TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST W, 1003.
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Bute Insaranoe Department Will Vaks
Examination of Eooka.
ROYAL HIGHLANDERS TO BE THE FIRST ONE
State Legal Department WtKlif tor
Heeora of Itoaalne Board Before
Comaiearine; Mandamus
Case.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb. Aug. 16. (Speclal.)-In-uranoe
Deputy Merce Will In the Imme
diate future begin an examination of thn
booka and record! of the fraternal Insurance
companies doing business In Nebraska. In
all probability, owing to the litigation now
going on In the order of Royal High
lander, thla lodge will be the first to
receive offlclal investigation. Had It not
been that Mr. Pierce waa compelled to go
: to New Tork In connection with the ex
amination of the large old line compalnea
he would have started the examination of
the Highlander last week. Special Exami
ner Wlgglna will be In Lincoln tomorrow
and unleaa he la otherwise engaged the
Investigation will begin at once.
It has been customary for the insur
ance department to make a thorough
examination of the fraternal orders In
Nebraska at least once In two years, but
some of the companies have not been ex
amined for years. The fact that the In
vestigations are to be s carted In no way
means that :t is suspected that the affairs
. of the various companies are not con
ducted just right, but It la merely to see
that they are being conducted to the best
advantage of the members.
October 1 Mr, Pie res and Mr. Wiggins
will go to New York where Mr. Wlgglna
will conduct the examination of the larger
old line companies in conjunction with the
representatives cf six states. The first
company to be examined will be the New
Tork Life which made the request that It
be the first. A fee graded according to
the class of company Inspected la paid
the examiner by the company. Mr. Pierce
will only remain In New Tork long enough
to aee the work started and then will
return to Nebraska. He does not expect
to receive a fee though the company will
be expected to pay his expenses going and
coming.
Wnltlnaj for Aaseament Record.
The state legal department is waiting to
receive from Omaha the minutes of the
Board of Equalization and the record of
Assessor Reed relative to the matter of
the assessment of the Woodmen of the
World, and upon ' receipt of this data a
mandamus suit will be started to compel
Countr Clerlr. Drexel to assess the . order
on Its reserve fund. While It Is said the
State Board of Equalisation acted within
the statute n ordering this assessment. It
Is claimed by lodge men that as the home
old line companies do not have to pay on
th-lr resrrve, but on their surplus the
Btate ucard will lose out In the courts
Commence on Depot.
Th' rlrst of the brick work on the new
north wing of the Burlington depot waa
begun esterday afternoon by William
Worthman, the Seward contractor who has
been awarded the job. One car of pressed
b. lck waa received Monday and Is being
Unloaded today. Superintendent of Build
ings James Rlvett was busy looking after
every detail of the work, this morning,
and expressed himself as . being well
pleased with the start that has been made.
Tl.a outsidet courses are to be of red brick,
laid in cement of the same hue.
Appeals from Aeeeaauient.
Three appeals from, a ruling of the
Court, Board, ,of., Equalisation, were - filed
this ( ftrmoon In the district court. They
were those In which the three packing com
panies, Cudahy, Swift and Armour, protest
against their assessment of 12,000 each as
franchise value. They assert thut they de
rive their corporate rights from the laws
of Illinois and nothing of the kind from
Nebraska.
' Traat Company Appeala,
The Lincoln Safe Deposit A Trust com
pany thla afternoon filed an application
for an injunction to prevent County Clerk
W. L. Dawson and County Treasurer B
V. ' Knight from spreading upon the tax
books an Increase of its assessment from
113,770 to $256,366, made by County Assessor
Miller. The company claims in Its petl
tloa thst Miller made the Increase In
the assessment after the county board and
the state board had concluded their labors
and adjourned. That It was an arbitrary
action on the part of the assessor, made
FREE CURES
Deafness, Head Xolaea, Asthma, Ca
tarrh and KpeclsJ Dlseaaea,
Every patient - beginning a course of
treatment during August with Dr. Bran
ainan will be given one month's medicine
absolutely free.
This offer is not given as a test or trial
treatment. . Dr. Branaman and his new
cure are ton well known to need an In
troduction. When Dr. Branaman opened
his offices In Omaha he gave every patient
a course of treatment absolutely free as a
test. New he gives one month's medicine
and treatment free to prove his skill in
curliig permanently.
Thla does not nv-tfi you will get the rest
of August free but If you begin a course
of treatment any time during August, even
on the last day you will get one month
free. The price of treatment is K per
mo th.
COStXTATIOX IS FRER.
FREE' TRIAL TREATMENT AT THE
. OFJt'ICU.
WAS DEAF 25 YEARS
SIR, G. R. OARRISOS, Reinolda, Xeh.
A prominent business man who has been
deaf for twenty-five years, writes:
"I have regained my hearing. I can
hear all ordinary conversation perfectly.
I have been deaf for twenty-five years.
My ear drum were totally destroyed. All
specialists told me I oould not be cured.
My ears seemed stopped up. Your treat
ment has opened my ears, stopped all
noises, und 1 hear fine. Your treatment Is
surely a cure for deafness. I think It Is
remarkable tnat you should cure ma and
never ace me,"
ASTHMA Cl'RED.
Eight years ago I began to have ahort
neis of breath and choking, constant
wheeling and rattling In my chest and
coughing 1 would raise tough phlegm.
Finally I got so bad I could not work.
Doctors told me asthma could not be cured.
,1 had to sit up at night; the only relief I
got was from smoking an asthma powder,
which only gave temporary relief, t lost
flesh and strength. I went to Dr. Brana
man a physical wreck, and In a few weeka
I was a new roan. I can now breathe free
and easy. I sleep like a child all night. I
do not cough or nave any more rattling or
wlireslng. This New Cure is a sure specific
for Asthma, and I recommend It to all my
friends, aa no one oould be any worse than
I waa.
PETER PIEQUERER.
& 15 V Street, South Omaha.
Home Treatmesit na Effective aa
Oar Treatment. Write for Homo
Treatment symptom Blank and Book
of Teatlmonlala.
G. M. BRAIIAMAH, M. D
BIO New York Life Bias;., Omaha. Irs.
office Houra a a. m. t p. m. ; even
ings. Wrdnesdsys and Saturdays, I to I
n, iu.; Bnh&iya, U v ui. In 11 iu, '
beoHuse the company did not say to whom
many of the bonds It holds belong. It
claims all the securities It holds have
been assessed to the proper parties and
that the company does not have to tell
to whom they belong.
Governor noes to Chicago.
Governor Mickey, who haa been away
from Lincoln for the last five days visit
ing various portions of th west end of
the state, returned thla morning and left
this afternon for Chicago to attend the
reciprocity conference. The governor will
return from Chicago In time to go to
Portland the latter part of the week. Gov
ernor Mickey visited the National Guard
encampment at Kearney during his trip.
He wss well pleased with the showing
made by the soldier boys.
Paring; State Warrants.
State Treasurer Mortensen will take up
f6.000 of general fund warrants Wednes
day. The treasurer first Issued his call
for !46.nno of warrants but aa -receipts of
money were heavier than he had antici
pated he added another $W,ono. The war
rants to be retired number up to 123.SM.
Barftesa Wanta Another Terra.
Friends of H. C. M. Burgess are con
ducting a very quiet and Industrious cam
paign to secure his re-election to the posi
tion of chairman of the republican state
committee. Postmaster Edward Slser seems
to be the leader In the movement and sev
eral days ago made a trip to Omaha to
secure assistance In his enterprise, but
with what success Is not known. Many of
the Lancaster politicians will fight Bur
gess because he threw down his deleritlon
at the organisations of the late legislature
and joined the organisation of the opposi
tion to what the majority of the delegation
wanted. The Lancaster county convention
refused to adopt a resolution to endorse his
candidacy.
OH Inspector Reports.
State Oil Inspector Ed A. Church today
made the following report for the month
of July: Paid treasurer, tf30.35; expenses,
tAM.76; gross receipts, fl.tl5.10.
OMAHA ATTORNEY 19 DROWSED
Charles H. Von Mansfelde I,osea Llf
In Platte River.
ASHLAND. Neb.. Aug. 15.-(Sperlal.)
Charles H. Von Mansfelde, an Omaha at
torney, was drowned In the Platte river
today. Von Mansfelde, In company with
his sister and a party of friends, was camp
ing on the banks of the river three and a
half mile from town.
Von Mansfelde had gone up the river In
bathe, when he was taken with cramps
and went down before any one could
reach him. The body haa not yet been
recovered.
Charles H. von Mansfelde waa numbered
among the most esteemed of Omaha's
young attorneys. For the last three years
he has practiced his profession in this city
having an office with Kennedy & Learned
In The Bee building. Last Saturday he
left Omaha to spend his annual vacation
of two weeks with his own people art Ash
land, where his father. Dr. A. S. von
Mansfelde, has lived many years.
He graduated from the collegiate course
at the University of Nebraska In 1889, after
which he went through the law school of
the same Institution. He lived In Wilber,
Neb., a short while before establishing him
self In Omaha.
He was a member of the local Phi Delta
Theta and Phi Delta Phi Greek letter so
cieties and devoted much pf his spare time
to outdoor sports, becoming particularly
adept at tennis. All who knew him here
speak of him as having been a most es
timable young man. He was 26 years of
age two weeks ago and the only aon of
the family.
Mr. von Mansfelde resided at 2658 Doug
las street. Ha has . two sisters, whq .teach
In the Omaha public 'Schools. -
The news, of his- sudden death came aa a
genuine shock yesterday afternoon to a
large circle of friends and associates of
the dead young lawyer.
KIDNAPED CHILD
IS
LOCATED
Letter
from Girl Leada to Her
Identification.
NORFOLK. Neb., Aug. 15 (Special.)
Kidnaped for eighteen years ever since she
waa a wee tot years old a young woman
In St. Louis, who recently wrote to Ne
braska papers asking for Information re
garding herself, la about to be restored
to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Schalnost at Gross, Neb.
Eighteen years ago the Schalnost family
lived In Brown county, near Alnsworth. A
ranchman named Ormaby was a neighbor.
Ormsby formed a peculiar attachment fur
the 2-year-old baby girl of the Schalnost
family. One night the little child disap
peared and could never be found. A few
days later Ormsby moved away.
No word of the missing child was ever
heard until a day or so ago. when a letter
from a young woman In 8t. Louis, printed
in this state, disclosed the fact that her
story was decidedly similar to that of the
missing girl. Mr. Schalnost has gone in
search of the daughter.
Washington County Teaehera Meet,
BLAIR, Neb., Aug. 16 (Special.) The
thirty-second annual session of the Wash
ington county teachers' Institute waa con
vened In the high school building yester
day with an enrollment of seventy mem
bers and will be conducted by County Su
perintendent John A. Rho. assisted by
Prof. Darst of Chicago, director of litera
ture and didactics; Prof. Waterhouse of
Omaha, Instructor In history, geography
and civics, and Miss Doyle in primary
work. A reception waa given by tha teach
ers last evnlng to the Instructors and ex
State Superintendent W. K. Fowler who
wus present. This promises to be ona of
the most successful sessions of the Insti
tute held In this county for several years.
Look for Man Who Cashed Checks.
SEWARD. Neb.. Aug. 16 (Special.)
J. C. Morgan, who has been working for
different parties In Seward for several
years, left last Thursday for parts un
known. For several months he haa been
employed by Joe Brown, in buying cattle
and Brown had been In the habit of giv
ing him signed checks to be filled out In the
r.ame of the man from whom stock had
been purchased. Last week while Mr.
Brown was In Colorada Morgan had one of
these signed checks and took It to the
First National bank and presented It tell
ing them that he had a bunch of cattle
near Bee, Seward county, and wanted aa
advance of 30u which, after some parley,
was given him. An effort will be made for
his apprehension.
Woodmen Have Bis; Plenle.
L'NADILLA, Neb., Aug. 16. (Special Tel
egramsThe Woodmen of Otoe county held
their annual picnic at this place today.
There were fully 6,000 people In attendance
and the occasion was a most enjoyable one.
Outside of the routine program the most
Interesting event was the ball game be
tween Syracuse and Doug'.aa. the former
winning by a score of 6 to I. Douglas made
only one hit, which, combined with errors,
gave them their only run. Batteries: Syra
cuse, Burke and Sedan; Douglas, Welch
and Welch.
Successful Strike
against lui.g trouble can be engineered by
Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump
tion, Coughs and Colds. 60c and fl. For
sale by Sherman A McConnell Drug Co.
If you have anything to trade, advertise
It in the For Exchange column of The Bee
want ad page.
BOY SHOT WHILE SWIMMING
Legohatte red in Two Plaoei by Charge
from Shotgun in Hindi of Farmer.
SOME DOUBTS WHETHER HE WILL RECOVER
In Company vrlth Others He Was
"wlmraing In River Where Mnn
Who Did Shooting Had
Forbid Practice.
NORFOLK, Neb.. Aug. 16. (Special Tele
gram ) Because he swam In the Elkhom
river at a spot where a sign "Keep
Out" was posted. Barney Elseffer, aged
20, was this afternoon deliberately shot
twice by a farmer named Diets. The two
charges from the gun splintered Elseffer'a
right leg at the thigh and ankle and It Is
not known whether he can recover.
Elseffer, with a crowd of boys, was bath
ing in the river and had waded Into Diets'
premises. Diets approached, loaded gun
In hand, and ordered the swimmers to
leave. Their repartee angered him and he
shot at the crowd, the load striking El
seffer. Diets then took the swimmers'
clothing and when they attempted to re
gain the garments he ordered them to halt
Still pursued he deliberately shot Elseffer,
but a few feet distant. The gun waa
wrested from him still containing a loaded
shell after a hard battle. Officers have gone
for Diets. Ho had frequently threat
ened boys. Elseffer Is the only eon of J.
B. Elseffer, Union Pacific station agent.
Young Elseffer Is popular and the titlsens
are highly enraged.
MII.ITIAMK
GET
THEIR
PAY
Federal Government Is Prompt In
Checklnsr It Ont.
KEARNEY, Neb.. Aug. 15. (Special.)
The money paid to the troops today was
from the federal government and amounted
to something over 20,000, which was paid In
ennh. The state money will be paid them
later. Major Phelps and Clerk Culver made
up and extended the payrolls In one
dny. Colonel Bills mustered the Second
and Colonel Ekhart the First regiment for
pay.
This morning there are six men In the
hospital, one being poisoned from some
Ivy, or weed, one afflicted with bolls, the
others being minor camp troubles.
Most of the troops will arrive home to
morrow, the signal corps and Company
A of the Second remaining In camp for a
day or so and possibly headquarters will
remain until Thursday. The rifle team will
break camp on Friday and Colonel Mc
Laughlin feels proud of the record his
team is making.
The team of Company L, Second regi
ment, won the Culver silver cup In the
"tug of war" contest and was presented
with It this evening on dress parade by
General Culver. The hospital company waa
a close rival.
Police Chief In Trouble.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Aug. 15 (Spe
cial.) William James and John W. James
of Wyoming precinct swore to complaints
In the county court yesterday afternoon
charging ex-Chief of Police Ona Schoon
over with assault and false Imprisonment
on July 4, 1906. The cases are the out
growth of a mock court instituted by the
Eagles on the Fourth of July. Mock police
men were sent out to make arrests on hu
morous charges. These arrests were for
the most part taken In good humor, but
some trouble developed In the cases where
persons lived In the country and who re
fused to consider the matter a joke. The
hearing on the cases has been continued
for fifteen days.
Boy Killed by Threshing; Mnehlne.
COZAD, Neb., Aug. 15. (Special Tele
gram.) A 6-year-old aon of O. J. Hanby,
a prominent farmer living nine milea south
west of here, was run over by a threshing
machine this afternoon and Instantly killed.
The boy and his brother were playing In
the yard and as the steam thresher came
by they climbed up on the tongue of the
separator to ride. The unfortunate lad lost
his balance and fell, the wheel of the
heavy machine passing over his head.
News of Nebraska.
BEATRICE The Nebraska Telephone
company has Just finished a farmers' line
Into Hoag, five miles northwest of here,
with twenty-five phones.
BEATRICE While performing on the
trapese at his home yesterday Vail Howe,
the young son of Mr. and Mrs. 8. Grey
Howe, fell and broke his right arm.
PA PILLION Great preparations are be
ing made for the old settlers' picnic to be
held on the 17th. John Q Goss, George
Magney and William B. Patrick will be the
speakers.
SEWARD The republican county central
committee held a meeting at the court
house at Seward last Saturday and set
September 12 as the time for the republican
county convention.
BEATRICE John S. Atherton of this
city-yesterday sustained a broken rib and
a severe contusion on the head by falling
from a stepladder on which be was stand
ing while trimming trees.
AUBURN Clate Donalison met with a
severe accident while on a dray loaded
with keg beer. He was thrown to the
ground, several kegs lighting on him.
uit-ttauig, ujs jrg tn two places.
BEA'l RICE Ellen Moore yesterday In the
district court filed a suit for divorce
against her husband, Mtlroy Moore, alleg
ing cruelly and desertion. The cuupis
has lived In Gage county for some time.
SEWARD Great preparations are being
made for the German-American plcnlo to
be held here Thursday. The list of prises
were donated by the Seward merchants
and are on display In Dler's store window.
NEBRASKA CITY The police yesterday
arrested Mrs. Hauls Moore, who escaped
last Tuesday from the Insane asylum in
Lincoln. The woman claims she walked to
this city from Lincoln and was looking for
work. She haa been taken back to the
axylum.
BEATRICE The Old Settlers' associa
tion of Gage county haa engaged the Be
atrice Military baud to furnisli the muslo
for its annual picnic to be held on the
Chautauqua grounds August 24. Judge 8.
P. Davidson of Tecuniseh will be the
speaker of the day.
BEATRICE The Kilpatrlck Hose com
pany held Its annual picnic northwest of
the city Sunday afternoon. One of the fea
tures of the picnic was a base ball game
between tiie "Dutch" nine and the Kil
patrlck team, which was won by the
lurnier by the score of t to L
WEST POINT The feast of the Aa
aumptlon of the Blessed Virgin Mary was
celebrated throughout this county by all
the Catholic churches with great pomp
and solemnity. The services at the West
j Point church were exceptionally elaborate
Dy reason oi me tact of tl)e church being
under the special patronage of the Vir
gin. FAIRBURY Saturday night a horse and
buggy waa stolen from me barn of Ed
Robinson in this city. The thief was cap
tured and brought back from Beatrice
Sunday night by Sheriff Case. The outfit
was taken by a boy who gave the name of
Ralph Leonard and claims that his parents
live near Boone, la. He waa held to the
next term of the district court.
WEST POINT The Joint teachers' in
stitute is now very successfully started
with an Increasing attendance. The weather
haa been exceedingly warm, but in spue
of that drawback ma greatest enthusiasm
Is manifested by both teachers and in
structors. This afternoon Rev. Mr. Jenks
of Omaha delivered an address to the
teachers in the large tent outside the
school grounds.
FREMONT Sheriff Bauman was notified
by telepiione this morning that two gipsy
women whose names he was unable to get
haa beer arrested at Dodge or. the charge
of stealing tou worth of dry goods, mostly
silks, from a store at Dodge. Tney were
arraigned before a Justice of the peace at
Dodge and held for trial to the district
court. In default of ball they were com
mitted to the county jail.
BEATRICE A lawn social In the shape
of a surprise on D. W. Carre waa held last
night at the home of W. E. Lenhart by
Washington camp. No. I. Woodmen of the
World, of which order Mr. Carre haa been
consul commander for the last fifteen years.
The affair was attended by about Wood
men and their families. Sovereign Bchleh
uf umaUa waa prceeut and delivered aa ad
dress, after which Senator Jackson pre
sented Mr. Carre with a watch fob and
charm and a pair of gold spectacles as a
slight token of esteem from his brothers
In the lodge. A musical program was
rendered, refreshments served and a very
enjoyable evening passed.
OSCEOLA There are so many muslrlsns
among the young men of Osceola, snd no
chance for them In the Second regiment
band of the Nebraska National Guard, that
the boys are getting ready to organise
a band of their own to be named the
Osceola band. They have been led to think
of this on account of there being no music
here for the last ten days on account
of the regimental band being absent at
Kearney.
BLUE HILL Rudolph Krelgsmann of
Blue Hill while boat riding on the Hlue
with two boys very narrowly escaped
being drowned. The hoys were rocking
the boat and the board slipped out of the
bottom and the host sank. Two of the
boys were good swimmers and with hard
labor suceeiled In bringing the other bid
to shore. They worked with him for full
fifteen minutes before he regained con
sciousness. SCHUYLER Attorney Thomas appeared
before the Board of County Commissioners
yesterday and requested that the assess
ments cf M. T. Rohman and Joseph Dobry
In the Ehrnberger ditch he cut down. After
fully considering the matter the board ap
proved the assessment as made by the sur
veyor without any change whatever. All
claims for damages were disallowed. This
S laces the ditch In a good position to be
ug at once.
SCHUYLER Mr. John C. Ehrnberg,r
and Miss Emma Ballon were married hero
last night. County Judge Wells perform
ing the ceremony. Only the immediate
relatives of the contracting parties were
present. The groom Is well known In Col
fax county, having been deputy county
clerk for the past three years. Previous
to that time he was employed In the
Schuyler National bank. The bride is the
daughter of James ballon and well and
favorably known here.
BEATRICE Nehemiah W. M. Kitchen
died at his home In this city Sunday even
ing, aged 70 years. He was a native of
Canada and served during the civil war In
Company E, Fortieth regiment, Iowa Vol
unteer Infantry. He was taken prisoner
at Shlloh and sent to Andersonvllle prison
where he remained three months. He is
survived by a widow and four children,
two sons and two daughters. The funeral
was held yesterday afternoon at 3.f from
the family home. Interment In Ever
green Home cemetery.
FREMONT The heavy rains of Satur
day niht and Sunday have greatly bene
fited the corn crop which In some places
was beginning to show the effects of the
dry weather. The prospects for a big
crop In thla county were never be'ter.
Considerable threshing has been done and
small grain is turning out exceptionally
well. Some fields of wheat have threshed
out 40 bushels to the acre and the average
yield It Is believed will ba around :
bushels. The quality Is also exceptional.
The oat crop Is also a bumper one.
FREMONT Lenhart Leilerle was ar
raigned in police court this morning on the
cliurge of bootlegging. The evidence showed
that Lederle had been supplying John
Ieber, who is on the "black list," with
boose, selling him whisky for 60 cents a
half pint. Leber was arrested Kjjday for
drunkenness and at first declined to till
where he got his liquor, but after spending
two days In the hole was willing to tell
what ho knew. His evidence was corrobor
ated by another witness. Lederle. couldn't
give ball and was committed to the county
jail.
OSCEOLA There Is not the usual amount
of grain being sold by the farmers at
this season of the year, as the farmers are
too busy to bring It to market. The
local market reports as given out from
the three grain markets of the county are
as follows: Shelby, wheat 6K4 rents, corn
43V, oats 19; Stromsburg. wheat 68 cents,
corn 41. oats 20. barley ID. rye 62: Osceola.
wheat cents, outs 20, corn 414- Wheat
that has been threshed has been from
about fifteen bushels, where badly hurt by
hall, to forty bushels per acre; oats, an
average yield of former years except where
damaged In the shock by rains. The corn
crop la assured and never better. The
quality of wheat has never been excelled
In the county.
BEATRICE Yesterday the trunks be
longing to Lamy Bros., acrobats with the
Lone Star Amusement company, were at
tached by George Street, one of the pro
prietors of the company, to satisfy a
claim for . Street was proprietor of the
Worlds Fair Midway company, which
cane from Denver several days ago and
consolidated with the lone Star aggrega
tion at Friend, Neb. He claims he ad
vanced money for railroad fare for the
acrobats from Colorado to Friend and that
they agreed to stay with the company and
work. The attachment papers were, served
at the Burlington depot Just as the Lamys
were about to board a train. They after
wards settled with Mr. Street and their
trunks were released t
CONDITION OF NEBRASKA CROPS
Corn Is Growing: Finely, bnt Rain Is
Needed In the North
west. United States Department of Agricul
ture, climate and crop bulletin of the
weather bureau, Nebraska section, for the
week ending August 15:
The past week was warm, with maximum
temperatures above SXJ degrees on severel
days. The dally mean temperature aver
aged 2 degrees above normal in most of
the state, and 6 degrees above normal in
the extreme eastern counties.
Showers occurred In many counties during
the week, but the rainfall was generally
less than .26 of an Inch, however It ex
ceeded 1 Inch In a few northwestern coun
ties. Stacking and thrashing has progressed
well except In a few southwestern counties,
where work waa delayed by wet weather
the first part of the week. Spring wheat
Is mostly cut and the damage by rust Is
generally considered small. Considerable
grain Is still In the shock In western
and northern counties, while in central and
southeastern counties It is mostly either
stacked or thrashed. Corn haa grown finely
In most parts of the state. It Is earing
heavily with large stalks and promises a
large crop. In northeastern counties a lack
of moisture has caused the crop to be less
promising, and the high temperature of last
week Injured corn In small areas In a num
ber of northeastern counties, while rain
would benefit the crop generally In that
part of the state
The Burlington statistician has prepared
this crop, soli and weather report for the
week ending August 12:
Soil and Precipitation Soil continues In
such condition that vegetation Is not suffer
ing for moisture. Rainfall on McCook
division during the week was general and
In places heavy; it was also fairly heavy
on the west end of Wymore division and
sufficient on all parts of the division to
keep crops growing. On Lincoln division
soil Is rather dry for fall plowing, which
la well begun on two easturn divisions.
WHEAT.
Lincoln Division Owing to favorable
weather, threshing has continued without
interruption. Three stations show an av
erage of twenty-eight bushels per acre.
wymore Division niresiilng has pro
gressed well and yield is generally about
as shown in previous reports.
McCook Division As there was more rain
on McCook division, threshing was Inter
rupted to a greater extent, although fair
firogress was made. Wheat was growing
n places in the shock because of wet
weather during the week; this damage will
not amount to very much In the aggregate.
OATS.
Lincoln Division 'threshing progressed
well during the week; yield about as pre
viously reported. An average of throe sta
tions gives thirty-seven bushels per acre.
Wymore Division Good progress made
with threshing; yield as previously re
ported. McCook Division Less threshing done
than on the two eastern divisions; yield
generally heavy.
CORN.
Lincoln Division Temperature was high
during week and as soil continues suttl
clently moist to keep the crop growing the
development for the week covered by this
report was very rapid and satisfactory.
ProHpects for a large crop are exceedingly
favorable.
Wymore Division Most satisfactory
weather on this division also. Temperature
was high, with sufficient moisture and no
strong wind. These conditions constitute
Ideal "corn weather."
McCook Division Conditions on McCook
division have been equally as favorable as
on two eastern divisions. Temperature was
high and there was ample moisture. Su
perintendent of McCook division states
that there is sufficient moisture now In the
ground In certain territory on that division
to carry the crop to maturity. No doubt
they would get a corn crop of some kind,
but it Is very doubtful If best results would
be obtained anywhere In Nebraska district
without more rain.
FRUITS.
Apples and pears, about the only kind of
fruit yet to be gathered, will not make a
good crop in any part of the Nebraska dis
trict. POTATOES.
Above average in yield and quality
throughout Nebraska district.
PASTURES AND MEADOWS.
There are placea on the two eastern
divisions where pastures are beginning to
get somewhat short, owing principally to
the season of the year. Third crop of
alfalfa la In excellent condition, and in
soma localities is being cub Prairie hay,1
Is being cut In some places on the two
eastern divisions.
SUGAR BEETS.
Indications are for an average crop In
all parts of the district where raised.
81MMARY OF CROP ,COKDITIONl
Favorable Temperatnres for Grains
In All Districts I'.ast of Rockies.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 Crop condl
tlons are summarised as follows In the
weekly bulletin Issued by the weather bu
resu today:
During the week ending August 14, very
favorable temperatures prevailing In nil
districts east of the Rocky mountains, the
week averaging slightly cooler than usual
In the gulf states and warmer than usual
throughout the central and northern por
tions rf the country. The drought pre
vailing in the previous week In the middle
and south Atlantic and east gulf states
has been relieved by abundant rains, winch
proved duinaKing in hi tlons of the Caro
IIiihs and Florida. Needed rains also oc
curred In portions of the upper Missis
sippi nnd lower Missouri valleys, hut parts
of Nebraska, Iowa. Arkansas and Texas
are in need of moisture. Farm work Iihs
Interrupted by heavy rains in the central
gulf district and In the lower Ohio val
ley. Rain Is badly needed on the north
l'ariflc coast.
The reports continue to indicate an ex
cellent outlook for corn throughout the cen
tral valleys, lake region and middle At
lantic states. Rain has afforded relief In
the Ohio valley, and while the crop In
portions of Illinois, Missouri and Nebraska
was In need of rain at the close of the
week, the weather man of August 14 shows
that good rains have occurred where needed
in the two first mentioned states. Early
corn Is now practically made in the south
ern portions of Kansas and Missouri.
Spring wheat has done well, only slight
Injury from rust being reported. Under
high temperatures the crop has ripened
rapidly, some of the early sown having
been harvested In North Dakota. Cutting
Is well advanced In central Minnesota and
northern South Dakota, and Is practically
finished In the southern portions of these
states and In Iowa and Nebraska. In Ore
gon, spring wheat has been badlv shriveled
in the Willamette valley, where the yields
are disappointing.
Only a small part of the oat crop In the
extreme northern districts remains un
harvested. Threshing Is well advanced and
all reports Indicate satisfactory yields.
As In the previous weeks, the least favor
able reports respecting cotton are received
from the eastern districts, where the preva
lence of rust and shedding continues. Dur
ing the past week a large part of the ocn
tral and eastern portions of the cotton
belt has received from two to six Inches
of rnln, which has proved injurious. In
northern Alabama and In portions of
Mississippi. Louisiana and Texas cotton
has Improved, but In other portions of these
states the crop has deteriorated. In Okla
homa and Indian territories, Arkansas and
Missouri cotton has generally Improved,
although local complaints of shedding, rust
and Insects are received from Arkansas.
Too much rain and lack of sunshine have
prevailed unfavorable to the tobacco In
Maryland. Virginia and Kentucky; else
where this crop has advanced satisfac
torily. The apple outlook continues unchanged,
a poor crop being Indicated In nearly all
the apple producing states.
The soil Is in excellent condition for fall
plowing throughout the central vallevs,
lake region and at the coast districts, and
this work has made good progress.
A Warnlnsr to Kothers.
Too much care cannot be used with smalt
children during the hot weather of the sum
mer months to guard against bowel trou
bles. Give Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy and then a dose of
castor oil, and the disease may be checked
In Its lnclpiency and all danger avoided.
The castor oil and this remedy should be
procured at once and kept ready for In
stant use as soon as the first Indication of
any bowel trouble appears. This Is the
most successful treatment known and may
be relied upon with Implicit confidence even
in cases of cholera infantum.
Chnrlea Kin Will Be Hnnared.
OTTAWA. Ont., Aug. 15. Charles King,
n American, will be hanged at Edmonton
on August 31. King was convicted of mur
dering an English prospector named Hay
ward at Lesser Slave lake, N. W. T. King
came from one of the Dakotas.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Showers In Nebraska and South
Dakota Today Fnlr nnd Cooler
Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. Forecast of the
weather for Wednesday and Thursday:
For Nebraska and South Dakota Show
ers Wednesday and cooler; Thursday fait.
For Missouri Generally fair Wednesday.
Thursday fair and cooler.
For Iowa Partly cloudy Wednesday,
warmer In east and north portions; showers
and cooler at night on Thursday.
For Colorado Fair, cooler In west; thun
derstorms and cooler In east portion Wed
nesday. Thursday fair.
For Wyoming Fair Wednesday except
thundershowers In extreme east portion,
cooler in south portion. Thursday fair.
. Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Aug. 16. Official record of tem
perature und precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the last three
fears: 1905. 1904, 1903. 102.
Maximum temperature .. 84 8.S "7 74
Minimum temperature .. 67 "0 63 66
Mean temperature .1 7 79 70 70
Precipitation .00 . 02 .04 . 29
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March L
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature 74
Excess for the day 2
Total excess since March 1, 1906 208
Normal precipitation H Inch
Deficiency for the day l inch
Total rainfall since March 1 13 07 in,h
Deficiency since March 1, 1906.... 8.06 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 19i4.. 8.43 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1903. . 8.36 Inches
Reports from Stations at T P. M.
Etatlon and State Tern. Max. Rain-
01 w eatlier. 7 p.m.
Bismarck, cloudy 72
Cheyenne, clear 76
Chicago, cloudy 68
Davenport, cloudy 70
Denver, part cloudy 84
Havre, part cloudy 60
Helena, clear 60
Huron, clear 74
Kansas City, clear 86
North Platte, clear S4
Omaha, clear 81
Rapid City, clear M
St. Ixiuls, clear 84
St. l'aul, cloudy 68
Salt Ijike City, clear 88
Valentine, clear 8ti
Wllllstnn. cloudy 66
1111. fall.
76 T
84 .00
70 .00
78 .00
B0 .00
70 .01
62 .00
76 T
M .HO
92 .00
M .00
84 . .
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70 .
88 .(A
90 .00
92 T
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
I.. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
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