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VIEW WINDOWS IN THE RAIN Retail Grocers to
Launch Insurance
Plan Eight Away
lager Crowds Look Over the At
tractions of Know Omaha Week.
PHIZES ARE MOST ALLURING
Some of the Window Arf Drroratrd
with the Special Idea of Show
Inr Their Beanty When the
Lights Are On at Night.
The rain yesterday did not stop the
guessers nor deter the window shoppers.
Under umbrellas and in raincoats pedes
trians stopped In the driving rain to
gaze at the window displays of Omaha
made goods and try their luck at winning
the prizes offered for the mathematical
calculations and necromatic estimations.
The prizes offered are Interesting the
crowds and the downtown section is
alive at all hours even until the lights
go out at night with those who have an
idea they are lucky. Some of the prizes
are unusually interesting to the house
wife and the head of the family. Some
manufacturers are offerings things that
would greatly relieve the high cost of
living In the household of the winner.
Four, lard, hams end bacon are these
things. One firm Is offering at first
prize In a guessing contest a stove worth
$42.50. The stove Is In Hospe's window.
'Another firm Is offering two valuable
vases as prizes or rather a "voz," worth
$3.50 and the other German ware. These
are displayed in W. R. Matthews' book
store window at Fifteenth and Douglas
streets. '
Children Get Candy.
Children are taking interest in the
Myers-Dillon window at Sixteenth and
Farnam streets. With each guess on the
number of pieces of cand In a Jar, the
guesser is given a piece of candy.
Among the beautiful displays are those
of the Eggcrs-O'Flyng Box factory and
iho Omaha Mirror and Art Glass com
pany. Thei Eggers-O'Flyng display Is
shown in the Hets & Swoboda flower
shop window. The beautiful art boxes
with a background of flowers In the shop
make.' a remarkably attractive picture.
The Omaha Mirror and Art Glass com
j any's display in the George Brooks' win
dow at Sixteenth and Harney streets is
more" attractive by night when the light
are on. A huge flag made of stained
glass is here set off in brilliant lights.
Among the puzzling contests is that of
the Brown Truck company In the Drcxel
Shoe company's window. Small crowd
stand In front of the place at all hours
counting the number of buttons In the
outline of a truck on a piece of paste
board. Persons of all ages gather against
the window with pencils in hand to fig
ure out the number. Newsboys who would
have no use for the library shelves of
fered as first prize lean against the pane
between sales and ponder over the prob
lem. Those who come to view the win
dow also visit the display at Haydcn'x
anniversary celebration.
GREAT WESTERN OFFICIALS
LOOK OVER TERMINALS
Officials of the Great Western were in
the clty yesterdsy on their annual spring
tour of Inspection. They have been look
ing over the lines between, here and Chi
cago and -spent a couple of hours at the
Omaha terminals of the company.
The Great Western official party iik
cluded J. W. Blabon, vice president. In
charge of trafflo, Chicago; H. J. Sllfer,
general manager, Chicago; '(P. B. Blunt,
retiring superintendent; W. L. Derr, his
ruccessor, and W. C Groth, assistant
superintendent,, all-of Clarion, la.
Speaking of conditions, Vice President
Blabon aays that throughout Iowa and
Minnesota .crop .prospects are fairly good
and that .with seasonable rains from now
on, the small grain will, be fully up' to
the average. He thinks it to early to
make, predictions on corn, but at this
time it is looking ,good and through Iowa
much of it is large enough to be culti
vated the first time.
, .Vice President Blabon sees nothing that
would, , cause business men to be pessi
mistic, but on the other hand sees much
that indicates a prosperous season ahead.
JIe; finds business with the Great West
ern aa good, as could be expected. Noth
ing In the way of new work is contem
plated this year.
Executive sessions of the Nebraska
Federation of Ketail Grocers were con
cluded in Omaha Tuesday, after some
plans wore outlined to make a fight
against the mall order houses. The com
mittee reviewed the establishment of the
new co-operative insurance organization,
which is allied wtih their federation. It
was rrrorted that enough money has
been subscribed for the insurance or
ganization to get its charter and that
co-operative insurance will be pnt In ef
fect soon.
Much of the business of the committee
was continued until the next meeting,
which is scheduled to be held in Omaha
July 9. During their two days' stay in
Omaha the executive committeemen vis
ited all the wholesale grocers and later
reported they believed the retailers'
federation will get the co-operation of
the wholesalers.
Incidentally the committeemen pledge3
to work as Individuals in support of
Herman Dlers for lieutenant governor.
The members of the committee who at
tended the sessions of Tuesday and
Wednesday were President C. K. Beinert
of Wymore, Vice President George W.
Downer of Overton, Fred Diers of Mad
ison, J. C. Schwerer of Greeley Center,
George Barr of Lincoln and C. E. Hos-tettler.
Wilson House to Be
Used as Contagious
Disease Hospital
Following a conference with physicians
Commissioner J. J. Ryder announced that
the Anna Wilson house, given to the city
for an emergency hospital, will be usvd
for contagious disease' cases exclusively.
When all the fund Is available," said
Mr. Ryder, "we will build an emergency
ward on the east where a surgical room
will be Installed and cases bf Injury on
the streets and other cases requiring
emergency treatment will be taken caro
of."
Commissioner Ryder will have the hos
pital repainted.' "The paint is atrocious,"
he said. "A patient would go Insane with
the colors that have been used glaring
at him."
Councllmen M. F. Funkhouoer and Lee
Bridges of the old council chose the col
ors. Mr. Ryder said he couldn't describe
these colors, for he had never seen any
like them.
To Probe Value of
Business Concerns
Plans for a thorough probe into the
actual values of all big business con
cerns in Omaha In order that they may
b taxed either above nor below, equit
able figures are being made by the Board
c County Commissioners. The board
called ..upon. County Assessor W. Q.
Shrlver for a Jlst of the assessed valu
ations of all large concerns for the pres
ent year and for the last three years.
The list will be filed by the assessor
along with his tax valuation records. '
Omaha Lad Takes
Highest Honors
Manfred Lllllefors, son of Itev. M. E.
Lllllefors, pastor of Unity church of this
city, won the scholarship medal this year
at Wentworth Military academy, Lex
ington, Mo for the hlghcut average in
scholarship.
Mr. Lllllefors was winner in a large
class In the . school, which is rated In
class A by the War department and is
furnished Complete military equipment
and an officer from the United States
army, detailed as-military Instructor; .
Colonel Stutford .Seller,, superintendent
and. -treasurei: f. ,Uie .school,, today .noti
fied Rev. Lllllefors that his son -stood
highest In scholarship of any, student In
the school. (, ,
Gymnasium Ground
Broken at Bellevue
In the presence of nearly the whole
student body and a number of out of
town friends and trustees of the college,
ground was broken for the new gym
nasium to be built on the campus west
of Clarke Hall. A furrow was plowed
around the site of the building, the plow
being pulled by about thirty of the college
boys and held by Miss Conklin, women's
physical director. Speeches were made
by C. M. Wllhelm. Hon. II. T- Clarke, Jr.,
of Lincoln, Dr. W. II. Bets and other
of the , trustees. Yells and songs by the
students added to the enthusiasm of the
occasion.
Bids to Be Opened
for New Water Main
Bids for the construction of the forty
eight inch water 'main to Florence will
be opened and the contract let by the
Water board June 13. No meeting of the
board will be held this week, owtng to
the absence of four members who are
attending a meeting of water board ex
perts In Louisville, Ky.
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National Bank
OF SOUTH OMAHA, NEB.
Statement at the Close of Business, April IS, 1912
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts .$1,367,982.33
U. S. Bonds to secure circulation :. . .... ... . . . . 150,000.00
Other Bonds 45,325.00
Bank Building ...... 50,000.00
Other Real Estate . . 27,841.35
Cash on Hand and Sight Exchange . . .-. 1,226,924.37
$2,868,073.05
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock :.................$ 200,000.00
: Surplus , . ; . : ; 100,000.00
' Undivided Profits ' : . . 15,980.13
Circulation 146,200.00
, Deposits ; 2,405,892.87
$2,868,073.05
! ' OFFICERS:
A. W. TRUMBLE, President, J. F. COAD, JR., Vice-President. W. J. COAD, Vice-President.
HARRY F. TRUMBLE, Assistant Cashier. T. J. SHANAHAN, Assistant Cashser.
THE SAVINGS DEPARTMENT is open from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. On Saturday from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m.; 6 p. m. to 9. p. m.
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Where the Premium Meats are manufactured, shows how clean and sanitary the
meat food products are handled ready for the consumer.
From the new sanitary killing- floor, where fifteen hundred cattle, thirty
five hundred sheep and six thousand hogs per day can be slaughtered, to the
department where the goods are Anally packed and shipped, the utmost care
is exercised by experienced foremen and help, that turn out sweet, clean and
wholesome products.
In the killing department, the government veterinaries, who are graduates
of the best colleges in the country, inspect all the different products, so that it
is impossible for anything but clean, sweet and wholesome meats to be used,,
and in each and every department government inspectors oversee the handling
of all meats and meat food products to see that the utmost care is exercised
to keep the meats sweet and wholesome.
With refrigerating capacity for one and one-quarter million pounds for 24
hours, cold storage capacity for fifteen million pounds of meats, all meats are
chilled and kept under refrigeration until shipped to the consumer.
In the Sausage Kitchen, where meats are manufactured by experienced sausagemakers, with the use of clean, sanitary equipment and machinery, into many dif
ferent dainty and appetizing Sausage Specialties, seasoned and spiced to suit the most critical, and from a Premium Boneless Boiled Ham to. a Premium Frankfurt,
the housewife can secure a variety of Specialties which enables her to serve tile family meal with but little kitchen drudgery.
In the Lard Department, with a capacity of one million pounds per week, the Premium Lard is manufactured in large open rendering kettles, in a sanitary
manner. , ' .;- ;. ' ' :
In the Smoke House, after the Premium Hams have been cured in sugar pickle, and the Premium Bacon dry-packed in a sugar cure, they are smoked in large
smoke houses with hickory wood, and a most delicious breakfast Bacon and Ham is the result.
Swift's Premium Ham has enjoyed 4 high national reputation for many years. Its mild sugar cure and delicate f la ror mafce It most appetizing. Only the choicest hams 'of each
day's output are branded "Premium." Swift's Premium Bacon has the same mild cure and delicate flavor always present In "Premium" Hams. Well streaked with -lean; slices of
"Premium" Bacon make a most tempting dish when served alone or with eggs, and add zest to beefsteak, chicken or other meats when ' served asf . a rasher. Swift's PrSmfum
Sliced Bacon appeals to' those who prefer their bacon in wafer like slices. It is sliced-with rotary knives to give -every slice uniform thickness, paeked -In ; glass Jar and the j
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- - - The efficient organisation of the large plant are striving all of the- time to manufacture and market as good product as can be produoed and-te -make the merits--of -those
products known by wise and liberal advertising. '
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United States Depository
Capital. $500,000
Surplus. $500,000
Undivided Profits. $150,000
Deposits, $7,000,000
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