THE BKK: OMAHA, MONDAY, DKCKMBKK 2H, l!)l'J
BRIEF CITY NEWS 'SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WORKS'S
contest will be between
tack-Falconer Co., Undertakers,
Have Root Print Tt Now Beacon Pres
Ideating- rixturin, Borfif i-Orandsn Co.
Bailey th. Dentist. City Nat'l. D. 2566
Try rUUron Cafe Everything; right.
San Bakart Wants a Divorce Daniel
Haker has sued Ada Baker for divorce.
Diamond oan at 9U and 5 per
tent. W. C. Flatau, 1511 Dodte. Red 61.
W. and X. O. Xobrton. attorneys.
Now location 11WS W. O. W. Bids. Adv.
Look Ahead and (Ht. Ahead by JolnlnK
Nebraska Savins and Loan AssVi. 11.00
will start you. 1605 Fnrnam street.
Sr. Xutten to Wed Dr. J. It. Hutten
of Omaha and Miss Anna C. Jacobs ot
Sumter, S. C, were licensed to wed
Saturday.
Broyhill Joins Xavy R. A. Broyhlll
of Dakota City. Neb., enlisted at the
United States navy recruiting1 station aa
in apprentice see-man.
The X. V. Cady Lumber Oo. yesterday
moved their city office into a beautiful
MUlte of rooms on the second floor of the
new Woodmen building at Fourteenth and
Farnam, where they wilt be ready for
business-tomorrow.
Xb Stat Bank ot VtsaHa. pays 4 P
cent on time deposits, J per cent on sav
ins accounts. The only bank In O-aah
xr hoe depositors urtr protected bv the
depositors' ruarantea fund of the state
of Nebraska. lTth 4 Harney flt. Adr.
Xra. lVord to firtvs Reception Mrs.
John Prentles Lord has Issued Invitations
for a reception Friday afternoon, Janu
ary S, from 4 to 6 o'cIoch, In honor of
Mr. Upton Prentiss Ijord, Mrs. Roger
Throop VauKhan and Mrs". Caleb A. Bur
hank. Iowa, Insurance Agents Meet W. B.
Howard, state auditor-elect, har been In
ltcd to address tho twelfth annual
HEents' convention and school of Instruc
tion of the Great Western Accident asso
ciation, which convenes nt Des Moines on
January 7.
Takes Father's Body to Xearney
Charles E. Potts of Kearney U in Omaha
to take chaxpre of the body of his father,
Vr. Frank Potts, who died at the .Masonic
home at Plattsmouth Friday. The body
Arrived In Oniaha at 3 o'clock in the af
ternoon and was sent to Kearney at 7:50
for burial there.
Greeks doing Stoma A special train
from the Pacific coast, loaded with
iltcekB en route to their native country,
there to join the army and engage In the
war against Turkey, will arrive over the
Union Pacific this afternoon. Here they
will be transferred to the Illinois Central
and hurried on east
Christmas Kail Xsavy Union ractfio
train No. 9, generally accepted to be the
largest mail train in the United States,
h at present carrying ten mall cars when
It leaves Omaha for tho weBt every morn
ing at 9:35. The ordinary run of mall on
this train through here Is six cars. On a
few occasions in the fall seven care were
necessary, but tho Ghristma mail nt the
present time has already increased this
to ten cars.
Btlce Will Return Soon J, I,. Stice.
superintendent of the fourteenth division
of the railway mail servlc'e, who has been
In Washington since tho first of Novem
ber, is oxpected to return to Omaha the
early, part of the week. He has been get
ting full Instructions at Washington with
regard to handling the railway mall verv
Ice under tho parcels post, which goes
Into effect January 1. The autftoi.tles in
charge of the division hero wYllte he Is
away have as yet received practically no
instructions for the installation of the
new system and will be given these by
Mr. Stlce when he returns.
: Holiday Spirit Manifest at All the j f?; Sf.i,-l,i.1Jury-,l
, i ci i i ' 10 "'AnKU'ur deBates with Donne a
Schools.
EXERCISES AT THE NORMALS
Kntertntnmenta Are ItuhliMnc Tilth
Christmas nnd Vacation lSnlhn-
Ilnn of Amer
ican University,
nlanri
The foot ball squad of Kearney State
normal, consisting of Robert Randolph,
Eirl Carrlg, Pbll Proctor, Jay Davles,
Will Randolph, Jcsso Randolph, Henry
Knutxon, Herbert Hotchklss, Horace
PotU. Raymond Campbell. Ernest Carlln
Charlie Wareham, Leslie Peebles, Charles
Heldcr, Don Cameron, Clark Cameron
and Coaoh George J. Vnn Ruren, were
entertained at the annual foot lall ban
quet December 37. The banquet was
given by the students of the normal.
Superintendent Wilson Tout of the
North Platto city schools spent Friday of
last week visiting- the normal. He was
able during tho day to Inspect the vari
ous departments and Investigate the work
being done.
The annual banquet of the kindergarten
bund took place In the kindergarten rooms
at the normal on Wednesday,
Members of tho faculty will spend their
vacation In various parts of the country,
Miss Charlotte Lowe in Birmingham Ala.;
Miss Gardner In Kansas City, Miss Eu
nice Bothwell at her home In Throo
Rivers. Mlc'.t.; Miss Garrett at Fremont,
Miss O'Connell at her home In Tccumseh,
Miss Jennings at Davenport. Miss Hicks
at Farnam. Miss Brown will visit with
the family pf Max Hostetler at Bhrlton.
Prof. B. H Patterson will visit several
points In the east. Mis Crawford nt Mad
ison, Neb.
Dr. A. R. Winshlp, editor ot the Now
England Journal of Rducatlon, Tuesday,
December 1", delivered an address to the
students on the subject of "The Personal
Element." Dr. Wlnship Is a favorite with
the students of the Kearney normal and
his visits arc looked forward to with much
pleasure.
On Monday at chapel tho beautiful cus
tom In vogue In tho normal of handing
down, a song from the senior to the Junior
class was exemplified. Th song was
composed by our lamented Prof. Murch
at tho opening of the normal. The song
Is very highly prised and the ceremony
is always a matter of great Interest
President Raymond Kirk of the senior
class, fn his usual pleasing manner, pre
sented the sons' to Glenn Chadderdon,
president of the Junior class. Mr. Chad
dordoh responded in a felicitous manner.
Principal Earl Iants of the hign school
was a visitor at tho normal.
the local teams
lid
ml
Cotncr will bohcld in March.
v.Mi:iuiN nMVHiisrn ,
ImiMirtnnt Action of llnnril uf Trim
Ices nt WnKlilttKtmi.
One of the most Important meetings
ever held of the board ot trustees of tho
American university ot Washington, D
C, was the annual meeting on Decern
her 11.
A reorganization of the board, necessi
tated by the dentil of Dr. D. II. Carroll,
long Its president, wns effected. The ofri.
cers selected are: President, Hon. A It.
Browne of Washington; vice president,
Judge H. F. l.elghton; secretary. Dr. C
W. Baldwin, treasurer, Charles C. Glover,
president of the Rlggs National bank.
Two new trustees wore elected. HIMiop
W. F. McDowell was present as adviser
to the board.
Chancellor Franklin Hamilton presented
as a working: plan for tho university a
system of higher education which many
of the trustees present felt whs of great
Import and thut It would have a far
reaching formative influence on higher
education In this country. The adoption
of the. plan will eliminate the American
university from competition with all other
universities and will give It a special and
dstlnctlvo sphere of action of the broad
est scopo. The proposition Is that the
American university shnll spectalUe In a
most Important field not now cevered by
any Institution of laming.
The plan as presented wns adopted In
prlnclplo and was referred to a special
committee for study und recommendation
Tho .committee is to report for final
action at the Mny meeting of the trustees.
The committee consists of Hon. A. B.
Browne. Dr. C. W. Baldwin, Bishop
Cranston, Justice Anderson. Bishop
Hamilton, Bishop McDowell, as adviser to
tho committee nnd Fmnklln Hamilton,
OlIAnrtON STATU MlltMAli,
Harvard Club of
Nebraska Elects
Officers for Year
The llarvard Club of Nebraska held Its
annual business meeting and banquet at
the Omaha club Saturday night, when
thlrtyjjembers were present. Arthur C.
Smith, president of the club, presided as
toastmaster. The principle guest of the
evening was Dr. Carrol E. Edson of
Denver, president of the western division
of the Asslclated Harvard Clubs. Ho
addressed the club on the Influence of
Harvard university on the west, and the
Influence of the west on Harvard uni
versity. The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Dr. R. R. HollUter,
president; George I.yon, Jr., of Nelson,
Nb., vice president; W. M. Ralnbolt, sec
retary, and II. W. Yates, jr., treasurer.
Other members present wero; C. S. El
gutter, Rev. M. Lilllfors, II. r. Ors, Allen
MacDonald, Ezra Millard, George D. Tun
nicllff, Howard Rushton, Horry O. Pal
mer, C. H. Brown, T. H. Matters, Jr.,
It, R. Bradford, George Flack, J. C.
iKlnsler, N. P. Dodge, Jr., W. J. Coad,
Richard Hunter. Alfred C. Soreuson. I.
Zlegler of Omaha, Walter Stlllman and
Dr. Hanchett of Council Bluffs, and Prof.
Garrison of Grand Island.
George Lyon, Jr., of Nelson, gave sev
eral choice readings from KlpUng, and
several toasts were responded to. Arising
toast was, proposed to George W.
Holdrege of the Burlington, who could
not be present. Mr. Holdrege stroked
tha Harvard crew In 1S'39, when Harvard
won from Yale. Thera was much dis
cussion at the business meeting as to a
scholarship, which Is to be given each
year to some deserving Nebraska boy.
This scholarship Is worth $130.
After the meeting telegrams carrying
the season's best greetings were sent to
President A. U Ixiwell of Harvard uni
versity, and to Arthur L. Palmer of Ne
braska, who Is now at Harvard and
preldnt of the Nebraska Club of Har
vard University.
FIIKMONT COI.l.l'KK.
Mnslcnl, I.lternrj- nml It rlluloun
TCxercise.
An address wns given by Prof McDIlI
to the students last week on the Iden
of specializing one's education to the
point of greatest efficiency. Ho advo
cated forgetting the many small worries,
and exerting tho energies In -advancing
towards a worthy nlm,
A union meeting of the Young Women's
Christian associations nnd Young Men's
Christian association, wns held Sunday
of Jnst week at the college. On Tues
day mqrntng these organizations ap
peared In a body In chapel. Mrs. Kato
Gilbert gnve nn address appropriate to
the occasion nnd read the poem, ' My
Soul," by Whlttler. l'rof. Weeks rend
ered n vocal solo, ,-He Lifted Me." All
the young men and women lent their
nld In the evening mnktng n success of
their social.
The commercial department look charge
of chapel Thursday, presenting one of
the best programs of tho year. The col
lege orchestra, under tho leadership of
Mr. Lubkcr, played a selection and two
enjoyable violin solos were given by Miss
Roso Cemy nnd Mr. Giles, nnd a trio,
composed of Prof. Swlhart nnd Messrs.
Giles and Dlerks, rendered a violin selec
tion, after which K. R. Gumey ot the
National Bank of Fremont guve nn ad
dress. He relnted the methods of tho
ancient Jewish scribes, whose business
dealt with genealogy and accounts nnd
explained modern bookkeeping from n
thoroughly practical standpoint. Mr Gur
ney was enthusiastically received by a
large gathering of students. Brief ad
dresses were given by President Clem
mons and I.ubker, commercial class presi
dent, l'rof. H. M. Eaton has charge of
tho commercial department.
nimnr Collene Xntra.
gchool closed Friday noon for the Christ
mas holidays nnd begins Thursday morn
ing, January 2.
Field Secretary Clark preached In
Columbus last Sunday, on account of the
sickness of the pastor at that place.
Ijast Thursday evening tho Independent
Debating club boys entertained their
young women friends at their mid-year
party In the parlors of tho Congregational
church.
Wednesday afternoon at 4:99 the
monthly students recital wns held at tho
conservatory. This wns one of the best
that has been given this year, and a
goodly number were In attendance.
Iwtst Tuesday evening the annual Han
bom declamation contest, to which only
nrademy students are eligible, took place.
Miss Jessie lHckel won first honors,
which consisted of 110 worth of books.
Tho class In American history are pre
paring to celebrate the fiftieth nnnlver
snrv of the emancipation proclamation by
giving a program consisting of papers
on different phases of tho negro question.
The girls' iglee club of the college had
charge ot tho choir music nt the Congre
gational church last Sunday nornlng, and
l'rof. Dick's chorus sang two numbers In
the evening. Both wero very well re
ceived nnd both showed the high class
of music thnt tho conservatory Is put
ting out this year. Tho chorus will be
gin on an oratorio after Christmas, to
be given at commencement time.
Christinas Program
at Parkvale Church
An Interesting program bus been ar
ranged for tonight nt the Parkvnlo Pres
byterian church. Twenty-five- numbers
will be given h tho nrlous scholars of
tho Sunday school classes. The program
Includes recitations, songs, exercises nnd J
dialogue. The exercises will commence
at 7:50. Following Is the program:
Opening song. "When Christinas Come !
Aguln." by school. ' ' .
Recitation, "The Mnnger Crib." Unrl 1
Trnphngnn. '
Song and exercise. "I'd nnd Down." nrl- 1
mnry class. i
o Long Com-
"Shepherd's Song."
Story"
Itccltullou. "C'hilstmns Is
Ing, Chimin Strnner
Song and exercise.
beginners.
Recitation, "The Little Girl's
Mildred Wolford.
Song, "Helping Each Other." school. i
Rrcltntlon. "Troublo Ahead," Edward ,
Nicks. '
Exercise, 'Christmas Lights." girls' 1
Junior class.
Song, "Shining on Bethlehem," Hlly '
Jonsen. 1
Recitation, share nnd Serve, ' Albert
Ijtrsen.
Song, "Holy Night." Maude Crow, Freda
Stennnr, Irene Carey and Margaret
Merrill.
Exercise, "Helping Santn Clans," Junior
boys.
Song. "I'nsw the Christmas Lights
Along.'' school
Recitation. "Ughtlng the Christmas
Candles," Irma Qulun.
Exercise and song. "Uttle Grand
mothers," Mrs. Avery's class.
Exercise. "Imitating Santa Clnua," Miss
Jenkins' class,
Song. "All In the Silent NlghL" ten
young people.
Exercise, "The Christmas Box." Earl
Tecknor's class.
Pong. "O Holy Night," Intermediate
Exorcise, "A I'lirlstmna Dialogue,"
fourth year Junior girls.
Recitation. 'The Christmas Spirit."
Nola Fife,
Exercise. "Giving way the Dollies."
third year Junior girls
closing song, -innKimns mory," en
tire school.
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BEAVER CITY MAN DIES
SUDDENLYJN TABLE ROCK
TABLE ROCK, Nch . Dec. U-(Bpc-cinl.)
Snmuel Puryear of Bonver City,
Neb., .who was on his way to Excelsior
springs on No. 14 Thuisday morning, be
came so 111 that he wns t alien from tho
sleeper to the lintel Murphy at thin, place,
and lingered until liiHt ovenlnk; when
death cntnn to his rellof. The liody whs
shinned on No. 1.1 nt - o'clock this morn- I
to his homo nt Bonver City. Mr. Puryear
was tho eldest sou of Peter Puryear, a
ploneor settler Just across tho Johnson
county line, some six or eight miles
northwest of bote. Ills iillmenU twaa
dropsy, and ho hud been 111 for a lonpt
time.
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Vnrlon Festivities Incident to tlio
Ilnlldnr Seimon,
The modol bcIiooI tcachero ami pupllu
gave a Christina tree entertainment at
the Normal building Friday.
Tho members of the faculty entertained
tho students on Thursday. A very en
Joyablc time was had.
Prof. Phllpott went to Hay Springs last
Friday ovenlng to a meeting of tho super
intendents and principals of northwest
Nebraska. Ho delivered one of the three
addresses given that ovenlng. Mv. Phll
pott reports a very enthusiastic meeti
Miss Suslo Collins took chars last-week i
of the fourth and fifth grades in tho
public school during the absence of th'eir
regular teacher.
School closed Friday for the Christmas
vacation and will reopen January C.
President Sparks returned from the
board meeting at Lincoln. He reports
that a teacher of German has been em
ployed, and will be on hand for the work, I
beginning after the holiday vacutlo i
Also, an expert librarian will be on hand
for the opening, January 6.
The now German teacher Is Miss Emma
Steckelbcrg, who has had some six years
experience In teaching German. Sho has
also the very desirable advantage of being
of German parentago, and having grown
up in a home whero German was unod.
She Is a graduate ot the University of
Nebraska, where she made German her
major subject. She attained scholarship
honors in all of her work, and was elected
to the scholarship fraternity, P. B. IC.
which Is solely based upon attainments
in scnooi worit.
Miss Price, the new librarian, haa had
extensive experience In library work. Sim
Is a graduate of tho University of Ne
braska and of a standard llbniry school.
She had charge of tlie library of the Pnl
verslty of South Dakota for a number
of years. Later, she wns an Instructor
In the library school of the University of
Illinois.
MAN SUSPECTED OF STEALING
FEED FOUND IN CELLAR
Ulchard White and Mark O'Grady were
ahested yesterdy afternoon as a- result
nt a search made aftlr the barn of tho
Omaha Heavy Hardware company had
been browen Into. Six hundred poundi
jf cracked feed wan stolen from the barn
it Klghteenth and Mason streets early
In the morning- The thieves entered by
breaking a window.
Officer Kmery was dispatched to the
sevne as soon as the report was received
and Boon loeiled White hidden In a
patch of weeds. He placed htm under
arrest and lockod him In Jail. A sack
of the cracked fled was found in the
weeds not far distant. Later In the aft
rnoon tbe officer made a trip to the
loma of Mark O'Grady, 1115 South Twer-y-elghth
street, where he llvrs with his
pother. O'Grady ws suppoted to know
iuinethlng about the barn breaking.
When the officer asld for O'Grady the
mf'ther said he nas not at the house and
Pet she had nut teen him for a numb"?
jf days. Th" o'flcer asked permission
u sar(h the houte It was gran'ed He
'ciiiid O'Grady hiding in tha '-ellar
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the most delicious cereal food in all the world durinof the last nine months of
iqii. This means that fully seven million families of the national descendants o!
the " Father of his Country " were helped ;to solve the problem of the high cost of living,
because Washington Crisps is a wholesome, nutritious, healthful, and at the same time,
delicate and toothsome food, liked by every man, woman and child, and yet it is the most economical
cereal food sold in America.
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and are all ready to serve. Every package bears the unqualified GUARANTEE of the manufacturers
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Some HiiiienlnKH I'recedliiK
Holiday Vacation.
Christmas vacation began Suturday,
December 21, and continues for two
weeks, school commencing Tuesday.
January 7. The majority of tho students
left for their homes Friday afternoon,
and a few will remain over during vaca
tion to prepare for the oratorical con
test between the tllMnr nml nunlni.
on January 10. I
Tho long-delayed carload of .cement, tin; ,
lack of which has put a stop to active
work on tho new gymnasium for several !
day, arrived Wednesday, and the plunge !
is being put In at once, together with
the balance of the concrete walls. The
forms for the walls ami the reinforce
ments for the swimming pool have been
ready for over a week, awultlng tho ar
rival of the cement.
The basket ball floor In the old gym
nasium has been equipped with baskets
and will be used by the squad until the
temporary floor which Is being erected
over tha swimming pool Is completed
Tho schedule does not begin until Jan
uary and It la thought that tht new .floor
will be ready for use when school con
venes after tile vacation. (
Tbe boys of the academy have organ
ized a basket ball team and have elected l
Pinky i?t pothers as captain. Tney played J
their first game Saturday evening against i
I the Dummies' team ot the School for the I
deaf. Prof, rfn.ire is arranging a sched
ule for the team, and regular practice
under Physical Director Ho ate will be-
gin Immediately after the holidays.
The following men qualified for the
debating teams fn the local debates of
last woek. Bmlth Finley, Kamanaskl,
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