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TITE OMAHA DAILY TTX- SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, .1!06. 5 P -SELLING FAST AT THE SCHMOLLER & MUELLER PIAHO COMPANY. I SATURDAY THE LAST PAT OF TUB 'GREAT MID-SUMMER SALE. SPECIAL TERMS TO ALL WHO PURCHASE ' THId WEEK. Upright rUioi for B7, $97, flit M4 $139, " Beautiful S275 Bradford Piano roduc.d to 917B. Moat expensive $350 style Les- 4 ter Piano reduced to $10. Handsome 9300 Hobart M. Cable reduced to 9179. . Largest 9400 Ivers ft road to dnced to 9188. Many others, thia waak only, at corresponding redactions to oloaa ont every one. ' DON'T PUT IT OFF. . OMAHA HAS NEVER WITNESSED A BETTER PIANO OFFER. AND IN ADDITION YOU WILL RE CEIVE A - ' TERM OF MUSIC LESSONS ABSOLUTELY FREE. A visit to our store, where our 8C0 new pianos may be acen, la surely worth while. Vlaltora are equally welcome with purchaser. SCHMOLLER & MUELLER PIANO CO., ' riano Makers and Dealers, 1311-13 Farnam Street, OMAHA. HAND SAPOLIO FOR TOILET AND BATH It make ths toilet something' to be to. Joyed.' It removes all stains and roughness, prevents prickly heat and chafing, and lee vet the skin white, soft, healthy. In the bath it brings a glow and exhilaration whlcH jo common soap can equal, imparting the vigor and life sensation of a mild Turkish mb All Gnortu': avt DT.vcc.xtr $2 tf September 4th and 18th From St. Louis and Kansas City to all Dolnta Southwest via M. K. ft T. R'y. Tickets good 30 days returning with stopovers in both directions. To i Dallas, Ft. Worth, Waco, Houston, Galveston, San - Anto nio, Corpus Chrlstl, Brownsville, Laredo, and intermediate points $20 To El . Paso and Intermediate points .$26.50 To Indian Territory, Oklahoma, and Northern Texas points, one fare plus 13.00, but. no rate higher than .$20 Correspondingly' low rates from all points: From Chicago, $25.00; St. Paul, 27.60; Omaha and Council muffs, $22.50. Write for literature and full particulars. W. 8. ST. GEORGE 9eaeral Passenger A rant, M. X. t T. By. Talnwrlght Building, St. Louis, Kg, "BOtTTHWIBT.' Want a Servant A Bee Wast At wfQ get ywo on quickly at small stoat PaffiVfoYAQlLLS IHo row Ifr?.,. .l W, V niAMu.ia kkAn fu.La, 6a yn ranwtted km. Sum. Alr b rw . ... UEMAK9 WOMEN. I'm Bi for aaastaral dlKuiiH.taluiuliiiu, IrrtiAUottt r alocrkuoaa f Msbtua, Irai (tatSstati Ca. .si or aoiwaaaa. . iiaosain.t r- j bmi ay i V C. a. a, i mi la sUia i mi ta lia vre 1 urw. r)r. (or f)i i;).MtkMUwun. 4vlat eta aa taaaesi, STATE CASH ACCOUNTED FOR , Tnunrtr IforUnsen Has Tbrss Hondrad Eoventy-Six Thousand on Hani BANKS IN WHICH IT IS DEPOSITED Receipts Dnrlaa; the Month Arc LI sat Trnet Panda Inlnvrsten Ansnant ( Hnadred TwratyTw Thousand. (From Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Auk. fl. (Special.) State Treasurer Mortenatn has Issued lila monthly statement, which shows 137S.S87.86 of state funds deposited In state depository banks. He accounts for a total of 1378, 829.10, Including the funda on deposit. The recelpta are light at thla seaeon. The trust funda uninvested aggregate IIS2.831.17. The following Is the monthly balance sheet: Balancea, Au. 1, . 1W8. .1 i.wiM . 201,418.79 . 141.740. W . 60.710.62 . 18,242.48 . 8.413 44 Balancea, Aug. 31, laoS. t 7.841.34 68.1M.38 11. 477.83 80,710.82 1,981.17 Z,SS6.7i 6S4.30 11.499.40 832.34 ii3.W 1.439.61 1.104.91 24.134.06 3,874.87 4. 71. 12 W2.03 26.000.01 9,848.14 General Permanent m honl . Temporary schrml Perinnnent university ,. Ak. col. endowmetir ... 'Itmporary university .. Penitentiary Redemption Kearney Normal library Orthopedic hospital Hospital for Insane .... State library University cash , Normal library Normal endowment .... Normal Interest Ak. and Mech. Arts .... L. S. Exp. station 6.8 60 8H2.67 621.50 150.08 1.415.81 17,093.09 1.117. n .796.ia 312.06 28.0n0.01 10,296.00 Totals t&24,48.1S 1378.129.20 The treasurer a bank balancea August 31 were aa follows: City National. Lincoln t 21.847. 80 Columbia National, Lincoln 17.iri0.bo Farmera' and Merchants'. Lincoln lo.ftW.08 First National, Lincoln 21.U8. .VHtional Bank of Commerce, Lin coln 18.43. 04 First National, Omaha 22,040.54 J. L. Brandels A Sons, Omaha .. 9.11.39 Merchants' National, Omaha 19.697. 63 iNebraska National, Omaha 1N834.7! Omaha National, Omaha 16.1tsi.0 I 'lilted States National, Omaha .. 26.873.82 Alliance National, Alliance. 5.007. 82 Battle Creek Vallev, Battle Creek l.li4 S3 Hank of Baslle Mills, Basils Milla '). 00 Broken Bow Stato, Broken Bow.. 4.OH0.00 Custer National, Broken Bow .... i.om.00 Security State, Broken Bow 2.63.86 First National, Chadron 8.128.08 First National, Crew B.OfK.10 State Bank, Curtla 2.9HM2 Dannehrog State, Dannebrog l,t'l.0 First National. Fremont 8,241.41 Bank of GlenvlHe, Olanvllle 1.627.94 Commercial State, Grand Island.... 1,784.94 Greeley State, Greeley 2.610.13 Union State, Harvard 4,i0.00 Harvard State, Harvard 2.302.08 First National, Hastings 4.HH4.87 German National. Hastings 7.i.6o First National, Holdrege l.(iS5.82 State Bank of Jansen, Jansen 1.067.00 Central National, Kearney 5,000. 00 Lexington Bank, Lexington 2.500.00 First National, Loomia I.OOimiO Newport State, Newport 1.600.00 Norfolk National. Norfolk 6S-4 '? First National, Ord 6.9M 00 Ord State. Ord , Pierce State, Pierce u5?-22 First State. St. Paul 1 S2 First National, 8cott's Bluff ?lS,12-S? First National. Superior 6,uMi.06 Bank of Syracuse, Syracuse First National. Valentine 3.041 .07 Valentine State, Valentine ........ fiaundeis County National, Walioo ejf2 J2 Flrit National, Wayne l-Sl-'S West Point National, West Point.. J.wO V" Wolbach State, Wolbach J 1! 0? City National. York iSHx Fliat National. York 10.931.S0 Total 13,73.887. 98 Freea m CTlet. Governor Mickey today commuted the four yeara' sentence of Loula Woodruff of York county, who waa convicted of an of fense against Mlaa Mabel Kenwood. Wood ruff's father lives at Kearney. The young man waa accused by the young girl, but later is said to have signed a statement that another man waa the guilty parly. The defendant was convicted after two trlala In court ' He waa received at 'the penitentiary January 11, 1906. He will , re ceive his liberty tomorrow. . Capital City Gossip. Henry Creas, under arrest at Sunrise, Merrick county, will be taken back to Leon, la., to answer the charge of embesslement. He la charged with embessllng 146, the pro ceeda of the sale of two cows reft In his possession to be sold at public auction. AdJiitanfjGeneral Culver and daughter ac companied the Nebraska National Guard rifle team to Sea Girt, N. J., -where the team wilt take part In the national shoot. Lieutenant Mullowney. who is In command of the team, was accompanied by his wife. Captain J. Q. Worklser of the regular army went as coach of the team and Cap tain Samuel Dvls of the adjutant gen eral's office went as spotter. Bryan Rerepflofi. Jddge P. James Cosgrave, who has been named by Mayor Brown chairman of the reception committee as marshal of the day for the big reception of Williams Jennings Bryan, September S, stated this morning AMI'S EB8KNT9. Matinee Today, ase. Tonight asis x A. X. WOODS Offers the Domeatlo Melodrama THE CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE A play for everybody, run of lav tenae heart Interest. Sunday David Higgini in HIS LAST DOLLAR. BURWOOD r..! Uvt Thla Afternoon and Tonight. THE WOODWARD STOCK IX. Presenting TBS OKABTTT BAU. Prices Nights and 8unday Matinee, 10c, 1 5c, Tuesday, Thunday and Saturday matlnaea. 10c, 10c. Next week. The Cowboy and the Xady 6PKCIAL LABOR DAY MATINKK Same Capacity Bualneaa. 'Phone 494. ' MODERN VAUOCVILLB , OPENS SUNDAY. MATINEE SEPTEMBER t LABOR I)AV MATIN EK Monday, Sept. S. Box attics now open. Prices lOe, Bo. 80s. Harney and lth. Phone Doug. 818. . ALL ST AH VAUDEVILLE Tonight at 8 16. Garden Concert at 7:43. MAJ1NEH. BATI KUA X BEST Ofr GOOD SKATS aVfc 8EATg 10c Popular night prtcea loo. Sue. JOc. G0A1PLETE RETURNS By rounds, of the great finish fight ' NELSON AND GAXS. Monday Afternoon, Brptemhrr 3rd. Received by Olrecjf wire from riBgside at ED. ROXV-JRY'S. Ill 8nrkuian. HseesL - .wrry. . aouca, Frank Clarke, Fiel 1 that theVe would be no parade beeauea ef the tremendous crowd which It Is sxpwtefl will fee oil hand to welcome Nebraska's distinguished cltlsea. He said that tn hla experience In the past with large crowds It would. In his Judgment, be Impracticable, If not dangerous, to attempt such a dem onstration. Only those on horseback will be permitted to participate as an escort to the return ing Commoner. There will be but five carriages allowed. The first one will contain Mr. Bryan, Gov ernor Mickey, Mayor Brown and Prealdent Miller of the Commercial club; the second will be occupied by Mra. Bryan and the Bryan family and the other three will seat the executive committee. The exact time when Mr. Bryan tnd hie party will reach Lincoln next Wtdnee day afternoon has not been learned. He la expected to reach the city about 1:30 over the Burlington. He will - he met by the members of the executive com mittee and escorted to the state -capltol where the reception will be held tn hla honor. Fight Demnrraae Chare;. The Lincoln coal dealers who wilt he the chief sufferers under the new de murrage rules put In force by the West ern Car Service association, which abolish all classifications and puts hard and soft coal on the forty-eight hour baJl,i will make a fight, but It will not be don in dividually or by the local combine. It will be taken up by the Nebraska and Iowa Coal Dealers' association. This waa the announcement made thla after noon by H. T. Folsom of the Union Fuel company. v Loral coal dealers, have had from four to five days to unload hard and soft coal without paying demurrage, but hereafter they will have to pay after a car has letn set for forty-eight hours. riHEMEX GATHER AT HIMBOLDT Large Crawd Attends the Three Days' Toarssneit, HUMBOLDT, Neb., Aug. SI. (Special.) The firemen's tournament opened Ita three day a' session yesterday with a good at tendance in spite of the somewhat threat ening weather, and by evening the streets were welt filled with spectators. The Hum boldt band furnished the music and nu merous free attractions w?re provided on the streets. In the forenoon an Interesting game of base ball was pulled off between Pawnee City and Falls City, which termi nated In a tie, the score being 1 to 3. U, W. Segrlst Of Lincoln acted ss umpire and Delalr and Goodale did battery work for Pawnee, while Heacock and Wilson did thla work for Falls City. The water flght was won by Humboldt" agalnat Wymote, the strongest opponent, and the latter team won pritee for the best appearing company In uniform In the parade; alao for the largest company. Other eventa were won as follows: Hook and ladder race, JOO yards, class B, 135 and 120: DuBols and Wymore. Time: 0:34. . Hub and hub racef DuBols and Wymore. Time: 0:27. , . 200-yard regulation hose race, class A; Humboldt and Wymore. Time: 0:3M. The city was Illuminated at night and a Jolly crowd filled the park during the band concert. Everything was orderly, the au thorities having prohibited the throwing of anything except confetti. About 8 o'clock a regular alarm waa aounded and a temporary wooden atructure on the weat side of the park was dis covered In flames. This blase was ex tinguished by s fire squad, organised for the purpose for the entertainment of the revelers. , The program Friday morning was In terfered with to a considerable extent by the rain and the attendance was cut down greatly by the threatening appearance of the clouds. A balloon ascension was made about 8 o'clock, the wind having calmed down, and everyone was well pleaaed with this part of the program. The balloon went almost straight Into the air and the parachute .leap was plainly seen from all parts of the city. BACK OVER OLD OREGOX TRAIL Ears Meeker Reaches Fremont an Loss Journey FREMONT, Aug. 81. (Special.) Ezra Meeker, ths Pacific coast pioneer, who la going back over the old overland trail, ar rived here thla morning, with his team of an ox and cow, and camped near the cor ner of Flrat and Main streets, where he will remain until Monday afternoon. He started from Washington with a yoke of oxen In January last. At a camp near Brady Island one of the oxen died. "He was all right at night," said Mr. Meeker, yut the next morning he was dead. I couldn't get another ox and bought that big cow to take his place, but she can't fill it." The other ox Is In good condition. Mr. Meeker la 7T years old and a native of Indianapolis, Ind. He left that city in October, 186L for Oregon with a team con sisting of an ox and a cow. He wintered at Eddyville, la., and in the early part of June, 1852, passed through the .site of Fre mont. He has the same wagon which he went west with and an old-fashloned mus-sle-loadlng rifle, which he said he kept handy all th way across the plains on his first trip and waa useful on a good many occaalona. t Mr. Meeker la making the trip in thla way to collect material for a book he Is writing on "The Old Oregon Trail' and expects to return In the usual way. William Marben of Dalles. Ore., haa ac companied Mr. Meeker from that point and doea most of the camp work. The pair camp every night and cook most of their own meala. ' Nebraska a Not Karthqnake Victim. HUMBOLDT, Neb., Aug. 81. (Special.) Mra. J. A. Murphy this morning received word that her daughter, Mra. Joy Bullla McKle, was on her way home from South America and therefore not a victim of the Chile earthquake, as had been feared ever alnce the diaaater. Mra. McKle had been with her husband for nearly a year at San tiago and Valparaiso, Chile, where the lat ter Is looking sfter some extensive harbor contract a with the Chilean government. The travelers must have left about the time of the earthquake, as the telegram sent was from Sallna Cms, a port on the Pacific coast, near the extreme southern part of Mexico. . Mr. and Mrs. McKle re side at Mansanlllo, Coll ma, Mexico, where the former is United Stately consul, and both have numeroua friends here and In California who will be glad to learn of tbelr safety. Pearaon's 'Wife Wants Dlvaree. HASTINGS. Neb., Aug. 11. (Spe cial.) Barney Pearson, ' the wealthy horse dealer who Is - to , have a preliminary hearing Saturday morning on the charge of killing Walter McCulla. and who was sued tor 15,000 damages by the widow of tbe dead man a few weeks ago, has been made the defendant In a ault In stituted by his wife for absolute divorce, .009 alimony, possession of tbe family home' and temporary alimony and at torney's fees. It Is alleged In the petition triat at the ttms McCulla was killed Barney Pearson made "a murderous aasault upon hla wife." McCulla waa killed on the night of July 28. Pearson' a wealth la estimated at lis.ooo besides the family borne. Bex Bntte Bea4a Esklbl(. ' ALLIANCE, Neb., . Aug. St. (Special Telegram.) By far the best exhibit of Box Butte county products left Alliance today tor ths stats fair, ta charge Of J- T. Rlngler. Fred Weatcott, George Doug laa and Harvey Weat, who ' have been untiring in their efforts to surprise the fair visitors at what ran be successfully grown In whst up to a few years sgo wss known as a semi-arid cow country. WITt HMATCS HEAD 19 ( Kt lHED Casskt Between tare While toantlnsj Air Hear. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Aug. !l.-(8pe-clal.) Claude Ellia, a Union Paolfic switch man, was fatally crushed between the cars while uncoupling them and died five hours lster at the St. Francis hospital. He was night foreman of the switch gang and waa at work between two cars of an Incomln Ord branch train. He had uncoupled the signal hoaa and waa uncoupling the air hose when ths slack In the train cauo. the two cars to bump together.' He nas In a atooplng poature and hla head wns caught between the sills, crashing the head, the fracture being most severe at ths bass of ths brain. He wss a widower, with one child of 6. years, who waa at the heme of EIIIb' parents at 8t. Joseph, from whence he came only a few months ago. He was very popular among the train men. He was 86 years of age. The body will be taken to St. Joseph today for in terment. FARMER IS BIRfED TO DEATH i. 1. Shaffer of Nebraska ny Vletlra nf Explosion of Can of OIL NEBRASKA CITT. Neb., Aug. ll.-(Spe-clal.) B. M. Shaffer, a farmer living six miles south of this city, wss burned to death yesterday evening from the explosion of a burnlngcsn of cost oil. He was pour. Ing oil frorn a can Into the kitchen stove for the purpose of starting a fire. The oil caught from live conla from' a previous fire snd the can exploded, throwing t'ie burning oil about, setting fire to the house snd Mr. Shaffer's clothe. He rushed from the house and attempted to extin guish the flames by rolling on the ground. Neighbors Were attracted to the house by the smoke issuing from the house and soon extinguished trie flames In the kitchen. Mr. Shaffer wa found in the yard uncon scious snd remained In that condition until Jils death a few hours later. The deceased waa 69 years of age. Not "eeklns; One Jatlbreaker. ALLIANCE, Neb., Aug. SI. (Special Telegram.) J. M. Donovan, who recently eacaped from the asylum authorities at Lincoln, he being Incarcerated there in the department for inebriates, made an other successful escape by breaking out of the county Jail here last night. Tlile Is the aecond Jail delivery that has occurred here within the past two months, the first being that of Urban Zedeker who. while waiting trial here on the charge of horse stealing, broke Jail on the nlnht of July 4 and has not yet been apprehended. While the Jail break ing Is much deplored the eecspe of Dono van Is welcome, for It is certain he will not again frequent these pans. Altered Assailant Canght COLUMBUS. Neb.. Aug. 81-(Speclal.-Deputy Sheriff Lachnit went up to Spauld Ing snd arrested Barney Bodwlg, who had been caught by the Greeley county sheriff. The man waa charged with committing an assault upon' Miss Winnie Zlegler. The man had his preliminary examination be fore County Judge Ratterman yesterday morning and waa bound over to the dis trict court In the sum of 1760, and the probability Is that he will board at the ex pense of the county at the Jail until dis trict court meets. . Last Day of Reunion. CAMP GENERAL JOHN M. THAYER. WATERLOO. Neb., Aug. . (Special.) This is ths last day of the Douglas county veterans' reunion. , Hon. George W. Berge of Lincoln spoke at S o'clock this after noon and the campfire tonight wound up the program. Owing to the threatening weather the attendance was not so large as yesterday. Mr. Berge's speech was welt received and listened to by a large crowd. The reunion la voted a big success by bis old soldiers and all others present. Prisoners Break Jail. SEWARD, Neb., Aug. 81. (Special. ) George KeatUig, who was In Jail for nearly killing a fellow laborer on the B. 4 M. conatructlon work at Mllford, made his eacape last night, as did also Richard Everding. In Jail for robbing B. St M. cars of clothing, ate. Sheriff Glllan has offered 12S, the reward the county usually offers, for ths arrest of the men. Canning; Factory Baay. GRAND ISLAND, Aug. 81. (Special.) Thj Grand Island Canning company la having a buay aeaaon In the canning of sweet corn, the crop being excellent. Three hundred hapds are employed. The season will last about elghi weeks. New im provements In machinery have been In atalled here and a finer product than ever will be put out. Man Ran Down by Train. BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 31.-(Specal Telo gram.) Ignaae Cecha, a wealthy Bohemian living at Wllber, Neb., waa run down snd killed by Burlington Trelght No. 18 today. Cecha waa walking along the track carry ing an umbrella and failed to hear the ap proaching train. The body waa cut In two and horribly mangled. Hnrt by Fnll from Scaffold. ARAPAHOE, Neb., Aug. 11. (Special Telegram.) Charles Helmann.'.a prominent contractor and builder, while superintend ing the building of a residence for A. Nelman, felt from a scaffold to the ground, a distance of twelve feet, and sustained a severe fracture of his rlgrit leg Just above the ankle. News nf Nebrnaka. WAHOO School at the Lutheran Acad emy commences on Tuesday, September 4. TEKAMAH-A picnic of the Odd Fellows snd Rebekahs Is being held at Folsom park today. BEATRICE The Beatrice hall team took a. game from the Cortland nine nt Cortland hs the score of U to 7. PAPILI.ION Dr. George C. Earnest of St. Joseph and Miss Oil I Burtcxs of Belle vue were married yesterday. WAHOO It Is reported that three new banka will be started in the county, one at Malino, Colon and Swedeburg. PAPILLION Mra. Fulsaa, who waa adjudged Insane, was taken to the hospital at Lincoln yesterday by Sheriff McEvoy. WAHOO On Monday, Labor day, the locals will play the Sterlings of Omaha. A large crowd la expected from all over the country. JAPILLION The Sarpy county demo cratic convention will meet at 6Drinafleld Saturday, September 1, to nominate a ticket for the fall election. BKATRIC1S-A new meat market has been opened by Wliiam A. Stoil, one of the leading butchers of Beatrice. Frank Bowman will have dharge of the markat. BEATRICE At a meeting of Central Labor Union last evening It waa decided that all union men of Beatrice ahould par ticipate In the I-abor day festivities at Lincoln next Monday. BEATRICBW. N. Maupln, ths expert gas and oil man, haa lelt fur Atlanta Cia.. where he will try and locate an oil well, having been aent for by several land owners in that section. SEWARD A paper chaae waa held In Seward last Wednesday night. Mr. Joseph Wellman was the fox and the scant waa trailed by flour strewn over the trail. Twelve women and men took part. 8EWARD A bad fire at Mllford. Seward county, burned four buildings yeaterday. Smeasy'a livery barn, a very large atruc ture, a millinery store and a blacksmith shop were amcng the buildings burned. SEWARD Patrick Smith, living near Beaver Crosaing, died Wedneaday. aged 71 years. The funeral waa held from the Catholic church of Utlca. The deceased leaves a large number of relatives and children. t . " TECUM BEH-Mall Carrier Auatla Martin has this wee received 4 sew motorcycle. peptMta inltare Sale m i r is. a Greater in mafrnitude w t7m& offered greater In the Scope of bargain opportunities Is this Nine teenth Annual Furniture 8nlc, which commences tomorrow. This sale Is looked forward to annually by the people of Omaha and vicinity as a time to purchase furniture, carpets and household goods at money saving prices. Every year this great September Hale Increases In vol ume and popularity. The public realize its great advantages. The liberal credit The Peoples Store extends to you during this great sale Is distinctive it is of a high character it Is NOT ex clusive It is NOT for the well-to-do only; It Is for everyone, for YOU. He will press the machine Into use on his daily rounds, and If It Is a success other carriers will invest. Mr. Martin can make good time with his motorcycle when the roans are good. . ; HUMBOLDT Mrs. Mattle Smith, a resi dent of the city for the past ten years, died at an early hour this morning ft,r n short period of severe si ekneee, following a year of poor health. She was the wue oi Attorney I, K. Smith and a daughter of Mrs. M. M. BruUn of this city. RULO-Corn Is beginning .fc ripen and It Is still August. The harmful effects of tie prolonged drouth through the latter part of July and the first half of August Is now clearly seen. Some corn, however, Is quite good, while In many other fields only about one stalk out of three has an ear on It. PAPILLION Suit haa been commenced In the district court of Sarpy county by the administration of Mary L. West, who waa killed at Manawa July 4, against the amusement company, the Omaha and Coun cil Bluffs Street Railway company, and the Omaha and Council Bluffs Bridge com pany, for $5,000. FULLERTON Miss Emma Taylor, the caunty superintendent of schools for Nance county, with the assistance of Prof. W. L. Stevens of Lincoln, Prof. A. H. Water house of Omaha and Mra. ilanet Nearfer Ing of Lincoln, la conducting a very suc cessful teachers'- Institute here this week. Sixty-five teachers are enrolled. BEATRICE At the annual meeting of the Ladiea' Aid society of the Methodist Episcopal church held at the home of Mrs. O. W. Beckwlth yesterday these officers were elected: Mrs. J. T. Harden, president; Mrs. Rhodes, vice president; Mrs, J. A. Barnard, second vice president; Mra. P. T. Gass, secretary; Miss Thompson, treasurer. ' TABLE ROCK The county commission ers of Pawnee county have Instructed the county attorney to begin suit agalnat the Burlington Railroad company to compel them to put In a croasing for the new road recently opened at the southwest corner of Table Rock, giving an outlet to the farms of Dr. W. H. Wilson and Mrs, M E. Bowen. RUI0 A heavy rain accompanied by an electric storm visited ihere early this morn ing. Telephones were rendered unavail able as the electric current In the wires became so strong aa to burn out the fuae of the phonea all over town. An expert waa repairing damages at an early hour this morning and expects to have the phonea working aa Boon as possible. TABLE ROCK Another fl'ilng club has been organised here and the "Horseshoe lake" has Ueen leased rrom me owner, j. M Purrell and work of maklnc It a pleas ure resort has been commenced. It la pro posed to cut and dam so that they can row around the island, inis iase is a coupie of milea northeast of Table Rock and can be made a very fine resort. BEATRICE Twelve owners of csnlnes who were in arrears on their dog tax called yesterday at police station and paid the i 1 I Uneeda B i greater in the variety of the Iron Beds , (Exactly like rut.) A new bed made In fancy scroll design, full bent posts of seamless tubing and very heavy chill work; have four coats of baked white enamel, and can be had In full X50 or inree-quarter sire, Sale price Your Credit is Good I China Closets A Few ol the Many Bargains From Great September Sale. DINING CHAIRS Golden finish, 1 values September Sale Price EXTENSION TABLES Extends to six feet. SS.ftO values September A Qi Sale Price f MUSIC CABINETS Solid oak or mahog any finish. 110.00 values Septem- f. 7st ber Sale Price ' CENTER TABJ.ES 24 inch tops- Q September Stile Price a.a SIDEBOARDS Solid oak. French Bevel plate Mirror, 120 values Septem-SO CXf) ber Fale Price ROCKERS Wood or cobbler seat, quar tered oak effect, 13.60 values- ttQ September Bale Price " We carry a complete line of Crockery, Lampa and Housefurnlshlng Goods; also a new line of Uas Lampa. Stoves Our entire fall line of stovea la now ready for your Inspection. We are Bole agenta for the famoua Garland Stovea and Ranges, known the world over as representing only the highest character of stoves and ranges. They are built by experts and will not BURN OUT, but will last a life time. Be sure and consult us before buying your strives. We can save you money and worry. Alao sole agents for Star Estate Steel RangfS snd estate uaxs. Am 161 &IFAPNAM amounts due. Flvo other persons against whom complaints have been Issued failed to put In an appearance and a fine of t- snd costs each waa assessed. Unless thev call upon Judge lnman within the nexe few days a mittimus will be Issued ind the parties will be landed In the city Jail. GENEVA Next Tuesday evening a union revival will be ' opened In the tabernacle souu'i of the park, conducted by Rev. I. B. Honeywell and P. E. Billhorn. the former as preacher, while the latter will conduct the singing, assisted by his wife. During the meetings the stores will be closed at 8:30. excepting on Monday and Saturday evenings and on the week of the county fair. r NEBRASKA CITY-On October 11 and 12 the Otoe Stock Breeders' association will hold a live stock show in this city. The first date will be show day and the second will be sale day. Premiums aggre. gating 11.000 have been aaslgned to the different classes of live stock. Entries for the Bhow will be free and will be accepted up to 10 o'clock on tde morning of Octo ber 10. TECUM8EH Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Vlllara and son, Harry, are home from a seven weeks' trip by automobile over the state of Illinois. TV'iev went frm Teeumsrh to Chicago and later vlalted Danville. Sp.lng fleld and other points. Mr. Villars says the people of Missouri have no use for auto, mobiles, and the trip across that state was not as pleasant as other parts of the Journey. COLUMBUS A couple of smart young gentlemen, named Ed Powera and Ea Tschudy, were brought before hla honor Chief Juatice O' Brian charged with eating dinner at the Smith restaurant and then refusing to put up the coin nf the realm to pay for trie meala. The Judge gave aa his ludgment that they should pay a fine of 115.75. and now they are languishing in the county Jail. TEKAMAH The public schools open here Monday the lid, with the following corps of Instructors: N. C. Abbott, supir Intendent; Allle E. Davis, principal; Huld.i Peterson, grammar department; Florence Hopewell, seventh grade: Kate Peterson, sixth grade; Marlon Skinner, fifth grade; Erne Sewell, fourth grade; Ella Tucker third grade: Maud Berry, aecond grade, and Myra Bard well, kindergarten. BEATRICE WIMb Bohanan, who was being taken to his home at Lincoln from Sycamore Springs, Kan., where he had been taking treatment for heart trouble, died Wedneaday evening on the north bound Union Pacific passenger as It waa nearing the little town of pickrell. He waa a son of Mr. and Mra. Walter Bo hanan of Lincoln and waa twenty-three yeara of age. The remalna will be In terred at Lincoln. RULO Farmers sre taking great pains to preserve their oats and wheat straw thla year. Aa soon aa threshing Is over bie straw stacks are scratched and all the loose straw Is hauled to the barn for safe keeping. Hay la being cut very low and I Food to work on is food to live on. A man works to live. He must live to work. He does both better on Uneeda Biscuit the soda cracker ' that contains in the most properly balanced proportions a greater amount of nutriment thar , 'fly food made from flour. ... V! iscuit NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY goods 3..- 8., X. (Exactly like cut) One of the newest: pat terns on ' the market; i quartered oak effect, fine- lv flntahait ViAnt flrlastt Onr fQn J "I " ...... ends of double strength, dust proof door, stands 6? Inches high and Is 33 ins. wide Sept. TP Sale price ....1D ? Terms, $1.50 Cash aud' fiOc Work. Carpels, Rugs and Draperies Wool Filled Ingrain Car pets, extra quality, choice designs, 6 Co grade Sept. sale price 43c China Matting, good, heavy quality, 25c grade, Sept. Sale price 12 He Tiger Brussels Rugs, stse , 9-2x11-6, handsome de signs, special colorings Sept. Sale Price, $12.80. Tapestry Portieres handsome striped effect worth $2.25 September ' Sale Price .......$1.45 STREETS. OMAHA. a urn great care Is being taken to "get It all from the ground. Much of the hay on th Nemaha bottom yielda one and one-nm. tone per acre, when two to three and one half tons per acre ta not an uncommon yield. COLUMBUS Platte county Is doing. Its best to make voters before, the new natural isation law goes Into effect September 17, and Judge JT G. Reeder sits at the court house every Saturday to help the poor fellows out.' HUMBOLDT Mrs. Anna Sheuts. an aged resident of this city, wife of Gottlieb Sheutx. died at her home In the north part of the city at an early hour this morning, after a period of invalidism ex tending over thirteen yeara., GENEVA The funeral of Stanley Mor row, who committed aulclde yesterday at noon, will be held at his late heme to morrow morning at 10 o'clock and will be In charge of the Woodmen and Company G, Nebraska National Guard. HASTINGS The government'a olograph pictures of the American navy will be exhibited In Hastings soon after the mid dle of September. They will be shown here before being taken to Omaha for ex hibition during Ak-Saf-Ben week. TABLE ROCK Edward A. Hansen, ono of our oldest cltlxens, who has realded In the Nemaha valley for forty-alx years, and who recently celebrated his seventy-flfti birthday. Is very 111 at the residence of his daughter. Mrs. Anna B. Fellers. TECUM8EH Mrs. B'.llsa J. Hassett died at her home in this city at 1:16 this mnrnlng of cholengltls. Mrs. Hassett has been in failing health for some time, her failure being very marked for the past few days. TVie funeral will be held, at the house Sun day afternoon st 2:30 oVlock, conducted by Rev. H. E. Waters of the Presbyterian church, of which church Mrs. Hsssett had long been a member. Interment will be In Tecumseh cemetery. GENEVA TVie Geneva Equal Suffrage club will hold Its first meeting for the year on Thursday, September 20. A meet-' Ing of the executive committee la called for tomorrow afternoon to consider the question of keeping up the expenses of the Domestic Science kitchen. The officers elected for the coming year are: President, Mrs. Grace A Florey; vice president. Mrs. Kate Koehler; secretary, Miss Marcella Florey; treasurer, Mrs. E. H. Donls thorpe. Filipino Stnnenta la Bonth. WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.-W. A. Suther land of the bureau of Insular affairs, who has charge of the' Filipino students being educated In this country 'at sie sajpsnse pf Ik. M.,AeMmAn 1 aft WaahlnMAM..- New Orleans. He will make arrangements there to place agricultural students In po sitions where, they may acquire a knowl edge of methods used In growing sugar,, tobacco, rice and other crops suited to the Philippine Islands. 5 i