltter, charged with
stealing $25,000 from A. P. Ordway ft Co.
of New Tork City, a firm of manufacturing
chemists.
Rltter, who waa confidential man, cashier
and head bookeeper, fled from New Tork
last fall and since that time has been
operating a boot blacking itsrlor at Colum
bus, where he Is now under arrest. He
will be taken bock In the custody of De
tective Sergeant Robert McNaught.
Attenmpt at Snlelde Is Sneeeesinl.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 12. (Spe
cial.) Andreas Hansen, who attempted sui
cide on the afternoon of the Fourth of
July, died last night at the St. Francis
hospital as the result of the Injuries self
inflicted. He had cut three gashea In his
throat, not deep enough, however, to sever
the windpipe or the Important arteries, and
one In the wrist, cutting the tendons but
agnln not reaching the main blood veins.
He was taken to the St. Francis hospital
at once nnd the wounds in the neck were
doing nicely but Inflammation and blood
poisoning set In Jn the wounds on the wrist
and he never recovered his spirits, bat
tling against tho physicians at all times.
A consultation was held Sunday after
noon, four physicians being present, and
It was thought useless to amputate the
arm aa the patient would unquestionably
die under the knife, his physical condition
being at low ebb owing to the loss of
blood from the many superficial arteries
severed. He leaves a wife and five chil
dren in poor circumstances. He was a la
borer and was often thought to be slightly
unsound mentally.
Exciting; Doat Hide,
BEATRICE, Neb., July 12. (8peclal.) A
party of about twenty young men, mostly
of whom were from Falrbury, had a rather
exciting experience here Sunday afternoon.
They came over to attend the Chautau
qua, nnd shortly after the noon hour they
concluded to take a ride up the river on the
Olymplo, a gasollno boat operated here
by Fred Robare. The party had Just left
the landing when the chain attached to
the paddle wheel broke, causing the vessel
to be carried over tho mill dam by tho
swift current. Most of the phrty Jumped
from the vessel and swam ashore, while
several remained on board and were car
ried over the dam. No one was Injured
but each member of the party received a
good ducking. The boat was considerably
damaged.
MeCeok Man aa Missionary.
M COOK, Neb., July 12. (Speclal.)-Dr.
C. Richard Betts of our city has been ap
pointed to the position of state missionary
for Colorado. Ho expects to enter upon
his new duties In the near future. Largely
through the energy and zeal and genius
of the doctor for organisation has the First
Baptist church of this city developed Into
a numerous and efficient church- While
regretting their loss all his friends In Mc
Cook Join in congratulating him upon his en
trance Into a larger field of usefulness, a
field for which he Is liberally qualified and
In which he will give a good account of
himself.
Physician (Tatder Arrest,
SEWARD, Nb July 12. (Special.) Dr.
Daniel. Meehan, one of the most prominent
physicians of Seward county, who re
sides at Staplehurst, was arrested Monday,
charged with statutory assault upon the
person of Bessie Corcoran. The girl is
one of a number brought out by a New
Tork society that finds homes for or
phan children. The defendant was placed
under a $1,000 bond until August 9, at
jvhlch time the preliminary trial will be
held before County Judge Leavens.
Daniel Freeman la Injnred.
BEATRICE, Neb., July 12. (Special -A
telegram waa received here yesterday from
Munden, Kan., stating that Daniel Free
man, the first homes.ader In the United
States and a resident of this county, had
been seriously injured at that place. The
telegram gave no particulars and D. W.
Carre, a son-ln-law of Mr. Freeman's, left
for Munden on the firsi train for the pur
pose of bringing the injured man home.
Mr. Freeman is 78 years of age.
Neves of Kebraalca.
BEATRICE. July 12. Last evening the
4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
F. Crangle, while playing In the yard,
fell and broke her arm.
PLATTS MOUTH, July 12. George M.
Porter of this city has .received a tele
gram Informing him of the death of his
mother, Mrs A. J. Porter, at her home
In Seven Mile Ford, W. Va.
BEATRICE, July 12. Levi Fry, an old
resident of this city and county, was
adjudged Insane yesterday by the board of
insanity commissioners and ordered taken
to the asylum. He has been In charge
at the county poor farm for some time
past.
PI.ATTSMOUTH, July 12. A heavy elec
trical storm, accompanied by a very strong
wind, visited this vicinity about 2 o'clock
yesterday morning. No particular damage
has been reported hi this immediate vicin
ity, but it is said that much damags wau
done by the wind southeast of this town.
GRAND ISLAND. July 12. Ed Buchner,
a lad of about 14 years, while desj-ndtn
from a Union Pacific flat car from which
he had been picking up scrap pieces of
cosl, broke his arm, the sack of coal he
had slipping and causing hlra to lose his
baUnce, and throwing all his weight sud
denly on the one arm.
GRAND ISLAND, July 12. The Roose
velt club had a meeting last night, but
owing to the lack of interest so far taken
In the campaign and the hot weather, the
only matier undertaken was the securing
of a place for headnuarters. These were
secured in a good, central locatlun. It
Is expected that nothing in a very active
line will be undertaken until after Sep
tember 1.
OSCEOLA, July 12. Interviews with
farmers who have come to town since the
terrible rain, wind and thunder storm ot
Sunday night, or rather Monday murning.
finds none but that is Jubilant and happy.
They say the storm did knock the wheat
and oais down, but a wind from the other
way and the sunshine will bring It back
to place all right, and with the good
weather of now und for a week, every
stem ot wheat and oats will be in the
shock.
8TKI.I.A, July 12. During a heavy wind
and electrical storm yesterday morning at
I o'clock, the farm house of Dave Stead
man, two miles northwest of town, was
struck by lightning. The house Is a large
one and tho shock seemed to permeate
every room, but did but little damage
besides knocking off plastering. The wind
blew very hard from the south and did
considerable damage to fruit 011 the trees,
besides breaking off a good many large
silted limbs In nearly every orchard.
GRAND ISLAND. July 12.-A third rain
In as many days is causing some uneasi
ness among the farmers lest tha fields
become so that the harvest cannot be
continued. In one township reports of
losses from this cause sre already coming
In. The storm of last night was especially
severe, lodging the uncut wheat and the
oats quite badly, necetwtltallng the one
way cut In many tnstsnres. Corn was
alao blown down badly and many out
buildings, windmills and barns suffered
dan-ages. The Wood river is out of its
bunks, owing to the heavy rains. .
BhiATKICE, July 12. The Beatrice
Creamery company of Lincoln, which some
time ago purchased the plant of the ltoi-
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worm x 1 . . V '""J I
expects mmii to erect a new building and J
store nouse aim eioi inc uiuv wan
modern machinery for the purpose of
working country butter. Stations will be
establlaiied and butter will be made here
the same as ai the capital city. The com
pany will also engage In the egg business
extensively, and the plant, when once In
jperatlon. will be a splendid adjunct to
tho busluess enterprises of lieatilce
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS
Continued Wet Weather UnfaTorable to
Crop Interest.
WINTER WHEAT NOW READY TO HARVEST
Damaged Somewhat ay Rast and
tmnt, oat Greatest Dlfflenlty Is
Soft Gronnd PreTentln
Harvesting-.
Weekly crop biliietln of the Nebraska
section of the climatic and crop service
of the weather bureau for tha week ending
July 11. 194:
The past week has been cool and wet
with very little sunshine, except on the
last two days, which were nearly clear.
The dally mean temperature has averaged
seven degrees below normal.
The raiulall has exceeded an Inch In all
except the extreme northwestern portion
of the state and has ranged from two to
Ave inches in a considerable area in the
central portion of the state.
The continued wet weather has been un
favorable for crop Interests. Winter wheat
harvest is Just beginning and the crop Is
found to be much more damaged by rust
and ergot than had been previously sup
posed, in most central and western coun
ties this damage is not great, but in south
eastern counties It Is serious. The damage
Is variously estimated Itt different locali
ties, but a large proportion of the esti
mates range from thirty to fifty per cent,
of the crop.
Oats have also been damaged somewhat
In eastern counties by rust and lodging,
but outs are doing well In central and
western counties. 1 Spring wheat generally
Is doing well. Grass lias grown Ilnely.
The second crop of alfalfa promises to be
large. Corn has grown well and is a good
color but is still small and many lields
are weedy.
Report by counties:
Southeastern Section.
Butler Winter wheat damaged a quar
ter by et weather; oato above average,
very little rust; cum fairly clean, small
out growing rast.
sone fields will not be cut; oats rusty and
damaged; corn growing slowly; pastures
nne.
Clay Wheat harvest begun, crop fairly
good but some lields badly damaged; oats
good ana some being cut; pastures nne.
Fillmore Wheat damaged by rust, some
fields worse than others, but generally a
lair crop; oats damaged by rust; corn
growing well.
Gage Wheat nearly ruined by black
rust; corn doing quite well but quite
weedy; potatoes rotting some.
Hamilton Wheat Is badly damaged by
rust; wheat and oats nauiy lodged in
places; outs well headed but rusting;
corn has grown well.
Jefferson Wheat badly damaged by un
seasonable weather, perhaps half lost;
oats rather poor; corn very weedy.
Johnson Wheat damaged one-half and
oats a quarter by wet weather; some
fields of wheat ruined; com weedy and
growing alowly.
tjaiiuaaier jjem corn ween vi ornoun,
wheat badly damaged, perhaps half of
crop lost; oats good; pastures nne; po
tatoes rotting.
Ncmalha Wheat very much damaged.
some fields will not make half crop; oats
fair; corn weedy and small but growing
nicely.
Nuckolls Wheat damaged a quarter by
wet weather; some wheat cut and shocked;
oats rusted some; corn looks well.
Otoe Wheat badly damaged, some fields
will not be cut; oats damaged some; low
lands flooded; upland corn doing well.
Pawnee Wheat damaaed one-half by
rust; some oats look well, but many fields
about as had as wneat; corn aoing wen.
Polk Wheat rusting badly and some not
filling well; oats tilled well but rusting
some; corn growing well and fairly clean.
Rlcharcson Wheat Injured by continued
rains; oats turning and damaged by wet
weather; corn very weedy.'
Saline Whetrf rusted and blighted,
more than one-half damaged; oats rust
ing and lodging; corn small but growing
well. .
Saunders Wheat and oats rusting badly,
many heads have not Ailed at all; corn
and grass growing well; some hay spoiled
by rain. ... .
Seward WTueHt damaged one-third by
rust; oats datwaged some; harvesting be
gun; corn growing rapidly.
Thayer Whewt on lowland badly dam
,o.4 anri win amount to little: wheat on
highland being cut; loats rank growth;
corn growing wen.
Tork Wheat damaged somewhat; oata
look well; corn growing well but lacks
sufficient cultivation; harvesting In prog
ress. Northeastern Section.
Antelope Oats ver yheavy straw, lodged
In places, sonre rust; wheat fine; corn
backward; stock In fine condition.
Burt Wheat looks well but some rusted;
onts promise Well; haying and corn culti
vation retarded by rain; potatoes good.
Colfax Corn looks well but is small; rye
good and belnjr cut; winter wheat blighted
some; oats goid and about ready to cut.
Dakota Small grain lookg finely; cojn
doing well, sortie laid by.
Dixon Wheat and oats look well; corn
growing slowly; cherries and small fruit
better than average.
Dodge Corn backward and weedy, some
laid bv; wheat and oats rusty and lodging
in lowland; haying retarded by rain.
Douglas Oata and wheat doing well;
grass good; corn growing well, but late
apples scarce.
Holt Corn around too wet for cultiva
tion, and lowland again flooded; rye and
fall wheat abonit ready to cut.
Knox Osts filling well; corn mostly laid
by; everything growing well.
Madison Small grain lodged some; early
oats turning; winter wheat and rye about
ready to cut; corn needs hot weather.
Platte Wheat and oats doing well, some
flelri readv to cut but ground too soft;
corn backward and where clean growing
nicely.
Sarnv Corn growing slowly, some tassels
showing; too wet for work in fields; alfalfa
growing rapidly; wheat ripening.
Stanton Oats and wheat heading, rank
growth, lodging; corn fair.
Thurston Small grain headed, wheat and
barley good; oats spotted; alfalfa and hay
big crop; corn cultivation delayed by rain.
Washlnnton wneat ana oats aDout ready
to cut; some fields rusted badly; some
heavy oata lodged; corn small but growing
nicely.
Wayne Wheat filling fairly well but
rusting considerably; oats damaged by
rain; rye crop good crop and being cut;
corn backward.
' Central Seetlon.
spring wheat well filled; corn backward
but good color and doing well; potatoes
nne.
Buffalo Knot nas mime its appearance in
small grain; harvest about to begin; pas
tures good. 1
Custer wneat ana oats ninng wen and
promise a good crop; corn looks well but
late and needs hot weather.
Dawson Small grain rusting; rye harv
est begun; last few days good for corn;
hav, potatoes ami sugar neets gooa.
Garfield Too cold and wet for corn but
fine for small grain and grass; oats and
wheat will he splendid crop.
Greeley Oats unusually good; wheat and
rye better thnn average; corn backward
and weedy; hay crop will be remarkably
large.
Hall Some complaint of fly working In
wheat.
Howard Fall wheat and rye about ready
to rut and promise fine crop; oats good;
rust appearing in spring wheat; corn grow
ing well.
Loup Oats and wheat very fine; corn
backward.
Merrick Wheat ripening slowly but some
cut. good crop, oats good and ripening;
corn growing nicely but rather weedy.
Nance Wheat rusting and blighting; onts
fine; some winter wheat cut; lowland too
wet. harvesting delayed.
Sherman Winter wheat fine and nearly
ready to rut; spring wheat and oats prom
ise fine crop; corn cultivation delayed by
wet weather.
Valley Fall wheat fine; ripening slowly;
Common soapsk
fu only cleanse
II Lifebuoy Soap J
v does more disin- f
vy fects. In " Laun-
dry"and "Toilet"
size, jfr
spring wheat good; osts Immense; second
crp of alfalfa starting fast.
Wheeler Wheat and oats good; corn and
potatoes doing well.
goat hirestern Seetlon
Adams Winter wheat and early oats be
ing cut, both damaged some by rust; corn
frrowlng well; late osts and spring wheat
00k fine.
Chase Oata and wheat good, but damaged
by hail; corn backward.
Imndy Some good' corn weather; pota
toes promise good crop.
Franklin Several heavy showers; good
corn weather; early wheat good; late wheat
damaged by rust,
Frontier Corn and wheat doing well;
grass excellent; some alfalfa yet to cut
and some damaged while being harvested.
Furnas Spring wheat making big growth;
eorn growing fast, some fields weedy; oata
soon ready to harvest; wheat ripening.
Gosper Oats and wheat good; corn grow
ing nicely.
Hayes Com. cane and millet growing
fast; some rust in wheat.
Harlan Wheat quite badly damaged by
rust; corn has made a good growth; pota
toes will make a large crop.
-Hitchcock Harvesting begun; rye -and
barley In stack; winter wheat about ready
to cut. some damaged by rust; oats and
grass good.
Kearney Harvest begun; wheat and oata
rood quality nnd fair crop; corn ten days
late and on lowland weedy.
Lincoln Rye being cut: wheat good; oats
promise full crop; com growing fast, some
laid by; potatoes good.
Perkins Some damage from hall, but
crops doing well.
Phelps Rye cut; some wheat and oats
cut; potatoes good.
Red Willow Fine growing week, but con
siderable damage by hall in north part of
county on night of Sth.
Webster Wheat In some flelda well filled.
In others much damaged by rust; oats
good; corn growing rapidly, some fields
weedy. -
Western and Northwestern Seeilona.
Banner Wheat, oats and potatoes doing
well; corn backward.
Box Butte Grass, small grain and pota
toes hsve grown well.
Brown Wheat remarkably promising;
hay and potatoes fine.
Cherry Wet and cool, bad for com; fine
for grass and hay.
Dawes Two good showers; vegetation
gTowing nicely.
Keith Grass and small rrain dolnr well:
corn doing well.
Keya Puha Wheat well headed; oats fine
and getting ripe; pastures excellent; corn
well tended, looks well.
Rock Small grain heading nicely; corn
late.
Scott's Bluff Good growing weather, with
plenty of rain.
Sioux Small grain needs, rain.
G. A. LOVELAND,
Section Director, Lincoln, Neb.
WEEKLY CROP REPORT IIMMARV
Winter Wheat Shows the Effects of
l a favorable Conditions.
WASHINGTON, July 12. The Weather
bureau's weekly summary of crop con
ditions la aa follows:
Unseasonably cool weather has contin
ued In the states of the Missouri valley
and over the western part of the upper
lake region, but elsewhere the temperature
has been very favorable. Heavy rains
have prevented cultivation of crops and
greatly Interfered with harvesting in the
lower Missouri, central Mississippi and
Ohio valleys and in portions of the mid
dle Atlantic states and lake region, and
much grain in shock has been damaged
in Oklahoma, Kansaa and Missouri. Por
tions of the south Atlantic states and
north central Texas need rain, and in tho
southern plateau districts severe drouth
continues. Drouth also prevails In the
coast districts of Washington and Oregon,
where crop prospects have been materially
lessened. Over the greater part of the corn
belt corn has made vigorous growth but
continuous rains have prevented cultiva
tion and much of the crop Is weedy.
In the northerly dlstricta corn Is g-en-
erany uacKwara, dui nas advanced de
cidedly during the last week.- In the mid.
die Atlantic states, the rron has marlai ex.
ceMent progress and Is In very promising
UOIUllllUU.
Winter wheat has sustained errant dnm
age from continuous heavy rains in Ne
braska Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri,
where the unharvested grain waa seriously
damaged by rust and lodging, and that in
the shock by molding and sprouting. Har
vesting was aiso greatly Hindered by un
favorable weather In the districts east of
the Mississippi river,. where the conditions,
however, were much more serious than in
the states of the lower Missouri valley.
Harvesting has continued under favorable
oonaiuone on tne facino coast.
While spring wheat hits suffered slightly
from rust over, the southern portions of
the spring wheat, region and is thin and
weedy on lowlands In northern Minnesota,
the crop, as a whole, has advanced sat
isfactorily. It is now heading In North
Dakota and northern Minnesota. On the
north Paclflo coast, spring wheat, espe
cially the late sown, has suffered seriously
from dry weather. 'In Oregon much will
be cut for hay.
In common with other grains, oats have
suffet-ed from moisture In the lower Mis
souri valley, but elsewhere this or op has
made satisfactory progress, although rank
growth Is reported from portions of Min
nesota and Ohio.
In the Ohio valley and southern portion
of the middle Atlantic states, the pros
pects for apples continue decreasing, but
In New England and portions of the lake
region the outlook Is favorable. A good
crop of peaches la being gathered in the
eastern states.
Hay Is backward throughout the central
valleys and middle Atlantic states, and
much hay has been spoiled In some sec
tions. Better weather conditions for hay
ing, however, have prevailed In Minne
sota, the Dakotas, Nebraska and Montana,
where a fine crop Is being gathered.
Wall Renominated for Senator.
KEARNEY, Neb.. July 12. Specla! Tele
gram.) The republican senatorial conven
tion of the Sixteenth senatorial district
met In this city this afternoon and was
called to order by C. H. Gregg, chairman
of the senatorial committee. P. T. Lam
bert waa elected chairman and W. C.
Clark secretary. Judge Aaron Wall waa
renominated for senator.
FORECAST OFJTHE WEATHER
Fair Today, and Cooler Thursday In
Eastern Nebraska and Showers
i In Western Portion.
WASHINGTON, July 12,-Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday:
For Nebraska: Showers and cooler
Wednesday, . except fair In east portion;
Thursday fair and cooler in the east por
tion.
For Iowa: Fair, warmer Wednesday;
Thursday, showers and cooler.
For North and South Dakota: Showers
and cooler Wednesday; Thursday, warmer
In west portion.
For Colorado and Wyoming: Showers
and cooler Wednesday; Thursday, fair and
warmer.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF TIIE U. 8. WEATHER WIT.
REAU. OMAHA, July 12. -Official record of
temperature and precipitation compared
with the corresponding day of the past
three years:
. 1904. 1903. 1902. 1901.
Maximum temperature.. 84 , 79 87 101
Minimum temperature..., bo 3 63 . 79
Mean temperature 7t 71 76 90
Precipitation AO .00 . 02 . 00
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day since March 1, 1904:
Normal temperature 80
Deficiency for the day g
Deficiency since March 1 236
Normal precipitation 16 Inch
Deliolency for the day is lneh
Irecipltat!on since March 1 14 .21 Inehei
Deficiency since March 1 1.60 Inches
Deficiency for cor. -period, 1918.... 4.34 lnrhej
Detlciency for cor. period, 19o2 U inch
Reports front Stations at T p. a.
1 1 s
-2 n
'Is a
CONDITION OF THE
WEA.THKH.
3
Omaha, clear
Valentine, cloudy
North Platte, clear ....
Cheyenne, raining
Salt li ke City, clear
Rapid City, cloudy ....
Huron, clear
WlllUton, cloudy
Chicago, clear
St. Loula, clear
St. Paul, clear
Davenport, clear
Kansas City, clear ...
Havre, partly cloudy .
He'.ena, raining
lilsmarck, '.
Oalveston, clear
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70
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82 .00
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2i T
8oj .00
84 .0o
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"T" Indicate trace of precipitation
. U A. WELSH,
4ocl rereveeler.
11 SM iSM
ST.
BEE CONTEST A MASQUERADE
Pew Candidates Inclined to Disolose Their
Voting Strength.
STORAGE VOTE OUTNUMBERS VOTE POLLED
Few Ripples on the Snrfaee, bnt Many
Frogs Below, nnd If Asked Their
Whereabouts, Ye Fro He
Doean't Know.
The lull yesterday in The Bee's July vot
ing contest for ten trips to the St. Louis
exposition may safely be 'attributed to the
fact that candidates are getting, too busy
fishing for votes to bother about taking
them In to caat, and besides many of these
busy people prefer, to be lone fishermen,
unknown and unheralded to fame at least
for the present. So the reader, if he would
read correctly must Imagine other names
between the lines and other hidden figures
peeping from behind the visible digits.
It is true this makes It hard to calculate
but the candidate seems to prefer this
way and Is Inclined to consider all fair
In love and war and voting contesu. Un
der the circumstances we must recommend
the mathematics of hustling. Hustle first
and always and figure afterwards. The
vote at f p. m. Tuesday, July 12, was;
B. O. Tucker, Council Bluffs, la. 100
H. J. Aberly, South Omaha, Neb 700
r. a. Planck. Omaha. Neb 636
John Mangold, South Omaha, Neb 630
Harry T. Long, Council Bluffs, la 640
Fannie Kopald, Omaha. Neb 490
Anna Nlndel. Omaha, Neb 412
Alva Blocumb, Blair, Neb. 31
A A. Nixon, South Omaha. Neb 175
Blanche Moore, Omaha, Neb 1W
Helen Oberg. Omaha. Neb 102
Fred Wallace. Omaha. Neb fW
Julius Splgle, Omaha, Neb 36
J. E. Lutman, Afton, la SO
DEATH RECORD.
Mary B. Kendrlelc.
Mrs. Mary B. Kendrlck, resident of
Omaha for thirty-one years, died at 1
o'clock this morning at the home, 2029
North Twentieth street, after thirteen
weeks Illness with a cancerous affliction.
She was the wife of Charles Y. Kendrlck,
who was a conductor on the Union Pacific
railroad In early days, being In the ser
vice before the erection of the bridge
across the Missouri river at Omaha.
son, Charles L. Keitdrlck, manager of
the foreign advertising department of the
World-Herald, and a daughter, Minnie O.,
survive the mother. She was 64 years of
age. Rev. Charles W. Savldge will con
duct the funeral services at the home
Thursday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. The
Interment will be at Forest Lawn ceme
tery. i
Frederick Chittenden.
Frederick Chittenden died suddenly Tues
day morning at the family residence, 1634
Georgia avenue. He was 71 years of age
.and while being afflicted with a complica
tion of ailments for some months, the end
came quite unexpected to his family. Mr.
Chittenden lived in Omaha sixteen years
and during all that time was engaged In
the livestock business at South Omaha.
He was a member of the Live Btook ex
change. Four sons survive him: Charles
T. and Frank B. of Omaha and George V.
and Hiram T. of Akron, Colo. Funeral
service will be held at the home Tharsday
afternoon. Interment at Forest Lawn
cemetery.
Charles W. iherfey.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., July Spe
clal.) Charles W. Sherfey, one of Jhe plo
neer settlers of this count?, died at his
home In this city Sunday night at the age
of 71 years. His death waa caused from
cancer from which be bad suffered for
any woman who wonts hose
any man who wears sox
should be interested in this sale
Wednesday, at ten o'clock in the morning, one case women's
lace lisle hose black only our bfst regular oO-cent grade will go
at 29 cents pair.
about DO dozen men's sox, fnst black, full seamless, silk em
broidered, at 7 cents pair.
if you need any come at 10 o'clock.
Jhomas Kilpatrick & Co.
LOUIS AND RETURN
JULY 18, 18,
' The Burlington's St. Louis Flyer carries the handsomest of
chair cars (seats free) and standard sleepers; it is the only train
from Omaha stopping at Washington Avenue, in the hotel and
business district of St. Louis, in addition to the Union Station;
on the return this train leaves St. Louis at the desirable hour of
9.00 p. m.
The Burlingon is the only line with its own train service be
tween Omaha and Chicago and St. Louis, and in view of the many
rates to the east applying one way via St. Louis and the other
via Chicago, it can arrange the most desirable variable tours of
the east.
Call on me for special World's Fair Folders, for attractive
routes to and from the east, for berths, tickets, and for any infor
mation or assistance in connection with your trip.
J. B. REYNOLDS, City Passenger Agent.
, 1502 Farnam St., Omaha.
years. Mr. Sherfey established the first
up-to-date greenhouse In this city and for
many years conducted a truok farm In
connection. He leaves a wife and three
grown children. The deceased was a life
long member of the Methodist church. The
funeral will be held Wednesday from tho
family residence, the services being con
ducted by the Rev. J. W. Scott.
Mrs. Mary E. Shear.
BEATRICE, Neb., July 12. (Special) Mrs.
Mary1 E. Shear, a pioneer resident of this
county, died at her home northeast of this
city, at the age of 76 years. Her death
waa very sudden, and was caused from
hemorrhage' of the lungs. She is survived
by her husband and seven children, fouf
sons and three daughters.
James Mclntyre.
ONAWA, la., July 12. (Special Tele
gram.) Jamee Mclntyre, a well known
farmer near Blencoe, died suddenly today.
He waa In his usual health when his folks
went to town, but was found dead on
their return home. He had lived near
Blencoe for over thirty years and had
many friends.
Christina Anderson.
Mrs. Christina Anderson, 88 years of age,
died Tuesday morning at her home, two
blocks south of Krug park, where she has
lived for twenty years. She Is survived
by one son, A. H.. with whom she lived.
Interment will be made Thursday after
noon at Prospect Hill cemetery.
Frederlo Lannesteln.
EVANSVILLE, Ind July 12,-Frederlc
Launesteln, sr., owner of the Evansville
Democrat (German), dropped dead today
Just after boarding a train to go to St.
Louis. Apoplexy probnbly was the cause
of death. He was 60 years old.
Miss Lena I.adne,
MISSOURI VALLEY, la., July 12. (Spe
cial.) Yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Miss Lena Iadue died at the home of her
parents, aged 20 years, from a long Illness
of consumption.
Angnsta SJovall.
Mrs. Augusta SJovall of Stromsberg, Neb.,
died at Clarkson hospital at an early hour
Tuesday. The remains have been sent
to Stromsberg, the home of the deceased,
for burial.
Hnsalan Exhibit Comes.
ST. LOCIS, July 12. World' fnlr officials
were notified today that Ihe Rimslan ex
hibit for the Iyoulslana Purchase expoHltlon
has reached New York. Two carloads ars
now on the way to St. Louis and several
more cars will be forwarded as soon as
they can be loaded.
Coates'
Original
Plymouth
Gin.
Pure, unsweetened,
with a reputation
of 20 years aa the
standard Gin. Has
the aromatic flavor
of the Juniper
berry. Sold In bot
tles only.
Look lor ths Meak
oa the label.
NEW VOHK KENTUCKY' CO.,
Vole Agent lor ti. B.
B2 Fifth Ave.. Corner r7th St.. N. T.
Ji
mil
25.
vhat is catarrh? k
Hyomel Only OuarantMtl Curs for
Thl Common and Disagreeable
Disease.
HyomH cures catarrh by the simple
method of breathing it fnto the air passages
and lungs. It kills the germs of catarrhal
poison, heals and soothes the irritated
mucous membrane and effectually drives
this disease from the system.
If you have any of the following symp
toms, catarrhal ' germs are at work some
whero In the mucous membrane of tho'
throat, bronchial tubes' or tissues of tl.o
lungs. ' '
offentlT bnath dltchtrgts from tht dom
dryneM of tha not itoppag of tlM bom t
pain scrota ths aefl Dlsht
pain in bark of tha haad senilis ot th body .
pain In front of tha haad dropping la tha throat .
tendency to take cold mouth spaa whlla alacp.
burning pain la tha ina -
throat tlrkltag back ot ths pal-
bawklng to clear ths sts
throat formation et crusts In tha
pain In ths cheat noaa '
a couth drrntas of- ths, throat in V
atltrh la alda tha momlnf !
loalns of fleeh - leae of etrensts
variable appetite v. apaama ot-ooughtng :
low aplrited at times eoueh short and hacking?
ralalng of frothy mucoua cnuv I era nights and!
expectorating yellow momlnia i
matter loas In rltal fores ,
dlfflrulty In breathing a feeling . et tlghtneea)
frequent aneeilng acreaa ins 'Upsor part oft
huaklneaa of voles tho oheet . r
Hyomel will destroy activity ot all ca-t,
torrhal germs In the respiratory organ
and in a few weeks the cure- will be com-.
plete. - -
This Is a strong statement, but Sherman
Sc. McConnell emphasise it by agreeing to
refund your money If Hyomel does not
cure.
PHK VKN'TS HAY FEVER.
All who nre subject to hay fever or rose
colds should use Hyomel dally for two or
three weeks before the time of their an
nual attack and thus prevent It. The worst
cases are quickly relieved and cured by
Hyomel and Hyomel Balm. ,
THROUGH
SLEEPING CAR
1 laisra "
To TORONTO and MONTREAL
DAILY
Lv. ST. LOUIS, 9.05 P.M.
Ar. TORONTO,
9.10 P.M.
Ar. MONTREAL,-M- 7.35 A.U.I
To PORTLAND '
Every Monday and Thursday
Lv. ST. LOUIS, . . . 12.30 NooM
Ar. MONTREAL, - . . 7.15 P.M.?
(IXOHD BAT) 1
I. baiti iyn diiiiu)
fti. luniuinuf H.WW Midi.
(TUIUn DAY) ;
To BOSTON
DAILY
Lv.ST.LOUIS, 9.00 A.M. 9.05 P.M
Ar BOSTON, 5.20 P.M. 9.50 A.M.
,Sf ft a tit anal Information, address j.
H. E. MOORES. G. A. P. D.,
'601 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb
or ila,
TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER
s Delia Per Ycavs,
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