T11K BKE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, DKCEMBUJH is, win.
These Boys and Girls Wrote Prize-Winning
Compositions in Orchard & Wilhelm's
"TOY CONTEST"
FIFTH (1RAD12.
Klrst Prize Worth J?10.
Alexander Rohrbough, Dundee
School.
Second Prize "Worth $5.
John Day. Jr., Franklin School.
Third lrlze Worth $'-!.5l Kach.
Marie Kcnnobcck, Sacred Heart
School.
Burman Fornej', Train School.
Jessica Reed, Dundeo School.
KatherlnlfKrlss, Vinton School.
Margaret lllgbee, Lothrop School.
Fourth Prizes Worth Sl.oo Kadi.
Tommy Kline, Cass School.
Maude Schmidt, St. Cecilia's
School.
Lloyd Wagner, Heals School. v
Gertrude Moss, Farnam School.
Homer Caughey, Franklin School.
Glenn Wright. Vinton School.
Vernle Coy, Saratoga School.
John Merten, St. Joseph School.
Thelma Brison, Mason School.
Frank Zmrhal, Castcllar School.
SIXTH GltADK.
First Prize Worth $10.00.
William Sype, Dundee School.
Second Prize Wortli $5.00.
Rolnholdt Hennig, Mason School.
Third Prizes Wortli $2.50 Knch.
Bernice Wilcox. Brownell Hull.
William Wright. Dundee School.
Margaret B. Peters, Columbian
School.
William Lllloy, South Omaha
School.
Harold Prohaska, Train School.
Fourth Prizes Wortli $1.00 Knch.
Nancy Hul3t, Windsor School.
ISvelyn Vogel, Lake School.
Donald Plllsbury, Saunders
School.
Stephen King, Central School.
Esther McCabo, Sacred Heart
School.
Larece" Kreymborg, Lincoln
School.
Joseph Lumpkin, Lincoln School.
Ingrld Sandyrall, Webster School.
Elma Chase, Central Park School.
Mta Davis, Long School
We invito you to come in at
ORCHARD & WILHELM CO.
Beatrice Girl Wins
Suit for Cash Left
Her by Her Fiance
BEATRICE, Neb.. Dec. 1". (Special.)
Miss Jean Townsend of this city Tuesday
received word from DeB Molnos, la.,
statins that she had won her case In the
Iowa supreme court, tho court upholding
i will whereby her fiance left her 15,000.
"William T, Sowers, an insurance man of
Des Molnos. was fatally Injured about
two years ago while hunting. Two days
.before his death he made a will In which
lie left 43.WK) of his life Insurance money
to Miss Townsend, to whom he was to
have been wedded. He had several life
Insurance policies, and by the temp ofi
ills' Willi he" changed the, heneflclaVtes,
f When the will was offered for probate
Vt Des Moines it was contested, and the
'contestants' woa In the lower court. The
case was carried to the supreme court of
Jowa, with the result that Miss Townsend
won. She Is at present malting her home
here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O.
; Townsend.
Thomas R. Allen, the new secretary of
the Beatrice Commercial club, has ar
llved in the city with his family from
Omaha to mako his home.
II. H. Norcross was appointed g-uar-'
dlan Tuesday for Aaron Mast, a Holmes-vlllo-farmer,
who Is receiving treatment
In a. sanitarium at Lincoln.
Tho Beatrice Poultry association held
Its annual meeting Tuesday evening, at
' nhlch theso officers were elected: Trcsl-
Jent, II. B. Kennedy; vice president, S.
A. Seymour; secretary, D. S. Whltcomb,;
treasurer, juuus isaumann; uireciors, x:
'B, frulton arid J. W. tfaumgardner. The
association decided to hold the next show
during the second week of December,
WH.
NUCKOLLS REPUBLICANS
FAVOR PARTY UNITY
NELSON, Neb., Dec. 17.-(SpecIal.) Tho
republican committee of Nuckolls county
at Its meeting here Monday adopted rcso- I
unions acpionng uivisiuns in mo
and calling upon committees of other
counties to take steps toward unification
of the party. The resolutions, which are
signed by W. K. Moore, chairman, pro
loin", and W. T. Uettenfield, secretary,
follow;
Uesolved. L That wc feel It a loyal
duty to petition and imploro the organ
iced state and county committees of both
aforesaid factions to the effect that they
tako immediate steps toward harmoniz
ing, unifying and consolidating the dif
ferent republican organizations in the
counties and also in the state.
2. That wo behove that there Is a very
earnest and general feeling and desire
among the rank and file of both- factions
that they should get together, and let the
. i . i. . . i-. . . . ..i.i i .. i
tmiiieiisiini uiaiury ui mv task in vaiucimui i
campaign be buried too deep for resurrec- I
.tlon,' In the interest ot complete har- '
mony. I
3. That the republican forces should
Unite in the spirit of forgiveness, and not I
tjmpore political punishment upon the
individual members of either faction for
dlffereocex of opinion held and main
tained under mistaken movements of the
last campaign, all remembering that
Party as .well as personal mistakes will
'happen, even under honest and well
meant endeavor.
t. That the progejslve and conservative
republicans, of Nuckolls county may now
net and realize the wisdom exercised In
their, county convention of 1812, by avoid
Jng the organization of a second repub
lican 'party, and by graciously and wisely
allowing republicans whose personal opin
ions dltfered widely In the choice of pres
idential candidates, to vote aa their con
sciences best guided them, thus assuring
both elements of tho party that they may
' meet In primary, convention and election
, as one organisation.
- - -
York Connie llnrt la Kunnivny.
VOHK, Neb.. Dec, 17. (Special.) Mr.
and Mrs. George II. France were quite
serioasly Injured by being run Into by a
runaway, horse and their buggy over
turned Tuesday afternoon. Both were
thrown to the pavement and were un
conscious when placed In the ambulance.
Kvvr Ooonty Attorney.
TABUS nOCK, Neb., Dec. 17.-Special.)
County commissioners of Pawnee
county have appointed Hon. Frank A.
Barton county attorney to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of 8. J.
Graham. Mr. Barton waa formerly
raunty Judge,
Aa American Kluar
la the treat king of cure. Or. King's
New Placorary, the qulclc, saie, sure
SEVENTH GRADE.
First Prize M'orth $10.00.
Ruth Cooper", Windsor SchooL
Second Prizo Worth $5.00.
Evelyn Watson, Lako School.
Third Prizes Worth $2.50 Knell.
Ralph Kharas. Farnam School.
Violet H. Brotchlc, Saratoga
School.
Helen Schellberg, Miller Park
School.
Mary Loomls, Park School.
Hcdwlg Melandor, Webster School,
Fourth Prizes Worth $1.00 Each.
Caroline Baker, Mason School.
Emma E. Wondoll, Train 'School.
Rose Guttman, Kollom School.
Nola Fife, Windsor School.
Loretta Peterson, Sacred Heart
School.
S. Richard Hoyser, Central School.
Fred Norris, SU Joseph's.
Willis Eldcene, Central Park
School. Marie Vanous, Lincoln School.
Luclle Moody, Lako School.
JKIGHTH GRADE.
First Prize Worth $10.00.
Alta T. Davis, Lincoln School.
Second Prize Worth $5.00.
Frances Wuhl, Park School.
Third Prizes Worth $11.5(1 Each.
Moses Kahn, Lothrop School.
Bohous Slnkule, Brown Park
School.
Anna Porter, Webster School.
Ireno Dyball, Park School.
Eleanor Slabaugh, Dundee School.
Fourth Prizes Wortli $1.00 Each.
Willow O'Brien, Sacred Heart
School.
Mario Xenieak, Comenius School,
Fae Mullen, Brown Park School.
Frances Foote, Park School.
Rita McVeigh, St. Peter's School.
Lois Beverldge, Long School.
Delia Marxen, Webster School.
Leon E. Tubbs, Pnrk School.
Iva Stoughton, AVebstor School.
Francis Gerln, St. John's School.
once and select your prizes.
RETURN CHARGES MAY BE
PAID DEERE COMPANY
(Prom a Staff Correspondent)
1ASCOUS, Dec. 17.-Spcclal.)-B. J.
McVann. of the Omaha Commercial club,
representees of the John Deere company
called on the railway commission today
to take up tho matter of the return
charges on farm Implements. According
to a rate now In force farm Implements
can bo returned at one-half tho regular
rate. Tho Deere company has been shin
ing goods over tho Burlington and has
no order for the halt rate. Tho Burling
ton now desires to malco the company a
rebate on the over chareg, but doea not
dare to do It without an order of the
commission.
The conference was merely an -Informal
affair and no action" was taken 'by the
commission. General Freight Agent Hol
Comb was present' at the conference.
KEARNEY BUSINESS MEN
OFFER PRIZE TO FARM BOY
KEARNEY, Neb., Dec. 17.-(Special.)
In order to get the farmers In this sec
tion interested In the six weeks' short
course to open at tho state farm In
January. $70 has been subscribed by
three business men of this city to be
given as a prlie to the farm boy who
will give the best reason why a farmer
should attend the' short course. This
money Is to be given to assist the youn
man to take the course. An unusual
amount of interest in bettor farming has
been created In this county and It Is
thought many of tho farm boys will re-spond.
Victor Records
to any one who has
(The following Omaha b4 OobbcU duffs dealer carry complete
line of VICTOR VIOTROLAS, and all the late Victor Records m
fast as Issued. You are cordially Invited to Inspect the stock at
any of these establishments:
Schmoller&Mueller
PIANO CO.
1311-1313 Farnam Street
Victor Department on Main Floor
Nebraska
Geo. E. Mickel. Mgr.
Brandeis Stores
Talking Machine Department
in the Pompeian Room
Nebraska,
TEST OF BOARD'S POWER
Box Butte Assessment Case Up to
Supreme Court.
DOUGLAS JUDGMENTS APPEALED
Armour Companr ami L'ntoit 1'nolflc:
Tiiko Step to Tent Verdict In
the Lower Cnrl rirr
War ulna Given.
(From a Staff Correspondent.) ,
MNCOL.N. Dec. 17.-(8pcclal.)-The
counts board of Box Butte county has
appealed from a decision of the district
court oi that county In a cas where the
Burlington railway objected to the as
sessment of Improvements on land of tho
company to the amount of 1102,734. The
county board overruled the contention of
the company that an appeal could bo
taken from tho report of tho assessor on
tho assessment. Two attempts of the
company were made to have the board
take action and an appeal was then made
to tho district court, wlilch made an or
der that tho action of the Board of Com
missioners should not stand.
Armour Aniirnl.
The Armour Packing company has ap
pealed from n Judgment secured In the
Douglas county district court by James
George In the amount of $1,070 for perma
nent Injuries received while In the employ
of tho company.
I'nlon I'nclflc Olijrt-U.
The I'nlon Pacific nallway company
objects to a Judgment of the Douglas
county district oourt secured by A. Es
klsen for $3,000 for Injuries received, and
appeals to the supreme court.
('.nine Wnnleii Hark.
Came Warden Gust Itutenbeck returned
this morning from Humboldt, where he
planted 2,600 crappy, perch, blue gills and
black bnBS In the river at that point.
"Wolf Hunt In Lincoln.
State Auditor W. B. Howard, who owns'
a ranch In Lincoln county near North
Platte, received an Invitation this morn
ing to come up and take part In a big
wolf hunt, which will bo pulled off In tho
locality shortly. The people up there ex
pect to top off tho hunt with an old
fashioned barn danco and feed and need
the auditor to audit the grub basket
Denied Discrimination.
Tho Chicago. Minneapolis, St. Paul &
Omaha railway has filed an answer with
the railway commission, In which it
denies the complaint made by certain
towns on the Missouri Pacific railway
that It Is discriminating against those
towns In the rates made on lumber. The
complaint comes under the tnterstato
commerce law and and will be Investi
gated by the local commission.
Clirlatnui Warning:.
Fire Commissioner W. S. Itldgell Is
mailing out copies of his Christmas bul
letin calling attention of tho people who
cook the Christmas turkey not to build
too hot fires. He also calls attention to
tho need of greater care In cases where
light articles are used In tho decorations
of Christmas trees, and th danger from
flro thereby.
Ml Muliloon necorer.
Miss Mamie Muldoon. chief clqrH.ln.tho
office of Flr Commissioner IUdgell,
was at tha offlco a short time yesterday,
having been very 111 for several weeks
with an attack of pneumonia. It will
be some time, however, before she can
resume her duties.
Omnlin Coupln Wed.
Joseph H, Butley, aged- 33, and Miss
Anna Durrmachter, aged 21, both of
Omaha, have been granted license to
take on matrimonial cares by the county
Judge of Lancaster county.
Archie C. Carlson, ased 24, of Burling
ton, la-, and Haiel E. Ncwgren, aged 21,
of the same town, also received llcenne
to wed.
Not- PublUlilnie Klrm,
The Journal Publishing company of
Columbus has filed articles of Incorpora
tion wtlh the secretary of etate. The
OMAHA, NE
Branch at
334 BROADWAY
Council Bluffs
oL Cvclc Co.
Nebraska
company Incorporates for $10,000, with K.
1U Galbralth, It. A. Dickinson and C N.
McElfresh as directors. The companv
is tho result of tho foreclosure of the
Journiil-Trlbuno plant a short time ago
by the First National bank of that city.
O'Connor Will Thrown
Out by Probate Court
For Lack of Witnesses
HASTINGS. Neb. Dec. 17 -(Special Tel
egram.) The purported will of the lato
John O'Connor, attempting to leave his
entire estate valued at Itno.OW to John T
Culavln of Omaha, was thrown out of
county ourt today, .ludgo Button hold
ing that It was void because not wit
msmiI as required by Nebraska law. Cul
avlii. bAlng advised by his attorneys that
the will wan void made no fight to
recuro tho estate.
Judge Button appointed as iidtnlnMra
tors City Clerk A. T. Bratton and 11
A. Livingston, the latter being proprie
tor of tho morguo where O'Connor's
body has been kept since O'Connor died
on August 17. Their bond was fixed
at $.000.
A majority of the member of tlo
Hastings' bar and a number of out of
town attorneys represented claimants to
tho estate.
Sixteen professed heirs of O'Connor
have" filed claims to tho. estate and it
Is expected that claims will be filed by
about fifty others. No tlmo has been
fixed for hearings to establish heirship.
Hundreds of Inquiries about the estatn
have como from all ovor'tho t'nlted
States and Ireland and protracted liti
gation is In prospect.
Two alleged sons of O'Connor whose
whereabouts has not been disclosed by
their attorney remnln to mako their ap
pearance. ADJUTANT GENERAL BACK
AFTER GUARD INSPECTION
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
T.rNTTfu.V. no. 17. rsiieclal.) Ad-
Jutant General Phil Hall was In his office
today for the first tlmo In several weeks,
having been making an inspection or
the National Guard. General Hall con
ceived the Idea that ho could get a bet
tor tdpa of the condition of tho compan
ies of the guard If he conducted the
inspections himself Instead of appointing
special inspecors ror tne purposo ana in
tends to continue tho Inspections until
completed.
He found most of the companies so far
In good shapo with possibly two excep
tions, but ho believes that these two
will recuperate and get in shape very
shortly. He was much Impressed with
tlm manner in which company quarter
masters arc keeping the company prop
erty and says that there has ncen marKeu
improvement over tho Inspection of a
year ago.
An application has been received at tne
adjutant general' offlco for tho forma
tion of a colored troop of cavalry at
Alliance. Then general feels disposed to
gtvo the colored people up there a chance
and will investigate tho proposition.
POPULAR YOUNG PEOPLE
WEDDED AT FAIRBURY
FAIUBUny, Neb., Dec. 17.-(fipeclal.)
Tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P.
Undcll in this city was the sceno of n
pretty December wedding this evening
when their daughter, Mlse Mabel, waH
married to - Cheater Hatfield, also of
Falrbury. Rev, W. H. Mooro of tho
Episcopal church In Omaha officiated,
and a largo number of friends and rela
tives witnessed tho ceremony. Masters
Stuart Hansen and Thaddou Mendcn
hall, Jr., were pages and little Virginia
Crooks flower girl, these being the only
attendants. An orchestra played the
wedding march.
The bride was beau tl illy gowned In
A. Hospe Co.
1513-15 Douglas St., Omaha, and
407 West Broadway, Council Bluffs
Orkin Bros.
Victor Department
Third Floor
Cor. 16th and Harney StSs
fit many thousand pairs of hands
The magnitude of our Olovo stock Is not to ho measured
with common-placo showingH. Hero every kind, slzo and
color can bo had at very modest prices:
I'nllncd Cnpo Gloves
pair ,$1.16 to $1.60
Silk Lined Cape Gloves
pair $1.60 to $2.60
Silk Lined Mocha Gloves
pair $1.60 to $2,60
I'nllncd Mocha (Sloven
pair $1.60 to $2.00
Chamois Gloves
pair $1.76 to $2.00
a handsome dress of white lace over
charmouse, trimmed In whlto fur. She
wore a beautiful bridal veil In cap ef
fects with lilies of the valley. Tho
homo was artistically decorated In
Christmas colors, green and red. After
the ceremony a wedding supper was
served.
The bride Is a popular member of the
younger set In Falrbury and was born
and reared In Falrbury, being tho young
est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
P. Llndell. She attended the Fwlrbury
High school and also tho UnlvoreUy of
Nebraska. Bhe is a member of the Pi
lleta Thl fraternity.
The groom was brought up In Marys
vllle, Kun., and Is the. only son of Dr.
and Mrs, Thomas I. Hatfield of this
city. Ho attended the University of
Pennsylvania at Philadelphia and is a
member of the Sigma Alpha ICpstlon fra
ternity. Ho Is a young dentist of Falr
bury and Is a favorite of the younger
set. After a honeymoon trip Mr. and
Mrs. Hatfield will mako their home In
Falrbury.
"
Jirvrm Note"" from FnlrhMrr.
FAIunUltV, Neb., Dec. t7.-(Speclal.)
Trafflo Manager J. U. Smalley of To
peka was In ho city' Tuesday and
Wodnesday conferring with Division Su
perintendent A, W. Kelso. f
Miss Ethel Norris ha returned from
a trip to Albany, N. T., and Doston,
Mass.
Several of the now mountain type lo
comotives recently bought by the nock
Island for service have passed through
this city. They stopped at Falrbury for
light repairs. Theso locomotives are
monsters and the combination weight
of engine and tender Ih 430,000 pounds,
I!. A. Ernest, a traveling storekeeper
on tho second district of the Hock Island
lines, Is in tho city looking over tho
supplies In the locomotive and car de
partment at this place.
Oscar T. Lcmmon wa cal'ied to Enid,
Okl by a message announcing that his
brother had been seriously Injured while
ideal Christmas gifts
a Victor or Victrob,
Any. Victor dealer will
gladly give you a list of the
newest Victor Records and
play any music you wish to
hear.
There are Victors and Victrolas
in great variety of styles from
$10 to $200.
Victor Talking Machine Co.
Camden, N. J.
KING-PECK CO.
SOME OF QUALITY CLOTHES'"
The Trim Fit of a King-Peck
Smoking Jacket Will Make
the gift doubly appealing to him
Smoking jackets arc ofttinies a poorly constructed
gnrmonthut hero it's different, overy KINO-PECK Smok
ing Jacket 'Is a porfect model, fits right, hangs gracefully
they arc garments in keeping with this store's good name.
Smoking Jackets $5.00 to $12.50
Lounging Robes $7.50 to $15.00
Bath Robes $5.00 to $15.00
Gloves enough to
Fur Lined CJIoviw
pair $-1.00 to $3.00
Knr Uneil Mlt
pair . ..... .$4.60 to $6.00
FIpoco Lined loven -
pair $2.00 to $2,60
Fur Olovett
pair ....... $2.00 to $10.00
Jersey Lined OIovok
pair $1.60 to $2,50
unloading Ice. He Is not expected to
recover from the. Injury.
Mr. and Mrs. U 11. Hiuiford.iunl chil
dren have departed fr IJborty, lnd., to
spend tho holidays.
N. Downed and Jamca Ileddan, an en
gineer nnd fireman of this city, nre In
Omaha on a biwlhess rnp this wcok.
PRIMROSE BANK ROBBERS
ARE HOUSED IN PRISON
(From a Staff Correspondent)
MNPnuv Dee. 17. (Soeclal Telegram.)
-Sheriff Ed Bvnns and Deputy Sheriff
Oeorgo aalycn,u of lloono county came
- ... .. i m
to Lincoln this evening in marge oi
Sims and Corson, the Prlmroso bank
robbers, who will servo terms of three
to ten nnd throo to twelve years, re
spectively, for holding up tho cashier of
the Prlmroso hank and securing 11,000.
Carson, who planned the Job. has
served a short time In the Nebraska
penitentiary for shooting hog, altheugh
ho malntalnca his Innocence of the crime.
Ho Is a son-in-law of Mlko Lumb of
Oreeley county,' who served tlmo for cat
tle stealing committed In Boono county
Boveral years ago.
Sims is only 12 yers of nc and for
merly lived a Waunota, He fobbed t,h
bank alone after Carson , had planned
tho Job. lJoth men wero frco, to talk
about the robbery to newspaper men
and ' In what way they had p'anncd It
and disposed of the money, all of which
wa?' found save about $lo0.
Note from Ileshler.
DEflHLHIt. Neb., Dec. 17.-(Speclal.)-Prof.
J. F. Hergenroeder, for the last
thirteen years teacher of the Missouri
Lutheran parochial school here, tins re
signed and accepted a similar position In
Welga, HI.
F. H. Hemenover, cashier of tho new
Oerman-Amerlcan hank, arrived with his
family Tuesday. Ho expects to have tho
bank In operation by January 8. Tho old
state hank building has been purchased
and will be occupied by the new bank.
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The instrument by which the value of
all musical instruments is measured
Tests Prescribed by t
Eugenic Law Will
Take Many Months
MILWAUKEE. V?i77 Dec. lT.-FhysIcai
examination covering several months If
properly done, nnd not the small fee of
3 for a physician's certificate, Is net
f6rth as the principal 6bJectton to Wis
consin's new eugenlo marrlaga law, In a
statement today by a well known Mil
waukee physician.
"The examination, according to the de
mand of the law for 'physical examina
tion and the application of recognlred
clinical and laboratory tests,' " says the
statement, "would Involve at least four
Wasserman tests extending over a period
of over four months, each of which would
absolutely cost If properly dona from J10
to 115. after which a Noguchl test Would
be necessaryt and even if both tests were
found negative, It would still be neceji
sary to puncturo the spinal cord, draw
out somo of the spinal fluid and make a
Wassermon test of that.
"This test being negative, If the phy
sician, wont to tho limit of scientific
'search,' he would be, obliged to make a
hole In the skull of the applicant, re
move a portion of his brain, smear it on
a glass slide, taln it and examine It
microscopically for the trepanoma pal.
Ildy, which Is tho causo of the malady
feared.
"llesldes this, all spinal reflexes would
have to be tested, all bones ot the body
examined, as well as the Jdlnta. The liver,
eyes and throat must undergo a severe
and careful examination, and If all this
wore done It would require at least six
months to do It, and It would bo impos
sible then even for the most skillful phy
sician to stato that the applicant was
entirely free from the disease. In the
case ot othor diseases, the examination
would Involve a series of mlscroplcal test
ana examinations, and such an
I examination would require unusual skill
and a period of at least three months. '
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