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START DRIVE TO
RAISE HUGE SUM
FOR PALESTINE
Campaign to Begin Dec. 15
and Continue Two Months;
- Hope to Get Three
Mill'nn Dollars.
I J,'ew York, Dec. 14. A 60 day
drive to raise $3,000,000 for Pales
tine will be inaugurated on Decem
ber 1,5 by the Zionist Organization
of America as the second installment
of the Palestine Restoration fund.
Discussing the impending drive, Mr.
Jacob De Haas, executive secretary
of the Zionist Organization of
America, made the following state
ments: Three million may not prove an
adequate amount for the needs of
1919. One almost hopes that it will
prove insufneient. Its failure to
suffice will imply greater Zionist
achievement. Of the $3,000,000 only
a small sum wiW go directly for re
lief of the type of alms-giving and
cfiarity. Four hundred thousand
will' be devoted to the American
Zionist Medical unit, in an effort to
expedite sanitary improvement, pro
vide hospital service, dispensary aid
and pumic health work in Palestine.
The Zionist Organization, in sending
the medical unit to Palestine, took
tjie first step toward socializing
medical work in Palestine and has
begun to teach the people a new
standard of hygenic life.
Quarter Million for Education.
1 "A quarter of a million is to be
vdevoted to education. Palestine
whatever else it lacks, has now an
educational governing body which
subsidizes all the secular schools
andVall the religious schools provid
ed Hebrew is the medium of instruc
tion. The board does not interfer
with the curriculum of the religious
schools but it is responsible for
what is taught in the secular
schools. However it makes these
Minimum' demands: Hebrew and
hygienic and sanitary school buildings-
.f'One million will go for invest
ment in the Zionist financial insti
tutions including the Anglo-tales-I
tine company, that .efficient Tales
j,' tine bank which weathered all
J storms and stresses of war. We can
be proud of this Jewish bank. It
! ' never forcets that it exists for the
purpose of .developing Palestine and
tor aiding the Jews there. And
they need much aid, but business
' aid. - Loans to colonies, for new
Stock, seeds and machinery; loans
to buy up loans made by the private
money lenders at usurious interest
during the war; loans for the co
operative socie'ics. lorns that moan
. reconstruction in every sense of the
term.
Half Million to Zionists.
"About l.aif of the third million
will be. needed for Zionist commis
sion's further operations. The rudi
ments df government administration
.. are ahead cf us a judiciary depart
rnt, an immigration bureau, a
commerce and labor bureau, the
governing body of the relief depart
ment, a board of education, a
health depaitmcnt. A quarter of a
r.ii lion will be needed for special
; loans to comniunites, merchants
and individuals. Character may be
the only collateral, but the loans are
needed; $1,000 will be required by
bur Pa'estine Supplies department
and our Palestine Service and In
formation department the latter,
tive machinery by which people will
eventually be aided to go from "over
IiereT to "over there." We spent
$25,050 organizing the Jewish legion
that fine body of Jewish soldiers
ho have been mentioned all over
the world' for the participation in
the' final stages of the Palestine
;i campaign and we shall have to
'spend $50,000 in caring for the de
pendent families of ' these Jewish
; soldiers.
1 "The balance we will spend in
the United States and elsewhere
for the purpose of the organization.
We are spending $60,000 this year
on our education department; $12,
000 on Hebrew education and prob
ably a third more of that sum on
nronairanda for the Hebrew lan
guage. We are in touch with 1,800
, to 2000 places in the United States
alonv."
Jens Hansen, Omahan,
Drafted in March, 1917,
i lDies of Wounds in July
i- -
' Jens Hansen, former employe of
" the Andrew Neldeberg dairy farm,
"who died of wounds received in ac
tion July 20, was among the Omaha
4 boys who were called to the colors
in March, 1917.
After entering the service, he was
sent to Camp Cody, N. M., where
, he remained in training until last
June, when he was ordered overseas.
- After landing in France he was evi
; dently sent direect to the front line
trenches, for it was only about a
month after his landing that he died
of wounds received in action,
i ,He was a native of Denmark and
Hid seen' service in the army of that
country before coming to America.
He had no relatives in this country.
Upon entering the service he made
Otto Wolff. Sixteenth and Locust
streets, executor of his estate.
Real Estate is. Unusually
Active for This Time Year
? The Edward F. Williams Co.,real
f tofs, 803-4 Omaha National bank
building, report inquiries extremely
; plentiful for this time of the year,
i. - especially from prospective buyers
I cf modest homes, ranging from
52.500 to $3,500. on a small payment
and the balance in monthly install
ments.
Recent sales made by this com
mnv include the following:
. Two 1ot at Forty-second and Plnkney
ilrrrti, to a I. Purdy, 11.000.
Two house and store butldlnc at Klna-
tMDth and Clark streets, to Alexanderlna
b M. Szlr'trary. SS.SOO.a,
At . M17 Fowler avenue, bungalow to
Drnjamln M. Gerlach. $1,150.
ElM-rrom .dwelllnn at l2 Hamilton
trt to Georire L. Hsrris, SJ.tOO,
Fonr-room dwelling at 71 Bancroft
tract to Moitena U Posed. $1,000.
- Six-room dwelling- at 1015 Willis ava-
a to A. W. Fenner. $3,000.
Froaaed brick apartment butldlnf at For
tywaorond and Harney streets to Georre
... H. Natael, $.C0. t
' riva-room cotaa at North Forty
. fourth avenua . to Frederic . Q. Graf,
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FREMONT
We have heard f "The Gate
City" and "The Windy City," and
various other cities; now we are
Koing to have a few words about
"The Tractor City," otherwise
known as Fremont, Dodge county,
Nebraska.
Sixty years ago Fremont, which
is today a representative, up-to-date
western county seat, did not
have muc(i in !the way of culture,
education or social life, but it did
have the Paw-nee Indians, who
maintained a large social center,
which was located about three miles
south of the town, along tthe Platte
river. This aboriginal community
center was known as the Tawnee
village, with a population of 1,500
Indians.
Life in those days was "one dern
thing after another", among the
white settlers. During October, 1856,
the grand mufti of the Pawnees
notified the whites that unless they
moved on within three days, dire
things would occur. James G.
Smith, one of the founders of the
town, called a meeting of the whites,
who resolved to ask Acting Gov
ernor Izard at Omaha for reinforce
ments. Mobilizes Fighters.
The governor mobilized eight In
dian fighters, who rushed to Fre
mont with muskets. The total forces
of Omahans and Fremonters num
bered 25, but they marched and
countermarched, kindled bonfires,
and thus practiced camouflage to
the extent of awing the Pawnees
into the belief that a formidable
force was moving against them. On
the third day the Pawnee chief scut
a brave with a flag of truce, ex
plaining that the Indians had re
considered their decision to expel
the whites.
The Pawnees claimed joint own
ership of lands with the Omaiias,
and were not placated when the lat
ter made a settlement with the gov
ernment. These Indians took par
ticular exceptions to the whites cut
ting timber for their houses.
On another occasion, General
John M. Thayer of Omaha, who had
charge of the territorial brigade, was
notified that the Pawnees were en
gaged in predatory acts along the
Klkhorn river, near Fremont. Rev.
Mr. Allis, who had worked among
the Paw:nees as missionary, and
O. D. Richardson and John H.
Allen of Omaha accompanied
Thayer in a wagon to the scene of
disturbances. The wagon was
abundantly provisioned for the oc
casion and the party arrived in due
time at the Pawnee village, where
Allis explained to the chief the sig
nificance of the visit. The chief
grunted and gave further evidence
of his pleasure by offering a pipe
of peace to Thayer, who dared not
refuse the token of friendship.
Call on White Father.
Thayer advised the chief that un
less his braves abstained from plun
dering, the Great White Father at
Washington would send soldiers
who had been trained in the art of
shooting straight. While the chief
was plgdging himself to future good
behavior, a party of his young
braves raided ' the Thayer wagon,
which had been left in charge of
Allen. Three years after that event
the Pawnees went on a general raid
ing excursion along the Platte river.
Thayer raised a force of 194 men,
pursued the tribe and captured all
of them, when they yelled "kame
rad" in the Indian language.
The following is an extract from
an account of the Pawnees at Fre
mont 60 years ago: "In the sum
mer of 1859 the Pawnees started
on a grand hunt. When they were,
near the mouth of Maple creek they
commenced, as the saying is, to 'cut
up high.' They stole much from the
farmers living along the road, and
oerformed other antics. Word
was sent back to Fremont of their
or word of warning, the militia,
headed by the gallant general,
charged full upon the Indians. Of
course, the whites were in fun, but
the Iniians were not used to that
kind of amusement, so they took to
their heels, shouting with fear. The
whites later pacified the frightened
Indians by giving them the remains
of the day's feast.
"During the summer of 1859 the
government removed the Pawnees
to a reservation about 70 miles west
of Fremont, near Columbus."
The town of Fremont was incor
porated by authority of the legisla
ture on November 2, 1858, although
the name had been adopted two
years before that date. In August,
ls56, Col. John C. Fremont and
James Buchanan were opposing
presidential candidates. Fremont
had visited this part of the country
on his exploring expedition and his
rame was known to the western
pioneers. A town site 25 miles west
of Fremont was named "Buchanan"
in the same year.
Named For Iowa Senator.
The county of Dodge, of which
Fremont is the seat, was named in
lienor of Senator Augustus Caesar
Dodge of Iowa, supporter of the
Kansas-Nebraska bill. The first
boundary lines of Dodge county
were announced in a proclamation
issued by Acting Governor Cuming,
November 21, 1854. The legislature
in 1855 established new boundaries
and named Fontenelle as the county
scat. In 1860 Fontenelle was placed
in Washington county. Dr. M. H.
Clark was the first member from
Dodge county to the territorial
council, the first county election be
ing held in Fontenelle, December
12, 1854. Judge J. V. Richardson
and Col. E. R. Doyle were the first
members elected to the territorial
house of representatives.
The present townsite of Frenioet
was "claimed" by E. II. Barnard
and John A. Kountz, August 23,
1856. Their first claim stake was
placed at a point which is now the
intersection of D and First streets.
They surveyed their lines two miles
west to the cabin of Seth P. Mar
vin, who had arrived three weeks
uc i . -i. t
utiuic wuii ms wne ana two enn-
aren trom Alarshalltown, la. George
M. Pinney, James G. Smith, Robert
Kittle and Robert Moreland, who
had established conflicting claims,
pooled their interests with Barnard
and Kountz at the Marvin cabin. A
townsite company was formed with
Smith as president. Barnard and
Kittle were uncles of Mrs. Ross
Hammond, a present-day resident of
Fremont.
First Building.
The first building in Fremont was
a crude affair erected by Barnard
and Kountz on a site later occupied
by the Congregational church. This
humble structure Seryed as a board
ing house where Leander Gerard
presided as cook, later rising to the
position of banker in Columbus.
Neb. This pioneer hostelry was said
to have accommodated as many as
IS at one time. A story is told of
the cook being blown out of this
boarding house during a memorable
northwester on December 1, 1856.
A searching party found the cook
in Judge Smith's dug-out. The first
permanent houses were erected by
Robert Kittle and William G. Bow
man. Rev. Isaac E. Heaton, Con
gregationalism delivered the first
sermon in Fremont on November 2,
1856. He became pastor of the first
church organization, August 2, 1857.
His family is said to have been the
first to settle permanently in the
town. Mrs. L. H. Rogers, now re
siding in Fremont, is a daughter of
Rev. Mr. Heaton. James G. Smith
is credited with having been the first
merchant: Tohn C. Flor. first hotel
unwonted exhilaration, and the pop-jjeeeper; Fred Kittle, first male child
is notable for the successful men
who have grown with the town, or
who have gone to other fields to
win places of responsibility and af
fluence. The oldest resident native
son of Fremont is Ray Nye, only
child of the late Theron Nye, who
became a resident of Dodge county
in 1857. Ray Nye's office today is
on the third floor of a fine bank
building which is on the same block
where Mr. Nye was born 57 years
ago. Mr. Nye has purchased a
house in Sandwich, Mais., erected
by Jonathan Nye, one of his an
cestors in 1685. The first member
of his family who came to this
country was Ben Nye, who arrived
in Sandwich in 1635.
Daily Bulletins.
John Hauser is one of the insti
tutions of Fremont. He has become
known throughout the countryside
on account of his "bulletins" which
he posts daily in his show windows.
He avers that he gets the news 24
hours ahead of the local papers
through his personal news bureau.
A marriage, death or birth can not
escape this veteran character. If
John A. Rine and Victor Smith
ride down from Omaha in their gas
wagons, he has the information
promptly posted. Mr. Hauser re
cently found a copy of a F'rcmont
weekly newspaper of date of No
vember 27, 1868. Among the ad-
vertisements was a reference to Dr.
L. J. Abbott, father of Keene Ab
bott of Omaha and of the present
superintendent of the state school
for the blind at Nebraska City. The
professional card of Maxwell and
Chapman recalls the name of the
late Samuel Maxwell, chairman of
the first republican state convention
and who became prominent in legal
affairs of this state. This old paper
of 50 years ago listed the principal
towns of Nebraska in the following
order of importance: Omaha, Ne-
Platts- their
braska City, Brownville,
mouth, Fremont, Columbus, Lin
coln, Dakota, DeSoto, Bellevue,
Nemaha City, Beatrice, Rock Bluffs,
Rulo, Tecumseh, Ashland, Camden,
St. Johns, West Point and Tekamah.
A news item stated that "Cornish"
Lee had patented a clothes dryer.
Walked Into State.
E. R. Gurney, banker, walked into
Nebraska from Kansas at a time
when Horace Greeley's admonition
was fresh in the minds of ambitious
young men, and yet he is compara
tively young. He is one of Dodge
county's foremost public speakers
and is prominent in public affairs of
his community.
L. D. Richards hung up his hat in
Fremont when he arrived as transit
man with the Sioux City and Pa
cific railroad, May, 1868. He was en
gineer in charge of construction of
the first 50 miles of the F. E. & M.
V. line from Fremont to Wisner.
Dr. James M. Borglum and his
eight children were well known in
Fremont years ago. Gutzon Borg
lum, a son, has attained national
prominence as a sculptor. Dr. L.
B. Smith is related to the Smiths
who were identified with the found
ing of Fremont. He recalled the
thrilling circumstances of himself
and L. M. Keene when they walked
from Omaha nearly to Fremont
where they settled 52 years ago.The
Platte river and Rawhide creek
were over their banks, and for a
time it seemed that Messrs. Smith
and Keene would have to retrace
steps to Omaha. But they
finally reached the Dodge county
seat and have remained there.
The late Judge W. H. Munger of
C:naha was a Fremonter and A. G.
Ellick of Omaha obtained his start
in that town. G. L. Loomis, in
the federal service in Omaha, is an
other prominent Fremont man.
Yankees and Germans
Celebrated Armistice
Together, Writes Boy
Allied and German troops on the
front together celebrated the sign
ing of the armistice the night of
November II, according to a letter
received from a well known Omaha
lad, Max Fromkin, who is with Bat
tery E, Three Hundred and Second
field artillery.
"We celebrated in great style the
night of the 11th, right on the battle
front. Met a number of our enemy,
the Germans, and celebrated with
hem. In fact, a couple of Ger
mans gave me a belt and a watch
as a souvenir. Also .treated me to
some real German beer," he wrote.
Fromkin, who is a brother of Mrs.
D. B. Gross, was active in B'nai
Ami and B'nai B'rith circles before
he entered the service. He does not
expect to return to this country un
til spring.
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Iowa, will ship direct to you, anything in the building
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Advise us your wants in our line and we will give
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ulation turned out enmlsse to stop
the depredations. The old army
musket was the weapon of destruc
tion in the hands of the whites, iTst
they were not forced to resort to it
It h probably lucky they did not,
because those muskets were double
acting machines, killing the man be
fore and the man behind, every
time. .
Feared the Pioneers.
The Pawnees stood much in awe
of Fremont's pioneers. A lot of
the chiefs were watching the revol
ver practice of the whites.not long
2fter the' first settlement of the
town, and they were amazed to see
the facility and ease with which one
man shot five or six times in rapid
succession. Another source of fear
happened to the Pawnees in this
manner: The first Fourth of July
Uvas celebrated by the pioneers in
a vigorous manner on the ground
where a booth had been erected
Among the grand affairs of the day
was a military review of the citi
zens, commanded by Gen. George
W. Danes. There were 300 Paw
nees over to see the doings and they
.
j were eniovme tnemseives very
mycb, vbtn, without tap- oj crumi
born; Alice Flor, first girl born;
Luther Wilson and Eliza Turner,
first groom and bride. The first
settlers in Dodge county were Mrs.
Wealthy Beebe and children, and
her son-in-law, Abram McNeal, and
his family. They located two miles
west of Fremont.
First Stage Line.
A stage line station was opened
in Fremont during July, 1858, when
the Omaha-California stage line was
established. The station was lo-;
cated at a point.now known as Ffth
and Main streets and was near a
hotel conducted by Mrs. Turner,
mother of Thomas, Ben and W. H.
(Hank) Turner. W. H. Turner still
lives in Fremont and is one of the
oldest living residents of his town
and county. He was a freighter in
the old days. Part of the old mili
tary road, Omaha to Fort Karny,
is now known as Military avenue in
Fremont. The advent of the Union
Pacific to Fremont, January 24,' 1 866,
marked the passing of the stage line.
"The Tractor City," has in recent
years been the scene ot tractor
shows of national importance, and it
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$32.50 to $225
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411 Broadway,
Council Bluffs, Iowa
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Announcement
The U. S. Government Bureau of Edu
cation recently recommended a complete
new course of study for commercial
schools.
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French Ivory, very fin
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Each
Manicure Brush S2.6S
Each Gents' Comb 60
Ladies' Brush $3.50 Cloth Brush 3.50
Ladies' Comb 1.00 Manicure Articles 60
Round Mirror 4.50 Puff and Hair Keceiver, 2
Large Oval Mirror 6.00 sizes $2.00 and 2.50
Sheffield Plated Silver
frothing nicer
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Embossed
Grape Pattern,
Antique and
Butler or Dull
Finish, Thread
Border, Dutch
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Entree Dish (Double Dish) $16.00 $16.00 $18.00
Sauce Boat and Stand $ 8.50 $8.00 $15.00
Open Vegetable Dish $ 8.00 $8.00 $9.50
18-in. Tlatter $12.00 $16.00 20-inch $30.00
Light Cut Glassware Specials.
Mustard Jar, silver plated cover,
glass spoon 35c
Marmalade Jar, sliver plated cover,
silver spoon 65c
Whip Cream Bowl, footed, silver
plated ladle $1.00
N'icely cut Candy Jars, footed .... $1.00
Bon Bon Dish, Nut Bowl, Jelly Dish,
Sugar and Creamer sets (5 patterns),
footed Compotes, Vases, Bud Vases,
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Large line of Stem Glassware and Bar Glassware at Close-out
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Dolls
We have a few kid body dolls (reconstructed)
with domestic nonbreakable heads $4.50
Also jointed dolls, 14-inch, with socket heads,
hair and moving eyes, unbreakable
heads $5.00 to $7.00
We also carry an immense line of other dolls,
doll heads, arms, legs, wigs, eyes, etc.
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342-4 Broadway