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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1P07. J MORE INFORMATION WANTED Eailroada Aw Bsqnarud to Flla Gomplt lUport of Pimm limed. OifTERENCE OVER CONSTRUCTION OF LAW Approximately For llii4 Thoa Mod Dollars Be Dlstrlhate ta the Schauta af tka stats Daring Mar. (From a Bull Correspondent.) LINCOLN. May 11 (Special.) Acting upon the edvlce of Attorney General Thompson, ths Stat Railway commission prepared an orde to the various rail road! of the state to report the namea of all persons tt whom transportation haa been Issued, not paid -for at the rate of t cents a mile, coin of the realm. Cammlssloa Makes Order. The order Issued by the commission tat this evening was as follows: It la hereby ordered and directed that all jommon carriers dclng business In the state ' of Nebraska shall file In the office of the 'Nebraska Railway commission at Lincoln on or before May 28, a statement Showing the following facta: 1. The names and addresses and the rela tion they bear to common carriers of all employee to whom they have Issued, or contracted to Issue, passes, mileage or other transportation for the passage of persona, f ood within the state of Nebraska, now In orce, for which the full published rates have not been paid In cash or agreed to be paid In cash. 1 If Issued under a written contract, a copy of the contract; if Issued under a verbal agreement, a statement of the terms. . 1 The names, addresses and the relation the recipient may bear to the common ear lier, of all persons other than employes to whom the common carrier has Issued, . or contracted to Issue, passes, mileage or Other transportation for the passage of persons, good within the state of Ne braska, now In force, for which full pub lished ratea have not been paid in cash, or agreed to be paid In cash. . 4. If Issued under a written contract. copy of the contract; If Issued under a verbal agreement, a statement of the terms. It la further directed that a copy of this order be served upon each and every steam railroad company doing business within the state of Nebraska. Mr. Thompson advised this order or ore Jong theae lines because of the failure of the railroads to come up to the spirit of the anti-pass law In their rerorts of passes issued. It la the belief of the attorney gnneral that the railroads complied with the commission's order asking for all free transportation Issued, providing, of course, the railroad attorneya have Interpreted the anti-pass law correctly. The corporations held under the anti-pass law a paas Issued tinder contract Is not a free pass and there fore nnder the order of the commission It was not necessary to report this class of transportation. The commission la of the opinion this pew order will necessitate a great deal Of work on the part of the railroads, but under the circumstances It saw no other way to get at the Information desired, and it believes also such a report will serve as damper on people accepting free trans portation. The Missouri Pacific, which re torted today, did as the other roads had done, reported nothing of any importance. After looking up the matter very carefully Attorney General Thompson advised the second order of the commission. - An application was made by the Burling ton today for the privilege of putting In a ft-cent per hundred rate on milk from Lin coln to- Denton and Havelock. The letter accompanying the application said most of this milk was now dumped In the sewer. but If the rate was put in a great deal of It would be fed to hogs in-Denton and avelock and some one would get some " o ool Out of It. ' " " ' " Blgr Dividend to Schools. State Treasurer Brian will have , In the neighborhood of H00.00O to distribute to the various school districts of the state May U, that being the time for the semi-annual Apportionment of school money. The tem porary school fund at this time amounts to .bout 11M.OQ0. In the various depositories tonight there U about 1600,000 of state money, but within a few days t27S.OOO of this will be used to pay for the Idaho bonds re cently purchased by Mr. Brian without the aid or consent of any middleman. Meealfe as Commencement Orator. Richard I Metcalfe will deliver the ad lress . at the commencement exercises of the high school at Platte Center, May &, fcnd at Cambridge, May B. Next Thursday Bight Mr. Metcalfe will apeak to the Men's THE AMERICAN HABIT On la Cvery Three Affected, Of the 75,000,000 people In the United States, It Is estimated that 26.000,000, cr one in every three. Is partially disabled from a broken down nervous system. America. Is the greatest consumer of cof Ve In the world. Can you draw the cor rect Inference from these two facts? Many & person will exclaim,, "Non sense!" It Is easy for any thoughtless person to Jump at conclusion that a philosopher would study carefully over before reaching. Think Of the member Of your own family. How many of them re perfectly and completely well In every respect? How many of your friends are perfectly healthy? Inquire of them end you will be surprised to learn that the average of one In every three, who . are tick. In the main, stands true. Health tepends, primarily, upon a perfectly poised nervous org animation, and the greatest known enemy to the pei-rous lystem Is coffee. Its active principle Is caffeine, which la pronounced nerve de stroyer. The action Is, first, to attack the 'stomach, then the pneumog&strlc serve which lies behind the stomach and which Is directly connected with the rain. The disordered condition passes thence from the brain to all parts o ,.h) body, nd In some It will show in trepidation (well-known nervous condition); in others this Is bidden, but the work goes on from Bay to day, until the accumulation of forces climaxes In some organic disease. It may be the kidneys become affected and Bright' disease sets up. It may be weak eyes, may be catarrh, stomach trouble, palpitation and heart failure, , ('ich is becoming more and more co- , Ureable among Americana.) Eomewhere, you may depend upon It, this work will show forth In the form of glseaae. It may become so need and ghronto that It can not be thrown off. It Is hard to Induce a mn or a woman to give tip coffee when they have beuoiue addicted to Its use, but If suah people can bo given Poetura Pood Coffie they will quickly change for the better, for the food drink, when properly made, has the color snd the delicious, toothsome flavor of old ajovernment Java of the milder OJ.d higher priced grades. The work of reorganization begins at one, for the tearing down element of coffee k been eliminated, and In Us place the strong rebuilding effects of the elements contained la Post urn. go directly to work to rebuild the broken-down aud delicate gray matter la the nerve centers nd brain. This Is Just plain, old-fashioned common-sense that any thoughtful person can make use of; la fact, hundreds of thousands of brain workers In America nave already discovered the fact and are using Postum Food Coffee, to their .ry great benefit and relief. "There s a Rea son" Read, "The Road to Well villa" In club of Calvary Baptist church, Omaha, delivering there, as well as at the font meincement exercises, his lecture on "M lea rning Men," the lecture In which he speaks well of everyone. It la the same he deliv ered at the State university soroe weeks go. Fees of Sheriffs. Attorney Oeneral Thompson, In answer to letter of Inquiry regarding the fees to be collected by sheriffs on salary, replied that In his opinion the sheriffs were per mitted only to keep the fees chnrged for boarding prisoners and for transporting them to the state penitentiary. This, he holds, wipes out the Jailer fee of $1.50 day. Joh for Harness. IL C. M. Burgess, former chairman of the republican state committee. Is to be the successor of Bud Llndsey aa custodian of the federal building and collector of the port unless something unforeseen happens between now and tomorrow. It la under stood Sk-nator Burkett offered the Job to Burgess several days ago, and the latter la going to take It. The official announce ment probably will be made tomorrow. Numerous persons have been suggested for the place and It had been offered to one. and, possibly, two men, who would not ac cept It. Burgess was chairman of the com mlttee when Oovernor Mickey made his second run for governor. New Rask for Benson. The Farmers and Merchants bank of Benson Is a new financial Institution which has Just been chartered to do business In the Omaha suburb. The New bank has capital stock of $100,000, and Its In corporators are: A. Z. Leach, Joseph MeQulre. E. O Solomon, H. F. McCoy, H. J. Grove, C. C. Williams and B. W. Hall. When $15,000 of the capital la paid up that will be sufficient to begin busi ness. Paul, Otoe county, has new bank under the name of the Bank of Paul, and the In corporators are: William Schmltx. Nelson Overton and H. H. Hanks. The capital stock is $26,000. of which $5,000 Is paid up. First Case la New Coart. The first case called lb the new federal court was the Sklpton Trust company against the German National bank of Ben. trloe, case over the disposition of $10,000 worth of property. For the bank were E. G. McGllton and Judge Davidson of Tecumseh, while the plaintiff was repre sented by Charles Sloan and F. B. Dones- thorpe. In the afternoon Mr. McGllton called on Governor Bhelton at the state house. Indictments for Election Fraads The special grand Jury summoned to In vestigate alleged frauds at the recent re publican primary election tonight returned eight Indictments. Warrants were placed In the hands of the sheriff, but until they are served the Identity of the indicted men will not be determined. CALIFORNIA?! COMMITS SCICIDB Broods Over aa Rstranajement from His Wife. KEARNEY, Neb., May 13.-8peclal Tel egram.) R. A. Silverthorne of Los Angeles who, together with his aged mother stopped In the city Saturday to visit cous'n, Fred A. Nye, enroute on trip to Wapello, la., committed suicide Sunday at the Nye residence by shooting himself through the temple. The bullet passed through his head and lodged In the wall on the opposite side. He was reclining on a bed waiting for dinner. At the inquest, held this morning, the Jury gave a verdict of death by his. own hand. Evidence, including a letter written to his wife a short time before his death Indicated that there had been an estrange ment between them and that he was taking his mother to live In Iowa. In the letter he refers to a difficulty with his wife and that his heart was breaking and unless he heard from her at once he would die. He also said If anything happened to him he wanted to be burled In Iowa. There had been a division of property between them but no divorce. He was well-to-do nd while here did not act strangely, but had told Mr. Nye about the division of property, but had not said anything about an estrangement or quarrel, though brood- ng over this caused the act. He had written and mailed several business letters In the morning and ate a hearty breakfast. He was 49 years of age and had been married about six years. A brother, W. A. Sllverthorne of Wapello, la.. Is expected to come for the body. He was a cousin of Mrs. Blackwell of Omaha, who Is here. THRKK BUILDINGS Bl'Rlf AT FILLEY rnsr Store, Hnrness Shop and Doctor's Office Destroyed. BEATRICE. Neb., May 11 (Special Tele gram.) The little Own of Fllley, twelve miles east of Beatrice, was visited by a fire early this morning, which wiped out three business houses and destroyed prop erty valued at $6,000. The fire originated In W. B. Butterfleld'a drug store from an unknown cause and quickly spread to the adjoining buildings on the south, occupied by C. H. Kenyon. harness dealer, and Drs. Boggs and Thornton, entirely destroy ing them despite all efforts of the citlxens to check the flames. Ths losses are as follows: W. B. Butter- Meld. $3,000; Insurance, $2,000; C. H. Kenyon, $3,000; Insurance, $800: Drs. Boggs and Thornton, $1,200; no insurance. The large barn on the farm of Mones Row, near Plckrell, was destroyed by fire yesterday with all Its contents. Loss, $1,200, with $300 Insurance. - SNOW IN WESTERN NEBRASKA Itresrr Drops Below Freealaa" and Light Snow Falls at Alliance. ALLIANCE. Neb.. May 11 The mercury dropped to belqw freezing today. A light rain last night turned to snow and covered the ground this morning. Snow has fallen as far west as Edgemont. , NORFOLK, Neb., May 11 Following the season's two hottest days, during which strong south gale prevailed, the storm center passed south and the temperature today dropped rapidly. From M yesterday. the temperature fell to SI degrees down to 41 today. Rain and electrical storms were numerous over northern Nebraska. LARAMIE, Wyo.. May ll.-Snow fell during the forenoon today In the region between here and Rawlins, but melted rap idly. At Holmes, In Medicine Bow moun tains, foot of snow has fallen In the last twenty-four hours. The snow Is beneficial rather than otherwise. BOLT OF LIGHTNING KILLS WOMAN Mrs. Keith of Norfolk, Neb., Meets Instant Deatk at Croftoa. ' CROFTON. Neb.. May 11 (Special Tele gram.) Mrs. Gertrude Keith, traveling with Dr. Franklin's Medicine company, was Instantly killed by lightning at the home of D, C. Laird last evening. Her mother Is Mrs. Lottie L Boulby, 427 North State street, Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. Keith la son of C. B. Keith, No. Cut First street. Alva. OKI. Mrs. Laird was paralysed by the bolt. The Keith's heme is at Norfolk. Neb. ROIEBID OPENING IS DELATED Indian Allotments Caaaot Bo Com pleted This Tear. NORFOLK, Neb.. May 11 (Special.) Tel egram.) Ths Tripp county portion of the Rosebud Indian reservation will not be opened to settlement during the calendar year because of the number of Indian al lotments to be made, according to reports from Uerrtck, B. D.. quoting letter from the Interior department at Washington, In which the statement Is made that the opening cannot be he'd this year. Fnrnlytle Commits nidge. PENDER, Neb., May (Special.) Charles Murry committed sulci V last Sat urday evening by aborting himself In the head. The deceased had been barber here for some years. About ten months ago he was stricken with paralysis of the limbs and has been In a helpless condition since. Self-destruction Is suppoeed to be the result of worry over his condition. News of Nebraska. MEADOW GROVE A terrlrrlo dust storm prevailed here Saturday and Sunday. Rain now threaten AINSWORTH The annual meeting of the Elkhom Valley Preas association will be held In this city on Saturday, June 15. AUBURN Mrs. Johanna Whalen died at her home in this cliy yesterday, etier an I linos of several months. She was about 70 years of age. YORK In the wedding of Mr. August Beauselgnnur to Miss Elizabeth Rolllnger, two of York county's mot popular young people were united In marriage. ASHLAND Chester Waltermlne hod his hip so badly sprained In the contests of the Intcrhlgh scho-l Meld meet at Wahuo Sat urday that he Is unable to walk. MEADOW GROVE Contrary to the pop ular vote at the spring election, -a saloon license was granted to tenuis C. Ruegge and a anloon opened on Saturday. AINSWOUTH-The pros ieo s here are fa vorable for a large crop oi frun o, rf.il kinds. Farmers predict a large crop f all kinds of grain. Stock Is in good condition. MEADOW GROVE -A home talent play was given at the opera house Saturday evening fx-r the benefit of the school li brary. It was well rendered and highly ap preciated by a larpe audience. GENEVA Mrs. W. T. Thomas died this morning at her home in Geneva after an operation performed a couple of weeks ago. She leaves a husbund, son and daughter, who were with her at the time. HARTINGTON The first good rain for this year fell here Sunday night and will do an Immense amount of good. All small grnln needed moisture and pastures espe cially were very short on account of the lack of spring rains. TECUMSEH Prof. J. 8. Knight of Chi cago has located In Tecumseh and has taken charge of the Tecumseh Military band and the Tfcumnc', orchestra. The first open air concert by the band for the year will be given Tuesday evening. HARTINGTON On June 4 the old set tlers of Cedar county will meet In Harring ton for the purpose of perfecting a county organisation and holding annual reunions. A preliminary meeting has already been held and committees appointed to formulate bylaws. GENEVA Carmen Fisher, winner of first place In the dramatic class at Hastings, subject "The Honor of the Woods." ar rived home yesterday afternoon and was met by a delegation of teachers and pupils who drew her up into town from the depot In a carriage. YORK Real estate men report there Is a larger demand for city real estate than ever was known In the city of York and that prices for the last six years have been advancing until property that was nur- ohased at that time is worth at least 100 1 per cent more. AUBURN Harrison Reed died at his home, seven miles north of this city, this morning. Mr. Reed was one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Nemaha county, coming here at a very early day and living here continuously until his death, lie was about 76 years of age. SEWARD The death of Mrs. Harget, an aged woman, who fell last fall and broke her hip and arm, occurred at Broken How, Saturday, and her body was brought to SewRrd k'unday and funeral services con ducts at the cemetery by Rev. Wllllaford, paste of '.he Congregational church. TABLE ROCK Deputy Assessor Al A. Wlddllield of Table Rock precinct has Just completed the work of assessment of this precinct and returned his books to the county clerk yesterday. The total assess ment of 1M Is a slight Increase over that of last year, for the Table Rock precinct. TABLE ROCK At a regular meeting of John N. Gere post. Grand Army of tho Re public, of this place, held at Its hall yes terday, resolutions were adopted favoring the candidacy cf Rev. P. C Johnson, D. D., of Tecumseh for the position of department commander of the Grand Army of the Re public for Neb. asks. ALBION From noon yesterday until 7 o'clock this morning the mercury took drop of fifty degrees. A high wind pre vailed from the south Saturday and yester day and a very slight rsln fell lost even ing. This moining the wind Is In the north, with a cold mist In the air. Indica tions are good for enow. SEWARD The death of Mrs. Boredell Wilbur occurred Saturday at St. Elisa beth's hospital at Lincoln, where she had gone to make her home. She was 75 years of age and had lived In Seward for many years. The funeral services were conducted from the Congregational church of this El ace by Rev. Wllllsford, at 11 a. m. on undny. YORK Five years ago John Burke pur chased It) acres three and a half miles northwest of York, for which he paid $8,800, and this week he sold his farm to John Foster, a prosperous York county farmer, for JU2.&0 per acre. When Mr. Burke paid $66 per acre for the farm five years ago he remarked that he thought be was paying all the farm would ever be worth. YORK The May festival given at the opera house under the direction of Miss Cora Conaway, supervisor of muse, was a grand success. The first evening's en tertainment was given by the grade pupils and every number was heartily encored. The second evening'B'entertalnmenl was given by the high school members, which was composed of the High benool uiee club of sixty voices, HASTINGS The regular annual meeting of Group Four. Nebraska Bankers' associ ation, will be held at Hastings. Wednesday, May 16. Among the speakers will be Secre tary Royse of the State Banking board. Dr. p. i Hall, president or the mate Bankers' association: A. C. Shallenberger of Alma, A. L. Clarke and J. P. A. Black of Hastings; J. B. Dlnsmore, Sutton; H. M. Bushnell, Lincoln; Clement cnose, Omaha. YORK Thirty members of the Junior high school class absented themselves from school today, and two of the teachers went with them. It Is said that tney picnicked on the creek. The superintendent of schools and the directors naJ itmrneu or tne arrair the evening before and did all they could to prevent them from taking a vaeatkm. The school . board will take some action, but Just what will be done is not known at tills time. TECUMSEH Although no provision has been made by the legislature for the pay ing of bounty on wolf scalps, the scalps continue to come into the office of the county flerk of Johnson county. Nine came In m one day recently. There seems to be quite a number of wolves here yet, even though the country Is well settled. Allen Crabtree, the young son of John Crabtree. who lives southwest of the city, killed six young wolves one day recently. ASHLAND Coal oil lamps have Iwu In great demand In Ashland since the fire last week destroyea tne plant oi ine Asniana Electric Light company. Practically all the residents of the city have usd electricity and were Illy prepared for the emergency. Last night union soi-vices of the churches were held In the one church equipped with coal oil lamps. The electric light company announces that lis probably will ie a inonin btrfcre the temporary plant for furnishing light will be In readiness for use. TECUMSEH The $12,750 electrio lighting bonds of this city will be sold Wednesday. They will bear 4H per cent Interest, run twenty years and be optional after ten years. According to the plan adopted for the disposition of the bonds they will go to the best bidder. It Is expected that the contract for the proposed new Carnegie library building for this clly, to cost Pi,uuo, will be let that day. Andrew Simpson has let the contract for his brick livery barn to William Rosellus, and work Is already under way. CAMBRIDGE A fitting memorial - In honor of the late John H. Rosenfeli was held at the Cambridge opera houae Sunday at 2. JO p. m. John H. Roaenfelt died at his home In this cily April tl. lta'7. at 1:15 p. m. On account of the deceased having had smallpox no funeral ats held, the re- Posiilrcy Curt . ALCOHOLIC IXEBRIETY, OPIIM. MORPEIXE CCCAIXE. AND OTHER DRUG ADDICTIONS. TWENTT-SEVEN TEARS of continuous success. Printed matter sent in plain envelope upon request. All correspondence strictly confidential. THE jEELEY JNST1TUTE Cor. Twenty-fifth and Ca fits. Petiero SCie ft ft- Ly5s stis E)eep Waterway Projjefi " ' i V -w7: ;7": "'S , if .V"-- Steamer Liberty, Loaded With First Cargo Consisting Wholly of Shoes Ever Shipped on the MississippirrvFirst Boat to Clear From St Louis for White River Ports Carries Peters' Shoes Exclusively, With flags flying and whistles blowing by every craft in the harbor, the Steamer Liberty left St. Louis Thursday, loaded with a cargo consisting exclusively of Peters Shoe Co's shoes for mer chants in northeastern Arkansas the first boat to clear from St. Louis for White River ports and carrying the first cargo consist- mg exclusively 01 snoes ever shipped on the Mississippi. From St. Louis to Batesville, Ark., the final destination of the Liberty, it is 1030 miles by water, and the trip will consume about ten days. mains being burled nrlvstelv Bundav. Aorll Hi. John H. Rosenfelt,. was one of the pioneers of western Nebraska, having set tled on a ranch in lYontler county over a quarter of a century ago, and hs for ovor tureen years Deen a citizen of Cambridge. TABLE ROCK C. A. Alexander, an ap plicant for a saloon license, filed with Dr. O. C. Covert, clly clerk, on Thursday, his petition to the village beard for a saloon license, which contained the names of thirty-one resident freeholders, and a short time after it was filed two of the petition ers thereon filed notice to have their names removed or not considered. As this leaves but twehty-nlne petitioners, unless others step In and fill the breach the town Is lia ble to remain la the list of dry towns, al though a majority of the board are in favor of license. ' TAJULJE ROCK 8. ' D. Hulbert. hotel keeper of this place, who disappeared from here Monday last, returned home between 6 and ( o'clock yesterday, walking Into town on foot from the west. He seemed to have no recollection as to where h had been during his absence. When asked, he replied, "Down town," and wnen .hat he h."d been away several days, he ex- fvressed much surprise. It is generally be ieved that his injuries, received In a rail road accident a year ago, have affected him and been the cause of his pecu iar af fliction. Much sympathy is felt' for mm. TECUMSEH The women of the Tecum seh Methodist church have adopted a novel plan for the solicitation of funds with which to assist In the payment for the proposed new $16,000 church. They are sending to their friends slips of gummed paper a foot in length, with 'the request that the same be stuck full of pennies, the same arranged in a row. There will be one mile of these slips, or 5,280 feet, and as each one will hold sixteen pennies, the mile of pennies will amount to $M4.SJ. The women will conduct a dining hall on the grounds of tho Tecumseh rhautauqua, using the funds netted from the same in tne cnurcn building work. NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY Qnalat sad Cartons Featares of Life la el Rapidly Growing State. A Pleasant Anticipation Only seven weeks more until the Fourth of July. Re member that It takes six weeks to ar range for a good celebration. Belgrade Herald.' New State Department The green bug In the Kansas grain fields Is being destroyed by the lady bug, the latter being furnished farmers by the Bughouse department of the state. Dawson County Pioneer. A Kearney Symphony On coming within earshot of our cottage the sweet strains of melodious music can be heard. On coming Into our dwelling blood curdling sounds which would do credit to a sheetiron band, and also charm any interested lis tener, can be, heard. This Is due to the fact that so many musical Instruments ars In operation during our period of ease In playroom. Industrial Bchool Times. Fremont's Center of Interest Clerk J. M. Crulckshank of the district court was the center of Interest at the court house yester day afternoon, having in his possession a combination tool which was a wonder, being a little over three Inches In length snd handy, and containing eighteen differ ent tools, as follows: Scissors, screwdriver, pen knife, pipe wrench, rule, shell ex tractor, stereoscope, nail trimmer, file, cigar cutter, marker, tack hammer, tracer, glass cutter, wire .cutter, button hole scissors and one or two others Fremont Herald. Hawk Got .It The carefully preserved fruit of an all day's fishing trip which Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Elliott took to Bucholts' lake was spoiled by the quick work of a shrewd hawk. Mr. and Mra. Elliott were preparing to return horns after their day's outing and had left their string of four tempting looking bass on the shore. The appearance of the hawk was not noticed by them until the bird had the fish la lis claws and was soaring away. Mr. Elliott Is said to have pur sued It some distance below across adjola- ' The Liberty will touch at Cape Girardeau and Memphis before entering White River, and on the White River at DeVall's Bluffs, Des Arc, Newport, Batesville and other points. This unique trip was arranged by Mr. Wal lace Byler, northeastern Arkan sas representative of Peters Shoe Co., who sold the shoes compris ing the cargo. Shipments are carried for the following firms, many of whom are represented among the guests on the boat: B. B. Bethell & Sons, Des Arc; Jones - Harvey Mercantile Co.; lug fields In hopes that the fish would come t iwn, but without result Fremont Tribune. Bprlng Is Reported to Have Arrlved-It Is rumored that spring, which has' been lin gering In the lap of winter for quite a number of weeks, has arrived, but we re frain from giving this as a rcsaorA that the report may be .erroneous. It has been a long time In getting here. Early In March It showed some signs of putting In its appearance, but winter crowded It out and the month of April brought February weather. The government weather report kept by Observer Ormsby at the depot shows that the thermometer registered be low freeslng every day during April ex cept two. These exceptions were the 8d and 11th of the month. A three-Inch snow on the night of May 2 also added to the prevailing opinion that winter was lingering- an unusually long time. The oldest inhabitant Is unable to recall any spring that has been just exactly like this one. Custer County Chief. No external application Is equal to Cham berlain's Pain Balm for sore muscles or swollen joints. FORECAST OF THE -WEATHER Rata or Snow la Eastera KebrasVa Today, Fair la Writ Portloa Warmer Tomorrow. WASHINQTON, May 1 J. Forecast of the weather for Tuesday and Wednesday: For Nebraska Fair In west, rain or snow In east prrtlon Tuesday, warmer In north west portion; Wednesday, fair and warmer. For Iowa Showers Tuesday, possibly snow In extreme west portion, much colder in central and east portions; Wednesday, fair and warmer. For Missouri Showers Tuesday, with rap Idly falling temperature; Wednesday, fair and warmer. For South Dakota Fair Tuesday, warmer In west portion; Wednesday, fair and warmer. For Kansas Cooler and generally fair Tuesday; Wednesday, fair and warmer. For Wyoming Fair and warmer Tuesday; Wednesday, fair, warmer in southeast por tion. For Colorado Fair Tuesday, except pos sibly snow In eastern mountain districts, warmer; Wednesday, fair, warmer In east portion. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU OMAHA. May IS. Official record of tern nrature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the fapt three years: iwi. itan. ikd, in. Maximum temperature..., M It B E Minimum temperature.... 4H 66 ' M Mean temperature W 70 60 Precipitation W 00 -56 T Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha since March 1, and comparison with the last two years;. Normal temperature ... 62 Deficiency for the day. 4 Total deficiency since March 1 74 Normal precipitation 14 inch Ib-tli'iency for the day 14 Inch Tntal rainfall since March 1 1.91 Inches Detti iency since March 1 4.43 Inches Deficiency for cor. period. liM 15 Inch Deficiency for cor. period, luo 61 Inch Reports from Stations at T P. M. Station snd Stats Temp. Max. Rain- of Weather. 1p.m. Temp. fall. Bismarck, cloudy 30 Cheyenne, cloudy 28 Chicago, clear 78 Davenport, cloudy W Denver, cloudy , 3 liut re. clear M Helena, port cloudy W Hurtn, raining 34 Kansas City, cloudy 74 Norih Pintle, part cloudy.. ) imalia, cloudy 4N Rapid Clly, snowing... St. Douls. clear 7i St. Paul, cloudy So Salt Itke City, part cloudy U Valentine, snowing & Wllllslun. clear 44 SS .24 SI .Wi s4 . hi .10 3 .22 Cxi .0) W T 41 .01 M .00 48 .0 Ml .(O r .ix M .( 5ft T 62 T Is T 40 .00 T Indicates trace of precipitation. 1 A. ViiXfill. Docal Forecaster. - ,. , .' "- Swiftom; The J. W. Beck Co., Forest City; St. Francis Merc. Co.,, Madison; Bland & Co., De Vall's Bluff; A. J. Screeton, Hazen; B. D. Patterson, Carlisle; A. F. Shoffner, Walker; King & Crockett, Searcy; Jack Barnwell, Cabot; J. W. Stewart, Biscoe; Hemmenway Bros., Wheetley ; C. T. Doss, Jr., Cotton Plant; R. A. Cook & Bro., Griffithville; J. E. Fondren, Kensett; W. S. Cullins, Jamestown; L. R. Simpson, Cushman; E. E. Allen, Newark; Chas. F. Smith, Sulpher Rock; LXC. Nuckolls, Cord; F. W. GREEN BUGS DAMAGE GRAIN noh ii Report of Onaha, Kilwaukee and Ohicaro Dealers Who Hake Trip. . VISIT BELT IN KANSAS AND NEBRASKA Thoroagk Iaspectloa of Fields la Great Sectloa Convinces Them that lome Injary Has Deea Done. Forty grain men of Omaha. Milwaukee and Chicago returned Monday morning over the Rock Island from their excursion liirough the wheat fields of Nebraska and Kansas, where they went last Saturday afternoon for personal inspection of crop conditions The excursion was under the direction of N. B. Updike of tho Updike Grain company, who said: "Our party made a thorough Inspection of the fields In southern and northern Kansas and, after a vote taken on the' train Saturday night. It was the consensus of opinion that the winter wheat crop In ths counties visited In Kansas would not be mure than 63 per cent of the average crop. The wheat has been badly damaged by green bugs and dry and cold weather, and If rain Is not had soon the crop may not be more than 26 per cent." W. C. Sunderland of the Sunderland Grain company, who went on the excur sion, said: Many Stops as PosslbleX "We stopped as often as possible for ex amination of the fields In southern Ne braska Saturday afternoon and - found green bugs In every field, but they had not begun to damage the crop to any extent. We went through . Sumner, Reno, Kiowa, Sedgwick, Pratt, Ford, .McPherson, Re public, Washington. Clyde and Cloud coun ties of Kansas Sunday and found that the damage by drouth and greerf bugs was extensive. The damage was particularly no ticeable In Sumner, Sedgwick and Reno counties, but the Nebraska crops ars prac tically uninjured as yet, although the re sult of the appearance oi the green bugs In the Nebraska fields Is still problematical. If the bugs attack- the wheat In the Ne braska fields as they did those In Kansas. the outlook for the crops In this stats Is very gloomy. "The crop of oats in Kansas Is practically ruined and the corn Is In bad shape as that planted has not yet made Its appearance above ground.' Prospects for. a good crop In Nebraska appear to be good at ths present time, ac cording to the opinion o a majority of the grain men who ' went on the excursion. FIVE More Days of the Great ,t LACE CURTAIN"! PORTIERE SALE ( Don't miss this BIG BARGAINS. Miller. Stewart & Beaton . 413-15-17 South 16th Street "A ' Brewer, Cove City; M.E. Stokes, Evening Shade; Geo. M. Sink, Newport; John II. Kell, Ingle side; R. F. Dunn & Son Co., Tuckerman; McDonald & Bond, Weldon; J. G. Handle & Co., Auvergne; T. D. Lawrence, Tuckerman. ' V This enterprise signalizes thk interest felt by St. Louis mer-' chants in the deep waterways project and is the first real im-; petus given to this great move ment by any individual mercan tile establishment. Omen bugs were' said to be la every whea fluid In southern Nebraska, having soma, from the Kansas fields, but had Inflicted n damage. The wheat market was very, strong Man day morning and advanced nearly f cents) per bushel on ths Chicago exchange after a higher opening. May wheat advanced to M cunts, but profit-taking caused a later reaction. Oats and com. were strong In sympathy with wheat, but the trading in the latter grain was feverish. TWO WANT BIDS FOR J03 Commissioners Braalng anal Train or Favor Coaasxtlttoa for Casrrt Boase Architect Work. y Commissioners Bninlng and Tralnor have declared themselves against the resolution signed by Commissioners Ksnnard sad Sol omon authorising the employment of John Latenser as architect to prepare plans fa the proposed new court Jiouse, Tha reso lution was not Introduced at ths last meet ing of the board, but was held In abey ance to be offered next Saturday. - . 'I am not In favor of giving ths work to any architect, by resolution," said Com missioner Brunlng yesterday afternoon. "I believe the work ought to be let bytsom petttive bids like other county business la done. The resolution proposes to give M, - rtan... 11 mo trie MrH m I mm rv n'.nn. T think we ought to allow all of the archi tects of the city to submit plans and prices and then we could select the ' one that suited us best. I sm not opposed to' the plan to build a new court house,' but am very much In favor of It..' . ' " Commissioner Tralnor said' he. tort, was ta favor of selecting the architect by com petitive bids. Mr. Ure, who holds the bal ance of power, Is not In the city and It Is not known whether hs will be back for th next meeting-or th board or" Hot If you have anything to trod advertbss It In the For Exchange columns qf Tha) Bee Want Ad pageC .';... v ' , FIRE RECORD. Car and Show Paraphernalia. LOUP CITY, Neb., May , ll.-(Speciat) This morning at I o'clock fire consumed car on the B. A M. tracks containing s show tent and all paraphernalia, , band In struments snd clothing belonging to thtr Boyd-Burrowes company, who were about to start out on their summer tour. While ths car was burning a gasoline tank ex ploded, shattering the windows In the de pot and arousing tho people of ths antira town. Ths loss is heavy on Burrow es and his people, who have lost everything, save only the clothes thejr were wearing. chance to secure the '