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POPULISTS FALL" IS LINE
Call Bute Convention for Sam Date and
' City the Pmnocrali.
STATE UNIVERSITY SHORT ON CASH
Mayer lrwi Dmlri Bawls; Made
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Polities.
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LINCOLN. June 12. (Jiictlal Telegram.)
A.mas meetlnr of lh populists of tho
state. IncliKtlntT nnmbri of the state
tf inmlltf and populist sympathisers to
the total number of about twentr-flve, ml
halrman Meier and Voted to become the 1
oate of the populist atate convention An
Rust II at Lincoln, the ame day upon
which the democrat will hold a conven
tion. Tho who were . present expressed
the belief the populist would be able to
ep the state at the fall election and
bi'th Bryan and per ire euloglied, not
another candidate for governor beln
montloned. During the meeting Mr., Bergo
remained out tn front of the hotel and
did her 'once go to the meeting room.
That ha will get the populist nomination
for governor not the least doubt wa ex-
pressed bj tho who were' at the meeting j
The hast of representation at the conven
tion will be one delegate for every 100
vr tea can for J. J. Tolnta aa a presiden
tial elector In 104 and one delegate at
lrg from each county. Thla will make
a convenrion of about 0u delegate ir
they au grt hre.
t ntrelty abort Cash.
The Board of Regent of the State Unl
erslty concluded It meeting thla after
noon and adjourned, a great deal of frn
time being devoted to palng upon tho
recommendation of the faculty for diplo
ids. All the recommendations a pub
lished were acted upon favorably. At
the cloe of the school year the regents
find themaelve short on finances and be
cue of the shortage were unable to ilo
a number of thing they planned to do.
among them being the employment of a
prof3r to rprsent tho university In
curlnr geological specimen. The board
wanted to. employ Harold J. Cook of
Agste, Neb., for this work and may yst
figure otit a way it ran be done.
A numTr of minor changes were ma.l.i
In the faculty. Prof. Davla, assistant pro
fenror of applied mechanic, realgnlng to
go Into commercial business; R. H.Shaw,
assistant professor of agricultural chem
istry, resigning to go Into government
service. F. J. Alway of Wcsleyan will
auccfed Pro). , Shaw ; A. 8. Johnson of
Columbia university' will take the chair of
political economy. Special Accountant
Wlgglna "reported on the records of tho
secretary of the board, showing; the re
ceipt and expenditures from November
to June to be correct. During that period
a total of $459, 07 was expended.
Denial from Mayor Brown.
The statement originating tn the State
Journal and published In other papers
that Mayor Brown of Lincoln said the
lumber dealers would ralae 140.000 to defeat
Attorney General Norris Brown In his
ndidacy for the aenate. Is denied em
phatically by Mayor Brown.
"I never made such a statement and
am not In position to know what the
lumber dealer will dof In politics. Accord
ing to the articles" published I am an
actlvo member of the- Lumber Dealers'
association and also a defendant in the
suit which has been filed against the asso
ciation members. A a matter of fact I
have not attended a meeting of the State
Lumber "Dealers' "association in ten year,
and I think so Httle of the suit which has
been filed against the association that I
refused to contribute f!0 to employ a law
yer to represrnt tne association. I never
aald the member of the association would
raise Ito.too, or any other sum, to assist In
tl:e defeat of 'Norris Brown. I have no
Idea what the members of the association
..II do In politics
"I don't cure Anything about republican
politics or republican politicians, but I
feculd like to have it published that I
never made the statement to any one
that the Lumber Dealers' association would
epend any money to defeat Norris Brown."
Friend of Mayor Brown assert the story
started by parties who desired to In
jure him should lie decide to enter the
rice for the democratic . nomination for
governor, it having been rumored for some
time that he would he a candidate.
Bait Against Tanltha Hoaae.
Though asserting no fault was to be found
with the present management of Tabltha
home and that- the present truatees had
done more than could be expected of them
In caring for the unfortunate Inmates of
that Institution,' Attorney General Brown
today tiled with the (upreme court a peti
tion asking for a Judicial Investigation of
the affairs of the home and requesting If
the Investigation showed a reason for It,
the appointment of a receiver to wind up
the affairs of the home. The attorney gen
eral' filed the motion on hla own motion,
Governor-Mickey refusing to permit the
use of hid nam tn the action. It la charged
the home has heart mismanaged and the
report demanded hy the legal department
by tne .management are not satisfactory.
A a reg.on far filing the petition Attorney
.General ' Brown "gave out the following
statement
Thla suit te Instituted for the purpose rf
e-urlng a Judicial Investigation Into the
affairs and' management of the Tabltha
home. No- fault la found with the present
management. Tha present trustees have
done all and more than could be expected.
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Do you pin your hat to your own hair?
Can't do it? Haven't enough hair? It
must be you do not know Ayer's Hair
.Vigor! Here's an introduction ! May '
the acquaintance result in a heavy
.growth of rich, thick, glossy hair! And
we know you will not be gray.
The best kind of a testimonial- ,
"Sold for over sixty years."
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TIB'S EAUtAHltlXXA Fs ts Bless.
ArCK'tCIUaMtf ITCTOAi-srscs.
under fevnrsMe rlrmotne; to car fnr
the helplM people and rhlldrei In the
hmne. and thl suit tn no way rft-t on
thm. But a Judgment by the court on the
affair of the institution neceeaary In
Justice to the public which aupporta It and
In jtitlre to the to which la required
by statute to make the Inquiry.
Fnneral Director Convention.
lJncoln la being entertained today by tha
soberest crowd of visitors that ha come
thla way In many moon. The ssfregation
la known a the Nebraska State Funeral
Director' aoclatlnn and even Walt Rob
ert I trying; to keep down hla emlle and
look aober or rather ?n keeping with the
occasion. The member of the association
are In their annual meeting- to discuss the
bet and mot approved and lateat method
of doing the last ad rites, to tho who
have been o unfortunate aa to shuffle off
thla mortal coll.
The meeting; I not being held In Lincoln
' because thi town I of a funeral aspect.
but rather because the funeral director
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In that characteristic, humorous way of his,
welcomed the delegates and started them
off at a good live pace and the Indication
are the pace will be kept up until the meet
ing comes to an end tomorrow evening.
Professor W. P. Hohenschuh responded to
the address of welcome and the meeting
wa on. Thl same professor will do all of
the Instructing of the meeting, being a
slsted by questions and suggestion from
the member of the association. . President
George Darling called the meeting to order
and Rer. Mr. Swearlngen of Lincoln de
livered the invocation. About 150 members
are In attendance.
Politic la Jefferson.
Former Lieutenant Governor Steele of
Falrbury I In Lincoln today on personal
business. Mr. Steele said there was some
sentiment in Jefferson county to have the
county 'delegation to the state convention
Instructed for a candidate for United States
senator, but personally he was opposed to
the proposition. He believed, however, the
state convention would Indorse a candidate.
state Bays Bonds.
The State Board of Educational Lands
and Fund today bought Tennessee bonds
to the amount of 150,000 from a broker of
Chicago, the bonds to net the state 3.45 per
cent. The board also bought 1,15.000 worth
of Massachusetts state bond from a broker
to net the atate I.M per cent Intereat.
Work of Equalisation.
The County Board of Equalisation began
Its work this morning and will continue
until everyone has had a chance to be
heard In. protest. The recorda show the
gain In assessed valuation over 1906 Is
H,3E7.000. Of tha Inereaae $596,000 Is on the
property In the country. The Increase In
real estate over last year In $27.000. This,
of course, 1 only one-fifth of the value.
The" total assessed valuation of the county
Is $16,006,160, an Increase from $13,048,970 over
last year's assessment.
Woman Draws Two Fines.
Mary Manning, one of a trio which Police
Judge Cosgrave had arrested for throwing
a brick through a window at his home,
after being fined $50 and costs for her fun,
struck the Judge a stinging blow In the
face after Justice Stevens had assessed
the fine. After he had recovered the judge
promptly had her arrested again, and she
was taxed another $10, though she asserted
to the Justice she was merely acting funny
when she threw the brick and also when
she struck the police Judge. The assault
occurred Just outside the court room, where
the police Judge was talking to a brother
of the woman. She just smashed him and
that was all, there was to It. '
SEEK. TO DISBAR JOHX C. WATSOS
Charges Grow Oat t BntterBeld
Catron Litigation.
. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., June 12.-(Spe-cliil
Telegram.) Disbarment proceedings di
rected against Attorney John C. Watson
have been filed tn the. district court. The
document Is signed by William Hayward.
Daniel W. Livingston and William H.
Pitser, prominent attorneys of this city.
The charges filed are based upon the al
leged actions of Watson In connection with
the dismissal of the Butterfteld-Catron
case. In which it la charged that Butter-
field had been coerced by Catron Into sign
ing the dismissal In the office of Watson
and that Wataon had conspired with Catron
to compel Butterfleld to sign the dismissal.
Watson Is also charged with having se
cured the signature of A. G. Graham on
blank sheet of psper and then having
a false statement filled In above the sig
nature and that Wataon caused to be
affixed to the paper . false Jurat by Max
Cohn, a notary public, employed In Wat
son's office.
Teachers at Beatrice.
BEATRICE, Neb.. June IS I Special.)
The annual meeting of the Gage County
Teachers Institute convened ' at Central
building yesterday with a large attendance.
The program opena each day at 8:16 and
closes at 12:30, and the meeting promises
to be one of the moat auccessful of any
held here In years.
The Instructors are Misa Adelaide Holton
of Minneapolis, who haa charge of the
classes In reading and language: Superin
tendent Fulmer, geography, arithmetic and
febool management; Principal Mumford,
beginners' round table. The meeting will
last until Friday. Thursday afternoon at
the Presbyterian church occurs the first
annual graduation exercise of the eighth
grade, at which a class of about ninety will
receive diplomas ' from the county superin
tendent. Deputy State Superintendent E. C.
Bishop will deliver the address to the grad
uating class.
Last evening the visiting teachers were
tendered a reception at , the court house.
Refreshments of lemonade and wafers were
served.
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ATKB't AGCS CUKB Per suUanaasd ge.
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITION
Arertre Tmperatu- of tha Wgek Wu
Elichtly Aboro tha Boras!
RAINFALL ONLY IN A LIMITED AREA
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Gaae, Pawnee. Johnson and Semahn
hat Remainder of the. state
Catches Sothlnsj.
LINCOLN. June 12. The week ss a whole
wa warm, with deficient rainfall and with
an excess of sunshine.
The dally mean temperature averaged two
degrees above the normal in the eastern
part of the state and one degree below
normal In the westrn. The maximum tem
peratures occurred generajly on Tuesday
or Wednesday, and they were motly be
tweeen S and 92 degree. The minimum
temperatures were below 90 degree In
most countle during the greater part of
the week. The minimum temperature for
the week wa about SO degrees In eaatern
countle and nearly ten degrees lower In
the western. High westerly wind oc
curred on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day. " '
The rainfall wa much below the normal
except In Gage, Pawnee, Johnson and Ne
maha countle. In these counties local
thunderstorms occurred Tuesday and
Wednesday, with rainfalls ranging from
one to more than three inches. In most
of the remainder of the state the rainfall
was less than a quarter of an Inch, while
In large areas no rain occurred, or only
a sprinkle, with an Amount too small to
measure. The rainfall from April 1 to
date Is below normal, except In a few
northern counties, where It Is slightly
above. The deficiency Is the greatest In
the southeastern part of the state, where
It ranges from two to slightly more than
three Inches.
Southeastern Section.
Clay The week was hot and dry, with a
light shower Monday night. A good rain
is needed. ....
Gagf The week wa warm, with a light
shower Monday night and a heavy ahower
Wednesday night.
Nemaha The week was wsrm. with thun
derstorms on Monday Tuesday and
Wednesday. The total rainfall exceeded
two inchea In a large part of the county.
Otoe Tne week was warm, with no rain,
or only a light sprinkle. Rain la badly
needed.
Pawnee Showers occurred on Monday
snd Wednesday night, furnishing ample
moisture In parts of the county.
Saline The week was warm, with a local
shower In a part of the county Tuesday
evening.
Saunders Light showers occurred Tues
dav, but most of the week was warm and
drv.
Seward The week was dry and windy.
Thayer The week was warm and dry,
with a light shower on the, 5th.
York Only a trace of rain occurred dur
ing the week and the ground Is getting
very dry.
Northeastern Section.
Antelope The week waa cool and dry,
with high wind on two days. Rain wotfld
be beneficial.
Colfax A whole week without a drop of
rain, and half the time a hard wind was
blowing. ,
Dixon The week was clear, cool ana
windy. . .
Holt The weeek was warm, with some
light local showers. A good rain Is needej.
Knox The week was farm and dry.
practically without rain
Madison Tne past
week waa rather
cool. Kaln would
be beneficial on hilly
land.
Sarpy The week was dry and not.
rith
some windy days. Rain Is very
nitvii
needed.
Washington The week waa dry.
and
rain is needed.
Wayne The week; was very dry ana
windy.
Central Section.
Custer Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day were cool, with-high wind.
Dawaon No rain fell this ..week.
Wednesday and Thursday were cool, with
high wind.
Greeley A good rain wouia ns very
beneficial. . .
Hall Very light ahowers occurred Mon
day and Tuesday evenings. Bright sun
shine, cool nights and high winds have
characterised the week.
Loup A good rain occurred on the 2d,
followed by dry, windy weather.
Merrick Tuesday and Wednesday were
hot, with high southerly winds. Friday
and Satfirdav were warm, clear days.
Nance The week was warm, dry and
very favorable.
Sherman The week wa cool, with
strong west winds on the 6th and 7th.
No rain fell during the week.
Southwestern Section. .
Dundv The week was mostly clear,
with high wind on the 6th and 7th.
Frontier The week was dry and windy.
Furnas The nights were cool. More
rain la needed.
Gosper A nice rain occurred on the Sd,
and waa followed by a week of clear
weather, with more or less high winds.
Harlan The week haa been dry, with
warm days and cool nights.
Hitchcock The week was dry and
windy.
Kearney A light ahower occurred on
Wednesday, but the week as a whole was
drv and windy.
Webster No rain haa fallen since tha
3d. and the week haa been hot, dry, windy
and dusty.
Western and Northwestern Sections.
Brown The week was dry snd windy.
Keith A light rain occurred Monday
evening. The nights were cool.
Rock The week was cool, with danr
aging winds on the 6th, "th and 8th.
Scott' Bluff High damaging wlnda oc
curred on the tn and 7tn.
Sheridan Wedneaday, Thursday and
Friday were very winay.
O. A. LOVELAND,
Section Director, Lincoln, Neb.
OMAHA MA CAt'GHT AT CALHOVN
SherlsT Mencke Arrests. Pnnl Clay
BLAIR. Neb.. June 12.-(Speclal Tele
gramsPaul Claycomb, 22 years old,
wanted by the Omaha police for burglary
and highway robbery, was arrested by
Sheriff Mencke at Calhoun late this after
noon. Claycomb waa located at the farm
of Grant Allen, eight miles south of here,
but when the officers arrived there he had
left for Calhoun. He had ben working
for Allen some two or three weeks nJ
waa staying close at the place. The sheriff
wss wsrned to be on his guard when
making the arrest, as Claycomb la consid
ered a bad character.
CONFESSION OF HOY IS DENIED
Noah Headley Bald Not to Have Told
of Death of Father.
TEKAMAH. Neb., June 12.-(6peclal.)-The
communication from Craig. Neb., stat
ing that Noah Headley had made a con
fession Is absolutely without foundstion.
As a matter of fact the boys have not been
allowed to talk to anyone except the sheriff,
their mother and their attorney, and they
all deny that either had confessed. .
Contract for Depot Let.
FREMONT. Neb.. June 12.-(8pecll)-Alex
De Long has been awarded the con
tract for the conatructlon of the new
Burlington paasenger depot. The price
is tSa.000, which will make the totsl cost.
Including paving and grading, nearly $40,.
000. Work will be begun aa soon ss pos
sible and the contract calls for Its com
pletion by November 1. Th new road Is
doing a good local freight business, prin
cipally shipments of grsln. .
McCook to Eroet Sew Hlah Bcnool.
M'COOK. Neb.. June U -( Special Tele
gram.) By a practically unanimous vote
the people of McCook today voted $3.0c0
bonds to build a new high school build
ing, which will give th beat school build
ing west of Hsstlngs.
BIsT Attendance at Xoraaal.
M COOK, Neb., June 12.-Bpecial Tele
grasvf Th second day of th McCook
Junior Normal school six is e total snroU-
ment of 180. This It a gain of H per cent
over the first week' sttendanc last year.
News of Nebraska.
Isaac Wiles hss sold a 2-vesr-old Red
Polled heifer to Chsrles Grsft of Bancroft
for $200.
ARLINGTON The owner of the Arling
ton park he Improved it snd now Intends
to open It for the summer.
t.OI'P CITT The 8herms n . county re-
puhllcnn convention ha been cslled to
meet In tonp City on June 7S.
RF.ATRICE The Artsm school grsdu
sted s i las of six. Sll girls. The gradu
ates are, sll from the country.
ARLINGTON Rain Is needed liedly In
this section. Strawberries are drying up
and fruit of all kind will be cut short.
BEATRICE William Klnoh had his foot
badly crushed In a baler while at work on
the farm of J. B. Smith southeast of the
city.
ARLINGTON The f.ollticl pot ha be.
gun to boll In tlila county and candidate
for the legislature are springing up like
mushrooms.
BEATRICE Charles Lenpole of the
Dempster factory had his wrist severely
cut and the arteries severed while handling
galvanised Iron today.
GIBBON Gibbon will celebrate. A
merry-go-round la wanted yet snd then
the town I prepared for the greatest
Fourth ever held here.
ARLINGTON There Is a movement
among the cltisen for better roads. JThe
merchant are uniting In advocating the
Improvement of the public highways.
BEATRICE L. W. Barnes died sud
denly st his home thl morning about
o'clock of heart failure, aged 68 year, lit
1 survived by a widow and three sons.
I.OCP CITY The corner stone of the new
KO"! Presbyterian church wa In Id last
evening with appropriate ceremonies. Rev,
Dr. Ray of St. Paul delivering the prln-,
cipal address.
BEATRICE While snd Minnie Netmenn
and Robert Gsle were badly cut snd
bruised In a runaway accident today, and
the vehicle In which they were riding was
completely smashed.
PAPILLION Sarpy county ha two of
the heaviest county officer In the state.
Arch Morrison, county treasurer, weighs
2D6 pounds, and Henry Gotch, county as
sessor, 880 pounds.
PAPILLION The esse of Dr. Shepherd,
who was taken before the Board of In
sanity and found to be an Inebriate, was
tried before Judge DSy In the district
court yesterday and he was discharged.
BEATRICE At a meeting of the direct
ors of the Bestrlce Driving association
Isst night It waa decided to hold another
matinee on June I'l. Jessie M. and KreJ
II., two of the fastest pacera In thla sec
tion of the state, have been entered for .in
exhibition race.
PLATTSMOUTH Robert Root, a for
mer resident of this county, wss drowned
8aturdsy st Wheatland, Wyo. The body
arrived today and was taken to the home
of Richard Davis, a brother-in-law. The
funeral service will be held Wednesdsy
morning st 11 o'clock In the - Wyoming
Methodist Episcopal church.
TEKAMAH Superintendent Nlchola f
the Minneapolis & Omaha railroad and
attorney Wright of Omaha were befo-
the city council last night with reference
to the building of a cement walk irum tnj
depot to the Brookings hotel. Mr. Nichols
agrees to put a cement walk eight feet
wide between the places specified.
Bt'RCHARD In the absence of her
husband, the pastor of the Baptist church
at this plsce, Mrs. W. IL Hamilton con
ducted the services Sundsy, preaching
both morning and evening. The an
nouncement drew a large congregation to
both services, and the comments on Mrs.
Hamilton's efforts as a minister of the
gospel were very flattering.
PLATTSMOUTH County Attorney
Rswls returned today from Greenwool,
w here he wss called to attend the co -oner's
Jury, the rerdlct of which was
that Ross Bnrr, son of D. K. Barr, cam;
to hla death from unknown causes. Satur
day evening with a few other young men
he got on a "tout" and waa locked Tn th
jail. Sunday morning he was found dead.
BEATRICE Mr. Albert Plebuch and
Miss Clara Miller were united in marriage
Sunday morning at St. Joseph's Catholic
uliurch. Rev. M. M. Merkl officiating. A
wedding breakfast was served, following
the ceremony. The bride haa long been
one of the successful teachers of Gage
county nnd the groom Is an employe of
the Dempster factory.-:
BEATRICE Company 'C held an open
meeting laat night, which was addresso I
by Senator H. W. Lv' Jackaon, Captain
Penrod ana t;nariea nrewier. revenieen
applications for membership wers re
ceived and acted upon, making a total of
twenty-nve new memnere-oaring tne last
week. The company expects to have tho
maximum ' number, sixty-three-, br the
next regular meeting". '-
FALLS CITT-Mi. William Laudkem
per, the wife or a farmer living north of
town, narrowly escaped death here this
morning. She waa driving into town, when
her horses became frightened and she lost
control of them. They tried to turn at
the Richardson County bank, but tailed.
and Mrs. Laudkemper was thrown against
tne nans: Duiming, itgnting on her .head
She waa not dangerously hurt.
HUMBOLDT The stockholders of the
Richardson County Mutual Insurance com
pany held their annual meeting at Verdon
and after listening to reports from officers
and Committees selected officers for the
coming year aa follows: President, I. w,
Harris: secretary, Samuel Lichty: treas
urer, W. H. Maddox. Reports show that
with $2,000,0110 worth of insurance In force
the loss during the year-Just closed waa
but $3,000.
HUMBOLDT The local Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs on Sunday afternoon observed
Memorial day of their order by assembling
at the Presbyterian church and listening
to an a Die adores rrom ev. Mr. Hohn
wald of the German Methodist Episcopal
church. After the exercises at the church
were over the Odd Fellows proceeded to
the cemetery where flowers were strewn
over the graves of ths departed, members
or tne oraer.
Rl'SHVILLE During a thunderstorm
before daylight Sunday lightning struck
tne store or t. u. but ner land, milliner
on Main street, the current entering a bed
room in the upper story, where, the family
lived, and who were In bed. The flash
blinded the inmates, but after an investi
gation was made it revealed broken plas
ter, which had been stripped from th
walls, snd a mirror shattered to pieces. No
one waa nun.
FALLS CITT Tha cltlsens of Falls City
met Monday night to listen to the report
of the committee who had been appointed
to look up the standing of Mr. Gregory
or fsaucan, jy., woo nas oeen contem
plating the location of a vinegar factory
here. The committee reported that thev
found Mr. Gregory to be all that he repre
sented himself, and the business men pres
ent at tne meeting oecioea to notify Mr.
Gregory that as soon as the other stock
holders deposit $15,000 In a bank In Fall
City they are ready to deposit $7,500, ac
cording to tneir agreement.
FHbsiUM jacoo "joiaman. who waa
given a twenty-nve-day sentence for
drunkenness yesterosy afternoon in Jus
tice court, told the justice that he had
been arrested forty times for that of
fense. Sometimes, he said, he had served
jail sentences, now many he could not re
member. He worked, he said, lust long
enougn to get money to get arunk on
inn am not intena to get arunk more
than twice in tne same town, as the third
time always meant a long time In Jail. He
usually got rrom nrteen to thirty day. He
is a young man. apparently about 28.
BEATRICE The Beatrice Toultrv an
Cold Storage company will begin work on
it new cold storage plant here this week.
The building will be 53x106 feet, thr
stories high and built of brick. The plant
will have a capacity of forty carloads.
An ice manufacturing plant will also be
operated in connection with Jhe cold
storage business, and wil have a capacity
of 20.000 tons dally. Tlie company will
manufacture ice for its own use d
later supply the locaj : rade. The plant
complete will coat about $35,000 and it is
the Intention of the oiirany to have it
In operation In about sixiy days.
FREMONT The Board of Enualixstion
met this morning st the court house.
There were quite a number at obiections
to assessments for their 'on1tiraion, the
one Involving the greatest amount being
thst of the Standard Beet Sugar com
pany. The deputy assessor raised the val
uation of the plant at leavltt $150,600 on
account of the extensive Improvements
mads last year, doubling tha capacity of
the factory. The company asks to fiavs
this entira Increase cut off. leaving tha
valuation the same as last yesr. This In
crease Is so niuli less than the amount
given out as the coat of the improvement
put In last season that It Is possible th
amount may. be increased Instead of low
ered or taken off entirely.
steamship Is Floated.
PHILADELPHIA. June 12.-Th Ameri
can line rteampahip Westernland. which
went sground yeeterdsy at the entrance
to Delaware bay and was floated at nnd.
night, reached here today tn good con
dition. Having sustained no damage by
running on the shoals.
Josephine Terrnnova Paroled.
NEW YORK. Jun ll.-Joaephln Terrs
nova, the young woman who wa recently
acqnltted by a Jury of the murder of her
sunt. w today paroled In th custody of
her counsel bv Justice Scott. Tlie action
j tr"ct Attorney K1,. ,U A"at Lis-
PLANTS CLEAN AND SWEET
Fackinc Houisi of South Omaha Inspected
by Commercial Club Committee.
CONDITIONS PLACED ABOVE CRITICISM
Animal and Meat Inanertlon Pro
nonnresl ThorooaTti and o Rlsrld
a to PrcTeat ttlllaleg -Diseased
Prodnet.
South Omaha parking houses are sweet
and clean, and the sensational newspaper
report of conditions existing In packing
plants In general sre not true as far as
the Magic city are concerned. In addition.
government Inspection I so rigid that the
packers could not utilise diseased meat a
food product If they wished.
Such Is the gist of a report made to the
Omaha Commercial club at its meeting
Tuesday by a committee appointed Inst
week to Investigate the packing house.
The report was accepted by the clu'j and
placed on file. It reads thus:
Tour committtee spent all day Frld'W.
June S, and a considerable portion of ine
day of Monday. June II. visiting the plants
of the different packing houses In Srmlh
Omaha and In looking over the methods of
inspection pursued by the Bureau of Ani
mal Industry. Dr. Don C. Ayer acted as
our guide thrnuch the different piu king
house and explained In detail to us all of
the methods of the slaughtering and the
different modes of hsndllng and manufac
turing the different products. Your com
mittee found in all of these plant a pre
vailing condition of neatness, sweetness and
clcstillnes. and In our ludarment It would
be difficult to criticise or to suggest wherein
improvements In method of inspection could
be made. Your committer visited the dif
ferent plants at different hours, so thot
we were fortunate to see the plant In sll
the different stages of operation. One
plant we visited on Monday morning before
actual operation of slaughter had started
tor the day and. althouaht the nlnnt bad
not been cleaned up since closing down on
Bsturaay, we round everything fresh and
sweet. While we were viewing the slaugh
tering department In this particular pack
ing house, a force of men was set to work
washing no before the actual operations
of killing were begun. In another packing
plHnt we went back to th slaughter rooms
just as tne Dtitcners were finishing their
work for the day and found a lare crew
of men at work with the hose and brushes.
cleaning everything up In the best possible
form.
Great Care and Pains.
Your committee was also ImDressed with
the great care and pains taken to keep all
of the utensils In a clean, sanitary con
dition. Msny of the trucks used for con
veying meats were metal-lined and before
and after using each day these trucks are
placed In metal steam chests, where thev
are thoroughly sterilised and disinfected.
The manufacturing denartments nurticn.
larly the rooms where the sausages are
made, were clean and wholesome and free
from disagreeable odors and even the far-
famed tank rooms were neat and practi
cally free from odor.
The part cu nr thins- which lnlr..(ut
and Impressed your committee the tnnxt
was the very careful Inspection of nil ani
mals both before and after slaughter bv
the Bureau of Animal Industry under the
supervision of the Department nf Ari.
culture. There seems to be a lack of know
ledge on the part of the public and the
press regarding the rigid evamlnatlons
hlch are carried on bv the a-rrernmn
officials In all of the large packing houses
In South Omaha, One might think from
newspaper reports that only animals for
export trade were subject to Inspection.
out we round, on the contrary that . n
animals thst arrive In South Omaha are
Inspected by the government officials, who
sre trained veterinarians, ss the stock ts
unloaded from the cars. All diseased ani
mals are promptly rejected.
F.aeh Animal Inspected.
During the process of slatirhterlna- trained
government veterinarians Inspect carefully
each animal. The moment the slightest
appearance or aisease appears the con
demned snlmals are tagged with a special
iiuiiiiirrru government tag, tne carcasses
are then removed to a sidetrack for later
and more thorough Inspection. As the" gov
ernment Inspectors have a careful record
of all these umbered tags or rejected anl
mels It Is absolutely impossible for the
packer to remove any of thla diseased meat
or use the same without the knowledge and
collusion of the government officials. After
tne days active work Is over In the
slaughtering department the government
officials then make a minute Investigation
of the rejected animals, and If found dis
eased they are Anally rejected. These re
jected animals are either taken to the con
demned tank, or 1f not of sufficient quantity
to maae a tans, are put in a special cold
storage room reserved for this purpose,
and are there placed under lock and key,
and no one except the government officials
have access to the same. As soon as a
sufficient quantity of thl rejected meat
has been accumulated, the same la loaded
Into trucks and taken to the condemned
tank. The outlet of this tank has pre
viously been sealed with a numbered seal
by the government Inspector, and after all
of the rejected meat has been loaded Into
the tank, together with other refuse, the
Inlet to the tank Is also sealed In the same
manner by the government Inspector. After
this tank has cooked for many hours the
tank Is unsealed by the ssme government
official who sealed it and the contents ex
amined. If found satisfactory the con
tenta are drawn off and made Into fer
tiliser. Same Conditions for Years.
Dr. Ayer! chief government Inspector,
ststed that the department under his su
pervision continually makes suggestions
for the ssnltsry betterment of the different
packing plants under Its supervision snd
thst the the managers of these packing
planta were always willing and prompt In
making all Improvements susgested or re
quired by his department. Dr. Ayer also
stated that the condition which we found
exintlng were exactly tne same aa those
whS'h had prevailed for vears and that no
special efforts were being made to clean up
on account of the recent sensational news
Old Dutch Cleanser
Cleans
Scours
Scrubs
Polishes
Eload Grading
f'S'TTifSTT!
r a
ToTc
a
Rteemmindtd hj
ting physicians
tn. chimists
BAKING
has obtained the confidence of the public.
1. It complies with the Pure Food Laws of sll stste.
t. It is the only hieh-BTade Powder s-id at a moderate price.
X It Is not made by a mkinK
4. Food prepared with it is free
3. It is the strongest Baking
w i ,vw.vu givon tut any
i AAA AA . . . .
Injurious) to health found In
n. A. 1 . .1 -
f'reparod that the Tie jtrfclieation cf the
nsmlients is absolutely perfect. Therefore,
lood prepared with alumet Is free from
Rochelle Salts, Alum or any injurious
(ubslaace.
All Grocer, ere Authorized to Guarantee this.
Calumet Rakirc Powdsr costs little. Cott
a little more than the cheep, inluriotis
powders now on the merket, but is a big
saving over the trust powder.
Try Calumet
paper report regarding the sanitary con
dition existing at the packing houses.
Your committee also noted that all of
the knives and other utensils used In cut
ting of meats were placed In receptacles
for sterilising In each Instance affer their
use on rejected snlmals.
In a report of this character It Is. of
course. Impossible to go Into fine detslls.
but In closing, your committee wishes to
stste emphatically that while the condi
tions may not be absolutely perfect. It
would In our opinion be very difficult to
Improve them to any considerable extent
In methods. In cleanliness snd sanitation
or In the character of the government In
spection. As far a South Omaha is con
cerned, the sensational newspaper reports
are certainly untrue snd unfair, and we
believe a deep and wrongful Injurv has
treen Inflicted on a great anil good Industry
and we think It is only right that the
Commercial club should do everything In
Its power to give the actual and true facts
to the public snd the world st Isrge with
the ssme force snd prominence that these
untrue and lurid stories have been pub
lished broadcast. Respectfully submitted,
A HTM I K C. SMITH.
rilARI.ES H. FICKfcN8.
THOMAS . FRY,
F. W. JFDSON,
A. Q. BEEBON.
Attention. Ensiles.
Brother Wslter Ooff, late a 'member of
Omaha aerie No. 38, Fraternal Order of
EsgleS, will be burled from the under
tsklng parlors of Cole-McKay company,
1617 Capitol avenue, WedneadBy, June 1U,
at t p. m., to Forest Lawn cemetery.
All members of at be at club rooms at
1:30.
H. W. Dt'NN, W. President.
Attest: D. TV. CANON, Secretary.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair and Warmer In Eaatern Xe
brsiks Today. Showers and
Cooler in West Portion.
WASHINGTON. June 12. Forecast of the
weather for Wednesday and Thursdsy:
For Nebrasks. Kansas Fair, warmer In
east, showers In west portion Wednesday;
Thursday showers and cooler.
For Iowa Fair and warmer Wednesday;
Thursday partly cloudy, showers and cooler
In west portion.
For South Dakota Fair, warmer In east,
showers . and cooler In western portion
Wednesday; Thursday showers and cooler.
For Wyoming Showers Wednesdsy, cool
er In western portion;' Thursday fair.
For Colorado Fair, cooler In western,
thunder showers In eastern portion Wednes
day; Thursday fair, warmer In east por
tion. Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA. June 12. Official record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day , of the past threo
rears: inns isms. j04. isoa
Msxlmum temperature.... 76 Hi 82 70
Minimum temperature.... 66 f K4 f0
Mean temperature tie 72 73 fiO
Precipitation
.oo .oo .oo .on
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal st Omaha since March 1
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature
72
Deficiency for the day
27
Total deficiency since March 1.
Normal precipitation
Deficiency for the day
Total rainfall since March I.
Deficiency since March 1
Deficiency for cor. period, 106...
Deficiency for cor. period, 1904...
Reports from Stations at
.. .1 inch
.. .19 inch
. t .00 Inches
. 1.16 Inches
. 2.70 Inches
. v .15 Inch
T P. M.
Max. Rain-
Station and Stat Temp,
of Weather. 7 p. m.
Bismarck, clear 71
Cheyenne, cloudy 70
Chicago, clesr M
Davenport, part cloudy .... W
Denver, cloudy 76
Havre, part cloudy 72
Helena, cloudy 70
Huron, clear , 72
Kansas City, clear 74
North Platte, clear 74
Omaha, clear 71
.Rapid City, clear 80
Temp, fall
7
.00
76
60
74
82
76
78
76
76
7
76
84
74
7
90
.Oil
.00
.00
T
.42
.26
.00
.00
.00
.00
.110
.00
.00
St. J-ouls, part cloudy 70
St. Paul, clear 70
Salt Lake City, clear 82
Valentine, clear 74
.no
.00
78
"T" Indicates trsce of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
CHASES DIRT"
The dominating features of hla extraordinary cleansing agent are:
Its unusual effectiveness in auccessful ly attacking all kinds of grease
and dirt, and its absolute harmless ness to fine polished surfaces.
Contains no lye or acids to roughen or redden the hands, and will
not scratch. .
An invaluable adjunct to successful housekeeping.
Sold in large lifting top cans. At tvll grocers, 10c
gent FREE on request, the helpful little booklet, "Hints for Housewives. "
THE CUDAHY PACKING CO.. 0. D. C. Dept.
SOUTH OMAHA. NEB.
and Ditching Revolutionized
Contractors Supplied With Rotary Oise Plowing Attachments for
Ele.ats! 6rid!n(' Kicbioii
Oae thlza store work aooosssUsk4 la th same time taaa wlta
the aid styt plsw attaanmast. Our attartumeai works well la
wet plaoea where th oM stjl plow will not work. Oar rots-y
w ttMSfi nnr kla ef sou and rabMsa, sad roUs OTr
rocks and otatw obstruotloaa, Oat rotarj also la specially ssa-l
for aa, fcelma- aeavy H-iawa thick. On patent roller and ball
eariao pres-eat frlatloa asd waar. Thla ptat attacament can
uly be tnrhed trass Tin ZHa . nnd flow Co.. of
Muster, T. p.. pt Its Mtaorta aceata. re otrcmlaia aa par.
ttealars, address. '
-The Dite Grader and Plow Company,
Hunter. North' Dakota
FIVE
REASONS WHY
CALUMET
POWDER
Powder Trnst.
from Rochelle Salts or Alnm.
Iowdcr on the market.
suosianve .n ..V tT
Calumet kST'Ci-i
1 1 1 a ,, , i
CPA''
YOUNG WOMAN IS FOUND DEAD
Mrs. Vera McGraw, Commercial Collect
student, Supposed Viotim of Epilepay.
DAUGHTER OF FOUNDER OF DOW CITY, IA.
Girl of nt Twenty Years, Deserted
by Haabaad nod Prepare
self to Pay Father's
.Mortgage.
Mrs. Vera Mcdraw, a young woman who
has been attending the Omaha Commercial
college, was found dead In her room at 103
South Twenty-fourth street by Mrs, Cuslck,
proprietress of a rooming house at that
number. It was believed the woman came
to her death by an epileptic fit, she having
been subjcif to that malady for some time.
Coroner Itrailey took charge of the body.
An Inquest was held at the coroner's office
yesterday afternoon, the verdict being the
woman came to her death from epilepsy.
The inquest, which was brief, showed the
woman had been subject to fits ever since
she was Ave years old. v
Mr. Dow, her father, arrived yesterday
afternoon and returned ti Dow City In the
evening with the body. The death of Mrs.
McGraw left Mr. Dow childless, two other
children hsvlng died In recent years. '
Mrs. McGraw was 20 years of age and tha
daughter of William Dow, founder of Dow
City, la.
Mrs. McGraw was last seen sllv at
10 o'clock Monday evening at her boarding
place. About S o'clock Tuesday people at
the Cuslck house hesrd a noise as of some
thing falling In the woman's room, but
thought nothing was wrong, aa Mrs. Mc
Graw had been In the habit of getting up
early. . When she did not make her appear
ance by 8:20 Mrs. Cusiclc opened the door
of her room and found the woman dead, her
head on the floor and body across a low
bed. Dr. Bridges was. located on a nearby
street and called In, but could render no
assistance.
Detectives Ferris and Dunn., who made
the police Investigation, found several scars
on Mrs. McGraw's head and face which
were believed to have been caused by the
fall to the floor. The detectives failed to
find any motive or evidence pointing to font
play, although It was hard to reconcile the
abrasions with sn ordinary fall.
Friends of the desd woman stated Mrs.
McGraw came to Omaha April 8 to secure
a business education that she might get a
position In Omaha and help clear off Incum
brances said to be attached to her father's
large tract of land at Dow City.
Mrs. McGraw's husband ts said to have
left her after a short married life. The
woman was quite prepossessing In appear
ance.
HYMENEAL . : " "
Closson-Hnnter.
WEBSTER CITY. Ia., June 12. (Specie 1.)
This evening, at the home of the bride's
parents In this city, occurred the marriage
of Miss Lltta Hunter, daughter of Mr. and
Mra. D. L. Hunter. o Mr. Richard Closson
of Carroll, Neb., editor of the Caroll Index.
The ceremony wss performed at :80 o'clock
In the presence of a large concourse of
relatives and friends.
Galveston Bridge Rnrss.
3T. IOI'I8, June 12 A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Houston, Tex., says
that about 1.000 feet of the bridge over a
mile long which connects Galveston island
with the mainland burned this morning,
completely isolating Galveston from all
connection with the outside world except
bv boat. '
CsairoB. Tn. April I. IMS.
T Th Dta Orsear A Pin Cm., Baasas,
N D.
I k see aatag yaar tutrtisMet a
sir Oraoar for tha laat In ears tad
think II lh but ImI 1 mrm va4. 1
wovla not rhans back t tka el stow
for twin, its coat Tear rapHfll7,
K. H. POTTBR. Rallraa Coutraotor.
tut Srvars
:k6
Oauaa. Nek., sspt It.
I.r Cradar V Plow r . Htaur. M B
GasilcuMe: H?a bni ualng nar Raury
TJtac Plowing Attarhmaal for tha past law
daya and Snd It a good tnal. I
ehara aaothcr plaw sill mm i.-or. tale
wilt, and do It siarh waaicr taaa aar ha
plow and throw niura mora aarth os ts
alaratur wlta laaa labor aa lh marbla
aad atwk I da mat tblak aar r owtraf.tr
rwnnlas grading Bi-hlnew eaa aTard u be
wliLoat U , Tur trsly.
1 1 LAMOKKAl'X. Contractor.
Bancroft. NoS , Not. t, 14.
Th
K",
Itc
Ursdor Plow Co . .
n.
Santiago 1 r-tv4 th giuatata tar
th Hourr Dim Piowiag attaebmoat for
Uradiag MarhiM and la iwstr. ana aao
ull I bavo oTod mora dm in in
bwh
!w than f vwr kofwc and am
Srall r'c"4-
Town tmtff. .
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