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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 24, 1914.
PUBLIC LANDJJNDER LEASE
Administration Measures for Open
ing Up Valuable Resources'
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WEST
rropoonln of I.nrne romrllc Ira
pnrtnnre Preened Upon Conrfi
LrgUlntlTP Pro Km m thnt
Ik Worth While.
In the genera! preoccupation of tho na
tional government with Mexican attain
and related International question, pub
lie Intereit I diverted from mora sober
propooAl of large domestic concern now
before congress. One of thene described
by tho Washington correspondent of the
New York ISvenlng Post Is the - bill
drafted by Franklin K. Lane, secretary
of the Interior, for the opening of our
611, coal, phosphate nnd potash lands un
der a leasing system. Secretary l-nn
has a legislative program of his own
which he Is taking up- one Item at n
time, and which he hopes to complete
before this session adjourns.
The Alasknn railroad bill was the first
big Item on Ids program, and that Is vir
tually through. The Alaskan coal lead
ing bill Is Just reported out of tho house
committee on public lands. Senator My
ers and Representative Kcrrls, chairmen
of the public lands committees of tho
senate and house, have Introduced the
administration bills govornlns the devel
opment of western resources. These bill
are the result of conferences between
Secretary Lane, themselves, and other
members of the senate and house, and
are Intended to make available tho coal,
oil. phosphate and potash deposits of the
west for Immediate development. The
form and substance of these proposals
meet the approval of Olfford Plnohot and
tho conservationists who aro associated
with him.
Provision for LeaalnR.
Broadly stated, the bills provide for the
leasing of the public lands under con
ditions to guard against monopoly and
to tnsura full development. It Is provided,
as to oil lands, that tho federal govern
ment will Issue a permit for 3.E00 acres,
which will gtvo the possessor tha cx
cluslvo right to explore for oil In his
territory for a period of two years, fur
InK which time exploration work aggre
gating 2,0y0 feet In depth must be done.
If oil Is discovered, tho permittee Is 'en-'
titled to ono-fourth of the land In fee,
tho remainder of the land to remain with
th government and the subject to lease
In small tracts "upon a royalty basis.
This, It Is believed, will provide a liberal
return to tho explorer for his venture.
iJrider tho leases or patents granted no
drilling of welts can take place within
00. feet of the outer boundaries of tho
larids leased or patented, and provision
Is taado for general regulations requiring
precautions to provent waste of oil sands
or oll-bearlnr strata. Forfeiture of the
lefiso Is the penalty for violating these
conditions and forfeiture can be effected
through court procedure.
Tho coal lands of tho country,-' which
aro all in great part classified, are to
be sold as at present, in small blocks,
hut provision ,1s made In tha bills for
leasing them, 'any holding not to exceed
S.StO acres. It Is also provided that for
strictly, locaV or domestic needs limited
permits may be granted for tracts not
to. exceed ten acres for a period of ten
years. Tha provisions against monopo
llsatlort under this proposed 'WW are
stringent. For Instance, no person or
association Is permitted an Interest as a.
stockholder or otherwise In more than
one lease, .and severe penalties are pro
v)ded for, aa against tho sale or transfer
of any Interest In. any .lease to any one
holding an Interest In any other tease,
Regulations nnd noynlUes,
The manner In which suck leases are
td be made Is to be provided for by 'Hon.
ernl regulations made by the secretary
of the Interior, and the, royalties paid
aro to be based upon the amount of the
product procured. In addition, In order
lot insure' against more speoulatlvo hold
ing, a small annual rental per. acre Is
charged. Similar provisions adapted to
the; dlfforent conditions, are made as to
thtf production of phosphate and potash,
Tho royalties resulting from such do,
vetopment are to go In. the first place
Into the reclamation fund, and be. Used
for the development, of Irrigation projects
In the, arid and seml-arld 'state'. Aftfr
being once so used, 0 per cent ot thV
proceeds upon Its return to the federal
treasury Is to go to tho state treasury
for school and development uses,
Secretary Lane has recommended that
tho Alaskan coal fields may be safely
turned over to the public under a leas
Inc and royalty system similar to that
under which the stato of Minnesota leases
Its ore lands, and the states of Montana
and Colorado their coal lands. The
tracts opened should be disposed of to
those who within a certain time would
develop mines and make their product
commercially available. This means that
where a railroad la necessary to the op
eration of a mine tho applicant should
take a lease to conditioned for. a .limited
pirlod. Sufficient land should be leased
as )t body to Justify long-continued and
economical operation. Aa the average of
nil operations In the United States Is
J, 600 acres. Including many Small hold
li.gs, this might be taken as a maximum
unlu The secretary has ald
"There haa been much dispute among
thojte who favor making a lease for an
Indeterminate period, dependent alone
upon continued operation, and those who
believe It wisest to fix a term for the
least, twenty, thirty, or more years. This
dispute seems to be of much more acade
mic than practical interest. Thore should
be no disposition to change the lessee.
If a fixed term or lease Is decided upon.
the original lease should have an as
sured preferential right to a renewal
until the mine la worked out Bo that In
the; end the fixed term is a reservation
of the right on the part ot the govern
ment to make a new term at thp. end
of a number of years, a reservation
wh'ch could be fixed In an Indeterminate
leass.
"A fixed minimum annual royalty vfouid
' conduce the operation and prevent the
holding ot lands out of use. These are
matters, however, 'of regulation upon
whleh much thought should be expenJrd.
and the experience of other lands will be
found helpful. If the principle of the
homestead law Is adopted, and on lease
only permitted to any one person or
group of persons, and all leases msde
non-transferable, excepting with the con
sent of a designated authority, It would
seem that monopoly could be prevented.
I would, "however, add one other procau
tion that In each field a large body of
the coal land be reserved, no that the
publlo and the navy might be rendered
Independent Of private supplies If It
should become necessary."
Moprm to Hare I11U Passed
The, Alaskan coal-leasing bill Is further
advanced and will have legislative pre
cedence over the bUl relating to tn open
ing of the oil, coal, phosphate and potash
lands of the continental United States.
Mr. Lane hopes to have both ef the bills
passed, however, before adjournment.
The acute IntWeSt frit In these" measures
throughout the wet is refloctcd by the
members of the house and senate who
come from the slates on the ether side
of the Mississippi river.
The active propaganda ot the conserva
tionists has brought about tho beginning
of a popular appreciation of the extent
nnd value ot the oil deposits In ihe United
States. Secretary Lane has directed at
tention to tho absurdity of applying the
placer mining law to the development of
petroleum lands, as It Is applied nW.
The bills Just Introduced In the two
branahes of congress and outlined above
are designed to remedy this condition
and situation. i
Milwaukee Boosters
to Stop Over in Omaha
Word reaches the offices of the rail
roads here that on Juno 18, 1W members
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Booster club ot Milwaukee will spend tho
day In Omaha, onrouto homo from a trsdo
extension tour to the Pacific coast.
The Ml'.waukeo boosters leavo their
home town Juno 1. and over tile
wuukco road will go tlirqugh tfeuttK
Iteturnlng they vtii corns to fJcnver and
.then over tho Union Toolflc to Omaha,
reaching hero at 10:30 tho morning of
June IS, remaining until 6:30 in tho eve
ning, when they will leave for homo over
the Northwestern. They will travel on
a special train.
Omaha Fishermen to
Try Northern Waters
Monday night Clem Ityan, boiler In
spector for the Union Pacific; Chnstwr
Weeks of the Weeks Grain company, Bon
lllnton of the Maney mills, IX. C. Kchml.lt
of the Korian Remedy company and F.
It. McConnoll. contractor, leave for
Paynesvlllo, Minn., where they wljl re
main two, weeks fishing In the lakes l:i
tho vicinity.
At Paynosvllle the Omaha fishermen
wlll.be tho guests of Fred Goodrich, for
merly of this city, but who'now.-sptntf
his summers at the lake', "where he ha t
largo and well-appointed fishing lodge
HERE'S A CASTLE FOR TRAMPS
Thousands of Wnyrnrera Given Olnil
Hand In a New York
Town,
Tho village of Clayvllle, town of Paris,
Oneida county, N. Y., haa a unique tranw
house. It Is a wooden building, about
twenty feet square, and not much higher
than a cow's back. It has one door and
one window, plank floors and no base
ment. A strong man could push It over
backward Into the mlllpond on tho bank
of which It stands. Its sanitary provi
sions would make a health officer gasp
for breath," but It Is popular with tramps,
and since It -was opened about twenty
years ago more than 25,000 men have been
fed and lodged In the building.
Kvery tramp who enters the vlllago
Is entitled to lodging, supper and break.
fast In the tramp house. 8ometlmes. It
tramp Is HI, he remains there tor n
week or two, and cdmea out looking bot
to than It a metropolitan hospital had
hsd hlhl In charge, ' The town of Paris
pays tho cost for the purpose of keeping
tramps' from sleeping In barns or begging
food or lodgings from tho people. Be
fore the house waa opened the town suf
fered great annoyapce from tramps.
Barns were burped and people beaten
occasionally by men who had been de
fied food or shelter. Tho tramp house
haa solved tnis prouiem in a very sans
factory .manner.
Trnmpa come Into tho vlllago on foot
or on freight trains from Utlca on the
north and Blnghamton on tha south,
Tho town or Fans is me gateway o me
hop fields of the county, the promised
lnnd to the tramp fraternity. Tho men
eall the little bid building "Tho Caatlo,"
and make direct for lt'after entering the
villnsre. In cold weather the place is
always crowdod beyond its capacity.
From twenty to thirty men nave ire-
fluently huddled Into It at one time.
Tho meals are served on the Kuropean
plan, and table etiquette Is never thought
of, for the reason that tnere uni, any
table. Spoons or other silverware are
never stolen for the same reason. The
Kiiesta cat like their ancestor, Adam;
they believe In the old adage. "Fingers
were mado before forks.
Tramps usually begin arriving at the
building about 3 o'clock In tho afternoon.
When dusk comes a committee of two
Is selected to make arrangements for
tho grub. The town poormaslcr has an
understanding with a near-by grocery
man whereby the latter aupplles food to
ho tramns. Th committee makes an
official call upon the merchant, who In
qulrea about tho numbor ot meri who are
waiting at the fireside.
Then he grinds enough coffee for the
crowd, mixes it with soma sugar ana
water In a two-gallon pot, and tnrows a
slab or "two ot bologna, several loaves ot
bi fad 'and some canned beans In a flour
sack. If he' happens to have a supply of
stale cookies or fried cakes, in they go,
too. The eommlttee ' carrlss the food
down to the castle, the coffee. Is boiled
on the stove, tin clips are pawed around,
and everybody dlge In-
Dirlnc the evening the storekeeper goes
down to the castlo and takes the name
nnd address Of every man. Ill boo
show that "Texas Tommy," "Box Car
Jln-my." "One-Eyed Smith," "Sandy
Kelly" and. a lot of other men with odd
names have a fondness for registering
t 'Th Castle."
Tho town pays the poormoster : cents
fpr every meal served, and the poormaa
ter divides profits with the storekeeper
The latter, out of tho goodness ot his
heart, very often contributes -witnoui
charge old clothes, snoes, siocKiniB,
chewing tobacco and pills to those who
need them.-New Xk Time.
No Fed (or Association.
President Chlvlngton. of tho American
association, Is In earnest In his antipathy
for tho Federal league, and has Issued
nrrfri to all owners to bar Federal
league players from attending games In
the American association. Aioraecai
Brown and his St Louis federals haa
an off day In Indianapolis recently, and
decided to go to the American associa
tion game, -xney aia not get in ana
Manager Brown waa much surprised at
the action, saying that any ot the boys
In professional base ball would be wel-
com at tha St. Louts Federals' crounda.
"Watch SlcOraw for Tricks.
Aa a result of several complaints
toaxeq Dy viuung national league man'
agers. Secretary John A. Heydler In'
structed Umpire Charles Rlgler to ex
amine the pitching box at the Polo
grounds. Tho champion scientist of John
JC Tenor's force discovered that the- rub
ber waa well within the height limit ot
fifteen Inches, but suggested that the
slop wj too pronounced.
WANTS PHYSICAL VALUATION
W. C. Lambert of City legal Force
Says He Can Force It.
ASKS ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
Will IIIp Motion Mnmlnr AklnK
til . Conrt to Compel SI ore Defi
nite Petition from the
Cnr Company.
A move has been mads by Assistant
City Attorney W. C. lnmbert to force
a physical valuation of the Omaha &
Council Bluffs Street Hallway company,
for uso In the suit enjoining tho enforce
ment of tho ordinance requiring tho com
pany to sell seven street car fares for 25
cents.
Mr. Lambert will file a motion In dis
trict court Monday asking the court to
compel tho company to mnko more def
inite nnd certain the plaintiff's petition
and to answer twenty-six separate ques
tions. The facts sought by tho assistant city
attorney will, if secured, he says, form
(he basis for a physical valuation.
Thcso facts Inaludafvaluo of real estate
owned or used, miles of track, buildings.
passcngor cars, machinery, wires and
polos, amount of working capital, gross
revenue, salaries paid, operatlnK ex
penses, bonded Indebtedness, interest
paid, taxes paid for three years, divi
dends paid, interest received on reserve
funds for last three years and a-oount
of net revenue remaining for each of the
last three years.
Commencements,
C LARKS, Nob., May 23. (8pec!al.)'-Last
Sunday evening tho baccalaureate sermon
to the graduating class of the Clarks
High school was delivered at tho opera
house by rtev. W. S. Sanders of the Meth
odist church.
Tho high school ploy, "The Winning of
Latano," was given Monday evening.
Wednesday evening the eighth grade
graduating exercises wero held at the
samo placo and tho diplomas wero pre
sented by the president of tho Board of
Education, M. Shonsey. Thursday even
ing," closing the commencement- weok ac
tivities, the high school Commencement
was held at tho opera' house. Prof.
George Everett Condro. delivered tho
commencement address, his thoma being-
"Tho Conservation of People." President
Shonsoy of the Board of Kducatlon de
llvorod tho diplomas to the members ot
tho class. Tho menbors of the class are:
Messrs. Perry Allcrton, Earl Anderson.
Basil Douglas, Misses Fern Brown, El
len Sweet, Clara Penn, Abblo Hlgglns,
Viva. Davis, Ulllan Morris, ,Klvlra Dud
hey and Jilna Woodhouse.
STELLA, Neb., May 21 -(Special.) The
annual high school commencement was
held last evening. Tho class address was
"Tho Mlda'B Touch In Education," by
Prof, K. M. Oregg of tho Peru Normal.
"Tho Outlook," was tho subject ot an ad
dress by Superintendent Best, Diplomas
were presented by A. W. Montgomery.
Tho graduates aro Marshall McDowell,
lister Vandervcntor, Carton Knight,
Wauncta Williams, Madge Burress, Laura
Craney, Opal Monetto and Edna Hoppe.
NOIITH BEND, Neb., May 2J.-(8peclal.)
Tho senior class play entitled "The
Kingdom of Heart's Content" was pre
sented at tho opera house Thursday
evening. Commencement exorcises wero'
held last evening. A. L. Blxby delivered
the address, A class of eighteen, eleven
girls and seven boys, received their
diplomas.
All of the teachers, also Superintendent
I L. McNoSvn, were ro-electcd for the
coming year. All have accopted except
ing Miss Alma Pfelffer of Fremont,
whose wedding has been announced and
will take placo In June,
PAWNEE CITY, Neb., May 23.-8p.
clal,) The annual commencement txer
clses ot the Pawnee City High school wero
held In the opera house In this city lat
night and thtrty-clght graduates, the
largest class In the history of the school,
'received diplomas. Bov, It. H. Harmon,
pastor of tho First Christian church of
Lincoln, delivered the address of the even
ing, speaking on the subject, "The Om
Ing Triumph of night." Superintendent
I, N. Clark presented the diplomas to tha
graduates. The class roll follows: By
ford Anderson, Bernard Arnot, Irene Bar
ton, Eleanor Bruch, Miles Carter, Mar
Jorlo Colwell, Arthur Davis, rtuth Fink,
Joe Gabby, Edna Gingery, Florence Hart
well, Eugene Iato, Merle Martin, Floreneo
Mecbam, Fay Prowant,- Murl SlomoiiB,
Hardin Tcnnant, Ralph Tracy, Augustus
Van" Home, Maurice Atkinson, Idwaa
Bevr, Andrew Bunten, Harriot Clark,
Lena Crltchfleld, Elwyn Davis, rtuth Fo
ley,, Will Gabby, Howard Gingery, Lydln
Humm, Edith Martin, Frank McDonald,
Lee. Peckham. Lena Itaper, Homer Smith,
Mary Tlbbetts, Haxel Vandersllce, ituth
York and Nelson Anderson,
The scholarship given for tho highest
general average for tho four years was
won by Ralph Tracy with a little over
93 per cent. Second honors were won by
Frank McDonald, there being only one
fifth of I per cent difference In tho
grades.
GENEVA. Neb., May 33.-(Speclat.)-Tho
annual commencement exorcclses of the
Geneva High school were held here last
night In tho high school auditorium. The
diplomas were presented by City Super
intendent E. M. Cllne. o
The class consists ot Jno Pelcar. John
Allsman, president; Frieda Eggenborger,
vice president: Harry K. Johnson, secre
tary treasurer' Ada Bass, Forrest RorT
land, Roy Hagerty. Lucia Kretke. Gladv
MoNeal, Sylvia Parry, Emma Renkln.
Georgia Tlmme.rman. Ralph Benedict.
Ruby David, Eva Kline, Moneta Logsden,
Alma Miller, Neva Pnmphrey, Raymond
Bhultx and Beaulah Walker.
Key to the Situation nee Advertising.
Prlcste to Canada.
Manager McGraw of New York, haa
turned pitcher llonte Trieste over to the
Toronto club of the International league.
Prleste la a versatile athlete. He not
only plays an inneia position pretty well,
but also la a promising boxman. H
Showed some good work at second base
as a memoer or me uiani seconas. Last
year Priests played with Wheeling, then
in Hamilton, O.
AFTER HUNGER
ynUN WHAT? It there ft feeling ot heavineas, of Bloating, Heart
burn, Nausea. Something remains undigested, ferments and disturbs
the entire system. Such cases can be materially benefited by the use of
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS
YOU SHOULD KEEP A BOTTLE, HANDY FOR EMERGENCY.
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From Our Near Neighbors
Bennington.
Claus Rohwer has Invested In a new
automobile.
Christ Stcinert Is remodeling his farm
home.
Ole Jensen and family visited relatives
In Omaha Sunday afternoon.
Mr. ami Mrs. Sleffen and Mrs. Relcken
weres vhltlng at the Hans Lebbcrt home
last Sunday.
Ilev. Von NusbAtim of Aurora will take
chargo of the German Lutheran church
on May 31.
A burglar entered Adolf Paulsen's place
of business one night last .week and stole
a quantity of liquor, and about tlO In
cash. ,
Mr. Lynn's school, district No. 62, will
glvo an entertainment nt the school
house on Saturday evening, May 23.
Rev. J. M. Leldy will conduct services
Moy at and will have with him his
daughter, Miss Grace Lcldy. who Is an
accomplished violinist.
Miss Bessie Grau closed her first term
of school In the, Kelser district with
snori exercises ana a pienie dinner.
Four nunlls of Miss Hnn Riimin,,'.
uchool, district No. 34, received certificates
pi perieci attenaanco at the closo of the
term last Frlilav Their names are Emma
Prochnow, Lilly Prochnow, Frederic
Grau and Theodore Grau,
The base ball team will glvo tho first
R iAF..0' the seaion at tho park on May
21. There will be a game between the
liennlngton nnd Vnllnv tnm. in
afternoon, also various rports and danc-
fILh0TV3!ome card,. Invitation received
from Davenport. Neb., announced that
ilt KIrtnd,,mtlnC exercises of tho Daven
AmL'i1?!1 Bch0l wl11 tak0 Dlaco May 29.
cZ?. "1 Kra1,'ales nre Hugh and Orra
rnS ' ,un nnA da'8hter of Thomaa
J"r2 wh" w station agent hero for
a number of years.
Tho pupils of tho Bennington schools
enjoyed a picnic dinner In the park on
Friday and In tho ovcnln nreni
Play entitled
run on the Podunk
crowded house at tho
' -" -
limited," to a
Woodmen hall.
NeliiHTkn,
F. P. Sheldon motored to Wccnlnr
water on business Tuesday. ""Pi"
Clydo Duolrwnrth tn.nl.i,i i -
roof Monday ard broke his arm.
th,r.tflrirthnemwcokm,ly W4nt 10 UnIon
Mrs. Tewksburv nf
at the Klrkpatrlck homo this weckf "
ot the heH.iV8 ln, LlncoIn tW wk
at the bedside of her sister, who Is sick.
A. 'L. EerWnf am .c..l v. .
of Union were hm WcKay.
kt ."V, VcVnn ,ott Wednesday for
iurnmer? " Whr6 ho WlU " ,n
The iunlor rlnnn nf th. x'-k
oCv?LWfntJ? eepln wter ThUrVdl?
evening to attend a class nlav.
John Whlteman and wife were In Nc-
enSv,.CUy ri';sdn.y ""ending a district
convention of tho Royal Neighbors.
ni7- j8 .l1 of Pawnee City, stato orwi-
SL.er-for t.he Womln Christian Tcm-
tho week W0S t0W" th8 f,rst
W.,,,.LMicConn,eJ rt,ur"0'1 thls week from
a several months' stay at Tekamah, Neb!
P. H. Barnes and Dr. Tuck of Weeping
wadneWay. V R Nehawka friend!
Wun 6V,LanSf n ,eft. . Wednesday foV
J cb" t0 flee hls wl'e, who lis
sick at her parents' home.
Charles Chrlswlser and wife nro In
Omaha this week with their daughter.
pendlcItlsd.enVCnt a" 0"cratl0" fr$
The Gormrfn class held their last social
the season at the homo of Mr, andi
Mrs. Klrkpatrlck. Wednesday evening.-
vrtL lY Ma0"" ,'rom Elmwood.
Weeplntr Water and Union were present
Wednesday nvenlng to assist Nehawka
lodge In conferring tho Masters' degree,
monies'1 was servel after the cews-'
Pnpllllon.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip McEvoy of South
VStr w.ere fVc2tB of Mr and Mrs
Louis Lesleur Sunday.
Mrs. Ira TurnbUli and children of Chj
"S0.?1"8 YWt'nff with her parents, Mr.
and Mra. p. L. Horn.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward- McEvoy of
Omaha spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
E. C McEvoy.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stubar of South
Bethlehem, Pa., who aro making an ex
tended trip through tho west, stopped
ft" h?r?,f2r a ahort vlBit with tho Wll
llam Wolch and Gorlnger families.
The Memorial day services will bo hd
Sunday afternoon at the opera house.
Rev. L. A. Thompson of tha Presbyterian
church will preach. On account of this
service there will be no men's meeting
Sunday afternoon.
Tho senior class play, "What Happened
to Jones," will be given at tho opera
house two evenings. May 2S "and SO.
The senior class of the high school
gave a four-course dinner at the homo
of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Brown lost Friday
evening at . The tables were decorated
with roses and sweet reas.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Clarko have ra
turned from Los Angeles, where they
spent tho winter.
Tekamnh.
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Johnson are thol
parents of a girl baby, j
Ralph Conkllng and his mother, Mis
w-.w. . u. allien were
among thosevfrom Tekamah who attended
the Mendelssohn concorts ln Omaha the
last week.
Tekamah la laylns: plans to give an old
fashioned Fourth of July celebration ln
MRS. WEBER OF TECUMSEH
IS GRANTED A DIVORCE
TECUMSEH, Neb.. May 23.-(SpecIal.)-Mrt.
Dora Weber won her suit against
her husband, Ind Weber, In the district
court of Johnson county. Sirs. Weber sued
for separate maintenance. Judge J. B.
Raper gave here a divorce from the bed:
anil board of Mr. Weber. Mrs. Weber
and children, with the consent of Mr.
Wober, aro continuing to live on his
farm; which Is near Sterling, and Judge
Raper ordered him to pay her 235 a month,
alimony aa long aa aho lived on tha farm.
6he can leave the farm, however. If
she wishes, and In that caae Mr. Weber
Is to pay her IW per month for her sup
port and $33 per month for tho support
of the children. , ,
Tho only, criminal case on the Johnson
county docket has been dismissed by the
county attorney. The case was. the state
of Nebraska against Wlnfitld a Holder),
for assault, and cajne on appeal from tha
juatlce court ot Sterling. Mr. Holden, who
was one of the wealthleat men in this
section ot the state, died at hla home at
Burr a few days ago.
Persistent Advertising la tho 8uro Road
to Business Success.
IS SATISFIED-
connection with the race meeting to bs
held here July 2, i and 4.
Commencement exercises begin -with the
baccalaureate sermon on Sunday evening
by nev. Mr. MacGrogor.
R. P. Wetherell and family, accom
panied by Misses Van Dyke and Richards
of the public school faculty, were Omaha
visitors the last week, going down lnthe
Wetherell car.
Mrs. Henry Tunbcrg and Mrs. Hopley
entertained a number of women at a 12
o'clock luncheon on Thursday at the
Tunberg home. A number of women from
Oakland were present to partake of Tc
kamah hospitality along with the Tc
kamah guests.
Klkhorn.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ort of Wahoo, Neb.,
visited Saturday and Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. J. E. Fate and husband.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Sterrleker visited
Sunday at the B. B. Baldwin home.
Ccdrlo Baldwin went to Dunning. Neb..
J Monday to visit several weeks with his
orotner, iioDcrt, ana iamuy.
Llttlo Rose tlrlch. accompanied by Mrs.
Tate, went to Cedar Bluffs Wednesday to
taKa care or the small child ol -Mr. ana
Mrs. Ray KllUon. Mr. Tate will visit
her sister, Mrs. KUllon, a few days bo
fore going to the southern part of tho
stato to visit tor some time.
J. A. Gibbons- was a business caller at
Wlnslow Wednesday.
Mrs. Anna Leach and mother moved on
to their farm Wednesday for the sumher.
A baby bo'y was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Lew Wednesday.
Mrs. , Minnie Deerson and daughter.
Miss Ella, entertained tho ladles' kenslng
ton Wednesday. It -was decided to have
tho play, "The Tom Thumb "Wedding,"
ln Albertson's hall, May 26.
Mrs. J. G. Secfus was an Omaha vis
itor Tuesday..
Tho team of Joseph McArdle became
frightened at some small boys playing on
the street Thursday and ran away. It
was caught about a half mile from town.
No damage was done.
Mrs. Thomas McCleneghen' of Omaha
visited relatives here Wednesday.
Mrs. J. M. Brunnor was an Omaha vis
itor Tuesday.
Vnlley.
Mrs. M. IT. Garrison left Wednesday
evening for a short visit with her parents
at Grand Island.
Mrs. W 11. Reed, who waa quite ill
last week, IS Improving rapidly. Her
mother, Mra Cunningham ot Madison,
Neb., Is with her.
Mr. and Mrs. a B. Nichols and Miss
Nichols spent Sunday and Monday In
Omaha.
Mrs. Mary Hempsted was tho guest of
Mrs. Charles Campbell ln South Omuha
Saturday and Sunday.
The regular monthly meeting of tho
Woman's Christian Temperance union
was held at the homo of Mrs. Mons John
son Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Fitzgerald entertained tho Birthday
club Wednesday afternoon. All members
with one exception were present.
The pupils of the kindergarten and pri
mary rooms of tho Valley school pre
sented a pleasing little musical play ln
three acts, "The Journey of Limpy Tim
and the Llttlo White Lady," In the Val
ley opera house Monday evening.
The junior-senior' banquet for tho class
of 1314 was served at the Reed hotel Fri
day ovenlng. A three-cotirse dinner waa
followed by a general social evening.
Dr. and Mrs. S. A; Campbell of. Tllden.
Neb., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Gardiner Wednesday evening.
The domestic science classes Of tho Val
ley public schools served a 5 o'clock din
ner In the domestic science. room for tho
members of tho Board of Education and
their wives Thursday evening.
The funeral services of Mrs. Sarah"
Lydlck, who died Monday, were held from
her late home Tuesday at 9:30. Rov. Mr.
Tiinia of the Methodist church conducted
the services. 'The body was sent to Teka
mah for Interment. Mrs. Lydlck was" S3
years of age, had been a widow for over
twenty years and had spent several years
In Valley. She was tho mother of ten
children, only six of whom survive here.
Arlington.
A heavy rain of about one and a half
Inches fell here yesterday and last night,
wnicn was much needed by all tne crops.
and pastures.
0
The St. Paul's Lutheran church, north
of town, has been recently renovated nnd
redecorated, making It one of tho .finest
cnurcnes in tne Missouri LUtneran synod.
The Colvln Morlcy estate ot 240' acres
Is offered for sale by Its heirs and will
no' doubt bring a top price. This land
was homesteaded by Mr. Morley ln 1S37.
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Cure For AH Sore Feet
The following Is absolutely the surest
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spoonfuls of Calodde compound In a
basin of warm water. Soak the feet in
this for full fifteen minutes, gently
rubbing the sore
parts." The effect
Is really wonder
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goes Instantly: th-J 4
feet feel so good
you could sing for
Joy. Corns and
callouses can be
peeled right off.
It gives tmmedl
ato relief for sore
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and removes the cause of the trouble.
Don't waste time on uncertain remedies.
Any druggist has Caloclde compound
ln stock or he can get It. It 1b not a
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Sale of SUMMER DRESSES
Values to J2O.D0, Monday at.... $9.85
Values to $35 00, Monday at... 919.5"
THE HOUSE OF MENAGH
"The atom for aantiawocts" '
1613 Farnam Bt. ,
Kf
Going On a Vacation?
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let it pay for itself. ' .
A house or apartment that costs $50 a month for four
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If you have not as yet taken advantage of this suggestion,"
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Monday.
This waa
some busy
store on
Saturday.
Extreme
stylishness
coupled
with
extreme
values
made it so
and will
make
Monday
a repeater.
Never before have, such elegant
dresses been offered at such prices
LOT 1 For Girls 7 to 14 LOT 5 For AVomon and Uss-
Years; regularly sold up to H1Eh, cla,?? summer dress-
.'. . JT cs, usual soiling prices $6.75
2-50 S1-15 to $9.75; ln this sale. . . .$4.85
LOT 2 For Girls 7 to 14 LOT 0 For Women and Mlss-
,!,.- cs. Beautiful summer dresses;
enrs; usual selling prices ?o al, thlfS Beason.8 8tyleSi usual
to $5.75 '. i .. .$8.15 selling price to $17.50,
now $0.75
LOT 3-For Girls 8 to 14 LOT 7 For Women nnd Miss
Years; values up to $12;50, es. An assortment of tho hlga-
now .....S4.83 est type dresses; usual selling
0 prices $19.50 to $25.00,
now $12.50
LOT 4 For Women and Miss
es; suitable tor home, vaca- MT 8 Per Juniors 13 to 17
. , . ., , . Years; usual selling prices
tion and outing; values to ?6 75 to 975t ln thls galo
$3.95, nowj $2.45 at $4.85
LOT O For Juniors 13 to 17 Years; tho
i-Reason's choicest! -usual 'selling 'price up
tQ$lJ.nP in this.iale .$0.75
OMAHA'S FASTEST GROWING STORE.
1516-18-20 FARNAM STREET
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THE OMAHA BEE
Everybody Read Bee Went Ad.
will be the second day of this
GREATEST OF ALL
SUMMER DRESS SALES
Dont think
assortments
are gone
if takes
several
days to dis
pose of so
many
dresses
especially
so with our
inimitable
"serve
you" store
service.
free to, prospective customers.
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