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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY. FEBRl'ARY 17, 1912. 3 2d Floor sfcCrotej'a Vow So and io Storo The Famous N SI Alt E ITU ARB FARNAM Sample Sale of flew Spring Suits, Coats : Dresses Here ire JOO new Spring Suits, Coata and' Dresaee fresh from the makers' hand. Actual $20 and $23 values, Saturday $10 and $15 Think of a New Spring Coat or Suit at Less price than other stores are asking; for winter close outs. There Is no limit to variety; we could go on describing these Coata and Suits almost indefinitely. lew Serge Dresses at $3.93 These Dresses are In the new Spring styles, made of fine serges, in charming tailored and fancy trimmed models, and are admirably suited for street and utility wear. Do not judge them by the low price; see them, note the splen did styles and quality. EXTRA SPECIAL for SATURDAY House Dresses of fine Zephyr Gingham nd fine Per- .as. w- caie. oeautirully trimmed with embroidery: rea'. X s" W af7W 98c ft J.50 values SB dozen newest Lingerie Waists made of fine India Llnon or Sheer Lingerie Cloth and trimmed wirh Val. Lace and Embroidery In dainty patterns .... Nebraska SEED CORN TESTS VARIABLE State Chemist Finds Some Patent Incubator to B Faulty, "HAG BABY" 13 ONE SURE DEVICE Adjutant Gcavrat Phelps Gets Went Nnrmr Flaa for Ktfcraaka Have Beea CTuaaared to Ft. Riley from Ft. Raseell. (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN, Feb. M.-4flpeclat.-lf ex periments In tha pur food department aro any guide tho "rac baby" Is a bsttor tester of seed corn than the patent In cubators constructed for that purpose. It take longer of eoura to make the fat with tha "baby" and Ids a little more trouble. Chemist Red fern has taken seed from tha same aara and put them In both apparatuses. From lot of twenty three ears the patent t ester ehowed thirteen which tailed to germinate at all and two more which were too weak to be of any value aa seed. If the results ob tained sre to be relied on- Samplesc from the same ears put Into the "rag baby" gave the following resulta: Only ieur ears railed to terminate at au ana two were too wak to be of any value. ' All the others showed vigorous) top and root sprouts. Then sample ears came from Lancaater county. ' Another sample of white corn, which came from Crelghton was put Into the l atent tester. Mr. Redfern does not know how many ears the kernels earn from, aa It waa sent to him shelled end con tained In s tack. Dot of 1M kernels tested only twenty-five germinated strong enoug to be of value aa seed. Mr. Red fwrn ha a Juet put a lot mors corn Into the teeter, but It has not been In long enough to tell what Its value It Da a v III Man Haa awaeaae. John N". Gillette of the soldiers' horn at Danville, III., has written Labor Com mlaeloner Ouye explaining his plan for raising good crops In the srml-srld see lion. He propoeea to dig three ditches on each side of the land, the ditches to I a two feet deep sod three feet across at Hie lop In these he proposes to plant trees, and he believes that the trees will rutch enough snow In the winter, to gether with the rains which fall, to keep the ditches filled and - the tree and lltchcs will check evaporation. He eays lie also has a plan for ralalng mot at u re lo the surface by capillary attraction, but be does not eiyplatn what It l- He wants the State to finance his expert ments. The aupreme court hse approved the bond of Frank V. Larson of Burt county, who haa appealed from a sentence of life Imprisonment for killing hi brother. The bond waa In the sum of SW.OO. Ma steal er Flaaa "aai-d. The War department haa written Adju tant General Phelps that the plana for l be maneuvers, so far as the Nebraska militia la oeuoemed, have been changed. Instead of solng to Wyoming they will KO to Fort Itlley. if tbey go out of the slate. The department also aska how many men the guard would send to a maneuver camp at Fort Crook, If It was desired to aseemb! them there. If the Utter plan Is adopted tha maneuvers will be on a muck smaller scale. General I'helps has written the members of the military board to ascertain their opinion on which plan Is the better before snswer-1 Ing the department. Hiate Treasurer George haa bought the londs of the town nf Hay "prints toj the amount of IS.iOO. Then bonds drsw i per cent interest. Ejr the sale of low rate ' atate bonds and the reinvestment of the! money tile average rote of tjie school! f-nd Investments la being Increased and the school fund In a abort time will bsi perceptibly larger on this account. m ta Fat Va Flats. ' Ail Indications are thare will be a warm ' tlht over the water right near FT mont between the company backed ky the ' Kountze Bros, based oa the Coad filing, and the company working under the Ross ' Mine. WhUe the Coad protest against the latter baa not yet been perfected there is no doubt It will be. oRss Is said to be preparing to put up a fight and is only waiting to have the protest perfected to tile an answer. Sleek Isaa Apprwved. The State Railway comnUssMm baa j officially approved the issue at g.M of special preferred stock at at ef the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph eosa-1 pany to buy the Plattsmouth Telephone company's stock at f7 per share, the Howard County Telephone company at j JK. the Grand Island Telephone company at fiat for the preferred and gS for tha common, tha Keeraeaa CJir leiepnone rompany common Rod Telephone company and the common in the order that shall file with the of the arocur.t cf pom of these purehi ccived for u.e same paid each of the companies for Its prop erty and tha amount of any unexpended balance received from the sale of the bond a This order Is In pursuance of tha re cent order permitting the merger of the telephone companies and the completion of the transaction la now possible, the litigation over th Plattsmouth property having been dismissed. Hardware Ilea fa Oaaafca. Th tst Hardware Men's asaoclatloa convention wUl be he'd In Omaha next year, this being decided st the closing session of the convention held her to day. There evidently waa some little Motion over the election of officers, but the nature of It, Ilk everything else con cerning the convention, has been kept strictly under the hat. Th election resulted aa follows: M. D. Hussle, Omaha, president; R, K. Mc Allister. Orsnd Island, vice president: W, C. Klein. Mllford. treasurer; directors for twa years, F. si Lahr, Lincoln, and Fred Pets, Blue Hill; on year to fill vacancies. F. W. Arndt, Blair, and J. 1. Jennings, Gothenburg. Jeaa Gaalt Iajarrd. John Bauit, a stockman of Fort Mor gan, Colo., waa probably fatally hurt In th Burlington yards hers today by being struck by a Burlington eniine. His skull wsa fractured. Mr. Gault and F. E. How ard arrived her with a consignment of stock and shortly after noon started to cross tha yards. Neither saw th ap proaching engine, but Howard got safely aoroea tha tracks. Gsult's body wss thrown against his companion with such fore that Howard waa temporarily made unconscious, Arraag far Cars Coalest. The board of managtra of the state fair met today and among other thinga made arrangements for the Junior corn contest. Tha board will offer tan In premiums and to tola will be added aa much more given by private parties. A contract was authorised with Llberattl's band to ap pear at the fair neat fall. Accompanying tha band will be six grand opera soloists. Plana war slso approved for a new, or namental entrance gate to tha fair grounds to tsks the place of th present unpretentious affair. rook Troat ftpawa Hatched. Tha stat fish hatchery at south Bend. Mr. O'Brien states, has Just stripped 12.- on rainbow trout spawn. Th brook trout spswn 1 all hatched and haa been not only plentiful, but god success hss sttended the hatching. STATE FORCES OUSTER CASE Attorney General Files Motion in South Omaha Controversy, SEEKS TO HAVE BXFEBXE NAMED Appllcalloa latra.cd to Force the! Aceaaed Cosaasleatonera of xaslc j City to Take Sam Aetlaa ' Other Tfcaa tor Delay, (From s Staff Correspondent ) LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. l.-Sleclai Tole- gram.v Attorney General Martin this af- j ternoon filed an alternative motion in the supreme court In tha case of th state i against John J. ltyan and Joseph Pivon- j ka, police commissioner of South Omaha. One suction of the motion asks the court to render Judgment of ouster an prayed for In hie petition of the state! for the reason that the defendant Is In default of answer and that the time ape-' clfled by law In which to mak answer has expired. It the court does not wish to pass Judgment without first uttering the evidence the motion asks that a referee be appointed to take testimony and report hi findings to th court. The information under hte Sackett Isw was filed October , 1311. and to this the defendants demurred. The court ever ruled the demurrer February S of this year.. The real Intent of the motion filed I today Is to force the question to an Issue' snd not permit It to He dormant on the ' calendar. Whether the defendants will; file an answer or adopt sonio other pro-! ccdure to delay the actual nearlng Is not j known here. FIRE RECORD. Dorenceter Has 2,SOO Fire. DORCHESTER. Neb.. Feb. is Spe cie I (The llrery bam owned by D. C. Feldhoff. Hvtng south of Dorchester and rented by Cvereton Bros, who have Charge of tha dray and II very business, burned to th ground within an hour Wednesday night with a low of C . Rrerston Bros sold their livery snd dray business last week to Tom Real of Grafton. Neb.. and Mr. Real was oa bis wsy with a car of goods t tak possession yesterdsy. The transfer for the stock hsd not been mad and It is thought that when Mr. Real arrives he will throw up bis 11(0 forfeit HYMENEAL Rider-Sanaa war. SCOTTS BLl'FF. Neb., Feb. lt-ISpa- clal.l-Th home of Mr. and Mr. O. L Shumwsy on North Main avenue was tha scene of a pretty wedding Wednesday morning, the contracting part tea being Floy Gertrude, their only daughter, and John Warwick Rider of Wyoming. Rev. T. C. Osborne performed the beautiful ceremony, and the happy coupls left on th morning train for Denver. The brtd was one of Prof. Kidney Sutler's pupils at the Nebraska conservatory and ens wss also a member of the popular Chi Omega sorority, hsvtng been an attendant at th University of Nebraska. Mr. Rider Is lieutenant of II I ram D. Llngl of the North Piatt Canal and Colonisation company, on of the developer of Irri gation enterprises in this part of th west Hnberts-l allekaa. Miss Josephine Callahan of Hhawnee, Okl., daughter of Berry J. Callahan, and Thomas C. Roberts of this elty war mar ried Thursday afternoon at I 30 at th horn of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Roberts, llll Clsrk street. Rev. Charles W. thvvtdc officiated. Those present Included T. R. Cook and wife of Shawnee, OkL; O. M. Roberts and wife of Tekamsh. Neb.; Harry Wakefield and wife, rxck Roberts snd wife and Mrs. Mtatte Hill of Omaha. A wedding luncheon waa served. FoleesB-Troaeoa, Miss Slay Tronson and Mr. Frd H. Folsom were married at the home of the bride'a mother, 1705 Ames avenue, at I o'clock Thursday evening. Rev. M. V. His be officiated. Th ring ceremony ass used. Only members of th family were present. They will reside at 1121 Locust street. Mortos-Gnthrldse. Mrs. Minnie Guthrldge of. Mobile, -Is and John Morton of Qrlawold, la., war married by Rev. Charlea W. gavldg Thursday avanlng at at th Arced hotel. IlaatrnTartot. Miss Anna EX Tarbot of Bellalre, (V daughter of David Tar bet, and Oeorge B. Hunter of Elgin, Neb., were married by Rev. Charlea W. 8avtdge at his residence Thursday afternoon at L mms?m ; wtV-y-r.-i-.. n a nr rr r a "wr r a nt i ri rn at.... Omaha's Greatest Clothing Store MEN'S HATS ThU store has the reputation of selling the best hats for $3.00 in Omaha. As tho season is , noaring the end our lines nre broken in sizes. The styles are practically the same as nest season's. No decided chanpre. v We don't want to carry over odds and ends. We are going to sell them much below cost. All style In 10ft and stiff ell colors and atzee on sale Saturday $3 Hats for $1.45 Men's Suits Aid O'Coats Your opportunity to buy Kuppenheimer, Schloss Bros., Stein Bloch and Society Brand Suits or Overcoats is still here. Several huudred very attrac tive patterns to select from they are broken lines and must go at HALF PRICE EXTRA Sl'KtTAL Bfue serge autts , -silk lined, two or three button coats; regular $-'& values, all alsee. on ra!o Saturday at .$15.00 Men's Furnishings Every shirt must go Saturday. Broken lines of Manhattan, Savoy, Star and Ex cello makes, worth up to $2.50, on sale Saturday at 50c Dress (j! lores in tans and grays, regular $2.00 glores; ou sale Saturday at ..$1.15 Sweater Coats, worth up to $3; on sale Saturday at . .$1.25 50 dozen Four-in-hiHid Neck wear, worth 50c; on sale Sat urday at 19c $10 Suits and O'Coats $ &.00 $15 Suits and O'Coats $ 7.50 $20 Suits and O'Coats $10.00 EES . at 4l F. M. If 3 $25 Suits and $30 Suits and $40 Suits and O'Coats O'Coats O'Coats $12.50 $15.00 $20.00 OEDEE YOUR SUNDAY DID NEE FROM THIS BILL 07 TARE Ti n mm m mm rm ttttttt. MARKET BASKET PAGE i SATURDAY BUYERS SJLS J J xiasji 1 ML "I UV-I I I t 35 ez: AAAX Pure Food News For Busy Housewiveay. HENWOOO ATTACKS GUARD AND IS BADLY BEATEN DE.VrER. Colo., reh. ! -Harold Trans Kenwood, former e-lobe trotter and slayer of "Tony" Von Phul and Geors Cop land. In a local hotel barroom I no mora a sueelsl privileged prisoner In the county Jail hers. However, he Is con fined lo his couch with his fsos and head badly dlaflgured, as a result of a fight today with Isaac M. Ooldman. a (uard, said to be a former prise fighter. Sheriff Armstrong ordered thst In the future Ilenwood be treated aa other prisoners In the Jail. Accord In- to report, Ilenwood Imbibed freely of wine while enjoylni a meal In his scruniptlously furnished cell In th Jail and sauntered forth Into th corridor. Uoldman said he attempted to escort Henwood back to his cell when the latter tried e,o strike him with a hammer, and to duartn the prisoner Ooldman resorted to violent physical methoda. Xsrweslss tabiaet Itealaae. ciirisitia.via. Norway, reb. ktn. 1 entire Norwegian cabinet resigned today. vVAwri down town i chopping drop into For a cup of rood roffe or tea and a light lunch. Tha plac of exoel lent culitne, mod erate prloea and charming atmosphere COURTNEY'S Seventeenth and Douglas Rock and Rye Will Cure a Cold lie asattsr how sever. Try a Settle I If M seeea't eels ye We'll lre y you ssoaay bask. eaaaaa. stow year Saturday and Monday, $1.00 Boitla of Superior' Best Grade Rook and Rya 78c TAUTCY UQVO I TOM . Mo raasakt bots noni wt snrria. a rhe8 Prioes 1 vg&h and Save ' s? 1 ?:il Mnnaw III C, Qm; (33 OMAHA'S riliE FOOD CBNTEB Saturday's SPECIALS Our Special Batktt Offering for Saturday Contests at "Whole-Sale" Piioei. Many Breeders at Florence Hog Sale ; Two hundred breeders and farmers from five states attended the sals of pure bred Poland-China hoss held by V. C. Lonergan at Florence Thursday. Forty-five hoga sold brought tt.IOI.si, sn average of I73.M. Colonel Duncan, w'uo crltd the sale, satd that he had not at tended a sale this year wher there were not some of th blood line of a Loner gan hosr. He congratulated th people of Florence on having a man so well versed In the breeding of hogs as to command a recognition la the best herds ef th country. ; The top price paid In the ssls was for 1-sdy Wonder's Heat SW2M. fsrrtfwed March 1L, IMS, In a litter of ten. fhe weighed W pounds and sold for tlW to K. W'essel of Rocs, Neb. Mr. LonrrKsn s two sons, Maurice and Charles, had two gilts In the sale that were farrowed February 11, 191 L They brought W apleca Try Bath's Way Ton Will Flad It a iavtng To but o pan O OBBOrT. aTO I.rTml'. Thst's the wsy ws do business but ws 'lo give you tlis best meat sold In Omaha. We sell only native oern fed Beef Mutton, bamb. Veal and Port. One of iir specialties . Is eur own d rawed Ohlakeaa. ilprlng fhlcSen Pork l.oln JJte Pork lihoulUera 10 lha. Iiaf Lard io Cudshy l. ' Mams ISVia rudshy Bunllght Bacon IVm Pot ltoa, 10. . "par Ribs Pork Chops Cork Htrak Horn Mad Pork aaussgo Home Itendered lnl . . . noni i. ... '-r.T lr li s uuailiy you ao w jwm,. buv your meats at Jos. Eath's Cash Market TeL Boaglas tsa. Is yaraasa M. au lsvse im imo to All for V .R9. nn fr assse w w i 1 ran Apricots Jean Peaa caa Tomatoea I eana Bouse I ran Asparagus, large . . . I cans toardina I boltl Horse radlsh-eatsup I bottles bluffed Ollvee .... 1 Jar Prrve 1 Jar Ollv Relish .10 ao .so 12 ekgi yt M0 li ICL Knap 1 la lr. Jo rake "Magic Washer' (nan at las I i-cent sarka sslt 10 4o package Clusler Rslslaa so oans 'toiumoine miia pkga "Ineeda' Biscuit ...la ba fresh, erisp uiuger a. per lb. e arrela Pretsels. ser lb. Johnson's Kducator Toaster- steer, Irrs, Oa "Lotus" creamery butter. In cartons, per lb. (7 Our beet country butter, In san itary Jars, par Ih. at Btrlct)y fresh eggs, from th Brandals farm, per dossn tae freauo" for rooking, batter than butter, per can so 3 Imoorted Hwlas .cheese. Pr lb. st New York full cream cheese. Dr lb. Mo iMinestlo Brie cheese, Isrss cakes, par is ao noy Jar Cheese, aasorteo, .i la, laa. aaa Chow-Chow or Bt Plcklee, pwr ijri , -ww Cottsgs cheese, per pke 10 Prh rraita aad Wsgstablsa. ,oo lbs fresh Turkish (las, per lb. ioe 1 Willow Covered Basket Hating or cooking apples, lek toe, Oe as Fancy Jonathan applea, basket Freeh roasted peanuts, per at .. ..... Oranges, per do. 10s, toe, POw Imported Fndlv, Cucimibere, yresh Tomato, Cauliflower, Hpinacli, celery. Artichokes, Egg 1'lsnt, RaUlshsa, New Beet. Carrots, Turnips and New Pe tatoa. Tea aad Coffee Sapartssaas. -Ix.ts-Ankola" Its full. riavor la a eenstant tlon ta all true lovers corree; per lo. ....u "Lotus" Japan twa for tho whe went cup-quality, per H lb. . ...aa. p.r lb. .. PC Peaaut Butter, frh daily, par lb. to -osji apt ajvf sS u aaearaere Uaaaw "eUla." ixitue" Kentucsy Whiskey, i- year eld. full quart ,...(140 Monogram whiskey, full qL Toe ntrsight whiskey, full qt Poo Port win, full qt to Hireling, per bottle toe aad as California Haulers, per bottle, at .,... aad to r 2 r V (Jw wfi Qi&ity Qi&Mfy QpSafy 311 for ta and th Golden ' 1 1 npany preferred at fiot ' I 1 at r. It la provided ( I I the Unco a company I i commiaaloa a report 1 1 etork sold for the pur- I I ases. ths prlc re- j vt V m e and th aoiountj aajgg,,,,,, j COME, LOAD UP, DO LIKE HUNDREDS OF OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE DONE Hfle fU $2.00 Hats now $1.19 $2.50 Hats now $1.49 $3.00 Hats now U89 Shirts. Underwear, Collars. Suspen ders, Bath Robes, Fancy Vests, Pa jamas, Night Robes, Sweater Jackots, Handkerchiefs, Sox, Caps, Belts and Gloves. Everything cut. WE MUST VACATE. Paris aad Boston Garters 9e Yea Know What Yos Pay for Then. 113 SOUTH 16th STBIET JUST N02TH 0rD0U0LAS CS1sBs5ar'ea'wjdai gastaaM y MS"Saa lm COLLARS Gc 75 Styles to Select From Pig Pork Loin . .. 9c At the PUBLIC MARKET Steer Pot Roast . . . .6-7 No. 1 Sirloin Steak .... 12W Steer Boiling Beef 5Mt Youni Veal Chop 10 Veal Stew 5 Pork Roatt .76 Pork Butt 0 I.smb Igs 8H4 No. 1 Skinned Hama .. 13 H Cudahy'a Rex and Armour s Shield Bacon 15 t4 Tra ajiv corns BatPATatwT. vjr9 4 ot car how particular you are; tn fart .lie more so. the better, for vou will Ua a regular customer after one. trjrlns our iteel Cat aad re'not tivlnt to nroduc th cheapest coffee, but we are produc .ii the Wet eotfee oa the ssarket. People .ell na everv da v. ' tVe have lr ed avary ootfee la Omaaa snd tale I th first ra eoffee w save foaad ,ou will hsve our irsde from this on." Join ths ranks of th aatlafie.!. Mucha MUture. oel t pounds KM t-lslor Blend, aaai I potinds tl.00 Ilarket tfpeclsl. ; J1 pounds tl.00 , Braaek ef W, X. Mastarssaa st Oa, "Th Coffee Mea." DELIVERY WA60XS L.AVE AT 10:30 A. M. and 3 P. M. 1610 HAS. IET ST. Phones: Book. 2147 fniA-2144 20 Pounds Best Granulated Sugar If vou purchas tl.et worth of ether goola Try eur of fee MpecUl. par Is. sse Mall or It Special. 144 lua Huaar and It lbs. best coffee, an for naiy $1.00 M.....Ma r t 406 North 16th St. IIIUVUIIV wO veSTWa T-t. O. 2446? In. B244. Comic Section The Sunday Beg With Happy Hooligan. Littls Nemo, the Katzenjammer Kids ' and the whole interesting family