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STATE FAIR PREPARATIONS Heads-of Departments and Superintendents | Appointed By the General Managers. IMPORTANT PREMIUM CHANGES itrief Notes From the State Fouse Two More Divorce Suits Filled— Other News of the Cap- frROM THE BEF'S LISCOLN The general managers ¢ board of agriculture held their meeting at Seward this week, and yester- day President 8. M, Barker and Secretary R. W. Furnas were in the city en route home from the meeting. At this meeting of managers much of the preliminary work in the way of the appointments of superintendents and approval of the premium list for the year was transacted, and the report of the proceedings as fur- nished by the seere contains a num- ber of items of ntere The appoint- ments of heads of departments for the year are as follows: General superin- tendent, Austin Humphrey, of Lincoln; superintendent of police, Sheriff J. M. Hamilton, of York ; superintendent of gates and tickets, William R, Bowen, of Omalia; master of transportation, O. M. Druse, of Lincoln; superintendent of agri- ultural hall, Eh A, Barnes, of Grand Is- land; state botanist, Professor C. E. Jessey, of Lincoln: superintendent of amphitheatre, R. R, Greer, of K The superintendents of the departments or ¢ follows: Horses, J. H. Cloud; cattle, J. B. MeDowell, sheep, William Dunlap, Gardmer M. L. Tr Lincoln; poultry, J. R. Mig: han, Lincoln; farm products, W D, Wild- man, Culbertson; ladies’ department, Miss Nettie Van Alstine, Columbus; fine arts, Mrs, angworthy, Scward; dairy products, S, C. Bassett, Gibbon; educational, Profe Lin® coln; bees, K. Whitcomb, pion classes, J. R. Nelson, F anical arts, J. R. Sutherland, machinery, John Doolitt ieal instruments, 1. different r Lee, Oxford; d, Lincoln, nt changes were : premium list that will tend greatly to accelarate the competition in many of the important exhibits, In the cattie department the grand sweepstakes for herds has been increased to a cash premium of $500, and for individual best single heads of stock of each sex the gweepstakes premium is raised to §100. the department of county agriculty iety exhibits the premiums have n inereased both in amount and num- The premiums in this department ed for the year as follows: First, £200; second, $200; th fourth, F100; fifth, The premiums h , but in the h: speed, J. D, MeFar A nuniber of impor made m th lvm‘u nearly doublec tment in the st past, and Presi’ he intends mak- al effort the see to it that the fine « all former exhibits of its in the state. A beneh show tomplated by the be held at the time of the f: agrced upon it will be hands of some of the wide n funciers of the ~L\ln' ced in the o dog 2 1HOUSE, Y esterday Governor Thayer issued the nppointments of delegates to the inter- state agricultural convention to be held February 22 Lake Charles, L There is no provis penses of delega character, but th and find credenti Lo them, ]’l‘lu-g ttend s of much assistance itlemen named to rep- at this convention are awford, Wayne; Colonel C. Wi kn'fivl(l Thomas M. C: < Jensen, Ulyss Jaies O. Kane, Frank, Pliclps county. ‘Fhere was another session of debt | ing yesterday at the auditor’s oflice, the ar monthly vouchers for the diffe ent state institutions ng through the giege of payment. A grand total of the h paid out by the state during the six weeks following the 1st of the month would be quite an interesting i The commissioner of lands Ings is issuing a large number of deeds the at winter on school lands whorein final pagments are made and Iiu al title passes, :re is no time of tho ar .l]vlv'ln-ull) tha n the foree in the of- |n~u of the land commissioner do not find plenty to keep them busy. MARITAL X Two more_ divorce ndded to the lists for tr at the next term of the district court. One of these cases is that of Clara Townson against Matthew Townson, who asks the dissolu- tion of the marriage ties t have ex- isted for twelve years past. According to the petition the years of married life have been filled with abuse and villifieations, nnd the grounds for divorce are found in this continued sbuse. ‘The second case is that of Glenonyvs (ilenon, parties who were married in Rocea, this county, in 188 Four months after marriage the husband changed h affectionate demonstrations to a yigorous use of a boot upon the body of his wi and between this kind of abuse and fail* ure to provide the wife thinks she is en- titled to divorcement, m. nd build- have been Ben Wise, & S city, focatch a stroet car in frout of Fuwell's store on Eleventh street, Thursday night. As he left the walk and entered the street in pursuit of a ear he siipped and fell, breaking s log, Good care will avoid any serious results, The death of the Dane, Rasmussen, in this city last fall from negleet and the fact that he had money in the bank is not forgotten by Lincoln people. Yester- terday Judge Parker reccived a commu- on from the Danish consul at Chi- ) asking the particulars in the case with a view to forwarding his estate to relatives in the old world. Mr. Woods, the auctioneer, from I remont yesterday ,w here ho con- 1 lo of quml\ul and breeding there. Mr. Woods reports very flattering, and the total lized as $20,000, tthe Arion Glee etub will hold neert at the People’s theatre This is » loeal organization of singers who do much thorough and eflective work, and who will give to the public a concert of real merit, Real estate has been passive for the Jast fow days, and the opinion of de; 18 thut when the new charter becone: assured fact, with paving and othe: improvements a surety, that the Lincoln real estate boom will make Omaha feel ashamed., Hon, G. M Judge Dundy [oN returned mbertson entertained wtor Majors, Messrs, D. D Muir, J. D rank, sud & few other friends at his home Thursday evening Frank Durye, general passengor agent of the Grand Trunk ratlway, was in the capital city yesterday AT THE HOTELS, Among the Nebraskanes in town y terday. were the [unn\vmg A. H. Beltzer, David City; K. S. Hall, Lewis A, Groff, Jmaha; J. M. Hamilton, Oxford; Jno. O'Keefe, Plattsmouth: N. Fullerton; Jas. Reod, M \\mv worth, Jno. I, Webster, Omaha; 1. C. Van Buskirk, George Western, E ] Ilww r, Aurora; Samuel Rusher, Jno. Al atrice; H. Bishop, Omaha B. 8. Odell, Nebraska City; J. STATE JOTTINGS. The Wymore Reporte To insure against death wreek—always walk The 5. & M. promises to spond $65,000 in Wyniore next summer. Mr. and Mrs. C. Irwin, celebrated their siive Oth inst Sterling offers a purse of 709 hard dol- lars to a man who will erect and operate a canning factory in that town Norfolk's fire bell and towe! e for sale cheap. The parsimonious city coun- cil refused to purchase cither from the volunteer firemen The sheriff of Cass is now in po; to treat his friends to the cider’ in town, having seized four b of whisky, A little water, pleas The Beatrice Democrat rea the surging crowd to smite a rival thus: “Hastings boasts of a man who is pos- sessed of the devil, There it go other boom. A North Nebraska editor, with a wealth of experience in both, says: girl is like starting a ne out as a weekly, then it v, then it merges into a daily has any enterprise it comes out with an extra ocensionally. The friends of M. A. Da well- known journalist, stockman and ]m]h-(' in of Saline county, will regret to earn of the 1 of his wite at her home in Ohio a f sago. Shehad been in PO health for Spmd Hme and wont 1o her old hom 1d to mother in the hope of securing relicf, but the journcy only hastened her ‘Ihey were standing in the bay window of a Holt county sod palace. The wind shricked and moaned through the fringe of timber on the adjacent stream. Rus- mus Hefaur's mtendéd pressed to his side and pensively gazed on the rolling, snow- eapped scene, *Lena! Lena, look wonce. Dot young gow was broke loose unt froze up. Igo kil e, “Nein, nein!’’ shout Lena, throwing her arms around his neck to restrain him. “One Hefaur un der hand was shust as goot, und bedther, as s0 many in der dimber, don’tid.”” Ras- mus subsided Hish! Keep it shady! Don't give it away! Fremont is going to bore [ur Co: The lIcr.\I(I tried to “'keep it dark, but as the ambitious railroad center forty miles away s determined to become a suburb to Omal it was necessary to procure metropolitan style, notions and products to make the union with the giant of the west approach in equalit But Omaha will not insist on a dower with the reigning belle of Dodge. We'll wel- & with arms outstrete de and| give her *‘Hul Columbia, all hail," Richards, the man who_killed McF; land in Benkelman last Mon seven yeurs of age and partia alyzed in his right arm and side. in l!u‘!nlmnnl-” il. His version of the row which led to the killing is to the ef- feet that MeFarland caught his dog, cov- ered it with turpentine and sent it home i i On Monday Richards met Me- nd, cused him of the outrage, and invited him to whip another dog. : proceeded to accommodate him, and ad- d upon_ him, uttering a vile oath. ards had his overcoat on, in the out- t of which was a revolver on which he placs s hand, telling Mc - land to keep away from him. Ml advanced rapi upon Richards him in the n s fist and grabbed the hand in which Richards had revolver — and attempted to v. In the melee which fol lowed, the revolver was discharged twi when McFarland suceeedea in getting it mul placing it to R & Inrvhmul tired . but Richards was too quick and d. n away in time sot the ball gra the ton of his head, cutting away some of the hair. Then followed another_tussle in which McFarland threw Richards from the sidewalk to the ground, a distance of about two fe ain placed the re- Volvor at the Iatter's head, but Richards suceeeded in pushing i away in time_ to avert the bullet. For the third time Me- rland tried to shoot, but Richards grabbed the revolver, and it was d charged down his coat sleeve, the powder burning his w McFarland here straightened up with the remark, “My God, I'm killed,” and fell to the ground. More dead than alive, Richards was taken charge of by the officers, hurried to court, and held to the district court, hurriedly luu on the train and brought to Indianola ping. for sale. in a rulroad of ( r wedding on tho ition hes over therty, the end. ar- ed - suffering with weak orin- canulated eyelids you gan he quickly cured by using Dr. MoLesals: Strongthoning Eye s\lw 25 cents a bo Der G Omaha M:enner- chor”’ held its half year's meetingon Feb, 7th and selected following oflic Bausner, president; W. Schmids, president; 11 1 llun» treasurer; Ha akenstein, Llll‘u'lur ——— St. Vitus's Dance Cured. Farymincoare, L. L, N. Y., Se| have been troubled for several ) with an aflection of the nerves which no doctor or Iuct‘icinc could cure until I tried Branprern's Piens. 1 would be taken with a violent pain in the middle of my spine and my arms and legs would twitch vnolmtly It acted something like St.Vitus Dance,for I couldn’t control my limbs. It would come and go once or twice o month, lasting two or three days at a time. ]~umlly at the beginning of one of my attacks U took five BRAN- prETH'S PILLS. As soon as they acted freely I found myself almost well. Sol continued taking them for a mdhth—one ortwoa night. It is now a year since I have had an attack, and 1 attribute my cure to BeANDRETH'S PILLS, Frances Woop, - Captain Whitney, of um Eighth in- fantry stationed at Fort Niobrara is in the city. He says that the soldiers of the Eightli infantry who were formerly sts tioned in zony, feel the extreme cold weather vory much, The change from the warm climate of Arizona is so great that the soldiers suffer intensely, Preparad with itrict rogard to Pur Healthfalnees. Dr. Price’s Baking 10 Ammonle o or Phosphases. Dr Price’s acts, V me.uicqflllflm W onrting a BEE: SATURDAY. FEBRUARY in ™ THE CRUCIBLE About twenty years ago T dlscovered o Tittle 8070 on my check, and the doctors pronounced 1t cancer. Thave tried a number of physictans, [§ but without recelving any permanent benefit. Among thenumber wereoneor two specialists. The medicino they appliod was l1ke fira to the sore, causing Intense patn. Isaw a statement 1n the papers telling what §. §. 5. had done for others stmilarly afilicted. I procured soment onco. Detoro T had used the recond bottlo the nelghbors could notice that my cancer was heallng up. My general health had been bad | for two or threo years—Thad a hacking cough [ and spit blood continually, I had o severo paln Inmy breast. After taking slx bottles of 5.8.8.my cough left mo and Igrew stouter [} than I had been for several yoars. My cancer has healed ovor all but alittlo spot about the sizo of a half dime, and it 13 rapidly disappear- ing. I would adviso every onewith cancer to glve 8. 8, 8. o falr trlal, Mus, NANCY J. McCONAUGHEY, Ashe Grove, Tippecanoe Co., Ind. Fob. 16, 1556, Swift's Specific 1s entirely vegetablo, and seems to cure cancers by forcing out the impu- rities from the blood. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases matled free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., DRAWER 3, ATLANTA, GA. W IOV D E'W‘l&%‘lhfi?"”’h’“f)&' Rarpose Clnk o nuobs: Mk, so0tits cures g Tty ctirecily hepugh a1l wesk pari G iobent S Vighuoh Bty L S x..mmm.m..,m.fi.m.m..u o e y Velne ot Often the unsus- N obility, & oat i ek ,m.nxu.ry'r..r’.‘fl e, Ela ‘3.0 LA Ry having (ried Uy vata i discovired o simplo o foliom sufores Should be read by mnri“s B2 Replate with information of value to a1l m MARSTONREMSDYCO. 19Park piace, NowYork, Mention Omaha Bea. THE WASHBURN ‘HIRIOAH‘ AND MANDOLINES CUITARS sl TR - oy shiotew ranted toviand tn any cllmade.Ask your deslor e i e vy the Bacuiaciuro, nuu?’?ol Stato 8t., Chicagos s causes, and & new and Bomo by 000 Who was Gerf twenty cight ears. Treated by most of tho noted spocial- ts without benefit; cured himeolf in three imonthe, and since {hen nundreds of others, Full particulurs sent on appl cation, T. H, PAGE, No. 41 Westist St., N ew York City. GONSUMPTION, a0 8 posltive remedy for the Above disease YAbLEY sons peoes & F. 0, addses. Vi T.Lhmul.mrmlul.' 80r cason Of Lo worsh K liove your * Tansill's Punch’* be Hu best m Ametrica for tho mone, vy 0o, Junlata, Neb is the bost Se cigar In the M. TOW NSEND, W qulanxd Vermorit. DREXEL & MAUL, Suceessors to Jno. G. Jacobs, UNDERBTAKERS AND EMBALMERS, tth2 ol d stand 1407 Farnam st. Orders bytelograph so.icited and promptly at- tended o, Telephone No. 225, fe clgar to ansil's Pumh market. Avold frauds. A1z ¥LECTRIC RELTS FOR dn SEASEL na’ HORNE: 1EVekTon. 181 WASASH AVE.. CHigAcS. FREE TRIAL, s " 1 B L MADE ON HONOR PERFECT IN EVERY RESPECT. The only Machine that will sew buackwards 4§ and forwards equally well, and The L. Running Sewing Machine in existence. T Unlon Sewing Mchle' We desirve energetic and vesponsible dealers Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Dakota and Western Towa. I yoware looking for a cheap Machine, don’t answer this advert handle the Best Sewing Machine tha: money can p,,. o buy, addres Union Manufacturing Co. Mention Omaha Bees —AND—— ghtest Beautiful Residence Lo FOR SATLTH enent, but if yow want to Jor particulars, usiness Lofe S0 209 N, 16th St., Omaha, Neb. LOOK. THERE STILL REMAINS. ¢ Of those Elegant MERCHANT TATLOR Made OVERCOATS, At the MISFIT PARLORS, which are to be sold regardless of value. 505 of those MERCHANT TAILOR On the large map of Omaha and observe that the two and one-half mile belt from the Omaha postoflice runs south of section 33 and through the nosth end of South Omaha. TAKE A STRING And pencil, then get one of J. M, Wolf & Co's maps of Omaha and South Omaha combined, rUr YOUR FINGER On the string at 13th and Farnam, Oma ha's busines center, and your pencil on the string at where Bellevue street enters South Omaha from the north. THEN DRAW A cirele and note where Pairs Made SOUTIH OMAIA PANTALOONS, ‘Which will besold REGARDLESS OF COST, in order to secnre room for SPRING STOCK. See what $5.00 for and also that many “Additions,’, “Places™ and “Hills” are far OUTSIDE This magic circle. srorp And think aminute what will make outside property increase in valuef Will the mnext few AT THE Only Misfit CLOTHING PARLORS, (119 Famam St 1119, C.S. RAYMOND, RELIABLE JEWELER, Watches, Diamonds, Fane Jewelry, Silverware The largest stock. Prices the lowest, airing specialty. All work warrang. eod. Corner Douglas and 15th streets, Omaha Licensed Watchmaker for the Union Pacitic Railr The C. E. Ma.yne Real Estate and Trust Co N. W. COR, 15th AND HARNEY, OMAHA, Property of every description for sale 1n all parts of tie city. Lands for sale im every county in Nebraska. A COMPLETE SET OF ABSTRACTS OI Tittes of Douglas county kent. \hPs of the city state or county, or any other information desired, furnished free of Lharga upon application, buy you days THE GROWITIH OF OMAHA of ‘real estate other than at South Omaha. At the latter point we have three important factors to build up Is all that will enhance the value and make valuable the property: Pirst—The growth of Omaha, which has and always will follow the transportation lines. Second—All the great railroads center there, thus making it the best manufacturing point of any in ornear the city, Third— THE IMMENSE STOCK YARDS INTERESTS Dressed Beef Business and Pork Packing Industry Will make a town of Lremselves. SEVERAL NEW PACKING HOUSES Going up this year, A Gigantic Beef Canning Establishmen( To be put into operation at once, Y OU FOOL Away your day of grace when youdo not get an interest in South Omaha adcompany. HOW TO ACQUIRE WEALTH. DISTRIBUTED before a higher appraisment is made. The best locations ave being taken EVERY YEAR OVER A MILLION MORE THAN ONE DRAWING EVERY MONTH. TWO DEAWINGS IN FEBREUARY, THE 15T AND Only $2.00 required to secure one Royal lalian 100 francs gold bond. These bond participate in 225 drawings, four drawings every year and retain their original valu until the year 1944, Prizes of 2,0 00 lM))lMH 500,000 &c. franes will be drawn, be sides the certainty of receiving back 100 francs in gold, you may win 4 times every year 50 come into possession of a fortune. and Wit | ; ent you can secure FI 300 Austrian governmont bonds with 8 per cent interest, und 9 various Europeian government bonds, which are drawn 31 thney wnnually with prizes arounting to over Kl 200001, balanee on cusy ‘nonthly installmonts. Suf hvestment of capital ns the jnvestod money must be paid back und many chunces to win & bi Prizo, Money ean bosont by registered letter, money ordor or by express, and i return we wi orward the documents. For further information, call on or address, BERLIN BANKING €O, 305 Broadway, New York, N hese bonds are not lottery tickets, and the sale is legally permitiod. )-wur 18789 WOODBRIDGE BRO'S,, State Agents DECKER BROS. PPANOS Oma.ha., Neb. 1ABLE F-rl(‘ NO BLANKS! Make your selections now: Lots that sold for $300 in 1884 cannot now be bonght for $3,000, THRE VIADUCTS Over the railway track will make safe and splendid thoroughfares between BIG PRIZES! this city and South Omaha, A STREET CAR LINE Will run to the Stock Yards this year. ble in value, as this will afford quick and cheap transportation either by Dummy, Cable or Horse Cars, For further information, maps, price lists, and descriptive circulars, C. E. MAYNE, Agent for the South Omaha Land Company The minute it does lots will dou- Four New Novels for 15 Cents 4 - NEW NOVELS -4 All wmmme in the MARCH NUMBER of the anx Library Month nly 15 Cyen Of all newsdealers. or o T NATIONAL NEWS CO., New York. "SHENANDOAH NUZSERIES, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Offers for spring trade a full line f Apple Cherrics, bours, Pluwg, Grapes, Cuprails (oo Bere o ALL I NEW AND D OLD K1 Apple Foot grafis, evergreens. tree oranmentafirecs wud abra &c. " Dealers und ull supplied & v address, BUHLIERING G0 Box dress. D. B. Lake. Elegautly ilustrated. l iidim N. W, Cor, 15th and Harney. Pron., Shangriceh. Towa.