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CROP ACREACE INCREASES
asnaaanaasna
Prinoip! CbanM is in Winter Wheat and
Corn With Little in Oats.
SPRING WHEAT ACREAGE DECREASES
Assessor Miller of Lartr Connty
Flunlly Indueed to Protest on
DoitUi Couutr Merehnn-
Ise AtMMant.
(Prom a Bluff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. July .-(8pecial.-8ttlstles
received at the labor bureau on crop acre
age show a material Increase on winter
wheat and corn and a decrease In spring
wheat and only a slight Increase tn oats.
According to these statistics the total corn
acreage this year Is .": acres, an In
crease orer last year of 294. Ml acres. The
total acreage of winter wheat will ho 1.846,-
yee-r. The spring wheat acreage this year
will be 2M.1X2, a decrease of 61.833 acres
from Isst year. The oat acreage this year
will be I.4.7 an Increase of 1,106 acres.
Tho total Increase In all the counties
over last year In the corn acreage
amounted to 4M.069, but there was a total
decrease In enough other counties to make
a decrease of 194,498 acres, learlng the net
Increase In corn acreage of 294,61 acres.
The total Increase In the acreage of
wlntrY wheat Is 192.224 acres, while the
decreases are 87,35 acres, leaving a net
Increase of 104.879 acres In winter wheat.
The total Increase In spring wheat
amounted to 41,400 acres, but the total de
crease amounted to 93,131 acres, leaving a
net decrease of SI. 833 acres.
The total Increase In the oat crop
amounted to 90,609 acres, while the total
decrease amounted to 87.40S, leaving a net
Increase of 3,106 acres over last year.
At this time It Is Impossible for the
public to get the details of the acreage,
as some of the county assessors have made
slight mistakes In their returns and these
have been sent back for correction. 'The
figures given above, however, will be
changed very little. Knox county reported
an Increase In corn acreage of over 96,000
acres.
Protest on Don nine Comity.
At last the fake reformers, the News
Journal outfit, have succeeded In getting
County Assessor Miller to appear before
the State Board of Equalisation to protest
against the assessment of merchandise In
Douglas county. That Is, Mr. Miller has
told the board he would come up and put
In a knock, as the Lincoln Commercial
club had concluded to keep out of It this
year. So far no eformal protest haa been
filed and probably will not be filed, but
Mr. Miller said he would come up Mon
day afternoon to kick. This same per
formance was gone through with last year,
the Lincoln Commercial club doing the
kicking, with the result Lancaster county
Itself got a boost.
The board held a short session this after
noon and turned down the request f As
sessor Slsson of Burt to refrain fron Us
ing the assessment of horses In i.iat
county. Webster county mules were re
duced 10 per cent at the request of Sec
retary of State Oalusha and over the pro
test of the county assessor of that county,
franklin county horses and mules were
raised 10 per cent; Grant county horses,
which had been Increased 40 per cent, were
chopped down 10 per cent, leaving the in
crease 30 per cent.
As Governor Mickey goes to Osceola to
night and will not return until Mopday
noon, the board will not meet on that-day
until 1:30 o'clock. Mr. Miller will be ex
pected to knock on Douglas county at that
".. . ... r;
Doiakar Matter to Attorney.
Governor Mickey haa referred .to the
county attorney of Douglas county tne
matter of Detective Donohoe. who Is al
leged to have taken 343 from the state to
pay the expenses of extraditing a prisoner,
and to have atoo collected the same sum
from another party to cover the same ex
penses. The governor told the official If
the evidence warranted action to proceed
ligainat Mr. Donohoe.
Final Payment on Building;.
' The Hoard of Public Lands and Buildings
this afternoon allowed the following bills
for work done at the Beatrice Institution
for the feeble-minded: Korsmyer Co..
plumbing, 33,276; George Berjlnghof, archi
tect,' 3!37.63; Gustofson A Johnson, 32,
!71.4t. The original contract was for 825,
bOO for the erection of a girls' dormitory.
The payments today close the deal.
... BncVJe Wants Pardon..
William F. Backle of Beatrice, sentenced
' to the penifentiary for three years for
statutory assault, wants a pardon and to
day with the girl in the case, who has be
come his wife, appealed to the governor.
Backle Is now out under bonds pending his
appeal to the supreme court. The governor
has taken the matter under advisement,
but intimated the defendant would have
to secure his relief through the court chan
nels. Bsckle was married to the girl two
lays after, his conviction In the lower
vurt. I
Gage Connty for Kyd.
Representative McMullen of Gage county
was In Lincoln on business today and ex
pressed the belief the republican ticket
. would have little trouble In being elected
In hts county this fall. Mr. McMullen Is
the only legislative candidate from Gage
county to be renominated.
"The state delegatlou Is for Kyd for
treaaurer and It will. In my opinion, do
everything possible to secure hts nomina
tion." ssld Mr. McMullen. "There was
absolutely no fight on Kyd. There was a
fight to keep some of the old machine men
from coming to the state convention and
they were kept off of the delegation, but
this wse no slap at Kyd. The delegation
Is for Kyd and I have no doubt the mem
bers will respect Mr. Kyd's wishes and ad
vice when It comes to helping him secure
the nomination."
Peter Goglletao Shot.
Peter Gugllemo, an Italian, was shot and
probably fatally wounded by an unidenti
fied man near Prairie Home this morning.
Gugllemo and the man who did the shoot
ing stopped at a boarding house at Prairie
Home Isat night and this morning had a
quarrel aa to who waa to pay the bill. A
short time after leaving the house at which
they had stopped Gugllemo, with four bul
lets In his back, was found by the roadside.
The man who did the shooting haa not
been apprehended and the Injured man Is
not In a condition to tell how It happened.
Arrested for Swindling Girl.
Jay P. Wilson, a wefl known man of
Lincoln who has been running a "grain
clearance house" here, has been arrrested
on a charge of defrauding Mlas Anna
Knetoet out of some 9no. tt is asserted
Wilson Induced her to Invest the money
in a Star route. Later, It Is asserted, the
Star bought the route bark, but the girl
has not received her money back. It is
also staled Wilson only paid 1700 for the
route. Wllsoa haa a family and has re
sided In Lincoln for some time.
Orders (or the Gnnrd.
Adjutant General Culver has lasued the
following order for the movement of troops
to Fort Riley:
, FIRST REGIMENT.
Band, Wlaner, Chicago a Northwestern,
T a. m., via Lincoln, thence I'ntnn Pacific
special, loada baggage with Company B.
Company A, York. B. M-. 11 25 a. m.,
via Lincoln, thence I'nlon Pacific special,
leads baggage with C'ompeny H. Second
regiment.
B, Stanton, Chicago at North
western, 3 a. m.. via Lincoln, thence
fnlon I'arlfle special, starts with bnggJge
csrs, picks up baggage of Band First.
Company C, Beatrice, 4 p tn., t'nlon Pa
cific., loada baggage with Company E.
Company D, Weeping Water, 6:16 a. m..
Missouri Pacific, via Lincoln, thence Union
Pacific special, loads baggage with Com
pany I. at Northwestern depot, IJnooln.
Company E, Wllber. B. 4 M., 11:28 a. m.,
via Beatrice, thence I ill on Pacific special,
starts with baggage car, picks up baggage
of Company C
Company F. Madison, Union Pacific, 11:23
a. m., special from Columbus, stsrts with
baggsge car, picks up bsggage of Com
pany K at Columbus.
Company O, Geneva, B. A M., ln:fi a. m.,
via Lincoln, thence I'nlon Pacific special,
loads baggage with Company A, Second
regiment, at Fairmont.
Company H, Nelson, Chicago, Rock Is
Innd A Pacific, 9:40 a. m., via Falrbury,
thence St. J. A O. I. special, starts with
baggage car, picks up baggsge of Company
D. Second regiment.
Company 1, Wahoo, Chicago A North
western, 11:07 a. m.. via Lincoln, thence
I'nlon Pacific special, starts with baggage
car, picks up baggage of Company D at
Northwestern depot, Lincoln.
Company K, Columbus. Union Pacific
special, 1:30 p. m., loads baggage with Com
pany F.
Company L, Omaha, B. A M., 9:10 a. m.,
via Lincoln, thence Union Pacific special,
starts with baggage csr, picks up bag
gage of Company M at Lincoln.
Company M, Broken Bow, B. A M.. 6:20
a. m.. via Lincoln, thence Union Pacific
special, loads baggage with company u at
Uncoln.
SECOND REGIMENT.
Band. Osceola, I'nlon Pacific. 8:44 a. m.,
loads baggage with brigade headquarters at
Lincoln.
Company A, Kearney. B. A M., 8:46 a. m.,
via Lincoln, thence Union Pacific special,
starts with baggage car, picks up baggsge
of Compnny F, First regiment, at Fair
mont. Company B, St. Paul, Union Pacific, 9:20
a. m., special from Columbus, starts with
baggage car, picks up baggage of Com
pany M at Columbus.
Company C. Nebraska City, B. A M.. via
Beatrice, thence Union Pacific special,
starts with baggage car, picks up baggage
of Company L at Beatrice.
Company D, Falrbury. St. J. A G. I. spe
cial. 1 p. m.. via Msrysville, thence Union
Pacific special, loads baggage with Com
pany H. First regiment.
Company E, Tekaniah, Chicago, St. Paul,
Fremont and Uncoln, thence Union Pa
cific special, starts with baRgaste car, picks
up baggage of Company K at Fremont.
Comrjanv F. Lincoln. Union Pacific spe
cial. 1 p. m., baggage with Ambulance
company.
Company O. Omaha, B. A M., 9:10 s. m.,
via Lincoln, thence I'nlon Pacific special,
starts with linggage car, taking baggage
or Company 1.
Company II, Aurora, B. A M., 10:40 a. m.,
via Lincoln, thence Union Pacific special,
picks up baggage of Company A, First
regiment.
Company I, Omaha, B. A M., 9:10 a. m.,
via Lincoln, thence Union Pacific special,
loads baggage with Company G.
Company K, Schuyler, Union Pacific, 6:82
a. m., via Fremont, Chicago A North
western to Lincoln, thence Union Pacific
special, loada baggage with Company E at
Fremont.
Company L, Alma, B. A M., 8:21 a. m.,
via Beatrice, thence Union Pacific special,
loads baggage with Company C at Bea
trice. Company M, Albion. Union Pacific. 11:10
a. m., special from Columbus, loads bag
gage with Compnny B at Columbus.
Battery A, Wyniore Iave home station
August 2," marching to Marysvllle, Kan.,
thence I'nlon Pacific special at 8 p. m. on
August 3.
Signal Corps, Fremont Union Pacific spe
cial, 8:30 p. m., starts with baggage car,
takes on baggsge of First regiment head
quarters at Fremont.
Ambulance Company, Lincoln Union Pa
cific special, 1 p. m., starts with baggage
car, takes baggage of Company F a I. Lin
coln. Hastings Rifles, Hastings 7:35 a. m , St.
Joseph A Grand Island special from Falr
bury, via Marysvllle, thence Union Pacific
special, starts with hnggage car, takes In"
baggage of headquarters Second at Hast
ings. Brigade Headquarters Uncoln 1 p. m.,
Union Pacific special, starts with baggage
car, takes on baggage of Band, Second, at
Lincoln.
II. Battery A will march overland to
Marysvllle and entrain as sbove Indicated.
III. Captain Madgett of the Hastings
Rifles will report with his command to
Colonel Hartlgan at Falrbury on August
t and will proceed as above Indicated, and
will personally report to the commanding
officer of the brigade on arrival at Fort
Riley for special duty.
IV. Officers of the general staff will re
port to the adjutant general for duty on
the following dates:
Colonel George E. Jenkins and Lieutenant
Colonel John G. Worklser on August 1,
Colonel John A. Ehrhardt on August I.
Colonel C. D. Evans on August 4.
V. Lieutenant Baldwin. Troop A, will
report, mounted, with a detail of five men,
to the adjutant general at Lincoln on
August 2.
VI. Captain Aubert and lieutenant
Ffltx. Rushville Rlflles, will report to the
adjutant general for duty on August 8.
FTSIOJI
COMPLETE!
IN
BOONE
Populists Endorse Berne and Other
Democrats nnd Censure Brown.
ALBION, Neb., July 28. (Special Tele
gram.) The populist county convention
convened here this afternoon with a fair
representation from the county. Three
precincts were unrepresented. I. 8. Blgland
waa elected chairman and E. E. Wilson
secretary. After a spirited contest In
which about a dosen ballots were taken,
E. C. Hall of St. Edward was nominated
as a candidate for the legislature. M. W.
McGan, who waa previously nominated by
the democrats, was by this convention
nominated as a candidate for county treas
urer. A. J. Pltchford of Cedar Rapids, also
the democratic nominee, was nominated for
commissioner in the First district. Resolu
tions were passed demanding a stringent
anti-pass law, to make It a crime both to
give and receive a paas, also censuring At
torney General Brown for not prosecuting
the Grain trust with great vigor. There
will be complete fusion between the demo
crats and populists. A resolution was also
passed endorsing Mr. Berge aa candidate
for governor.
Cheyenne Connty Democrats.
SIDNEY. Neb., July 2S.-(6peclal Tele
gram ) Much enthusiasm was manifested
today at a meeting of the democracy of
Cheyenne county at the court house, and
the precincts were generally represented.
Joseph Oberfelder presided and Jude
Tucker was secretary. The following dele
gates were elected to the various conven
tions: 8tate, R. S. Oberfelder, James
Tucker. Peter C. Wade. Fred Schank and
! James Burns: congressional, Iew Brott.
Mark Spadogle, II. G. Miller, Jamea Burns
and C. 8. Anderson; senatorial and repre
sentative. J. J. Parks. Kaspar Wolf, L. F.
Closman. Frank X. Rlhn and Fred Lehm
kuhl. No Instructions were given to the
delegates. The convention to nominate
.county attorney was set for September 22
and for candidate for commissioner of the
First district was left to the discretion of
the ' committeemen of that district. The
mention of Bryan's and Towne'a names
were loudly applauded.
Windham Willi Meeting. ,
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. July 28 (Spe
cial.) in an interview with R. B. Wind
ham of thla city he aaid: "Mr. Richards,
chairman of the committee on platform
to be submitted to the republican state
convention, has not yet Indicated when he
will call a meeting. Personally, I am In
favor of an early session. The course
pursued this year being an Innovation, I
think It would beat subserve the Interests
of the party for the committee to do its
work and give It to the press early, that
the delegates may go to Lincoln thor
oughly familiar with the document to be
acted upon. I would he very glad to re
ceive suggestions from any member of
the party as to what should be incor
porated in It."
News of Nebraska.
PAWNEE CITT-Hon. George Sheldon of
Csaa county, candidate for governor. Is
here today shaking hands with the voters.
I1EEMER-E. H. Trucks has aold hla
hardware atore to Hurkfeldt A Jark of
Ilh. Neb. They take possession Imme
diately. PLATTSMOUTH The picnic supper
given by the Ladles' auxiliary of the
Presbyterian church on the beautiful lawn
(Continued on nfth Page.)
C0SS1P ABOUT CONVENTION
Lincoln Politician! Bury Firarioe; Oat
Where the Land Lara,
RAILROADS FORCED TO CHANGE TACTICS
Too Many Coaatles Taking Stand on
enntorshln to Sidetrack tho
Question la the gtnta
Convention.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. July 2S.- Special.) The rosslp
of the politicians who live or congregate
In Lincoln continues to turn chiefly upon
the coming republican state convention
and especially upon the various phases of
the senatorial contest, although the fight
here for congress In this district which
haa been precipitated by the announcement
that Judge Jensen of Nebraska City will
go lip against Congressman Pollard for
the nomination. Is only second In Interest.
Retrospect of the Lancaster county con
vention emphasises the fact that the orig
inal scheme of the Burlington machine
crowd was to get an untnstructed delega
tion, not for the purpose of opposing
Brown or helping Rosewater, but to be used
to prevent any nomination of senator what
ever tn the state convention. This Is ade
mltted to have been the original railroad
scheme, the Idea being to get aa many
unlnstrueted delegates elected as possible
and through them to relegate the senatorial
election back to the legislature without any
expression of party preference. The to
them unexpected increase In the number of
Instructed delegatea, and particularly the
adoption of resolutions already In many
counties instructing the delegates to see
that the convention nominates a candidate
for senator even where they are left free
as to the particular candidate, haa almost
convinced the convention manipulators that
they will be unable to prevent nomination
and in fact will have all they can do to
take care of their Interests at other places
on the ticket.
"1 know that the railroads would like
nothing better," said an old wheel horse the
other night, "than to play one candidate
against another until they tire the" delegates
out to the point where they would table
the whole senatorial business. But they
now doubt their ability to do even this.
They might try to reverse the order of the
call, which puts the senatorship first with
a view to postponing It till the close of
the convention In the hope that enough
delegates would rush to get trains home to
leave them free to knock the whole thing
in the head. They must wake up to the
fact, however, that the fellows who are
managing for the candidates for senator
are Just as smart as they are and will not
stand for such trickery. I look now for
a nomination, although I was willing ten
Cays ago to bet that no nomination would
te made."
What About Durkettr
Just where Senator Burkett and his
friends are In the present senatorial con
test is also a theme of speculation. Mr.
Burkett himself has been .out of the state
for some ,tlme. Some of his friends who
have been boosting Brown are trying to
make oulthat he Is also for Brown. If this
Is true. It has so far been skillfully cov
ered up. Senator Burkett's private secre
tary. It Is true, was on the Brown side
of the skirmish In Lancaster, but his orig
inal political manager, Ed Sixer, who holds
down the Lincoln postofflce, was on the
other side. A close friend of Burkett's,
talking last night, said:
"I know the Brown fellows are claim
ing Burkett's influence Is With them, but
I don't believe a word of It. Burkett la
too shrewd a politician to sacrifice him
self when there Is no call for It. Burkett
wants to stay in the senate and make a
reputation there and is anxious to con
duct himself so as to be re-elected with
out opposition. He can see as plainly as
anyone that it Is not to his Interest to
send the senatorship out to Kearney and
leave Omaha unrepresented. If Norrls
Brown were chosen senator this year
Omaha would unite on a man for senator
four years from now and pit him against
Burkett. North and South Platte lines
would be wiped out and an east and west
division established. In which Omaha
would be the competitor of Lincoln. Espe
cially if Burkett helped to take the sen
atorship away from Omaha, Omaha would
have no compunction about demanding the
j Burkett succession, and he would have
tne ngni or nis lire on nis nanus, whether
he won out or not."
. . Who la Staking; Brown f
Politicians are still guessing as to
where the money conies from to pay the
expenses of the campaign which Norrls
Brown Is making.
"I would like tt know where Brown
raised the wind," exclaimed a well-known
member of a street corner caucus. "He
told me three months ago he didn't have
a dollar to put in, but it must be costing
him some to travel all over the state as
he Is doing, If he does not pay anything
more than his railroad fare, and I take
it he is not going to get caught traveling
on passes. And then all this clerical
work, and postage, and literature he Is
sending out costs good money."
"I don't know about him being hard
up," said Bud Lindsay, "but I do know
he never paid his assessment which we
put on him for the state committee, either
when he was running himself for attor
ney general two years ago, or last year,
when he was asked to help along for
Judge Letton. I think he ought to pay
up his back assessments before blowing
his money chasing senatorial bees."
"I. suppose It's everybody's guess as to
where the money cornea from," retorted
the flrat spokeemait. "Of courae, he has
got the backing of the Journal and News
and of Ross Hammond's paper up at Fre
mont, but no one ever heard of them put
ting money Into a campaign. They usually
draw money out. There la R. B. Schnei
der, who la really rich. Wonder if ho
la furnishing the dough. Brown must
have struck a good lead somewhere and
the people who are staking him must
expect to get their money's worth some
way."
In the First District.
In the Impending struggle for congres
sional honors between Pollard and Jessen,
general sentiment here favors Jessen, al
though the Ijincaater delegation Is In
structed or Pollard. Pollard haa few
j frienda here and thla Instruction waa got
j ten for him only by a deal with the
Joumal-Newa-Brown combination, In which
! Sheldon's candidacy for governor waa
I given a black eye. The Brown men used
Pollard and then Pollard hitched onto the
i Brown machine and the Pollard Interests
are working with Brown for senator In all
the counties In this district. Jessen, on the
othet hand, is recognised as an Independent
factor of ability and wide popularity. Jes
sen would doubtless have been nominated
in place of Pollard last year had he been a
candidate, but he refused at that time to
go Into the race and let Will Hayward go
In aa Otoe county's favorite.
"Just keep your eye- on Jessen," de
clared one of a hotel corridor group. "There
Is more ahead of him In the way of po
litical advancement than moat people know
If he gets Into congress 'he will be heard
from and If he la nominated he will surely
be elected.
"It Pollard is beaten," added another, 'It
will be his own fault. He ran do the right
thing la the wrong way aloe times put of
ftppoie'tinnieets for -Artistic
At positive concessions on
prices already reasonable.
The invading army of fall
stocks is approaching. We
cannot let it meet the depleted
ranks of the retiring summer
forces; it would be bad gen
eralship bad merchandis
ing. II HOST OP RARE
BARGAINS
await you in the furniture department. Cheap in price, not in quality
cellent in design and finish. A few reductions:
$22.50 Dresser, golden
top and top drawers,
inches, reduced to
$27.50 Dresser, golden oak, serpentine front,
large bevel mirror, reduced to
$21.50 Chiffonier, golden oak or mahog
any finish, reduced to
$27.50 Chiffonier, bird's-eye mape, ser
pentine front, bevel mirror, reduced to. . . .
$30.00 Mahogany Dressing Table, re
duced to
$22.00 Golden Oak Dressing Table, re- .
duced to
GLEJIN UP IN DRAPERIES
Good3 that will not be carried Jn stock next season must be
closed out at once We need the room. Note the following prices:
Remnants upholstery goods, cut Into squares for pillow top and
chair seats; this lot curtain goods sold up to $8.75 yard, r
In 24-Inch squares at each SOc, 16c and DC
Nine Shirt Waist Boxes, covered with cretonne, slightly soiled,
some sold as high as $8.75 each you O sP
choice LlO
150 dozen odd Window Shades, some worth up to 60c
each, many colors your choice i.
Cretonne Imported and domestic Cretonnes, In remnants from
five to fifteen yards, clean goods, worth up to 60c a 4
yard to close ldt
One hundred good Hammocks, all colors, worth $1.50
special t)C
Odd Lace Curtains 30 Bonne Femme Curtains, In white and
Arabian, slightly soiled, worth up to $11.50 each QF
speclal, while they last leifw
$3.60 and $4.75 Snowflake Curtains, odd lo.s special Afj
Silk Stripe Curtains, $8.75
lots special, while they
TlTMv4M1 IMMAMa
1 ULllMlttl fllllLii dlKZ-Cno
stove which effectually separates all foreign matter from the gasoline you dump the
filter once a month and the stove is clean. Ten different styles. . .'.
S3
ten. He would have had his nomination
fast In his hand without a nght if he had
started the ball a-rolling when he came
home early in the winter for that very pur
pose. He got scared, however, went back
to Washington without doing a thing in
the way of calling his convention and now
he haa Just waited long enough to let the
opposition crystallise and make real trouble
for him."
There Is some talk here about members
of the Ijincaster delegation Instructed for
rollard breaking over the traces and vot
ing against him, hut that is hardly likely
to happen. It would set too bad an ex
ample for the state delegation, on which the
same bosses who engineered both do not
want to take any chances.
YORK GIVES ROAD MOUTH TO ACT
Bnrltnarton Told to Build Depot or
Xorthvrestern Gets nnslness.
YORK, Neb.. July 28 (Special.) York
has Issued its ultimatum to the Burling
ton. One month Is allowed the railroad
company In which to furnish explicit as
surances thst a depot commensurate with
the size and Importance of the city will
be built, and to rrant certain other re
quests which have been preferred by the
business men time and time again.
The matter came to a head at a meeting
between B. Blgnell. superintendent of the
Lincoln division of the Burlington, and
the members of the York Commercial club.
Mr. Blgnell, who had come to York to learn
the temper of the cltizena. wajt Informed
that for many years the business men hnd
been petitioning the Burlington to build
a depot here In place of the shed now used,
and that every time a committee met with
the Burlington or made a requeat they
were encouraged, but did not receive a
definite, promise. Mr. Blgnell aoon learned
that n, united and determined sentiment
had set In against the Burlington railroad.
and that 60 per cent of Incoming and out
going freight and a percentage of passen
ger travel would be diverted from the Bur
lington to other roads, owing to the rehisul
of the Burlington to build a depot here and
maintain an electric alarm at the grade
crossing on Unroln avenue. Mr. Blgnell
was told that the business men of York
felt hurt and were soe over the continued
refusal of the Burlington to take some
decided action and that over fifty of the
York shippers had pledged themselves to
divert all business over the Northwestern
unless they had some definite promise that
the Burlington would build a depot here
and grant other reasonable requests.
Owing tn the continued indeflnlteness of
the promises made by Mr. Blgnell, who
raid that York waa on the Hat for a new
depot, a motion prevailed to adjourn the
meeting for one month and that during
that time the buslnens men were not to
divert shipments and passenger travel to
the Northweatern. but that if York la not
assured that a new depot will be built
here nothing ran stop the buslnesa men
and ahippers from shipping all of their
freight in and out over the Northwestern
railroad.
Kenrner Pinna n C hnntnaa1".
KEARNEY, Neb.. July Jg. (Special
Telegram.) Preliminary steps for the or
ganization of a Chautauqua to be held at
Kearney next year have been taken by
Pr. M. V. Sample, who has Juat returned
from David City, where he haa an inter
est In the Chautauqua. The plan Is te
organize a stock company, which will run
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We Close Evenings at 5 o'Clock, Except Saturday
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the Chautauqua on a business basis, mak
ing it entirely self-supporting. It is prob
able Rev. S. H. Harman of the First Chris
tian church at Lincoln, who has had
charge of three or four Chautauquaa in
Indiana and aeveral In thla atate, will be
called here to get the organisation started
and established on a solid basis.
WHEAT BINS HIGH IS ttlALITY
Corn Also Makes Bin? Gain Showers
Delny Threshing;.
WEST POINT, Neb., July 28. (Special. )
The intenaely hot weather of the last
week has been of immense benefit to grow
ing corn, which Is progressing phenome
nally. Many fields have corn sufflcently
advanced for roasting ears. This Is espe
cially true of the light, sandy soils south
and east of West Point. The corn on heavy
bottom lands Is not nearly fio good or so
far advanced as the plant.'.ig on rolling
lands. The harvest of small grains is now
at Its height. Some threshing of winter
wheat and rye has been done, showing av
erage results of thirty bushels of winter
wheat and eighteen bushels of rye to the
acre. Potatoes will be a good average
yield.
GIBBON. Neb.. July 28. Speclal.) Heavy
rains this week have stopped threshing for
a few days. Wheat is of excellent quality,
ranging from twenty-five to thirty-eight
bushels per acre snd grading sixty-three
pounds to the bushel. Corn Is growing by
leapa and bounda and will make a fine
crop if froat does not Interfere. The hall
cut down crops for a radius of about
eight farms five miles west of Gibbon yes
terday morning. Crops In track of the
storm are a total loss.
YORK. Neb., July 28-(Bpeclal.) York
county farmers are threshing out one of
the largest and best crops of winter wheat
which will bring them In thoussnds of dol
lars that will go to swell the deposits of
the local banks. The lowest wheat average
la thirty bushels, weighing slxty-thret
pounds to the bushel. The farmers of
York county already had more money than
they knew where and how to Inveat.
BEEMER. Neb.. July 28. (8peclal.)
Farmers in this vicinity have commenced
to harvest their grain and report a good
quality and yield. The corn Is looking fine.
GENEVA. Neb.. July 28. (Special.) A
heavy electrical storm raged last night and
1.19 Inches of rain fell. This is hard on
grain that is still in shock. As there have
been several showers this week threshing
has been hindered.
SHELBY, Neb., July 28. (Special.) The
most deatructlve hailstorm in many yeara
passed through Shelby last night. It
started a few miles southeast of Silver
Creek and extended to Ave i.illes southeast
of Surprise, a distance of over thirty miles,
snd was,sbout three miles wide. The corn
In the path is about a total loss, hut the
whest and oats are harvested. A ,hlgh
northwest wind accompanied the storm, and
the hall was forced through screens snd
most of the north windows were broken.
Blnaeat Cash oarer Wins Prise.
YORK. Neb.. July 28 (Special. -Offlclala
of the Nebraaka Corn and Cooking asso
ciation mtt at York yesterday and de
rided en a location for the winter meet
ing. The Commercial club committee, A.
O. Johnson. George Nell and A. B. Christ
Isn, made the association a proposition
and a proposition was also made by the
secretary of the Uncoln Commercial club.
Owing to the central location of Tork the
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$25.00 Princess Dresser, bird's-eye maple or mahog
any veneered, serpentine front, two draw- 4 Q nr
ers, long bevel mirror, reduced to JLwala
$23.00 Dressing Table, bird's-eye maple, Q JA
reduced to l0TU
$12.50 Washstand, maple or mahogany A fA
finish, reduced to w3U
$28.00 Buffet, golden oak, swell drawers, S4 nr
bevel mirror, reduced to. . siltlv
$29.00 Bookcase, three doors, mahogany, f4 nr
reduced to -laid
$50.00 two-piece Parlor Suits, mahogany OC ff
finish, to be upholstered, reduced to sntJaUv
RUG OPPORTUNITIES
Floor coverings that are sanitary and convenient, easily
moved and cleaned. The same rug will fit many rooms. Our
carefully selected stock shows many patterns, from the most deli
cate shades to the deepest oriental colorings.
WILTONS A hundred of them. These are patterns dropped
by the mills and can't be duplicated, therefore sold at the follow
ing reductions:
$38.60 Royal Wiltons (8-3xlO-G) reduced to 927.B0
$50.00 French Wiltons (8-3x10-6, reduced to 37.ftO
$42.60 Royal Wiltons (9x12) reduced to 32.rH)
$56.00 French Wiltons (9x12) reduced to $42.SO
DEKKAN 1XGRAIX imt'SSEl,8 HfS Large line to select
from; very appropriate for living or dining room.
9x9 Dekkan Rug $7.75. 10-6x12 Dekkan Rug... 912.60
9x10 Dekkan Rug 99.00 12x12 Dekkan Rug 914.HO
9x12 Dekkan Rug 910.RO 12x15 Dekkan Rug 917.50
TAPESTRV BRUSSELS KlGS 9x12, 60 patterns, in browna.
blues, reds, greens and tans, floral, oriental and con- M p
ventlonal designs a splendid value for 10e49
AXMINSTER RUGS Your choice of sizes and patterns, guar,
anteed by the best manufacturers.
2-3x5 Axralnster Rug. .. .92.25 6x9 Axmlnster Rug. .. .918.00
3x6 Axmlnster Rug 94.50 8-3x10-6 Axmlnster Rug.922.50
4-6x6-6 Axmlnster Rug.. 90-00 9x12 Axmlnster Rug... 925.00
Gasoline Stove cooks your food
danger. It can 't explode.
Sixteenth Street
committee waa favorable to York. After
the bids were received Lincoln outbid
York, offering $1,100. York offered 7B0, and
for this reason Lincoln secured the next
big meeting. After the meeting here car
riages were provided and th.e visitors were
shown about the city.
DISAPPEARANCE OP CHILDREN
School Census Shows Fewer, Thonsih
To.vn la Grow Inn.
FREMONT, Neb., July 28 (Special )
The reports of the superintendent of public
Instruction of this county for the last six
years show a great falling off in children
of school age. The number in 1900
was ,8,271, In 1903 7,686 and for 1916
7.43. There Is no question but what
the population of the county as a whole
has Increased during the last six
years nnd Superintendent Matzen Is con
fident of the correctness of his figures for
the current year. The number of male
teachers and salaries paid them has also
fallen off, while' the school expenses have
largely Increased. The total valuation of
school property In the county is In round
numbers $276,000.
Jury Censures Rnllrond.
Sl'TTON. Neb.. July 28.-(Speclal.)-The
coroner's Jury after being out all night
on the case of the death of Jacob Nelson
yesterday brought In a verdict charging
the Burlington with gross negligence in
handling ita trains across the principal
street of the city.
PURITY-EXCELLENCE
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well made furniture; ex-
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FORECAST OFJHE WEATHER
Pair Today mna Tomorrow In We
brnskn nnd Sooth Dakota-Warner
n Iowa Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, July 28.-Foreoaat Of the
weather for Sunday and Monday:
For Nebraaka. Wyoming. South Dakota
and Kansas-Fair Sunday and Monday.
For Iowa-Fair Sunday, warmer in north
portion; Monday fair, warmer.
For Mlssourl-Generally fair Sunday and
Monday, warmer Monday In southeast
portion.
For Colorado-Fair Sunday, except
thundershowera and warmer In southwest
portions; Monday fair.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, July 28. -Official record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the last three
y": irr. lftos. 1904. 1WJ3.
AlHxImum tempers ture... SO 78 86 91
Minimum temperature... 74 64 (18 71
Mean temperature "4 71 7 1
Precipitation .IS .00 . 00 . 21
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March L,
nnd comparison with tho Isst two years:
Normal temperature , 71
Deficiency for the d-y t
Total deficiency since March 1 171
Normnl precipitation 13 Inch
Pendency for the day 00 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1... .IB. 76 Inches
Deficiency alnce March 1 1.27 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1906.. 7.44 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1904... . 67 Inches
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