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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 29, 1919.
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r SCHUYLER HUB
i OF RICH GRAIN
GROWING AREA
Largest Flouring Mill In State
Adds to Prosperity of City
Noted for Wild
Game.
'I Situated in the center of the rich-
est grain-growing section of Ne
; braska, Schuyler hat grown into one
I of the most important of the cities
t of the state. Thousands of cattle
are fattened for the Omaha market
- from the bountiful crops of corn
produced in the vicinity of the
thriving county seat of Colfax
county.
I The largest flouring mill in Ne-
X braska, Wells-Abbott-Nieman com-
pany, grind the wheat grown on the
J fertile acres and employ hundreds
lof workmen. In addition to the lo
cal wheat this company purchases
much of the cereal grown in the
I wheat belt of the state.
J The hospitality of the citizens of
this city has drawn thousands of
Itourists to spend a few days. Con
veniently located on the Lincoln
Highway, and the main line of the
lUnion Pacific railroad, the virtues
?of the city are easily told to trav
elers. ', Ducks Feed on River.
The Platte river, on whose banks
I the city is located, and several small
lakes, makes an ideal resting place
Jfor ducks, and during the shooting
season the capacity of the homes of
tanners are taxed to care tor trie
business and professional men from
Omaha and other cities. The lakes
uare filled with fine fish and many
I'chy folks relax for the1 week-end
during the summer months, match
ing their skill with that of the wily
';bass.
A branch line of the Burlington
Jrailroad from Ashland enlarges the
; grain-growing territory of which
Schuyler is the hub. A steel bridge
across the Platte river has proved a
Jwonderful boom to the town by al
lowing the farmers of many rich
fjtracts access to the city.
I ; Land Values Increase.
)t - New record prices for farm land
are made daily and are the best in
'dication of the fertility of the soil.
tThe farmers are optimistic over the
progress of the city , and are of the
Opinion that the top price for farm
i.land has not been reached.
Many and beautiful churches care
'for the spiritual needs of the popu
lace. Two Roman Catholic; two
'Lutheran, one Methodist Episcopal
uand one Presbyterian churches are
faie supported by the city. The
,'churches all have young people's so
cieties, which add to the social life
bf the townspeople.
, The schools of Schuyler rank
.among the best in the state. A
jjjunior-senior high school has been
in successful operation for several
fejtears. Graduates of the senior
school areccredited to any western
;college or university,
-s ' The banks of the city are prosper
ous and 'accommodating. Their de
J;iosits reflect the prosperity of the
jfVrmers, merchants and professional
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l ft-Grain Gonpany
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x Millers and Dealers In
Choice Wheat and
Rye Flour,
Corn Meal, Feed
and Coal
Grain Elevator In Connection
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JOE ML1NAREK, Pres.
FRANK VACIN, Vice Pres.
ANTON BARTAK, Sec.-Mgr.
- HENRY KNAPP, Treat.
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Clarkson,
Home of Washington's
Great-Grandparents
to Be Tourist Mecca
London. In commenting on the
visiting of American Ambassador
John W. Davis, to Sulgrave Manor,
the home of George Washington's
great-grandfather and great-grandmother,
the English newspapers
have generally expressed the senti
ment that there is no reason why
this historic spot should not, as
with Shakespeare's birthplace, in
the future always find a place in
the program of the American tour
ist. The visit was undertaken by the
ambassador at the invitation of the
committee of the Sulgrave institu
tion. John A. Stewart, of the Amer
ican board of the institution, and
Maj. L. I. Seaman, who are here
arranging for the reception of the
statue of Abraham Lincoln by Man
chester and also looking after the
interests of Sulgrave Manor, accom
panied the ambassador. Lord Wear
dale, Mrs. Davis, Miss Mabel Geary,
of New York, and H. S. Perris,
secretary of the institution, were
among those present. The party
journeyed to the Manor in a spe
cial train, provided by Sir Sam Fey,
managervof the Great Central rail
way, who is also a member of the
board of governors of the institu
tion. Moving pictures were taken of
the party and these will be shown
in America later on for the purpose
of making Americans acquainted
with the birthplace of the ances
tors of the father of his country.
It :s also intended to exhibit them
in the public schools throughout the
country.
Arrangements are now being
made to restore the Manor and
Lady Paget has announced that she
will be able to obtain a large amount
of furniture of the Tudor period in
order to give the atmosphere of pre
Colonial days. An effort is also
being made to obtain the original
railings which were formerly around
the tombs of Laurence Washington
and his wife. These railings are
said to be in America, having been
purchased some years ago by a
curio collector.
Fills Hobo with Shot;
Thought Him Groundhog
Mitchell, Ind., June 28. James
Childers, a discharged soldier, took
a shotgun and went out along the
right-of-way of the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern railroad to look
for groundhogs. He saw the grass
move, fired, and up jumped a tramo.
The tramp was brought to the of
fice of a local surgeon, and about
80 fine shot were picked from the
man's face and body. The man
had on several suits o"f clothing,
which protected him from serious
injury.
London's American Club.
London Leading Americans in
London have established the Ameri
can club in a fine house at No. 95
Piccadilly, adjoining the Naval and
Military club. It will be opened in
the spring. The fees for members
in London and vicinity are $125 en
trance and $75 annual and for over
seas members, $25 and $10. The
American Officers' club in Chester
field Gardens, Mayfair, will be
closed in a few days.
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Nebraska
MANY AMERICAN
MOVIES ARE NOW
SHOWN IN BRAZIL
Stimulate Desire to Learn
English Language Among
Natives; Rio De Janeiro
Has "Cino" Row.
Rio De Janfiro, Braail, June 28.
(By Associated Press.) A North
American arriving in Rio de Janeiro
and traversing the main street of
the city Avenida Rio Branco can
with little mental effort imagine
himself in New York, Boston, San
Francisco or almost any city of the
United States, owing to the exten
sive use of American moving pic
ture films, which have in the last
three years become exceedingly
popular, to the exclusion of Euro
pean made films.
Moving picture theaters, or
cinematographs, as they are known
here, line both sides of the avenida
in the section where it passes
through the heart of the downtown
district. Large posters with the
names and pictures of North Amer
ican movie stars are to be seen in
almost every direction. The Brazil
ians have their favorits, know their
respective qualities and can, in fact,
converse as knowingly of the North
American moving picture world as
can the enthusiasts of the United
States.
In addition to the amusement
they afford, the American-made
films are accomplishing something
of perhaps more importance. They
are stimulating many Brazilians to
a desire to learn the English lan
guage. Although the captions and written
explanations on each film are al
most completely translated into
Portuguese, this cannot be done so
easily and economically with the
large posters and therefore the
prospective patron is often con-
irontea witn tne necessity oi read
ing the English if he wants to know
something about the picture before
purchasing his ticket.
This and the fact that occasional
ly in the captions English expres
sions are not translated has result
ed in Brazilians learning just enough
Englif h to create a desire for more.
Added to this is the apparent exten
sion of North American and Eng
lish commercial interests in Brazil.
Foreign language schools attribute
to these causes the constantly in
creasing number of English lan
guage students.
ehraska Grown
Cheapest to Buy
1 NUMtV I STOCK I M
Best to
Nebraska Wheat
Makes the Best Flour
H
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Hebraskans
Demand
Ask the PleazaU Dealer in Your Town
York billing Company
YORK, NEBRASKA
Declares Britain Must
Win Continental Trade
With Airplanes
London Under i the caption
"Wake up and fly," Sir Charles
Dundas, in the Evening Standard,
calls upon the business men of Eng
land to give every attention to the
possibility of doing business with
France and the continent by aero
plane. "We all know what America is
doing and has been doing ever since
she entered the war," Sir Charles
writes. "How her army has assist
ed her in spreading trade propa
ganda. We are aware of the part
the American Y. M. C. A. has
played, and we know that no stone
has been left unturned in order that
America may get a good footing in
the French markets-
"It is generally reported that the
American government is giving
credit facilities already, and this
alone will help them to establish
themselves pretty firmly. Presum
ably our , government will follow
later, but we shall be well behind
our transatlantic friends, who will
certainly get ahead of us in trading
with France by sea transport."
Britain's chance for speedy delivery
of smaller and lighter products by
air vill open French territory to
British exporters, and less urgent
orders which can go by sea will
follow.
Throat Painter in
Army Life; Daubed
Houses as Civilian
Topeka, Kan., June 28. The ar
rival of the sanitary train of the
35th division here brought a re
minder to Governor Henry J. Allen
of the six weeks he spent with the
train in,! the diphtheria hospital in
the Vosges mountains while he was
with the Red Cross.
"There was a fellow named
Jones," said the governor, speaking
to friends about the train, "who used
to paint our throats every day. He
would go about with a wicked-looking
pot of iodine and a swab.
"Say ah, he would command
us, as he pried open our mouths.
"He would always greet the boys
with the command 'Ah.' The fel
lows, when they saw him with the
iodine and the swab, always had
things to say that didn't always
sound like 'Ah.'
"I said to him one day, after he
had finished a job on my throat:
'Jones, you should be an artist.'
"'I am. Mr. Allen,' he replied.
'I'm a painter and paperhanger in
Topeka.' "
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Nebraska Flour
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YORK A CENTER
OF EDUCATION
AND BUSINESS
City Is Situated In the District
Called the Richest Farm
ing Section In the
World.
York, Neb., became nearly famous
when Former Secretary of Agricul
ture Wilson, before leaving office,
declared that the Blue River d;s
trict in which York is situated was
the richest farming section of the
world.
"The city of educational, domes
tic, and business opportunities," is
a slogan adopted by the York Com
mercial club.
Modern homes grace the residence
section of this cosmopolitan ci.y
of 8,000 people, and the churches
and schools are concrete evidence
of the community's property.
Never Had Saloons.
York, if prouder of one than an
other, is proud that the city has
never had a saloon, and not a pool
hall is to be seen in the town.
Neither has it a jail. There is
a church for every 500 persons in
the city 16 of them. They are pre
tentions structures and three house
pipe organs.
York boasts of more paving than
any city of equal size in the weat
It has a United States postoffice
building, an Elks' club, public li
brary building, a national orphanage
and an Odd Fellows' home.
One of the largest nurseries in
Producer of
Anti-Hog Cholera
Nebraska State Permit No. 2
U. S. Veterinary
General
Condensed Report of the Condition of
The First National Bank
HOOPER, NEBRASKA
At the Close of Business, May 12, 1919.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $386,i?H5
Overdrafts ' 914.03
U. S. Bonds Cert. Ind., W. S. S. .. 60,441,76
Banking House and Fixtures 'I
Other Real Estate f';9x-Sx
Redemption Fund HrJJ'Sx
Federal Reserve Bank Stock ,1!-2V
Cash and Bank Balances 63,092.75
$536,675.89
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock , $ 25,000.00
Surplus Fund 40,000.00
Undivided Profits 1,755.38
Circulation 25.000.00
Deposits 424,920.51
Bills Payable 20,000.00
$536,675.89
A. M. Tillman, Pres. Peter Parkert, Vice Pres.
N. E. Shaffer, Cash. C. H. Dahl, Ass't Cash.
DIRECTORS:
Edward Luther, J. G. Osterloh, Will Rodgers,
B. B. Houser, John Havekost.
existence is at York. The York
Foundry and Engine Works, the
York Milling company, a large brick
yard, in fact almost every line of
big commercial enterprise is to be
found there.
York acknowledges the debt it
owes to the prosperous farming
country surrounding it.
Seven million dollars is on deposit
in York county banks of which most
is credited to farmers. The homes
in the rural districts are modern
in architecture and fitment.
Crop Failures Unknown.
Almost everything that good soil
will grow can be grown in York
county. Residents there will tell
you that crop failures are unknown.
Due to the evenness of rainfall the
district is well adapted to the grow
ing of corn, wheat and alfalfa. Live
stock raising is a pursuit not neg
lected. The police force of York is made
up of two men and the fire depart
ment of paid employes. The city
has three parks.
The York county annual fair and
live stock exhibit is staged at York.
The event has many unique fea
tures, has grown immensely popu
lar, and live stock or exhibitors of
agricultural products are not charged
admission fees.
York, too; is a convention town;
probably with the exception of
Omaha, it entertains more of them
than any other city in the state. It's
a real town and a credit to Ne
braska. Hospital Bird Stolen.
Hammond, Ind., June 28. Steal
ing a canary bird from a hospital
seems like taking candy from a
baby, but that very stunt was pulled
off at St. Margaret's hospital in
Hammond, and on Sunday, besides.
While the Sisters were at dinner
someone removed the little singer
from his cage on the second floor
of the hospital and made a getaway.
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HOOPER, NEBRASKA
Dr. P. Simons on, Mgr., Residence Phone 83
Office Phone 24 Veterinary Office Phone 210
Serum Plant Phone 212
ARMENIANS DIE
DY THOUSANDS,
OFFICER SAYS
American, Back From Near
East, Tells of Appalling
Conditions Among Armen
ian Refugees.
London, May 31. (Correspond
ence of The Associated Press).
"I have seen towns where there
were 7,000 refugees losing 1,000 of
them monthly through starvation.
I have seen a town 30 miles from
the railroad reduced by starvation
from a population of 4,000 to 2,000
in 10 days.
That is what is happening in Ar
menia, according to Lieut. Melville
Chater of the American Red
Cross, who has arrived in London
after an extensive tour of the near
east.
Conditions there, he told The As
sociated Tress representative, are
simply appalling. The people are
in rags. Disease, no less than
starvation, is taking a heavy toll,
and it is difficult to check its
spread because there are no medi
cines or disinfectants to be had.
The people will have to be fed by
outsiders, he said, until the harvest
which follows the next sowing.
The new Armenian state known
as the republic of Erivan is a
country so despoiled by the Turks,
the Red Cross officer stated, that
it does not posess even any seed
grain.
During the war, he said, the
y
High Grade
Serum and Virus
Iowa State Permit No. 16
License No. 27
Condensed Report of
Dodge County Bank
HOOPER, NEBRASKA
At the Close of Business, May 3, 1919
Lo .U.R?.ES I5H41MJ
Overdrafts 5,786.41
Bank House F. and F S'Sn !
Other Real Estate 2,080.60
Expenses, Taxes and Irrferest J4
W. S. and Revenue Stamps M .7W.
Cash on hand and in Banks. v. '
Bonds 5'S14S0
$691,353.25
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock $ 25,000.00
Surplus Fund : Ja'SSm
Undivided Profits 10'XX
gSfcS "AS
Deposits S6S.174.62
Depositors Guarantee Fund 5,096.60
$691,353.25
Officers and Directors.
Wm Meyer, Vice President. J. H. Windhusen, President.
F H Maryott, Cashier. W. G. J. Dau, Vice President.
S F. Browne, Ass't Cashier. Casper Hoegemeyer.
R L. Schwab, Ass't Cashier. G. F. Otteman.
Casner Moeller. Wm. Frock.
Turks made systematic attempts ta
destroy the Armenian people." They
forced their way through Armenia
with the intention of joining forces
with the Tartars to the north, mas
sacring and committing widespread
depredations as they marched. On
their way back they swept Armenia
clean, for the Armenians at the
time of the armistice had only 22,
000 soldiers in the field. The Turks
wantonly destroyed everything in
their path. The result is that the
Armenian republic has no cattle,
seed grain, flour nothing at all to
eat."
The American committee for re
lief in the near east is making
every effort, according to Lieuten
ant Chater to succor the starving
Armenians. From February 8 to April
1, with the aid of the American Red
Cross, it put into the country 5,600
tons of flour. Distribution is a
difficult problem. Food is carriid
to interior points by native bullock
carts.
While the Erwin republic is
starving, its neighbor, Georgia, is
thriving. Throughout the country,
Lieutenant Chater said he saw
fine grazing lands and large herds
and flocks. The Georgians were
not molested by the Turks and the
country had to -deal with few
Armenian refugees except those at
Tiflis, to which city Turkish Ar
menians have fled since 1915. Tens'
of thousands of Armenian orphans
are now there.
"The Armenians are praying "for
an American mandatory. They
think they would never be free
under any other government," said
Lieutenant Chater.
Faces Death, Smokes Pipe.
Pittsburgh, Pa., June 28. Re
sponding to a hurry call in sn at
tempted suicide case, a physician
found Joseph Graminsky, 27, calmly
smoking a pipe. A towel wrapped
around the man's neck covered a
wound seven inches long.
the Condition of the
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