S
TTTE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SETTErBETl 3, 1911.
Tomorrow is Labor Day
This Store Will Close at Noon
Nebraska
Nebraska
Another Golden Wedding
KAKSANS LIKE NEW CITY PLANf
J. A. Cable of Kansas City, Kan., Payi
Visit to Lincoln.
FERE WARDEN VISITS WAHOO
Cenden.ee tmnher of RilUlm I
that tl Aldrlrh Imih
Aee.nl. itloa far Twn Mm la
tannrtl Rloff.
(From a Stuff Corresionicnt
LINCOLN. Neb.. Sept. J. (Special.) J.
A. Cable. who la one of the five commis-
ionera of Kansas City. Km., tai In the
elty today Investigating the local water
plant's plan of conducting municipal water
affairs. According to the v-lFitor the com-
ml salon form of government Is very popu
lar with the Kaneans, and though they
hava enjoyed It but little over a year they
have no desire to revert to the use of the
old system of city government.
When told that Omaha was voting on
the adoption of a Flmlllar system today
Mr. Cable asserted that he believed Croa
tia would find the ayatem remarkably well
Adapted to Its need. "I anticipate that
When Omaha rets a good taste of the
commission form of government" said he.
lt will never want to go back to the old
Style of running lta municipal affairs."
Mr Warden Kerns llnay.
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MR. AND MRS. C. W. CRAMER.
C. W. Cramer and his wife of Valentine,
Neb., celebrated their golden wedding
last Monday at the Valentine city park.
Mrs. Ethel E. Bleau
Sues Union Pacific
For Forty Thousand
Stat Fire Warden Charles A. Randall where in the large pavilion a banquet was
' and his assistants hava Inspected buildings spread for over lu guest. C. W. Cramer was
in Wahoo and as a reault hava condemned born In Knox county. O.. October S. 183. and
twenty structure. Of that number six of Phoebe Jane Gaskill was born November
tha owners will be allowed to repair, and 22, 1S43 at BJuffton, O. They were married
the others will be obliged to tear down
or remove the buildings. The structures
have been found to be dangerous to sur-
routdlng buildings from a fire standpoint.
Parmer t ow lea Bark Again.
Land Commissioner Cowlea haa returned
from a visit to the asylum at Norfolk
Contrary to his usual custom he did not
take a garden fork and dig a few hills of
potatoes and bring the samples back with
him. He brought some good apples which
were grown on thirty-five acres rented by
tbe state. The crop of apples will be more
than enough to supply the Institution. Mr.
Cowlea watched the housekeeper can W0
gallons of apples to be stored in the cellar
for winter use. Another improvement that
meets with Farmer Cowles" approval la a
alio constructed on the asylum" farm for
tha purpose of supplying dairy cow with
preen fodder during the days when the
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man's fingers freeze.
Seott'a Blaff Has Fine Cropa.
Secretary of State Walt has returned
from Scott's Bluff, where be attended a
meeting of old soldiers and old settlers.
He delivered two speeches; Judge Dean
of Broken Bow talked twice and speeches
Jasper L. McBrien
Resigns Position for
Lyceum Work
Director of Uttiyenity Extension of
State Institution Decides to
Leare Public Payroll.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb,, Sept. J. Ppecial.)-J. L.
McBrien. who has been director of the
university extension bureau, and who has
been assailed frequently since he has been
In that position, has announced that he
will leave that department of the Ftate'e
work October 1. for the purpose of be com
lng actively connected with the National
Lyceum bureau, the headquarters of which
are tn this city. In offering his resignation
to Chancellor Avery, Mr. McBrien says that
undoubtedly the place offers a great future
but be believes Ms new line of work offers
a great future and he cannot withstand the
temptation to enter the lyceum field.
Tbe dissolution of the university extension
department waa the purpose of a re sol u
tlon Introduoed and paaeed tn the senate at
the late session of tha state legislature.
The resolution was fought through the
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August . 1R61. and moved to Nebraska In """"" ' ,uu ul
1878. settling In Butler county. In 1881 they county, but wa defeated When It was
moved again, this time to Knox county, taken up in the lower house. Charge, that
and again in 1393 to Cherry county, the bureau bad catered too freely to tbe
where they have resided ever since. Tbey pouticai amoiuona or certain men reaturea
h. thrM children, one daughter and lno no x
two sons, all living Vnd present at tha
goldn wedding,
children.
with their seven grand- BARNARD REFUSES TO TALK
Table Rork Mil Does Net ar
Whether la Caaldte for Coaa
aaittee CkaJrsaaaahlp,
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Time to Look at Our
Superb Fall Hats
Yon neTer saw no varied an exhibit. Thrr Un't m Hylr
that la queUBabl nd at the smr tim there Isn't m irood
air., missing from the ahcmlng. Our Hat bnalneMi haa grtrarn
wonderfully and ita irrowth haa been made by plrlng onr
I a I runs rorrcrtiy atylish beadwrxar of wonderfully good vraar
ln qualiUea at more than moderate prtcee. M'Ul jroa try on
a fewT
STETSONS. ... 53 50 up
VELOURS $ Our
BEAVERS $4 Oup
SCRATCH-UPS . $3.o up
AM) T1UJ KEST M.OO SOFT OR STIFF1 HATS OX EARTH,
ovixit orar kodebbt oomio BTOSS
V!1I
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Arapahoe Merchants
Found Not Guilty
(Prom a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Neb, Sept. t (Special.)
Clyde Barnard of Table Rock arrived In
the city today to aid tbe horticultural de-
Widow of Man Killed by Passenger
Train Near Overton Aski Damages
from Railroad Company
KEARNEY. Neb., Sept. S (Specials-
Mrs. Kthel E. Bleau, widow of Orell A.
Bleau, who on July 13 was killed in an
automobile accident at a crossing three
or four miles east of Overton, has filed
suit tn the district court a pal nut the Union
Pacific railroad company for $40,000 dam
Patterson, as administrator of the estate
of the dead man, and tbe attorneys are
Warren Pratt and W. D. Oldham.
The accident In which Mr. Bleau lost
his life Instantly, occurred while he and
an automobile driver, whom he had em
ployed to drive him from Overton to Kear
ney, were speeding east on the north side
vera made by W. H. Thompson, Captain I of the track. They attempted to. cross
"W. R. Akers and others. Ninety-eight old to the south side of the track and the
oldiera registered at the meeting. Mr. machine waa struck by a Union Pacific
tWalt waa the guest of Al Bowen, formerly pasenger engine driven by Mathew H.
of Lincoln. He says the North Platte 1 Douglas, who Is made defendant in the
frailer east and west of Scott s Bluff Is a auit. Both men were killed.
(veritable garden, made ao by Irrigation I The attorneys In their petition allege that
and the industry of the farmers. One the death of Bleau waa due to negligence
hundred thousand tons of sugar beets will in operating the passenger train engine In
) raised in the valley for the use of the tnat tne engineer aid not keep proper
aniEar factory at Scott's Bluff. The fac- I watcn ror persons or vehicles who might
tory has agreed to pay 15.60 a ton for beets cro tne traclt ana that be did not keep
that come up to the test, and if WJ.OOO tons dm&ent lookout nor did he sound the
nr. raised It will add twcntv-flve centa thistle or ring the bell before he came to
; a ton to the price. At every railway eta- the crossing. It la further alleged that the
1 tin- chutes have been built to enable farm- engineer am not see tne automobile al
M-a to load beeta into cars for shiomsnt though be could have eaally done SO from
to the factory. , Within thirty days the the Mt ta,jtne cab wa not
oi mo nuuueni -until arcer tne collision,
WDen tne train nad been brought to a
full stop and the wrecked auto and the
. lleqnialtlem for Iowaam. I two wounded men were found on the pilot,
Governor Aldrioh this afternoon issued In which manner they had been carried
Ja requlstlon for C W. West and U,U I several score yards.
JJutt held in Jail at Council Bluffs, la.
The men are charged with securing money
linear falsa pretense. I he charges are
ynade by W. F. Nlckle of College View.
fie allege that Mr. West and Mr. Nutt
pecured a deed to forty acres of land in
Five Men Accused Of Having Stale partment at the state fair In the work of
Eggi in Their Possession Are
Acquitted in County Court
BEAVER CTTT. Neb.. Sept. t.i Special.)
Five merchants of Arapahoe arrested on
complaint of the dairy and pure food In-
ppector, charged with having decayed
eggs in their position were acquitted in
county court today, it was shown that in
one Instance the inspector had left eggs
in a room at a temperature of 100 degrees
for thirty hours before making his test.
next week. Mr. Barnard, who has been
mentioned as the possible choice of the
republican state central committee for
chairman, to succeed William Husenetter,
declares that he haa time this year to
play the political game, but refuses to
deny or affirm the report that he Is a
candidate for the honor.
BOARD OF TRADE DEAL
REACHES SUPREME COURT ha. accepted
Mi as Schwware Gea to Pert Rice
NEBRASKA CI TV. Neb.. Sept. i (Special.)
Miss Ella Schwaka, daughter of Henry
Schwake, one of the leading druggists of
this city leaves Monday, with six other
teachers In this state for Porto Rico, where
position In the gov
ernment schools. Miss Shallenberger, daugh
Mrs. Prances M. Farrtnvto of Fa lis ter or ex -governor Esnaiienoerger, is one oi
City Attache Hoarr of St. Joe the party.
Mm In Bank.
Barn Barneal New Gothenbwr-,
(From a Staff Correspondent.) uumtnBUKU, bept. Z. (Special.) -
LINCOLN. Neb.. Sept. 2. (Special.) I - wu uuirm irom town.
A Board of Trade deal, in which a woman ,UBt ,IlrB D. two norsea, two colts
,.. -rwwwiled to the aunreme aJ11 load of corn by Ore, The fire
court from Richardson county. The woman, "rted in th. haymow, which had Just
v,, mMr.rr to nrecedent. came out I "J,B " Bupposea ChU-
JDnion Pacific Intend, to have cars run
ning to Goring.
Orell Bleau left surviving him his widow
and a child of 8 months of age. Tbe peti
tion states that the dead man was em
ployed by the International Harvester
company at a salary not less than 2.S per
year and bad been several times Dro-
fefflaeourl which belonged to him by giving I moted and stood In line for further pro-
plm note, represented to be worth (2,000.
JTle claim, the notes are worthless.
.DAIRY BARN AND SILO FOR
i EXPERIMENTAL FARM
Tenr Official a Wit Valentine an 4
Reeaaasaeaal Several laapreve
. nacnta.
TALENTINE. Neb., Sept. t (Special.)
JRegmt Coepland. Chancellor Avery. ean
purnatt and Prof. L. W. Chase, all of
the University of Nebraska, vlbited the
Valentine experimental farm this week
and Inspected tbe work already done.
motion and "an expectancy In this life of
thirty-nine and fifty-nine hundredths
years."
Mr. Bleau was 14 years old and had been
married but a little more than two years.
He had resided In Kearney for several
months prior to the accident, which re
sulted In his death. His widow, who also
la 2i years of ae. is residing here now
although ahe spent a few weeks with her
family in Illinois after the accident. The
body of Bleau was taken to his old home
in Kankakee, 111., for Interment.
of the deal the winner and a bank wa.
the loser and is the party which appeals
frcm tbe decision of the lower court of
law.
Mrs. Frances M. Partington of Fall. City
does not say that .he lost on tbe Board
of Trade, but allege, that she bought rail
way stock and grain to the amount of
1962.62 of a St. Joseph, Mo., commission
firm. Anearinc that the property .he
bought wa. not delivered .he sued to re
cover the money which .he paid the com
mission firm.
The Merchant.' bank of St Joeph In
tervened tn the matter and alleged that
the commission firm rave the bank
draft for H.200 on the Richardson County
bank, but when this wa presented at
Fall. City It wa. found that Mr.. Farring
ton had levied on the fund, of the commis
sion company and had obtained the money
which ahe sued to recover. The bank fur
ther alleged that all It received was what
was left. The woman had obtained Judg
ment by default against the St. Joseph
firm and had levied on its funds at Falls
City before the company could withdraw
Its money.
dren were playing there with matches.
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ONE BIG WEEK COMMENCING
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ATTRACTIONS FURNISHED BY THE GREAT
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Thirty Big Shows and Sensational Attractions
GRAND DANCING
PAVILION
Smith's Manawa Orchestra.
Best Floor in Iowa.
DON'T MISS THE BIG
STREET PARADE
Monday Morning at 10:30.
Features Surpassing any
Circus Parade.
BAND CONCERT AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS
ACTS
COME AND JOIN THE MERRY WHIRL.
Infantile ParalyaU at Nebraska City.
.NtBKASKA CITT. fpt. 2.-(8necial.W
The first case of poliomyelitis or infantile
paralysis in this city haa developed at the
Alter a thorough inspection they decided home or Charles Lee. a drajtnan, residing
recommend to the board of regents that in the northern part of the city. The board
A dairy barn to accommodate thirty head f health haa taken the case In hand, quar-
of cows with calves be erected, also
IPO-ton concrete reinforced silo and If pos
sible that the work be hurried through
' pefore cold weather sets In.
A concrete arched rave for roots and to
accommodate the generator, etc., of a luo-
Jight acetylene gas plant is now In course
of construction as well as a sixty-foot
long, two-story fire proof Implement shed,
need house. Ice storuec houiie, dairy room,
lumping room and work shop.
A complete water system has been In-
Stalled at the station, consisting of a 6,000
.ration capacity tank, placed on a thirty
foot tire. Ttn-re altio lias be-n a straight
road between the station and the east end
of Catherine street graded up In fine shape.
!The visitors from Uncoln expressed them
selves more than Katlxfied with the work
done litre and are encouraged to make
tbese recommendations by the un looked for
amount of stock food available on the
Carm.
anunea the house and will nu
precaution to prevent the dread dlBeai.e
from spreading. This Is the first case of
this kind that has developed In this Dart
of the country.
SUIT FOR GANS0N INSURANCE
Heirs of Kebraaka City Dentist Wis
Disappeared Years Age Ask
Settlement.
NEBRASKA CTTT, Neb.. Sept. 2. (Spe
cial.) A year ago. Dr. Henry S. Gannon,
a prominent dentist of this city, left his
home early one Sunday morning on his
bicycle and several hours afterwards some
fishermen found hi. clothes and the bike
near the banks of the Missouri river north
of this city. The river was dragged for
several days to locate the body and large
quantities of dynamite were discharged In
the water, but the body was never lo
cated. Now Frank E. Coe. guardian for
the minor children has begun a suit in
the district court against the Knights of
Ladles' of Security for 11,000. that being
the amount of his policy held ID that order
at the time Ir. OanBon disappeared.
PROF. J. D. HOFFMAN ARRIVES
rrofraaer of Mechanical Ca(U
arrrlac n Male Inlvrralty
Rrarkra Lincoln.
(From a Staff Correspondent )
LINCOLN. Neb.. Sept. (Special )
'I of J. V Hoffman, new professor of
mechanical engineering of the Hiate univer
sity, arrived In the city today for the
yurpoea of assuming his new position.
31 of Huffman comes from I'urdue univer
sity, and in known over the wi as an
expert iu matters of refrlgeratlou engineer
ing. He succeeds t'liarlus Kua. Richards,
who rewKtied In June to become head of
the mechanical engineering department of
pie Vnlvcrsity of Illinois.
Bnainraa hnna-es tn Getkeaasrg,
GynitKHLUO, Stpt. (Special.) Mrs.
O. L. Sheridan lias purchased Miss Amy
WILson a interest in tha milllnnry store
and will continue buditvsis Lu the same
location.
Kiibs Oman has disjiosed of his Imple
ment business to a Sterling, Colo., firm.
He received U0 acres of land under dilcn
Ooar Sterling as part payment.
Anton Novak bought A. L. Conhlaer.
men', furnishings store. Mr. Nurak has
moved his tailoring shop into the rear part
of Mm new acquisition and will run It In
ukuUut itii tits saw buaUteaa.
The Hcbr
tateF
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Opens Today at 3:30 P.
With a Grand Sacred Concert
by the Renowned Liberati Con
cert Band and Grand Opera
Concert Company to which the
admission for 2:00 p. m. is 25c.
E 1
M.
On Monday, Old Soldiers and Children will be ad
mitted free. A splendid program of RACES, AERO
PLANE FLIGHTS, CONCERTS, VAUDEVILLE,
PATTERSON SHOWS, ELECTRIC THEATRE,
NIGHT RACES, FIRE WORKS and GRAND OPERA.
Admission, a 50c Coin
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