THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY. AUGUST 7, 191.
ouija board tells
of 'Death mystery
Contrivance So Works on the
. Minds of Merrick County
Residents That Authori
ties Investigate.
Grand Island, Aug. 6. (Special.)
Have you ever read a ouija board or
watched its movements in telling of
a deep mystery -which has never come
to light?
So effectively has one of these
boards worked on the susceptible in
one locality that it started county of
ficers to working on a case which
still is unsolved.
It was about ten years ago that
John Bosselman, prominent farmer of
western Merrick county, near Worms
suddenly disappeared. Nothing has
been heard from him since.
At that time indications were that
he had left for parts unknown and
there is still no evidence to contra
diet this belief, but the presumably
mystic board worked so strangely on
1'iis case, and comment became so
strong in that community, that the
attention of Sheriff Clark and County
Attorney Koss, of Merrick county,
were called to it.
According to the reading John Bos
selman had come to his death from
eating poisoned peaches and he died
in being taken down, fell to the
ground on some hay, and when some
one dropped in at the place.Jhe body
was covered up with hay until the
visitor had gone. Later it was taken
to a cellar and buried. So strong did
this story prey on the minds of the
people that the county authorities
were called upon to act.
Sheriff Clark, Attorney Ross, and
some of the county residents recently
went over to the place and dug five
different holes under the eight-foot
square cellar.
They found no trace of a disturb-
ance of the soil and with this the
'board story vanished as a dream
from the minds of many.
There are still some, however, who
superstitiously cling to-the story and
believe there might be some sem
blance of truth in it.
Wheat Averages 15 to 20
Bushels Per Acre in Johnson
Tecumseh, Neb., Aug. 6. (Special.)
H Threshine crews at work over the
county report wheat, a light croo
here this year, is turning out gener
ally from fifteen to twenty bushels
to the acre, with an occasional excep
tional yield.
Oats are turning out big, the crop
being better than normal.
The best yield of wheat to be re
ported to Tecumseh up to this time
was that of L. W. Hahn, who lives
nine miles northeast of the city.
Hahn- got an average of thirty-five
bushels ef wheat to the acre from a
field of twenty-five acres.
This -wheat, at $2.90 ptr bushel,
the offer at threshing time, would
bring a total of $2,362.50 for the twenty-five
acres. This is $94.50 per acre,
and Mr. Harm's land is probably
worth $150 per acre. To make room
in his granary for the wheat, Mr.
Hahn had to haul two loads of corn
to market. He sold the corn at $2.12
per bushel, getting $241.30 for i the
State Hospital to Dry
300 Bushels of Corn
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Aug. 6. (Special.) Three
hundred bushels of corn, produced
by the inmates, will be dried by the
,- state hospital for the insane, to feed
the institution population during the
winter months. Some of this is sweet
corn, but most of it is field corn cut
with the kernels still in milk.
Thisjs being done as a part of the
patriotic food conservation move
ment, as the corn will replace wheat
used in ; previous winters. In or
dinary years the corn would have
been sold or fed to live stock. By
using it as now intended, it will re
place cereals ordinarily bought.
Electric fans will be used for the
drying, and the corn will then Je
roasted to complete its sterilization.
Regular employes and patients will
perform all of the labors, under the
direction of Steward, Helms and Mrs.
Helms.
The green stalks will be used as silo
material for the dairy herd at the
hospital
When the corn has been cut off,
the ground will be sown to fall wheat.
Rain Aids Johnson County
Crops Injured by Drouth
Tecumseh, Neb., Aug. 6. (Special.)
The first good rain in several weeks
fell over Johnson county Saturday
night. The precipitation amounted -to
a little more than an inch. That
the corn in this section is injured by
drouth but few refuse to admit, the
question being the amount of damage.
ihe teeling seems to be that this rain
has been the means of saving much
of the crop. The moisture is espe-
riattv timplv f nr flip naefufAe wliifli
were drying up. The second cutting
of alfalfa hay was not as heavy as the
first, but the quality is fine.
Hall Would Buy Fairbury '
Bonds Paying Six Per Cent
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Aug. 6. (Special.) State
Treasurer Hall wants to buy $85,000
worth of paving bonds of the city
of Fairbury, bearing 6 per cent inter
est and running ten years, if someone
else doesn't beat him to it. The in
terest rate is just 1 per cent better
than the state secures on most of its
investments.
Fairbury reserves the right of pay
ing off the whole issue or any part
of it any interest date, but at that
Hall thinks the bonds would pay.
Board of Mediation Will.
Report to Governor Today
(From a Staff Correspondent. )
Lincoln, Aug. 6. (Special.) The
State Board of Mediation will make
"its official report of the labor situa
tion Tuesday, when Governor Neville
will be given the document.
The report is believed to favor the
labor side and to urge the continuance
of the closed shop in Omaha, and to
criticize the employers for attempting
to disrupt the labor organization.
Rain in York County.
York, Neb., Aug. 6. (Special Tele
jrram.) One ami twenty-five hun-.'ri'jdi-hs
inches of rain fell here this
rvrhir-g. The fall was general all over
'.heU-finitv ,
Seventv-Finht Mpn FyaminpH f
By Hall County Board
Grand Island, Xeb., Aug. 6. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The Hall county ex
emption board had put seventy-eight
of the local 160 men through the first
physical examination late this after
noon. Of these fifty-three passed the
same ?r.d twenty-five failed. Most of
the latter will be given a second ex
amination. The main cause of failure
was weak eyes, underweieht and flat
teet. Of the seventy-eight who passed
forty claimed exemption, nearly all on
the ground of being married and hav
ing wife and children to support, one
alleging that he was the support of a
widowed mother.
Among those rejected after the first
physical examination was Dr. J. H.
Regan, who was the original medical
member of the board itself and who
had some months aeo been rejected
wheji he offered his services in the
medical corps, but was nevertheless
displaced from the board because of
draft age, reappointment here causing
some delay.
THINK ROADS READY
TO COMPLY WITH LAW
State Officials Following At
tempt to Throw Off Two-Cent
Pare Law Believe the Rail
ways Will "Be Good."
Jefferson County Board
iFrom a Staff Correspondent 1
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 6. (Special.)
That the Missouri Pacific and Rock
Island railroads are ready to drop
their attempt to stop the enforcement
of the "2-cent fare law, because they
are losing money on the 5-cent basis,
is the belief of state officials, who
have followed the injunction proceed
ings at Omaha, where the hearing
was Held last week.
Traveling men and their firms,
forced to pay the higher fare, are di
verting ireiglit shipments to roads
satisfied with th
ers living equally 'distant from these
Examines Drafted Men two, roads and th.e charging only 2
p-"10 pan uniting ine jarier, ana
(Special I the loss of their money is beginning
. . . 1 . 1 . -
The strong showing made by the
state, with the attorney general's of
fice and the railway commission
working in harmony for the first tirne
in years, is another feature that is
making the railroads feel that per-
naps they were hasty in thinking they
coma knock out the -'-cent rate,
Fairbury, Neb., Aug. 6.
1 elegram.) Light-four prospective
Jefferson county "Sammies" assem
bled in the court room here this morn
ing to take the1 physical examination
It is estimated about 5 .per cent of
the number failed. Drs. laylor and
Potter conducted the examinations.
The exemption board was swamped
with claims. Approximately 95 per
cent of the number summoned today
claimed exemption, principally on the
grounds of being married and having
dependent relatives.
sheriff John G. Rawles had charce
of the board. The examinations will
continue until Wednesday," when 252
men will be examined. Jefferson
county's allotment is 126 men. No ir
regularities occurred.
Many Buffalo County Men
Are Claiming Exemption
Kearney, Aug. 6. (Special Tele
gramsThe first lot of men subject
to draft were examined here today.
Thirty-eight men were passed upon
as physically fit before one was re
jected. The exemptions for physical
unfitness will be very light in this
county.
it was stated by the officials that
they believed exemptions would be
filed in numbers at least 70 per cent
of the young men examined physi
cally today asking for exemption affi
davit. Another hundred will be ex
amined Tuesday arid a like number
Wednesday. The county quota is
14o.
Thieves Carry Away Truck
Load of Loot in Arlington
Fremont. Neb.. Autr. 6. (Special
Telegram.) Thieves entered the John
Tackrott store at Arlington early
Monday morning and carried away a
truckload of merchandise. The loot in
cluded 250 pairs of shoes, 100 pairs of
overalls and trousers, several shot
guns and revolvers and a quantity of
cigars. Three men were seen to drive
off in the direction of Omaha by a
resident wno was awakened by the
truck.
Omaha Man Objects to Circle
Paying Attorneys' Fees
(From a Staff Orrospondeiit.l
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 6. (Special.)
ur. i-.. llolovtchiner, of Omaha, as a
member in good standing of the
Woodmen Circle, has presented to the
supreme court objections to using
funds of the society to pay any part
part of the $14,000 of attorneys' fees
claimed by lawyers representing Dora
Alexander and Mary LaRocca, the
leaders of the faction that secured
control of the society from Mrs. Em
ma Manchester at the recent Atlanta
convention.
Dr. llolovtchiner demands an or
der from the court directing the La-Rocca-Alexander
faction to reimburse
the circle for the legal expense in
curred by Mrs. Manchester. He sug
gests withholding their salaries until
these funds are repaid. He blames
all of the litigation upon this faction,
alleging that its leaders sought to
usurp powers properly belonging to
Mrs. Manchester.
State Receives First Interest
On Librty Bond Investment
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 6. (Special.)
The state's first interest payment on
its Liberty loan investment was re
ceived today when Treasurer Hall
got a draft for $885, covering the in
terest on the state's subscription for
half a million dollars of the bonds.
The interest is for the period from
May 10, when the mo.ney was re
mitted, to July 17. Mr. Hall holds
federal reserve bank certificates for
$500,000 to exchange for the bonds
when they arc readv.
101 Nuckolls County Men
Pass Draft Examination
Nelson, Neb., Aug. 6. (Special.)
The military registration board of
Nuckolls county, during the last three
days completed examination of the
registered men called to fill the first
draft. The quota of Nuckolls county
was seventy-six men and 152 men
were called for the examination.
Of the 152 men called, Elmo Els
nure Phillips of Superior, had en
listed in the Fifth Nebraska infantry
and was under orders and therefore
exempt from examination. Two were
aliens and were exempted by the
board on that account and two others
were examined by other boards.
Of the men actually examined by
the local board 101 passed the re
quired physical examination and will
he certified as physically fit for service.
Some arc filing claims of exemption
on account of having dependent wives
and children, but the number of
claims that will be allowed by the
local board will probably be small and
there is a possibility that no further
call will be made in this county for
the first quota.
The names of those that were
passed by the local board as physical
ly nt tor service are:
Nelson William Ferdinand Togel,
Edgar William Collinss. Ora Von
Ferebee, Vernie Albertis AdamsOn,
Elmer Alex Farver. Robert Drury,
James Orville Adams. John William
Kaurfnian, Henry Elmo Wehrman,
Roy Frank Faw. Wilsie Everett
Blunt, Fred Summers, Vernon Carl
Wade, William Weaver Gates. Walter
Louis Hull, Orin Lee Goodrich, Otto
Sam Peterson. Andrew Block,
uiarics tienry Koontz and James G.
YVenrman.
Hardy Samuel B. Webb. Frank
Moore, Victor Whither Christiansen,
Peter Emil Christiansen, William
Earnest Bartcls, Ray Ernest David
son, Joseph Anderson Pram, Chris
Martensen'and Einer Johanson.
Superior Carl Andrew Davison,
Nels Fredrick Rasmussen, Wendell
Clayton Real, Chris William Matthi
sen, Henry Ernst Grummert, Leslie
Adams, Charles Olen Ellis. Edward
Raymond Winebar, .Harold Hum
phrey Miller, Archie Chancy. Stephen
Arthur SchwarUenback. Fred D.
Grummert, Curtis Charles Smith, Ed
ward Crance Wilton, Irving Rudolph
Scheetz, Charles Glen Hout, Lloyd
Graham Moffitt, Charley Floyd Brid
well, Herbert Marion Finnell, Ralph
Roland Koken, Merritt Stinson, Rein
hart A.Bonow and Frank C. Reed.
De Weese Lewis Oscar Walt,
Frank Edward Kucera, Frank Joseph
Hub! and John Drapal.
Angus Bert Owen Devore. Rav
Albert Kinnison and Ralph Joseph
White.
Nora Ralph Austin Tov. Nieli C.
Andreason, Mickel Grover Corman,
Peter Andersen Jensen and Lewis
Earl Epley.
Cadamus Elmer Henrv Hob-ii.
Edward Herman Gerdes. I rvinc Don-
bleday Johnston, Clark Martin Stan-wood.
Bostwick--Witliam Forest Mathers
William Floyd George, William
Brewster Imhoff, Cecil Roy Burge,
William "JohflsontRu'therford, Levi El
bert. Wilton, Wtfliam Bolte, William
Andrew Bishop. William Carl Stedt-
On Being Natural
CCE seeks like. A natural, honest-to-good-ness
man don't have much time for
artificial things. An' real pipe smokers take
to VELVET, because it's a natural born pipe
tobacco, kept natural.
It takes two long years of natural ageing in wooden
hogsheads to make a tin of VELVET.
Nature's way is a slow, expensive way, but just compare
VELVET with any of those "improvements on Nature."
That's the answer.
niu. Jo William Kcifer, Gcrtrand
Ries.
Lawrence Rudolph Frank Kukal,
William Irving Norris and Clarence
Kelso Dooley.
Guide Rock Fdson Jerome
Bailey. Clyde Leonard Roc anil Ran
dal Young.
Ruskin VcsJcy t. Packwood,
William Rolling, Otto Rolling, Joe
Sykes, Edward lrvin Maxwell, Jens
Tcter Skov, Reinhold W. Vieselfeyer.
Oak Adolph Henrieh Patton. Rav
Fletcher, John Henry Aden, Cleve
land Harrison Eller, Clarence Rov
Moore and Henry G. Horst.
Edgar Claud Covert Corman and
Gardic Beavers.
All Draft Men Called at
Broken Bow Ask Exemption
Broken Bow. Neb., Aug. 6. (Spe
cial.) One hundred and sixty men
were examined here Saturday by the
draft exemption board with only eight
failing to pass the physical examina
tion. Everv one so far examined and
passing the physical examination has.
ruea exemption claims. Mngie nifiVi
are asking exemption because of agri-1
cultural pursuit.
Fire Destroys N. W. Chutes
And Cars of Coal at Scribncr
Fremont. Aug. 6. (Special Tele
gram.) The Northwestern coal j
chutes and two carloads of coal at '
Scribncr were destroyed by fire to-1
d(y. Spontaneous combustion is be- j
lieved to have been the cause. J
Removal of Tonsils " '
Fatal to Laurel Girl
Laurel. Neb., Aug." 6. (Special.)
Miss Esther Ittcr died here today
in the office of a local physician while
undergoing an operation for the ton
sils. She ws 21 years old and the
only daughter of Nels Utter, a promi
nent farmer near town.
A srMMEB TONIC DRINK.
Horafnrd' Arlil Photphat.
Healthful, and most mrefbl to the
tat. Rfroihes and Invlroritlps. Use It in
plar of Ifimons. Adv.
Brante Stores
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M I hit lfrstrn-
m IVU1 0 IIVU- y)
ing skin with i
Resino
The -moment that Resinol Oint
ment touchei itching skin the itch
ing usually stops and healing begins.
That is why doctors prescribe it so
successfully even in severe cases
of eczema, ringworm, rashes, and
many other tormenting, disfiguring
skin diseases. Aided by warm baths
with ResinolSoap, Resinol Ointment
make a sick akin or scalp healthy,
cuickly, easily and at little cost.
Realnot Ointment and Ketlnol Soap alio
(ready help to clear away pimplet and dan
druff. Sold by all drugf iin.
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A Sale of Notions
And Sewing Needs
We are offering just a few interesting items from cur
immense stock, at a very low price.
Good Shell Hair Pins, box, at A 3c
Ball Shape Button Molds, dozen, at 34e
Oil Cans, each, at sc
Knitting Needles, for Red Cross work, per set 7c
Soft Face Chamois, each, at 3C
Middy Laces, all fast colors, each 5C
Children's Skeleton Waists, 2 to 14 years, each 19c
Shoo Trees, pair, at , 5c
O. N. T. Crochet Cotton, ball, at 8Jic
50-yard Spools of Sewing Silk, spool, at 3e
Auto Faco Veils, all shades, each 50
Moth Proof Bags, 50c and 75c size, each 35c
Kid Curlers, all Bizes, dozen, at lOc
12-yard Bolts of Rick Rack, white only, bolt, at 18c
Shopping Bags, black and brown, at, each 10c
Fast Colored Cable Cord, 12 yards, for. . Sc
Long Shoe Laces, pair, at 3C
Bathing Garters, all sizes, pair, at lOc
Emeries, for sharpening and cleaning needles (limit 2 to a cus
tomer), large 25c size, at, each : ., 5C
Main Floor
Misses' and Children's Footwear
Our Basement Shoe Dept. Offers For Tuesday
500 paira Children's Mary Jane Pumps, ankle strap, patent and
dull leather; sizes from 8 H to 1 1 and 11 to 2, at, the pair, 98e
Misses' and Children's White Canvas Mary Jane, ankle strap, .
stitch down sole; sizes from 5 to 11, at, the pair 49c
Misses' and Children's Mary Jane Pumps, in white kid bronze
and black kid; sizes from 4 to 8; hand-turned soles; at pair. . 98c
Children's Barefoot Sandals, in white leather and brown calf
skin ; stitch down sole ; sizes from 1 V4 to 1 0, at, .pair ........ 49c
Batement.
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Served S A 11 Just
Made in Omaha
The Great Teetotaler's Beverage
Willow Springs Beverage Company
Douglas 1 306 or Douglas 21 08.
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weighs the biggest
soap bubble ever
blown, an' a grain of
truth has mo weight
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In a previous article we asserted that it is our plan to become
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name. This was no business-seeking moonshine no airy persiflage.
We meant exactly what we said and the time has now arrived to
prove it.
We said we want to take you into partnership to make OUR
INTERESTS, YOUR INTERESTS OUR PROBLEMS, YOUR
PROBLEMS. We meant all that, , too. '
Before the appearance of this article users of electric service
will be in possession of a descriptive circular and letter inviting
them to purchase Nebraska Power Company 7 cumulative pre-,
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This is not a stock jobbing campaign. It is the desire of tho
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trons by enabling them to invest as little or as much as they see fit in
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modest stockholder and the proprietor of the largest industry shall
be equal partners in our concern is the earnest- wish of YOUR
ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY. ,
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