THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; TUESDAY, JULY 28. 1903,
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NADS SAY VALUES ARE LOW
ile List of Real Estate Transfers
Covering Nebraska Lands.
KPAMSON WITH ASSESSMENT
'x Commlaalonera Pollard and
rrlbar Eipffl In Show Actual
ruth netnrn Haa Xot
Rrm Mailr.
(Frnm a Btnff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, July 27. (Special. )-rto:h the
nl"n Taclfle and tha Htirllns:ton railroads
ie Una of real estate transfers with tlie
jpta board of equaliiatlon thla afternoon
show tha sales value In moat Instances
I Ma;her than the value placed on the
me lands by the county assessors.
A. W. Bcrlhner for the I'nlon Pacific filed
ansfers In all but three counties through
hlch this rond runs, covering a four-year
rlod from 1?03 to 1907. These he com
ared with the assessment of J:.
R. D. Pollard for the Burlington filed
list of transfers In thirty-four counties,
hlch showed that thp value placed uvon
is land by the assessors was 70 9-10 per
mt of the sales 'value. The total con
deration In these 1.S75 transfers named.
I the deeds, waa S13.87G.442 and the total
llue as fixed uy the assessors was S9.4.S0.
4 on the same property.
The. following taMe filed by the Union
aclfic shows the average sales value per
:re by counties; the average value by
laessors and the prr cent of the assessors'
llue to the sales values:
county. Poles. Assessor, cent.
aone 41 M rs.77 8S.4
u?fal.- w 2TI 82.1
ut'er 6;.yi 54.73 818
neyenne S.20 t.M 76 5
lfax 64.14 V, 75 14 1
je"r v jo jr..; mo
awsnn 22 52 2.1.43 lin.g
e i'l 9 13 4.71 n2.o
Odpe 69 4.1 F9.:'i3 86.7
ouaiaa 78 07 HI. 74 Mi 4
isre 5 .3 M.U W.9
reeley 2S.M 16 1 4 62 5
all 41 38 42 30 1(2 2
oward 30. ' 2S r. Mi.7
!th 9 ?! .f.l 7M
snenster r,7 ri ir 11 lf7.8
Incoln I0.cn 71 son
rrick 4'i C8 ?1.38 78 9
adiaon 44 81 47 W 108.9
sr.ee 17.53 i M 81.3
' Mellrr Wnrk from Fair Merlins.
W. K. Mellor, secretary of the State Fair
oard, returned last night frem CM-spo,
eher he r.ttended a meeting of railroad
.en and urged reduced rates to the state
.lr. Thp railroads agreed to a ra'e of
le an.l one-half fare for the round trip,
r. Mellor told the railroad men that !t
iii heen customary for the railroads to
11 In addition to the railroad tlck-t a
iupon good for one admission to the fair,
r ,Vi rents. Mr. Mellor said:
In 19"7 only one rallmsd provided tickets
Ith coupon admissions attached, iheie'o-e.
draw comparison only I nUist jartic ihir
stance. In 19e8 we secured at our ma:n
tes '.'i.(il7 courxins iasiied by this io.id
i a one-and-one-half-cent per mi' basis,
id In Ii7, lrt.fM coupons on a 2-cetit-per-lle
him. This represents a falMng off
' S.SC coupons. The total number of
ckets taken a't our gates In 19 was 104.
J. and In 197. 97,8! 3, or a decrease of
J70 admissions, and thla with w ather
mentions fully as favorable In 19 fj as
58.
The State fair la the one place to which
le farmer Is partial In his attendance, for
r is exhibited the best jroducts of ail
ilngs In which he la vitally lnterest-d.
Ss grain crops are gathered and his com
practically made, so that he computes
assets with considerable crtalnty. At
ip fair he receives an education such as
in not be secured elsewhere, and fn m
hlch the piogreaslve farmer gathers lden
r enlargement of opportunity. That thet
Jlroads beeefit largely by the opulence
' the farmer Is a well kn.wn fact; he Is
e prime producer and purchaser of prod
rts which make up the gTeat bulk of
afflc over the line of thla great central
est. In fact, he la the wealth producer.
Kin whose efforts railroad prosperity de
mo's. Thla being the fact, why should
e farrnr be deprived of "reduced rates"
i bla principal outing? The bunkers and
ofeaslonal men are granted low rates to
tend republican and democratic conven
es, Hhrlner'a meetinKs and such other
ltherlr.ps us are desired by the urban
pulatton, and now the farmer, the man
ho keeps railroads In business, who la the
imary factor of the subsixtanc of each
id everyone of your lines, urks for a
eclal rate to attend his meeting-, and
e upon you to use your good offlr-s
providing reduced rate and ample facill-
How hi any American women in
nioly homes to-day long for this
leasing to oomo into their lives, and
9 be able to utter these words, but
ecauso of some organic derange
sent this happiness is denied them.
Every woman inte rested in this
abict nhould know that prepara
sm for healthy maternity ia
complished Ly the use of
LYDIA E.!sIMKHArrS
EGETA0LE COMPOUND
iirs. Moggie Gilmer, of West
r&ion, S. C writes to M ra. Pinkhara :
"I vras greaUy rua-tlown in health
a weakness pvuiiar to my aex,
'hen LvJia U. l'tnkhaui' a Vegetable
out pound was reoommended to nie. It
ot only restored mo to perfect health,
ct to my delight I am a mother."
lira. Josepliino Hall, of Bardstown,
Ty writer :
' I was a ry rreat sufferer from
male trouble, and my physician failed
shelp mt, Lydia n. Pinkham's Veg-e-ible
Compouu.l not only restored me
perf.t health, but 1 am now a proud
K liver."
'ACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years lydia K. link
Vegetatle Comiwund, made
rom rotaa and herlvs, has leeu the
tandard remedy for female ills,
nd has positively curvd thuusandsof
'onjen who have been t mubled with
iaplaoementx, inllaramiition, uinera
on, fibroid tumors, int nularitles,
eriodie iains, baokaohe, that baar-ig-down
feeling, flatulency, indiges
jon,diuineas or nervouaproatration.
iiy don't you try it ?
m liivlra aill al1r
rmen to write her tor ad rice.
.J13 . 8T" JH1 tboiuandt
sUtU. Addra, Lynu, Maaa.
to
? m .mm
tiea for transportation to State fair vis
itors. Boaral Hears Terk Meai.
The State Board of Eqaultsatlon, wtth
Ooverrjor Sheldon absent, listened to nun
ber of York emintjr clUsens this afternoon
Wiio ob)eclnd to any Increaaa In tha aaaeaa-
men of York county real estate J. H.
Tllden, president of the county board, re
cently wrote the state board that the courAy
board had voted to lower the aaaesament
of real estate 10 per cent. The records of
the board showed the decrease waa prac
tically $10 an acre. The men here today
came down to protest against any favor
able action on the Tllden protest. W. W.
Wyfckoff waa the principal spokesman and
he said York county's assessment of 112.38
an acre was high enough, and compared
with the adjoining counties, was a good
assessment. One man told the board that
a piece of land assessed for 18,000 Could not
be sold for $iono because most of It Is under
water. Another tract assessed for $17,600
sold for llS.OtO. he said. Iond Commissioner
Eaton thought York county land waa
assessed high enough, but he doubted the
right of the hoard to make a flat reduction
because other counties were not high
enough. The York peple, however. Instated
their action was not baaed on the assess"
ment of other counties.
Oomer Thomas of Harlan county entered
a protest at the assessment of real estate
In his oouuty.
Abbott Mast Pile Anew.
If Fred Aobbott is going to have his
name placed on the republican ballot at
the coming primary elecUon he will have
to make a new filing. A petition was filed
for him July 10, by a number of parties
from Platte countV Mr. Abbott announced
his candidacy, but he has failed to com
plete the filing. That Is, he has not filed
his oath of acceptance, which the primary
law provides must be filed within five days
after the filing of the petition. The five
days have elapsed and still the oath of
acceptance has not arrived and neither has
the receipt for 10 filing fees.
Shetdoa Fllea for Gorernor.
The following were the filings by can
didates for office today:
Presidential electors at' large: Henry
Gering, I'latlsmoulh, democrat and peo
ple's Independent parties; Frank Hwsnion,
fifth district, democratic and peoples In
dependent parties; J. D. Nesbitt, Pawnee,
and George 11. Hornby, Valentine, prohi
bition at large.
For governor Oeorge I Pherlon, repub
lican. Attorney-general E. B. Quackenbush,
Auburn, populist and democrat; N. H. Nye,
Pender, socialist.
Land commissioner W. B. Dastham, pop
ulist. Broken Bow.
Secretary of state John Mattes. Jr.. Ne
braska City, democratic and people's Inde
pendent. State superintendent S. H. Martin, St.
Paul, republican; N. C. Abbott, populist.
Mr. Abbott had already filed as a demo
crat. Governor Sheldon's name was filed with
the secretary of state today as a candidate
for the republican nomination for gover
nor. Orlande Tlpp sent In the name with
a petition of about seventy-five names.
RAD STOIIM AT LONG P1E
Heavy I.oaa Reanlta from Ltabtnlna
artd Continued Rainfall.
LONG PINE. Neb.. July 27.-(Speclal.)
One of the worst rain and electrical storms
ever known visited Iong Pine and vicinity
Saturday night. During the storm sev
eral residents were stunned by bolts of
llKhtnlng, but none of them are seriously
Injured. The rain came down In torrents
and for a while resembled a cloudburst at
some places. The storm began at 8 o'clock
In the evening and did not slacken up until
after 3 o'clock the next morning. Several
buildings were struck by lightning and the
department store owned by George A. Smith
& Son took fire and the Interior waa soon
a mass of flames. The fire department im
mediately responded and within - fifteen
minutes after the fire started tW3 lines of
hose were playing water on the flames.
The whole store and contents were badly
damaged and the proprietors have not yet
given out an estimate of their lofs. The
contents - were entirely covered by insur
ance, but there was none on the building.
Nlpht Marshal Z. B. Cox, while on his way
to ring the 7f Ire bell, was badly stunned
by a bolt of lightning and waa later found
In the street In a daied condition. Ha was
Immediately taken to his home and is get
ting along nicely. The storm came from the
northwest, but by midnight a stiff wind wag
blowing from the south. Saturday had b en
a very hot day and In the evening the tem
perature dropped about 16 degrees. Indi
cating that a bad hall storm had taken
place somewhere in the north. A number
of ranchmen and farmers report large
losses among their cattle and other live
stock.
Escape from Craaed Ball.
PILGER, Neb., July 27. (Special.)-Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Wells, living six miles north
of town, hrd a narrow escape Saturday
morning from being gored to death by a
crazed bull. A bull belonging to John
Rhudy, a neighbor, had got into his lot
end was lying down quietly while Mr. and
Mrs. Wells were milking, but as they
were leaving the lot he suddenly arose and
with head down, seemingly erased, he
made for Mr. Wells, who succeeded in
getting over the fence Just in time. He
then turned on Mrs. Wells, who was mak
ing for the fence, and she also escaped by
a narrow margin. The bull got worse as
the day progressed. He would chase birds
or anything that would alight In the lot.
He would back off and wtth head down,
tall erect, dive for a weed and gore it in
the ground. He kept this up until about
the middle of the afternoon, when he died.
No one dared venture near him, as he
hud long, sharp horns. It Is a mystery
what was the matter with him.
Hlalaa- Flies for Senator.
AINSWORT1L Neb.. July 27.-(Special.)
R. S Rising has filed his petition to be
a candidate on the republican ticket this
fall for state senator In the Fourteenth
dlsuy-t. The democrats have no candidate
as yet. The democrats will complete their
Bryan club Saturday night.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb July 27. (Spe
cial.) Neither party has so fsr filed pe
titions of any candidates for selection at
the primary for the offices of representa
tive and senator and the situation Is much
unsettled. It Is expected that Howard
county which, by custom, was to present
a republican candidate for senator this
year, will have an aspirant, and J. M.
Weldon of Wood River Is the only one
mentioned. Howard county. It is expected,
will present Representative Fries as a can
didate for senator. Representatives Scud
der and White have been mentioned as
candidates, but their petitions have so far
not been filed.
Broke Bow I haataaqaa.
BROKEN BOW. Neb.. July iti.-tSpeclal.
To one of the largest tent audiences ever
seen in Broken Bow. the chautauqua pre
sented Its opening bill last night on the
south side school grounds. From the num
ber of strangers In town there can be no
doubt that the present chautauqua will
draw greater crowds thsn ever beforo.
All available space on the grounds is taken
up by campers with tents, while the sev
eral hotels are already filled to their ut
most rapacity.
Child Barned te Death.
PLATT8MOCTH. Neb.. July i;.-(8peei
ial )
Friday forenoon the barn of John Rock-
enbach. In this count', was burned to the
ground. Robert Boeaewetter and family
were living on tha farm and he waa nil.
tlvatlng corn back of the barn. The two i
children carried a lunch to their father
and stopped la the barn on their return,
which hsd been recently filled with new
hay. to play.
The mother saw them, but did not call
then to come to the house. The next time
she kicked out the barn was in flamne.
She rushed out and rescued Leverett, but
was unsble to find little Q'.adys. Among
the ashes waa found the charred body of
the little one, but It was burned beyond
all recognition.
PREMO.M WOMA KILLS HERSELF
Miss Myrtle Walknp Takes Pelaon at
Colorado ?prlne.
COLORADO SU RINGS. Colo., July 27
Specla! Telegram.) Lying on her bed In
her night clothes, with her feet on the
floor, Miss Myrtle Wslkup of Fremont,
Neb., waa found dead by neighbors. The
coroner said she had taken cyanide of po
tassium and that she had been dead at
least twelve hours. She left a note to the
coroner, asking him to wire Mrs. C. M.
Walkup at Fremont and the mother is
coming for the body. Miss Walkup, who
was an invalid, had lived alone In a cot
tage here several years and was known
to have been suffering from despondency
for some time. She had bought enough
poison to kill ino people.
GREAT TIME IN OKLAHOMA
Sine Million Acres of Indian Land
Becomes Saleable and Money
Is Plentlfal.
MUSKOGEE, Okl., July 27.-At midnight
Sundsy the law removing the government
restrictions on 9.000,000 teres of Indian
lands in eastern Oklahoma went Into effect.
Every real estate office In that part of the
new state is crowded with anxious buyers
snd sellers of land, money is changing
hands by the hundreds of thousands, sgents
are busy corralling the allottees that have
been in practical captivity during the last
few days, leases are being taken on land
that Is not bought snd actual cash is being
passed from hand to hand, making the
night one of the most exciting In years in
Oklahoma. Everyone Is strtvtng to get the
first chance st the properly.
The removal means that 9,000.000 of the
20,000,000 acres of Indian land In forty coun
ties of eastern Oklahoma, which was
formerly Indian territory, becomes saleable.
The fight of the white man to secure the
Indian lands began the moment the Indian
allotments were made and It has been
pushed ever since. When statehood be
came effective and the question of taxation
became an Issue the removal of restric
tions became Imperative, but not until
Oklahoma got Its own delegation in con
gress was the desired legislation secured.
For a month agents of real estate com
panies have been lounding up the Indians
and negro allottees. One buyer has been
entertaining a number of Indians and ne
groes here for three days, providing them
with everything they desired, the only
conditions imposed being that they do not
leave their rooms or allow any one to
enter. Guards were in the hallway night
and day to see that the rule was obeyed.
MINING EXPERTS TO CONFER
Lead Ins; Men of Other Natlona Will
Come to L'nlted States to
Prepare Plans.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-In response to
an invitation extended by the United States
at the Instance of the Geological Survey
department, Great Britain, Belgium and
Germany will send to this country next
month their leading experts In the pie
vention of mine disasters to confer on the
work here. The Invitation was sent
through the State department. The three
experts who will sail for New York next
month are Captain Des Borough, inspector
of explosives under the Home office. Great
Britain, Herr Melsner, the head of the
German mine service and Victor Wat
teyne, engineer in chief administration of
mines, Belgium. It Is expected that the
experts will reach New York about the
end of August and after visiting the. an
thracite region will proceed to Pittsburg,
Pa., where the United States geological
survey is erecting a plant for the conduct
ing of investigations Into mine disasters.
The Longest Lontlnnona Doable Track
Railway In the World
under one management is the Grand
Trunk Railway System from Chicago to
Montreal and to Niagara Falls. The Grand
Trunk-Lehlgh Valley double track route
via Niagara Falls reaches from Chicago to
New York.
Descriptive literature, time-tables, etc.,
will be mailed free on application to
George W. Vaux, A. O. P. A T. A.. Grand
Trunk Railway System, 135 Adams St., Chi
cago, 111.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
George Kramer of Tllden and C. M.
Thompson of Dallas, 8. D., are at the
Merchants.
John B. Frawley. district passenger sgent
of the Union Pacific at Kansas City, was
In Omaha Monday.
F. H. Cromwell of Elmwood, W. 8. Cur
tis of Table Rock and J. C. VanEnglen of
Kansas City are at the Schllts.
John C. Coburn of St. Louis arrived In
Oniuha Sunday, called here by the S'tious
illness of his father, William Coburn.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Powell of Denver,
R. L. and F. Lower of Stanton and J. A.
bnoestaJl of El wood are at the Murray.
Mrs. N. P. Boysen of Denver, Mr. and
Mrs. W. 8. Stephens of Sidney, Bennia
Klrdlebaugh of Alliance and Mr. and Mrs.
E. S. Morse of Fremont are at the Rome!
W. F. McCue and Peter Staner of Den
ver. Dan Tuhey of Cheyenne, T. W. Bayne
of Sioux City, Anson Wagner of Gregory,
S. D., and C. B. Harris of Deadwooa are
at the Paxton.
Mrs. W. C. Hughes of Lincoln, George
Donaldson of Kansas City, John M. Dillie
of Hebron. E. G. Lane of Denver, A. M
Vawley of Sidney and F. B. Rhoda of
Lyons ere at the Millard.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hutchison of Baker
City, Ore. ; J. Malony of Oakland, Cal. ; C
L. Wills and H. B. Andrews of Anselmo'
J. T. Blglin of Hastings and William Mc
Qullleu of Mlnden are at the Iter Grand.
T. 8. O. McDowell, a prominent banker
of Falrbury, III., was In Omaha Sunday
at the Her Grand, with his son, daughter
and chauffeur. B. C. Streeper. They aie
on their way to Falrbury. Neb., and have
already covered about 500 miles on tha
trip, w hich la only one of the many tours
Mr. McDowell haa made.
United Statea District Attorney Charles
A. Goes haa returned from a ten-day out
ing in the Big Horn country as the spe
cial guest of Charles Diets. Mr. Goes vIh
ited moat of the points of Interest In the
mountains In the vicinity of Sheridan and
Big Horn City. He predicts for that coun
try a great future not only as a pleasure
and outing reeort, but aa a section of lim
itless possibilities in agriculture and min
ing. Light and Crisp
BJ-rsr? fPermerly called
JL I VXliJaA'a MeaaaJ
Toasties
melt In the moath, turning tha I
sweetness of corn Into a delight
"The Taste IJngers."
Packages two sixes 10c and loc.
Made by
Port urn Cereal Company, Limited,
Battle Creek. Mich.
NOTES ON OMAHA SOCIETY
Country Club Bu Usual Number of
Sunday Night Suppers.
DANCE AT ROD AND GUN CLUB
Mrs. Thomas Brews Entertains
Lsarfceos Party for Mlaa f.oe
Maraaret Fries and Her Oat
f Town Gaests.
Captain snd Mrs. T. B. Hacker enter
tained Informally at supper Sunday even
Ing at the Country club, their guests In
cluding Dr. and Mrs. J. J. McMullen. Miss
Free, Captain and Mrs. Frederick Buchan.
Senator Buchan of Kansas City and little
Miss Sarah Buchan.
Miss Margaret and Mr. Tom McPhane
had as their guests Miss Taggart of
Chicago, Miss Smith of Los Ange es. Mr
Smith of Des Moines and Mr. Junck of
Slottx City.
Mrs. M. D. Welch had a small supper
party at the club Sunday evening for her
guest, Mrs. Chattel son of Louisville, Ky
The party Included Mrs. Chatterson, little
Miss Margaret Chatterson. Miss Welch and
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Welch.
At the bschelors' table were Mr. R-iss
Towle, Mr. Blake. Mr. Frank Haskell, Mr
Wilson Low and Mr. Frederick Montmor
ency. At the Lake.
One of the delightful mid-summer affairs
was the informal dancing party then Sat
urday evening st the Rod and Gun cljb
by the members of the Eta Nu Alpha, sev
eral of whom have cottages, launches, ca
noes and sailboats at the lake. A number
of the dances were substituted by boat
rides, the music being enjoyed cn the
water. Special music was rendered by
Miss Ada Morris and Mr. Alfred Morris.
Among those present were Miss Allison,
Miss Irene Tetard, Miss Ina Martin, Miss
Alice Bolton, Miss Nason, Miss Pearl Mil
ler, Miss Maude E. Cooper. Miss Helen
Nason, Miss Ina Walleser. MUs Blcrman,
Miss Carrie Blerman, Miss Elizabeth
Green, Miss Mattle Green, Mrs. F. Parker,
Mr. Walter Borensr.n, Mr. John Sorcnson,
Mr. Byron Hart. Mr. J. V. Refregler, Mr.
Frank Lundstrom, Mr. Roy Harberg, Mr.
Roy Bloom. Mr. Edward Bedford, Mr.
Walter Loomia, Mr. Ray Anderson, Mr.
Charles Anderson, Mr. Alvin Bloom, Mr.
Oscar Drefold, Mr. Henry Drefold, Mr.
Ray Smith, Mr. Leslie Troup. Mr. Fred
Parker, Mr. Earl Marsh, Mr. Floyd Camp
bell. Mr." William Craighill, Mr. Harold
Sobotker and Mr. Hugo Wcsln.
At the Field Club.
All of the Sunday night suppers at the
Field club were small, among those having
guests were J. H. Conrad, four; Mr. J. C.
Dahln:an, six; Mr. J. A. Abbott, four; Mr.
Dr. A. D. Cloyd. four; Mr. J. M. Parish,
four; Mr. Paul Burleigh, four; Mr. E.ay
Wagner, six; Mr. Fred Hamilton, six, and
Mr. James Allen, four. A large number of
golf players spent the day at the club, re
maining for supper In the evening.
For Mlas Fries.
Mrs. Thomas Brown entertained at
luncheon Monday complimentary to Miss
Zoe Marguerite Fries snd her guests. Miss
Lulu Mitchell and Miss Pauline Ensign,
both of Lincoln. The table was attractive
with nasturtiums snd sweet reas. Thrsj
present beside the honor guests were Miss
Lenora Moore, Miss Kathaleen Scarrm,
Miss Myrtle Brown, Miss Katherlne Gould,
Miss Marjory Smith, Mlts Esther 8ml;h,
Miss Dorothy Marie Brown, Miss Romona
Malllson, Miss Winifred Smith and Mrs.
Brown.
At the Conntry Club.
Smaller supper parties were' given by
Mr. T. L. Davis, who had coyers for five,
Mr. Fred Thomas, four; Mr," Chsrles
Stewart of Council Bluffs, six; Mr. Stock
ton Heath, eight; Mr. D. A.. Baum, six,
and dining together were Mr. and Mrs. W.
R. McKeen and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Gulou. '
Old-Time Clah.
The members of the Old Time club were
delightful entertained at a week-end house
psrty by Mrs. H. Inghelder and Mrs. O.
Sears of Cedar Creek. Neb. The guests
were Mesdames James Glaublm, Joseph
Bigger, Turmsn, Lincoln; John Llddell,
Henry Baker. John Clevelsnd, Louis Race,
J. E. Shaeffer. James Liddell. Louis
Leeder and J. O. Redman, Salt Lake City.
Prospective Pleaaaree.
Among those giving luncheons Tuesday
at the Field club will be Miss Helen
Sholcs. who will have covers for twenty
six; Mrs. W. C. Dean, ten; Mrs. E. B.
Corrigan, eight; Mrs. H. L. McCoy, six.
Come and Go Gossip.
Mrs. C. F. McGrew has as her guest
for the week, Mrs. S. W. Whltcomb of
Des Moines, Is.
Miss Smith of Los Angeles, Cal., spent
the week-end In Omaha lth friends snd
relatives, leaving Sunday evening for Chi
cago, where she will be the guest of Mrs.
Carrie Jacobs Bond.
Miss Alice Carey McGrew left Saturday
for Forte Steele, Wyo snd Denver, where
she will visit school mates from Mrs.
Somers school, Washington, D. C, for
three weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Reed have returned
from a trip a year and a half in Europe,
most of their time being spent In Paris
and different cities in Italy.
Mrs. Elizabeth Warren and son, Mr. Ben
Warren of Sll South Thirty-third street.
U st week entertained Mr. Jack Robinson
of Kansas City. Auto rides about the
city and visits to Lake Manawa comprised
special enjoyable features of the week,
terminating with a dinner patty Sunday
evening. Mr. Robinson returned to Kan
sas City Sunday night.
Miss Pess Moorhead and Miss Ruth
Moorhead. who hsve been visiting "friends
In tho east, spending several weeks at
Martha's Vineyard. Mass., and Pine
Orchard, Conn., are expected home tho
first week In August.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Boulter and small
son have returned from a three weeks'
visit with Mr. Boulter's relatives In Tren
ton, Canada, and a short stay In Chicago.
Mrs. H. E. Jennlson is in Norfolk, Neb.
Miss Olive Eaton is visiting friends In
Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. Frsnk H. Myers and family are
spending a month in Lexington, Neb.
Mr. and Mrs. DeWItt C. Both well sre
spending a month fishing at Lake Wash
ington, Ia.
Mrs. M. E. Honey hss gone to Los An
geles. Cal . where she will spend the winter
with her son.
Mrs. Clyde L. Babcock snd her son have
returned to Colorado Springs after a
month's sojourn In Omaha.
Cards have been received from Mr. C. H.
Pickens snnounclng the safe arrival of
himself and family in London, England.
Mr. James Fsrney of Kansas City arrived
Sunday to Join Mrs. Fsrney. who is visiting
her parents. Mr. snd Mrs. B. H. Roblson.
They will remain a week.
Miss Taggart of Chicago, who has been
visiting Mrs. Thomas Mc8hane for several
weeks, will return to her home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dundy will leave
In a fortnight for a four weeks' western
trip, which will Include Seattle. Portland
and Vancouver. B. C.
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Parties and Records.
OMAHA. July r.-To the Editor of The
Bee: The two great parties have held
their conventions, adopted a platform and
nominated a president and vice president.
There are a good many good points in
both platforms, but nominees and plat
forms cannot be depended upon. The poo
pie must look Into the past history of
the parties and ascertain what they have
done for the good of the people. The
majority of the voters are familiar with
the record of both parties. The repub
lican party took the shackles from the
slaves, gave protection to American labor,
enabled the building of many mills and
factories. They have also given us a sound
money basis. All of their ptihllc acts have
been in the Interests of all the people.
During the last forty years they have gone
upward snd forward and have taken no
downward step. During the lsst forty years
the democratic party, when In power, give
the people only ruin snd hunger: when !n
power they did not try to assist the peopl
snd build up the country, but their every
effort was to belittle the manhood of
the people by laws they enacted.
The republican party believes in lower
ing the tariff, hut not below a protection
basis. The democratic party believes In
lowering the tariff, leaving sufficient only
to pay expenses, without any protection
In their platform they have placed lum
ber on the free list, which, to my way
of thinking, would disturb the prosperity
of our people.
Under protection our mills can keep run
ning for probably twenty-five years and
the prices on lumber will not likely be
any higher than if we had absolute free
trade. Under free trade a cargo from
British Columbia will be sent to San Fran
cisco and sold In competition with Ameri
can lumber. The lumber dealer takes a
look at the specifications of the various
cargoes from British Columbia and tho
states and sejects a cargo that will suit
his stock. Trie price for the same grades
from British Columbia and the states will
be the same. ,
If our mills and factories can run durlnK
the next twenty-five years the people may '
find a substitute for lumber. Even now, In
the great cities, but a small amount of
lumber I? vstd In the construction of
buildings. The sixty-two-story building to
be constructed In New York will contain
no lumber except for doors, and even those
may be composition. Any kind of wood
Imitation or marble imitation can be made
from pulp stained as desired and pressed
so hard that It can be polished the i,aine
ss marble, and this pulp composition Is
more durable than wood. The pulp tires
of the wheels of passenger cars show the
durability and strength of this compo
sition. Had we not better hold to protec
tion on lumber until we absorb all the
surplus timber, for the day Is coming when
little lumber will be used for sny purpose?
The people of the world are dally demand
ing something more substantial, and even
at the present time steel, cement, stone,
marble and glass are largely being used
In the construction of buildings and for
other purposes.
Under protection, our mills can run until
we hsve consumed all surplus timber.
Under free trade, only a short time would
elapse before many of our mills must be
closed. If British Columbia snd Canada
should send to this conntry 60 per cent
of the consumption our people would lose
60 per cent of the vslue, and we would
not be gainers of a single cent.
As I sm a "middle man." I should be
for free trade, but ss I witnessed the out
come of free trade In 1893-4, when a large
portion, of the mills and factories were
closed and thousands were forced out of
employment, I cannot make myself believe
that free trade In any Item that we can
produce or manufacture should be al
lowed. As the people of our country have
built up the largest chain of mills and
factories In the world they need protec
tion to keep them in operation and to
protect both . their domestic and foreign
business. The republican party has al
ways been a friend of labor, and they
have given them protection at all times,
snd the small difference on account of
injunction should not change the views of
the laborer, as they will eventually find
that they need injunction just as much as
the corporations.
The colored people should not take of
fense at the republican party simply be
cause the republican president discharged
a company of colored soldiers. Had the
oompany been white and commanded by
the president's son, they would have been
discharged under the same circumstances
The democrats sre in full power In the
south and the colored people cannot ride
In the street car with white people; In
most places they cannot attend theaters
where white people congregate. All the
liberty of the colored race has been given
them by the republican party and no act
of a president -should keep them from be
ing friends of the party that has given
them everything they now possess.
Both candidates for president are men
of education and morality, but the people
do not vote for Individuals, they vote
for the party that nominates the indi
vidual. The platform is given to the ceo-
ple, subject to change, and It is for this
reason that the records of a party are
more substantial than the platform of the
members of the party. My opinion is that
all our people will be best subserved by
holding up the republican party, aa this
parly has been a great friend of the peo
ple for more than forty years. Yours truly,
H. N. JEWETT.
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