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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1913)
fHE BEK: OMAHA. WKDXKSIUY AUGUST 13, 191.1. Nebraska Nebraska. Nebraska BARON YONJVERNER BACK Titled Prisoner Returned to Ne braska Prison. WAS MAKING HIS GETAWAY lint Into Altercation with Cashier of Hotel nt Woodstock, III., from Which Plnce Ilf Was IlrnnKht Dnck. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Auk. 12.-Baron Von War ner has returned to take up his abode at the Hotel de Kenton at Lancaster f'om which place he slipped away about throe months ago. Warden Kenton re turned with his titled and aristocratic prisoner this forenoon from Woodstock, 111., and the Baron Is once more behind the bars, where he will probably be de nied the liberties he formerly enjoyed beforo leaving, while under the care of Chaplain Johnson, whom he had accom panied to the latter's home In Tecumseh to furnish music to the chaplain's guests. The baron Is a very talented musician and was a valuable adjunct to the prison band and they are all pleased to see him return. Warden Kenton says that he has dis covered that the baron Is an old of fender, this being; the sixth time that he has been In durance vile. After get ting away from Tecumseh, Baron Von Went used automobiles foe- the most part ," making his get-a-way. He would chart" a machine, ride fifty miles or more to some town and would enter a store, hotel or other establishment and retire by the way of the back door leaving the chaufeur to wait for his money. He would then hire another ma chine and make another play at the same game. In this way he reached Woodstock, near Chicago, and probably would have been successful In getting away had he not got Into trouble with the cashjer at a hotel. He was arrested by the sheriff, who after taking him to his office noticed his resemblance to a picture he had hanging In his office of a prUoner wanted at the Nebraska penitentiary. SHERIFF KNIGHT OF CUMING DIES AT WEST POINT HOME WEST rOINT, Neb., Aug. 11. -(Special.) -Milton Knight, sheriff of Cuming county, died at his home at "West Point Monday noon of cancer of the stomach after some weeks of Intense suffering. W. E. Ferguson, an old settler of West Point and a man of advanced years, died Monday of (Senile debility and ailments Incident to old age. The 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Lammers died on Sunday morning and was interred Tuesday under Catholic aUsplceB. The cause of death was peritonitis, from which he had suf fered some weeks. Miss Margaret Wray, a former teacher In the,Vest Point schools, has been elected "to a position In a college at Val destm Go. A young man named Bargman was ar rested and fined before a Justice on the charge of Interfering with tho free pass sen or an automobile and In making the wrong turn In passing. TWs is the first conviction In the county-under this Jaw. Miss Lillian Kock of "West Point nun leturned from Europe, where she has been with a party of friends, ten of whom were from Nebraska. The West Point city council on Monday evening made the annual tax levy for city purposes. The levy this year Is 29 mill. The West Point Republican, Colonel .1. C. Elliott, editor, proposes to get out a mammoth booster edition, which will be ready In about three weeks. The enter prise Is being liberally patronized. STANTON PREPARES PROGRAM FOR A GREAT COUNTY FAIR Shields Is Held to the District Court i BitOKKN BOW, Neb., Aug. ll-lSp-oial.) Clun Shields, charged with it, sault to do great bodily harm to the person of Itev. Joseph Slick at Arnold June 8, was taken before Justice Kodge and held to the next term of district court In 1400 bonds. The evidence Introduced tended to show that on the evening tf that dato Rev. Mr. Slick, upon reaching the parsonage after service was attacked by two men, who ran from around the house. It be ing dark, the faces of the assailants were not visible, but E. 11. Potter, a witness, testified that he reco?nlied the vo'ce of Shields. The causes leading up to the alleged assault Is said to have been Jealousy, Shields also c'aimlng that the minister had talked about him. Mrs, Eberhard Is Frightened to Death PIERCE, Neb., Aug. lt-(Speclal.) Mrs. Frank Eberbard, living two and one-half miles east of Pierce, was frightened to death when a bolt of light ning struck the house Sunday morning. When the bolt struck the house, Mrs. Eberhard was overcome and with tlu exception of a few gasps for breath, showed no signs of life. Her husband ran. Immediately to the home of Rev. H. A. Hllpert, a few rods away, but when they returned to the house the woman was dead. Bin ltnn on Ileets. SCOTT'S BLUFF, Neb.. Aug. 12.-One hundred men are employed overhauling the sugar mill, preparatory to hand ling this year's big crop. Over 200,000 tons of beets ate In sight. The capacity of the mill will bo 1.S0J tons per day. This means a sack of refined sugar every three and one-half minutes, day and night for a period of four months during the campaign. Saloon Man Sues for Unearned License' (Krom a Staff Correspondent ) ' LINCOLN. Aug. lt.-(Speclal )Kour appeal cases were filed In tho supreme court today from Merrick county cover Ing an attempt of two satoon keepers of Silver Creek to recover from the ch?ol district and the village the amount of llran.a unit nnfMltul lion tax mild In for ! the time they were prohibited from open ing their places of business by reason of remonstrances filed and pending In dis trict court. One appellant paid In tho amount of the license of $300 to the village trcumcr and a like sum to the same official as nn occupation tux. He seeks to recover from the vlllago the sum of 1236.15 and $ID3.62. respectively, for money paid to the school district and village for the time ho was prohibited from running. Charles M. Sokcl flies an appetal In a case covering the same proposition and the same amounts. SPREADING RAILS SEND TRAIN INTO THE DITCH BEATRICE. Neb., Aug. 12. (Special Telegram.) Five cars attached to east bound Rock Island freight No. 91. went Into the ditch two miles east of Hock ford this morning. Brakeman IajuH Hearne of Kalrbury, was on top of one of the cars and was severely cut and bruised, when It turned over. Conductor Hill was riding in the caboose cupola whe"n the car rolled over, but escaped unhurt. The accident was caused by spreading rails. DEATH RECORD. Hun Over While Asleep. TECUMSEH, Neb., Aug. 12.-(Speclal.) Louis Lovitt laid down In the shade of his wagon to await the arrival pf a threshing crew. He went to sleep and the horses started with the wagon and both wheels passed over his body. Al though no bones were broken, his flesh wan badly lacerated. STANTON, Neb., Aug. 12.-(Speclal.) The' secretary and board of managers of th Stanton County Agricultural society are making preparations for the coming fair and race meet, which will bo held at Stanton August 26 to 29. Heretofore the races at the fair have been made up of county horses only, but this year the legular circuit races will be seen at the fair and purses amounting to $2,500 have been put up, also a strong schedule of base ball gumes, as follows: First day, Pilger against Stanton; second day, Bat tle CreeK against Wlsrier; third day, the winners of the first two days. The Bat tle Creek concert band has been secured for the three days. Friday, September 7, Omaha-South Omaha Day at the State Fair Friday, September 7, is to be Omaha, and South Omaha day at the state fair at Lincoln. This was decided this aftt. noon at a meeting at tho Commercial club of representatives of thirteen lead ing organisations of the two cities. Be sides the regular trains of the day, two specials will be run to Lincoln to carry .tho Omaha and South Omaha crowds to the fair. The matter is to be handled through the Omaha publicity department. .Present at the meeting that decided upon me arrangement, were j, . ti. Weaver, representing the Ak-Sar-Ben; Robert Manlcy, president of the Ad club; Harry Tostevln, president of the Ben Franklin club; A. W. Carpenter, chair man, and O. T. Eastman, of the trade extension committee of the Commercial club; Fred Creigh and C. F. Harrison. Real Estate exchange; T. Dearmont, Omaha Auto Motor club; O. T. Eastman and Amos Thomas, University club; J, W. Metcalfe. Omaha Retailers' association; R. W. Miner, secretary, and Walter Thomas, exalted ruler of the Elks; P. Hanson, chairman of the executive com mittee of the Eagles; EL F. Dennlson, secretary of the Young Men's Christian association; A F, Stryker, secretary of the South Omaha Live Stock exchange. Beatrice News Notes. BEATRICE, Ifeb.. Aug. 12.-(Speclal.) At a meeting of the county board of equalization yesterday the valuation of the Lincoln Telegraph and Telephone company- was raised $16,000. A heavy wind storm visited the vicin ity of Holmesvllle Sunday evening. A barn and windmill on the farm of M. Treuernlcht were blown down and a corn crib on the farm of Milt Prlbyl was wrecked. Some hall fell, but not enough to do any damage. Word is received of the death of Mrs. C O. Thamer, mother of Mrs. U. O. Brown of this city, which occurred at York yesterday morning after an Illness of two years. Mrs. Brown was at the bedside when the end came. Suit was brought yesterday In the dis trict court by the First National bank of Blue Springs against David Cook to collect $1,000. Cook was until recently encaged In the Implement business at that place. William R. Kennedy yeiteraay filed suit in district court against his wife, Lizzie Kennedy. He charges her with extreme cruelty. The farmers of Gage county have been railed to meet at the Commercial rooms next' Saturday afternoon, when the sub Ject "What to Do With tho Corn Crop" will be discussed. Vtk Ilrokrn White Wreatllnir. TECUMSEH, Neb.. Aug. 12.-Speclal.) -The outcome of a friendly scuffle be tween members of a threshing crew, while at work at the home of Mrs. Q. Klelm west of here, is that Carl Combs has a broken leg. Combs was thrown and his leg broken above the ankle. He was taken to Crab Orchard for surgical care. Alfalfa, a. Hood Crop. SCOTT'S BLUFF. Neb., Aug. Farmers are finishing putting tip the second crop of alfalfa, which Is one of tho heaviest In the history of the Scott's Bluff county Alfalfa is bringing tt a ton, baled, at the stations along the .Burlington, and not much being de lit ered. Mrs. Suian Klnyon. OXFORD, Neb., Aug. 12.-(Special.) Mrs. Susan Kenyon died Sunday night of paralysis. She and her husband set tled on a homestead south of town In 1897. Her husband died many years ago. Mrs. Klnyon brought up the farntly of six children, four of whom survive her. Two daughters and a son are residents of Oxford and one daughter lives In Falrbury, Neb. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon In the Presby- terlan church, w(th Interment in ine cemetery here. Mm. Frnnk Prok. OXFORD, Neb., Aug. 12.-Speclal.)-Mrs. Frank Peck died Monday evenln? tu an Omaha hospital, whither she was taken for treatment a week ago. Sua was afflicted with gallstones, and was tnkrn to Omaha In the hope that an operation might save her life. Owing to her weakened condition, tho operation was not attempted, and death ensued. She Is survived by her husband nnd two small daughters. n. It. Ilnll. SHENANDOAH, la.. Aug. 12. (Spe cial.) B. R. Hall, a veteran of the civil war and resident of Forragut twenty four years, died Monday morning from heart failure. He was struck by light ning many years ago and had never fully recovered his health. HYMENEAL 12 vans-Benedict. FAIRBURY, Neb., Aug. 12. (SpeclaU) Miss Dagna Benedict of this city and Charles Evans of Scottsbluff, Neb., were married at the homo of the bride i mother, Mrs. Ellen Benedict, Sunday, Rev. J. T. Parker of the Baptist church officiating. Mrs. J. T. Parker played Lonhrigrin's wedding march and little Clay Brock was ring bearer. The cou ple were unattended. The bride was gowned In a beautiful white voile dress with blue stripes and wore a bridal veil. A large number of friends and relatives witnessed the wedding. The bride was brought up in Falrbury and graduated from the high school. The groom Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W, Evans of Scottsbluff. Mr. and Mrs. Evans will spend the week In Falrbury, visiting with friends, and will leava Saturday for their home in Scottsbluff, Henry De la Roche Rapidly Improving Henry.de la Roche, who was hurt last week In an aeroplane accident west of Omaha, Is reported to be recovering rapidly at the Clarkson hoarltal. De la Roche Is still very weak, but Is steadily Improving and with no sirloug set back should be entirely recovered In a short while. Paralysis, which was thought to be a permanent affliction Is fast disap pearing and Is now only confined to a portion of his right side. Ask Barley Farmers HKJSB 'ISkml who buys the cream of their Barley crops and they will tell you Anheuser-Busch the brewers and acrs of r i ! i J3 lU.Wt?It7i M NTnriirrC KTnVilocf nmrn-nnu 4 ........ The exclusive use of SaaicrHops,to mildnas and loW percentage of alcohol make it the hwxz Everywhere. BotxJeJ only tt the horns clint In St.Louti Anheuser-Busch Brewcry-StXods A ANHEUSER-BUSCH CO. el NKR., Dhtrltstor. Omaht, Ncbmka mPPfTAUV AUTOMOBILES, TRUCKS FLJCAs 1 VJIY I TIRES AND ACCESSORIES Information Bureau. The Automobile Editor of Tho Omnlin Boo will gladly furnish you detail infor- nintion rdgurding nuy of the automobiles, trucks, dolivory wagons, tires or acces sories represented in this directory. Writo today. GASOLINE CARS A BBOTT-DETROIT- L Traynor Automobile Company, 2512-14 Farnam Street. B UIOK Nebraska Buick Auto Company, Lee Huff Mgr. , 1912-14-16 Farnam Streot. Ilnrn nnd Contents Burned. TAB LB ROCK, Neb., Aug, 12.-Spe. clal.) During a severe electrical storm the large, barn of Evan Davis was struck by lightning, and with the contents, burned. It contained about sixty tons of hay, three horses, harness and some farm machinery. Kick of Homo Fatal. FAIRBURY, Neb.. Aug. 12. (Special.) A a result of being kicked Saturday, Scott Willoughby, aged 13 years, died, at a hospital In Lincoln after under going an operation. The body wa& brought to Falrbury Monday evening. lllllllllllfllllllll lllllllllllll m A truss that doesn't fit means permanent injury ru'..A - j. - iiavc yuur n lioo fitted by an expert Mnfil nhvflimnr.fi in nrtA auuui, j in una realize p uar mtert, this necessity, and send their patients to us to bo fitted. Our expert fits a hundred patients where even a. fairly expert doctor or drue stor man fits one. Twlr n v.af trie leaalnr tnm fitting i.,..n... - , - "O uuuu m iearn me latest methods. That Is why physlolans stud . to us to b. ntt.a. ii!LllJVt,d t" means not only discom fort, but the possible necessity of an opera tion to remedy what would have been un P6f,M.".try. with a truss made to meet your individual requirements. The W. G. Cleveland Co. Bnrgioftl and Invalid SnpplUs. 1410-13 Karnsy at. Tslsphons Sens'. 1188. "Buy your wryical tupplut tchtre your phyxman 6ujt hi .'' W Specialists al I II I M Deformity W ClIMM Jts4 AM Ji Tm y - e.. .i.ii. i. yv opeviiiisig vc 11 EI,S,C J , Hosiery j Speclillsttvpj U Abdominal JM ADILLAC G. F. Iteim. Pres. I Cadillac Company of Omaha, 2054-6-8 Farnam Streot. iHEVIOLET- I Doty & Hathaway, 2027 Farnam Street. DETROITER The T. G." Northwall Company, 912-14 Jones Streot. INTERSTATE Interstate Automobile Co., Opp. Court House; 310 South Eighteenth Streot. GASOIL.IPME CARS rATEVENSDURYEA R. N. Howes. Fred 0. Hill. 2102-4 Farnam Street STUDEBAKER E. R. Wilson Auto Company, 2429 Farnam -Street. COMMERCIAL, TRUCKS yAHASE- 1 Jjfrummond Motor Company, 26th and Farnam Streets. INTERNATIONAL International Harvester Company of America, 801 Capitol Avenue. -ASON- KRIT LITTLE L. P. Madsen, 327 West Broadway, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Doty & Hathaway, 2027-29 Farnam Street. T OOOMOBILE I. Drummond Motor Company, 26th and Farnam Streets. ARION- TV T M Marion Auto Company, 0. W. McDonald. 2101 Farnam Street. ARMON- Marion Auto Company, McDonald. 2101 Farnam Street. M -LYJL c. w. MAXWELL United Motor Omaha Company, J. M. Opper, Dist. Mgr. . 1122 Farnam Street. "IDLAND- 1 IT Freeland Auto Company, J. A. Freeland. 1113 Farnam Street. N ATIONAL Traynor Automobile Co. 2512-14 Farnam Street. OVERLAND Van Brunt Automobile Company, 2010 Farnam St., Omaha. 18-20-22 4th St., Council Bluffs. IV I Freeland Auto Company, J. A. Freeland. 1113 Farnam Street. ELECTRIC CARS o HIO Van Brunt Automobile Company, 2010 Farnam St., Omaha.. 18-20-22 4th St,, Council Bluffs. OTANDARD 0. W. McDonald. Marion Auto Co., 2101. Farnam Street, w T00DS- Drummond Motor Company, 26th and Farnam Streets. ' DELIVERY WAGONS K" L. P. Madsen, 327 West Broadway, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Wes 3 IRES A LL MAKES (Seconds) Giant Tiro Company, 1205 Farnam Street F EDERAL Arthur Storz Auto Supply Co., 2020 Farnam Street, F IRESTONE Firestone , Tiro & Rubber Co., 2220 Farnam Street, P ACKARD- Orr Motor Sales Company, 24th and Farnam Streets. OPE-HARTFORD Van Brunt Automobile Company, 2010 Farnam St., Omaha. 18-20-22 4th St., Council Bluffs; R EGAL- The T. G. Northwall Company, 912-14 Jones Stroet. 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