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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1916)
THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1916. 7 "WILD HORSE" MEM SAY THEra 'GOATS' J. Sidney Smith, President, Says Farmers and Land Sharks "Stung" Him. PROCLAIMS HIS INNOCENCE If my one got stung in wild horse transactions, it was the United States Live Stock and Investment com pany. This was the testimony of J. Sidney Smith, president of the organ iiation and one of the eleven men now being tried in the United States district court for using the mails to defraud. He testified that hundreds of real estate dealers and farmers who had property and who had found it im possible to sell or trade, attempted to load it off on his concern for the exchange of horses which his firm owned in Coconino county, Arizona. At all times he testified his firm acted in good faith and at no time did it use the mails to defraud in the carrying out of its transactions. One Deal. And to prove his statements he told of a number of dealings where traders had attempted to mike his corporation. He told of Ed Mason. Villisca. la., farmer who had traded property valued, he said, at $15,000 for twenty-four head of horses. x "After looking into the property I found that it was worthless and traded it off for one Villisca horse, which I shipped to Omaha and after wards sold for $15." "Then there was M. Emdc. Rolfe, la., another government witness who testified that I traded him seventeen horses for his . eighty-acre fartn in Missouri. I found the property so badly incumbered that it was sold for taxes. I never recorded the deed for the property." "And there was E. T. Dufer, Lori more, la., who told of trading his farm in Colorado to my firm. The truth of the transaction was that I gave Mr. Dufer a bill of sale for twenty-five 2-year-old colts and ray new seven-passenger Buick for the land. I took a back mortgage ou his property for $1,000, and to bind the deal he gave me $750 cash. Before I had time to realize on the trade Dufe foreclosed the mortgage and started action in the courts whereby he got back his land. I certainly was. the loser in that deal." Owns Some Wild Ones. That he actually owned a large number of horses, or, rather, that he thought he owned them, he told the jury. To prove' this he showed a number of cancelled checks for which he purchased in the neighborhood of 4.000 animals from parties in Flag staff. When asked if he had misrep resented his brands as bfing bred up from Percheron and Morgan stock, he refuted the allegation and said that he only told his purchasers what had been imparted to him at the time he bought his range horses. "I was told that Bishop Lot Smith, one of the founders of the Mormon faith, had once made a settlement on Mormon lake on the Coconino re serve, and that he had bred Some of the horses in the locality with Mor mon stock." - Judge Henry Morgan of Alberta Lea, Minn., one of the chief counsel for the defense, dvas unable to ap pear in CQurt because his eyes had be come infected with blood poisoning. It is probable that he will not he able to continue in the case. Since the government has started its case against the United States Live Stock and Investment company and the Omaha Land and Investment company for the use of the mails to defraud in the selling of wild and imaginary horses in Coconino county. Ariz., a number of local hotels and restaurants have adopted the "wild horse" slogan. It is now possible to walk in' some1 of the select eating places and .order a steak with a "wild horse" dressing and Arizona salad. In fact there ap pears to be no limit to the foods now bearing the "wild horse" appclation. Christmas Musical at i St. Mark's Lutheran A Christmas musical service will be given by the choir of St. Mark's Eng lish Lutheran church. Twentieth and Burdette streets, at the church, Sun day ,.at 4 p. Hi. It will be under direc tion of Arthur Melcher. choir director, with Miss Rachel Shultz at the organ. The services will include a short sermon by the pastor. Rev. Dr. L. Groh.. The program will be as follows: Anthem There Were Shepherds.. O. Vtneent Incidental solo. Miss Chrtsttne Poulson. Anthem Behold, I Brtn You Glad TidinfS B. S. Barnes Anthem The Sons of the Shepherds-. R. H. Woodman From The Message of the Star. Contralto Solo The Virgin's Slumber Sons J, H. Brewer From The Holy Nlirht; Mrs. O. Arthur Melcher. Sermon Pssror Anthem Sing. O Heavens. . . . X'. Semper rjoaology. s- Mftny People's Don't Know A sluggish liver causes an awful amount of misery to koep It actlvo use Dr. king's New Life Pills. Only 25c. All druggists. Advertisement. It is Not So Much the Value of the Gift as Spirit in Which It's Given By POLLY. Had you thought of it? The man ner of giving is far more important than what you give. Oftentimes the insignificant present accompanied with a clever, little versedone up ever so carefully in tissue paper and tied with a bit of holly-red ribbon gives more pleasure to the recipient that a very costly gift. And when we give our gifts to one another as a surprise and with the spirit of love and self-sacrifice, then we can join in the true celebra tion of Christmas. Our gift shops are showing a variety of unique things accompanied with funny little rhymes that it is needless to bother your brains trying to concoct an appropri ate jingle. An attractive box contain ing two bottle stoppers topped with queer, little figures the kind that were made in Nurenberg before the war, but are made in this country now has this bit of verse on the cover: The cook and the count, as you'll agree. Arc as corking a .pair as ever you'll see. So here they are' to atop with you And I'm sure they'll pop when you want them to. I A clever idea in calendars answers I the question, "What shall we have for dessert 3o5 days in the year!" and seems to be one of the most popular and inexpensive of gifts. One of the largest manufacturers of beautiful gift cards and calendars has issued this year a "Garden Year Book" with the accompanying verse that made me want it at once: The kiss of the sun for pardon. The songs of the.htrds for tnlrlh. One ts nearer tlod's heart In a Harden Than anywhere plese on earth. Then for the kiddies! You may be surprised, but I actually found educa tional gifts for the baby who is about to experience his first Cintsttiaa. Have you seen the bunny, with his big long ears? Such s tunny bunny, for he certainly ap pears Not to be as plump and fat as bunnies should Stuffed with beans! How funny! But I be lieve h hops. Anywsy 1 found him while hunting through the shops. Then I ssw the queerest thing, 'twas not a Xoah'a ark. But a leather bag menagerie I'm pure if you would hark Tou'd hear the lion roaring or Ihe elephant's big tresd Or the wlldrat creeping up behind when you go up to bed And all the barnyard animals a'huddlrd up together. If I were Just a kiddie, I'd love suh pets of leather. ICE HARVESTING TO START TODAY Lakeside Ice Co. Will Put Two Hundred and Fifty Ken to vWork at Carter Lake. OTHERS TO BE READY SOON tinning, their harvest will be on in full blast ncM week. The Cudahy company will cut from Seymour Uke at Ralston, storing I large quantities there and bringing in , I enough to till the houses at the plant on the South Side. Cutting will be gin today. ! The Armour people will cut from f the lake at Memphis harvest on the fields oi Ashland. State of Iowa After and Swift will ' been told cither to procure 1916 aulo in the vicinity"! mobile licenses or answer suni ! mons in justice court to show why they should not be punished for not I obeying the provisions of the stale I automobile registration law. George Unregistered Autos' u- S1,if,lcr of sPencer ? state agent. viii vyioibibu nuivo a s(Me agfnti ,as ,ccn nere checkint up automobtlists who are disobeying the law. Fort Dodge. Neb., Dec. .'0 Spe ,'ial.) Thirty Fort Dodge men have Noted Lecturer to s Speak in Homes of Some Omaha Women S. Richard Fuller, noted lecturer in Boston, Rome, Milan and oilier Ital ian cities, will give four lectures in Omaha, beginning January 12. - Mr. Fuller's talks are given under unique arrangements there are no admission tickets; no society sponsors these lec tures; he pays his own expenses, and alt the proceeds go towards a fund for the homeless women and other victims of the war in France. Collec tions are taken after the lectures un der the direction of the hostess at whose home he speaks. Mrs. George H. Palmer is arranging for the lectures to be given in the homes of four prominent matrons. Eastern friends of Mrs. Palmer are lavish in their praise of the lecturer and Mr. Fuller's efforts in behalf of the war .victims. The subjects of Fuller's Omaha lec tures are "Cleopatra and Her Chil dren;" "England in the Great War;" "France' in the' Great War," and "Se lene, Daughter, of .Antony and Cleo patra.'!. " . " '. , Mr. and .Mrs. Fuller are going to the. coast, speaking in Cleveland, Omaha, Denver and Kansas City en routc.; ' Holdups Relieve Jacobs Of About Forty in Cash Ezra Jacobs. 911 Xortli Seven teenth street, reported to the polire that two well-dressed young men held a large revolver near his fare in a menacing manner at Seventeenth an.il Nicholas streets Tuesday evening. Ik was so much impressed by this mili tant demonstration that he handed over $40 without a murmur. With temperatures far below zero, ice companies scent the harvest, antk! preparations for beginning active op erations on the lakes and reservoirs are being made. If the weather con- j tinues cold the annual harvest will be JS" underway within a few days, and hun dreds of men will be given employ ment cutting and storing the cool blocks away for use next summer. The Lakeside Ice company, with tarter Friday UffliTOU BQQEMS 1 1 III! JyjJL 6l SONS CO. 1515 HARNEY SI. AIL fELECTOCttl Good quality, special, 72t (j J QIFTL the west side ot commence cutting houses lake, will morning and at the start will give em ployment to 250 men. A test of the company's ice field, extending up and down the lake from Fourteenth and Manderson streets, showed ice ten inches thick. One to two inches will be added to this thi'kness before Fri day, j The Omaha Ice and Cold Storage company has not announced a date (or starting its harvest, but it is err- i tain that it will he as early as the first of next week, providing the weather does not warm up. This company harvests the ice on the walcr works reservoirs, where the ice is now nine to eleven inches in thick ness and freezing down prettv rapidlv. Cutting will begin soon after a thick- I ncss of twelve inches is reached. M The packing houses are lavina their I JT nlans to heffin rtittintr ice within a i " GIRLS' SKATES In All Sizes. An excellent Skate, $1.23 ROLLER SKATES, Bali-Bearing, aVIMI as asV 1 ool Cabinet, only . $4.95 j Tool Benches $1 1.75 Boys' Sleds 75c Air Rifles $1.25 Foot Balls $1.00 Pocket Knives 25c ' Boy Scout Axes 75c I Boy Scout Knives. .$1.25 i Flexible Flyer Sleds, $2.50 Flash Lights ,75c electric Grills, only b.50 Electric Toasters $4.00, $4.25, $5.00 Electric Irons $4.00, $5.00 Electric Chafer $10.25, $13.50 Electric Curling Irons $4 00 PYREX Glass Cooking War A Complete Lin Electric hercoiator, regu lar $8.00. Special . .$6.50 Scissors Sets, up from $2 Manicure Sets low as $2 CARVERS '-PIECE SETS t $2.75 Carvers, id-piece, guaranteed $1.75 Game Shears $3.50 Silver Knives and Forks, set of six each $4.00 Fancy Crumb Sets. .$1.50 U n i v ersal ' Lunch Boxes $2.75 Vacuum Bottles $1.25 Au Gratin Sets $5.00 Aluminum Percolator af $3.50 Fancy Pie Server . . . $2.65 Pepper Mills 75c Fancy Coffee Pots. .$1.85 N. P. Tea Kettles. .$2.00 Carpet Sweepers . . $3.00 CASSEROLE" R f u I arly 25, aso cial at S2.65 few .lavs, and. wi.h cold weather con-1 mW..ft.?i2r.ft.. Says that Nagging By His Wife Has All But Ruined Health Mr. White, given name. Robert T. is a much-abused man, with a spouse who has been making things hum for him ever since they were married in 1898, according to a divorce suit filed with the clerk, of. the district court. . ."' , . i. He alleges that shortlv after he and j Maude A. White started trivelingln i single harness she began harassing and haranguing him and has been at I it ever since. His wife's alleged con stant naggingr has undo rmm.-d his health and resulted in making him incapable of performing his business duties. He asks for the custody of a 14-year-old daughter, Marion Bcrnice White. , PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Mtsi Mrton Hand ti convalescent at tin, Wise Memorial hospital after an operation for appendicitis. Dean Page Sunderland, student at Obei. lln college, will arrive Thursday morning to fepend the holidays at Omaha with hb parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. BunderUnfi. Seasonable Medicine As Winter approaches it is advisable to help Nature maintain the highest pos sible standard of health TRY HOSTETTER'S Stomach Bitters When a safe tonic, appetizer and stomach remedy is needed Important Notice Account reconstruction of the Union Pacific bridge across the Missouri River, until further notice Rock Island local passenger trains, No. 303, due Omaha 12:05 p. rri., from Des Moines, and No. 310, due to leave Omaha 4 :20 p. m. for Des Moines, will run to and from Coun cil Bluffs only. For further information inquire of J. S. McNally, D. P. A., 14th and Farnam. W. O. W. Blttf. Will There B In Your B"B"l aaaag sag aaaaaj II F a4 . Ill I MIITIII Mill I LI ri 111 m ium v h-M mil ..Jiifmmitu iiiiiiuii i if ii a n 71.111& r 1 inin 1 muni ill 11 11 1111 1 kin. 11 1111111 Hi e A Vidbrola .- Home This Christmas Possession Is EasyThe Time is Ripe-Why Not Say: "I'll Own One Now! "V Something New A Brand New Victrola Style $250.00 ($300 If Operated Electrically) KJi Victor Record Christmas 58J Gift Certificates. We Sell 'Em. It's Our Own Idea. Why Not Present Them to Your Victrola Own ing Friends? ' "Buy It of the Six Mickels" Of course, the Victrola shortage has been widely and correctly heralded, and even now many of the models are as scarce as "hen's teeth." But, rest assured, we have them if they are to be had at all. Our stock at this moment is easily the most complete in the entire west; shop at once and you will most likely be able to secure the model you've set your heart upon. We Have a Very Liberal Easy Payment Plan to Offer Should You Wish It! Ask Us for Details This announcement reaches you in the nick of time for the Holi days. Reach the stage of enjoyment you've hoped for; have a Victrola about your home. Keep it refreshed .with new Victor records. Know that we will ship outfits, together with rec ords, to any distance, charges prepaid. Come in and hear one of the many models demonstrated in our admittedly superior demonstrating rooms. Do it soon. Christmas is but a few days away. . '"" Mickels Nebraska Cycle Co. WRITE OR PHONE DOUGLAS 1662 15th and Harney Sts., Omaha cASlA