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THE OMAHA DAILY. BEE: SATXTJDAY. DECEMHEK 21. 1007
Millinery .Below Cost
A. Deautlful and Sensible
Christmas Present
Tliree Dozen new, pretty, midwinter, Pattern $C flfl
Hnt?, worth $10.00 and $12.50, Saturday XUU
Exquisite Black Ostrich Plumes at nearly 50c on
the Dollar.
$10.00 Black Ostrich Humes, Saturday $5.00
$3.00 Black Ostrich Plumes, Saturday $2.50
Absolutely Every Hat in the House Below Cost.
IKEIRLIM 1SQ8 Douglas St7
UNION PACIFIC PROSPEROUS
Annual Report Shows Increase of
Tliree Millions in Net Earnings.
PEorrr made on stock holdings
(tut EaaaJ to IT 1-3 Ior Ceat
of Pace Valoe of Com to-en "took:
la Available for DItI
dead. NEW TORK. Dec. an.-The pamphlet re
jtort of the I'nlon Pacific railroad for the
year ending June 3. last, waa made public
today. Tlie statement uliowi gross operat
ing; earnings of ITS.MO.TZT ; an Increase of
tS.75M.18t; and total operating: expense, of
Itf'.oTI.SS. an Increase of Jj.313.T1S. After
payment of charges. Including taxes. Inter
est, sinking: funds, rentals, etc.. there re
mained $24.59.9(4. an Increase of t3.lS6.044.
After payment of .the dividends of 4 per
cent on tiie preferred and S per cent on the
common stock there remained a surplus of
tS,&79.063. an Increase of 11.0S7.0SW. The com
pany received Income. Other than that from
the operation of Its own lines, amounting;
to 111.667,018. n Increase of tl.S7.30B. Out
of this a dividend of 4 per cent was paid
on the common stock. After appropriations
of il.9o9.00C for betterments, etc, there re
mained a surplus of I10.687.S83 for the year,
an increase of t2, 655.633 as compared with
the preceding year. i
The Item of other Income does not In
clude dividends amounting to S2.01S.asi de
clared since July 1 for account of the year
ended June SO. Adding this sum would
make the total available for dividends on
the common stock about 17t per cent on
those shares.
galea of Hill Ikirts.
The statement shows that during the
year the I'nlon Pacific sold 64.000 shares of
Great Northern stock for $19,230,000 : 92.000
shares of Northern Pacific for $18,964,055,
and 13.300 Qr-iet Northern ore certificates
for tl,021,7S. The company's operations In
the Northern Securities company and the
Great Northern Railway company show
that the Union Pacific has Just sold stock
in those companies for $11.48,010. I The
stock cost the Union Pacific tK3.3M.091.
showing a profit of $34,665,708 to the com
pany. Tho I'nlon Pacific still holds 90.364
shares of Great Northern railway stock.
77.164 shares of Great Northern ore cer
tificates, -41.62 shares of Northern Pacific
railway and 7,248 shares of Northern Se
curities "stubs." After these sales were
made shares- were purchased in other com
panies. . ..
BlK Profit la "few Mocks
The total cost of the new shares acquired
Atchison preferred. 8t. Paul common. Chi
cago ft Northwestern common, Illinois
Central. New York Central railroad securi
ties preferred and common and Baltimore
sx Ohio preferred and common), was $128.
SSTJ.WJ, yielding annual dividends of $5,721.
Efcl, or 4.75 per cent. The Installments al
ready paid on subscriptions to St. Paul
prrferred and common stock and Great
Northern and ' Northern ' Pacific stocks
added to' the cost of the reinvestments,
bring the total up' to $131.ta3.271, on which
the dividend return Is S5.&&34?, or 4.46 per
cent, against 2.79 per cent, representing the
yield on' such part of the original Invest
ment In Northern Securities, etc., as was
sold.
The market value of the original Invest
ments, which were sold for $117,86,79.
would. If still on hand, have been, at the
prices of June 29. 1907, $62,S42.X3, a shrink
age of $56.627.&3. The market value of the
Trelnvestmnts made, at the prices of June
last, was $108,643,376, a shrinkage ' of
$23.149.K6, thus showing an Increase In
value by reinvestments of $'377,641.
Hirdrr oa Kaaaaa Ranch.
SAUNA. Kan., Dec. 20, Magnus Chrls
tlnsen, a Dane of Kenosha, Wis., wss
killed by Archie Wayne, 18 years old. of
Kansas City at the M. M. Sherman ranch
in Klisworih county nenr here yesterday.
The murder wua committed with a heavy
monkey wrench. As there were no eye
witness and as Wayne refuses to talk,
nothing Is known as io what led to the
crime. Wayne is under arrest.
IT'S HOT UNCOMMON
To hear patrons ordering the sec
ond piece of pie at
The Boston lunch
Because all the pastries are home
rooked, right on the premises.
Not a bit of Indigestible bakery
goods served. The service Is
quick and satisfactory. No wait
ing, and no wonder that patrons
sing Its praise, for
"They have the proper system
at the liotton."
TRY IT
Open every hour, every day.
1012 FAKXAM STREET.
IIICOLL'S SPECIAL
A Black or Blue Cheviot or
Thibet Suit W 1 1 h extra
Trousers of
same or strip--ed
material
It Kaapa Our Tailors Busy
TAB LOR
WILLIAM JEKKEMS SON
SOS-It O. J3U 6b
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Qaalat and Carloas Feat ores of Life
la a Rapidly Grow lag
State. '
Healthy Example A school teacher In
the southern part of the state has stsrtcd
an Innovation that many teachers will no
doubt feel like following. She felt the ne
cessity of continually reminding the pupils
of the motto, "Cleanliness Is next to godli
ness," but there was a young fellow who
resented the admonition and Insisted on
wearing his face to school In any style he
chose. One morning when Johnny showed
up with his dirty face, he was grabbed
by the nap of the neck and dragged up to
a pall of water, and with scrub brush and
soap the teacher proceeded to snake such
a radical change In his face thnt the other
pupils hardly knew him when the Job was I
completed. This Is a little out of the line I
of the teacher's duties, but conditions
sometimes make such heroic measures nec
esssry, and one or two such treatments
ought to have a salutary effect on a
whole school. Wayne Herald.
Tuletlde The Joyous season is again with
us. Now will the loving wife present her
husband with a smoking Jacket which
chafes his neck behind and is of such a
gorgeous design that, were he caught In
It stealing sheep, he would be more hu
miliated at being caught with the garment
than with the sheep. And the married man
will give his wife (If he gives her anything)
a sleaxy purple dress pattern (he calls It
blue) for which he paid the price of broad
cloth, and which she surreptitiously mskes
Into pett'roata for the children. Grandma
will get an art square for her parlor table,
notwithstanding that In the fifty years
she has been keeping house she has art
squares enough for Balmoral castle. The
bachelor man will get, as usual, a papier
mache collar box which will shed Its left
hinge the first day. and the hue of It will
fall to hit off with anything else on his
dressing table. The only one who will get
Just what her yearning soul longs for Is
the young lady of everybody's family. For
five months she has been enumerating her
desires to her father, her mother, her
sweetheart, her brother. Her wants are
modest and she has mentioned them In
childlike Innocence very much . like that
of a Persian rug peddler. Christmas she
draws diamonds and glad clothes and furs
and confections,, and she Is so surprised
and grateful. The only way there seems
to be to adjust this Christmas giving Is
for everybody to give. the sweet gl1 some
thing, and then glva everybody else $5.
When the accumulation of garrets Is taken
Into consideration, reiily It la more blessed
to give than receive. Sidney Telegraph.
STATE RESTS IX WALLACE CASE
Defease Expected to Complete Its
Testlmoay Today.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Dec. 24 (Special
Telegram.) The state rested Its case In the
trial of Frank WaJlage for murder this
afternoon. The defense raised the objec
tion that the state had not Introduced all
of the witnesses whose names appeared on
the Information and wanted especially
James Bock, the owner of the billiard room
In which the shooting took place, sum
moned by the state. The state refused to
do so, replying to the argument that the
defense was not restricted in the least from
summoning the witness. The court over
ruled the objection of the defense, but held
Bock within the Jurisdiction of the court.
Bock was the first witness summoned by
the defense. The court rom continues to
be packed, and It was necessary to call the
crowd to order today. It Is expected that
the taking of testimony will be completed
by tomorrow .night and that the argument
will be made on Monday.
An Important point In the trial was
reached when the defense objected to the
Introduction of any testimony bearing upon
the relations that had existed between the
accused man and the wife of the murdered
man. The first line of testimony estab
lishing collateral facts showing motive
brought on a controversy among the coun
selCounty Attorney Mayer. ex-Congressman
McCarthy, W. A. Prince and R. R.
Horth on the one side and C. G. Ryan, TV'.
H. Thompson and Leo J. Clear y on the
other. The Jury waa excused for over an
hour while the point was argued. The ob
jection was overruled and the Jury recalled
and George Krout, who was on the witness
stand at the close of the preceding day.
related that he had lived for a time last
summer at the same house in which Mrs.
lilllls lived, and that Wallage had come
there to see her. He remembered only the
one Instance. It was brought out that Wal
lage had sat In the gsme. In the warm
room, for over two hours with his over
coat on. In the pocket of which he had the
revolver, when all others had overcoats
removed and two had the undercoat off, on
account of the temperature In the room.
Sheriff Dunkel related that Wallage on
the night of the arrest had telephoned to
him that he had shot Hlllls. and as he was
taken to Jail remarked that he had to do It.
Dr. Famsworth was summoned and de
scribed the course of the bullet In the1
body of Hints, testifying that the edge of:
the wound was powder burned through i
the clothing Indicating a very close range.
The bullet and revolver wer- Introduced In .
evidence, the latter through Sheriff Dunkel. I
V . .... ill: I
i rviuui i(ipniiiiy an unwilling
witness In many respects. She at first tes
tified that she had seen Wallage In the
company of Mrs. Hlllls once, at the house
at which she lived. Upon further pressing
she knew of two visits, and later of three.
She also finally told of Mrs. Hlllls often
meeting Wallage In front of the latter
place of business and getttng rigs from
his livery stable. On the night of the
day Mrs. HUlia left her husband she re
turned home late In Mr. Wallage's private
rig. but fhe did not know who was with
her. She related that upon the day of
Wallage's arrest she went to the Jail with
Mrs. Wallage and daughter. As they were
about to leave and at a time when si. e 'and
Mr. Wallage were on one side, the witness
testified he had told her to say as little
about It as possible. x
Germany Hays Telephone It labia.
LONDON, 1-Vc. ). According to the
Copenhagen correspondent of the Daily
Mad the German war ministry has pur
chased the rights of PuWo'i wireless
telephone, with which communication waa
succcasfuUy established bet ova tepoo.
hagca and Berlin.
NEBRASKA OIL RATES CUT
Commission Decides to Issue Order on
Plea of Independents.
HAIL INSURANCE COMPANY BROKE
i
Governor nrldoa 1. ill At!fn4 River
(oitrm at loax City and Appoint
T eaty-Flve pelr-antea to
Re-present rbraiiLa.
'From a Staff Correspondent )
LINCOLN. teo. 30. (Special The State
Railway commission Is working en an
order In tho oil rate case and It will b
Issued probably tomorrow. During the day
the commission had in mind a reduction
of 30 per cent f the rates n iw in i-Hrt.
but until the order Is signed and delivered
It cannot be authoritatively stated that It
has been Issued, as the commission char.g. s
its mind frequently. The case Is tone where
the independent companies conu-cained of
the rates because they asserted thry fav
ored the Standard Oil company and were
higher than the rates in other states. The
Marshal! Oil company asked for the rate
so that It could ship oil out of Lincoln
at a cheaper rate. The commission may
also make the rate on empty barrels one
half of the. present rate.
Receiver for Hail Insurance Company.
G. F. Johnson, president of the Nebraska
Mutual Insurance society, has applied to
the district court for the appointment of
a receiver, thus heaiHng off the applica
tion of the Insurance department, which
Intended to file the application. December
7, Examiner Wiggins of the Insurance de
partment reported on the condition of the
company and in his report recommended
the appointment of a receiver. Attonu V
J. I. Rhea of Phelps county, where most
of the losses occurred, desired the receiver
appointed there and In a consultation with
the Insuranee deputy, John 1. Pierce, yes
terday It was decided that the department
and some of the losers would make appli
cation to be heard before the receiver was
appointed. September 25 an examination
of tho company showed It to be In about
the same condition as now, but it waa the
opinion of the department the company
could settle Its affairs without a receiver,
so no application was made for the ap
pointment. The examination of the company made
on December 7 showed It had nominal re
sources of $15,fii, which Included K.SO") in
cash and $12,875 of assessments made In
19C. The liabilities amounted to $13,230,
leaving a nominal surplus of $2,449. A 20
per cent assessment was made and $6,000
realized, but those who owe for the 1906
assessment have refused to pay because
the company, they claim, was practically
reorganised In 1907.
(slier Visits Old Hsssti.
General Jacob H. Culver, former adjutant
general, called at the State house this
afternoon, having come in from his sum
mer resort, Shogo Llthla Springs, on busi
ness. The general has spent the fall and
summer erecting new buildings at the
springs and preparing for the influx of
visitors next summer.
Getting- Away from the Noise.
Because the boisterous manner In which
Food Commlt-sloner Johnson dictates his
dally press bureau matter disturbs Mr.
and Mrs. Carter, who occupy the adjoining
apartments In the great family hotel, com
monly designated the statu house, the
Board of Public Lands and Buildings,
which allots apartments to the various
families, will In all probability put Mr.
Johnson on the second floor. Carter asked
the board several days ago to build the
low partition between the two apartments
to the celling so as to shut out the sounds
from the commissioner's rooms, but the
board couldn't see its way clear to do this,
and so Dr. Wilson, the state health In
spector, will draw back Into the speaker's
room and Johnson, with his press bureau,
will move Into the clerk's room, which has
been pre-empted by the Inspector. Mr. and
Mrs. Carter may be asked to concentrate
their effects In the room south of the one
where the sounding board Is located and
the two big rooms vacated will remain va
cant and no heat will be turned on in
these apartments. Mr. Carter Is deputy
game warden. Mrs. Carter is clerk in the
office of the deputy game warden.
Women Solicit Donations.
N 'merous well known women of Lincoln
did penance today by standing on the
streets and holding up all the men who
passed along for a few dimes and dollars
for the benefit of the Charity Organiza
tion society, of which C. E. Prevey is sec
retary. It is understood that the poor peo
ple of Lincoln will be given a dinner with
the money. Each collector was loudtd with
printed badges to be given to the persons
who contributed to protect them from fur
ther onslaughts.
Delegates to River Congress'
Governor Sheldon, who has accepted an
Invitation to speak at the first annual con
vention of the Missouri River congress at
Sioux City, January 3 and 23, has been
asked to appoint twenty-five delegates to
attend the meeting. The governor will ap
point the delegates and it Is expected a
Urge crowd will attend from Omaha.
Ileqalaitloa for Lamb.
Governor Sheldon has issued a requisition
on the governor of Iowa for the return to
Omaha of James Lamb, wanted for passing
a forged check. Lamb is charged with
having signed the name of E. V. Lewis
to a check for t-'O issued against the Omaha
National bank. Lamb la In Jail at Sioux
City.
Hay ard Pats Politics Aside.
Chairman William Hayward of the re
publican state committee was In Lincoln
last night on his way to the west end of
the state on business. Mr. Hayward has
frequently been mentioned as a probable
candidate for a place on the delegation
to the national convention. When spiked
about the matter last night he replied that
Truth and
Qua lit jr
appeal to the Well-Informed in every
walk of life knd are essential to permanent
success and crojitable stan.i.ng. Accor
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Fign
and Elixir of J-Vnna, is the only remedy of
Known value, but one of many res-ions
why it is the best of pcrsoruJ and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieve the internal organs
on which it acts without any debilitating
aft?r effects and ithout having to increase
the quantity from time t j time.
It acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physici.jns, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
nianuf actured by the California Fig Syrui
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
giaU.
'Wit
Inn
like the
Suits and Overcoats that
we sold up to SI 2.00
7o50
SAVE TWENTY
Sv. 20 ceen,
BUY A MAN'S GIFT AT A MAN'S STORE
Where they know men and study their likes and dislikes and where a force of courteous,
painstaking salespeople will assist you in selecting the gift you had in mind'-'or who can
make many valuable suggestions if you are undecided what to give.
MUFFLERS 50c UP FANCY VESTS $1.50 UP
NECKWEAR 50c UP FANCY HOSIERY 25c UP
CLOVES $1.00 UP FANCY SUSPENDERS 50c UP
FANCY I1ANDKERCFS 50c UMBRELLAS $1.50 UP
SMOKING JACKETS
Few men but would appreciate one of ours
then too, they are so moderately priced
$3.50 to S10.00 $5.00
he was trying his best to get his law
business caught up and his private affair's
shaped around, having neglected these
things during the campaign. He said he
had not given politics a thought insofar as
candidates are- concerned since the election.
Work, of Acroontaat.
When the Board of Purchase and Sup
plies meets In January It will have a state
accountant to assist In buying goods and
looking after the interests of the state.
The law under which E. B. Fairfield was
appointed provides that in addition to ex
amining the vouchers, books and accounts
of the various state officers, the university
and state institutions, he shall also assist
the State Board of Purchase and Supplies.
The accountant L to work under the direc
tion of the state auditor and make reports
not only to the auditor, but to the governor.
Mr. Fairfield will begin work about the
first of the year.
Wife Loses Second nlt.
f Ainotni, .fu., jrc. jj. ioi'wiai.1
in district coun me sun 01 Margaret aui
liven against F. P. Conrad and Fred Bor
land for damages sustained by reason of
selling liquor to her husband was sub
mitted to the i Jury last night. After a
twenty-hour session In the jury room a
verdict was rendered In favor of the de
fendants. The suit was for COiJO damages
and In the first tria of the case the plain
tiff recovered H2, but not satisfied with
this, secured a new'trial of the case.
Nebraska Woman Gets Divorce.
ST. LOUIS, Mo Doc. 30. (Special Tele
gram.) Mrs. Mary Barnes of Harvard,
Neb., today was granted a divorce on a
cross bill from T. B. Barnes, president of
the Fraternal Bankers of America.
Nebraska .News Motes.
PLATTPMOl'TH D. C. Morsan has been
re-appolnied deputy county clerk.
P1.ATTSM' H'TII-The cold weather has
closed the Missouri river with ice at tills
point.
TORK-Young James Murrhy was exam
ined for dipsomania. The board has not
yet rendered Its decision.
BEATRICE Mr. and Mrs. S W. Johnson
entertained a company of friends at a
coon supper last evening.
l'LATTSMOCTH-Hon. R. B. Windham
delivered an able address to the students
in the high school on "High Ideals."
hU'H HILL This section of the county
Is evenly covered with six to eiht inches
of snow and the weather is very cold, with
the mercury relow s-ro.
TCKK The 1'nivers.iliiit General conven
tion has sold its church building and lot
to A. 5. iruitt. w hM Is remodelling the
church into a tine dwelling.
KIA'K HILL Mr. Iiewey A. Meyers am)
Miss Mimil Muelsm w,-rr married lu re yes
terday at the home of the bride's mother.
Rev. Pt-.uhkegel orfkiatti.g.
BKATRICE A wrestlinc match has been
arranged to be held here nxt Monday
nielli between Ofccar Vas-m of Lincoln ;
and Chris Pierson of St. Joseph. i
BEATRICEA new bank build. n is he- I
Irg erected at Blue fpri'.gs by I E. Cam- i
etvn of this citv. lie txrx-cts to have I
the bank ready for business early in Jan- i
uary. I
BEATRICE Messrs. St. (Ten and Van
N'e.s, who recently -staMih. d a factory
here for the manufacture of corn shred
ders, are engaged a' prefent in installing
tiie machinery In the plant.
YORK The mat Irieri.is of Raymond
Morgan, a former well kie.un York y"i:ni?
Minn, fan.il'atiy known here a "Tod !
Morgan, aie p. as. d to 1. a-n of his a(
poimniei.t by uatur liurke'.t.
LI SHTN Mr. John W. Dixon and Miss '
Eia BalH-ock. tth well known and popular '
OUllg pee,l. of tl.i.H (ItV, Were Ulll'ed in i
marriage at York bv Rev. ". S. I n.
TI.ey will make tlielr home at Lushton.
BEATRICE-The marriatte of Mr. J iseph I
W. McArt..r of plekrell and Mixs M illie I
Ree.i of 1 h Witt iK'curr-d her? yes: er'iav. 1
Rev. I'. G. Broun oftVtaling. They will
make 1 1-1 e i r l.on.e on a farm i lie mile west !
of Pickrell. j
BEATRICE In a target shoot with blue
ro ks on tiie farm of J W. Mum ford,
northeast of ti e cry, yesterday, John Mum
fjrd and William Tanner tied for first
pine with Krar k Mumford second and j
Albert Moschtl third.
i i! -I'M I t's Ira Connor stole an auto
mobile from Fr-1 Laun He left with It
g'ng toward Has'ltKs and wa captured
there by Lt-puly fci.enff Jawurai. H t
now In the county tntne awailog the next
term of the dintrict court.
PLATTSMOl "Til Julian E. Vorhees and
M ; Mrfi Mer-.iiin daughter of Mrs.
Laura Ai ii M ufc. wr ufetiod m mar
STORE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
Our Great Sale of
Discontinued Lines
of Men's High Grade Suits and Overcoats
ONTINUES to furnish many priccsurprises to men used
to the ordinary run of "salesV-vHere you get the choicest Fall and Win-
ter styles at a bona fide saving from $2.50 to S1L50 per garment'-'-sinv
ply because the sizes are broken and we are no longer able to "fill in"
owing to the makers' inability to get the cloth-vNo matter what your
size may bebring it right in-v-'weVe hundreds to fit y ou-'--and you'll
saving as well as the garments.
Suits and Overcoats that
we sold up to $18.00
12.50
PER CENT ON YOUR BOY'S CHRISTMAS OUTFIT
Our discount offer of 20 per cent will continue until Christmas
-"vyou simply select the garment you like and pay us 4'5 of our
regular priccAH boys' and youths' suits and overcoats included
except a few lines of young men's blacks and blues.
BATH AND LOUNGING ROBES
Lots of real comfort in one we've too many
to attempt descriptions better see them
riage In Wyoming. 111., December 12, ar I
are now visiting the latter s sister, Mr.-.
W. W. Coates, in this city.
BEATRICE Ruth, the 8-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William O. Reimund.
living three miles west of the city, died
yesterday supposedly from eating cheese.
She had been sick but three days. Another
daughter, Ethel, Is seriously 111.
COLL'MBl'S Axel Nelson, while at work
In tim Columbus Planing mill, was en
gaged in sawing lumber on the buzz saw,
wi,eu he backed up against the saw and
it caught his arm. cutting a gash tl.at
took twenty-six stitches to close.
BLl'E HILL Grandpa Wagner an o'd;
citizen of Blue Hill, died yesterday at tl
age of P years. He has been an Invaht
for the last ten years. Funeral senilis
were held here Friday at 2 o'clock, con j
ducted by Rev. Marlin of Guide Rock. I
NEBRASKA CITY Parties who were oi'J
hunting Sunday last have a crime to ai
swer tor. They went to the farm of Vil.
lam Monoroth, seven miles south of thai
city, and killed a steer for him.; One slu t
with a rifle and the oth.-r with a shotgun.
YORK At the home of the bride's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A- A. Allen, took place
the marriage of their daughter, Miss Ethel
Alien, and John C. Johnson of Polk, Neb.
Miss Allen was born and reared here, and
is one of the popular young women of
York.
PLATTSMOl'TH John A. Donelan. a
well known banker of this county fo
years, but who recently removed to Lin.
coin and engaged In the same business, is I
reported to be recovering nicely arter at
operation for appendicitis In a hospital in
Omaha.
BEATRICE C. B. Morrison of West
Beatrice was called to Dixon, III., yesterday
by the death of his grandfather, a pioneer
resident of that section. He was the father
of Hon. C. B. Morrison, an attorney at
Chicago, third official adviser to President
Koosevvlt.
Y ORK C. E. Perkins, manager of Rogers
Lumber company, has returned from a tour
of Inspection of the Rogers iAlmber com
pany's yards in this and Fillmore counties,
and reports business as good as last year
at tills time and the prospects good for
spring trade.
BEATRICE An effort Is being made by
the merchants of Beatrice and Pawnee
City to have the Rock Island company put
the tw passenger trains recently taken oft
back Into service again. C. E. Straight,
one of the officials of the road, was here
yesterday Investigating the matter,
NEBRASKA CITY-Mlss Kate French,
one of the ablest and best known stenog
raphers who have ever made this city their
home, died yesterday at Los Angeles. CaL
of pneumonia. She went there to benefit
her health, but the climate did not agree
with her so she made all arrangements to
return to this city, when stie waa fatally
stricken.
NEBRASKA CITY-Superintendent R. C.
King has announced that he will be a
candidate for stale superintendent of pub
lic irstructlon on the republican ticket.
Mr. King has been superintendent In this
county for the past six years and the last
two terms he was elected without opposi
tion, as no one cared to make the race
against h'm.
YORK R. Carscaden. cashier of the Ger
man American bank of York. Is slowly re
covering from a serious injury received
in the bank vault. Mr. Carscaden had
climbed up to secure a lvik from the top
shelf and accidentally fell, striking the
corner of the safe, painfully injuring his
spine, and has been confined to his bed
for the last week.
COLI'MBl'S These gentlemen will look
after the Interests of the Ancient Order
of 1'nited Workmen for the ensuing year:
Master workman. Lnuls Held; foreman. C.
W. Freeman; overseer. Martin Ianglev;
recorder, Richard Barney; receiver. J. W.
Herrod; Ins-de watchman, Herman Green
ing; outside watchman. Lee Laughlln:
trustee. .Martin Costello.
BEATRB 'E I'nder the present appor
tionment of school funis from the state.
;.i!(e county will receive 7 'JiS.33. and to
this sum Is ailded it.77 received from
fines and licenses, making fT.sC7.lo. Be
atrice district will receive fl.iif.tsT; Cort
land. flWo:; W'yinore. ttbt.iT: Odell, f'Ol.Mt;
Blue springs, IllS aS. Liberty, LH 38;
Adams, t 'i.Mj. Barneslon. fTt JO.
BEATRICE Tax Adjuster Herron of the
Central Granaries company, was before
the county board yesterday with a protest
against the amount of taxes which his
company las paid on Its elevator at
Adams, this county. The company s taxes
on the elevator amount to ll.i and the
company is willing to pay half that amount.
Tiie board took no action In the mailer.
NEBRASKA CITY-Rev. J T. Roche,
who lias long been pastor of fit. Mary's
Catholic church, in this city, left last
evenit.g for Chicago, where he lias been
tendered the position of editor of The New
World, a Catholic paper. Its editor. Father
Judge, dropped dead a few days ago. Mr.
Roche has written several bonks that have
received favorable mention from church
aut honties and has lo-n writing letters for
a syndic-ate of papers. The position car
ries a good salary.
COLI'MBl'S This city baa a hustling
ca-a,v vl the bona of Veterans, who bavo
to $25.00
Just elected their officers for another year,
as follows: H. B. Reed, commander; A.
C. Boone, senior vice commander; Charles
Wurdeman. Junior vice commander; A. 1
Rollin. Henry Westbrook and K. P. l)us
sell, camp council: Bert J. Galley, secre
tary; U. A. Jenkins, treasurer Rev. L. R.
DeWoli, chaplain; George H. Grubh, mu
sician; Dr. J. E. Paul, patriotic instructor;
J. P. Tschudy, color sergeant; Jienry West
brook, sergeant of the guard; C. E. Devlin,
corporal of the guard; C. C. Jones, camp
guard, Eugene Clark, picket guard.
RL'Lo The corn crop here is nearly l.ai.
vested and Is not nearly so large as was
anticipated during the months of SetUen.
ber and October. Many fields are not iel. -ing
over thirty to lorty bushels to tie
acre, that were thought to contiln fift
to sixty bushels to the acre. The con
".leias are exceedingly few and far between j
that yield fifty bushels to the acre. TiV.
c orn Is of excellent quality, howettr. an I
no soft corn Is to be found as Is usuahiri
the case with at least a portion of ik
corn raised on the bottom rarma. Winter i
wheat looks excellent everywhere, but tnal
average Is much less this year than the;
average of late years. The peach, peai. I
plum, cherry and apple trees have mi'-:
tured an abundance of buds this fall andt
the prospects so far are excellent for a:
large crop of fruit next season. i
RL'LO A queer kind of hog disease is'
raising havoc with the hogs all over tin'
end of the county. This disease hs ra. l
for months and thousands upon thousnm
of hogs have died from its ravages. This
dlsess does not spread with the rapidity
of cholera, but is as dlsastrtous in effect!.'.
Pen after pen has been stripped of nearly j
all Its hogs If not quite all. and few ar tiv
pens that have not been visited. All at i
tempts to stay Us progress have been!
futile; some have doctored and others don I
nothing with equal effect. Upon examina
FR.EE CIGARS FOR XMAS
With every $10.00 or oter CASH OR CREDIT CLOTHING SALK
IX OUR MKX'S OR WOMEN'S CLOTHING DEPARTMENT we will give
way absolutely free a box of 25 irood CiKars.
Ladie-s, hetre Is a chance to give your father, liuslmml r brother
a present without rot to you.
Gentlemen, "enough said."
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$1.00
A Week will
Dress Yu
. Well
Acceptable Presents
for Gentlemen
Suits, Overcoats, Smoking Jackets,
Lounging Robes, Hats, Shoes, Fur
nishing Goods, Gloves, Etc.
Easy Payments Here
Urn
Buy
Now,
Pay
Later
OUTFITTING- CO.
I3I5-IT-I9 FAR NAM ST.
X.OOK rOB Til BID ABTO OOI.O BIO Ha
Suits and Overcoats that
we sold up to S 30.00
18.50""
V 4.V-1 JzijSi, . .
tlon some hogs have been found to have
nearly lost their lungs while others that
dld from apparently similar symrtoms
seemed to have their lungs In their en
tirety. Out of a herd of P'O Clinrh's
Nitxsche lost H3 and many farmers have
loHt In like proportion. Farmers huve
learned to sell oft the shoats as well as tiie
large ones as this disease nears Dielr (,ti
and as a result most "everything that will
go" has been shipped out of the county.
A car load of pits weigliing about t'
75 pounds was seen passing her,r for the
St. Joseph murket. The country has been
cleaned out so thoou;!ily that hi ood sows
i will bn very hard to procure hern next
spring. Hogs are not so plentiful her
: now as they were during the dry year of
; l!i.
AGED WOMAN ENDS HER LIFE
Mrs. Srhrorder of GermnntotTta Found
HanalnK to Bed I'oat by
Relative.
SEWARD. Neb., Dec. J!. ("Special Tele
gram.) Mrs. W. H. -Schroeder. mother of
Mrs, Wllhelm Miller, living near German
town, hanged herself last evening on the
post of her own bed. She used binding
twine, which she twisted ifo a sTout rope,
binding the noose carefully with cloth to
prevent disfigurement of her body.
The woman was M years of age and has
suffered failing health due to her advanced
uge. She retired to her room at i o'clock
In the afternoon and was not found until
o'clock.
Accepi&ble Presents
for Ladies
Fur Scarfs, Fur Coats, Suits, Cloth
Coats, Skirts, Silk Petticoats, -Fancy
Silk Waists, Millinery, Etc.
CASH OR CREDIT
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