.THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1918.
FEDERAL AGENT
CQMESTODIRECT
SEED CAMPAIGN
y
State Council of Defense to
Have Aid in Handling Situa
tion That Promises Many
Difficulties.
'rom a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Xeb., Feb. 3. (Special.)
ie State Council of Defense is ex
meeting a government agent Monday
tho will assist in obtaining r. distri
Mition of seed corn adequate to meet
he demands of farmers the coming
-eason.
Arnold Martin of Central City has
:een spending considerable time vis
iting different counties in an effort to
locate the best seed and has so far
been successful in, locating a large
quantity, but the difficulty will come
in keeping this seed in the state and
tn the localities where it will be
needed. The government agent is ex
pected to assist ir controlling the sit-
U4WUJI.
Recently a farmer in ope locality
who ljas several bushels of good seed
corn applied to the council for per
mission to sell the same, but his re
quest was denied. Demands are com
ing into the state for corn for seed
trom several different states, Kansas,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
even MississippLand Georgia looking
to Nebraska for seed.
In one county in the state where it
was supposed there would be little
trouble regarding seed corn, several
samples tested showed only one ear
which could be considered nV for
rjlantmz. Large posters have been
printed by the council to be sent out
over the state calling attention to the
conditions which exist and the reed
for concerted action so that all parts
oi the state can be supplied at the
proper time.
Mayor Freeman of Auburn
Dies In Lincoln Hospital
Auburn. Neb.. Feb. 3. (Special.)
Mayor W. P. Freeman of this city
died at the Lincoln hospital after. .an,
illness of several"" months. He was
taken to Lincoln two weeks ago for
treatment but his condition did not
imorove. f i
He was a native of Kentucky, but
came to this county in the early days
with his parents and settled on a farm
east of this city. As a young man
he entered a store in this city as a
clerk and later went into the real e9
tate'and insurance business which he
has followed ever since. -
He has served this city as mayor
for four terms, was postmaster for
eight years and secretary of the Au
burn Commercial club for 14 years.
He was always prominent in business
circles. The remains will arrive from
Lincoln this aftejaiflpn and will be
escorted to the late home by mem
bers of the chib as well as a large
numbef of members of the Masonic
lodge. The funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon, conducted by the
lodge and interment will be made m
the Sheridan cemetery of this city,
Nonpartisan League Meeting
V At Kearney CalletJ Off
Kearney, Neb., Feb. 3. (Special.)
January was a hard month on
Kearney coal piles. There were only
five days m the month whe,n the ther.
niometer failed to touch the zero
mark and on 11 days in the month it
registered 20 degrees below or more.
For one period of three consecutive
days it remained at that level.
A nonpartisan league organizer,
working in the northwest part of
Buffalo county, was disappointed in
gathering the farmers at a meeting
he called last Veek. There was not
enough' of an attendance to call .a
meeting and the 'working plan was
given up. - There are persistent
rumors in this county that the league
members, whether as an organization
or acting as individuals, are secretly
onoosed ,to the county farm demon
strator movement, which the govern
ment is interested in introducing
everywhere. The council of defense
is to take up this matter at its next
regular meeting on Thursday.
War Savings Stamp Drive
Brings $25,000 in Nelson
Kelson, Neb., Feb. 2. (Special)
The War Savings Stamp .drive has
been on here this week," and notwith
standing the extreme 'cold weather
which has made it difficult to canvass
the rural districts, a good showing
has been made. The sales for the
county will aggregate about $110,000
up to date. Nelson has sold $25,000.
The Nelson High School has taken
$1,500. an average per pupil of more
than $6.00. v - '
The Nelson High School gave its
annnual operetta last night at the
assembly room, which was crowded
to capacity. The play was "The
Fortune Hunters," and thc-proceeds
will go to .tiit Red Cross fund.
Stolen Automobile Recovered
y ' Through Chance Arrest
Grand Island, Neb., Feb. 3. (Spe
cial.) C W. Williams, arrested here
by Chief of Police Mandeville. on
suspicion was, after a thorough in
quiry and a bit of detective work
by the chief, found t6 be an automo
bile thief, who had brought a Haynes
car to Grand Island from Kansas
City." B. J. Casey, a Kansas City
detective, arrived today and has taken
Williams back to Missouri for trill.
The owner of the car had preceded
the detective and was highly gratified
over, the capture by the local authori
ties of the thief and the recovery of
the car. ., ,
Auburn Commercial Club
Holds Monthly Dinner
Auliurn, Neb., Feb. 3. (Special.)
The Auburn Commercial club held its
monthly dinner at the Auburn hotel
Fridav. A large percentage of the
members were in attendance and took
part in the discussions. The club is
making plans for another active year
and has launched several projects
that will be a great l.clp to the town
and community. The board of di
rector were. announced by tbe presi
dent, as follows: .
. R. E.. Cunningham for the. ensuing
vear. as follows, C. B. Thompson, H.
R. .Howe.. A. E. . Souders. . A. M.
F-ftglcs, C. K. Eustice and E. M.
Krrr,.. - '
WOMEN URGED
'TO ENLIST FOR
- THE RED, CROSS
(From taft Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Feb. 3. (Special.) In an
effort to speed up the enlistment of
nurses from Nebraska, the woman's
department of the state council of
defense is sending out over the sig
natures of Miss Sarka Hrbkova, state
chairman, and Miss MaryjCigil, chair
man ot the nurses committee of tn
state, the following appa
ine national- government is in
sore need of Red Cross nurses, who
are being daily sent to France or to
the various army cantonments. Ne
braska, under normal conditions, has
but one nurse to every 10,000 inhabi
tants and since the departure of many
nurses for the army camps this small
army or protection of 1,400 regis
tered nurses has been very much. de
pleted.. It is urged on women who
are graduates ot higu schools to en
roll for a three-year course of train
ing for the nursmg profession as
there, will be great need of trained
nurses for the next decade in Ne
braska, even if the war should end
tomorrow. .There are but 20 accred
ited training hospitals in Nebraska in
which young women wishing to .ren
der the greatest' and mpst genuine
patriotic service to their country may
prepare themselves. Particulars may
be obtained by writing directly to tm
nurses' bureau, woman's committee
of the Nebraska state council of de
fense, at Lincoln."
Beatrice Man Bound Over
For Failure to Pay Alimony
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 3.--(Special.)
Wiljiam Young was bound over to
the district court yesterday by Judge
Ellis for failing to pay alimony to his
wife, Minnie, , as prdered Jby Judge
Pemberton of the district court some
time ago.
John William Eiben and Hiss El-
rnira Viola Hawk were manned
Wednesday evening at the home of
the bride s parents, Mr. and Mrs. II
F.. Hawk, at . Wymore, Rev. Allen
Chamberlain officiating. . The young
couple will make their home on a
farrrrtiorth of -.Wymore.
Roy Eastman, a Beatrice bor who
enlisted some time ago in the United
States army, has arrived somewhere
in France" with the expeditionary
forces. s
Attorneys were circulating petitions
yesterday asking that Judge Pember
ton adjourn the rebruary term of
the district courtto a later date to
be. set by him for the reason that the
attorneys are at present engaged in
various branches of war work.
Word has been received here of the
death of Mrs. Barbara Wade, former
ly of De Witt, which occurred at her
home at Burkett, Neb., aged 73 years.
The divorce suit recently filed m
the district court by Althea Perry
against Vern, T. Perry wa9 dismissed
yesterday at the request of, the plaintiff.-
7
George H. Shaffer, an old resident
df De Witt and a civil war veteran,
died in a hospital at Lincoln wliefe
he was taken for treatment. He lived
alone at De Witt and had no relatives
as far as known. He served during
the civil war in Company L, Sixth
vnio cavairy. s- , v
,-iIarold, the .6-year-old son of Mr.
band Mrs. Joseph Barr of Liberty, was
kicked by a horse tne otner ciay ana
seriously injured. He was taken to
Pawnee City for treatment.
Fire destroyed the farm house qt
Alex Bell near Diller. with all of its
contents. Mr. and .Mrs. Clarence
Renz, who were recently married, oc
cupied the house, and they lost prac
tically everything they had. Mr. Bell
carried $l,fj00 insurance on the build
ing, and Mr. Renz had $500 s on his
household goods. It v is not known
what caused the fire.
North Platfe Loses Two
Pioneer' Citizens by Death
North Platte, Neb., Feb. 3. (Spe
cial Telegram.) R. D. Thompson,
one of the best known pioneers of
this, city, was found dead in a chair
in ni9 home last evening Dy nis
nenhew. John Baker. Mrs. Ihomp
son,, who is in riattsmoutn visiting
relative's, has been notified. Mr,
ThompspjLScrved three years as post
master here and spent several years
m contracting and building. He con
structed the flume across the south
channel of the Platte 'river at O'Fal-
lons for the irrigation ditch, which
extended to Bienell. He was an ac
tive politician in this county. ; I
Peter Mvlander. a oioneer resident
died this morning after an illness of
one week. He was Dorn in atocK
holm, Sweden. January 4, 1848, and
came to this city in June, 1870, where
he engaged extensively in cattle rais
ing. He was married June 15, 1872,
to Matilda Burgstrom. who died in
1899. On September 20, 1910, he was,
married to, Mrs. Sarah Brooks, who,
uM'th five riatiffhters and six sons of
rhe first marriage, survive bim. Fu
neral services will be held at the resi
dence Monday morning.
Hammond "Speaks at York
On Experiences In France
York, Neb., Feb. 3. (Special.)
Ross L. Hammond of Fremont deliv
ered "an address at the opera house
Friday evening abdut what he saw
along the batle front in France.
Three registered men have tailed to
make out their questionnaires. The
names are Morris Thompson .and
Frank Moore, York, and Pedro Atil
lano.'Bodcbalo, Mex. s
The German-American ban!: has
changed its name to American State
bank.! '
The body of Nerva Fouse arrived
esterday evening from Seattle,
Wash. Funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at the Christian
church at Bluevale.
A. T. CarlsTJn. who was arrested on I
a charge of bootlegging and entered
a plea of guilty, was fined $100 and
costs. .
Pioneer Newspaper Man of s
Middle West Dies in Idaho
Sioux Falls. S. D.. Feb. 3. (Spe
cial.) Information has reached the
state of the,deatb.at. Rigby, Id., of
John W. Jones, aged 66, a well known
pioneer newspaper man of Iowa, Ne
braska and South Dakota.
He is survived by his widow and
four sons. One of his sons is a resi
dent of Ainsworth, Neb. -Another
is believed to be somewhere in
France, having enlisted in, the war
service. - ' " .
NEED; WOMEN TO
WORK'WPLIES
Those Not Specialists Should
Not Think of Going: to front;
Better Employment May
Be Found at Home.
" Fron a Staff Corrpendnt.) ,
Lincoln, Feb. 3. (Special.) The
state chairman of the woman's com
mittee, Prof. Sarka Hrbkova, is in
daily receipt of letters from patriotic
women who want to give service and
ay- they wilV'do anything," but do
not specify any particular thing they
can do well which would be of real
use in winning the war. Many of
these applicants when advised, go
into some definite training for serv
ice but others arc, of the opinion that
they should be made use of at once
in, the work of restoring France or
Serbia. Some good advict to such
women was recently spoken by Mrs.
George Lathrop, president of . the
American Fund for French Wounded
in Washington.
Must Be Specialist.
Mrs. Lathrop says: ,
No American woman should go
abroad Mo do war work unless she
is sent for. Above all, the American
woman who says she ' is willing to
'do anything' should, not be permitted
to go. If she cannot say I am a nurse
a typist, a telephone operator,' or
that she has a specialty wliich is tadly
needed, let her stay ihere.
"The woman who does go ongh? to
be willing to work every day from
9 to 6 o'clock. If she docs not, she is
simply consuming the food which
would go to sustain a real worker.
Every woman who goes should be
strong, nervously and physically, be
able to speak French, and she should
be imbued with the idea that she is
going for work, needed work, and hot
simply for a wonderful, soul-stirring
experience.
American women must do their ut
most to rush Red Cross hospital sun
plies to r ranee during the next three
months. We can get them there now
later. General Pershiflg may find it
necessary to restrict tonnageyto the
transport of men and munitions. Get
those hospital supplies there as soon
as possible. '
Need Hospital Supplies-.
S "It is not too much to say in my
opinion that the fate of civilization is
dependent upon it. Hospital supplies
should now take precedence of every
thing else. Our first care must be
the wounded men, the women and
children must eome after them. Men
must win the war: but women can
make it possible for the men to be
provided with supplies which can en
able them to go on fighting.
Trench women can do the work of
reconstructing France after the war,
but the task of the moment is to be
prepared for the drive which every
one in France thinks Germany will
make this spring.
"'Having American girls in France
planting trees or milking French cows
will not win the war. France needs
supplies, she has almost ceased
manufacturing, but our factories are
going and we should send them rub
ber and woolen goods her wounded
need and must have if they are to be
sent back to the trenches.
Coal Shortage and Burning
Bridge Delay Railroad Trains
Grand Island. Neb.. Feb. 3. (Sne
cial.) Trains on the Ord branch of
the Union Pacific are again running
more regularly and the Burlington
is also having less trouble in 1 the
north country. West of Ashton one
train was snowbound during the we"ek
from 8 o'clock in the evening until
II o clock the next morning. Several
of the men on board went to a farm
house nearby for breakfast. .When the
snow plow finally came to relieve the
train the coal supply had been re
duced to a single ton and a half. This
train was also delayed on account of
the burning of a bridge near Palmer.
Funeral of Ben Sailors,
Sixth Nebraska Vols.
Stella. Neb.. Feb. 3. (Speciall
ine tuneral ot Ben bailors of vom
pany E, Sixth Nebraska yolunteers,
was held today at the residence of his
father, southeast of Stella, near
Barada. Burial was in the Harris
cemetery at Barada. The father had
gone to Camp Cody, Deming, N. M.,
but arrived there after the death of
his son. He accompanied the body
home and the dead boy's cousin, Ser
geant -Judd Ankrom, came with him.
Death was due to pneumonia. This
is the second death in'lhe Falls City
company that went to Camp Cody.
Pig Sells for $111 for
War Y. M. C. A. Benefit
Logan, la., Feb. 3. (Special.) At
the close of the Tupper, Shepard
Stevens $8,000 tale four miles west of
Logan yesterday, "an educated pig"
was offered for sale, the proceeds to
be devoted to the war Young Men's
Christian association cause: Th nir
brought $111. William Stirtz, the
last bidder, will put the pig up for
sale along with "Betty Ross" goose
offered by L.JA. Wilson at the Red
Cross sale here Tuesday evening at
the Short Course building.
Charles Baugh MakesLiberal
Bequests to Catholic Charities
Grand Island. Neb., Feb. 3. (Spe
cial.) Charles Baugh, late of Wood
River, a bachelor, bequeated the sum
of $5,000 to the Catholic church, of
Wood River, $5,000 to Bishop Duffy
to be used for cfiaritable purposes,
$250 to a Cathedral fund, and $250 for
a Knights of Columbus hatt planned
to be built in this city. Prior to , his
death, he deeded - his farm to a
nephew.
Durocs Bring Big Prices
At Logan Swine Sale
Logan, la;, Feb. 3. (Special.) O.
S. Larson pure bred Duroc sale here
drew a large attendance from many
states. R. J.. Evans, editor of the
Duroc Eqlletin of Chicago, and R. J.
Pfander, secretary of the Duroc as
sociation were present. Fifty-two
Durocs sold. for an average of $333
Thursday.
Twenty-Seven Degrees .
Below Zero at Logan
Logan, la., Feb. 3. (Special.)
Weather prognosticators have the
navy blues this morning when the
sun came up with but few clouds ,in.
the sky. This morning the tem-i
petature registered a little above !
the sky. This morning the tem
perature was reported 27 below yroj
at the W. L. Stern home. i
French Take German Officers
And Machine in Raid on Paris
y (B.r Auocialod Pms.)
Chelles, France, Feb. 1. The Ger
man airplane which was downed near
here in the recent air raid, was struck
by a bullet from a machine gun on
the airplane driven by the French
aviator, Billard. The, enemy airplane
is not a bombarding machine, strictly
speaking, but more of the type of an
escort.. It, nevertheless, carried 12
bombs. .
The engine was of 225 horsepower,
and the machine carried two officers.
In reply to questions of their captors
they said that the raid had been car
ried out by four squadrijlas of seven
machines each, which left a point
northeast of Soissons and proceeded
towards Paris, about 10 'o'clock at
night. ;
The enemy airplanes had just
reached Noisy-Le-Sec when it was
struck. The Germans at once realised
that the machine had been winged and
they hastened to retrace their course,
pursued by the fire of anti-aircraft
guns.
When above Chelles, the raiders say
News of West Point
And Quming County
V est Point, Neb., Feb. 3. (Special)
hi competitive bidding by eight
parties, W. T. S. Neligh of West
Point was awarded the contract on
his bid of $3,808 for the construction
of the state aid bridge across the
Etkhorn at this place. The bids wete
opened and tbe contract awarded at a
joint meeting of the county and state
board, Stat Engineer JohnsOn being
present. The highest bid was $6,315;
by the Beaty Co. of Blair.
Marriage licenses nave been
granted during the week to the follow
ing: Anthony F. Healey of Blair,
and Miss Anna Schulz of. Plainview;
Arthur Tritten of Winser and Miss
Zelma Silken df Pilger. The last
named couple were married hji
County Judge Dewald at the court
house the jam e day, Saturday.
The local lodge of Independent
Order of Odd Fellows has installed
the following officers: Henry Bang,
noble grand ; Frank Rubin, vice
grand; W. ,K. Green, secretary;-M.
E; Kerl; treasurer; J. C. Hansen,
R. S. N. G.; Fred Kloth, L. S. N. G.;
Henry Schwinck, R. S. V. G.; Edward
Vakins, L. S. V. G.; Leroy St ClaiY,
warden; A. G. Sexton, oonductois
Otto Kerlchaplain; J. C. Soli, inside
guard; Aime Boni, outside guard;
Otto Kerl, trustee, three years. . '
Prof. L. E. Gunderson, superinten
dent of the schools at Potter, s. Neb.,
and Miss Eva C. Kerl, kindergarten
teacher of the West Point sdiools,
were married at Council Bluffs on
Saturday. Prof. Gunderson is abojit
to enter military service. He is -a
graduate of the Pierre S. D., High
school, and the bride a grrduate.of,
the West Point High. Both are
graduates of the Kearney Normal
school. She is the only daughter of
M. E. Kerl, former mayor of this city.
Her husband will join the army in a
short time. . "'
Dr. Summers, of the Local Board,
hsa examined 90 men for the draft, in
class 1, and will continue the ex
aminations next week.
William Geu and Mis3 Lra Knori,
of tnis county were united in mar
riage at German Lutheran church jil
Bismarck township, by the pastor,
Rev. F. L. -Traskow, on Thursday.
They will make their home on. the
old Geu farm, northwest of this city.
They are the children of pioneer
settlers. .
The village of Bancroft in , this
county has organized a Strong com
pany of Home Guards. Fred .Waite
was chosen captain, G. Arthur Bailey,
first lieutenant and Herbert Bass-
inger, second lieutenant. All the four
towns in Cuming county now have
strong organizations of Home
Guords.
The marriage of Lawrence Johnson
and Miss Hattie Stoley ofvCedar
Bluffs was solemnized by Judge
Wintersteen at Fermont, this week.
The groom ia.a former West Point
citizen. He expects to enter ic army
shortly ,
' Study of German Language
Stella, Neb., Feb. 3.-(Special.)-In
response to a reauest from the State
Council of Defense, those in charge of
the Oerman parochial school in Ohio
township near Falls City have dropped
tne study ot oerman. ine school
will be continued, but will teach, noth
ing but-English. Heretofore about
two-thirds of the time had been de
voted to the' English. D. H. Weber,
county superintendent of public in
struction, visits the parochial as well
as the public schools' of the,, county.
Acd in a recent visit to this particular
parochial school he found the school
room appropriately decorated with
red, white and blue bunting and the
children were wearing food pledge
buttons. A fine flag was on; the
school ground as prescribed by law.
C Merz is the teacher. .... .
Minden High School Closes
From Fuel Shortage
Minden, Neb.. Feb. 3. (Special.)
ihere was no school at the Minden
High school Friday forenoon owing
to inability to heat the rooms above
50 degrees. ' ,.
Positively the best and fastest bas
ket ball game in the history of the
Minden High school was played here
fast night, the Kearney High quintet
being the opposing team. The score
was close throughout the game, the
first half ending in a 17. to 17 tie.'The
Purple and White gallants came back
stronger m the last half, ending th
game with a victory for the locals, 3
to JU - ,
Ha warms
fern uofor
breakfast and
Gee.theuregood!
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that the" found their machine was
afire, and they hastened to make a
landing. . - '
. ,Two Officers Taken.
Thisiersion of the occurrence is
questioned here and it is believed tl.e
Germans set fire to the machine. One
military paper was found in their pos
session, and it was an order to "bom
bard Paris, excepting the hospitals and
the schools." ...
Both of the officers are barons and
one of them, who is only 20 years old,
seemeti heart-broken when taken pris--oner.
He said that 'his career had
been ruined. The other, aged 25, on
the cohir4ry, appeared delighted that
the Avar was over as far as he was
concerned.- .. .
, The older prisoner, as he followed
the captors fro.m the scene of the en
forced landing, sang with only a slight
accent the refrain from "Madelon. a
favorite ballad among the French sol
diers. v . ,-v-
'Why,v- exclaimed one member of
tie Vscort'hci must have lived in
rirur- , .- i
."You're right!" replied the baron.
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Overdrafts Still Called
V. Assets by State treasurer
.'tFfom a Staff Correspondent.)
hincoln, Feb. 3. (Special.)-rOver-draftf
in several of the state funds
are . still counted as assets in the re
port of the state treasurer made ye
tttday, thougn the amount is s me
smaller than last month, the report
showing on January 31 as $374,942.30,
wRtth added to the cash on hand and
tin .banks of $$64,281.29, warrants on
hand as cash of $4,500 and bands on
hand as cash of $65,000, makes a to
tal balance in the treasury of $1,009,
160.59.' , '
The balance Jn the treasury at the
close of business the month before
was : $175,567.65. Receipts for Jan
uary amounted to $652,330.20 and the
disbursements $891,663.41. Trust
funds invested amount to $10,275,
306.36. - '
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Phelps County an Killed.
Elm Creek, Neb., Feb. 3. (Special
Telegram.) Clifford Johnson, sou jof
Peter Johnson of Thelps county, was
killed by a Union Pacific train No. 1,
at noon today. He was 21 years od.i
He. had loaded stock for Omaha aud
was . walking to the station. .
v"' ' SoMIm' Mom No.
Grand Island. Feb. 8. Mr. and Mr. Dick
TYyman. who hmvt been - nojaurnylne In
California for th past tfcrixi months, hava
requenttd an 'extension of (0 dajm to tholr
furlough. They ara anjoytnc tbe btat of
health at present and ars apparently enjoy
ing themiiHveff to tha utmost. i
. IT in. Johanna Lynch and Mm, Mary WIN
spn -ero trnnafarred from tha Coavaleaoent
hoHpltal to the we honpltal yeaterdaft by
order- o( tha Homo phyxlatan. , . '
Funeral ervK-ea ot th late Sarah M,
Peper ' wera ' hold on . Thuraday aftarnonn
at 3 . o'clock bt the Home chapel.- . Hav. Mr.
Honmn, of the First Mathodlut Kplacnpal
church of'Grnnd Island, officiated.- The re
mains were laid to ret In the Home ceme
tery, Her fcunlmnd la at preeent reported ah
bflnff very nick liTthe went hospital. . i
. air! Vttm Poore. of Bterllnar. Colo..
nephew ot Mr. D. W. PBBte of West Lawn,
Is visiting- with tha latter for a short , hlie.
He recently underwent an operation for a
tumor of the brain which has left him In
total pnndneea. -
The condition of Mra. Stone, In cottage
No. 1, la tola mornlne; reported by the at.
tending phyalctan, I)r, I'utt, ae1 balng veyy
unfavorable. Her pulae haa weakenedand
ahe spent a rather restless night. Rcr
daughter, Mrs. McKer. I at present' aofiie
where in Montana and It has been Impos
sible to reach her by wlro. -
A tetter from Clarence Jones,, who at
present Is at the front somewhere ' In
Franc, has Just been received by hla mother
at Burkett Tho letter, written on January
7. epeaks of having just resolved his ChrUt
mas presents and of the eplendld Christmas
enjoyed by the troops through the kindness
ot friends and relatives In the United Btatoe.
He also wondered at the Immense supply
of turkeys from this country. He epeaks
highly of tho noblo work the Red Crtfss
Is doing and says that when a representa
tive of that organization Is seen she la
cheered by every soldier on the line. One
thine A(r. Jones remarked which was most
commendable was that man would never
realize the worth of a woman until this
war was brer.
itsV sTrilg'
Keeping Open the
Lines of Communication
WESTERN transportation systems, such as the Chi'
cagoi Milwaukee 6? SfcPaul Railway Company, are
. proud in their privilege to add a new chapte to the
splendid record of their part in the development of the nation.
They first blazed the trailsurveyed the wildernesses and the
uncharted prairies pushed back the frontiers year by year
. opened up a great new empireand took out sturdy settlers to
populate and build it. They kept open the "lines of communi'
-") cation" between the old bases and these advance forces of
. pioneers; carried supplies to them, and brought back their
. crops, ana cattle, lumber, ore, and manufactured products to
' , the markets for trade, v '
They wove tne fabric of the West into the greater economic
! and industrial fabric of the nation, and very soon the West,
which they opened up to civilization, became essential to the
economic well'being of Europe as well as America.
And now, when the very life of all free nations depends upon
the prompt and efficient distribution of those vast supplies of
food and material which the West so lavishly produces now,
. when it is not too much to say that the continuance of self-
. government in this as wfU as in the European democracies
r depends upon the unrestricted flow of foodstuffs, and the
. sterner .materials of war to our various seaports and supply
depots the Chicago, Milwaukee 6? St. Paul Railway Com
I , pany. -'n common with other transportation systems, accepts,
with'So.emQ pride, the great responsibility of dying itself and
i . its full rt asure or.expcrience, equipment and loyal service to '
, the greatevt cause in history.
.With this frank statement that the needs of the govern'
ment must be considered first, this company wishes to assure
its patrons that it will continue to serve them in the charac
teristic"Mflwaukee"way,and that everything possible will be
s, done to insure their comfort and convenience.- v
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry.
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NEBRASKA SUPREME
COURT DECISIONS
Opinions and Rulings Handed
Down in Various Cases
Heard by State High
Tribunal.
The following are rulings on mis
cellaneous motions and stipulations-
in the supreme court of the state of
Nebraska, recently nanCed down.
The following are rulings on' miscellaneous
motions and stipulation In the supreme
court of the state of jbraka, January St,
Si, S3, S and 2S: . . .
ll0i Webster agalnut Webster. Motion
for order citing appellant to appear and
show aause why he sould not be punished
(or contempt nnd why judgment should not
be entered against him overruled. Appeal
dismissed unless appellant comply with for
mer order of thin cmirt as to attorneys'
feen and suit money within 10 days.
30581 Dow against Modern Woodmen of
America. Motion, tor extensions of time fur
serving and filing briefs, sustained; rule
day extended to March. 1. 191.
I0387 Thomas against Otos Tlerator
company. Motion for rehi-arlng upon order
overruling tho motion for leavn to file
additional tanrscrlpt, sustained; leave given
appellant to file additional transcript.
J0405 Bishop against Ksrtvn. Motion to
tuash supersedeas bond, sustained; super
sedeas bund tiled by Lee-Colt Andmseon
Hardw.ir; company, quashed,
1SS2 MeCllntock against McCllntock.
.itlo for leave to file briefs Instanter and '
for continuance, sustained; appellant given
leave to file briefs Instantrr; appellee given
until February 20, 191 8. to serve briefs;
briefs of both parties to be taxed to i i
pellant. Cause continued and set for hear
ing st si-ttlou ot court commencing March
4. 19111. . . ' .
13747 Swanbaok against Sovereign camp.
Woodmen of the World. Motion for ord-r
directing taxing of costs In district court,
overruled; mandate tosue forthwith.
20119 Miles against Lr.mpe. Motion to
dismiss appeal, sustained; appeal dismiss
ed ot cost of appelant. ,
toil 4 Hakor against Hestlng. t'pon
motion for an ordor dlreotlng taxation of
coats for brief of appellee, appellee allow
ed to file briefs, taalng ot oojls to be de
termined with merits of case.
19846 Bitting against Hls1. Motion
to continue, auutainod: cause continued and
sot for hearing at session of court com
mencing March 4, 1919
203S3 Mann against Automobile 1ns. Co,
Motion to quash bill ot exceptions, sus
tained. '
19852 Samuels against Ksonslty. Dis
missal allowed; appeal dlsmlssud at costs
of appellant; mandate to Issue forthwith.
197JJ Nathan against Nstha.v On ap
plication ot appellant, mandate to Issue in
stanter, subject to recall If motion for ro.
hearing Is filed. ' V
lll0-'artcr . against Oahugen. On
court's motion, cause conllnucdo session
commencing February 4. 191 S.
200:o Dvorak against Dobson Stipula
tion allowed; appellee given until April .1,
1918. to serve briefs. .
S04J6 Fawhe Lake Ranch Co, against
Cumbowt ', stipulation allowed; rule day
extended to January It. 1918.
SOOOl'-tyvoe against City ot Ashland,
Dismissal alowed; appea dismissed at rosla
of appellant; mandate to Issuo forthwith, i
.19870-Nye-Sohnelder-Fowler; Co. ngatnst
Baste & , rrenosll. ' Stipulation allowed;
cause continued to sens Ion of court com
mencing February 4, 1918.
. 30150 Iluper against Pryor. Motion
, .- , . .
In the supreme court of the state of
"Nebraska the following findings were
handed down January 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
1918:
Oil recommendation of the Bar comirils
slon, Harry Silverman admitted to prac
tice, v 4
The following are rulings on mis
cellaneous motions and stipulations:
, 19831 Stale ex. rel.. Nathan against
Wlthnull. Affirmed for want of briefs.
18S2I) Tittle against Sterling Uealty Com
pany. Affirmed for want 'of briefs.
190l7Foran against Catlutt. Motion of
appellees for issuanve ot mandate forthwttn.
Overruled. , - . ...
iyr;i---uunn against unon County, mo
U Mis
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy relieves
the lungs, liquefies the tough mucus and
aids in its expectoration, allays the
'cough and aids Nature 'in restoring the
system to a healthy condition.
TICKET OFFICE: 407 South 13th Stmt
EUGENE DUVAL, Gsneral Agent, Omaha
nisi i, !. j. .jiaiiMa.i
tion of Dixon county for taxation ot all costs
agalnat appellant Wlschoff and tor taxation
ot Interest as part of costs. Overruled. -v
199SS Justice against Shuw. Motion of
appellsntsvfor leave to file amendments to
. . f . . . ,, .
30S32 Mann against Automobile Mutual
Insurance Company. Motion ot appellee to
dismiss appeal. Overruled.
20387 Thomas against Otis Elevator Com-,
pany. Motion of appellants for leave tn
file additional transcript Overruled. Leave
to withdraw bill of exceptions denied.
30276 Fitzgerald against Sattler. Mo
tion and stipulation to advance sustained;
appellant to serve brief by February 7, 1918;
appellee to serve brief by March , 1918 ;
cause set for hearing at session commencing
March 18, 1918.
;'IM36 Fawn ' Lake Ranch Company
against Cumbow. Motion to advance sus
tained; appellant and Intervener to serve
brief by January 1918; appellee to serve
brief by February 6, 191S; cause act for
hearing at sesslou commencing February 18,
191S. "
IOt.16 Fawn Lake . Kanch Company
atgalniit Cumbow. Motion of T. Lt Hrlggs for
leave to Intervene and file brief sustained.
10433 Koutslcy against Dlstlehurst. Mo
tion for order to allow transcript to be tiled
aa of date l:cember 11, 1917, sustained.
:0328 3urk aialn.st Dlers. Motion to ex
tend ru'e day sustained; rule day sxtendei'
to January S6. 1918.
19U4I Fshey against Updike Elevator
company, on motion of M. L. HuH, 11. K L.
Marshall of Baltimore, Mil., waa permitted
to appear and present argument on behalf
of appellants
19234 Keller against State. Motion to re
call mandate and for leave to file supple
mental petition or -showing. Overruled.
19033 Jeesop against Sterling nealty com
pany. Motion for extension of time within
which to file motion for rehearing and
brief tn support. Allowed; time extended to
January IS, 1919.
!03; FltnU no-.. In.it Kfvna Mntlnn in
advance sustulnrd; cause advanced and set
for hearing at session of court .commencing -April
IS, 1918; appellee given until March
. 191S. to serve brief; appellant given until
April , 191s, to acrve reply brief.
19S71 Williams scsliut Thomnaon. Rtlmi-
littlon allowed; appellee given until May 16,
1918, to aerve brief; cause continued to ses
sion ot court commencing June t. 1118.
I0J99 Scott against Renqulst. Stipula
tion allowed; appeal dismissed at coats' of
appellant; mandate to Issue forthwith.
:01i86 Falrbanka-Merse company against
Dawson County Irrigation company. D
mtssal allowed; appeal dismissed at coats
of appellant; mandate to Issue forthwith. - -v
1973 Jonas against Hanson. Stipulation
allowed appellant given until January 6,
1919, to file and serve reply brief,
10401 Whitney against State. Stipulation
allowed; rule day extended to May 1, 1918;
cause continued and set for hearing at ses
sion of court commencing June t, 1918.
19970 Acom against Ziegler. Stipulation
allowed; appellee given until February 1,
J918. to serve brief.
20398 Sutter against. State. Stipulation
allowed; cause continued and set for hear
ing at session ot court commencing Febru- .
ary 4, 1919.
30188 l'ratt against Coif. Stipulation al- :
lowed; rule day extended to March 1, 1918.
J011J Miles against Lampe. On motion ,
In open court, appellant allowed to file ,
supplements! transcript. " ,
Sutherland Free Lance
v Bought by W. M. Dunn
Sutherland, Neb., Feb. 3. (Special.) :
The Sutherland Free Lance, one of
til mAnejtr ' ssu'cnnneri rt T a! .
bvi a vi .i ii v. villi
county, has been sold to W." M. Dunn
wlirt lias rtn miKlicfiiiity iUm TrM
Graphic. C. M. Reynolds has been
engaged in the publication of the Freo
Lance, for nearly, 15 years, and G. B.
Martin has been associated with him
in the management of the paper fori
four, years. ; t
Fifty-Four Thousand A
Auto Licenses-This Year
, Lincoln, Feb. 3. CSpPcial.) CasY
receipts in the office of Secretary of
Stale Pool for the mA'iith of January
cjfTeedcd the receipft for the same
month nf last vear liw OOltiVi- li
I. II-'.! II '
iuiai tasii collections tueuig $a,ioi.v.
During the month of January the
secretary issued 38,500 automobile
plates on renewals and 8,950 plates
tor new automobles. This makes a
total of 54.300 plaes issued for 1918.
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