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Nebraska
Nebraska
STATE PAYIN'i ITS WARRANTS
Tr?aaursr Brian Reports Gnral
Fund in Fine Shape.
xould but hc:iz sznnirni.
sdvM-ete Disposal of Hna4n t r
states Relaveetmeet In ItnnHm
f yHrnmk.m Paper
flnaant In HmmttlM.
LIN'T-N. rv ,3r'-!n:. i stmt
Treasurer Bran In u inenn-.ai --nnrt
t'.i- i"''"nnr savi r'inr a.; if-ni a; fund
r"icKtrl wurinfi iave lieen iancetled
anil nu war'aiita ha-- been r:i'r1 In
,'itn f -iri'I 'n" &e.-mher 2. wilch
means 'l.at t'.e--e Is no ichf. either float
ing ur minded. aiiint 'he neen:-aj find
tne sta!-"" nf Ni:r-iH,a
Tn 'r'-aiurer i-eriminemle that te
Board of dutatinnai t.a:iils ami Fund be
1vn aoMinritY Li illHpuse of -5"-l or
bunds of otimr nia:' h!d an an invest,
ment for t':e siatc wliiinl fund tf in
honiis can Ue sni.l Jt par irlw to con
vert this monev mo home sevuif'les.
which m being niTered for sa;e. THIS i
would e!v w!hi. il districts and mu-
nlilpaiit'.es a lnwv ra:s or interest on
honds issued hy t: em anil xvould kp
the monev in ."nriKk.
Traaurr Brian reciuts tnaf no hinds
of ot:ipr ta:c !ave been nought since
tiie adoption "f a onflt,it1onai amend
ment giving the state tlie r'gnt to inveet
In school illMtylrt and oilier wiirtln to
be deslgnsied bv the leirlalHture. Since
December 1. lin. the state hoarl. througtl
the treasurer, litis lrin:it HM.-iSo. H of
chool district hi. nils ami by authority of
Uie last If yislut ure I) '.K.lit P-iW ) of mu
nicipal bonds anil J42(i..i' of county bonds.
The total tees collected and turned Into
the state treaiirv during the last 'wo
yn. ending November i. was JSC Jl.
Dwnmiiw I. I'., fliers cu In the nn
ral f'ind and tne rdimptlun Tind 110.
4. During' th blnnuim tbn amount
oollmrted by Tranurr Brtan for tnMi
r.inda waa V-S.'l. whlr.n. with tnn
amount on hand, mskiw a tiMai of t4.rtX. -1T9.44.
Ha paid out of thim funds a total
of .4TS.lW.:3, iHavln a totai of tlU4.!
fin' hand.
n t Par.
Pnndln a ruilnif by tn Railway m
mlBHlon on a proper baln of apportioning1
xpnnf as bPt-itn opwratlns; expanses
and oonatructUin no that It may twt known
what should h rharifpd to conamu-tlon
for supervision and other questions, tha
ht-annn on ths applu-atlnn of the. L.neoln
Trai-tlon company for leavs to make m
fare, of S cents straight waa continued. In
tha meantime Mosnrs. Powell and Wettllnn,
accountants employed by tlis commission,
will withhold their anulysls of Uia com
pany's claim that It had a deficit of over
durtnir thu I net eight months. Mr.
TVntU'.ng said tliat If no m Intake had been
made by himself and Str. Powell, an in
estijration of the company's accounts for
five months showed that tha economies
promised are hetrlnnlna; to show results,
and he believed the company could operate
In the future for a less cost than formerly;
He believed the company Is now running
less car mileage with more passengers,
and even If tha depreciation for mainte
nance were, figured at lltw.ms the company
s t:l ean.ng 1 pe- .nt -m a Taiuaito-i
if ri and 7 oer 'ent on -a.uat.on
it Jl.S. -w.
I.lter TIW tl.
No more Uou'T !! he dl-inened hv Lin
coln i"rin cluhs In violation of "e -itv
pf',:hitor.' oriinaxice. t:ie . pihs Itwi1
fa;"i wrtM t'-e -If.- eje'se '.war 1 in '. llfll
iT:g promises mail' a: a ."infrni.'p n
Mavor Ive s oflre t ils Tinning.
Bv the Terms of the ag-ement re-ha.lv
made the 'Jerman cluhs w;i use the IinkT
lyitmi In keeping llnuor on the club prem
ses for the use of member. T'lev will
also give up the federal llceuses which they
low hoid for the saie of ::tuor. n the
it.-ier hand the city agr-es to ailow 'lie
aMs now pending In .'ourt agtunst the
luiis to be enntinued until January IS.
further prosecution depending upon the le
:sinn tu be ma.ie at that time after the
c! ulis have conformed to today's promises.
v.inieter His son was -maloved at Hord
'!Ile. vhere there are sever; esses of
ma!lt'otc. He came home on a vacation
and was soon taxen down. A hired man
n -lie family of Jonn Harris iv:ng a fev
mis nnrh of town Is also 111 wtth smail
oox. There are aiso ix cases of smallpoK
n t:ie wesiern purt of the county and two
rM of scar'et f-ver are a-eo under quar
antine, one at ("arks and one at Pnimer
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M ' -tl. '.)t t : -i 1-Mt'i ;n
Martin Names Ayers
as Deputy in Office;
Edgerton Assistant
Attorney (reneral-EIect Select! Office
Stiff far Easuia Two
Yeirs.
Telephone Squabble
on at Central City
People Using Independent Phones in
northern Part of Connty Ask for
lams Distance Franchise.
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CEXTRJIL ITT. Neb.. Cec. ifl '?pe- j
clal.l Central City Is on the verge of an-
other battle over the telephone franchise
!f pr-sent Indications count for anv-htng. :
A hunt a month agi the Palmer Independent '
Telephone compaaiy flied a request with
the city council to be permitted to run their
lines to t'entrai i'!ty. and estahllHh a couple
of booths here. Including one at the court j
house, so that the residents of the north
and western parts of ths county, which
the Independents serve, could talk to the
county officials and do business here, and ;
that people hers could have connection ,
with those localities. The Nebraska Tele- 1
phone company Is firmly Intrenched hero,
and It Is understood that they are plan
ning a serious resistance to the project on
the claim that they have recently completed
a through copper circuit (tir-ct to Palmer
and give the Independents connection
through their exchange there for a nom
inal sum. They claim that the Independents
are asking for these two booths as an en
ter'ng wedge, and that If they are success
ful Central City business will soon be face
to face with the project of two 'phone
systems. At the last meeting of the coun
cil no action waa taken on the ordinance,
which had been introduced. In the mean
time the Independents are claiming that
the northern and weetern parts of the
county wtll never consent to a new aourt j
house building in Central City until they '
are granted telephone connection here, and
last week thep sent back unsigned a Peti
tion which waa sent out to them asking
for a special election to vote oourt house
bonds. The matter will robably come up
for definite settlement at the next meeting
of Uie council, although the councllmen
are not welcoming the task of settling the
dispute.
Werrtclt Rpldviala Uader- TeBtrwl.
CENT HAL Cmr. Jfeb.. Deo. 19. (Spe
cial. The incipient epidemic of diphtheria
which started on the college section north
west of Central City la practically stamped
out. as all of tha cases previously reported
are recovered and no new ones have ap
pearedi One cam of smallpox has appeared
In Centra City this week. In the family
of Rev. Mr. Anderson, tha Free Methodist
i From a 3taff Correspondent.!
LINCOLN. Dec. 19 .Special.) A ttorney
i lenersJ-elect (Jrs.nt il. Martin today an
nounced the appointments In his office for
the coming two years, 'xeorge W. Arrest,
the present assistant attorney general,
will take the posttlon of deputy attorney
general, while Frank Eu. Edgerton wtll be
assistant attorney general to succeed Mr.
Arra. Miss Josephine Murphy will be
the stenographer.
Mr. Martin la completing four years' serv
ice In the office. Mr. Ayrea. tha new deputy.
Is a resident of Central City, having entered
the office two years ago aa assistant to
Attorney General Thompson. Mr. Ayres
la a lawyer of twenty years' experience,
was twice elected county attorney of Mer
rick county and waa engaged In active
practice until he accepted the position of
assistant In the legal department. Since
entering upon this work he has presented
a large number of cases to the supreme
court In a most satisfactory manner.
Frank E. Edgerton. the new member of
the force, was "born and raised on a farm
near Woodbine, la., but chose to take hla
collegtate training 1n the University of Ne
braska. He was graduated from that In
stitution with the degree A. B. In the year
limn, being the president of a class of 35A.
Since that time he has taught school, en
gaged In newspaper work and for three
years, was one of the secretaries of Sen
ator Norris Brown, but during all the time
be has had uppermost In mind tha legal
profession for a life work. Consequently
he has taken time to lay a broad founda
tion. He took a part of the work In the
law course of the Nebraska university and
later completed nls legal studies In the
George Washington university of Wash
ington. D. C, receiving from that Institu
tion the degree of LL. B. and LL. M.. For
tha last year he has been practicing law
In Thurston county.
Mr. Martin will rtaln Miss Josephine
Murphy of Plattsmouth. Neb., aa stenog
rapher. She waa appointed to this position
three years ago by Mr. Thompson and has
given entire satisfaction In her work.
'Ined up s.l of tru-tr ftends for the ft-v !
snd are Heonm ne Tiaiis ind w'rs hot ;
l.ffven this c-f nd W.ishiiiifnn. It ;s j
understood that nator Brown s -Medir-d I
'o Mr Mi'ar'ni-v vhi!e S.-nmor r3urk-tt
s hacking F E. Hlvev Mr -te(nMart !
hopes to he 'ie '.lurk hor. ' ti the rsce. ;
The leaders of the r'puhi,can pnrv ir '
milled in their support of the various I
candidates. j
purse to even a stranger if 'he met him :n
troutile. '
Trl-Corured FTht far Ofrtre.
NEBRAdKA. CITT. Neb.. Dec. 19. .Spe
cial.) There Is a lively fight on here over
the appointment of postmaatershlp. The
race Is between Frank McCartney, the
present postmaster; F. E. Helvey. an ex
postmaster, and John W. Stetnhart, former
cashier of the Otoe County National bank
and ex-president of the Nebraska C!ty
Commercial club. The applicants have
Mrs. Jemima Hobson
Dies in Oklahoma
Aed Woman Pioneer in Several
States and Cousin of President
Polk Passes Away, in South.
LYONS. Neh.. Dec. 18. Special.) A ll
etfram received here this monlng says
t.4ut Mrs. jemima D Hobsnn d'.ed at Enid.
' kl.. at a. m. today. 91 years of a:e.
She was a pioneer wed and favorably
known In the states of Imllana, Missouri,
Iowa. Nebraska, Colorado and California.
She waa the first white child born In
Henry county. Indjana. March 3. 1830, in
a rude little hut. hurriedly built of logs,
near what Is now Newcastle. Her parents
were Geune and Sally Hobson. formerly
of North Carolina. There she married !
Stephen Hobson. also of North Carolina, j
and afterwards moved to Missouri, where
they were among the earliest settlers In
Andrew county. From this pioneer home
she sent her husband and two sons Into
the dvll war.
After tha war was over they moved to
Mills county. Iowa, where her hushand
died In IKS, beside whom she Is to be In
terred. Since that time she has lived
among her surviving children. James R
Hobson of Montrose, Colo.. Mrs. E, V
Anderson of Denver: A. W. Hobson oi
Lyons. Neb.; Bdward B. Hobson of Lo
Angeles, Cal.. and A. Eugene Hobson of
Guernsey. Wyo.
Mrs. Hobson's remarkable strength en
abled her to travel these long distances
alons to see her children, even up to her
last weeks of life. 3he was remarkable In
other ways as well. She was a small
woman, yet when young, and her husband
kept a mill, she shouldered a two-bushel
sack of wheat r.d carried It on her shoul
der up the gangplank Into the mill to
shame a customer who wanted "someone
to come and take his grist into the mill."
She. never used spectacles In her life and
could read and write up to the day of her
death, prior to which time she never had
but one spell of sickness during her long
life of 91 years.
jars. rioDsoa was a aeecenaant or lij- i
tain William Poik (her maternal grand- (
father! of revolutionary fame, whose
brother. Ezeklel Polk, was the grandfather
-if President James IC. Poik. and she her
self being a third cousin of the president.
Mitts Current's book. "Genealogy of the
Current and Hobson Families." giving- a
sketch of her life, says: "In character
he was always timid, modest and quint,
always preferring to 'help with the
dishes' than to be entertained any other
way. Tou could not keep her from 'help
ing,' no matter how hard you tried, and
what she did with her hands In helping
was only a sign of that boundless benevolence-
of her suul. She would give to those
whom she saw In trouble. She would deny
herself and give the last dollar in her
Union Pacific is
Setting Its Fences
Back Hundred Feet
Memck County Fanners Protest
Ajaanst Action of Eailroad and
One Has Commenced Suit.
CENTRAL CITT. Nh.. Dec. :! -re-'in'.iial.i
A storm of protest otfainnt 'he
rnloii Pacific railroad setting ts fenc. s
'.( feet on each side of Its r'ght-if-wy
through the county Is helng raised hv t:ie
land owners, and alfadr one of them.
A.frd Stratman. has commenced jui' to
restrain the railmad. wing of fnec
hulhlers has been at work In the wet end
of the county, gradually working this way.
Thev are now within about thre miles
west of Central City. Here the Mlnter
farm Is located, and all of the buildings
except the house will come within the pro
posed IPO feet, and the fence will run to
he house cn the Elevens farm, seven
miles west, the fences were put up. hut
in the night they were cut down by some
unknown parties for several hundred feet.
Previous to ths coming of the railroad
fence-bulldlng gang Union Pacific Right-of-way
Agent Sniveler was In the county and
offered to lease to all of those who would
accept the part of their farm to which
the company claimed title, "ome accepted
the proposition and some raised a stormy
protest. A few years ago Charles Woosier
of Silver Creek resisted the movement of
the railroad In this direction, and tried f
ursanize the farmers to refuse to accept
leases to the land and to fight the matter
;n the cours. Ho was unsuccessful, how--ver,
and today a railroad fence runs
hrough Wooster's front yard.
..ree'iWM'd. The Home Kcoinutiics as'-
iu:i"n elected M ss . I. -time "-iig of n
and ;-re-ider.t. M -s. 13. N Lew's of ut:i
bend "i president Sn.l M.ss Neille K--s;er.
ria v and ire.isur r
i'acs were awarded oi exailHts as foi
'iiws. White i"ir-i -J J. Roberts f Sit:i 1'end.
f rst . H x Thnmons nod Ivan Hinaioiiii
r '',t..en ol. ei-.oiu anil third.
Yein-w i n K. tv .ieiirei of .ina:u1.
Hfsi. r'red o. Li.nrv ..I Meinpn.s. .-tecoml.
'"llar'e Si '-.UiZ of Y Hull, t.ur 1.
i on . t:ier t:;a.i '.aie or iuw !. K.
Jeiper-n of A.-- ,.a:id. nrst, M. Hi. buso
neu a.nl V it. Hi y in ot Soma Heml.
iw iiiil and third.
y . 0 i o n t'e-g Kan'r of Smith Mend,
fli-d, Ki-x TitninoiiM aid .''dwirit 1 arts
of i ireuw on,!, second unit third.
Single l-r-nvii k 1 i: h.-' l'I fT a. 1(1
Glenn Mi'KiiH t ilreeiiW Mid wmiil.
jpi-ng A ie i : t'.-nest KnUer ririf. Ar
mor Ke"H e( onil. .Mil 11 of Greenwood.
fa,! Wheal --j J . Holler's f'.rst ami W
A. Kiniff e 'olld. hoi h of Kllh te'td.
' 'at l-irenzii Ioinoi -if Greenwood ilrst.
Gem ne W tseiivus of Y iia.i sedMid.
Seei Corn h.. iZ. Jpersen of .manit
fir:.
farm Products E. IT. Jespersen first. J.
J Hone-'a of S.iuth IVtiil second,
aweenstaaes on hest ten eai-s of corn.
t;ie prize being a Loiroe-jersev pig offeieii
hv John Ha:nmer of Greetiw.Miii, waa won
ov E. E. Jeepersen of t:ie Kosehill farm.
Asniand.
in scfioui exhitnta dlntrt(rt 15 won first.
llHtrti t 73 setmiiil. both i.'aa county
SI 11IM1IB.
The prtxes aggregated
Tha corn show was a success and drew
big crowds of farmers from Saunders and
Cass counties.
K.-'Ii-i-s U. oi 'moil.
H. V i-.l'lmt. J V I'll!'!;
r-vttirs
N"'t;.K x CI TV -( os.-ne Ytighan.
ficniT .sol'nu nesr H.im.iur. wsi
u-....T. ind !ir-ini;'iT ''ere soil r'ne.! r
ii chn:-i;o. w ft homing s I1'r inui.m
r-iilwi-' r'tlKe near M nersvllle Vm on
i ism v "i 'lis father nes- thst p-ni'
The i--i Irosd offlciH.s sa' ihat he -lid '1
111' of si' e .lM"'n tllld s'llle tronole w
he comiMipv He w:ll have his hear'nt
next Thursday
' ''li.v l .1 CITT -Mundnv sviwlnf. a
'he home of the hr'de s car-nts M- snd
M -s. I'nn'.' near t'er'ln. occui d h
tiiiiT ati of th"ir dtniuhter ss "essis
P Gan.-.el. and Mr Kidoiph f. Psii "T
.in- 4ueHts were pr-sent in.l i iv.Mtdlng
surfer ws served fter the .ere'noTiv
Hinh of the contrnctinit pnrtrf ar highiv
'nnniH'tel tind will niase their home 'n
Kerln. where the groom has Just com
plet-ii . hiindsome home.
State Experiment
Station is Wanted
Bill Prepared by Vivian Commerctal
Club to Be Introduced in South
Dakota Legislature.
Saunders Corn Show
Held at Ashland
First AnnnaJ Exhibition Held Under
Auspices of Fanners' Institute
Prizes Awarded.
ASKLAMD, Nb Dec 1 (Special. )
The first annual com show waa held
under the auspices of the Ashland Farm
ers' Institute and Corn Improvers' asso
ciation three days last week, closing Sat
urday niBht. The exhibits were entered
and judged Thursday, the judges being
Mr. Gardner and Miss East of Lincoln.
G. L. Carlson of Norfolk gave an Inter
esting discussion on "The Draft Horse''
on Friday afternoon, followed by a lec
ture on "The Value of a Slto." by A. L.
Haecker of the Nebraska State farm. Lin
coln. Mr. Bower of Lincoln also spoke
on "The Preeent Opportunities for Ne
braska Boys." Miss Grace Richards of
Auhlanil gave a cooking demonstration In
connection with the domestic science dis
cussion. Business meetings of the Ashland Farm
ers' Institute and Corn Improvers' asso
ciation resulted in the election of the fol
lowing officers Saturday afternoon: Presi
dent, Glenn McRae. Greenwmod; vice
president. Le-wis Jespersen, Ashland: sec
retary and treasurer. Otto 3. Tlmmons.
ehraka sjws V, e.
S1CW AKD Winintn Schmidt and Amanda
Biaising were urnnted a marriage license
bv County J idKe CooMiiau ,a.t r'"iuav.
NEBRASKA CITT-aturduv evening
Mr and Mrs. John R. Golden entei-;iined
td.me ot their rr-eniin it a iancinh(
piirtv in the parlor of the Grand lunei.
1'lie hotel w :t.t prnfuseiv decorated and a
most enjovaltie evening w.is pas-'d.
NEBIUSIVA CITT-Paul Kratmr. a 15-year-old
ho-', has brouuht suit attainnt 'he
Great Western Cereal company for W.(1'J
,n the dlHtnct court for a compound frac
ture of his right le. hv reoson of falling
down an open elevator snart at their plum
:n this city on eptemher i". I'e)
NEBRASKA CITT the Rnv.al Aresnum
Indue has eucted the following officers
lor the coming year' Regent. T. C. Dunn;
v ie reKetu. C A. Shannon, collector. G.
W. Slack, treasurer. ) J. srnnnlder'.
orator I H. slack, chaplain. F .. i .ar
mciiy; guide. K. C. Rlvett. warden. C. E.
Carmouv sentrv, C. E. McCormick, trus
tee. W. H. P'tser.
NEBRASKA CITT Last evening there
waa a fire in the NebrasKa City National
hiinK and fur a time the centr-.l office of
the Nebraska telephone waa out of enm
m:sHlon, because Its ol flees are ahore. the
hunk. The fire .'audit in the basement
and originated from the furnuce. The
h'uze waa confined to the basement and
the Ions was covered by Insurance.
NEBRASKA CITT Albert Abel, who was
arrested iinii time airo on t:ie chants of
stealing a load of wheat from the uranitrv
of Mr. TeiKimeier. a farmer residing near
Paul, and caught with the wheat on Ins
wagon when he attempted to sell 't. was
arraigned m the countv court and hound
over to the district court In the sum of
ffmi. Not helng ahie to jh't bail, he now
languishes In Jail.
SEWARD The Torth western rnilmad
started to build a I'er tank south of Its
depot last week anu ihe work was stopped
bv tlie city authorities, aa under the mdl
nance granting the tight-of-wav through
the city the companv had no right to build
a tank at this point. The proposed loca
tion came directly in front of a residence,
besides leaving scarcelv any roadway for
traffic along the street.
TABLE ROCK The local branch of the
Federation of Retail Merchants, lust or
ganised here hy Frank Cumnock, has per
fected the organization hy the election of
the following officers: C. J. Norris, presl-
I MITCHELL. D . Tec. 19 ( Special. -:
One of the first special hills for an ap
i proprlatlon in the state legislature when
jit convenes next month will he preaantsc
t hv the senator and re present a tivea from
Lyman county This will ask for the ap
propriation of a sufficient sum of money
1 t establish an agricultural experiment
station to be managed by the state. Tht
movement waa started hv tha Vivian Com
; meretal club and the Vivian grange whet
' a mass meeting was called to discuss th
preposition. It Is designed to have ths
station located at the center of the county
1 which la Vivian, and a movement will bs
started hv the Commefhal club to enlist
, the asststancs of ad other localities In thi
j cr tinty It la asserted that there Is grat
need for an experimental station In thai
countv In order to ascertain Just what li
he best seed and grain to plant there ts
obtain tha best crop results.
MRS. GORE T0 COMMITTEE
Wife a Oltlaoasai Seeetnr Drain
Hepwrt that Hausiww Helnsrel rt
iiief t-asnpala
WASHINGTON. Dec. W.-The wife of a
United states senator. Mrs. Nina 'Tore,
testified todav before the special congres
sional committee which has been Investi
gating Oklahoma Indian fraud affairs at
the Instance of her husband.
Mrs. Gore denied that the senator had
at any time accepted tha proferred aid
of Jacob Hamon. The latter hnd previ
ously testified that he had been requested
to ohtaln a loan of S.0OO for Senator
Gore s campaign. Mrs. Gore declared that
Mr. Hamon said he would he glad to helii
finance Senator Gore's fight, but the sen-
l ator replied that ha could manage hla own
campaign.
The prospect of the bill repealing tha
land grant of a quarter section of Indian
land near Law ton. Ok!., to John F RnwelT,
which occurred a few days ago, waa fol
lowed today bv the refusal of the supreme
' court of the District of Columbia to grant
Rnwell's application for a mandamua
against the secretary of the Interior ts
compel the latter to Issue a patent to tha
land. ,
Bigger, Better Busier That la what
advertising in The Bee will do for your
business.
w About
F
Another Splendid Opportunity to
ring Out Facts
B
Whtn tHe '"Weekly" which sued ns for lilel (because we
publicly denounced them for aa editorial attack on our claims)
wx3 searching for some "weak spot," they thought best to send
a N. Y. Atty. to Battle Creek, summoned 25 of our workmen and
took their sworn statements before a Commissioner.
Did we object? No. On the contrary, we helped all we could,
for the opportunity was too good to be lost.
Geo. Haines testified he inspected the wheat and barley, also
floors and every part of the factories to know things were kept
clean. That every 30 minutes a sample of the products wa3 taken
and inspected to keep the food up to a standard and keep out
any impurities, also that it is the duty of every man in the fac
tories to see that anything not right is immediately reported. Has
been with the Co. 10 years.
Edward Young testified had been with Co. 15 years. Inspec
tor, he and his men examined every sack and car of wheat and
barley to see they were up to standard and rejected many cars.
H. E. Burt, Supt, testified has been with Co. over 13 years.
Bought only the best grain obtainable. That the Co. kept a corps
of men who do nothing but keep things clean, bright and polished.
Testified that no ingredients went into Grape-Nuts and
Postum except those printed in the advertising. No possibility of
any foreign things getting into the foods as most of the machin
ery is kept closed. Asked if the factory is open to the public, said
"yes" and "it took from two to three guides constantly to show
vuitors through the works." Said none of the processes were
carried on behind closed doors.
At this point attys. for the "Weekly" tried to show the water
used was from some outside source. Testified the water came
from the Co.'s own artesian wells and was pure.
He testified the workmen were first-class, high-grade and in
spected by the Co. '3 physician to be sure they were all in proper
physical condition; also testified that state reports showed that
Co. pays better wages than the average and he thought higher
than any in the state.
F. B. Martin, Asst. Supt., testified Grape-Nuts made of
Wheat, Barley, Yea3t and Water. Anything else? "No, sir."
Postum made of Wheat, Wheat Bran and New Orleans Molasses.
Statements made on his experience of about 10 years with Co.
Testified bakers are required to wear fresh white suits
changed every other day. Said he had never known of any of the
products being sent out that were below the high standard of in
spection. Asked if any one connected with the Postum Co. had
instructed him how to testify. Said "No, sir."
Horace Brown testified has been with Co. 9 years. Worked in
Grape-Nuts bake shop. Testified the whole :f the flour is com
posed of Wheat and Barley. Attys. tried to co:.iuse him, but ha
insisted that any casual visitor could see that mnhing else went
into the flour. Said machinery and floors always i.vpt clean.
So these men were examined by the "Week.lj"' lawyers hop
ing to find at least one who would say that iome under-grade
grain was put in or some unclean condition was found somewhere.
But it was no use.
Each and every man testified to the purity and cleanliness.
As a sample, take the testimony of Luther W. Mayo.
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Testified had been with Company about 10 years. Now work
ing in the bakery department making Grape-Nut3. Testified that
the ovens and floors are kept clean and the raw products as they
go in are kept clean. Also that the wearing apparel of the em
ployes has to be changed three times a week.
Q. Do yon use Postum or Grape-Nat3 yourself at all?
A. Yes, I use them at home.
Q. If from your knowledge of the factory which you have
gained in your ten years at the factory do yon believe that they
were dirty or impure in any way, would you use them?
A. I do not think I would. No.
Asked if any one on behalf of the Company had asked him to
testify in any particular manner. Stated "No."
All these sworn depositions were carefully excluded from the
testimony at the trial, for they wouldn't sound well for the
"Weekly."
Think cf the fact that every man swore to the purity and
cleanliness so that the Atty. for the "Weekly" was forced to say
in open court that the food was pure and good.
What a disappointment for the "Weekly!" ;
But the testimony showed:
All of the grain U3ed in Grape-Nut3, Postum and Post Toas
ties is the highest standard possible to obtain.
All part3 of the factory are kept scrupulously clean.
None of the workmen had been told how to testify.
Most of them have been from 10 to 15 years with the Co. and
U3e the products on their tables at home.
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Why do their families U3e the products, Grape-Nut3, Postum
and Post Toasties, that they, themselves, make?
There's a Reason"
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd.. t
BattU Creek. Mich.