THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, APlilL 20, 1914.
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RIO GRANDEYALLEY LANDS
Further Report on Projects to Which
Nebraskans Are Invited.
ACTUAL CONDITIONS THAT EXIST
Ulfflrnltle of IrrlRHtlnn, Under
! tnliUr nn to Trnnrr and Title,
nnd DlnsntUfnctton at
hraaknna Who Arc There.
Hjr (i. E. CONDllA.
Two weeks ago t described a typical
homeseekers excursion to Texas. The
promise was tlien made that another
nrtlcle would soon be published giving
my nniilngs in the lower Rio Grande
I valley. This statement Is made In ful
fillment of that promise.
The work of the Nebraska Conserva
tion and Soli survey under the blue-sky
law requires the praparatlon and publi
cation of this and similar reports. That
law requires the preparation and publl
sales of foreign land In this state. It Is
a duty of this department to prevent land
frauds, that is to protect Nebraskans.
In doing this the business of some honest
operators may be affected temporarily by
this publicity, but that Is not our pri
mary object.
In conducting our investigations we
'take Into consideration three points.
First, we examine the credit or financial
responsibility of tho persons or companies
making the sales. "Wo do this to deter
mine whether or not they can and will
make good on their contracts, to find out
whether or not a customer can recover
In case of fraud, Second, we study the
nature of the project and compare our
findings with the representations made
by operators In securing sales. In this
way evidences of fraud are ' detected.
Third, we examine the title and Interest
conveyed to purchasers.
This report Is a statement in rviard to
the lower Wo Grande valley of Texas.
t the reader bear In mind that It re
ntes to only a very small part of Texas
that statements made hero may have
bta.mtely no application In other parts
that state. Too often In land deals.
purchasers fall to distinguish between
ithe characteristics of different regions
and projects therein.
Not Snap .IihIkiikmi tu.
My recent visit to the valley of the Ulo
Mtande was by no means my first, and
these statements are not snap Judgments
pnade' on one hurried trip. The facts re
rlted were secured not only from field
observations, but to a considerable ex
tent are, the result of checking with fed
eral experts, state authorities and a num
ber of persons connected with Rto Grande
rrlgatlon projects. We report as follows:
1. The climate of this district .on the
ivhole Is healthful. The xatnfall 1& low,
lecreasing from the gulf toward tho In
erior. The relative humidity is low,
Vlnds arc quite high at certain periods
if the year. Some of the claims of en
huslastlc land agents concerning the cll
hate are overdrawn, yet generally they
:AGE A SIGHT
WITH ERUPTION
RESINOL CURED
Itched and Burned Until Iteslnol
Brought Relief at Once.
Philadelphia. Pa., Dec. 5, 1913: "I
had a small pimple on the side of my
race, and It kept getting larger and
larger. It had spread over one cheek,
kind as It would spread water would
come from It and every place the wa
jter would touch, another sore would
form. It Itched and burned and my
race was a sight. I used several salves
and ointments that were recommend
ed, but none helped, until I tried
Reslnol Soap and Rcslnol Ointment,
which relieved me at once, and after
usjng it about two weeks, my ,face
was entirely clear. I cannot praise
Reslnol enough." (Signed), Mrs.
Rose Miller, 1313 Snyder Ave.
Physicians have prescribed Reslnol
for nineteen years and everydrugglst
Hells Reslnol Soap (25c), and Reslnol
plntment (50c and $1). Don't be de
ceived by the useless "substitutes"
jtvhich a few unscrupulous dealpraof-
rer. For a rree trial, write uepi.
6-R, Reslnol, Baltimore, Md.
How to Avoid
, Duplication in
Advertising
Much has beeiv said and
written about "duplication"
in advertising. The maga
zine representative will tell
you how to avoid dupli
cation, ' His clientele is pe
culiar. The subscribers do
not read any other publica
tion. They can only be
reached through his medi
um. Along comes another
magazine representative who
knows that advertising in
his medium means dupli
cation You are .already
reaching his readerslhrough
many mediums and he
knows it. Ho therefore
talks to you about the value
of duplication. "Advertis
ing is nothing but repetition,
you know. It is the itera
tion and reiteration of the
selling arguments behind a
product which gradually
make a favorable impression
on the human mind and will
finally result in creating a
new want or desire and this
finally results in a pur
chase." All of which is true with
in certain limitations. Of
appear to be true.
-. The domestic water supply is derived
fiom four source!!, namely, wells ranging
from ten to eighty or ninety feet In
depth, the Irrigation canals, tha Rio
Grande river, and cisterns for cntnWng
rainfall. The well wnter is only ot lair
quality. The supply from the Irrigation
canals may become polluted and hence
unsafe. Water from tho river Is about
the same as from the average stream ot
Its size, containing more or less sediment.
This matter of an adequate and health
ful water supply Is an Important one,
and the homcseeker should give It care
ful consideration.
3. The soils have been surveyed by
the federal government, part In detail
and the rest more generally. The vari
ous types have been determined and
mapped more or less accurately. In Its
native state the land Is covered with
mcsqulte and prickly pear, these varying
In density on the various soil types. Mes
quite is a locust-like tree growth and as
sociated with It are several similar
growths. There are many kinds of brush
llko plants. Spanish bayonet Is scattered
throughout the region. Tho presence of
mcsqulte Indicates a fertile soil.
The soil types vary from clay to sandy
loams. Much soil of the lower lying and
more poorly drained land Is heavy, that
Is, it has considerable clay. Types on
the higher ground arc more sandy. A
good deal of the low land floods and
much damage Is done to crops at times
in this way. This Is directing present
development more towards lands not sub
ject to overflows. On the whole, the soils
are fertile, easily cultivated, and well
suited to agriculture.
Crop that Arc Itulacil.
4. Agricultural development has pro
gressed most around the towns. Among
the crops grown are corn, alfalfa, cotton,
sugar cane, a number of vegetables and
citrus fruits. The region Is new, conse
quently Its agriculture Is In the making.
not yet standardized. At first great stress
was laid on the growing of cabbage,
onions and other similar crops. Both fa
vorable and unfavorable results followed.
At present the prico of cabbage Is about
$28 or $30 per ton. Undoubtedly the re
gion Is well suited to the raising of many
klrids of vegetables. The growers are
now perfecting a co-operative marketing
system that should produce good results.
The production of cotton Is on the de
cline. The boll weevil Is a drawback and
the farmers know better how to raise
other crops. The raising of sugar cane
Is also on tho decline, principally because
ot frosts, although some claim that the
reduction of tariff is partlj- responsible
for this.
Corn can be raised successfully, ono
good crop and one poorer one each year.
The grain, however. Is soon damaged by
the weevil. This can be checked by spe
clal treatment nnd by feeding soon after
harvest. Alfalfa is grown at a number
of places and apparently with good suc
cess, yet It has not fully passed the ex
perimental stage. As many as seven or
eight cuttings per year are obtained, but
weeds Interfere with the stand after
nbout three years. A price of $15 to $20
per ton Is obtained on a ready market.
Of citrus fruits thcro are many Indica
tions of success with oranges and grapo
fi-ult. Strawberries, grapes, figs, and
many other fruits appear to do well.
IrrlRiitlnn Fncllltlc.
5. Irrigation water Is pumped from tha
Rio Grande river. Tho first lift at tho
ilvcr varies In height with the stage of
the river. The maximum lift here 'ft
about thirty-two feet. Centrifugal pumps
are used, each throwing from--. 12,000 tq
60,000 gallons per minute. There aro
some eighteen Irrigation projectb In tin
valley. The water Is carried onto the land
through canals, varying from two or three
to twenty miles In length. Some projects
have only one lift, others two or threo.
The larger projects have reservoirs which
serve principally as settling bnslns to re
move river sediment.
The Irrigation canals do not all follow
the grade or 'Slope of the country because
the tracts to be Irrigated extend back
from the river across land of different
elevations.- Hence the water must be
lifted each time higher ground Is reached.
The canals have low grades, usually less
than one foot per mile. This causes them
to fill with sand and silt.
The cost of Irrigation Is relatively high.
There is' a flat rate of about $2 per aero
to meet the expense of Installation, and
an operation charge varying In amount
with the number ot Irrigations.
The seepage loss Is quite high. The
amount of this, however, has not been
definitely determined. The duty of water,
that Is, the number of acres that can be
Irrigated per second foot, la not definitely
"Talks on Newspaper Advertising"
By TRUMAN A. DrAVEESE, (Box 82, Buffalo, N. Y.)
course advertising is repeti
tion, but when you . get be
yond a certain amount of
duplication advertising is
waste. The problem is to
know how much duplication
an advertiser should pay for.
All this of course refers
more directly to national ad
vertising, and yet the same
problem confronts the local
merchant in the town where
there are several newspa
pers published. At least
two of tbese papers go into
nearly every home and hence
there is duplication but
this sort of duplication is
valuable to tho local mer
chant, for his appeal is con
fined to the locality in which
he does business and the of
tener he can talk to his own
people in his own home the
greater his possibility of
profita.
But' even the local mer
chant can waste a lot of
money in useless repetition.
If you arc in the two leading
, papers in a city you have
solved the problem of dupli
cation Both the national
advertiser and the local mer
chant can stand behind this
proposition and resist all ad
vertising schemes of every
! known. I am convinced that at present
the duty Is not much moie than fifty
acres per second foot, because ot waste.
Hy a moro conservative use of the water
In the future the duty may be iald to
ltf. and perhaps ICO acres per second foot.
The valley Is Just learning how to Irri
gate and has not perfected a system.
It Is evident that future Irrigation hero
will require a larger plan, ono In which
the water will be diverted farther up
stream nnd carried onto the land through
a gravity system ot canals. This will
necessitate a large expenditure for a
dlveislon dam and for now canals fol
lowing the grade or slope of the land,
but nt the same time It will reduce
operating expenses.
rtrllnlilllty of Wnter Snpplj.
6. The amount Of water available for
Irrigation Is a very vital point In con
nection with the future development of
the valley. One of tho discharges of tho
Rio Grande In recent years was 910 sec
ond feet. Tho discharge has been lower
than this. The river swells to the flood
stage nt periods and then carries a vast
volume ot water, but this, of course, can
not bo used for Irrigation under the pres
ent system. It Is Instead a source of
destruction. After conferring with state
and federal authorities I conclude that an
allcwance of 3,500 second feet Is moro
than can be generally expected In the
Irrigation season. This, granting that ono
second foot will cover 125 acres, would
cover 437,600 acres. On the basis ot 160
acres per second foot It would cover
515,000 acres. There has been sold or Is
being offered for sale for Irrigation 466,785
acres on the American side of the river
nloue, and other outlying districts may
seek water from the river. Tho Rio
Grande Is an international stream and we
are entitled to one-halt Its water, which,
under n duty of 160 acres per second foot,
would cover about 282.600 acres. Now. of
the 406,785 acres Included In the projects
of the Irrigation companies, considerably
more than 300,000 acres is irrigable land.
It Is evident, therefore, that there Is a
limit to the amount of land which can
be Irilgatcd from the river, and that pres
ent plans exceed that limit unless flood
water Is conserved.
Wnter IIIrIHs Complicated.
In the matter of water rights and titles
some companies do not positively guaran
tee protection to the purchaser. In nt
least one case the company purports to
convey definite rights and titles, but
cortaln clauses In their papers practically
nullify this purport. Among the excep
tions are those of Interference by gov
ernment, falling waters In the river, etc.
Purchasers should receive a good water
tltlo Insofar as It can be obtained.
Water rights are very complicated. The
old Spanish grants of nbout 1767 were
made on both sides of tho river. At that
time Spain gave both land nnd water
grants, or more accurately, the land
grants Included tho right to use the
water. The tracts Included In these grants
oxtended back some' fourteen miles on
either side of the river and lay at right
angles, or nearly so, to the course of
the stream. These grants or porclones
arc riparian, and land outside may be
tailed nonrlparlan. letter. In our treaty
with Mexico, these porclones nnd the
water rights therewith were recognized.
It seems, therefore, that although the Rlu
Grande Is now an International stream,
tho right to use much of Its water belongs
to the old grants or porclones.
Though tho, Rio Grande Is now an In
ternational stream there Is no Interna
tional board or commission to control It
1f6r Mexlcq-and. the United . Sto.tes. The
Interests of the United States In this
stream are under the control ot the War
department. This department at one tlm
refused to allow the water to be used
for Irrigation. This action was later
rescinded, but at the same time the water
users wero instructed on two points,
namely, that our country has the right
to use only one-half tho water, and that
tMs right may be revoked at any time.
This shows that tho water Is used only
through sutfrance so far as the federal
government Is concerned.
Fntnre Not PromlalsiK.
In Its present aspect the situation Is
about as follows: The old Spanish grants
are respected and so far as the supply
goes the porclones apear to have prior
right to the use of tho water. Rut the
total area of riparian land on the Ameri
can side la over 400,000 acres of which
fully 300,000 Is Irrigable. With present
methods, this area appears to bo too largo
to bo covered by our half of tho river
unlesB we are permitted to use water
that of right should go to Mexico, Texas,
as a state, has no authority In this
matter. At least one company Is now
description. In the news
paper ho is reaching the
largest possible percentage
of possible purchasers. He
win say to all representatives
of all other forms of adver
tising, "I am reaching the
persons you can reach every
day in the year in a medium
that goes into the family cir
cle, that is a part of the fam
ily life, that sustains pe
culiar, intimate relations
with the home, and hence
when the advertising is
properly written it is far
more effective than the me
diums which you propose to
go into. Your program,
your book, your catalogue,
your directory, your mag
azine, would be useless du
plication." Thus ,the newspaper ad
vertiser is fortified against
all comers when he knows
he is covering the field. No
one can offer anything that
covers his locality so in
tensely and completely be
cause no ope medium reach
es so many purchasers in a
given town. Even though
the advertiser is building up
a national trade-mark asset
through national magazines
ho realizes the necessity for
cashing in on that asset by
canylng water o land outside the old
grants. The matter ot their right to do
this may be raised In the near future,
from these facts. It true, future Irrigation
on nonrlparlan land does not look "?ery
promising.
Tho Jackson-Vreeland Land company
nrc selling land near Kdlnburg outside th
porclones. Their attorneys claim that
they have equal rights with all others
tf the water of tho river. Many aro of
the opinion that they do not. Wo are
now considering this point with tills com
pany. 7. The price at which this land Is sold
Is not seriously objectionable, for we
know It Is difficult to determine land
values In a developing region. Tho meth
ods used to secure sales are very cottly
and the realty agents are put to large
expenses. It Is not our duty to say much
as to the prlco at which land Is sold,
except In cases where the price Is based
on misrepresentations tending toward
fraud. It Is a fact that In locations where
the people are dissatisfied cleared land
can be bought at considerably less than
the price at which companies are selling
tho land In the brush. Some of tho land
men admit that the prlco Is too high.
Statements thnt IJeeelve.
S. in the matter of fraud most com
panies assure us that they are dealing
fairly with their patrons. It can be seen
that some ot them are frank and straight
forward and that others plainly exag
gerate nnd overestimate. Some of these
exaggerated statements seem to be will
fully made for the purpose of securing
sales, regardless of consequences to the
buyer, while others appear to come from
the convictions of optimistic salesmen.
Evidence secured from many purchasers
of land Indicates that the development In
tho valley has been marred by J
(a) Exaggerated claims as to possible
agriculture In certain lines. .....
(bt Overloading persons with limited
capital so that they were not able to
clear the land and develop tho expensive
agriculture. ...
(c) Failure on the part of land men to
adjust cases In which the land proved to
be non-lrrlgablc, though sold as Irrigable
land.
(d) There are cases where the land com
pany failed to clear the land, failed to
bow alfalfa and failed to plow the land,
though paid for doing so.
(e) Much land was sold In one locality
upon the representation that an Interur
ban line was soon to bo built. The In
terurban was not constructed,
(f) Somo purchasers have received war
ranty deeds to mortgaged land.
One going through the lower Rio
Grande valley can easily iee the results
of fraud and bad business. On projects
whero some of the above practices ob
tained, there la discontent, failure and
abandoned land. Where tho farmers have
been well treated there are many evi
dences of good feeling and success.
The following land companies show up
quite well so tar as square dealing Is
concerned: The International Land com
pany, the La Pcrla Land syndicate, the
Merc,edes company, the Mission project,
American and Rio Grande Land and Irri
gation company and the J. C, Engleman
Land company.
Of tho former Nebraskans In the Rio
Grande valley some are pleased. At and
near San Juan, Pharr and Kdlnburg are
many who arc far from pleased with
their results. Among them are William
Nutly of Kearnoy, Joe Krska, Staple-
hurst; Joseph J aid, Ulysses: A. A, finitely,
Seward; Joe Mally, Ulysses; Frank
Krska, Staplehurst, and we name also
Shonka, Slyskal, Rayus, Rlllenbenncr,
Rasta, Runnel, etc. Practically none of
these people aro satisfied with their In
vestments, and many would llko to get
out tho best they can. Persons wishing
to investigate conditions should corre
spond with them. These are only a few
of our former Nebraskans, some of whom
are sure to return broke but wiser.
Many of our people are In serious diffi
culty. We should have extended to them
the kind offices of our state in such a way
as would have made it Impossible for
them to have come to such a condition.
Some of the Nebraska subagents, who
induced the Nebraskans to purchase from
fraudulent operators, are not without cen
sure. Some of them feci badly, even
shameful, about their connection with the
old Standard Land company. It Is not
to tho credit of Nebraska that Nebraskans
were officers In that company. I did not
find an agent of the Standard "who will
defend that company. It Is claimed by
present operators that the Standard did
much to discredit the Lower Rio Grande.
This company put many mortgages on
Nebraska farms, and took the hard earn
ings of many Nebraskans,
Avoid Illuoil Poison
Ry using Rucklen's Arnica Salve on all
wounds, bruises, sores, scajds, salt rheum,
etc; prompt relief for piles. 23c, All
druggists. Advertisement.
going directly to tho consum
ers in the cities where the
goods are for sale and this
he can do only in the news
papers. Tho waste in national ad
vertising is appalling. And
this waste comes almost en
tirely from the blanket style
of advertising spreading
nn appropriation over a vast
territory without any refer
once to distribution or sell
ing plans. If a man spends
a hundred thousand dollars
in. a national campaign and
it happens that he has no
distribution in half the ter
ritory covered, he is prac
tically wasting fifty thou
sand dollars. He had far
better reduce the appro
priation to fifty thousand
dollars and spend it in
concentrated, localized ad
vertising, using the mediums
which have the maximum
effect in the localities where
his goods aro for sale. Ho
Bhould not only localize his
appeal to suit tho varying
conditions in tho different
towns and cities, but also in
order to secure the largest
and fullest dealer co-operation.
Truman A, DeWeese.
News from the Insurance Field
AFFAIRS ATJJOUTH OMAHA
First Methodist Church Begins '
Week of Dedicatory Services.
LITHUANIANS TO CELEBRATE
Will llejolce Otcr Ten Arum of
Freedom nt llnntl of lltiailnn
(lorrrnnirnl !nlonn Men ,
to Kitrnlah It on tin.
The First Methodist Kplscopal church
will begin a week of dedlcntory services
In their new church Just completed at the
corner of Twenty-fifth and F. streets
with an address on .Monday night by
Rev. C. N. Dawson, D. D., ot Umaha. a
former pastor. Following tho address the
Ladles' Aid society will entertain at nn
Informal reception.
On Tuesday evening Rev F. M. Slsson,
D. IX, of Fremont will deliver an address
on "Tho Conservative Christ." On
Wednesday evening former 1'astor Rev.
J. M. Hothwell, D. t.. of Columbus will
give nn address on "The Gathering of the
Clans." On Thursday evening Rov. Titus
Lowe, D. 13., pastor of the First Metho
dist Episcopal church, Omaha, will de
liver his address on "The Paramount
Work ot the Church."
On Friday evening Rev. T. C. lllff,
D, D., of Denver, who Is to dedlcato the
church, will give a lecture on "Tho Sun
nyslde ot Soldiers' Life with the Roys of
l-'5 by One of Them " There will bo
a Jo-cent charge for admission to this
lecture. Tho entire proceeds are for the
benefit of tho church.
On Sunday, April 26, the dedication of
the church will take place. Dr. Illff of
Denver will be In charge. The choir Is
preparing a special program of music for
all tho services.
Sunday afternoon there will be a good
fellowship meeting, at which tho neigh
boring pastors will bring the greetings
of thrlr respective churches to this
church. At night Rev. Kdward Hlslop ot
Omnha will preach.
The dedication week will be followed n
two or three weeks ot special revival
meetings In charge of F.vnngcllst W. M.
Ktinyan of Raldwln, Kan.
I.IChnnnlnna to Olebrntr.
All Lithuanian orders and societies have
banded themselves together to celebrate
April 26. A parade will bo formed at
Twenty-fourth and N streets and tho lln
of march will be to Settler's hall at Thirty-sixth
and V streets, where nn Interest
ing program will be given, ljcnl talent
will be represented on tho program, but
the especial feature will be 1. Origaltls
ot Chicago, a speaker well known
throughout tha country.
Tho occasion for this celebration la ten
years of freedom for the Lithuanian pco
plo In the use of their own language and
literature allowed In Russia. Local lead
ers assert that by tho welcome which
the Lithuanian people have received In
the United States and tho prosperity
which they liavo enjoyed here they havo
been able to flnanco cninpalgna In Rus
sia to freo their literature from the ban
placed upon It by thu Russian govern
ment. It was only ten years ago mat
they realized the results ot their efforts,
For forty years, they nay, the Lithuanian
literature was suppressed and they were
forbidden under aevoro penally to print,
sell or read any publication In their own
language; hence the national celebration
everywhere among Lithuanian people.
Mayor Hoctor will open the program
and take part In the parade. Rev. George
Jonaltls will be ono of the speakers.
Chlof of l'ollce John Rriggs, reter Ja
cobs and Andrew Lkells are the recep
tion committee and will escort the
speaker to South Omaha. The speaker Is
editor of a Lithuanian newspaper at Chi
cago, Joseph Uvlck will be marshal ot the
day and conduct the parade, which will
bo formed at Twenty-fourth and N
streets at 2 o'clock p. m. The route of the
parado will be south on Twenty-fourth to
Q street, west on Q street to Thirty-sixth
and then south on Thlrty-slxth to Set
tler's hall.
The program of the afternoon will be
followed by a social time in the evening.
Catholic I'nutor Protests.
Police Commissioner W. P. Donahue
yesterday received by registered mall
from Rov. George Joanltls, Catholic pas
tor of the Lithuanian church, a protest
signed by 250 or 300 residents In the south
west section of the city who are opposed
to the number of saloons doing business
there. Tho communication speaks for
Itself:
To the Honorable, the Fire and Police
Hoard of South Omaha. Neb. Gentlemen:
We, your humble petitioners, respectfully
present to your honorably body a con
dition which affects us as Individuals, a;
fathors and mothers, as husbands and
wives and as citizens of South Omaha,
It Is our desire to live honorable and
upright lives, to teach our children to
honor, respect and obey the laws of our
city, state and country, but this is im
possible when our public officials refus
to respect the laws and fall In their sworn
duties to enforce the laws. We refer,
gentlemen, to your failure to enforce
those laws designed to regulate the
liquor traffic. We aro not prohibitionists
and do not believe in prohibition, but as
citizens we believe that tne laws should
be enforced, and we appeal to your hon
orable body to exercise your authority
and see to It that the saloons shall bs
closed after hours and on fiundays.
We live In the district west of tho Q
street viaduct and south ot Q street,
which district comprises an area of about
ISO acres; In that district there is one
cemetery covering about fifty acres; there
are threo schools, five churches and
twenty saloons. All our people, when
employed, work in the packing houses
and earn hardly enough to support them
selves and families If the money were
used solely for that purpose, but the
facts are that most ot the money Is used
to support the saloons, and the greater
percent of the saloon patronage Is re
ceived after 8 o'clock In the evening and
on Sundays, The licenses alone of these
saloons amount to 320,000 a year. Who
pays them? The packing house employes
who cannot turn around without bump
ing Into a saloon, which Is permitted to
be open Sundays and all hours of the day
nnd night. The condition In our part
of tho city are deplorable. Every day
and especially on Sunday are children go
going to and from home, compelled to
puss saloons and many drunkards. These
children will be your future citizens.
What kind of citizens will they be? It
Is for you to answer.
We respectfully petition your honor
able body to restrict the number ot sa
loons In this district to five, and demand
that you keep the saloons closed after
S o'clock In the evening and all day Sun
day. Deal for Saloon llniiili.
Surety bonds for liquor dealers in
South Omaha, which could not be had a
week ago, may now be had for tho ask,
ing, according to advices In the posses
sion of Mayor Thomas Hoctor. The easi
ness In the surety bond market brings
with It what may turn out to be u brew
ers' fight ot the very bitterest character.
It marks the entrance of tho Lrlsy Urow
Ing company Into South Omaha, tha
assumption of tha Popal-Glller Interests
In South Omaha, it Is asserted, and the
loss of ten saloons by browing companies
ACCI
DENT HEALTH
SURETY
BONDS
LIABIL
ITY PLATE
GLASS
AND
V ... . V... ....... llK.r.l r.,.11.
cles consistent with good servlco to our
pmrm and nonesi ncijimuueiit or meir
losses
NATIONAL
FIDELITY AND CASUALTY
COMPANY
OMASA.
Nations! Fidelity and Casualty nulldlnc
Company' Property.
JUST A WORD, PLEASE ?
Sooner or later you will want to increase your
Life Insurance. In thai case, remember that The
Bnnkora lieservo Life is
THE BIG WESTERN COMPANY
WITH MILLIONS OF ASSETS
lis policy contracts aro just what tho business man
must have. A policy with this company makes
you strong with your banker and business asso
ciates and is full protection to the family.
The Bankers Reserve Life Company
OMAHA,
B. H. Robison, Pres.
R. L. Robison, Vice-Pros.
There aro three things which a mnn ought to know when dying.
Ho ought to know thnt ho Is nt peace with God. Ho ough to have the
satisfaction of knowing that ho has accomplished something for hu
manity. He ought to know that his loved ones are provided for to
tho best of his ability.
TOM S. KEIXY.
THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES GUAKANTEH SAFKTV IN
Fire Insurance
Homo liiniirnnco Compntiy. Phoenix Insurnni'o Company Coati
ticntal tnsnirnnco Company. Springfield Fire St Marino Insurance
Compnny. New Hampshire Insurance Company, Liverpool and
London nnd Gloho JiiNuranco Company. Franklin Insurance Com
pany. Western Assuranco Company.
Foster-Barker Company
Brandcia Bldg. Phone Doug. 29
Lion Bonding
SURETY
Our Word is Good
Have you seen our now Accident and Health Policy?
None better. Call Douglas G78 for information.
HOME OFFICES - - 9th Floor - - W. O. W. BUILDING
German-American Life Insurance Company
OMAHA
First Class Positions for
Live Wires
Three and One-Half Years Old
Insurance In force $0,000,000.00. Issues attractive and up-to-date
Policies. Liberal contracts to agents with or without previous
experience. If interested call nt or write to tlie Home Office, Omaha
National, Hank Illds.
The Commonwealth Life Insurance Company
KHANS NELSON, President.
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INSURANCE
FIKU. TOHNAHO, AUTOMOHiLIC. PLATE GLASS, BOILER,
111! KG LAllY, HEALTH and ACCIDENT,
ALFRED C. KENNEDY
ZOO First. Nittlmtnl Uank rtullding. Phone Douglas 722.
here.
It U rumored that of the ten which
have been taken over by the l.tlsy Brew
ing company, tlvo weie formerly Jettcr
Biloon. three were Btons saloons and two
were Senilis saloons. The cause of the
reported switch Is said to have been a
deal whereby the Lelty Hrewlnir company,
whose local agent Is Walter Jlolse of
Omaha, has assumed the local interests
of the Popal-Qlller Hrewlng company. It
Is further asserted both these companies
together hold a controlling Interest In a
bonding company which will specialize
in saloon bonds.
"Of course, I know nothing officially
about this," said Mayor Hoctor yester
day evening. "I was told by a well
known salooninan that the deal had been
made and that at least ten saloons which
formerly handled beer from Jetter, Btorr
rr
We insure
insurance men
tho best of service, the best
location and tho most in
office comfort for your
money if you office in
THE BEE BUILDING
The Building That' Always w"
"Wo enn show you a few
choico offices today. Next
month there may be nouo.
Superintendent, Room 103
NEBRASKA,
R. 0. Wagner, Soo'y.
W. G. Preston, Treaa.
"The Insnranea Man."
Tyitr est.
J
& Surety Co.
BONDS
Try U
M
and Schlltz had agreed to handle tha. beex
of the new company."
3taglc City Gossip.
His. John Winder. 318 North Twenty
third street. Is reported to be sehoualy
111 at her home.
Office apace for rent In Bee affioe, 3215
N street. Terms reasonable. Well known
location. Tel. South 27.
Fine S-yeartold bay horse, weigh J.1W.
Excellent family driver, jior sale, 9JS .
North 2Uh St. Phone South US.
The Optima club will meet at the home ,
of Jlrs. Thomas White. Twenty-fourth
and F streets, tomorrow evening.
A concsrt Is to be given at St. Luke's
Lutheran church tha evenlnjr ot April 13
by the choir assisted by looal talent.
The alrdome at Twenty-fifth and
O streeta Is rapidly nearlng completion.
It will be opened to the public, on May I.
Mrs, Perry Clark ot AJbrlght under
went a surgical operation, at the South
Omaha hospital last Wednesday, after-
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