THE BEfi: OMAHA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917.
GEORGE MICKEL ON
EASTERN MISSION
Active in Affairs of National
Association of Talking
Machine Jobbers.
MICKEL INTERESTS THRIVE
George E. Mickel, president of the
Nebraska Cycle company of Omaha
and Council Bluffs, as well as of the
Mickel Bros. Co., Des Moines, la..
has again left Omaha upon an im
portant mission connected with the
National Association of Talking Ma
chine Jobbers, i
As former president of the associa
tion and present member of the ex
ecutive staff, Mr. Mickel's services are
tn constant demand, his abilities as a
hustler and Victor product promoter
being recognized far and wide, Mr.
Mickel's present trip .takes him to
Washington, D. C, thence to Cam
den, N. J., the home of the Victor
industry, then homeward "by "way of
New York, Chicago and other eastern
points. j , -. '
On his way east Mr, Mickel will
superintend the laying out of plans
for the complete remodeling of a six
story building at Des Moines, la.,
this structure having just been leased
by the Mickel Bros? Co. for a period
of ten years. 5 . .3
, Omaha Concern Grow. . '
The growth of the Nebraska Cycle
company is well known to Omahans,
but it is not generally known that the
Drs Moines end of the institution is
fully as large, and- well proportioned
'The hustling proclivities of the
Mickel brothers hare borne fruit, for
the Nebraska Cycle company is toay
credited with doing one of the largest
wholesale Victrola businesses in the
country in fact, they are but fifth
from the tPP of, the list" among all
jobbers.. .'.,. ,...
) HYMENEAL
Zessin-Fricke. v,
Xladison, Neb.,: Jan. 3. (Special.)
Edward Zessm and Miss Martha
Fricke were married at 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning at the home of the
bride's parents. The ceremony was
performed by the father of the bride,
who is pastor of the Lutheran
church. The groom is manager of
the local Bell telephone plant.- Mr.
and Mri. Zessih," after a visit to sev
eral eastern points, will be at home
to their friends in this city after
February 1. '
McKnight-GUlispie.
Madison, Neb., Jan. 3. (Special.)
Charles H. McKnight, son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. A McKnight, and Mis
Laura Gillispie, daughter Mr. and Mr.
O. H. Gillispie, were married New
Year' eve at the home of the bride's
parents. Rev.' W. H. Cooper, pastor
of the Presbyterian church, officiated.
Mr. and Mrs; McKnight will spend
their honeymoon at Kansas - City.
They will bfc at home at .Madison
afte February li . . '. ,
i Cady-Fietcher. v '
, Annette Fletcher an3 Fred W. Cady
were married New Year evening at
9 p. m. by Rev. Charles W. Savidge
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. P.
J; Connors, Eighth and Fort ltreets.
A large company of invited guests
were present. ... - ..
Seymour-Coll ister.
Miss Truie M. Collister, daughter
of Thomas Collister. of Weeoins
Water, and Thomas Howard Sey
mour ot Nebraska city were married
by Rev. Charles W. Savidge at his
office at W o'clock, midnight, just as
the new year was being ushered in.
They were accompanied by Jesse T.
Collister and U R Fussetl,
, ' -Ward-Maple. ,
Avoem, Neb.,'; Jarw" 3. (Special.)
M. P. Ward and Miss Goldie Maple
were marriedtoday at the home of
the bride's' parents, Mr. and' Mrs.
William Maple, north of this city.
They will make their home on farm
south of town.
Van fcverv-Ottet '
Wabash, Neb., Jan. 3.-(Specral.)
William G. Van Every and Miss Mary
L, Otte were married Sunday at the
home of the. bride's parents. They
will reside here, where the-groom is
one of the rural mail earners, .
- Bckenoa-Fritx.
. Henry J. Eckerson of Bartlett, la.,
and Miss Kathryn Fit of Louisville,
Ky., took 'out the first: license this
year. They were married by; Rev.
Charles W Savidge; at '2:30 Monday.
They were", accompinied by Clyde
Sunblad. , . .
GOES EAST FOS TALKING
MACHINE FISH.
Lady
CANVASS OF VOTE
CAST IOEBRASKA
Joint Session of Legislature
Held to Go Through
Formality.
HOWELL'S WOEDS STAND
GEORGE E. MICKEL.
Little Chance for the Allies
To Get Jobs in the House
(Krom a Buff Correspondent.)
i Lincoln,, .Jan. 3. (Special.) From
the looks of the committee on em
ployes .representing the house, , it
would appear that the allies will have
little chance to get in on the jobs and
that the Irish, English and French
might, as; well considered themselves
submarined and flee to their homes.
The chairman of the committee is
Hoffmeister of Chase, while his as
sociates are Dau, another German,
and Reishiclc, who wilt not be able
to prove an alibi because of his name.
icH-only tram-this standpoint, but
from the one of landing a place, this
committee is an interesting one.
Every , man is for - the i strictest
economy along the job line and ft
would not be a surprise if 'they re-,
quired, every member, to look after
his own cuspidor and waste basket.
Keeping Track of Hours. '' ' i
Fairbury,. Neb., Jan. 3. (Special.)
The Rock Island division superin
tendent office at this point ha re
ceived instruction from the Chicago
offices to keep' a record of the rate
of pay allowed the train and engine
men under the Adam son law which
was effective January 1. Superintend
ent M. F. Allen -of the Nebraska di
vision, with headquarters in this city,
Sayises mat tne men are paid under
mold contract rate or schedule, ,
Bee Want Ads Produce Results. ;
(From a Staff Correepondent.)
Lincoln, Nov. 3. (Special.) Can
vassing the vote of -the last election
in order to be sure that Nebraska
had gone democratic, was the princi
pal business transacted by the two
houses this afternoon. The joint
committee pronounced the election a
success and adjourned.
In the senate it appeared at first.
from occasional side remarks, that an
attempt mieht be made to have the
explanation of the vote of Senator
Howell on tne election ot president
pro tern expunged from the record.
The other four Douglas county mem
ber did not like the remark made
by Howell, which they claimed re
flected npon their integrity as mem
bers, but the members thought it
would be a good thing to let the
record stand as it might be of use
later in the session, so when the time
came for such a motion absolute quiet
prevailed. .
A communication from A. E. Shel
don of the reference bureau notified
the senate that the Nebraska army
had abdicated from its quarters on
the third floor and that the bureau
would be doing business at the old
stand by tomorrow. It is the plan of
the new procedure scheme to have
all the bills possible censored by the
legislative reference bureau in order
to prevent duplications.
Both branches adjourned after can
vassing the vote, until 10 o'clock to
morrow morning. 1
Man Asphyxiated in -'
;.' Fruit Car at North Platte
North Platte. Neb., Jan. 3. (Spe
cial.) The second death within ;a
fortnight to be orougnt anout oy
fumes from charcoal heaters, used to
warm fruit cars, occurred here when
Simon Zilke, who was taken In an
unconscious condition from a Pacific
Fruit Express company's xar in the
North Platte yards, died at a local
hospital. ,- Efforts are being made to
communicate with relatives or friends
of Zilke, county authorities having
wired H. Zilke of Chicago and J.
Haufman of Stockton, Cat, whose
name were found in hi pocket.
Zilke died without regaining consci
ousness. His identity was learned
from his naturalization papers which
were found in his pocket Zilke was
born in Germany in 1879. He' be
came a citizen of the United States
seven years ago.
Half Million in
Improvements at
North Platte City
North Platte, Neb., Jan. 3. (Spe
ciaL) The year of 1916 saw the plac
mg of better than $500,000 if improve'
ments in North Platte, the highest
figure for improvements of any city
of its class in the entire state for the
twelve months.
The most noticeable improvement
was the completing of the twenty
five blocks of paving which comprised
tne nrsi paving uistrici ever csiau
lished in the city and was finished at
a cost of $111,000. Next in line was
the starting ot work on the magnih
cent Union Pacific station, which
when completed, will have cost $1JU,.
000. The junior high school build'
ins: was finished at a cost of $50,000,
and the parochial school at a cost of
$25,000. The reconstruction of the
Methodist Episcopal church, which is
almost completed, will cost $15,000.
In addition to these buildings during
the year there were completed or con
struction started on the following
buisness bondings: rirst National
bank building, $45,000; Hotel Mc
Cabe. $40,000: Morsch building, $25,'
000; Mogenson building, $25,000; Lock
building, ?1S,UW; Helton funding,
$12,000: Lipshitz building, $15,000;
Brodbeck building, $10,000; Lamb
building, $6,000; Porter building, $6,'
000. The combined cost of all build'
mgs and improvements totals $026,
000. To this is still to be added the
cost of construction of scores of resi
dences ranging in cost from $1,500 to
$4,000 and which will bring the cost
of buildings and improvements well
over the $600,000 mark.
Bride of Eighty Asks
For an Absolute Divorce
Auburn, Neb., Jan. "3. SpeciaL)
inarging crueiiy, acsrraon ana non
support, Mrs. Tallitha Payne, 80
years old, has filed with tile clerk of
the district court, her petition where
in she ask for an absolute decree
of divorce from one Steven Ti Payne,
to whom she waa-wedded early last
spring. She allege .that , while her
spouse is a good painter and capable
of earning good wages; he has con
tinuously refused to furnish her with
the necessaries of life, one pair of
shoes constituting the total ot his ef
forts to support her since they were
married. In addition he is charged
with having knocked her to the floor
and with having used improper lan
guage toward her without provoca
tion.
Filina- his answer Ind cross peti
tion the first of the week the defend-
ent denies each and every charge of
the petition of his wife and asks that
he be given the decree of absolute di
vorce instead of the wife. He alleges
cruelty. He avers lurtner-tnai ne
married the plaintiff only after she
Obituary Notes
f HERMAN BOSCHULT, one of the
pioneer-- settler of Washington
county, died at his home near Tel
baata. Mr. Boachult, waa SI years of
aire and waa a ntrttv of Germany.
Me came to this country when 1
yean of age. with his parent. He lo
cated tn .Washington txtunty thirty
four year ago. He is survived by
seven children. Mrs. Boachult died
two year ago. A -
EDITH ALLEN, wife of Frederick
K. Allen, a prominent farmer Bear
Auburn, died at Los Ansel, Oil.,
where she and her, husband ..Were
pending the winter.'; Mrs. Allen was
about 70 year of age, and Is survived
by her husband and two sons,Arthur
U Allen, merchant here, and Klmer
K. Allen, farmer, Nemaha, Neb. The
body arrived at Auburn, Tuesday and
was burled at, Sheridan cemetery.
,MIS8 JENNIE ITGEB. 41 North
Fifteenth street,, died Wednesday at
her home a the result of heart dis
ease. Miss McGee wu 3! year of
age and .waa well known. In Omaha,
where ahe had lived ther greater part
of her life. She leaves two brothers
and two Waters. Funeral services will
be held this afternoon. at 3:0 at Gen
tleman's chapel and Interment will
be In Bt Mary's cemetery.- -
JAKE HKNNIOBBW," 40 years of
ago, 319 Hickory street, who died
Tuesday as the result of cancer, will
be burled Saturday morning at 10
o'clock from St. Patrick's church. In
terment will be In St Mary's ceme
tery. Mr. Hennlgsen I survived by
four brothers and one sister, all of
Omaha. ,
MRS. EDWARD BRYANT died at
Jhe home of her daughter, Mrs. W. D.
4.'ulweU,v at Auburn, Monday. She
was years of age and had resided
Ifi the county for over fifty years.
ADELINE SHERMAN WIBORd,
wife of Frank D. Wiborg of Cincin
nati and New York,' and a niece of
General William T. Sherman, died at
Mew York. ' Sir. Wiborg waa a native j
at Sea Moines, la.
; FURNITURE--DR APERIES-RUGS
TKr Riff Fvontt Offsrini unusual sad most pronouocsd vaksa. Now is
, . ,s 1 " CC Olg CsVClllS lh. bMt tia to cboo eVapsnss, m and fnniitur.
Lace Curtains, Portieres, Curtain and Drapery Materials '
' All one and two-pair lota of lace, net. scrim and muslin curtains at greatly reduced
T 1 i. l ai , 1 i :
prices, in many jnaiances less man yg regular price. .
One-Pair Lots
.I1.9S
SL50
.13.88
Pair
Pair
Pair
84.88 Pair
,$7.BO Pair
89.88 Fair
$ 8.75 values for;
$ 6.00 -value for.
t 9.50 value for.
$12.00 value for,
819.60 values for.
825.00 values for.
Two-Pair Lots
2-Pair of Pattern To be sold
only a 2-Pair of a Pattern.
2-pr. Quaker Lace Curtains,
regularly $6.00 pair, for $7.18.
2 -pair Scrim Curtains, regular
$11.00 pair, for $11.00.
2-pair CUiny Curtain, regular
134.60 pair, for $48.78. ,.
100 Patterns
Of Curtains with S to 6 pair of a
pattern. All styles represented in
these reductions.
' $4.50 Curtains for $28.
$10.00 Net Curtains for $4.80.
' $16.60 Serin Curtains for $8.88.
$16.75 Curtains for $&28.
- $22.60 Curtains for $1338.
s i - Drapery Remnants
All styles of curtain and drapery materials and , cretonne
lengths from less than a yard to 8 yards.
Priced at Be, 18c, 28c, 48e and 5e
! Values up to 26c, $1.00, $1.60, $2.00 and $5.00.
Over Drapery Materials
' 86-inch Drapery Materials. 65c
values -for 18e yard.
60-inch Drapery Materials,.
$1.60 values for 38 yard. "
60-inch Sunfast Drapery Mate
rials. $1.00 values for SO yard.
: 60-inch Sunfast Drapery Mate
rials. $2.00 values for $1.00 yard.
60-inch Sunfast Drapery Mate
rials. $3.50 values for $1.28 yard.
RUGS Extra Large and Special Sized Rags
,.. ,,'"'"' ' ' Keg. Price Jan. Sals
S Bundhar Wilton, 9x9 . , . 'J , $ 51.00 $37.50
Hartford Saxony,x9 . . . $. , A 70.00 80.00
2 Bundhar Wiltons, 9x15 80.00 87.80
1 Best Quality Body Brussels
, 11-8x12 ..- 65.00 ,41.80
. 2 Test ' Quality : Body Brussels
, r 10-6x10-6 , ......i. . 60.00 81.80
1 Hartford Saxony, soiled, 11-3x15 125.00 78.00
2 Bundhar Wiltons, 11-3x15 101.50 78.00
2 Bundhar Wiltons, 10-6x10-6.... 72.60 41.60
1 Standard Wilton, 10-6x13-6. .... 78.50 87.80
3 Bundhar. Wiltons, 10-6x12. , . . . . 80.00 88.00
Also many splendid values In small rugs and rugs
made from remnants of carpet and borders.
. , Keg.
5 Mahal Wiltons, 4-6x7-6........
4 Bundhar Wiltons, 4-6x7-6......
1 Hardwick Wilton, 4-6x7-6..
8 Seamless Axminsten, 6x9
4 Best Quality Body Brussels, 6x9
8 Imported Axminsten, 6x9......
2 Standard Wiltons, 6x9
4 Hartford Saxony, 8-3x10-6
2 Bundhar Wiltons, 8-8x10-6
2 Whittall Anglo Indians, 8-3x10-6
4 Reversible Seamless Fiber, 9x12
2 Whittall Anglo Persian, 9x12...
8 Whittall Anglo Indiana, 9x12....
6 Hardwick Wiltons, 9x12
5 Heavy Seamless Axminsten, 9x12
Price Jan. Sale
18.50 18.00
21.00
23.00
21.50
25.00
27.60
31.60
70.00
66.00
65.00
7.60
82.50
69.50 "
67.60
39.50
16.50
19.00
17.78
19.50
19.80
23.80
46.80
42.80
80.00
6.00
67.80
87.60
55.00
29.00
i 1 p j
Vanity Dresser
' ' (Like Illustration)
v. Made of. American
walnut, has triple mir
rors; regular price $60,
January sale price $47
Dressing Table, light
quarter sawed - golden
oak, triple mirror; reg
ular price $32.00, Jan
uary sale price, $23.80.
-'' Buffet, golden oak;
regular price $46.00,
January sale price, $38
, Buffet, golden oak,
quarter sawed and pol
ished; regular price
$30.00, January sale
price $22.80. .
: ' Jacobean Oak Rock
ers, tapestry upholster
ed seat and back; reg
ular price $23.00, Jan
uary sale price $15.00.
' ', Large Arm Rocker or Chair. Jacobean oak, tapestry cushion (eat;
-regular price $28.00, January sale price $17.50.
The Gift Shop
Kale SHver at 10 Discount
Jugs, Children's Bowls, Mugs and
Plates, Odd Serving Spoons. -,
A Real Opportunity,
Brocade ..Covered Hat Stands,
$5.00 value for $2.80.
PI or Bridge Lamp, bronxe with
green silk shade, $29.00 value for
$14.50.
A Solid Brass Fireside Set
$18.50 value for $12.00 v
Cast Iron Leopold, who should
live beside your front steps, re
duced from $7.60 to $3.78.
had proposed to him, but since he did
marry her he has provided for her
at all times as well as could be ex
pected and surely to the best of his
ability. The case comes up from the
Johnson vicinity and will no doubt
cause considerable interest because of
the advanced age of the parties thereto.
Missouri Pacific Ordered
To Move Depot Into Ralston
- (Prom a SUff Correspondent.)
1 Lincoln, Jan. 3. CSpecial.) The
Missouri Pacific section foreman at
Ralston will lose his home the depot
at Seymour lake and his chicken
house the freight station for the
Nebraska Railway commission has
ordered the depot to be moved three
quarters of a mile over the hill to
Ralston.
The Ralston Business Men's asso
ciation demanded that the commission
order the Missouri Pacific to put a
new depot, team track and stock
yards right in Ralston, where the
Burlington has a station employing
three men. The town, the commis
sion found, has 500 people, ships out
413 cars from its seven factories, and
its two stock markets, and the com
peting road received $18,448 worth of
business last year.
The section foreman's house was
mentioned in the commission's find
ings, as well as his chicken house.' The
roacj was ordered either to move its
property from Seymour lake into Ral
ston, or build a new depot and stock
yards.
GREAT BRITAIN IS
BEST BDYER OF U. 8.
Purchases Made by the United
Kingdom Last Tear Are.
' Nearly Two Billions.
FRANCE BUYS A BILLION
Washington, D. C, Jan. 3. Pur
chases of nearly $2,000,000,000 made
the United Kingdom by far the best
customer of the United States in
1916. An analysis published today
by the bureau of foreign and domes
tic commerce shows that no other
nation bought so much by half.
France during the year more than
doubled its purchase here, but still
fell a bit short of a billion dollars.
Canada was third with $600,000,000.
Beside the central powers, the three
neutrals of northern Europe alone of
all the world failed to receive more
American goods than in 1915.
American exports to Germany dur
ing the year were more than $1,000.-
000. Austria-Hungary took less than
$100,000.
Japan in 1916 took $94,000,000 of
American goods against $40,000,000
the year before; Cuba, $145,000,000
against 83,000,000; China, $29,000,000
arainst $19,000,000: Russia. $144,000.-
000 against $37,000,000; South Amer
ica, $197,000,000 against $129,000,000.
ImpoTts from South America dur
ing the year increased 50 per cent
Suffer
From Piles
no matter how Ion or how bad re to ftm
drnggiit today and get a SO cent box of
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package mailed free in plain wrapper if yo
end ua coupon below.
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5S0 Pyramid Bldg., Manhall, Mleh.
Kindly tend'me a Free aample of Pyra
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The Sunday Be is the only
Omaha newspaper that
gives its' readers four bif
pages of colored comics.
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Overcoats f
Such as Sampeck,
Stein-Block and
Other Good Makes
of Smart Clothes
H $15 Suits or Overcoats . . $10
' $16.50 Suits or Overcoats $1 1
$18 Suits or Overcoats . .$12
$20 Suits or Overcoats $13.35
$22.50 Suits or Overcoats $15 ,
' $25 Suits or Overcoats $16.65
m $30 Suits or Overcoats. .$20
$35 Suits or Overcoats $23.35
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