Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 29, 1892, Page 10

THE WEALTH OF OTOE A Poorless Oounty Wherein Thrift Garners a Golden Harvest THE OPHICLEIDE IS NEEDLESS THERE Industry Tickles the Soil; Nature Does the Shouting, PEANS OF PROGRESS AND CONTENT Short Ohapters from the Exparience of Prominent Citizens. CITIES AND TOWNS BRIEFLY SKETCHED An Outline of the Manufacturing and Com- merclal Superstructure Reared on a Solid Agricultural Foundation Facts and Figures. The similiarity of conaitions, soil and elimate of the various counties of the State of Nobraska makes doscriptivo articles of different counties from an agricultural and material standpoiut more or less a repetition. Tho principal difference is that of age, the older counties, in tho eastorn part of tho state, bordering on the Missouri having been first settlod, and consequently showing a higher degreo of development. Otoe county being a river county aud one of the first set- tled has roached a stage of development not yot attained by nower postious of the state. Otoe county lies in the southoastern part of the state, bounded ecast by the Missour: river, west by Lancaster county, north by and south by Nemaha and Johunson counties. It contains 503 squaro miles of territory, or about 38,000 acres. The soil is & aeep, black alluvial of nexhaustible fertil- ty, ns has baon amply donoastrated in flelds which have boen plowed every season for more than thirty years without the use of any kind of fertilizar, and which still produce as bountiful crops ns when first ‘broken up. The subsoil is of remarkable depth, varying from twenty to eighty feet thick and s very rich. Cultivation and not manure is needed for the production of the, most bountiful crops, and this will be as true in the future as in the past. The county is now watered by the Littlo Nemaha and its tributarics, the former run- ning diagonally across the county from the northwest to the southeasi, the various smaller streams coming in from every por- tion of the county. There are but few quarter sections not vprovided with living water for stock and other purposes. Groves of timber ling the streams aud many hun- dreds of acres of cultivated timber have been aaded. The greater portion of the surface of Otoe county may be descrived by the term, *‘rolling prairie,” but there ~are broad stretches of level prairie and flat botioms along the streaws, from one to two wiles wide, Otoe is rich in its variety of products. There is not a vegetable, cersal or fruit known to the temperate zones which cannot be produced abundantly and in_ perfuction. Bmall fruits and berries of all kinds grow with but little eultivation and bear profusely svery year, while tree fruits, with the ex- ception of peaches, never full, Otos is the bauner fruit county of tho state at tho pres- enttime. Kvery farm has its orchard and many farmers make a specialty of Fruit Ralsing. . There are acres of orchards in the county of . ten to filteen acres each, and some of forty, eighty or oven & hundred acres. The Nobraska City News took the pains last fall to give figures from each station in the county ¢howing the number of barrols of apples shipped out, as shown by the freight books, and the aggre- @ate was 57,450 barrels, This, of course, does not inclide apples consumed within the county, mado into cider, dried, fed to stock, wasted or shipped from' stations just outsido tho county iines. A conservative estimato of the total number of apples raised in the county last yeur, based upon the number of oarrels shipped out, places it at over 600,000 bushels. ‘I'ie applé crop is the largest sub- sidlary crop of the county, corn being the staple. Winter wheat is fust becoming the most profitable crop raised 1n southoastern Nebraska, ospecially in Otoe county, the va- tiety sown being the “hard winter,” which s a8 sure as rye and yiolds as high 'as fifty- iwo bushels per wore, the. average yield being thirty bushels, Nistorical and Statistical, ‘The county Was orgamzed by act of the first territorial legislature, approved March, 1855. It has fifteen postofilces and one fres delivery city, with a splendid government building. It has fourteen banks with a com- bined capital of $422,500; eleven newspapers ana 101 chool dis- riots, 150 teachors, 7.23% vupils, 106 school houses, 1 stone, 12 brick, 93 {rame, valued at $139,655.50, standing on sitos val- ued at §26,156, and suppliod with books and apparatus of tho value of $10,000. The whole aumber of pupils attending in 1801 was 5,274 and the amount pald to teachers $47,097.04. [t may be interesting to know that $30,288.4; of this amount was paid to female teachers, Ary is serving his third term os county superintendent of public instruction, According to returns of the various pro- cinct mssessors, as shown by County Clerk R. M. Paggurt’s books, there wore returned in 1891 stock as follows: Horses, 12,099; cat- ile, 86,217; mules, 1,420; sheep, 1,85; hogs, 18,028, Acres of grain: winter wheat, 5,576; rye, i spring wheat, 8,101: corn, 107,009} varloy, 11 oats, 20,918; total acres under plow, 171, number of acres improved, 307,460; number of acres unimproved, 12,038} tame grass meadows, 25,830 acres; miles of hedge fence, 1,600; cultivated timber, 1,920 acros: apple trees, 175,262, 1t is well known 10 most readers thul sssessors’ returns are always below tlie actual figures, but as it s the “only record it must be mccopted with due allowancs for shortage. 'The total asscssed valuation for 1891 was #5,141,- 200.48, real valuation estimatea, $35,088,460, Tho population in 1860 was 4,211; 12,845; 1880, 15,608, and in 1590, 2 ng an increase in 1ho last ten yo: 5. Average co of land 1s $30 peracro. A well sted cilizen, who has been in the county or thirty years and who is in & position to Know, says that there was corn enough raised n Otoe county last season, if sold at 25 cents per bushel, to pay allthe individual mortgage {ndebtednoss and the county publio debt be- sides. Tnere are in the uuunlfi 1124 miles of rallroad. The B, & M as 50 miles, assessed valuation, $204,785: the Missourl acific, (414 miles, assesron valuation, $286,- 895, The 8. & M. traverses the county from sast to west about the conter, running from Nebraska City to Loncolu. The Missouri Pacifio runs across the eounty from north to uth east of the center and alone the south- 0 border, with other branches, which make amplo shippirg and traveling convenisnces in every portion of the county. Nebraska Oity. Nebraska City is the county seat, and i situated on the Missouri ~ river, on the sastern border of the county, about the center north and south’ It is the oldest city In the county and hasa population Sr18,000, It is a beautiful, substantially bullt oity with paved streets, ‘olectrio lights, water works, an extensiva systom of sewer- age, aud i3 noted for its parfect natural araiuage, boiug ou a divide between tho orth and south table croeks and sloping gently to the east in the dircction of the rivor, It has four miles of street railway which will soon be operated by uleetricity. There aro sixteen blocks paved with cedar block and twelve blocks with vitrified briek. The eity is aiviaed in four, lnto wards, with two eounciimen frow each, It hi plondid overnment bulldiug, which cost $125.000. It 3 three stories bigh, built of brick and stono, ‘Pue eulire yround floor is occupled by ihe postoflice, which s conceded to bo the best nproh:un vl?.lnueo lu the state at tho pres- ent time. ‘Tho uppor floors are occupiea by federal oficlals, among them Unitea tutes Commissioner C. W. Seymour, Colonol ¥\ P. wreland, United Siales exasuner W sban cery: F. M. Weitzol, depaty collector of in ternal revonue, and ‘department of agricul- ture meat inspectors, Nebraska City has a free mail delivery, sorving 10,000 patrons. Frank Holvey, the postmaster, s dian of the builaing. Banks, Nebraska City has four banks, with a combined capital of #250,000. The deposits, as per last statement, were §10,538; loans and discounts, §738, 548 Morchants National bank, capital, £50,000; W. A. Cotton, president; H. N. Shewell, cashior Nebraska City National, capital, §100,000: W. L. Wilson, presigent; H. D. Wilsor, cashier, Otoe County National, eapital, £50,000; M. L. Hayward, president; George A. Teunoy, cashier. larmors bank, capial, £0,000; Logan Enyart, president; M. . Catron, cashier, Newspupers, Nobraska City has five nowspapors : Nobraska City Pross, repubiican; B, A. Brown, proprietor; Hambert Bellman, cai- tor; daiy and weekly; tho only morning daily in the county. Nobraska City Nows, daily and weokly, democratic, 5. D, Marnell, manager; C. M. Huobuer, oditor, Nevraska City Daily Market iieporter, a 11ve stock paper, reprosonting tho loval pack- ing industry; K. A. Brown, editor aud pro- priotor. Staats demo- Charles oitung, German, woekly, Buetly, proprietor: ditor, Jounty Alliance, weekly, Independ- ent, Claronce Reid, editor. Publle The city has eight puoils, thirty-seven toachers; uer, city superintendent. An election has been called, submitting the question of vot ing 24,000 in bonds for tne erection of o Hign school building. Man aros. Chicaga Packivg and Provision company, 2,000 daily, omploy 140 men; plaat 10,000; payroll ruus from $1,500 to° $1,700 & woek. Nebraska City Packing company, €03t §100,000, employs 100 men when uing, but is tomporarily shut down. Nebraska City Yards company, capacity, 10,000, ay OWNS 1S OWil bulldings and trackage, empioys ten men, the puyroll belng $114 per week. Neoraska City aistillery, vapacity, 22,000 bushels of grain a day, employs seventy-five 10 100 men and pays about §2,000,000 per year goyeruwment Laxes. Nebraska City Brick and ‘Tilo company employs thirty meu aud turas out a superior quality of vitrified brick. Mattes Browing company, capacity, 10,000 barrels, or 40,000 quarter-barrels a year, om- ploy nine wen. Nebraska City cereal mill, capacity, bushels per day; seveuty-five employ one of the | largest concerns of the kind n the west. The company manu- factures uine distinet food products from corn alone, besides rolled oats, oatmeal, crackod wheat, ete. Fifty thousaad dollars was spent last year enlargine the plant. Star Roller mills,owned by Paul Schminke, has u capacity of 125 barrels per day, em- ploys twenty-five men, has the latestim- proved machinery and enjoys the reputation of turning out the best brand of flour on the. markot, Otoe creamery, finely equipped with modern appliances, employs fiftesn men. Thore is strong competition between St. Louis and Cbicago for the produots of the concern. aska City Starch factory, plant valued 000, employ forty-seven hands. y 800 bushels of grain daily and its product goes all over the country. Nebraska City Canniug factory, a larga establishment employing a largs number of hands in the canning season. Nebraska City Planing miils, manufac- tures doors, sash. blinds, employ twelve men, plant cost $10,000. McElhinney Manufacturing company, manufacturers of novelties in tin, also cob pipes, cigar holders, eto. The plant cost $10,000 and employs fifteen hands. L. G. Kees, manufacturer of trunks, travel- ing bags, Krips, etc., does -an extensive busi- ness. Nebraska City Iron Works and Foundry has grown from a small beginning to o large cancern. (Good brick buildings. ‘The city has a wholesale grocary, Lorton & Co., proprietors, dolag nn extensive busi- ness, Mr, Lorton has one of the finest resi- dences in the state, near J. Sterling Morton’s home. 'ne B. & M. has a roundhouse at Nobraska City, and that road alono handled over 14,00 carloads of freight at Nebraska City during 1891. It brought in 8,800 cars of hogs and loaded out 1,600 cars of pork products. It shipped out last fall 218 carloads of apsles, 150 barrels to the car. These are B. & M. figures, not including business of the Mis- souri Pacific. Within tho past four years the B. & M. has built at Nebraska City a magiticent steel bridge spauning the Mis- souri, From a reliablo source 1t is found that Nebraska City consumes more coal for steam making purposes than any otner city in Nebraska outside of Omaba. In other words, Omaha, the metropolis, is the only city in tho state that excoeds Nebraska City in point of manufactures, The coal is pro- cured from fowa aad Missouri and costs §1.3) per ton for steam coal, or $410 ‘‘run of mine.” Nebraska City has sixteen churches, three first class hotels, the Hotel Watson, pnamed io honorof Hon.J. C. Watson; the Morton house, so named in honor of Hon. J, Sterling Morton, and the Grand Pacifio, the ploneer house, The preseat opera house 1s no longer good enough or of sufficient capacity ~ for tho neods of the city, and A new and elegant one will soon be built. The site has been purchased on a corner opposite the wovernment bullding. The Nebraika Insti- tute for the Blind is located at Nebraska City and is in charge of Prof. Rakestraw. The institution is pleasantly located on the high ground in the southern part of tho city, surrounded by a beautiful lawn, orchard and grounds of ten acres in extent. The new portion of the building cost §35,000. ~ At pres- ent there are fifty pupils in attendance, bolng instructed by three teachers in the instruc- tion départment, five in the literary and fonr inthe musicdepartment. A city hospital supported by the citizenss one of the ins tutions of the eity. The building is of brick ana belongs to the city. Mrs, Watson, mwother of Hou, J. C. Watsun, Mrs. Thomas Morton and ex-Mayor Ireland were the prime movers in estab/isiing the hospital. Syracuse, Syracuse is tho second city in importance in Otoe county, haviug & population of 1,200, located near the geographical center of tho county. On acccount of its central location and tho fuct that the splendid race course of the Review Track association 1s located thero, the county fairs are held at Syracuse, It1s one of the most importaut shipping .and trading points in the state on the B. & M. road. The books of the latter company show that the Syracuse oftice during 1591 handlea 1,173 cars of freight, 503 of grain, 235 of ck and 336 miscellaneous merchandise, The office received in 1501 $3,150 freight on trotters shipped in and out, 0 and from the raciug grounds, and $10,100 freigkt on stook outside of trotting horses. It 18 the center of a great grain, stock and fruit country, and is destined to be a wealthy agricultural trad. ing conter. chovls, schoolhouses, W, L Gard- 2,208 plaut, Tun- Banks, Syraouse has two banks. [lrst National, capital #0,000; N. A, Duff, president; C. ks, Cotton, casbier doposits $I17,000, 50 por oont farmors' monoy. Bauk of Syracuse, capital $50,000; Louls Hoevel, president; O. Horne, cashior’; deposits sbou’, $70,000. 'Two news: papors, Syracuse Journal, woekly, republi- can, George 8. Alexandor, editor. ' Syracuse Herald, weokly, democratic, J. A. Worral, editor, Schools, The city has a fine High school building, seven toachers and 321 pupi Two eleva- tors, one large roller mill, two first class hotels, an elegunt opera house, & fine lodge hall, in waich meets the Oddfellows, Modera Woodmen, Good Templars, Knights of Houor and Masons. The latter order are preparing 10 build & more elaborate and costly hall. Tue Syracuse Review Track association has the best and fastest track in the state, Inteshaped, and grounds fitted up with ample stables, amphitheater, ete. Uuder the maunagement of C. I Cotton, president, D. T. Hill, seeretary, and O, Horne, treasurer, the ussoclution is making Syracuse the lead- lny race course grounds of Nebraska. Syra- cuse s the home of Ed Pyle, the largest ownor of Lrotters in the state, He has now 130 bead, among thew News Boy, whom he recently purchased at a cost of $30,000, Palayra, Palmyra ‘s located in the northwesterl art of the county, has & populution of 400, elovalors, one will, four churches, oue THE OMAHA DAILY hotel, and & general business suverior to many towns of twice its size, Palmyra has two banks, Bank of Palmyra, J. H. Catron president, J. H. fer; C. A. Swee . bankors, 10, C. A. Sweet president, N. E. Sweet cashier; deposits 000, thrae-quarters farmers’ money. One bewspaper, Palmyra ITtems, republican, weekly, Thomas 1. Mor. gan editor. A large brick High sctiool tuild- g, cost £10,000, threo teacners and 151 pupils. Co-operative Union of Palmyra, Neb,, Elevator company ara put- ting in machivery for a fourth elevator. Talmage, Talmage is noar tho center of the south lino of the county on the Missouri Pacific, bas a population of 600, two banks, Bank of Talmage, 20,000 capital, Poter Berlet, pres- iden Ererichs, cashier, Fariners and Merchants banlk, capital, §15,000; W. C. Reynoids, president; Henry RRenken, cashier. One newspaper, Talmage Tribine, republi can, weekly; George Fairbrother, edito Two mills, three elevators, good sehools, 1 pupils und three teachors. Douglas, On tha Crete brauch of the Missouri Pa- cific road, southwest part of the county, pop- ulation, 2)0: one bank, capital, $10.000;5 0. Horne, president: ~ Chavies Marshall, cashier. Ono newspaper, Douglas Enter- priss, weokly, indepeadent, Frank Childs, editor. ‘T'wo elevators, threo churches and good schools, ninety pupils and two teachers. The Metnhodist denomination havo a preparatory academy at Douglas, own a fine brick builds ng, costing $10,000. e Dunbar 15 located a fow milos west of No- braska City on the B, & M., has 40) popula- tion, ono bank, Dunbar Stute bank, capital, £10,0005 Georgo R Ross, president; T. Mur- ray, cashier. Three clovators, two churcne: niboty-two pupils and two teachers, Unaailla lies west of Syracuse on the B. & M., popu lation 400, one mill, two elevators, two church buildings with four denominations repre- sented, ono bank, Bank of dilla, capital §15,000, N. A, Duff president, H. A. Buwt ashier, deposits $0,000, £30,000 doposited by favmers; one nowspapor, Unadilia Adver- tiser, weokly, independent, C. 5. Davis odi- tor and proprietor; good schools, 122 pu pils, toree teachers, Borlin is a small but Jively town in the rorin part of the county. Population about 200, two elevators, two churches, two teach- ors'ana seventy-nine pupils. Burr is in tho southwest part of the coua- ty, bas a population of about 200, has one ele- vator, ono church, and now has a benk. Honry Kluss, a wealthy farmer, has sold his farm aud pstablished a bank av 'Burr, with a capital of $25,000. Smaller railroad stations in Otoe county aro Wyoming, a short distanco northwest of N braska City on the Missouri i’acitic roa Delta, botween Talmage and Dunbar, on the Missouri Pacific; Paul, south of Nebraska City on the Missouri Pacific, aod Miners- viMe on the viver pelow Nebraska City. Bugene Munn. Hon. Eugene Munu is, perhaps, as widely known as any farmer in Otoo county. He has been in Nebraska since 1856 and pur- chased his farm in 18 His motto througn life has been to buy what he could pay for and let the rest alone. He made his money with which to buy his first piece of land in the overland freighting businwess, and paid the cash for it, §7,000, for a section. Mr. Munn sa; I have owned much more land sinoce then but have sold iv off untit now I only own 500 acres. I still live on a part of the first tract I bought and it is not exagger- atiug to say it is one of the fiuest country bomes in the state. The house cost abonut 3,000 in money, und I did the hauling and much other work aud the rock for vhe foun- dation ana cellar was quarried on the farm. I have a large cattle barn 60x68 feet and a horsa barn 34x50 feet with room for twenty head of horses. There are seven acres of or- chard which is always profitable, somo pear trees that do well and all kinds of fruit known to this climate. My mode of farming is to roise all the grain 1 can and buy more to feed to stock. Am now feeding 100 head of cattle and gonerally feed from 100 to 200 head of cattle ayear, [ have 400 acres of tame grass that does well and makes plenty of hay and pastare, . With the exception of the first investment I have made what [ hav e farming. I hold my land at $42 per acre. Yes, 1 have some money in securities and own stock in the Farmers bank. I bave mado money farming &nd raising stock and I have noticed that when an industrious mau comes into this part of Nebraska with nothing but a team, and probably 1n débt for one of them, it is but a short time until he buys an eighty, and not long until he is able to buy more. I had nothing but a pair of strong hands when I camoe to Nebraska, but 1am satisflea with the resuits. My farm lies thirteen miles northwest of Nebraska City. The wet spring delays work, but that doés not amount to much, We are not com- plaining.” Mr. Munn has represented his county in the legislature, A Big Wheat Field. Hon. Neison Overton, or *‘Nels,” as he is familiarly called, is a prominent Otoe county farmer. - He owns an 800-acre farm five miles south of Nobraska City. Ho started in with a quarter section, which he secured with monay saved from the overland freight: ing business, and all he has besides ho has made on the farm. His land 1s hizhly culti- vated, his buildings commodious and costly, and the returns from his farm operations are something handsome. There are twenty-flve acres of orchard on the place from which be sold over 4,000 bushels of apples last year. Small fruits and berries of all kinds are there in profusion and yisld heavily with but little attention. Mr. Overton Las 400 acres of winter wheac growing that looks splen- didly. The growth is rank and the color is dgark green. A two-column article might be written about this one farm alone, but a plain statement of facts in a general way is the scope of this mention. A Fruit Farm J. W. Casscll has an elogant home near Nebraska City. He bas lived in Otoe county for thirty-six years. Hepre-empted 160 acres at firsy, costing bum $200, at a timo whon he aid nothavo a dollur. Ho afterwards bought another eighty and has recently sold 160 for 7,000, leaving him the homestead of eighty acres. Asked if he thought he might have done better olsewhore, Mr. Cassell said: “No, thero is ud better farming country thau this, teking it one year with another, and I havo boen here long enough to give it a fair trial. I have my eighty mostly in fruit, about thirty acres of apole orchard and any amouuy of small fruit. I have good buildiags and all other improvements appropriate to o farm homestead, and of course I got it all by cul- tivating my little farm. An Elghty-Acre Farm. Martin Overton owns and lives on his little farm of eighty acres four miles south of Ne- braska City, He bought his farm twenty- one years ago, when land was high around Nebraska City, and of the principal traffic centers of tho state, paying $2,100 for bis eighty. in relating his experience Mr. Over- ton said, “I paid a big prioe for it aud went 10 debt for more than half of the amount and paid 12}¢ per cant in advance for the bal- ance. But it paid me to do it, as I bave made money every vear, and soon paid it out. [ have it well improved, good buildings aud a ®ood little orchard that yields enough to more than puy the taxes each year, besides affording all the fruit we can use at bome. [ feed all the grain I raise and usually buy more. Idonot foed cattle but raise hogs and horses. Farming pass better than any other business in this country. I know several business men who have recently bought farms and are moviug out Into tho country, simply because there is more money in 1t thaa in business in town. Of course I could own more land, but have my money loaued ont o real estate security, No, we are not complaining of the backward spring and wot weather. for farmers in this couutry have learned by fexperience that if iney got their crops In & little late, we always nave a fall to suit, besides fruit rais- iog 18 one of the bast paying industries in this county and the unususlly wot weather 18 doing the orcnards lots of good. i LBLUFPS, la., Aug, 8, ~Dr. J. B : Ifeel it is not only'a privilege, but a duty 1o say a good word for your Catarrh Cure. After doctoring with soveral of thoe best specialists of the country without relief, 1 was advised to try your Catarrh Cure, snd am pleased o say I aw entiroly cured. Yours truly, W. A. Stioxa, Travellog Agent Fairbanks Scale For sale by all druggists. & ection P! In Mexico, Arizona and Texas isa club moss which dries into a ball, und is sold in eurio stores a8 the ‘‘resurrection plant.” It develops in earth or water after a six months’ drying just as well @8 if nothing had happened. INDAY, MAY 29 NEBRASKS, “TACTORY NOTES Talks About the Mea Who Make the ¥ heels Go 'Round. SOME NEW INDUSTRIES FOR THE STATE The Colisenm Haiiamg 1 for the Juge Kbt & Put in Shape e Annex. Broken Bow is to nave a vinegar factory. The Nebraska City ste works has shipped a cariona of stareh, 2,000 pounds, to Denver, g L A. Barbur will raise broom cora qui ts oxtensively and manufacture it into brooms at Pender, The Union Lifo Insurance company is spending 500 on an exhibiv that will be somothing uniquo in its line. Tho Thomson-Houston Electric Light com- pauy has agreed to furmsh motors tor run- ning the machinery av the exposition. T'ho socrotary of the association has a let- ter from L. C. Ross, who wishes to organizo u stock company for the munufacture of ranges, stoves, etc A representative of the Lincoln Paint and Color company. was ‘ju the city yesterday to obtain measuromonts of tho space allotted to them, aud smd that they would spend $1,000 on their exnibit, Richard Hibberd, the [Learney brick man- ufacturer, has a kiln of about 600,000 brick, or perhaps more, ready to burn. Mr. Hib berd has u large numbor of mon at work, and is turning out an immense quantity of fine brick, Plattsmouth claims that her cigar factories amount to moro than those of Omaha aud Council Bluffs, It is not necessary to add that Plattsmoutt business men smoke home modo cizavs and that the retail dealers handle them. ‘Tho Norfolk Litho 1ngraving company i3 tho name of a new Norfolk enterpriso that has just been estabiished. Its affairs are managed by a stock compuny, and its busi- ness will be the making of all classes of cuts and ongravings. The city council of Beatrico bas apvointed a committee of throe 10 act with the board of trade in urrauging for u Beatrico day at the exposition. The plan is to run an_excursion train to Omaba, bringing with them their own band, spenkers, otc, and have a regular Beatrico program ut the Coliseum for that day. Tho material for the cob pipe factory is londed on the curs at Greenwood, and will bo shipped as soon as possibie. Mr. Meeker will bein Seward 1na day or two, and the factory will be in operation as soon as the building is completed. 'The bad weather has delayed work on the structure, and it will bo soveral days yet befors it will be ready to occupy. John Itner of York is contemplating turn- ing his miil into a starch factory. Nebraska alroady has two starch factories, but there ought to be room for 4 zood many more, If New Yorlk stite qus manufacture starch at a profit out of high priged corn, a considerable proportion of whichi is shipped from the west, and then ship'the starch back again, Nebraska ought t be able to tako tho lead in this industry. Two manufactiirihg plants have been started in Hastings ywithin a short time. One for the manufactyre of o door lock by Mr. O. F. Heartwell, and the other by C. L. Stone for the manufactnre of picket fencing. Mr. Stone has already invested some $5,000 in his plant, wifl étiploy a number of men from the start, ahd Mr. Heartwell will also employ several mgu,in bis establishment. O'Neill is to have a new mill to take care of tho immense crop she oxpects to- harvest this year. Mr. y;u. Darr will buiid the will and expects ft cure some experienced mau to operate it “it witl bo run by water power, surveying, for tha race baving been going on this weekjand thoe Wil will be ready for the fall work. The csvacity will be fifty barrels peruny. 1t will oe the roller Dprocess aftl have the very bestand latest machinety. G. W. Martin of Now York,clty, one of the largest butter dealers in the United States, says the Norfolk News, 1s in the city interviewing Charley Harding with a view to securing the output of the Harding cream- ories. Mr, Maruin says the castern people are crying for Nevraska bntter, and he has contracted for the product of every creamery in the state except thoseowned by the Hard- ing brothers, and ho hopes to add them to his list before ho leaves. R. W. Hacker is the tnventor of a corn popper that promises to revolutionize tho work of wrning corn inside out. It is com- posed of three departments. The first is a square frame, with glass panels used as a re- ceptaclo for the popped corn; the secona is a zine inclosure coutaining a spiral wheel which is the real popper. This 1s attached toa shaft turned by a crank. It1s so ar- ranged that as fast as tae corn 18 popped it is discharged into the first department. The popper communicates with a hopper from which the corn is furnished. The heatis furnished by a double gasoline jet. All the unpopped corn uud refuso is dumped into the chute belos by areverse mouon of the crank. 'he third departmentis & butter warmer, [t is arranged to have a clock attachment that will turn the wheel so tnav all one has to ao 18 to light the jets, wind up the clock and press the button and there will run a steady stream of corn from tho hopper dropping into the first departmoent a steady stream of popped corn. Exposition Prospects. The railroads have graated a hali-fare rate to Omana and return for the benefit cf peo- ple who may wish toattend the manufac- turers’ exposition from June 11 to the 22, Tho half-fare tickets wiil bo sold on June 13, 15, 16 and 18 and will be good for return pas- sage any time up to vhe 22d of the month, Tho Kearuey Cotton Mill company has announced that they will send down & minia- ture cotton mill, an" exact copy of their mill. It has cost them §500 Lo bave it made so that iz will cartuinly be worth seeing. The committee on space have figured out in addition to the exhibit of manufactured goods there will be 500 feat frontage occupied by machinery in actusl' cperation. As near as can bé ostimated'it will requirs 200 em- ployes to operate thie machinery. T'he Mdnufacturers association kave moyed their office from Tuk lex building to the Coliseum building for the convenience of exhibitors, Several manufacturers bave already ‘commenced putting up the frame work preparatory to putting their exhibits in place and & large force of men are employed n _the building gettiug things in shape. Mr. Oxnard, of beolsugar fame, was in the city the other day @ +d notified the secrotary of the Manufactiirérs ussociation that ne would make an eatififv of the products of his beet sugar factorigs. | The following ll‘nrmmplnw list of the man- ufacturers who wilk make exhibits at the June exposition: ¢ # Lincoln—Lincolti Paper company: Vitrl- fled Pavine and Prpgied brick; Hall Range aod Furnace compguy; Lincoln Mantel and Cavinet works; Thowas Carr, soaps; The Puny Extract company; Lincoln Paint and Color company, 0l Nebraska Uity —Neoraska City Starch works; Nuhmn,c:fi]'y Distillery company; Nebraska City Capgal Mills; Mattes Brew- ing company; O (Jrcumor{‘ association; aul Schminke &.G9., flour; Nebraska City Canuving companyl s Fremont—Nebraska Binder Twine com- any; Kremont g% company; George I, POLAto chips; Jeamnr{ Package com- paoy, butter tubs ik, T. Smith Feunce com- pany; Godlfrey &"Meals, Godfrey's system water supply. Kearney--Kearney Minmtare cotton mill, Beatrico—Beatrice Capulng company ; Beatrice Starch company; Dempster Mill Manufacturing company, windmilis, pumps, eto.; A, J. Pothoud & Co., plaving mill; ¥\ D. Keis, novelty werks: Coggswell & Soringer, bookbinders: Black Bros., miller: Louis Wehn, carriage manufacturer; Charl Newdbart, monuments; W. H. Duffett, briok manufacturer, Columbus—Columbus Miliing company ; Columbia Brewing company; F. N. Steven- son, crenmery; A. Heltkempor, cigar manu- isolurer; Jaeggl & Schupvach, flour mill. Norfolk—Birchard, Beidge & Co., flour mill, Blue Springs—Spencer Manufacturing compauy, windmills, tanks, pumps, etc. Weepltig Water—Chase Manufacturing company, windmills, sewing machines. Nortolk and Graud Island—Beet sugar factory. Owabs—-Ackerman Bros. & Helotz, print- ers; American Blscuit & Manufacturing com- 1892—SIXTEE ¢ Court Has Decided Against Us. - Last fall, previous to Mr, Hellman's death, he bought $40,000 worth of spring and summer goods, of which §15,000 worth was deli Th ered prior to his death. please you. market. Our show window is full of them. “The balance, $25,000 worth, the estate refused to accept on the ground that they were closing out the business. the manufacturers went to law and the consequences are that we find ourselves saddled with $25,000 worth of new spring and summer goods that we had not calculated upon. There’s no use to cry over spilled milk, however, so the best we can do is to get them off our hands, and as you know this is not a money-making sale, you will have the most astounding bargains placed before you ever heard tell of, $4.50. But The estate must be wound up, and the prices we will quote you will astonish and The goods are brand new and the styles the latest in the As astarter we open by puttingall the wool casimere, worsted and cheviot suits, worth regularly $8, $10 and $12 in one lot at Among them are a lot of Ex v R Suits. War corners, all at ranted fast colors. B4.O0. guard: A good stainless black hose 15c. The best crow black hose 25c. Solid colors tan, slate and brown 15c. The 35¢ suspenders all go at 15c. Light Weight Balbriggan Underwear $1.00 suit, formerly $2.00. lmans Admimistrator 13th AND FARNAM STREETS. In furnishing goods we mention the following to put you on your oS e, B K. AKING ePOWDER. 5 ozs.ForR 5. ABSOLUTELY PURE. JUST TRY IT. PAXTON & GALLAGHER, Omaha,Neb The UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS that the Behr Bros. & Co’s. PIANOS Have attained, and the high praise they have elicited from the world’s MOST RE- NOWNED ARTIST! from the press and from a public long prejudiced in favor of lder makes, it is safe to assums that the instrument must be possessel of UNCOM MON ATTRIBUTES. MAX MEYER & BRO. CO,, Sole Agents, Omaha, Nebraska, Established 1866. DrDOWNS 18168 Douglas Street, Omaha, Neb. The eminent speclulist {n neryous, chron ‘gradiate o medane, as diplomas an mAtorthoes, 10st mankiood, sem . No merury 34 &L home by Gorrespo rks Lo Indicate contonts rictly private. B private, blood, skin and unnary diseasos. aruificates sbow. | Wenknos New_trontment for 10as of v1 A rogular and 15 atii troating with (o graatost su night losse mpotency, syphills. stricture. gon Dawar, Parios unablo 10 o 0r Iustramenta sont by mall OF 0Xpross sa personsl interview preforred. Consults fo) sont free. OUMce bours 9. P HE ORIGINAL AND GEN| pany; Aulsbau@h Fur company ; J. Beckman, cigars; H. Beselin, cigars; Bemis Omaha Bag company ; Consolidated Coffse company ; City Steam laundry; H. F. CUady Lumber com- pany; J. P. Cook & Son, stencils; W. R. Drummond & Co., carriages; Davis & Cow- gill, iron work: rrell & Co., syrups; Ged- ney Pickle company: German "Yeust com- pany; S. I. Gilman, flour; Helin & Thomp- son, tailors; Hayden Brothers, creamery and candy: Mrs, J. Hirshstein, cigars; Hanock & Kaessoer, Boppnrlln\ma; Haarman Vinegar company; J. . Kasper, pearl buttons; Fred Krug, brower; Martin & Morrissey Manu- facturing company: H. H. Marhoff, truok manufacturer; Marks Brothers dlery company : McCoy & Co., printe Murphy, Wasey & Co,, furniture; Morse-Coo Shoe company; Nebraska Shirt company; Omaba Bll‘g Fenceand Nail company ; Omaha Truck company: Omaha Milllog company; Omaba Box factory; Omaha Tent and Awuing com- any; Omaba Safe and Iron works; Omaha Rtubber company ; Omaha Compressed Y east company; Omahs Mattress company; Omaha Brewing assoclation; Omaba Siicon Omaha Basket Manufacturing com- B. H. Osterhoudt, sprin Page Soap company; Paxton-Vierling Iron works; Peycke Candy company; Willlam Ploiflor, carriages; (Quealey Soap company; J. H. Richards, cigars; Russell & Pratt, fi:. fixtures; Kobimson, Stokes & Uo., overalls; Ramser & Co.,, fur hal A. Rosenberry, laniug mill; South Omaha Ice company; M. E, Swith & Co., ovéralls; A.J. Hlmpon) ocarriuges; Henry Strasshoeper, dve works! ¥, E, SBanhorn Cattle Food company ; Stein- house Engraving compauy; L. 8. Trostier, cigars; Uunlon e losurance company ; A CHICHESTER'S ENOLICH, RED CROSS NHVROVAL DIAMOND BRAND Piine £ i i | a0 ATEDRUE l'hlLAl’ P. Undeland & Co., barber supplies; West orn Tiuware company ; H. O. Todd, box fac tory: J. L. Wilkie, paper boxes: Woodman Linsoed Oil company; A. W. Wolls, confec- tionery: J. W. Zorzan, bauners and flags; Adamant” Wall Plaster company; Cudahy Packing company; Omaha “Hydraulic Pressed Brick vompany: Billow & Doup, mattresses; i. £, Copson, brooms; J. H. Rheem, electrical machines; John Power, cooper; Omaha Kefrigerator company. Every foot of space in the Coliseum build- | ing has been taken for exhibits, An annex 1s being built and in caso there should be any Iato comers who might want to put in an ex- | hibit they can be assigned space iu that sec tion, Ben W. Taylor of Beatrice writos: Your proposition to the Omaha caw manufacturers that they place necessary machinery in the Coliseum building and then actually manu- facturoe cans during the Juno exposition ap- pears to be a good idea, Packers and othors interested could then bave an opportunity to examine the whole proce: The packers then and there could call the attention of the manufacturers to whi er aefects, if any, the cans might be possessed of, It is hoped by all interested that the exposition will be the means of bring about a_satisfactory un- derstanding between manufacturers, paokers sud consumers. A few twenty-lwo caliber shoots in the state speak in @ somewhat cornful tone with regard to the home pat- rouage movement, but i one {rom date, those thut have not gone to their last sleep, baving died of ary rot, will be heard blow- iug about what wonders “we brought about,” when actually their influence aid ot reach I beyond the doleful sound of the and pross. FAT FOLKS REDUGED DR. 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