TTTTi BEE: OMAHA. "WEDNTiSDAY, . .TANUAKY 11. mil.
Nebraska
HISTORICAL 'SOCIETY ELECTS
Bomo Officeri of Last Year Are Re
tained in Power.
Nebraska Cycle Company Salesmen
JTEW LIQUOR LAW ADOPTED
Bw'M Hod , LUru.n itaie. to lorn.
I All Prriom Rollins; l.lqaiir to
Hort Name of I'nrpiiiirri
n Qeeutitlri Sold.
(From a Staff Coricspondont.)
litiiCOLtS, Jan. 10. (Special.) The earns
Officer who have dirrcled the affaire of
the Nebraska Historical BocWty during the
last year will hold over an tue result of
an election held In the Temple this morn
ing, at which eeventy-five members of the
association were present. The officer!
were: John L WiebMer, president; Robert
Jlarvey. first vice president; 8. C. Bss
sett, second vice president; C. a. I'alne,
wiretary; B. I- Geiihardt, tieasurer. The
board of dim-tors wax Increased In num
ber and will consist of J. B. Cobhey, H. 8.
Wiggins, Ir. II. H. Iov.ry, V. M. David
lion, F. 1m Haller and I. I.. Albert.
The morning session dlMuif.md the neces
sity of Increasing tin; number of directors
to make It easier to get a uoriim and the
need for new uarters. Fifty-six new mem
bers were elected.
The secretary1! report was largely a dis
cussion of the need of a building and the
possibility of getting the legislature to
complete a structure already begun, which
could house the state library, the supreme
court and the historical collection.
The annual bamiuHt, held last night at
the Lincoln, was attended by 300 members.
President Webster, Lir. VV. M. Davidson,
Chancellor Avery, Governor Aldrlch and
Senator Albert responded to toasts. A con
ference and program of papers will be
given tomorrow.
More) 1. laser Legislation for Lincoln..
The excise board passed a ruling this
noon to compel alt companies and per
sons selling liquor in Lincoln to file with
the board a Weekly detailed report show
ing .to whom and what quantities have
been delivered. The alleged situation of
widespread bootlegging In West Lincoln is
responsible for this action. The list of
persons who have Intoxicants delivered to
them will be reserved for police use, how
ever, and will not be for neighborhood in
formation. Wreck Narrowly Averted.
A street oar placed squarely across the
railroad track was almost run down by a
Rock Island train last night before the
engineer could atop. The car had been
topped by the slipping off of the trolley,
and according to the story of the motor
man, the train was running without a heart,
light and. In the darkness could not bee
seen. The engineer was able to stop by
taking advantage of a slight grade and the
pilot of the engine was fifteen feet from
the car, full o f panic-stricken passengers,
when it came to a standstill.
Banks Anaaal Election.
All the banks In this city are electing of
ficer today -or tomorrow. The first insti
tution to finish was the First National of
University Place, which chose the following
Officers: President, C. Q. Anderson; vloe
president, D. W. C. Huntington; cashier, K.
Bi 8ml th; assistant cashier, G. E. Currier;
directors, II. B. Bmlth, C. G. Ander
son, D. W. C. Huntington, E. J. Halner,
M. Well,' D.' H. Bmlth and K. D. Carrier.
The others are ' aU In session this after
non and evening and will probably re
elect the old staffs. The state banks, with
the exoeptlon of The Nebraska State bank,
wblcb met a week ago, will meet tomorrow,
Iterltlna; Scares 111m Spreohele.
Elmer Pill, a student In the university,
fainted when called upon to recite In a
history class to Prof. Caldwell today. The
professor rushed to his assistance and
reached him In time to be almost bowled
over by bis fall and was helped by a foot
ball player, who sprang to the rescue. Dill
recovered In a few minutes and Is none the
worse for the .Incident. It has not de
veloped whether he knew his lesson or not.
Mora' Kmnloyea Brain Work.
The governor extended his list of actual
working employes this morning by Issuing
comralselois to F. S. Tucker of Florence,
deputy food Inspector; Fred 8. Wallace, as
sistant superintendent of the Kearney re
form school ; J. 8. Asheufeld, steward of the
Kearney school.
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stories of private gambling parties that
will probably Implicate a number of young
men and near-sport h about town. If the
stories are true, and the officers see no
reason to disbelieve them, between fifteen
and twenty warrants will be Issued, charg
ing a violation of the gambling ordinance
and with aiding and abetting minors. The
Judge fined each of the boys $H, Including
costs. A warrant, charging her with run
ning a gambling house, has been served
on Mrs. Cox, at whose rooms the boys
were found. Her case will come up for
preliminary hearing Tuesday.
Seward Uoy Mioots Wife.
8UWARL), Neb., Jan. 10. (Special. )
Word was received In Seward from San
Diego, Cal., that Ferd Hick, a former Sew
ard boy, shot his wife, killing her, and
then took his own life with the same
weapon.
Mr. Bick grew to manhood In Seward
and was well known here. He married a
Seward girl, Miss Llllle Pendoll. They
moved to California several years ago,
and at the time of the tragedy Mr. Bick
was operating a laundry In San Diego.
DKATH WAV ULK TO ACCIDENT
Charles Blllarboek of Oamond Did Not
Commit Suicide.
OSMOND. Keb., Jan. 7. To tha Editor
of Tha Bee: The article In your paper
aaylng that my son Charles, despondent
over 111 health, committed suicide la abso
lutely false and without foundation. My
son Andrew had been In 111 health for tha
last three years, while Charles waa In the
beat of health and In best of spirits, never
being sick on day In all bis life, to my
recollection.
About one hour before the accident
Charles called at the house, taking two
Colt automatic revolvers from his room.
Intending to sell one of these revolvers to
Mr. Burchert. and after completing the
sal of on of them to Mr. Burchert, in
the presence of several witnesses, he
walked over to our hardware store, where
he kept hi auto, and got his auto ready !
to take his wife to her parents' borne for
a Short vlult afler supper.
It then being i o'clock be returned to the
house for supper and supper not being
Quite ready when he arrived home he
stepped Into his room, evidently to extract
the shells from the revolver, as three shells
were found lying pn the floor, when the
revolver accidentally discharged, killing
htm Instantly.
The facta brought out In the evidence be
fore the coroners Inquest will corroborate
the above. Yours liuly.
11. J. BILLKKUIlCK.
Kebruka New Note.
KKWARD K.H Betzer has sold his resi
dence to F. VV. Clute of Hampton, Neb.,
tor t!,000.
SKWA11D Scarlet fever is .prevalent
near Bee. The small son of Frank Cuda
died from thai disease Friday.
SCHUYLER A new garage was Btarted
In Schuyler, which will be managed under
the firm name of McVlcker & Conrad.
SCHUYLER George J. Little sold his
livery barn to George Welch and will move
to Butler county, where he bought a farm.
BEATRICE Milt Gettemy was called to
Monmouth, 111., yesterday by a telegram
announcing the death of hi mother, who
was M) years of age.
BEATRICE The residence of L. B. Dyer
of Went Beatrice was damaged by fire
Sunday to the extent of J1..1W. The origin,
of the fire is unknown The building was
insured for JtXW, -; t
SCHUYLER John llawe sold out his
restaurant and rooming house stock to
Hanscom Valis, who took possession of
the same Monday morning. Mr. Hawe will
move with his family to Salt Lake city,
Utah.
BEATRICE W. D. Wright, for the last
two years ticket agent for the Union Pa
cific at this point, has been appointed to
a similar position at Columbus, Neb., and
left for that place today to assume his new
duties.
BLUE HILL Judge Dungan of the
Tenth Judicial distrlrt has Issued hi court
calendar for lfll. He will hold court on
the following dates for Webster county:
February 20, March Hi, September 11 and
November 23.
OSMOND John A. Senn has sold hi
residence property In this place, compris
ing house and one block of land, tor IT.tW
to Mr. John t'eltsmeler of this place. This
Is a record-breaking price for Osmond
town property.
BEATRICE Ernest nnd Arthur Sond
eregger have returned from Switzerland,
where they have bean attending school for
the last few years. They have entered the
employ of the German nurseries, which Is
the property of their father, Carl Hond
eregger. BEATRICE In the case which waa
brought last week In the county to oust
G. (). Rains as guardian of J. A. Dohner,
a cigar dealer of this city, the court yes
terday decided to allow Mr. Rains to act
as guardian, provided he dispose of the
stock of goods at once.
BEATRICE-In the district court yester
day Dena H of acre was granted a decree
of divorce from Frank Hofacre on the
grounds of drunkenness and cruelty. Minnie
Harder was also granted a divorce from
Carl Harder. 8lie alleged drunkenness and
extreme cruelty In her petition.
M'COOK The vacancy in th deputyship
In the county treasurer's office ha been
filled by the appointment of C. B. Gray,
ex-county commissioner. J. F. Cordeal
having resigned the federal commissioner
ship, C. D. Ritchie, county attorney, has
been appointed to succeed him.
BLADEN Th village board let th con
tratc last week for the Installing of their
water works system. The bids for th
lighting plant were all rejected for the
reason that they did not come within the
the amount which the board ha at Its
disposal for such purposes.
OSMOND The funeral of Charles Riller
beck. who died from the effects of a
gunshot wound Friday, the 8th, was held
Sunday from St. Mary's Catholic church,
of which Mr. Blllerbeck was a member.
The body was followed to the grave by
one of the largest processions ever Known
In the town.
BEATRICE The Palmer-Wheelock En
terprise company held Its annual meeting
yesterday and declared a dividend of 234
per cent. Aaron Palmer was elected presi
dent and Mrs. Delia Palmer was elected
secretary-treason r. The directors are' A
Palmer, Delia Palmer, A. H. Hollingworth
and H. L. Harper.
MINDEN William Brown's residence,
seven miles northeast of this city, burned
to the ground. Only a few of the house
hold goods were saved. The loss Is total.
This was one of the modern residences of
this county built within the last four years
and had every modern convenience of the
city home, although on the farm.
BEATRICE The following directors
were elected at a meeting of the Young
Men's Christian association last evening:
J. A. Barnard, Dr. 1'. Y. Cass, J. R. Quein,
H. L. Dempster and J. K. Thompson. R.
W. Weaverllna; and W. T. Stockton were
re-elected to fill the vacancies on the board
In which they have heretofore been serv
ing. BLUE HILL Upon telephone advice
from the sheriff of Adams county, Mr.
Durdln arrested Luther lnman, who waa
wanted at Osborn, Kan., to answer to the
charge of horse stealing. Inman was lo
cated at the livery barn and was Just
getting ready to hitch up and leave when
he was placed under arrest. Durdln was
given a reward for the arrest of lnman.
BLUE HILL The Ancient Order of
United Workmen lodge. No. 109, Installed
the following officers Saturday evening to
si-rve for the year mil: Carl Lepln, past
master workman; S. H. Buzzard, master
workman; W. 11. Maguire, financier; J. H.
Chapman, overseer; S. K. logan, recorder;
O. E. Staffregan, treasurer; Fred Banks,
guard; William Klltt, Inside warden; F. P.
Hull, outside warden. No. 109 has 109 mem
bers. BEATRICE The Jewel Tea company
may continue to peddle Its wares and make
future deliveries in the city of Wyrnore
without further fear of prosecution. This
was decided yesterday by Judge Pember
ton in the district court when he made
perpetual the temporary Injunction granted
to the tea company last July, enjoining the
city of Wyrnore from enforcing an ordi
nance which stipulates that a canvasser
may not take orders there for future de
liveries unless first taking out a license
at a cost of f- per day.
PLATTSMOUTH Judge Travis yester
day paroled J. Lawrepgf StnU, a promi
nent fanner who has-risen serving forty
days of a ninety-day sentence in the county
Jail for committing an assault and battery
on his Bister.
PLATT3MOUTH The funeral of the late
Francis S. White too kplace at the Masonic
BANQUET FOR ITS SALESMEN
Nebraska Cycle Company Holds First
"Get Together" Dinner.
ALL ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT FUTURE
In Speeches Gnesls Tell of Bnslnes
Condition and Predict Continu
ing Prosperity for Commer
cial Interests.
The Nebraska Cycle company of this city
tendered a banquet to Its local, and travel
ing sales forces at the Chesapeake res
taurant, Friday night, for the purpose of
bringing It selling employes together for
an exchange of Ideas. This Is the first of
several "get together" dinners tnat will be
given by the company this year. It Is
planned to hold these banquets "every
little while," following a custom that has
been established In the eastern cities among
the larger manufacturers and whole
salers. The banquet on Friday evening wa at
tended by a full number of the salesmen
and waa pronounced a thorough success In
every way. After dinner was served a
few toasts were responded to, the subjects
being, "Harmony In , Business," "Loyalty
to the Firm," "Pulling Together," "Twenty
five Per Cent More Business In 1911," and
"Advertising." These speeches were well
received. The men- who gave them spoke
learnedly on the subject and handled them
well.
All the salesmen were enthusiastic over
tha outlook for a big increase In business
for the firm during th present year. The
men who are on thcueoad declared that
condition over the west seemed to be In
dicative of great prosperity In 1911, and
that it looked a though Nebraska and the
neighboring states would witness a banner
year In Industrial and trade lines.
Those in attendance at he banquet were:
George E. Mlckel, William Mlckei, T. E.
D. Cox, William
Fay, H. B. Stewart, Bruce Beaver, George
Beaver, Robert Conley, F. II. Wllloughby,
Lee Jacobs, D. T. Fitzgerald, Edward
Venard, E. B. Nelson. Walter Vander
creek, H. J. Peters and T. Toby Jacobs.
L.:"pV"u-'" i Mlckel. Clyde Mickel, A.
Luke's Episcopal church of this city and
the Masonic fraternities, which attended in
a body. The four Bona and two sons-in-law
of the deceased were the acting pall
bearers. PLATTSMOUTH Judge A. N. Sullivan,
one of the pioneer resident of Cass
county, suffered a stroke of paralysis yes
terday about 1:30 p. m.
WAHOO The Wahoo Commercial club
met at the city hall last night and elected
the following officers: Charles Hultln,
president; Albert- Kllllan, vice president;
T. J. Pickett, secretary; C. P. Peterson,
corresponding secretary, and Charles
I'erky, treasurer. The treasurers report
showed a balance on hand of I2M3.69. C
L. Mlelens. T. J. Pickett and Albert Kll
llan were elected delegates to the state
meeting at Kearney. Thomas Kllllan and
N. J. Ludl were elected dCRatea to the
good roads convention at Licoln.
WAHOO Olof Miller, a farmer residing
south of town, was found hangln gin his
oat bin by his young son. Mr. Miller had
Just returned from Lincoln, where he had
been sent as a dipsomaniac. The funeral
was held Sunday. He leave a widow and
six children, the oldest being a boy of 13
years. This make the third case of sui
cide in this vicinity within the last ten
days.
WAHOO Th directors of the State
Bank of Colon met yesterday and elected
F. J. Klrchman president. August Fran-
eon vice president and J. V. Bastar cash
ier. The old board of directors was ra-
elected. The capital stock of the bank wa
Increased from Lo,000 to 130.000.
McLean Will Bncceed Balkelry.
HARTFOIV, Conn., Jan. 10. Former
Governor George P. McLean wa th choloe
of th republican caucus of the member
of th general assembly this afternoon for
United Stat aenat, defeating th present
senator, Morgan G. Bulkeley. Mr. McLean
will b formally elected by th legislature
next week. The unofficial vote wa: Mo
Lean, US; Bulkeley, 61.
The YeUow Peril.
Jaundice, malaria, biliousness, vanishes
when Dr. King's New Life Pills are taken.
Guaranteed. 26o. For sale by Beaton Drug
Co
A Reliable Co orb Medicine.
Is a valuable family friend. Foley's
Honey and Tar fulfills thi condition ex
actly. Mr. Charles Kline. N. 8th BU
Raston, Fa., states: "Several members
of my family have been cured of bad
coughs and colds by th us of Foley's
Honey and Tar and I am never without a
bottle in the house. It aootha and re
lieve th Irritation in tha throat and
loosens up th cold. I have always found
It a reliable cough cur." Sold by all
druggists
Your cooking will have
the final touch of art if you
nse quality condiments.
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THE NICOIL PLAN
1 3 to gather
Th Key to th Situation Be Want Ada
afr. Mortpamu Die In Denmark.
UND3AT,"Neb . Jan. 10. (Sitclal. Ed
Mortenson received word from Denmark
that his wife had died there in a hospital
on Christmas day, Mr. Mortenson left
th old country about a year ago, acting
as a traveling salesman. He had held a
position here In liuessen's store until he
could speak th English language, when
be expected his wfle and two children to
follow. ' He had planned to have tlicin
cum In th spring afler he had opened
a Stare of hi own' In soms live town, lie
has no definite phuis now.
Winter Winds
Yontfcfal Uamnler Are Arrested.
BROKEN BOW. Neb., Jan 10. tSpeclal.)
A raid mad by the city officers last
night resulted In the bagging of several
youthful gambler, whose age average
about 16 year. Th bo were supriaed
nil playing a swift game of poker in
th room of a woman known a "Mother"
Cox. and war risking their money with
Uw oooln of old prefeaalonal men.
Ceur of th principal offender. Robert
and Will Urn Conrad. Albert Martin and
Harold Crtsa, went on th stand in Judge
Vofcwtud a oaurt this morning and told
Bullet in Vain
Against Well Nourished Bodies.
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those essential elements which pro
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It is the product of a food expert.
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Suit and Extra Trousers S25 to $45
STOCK REDUCIXQ SPECIAL
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REDUCED OVERCOAT PRICES
If $25, $30 and $35 is about
what you want to pay for your
Overcoat, you'd better see the
excellent fabrics offered at that
price this week.
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GREAT A OIFIF SALE
of Suits and Overcoats
Every One Gets a 131a, BIq Barfjaln
We don't even up our losses in the follows who don't know
anything about clothes. Every person, regardless of the price he
pays, gets a bargain equally as good as the other fellow. Most
people know it, which fact probably accounts for us doing prac
tically all the clothing business of the past few days. Saturday
our store was closed from 11:30 to 1 and from 5:30 to 7, to enable
us to straighten stock. In the meantime but, what's the use?
the moat disinterested p&SBer-by could see whoso clothing was in
most eager demand.
GIO to G40 Suits and
Overcoats at $5 to S20
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37th Annual Piano Sale of the A. HOSPE CO.
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SELLISG PIAROS. PLAYER PIANOS AND ORGANS
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makes included in this 37th annual sale the Mason & Hamlin,
the Krakauer, the Kranich & Bach, the Kimball, the? Ilallet &
Davis, the Bush & Lane, the Cable-Nelson, the Burton, the Cramer,
and many others, selling from $250 to $1,000 which are now
placed on the market at prices cutting off to Vs and more. Also
Borne new pianos selling for $137.50, $155, $175, $190 and upward, according to grade.
Terms as low as $1.00 per week free stool, free scarf. Don't miss this great price
reduction sale.
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Realty values will surely go up.
It Is to your Interest to get a home now while the prices are low and
the terms easy.
Look over the real estate columns of Thursday's Bee; there you will
find a great many choice home bargains advertised for sale on easy terms.
By easy terms we mean the plan that enables you to get a home of your own
by making a first payment of a few hundred dollars down and the balance
monthly like rent
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