TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAKCTI 3. 1P07.
READY tOR TWO-CENT FIGHT
Attorney Central Thompson Holdi the Ltw
is Enfocoihl.
QUOTES RAILROADS AGAINST THEMSELVES
la Addition Reduction la Rates Oalr
Afferte Fifteen Per Ceat of the
Farilna of tha nail,
road a.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
"LINCOLN, March 2. (Special.) Should
the allied railroads of Nebraska enjoin the
enforce nent of the 3-cent passenger rate
VII which will become a law shortly, as
they havs Intimated they Intended to do,
they will find the legal department of state
ready for the fray. In answer to an In
quiry from Senator George Wlltsa of Cedar
county as to whether the law Is valid and
can be enforced. Attorney General Thomp
son went on record emphatically, that It
could be. Mr.' Thompson's opinion Is as
follows:
In reply to your Inquiry In regard to the
l-eent passenger rate bill, my opinion la
as follows:
Assuming that the constitutional require.
ments pertaining to Its passage have been
compiled with. It Is my judgment tnai tne
Mil la a valid act of legislation, and can
be enforced. I understand the only objec
tton urged agalnat It la that the rate fixed
for the carriage of paasengera may, with
reapect to some of the weaker lines, be
noncompensatory. It may be that the en
tire passenger traffic of the state, stand
ing alone, Is noncompensatory. As to that
I do not know. It should be borne in mind,
however, that the transportation of pas
sengers constitutes, among otner eiementa.
only a tmall factor In the earning capacity
of the railroads. In determining whether
a- railroad la receiving remunerative com
pensation for Its services, all Its earning
factors must be considered together. The
carriage of the malls, of express, and of
freight are by far the most Important fac
tors.
From a showing made to the legislature
by representatives of the railroads of the
Mate. It Is made to appear that less than
15 per cent of the earnings of the roads
arises from the psssenger traffic while over
85 per cent of the earnings comes from
other sources. The reduction provided In
the bill la only one-third of the previous
rate charged, or a reduction or m1 per
cent of 15 per cent, which Is only 5 per
cent. In other worda. of every dollar taken
In by the railroads from all sources, less
than if cents comes from passenger bust
Dsns under the old law, and If this 15 cents
Is reduced 5 cepts by the new act, then
the total reduction Is only 5 cents on the
noiiar.
More Than Former Voluntary Charge
Whether the 2-cent rate bill will deprive
the railroads of fair compensation for their
services depends upon business condition!
at the moment the statute goes Into effect
At that time there will be no other statute
In force regulaing rates, and the railroads
win tnen be at liberty to charge lor ireignt
whatever Is necessary to make their entire
service compensatory, it win tnereiore De
Impossible to show that the 2-cent passen
ger ruts will be non-compensatory, because
the passenger business constitutes but ono
clement or their earning capacity.
lieslde, the 2-cent fare bill does not re
duce the average rate exacted by the lead
ing railroads of the state. .During the
year the average passenger rate of
the union Pacific In Nebraska was l.tuus
cents a mile, before an open meeting of
the railroad committee of the senate at the
present session of the legislature a repre
sentative of the Union Pacific Railway
company made the following statement,
which was subsequently placed on the
deek of each senator:
''The average rate per mile per passen
ger received on all passenger business on
the Union Pacific railroad In the state of
Nebraska for the year ending June SO. 1906,
was but 1.8X8 cents per mile. If a maximum
rate of 2 cents Is enforced, we will not
receive anything like 2 cents per mils per
passenger; that Is, If we continue to handle
our business as we do today." .
According to a Burlington representative,
the average passenger rate during 1908 for
that road was a trifle less than .that of
the t'nhin Pacific. The 2-cent rate fixed by
the legislature is, therefore, higher than
the average rate voluntarily charged by
some of the roads themselves during 1906.
Experience teaches, however, that a re
duct ton In passenger rates does not neces
sarily lessen the -earning capacity of a
, carrier, since the lowering of the rata In
creases the volume of truffle
This 2-cent passenger rate bill Is almost
th unanimous' expression of the entire
membership of the legislature, and through
the legislature the expression of a large
majority of the people of the state. I re
peat that I firmly believe the provisions of
the bill are enforclhle, and I shall do
everything in my power, as the law officer
of the state, to put It Into effect.
Office for Stat Board of Health.
At a meetlns of the State Boari of
Ilea'.-h heM yesterday In the office of the
go-ernor It was decided that the secretary
to th state board of secretaries should
mV-.taln an office at Llnco'n and in the
off keep the records relating to vital
statlstl" A clerk is to be employed by
the secretaries to attend to this business.
Heretofore these statistics pave been kept
at Beatrice In the office of Secretary Prnsh
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and" the ' people" have known about ' them
once in a great wnno oniy.
The governor was luthorlsed to sign the
following bllU If found correct and In ac
cordance with law after Inspection by hla
chief clerki (a) Bill of 32 In favor of The
State Journal: b) an Itemised bill of I1K.W
for vital ntuHntlri nostaa-e. telephone.
offlce e.penea. clerk hire, etc. In favor of j
Dr. George H. Brash.
The following amendment to the reci
procity requirements adopted by the Hoard
of Secretaries was approved by the Board
of Health:
At a meetin of the rtoard of Secretaries
of the State Hoard of Health held February
K. I!i7, a motion to revoke the -one year
residence requirement as a qualification lor
registration through reciprocity was car
ried. This motion was made on account
of the injustice done recent graduates. We
trust that our action will be enaorsea oy
your board.
RAILROADS STILL FIGHT TAXES
Seek
Signatures In Clarks
Against
Terminal Taxation Bill.
CLARKS, Neb.. March 2. (Special.)
A petition emanating from railroad circles
Is being passed around today, requesting
Merrick county's representative In the
legislature to oppose the terminal taxation
bill. The petition reads:
The undersigned voters and taxpayer
Of Merrick county, believing that the bill
now pending in the legislature to change
the present method of assessing railroad
property and giving authority to local
assessors to assess, said bill being known
as the terminal taxation bill, would lessen
the amount of taxes to be paid this county
by the railroad companies; would respect
fully request you to vote against such
measure."
The circulators of the petition advance
the argument that the law will operate
to the detriment of the local school fund.
Many are signing the paper in Imaginary
defense of the schools, who doubtless are
in favor of collecting a Just tax from
railroad depot and terminal properties
heretofore escaping taxation. To offset
the effect of this petition, it Is known
that letters are being addressed to Mer
rick county representatives In the house
and senate at Lincoln urging them to
stand by their pledge and support the bill.
NEBRASKAIil MOVE WESTWARD
Several nnd Valley County
Families Go to Coast to Live.
FULLERTON, Neb., March 2. (Bpecial.)
Dr. E. E. Copple and family have dis
posed of their lovely home and will leave
Monday for Seattle, Wash., where they will
spend the summer. ' The doctor may dis
continue the practice of his profession be
cause of poor health and engage In farm
ing and stock raising. He will be accom
panied west by his brother Charles and
family of Valley county.
David Keller, jr., who has been a pros
perous young farmer of this county for
many years, will with his family leave
here the first of next week for Washington,
where they Intend making their future
home,
Harvey. Baldrldge, wife and daughter
Ethel, will take the train Monday for a
six months' touring trip through Colorado,
Utah, Idaho, Washington and California.
Mr. Baldrldge says he may conclude to
make his future home somewhere on the
Pacific coast.
MOVING DAY 1 FOR THIS FARMERS
Buyers from Points Farther East
Take Possession In Nebraska.
YORK. Neb.. March t (Special.) March
1 was a great moving day for York county
farmers and tenants. Each year farmers
from Illinois, Iowa and eastern Nebraska
buy land and move to York county. In the
last four years the number of farms sold
haa been about the same. It is a dimcuu
matter to understand why a York county
farmer, having his farm paid for and well
stocked, should consider selling at any
price. . They have modern, commodious
farm buildings, a telephone in each farm
house and rural mall delivery- In addition
York county Is noted for Us many herds of
blooded and pure bred cattle, hogs and
horses, and the farmers have so much Idle
money they do not know how to Invest it.
Most of them are buying more land around
them. A few are Investing In western Ne
braska and many have bought land In Da
kota, Texas and Canada.
MOTHER SAVES BABY FROM FIRE
Home Burns In Xlht. but Entire
Family Escapes vrlth Lives.
HENDERSON. Neb. March 2. (8peclal.)
-The family of Mr. George Palmer, agent
for the Northwestern railroad, had a heavy
loss and Mrs. Palmer suffered severe In
juries from a fire in the depot building.
Agent Palmer was In Omaha on business
and In the night Mrs. Palmer awakened
and went to the kitchen. When she opened
the door she was confronted with a sheet
of flames. Her mother was with her and
they soon roused the children. One by one
they were taken from the building. The
baby being left until the last. Mrs. Palmer
rushed through the burning building and
rescued the baby and was frightfully
burned about the faca and arms. Ths fire
department saved part of the depot, but
Mr. Palmer lost nearly all of his house
hold goods and personal belongings.
CAl'GHT I! REVOLVING SHAFT
Workman at Milford Has Narrow
Escape for His Life.
MILFORD, Neb.. March t (Special.)
Fred Neff. employed at the elevator of
F. 8. Johnson Co.'s mill, natrowly es
caped death In an accident yesterday. He
was up In the driveway oiling some pulleys
about twelve feet above the dump. The
machinery was running and his clothes be
came wound into It. throwing him Into the
Mr. His foot caught In a V formed by
two timbers and he lay with his back
across the revolving shaft. His cries at
tracted the attention of some Burlington
surveyors, who live across from the mill,
and they found him In an unconscious con
dition. He was badly bruised, but was
lucky to escape with his life.
NORRIS BROWN Bl VS
HOME
New
Senator Celebrates Hla Entry
Into National Congress.
KEARNEY. Neb.. March I (Bpecial
Telegram.) Senator and Mrs. Noirls
Brown, who have been in the city for sev- i
eral days the guests of 8. A. Fess, left
for Uucoln today, but will return to Kear
ney about May 1. While here the senator
purchased the elegant home of John Dry
den, which will be fitted up for their per
manent home. This Is one of the finest
residences in the city.
l,iluor Cases to Bo Tried.
YORK. Neb., March 2. (Special.) The
March term of district court will begin
Monday with Judge Arthur J. Evans pre
siding. E. J. Brown, reporter; J. A. Baker,
clerk of the court, and E. C. Sandall.
newly Installed county attorney of York
county. Among the cases still on the docket
ere liquor cases against Otto Wuttke and
August Zimmerer and Robert Baker of
Waco, Charles Green and James Murphy of
York aud nesrly all the druggists In York,
a ith tho exception of Jerome sV Co.
Harpy's Share of the Tax Money.
PAP1LLION. Neb., March J (Special. -By.
the recent decision of the supreme
cc urt the treasurer of Surpy county will
be enriched $2,118.25, which is ths amount
owing to this eounty for taxes by the
Burlington and lnloa Pactna.
MiSMEirs Valuable junk
Bt. A. Si. P. Abbott- Bnei Bailrotd fot
Baccate Burned.
BUSTS, STAMPS, DIAMONDS, SERMONS
Miscellaneous Collection of Valuable
Property Alleged to Hare Been
Destroyed In Fire at Nor
folk Station.
NORFOLK, Neb., March 1 -(Special.)
Brains and fishing tackle and old sermons,
material for a history of philosophy, to
say nothing of a collection of MO.OOO post
age stamps and a family Bible and fifty
lectures and a couple of busts, all went
up In smoke in the fire that destroyed the
city station of the Northwestern railroad
here, and now the man who lost them all.
Rev. A. M. P. Abbott of O'Neill, Neb.,
pastor of the Methodist church there. Is
suing the Northwestern railroad for $13,
089.3. And this minister had a diamond. It was
a small chip of a diamond, and it was
lost. A bicycle also burned. The case has
been started In the district court of O'Neill,
Neb., and the petition alleges the minister
bought a ticket at Cincinnati, O., Novem
ber . 1905, for passage to Norfolk, Neb.,
over the Baltimore & Ohio, Missouri Pa
cific and Northwestern railways. He states
that his baggage a trunk and a bicycle
was checked through to Norfolk and upon
arriving at Norfolk the same was "kept,
maintained and stored" In the Northwest
ern depot here, and that while In this de
pot the same was burned up and de
stroyed. The items specified as lost range
from 75 cents to 25.000. The suit raises the
point as to whether a railroad can be held
for baggage checked and stored as an ac
commodation. In the railway viewpoint, for
passengers. Here Is a partial list of arti
cles lost: Fishing reel and equipment, $5;
small chip diamond. 25; 5,000 printed phren
ological charts, 210; old family Bible and
records, $100; phrenological demonstrating
outfit, with human skull and history con
nected therewith, $1,000; plaster of parts
bust, $15; fifty hand-painted signs, $28; fifty
written lectures. $500; hand-painted phren
ological bust, $10; scientific data partly ar
ranged for publication of text book on
philosophy, $5,000; twenty-five charts for Il
lustrating lectures, $25; hand drawing of
human brain made by plaintiff, $100; 100
written sermons, $1,000; collection of 100,000
postage stamps of special Issue from civil
war times and of foreign nations, $5,000.
Art Exhibit at Pern.
PERU, Neb., March 2.-(Speclal.) Under
the auspices of the Ladles' Fortnightly Art
Club perhaps the best art exhibit ever shown
in Peru was held In music and expression
hall from Wednesday to Saturday. Ex-
cellent -talks were given three times each
day by members of the club. Over $3,000
worth of copies of masterpieces were ex
hibited and severaj original paintings by
American artists. Pottery and tapestry
were also Included In the exhibit. The pro
ceeds are used to decorate the new chapel.
Bank Cashier Burned.
BEAVER CITY. Neb.. March 2. (Special
Telegram.) Allen Nlckerson, assistant
cashier of the Bank of Beaver City, nar
rowly escaped death this morning by the
old-time kerosene route. The fire In tho
heating stove at the bank office languished
and Mr. Nlckerson endeavored to revive
It by copious dashes of Standard oil. The
result was an explosion which was terrific,
and which set Mr. Nickerson's clothing on
fire. He was burned from his knees to
the waist, but without fatal results.
Neve Double-Track Bridge ' Open.
ELKHORN. Neb., March 2. (Special
Telegram.) The new double track bridge
of the Union Pacific over the Elkhom was
opened for traffic Friday and No. 4 was
the first train to go over the new track, at
11 o'clock In the forenoon. The telegraph
operators stationed at both ends of the
bridge were relieved last night and left
today. A small Ice gorge at tho bridge
last evening caused some trouble and cut
the bank above the bridge, but a few shots
of dynamite soon relieved the situation.
The workmen will be hero a month longer
completing the work on the bridge.
News of Nebraska.
PLATTSMOUTH C. E. Kennedv has sold
forty acres of land to J. C. Itauth for
SEWARD Robert Odell died Saturday.
" nearly 80 years. He was a well known
FALLS CITY District court which has
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been In session all of the week will resume
Mondsy morning.
MULLEN This town heeds a drug store.
To a sober, wide-awake party some Induce
ment will be held out.
RKI CIX)l"D-Charles Oust, a pioneer of
this county, died at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Riidd, Monday.
PLATTPMOCTH A number of frlnds
assisted Mrs. A. Rhode In celebrating her
sixtieth birthday anniversary.
SCHUYLER The heavy snow whl-h
fell two days ago la melting rapidly, milk
ing the roads soft and muddy.
BEATRICE M. A. Bhedd yesterday sold
a half section of land In this county to
Frank H. Hagemelr f r $24,187.
PIATTSM01"TH State Senator Jesse L.
Root arrived from IJncoln Friday evening
to spend Sunday with his family.
ARLINGTON Warm weather prevails
now and the heavy sleet which has been
doing much damage Is melting fast.
UPLAND Revival meetings are being
held every night this week In the Metho
dist church bv the Rev. W, L. Douglas.
PLATTSMOUTH Judge Paul Jes-en ex
cused the entire Jury panel until March 11
and returned to his home In Nebraska City.
NEBRASKA CITY-Roy Clevlnger and
Miss Lulu Hanlon, both of Nemaha county,
were married Thursday evening In this city.
PLATTSMOL'TH County Judge Travis
has appointed Fred . Stadelmnnn the legal
parent of his adopted grandson, Paul
Blodel.
UPLAND Miss Tills Laux. daughter of
Mrs. Henry Laux. residing south of town,
who had been 111 for some time, died on
Monday.
UPLAND Mhr. Arch L. Burt of Te
cumseh has been secured to manage the
Upland Eagle during Edith Graves, con
valescence. RED CLOUD The 4-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Beal dislocated her right
srm at the elbow this week by falling on'
the door step.
SCHUTLKR While chopping wood
Frank Washburn cut his foot with an axe,
which slipped from his hands. He Is im
proving rapidly.
PLATTSMOUTH On account of 111
health Charles Kerr found It necessary to
resign his position with the railroad and
has gone to California.
HARVARD Friday morning many were
enjoying the pleasures of sleigh riding, but
the warm sun hss about taken the snov
and Ice from the roads.
FREMONT Broad street paving will
commence as soon as weather will permit
and Main and Tenth streets and Nyo ave
nue will be paved later.
BEATRICE" J. K. Cullen, for the last
twenty-five years a resident of Oago
county died at his -home near Rockford
yesterday, aged 70 years.
UPLAND Henry Seberg and Miss Anna
Ruth were united In marriage hist Mon
day by the Rev. Norlln. They will realdit
on a farm near Campbell.
ARLINGTON Northwestern engine No.
1178. In charge of Bnglneer Suckland, went
Into a ditch as the result of an open
switch. No one was hurt.
BEATRICE The farmers' Institute held
nt Ellis today was quite largely attended
and those present at the meeUng feel
greatly benefited as a result.
BEATRICE D. A. Shutt of Peru, Ind.,
engaged in the manufacture of small farm
utenells and seed drills. Is In the city with,
a view to locating a factory here.
PLATTSMOUTH Relatives and friends
called at the home of Mr. and Mrs, B. C.
Hyde and assisted them in celebrating
their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
BEEMER Frank Crosse. Implement
dealer of this place, sold his fine Quarter.
section farm In Bismarck township to John
Hatterman last week for $80.25 per acre.
PA PILLION A special election has been
called to vote on the proposition to bond
the village In the sum of fl.guO for water
works. Tho election Is called for March 19.
HARVARD Ex-Bhertff W. A. Blrdsall
of Dawes county, whose home Is at Chnd
ron, is visiting old friends. He removed
from here to Chadron over twenty years
ago.
YORK John B. Allen, the horse and cat.
tie man. Is prosecuting his claim against
the Burlington railroad for damages to
shipment of horses from his ranch In Colo,
fado.
PLATTSMOUTH A number of ' Masons
from here will attend Capitol lodge No. 3
In Omaha next Thursday to view the cele.
brated silver trowel and enjoy a pleasant
hour.
RED CLOUD Frsnk H. Gamel gave an
Illustrated lecture on "The American Boy"
at the opera house last evening. This was
the closing number of the college lecture
course.
PLATTS MOUTH Harry Miller has be
come tired of the saloon business and with
his family will remove to his farm near
Gallatin, Mo., and become an honest
farmer.
UPLAND No more smallpox cases have
developed here yet, and the authorities are
hoping It will be limited to the two pa
tients now 111, both of whom are doing
PLATTSMOUTH Nellie Benson haa
L brought suit In the district court to com
pel Catherine and Garry Treat to deed to
the plaintiff a tract of land for $11,500 as
per contract.
FALLS CITY W. B. Schmucker and
family, who are among tho oldest settlers
of this county, have moved to Miami, I. T.,
where Mr. Schmucker will go Into the reai
estate business.
WEST POINT The price of farm lands
In Cuming county Is still advancing.
Frank Groase has sold his quarter sec
tion In Bismark township to John Hatter
man for $80.2t.
DAVID CITY A man by the name of
Waterman will start a paper in Valpa
raiso. He was In David City Friday, where
he purchased material. The first number
will appear next week.
BEATRICE Frank M. Schuster, a former
resident of this county, died at Kansas
City yesterday, aged 66 years. The body
was brought here last night and will be In
terred In Hanover cemetery.
FREMONT The First National bank
has been awarded the $25,000 issue of pav
ing Intersection bonds, bearing Interest at
6 per cent, by the city council. Thei
were seversl other bidders.'
SCHUYLER In the first case In district
court here this week, Ada M. Bliss claimed
damages of $600 against Colfax county
for running a drainage ditch through her
land. The Jury awarded her $71.
RED CLOUD Miss Cora Clausson and
Mr. John Ray Nelson were married
Wednesday afternoon at the home of Rev.
Mr. Hummel. The newly mart-led pair will
live on a farm northwest of this place.
NORTH PLATTE Members of tho
class of 1907 of the high school are bow
at work on matter for the annual yiutr
book. They also have a class play in
preparation and a program for class Uuy.
DAVID CITY March 1 was a busy day.
Farmers were settling for land they had
bought and sold. The day's deposits In the
City National bank were nearly $176,ouO
$150 M0 h c'lec't P'd ,n amounted to nearly
SCHUYLER The Wells. Abbott & Nle
man Milling company has Installed a new
whistle which can be heard for thirty
miles. It is of the same style as the
whistle at the Union Pacltlc shops In
Omaha.
NORTH PLATTE District court will
convene next Monday. There are slxiy
four cases on the docket, there being but
two criminal cases, H. C. Frickey, charged
with horse stealing, and W. O. Crawiey
with larceny.
MULLEN Following a oerlod nt vr
sickness throughout the sand hills district.
win, iuuui nii aosen laianties, a mild
form of mumps haa set In and but few
who have not missed their Jaws before are
being spared.
COLLMBl'S A young man named Carl
Dorr was brought before the board of in
sanity snd adjudged that he could have
better treatment at the asylum at Norfolk,
and was taken over there on Thursday
evening's trsln.
DAVID CITY Pete Btrkel. a wealthy
farmer of Butler county, has a family of
three daughter and eight sons, nd on
?rcn-1,e ave eacn one ot hl daughters
I12.0UO, and each one of his sons the same
anicunt in land.
COLUMBUS The Columbus Board of Ed
ucation haa granted Pnf. E. B. Sherman a
furlough, nnd the professor has gone to
Chicago to attend a national meeting of
educators and learn all the good things ha
can for Columbus.
BEATRICE William Schults yesterday
received a fine nugget of gold from his son,
Harry Schults, who recently located at Val
dei. Alaska with his uncle, William Bchrce
der Mr. Schults writes thst the snow In
that country Is seventeen feet deep.
SCHUYLER Wednesday evening the
Ben Hur lodge will take In fortv new
members. The work will be put on in the
new Independent Order of Odd Fellows'
lodge hall. The Capitol City eourt from
Lincoln will be here for the work.
BEATRICE? Mrs. A. C. Kline died yes
terday morning at her home In Virginia,
after an Illness of six weeks. She haa re
sided In Gage county for twenty-two years
and Is survived by her husband and three
children, two sons and a daughter.
NEBRASKA CITY-B. I. Stevenson, who
was one of the executors of the estate of
Robert Black and on whom complaint was
made, has been removed by Judge Wilson.
allure to make a proper report Is given
as the cause. The case will be appealed.
AINS WORTH The sun bad not bean seen
here since lust Monday until Friday. Snow
has Ua flying ths last Uiree dayi, and the
nunsitessannnni
Earlij Spring Sale of Lace Special Rug Offerings
GUrtcilnS ' new spring Mock makes a handsome
Jn.t received, over 3,000 patr.. .u bought before Th are scores of new i.ittem8 and
the advance in price, which means a saving of at least new colorings, chosen from the mills whose
25. We share our good fortune with you. goods have won a place in the front ranks.
870 pairs of Nottingham Curtains, aii new designs, in Xow's the time to make your selections, be-
corrcct reproductions of Brussels, Battenburg, Irls'.i forg the lines are broken.
. Point and other handsome curtains a great bargain,
on sale Monday Granite Art Squares, 9x12, seamless and just
$1,400 pairs Scotch and Cable Net Curtains, extra the thing for a bed room or summer home,
fine, the kind that wash well, wear well and look at $5.00
well. The regular price will be $6.00 a pair special
for one weeit only $3.65 Dekkan Brussels Rugs, 9x12, all wool face
865 pairs Den telle Arabian Curtains, with heavy cord with extra heavy brussols warp; especially
outlining, all in Arabian colors. These will sell regu- good for dining room $10.50
larly at $7.60 a pair special for one week pr $4.83
600 pairs Irish Point Curtains, 3 Vt yds. long, 60 Inches Brussels Rug, 9x12, a rug that is generally
wide, all white. New patterns, our own Importation. sold for $19.50, suitable for living room,
win sell regularly at $8.75 a pair special for one dining room or bed room our price 16.50
week a pair $4.83 t
window shodos The kind that go up straight. We Axminster Ruga, 9x12, the kind that usually
guarantee the very best workmanship, no matter sell for $35 our price $30.00
uuj "bade C8t "C r UB befre B1 wilton R& 9xl2 guaranteed in
CrTonnT Bed Covers, with bolster, to match; $3.75, evfrv reaped. A regular $40 rUg-OUT
$6.75 and $0.73 pnee $35.00
Furniture Specials
Greatly reduced prices on Drop Patterns and Furniture Samples, to make room for new goods arriving
daily.
For a few days only, we offer some wonderful furniture values, such aa the following list indicates.
Many other pieces, equally good bargains, await the early chooser.
$22.50 Music Cabinet, Circassian walnut, reduced $50 Davenport, golden oak frame, reduced to $37.00
to $17.00 $7.60 Parlor Table, clover leaf pattern, golden oak,
$14 Music Cabinet, golden oak, reduced to.. $10.73 reduced to $5.75
$10.60 Weathered Oak Chair or Rocker, strap leather $25 Pedestal, golden oak, massive design, reduced
seat and back, reduced to $7.75 to $15.00
$13.75 Piano Bench, golden oak. reduced to $0.75 $19 Parlor Table, golden oak, reduced to.... $14.50
$18.50 Ladles' Desk, mahogany, reduced to... $14.50 $15.60 Rocker, upholstered seat and back, reduced
$22 Sewing table, fumed oak, reduced to.... $12.00 to ... $10.75
$43 Library Table, genuine mahogany, reduced to $34 $13.60 Rocker, leather Beat, reduced to. $10.25
$30 Library Table, golden oak, reduced to ...$22.00 $19.00 Iron Bed. heavy plain design, white enamel.
$49 Buffet, early English, reduced to $36.50 reduced to $15.00
$29 China Closet, early English, reduced to. .$22.50 $24 Iron Bed, brass trimmed, reduced to $10.00
$60 Mahogany Arm Chair, rococo pattern, reduced $175 Chiffonier, genuine mahogany, large mtutn
Tto t ,, $15.00 design, hand carved, reduced to $131.00
Stove Perfection
We are sole agents in Omaha for the three best makes of stoves in the world.
The Insurance Gasoline is the only gasoline stove that absolutely precludes accidents caused by the burn
ers being left open, or the blaze accidentally blown out. Its construction brings perfect safety to the opera
tor. Made in 19 sizes. $9.50 up.
"Detroit Jewel" on a gaa stove means economy, . safety, durability and perfect circulation and com
bustion of gas. The ideal Btove for the housewife who. has no maid.
Buck's Cook Stoves and Ranges are made In 200 sizes and styles. Here you'll find the pick of the whole
line. Let us show you how to save money on a stove, that is superior In every way.
thermometer stood does to JES.?
w have the appearance of a fine surnmei
day with the suTshlnln bright
RFD CLOUD The decision of the su-
Im. 8.2B8.44. The county la in debt l-wxw.
HARVARD Miss McMilla-, from Omaha
ha taken the place of Miss re
Principal of the high school ui Ins Mis;
MregrePw'. necessary absence by .reason of
the severe Illness of her sister, the Wlte 01
Rev Fred Lavltt of Omaha.
rOL,LMBUS-There has been quite a force
ofCmVn at wo7k on the Fla tt. river wagon
hridse the last week. During the siorm
it r?n and sleet It was too dangerous to
work but they were all at it again until
totur'day night, when work was finished.
ARUNOTON-Conductor Irvine Pollock
has been stationed here as resident con
ductor by the Northwestern. A r.cent rul
ing of the management ordering a con
ductor to accompany all lone engines was
The reason for Mr. Pollock's assignment
11 MULLEN-The Mullen Dramatic com
i National bank of Omaha. Is manager of
ASHLAND Mrs. W. T. P.lfo.d In, enter
lng the front gate of Thomas Parks' home
to call on Mrs Paiks was attacked by two
v?cfous dogs belonging to Parks. Bh .was
Thrown to the ground, bitten and badly
bruUed. as well as receiving a severe
nervous shock.
MULLEN-Wllllam Osenberg on Wednes
day married MUs Agnes Reed, one of the
first young women to enter land under the
Klnkald act In southern Cherry county.
H r claim is a good one and so Is his.
ThJV will make their home on the plucky
br' rah;. ,....- v. A. Mc.
WEBI ruifil " i . hi
business OI me v,ihv.vj 7 i
railway at West Point has been conducted
by J. itt-e.
,,..rn ii Th. ..(h I Annntinred
Of Charles Davidson, youngest son of Will
iam Davidson of Sprlngtleld, aged 17. The
young man was attending school and was
suddenly stricken with conjestlon of the
. .1 : . , ,ukln loin K.tur. IriinAnU
Drain ana uiru i""" " - - -
will be held Aionaay.
DAVID C1TV Rev. Zed Furgeson, who
has been paator of the Christian churcn
In our city, aepariea inis wccn wmi
wife and family for Le Bueur, Minn. He
m .i. a u ..i.. llliiAtrntAd 1m:-
Wlll aisu u,: n -
lures of his travels through the old coun
try in tne stale ok aik-iuh".
ARLINGTON Six regular freight trains
have been added by the Northwestern. Nus.
43 and 44 will be between Missouri Valley
and Lincoln; Nos. 117 and lla will be be
tween Omaha and Fremont, and Nos. 36
and M will be between Council Bluffs and
the northwest part of the state.
FAll-a CITY Rev. 8. W. Grlffln. who
has had charge of the Presbyterian church
here for several years, has accepted a call
to Colorado Springs, Colo., and will g
there the middle of this month. Mr. Griffin
was formally installed as pastor of the
church In Fulls City a year ago.
NEBRASKA CITY The announcement
haa been made here that Norris, eldest son
of Mr. and Mrs. James Reed, Is to be
married in a few weeks. Mr. Reed was
city editor on a local paper here for so mo
time and is now advertising manager for
the Santa Fe with headquarters In Chicago.
WEST POINT County Clerk J. F. Kaup
has .purchased the property of the West
Point creamery, located In the southwest
portion of the city. The property has baen
for some years partially dismantled and
has been wholly unproductive since tne
consolidation of the creameries of N
braska. LYONS At E. F. LaRue's registered
Duroc-Jersey sow sale at the public sale
barns thirty-eight sowa were sold at an
average of $00. The highest priced sow was
told to George Booklrk of V Isner for fcM).
Colonels J. J. Luther and E. P. Thomp
son conducted the sale and a large crowd
, ....
iu cui-uurasfl puuiir speaKiug uy arranging
several contents during the year. Hastings
college has won laurels upon the platform
and win no doubt send a strong team for
this contest.
LYONS Thomas MeCormlck, aged 71
years, died after a lung, hard fight lor life
with a cancer on his n k. Mr. McCormlck
was an old soldier, and In the battle of
Gettysburg lost the sight of ons eye. He
leaves a wife and four grown children.
Funeral services will be held at the Pres
byi t church.
UPLAND Tbe Work school house, two
a. .. ....s uurthetuit of town was
struik by lightning during the electrical
storm that visited this section on Tuesday.
Very little damage was done and no one
waa Injured. After the rain and electrical
storm It began to sleet and kept It up tbe
balance of tfc uur. it a result w Save
KEARNEY The first Intercollegiate de
bate far the Slate Norma will be held
March 7 with Hustings. The school plant.
rchard'iSf Wilhelm
414-16-18 South Sixteenth
about two Inches oi sleet and Ice on the
ground at present.
UPLAND German residents of this vi
cinity have decided to erect a handsome
German . church on the farm of William
Hubert, two miles southeast of - town.
The contrnct for the lumber was awardod
to the lowest bidder, that of E. O. Dey &
Co., of L'plund. The work will be done by
Chris Jorgensen. -
ARLINUTON Plans for the new school
building have been adopted by the school
board. The building will contain six rooms
and be modern In every way. The build
ing will be 6ux8u Irt the form of an L, three
rooms on each floor. The school board
claims that the building will be ready for
use by September L
NEBRASKA CITY The Elks of this city
have accepted an Invitation from Elks of
Plattsmouth to visit that city on Thurs
day next, to accept of their hospitality.
Our Elks have .chartered a special train
on the Missouri Pacific and will go In
style. There will be more than sixty mem
bers attend from this city.
BEATRICE William Waxham, in charge
of the government weather bureau here, re
ports that during the month of February
ten Inches of snow fell and 2.84 Inches of
water, including the snow. The last storm
of rain, sleet and snow amounted to 1.M
Inches of water. The warmest temperature
was til degrees and the coldest 10 below
sero.
NEBRASKA CITY The mortgage debt
for February shows a large Increase In In
debtedness In Otoe county. During the
month there were eighteen mortgages on
farm property filed amounting to 490,190
und twenty-live released to the value of
$41.h82, and the city's debt Inarease nearly
$3,000.
ASHLAND The non-denomlnatlonal mis
sion opened In Silver street for worklngmen
and boys a few weeks ago hss proved so
great a success as to necessitate removal
to larger quarters. Meetings are held every
afternoon and evening and are largely at
tended. The mission was started and Is
conducted by S. T. Service and B. Plersol,
young business men.
GRAND ISLAND It is somewhat an un
usual occurrence to have one's stock killed
by lightning while standing out In the
snow. That, however, was the experience
of Charles Harfast, residing seven miles
west of this city, a few days ago, when,
during a sleet storm, a bolt of lightning
struck a horse belonging to him worth 1150
There was snow on the ground, sleet was
falling and the clouds were heavy. The
i
Straight to the shop of the Horzog
Tailoring Co. and leave your measure
for that Easter Suit
A beautiful selection of the newest
things in browns and grays await your
approval.
We make nobby garments at mod
erate prices.
Herzog Tailoring Co.
Formerly Paris Woolen Co.
1415 Douglas St. Telephone Doug. 2000
Now under the management of D. H. Beck,
formerly of the firm of Molony. McElvaln & Deck.
Carpet 60.
Street.
lightning was seen and the thunder beard
plainly In this city.
HARVARD At ths annual contest of tha
Harvard High school held at Stokes' opera
house there were twelve contestenta. eight
of whom were girls. The Judges awarded
first place to Miss Delia Hess, who re
cited "The Honor of the Woods;" second'
place to Lottie Boge, "The Goblin Gate,"
and third to Edna Townsend," "Uncle Dan'l
Apparition and Prayer."
NORTH PLATTE Edward Ewell, agent
for the Grand island sugar factory, waa
In town today on his way to Hershey,
where he expects to consult a number of
beet growers in regard to making con
tracts. The contracts offer the growers
about $4.40 for 15 per cent beets, while
the growers demand a flat rate of $6.
DAVID CITY Wednesday waa anything;
but pleasant. A heavy fall of mow covered
the earth about half an Inch thick. Tha
boys enjoyed themselves skating on tha
sidewalks all over town. It waa hard on
the telegraph and telephone wires. Thurs
day snow fell the greater part of the day,
but Friday had the appearance of spring.
BEATRICE A committee of the Beatrice
Commercial club, comprising Mayor Shults,
Samuel Rlnaker, Ed S. Miller and H. J.
Dobbs, has visited Lincoln end presented
to the legislative committee on asylums tha
needs of the Institution for Feeble-Minded
Youth. The committee asked for an appro
priation of $00,000 for two new fireproof
buildings.
WEST POINT-John Frederick Kuchens.
an ootogenartan, died at the home of hla
daughter, Mrs. John Hatterman, In Bis
marck township, of ailments Incident to old
age. His remains were Interred In tha
German Lutheran cemetery. Rev. Otto von
Gemmingen performing the funeral rites.
The deceased waa a widower and leave
two daughters.
WEST POINT James Flo res and Mis
Ida Schuls were united In marriage at
the Rock Creek German Lutheran churoii
In this county. The groom Is ths son of
Dr. Daniel Flores of West Point and tha
bride the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. D.
Schuls of Elkhom precinct. They will re
side on their farm, recently purchased. In
Pierce county.
WEST POINT The dwelling house on
the farm of Robert Dlers, five miles soutn
of West Point burned to the ground last
night during the storm. The prupeity
was In possession of a tenant farmer,
who had left the premises only a low
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