THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1914. 3 Nebraska MANY MEETINGS IN LINCOLN Large Number in Attendance at Agricultural Sessions. BANQUETS ORDER OF EVENING Nebraska. !cernl Snrlrtlea Olpbrnte tiet-1 Tnnrthrr Time li- IlcililInK Meet In an nt Hotels In Cnpllnl City. (Prom a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 3).-(Spelal.)-OrKanlzcd ngriculture held meetings to day In all parts of tho city and a large attendance Is reported from most of the meetings. In addition tc- organized ng llculture other meetings like tho state superintendents, county assessors, tax commission and a few others have been sandwiched In and on all sides groups of men In discussion show that that week Is bound to be an Important one In many respects. One of tho most Important meetings was held at the Commercial club this evening, the session taking on the na ture of a banquet In which nearly nil county fair associations of the stnto were represented. H. P. Wilson of Gen eva Is the president of tho association and Senator W. II. Smith of Seward secretary-treasurer. Addresses were deliv ered by eeveral members of the asso ciation and Ptof. C. W. Pugstey spoke fin the state farm i xliibita nt county fairs . The Nebraska State Horticultural so ciety held a session at the Llndcll hotel, II. Barnard of Omaha Is president and J. It. Duncan of Lincoln, secretary. 3n the evening the annual banquet w he'd at the Llndcll hotel. The Nebraska Homo Economics asso ciation held forth at the state farm to day. The officers of thl3 association are Sirs. Kmma Heed Davidson of Lincoln, jiresident; Mrs. J. D. Dean of Broken P.ow. vice president: Mrs. J. P. Mann of Bethany, secretary, and MIes Irene Miner of Bed Cloud, treasurer. The. Nebraska Live Stock Feeders' as sociation, Senator J. A. Ollls of Ord. pres ident, and II. J. aramllch of Lincoln, secretary, with tho horse breeders' as sociation, Frank Howard, Pawnee City, president, and H. J. .Gramllch, secretary, met at tho stock judging pavilion at tho state fair grounds this afternoon. Dr. O, W. McCampbcll of Manhattan. Kun., and Prof. K. A. Trowbridge of Columbia, Mo were tho principal speakers. In connection with there meetings tho Swln Breeders' association, with F. C. Crocker of Flllcy, president, and O. 8. Tlmmons, Valley, secretary, held ut meeting at the same place. Prof, T. K. Patterson of tho Minnesota College of Agriculture spoko on the home muring of meets. In the morning. In tho afternoon, Dr. M. II. Reynolds, state vcternarlan of Minnesota, spoke on "Tho Fundamentals of Live Stock Sanitary Control",;, Dr. S. E. Cosford, of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, spoko on "Methods of Controllng Disease," and Dr. W. 11. Miles and Dr. M. Dorset, of the same bureau, talked on "The Methods of Con trolling Hog Cholera'." A demonstration Oinesa , Oil Sore Throat and Cold inChest First rb the chert or throat whK Omega Oil; then soak a piece of flan nel with the Oil and put it around the neck or throat, and cover with a piece ff dry flannel. This simple treatment antally giTcs relief. Trial bottle ioc. of tho simultaneous inoculation against cholera was given. Beginning this evening Prof, corgo Con dra, who has chargo of the conservation work of tho state, exhibited motion pic tures of the beet sugar Industry In the stJte with others showing the alfalfa In dustry In western Nebraska. During the week all pictures secured by him In his conservation work will to shown. Nebraskan Has Farm Ruined in Unusual Manner Nebraska. AGRICULTURALJOARD AIDS Will Do All it Can to Assist Farm ers' Inquiry Board. FIRST SESSION AT LINCOLN TECVMSHH, Neb., Jan. 2u.-(!?peclal.)-John Ward, formerly county treasurer of this county, is here from Powell, Wyo., having been called hero by sick ness In his family. Following his term of office here, Mr. Ward took his family to Cody, Wyo., a few years ago and took a government farm nedr tho big reservoir on the Cody government irri gation project. Mr. Ward Improved his place and expected to establish his per manent homo there. Two years ngo tho large reservoir became dry and the slit In tho bottom of the reservoir began blowing Into the air. The result was that Mr. Ward and three of his neigh bors, all of whom lived near the res ervoir, lost their lands by tho same be coming covered by this silt. Mr. Ward) says it blew, nrotind like snow, and In places It would drift to a depth of six or seven feet. The wind would change1 and the drifts would blow to new loca tions. All the land was covered. Tho last few. weeks tho man remained on his) place lie said lie would go out to work, lay a shovel down and In fifteen minutes i It would be covered. Ho had to abandon his farm and leave his buildings behind. His family came to Tecumseh and Mr. Ward went to work at Powell. The mat ter of the loss was taken up with thoj government and the men have promlso of remuneration somo time, but tho gov ernment finds the case to be decidedly unusual, no provision being made to caw fcr such cases, and it is going to take a special act of congress to take care of the matter. Prrattlcnt Ilohrrt Ketnrt Last I'nlr Most Mncrmafnl -Herretnrr Mellor Uotnlln Activities of UrKnnlsntloo. Xmtn from Fnlrlury. FAIUBUBY, Nob., Jan. 20. (Special.) An Important change luis been made In the assignment of engineers on the Falr inirv.Tinrtnn nnasenccr runs. Fred Mc- Kercher, who has been hauling the local freight runs, Falrbury to Belleville. Kan., has been assigned to local passenger runs, Falrbury to Horton. McKcrchcr .ucceeds Alfred A. Struube, who nns been promoted to tho Denver Exproris and Kooky mountain runs, Falrbury to Council Bluffs, la. These changes are attributed to the retirement of K. W. Mason. S. T. Patterson, formerly a locomotive engineer on the Nebraska, division, -with headquarters in this city, has been ap pointed supervisor of locomotive opera tion of tho Chicago terminal and Illi nois dlvisllns, with headquarters in Chi cago. It. B. Borland has been appointed Bock Island agent and-operator at Ellis in this county In place of A. W. Koontz. resigned. R. L. Brown of Topeka, Kan., hiaa arrived in Falrbury and taVcen a posi tion as station supervisor with hend quarters In Falrbury. Mr. Brown -will havo Jurisdiction over all tho agents and stations on the Nebraska division. Noten from York. YORK, Neb., Jan. 20. (Spcdal.)-33lght-cn members of the York fire department will attend the state meeting at Colum bus. York county poultry raisers made a largo shipment to the state poultry show now on at Grand Island. The committee, on finance has estimated , that It will cost J61.650 to pay ths ex TAF1 BAN AT York county for the year 1914. Mrs. Anna Gallaway died at her home near McCopl Sunday morning; aged 78 years. She came to York county with her husband and settled on a, farm near that village in I860, where oho had since Mrs. C. B. Hendricks died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Sloniger in Lushton Sunday aged 27 years. Nebraska, Political Booms About the Capital as Crowds Come Nebraska, Orchard & Wilhelm Co. $50 9x12 Rugs for $37.50 All Perfect Hartford -Saxonys To buy new perfect Hartford-Saxony Rugs at such a price is an opportunity seldom offered. The supply is necessarily limited. Over produc tion at the null made possible our purchase of a quantity of Hartford-Saxonys the highest qual- ity of domestic rugs at an off price. All are perfect rugs, good patterns and colorings. They are selling fast. Other sizes at corresponding prices. An Exceptional Brass Bed Value $14.50 As illustrated this bed has 2-inch continuous posts, 5 vertical fillers, in satin finish, the very best lac quer. Comes in full and size $14-50 13 MP (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN, Xcb., Jan. i0. (Spcclal.) The State Board of Agriculture held a' meeting today at tho rooms of tho Com mercial club and checked up the business of tho past year and went over the pre mium list with tho Idea of correcting any changes that might bo needed. Tho mat ter of the Investigation of the -jtato board with the Idea of reorganization was discussed and a general feeling expressed that every effort should be made by the board tor assist tho committee In Its work. Tho report of the president and ecro tnry was read and also of tho treasurer. President Joseph Roberts said that the fair of 1913 had been the most success ful In tho history of tho organization. SaM he: "Wliile there have been years that showed a larger attendance there has never been a time when as much value was represented as this year. This was due to two things, tho high class of unl mals of all kinds on exhibition and tho great display of machinery, Including tractors and automobiles. While hog ?'AJn 1912 C08t t,le country almost 1.000.000,000 pounds of meat, enough to supply ten Pounds to every man, woman and child In the United States, In WIS the loss was much greater, Iowa alone losing about J10.000.000: yet our hog exhibit was one of tho best ever held, and I am sure that much credit Is due Super intendent E. Z. Russell for tho great show In that department. "I shall not attempt to take up tho departments separately, but will say that I like the spirit manifested by each super intendent, that upon his ,r her class de pends the success or failure of the fair; and when such a feeling exists, the dif ferent departments are sure to bo taken care of. -Mel lor ItpvltMvn Work. However, I do desire to say Just a word regarding the two new features that wem added to our fair this year, the boys' and babies departments. To my mind those are a great advertisement as well as the greatest educational exhibits thut we have at our fair. 1 hav marks mado by the bnv nn,i i,in 1 ents that the Instruction tliev rtvn.i from those In charge of that department was as beneficial to them as six months .11 iiiu VUIIUIIINI SCMOOIR. Secretary W. R. Mellor reviews the work of the organization and says that tho 1913 fair attained the high mark in total number of exhibits made. He speaks especially of the hotr exhibit. which excelled all previous exhibits of other years. Attention Is called to tho laying of sidewalks from the flagstones formerly used for walkB at tho capltol grounds and tho paving of Seventeenth street to meet the city navlnrr nt thn fair grounds line, costing J2.0G6.31. Permanent improvements. In addition to repairs costing J3.102.16 have been mado amounting to Jll.151,90, as follows: Art hall flxtUI-flS. 1447! olnHnM ltl. bleachers. J1.1C0.C9: ririni.-ino- i.' ?,8nW;Me4.caat,.nfr' ,l'a66-30i machinery hall, J2.271.10; fencing, JS38.16; navlmt: J2,066.31; sewers. Jl.820.35: water maln JS1&.Z4; sidewalks, J512.35. Receipts of the fair for last year were JS1.423.19. If which tho following are u few of the most Important Items: Concessions. S14.647.ft tickets, turnatllen. 31 S.ItI.nJ?,. 5.913: evenings and Sunday. exhibitors. $1,420; a total of J 10.: G67.60. At the race track tho receipts w.ere;.oPiSacherBl 2'"-25: exchange tick ets, J121.25; grandstand. 1S.603.0K; n of J11.G37.D5. llnlanrr on Hand. There was a balance on hand from last year of J22.1S4.88, which ran tho total cash up to J103,G08.07. Tho disbursements were $6,688.93 and outstanding warrants $16,919.14, which will leave on hand to the credit of the association $17,360.14. Advertising cost tho association 53.914.71: attractions, $7,075; bands, $3,408.62; build ing material, $7,307.49; postage, $1,347.02. Premiums to tho corn show wero $171; horticulture, $1,200; speed, $8,560, and gen eral premiums, $19,061.26. The printing bill was $1,329.72; officers received In sal aries, $3,260; superintendents, $2,712.98; clerks, $3,850.72; guards, J1.S63.69, and les ser expenses of the help ran the total expense of labor to run tho organization ono year to $23,866.37. Publicity nnreun. The Scott act, which created a bureau of agricultural statistics and publicity, passed by the last legislature and placing the management of the same under the State Board of Agriculture has been In operation ever since the bill was passed and a dally service has been established for the dally press and a weekly service for the county press and feature stories have from time to tlmo been prepared. A system of preparing crop reports has been carried on and an effort made to get as far as possible correct reports from sources whero the tnfomation gained could be considered reliable. (troin a Staff Coricspoiidcnt.) 1.1NCOUN, Jan. 20.-(8pcclal.)-Vhllo tho main feature of tho Hirelings of ng riculture Is to gain a knowledge of how to grow corn, hogs and other farm pin Unctions so they will bring the most In the way of results, another feature is shown In the growth of several boom lets for state offices by thoso who are In attendance. Today was really tho first day of tho gatherings, but two or three very good beginning have made their appearance thus early In tho wee. Among the most healthy Is that of Clyde Barnard for the republican nomi nation for secretary of state, lie Is not at all backward In saying he Is going after tho nomination and that In a few days he will file for the place and pro mulgate a platform In connection. Mr. narnard has been In the political spot light for a nutviber of years. He never before aspired tolrun for a political office J which was to come from tho people, but lie has been assistant clerk of the Imvor branch of tho legislature several times and was clerk ono term. At the las) session of the senate he was elected sec retary of that body. William Hnrrlson Smith of Seward, democratic senator from that county, ed itor of Iho Peward Dcmocrnt and author of several bills which were passed by the last legislature and several more which did not, thinks n two-year Job at least as secretary of state wolild about tit tho t-ltuatlon In his cnse. Senator J. A. Ollle Is taking a sldolong glance whenever ho passes down the cor ridor of tho state house at the railway commission. It Is Intimated that the sen ator has designs on Tom Hall's Job and belloves that he can mako a record which would bear Investigation. Senator John Heasty of Falrbury would not be adverso to receiving the repub lican nomination for nttorney general. Dan Klllcn of Gage county 1 among the list also for the republican nomina tion for governor. Ho thinks It early to mako definite arrangements, but may bo in the race. VOLUNTEER FIREMEN I ARRIVING AT COLUMBUSj COHWtlirS. Nob., Jan. 20.-(8peclal Telegram.) The advnlicr delegates to tho thirty-second annual meeting of the Vol- ; unteer Ktremen's association havo been arriving today, and tho secretary's roll shows MS members with seventy-five ; towns represented. Ord and Norfolk ar rived In special cars and the Ord dele gation was accompanied by the band trom that place. Secretary Miller Is located at the Kvans and ts getting toady for the sessions of ' tho association. There Is a very good d'splay of fire apparatus made by tho manufacturers. The souvenir badge this year Is something out of tho ordinary, being designed by Secretary 8huw of the local department. It is oxidized copper and the upper portion la a likeness of the local chief, Ilert J. Galley, who Is an ex-presldent of the association. The first business session was hold to night at tho North theater, after which the visitors wore given a free entertain ment nt the Lyric and a ball after the 6how. Tho streets aro decorated with bunting and many colored lights and tho merchants havo decorated tho business houses for tho occasion. OTHER SPECIAIi FURNITURE VALUES $10.00 Iron Bed, white enamel, full sire S7.50 $20.00 Princess Dresser, golden oak, 21x10, bevel plate mirror S21.00 $12.no Iledroom Rocker, Circassian walnut. . . . 810.00 $30.00 Mahogany Dressing Table $20.00 $34.00 Chiffonier, white enamel $24.00 $20.00 AVood Ued, full sire, white enamel. .. .$15.00 $85 Wardrobe Trunk for $65 In the Basement. To reduce our stock of Trunks, Bags and Suit Cases, special prices are marked. The selection is the best In the city. , Bathroom Fixtures Lindsay Gas Lamps Lunch Basket! and Chafing Dishes greatly reduced. Mrs. Pmil Sue for III roc. MADISON, Neb., Jan. 20. (Special.) Mrs. Maria Paul has commenced divorce proceedings ogalnit her husband, Gus- tav Paul, charging extreme cruelty and praying for the custody of her children and reasonable alimony. Defendant's property Is valued at $30,000, consisting of farm lands and personal property In tho vicinity of Newman Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Paul were married In 1891. NevrM IS'oten of Alllnui'p, ALLIANCE, Nob., Jan. 20. (Special.) P. E. Romlg. J. W. Guthrie, Lloyd Thomas, Harold Snyder, George Nation, Carl Spacht, K. O. Lalng, Dwlght Zedlker and D. S. Rowland, members of the Alliance Volunteer Fire department. left this morning for Columbus, Neb., where they will attend the Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen's association convention being held there this week, "Solly" Wood Is being held In the county Jail kvaltlng the result of In juries sustained by Tommy Smith In the crap -game fight at the Iatter's house early Sunday morning. He was shot through the left lung, the bullet passing entirely through his body. Neely Smith, a brother, was shot through the leg by Wood. All are colored. The funeral of Frank O. McFarland. was held Monday afternoon under the auspices of the Ancient Free and Ac cepted Masons. Rev. O. S. Baker of the First Methodist Episcopal church con ducted the services. The Modern Wood men also attended in a body. Notes fruni Hmtrlor. HHAT1UCK, Neb., Jon. 20.-(8peclal.)-Androw Nlclson, a chiropractor of Oils city, was brought before County Judge Walden Monday on the charge of prac ticing medicine without a state certificate. Ho pleaded not guilty and was bound .over to tho district court. Voll Hyde, aged 42 years, and Fannie M. Rcld, aged 41 years, both of IJneoln, wero married Monday by Judge Walden. Tho annual meeting of the German Savings and I.onn association was held Monday and the following officers elected: President. Phillip Graff; vice president. J. K, Lang; treasurer, Carl Sondercggcr; secretory, W, J, Mohlman, The officers and Henry T. Jurgens com prise tho board of directors. A big wolf hunt will be held next Friday east of' llolmetvllle. All wolves raptured or killed will be auctioned off to the highest bidder at the roundup to be held In Gcorgo Rolf fa pasture. Lnuls Rail, a civil engineer In the em ploy of the Burlington, who was born and raised in Beatrice, died In Lincoln Monday morning following an operation nt St. Elizabeth's hospital. The body was brought hero for Interment. ANNOUNCING An Event of Importance That will interest every man and young man in Omaha and vicinity who has not attended our great Half Price Sale. Wednesday Night's Papers For Full Particulars Don't Miss It. WATCH fOmAnottoqfq. MHN A SWANSON.we CORRECT APPAREL FOR MEN AND WOMEN Unity llecoiiies Hentl-Wcrkly. ' SUPERIOR. Neb., Jan. SO.-(Speclal Telegram.) Tho Superior Journal has been obliged temporarily to discontinue tho dally, which has run over twenty five years, and now Is publishing a semi-weekly. STATE SUPERINTENDENTS FOR BETTER RURAL COURSE (From a Staff Correspondent. LINCOLN, Jon. 20.-(Spoclal.)-A scs Mon of the state superintendents of the state was held In the senate chamber of tho state houso today, about forty bcln present. Miss Anna Day of the superintendent's office talked on the subject of state tld to weak school districts, and a general discussion wm had on certification. Those taking part were Grimes of Custer, Solck of Butler, Gardner of Lancaster, Oliver of Richardson, Collins of Sarpy and Miss McKlnney of Loup. A resolution was passed unanimously that thcro should be a reorganization of the present courso of study to cover a moro practical lino In rural districts, arithmetic, writing, geography nnd ono or two of tho most practical studies to be tho foundation for the new courso of study. while skating on a small passes his father's farm. last evening creek which Two boys In passing along the bank heard the child's screams and tried to save him, but' wore unsuccessful. They soon re covered the body by the use of a rope. He was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Chapman. Child Drumieil While Hknllnqr. BEATRICE, Neb., Jan. 20. (Special Telegram.) Bernard, tho 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. U, G. Chapman, living a mllo southeast of Wymorc, was drowned Sml After Ytirs if Htidaohts aiti Misiry By having my eyes fitted with glasses by Dr. McCarthy. He gives -scientific ex aminations and fits your eyes with the proper glosses at prices within the reach of every one. Don't nut it off cpme now. 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