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SUNDAY nKK: OCTOBER 3,
BIG HORN HAS BIG GROW In
Wonderful Changes Wrought in Basin
by Railroad.
SETTLED II IN TITB.EE YEAE3
Valley vipinitr rowrii, Wy.,
Was lahablted by Prairie Dobs
aail ( ojotri a aort
Tim Ao.
Wonderful changes have been wrought
In the rtlK Horn bailn lnca the advent
t tha nurllrifton railroad, and especially
luring the last few years sine tha several
Irrigation projects hava begun to bear fruit
The discovery of oil at several poltita haa
also acted a a stimulus tn Immigrants,
who hava flocked to tha basin by thou
aanda. Tha progress mad In tha Big Horn basin
during the last three yeara Is remarkable
whan tha present condition la compared
with tha unsettled condition of that coun
try three yeara ago. In 1907 the valley
In tha vicinity of Powell. Wyo., the head
quarter! for the government project, waa
imply a barren valley with a little salt
ag and a good many cactuses here and
there, and occasionally a cheap ahack
with no on living In It In fact the only
Inhabitants at that time were the gov
ernment engineers and those working on
the government project, together with the
prairie dogs and coyotes. Today, with the
advent of water running through the gov
ernment ditch, the best cropa growing
along the entire Burlington system are
now being grown and harvested In the vl
clnlty of Powell, on thla aame land that
waa so barren such a ahort time ago.
The post master at Fowell, Wyo., who
last year homesteaded a forty-acre tract
adjoining the townslte. haa the entire tract
except about one-half of an acre In alfalfa
thla year. The second crop la In stack and
the third crop la now growing, and he can
ell hla two cuttlnga of alfalfa that are
now In slack for enough to more than
pay the total coat of hl water right, and
will have the third crop and pasturage until
Christmas, In addition thereto. As a mat
ter of fact about 16.000 acre of this great
valley of 1.9,000 acres that la being Irri
gated by the government, la a garden spot
so to apeak, today, and the same condition
exists around Garland, Lovell, Oreybull,
basin and Worland," as regards changed
conditions during the past three yeara
Oil ladastry Thrtvea.
At Cowley, where the new oil refinery
la now In operation, and fines oil Is being
market along the Burlington iinea In the
north w eat. there waa nobody except the
most venturesome prospectors that believed
there waa any oil tn the country three
years ago. Three yeara ago there were
only a few people that believed the lands
In the Big Horn baaln eould be safely con
Idered as apple lands, but the faith of
the local people haa been shown In the
fact that hundreds of acre of commercial
orchards are already being set out and
fruit trea agents are to be met In every
town In the Baaln.
D. Clem Deaver of the Burlington home-
Meeker Information bureau said recently
"On tha occasion of my last trip to the
Big Horn Basin I visited the farm of J. M,
Grant two miles eaat of Lovell, where
aw tha beat field of sugar beets that'
have seen growing this year or any other
year, wltfcaut ecxeption. And this la the
fourth arop that Mr, Grant has grown on
tha ssuae land, which shows the strength
o tha soil. Mr. Grant has 136 acres in
augar beat, all In on field, and he tell
tn that he expects his rat profits from tht
field will be between S0 and 70 per aore,
ad four years aga Hr. Or ant wanted me
to sell this land for him at 138 per acre.
This la itself shows the progress to some
stent that la being mad In that locality.
At Ofwybutl, Wyo., the division point on
tfv Burlington's new main line through
tha Big Horn Basin, there was nothing hut
Motion house three years ago, and a few
boxcars set alongside of the track that
the workers lived In. Today Oreybull Is
IK, growing town, has fin two-story
tjene buildings, haa cement sidewalks, lm
proved streets, natural gas, hlSh grade oil
Jkd a tremendous country surrounding- it
t!ut is partly Irrigated. The remainder
sooo will be Irrigated.
Oil Operators Active.
Tha Sistarvllie, W. Va., crowd of on
operators nave spent no lees than $160,ooo
tn this locality In developing natural gas
and oil, and this company now controls
sufficient land to give them a working
! for extensive operations. About one'
half way between Basin and Oreybull th
Turlington recently put In a sidetrack
for a vitrified brick manufacturing concern
and the plant was started In full blast last
weak. The officers of this brick manufac
turing company report they have suffi
cient erders already taken to keep them
runnng for more than six months, and they
have put in a very large plant, especially
for a new oountry. The town of Basin,
which three years ago was struggling along
for existence, has today grown so fast
that people who were there even six months
ago are amascd at the progress that has
been made during the last six months.
In fact, nearly as many new bullldings
have gone up since the first of January
la th town of Basin as were there before
that time. Th growth of this new grow
ing city Is simply remarkable, but It can
be aooounted for when we take Into con
sideration the fact that the city is sup
plied with natural gas, has oil wells In the
Immediate vicinity, haa as rich farm lands
as the sun shines upon, with good water
rights, has a flouring mill, electric lights,
sewer and a water system. The people of
Basin are also greatly Interested In or
charding, and are setting out several com
mercial orchards on all sides of the town.
Good Causae foe Orchards.
"There la no reason why these people
should not be sncouragod In setting out
fruit trees," said Mr. Deaver. "The llaalu
country is practically the only country on
the entire Burlington system whr there
are any apples to amount to anything
this year. Last winter was as hard a win
tsr as they may ever expect to thave,
but trees In the Big Horn Basin came
through In good shape and are bearing
heavily this year. They were fortunate in
vot getting tne Ute frosts that we had in
this locality.
"The same general improvement Is also
shown at atandsrson and Worland, wu.re
new buildings are going up on all sides
C the towns and In the towns, and where
the geuerai air of prosperity prevails tn
th eoUre community.
"Prof. Buffurn's seed breeding farm la
act of th wonders of th Big Horn basin.
No person who is able to appreciate the
work he Is doing can visit bla farm without
becoming Impreued with the great Work
which Prof. Burfu) la doing for humanity
as well as for his Immediate locality.
"The town of Thermopolls la also taking
on new growth since the railroad began
running trains there on June It The grea
springs of this town are. Of course, the
grvatekt attraction there, but the town of
1'hermopolla is surrounded by unknown
wealth, that only awaits the coming of new
capital to develop the natural resource.
Bis; Iter at Cody.
Cody, which la to be the county seat of
Puk county, the new county receutly
torsued. Is the oldest substantial town of
KANSAS BOY WHO HAS
MADE GOOD
a speculative seu.emenl would near.
'"The Hlg Horn basin, of course, la des
tined always to be a stock raising and
farming country, for the reason that there
are laiae srens of the basin that will never
be avalixlile for iithinn but gt axing, while
the rich Irrigated Isr.'ls will furnish tne
feed to fatten the stork for market that
are raised on the rangts. But one thing
lliat Is suing to add iue to all of tne
farm and range land In this locality is
the fart that the basin Is a siur"-huuh of
minerals, containing a vast dsposit uf a
very high grade of coal, suipliur, oil, nat
ural gaa, linen, cupper, and considerable
ltuei est lias been aroused In hunting for tiie
precious metals. The day Is nut very far
distant wnen the Big limn river, the Urey
buil river, and the Simsiiuni river will he
lined with factories of ail kinus, but before
tins day arrives there musi be many thou
sand more people move Into the bin Horn
basin, because factories cannot be run un
less tiieie are ptople to be etnploed to
work In them. This Industrial proposition
is going to continue the market lor ti.e
small farmer. There are being sulppeu
LhouVanda of dollars worth of but.er. c.,n-
limbed milk and i-kss into tne 11. a Hum
I baaln (hat ought to be piodjoed in inti
locality, and there ie greU opportunity to
day for the small faruwr to eel in on t..e
! ground floor and get his land and water
i rights at first cost, snd help supply t..li
demand fofood products that is to.. slant, y
Increasing instead of diirtln. slung."
MAN'S PROWESS IN DANGER
ArtlTltlea af a Merry Grass
Ksddrslr Halted in
Oklahoma.
Wldaw
f'RED M. NTfK.
A Kansas boy who has made good In
t'tah la Fred M. Nye of Ogden. A native
of Eurejta, Kan., he came to the Inter
mountain country In 1R01, and for the past
eleven years has been In business In Og
den. He now owns the finest stock of
clothing and gents' furnishing goods In
the city and is one of the "live wires" of
the woBtern gate city.
Unmistakable Imntesii.
"Yes," the old farmer was saying, "in
Some ways a pig la a good d.ftl nae a
human critter, luu may nevei nave lieard
It belore, but a pig sometimes sutler liom
rheiiinatiz. same as if he was a man."
But how can you tell wnen a pig has
rheumatism?" asked the visitor.
"Oh, he does a lot of gruntin over It,
same as a man does. "Chicago Tribune.
Progressive matrimonial Industry, hith
erto monopolised by disreputable man. Is
threatened with Invasion by woman. At
least a start has been made, and not a
bad one, either. Home of the later-day
bluebeards. peaceful and fascinating, have
accumulated wives all the way from a.
pair to th top record of nine, with which
they formed a string of domestic way sta
tions along their routee. They did not
bother about divorces, because they were
expensive. Simply aviated from one to the
other as fsncy dictated, or the last one's
money vanished. The record of matri
monial crookedness is no longer exclu
sively masculine, since a woman Just cap
tuied In Oklahoma is accused of having
four living husbands, one in each of the
ktatea of Ohio, Illinois, Iowa and Kansas.
In iast sad victim is Jamea E. Young,
a (C)hlcaio contractor. Youn expresses
sincere regard for the much-marr.ed
woman, whom he married four montns
ayo. "I met her In Toledo last spring, ' he
baid. ".she was a fluent taikar, obviously
well educated, and she attracted me from
the first. She said that she was 44 years
old, s widow, tiiat her name waa Alice
Goodwin and she had with her a daughter,
O.ive, a little girl 10 years old.
"After I returned from Toledo we cor
responded, ehe went from that city to
Afton, la., where she said she had rela
uis. Boon after she came to Chicago and
on July S, a few days after her aintai, we
went to Aurora and were married.
"I fitted up my little home here and she
certainly made as tine a wile as a man
couid wish for. (She had taught In a cook
ing school and could almost work miracles
with a gaa range. "he made her own
clothes and was aa fine a housekeeper aa I
have ever seen. Everything went all right
until I got a letter from a man named
Moffet In Afton. la., who said Mre. Good
win had a husband living and that he
would send m the mane address if 1
would write for It.
"I said nothing to my wife and put the
letter with my ether correspondence, but
she nuH have found It, for when I came
nomff tne next uaj m uvun
daughter and all her belonging were
gone."
Subsequently Young got Into communica
tion with Uraham and learned that when
"Mre. Goodwin" left him In Toledo afte
had taken a large amount of money and
much of her husband's Jewelry. There
was money in the Young home at the time
of her departure, but she took none of It.
On a bit of paper found in the lining of an
old purse left by hi wife Toung found th
name of Hugh Hosklns of Wellington.
Kan., and through the police of that city
learned that they were married about three
weeks ago. Last week he received a letter
from the woman dated Medford. Okl., and
this gave the police a clue which led to
her arrest. An officer haa left to bring
her back to Chicago.
"I cannot Imagine what made the woman
act as She did," said Young In conclusion.
"She la apparently Intelligent, but she
must be mentally unbalanced. It certainly
was not my money she was after, for she
took none of It."
Three husbands promised to greet her
on her return to Chicago. ,
Ta Dissolve the Unlnst
of stomach, liver and kidney troubles and
cure biliousness and malaria, take Klectric
Bitters. Guaranteed. SOc. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
HERE'S A NEW LINCOLN STORY
Voaehed For aa m Freeh Owe fcy For-
aaer Congressman from Mis-
Prof. James T. VcCteary of Mankalo.
Minn., who for fourteen years represented
a district of hla slate In conn' ess, told a
new Unooln story while in New York last
deek.
"A friend of mine out west who Is now
about to told tne that when a boy he at
tended, with hla father, one of the famous
U,ncoln-l-ouglaa debates in Illinois," said
Prof. McClary. "My friend father was
a Lincoln man, but the plaoe In which tii.s
particular debate took place was a I 'outf
its stronghold.
"louglas spoke first, and he was fre
quently Interrupted by vociferous app.ae.
The cheering and the hand-clapping at the
end laMod four or live minutes. When
Lincoln' was Introduced the crowd bioke
out Into cheers for Douglas and kept It up
for several minutes. Lincoln meanwhile
waited patiently.
"Whtn at length the enthuslaum had
subsided Lincoln extended his long rU.it
arm for silence. When he had partly got
this he said In an Iniprvsslv lone: 'What
an oialor Judge Douglas is!'
"This unexpected tribute to their friend
set the audience Wild with enthusiasm.
When this applause had run its course
Lincoln, extending his hand again, thla
time obtained silence more easily.
"'What a fine piesance Judge Douglas
haa!' exclaimed ti.e speaker earnestly.
, Agnin tumultuous applause followed the
tribute. More and more easily the tall,
gaunt lawyer got silence as he went on
with admiring exclamations: .
" 'How well rounded hla sentences are'
How well chosen his language Isl How
apt his Illustrations rl' ending up with
What a splendid man Judue Douglas Isr
"Then when the audlenc had asaln
become silent at his call. Lincoln leaned
forward and aald:
" 'And now. my countrymen, how many
of you can tail me one thing Judge Doug
las said?'
"My friend told me he searched his
own heart for an answer and found
none. Afterwards he asked hi father If
he could remember anything Judge
Douglas had said, and the latter remem
bered practlcslly nothing. 'But.' tn
friend said to m Impressively, "ven
now, half a century UtT. I ran recall
practically all that Lincoln said." Nw
York Sun.
Da-Bana FEUilc-,
Sanatorium
gwieVra tea1
llils Institution 1 the only on
tn tha central west with separata
buil.UUKS Miuute.l In their own
Hivplo gtouruls. yft entirely dis
tinct and rendrlu It posalbla to
classify ciises Tlia ona building
being fitttvl lor and devoted to the
treatment of noncontagious and
nonuieutal ulseuaes, no others be
inn admitted. The other, Rest
Cottage, being designed for and
dvotd th exclusive treatment
of nelf t nuntal cases, requiring
for a lima watchful cara and spe-
in! nursing
Ihe Basin, and many eastern people are
surprised to find that one of the stores
there utilizes 30,000 square feet of floor!
space. The business done In this town Is
simply surprising to many of the easterners
who go to visit the Big Horn basin. The
new Cody road to Tellowstone Park, while
not entirely completed, has been put In
Very good shape, and one can now go In
an automobile from Cody to the edge of the
park and return In a very few hours.
All these towns in the Big Horn basin
are full of opportunities for business and
professional men, and the new Irrigated
lands that are bnlns brought In are at
tractive to the farmer this dry year, for
th farmer In the Big Horn basin does not
have to wait for rain In order to supply
his orops with moisture, but simply opens
the head-gat and leta the water run on the
land.
In my experience I have never seen any
locality develop as fast as, and along as
rational lines, as the Big Horn basin," said
Mr. Deaver. "There haa been no wild-cat
speculation of any kind. On the contrary,
all of thla progress haa been made In a
conservative and substantial manner, and
this means much more for the futur than
3S3BE3S35
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Humphreys' Seventy-Seven
Breaks up Grip and
Epidemic Influenza.
The prevailing; Epidemic of Influ-
enza-Cold-ln-the-Head la perfectly con
trolled by the use of "Seventy-aeven."
Taken early cuts It short promptly
Taken during Ua prevalence, it pre
occupies the system and prevents its
invasion.
Taken while suffering from it, a re
lief Is speedily realized, which may be
continued up to an entire cure.
"Seventy-seven" la good for Coughs,
Colds. Sore Throat and Catarrh. At
all Drug Stores 25c, or mailed.
Humphrey' Homeo. Mdlcln Co., Cor.
William and Ann Btreet, New Turk.
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Twenty per cent is quite a lot of money on, say, a hundred dollar purchase it's $20 saved. Yet, that's what you benefit by trading here, in South Omaha,
where our rent and operating expenses are even more than 20 pr cent LOWER than the cost to the big: Omaha furniture houses with their expensive down
town locations. Of course, you know, we make as much profit from each sale we make as the Omaha stores do in spite of the fact that we sell 20 per cent
cheaper. Seems strange, perhaps, but it's true-there's just that great a difference in the cost of doing business down town in Omaha and out here in South
Omaha-and just to get you to come here and trade we offer you all this saving worth while, isn't it? Well, then, simply request a transfer from any Oma
ha car to any South Omaha car and ride to 24th and L Sts, South Omaha. Every South Omaha car passes our door and the extra ride takes only a few minutes.
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in" 11 If R'i-r.-- : . rju flw
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mji mm vnrt. ,
A Larger
Carpet &
Rug Stock
Than Most any
Omaha Store
This Is
drop head
and Solent! f I
made machine.
tn best m
Used In it co
tlon. Th f a
manufacturing
In no "com
that' why w
ell It so ohaap,
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DELIV-. feT?W"
ERIES IkA
MADE Cllpg
OMAHA I P2l
Steel Ranges
Stupendous Carpet Barg'ns
$8.50
$12.50
Dining Room Furniture
Solid polished oak, six foot
extension, like Illustration.
A beautiful, substantial and
attractive piece CA
of furniture.
BU Chairs to atato for
well w won't quote the
price her. We will let you
com down and be surpris
ed. They are most reasonable.
xll Brussels Rug.
Latest seamless pat
terns and beat workmanship. Tby
will wear an awfully long time and
always look good.
fxll Brussels
Rugs, In most dis
tinctive and exclusive designs.
They will certainly pleas the ere
and our Immense stock aires a fin
opportunity for wide range of se
lection
ixll high grade
Velvet Ruga
tbeee are great values at our price.
It you are not sure of that Just
make a few inquiries and learn
what others charge for 9x12 Vel
vet Ruga. Do that.
$6.50
6x9 Seamless Bras-'
sels Rugs. Most at
tractive dlgns and very good
values even at $10.00.
017.50
$17.50
for our beautiful
9x12 Axminster
Rugs. . If you have ever priced
Axmlnsters you oan appreciate the
flguree we quote. We say to you:
"Don't make a purchase before
coming here." You can aave from
17.00 to $12.00 on this very rug.
That's worth while. Isn't it? We
have some most attractive designs
In this grade and they wear and
hold their color longer than you
will expect them to.
4-hole Steel Range,
with warm- $
incrJoset. onlv fcl
o '
6-hole Steel Range,
with warm- SOfi'
ing closet, only ayll
Thftsa are onlv two of the dozens of kinds
of Ranges carried in our enormous stock. We
have others down to only a few dollars, as
well as the most expensive makes that one
will care to buy all, however, at most reason
able prices.
Stoves Sold on Payments
Bise Bnriert tod Nickel Pitted Heaters'
One of our big features Is the substantial
line of heating atovee. The best makea known
the world over. The kind that burn cheap coal
and still throw satisfactory heat. We can aave
you aeveral dollars on a Btove purchaae, and will
guarantee the transaction.
Heavy Brass Ded
Like tha Illustration. Beautiful
satin finish. You will pay $20 for
this article In Omaha i
stores. Our price
only
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We toll you about how rood you'll
(eel after taking a CAiCARET
that millions of people buy, use
and raootamece Uiess Bat that's
talk you auy a bos now take as
directed f-mght and gat the proof
tn th morning After yau kaow
CASOAKETS you'll never be
wtuioul tbeso. na
CasCASBT ioe a ws foe week's
litaimenl. all 4rrf Mile
ks Im Mtta. kiiuM kwM as 1
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UKHM AN - IHtllK iN INSll I tTE,
I loo OiuJ At., k.uM Cur. Mo.
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Solid Oak Rocker
This Is certalny a trade brlnger.
Any store that lls a solid oak
rocker like this one for only f l.
certainly deserves your patronage.
tUuu uaK OFFICE DESK $1750
Yes, solid oak, rolling top, spa
cious pigeon holes, ample draw
ers, eta It's really the desk they
charge you $25.00 or $30.00 for in
Omaha.
SOLID OAK TABLE S1.45
14-Inch top. Msde entirely of solid oak
and attractively inlahed.
value.
X very toud
Mahogany, Leather OQfOO
Uphohtered 3-plec set V Oft.-
This Is a solid mahogany finished Parlor Suite that cannot
be duplicated in Omaha for less than $50.00. Genuine leather
seat and back.
SaniUrT
Couch
A handsome Sanitary Couch, uujuatable
so as to be made into a bed In a few sec
onds, purine the day It folds Into an or
namental piece of furniture. A regular
It 00 value In any Omaha store.
Transfer from any Omaha car to any South
Omaha car and pay a visit to our store. You can
make money by it. All South Omaha cars pass
our door..
Oak or
Mahogany Stand
S6.50
Finished In the finest
style. It Is really a very
ornamental alec of furniture.
&.nitarr d
ftpringe VJ l
Strongly con
structed and guar
anteed n5t to sag
nor lose its shape.
We have them to fit
any bad. Th price
quoted above la tor full
alia.
list - v
jjn
85c
lot! Fiber Fill Rtltim 512.50
Finest quality, especially selected. lon
fiber felt Thl is not a "stuffed mat
tress, but is hand made and guaranteed to
always lve perfect satisfaction. In Om
aha stores It sells tor lit. I.
Hanlwouil
Chair
Itocker to 4
Muh V 5J
Polished and neatly finish
ed. Most stronsly constructed.
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24th L Streets
0 South Omaha
