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4 A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 16, 1918. G.O.P. OF SEWARD COUNTY MEETS IN CONVENTION State Delegates Elected, Or ganization Completed and , Congressional Candidates Make Speeches. , Seward, Neb., June IS. (Special.)) The ; Seward county republican convention here brought out a large and representative attendance from all parts of the county. Adam Mc Mullen, and C. H. Denney, candi dates for the republican congressional nomination, and Phillip Bross of Wahoo were present. Each made in spiring republican "win the war" speeches. Delegates were elected to the state convention and the county organiza tion for the coming year was pre fected. Organization was started of a Seward County Republican club. R. S. Norval was elected chairman and E. E. BeUer secretary for the coming year. Pledge Support to Nation. 1 The following resolutions were adopted v Tha rcstibllcana of 8wrd county I WIUUIW . ill ..III.MMWHI '.-....,-. ' (launch, whola and hearty lupport to tha Uniteo- Biia government, ana unnv m thlr npport of all war mcaaurea for th affectlva and aucoeaaful proMcutloa of tha war. , Wa concratalata tha Totera of thla atata on tha rocord of tha republican mainbera Trom jvaoraaaa in our nauonai noun a rcpreMntatlvaa and command them to A t all MMIlin. . .If ft 1 ftf fClTi froa tor tha affeotlva and auccaaaful proea cntlom of tha war. A republican, of tha Fourth dlatrlct, wa lane pectai pnaa in in wniw.nunii v alt ion reaohad by our . rapraaantatlva. Charlaa H. Sloan, In i tha national nouaa o .uunf.ttuM - mnA in 'him .work la con true. nd aa a member of tha wayi and meana committee, -ne nroi rtpuuiicn w fraMman' from Nebraaka to eecure - mam barcblp o ' thla, tha moat Important com mittae durin Nebraska's l , yaara o atatahoed. We eapeclally- command Con IIH.IIIRM wm w " ------ " ,i w..m knMiKI hMfnrA nAnarraaa mil V- ta make 'our armed forcaa vlctorloua and for ht work la connection wits u war r enaea aa a- member of tha waya and iiul nn the floor of con- area, where ha haa Inatated that a lare part of tha expenae of the war ahould be paid by taxes and that the tax burden fall try aad tha Urge bualneas profit Incident )e tha war, . , Congresamaa Sloan'e work In eongreaa to w.u.i -t th rrlniiltural Intereata of tha aeantry baa been of prima Importance to Nebraaka. wa oommena win ur i,u that there la aa great a field of duty and aaefulaeaa for tha republican party during time Af wa aa during tlmaa of peace, and that tha republican party will be needed by tha nation during the raoonatructlon earlod after tha war. Man Who Deserted Home Killed on French Front Beatrice, Neb June IS. (Special Telegram.) Mrs. La Grange Haney today received a telegram from the War department that her husband, who deserted her in April, 1917, was killed in action on western Irpnt in Franca June 6. Haney, who operated a parcel delivery system here, dis appeared from home one night, telling Jus wife 'he was going to work. The next morning a search was instituted and his coat and bicycle were found along the river bank northwest of the city, indicating that he had committed suicide. The river was dragged for two days, but the body was not found, A week later it was learned that Haney had enlisted in Company D, United States infantry in Kansas, under the name of William H. Stone. He was transferred to New York and went to France last August. Haney was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Haney of this city and leaves a widow and two little sons. He was born at Huntington, Ind., and was 31 years of age. ' . -. -- . Mrs. Lehman's Alienation Suit Against Widow Dismissed .Fremont, Neb., June IS. (Special.) -The damage suit for $10,000 brought by Mrs. Jennie Lehman, wife of Jo seph Lehman, section foreman for the Union Pacific at Ames, against Mrs. Emma Dunn, wealthy widow of. the Ames vicinity, has been dismissed in district court and divorce proceedings started by Mrs. Lehman against her husband. Mrs. Lehman started suit nearly a year ago against Mrs. Dunn, alleging that the defendant had alien- tted her husband s affections. . Girl Falls Into 40-Foot Well At Falls City; Injuries Slight falls City, Neb., June IS. (Spe cial.) Margery Beach, 13, visiting her uncle, John H. Hall, banker of Ver don, fell in the well when the pump platform gave way. Its depth is 40 teet one tell into four feet of water and was drawn out by ropes uninjured except for a few, bruises about the head. Mrs. R. J. Curley, Mother Of Thirteen Children. Dies Lyons, Neb., Jane 15. (Special.) Mrs. Kobert J. Lurley, formerly Miss Ella May Baker, and the mother of 13 children, is dead. Last winter the family moved from Bloomfield, Neb., to Valier. Mont Mrs. Curley leaves to mourn her loss, besides nine chil dren, htr husband, three brothers and two sisters. Young Man Drowns in Sand ; . Hole Near Grand Island Grand Island, Neb., June 15. (Spe cial Telegram.) Richard Shoder, age 31, was drowned in a sand pit 10 mile south of here, yesterday. He ' leaves two sisters residing here, but ms parents live in Germany. ' Student Seriously Injured. Kearney, Neb., June 15. (Special - Telegram.) Archie Watts, a Normal school student, was seriously, injured this afternoon when he; was struck -across the back with a piece of cast iron pipe wielded by a Syrian student named Edward Namar. From what can be learned the Syrian was tan . talized by a group of other students.. who playfully gave hint a ducking under, the school hydrant Namar then procured the, six-foot piece of pipe and r-truck Watts and another young man before he could be subdued. Watts has been taken to the hospital and it is feared he has esrious intternal injuries MYSTERY IN LETTER CONTAINING $200 Unidentified Woman Vanishes After Playing "Angel" at Falls City; Thought to Be Conscience Money. Falls City, Neb.. June IS. (Spe cial.) Mrs. May K. Morsman was mystified when she was handed an envelope containing $200. The money was wrapped in a money order blank with nothing to tell where the money came from, or who the donor is. The envelope was addressed to Mrs. Mors man with the street address and had three one-cent stamps (uncanceled) on -the right-hand corner and was sealed. The boy delivering the mes sage lived but a few doors from the Morsman home and said a lady gaudi ly dressed had asked him where Mrs. Morsman lived and upon being told asked hit;; l He would deliver a mes sage for1 her. The boy responded that he would and soon returned to play with his comrades and found the woman was still standing on the sidewalk where he had left her. She asked no ques tions but walked down the street from whence, she came and was not seen again. Mrs. Morsman made a search of the town and depots but no one had seen a woman of the de scription. A. Morsman, deceased husband of Mrs. May K. Morsman, while in busi ness in this city, was robbed three times, twice at the store. Two hun dred dollars was taken from the safe at one time and $90 the second time and $60 from his clothes at home. The question is asked here: "Can this be conscience money?" Northwestern Promotes Fremont and Chadron Men Fremont. Neb.. Tune 15. (Special.) In the general shifting of officers of the Northwestern W. B. ("Billy") Golden, for 35 years connected with the Northwestern dispatching service. a great part of the time in rremont, will be transferred to Chadron as superintendent to succeed John Lep pla, who goes to Chicago as assistant superintendent. Mr. Leppla for a pe riod before going to Chadron was trainmaster at 'Fremont. ' Fred W. Saxton takes Mr. Golden's place as chief train dispatcher at Fremont. Former Beatrice Mayor Is Dead in Lincoln Beatrice, Neb., June 15. (Special Telegram.) Ex-Mayor J. P. Saunders of this city died today in a Lincoln hospital, following an operation, aged 65 years. He leaves a widow and three children. Obituaries J. A. PATRICK. E8 year. old. 811 North Twenty-seventh avenue, died Friday night following a recent attack of apoplexy. One son aurvlvea him. MPS. MART JENSEN. 67 years old, for JS years a resident of Onaha, died Thursday night at her home, 2104 North Twenty-ninth avenue. She had been ill for some time. Besides her husband, three daughters and one eon survive, her. Funeral services will be held at t o'clock Sunday afternoon, at the residence. Interment will be In Springfield cemetery. . . ,, MISS ELLEN N. DAVIS, for 1! years a teacher In tha Webster school In Omaha, died last week In San Diego, Cel., where, for the last two years, she had made her home with her sister, Miss S. R. Davis. She was a prominent church worker In Oma ha, being a number of the First Con gregational church. The body was taken to Geneseo, 111., her former home, for burial. GEORGE LEHMAN, pioneer hotel man of Nebraska, and a member of the G. A. R., who died last Thursday was burled Saturday at Columbus, Neb.' The funeral services were con ducted by BIshopA. U Williams, of Omaha, a close friend. Mr. Lehman enjoyed the distinction of having been in the hotel business In the capacity of proprietor longer than any other man In Nebraska. For 49 years he was engaged tn that vocation. He was one of the first presidents of the state association of hotel men. Born In Dea Moines, la., January , 1848, he moved to Lancaster,' O., when about 12 years old. At the ae of 16 years he enlisted with an Ohto regiment and served until the end of the civil war. In 1867 he came to Columbus and Joined one of the Maj. Frank North s famous companies of Pawnee scouts, to fight the Indiana in Ne- Draska. In that capacity he partici pated In the historic battle of Summit Springs, Colo. He held the rank of lieutenant of three companies. He served aa sheriff in 1871 and 1872. In October. 1872, he married Mrs. Rllzabeth Whaley, who, with his daughter, Mrs. A. M. Gray, are the survivors. - If the Sick Really Knew what there was for them in Chiropractic Adjustments, every Chiropractor's office would be flooded with patients. As it j is, no health agency has advanced as rap- If i idly as haa Chiro-1 I practic, . but we lit want others to know vl of 1 1 a wonderful ' V benefits. Let's work J, for the sick. If your sick iriena is not able to investigate, you as his friend look into this great science for him and report He will be grateful to you, and you will feel better, having been of serv .ice to a good friend. Consultation is free at my office. Adjustments are $1.00 or 12 for 110.00. ' Office hours, a a. m; to 6 p. in.; other hours by appointment. ' DR.BURHORN ' (Palmer School Graduate) I Suit 414-19 Secui-itiaa Bldg. Coraar 16th and Farnam Sta. Lady Attendant. Doug. 8347. SHERIFF TAKES "BLOCKADE" MEN FROM 1ST. JOSEPH ''Bottles Up" Narrow Passage Way in Road and Booze Auto Runs Into Net. Plattstnouth, Neb., June 15. (Spe cial.) This morning about 2 o'clock, while VV. H. Wilson of Lincoln, Roy Finigan of Omaha and Sheriff C. D. Quinton of Plattsmouth were waiting for the "blockade runners" who come from St. Joseph, Mo., and were en route to Omaha via Louisville, after having gotten in readiness with a car across the narrow street at the lower end of a steep hill, a headlight ap peared across the top of thehill, and when the car had gotten about half way down the sheriff, who was wait ing, called halt, but the speed and the grade prevented a very quick stop, and the car was allowed to be gath ered in by the men lower down, Roy Finigan and Wilson. The first car had hardly stopped when another one came in sight, and this one was allowed to pass the one already caught, and after it had passed it was taken in, too. Then another car appeared, but had not proceeded far before it was evi dent that something had interfered with free passage, and the car was stopped before it had gotten where Sheriff Quinton was, and put in the backward motion. Quinton ran toward the car shout ing halt and fired two shots at the tires while the persons in the car were backing up. This disconcerted the driver, and he allowed the car to go to one side of the road, which caught the left front wheel on a telephone pole, tearing off the tire and killing the engine. The men jumped out and got away in the darkness before the sheriff could get near the car. The three men who were taken with the cars were brought to this city and placed in jail and the cars held. One car had 10 kegs of whisky in it. Begin War Training. Fourteen men left this morning for Lincoln to enter the university for special training in the war, they be ing George N. Halmas, Grecry-vood; Alexander Hardy, Weepi.ig Water; John R. Haller, Greenwood; William Meacham, Louisville; Leland S. Briggs, Winner, S. D.; Fred C. Stoll, Grant; Emil Earlander, Union; J. Leonard Meisinger, Plattsmouth; Al bert J. Warga, Plattsmouth; Edward V If it's possible ANYONE can do it if it's impossible A YANKEE can do it. That's my tribute to the patience, skill and pluck of my countrymen. Darius Green and his ill-fated "flying machine" was only a TEMPORARY failure today thousands of "Darius Greens" are turning the laugh on the wiseacres of yesterday. Failures are merely forerunners of success. Nothing is lost until ambition surrenders. Precedent, like the submarine, sinks the weak often the strong oc casionally, but does not stop nor discourage the "fleet." Today's problems are difficult, more difficult, per haps, than those of yesterday but are not impossible of solution. The business of winning the war is too important to consider that your business or mine may suffer, and it is up to each of us to figure out ways and means whereby we can keep our heads above water, and be ready with hearts, hands and pocketbooks for every demand made upon'us. Don't set the brakes of progress don't tackle the grades on "high," but stop all "leaks;" apply more powec, keep in the middle of the road, head high, chin forward, brain alert; take your cue from "Traffic Cop Hoover" and you'll pull through. BUSINESS MUST NOT FALTER, and WILL NOT FALTER. Income taxes, Property taxes, Liberty Loans, Red Cross Drives, the loss of valuable employes, "old Hi-Cost" are merely warnings to you that your country "expects every man to do his duty" and one of your greatest duties is to USE YOUR HEAD think fast, invent, create, pro duce as well as save and conserve. Keep the patent office busy the history of the FU TURE has never been written GET YOUR NAME IN IT. I possessed no advantages over other competent -dentists. I had the same schooling, the same training, and considerably less money when deceived my diploma -but I had 'IDEAS and AMBITION, and I think I have . gotten my name in DENTAL HISTORY OF NEBRASKA, as the man who made Painless Dentistry a reality and brought High Class Dental Services within the reach of the man of average income. Painless Withers ' r Dental Co. 423-428 Securities Bldjr. 16th and Farnam StaT OMAHA, NEB. , ' Office Hours: 8:30 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sunday, 9 to 1. c Df PlatMmrwtli! Tamea Leioert. Plattsmouth; Claude A. Stillinger, Plattsmouth; Lew S. Stanton, Weep ing Water, and Guy L. Clements, Elmwood. AURORA SAIL0E GETS POSSESSION OF HIS CHILDREN Aurora, Neb., June 15. (Special.) In a contest in county court today for the custody of his two children, Ar thur D. Grinstead, a sailor of the United States navy, defeated M. Gue kel, a citizen of Germany who hac been appointed guardian by the coun ty court of Garfield county. Grinstea '. was in Nebraska on sick leave, he having just recovered from an attack of pneumonia. He found his children had been turned over to Guekel. Mrs. Grinstead died March 15, while her husband was at sea and he was not informed of her death un til May 18. . Platte County Assessment ! Shows Increase of 40 Per Cent Columbus, Neb., June 15. (Spe cial.) From returns of the assess ments by the Platte county assessors, the personal property valuation for taxation purposes will go about -iO per cent over last year's figures. All the assessors have returned their books, but owing to the unusual amount of clerical work involved, complete figures are yet to be com piled. A substantial portion of the increase is attributed to the "pink sheets" pre pared by the State Board of Equaliza tion on which all property owners are required to list separately each article of house furniture and farm machin ery which they own, and on one of the sheets the merchants are required to give inventories of their stocks. The assessors found more corn on hand than usual, but the supply of wheat and other grain was unusually low, as compared with that of last year. Beatrice Gas Company To Resume Operation Beatrice, Neb., June 15. (Special Telegram.) The local gas company, which closed down here Wednesday night because it was refused a 20 per cent increase in rats, this evening an nounced that a satisfactory agreement had been reached and that gas would be turned on Sunday morning. HYMENEAL Millbern-Davie. Ernest W. Millbern of Plattsmouth, Neb., and Miss Iva Marie Davis were married by Rev. Charles W. Savidge Saturday afternoon. HT CAN BE DONE It does not take inge nuity long to separate 'impossible' from its first syllable. Preparations Being Made to Celebrate Fourth at Camp Cody Camp Cody, N. Mex., (Via El Paso, Tex.) June 15. Special Telegram) The 34th army divison is preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July here. After more than nine months occu pancy of this camp an imposing pro cession of floats depicting the war spirit of Ameri ins in conflicts since Home Furnishers to Omaha and r Unusual Values in Complete Home Outfits Three Rooms Furnished Comolete 79 Beautiful Complete Dining Room Suites Many Beautuul uoioniai resigns ana renoa neproaucwons. xne vuuug iwum is chcuubu u the most important rooms of your home and it is, therefore, quite proper and befitting that the place where you entertain your friends should be properly furnished. 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