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State Examiner
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James Morrison, Former Sar
py County Representative,
Admits Unlawful Act
Released on Parole.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 16. (Special
Telegram.) Former Representative
James Morrison of Sarpy county
pleaded guilty in the Lancaster coun
ty district court to th charge of
attempted bribery brought by At
torney General D?vis. i
Morrison was one of the popular
members of the last legislature and
the youngest of the entire" body. Last
February he was made special ex
aminer of farm mutual insurance
romnanien under the state insurance
bureau and has been working for
the department until today.
T.at Nnuemher Morrison was de
taiirA n malic an examination of
the Farmers Mutual InsurancVcom-
panyf of Lincoln, of which V. b.
sStraub is president. Later he went
-J fo Mr. Straub and told him that he
had found some things, which if he
' reported to the department, would
make the company a lot of trouble
and asked Mr. Straub how much he
would give him to make tjje kind of
a report he would like to have. Mr.
Straub told him that if lie would
come to the office on the following
day, December 11, he would in-
0 troduce him to his brother and per
hans thev could make a deal.
T. J. Doyle, attorney for the com
pany; Deputy United Mates Mar
shal Tom Carroll, Warden Fenton
and Mr. Straub secretcdthemselves
in the office and when Morrison ar
rived hrwas asked by Mr. Straub's
brother how much it wouW take to
Set the kind of report they wanted.
. Morrison told him $7,500. Straub
then paid him a part of the money
in marked bills and after he had re
ceived it the men in concealment
stepped forth and Marshal Carroll
arrested him. ( v
Later he made a full confession
. to Attorney General Davis and when
arraigned, waived preliminary exam
ination and went direct with Davis
to the court of Judge Stewart and
pleaded guilty. No definite sentence
'was given, and1 he was paroled in
' the custody of Probation Officer
Wharton until ftrther orders of the
court. , '
"Morrison claimed that he was bad
ly in need of money as the reason
for his act. He said a mortgage was
due on his farm and he coulcTnot get
it renewed and that his mother had
to go to a hospital for an operation
and he had no rrioney to take her.
Chevcane County Wheat
Damaged by Dry Weather
Lodge Pole, Neb., Dec. 10. lipe
cial.)Dry windy weather the past
month has damaged wheat consider
ably in Chevenne county. In a few
fields the seed has not germinated
..j itfir ihm lnnse dirt has been
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Viin n(f leaving the roots exoosed.
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Unless moisture tails soon tne aam
age will be large
Alleged Common-Law
Wife of Hammond
Denied His Estate
T inirlnn. Nph.. Dec. 16. (SDe-
cial.) Arthur Evans, adopted sou nf
Potr s Hammond, was adiuriued
heir to the Hammond estate by a
jury in district court nere alter rear
ing a suit introduced by Susan
Hearle, who alleged that she was the
common-law wite ot tne Dawson
county pioneer; The evidence showetl
that Mrs. Hearle at all times had
represented herself to be housekeep
er. During her employment with
Mr. Hammond the couple lived in
Omaha and a few years before his
death moved to Gothenburg.
, Mrs. Hearle alleged that she en
tered into a contract to marry with
Mr. Hammond in 1910, but that they
kept the matter a secret until his
death. -
Arthur Evans claimed the estate
under a contract of adoption made
by his grandparents with the Ham
monds in 1894. He won a suit for
the estate started by brothers and
sisters of Hammond who are resi
dents of, Indiana.
Corn Stalk Poison
Killing Many Cattle
T Pl Ml- Tw' ( fSne-
rial.) Farmers in this section are
tr i :r..j 1... !.!l.
of arge numbers of cattle which have
L . j : ' ...CM n.sth
is evidently caused by poison in
certain stalks; farmers say. in
vestigation indicates that the poisou
: . t A .itl-a tin .fr frrtVMl
la 1UU11U ill aiAina mav . -7-.
before they matured. The poison
acts quickly and farmers are unaDie
to save cattle that have eaten the
poisoned stalks.
Frank Vosika, who lost several
head the past week, says that one
of his animals died within 15 min
utes of the time it was turned into
the field. An appeal will be made to
the state agricultural college for
some method of combating the
poison and determining the exact
cause. L
Red Willow County Farm
-Bureau Gets 500 Members
McCook. Neb., Dec. 16. (Spe
cial.) The drive being conducted m
Red Willow county for membership
in the Farm Bureau federation, ob-
Four Stores in Craig Are
Entered by Burglars
Craig, Neb., Dec. 16. (Special.)
Burglars entered four stores here
but got only $18 in loot. The E.
N. Bovee's garage was entered
through a rear door and $18 in cash
taken. The Corl Walters garage
gave no money .and the cash box in
the office of the Farmers Union Co
operative association, which was en
tered by kicking out a door panel,
als was found empty. The com
bination to the safe in the E. E.
Lewton drug store -was hammered
off, but the safe refusedt to open.
Sunday Evening, December 19th
at 7i30 P. M. v
At th.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
20th and Davenport Streets
Dudley Buck' Beautiful ChrUtmes
Cantata,
"THE COMING OF THE KING"
Wilt be eunf by a splendid chorus
choir of SO voices under the direction of
Prof. James Edward Carnal with Mrs.
R. E. Davis at the organ.
Special soloists will ha Mrs. W. Dale
Clark, oprano Mrs. Ernest Bader,
Alto; Lawrence Dodds, Tenor, and E.
S. Travis and J. Edward Carnal,
Bassos.
Bee want ads are business getters. day. ' '
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Friday and Satuivay
S4l
Sharp Reductions on
Kiddies Rockers and
High Chairs, Saturday
Union Outfitting Co.
A Chanct to Select a Gift
Rocker for Some Little
, Girl at a Saving.
Cnm liffU tnt rlplio-hls is a
1J vl J "'" c ,
comfortable rocker to sit in
when she is singing a lullaby to
Vio,. An nnd the sale at the
Union Outfitting Co. Saturday
brings' an opportunity to secure
one at a low price.
The High Chairs in the sale
are of oak with .comfortable
wood or cane seata with wood
and porcelain trays. The Rock
ers are attractive, sturdily built
modeky-in oak, walnut or mahog
any finishes with restful backs.
This is just ONE of many
Miratna.ontHnir" ovpntu t tkp
place Saturday at the Union Out-
fittinor f : - whim in located tiut
jt the High Rent District As
usual, you make your own terms.
Advertisement
Regular $8 Felt Hat
arid Snappy. High
Class Derby the
Two for Only . . .
. These are all the odds and ends of our reula lines of
$8.00 hats good styles and all sizes. ThiwVwhat a
"bargain event this is TWO snappy hats (one a soft
- felt, the other a dressy Derby) for just HALF the price
of one. BE HERE EARLY ER1DAY. Don't.forget.
Sale starts at 8:30 a. m. .
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Underwear
Sale
Silk Shirt
Sale
"Medium find light weight
garments'. The famous
Rocking CEair Imperial,
Yassar and Chalmers
makes. Worth today $3
and $3.50 per suit. Fri
day, your choice-
$1.45
' Three'for $4.25"
PIMFIFS
ON FACE, NECK
Backand Chest. Urge and
Hard. Cuticura Heals.
"I bad pimples around my face,
neck, back and dyst. The pimple
were large and bard, and were scat
toed over my face and neck. They
would itch sometimes so that I
would feel like scratching my face
and body. On account of them I
could not enjoy myself.
"I resolved to use Cuticura Soap
and Ointment, and the first treat
ment seemed to improve my com
plexion. When I had used two
cakes of Soap and one box of Oint
ment I was healed." (Signed) A.
Levenson. 2831 Woodland Ave.,
Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 11, 1920.
Rely oa Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and Talcum to care for your skin.
lMfcVwWIIn.iM;"ea,UW
1, HHUf B. HHI " gold
Oiab
at 8 and Me. Ttlctm a.
Women's
Pure Silk
Hose SateT
All our regular lines of
Miss Victoria and Lady
Ann "pure thread silkx
hose. Very best qualities
made ; all sizes ; all
shades; $3.50 and $3 val
ues; Friday and Satur
day, per pair
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' For a iriost attractive spe
cial event we are offering
our entire stock of Higa
Gr$dkSilk "Shirts, includ
ing White Jerseys, Pussy
Willows," Broadcloths,
Crepes, Satins and Jersey ,
stripes. Values up to
$18. Friday and Satur
day -
$6.95
Best Men's
Neckwear
Sale
To the Public--
We Are Compelled to Ask for Increased Rates
9 A Power Company's growth to meet the requirements of
the public can only be made by the expenditure of large
sums of money, upon which, it is entitled to a FAIR RK-
; turn. ' ..." : ' " :
We will not receive this FAIR RETURN 'unless granted
a Rate Increase. x -
fljTfie cost of doing 1920 business has been $716,000.00
riore than had 1915 prices .prevailed. This amount is
- rqade up of:
Coal) -
oai.
Labor,
Taxes,-
$417,000.00
200,000.00
99,000.00
9 Our present rates are based on 1915 manufacturingcosts.
9 The present, rates for current do NOT give us a FAIR
RETURN.
9 Because of these great increases in manufacturing ex
penses the actual income since 1915 will pay less than
'ONE PER 6ENT on the $5,000,000.00 we have spent since -that
time. . .
NEBRASKA POWER COMPANY
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Friday-Great Special Sale of
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xxua biw .
everyone. Tothing
more appreciated by Men
at Xmas time than a fine
assortment of GOOD ties.
Friday and Saturday we
offer all our regular $3.50
flea at only
$1.65
1512 Farnam '
Your Choice,
Each
at
"The House That Jack Built."
Affords protection against hi
iecuotu diseases All prudent
persons should avail themselves
? UU ucpenaarjic genniciae.
T 4T MUQ STORES EVERYWHERB
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Pictures and Frames Complete at This Price
This is one of our many Christmas bargains that
you cannot afford to miss. Just think of it a
beautiful picture and frame, complete for 25c.
A big Chicago house, which deals in pictures, sold us every pic
ture they had on hand at a very low figure. As a consequence
we will place on sale, Friday, 4300 beautiful pictures in many
different subjects, frames and styles. Sizes are 8 x 12 inches to
12x17 inches; wonderful bargains; each, 25c
Basement' Southwest
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