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Think of What
THIS WONDERFUL SALE MEANS
EVERY GARMENT IN OUR ENTIRE
STOCK IS NOW ON SALE AT
Just Half Prtee
No Clearance Sale
THAT OMAHA HAS EVER KNOWN
HAS BEGUN TO EQUAL THIS
WONDERFUL BONA FIDE'
Bargain Event
(Mm,
the tiilrorcHlcirta lioapital fr.tl.60. at
loastthe Ixiokn of the hoflplt show that,
but the lHKkn of the 1k3's" school only
show $IW. This, of course, may bo a
H;ritl rrtir. but I prop t( lme
Mr. Maniii'l insko his books obrrespiind
to thui- of th. hospital nnd account for
th dlfferenre "
Miller Denies He
Helped Get Pardon
For Jesse Tooman
MANUEL ATTACKS COWLBS
Head of Boys' Industrial School
Says He Retards Its Growth.
DOES NOT CARE FOR THE BOYS
Superintendent Sny Arbitrary vtm
llnrr tlcni Inrnhna Hint llnvr
Cnnpil Mnnnan-lrnt f
School Mni'li (irlrf.
From Staff forres pondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. M.-(Spclnt.)
The unfriendly feeling, which have ox
iMpd for Homo time between C. I). Man
uel, of the boys Industrial school nt
Kearney, and Land Commissioner K. H.
CowJm. of the noard of Public Lnmls
tnd Buildings, have, culminated In drcct
fhargm by Mr. Manuel In his report to
iho governor, that Mr. Cowles' nttltudo
'.oward the Institution has been a
felndrancnto Ha success.
In that report. Superintendent Manuel
aVs regarding the land commissioner:
"It Is to be regretted that wo have, had
one man on tho board during the last
four years, who has been n. constant
hindrance to the progress of tho school,
fills man Is B. 1). Cowles. Ho Is so
wrapt tip In his Ideas of saving money
that he loses sight of efficiency and
progress. Uo cares mora for tho horses,
tattle, hogs nnd chickens und productH
9f the farm than for the, welfare of the
boys. When ho visits the school h nnvcr
-falls to look uftcr tho stock, but seldom
'vcr makes an Inquiry concerning tho
Voy.
nynntnn Sent Annf,
"A number of things have been done
which should be charged direct to this
ne man. for Instance, wo hnd an eleo
jtlc plant, which had been Installed by
biy predecessor cottliiK tho Initltutlon
)l,fCO. Over our protest this iiuin Dr
ifted the englhu uml ilynumo Kent lo
Ilratrlco. Wo received $l,37 for this
Iqulpmont.
"Wo nre now compelled to depend upon
Iho electric power plant nt Kearney for
sower and llRlit Three limes during tho
list year have we been without light,
ind tho )at time for ft period of nioro
than four hours. This causes morn or
less confusion and la always n danger
lus condition. Wo always havo iv few
Ws who are very bad characters, and
ki case tho tight" nre all out It (fives
jh esc fellows a chance to mako ncrloua
(rouble. -
In June. 1911, tho board purchasod one
txt boiler " and threo sets of, stokers
lor our "boiler houao plant. Tills ma
terial was received at tlie Institution In
iiURiixt and nothing wan done In the In
tallatlon of this material until Decern
cr. At that Into season, when tho cola
Vas upon us. and against our protests,
)tr. Cowles Instructed tho workmen to
hstall the stokers and boilers. This ao
Jon disabled ono of. tho best boilers wo
Wl nt tho plant nnd It was not used
Vgnln.
'Threo hundred dollars was simply
hrown away, to satlsy the stubborness
)f this -one man. Tho work was then
AbandoiiedWbecauao of AtleeVcro.v.Cold
u,ua?,Wf.tni4rWi.Vt till hn (Seif Jlne."
' 1 - Ctifti 'Crfmuiupttoii.
, SuperlijtjndeiitMntfiiibl'alSjO ' blttt'uca "the
Vnd rorooilsAiiVvt'VdK tno; cohMlinp
Jon of doVl . during tho ' blennlum.' Mo
lharges that Cowles lias shown "hos
tility" to tlio management of tho school
to various ways.
Mr. Manuel ulso charges that tho
Writ of public lands and buildings has
jeon fit to draw warrants on tho main
tenance fund of. tho Institution to pay for
ttokern and Other1 repairs which ho did
)ot think wise, ftnd thus depleted the
kialntenanco fahd over $.",UX, whloh
jhuuld havo been bharged to permanent
Vtprovomentt.
, The'r6 were at tho Institution Uecombcr
I 1910, 123 i)pj-s. There are on tho rolls
ow 211, of which thirty-eight uro under
larole.'
I Stata Treasurer. Gtiorgif is glvon credit
tor tho success of tho farm part of tho
Institution,' Inasmuch as It was through
Vis efforts that 373 ucres of Irrigable land
Was rented for the use of tho Institution
Vn Which $,0Q3 worth of potatoes, $2,781.65
Wortlt of sugar beets, $2,100 worth of corn
tnd $1,000 worth of othur crops wcro
Valsed In l?lt, making a total of $lt,S0l.Ki
'or tho year. Last year this tract raised
J.2S2.U worth of crops, divided n fol
kjwa: Potatoes. $2,400; corn, $1,600; oats.
S0; sugar beetj,.l,M.S: sugar corn and
omatoes, $40X10; alfalfa and millet, $400;
"mlons, , $. 'ana oilier vegciaoies, $wv,
.Hulldlue Ilepnlreil.
1 Under direction of State Architect nurd
P. Miller, the administration building and
Ino five cottages, have been overhauled,
pe plumbing removed and the buildings
placed In splendtd tsfcnltary condition
It wilt take' $2,000 or $3,000 more to com.
tiletp'tho fepdlri.on the outside of these
Sulldlngs. , .
(Superintendent- Manuel recommends
lllut the land' which lms-'been' leased from
tyar to' 'year by the stale for the use of
l)jt scjioo'ibe. purchased, lie asks for a
View hospital building costing $4.H. Tho
tqlal utnount qf appropriations. Including
(officers,' salaries and all exjic'nses of the
liistltutjon. Including an amount sufficient
4 purchase, ilio laud, amounts to $2,000.
Vhen- Oie Tf port was called to the at
tention, of Larjd Conhnlsslonor Cowles
this mornlnp. he said lie, did not know
t was heoessry tj say ver- much about
the matter, anyhow. "Wc havo tho
records herei" suld M, "and as the
V. If. Miller of Hlooirilngtot). who was J
county attorney for Krahklln county
wIihii JeSA Tooman was convicted and
sentenced to the penitentiary for life, has
wiltten to Governor Aldrlch a vigorous
note protecting against the governor's ac
tion In. pardoning Tpotnim, and denying
that he had worked for such pardon,
Mr. Miller writes to tho governor:
"I was oomewhat surprised to hear
that you had pardoned one of the worst
criminals that was ever convicted of it
crime in tho state, hut I was more sur
prised when I read In The Omaha Heo
of tho X.lli Instant that It was through
my efforts, together with ex-Judge Heal,
that Toomun had been pardoned. I will
quote what was said In the article: 'One
of tlrn Important factors In tho governor's
action wiut tho statement of tho county
attorney who convicted' Tooman that ho
was convinced ho was not guilty.' Now,
governor, I do not know who was to
blame for such a statement being pub
lished, but I want tho party, whoever ho
may be, who wroto biic statement to take
It back, and ray In words that will not
be misunderstood that tie lied. If yrfu
will take tlmo to look over my cor
respondence In this case, you will nover
find a letter or a stntemnnt that I have
written wherein I have advised at any
tlmo n pardon for Jesse Tooman."
FIVE WEDDINGSllF
CUMING COUNTY
MONDAY WILL BREAK ALL RECORDS IN THIS
y
WMST POINT, Nob., Oec. 28.-(Bpeclal.)
Tho marrlttgo of Harry I Thompson to
Miss tavcrito ICckert, was solemnized nt
tho homo of Mrs. I.ydla Hckert, mother
of tho brldo,,on Christmas day. Hcv. I
J. Powell, pastor of tho Oraco butherun
church at "West Point, performing the
ring ceremony. The groom Is tho eldest
son of John H. Thompson of this city.
Iloth brld,o and grown, nrp students at
tho Htato university -und, will finish their
course thcro before commencing house
keeping. A 'double wedding Was celebrated nt
tho homo of Mr. nnd Mrs. Tobias Ijinge,
at which Miss Augusta Iango becamo
tho bride of Albert 'Mundel, 'nnd "Mtsa
Loufso 'Lunge espoused Cafl Hchmldt. The
ceremony was performed by ltov. J. Hoff
man, or tho German Lutheran church.
Tho newly married couples will npoiul
their honeymoon In Wisconsin. They nro
all popular young people of Lincoln
township.
Two couples liavc Just been married by
County Judge Dowald, at his office at the
court house, namely William Dress of
Stanton, Jo Miss Lulu Anderson, vnd .Har
rison Thprp to Miss 'Mlnnlo ScjilUctor, of
Wlsner.
Great Half-Price Clearance Sale
HALF PRICE
Suits, Coats. Dresses, Furs Our Entire $50.000
Stock Not a Garm ant Reserved, at Exactly
This is by far the moat successful sale we have ever attempted, and Monday will be the banner day. Our stock is so large that we will force this
ruthless sacrifice until every garment is sold. Not one will be carried over this season. Come Monday and you will receive prompt and courteous
service. Our oxtra salespeople are now acquainted with our stock and can show you quickly just what you want.
All Our TAILORED SUITS
at HALF PRICE
$15.00 TAILOHKD SUITS f750
HALF MUCK SAJLK J
SI 7.50 TATLOKKl) SUITS Q75
IIAIjK 1IIICK SAMS PO
S J 9.50 TAlIXHtEI) SUITS itQ75
MA LI' MUCH SA LB P 2
$22.50 TAILOKICD SUITS - - 25
HALF MUCK SALK , . P 1 1
S25.0O TAILOIIEI) SUITS tfj - J50
HALF MUCK SALK I 1 t
S29.75 TAILOHEI) suits l85
mALF MUCK SAIiH P A TT
S35.00 TAIIX)11KU SUITS -I 750
HAIjF MUCK SALK t J.
$30.50 TAILOUED SUITS dj -j Q75
HALF MUCK SALK P X I?
S45.0O TAILOHEI) SUITS OQ50
HALF MUCK SALK
$40.50 TAILOKKl) SUITS 0175
HALF MUCK SALK P
355.00 TAILOUED SUITS djoSO
HALF MUCK SALK H4& i
359.50 taiIjOhkd suits oq75
lIAIiF MUCK SALK $iV
SG5.00 TAUX)IIKD SUITS 0050
Half muck sams. ipOA
$09.50 TAILOUED SUITS JQl75
HALF MUCK SALK pOT
$75.00 TAILOUED SUITS 2750
HALF miCB SALE J0
All Our TAILORED CLOTH
COATS AT HALF PRICE
$10.00 cloth coats dK00
HALF PUICE SALK ipO
$12.50 cloth coats ,fl;:25
HALF MUCE SALK 3 O
315.00 CLOTH COATS (750
$875
$975
$22.50 CLOTH COATS 1 1 25
IIALF PHICK SALE $11
$25.00 CLOTH COATS r50
Half muck sale p JL
329.75 cixth coats 185
HALF PUICE SALE J 1
$35.00 CLOTH COATS rt 4 1750
HALF PUICE SALE $ A
$39.50 CLOTH COATS 1 Q75
Half piuch salk p 1 u
$45.00 CLOTH COATS dQf)50
HALF PUICE SALE
$49.50 CLOTH COATS CO75
HALF MUCE SALK
$55.00 CLOTH COATS 0750
HALF MUCE SALE T . . 4i 4
$59.50 CLOTH COATS OQ75
HALF PUICE SALE k . . 447
$325u
HALF PUICE SALE
317.50 CLOTH COATS
HALF I'HICK SALE
$19.50 CLOTH COATS
Half muck salk
$85.00 CLOTn coats
Half PHICK SALE ,
All Our VELVET & PLUSH
COATS at HALF PRICE
$20.75 I'MJSH COATS i f85
HALF PHICK SALK .'. . P X
$35.00 VELVET PLUSH -l j50
COATS HA.LF MUCE SALK ij) X
$39.50 VELVET PLUSH Q75
COATS HALF PUICE SALE J 1 V
$45.00 VELVET PLUSH O50
COATS HALF PRICE SALE
S49.50 VELVET COATS OX75
HALF PRICE SALK i&A
$55.00 VELVET COATS 0750
Half puice sale p
$59.50 VELVET COATS OQ75
HALF PHICK SALK iCtV
$65.00 VELVET COATS 0 050
HALF PHICK SALE P3
$69.50 VELVET COATS 075
HALF PHICK SALK ipO't
$75.00 VELVET COATS 050
IIAIjF PUICE S.VLE . jpO
$79.50 VELVET COATS QQ75
HALF PHICK SALE pO7
$85.00 VELVET COATS ff)50
HALF PUICE SALE Pft&
$44
75
$89.50 velvet coats
Half PRICE SALE
$95.00 VELVET COATS 4"750
HALF PRICE SALE .' . . p4r i
All Our Dresses
Including Silk, Chiffon,
Corduroy, Velvet and
Cloth, at
HALF PRICE
$10.00 DRESSES HALF COO
price Sale JTJ
$12.50 DRESSES HALF ..
PRICE SALK
$15.00 DRESSES HALF
PRICE SALE
$17.50 DRESSES HALF
PRICE SALE
$625
$750
$9
$19.50 DRESSES HA LF
PRICE SALE
$22.50 DRESSES HALF 1 1 25
PRICE SALE Pil
$25.00 DRESSES HALF -j o50
PRICE SALE tj 1
$29.75 DRESSES HALF h a 85
PHICE'SALE 5J) L H:
$35.00 DRESSES HALF i 50
PRICE SALE J)1
$39.50 DRESSES HALF -fl Q75
PRICE SALE ,P X 7
$45.00 DRESSES IIALF OO50
PRICE SALE
ALL FUR COATS, FUR SETS AND SEPARATE PIECES AT A GREAT SACRIFICE
1510 Douglas Street JULIUS ORKIN 1510 Douglas Street
FENTON TAKESjT ALL BACK
Richardson Sheriff Will Be Peniten
tiary Warden.
JOHNSON GETS OLD PLACE
KEARNEY BUSINESS MAN-
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
ICEAIINHY. Neb., Dec. 2?.-(SpccIal.)-
Tclrunijna received today by thti Hocro
tary of tlio local Klkn' lodBo announcd
tho dentil of T. H. llubbell Thursday M
Santa Monica, Col., whero ho wont thin
minimer In an nttomnt to neek rcUof from
il breakdown of last winter, when ho wap
strloken with bronchial turaiyiuH'
Mr. Hubholl was a highly resncctoil and
prominent biimlncus man of Krarney for
tho last twenty yearn. hculntr the hud
boll Uroa.' Hardware company. Ho wiui
a Canadian by birth, nover married and
devoted his early life exclusively to his
bnalnwn und tho education and starting
Into business of Ms two younger broth,
rrs, who survlvo him. Edwin It. Hubbell
of St. I'aul, Minn., and Ualdwln C. Hub-
bell of Murroora, Ontario.
Ho was a prominent Klk, a member of
Kearney lodKo No. !I, .and will be burled
In Santa Monica, where the Klks lodeo
therfl will have charge of the funeral.
BODY OF MRS. FOSTER IS
BURIED IN TECUMSEH
TtXJUMSEH, Neb,. Dec. 2S.-iSpeclal.)
Mrs. IJivlna J. Koster, who died In, Kan.
saa City and who waa burled here yes
tnrday, was ono of tho few workers In
tho United States In tho Woman's Chris
tlan Temperance union to havo her nume
engriived In tho momortal tablet lu
Wlllard Hall, Chicago, the temple erected
to tho memory of Frances 'Wlllard. Mrs
Foster was an untlrlnp worker In tho In
terests of the order. Mrs. Koster was
a native of New York stato and was aged
70 yeurs. Her husbund died In Tecumseh
In ISSfi and three chlldrop. died and ara
burled here. 811c U survived by two sons,
A. V, Foster of Kansas City and J. P.
Foster of Tallula, 111., and ofio daughter,
Mrs. nose F. Terrell of Spokane, Wash
Mrs. Fostoc had lived hero for years up
to 1K10, when she went to Kansas City
to make her homo with tho son.
tecumseh"woman '
DIES AT ADAMS, MASS
TKCITMBEII. Neb.. Dec. 2S.-(Spectal.)
lawyers would say. they are the best , telesrom came to Tecumseh today from
evidence.
"Tho Institution has had more cattle
,thun It needfd all tho while. Wo had
I0 boys there to do the work, but the
irfeords show 'UiaV Manuel ' paid out
iSttUO tqr hj red help Pit the arm. He
jnjlso. 'had ' (ep .teams. -Over at Grand
llelaiid'a much larger lustlUitlon, they
iklb tlie work' wjth sevi-n men. ancj teams."
1 ' yoTlr'i 'AsLa UslnniUun.
'"Thsfo have been a fw tlilngir done
cAit 'at Keirney that w'b have not yet
Jot 'Se'ltlod' up," iHintlmied Mr. (!owle.
JW6 ar still at work on that typewriter
jirOposlJton and, as 'I think S a month j
,tpo- much to nay for a typewriter, I
naturally think that Mr. Manuel ought
lib pay the state back the overcharge
on the, one he rented to his stenographer.
T.ben there ts that saddle horse, which
was known at the Institution as 'Bessy's
'saddlo horse.' This horso was. purchased
'with state funds and Manuel gave 00
out of Ms maintenance (und for It, not
withstanding there, was no money In tho
.fund to buy molawea and butter for
tbo.boys, of course I have no objection
' to Mr, Manuel's daughter having a sad
dle horse to rfde, but I do not think
that the money should bo taken from tho
tnstltuUoq's molaawrs and butter fund
Ir Manuel also purchased a horse from
I. S. Jones at Admits. Mass., stathuc that
Mr. Jones had died there und that th
resent Cluiplnln Harmon Will lie
AIndti Drputr Warden nnd Offi
cial Who Ilesiffned Witt
llnvr Old Position.
Nebraska Boy in New York
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
MNCOI.'N, Neb., Doo 2S.-(8pocloJ.)-
Notwlthstandlng tho published statement
that Sheriff W. T. Fcnton hod turned
'down an offor for the appointment as
warden of tho state penitentiary, this
morning Information from a sourco which
cannot bo disputed as being reliable has
It that he will accept
From th, sumo source comes tho Infor
mation that Chaplain Nathan Harmon,
now doing double duty as usher and
plrltual adviser at Uio pen, will ba tho
now deputy.
It la known that Sheriff Fcnton had
askod for tho appointment of flro com-
mtssloner. tho job now held by Charles
Hondal!, and did not want the warden
ship because of his desire for some posi
tion which would not confine him. Insiae
so muoh. It Is also said that Mrs. Fen
tow objected very strenuously to taking
ud her abodo at tho penitentiary, v hat
pressure- may "have beon brought utxrn
Mr. Fenton to caus'o him to accept Is not
known, but It Is said that at the present
tlmo the deal to mako Fcnton warden and
Harmon his deputy will go through.
It Is understood that Governor More-
head Is very much pleased with tho way
in which tho prisoners have been nan
died under the administration of Warden
Mollck, and as Harmon has been in
close touch with Mr. Mellck and under
stands perfectly tho men and tho meth
ods of handlliiK them, ho has been ten
dered the deputyshlp and has accepted.
Just how soon tho change will be made
ufter tho new governor steps Into com
mand of tho ship of stato is not Known.
Annth.r nnnolntment which lias Decn
made by Governor Morehead but which
Is not given out for publication ts that
of private secretary. Souie time ago
this department made mo gue.a i i
who tho man would be. and indlcaUons
now point that the guess was a good one.
It was the general idea that Lo Mathews
would be the governors pnvaie oovioer,
but It seems that such Is not the case
and Instead a well-known attorney will
bo given the position.
Johnson rioco Hack.
Still another appointment which will be
made Is that of chaplain. Hev. P. C.
was chapiuin unoer me
Jerome F. Iangcr who has Just been
appointed chief of tho Flro Prevention
bureau of New York City, is a native of
West Point, Neb., where ho waa born
thirty-two years ago. Ho is a graduate
of the '$8 class of tlio West Point High
school and of the '00 class of electrical
engineering nt the University of Ne
braska. While attending tho university
Mr. linger took a great and active
Interest lu drill work, being captain
of cadets, Company D. He waa credited
with winning tho Pershing gold medal
In three successive competitive drills.
On leaving tho university ho was pre
sented by tho cadets with a gold-mounted
sword. In 1&08 ho enlisted as a member
of Company K, Second Nebraska Volun
teers at Schuyler and was encamped nt
Chlckamagua, Ga., until 'mustered out
of the service on his return to Omaha.
Following graduation ho left directly for
New York City, where he entered the
employ of Foote, Pleraon and company,
manufacturers of electrical supplies. After
two years spent with this Ilrm, he took
a three-days' civil service examination
for an Inspectorship of the Electrical
department of tho United States Navy
yards at Brooklyn, N. Y., and passed
with tho highest grade among 500 ap
plicants. During the ten years spent In
tho navy yards at Brooklyn, Mr. Langer
was promoted to the second highest po
sition in the Electrical department, oc
cupying the post of electrical aide.
On his arrival In New York, ho became
a member of Company I of tho Twenty
third NeW York National Guard, rising
to tho rank of first lieutenant. In the
competition for sharpshooters of the state
mmzm
PIONEERS DEDICATE ROOMS
Many Old-Timers Meet at
Booms in Court House.
New
SWAP TALES OF LONG AGO
Draw Mnn Comparisons Between
Today and the Time When They
First Maw Thin l.oi-nllty In
Its Wilder Stnte. .
JEROME F. IiANQEil.
of New York he has carried off more
than fifty medals and prizes.
Mr. Langor Ib a brother of A. J.
Tanger, former postmaster of West
Point and editor nnd proprietor of the
West Point Republican.
Mrs. Jones had died there, und that tho I " ! "utrat,n and while during the state, and not yet turned over,
funeral and burial would be held t P" " wlth Gov. January 31. 1SJM, "the Lancaster co
crnor Aldrlch which becarrio somewhat
heated, resulting In the reverend gentle
man handing In hU resignation, has been
notified that he will again have a chanc
to act as chaplain at tho penetcntlary-
Captain Phil Hall, son of Dr. Hall, na
tlonal committeeman, will be the new
nrtii,nnt oneral. Captain Hall is now
captain of Company F of tho Second Ne
braska regiment. Ho first Joined the
puard as a member of the hospital corps
at Lincoln In WOG and served us corporal
and later as sergeant. January 18. 1910.
ha was transferred to Company F and
waa mode second lieutenant. At an elec
tion held by the company October 17.
1910. he was elected captain and has held
that office to the present time. He will
be 25 years old on tho tstli day of next
March and will probably be the young-
eat adjutant general the atate has ever
had. Ho ts very popular with the officers
of the guard and with the members of
his company and stands high In bust
nesa and social circles In the city of
IJncoln
At a late hour this afternoon the an
nouncement waa mads that th appoint
Adums Unlay. Mrs. Jones had been In
falling health for tome time and last
summer her husband took her east
where they formerly resided, for expert
treatment. She was a native of England
and waa aged C3 years. Her husbund Is
Iho only relative In this country to sur
vlvo hor. For a great many years Mrs.
Jones waa lu the hotel business In this
city and she owns the Jones hotel prop-1
erty hern now.
Two Wrildlnua nt Tnlilc Iluck.
TAUL.V3 HOCK. Neb., Dec. 2S.-(Spoclal.)
Arnold Petrasek and Miss Man Ko-
vande. were united In marriage by Judge
McNalr at the court house In Pawnee
City Thursday murnlng. The groom Is
a on of William Petrasek, living three
mile cast of here, and tho bride Is u
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kovanda
of Table Itock.
Guy Talbot, who lives three miles north
of Table Itock, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Talbot, was married yesterday to
Mini May Stltxel, who lives two miles
southwest of lure. Rev. P. P W Wim
berley officiating
ment of Sheriff W. T. Fenton as warden
of the penetcntlary nnd Chaplain Nathan
Harmon as deputy had been made by
Governor Morehead. It Is also announced
that othor appointments will be given out
shortly,
County Sn for Cash.
An echo of the Capital National bank
fatluro of many years ago waa heard In
tho Lancaster county district court yes
terday when arguments on the demurrer
of the state to tho petition of the bounty
of Lancaster to recover from tho state
money belonging to tho Btato which tho
county had In the bank at tho time of
the failure. The amoifnt sued for Is
IS.33L72 and Interest from January 21.
lm. At the time the bonk failed It had
on deposit to the credl of tho county
nearly $40,000, of which the nmount sued
for In this action had beon coUected fur
On
county
treasurer through mistake turned this
amount over to the state treasurer and It
has never been returned.
Unnnlnar Mnn Innulrrs,
Tho puro food department has received
a letter from a man at Dunning, who
wishes to know If "there is any law for
selling whiskey, beer and all other strong
drinks and run wide open gambling places
all day Sunday and most every night
till inornlng." The letter has been turned
over to tho attorney general for Instruc
tlora.
lMmiie Canton nv Honda.
Tho Platte Valley Telephone company
has made application to the railway com
mission lor permission to Issue and sell
$30,000 refunding bonds and the same has
been granted by the commission. The
company Is located at Scotts muff, and
desires to pay off Its present Indebted
ness and extend Its lines.
contest proceedings brought by the demo
cratic candidate. Van Horn, ugatnst hta
successful, republican competitor, George
F, Wolr of Fremont. Wolz has been Is
sued tho certificate of election nnd It will
now be up to the senate to settle the
matter.
Key to the Situation Dee Advertising.
Two Weddliifia at Sbuhcrt.
SHUBERT. Neb., Dec. 2S.-(SpeclaI.)-
Mlss Ethel Griffith, uged 22, and Henry
Jones, nged 18, were married at the court
house lu Auburn this week. The bride
Is a daughter of Georgo Griffith, a
farmer living west of town. Tho couple
will go to housekeeping on a farm be
longing to tho groom'a father, Robert
Jones, northeast of Shubert.
Daniel Weber, principal of the Shubert
school, was married this week to Miss
Lillian lllatt at the home of her father,
J. A. Hlatt. The couple went to Kansas
City to spend the honeymoon. The bride
was a teacher and resigned a country
school near Cook at tho beginning of the
holiday vacation. Miss RcBsle Anderson
of Auburn und O. J. Lcnnon of Lincoln
were the attendants.
To properly dedicate their new rooms
In tho new Douglas county court house,
the Douglas' County Association of Ne
braska Pioneers held a reception there
yesterday from 2 to 4 o'clock. Tho funo.
tlon. was one of tho most enjoyable in
the history of the association and was
attended by fully 700 people. At tho door
tho guests were received by W. I. ICler
stead, James Walsh, Joseph Redman, A.
N. Yost, Jonathan Edwards, Mrs. Anna
K. Bowman and Mrs. Robert Lstfng.
Tho recelptlon committee hud little to
do, for most of those who visited the
rooms were acquainted with tho pioneers,
thQ men and women who blazed the wav
for those who came later. The punch
bowl was presided over by Mrs. Sam
Rees and Mrs. Al Soronson, and tho
punch was a dream. There was ten gal
lons of It, enough for everybody. It waj
the special preparation of Rome Miller,
tho Ingredients benlg donated by W. 1.
Kleratead and served from an Immense
cut glass bowl loaned by Mr. Miller. Be-
Ides the punch there were light refresh
ments, consisting of calces and wafers.
Then thjro wero groat bouquots of rosea
nd enrnations for the buttonholes.
There was nothing formal about the re
ception, for It was an occasion when the
pioneers and their friends met for a good
time. There were dozens of easy chairs.
couches .and benches, all gathered In by
Uncle Joo Redman, who spent several
duys getting the furniture together. Tho
wall were prettily decoruted with Ameri
can flag.
Old-Tlnio Nnsby.
Among the pioneers there were many
men and Women who havo their names
engraven upon the pages of Nebraska's
history. Ono of the men was William
Larkln. one of Omaha's first postmas
ters. Mr. Larkln served during 1So9 and
CO. and, although he did not use his hat
for a postofflce, during his torm tthe let
ter case was no larger than a cracker
box and the receipts of the office for the
two years were leas than the receipts dur-
Hullola In Content Case.
Scrietary of State Walt received by
express this morning a bos containing
the ballots cast at the election held In
the Fifth Senatorial district, composed of
Dodge and Washington counties, and
which ar uuw In controversy lu tho
ltlnlr Company Inspectrd,
BLAIR, Neb., Dec. 2S.-MaJor U H.
Gage of Lincoln, state Inspector of the
Nebraska Homo Guurds, was here this
week for tho annual inspection of the
Blair company. A special election of
officers wus held, caused by the resig
nation of Fred Abbott, captain. First
Lieutenant Paul Kelly was elected cap
tain. Second Lieutenant Fred Jones was
elected first lieutenant and Sargeant
George Wlllsey, second, lieutenant. This
Is understood to bo an effort to raise the
proficiency of the company to a higher
standard.
Kill Children nnd llrraelf.
FORT SMITH. Ark., Dec 2S.-ln a fit
of Insanity resulting. It is believed, from
tne reaumg or wild west ktories. Mrs.
Dan Redfern. SI years old. today seized
un ax and crushed the hvads of her two
cniioren, i lem. ugeu : years, anu ieonartl
ageu months. Kliilm; thrm Instantly
Tin crazed mother then tut her own
tnroat wiui a razor.
lng a single day at the present time.
Ralph Hall, another of tho pioneers,
came to Nebraska In 1857 und settled out
near Ralston. There he entered a pre
emption, upon which he has ever since
lived, and tho remarkable thing about It
Is that not an acre of it has over been in
crop. It Is a hay meadow- and Is mors
valuable as hay land than if broken up
and planted to com and wheat. Though
Mr. Hall got this land for practically
nothing, now It is worth in tho neighbor
hood of $300 pen acre and thcro are V!"
acres of It. Ono romarkable thing about
tho land Is that during tho many years
that It has been owned by Mr. Hall It ha
nover been plastered with a mortgage or
othe,r incumbrance.
Old Wnr Veteran.
Jolinathan Edwards, although he did
not boast about It was pointed out a.
ono of the youngest and at tho same time,
ono of tho oldest war veterans, hot only
of tho pioneers, but In tho country. When
he came to Nebraska In 1S5S, Mr. Edward
was a small boy, but he grew rapidly
and In ISfiO when still in his teens, he
enlisted In tho First Nebraska, a ter
ritorial regiment and spent four years,
during which time ho got a taste of real
war. Ho fought Indians on tho frontier.
. Mrs. A. L. Root, a daughter of Uncle
Joo Redman, though not so old. Is u
daughter of Omaha, as well as a pioneer
She also has children and grandchildren
and all of them arc pioneers, a number of
whom wero at the reception. Mrs. Root
was at tho reception and entertained by
telling tales of pioneer days when chased
by wolves In tho neighborhood of the
present Saratoga school house at Twenty
fourth street and Ames avenue.
Port Redman nnd W. A. Bell, both of
whom camo to Douglas county In 18V
exchanged fish stories and both told of
catching four to six-pound plko In a
creek that In those days crosses North
Sixteenth street In the vicinity of
Nlchalos. There wero some big ponds
In tho creek at this point and they were
five to eight feet deep.
Even as late as 1SG7 when he came-to
Douglas county, Car Axford romembered
of catching an eight-pound pickerel und
many smaller ones In tho Jorth Omaha
creek at about Twenty-fifth aijd I.ak
streets.
The court engaged In the trial at Seoul.
Korea, of the Koreans accused of con
spiracy against the life of Governor
General Count Terauchl decided to ad
journ until January 9. It has held con
tinuous sesslona throughout the hollli
season, Including Christmas day.
OMAHA BEE 12-29-11.
TheYearofl9l3
"Wliy not start the new year off right,
by liaviug your laundry work right.
That is the only way wo do work. Be
satisfied, and you will "be if you 'try
THE "Wi 3HW0KD" OV TXB XOKS
BLUE WAGONS
PIIONR DOUGLAS 010
