Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST I, 1912.
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Prominent Bankers Back the New Omaha State Bank
COMING into Omaha to supplement the field now oeoupied by only
seven national banks, the Omaha State Bank, which ia to be
opened in the new state Bank Building now being erected under
the name of the Oscar Keeline building at Seventeenth and Har
ney streets, will find a solid and sincere support awaiting it from this
city, this state and the commonwealths bordering upon the boundaries
of Nebraska. Omaha is a city that stands well toward the top among
the cities of the country in bank clearings; it is a city that has fewer
National banks than any other city of its size in the. country. It is,
therefore, a natural place for the founding of a new state bank of the
enduring qualities that are possessed by the State Bank, which must
be firm and stable in order to comply with the stringent clauses of the
new Nebraska State Guaranty law.
The capitalization of the Omaha State Bank will be $300,000.
The subscribers to this stock include many of the best known bankers
and capitalists of Nebraska and Iowa. A glance at the list of subscrib
ers which is published with this article will Immediately give a true in
sight into the character and prominence of the men who have Joined
with the original stockholders to give Omaha another strong, safe
bank, a bank of the kind that Omaha needs.
To Open October 1.
Present plans of the directors of the bank will permit the new
institution to open for business about October 1, the exact date depend
ing upon the completion of the State Bank building. This structure was
begun by the Thomas Rtealty Co. with the intention of calling it the Oscar
Keeline building. Then the Omaha State Bank decided to lease a large
space on the lower floor, which Includes the southwest corner, and Mr.
Keeline changed the name of the building to the State Bank building.
The new quarters of the bank will be fitted up to form one of the best
appointed and handsomest banking institutions In Omaha or the state.
No president of the new bank has been elected yet, but at the next
meeting of the board of directors this officer will be selected. Albert
S. White, a banker of wide experience, and one of the progressiv
young men of the west, will be vice-president. J. L. Svoboda, present
state bank examiner, will be cashier. The man who is to be president
is said to be one of the best bankers in the state, and his name is not
now mentioned because of his present connections. As soon as his
election is completed, however, his name will be made public.
To show what others think of the new Omaha State Bank the fol
lowing quotation is taken from an article which appeared in The West
ern Banker for July:
Prospects Held Excellent.
"The prospects of the Omaha State Bank are of the very best. Its
board of directors will be composed of leading business men, and It
will receive immediate support from the state at large and from west
ern Iowa on account of the large circle of enterprising bankers whom
the organizers have succeeded in Interesting ia the project. The
marked success of state banks elsewhere is pointed to, especially the
phenomenal growth of the Nebraska State Bank at Lincoln, which
opened for business in January, 1911, with a capital of $50,000, and
now has deposits of nearly $700,000, almost thirteen times the amount
of its captial."
For banks strictly regulated as are banks under the new State Guaranty law of
Nebraska there is much need today. When it is remembered that the banks of the
United States have made twice as much growth during the last twenty years as in
all the previous one hundred years of the country's existence it will be seen that
business conditions of this prosperous country demand more banks of the nature of
the Omaha State Bank. This rapid growth is a reflection of the rapid expansion of
trade Industry in the United States, and extraordinary transformation which has
been steadily going on from individual and partnership to the corporation form of
ownership of property.
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In connection with these facts it is interesting to record that the Chicago banks
last spring, for the first, were able to report deposits in excess of a thousand mil
lion dollars, Ten years ago the total was considerably less than half that. A single
Chicago institution now controls deposits nearly equal to one-half the total depos
its of a decade ago.
In forming a decision to organise the Omaha State Bank the leaders of the
movement were swayed by the faot that many leading Omaha business men and
many bankers throughout the west agree with them that this city offered a splen
did field for a banking institution organised under the state banking laws.
New Measure Helps.
Though some bankers find objections to the new Nebraska bank
ing law because of the strictures that it places on the owners of the
banks, the new measure is undoubtedly an excellent one, for it safe
guards the deposits of the people, and that is what it was Intended to
do. It assures a safety on deposits in slate banks that the former bank
ing laws of the state did not give. The Oklahoma guaranty law, ad
mittedly a good one, has been improved upon to a great degree through
the Nebraska taw, and many of the objectionable features of the first
statute have been kept out of the Nebraska law.
Since the passage of the Guaranty Bank law in this state three
years ago there have been no bank failures. The state has a rigid
banking law providing for the supervision and regular examination of
banks. The fact that in Nebraska property values and business condi
tions have became well established and settled, renders the selection of
good loans less hazardous than in a new country like Oklahoma. Omaha
had its boom period years ago, along with nearly every other western
city and for many years now Its growth has been slow, sure and sub
stantial. As a railroad center, as a distributing point and as a business
and financial center, few cities are its equal and few enjoy a greater
degree of solid growth and prosperity.
No one doubts the future of Omaha; this city is growing every day
and in every line. Its commercial club, one of the livest organizations
of its kind in the country, Is daily doing great things for this city. In
dustries are growing: new factories are coming to this city; railroads
are expanding their freight and terminal facilities everywhere there
is sign of steady, substantial progress of the kind that makes a great
future a certainty. A properly managed new bank in such a commu
nity ts certain to meet with favor and to prove a paying Investment to
the stockholders.
Lincoln Bank an Example
An exnmple of what a strong state bank can do is seen in the
record of the Nebraska State Bank at Lincoln, an institution which
opened its doors for business in January, 1911, with a capital of $50,
000. The last publlshod statement of this bank, in June, 1912, showed
deposits of $761,000, and the stork is repotted as being held at $200
pir share. While the phenomenal growth of this institution may be
lartely attributed to the personnel of its management the guaranty law
undoubtedly has been a factor in the bank's success.
Records show that the average aunual dividends paid by all the
banks la the United Statfs are a fraction more than 11 per cent, ia
addition to which the average bank annually places a certain per cent
of its profits Into the surplus account, thus increasing the value of the
stock every year.
In nearly every case Omaha banks have been good paying Institu
tions. Etclusive of one bank on which figures were not obtainable,
the average net earnings of Omaha banks In 1911 waa 14.4 per cent,
one bank reporting net profits of 29 per cent and another 26 per cent.
In such a city there must be ample room for another strong bank.
Every Nebraska banker is agreed to this verdict. The Omaha State
bank, under the wise management of its experienced banking heads, -Is
sure to progress, even as the Nebraska State Bank at Lincoln has
done, and perhaps with more rapid growt h, because it is to be in a large city, where
the business is greater and the opportunities more plentiful.
The proposed capital is $300,000. The par value of shares is $100. The stock is
offered at $125 per share, $100 to capital and $25 to create a surplus fund, less or
ganization expense. It has been found profitable in recent year for new banks be
ginning business in largo cities to start with a paid In surplus. That many Nebraska
and Iowa bankers, business men and capitalists believe In the great future before
the Omaha State Bank is proved by the following list of subscribers to stock In this
new institution:
OSCAR KEELINE
Vice President City National Bank,
Council Bluffs, Ia.
W. C DE LASHMUTT
Bank Director and-Capitallst, Glen
wood, Ia.
W. G. SPRINGER
Cashier First National Bank, Ox
ford, Neb.
JVENCTL KRIKAC
President Farmers ft Merchants
Bank, Comstock, Neb.
PRANK NELSON
President Niobrara Valley Bank,
Niobrara, Neb.
A. R. THOMPSON
Vice President German National
Bank, Hastings, Neb.
J. M. EI8ER
Cashier Farmers Bank, Nebraska
City, Neb.
E. E. PLACES
President Bank of Prague, Prague,
-Neb.
ST. H. MILLER
President Crete State Bank, Crete,
Neb.
A. O. SMITH
Cashier Comnvercial Bank, Bassett,
Neb,
T. F. NEWTON
Cashier Bank of Beaver City. Beaver
City, Neb.
WM. BERNHARD
Cashier First State Bank, Kenesaw.
Neb.
ED. WILKINSON
President Fanners Stat Bank, New
castle, Neb.
R. F. 8TUCKEY
President Lexington State Bank,
Lexington, Neb.
J. H. LOHMANN
Caahier German National Bank.
Hastings, Neb.
H. R. COPLIN
Cashier Kenesaw Exchange Bank,
Ken Maw, Neb.
F. FURST
President Exchange Bank, Adair, la.
A C. McGILL
Cashier Savings Bank, Montesuma,
Ia.
O. MOSHER, Jr.
Caahier Exchange State Bank, Wal
nut, Ia.
v. w. Mcdonald
. Cashier Allen State Bank, Allen, .
Neb.
GEO. W. CHAMBERS
Cashier Niobrara Valley Bank Nio
brara, Neb.
F. J. SVOBODA
Cashier Abie State Bank, Abie, Neb.
J. W. SVOBODA
Cashier Lindsay State Bank, Lind
say, Neb.
R. H. HARRIS
Cashier Bank of Lynch, Lynch, Neb,
E. A. HlANSON
Cashier First National Bank, De
catur, Neb.
F. G. RAY
President State Bank, Vinton, Ia.
C. KONIGMACHER
Cashier Commercial National Bank,
Council Bluffs, Ia.
W. C. LAMBERT
Assistant City Attorney and Di
rector, Live Stock National Bank of
South Omaha, Neb.
IVER IVERSON
Cashier First National Bank, North
wood, I a.
F. E. BOYD
President First National Bank. Col
fax, Ia.
FRANS JOHNSON
Cashier State Bank. Bwedeburg,
Neb.
F. L. GRAMMER
Cashier Pleasant on State Bank,
Pleasanton, Neb.
J. O. GRAF
Cashier Bank of Graf; Graf, Neb.
ROY R. WELTON
Cashier First National Bank, Adair,
Ia.
M. MADSON, Sr.
President State Bank. Goehner, Neb.
GEO. II. FELTHOUS
President Rockwell Bank, Rockwell,
Ia.
H. C. KLECKNER
President) Bank of Howe, Howe, Neb.
F. E. ALLEN
President First National Bank, Au
burn, Neb.
F. N. HIGH
Cashier Farmers A Merchants Bank,
Wymore, Neb.
E. F. SULT
Vice president Dysart Savings Bank,
Dyaart, I a.
W. L. TURNER
Cashier State Bank, New Hampton,
Ia
W. HI HOB ART
Director Stat Bank, Rlverton, Neb.
O. A. ENGLEMAN
Assistant Cashier First National
Bank, Litchfield, Neb.
GEO. HORRIDGE
President Farmers National Bank.
Vinton, la.
ROBT. A. A ITCH I SON
Cashier First National Bank, Col
fax, Ia
O. V. ECKERT
President First National Bank,
Northwood, la.
It E. McDONALD
Director State Savings Bank. Pa
cific Junction, la.
A. H. GRAMMER,
President State Bank, Pleasanton,
Neb.
F. J. GRIFFIN
Director First National Bank. De
catur, Neb.
FRANK CLOUGH
Vice President 8tate Bank, Allen,
Neb.
BRUCE H. HBWETT
Banker, Gordon, Neb.
DR. W. R. TALBOTT
Director Farmers State Bank, New
castle, Neb.
E MOUNBKY
Vice President State Bank, New
castle, Neb.
H. S. MOSHER
Banker, Walnut, Ia
O. P. HOCHINSON
Bank Director, Bwedeburg, Neb.
THOS. DAUGHERTY
Director Farmers State Bank, New
castle, Neb.
FRANK BERNHARD
Cashier First State Bank, Kenesaw,
Neb.
C. O. HARRINGTON
Banker, Vinton, Ia.
THOB. A CARRAHER
Cashier The Stamford Bank, Stam
ford, Neb.
G. J. LILJEDAHL
Ceshlsr First Nat'l Bank, Ease, la,
GEO. F. BEACH
Director First Nat'l Bank, Norwich,
"Iowa
D. E. KENYON
Cashier Chapln Savings Bank, Cha
pin, la
C. F. JOHNSTON
Pres. Citizens Bank, Sheffield. Ia.
GEO. H. FULLER
Pres. Fanners State Bank. Hook
well, Ia.
JAS. E. TRESTON
Cashier Farmers State Bank, Rock
well, la.
A. W. BEED
Pres. Franklin Co. 8tate Bank,
Hampton, la.
, N. A. INGLI8
Cashier Franklin Co. State Bank,
Hampton, la.
G. F. BEED
Banker, tlumpton, la.
IRWIN B. BLEBKER
Cashier Rath State Exchange Bank,
Ackity, ia.
FIGHTING ADVANCE IN RATES
fosarffiag Woodmen Ask Governor to
, Call Special Session of Legislature.
HO RECEIVED
rabers of Committee Would Seek
Le&iklatioa That Would Pre
vent on Increase Unless
Favored by Camps.
M, L. Endres and J. J. Breen have re
turned from Lincoln, where they asked
Governor Chester H. Aldrlch to call a
special session of the state legislature to
: coniaer leftisiatkm against the insurant
' rate increasa ordered and put in eff&et
by the grand lodge of the Modern Weod
j men of America. They secured little sat
isfaction. It is unlikely that the gov
' onior will grant the request. The Hover.
, nor did not say he will not call a speelai
! session, but ha gave no Indication H'at
. he will.
At a mass meeting ot lniurgant msnv
i bers of the Modern Woodmen of Amsrlea
In Myrtle hall, Fifteenth and Douglas
streets, the night of August IS, Broeu and
Endres will urge the (niurgants to try to
work up sentiment snough to warrant
ths governor's calllufl q special susslon.
t, O, O. Ft
F, S. Bryant, treasurer of the gmnd
lodge of Nebraska, leaves Omaha today
i for a four weeks' trip to tho Paaffls
coast, lit will visit one son In Ban Fran,
cisco and another son in Seattle, and will
also go to Los Angeles and Bpokane,
Btate lodge No. 10 will have degree
work tomorrow night.
The railroads of Canada have mads a
rate of one fare for the round trie to tn
session of tho sovereign grand lodgo, ts
be held In Winnipeg next laptember, gf.
forts have been made to saoure rates in
ths United States, but so far it Is undef
stood that only one railroad has grants
a reduction and it has offered a rats of
lit cents per mils,
Dannebros lodge No. 2i will confer !
r Sanatorium
TUH Institution ii ths onlr en
Is tfco central wait with itparats
buildings situated in tbir ows
lamplo ground, si ntlrsljr
distinct ana rendering it pouibl
to classify cases. Tbs one building
being fitted (or and davoted to th
treatment ot noncontagious and
nesmefitai diseases, no others be
ing admitted. Tns other ftt
Cottage being designed tot and
devoted to tae exetuslv treatment
pi Meet mental cases, requiring
tot tine wfttcbfui care aad spe
cial smnisg.
first degree upon three candidates .next
Friday evening.
The members of the order in Omaha
are much Interested in the proposed new
laws that will come before the next
sesBlon of the grand lodge, to be held in
Lincoln next October. There is much dis
cusslon for and against the amendments
to the constitution and opinion seems to
be about equally divided concerning the
desirability of the proposed legislation.
Jonathan lodge No. 225 will have work
In the Initiatory degree next Friday night.
The members of this lodge are meeting
twice a week to drill the degree teams,
and will soon be able to make all of
the lodges take notice when It comes to
exemplifying degree work.
South Omaha lodge No. 148 will have
work in the Initiatory degree tomorrow
night.
Dannebrog lodge No. 251 will have work
in the first degree next Saturday evening.
Knlsbts of Columbus Picnic.
Knights of Columbus, Omaha council,
will hold the annual outing for members,
families and friends at the Rod and Gun
club Wednesday afternoon and evening,
August 7. A big base ball game is on tap
at S p. m.. with boating and other races
and sports. A p. m. supper will be
served In the cafe to those who wish It,
and after supper there will be musto and
danoln. The committee In charge Is
Thomas Lynch, Thomas Kennedy, J. J.
Cobry, Roy King, W. C. Fraser, E. 1.
Waters.
Knlsbts of Pythias.
Nebraska lodge No. 1, Knights of
Pythias, has changed its meeting night
from Monday to Wednesday and its place
of meeting to the new lodge room on the
second floor of the Board of Trade
building. It will held its first meeting In
the new location next Wednesday even
ing, August T, which will be the next
meeting of the lodge.
THba of Be Hnr.
Meea court No. ii, Tribe of Ben Hur,
will give a basket picnic at the Rod and
Gun Olub Thursday afternoon. The even
ing will be spent In dancing.
Relief Corps.
17. 0. Grant Women's Relief corps will
held its regular meeting In Barlght hall
Tuesday afternoon at :S0 o'clock. The
president urges all members to be present.
gs a large amount of business will be
transected after a vacation of five weeks.
' Maoeabees.
August 9 Gate City hive No. 9. Macca
bees, will bar sa initiation. All mem
bers are urged to be preeent at !:30 p.
m., Continental building.
BOY BURGLARS AT WORK '
BUT 00 LITTLE DAMAGE
Twe pool balls and a grocery store on
Cuming street were entered Friday night
oiu uiua n value was taken. Nothing
was stolen from the store ot W. c Ru.
maehl. nn Cuming street, nor from the
poo nau ot C. H. Richie, 223 Cuming.
From the pod hall of V. B. rum. 51a
Cuming, revolver and a billiard ball
were taken. The do lie think bad hon
did tho werk.
Printers Prepare
For Big Picnic at
Riverview Saturday
All printing shops In the city will close
Saturday, the occasion being the annual
picnio of local printing trades, which will
be held at Riverview park under the
sponsorship of tho Omaha Ben Franklin
club. About 1,200 are expected to attend.
"Gene" Turner of P hiladelphia will be
the principal speaker of the day and will
give a heart to heart talk on "Individual
and Mutual Benefit." Brief addresses
will also be made by the following: L. J.
Quinby, W. C. Boyer, C. E. Corey, Frank
I. Elllck, Harry L. Tostevin, Frank A
Kennedy and Harry Burkley.
In order to care fop the "eats" a big
wagon will be on hand at the end of the
Farnam car line near Riverview park
from 9 o'clock in the morning on. and all
lunch baskets will be carted to the picnio
grounds In the park free of charge. Spe
cial refreshment badges will be pinned
on the youngsters gratis by the commit
tee in charge of that feature.
The general committee in charge of the
outing includes: C. E. Corey, marshal of
the day; Jerome E. Latsch, musloj Fred
W. Wallwey, refreshments; Harry L.
Tostevin, reception; Charles R. Docherty,
advertising; Emery O. Peterson, finance;
E. L. Potter, sports; Laurie J. Quinby,
program, and J. M. Hogan, tickets.
The following sport card of events has
been arranged: Fat men's race, ladles'
fifty-yard dash, office girls; compositors'
fifty-yard dash; press room fifty-yard
dash, ladles' egg race, everybody; kids'
fifty-yard dash, A to 15 years; ladles'
fifty-yard dash, bindery girls; shoe race,
fifty-yard dash, everybody; men's three
legged race, fifty-yard dash, everybody;
married ladies' flfty.yard dash, children's
twenty-five-yard dash, 8 years or under;
bindery men's fifty-yard dash, ladies'
fifty-yard dash for winners of first and
second In the office girls', bindery girls'
and married ladles' races; men's fifty
yard dash for winners of first and second
in the compositors', press room and bind
ery men's races; elmlnatlon base ball
game.
P0SATA ORCHESTRA
HOLDS PICNIC TODAY
The members of the Posato orchestra
of Omaha, and their friends will hold
their first annual picnic at Elm wood
park this afternoon. Refreshments and
games will be in order. A good time is
anticipated.
On Thursday the orchestra will aire
an early evening concert at the navillion
of the Rod and Gun club, under the au-
Pioea of Mecca Court No. 13 Tribe of
Hen Hur.
The following program will be rend
ered:
"Amina" Medley Hall La Ferae
"RmiM anA Vlnlt" mhitmm Jm Iff fVilw
"Sicilian Chimes" Kerry Mills
"Autumn" (Reverie) Nell Moret
"That Mysterioue Rag" Ted Snyder
INTERMISSION.
Franeezka Waltzes H. B. Blanks
"Sparklln Kyes" Will L. Lfvemasb
"8unhlne" Tyrollnne....Llbbfo Brickson
"Chicken" Reel ...Jos. M. Daly
The Persistent aad Judicious XJ9 of
Newspaper Advertising la the Road to
Business Success, N
DAIRY INSPECTOR REPORTS
Frieslaud Farm and Arwood Dairies
Are in Best Condition.
C. SPANGAAED SCORES AN .88
Claude Boasle, Inspector of Dairies,
Makes Report to Health Com
cilssloner Council on His
DIonthly Inspections.
Dairy Inspector Claude Bossle makes
tne following report on the relative clean-
uness of dairies for the month of July:
CERTIFIED DAIRIES.
Nn.mA tt nH Dnlrv anr.m.
Frlesland Farm in. 8
Arwood Dairy H.i
C. BDanaaard. finanranrrt . win
SJ.4
87.
87.8
V7.3
87.3
87.8
8.S
87.1
87.1
87.1
87.0
87.0
87.Q
Jack PfttATftAn Prima- Ijiuii.
Ole Jensen, Pleasant Hill.
Pete Jensen, Eagle
Martin Jensen, Nebraska
Jim Mllgard, Central ,
L. P. Nelsen, Lake Nakoma..
Carston Johnson, Lakeside....
C. H. Bowley, Next Door
H. L. Gibbs, Miller Park
H. K. Paulsen, Belmont
L. C. Chrlstensen, Courtland.
John Jacobsen, Carter Lake..
L. LaBook, Bhady Grove
P. N. Wlntor Rlvr4rla
Jeppsen Bros., Elgin Sanitary sts.7
C. Chrlstensen, West Benson 8(5.8
C. Chrlstensen ft Co., Elgin 89.5
Sam Borensen, Keystone 86.1
Jim Andersen S6.0
Fred Johnson, Crown Mj.O
A. FJellin, Fjellln 8i.O
worgaara & Co.. Union Banltary 85.9
C. P. Johnson & Co., Concordia Park 8S.9
J. P. Johnson, Spring Garden 85.7
Christ Frost, Jerseyvlne 85.S
P. P. Murray, Murray 86.4
Jensen Bros., People's 86.1
Hana KnudsAn. K nnrlaan IK i
jepp Jepperson, Fontaneile
S. I. Jensen. Crescent Sanitary....
James Horn, Milk Farm 86.0
S. P. Sorensen, Center Street 85.0
Jim Jensen, Country Club 85.0
E. Neeerton. Cntr fUr iit
W. Anderson, Bxcelsior M.g
Frank Nufer, De Bolt 84. 6
Nordaulnt limi TJnrsiln iv.nn. xi it
George Petersen, West Pacific...!!..!! 84
Elmborir Urn Woat T.aai. t me
Henry Wlstle, Keystone Park.!.!'.!!.!! 8.7
Anion iarson, uiover Lear &3.g
j. w. epangaara gjj.s
. Jr. jHieen , jj.j
Iver M. Jensen, Blackberi Avenue" 82.3
romrBuii, oianaara (B.J
A Neiderberg, North Omaha Farm.. (U.O
Chris Jnnfinn n
Carl Jensen, Maple Grove..!'...!.!!!!!! 8l!j
wans vuiaasen, Model gj.s
E. Coneer, Melrose Hill 81.
P. N. Hansen. Grand View.... 81.4
MftnnilR .lnnn 01 .
Peterson Bros., Twin City 81. 1
H. Eilesen. Ellesen (W.s
J. L. Harablln w.i
L. P. Jensen &0.1
Julius Clausen, Interstate 80.0
C. M. Chrlstensen 79.7
A M. Larson, Riverview Park 79.4
A. P. Grobeck, fipring Lake Park 7M
C. Agaard, Omana 79.J
C. M. Jaoobsen, Mayberry Avenue.... vu.i
Nels Sorensen, Carter Park 78.S
Andrew Peterson, Walnut Hill.;...... 78.8
C. A. Hansen 78.4
A. Chrlstensen, Sanitary 78.)
Charles B. Post, West Omaha. 78.0
... 77.4
... 74.6
... 76.8
... 7.
... VI.4
74.7
H. Claae. 1ft. f!nrml
H. Sheanin, North Benson.
C. H. Jensen, Western
flam Chrlstensen
Frank Vaad, City
P. J. Chrlstensen buys from Douglai
County Milk Producers' association.
, Horrlbto Death
mar result from diseased lungs. Cure
dough and weak, sore lungs with Dr.
King's New Discovery. Wa and UK, For
sale bT Beaton Pzug Co,
Expert Says Cost
of Water in Omaha
Can Be Decreased
Burton Lowther, head of the construc
tion department of the municipal owned
water plant of Kansas City, Is In Omaha
Inspecting the Omaha and Council Bluffs
plants.
Mr. Lowther says Kansas City water
consumers have paid approximately the
same rate for the last seventeen years be
cause the "extension cost of mains has
been paid out of tho earnings of the
Commissioner Howell explained
the system that the Water board "111
employ In extending mains, chai't:l.ig
patrons 60 cents per front foot to apply
on the cost of such mains.
Mr. Lowther declared, after an inspec
tion of the Florence plant, that this sys-
tern, In his opinion, would result in a de
crease in water rates within a very short
time, If the Water board saw fit lo make
such a decrease.
He said if the water main extensions
were paid for out of the earnlnss of the
plant lower rates would be Indefinitely
postponed and perhaps never realised,
and ha used Kansas City as an example,
saying that extensions had been numer
ous, the cost had been heavy and the
people were still paying 30 cents par 1,000
gallons of water.
This afternoon Mr. Lowther went to
Council Bluffs and will Inspect the water
plant there. He will Becure all the data
possible on the operation of the Omaha
Plant and report to the water commis
sioner of Kansas City.
Kansas City residents, said Lowthr.
have been "restive" under the continue
high rates, but under the plan of making
extensions out of the earnings of the
plant the rates could not have h,n r.
duced and the possibility of their
Demg reduced Is very remote.
Collector Ross Hammond have been In
the northern woods for some weeks. J.
B. Nlckerson. chief deputy United States
marshal, Is back after having spent his
vacation of two weeks at his own
home. George W. ' MoCallum, deputy
United States marshal, will soon leave
for a two weeks' trip through Colorada,
Utah and other western states.
Marine Band May
Play Here During
the Fall Festival
The Knights of Ak-8ar-Ben probably
will secure the United States Marine band
for a series of concerts during the fall
festivities. A telegram has been received
by the Commercial olub publicity bureau
from Washington, saying permission has
been granted the band to make a concert
tour to the Paclflo coast in October.
W. L. Radcllffe, the manager, Is send
ing out telegrams, asking for engage
ments and It Is probable that If the band
can be secured for the early part of
October the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben will
sign it for some concerts.
The organisation Is now making plans
for a big addsd attraction tor the fall
festivities. What this Is the knights will
not ssy until all arrangements have been
made.
THREE MORE SUTS FILED
AGAINST LAX CORPORATIONS
County Jail Trusty
ails to Free Self
Hiding in a big bread basket. Georae
Cramer, a trusty in the county Jail, at
tempted escape, but failed. The basket
was one of those in Which larse oiian.
titles Of bread for feedlnsr DriannAr
delivered. Cramer reclined in the basket
and covered himself with paper. The
bread wagon man could not unde(an
why the supposedly empty basket should
De so Heavy. Tha reason was found and
put back In jail.
Cramer is serving six months for hrAki
ing into a bouse.
FEDERAL EMPLOYES ARE '
ENJOYING VACATIONS
The vacation season le on in full hiaaf
among the federal employes In Omaha.
K. c. itoyt. clerk of the federal court,
and Mrs. Hoyt have just departed for a
three weeks' vacation at Spirit Lake, Ia.
John Nicholson, chief deputy clerk of
the court, has just returned for his vaca
tion. Judge William H. Munger, United
etatca Marshal .Warner and Revenue
Three more suits were begun by
United States District Attorney Howell
against corporations of Nebraska for
failure to make reports as to their busi
ness to the collector of Internal revenue
as required by federal statute. One Is
against a corporation in Norfolk, one in
Grand Island and a third against the
Dlckeraon Lumber company of Omaha,
The suit Is for 110,000, the maximum
penalty fixed by law for the failure to
make the proper report- The federal
law requiring the reports to be made
was enacted August t. 109. Jt requires
that the corporations shall make true and
accurate reports on or before March.
0. W. Hull Buys Out ,
P, J, Creedon & Sons
Material Yards
The C. W. Hull company has com
pleted the purohase of a large tract of
property extending north and south from
Forty-sixth and Dodge streets and now
will establish a lumber yard for Dundee'
supply.
The company has been purchasing
ground there, a lot at a time, for more(
than two years and with the purchase)
from P. J. Creedon ft Bona ot their)
lumber yards and business, comes Into
possession of the long desired location.
The company now has three lunmber
yards, on the north, south and west parte!
of the city.
Fourteen lots were purchased from.
Creedon ft Sons, the Sutter feed mill)
was bought and six vacant lota extending,
north of Dodge to Davenport street. All)
the purchases represent an expenditure!
of 150,000, It Is said.
A. P. Tukey ft Son have been nego
tiating the purchases, securing the deeda
In the firm's name while keeping secret
the name of the real purchaser. The
frequent deals aroused a great deal of
curiosity in that section of the olty al
though none of the property ewnera knew
the property was desired enough to raissH
ths prices.
W. J. Creedon will abandon his build
Ing material business shortly to devote,
more time to construction work. Ha now
has many large contracts.
The demand for lumber since the up
building of Dundee began, has lured
the C. W. Hull company out there.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road ttt
Big Rsturna
ROLAND TONER KILLED i
BY TRAINAT DUNLAP, IA.'
DENISON, la., Aug. !.-.(Spcial Tale-,
gram.) Northwestern train No. 23 thl'
morning westbound struck and killed Ro-;
land Toner of Vail, Ia, while he was
crossing the tracks at Dunlap. Roland
was 39 years of age. Hie father, David!
Toner, le an old resident of Vail.
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