THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1914.
Nebraska
WOULD BUY CRETE EXCHANGE
Bail Board Qivea Hearing on Tele
phqne Controversy.
LINCOLN COMPANY WOULD SELL
!rnrrnt SlnunRcr Hart Declnrc
CoiiiHl Inim In Nebrnnkn Arc Jimt
Tyxn Ycnrii Ahrnd of Bell
Company 'CtamiKfi
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Jan. . A hearing was on
before the State Hallway commission this
ftfternoon on an application of the Crete
Telephone company for permission to buy
the Crete exchange of the Lincoln Tele
graph and Telephone company and to
consolidate tho two exchanges there. The
company operates S00 phones on four ex
changes, the others being nt Denton,
Kramer and Pleasant Dale.
Tho company offers J32.S70, part In cash
and part In preferred stock, and the same
has been accepted by the Lincoln com
pany subject to the approval of the
commission.
H. II. Ireland is president of the com
pany and G. D. Miller secretary, and tho
Nebraska,
Callaway Citizens .
Object to Move to .
Take Off Train
CALLAWAY, Neb.. Jan. 9.-tSpccIal.-W.
II. Cahlll, general superintendent; ,11..
A. Ilasslngcr, general passenger agent;
W. D. Clifton, traveling freight agent,
and J. R Stockhain, traveling agent,
all of the I'nlon Pacific, spent Wednes
day night In Cat la way. nnd while hero
presented to the business mciun prHP
osltion that the train service on tho
Kearney and Black Hills branch be re
duced at least one train each day. Tho
men pleaded that tinder the present ser
vice, with one passenler train, one motor
each day nnd one freight train every
other day was a losing proposition for
the company, nnd that all business had
dropped off to such an extent on all
of their lines that they must In some
manner curtail expenses.
As a dispatch to the dally papers from
their head office In New York City, on
exactly the same date that the men were
In Callaway pleading poverty, stated that
the Union Pacific would declare a 33 per
cent dividend, amounting In nil to K2.W0.
000, these representatives of" that roid rc-
Nebraska
.P"V .Sl,Cu i? ,nc,rfttaed J? '1E?'-!celved but little encouragement from the
000, of which $110,000 Is paid up. Pcrmls
slon Is also asked tu raise tho business
phone rate from $2 per month to 3 and
to do away with the four-party residence
service at tl per month. A petition In
connection with the application signed by
tho Commercial club and several hundred
residents of the city attest to the popu
larity of tho deal.
"Tho Lincoln company Is not with
drawing from Crete for any business
reason," said General Manager Hurts to
day, "but because Its officers bcllovo '
themselves morally bound to make good
citizens here for tho elimination of any
of their train or any change In the pres
ent train service other than to give Its
patrons along the branch a freight truln
each day Instead of every other day.
The purpose of the visit of tho railroad
officials was to get a promise from the
patrons In writing that the same may bo
taken before the Hallway commission.
Jnlesburg Couple
Elope to Oskosb
chLrtrhntty.,'1vi!,,,S, T"0?, PUri. OSHKOSH, Neb.. Jan. 9.-(Speelal Tele-
noS: bu"1 wouTs r u1Lxi);1!!8tE8thcrowcr,prcuvr
..j..(. , ,,- ..i.-.. , i . t 16. well known hcru and niece of W.
pendents nt points where dual system ex- i.r T, . , . , . ...
tt,i n-n,,tA i..... .i l ' . Bower, o.oprd from her home at Jules-
to m'.et . e T ""'T I M C'0" Wlth 11 V3 n th
Wo iv n . f . , VCV f name of Thomas Wright and were mar-
f .i,; ,.nV. , ;'osc;Clar received u message from the Irate
v- ,,. ta V, r T TV father of the Blrl questing him to stop
t v i P "CCt;n ,,,e remony and. if too late, to separate
mm TZn rh"T,n"f n?11 f T" tho col""c- whl" was The father
J nro R.ed Cloud. "Rr Is expected today and the young people
'. :d,C,ty,r.U Bra'nar,1 At the, believe that they will be forgiven The
Three Men Fall Into
Icy Water When
a Scaffold Breaks
TBCt'MSKlI. Neb., Jan. 9.-(8peclnl.)-Thr'ee
bridge workmen In the employ
of tho II. T. Ward company of this city
had a fall while at work on a steel
wagon bridge across tho new dralnago
canal on the Nemaha river, Just south ot
this city, yesterday. The men, Patrick
Shnughnessv Ot Tecumscli. Kdwnrd Hel-
cnrelter of Cullicttson and John Uector
of Nebraska City, Were woiklng on a
scaffolding twenty-four feet In the air.
Tho scaffolding gavo way nnd the men
and scaffolding fell Into sixteen feet of
water. UcUenrelter was the most seri
ously Injured, suffering severe cuts on
his face and mouth, nnd he came near
drowning before his associates could res
cue him, for much of the lumber fell on
him. Ho was unconscious when taken
from tho water and remained that wuy
for some time, Shaughnessy was struck
over the head by a heavy timber and
rendcrod unconscious, but he was not
bndly lacerated. Hector has a sprained
knee and his ear was torn as was his
flesh elsewhere. Shaughnessy was taken
to his homo and the other men to the
hotel where they board, and Dr. Q, J.
Rubelman gao the required surgical
attention to all. Thoy are recovering
nicely.
West .Point KnlKhtn Klert.
WEST POINT, Neb., Jan. D.-(Ppeclal.)
Tho newly elected officers of Ht. Jo
seph's branch No. 403 of the Catholic
Knights of America at' West Point for
the year 1914 aro as follows: President,
Very Kev. Dean Itueslng; vice president,
Frank Rczac; treasurer, William Stlcrcn;
financial secretary, Ferd Walter; record
ing secretary, John II. Llndale; sentinel
and borgcant-at-arms, Theodore Qcntrup;
trusteo for three years, Anton Gentrup.
points our long-distance connections are
iivuuaDie, to tho other exchnnges, but julcsburg,
u iiai: never uccn nuic. to citner buy
or sell the local property. North of tho
river the Bell "company has connections
wllh practically all Independent ex
changes. - v
"President Woods made It clear at the
time tho Boll . property was taken over
that It was not an attempt to divide the
state between tho two big companies to
monopolize tho business. He voluntarily
stated that whatever benefits accrued to
our company should bo shared in by other
Independents In our section; that not only
would their long distance and toll lino
connections be preserved, but that they
would be greatly enlarged because the
v facilities ot tho Bell would also bo added,
, nnd tha't where a community was being
served by two companies, thus placing a
double burden upon telephone users, we
.(wou(d, either buy or sell In order to me6t
3., the demand of--the public' for coilsollda
tlon. and tho -elimination of the tw6 tele
phone nuisance. Thcso pledges wo have
- kept. We now own no exchanges lh
. Wchardson, Polk, Hamilton or Nemaha
counties, and we are practically out of
Pawnee, Clay, Nuckolls and Webster.
"The truth is that the Lincoln and the
.Nebraska. Telephone companies ore Just
two years ahead of the telephone pro
cession In (he country. The agreement
made with the government by the Amer
lean Telephone and Telecranh nnmnnnw.
which meets with such general approval f
of the public and among Independent tel
ephone companies in other sections,
merely gives to those sections now what
two years ago wo gavo to Nebraska,
universal service. Wherever we have sold
,.'.ah. 'exchange our toll' line and long dls
' , ance lines remain upon the local swltch
, hoards, and .over these lines connections
can be secured to wherovcr telephone
- wires penetrate."
.groom Is in tho restaurant business at
NOTES FROM STELLA AND
RICHARDSON C0UNT
STELLA, Neb.. Jan. 9.-(Spoclal.)-Mr.
and Mrs. John Nusshaum of near Ver
don havo Issued Irtvltattons for tho mar
rlago of their daughter, Miss Ameitn,
to Nat Tltuswof Nemaha, next Wednes
day evening-at. 8 p'clock.
Curtis Williams has started to estab
lish a herd of dairy cattle. He will use
tho Holstcln-Frlesjan, breed . nnd lias, al
ready bought five heifers. He was re
cently a student at the Agricultural col
lege In Lincoln and. will .foljo.w tho
methods as taught by that Institution.
Tld Dustln has sold his" quarter" section
farm southeast of Stella to Enno Renkln
of'Talmage for an acre. Mr". Dustln
purchased this farm about four years
ago for $100 an acre.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H, Shallenbarger will
celebrate their golden wedding Saturday,
January 10. They will hold a reception
at their home and give a dinner at the
home of their daughter, Mra. Amll, who
lives across the street Mr. Shellenbarger
Is an old soldier. He la nearly 82 years
old and his wife Is sixteen years his
Junior. They were married in Illinois
and have lived In Stella thirty-one years.
Crepe de Chine Waists,
All Colors. $4.95
HOUSE OF MENAGH
The OentlBwoman's Store.
1613 rASNAM.
NEBRASKA HENS AMONG
V ? THE TOP N0TCHERS
'vwin' end November 30 of this ye
k this contest the very best ttraina
KEARNEY WILL TACKLE
LIGHT PROBLEM AGAIN
;,- MKAI). "Neb., Jan. 9. (Special.) At
) Mountain Grove, Mo., the greatest egg
' ' laying contest ever entered Into Is now
X-Polng on. It. began December 1. last., and
year. Jn
i-cry best fctraina of. lay-
' rfi nTo competing. Australia, New Zca
"land, South Africa. England, Germany,
Uritlsh Columbia, Canada and the United
' Stales have pens there. Nebraska Is
icprcsented by three pens. Out of a
total of J04 pens, or 1,010 cgg-laylng ma
;hlnrs, O. E 1 Terming of Mead has two
pens whlph ended the first month of the
great race with first and fifth places In
their respective dances.. The single comb
, IJIack Orpington pen, with 111 eggs,
weight 211.0 ounces, and the single comb
White Leghorn pen, ICS csgs, weight 1S7
ounces,
Tills contest Is being watched very
closely by the poultry fanciers the world
over, Kngllsh birds have been winning
most of the prizes heretofore.
NORTH PLMTeFvALLEY
WATER USERS MEET
SCOTT'S BLUFF, Neb., Jon. 9.-(Spe-clal.)
The North Platte Valley Water
Users' association mot at this place In
annual meeting yesterday. The vote on
officers will be canvassed by the board
of- directors. It Is probable that J. T,
Whitehead Is re-elected president and
that C R. Elliott of the Dutch Flats, and
Carl Knqwles of this place were elected
directors.
A committee was selected to copter
with- the county commissioners wllh a
view' to co-operation' in the establishment
of a county telephone exchange. Tho
telephones for official business connected
wllh the project cost 314 cents an acre
for each acre under Irrigation by the
system during the last year.
Steps were taken to urge upon con
gress the adoption of a plan of payment
extensions such as was adopted at the
meeting when Judge Will R. King of the
reclamation commission was here during
the summer.
KEARNKY, Neb., Jan. 9.-(Speclal.)-In
order to get the city of Kearney lighted
as good as any city In the state, tho city
council has called a special meeting for
next Monday, at which time It will con
sider two propositions. The first Is lo
Install a system and let the local com
pany furnish tho power, and the second
to Install a complete municipal plant, A
special election will be called and from
$10,000 to $75,000 In bonds will bo voted.
A complete electrolier system Is planned.
An ordinance now under an Injunction In
the federal court at Grand Island, will
be repealed so that tho new action can .be
taken. This ordinance called for the re
moval ot all poles and wires from the
streets of the city. The franchise of the
local company ran out last spring and
tho council refused to renew It.
Invitation
"We have secured the ser
vices ot the beautiful MISS
LIND STROM SMITH, an
experienced dempnstrator of
tho ,Whlte Cross Vibrator.
Mlss,SmIth is en route to
tho Pacific Coaat, only
stopping one day In Omaha,
and will give personal dem
onstration of White Cross
Vibrators and Hair-Dryers
In our store Saturday, Jan
uary 10th, from 10 a, m. to
9 p. m.
We Invite everyone Inter
ested In BEAUTY and
HEALTH to see this demonstration.
The
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Electric Shop
1810 Farnam St.
Orchard & Wilhelm Co.
BRIC-A-BRAC SALE....
NORFOLK VOTES BONDS FOR
TWO NEW SCHOOL HOUSES
NORFOLK, Neb., Jan. . 9.- (Special :
Telesram.) Bonds urrutuntlng tu $47,00o!
for two new school buildings carried yes-1
lerdoy by a large majority.
$13.0) for suits, coata and dresses that
old up to $63.00. On sale Saturday,
.lullua Orkln, 1510 Douylas street. j
'21 Special
While They Last
AVIiIto Cups and Saucers, trimmed
in colors and gold, regu- r
Inrly 35c, at 1UC
Oval bras picture frames, -i r
regularly 25c, at 1 UC
White, and gold Jugs, in 8 sizes,
$1.15, 85c and 05c nn
for 57S 42 and OdZC
Ilrasses, Marbles, Lamps, China, Potteries All at extraordinary
Reductions.
Hartford-Saxony Rugs
SPECIAL PRICES
$50 9x12 Rugs at $37.50
Other Sizes Correspondingly Priced
Solid
Mahogany Rocker
with genuine leather
spring seat, regularly
?17.50
$13.75
Hundreds of Pieces Hare
lleen Radically Reduced.
948.00 Mahogany I)aven
port, at S35.00
940,00 Mahogany Daven
port, at S30.00
$.'10.00 Golden Wax Table
now at . S27.00
91'J.OO lllrcli Table, now
at S7.50
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"All Mail Orders Treated Same as Personal Visits To Store
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The Greatest Clothing Event Ever Inaugurated 1
in the West is Now in Progress at This Store
9e Half -Yearly Clearance Sale
A sale that means to you
and every other man within a
buying radius of Ohiaha, the one oppor
tunity of the season to buy dependable, specially
tailored suits and overcoats at reductions so j? reat that no man
can afford to allow thom to pass unheeded. Yet, thoy aro with
in tho boundaries of honest, legitimate merchandising. It's j a
sale that will hold tho confidence of all our old patrons and gain
the confidence of thousands of men who will beebmo customers
through thcso truly remarkable offerings.
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Mr. Man: You won't encounter the sort of clothes
that are specially bought and made- for "sale"
purposes "at a KING - PECK Clearance Sale
Throughout the sea
son we've never adver
tised special purchases, -clean-Up
or job lot buys;' Our stocks are &bb
lutely free from that class of nierohan
diso. Not a single garment has bden
bought for this sale. It's truly a clear
ance, a roal riddance of our entire. high
blass stock. ..Ohooao. any'wintor. suit, or
overcoat at those generously reduced
prices and you choose a garment of
"quality."
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Every suit and overcoat
in our entire stock goes
in this great elearahefe
It's not a sale of brtfken
lines and. odds and ends, but
you may choose any winter ""SUlt or
Overcoat in, our immense stookaen'a
and Young Men's .'Suits stouts," sums,
16"ngs, extra $ios.v Dress Overcoats,
Chinchilla Overcoats, Great 4 Storm
dbats, Overcoats ' with convertible col
lars, in fact, airy winter Overcdat in
stock. No mattoir what style,gariliSht
you want or what size you we'ar, you
can get it here at wonderful savings.
"The
Store
With
a Con-
A Quality SUIts
and Overcoats
honestly reduced to .
Yea mm $3 00
61 0 Quality Suits
Ylt and Overcoats
honestly reduced to .
You mm $3 00
1C Quality Suits
and Overcoats
honestly reduced to ,
You ave $4.00
"7
11
1Q Quality Suite GlM dCTfc
$10 a Overcoats
honestly reduced to . B sTfc Uf
You mm SS 00 """" -m
(OA Quality Suits
honestly reduced to .
You t sm $6, 00
OC Quality Suits
q Overcoats
honestly reduced to ,
You Save $8. 00
$30
Quality Suite
honestly reduced to .
You av $9 00
COP Quality Suits
pjJ OverebiUaT
honestly reduced to
You tutu $11.00
Quality Sulfa $
t Overcoats v
honestly reduced to
Yon tarn $12
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See Special Window 'Displays
Saturday Morning We Launch Our Semi-Annual
Clearance Sale of Our Entire Stock
of Boys' Quality Suits and Overcoats
The savings represent many thousands of dol
lars,and it's to your interest to get your share
Many hundreds will an
swer the Call to these greater
savings in boys' quality clothes
tomorrow. Not! a garment re
served. ComeY choose from the
greatest, choicest and begt se
lected stock of boys' Suits and
Overcoats in the entiro west. The val
ues are without An , equal, plenty of
cdurteous, obliging salesmen to "serve
you promptly. All garments marked in
plain figures. We. can fit Boys' from 3
to 10 years in Suits and Overcoats ef
fected by these deep price concessions.
tO SUITS AND 0 'COATS f9K
ej Clearance price. .5
ti SUITS AND O'COATS $075
t OLEARAN.OE PRICE . &
tf SUITS AND O'COATS $050
D CLEARANCE PRICE. .
SUITS AND O'COATS t A QQ
0 CLEARANCE PRICE. . 4
7 Q SUITS AND O'COATS 4; 3
CLEARANCE PRICE ..0
l A SUITS AND O'COATS tpj
1U CLEARANCE PRICE. .
Every Reduction is an Honest Reduction Eviiry Garment Fully Guaranteed
KING
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-PECK CO.
HOME OF QUALITY CLOTHES
SIXTEENTH AT HOWARD STREETS
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