THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 20. 100?.
AXOTDER BANli IS ROBBED
Cracksmen Get Three Thousand Dol
lar from Baft in Ceresco.
ESCAPE WITH TEAM TO ASHLAND
possibly nnso Men Wstn Ma4e Sen
atlenal Hani In Central Ke
mean OBwn Hava
Few CI nee.
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Store Open Evenings
Until Christmas
This Great
ft
xw u UlVsu ua uu.iaiu vv n ii-sTM ix uu jtwr a n Until Christmas
qn.ICvIS South 16th Street. -
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Tares robberies of tanks la two any.
with m aetU of tsoo, la tao result of ttao
operation of a gang of sua who have bn
torrorlBlnr sTsoraako bankers. The State
baak of Csreeoo wu robbed early Betur
aay aaoralnr of 93,000 by throo mn who
are possibly part of tho rang who rriaay
robbod tao TuBUti and Merchanta bank
at Zmi aad too OrauitnUl bank at
Gibbon. Tha Oersaeo robbsro atola a
team aad drove to Aahland, wharo tbay
aro supposed to have atada tbair aaoava
from tao otato oa soma of tha train War
ing this junction point. Ona report has It
that tha ran saparatad a Aahland ard
soma of tha mn oama la tha direction of
Omaha, while other dapartad for tha
north oa tho Blou City branch. Tha trail
of tho men oa landing- Aahland has not
boon daflnltaly established. Tha robber
-a OMbboa left la an automobile. If tha
arte who old tha Job at Caraooo ara tha
name ones, they most bar mada a Jump
, of about 100 mllaa la tha day, dlsposod
of tho auto without attraotlaa; attention
ad mado thalr way to tho Uttlo town la
record ttmo for ona trareUnf under or
dinary conditions. Oereoeo la eighteen
anlleo north of Lincoln, la auadsra
eonnty, oa tho jrorthwertam Una.
CERESCO. Neb., Dec. It. (Special "wle
,frmm.) Three bank robbers at IM a. m.
today blew the safe of the State Bank of
Ceresco and stole 13,000. Tbay mada tbelr
scape In a stolen tig that thry abandoned
later la tha morning a mile want of Ashlaad,
where tha horses were found nearly striven
to death.
James Boyle, a young man, was going
home at the hour of tho robbery- When ha
passed tha bank tha men confronted htm
-auid at tha point of revolvers forced him to
'submit to their wishes. They pried open
tho door of the bank and taking him Inside
blindfolded htm and tied him to a chair,
after which they blew tha safe. Tho In
terior of tha bank building was not badly
wrecked, but tha vault and safe were shat
tered by tha force of tha explosion.
. When tha robbers left they saw to it
that Boyle was safely tied and gagged and
the robbery therefore was not discovered
juntll tho officials reached the building, giv
ing tho men ample time to make their get
way. N. H. Meeker of Greenwood Is president
tl tha bank and H. Neal la cashier.
Robbers Baca la Aahlaad.
ASHLAND, Neb.. Dec 19. (Special Tele
rram.) The men who robbed tha State
Bank of Ceresco early thta morning drove
ai way In a rig they stole there and came
to Aahland; It is believed they left on
soma of the early morning trains or else
'they aro In hiding sUll In the vicinity.
Tho stolen team was found at daylight
About a mils west of here. Tha robbers
swots evidently humane persons so far as
dumb animals are concerned, for they had
I, .unhitched tho horses.
A Burlington car checker at 145 this
; morning saw throe men coming from tho
i direction whero tha team waa found, but
' In tho darkness and having no knowledge
of tha robbery paid no attention to them.
" Eo sjJd one waa a tall man and wore a
lotig overcoat, but further than that he
waa unable to give a description. He did
not notloa their hata. But ha was certain
there wore only three men.
Agent Tom Dailey at the Burlington
Sspot says so far as he knows, these men
tSA sot get ou the early trains, as there
v were only two, they might have tvken No.
: for Omaha and a freight at 8:16 on the
Sioux City line. The suspects, he said, were
: aeon In tba neighborhood of the Junction
; of tho Schuyler branch and tha main line.
Tho news of the robbery did not reach
liars until long after daylight and then
any plans for escape might have been cr
) rled out. Mr. Dailey knows nothing of a
; man wearing a allk hat In connection with
; jtha suspects and la positive they were
, three In number. ' Ha thinks It unlikely
; that any of these men took trains regu-
larly out of this place.
Trace ef Gibbon Robbers.
HASTINGS, Neb.. Dec. 19. (Special Tele-
gram.) The wife blowers, who were traced
eastward from Gibbon for ten miles and
then a short distance south, were probably
.' seen In Juniata about 4 o'clock yesterday
- morning. An automobile containing five
men went through town at that time at
high speed and the few who saw them
. susplcloned that something was wrong.
Ths authorities here were notified by tele-
phone, but no strange automobile entered
this city. It is believed here that the men
- who robbed the barks at Chase. Keena,
Gibbon and Ceresco are survivors of the
old Hanover, Kan., gang, whose three
ringleaders were caught by Andy Jpanskl
then chief of police of Hastings, eight
pears ago. A number of other banks have
been robbed In southern Nebraska and
northern Kansas in the laat two years and
suspicion connects all of these with ths
bandits who rendesevoused vat Hanover
under ths three men who were caught and
convicted.
Ward Received la Omaha.
Sheriff Braiier received a telephone mea
sage rrora Sheriff Dailey of Saunders
county asking him to be on the lookout
for the men, aa Sheriff Dailey believes
Leather
Rockers
This holiday dis
play is the most
extensive we have
ever before made.
Honestly construct
ed Genuine Leather
Giairs, Rockers
and Couches in
great variety.
Turkish
Rockers
Overstuffed In genuine
leather, at 921, t-25,
$34, $33 up to $03.
COUCHES Genuine leather $32, $33, $38 up to $83.
Oar special at $30 equal to those you are usually asked
to p7 $50 for.
FOOTSTOOLS- Solid mahogany top, upholstered In plain
Teloura ana tapestries, regular $2.50 value, at... $1.75
Morris
ehairs
(Like Illustration.)
This handsome plain de
sign Is one of our new-
. est and la the beet value
we have offered. Frame
made of solid mahog
any, dull finish, fitted
with reversible cushion,
choice of color, at,
each $13.75
MORRIS CHAIR In gol
den oak or birch ma
hogany finish, choice of
velour cushions a
$12.60 value
each $9.75
BOOK CASKS The Sectional Book Case makes an Ideal
gift "We are agents for the Olobe-Wernlcke Book Cases
and show them In all woods and finishes at factory prices.
TABORKTS New assortment In golden and weathered
oak, imitations and aolid mahogany. Taboret, plain de
sign, special, each $4.00
Holiday Store Sparkles with (Bhristmas Thoughts
Rocker
The giving of Furniture or some pretty piece of furnishing for the home has grown to
such proportions that we provide our holiday stocks with more than ordinary care and
judgment. The result is you will find this '
Hn Ideal Christmas Store
Filled with pretty, useful and substantial gift articles at such a rang of styles and prices
that we can gratify any wish in price.
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Toys
Toys'
An amazing, almost wonderful assortment of Toys greets you as you enter our
door. It's a fascinating place.
Our Big, Bright Main Floor almost entirely devoted to toys. In fact, it is Chil
dren's "Wonderland.
Note these special reduced prices
4 Be Card Game, Block for . . 29
'48c Card Game Zum for 29
48c Card Game Queen Sabe for.. 20
45c Card Game Toot Sabe for 29
25c Zlzo Game 15
58c Card Game Sir Peter Pepper Corn for 29
68c Letter Anagrams 20
25c Numerlca 15
25c Paper Colors 15
Sc The Fairy's Fortune
10c Punle Game (I've Got It) 5
5c Game of Snap.. . .
6c Game of Toy Shop
5c Game of Authors.
98c Hobby Horse Fair Books
3
3
e OC
75c Aesop's Fables in Rhyme for children 50
75c The Bird Paint Books 45f
75c History in Rhymes and Jingles 45
98c Old Nursery Rhymes Dug Up at the
Pyramids G0
7Sc Pig Books 45
Basement
DOLLS The largest and best Jointed Bisque Doll you ever saw at $1.00
Children's Oak Furniture, very special, sideboards and chiffoniers, 25 IncheB high, 18 inches long,
8 inches deep, reduced from $1.35 to 75
Dolls' Shirt Waist Boxes, covered in denim, reduced from 50c to....... 25
Doll Trunks, canvas covered, reduced from 48c Maple China Cabinets, Dressers, Chiffoniers, re-
to rtf t duced from 38c to
" l mmmm.
Child's Hand-propelling Coaster $1.08 Tool Chests in boxes.
S4Q.000 Oriental Rug Sale
An ideal time to choose one or more for a gift. We have sorted out into lots a big
portion of our small rugs and offer the following bargains.
Oil The Money-King Now
. . II THE . .
GOLDEN STATE.
The Permanent and Increasing
Income from Oil Exceeds the
Exhaustible Income from Gold.
Dividends of J! California Oil Compan
lea. to Oct. let. this year, amount to over
il. 000. 000. Thousands of small investors
bava been made Independently wealthy
Stocks boufht at a few canta per ahara
bow worth several dollars per ahara. Many
paying mora In monthly dlvidenda than
artsinai coat of atock.
recently organised company, owning
z.eog acre or exceptional oil landa, now
trilling their first well, offer a small al-
Votment of their Non-Asseasable Treasury
Stock, for a limited period at 16o p.r
share. Aa opportunity, such as this af
fords, has never before been given the
public Stock will not be Issued la blocks
of leas than 208 aharea
Prompt action is necessary to take ad
vantage of thla "never-agala opportunity"
to share to the wonderful profits of Call
' forala OIL
If you 'prefer, stock will be sent to your
local bank for collection oa receipt of It
per cent of your subscription, with order.
W. FREDRIC ARDLS,
Beads. eteoarea laveatsaaata, tacks.
10 rara Ave. Hew Terk Ctty.
Electric Reading Lamp
The greatest assortment in the city in our Bric-a-Brac Dept.
Desk Lamps, adjustable to give
any light, in brass or bronze,
at $7.50
Reading Lamps, 8-inch shade,
one light" complete, Vert Green
finish $7.50
Reading Lamps, 8-inch shade,
two lights complete, all-brass,
at .$15.00
Reading Lamps, novelty Btyles
bronze $23.50
Other styles from $25 to $75 each
ROCK CRYSTAL CUT GLASS
Beautiful gifts in Vases. Table Orna
ments, Pitchers, Liquors, from 1.85 JAPANESE BRONZE Our own lm-
. ee ..), portation in Vases, Incense Burners,
up to $26 each. $1(. up J0
Wedgewood beautiful Powder Boxes. HnoyzE JARDINIERES 5-lnch.
Jardinieres, Sugars and Creamers, 8-lnch up to 16-inch, prices $6.50 up
$1.65 up to $10 each. to 27'60 each- B
. tv ENGLISH CHINA Colport Service
DESK SETS Choice line of Desk Pjate, beautiful Christmas glfta, $17.50
Sets, $8.75 up to $25.50 each. a dozen and up.
1 lot Belouchlstan Rugs,
eh $16.10
1 lot Gengl Rugs at,
$16.50
1 lot Afghan Rugs at,
h $30.00
1 lot Masue Rugs at,
each $27.50
1 lot Shirvan Rugs at,
each $28.50
1 lot Katak Rugs at.
each 55. OO
Also showing a magnificent lot of large Room-size Rugs,
all in special Holiday Sale.
Christmas Rugs
Rugs of every kind and description in every size at every
price. Note these values
30x60 El Hanmon Rugs 83.75
S6x72 El Hanmon Rugs $5.25
30x60 Saratoga Rugs.M, S4.00
36x72 Saratoga Rugs. $5.50
36x36 Sarouk Ruga.......... S4.50
36x72 Sarouk Rugs S7.00
27x54 Anglo Persian Rugs $6.50
36x72 Anglo Persian Rugs $9.00
22x36 Anglo Persian Rugs $4.25
36x36 Negamo Rugs $2.75
36x72 Negamo Rugs $5.75
36x36 Hartford Wilton Rugs S4.SO
86x72 Hartford Wilton Rugs $6.75
Garpe t Sweepers for Gifts
We're agents for Bissell ' Gold Medal Sweeped at, each . $3
Salt eases
This beautiful 24
inch genuine
leather Suit Case,
with heavy cor
ners, Russian steel
frame, full linen
lined, with or
without straps,
regular $8, special
t $5.25
CELLAKETTES In golden and weath
ered oak. Imitation and genuine ma
no"y $13.50 to $80.00
Like Illustration.
A handsome high back,
large and comfortable,
saddle shaped wood seat,
special, each $8.00
PIANO BENCHES in gol
den oak, imitation and
solid mahogany, ebony
and walnut finish, many
new patterns
at . '. ... . $0.75 to $30
MISIO CABINETS Pretty patterns in oak and mahogany
finish 94.75, f, f 7, 8 and np to 945.
CARD TABLES Cloth tops, imitation leather tops, wood
tops, some with checker or chess tops, all folding,
at $2.50 to $5.00
Desks
(Like Cut)
A very pretty Art
and Crafts design.
The best construc
tion of beet ma
terial, quartered
oak, beautiful nut
brown finish; is
29 Inches wide;
interior conveni
ently arranged;
very special
at $12.75
MISSION ROOK
ERS AND CHAIRS.
We have some very
special prices on
thoroughly good
Arts and Crafts
Chairs and Rockers.
LARGE ROCKER AND CHAIR Fumed oak, loose cushion,
Spanish leather neat and back, regular value $33.00
special, each . ...7 $22.75
MORRIS CHAIR Mission pattern, loose cushion, Spanish
leather seat and back, $25.00 value special. . .$10.50
GRANDFATHER CLOCKS Beautiful new design In An
tique and Colonial effect, solid mahogany cases,
at $35. OO to $350.00
Library Tables
(Like Cut.) ' ' .
A very pretty Colonial design, one of
our most popular patterns; golden
quarter-sawed oak or mahogany, heavy
scroll design, one large drawer, top
26 Inches wide, 40 Inches long, a high
grade table, either wood
Pecial $17.00
BUFFETS The widest range of de
signs and prices. Some excellent val
ue at $16.75 grading gradually
up in price to $150.00.
CHINA CABINETS teent glass ends,
quartered oak, polished, at $12.00
$15.50 $18.00 $21.00 and' up.
Suggestions From Our Stove Department
Carving Seta In design and quality
that are sure to please, from $2.25
to $18.
Silver Plated Ware Knives and
Forks, Spoons and Fancy Pieces in
the well known Rogers 1847. brand.
Prices the very lowest.
Chafing Dishes in nickel and copper.
Prices from $3.50 to $24.
Bath Room Mirrors, Glass Rods,
Glass Shelves, Bath Sprays and Soap
Dishes.
Universal Percolators from $3.50 to
$5.00.
Rochester Percolators from $2.00
to $2.50.
Percolating Coffee Machines from
$6 to $11.50.
Coffee and Tea Pots in aluminum,
copper, nickel and enamel, 85c to
$3.60.
Waste Basket Special In one lot,
sold up to $6 each take your choice
at, each, $l.QO.
they cam to Omaha. He said h had in
formation that two men bought tlckeU
t Ashland for Tutan, a email tatlon on
the Bloux City line near Valley. He
thought the men might have walked to
Valley and taken a Union Pacific train
there. Two other men. he aata. nougnt
tickets over the Burlington for Omaha.
One of the men who w bound for Yutan
wore a ilk hat. He was described aa
heavy act and dark complexloned.
FLEA FOR LARGER SIGNAL CORPS
General Allea, la HI Aanaal He part.
Rrronneidi Improveneata.
WASHINGTON. Dec An earneat plea
for an Increase In the army alg-nal corps
la made by General Jamea Allen, chief alg
nal officer. In hla annual report. He
recommend Improvements In the tele
graph and cable syatema for Alaska, the
Philippine Islands. Cuba and the United
States. The need of standard fir control
Installations for coast defense, the devel
opment of wireless telegraphy and tele
phony and Improvement In military aero
nautics are also discussed.
Vacation at Wine Normal.
WAYNE, Neb.. Dec. 19. (Special.) Tha
Wayne Normal closed the fall term today
for the holiday vacation of ten days. The
new term opena the 18th. The outlook la
for tha largest winter attendance the school
has ever had.. Accommodations are planned
for L00O studenta. Faculty and atudenta
unite In saying that the work of tha school
this year has ben most pleasant and
profitable, not only In tha regular class
work, but In the general work on musicals,
elocution entertainments, lecture coursus.
Tha graduating classes are larger than
formerly, many new graduates from the
large hlg"h schools and an unusual number
hara had experience In teaching. The new
departments of manual training and agri
culture are proving popular and are well
attended by young apeo. Indications ara
that thla will be the banner year for tha
f Unol. President J. M. Pile haa enjoyed
a liendid health thla fall and again takes
t, teaching In connection with hla other
duties. Mrs. Pile returned thla week from
her European trip. 8ha waa ona of the Ne
braska teachers wha visited the school
cf Kurope. Her trip waa thoroughly en
joyed and laated aeventy-five days. Faculty
and students going horn for their vaca
tions have filled outgoing tralna today.
about one-fourth of a mile from town and
left their overcoats in the house and went
out to the barn to look the horses over,
remaining only about twenty minutes, but
when they returned the house had been
broken open and everything turned upside
down and their coats and soma other
clothing missing. Mr. Harrison came to
town at once and secured some help and
Investigated a string of empty box cars
and found two young men In one of them
with a fire on the floor of the car and
they were fitting the stolen clothing and
sorting over the papera found In Mr. Erick
son's grip, but submitted to arrest and
this morning Sheriff Mencke came up from
Blair and took them back with him, where
they were bound over to the district court.
They refused to give their narnea, but said
they came here from Bloux City and lived
In Louisiana.
Talevea Saaa t'aaght.
HERMAN. Neb Dec 1 (Special.
Juries Harrison of this place sold ten head
of horses to Robert Erlcksoa of Worthing,
Minn., for K.Tcu, and laat alght Mr. Erlck
soa cams In on the Burlington train to
taka them back with him, and he and
Mr. Harrtsoa went out to Harnaoa's place.
Freight Tralna Colllae.
NEBRASKA CITY. Dec. 19. (Special Tel
egram.) Two freight traina on the Mis
souri Pacific came together In the yards
here today, Wrecking the caboose, two cars
and an engine. It was a rear-end col
lision, caused by the air not working on
the rear train. The passenger and crew
In the caboose barely escaped being
crushed to death, being warned by a pasa-erby.
Nebraska News Nates.
PLATTSMOUTH About Plsttsmouth
people attended the National Cora show In
Omaha Saturday.
BEATRICE D. F. Disher and Miss Etnel
Harris, both of Adams, were married at
Lincoln Thursday.
BEATRICE The sophomore tesm of the
high school defeated the Juniors In a baaket
ball game Friday afternoon, 39 to S7. -
BEATRICE Oswald C. Jonea and Miss
Minnie Holungworth. both of Wymore,
were married at Maxysvllle, Kan., Friday.
BEATRICE Upon application of Laura
McMaster, daughter of Eliza M. Erb. de
ceased. Judge H. E. Spaflord haa appointed
Amariah McMaster special administrator
f the Erb estate.
PLATT6MOUTH A beautiful Christmas
cantata waa given Friday evening by ttie
chlldix-n in the Central building to a
crowded house. The city schools will have
two weeks' vacation.
PLATTSMOLTH Thomas Wiles, A.
O'Neill and his sister. Mrs. William Her
old. are the only survivors of the first
svhool held In tits county. Mr. Wiles came
to Una county in 14,
BEATRICE The public schools closed
Friday for the annual holiday vacation of
two weeka Exercises were hrld at the
hirh school in the morning, with an ad
drees by Rev. JU l. Young.
NEBRASKA CITY Orie Schoonover, ar
resfvl on the charge of robbrng James Lane
of Nehawka of ku. waived preliminary
hearing and waa bound over to the district
c urt In in aum of tw. lie gave bail and
waa released from Jaft.
BEATRICE A copy of the Waterloo (la)
Times-Tribune received bene states laat
Edward U. HstnU of Omaha and F. J.
Kimball & Co. of Beatrice, also proprietors
of a laundry at Omaha, have purchased the
Ideal steam laundry at Waterloo.
BEATRICE The preliminary debate to
select members who shall compose the
Beatrice team to debate Lincoln in Febru
ary was held Fridav at the high school.
The successful contestants were Paul Beck.
Clifford Phillips and Joy Reinhardt, with
Thad Saunders as alternate.
PLATTSMOUTH Charles O. McDonald,
referee In bankruptcy, haa appointed J. E.
Douglaa receiver at the request of the
creditors of George L. Farley. The Platta
mouth Evening News plant will be ap
praised Monday by George Mann of this
city aud two men from Omaha.
BEATRICE The directors of the Bea
trice Chautauqua association met Frlduy
evening and clnned up the business of
organization. No assembly will be lv-!d
next season and from present prospects tlie
Chautauqua grounds will be used for a cow
pasture during the summer montns.
PLATTSMOUTH The funeral services of
the late W. W. Slater were very largely
attended Saturday afternoon. Dr. A. a.
Randal preached the sermon and the mem
bers of the Grand Army of the Republic
of which order the deceased was a mem
ber, bore the body to its last resting
place.
NEBRASKA CITY The Elks will give
the poor children a Christmas tree at their
home next Friday. Last year they had a
laige one, but till year il will be doubled
In slse. and all the poor children of tba
city will be looked up by the women frienda
of the Elka atu brougnt mere to enjoy
themselves.
NEBRASKA CITY Sturgls Copeland of
Hamburg, la.. complained to the police
hist evening that he had been relieved of
Ml by a companion, but the police, after
arresting hla companion and looking Into
the case, concluded thst Copeland had
failed to get the rigbt man and released
the prisoner.
NEBRASKA CITY Elmer G. DeLany
and Miss Anna G. Reyman were united in
marriage at the home of the bride's mother.
Mrs. Mary Reyman. near Talmage. Friday,
In the presence of a large number of
friends and relatives. Both are popular
young people and will make their future
home at Douglas, where the groom we
born and reared.
NEBRASKA CITY Miss Elizabeth Pal
lister, daughter of Mr. and Mra. Jack Pal-
lister, died at the home of her parents
yealerday, aged 40. She had been afillcied
with cancer for aome time and It was the
cause of $ er death. The deceased was
born and reared in this city and besHea
her larenta she is survived by a sister
snd two brothers. The funeral will be hnld
Sunday afternoon from the Lutheran
church and will be conducted by Rev. J.
A. Koaer. Tho deceased waa an accom
plished musician and. strange as It may
seem, slic died in the room in which she
wss born forty years previous.
PLATTSMOUTH The Nebraska Veter
Inary Medical association will meet at the
slate farm oa January II and 19. Tha pro
gram will consist cf an address by the
pres'dent. Dr. G. R. Young, Oinaiia; report
of the secretary. Dr. H. Jensen. Put tit
mouth: "The Veterinary Lw in Nebraska."
Dr. J. 8. Anderson, Seward; "A Slate Sani
tary Law for Nebraska." Dr.A. C. Mc-
Ktm. Norfolk; "The Future of the Veter
inary Profession in Nebraska." Dr. A. Bos-
ur. nenry n. wara, araa
coveries Concerning the Cause and Spread
of Some Animal Diseases."
OSCEOLA A telegram received here on
Saturday morning announced the sudden
death of Henry Chauner In Perklna county,
where he was living on a homestead. The
relatives have no particulars regarding his
deain.
COLTJMBU8-John Hllliard came down
from Platte Center and met a friend who
Invited him to share his bed and board.
The fellow's name was Engstrom. He
was not as good sleeper as Hllliard, for
when the latter named gentleman awoke
In the morning he found hla bedfellow
gone, and he had swiped HUlard'a purse
containing S30.
COLUMBUS A stranger called at the
store of David Helplwnd the other day
and bought 17 worth of goods and gave
Helphand a check for $15 and received the
change 18. The check waa drawn In favor
in favor of Ray Adams and signed by
Henry Lusche. It waa a forgery and the
powers that be are on the lookout for
Adams, but not meeting with success.
WEST POINT Joseph Tummond has
purchased the bsrber shop and business of
u a Ki.or and will consolidate his own
businesa with the new purchase.
WEST POINT The local lodge of the
Modern Woodmen of America has elected
officers for the year lu aa follows: Con
sul Julius Radt-bich; adviaer, Raymond
Dill: banker, B. G. Hermann; clerk, Au
guat Hanft; escort, H. 8. Radler; watch
man. William Whlttaker; sentry. Henry
Zobel; manager. Judge 8. S. Krake.
WEST POINT The county record for
corn husking for the aeaaon of 1308 hs
been made by Wl'.Uam .Fischer of St
Charlea townahlp. who husked and cribbed
119 bushels In eight hour and thirty min
utes. WEST POINT The West Point Cream
ery company has had an extraordinarily
successful year. The business hss In
creased to such an extent that It haa made
It necessary to order LOW additional cream
cans to supply the patrons, which they did
last week. About 96 per cent of the cream
produced In Cuming county Is manufac
tured Into butter by this concern and
shipped to New York Clty where It com
manria the highest price. Preparations are
belnfc- made to double the capital stock of
thcompany In 'he near future. Patron,
are also to be supplied with hand cream
testers, thu. enabling them to check the
accuracy of the factory test.
Williams for eighteen months, all having
pleaded guilty to breaking Into the Hab
lich store at Dlller. Frank Sanders pleaded
guilty to breaking into Slaub's store at
Steele City and was sent up for four years
and Ed Pollock, who was Implicated In the
same robbery, received one year. Only a
small part of the goods stolen were re
covered. Sheriff Churnslde took the pris
oners to Lincoln this afternoon.
CONTEST s FOR MAYOR'S OFFICE
Prohibitionists nt Hasting to Co Into
Conrt.
HASTINGS, Neb., Doc 19. (Special Tele
gram.) Believing that a decision of ths
supreme court In a local election contest
1 In their favor, ths prohibitionists con
template beginning quo warranto proceed
ing to oust Mayor Miles and seat U. S.
Rohrer, who led tha prohibition fight last
spring. No election was called for mayor,
but Mr. Rohrer was given several votes
for tho place.
Blsnon Liven nt Falrbnrr.
BEATRICE, Neb.. Dec 19.-(8peclal Tele-gram-V-W.
B. Biahop. the traveling man
who was killed at Wilcox. Keb., by falling
off a railroad bridge, formerly lived at
Holmeivllle. this county. He was at one
time a member of the Board of Super
visors and before locating at Fairbury, a
few years ago. had been a resident of
Gage county for twenty-five years. H
waa about U years of age. The body prob
ably will be Interred at Holmesvllle.
Several Sentence to Prison.
FAIRBURY. Neb.. Dec. .-(Speclai Tele
gram.) Judge Raper adjourned district
court at noon after sentencing to tho peni
tentiary Frank Williams for four years,
trom. Minden
or uie I niverany .onege m atanuw. ijji- . ,1 tn..m vmmrm .
.-in t.n .n. .r th -ubI Taa. Joseph Buahnall lor four years. Joseph
Merchant Stricken on Train..
OSCEOLA, Neb.. Dec 19. (Special Tele
gram ) W. H. Meyer la In a critical con
dition at his home in this city as a result
of a stroke of apoplexy, which came upon
him while he wss on board the train, re
turning home from Lincoln. Friday even
ing. It la hardly expected that he will re
cover. Mr. Meyers la one of the substantial
and well-to-do cilisens of the county. For
many years ha was a hardware mer
chant in thla city.
being laid for an unusually lntereatlng
reception, one that will eclipse those of
previous years.
The baaket ball games in the local league :
are Drovlna even mnr. .nlnv.l.1. V. . -
H1 hoped for. Th Inlnnt Inrr....
each night and the players put forth their
beat efforts to win.
J. Sidney Horton. secretary of the Insti
tute and training school of the Young Men's
Christian association of Chicago, haa beeni
visiting the Omaha association and spend
ing a few days in Omaha this week in tha
Interests of the school.
The Corn show has brought hundreds of
visitors to the association. The secretaries
and members are kept busy directing
strangers about the city and showing them
through ths bullJing. The Information bu
reau, in ths lobby, operated by the Corn
ahow management, has been of Inesti
mable value In furnishing rooms and gen
eral information to ths public
association Sundsy at 4 p. m.. will be a
special Christmas program presented by
the vested choir and rector oi Trinity ca
thedral. Very Rev. George A. TJecber will
address the meeting on tha subject of "Our
Hoys and the Civic Problems of the Fu
ture." The following musical program will
be rendered by the vested choir under the
direction of Ben Stanley, choir master:
Hymn Come Hither Ye Faithful. ..Harnby
Anthem O Zlon, that Brlngest Good
Tidings KUinor
Hymn Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
Mendelsaoht)
Anthem It Came Upon the Midnight
Clear KhIiib
Hymn O, Little Town of Bethlehem....
Redner
Anthem Hark. Hark, My Soul Shelley
Entertainment fer College.
FORT DODGE, la., Dec. 19. (Special
TelogTam.) Fort Dodge Methodists have
offered S10.0O0 as tbelr contribution to the
endowment fund of Mornlngside college at
Bloux City. It Is hoped that S2K can be
raised here and the rest In the remainder
of the Fort Dodge district. The sum will
help complete the S58.0W yet icmalning of
the flSO.UM) endowment fund that the col
leg authorities are trying to raise.
T. M. C. A. Wetea.
State Secretary Bailey addressed the
men's meeting in Lincoln last Sunday.
The Sunday Iriacusslon club meets regu
larly Sunday afternoon In the board room
at 1 o'clock. William Balrd is leader.
Mr. Melvln. assistant secretary of Bill
ings, Mont., Young Men's Christian associ
ation Is making his headuuariers at ths
association during a stay in Omaha.
The rate broke Us record for the number
of people served. The previous record waa
broken Tuesdsy and again raised Thurs
day when 767 waa the actual number served.
The boys this week have been working
on their gym honor roll contest. (Julte a
number ehould be successful In making
a perfect score, entitling them to three
stars.
New Tear's day 1 wlU be celebrated
by aa open house raveyUoa. Plans aro aow
C6
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