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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 1905.
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BARNES DECLINES TO ACT
Primarj iid Woodmen AneMmenU Muit
Wait for Another Judge,
"naaaaaB
CAN DO NOTHING WITHOUT ANOTHLR JUDGE
ltfcr Tase Likely to Be Given a
Hearina; Inlll Supreme C'onrt
Meets for Hriolar Trrm
In trptrnibrr,
From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Afg. 19-(8peclal.)-Judge
J.
B. Barnes of the supreme court waa In Lin
coln this morrlng, having Just recently re
turned to the state from a va -atlon trip to
Wyoming and portions of western Ne
braska. Judge Barnes said he would Issue
no alterratlve writ In the Douglas county
primary election law case and neither would
he Issue an alternative writ In the suit to
compel County Clerk Drexel to add the
Woodmen of the World reserve fund b Its
assessment. "Nothing could be done In the
canes until at least two member of the
court are here, so there will be nothing
done until the first meeting of the court.
In September. The hearing In the grain
case Is set for September 18.
Judge Barnes reports a most delightful
fishing trip In Holt county, where he said
he caught all the trout the law allowed.
"On several days," he said, "we caught as
many aa the law allowed and had to stop
and alt around until the next day before
doing any more fishing."
The fishing party consisted of Judge
Barnes, Charles Kelsey, Commissioner
Jackson and 8. F. Oilman of Nellgh and
parties from Bloomfleld, Crelghton and Nio
brara. During his trip Judge Barnea also
visited his son. who Is practicing law at
Casper, Wyo. He will not leave the state
any more before court meets.
AndKnr No Check on Resents.
According to the opinion of Deputy Au
ditor Cook, the money appropriated for the
use of the university can be spent by the
regents wlthoutbelng audited by the au
ditor and when the voucher Is presented to
the auditor It Is his duty to Issue the war
rant. This conclusion Mr. Cook haa ar
rived at after searching through the stat
vtes for some excuse for refusing to Issue
warrants asked for upon the authority of
Ihe Board of Begents. It Is a question
whether the statutes covering the expendi
tures for the Bute university do not con
flict with this section of the statutes:
Section 8, article ix. The legislature shall
Erovlde by law that all claims upon the
reasury shall be examined and adjusted
y the auditor and approved by the secre
tary of state before any warrant for the
amount allowed shall be drawn.
Provided, that a party aggrieved by a de
cision of the auditor and secretary of state
may appeal to the district court.
Insane Go to Norfolk.
A load of female patients numbering
thirty-five was taken from the Lincoln Hos
pital for the Insane to the Norfolk asylum
this morning, with Superintendent Alden
and three attendants from the Norfolk In
stitution In charge. These patients will fill
one of the cottages at the Norfolk esylum.
two cottages naving aireany Deen nnea wt;n ,
men. Dr. Green of the Lincoln asylum has
been Insisting that Dr. Alden take more of
his over 600 patients are women. Alden
Just as persistently Insisted on taking the
men, aa they would be useful to him In
putting his Institution and grounds In
shape. Today, however. Dr. Alden had to
take the women.
Wants Tax tety Reduced.
This morning C. O. Whedon filed an ap
peal to the district court asking It to force
the Board of County Commissioners to cut
lown the levy from 9hi mills to 7 mills.
He says that last year he petitioned the
court to cut the 15-mlll levy made bythe
board In two, because the amount that was
asked was extravagant and unnecessary for
running the counter for 1904.
This year, he states, the value of the tax
able property has largely Increased and 7
mills Is ample to meet the demands. He
ays that he has been taxed one-fifth on
property In the county, being assessed at
Jto.noo.
Mr. Whedon filed this appeal to the Board
of Equalization shortly before It made the
Vmlll levy for the current year. It was
turned down and now he appeals to the dis
trict court for relief. In his appeal last
fear he lost out.
Disagree Over Light.
James T. Smith and Anderson Williams
became Involved In a quarrel whether they
were burning gasoline or coal oil In the
lamp In their room, with the result that
a fight started. Williams, so It Is claimed,
jerked out a knife and did a little carving
until Smith got It away from him. Then
Williams 4 backed Into a room and locked
the door and prepared to stop the flow of
Mood which had started during the fight.
About the time he heard Smith at the
door telling what he Intended to do to
Williams with a large knife. Smith took
to the woods, going through a second story
window without paying any attention to
the glass. He landed on the roof of a one
story building badly cut, and both men
ware later arrested. Smith broke through
the door Just aa Williams left through
the window. Both are colored.
Rain Paraaacea Brldarea.
The tremendous rain of Thursday night,
which reached the proportions of a cloud
burst In the northeastern portion of Lan
caster county, caused, It Is estimated, at
least $10,000 damages to bridges and cul
verts. About 90 per cent of the bridges
and culvert have been swept away
Hundreds of structures were washed
away la ths report of a delegation of
citlsens of that section who came Into the
office of the county commissioners this
Want to try an experiment?
Then take any
new medicines on the market.
They
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people are relying
this old standard
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ATfejt't CaaJIKY PUCTOkAL-u( auagaa.
afternoon to give the details of the loss
and to consult aoout repairing the damage.
The precincts affected by the record-breaking
ralnall are Oak, West Oak, Little
Salt and FJk.
ew Hyatem In Crop Reports.
Deputy Lubor Commissioner Bush has
about completed the establishment of a
system of gathering crop statistics which
he thinks will make the reports of the
bureau of statistics as accurate aa It Is
possible for such statistics to be. He has
secured the names of ten responsible men
In every county In the state and a ma
jority of them to 'whom he haa written
have consented to become correspondents
of the bureau and send In estimates of
crops. A few have already sent in their
estimates and these are surprisingly similar
when It Is considered the men are in dif
ferent parts of the various counties. The
avtrage of these estimates will be the
estimate for the county.
Gnard Team Goes to "-hoot.
Adjutant General Culver returned this
morning from Kearney and left this even
ing to jio as far as Chicago with the Na
tional Guard team on Its trip to the
national target shoot at New Jersey. The
team Is composed of these men representing
both regiments and several companies:
Colonel W. R. McLaughlin, team captain;
Major J. M. Blrkner, team coach; Major
Fred Gegner, Lieutenant E. H. Mullowney,
Lieutenant 8. E. Est, Sergeant R. E. Burt,
Sergeant F. F. Wlllott, Corporals R. D.
Mersenback, Jacob Balderson, G. 8. Joyce,
R. C. Shankland; Privates Conrad. Wegner,
William Duffy, H. B. Hobbs, R. R. Toung.
D. H. Davis. Edgar Bridges and J. F. Brian.
General Culver expects the team to make
a good showing.
The Hessian Fly.
Although the Hessian fly proved to be
less destructive to small grain than had
been feared In the early spring," saya Prof.
Lawrence Bruner, a sufficient number of
the larvae have matured nevertheless, and
have gone Into the "flax-seed' stage to
make precautionary measures necessary at
this time If we would be perfectly certain
that no harm shall come' to the grain
sown this fall."
Since the Insect lives over summer In the
stubble and Issues sufficiently early In the
fall to deposit eggs on early sown grain.
It becomes necessary to destroy It while
yet In the "flax-seed" stage. This can be
done by either burning the stubble or plow
ing It under thoroughly and deeply during
the present month, very farmer should
accordingly see to It that all stubble of
wheat, barley and rye Is thus treated be
fore the flies can Issue. If this Is univers
ally done throughout the fall wheat region
the Insect can be almost entirely destroyed
In a single season. Co-operation, however.
Is absolutely necessary and the work must
be done before the files Issue, as suggested
above. Late planting la also -recommended
where this can be done without fear of
interference by an early winter.
WITF.SSF,S FAIL AT SCRATCH
Fonr Men Charged with Burglary Ka
ra pea for I. ark of Kvldence.
WEST POINT. Neb.. Aug. 19 -(Speclal.)
The preliminary hearing of the four men
charged with the burglary of Schmitt Bros.'
J clothing store hits been concluded. At the
conclusion or tne evidence ana tne argu
ments of the counsel the court announced
that there waa not sufficient evidence to
warrant the binding over of the defendants
to the district court and thereupon dis
charged them. From what has been learned
about this matter It la very apparent that
the witnesses In the case were tampered
with. Before the examination began a
number of witnesses were eager to tell
what they knew and were certain of Iden
tification. After the
hearing had begun
thelr memftrles failed them altogether or I
they were conspicuous for their absence.
The general Impression Is that they were
Intimidated by the gang that Infests the
village of Crowell and that a good Job of
house cleaning is In order. In searching for
the stolen goods Sheriff Kloke unearthed
sufficient plunder to stock a large general
store. The gang should be cleaned out.
Wheat Suffers, Apples Proaper.
OSCEOLA. Neb., Aug. 19. (Special.)
There Is not much grain being marketed
here with the exception of corn.. The mar
ket price of wheat Is 6?4 cents, which Is 2
cents lower than last report. The quality j
and quantity of wheat will not bear out
first reports. So much wheat was left In
the shock and so much rain come upon It
that the quality Is poor. It Is the same
with oats, the price of which Is 194 cents.
Corn holds Its own at 41c. Hogs keep
up the old price of 15.50. The apple crop Is
going to be good. They are not dropping
as much as reported and many of the
trees are so full of the fruit that they have
to be propped up, especially In the orchard
of Colonel Gregg, In the outskirts of the
village.
Cartridge Manglea Iloy'e Flngera.
BEATRICE, Neb.. Aug. 19 (Special Tel
egram.) Clarence Lash, the 13-year-old son
of J. O. Lash, who lives southeast of town,
waa badly hurt last evening by the explo
sion of a dynamite cartridge. He waa
playing at a sand bank, where some work
men had dropped - a cartridge while en
gaged In blasting. Picking up the cart
ridge he began picking at It with a pin
and an explosion followed.. His left hand
was mangled so badly that the thumb and
forefinger were amputated. A piece of
flesh waa blown out of the forefinger and
he was also badly burned about the face.
It Is thought he will recover.
Arreated on Bootlegging Charge.
BEATRICE. Neb. Aug. 19 (Bpeclal.)
Charles Burney and George Tuttle were
brought here from Salem by United States
Deputy Marshal Haman. charged with sell
ing liquor without a license. On a hearing
before Commissioner Babbey. Burney was
released. Tuttle's hearing is set for tomor
row. one of the hundreds of
come, they go, and are
soon forgotten.
Or want to be cured?
Then take a medicine that
has been tested and tried
generation after genera
tion. A medicine that has
been a household remedy
for sixty years. Ayer's
Sarsaparilla.
thoughtful
more upon
intelligent,
more and
preparation.
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RUSH FOR LAND IS OVER
Many Trust- Entered at the forth Platte
Office Lett Week.
SEVERAL SECTIONS STILL TO BE TAKEN
Parties Made I'p from Kastera Part
of State to Hold Ui4
in the Western
Part.
NORTH PLATTE. Neb.. Aug. 1.
(Special.) The rush for one-section land at
the land office here Is practically now over,
although a few entries are made each day.
About one hundred and fifty sections were
filed all together. There Is left yet for fil
ing about 100 sections, most of which Is lo
cated through the south half of McPhr
soii county, but the entrymen seemed uni
versally to want to stay, as close to the
railroad as possible, and hence allowed the
land further north In McPherson county, to
lie vacant, although It Is considered to be
better land. For a time the land to be en
tered was filled with "homeseekera, who
scoured the country for miles making their
choices, and then returned to flle. The land
Is best suited for grazing purposes, and this
was the object In mind with most of the
settlers. It Is reported however that an
Omaha entryman, sought for someone with
whom he might make a contract to plow
up, and plant the whole of his section to
fall grain. Most of the sections have con
siderable portions which can be put to va
rious crops, but the hnmeseeker who ex
pected to And full sections of which every
acre could be Immediately put to crops waa
mistaken. Not many had that Idea how
ever. Those who traveled over It claim that
they found the grass wslst high, and Just
ready to be cut for hay.
A considerable, number, of the entrymen
came In groups, and would arrange and get
a number of sections together, so that they
could enjoy privileges of the society of their
friends. Quite a large settlement of Edgar
people did thus north of Ogallala about
twenty-five miles, and about a dosen fam
ilies of married men, did likewise about
twelve to fifteen miles above Paxton. The
latter declare that they will move on their
land as soon as circumstances permit, and
will have a school established, and a gen
eral settlement of the country.
The attitude of the cattlemen, Is consid
erably more polite since the wholesome
Influence of the government prosecutions
has been applied, and they who have by
threats and Intimidations kept out entry
men heretofore, will no longer give trouble.
Quite a number of contests are expected
against entries made last spring where the
entrymen have not established residence
according to law, as It Is stated that not
half of them have moved to their land, or
In any way Improved It. An official of
the department of the Interior stated that
at land openings It wss usually If not al
ways the ea.se that half never made good,
and that seems to be about the proportion
of the February entrymen, whose claims
now become subject to contest.
About 100 sections of splendid grazing
land is yet vacant, In the North Flatte
land office district.
LAW HOLD CRF.F.K tt CHAK3KL
County Commissioners Are Reatralned
from Chanalnar Its Conrae.
DAKOTA CITY, Neb., Aug. 19 (Special.)
The county commissioners and County
Clerk W. L. Ross, were this morning, upon
the convening of the board, served with an
Injunction, with Michael Hefternan as plaln-
tiff, restraining them from changing the
natural course of Elk Creek, or from divert
ing Its waters. The Injunction Is the out
growth of a petition filed by Thomas Sulli
van asking that the course of Elk Creek be
changed from emptying Into the Missouri
river, so as to flow Into Jackson lake, which
It was though would prevent the overflow
of several hundred acres of valuable farm
land every spring. The parties affected
seem to he about evenly divided on the
matter. The grounds on which the Injunc
tion was Issued were that a majority of
the members of the board of county com
missioners were disqualified from acting on
the matter by reason of their owning lands
affected thereby, and by reaaon of their
direct personal Interests therein.
, Chase Connty Boomlntr.
IMPERIAL. Neb.. Aug. 19 (Special.)
Chase county Is having quite a boom. Dur
ing the last six months about 20,000 acres"
have been sold to eastern Nebraska men.
Many are securing for themselves good
homes for a small amount of money. The
land has advanced 50 per cent In the last
two months.
There Is a good yield of small grain of
all kinds; wheat is making an average of
thirty to forty bushels per acre; oats are
heavy, with barley equally as good. Wheat
Is selling for 65 cents, oats for 20c. and corn
for 40 cents. The only drawback Is the
farmers are having some trouble In get
ting machines to thresh their grain.
This county had Ave creamery stations
with an average of 100 cans per day. Many
of the farmers who have purchased land
will move out on their farms this fall or
next spring.
This county has not had a failure In
crops for the last eight years. With these
existing conditions Chase county will soon
rank among the best of the western coun
ties In the state.
emaha Institute Cloaea.
AfBI'RN, Neb.. Aug. 19. (Bneclal.)-The
Nemaha county Institute, which has been
In session all week, , closed yesterday.
There waa an enrollment of 119 teachers,
and all the public school teachers of the
county were In attendance except five, and
the reasons for the non-attendance of these
were known to the county superintendent.
County Superintendent George D. Carrlng
ton Jr., had supervision over the institute,
assisted by Dr. H. R. Holbrook of Pitta
burg, Pa., who Is teaching pedagogy, the
exceptional work of the Institute. Superin
tendent Simpson of the Auburn schools
has had charge of the classes In geography
and agriculture. Miss Majora waa the In
structor In the primary department. Dur
ing the week Interesting lectures were de
livered by Professor Martin of Nebraska
City. Professor Crab tree of Peru and Dr.
Holbrook. The Institute was also enter
tained by Professor Chas. Pierson, on
educational work In the Philippines; where
he has been an Instructor for the last four
years. The Institute In all respects was a
very successful one.
Freight Car Crushes Boy's Handa.
FREMONT. Aug. 19.-(8pecta.l Telegram.)
Jacob Frelden, a 7-year-old son of Sam
uel Frelden, had his right hand mashed
and the last three fingers of his left cut
off while attempting to catch on to a
freight train on the Union Pacific about
5 o'clock this afternoon. He was playing
with a number of other boys when a train
passed, moving slowly. A boy who was
with him says that Jake tried to catch
on to about the middle car and he fell
down. He waa taken to the Fremont hos
pital. The hand will have to be amputated
at the wrist and the ends of three fingers
of the other taken off.
Victim of traldlasi Dies.
NORFOLK, Neb.. Aug. 19 (Special. )
Martin Machmuller, a young farmer of 20
years, near Norfolk, has succumbed to
the terrible burns which he received two
weeks ago In a barrel of scalding water.
Plunging head foremost In the barrel of
boiling liquid while scalding hogs, preparing
to scrape the animals after killing and be
fore butchering them, Machmuller was Lira-
self scalded from head to foot and when,
after having been taken out of the bar
rel, his clothing was removed, the young
man was almost literally skinned alive.
His flesh had been so cooked In the water
that It peeled off In huge chunks with
the garments. For two weeks Machniuller
suffered Intensely and his death today
came Just as his family had begun to be
lieve he would recover.
BESHGTO
KIPECTS
CROWD
Plana for Five Thouaand Visitors at
Reunion This Week.
BENNINGTON. Neb., Aug. 19. (Special.)
This town Is making great preparations
to entertain the old soldiers, who hold their
annual reunion In the Bennington park.
A hundred tents will be put up to accom
modate the visitors. The sports and
amusements will Include ball games, horse
rases and foot races and a merry-go-round
to entertain the young folks. A regiment
of soldiers will be exit from Fort Crook.
Accommodations lire being provided for
5.000 people. The reunion begins Wednes
day and, ends Saturday. The ball games
scheduled are Elkhorn against Bennington
on Thursday and Millard against Benning
ton on Friday.
Hnldrere Plana n Great CnrnlTal.
HOLDRBGE. Nrb.. Aug. 19 (Special
Telegram.) Everything Is In readiness here
tonight for the second annual harvest ju
bilee and fair, which opens next Monday
morning and will continue throughout the
week. A splendid agricultural and live
stock exhibit has been prepared which will
largely exceed that of last year. The Parker
Amusement company has been secured for
the week and Prof. Andrews will make a
dally balloon ascension. The citizens have
spent about 15.000 In preparing for this
event. The city Is gorgeously decorated
with bunting and electric lights over the
entire business portion. A grand flower
parade Wednesday afternoon will be one of
the strong features. This Jubilee arjd fair
promises to be the greatest fall festival
ever given In the state outside of Omaha.
Gage Connty Politics.
BEATRICE, Neb.. Aug. 19. -(Special.)
As the time for holding the republican
county convention draws near the num
ber of aspirants for office Increases and In
dications are that there will be a lively
flght here this fall. For county clerk,
T. H. Burke. Ben Conlee and G. E. Emery
are candidates. The race for treasurer
will be between J. A. Barnard, J. A. Mc
Callum and J. P. Saunders of this city.
T. B. Hensley of Wymore is also said
to be a candidate. For county Judge the
names of H. A. Spafford and Judge Inman
of this city, and E. N. Kauffman of Wy
more are mentioned. L. H. Archard of
Wymore will be a candidate for the office
of register of deeds this fall In case It
Is decided that the office Is vacant.
New Hotel at Oakland.
OAKLAND; Neb., Aug. lS.-fSpecial)-long
felt want In Oakland of a good hotel
will be realized when the Crane opens for
business Monday morning under the man
agement of A. A. Stewart. The building
has been newly furnished throughout, gas
lights have been put in and other Improve
ments made. Special attention will be given
the traveling public and a two dollar a
day house maintained. Oakland has been
the loser for some time owing to Inadequate
hotel accomodations and gladly welcomes
the reopening of the Crane.
Toons Girl Runs Off with Old Man. '
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Aug. 19. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. 8. L. Downing of Mills county,
Iowa, was In the city today on a still hunt
for an eloping pair. She reported that her
daughter, a 17-year-old girl, had left home
with a gambler named Smith, who Is a
gray-haired man about 60 years of age.
The man has been following In the wake of
street fairs and other summer attractions,
and, hearing that Plattsmouth was to have
a carnival, she came here to see If she could
trap the pair.
Gold Medal Contest.
SALEM. Neb.. Aug. 19. (Special Tele
gram.) The gold medal contest at the
Chautauqua, under the supervision of the
Women's Christian Temperance union, came
off as announced. Six contestants appeared
on the platform at the appointed hour. The
Judges awarded the gold medal to Tryon
Shepherd of Pawnee City. Tomorrow (Sun
day) Is the closing of the Chautauqua,
Veterans Elect Officers.
AINSWORTH. Neb.. Aug. 19-(8peclal.)
The next old soldiers reunion for the north
west is to be held at Valentine, Neb., time
not set. A. C. Towle of Valentine, was
elected president for the ensuing year and
the following vice-presidents were elected:
Cherry county, W. Honneg; Brown county,
Robert Martin; Rock county, Conrad Ru
pert; Keya Paha county, T. V. Smith.
Oaeeola Haa Bin Tax lvy,
OSCEOLA, Neb.. Aug. 19.-(Special.) In
the village of Osceola the taxes thjs year
will be higher than ever before. The whole
levy, state, county, village, with the school
district, will be 624 mills.
News of Nebraska.
BEATRICE Tldo Roelfs has sold his
farm of ISO acres, which Is located west of
Cortland, for $10,000.
WOOD KIVER-Several hundred Wood
River people attended the carnival in
Grand Island during the week.
WOOD RIVER 8 Mac.Murray. a local
grain dealer, has recently completed a line
office building and will buy grain on track
here this tall.
WEST POINT The Joint teachers Insti
tute of Cuming and Burt counties, was
concluded last evening. The institute has
been a remarkable success.
WOOD F.IVEK David Barrlck, one of
the first settlers In this part of Nebraska,
Is Just recovering from several weeks' ill
ness. Mr. Harrick still resides on his home
stead. WOOD RIVER A large number of Wood
River teachers are in Grand Island taking
the county examinations, preparatory to
beginning their fall terms of school, Sep
tember 4.
BEATRICE The rainfall at this point
yesterday morning was 2.4 Inches. It will
assure a big crop of corn In Gage county
and put the ground In splendid shape for
fall plowing. .
BEATRICE The Mary Young Young
Men's Christian association building Is
nearlng .completion. Workmen will begin
laying brick on Monday morning for the
dormitory story.
WOOD RIVER La verne Hauke, the lit
tle son of A. E. Huuke of Jackson town
ship, fell from a riding plow and was
severely bruised about the head, but no
bones were broken.
BEATRICE At the first meeting of the
village board of DeWitt in September the
matter of calling a special election to vote
bonds in the sum of Ik.ijuO fur an electric
light plant will be taken up.
WOOD RIVER Many citizens are plan
ning on taking advantage of the low rates
and attending the Grand Army reunion in
Denver next month. Hroliably thirty or
forty will attend from here.
OSCEOLA The heaviest thunder storm
of the season occurred here on the night
of Augubt 17. It began In the early part of
the evening and continued all night. The
precipitation was 2.6 Inches.
BEATRICE The I'nlon Pacific passenger
train from Omaha, due here at 8.S5 p. m.,
did not reach the city last night on account
of a washout between Curtiand and Lin
coln. The track was repuired today.
FREMONT Bessie Winn was granted
a divorce today by Judge Hollonbeck from
her husband, John, and was given the cus
tody of their one-year-old boy. The raune
alleged was cruelly. They were married
before either was of age.
BEATRICE The annual picnic of the
Baptist Sunday school waa held Thursday
afternoon on the Chautauqua grounds, at
tended by nearly luo young people. A nplen
did dinner was served and the afternoon de
voted to outdoor amusements.
WEST PONT At a meeting of the school
board Tuebduy, Miss Klva L. Sly of Pawn
City, Neb., as elected principal of the
high school of West point. Mis Sly la a
graduate of the university and was as.lat
ant principal In the Auburn High si hool last
year.
WOOD RIVER Home of the farmers are
complaining of a shortage of the potato
crop, saying that Ute wcl weather haa In
Removal
Your opportunity to purchase high grade, dependable- merchandise at a considerable saving from
regular price la rapidly drawing to a close we move soon to our new building, Howard and 16th.
BKAR IS MINI) that every thing In the house is reduced In price from 10 to 33h per cent th
banner sale of all sale. Our reductions are all bona fide, absolute and positive. Better buy now
w hile you have choice from the largest stock of "furniture, carpets, ruga and drarerles, and while
you can secure goods at such substantial saving.
Lace Curtains
25 per cent off from every pair of lace curtains in our store during this remoral sale. This In
cludes eery curtain from CO cents per pair to $75.00 per pair. Nottlnghams, Brussels, Irish
point, Arabian, cluny and novelties of all kinds. This is an opportunity you should avail your
self of. A still further reduction has been made of odd pairs. They have been sorted out and
placed on a table for quick selling. One, two and three pair lots.
25 per cent on all portieres excepting French velours.
20 per cent on tapestry. Now Is an excellent time to buy tapestry. All marked In plain figure"
and we give you a discount of 20 per cent.
Rugs-
Aii small size Sanford Axminster, Crosley's wllton and Smyrna rugs go in the removal sale at
20 per cent discount. Paris wllton rugs, room sizes, In choice colorings, removal sale at one
fourth off.
Carpets
Bundhar wllton, printed wllton, Blgelow Axminster and Savonnerie carpets In removal sale at a
discount of 25 cents per yard. Body Brussels, extra Axminster and Smith's wllton velvetg la re
moval sale at 20 cents per yard less than regular.
Straw and fibre matting foot stools in removal sale at 25 per cent discount.
Furniture
omce desks, chairs, tables, etc., all greatly reduced In price.
Parlor furniture. Including all the choice fancy odd pieces in chairs, divans and suites, reduced
from 20 to B0 per cent.
Bed room furniture In removal sale we have reduced prices on all bed room furniture
reductions ranging from 10 to 334 per cent.
Fancy odd rockers Now la an excellent time to make selections from our stock of fancy rockera.
In all woods, at reductions from 15 to ZZ per cent.
We want to impress upon you the fact that reductions are all bona fide. It Is surely an excellent
purchasing oppottunity for anyone In need of house furnishings. The reductlona apply on furniture of
every description, all carpets, rugs, draperies and curtains.
Orchard 5 Wilhelm Carpet Qo.
terfered with the growth to a great ex
tent, and that It Is now probable there will
b" no more of a crop than there waa ttwo
yea rs aeo.
WOOD RIVER Sixteen new residences
have been built In Wood River since Janu
ary 1 and It is probable that eight or ten
more will be erected before next January.
Besides these new buildings; neveral thou
sand dollars has been spent for other Im
provements. WEST POINT Carl Heller, aged SO years,
a pioneer settler of Cuming county, died
at the county farm and v-as Interred under
the auspices of St. Paul's German Luth
eran church, Rev. A. R. E. Oelanlaeger,
officiating. The cause of death was chronic
stomach trouble.
BEATRICE The Gage County Teachers
Institute convenes in this city Monday,
August 21, for one week. The Instructors
are Superintendent Fulmer and Miss Minnie
Davis of Beatrice. Superintendent J. W.
Searson of Wahoo and Miss Eugenia Kim
ball of Minneapolis.
STROMSBt'RG The annual camp meet
ing of the Swedish M. E. church Is being
held here this week, with fifteen ministers
from this and other states, besides many
from all parts who come here to camp for
ten days. Rev. Mr. Gaberalson of Lincoln,
Is conducting the services.
BEATRICE The price of wheat has In
creased 1 cent the past two weeks, the top
being 75 cents. Corn remains steady at 1
cents and oats at 20 to 23 cents. But little
grain was marketed here yesterday on ac
count of the muddy condition of the roads.
The demand for small grain is good. '
WOOD RIVER Seven new rowboats
have been ordered bv telegraph for Wood
River lake, near Shelton. Besides a large
gasoline launch there are six boats in
use. A large pavllipn has buen built for
flcasure seekers to wait for the boats.
'Inns have already been made to have the
river dredged.
BANCROFT At the special election to
vote on the proposition of Issuing $-0,000
bonds for the erection of a new brick
school building 10 votes were cast, eleven
against the proposition and 14 for it.
School will begin August 28 and vacations
will be cut short so as to begin work as
early next spring as possible.
WOOD RIVER Preparations are being
made for the feeding of a large number
of sheep at this point. Already many of
the feeders are figuring with the sheepmen
In the t mthwest. The alfalia crop has
been fine and the -prospects for a larse
crop of corn are so good that a successful
season for the sheepmen Is Insured.
TECVMBEH Mrs. Isabel Greer of this
cltv celebrated her S3d birthday anniversary
today Mrs. Greer Is a remarkably well
preserved woman, taking a lively Interest
In the affairs of the day. and Is very strong
and active. She attends church regularly
and does her own housework, as well as to
visit friends and attend to her shopping.
FREMONT Mary Carey and Cnrrle Rey
nolds, the two gypsy women awaiting trial
on the charge of stealing V6 worth of
goods from a millinery and dry goods store
at Dodge, were admitted to bail In the sum
of $3.10 each. The tribe to which they be
long arranged for their bonds and they de
clare the case will be fought to a finish.
.Ti-pcMSEH-Thla section was visited by
a good rain early this morning. It was
badlv neeaea ny me coin, n s
crop' has not suffered In the least. The
corn crop will likely be one of the best in
the history of Johnson county and with
the large wheat crop just harvested the
farmers as well as all other classes will ex
perience unprecedented prosperity.
ciuouaurun Th funeral of Miss
! Olive Erlcson occurred yesterday from the
home of her parents, Mr. ana mr. w. r..
Erlcson. The services were conducted by
! Kev Mr. Morey of Tobias, a long time
friend of the ramny ann loriner lonui m
the M. B. church here. Her brother-in-law.
(i W. Green, manager of the Indian ball
team, came from Michigan in time for the
funeral.
BEATRICE The Beatrice labor unions
held a meeting laBt night and arranged the
program for the Labor day picnic to be held
here by the Beatrice and Lincoln laboring
men. The Lincoln delegation will arrive In
Beatrice on the morning of September 4 on
a Hiwelal train over the Burlington, accom
panied by a brass band. The party. It Is ex
pected, will number about 2,(Xw.
HARVARD The funeral of Mrs. Philip
Sclieer was held from the home of the
family, a mile west of the city, this morn
ing and waa largely attended by friends of
the family. The deceased was In the sixty
seventh year of her life and the mother of
thirteen children, eleven now living, all
of whom, with her husband, were In at
tendance upon the burial, her six sons
acting as pallbearers.
LEXINGTON The Dawson county chau
tauuutt la increasing in interest. The
weather is all that could be desired. The
disappointment caused by the nonappear
ance of Governor Folk was in a measure
overcome by the presence of Congressman
Landls of Indiana, who is an able speaker.
In the evening Frank R. Roberson gave
his illustrated lecture on Norway by spe
cial request. Instead of his new lecture
on "Russia Aflame."
FAIRBI'RY The republican county con
vention of Jefferson county to nominate
a county ticket and elect delegates to the
stale convention will be held next Wednes
day. The only flght appears to be over
ihe office of county treasurer, four candi
dates being out for tiiat position, J. R.
Mendenhall, J. H. LeRoy. A. F. Smith and
C. G. Catlin. As they are all of this pre
cinct an agreement lias been made to hold
a primary election Monday and divide the
vote of the delegates to the county con
vention among the candidates in propor
tion to the voles each receives at the pri
maries. Startling Evidence
Is dally advanced of the curative powers of
Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump
tion, Coughs and Colds. 60 cents and $1.
For sale by Sherman & McConnell Drug
Co.
Dallht Robbery in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Aug. 19 A daring daylight
robbery was per petroled here today, when
ii. G. Board, assistant treasurer of the
Press and feign company here, was way
laid and robbed of $1 uJ by two armed men.
Mr. Board was going to the offices of the
coni!any from a bank with the currency
for the weekly pay roll. lt was accosted
by two well-dressed men. One of the men
pointed a revolver at him and the other
struck with a billy. He fell to the ground
and a valise contalnlug U. money was
taken trow hlia.
Sale
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TREATY IS "IIP TO" CHINA
Peking Heart that Amenta Will lot
Treat Until Boycott ii Stopped.
GOVERNMENT WILL DO ALL THAT IT CAN
Promises to gnppresa All llleaal or
Disorderly Artlona, bnt Can
not Control Other Action
of the Roycottera.
PEKING. Aug. 19. Aftemoon.-It Is
learned here upon good authority that the
American government has notified China
that all negotiations for a new convention
to discuss the Chinese exclusion act will
be discontinued until the antt-Amerlcan
boycott Is stopped, and has also given no
tice that China will be held responsible
for any loss sustained by reason of tho
boycott. ,
The Chinese authorities state that they
will take energetic steps to stop every
thing of an Illegal or disorderly character,
but that they cannot stop the boycott.
No Information at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. No Information
can be obtained at the State department
concerning the treaty negotiations alluded
to 1 nthe above dispatch. The matter of
holding China responsible for losses sus
tained by American citizens, it Is pre
sumed, refers to Instructions sent to Min
ister Rockhlll directing him to Inform the
Chinese government that the United States
would Insist upon the fulfillment of treaty
stipulations.
The Chinese minister showed great In
terest in the dispatch, but would make
no comment upon It.
FIRST TELEPHONE TAKEN DOWN
Instrument Made According to Selen
title American Plan for Prac
tical lae In England.
LONDON. Aug. 19. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) The comparatively modern date
of the Invention of the telephone Is demon
strated by the announcement that what
was probably the first telephone used for
practical purposes In Epgland has Just
been taken down. It was constructed by
the late Alfred Cunnlngton and his brothers
between the old town hall. Devizes and
Suuthgate house, the residence of the Cun
nlngton family, and was made from the de
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Relda Are "Visiting 'Round."
LONDON, Aug. 1 Whltelaw Reld, tho
American ambassador, and Mrs. and Miss
Reid, have gone on a three weeks' tour of
the country houses of their English friends
and will make part of the, Journey In a
rector car. The first visit will be paid to
the esrl' of Dartmouth, at Patshell house,
Wolverhampton, and the next to the duke
and duchess of Somerset, at Maiden Brad
ley, Bath, where they will stay until Wed
nesday. Mr. and Mrs. Reld. Immediately
on the conclusion of their round of visits,
hope to entertain at Wrest park, the beau
tiful estate of the late Earl Vowper at
Ampthlll, Befordshlre, which the ambassa
dor recently leased.
All Well.
. The least thing wrong with your bowels,
makes you sick. Dr. King's New Life Pllla
may you all well. 26 cents. For sale by
Sherman 4 McConnelll Drug Co.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Today la Nebraska, Partly
Cloadr and Cooler Tomorrow
Fair In lowat Todayv
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Forecast of tha "
weather for Sunday and Mondayi
For Nebraska Fair Sunday. . Monday,
partly cloudy and cooler.
For ' Iowa Fair and warmer Sunday. '
Monday, fair.
For South Dakota Fair Sunday; warmer
In extreme west portion; shower and
cooler at night or Monday.
For Montana Fair Sunday; cooler In west
and north portions. Monday, fair.
For Kansas Fair Sunday and Monday.
For Missouri, Colorado, Wyoming and
Utah Fair Sunday and Monday.
Loeal Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, Aug. 19. Official record of tem-
ferature and precipitation compared with
he corresponding day of the last three
years: 1906. 1904. lQg. 1902.
Maximum temperature.. 81 80 83 87
Minimum temperature..... 65 69 64 68
Mean temperature 7rt 74 74 78
Precipitation 00 1.63 .00 .)
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha slnoe March 1
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature 74
Deficiency for the day 2
Total excess since Maroh 1 2i
Normal precipitation .10 Inch
Deficiency for the day 10 Inch
Precipitation since March 1 IS. 71 Inches
Deficiency plnoe March 1 7.W Inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1904.... l.7tnchea
Deflclency for cor. period 1903.... 8 77 incheg
L. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster.
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